29 32 1900 http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/78073c17fbc04669ba133308dee94c3e.PDF 3c77e04612d5234a7ea16055fa3e0d1b PDF Text Text «^ SEAFARERS^ OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO �tmti Tw* SEAFAREUS ^AagvMt 29, 196S tb'G Senate Kills Move To Block One Man, One Vote Decision By Paul Hall WASHINGTON — The Senate has banged the door shut on a proposed constitutional amendment which would allow state legislatures to evade the Supreme Court's "one man, one vote" ruling, Senator Joseph D. Tydings Only 57 senators, well short by a two-thirds vote of the Hoiuse man and Senate, then ratified by three- (D-Md.), picked up support steadily of the needed two-thirds ma­ fourths as they hammered away at the of the states. jority, voted for the constitu­ prospect of stalemated state gov­ The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions has recently concluded a world congress, its eighth congress since the founding of that organization in 1949. At the congress, which convened in Amster­ dam, Holland, representatives from trade unions in all parts of the free world met in order to develop plans to combat the spread of Communism and strive toward achieving the traditional goals of the ICFTU, namely, "bread, freedom and peace." Labor and civil rights groups ernment threatened by the Dirk­ tional amendment authored by At the founding of the ICFTU, one primary task was seen to demand Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen played a major role in what at sen Amendment. the immediate attention of the free trade unions of the world. Moscow (R-Ill.). Thirty-nine senators voted the start of the session had seemed was attempting to reach out and subvert all free trade unions. Today, Tried Hard against the Dirksen Amendment, an uphill battle to block the amend­ sixteen years later, Moscow is still using the same tactics in an at­ thus defeating the resolution with ment. An original small band of Dirksen several times modified tempt to grasp control of our free institutions, which, of course, seven votes to spare. A constitu­ liberals led by veteran Senator his plan in an effort to halt the labor unions. tional amendment must be passed Paul H. Douglas (D-III.) and fresh- erosion of support. Its final ver­ include In 1949, the ICFTU chose to face the challenge of helping to build sion would have permitted one bona fide trade unions in the newly emerging countries and to assist house of a legislature to be appor their people in gaining national independence and achieve economic tioned on factors other than popu and social progress. lation, subject to referendum ap The problems remain with us, the challenges still to be met. This proval after every census—with task deserves our paramount attention because it involves the very voters having a choice of alternate existence of free trade unionism in the world. If communism were to plans. triumph, there would be no free labor anywhere. A turning point In the bat­ It might be argued that the Communist threat against free trade tle came when Dirksen lost his unionism has lessened somewhat today as compared with 1949, the Swiftly implementing the new Voting Rights Act signed majority In the Senate judici­ year the ICFTU was founded. It might further be argued that the ary Committee and was unable against Communism has therefore lost much of its urgency and into law last week by President Johnson, federal examiners to bring the amendment to the fight significance. While it is possible that the Communists' tactics have began registering Negroes in Selma, Ala., and nine other floor under normal procedure. changed since 1949, in terms of style, their basic goals have not changed. We must not forget one basic fact about the Communist move­ "hardcore" county seats. In a ^ Abandoning the committee route, ment. The Communists are still determined to capture control of parallel move, the Justice act with equal dispatch in enforcing Dirksen then moved on the Sen­ (he free trade union movement and transform It Into their tool. ate floor to substitute his amend­ this act." Dept. filed a series of court With this in mind we must not relax our guard nor can we close ment for a minor unrelated bill— Speaking "to every Negro In this to proclaim National American Le­ our eyes to the different rorm the Communist tactics ta;r.e. One way challenges to the constitutionality we can do this is through the ICFTU, an organization experienced and of poli taxes imposed by four country," the President said: gion Baseball Week. "You must register, you must specially geared in this area. states. For nearly two weeks, the Senate vote; you must learn so your I had the honor of serving as part of the American delegation headed Local officials in many other choices advance your interests and conducted an off-and-on debate on southern communities, including the interests of our beloved na­ the issue—putting it aside peri­ by George Meany, President of the AFL-CIO, at the ICFTU Congress. It was agreed among the entire American delegation that an effective strife-torn Americus, Ga., acted vol­ tion." odically to take up other legisla­ and militant ICFTU is needed today as much as it was in 1949. The untarily to register long lines of tion. Meanwhile both sides and purposes, the goals, the ideals of the ICFTU are as valid in 1965 as 'A Different Battlefield' Negro applicants under the new their supporters lobbied actively they were in 1949. With energy, imagination, and with dedication to voting law, dropfiing the patterns The "struggle for equality," he for votes. its fundamental democratic principles and aims, the ICFTU can fulfill of harassment and discriminatory said, "must now move to a differ­ the new tasks it faces and make new historic contributions to the Showdown Vote tests. ent battlefield," to expanded and progress of free trade unionism, human well-being and freedom every­ The showdown came Aug. 4. where. The machinery of government new programs of economic oppor­ began turning just hours after tunity and education to "forever First there was a vote on a sub­ + * * President Johnson went to the Cap­ end the special handicap of those stitute amendment proposed by Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara told a Congressional com­ itol to sign the legislation and tell who are black in a nation that Senator Jacob K. Javits (R-N.Y.), mittee about four years ago, that there was no further need to build an original co-sponsor of the Dirk­ the nation, in a televised address, happens to be mostly white." or subsidize American-flag passenger ships because all troop move­ sen Amendment who subsequently of its significance. ments in the future would go by air. But now with the Viet-Nam Johnson asked "understand­ withdrew his support. Javits He termed enactment of the vot­ ing" for those In the South wanted to make any reapportion­ build-up, the Defense Department has asked for a total of 54 ships ing bill "a triumph for freedom as of which about 23 are now in use or being preparea for use. "who see the old ways crumb­ ment not based on population sub­ huge as any victory that's ever been Once again the need for a ready and adequate merchant fleet ling," but told them that "you ject to court review as to its "rea­ won on any battlefield." for military purposes has become apparent. As we have pointed will find a burden has been sonableness." Both Dirksen and the out in the past, a large modem fleet manned by professional sea­ lifted from your shoulders, The President recalled the Douglas group opposed this and men is essential to the defense capabilities of this country. too." bondage of the Negroes it was rejected, 85-12. It has always been the American merchant marine and the Ameri­ brought to America "In chains" Men, he said, "cannot live Only a majority vote was can seaman who are called upon in times of crisis. It is unfortunate and their long exclusion from with a lie and not be stained needed to substitute the Dirksen that it takes a crisis to remind people just how important a role the democracy which evolved by IL" Amendment for the baseball bill, the American merchant marine plays in securing the welfare of all In the United Stales. The President spoke in the Ro­ and that was done. But the 39 U.S. citizens . "Today," he said, "we strike tunda of the Capitol and then went votes against the substitution Surely, the American seaman, who has unstintingly risked life away the last major shackle of to the nearby President's room, doomed the resolution on its and limb in any conflict that has threatened the welfare of the those fierce and ancient bonds." where 104 years ago that day final passage test. United States deserves a better fate than our presently declining Johnson praised the speed with Abraham Lincoln had signed a bill On this showdown, 28 Democrats merchaiit marine offers him. which "this good Congress" acted freeing slaves impressed into the on the legislation he proposed last Confederate service, to sign the and 29 Republicans voted for the March, adding; "And I intend to voting legislation. Guests at the Dirksen Ameidment; 36 Demo­ historic ceremony included, in ad­ crats and three Republicans op­ dition to leading members of Con­ posed it. gress, representatives of the civil Issues Warning Aug. 20, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 17 rights, labor and religious groups Dirksen earlier had served notice which had worked together for en­ Official Publication of the SIUNA that he didn't plan to give up the actment of the legislation — the Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters same broad alliance that helped fight even if he lost on this round. District AFL-CIO The International Transportworkers' Federation has char­ win passage of the 1964 -Civil He might, he said, try to attach Executive Board his amendment to other legislation tered the Seafarers International Union, of Canada as a direct Rights Act. PAVL HALL, President such as the bill to repeal Section EARL SHEPARS CAL TANNEH affiliate, the SIU has announced. The ITF, which has its Action to carry out the new law 14 (b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. Vice-President Exec. Vice-Pres. came as swiftly as the President headquarters in London, is-*-LINDSEY WILLLAMS AL KERR had promised. Most observers thought, how­ made up of 340 unions repre­ Vice-President Sec.-Treas. "As a result of the direct affilia­ AL TANNER ROB. A. MATTHEWS The day after the legislation was ever, that the 57 votes for the senting some 6^/^ million tion," Hall said, "the SIU of Cana­ Vice-President Vice-President signed, Atty. Gen. Nicholas deB. amendment represented the high da will now be able to directly HBIBERT BRAND Katzenbach asked a three-judge point of his support. Tydings said workers in all transportation fields represent the point of view and Director of Organizing and Publications federal court to invalidate Missis­ that several senators who had in 83 countries of the Free World. interests of Canadian Seafarers in Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst sippi's poll tax as a condition for voted with Dirksen to fullfill The announcement of the SIU dealing with the issues of concern Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: earlier commitments had promised voting in state and local elections. ROBERT ARONEON, PETE CABMEN; ROBEBI of Canada's direct affiliation was to them and to the other trans­ MILGROH; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Similar suits have since been filed to switch if their votes were ever made by SIUNA president Paul portation workers in the Free in Alabama, Texas and Virginia— needed to defeat the measure. Hall. The SIU of Canada is an af­ World." the other poll tax states. Poll taxes In other action at the ITF's re­ Vice President Hubert H. filiate of the SIUNA. are already prohibited under the Humphrey, who actively opposed cent 28th Congress, International Hall was a delegate to the re­ 24th Amendment to the Constitu­ Lohgshoremen's Association presi­ the Amendment, was credited with cently-concluded ITF 28th Con­ tion for elections to federal office. a major assist in the turn of the gress in Copenhagen where rec­ dent Teddy Gleason was elected Publlfhed biweekly at the haadqiiarter The new voting law does not tide. Dirksen, whose embellished ognition was given to the SIU of to the Executive Board of the, ITF. of the Seafarars International Union, At tantie. Gulf# Lake* and Inland Water* specifically outlaw state poll taxes. brand of oratory is a delight of Canada as a separate unit of the In addition to the SIU and ILA, District, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth Avanoa, Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-««00. But it declares a finding of Con­ Capital Hill newsmen, related that SIUNA for the purpose of affilia­ other American maritime iffiions Second clas* postage paid at the Pott Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act gress that such taxes are discrimi­ he had protested in vain to Presi­ tion with the ITF. Until now, the represented at the ITF Congress natory and directs the attorney dent Johnson—a declared neutral SIU of Canada has participated in were the Marine Engineers Bene­ 'Of Aug. 24, 1912. general to challenge their constitu­ in the battle—asking "what is the activities of the ITF as an af- ficial Association and the National tionality in the courts. Hubert doing lobbying?" fUlate of the SIUNA. Maritime Union. President Signs Voting Rights Bill SEAFARERS LOG SlU Of Canada Becomes Latest Member Of ITF �Aarost tf, IMI An Editorlqh- MARAD-Pros And Cons As th« maritime industry continued its downwaM trend almost without interruption since World War n, it has been rather clear that inertia was at least one of the many factors that has contributed to the descent. Those in a position to exercise some influence toward correcting this situation generally had little to say or contribute other than to bemoan the fact, or to blame unions or union wages and conditions for the industiy's decline. The Maritime Administration, the agency with the greatest responsibility for the Industry and the one in the best position to start pumping some life into American shipping, for the most part did little more than issue its periodical statistical reports over the years. And the men who were chosen to ad­ minister the functions of Maritime Administration did little to distinguish themselves or to be remembered by. In fact, it requires a little reflection to recall the names of some of the recent Maritime Administrators. Other than to take to the road on the speakers' circuit to pay lip service to the American Merchant Marine they said little that was stimulating and did less. They made not a ripple in the stagnant waters in which U.S. shipping was slowly but surely settling. The present Maritime AdmlnistraUon leadership in this respect Is strikingly different. That It Is « center of contro­ versy is quite true. But it is also true that it is a force for stimulation that has been badly lacking. In the short time that Nicholas Johnson has been on the Job as Maritime Administrator, there has been more discussion on tlie whole subject of maritime, with sharper focus on every area of its operations, than Jn ail the previous administrations since the war. This, of course, by itself is not necessarily an Indi­ cator of what is to come, and whether it will be good or bad. We do not know what effect the influence of the present Mari­ time Administrator will have on the industry. Decision in this regard must be reserved until a judgment can be made ^based on the record. A New Look But the state of maritime when Nicholas Johnson took over the agency was such that it was necessary that the waters be churned, that every aspect of maritime policy and operation, so long in stagnation, be exposed to the light of day and examined, and discussed, and debated. All of this was, and is, prerequisite to a determination of what should be done to restore U.S. ship­ ping to its proper role in the nation's total transportation picture in peace and war. From where we sit there is no question but that Nicholas Johnson accepted the challenge. Obviously com­ pletely unawed by the time-worn assumption that you don't tamper with status quo, the Maritime Administrator departed • sharply from the lethargy and apathy that had characterized his predecessors' time in office. Stimulated Thinking He made it his business to amass, in the short time at hand, a knowledge of the industry, its competitive position^ and the views of the various and diverse interests which make up the industry. Even his most ardent critics must acknowledge ha tackled his job with vigor and an obviously intense desire to find out what the problem is. Certainly none can deny that ho has stimulated and sharpened the thinking of those in the industi-y. His comments from time to time have been provoca­ tive. To put it mildly, he has on occasion caused concern in every quarter of the industry over his views about the ultimate role of American shipping. Fears have been voiced over the possible influence these views may have on new maritime policy. The Maritime Administrator has also expressed doubts that the Government is getting ail it can for its subsidy dollar, and he has also indicated doubt that subsidies provide incentive. Nicholas Johnson's expressions on these and other aspects of U.S. shipping policy have not only evoked concern, they have touched off reactions that range from mild apprehension to out­ right demands for his dismissal. Effective Contribution Nevertheless, it can be said that the Maritime Administrator has made an effective contribution at this point by virtue of the fact that he has given the industry a shot of adrenalin. And now, at last, everybody is talking about the subject from A to Z. There is an awareness of the need for change and new thinking in the search for answers. Without the discussion, without the exchange of views and the difference of opinions over what must be done to revitalize the American Merchant Marine, there can be no substantial movement in that direction. It may be that we will have reservations or even strong objections to the poli­ cies that arise from the Maritime Administrator's influence. But that is not the issue at this time. We believe that the pros and cons of every facet affecting the future course of the industry on which we as seafaring people depend, and which the nation needs, is an appropriate subject for a full airing before effective and helpful policy can be made. Fonim For Discussion We believe this was the intent and purpose of President Lyn­ don Johnson in establishing the Maritime Advisory Committee. The President's Committee has provided the first forum wherein the interested parties have an opportunity to fully discuss every issue involved in thg improvement of the maritime industry. To this end the Maritime Administrator is making a tremen­ dous contribution to the industry, and to our country. We hope that Nicholas Johnson will continue in his job. $E'AFARERM cut LOG -./r $IU fight Mns Svnpori Senate OKd Measure Would Bar USPHS Hospital Closings WASHINGTON—^The fight by the SIU and other maritime unions to keep USPHS hospitals in operation has begun to make headway as the Senate has approved legislation which would ban any future closings of Public Health Serv­ ^ ice Hospitals. The USPHS The measure is now being consid­ upon extensive use of Veterans' hospitals have, since the ered by a joint House and Senate ent Administration hospitals, an ar­ earliest days of our na­ committee. rangement which would benefit tion's history, been of great importance to the health and welfare of American merchant seamen. The Senate-approved ban on USPHS Hospital closings is contained in the Departments of Lahoi', and Healtn. Education, and Welfare Appropriation Bill for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 1966. MEBA OKs New Pact With 8 Companies The important section of the appropriations bill, banning the closing of any USPHS hos­ pitals states: "None of the funds con­ tained in this Act shall be used, either directly or indirectly, for the closing, or planning for closing, or for any activity in connection with the closing of any Public Health Service 4iospital." The SIU and other maritime un­ ions have been fighting to prevent the closing of the PHS hospitals since the Department of Health, Education and Welfare announced, early this year, a plan for the fu­ ture closing of these facilities. In reporting the bill to the full Senate, Senator Lister Hill (D.­ Ala.), a member of the Appropria­ tions Committee, submitted a writ­ ten statement which said. In part: "This committee, along with many other committees of Con­ gress, did not find the arguments supporting these closures, depend­ neither veterans nor seamen." Planned Closings It was the intention of th# Health, Education & Welfare De­ partment that with the closing of the PHS hospitals, merchant sea­ men in need of medical care should be treated at Veterans' Administra­ tion hospitals instead. However, as a result of a statement by the Comptroller General, which held that seamen could not be accorded special priority at VA hospitals, the HEW Department reversed its po­ sition with regard to the closing of three of the hospitals and an­ nounced that the Savannah and De­ troit facilities would be subject to further evaluation and possible closing. As passed, the Senate appropria­ tions biii not only prevents the clos­ ing of any of these facilities by HEW without the prior consent of Congress, but provides increased funds for modernization and the replacement and purciiase of much needed equipment f.ir these facili­ ties. NEW YORK—Members of the Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation have overwhelming voted to accept a new agreement be­ tween the union and eight ship­ ping companies. The agreement was substantially based on ^ plan proposed by Labor Secretary W. Wilard Wirtz to end MEBA's dis­ pute with the shipowners. As the LOG went to press, neg­ otiations Were continuing between the Masters, Mates and Pilots, the American Radio Association and the shipowners aimed at bringing the 65-day old maritime strike to an end. The Government-proposed solu­ tion had previously been accepted WASHINGTON—^The Seafarers International Union has by Jesse Calhoun, MEBA president, strongly endorsed a recommendation that presently tmsubbut was turned down by Ralph Casey, president of the American sidized American-flag berth line vessels be replaced by mod­ Merchant Marine Institute, which ern and efficient vessels and-* represented the eight shipping be given operating subsidies pand the size of our subsidized companies in contract talks. This by the Federal Government. liner fleet by bringing presently week the eight companies issued The SlU has also urged that unsubsidized liners under the sub­ a statement accepting the settle­ Congress grant emergency ap­ sidy program. ment plan. propriations, for a crash ship­ • In order, however, that the Under the Wirtz proposal, AFL- building program, in order to Government may pay operating CIO President George Meany will achieve the above purposes as subsidies only on the most efficient be asked to work out a formula quickly as possible. tonnage available, it is desirable resolving manning disputes with that the obsolete and uncompeti­ The SIU position was set forth a panel including Assistant Labor tive vessels presently being oper­ Secretary James Reynolds; Lane in a statement made by SIU Presi­ ated by these unsubsidized compa­ dent Paul Hall to the members of Kirkland, assistant to President nies be replaced at a rate of at least Meany, and Theodore Kheel, Jabor the "President's Maritime Advisory 25 ships a year. Committee at their meeting here arbitrator. on August 6. • In order to achieve the above Approximately 100 ships have goals, there must be a substantial The SIU statemeni. was made in been affected on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The MEBA began its support of a report presented to increase in subsidies. strike on June 16. A week later the full committee by a sub­ The SIU, while endorsing, they were joined by the MMP and committee consisting of Deane these recommendations, noted ARA. The talks were undertaken Malott, president emeritys of that they applied only to some in Washington by Secretary Wirtz. Cornell University; Russell Berg, 100 American-flag berth liners Up to that time virtually no col­ president of the International being operated by companies lective bargaining had taken place. Brotherhood of Boilermakers, and which presently have subsidy Although MEBA negotiators had Joseph Andreae, general manager applications pending with the indicated their desire to meet on of the marine department of the Maritime Administration. an around-the-clock basis, the Humble Oil Company. The SIU further noted that com­ shipowners showed no willingness The report, which dealt with the to discuss the issues and few meet­ advisability of extending sub­ panies which now have sub.sidy ap­ plications pending with the Mari­ ings were held. sidies to presently unsnbsidized time Administration are States Meanwhile the SIUNA deep sea American-flag vessels, in essence Marine, for 36 ships; Isthmian, 24 units—the MFOW, A&G District, stated that: ships. Waterman, 25 ships; Cen­ SUP and MCS—which previously tral Gulf 19 ships; Atlantic Ex­ • The disappearance of the extended their contract deadlines press, 5 ships, and Coordinated presently unsubsidized Americanto August 15, have agreed to con­ would seriously Caribbean Transport, 4 ships. tinue their bargaining talks with flag liner fleet The SIU, while urging the management so long as there is damage the best interests of the committee members to support evidence of good faith on the part United\ States. of the shipowners. •, It is therefore advisable to ex­ (Continued on page 19) SIU Urges Building Aid For Unsnbsidized Liners �SEAFjfRERS XOC On The Mend ''s CargoMutiny, Murder KEY WEST, Fla.—Early this month, the bloodstained death ship Seven Seas was towed into Key West, Florida by the Coast Guard. Aboard the sway-backed banana boat, authori­ ties found a grisly cargo of-*bodies, a 17-year old survivor, his chain locker hiding place when and a tale of terror, mutiny the vessel was boarded by a Coast and mui-der on the high seas. The Guard party, said that he saw ill-fated vessel, American-owned Ramirez shoot the first mate to but sailing under Panamanian death in his bunk, flag, was the scene of one of the "I'm lucky to be alive," nodded most gruesome massacres in recent the short, slight Hondouran youth maritime histoi-y. When the gory who spent 18 hours in the chain details were untangled, officials locker. announced that of the original Burywaise said that he had never eight man crew, five were known even seen the .38-caliber murder dead, one was missing at sea, one weapon until he was leaving the had survived by hiding in a chain bunkroom about 10:15 on the Temporarily in drydocic at locker, and the murderer — a murder night. He was going on the Philadelphia USPHS pro-Castro Cuban exile — had deck because it was too hot to been apprehended aboard a Ger­ sleep. hospital, SlU old timer man freighter 60 miles South of Philip (J i g g s) Jeffers "When I was walking out of the Miami. keeps up with the latest room, this fellow Robert (Ramirez) At first, with nothing more to was coming out of the kitchen," news in the LOG. Jeffers go on than the spotty testimony said Burywaise. "He was walking was last ab.oard the of 'l7-year old Honduran survivor very fast." Oceanic Wave. Elvin Burywaise, Coast Guard and Fires Three Shots F.B.I, investigators were led to be­ Without a word, Ramirez leaned lieve that members of the multi­ national crew had mutineed and over the bunk of first mate Aldmurdered the ship's officers in an rick Hinds, firing three shots point argument over working conditions. blank into his sleeping body, Bury­ But with the arrest and confession waise claimed. "I ran up the stairs to let the of Roberto Ramirez, a muscular Cuban seaman, the facts surround­ captain know," he said. ing the mass murder rapidly Burywaise found the Spanishemerged. born captain dead, lying crossways According to Ramirez, he and on the bridge. Trembling with NEW YORK—Former Seafarer Spanish-born captain Rogelio Diaz fear, Burywaise said he bolted aft had engaged in a running dispute and ripped open the hatch to the Leon Climenko has been appointed over the present Cuban political cramped chain locker, a dark damp to the post of Deputy Industrial situation. The argument had hole too small to stand in. He grown hot and heav.v, and Captain scurried inside, snapped the hatch Commissioner for the New York Diaz, supported by first mate Ald- shut and sat on the anchor chain. City office of the State Industrial rick Hinds, Cuban chief engineer "It was hot and dark," he said. Commission. Jose Abad, 2'nd engineer Franco Climenko, now an assistant com­ "The sweat ran out of my ears." Solomon, and seaman Antonio missioner attached to the Depart­ He said he did not hear the shots Fronier had threatened to turn ment's Division of Employment, that killed two more crewmen — him over to Anti-Castro refugees in Tampa. Terrified and enraged, one found face up in his bunk, and has been with the Depatrment Ramirez shot all five and then the other found on the deck where since 1945 when he was named editor of the Industrial Bulletin. pointed the Seven Seas towards his he had been sleeping. Cuban homeland. Unable to switch Burywaise said that later he In 1947 he was appointed executive over to the auxiliary tanks when heard the whistle of the Coast assistant to former Industrial Com­ the vessell ran out of gas, he Guard cutter Cape Shoalwater, missioner Edward Corsi. lowered a lifeboat for an attempted which was dispatched to the Seven Commissioner Climenko also get-away. He was picked up by the Seas the day after the murder by served. as executive secretary to German freighter Bellavia near a patrol plane which spotted the the New York State Committee Alligator Reef. Soon afterwards, vessel wallowing in the Gulf on Displaced Persons, having been he was arrested and taken from Stream. appointed by former Governor the vessel by the Coast Guard. Thomas E. Dewey. He also served A three-man boarding team Denies Shooting with the New York State Commit­ Ramirez denied shooting Seven armed with .45's and a sub- tee on Refugees. Seas Honduran cook Gerald Davi­ machinegun went aboard, found Prior to his 20 years with the son, who has been reported miss­ the bodies, fixed a tow cable and headed for Key West. Labor Department, Climenko was ing. Authorities believe that Davi­ a member of the SIU and in 1943son probably jumped overboard in Bury waise's account tallies 44 was an assistant to the late terror on the night of the murders. closely with that of Ramirez. Ac­ Matthew Woll, a first vice presi­ Asked why he had not attempted cording to the Cuban seaman, his dent of the American Federation to kill Davison or Burywaise, Rami­ running beef with captain came to of Labor. rez replied that he had nothing a climax in the wheelhouse. He had He and his wife Sylvia have two against them. "They were not part again been defending the Castro of the argument," he said. regime and the captain threatened daughters, Mrs. Robert E. Johnson III, and Johanna. Burywaise, who emerged from (Continued on page 22) Ex-Seafarer To Hold State Labor Post Drifting aimlessly with three deed men abpard and one terrjfied 17-year-old crewmpmber hld; ing in the chain locker too frightened to come out, the Panamanian-tlag Vessej Seven ^pas was ' pliptpgfashed by the Coast Guard 100 miles soutfi of MiamC By Earl (Bull) Shepard, VicC'PresldMf, Atlantic Warm Weather Means Good Shipping We've had some very warm weather in New York recently and the boys have been registering and signing on as soon as possible to get some of those cool ocean breezes. Some of the oldtlmers who were In the New York Hall recently were Bob Hayee who recently got off the Spitfire after making the Phllly to Rotterdam run. Also around the New York Hkll recently was George Kerr who recently signed off the Puerto Rico. Delmar Craig recently paid off the Coure D'AIene Victory after making the run to North Africa and Del says that he's ready to ship out again. John Kozar was in and out of the New York Hall after paying off on the Azalea City and signing on the Mayaguez as oiler. Philadelphia Shipping has been running fair in the port of Philadelphia and should continue at a steady pace. During the last period we had two payoffs and two sign ons and serviced 5 ships in transit. Jfdia Bergeria, a member of the SIU for twenty years, is ready for the first bosuns Job to come along. Joseph Brooke, 25 years with the SIU, is just out of dry-dock and ready to go go on the first coal ship to Europe. Kosta Hatgimision, a member of the SIU for 25 years, is still in drydock but will be ready — to go back on the Glebe Progress Alcoa Marketer, Beloit Victory, soon. Keva Ideal. Signs ons included the Beloit Larry Savior spent a wonderful vacation with the family and is Victory, Globe Progress, Keva ready to go to work again as soon Ideal. as possible. Joe Grabber, a mem­ Ships in transit included the ber of the SIU for 25 years will Steel Executor, Overseas Joyce, take the first firemen's job on a Achilles, Alcoa Runner, Steel Ex­ coal ship to Europe. ecutor, Steel Chemist, Natalie, Kyska, Northwest Victory, Alcoa Baltimore Explorer. Shipping has been pretty good Shipping was slow during the in Baltimore during the past two month of July but looks much bet­ weeks. We crewed up the Colum­ ter for August. bia, and Meridian Victory. During We have negotiated a new threethe past 2 weeks we paid off 7 year contract with Ca.ne Fear Tow­ ships, signed on 6 and had 6 ing Company of Wilmington, N,C. intransit. We now have negotiations under­ Voldemar Pold, has been sailing way for a new contract with M. L. with the SlU 23 years and is wait­ Hudgins Associates. The present ing around for a Calmar ship after contract with this company expiree being on beach for a couple of August 31st, 1965. months. He thinks the SIU's Wel­ We are awaiting a decision from fare plan is the best in the busi­ the NLRB on the appeal by NBC ness. Lines to the election which we won Floyd Fritz Is waiting around for May 28th, 1965. anything after being on the beach A hearing on unfair labor for three months. He has been charges against Shepheard Air A sailing with SIU 20 years and has Plane Corporation was scheduled Been many gains in those years. for August 3rd, however, this hear­ Ed Broaden la unfit for duty ing has been postponed until Sep­ after hurting his foot on the tember 8th. Cbilore. As soon as he gets FFD Puerto Rico he will take anything going any­ An air, sea, and rail network where. Ed has been a member of linking the Eastern United' States, the SIU for 22 years. the Caribbean Islands, and the Central American isthmus may Boston start taking shape next year. Shipping has been on the slow Constructibn on the island dur­ bell in Boston recently due to the strike. We have two Robin ships ing the past fiscal year reached a laid up here that will re-crew as new high of nearly a half million dollars—an increase of 32% oyer soon as the strike is over. the previous fiscal year. Stanley Yodris who last sailed The four-year exploratory phase aboard the Robin Trent as AB was sorry to see the ship lay up and of the search for copper deposits is waiting to ship as soon as the in the Utuado-Ad juntas area by the Ponce Mining Company will end strike is over. in the next few months. Elton Hamaty a member of the Pat Dunhy has left his oiler's . SIU for twenty years ^ working job on the M.U. Flortdian with the on the summer boats in Wood's prospect of getting his engineers li­ Hole so that be can be close to cense. With Pats experience and his new baby and his family. "know how," he'll have no trouble Peter Jomides who's last ship passing the exam. was the C-S Baltimore just got out We lost Julio Colon's pleasant of dry dock and is now looking for company around the hall when he another coast hugger. grabbed a galley job on die "Bien­ John Farrand a member of the ville." SIU for 25 years last shipped on Paul Maitin, Ex Chief Cook of the Steel Designer as 2nd electri­ the Monarch of the Seas, who kept cian. ''Jack" was glad to get home the crews appetites satisfied for and spend some of the summer over nine months, dropped by the with his family. hall to say "hello" to the boys. Also, around the hall we haVe Norfolk Andres Molina, Mario Farrulla, and Sixty-six men were shipped from Herbert Miranda. Phil Miranda, the Norfolk hall during, the month one of our bosuns is busy super­ of July 1965. ' vising his new restaurant, "Phils Ships pgyi^ off included the Shriipp House," on Central Avenue. �AMfiMt Eff, IMI SEAFARERS Pace FIT« LOG I^LEGEND ^BIGFOOT WALLACE T^HEN seamen around the world learned that the old liberty ship Bigfoot Wallace was being broken out of mothballs to be sold for scrap, a wail was heard across the seven seas. For years sailors have been spinning yarns about the legendary Texas Ranger for whom the World War n vessel was named. Now, with the hoary old rust bucket destined for the scrap heap, tall-tale-tellers will be deprived of one of the more colorful anecdotes in their Bigfoot Wallace story bags. Seamen who have never heard a Bigfoot Wallace story are few and far between. William Alexander Anderson Wallace—^better known as Bigfoot because of his enormous shoe" with bows and arrows. So he size—has provided material made his way into a stand of for yarn spinners in every hickory trees and filied his port the world over. What buckskin shirt and breeches with hickory nuts. Then he many seamen do not know crept close to the Indian camp however, is that Bigfoot and let out a blood-curdling actually existed and that war whoop. many of his exploits really He just stood there, rifle at the took place. ready, while the indians fired Born In Virgrinia away. Soon bigfoot was standing chest-high in the middle of a Bigfoot was born in Virginia in 1817. When he was 19, an oldet brother who had gone to Texas, was killed in a battle with the Mexicans—probably the massacre at Goliad. Bigfoot swore vengeance and made his way to Texas to become a scout, woodsman, ranger and Indian fighter, as well as one of the most murderous Mexicankillers of all time. Like Paul Bunyan, bigger than life, tales of Bigfoot's adventures swept across the frontier like wildfire. Robert C. Casey, in his historical "The Texas Border," wrote that Bigfooi Wallace "came as close as any human being can to being a super­ broken pile of spent arrows. He man without losing his popular­ didn't have a scratch on his body, but the arrows had split and ity." shelled every single one of those One well-known Bigfoot hickory nuts. story tells how Bigfoot once Lunch Time stood off a "passei of ComThen, while eating nuts with one manches who had stoien his hand, Wallace drew a bead and string of horses whiie he slept began firing with the other, rue­ in his camp in a 'hoiier' on the fully drawling, "it don't pay to Trinity River not far from the mess with old Bigfoot." Big Thickette. When he Perhaps one of the best tracked the indians down he Bigfoot tales comes from saw that they were oniy armed around Navasota way. "One day," it goes, "a traveller rode up at high noon on a hot day astride a huge grizzly bear. Townsfolk gathered around to stare and wonder. The stranger asked if they had anything to drink thereabouts. He said that he had been riding hard and fast and was mighty dry. to share em with you, the wife and me,' the fellow said. But the stranger shook his head. " 'Sorry, cain't do it,' he said. 'Bigfoot Wallace is on my trail and I got to be on my way.' " The 88 Bigfoot Wallace was one of the 2,480 Liberty Ships built in the War and named for legendary men of yore. Built in Houston in 1942, the old 10,000-tonner "One of the town people re­ plied, 'we've been having a dry turned in a solid performance as spell here recent', stranger, and did most of her sister ships. Ic there ain'f nuthin wet we can give ye but some sheep dip out of that trough yonder.' "The bear-riding hombre, who might be described as tough, dipped him up a hatful of that sheep dip and tossed It off at one swallow. Then he gave the bear a drink. "Then someone cried out, 'hey mister, watch out, look out behind you.' The stranger turned and there was a full-growed, nine-foot rattler coiled and ready to strike. The stranger, he Just reached down and grabbed the snake by wasn't till the War was over, how­ the neck, put him in his saddlebag ever, that the vessel began to live and said: 'Now dammit, you Just up to the history of her. namesake. stay there till I tell you to git out.' She Just refused to stay down and out. She kept coming out of re­ Not THAT Tough serve after the War to sail and "The stranger climbed back sail again. Standard Fruit and Steamship aboard his big bear and got ready to pull out when one of the men Company operated her for a few asked why he didn't stop a while years. Then she was put into the and come out to the house for a reserve fleet at Lee Hall, Va. in mess of ribs. 'We'd be mighty proud 1946. But she came out again in TNB S\G(5BSr the following year and sailed for another year for United States Lines and Dichmann, Wright and Pugh. In 1948 she was in the reserve base at Wilmington, N.C. but once again the Government needed her and this time she kept at it, in one ocean'and another, until the final retirement to the Mobile mothball fleet, at 10:25 A.M. June 14, 1952. And her engines never turned again there­ after. Listen—He's There There is one final tale about Bigfoot Wallace. Texans insist that the legendary ranger never died and, on clear cool nights, they swear that a giant, ghostly stranger moves silently across the untracked western wilds. Out Cut 'n Shoot, Texas way, natives are eager to show the unsuspect­ ing tourist foot-prints three times the normal Texas boot size. "Big­ foot Wallace," they whisper softy, looking cautiously over their shoulders. "Bigfoot Wallace," they say, feeling the crumbling print, "must have been here sometime this week . . ." With the SS Bigfoot Wal­ lace soon to fall into a pile of rusty iron beneath the wrecker's hammer, it won't be long till some salty Sea­ farer will swear that he saw her Just off the starboard bow, "just a few seconds ago, right there." And who knows, he might be right. All Hands Reported Safe As SIU Lakes Ship Hits Bridge By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer File Welfare Claims Properly DETROIT—Poor visibility and rough weather combined last week to severely damage a bridge and an SlU-manned Great Lakes Freighter. Hampered by dense fog and heavy crosswinds, the SIU Great Lakes District-manned John T. Hutchinson was forced off course and blown up against a Grosse He, Michigan toll bridge. No one of the vehicles, which had stopped passage of a vessel, there Is ade­ was injured in the mishap on the bridge to let the center quate time for back-up cars to 8ince the inception of this column. Seafarers have been asked to forward any questions or complaints they may have regarding the processing of applications for various benefits to the SecretaryTreasurer's office. The result has been a small numbeis.of complaints about the processing of some types of applications, and we are cur­ which toppled a bridge span into swing-span open for the vessel's rently tightening up areas of administration where these items seem the Detroit River and dropped passage, anticipated the crash and to crop up. three unoccupied vehicles Into the had leift their cars before the col­ lision occurred. The complaints that have come in, as far as the majority of cases Is 21-foot Trenton Channel. concerned, have been the result of claims filed improperly at the time "They saw it coming and they Warned of the impending colli­ they were originally submitted. Therefore, in an effort to assist the sion, passengers and pedestrains took off running," said a Grosse membership in filing complete applications for the various benefits fled the bridge before impact. He police officer. they may be entitled to under the SIU Welfare, Pension and Vacation Apparently, negotiating the , Bridge - tender Vincent ArmPlans, we will continue to spell out the steps to be taken in filing for bruster described the crash. "The each type of benefit available, and to deal with one of them at a time. tricky Grosse He water is hazard­ boat dropped anchor about ten ous, and officials have long ex­ 8ince the dependents benefits are the ones about which we receive pected a ntajor accident there. feet from the bridge before it hit," the most inquiries, this area seems a good place to start. "We've been expecting it for he said. "This had no effect. There A seaman who is filing for benefits must have been employed at years," said Patrolman George was an awful crash. It sounded least 90 days during the previous calendar year, and at least one day Clare of the Grosse He Police. like metal rending metal." within the past six months immediately preceding the date his claim "Every so often they hit the Armbruster reported that there accrued. All of this employment must have been with an SlU-con- bridge." was no screaming or panic on the tracted company which was a part-f—— The crash occurred at about four bridge. "They all got off before of the Seafarers Welfare plan dur­ dependent benefits, a patient must In the afternoon. The 620-foot the boat collided," he said. ing the period the seaman worked have been admitted to a hospital freighter was proceeding north­ The John T. Hutchinson, owned for the conrtpany. and/or surgery must have been bound after unloading a cargo of by the SlU-contracted American Who is termed a dependent? performed. In the event of sur­ Iron ore pellets at the McLouth Steamship Company and operated The "dependent" includes -an em­ gery, it is not necessary that this Steel Plant in Trenton. Caught in by Boland and Cornelius, suffered ployee's wife, unmarried children surgery be performed in a hospital a crosswind and blinded by fog, a three-foot gash in her port under 19 years of age, and any in order to be entitled to payment she was thrown against a concrete prow. The ship was towed to the other person whom the member is of this surgery benefit. The sur­ pier supporting the permanent span Nicolson Docks for inspection. entitled to claim as a dependent gery benefit is paid in accordance on the Island side of the bridge. There were no reports of injuries on his current Federal Income Tax with the Surgery Schedule for De­ The span collapsed with one end on board. return, under the U8 Internal pendent Benefits. splashing into the water and the According to police, the accident • Revenue Act. Any claim, as well as proof of a other held up by concrete piers. came Just about the time when Copies of legal documents es­ claim for dependent benefits, must Two autos and a telephone serv­ many islanders were leaving their tablishing proof of dependency be submitted to the office of the ice truck were dumped into the homes to report for afternoon status must be filed with the Sea­ Seafarer's Welfare Plan within 100 river while two other cars hung shift jobs on the mainland. farers Welfare Plan office. days of the performance of such precariously on the sloping span. Since the span is open for about In order to be entitled to the (Continued-on page 23) Police said that all the occupants flva minutes before the actual spot a crash. The Grosse Ho Toll Bridge, spanning about 1,200 feet of the Detroit River, linlu the downriver community of Riverview with the Island. The bridge was built in 1913. There are two bridges link­ ing the island to the mainland. Prove Eligibility For Hospital $ Seafarers being admitted to a Public Health hospital are urged to carry with them their Union book plus proof of eli­ gibility for SIU b e n e fi t s; namely, a record that they have at least 90 days seatime during the previous year and at least one day during the previous six months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cause a delay in payments to the Sea­ farer. If the Seafarer is admitted to a hospital which is not a PHS institution, he should contact the Union immediately. Tha Union will arrange with tha USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ lic Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up the hospital tab for private hospital care, unless it is noti­ fied In advance. �SEAFARERS rat* Wz Atmmt M, ifts LOC (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) July 31-Augu»t 15 to 1246. Most of the declineJn registratiohs was concen­ Seafarers encountered sharply increased job oppor­ trated in the Steward Department, where 83 fewer men tunities during the past two weeks. The improvement registered than previously. Deck accoimted for a decline was greater than might be expected at this point in the of 39 men. Engine was the only department to register year. 0*1 an increase, although it was a small one of only 13 men. Total men shipped jumped from 1089 in the previous l«»tM The increase in Engine registrations came exclusively in period to 1484 now. This 395 man climb was reflected Class A, where 25 more men registered. In class B en­ New Yerli.... 17 in all departments. In fact, the increase was spread al­ gine, there were 12 fewer registrations than in the earlier PbHodelplila.. 2 most uniformly among the departments. Of the total period. •altlmore ... . 7 1484 men shipped, Deck accounted for 531, Engineers 503, Class breakdowns of men shipped indicate that Class A Norfolk .... . 2 and Steward 450. increased its share of total men shipped by over 1% to Jocktonvillc ... 0 On the East Coast, New York shipped 295 Seafarers, 52.2%. The increase was at the expense of Class B and Tampa highest of all the ports. This figure represented a rise of Class C men, both of whose share of the total fell slightly. 78 men over the previous period. Other ports which in­ Mobile creased its men. shipped substantially were Baltimore and Largest percentage increases in men shipped came in New OrleoMt... K Mobile. Philadelphia reported a small dip. Class B, Engine and Class A Deck with 59% and 51% rises HoMtoa ....,. 0 respectively. When all groups and departments are com­ In the Gulf, Houston shipped 270 men, second highest bined, Class A increased its men shipped from 552 to 774. Wilmlnfitoa .. 0 of the ports, a lift of 98 men over the earlier period. On Soa Froacifoo.. 4 Class B went from 383 to 510. the West Coast, San Francisco went from 118 to 190 men Seattle . 1 shipped. Seattle, one of the bright spots two periods ago, Payoffs were up by 3, Sign-Ons by 5, and In-transits by drooped this time. 8. New York, with 17 Payoffs, 7 Sign-Ins and 15 InTOTALS .. . S5 Registrations during this period fell by 109 from 1355 transits, led all ports in tot^ shipping activity. Ship Acfivify Si«a In Oat Traat. TOTAL 0 4 4 7 IS 39 2 4 i. 5 4 19 3 7 12 2 10 12 0 - 0 8 17 4 ' 4 4 11 22 S 21 34 0 9 9 4 7 17 1 4 8 40 114 209 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston : New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk .... Jacksonville ., Tampa Mobile New Orleans , Houston Wilmington .. San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 7 2 24 4S 7 1 5 14 6 5 2 1 1 2 5 15 19 12 18 18 6 2 13 11 8 6 109 147 Registered CLASS 8 3 AlA 10 1 77 7 12 4 5 24: 1111 0 0 3 3 0 3 23 : 37 i 6 0 36 . 10 ! 2 25 1 5 19 34 1 290 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 37 22 73 1 21 13 42 13 15 9 29 0 2 5 2 2 2 6 0 3 3 1 4 0 6 25 37 0 7 8 14 8 4 6 IS 0 6 8 4 5 1 10 2 6 14 1 7 3 1 2 1 4 0 2 11 3 3 9 9 0 2 3 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 7 13 0 6 20 0 5 11 7 27 1 21 33 14 27 3 44 0 2 11 13 2 18 13 0 12 11 37 63 1 23 21 5 12 14 27 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 3 2 41 2 1 8 18 38 9 10 7 1 14 23 15 5 26 7 10 0 1 2 3 0 7 1 4 11 2 65 80 1[ 164 8 88 83 1[ 179 96 198 33 1 327 19 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 12 13 30 0 1 5 4 8 4 0 6 10 73 4 29 10 112 94 133 23 250 5 83 24 54 15 0 1 0 1 6 11 11 8 4 1 34 0 3 25 28 0 5 37 5 55 39 56 1 4 6 101 13 4 20 31 55 0 25 14 0 1 1 10 14 1 8 1 23 0 2 11 13 0 0 3 3 11 3 23 6 9 6 0 12 0 6 5 11 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 4 1 7 1 2 2 5 0 0 1 27 21 39 11 1 1 49 25 75 1 2 22 25 0 0 58 56 1 1 44 13 1 58 11 125 4 36 52 92 0 27 2 2 4 63 4 94 57 79 10 146 5 32 42 79 0 0 3 2 2 4 2 9 18 13 35 0 4 4 4 8 5 75 27 0 6 11 38 26 11 15 47 0 5 13 9 22 0 0 10 13 23 0 3 0 19 51 3 9 22 15 40 0 16 24 1 40327 164 "40 1 531 384 458 94 1 936 23 170 276 1 469 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 2 1 1 4 20 57 0 9 7 15 1 5 3 1 0 2 8 15 20 13 32 11 2 1 2 17 0 8 66 188 CLASS B Registered Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS A Mtipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 . 0' 3 1 4 0 0 1 18 17 39 36 12 30 47 4 5 82 5 22 5 9 5 4 9 13 0 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 4 10 14 2 21 0 1 9 5 6 11 5 2 24 0 10 7 3 7 0 3 7 2 11 2 15 0 4 1 7 15 8 0 10 4 4 0 4 2 9 1 4' 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 8 7 10 18 8 12 15 25 26 1 4 24 2 3 15 7 40 5 18 16 39 12 22 2 36 2 4 21 37 38 3 15 19 46 0 16 10 26 8 49 3 3 4 3 7 3 0 2 3 0 4 0 2 1 1 1 17 4 23 4 23: 1 5 6 9 10 4 121 2 23 5 0 5_ 2 7 0 4 3 7 1 9 1 4 0 31 1 285 15 89 68 1 172. 50 164 27 1 241 19 100 86 I 205 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 S ALL A 2 B 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 7 6 13 47 39 0 1 0 1 2 9 0 0 2 2 21 10 0 1 1 2 15 10 0 3 5 10 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 24 25 1 3 36 2 0 1 21 0 5 2 7 49 37 3 5 3 7 1 1 3 9 3 15 23 23 0 0 0 7 0 7 7 31 19 1 57 241 205 Registered On The Beach CLASS AI CLASS a1 GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 2 8 ALL 7 4 2 11 3 18 0 3 2 1 13 99 50 118 9 177 8 84 42 34 12 1 1 20 5 26 0 9 11 20 33 10 2 61 8 79 1 21 20 42 2 27 3 11 3 17 1 6 6 13 5 30 3 6 0 9 0 6 3 9 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 3 3 51 12 2 24 5 41 0 7 15 22 60 20 3 82 9 51 11 41 33 83 93 24 7 68 5 97 5 46 41 92 15 8 5 12 5 25 2 2 2 6 61 7 15 26 37 1 4 12 12 25 0 14 5 25 2 32 1 11 3 15 57 1 503 148 435 61 1 644 28 205 184 1 417 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port 1-s Bos NY Phil Bal 0 3 1 1 Nor 0 Jac 1 Tam , . . 0 Mob 3 NO 3 Hou 5 Wil 1 SF 0 Sea 2 TOTALS "20 DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 1 16 7 23 49 1 0 3 1 3 7 1 12 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 2 11 23 [ 11 1 21 36 11 3 11 30 0 1 5 7 7 3 8 18 1 1 4 8 60 19 93 1 192 GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 2 3 AI.L 1-s 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 45 0 15 20 7 1 14 1 4 15 14 10 14 3 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 5 0 3 0 0 25 2 0 21 23 16 0 11 3 11 1 15 0 6 8 0 11 5 13 2 1 12 1 4 3 0 10 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 - 0 0i 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 0 0 13 13 0 7 3 5 0 7 5 4 30 0 1 21 22 0 4 21 25! 1 2 18 9 30 3 15 17 35 0 5 14 19 3 15 2 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 7 3 11 2 4 7, 1 8 1 1 10.. . 20 1 7 0 5 6 2 13! 2 2 1 10 1 2 11 20 109 1 141 6 ~19 103 1 128! 23 75 28 80 1 206 12 Registered CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL 109 147 66 "188 80 19 255 354 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A 34 31 93 158 I 1 I 1 290 285 192 767 Shipped CLASS C GROUP CLASS C ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 3 2 3 7 1 0 3 2 0 1 23 15 24 84 21 24 45 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 9 2 0 23 5 53 11 0 5 5 25 1 0 5 13 8 5 26 3 4 0 4 1 5 10 2 5 17 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 11 17 13 11 41 10 0 0 1 53 16 1 30 22 1 0 1 17 83 18 18 30 35 18 0 0 2 0 2 5 5 2 3 1 0 22 54 7 23 20 11 23 0 0 7 16 6 3 3 6 3 2 3 98 1 103 206 141 103 1 450 102 SUMMARY Registered SHIPPED CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1 _ 2_ 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 8 88 83 179 96_198_33 I 327 J^5 89 68 172 50 164_27_1 241 6 19 103 128 98 28 80 I 206 29 196 254 I 479 244 390 140 I 774i TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 1 51 7 28 1 1 0 16 35 39 3 17 6 205 2 1 22 3 15 3 2 0 10 15 29 5 8 5 118 3 ALL 1 5 2 2 43 167 5 11 23 0 73 4 19 5 12 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 55 1 19 63 129 4 42 128 3 8 21 1 46 1 14 11 28 2 267 1 692 25 2 S ALL 0 1 3 44 9 SO 14 2 12 40 1 35 5 12 18 1 4 5 1 3 5 0 13 14 7 71 82 50 10- 37 1 , 6 8 1 11 9 6 27 __35 \ 44 260 1 329 Registered On The Beach TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS 8 CLASS C CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 ALL 1 2 3 ALL B 2 3 ALL A 123 ALL 1 JILL 1 19 _ 65 80 I 164 0 16 24 _40 327 164 40 I 531 384 458 94 I 936 23 170 276 I 469 19_100 ' 86 1 205 _7" 31 19 _ 57 241 205 57 1 503 148 435 61 •r644: 28" 205' 184 I 4'7 12 _ 20 109 I 141 2" 3 "98 103 206 T41' 103 I 450j 3^""118 267''I 692 25j 44 260 1 3 9 50 185 275 j 610 •9" SO 141 1 200|774 '510 200 114841 839 1011 422 '12272 "76 '419 720 j1215 mm �„ decided cliange o^ , ?fi^'F^\-^'rJsi?'::^\ •• II-n> V ^ B„„u. ^ijjjtiHW Fast pace ^ „t shipp|^';«„ .u ippins KM '•'° ® peeded to s"'' „ oddWo"'^^. „e.t o»» • „«»<>«" „ „e.d. ^ > frr««*-' -dif oldt^tdd d^etotU.. brr--'z^::'.t:r»."- -? ^ ir.ssJ2Sfe^id?°::j ciorj. ,, VlotoTJ- _ „iiiAed i»® tM "— -— ^ _ort aiw* »<*' ''?i \ Rlteabetli- eanic ®"sVble payo«® \ Victory ate P . — v^een very B . SeSr :,TJ o"^ 'ifdr. «»P rt'-o.:s "'o"^ -"'• ',1 eotry »"«'eJrtm.nlo\tl.. «"' °'" -.?S ' ..vj' ®*r^!d the outlool �SEAFARERS Face Eight LOG August t9, 196S Feinstein Named Council Sec.-Treas, N.Y. Port Council Official Ur^es Maritime Buildup By Al Tanner. Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes NEW YORK — An all-out attempt to save thousands of seamen's jobs by rebuilding the United States Merchant Marine and maintaining New York City's pre-eminence as a All Hands Safe In Collision major port was urged by Charles Feinstein, newly-designated secretary-treasurer of the The Steamer John T. Hutchinson, operated by Roland and Corneliiis Steamship Company, suffered extensive damage to her hull recently Maritime Port Council of New> York City. Feinstein, a vice flags," Feinstein declared. "Thou­ lost to workers in the New York- when she hit the Grosse He Bridge that crosses the Trenton Channel president of the International sands of maritime jobs have been New Jersey area because of com­ connecting Trenton, Michigan with the upper portion of Grosse He, mitment of passenger traffic and whkh is an island in the Detroit River. Damage to the bridge was con­ freight to foreign flag ships. Aside from this loss in revenue to Ameri­ siderable with one section of her span completely off its mounting. can flag ships, if the war in Viet­ Several autos were on the bridge at the time of impact, but fortunately nam is expanded further, our na­ no one suffered any injuries. Travel, between the island and the main­ tion will be confronted with dis­ land will be greatly hampered for several months while repairs are aster unless our Merchant Marine being made. The J. T. Hutchinson is in Chicago undergoing repairs. The With increased passenger and is strengthened." forward end has been laid off until the week of August 16th when cargo traffic being committed to Increased unemployment among repairs are scheduled for completion and the vessel will return to ships flying foreign flags, in the maritime workers also involves a service. face of a stepped-up war effort, the great reduction in purchasing Detroit U.S. Merchant Marine faces the power among maritime workers, worst crisis in its history, Fein­ Army Engineers urged a House Public Works subcommittee today to Feinstein pointed out. This can be stein said. And if New York's approve a proposal aimed at overcoming obstacles encountered by Great corrected, he suggested only maritime industry is to be saved through an extensive campaign to Lakes shipping during the winter because of ice conditions. The sub­ from disaster, no effort should be restore passenger travel and cargo committee is considering projects for inclusion in an omnibus water spared to revitalize the Merchant projects authocization bill. A bill passed by the Senate includes au­ to American vessels. Marine, he maintained. thorization for a study of the icing problem on the Lakes. Feinstein said that the Maritime "It is imperative. that we have As outlined by Lieut. Col. Sam-"*" Port Council will also press for a first rate Merchant Marine if our Duluth other measures sought by organ­ uel W. Pinell, the study estimated nation hopes to retain its role as ized labor. These include repeal to cost about $75,000, would involve Shipping has slowed down in a first rate nation, and this means of section 14-b of the Taft-Hartley evaluating available data on condi­ this port. We have been receiving more shipping under American Feinsfein Act, establishment of a Federal tions and possible remedies. At more job calls lately for unrated minimum wage of $2.00 an hour, present, he said, the Great Lakes men and have been filling these enactment of anti-strikebreaking and their connecting channels are wipers and porters jobs with no legislation and tariff revision. He closed to shipping from mid-De­ difficulty. noted that the International cember until early April each win­ The Norman B. Reem has been Leather Goods, Plastic and Novelty ter. Possibilities for preventing obtained by the Kinsman Transit Workers Union's efforts in this icing in the harbors and channels. Company to replace the C. S. area were partly responsible for Colonel Pinell said, include bub­ Robinson, which hit the dock in securing elimination of an excise bling, dusting, snow drifting and the Soo. The Robinson is now in ice breaking. The house committee tax on leather goods. the Fraser Shipyard in Superior. approved a similar proposal last The Administration stood at the threshold of victory in a The Reem has been laid up in this Feinstein is director of the four year flight — begun by the late President Kennedy— Health and Welfare fund of his year, but it did not clcrr Congress. Port for approximately three for a Cabinet-level Dept. of Housing & Urban Affairs. years. She is a steel trust boat. Chicago international union; secretaryThey should be fitting out in ap­ The Senate voted 57-33 ap­ treasurer of Local 111, Frame, Shipping again for the past pe­ proximately 10 days. Bipartisan support was higher Plastic and Novelty Workers proval of a House-passed bill riod has been extremely good, with Union; a member of the executive on the Senate vote, with 10 Re­ Leon Cliff, a member of the to coordinate multi - billion permanent jobs available always, Dredge Section of the SIU Inland dollar housing and transit pro­ publicans joining 47 Democrats board of the United Hebrew plus many vacation relief jobs. Boatmen's Union, had a mis­ grams under a Cabinet department In voting for the bill. Nineteen Trades; and an executive board Carl "Smoky" West recently re­ fortune in his family. His wife was which would also deal with special Republicans and 14 Democrats member of the Jewish Labor Committee. covered from a month's illness and in the hospital and needed six problems of the nation's cities. were opposed. is now reporting to the John Kling pints of blood which was supplied Differences between the two bills of Reiss Steamship Company as by the Seafarers' Blood Bank. Mrs. must be worked out In a HouseWiper. This is a new job for Smoky. Cliff is all right now and back Senate conference before the home. IBU member, Tom Lease, legislation can be cleared for the Leon Striler also just finished a had to bring his son to the hospi­ President's signature. relief job on the Steamer Chicago tal. Three pints or Mood were re­ Establishment of the new Cab­ Trader and is registered and wait­ leased at that time. Needless to inet post has long been urged ing to ship again. Harold Murphy say our blood bank is very low and by the AFL-CIO, which stressed has not been able to ship at any we are striving to build it up in that the number of city-dwellers, A seafaring life is full of interesting surprises. time during Hiis season because of this Port. So, fellows, make your already 70 percent of the nation, a stomach problem. Harold is home contributions please. Appointments Upon completion of an operation,-an MSTS cargo vessel started will nearly double by the year collecting his S&A benefits, but can be made at the Hall anytime to heave up the anchor, preparatory to getting underway. As 2000. wishes he could get back to work between 8 and 5. the anchor chain came aboard, a neat overhand knot was discov­ "A scattered array of federal and real soon. Buffalo ered in the chain about 15 feet from the anchor. agencies simply cannot deal ef­ Would again like to suggest that This Port is still getting calls Figuring out how the knot got there of course t0(A second fectively with this staggering all unrated men with time to sit for men and we are able to replace place to the immediate prob­ growth of urban areas," the fed­ for the upgrading of their papers them as they are requested. We eration said at Senate committee lem of getting It out. At first do so at once and take advantage are having a little trouble getting hearings. it was decided to get a of the available higher rated jobs. Second Cooks. Other ratings have "mike" boat from the beach, Action by both the House and been moving fairly good. lower the anchor on the stem, Cleveland Senate ranked as a major achieve­ The Port of Buffalo, through the and take out the knot. But be­ ment for the Administration since Maritime Trades Department, This port was honored about ten of the sea and swell, cause two earlier attempts to set up the days ago when three destroyers Buffalo Port Council, hosted a this was found impractical. new Cabinet department were stopped here for three days to dis­ delegation from Washington, D. C. killed in the House in 1962. Finally number 1 booms charge Naval reservists from other on August 14th, with a ride along Earlier Defeats were rigged with % inch areas and take on a new group the waterfront on a tug. wire, and the anchor was That year the House Rules Com­ from this area on their yearly tour The purpose of this was to lifted on the foc'sle head. mittee defeated, 9-6, the Kennedy of duty. While here, the ships were better convey the deplorable state Administration's bill to set up the The knot was removed by open for public inspection and a of affairs on our waterfront with department. Kennedy then sought opening the loop in the few thousand i>eople took advan­ the inactive grain elevators and to bypass the committee by creat­ chain and pulling the anchor tage of the opportunity to go the other Port facilities which are ing the department through an through. aboard for a tour of the ships. not being utilized. Senators Javits executive order. The House re­ and Kennedy will be represented, Figuring out how the'knot Shipping is still very good in all buffed this move on a 264-150 and representatives of the Niagara got in the chain took a little longer, and no one will ever be ratings except the Steward Depart­ rollcall. Voting against the sure that the right explanation was put forth. ment. I guess the Porters and Frontier Port Authority will also measure were southerners, who Cooks are holding on pretty good. be present for the tour. opposed Kennedy's announced in­ When the ship first arrived at the assigned anchorage, the Alpena tention to name Housing & Home sea was calm, with a very slight swell and no wind. It was Radio Pete is around and waiting Finance Administrator Robert C. Shipping for rated men is still decided to have a little way on the vessel so that when the to ship after getting off the Joe Weaver, a Negro, to the Cabinet very good in <his Port, although anchor was let go, the chain could be paid out, and when the Morrow. Another visitor to this post, plus Republicans opposed to vessel fetched up it would be securely anchored. port to try his luck is Harold Car­ there is a slight slackening. expanding government activities roll, who manages to hit here at As the vessel changed heading it probably made a round turn The construction work on Huron and congressmen from both parties least once a year. Quite a few of Portland Cement Plant was shut around the anchor and when the wind increased, fetched- up, representing rural areas. the boys off the C.S. Robinson down ftr one day as "a result of a pulling part of the chain under the anchor and causing an over­ This year, even though only have also hit town waiting to get dispute concerning the millwrights hand knot in the chain. nine Republicans supported the out, but since the Company now doing work other than their own. Most likely. But no one will ever really know for sure. bUl, the House passed It, 217has the Norman Reem, they won't This situation has been reSolved have long, to wait.. and everyone is back to. \vork. 184. Leather Goods, Plastic and Novelty Workers Union, was appointed to his new post by the executive board of the Port Council, which repre­ sents some 450,000 maritime work­ ers. Senate OKs Bill To Create Dept Of Urban Affairs Like It Or Not, A Knot Is A Knot /• (- •< - • • �Aociist IMI SEAWAkl^RS n««NiM LOG Secff 'Dual Rate* TesHmony Released I- By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Favorable Outlook For Gulf Shipping With the exception of a few key ratings, shipping has been very good in the Gulf area, and from all indications It will continue to be good in the very near future. The Maritime Trades Council of Greater New Orleans and Vicinity, at its last regular meeting, went on record to support a bill introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Paul Rogers (D., Fla.) to rescue the American Merchant Marine from its present declining status. This bill (H.R. 9603) would require that a minimum of 75 per­ cent of US Government-generated cargoes be carried in American-flag vessels. The existing cargo preference law calls for only 50 percent. The Maritime Trades Department (AFL-CIO) objects to the present law for two main reasons: • The ail-too frequent granting of waivers by Government agencies which make the 50-pereent requirement a mockery. • Even if there were complete compliance with the 50-50 require­ ment, our country's . Merchant Marine would still need additional as­ sistance if it is to take its rightful place among the major fleets of the world and provide sufficient jobs for American seamen. The tragic fact is that American-fiag ships now carry a mere 9 percent of this country's foreign trade. This unjustified and unsupporttable situation must be corrected. > An effective way of bringing about Picon and Gervais Babin. An SIU a healthier condition would be pas­ member since the Union's begin­ sage of the Rogers Bill. The Mari­ nings, Cook will be taking things time Trades Council of Greater easy at his home in Hattiesburg, New Orleans and Vicinity instruct­ Mississippi. Picou, who has been ed the Secretary to contact the sailing in the steward department Louisiana delegation, and as this since 1941 but has been ailing is an important piece of legislation, lately said he has no intention of all members are asked to contact losing touch with his old shipmates their Congressmen and Senators, and plans to visit the hall regularly urging their support of this bill. in his retirement. Babin, a mem­ The Louisiana Supreme Court ber of the SIU-IBU is also planning recentiy placed its stamp of ap­ to keep in touch with his friends proval on a state law moving up at the hall. He makes his home in the dates of the Democratic pri­ Norco, La. mary elections in New Orleans. The Anxious to ship here are Broth­ six-judge court thereby unanimous­ ly overruled the decision of Civil ers Otto (Pete) Peterson, bosun District Judge Clarence Dowling. and Henry (Smokey) Schreiner, steward. Both say they are ready Judge Dowling had said the 1965 to go any place at any time on act of the Louisiana Legislature anything that floats. Brother was unconstitutional because it vio­ Ignace Decareaux is somewhat lated the state constitutional pro­ more particular however. After hibitions against enactment of a two mouths on the beach he's local or special law pertaining to looking ior a run to South Amer­ elections. Suits attacking the eon- ica. His last ship was the Del atitutionality of the act were filed. Norte. The act changed the first primary Houston election for mayor and other city Shipping has been moving along and parish offices from January 29, 1966, to November 6, 1965, and at a very good pace here and is moved the second primary from expected to hold good in the com­ ing weeks. Among oldtimers March 5 to December 11. around the hall has been Denis Now that the Louisiana Supreme Boullit who admits a liking for Court has upheld this new law, old Liberties arid Victories. His bringing about an earlier election last ship was the Warm Springs on date, early registration takes on a which he says he had a great trip greater urgency. Under the provi­ to India. Now hVs waiting for a sions of the law, registration books steward department slot on the must be closed 30 days in advance Choctaw Victory and doesn't care of the voting. Therefore, the date where she's going. ' that the registration books will be Deckman Ralph Palmer is look­ closed in New Orleans will be Oc­ tober 7 Instead of December 30, ing for another ship after starting and all members are urged to reg­ out for the Far East aboard the ister and have their friends and Empress Baltimore which had to families registered in order to vote turn back to Frisco because of a hole in the #3 hold. A. S. Freeman in these important elections. says Seafarer fishermen should Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., of try a run to Somoliland. He said New Orleans was advised that the that his last ship, the Steel SeaMaritime Subsidy Board and the •farer, anchored off the coast there Maritime Administrator at Wash­ and the fishing is great. Freeman ington, D.C., have approved the sails as chief xook. Mike Chandoha, company's application for a 50 per­ engine department, is expecting to cent increase in its service between make just one more trip before U.S. Gulf ports and West Africa. retiring. He said he's taking things The decision will allow Delta Line easy and wants to choose his last vessels to sail from the Gulf to trip very carefully. West Africa at intervals of 10 days. Mobile New Orleans Shipping has been pretty fair New Orleans shipping has been here for the last few weeks and moving along at a fast clip and is should continue that way. Among expected to continue this pace In oldtimers on the beach here is the near future. bosun Robert Lambert who makes We had the pleasure of passing his home in Mobile. He was all along their first pension checks to set to ship when he fractured his several SIU oldtimers at New Or­ wrist in an accident was put out leans recently. The new retirees of action for a while. His last are W.< H; . (Shorty) > Cook, < John ship was the John Bi' Waterman. Aiiti-U.S. Rate Bias is Real, FMC Head Tells Congressmen WASHINGTON — American exporters pay higher ship freight rates for sending U.S. products to England than the British do for sending the same type of products to the United States, according to secret testimony given by Federal Maritime Commission chair­ man John Harllee over two months ago but released only cember in Paris^ with 11 foreign tible rate structure would aid the last week by a congressional maritime nations to allow them U.S. eccmomy, Harllee disclosed In sufoconvmittee. In his testimony, Harllee pre­ sented an FMC analysis of the rate disparity on the outbound and in­ bound routes between the U.S. and the United Kingdom. According to the study, the American exporter had to pay 33 percent more to move 1 revenue-ton of cargo to the U.K. than the foreign exporter rnqying cargo to U.S. pwts. A study of the 33 percent dis­ parity led to the conclusion that "in this trade American export­ ers were not only paying more than their fair share of the round-trip costs of transportation but, in fact, were subsidizing for­ eign exporters to this country," Hariiee declared. The testimony was given before and finally released by, the Joint Economic Committee's Subcommit­ tee on Federal Procurement and Regulation, chaired by Senator Paul H. Douglas (D.-Ill.), who is also vice chairman of the Joint Economic Committee. It was at the insistence of these groups that the FMC undertook studies of alleged rate disparities that seemed to be putting American exporters at a disadvantage in competing with traders of other nations and there­ fore adversely effected the alreadyserious U.S. balance of payments deficit. Senator Douglas has concluded that "the testimony reveals wide­ spread ocean freight-rate discrim­ ination," ind added that the study on United Kingdom trade would be followed by studies on other trade routes. British Protest The FMC study was immediately attacked by the British embassy in Washington and by spokesmen of various shipowning groups in Europe. The British charged that the findings are misleading and drawn from Inconclusive evidence. The two and a half month delay in releasing the testimony was due to an agreement reached last De­ time to inspect the testimony and cmne up with rebuttals. For a long while, the foreign shippers refused to comply with U.S. regulations to make information avaiiable to the FMC, describing the request as "unilateral regulation" in an inter­ national activity and a violation of "freedom of the seas." As an example of how an equl- his testimony that tiie FMC had insisted on the equalizatim of rates for carrying Scotch whisky to the U.S. with those of carrying American bourbon in the other di­ rection. previously the rate on Scotch was only half that of bour­ bon. Since the equalization went into effect, U.S. exports of bourbon increased 45.8 percent, he said. Plastic Seaweed To Halt Erosion Of Jersey Shore NEWARK—Modern technology, which often likei to boast that it can build a plastic duplicate of anything in existence, is now turning out fake seaweed. While the average Seafarer might question the wisdom of this accomplishment, the State sheltered feeding area for of New Jersey has just pur­ fish, giving the state's fishing chased six tons of the imitation weed and is industriously dumping it on the ocean bottom off Barnegat Lighthouse. Officials from the state Bureau of Navigation admit they are hav­ ing difficulty explaining what their purpose is to dubious tax­ payers, but marine conservation officials across the nation are watching the New Jersey experi­ ment to see if it can halt beach erosion and improve the region's declining fishing industry. Erosion Weapon By anchoring clumps of the artificial seaweed, made of thin strips of polypropylene plastic, over 10,000 feet of ocean floor. New Jersey officials hope to slow erosion of the state's beaches by waves which will be moving over a sandy bottom (hopefully) held in place by the thin plastic fronds. Normally, severe storms erode the sand off the ocean's floor and then suck the bathing beaches clean. In addition to preventing erosion, the plastic seaweed is also intended to provide a New Pensioner industry a new lease on life. Tests in. Denmark and in Philadelphia have shown that fish find the fake seaweed . compatible and that it can build up deposits of sand where it is "planted." The state of New Jersey Is sowing its plastic seaweed crop 800 feet offshore in about 15 feet of water. The planting is taking place along a 900 foot stretch of ocean floor which is 90 feet vude. This area is criss-crossed by ropes to which are attached the phony seaweed, anchored to the bottom by four-pound lead weights. This arrangement permits the plastic weed to float free nine feet beneath the surface of the sea. The plastic seaweed experiment had its origin in Denmark where it was observed that fishermen took refuge from storms in Kelp beds which appeared to break up the violence of the waves. The Danish government grew interested in the studies of this unusual occurence and backed the planting of a polypropylene seaweed crop in the Tyboron Channel. At the end of four months, it was found that sand had accumulated in the "planted" area and on the ocean floor around it. Valdez, Alaska Receives Ferry Service Again SIU Inland Boatmen's Union member Richard Tuggia (left) get hearty congratulations from Norfolk port agent Gordon Spencer at the Norfolk hall where Tuggle picked up his first regular $ i 50 monthly pension check recently. A veteran deckman aboard SIU-IBU contracted Gulf Atlantic Towing Company tugs, Tuggle makes his home in Trevillians, Va. SEATTLE—The SlU-PacIfio District contracted Alas­ ka Steamship Company has resumed regular service to the port of Valdez, Alaska, for the first time since the earthquake of March, 1964. Service was begun this week with the departure of the SS Tonsina, from Seattle for the Alaskan port. Service will be on a weekly basis from now on. The ships to be used on the service will be "vanship" types with cargo being carried in containers. The town of Valdez was de­ stroyed during the earth­ quake and tidal wave that re­ sulted. The entire town is in the process of moving to a new location, a few miles from the old site. �Paf* Tea SEAFARERS LOG JLagiMt XOy IBM Blast ICC, Railroads By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Water Carriers Protest Switching Charge Boost Qntattom In all your years at sea, have you ever seen a flying saucer? • John Szczepanskl: I've never seen one, but they must exist be­ cause a whole lot of people have spotted them. Out in the south­ west I keep run­ ning into people who say they have seen them. Once I saw Scott Carpenter, the astronaut, orbit­ ing the earth from the deck of the Steel Admiral The following question, dealing with overtime for deckmen standing WASHINGTON—Regulated U.S. domestic water carriers oiler's watch, comes from Seafarer AI H. Schwartz, deck delegate are vigorously protesting a decision by the Interstate Com­ aboard the Ridgefleld Victory. merce Commission which will give the railroad industry a Questions The Deck Maintenance has been signed on as Deck Main­ competitive advantage in the^ > tenance on the articles, and is receiving Deck Maintenance wages. rates charged for the shipment rates and water carriers do not, However, at the time the vessel was Scheduled to sail, the full com­ of cargo. explained a spokesman for the plement of oilers was not on board the vessel. The Master asked Common Carrier Conference of The protest la against recent ICC everyone on the ship if they had an Oiler's endorsement. It was estab­ approval of a railroad plan which Domestic Water Carriers, "it is lished that the Deck Maintenance had such an endorsement. He is now would oblige users of water trans­ obvious that the railroad device standing the Oiler's watch and putting in eight (8) hours overtime for port to pay a 10 percent increase of this double standard of switch­ all watches stood. I would like to know if that is ceilectabie, or does in switching charges beginning ing charge increases directly discriminates against regulated he receive Oiler's pay up until such time he Is relieved, plus Deck August 27. water carriers and those who use Maintenance pay. The water carriers point out that Answer: He is entitled to overtime for all watches stood since he the increase in switching charges their services. If water carriers are obliged to absorb rail switching is working out of his department. would not apply to the majority of charges in their costs to avoid the Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article II, Section 10, line-haul rail carriers because rail­ 10% rate increase, the railroads first paragraph, which reads: "Members of all departments shalf per­ roads normally include switching will have achieved their purpose Arthur Sankovidt: I never saw a form the necessary and customary duties of that department. Each charges in through rates. Water of narrowing the rate gap between flying saucer and I never met anyone who did. member of all departments shall perform only the recognized and carriers do not however, and rail low-cost water transportation and switching charges involved in all-rail service." They probably customary duties of his particular rating." water movements are normally don't exist. I Several interesting questions pertaining to blowing tubes, working paid directly by the shipper or He added: "It should be obvious, think what peo­ since under this proposal the rail­ cargo and blowing down boilers were received from Seafarer Gleason consignee. ple see as saucers roads will not recover from lineWeaver aboard the Bethtex. -f are atmospheric "Double Standard" haul carriers any larger portion d i s t u r bances Question: Is it the duties of the the F.W.T, has to put in extra burn­ "Since railroads normally in­ of their switching costs, that the caused by the ers. I would like to know if this Is F.W.T. to blow tubes? jet stream. If overtime after 5 p.m. and before clude switching charges In through entire scheme is a transparent means to impose new cost burdens Answer: No. It is the Wipers 8 a.m. they really were upon water shippers while pre­ duties to blow tubes. around, we would Answer: No. The only time that serving the rail rate structure." have heard from them by now Reference: Standard Freightship an F.W.T. receives overtime is U.S. water carriers have often ^ i> $1 Agreement, Article IV, Section 28, when the ship's winches are being charged that the ICC regularly ' Angelo O'Neill: Although I've paragraph (b), which reads as fol­ used to work cargo after 5 p.m. displays a strong bias for the rail­ never seen one, flying saucers prob­ lows: and before 8 a.m. roads and against the nation's ably do exist. "Wipws. It shall be routine du­ Reference: Freightship Agree­ water carriers in its rulings. I've become con­ ties for the Wipers to do general ment, Article IV, Section 29, para­ Through such IOC-approved rate vinced that they cleaning, including oil spills on graph (a)—Working Cargo, which juggling, the railroads are con­ are real after deck, painting, cleaning paint, wire- reads as follows: COPENHAGEN—The art of tat­ tinually trying to nullify the cost reading the ac­ brushing, chipping, sealing, sougee"The Watertender, Fireman Wa- tooing, already taking a beating savings enjoyed by water carriers counts of people Ing, polishing work in the Engine from lawmakers and sociologists all over trail tsansport In the move­ who have seen Department, including resistor tertender, or Fire-tube Fireman over the world is now under fire ment of cargoes. them. I think houses and fanrooms, cleaning and detailed to look after the plant in one of its strongholds — Den­ they come from shall receive overtime while cargo painting steering engine and steer­ another world. mark—^where it is estimated that ing engine bed, and to take on is being worked with ship's winches five percent of the male population I've seen bright, between the hours of 5 p.m. and stores. However, when taking on mysterious lights at night while on sports tattoos, including Denmark's fuel oil or water and the hoses are before 8 a.m. Monday through Fri­ King Frederik IX. deck, but I don't have the slightest day. connected and disconnected by idea what they were. Two plastic surgeons in Copen­ Question: We have a salt water shoreside personnel, the Wipers 4- t shali not be required to assist. leak in the main condenser and hagen have called for legislation Larry Schroeder: I never saw a to curb the activities of tattoo art­ When the ship's personnel handles we assist the Second Engineer in flying saucer, but I've seen many the connections, the Wiper shall blowing down both boilers. It takes ists, claiming that many clients dis­ y a missle^ pass be used to assist in connecting and around two (2) Hours to do this. cover too late that such body art over the ships can be a serious social and eco­ • disconnecting and putting hoses They do this on sea watches and I've been on away but should not be required also on port watches. Please advise nomic handicap. while sailing off to standby. if this is overtime. TOKYO — Japanese shipbuilders The doctors reported that of 17,the Florida coast Answer: No this is not overtime. 000 young men called before mili­ are still thinking big. or down in South Pumping of galley fuel tank shall The F.W.T. can be required to as­ America. When be performed on Saturdays, Sun- sist the Engineer in the circum- tary examination boards last year. In spite of increasing concern you're out at sea dajs and Holidays during the two .stances outlined in your letter. that modern mammoth tankers may and those missies hours sanitary work." be outgrowing their usefulness and iOUk^\AJ flash by, you The following questions, dealing Question: A ship I recently with Firemen-Watertenders over­ never do know if turning into gigantic white ele­ IGAAI'T sailed had cranes on Deck to un­ time while using diesel evacuators, phants, a Japanese shipbuilder has they're American or Russian. It's load cargo with special steam was submitted by engine delegate announced plans to build a 250,000- hard to say if flying saucers exist, but I know that I'm not spending winches to raise hatches. In port Carlos Troncoso aboard the Transdwt or 300,000-dwt shipbuilding my time looking for them. they raise them up and down and India. dock instead of the "small" 150,t 44» 000-dwt dock originally intended. Jerry Saunders: I never saw a Either a 250,000-dwt or 300,000- saucer, but a friend of mine on dwt dock would be the largest in the Steel Sea­ farer saw one in the world. The same company, the sky over Mitsubishi Heavy industries, also Hawaii once. He owns the present title-holding dock told me that he WASHINGTON—"Caution, cigarette smoking may be injurious saw this strange more than 800 bore tattoos. Many of 200,000-dwt capacity. to your health." Under a new law signed by President Johnson thing flying low admitted, say the doctors, that the last week, every pack, box and carton of cigarettes sold in the Is Bigger Better? over Pearl- Har­ art work had become a social and United States after next January 1 must carry a label with the Japanese maritime interests have bor at dusk. It economic handicap. Cases were above legend inscribed on it. cited in which the tattoos barred become increasingly concerned sure shook him The new legislation, was prompted by the Surgeon Generals individuals from job promotion and about the "bigger-than-thou" atti­ up. It wasn't a report of 1964, which linked lung cancer and other diseases to advances in social status, and even tude which has become the vogue. question of him seeing things cigarette smoking. either, because the newspapers some broken engagements and Manufacturers who do not comply with the new law will be wrecked marriages were blamed on It was recently pointed out that were full of the news |- fined $10,000 for every offense. In practice, a penalty could be there are no tugboats large enough bodily art work. 4" 3i» 4imposed for every cigarette package that does not have a label. Robert Russ: I personally never Reputable tattoo artists counter to pull some of these huge tankers The size, color and position of the label on the package is not these charges by insisting that they to port should they become dis­ saw a flying saucer. These days specified in the bill. These details will be left to the cigarette you can never never accept minors as clients and abled at sea. industry. tell what to be­ reject people who come to them for To tow vessels over the 100,000lieve, since any­ After the industry decides on the composition and dimensions decoration while drunk. The two dwt class, they point out, a tug of thing turns out of the label, it must then go the justice department, which can doctors point out however, that 10,000 horsepower is required to be possible. either approve the design or order the Industry to come up with boys of 12 have found some pro­ whereas the largest tugboats in For all we know, a new one. fessionals who would tattoo, them. Japan have engines of only about our own Air The bill has come under heavy criticism from many quarters Under present Danish law, there 4,000 horsepower. Negotiations Force might be as being too weak. One provision of the bill which has come un­ is no official interference with the were recently reported for the con­ behind them. If der exceptionally ^^trong attack would bar the Federal Trade tattooing trade and the tattooing of struction of a service vessel capable you want to talk Commission from requiring similar health warnings In cigarette minors is now forbidden. Many of towing a 150,000-dwt ship — about things in advertising until July 1, 1969. other countries have adopted strict which would still not be able to the sky, the prettiest sight I've laws governing! the art.- . handle the newer,vessels. eyer seen was the. aurora borealis $ Tattoo Ban Called For In Denmark 150,000-DWT Too Small For Jap Shipyard Cigarettes To Carry Warning On Health $1 �Aaftfst t9, SEAFARERS Fag* liem. LOG "Why Not Call If Union Day ? The Federal Communications Commission has held that a radio or television station cannot Insist on payment for "equal time" It is required to provide for reply to controversial programs. The FCC position is one that has long been maintained by the AFL-CIO in cases involving stations which have loaded their air time with right-wing broadcasts. Elaboration of the FCC's "fairness doctrine" was contained in a letter from the agency to Radio Station WGCB in Red Lion, Pa. The atation's policy, the FCC -said after an investigation, appeared to be that it would sell time to present conflicting views, but not make the time available as a public service. "Such a policy is inconsistent with the public interest," the FCC said. The agency added that the station could try to get payment lor the presentation of other opinions but stressed: "You cannot reject programming—otherwise suitable to you—solely on the ground that it is not sponsored where you have not presented and do not plan to present the conflicting viewpoints in other programming. The para­ mount consideration is the public interest in an informed electorate.. ii t 4. The Texas AFL-CIO has asked Gov. John Connally to leave the Demo­ cratic party unless he is able to support the national party platform. The request came in the form of a resolution on repeal of right to work laws that was adopted at the closing session of the ninth annual state convention of the AFL-CIO. Governor Connally has publicly supported retention of section 14-B of the Taft-Hartley Act, which permits states to have right to work laws. Texas has had such a law since 1947. A strong anti-Connally theme pervaded the convention. The resolution noted that remarks made by Mr. Connally at the national governor's conference prompted a Republican, Albert Fay of Houston,~"to publicly commend him and invite him into the Republican party." "If the Governor continues to refuse to support the platform of the Democratic party, then it is further recommended that he seek a political party more in line with his own views and political positions," the resolution said. •ver. The Firemen & Oiliers have Initial wage increases of 10 to elected John J. McNamara of 15 cents an hour for all employes Boston, Mass., as secretary-treas­ of Fields Plastic of Tennessee, Inc., urer to fill a vacancy and also are called for in an agreement an­ named James B. Zink as executive nounced by the United Textile vice president assigned to the Workers of America for the com­ union's headquarters in Washing­ pany's Cleveland, Tenn., plant. ton, D. C. Additional automatic increases in The actions were taken at a spe­ specified job rates, five paid holi­ cial meeting of the union executive days now increasing to six in 1967, board. The union, one of the non- vacations up to two weeks after operating railroad brotherhoods, two years of service and companysaid about half its 50,000 members paid life and hospital insurance work on the railroads. send the total contract value to McNamara fills a post left va­ more than 60 cents an hour for cant by the elevation of William the five-year pact. E. Fredenberger to the IBF&O 4^ 4^ 4^ presidency July 1. A union mem­ More than 12,000 shipyard work­ ber since 1934, he had been a vice ers won two maJiMr objectives in a president for 15 years. ^ settiement ending a 24-day Zink, a vice president since 1957, strike at the Electric Boat yard of has been chief spokesman for the the General Dynamics Corp. union in rail contract matters. In Besides economic gains totaling addition he has been a member 26.5 cents, unions in the New of the Railroad Adjustment Board's London Metal Trades Council won secortd division, which hears a three-year contract containing grievances. the yard's first sick leave clause, and the right to follow the griev­ 4, 4> 4. The Texas Dept. of Corrections ance procedure to arbitration over paid public honor to Pres. Harry the transfer of work to the firm's Bark of the Harris County AFL- Quincy, Mass.,. yard or other out­ CIO for "outstanding contribu­ side location, tions'^ to a state training program The yard is one of the nation's major buildiers of nuclear sub­ for prison inmates. For two years Burk has given marines. The strike started July 1 a day a month to teaching a class and work was resumed on full of prisoners at the Richmond, Tex., schedule after a union ratification pre-release center. Burk said he meeting. was grateful to the department for The new pact also provides im­ giving organized labor a chance to proved pensions and vacations, an helpi" Only 7.1 percent of the additional paid holiday for a total center's 4.294 students have re- of nine, additional hospital cover­ trtrned to prison, Corrections Dir. age and another $1,000 in life in­ George J.^-Bsto- said. ' ' •- ' surance for covered workers: As Labor Day 1965 approaches, the Ameri­ can Labor movement can look back on a year which saw many of the major legislative goals of organized labor become reality. Health care for our aged citizens through Social Security (Medicare) is one of these goals for which labor has fought and won despite strong opposition. Medicare is now a reality. The recent Voting Rights Bill which assures every citizen a voice in the governing of the nation of which he is a part is another goal for which labor has fought a winning fight. The recently passed Housing Aid Bill is another labor-supported measure which goes a long way towards assuring every American a decent home in which to live and raise a family—as is the Aid to Education Bill whose purpose is to assure all Americans the best education available regardless of their financial ability to meet the skyrocket­ ing costs of education. Another labor goal, the repeal of anti-labor Section 14(B) of the Taft-Hartley Act, is well on its way to final passage. These legislative advances, although spon­ sored, supported or fought for by the Ameri­ can labor movement, benefit not only labor but the entire population. They represent not only labor legislation but social legisla­ tion—much of it badly needed and longoverdue. " In this sense, the achievements of this year are not anything newj The entire nation f# has benefited many times in the past from legislation which organized labor has called for and fought for. Legislation abolishing child labor was brought about largely through the efforts of organized American labor. The system of free public education for which our nation is justifiably proud became a reality largely through the efforts of organized labor. Social Security, which guarantees aid for those who are disabled or too old to work is another measure which organized labor fought for. Looking back on these past achievements it becomes increasingly clear that Labor Day might more aptly be called Union Day. It was the organization into strong unions that made it possible for American workers to be heard and to exert an influence on their \ nation's future as well e<s their own. It was their organization into unions that gave them strength, broke the shackles of exploitation under which they suffered, and made it possible for them to attain a position of dignity in society. What was true in the past remains true today. Much of the basic social legislation aimed at bettering the lot of all American citizens is -coming into being through the direct action of organized labor—American workers organized into strong unions. Whether it is called Labor Day or Union Day, every American will have much to be thankful for on September 6 because of the active part played by organized labor in the shaping of American society. �SEAFARERS Pare Twelve Anrnet SO, 19U LOG A U S. Congressman Speaks Out o a t< t P e li s a h li INTERNATIONAL OIL, SMALL BUSINESS AND THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS The SPEAKER. Under previous order of the House, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Patman] is recognized for 30 minutes, Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan­ imous consent that on Monday and Tuesday next after the legislative business of the day and the conclusion of special orders hereto­ fore entered I may be privileged to address the House for 30 minutes and to revise and extend my remarks and include extraneous matter. The SPEAKER. Without objection, it is so ordered. There was no objection. Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, much is being heard these days about the contribution which international oil companies are sup­ posedly making to our Nation's balance of payments. Today I would like to discuss the possibility that favored treatment to our American international oil companies is a principal factor in the present payments gap —as well as a primary cause of the distress in which the small businessman in the domes­ tic oil industry now finds himself. There is evidence that international oil comoanies may have done less than they can +Vio i-.p^T,r>r>T>+(5 ppKi T+ m"-" not be entirely coincidental that the large 1 I fd oinpani's are enjoyi ; un­ precedented prosperity at a time when the domestic independent oil producer is having a fight for his very survival. This is a very serious matter, one which the Congress may very well look into. The President of the United States in his February 10, 196.5, message, pointed out that balance-of-payments measures so far taken have resulted in impressive gains totaling well over $3.5 billion. However, he pointed out that these gains were largely offset by a $2.5 billion raise in the level of capital outflow since 1960—and $2 billion of this raise oc­ curred from 1963 to 1964. American interna­ tional oil companies, it is interesting to note, were large contributors to this adverse, private capital outflow which has so far thwarted all our efforts to close the pay­ ments gap. My message here today might be keynoted this way: Our Nation cannot afford to lose the current battle to close the payments gap, but neither can it afford to lose the domestic independent oilman who finds over twothirds of our oil reserves. Leading companies on which statistics are published by the Chase Manhattan Bank have steadily increased their expenditures for ex­ ploration and development abroad, as indi­ cated below: Exploration and davalepmant cxpandlturos by American companies overseas [In millionsj 1960 1961 1982 1963 .. .. ET-IO 758 763 789 I. THE OIL IMPORT PROGRAM Interior officials should be called upon to justify the present oil import program, that it is being administered in a manner consist­ ent with our balance-of-payments objectives. I hope they will also explain wljy they appa­ rently feel that the program, as inherited from the Eisenhower administration, is pro­ perly responsive to the congressional purpose in providing for oil import controls. The cost in balance-of-payments terms of our present Oil import policy can be seen from the following figures which clearly in­ dicate the relationship between the deficit in our petroleum trade balance and our overall balance of payments deficit. Since 1958, our petroleum trade deficit has exceeded $1 bil­ lion each year, representing from 30 to 40 percent of our total payments deficit. These figures are exclusive of residual fuel oil and do not include the dollar-outflow cost of em­ ploying foreign-flag tankers: U.S. petroleum trade balenee and ttie balance of International payments (In millions of dollars] 1958 1960 1961 1962 1963 1984 Petroleum trade balance —1,068 —1,049 —1,064 -1,171 —1,325 —1,314 (') U.S. net balance of payments —3,477 —3,897 —3,918 —3,071 —3,605 —3,286 —3,000 1 Not available. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce. The oil import problem is far from new. The importance of preserving a healthy home oil-producing industry was long ago recog­ nized, both from the standpoint of national security and prosperity. Inasmuch as we depend upon small independent producers to explore for and find some two-thirds of the oil and gas reserves in this Nation, we cannot CONGRESSMAN Wright Patman's re­ marks ore of special importance to Sea­ farers and the entire maritime indus­ try. Congressman Patman, who is chairman of the House Committee on Banking and Currency, reveals how the giant international oil companies, through favorable tax treatment under U.S. laws, have been able to reap huge profits while at the same time contributing substantially to our bal­ ance of payments deficit. A major contributing factor to this deficit has been their almost exclusive employ­ ment of foreign-flag vessels to import oil to this country. More than 95 percent of U.S. oil imports are moved in foreign flag tankers, thus putting a serious strain on our payments balance. allow a handful of international oil compa­ nies to squeeze them out of business with un­ limited oil imports. As chairman of the Select Committee on Small Business, I had the privilege of con­ ducting the first full-scale congressional in­ quiry into oil imports. That was in 1948, the year in which this Nation became a net oil importer. Imports at that time were only a few hundred thousand barrels daily. The following year, a bill to limit total oil imports to a 5-percent ratio with domestic consump­ tion failed by a single vote in the other body. Today imports total 2,300,000 barrels daily and this constitutes a 29-percent ratio with domestic production, almost double the 16.6 percent which was declared to be the maxi­ mum consistent with national security when the Trade Act of 1955 was anaended to provide for import controls. Let it be understood that I am not suggest­ ing any drastic rollback in oil import levels. I do not believe a big reduction in imports is necessary to the preservation of a healthy home industry—and such action might be injurious to broader national commitments. I do say, however, that the time has come for the Interior Department to develop an oil import program which keeps imports "from continuing to grow disproportionately to domestic growth. Aafiut 20. 1065 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Tbirteen Congnssman Wrig ht Patman (D-Tex.), Chaiman of the House Committee on Banking and Currency, recently addressed the Hot se of Representatives and revealed how our present oil import policy contributes to the U.S. Balance of Payments deficit and how it adversely affect ; U.S. shipping. The full transcript of Congressman Patman's remarks as they appeared in the May 20, 1965 Congressional Record, is carried h hw. (A) FOREIGbl TAX CREDITS Excuses for the present patchwork arrange­ While some percentage depletion might be import quota—whereby they bring foreign economy, Jersey Standard is trying to shift ment are no longer adequate to the needs, However sound the irinciple of foreign tax justified on foreign production, on grounds oil into this country in the amount of 35,000 the burden and the blame for a great portion particularly in the light of our persistent credits, clear abuses i lust be curtailed. It is of returning capital investment, there is no barrels each day. of our balance-of-payments deficit from itself balance-of-payments problem. responsibly charged tl at royalty payments to logic whatever in the argument that because to the general economy, risking recession here U.S. military purchases of foreign oil (excluding 27y2 percent is proper for domestic produc­ residual fuel oil) at home so that it can continue its massive The attitude of the Interior Department oil source nations, by being labeled "income tion no less should be allowed foreign pro­ Percent of oil imports into the United States which concerning the effectiveness and appropriate­ taxes," are deducted < ollar-for-dollar against duction. Differential percentage rates are ap­ Barrels total the net tax obligatid i of American compa­ Fiscal year daily domestic causes hundreds of millions of dollars in gold ness of the oil import program should be a purchases plicable in case of other minerals in the U.S. outflow losses. matter of no small interest to the Congress, nies. 1954.. ""40 000 13.0 1955 . 89.000 22.5 This fact, combined with what were called Revenue Code. especially the reasoning behind the present 1958.. Mr. Speaker, my purpose here in part is to 25.2 100000 19.57.. In summary, there would seem to be no 25.9 "techniques" used for diverting profits from 127,000 import-quota allocation arrangement. Op­ question whether in fact American interna­ 19,58 . 31.9 145,000 .pan to another, gen­ reason why percentage depletion should not- 19.;9.. position to a major overhaul of the program one branch of a coirj.pany 29.9 169,000 tional oil companies have been made to face 19S0... 20.5 164,000 inherited from the Eisenhower administra­ erally have had the ef pet of enabling oil com- be amended to scale the 27^ percent sharply 19.51.. 32.8 134,000 up to their obligations in helping to close the 19S2... 203,000 33.4 panies with internal )nal operations to pay downward for foreign oil production. tion should be explained and analyzed. 1933 . . balance-of-payments gap to which they are a 34.4 210,000 1934 .: 34.8 a consistently lower 1 \x rate than strictly do210.000 major contributor. I trust my remarks here (C) TAXES ABROAD ON FICTITIOUS Administration view-points concerning so- mestic companies. T I Treasury Department Source: Office of Oil and Gas, Interior Department. will not be overlooked by the companies in­ VERSUS ACTUAL PRICES called "country quotas," its attitude toward has cited "excess for gn tax credits" which volved or by the appropriate executive de­ the Organization of Petroleum Exporting accrue in aggregated ^reign operations. Said Further, State Department officials should Some time ago the Internal Revenue Serv­ partments which have jurisdiction in each Countries (OPEC), and related issues will Secretary Dillon: ice of the Treasury Department indicated detail AID oil-buying practices. I am sure of the matters here discussed. also be welcome. Specifically, Congress plans to consider disallowing depletion de­ the Congress and American people will want Theft excess foreign ta i [credits are permitted under should loiow why the "commodity pact" ap­ Perhaps one result will be an intensification present law to offset, in i I number of different situaductions by American companies abroad to know why this country uses AID funds to tions, the U.S. tax on nonrfineral foreign income. Thus proach is favored on other commodities in buy foreign-produced tnl, some allegedly pro­ of measures toward early closing of the pay­ based on "posted prices" which often the excess credit attribullable to mineral operations in a particular foreign co ntry may be used to reduce world trade, and yet is roundly rejected by duced by French companies. We need also ments gap. When our international oil com­ are far in excess of actual prices. In the or eliminate the U.S. tax m income from a marketing, State and Interior officials where interna­ to know why fictitious posted prices are paid panies begin to fulfill their full oblitrations reHning, or a compietely unrelated operation carried United States, percentage depletion is al­ on in the same or a diffei mt foreign country, tional oil is concerned. lowed only on the actual value of the oil at for AID oil, and why it is moved in foreign- in this regard, I am convinced that one con­ The use of developmen] deductions and foreign tax credits from mineral ope tions abroad, offsets tax on the well, and not upon the posted prices bear­ flag tankers — all adding to our payments sequence will be to provide a much needed domestic and on other fi ign income. Several questions arise concerning the deficit and seriously hurting the domestic shot in the arm for the domestic small busi­ ing little or no relation to reality. present oil import program, and the quota(B) FOREI DEPLETION small business oil producers. nessman in this great and vital petroleum allocation procedure under it. For instance: I believe we should know the status of this The time may be t hand, in the light of industry. Is the present oil import control arrangement our payments proble I, to question the exten- study, particularly in relation to balance-ofIV. FOREIGN-FLAG TANKERS (Mr. PATMAN asked and was given per­ fully effective in terms of the national secu­ sion of statutory per entage depletion at the payments pressures. More than 95 percent of U.S. oil imports are mission to revise and extend his remarks and rity purpose? Is the present program the full 271/2 percent to jreign production. moved in foreign-flag tankers, constituting a to include extraneous matter.) (D) TAX HAVEN ABUSES most suitable in terms of our balance-of-pay­ American interna mal companies for tax serious burden on our payments balance. This ments objectives? Is the present import ar­ Rcsslulion No. 134 The Kennedy-Johnson administration un­ rangement conducive to a concentrated trend purposes enjoy the ame percentage allow- dertook to correct abuses by some American contrasts with the requirement that when Whereas the U.S. Department of Interior seeks, in ance for minerals de etion abroad as do comits March in-n hearin? on oil import regulation, infor­ U.S. - produced oil is moved by oceangoing within the oil industry? mation relating to the need for new and more effective panies in this count: This seems not only companies in their utilization of so-called vessels to another U.S. port it must be moved import programming; and I am sure that the Johnson administration inconsistent with c< igressional intent, but "tax havens" aboard. The law which emerged • 100 percent in American-flag tankers. Whereas this .S'ate is vitall.v concerned with achiev­ ing effective re.gulation of imports in that a significant will soon insist upon a comprehensive reeval- may have come to c nflict with the original in 1962, however, was modified by a series of portion of Texas State revenues and a vital part of its To illustrate, Texas oil moved by tanker econom.v re'v on a healthy domestic oil producing uation of the import arrangement, inherited objective of depletio: that being to maintain amendments virtually exempting interna­ industry: and to New England must be shipped in high-cost tional oil company operations. In the light from the Eisenhower administration. First a healthy home-pro^ cing industry. Whereas this ob.iective has not been achieved by the current mandatory oil import program inasmuch as of our payments problem. Department offi­ •American-flag tankers while Venezuela oil steps in this direction were taken by Presi­ since 1936 Texas oil production has declined by approxi­ A study of the hisfory of the 27^ percent approximately the same distance to mately 300,000 barrels per day, drilling activity has dent Kennedy's Petroleum Study Committee. statutory depletion [early indicates that it cials might indicate what plans they may moving declined sharply and continues to do so in 1965, hun­ same New England port comes in foreigndreds of domestic producers have left the business It found that the present system "places the was designed to stir ilate domestic explora­ have to see that international oil companies the flag tankers at one-half the cost>and still greater numbers are sharply reducing their Federal Government in the role of dis­ tion. No one serio ily attempts to justify are treated no better than other American oil activity, and thousands of Texans have had to seek companies in this regard. emplo.vment in other industries; and I believe we are entitled to an explanation tributing a considerable economic advantage. 27percent depletic i strictly in terms of re­ Whereas despite sincere and extensive efforts by this legislature and the Texas Railroad Commission in re­ The distribution of an economic advantage turning capital inv( tment. It is explained The Treasury has charged that foreign of these practices In the light of our pay­ cent times to strengthen oil conservation and maximize of this magnitude is bound to bear upon the in terms of (a) retu ling capital investment, earnings in large amounts can be held abroad / ments situation. inaustry cffic'enc.v through such measures as increasing minimum statewide acreage development patterns, enfinancial return of individual companies, the in order to prevent axation of capital, and indefinitely, yet used on a "loan" basis by the forced pooling of small tracts, reorganization of the V. OTHER MATERIALS State allowable s.vstem, and encouragement of sec­ structure of the industry, the functioning of (b) providing an ir entive for maintaining U.S. parent company. That money, owed as ondary recovery,- operations, the slowdown of industry activity continues to worsen: and the economy, and other national objectives." adequate supplies v ;hin the United States. taxes, is withheld for use by the companies There are, of course, other aspects of this Whereas throughout this period total oil importe to further their own operations—and provide problem which should be considered and on have continued to increase, resulting dlrectlv in re­ Mr. Speaker, both the house and senate of But neither of tl se bases are fully ap- themselves an advantage over strictly domes­ duced markets for Texas crude, recurring weakness in which legislation may be indicated. bo'h crude and product prices and a loss of several the Texas Legislature recently importuned plicable where fore: 1 oil is concerned. The tic companies. million of dollars in oil production tax revenues to the State of Texas: and the administration to revise and make ef­ present full 271/2 p ^cent depletion can be In particular, I hope we will have the ad­ Whereas the present imports program is inadequate It would be interesting, I am certain, to vantage of full and up-to-date information on fective the oil import program. A copy of justified on foreigi production neither as both by reason of the "leaky seams" cited bv Gov. John Connally, through which the level of importe that resolution, unanimously adopted by the necessary to return pital investment nor to learn the status of oil in this respect. Secre­ the "voluntary" balance-of-payments pro­ has increased disproportionately to domestic market tary Dillon commented on this point as gram under Commerce Department officials. Texas Legislature, is appended. growth, and by reason of failure to neutralize the preserve self-suffici cy. economic advantake which imported oil enjoys over follows: domestic production: and The 5 big intern nal companies in 1963 I note that the board chairman of a leading H. FOREIGN TAX ADVANTAGES Whereas the advantage accruing to U.S. international Partlculariy when It is enhanced by the resort to tax produced 2,270,000 rrels of crude oil per oil companies through inadequate oil import regulation international oil committee has been named havens, the tax deferral has given artificial encourage­ has discouraged the independent producer who tradi­ ment to foreign investment and has acted as a deterrent In the light of our international payments day in the United tes and Canada, but at chairman of the Commerce Department's tionally finds most of the new oil reserves in Texas to the repatriation of dividend income. Deferral thus and in the Nation from adequately maintaining such adversely affects our balance-of-payments position by problem, I am convinced that the Congress, the same time they uced 6,152,000 barrels balance-of-payments advisory committee. defense-vital activity; and increasing payments and reducing receipts. as well as the executive branch, must take per day outside |e United States and Whereas the security of this State and Nation re­ This advisory group came out, according to quires that sufficient U.S. oil reserves be discovered Also the arbitrary assigning of expenses the Secretary, "in favor of a flexible approach a new look at the tax and other economic Canada. In other |rds, for each barrel of as the result of exploration to meet the heavy demand predicted for the near future: Now, therefore, be it advantages permitted American oil cohi- domestic oil upon ich statutory depletion between domestic parent companies and for­ that enables each company head to work out panies in their foreign operations. Accord­ was taken by th^ companies, they took eign subsidiaries often has the effect of his own program" rather than "having the Resolved by the House of Representatives ingly, officials of the various executive de­ statutory depletio: n almost 3 barrels of giving a tax break to the internationals over Government prescribe some formula of gen­ of the State of Texas, That the house of repre­ partments concerned, including Treasury and the very foreign oi at is causing the havoc strictly domestic independents, which they eral application." We should know soon sentatives importune the President of the State, should speak to this subject. in this industry. I quite illogical for this employ to gain advantage even on domestic whether the "voluntary" approach by interna­ United States and the Secretary of the In­ operations. tional companies is doing the job, or whether terior to revise import regulations in such On several bccasions, administration spokes­ Government to su ize a handful of internew legislation or some formalized pro­ .manner as to preclude any further increase men have noted that there is preferential national companies that they can make it HI. FOREIGN OIL BUYING for do impossible tic producers to comcedures are indicated. treatment to foreign oil investment. The late in imports until such time as domestic pro­ Particular attention should also be given pete even on the estic market. President Kennedy, in his 1963 balance-ofYesterday, at the annual stockholders' duction has been permitted to achieve a bet­ to just how effectively the Defense Depart­ Fsrtlgn crud* *11 pre |lon by Amtrlcan companict payments message, called for "tax neutrality ment is carrying out President Johnson's ad­ meeting of one of the world's largest interna­ ter balanced share of domestic market eempered with U.tl >rt( (•xeludlng rptldual) in the choice between investment here and [In thousanJ barreli per day] monition on February 10, 1965, to "shift de­ tional oil companies—Standard Oil Co. of growth, and to nullify the economic advan­ investment abroad." Treasury Secretary Dil­ Crude oil U.S. fense buying from sources abroad to sources New Jersey—the new chairman of that com­ tage which cheap foreign oil enjoys over do­ lon, as early as July 1961, testified: production Imports pany called on the Government for higher mestic production in meeting U.S. consump­ in the United States.'" (Chase (excluding interest rates to stem the gold outflow and tion requirements. group) residual) DurinE the po^war period, the promotion of private foreign investment in both advanced and Icss-developcd 1958 Defense officials should be given an op­ prevent a further drain on the balance of 1...•• 4.871 1,201 countries was in the public interest. Times have 1959 1 5,238 1,170 portunity to explain to our committee why payments. BEN BARNES, chanced, and the need to-stimulate investment in ad­ 1960 5,791 1..... 1,178 vanced countries no longer exists. Hence, there can be 1961 6,309 1,251 1.,, military purchases of foreign oil has risen no proper claim that preferential treatment should be Speaker of the House. 1962 ; ; 1 7,091 1,3!58 Despite recent expressions by the Johnson continued mercljr to perpetuate private gain. 1963 ....1..... 7,754 1,376 from 13 percent in 1954 to 34.8 percent in 1964. 1964 1 >8,709 1,452 Attest: administration that the present balance-ofincreaac, 1964 ve^ L958,. 3,831 251 Specific examples of preferential treatment Total Also, the Defense Department might ex­ payments program is working well and that Average Increaap per DOROTHY HALLMAN, 639 42 f..... warranting attention at this tinje inclu,de!: ; . > iictiniated.plain any Ip^, and necessity for Its,special tighter, money can .only harm the domestic . Chief ^le^ �•:?5' Par* Fourteen SEAFAItERS Aururt tt, ifW LO& Congressman Urges More Ocean Research U.S. Action Needed To Stop Red 'Wet Sputnik' Launching m By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives According to a U.S. congressman, if America doesn't get her "ocean-auts" off the Responsibility Is Mark Of SiU Crew ground and into the sea, Russia may beat us to an "ocean sputnik." Warning the House Although many ships under the SIU banner are noted for fast turn­ Oceanography Subcommittee that Cuba-based Soviet scientists are already exploring the arounds with comparatively little time In port, crew members missing the ship or failing TO join are rare. Gulf Stream for future sub--^marine use, congressman Paul Gulf Stream. Many Navy men ducted In limited areas—off Miami, In cases when one or more members miss a ship it entails an Rogers (D-fla.) pointed to agree that the Gulf Stream could Charleston and Cape Hatteras, plus undue hardship upon fellow crewmembers and the shortage of a full become a major future subma­ a stretch of ocean reaching rough­ complement Involves other possibly serious matters. Therefore an rine battleground. "In case of ly froni North Carolina to Nova SIU man is very much aware of his duty to show up on time. enemy attack," says one expert, Scotia. Although the research team This commitment is spelled out specifically in the Union's Constitu­ "the Gulf Stream could well be­ is behig coordinated by the Coast come our closest point of vuiner- and Geodetic Survey, aimost every tion and traditionally, the Union membership has taken a firm stand on abillty. To prevent drifting sub­ major oceanographic group in the this matter. Except under reasonable or extenuating circumstances a regulated fixed fine is imposed. Anyone who makes a practice or habit marines from dropping down United States will participate. of missing his ship will promptly recognize that his Union brothers into it and being swept noise­ Long A Mystery will not tolerate nor condone such action. lessly up the coastline, we must The Gulf Stream has puzzled investigate it thoroughly. There It is the duty of every Seafarer to be self disciplined. He knows would-be researchers since it was that one of his duties is to keep Himself accurately informed of the is no time for delay." discovered centuries ago. In 1575, sailing time prior to leaving the vessel when going off duty. A major break-through in he | ^ For this reason the Union strongly urges that, "the sailing time shall area may soon be provided by the. be posted at the gangway on arrival when the vessel is scheduled to massive yearlong survey of he ^ Mississippi River. A Gulf Stream just launched by the later; Benjamin stay in port 12 hours or les^. When the stay is scheduled to exceed 12 hours the sailing time shall be posted 8 hours prior to scheduled Coast and Geodetic Survey. The Stream is far too huge to be cov­ Franklin studied its effect on trans­ sailing, if before midnight. If scheduled between midnight and 8 A.M., sailing time should be posted bjr4;30 P.M., but not later than 5 P.M." One ocean phenomena of grow- ered in a single year by a single atlantic sailing. Today, most oceanographers be­ In? concern to the Navy is the survey, so the work is being conPermission, of course, must be obtained from the heads of the re­ lieve that the stream is formed spective departments to exchange watches or to get a short leave if through the interaction of various a member so desires. It is understandable that on occasion a crewmemnatural forces—sun, wind and the ber may want td contact home or conduct other personal business. rotation of the earth. According to After being granted a "leave" the cfe\vmember must immediately this theory, warm air rising at the equator is replaced by cooler air report his return. This, however, has no bearing on scheduled sailings. from the north. Part of this cool It would also be wise for crewmembers to leave an address and tele­ air mass is diverted down onto the phone number with the department head at which they can be con­ tacted. It is the responsibility of the seafarer to keep constant contact SAN FRANCISCO — The first regularly scheduled hover­ water by the earth's rotational with the vessel. Failure to keep in touch may cause the vessel to sail spin. There it triggers the north­ craft service in the United States was begun last week ward flow of water from the Carib­ short handed. The Union and companies agree that "all members of the unlicensed between this city and Oakland. The craft, which can skim bean and the Gulf of Mexico. personnel shall be aboard the vessel and ready for sea at least one over water or land on a'*" As it leaves the Florida Straits, hour before the scheduled sailing time . . . cushion of air, is being given Housing and ^ Home Finance the Gulf Stream resembles a huge "If the vessel's departure is delayed and the delay is due to the Agency, which is picking up the river, 40 miles wide and 2,000 feet a one-year test to see if it tab for two thirds of the $1,062,311 deep, moving northward at a sur­ loading or discharging of cargo, the new time of departure shall im­ repre.ients an answer to big-city cost of the operation. The project face speed of approximately four mediately be posted on the board and if such delay exceeds 2 nours transit problems. will be studied by the University knots. Every hour, the stream the watch below may be dismissed and shall receive 2 hours overtime of California Institute of Trans­ moves an estimated lOO-'billion for such reporting." Two seven-ton hovercraft, or portation and Traffic Engineering tons of water. Occasionally, it is difficult to determine the exact sailing time of a "jet skimmers" as they are known for the HHFA to learn how accept­ After the Stream passes by cargo vessel. It is therefore the duty and responsibility of licensed Florida, it becomes more and deck officers, with respect to the handling of cargo,, to check as close locally, will be operated by San able passengers find the craft. more diverse, Even its boundries Francisco-Oakland Helicopter Air­ The hovercraft test will continue begin to change, becoming fluid as possible the correct sailing schedules. By doing this a seafarer off lines, Inc., making a total of ten for one year, after which the re­ as the stream continues its north­ duty will be aided in taking care of his personal business without being deprived of reasonable shore leave. Ample off-time ashore to' the round-lrips a day across San Fran­ sults of the project will be evalu­ ward journey. Now more like a professional seafarer Is at a premium and is appreciated. cisco Bay. The craft, which cost ated. Decisions about future use spiral of ribbons than a single SIU crews are regularly commended for being consistently on the of the air cushion craft will be $300,000 apiece, will carry 15 pas­ based on the information gathered massive river, the Gulf comes in alert, and these commendations are well deserved. as close as 10 or 15 miles to shore sengers between the airports of during the year of operation. and then veers 40 or 50 miles out both cities or to downtown San} The hovercraft are 39 feet in to sea. Francisco. The 20-mile trip be- ] length with a beam of 25 feet. They Many Theories tween the airports is scheduled to i draw their power from two gas Flowing through cooler ocean take 15 minutes. turbine engines which operate a depths that may reach as deep as fan behind the passenger compart­ 8,000 feet, the Gulf Stream re­ One-Year Test ment which is forward. The fan mains suspended, retaining its The hovercraft service will be produces a cushion of air which is constant temperature and its 2,000operated as a test by the U.S. enclosed by "skirts" extending four foot depth. There is even a theory feet below the bottom of the ve­ that north of Cape Hatteras, there WASHINGTON — The number of major job areas with 6 hicle. It is this cushion of air on is a southward-moving counter- percent or more unemployment dropped to 21 in June, the which the hovercraft rides. current under the Stream itself. lowest number since May, 1957. Really Skims An important result of the Pacing the drop was the re-"* Gulf Stream's flow is the effect Since the skirts on the craft ex­ classification of South Bend, smaller and very small areas. JACKSONVILLE, Florida it has on weather. The warm tend within six inches of the sur­ Ind., from the substantial un­ Eighteen major areas have gone —The SlU-contracted Seawater it transports across the face of the water, an observer gets employment category of 6 to 9 per­ off the list of substantial unem­ Land Service has signed a Atlantic has long been ack­ cent to the moderate unemploy­ ployment in the last year while lease with the Jacksonville |i the impression that the vessel is nowledged as a major reason almost skimming the water when ment group of 3 to 5.9 percent. The only two were put on. ; ; Port Authority under which why Northeastern Europe en­ Labor Department termed the ; Sea-Land will build a new J actually it is four feet over the In the June report four areas joys a more temperate climate water's surface. This perimts the change in the South Bend situation were classified up froni the 3 to 13-acre terminal. The project than other regions In similar "especially significant." The area 5.9 percent range to the 1.5 to 2.9 J is expected to be completed |i craft to clear obstacles of up to latitudes. three-feet in height. had been in the 6 percent or more percent unemployed—Wilmington, by November, 1966. As for the peculiar weather vari­ Passengers who have taken test- ations along our eastern seaboard, category since November 1963 Del.; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.; Built on the site will be a if rides on the craft report that its it is hoped that the current survey when defense cutbacks and the Canton and Youngstown-Warren, i i wharf and bulkhead 1,220 motion was smooth, even though may unlock the mystery surround­ closing of the Studebaker plant Ohio. ; feet long and able to accomthe effects of waves can be felt. ing the strange body of frigid caused a sharp increase in jobless­ 1:1 modate two ships at the same Fall River, Mass., moved from time. A 27y^-ton gantry The test-passengers report the waters locked at sea off the mid- ness. the 9 to 12 percent range to the S A year ago in June the number to 9 percent classification. The San |i crane will operate over the craft has a tendency to fly side­ Atlantic states. An expert guess of major job areas with substantial Bernardino - Riverside - Ontario, 11 entire length of the wharf. ways, forcing its pilot to head it is that this cool water pool may I The crane alone will cost ap­ into the wind. Even though the be the prime cause of the severe unemployment was 37. The all-time Calif., area was classified from proximately $700,000. craft may be headed to starboard, four-year drought that has been high of 101 was reached in the -moderate unemployment to the the passengers note that it might plaguing the East and the heavy spring of 1961. In the past three more than 6 percent group. In the I The $3 million terminal months the number of areas had latter case the department said the slip to port a bit. rains sweeping the Midwest. I for Sea-Land will replace dropped from 25 to 21. growth in the local labor force out­ i the present company termAlthough the use of the hover­ Scientists agree that such a cold Based On Surveys paced gains in employment. I Inal at Pier 3^ Construction craft in San Francisco Bay will be water pool could well cause an I of,the new facility under the the first time the craft has been almost constant low pressure area. The department said the report Among the major cities with sub­ i lease eventually provide for used commercially in this country, This of course could change pre­ reflected a continued reduction in stantial and persistent unemploy­ t a 25 percent increase in it has been providing regular pas­ vailing wind patterns and influ­ unemployment in the nation. The ment remaining on the June list I available.. docking space ip, senger service between England ence the offshore weather that classificaticms are based on surveys are Buffalo, N.Y.; Newark, N.J.; |„.fhe, porti.; . • j and the Isle of Wright for the last usually brings rain to the sea­ of local employment conditions in Oakland, Calif.; Philadelphia, Pa.; three-years. • board- states; n • . • 45®- major tlabor- area* as well -as and Toledo,; Ohio.'. the need for a concerted, consoli­ dated oceanographic research pro­ gram. "We must not let the Soviets get ahead of us with an ocean sputnik," he said. "These hearings," he con­ tinued. "will provide an oppor­ tunity to emphasize how important ocean research is to the nation. We know more about outer space." the congressman declared, "than we do about the earth's wet space. U. S. astronauts have gone more than 170 miles into space. But oceanauts have gone only seven miles down into the ocean." Hovercraft Serving San Francisco Area Major Job Areas Report Employment On Upswing Sea-Land Plans p New Terminal r .. �Auftut 20, 196S SEAFARER3 LOO \ m* FUteca A' . -r . SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD Primarily a workers city, Haifa is Israel's main port on' the Mediterranean with one of the most developed harbor centers in the Middle East, and is also the center of Israel's heavy industries, which are centered in the Haifa Bay area. Haifa is a city where the ancient and the modern dwell side by side. Situated by- the slopes of Mt. Carmel, Haifa is rich in history. On the slopes of Mt. Carmel are the caves of the biblical Prophets Elijah and Elisha. Tours of Galilee and the Jordan Valley and biblical and historic sites in northern IsraeJ often start in Haifa. The Museum of Antiquities has one of the best archaeological collections in the world. ^ By way of contrast, Haifa is also the home of the Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology, the leading engineering institution of higher learning in the country, and a fine Museum of Modern Art. The city also has an excellent Maritime Museum located near the Sailors' Home. Almost everything of^interest in the citv can be easily reached by fast, modern municipal busses. The harbor, bay and waterfront areas can best be toured by motorboat and several inexpensive boat trips are available. Occupying what is primarily an arid land, Haifa is justly proud of her municipal gardens, such as Gan Hazikaron, with its unique view of downtown Haifa and the Bay, and Gan Ha'em, where recorded concerts are held twice weekly. Because its population of 210,000 people come from all over the world, language is no difficulty in Haifa. Hebrew is the official tongue, but English, French, and German are almost widely spoken. The Government Tourist Information Office at 2 Balfour Street is a good place to start any sightseeing tour. The Old City of Haifa (left) with Iti narrow, winding streets and rough-textured stone buildings stand In sharp contrast to new Haifa's up-to-date modernity (right). Where much of the land Is mostly arid, cool tree-shaded streets are doubly beautiful. Haifa Is'not a small city, as this view Indicates. The city sprawls on the slopes of Mt. Carmel, which Is rich In Biblical lore and the site of a famous church of the Carmelite Order. Dinghies fitted with lamps for night fishing contribute to the activity In Haifa's busy harbor. �SEAf^RERIS 'Pac* BiitMn LOIR tf/lf6S ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,1965 GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE PENSION FUND 17 BATTERY PLACE, NEW YORK, N. Y. 10004 TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK I Notes: (1) All data In the Annual Report is to be copied from the Annual State­ ment. Where .a copy of U.S. Department of Labor Form D-2, has been filed In lieu of pages 8 to 14 of the New York Annual Statement, the Summary Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Exhibit B-1) and the Summary Statement of Receipts and Disbursements (Exhibit B-2) of Form D-2 may be substituted for Pages 2 and 3 herein. (2) The Annual Report is required to be filed, in duplicate, not later than Address replies to New York State Insurance Department, 123 William Street. New York 38, New York. (3) The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general Informa­ tion as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily • abbreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, ot at the New York State Insurance Department, 123 William St., N.Y. 38, N.Y. EXHIBIT B-1 ' SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Assets ' Column (1) 1. Cash 2. Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations (b) Nongovernment bonds 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. to. Column (2) • 6.925.35 11. Total lines 7 to 10, inclusive 7,215.40 2,596.52 0 327.75, 475.75 5,028.82 15,644.24 706.37 706.37 i 18,596.68 12. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 6, less line 11) 180,981.34 Reconciliation of Fund Balances 13. Fund balance at beginning of year 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 12) 671,302.44 —0— —0— —0— 155.79 155.79 (180,981.34) GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE PENSION PLAN ATTACHMENT TO' THE ANNUAL REPORT FORM D-2 YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1985 Page 1 — Item 1 Great Lakes Tug St Dredge Pension Plan is identified with the Great Lakes Tug & Dredge Region Inland Boatmen's Union, Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO and various signatory employers operating the Great Lakes Area. Part III—-Item 12 Valuation Certificate Attached 678,293.61 —0— —0— 678,293.61 18. Total liabilities and funds 180,981.34 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net Increase or decrease by adjustment in asset values of investments 0_ (b) Reserve for future benefits and expenses ... (180,981.34) 221.61 Liabilities and Funds (d) Total funds and reserves _0_ 16. Fund baiance end of year $678,449.40 16. Total liabilities 17. Funds and reserves (a) Reserve for future benefits and expenses... (b) (c) 10. Other disbursements (a) Trustees' meetings expense (b) 2,246.05 270,717.62 (c) Total bonds and debentures 300,652.01 Stocks (a) Preferred ' 50,573.74 (b) Common 299,273.26 Common trusts Real estate loans and mortgages Operated real estate —0— Other investment assets, U.S. Treasury bills 20,803.43 Accrued income receivable on investments Prepaid expenses Other assets :.... (a) Accrued interest paid on bonds purchased .. —0— (b) ; 221.61 (c) Insurance and annuity premiums payable Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered by insurance) Accounts payable Payrolls, taxes withheld 7. Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits 8. Benefits provided other than through insurance car­ riers or other service organizations 9. Administrative expenses (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) (b) Fees and commissions (c) Interest (d) Taxes (e) Rent (f) Other administrative expenses $ 29,934.39 11. Total assets 12. 13. 14. 15. Disbursements $678,449.40 Exhibit B-1 Statement of Unrecorded Assets and Liabilities Interest Receivable Contributions Receivable ' Indicate accounting basis by check: Cash • Accrual •. Plans on a cash basis shouid attach a statement of significant unrecorded assets and liabilities. SEE ATTACHMENT. •' The assets listed in this statement must be vaiued in column (1) on the basis regularly used in valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shall be vaiued at their aggregate cost or present vaiue, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act, sec. 7 (e) and (f) (i) (B). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1): Bonds, stocks and U.S. Treas. Bills-at cost. ' If A (s) in Item 13. PART III is checked "Yes," show in this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investments summarized in lines 2c. 3a. and 3b, if such value differs from that reported in column (1). Assets $ 5,666.83 8,584.18 Liabilities $14,251.01 $1,141.23 $1,141.23 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE PENSION FUND STATE OF New York ..... EXHIBIT B-2 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS Receipts 1. Contributions (a) Employer, See Attachment (b) Employees (c) Other (Specify) 2. Interest, dividends and other investment net income 3. Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets, net 4. Dividends and experience rating refunds from in­ surance companies 5. Other receipts (a) (b) (c) - 6. Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive \ *10i 092 38 73;578!67 _lo_ 24,256.36 650.59 SS. COUNTY OF New York. and Trustees of the Fund and being duly sworn, each for himself deposes and says that this Annual Report is true to the best of his information, knowledge and belief. Employer trustee: 3/Irving Saunders —0— —0— —0— —0_ Employee trustee: s/Robert Affleck $199,578.00 -V• , Ii f 'i-.-y' i V- ' y i -V » V> V Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of July, 1965. a/John J. Raguseo JOHN J. RAGUSEO Notary Public, State of New York No. 30-8482865 Qualified in Nassau County Cert, filled in Nassau Co. & N.Y. Co; Conimissipn Expires March 30, 1966i �Antmt S«» IMI gEAFAHERM Lakes Death Benefit fif* flcfntaca LOO Urst Amwk^n fxptdiffaii fo ttudv Ama U.S. Scientists Explore Russian Arctic Waters A U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker is carrying the first American scientific expedition ever to explore the Kara Sea off Soviet Siberia. "Ihe last team of Western scientists to explore the Russian Arctic Sea was the famous l^orwegian explorer Raold Amundsen -who traversed the barren Arctic area over 40 * years ago. from the University of Wisconsin's international incident with the Scientists on the Coast Geophysical and Polar Research Russians. After crossing the Rus­ Mrs. Mary Ann Webster, widow of Great Lakes Seafarer John E. Webster, receives her Union Death Benefit check from Lakes District SlU rep Larry Rice in Detroit. Webster, the father of four children, was a resident of Alpena, Mich. Holding a wheelsman's rating, he sailed on the Diomond Alkali (American Steamship Co.). Navy Trains Porpoise As Divers' Bodyguard POINT MUGU, Calif.—^An Atlantic bottlenose porpoise, ap­ propriately named Tuffy, ia being trained to go into action against savage sharks who menace undersea divers going peace­ ably about their business. The Navy's researchers plan to have Tuffy participate in the Sealab II experiment in which a team of scientists and divers will spend 15 days 215 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific off La Jolla, Calif. Protection against sharks will only bo part of Tuffy's duties In the underwater living experiment. The intelligent porpoise, who has been a pupil at the Point Mugu Naval Missile Center for over a year, is also learning to carry packages from divers on the bottom to men on the surface, as well as to bring guide lines to divers who lose their direction In the gloomy depths. First Practical Test According to F. G. Wood, chief of the Marine Sciences Division of the missile center, Tuf­ fy's training represents the first practical test of wheth­ er a sea mammal can assist man in working under water. Current plans call for Tuf­ fy to go into action should a shark appear outside of Sealab II to trouble Navy divers working In the area. Porpoises are famous for their battles with sharks. In­ cidents of their combat are on the record books where porpoises have been seen to beat off sharks, and some­ times to kill them by ram­ ming the murderous under­ sea marauders with their noses. Tuffy is no shrinking stranger to combat with sharks. His 270-pound, 7-foot frame has numerous scars left from many a ferocious battle with the savage predators. The Sealab II experiment will show if Tuffy's training has conditioned him" to the point where he will protect human divers from their common enemy. Researchers' Goldmine While Tuffy's training will represent the first attempt to get man and porpoise to work side by side, a great deal of research on porpoises has been conducted by scientists in recent years. Researchers have been highly impressed with the Intelligence of porpoises and their ability to communicate by the highpitched sounds they utter. Scientists have also been fascinated by the ability of porpoises to detect tindersea obstacles by echoes from sound waves. "Tuffy The Navy's Sealab project was scheduled to get under way this week when a 12x57-foot steel cylinder housing 10 men will be lowered 210 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific. Teams of Navy divers and scientists will spend 15 days in the undersea structure, working outside the cylinder for at least two hours per day. Guard icebreaker Northwlnd re­ port that the expedition Is taking place because U.S. researchers know less about the Kara Sea than any other major body of water in the world. The Kara Sea is a body of water beneath the Arctic Ocean bounded by the two Islands which make up the Soviet territory of Novaya Zemlya on the east and the Taimyr and Yamal peninsula of the Siberian mainland on the west. The Russians have held several nuclear tests on the island territory of Novaya Zemlya, detonating their 10(J megaton bomb at the isolated site. The area to be explored by U.S. scientists Is in internationl waters. Reds Not Talking Soviet scientists are known to have already explored the Kara Sea region, but so far have failed to publish the facts they have gathered. The U.S. expedition is pledged to make its investigations public. The Northwind expedition is encountering severe problems caused by the ice and weather con­ ditions in the Arctic region. The progress of their exploration work is considerably slowed by six-foo'v thick ice flows. Rajn and fog abound in the area, which is some­ times known as the "Sea of Mj.sts," hindering visibility and forcing the ship to wait for days to get a celestial fix. Two U.S. Teams The U.S. expedition is made up of two teams of scientists. One party of Navy oceanographers is studying salmity, water tempera­ ture, water radiation and plankton life. The second group, which is Center, is Investigating the gravity and magnetic characteristic} of the area. Both groups of researchers have reported excellent progress, even though the expedition has just started. Since leaving Copenhagen on July 15, the Northwind is taking every precaution to avoid an By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Bacteria Danger Two British government scientists delivered a strong blow this week to the ivacttce of putting antibiotics and other drugs in animal feeds to speed up the fattening process. Dr. E. S. Anderson, director of the Enteric Reference Laboratory of the Public Health Service, and M. J. Lewis, charged that the widespread use of medicated feeds to hasten weight gains may be making common disease-causing bacteria resistant to the new antibiotics. The drugs change micro-organisms in the ani­ mals' bodies so that they acquire resistance. This resistance is then transferred to bacteria responsible for salmonella, Escherichia coli and even staphylococcus infections, they explained. The further transmis­ sion of drug-resistance to essentially human organisms may then follow, they added, as reported in HEALTH BULLETIN. Explaining their findings in the current issue of the scientific journal NATURE, the government researchers point out that many bacteria are already showing resistance to sulfa drugs, the newer penicillins, strepto­ mycins and tetracyclines—drugs commonly added to animal feeds. They note also that warnings on this new form of infection were sounded two years ago by a Japanese researcher. Dr. T. Watanabe of Keio Uni­ versity School of Medicine said that drug resistance "could become a serious and world-wide problem." Apparently the warning went un­ heeded because it seems that this-f^ —— stage is in sight in Britain, Drs. based on studies of the occurrence Anderson and Lewis charge. and transfer of resistance in Support for their prediction is salmonella typhimurium, the most common cause of food poisoning outbreaks. The British researchers cite evidence that 61 percent of all strains are showing resistance days, the supplies and equipment which they need to fight will still to antibiotics. In addition, labora­ have to come by ship. Under the tory research has shown that the circumstances, it is easy to see why resistance can be transferred American shipping is furnishing readily to Escherichia coli, a wide­ the bulk of the transportation job spread germ which can cause serious infections of the urinary of the U.S. fighting force. Is the U.S.-flag fleet strong tract in man. That hazard is enough to shoulder the job which emphasized by the fact that physicians are accustomed to treat­ it performed so ably in past na­ ing such infections with the very tional emergencies? Maritime ob­ antibiotics that are now becoming servers question whether our mer­ ineffective, they point out. "The chant fleet has enough fast, modern time has clearly come for a re­ tonnage to meet this challenge. This examination of the whole question problem might never have arisen of the use of antibiotics and other if the government had provided drugs in the rearing of livestock," the maritime industry with a sound Drs. Anderson and Lewis con­ program of operating and construc­ clude. tion subsidies years ago. Indiscriminate use of antibiotics, Vietnam actually represents only especially in the treatment of a "small" emergency. With the abil­ simple viral infections, is also con­ ity of the entire maritime Industry tributing to the drug resistance to perform its job in the face of problem. Healtb Bulletin reported this crisis already under serious recently that about a dozen species question, what would be the case of disease-causing bacteria are if our nation were confronted with beginning to show resistance to an all-out emergency? Past experi­ tetracycline. Dr. Trevor J. Frank­ ence in World War II has shown lin of Imperial Chemical Indus­ that a crash maritime construction tries, Ltd., England, said this program in the event of war is a situation poses a serious problem time-consuming and costly process, for future medical practice. Phy­ in a period when delays can lead to sicians are accustomed to using disaster. tetracycline and know its effec­ The Vietnam crisis is proving tiveness in treating disease and that the need for a strong, fast, disorders ranging from acne, modern American-flag merchant abscesses, sinusitus, diphtheria, fleet has never been so urgent. The pneumonia and scarlet fever, he time to act to revitalize the Ameri­ said. "One should avoid at all can-flag fleet is now. Further de­ costs the use of tetracyline in lays could lead only to a national an indiscriminate manner," he tragedy. warned. Jobs Column (Continued from page 7) however. Defense planners began to revise their thinking about the role of U.S. shipping in the overall military picture as a result of "Op­ eration Steel Pike." Ten U.S. mer­ chant vessels, including several SlU-manned ships, participated in this huge land-sea military exer­ cise off the coast of Spain in which 28,000 marines and their vehicles and heavy equipment were success­ fully carried to the scene of the maneuvers. When the strategists at the De­ fense Department surveyed the positive results of Steel Pike, they began to have second thoughts about their previous over-reliance on the role of airpower in trans­ porting troops and equipment to the scene of an emergency. The military strategists were especially impressed with the comparison the job performed by the U.S. fleet in Steel Pike as contrasited to the huge airlift of troops from U.S. t>ases to Germany in 1963. In that exercise, American soldiers were landed in Europe quickly, but it took several weeks before their heavy equip­ ment and vehicles which they need­ ed to fight could arrive by boat. Military planning experts faced with the problem of getting men and supplies to "Vietnam are forced into this same dilemma if they de­ cide to depend on aircraft to trans­ port U.S. troops. While American fighting men may be moved to Southeast Asia within a nwtter of sian-Norwegian boundary, the U.S. ship took a course away from the Russian coastline. To make sure the Russians realized the scientific nature of the voyage, covers were placed over the vessels five-inch guns when it passed into the Soviet or eastern end of the Barents Sea. �Wv SlffkteM SEAFARERS LOG Aaffost M, U«S Sail And Steam Off Hawaii By SIDNEY MARGOLIDS Check Carefully 6n Tire Quality • Tires, their quality and safety characteristics, have been making tks news recently. On* tklng which is certain is that tires must be purchased with cars. Working families seeking to hold down expenses, are especially endangered by the low qualities and confusing termi­ nology in the tire business, as revealed by recent Federal Trade Com­ mission hearings and other revelations. The tire business always has been a jungle of misleading terminology and Juggled prices. This affects your pocketbook. But the low qualities you may be led into buying, because of lack of standards, can affect your safety. According to the testimony, the main trouble is that many tires, even those supplied on new cars, are not adequate for the load they often have to carry. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D., Wise.), is up in arms about this danger to drivers and their families In an age of high-speed turnpike and long-distance driving. "My files are filled with letters from people who have had tires fall on practically new cars in perfectly normal use," Mr. Nelson re­ cently told the Senate. He pointed out, that a tire-industry official had admitted to the FTC that the test for a six passenger sedan is based on the assumption that there will be only three passengers and no baggage. -• = — The Senator revealed that are below even the Government Esther Peterson, the President's minimums set in 1953, and even special assistant on consumer af­ these specifications need to be fairs similarly has received many brought up to date, reports James complaints from the public about Mathers, of Greenbelt, Md. ConThe brigantine Thetis Is caught by the camera as she moves along under full sail off Honolulu, faulty tires and misleading ad­ sume'r Services, cooperative in the providing a striking contrast with the modern ocean liner Luiiine, manned by SlU Paclfia vertising. District of Columbia region. District seamen. The 140-ton brigantlne plays an Important role in the motion picture State officials also are alarmed Mr. Mathers advises that in buy­ "Hawaii" which Is being filmed In the Island state. The film Is based on James Michener's albout both the quality of new tires ing a new car, remember that car best selling novel. and the almost-bald tires some manufaoturers consider steerability drivers keep on their cars. Some and easy-riding qualities important. 23 states have legislation pending But you have to be sure the tires or already passed to require better also can perform beyond minimum quality in both new and recapped safety standards. Ures. As a rule, better-grade tires are A New- York State legislative heavier, have a wider, flatter tread committee bought three tires at face, and noticeably deeper tread $12.84 each and found two of them grooves. They also feel heavier failed to meet even minimum blow­ WASHINGTON—The "astonishing," "dizzying" and "dramatic" surge in corporate out resistance tests. Ironically, the when you lift them, than do cheap tires. Well-made tires also have nu­ profits could lead to a shortage of customers, a job squeeze and a collapse of the boom itself, tires were labeled "Safety Spe­ merous cross cuts or hook-shaped cials." The Association of Califor­ "sipes" in the tread. This aid&.tracaccording to an AFL-CIO analysis. nia Consumers Is urging the pas­ tion, assists in stopping and en­ After-tax profits have been sage there of a biU which would rising for four successive years the danger of the 'employment ilies to consume, it is evident that require that recapped tires be hances skid resistance. In fact, there is a grow­ the current profits boom will lead clearly labeled ae such, and would Station wagons especially need two to three times faster than squeeze.' ing fear that excessively rapid in­ to trouble. And if it collapes, pro­ prohibit the salt of reeut or re- extra heavy duty tires, the hearinga the rise in consumer income, it creases in profits—^moving up much duction and new business invest­ grooved tires. brought out. notes, and adds: faster than wages and salaries — ment, as weli as profits, wiil move "If this trend continues, It will will have a depressing effect upon In buying a new tire, the FTC •' mean the economy's ability to pro­ the economy, resulting, in time, in into recession, too." To head off points out, you can't even be sure such a recession, the analysis con­ duce is far outrunning the ability further unemployment and ulti­ the size is exactly as stated on the of consumers to buy this output." mately in declining profits as well." tinues, wage and salary earners tire and in the advertising. But "must obtain, through collective "Unless public and private eco­ bargaining, a fairer share of the size has an effect on safety as well Profits during the first quarter of this year reached a "spectacu­ nomic policies are redirected, im­ rising output and increasing ef­ as other performance. lar" annual rate of $36.5 billion— mediately and substantially, to ficiency of the nation's economic In a 7.50x14 size tire, for exam­ 17 percent higher than the first raise the ability of millions of fam­ system." ple, the cross section is supposed quarter of last year and a "fantas­ to be inches with a rim size of tic" 67 percent rise since 1961, it WASHINGTON — The Monthly 14 inches. But no Information is was noted in the study, an Eco­ given on the overall dimensions of Labor Review has marked its 50th nomic Trends & Outlook feature the outside circumference. In ac­ year at publication by the Bureau prepared for the AFL-CIO Ameri­ tual practice, this Important meas­ can Federationist by the Depart­ urement appears to vary with the of Labor Statistics with an an­ ment of Research. quality of the tire, the FTC has niversary issue which recaptures said. Two tires both labeled 7.50x14 the past, reports the present and Prali's Grow Fastest can be quite different in actual size, speculates on the future. "The 67 percent rise of after-tax and thus in performance. The Review, the government's profits since 1981," the article says, WASHINGTON—The cost of living, spurred by sharp "has been about two to three times Nor, as ths puhlic has been oldest magazine, is a showcase for faster than the increase of after­ rises in meat and fresh vegetable prices jumped one-half of warned before, can you depend on BLS research and a respected pro­ tax personal income, wage and 1 Percent on June for its greatest lift upward in 23 months. the terminology used to describe fessional journal which has been salary payments and total national tires. In the new publication, hospitable to a diversity of views The Labor Department's"*" production. Between 1963 and U.S. Consumer, Beatrice Schalet and contributors. Bureau of Labor Statistics re­ conditioners dropped as a result pointed 1964, for example, after-tax profits out that designations such A special section of the July of the federal excise tax cut. rose more than twice as fast as ported that its Consumer as "first line," "second line," "100 anniversary issue features brief Price Index went from 109.6 In Department experts believe the level," "original equipment," or essaya by 13 of the magazine's the after-tax income of American families. And in the January- May to 110.1 in June, an increase increase does not set a "trend for premium" have no established blue-ribbon list of readers — in­ March quarter of 1965, after-tax of 1.9 percent from the reading of the future because of the tempo­ meaning. These designations can cluding scholars from universities rary factors" involved in the rise, mean whatever the manufacturer and experts from labor and man­ profits were up 15 percent above 108 in June 1964. the year 1S54 — more than three Increases during the second he said. He predicted that con­ wants them to mean. In fact, one agement. times as fast as the rise of after­ quarter of 1965 totaled 1 percent. sumer prices will continue to rise auto club test found that premium There are congratulatory notes tax personal income. Annual total increases during the at about the normal rate of one- tires of different makers varied from President Johnson and other 20-80 percent in their stopping top officials, from editors of other "The lopsided profits boom is past few years have run about 1.2 tenth of 1 percent a month. to 1.3 percent. magazines, from the presidents of leaving ether forms of income far The quarterly change in the CPI ability. The rise was paced by meat and brought wage increases of 1 to 3 Similarly, the FTC has pointed both the AFL-CIO and the U.S. behind." poultry prices, which increased cents an hour to about 28,006 out that such words as "super" and Chamber of Commerce. And there V/orkers Short-Changred more than 6.25 percent, and fresh workers protected by union con­ "de luxe" appear in the brand is a perceptive discussion of the "First, workers in industry have fruits and vegetables, which rose tracts. Some 11,000 interstate bus names of premium, first, second Monthly Labor Review's function not been receiving an adequate 3.7 percent. Potatoes, in short line employes got 1 cent and and third line tires. The buyer has and goals by its editor of the past share of benefits of the economic supply because of the 1964 5,000 transit got 3 cents. Quarterly no dependable clue to the real 20 years, Lawrence R. Klein. expansion since 1961. Second, the drought, led the parade with a reviews of city indices brought grade of the tire except, to some Reprinted are still-timely laments still heard about the 'profit jump of 10 percent. pay raises of 2 cents an hour to extent, price. And when the tire articles from past issues, includihg squeeze' are totally unjustified." Arnold Chase, assistant BLS 4,000 instrument workers iff the is offered as a purported bargain, perceptive reports from the 1920's The study added; commissioner, said the increase New York City area; 4.5 cents to the price may serve only to mislead on the impact of technological "The surge in profits has de- would hate been another one- 1,800 Baltimore transit workers, as to grade. changes in industry and agricul­ stro.ved the myth of the 'j)rofit tenth of 1 percent higher had not and 5.7 cents to 2,000 lithograph­ Government technicians testified ture and the unrest of Negroes in squeeze' but it has not eliminated the prices of new autos and air ers in San Francisco. that the tije industry's standards the South. Corporate Profit Surge Threatens Business Boom Labor Depf, Magazine Is In SOfh Year Food Prices Pushing Living Costs Higher '.1 �Awgmd M, ms SEAFARERS LOG r»f JfiMtMB Building Subsidies (Continued from i>ag« 8) the reoommendetimii, relaUva to these unsubsidized berth li­ ners, also asked them to en­ dorse, In principle at least, the need for rebnUding other segments of the nnsubskUsed fleet. Including domestic vessels and vessels engaged In foreign tramping operations. Other Business In other actions at the meeting, the SIU: e Presented a rebuttal to charges made by spokesmen for runaway-flag operators, as well as a spokesman for the State Depart­ ment, that an oil import quota for American-flag tankers would be discriminatory and would invite retaliation from foreign maritime nations. • Told the committee members that the State Department had opposed legislative proposals to ban foreign-flag ships which have been trading with North Vietnam from United States ports. • Told the committee members that recent develol>ments, with re­ gard to Vietnam, have raised doubts aa to the adequacy of our merchant fleet, as well as our ship­ MORNING LIGHT (Sea-Land), July 18—Chairman, G. Stanford) Secretary, a. Villariza. No troafa and no dis­ puted or reported. Brother I. Bickford was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. Letter to be sent to Mo­ bile requesting area bonus for crewmembers that made voyage ffl96. Sanitation in messroom discussed. ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), July 11 —Chairman, C. W. Hall; Secretary, J. A. Baker. Ship's delegate reported that everything Is running smoothly so far. $2.62 In ship's fund. $6.00 in TV fund. All hands requested to keep laundry room clean. Motion made -to see the company about an building facilities, to meet a real emergency. • Supported a proposal by the Maritime Administration that ship construction subsidies be awarded to those vessels which promise the greatest productivity, provided that the savings accruing to the Govern­ ment from such productivity be used to build a larger fleet^ and provide greater employment op­ portunities for American seamen. It was announced at the meeting that the next meeting of ttie full committee has tentatively been scheduled for August 27. The SIU is preparing for this meeting a statement relative to a report made at the August 6 meet­ ing by an intergovernmental task force headed by Alan S. Boyd, Undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation. The Boyd group has prepared a report relative to the cost involved in implementing the proposals made by a subcommittee headed by Theodore Kheel, New York lawyer and labor arbitrator. The Kheel subcommittee had recommended the building of a new American-flag fleet of dry and liquid bulk carriers—a proposal supported by the SIU. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Overw seas), June 27—Chairman, John M. Pasco; Secretary. J. F. Austin. Ship's delegate had nothing to report. All Is going well. Motion made to back the Union's current contract negotia­ tions, and the membership on shi|M be Informed of progress. Crew warned about keeping portholes closed In heavy weather. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the good food and Its prepara­ tion by the cooks. EXPRESS BALTIMORE (Commodore), August 1—Chairman, John O'Reurke; SacraUry, Eugene Ray. No disputed OT and no tieefs reported -by de­ partment delegates. Brother R. Pas­ chal was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the steward department. MT. WASHINGTON (Victory Car­ riers), July 10—Chairman, R. L Mor­ row; Secretary, W. McMillon. Ship had been laid up two months. Brother Jimmy Nelson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Depart­ ment delegates reported that all Is going well. Held general discussion about presenting beefs in the proper manner. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department. Ice machine aboard ship. Also to have an awning over the deck sternside. GATEWAY CITY (Ssa-Land), August S—Chairman, Juan Cruz; Secretary, H. C. Atkinson. $13.50 In ship's fund. Disputed OT In engine and steward departments. Ship's delegate re­ ported that the negotiating commit­ tee Is working on a new contract. The Union Is trying to get a subsidy for all our companies. Boat drill and Independence Day holiday In San Juan to be taken up with patrolman. All hands requested to work together in keeping heads, rooms, pantry and messhalls clean. Entire crew voted on a recommendation made for a raise In wages. Suggestion made for a better" understanding of sailing time being posted. Also that the Union work out a deal for time off with this company. RIDGEFIELO VICTORY (Columbia), July 25 —Chairman, M. J. Boherty; Secretary, F. Hattaway. Brother Claude Blanchard was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Complaints made about the galley stack being dirty and smoking, and crew request same be worked on. DEL MUNDO (Delta), August 1 — Chairman, W. Meehan; Secretary, Piggy Sahuqus. Brother Meehan thanked all crewmembers, including delegates, for their cooperation which Is In true SIU style. Motion was made to contact the safety director of the Delta Line, and SIU, on ar­ rival In New Orleans to discuss with them the most appalling disregard for accepted standards of safety aboard this ship. Motion was made to have ship fumigated for roaches. Vote of thanks was extended to the entire steward department for the good chow and good service. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), July 25—Chairman, Frank Balasis, Secre­ tary, Bruno iorulli. Ship's delegate reported that all Is running well with no beefs and no complaints. $34.50 In ship's fund. One man was hospital­ ized In Port Said. Ship's delegate to sea chief engineer about crow's pan­ try Ice box... I ANTINOUS (Waterman), August 1— Chairman, Roy Jones; Soerelary, Mil­ ton J. Phelps. $11.75 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made that a new washing machine be acquired by Company for the crew, as the old one Is worn out. LCOKATWf H/^cNmr SHI? The party candles were burning brightly aboard the Walter Rico (Reynolds Metals Com­ pany) recently. Seafarers on hand went all out to give retiring Seafarer H. S. Wilson the biggest and best birthday party that he ovar had. Thera was cake and ice cream and pl«ity of "Happy Birthday" choruses. The crew chipped In the machine, IbosG will be tilt ing, which be does with his son. When he retires, he plans to move to present Brother Wilson fruits WG serve that night." to Florida. "That's great fishing with a watch engraved with best XXX eountry," he says. wishes "From the Crew of the Walter Rice." "We went all out," says ship's delegate Milton Henton. "It was a good blow-out, with all the trim­ mings. We wanted to show tradi­ tional SIU appre­ ciation for a Henton brother Seafarer who has always sailed according to the SIU book." i jr ^ Every break la coffee toeak on board Ilia E^wreee BalttBure (Com­ modore Lines). It seems that the crew of that worthy vessel arc all fanatical ex­ perts when it comes to the hot black stuff. It is not unusual, late at night, to see a deckhand or en­ gine room man mixing up his own concoction of the brew—a few Columbian grinds here, and a few Brazilian grinds there. "But the mixture is not the only thing," says meeting secretary Eagene Ray. "To make java really hefty, hbt and hearty, you have to have'the right equipment—^perfect tools for a perfect job, you know. So we've put in an order for two new large coffee percolators. Once we get that new crockery, our brew will be unmatchable. By the way," Brother Ray reports, "one of the men once suggested tea. But we'd rather fight than switch." t t X Seafarers aboard the Ocean Evelyn (Maritime Overseas) are running into some heavy seas on the way to Subic Bay. In fact, at times the water is so rough that special care must foe taken to see that the portholes are closed and secured. "It Posko doesn't pay to take any chances, in heavy weath­ er," says ship's delegate JiAn M. Pasko. "A stitch in time saves nine," he warns, "so let's all make sure to keep tight portholes." Seafarer Peter Gonzales passes along a great big vote of thanks from the'crew aboard the Del Norte (Delta Steamship) to XXX Joan Medina, C. Bennet, Leroy Ship's delegate WIlHam J. Mee­ Rinker, A. Gnrino han, sailing aboard the Del Munde and all the other (Delta Steamship), extends a hearty brothers who did vote of thanks to the entire crew such a fine and for their fine work and cooperation unstinting job during the voyage. "The men Genioles taking care of one sailed and acted in true SIU fash­ of the brothers who was felled by ion," he reports. "They made the XXX a stroke. "The men worked tire­ ship's delegate job easy." lessly," Gonzales says. "They did Seafarer Herbert C. Gardner a great SIU job." XXX dropped by to talk things over with his buddies at the According to ship's delegate X 3^ XNew York Hall M. Dunn aboard the Del Sud (Del­ the other day. He According to ship's delegate M. ta Lines), the men says that he has Dunn, the flickers aboard the Del have decided to a simple working Sud (Delta Steamship) are flicker­ purchase a new philosophy when ing again and snow is drifting movie screen with it comes to get­ across the ship's t.v. screen. But money from the ting along with ship's fund. the crew has the situation well in people in foreign "There's nothing hand. "We've got a repair order lands. "Peo.ple are like a good movie in for the t.v. antenna," says he says. people," Gardner to while away the Brother Dunn. "We'll have that "Whoever you recreation hours screen cleared In no time at all. go, if you treat people decently, \ Dunn they'll do the same for you. If you Brother Dunn. XXX want to make friends, just be "And we feel that the Del Sud friendly. Mix with foreigners, try Supper meal tables on board the their food and their drinks. One of crew deserves nothing less than the Antinous (Waterman Steamship) the best ways I've found of making very best. So we've decided to use are beginning to pals, is to exchange tobaoco or cig­ the money we've saved for a new look like the slot arettes. It's like going back to the screen. It'll make those 'Late machine faces old pioneer days when they used Shows' even better." down Las Vegas to smoke the peace pipe." Sailing XXX way. Everywhere as a deckhand for 15 years. you* look ther# Ship's delegate John St. John Brother Gardner likes the outdoors. are apples, pears "It's too hot in the engine room reports that a vote of thanks has cherries and who for me," he says. "I like to be up been awarded to the Elizabethport knows what else. topside, especially In rough weath­ (Sealand Service) crew for their According to er. Heck," he remembers, "I've cooperation in keeping the me-isship's delegate J. ChristophGr even sailed through the eye of a room clean at night. "The boys K. Christopher, hurricane. But as long as I'm on really kept it spotless," Brother St. the order of the day is for fresh deck and 1 have SIU shipmates John reports. "It always makes e fruit on the supper table every who I can rely on, heavy seas don't delegate feel good to see all ths night. "Of course," he says, "there bother me a bit." Although he en­ members of the crew pulling to­ is some slight dissention in the joyed his foreign trips. Seafarer gether in true SIU fashion." Ac­ ranks. Some of the boys want Gardner prefers coast-wise ship­ cording to Brother St. John, there plums, some want apples, some ping. "The trips are shorter," he was also a safety meeting held re­ want peaches and so on down the says. "But most of all, I'm closer to cently on board and all crewmen line. We can always draw straws. home in case trouble and that agreed to exercise caution. "SIU Or maybe," he laughs, "we'll get gives my wife and kids more peace safety standards are the highest." our own slot machine on board, of mind." Brother Gardner's fav­ says St. John, "and we mean to and whatever fruits show up <HI orite hobbies are fishing and hunt- live up to them to the letter." WAT HB^BR 5££Af IS-/T? /WYTW/AIS LIKE IT- �Par« Twenty SEAFARERS Seafarer-Novelist Launches Bright New Literary Career It's a long way from a ship's galley gang to a Florida chain gang, but ex-Seafarer Donn Pearce has just written a powerful novel about chain gang life that looks like a sure con­ tender for the nation's best-seller lists, A youthful veteran of the Florida road gangs Pearce was sentenced to two years hard labor after being convicted at 16 of what he himself describes as "the world's most inept, teen-age safecracking job." Now, twenty years later, Donn Pearce's vivid and moving account of prison existence Is earning critical acclamation and has won for him a much coveted scholarship to the world-famous Bread Loaf Writer's Conference at Middlebury College, Vermont. Author Pearce joined the SIU in 1955. First shipping out as a member of the steward depart­ ment, he later switched over to deckside as an OS and then an AB. Most of hts voyages were aboard Isthmian, Alcoa and Robin Line vessels, and his favorite ports were Calcutta and various ports of call in Japan and Italy. While sailing, and on the beach between runs, he began recording .his im­ pressions and experiences. He has a stack of short stories and several ideas for further novels that he Former ieafarer Donn Pearce (left) discusses .his first hopes to soon submit for publica­ published novel, "Cool Hand Luke," with SIU Director of tion. Publications Herb Brand. The book, due to hit the stands Cool Hand Luke soon, deals with life on a Florida chain gang. Cool Hand Luke, Pearce's first published work, centers around a to a LOG reporter. "In it's sym­ he had style. He played a 'real Florida chain gang and its leader. bolic sense," he said, "Cool Hand cool' hand." It is a story about the prison world Luke is probably a parable about Pearce's own life has been one and the men who must leave man and his relationship to God. of rootless wandering and adven­ freedom and society for a life of Man is imprisoned, and sustained ture. confinement and unending physical by perpetual dreams of escape, Drifter labor. Pearce paints a sensitive convinced that somewhere there "I never had a home, at least and human portrait of the men on is freedom and a more perfect the chain gang, the iron dicipline life. . . The immediate story con­ not in the usual sense," says that they live under and the ex­ cerns the life of the men on a Pearce. Actually, I'm sort of 'from' periences they share. He makes Florida chain gang. Cool Hand the Eastern Seaboard. I was bom the point that convicts are not Luke is already dead and gone, in Croydon, Pennsylvania — just merely fi-eaks and stereotypes. but the men still recite and dream in time for the Depression. My They are full-bodied, flesh and of his existence, revering his father was what you migh<: call a blood human beings. One of his memory as a larger-than-life drifter. He was an itinerant sign characters sums it up this way; hero . . . Luke was a super con­ painter and carnival concession­ aire, so we moved around pretty "Ours is world without carpets vict . . . Decorated war hero, an goad." expert banjo player ... He dis­ or curtains, without chairs, sinks Pearce quit high school at the or privacy. Yet we shave everyday played the greatest courage in the and brush our teeth apd somehow face of the cruelties and the beat­ age of 15. A year later he joined manage to carry on our lives ings by the guards, the utmost the army, from which ha was which, although but a pale imita­ endurance and cleverness during prompt'.y dismissed when his true (Continued on page 21) tion of yours, still retain some of his repeated escapes. Best of all. its marvels. We read the funnies and know the football scores. We LOG-A-RHYTHM: gossip and argue and recite . . . There are loafers, comedians, gam­ blers, craftsmen and students. And those that still have someone waiting for them, are writing let­ By Jeff Wheeler ters home. . ." A Sailor's Lament The novel's central and most colorful character is Cool Hand Luke himself, self-appointed spir­ itual leader of the chain gaing. A tough, capable inmate,. Cool Hand ferociously refuses to be broken and, by insisting on his own worth in such inhuman and dehumaniz­ ing circumstances, he becomes the sustaining inspiration of his fellow prisoners. Symbolic Character Dropping into the LOG office to discuss the publication of his book, Pearce explained Cool Hand Luke Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU head­ quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ fore paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship­ mates. While sailing on through life, boys. You may often lift an oar. To help a shipwrecked shipmate Reach safety on the shore. The voyage is long and hard, boys. Filled with storms and) gales. And sometimes, standing watch alone, You'll hear the night winds wail. And they'll make you think of home, boys. And the friends you've left behind. And she, whose faded picture. Flashes always through your mind. Last night I got a letter, boys, A lettef from my home. Said, "only strangers live here now. Your friends are dead and gone." Tonight I sail again, boys. For some far and distant port. And though the trip is long, I know My own run's getting short. I've sailed before the hard times, boys, I've sailed before the mast. But my journey's almost over now, I'll soon be home at last. So keep the night lamps burning, boys. Steady as she runs, L And hoist Jim Beame, just one more time. Before my trip is done. Anciut 20, loos-- LOG Notify Union On LOG Mall As Seafarers know, copies of each Issue ot the SEAFARERS LOO are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure fw mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the Itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the hext port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG Is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. S.S. DE SUD (Delta), July 21 — Chairman, M. Dunn; Secretary, J.' TucKer. $101.50 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Motion made that when the men who spray the ship for bugs go about the ship, they should have an officer with them. Brother Jimmy Tucker was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. POTOMAC (Empire Transport), July 18—Chairman, Joseph Oecingue; Sec­ retary, Edward Kress. Brother Frank Pasulak was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. IBERVILLE (Waterman), August 1— Chairman, Joseph Aleedo; Secretary, Ralph Masters. Some disputed OT in tives be kept out of crew's quarters in foreign ports. Vote of thanks to new baker. Brother Benny Feely, and to the entire steward department for the'good food, baking and service. TpPA TOPA (Waterman), July 27— Chairman, J. 0. Johnson; Secretary, C. Gardner. No beefs were reported by department delegates. New ship's delegate elected. Vote of thanks to the steward department. DUVAL (Suwannee), August 2 — Chairman, Bob High; SecreUry, W. Butterton. $10.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Motion made that Brother B. High be elected as ship's delegate. Several brothers took the floor to commend on cleanliness of recreation room, to be taken care of by BR. Laundry to be taken care of by OS, and wipers on alternate weeks. SEAMAR (Calmar)i August 8—Chair­ man, Basilio Maldonado; Secretary, Eric J. Natwig. Few hours disputed OT in deck and steward department. Washer and dryer were repaired after speaking to patrolman at Long Beach. Motion made that ship's delegate see captain about the wash water be­ ing too hot. Suggested that change to different tanks be made. deck and engine departments. Patrol­ man to speak to Chief Mate and 2nd Mate about the attitude toward the unlicensed personnel. Vote of thanks to the delegates for a job well done. BELOIT VICTORY (Marine Carriers), July 18— Chairman, J. Craft; Secre­ tary, F. M. Jones. Some disputed OT in each department. Crew is request­ ed not to leave used glasses in the sinks. Steward department would ap­ preciate suggestions on menu from crew. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Aug. 5—Chairman, Roy Guild; Secretary, Tom Holt. $258.72 in ships fund. Some disputed OT in engine department, otherwise trip has been smooth. Ship's Safety Award money tabled for futune discussion. Side boards for mess-hall tables were promised at the end of last voyage but were never provided. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), July 18—Chairman, Stanley Gon'dzar; Secretary, W. E. Morse. No beefs and no disp'u'ted OT repoi^ed by depart­ ment delegates. Furnished Captain and Chief Engineer with Repair list. Mo­ tion made to buy fresh Milk in European Ports. Suggestion to put longer hoses on washing machines. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), August 2 —Chairman, C. E. Turner; Secretary, P. Loik. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by departm^t delegates. Steward department would like some­ thing in contract to give them a meal hour as the other departments 'have. Ship's delegate to ask Captain for new slop chest list on prices. Crew is asked to please help keep messroom clean. ROBIN TRENT (Robin), July 25 — Chairman, W. L. Hammock; Secretary, W. L. Hammock. Some disputed OT In each department, otherwise trip has been smooth. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), July 11— Chairman, Jandura; Secretary, Huston. One man missed ship in Spain. Com­ pany, is not forwarding mail to ship. Matter of draw in Spain to be brought to attention of patrolman. $19.41 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), May 8— Chairman, Harry Huston; Secretary, Henry Martin. Crew warned to bo careful of customs in Beirut. $25 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals), August 1—Chairman, H. S. Wilson; Secretary, B. A. Maret. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delegates. Nice trip. Vote of thanks to the steward department. DEL SOL (Delta), July 25—Chair­ man, J. A. Cave; Secretary, R. E. Stough, Jr. Beef regarding washing machine was settled by boarding patrolman. Everything else is O.K. $50.05 in ship's fund Brother E. E. Hunt was elected to serve as ship's delegate. It was suggested that na­ TAMARA GUILOEN (Transport Com­ mercial), June 20—Chairman, K. Gahagan; Secretaiy, Duke Gardner. Brother Winford H. Powell was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No bepfs reported by department delegates. Motion made to put in for lodging because of broken airconditioning unit which was not working when ship left Corpus Christ!, Texas. To contact patrol­ man to ask for emergency spare parts put aboard ship for repairs. Also, to have fresh water tanks cle-jned and cemented whMe ship is In drydock at Mobile, at the end of this voyage. TAMARA GUILOEN (Transport Commercial), July 24—Chairman, K. Gahagan; Spcretary, Duke Gardner. Airconditioning unit broke down. No fans, no Cots and na ventilation. Lodging put in for 28 days. Disputed 8T in engine department. Showers on lower decks are too hot. Request a cooling unit to be installed as a safety measure. Crew requested to keep all doors and portholes closed in order to get maximum benefits' of the repaired air conditioner. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), August 2 —Chairman, C. E. Turner; Secretary,' P. Loik. No disputed OT and no belts reported by department delegates. Steward departifient would like some­ thing in contract which would enablo them to have meal hour the same as the other departments have. All hands asked to keep messroom clean. Eash department to leave laundry room clean for the next department. LA SALLE (Waterman), July 25— Chairman, C. W. Emanuel; Secretary, Leo J. Gomes. No beefs and no dis­ puted OT reported by department delegates. Discussion held on night lunch and food plan. This to be taken up with food plan representa­ tive. Motion made that personnel should be present when the captain is searching the lockers. Vote of thanks to the steward department. DEL AIRES (Delta), August i4 — Chairman, Charles Lee; Secretary, Eu­ gene Salvador. Ship's delegate re­ ported that two men were hospitaliked. Few hours disputed OT re­ ported by deck delegate. Ship's delegate to see the chief engineer about placinf' another fan in recrea­ tion room. Motion made to have patrolman contact radio officers of ship in , regards to cutting private antenna. Also about using his ham set so many hours each day causing interference on individual radios and TV sets. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. BEAUREGARD (Sea - Land), August 12—Chairman, M. Fay; Secretary, R. W. Simnkins. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. No major beefs. All repair lists turned in. Mo­ tion made to have membership in­ formed of contract negotiations in advance of voting. To have a vote of the full membership in all ports for a period of thirty days. �Amwrt Mb-lfU F«c* Tncatr-Oa*. S-EAFAKERS ^ EO€ Is Everybofly Happy? An Old Salt Recalls Down And Out Days Captain R. J. Peterson, now retired, is a regular contributor to the LOG. Back around the turn of the Century, sailing was a rough and ready profession. The ships were wood, the hours long, the work hard, and compared with today's wage scale, the pay was a mere pittance. Many^a seaman often found himself bending to the dolly from dawn till stranded, down and out, in dusk. They used to call Newcastle Seafarer Joe Fried caught a bunch of his Nocosta crewmates together, and before anybody could duck, he snapped this picture for posterity. Standing (l-r) Chris Gorfin, 3'd cook; J. Lofton, deck maint.; R. Ferrera, Bos'n; and G. Liebers, chief cook. Sitting is (Ur) R. A. Aiford, steward; and A. Ayler, N.C.B. try to send a partial payment. Those of you who know her, know she keeps an honest book. So you know whatever you send To the Editor: This letter is written in be­ will be credited to your ac­ half of one of our good count. On this, I would stake friends. Every Seafarer who has my life, with no reservation ever visited the port of Inchon, whatsoever. Korea, knows Lee Bo Kyung— If you can send anything, may better known the world-over as I suggest that for safety's sake you use an international money "Whiskey Mary." Who knows how many or­ order rather than cash. You can phans she fed, clothed and make -it out in the following sheltered, before, during and manner: Lee Bo Kyung. Here is Mary's complete ad­ dress: Lee Bo Kyung Whiskey Mary's Tavern No. 8, 4th Street Joongang Dong Til ft Inchon, Korea. Fraternally yours, Robert Ingram AH letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld Grateful For upon request. Seafarer's Pal Needs Help Welfare Plan after the Korean Conflict? Who knows how many seamen she helped when they were left be­ hind, through chance of circum-. stance, when there was no one else to turn to in a strange, and sometimes hostile, country? Who knows how much money she has loaned out to seamen who were tapped out? Who knows how many seamen she has sent a twenty or fifty dollar bill when they were hospital­ ized in the States, or elsewhere? Who knows how much money we still owe her? At the present time, Mary Is having a hard time of It her­ self. She is in dire financial straits. Trouble has hit her pretty hard. I have known Whiskey Mary for some twelve years and I know a lot of you have known her a lot longer, and I am sure that you will agree that she is all heart when it comes to doing a seamen a good turn. As we follow the sea and scatter to the four winds and all .points of the compass in search of our. liveli­ hood, we sometimes postpone paying a tab until we get back next trip to square it a\yay, In the goodness of her heart, Mary has^ helped so many people in their time.of need — so .now, please, let those of us who owe her' anything make an effort to pay up promptly. She hannOt afford., any longer, to wait for the "next trip." If it is a bi^g .tab, To the Editor: I was hospitalized on two sep­ arate occasions at the USPHS Hospital in Staten Island, New York. Each time I received wonderful treatment from the hospital staff and both times the medical attention that was given to me was superb. Let me also express my deep appreciation to the SIU welfare representative. He totdc excel­ lent care of me and saw to my every need. Both my wife and I wish to convey our deep sense of grati­ tude to the Seafarer's Interna­ tional Union for the eare and consideration extended to each of us under the SIU Welfare Plan. For example, while I was away at sea my wife underwent surgery at the Long Island Col­ lege Hos:pital in Brooklyn, New York. The operation was for the removal oif a cateract. As a re­ sult of complications that devel­ oped. in the wake of. tliis opera­ tion, she was required to be ad­ mitted three more times for treatment. During each of these periods of hospitalization, the Union welfare staff saw to it that she received all the necessary consideration and treatments. Once again, my wife and I wish to' express Our heartfelt thanks to aU.the membera.and officers of the SIU. ' Fraternally yours, Fernando and; ROd Dacsma^ Novelist (Continued from page 20) age was discovered. Thei came the two year sentence, and the Florida chain gang. Soon after he was released, Pearce took to the sea, excited by a vision of freedom and movement. "As soon as I could," he says, "I went to sea. It's a free life and it helps me to write. I've been shipping out, off and on, ever since." Between runs, Pearce has lived as a beachcomber—both in India and Europe, as a painter —ped­ dling his pictures in Greenwich Village art shows, and finally as a writer. Lucky Break At the age of 30, he crushed his right foot in a motorcycle acci­ dent and was disabled for two years. "That turned out to be the luckiest accident of my life," Pearce told the LOG. "While I was recuperating In a Danbury hospital, I met my wife Christine who was working there as a nurse. As soon as I was back on my feet, we were married." Pearce began writing seriously several years ago. He rewrote Cool Hand Luke five times before finally submitting it to Scribners for pub­ lication. Making his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with Christine, his 7-month old son. Hawser, and seven cats, the 36-year old sailorwriter is presently rewriting some of his old stories and, of course, working on some new ones. Seafariitf Giants As SlU-members are aware, sea­ faring writers are not new to American literary waters. Two of our greatest writers were men of the sea. Mark Twain — author of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Saw­ yer — worked his way up and down the mighty Mississippi, pilot­ ing the legendary, 19th century riverboats. In fact. Twain, whose real name was Samuel Clemens, took his literary pen name from a familiar pilot's depth-reading call. Herman Melville — who wrote Moby Dick, probably the grtatest American novel — worked as a merchant, whaling, and naval sea­ man. Admittedly, Pearce is following in the wake of literary giants. But his newly launched career may well provide an eixample for other talented Seafarers. • some far-flung, out of the way port. It was under such tough circum­ stances that the legendary frater­ nity of the sea was born. Seamen had to extend a helping hand to their mates — there was just no­ where else to turn. Captain R. J. Peterson, who has sailed aboard just about every type of vessel un­ der the sun, recently recalled a few pages of seafaring history. "The other day," he says, "I was reading an account of the <.ld days by a fellow named E. Burkmar. Burkmar was writing about the Afon Alaw—"Musical Waters"—on which he sailed as second mate from 1909 to 1911. I wonder if he remembers the two ragged seamen who got a much needed rest on that vessel as she lay in Melbourne in the summer of 1910, discharging lumber from Norway. "I was one of the down-and-outers, and my friend and shipmate was the other. 'We were 'guests' of the crew for a few days, and Mr. Burkmar may have seen us. We were the two shabby and down on the heels strangers up forv/ard. We were skinny and hungry, hav­ ing skinned out from the ship Glenlui in Newcastle, where we had been working ballast by hand and "Siberia," and you'd better believe it. Gallant Ship "The Glenlui was a lofty and smart ship. We took 52 days from Buenos Aires with 36 days to Bass Straits. For 15 days, under lower canvas with forsail, we logged from 15-16 knots through the 'Roaring Forties.' She ran, she rolled, and the bell tolled. The barque Dunearn sailing from Montevideo, beat us by five days. She sailed from Newcastle for a Saltpetre port and went missing. "The Glenlui later went to Guayaquil and, sailing from that port, was caught in a squall and dismasted. She ended up as an old barge. But while being towed from Texas, she broke loose and drifted ashore on the Virginia Coast. A splendid ship—gone, but not for­ gotten. Jock And Maggie "In the summer of 1910, after we had rested in the Afon Alaw, my buddy and I worked for a fortnight on the Derwent. Then, dissatisfied^ we left her and walked to Geelong, from where we worked our passage in a steamer back to Newcastle. (Continued on page 22) LOG-A-RHYTHM: Seaman's Vigil By S. Petersen On • misty gray morning, with a reluctant sun Fingering the horizon. We sailed. You stood on the dock, wrapped in a hhie coat. With hair totisled. Gaily loauinp. * * * Amid the clankiny of the anchor chain, the hoarse shouts of the deck gang, and a tug gently prodding. We sHd into the channel, Europe bound. 1 saw your face in every cloud, in all the waves end My heart cried. Wait for me. * * * In all the ports, I visited my eld haunts, saw all the familiar faces. But thought only of you. Homeward bound, at last, I prayed for a following wind to speed me back to My love. • • • At last, the long voyage ended, now a conversational tug hooted us into our berth end I eagerly scanned the crowd, looking for your Dear face. All that weary day, I looked and watched and waited. Cursed then prayed and waited some more, but you Never came. Bfoofetyn 32, NY �Fat* TireBtr-Tw» SlU SEAFARERS LOG Three Ports DeparturesI Report Big Traffic Rise Aamst 20, 1981 j^ireczok:^ UNION6AT.T.S The deaths of the following Seafarers hare been reported SIU Atlantic, Guff, Lakes A rise in bulk imports and ex­ to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment & inland Waters ports has been responsible for re­ of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary ports of increased traffic totals PRESIDENT Paul Hall for the ports of San Diego, Pascacard or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT goula. Miss., and Miami, Fla. dur­ Cal Tanner ing the first six months of 196S. Bozo G. Zelencic, 49: Brother Charles Torgerson, 63: Brother VICE PRESIDEOTS Shepard Llndsey WiUlami Torgerson died of natural caiisos Zelencic died of natural causes on San Diego reported a 23 percent Earl A1 Tanner Robert Matthews January 19, 1965, increase in imports and a rise of on June 24, ISdS SECRETARY-TREASURER at St. Vincent's 11 percent in exports moving at the Baltimore AI Kerr Hospital, New across its piers during the fiscal USPHS Hospital HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES York. A member year ending June 30. Shipments BUI HaU Baltimore, Mary­ Ed Mooney Fred Stewart of the engine of cotton again represented the BALTIMORE land. A member 1218 E. Baltimore St. department, he California port's major export Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 of the engine 177 State St. joined the SIU in item. Exports of this commodity BOSTON. department, he Ed Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 10229 W. Jefferson Ave. 1939. He was were up 30 percent over the pre­ DETROIl joined the Union 3-4741 buried in the vious year, to make 1964-5 the HEADQUARTERS ... .679VInewood a Place of 4th Ave., Bklyn second best year in the port's his­ Calvary Ceme­ HYaclnth 9-6600 Hk \ burial was the St HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. tery, Queens, New tory. Stanislaus Ceme­ Paul Drozak. Agent WAInut 8-3207 tery, Baltimore, Maryland. He is York. Surviving is his sister Katy Statistics for Pascagoula's traf­ JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax WUUam Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 survived by his wife Mary. Attanasio. fic movements show that the port MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. experienced the best first half- Ben Gonzales, Agent ....FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. i year in its history. Export ship­ Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 Joseph Tamborella, 64: Brother ments of grain soared upward, ris­ NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Hans R. Hanssen, 75: Brother Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 Tamborella died of natural causes Hanssen died of natural causes on ing 48 percent over the previous NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn June. The port reports that the on June 14, 1965, HYaclnth 9-6600 Feb. 16, 1965, at 115 3rd St. 4.5 million total tons it handled NORFOLK at the New Or­ Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..622-1892 the Lutheran from January to June this year PHILADELPHIA leans USPHS 3604 S. 4th St. Medical Center, DEwey 6-3818 represented more cargo than John Fay, Acting Agent Hospital, New FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Brooklyn, New passed through Pascagoula from SAN Orlaans, Louisi­ Paul Gonsorchlk, Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 York. A member Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. 1953 through 1961. ana. A member of SANTURCE PR .. 1313 Fernandez Juncos of the Union the SIU since Stop 20 Miami cargo totals also regis­ since 1940, he Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 1960, he sailed in tered a significant increase, ris­ SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. sailed In the the deck depart­ .MAin 3-4334 ing to 99,268 tons during June, as Ted Babkowski, Agent steward depart­ TAMPA 313 Harrison St. ment. He is sur­ contrasted to 64,856 tons in June, Jeff Gillette. Agent 229-2788 ment. He is sur­ vived by his 1964. Miami's cargo traffic was up WILMINGTON, CaUf 505 N. Marine Ave. vived by his son TErminal 4-2528 daughter Josephine Wingfield. 11 percent for the first six months Frank Boyne. Agent Burial was in the Greenwood Donald R. Hanssen. Place of burial of this year. Great Lakes Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana. was the Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. SECRETARY-TREASURER 4» i Edward Jeanfreau, 56: Brother Jeanfreau died of an internal hemorrhage on December 17, 1965, at the New Orleans USPHS Hospital, New Orleans, Louisi­ ana. A member of the SIU since 1955, he sailed as an FWT in the engine depart­ ment. He is survived by his daughter Mrs. Shirley Carbo. Place of burial was the Metairie Ceme­ tery, New Orleans, Louisiana. 4" 4- Antonio Jason Corral, 74: Brother Corral died of natural causes on May 28, 1965, at the Holy Family Hos­ pital, Brooklyn, New York. A member of the steward depart­ ment, he joined the Union in 1948. Place of burial was the Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, He is survived by Madeline L. Corral, his wife. Runaway (Continued from page 4)' to turn him over to "the people in Ybor City," Tampa's latin sec­ tion now packed with Cuban exiles. Ramirez claimed that the captain then pulled a knife and threatened to attack him. He said he drew his own .38-caliber pistol from his belt and shot the captain and the second engineer, Fi-anco Solomon. Ramirez said he then went to the crew quarters and shot first mate Hinds, the Cuban engineer, Jose Abad, and seaman Antonio Fornier as they slept. The Coast Guard confirmed that each of these men had been shot once in the head at close range. Their bodies were still in their bunks when the Seven Seas was towed into port. Then, Ramirez said, he returned to the bridge and threw the bodies of the skipper and Solomon over the side. Down & Out (Continued from page 21) There we shipped in the Westgate —a ship that was a workhouse un­ der Jock Davidson of Dundee and his wife Maggie of Melbourne. "Maggie had sailed with Jock for seven years, knew the ropes, and gave us our whack. It took us 40odd days to Iquique where the masts and yards of about 100 ves­ sels, lying in tiers, were like a for­ est in winter. Three months we lay there, and every night we turned out to ring the .bell rapidly and cheer the Homeward Bounder In chorus: 'Hip, hip, hurrah!'" ' Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau 127 River St. ALPENA EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, ni. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAln 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rodge 18 Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DraECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Al Tanner BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax .ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7546 2604 S 4th St PHILADELPHIA Tel. DE 6-3838 .... 119 Third St. NORFOLK 622-1892 312 Harrison St TAMPA Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. TUlman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MUler, Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KlmbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 2306 Hubbard St. Harold Yon, Agent TA 5-5723 DULUTH 305 W. 5th St. Paul Greco, Agent RA 2-3732 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mall to Brlmley, Mleh. Wayne Weston, Agent. .BRlmley 14-R 9 TOLEDO 423 Central St. Leslie Willard, Agent 243-6859 Tug Firemen, linemen, Oilers ft Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABUI.A. 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 16 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agrnt MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO Byron Kelly, Agent 14595 Reglna, Allen Park. Mich. DIH-UTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Agent Export 4-4383 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Rutlisatx. Agent MAln 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ....2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MUler, Agent ..SHerman 4-6649 SAULT STE. MARIE 219 Brady St. John Bernard, Agent MElrose 2-8963 TOLEDO 2706 106th St. Owen Cone, Agent RA 6-4823 Rivers Section ST. LOXnS, MO 809 Del Mar L. J. Colvls, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGlnty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE....1219 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 NORFOLK 119 Third St. 623-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th S'. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. BalUmore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 Stale St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 679 4th Ave Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLK 2608 Pearl St. SB ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St.' HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 Robert Jordan You are requested to contact your s'ster Marie before making your r.pxt run to Barcelona. $• 4* '4" S. Beckett You are asked to contact your old shipmate Lucky Malloy about the whereabouts of your brother Jack. 4 4" 4- George L. Williams You are asked to contact John De Luca at 633 4th Ave., Brook­ lyn, New York, concerning your automobile. 4 4' 4» Julius Parks You are asked to contact Paul C. Matthews, attorney, 11 Broad­ way, New York City 4, N.Y., tele­ phone DI 4-1936 concerning the ease of Bjorn Lerwick who sailed on the Trustco. 4 4 4 Robert D. Bridges Your mother would like to hear from you at 101-B Hamilton Ave., Charleston, S.C., as soon as pos­ sible. 4 4 4 Louis Samla You are requested to contact your sister immediately at 271 Clin­ ton Street, Brooklyn, New, York. 4 4 4 Howard A. Sampson You are asked to contact Jo im­ mediately at 3232 Francis, Houston, Texas, care of Carolyn Smith. Joe Landry & Mr. Pace—Formerly 4 4 4 of SS Hudson You are requested to contact Harry H. Darrah at Compass Cen­ ter, 77 Washington Street, Seattle, Washington 98104. 4 4 4 George McAlplne You are asked to contact Jon H. Roethke of Sea-Land Service, P.O. Box 1050, Elizabeth, New JerM66284lsey, for your maintenance checks. s �Aopui 99,1999 S^AF'AREHS Fur* Tmmtf'Ttaf LOG i^KiSuiro; Membership Meetings SiU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore Sept. 7 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Mobile Detroit Houston New Orleans Sept. 15 Seafarers and tnetr families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodw-'i under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the Sept. 10 name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ ...Sept. 13.. volved, and will be amended from Sept. 14 time to time.) i West Coast SIU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington^ San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Sept. 20 Sept. 22 Sept. 24 c- . 4" scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next Reguiar membership meetings meetings will ue; on the Great I.ake.s are held on the first and third Mondays of Detroit 13 each month in all ports at 7 PM Milwaukee 13 local time, except at Detroit, Chicago 14 where meetings are held at 2 PM. Buffalo 15 The next meetings will be. tSauIt Ste. Marie .. .. Sept. 16 Detroit Sept. 7—3 P.M. Duluth 17 Aipena, Bunaio, Chicago, Cleveland 17 Cleveland, DuK th, F-ankfort, Toledo ... Sept. 17 Sept. 7—7 P.M. (For meeting place, contact John 4> Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, AsliSIU Inland Boatmen's Union tabula, Ohio). Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled 4" 4» lb each month in various ports. The United Industrial Workers next meetings will he: Regular membership meetings Phila Sept. 7—5 P.M. for UIW members are scheduled B.''"imore (licensofl and un­ each month at 7 PM in various licensed ... Sept. 8—5 P.M. ports. The next meetings will be: Houston ..Sept. 13—5 P.M. New York Sept. 7 Norfolk Sept. 9—5 P.M. Baltimore Sept. 8 N'Orleans .. Sept. 14—5 P.M. Philadelphia .. • Sept. 7 Mobile Sept. 15—5 P.M. ^Houston Sept. 13 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Mobile Sept. 15 Regular membership meetings New Orleans .......Sept. 14 for Railway Marine Region-IBU • Meetings held sT Laoor Temple, New­ members are scheduled each port News. month in the various ports at 10 t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault AM and 8 PM. The next meetings Ste. Marie, Mich. 1 Meeting held at Galveston wharves. will be: Jersey City Sept. 13 Philadelphia .Sept. 14 Baltimore Sept. 15 •Norfolk Sept. 16 Great Lakes SIU Meetings GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) 4. t, i, Eastern Air Lines (Flight Engineers) H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4. 4* 4 Stitzel-Wellier Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4- 4" 4> J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4* 4* 4* Ringsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) - 4. 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) 4 4 4 Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) 4 4 4 Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constttntlon requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank aa4 file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union record# are a-ailable at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Benefits TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shaU consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of ti'ust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. (iMS^iUEice USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA John E. Adams Lawyer McGrew Luclen Allaire Thomas McNeil Tobe Beans Robert A. Medicus Larry L. Boudoln Ethel Messonier John Misakian S. K. Broussard Ardell Burkett Charles Mitchell Gregory J. Bums Cleon Mixon John R. Buttlner Willis O. Moncrief Allen Collins Charles L. Monks C. E. Cummings B. E. Parnell H. C. Dickmeyer Andrew C. Reed Nelson R. Dorado Eugene G. Plahn Harry J. Duracher James Redden Frank Duplessis Albert Rebane Harry D. Emmett Douglas Robbins Wilson Fontenot Robert Rutledge Marshall Foster Patrick J. Scanlan Hamilton Sebum H. P. Gonzalez Clifton Gullett H. Leonard Shaw lohn A. Hals E. R. Smallwood Oliver J. Kendrick Paul Stanley Lafayette King Robert White George J. Malonev Earl L. Wicker James W. McFarlin Anthony Zarca MSPHS HOSPITAL ni^TROIT, MICHIGAN Theodore Bills Reino MakI All Mohammed Anna Bond Roy Pink Mike Danko Leslie Pluff Ronald Dobson H. Schalkofski John J. Fletcher Henry J. Strvczek Robert Kurkewicz Harold Goethals C'arence • enhart Dale Lucia M<!PHS HOSPITAL CFATTI.E, W.ASHINGTON D. J. Applegate J. W. Karr R. A. Beevers C. W. Lane John Cogiev R. MrPhillip T. M. Carter F. A. Norte Harry Hanrah D. Roditip Bain Gifford L. 0. Sears K. A. Hellman MSPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Alfred Aana Fred D. Peterson Willis O. Adcock Lole N. Stri-kland "•'"p C. Bernard Earl J. Sillin Joe B. Block J. o. Thomas Charles Cooeman Richard L. Toler Raul DeLaSantos G. Vilkononena .lohn H. Ford James Walker Rueh Grove Walter R. Webster L. V. Hargesheimer I eroy L. Williamson A"en M. Myrex Edward C. Yeaman Richard M. Nelson "SPHS HOSPITAL STATFN ISLAND. NEW YORK E. Boles, Jr. M. Mamello J. E. Brooke G. P. Marcotte A. W. Brower George Mastoras Ralph E. B-mkley Pedro Mena Robert Burton Cos'mo Melpignano Chester Coumas P. Moica D. Covaney J. G. Naooleonis R. E. Cuevas A. Niineberg Jeff Davis •John Novak H. W. D=erking Stan O'Brien K. F. nisen Richard Do-ovan Fdward Di'ffy A. Pedro T. Pere'ra Dominick Fois Harry Pilais Claude Garnett •lulio Quinones M. Goldfinger Robert Roerier R. G. Gustaffson Adin Seraga O. Hernandez F. Soils Emitio Isaac .lohn Kaiiaste Teofilo Torres Sidney Turner F. DeKeyser IsodoTo Vailes R. E. LaGasse Rav E. Waterfield E. P. Lee J. E. Williams K. Leetma J. Wirtas Lucas Lopez Michael Loretto USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Ernest C. Bell Leon C. Douglas William H. Mason Marion Luksa Henri J. Robin USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. John Keegan William Powers USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA H. C. Burnsed B. H. McLendon P. C. Lee USPHS HOSPITAL BAITIMORE, MARYLAND Lowell Bailey Andy C. Noah R. W. Collins James Portway John W. Coursey Roy Rayfield David Fair Henry Reynolds Daniel Hill Robert Thornsberry Jennings Hockman Geofpe Williams Eric Johnson Herman Whisnant Lawrence McClone A. E. Zielinski USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Ruel Barr Charles Kath William Bamtierger Francis Keelan Weldon Casey James McAuley Edward Fernandez Ho Ming Melvin Grant Pablo niera Charles Hylen Ding Woo MSPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay SAILORS* SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny Alberto Gutierrez Harry MacDorald Edwin Harriman U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. VA HOSPITAL William 1 lomson HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. Paul Kolesnick VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Robert McCutcheon VA HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PENN. Philip Jeffers VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF. Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr PUREAIR SANATORIUM BAYFIELD, WISCONSIN Theodore Galazen VWflTE ^LOG Know Your Rights Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are (Continued from page 5) surgery, or of the patient's dis­ charge from the hospital. In addition, the applicant must have, on file with the Seafarers Welfare Plan office, copies of the following or originals: An enroll­ ment card, a claims statement (filled in oh both sides and signed by the attending physician or sur­ geon), a marriage certificate, the child's birth certificate (if a child is involved). For any other person whom the member is claiming as a dependent, he must furnish a copy of his latest Federal tax re­ turn as proof of dependency. All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever, possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the sliipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in aU Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing direcUy to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are avaUable In aU SIU halls. These contracts specify the wa^es and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obllgalions. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinions fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. _ . EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from puliUs^hing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its coUective membership. This estabUshed policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out thta responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. AU members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing wifh charges, trials, etc., as well as aU other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of aUowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. • EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. Tiiese rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that be Is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarar feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. :,3 •4 V �f ^ SEAFARERS^LOG Aug. 20 L 196S OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Administration Urges Updating Rap Gov't Plan To Buy Of Jobless insurance Program Fishing BoatsDverseas Legislators, Shipbuilders Protest « 4 r)'" WASHINGTON—The Administration has urged Congress to revamp the 30-year-old un­ employment insurance system to provide higher benefits for more workers over a longer period of joblessness. • —7 work or training would be entitled WASHINGTON—A government proposal to build fishing Labor Sec. W. Willard Wirtz, would not be entitled to the federal benefits after a six-week disquali­ tax credit they would otherwise vessels in Polish shipyards is coming under heavy fire from the leadoflf witness at House to fication period. A state could not receive. Congressmen who are opposed to constructing ships in foreign "Ways & Means Committee reduce benefits to unemployed hearings, said new federal stand­ workers who leave the state in Wirtz pointed out that maximum yards while U.S. shipyards are"*" ards are needed because states benefits have fallen far behind the being closed and American workers idled. Protesting a Department of the Interior plan to farm work out behind the Iron Curtain, lawmakers testifying at a Senate Commerce Subcommittee hearing said that the U.S. should be promoting and protecting do­ mestic industries, not considering proposals to further depress them. The plan, reportedly originating in the Interior Department's Bu­ reau of Commercial Fisheries, calls for the purchase of two moden fishing trawlers from Polish shipyards. The vessels would then be leased to American commer­ cial fishing operators. Congressman Garmatz (D-Maryland), acting chairman of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, declared that the proposal was "another evidence of the government's policy running counter the merchant marine policy." Cites Need Emphasizing that there is a need for comm.ercial fishing vessels, the Maryland Democrat said: "They should be built in the United States, with United States funds, in United States shipyards." Representative Garmatz further declared that although Secretary of the Interior Udall had assured him that no contract had yet been signed with Poland, it was neces­ sary to "be on the alert" to insure that vessels are not built abroad. Representative Downing (DVirginia), also challenged the pro­ posal, pointing out that U.S. ship­ yards needed the work and could easily handle the assignment. Several Proposals Congressman Downing an­ nounced that there are not one, but three proposals "circulating Wash­ ington corridors" to ship out ship­ building projects to foreign yards. "In mid-June," he said, "I was shocked to learn that the Depart­ ment of Defense was considering the construction of some 50-60 million dollars worth of non-com­ batant Navy vessels in British ship­ yards. Further," he said, "the Mar­ itime Administrator has made a number of public statements on the possible advantages of building subsidized maritime vessels abroad. And then a few days ago." Repre­ sentative Downing continued, "I learned that the . Interior Depart­ ment is now considering the ac­ quisition of two stern-ramp fishing trawlers from Communust Poland." U.S. Yards Closed "There is no question in my mind," Downing said, "but that those of us who have an interest In protecting our domestic shipbuildftig industry must speak out against these three proposals. I believe the Administration should be considering proposals to protect and promote our shipbuilding in­ dustry. This industry is already depressed. I understand that about 18 private shipyards have had to close their doors during the past ten years. The Government-owned yards at Brooklyn and Ports­ mouth, New Hampshire are scheduled to be closed. It is clear to me that our capacity to build gtates is be­ coming more and more dependent on a declining industry." S/U Pacific Cos To Get 8 WASHINGTON — SIU Pacific District-contracted companies will operate eight additional Victory shijw which are being reactivated from the Maritime Administration's reserve fleet. The eight vessels are in addition to the 15 vessels broken out of mothballs recently—10 of which are slated for operation by SIUNA-contracted companies. The companies will serve as gen­ eral agents for the Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service. SIU Pacific District - contracted companies which wiR operate the latest batch of ships to be reacti­ vated are: Alaska Steamship, which will operate the Creighton Victory; States Steamship, which gets the Grove City Victory and Council Bluff Victory; American President Lines, which gets the Hunter Vic­ tory and Berkley Victory; Pacific Far East Line, which gets the Pan American Victory and Morgantown Victory; and Matson Navigation, which gets the Hope Victory. Meany Urges Driver Safety WASHINGTON — AFLCIO President George Meany has called on all union members to join in an all-out campaign to reduce the tragic rise in fatalities on the nation's highways. In a special safety mes­ sage, Meany pointed out tnat more than half of the 50,000 highway fatalities ex­ pected this year will occur to American workers and their families. "Something must be done now to stop this slaughter and it has be­ come the role of trade unionists to take positive action," Meany said. "Over half the accident fatalities to workers can be attributed to off-the-job ac­ cidents and by far the greatest number of these occurred in motor vehicles," Meany warned. The AFL-CIO urges all union members and their families and friends to drive carefully and by all means install and use seat belts. search of jobs. have been reluctant to improve rise in average wages since the • Financing would be strength­ Thirties. In 1939, he noted, 49 of jobless benefits for fear of losing industry to other states with lower ened by raising the taxable wage 51 states and territories had bene­ base from $3,000 to $5,600 and in fit ceilings equal to at least 50 per­ tax rates. 1971 to $6,600. There would also cent of average wages—as against Today's unemployment problems be a small increase in the employ­ only 18 states today. In 1939, 34 are different than those of the de­ er's tax rate. states paid benefits as high as 60 pression era, Writz told the com­ "While states would not be com­ percent of average wages and 22 mittee. "This generation," he stressed, can no longer rest "on pelled to meet the new benefit states had ceilings at least twothe magnificent, but now 30-year- standards, there would be no finan­ thirds of average pay. Today, ho old, achievements of the New cial advantage in refusing to do so said, only one state is eVen at the since employers in such states 60 percent level. Deal." The Ways & Means Commit­ tee has scheduled three weeks of hearings on the labor-sup­ ported Administration bill,' in­ troduced by Committee Chair­ man Wilbur D. Mills (D-Ark.) and by Sen. Eugene J. McCar­ CHICAGO—The American Medical Association has advised thy (D-Minn.). The bill in­ its more than 200,000 members that individual physicians may cludes these key provisions: legally refuse to treat patients who receive Federal Medicare • State benefit standards based benefits. on 50 percent of lost wages, sub­ declaring that it was The AMA, warned its mem­ statement ject to a ceiling which would rise "each physician's obligation" to automatically as average wages in ber doctors that if "physicians decide for himself whether or not the state increased. Initially the acting in concert through medical to participate in Medicare. ceiling would be 50 percent of the organizations" refuse to participate Last week's statement, the first average state wage, and would in the Medicare program, they move up in steps to two-thirds of run the risk of violating anti-trust Issued by the AMA since the the average by July 1, 1971. laws. It pointed out however, that passage of Medicare, assured its members that "an independent • A new federal extended bene­ individual doctors can legally physician, acting independently refuse • to treat Medicare bene­ fit program for workers who have and not in concert with others, can exhausted their state benefits and ficiaries. lawfully refuse to accept any per­ are still unemployed. Such work­ Earlier, the directors of the As­ son as a patient who is a bene­ ers would be entitled to an addi­ sociation of American Physicians ficiary under the program." tional 26 weeks of benefits, fi­ and Surgeons, another doctors* "If," the statement warned nanced partly by a small increase organization, urged its 15,000 in the federal payroll tax on em­ members to follow a stringent however, "physicians acting in ployers, partly by federal contri­ policy of non-participation in the concert through medical organi­ butions from general revenues. plan, although most doctors have zations refuse to participate, such indicated that they will cooperate action would involve exposure to • Extension of coverage to 5 the application of the Sherman with the program. million workers now excluded Anti-Trust Act." The AMA has long opposed under state laws. These are mainly After telling its members how workers in small firms, in non­ Medicare for the aged, which is profit organizations, and on large financed through Social Security. to circumvent the law should they The Association spent millions of so choose, AMA spokesmen an­ farms. dollars in a futile attempt to block nounced that a detailed report on • Limits on disqualification pen­ Medicare would be presented to passage of the bill In Congress. alties. A worker who voluntarily the organization's house 61 dele­ quits his job, is discharged for At its June Convention in New gates when it convenes in Phila­ misconduct, or who refuses suitable York City, the AMA issued a delphia in November. AM As Anti-Medicare Fight Goes Underground SIU Seniority Upgrading Class #9 Smiling graduates of SIU Seniority Upgrading Class #9 posed for this group photo at recent graduation ceremonies. Standing (l-r) are: George Boxter, Victor Prado, Edward Wagner, Adolf Strawinski, David Wakliss, William Cooper, Carmelo Bonefont, Fernando Gonioles. Seated (l-r) are: Thomas Kelly, Donald Cox, Alexander Laxorisak, Rodney Cusson, Edward Sherris, Frank Harris, David Manzanet, William Miller and William Gainer. Seafarers are urged to take advantage of the SlU's Upgrading Program. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource August 20, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ANNUAL REPORT GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE PENSION FUND THE MARAD CONTROVERSY – THE PROS AND CONS WHY NOT CALL IT ‘UNION DAY’? SENATE KILLS MOVE TO BLOCK ONE MAN, ONE VOTE DECISION SIU OF CANADA BECOMES LATEST MEMBER OF ITF SENATE OKD MEASURE WOULD BAR USPHS HOSPITAL CLOSINGS SIU URGES BUILDING AID FOR UNSUBSIDIZED LINERS RUNAWAY’S CARGO – MUTINY, MURDER THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT WALLACE SCAB RR STILL CRIES ‘SABOTAGE’ BUT NOBODY LISTENS ANYMORE N.Y. PORT COUNCIL OFFICIAL URGES MARITIME BUILDUP SENATE OKS BILL TO CREATE DEPT. OF URBAN AFFAIRS ANTI-U.S. RATE BIAS IS REAL, FMC HEAD TELLS CONGRESSMEN PLASTIC SEAWEED TO HALT EROSION OF JERSEY SHORE WATER CARRIERS PROTEST SWITCHING CHARGE BOOST U.S. ACTION NEEDED TO STOP RED ‘WET SPUTNIK’ LAUNCHING SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – HAIFA U.S. SCIENTISTS EXPLORE RUSSIAN ARCTIC WATERS CORPORATE PROFIT SURGE THREATENS BUSINESS COSTS HIGHER ADMINISTRATION URGES UPDATING OF JOBLESS INSURANCE PROGRAM Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/20/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 17 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/91dc56b3b41de73a2932ede40a99d118.PDF 955c68790621111f6267ac9dd6d2e90e PDF Text Text SEAFAREaiS^LOG OFFICIAL ORQAMOf THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNI^N • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFLrCIO '•m 1^. I MEDICARE ..PAGE 3 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iii^i SW SHIP lliiiililii SIU PROPOSAL ON AUTOMATION Mmn z �House Votes 14B Repeal, Swift Senate OK Urged WASHINGTON—The SIU and the other AFL-CIO unions hailed approval by the House of Representatives of a bill repealing Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley Act to make the union shop legal in all 50 states. American labor is now looking confidently to the Senate to com­ plete action on repeal of 14B + and bring to a successful con­ labor forces to harass and prevent Taft-Hartley Act as the price of clusion labor's long fight to union activity in naany areas noted 14(b) repeal. have this piece of •ntl-labor legis­ lation stricken from the books. Senate action on repeal is expected soon. The bill, which passed the house by a 221-203 vote, would nullify so-called "right-to-work" laws adopted by 19 states and do away with a loophole long used by anti- Aagaat e,.l99§ SEAFARERS-LOG Yac* Tw# for low wages and poor working conditions. With every vote a crucial one, the House: • First voted, 248-171, to bring the bill to the floor under a rule which • allowed only "germane" amendments, thus blocking efforts to "toughen" other sections of the • Rejected, 223-200, a Repub­ lican motion to send the bill back to committee — the traditional method of killing legislation. • Passed the repeal bill, H.R. 77 with 200 Democrats and 21 Re­ publicans voting for the bill; 117 Republicans and 86 Democrats op­ posed. AFL-CIO President George iMeany hailed the result as "clearly a vote of freedom of collective bargaining between employers and unions." He added: "It will contribute Immeas­ urably to stable labor-manage­ ment relations, the goal Presi­ dent Johnson urged In asking Congress to repeal Section 14(b). "We now look forward con­ fidently to Senate action, which will complete the Job of eliminating one of the worst evils in the nation's labormanagement statute." A Senate Labor subcommittee, under Senator Pat McNamara IDMich), has already completed hear­ ings on 14(b) repeal. In contrast to the House, the Senate has no rule of germaneness and floor amendments are almost certain to be offered to other sections of the Taft-Hartley Act. The new 21-day rule adopted by the House at the start of the ses­ sion as a curb on the power of the Rules Committee was used to bring the 14(b) repeal bill to the floor. Seafarers Mike Aversono (left) and Bob Ciiitton get Under this procedure, the Speaker acquainted with the Pacific sea lion netted last week by SIU may recognize the chairman of a committee to propose House adop­ crewmembers when the creature jumped aboard the dredgetion of a rule for debate on a bill barge Ezra Sensibor last week off Staten Island, N. Y. which has been before the Rules Committee at least 21 days. Using SIU Vessel Scores A "First'' this new power for the first time. Speaker John W. McCormack IDMass.) recognized Chairman Adam C. Powell (D-N.Y.) of the Educa­ tion & Labor Committee. For an hour, the House debated the rule under which H.R. 77 would be considered. NEW YORK—The last thing SIU Crewmembers aboard leaders stressed that the dredge-barge Ezra Sensibar expected to see last week theDemocratic proposed procedure was the while they were working in the waters off Staten Island, normal "open rule" under which N. Y. was a Pacific sea lion. the House considers virtually all ica. "It would be like a polar bear legislation—^with amendments in So when a 69 pound female swimming from the North Pole to order only if directly pertinent to California sea lion jumped Hawaii," he explained. the purpose of the bill. aboard the vessel the crewmen Because the creature seems to 'Gag' Charged can be excused for just standing In profound amazement while the be used to human company and Republicans denounced the pro­ creature eyed them for a few mo­ can be "soothed like a dog by the cedure as a "gag" rule, under sound of a human voice," it is be­ ments and then jumped back into lieved that she is an escapee from which no substantive amendments the sea. an animal show somewhere on the would be in order. They based Twenty minutes later however, east coast, or else was kept as a their reasoning on the fact that when she once more came aboard pet aboard a boat or in a private the bill was carefully confined to the vessel, the crew was ready for home somewhere in the area. a single point—repeal of 14(b). her and quickly collared the aqua­ However nobody has reported a On this procedural issue, a num­ tic beast. A quick ship-to-shore sea lion missing. ber of Democrats who were un­ telephone call to the Director of Meanwhile, 'Girl* is not well willing to commit themselves to th Coney Island Aquarium ar­ and will be kept at the Aquarium 14(b) repeal nevertheless backed ranged for an Aquarium station their party's leadership. wagon to meet the vessel at Port for a while. She is sick from im­ mersion in the polluted waters of Although the outcome had been Newark when she docked, and the aea lion, by now dubbed simply New York harbor and has a pain­ expected, the margin of victory •Girl' by the crew was whisked ful 12-inch patch of tar on her gave a strong psychological boost chest. The Aquarium Director to the drive for repeal. away for study. hopes treatment with antibiotics During five hours of general An examination established that and vitamins will improve her debate on the bill, spread over 'Girl* is about two years old and appetite and bring her back to three days, each side brought weighs 69 pounds of her potential health. If no one claims her, out its most eloquent and 200 to 250 pounds when fully 'Girl" will become the latest addi­ knowledgeable speakers, grown. But how she ever got into tion to the Aquarium, which al­ aware that most congressmen the Atlantic Ocean in the first ready has two fully-grown Pacific were firmly committed to the place, and then up to New York sea lions. issue but hoping to sway a few harbor, defies explanation. Meanwhile, the crew of the Ezra votes that could tilt the bal­ Aquarium Director Dr. Paul Sensibar is keeping their. eyes on ance of power. Montreuil discounted any possi­ the sea. There seems to be no tell­ Field marshal for the repeal bility that she could have swum ing what you may find in the (Continued on page 8) all the way around South Amer­ murky waters of New York harbor. Pacific Sea Lion Surprises SIU Crewmen In N.Y. Harbor By Paul Hall For many years American-flag ships have been carrying only a minimum share of this country's imports and exports—at present less than 9 percent. However, each day brings new evidence of the fact that we .must take firm positive action now to reverse this process of drift and decay. As an example, each day brings new evidence of the fact that our foreign competitors on the seas are not letting their merchant fleets drift aimlessly, but on the contrary are taking bold and imaginative steps to build up their fleets, even though these fleets—unlike the American-flag fleet—are already carrying the major share of their ewn country's commerce. Japan, for instance, is pushing full steam ahead to expand its fleet, and has indicated a determination not to rely on foreign-flag carriers for the transport of its commerce. A recent report of the Japanese Transportation Ministry announced plans to build almost 7V^ million gross tons of new shipping which will help them reduce a deflcit in their balance of international payments. While US^lag ships, as we have noted, now carry less than 9 percent of this country's commerce, Japanese-flag ships are now carrying almost half of Japan's commerce. In its report, the Ministry recommended that the Japanese Govern­ ment provide subsidies to help pay interest on loans for new construction. It is apparent that the Japanese are determined to get as close to the top of the world shipping picture as is possible. Similarly, the Russians are rapidly moving ahead to achieve pre­ eminence in the field of merchant shipping. They are commissioning merchant ships at the rate of two or more per week. In the allimportant bulk-carrying segment of its fleet, the Soviet Union has increased the number of its vessels from 20 in 1956 to 163 at the end of last year. The overall tremendous growth of the Soviet merchant marine is startling. From 1939, when it had only 354 ships, the fleet has steadily increased until it now numbers an imposing 1,746 vessels of all classifications, The activities of the Japanese, the Russians and the other mari­ time-minded nations are certainly something for this country to think about. These activities should be an additional incentive for us to develop the kind of merchant marine we need in order to restore this nation to its proper position in world shipping. * • * Those of us who are in the labor movement should know, better perhaps than any other segment of the population, that the struggle to acheive a better way of life is not an easy one. Although the need for medical and hospital care for the aged has been apparent for so long, it took almost 20 years to overcome all the obstacles which stood In the way of its realization. The campaign to bring the kind of security inherent in this program began during the Truman Administration and came to an end when President Johnson signed into law the so-called Medicare program. The American labor movement was perhaps one of the greatest single forces in the long, hard fight to bring the security of medical care to all of the nation's elderly. There is perhaps no more clear-cut example of the fact that the American trade imion movement, while primarily dedicated to the interests and welfare of its members, is also the greatest single force in advancing the welfare of all citizens. Hampton Roads MTD Speaker S. F. Raftery, general president of the International Union of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, delivers one of ^e principal addresses at the annual banquet held recently by the Hampton Roads Port Council of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. Other chief speakers at. the oanquet war* Earl (Bull) Shepard, SIU Vice President (left, rear) and Peter M. McGavin, executive secretary-treasurer of the MTD (right, rear). �JEirost r. iMi SEAFARERS nctf Tferkto LOG -ll Union Proposal On Aufomation Use Subsidy Savings To Build Up U.S. Fleet, SlU Urges Government NEW YORK, N.Y.—The Seafarers International Union of North America has urged the Maritime Administration to use any savings in the subsidy program, which might ac­ crue to the Government as the result of automation or other techniques for increasing ship productmty, for an expanded American-flag merchant fleet in this respect presented to the achieved through increased ship with greater employment op­ President's Maritime Advisory productivity by agreement be­ While former President Harry S. Truman looked on, President Johnson signed the Medicare bill into law last week at ceremonies held in Independence, Mo. Standing behind the President and former President are (l-r) Mrs. Johnson, Vice President Humphrey, and Mrs. Truman. Johnson Sighs Medicare Bill INDEPENDENCE, MO.—A historic piece of social legisla­ tion was signed into law last week when President Johnson inked his signature to the Medicare bill at ceremonies held at the Harry S. Truman Me-'*; morial Library in Independ­ the housing bill it was 225 Demo­ ence. President Johnson re­ crats and 28 Republicans in favor, quested that the signing take place with 110 Republicans and 58 Demo­ in Independence as a special trib­ crats opposed. ute to former President Truman, The Senate passed the medicare who first proposed such hospital bill, 70-24. Fifty-seven Democrats and medical care for the aged and 13 Republicans voted for the through Social Security when he bill; 17 Republicans and seven was in office. Democrats opposed it. The Senate Passage of Medicare represents cleared the housing bill by voice a milestone in American social vote. legislation and marks the culmina­ Originally the Administration tion of labor's long campaign to had sought to make rent subsidies provide security for our older citi­ available to nibderate-income fami­ zens from being financially crushed lies who could not afford adequate by the staggering costs of pro­ housing on the private market but longed illness. The AFL-CIO has made too much money to qualify hailed the passage of Medicare as for public housing. a new era in social legislation in America. Congress limited eligibility to low-income families and in­ The historic bill also includes a dividuals. The rent supple­ big package of cash and benefit ments would pay the differ­ Increases in the social security ence between the full rent for prograrii and in federal-state wel­ the apartment and 25 percent fare. ' of the income of the family The Medicare portion of the bill occupying the dwelling. The won't take effect until next July, government would contract but a 7 percent cash increase in with private, non-profit spon­ social security payments will be sors for housing to be built or retroactive to last January. The rehabilitated through this pro­ retroactive checks—pumping $850 gram. An estimated 375,000 million into the economy—will be housing units suitable for lowmailed out in late September. income families will be built over a four-year period under Also signed by the President the plan. was a m-jlti-blllion dollar housing hill, expanding vir­ Another new program provides tually every phase of govern­ rehabilitation grants of up to $1,500 ment help for public, private in urban renewal areas for home and cooperative housing and owners with income undef $3,000 inaugurating a new program of a year. This will enable many rent subsidies for low-income older homes to be salvaged from families. the bulldozer. Both bills—and esj)ecially medi­ In still another innovation, the care—were highly controversial in FHA and the VA are tiuthorized that they had generated powerful to pay up to one year's principal opposition. But final passage of and interest on mortgages where House-Senate conference reports homeowners are unemployed be­ on the bills c"me with almost anti- cause of closing of federal installa­ climactic eaf-e. tions. C?a'i'iaii Swamped The bill includes a $2.9 billion. Only a liard-core of the con-, four-year extension of the urban servative cjali'ion voted against renewal program and authorization the two biFs on final passage. On for 60,000 public housing units a the Houre rollcall votes, 237 Demo­ year — 35,000 new units, 15,000 crats and 70 Republicans voted for bought from private owners and the medicare bill, with 68 Republi­ rehabilitated, and 10,000 leased cans and 48 Democrats opposed; on from private owners. portunities for American workers in the maritime industry. The SIU's views were set forth in a letter sent on July 27 to Marltime Administrator Nicholas John­ son, who had invited comments on a proposal to have the Maritime Subsidy Board, which he heads, give priority in the awards of Gov­ ernment ship construction subsi­ dies "to those proposals which it considers will utilize such appro­ priations to obtain the greatest shipping capability and produc­ tivity possible." The SlU, in a letter signed by SlU president, Paul Hall, noted that it had "always supported constructive proposals to achieve greater productivity of Americanflag merchant vessels, not only as a means of enabling these vessels to compete more effectively with foreign flags in the carriage of commercial cargoes, but also as a means of substantially reducing the cost to the Government of shipping commodities under the Cargo Preference Act." The SlU also maintained, how­ ever, that any savings achieved by the Government, as the result of increases in American ship pro­ ductivity, should be used to build more American-flag vessels, to cre­ ate new job opportunities for sea­ men and other maritime workers, and to help offset any adverse effects to the working force which might result from automation or other techniques for increasing vessel productivity. Fully Endorsed For this reason, the SlU pointed out, it has fully endorsed the views Companies Nix Plan To Settle ShippingStrike WASHINGTON—Efforts to re­ solve the issues in the seven-week old dispute between eight shipping companies and the Marine Engi­ neers Beneficial Association, the Masters, Mates and Pilots and the American Radio Association were set back when the shipowner group rejected a back-to-work proposal by Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz here last week. The government solution which would have ended the tie-up had been accepted by Jesse Calhoun, MEBA president. It was turned down by Ralph Casey, president of the American Merchant Marine In­ stitute, which is representing the eight shipping companies in con­ tract talks. The proposal would have ended the strike for six months while the AFL-CIO and a special nel worked out a formula for resolving disputes over the manning of auto(Continued on page 10) Committee on June 21st by a sub­ committee consisting of Theodore W. Kheel, New York City labormanagement arbitrator; Lane Kirkland, executive assistant to AFLCIO President George Meany, and J. Paul St. Sure, president of the Pacific Maritime Association. The Kheel subcommittee had stated in its report to the full committee that "realistic arrange­ ments for shipboard manning are hardly possible of ready achieve­ ment unless the Government firmly declares that any savings tween labor and management will be allocated specifically to the development and construction of the additional vessels we sorely need." The subcommittee had further stated that "we also believe that consideration should be given to the use of such savings to provide in part on a negotiated basis for interim relief to displaced seamen for, job loss or job dislocation. The costs of such negotiated relief should be deemed qualified for subsidy reimbursement." SlU Companies To Get Ten Reactivated Vesseis WASHINGTON—SIUNA-contracted companies on the At­ lantic and Pacific coasts -will operate 10 of the 15 reactivated vessels recently broken out of mothballs from the Maritime Administration's reserve fleet. ^ The companies will serve as Cuba Victory and Linfield Victory; general agents for the Navy's and Waterman Steamship Com­ Military Sea Transportation Serv­ ice which will use the vessels to carry non-military cargoes for the U.S. stepped-up military effort in South Vietnam. Reactivation work on the vessels is lagging behind schedule because of the lack of skilled workers available in shipyards which are processing the World War 11Victory-type vessels back into serv­ ice. The SlU and shipbuilding unions have warned for years that the Navy's failure to channel re­ pair work to private shipyards would hamper the ability of the yards to perform their job in the event of a national crisis. Vietnam Buildup As a result of the military buildup in South Vietnam, the De­ partment of Defense recently an­ nounced It would ask for 54 fast ships for service to Vietnam and other Far East ports. The depart­ ment reported that 26 of these vessels would be taken from the Maritime Administration's reserve fleets, and the rest from U.S.-flag steamship companies. The MA has ordered 15 mothballed ships readied for service as the first step in the reactivation program. Companies under con­ tract to the SlU Atlantic and Gulf and Pacific Districts will operate 10 of these 15 vessels under charter for the MSTS. The 10 ships are all of the AP3, Victory class, weighing 10,800 deadweight tons and capable of reaching a 17-knot speed. SlU Cmnpanies Listed Companies under contract to the_ SlU A&G district which will serve as general agents and the vesselsthey will operate are: Isthmian Lines, Belgium Victory; Delta Lines, Carroll Victory and Loma Victory;" Bulk Transport, Inc., Dela­ ware; Alcoa Steamship Company, pany, Meredian Victory. SlU Pacific District companies which will operate reserve fleet ships under charter are American President Lines, Brazil Victory and Willamette Victory, and American Mail Lines, Navaho Victory. The reactivated ships were drawn from the MA's reserve fleets located in James River, Va.; Mobile, Ala.; Hudson River, N.Y.; Beaumont, Texas. Suisun Bay, Calif.; and Olympia, Wash. The MA maintains 960 Victory and Liberty ships in these fleets which can be activated quickly, should a national emergency arise. The entire reserve fleet contains 1.579 vessels, many of which are scheduled to be sold for scrap at the rate of about 100 per year. Shipyard Problems A survey conducted by the MA to find out how many vessels the ship repair industry can ready for operation in a month has uncov­ ered a serious shortage of skilled manpower in the nation's ship­ yards. The survey has revealed that many of the ships will not be ready to go into service by the August 7 deadline requested by the Navy. Maritime labor has been warning the <3overnment for the past sev­ eral years that the private' ship­ building industry would suffer if the Navy insisted on doing repair work on its own, rather than con­ tracting it to commercial yards. Faced by a drastic decline in ship­ building orders and the lack of Naval repair work, the private yards have been forced to layoff thousands of skilled ship construc­ tion craftsmen. These workers have found employment In other industries, and are no longer avail(Continued on page 22) �. •>« .; It • i '• -I Pace Fotf Aikmi «, i^E^AfAiiEds ztya By Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vicf-Presidcnr, AtkmHe Shipping Generaiiy Good Mothballed vessels in the Martime Administration's reserve fleet ride quietly at anchor in the Hudson River near Peekskill, N.Y. The MA has ordered 15 of the Victory ships in the fleet to be reactivated for service in the Far East to carry non-military cargoes. Of the 1,579 Victory and Liberty ships in the fleet, the MA keeps 960 in a state of preservation and ready for quick activation. De-Mothballing-No Simple Job Shipping has been very good in the port of New York during th» last period and is expected to continue at a rapid pace. With shipping on the fast bell there were many oldtimers coming and going through the hall, among them Johannes Karl, just off the Mayflower; Juan Burgos, last off the Robin Gray, and C. R. Hall, whose last ship waa the San Francisco. BALTIMORE Shipping has been on the slow bell in Baltimore recently, but the outlook for the next two weeks is good. During the past shipping period we paid off three, signed on five and had nine ships in transit. Allen Cooper, who's been saUing in the engine department for about 14 years, was in the USPHS hospital for the last two months and is now fit for duty again. He oan't wait to ship out again and is going to take the first FWT job that comes up. Milton C. Habrat, who's been sailing in the engine department since 1947 paid off the Alamar in June after the vessel was laid up. He's taking a little vacation now and hopes that he can get a ship as' good as the Alamar. Bob Llscomb. who's been sailing in the steward department since 1956, is also taking a well de-^* BALTIMORE—On July 19, after twelve years of inactivity, a gaunt, grey "ghost-ship" served vacation and he says that Alvin Ollander dropped by the sailed out of mothballs and into a Baltimore drydock, where it is being hurriedly prepared he probably will be ready to ship hall recently and registered and cut again in the middle of August. for cargo duty in the Far East. This vessel—the SllJ-contracted Meridian Victory (Water­ he let everyone know how proud Bob says he feels that the SIU his man) — is one of the "re--*he was of the mountain property the best we'fare benefits in the serve" ships that the Maritime eral production manager for the they are tagged for later identifica­ maritime industry. that he recently bought and said Administration recently reac-1 shipyard. "They want these ships tion. he plans to go up there shortly Boston tivated for service In the current' as fast as they can get them." But, and spend a few weeks vaca­ Lifeboats are stripped of every­ Southeast Asian emergency. | he pontis out, gesturing toward the thing but air and water tanks, Shipping has really picked up tioning. Work on the Meridian Victory is i 1° If.* then coated. Finally, everything on In Boston as of late. We put quite Shipping has been moving along few men to work on the sum­ at a prett/falr clip here. A long­ proceeding on a priority basis and these ships up than it is to put deck, including the superstructure, is sprayed with the ghostly pre­ mer boats down on Cape Cod. is scheduled to be completed some­ them back into service." time eyesore in San Juan harbor Putting a ship "into mothballs servative. time this month. Baltimore Sea­ is the swaybacked Pier 2. The Henry McCue, who's been a In the engine and boiler rooms, member of the SIU for 15 years, Port Authority plans to build a farers watch with interest as 275 is a facinating, if fairly simple, specialists and shipyard employes process. First, a preservative coat­ all sea valves and connecting pipes paid off as dayman aboard the new pier for the Catano-San Juan swarm over the huge freighter, ing, consisting of consol oil and are drained, closed off and filled Miami recently and he said that ferry service on the old pier's laboring feverishly around the paint, is sprayed over almost every with the same preservative. The he plans to spend the summer site and demolition is expected to clock to get her ready. As the inch of the ship. Once applied, the same process is applied to all with his wife and family. Another start within the next two weeks. work advances at a frantic pace, colorless and lackluster coating pumps, bottom flow boiler valves, oldtimer around the Boston Hall On July 17, thousands of island­ many feel that the crisis in Viet­ gives the ship a gaunt, eerie and and other engine room equipment. recently was John Duffy who re­ ers will, pay homage to Luis faded appearance. By the time the nam is forcing the Administration Then everything below deck is also cently paid off on the Cabins. Munoz Rivera, one of Puerto to acknowledge the desperate need cargo gear and other external sprayed with the coating. 'Duff" is off to Maine to spend Rico's greatest heroes who helped for an adequate U.S. flag fleet, a equipment is removed, the vessel a vacation with his wife and chil­ gain autonomy from Spain and Finally, all ventilators on the fact that the shipping industry truly resembles a "ghost-ship." dren. fiiain and boat decks are removed Jater fought for greater Puerto and maritime unions have been When the ship is layed up, all and the open trunks covered; the Rico self-rule when the island be­ Philadelphia emphasizing for years. cargo gear — such as blocks, wire came a colony. stack and cargo are sealed, and Shipping is fairly good in the "They're breathing down our rigging, etc., are dismantled and then everything gets the preserva­ Early this month, the Alcoa Port of Philadelphia. We recently necks," says Gerald V. Walls, gen- placed In the cargo holds, where tive treatment. had three payoffs, one sign on and RunAer was delayed due to an ex­ Taking a ship out of mothballs, two intransits. plosion in her engine room. Al­ a slightly more complex pro­ though local fire department units Steve Homfca, who's been sail­ were called, the ship's crew hancedure—as is borne out by the workers who swarm over the Me­ ing with the Union for the past dld the fire like real pros. ridian Victory while painting, rig­ twenty years, is now ready to take Preliminary tourism figures for ging, installation and inspection the first bosun's job to come 1964-1965 indicate it was another along. He says that he prefers operations are carried forward at tankers, but he will take anything record breaking year for Puerto a frenzied pace. Rico. that comes along. As soon as the vessel is placed WASHINGTON — "It now comes that the President has in drydock, the bottom is sand George Barnes has just finished Luis Franco has joined tha asked me to join in the greatest adventure of man's history blasted so that it can be Inspected his vacation and is ready for a group of SIU pensioners here In —the effort to bring the rule of law to govern the relations for damages and estimates made nice long trip overseas and says Puerto Rico. Another pensioner, Joe Wholete drops around the hall between sovereign states. It-*on what work is required in that that he prefers nice cool ships. quite often to see many of his old John Schaller who's been sailing is that or doom—and we all country he has accepted this call area. with the SIU for the past thirty friends. Frank Mateo, after a bout know it," said Arthur J. Gold­ to duty." Next, the propeller is removed years is waiting for the first bak­ with the grippe is ready to shp berg after President Johnson an­ out. Veteran of more than 20 years and the shaft is examined by rep­ nounced that the Supreme Court of service to labor, both as lawyer resentatives of the Coast Guard,- er's job to come along. Justice had agreed to step off the and negotiator, Goldberg served Maritime Administration, Ameri­ Larry Campbell is now ready to bench to become Adlai E. Steven­ as a trusted adviser to the late can Bureau of Shipping, and the ship out after being in drydock son's successor as U.S. ambassador President John F. Kennedy during operator's own inspectors. for three months. His last ship Vul. XXVII, No. 16 to the United Nations. was the Globe Carrier. Joe Bra- Aug. 6,'«5 the election campaign of 1960 and Then all other components of Official Publication of the SIUNA "I have accepted," Goldberg | was named as Secretary of Labor the ship, such as the engine and bler, who's been sailing SIU for Lakes & Inland Waten continued, "as one simply must. in Kennedy's Cabinet before being boiler rooms are inspected and the past .twenty-five years recent­ Atlantic, Gulf, District, AFL-CIO ly got off the Globe Progress. She Mr. Johnson, in his own think­ elevated to the court in 1962. Executive Board reactivated. The preservative, laid up in Norfolk and Joe is now ing, felt he needed a new ambassa­ PAUL HALL, President which is extremely difficult to re­ waiting for the first job to come He helped draft the agreement dor of the highest prestige, of CAL TANKRI EABL SHEPARS of February 1955 by which the CIO move, is first treated with a strong Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President proved skill in negotiation in diffi­ and the former AFL merged to alkaline solution and then allowed up. AL KHIR LINDSEY WILUAMB Norfolk cult situations, to fill the post held to soak for several hours. Next, it Sec.-Treaa. Vice-President by the world-renowned Stevenson. become the AFL-CIO. He was is flushed off with applications of Shipping has been fair In Nor­ Boa. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER special counsel for the new federa­ Vice-President Vice-President Once the' name of Goldberg tion, and in 1957 was counsel for live steam and then the vessel is folk but the outlook for the fu­ ture is very good as we have one HERBERT BRAND entered his mind there was, for the Ethical Practices Committee painted. Director of Organizing and Victory in the shipyard that has him, no other choice, though he that filed charges and conducted Publications In the case of the Meridian Vic­ had a list of "20 to 35 persons" hearings resulting in the expulsion tory, the Maritime Administration been taken out of the boneyard Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst ' either suggested to him or con­ of three affailiates, on findings of has ordered that only the vessel's and is being outfitted to go to Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: RORERT ARONSON, PEIB CARMEN; ROBIRI sidered on his own initiative. domination by corrupt elements, underwater" surface be painted. Vietham. MILGROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAHANO White House Press Sec. Bill D. by the AFL-CIO convention. Norman Ward, who's last ship The Administration also requested Moyers said. It was Goldberg's talent as a that the preservative coating—es­ was the Bradfwd Island, is ready to ship out, as he was up at the It was not an easy decision for concilator and negotiator, how­ pecially above deck be retained. Norfolk Hall the other day to regis­ Goldberg. Membership on the high ever, that led President Johnson to The final stages of reactivation court, for him as for almost any select him for the UN post. White are a dock trial after the engines ter. William Culpepper, who's last ship was the Alcoa Mariner, lawyer with high standing in pub­ House sources said. biweekly at the headquarter are started, and then a bay trial. broke his arm in an auto accident of the Seafarert International Union, At lic service, represented everything , "The President himself seeks to t*''" •'«' Watoff When completed, the Meridian not too long ago, but Is fit for District, AFL-CIO, Fourth Avonuo, dreamed of. in his profession. bring people together in the larg­ Victory will set sail for New Or­ duty and ready to go again. Ran­ Brooklyn, NY, liast,475 Tol. HYacinth 9-4400. Socond clau postago^paid at tho Post President Johnson put it simply est possible area of agreement and leans to pick up its first cargo. dolph Archer Is now registered OfHjso In Brooklyn, NY, under tho Act In announcing the Goldberg ap­ he wanted exactly that quality in From there on in, her activities and hoping to catch one of the pointment to the press: "At the in­ naming Stevenson's successor," will probably becoine classified in­ Victory's that are being outfitted sistence of the President of his one staff member put it. formation. BOW to go to Vietnam. Goldberg Vows Fight For Peace m ' 'I SEAFARERS LOG [' .1 1.^ r �9. itei iouse Votes $2 Billion 8MAFARKR,S LOG To Doubie Poverty War WASHINGTON—Confess kept up Its fast pace with recent House passage of the nearly N billion Administration bill doubling the nation's anti-poverty efforts. In addition, HouseJenate conferees reached agreement on a broad-ranging housing bill, including rent subsilidies for low-income families,-^ back. nrea to come before the House Both bills carried strong this year, with Sepubllcans Administration supporters aoAFL-CIO endorsement. mountins a alashins attack on cused the GOP of blowing up way The poverty bill was one of the most hotly debated meaa- the nine-month-old program and demanding that It be out Bargaining Aid$ Medical Research Negotiators *Bleed' For New Contract ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Union and management negotiators served as volunteer guinea pigs for a medical experiment while bargaining on a new three-year contract at the Sandla Corp. here. The contract will provide higher pay and fringe benefits for 2,400 workers at the atomic weapons development center. Negoti­ ating it took blood — literally — from the bargaining teams. Sandia's medical director, Dr. S. P. Bliss, solicited the coopera­ tion of negotiators from the Office Employees, the Metal Trades Council and the company for the experiment. Tension Study Its purpose: to test the relationship, if any, between tension and the cholesterol level of the blood. Dr. Bliss reasoned that a contract bargaining session should be a good source of group tension. He took blood samples from negotiators at various intervals after selected bargaining sessions, and questioned the participants about their diets. It's too soon to tell If there is any clearcut relationship. Dr. Bliss reported. He's still checking the data. From six to eight sampl'es were taken from each participant. So far as he knows. Dr. Bliss said, this was the first experiment of this nature. Gains Won Whiie negotiators may have to wait to find out if the blood contributed to the advancement of medical knowledge, Sandia's union members are already drawing bigger paychecks as the resuit of the negotiations. The first-year increase was 3.5 percent — 3 percent in wages and the rest in health care improvements. Another 8 percent raise is effective Jan. 1, 1967, with 3.5 percent in cash and 2.5 percent in pension improvements. In addition, the contract was changed to protect workers against loss of pay U jobs are shifted through reclassification or because an employee becomes physlcallj' handicapped. Union negotiators who gave blood while bargaining for their members were Office Employees Vice President Frank E. Morton, and Paul J. Cruz, Manuel G. Chavey and Dominie W. Russell of OBIU Local 251i James C. Jones, a Machinist grand lodge representative and a Metal Trades negotiator, and Walter Myers and Joseph A. Maldonado of the local Metal Trades Council. Management^blood came from Sandia's industrial relations director, Davld*^ S. Tarbox, and the company's labor relations manager, Ernest C. Peterson. out of proportion isolated problenu of administration, while overlooking massive accompllshmenti of the program. The bill passed by the House, 245-158, authorizes $1,985 biilion for economic opportunity pro­ grams in every state benefiting —double the first-year level. The money would make possible oommunity action grants In 700 cities; adult basic education programa in everp state benefiting 70,000 adults; enrollment of 80,000 youngsters in the Job Corps and 300,000 in the Neighborhood Youth Corps; aid to 145,000 stu­ dents under college work-study programs; subsidized work experi­ ence for 224,000 persons and a 5,000-member volunteer service corps to work in areas of need. By Linds«y William*. Ylet-PrMldcnt. GuHF Area Good News For Gulf Shipping Seafarers in the Gulf area have had good news lately that will un­ doubtedly maks the shipping situation a good deal brighter in the coming months. The first good word is that Delta Lines will b« crewing up two ships which it will operate under charter for service In the Far East. The two vessels are the Carroll Victory and the Loma Victory, both of which are being reactivated. The second story which should make the Louisiana shipping scene a happier one is the announcement of plans to build new port facili­ ties at Reserve, which is located approximately 50 miles west of New Orleans on the Mississippi. The South Louisiana port commission has approved plans submitted by the Godchaux Sugar Refining Corp. to build a $1.5 million wharf at the port. The new facility will be financed through a state bond issue and will be leased by the sugar refining company. The firm is anxious to have the wharf buiit since it is losing $2 to $3 per ton in handling sugar because there are no dock facilities at Reserve. The port commission has also announced it is going ahead with plans to construct a $8.5 million grain elevator in Reserve, although this project is somewhat clouded by a taxpayer suit challenging the authority of the commission to issue bonds to build the elevator. Both the elevator and the wharf proj-4 ects have been approved by local residents in a referendum. Sea­ came back from her European run farers are looking forward to see­ recently. Jim says the voyage was ing work on the new facilities get a good one from start to finish, N. P. Davis has been showing underway since it will mean im­ proved shipping for the New Or­ the boys the extra notches he had GOP Bid Loses leans area. to put in his belt because of the The House rebuffed a Republi­ The Barbers and Beauticians great chow on the Express Balti­ can attempt to knock out a section more which rcently came back of the bill which allows the direc­ Local Union 496, an affiliate of from the Far East. The only tor of the Office of Economic Op­ the Maritime Trades Council in trouble was, he reports, that there portunity to go ahead with a New Orleans, had good reason to wasn't enough overtime. John community grant or work-training be proud when its members dedi­ "Bananna" Zierreis is looking for plan despite disapproval by the cated their new union hall recent­ a long run going almost anywhere. governor of the state in which It ly. Mayor Victor II. Schiro was on John, who is an SIU oldtimer, has is located. Present law gives a hand to do the honors at the rib­ high words of praise for the Un­ governor an absolute veto power. bon-cutting ceremony, along with ion welfare plan. Victor Bussie, president of the A move to send the bill back to Louisiana AFL-CIO and E. M. Mobile committee to restore the veto Sanders, international secretary Shipping slowed down a bit in power and cut the money authori­ of the Barbers and Beauticians. Mobile during the past couple of zation was beaten, 227-178. Local. 496 boasts that It is the weeks, but the outlook is expected oniy barbers' local In the south to improve shortly. William to have a union hall of its own. Bushong, who last sailed as an AB on the Margarette Brown, is in New Orleans Shipping in New Orieans has port looking for a group two deck been moving along at a good pace department slot. Lewis Hartley is and is expected to continue hold­ hunting for a engine department ing up in the coming weeks. job after piling off the Alcoa Com­ Brother Johnny Ward has turned mander where he made several up at the hail looking fit as a trips. Lewis has been shipping out fiddle after getting his FFD. He of the Gulf for the last 20 years had to get off the Del Sud earlier as an FOWT. Jeff Skinner, who is WASHINGTON — The U.S.-flag this year to undergo an operation. a deck department veteran is commercial fleet stood fast at 956 Right now he is hunting for some­ keeping an eye out for a bosun's vessels as of June 1, reported the thing that is going to make a real job. Jeff, who lives near Dog River, has been shipping out of Maritime Administration in its long trip. Mobile since the SIU was or­ After being on the beach over ganized. most recent breakdown of the U.S. merchant fleet. The MA found two months, Brother Benjamin Steward department ace N, T. there were 910 vessels of 1,000 (Tiny) Jarrett shipped out of Ragas is looking for a group one Houston on the Del Monte as gross tons or more in the active Boatswain. Tiny says it looks like opening, after getting off the Margarette Brown. He tells us that U.S.-flag ocean-going fleet. Jack Gardiner just off the Col­ he's been shipping out of the Gulf The total number of private orado and (Juke Box) Jeff will for years and used to ride the have to take up the chores of ships in the American fleet were Alcoa passenger vessels regularly 889 and the government was oper­ feeding the pet pigeon that until they went into layup. hangs around the Austin Inn. ating an additional 21 vessels. The total of 910 vessels represented an On the beach, after two years increase over the number of ac­ on the Dei Sud, is Brother Jules tive ships in the previous month Ralph for a much needed rest and of May. vacation. Juies was smoke room The MA reported the private steward on the Sud. SAN FRANCISCO—Names U.S.-flag fleet received two newly After two trips on the Alice for the two newly-converted built vessels. Three operating Brown, Brother Larry Laffargue C-4 type freighters have ships were exchanged for reserve is on the beach waiting for her to been announced by the SIU ships from the reserve fieet. come back out to reciaim his job. Pacific District contracted Matson Lines. The ships, Losses to the private fleet in­ He hopes when she comes out of scheduled to go into opera­ cluded one tanker transferred to layup, that she goes to Viet Nam tion shortly, have been foreign-flag ownership and an­ and not on her regular North Eu­ named • the SS Hawaiian other sold for scrap. The MA also rope run. Monarch and the SS Hawiian said there were 67 privately owned Houston Queen. vessels on inactive status as of The word from Houston is that June 1. These vessels are not shipping has been excellent for all The ships were formerly counted in the overall totals, nor ratings and for all runs. Any SIU named Marine Devil and Ma­ are 24 others in the custody of the member holding a rating who rine Dragon. They have been departments of Defense, Interior, wants to ship out without delay is undergoing conversion in Coast Guard and the Panama advised to head for this Texas Mobile, Alabama. Canal Company. port. Among the oldtimers around The two "jumboized" ves­ The MA's own active fleet rose the hall has been Anthony Denddo sels will be used in Matson's by two ships to a total of 21. The who has been taking life nice and containership operation and government agency's inactive fleet easy for the last eight months. will use the company's con­ dropped by 9 to 1,608. Seven of Jim Rawlins, a deck department tainer facility at Encinal Ter­ the ships lost were sold for scrap veteran, dropped in to tell us minal in Alameda, Califor­ and three others were exchanged about the real clean payoff the nia. Luclle Blomfield had when she to private operators. MA Finds No Change In U.S. Merchant Fleet Matson Names New Freighters The old cliche about union and management bargainers being out for bipod came literally true recently during contract negotiations at the Sandia Corp. in Albuquerque, N. M. Vice President Frank Morton of the Office Employees Union offers a sample of his blood to a nurse as part of an experiment which scientists conducted during the bargaining sessions. Waiting for their turn to give blood are Machinists Grand Lodge Representative James Jones (left) and Ernest Peter­ son, company labor relations manager (center). �S3E AT AHEiRIS (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) July 17 to July 30, 1965 shipping out 268 men. New York with 217 men and Total shipping during the past period receded from the Houston with 172 seafarers placed second and third re­ peaks reached earlier in the summer, however, the let-., spectively in the port standings. down is typical of this part of the summer. The number Registrations increased from 1,303 to 1,355 during this of men shipped is still higher than other periods during period. This upswing did not occur in all three depart­ the year. ments. Most of-the lift developed in the Steward depart­ During the past two weeks 1,089 seafarers responded ment, while the engine registrations rose slightly and to job calls. This figure represented a decrease of slightly those of the deck members dipped. over 300 men from the previous periods mark of 1,392. The decrease in men shipped, along with the rise in A breakdown of men shipped reveals that the decline registrations caused a greater number of men to be reg­ occurred in all three departments, but was felt most in istered on the beach. This category now accounts for 3,912 seamen, 390 more than in the last period. the deck department, where 24 percent fewer men answered job calls than in the previous period. The During the period Class A men npped their share of engine and steward departments accounted for declines of men shipped from 49 to 51 percent. Class B and Class C 21 and 19 percent respectively. Seafarers both slipped 1 percent in their proportion of men shipped to 35 percent and 14 percent. The slump in shipping was felt in almost all ports. A bright spot did occur in the port of Seattle, which showed Total shipping activity fell from 220 to 193. Most of the a gain of 22 men shipped. However, San Francisco, an­ slide came in payoffs which slackened from 69 to 52. Signother West Coast port, suffered a sharp drop off. In the ons receded from 47 to 35 while in-transit ship visits rose Gulf, New Orleans performed better than all other ports, from 104 to 106. Ship Attivity Boston Pay Sign In Oih Ons Trans. TOTAL 8 0 2 3 Now YoHi.... 17 3 Philadelphia.. Baltlmera .... R 2 5 Norfolk 1 Jaeksonvillo .. Tampa 18 38 4 10 15 0 * 6 2 1 10 7, 13 0 0 7 7 Mobile 4 New Orleanir. 7 0 9 1 15 B 32 4 19 27 1 4 B 15 4 Houston ..... 4 WllmlnQton .. 0 San Franeiseo. 3 4 8 Seattle S 4 2 13 TOTAIS ... 32 35 105 193 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A ^rf Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 9 4 3 76 39 29 9 3 2 19 12 7 8 2 6 6 1 3 1 22 10 20 13 57 32 20 5 2 3 23 9 9 15 4 8 l! iSi Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 0 2 0 2 0 10 1 36 9 3 13 20 25 10 44 0 2 3 5 3 4 4 11 14 7 0 6 16 9 0 3 1 1 2 1 6 2 1 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 2 12 6 111 4 5 43 13 4 21 18 23 46l 39 18 0 18 21 24 47' 0 1 1 2 2 3 5 1 13 0 14 6 18> 9 2 10 9 21 2 17 12 108 162 38 ] 308 14 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 0 0 0 0 2 10 11 23 0 1 1 0 3 2 5 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 10 1 6 0 18 13 31 3 14 13 30 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 14 0 7 1 8 95 91 | 200 69 118 29 | 216; 6 TOTAL Shipped GROUP fXASS 123 ALL A B 0 1 0 1 1 0 6 11 44 23 5 0 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 16 3 1 0 5 0 2 0 fl 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 3 2 1 2 2 0 1 11 0 1 10 0 7 19 40 31 2 10 3 47 3 0 30 0 4 5 0 4 0 0 13 18 14 6 7 0 0 17 0 8 0 0 74 49 I 129: 2 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP C ALL 123 ALL 1 2 12 12 6 30 78 91 135 28 254 11 12 13 37 15 9 20 40 119 70 7 14 15 31 13 5 7 22 2 6 3 7 22 33 82 42 90 59 133 19 65 80 65 96 12 173 3 9 16 34 15 3 4 45 20 19 6 13 45 0 19 6 25 26 45 GROUP 12 3 ALL 8 4 4 0 26 56 3 8S 6 26 0 32 18 40 62 4 24 2 6 16 9 9 2 20 1 0 4 5 4 27 33 2 42 54 100 4 90 37 47 6 0 8 4 12 11 10 1 22 18 8 28 2 30 25 | 57 216 129 57 | 402i397 523 101 |1021 27 189 305 | 521 ENGtNE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 9 6 2 1 64 38 12 14 5 0 5 0 15 1 3 11 6 3 2 1 9 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 13 7 51 28 5 18 39 6 24 9 10 0 9 1 20 13 2 5 12 5 2 5 65 161 CLASS B Shipped Shipped Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 32 15 8 55 1 15 14 32 17 6 3 24 8 6 0 0 1 9 0 5 1 6 4 2 6 11 2 8 11 0 2 3 1 6 4 2 7 5 . 12 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 i 1 11 10 22 4 8 1 3 3 7 1 3 27 1 10 28 35 19 4 42 6 14 15 5 37 i 2 17 5 24 3 10 10 23 4 14 19 0 0 1 1 2! 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 4 13 1 4 15 9 1 20 1 4 3 8 7 5 12 i 6 10 0 16 : 2 0 5 10 3 92 76 1 184 1 45 128 21 1 194 1 15 34 1 260 16 69 45 1 129 Shipped TOTAL Registered O In The Beach CLASS C Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A 1 2 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 0 0 3 0 0 6 4 0 3 4 2 2 11 3 18 0 3 7 55 2 2 7 86 54 109 12 175 8 24 94 39 47 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 12 1 27 12 15 18 1 20 0 0 0 1 11 1 18 14 6 1 74 55 97 2 26 27 9 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 7 18 22 11 10 4 29 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 5 2 15 14 17 2 9 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 S 0 3 13 0 2 1 7 3 23 11 29 23 3 39 0 14 15 1 2 6 9 42 86 25 35 9 60 11 99 96 6 46 47 7 24 23 0 5 2 54 24 7 86 98 49 42 4 114 7 4 2 1 2 1 8 9 2 4 7 13 3 2 6 28 2 6 2 9 20 1 37 10 8 9 32 8 50 3 10 9 22 0 1 1 2 16 28 7 10 2 6 27 3 37 1 12 19 8 .24 13 1 45 194 129 45 1 368 169 488 68 1 725 32 234 227 1 493 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jac Tam A4ol)..... 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Jlou Wil SF Sea TOTALS Registered Registered CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 1-B 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 20 2 8 8 32 2 4 12 1 17 4 2 5 0 4 9 0 3 0 1 20 4 7 15 3 3 1 16 2 3 3 0 7 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 4 0 8 0 0 4 2 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 0 8 25 1 1 16 7 5 5 40 • 3 56 2 4 34 13 4 9 30 20 0 36 4 5 11 10 7 15 4 6 0 0 6 0 5 0 2 1 2 10 3 20 0 2 8 8 4 5 3 21 3 17 7 11 6 4 3 5 2 23 128 1 169 17 71 47 87 1 234 18 29 Registered CLASS A .DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS GROUP 123 106 i62 _38 65 161_34 100 47 87 Registered CLASS B GROUP ALL 123 I 308 Ji4 95 91 I 260 IB ^92 76 I 234 18 23 128 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 2 1 1 8 25 4 11 3 11 1 5 3 13 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 2 8 5 24 40 6 3 13 4 1 0 3 4 1 1 6 11 6 17 3 5 38 22 65 1 142 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 1 1 1 * 1 15 17 6 0 5 1 0 7 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 46 2 2 42 15 0 13 2 3 0 3 0 10 7 1 2 13 1 2 10 9 9 107 1 125 TOTAL Registered On The Beach Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 1 2 S ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 ALL A B C ALL 14 0 0 •6 2 0 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 0 0 11 54 31 73 183 5 7 30 42 11 25 17 11 53 25 0 0 14 0 11 4 10 27 0 11 17 2 1 12 6 0 1 0 57 0 0 0 13 36 20 31 99 8 2 47 8 0 21 12 0 0 0 7 5 8 20 0 0 4 13 .2 0 22 3 2 2 0 0 2 4 5 4 15 0 7 8 1 2 1 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 11 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 5 5 5 61 f 21 18 13 19 0 20 2 5 12 11 0 0 6 6 40 36 18 68 138 6 4 84 94 6 92 16 0 1 10 13 15 10 9 38 18 42 2935 124 6 13 41 60 0 0 1 15 1 1 4 3^ 1 8 5 2 4 4 0 6 7 5 2 8 15 15 11 10 15 36 7 15 9 12 43 2 3 10 0 0 1 1 17 13 31 7 12 7 8 34 0 5 26 31 1 5 3 44 1 52 142 125 52 1 319 111 242 146 279 | 778 35 40 299 1 374 m SUMMARY SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP ALL 123 I 200 69 118 29 I 184 45 128 21 I 169 55 22 65 SHIPPED CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP ALL 123 I 216 6 74 49 I 194 15 69 45 I 142 9 9 107 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS B ALL 123 ALL A 30 25 I 57 216 129 I 129 2 45 194 129 24 13 I 129 8 3 44" 52 142 125 I 125 ~5 273 370 159 j 802 48 210 295 1 553 169 268 115 | 552 30 " 152 201 | 383 15 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 123 57 r 402 397 523 101 |1021 27 189 305 45 r 368 169 488 68 | 725 32 234 227 52 r 319 353 146 279 | 778 35 40 299 C ALL GROUP 1 2 3 ALL ALL I 521 j 493 r374 57 82|154 552 383 154 11089 919 1157 448 12524 94 463 831 11388 �JMCM* 1MB raf^SevM MKAFylRKRS. Hae Some still en|oy the challenge of sailing on Great Salt Lake, where sudden winds kick up- big swells and speed is cut about 20 prcent by the high density of the. strongly saline water.. The Soufhern Pacific Railroad's Lucin Cutoff goes right across America's Dead Sea—^the Great Salt Lak» in Utah. Exceedingly rich in mineral content, the lake is being eyed with increasing interest by mineral manufacturers. THE GREAT SALT LAKE In the I930's tourists flocked to resorts on Great Salt Lake — like 'Saltair' .(above)—^which was built out over the water on pil­ ings a half mile from shore. Swimmers e n { o y e d the knowledge that they could not sink in the extremely salty water. Today the pilings oT de­ serted 'Saltair,' once a half mile from shore, are higb and dry as evaporation steadily shrinks the lake. Only eighty years, ago, Utah's Great Ssdt Lake churned and boiled beneath the paddle wheels of mighty, steamdriven riverboats while Mormon, settlers bathed in hen mineral waters. At dusk, sailors furled their canvas, to reflect upon her glorious crimson and gold sunsets. Today, steam­ boats, swimmers and sails are but the fading rumors of memory, and for fifty years the Lake's swampy shores have remained almost bare of human activity. But the recent arrival of steamshovels and amphibious beach craft—the preliminary tools of vast experimental projects to explore and exploit the Lake's incredible store of mineral resources— point to a lively new future for "America's Dead Sea." The history of the Great Salt Lake is almost as old and varied as that of the earth itself. Standing unique as the western hemisphere's only dead sea; six times s^tier than the ocean; of such specific gravity that the human body cannot sink beneath its surface—the Salt Lake is believed by most experts, to be the surviving remnants of pre-historic Lake Bonneville, which 20,000 years ago filled a sizable portion of the Great Basin, According to geologists, Lake Bonneville began as a salt - saturated lake much like the Great Salt Lake and attained a size almost equal to that of Lake Michegan during the last glacial age. Scientists say that sediments beneath the lake bed indicate that there were at least four fresh water lakes that alternately rose and dried up into salt lakes before Bonneville formed. At present," the Great Salt Lake sits 4,000 feet above sea level, in an immense flat basin, surrounded by snow-capped mountains that help replenish her water supply. For ten thousand years she has been on the verge of drying up—a disaster just narrowly averted on several occasions. But each time she has survived the drought periods to rise again during wet weather cycles. Running north to south, 75 miles long and, in places, 50 miles wide, the Lake covers 2,000 square miles. Deprived of what had been her sole outlet into the ocean through the Columbia River, she is fed through the Bear, Ogden, Weber and Jordan Rivers, her chief inlets. Of the Lake's nine islands. Antelope Isle is the largest, stretching to a length of 18 miles. Lake Life With a saline content six times that of the ocean, the Lake waters support little life except tiny, fragile brine shrimp and useless algea. This sparse offering of fauna and flora does provide some small margin of profit for those who collect and market it as tropical fish food. Its main value however, resides in the strange beauty lent to the Lake by the orange colored algae reefs that grow beneath the brine and the pink purple hues lent to the waters by floating swarms of minute shrimp. These colors, combined with the snow white "salt coral" that encrusts the rocks along her shore, make of the Salt Lake "one of nature's most compelling works of art," But even what little life there is in Utah's "Dead Sea" is threatened by the encroachments of man. For more than a century. Salt Lake City and other settlements along the rimming Wasatch Mountain Front have emptied their sewers into the Great Salt Lake, Controversy rages over whether her salty waters have been, or ever can be polluted. One engineer described the Lake as the largest sewage treatment plant in the world. With construction of more conventional sewage disposal plants along her shores, the controversy seems head^ for a speedy end and her tiny occupants will have a more secure lease on life. Mormon Settlers Americans first settled the Salt Lake region more than « century ago. In 1847 Mormon pioneers led by Brighani (Continued on page 9) �t*g» Eirht $BAF,ARERS LOG AuriMt 0, if« Repeal "Namu," the only Iciller whale known to be in captivity, arrived in Seattle recently with enough hoopla to rival the Beatles. Greeted by hugh crowds on the port's waterfront, Namu was photographed as he obligingly "blew" a welcome (see circle) to his admirers. The huge beast is named after the area where he was caught off British Columbia. A local aquarium operator who purchased Namu, has already gone a long way toward making him a star attraction. Killeri^ale Snares Limelight InSeattle SEATTLE—Captain Ahab would never have believed it, but a killer whale has been incorporated Into a business enterprise on the West Coast known as "Namu, Inc." Namu himself, who is i destined to be the star attraction in an aquarium here, is the ; only known killer whale in human captivity. The aquarium owner and creator of the corporate whale, paid ; $8,000 to buy him from three fishermen in British Columbia who i had caught the 22-foot mammal in their nets. The giant 8,000; pound beast was named after the area in which he was originally : caught off the coast of British Columbia. Killer whales are so named because of their feeding habits i which have been known to include seals, large fish, and occa­ sionally—other whales. Tug Overpowered Namu's journey over the 400 miles between Seattle and where he was caught was filled with enough incidents to discourage the world's most ambitious whale hunter, to say nothing of a Seattle : aquarium operator. The troubles started when the tug hired to pull the whale's 60-by-40 foot welded Iron and mesh net pen ^ couldn't make any headway with its thrashing cargo. After a more ; powerful tug was summoned to do the job, Namu's family, con; sisting of a female with two calves appeared to keep a protec­ tive eye on their breadwinner. The whale's captors knew they were in for a hard time when anothe"r male killer joined the cozy family group and began to ; make advances toward Mrs. Namu. Namu grew furious over the : situation and injured his dorsal fin while struggling to get out ; of his pen. The problem resolved itself when the other male left : the scene. $30,000 Operation During Namu's long trip to Seattle, he was fed on a diet of ; prime salmon which cost $100 per day. The whole expedition, including the cost of the whale, is estimated to be about $30,000. These expenses are being somewhat defrayed by a $5,000 grant from the National Geographic Society and donations from four businessmen from the city's waterfront section who hope to bene­ fit from the major attraction which Namu will undoubtedly become. Somewhere off the Canadian coast, the whale's family problem was solved when the female and her calves decided it was too much trouble to keep up with dad, and took their leave. Ted Griffin, Namu's owner, didn't know it, but while his troubles with nature might be over, he was about to be entwined in end­ less miles of governmental red tape. First on the scene was the state of Washington which quickly announced its intention of slapping a 4.2 percent use tax on poor Namu's purchase price. Griffin is gamely fighting this ruling. Meanwhile, self-proclaimed tax experts are warning him that the U.S. Customs Bureau might attempt to collect a tariff on the beast's entry into the country. Griffin obviously hopes to see the nation's only corporate whale turn a handsome profit. To date, he has taken copyright the name "Namu the Whale," and already kids along Seattle's waterfront proudly sport T-shirts inscribed with the huge beast's name. In order to get the city's discotheque set into the spirit of things, a new dance, named the "Namu," has been recorded. The other side of the record features choice quotes from Namu him­ self, sounding like a series of short, sharp squeaks. (Continued from page 2) forces was the sponsor of H.R. 77, Rep. Frank Thompson, Jr. (DN.J.), who chaired the subcommit­ By Al Tanner, Vice President tee which held hearings on the bill and launched it on its road to pas­ and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes sage. Although substantive amend­ Lakes Shipping Good ments were ruled out of order un­ The Seafarers' International Union, Great Lakes District has ex­ der the procedures adopted by the tended the Standard Contract with all companies represented by lh» House, repeal leaders agreed to Great Lakes Association of Marine Operators for a period of 45 days let proponents present their case —up to September Ist. GLAMO has already agreed that retroactive for each major amendments be­ wages will be paid to July 16th after settlement is reached September fore making a point of order. 1st on the wage increase. Under this procedure. Rep. Edith Negotiations are in progress with the passengership operators, Green (D-Ore.) argued for an ex­ namely Bob-Lo Steamship Company, Georgian Bay Line, and Wis­ emption from union shop require­ consin-Michigan Steamship Company. Meeting dates have been set for ments for "religious objectors." all other operators not represented by GLAMO. Thompson promised hearings to A total of 50,784,938 tons of iron ore, coal and grain have been consider separate legislation but moved by ship over the Great Lakes from the start of the current he noted that the issue was "fraught with constitutional ques­ shipping season until July 1, Oliver T. Burnham, Vice President and tions." Many unions, several speak­ Secretary of the Lake Carriers' Association reported. Although the ers noted, have already met this total is only slightly above the total for the same period last year, it issue through voluntary agree­ nevertheless, establishes a new high tonnage record moved during ments with religious sects whose comparable periods for the last five years, he said. members are not able to partici­ In addition to setting a new period record, the Lakes' shipment for pate fully in union activity. In a the month of June was also a new high mark. Shipment of the three letter to Thompson, Meany had bulk commodities during June amounted to 20,745,848 tons, compared pledged a firm AFL-CIO policy of with the 19,242,162 tons of 1964.4 accommodating religious scruples A breakdown showed iron ore through such voluntary agree­ at 10,163,842 gross tons, coal at all departments, but it has been a little difficult to fill all the rated ments. 6,934,999 tons, and grain at 2,427,- jobs on vacation reliefs. Unable to get a vote on her 346 tons. Both iron ore and coal Chicago amendment, Mrs. Green subse­ shipments represented gains for Shipping in the last period, of quently voted against the repeal the month but grain movement was down by nearly 200,000 tons. The course, has been again exception­ bill. Lake Carriers also reported that ally good and no let up is in sight. The chief Republican amend­ Joe Yukes is up and around ment, sponsored by Rep. Robert only 7.8 per cent of the grain again after suffering from a bad P. Griffin, (Mich.), would have moved in American ships. back and ready to wheel again. Cleveland barred unions from using any part of their funds for political, charit­ On the local scene, all Checker With the halfway mark of the able or lobbying purposes if they season over, shipping in this port and Yellow cabs, which are back have a union shop agreement. It still is going at a steady pace. in operation, are a welcome sight would also have prohibited race Rated men are still scarce, but the in this city. An individual survey discrimination—^which already is few that do come into the hall are has been made with Yellow and outlawed under the Civil Rights able to take their pick of the kind Checker inside workers, and all Act. of job they want, either straight- are happy to be back working, decker or self-unloader. So far we particularly under the new con­ Other proposed amendments have been able to fill all of the tract which has been called the would have exempted veterans from union shop requirements, jobs that are called into this port. best in the country. permitted only the agency As a follow througti on the suc­ We received word that Harry shop, and required a secret Nally is well on his way to re­ cessful cab contract, the SlUballot election before a union covery, but another of the boys, Transportation Service and Allied could he certified by the George Crlmmins, was banged up Workers have been busy picking NLRB. pretty badly in a car accident re­ up pledge cards. Over 150 were cently and is just holding his own. collected last week and meetings Only one amendment came to a are being scheduled with inde­ vote—a proposal to defer the ef­ Duluth pendent companies. The first of fective date of the law until Dec. Shipping is good for rated men 31. It was rejected on a 126-74 as it was in the last report. We these is American Cab Company where we expect to petition the standing vote. have been holding our own in Du­ N.L.R.B. for an election. Crucial Test luth, since we still have a few Alpena The most crucial test came on AB's and Oilers registered. There Things are really quiet around the Republican motion to send the are plenty of non-rated men bill back to committee. When this around. A few old standbys in the the hall in this port, except when was defeated by a 23-vote margin, hall show up for the South Ameri­ a ship gets in and we have a few the outcome was certain. There can each Wednesday. She never visitors. Everyone has shipped were only a few switches on the fi­ fails to order a couple of dish­ out. If a rated man happens to nal passage rollcall which followed washers. venture into the hall to register, immediately. Scottie Borland, oldtimer on the he is registered and shipped before The result was announced. There Lakes, is waiting to ship. It looks he even gets his hat off. We have been trying to influ­ was a spontaneous burst of ap­ like he is anxious for a salt water ence the entry rated men with plause from the jam-packed gal­ trip. leries. The dispute with Ryan Construc­ enough time, to write for their AB Speaker McCormack, who had tion Company possibly could come and Fireman's tickets. It is hoped guided the bill through the intri­ to a settlement this week. A meet­ that next year the rated man ratio cate parliamentary obstacle course, ing with Governor Karl Rolvaag will equal the non-rated men more closely. rapped for order. Then in a single has been scheduled with all parties Frankfort breath he intoned the ritual by involved in the dispute, namely Floyd Hanmer is back in the which the House firms up its pass­ Local 25, International Union of age of a bill: "Without objection, Operating Engineers, and the In­ Frankfort office after an extended a motion to reconsider Is laid on land Boqtmen's Union and Lo­ illness. In his absence, Virgil cal 49. Appleton, was appointed patrol­ the table." man for the port of Frankfort. Buffalo And the House battle was over. Shipping has been good from Delegates of the Buffalo Port Council Maritime Trades Depart­ Frankfort and we still experience ment were in Washington last shortages of rated men for jobs AIL week to meet with Senators Ken­ on the Lake freighters. Because c^roTUeLosusBtiPCcm nedy and Javiti about the grain the Ann Arbor Carferry No. 5 is WMBER. II2M APtS^AsmsS ehipmenta from the port of Buf­ still tied up, we have been able falo on American^lag vessels. to keep most of the vacation re­ Representatives of the Niagara quests filled. Frontier Port Authority were also Clinton Brown, broke his right in this delegation, and it is felt arm while on vacation. He and that some good will come of this Robert Jackson with his broken trip since both senators pledged left wing make a good pair for their support in this effort to get daily coffee breaks. more grain moving in and out of Simon Harwood, lookout on the all the Great Lakes Ports on City of Green Bay, was taken to American-flag riiips. Senator Jav- the Paul Oliver Hospital where he its was in Buffalo recently and will be confined for a couple met with members of the Buffalo more weeks. Speedy recoveries Port Council about this situation. are wished to all of our laid up ANDP«a»SS)M3.^ Shipping has remained good in members. iFiis �WK' r«r« Niaa SEAFARERS LaC $IU Of Canada Ui^es Govt. Require Ship Radio-Telephone OTTAWA—The Seafarers International Union of Canada has urged that all ships sail­ ing the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes system be equipped with both AM and VHF radio-telephones as a legal safety requirement. The SIU made its recommendations In a 36-page brief on marine safety which has been handed to to carry three Canadian or Unit­ campaign is the requirement of States helmsmen while operat­ safe minimum navigation watches the Canadian Transport Min­ ed ing on the St. Lawrence or the on every ^ip. ister. The Union asked that the radio­ telephones be manned by Englishspeaking operators at all times. It also recommended that non-Cana­ dian ships or vessels carrying non-Canadian crews be required Great Lakes. Safety Drive The SIU recommendations are part of the Union's continuing drive for increased maritime safe­ ty on the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes. A major goal in the Situs Picketing Approved By House Subcommittee The Union is calling for one lookout on the navigation bridge or on the bow during the hours of darkness or fog. Another lookout on the bow who would be ready to drop the anchor in an emergency should also be required, the Union declares. The SIU of Canada brief charged that the main cause of the tragic collision on the St. WASHINGTON—^A House Labor subcommittee voted 7-1 ap-i Lawrence last summer between proval of a situs picketing bill, allowing picketing at multi-em-j the Lakes ore carrier Leecliffe ployer construction sites without running afoul of the secondary] Hall and the deep-sea freighter boycott ban in the Taft-Hartley Act. Appalonia was the fact that the The only dissenter was Representative Robert P. Griffin (R.-| crews couldn't communicate with each other. Several crewmembers Mich.). The subcommittee amended the bill to provide a 10-day "cooling | drowned as a result of the $11.5 off" period in labor disputes at space and missile bases and I million disaster. weapons centers. The Union's brief summarized It would require 10 days notice of intent to strike to be given j the recommendations made by of­ to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, to any appropri- | ficial inquiries into every disaster since a fire on the Noronie in ate state conciliation agency, to the employers at the site, the gov­ ernment defense agency affected, and to the international union to i Toronto killed 120 people in the space of 11 minutes in 1949. Leon­ which the local is affiliated. ard (Red) McLaughlin, president Enactment of a situs picketing bill is a high-priority goal of the | of the SIU of Canada, asserted AFL-CIO and its Building and Construction Trades Dept. and has | this record shows that not enough Administration backing. ' men were on duty in the case of each disaster. By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Death Benefits Vary With Recipient Most Seafarers are well aware that they enjoy, along with their fam­ ilies, the broadest possible protection from the various benefit plans. Since there are so many, however, such as Welfare, Vacation and Pen­ sion that cover almost every conceivable type of benefit, there is oc­ casionally a need to explain one in particular to a member. In this case we received a question from a brother inquiring about the death benefit, and the answer would be Interesting and informing to ail Seafarers and their families. The brother asked; "Why, although the death benefit is $4,000, did the beneficiary of a deceased friend of mine receive a payment of only $500?" We told him this: In order for the beneficiary of a deceased member to receive the $4,000 death benefit the deceased member must have maintained eligibility prior to his death by having sailed 90 days in the calendar year, and also have had one day sea time within the previous six months aboard ships of companies that are a party of the Sefarers Welfare Plan. Obviously, this is a very simple requirement for the professional seaman. For the sailor who does not meet the simple eligibility requirement there is a protective feature in the Wel­ fare Plan by which his beneficiary is assured of a $500 death benefit if the deceased SIU member has at least one day sea time in the year prior to his death. Remember, the payment of the benefit is a big and complicated job and the Union pays considerable attention to it. In this manner the membership can Im mora easily assisted in obtaining all the benefits to which they are due—as quickly and as simply as is possible. Each week hundred of applications are processed and benefits paid to members and their beneficiaries. This, as I have so often mentioned, is why our plans offer the broadest possible protection to members and their fandlies. It is another reason why the Seafarers benefit plans are exceptional. Brothers and kin are reminded that questions are most welcome and that we will make every effort to see that any and all aspects of the benefit plans are clarified. Seafarers can be assured of a proper answer if it is within our power to do so. Great Salt Lake—America's Dead Sea (Continued from page 7) ^ Young fled to her shores to take possession of "a land no one else wanted." That same year, an enterprising Mor­ mon settler named Charlie White initiated the first effort to tap the Lake's enormous mineral wealth. White boiled down large quantities of brine to extract a residue of crude table salt. The experiment worked and commercial companies were later to follow in his footsteps, making salt extraction the sole successful commercial venture in the Lake's history. For despite the fact that scientists and businessmen have known about the fabulously rich mineral content of her waters since the 1880's, today the Great Salt Lake remains almost as wild, unharnessed and unyielding as she was on the day that Brigham Young, moved by her untamed splendor proclaimed: This is the place." Since Charlie White's pioneering success back in 1847, there have been dozens of get-rich-quick scheme; to exploit the Lake's brackish waters. In the late 19th cen­ tury, a commercial ^tempt was made to establish an oyster and eel culture in her inlet bays. But no sooner were the litle sea creatures planted at the mouths of incoming streams than they were pickled by the Lake's brine. Paddle-Wheelers Salt Lake Steamship commerce had a short but interest­ ing history in the 1870's when the water reached its highest recorded levels. But the steamship companies soon went under when the unpredictable Lake withdrew from their piers in the drought years, and then swelledto submerge them in wet cycle periods. The most impressive boat to ply the waters of the Great Salt Lake was the old City of Corinne, a 150foot paddle wheeler. The mighty steamship was built in 1871 to transport ore and other cargo across the lake, to and from the just-completed transcontinental railroad that passed through the Promentory Moun­ tains just north of her shores. But within the year, the enterprise foundered. The $45,000 steamship found that it could not negotiate the sandbars at the mouth of the Bear River and was declared a financial failure. The ship was purchased by a mining company which promptly outfitted it as an excursion cruiser and renamed it the General Garfield, after James A. Garfield. On a voyage to Utah, the General himself succumbed to local advertising and took "the voyage lengthwise of Salt Lake, the Dead Sea of America," aboard the boat that bore his name. Fluctuations in the Lake's water levels, dubious finan­ cial success, and the corrosive action of the salt water forced a premature beaching of the General Garfield in 1878. The craft survived for a brief period, first as a resort and then as a boathouse, before finally burning in 1904. Outside of salt production, all attempts to exploit the mineral content of the Salt Lake have also ended in failurerin 1939 investors launched a campaign to ^)roduce sodium sulphate from the Lake's Glauber salt for use in paper manufacturing. Output never surpassed half of the expected levels and the plant was shut down within the year. During World War I, faced with shortages, several attempts were made to extract potash from the brines. These attempts proved so unsuccessful that speculators wre discouraged for years to come. The lack of mineral development of the Great Salt Lake seems almost incredible in light of the fantastic amounts of valuable salts, some of which — if refined out from brine concentrates and marketed — could yield profits running into billions of dollars. These mineral deposits have collected over many thousands of years, washed down from nearby mountains by Streams and then concentrated by evaporation. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that at least 2,000,000 tons of mineral salts are deposited into the Lake by the Jordan, Bear and Weber Rivers each year, further adding to the concen­ tration. Nature Lovers There are many, however, who believe that the Great Salt Lake should remain free from all commercial encroachments. Conservationists and nature lovers throughout the United States contend that the Lake is one of the natural wonders of the world and should be designated and preserved from exploitation. But, despite their protests, there is little doubt that the efforts of the conservationists are doomed to failure. Some even ques­ tion the sincerity of their demands. "Whenever there is talk about developing the Great Salt Lake, a cry is immediately raised among the nature lovers and conservationists," says Robert E. Cohenour, resident geologist of the Utah Geological Survey. "But," he points out, "you can spend a week out on the water or along the shore and never see a human being. People don't like it out there. It's uncomfortable for them out there, and they stay away." Basically, the Lake's mineral resources are just too rich to remain "nnmined." A cubic foot of Great Salt Lake water contains nearly 16 pounds of sodium chloride (table salt), almost two pounds of sodium sulphate, more than a pound of magnesium chloride, nearly a pound 'of magnesium sulphate and potasium chloride, as well as substantial amounts of lithium, calcium, iron, boron, copper, zinQ, mangarese, and a few rare elements. To meet the demand for scientific research into methods of ore extraction, the State of Utah has already con­ tributed a token $35,000 to begin a systematic survey of the Lake. Of the three major pilot projects already in motion, the first — and probably most advanced — is the one being conducted by scientists from the University of Utah. They have already begun taking sampies and constructing equipment for test-core drilling. The location of their project is historic Stansbury Island, and theirs is the first overall study of the Great Salt Lake since Captain Howard Stansbury — for whom the island is named — surveyed the Lake in 1850 at the head of a U.S. Army Topographical Core research group. Condition "Goop" For those involved in the project, there is a close association with the Lake every working day. Unfortun­ ately, the association is not always a harmonious one. In the^ spring, swarms of tiny black gnats descend upon the job site to feast upon the workmen. In the summer, the sun beats down mercilessly, with the flats serving as a huge reflector to intensify the heat. The sun may calm the gnats, but it wilts the workmen at the same time. Transportation too often proves a problem. Vehicles bog down in the swampy oolitic sands (round granules caused by wave action) — and in the rain glutted mudflats which workers have named "goop." Even the wide-tired beach jitneys, made especially for travM over sand, falter in the gray goop, which one worker described as "slippery as grease and sticky as calking compound." Basically, the process for mineral extraction that these companies will use is the same as that used by pioneer Charlie White more than a century ago. Charlie boiled away the water to get at the salt. The companies will do the same. But where Charlie used fire, these modern enterprises will reach back over the centuries to imitate the ancient Egyptians who extracted salt from water via solar evaporation. Brine will be pumped into a series of excavated pounds on the lakeshore fiats. There, evaporation by the sun will begin the long process of isolating the valuable minerals. During the summer, sodium chloride precipitates out and drops to the bottom, a process that salt companies have been using along the Lake for years. In the winter, sodium sulphate precipitates out, further concentrating the brine into a "mother liquor" containing the most precious minerals. Finally, chemical methods are used to extract the most valuable of thtse. The plans are large in scope, the competition keen, the stakes high, and the odds are risky. Thus far the great, prehistoric Salt Lake has carefully guarded her secrets and her wealth from the reaching hands of men. �Fat* Ten By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Jobless Benefit Increase Signed Aaiput SEA FARE its LOG Los Angeles Fireman Foils Rightist Attack LOS ANGELES—It took fireman Bill Wheatley three years, but his one-man ivar against right-wing extremism in police and fire ranks here has paid off. Wheatley, 46, president of^ Yorty's office that the mayor AFL-CIO Fire Fighters Local Sam had been branded a card-carrying 748, was completely vindicated Communist by a representative of Quacfiont Do you hava any particular concern about ship^' ping to Vietnam? An increase in California's maximum unemployment insurance bene­ fit from $55 to $65 per week has been signed Into law by Governor Edmund (Pat) Brown. The rise in payments is expected to assist some Barry Doe: The prospect of a 380,000 unemployed persons and will go into effect In the fall. The trip to Vietnam doesn't bother me when his departmental personnel new unemployment bill provides other increases totaling $43.8'million the Fire & Police Protective at all, especially per year for 40 percent of the program's beneficiaries, and extends record was expunged of charges League, a departmental employee with all those and penalties that once barred coverage to an additional 9,000 workers. In signing the law, Governor him from all union activity during association. GI's over there. Brown stated that he regretted the failure of the legislature to include duty time. We all heard FI-PO Foe farm workers under the bill. He also said the Sacramento lawmakers President John­ He had been found guilty In Before and since, Wheatley had been too severe in clamping down on workers who quit their jobs son tell the nation 1962 of "spreading malicious gos­ waged his crusade to expose the without good cause or were fired for misconduct. last week about sip" after he reported to Mayor league's propaganda offshoot, the the need for more The SlU-Pacific District contracted Alaska Steamship Company has Fire & Police Research Associa Americans in resumed regular weekly service between Seattle and Valdez, Alaska tion (FI-PO), as an ultra-conserva Vietnam, and we for the first time since the Alaskan port was destroyed by the disas­ tive machine some of whose mem Seafarers have to trous earthquake in March, 1964. Valdez will be the second port of hers had John Birch Society con do our part to make sure the coun­ call on the company's weekly vanship sailings. The entire town of nections. try remains free. Valdez is being moved to a new location .a few miles from its former 4^ 3^ 4" site which suffered tremendous damage from the big 'quake. A fireman for 18 years. Wheat Desmond Kenny: The idea of ley reported to the mayor's office Back in San Francisco, the Machinists Union Local 1305 was forced shipping to Vietnam doesn't bother that members of FI-PO were me partioul^ly. to strike new car dealers and repair garages when negotiations for a meeting with on-duty firemen in new contract became deadlocked.-4 ^ sailed during Birch - type sessions and making the rough days of Over 1.200 Machinists remained he thinks he'll be in town to take BALBOA, C.Z.—Low water lev­ derogatory remarks about Yorty oTf their jobs at 34 dealers and in the sights for the next week. els, which have proved to be a se­ Governor Edmund G. Brown and World War II and 127 garages, support for the mem­ later during the rious headache for shipping in the President Kennedy. Clayton Engelund has been col­ bers of the local included the new Korean Conflict, car salesmen who joined other lecting lots of praise for the great Great Lakes Waterways, are now so I've been "They were calling them outplaguing vessels transiting the crafts in respecting the picket job he did as ship's delegate on and-out Communists because they around too long lines. As a result, very few new the Transyork. He was on the job Panama Canal. The canal authori­ were supporting civil rights legis­ to start worrying cars are being sold in the port at for over six months and brought ties have been forced to cut the lation and appointing Negroes and about getting at­ her in beef-free for payoff. John, maximum permissible draft from the present time. tacked. In this who sails in the deck department its normal height by 4V^-feet to 34 Mexican-Americans to commis­ The Machinists are also continu­ is a living example of the kind of feet, six inches as a result of water sions and to the bench," Wheatley profession, you have to be prepared to sail wherever your ship takea ing their walkout at several ma­ unionism that the SIU stands for. levels in Gatun Lake dropping to recalls. you. jor shipyards in San Francisco. Bob Hall dropped into the hall re­ within six inches of Its all-time Suddenly, Wheatley found 4> The smaller yards, such as Pacific cently to pass the word that he's low figure. he was the accused. He was Joseph Cappelli: I don't see what Ship Repair and Triple A, have back on his feet again and has his brought before a board of in­ The Gatun Lake serves as the the problem would be in signing signed contracts with the union. FFD. He claims he's waiting for a quiry and found guilty of waterway which ships traverse to Unions belonging to the Metal sharang job. on for a voyage what h^ terms "trumped-up" get through the isthmian hills. The Trade Crafts, including the Boiler­ to Vietnam. Of charges. SEATTLE restrictions, which will go into ef­ makers, Ship carpenters, etc. have course there ia Shipping has been moving along fect on August 1, were imposed also been meeting with the ship­ some danger, but A subsequent investigation re­ yard operators in an effort to work at a good pace in Seattle and because of lack of rain in the lake cently by city officials disclosed most of the prob­ should continue to hold up in the watershed, following the loss of out new contract terms. lem civilian ship* coming weeks. The outlook for water that occurred during this that the board of inquiry did not have had has been swear its witnesses and refused San Francisco rated men in the black gang is year's dry season in May. from sabotage at­ Wheatley the right of counsel or Shipping activity in San Fran- especially bright. Among the ships tempts. Since thia The new draft limits are the _Cisco has been moving at full steam paying off in Seattle recently were most severe that the canal has permission to cross-examine wit­ doesn't happen nesses, among other things. for the, last few weeks, and the the Summit, Steel Flyer, Rio yet to place on ships using its fa­ too often. It outlook continues to be very good. Grande, Anchorage and Seattle. His exoneration was announced doesn't scare me. cilities. The maximum draft is 39There is an urgent need for all 4« Alan D. Williams, a veteran Un­ feet under ideal conditions, al­ publicly throughout the Fire De­ ratings, here in the Land of Sun­ ion man for the last 22 years, is though two previous rest;rictions partment by its chief. S. G. Morris: Why worry about a shine. Payoffs in the last period taking it easy on the beaoh after had to be imposed earlier this year trip to Vietnam? I don't believe included the Transyork, De Soto finishing a run on the Rio Grande because of the dry season. that our shipping and Delaware. The Western Planet has run into that The new restrictions will have will be crewing up in the middle as chief steward. He reports the much trouble to voyage was excellent with a great the most serious effect on larger of the month for a one-year run et alarmed to the Persian Gulf, and all inter­ crew on board. Joe Penner, who tankers and bulk carriers. Ship­ (Continued from page 3) • about. I was there dates back to 1938, tells us he's go­ ping experts estimate that for each ested members are urged to keep before the Conithe August 15 sign-on date in ing to stick around Seattle a while foot of loading cut by a draft re­ mated ships. Under the Wirtz pro­ munists got ac­ before he starts hunting for a long striction, $10,000 in freight rev­ mind. posal AFL-CIO President George tive, and it was a run heading anywhere. His last enues are lost. Meany would have been asked to nice, quiet place. Among the old timers around ship yas the Summit. Daren (Red) the hall here has been Perry Redmond is keeping sharp eye out work with a panel including Assist­ '11 talw the Pres­ Klauber, a veteran member of the for a Sea-Land ship heading up ant Labor Secr^ary James Rey­ ident's word that engine department who got off the Alaska way. Red, who was last on our boys are needed over there, nolds; Lane Kirkland, assistant to and we have to pitch in to make Los Angeles recently. Perry tells the Ocean Anna, says the Alaskan President Meany, and Theodore sure they get what they need. us he's ready for anything head­ run is for him because it gets him ing toward the Far East. John Wil­ home every 12 days to see his two Kheel, labor arbitrator. t i liams who is an old deck depart­ children. Fernando Zavala: I've got no Despite management's rejection ment pro says he can't wait to take worries about a trip to Vietnam. WILMINGTON of the proposal. Secretary Wirtz a ride on the Powell Street cable Anytime there ia Shipping has been holding up car. After piling off the Delaware, said that negotiations would con­ a job open, I'll very good in Wilmington, and the take it, no matter tinue. This week. President John­ predictions for the future look fair. where the ship ia son assigned his former press sec­ The Oceanic Spray crewed up here going. That's what retary, George Reedy, to assist in recently. The boys around the Wil­ Seafarers are sup­ the efforts to work out a solution. mington hall were wishing Charles posed to do. I Kath a speedy recovery. Charlie 'Unfortunate' Decision don't think any­ NEW YORK — A solemn had to get off the Mankato Vic­ one should sit MEBA President Calhoun said requiem mass will be offered tory after falling ill, and it looks around worrying that the shipowners' rejection of in memory of former SIU like he'll be laid up for a while. about possible official Howard A. Guinier the Wirtz proposal was "indeed belmar Richer just blew Into troubles while shipping to Saigon, at the St. John's Evangelist unfortunate ... at this crucial town after paying off the Los An^ 4^ 4i 4i moment." R. C. Church, 250 Twentygeles as an oiler on a three-month M. Beld: Sailing to Vietnam first Street, Brooklyn at 9 Approximately 100 ships have doesn't give me a single worry. I've trip. He doesn't plan to let too A.M. August 12, the first an­ been affected on the Atlantic and Iways figured much of the Southern California niversary of his death. Gulf coasts. The MEBA began its that if your time dust settle on him, since he plans SIU members are invited fi:? to ship Out again in the near fu­ strike on June 16. A week later has come, that's to attend the service. The they were joined by the MMP and ture. Tony Vilanova, on the other there's no use church is located one block Seafarer Charlie Bedell ARA. The talks were undertaken fighting it. I sailed hand, tells us that he's had enough from the Union hall in glances through an issue of time on the beach to last him a in Washington by Secretary Wirtz during-Korea and Brooklyn. good while. He says he Is ready last week. Up to that time virtually World War II— the LO(a he missed, while Brother Guinier died sud­ and anxious to go on anything no collectire bargaining had taken didn't got hurt waiting for a ship call in the denly at the age of 56 on heading for the Far East with an place. Although MEBA negotiators then, and I don't Baltimore SIU hall. Bedell, August 12 last year. He had opening for a bosun. Tony has been had indicated their desire to meet think anything is been active as an SIU official who sails in the' steward helping out at home because of on an around-the-clock basis, the going to happen and member for more than department, says the LOG his wife's recent illness, but re­ shipowners showed no willingness to me in the future, no matter a quarter of a century. keeps him up to date on the ports his better half is back in to discuss the issues and few meet­ where I sail. I was in Saigon last good health again. latest news of the Union. ings were held. year, and we had a quiet stay. Panama Canal Cuts Maximum Vessel Draft •* Ship Strike Keeping Up Gulnier Mass Set Aug. 12 �SEAWAmVltM racaJElerff' £0«' "We Must Be Doing Something The 1965 New York legislature—controlled by Democrats for the first time in 30 years—passed more labor-backed bills than in any session for at least a generation. But Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller vetoed more than three dozen of them, including many of the major proposals of the New York State AFL-CIO. Summing up the session at the close of the 30-day bill-signing period, State AFL-CIO Pres. Raymond R. Corbett charged that Rocke­ feller by his vetoes had shown "callous disregard" for workers' needs and interests. The "outstanding example" of this, Corbett said, was the governor's veto of a bill that would have ended a continuing injustice to workers injured on the job and to survivors of those kiiied at work by bringing benefits in line with present-day wages and living costs. Under the existing law which the governor refused to update, he said, a worker totally disabled in 1944 when the workmen's compen­ sation maximum was $28 still gets only $28 a week. Corbett noted that Rockefeller also vetoed bills to set a $1.50 statewide minimum wage and raise by "a much needed $10 a week" the maximum benefits in workmen's compensation, unemployment insurance and sickness disability laws—instead of the $5 limit set by the governor. The effect of other vetoes of labor-supported bills, the State AFLCIO president said, was to: • Withhold labor relations rights from government workers and keep on, the statute books "the punitive and unworkable CondonWadlin law that gives no bargaining rights but provides for dismissal in case of a strike." • Permit continued use of so called lie detectors by employers instead of banning them as provided in the bill passed by the legislature. • Put off attempits to regularize waterfront employment and give hiring supervision back to joint labor-management control now exercised by a bi-state waterfront commission. Through these vetoes, Corbett charged, the governor has revealed himself "as colmmitted to the interests of business and industry with but little concern for the worker citizens of our state." Among the 27 labor-backed bills signed into law by Rockefeller were those giving workmen's compensation benefits from the first day when disability continues 14 days or more (formerly 28 days), ending the two year limitation on filing claims for silicosis (dust disease), providing free text books to all pupils in grades 7 through 12, making permanent personal registration statewide by the 1967 election, and extending jurisdiction of the State Board of Standards & Appeals over hazardous job conditions. No employe of E. J, Korvette Inc. in four North Jersey stores ean be compelled to take "lie de­ tector" teste under a new threeyear contract with Retail Clerks Local 21. The agreement covering more than 1,000 workers at stores in North Brunswick, Watchung, West Orange and Paramus, pro­ vides backpay to Apr. 22, Local 21 Pres. George Meisier reported. Hourly pay increases of up to 65 cents were won for workers who had been regularly employed for 48 hours a week with pay for 52 hours. They will get a $3 vveekly increase as of Apr. 22, a reduction in hours to 44 with no- drop in gross earnings as of July 19, Next July 6 their workweek drops to 40 hours with no reduction in gross pay, and they get another $3 hike on Apr. 22, 1967. The con­ tract provides ihihimum increases of 22.5 cents to 40 cents an hour and improvements in hoispital benefits, life insurance, sick leaves, vacations and other condi­ tions. Employes are Entitled to 20minute rest periods with pay; overtime after eight hours a day; posted work schedules, double time for Sunday work and better leave of absence, severance pay and funeral leave provisions. ^ It Two veteran . trade hnionisfa have. been, named to a aew task force to stedy ways to wage War on the poverty ii^ the natibn's' 5.2' million aged poor; Sargent Shriver, . director 'Of the Office, of'Eco­ nomic Opportunity, announced the appointment of Charles E. Odeli as chairman of a 19-member Task Force on Programs for the Older Poor. Odell is director of the Auto Workers' Older Retired Workers'- Dept and vice-president of the National Council on Aging, John Edelman, president of the National Council of Senior Citi­ zens and former longtime Wash­ ington representative of the Tex­ tile Workers Union of America, also was named to the task force. Shriver called the aged poor, "the most invisible of the invisible poor"—scattered as they are in rundown hotels, in ghost towns, in shacks, old homes and apart­ ments. The 89th Congress of the United States is rapidly compiling a record as one of the most productive in the nation's history. Many of the bills on which it has already acted or is expected to act in the near future are of spe­ cial interest to union members as well as being of immense benefit to all Americans. advocate of 14B repeal. The elimination of this legislation, which allows states to set up so-called right-to-work laws which are used to strangle union activity and hold down workers wages to miserable levels, is a must if we are to have uniform progress in this nation. This is in sharp contrast to recent Con­ gresses who had been scored by American -labor and by the national Press for their inac­ tivity and insensibility to the needs of the American people which was reflected in their "do-nothing". records on vital and much needed social legislation. As with medicare, there are strong, vola­ tile, well-heeled forces working to prevent repeal for their own petty gain. But in voting for repeal the House has already shown that it knows what is right and there are fewdoubts left that the Senate will follow suit. Medicare legislation for instance, passed by the 89th Congress and recently signed into law by the President, provides long-overdue health security to our older citizens—security which the AFL-CIO and other forward think­ ing Americans have been calling for and fighting to achieve for years. In spite of a massive propaganda campaign into which foes of Medicare poured millions of dollars, Congress recognized the need for such legis­ lation, heeded the urging of American labor, and provided even greater coverage than was originally asked for in the Administration ^ * bill. Six state oeatral bedy offleere have been named te regional Man,^ On another important issue, the scrappiing power Advisory Committees by the Secretary of Labor and of anti-labor Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley the Secretary of Health, Edu­ Act, Congressional action is also moving cation & Welfare. They are along quickly. Legislation repealing Section Pres. Clifford , W, Shrader of the South Dakota State AFL-CIO 14B has already been passed by the House and Sec.-Treas. James A. Davis of and similar action is expected soon by the the Missouri SUta AFL-CIO, in Senate. the Great Plains region; Pres. Harry Boyer of the Pennsylvania Repeal of i4B has been called for by re? AFL-CICi and Pres. Rayinond R. sponsible leaders on all leyel& of government Corbett of the New York State AFL-ClO; in the Middle Atlantic and labor. The AFL-diO has fought for re­ region; Pres. John J. DriscoH of peal for years and President Johnson consid­ the Connecticut State AFL-CIO ered J4B repeal important enough .to include . and' Shc.-Trea4. James P. Loughlirt of the Massachusetts AFL- in his last labor message to Congress. Labor CIO,' hi the New England< region. 'Secretary W."Willard Wirfe is andther stroflg In addition, other important labor legisla­ tion is pending in Congress, including im­ provements in the Fair Labor Standards Act and the unemployment compensation pro­ gram and regulation of employment in agri­ culture. The improvements in the Fair Labor Standards Act would extend the minimum wage and overtime pay requirements to many additional workers not now covered under the law and would pro'vide doubletime for work over 48 hours. Improvements in the unemployment com­ pensation program would bring millions of additional workers under the protection of the law and would beef up the law in other ways. Increased regulation of employment in agriculture would benefit many farm workers who are not now offered any protec­ tion under the law. The AFL-CIO has long advocated adoption of such legislation and the President pre­ sented much of it to Congress in his message on labor. 'The SIU and other member unions of the AFL-CIO are hopeful that Congress will now display the same foreward thinking which provided swift passage of Medicare in its acr ti<m on these other pending labor proposals ' starting with repeal of 14B. �Twelve SEAFARERS Anciut 9, IfW LOG Sheet Metal Workers Win Tenn. Strike By Col Tanner, Exeeuh've Vice-President NEWPORT, Tenn.—The Sheet Metal Workers have successfully The continuing drive by the Soviet Union to become the world's fore­ concluded a 37-day' strike for a most maritime nation has been reported in many newspapers in this first contract at two plants of the country and recently the American Maritime Association released a Detroit Gasket Company here. report which showed how the Soviet merchant fleet has grown from Edward J. Carlough Jr., the insignificance in 1939 when It had only 354 vessels to Its imposing size union's director of organizatidn, of 1,746 ships today. The report entitled the "Growth of U.S.S.R. Foreign Trade" also In­ said the drive has won the firm's cludes a study on the size, tonnage, propulsion and design of the 35 production and maintenance vessels within the Russian fleet. workers a benefit package includ­ The AMA report predicts that the Soviet tanker fleet will increase ing five extra paid holidays, more five times from its present status. Russia's seven year plan' called for a than double their^ former vacation 240 percent increase in tanker tonnage, and this goal was reached at pay, and wage increases of 6 cents the end of 1963. an hour this year, 6 cents more In describing the Soviet buildup, the AMA pointed out that the Rus­ next July and 7 cents a year later sians are commissioning merchant ships at the rate of two or more a plus upgrading of several job week. These ships include the technological advances and design which have been developed by the Western nations. categories. In the all-important bulk carrying segment of the fleet, the Soviet The strike started June 1 despite Union rose from 20 In 1956 to 163 at the end of last year. The AMA also a management announcement of a reports that freighters, which now make up the largest part of tha 4-cent wage increase. Pay at the Russian merchant fleet, number 780 with 327 more under construction plants had averaged only. $1.33 an or on order as of May 1, 1965. These statistics quite obviously illustrate the Importance that the hour. Russians attach to their maritime industry when drawing up their national planning goals. Other Gains The opposite would seem to be true of the United States. According Carlough called the economic to the latest maritime construction statistics issued by Lloyd's Register benefits "the least of the accom­ of Shipping, construction of worldwide shipping tonnage hit a new plishments" of the strike. The im­ high during the second quarter of 1965, while U.S. shipbuilding con­ portant gains, he said, were the tinued its decline. job protection and seniority pro­ Lloyds reports that the U.S. has fallen to eleventh place among the visions built into the agreement shipbuilding nations of the world, having been bypassed by the Nether­ —safeguards the workers never lands between April and June of this year. During this period only 62 before had enjoyed. merchant ships totaling 340,061 gross tons were under construction in The settlement Included a un­ American yards. This represented a drop of 28,000 tons from the previous period. ion-management agreement that Lloyds also found that a total of 523,156 tons of new shipping was all charges brought during the strike would be dropped and all destined for registration under the Llberian flag, Liberia is one of the strikers returned to their jobs, in­ chief havens for U.S. runaway ship operators who use the Llberian cluding 11 pickets whose discharge flag to escape taxation and to avoid paying U.S. wage standards and the firm had at first demanded. adherence to this country's safety rules. The 11 had been jailed for picket The report also disclosed that the major portion of new shipping line incidents and placed under under construction in Poland and Yugoslavia has been ordered by the $10,000 bond pending hearings. Soviet Union. In other words, not only are Soviet shipyards going full They were protected under a sepa­ steam to provide Russia with merchant ships, but they have also rate settlement agreement. farmed out some of the work to some of the Soviet bloc countries. At Carlough said the strikers rati­ last reports, U.S. shipyards were working at only 55 percent of capacity. fied the new pact unanimously and Evidentally, the Soviet Union does not put much stock in the "ef­ more than 85 percent signed dues fective control" policy that the United States seems to rely on. They checkoff forms within 24 hours of recognize the fact that no great world power has ever been without ratification. a merchant marine that is at their disposal in case of need. Soviet Challenge At Sea The Navy's newest laboratory, "Sealab II" is pictured before christening ceremonies at Long Beach, Calif. The 12x57 foot steel cylinder will be taken to La Jolla, Calif, where it will be sunk about 215 feet deep to serve as an underwater home for e team of 20 Navy divers and scientists, including astronaut M. Scott Carpenter. The Navy researchers will conduct a series of experiments, including a communications test with a Gemini-Titan 5 spacecraft which will be orbiting the earth at the same time. 'Sealab' To Operate 215 Feet Down Navy Undersea Lab To Make TV Debut Television viewers, sitting high and dry in the middle of the country, may get a chance this month to see live pictures of what life is like some 215 feet beneath the surface of the ocean. The TV pictures will be broadcast from an undersea laboratory maintained by the U.S. Navy over 35 fathoms beneath the Pacific. Inside the iaboratory, which will be known as "Sealab 2," will be U.S. astronaut Commander Scott Carpenter and nine other men, who will be spending 30 days beneath the ocean. The Sealab project will be In conjunction with an eight-day fiight by a Gemini-Titan 5 spacecraft. Blast-off time for the flight has been tentatively set for Aug. 19. The TV broadcast, which will include voice reports, will take place during the fiight period. The team of 10 aquanauts will descend 215 feet below the surface of the ocean enclosed in a "house" complete with hot showers, food, bunks, and electric lights. For 15 days, Navy divers and scientists will live in the 57 x 12 foot •'SeaLab II," and they will emerge from the shelter from time to timeto swim in the surrounding waters on experimental ventures. Two of the aquanauts may remain for a full thirty days. A third team may ex­ tend the test for 15 days more. The tests are a broader phase of the exploitation of the oceans that is now described by many in Washington as ocean engineering. The Navy beiieves that like the astrounaut in space, the aquanaut in the sea will be required to do useful work and to provide the inteiiigence and judgment for which no machine can substitute. The free swiming aquanauts, operating on the continental shelf and down to eventual depths of perhaps 1,000 feet, should be material help In rescue and salvage operations, in the recovery of nose cones or other objects on the sea fioor, in charting and exploration, in capping under­ sea oil wells and in developing and exploiting the mineral and fish wealth of the ocean. The navy's 30-day SeaLab project will take place on the North end of the Scripps Canyon, a mile off the end of the pier at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California at La Jolia. The Navy aquanauts wiii use three principal types of diving equip­ ment with mouthpiece and facemask, and will try out a variety of suits. Power wili be suppiied to the shelter from a shore connected cable, with an alternate source aboard a surface support vessel. The divers will be constantly watched on^ television and the men will be continuously monitored by teiemetered eiectrocardiograms and other means. The aquanauts will be permitted to make brief dives down to 360 feet, but in general, they will work between the 180-foot and 240-foot levels. Both scientific and military experiments will be carried out. An •xperimental salvage procedure, utilizing a plastic foaming technique, will be tested in attempts to float a Navy filter plane to the surface. Various other salvage and underwater jobs will be performed, and Marine biologists will make a census of ocean life on the bottom, col­ lect. specimens and perform other research. ' But most important will be the physiological and pyschological effects •n human beings imder great depths of water for prolonged times. U.S. Drops To 11th Place In Shipbuilding Standings LONDON—Construction of new shipping tonnage hit a new world record high in Brit­ ain during the second quarter of 1965, while the U.S. shipbiulding industry dropped deep­ er into the doldrums, according to the latest maritime construction statistics complied by Lloyd's Register of Shippinv. -f Lloyds reports that the U.S. among the shipbuilding nations of by the Netherlands between April has fallen into eleventh place the world, having been bypassed and June of this year. During this period only 62 merchant ships totalling 340,061 gross tons were under construction in American yards. This represented a drop of 28,000 tons from the previous period. Contrasted to this dismal lack of U.S. shipbuilding progress, global ship construction amounted to 1,709 merchant vessels, represent­ ing a total of 11,059,606 gross tons, the noted British maritime infor­ mation service reported. Lloyds' figures did not include new ship construction in the Soviet Union, East Germany or Communist China. Civilian anginaars amployaol by tha Navy ehacic ovar con­ struction plans in tha aating and slaaping quartars of Sealab II, tha Navy's newest undersea laboratory. The world's leading shipbuilder continues to be Japan which has ten times more new tonnage under construction than the United States. The Japanese are building 8.4 million tons of new shipping, compared to the 3 million tons under construction in the first quarter of the year. Britain maintained its hold on (Continued on page 22) II i 'A �Aogwt §, lt«S SEAFARERS LOG » - ' •» « ;H ^ Fai» Xbfrtoai 1 -1 I One of the greatest single advances for the security of all Americans since the passage of the Social Security Act in 1935 was the signing into law this week of the Medicare program. As a result, the health tieeds of 20 million elder citizens, 65 and over, will he protected under a comprehensive system of social security insur­ ance. While pensioned Seafarers have been protected by unlimited hospital and medical coverage, the Government plan is of importance to all SIU members who have to provide care for their elderly parents stricken by illness. The new plan becomes effective July 1, 1966. Highlights of the new Medicare program for the aged appear below. H EALTH insurance for persons over 65 years old is provided under two plans, one designated as "basic" and the other as "supplementary," start­ ing July 1, 1966, The basic plan auto­ matically covers everyone who is 65 except aliens with less than five years of residence in the United States, aliens without status as permanent residents and Federal employees eligible for Gov­ ernment health insurance under another law. Participation in the supplementary plan is optional, subject to the same eligibility requirements. Basic Plan This insurance will be financed by in­ creases in the Social Security payroll tax. The cost of benefits for about 2 million aged persons not covered by the present Social Security or Railroad Re­ tirement Insurance programs will be met by appropriations from general tax rev­ enues. Benefits under the basic plan include; HOSPITALIZATIOIS Up to 90 days in each spell of illness. The patient pays the first $40 of hospital costs. If he stays more than 60 days, he pays $10 for each additional day up to the 90-d.ay limit. A spell of illness starts with the first day of hospitalization and ends when the patient has spent 60 con­ secutive days without hospital or nurs­ ing care. The insurance covers room arid board, prescribed drugs while hospitalized and other services and supplies except pri­ vate duty nursing and services of phy­ sicians other than internes or residents in training. Christian Science sanatoriums and psychiatric hospitals are in­ cluded. But there is a lifetime limit of 190 days in a psychiatric hospital. NURSING HOME CARE Up to 100 days in an extended care facility in each spell of illness after a stay of at least three days in a hospitaLThere is no charge to the patient for the first 20 days. The patient j^ays $5 for . . • . .1- ^ each day above 20, up to the 100-day limit., HOME NURSING Up to 100 visits by nurses or techni­ cians in a one-year period following the patient's discharge from a hospital or extended care facility. The insurance covers the full cost. The services fur­ nished must be in accordance with a plan set up and periodically reviewed by a physician. DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES Tests and related diagnostic services, other than those performed by physi­ cians, that are normally provided by hospitals to out-patients. The patient pays $20 of the charge for each diagnos­ tic study—that is, for diagnostic services provided by the same hospital in a 20day period. The patient also pays 20 per­ cent of the charges above $20 and the insurance covers the remaining 80 per­ cent. Supplementary Plan Persons enrolling in this plan will pay $3 a month in premiums. The Federal Government will match this with a pay­ ment of $3 a month for each participant. The Federal share, about $600 million a year will come from general tax rev­ enues. The insurance supplements the basic plan by covering most other major medical expenses except those for den­ tal services medicines and drugs. The coverage includes: • Physicians' services including surg­ ery whether formed in a hospital, clinic, office or home. • Up to 100 home nursing visits each year in addition to those allowed under the basic plan and without any require­ ment for prior hospitalization. • Various services and supplies, whether provided in or out of a medical institution, such as X-ray and other di­ agnostic tests, radiological treatments, surgical dressings, splints, casts, iron lungs and other specified prosthetic de­ vices, artificial arms, legs and eyes and ambulance service. • •• J - . - . •_ A participant in the plan pays $50 of his annual costs for the services and sup­ plies covered. He also pays 20 percent of the annual costs above $50 while the plan pays 80 percent. Cash Benefits A 7 percent increase in all cash bene­ fits under the present Social Security program of old age, survivors and dis­ ability insurance is retroactive to last Jan. i, with all recipients entitled to at least $4 in additional monthly payments. The minimum monthly benefit rises immediately from $40 to $44. The maxi­ mum for a single retired or disabled worker is increased from $127 to $135.90. Maximum family benefits are raised from $254 to $309.20. For most persons going on the benefit rolls in future years, monthly benefits will be further increased as they acquire higher wage credits under provisions for payment of Social Security taxes on $6,600 of annual earnings instead of the jresent $4,800. Maximum benefits will je $168 for a single worker and $368 for a family. Retirement Test The bill increases to $1,500 the amount that a retired worker may earn in a year without losing part of his Social Secur­ ity pension. The old exemption was $1,200. There will be a reduction of $1 in benefits for each $2 of earnings from $1,500 to $2,700 and a dollar-for-dollar -reduction on earnings above $2,700. Widows' Benefits The bill gives widows of workers cov­ ered by Social Security the option of drawing benefits at the age of 60 on a reduced scale. Full widows' benefits will still be payable at the age of 62. For a widow who exercises the new option, the monthly benefit will be percent of what her husband, if living, would have received at age 65. If a widow does not start drawing benefits until she is 62, she is paid 8214 percent of the husband's benefit. "y* �l4k*' FOI^MB NLRB Scores lihgal Union-busting Taffies Boss Fires Union Father For Standing Behind Son By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, CoRtrocts, A Bill Hcril, Heodqiiorters Rep. ; WASHINGTON—One of the nation's largest textile manufacturers has been charged by In response to several requests for information, we are reprinting the National Labor Relations board with firing the son of an employee for union activities, a number of interesting questions and answers which have been dealt and then trying to force the father, who was also a union member, to run him out of town. with in the past Beefbox columns. The first question, dealing with the servicing of the ship's evacuators was submitted by Steve KrkoWhen the father refused to-*- • Refusing to grant overtime vich on the Mount Washington. give in to these steamroller in the exercise of their ri^ts un­ der the Act, flagrantly, cynically woric to workers to discourage tactics, he was also discharged. and unlawfully." Question: When cargo Is being worked and ship's evacuators are be­ membership or support of the un­ ion; altering work conditions to de­ ing used, whose job is it to service the machines? As a result of such examples of The NLRB report found that a union-busting tactics, an NLRB trial substantial number of Stevens em­ feat the union's organizing efforts. Answer This is considered part of the routine duties of the Pump­ examiner has ruled that the com­ ployees had agreed to sign up with • Interrogating and Intimidating man during his regular working hours. pany unlawfully discharged 69 of the union. These workers signed employees about statements which Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement—^Memorandum of Under­ its employees and recommended joint letters addressed to plant they made to NLRB agents; dis­ standing, (a). "It has been agreed to maintain these machines, such managers announcing their mem­ charging or in other ways discrim­ that these workers be reinstated bership and their intention to inating against workers who 'testi­ as standing by when they are running, changing oil, greasing, re­ with compensation for loss of earn­ "help in every legal way to get our fied under the provisions of the fueling them and doing general maintenance and repair work as can ings. The company's flagrant anti­ fellow workers to do the same." be done aboard ship. On ships having electric evacuators, it shall National Labor Relations Act. union campaign was directed at an be the pumpman's duty to plug in the electric connection and change organizing drive conducted by the The company reacted swiftly, • Encouraging employees to plugs during regular working hours without the payment of overtime." Te.xtile Workers Union at 20 Ste- giving full indication of the ex­ work against the union, but forbid­ The next request for clarification on port time for the steward de­ vans plants in North and South tremes to which it would go to de­ ding other employees from similar partment comes from Angel Seda, chief steward on the Steel Advocate. Carolina. feat the union. First, the names of activity in favor of the union. the signers of the letter were post­ Question: "If a ship had made the complete voyage and pay off at Anti-Union Reputation • IntimidaUng and coercing ed on plant bulletin boards. This New York, and we collect Port Time being it's the port of payoff, The Textile Workers and the action was followed by a flood of comipany employees, and encourag­ and then proceed to New Orleans AFL-CIO have long considered the anti-union statements, interroga­ ing and helping them to withdraw and pay coastwise there, are we overtime provided for in paragraph Stevens company one of the most tions of pro-union employees and from the Union. once again entitled to Port Time?" (b) above." bitterly anti-union employers in "writeups" or derogatory person­ Union Wiped Out Answer: You would not be en­ the southern U.S. The firm's presi­ nel "action" reports drawn up by The next request for information The hoard report said that the titled to Port Time again in New comes dent is Robert T. Stevens, former plant supervisors. The last step in from John Short, engine Secretary of the Army under Pres­ this brutal procedure was the dis­ union-busting campaign worked Orleans. The Port Time provisions delegate on the Western Planet, ident Dwight Eisenhower, and a charge of many employees with un­ with the most efficiency at the of the agreement would apply only and involves a beef about greasing militant defender of the so-called ion sympathies, reports the NLRB. company's Watts plant. Manage­ after you have made another com­ the rudder post. ment at the plant helped anti-union plete voyage. The trip from New "right-to-work." The NLRB examiner's findings of emiployees prepare announcements York to New Orleans is not con­ Question: "The Chief Engineer NLRB trial examiner Horace A. unfair labor practices by the com­ wanted the Oilers to grease the sidered a complete voyage. of withdrawal from the union, lend­ Ruckel charged the company with pany was based on the following rudder post of the steering engine Reference: Standard Freightship once a watch, which we did and we widespread violations of the Na­ examples of Its special board of ing the use of typewriters and mimeograph machines. These an­ Agreement, Article V. Section 3: tional Labor Relations Act, based union-busting: nouncements were then distributed HOURS OF WORK—(d) last para­ put down an hour's overtime each on evidence contained in the 12,watch. When we submitted It to • Spying upon employees who to plant workers for signing and graph: "Once a vessel pays off in him he disputed every hour . . ." 000 page record which was amassed mailing to the union. By the time the port, that port shall be used for during six months of hearings. supported the union. this gimmick had run its course, the purpose of applying the provi­ Answer: This is considered part • Threatening to shut down only two out of 46 employees re­ Violated Law sions of paragraph (c) aboVe until of the routine duties of the Oiler Ruckel's report said that in cam­ plants if the TWUA won certifica­ mained with the union. These two such time as the vessel makes an­ on watch. He may perform this brave workers were then dis­ other voyage and pays off in an­ work without payment of over­ paigning to crush the union, the tion in a bargaining election. Questioning applicants for charged, and the union was wiped other port at which time the latter time. company "interfered with, re­ strained and coerced its employees jobs about their union sympathies. out, the report declared. port shall 'then become the port of Reference: Article IV, Section In addition to ordering the re­ payoff, etc." 13, Standard Tanker Agreement: hiring with back pay of the 69 em­ The following letter from Roland OILERS ON WATCH-STEAM: (a) ployees discharged in the anti-un­ A. Wiman, deck delegate on, the They shall perform routine, duties, ion drive, the NLRB also ordered Penn Transporter, concerns a beef oil main engine (if reciprocating), the company to offer two workers about the midnight meal. watch temperatures, and oil circu­ overtime work as had been the lation (if turbine), oil auxiliaries, Question: "Would you please steering engine and ice machine. past practice before this work had send me a clarification on Article 2, They shall pump bilges and tend been stopped because of their sup­ port of the union. The NLRB also Section 45, of .the Freightship water where sluges and checks aro NORFOLK—A fishing trawler, trolling for deep sea scallops ordered these workers be paid for Agreement? On this voyage, the in the engine room and no waterDeck Department was broken out tenders are carried." off North Carolina's Outer Banks, met with tragedy recently lost overtime opportunities. at 9:00 PM and continued working when it hauled in a deadly relic of World War II from the The Stevens Company, which re­ through 2:30 AM. No hot lunch This question dealing with cently showed how enlightened it provided at midnight, and no Pumpmen's duties while transwaters of an area which Sea--*— was toward Its workers by offering was unbroken hour was provided for ferring fuel oil, comes from J. A. farers still refer to as the and the doomed trawler's captain them two paid holidays per year same. The men involved put in one Batlil aboard the Western Clipper. yelled over that he had a huge (LOG, July 9, 1965), has announced hour's overtime, also $2.00 meal "Graveyard of Ships." Eight had Question: "Am writing in re­ torpedo in his nets. The Snoopy it would appe^ the NLRB ruling. allowance, as . per Paragraph (g) gards to a matter about transfer ciewmembers of the trawler also radioed the Prowler with the of the same section. of bunkers. My agreement does Snoopy lost their lives when their message that there was "something not state anything about this and "The penalty meal hour has been vessel was blown to smithereens by in the bag." the Chief insists that it is my job O.K.'d but the $2.00 meal allow­ a rusty, but still deadly torpedo 'Nothing But Splinters' ance was disputed. Are we entitled because he says so without the dredged up in the vessel's nets. to the supper meal allowance, as payment of o.t." Both skippers watched as the Four survivors were picked by Snoopy dropped astern of the Ger­ per Paragraph (g) of the above Answer: This is not considered re.scue boats following the explo­ aldine and began to haul the dead­ section?" the duties of the Pumpman. This sion. The Snoopy's home port was ly tube over its midsection. The Answer: -The Deck Department work is performed by the ,EngiPortland, Maine, and all crewmem- captain of the Prowler said the tor­ Is entitled to the $2.00 meal allow­ neers. In the event the Pumpman bers were natives of the state. BLYHIE, Calif, — Domestic ance, as stated in- your letter. pedo seemed to hit scHnething, and is required to perfonn this work, Crowded Graveyard suddenly there was a "big bang fol­ workers are scared of rattlesnakes. he shall receive overtime. Reference: Standard Freif^tship Reference: Standard Tanker This in effect, was the complaint Agreement, Article II, Section 45; The area where the tragedy oc­ lowed by smoke. Then there wasn't curred, about 55 miles southeast of a ship." The Geraldine's skipper of a melon grower in this south­ MIDNIGHT LUNCH: (b) If crew Agreement, Article 11, Section 10. Cape Henry, was a crowded grave­ had an equally gruesome descrip­ eastern California area who railed starts work at or before 9 p.m. and 'Customary Duties. Members of yard for American shipping during tion: "This terrific blast shook the against the end of the bracero works continuous overtime until all department! ahall perform thd World War II. German submarines whole area.-I looked, and she was program because domestic workers midnight, the men shall be pro­ necessary and customary duties of were so successful in their treach­ just gone. There was nothing left refused to go Into the fields to vided with a hot lunch at midnight. that department. Each member of pick melons 'unless the grower If the work continues after mid­ all departments shall perform only erous attacks on U.S. vessels, that but splinters." members of the merchant marine • Four survivors were plucked hired men to go ahead of them night one unbroken hour shall be the recognized and. customary dubbed the area "Torpedo Junc­ from the wreckage by the horrified with long bami^o poles to flush allowed for such lunch,. If this un­ duties of his particular rating. tion." Over a hundred ships were spectators on the nearby trawlers. out the rattlesnakes. broken hour is not allowiid the. When it Is necessary to shift a man to fill a vacancy, the man ad shift­ sunk by the Nazi U-boat pack in The body of the Snoopy's captain The grower, whose farm is sit­ men involved . sliali . reitelvd' bne the space of six months in 1942. was picked up a short time later uated between Yuma, Arizona, and hour's overtime , in iieii thereof. ed shall perform the duties of the The fishing trawler disaster, occur­ after It had been spotlighted by Blythe in the heart of the rattle­ This penalty hour Shalt be in Addi­ gating to which he la Assigned." ring more than 20 years after hos­ flares dropped from rescue aircraft. snake country, had not been ob­ tion to the actual overtimA worked tilities had ceased, was grim re­ Fishing in the "Graveyard of liged to afford this minimal safe­ during the. meal hour, ^e provi­ minder of these tragic events. Ships" area is still a risky pi'oposi- ty measure ipr imported foreign sions in j^is. section ahall be ap:' plicable at aU times at sea w In The explosion which shattered tion two decades after the end of workers. World War II. The area was heav­ the b o'a t was w i t nested As a captive lalmr force ignor­ port to men .bh day work," ^y nearby trawlers, the Geraldine ily mined during the days Of un­ ant of the terrain in which they (g) '*lh the event the midnl^t; .and the Prowler. 'The Gecaldine's restricted U-boat warfare, and old worked, they were apparently less liinch is not served the men in­ skipper reported that the Snoopy. rusty .mines still have been, ob­ afraid of the . ratUesnakes tt)an volved shall- be paid, the .tupjper meal, allowance in ndditien to 'ttio they. were, of losing their. Jobs., Iia4 pulled along, side .his vesset served from time to time. Deadly Torpedo 'Catch' Claims Fishing Trawler Pickets Balk At Rattlers, Grower Cries iJ 1 1 a. m �Awwi t, IMf. SEAFARERjS LOO CRUZ SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD The city of Vera Cruz, in the Mexican state bearing the nnrl® f^^ditionally-cpnsidered the most important EJ L V i^inked to the rest of Mexico by good road and rail transportation, and to the rest of the Siipl 0*7«>a SIU manned A '^7 ^o^queror Cortez landed near Vera Cruz on April 22, 1519 and the first Spanish stockade was built there. For three hundred years the city was the main export center for silver cargoes going to the Spanish Crown. The famous Silver Fleet" sailed from there. Manv old structures still remind the visitor of the glorious past of the port, and at least one, the San Juan de Ulua fort at the mouth of the bay in Vera Cruz, is still in regular use as a naval training center. The general flavor of the city is that of an old Spanish town. Vera Cruz differs from other old Mexican towns however, because of its magnificent shoreline. Visitors with ^ interest in fishing can try their luck going after giant Tarpon in deep water or simply surf-casting outside the bay. For simply viewing the shoreline, the best bet is a drive along Manuel Avila Camacho Boulevard which follows the seacoast. favorite with local people and visitors alike is the Malecon, a steel and cement pier built out over the bay, where strollers can enjoy the cool sea breezes of early evening. Vera Cruz is also dotted with fine hotels and res­ taurants were everything on the menu is a treat and sea­ food is naturally the specialty. Carnival time in Vera Cruz, which continues for a whole week prior to Lent, finds all routes into the citv jammed ind happy people filling the streets. There are" dances everywhere, including the city's parks, and guitar players serenade in the cafes under the arcaded promenades that circle the plazas. - For anyone with some time to spend in Mexico, Vera Cruz can also serve as the gateway to the rest of the na­ tion. Mexico City can be reached easily by railroad or by car over good highways, and many smaller cities, like Tlacotalpan, he close by. Tlacotalpan for example lies deep in the jungles in A tropical setting of tiny river villages. pluL^Jr n7*k'" *''• •»"'Wmgf Ifk, th. MunWpaf Palace or City Hall (above), retain the Spanish architecture for which the city is famous. I ' .V The Spanish styla Is rafleeted even In Vara Cruz's mora ; modern buildings with their shaded aolonnades. Tha SlU-mannad Dal ^undf lOoita Unas) Inaiudas tha port of Vara Crux on thi Oul( of Moxtoo In Iti ports of call. ^ , I • " ^ - • mill IIx-:;v;v:sv:;v.v'x-'.;-vx Carnival or MardI Gras time In Vera Cruz Is a time of dancing and singing all over the city, ,and strolling guitar players serenading every where. Carnival comas the waok prior to Lent. �Bu:* BM^ea California Lady Skipper Sails Solo To Hawaii HONOLULU — A 34-year old blond widow from Los Angeles made sailing history here recently when she came ashore after making a 40-day, 2,300 mile trip from California to Hawaii by herself in a 25-foot sailboat. Sharon Sites, the Intrepid distaff sailor, is believed to be the first woman to have made a solo ocean crossing between the two states. Unfortunately, Mrs. Sites was unable to finsh her voyage without assistance. As a result of a broken right wrist which she suffered while four-days from Hawaii, the Coast Guard went to her aid and gave her a tow after she had reached the Island. The brave lady sailor, who makes her living as a dental secretary in Los Angeles, reported her most frightening moment of the trip came when she ran into a 65-mile per hour wind which blew for six days. She said she had been forced to lash everything down, "hang on for dear life, and pray" to keep afloat. 39-Day Voyage Leaving her home port on June 12, the entire voyage took 39 days. Mrs. Sites made the trip with only five months of sailing experience behind her, taking neither radio nor fuel for her engine. Most of her food was donated. Had she been out for an­ other four days, the Coast Guard would have listed her as overdue and started search operations. Mrs. Sites told reporters that as far as she was concerned, she had completed her trip, despite the assist from the Coast Guard. Exercising her woman's prerogatives, she explained that she had sailed past Diamond Head, but had failed to put Into port because the lights listed on her map didn't jive with the navigation lights in the area. Mrs. Sites requested Coast Guard assistance from the skipper of a passing fishing craft when she was about 25 miles north of Honolulu. Looking back on her trip philosophically, the bold female skipper said she didn't recommend solo ocean crossings to either men or women. By Joseph B. Logue, MO, Medical Director How To Live With The Sun Premature aging of the skin Is probably the most common ill effect of too much sun. Yet by applying common sense and taking a few preventive measures, much of this injury can be avoided. Here are some suggestions from the American Academy of Dermatology to help you live with the sun. Before and after sunbathing care can be equally important for longrange protection. Before, it's a good idea to apply sunscreening agents more often at first. This gives your skin extra protection while your natural tan-producing capability, if you have it, reaches its peak. After sunbathing, lubricate your skin with a soothing, softening lotion to prevent excessive dryness. Stay away from home-style lotions such as baby oil, mineral oil, and vinegar. Protection from ultraviolet light must come from chemicals called sunscreeners which absorb the waves of ultraviolet light before they reach the skin. Stay away also from tanning pills, except under your doctor's direction. These pills act internally and can increase the skin's sensitivity to sunlight by altering the skin's response to the wave lengths of ultraviolet light. Photosensitivity means sensitive to light, and some common drugs taken by mouth can make your skin sunburn even on the slightest ex­ posure. If you are taking a prescription drug, ask your physician about this before trying to get a tan. Protective creams and lotions can produce irritation in some cases If they are rubbed vigorously into the skin. Apply these agents gently and avoid massaging them-into the skin. Their purpose is to prevent ultraviolet light from reaching the skin, not to absorb it after it strikes the skin. Sunscreening chemicals in some of these protective agents absorb ultraviolet light before it hits the skin. Such agents include one or more of the following groups of sunscreening chemicals: Para-aminobenzoates, salicylates, benzimidazoles, anthra.kilates, cinnamates, and benzophenones. Read the iab-^l " eiore you buy a simtan product to make sure It contains a sunscreening agent. Their effectiveness depends on the percentage in the lotion or cream and the thickness of the film formed on the skin. Children should be protected by a sunscreening agent and a white cloth shirt, jacket, or robe—one with a tight weave like a man's white broadcloth shirt. Sunglasses and umbrellas are useful physical sunscreeners. But some investigators feel beach umbrellas are less effective than Is popu­ larly believed in reducing ultraviolet light exposure due to reflected waves from the sand and sky. Glasses, colored or plain, filter out most of the ultraviolet rays, just as ordinary window glass does. The ad­ vantage of colored lenses is that they reduce glare. Common sense means don't take too much sun at once. Fifteen min­ utes a day for a starter is enough, for body skin previously unexposed will start getting pink in that time under a hot July or August sun. Start off in the early morning or late afternoon, for the sun's ultra­ violet waves are slanted through the atmosphere at these times and more of the injurious wave lengths are blocked. And remember, it takes days for natural tanning action to reach its peak. (From Today's Health Magazine.) , Aociul t, INB 100 N^w SlU-Manned Bulk Carrier On* of tho newest and most modern bulk carriers in the SlU fleet, the Missouri (Meadowbrook Transport), is seen passing through the Suez Canal on her maiden voyage to Kandia, India. The new bulk carrier is the former troopship Marine Swallow which was jumboized in a Tampa shipyard. A sister ship to the C-4 carrier, the Yellowstone is expected to join the Missouri after conversion work is completed in Tampa. The Missouri, which left Baton Rouge on June 12, is scheduled to arrive in Galveston on August IS. Labor Presses Improvements On Wage-Hour Bill Provisions Labor pressed its case for broadranging improvements in the Fair Labor Standards Act as congressional hearings on wage-hour amendments shifted from the House to the Senate. AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller outlined the federation's four major proposals before a subcommit' tee headed by Senator Pat number of new jobs, the federa­ Biemiller expressed the wish McNamara (D-Mich.). He tion's legislative director predicted. that "instead of compiaining about the impossiblity of coping with the After 40 Hours inevitable, the business leaders The AFL-CIO believes, he said, would tackle the positive problem that the doubletime rate should of how to do It." begin after 40 hours of work, Earlier, Labor Secretary W. rather than after 45 hours as the . Wiiiard Wirtz said an estimated Administration has suggested. 31 percent of the 4.5 million "We want to discourage over­ workers the Administration wants time," he said. "We do not accept to bring under the wage-hour the proposition that overtime pay law now make less than $1.25 an is a substitute for decent hourly hour. rates, even though it is used that Their need, he said, is not for way by many employers. Our goal is a good wage for every worker public assistance or charity but for within the span of a normal work­ "a living wage." week." Wirtz also rejected the argument Shorter workweek—"It fs our that most overtime is worked deep conviction that a 35-hour because of a shortage of workers week is both essential and inevi­ in highly-skilled, high-paid occu­ table . . . We do not claim that pations. 40 hours is too long a workweek He said a labor department study in itself. But we do Insist that showed "a significantly greater pro­ in a very few years, even under portion of workers who earned $2 the most favorable circumstances, or less an hour worked overtime there simpiy won't be enough than was true for workers earning Money added to the mlnlmunr 40-hour jobs to go around." $3 or more an hour." wage goes to the lowest-paid, Bie­ miller stressed. "Those extra dol­ lars are needed and they are promptly spent for the necessities of life." The money "flows at once into the stream of trade." Minimum wage c o v e r a g e— Labor "welcomes" the Administra­ tion proposal for extending cover­ WASHINGTON—The U.S. Navy is planning to develop a age to 4.6 million additional work­ ers by applying the law to enter­ deep-diving rescue vessel which will be capable of going to the prises with gross receipts of'$250,- aid of submarine crewmembers trapped deep beneath the 000 a year—instead of $1 million surface of the ocean. Na"vy> —and by eliminating exemptions officials see the new rescue members trapped in submarines ly­ for employees of hotels, restaurants, craft as being especially use­ ing as deep as 600 feet and bring­ laundries, hospitals, small logging ful in assisting submarines which ing them back to safety on tho operations; motion picture theattes, run into difficulties while cruising surface without outside assistance. taxi firms and certain agricultural beneath the polar ice cap. Missile Recovery processing workers. The Navy's undersea rescue ve­ Another Important aspect of the "We welcome all this, hut we hicle will be developed by the Navy's deep diving program will would go further," Biemiller Northrop Corp. which has received be the development of a rnanhedsaid. He urged that the $250,000 a five-year, multi-million dollar annual business test he aiH>lied contract to work on a craft that craft which would be capable of to ail units of an enterprise would operate from nuclear sub­ recovering missile fragments from which grosses that amount—even marine. The vessel, which would depths of 20,000 feet. These recov­ if some individual units in the carry a crew of 14, would be capa­ ery craft could move objects weigh­ chain do a lesser amount of busi­ ble of being flown to an area where ing under a ton, and would be used on missile teat ranges on the At­ ness. a submarine is in trouble within lantic and Pacific oceans. This alone, he said, would ex­ 24 hours after a distress call was The Northrop Corporation re­ tend coverage to an additional received. ports that it is also studying the 800,000 workers. He also asked According to Navy plans, the possibility of building large under­ elimination of partial exemptions minimum depths at which the res­ sea shelters for divers who could of groups such as seamen and sea­ cue vessel will operate will be the use them to work for periods as food processing workers. present collapse limits of subma­ long as 90 days at depths of 800 Overtime Pay—The Administra­ rines now in use. These collapse feet. Another Navy Job being tion proposal to increase the pen­ limits have not been made public worked out by Northrop research­ alty pay for overtime from the for security reasons, As part of ers is the development of a salvage present time-and-a-half to double- the program, techniques. will be system for the recovery of 1,000time would create a "substantial" worked oiit for removing crew- ton ship hulls lying in deep water. stressed these key points: Minimum wage increase—^In re­ sponse to President Johnson's statement that "the question Is not whether the minimum wage should be increased, but when and by how much," Biemiller declared: "We say the time to raise the minimum wage is now, and that the amount should be $2 an hour. . . . Anything less is legislated poverty, and that has no place in America." Labor rejects the "myth" that raising the minimum wage throws people out of work and employers out of business, he said. "If there were any truth in it," he com­ mented, "this country's business­ men would have all gone bankrupt long ago, and there would be no obs left for anyone." Quickly Spent Navy Plans Craft For Sub Rescues iv ri] I �Pice MKAW4RER8'L6Q Aociut i, IMB New Ship Naming Policy Dooms Japanese 'Maru' By Fred Stewart & Ed Moeney Headquarters Representatives TOKYO—There was a time when. Seafarers who saw the bow of a passing ship with the word "Maru" in its name, knew instantly that the vessel was of Japanese registry, with­ Food Plan Aims For Perfection out having to wait for a look at the rising sun on the stern. This means of traditional iden­ Better food prepared under more sanitary conditions for our mem­ tification, however, is about to bership. This has been the aim of the SIU's Food and Ship Sanitation start disappearing, according drum up more business and ease try's early merchant vessels were Program since it's inception. to an announcement of the the country's international fi­ also armed as men-of-war, and It is the duty of any representatives of this program to assist all steward department members in any way possible in enabling them to provide well prepared, high quality food for all of our SIU mem­ bership. All of the representatives of the Food and Ship Sanitation Depart­ ment are full SIU Book Members and each of them has sailed as a chief steward on SlU-contraoted ships for many years. The Food and Ship Sanitation Program stresses the following four areas as being the most Important in insuring good quality and the adequate preparation of foods on board SIU ships. STORING: The starting point of an effective feeding program is proper storing in three areas: quantity, quality and variety. The Food and Sanitation Department has developed a master storing list based on 30 day units for a crew of 50. Using this list as a starting point, food representatives can check on the adequacy of stores and see that they are of proper quality. Short-storing results in items running out while enroute while excess stores 4 ^— leads to spoilage and waste. all the preparation should be an The purpose of the master list is attractively-served meal. A clean, to make certain that neither of properly-set table, adequate silver these happens. Emphasis is also and glassware, the use of clean placed on the uses of top-quality, mess jackets, ample side dishes for pre-cut and pre-packaged frozen vegetables, bread, butter and other meats and produce. Food supplies items all help make for pleasant of this type are more uniform in feeding. The Food Program makes quality, keep better and prevent certain that all waiters and messwaste and spoilage. man are aware of the basic ele­ INVENTORY CONTROL: Repre­ ments of food service. Service of sentatives of the Food Program as­ this kind goes hand in glove with sist stewards in checking inven­ the concept of "to order" feeding, tories while in port and in setting as featured in the better shoreside up the effective control of supplies restaurants. The relatively small while at sea. The port inventory number of men fed on board ship check-up assures that the stores, at any one time is the ideal situa­ as received, are of the quantity tion for individual service of this and type ordered and that all voy­ kind. age needs are covered. The Food In the relatively short period of Program recommends that a stew­ time that the food and ship sani­ ard issue stores at specific times tation program has been in effect, each day while at sea. Two issues it has been able to insure for all daily are desirable. At these daily Seafarers a better grade of food, issues the steward department can greater variety, three entree menus keep a running inventory, keeping and better service (individually track of exactly what is being worked and served to order by withdrawn from the ship's stores, trained waiters. what these withdrawals are for Your Food Program was also in­ and how much he has left in re­ serve. Without such a running in­ strumental in setting up and main­ ventory, shortages will occur as taining training for entry ratings the voyage draws to a close, pr as in the steward department and will a rationing measure, menus will continue to be active in any future tend to get monotonous as the training for the improvement of steward tfies to use up items in the steward department. ©versupply. The SIU feels that the training PREPARATION: With adequate program promotes teamwork, cre­ stores on board the ship and prop­ ates harmony and builds and im­ er control of inventories, the proves technical abilities. The re­ cooks have the raw materials out sults to be gained from good train­ of which to prepare attractive ing programs come back many-fold nourishing meals. The Food Pro­ in a more efficiently run steward gram is out to do away with the department. By building a well old practice of cooking large quan­ qualified steward department, we tities of food in advance and then are also building a stronger union letting the meal dry up on the as a whole. steam tables. Broiled and grilled SANITATION COMMENDAfoods are cooked as ordered, TION AWARDS: Sanitation Com­ roasts are carved to order and in­ mendation awards have been pre­ dividual servings of side items sented to many SlU-contracted such as butter are substituted for ships. Recently, William E. Holy, "family style" dishes which have a regional director of the Public been the source of much shipboard Health Service commended SIU waste. The storing of pre-packaged, crewmembers sailing abroad the pre-cut frozen foods eliminates a ships of the Bloomfield Steamship great deal of the trimming, butch­ Company. At the time of the pres­ ering, washing and other prepara­ entation, Regional Director Holy tory work and makes it possible said that "it was a proud moment for cooks to prepare dishes to for everyone when the Bloomfield order on short notice. Steamship Company was awarded SERVICE—The end product of it's third consecutive certificate of Sanitation by the Public Health Service of the Department of Health Education and Welfare. "The award is a particular trib­ ute to the company's sea-going per­ Seafarers are advised to se­ sonnel whose devotion to duty cure a master's certificate at made possible the rating of 100 all times when they become ill for a second year on all of the or injured aboard ship. The company's ships in the fleet." right to demand a master's cer­ Seafarers aboard Blobmfield tificate verifying illness or inJury aboard a vessel is guaran­ ships have shown for the third consecutive year that an SIU ship teed by law. is a clean chip. Japan Line, one of the island na­ tion's largest shipping companies. The Japan Line has let it be known that it will drop the suffix "Maru" from the names of all new vessels which join its fleet in the future. Spokesmen for the com­ pany said the operator was taking the action because foreigners found it hard to understand and remember ships with Japanese names. When translated Into everyday language, the Japanese are saying that ships bearing names from their own language are bad for business in the inter­ national shipping community. English Helps To remedy this difficulty, the Japan Line has decided to use English language descriptions in naming their new vessels. Al­ though "Maru" is going to be a word of the past. Seafarers will still have a ready means of iden­ tifying Japanese-flag shipping since the new names will all con­ tain the word "Japan." The English word used in con­ junction with "Japan" will refle-;t the Japanese love of beauty, ac­ cording to the company. Tankers, for instance, will bear the name of flowers, while dry cargo ves­ sels will carry the name of trees. Payments Boost Observers have pointed out that one important reason for this ma­ jor switch in naming policy is Japan's poor balance of payments position. During the last fiscal year, Japanese ships carried 44.5 percent of their own imports. While this is many times over the percentages of imports which American-flag ships carry to the United States, the Japanese are plainly dissatisfied to the point where they are ready to cast past tradition to the winds. The new naming policy, it ii hoped, will nancial situation. Experts on Japanese culture say the word "maru" has no set meaning, even though it has ap­ peared on most of the country's tonnage since trading started with the Western world In the nine­ teenth century. Some experts de­ fine the word as meaning circle, while others say it refers to the moats which once served to de­ fend ancient feudal castles. This latter definition has been linked to the maritime world by histo­ rians who report that the coun­ thus considered floating castles. Other Japanese shipping opera­ tors are watching the experiments in naming to see if positive re­ sults show in the Japan Lines' profit statement. If the company succeeds, Japan may be in for a mass series of changes in the names of its vessels. The first vessel to fall under the re-naming policy will be the Japan Elm, a 13,850 ton carrier scheduled for delivery in Septem­ ber. President Calls For Desalting Progress WASHINGTON—^The deepening crisis caused by prolonged drought conditions over large sections of the nation has led President Johnson to issue a call for advances in desalinization techniques. The President declared that the need for progress in desalting seawater is "impera­ tive" if the country is to succeed in "drought-proofing" its metropoli­ tan areas and their surrounding agricultural regions. The President's remarks signaled formal White House recognition of the growing importance attached to desalinization as a means of solving the continuing water problems facing the country's metropoli­ tan areas. His comments were made at a White House ceremony wheri he signed a bill setting up a 10-year Federal-State planning program to solve the country's growing need of water. President Johnson informed his audience that he had as.signed high priority to planning work by governmental departments and Congress that is aimed at putting desalting systems into operation. At the present time there are four desalinization plants in the U.S. operated on a demonstration basis by the federal government. These plants operate through the use of conventional power. The country's first nuclear-powered desalting facility is scheduled to go into opera­ tion in the vicinity of Riverhead, Long Island, N.Y. sometime in the future. This plant will be built by the American Machine and Foundry Co. for New York State. Under the provisions of the water planning program signed by the President, $5 million in federal funds will be available over a IC-year period to states engaged in developing water resources. The bill re­ quires states to provide matching funds. Lowering The Boom Get Certificate Before Leaving e-. Seafarer R. Holt (center) explains some of the finer points on running a winch to T. Ncefll (left) at he lowers the boom on the Seamar (Calmar) while the vessel stopped in Baltimore recently. Backing up Holt'with some friendly advice is B. Harwell (right). All three SIU members sail in the Seamar't deck department. �AmgaM %, vm 9M'4rAKgR8 M0€ FMT* Eifliteai Parfy Line Twist Topples Top Soviet Whaling Hero MOSCOW—A Russian whaling skipper, whom the government hailed as the kind of man every young Russian should grow up to be, has suddenly been toppled from his lofty perch by an abrupt twist In the party line, in ihe years following World • War II, Captain Aleksei Soly- Captain Solyanik now finds him­ Young Communist paper, h« or­ accused of gross maltreatment dered his fleet into tthe tropics anik basked in the glow of the self of the seamen imder his command, without arranging for imoper ven­ mass admiration of thousands upon thousands of Russian school chil­ dren who enthusiastically applaud­ ed his successful Antarctic whaling expeditions. The Kremlin thought so highly of their star whaler that he was presented the Soviet Un­ ion's two top awards for civilians— the Order of Lenin and official des­ ignation as a "Hero of Socialist Labor." Victim of New Line The whaling captain, however, has now fallen victim to one of those sharp twists in the Commu­ nist Party iine which the Russians have grown so famous for. Back in the days when Josef Stalin reigned over the U.S.S.R., no honor was to great for a man who broke the sacred production quota—and no Inconvenient questions were asked about how badly he treated his workers in doing so. Today, how­ ever, the Kremlin bosses have ap­ parently decided that its about time that the workers had sonn>e rights in the so-called "Workers' State." As a result of this policy switch. according to the official newspaper of the Communist Youth League. The paper charges him of being overwhelmed by the un-Communist vices of ambition, arrogance and conceit, in addition to killing the ideals of justice, honor and dignity among his own crew. Gone Are The Days The captain undoubtedly remem­ bers the days when his star shone high in the Communist heavens. Only five years ago a huge crowd filled the shore of the port of Odes­ sa to see his fleet return from a successful whaling expedition. Re­ ports of the occasion said thousands of roses were cast into the harbor in his honor, and all ships present blew a three-whistle salute to the (then) greatest Red whaler of them all. Now the^former whaling hero is buffeted by such charges as abuse of his high office, favoritism to famiiy and friends and the rude quashing of criticism to cover up his own mistakes. According to the tilation equipment on the ships, which were designed for work In the Antarctic. As a result, his crew suffered Illness, Injiu-y and even death. Television's Dave Garroway stands before a large mural in Capitalist In Disguise? AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, D.C. in the opening Perhaps one of the most signifi­ scene of "When Day's Work is Done," a film produced by the cant accusations brought against labor federation to spotlight the after-work activities of the whaling skipper is the charge union members in programs designed to better their com­ that ha has come to enjoy the fruits of high living, a trait usually munities. The documentary will be shown on nationwide associated with the capitalist world. television over the Labor Day weekend. His Young Conununist critics re­ veal that his dress has become im­ maculate and his home laden with fine furniture. In addition he is accused of building a swimming pool on his ship's bridge for the use of his wife, who, incldmitally, saiis as a high officer. The paper claims that the wife performs work WASHINGTON—A special AFL-CIO film documentary on that any sailor could do in a few minutes. leisure time which was critically acclaimed when it premiered The captain is also charged with on nationwide television will be re-released for showing over permitting his son and daughter- the Labor Day weekend. in-law to live in luxury on his flag­ Arrangements for present­ commercial and educational tele­ ship's bridge, while the seamen be­ vision stations in areas wher* low suffer from their terrible liv­ ing "When the Day's Work is there are heavy concentrations of ing conditions. Done" are now being made with union members. AFL-CIO TV Documentary To Be Seen Labor Day By Sidney Margolius Wave Motion Powers New Harbor Buoys TOKYO—Japanese marine en­ gineers have developed two new kinds of harbor buoys that use wave motions to produce electrici­ ty to power their lights and fog horns. The new buoys have aroused considerable Interest in maritime circles since they are reportedly cheaper to operate and easier to service than devices currently in use. The buoys utilize two different principles to generate the elec­ tricity they need to produce sig­ nals. One is the pendulum-type buoy which takes the up-and-down motion movement produced as it rides on the waves, and converts it into a horizontal force that gen­ erates electricity. The second type of buoy is called the turbine type. It produces elec­ tricity by a combination of vertical wave action on a long stem at­ tached to its underside and air pressure above its surface. Produce Own Power Both varieties of buoys are ca­ pable of producing enough elec­ tricity to power two 5-watt lights which flash every three seconds in addition to operating a fog horn which sounds for 20 seconds at 1.5second intervals. The buoys need a battery check only twice a year at the maximum, according to their manufacturer. A general overhaul will only be required once every two years. The devices are built of special metals which are designed to ward off corrosion by salt water. Both buoys have undergone tests •long the Japanese coast line. Compact Vs. Full-Size Car Costs Families In the market for a new car get a double bonus this siunmer. The usual ebbing of prices late in the model year has been pyramided by the recent excise tax cut. But be warned that you now need to comparisonshop prices more closely than ever, including charges for financing, insurance and optional equip­ ment. While most dealers are reported to have re­ duced prices, reporters around the country did find several instances of failure to pass on to buyers the full amount of the cut. Even though car manufac­ turers have reduced wholesale prices to reflect the tax cut of 3 per cent, dealers set their own prices. And while manufacturers have reduced 1965 models in line with the excise cut, there is no guar­ antee they will continue to do so on the forthcom­ ing 1966 cars. It was noticeable at the beginning of the 1965 model year, that while prices officially were not increased, actually there were a number of actual increases as more optional features were made standard, and included in the base price. Ownership costs for compacts are lower, even, though some of the full-size cars do have relatively good resale value. Runzheimer & Company, a noted auto accounting firm, estimates these costs nationally for a standardsize, eight-cylinder car traded-in every three years 'the model used in the example was a 1965 Chevrolet eight-cylinder Bel Air four-door sedan). Variable costs Avg. per mile Gasoline and Oil 2.58 cents Maintenance .69 cents Tires 44 cents Fixed costs Fire and Theft Insurance Property Damage and Liability ($25/50/5M License and Registration Depreciation 3.7 cents Annually $ 31. 126. 24. 626. $807. Thus, for a family that drives 10,000 miles a year, the full costs of car ownership now run about $1,177 a year. Nor does this include finance charges if you buy on time. As this list shows, biggest expense in car owner­ ship is depreciation (the difference between what you paid and what you can get). Runzheimer found that the full-size car lost an Average of $626 a year of its resale value in the first three years, or a total of $1,878. Most moderate-income families who buy new cars or late-model used cars, generally do keep them more than three years; thus do not lose as much In depreciation. In general, these figures indicate that a popular make of full-size car loses close to 30 per cent a year of its current value. Thus, a car that cost $2,700 would be worth in the neighborhood of $1,900 at the end of its first year. The second year it would lose about $570 of its resale value, and have a mar­ ket value of approximately $1,330, and so on. After ihe first two years, depreciation be­ comes relatively low and your ownership cost correspondingly reasonable. Two other factors can reduce the depreciation cost: careful main­ tenance, which adds to the resale value, and arranging a private sale when yon do want to re-seli. Runzheimer also compared costs of the full-size car with those of a domestic compact and a foreign compact. It made this survey in just one city—Chi­ cago—but considers the findings reflect the relative costs nationally. In the Chicago area, per-mile fuel and mainte­ nance cost for the eight-cylinder standard car were computed as 3.6 cents; for a popular domestic com­ pact, 2.85 cents, and for the leading foreign compact, 2.05 cents. The annual fixed costs, including depre­ ciation, insurance and registration fees were com­ puted as $929 for the standard; $855 for the do­ mestic compact, and $579 for the foreign compact. This makes the total annual costs (during the first three years), $1,289, $1,140 and $784 respectively for 10,000 miles a year. In other words, normally a domestic compact saves about $149 a year, and the most widely-sold foreign compact, about $505. However, the foreign compact used in the study Is the Volkswagen, which many families find too small and limited for normal family needs, although it has won some usage as a second car. Other for­ eign cars do not have as high resale value as the Volkswagen, R. H. Kastengren, Runzheimer Field Relations Director, told this writer. Thus you could not expect that the VW's relatively low depreciation would apply to the other foreign compacts. The domestic compacts do offer some cost saving while still providing enough capacity and power for usual family needs. - Interestingly, a special breakdown provided for Us by Runzheimer, shows that the main saving of the U.S.-made compacts over the full-size cars, Is in operating costs rather than in depreciation. The half-hour film examines the ever-increasing leisure time that has come from shorter work­ weeks and longer vacations and salutes union members who utilize their after-work hours for commu­ nity betterment. Labor Lends A Hand Scenes of union activities in New York, California, New Jer­ sey, West Virginia and Washing­ ton, D.C. are shown as well as community projects in Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Pennsylva­ nia and Connecticut. Among these are construction of health facili­ ties, community cultural projects, disaster aid and programs for the very young and the very old. The film also covers achieve­ ments realized from the millions of dollar.s donated each year by union members to united fund ap­ peals, as well as the uses mads of labor-donated service aids, such as mobile Travelers Aid and Red Cross disaster units. Narration is by Dave Garoway, with comments by AFL-CIO Pres­ ident George Meany and Vice President Joseph A. Beirne. Alaskan Salmon Haul Is Biggest In Five Years SEATTLE — Members of the SlUNA-affiliated Alaska Fisher­ men's Union hauled in their big­ gest salmon catch since 1960. More than-37 million red salmon were caught in Bristol Bay, Alaska, dur­ ing this year's fishing season. Iti 1960 approximately 30 million sal­ mon were caught by the Alaskan fishermen. This year's catch represented • huge increase over 1964 when only 13 million fish were hauled in. The catch amounts to 1,250,000 cases of canned fish, worth about $50 million. Even optimistio guess­ es at the beginning of the salmon run placed the total catch at under ^ cases. Approximately 17 million fish in the run were not caught and hav» gone to their spawning areas. • ''1 n �rv Wtortai c m§ Watchint TIM Board A lot of the boys out on the West Coast are still ihaking their heads and knocking wood over the close call that Seafarer Tadeusz (Tad) Chilinsky had down California way. Tad, who has been shipping as a bosun out of Wilmington, California, was on his way to Baltimore where he and his family have a new home. After packing all worked as a coal miner. "I've been in that town I guess it was just his furniture on a trailer and sailing since 1951," he says, "and natural to go to sea. So I did—at Keeping a sharp eye out for that right ship, W. Szczepanek (left) and Eddie Broders are pictured as they look over shipping prospects on the Rotary board in the Baltimore SlU hall. Both Seafarers are veteran members of the deck department. VENORE (Venore), July 4—Chair­ man, R. Serans; Secretary, t;. W. Escherbach. Brother C. James was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. MT. VERNON VICTORY (Victory Carriers), July 9 — Chairman, Ted Jones; Secretary, J. Melton. Ship's delegate informed crew that if ship goes to Japan, draws will be in American money, if possible. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to the steward department. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), July 18—Chairman, C. Jacks; Secre­ OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Over­ seas), July IS—Chairman, Walter C. Snell; Secretary, R. Hernandes. Ship's delegate reported on safety conditions and repairs. Brother Snell was re-eiected to serve as ship's delegate. No disputed OT reported. DEL SUD (Delta), July 22—Chair­ man, J. Tucker; Secretary, H. Crane. No beefs and no disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. $140.04 in ship's fund. NORINA (Wall Street Traders), July 11—Chairman, A. C. May; Secretary, R. T. McNeil. $78 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother A. C. May was elected ship's delegate. Crew agreed not to sign for next trip until prob­ lem of getting new linen is settled. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE (Cities Service), July 15—Chairman, J. Maytum; Secretary, C. C. Harman. $17.06 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Captain in­ formed the ship's delegate that the ship will go to shipyard within one month, and asked for repair list. tary, R. Donnelly. Soma disputed OT to be taken up with boarding patrolman. $74 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Brother R. Donnelly was elect­ ed to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. YAKA (Waterman), July 11—Chair­ man, Lea Harvey; Secretary, Guy Casey. Brother W. W. Brown was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. General discussion held. POTOMAC (Empire Transport), July 18—Chairman, Joseph Decingue; Sec­ retary, Edward Kress. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Frank Pasulak was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. VENORE (Venore Transportation), June 20—Chairman, R. K. Wardlow; Secretary, Richard Nelson. One man was hospitalized in Gibralter. $4 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by deiMirtment delegates. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department. Vote of thanks to the steward departmerit for a job well done. THETIS (Rye Marine), July 10 — Chairman, C. C. Smith; Secretary, Oscar M. Raynor., Brother Raynor was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. $17.14 in ship's fund, dona­ tions appreciated. Some disputed OT In deck department. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Special vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for a job well done. Our cooks, messmen and pantrymen are tops, none better. MISSOURI (Meadowbrook Trans­ port), June 20—Chairman, Ernest L. Tatro; Secretary, Wilfred J. Moore. Some disputed OT in deck and en­ gine departments. Question regard­ ing delayed sailing in Baton Rouge. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), July B —Chairman, Jack Farrand; Secretary, Milton Brown. $3 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck de­ partment. All hands asked to donate to ship's fund at payoff. Vote of thanks to the crew messmen and chief cook for a Job well done. Mo­ tion made to have draws in bunker ports if stay exceeds two hours. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), June 26— Chairman, Egbert W. Goulding; Sec­ retary, Alfred saiem. $27 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT In deck department ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa), July IS —Chairman, Jose L. Ramos; Secre­ tary, G. E. Pettipas. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward de­ partment for adequate and excellent food. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. DEL ORO (Delia), June 20—Chair­ man, Claude A. Bankston; Secretary, Ramon Irizarry. $53.45 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT re­ ported. Brother Harold J. Galardi was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. sending his wif* ahead by plane. Brother Chilinski climbed Into his brand new car and set off down highway 301. Running into high winds, the trailer began to buffet wildly and the car swerved out of control and struck an abutment. The Chilinsky furniture, trailer and auto were totally destroyed. He lost $3,000 worth of housahold goods alone. "It was a rough break," Chilinski says. "But in a lot of ways I was lucky. First of all, I had sent my wife on ahead and she was spared the danger and terror of the acci­ dent. In the second place, although all my property was lost, I walked out of the accident without a single scratch. You know," he continues, "I was torpedoed three different times during World War II and never injured. All in all," he grins, "I guess I have to say I'm a pretty lucky guy. The next trip I take though will be on a ship—as soon as the right deck slot hits the board." By the "right job" Tad means one that will take him to Baltimore where his wife and new home are waiting. i t i Siwing cleaning is an all hands, all year affair aboard the Del Oro (Delta Lines). Ship's delegate H. J. Galardi reports that flashing brooms, rags and mops are work­ ing up a storm from stem to stern. "There are rumors," he says with a wink, "that Mister Clean has been seen below, and he's doing so much work that gray hairs are beginning to sprout on his bald dome." The bosun and crew are also cooperating to keep the Del Oro ship-shape and spotless. tit Seafarer George Davis dropped into the Norfolk Hall the other day to let his buddies know about his recent runs to western Europe and to shoot the breeze about the old days. "After the good old USA," he says, "my two favorite countries Davis are Germany and Holland. Those are probably the two cleanest countries in the world. You can't And a cigarette butt on thd streets. People over there take a real pride in their homes and cities. And they're usually real friendly and hospita­ ble to the visiting seaman." Be­ fore shipping out. Brother Davis there's no comparison between shipping out and digging coal. I'll take sailing anytime." In response to a question from a fellow Sea­ farer in the hall about how he started shipping out Davis says, "nobody was surprised when I took to the sea. Most of my friends were veteran seamen and they con­ vinced me that it was the best life. And today," he smiles, I'm glad they did. Shipping out—if it's SIU —is tops." 4 3) Seafarers aboard the Thetis (Rye Marine) like to get things done in a hurry, without wasting precious time on non-es­ sentials. So, ac­ cording to dele­ gate C .C. Smith, the crew has put in an order for instant coffee in the port of Singa­ pore. "There are Smith plenty of times," he says, "when Instant coffee serves better than the regular stuff—especially in a pinch." As for leisure time, the boys on the Thetis know how to use that too. "We like movies on board this vessel," Brother Smith announces. "We expect to get a new batch of films in Japan," he says, "and we sure hope that they'll be good ones." 3i 4 t By this time, it's no news to anybody that SIU mess staffs care enough to serve the very best. From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, SIU galley gangs enjoy the highest reputation on the high seas. The steward and galley crews of the following ves­ sels have earned the praises of their fellow Seafarers for chow and service above and beyond the call of duty: Yenore (Venore Transport); Al­ coa Explorer (Alcoa Steamship); Mt. Vernon Victory (Victory Car­ riers); Maiden Creek (Waterman Steamship); Steel Director (Isth­ mian Steamship); Seatrain Louisi­ ana (Seatrain Lines). 3> 3) Si The boys around the Baltimore hall are always glad to see Sea­ farer William T. Rose drop by. Growing up in New Bedford, Mass., one of America's most famous old whal­ ing ports, Brother Rose has been sailing for about forty years. Look­ Rose ing up from a hand of cards with an old-time sailing buddy. Rose says, "living Hie age of sixteen. I suppose I've sailed Just about everything," he continues, "and that includes the old three-masted schooners. My family were sailors for generations. My father was a fisherman and I got my taste for the sea when I was a kid going after lobsters and deep sea scallops. You can believe me," Rose says, laying down his cards and nodding reflectively, "it was tough back in those days. And if it hadn't been for the SIU, the seaman would still be deprived of decent wages and working condi­ tions. I can still remember carry­ ing home only $60 after a month of hard labor. Things have sure changed since." "Amen to that" adds his card partner. Now making his home in Baltimore, Brother Rose is married and has two chil­ dren, twelve grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. He sails as a chief cook and baker hut laments the fact that most sea­ going cooks no longer specialize in one kind of dish. "Now-a-days," he says, "you've got to give them a variety. That way you keep everybody happy." 3> 3« Seafarers sailing aboard the Venore (Venore Transport) have discovered that there are more waves at sea than just those that billow on the ocean surface. Ship's delegate B. H. Richerson reports that waves have appeared on the ship's tv screen. "These waves we can do without," he says. "They're swamping all the best programs. But never fear," he assures, "we're rigging up a new tv antenna and the video should he shipshape - any day now." 3JI 3^ 3" The summer sun is beginning to shine in earnest on the high seas, stoking up the atmosphere and pushing the mercury to new heights. Keeping cool under the pressure, crewmembers aboard the Globe Explorer (Maritime Over­ seas) are giving the mess hall air conditioners the once over. "Look­ ing good," is the report of dele­ gate Israel Farhi, fixing the cooling machines with what he hopes is a* "cold eye." Sign Name On LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author signs his name. Unsigned anonymous letters will only wind up In the waste-basket. If circumstances justify, the LOG will withhold a signature on request. �rNf!* Twtii^ Aufiut Ik IfH SE4rARER9 EOQ; 'Messing' Around Perilous Adventures At Sea Recalled By Three Seafarers In the length of their sailing experiences, Seafarers come to regard perilous and unusual events as normal occurences, all in a day's work—as most of the men put it. Nevertheless, there are some experiences that even the most seasoned of SIU veterans recall with a clarity that long years have failed to-»lessen. These are the events lates. "He had been leaning against German devil and the deep blue that eventually provide the a loose rail on the poop deck. Tha sea," Brother Snyder recounta. raw material out of which the rail wasn't chained and the next "The Steel Navigator didn't have a most enduring and exciting sea thing he knew he was overboard chance." and in the sea. Evidently no one yarns are spun. While tha ship foundered in the Seafarer Chester H. Green who had seen him fall and the tanker winds, the sub fired its deadly tor­ pedoes. One of the "fish" scored has been sailing for 45 years went continued on its course." Fortunately, the sailor kept his a direct hit. to sea in 1920, but of all his many adventures one remains vivid In his presence of mind and did every­ "The Navigator went to the bot­ memory. Although he can't recall thing he could to keep himself tom in less than five minutes," Sny­ exactly how long ago the incident afloat while waiting and praying der recalls. "We had to go over occurred, it is still sharp in his to be picked up. the side as we were." mind. "He had kicked off his shoes and "Before the thing was over," Sny­ "It all happened quite a few all his clothes so that he could der relates, "we lost twenty-one years ago," he says. "But I can still swim more easily," Green says. men^ut of thirty-seven, and drift­ hear that call for help as if it were "But the weather and water were ed for seven days before we were ice cold and the seas rough. He finally picked up." only yesterday." ended up in a bad state of shock." Brother Green Make Raft The Algerian's ship was notified was aboard the Steel Architect by wire and arrangements were The lifeboat that Snyder went in on a long run. made to get the man back home. capsized in the wake of the freightThey were far out Lucky To Help at sea and miles "Maybe it sounds corny," says from sight of land Green with an embarrassed grin. or of any other "But I believe that just about the vessel. best thing a man can do on this "It was a had earth is to help out a fellow hu­ day," he recalls. man being in trouble. I think I was Green "There was a lot lucky to have the chance and I'll of weather and heavy seas. I was never forget it." alone on deck. Brother Green also remembers Man Overboard one other thing: the hard condi­ "Suddenly I heard a man yelling tions that faced the seaman before Snyder Mitchell for help," he said, "I looked around the SIU was there to fight for prog­ and was amazed to see someone ress. er as she went down. The men swimming weakly in the ocean near "We used to sail with no fresh bobbed about in the water, hastily the ship. I threw him a life pre­ water on some ships," he recalls. throwing together a raft from the server and then made for the "Conditions were just generally debris and keeping afloat as .best bridge on the run, yelling, 'Man terrible. The SIU is the best thing they could. A second lifeboat dis­ overboard' as loud as I could." that ever happened to the Ameri­ appeared, never to be seen again. The Steel Architect put about can seaman." The next morning, the men could and lowered a lifeboat to pick up see that the capsized lifeboat was Torpedoed the stranded swimmer. still afloat and not too far away. When it comes to intense and "She turned on a dime," remem- memorable experiences, those of The sea had flooded it and it was ' bers Green. "It was a real neat res­ Seaferer Joseph O. Snyder are sec­ filled to the gunwales and had no freeboard at all. ' cue." ond to none. Snyder was aboard the The captain of tha Steel Naviga­ The "man overboard" turned out Steel Navigator when she was tor­ to be an Algerian seaman. pedoed and sunk in the North At­ tor swam to the boat alongside Snyder and together, they bailed It "He was in pretty bad shape lantic during World War II. out. when we got him on deck," says The freighter was returning from 'We used our hands and any­ Brother Green, "suffering from a Carter, Wales, with a load of sand thing else we could grab hold of," bad case of shock and ej^osure." ballast. Blasted by the gales of a strong Snyder says. "It took a little while, A short time later, the Steel Architect's crew learned the cir­ nor'wester, the ship's ballast shift­ but it was sure worth it." cumstances under which the Al­ ed and, developing a 33 degree list, A total of seventeen nien board­ gerian sailor had gone over the she had to drop out of the convoy. ed the lifeboat seeking safety, but aide. In the midst of her battle with one—a messboy—died of exposure Loose Rail the storm, the German U-boat and had to be buried at sea. "The victim was chief mate on struck. 7 Days Adrift a French wine tanker," Green re­ "We were caught between the Seven long, hard and dangerous days later, the sixteen survivors were picked up by the H.M.S. De­ coy and deposited in Scotland. From there they were returned to the United States where all were hospitalized for immersion and prolonged exposure. Despite the ordeal, Snyder, a hardy SIU veteran, shipped out again less than two months later. "That's not unusual," he says. "Someday the full story of the war­ time Merchant Marine will be tdd and that tale will be filled with such examples of steady courage and quiet endurance that my own story will seem commonplace in comparison. Even so," he con­ cludes, "I'll remember it till my dy­ If eny SIU ship has no ing day." library or needs a new A strong Union man, Snyder supply of books, contact says that "the SIU has brought lu any SIU hall. a long way in just a few years." EVERY MONTHS YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY Meteor of Doom Seafarer Walter M. MitcheU has been sailing since the early days of World War II, aqd although he has never had any really close calls (Continued on page 21) iiiiil Penn Carrier messmen (l-r) Grant Manett, Georg* Quinn, and William (Duck) Toliver were busy dishing out the hot plates on the Carrier's last run to India. The crow were all agreed that the trip was a good one and that the galley gang did a terrific {ob. TRANSORIENT (Hudson Waterways), July 10—Chairman, W. Fishert Secre­ tary, P. L. Luketic. Soma disputed OT reported In deck and angina dapartments. Vota of thanks extended to tha steward department. DEL VALLE (Delta), July 4—Chairman, R. Ferrerai Secretary, C. M. Dowling. $4.10 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Brother J. T. Beasley, acting ship's delegate resigned. Chief alectrician, C. C. Harris was elected ship's delegate. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), June 20—Chairman, N. E. Gene; Secretary, M. L. George. Request patrolman and quested to retum dirty linen. Re­ pairs are all being taken cara of. No beefs reported by department delegates. VENORE (Venore), May 16—Chair­ man, B. H. Richardson; Secretary, R. Wardlow. $4 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Motion made to secure sepa­ rate rooms for engine department watches. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), June 29—Chairman, Wm. H. Harrell; Sec­ retary, Fazil Ali. $5 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vota of thanks to former ship's delegate. New ship's delegate elected. FANWDDD (Waterman], July 4 — Chairman, Homer 0. Workman; Sec­ retary, Michael Miller. Crew requested to cooperate in keeping natives out of quarters and passageways. SEA PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers), June 27—Chairman, Garret A. Wilei Secretary, None. Beef about tha water in showers. Vote of thanks to the steward department. food plan representative to be on board upon arrival in New York. Vota of thanks to the baker, crewmessman and pantry man for a Job well done. WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), June 13—Chairman, J. C. Arnold; Secretary, J. T. Siney. Ship's delegate reported that there were several items to be taken up with boarding patrolman. TRANSBAY (Hudson Waterways), May 20—Chairman, F. J. Ferro; Secre­ tary, L. B. Moore. Soma disputed OT in each department. Ship to be fumigated. Vote of thanks to tha steward department. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land), July 23—Chairman, R. Mills; Secretary, John St. John. Safety meeting held. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks was extended to the crew for their cooperation In keeping messroom clean at night. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), June 14—Chairman, Eugene Dakin; Secretary, Clarence A. Collins. $34.50 in ship's fund. One man hospitalized in Bombay and one in Karachi. Some disputed OT to be taken up with boarding patrolman upon arrival in port. Motion made to have contract department negotiate with company for increase in hold cleaning rate, time and one half for watch below, straight time for watch on deck. Crew request that cash money be put aboard for draws, instead of trav­ elers checks. GLOBE EXPLORER (Maritime Over­ seas), April 26 — Chairman, Chester Wilson; Secretary, None. Ship sailed short one messman. Nothing else reported. OEL NORTE (Delta), July 17 — Chairman, Robert Callahan; Secre­ tary, Bill Kaiser. General discussion held. Everything is O.K. with no beefs. $219 in ship's fund "Snd $46.38 in movie fund. Brother Peter B. Val­ entine was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), July 25—Chairman, Roy L. Cuthrell; Secretary, Charles Galloway. $6.23 in ship's fund. All members were re- GLOBE EXPLORER (Maritime Over­ seas Corp.), July 4—Chairman, Israel Faihi; Secretary, Ernest W. Loftice. No beefs reported by department delegates. Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each Issue ot the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the Itineraries of their ships.- On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests It by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. I i'I �iE'APlttltst t o4 the Vnlon eonttmiinf suoeeH 1B the year* that lie ahead. The Seafarer* IntematloQal To the Editor: Union ha* my Eternal aupport I am writing thla letter to and gratitude. .thank the SIU for the hospitali­ Fraternally youri, zation and medical care that a Theodore Popa SlU wife Thanks Union Seafarer's family receives even * 4^ when he is away at sea. Over the past few years, I have been seriously ill on two different occasions. Once, I re­ quired surgery. In both cases To the Editor: the SIU Welfare Plan was there Just a very quick note to let everyone know how grateful I am to the SIU and all the broth­ ers for my pension which was recently approved. I am 67years-old and have every inten­ tion of living another 67 years. And thank God that I will not have to worry about money for Ail letters to the Editor for a single one of those years. My publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the pension guarantees me $150 a writer. Names will be withheld month for the rest of my life. The Union has made this pos­ upon request. sible. Thank you one and all. Fraternally yours, to make sure that my needs Harry J. Statler were taken care of. And let me add that I got only the best 4" t S" care and treatment. As a mother of three growing children, I can tell you that To the Editor: without the SIU Welfwe Plan I would like to add my voice we would be under a financial to the protest against the Amer­ strain. We all know that kids ican Medical Association's stand have a tendency to get sick opposing USPHS medical care often in the early years, to say for the American seaman. As nothing of the cost of eyeglasses, members of the medical asso­ dentistry and all the rest. Lord ciation must be aware, treat­ only knows what we would have ment for the seaman poses very done without the union. special problems. Sailing is a My husband always says what very mobile profession and the a great Union he belongs to — sailor, when working, is rarely how it fights for and protects in one place long enough to es­ him. As his wife, I can't help tablish a permanent relation­ feeling that in a way I belong ship with a personal physician. to the SIU too. From the way It is very important for him to the Union has taken care of me know that no matter what port and my whole family, there can he lands in, he can receive the be little doubt that it feels this necessary medical carCjby going to the nearest USPHS' hospital. way too. God bless you all, and may all If the AMA would take the your members enjoy smooth trouble to examine the facts be­ sailing. fore making up its mind, it Sincerely yours, would soon discover that the Mrs. Robert Wolfe American government knew very well what it was doing when it" created facilities to meet the special medical needs of the sea­ man. In conclusion, let me point To the Editor: I received my first pension out that the USPHS treatment check several days ago and I that I personally have received, wish there was some adequate as well as the treatment re­ way I could express my appre­ ceived by all my seafaring brothers, is equal to any in the ciation to the SIU. I can look forward to the days world. Skilled medical care and of my retirement without the attention are the every day rule fear of financial destitution or in any USPHS hospital. If these Illness without funds hanging hospitals are closed, it will be over my head like a sword. The a tragedy for all concerned. Good luck In the fight for the SIU has always fought to guar­ antee the rights and welfare of USPHS, A1 (Duke) Rogers its members and I can only wish SIU Pension Appreciated Hits AMA Stand Thanks Union For Benefits Adventures At Sea (Continued from page 20) at sea, he has had a few wartime experiences that he'll never forget. He can still recall being moored at a dock in Holland and watching the German V-2 rockets being fired towards England. "You could see that V-2 blast off in a big ball of fire," he says. "Then it streaked across the sky like a fiery meteor of doom." Another incident he can't shake from his memory occurred on a voyage he made to the port of Bari, Italy. Dead Ships "The area had been heavily bombarded," he remembers. "There were so many sunken ships in the harbor that it was almost impossible to navigate through the shallower waters. I still get an erie feeling when I think of all those dead ships," he admits. "You could see them very clearly in the shallow water." Brother Mitchell signed on with the SIU in 1943. "The Union is great," he says. '.'It's always treated me just fine." F««« TUM^-Oli#' Seafarers Lose Their Hearts To A Canine Sea Princess When Seafarers aboard the Sea-Island Seattle refer to "that salty old sea-dog," they are not, as one might expect, talking about the captain, but about a lovely, young, longlegged blonde named Sandy. And what's more, Sandy is in love with every last one of them — from the deckhand-^ who rubs her back, to the the contest has not yet ended, the steward who feeds her, to the Judges admit that they have "a FWT who prepares her hot bath every Saturday night. As Seafarers up and down the West Coast already know, Sandy is the 10-month old Golden Lab­ rador pup that has been accom­ panying Seattle crew members on their voyages for more than half a year. Since being adopted by her SIU foster-fathers, the canine foundling has logged more than 50,000 miles at sea. Seasoned Sailor "This dog is probably the first in history to transit the Cook In­ let passage through the ice," boasts an affable Seafarer, smil­ ing like a proud father as he thoughtfully scratches her ear. All of Sandy's sea time has been put in from Seattle to Anchorage through the Gulf of Alaska and Cook Inlet," he continues. "And couple of favorites." 'Lady of the Midnight Sun' and 'Golden Sea Princess of Chugach' are reported to be the two front-runners at present. But life does have its restric­ tions, even for a pedigreed prin­ cess of the sea. Due to the work that is carried on while at sea and during loading and unloading periods, Sandy is often restricted to the Captain's deck. The well trained animal never steps outside of her boundaries while con­ fined, the crew points out. While docking, or when sea conditions get rough enough to prove dif­ ficult, the dog remains in the cabin below. "She's been shut in there for as long as 12 to 14 hours," an­ nounces a black gangman, "and never creates even the slightest disturbance. And I'll tell you something else," he says with a nod and a wink, "it took only two days to 'ship-break' the loveable wench." Man's Best Friend Sandy is no goddess, but is dedi­ cated to the safety and well-being 'NmOfA SAV- CA<X IT LiTfle ai^F»A^ ANfise f of the crew. Whenever the crew goes ashore without the dog. San­ dy's "eyes the water" as she stands watching from her vantage point above the gangway. "During the cold spell in An­ chorage, we went ashore for a short time," a deck hand relates, "and when we came back, there was Sandy on the deck waiting for us to come back from port." But Sandy isn't waiting now. A* the Seattle shoves off for Wash­ ington, Sandy begins her second 50,000 miles at sea. Not bad for a ten-month old dog. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Forgotten Sailor .By FRANK BROOKS. she's got a good set of sea legs too. Leans right wth a roll like a seasoned sailor." Officially, Sandy belongs to Captain O. K. Collar, master of the Seattle. But in fact, after win­ ning the hearts of every Seafarer on board, Sandy has been formal­ ly adopted by the entire crew. Loves Snow Sandy apparently feels right at home in the frozen expanses of Alaska. She handles herself on the ice with the same poise she exhibits on the land or on the sea. 'She loves the snow," states a galley man. "When we get into Anchorage we usually take her out for a run. She runs up and down the West "Bluff Road, leap­ ing, turning, twisting and rolling over and over. The deeper the snow, the better she seems to like it. Last summer," he swears, "she even spotted a moose and chased it for half a mile." "And in Kodiak, Sandy can't wait to get into the water," an AB breaks In excitedly. "Since the earthquake out there, the water level is near the level of the road and she just dives right in and splashes around like a four legged female version of Tarzan." "She swims in Cook Inlet too," adds "a steward. "Cold water doesn't seem to bother her at all." Name Game The crew's fondness for the playful mascot is presently mani­ festing itself in a competition that has the whole ship buzzing with excitement. A contest to choose a new name for Sandy-^the official title under which she will be reg­ istered—is being waged between crewmembers and a reward will be presented to the Seafarer whose entry best strike* the im­ agination of the crew. Although About one year ago today I set my seabag on the shore! I'd signed my name on the dotted line And I couldn't sail anymore. Now as I sit by my window And watch the ships far out at sea, I'm sad and lorn, for ne'er again In a sailor's world can I be. I'm forsaken by King Who rules all of the And forgotten by my My only friends are Neptune, seven seas. shipmates— birds and bees. I may soon become a savage. With bow, arrow and scalping kntfe. For when I signed my name to sail No more, I signed away my life. I left my home in Ireland When I was only just a boy. And a home on the water was, I'd thought, to be my pride and joy. I attend/ the Union Meetings, Though I seldom speak a word. I hear them talk of ships and sailings But my voice is seldom heard. Now I want six drunken sailors To carry me out when I'm dead. And a jug of that old Jim Beam Just resting at my feet and head. �"7" TV Twenty-' SUSAFAREkS JSniiut % 196S tdd AXIMrVAJLS cmd All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 hond from the Union in the baby's name: 1965, to the Elli» Fosters, Bel- Rocky Point, New York, haven, N.C. t> t> J, J, J, Lisa Isom, born June 13, 1965, Leannah Palmire, born June 20, to the Edward W. Isoms, Texas 1965, to the James Palmlres, City, Texas. 4 4 4 Houston, Texas. Michele Limon, born June 16, 4 4 4 Laurence Laurenty, born May 1965, to the Dario Limons, Hitch­ 4< 4" 14, 1965, to the Richard Laurentys, cock, Texas. Jeffrey Kelly, born June 19, 4 4 4 1965, to the Ronald B. Kellys, Mentor, Ohio. Janice Ann Wyatt, born June 4 4 4 Toledo, Ohio. Denise Lynn Desjardins, born 12, 1965, to the Earnest E. Wyatts, 4» i 4< Claremont, Virginia. Darlene Denise Weaver, born June 5, 1965, to the George Des­ 4 4 4 jardins, Detroit, Michigan. June 25, 1965, to the Gleason G. Tina Louise Snyder, born April Weavers, Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 Lynn Elliott, born June 3, 1965, 19, 1965, to the Herbert Snyders, 4. 4, 4» Chesapeake, Va. Brigett Renee Dickerson, born to the John Elliotts, Brooklyn, 4 4 4 New York. May 26, 1965, to the Bobby DickRichard Ferbes, born June 21, ersons, Theodore, Ala. 4 4 4 Allison Israel, born June 23, 1965, to the Alfonso M. Ferbes, 4< 4« 4 Brooklyn, New York. Linda Roxanne Padgett, born 1965, to the Fred Israels, Philadel4 4 4 June 30, 1965, to the William Pad-! phia. Pa. Mary Earline Forrest, born 4 4 4 getts, Jacksonville, Fla. Adena Gay Graham, born May 15, 1965, to the James E. 4< 4< 4 Forrests, Mathews, Va. Yvette Tesser, born May 17, February 3, 1965, to the Larry Grahams, Huntington, W. Virginia. 1965, to the Ralph Tessers, Du4 4 4 luth, Minn. Miville Militar, born October 4, 4 4 4 Sheila Fuller, born June 12, 1964, to the Dioscoro Militars, San (Continued from page 3) 1965, to the Jerry E. Fullers, Francisco, Calif. able, now that the crash reactiva­ 4 4 4 Houston, Texas. Coralie and Aurilie Vlchnalr, tion program has been ordered. 4< 4 4 Cost Skyrockets Bridget Ann Blencoe, born May born March 24, 1965, to the Hilton As the SIU and the rest of mari­ 11, 1935, to the William Blencoes, Vichnairs, New Orleans,.La. time labor have predicted, this Chicago, 111. 4 4 4 Elizabeth Beverly, born April lack of skilled talent is making the 4 4 4 James Allen McNeil, born 19, 1965, to the Eugene Beverlys, reactivation more costly than had February 16, 1965, to the Jerry LaMarque, Texas. been estimated by the government. McNeils, Orangefield, Texas. 4 4 4 Since the shortage of repair crafts­ Thomas Turski, born June 13, men has begun to make itself felt, 4 4 4 George Ferl, born May 27, 1965, 1965, to the Eugen Turskis, round-the-clock, seven day per to the George F. Ferls, Conneaut, Alpena, Michigan. week shifts at many of the yards 4 4 4 Ohio. have become common. The result­ Heidi Marie McGlone, born July ing overtime has pushed up the 4 4 4 Ellis Foster, Jr., born June 9, 6, 1965, to the Francis McGlones, cost of refitting and overhauling The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported the vessels drasticaly. The difference in cost to the to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment American taxpayer brought about of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary by this situation has been esti­ card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): mated as high as $150,000 per ship. Huey Pierce Cooley, 37: Broth­ MA estimates of the cost of re­ Charles Peter Benway, 60: activating reserve ships were in Brother Benway died March 21, er Cooley died December 10, 1965, the neighborhood of $250,000 per of injuries sus­ 1965, of natural tained in an vessel. However, the shorthanded causes at Jewish shipyards think this figure will automobile acci­ Memorial Hos­ eventually grow to more than dent in Singer, pital, New York, Louisiana, A $400,000 per ship. N.Y. A member Maritime labor and shipbuilding member of the of the engine unions have stated that a sound Union since department, he 1964, he sailed Government policy toward the joined the Un­ as a pumpman. American shipping industry would ion in 1938. He is survived have avoided this additional ex­ Place of burial by his sister Hoy pense. Government subsidies for was St. Ray­ mond's Cemetery, Bronx, New Teal. Place of burial was the the construction of replacements York. He is survived by his wife Newlin Cemetery, Singer, Loui­ for the declining U.S.-flag mer­ chant fleet and the assignment of siana. Myrle. Navy repair work to the country's 4 4 4 4 4 4 John Clark, 79: Brother Clark | Esmail Dora, 65: Heart disease private shipyards would have as­ succumbed to heart disease on proved fatal to Brother Dora at sured enough business to keep their highly needed skilled man­ March 11, 1965, the Seattle power on the job, declare the at his home in USPHS Hospi­ unions. Instead, the unions assert, New Orleans, tal, Seattle, government neglect Jias permitted Louisiana. A Washing ton, the ship repair industry to decline member of the April 24, 1965. to the point where every available SIU since 1938, A member of facility is being stretched to meet he sailed in the the steward dethe current crash reactivation pro­ deck department. partment, he gram. Surviving is his joined the Union niece Mrs. Jessie in 1957. He was Clark James. He buried in the was buried in the Garden of Mem­ Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, ories Cemetery, New Orleans, Seattle, Washington. No benefici­ The LOG has been ad­ Louisiana. ary was designated. vised of the following change 4 4 4 4 4 4 In telephone numbers at the Lucien Robert Elie, 63: Brother Public Health Service Out­ Tillman Le Blanc, 51: Brother Elie died of natural causes De­ patient Clinic at 67 Hudson cember 15, 1964, Le Blanc died of natural causes Street, New York, N.Y. February .14, at the Galveston USPHS Hospital 1965, at the New Medical Appointments — Galveston, Tex­ Orleans USPHS 264-3670 Hospital, New as. A member Admitting Office — Orleans, Louisi­ of the Union 264-3676 ana. A member since 1938, he of the SIU since sailed in the en­ Information — 264-3671 1958, he sailed gine department. ' Seafarers are urged to as a pumpman. Place of burial telephone, wire or write in Place of burial was the Galves­ advance for a medical ap­ was McDonogh ton Memorial Park Cemetery, pointment. Hitchcock, Texas. He is survived Cemetery, Gretna, Louisiana. He is survived by his wife Edna May. by Donald L. Lee, a friend. Ann Marie Long, born Septem­ ber 30, 1964, to the Thomas M. Longs, Bellwood, 111. ^ Kevin Miller, born May 15, 1965, to the Preston Millers, Eight Mile, A'a. Reactivation Numbers Change All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK K. Leetma V. Anderson M. Loretto E. V. BafalouKai G. P. Marcotte James Bergerla Carlos Mojica H. Burgesser Francis R. Napoll Robert Burton A. Nilneberg Chester Coumat D. Couvaney K. E. Olson A. Pedro R. Danielson Julio Quinonez Jeff Davis James A. Ray I. Dongan Robert Roeder Edvrard Duffy Anthony Scaturro N. V. Eriksson H. R. Sojak Dominick Fols Sidney Turner Claude Garnett R. E. Waterfleld R. G. Gustaffson U. Weems O. Hernandez James E. Wllliamt W. Huneycutt Joseph WIrtas Anderson Johnes John Kallaste USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA A. N. KItchlngs B. H. McLendon P. C. Lee USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Carl Carlson Dyer Jones William Dough William H. Mason Herbert Fentress John Thomas USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Sidney Berger H. G. Reynolds Edward Cannon Andrew Sammons R. W. Collins Russell Shelton Allen Cooper John A. Smith Noble Duhadaway Wm. J. Stormer Jeruiings HocKman Caslmir Szymanskl L. Konigkremer Herman Whlsnant Aouad C. Noah A. E. Zlellnski James Portway USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA John E. Adams James E. McGee Tobe Beams Lawyer McGrew Houston C. Bell Robert A. Medlcus Edward L. Broadus Ethel Messonnler William H. Bunn Willis O. Moncrlef Ardell Burkett F. H. Nobles Mallory J. Coffey B. E. Parnell Herbert P. Calloe Eddie A. Patlngo Allen Collins, Jr. John J. Powers C. E. Cummlngs Kaslmir Puchalski A. E. Cunningham James Redden Fred P. Daugherty G. E. Richardson Harry D. Emmett Robert B. RIcker Adrain Fase Douglas Robbins Marshall E. Foster David A. Rogers HIpollto Gonzalez Robert M. Rutledge James Gonzalez Patrick Scanlon Clifton Gullet, E. R. Smallwood Sebum Hamilton Raymond Smith Herman Hickman Paul Stanley Johnnie Holladay F. G. Strickland F. H. Houck Harold W. Sweet O. J. KendrIcK John M. Tujague Luke LeBlanc S. Tzortzakis J. W. McFarlln Marlon C. Wells USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Joe B. Block H. A. Payne William O. Davis Fred D. Peterson Paul Gilstrap T. R. Sanford Wm. Lavlnghouse Earl J. Sillln James A. Mallard Thomas E. Smith Shipbuilding (Continued from page 12) second place among the shipbuild­ ing nations of the world with 1.6 million tons, under construction. West Germany rose to third place, followed by Sweden and Italy. Other leading world shipbuilders in the order of their importance are Norway, Spain, France, Poland and the Netherlands. Lloyds found that a total of 523,153 tons of new shipping was destined for registration under the Liberian flag. Liberia has the dubi­ ous honor of being one of the chief havens for runaway ship operators who use the country's flag to escape taxation, working and safety stand­ ards and wage rates of their home countries. Building For Russians The report also disclosed that the major portion of new shipping under construction in Poland and Yugoslavia had been ordered by the Soviet Union. Lloyds also reported that con­ struction of oil tankers constituted '41.7 percent of new tonnage being built worldwide. There were 317 tankers, totalling 4.6 million tons being built in the second three months of this year. This repre­ sented a slight decrease from the previous quarter. Lyndon G. Wade George E. Ward James T. Walker Charles E. Wynn USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON T. W. Canter Felipe A. Noste Bain GIfford D. N. Reditis Melvin C. GIbby B. Spear J. S. Hauser Lyn 0. Sears C. W. Lane Robert H. Stanley R. J. McPhllllps USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Ruel G. Barr F. X. Keelan Walter Anthony James A. McAuley Welden E. Casey Ho G. Ming Edward Fernandes Pablo R. Ojera Melvin W. Grant Ding H. Woo USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Henry Bailey Clarence Lenhart John Grant Willie Loving Theodore Hansen John Madar L. Henderson Arthur Miller Charles Kodanko All A. Mohamed Anton Jenko Foy Pink Lester Johnson Leslie Pluff Hubert Kangas J. W. Ricksgert R. Kurkewicz John Small Marcus Langston Carl West F. Leatherman USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Delbler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny A. Gutierrez Harry MacDonald Edwin Harrlman U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomas VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. Paul KolesniCK VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA R. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr Clarence M. Gordon You are requested to contact your mother Mrs. Mary Gordon at 618 Elton Street, Brooklyn 8, New York. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Tom Coughlin You are requested to contact your brother Noel at 226 East 12th Street, New York City. Red Kahn Please contact your father Harry at 1317 North Buena Vista Road, Burbank, California. M. Levandowskl Your friend Bob wishes to ad­ vise you that Edgar had left for the Far East. Income Tax Refunds Income tax refund checks are being held for the SIU members listed below by Jack Lynch, Room 21, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco 5, Cali­ fornia: Alexander Ansaldo, Morris Berlowitz (2), Margarito Borja, Winfred S. Daniel, Birger R. Rasmussen, Emil H. Riutta, Pascual S. Sim, John W. Singer (2) and' Harold R. Thomas. * -v. +. Leroy T. Perry You are requested to contact at­ torney George J. Garzotto, 1040 Maison Blanche Building, New Orleans, Louisiana, as soon as pos­ sible. 4 4 4 Dionissio Carrasquillo Yo.u are requested to contact at­ torney George J. Garzotta, 1040 Maison Blanche Buildine, New Orleans, Louisiana, as soon as possible. '4 4 4 James Swain You are requested to contact Jo at 679 4th Ave., Brooklyn, New York. I �Atlflut A 1»« Pkff TwMtr-TiuFa* SEAFARERS ^ LOG Scbedule df SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey • Williams A1 Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart OREAT LAKES TUG A DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. Tiilman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller, Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. Kimball Trygve Varden, Agent ALhany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 2308 Hubbard St. Hafold Yon, Agent TA 5-5723 DULUTH 305 W. 5th St. Paul Greco, Agent RA 2-3732 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mail to Brimley, Mich, Wayne Weston, Agent BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO ...423 Central St LesUe Willard, Agent 243-6859 Tug Firemen, linemen, Oifers & Wolchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent .. TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 EwIng, S. Chicago Robei-t Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Byron Kelly, Agent 14595 Regina, Allentown Park. Mich. 386-6264 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis -Agent Export 4-4383 LORAIN, O. 118 E. Parish St Sandusky, Ohio Harold Rutiisatz, Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE 219 Brady St. John Bernard, Agent MEirose 2-8963 TOLEDO 2706 106th St. Owen Cone, Agent...: RA 6-4823 SlU-AGLlWD Meetings Seafarers anfl ttieir fantilies are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodv"! under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to iabor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. "Lee" brand tires Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley, Agent .. Richmond 2-0140 & Plastic Workers) DETROIT .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 Eastern Alt Lines HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut B-3207 (Flight Engineers) JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl,St., SE., Jax William Morris. Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 ^ H. I, Slegel MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent .... HEinlock 2-1754 "HIS" brand men's clothes NEW ORLEANS . . 630 Jackson Ave. (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Buck Stephens, Agent i;pl. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Sears, Roebuck Company Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. Retail stores & products John Ao'ing Agent . DEwey 6-3818 (Retail Clerks) SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent OOuglas 2-4401 Fran't Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Stitzel-Weller Distilleries Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8504 "Old Fitzgerald." "Old Elk''. SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski. Agent .. . MAin 3-4334 "Cabin StiU," "W. L. Weller" Rivert Section TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Bonrbon whiskeys 805 Del Mar Jeff Gillette, Agent . 229-2788 ST. LOUIS, MO. CE 1-1434 WILMINGTON. Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. L. J. Colvis, Agent (Distillery Workers) PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7tb St Prank Boyne, Agent TBrminal 4-2528 Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION Great lakes HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Jersey City 2. NJ HEnderson 3-0104 SECRETARY-TREASURER Frozen potato products REGIONAL DIRECTOR Fred J. Farnen G. P. McGinty (Grain Millers) ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS Roy Boudreau E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery 3, t tALPENA 127 River St. BALTIMOHE 1216 E Baltimore St EL. 4-3616 EAstern Kingsport Press 115 Third St. BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington NORFOLK "World Book," "Childcraft" 622-1892-3 TL 3-9259 CHICAGO ,.9383 Ewing Ave. PHILADELPHIA......2604 S 4th S" (Printing Pressmen) DEwey 6-381 i So. Chicago, Ul. SAginaw 1-0733 (Typographers, Bookbinders) CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. United Industrial Workers (Machinists, Stereotypers) MAIn 1-5450 1216 E. Baltimore St. DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. BALTIMORE EAstern 7-4900 RAndoIph 2-4110 276 State St, FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. BOSTON Richmond 2-0140 Mall Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 Jamestown Sterling Corp. HEADQUARTERS 10223 W. Jefferson Av. HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brooklyn Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. HYacinth 9-6600 River Rouge 18 Mich. VInewood 3-4741 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Furniture and Bedding WAlnut 8-3207 (United Furniture Workers) Inland Boatmen's Union JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 NATIONAL DIRECTOR MIAAH 744 W. Flagler St. Robert Matthews FRankUn 7-3564 GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR MOBILE 1 s. Lawrence St. Empire State Bedding Co. Al Tanner HEmlock 2-1754 "Sealy Mattresses" NEW ORLEANS 630 .lackson Ave. BALTIMORE ... .1216 E Baltimore St. (Textile Workers) Phone 529-7546 .EAstern 7-4900 115 Third St. 276 State St NORFOLK BOSTON Phone 622-1892-3 44" 4" .Richmond 2-0140 2604 S. 4th St. HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn PHILADELPHIA DEwey 6-3B18 •HYacinth 9-6800 Pepsi Cola Company 312 Harrison St. 5804 Canal St. TAMPA HOUSTON (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) Phone 229-2788 WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE, Jax ELgin 3-0987 744 W. Flagler St MIAMI FRanklin 7-3564 , ,1 South Lawrence St. MOBILE HEmlock 2-1754 630 Jackson Ave. NEW ORLEANS Tel 529-7546 2604 S 4th St PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitulion ol the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakea • Tel. DE 6-3838 •nd Inland Waters District makes speciHc provision for safeguarding the NORFOLK 115 Third St. membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed 622-1892 CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected .31? Hamsun St. TAMPA by the membership. AH Union records are available at SIU headquarters TeL 229-2788 in Brooklyn. S* Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele-^ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be; New York Sept. 7 Detroit Aug. 13 Philadelphia Sept. 7 Houston •.... Aug. 9 Baltimore Sept. 8 New Orleans ........ .Aug. 10 Mobile Aug. 11 it 4 4. West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has Issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in DecembeT, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Aug. 16 Aug. 18 Aug. 20 4 4 4 Great lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great I,akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are heia at 2 PM The next meetings will be: Detroit Aug. 16—Z P.M. Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, Aug. 16—7 P.M. 4 4 4 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION OREDGB Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memltrs are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will ue: Detroit Aug. 9.. Milwaukee Aug. 9 Chicago Aug. 10 Buffalo Aug. 11 tSault Ste. Marie ... Aug. 12 Dnlnth Aug. 13 (For meeting place, contaci Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky. Ohio). Cleveland Aug. 13 Toledo Aug. 13 Ashtabula Aug. 13 (For meeting place, contaci John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phila Sept. 7—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un­ licensed ... Sept. 8—5 P.M. Houston Aug. 9—5 P.M. 4 4 4 Norfolk Sept, 9—5 P.M. United Industrial Workers N'Orleans ... Aug. 10—5 P.M. Regular membership meetings Mobile Aug. 11—5 P.M. for UIW members are scheduled RAILWAY MARINE REGION each month at 7 PM in various Regular membership meetings ports The next meetings will be: for Railway Marine Region-IBU New York Sept. 7 members are scheduled each Baltimore Sept. 8 month in the various ports at 10 Philadeiphia ....... Sept. 7 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings ^Houston Aug. 9 will be: Mobile Aug. 11 Jersey City ,Aug. 9 New Orleans Aug. 10 * Meetings held eT Laeor Temple, Nc«w Philadelphia Ang. 10 port News. Baltimore Aug. 11 t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, *Norfcdk Ang. 12 t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Know Your Rights TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaUehle In all Union halls. U you feel there has been any violation of your •hipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for tUs is: Ear] Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, •ither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Aopeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as' filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to prolject your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port •gent. i WRTC/CALL blS-dfhAB mwium EDITORIAL FtoLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the poUtlcal purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out thla responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under ho circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless ho is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member Is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constiiution. In addition, copies are available in aU Union halls. AH members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as deaHng with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabiUty-penslon benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union. activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In ail rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain tlieir good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AH Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment •nd as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers^ Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he la denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafkrers la the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which wiH serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was estabUshed. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are eonducted. for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If et any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights hava been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to . Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquartera by certlBsd mall, return receipt requested. �• SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERt INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC/GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO r- ' Is yours filled out? SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN 17 Battery Ploce, New York 4. N. Y. ENROLLMENT-BENEFICIARY CARD Name. PRINT; Address PRINT: LAST NAME MIDDLE INITIAL FIRST NAMK NUMBER AND STREET ZONR No. CITY Social Security No COUNTY STATE ,Z No.. Dote of Birth. I revoke all previous beneficiary nominations and moke the following nomination with respect to all benefits provided now or at any time in the future under the Seafarers Welfare Plan, still reserving to myself the privilege of other and further changes. Nome of Beneficiary. Relationship -to You PRINT: Address of Beneficiary. PRINT: NUMBER AND STREET Dote Witness CITY ZONE NO. COUNTY STATE Employee's Signature. SIGNATURE Address PRINT: NUMBER AND STREET CITY ZONE NO. IMPORTANT—Dependents mutt be fisted on Reverse Side COUNTY STATE In order to speed the prompt payment of welfare benefits, Seafarers must have an enrollment-bene­ ficiary card properly filled out and on file at the Seafarers Welfare Plan Office. If you have never filled out an enrollment-bene­ ficiary card, you should do so immediately. Or, if you have filled out a card, but have since moved, acquired new dependents, or want to change your beneficiary, you should fill out a new card at once. This card, which is available on all SIU ships and in all SIU halls, has been prepared so that it is simple to fill out and can be mailed, to the Welfare Plan office, without postage, from any part of the Continental United States. In filling out this card, be sure to fill out both sides, and fill in all information required. State the name and address of your beneficiary clearly, and have your signature witnessed (no notary is needed). Also be sure to mark the date of signing, since the latest card is the one which counts in presenting a claim. Then simply drop the card in a mail box. DO IT NOW! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource August 6, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: HOUSE VOTES 14B REPEAL, SWIFT SENATE OK URGED JOHNSON SIGNS MEDICARE BILL SEALION “JUMPS” SIU SHIP SIU TO MAN REACTIVATED SHIPS SIU PROPOSAL ON AUTOMATION GOLDBERG VOWS FIGHT FOR PEACE HOUSE VOTES $2 BILLION TO DOUBLE POVERTY WAR AMERICA’S DEAD SEA – THE GREAT SALT LAKE KILLER WHALE SNARES LIMELIGHT IN SEATTLE SIU OF CANADA URGES GOVT. REQUIRE SHIP RADIO-TELEPHONE LOS ANGELES FIREMAN FOILS RIGHTIST ATTACK NAVY UNDERSEA LAB TO MAKE TV DEBUT U.S. DROPS TO 11TH PLACE IN SHIPBUILDING STANDINGS BOSS FIRES UNION FATHER FOR STANDING BEHIND SON DEADLY TORPEDO ‘CATCH’ CLAIMS FISHING TRAWLER SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – VERA CRUZ LABOR PRESSES IMPROVEMENTS ON WAGE-HOUR BILL PROVISIONS NEW SHIP NAMING POLICY DOOMS JAPANESE ‘MARU’ AFL-CIO DOCUMENTARY TO BE SEEN LABOR DAY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/06/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 16 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/31ac4a7861dc1f12fb5b21b88efbedd8.PDF 70aa0fc713e9d2fca70d9aa0cc5bdf3a PDF Text Text SEAFARERS ^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • • • Rage 3 �T|ir» tt, i«8f SiEAF4HVRS t^OG Voting Rights Legislation Advances To Conference WASHINGTON—Members of a joint Senate-House conference committee have been named to iron out differences in the Administration-backed voting rights bill 'which has passed both houses in slightly different versions. The bill, which is designed to wipe out discrimination at the polls, ranks high on the legislative in states where discriminatory to register with state authorities priority list of the AFL-CIO tests have been used to keep before coming to a iederal The proposed 30 percent oil import quota recently recommended by a special subcommittee of the President's Maritime Advisory Commit­ tee could be of great help In Improving American-flag shipping. Such a quota, if adopted by the Government, would aimply provide that 30 percent of all crude oil and petroleum prodoota imported Into this country be resmwed for American-flag sh^ There is an urgent need for the adoption such a recommendation. and the Johnson Adminstration. Negroes from the polls. It provides examiner. strong guarantees against intimi­ The American-flag tanker fleet has dwindled to an alarming point. While most sontbern Demo­ President Johnson praised the Tankers under the U.S. flag must seek grain cargo, which has an impact crats followed the advice of House for rejecting, Z48-171, the dation of voters and persons at­ Virginia's Representative Wfl- on other segments of the U.S.-flag merchant fleet, particularly the dry Republican substitute which, he tempting to register. cargo vessels, which would otherwise have a better chance to participate 11am M. Tuck, who expressed said, "would have seriously While the Senate bill finds that in the grain trade if they were not faced with the additional competition damaged and diluted the guaran­ poll taxes have been used'to dis­ the hope that all opponents of of tankers in that trade. voting rights legislation would tee of the right to vote." criminate and directs the Attorney vote for the GOP snbstltnte, Of the 123 million tons of crude and refined petroleum imported House Republican leaders shot General to challenge them in 20 of the southerners voted into the U.S. last year, American-flag tankers carried slightly more than court, the House bill would flatly back a statement attacking John­ both against the GOP anb- two percent. son's civil rights record as a sena- ban all poll taxes as a require­ stltute and for final passage ment for voting. This difference \or from Texas. But the President This situation, as the SIU has pointy out many times in the past, of the stronger bill. between the two bills is expected had the last word. requires Inunediate attention. The SIU has continuously fought for the Representative Hale B o g g s to be the thorniest problem for adoption of an oil quota, pointing out what could happen in a national He told a news conference (D.-La.), assistant majority leader, House and Senate conferees to that times have changed, his resolve. While poll taxes are pro­ brought the debate to a climax emergency when foreign-flag tankers would be diverted from U.S. foreign trade, thus preventing our nation's petroleum transportation responsibilities have changed hibited under the Constitution in when he rose to answer a colleague requirements from being met. In addition, we have shown that the "and I'm going to provide all federal elections, four states still from Louisiana who complained chief beneficiary of foreign-flag tanker paiiicipation in the import of the leadership that I can not­ levy them as a requirement for that his state was "maligned" by oil to the United States is the runaway ship operator. withstanding the fact that voting and local elections. the presumption in the bill that someone may point to a mis­ there has been discrimination. The runaway ship operators have attacked the proposed oil import take or a hundred mistakes The bill which was backed by quota, by maintaining that the proposed oil import quota would be "I wish I could say," he told a that I made in the past." the House GOP leadership had no hushed House, "that there has not discriminatory and that it would invite retaliation by .other nations The House bill is similar to the automatic "triggering" device for been discrimination. But unfortu­ against U.S. shipping. Senate bill in its provisions for appointment of federal registrars, nately it is not so." We have heard the hollow cry of discrimination by fdreign maritime federal examiners to register did not suspend literacy tests, and He told of areas of Louisiana nations before. And we've heard our o>^ State Department allege that required applicants to seek first voters and suspend literacy tests where only a handful of Negroes if U,S. shipping were favored, foreign nations would retaliate. In the are able to vote, and concluded: case of our nation's peteoleum transportation trade, the following facts "I shall support this bill because present a shocking picture: I believe the fundamental right to Fifty-five percent of Umted States oil and petroleum products are vote must be part of the great ex­ imported on the runaway Panamanian and Liberian-flag ships. periment in human progress under Norwegian-flag ships carry 17.8 percent of this country's total oil freedom which is America." imports and 17.3 percent of all U.S; imports. Remember, too, that U.S.Other voices from the South flag ships carry only 8.5 percent of this country's total foreign trade. were also raised for the bill. At the same time, Norwegian-fiag ships carry 42.7 percent of Norwegian The bill might be "drastic," The death of Adlai Stevenson "shocked and saddened" union trade,—and a considerable portion of the trade of other nations—or as critics charged. Representa­ members, AFL-CIO President George Meany said as he praised more than five times as much of their own national trade as Americantive Charles Weltner (D.-Ga.) Stevenson as "one of the great Americans of our generation" and flag ships do. Considering the trade only between the United States and said. But, he stressed, "the as "a true friend of workers everywhere." Norway, the figures are even more startling. American-flag vessels problem Is drastic, and the He noted that in the presidential campaigns of 1952 and 1956 carry only 1.9 percent of the trade between the United States and need Is drastic." "the labor movement clearly expressed its warm admiration and Norway, while Norwegian-flag vessels carry 82.1 percent of this trade, Before voting down the Republi­ or more than 40 times the amount carried by American vessels. affection" for Stevenson. can substitute bill, the House The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Meany said, "truly In view of all these facts, the SIU has stated before the Advisory amended it to Incorporate a poll believed in freedom and democracy; he had a complete hatred of tax ban identical to that in the Committee that it would be interesting to leam from the State Depart­ oppression and tyranny; he had a true love for his fellow man." Judiciary Committee bill—a move ment, for instance, just how much more a country like Norway could which lost the support (rf some retaliate against us. To say that the proposed oil import quota ought to From President Johnson and world leaders down to the man southerners from poll tax states. be scrapped, ps has been urged by its opponents, on the grounds that in the street came tributes to Stevenson. On the key vote, only 115 Re­ there might be some form of retaliation is sheer nonsense. The quota He imparted "nobility to public life," Johnson said, calling on publicans and 56 Democrats sup­ program remains a simple solution to a vital problem, the rejuvenation the nation to "weep for one who was a friend, who was a guide ported the substitute bill. It- was of the U.S.-flag tanker fleet to all mankind." opposed by 227 Democrats and 21 Republicans. AFL-CIO Mourns Stevenson's Death Meany Urges ICFTU Action In Fight For World Freedom AMSTERDAM—^Free world union delegates attending the Eighth World Congress of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, held here recently, heard AFL-CIO President George Meany call"*" AFL-CIO delegetei to the Eighth Worlel Congress of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions In Amsterdam listen attentively to discussion in Amsteidam, Hollend. The American delegation included (l-r) James Suffridge, president, Retail Clerin; Joseph Keenan, president, Electrical Workers; Richard Walsh, president, Theatrical Stage Employees; Paul Hall, president, SlUNA; Hunter Wharton, president. Operating Engineers; Edward Carlough, president Sheet Metal Workers; A. Philip Randolph, president. Sleeping Car Porters; and Jay Lovestone, director, AFL-CIO International AfFairs Department. SlUNA president Hall, who is an AFL-CIO vice president, served on the Finance and Administration committee of the Eighth ICFTU Congress. upon the organization to free mankind from poA^rty and to free the more than one billion people livng imder dictatorship. SlUNA President Paul Hall, who Is an AFL-CIO "Vice President, at­ tended the ICFTU World Congress as a member of the delegation from the U.S. labor federation. Freedom A Necessity Speaking for North American workers, Meany said, "we firmly believe that any social system which Is maintained at the price of degrading human dignity and debasing living conditions is too costly from the human point of view." He told the leaders of labor organ­ izations from throughout the free world that "when the ICFTU helps woikers anywhere in the world to build effective free unions, we are making a definite contribution to world peace. Permanent peace can only come where men are free. Free unions are the hallmarks of a free society," Meany de­ clared. He said further "we must never forget that what unites us in this historic Congress is far stronger than that which may at one time or another divide us." The AFL-CIO delegation to the ICFTU Congress was headed by Meany and included AFL-CIO Vice Presidents Walter P. Reuther, Joseph D. Keenan, Paul L. Phillips, James A. Suffridge, Joseph Curran, A. Philip Randolph, Herman D. Renin, Richard F. Walsh, Paul Hall, Lee W. Minton and K^rl F. Feller. Also in ttie delegation were Hunter P. Wharton, president. Operating Engineers; Edward F. Carlough, president. Sheet Metal Workers; Max Greenberg, presi­ dent, Retail, Wholesale & Dept. Store Union; John McCartin, as­ sistant to the president. Plumbers 8t Pipe Fitters; Jay Lovestone, di­ rector, and Ernest Lee, assistant director, AFL-CIO Department of International Affairs. •I J y.i �ti, il^ House-Senate SlU Urges Govt. Action Conferees OK On Oil Import Quota Plan Medicare Draft To Aid U.S. Tanker Fleet WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Seafarers International Union of North Amer­ ica sharply challenged assertions by international oil company spokesmen that an House and Senate conferees have concluded work on a final draft of a medicare bill which will include social security oil import quota for American-flag merchant vessels would be discriminatory and benefits and nursing home benefits, a supplementary medic^ would invite retaliation by present oil import program, as American vessels can hardly b* Insurance program, and higher"^ foreign maritime nations. well as to members of the House said to constitute 'discrimination' monthly social security- pen­ cluding tips as wages for social Merchant Marine Committee, Sen­ against the flags of legitimate ma­ A proposal that 30% of ate Commerce security taxes. However, the com­ sions. Committee, Joint Approval of the final text of the medicare bill has already been announced by the conferees. Every indication points to a prompt ratification of the confer­ ence agreement by the Senate and the House, which would then send the bill to President Johnson for his signature by the end of next week. No major obstacle to final agree­ ment was expected in the wake of the bill's 68-21 passage by the Senate. It passed the House three months ago in slightly different form, 313-115 thus prompting the need for a conference committee to iron out the final draft. promise agreement stipulates that only the employees share of the tax would be payable. The em­ ployer will be exempt from pay­ ing half of the tax on tip earnings. Specialist costs Deleted While the final version of the bill is reported to conform in all fundamental aspects-to President Johnson recommendations, mem­ bers of the conference committee were said to have deleted from the bill an amendment adopted by the Senate which would have in­ cluded as part of the basic hospital insurance benefit, payment of physician specialist services nor­ mally billed by the hospital, such as a radiologist. The administra­ President Johnson hailed the tion and labor had strongly sup­ Senate action as "a great day for ported the adoption of this amend­ America." It means, he said, that ment. "older citizens will no longer have to fear that illness will wipe out The most direct attack on the their savings, eat up their income, health care program as the Senate and destroy lifelong hope of passed the bill was an amendment dignity and independence." proposed by Senator Carl T. Curtis (R.-Neb.) to kill the medicare sec­ Persons already on the social tions of the bill. It was decisively security retirement rolls are as­ beaten, 64-26. sured of a 7 percent increase in monthly benefits retroactive to Jan. The closest major vote was on 1, 1965. another Curtis amendment—to tie Conferees voted to provide part the deductible amount which each payment for an additional 30 days person must pay toward his hospi­ of hospital care after a patient ex­ tal expense to his previous year's hausts the 60 days allowed for each Income. Under the House and Sen­ Illness. The patient would pay $10 ate bills, there is a $40 deductible for each day of the extended care, for hospitalization. The attempt to with the government paying the set a "means test" for social se­ difference. The House bill had no curity hospital benefits was beaten, provision for more than 60 days of 52-40. hospitalization; the Senate bill had On final passage, 55 Democrats allowed unlimited hospitalization at and 18 Republicans voted for the the $10-a-day rate. Senate medicare billr 14 Republi­ Also included in the bill is a cans an seven Democrats were labor-supported provision for in­ opposed. I all crude oil and petroleum products imported into this country be reserved for American-flag ships was pre­ sented to the President's Mari­ time Advisory Committee at its last meeting on June 21 by a subcommittee consisting of Theo­ dore W. Kheel, New York City labor-management arbitrator; Lane Kirkland, executive assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany, and J. Paul St. Sure, president of the Pacific Maritime Association. The proposal had been attacked as discriminatory by Joseph Andreae, general manager of the marine department of the Hum­ ble Oil Company, which is the chief domestic affiliate of Stand­ ard Oil of New Jersey. Esso is the largest operator of runaway tankers which are owned or controlled by American inter­ ests but registered under the fiags of Panama,. Liberia, or Honduras. The SlU rebuttal was set forth in a statement sent on July 12 to ail members of the Maritime Ad­ visory Committee, which was cre­ ated by President Johnson a year ago to recommend solutions to the problems besetting the American maritime industry. The committee consists of Sec­ retary of C6mmerce John T. Con­ nor, chairman; Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz, and 15 nonGovernment representatives of maritime management, labor and the public. The SIU representa­ tive on the Committee is its inter­ national president, Paul Hall. Copies of the SIU statement were sent to the Department of the Interior, which administers the ritime nations." Economic Committee and other The SIU, in its presentation, also Government agencies. made the following points; The SIU noted in its statement • Runaway operators have that Panamanian and Liberian- frequently threatened to trans­ flag vessels, according to the latest fer their ships from runaway Maritime Administration statistics, flags to the flags of other for­ carry 55% of all of our imported eign countries, completely be­ oil and petroleum products, and yond the reach of American that the only legitimate maritime authorities. This, the SIU nation transporting a significant said, makes a mockery of the volume of these imports is Nor­ theory of "effective control" way, which carries 17.8%. Ameri­ which is supported by our de<? can-flag tankers carry only 2.3%. partments of State and De­ fense, and which holds that The SIU pointed out that these runaways will be avail­ American-flag ships now carry able to the United States in less than 2% of the trade be­ time of war or national emer­ tween the United States and gency. Norway, and none of the tanker cargoes moving be­ • The ability of the the run­ away operators to evade th« tween these two countries, 52% tax on corporate earn­ and declared that "in view of ings, paid by domestic Ameri­ these facts, it would be inter­ can companies, not only en­ esting to learn from the State ables these operators to es­ Department, for instance, just cape making a full and fair how much more a country like contribution to the American Norway could 'retaliate' economy, but gives them an against us." unwarranted competitive ad­ The State Department has con­ vantage over domestic ship sistently supported the position of operators and domestic oil the oil companies in holding that companies. an oil. quota for American-flag • Whereas American-flag ves­ vessels would invite discrimination sels reduce our balance of again American shipping. payments deficit by $1 biUion "The simple fact," the SIU de­ a year, the runaways help to clared, "is that an oil Import quota create a deficit of a billion aside possibly from Norway would a year in the petroleum fall primarily on those vessels trades, thus wiping out tho which are owned by Americans contributions of the Americanbut registered under spurious flags flag fleet in this area. in order to evade American wages, The SIU lu-ged in its statement working conditions, taxes and other legal obligations. Such ac­ that, in addition to advocating an tion against ships which are really (Continued on page 18) Major Cains Won In SIU Taxi Pact CHICAGO—^Taxi worker members of Democratic Union Organizing Committee Local 777 of the SIU-Transportation, Services and Allied Workers District, voted overwhelmingly to end their 23-day strike and • Striking taxi drivers and garage workers of DUOC Local 777 of the SlU-Transportation Serv­ ices and Allied Workers District picket outside Yellow Cab Company Garage No. 3 in Chicago in support of better wages and working conditions. DUOC members who work for the Checker and Yellow Cab companies recently voted to accept a new contract with important gains in commissions, wages and benefits. The new pact ended a 23-day walkout by the 6,000 taxi workers. return to work after winning a new three-year contract •with substantial gains in commis­ sions, pensions and medical bene­ fits. The 6,000 DUOC cab drivers and garage workers hit the bricks on June 26 in front of Yellow and Checker cab company garages when the owners refused to negoti­ ate a satisfactory contract. The cab union's new three-year contract pushes commissions for drivers up to a maximum of 47V^ percent and achieved an Important break-through on pensions, estab­ lishing payments of $82.50 per month for drivers and inside men. The new pension plan represents an increase of $45 per month over the old pension agreement. The two cab companies also agreed to contribute toward the establishment of a diagnostic clinic which will offer complete medical services to taxi workers and their dependents. DUOC members also gained a 50 percent increase in hospitalization benefits as well as major gains in sick pay, surgical and survivor benefits. The cost of the improved welfare program in the new contract will be paid for by the employers. The new agreement provides that garage workers will now work a reduced work week with no loss in pay. Other contract gains include breakdown pay on the basis of $17.50 a day and $17.^0 per day in accident pay. Drivers and Inside men will be eligible to collect all increases in commissions, wages and other pay­ ments retroactively to April 1 under the terms of the new con­ tract. Contract talks with the cab com­ panies began right after Local 777 overwhelmingly turned back a raiding attempt by the Teamsters Union. In an NLRB representa­ tion election in May, the SIUaffiliate whipped the Teamsters by a three-to-one margin. More than 5,000 cab workers took part in the election. �CJS'' Pac* Foar Sf;AFAREW9 hoc Union Pensions Awarded To 13 Veteran iViembers Bell Fuller Thirteen additional SIU veterans have joined the growing ranks of Seafarers whose retirement years are protected by a lifetime of $150 monthly pension checks. The thirteen additional pensioners are Samuel Tate, 63, Theodore Popa, 56, John Bridge, 61, Brougham Savage, 65, John >•S. Zee, 65, Vincente Remolar, Jersey with his wife Phoebe. He point, Virginia. He last sailed for 65, Gorden Bell, 58, Woodrow last sailed for the New York Cen­ the Pennsylvania- Railroad Com­ Tote Bridge Sovoge Zee pany. tral Bailroad. Zeller joined the RMR in the Zee joined the SIU Inland Boat­ Receiving best wishes for smooth sailing during his retire­ mens Union in the port of Chicago, Port of New York, sailing as a ment years Seafarer Vincente Remolar (left) accepts his first sailing as a member of the deck member of the-deck department. department. He and his wife Mary Born in New York, he Rves in Union pension check from SIU rep Ed Mooney at New York continue to make their home in headquarters. Remolar, who sailed in the steward depart­ Chicago. He last sailed for Hannah ment, last paid off the J^leo City (Sea-Land). He plans to Inland Waterways. retire on his SIU pension to his homo in New York. Remolar sailed as a member of the steward department after sign­ ing up with the SIU in the port of Savannah. A native of the sunny Phillipine Islands, he now makes his home in New York City with his wife Juliana. He last shipped out aboard the Azalea City. Montoya Bratkowski Bell joined the SIU in the port By Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atkmfic of Norfolk, sailing as a member of Brooklyn with his wife Catherine. the engine department. Born in He last sailed for the New York North Carolina, he still makes his Central Railroad. SIU Headquartem In Brooklyn was the scene last week of. a mass out­ home there in the city of MooreBrady sailed as a member of door raUy held by the New York Taxi Drivers' Organizing Committee.head. He last sailed aboard the the steward department after join­ The hackmen are engaged in an all out fight to have a union represent De Soto. ing the SIU in the port of Mobile, them. Seafarers are fully supporting the cabbies in their efforts to win Fuller signed on with the SIU Alabama. Born in Maryland, he decent wages and working conditions. The TDOC won a majority Railway Marine Region in the port now makes his home in Lake of the garages contested in an NLRB election held this week. of New York, sailing as a deck­ Charles, Louisiana with^ his wife The rally was a resounding success as a huge turnout of cabbies at­ hand. Born in Brooklyn, he con­ Dorothy. He last shipped out tended the meeting. tinues to make his home there with aboard the Cabins. New York his wife Alice. He last sailed for Montoya signed on with the SIU Shipping is exceptionally good in New York, with a shortage in all the Bush Terminal Railroad Com­ in the port of New York, shipping ratings. The outlook for the coming weeks is very favorable. Gerald pany. out as a member of the steward Graff has been making the rounds in the New York hall this week Callis sailed as a deckhand after department. Bom in the Phillljoining the RMR in the port of pines, he now lives in New Orleans. after paying off the Sohin Goodfellow. While working around the house, Gerry fell, through a storm window and injured his right wing. Norfolk. Born in Redart, Virginia, He last sailed aboard the Halcyon Israel Ramos and his old buddy Ramon Agular are both on the New he and his wife Mary now make Panther. York scene. Israel piled off the Beauregard and Ramon paid off the their home in the town of NewBratkowski sailed as a barge Bienville. Both are ready to take any good runs that hit the board. In captain after joining the SIU In­ to coUect his vacation money was T. Murphy." Murph is renewing old land Boatmens Union in the port acquaintances after getting off the Express Baltimore. of Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Boston Baltimore, he continues to make as a bosun. Angel Rosa says that Shipping is moving at a fair he's ready to go again. his home there with his wife clip in Boston and is expected to Margeret. Balltmore pickup iij the coming weeks. High on the list of oldtimers around Seafarers in Balitmore have the hall is 20-year Union man found that shipping is proceeding John Kulaa who last shipped out on the slow bell but is expected SIU Safety Director Joe Algina as a oiler aboard the Steel Navi­ to pick up some steam in the next participated in a four-day ses­ gator. John says those long trips (Continued on page 23) sion of the Labor Conference are okay, but this time he's going . which met in Puerto Rico recently to wait for a coast hugger. Also to discuss safety conditions both off the Steel Navigator is Midge on and off the job. An impressive McDonald, another 20-year SIU array of safety programs and de­ veteran. Midge, who sails as an July 23, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 15 vices were studied and evaluated Official Publication of the SIUNA AB, is going to try to get on the Lakes & Inland Waters by the conference which included Island Boats for the summer so Atlantic, Gulf, District. AFL-CIO labor delegations from such wide­ that he can be near his family. Executive Board spread home bases as Canada, Everybody around the hall was PAUI, HAIJ,. President California, Colorado and Puerto glad to see that Kenny La Rose, a CAL TANNDI EAHL SHEPARD Rico. Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President 16-year man, is out of drydock and Al. KERR LINDSEV WILLIAMS anxious to get back to sea. Kenny The Seafarers International Vice-President last sailed aboard the Sea Pioneer ROB.Sec.-Treas. Union and the Puerto Rico Federa­ A. MATTHEWS AL TAHveR as OS. Vice-President tion of Labor sponsored the Con­ Vice-President HERBERT BRAND ference in conjunction with the PhUadelphia Director of Organizing and Puerto R i c a n Department of Publications The shipping situation in Phila­ Labor and other civic and labor managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst delphia is holding steady and organizations. Daniel 2Mler, member of NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: should be picking up in the next Editor: ROBERT ABONSOM. PETE CARMEN; RQBEM the SlU-Railway Marine The Conference passed a resolu­ couple of weeks. Old timer John HILCROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Region, (right) sports a tion extending its congratulations Sriialler is telling everybody that to President Johnson for "his big smile as he receives his he's raring to go. John will'take dynamic safety program for first $150 SIU pension the first baker's job available. federal employees and for his check from SlU-RMR re­ Richard Slor just piled off the recognition of the role of labor Globe Progress after two years siid gional director G. PT unions in occupational safety." is now looking forward to taking Published biweekly ef the headquert«r McGinty. Zeller last sailed If** ^"•'••'••International Union, At Conference members also a vacation with his family. John . S"!*' Lakes and Inland Wateis as a deckhand for the New District# 67S Fourth Avenue, promised to support and cooperate Shannon reports that he's had Brooklyn, APL-CIO, NY, 11232. Tel. HVaclnth WtaS. York Central, and will with "all labor unions having some real good poker hands lately. Second class postage paid at the Post. ... oklyn, • spend his retirement years federal employee members," in He • swears that the Geheva is of-— Aug. 24. 1»12. with, hit wife, Catherine, in their efforts to achieve safety the best around. After getting ofl' I2f goals outlined by the President. , Brooklyn. . the Glohe Cjurier wh^re he sailed Fuller, 51, William G. Callis, 61, Daniel Zeller, 65, Paul Brady, 65, Calixto Montoya, 65, Zygmunt B. Bratkowski, 52. Tate joined the SIU in the port of Savannah, Georgia, sailing as Callis Brady a messman in the steward depart­ ment. Born in Morgantown, North Carolina, he still makes his home there with his wife Dora. He last sailed aboard the Kyska. Popa sailed as a bosun in the deck department after joining the SIU in the port of Philadelphia. Born in the state of Ohio, he now makes his home in Cleveland. He last shipped out aboard the Wild Ranger. Bridge signed on with the SIU Inland Boatmens Union in the port of Houston, Texas where^ he sailed as a member of the deck department. Born in Philadelphia, he now makes his home in Corpus Christi, Texas with his wife June. He last sailed for the G&H Towing Company. Savage sailed as a member of the deck department after joining the SIU Railway Marine Region in the port of New York. A native of Great Britain's Isle of Man, he now lives in Cliffside Park, New Cabbies Rally At N.Y. Hall Conference On Safety Held In Puerto Rico SEAFARERS LOG Seafarer Theodore Popa (left) receives his first $150 monthly pension check from SIU Cleveland port agent Stan Wares. A veteran member of the deck department, Popa is planning to retire to his home in Cleveland. His last ship was the Wild ^Ranger (Waterman). i\ AI I 'i 1:. i| �m ifM MTD Charges 8 Co's 'thwarf Contract Talks M rtf^nn SlEjlFAklERt ' SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid — June, 1965 CLAIMS AMOUNT PAID $ 67,626.44 Hospital Benefits 8395 78,982.45 33 The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, has charged that the efforts to resolve the Death Benefits 113,100.00 eurrent •collective bargaining dispute in maritime which has immobilized more than 100 Pension-Disability Benefits 754 vessels is "being thwarted by a handful of willful shipping company .officials, representing Maternity Benefits 8,582.06 44 Just eight companies, who^ 111,435.25 Dependent Benefits 863 have refused to conclude are affected. Hall urged the "eight ness to partieipate in such meet­ Optical Benefits 482 6,327.35 agreements with any of the companies involved in the current ings at any time. Out-Patient Benefits 4,114 32,912.00 maritime unions whose contracts dispute to sit down immediately "Certainly, no issue can bp re­ 1,412 •re now open for renegotiation." with the union representatives and solved unless there is an honest, Vacation Benefits 472,279.80 to stay with a discussion of the face-to-face meeting, across the MTD President Paul Hall said issues until they are resolved." table, of the parties involved.TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION In a statement forwarded from Sharp Contrast 16,097 $891,245.35 Amsterdam, Holland, where he had "The companies involved have BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... been attending the International The MTD president's statement attempted to cover their unwilling­ Confederation of Free Trade Un­ added: "The position of these ness to negotiate by charging that ion Congress as an AFL-CIO eight shipping companies is in one of the unions involved — the delegate, that "this situation is of sharp contrast to that of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ grave concern to the Maritime hundreds of other American ship­ ciation — has a fixed position on Trades Department which repre­ ping companies both subsidized three specific issues. The fact is sents hundreds of thousands of and unsubsidized, operating some that there are many issues In­ •workers who are dependent upon 700 passenger, dry cargo apd volved in the dispute between By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer the maritime Industry for their tanker vessels from the Atlantic, MEBA and these companies and livelihoods." Gulf and Pacific Coast ports which the companies have refused to "It is of particular concern at have either concluded agreements negotiate on any of them. this time when a tripartite effort with all of the maritime unions This column reviews the various benefit programs for SIU members "These tactics of the ship­ on the part of maritime labor, whose contracts have been open, owners have created a climate of to help our brothers obtain those which they are eligible for without un. management and the government or else are in the process of distortion and confusion as to the is being made to find ways and negotiating such agreements while underlying causes of the dispute, necessary delay. We realize that the wide range of benefits available means of strengthening and im­ their vessels, meanwhile, remain and this distortion has been com­ under the SIU welfars program makes it hard for many of our members proving the American-flag mer­ free to sail. pounded by the National Maritime to keep track of specific plans. In response to many questions, we will chant fleet." the MTD president "The very nature of this situa­ Union "president who has publicly again review the maternity, hospital and optical benefits which are said. tion makes it obvious that this attacked MEBA as 'irresponsible.' provided for membership use. "It is most unfortunate that this totally unnecessary strike was pre­ This has encouraged the ship­ MATERNITY BENEFIT. Those seamen who have 90 days of seaeffort is being thwarted by a hand­ cipitated and is being perpetuated owner to maintain his adamant time in the calendar year prior to the birth of a child and one day's only because of the refusal of the position. ful of willful shipping company seatime in. the six months prior to the birth of a child, are eligible officials, representing just eight eight companies involved to nego­ "The eight companies involved companies who have refused to tiate the issues. under the Plan for a $200 maternity benefit when their wives give in this strike are not only all conclude agreements with any of "The simple fact is that these subsidized operators, but are birth, provided they present proper proof and claims within one year the maritime unions whose con­ eight companies have refused, among the largest beneficiaries of tracts are now open for renegotia­ despite the urgings of federal the government's subsidy program. of the birth. In those cases where there are multiple births (twins, tion." The eight companies are: medistion officials, even to meet As such they have a special re­ triplets, etc.), there is provision for an individual maternity bentfit of United States Lines, Lykes for meaningful discussions with sponsibility to attempt to resolve $200 for each child. Brothers, Moore-McCormack Lines, union representatives. During the the issues which are standing in For births occurring on and after August 1, 1962, delivery by ceasaGrace Lines, Farrell Lines, past several weeks, as a matter of the way of full operation of the rean section shall be reimbursed in accordance with the hospital and Bloomfield Steamship Company, fact, actual meetings between the American-flag fleet. If these offi­ surgical fee as specified in the Schedule of Dependents' Benefits. In Prudential Lines, and Gulf and management and union representa­ cials continue with their 'publicSouth American Steamship Com­ tives have totalled no more than be-damned' attitude, certainly addition, an applicant must present proof of marriage and a photo­ pany. a few hours, although the union their subsidization by public money static copy of the baby's birth certificate. The birth certificate must In behalf of the hundreds of representatives have on numerous might well be open to question contain the name of both parents. thousands of maritime workers who occassions indicated their readi­ and scrutiny." An eligible seaman's wife is en­ which is known as the In-H::3pital titled to the maternity benefit if Benefit. Each of these is dealt her husband dies during her preg­ with separately below. nancy, and may also claim the $I.OO-a-Day Hospital Benefit— maternity benefit if her husband is at sea at the time the child is Eligibility for this benefit requires born. A seaman is eligible for this one day's seatime in tlie ye.>r prior benefit only if the child is born in to admittance to the hospital. This the Continental United States or benefit has been in effect from its territories — Puerto Rico and the day that the Seafarers Welfare the Virgin Islands. Tlie only ex­ Plan came into existence. ception to this is Canada, which S.'S.OO-a-Day Hospital Benefit— is also covered under this benefit. The eligibility rule for this benefit Lastly, if an eligible seaman dies requires a seaman to have had 90 before his wife gives birth, the days of employment in the calen­ benefit shall be paid even though dar year prior to his admittance the child is born more than 90 days to the hospital, as well as one day's after the deceased employee's last employment in the six-month employment. period preceding his admission. He OPTICAL BENEFIT. Eligibility will then receive $3 GO per day for for this benefit is the same as the period of time that he is hos­ for the maternity benefit. The pro­ pitalized. gram provides for the following: $8.00-a-Day Hospital Benefit— A pre-election rally conducted by the New York Taxi Drivers Organizing Committee lAFLOne pair of eyeglasses every two This payment actually falls under CIO) was held at the SlU headquarters in Brooklyn last week. These photos show part of the years, except in cases requiring the S & A benefit program but is 600 New York cab drivers who heard speakers uge a "yes" vote for the TDOC. The AFLglasses more frequently due to paid in the hospital to the individ­ CIO unit scored an overwhelming victory in an NLRB election held this week. Among those pathological reasons, in which case ual. Many eligibles become con­ the additional glasses may be au­ fused and feel that this is an addressing the meeting were SlU rep Ed Mooney, Harry Van Arsdale, Jr., president of the thorized by the trustees. The un­ $8.00-a-day hospital in - patient New York City Central Labor Council; Michael Mann, AFL-CIO regional director; Michael derstanding is that the frames will benefit. Under the hospital benefit Sampson, Utility Workers president; Peter Ottley, President, Local 144, Building Service Em­ be those known as "Shell Ful- section of the Plan it is, but it ployes; and Chris Plunkett, TDOC director. Vue," with lenses of the required falls under the S & A rules. prescription. The cost of fancy A patient is entitled to tills frames, tri-focal lenses, sunglasses, and the like, shall be paid by the benefit during the time he or she eligible. The optical benefit is is a patient in any USPHS Hospi­ available and extended to eligible tal or an approved private hospital dependents under the same rules in the US, Puerto Rico, the Virgin as those governing the eligible sea­ Islands or Canada. This benefit is man. Safety glasses for dependent payable from the first day of hos­ children also may be provided, pitalization but not for a period to exceed 39 weeks. however. SlU Benefit Programs Outlined SlU Hosts N.Y. Taxi Union-Rally HOSPITAL BENEFITS FOR ELIGIBLES: Eligibility for hospi­ tal benefits is the same as out­ lined above. The hospital benefit program is actually broken down into three items, consisting of a $1.00-a-day hospital benefit, a $3.00-a-day hospital benefit, and an $8.00-a-day hospital benefit. The hospital benefits of $1.00-aday and $3.00-a-day are paid to patients who qualify for as long a period as they remain a patient in the hospital, regardless of the length of stay. In some cases, par­ ticularly those of chronic illness, this period has extended for as long as seven and eight years. �Pa«» iHx Jair 2S, INi 5® A F AR E'R S L O « {Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SlU Atlantic Gtdf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) July 3 to July 16, 1965 Total job calls during the past two weeks amounted to department benefited "most from the decline in reg­ 1^92 men, virtually unchanged from the preceding istrations because at the same time it was the only de­ partment to experienice a rise in the number of men period's total of 1,391. Class A and Class B men who shipped. The number of members answering deck shipped out during the past period totaled 1,186 men, and department calls remained steady, while engine depart­ thus represented a slight increase over the earlier period, ment jobs dropped slightly. when 1,176 Class A and Class B men shipped out. The seniority picture snowed little or no change from During the same two periods, registrations of Class A period to period. Class A men still account for 49%, and Class B men decreased by 980 seamen. As a result of the men shipped. Class Bjnen increased by 1% to the job situation brightened appreciably. 36% while Class C seamen dipped 1% and now account This decrease in new registrations along with the hold­ for 15% of the Seafarers shipped. ing of the high level of men shipped has helped to cut into A port by port analysis shows considerable variation the number of men registered on the beach. The overall in performance. New York and Houston, both of which figure for this category dropped from 3,539 to 3,522 sea­ have high levels of men shipped indicate little change men. Of this total, 1,412 were in the deck department, from last time. Mobile and Seattle shipping became 1.079 were in the Engine department and 1,031 in the tighter, while New Orleans and Wilmington took up the Steward department. slack. A department breakdown of registrations shows that Total Shioping-Activity rose again this period,'increas­ all three departments marked a decline when contrasted ing from 209 to 220. Sign-Ons increased by 9 rising from with the previous period. The Engine department rang 38 to 47. There were 3 more Pay-offs and 1 less In-transit up the sharnest dron which was followed bv the Deck than there were 2 weeks ago. and Steward departments in that order. The Steward Reqistered CLASS A TOTALS Boston I'ew York I'iiiladeiphia naltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa rTobile Orleans Touston Wilmington t-an Francisco Seattle TOTALS my _M. Port Bos NY Phil Bai Nor Jac Tarn Mob NO Hou Wil SP Sea TOTALS 1-8 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 e 6 3 ~24 DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS ALL 2 22 10 14 13 i 13 ' 5 1 1.5 ! .33 33 4 28 15 1 206 Shipped CLASS C 1 TOTAL Shipped GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP1 3 Al.L A B 3 ALL 1 2 I 2 2 3 ALL 1 1> 3 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 1" 1 ' 2 0 2 8 11 19 56 30 3 56 1 15 14 30' 0 12 41 8 0 2 4 6 8 6 3 2 4 6 0 2 3 0 6 6 0 1 1 14 7 6 1 14 1 4 1 0 2 10 8 0 10 1 8 0 2 2 8 3 4 0 5 0 3 2 2 5 0 1 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 14 0 5 2 7, 0 7 3 -11 14 0 1 51 40 0 1 0 40 51! 3 18 21 20 27 4 2 7 37 17 37, 0 9 42 22 3 42 8 18 11 0 1 1 9 10 1 6 10 0 3 5 1 9 3 45 5 6 10 13 24 45 20 10 18 29 15 29 1 3 13 7 13 1 4 5 10, 0 2 1 10 5 1 154 27 1 269 25 89 77 "1 191i 1 27 41 1 69 269 191 CLASS B Registered Shipped CLASS A Shipped ClASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 Al.L 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0, 17 38 5 60 1 27 3 39 2 7 13 7 21 9 14 23 0 14 3 17 0 8 9 0 7 1 5 8, 9 16 0 1 6 13 4 23 1 7 16 1 8 io 3 14 0 8 2 lo! 2 8 1 10 0 11 0 8 1 2 1 3 1 4 3 7, 0 7 0 7 1 0 2 0 8 10 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0. 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 15 2 19 0 5 8 3 3 5 3 9 10 0 13 1 6 20 1 27 3 17 5 25 13 20 16 41' 45 5 27 5 11 29 5 45 3 20 19 23 12 38 39 5 25 11 41 0 4 2 8 3 2 llj 6 3 6 3 12 3 7 2 3 1 7 19 3 29 3 15, 4 5 8 8 15 7 16 26 2 3 0 9 0 9 2 6 10 8 4 1 11 7 0 5 1 1 55 178 26 1 260 17 103 56 1 176 44 141 30 1 215 12 97 68 1 177 Registered CLASS A Battoa. 1 0 1 A Naw .Yaafc .... 17 4 20 43 Philadalpbia.. 5 4 8 17 iaitimora .... 4 3 '7 14 Narfolfc ...... 3 3 4 10 Jacksoavllla .. 0 0 11 11 Tam|M 0 0 4 4 3 •i 13 Naw Orlaaat.. 13 4' 10 8 31 Hauften 10 13 0 20 5 43 Saa Franchce. 2 5 4 4 15 SaaNia 1 1 4 4 TOTALS ... 49 47 104 220 Wiiaiinftea .. 7 Registered On The Beaeh CLASS A CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 6 10 1 10 4 24 0 3 5 8 19 105 80 128 28 236 1 26 49 76 6 20 13 13 6 32 0 5 20 2s 1 21! 34 69 9 112 5 14 32 51 2 20 9 14 2 25 1 4 15 20 1 9 9 9 0 18 2 7 9 18 0 2 1 3 0 4 0 1 3 4 1 22 30 26 5 61 2 4 21 27 1 92 59 79 9 147 3 32 52 87 88 57 9 82 15 154 6 25 39 70 1 20 17 19 3 39 0 7 8 15 98 25 24 17 2 44 4 8 18 30 3 26 23 23 8 54 2 19 10 31 69 1 529 367 492 91 "l 950 26 156 280 1 462 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Poif Shipped CLASS B ped S A 1 OC GRO'ip GROUP o 1 3 ALL 1 3 2 4 .1 3 12 0 1 1 31 3.5 75 3 9 10 9 6 6 3 15 0 3 7 3 11 2 16 0 5 9 4 2 0 6 0 8 5 1 0 5 6 1 5 7 0 2 0 2 0 1 4 9 10 3 22 2 4 9 12 23 6 4.6 0 17 16 20 34 5 59 10 8 14 3 4 2 9 0 2 2 16 20 3 39. 4 11 13 3 10 5 18 0 8 7 114 lf5 46 1 20 ' 89 97 fmf Sifd la Off Oat Traai. TOTAL DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B 00 00 Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . naitimore ... Norfolk .., •Tacksonville . Tampa Mobile TTew Orleans. T'ouston Wilmington '"-n Francisco Flattie Ship AcfiWfy TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A ClASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL A 1 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 3 5 9 16 1 2 2 1 4 0 2 11 39 9 23 11 73 51 96 12 159 8 44 45 971| 9 0 1 0 6 16 2 1 19 2 23 0 10 14 24 0 i! 14 0 1 10 1 25 12 72 6 90 3 27 19 49 0 1 2 J 102 7 3 20 6 16 2 24 1 10 7 18 0 2 2 3 4 4 9 1 8 0 9 2 8 3 13 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 5 1 3 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 13 2 9 3 25 8 18 32 0 6 5 7 12 0 7 11 45 4 41 11 97 24 64 10 98 5 34 37 76 0 4 8 12 41 39 12 92 14 73 2 89 5 39 41 85 0 0 7 0 0 11 0 18 9 7 4 20, 4 6 1 11 1 13 10 24 26 15 24 65 6 31 6 43i 3 7 14 24 1 0 1 2 7 10 2 19 7 3 39, 2 12 4 18 _ 1. 3 33 39 1 JIS 215 177 75 1 467 146~"445 55"| 646 34 205 194 1 433 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 1 3 ALL' 1-s 2 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 10 4 19 37 0 1 8 9 7 5 2 4 11 1 0 5 6 0 6 9 24 1 9 0 11 12 0 3 0 1 4 0 1 5 6 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 4 10 0 0 6 6 0 7 19 14 41 3 0 39 42 3 7 8 8 29 4 ,4 12 20 1 1 2 1 4 1 0 3 4 1• 8 10 3 27 2 3 4 9 5 2 4 1 10 1 0 8 9 1 62 42 79 1 207 15 9 105 1 129 18 Registered CLASS A _ OROUF I 2 3 ALL 114 165 46 I 325 "56 178 26 1 260 ~86 42 79 I 267 256 385 151 j 792 GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 0 0 1 ""0 0 0 0 6 5 45 0 1 9 9 20 0 4 4 7 0 2 2 3 6 0 6 11 0 4 2 5 7, 6 0 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 4; 0 0 1 0 1 1> 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 7. 0 7 8 0 2 1 5 2 39- 47 42 6 11 10 18 27, 7 13 11 8 9 29 7 0 4 • 4' 7 0 3 2 1 6 7 1 31 0 10 6 10 4 _ 6 10 2 3 2 4 57 43 79 1 197 16 "^13 M 1 127 Registered CLASS B GROUP 12 3 ALf. 20 89 17 103 15 9 52 261 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS A Shipped CLASS C GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B C 0 0 ~1 1 e 1 1 0 2 16 18 45 6 18 0 0 8 6 7 4 6 0 0 1 1 11 6 1 0 1 1 2 4 7 2 0 0 2 2 1 4 2 0 .0 0 0 2 , 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 7 1 0 0 1 1 42 47 1 2 1 16 19 29 27 19 0 0 0 0 . 7 4 0 5 0 15 20 31 7 20 0 0 1 1 10 6 1 7 4 61 1 72197 127 •72 SUMMARY GROUP I 2 3 ALL 97 | 206 88 154 27 | 269 56 | 176 44 141 30 | 215 105 { 129 75 43 79 | 197 258 1 511207 338 136 | 681 SHIPPED CLASS B TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beaeh CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 ALL 1-8 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 7 1 2 1 2 1 0 3 2 69 24 SO 25 59 158 5 9 39 53 17 4 10 5 12 31 1 1 12 14 18 11 29 18 25 83 4 0 45 49 5 7 13 2 5 19 1 5 14 20 2 7 1 4 1 8 0 1 5 4 . 3 3 2 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 12 11 13 16 9 45 0 0 6 6 90 17 32 18 57 124 5 3 92 100 40 •22 22 75 12 96 5 14 38 57 7 2 6 11 5 20 1 0 3 4 ' 58 5 12 10 12 39 •4 4 5 13 7 2 11 34 4 17 14 5 25 34 396 101 213 129 230 1 673 31 42 285 1 358 1 SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL Registered On The Beaeh SHIPPED CLASS A f CLASS I CLASS GROUP GROUP I GROUP 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 27 41 i 63 269 191 69 1 529 367 492 91 I 959 26 156 280 1 462 GROUP 123 ALL 25 89 77 | 191 12 97 68 | 177j 3 33 39 f 75 215 177 75 | 467 146 445 55 t 646 34 205 194 | 433 16 13 98 [ 127l 7- 4 61 [ 72197 1!^ 72 | 396 314 129~230 [ 673 'SI 42 285 | 358 53 199 243 j 495 ~3l 64 141 t 216 681 495 216 |1392 827 1066 376 |2269. 91 403 759 |1253 �Arir n. iNf By Lindsey WBIiams, Viee-President, Gulf Gulf Shipping Picture Bright \ Shipping has been booming in the gulf area as an increased number of payoffs has sent the statistics soaring. The outlook for the coming weeks is extremely favorable and ail rated men are urged to register. New Orleans Job calls have been hot and heavy in the port of New Orleans, and the forecast is for more of the same in coming weeks. On the beach after spending a long stretch on the Del Norte as steward, JaOt Cobb is spreading the news that he is going to just take it easy for a while on a well-earned vacation. Waiting for a long run after a short stay on the Colorado is George (Lucky) Neyrey. Lucky is telling all the boys around the hall that he wants a real long one. Also on the beach after a quick run on the Colorado is Frank Russo. August (Gus) Brosig is on the ailing list after a run as steward on the Del Valie. Gus is taking treatments for a bum leg. Seafarers around the hall were all sorry to learn that Irwin (Monk) Sherman is having trouble with his hip. Monk last sailed aboard the Del Sud. SIU Company Christens Huge Lakes Carrier CLEVELAND — The 501-foot J. A. W. Iglehart, the largest cement carrier on the Great Lakes was christened hero recently by the SIU-Great Lakes-contracted Huron Portland Cement Division of the National Gypsum Co. The new cement carrier is the latest and fastest addition to the Huron Portland Cement fleet. The Iglehart, a former tanker was converted by the American Shipbuilding Company of Chicago. During the remodeling, a new forward deckhouse, including a pilot house and passenger quarters was built. The tanker's midship deckhouse was removed and the aft deckhouse underwent exten­ sive remodeling. Unloading machinery was also installed under the cargo hold. The J. A. W. icpiehait, the largest cement carrier on the Great Lakes, awaits christening at ceremonies held recently in Cleveland. Operated by the SIU-Great Lakes Districtcontracted Huron Portland Cement Division of the National Gypsum Company, the huge vessel is named after a director of the parent corporation. Jane Purinton of Baltimore, granddaughter of J. A. W. Iglehart, stands ready to do the honors with the traditional bottle of champagne. Houston Shipping has been good in Houston and is expected to hold solid for the coming period. Old timer Homer Pashcall is glad to have his FFD and is ready and willing to ship anywhere. His last run was a fine trip Congressman Urges Bar To U.5. Ports to Bombay. India aboard the Penn^ Carrier. Homer sails in the en-' with his wife. Osborne M. Brooks gine department. SIU vet­ is registered for an engine room eran Sal Frank is down from berth after piling off the Maiden Rhode Island. Sal is bragging Creek with Ted 'Harris, and Lotus about the SIU welfare plan. He Stone. Seafarers around the hall says that he can renieniber the were wondering how come his days when a seaman had no pro­ billfold was so fat and Ozzie tection at all. Sal says that he's promptly satisfied their curiosity ready to ship to any port in his by proudly pulling out snapshots WASHINGTON—^Representative Paul Rogers (R.-Fla.) reports he is gaining support in usual deck rating. Mike (The Beard) Doherty is a welcome sight of his nine children. Oldtimer his fight to close United States ports to the ships of any nation that permits its merchant William F. (Dub) Simmons is wait­ around the hall after piling off the ing for a deck job after piling off fleet to transport supplies to Communist North Vietnam. In addition to introducing a bill Del Norte where he sailed as quar­ the Ocean Ulla where he sailed as termaster. Although he likes the AB. • Dub says that he'd like to get (HR 6154) that would ban"*" run to South America, right now a chance to drop by, Mississippi these vessels, the Florida con­ a boycott which would forbid the Hanoi government last April, operators of these ships from car­ Great Britain also stood at the top Mike is looking for a berth to and see his wife before shipping gressman is also calling upon rying government-generated car­ of the list at that time. India. Another welfare plan apos­ out. the State Department to declare goes. Hanoi Shuttle Service tle around the hall is Steve Kolina. His list showed that certain Angered by the loss of American Steve is proud and happy about fighting men in Vietnam who are British-flag ships were maintaining the plan. Now on the beach after Cure Seen For Water-Short Areas killed while attempting to elimi­ a kind of shuttle service between a good run to India, Steve says nate the Communist Viet Cong's Hong Kong and North Vietnamese that he is ready and raring to go again. overland transportation system, ports. One such freighter, the CarRogers has branded the mounting doss, was found to have made four MobUe U.S. death 'toll as "senseless" in voyages between Hong Kong and Shipping activity is fair in Mo­ the face of- the continued ocean Haiphong on the Gulf of Tonkin bile, but is expected to pick up movement of supplies by Free during the last five months. some steam in the next few weeks. World shipowners. Under these Rogers assailed the State De­ The Midlands and Trans Texas circumstances, the arrival of just partment announcement that Free are laid up in port. LOS ANGELES—^Reports that sea water can be desalted in­ one Free World ship with cargo World ship movements to North Lotus Stone is registered for a expensively through the use of atomic power are being studied for North Vietnam "is one too Vietnam had dropped by 20 per­ many," he declared recently. deck department job down here. cent in the first three months of hopefully by government officials in drought-stricken areas He last shipped as an AB aboard The Florida Republican now has 1965. The announcement also the Maiden Creek on her run to across the nation. While many the support of eight of his fellow stated that this traffic was respon­ India. Lotus is married and makes desalting processes are cur­ U.S., now in its seventh year of a congressmen in his struggle to se­ sible for only 17 percent of the crucial water shortage, was pre­ cure House passage of his bill. As non-strategic goods imported by his home in Mobile. He has been shipping out of the gulf area for rently in use, government of­ pared by the Bechtel Corporation, a member of the House Merchant the Hanoi government. The Con­ 25 years. Herman Wilkerson is ficials are especially Interested in one of the country's largest engi­ Marine Committee, Rogers has the gressman declared that these sup­ saying hello to a lot of old friends the use of atomic power to make neering firms. The U.S. Depart­ additional advantage of being able plies seemed far from insignificant after piling off the Norfolk where fresh water, since a U.S.-sponsored ment of Interim, the Atomic En­ to sit in on the hearings when his when a count was made of the 191 he sailed as chief pumpman. When study estimates that seawater can ergy Commission and the Metro­ committee considers his own bill. Americans who were killed while he's not around the hall, Herman be converted at one-fifth of the politan Water District of Southern fighting the Viet Oong during the SIU Backs BUI California commissioned the study is spending all bis time with his normal cost. The Seafarer's International Un­ first six months of 1965. at a cost of $420,000. Southern wife in their Mobile home. He says The State Department has for­ According to the report, a $300 California was chosen for the ion of North America, the Interna­ that he stiU prefers tankers to mally accused Communist North tional Longshoremen's Association anything else. Herman is an en- million desalting plant built near study since it contains the largest and other maritime Industry Vietnam of directing and supply­ Los Angeles could provide 150 mil­ population living in an area which gineroom man who has been ship­ groups are supporting passage of ing the Viet Cong rebellion against ping on the Gulf for the last twenty lion gallons of fresh water per day is chronically short of water. Rogers' bill. Using a list of ships the legitimate government of for residents of the parched area years. Another long-time Gulf man UUlities Interested flying the flags of Free World na­ South Vietnam with men, arms is Charlie Wahl who is waiting for a at a cost of 22 cents per thousand Three large private utility com­ tions that have visited North Viet­ and other necessities. United States gallons. Experts from Southern steward's berth. Charlie last sailed panies have already made known nam, the ILA has pledged itself planes have been bombing North aboard the Transindia as chief California estimate that this would their interest to build a desalting to boycott these vessels should Vietnam for several months to be the cost that the ai-ea would cook. He's telling everybody about plant in conjunction with the they appear in any U.S. port from persuade the Hanoi government to his home in Fairhope, Alabama pay for drinking water piped in Southern California Metropolitan Maine to Texas. cease its assistance to the Comfrom its normal inland soiu-ces. where he lives with his parents. mimist insurgents operating in the Water District, following the rec­ Bringing the public and his fel­ He says that he hopes to get down Power By-Product ' southern part of the country. ommendations in the Bechtel low congressmen up to date on the there soon. The proposed plant would pro­ study. The utility concerns have growing trade of Free World ships Rogers asserts the recent intel­ The boys around the hall were duce enough water for the daily stated that they are ready to en­ with Red North Vietnam, Rogers ligence reports that work is almost all giving the glad hand to 25-year needs of 750,000 persons. The use gage in the project if the cost reported that 41 ships flying the completed on four missle launch­ Gulf sailor Theodore Harris who of controlled nuclear fission in the estimates in the study are actually flags of Western nations made 55 ing sites in the area of the Viet­ is off the Maiden Ch-eek after a desalting plant would generate borne out. trips to ports controlled by the namese port of Haiphong are evi­ voyage to India. Ted is waiting 1,800 megawatts of power, enough Hanoi government during the flrst dence 6f the importance the Com­ The estimated 150 million gal­ for a choice steward's job and electricity to satisfy the needs of five months of 1965. He asserted munists attach to the continued spending his spare time at home a city <4 2 million people. Since lons per day capacity of the pro­ that many of these ships were en­ availability of shipping. posed plant is regarded as highly only part of this immense power significant when compared to de- gaged in trade with Cuba during would be used ' in the desalting salinization facilities now in opera­ the Russian missile crisis in 1962. process, the report envisions that tion. The largest such plant, According to Rogers' lat^t stat­ the surplus could be used to gen­ which operates on conventional istics, vessels sailing under the erate electricity at a cost low non-nuclear fuels, produces 3.5 iNaooE British flag have continued to raough to compete with presently million gallons of fresh water per In order to assure accurate make the most calls to North Viet­ used fuels. day on the Caribbean island of nam of any Free World govern­ digests of shipboard meetings The report, which has aroused Aruba. The proposed Southern ment. When the Florida represen­ in the LOG, it is desirable that so much interest among govern­ California plant would produce tative first made public the list of the reports of shipboard meet­ ment officials in arid Southern nearly 50 times as much drinking ships flying the flags of Western ings be typed if at all possible California and the north eastern water. nations that had supplied the Report Progress On Barring Ships In North Vietnam Trade Atomic Power Held Key To Low-Cost DesaHing CHAN6»l6AmEgso/U ^iMMUmisrP Type Minutes When Possible �Pafe Eifht ^J^4F4RERS Jtdr XI. UW LOG NLRB Policy Shift Hits Runaway ffmp/oyer« Runaway Company Ordered To Bargain At New Plant The National Labor Relations Board, fashioning a new policy for "runaway" employers, has ordered a Miami swimsuit manufacturer to bargain with the union he tried to evade. The new ruling does not require the unions to show proof of a majority at the new location. The manufacturer was the order herein," it declared, "the The Garwin Corp. formerly made Garwin Corp., which closed its our union can reestablish its majority ladies and Junior swioisuits at a New York plant in 1963, dis­ at the Florida plant, the normal plant In Queens, N.Y. Its owners By Al Tonner, Vice President ond Fred Fornen, Secretory-Treosurer, Greot Lokes Lakes Reports Good Shipping Shipping remains good in the port of Detroit. Over the July 4tli holidays many requests came into headquarters for vacation reliefs creating a shortage of firemen and ABs. It is expected that after the hot spell has subsided there will be more normal shipping for rated men. As it is, we are still experiencing a shortage in certain key ratings. Negotiations are still going on with representatives of GLAMO.' From all appearances we expect no difficulty in arriving at a good settlement for the contract covering the next two years. The membership will be kept informed as negotiations proceed. charged its employees and hired contract bar rules shall apply. If formed a new corporation, S'Agaro, new workers in Miami, where it . . . the union is unable to rees­ Inc., which makes more than $400,does business as S'Agaro, Inc. tablish its majority, we shall deem 000 worth of swimsuits a year from The Ladies' Garment Workers any collective bargaining agree­ a new plant at Hialeah, Fla. Dur­ filed unfair labor practice charges ment resulting from our order to ing 1963, Garwin produced gar­ Chicago and an NLRB examiner ruled that bargain as a bar to a timely peti­ ments under its own name and un­ the firm had moved to deprive its tion . . . filed for a period of only der the labels Nettle Rosenstein, Shipping as usual Is at a peak with vacation relief requests coming New York employees of their one year from the date of execu­ Tall Girls and Costa del Sol, ac­ In. We are experiencing some difficulty in obtaining relief men in the cording to the examiner. rights and to avoid dealing with tion" of a new contract. rated capacities. Again we urge all members to upgrade their classifi­ the union. He issued an order, cations as soon as they have enough sailing time. Members are urged following customary NLRB prac­ to better themselves in their work and take advantage of the higher rated man's pay. tice, that S'Agaro would have to bargain when the union could "re­ Buffalo establish its representative status" This port, as well as Cleveland, witnessed the christening of a' Great at the Miami plant. Lakes vessel this past week. The Steamer Uhlmann Brothers, owned and operated by Kinsman Marine Transit Company, received the usual The ILGWU, objected, saying bottle of champagne. The cere--fthis would permit the firm to monies were attended by SIU rep­ reap the fruits of Its illegal ac­ shipping companies with the hold­ tivity. The board agreed with WASHINGTON—Seafarers who have regarded Antartica resentatives and various notables ing of two chrlstemng ceremoniw the union that the New York has the last natural refuge in a world saturated by the chemi­ from shipping and government in the Cleveland area during the circles. In a brief speech to those employees probably would not past moqth. First, the Steamer accept reinstatement at the Mi­ cals and pesticides which have changed man's environment In attendance, George Stein- Paul Tietjen, which is now desig­ brenner. President of Kinsman ami plant. so much since World War 11, Marine Transit Company, stressed nated as the flag ship of the Kins­ Besides, the NLRB declared, the are in for a rude shock. A sci­ DDT for years in odd corners of the fact that it would be greatly man fleet; second, the Steamer the world. He has previously re­ J* !*• W. Iglebart, which is now "continuing coercive effects" of entist recently returned from ported finding it in the waters of desirable to get more grain in the largest cement carrying vessel the firm's unfair labor practices American bottoms. This would "renders it highly probable that the globe's southem-moet contin­ both the northern Atlantic and Pa­ certainly tend to Improve the em­ on the Great Lakes, went through cific Oceans. christening ceremonies. Both the issuance of a conditional bar­ ent has announced that Antarctica ployment situation on the Buffalo its of these ships are manned by SIU gaining order will enable the re­ is no different than any other part Travel Exposure waterfront for many of the mari­ crews. spondents [management] to achieve of the world In bearing traces of Dr. George found there were no time unions, Steinbrenner said. their primary illegal objective— Shipping is still good in this traces of DDT in the snows of An­ Shipping from this poit remains DDT contamination. to escape bargaining." port; AB jobs moving at a very tarctica or in its invertebrate crea­ Dr. John L. George of the Penn­ tures, such as starfish, shellfish, good and we are always hopeful steady pace. We presently have a Abandoned Workers' Rights that more rated men will make good supply of entry ratings. All sylvania University reports that he etc. This raised the possibility that themselves available for shipping. entry ratings on the beach with On balance, the NLRB said, the rights of the new employees in has found traces of DDT in seals, the seals, fish and penguins con­ The Buffalo Maritime Trades sufficient sea time are urged to Miami should not take preference penguins and fish In the Antarctic taminated by the pesticide might Department Port Council is take Coast Guard exams and up­ have picked it up in their migra­ over the rights of the abandoned region .The questions arising in actively engaged in seeking a solu­ grade themselves. workers in New York. Therefore it the minds of Dr. George's scientific tions away from the continent. tion to the closing of the General Shipping remains good in this charged the examiner's recom­ colleagues were how did the pesti­ Research by Dr. George lends Mills plant and elevators here in port. We have had several short­ mended order to require the em­ cide get there since the continent support to this theory. According the port of Buffalo. ages of rated men in the deck and ployer to recognize and bargain is separated from other land to the scientist, DDT sprayed on with the union, on request, wher­ masses by hundreds of miles of crops washes into nearby streams It was recently reported in the engine departments due primarily Buffalo Evening News that the to the hot weather we have been ever the company locates. open ocean in addition to the fact and eventually finds its way to the American Steamship Company, experiencing as of late. Since the new employees have that there has never been any use sea. Here it is picked up plankton, identified with Boland & Corne­ Alpena a continuous- interest In their of DDT in the region's frozen the microscopic organisms living lius, plans a $2,000,000 expansion in the ocean, which are fed upon program of it's self-unloader fleet. As usual, shipping has been good working conditions and effective wastes. by various forms of marine Ufe. Adam E. Cornelius, President of in this port. Still short rated men. collective bargaining, the NLRB The National Science Foundation voted to approve a "minor re­ (NSF) gave Dr. George a grant to In the savage life of the undersea the American Steamship Com­ Shipping looks at this point very laxation" of its normal contract- help answer this riddle. The world, traces of DDT are passed on pany, ' said the self-unloaders bright and will undoubtedly re­ as one kind of sea creature debar rules. Pennsylvania University scientist voiu's another. In this way, the Detroit Edison, and Joseph Young main so until the end of the "If . . . upon compliance with has been studying appearances of poismi could end up at the bottom will be lengthened next winter season. to increase their carrying capacity of the world In Antarctica, far from per season by 300,000 tons each. Chairman of the Public Works Committee, Senator Patrick the usual track of man. SlU Veteran Receives Pension The Detroit Edison will receive McNamara (D-Mieh.) recently an­ While Dr. George's research a new 72 foot long mid-section at nounced the approval by Congress i^ows that sea life might be re­ the Eraser Shipyards in "Superior, of appropriation of $806,000 for sponsible for the spread of DDT to Wisconsin. The Joseph Young will the Alpena Harbor Navigation the unpopulated areas of the world, also receive a new mid-section to Improvement project. This has the NSF was quick to reassure the increase her length from 488 feet been a long awaited program which public that no danger was involved to 672 feet. American Steamship will undoubtedly mean additional in this process. Officials of the Company has in operation 13 self- employment for members of the agency say that all DDT residues unloaders. American operates the various maritime trade unions in that have been discovered have largest fleet of self-unloaders on the Alpena ^rea. the Great Lakes. been quite low. Duluth Shipping remains good in . the port of Duluth. ABs, firemen and Steel Recorder oilers jobs have been slow to fill. Firemen and AB registrations on Still Safest the board are few. All members Ship In Fleet are again advised to remain on The SlU-manned Steel Re­ board their vessel until their relief arrives. corder (Isthmian) made a clean sweep as it won its third Frank Sheehan has been around straight fleet safety award. the port of Duluth awaiting the Seafarers on the Recorder first permanent OS vacancy on a have won high praise for main­ salt water ship; If nothing comes taining the highes>t standards up on the board in the immediate of safety in the Isthmian fleet future, Frank will in ajl proba­ by capturing the semi-annual bility. grab a temporary entry award for the third time in a rating job on a Lakes carrier. row. The Recorder first won John Grant was recently re­ Ifiii the crown as safest ship in the leased from USPHS after being 25-vessel Isthmian fleet when confined for several weeks under­ SlU deck department veteran Charles Goldstein (right) going leg treatments. John is not it took the title for the last receives his first Union pension check and hearty congratu­ quite ready to ship out as yet due six months of 1963. SIU crewlations from SlU rep Al Santiago at New York headquarters. to the slow healing of his leg. members followed this victory up by winning the award for Brother Goldstein, who last sailed on the Robin Hood (Robin Cleveland IMdALflMlRB both halves of 1964. Lines), is planning to spend his retirement at his home in This port proved again that it is blS'/^A/S, \2i6iMtriMoiie Weehawken, N.J. tlie capital of the Great Lakes DDT Traces Found In Bleak Antarctic i rVRTC/CALL if ii -•r if !' �n.i-. .-u . " U ,. This salvaged necklace is valued at $30,000. The solid gold links of ornate petal design measure more than 70 inches in length. This recovered pile of silver pieces of eight was worth about 12'/] cents. ' In the background is a modern day treasure map of Florida. Diver examines objects he discovered along the keel of Captain Blight's legendary ship, The Bounty, scuttled in 1790. An oarlock and hull fittings turned up. This Spanish gold escudo ('heads' on rt., 'tails' on left) was part of $2 million Florida treasure find uncovered by stuba divers. ...V Diver brings up sledge hammers from ship believed sailing from England to Colonies in the early I700's. f.. I^'INM The GOLD RUSH T HE magic glitter of sunken treasure is luring hoards of scubadivers and other treasure-seekers to Florida's official "Treasure Coast"—a golden stretch of shore midway between Palm Beach and Cape Kennedy where shallow waters and far-flung reefs have combined to tear the bottoms out of countless vessels over the cen­ turies. Spurred on by a recent sal­ vage find of $1.6 million worth of 18th centui*y Spanish treasure, the modern-day "gold rush" has picked up so much momentum that the once lonely shore is crowded with hopeful beach combers and wouldbe salv."-e divers hungry for the "big score." Amateur treasure hunters abound. They rush off in all direc­ tions in a never-ending quest for a "new find," "an old map," and even "the bearded old beach hermit who knows the location of precious cargo, half eroded and buried in Atlantic sand and coral long ago." Predictablv, the amateurs are rare­ ly Successful. Most of the signifi­ cant finds have been made by sea­ soned professionals using the latest techniques and scientific equip­ ment. The Florida "Gold Rush" started back in 1928 when local fishermen dredged up three ancient cannons and a huge time-eroded anchor. Discovery came upon the heels of discovery, and the rush was on. Necklaces, rings, jewels and coins trickled and sometimes poured into the surrounding towns. Flocks of tourists swarmed into the surf, swimming, diving and even wading after treasure. Maps of suspicious origin began to appear—for a price. At one point, the city of Fort Pierce was flooded with counterfeit dou­ bloons, After the historic 1964 $1.6 million find, the traffic became so great that a Vast tourist industry sprang up along the newly-titled "Treasure Coast," f •>• r-i Mr 23, IMS Part of household and hardware cargo shipped te American Colonies over 200 years ago includes silverware and specs. The two-plastic-enclosed royal eight escudos at upper left are worth $10,000. In center, a clump of silver coins fused by ocean. At right, pieces of eight. �fac«.Tea, Ja|yJM,4tU SEAFARERS AFL-CiO Urges Hike In Jobless Insurance By Robert A. Matthews, WASHINGTON—The McCarthy-Mills bill now before Con­ QUESTION: What interesting Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. gress will make the first major improvements in unemploy­ superstitions about the sea have We have received a number of interesting questions recently, one of ment insurance legislation since the system was enacted in which concerns the painting of quarters, another which calls for clarifi­ you come across in your sailing cation of grain loading procedures aboard tankers, and one which takes 1935, Ray Munts, assistant di--*rector of the AFL-CIO Depart­ gram to learn a skill for a new experience? • up tb« problem of dividing overtime. ment of Social Security, Job. Jimmle Heyllger: There are so In a recent inquiry from the ship's delegate aboard the Transhatteras, declared in a network radio The new bill, he continued, many sailing superstitions that I the following question is raised: interview. would in fact disqualify a really don't know jobless worker if he is referred to where to begin. Question: Please advise which department paints Engineer's quarters. The changes have been long Answer: It is the Deck Department's job or duty to paint out not only needed, Munts asserted, because training and refuses it. One of the'most the engineer's officer's quarters, but also the Captain's and Deck offi­ unemployment continues un­ As a further feature, Munts widely held be­ cer's quarters. usually high and the unemployed said, the McCarthy-Mills bill liefs is the one Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article III, Section 34, and their families are currently would be extended to cover small about whistling which reads as follows: "Additional Work, (a) In all ports, members of denied adequate benefit pay­ businesses with one or more em­ on board bring­ ployees and workers In non-profit ing bad luck. An­ the Deck Department may be required to chip, sougee, scale, prime and ments. institutions, such as hospitals, other famous paint the vessel over the sides. "For a while after the program universities, and foundations. sailor .supersti­ was adopted," said Munts, "state (b) Overtime shall be paid when sailors are required, either in port tion is that sea­ The House Ways and Means or at sea, to chip, sougee, scale, prime or paint galley, pantry, saloon, programs were more or less of men are never supposed to shake Committee has scheduled hearings equal and good quality, but after living quarters, forecastles, lavatories and washrooms, which are not hands when parting. to start Aug. 2 on the AFL-CIO used by the Unlicensed Deck Department. This shall also apply to all the war, state legislatures did not supported Administration bill to raise the benefits commensurate t enclosed passageways with doors or bulkheads at both ends. with the increase in wage levels. extend and improve the unemploy­ Bert Winfield: There is a belief (c) Non-permanent transient or irregular foreign shore labor shall For example, today the typical ment compensation program. among seamen that if you don't not be employed to perform any of f — worker receives a benefit of less pay your "bills" the work in the licensed or un­ in lieu of the regular overtime than a third of his lost wage." in your last port, licensed quarters, store rooms, rate. you are sure to Would Hike Benefits passageways, galleys and mess have bad luck The next question, dealing with The new Administration-backed rooms, except in those instances for the rest of the division of wages of the chief legislation would require most where the Company uses estab­ the voyage. This cook has been sent in by Clarence states to pay higher weekly lished shore labor. Companies on superstition was Edwards, ship's delegate aboard amounts, with maximums raised in DETROIT — The St. Law­ regular trade routes who, prior to the Natalie. probably started steps until they reach two-thirds rence Seaway chalked up an June 7, 1954, used established by the "shop­ of the state's average weekly wage. Question: "The Captain has all-time record for tonnage shore labor in foreign ports may keepers" to make made the Chief Cook Steward and carried during the month of continue such practice. Munts, speaking on the AFLcertain that they says the wages of the Chief Cook CIO public service program Labor June, reports Joseph McCann, got their cash. I've heard that (d) At sea or in port, the deck is to be split between the Chief administrator of the water­ killing a seagull brings bad luck. department may be required to Cook, the Baker and the Third News Conference, heard on the way. Mutual Broadcasting System each sand and varnish all outside rails, Cook. Now, I am under the im­ J" 4" 4 week, noted that the new legisla­ A total of 5.7 million tons storm and screen doors. Perry Martin Petersen: The old­ pression that the Galley Man tion would also provide extended of cargo moved through the est superstition of them all is the We had a recent inquiry from a should share in this spilt of wages federal benefits for long-term seaway in June, as contrasted one about rats tanker carrying grain, which is as and not the Baker. Please advise jobless. Payments would continue to 5.3 million tons during May, leaving a sinking who should share in this spilt" of at the state weekly amount for up follows: 1964 when the previous record wages . . ." ship. I first heard to six additional months for was set. The seaway admini­ Question: As you know, the Sea­ that one from eligible jobless workers who Answer: Only those men who stration reports that the 14.3 farers are required to work around my grandfather exhaust their state benefits. perform the missing man's duties million tons of cargo moving the bridge area while the ship is who was a sea during the April-May-June The McCarthy-Mills bill, Munts at sea and on the iron "mike." would be allowed a division of captain on wood­ these monies. added, would also correct in­ period puts it almost 600,000 When we load grain, this ship en sailing bar­ tons a}iead of the same three Reference: Standard Freight- equities in some states. will come under the Freightship ques. I've also months in 1964. agreement. I would like to know ship Agreement, Article V, Sec­ "For example, we encourage heard that if a whether the Seafarers will be re­ tion 7, Paragraph (b): "If a vessel workers to look for jobs," he said. pelican sits on Traffic upbound through quired to work around the bridge sails without the full complement "The government makes surveys the rail it means nice weather. the seaway rose 35 percent to area under the Freightship Agree­ in the Steward Department as re­ of where jobs are available and more than 3 million tons in 4" 4" 4 ment or not, as on all freighters, quired by this agreement, then the encourages workers to go look for June over the previous period Louis N. Cirignano: Porpoises men who do the missing men's them. However, some states this is not permitted. in 1964. Downbound traffic always mean good luck for the work will receive, in addition to a actually reduce the worker's un­ failed to show an Increase Seafarer. This Answer: The Freightship Work­ division of wages of the missing employment benefits if he goes again, standing at 2.6 million belief dates back ing Rules will apply, therefore, the men, the overtime that the missing outside the state. If he leaves tons at the end of June. This to the torpedo man on the wheel will perform no men would normally have made on Ohio, where he has been drawing figure represented a 9.5 per­ days of World work on the bridge while on the a Saturday, Sunday or Holiday." a benefit of $43 and goes to West cent decrease which has been War II. Sailors wheel. Virginia, he may drop to as low caused by lower wheat ship­ Money Due learned. to love Reference: Standard Freightship ments this year. R. V. Robert Conrad—Disputed as $24." the purpoise be­ Retraining Aid Agreement, Article III, Section 7, Overtime; Readus R. Wheelington. cause this fish General cargo tonnage which reads as follows: "Men The AFL-CIO spokesman also kept the sharks rocketed to 818,000 tons in Hercules Victory — Disputed pointed out that some states cut Standing Sea Watches, (a) Men away from the June, over the 458,000 tons Overtime; Edward Jensen, Robert standing sea watches shall be paid off unemployment benefits when lifeboats after a recorded a year ago. overtime for Saturday, Sunday, Smith, George Stanley. a worker begins a retraining pro­ vessel had been sent to the bot­ and Holiday watches and for all Valiant Hope — Transportation: tom by German U-boats. work in excess of 8 hours between Thomas E. Hanson, Edward E. Ed4 4 4> midnight and midnight each day. inger, Donald Kershaw. John Karl: Many, many seamen No work except for the safe navi­ St. Lawrence — Subsistence: believe that whistling on board gation of the vessel is to be done Nicholas Sakellarides. brings bad luck. after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m., Ames Victory — Transportation: Some sailors Monday through Friday, and on Ralph L. Jones. even believe that Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays bringing women Niagara — Disputed Overtime — without payment of overtime. on board a ves­ Richard Heckman, Francis M. (b) If a man standing regular Greenwell. Lodgings: John Bensel is a sure way watch at sea or in port on Sat­ net, William Knapp, Warren Weiss. to court disaster. urdays, Sundays, and Holidays for Then there ars Natalie — Wages: James N. which, he receives overtime is re­ those that be­ Boone, Sptros D. Cassimis, Howard quired to work, he shall be paid lieve that the ap­ W. Gibbs, Joseph Ortigiierra, Frank overtime in addition to the over­ G. pearance of dol­ Valerie. time he receives for standing the phins or porpoises is a sign of Transorleans — Disputed Over­ regular sea watches on Saturdays, impending good fortune. Sundays, or Holidays with the fol­ time: Seymour Sikes. 4 4 4' Penn Carrier — Disputed Over­ lowing exceptions:' Jerry Zlnn: I can tell you from time: Earl Beamer, Walter Smith. personal experience that there is 1. Routine work for the safe Seatrain New York — Disputed no surer sign of navigation of the vessel. Lodging Allowance: Pedro Agtuca, bad luck than a 2. Cleaning quarters. Luis Cepeda, William Dooling, full moon. Every 3. Docking, undocking. James Gleason, Ruben Negron, time mother(c) If a man standing sea Pred Patersson, Earl Resmondo, moon shows her watches on Saturdays, Sundays, or Francisco Rodriguez, Alfonse Valfull face, I know Holidays is required to do long­ lejo. I'm in for trou­ Demonstrating their skills at assembltng sofas and couches, shore work, tank cleaning or han­ S. T. Elena Lisa—Transportation ble. It means bad Wilbur Pearman (left) and Calhoun Claxton (right), mem­ dle explosives during his watch, Differential: Byron C. Broadus, luck for the bers of the SlU United Industrial Workers, are pictured be shall not receive the regular Arnoldo Guevara (or Guenara), ship, bad luck working on the production line at the Haven Manufacturing overtime but he shall be paid the James W. Higgens, Anthony Nix, for me, and bad Company in Baltimore, Md. The UlW-contracted firm is a luck for everyone else. I'd rather overtime rate as specified in this WilUe E. Smith, John David Vidwell known, (ns^nufacturer.cf jofas and, convertible couche^, , > see paqk of, sharks. •. , , agreement for that type of work rine.. Seaway Sets Record For June Traffic SlU-UIW Members At Work �IHS ANTI-LABOR BILLS REVOKED—A package of bills repealing the harsh, union-busting provisions <rf the Hutchinson Act and providing collective bargaining rights for Michigan public employes has been passed by the Michigan House. One bill eliminates the Hutchinson Act provision that calls for imme­ diate firing and loss of benefits of any public employe who participates In a strike. The same bill grants public employes the right to organize into unions and to bargain collectively and requires public employers to recognize this right. Collective bargaining agreements between government agencies and public employe unions are also sanctioned in the bill. Another bill passed by the Michigan lawmakers authorizes the State Labor Mediation Board to conduct representation election for public employes and sets up a system of handling charges of unfair labor practices. A third measure would restore to state employes many of the political activities enjoyed by private industry employes which are now prohibited by order of the Civil Service Commission. The bill's chief sponsor, Repr^ntative Dominic Jacobetti (D-Mich.), called the measure "a citizen participation bill." The measure has the support of the Michigan State Employes Union, AFL-CIO. "We b^eve state employes should not be second class eitziens," said MSEU Director Robert C. Grosvenor. X. H. X IMPORTANT ELECTldN's National COPE Director Alexander E. Barkan this week urged union members to "give a dollar to COPE now to help re-elect our friends in Congress next year who have gone down the line for Great Society programs." Barkan said, "On roll call after roll call on key issues, the men and women whom union members' dollars helped elect to Congress in 1964 have voted for the welfare of working people and for progress for the nation." He cited the vote on. medicare la the House of Representatives as a prime example of how the COPE Dollar helps lead to liberal legislation. "Last year, we were able to elect 51 new liberals to the House. Medi­ care passed the House by only 48 votes. It doesn't take a slide rule to figure out that without the men and women our votes and dollars helped elect we wouldn't have medicare." U.S. maritime industry is still "kick­ The COPE Director warned that many of the liberal congressmen ing" today, despite the best efforts of run­ voting for these programs "will be vulnerable next year and will need away flag operators and their supporters in all the help working people can give them." Washington who have done their best" to cast the U.S. fleet completely adrift. Members of the International AssoclatiiMi of Machinists at AeroJet-Gieneral plants in Sacramento and Azusa, California won a threeyear, 51 cent per hour wage and benefit package recently, beating off a management attack on con­ tract gains won in past years. Aero­ jet-General employees voted to ac­ cept the new contract and end their strike after assurances that com­ pany "take-away" demands would be withdrawn. The new pact in­ cludes a 24-cent general wage in­ crease plus improvements in den­ tal, hospital, major medical insur­ ance, pension and retirement bene­ fits. The JAM also won the right to retain cost-of-living escalator clauses in the new agreement. of the state labor federation, re­ ported that these donations were in addition to the substantial con­ tributions by California unions to the annual Red Cross appeal in March. The California AFL-CIO began its flood relief drive in Jan­ uary after flood waters killed 24 state residents, injured 1,653 and left thousands homeless in the northern section of the state. XXX The establishment of the SIU's proposed oil import quota program would lead the way toward righting this situation and get­ ting the U.S.-flag merchant marine back on its feet. Recognizing the shot in the arm which an oil import quota program would mean to the sagging U.S. fleet, the runaway-flag operators, a majority of whom are the na­ tion's largest petroleum companies, are rely­ ing on their friends in various U.S. govern­ ment agencies to defeat the Union's proposed 30 percent quota on all crude oil and petro­ leum products. U.S. State Department officials, for in­ stance, have consistently echoed the oil com­ panies' line that the establishment of an oil quota for the U.S.-flag tanker fleet would only cause retaliatory discrimination by for­ eign governments. This argument is nothing but a clever smokescreen to defend the greedy operations of the runaway flag opera­ tors. The runaway operators register their ves­ sels under the flags of Panama, Liberia and Honduras to evade U.S. taxes, safety and working conditions. It is far from a coincid­ ence that Panamanian and Liherian flag ves- —"»nt all oil and petroleum imported into the U.S. As usual, the runaway-flag operators are looking after their own interests. The U.S. maritime industry, however, has learned not to be surprised at governmental policies which operate to its complete disad­ vantage. The dismal record of the Agri­ culture Department in granting waivers to foreign-flag vessels from the nation's cargo preference laws is all too plain. U.S. Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz has reappointed Assis­ tant Director Richard E. Shoe­ maker of the AFL-CIO Department of Social Security and Secretary Wilbur Daniels of the National Board of the Coat and Suit Indus­ try, as labor members of the Fed­ X jji • 4« eral Advisory Council on employee The national convention of the welfare and pension plans. American Veterans Committee has XXX urged Congress to repeal section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. The Sealy mattresses, manufactured veterans' association charged that by the Empire State Bedding Co., using the umbrella of 14(b), states Inc., have been added to the "Un­ have passed "right-to-work" laws fair to Labor, Do Not Buy" list. which are intended to weaken the The Textile Workers Union of labor movement and which have America has asked all union mem­ the effect of^rkeeping wages lower bers to support a "don't buy" cam­ in the states which enact them. The paign. TWUA employees at the AVC declared that section 14(b) Albany, N.Y. plant of Empire Bed­ should be repealed to "restore full ding are in the third month of a freedom of collective bargaining in strike caused by management's in­ sistence that it be given the uni­ each of our 50 states." lateral right to change wages, hours ^ 5* Unions affiliated with the CaU- and other conditions of employ­ fornia AFL-CIO contributed $83,- ment. In addition to charging man­ 000 to a Red Cross flood relief agement with the refusal to bargain drive to assist survivors of the in good faith, the union also re­ disastrous floods which occurred ports Sealy has ueen recruiting In addition to this agency, the Defense In the state earlier this year. strike breakers in newsp^er ads, Dep&rtment icohtinues t(i deciicate itself to prontisidg '^rhianedt"'' jdbs'.' ' Thomas Pitts, secrctary-treasiirer' perpetuating the American maritime indus­ try's decline by making the myth of "effec­ tive control" of runaway vessels its official policy. There were no protests from Defense officials when runaway operators threatened recently to transfer their vessels from those of the "Pan-Lih-Hon" nations to countries completely beyond the reach of American authorities These threats serve to illustrate the mockery which "effective control" has become—a mockery which hears an ugly re­ semblance to blackmail by the runaways. In the face of statements such as these, how can the State and Defense departments continue to say that the vessels of runaway operators will be available to the U.S. in the event of a national emergency or outright war? The establishment of an oil import quota system would definitely require a change of attitude by the bureaucrats in Washington ITT ment agencies and departments which seem dedicated to defending the operations of the runaway companies would have to start de­ voting their efforts to upgrading our rapidly aging fleet. The SIU has urged the Government to support a four-point program which would reject Washington's toleration of the con­ tinued existence of the runaway fleet. The, program calls for the renouncing of the theory of "effective control," the imposition of corporate taxes on runaway operators which they now escape, and the use of the revenues from these taxes to rebuild the American-flag fleet. Last, but not least, the Union has asked that the runaway ship crews sliould have the opportunity to select the unions of their choice, a right guaranteed by U.S. law to every American working man. Adoption of this program would give evi­ dence that our Government was no longer discriminating in favor of the runaway opera­ tors at the expense of the country's own merchant marine; ' - -• » �Par* Twelva SEAFARERS LOG Canada SlU Mans New Ship July M, Xlfi Maritime Group Warns Of Soviet Fieet Buildup NEW YORK—^The American Maritime Association has dr« dared its concern over Russia's "burgeoning maritime strength" in comparison with the rapid deterioration of the United States' merchant fleet. — The AMA expressed its alarm status. Russia's seven-year plan for a 240 percent increase in in a report called "Growth of called tanker tonnage, and tliis goal was QUEBEC—A spanking naw Canadian-built bulk carrier, th* Don de Dieu, was christened here on June 9, and will shortly go into service es part of the SlU of Canada-contracted fleet. The Don de Dieu, built for the Papachristidis Company, Ltd., of Montreal, cost $7.5 million. The vessel displaces 26,375 deadweight tons and Is 730 feet from bow to stern. The shipbuilder was Vickers of Canada. Be­ cause the company could not construct the entire vessel at its Quebec facility, the bow sec­ tion had to be built at Lauzon, further down the river. The Don de Dieu is the sister ship of two other vessels built in the same manner, the Quebecois and the Montrealais. A tanker, the 42,000-ton Emerillon, was built for the Papachristidis inter­ ests several years ago. In all, Papachristidis has spent more than $32 million for new bottoms in recent years. The company now operates nearly 200,000 tons of shipping, with assured contracts for iron ore and grain cargoes in the American market. Ocean Science Studies Facing New Chaiienge the U.S.S.R, Foreign Trade Fleet." reached at the end of 1963. The The report tells the detailed AMA emphasized that these sta­ story of how the Soviet merchant tistics Illustrate the importance fleet has grown from Insignificance that the Russians attach to their In 1939 when It had only 354 ves­ maritime industry when drawing sels to Its imposing size of 1,746 up their national planning goals. ships today. Also included in the , 2 Ships Per Week study are the size, tonnage, pro­ In describing the Soviet ship, pulsion and design of the vessels ping build-up, the AMA points out within the Russian fleet. the Russians are commissioning U. S. Policy Needed merchant ships at the rate of two The Association warned the John­ or more per week. These ships in­ son Administration of the need clude the technological advances for the development of a national and designs which have been de­ shipping philosophy. In a letter to veloped by the Western nations, Secretary Connor, which accom­ the report declares. panied the report, the Association asserted that failure to buUd this In the all-important bulk carry­ philosophy will mean the emer­ ing segment of its fieet, the So­ gence of the Soviet Union as the viet Union fleet rose from 20 in "victor" in the race between the 1956 to 163 at the end of last year. European powers and Russia to The AMA also reports that freight­ gain control of the world's oceans. ers, which now make up the larg­ est part of the Russian merchant The AMA report predicts that fieet, number 780 with 327 more the Soviet tanker fleet will in­ under construction or on order MM crease five times from its present of May 1, 1965. By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President Navy Plan Detrimental To Maritime With American shipyards now running at approximately 55 percent capacity. It seems Ironic that the U.S. Navy recently submitted • WASHINGTON ^The startling discoveries made by oceanographers and technologists in plan to purchase $50 million of non-combatant naval ships from Eng­ recent years are now encountering a period of growing pains which call for much hard work land. The plan has already drawn sharp criticism from members of the' House of Representatives. to make the dreams of today actually turn into the realities of tomorrow. This capsule deIt seems even more ironic when we consider that the government scription of the state of ocean plans to close down the Brooklyn Navy Yard, supposedly because the ing address at the conference, science was made at the first oceans around the world that which was sponsored by the country has an excess of shipbuilding capacity. In other words, the conference on ocean science Marine Technology Society and would report on the height of and engineering held recently in Washington, B.C. Ocean science and technology was described as in an "awkward state" of knowledge by Dr. Harris B. Stewart, Jr., chief oceanographer for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, in the conclud- waves, water temperature, air U.S. Navy is now proposing the purchase of ships from a foreign temperature and humidity. power while the closing notice is being posted In the Brooklyn Navy Powered by radioactive isotopes, these bouys would l)roadcast their Yard, which has always been used for to build support ships and information to an overhead satel­ vessels. The ships built by the 9,600 men at the Brooklyn Navy Yard lite which would feed the data into have always been subject to the highest U.S. Inspection standards, a centrally located computer. The while in contrast, the U.S. would not have any effective control over speed with which this information inspection, procurement and bidding if the vessels were built out­ would be available would permit ships to choose their best courses, side the United Stats. saving valuable time and money. Edwin W. Hood, president of the Shipbuilders Council of America^ Way Behind Land charged recently that the action on the part of the Navy Department Not everything that was de­ As an example of this lag be­ demonstrated a complete lack of awareness of the plight of both tween scientific vision and hard scribed at the conference private and naval shipyards in this country. envisioned the future as rosy. practical utility. Dr. Stewart He reminded the Navy that its own chief of Naval Operations pointed to the absence of organized Some of the difficulties of deep data on the various stresses which water exploration were reported Admiral David McDonald had said in a 1964 speech that the U.S must underwater structures must with­ by Captain Jacques Oousteau, be vitally concerned with "preserving and maintaining our repository stand. In his opinion, marine famed • undersea explorer, and of trained manpower resources found in our shipyard facilities. engineering is "way behind any­ Commander Don Walsh, who was Hood declared that the British shipbuilding industry could not aboard the bathysphere Trieste thing that is on land." when it dropped into the deepest build better ships than those constructed in American yards. Ho added that "they have no experience with precise standards ot Examples of progress, both hole in the ocean. quality control and assurance reliability which U.S. shipyards are visionary and real, were exhibited Troubles Are Cubed required to maintain." and de.scribed throughout the Washington conference. One fas­ Costeau warned that there are Several members of the House of• Representatives including Rep­ cinating illustration was the sug­ definite limits beyond which man resentatives Emanuel Celler and Hugh L. Carey of New York and gestion that an atomic powered cannot go without the protection Representative Paul Rogers of Florida have attacked the Navy's plan submarine could swim with tuna of pressure gear when exploring Representative Carey demanded to know why this country seemed schools to learn where they go the ocean depths. Commander intent on giving this bonanza of jobs and contracts to British labor Walsh's wry warning on deepafter they leave coastal waters. The and business when the U.S. Shipbuilding industry desperately U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fish­ water explorations was that for needs this typefirms of work. . ^ every new step downward, the eries is now holding talks with the Electric Boat Division of the Gen­ scientist must multiply his dif­ f shipbuilders also drew eral Dynamics Corp. on building ficulties by three times. « Representative Celler because it would make the U.S. such a boat at a cost of $25 million. An example of the more practi­ balance of payments problem more difficult. In direct contravention to cal aspects of some of the exhibits Global Weather Data was what looked like a simple The conference heard plans for electrical cord and plug connec­ P^'oposal to build the vessels abroad a world-wide information center tion. This simple electrical con­ « to save money at the risk of an inferior product. This that would give a complete run­ nection turned out to have the mnttr? down on sea conditions and advantage of being able to operate iriotive IS essentially the same as the shipowner who registers his weather at any point on the globe. under water without electrocuting ships under a runaway flag. There are no U.S. laws to p^Slbirthese The weather center would depend or shocking the person Inserting fhruT'Jaritimi continued decline of » ^ maritime industry that jopardizes both the economic health on a vast system of bouys on or pulling the plug. of this country and the employment of its citizens. the American Society of Limnol ogy (fresh water science) and Oceanography. He emphasized that marine engineers will have many years of hard work to make the visionary discoveries of the marine scientists into t h e products, processes and services which will benefit man in his every day life. SfrLm tte U.S."'"''' "" •>""">« »' �.^1 flOr M, 1988 SEAFARERS LOG rv TMrtmt TO TELL THE TRUTH AFL-CIO President George Meany. in a recent article in the Virginia Law Weekly, spelled out the thinking behind the AFL-CIO'a decision to mount a campaign against the growing use of so-called lie detectors. Labor's primary objection, Meany pointed out. 'is to the invasion of privacy—a right of American citizens we believe to be most precious" and he cited the use of the lie detector as one of the many widte-spread and uncontrolled invasions of individual privacy" besetting the country. In addi­ tion, Meany emphasized) that labor has no faith in the accuracy of the machines or the competency of its operators. The AFL-CIO President also added that the labor movement historically and presently "is devoted to the protection of basic human rights and that its concern is not limited to union members alone." A full and com­ prehensive study of the abusive ways in which the lie detector is used and scientific opinion on its unreliability are presented in this special LOG feature. Ij:; i i ft I Expert opinion is pretty much unanimous on one aspect of the polygraph, or lie detector—^it's not reliable—not by a long shot. Says F.B.I. Director J. Edgar Hoover—"It should be pointed out that the polygraph, often referred to as 'lie detector,' is not in fact such a device. This instrument is designed to record under proper stimuli emotional responses in the form of physi­ ological variations which may indicate and ac­ company deception. The F.B.I, feels that the poly­ graph technique is not sufficiently precise to per­ mit absolute judgments of deception or truth ..." The Warren Commission wrote—. . In evalu­ ating the polygraph, due consideration must be given to the fact that a physiological response may be caused by factors other than deception, such as fear, anxiety, neurosis, dislike and other emotions. There are no valid statistics as to the reliability of the polygraph . .." Yet each year, more and more U.S. employers are using these so-called lie detectors to screen both prospective employees and long-term em­ ployees as well. Employers have been using the results of these tests for many purposes—from thinning pro-union men from their staffs to de- S- * •: -. . * The undependablo lie detectors ere being used by employers in e continuing effort to screen out pro-union {ob applicants. nying employment to members of minority groups. In doing this, they feel they have the perfect out. What they say, in effect, is "go argue with the machine." Another fact in the case against the lie detector is that bodily reactions to emotion occur differently in different people and for different reasons. Even when a question is asked and a reaction noted by the machine, The AFL-CIO is mounting a drive aimed at there is no way to be sure that the reaction doing just that. As the anti-labor abuses inherent was triggered by tbe telling of a lie. The in­ in the use of these machines in hiring becomes dividual being tested may need his job badly increasingly apparent, the American labor move­ and fear that a "wrong" answer to any ques­ ment is taking measures to abolish their use tion could result in his being fired—or not through both legislative action and by means of hired at all. This nervousness would be collective bargaining agreements. enough to cause a reaction on the machine. WHAT IS A POLYGRAPH?—It is a machine Depending on the individual, a question may which detects and records bodily reactions. It touch on some disturbing incident of the far­ does not detect lies—^just bodily reactions—and away past, or from childhood perhaps, which this is an important point to remember. These would cause a response which the machine reactions include blood pressure, pulse, breathing could not tell from a lie. The machine meas­ rate and perspiration rate. Supporters of the poly­ ures responses, not lies, and is not a lie de­ graph contend that telling a lie will greatly ac­ tector but a response detector. tivate responses and by detecting this fact the In short, many things besides a lie will send machine will have detected a lie. Their thinking the machine into a fit resulting in the m-!aninggoes—1. Telling a lie causes the person to become less squiggles which some people insist they can emotionally upset. 2. This will bring about bodi­ "read." ly changes which will be detected by the ma­ Another point which must be accepted if the chine. 3. These physical reactions cannot be con­ trolled. 4. Therefore the machine is infallible results of the machine are to be relied upon is the belief that emotional reactions cannot be con­ and its use justified. trolled by the individual. If these reactions are In contradiction to this thinking, three Harvard controllable, if a person can keep himself from University professors wrote in an article titled reacting, then the lie detector is useless. Asked "Don't Trust the Lie Detector," — "In short, if the human nervous system is entirely auto­ there is nothing to document the claims of ac­ matic and therefore unable to be controlled at curacy or effectiveness (of the lie detector's abil­ will by the individual, a noted research scientist ity) ... has stated "I think it is so clear that it is not." The truth is that each of the claims made by Therefore the machine is in fact useless. the polygraph's supporters can be refuted scien­ Even if it were worth something, the machine tifically—as well as morally and legally. would be only as reliable as the people who op­ First of all. lying does not necessarily bring erate it—who must "read" and interpret" what about emotional reactions in the liar, while cer- the machine purports to "measure"—and for the tain "loaded questions" are very likely to cause (Continued on page 21) emotional upset in completely honest. Innocent persons. The pathological or "professional" liar for in­ stance, is not likely to show any response upon telling a lie. Either because he is mentally sick or simply has told so many lies that the act no longer means anything to him, he might as well be hooked up to a fire hydrant as a polygraph The subject must also, obviously, believe he is telling a lie for any emotional upset to take place. If he really believes, for instance, that he was born in 1928 when actually he was born in some other year, nothing will register. By the same token, the so-called infallible machine will give a clean bill of health to an insane per­ son who really "believes" that he is George Washington and commanded the American troops at Valley Forge. According to the machine, then, the pathological liar, the well-practiced liar or '.'Lie detector" measures pulse and breath rates. the totally insane person would be given a clean Experts have found the devices highly inaccurate biU of health. and unreliable. �JolrFf/lNI'^ SEAFAMEtiS XO0 ig«' Favrtcea' SlU-UIW Organizing Driva ly Frank Droiofc. West Coast RoprasentotKro 'Landmark' Decision For Calif. Court The Supreme Court of California has ruled here in a 6-1 deiflalon that workers who receive severance or dismissal pay under a nnlea contract are not disqualified for state unemployment insurance. Reversing a lower court ruling, the California Supreme Court found that the legislature intended to exclude severance and dismissal pay, as well as supplementary unemployment benefits, from consideration as wages when it amended the state law in 1959. The amendment was sponsored by the California AFL-CIO. Secretary-Treasurer Thomas L. Pitts of the state central body, called the decision a "landmark" in establishing the rights of laid-off workers. The decision culminated a 15-year battle by the Newspaper Guild and other unions in cooperation with the state federation. Striking machinists of the Aerojet General Corporation here have ratified a three-year contract by a vote of 2,220 to 906. The new ppet calls for a 24-cent an hour wage hike over the next three years and also provides for grievance procedures, seniority clauses and shop steward representation, which were the mSin obstacles toward ah early Stepping up its organizing drive in the Baltimore area, the SlU United Industrial Workers settlement of the strike. The machinists bargaining team had recom­ distributed organizing leaflets to employees at the Sheraton Manufacturing Company in Balti­ mended rejection of a previous contract proposal before the current ratification voting was held. •» more. Distributing the leaflets are UIW reps Warren Leader (left) and Jack Johns (center). Local No. 3 of the Operating En­ The organizing drive at Sheraton was a successful one as the employees chose the SlU United Austria, just paid off as chief cook gineers here also recently ratified aboard the Alcoa Master and plans . Industrial Workers as their bargaining agent in an NLRB election held recently. a new contract with Associated a vacation with his family beforo General Contractors. shipping again. He says that every San Francisco time he comes home it seems that Shipping has been extremely his little boy has grown three good in the Port of San Francisco inehes. Seattte during the past few weeks for all entry ratings in the three depart­ Shipping in the port of Seattle ments, and the future looks just has been fair and the next several as bright. Ships that paid off re­ weeks should bring quite an im­ SAN FRANCISCO—An undaunted explorer from this city has set out for a remote sec- cently included the Transhudson, provement. Northwestern Victory, Topa Topa, We recently paid off the Pilot ion of Turkey to make another attempt to find the vessel belonging to history's most famous Choctaw, Whitehall and the Wele- Rock and signed on a new crew eafarer. John Libi, whose efforts to find Noah's Ark have brought him world-wide fame, ware. Ships that signed on recent­ aboard the Express Virginia. Inas embarked on his fifth ex--*^ ly included the Kidgefield "^^ictory, transit vessels were the Summit, edition to Mount Ararat to case of pneumonia on his previous tions this time to Inspecting three Choctaw, Morning Light and the Anchorage, Walter Rice and the corrals which have been mysteri­ Whitehall. Ships in transit in­ Seattle. nd the remains of the biblical expeditions. f sssel. According to the Old Testament, ously built 500 feet from the cluded the Penmar, San Francisco, Some of the oldtimers on the Libi's four previous experitions Noah's animal-laden ark was mountain's peak. He theorizes that Yorkmar and the Elizabethport. beach in Seattle include Louis L. Ships that are due for payoff in Meyers who sails as a chief cook !) find the ark in the wilds of beached on Mt. Ararat, following the stone fences which form the urkey have won numerous trib- the flood which God caused to corrals were erected either by the San Francisco shortly include the or steward. He had to get off his 1 tes to his persistence, even though cover the earth. Twentieth cen­ ark's inhabitants or their offspring Express Baltimore, Wild Ranger, last ship, the Cottonwood Creek, e has yet to achieve success, tury maps place the 16,946-foot Mt. to signify the place where the DeSoto, Columbia Victory, Iber­ in India, due to an illness. ville and the St. Artesian. [owever, the 69 year-old California Ararat in eastern Turkey, near vessel landed after the flood. Henry (Harry) Connolly, who xplorer hasn't let bad luck deter that country's border with the In order to find out if this theory M. Cross, a bosun off the Topa sails as baker, is another oldtimer im from his self-chosen mission, Soviet Union. is true, the expedition's workers Topa visited the San Francisco who's on the beach in Seattle. His 'o date, he has suffered falls from will have to excavate beneath ^ the Hall the other day aud said that he last trip was to India, aboard the Mysterious Corrals 12dges, been injured in an auto covering blanket of snow on the had a real good trip. J. W. Martine Wild Ranger, and he now plans to Libl reports that he wants to mountain and into the sandstone who just signed off the Transhud­ take it easy for a couple of weeks ccident, chased by wild bears and ' een put flat on his back by a devote the major part of his explora- imder it. Libi is hoping to uncover son said that he'd like to make and then take a bakers job going the ark's remains in the form some more trips on the ship before anywhere. He is a 22 year veteran of petrified wood. it heads for India with a load of of the SIU and would not change his life as a Seafarer^or any other One thing that may block these grain. plans is the destruction caused by A. S. Wang, third cook and H. profession. a mighty eruption which occurred Alexanderian, chief cook were when Mt. Ararat was a volcano. around the San Francisco Hall the Libl admits there is no hope of other day and said that they would finding the ark if the volcanic ex­ try out the Choctaw for a trip to plosion took place after Noah set Korea. C. C. Smith, who just Not too many years ago scuba-diving was the rage with welldown on the mountain. It is his signed off the Choctaw, said that heeled, sports-minded individuals. Then, as scuba-diving became opinion that the ark landed after we would like to make another increasingiy popular, they took up a new sport—^sky diving— OAKLAND — Crewthe eruption. for even greater thrills. Now, after the spectacular "space walks" trip to Korea aboard" the vessel. members of the SlU-Pacific of a Russian and an American astronaut, a new thrill sport is E. R. Ray, chief steward aboard Pays Own Way D i s t r i c t-manned Hawaiian being suggested—space diving. The California explorer expects the Natalie, just pulled in from Packer were reported all safe "New re-entry expandable foam materials will permit in­ to be on Mt. Ararat at the end of the Gulf after being laid up thcie. after the Matson freighter dividual emergency re-entry, if the space station or spacecraft July with his 25-man expedition. Wilmington suffered a collision as it was cannot be reached, before the portable life support system gives The group plans to establish a base loading military cargo in the Shipping activity has picked up out," a space scientist precamp at 3,000 feet and another in Wilmington during the last few ^)uter harbor of Oakland, dieted recently. What he is outpost at 7,000 feet. The $5,000 weeks and the outlook for the next Calif. suggesting is a fiery dive by cost the expedition is borne by two weeks looks good. /(01V4U.I the individual from outer Libi, ofhimself. The Packer suffered minor INBtVlS space—^bursting through the damage above the water line During the past several weeks last attempt to find Noah's AWA' earth's atmosphere from 50 arkLibi's when it was struck by the came to an impasse because we have had the Penmar. Steel freighter American Hunter. Artisan, San Francisco and Seamar or more miles up, blazing of an internal political upheaval Damage to the Hunter was in-transK, with the Antinous and like a meteoric fireball in Turkey. As a result of an un confined to a bent bow. No the Ocean Spray having paid off. against the star-studded successful attempt to overthrow injuries were reported as a night sky, to land—presum­ A good time was had by many the government, officials in Istan­ result of the collision. ably gently — on the green bul refused to permit the Call- Seafarers and members of SlUNA earth with the aid of a para­ This is the second time in fomian to travel to eastern Turkey, affiliates at a testimonial dinner chute, opened at the last the last four months th-t the and the expedition never even held here several weeks ago in minute. Packer encountered ba.. jick. reached Mt. Ararat. Libi hopes honor of Andrea Gomez, the re­ For the truly adept, the The Matson vessel was hit by that his year's mission will prove tired president of the SIUNAtime may come when be­ a salt barge near Pittsburg, affiliated Cannery Workers Union a success. Calif., last spring, suffering a neath his spacesuit the of the Pacific, Los Angeles. The long gash in its starboard side. sportsman will wear sky-diving gear, beneath which he will have testimonial dinner was given in his scuba gear all in place and ready for action. After his appreciation for the thirty years The American Hunter also flaming fireball entry into the atmosphere, he will quickly shed that Sister Gomez has devoted to made headlines six years ago his spacesuit and soar like a gull on fabric wings. Then, with the Cannery Workers and the la­ when she collided with the the sea rising rapidly beneath him, he will quickly shed the bor movement. Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth wings of the sky-diver, assume a perfect half-gainer position In New York harbor. The Augustin Morales is registered and plunge into the sea to swim • gracefully down the depths Hunter lost the "skin'' on the on the beach iii Wilmington and is inhabited only by the denizens of the deep. starboard side . of its "nose" anxious to ship out right away. He Foi- the dedicated sportsman, the door is now open wide. In that crash. said that he will take the first, steward's job that comes up. Ray ixplorer Starts Fifth Trip fo Find Noah's Ark Remains Astronaut 'Walks' Inspire New Sport-Space Diving Coast Seafarers All Safe After Oakland Crash Vom > I 11 '"I i �i — jidjt M, i»n SEAF4lt,KRS Fif• fi«Ma SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD The port of Le Havre, located at the mouth ofihe worldrenowned River Seine, is one of the most beautiful as well as one of the most busy harbors in France. A familiar stop to Seafarers on the North Atlantic and Northern Europe run, Le Havre lies almost directly across the English Channel from the active British port of Southampton. Among the SlU-contracted vessels which may be found leaving or taking on cargo in Le Havre on any work day are those of Waterman and Bloomfield Lines. The port is also a regular stop for large U.S. liners. Le Havre was founded in 1517, surviving as a center of trade imtil 1944, when the port was almost totally devastated during the Allied invasion of France. A new city — an acknowledged work of art—has risen above the rubble of the old, however. A spectacular attraction in the new city is the tunnel that rims between High and Low Towns. Leading north from the dock area is the Rue de Paris, one of the city's major arteries. At the top of the street is the Normandy Hotel, one of the best hostelries in town. Nearby is the main post office. South of the post office, on the op­ posite side of the Bassin du Commerce, is the Museum of Ancient Havre, containing artifacts of-the old city, many of them dating back to medieval times. To the north, in the area aroimd Rond Point, the city's main amusement area is located. Here are theatres, clubs and other entertainment attractions. The Graville Abbey, begun in the 11th century and now housing an archaeological museum, is worth visiting in the Rond Point section. Moving in a westerly direction across the city, the visitor will reach the Boulevard Albert I, which runs north along the coast. Fishing, boating and swimming are all available here during the summer months. The nicest restaurant in the area is Le Grand Large. The local drink in Le Havre is Calvados, a strong apple brandy. Cider is also popular with the local residents. Two of the best nightclubs are the Habana and the Europ' Cabaret, both located in the Cours de la Republique. The city has more than a dozen movie houses, many of which show English-language films. For those who have the time travel outside the town, Paris is only two hours away by train, and even closer is the beautiful fishing port of Fecamp, home of the famed liquer Benedictine. Further along the coast are high society sea resorts of TrouviUe and Deauville. For seagoing golfers, there is a good course at Octeville, about six miles from the heart of the city. Furled saiif at dusk are a familiar itgh't In the calm waters of Le Havre's golden harbor. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier remained Intact through War. The SlU-manned OcMii Evelyn (Ocean Transporta­ tion) Includes Le Havre on Its regular list of stops. Metropolitan Le Havre provides an impressive example of clean, modern architectural construction. The city has come a long way from the renaissance trading center originally built In 1517. �Sixteci itAFkktkB tbb Unionists Piay Key Roie In Anti-Poverty Program Housing Bill Moves Closer To Passage WASHINGTON—The Labor Advisory Council of the Office of Economic Opportunity has reported to OEO Director Sargent Shriver that 150 labor union representatives are par­ The Senate moved towards passage of the Admlnistration'i ticipating in 130 anti-poverty projects in 25 states. high-priority $6 billion housing bill after tiurning down a Republican attempt to kill a rent subsidy program for lowAdvisory Council Chairman^ more than 1,500 central body of­ grams which have been enlisting income families. ' David Sullivan and Miles C. ficers at 12 conferencet in major an increasing number of labor profit groups under FHA programs, Stanley, assistant to AFL-CIQ U.S. cities. A similar bill has alreadj representatives. would enable low-income families President George Meany, told been passed by the House Both Shriver and his deputy. Sullivan led a labor delegation Shriver that state and local cen­ The legislation would generate an to pay 25 percent of thir income tral bodies and other union groups which viewed a Community Action Jack Conway, hailed the success estimated 750,000 units of low-in­ for rent — with the government have acted on Meany's request for project in Washington, D.C., and of OEO in setting up procedures come housing over the next four paying the balance. Under the all-out involvement in the drive went to Camp Kilmer, N.J., for a and approving projects on a years—compared to less than 200,- Senate bill, up to 10 percent of on poverty but that more can be tour of an OEO job training "crash" basis in recent months. 000 units built under government the subsidy funds would be ear­ center where 900 young men are done. View Varied Program programs during the past four marked for housing for the elderly programs. being trained in living, health, Labor, said Sullivan, "will have recreation and work. The labor delegation met with years. An amendment by Senator John As in the House, the GOP cen­ to find ways to get more people neighborhood workers at a base­ Shriver told the union advisors ment in southeast Washington, and tered its fire on the new rent sub­ G. Tower (R-Tex.) to kill the rent and more activities involved in that iabor's interest and support at a credit union office in another sidy provision, designed to expand subsidy section was defeated 47the over-all poverty program." for the drive against poverty is neighborhood where the poverty the housing available to low in­ 40. Sullivan, president of the Build­ "absolutely essential" to its fighters have launched a program come families, many of whom are Both the House and Senate rent ing Service Employes, is one of the success. for consumer education, coopera­ on the end of long waiting lists subsidy provisions are limited to 11 union representatives named to Won't Admit Need tive buying, housing, social work for a limited number of public persons whose incomes are low the Council by Shriver last Decem­ He noted that in wars with services, legal aid, and ways to housing units. enough to qualify them for public ber 23. He was elected chairman The subsidy plan, which would housing. This is a departure from at the Council's first meeting military enemy, the will to win make use of the public welfare be limited to housing built by non- the original Administration pro­ January 29. Stanley was named by comes easily and naturally to unite system. posal to make rent subsidies avail­ Meany April 1 to help stimulate all groups of citizens but the drive able to moderate-income families labor involvement in the anti- against poverty has psychological difficulties because some Ameri­ who couldn't qualify for public poverty program. cans refuse to admit there is housing and couldn't afford ade­ All Out Support need for such a war. quate private housing. Sullivan and Stanley related Some Americans feel, perhaps Other portions of the Senate that, as Meany had testified before housing bill: the House Anti-Poverty sub­ subconsciously, that the existence By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director committee, labor intends to sup­ of poverty indicates a weakness, Authorize 60,000 low-rent port "with all our vigor" the Ad­ and a failure on the part of the public housing units each year, ministration's plans to expand and American economic system, Shri­ with an estimated 35,000 to foe ver said. But labor, he added, has improve the program designed to As reported In HEALTH BULLETIN, Insufficient exercise and ten­ new construction and the balance help the 35 million citizens who long been enlisted in a war on sion are the most serious diseases afflicting today's Americans, accord' to be rehabilitated from existing poverty and is "psychologically live in poverty, and the 15 million attuned to participating enthusi­ ing to a back specialist who attended President John F. Kennedy. housing or leased from private on the edges of destitution. Dr. Hans Kraus, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Re­ owners. astically." Through the advisory group and e Provide FHA mortgage insur­ The poverty program. In its nine habilitation at New York University Medical Center, hopes Americans through its representation on the and their doctors will wake up to the serious health hazards caused ance for land development In sub­ months of existence, has com­ overall National Advisory Com­ by underexercise. After coming to this country from Vienna in 1938, divisions consistent with compre­ mittee, labor has been heavily in­ mitted 90 percent of the funds Dr. Kraus began his campaign to educate the medical profession about hensive area plans. made available by Congress for its volved in the relief of poverty the need for more physical activity. A few years ago, he wrote Hypo­ Limit the interest on direct •ince the OEO program's incep­ activities, the meeting was told. kinetic Diseases and later Therapeutic Exercise, two medical books housing loans for the elderly and tion. Progress reports were given on pointing out the role of exercise in the practice of medicine. handicapped and for displaced In addition, Sullivan declared, the work of the Job Corps, which Practicing what he preaches, the 59 year-old physician actively families to 3 percent, as compared AFL-CIO staff members imple­ seeks to help impoverished young participates in vigorous sports including mountain climbing, skiing with the present, 4 percent. people prepare themselves for mented labor's involvement in and running. He told Health Bulletin, "I haven't been keeping up • Extend the urban renewal pro­ action programs at meetings with jobs, and Community Action prowith my personal exercise program lately, so I tried the low-carbo­ gram for four years, with a $2.9 hydrate, high-polyunsaturate diet to control my weight and found billion authorization. it beneficial." Although on a relaxed exercise program, his schedule is stiil rigorous enough to embarrass young men balf his age. Prompted Provide matching grants to by an interest in exercise and sports, he and Jack Kelly sold the cities and towns for water and need for fitness to President Eisenhower in 1953. Later the President sewer facilities, up to $700 million appointed Him to the President's Council on Youth Fitness. over four years. Dr. Kraus feels physical fitness is getting nothing more than lip Subsidize the cost of rehabili­ The spread of majority rule and the end of rural domination service from the leaders of the American Health community. After tating homes of low-income fami­ years of appealing to the medical profession with only lukewarm lies in urban renewal areas to over legislatures mean farm workers soon will enjoy the same response, he decided to take his case to the public with a new book. save them from the bulldozer. labor and social welfare protection as other workers, Labor The Cause, Prevention and Treatment of Backache, Stress and Tension In other congressional develop­ (Simon and Schuster, $4.50). His niain point is that hypokinesia (under­ ments: Secretary W. Willard Wirtz told Congress as he urged a bill which would put an age limit exercise) plus tension can lead to emotional and physical problems. The House passed a rapidpassage of a legislative pro­ of 14 on work in agriculture out­ The back muscles are the first casualties of urban inactivity, but transit bill for the metropolitan side school hours and empower the lack of proper exercise also can cause ulcers, diabetes and heart gram to aid migrant labor. Washington area^inanced partly secretary of labor to ban hazardous disease, he says. by the federal government, partly Wirtz, testifying before a Senate farm work for children. Dr. Kraus disagrees with the idea that goif, football and little by the District of Columbia gov­ Labor subcommittee, expressed Ad­ "The hiring out to others of chil­ ministration support of a bill to end dren 10 to 13 years old, and even league baseball are good exercise. These sports either generate too ernment, and partly by a bond is­ child labor in agriculture and of younger, violates everything we be­ much tension, create risk of injury or don't provide enough exercise, sue. he believes. The book contains exercise diagrams and a novel calorie other bills aimed at providing sub­ In a letter to House members, lieve in," Wirtz declared. "The only stantially year-round work for farm reason this is permitted to go on is chart for weight watchers. Prepared by Dr. Jean Mayer,- Professor AFL-CIO Legislative Director An­ of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health, the chart shows laborers. that most people don't know or the number of calories used in performing various activities. Wrestling, drew J. Biemiller had given la­ He gave his personal backing for believe that it happens. It does." rowing and swimming require the most calories. The housewife gets bor's support for the program, terming it "essential" to meet the a farm minimum wage and coilecthe most benefit from polishing and the handyman's most vigorous transportation problems of the 400,000 Children tive bargaining rights for farm He pointed out that a special chore is sawing wood, according to the chart. Although stating that workers, explaining there was no Census Bureau survey in 1961 people should avoid starches and sugars. Dr. Kraus feels that physical nation's capital. He noted that the bill provided "assurance that the Administration position on these showed that nearly 400,000 chil­ exercise, and not diet, should be emphasized. rights and interests of existing issues at this time. dren, 10 to 13 years of age, were "Millions of government dollars are being spent for cardiovascular employees would be adequately "So far as the application of employed in farm work that year. disease research, but practitioners who want to solve a great part of protected." the labor laws is concerned," said On the proposal aimed at sta­ the solution to this problem by Increased exercise programs receive The Senate Judiciary Com­ Wirtz, "the exemptions of farm bilizing the employment of farm no support," Dr. Kraus told Health Bulletin. "In Russia, Eastern mittee put off for a week a show­ labor appear now to be largely workers, the secretary asserted Europe and West Germany, the government sets up physical recon­ down vote on the "Dirksen Amend­ an anachronistic carryover from that underlying the human prob­ ditioning institutes including 'night sanatoria' for the under-exercised ment"—^the proposal to change the the period of disproportionate lem of migirant families "wander­ citizen. Such a program should be part of President Johnson's cam­ Constitution to allow one house of political influence by rural vot­ ing hopelessly — and almost paign against heart disease and stroke," he said. a legislature to be apportioned on ers. helplessly" around the nation is Dr. Kraus says an over-concern with status is a prime reason for a basis other than population. "The national acceptance of the the economic fact that much the medical and educational professions' lack of interest in exercise. Chairman James Roosevelt principle of one man, one vote farm production requires labor 'The trend today is to surgery and research, therefore, doctors hesi­ (D-Calif.) told newsmen there is a foretells the end of the exclusion of only part of the year. tate about prescribing detailed exercise. Yet many neurological and "general consensus" In his House agricultural employment from the To develop "substantially year- orthopedic operations could be avoided if more exrcise were pre­ l^abor subcommittee that the min­ coverage of state and federal laws round work opportunities," he con­ scribed, Dr. Kraus explained. Physical educators in schools are also regarding minimum wages, health tinued, either year-round programs too concerned with status. "They would rather supervise games than imum wage should be increased in and sanitation, unemployment in- can be devised for those who fol­ conduct useful exercise sessions." The family physician or general J lending amendments to the Fair furance, workmen's compensation low the crops or industry could be practitioner can help cure hypokinesia by recommending exercise to Labor Standards Act. The sub­ committee held its first executive and collective bargaining." developed in farm areas to occupy his patients and informing the community of thajtroblems of under­ session on FLSA amendments after On child labor, Wirtz endorsed farm workers in the "off season." activity, Dr. Kraus concluded. completing public hearings. Exercise Important To Good Health Wirtz Urges Laws Aiding Farm Labor �BfSAFABERS. J^QG laly fl,.196B ^' ' - Par* SeventeeB By Fred Stewart & Ed Moeney Headquarters Representatives Thia month, the Seniority Uprradinr School will accept a new group of Class B Seafarers who v^h to upgrade themselves to Class A status. The training course, which was inaugurated by the Seafarers Appeals Board, is a move to assure the availability of qualified Seafarers to meet current manning needs in the face of the lessening availablity of Class A men due to retirement on pension, and longer vacation time on the beach. Among the many areas to be covered at the Upgrading school will be safety measures. For example, the Seafarer will be instructed on the danger of loose gear and equipment obstructions, slippery decks, the use of goggles, the use of electrical appliances, the effect that various solvents have on the body, the proper firefighting methods and many other important safety area. Above all, he will be taught the importance of good discipline. By this, we mean the ability to discipline himself in such a manner that he performs his functions on board ship in the best manner possible. Instruction on the proper use of the ship's gear will also b« an Im­ portant part of the upgrading course. In addition, the following areas will be stressed during the course of the training program: THE KNOWLEDGE OF CONTRACTS—This is a very important area for every Seafarer. A full knowledge of a Seafarer's rights aboard ship and the responsibilities which he must carry out is essential to the welfare of the Union and the individual Seafarer. HOW TO CONDUCT A UNION MEETING—T ie shipboard meeting must be conducted in the proper manner, in orde r to giv* each Seafarer • chance to express himself on any beefs he may have and also as a means to alert the union of any conditions aboard ship which may need immediate attention and correction. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SEAFARER—The union contract •pells out very clearly the responsibilities that the shipowner has to the Seafarer. It is also very important for the Seafarer to know what his responsibilities are as regards his job on board ship. STANDARD WOES'PROCEDURE—An understanding of the func­ tions of each job will be outlined at the upgrading course in order that every Seafarer taking the course will be able to perform his job in the best manner possible. The necessity for a seniority upgrading program as we explained before, is more important than ever. In addition to training for job proficiency, more and more is being done to encourage the Seafarer to qualify for advancement by special study and to pursue programs calculated to broaden his general outlook. Large-Size Ships Boost Panama Canai Receipts BALBOA, C. Z.—The Panama Canal reported that its toll receipts climbed 7.4 percent during the 1965 fiscal year which ended June 30 as more king-size commercial ihips transited the waterway. Vessels using* the canal had an average in­ enues, ai compared to the $62.5 crease in size of 7 percent and million received in 1664. carried 8.4 percent more cargo than in the previous year. Several canal officials assert that these figures demonstrate the waterway is not yet obsolete, al­ though they admit that a bigger canal at sea level will eventually have to be built. The number of merchant ships using the canal also rose in fiscal 1965, increasing to 11,834 over 11,- TAMPA — This city still wears 808 the previous year. In addition, the crown as Florida'a foremost as 284 U.S. government-operated ships an additional 2.3 million tons of and 83 vessels classified ^ "free cargo moved across ite piers dur­ transits" transited during 1965, ing 1964, according to official making a grand total of 12,201 figures. hulls that passed throug the "Big Statistics released by the city's Ditch." port authority show that 16,540,732 Marks Fourth Year tons of cargo moved through the The canal authorities report that port. Imports aocounted for 8.9 1965 marked the fourth year in a million tons of the total, and ex­ row that more than 11,000 mer­ ports were 7.5 million tons. Barge chant vessels used the waterway. traffic registered a substantial in­ These officials point out that every crease during the year, rising by year the Panama Canal handles 400,000 to 2.2 million tons. more and bigger ships which pass Port officials are optimistic over through the waterway at a faster Tampa's future since construc­ rate of speed. Even when shipping tion is proceeding on a liquid phos­ was heavier than usual in March phoric acid terminal, the first such and Aprfl and one of the water­ facility in the nation. Barges will way's two lanes was undergoing bring acid to the new $500,000 ter­ repairs, the officials say there were minal which is located at Kreher only minor delays. Terminals, a 60 acre industrial site Since canal tolls are based on owned by the port authority. Con­ the load potential of a vessel struction of a 500,000 gallon tank rather than actual cargo, the larger for storing caustic soda is planned size of the ships is reflected in at the terminal. This chemical will also be shipped by barge. the $67.1 million collected. .in1 1 irev^ . ! ! i. 1 ! . ' , Tampa Keeps Florida Title As Top Port Two Russian fishing trawlers from the large Soviet fleet operating on the Georges Bank, hunt for fish schools off Cape Cod. The Russian fishing fleet, which is giving New England fisher­ men serious competition, consists of larger, newer and more modern vessels than those operated by the U.S. fishermen. SlUNA-affiliated fishing unions have protested the presence of the Russian fleet in the waters traditionally fished by Americans. New England Fishermen Blast Size Of Soviet Herring Catch BOSTON—New England-based fishermen, who have long protested the invasion of the Soviet fishing fleet into traditional U.S. fishing grounds off Cape Cod, have asserted that their catches are suffering because of the huge numbers of herring taken by the Russians each year. In voicing their protests,"^ representatives of the SIUNA- The Russians are reportedly American fishing grounds is the training program the Soviets are affiliated Atlantic Fishermen's pouring $320 million per year into operating for Cuban fishermen. their deep sea fishing fleet. Amer­ Union and New Bedford Fisher­ According to a recent treaty be­ ican experts estimate that the men's Union, explain that their tween the Kremlin and Havana, the Soviets hauled in an approximate catches are diminishing because Russians are using Havana as a catch of 1,679,093 metric tons dur­ the fish that they hunt for feed on base of operations for a portion of ing the 1963 fishing season in the the herring schools which are be­ coming rapidly scarcer. The New North Atlantic. This figure repre­ their fishing fleet. about four times the total In return, the Soviet trawlers England fishermen generally set sents catch of fishermen that year. provide on-the-job training for a their nets for cod, haddock, sole, These areU.S. a few of the reasons number of Cubans. Russian traw­ black-backed flounder, pollack, why the Soviet Union is now lers operating under this arrange­ yellow tail and wolf fish. ranked as the fourth among the ment have been seen not only in These fish, U.S. fishermen point fishing nations of the world, be­ the Gulf of Mexico, but also at out, feed on the herring taken in hind Japan, Peru and Communist Georges Bank and the Grand such large numbers by their Soviet China. Banks. American fishermen say counterparts. In addition to her­ they expect Cuban fishing boat* Red Age Advantage ring, the Russians also concentrate to also start operating in these One of the major reasons the on whiting and red and silver areas in the future. Russian fishing fleet is so strong hake. is its relative youth. Most of the Home Waters Depleted Red trawlers seen off North Amer­ U.S. fishermen angrily comment ica are b<»tween five and ten that the Russians Jsegan their in­ years of age. The typical American cursions into the Georges and boat, by comparison is 40 to 50 Grand Banks in the North Atlantic, years old and is made of wood. The only after they over-fished their Soviets use modern steel construc­ traditional grounds in the Caspian, tion on their craft, and, as noted Black and Baltic Seas. Since the previously, often equip them with two famous North Atlantic fishing complete processing plants. grounds are in international Another distribing element of UNITED NATIONS. New York waters, any nation can fish them. (the Russian invasion of North —Landlocked nations have a right An idea of the extent and effi­ to have access to the open sea, an ciency of the Russian operations international convention composed Hawser Heaver in the two areas can be seen in of 62 countries declared here on the almost complete absence of July 8. sea gulls around the Red fleet. When ratified by a sufficient Normally, the gulls are attracted number of countries, the principle by the remains which are dumped of "free access" will provide the overboard after the catch Is pro­ basis for bilateral treaties between cessed, however, the Soviet vessels states and will give a welcome are so efficient that nothing Is left boost to the promotion of freer for the birds to feed upon. trade. Officials of the U.S. Navy and The principle of "free access" the Bureau of Commercial Fisher­ was adopted by the convention by ies who keep tabs on the Soviet a 46 to 0 vote, with seven nations flshlng operations, estimate that abstaining for various reasons. The the Russian fleet has 43 stern United States voted in favor of trawlers, 94 side trawlers, which the principle and is expected to are slightly smaller; 10 base or initial the convention in the near "mother" ships with facilities for future. processing and refrigeration, and The first three nations to ratify a tanker which supplies water and were Laos, Afghanistan and Yugo­ fuel. slavia. The first two are land­ Floating Factories locked, and the last is a so-called "transit" nation, through which The Russians are using trawlers cargoes to and from landlocked of the Pushkin class in their oper­ European nations are shipped. Taking dead aim with a ations off Cape Cod which are equipped to both catch and process The convention is most im­ hawser, SlU-Railway Ma­ the fish they fake. These floating mediately expected to help the rine Region member Harry trade of 21 landlocked nations, factories carry a crew of 100, and Joyea (left), gets ready to most of which are in Africa. To are equipped to can and render heave a line to Frank Stew­ be fully implemented, the conven­ fish, using the remains to make fish ard, waiting on the deck of tion will require approval by the meal as a substitute feed for ani­ New Haven Railtug Translegislative bodies of the signatory mals. Their processing plants can nations. (, fer No. 23. . freeze, 50. tons , pf fish in 24 hours. UN Convention Affirms Right Of Sea Access �naiiieai jMc M. mt SEAPAREMS Channel Tunnel Backers Company Spy Plan Misfires; Predict Project Success NLRB Orders New Election y.:afs-1 -•xr-'.w LONDON—Plans for a 32-imle tunnel across the English channel are ready to move off the drawing boards and into the hands of construction contractors. While the idea of a tunnel under the stormy channel between England and France has topped up countless times during the last 150 years, •fsupporters of the project are ments of the two countries really which calls for boring .three tubes confident that digging can be­ want the tunnel link will foe forth­ through, the rock beneath the WASHINGTON — An electronic firm's high-powered anti­ union campaign, which included planting a spy in the ladies' rest room and the organization of a "freedom" committee that made anti-labor signs out of-*company materials, backfired out of IndiaDa when union mem­ coming in the near future. The channel parallel to each other. The gin in the very near future. recwitly when the National bers discovered her double-dealing. Channel Study Group intends to two outside tubes, which would be The chief difficulties which have Labor Relations Board used these barred work on the tunnel project in the past have been doubts about strength of the rock structure be­ neath the channel floor, political differences between the two coun­ tries and the always-present prob­ lem of money. Substantial progress in all three of these problem areas has moved planning for the tun­ nel to the actual work stage. An extensive geological survey has proven that a tunnel beneath the channel is definitely feasible. The English and French govern­ ments put up $5 million for the survey which was conducted by the Channel Tunnel Study Group, a combination of U.S., French and British companies. Favorable Report Using two converted landing craft and several drilling plat­ forms, the geologists obtained core samples from the roc^ beneath the channel bed. Scientists attached to the project were impressed with the results of these borings and seismic tests which have shown the rock to be fairly free of fissures or cracks. Despite the fact that France's President Charles DeGaulle re­ buffed England when she tried to enter the European Common Mar­ ket, the French are giving active cooperation to the tunnel project. The English, who have been beset by severe financial problems, are aiso enthusiastic about the idea. Although there have been pro­ tests in the past that Great Britain's comfortable isolation from the Continent would be dis­ turbed by the easy access provided by a channel tunnel, there have been few outcries from the British public on the subject. Upcoming Decision Proof of whether the govern- Oil Imports (Continued from page 3) oil import quota, the Maritime Advisory Committee recoimmended to the appropriate Government officials the following actions: 1. A declaration by the Presi­ dent that the existence of an American -owned runaway - flag fleet is inconsistent with the pur­ poses expressed in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 and Inimical to the American-flag merchant marine. 2. Renunciation by the Depart­ ments of Defense and State of the concept of "effective control." 3. Passage of legislation subject­ ing American runaway operators to the same corporate taxes now paid by domestic American com­ panies, with the increased Federal revenues _to be used for building new American-flag vessels, partic­ ularly bulk carriers. 4. Appropriate steps to provide the National Labor Relations Board with definitive jurisdiction over runaway-flag vessels in Amer­ ican commerce, so that the crews of these vessels would have the opportunity to be represented in collective bargaining by the union of their choice. BALVMORS place its formal report in the hands of lawmakers in London and Paris by the end of this year or early 1966. If the two parliaments give the go-ahead, the first con­ struction contracts are expected to be let shortly after the decision. Financial problems connected with the project haven't appeared to have fazed its supporters. Both countries are expected to chip in to help raise the necessary $400 million for the construction of the tunnel. Private bankers have also indicated they are ready to help. The survey work has served to show the feasibility of the various plans of what form the channel link should actually take. The idea of a bridge across the waterway, for instance, has just about ruled out, while a proposed dam clear across the straits has been almost completely ignored. Tunnel Wins Out Although engineers on the proj­ ect face extremely difficult prob­ lems, they have settled on a plan 21-feet in diameter, would foe used to carry traffic. A smaller middle tube would handle drainage and service equipment. The smaller central tube would also serve as a pilot tunnel in the actual construc­ tion to give engineers a chance to find cracks in the rock structure and other unknown problems. The tunnel planners propose to use special electric trains to han­ dle traffic through the tubes. These trains would be capable of carrying cars, trucks, passengers and rail freight cars. In planning for a tunnel drilled out of the rock beneath the chan­ nel, the project engineers dis­ carded the popular proposal of a tube laid on the floor of the water­ way. In rejecting this idea, the engineers cited the difficulties presented by sabotage, damage by passing ships and the problem of cutting a path through the numer­ ous wrecks of vessels that have been claimed by the treacherous winds and tides of the channel. By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Price Of Baked Goods Going Up You can expect a pound loaf of bread soon may cost you 2 cents more—a price hike of over 9 per cent—as the combined result of a new wheat bill now moving through Congress, and bakers' plans to capitalize on this bill. Other baked goods also will cost more soon. The bill itself, by reducing the present Govern­ ment subsidy on the price of wheat, will increase the price' of the flour going into a pound of bread by just about two-thirds of a cent. But the flourmilling-and bread-baling industry has warned that the price will go up 2 cents. That's about three times the increased cost of the flour. The Cooperative League of the U. S. A., which includes both consumer and farm groups, supports the increase in* the price of wheat as helping to stabilize farm income. But the League says there is no reason for bakers to raise the price of bread more than a cent a loaf, and not even that much for other baked goods, according to David Angevine, its information director. The National Farmers Union asserts that the milling and baking industries are fighting the wheat bill because they want to put the blame on the Ad­ ministration for the coming increase in bread prices. You're in the middle of this battte over the price of wheat. Even a penny increase in the price of bread wQl be a burden on working families in this year of rising food prices. A two-cent hike can mean an extra cost of about $23 a year for a working family with several children. Thus the pending bread price hike will wipe out almost half the estimated savings to moderate-in­ come families of the recent reductions in excise taxes. (The Treasury Department figures that the excise tax cut will save families an average of about $57 a year.) In considering the new wheat bill. Congress has an opportunity, if it acts on it, to help both con­ sumers and farmers by investigating what makes a loaf of bread cost so much when the ingredients are so relatively cheap. Angevine points out tiiat the average one^ound loaf of bread sellis for 2V/t cents, but the value of the wheat in it is just about 2V2 cents. Ten years ago, when the average pound loaf sold for 14V^ cents, the farmer still got 2V^ cents for the wheat. Today consumers are paying 7 cents more, while the farmer is getting apia-oximately the same return for his wheat. The worst feature of the new bill may be that it gives the baking industry a chance to raise prices facts to throw out the results of a representation election. An NLRB board examiner said these incidents constituted illegal inter­ ference with a 1963 election lost by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers at Sarkes Tarbian, Inc., a big TV and radio parts manufacturer In Bloomington, Ind. Reversing his own previous rulings in the face of new evidence submitted by the IBEW, Trial Examiner Phil Saunders listed these further findings of miscon­ duct; • A woman employer who helped the union sign new mem­ bers, offered to switch her allegi­ ance and reported regularly to management officials on union activities. Management paid for an un­ listed telephone installed in the female spy's home, instructed her to report regularly to company officials and paid her $743 to move • Another woman worker testi­ fied that she was instructed by management to lurk in the ladies* room, listening and reporting em­ ployee conversations. • The same worker told of re­ porting to Vice President Mary Tarzian, wife of the company presi­ dent, that "all of us girls" are "using an awfully lot of material from the tool crib" to make anti-" union signs and that Mrs. Tarzian replied: "That's all right. You use any­ thing you need." (The witness added: "Which we did." 'Most Endowed' WoilKer Management denied that the pre. tended union supporter was given unusual consideration, but the examiner declared that she was "undoubtedly the most endowed and unique employee" in company history. Further company denials he called "ridiculous and untrue." As to the check that management gave its double-agent when she prepared • to move to the West Coast, Saunders said the "so-called loan was nothing more than com­ pensation" for her spying on the union. The evidence, the examiner said, adds up to the fact that Sarkes Tarzian management unlawfully Interfered with employee rights. The election should be set aside and a new one held, he recom­ mended. A protest against activities of the company labor consnUant in the spy case was filed with Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz by IBEW President Gordon M. Free­ man. Wlrtz said he would withhold an investigation until completion of the NLRB proceedings. again Significantly, there were no decreases In the price of bread when flour prices declined in If Congress and the Adrntatstnttoii doa't try to do something useful about suggesting ways the baking industry can reduce its present Mtb selilnr expeMes, you'll have to be your own mice poUeenien. Within the limits available, this means trying to make every penny spent for bread, other baked goods and flour, bring home full value. Most families don't. A leading bakery corporation recently reported that the average supermarket shopper spends just three seconds buying her baked goods. That's not enough time even to glance at the net weight on the wrapper, to see if the loaf is a "balloon" loaf, which looks bigger than it weighs, or a regular loaf. More Bread for Your Money First step in getting your money's worth in bread is to dieck the net weight. So-called "balloon bread" is a one-pound loaf baked in a IVi-pound pan so it puffs up and looks big. In a few states, balloon bread FORT FIERCE, Fla.—A mysteri­ is not permitted or must be plainly labeled such, ous pear-shaped object, moving but in most places, you won't know unless you look. along quickly at a constant rate Next step is to buy the simplest forai of bread. of speed, has been detected at the Extension home economists have pointed out that bottom of the Gulf Stream off the you can pay as little as 21 cents a pound for ordinary coast of Florida by a marine sci­ bread (even less in some cities), 30 cents for special entist preparing for a full-scale breads and as much as 50 to 70 cents for party-sUced underwater expedition beneath the rye and rolls. full length of the warm water Special types of bread sometimes claimed to have cnrrent. extra nutrition or special "health" properties, actu­ In telling how he sighted the ally differ only superficially from ordinary bread. strange object from a one-man Government authorities have found. In buying crackers too, the price per pound goes submarine. Dr. Dmitirl Rebikoff up inordinately for simple ^a crackers, as against reported that although it gave off those with glazed coatings, or small additions such no signals, he was able to photo­ as sesame seeds. Ordinary saltines cost 31 cents a graph it, The success of Dr. Rebipound; glazed round crackers, 41; thin sesame, 69, koff's camera vvork is not yet known. He suggested that the fastexperts point out. You save further by buying supermarkets private- moving object could- have been brand breads. The.big markets are kind of cagey about run by a robot pilot. the way they price their own brands of bread. They The marine scientist observed manage to stay within two or three cents of the the mysterious phenomenon wfaUe advertised brands, raising their prices along with gathering data for Dr. Jacques Picthe national brand bakers. StUl, the savings are a card who plans an underwater good 10 to 15 per cent of the cost of this basic, often- exploration expedition of the Gulf bought food Item. Stream from Florida to Newfound Fourth way to save is to buy the larger sizes. In land and the Continental Shelf. a few cases this writer has found the same brand of Piccard, who Is the son of famed bread costing the same per oimce as between one- ocean scientist Auguste Piccard, in­ pound and two-pound loaves. But often you can tends to drift along the bottom of save about eight per cent of th# cost by buying the the Gulf Stream in a specially two-pound loat j constructed observation submarine. Scientist Spots Mystery Object In Gulf Stream 1 �jmui'nm sWAPA itEk'9' e rmgm IMIffy IMmt On LOO MnU AM S^gfaeeew Ifaime. evgtat ai eiwlk laao* at th» SEAFABEHS LOG «r» mafited evevjr twa waein to aH SIU ahlp* as we&: as to •UiBeraus diibs, bara aaif ot^ overseas spots where Seafarers ffOBfvegato «diara^ Vm proeedfso fn maOlag the LOG favotves ealliaff alt SIO steansUp compaaies for the itineraries of their Aips. Oft the hesiiv of the Infomation supplied by the sMp operetar, fmur copies of toe LOG, and minutes forms are thai ahr•Milied te the agenf to the next pert StndlwiT, the seamenls elUba get various quantities of LOGs at every mat^g;. The LOG is not to ny club wben a Seafbrcr sequests it by notMying the LOG office that 9eaf«ers con­ gregate there; As always the tJnion would iihe to hear promptly team SFUi ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not dcBvexed so that the Union can maintain a day-to-diay check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. TRANSHARTPORO (HudMO Water­ way), June 20 — Clnirman, Frank Cainaf Saeratery, i; Calhaum Brother J. Bryant was elected' to serve as ship's delegate; Beefs, concerning ice-water fountains squared away prior to sailing Some disputed OT Ini deck and' engine departments. Discussion on sign-on. procedures. DEL SANTOS (Delta), May 3»— Chaiimen, John T> Rottinson;. Seerataiy, Herman MiaUte; New ship's detegate to be ellsctadl $9 Irr ship's fundi No beefs reported by depart­ ment deiiagatBS. Mbtlorr made to write letter to Uiiion ra new contract and proposed merger with NMU. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penn Navi­ gation), June 9 — Chairman, W. R. Simpaan; Secretary, R. E. Ayers. No JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waiarman), Juna 20—Cftatrman, ft E. CRanmii; Saeratary, W. M. Morse; Sonra napainr have been taken care ot buk-^dbnie stili remain to bo done. Mr beefh were reported' by department dele­ gates. A new ship's deiegato was elected. TAMARA CUILOEN (Trans|mrt. Commerciat), Juna 20 — CttatmMm, K, Gahagan; Secretary, "Duka" Bardnsr. Brother W. Powell was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beete were reported by department dele­ gates. Patrolman to be informed about having emergMicy spare parte put aboard ship for air-conditionIng repairs. Also to have fiesit water tanks 'cleaned and cemented while ship is in drydock at Mobile^ at the end of this voyage; GLOBE TRAVELER (Maritime Over­ seas), June 17—Chairman, L. KarEBSheimtr; Secrsteiy, Frank Van Ousen. $3.07 In ship's fund. No beefs reported. Brother L. Hargeshelmer was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Vote of thanks to the steward department. beefs were reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate to see the mate about medical chest being ade­ quately stocked and checked by patrolman. It was suggested that the ship be fumigated. Also that a firstaid kit be placed in galley. ALAMAR (Caimar), June S—Chair­ man, Wm. J. Smith; S e c r e t» r y, Chanes N. Ratcliir. Everything Is running smoothly except for some disputed OT in deck and engine de­ partments which will be taken up with patrolman. Medical supplies ere Inadequate. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Over­ seas), May 9 — Chaiitnan, Tom Mar;tineau; Secretary, Stantey Schuyler. Brother Leo Wilis was elected t* serve as ship's delegate. Everything is running smoothly. $50 in ship's fund. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Oversea^, June 2fr-Chairman; Lee WHISi Secretary, Stanley F. Schuyler. Dis­ puted OT in deck- and engine de­ partments, otherwise everything Is running smoothly. Port side gangway to be repaired; Vote of thanks to the steward department. LA SALLE (Waterman), Juna 28 — Chairman, Leo J. WeMi; Secretary, Leo J; Gomes. Everything is running smoothly. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Brother Leo J. Gomes was re-elected to serve as stiip's delegate, and was extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. Vote of thanks to the steward department. HUDSON (Victory Transport), June 9—Chairman, Fred l^num; Secretary, N. Robert Weissman. One man was hospitalized In Honolulu. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates, and everybody Is happy. The Bosun called It a good trip and helped retain as many of the crew as possible. Vote of thanks to the steward department. The crew aiso expressed appreciation to tha crew's messman, Hamed, STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), July 4 —Chairman, Fred Shaia; Secretary, R. Morgan. $22.31 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment. Motion to have petreiman look Into probiwn of insufficient medical supplies. ALCOA MASTER (Alcaa), July 4 — Chairman, John Cantreii; Secretary, Robert Goldy. Deiaysxt sailing beef to be taken up with patrolman, other­ wise no beefs were reported by de­ partment delegates. TRANSGLOBE (Hudson Waterways), -July 5—Chairman, A. Palino; Secre­ COLUMBfA VICTIUtV (Columbia), tary, H. R. Oombrowski, $28 In ship's June 19—Chairman, DOnaM Nalson; fund. Repairs taken care of. New medicine cabinets to be ordered. No Secretary, Francesco Fraone. One man hospitalized In Southampton, beefs reported by department deleEngland. Vote of thanks to the stew­ gaes. Brother James Balmy was aiecbard departmmt for doing » good job ed to serve as new ship's delegate; even though they are short handed-. and treasurer. Vote of thanks to the departing ship's del<igate, Brother A. PONCE (Sea-Land), Juna 27—Chair­ Quinn. man, J; M. Fosterr. Saeratery, J. R. Ut» Ship's delegate reported that STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), June everything Is r u n n I rrg smoothly. 27—Chairman, None; Secretary, None. Ship's fund will be made up from No- beefs or disputed OT reported voluntary contributions. Members by deinrtmcnt delegates, aboard decldeff to postpone voting on acceptance of new retirement MAOAKET (imrtarman), June 9t — plan until mora Information concern­ Chainirait, Thomas Litest Jr.; Sacrm^ ing szmie Is received from New York «ir]^ Cae A; Scliwandfc Dtsputed OT hall; in deck and steward dapartmants; AND THEBEfe A BLUE SAF'FACeO SKY SPARROW- When it's chow time on the high seas, members of the SIU stewards departments— bakersr cooks, mesaxien, know that they have one of the most demanding clienteles in the world to please. The skills of the galley staffa are known and appreciated the world over. The foUowing steward • departments,, earning the he says. "There is no doubt that by Ship's meeting chairman praise of their fellow crew- when the men keep cool, every­ Clarence Mantoie ot the W. E. members, nave been given this period's Seafarer's Ck>ldea Galley Award of Honor for chow and service above and beyond the call of duty: incer (R^rnold's Metal Com­ pany), Lee Angeles (Sea-Land), Steel nyer (Isthmdan), Monarck the Seas (Sea-Land), Hudson (Victory Transport), La SaHe (Waterman Steamship), Globe Traveltev (Maritime Overseas), Robin Kirk (Bobin Lines), Transboy (Waterman Steamship), Hud­ son (Victory Steamship), and the Oceanic eioud, (Transworld). t 4- t steel Scientist (Isthmian) Ship's delegate William H. Harrell re­ ports that from now on Dinner wiU be a "full dress" affair aboard the vessel. "I'm not saying that the boys have to wear white tie and tails," announces Brother Harrell. Horrell "What I am say­ ing is that members of the crew have decided that everyone must be properly and neatly dressed when using the messhall. Seafarers sailing aboard the Steel Scientist are all agreed that SIU standards must be lived up to in all phases of a voyage." 4 4 4 Seafarers sailing the Transbay (Waterman Steam.ship) partook in a give and take fouod-table type discussion recently. The subject of the debate was the coffee-break period and, according to delegate M. W. Roberto the hoys had a lot of good suggestions. Suggestions were made as to the needs of those members of the crew who wanted tea instead of Java. The point was also raised that now that summer is on the scene, more cold drinks ought to be served during the coffee-break time. "All and all it was a very satisfactory meet­ ing," Brother Roberto says. 4 4 4 Resourceful Seafarers are doing their best in an all out struggle to beat the heat of summer sailing. The latest report from the front lines of this struggle comes from BiU Padgett ship's delegate aboard the M V Tamara Giillden (Transport Com­ PcMigett mercial). "T h e crew has decided that all doors and ports will be kept dosed so that we win receive the maximum benefits from the air-conditioning system that services the vessel," thing proceeds more smoothly," Fftegerald (Gartland). According declares Brother Padgett. to Brother Mandrie, the erew aboard the W. E. Fitzgerald has 4 4 4 voted to chip in 25-cents per man Ship^s delegate Rodel^ Lane on every pay day to. cover the ot the Hftdaoi* (Victory Transport) costs of phone calls. "I just know reports that ttie bos'n was so im­ that's going to make the women pressed with ttie efforts of the happy," Brother Mandrie smiles. crew that he issued a special state­ "And what's more," he says, "it's ment of praise for them. "The unannounced." bos'n called it a 'fine trip'" reports 4 4 4 Brother Lane, "and he said that Martin F. Larson, ship's dele­ he hoped that the entire crew would remain with the vessel." gate aboard the Alcoa Voyager (Alcoa) has a lot Stewards delegate Harry Dean o f compliments I^ses along another vote of for the SIU crew praise, this one by the entire crew. aboard the ship. "The crew was very appredative "I would espec­ of the efforts made 1^ Brother ially like to com­ Hamed, the crew's messman," says mend Thomas A. delegate Dean. "He did a really Lukas, our ship's bang-up job in the true SIU galley reporter," con­ tradition." Deck delegate D. M. tinues Brother Masses passes along one sadder Larson. The job LorsoN bit of news, reporting that one of he did taking the crew took sick and had to be care of Union business was terrific hospitalized in Honolulu. as was the job he did carrying out 4 4 4 his duties as a seaman. Safety is always a matter of 4 4 4 grave concern to Seafarers and Summer is just starting to play the men who sail havoc with sun-weary SIU crews. under the SIU However, as banner are among usual. Seafarers the most safety- are proving conscious on the worthy ' of the seas. Time and challenge and time again, SIU are coming up crews have with some inwalked off with g e n i 0 u s and coveted safety time - honored awards. In this means of put­ Morris tradition, crew- ting heat prob­ Berry members aboard the Oceanic Cloud lems on ice. One (Trans World Marine) have agreed sure and pleasant device for keep­ to form a safety committee that ing cool when summer puts the will meet once a month to discuss heat on is the one requested by safety measures and procedures crewmembers sailing aboard the to be implemented during the Transerie (Hudson Waterways). voyage. Ship's delegate Edward W. According to ships delegate N. Morris says that he is confident M. Berry, the boys are anxiously that the committee will be 100 per awaiting the installation of the cent successful. "Safety counts," new ice cream freezer that they says Brother Morris. "And," he recently asked for. "Did you ever insists, "we aim to guarantee that watch kids in the summer?" asks SIU standards are met." Brother Berry. "They've always 4 4 4 got an ice cream pop stuck in Deck delegate Robert Callahan their mouth. No kidding, those passes along the sad news that kids know what's good. You know Brother Hal Ellis died on May 28 the old saying about 'out of the and his body was sent back to the mouths of babes'." states from San Juan. The crew sent radio-grams about Brother Ellis' death to his family and to headquarters. "The hoys also con­ tributed $25 to purchase a funeral A reminder from SIU head­ wreath," Brother Callahan says. Brother Leroy Rinker, ship's quarters cautions all Seafarers movie director, reports that the leaving their ships to contact movie projector and inverter are the hall in ample time to allow t»ck and in ship shape condition. the Union to dispatch a replace­ "The boys are all looking forward ment. Failure to give notice be­ to returning to some fine film fore paying off may cause r de­ viewing," he says. layed sailing, force the ^ip to sail short Of the manning re­ 4 4 4 Girls in SIU ports all over the quirements and needlessly mako world will he rushing home to sit the work tougher for your ship­ by theh: telephones when they mates. learn ot ttie announcement made Quitting Ship? Notify Union HMMM...NE\/BB SAW ONE OF TMOSE gEFORE.,.. �Seafarer Receives Response iTo Bottles Cast Into Ocean ' July m, im S^AF A RER S VOG" Paf* Twenty Something Fishy Seafarer Lenny Zintz, currently sailing as an AB aboard the Chatam, finally met with success when he recently received a reply after fifteen fruitless years of launching bottled messages upon the high seas. Seafaring men and others have been casting bottled notes upon the waters for centuries, 'For more than fifteen years cial, Oman. Oman is a little inand none but this very special now I have been putting notes into depent state occupying the south­ breed of man knows the ex­ eastern part of the Arabian Penin­ citement that an answer brings. "I can't tell you how absolutely thrilled I was," says Brother Zintz. "There is no comparison I can use that appropriately communicates my feelings. I guess the closest I can come is to say it's like find­ ing a treasured childhood posses­ sion that you thought was lost forever many, Zintz many years ago. And then suddenly, there it is, right in your hand." Actually, Brother Zintz never dreamed that any of his carefully corked and floated messages would ever be found or answered. He was as shocked as he was pleased when someone finally did discover one of his missives and replied to him. sealed bottles and tossing them into the sea," he says. "To tell the truth, I never once really believed that I would actually receive an answer. Still, with a little prayer, I would toss several bottles from every vessel I sailed upon, no mat­ ter what waters we were in. Maybe the Good Lord heard my prayers because they were finally answered and someone responded to one of the notes." Got Word In NOLA Zintz was on the beach in New Orleans when he learned • of his good fortune. "I piled off the Manhattan in Portland April 4th and then came to New Orleans to visit my mom for Mother's Day. It was a long trip io New Orleans and I was plenty tired. But I woke up fast when I found a letter waiting for me from a British soldier attached to the Trucial, Oman Scouts in Tru- LOG-A-RHYTHM; The Ripening Life Of Man By Roy Lee Hinson Out of the home came forth a son. Entering the race where others have run. Learning, accepting, refusing the truth. In infancy, childhood even in youth. Living on earth which Heaven affords. Enticed by armies with flashing swords. Listening to flattering constructive remarks, Sitting, lounging around- in the parks. At the sounding of trumpets of young manhood. Accepting his place where others have stood. Succeeding, and failing where others did fail. He trod and blazed a brand new trail. Leading a life where others are free. Leaving a trail that others can see. Never to know what he has done. Except through the mirror, his own dear son. What wrong he did or good he rendered. Who he blessed or who he hindered. What he did he cannot see. Except through those whom he set free. The ripening life is man's life, A life or words can entice. Some people whom he knew long before. Or clay he marred or things he tore. The things he made and words he wrote. Are like a tiny beam or moat. They are casting power upon the sea. Or like the foam upon the lea. He is an heir of the free. Once in his possession is the key. His every good and bad is hid. All he can see is what others did. sula. It has been a British protec­ torate since the nineteenth century. It is best known for its dates and its riding camels which are con­ sidered to be among the finest in the world. Corporal John White, who is serving there, found my bottle on the beach between the villages of Sharjah and Dubai. He picked it up on April 13, 1965. I had dropped the bottle into the sea November 22, 1963 from off the Steel Voyager. That gives it 18 months and a few days sea time be­ fore it was discovered. It was quite a thrill and quite a surprise to re­ ceive an answer after all those years." Improved Odds In truth, there is no reason for Brother Zintz to be so surprised that his note received a reply. The chances of a bottle message being found and answered or returned to its owner are being improved all the time. As nations grow, and more and more beaches lose their "remote" status, the odds of some­ one picking up a launched bottle shorten every day. For example, SIU member James Balmy who also casts messages adrift as a hobby, estimates that of all the bottles he has thrown over the side, as many as 20 per cent have received re­ plies. Brother Balmy, a veteran member of the engine department who has been sailing with the SIU since 1951, has been tossing at least three bottled messages over the side of every ship he has sailed upon since he began shipping out. He isn't particular about the type of bottles in which he floats his messages, so long as they're glass, sealed and bouyant. The note in­ side the bottle states his name, home address, position of the ship, date, time and a request that the finder send him a postcard telling him where and when the bottle was found. For the benefit of some of his more cynical crewmates. Balmy an­ nounces that of the fifty bottles he has thrown overboard, he has re­ ceived nine answering cards In return. His latest success occurred when he was aboard the Transglobe bound from Bremerhaven to New York. Bottled Help Not all bottled messages have been sent out of curiosity or in pur­ suance of a hobby. There are many cases on record where shipwrecked sailors have been rescued and their lives saved by rescue crews re­ sponding to a bottled SOS message. As for Seafarer Zintz, he plans continue casting his bottles upon the waters for a long, long time to come. "I first started in 1950," he says, "when I enlisted In the Navy. I guess I'm really hooked by now because I've been doing it ever since and expect to keep right on. I even Intend to start up a corre­ spondence with John White and maybe someday we'll even get to meet. Who knows . . ." Zintz joined the SIU in 1958 and since then has been sailing as an AB out of his home port in New Orleans. "The SIU is tops with me," he says. "Bottle-tossing is my hobby, but the SIU is my livelihood and my life." Fish were really jumping for Seafarer S. C. Hanks over the July 4 weekend. Using live shrimp for bait, brother Hanks netted the above string of 84 (count 'em) flounder while casting his lines upon the waters of Florida's Escambria River. "Come on down," says the happy Seafarer. SEAMAR (Calmar), July 4—Chair, man, J. Long; Secretary, M. Herring. Brother R. Maldonaldo was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. INGER (Reynolds Metals), July 2— Chairman, R. D. Schwarz; Secretary, H. E. Newberry. Ship's delegate re­ ported that this was a smooth trip. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks to the steward department. TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Commercial), June B—Chairman, Billia Padgett; Secretary, M. Beaching. Beef concerning the mate and captain to be taken up with patrolman. Some disputed OT In deck and engine de­ partments. GLOBE EXPLORER (Maritime Over­ seas), June 6—Chairman, S. Krawczynski; Secretary, John R. Talbot. No beefs reported by department delegates. TRANSYORK (Hudson Waterways), July 4—Chairman, Harry Limbaugh; Secretary, Leon D. Lucas. OT beef for being restricted to the ship In Cape Saint John, to be taken up with patrolman. ALCOA VOYAGER (Alcoa), June 30— Chairman, L. A. Williams; Secretary, T. A. Lucas. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate extended a vote of thanks to a new member of the Union, T. A. Lucas, who did a fine job of taking care of Union business. EAGLE VOYAGER (United Maritime), June 8—Chairman, H. E. Bates; Sec­ retary, J. Head. No beefs reported by department delegates. ' Brother Marco Mora was elected to serve as ship's delegate. YAKA (Waterman), June 23—Chair­ man, Oick Ware, Jr.; Secretary, R. LaBombard. Minor beefs and disputed OT In deck department to be straight­ ened out. The matter of Inadequate slop chest and medical supplies to be taken up with patrolman. Also have patrolman clarify penalty cargo pay for crew, and to clarify restric­ tion to the ship in Casablanca.. NEVA WEST (Bloomfield), July 5— Chairman, James C. Dial; Secretary, W. R. Geis. Disputed OT in engine department. To see patrolman about new washing machine. Renew or re­ pair screen doors main deck passage­ way. Paint recreation hall. GLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Overseas), July 4—Chairman, E. Abualyi Secretary, J. McPhaul; Everything is going along smoothly with no beefs. Brother F. Clarke was elected to serve as ship's delegate for next voy­ age. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin Lines), June 27—Chairman, Emil Gretsky; Secretary, Luther Gadson.. Brother Stephen Bergeria was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Every­ thing Is in ship-shape condition. No beefs and no disputed OT. YORK (American Bulk Carriers), June 27—Chairman, Seymour Hein* fling; Secretary, Al Doud. $1.06 In ship's fund. Disputed OT In deck and- engine departments. One man hospitalized In Aden, and re oined ship In Suez. Beef regarding nadequate launch service In Aden, and poor mall service to crew, to bo turned over to boarding patrolman. Resolution signed by crewmembers was sent to Washington, regarding the closing of USPHS hospitals. FLORIDA STATE (Everglades), July 3—Chairman, V. C. Smith; Secretary, Ben Prager. $ii in ship's fund. Ship's delegate reported tbat all Is In order. No beefs reported by department delegates. DEL NORTE (Delta), June 30 — Chairman, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. No beefs were reported by department delegates. $244.60 in ship's fund and $88.38 In movie fund. Brother Stanley Wright was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), June 13— Chairman, George R. Stanley; Secre­ tary, R. Weaver. $14.50 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Vote of thanks to the engine department. Brother George Stanley for his donation to the ship's fund, and to the steward department. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), July 4— Chairman, Leo Bruce; Secretary, S. M. Simos. $4 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck department to be brought to the attention of the patrolman. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good food and service. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penn NaviRation), June 5 — Chairman, W. R. Simpson; Secretary, R. Ayus. Ship's delegate informed crew that he will ask headquarters to contact company in regard to expediting mall delivery. No beefs reported ,tay department delegates. Ship's delegate to see the mate about the medicine chest being adequately stocked and checked by patrolman. It was suggested that ship be fumigated. �m '.v.i.. • ..'•, mn S E A W d KEiR^Ei E OKG* The Lie Defector Seafarer Discovers Gifts '-To Tell The Truth? May Take Strange Forms (Continued from page 13) most p^ Uiese operators have been demopstrated to be highly lacking The first installment of Seafarer William Calefato'9 colorful tale appeared in the July 9 issue of the LOG. In skil^ training and motivation. The truth is that the field is shot In this second and concluding installment. Brother Calefato relates his further adventures among the hidian longshoremen of Bahgnavar. through with "quack" operatm-s who, with little or no training or experience, buy , a .polygraph machine and set up shop. For a fee, Seafarer William Calefato, whom the native Indian longshoremen had re-named Taign, many are more than glad to find an employee or prospective employee was getting a first hand education in the working habits and living conditions of the ordinary "guilty" or "not guilty" according to the Boss's wishes. The Boss's Indian citizen. As he watched them pursue their daily tasks aboard the Rachel V in Bahvnawishes are often based on whether the employee being tested is pro or gar, he came more and more * to understand their way of I anti-union, a member of a minority group, etc. Many of these machines are being used by departments of the U.S. Government to screen employees, as well as by American business. Half of these departments and agencies require the operator to have no mm-e than a high school diploma and some special training ranging from a five-day course of training to a seven-week course, depend­ ing on the specific federal agency involved. However noted scientists, all well-versed in the operation of these machines, have testified that minimum requirements should be a college degree, six months' training in the use of the polygraph, plus six months of closely-supervised Internship. Other experts feel that even this much training would prove worthless unless a complete grounding in psychiatry is Included. Still others feel the polygraph is worthless no matter how much train­ ing the operator brings to this task. On legal and moral grounds the polygraph or lie detector takes its biggest shellacking from all sides. On moral and legal grounds the use of these machines for any purpose is indefensible. Their results are not accepted by the court and there is wide agree­ ment that the use of these machines violates the constitutional rights of the individual—specifically the Fourth Amendment, which guarantees "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searchers and seizures . . ." and the Fifth Amendment which guarantees that no person "shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." However the constitutional guarantees protect only against action by the government or someone acting by authority of the government. They also apply only to forced testimony and to the seizure of evidence, while persons submitting to lie detector tests are asked to give their consent. This consent is the employer's ace in the hole. Does the job seeker or the employee without a union to protect him have any choice but to consent? If he does not consent to take the test he will be summarily eliminated from consideration for the job or fired If he is already an employee. Thus the Boss has a tool and an excuse for eliminating the pro-union employee, the veteran employee with senior­ ity, etc. This is why, in spite of their demonstrated unreliability, the use of these machines is increasing constantly. Just as one rotten apple will infect a whole barrel-full, the use of these un-American, undemocratic and un-constitutional polygraph ma­ chines has already begun to eat away at the foundations of our free­ dom and society in a manner resembling the tactics in a police state. The operators of these lie detector machines are themselves guilty of vast amounts of secrecy and deceit, which they claim is "necessary" to conduct their "business." The'first deceit they employ is by spreading the lie that the poly­ graph is "infallible." This is carefully calcuated to strike fear into the heart of the pubic concerning the powers of the machine—and fear itself is a danger to the democratic process. Next, unknown to the subject, the operators of these polygraph machines are trained to covertly observe his actions and to report them secretly to the examiner—^who must largely rely on the informa­ tion supplied by this "spy" because his machine, in actuality, can tell him very little. As if this were not enough, the rooms in which the examinations are given are often supplied with a "two-way" mirror, through which the subject can be observed without his knowledge and further spied upon by hidden microphones. The subject is also often ordered to inform on any of his fellow workers whom he even suspects of wrong­ doing, and is threatened that if he does not inform on them, the machine will trip him up even in his silence. A.11 this, of course, represents pure police state tactics. If all this Is to be allowed,, why not injections of truth-serums? The answer is aimple. None'^ of this must be allowed to continue. The AFL-CIO has blasted the use of polygraphs along with other spying devices. In virtually every case where a unionmember has been dismissed for no other proof than the fact that the machine took a dislike to him, the NLRB has supported the union stand and re-instated the worker. The AFL-CIO has been instrumental in getting four states—Alaska, California, Massachasetts and Oregon—to pass legislation outlawing the use of poly­ graphs in all private employment and (with the exception of Cali­ fornia) public employment. Several other states,- under strong AFL-CIO pressure, are currently considering similar legislation. The American labor movement will continue to press for legislation in other states. Summarizing the position of the entire AFL-CIO on this subject, the Executive Council said recently—"Neither the Government nor private employers^ should be pemitted to engage in this sort of police state surveillance of the lives of individual citizens," not only because such devices are unreliable but "because they infringe on the funda­ mental rights of American citizens." life. Then came the inevitable problem of conununication between people who wanted to make friends but did not speak one another's lan­ guage. They solved the problem through the time honored gestures of pantomime. When one of the old Indian men pointed to his palm, the Seafarer knew he wanted some tobacco. When the request was granted, the old man put the tobacco carefully into a. pouch which was tucked into the folds of his flowing robe. From another pouch he pinched a generous portion of hi; own tobacco and handed it to the Seafarer. The decks of the Rachel V are crowded with native Indian Among some Indians, the above scene has other meanings. The first longshoremen. The Indians, who ate and slept on deck of the gesture indicated, in the language ship, got along famously with the SlU crew. of native custom, that the Amer­ ican had lots of tobacco and was of these features, Taign suspected time in a soft, musical voice and willing to share it with his Indian that the unexpected meeting was with a very slight smile. brethren. The fundamental signif­ one of some importance. Taign was taken back. Here h* icance of the gesture was that the Suddenly, a second native moved was being offered a gift from peo­ American Seafarer had what In­ swiftly forward. In his hand was a ple so poor that all American dians call "an open heart." similar dagger. The fiast cook held standards of poverty had no rele­ The message spread like wild­ out his palm and asked jokingly: vance. Like many others, he did fire among the native longshore­ "One rupee? One rupee? No? Five not fully understand the poor of other nations and was often too rupee?" men that there quick to judge them all as beggers. was a seaman on But his eyes were downcast, as And now the poorest of the poor board who had if he regretted having asked a price were offering him gifts. good tobacco and for his weapon. In the midst of Taign came out of his revery as was not adverse this activity, a silent man stood a cook said something to the in­ to passing it watching from the shadows. He out. Thereafter, looked like an acrobat dressed for terpreter who then spoke to Taign. "We know how kind you have it was not un­ a pageant. He stood as still as a usual for curious statue with his arms folded. Two been to many of us," he said. "We and picturesque earings glittered like eyes in the know how generous you have been characters to apfirelight beneath the cocked angle' Hamir and the group of cooks Calefa^ p e a r suddenly of the spangled fez on his head. that he worked with were under and mysteriously at the Seafarer's His face was expressionless and his the illusion that most of the crew side. eyes motionless. He glided toward resented these gifts of friendship. An oiler once jokingly shouted, Then, one day, suddenly they the Seafarer. His English was "Don't keep these guys around perfect. stopped asking for tobacco. While looking for handouts. No wonder the Seafarer wondered about the "We do not take out our daggers the steward has to keep everything silence, he sensed that someone for any small reason," he said nearby was watching. He turned to softly. "Sometimes for ceremony," locked up tighter than the win­ dows in Davy Jones' locker." look. There was a native standing he paused, "and sometimes for Unfortunately, the natives must beside him staring steadily and in­ blood. Our religion and traditions tently, deep in concentration like decree it so. Tonight," he paused have taken these jokes seriously a" hypnotist. The man nodded, again and smiled. "Tonight, it was and when Taign did not appear for a few days, Hamir informed his beckoning' with robed arm. for ceremony. Those two," he elders that the crew had doubt­ pointed, "only mean to honor you lessly handcuffed him in the brig "Taign, come," he said. by drawing their daggers." or beaten him very badly for hav­ Without realizing why, Taign, as "Then what the heck is all the ing given things away. In fact, the natives called the Seafarer, fol­ lowed'the strange native. Embers yelling about rupees for?" Taign that was how Taign himself joked with any of the natives who asked from dj'ing fires threw eerie wanted to know. him for anything. He would peer shadows across the deck and over "Hah!" the Indian grinned. "A natives that squatted motionless in mistake. He wanted to make it a with niock caution over his shoul­ the flickering light. As Taign gift to you. A gift of honor, you der and communicate in stage passed, faces half hidden in robes might say. You did not accept im­ whispers that it was "very, very were touclied by brief flame All mediately. And to us, that means dangerous." Then he would pre­ tend that he was afraid the cap­ eyes were fixed unwaveringly refusal." tain or the steward would put him upon him. The interpreter was staring. His under arrest. The natives took this One cook who seemed influential eyes were small and very dark. seriously because not too long be­ among the rest sat near the puzzled Expressionless, they shone darkly, fore, the British and French mer­ crewman, a hand darting swiftly reflecting the . flickering ships chant marine did keep their erring from the folds of his robe. In it lights. Nearly all the longshore­ crewmembers in brigs. was a dagger. The Indian was smil­ men wore golden, jeweled ear­ The night that the last of the ing, his eyes silent. No one spoke. rings, each one seemingly different cargo was discharged and all the All acted as if they were waiting and each with its own significance. for the seaman to react. The blade Not a single native would answer natives were leaving the ship, someone was at Taign's porthole was only inches from his face. questions about the jewelry and all calling in a frightened voice. Finally the Indian nodded as if were equally disturbed when curi­ "Taign. Taign." to say "take it." osity about them was displayed by Later an AB came and said: At first glance it looked like an an interested foreigner. "where the heck wei-e you? That The interpreter blinked one eye kid and all those people were Ordinary weapon. But there was something strange and mysterious and nodded toward a small boy. looking for you. Looked like the about it. The metal was forged It was the little boy named Hamir. kid had a round package for you. bright and hard. The point was like The crew knew him as the ubi­ I think it was onevof those' bread a needle. The edge honed to a thin, quitous elf who wasn't there—but cakes. Hey, what was this all razor sharpness. There were no was everywhere. Hamir handed about?" ornaments on it, but the shape was Taign a small bundle. It contained It wasn't an easy question to somehow peculiar, reminiscent of a a large package of sandlewood in­ answer. All that Taign could re­ scimiter. The blade was set into cense, cookies and cigarettes. member were a pair of dark, mys­ a small handle that was typical of "Please accept this," said the terious eyes and two fMhirig Asiatic swords and knives. In light colorful man wiUi the fez, this daggers. •« *•. �mif iM. tm ilBAFklkklks iPweniyJiit* BUT ASOEOVASMB and All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's namet Beatrice Toonr, born June 4, Taml Jackson, born June 8, 196S, Jamie Thomas, born May 14, 1965, to the Jamie Thomas, Pensa- to the Bobby Jacksons, New 1965, to the Jack Youngs, Bay City, Mich. Orleans, La. cola, Florida. 4 4 4 4 4 4 i" 4" 4" Veronica Ann Freeman, bom Michael Palumbo, born May 7, Loretta Boone, born April 10, 1965, to the Bartolomeo Palumbos, April 2, 1965, to the Richard F. 1965, to the William H. Boones, Freemans, Cottagevllle, S.C. Union City, New Jersey. Pasadena, Texas. 4" 4" 4" •William Steven Male, born Feb­ ruary 23, 1965, to the Norman Males, Alpena, Michigan. 4i 3^ Jason Andrew Werda, born May 4, 1965, to the John Werdas, Alpe­ na, Michigan. 4i 4' Nora Jean Lofton, born June 2, 1965, to the Jack Loftons, Chicka­ saw, Alabama. 3^ 4" 4" 3ji 4 4' Billy Gondzar, born December 18, 1964, to the Stanley Gondzars, Baltimore, Md. Russell Meyers, born May 1, 1965, to the Russell Meyers, Mobile ,Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Nancy Anderson, bom June 8, 1965, to the William Andersons, Todd Lee Martini, born June 14, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1965, to the Leo A. Martinis, Ridge4 4 4 wood, New Jersey. Jeffrey Wayne Willis, born March 4 4 4 27, 1965, to the Perley Willis, Sul­ Susan Ottofaro, born March 30, phur, La. 1965, to the Domenic Ottofaros, 4 4 4 Pamela Dawn Clifford, born May Newport News, Va. 31, 1965, to the Robert Cliffords, 4 4 4 Trenton, Mich. Margaret Ann Monahan, bom 4 4 4 June 24, 1965, to the Harry MonaBrian Keith Boyer, born June 0, hans, Jersey City, New Jersey. 1965, to the Stanley Boyers, Clay4 4 4 mont, Delaware. Vlcki Lynn Seidenstricker, born 4 4 4 Edwin Kruse, bom February 13, March 26, 1965, to the William J. 1965, to the Edwin Kruses, Alpena, Seidenstrickers, Baltimore, Mary­ land. Michigan. 4 4 4 The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported Franklin Dewey Shaw, born May to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment 12, 1965, to the Charles Shaws, of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary Toms Brook, Va. card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t Concepcion Rodriguez Rivera, 49: Brother Rivera died of heart failure May 8, 1965 at the San Juan, Puerto Rico USPHS Hospital. A member of the Union since 1948, he sailed as a firemanwatertender in the engine de­ partment. He is survived by his wife Yolanda. Place of burial was in Puerto Rico. 4 4 4 Donald Augustine Ruddy, 51: Bronchial pneumonia proved fatal to Brother Ruddy May 16, 1965 at his home in San Fran­ cisco, California. A member of the Union since 1955, he sailed as a steward. He is survied by his wife Mary. Place of burial was Gates of Heaven Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, New York. 4 4 4 Julio Colon Gonzalez, 65: Brother Gonzalez died of natural causes June 7, 1965 at the St a ten Is­ land USPHS Hospital. A member of the Union since 1944, he sailed as a member of the engine de­ partment. He is survived by his niece Ana M. Melendez. Place of burial was the Evergreen Ceme­ tery, Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 Arthur Felix Saboorln, 61: Brother Sabourin died of pneu­ monia June 2, 1965 at the Gal­ veston USPHS Hospital. A member of the Union since 1964, he sailed as an FWT in the engine department. No beneficiary was designated. Place of burial was South Park Cemetery, Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 George F. Fahey, 61: Brother Vincent Do Paul Becker, 68: Fahey died of natural causes May Brother Becker succumbed to a 17, 1965 at St. heart attack June Mary's Hospital, 1, 1965 at the Hoboken, New Galveston USPHS Jersey. A mem­ Hospital. A ber of the Union member of the since 1963, he steward depart­ sailed in the ment he joined deck depart­ the SIU in 1950. ment. He is sur­ He is survived vived by his sis­ by his wife Mar­ ter Florence Dil­ garet. Place of lon. Place of burial was Hoboken burial was Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Cemetery, N. Bergen, New Jersey. Dickinson, Texas. 4 4 4 Herman Davis Carney, 62: Heart failure proved fatal to Brother Carney May 21, 1965 in Colly Township, North Carolina. A member of the steward department, he joined the Union in 1947. He is survived by his wife Lillie Mae. He was buried in Marshburn Ceme­ tery, North Carolina. 4 4 4 Fred Leroy Travis, 63: Brother Travis died of heart disease May 21, 1965, at his home in the Bronx, New York. A member of the Union since 1941, he sailed in the en­ gine department. He Is survived by his wife Pearl. Place of burial was the Forest Lawn Ceme­ tery, Buffalo, New York. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, LakM & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul HaU ^ EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard ' Dindaey WlUlama A1 Tanner Robert Matthawa SECRBFARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE UlS E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed RUey. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10229 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....679 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacinth 0-6600 HOUSTON 6804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St.. SE.. Jax wmiam MorrU, Agent ......ELgin 3C987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRankUn 7-3964 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1794 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 929-7946 NEW YORK 679 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 119 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. John Fay, Actiiw Agent . DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 890 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchlk, Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. . SANTURCB PR ..1313 Fernande* Juneos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8904 Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic^ Gulf. Lakei ana Inland Wateri District makes specific provision fop safeguarding the membership's money anc^ Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquartera In Brooklyn, TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representative, and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements ot trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AR trust fund financial records are availabl. at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPINO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority ar, protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able la all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified malL return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suit, 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Pull copies of contracts as referred to are available to you «t aU time,, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarer, Anpeals Board. CONTRACTt. Cople, of all SIU contract, are available In all SIU haU,. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. U, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, falls to protect your contract rights properly, contact tho nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOO has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the poUtlcal purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or memher. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy U vested In an editorial hoard which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among It, ranks, one individual to carry out thl, responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to he paid to anyone in any official capacity In tho SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for tame. Under no circumstance should any memher pay any money for any reason unless ho Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member 1, required to make a payment and It given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, thl, should Immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshe, every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In aU Union halls. AU member, should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as aU other detaUs. then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing dlsablUty-pensIon benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in aU rank-and-fila functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth In the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Uiiion has negotiated with the employers. ConsequenUy, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which be is entitled, be should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and poUtieal objectives which wlU serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was estahUshed. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and poUtlcal activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If ,f any tim, • Seafarer feels that any of th, abev, right, hav, b,,n violated, or-that h, has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, ho should Immediately notify SIU Frosldont Paul Hall at haadquartara by cartlflqd mall, return receipt raquattad. SEATTLE ISOB M AT*. Tad BahkowakL Agent MAln 8-4^ TAMPA 818 Barrlaon St Jeff GlUetto, Agent 828^88 WUUmNOTON, CaUf 908 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent ....TErmlnal 4-2928 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Famen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudrean ALPENA 127 Rlvar St EL. 4-3618 BUFFALO. NY 738 Waahington TL 3-9299 CHICAGO 8383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, Ul. SAglnaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 Weit 29th St MAin 1-9490 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St RAndolpb 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 419 Main St. MaU Addresa: P.O. Box 287 ELgln 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10229 W. Jefferson Av. River Rougo IB Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR A1 Tanner BALTIMORB ....1216 E. Baltimoro St .EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 079 4Ui Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 0-6600 HOUSTON 9804 Canal St WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax .ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St Tel. 622-1892-3 NORFOLK 113 Third St. DEwey 6-3038 TAMPA 312 Harrison St Tel. 239-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG I DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dradga Workara Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. TlUman BUFFALO 94 benrletta Ave. Arthur MUler, Agent TR 9-1538 CHICAGO 2300 N. KlmhaU Trygve Varden, Agent ....ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 29th St Tom Gerrlty, Agent 621-9450 DETROIT 2308 Hubbard St. Harold Yon, Agent TA 9-9723 DULUTH 309 W. 9th St. Paul Greco, Agent RA 2-3732 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brlmley, Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent..BRlmley 14-R 9 TOLEDO 423 Central St. LesUe WlUard, Agent 243-6659 Tug Firemen, Linemen, OlUra S Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 PortUnd St Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7099 CHICAGO 9363 Ewlng, S. Chicago Robert Affleck. Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St W. Hearns, Pro-Tern Agont MA 1-9490 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St Byron Kelly, Agent 14599 Regina, Allentown Park. Mich. 386-6264 DULUTH Box No. 68 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 4-4383 LORAIN, 0 118 E. ParUh St. Sandusky, Ohio Harpld Ruthsatz, Agent ....HAln 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ....2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MiUer, Agent ..SHerman 4-6643 SAULT STE. MARIE 219 Brady St. John Bernard, Agent MESrose 2-8963 TOLEDO 2706 106th St. Owen Cone, Agent RA 6-4823 Rivera Saclion ST. LOUIS, MO 809 Del Mar L. J. Colvls, Agent ,..CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ....99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2. NJ HEoderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. MoGlnty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE....1216 X. Baltimore St EAstem 7-4900 NORFOLK lis Third St 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 United. Industrial Workers BALTIMORE ..1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 678 4th Ave- Brooklyiv HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE . 2608 Pearl St. SE . ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRankUn 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS . 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 929-7548 NORFOLK 119 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA . ; .2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA ..312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 �Jqly ¥»$• l^cBtjr-Tln* I mw Sdledublrf Memjb^^ All hospitalized Seafarers w^dd a^redato mail and visits whenever possible. Tho following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: SIU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to Include registration number). The. next SIU _ meetings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore ...Aug. 2 Aug. 3 Aug. 4 MobUe S) Detroit Houston New Orleans Aug. 11 Aug. 13 Aug. 9 Aug. 10 t West Coast SIU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East, All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington Aug. 16 San Francisco Aug. 18 GREAT Great Lakes SIU Meetings Reguiar membership meetings on the Great lakes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit Aug. 2—2 P.M. Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, Aug. 2—7 P.M. Seattle Aug. 20 LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM, The next meetings will ue: Detroit Aug. Milwaukee Aug. Chicago Aug. Buffalo Aug. tSault Ste. Marie ,.. Aug. Duluth.. Aug. 9.. 9 10 11 12 13 (For pieeting place, contaci Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 Ease Parish. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Sandusky, Ohio), Regular membership meetings Cleveland Aug. 13 for IBU members are scheduled Toledo Aug. 13 each month in various ports. The Ashtabula Aug. 13 next meetings will be: (For meeting place, contact John Phila Aug. 3—5 PJ«. Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ Baltimore (licensed and un­ tabula, Ohio), licensed ,, .Aug. 4—5 P.M. 4 4 4^ Houston Aug. 9—5 P.M. Norfolk Aug. 5—5 P.M. United Industrial Workers N'Orleans ...Aug. 10—5 P.M. Regular membership meetings Mobile Aug. 11^5 P.M. for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various RAILWAY MARINl REGION ports. The next meetings will be: Regular membership meetings New York Aug. 2 for Railway Ma.T-ine Region-IBU Baltimore Aug. 4 members are scheduled each Philadelphia Aug. 3 month in the various ports at 10 ^Houston... Aug. 9 AM and 8 PM, The next meetings MobUe Aug. 11 will be: New Orleans Aug. 10 Jersey City .Aug. 9 * Meetlngi held eT Laoer Temple, New-' Philadelphia. Aug. 10 pert Newf. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Baltimore Aug. 11 Ite, Maria, Mich, *Norfolk .Aug. 12 t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. it 4" it USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA D. H. Brazell B. W. Pierce J. H. Morris USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA John E. Adams Lawyer McGrew Stanley J. Barras Robbie Maas M. P, Belanger R. A. Medicug Houston C. Bell Cleon Mixon Ardell Burkett W. O. Moncrief Byrd O, Buzbee F. H. Nobles Clarence A. Christ Clarence Osborne Mallory J. Coffey Eddie A. Patingo Alien Collins, Jr. B. E. Pemell A. E, Cunningham G. E. Richardson C. E. Cummings Robert B, Rickcr Adrain Ease David A. Rogers Jack T. Fillingim R. M. Rutledge Marshal E. Foster Patrick I. Scanlan W. R. Gammons T. L. Simonds J. G. Goutreaux James Singletary George Gierczic Ernest Smallwood H, H. Hickman Sam Stanley Hughey Hodges Arthur Strong J. R. Holladay James J. Swank O, J. Kendrick Harold W. Sweet Joseph F. Lae Joe H, Weems J, W, McFarlni Marion C, Wells USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Max Acosta G, D, Marbuiy T. W, Carter George Milo M. C. Gibby Eddy B, Pascua John S. Hauser Lyn O. Sears William G. Kelly Henry Presto Charles W. Lane B. Spear A. Loguidis USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Ruel G. Barr Francis X. Keelan S. 0. Cassimis Pablo R, Diem E, W. Christenserf Carios L. ^ Charles R, Gilbert Ding H. Woo USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Joe B. Black James O, Thomas Charles Copeman J. R. Thompson Joe T. Eder Paul Tullis Hugh Grove Bernard Turk G. W. Jones James T, Walker Joseph Pratreck Edw, C, Yeamans Thomas E, Smith - ' Do NOT BUY Seafarers and tbeir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodi""f under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor," (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved. and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) 4 MONTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY 4 Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) i Si H. I. Siege! "mS" brand men's elothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4 4 4 sears. Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (ReteU Clerks) 4 EVERY 4 4 4 Stitzel-WeUer DistiUeries "Old Fitzgerald." "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," «W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) Si Si 4 J. B. SImplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) ' (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) 4 4 4 Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) 4 4 4 Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Leslie B. Bryant Egbert C. Palmer Homer Cross Prescott Spinney H, M, Fentress John E. Thomas Clarence J. Hobbs USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Thaer Ahmea Saleh A. Oudeif Comer Burney James Pardue Walter Duffy John Patterson Anselm Kenny John Small Joseph R. Lambert H. E. Thilhom Lucian Lorenzi Clarence Troy Otto Miller Milton Waldrop USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Vernon Anderson G. P, Marcotte E. V. Balfaloukat C. Melpignariu J, Bergeria G. Miller H. Burgesser A. Niineberg R, Burton Val Elbert C. Coumas Kurt E. Olson D. Couvaney Julio Quinonez Jeff Davis James A. Ray R. Donovan A. Scaturro A. 0. Echevarria Olav Seim N. V, Eriksson A. Seraga Dominick Fois H. R. Sojak Jason GIbbs T. Torres L. Hertzog M. Velez Alfred Hirsch R, E. Waterfield W. Hunneycutt U. Weems James Lewis J. E. Williams M. Loretto J. Wirtas John Lynch USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Sidney Berger Bobby Mangold R. W. Collins Andy C. Noah Allen Cooper James Portway N. Douglias James W. Puckett N. J. Duhadaway Harry Reynolds John F. French -Andrew Sammons Claude Garnett Wm. J. Stormer Norman Jackson Paul Strickland Eric Johnson John Sypniewski Evan Kays N. Psaousahls L. J .Konigkremer John J. Yendral R. McCulloch A. E. Zielinski VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Oeibler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny A. Gutierrez Harry MacDonald Edwin Harriman U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C, William Thomson VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. Paul Kolesnick VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF. R. Arsenault . Dallas Robertson net Wagstaff at Route 2, Box 330, You are requested to contact Burgaw, North Carolina, Walter H. Stovall at 25 South 4 4 4 Street, New York City. Charles Buchanan 4 4 4 You are requested to contact S. Foucistzortzakis your wife Rosa at 1104 Park Ave­ Please contact Bob Milgrom at nue, Hoboken, New Jersey, the Seafarer's LOG office, 675 4 4 4 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Larry Haig 4 4 4 You are requested to contact Charles Skldmore your brother John C, Haig at 23 You are asked to contact your Old Mill Road, Mount Hogarth, mother Mrs, Thomas Skidmore at New Jersey. P.O, Box 3*^2, East Paltka. 4 4 4 Florida, T. Siegal 4 4 4 You are asked to contact your Paige A. Mitchell You are requested to contact father Douglas at 193 2nd Avenue, Mr, A, H, Dewees, 2832 East New Ycrk City. 4 4 4 Grand Boulevard, Detroit 11, P. Bertone Michigan. You are asked to contact M, 4 4 4 Pece regarding a message of per­ W. M. WagstaffYou are asked to contact Ben- sonal importance. Atlantic Coast Column (Continued from page 4) few weeks. Michael Duco is prais­ Crowder. Clarence is real proud ing—the new Calmar to all who of his new buggy and will use it will listen. On his last run Mike throughout his present vacation. caught one of the largest fish in Ralph McDaries is exchanging the Gulf of Mexico — a giant greetings and news with his bud­ dolphin. The crew was enjoying dies around tlie hall. Ralph is real swell fish dinners for the rest of sad about having to pile off the the voyage. Registered and waiting Robin Hood which he claims is the to ship Sea-Land is Walter (Cue- finest ship afloat. Puerto Rico ball) Szczepanek. Walter, whose last trip was aboard the Bethflor, The Cities Service Company has says that he will also consider an announced that it will build a ore run, near or far. The boys petrochemical plant in Puerto Rico around the Balitmore Hall are if the government will grant it a giying the glad hand to Joe Ryan permit to import 32,000 barrels of who they are always glad to see. oil per day and send 16,000 bar­ Joe is holding out for an Isthmian rels of gasoline to the mainland. or far East run after piling off The Puerto Rican chapter of the his last floating hotel the Steel American Newspaper Guild has Maker. Old-timer Pete Mistrctta is won an election in the mechanical spreading it around that he is department of the newspaper El waiting to ship Calmar or on any Mundo. The Guild defeated the far east run. Pete is off the Teamsters in the election by a vote Seamar. of 93 to 33. Norfolk Seafarers in Puerto Rico were Shipping has been very good glad to see the MV Floridian chalk in all departments and the outlook up her 150th trip between Miami is for an even better job situation and San Juan. One of our real old time stew­ in the coming weeks. American Bulk has a ship in the yard being ards, Mario Farulla, is telling converted and it will be taking everybody how badly he felt about on a full crew pretty soon. Bullard having to leave the Floridian be­ Jackson, an SIU veteran of 24 cause of a broken arm. The Flori­ years, is registered and looking dian is one of Mario's favorite to " catch something headed for ships, carrying a fine crew and the Far East. He last shipped officer's staff. Jose. Suarez said aboard the Globe Progress. Cruis­ goodbye to all his friends in the ing the streets of Norfolk in his hall and caught a fireman's berth brand new Oldsmobile is Clarence on the Ponce. �Vol. XXVII No. IS SEAFARERS«LOG July St ml OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE BEAFARERi INTERNATIONAL UNION e ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERf DltTRICT • ARL-OlO •1 • i' • • I «r|iiI HE AFL-CIO has done more good for more JL Jpeople than any other group in America* It helps everyone — young, old and middle-aged* That is my conception of an organization working in the public interest.'* President Lyndon B. Johnson HE AFL-CIO has never limited it's concern, solely to the members of organized labor. It is also con­ cerned with improving the welfare of all U.S. citizens whether they be union members or not. It's horizons are unlimited and it's goal is a better way of life for all the people of the United States. President Johnson took recognition of the AFLCIO's fight for a better standard of living for all the American people in remarks made at the White House during ceremonies marking the signing of the Older Citizens Act. The President, in his remarks at the ceremony, credited the AFLCIO with "doing more good for more people than any other group in America. It helps everyone— young, old and middle-aged. That is my conception of an organization working in the public interest." » The Older Citizens Act, or the Fogarty-McNamara Bill, creates an Administration of Aging in the Department of Health Education and Welfare and authorizes $17.5 milion in federal funds to promote T -i cooperative efforts toward enriching the retirement years of elderly citizens. In a short time, another bill to aid our senior citizens, the Medicare Bill, will become a reality. With it's signing into law, the burden of medical expenses that our aged must now bear will be considerably eased. These measures will not solve all the problems that beset the aged, but they do show a recognition by the government for action in this vital area. The problems of the aged, the problem of unemployment, the problem of poverty, the problem of disease: these are all areas that require prompt attention by the Government in the form of mean­ ingful legislation that will conquer these scourges that afflict a great many citizens in this country. The role that organized labor hat played in supporting important welfare legislation is a matter of record. It has demonstrated the contribution of the labor movement to the continuing effort to ensure a better way of life for all Americant. President Johnson greets AFL-CIO Social Secu­ rity Director Nelson H. Cruilcshanic at White House ceremony after the President signed bill to aid older citizens. . -t i, , ^ ... � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 23, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FOREIGN FLAG SHIPPING 97.7% OF U.S. OIL IMPORTS – WHOSE FAULT IS THIS? VOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION ADVANCES TO CONFERENCE MEANY URGES ICFTU ACTION IN FIGHT FOR WORLD FREEDOM AFL-CIO MOURNS STEVENSON’S DEATH SIU URGES GOVT’ ACTION ON OIL IMPORT QUOTA PLAN TO AID U.S. TANKER FLEET HOUSE-SENATE CONFEREES OK MEDICARE DRAFT MTD CHARGES 8 CO’S ‘THWART’ CONTRACT TALKS REPORT PROGRESS ON BARRING SHIPS IN NORTH VIETNAM TRADE ATOMIC POWER HELD KEY TO LOW-COST DESALTING DDT TRACES FOUND IN BLEAK ANTARCTIC THE GOLD RUSH AT DAVY JONES’ AFL-CIO URGES HIKE IN JOBLESS INSURANCE MARITIME GROUP WARNS OF SOVIET FLEET BUILDUP OCEAN SCIENCE STUDIES FACING NEW CHALLENGE EXPLORER STARTS FIFTH TRIP TO FIND NOAH’S ARK REMAINS SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – LE HAVRE UNIONISTS PLAY KEY ROLE IN ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM NEW ENGLAND FISHERMEN BLAST SIZE OF SOVIET HERRING CATCH COMPANY SPY PLAN MISFIRES; NLRB ORDERS NEW ELECTION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/23/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 15 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/075e3e8d5721b42fc725d8cb0599ee7c.PDF 9d13df457feda853a15a0b3725505bd2 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS Vd. XXVN N». 14 LOG OFFICIAl ORGAN OF THE SEAFARER! INTERNATIONAL UNI.QN • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO k I ujB. MARmm i , sliiiii •11 IIS mmmmm iiiiii iiiiiili illlfc . - 1 - TBRBSLEI 1 iiilB iiiiii lliiii I liiiii i iiilil - I ' T HE Merchant Marine Act of 1936 states that this nation should have an American-flag merchant marine sufficient for its defense and commercial requirements. While this basic piece of maritime legisla­ tion, enacted 30 years ago, has since become antiquated in some respects, the fundamental purposes expressed in the Act have been reiter­ ated many times by high Government officials and are as valid today as on the day that they were first enacted. The fact is, however, that we do not have an adequate American-flag merchant marine. Worse, we have a merchant marine which is in a constant state of decline. Why is there this discrepancy between our national purpose and the condition of our mer­ chant fleet? It is simply that the Government agencies which implement the laws and regulations affect­ ing our merchant marine are indifferent or hos­ tile to our merchant fleet. Virtually every Federal department—whether It be Agriculture, State or Defense— is equally culpable, and responsible for this situation. This is the crux of the problem, and the prob­ lem will never be solved by lofty utterances or professed dedication to the merchant marine, without corresponding action. The Government agencies must begin, through their actions, to implement the purposes ex­ pressed in our maritime laws. And the time to begin is now. / I 1 1 KSi;&miSS5a;5-;W • ji mm �Iw» S^AFAHERS LOG JtflT t. 199 Senate Subeommittee Hckirs labor Sec. Wirtz Administration Caiis For Quick 14B Repeai Action Repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act is a "top priority" goal of the Johnson Administration, Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz told a Senate subcommittee recently. He said the Administration will do everything in its power ^ get the repeal bill enactec and permit unions and em-f ployers in all states to negiti- agree on union security . . . the "employers who recognize on­ ions, and who expect to keep on ate union shop agreements. same throughout the country.' By Paul Hail A truly constructive proposal that would require a minimum of 75 percent of U.S. government-generated cargo be carried on Americanflag vessels has been Introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Paul Rogers (D.-Fla.). Representative Rogers' bill is an example of the kind of recommendations that are needed to reverse the dismal decline of the American-flag merchant fleet. Representative Rogers' proposal is more than just another idea of recognizing them, show little in­ Only Through Repeal Wirtz and AFL-CIO Legislative terest In 'right-to-work' agita­ how to save the U.S. merchant marine from vanishing from the oceans This, he stressed, can only be tion. The real purpose of most Director Andrew J. Biemiller were of the world. The significance of the bill lies in the fact that the leadoff witnesses at hearings done through repeal of Sec. 14(b). 'right-to-work' advocates is to As the Senate panel began four destroy anions and collective nation's present cargo preference statutes are not doing the job for chaired by Senator Pat McNamara which they were passed. Congressman Rogers is obviously aware of (D-Mich.). They charged that Sec­ days of hearings. House Labor bargaining." tion 14(b) has led states to battle Committee Chairman Adam C. this fact. In introducing his bill he declared, "The present requirement Biemiller termed it "significant" each other for new industry Powell (D-N.Y.) formally asked the that "at least half" of the members of 50 percent has proved insufficient, if this nation is to maintain a House Rules Committee to clear through promises of low wages for floor action the 14(b) repeal of the board of directors of the strong merchant marine." and weak unions. bill, H.B. 77. It had been approved National Association of Manufac­ The SIU has long maintained that the lackadaisical enforcement of "It is utterly wrong for a state turers voluntarily agreed to con­ by the Labor Committee, 21-10. the existing cargo preference statutes is a shocking example of bureau­ to solicit industry on this basis," tracts providing some form of Biemiller told the Senate sub­ union security. Biemiller said, and "utterly cratic negligence, to say nothing of governmental indifference to the wrong" for federal law to en­ committee it is "no coincidence" plight of the U.S. shipping industry. Our lengthy list of grievances A union shop, Biemiller said, that employers who seek so-called courage this. against the government departments that have ignored the spirit and serves as sort of a guarantee by right-to-work" laws "are those Wirtz said the only way to avoid who are unwilling to deal with the employer that he is not going intent of this legislation tells the sordid story of how ineffectively "disruptive competition" between unions at all." to try to break the union. The em­ the present statutes have been administered. states is to make "the legal groundployer may continue to be a hard On the other hand, be noted. bargainer, but once some sort of rules covering the freedom to If one were to take a cynical attitude toward the nation's present union security arrangement has cargo preference laws, an argument might be made that Representa­ been negotiated, it is rare indeed for the employer to set out to tive Rogers' bill calling for a 75 percent government cargo requirement break the union. This is well un­ is the best way to actually get the* presently required 50 percent im derstood by both employers and American bottoms. However, we can rightfully expect that the statutes workers. And since strikes over will be obeyed. the existence or survival of a We in the SIU do not, think it is too much to ask that the depart­ union are the longest and bitterest, union security arrangements make ments of the Federal government adhere to the cargo preference WASHINGTON—The Senate has opened debate on the for industrial peace." statutes duly enacted by the representatives of the people. If these Important To Nation Medicare bill, and supporters of the measure are optimistic departments continue their practice of ignoring these laws, a I"w of passage in the very near future. The 12-5 vote for the Biemiller, accompanied by AFL- calling for no less than a 100% Cargo Preference requirement would CIO Associate General Counsel measure in the Senate Finance ~~ Thomas E. Harris, stressed that not be worth the paper it was written upon. Committee, long a conserva­ House bill to include tips as in­ repeal of 14(b) is "important to the tive stronghold, gave evidence come for social security purposes nation" as well as the labor move­ Our objections to the present cargo preference set up is two-fold in nature. The first objection deals with the all-too-frequent granting of the broad consensus that has was modified by the Senate com­ ment. mittee. Under the House bill, the of waivers to evade the requirements of the law Our second point developed on the issue. Labor's role as a "people's worker and his employer would is that even if there were complete compliance with the present 50 It marked the first time the pay social security taxes on tips on lobby," he suggested. Is vital to committee had approved a pro the same basis as on wages. The the nation "just as strong un­ percent minimum, our country's merchant marine would still need gram of health care for the elder­ Senate changed this to require the ions, able to bargain fur fair additional assistance If It Is to take its rightful place among the fleets ly, without a 1 means test and as worker to pay the higher self- wages and working conditions, of the world. part of the social security system, employed tax rate on his tip in­ are of vital importance to Thus, we regard increasing the legal requirement that American With the exception of Commit­ come, exempting the employer workers." bottoms carry 75, instead of the minimum 50 percent, of governmenttee Chairman Harry F. Byrd (D- from sharing the cost. During questioning by commit­ Va.), all committee Democrats tee members. Sen. Paul J. Fannin generated cargoes, as an important step in restoring the nation's Hospital Care voted for the bill. So did two of (R-Ariz.) argued with Harris that The committee doubled the 60 Arizona's economic progress mechant fleet to a healthier state of strength. Certainly, our shipping the six Republican members, in­ cluding Senate GOP Leader Ev­ days hospitalization under the showed the value of "work" laws industry will not find itself taxed beyond its resources in finding basic plan provided in the House —a position Harris termed absurd. the space for the cargoes guaranteed to it by such a law. erett McKinley Dirksen (111.). bill, with a requirement that the By contrast, when a more mod­ patient pay $10 a day of the hospi­ The sad truth of the matter is our nation's • merchant marine is Senator Jennings Randolph (Dest hospital care amendment was tal cost after the first 60 days. A W. Va.), who favors repeal of Sec­ carrying well under 10 percent of the country's foreign trade. The approved by the Senate last year, similar share-cost provision was tion 14(b) then asked Harris for rapidly dwindling part played by the U.S. maritime industry in its only six of the 17 Finance Com­ added to the nursing home section. the average hourly wage in West mittee members supported it. It Virginia, a state which does not own country's foreign trade can only spell tragedy for the future The Senate panel also voted have a "right-to-work" law. place of the American flag on the world's oceans. The flow of govern­ died in conference that year. to ease tb-e earned salary limits Main Features "It was $2.67 an hour in 1964," ment cargoes which keeps a portion of our fleet alive today obviously for persons receiving social cannot be depended upon to do this life saving job at the rate at The Senate committee retained security pensions. Presently if a Harris replied. which they are currently available. the main features of the House- pensioner earns more than "And what is the average for $1,200 a year, his annual bene­ passed bill, including: As the strength of our merchant fleet continues to ebb away, our (Continued on page 8) nation is confronted with repeated reports of a strong and steadily • A basic hospital care plan for fits are reduced $1 for every growing Russian shipping industry. Representative Rogers recognized persons 63 and over, financed by a two dollars of wages between payroll tax collected in the same $1,200 and $1,500—with a dollar- Jury 9, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 14 this threat when he said, "It is clear the Communists are engaged in an all-out effort to dominate the world's sea lanes by 1970." manner as the social security tax. for-dollar cut in benefits on in­ Official Publication of the SIUNA come above $1,500. The House Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters In his speech before the House in support of nis 75 percent cargo . • A supplemental voluntary bill would apply the dollar-forDistrict, AFL-CIO preference bill, Rogers pointed to statistics showing that Russia is plan to cover a wide range of med­ dollar cut only to amounts above Executive Board building fifteen times as many ships as this country. We think facts ical and surgical expenses, costing $1,700. PAUL HALL, President such as these indicate the damage of the country's national security $3 a month with the federal gov­ CAL TANNCM EABL SHEPARD Under the Senate committee Exec. Vice-Prea. . Vice-President through governmental lack of concern about our own merchant fleet. ernment matching this amount. bill, no reduction would be made Ai. KEHH LINDSEY WILLIAMS Representative Rogers was correct when he said his proposed law • A 7 percent hike in social for up to $1,800 in wages and the Sec.-Treas. Vice-President would be an important first step in rebuilding the U.S.-flag fleet. security retirement benefits, retro­ one dollar for every two dollars ROB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNEB Vice-President Vice-President active to Jan. 1. The Florida congressman also hit the nail on the head when he earned reduction would apply to HIBBERT BRAND said passage of his bill would have a substantially beneficial effect The Senate committee adopted earnings between $1,800 and Director of Organizing and on our nation's dangerous balance of payments problem. His state­ Publications a labor-sought amendment to $3,000. Managing Editor: Mncx POLLACK; Asst ment that the cost of moving foreign aid cargoes on foreign-flag the House bill which will cover Both bills provide for a higher Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: vessels worsens the outflow of United States dollars is unfortunately, the expense of hospital special­ tax rate and a higher tax base ROBERT ABONSON, FETE CARMEN; ROBERT ists, such as radiologists, under the amount of wages subject to MILQROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. all too true. the basic program—a saving to tax for social security and medi­ The country is generally aware that our government program to help the patient since the supple­ care benefits. However the House the less fortunate nations of the world with U.S. assistance is one of the mental plan would cover only bill initially would have a higher chief reasons why we are plagued by balance of payment problems. 80 percent of the cost after a rate of taxation, but a lower tax Faced with this problem, we find it hard to understand why the goods $50 annual deductible. base. which are part of this assistance do not move in U.S.-flag vessels, thus PubUshed bIwMkly mi ths headquarter The American Medical Associa­ saving a good many valuable dollars. To continue th^present practice of the Seafarers International Union, At The Senate version would raise [antic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters tion favored the House version; the tax base from the present DIstrIrt, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, of ignoring the availability of American shipping to handle these the Administration and the Ameri­ 114,800 to $6,600 as of Jan. 1, 1966. Brooklyn, NY, 1123J. Tol. HYaclnth 9-6600. cargoes, only compounds the international deficit in payments faced can Hospital Association backed This would mean that lower- Second class postage paid at the Post by the U.S. The passage of Representative Rogers bill, increasing ' the Senate committee amendment. income workers would pay less of Aug 24'*l9l/"' the maritime industry's share of government-generated cargoes, will 120 1« a great aid in bolstering the U.S. merchant marine, providing that A labor-backed provision of the (Continued on page 17) the government igendes Involved obey the letter of the law. Senate Begins Debate On Medi(»re Legislation SEAFARERS LOG ^1•/I �•/IIM' SEkpARi:WS' LOb r»i^'rhtieft House Bill Would Boost American-Flag Share Of Gov't Generated Cargoes WASHINGTON—A bill has been introduced in the House by Represen­ tative Paul Rogers (D-Fla.) calling for an increase in the percentage of U.S. Gov­ ernment-generated cargoes shipped on U.S.-flag vessels. The measure, as intro­ duced, would require that^*— in urging passage of the merchant marine strength within 75 percent of the total of given bill is the threat posed to the two years. U.Su Government-gener U.S. by the steadily increasing Apparently keeping in mind ated cargoes shipped abroad Russian merchant marine. "It is charges by the SIU and others that be carried in American - flag clear the Cmnmunists are en­ even the present cargo perference gaged in an all-out effort to bottoms. The SIU has urged dominate tho world's sealanes laws, which call for at least 50 percent of Government-generated similar le^slation for some by 1970," Rogers warned. cargoes moving in U.S.-flag ships, time to help save the declining Actual figures were cited in­ are being ignored and undermined U.S. merchant fleet. dicating the Soviet is building by various government agencies, Receiving a hearty handshake of congraduJations and good "Tha present requirement of fifteen times more ships than the Rogers called for a strict enforce­ luck from SlU rep George McCartney, Escolostico Reyes U.S. is, and that present estimates ment of his proposal should it 50 percent has proved insuffl(left) collects the first of the retirement checks that will cient," Rogers said, "If this predict Russia will overtake U.S. become law. come to him regularly under the SlU pension plan. nation Is to maintain a strong American fleet." Passing Uie law he Introduced, he said, would be the flrst step toward rebuilding America's merchant fleet. Rep­ resentative Rogers is a member of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. WASHINGTON—Secretary of Health, Education and Wel­ Lifetime $150 SIU pensions were presented to thirteen more Rogers' comments on the pro­ fare Anthony J. Celebrezze announced July 8 that three of posal noted that the U.S. shipping veteran Seaifarers this week as the ranks of SIU veterans re­ industry now carries oi^y 9 per­ the five U.S. Public Health Service Hospitals slated for closing tired on pension continued to grow. The thirteen new cent of this nation's total overseas pensioners were approved att by the government will be"^ traffic. It is pointed out that this week's meeting of the ment Born in China, he now number of foreign coimtries with kept open and modernized. medical needs of the men who transport tha nation's commerce makes his home in Brooklyn. Seafarers Welfare Plan. large merchant fleets nave restric­ The decision to shutter the re­ across the seas during peace and The 13 new pensioners include: Brother Andrew joined the SIU tive shipping laws favoring their maining two will bs reconsidered, war. Legislation was then enacted in the port of New York, sailing own flag ships. John D. McDanlel, 64, Yu Sons to provide that health care for sea­ ha also said. as an FWT in the engine depart­ Many of these countries dis­ men. ment. A native of Puerto Rico, he criminate against American-flag The decision to keep the USPHS now makes his home in New York sldps In favor of their own Hospitals funotionlng was hailed City with his wife Guarine. He vessels, Rogers pointed out, and by the SIU and the rest of mari­ last sailed aboard the Oceanic added that this practice applies time labor. The SIU, along with Tide and is now looking forward to Government-generated car­ other unions, had protested the to a retirement protected by his goes In addition to commerdal proposed closing of the hospitals lifetime, monthly $150 SIU pen­ exports and Imports. for "economic reasons" and waged sion checks. an all-out battle to keep the facili­ Brother Guidry joined the SIU "The least we can do is require ties open to seamen, as they have Railway Marine Region in the port more Government cargo to be been since the birth of our nation. Guidry McDaniel moved by Americans," he said. CHICAGO—^Determined to se­ Yee, 50, Carmelo Andxcw, 66, EuSecretary CelebroBc's decS^ cure a solid union contract and to "Since America ships some 24,000,sene Guidry, 55, Jimmie D. Pear­ 000 tons of foreign aid foodstuffs slon to retain and modernize protect gains they have already son, 62, Escolastlco Reyes, 65, Os­ abroad each year, this would be a the USPHS Hospitals In Bos­ won, more than 6,000 taxi work­ car Melvin Jones, 61, Lawrence good place to start "shipping ton, Norfolk and Galveston fol­ ers, members of DUOC Local 777 Armstrong: Tryon, 65, John San­ lowed a recent ruling by the cf the SIUNA-aHiliated Transpor­ American.'" ders Fontan, 57, Dimitri Bartoi, 72, U.S. Controller General deny­ tation Services and Allied Work­ Pajrments Balance Andrew Mir, 54, Alvin J. Finch, 68, ing seamen priority over vet­ ers Union, hit the bricks on June In mging favorable House action erans In Veterans Administra­ 26 in front of the garages of the and George Charters, 64. on his proposal, Rogers cited the tion hospitals. Under the plan Yellow and Checker Cab Com­ Brother McDaniel Joined the adverse balance-of-payments situ­ to close the USPHS facilities, panies. Pearson Jones SIU in the port of Norfolk, sailing as a member of the deck depart­ of Houston where he sailed as an ation now facing the U.S. and as­ seamen would have had to use The strike was called with the ment. He was bom in Virginia and oiler in the engine department. serted that this measure would VA Hospltafe. unanimous endorsment of the un­ help to alleviate the crisis. still makes his home there. The Controller General's deci­ ion's membership when, after Bora in Crowley, Louisiana, he Brother Yee Joined the SIU In now makes his home in Houston, "For the United States (Sovern- sion said, in effect, that veterans a period of negotiation the com­ the port of Norfolk where he Texas with his wife Mildred. He ment to ship cargoes aboard for­ have the first claim on use of VA panies first agreed to a last min­ eign flag vessels, then pay for the facilities. Without an agreement ute settlement in Mayor Richard sailed as an AB in the deck depart­ (Continued on page 4) freight in United States dollars with the VA, the Administration's Daley's office and then reneged on only worsens the problems of out­ closing plan could not have guar­ their agreement when it came to flowing United States dollars," he anteed seamen the hospital care putting it into contract form. said. Tho agreement in the Mayor's they are entitled to under law. office, to provide a basis of discus­ Another strong argument Further Study sion for the union's members, The two hospitals whose closings called for an increase in drivers' will undergo further study are in commissions, an increase in pen­ Log Feature Savannah, Georgia, and Detroit, sion benefits, a reduction of the The centerspread of this is­ Michigan. It is now hoped that the work week for garage workers and sue of the LOG is devoted to Department of Health, Education increased health and welfare pro­ an examination of the serious and Welfare will decide to allow tection. Balance of Payment deficit them to remain open also. After a further refusal by the facing the United States today. companies to discuss the settle­ The decision to keep the ment formula, the union an­ This is a topical issue of vital three hospitals open and to re­ nounced that it was reinstating its Importance to all Americans. It consider closing the other two full list of contract demands, in­ Is especially important to Sea­ capped a six-month battle by cluding an increase of drivers' farers, however, because one maritime latuxr. SIU represen­ commissions to at least 50 percent. of the most promising solu­ tatives appeared before Con­ tions for the problem yet pro­ Contract talks with the cab com­ gressional hearings to protest panies posed involves Increasing the began right after Local 777 the closings and wired Admin­ percentage of U.S. Govern­ overwhelmingly turned back a istration officials and lawmak­ raiding attempt by ment-generated and other car­ the Teamsters ers. Seafarers wired and wrote Union. In an NLRB representation goes moving on American-flag their Congressional represen­ election in May, the SlU-affiliate vessels. For a complete ex­ tatives, as well as newspapers whipped amination of the Balance of the Teamsters by a threeand other publle media. In a to-one margin. More than 5,000 Payments problem, how It came successful effort to keep the cab workers took part in the elec­ Seafarer Carmelo Andrew (right) It all smiles as he receives Into being, and what can bo facilities m>ett. done to alleviate the situation, his first SIU pension check from Union rep Leon Hall. Andrew, tion. turn to pages 12 and 18. who is an engine department veteran, last sailed en the Meetings were resumed on It was in the 1790*8 that the U.S. Oeeanle Tide (Oceanic Ore). Government flrst recognized the Wednesday of this week. Thirteen Oidttmers Retired On Pensions SIU Halls Decision To Retain USPHS Hospitals SIU Cabbies Hit Bricks In Chicago t.'' �SEAFAR^ks tbb' PV* Fow^ Thirteen Seafarers OKd For Pensions ment. A native of Rumania, he 11 (Continued from page 3) last sailed for the Grand H towing now makes his home in New York with his wife Louise. He last ; company. shipped out aboard the Coe Vic­ Brother Pearson joined the SIU tory. Inland Boatmens Union in the port Brother Mir joined the SIU in of Houston, Texas, sailing as a the port of New York where he niillright. Born in Oklahoma, he sailed as a member of the deck now lives in Galveston, Texas. department. Born in Puerto Rico, Brother Reyes joined the SIU in he now makes his home in New the port of New York, sailing as a Orleans, Louisiana with his wife member of the steward depart- Jeanette. Tryon Fontan ment. A native of the Phillipine Islands, he now makes his home In Brooklyn. He last shipped out aboard the Detroit. Brother Jones joined the SIU in the port of New York where he sailed in the deck department. Born in Greeneville, South Caro­ lina, he now makes his home in North Carolina. He last sailed aboard the Seatrain Texas. Brother Tryon joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans, sailing as a member of the deck depart­ ment. Born in St. Regis Falls, New York, he now makes his home in Virginia. He last sailed aboard the Flomar. Brother Fontan signed on with the SIU in the port of New Or- Brother Finch joined the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union in the port of Buffalo, sailing as a fire­ man in the engine department. Born in the State of New York, he now makes his home in Buffalo with his wife Lucille. He last sailed for the Great Lakes Towing Company. Brother Charters signed on with the SIU Railway Marine Region in the port of Elberta, Michigan where he sailed as a member of the steward department. Born in Weldon Township, Michigan, he now makes his home in Frankfort, Michigan with his wife Mareta. He last sailed for the Ann Arbor Rail­ road. Yu Song Yee proudly dis­ plays his first SIU pension check which he received re­ cently at New York head­ quarters. Yee, who sailed last as an AB on the Azalea City (Sea-Land), plans to live in Brooklyn with his wife, Marchuck. By A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Benefit Action Requires Data Although the Union has gone to considerable effort to create various benefit plans, members who are careless about filing all the required information often find it hard to take advantage of them as fast as they normally could. As we have pointed out before, members who follow the simple steps in sending the necessary information when filing to collect their payments, often avoid long unnecessary delays. If a member makes certain that every bit of information that is asked for on an application form is filled out, he knows he can count on his Union officials to promptly process his claim for welfare, vaca­ tion or pension benefits. Bartol Mir For instance, a Seafarer who has become permanently disabled leans where he sailed as a chief and wants to apply for a $150 per month disability pension must baker in the steward department. fulfill certain requirements. He has to have 4,380 days of seatime Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on SlU-contracted ships in addition to a statement certifying his dis­ he still makes his home there. He ability. last sailed aboard the Del Norte. In filing for a disability pension, a Seafarer would have to furnish Brother Bartoi joined the SIU the following Information: (1) A permanent not-fit-for-duty certificate stating the nature of the disability. This certificate must be Issued by one of the United States Public Health Service Hos--4 pitals or one of the SIU clinics. happens to be in this kind of a (2) In order to prove that he has fix, we would like to remind him the necessary seatime, he must that duplicates of old discharges furnish copies of his Coast Guard can be obtained by writing to the discharges as a record of his past Commandant, United States Coast employment. Guard, Washington, D.C., request­ ing a listing of all of your Coast Finch Charters We often hear many Seafarers in the port of New York, sailing complain that they can't locate Guard discharges. as a member of the engine depart­ their old discharges. If a member If a brother does make this kind of a request to the Coast Guard, he is required to furnish his Z-number, his Social Security number, the approximate dates when he sailed, and the names of EXAMS THIS PERIOD: May 1 -May 31, 1965 as many of his former ships as he Seamen Wives Children TOTAL Port can recall. 8 0 0 Boston When all this- information, in­ cluding the permanent not-fit-for 142 30 Baltimore 16 duty certificate, the record of past 11 6 2 3 Jacksonville discharges and the application for 8 143 3 Houston a disability pension, is submitted to the joint Union-shipowner 32 ... 308 34 374 New York trustee panel of the pension plan, 59 0 59 0 Norfolk prompt processing will then take 20 75 1 Philadelphia place. 3 13 0 Tampa SIU pensions have long been 0 99 99 considered among the best, when 0 San Francisco.... 19 9 264 • compared to other similar plans New Orleans.... around the country. The important 6 0 74 Mobile thing to remember is that the 27 .... 19 53 7 quicker a brother files all the in­ *San Juan formation that is required, the 73 1,315 TOTAL quicker he can start collecting those $150 checks which ^rrivc *4/21 to 5/21 every month. SIU Clinic Exams -All Ports By Earl (Bull) Shepard. Vice-President, Atfantle Balto. Seafarers Praise New Seamar Seafarers down Baltimore way have quite • few words of praise for the new Seamar, which recently arrived in port. Our members wero especially impressed with the new, modern living quarters on the re­ modeled C-4, which has been put into service by Calmar as part of its recently concluded ship replacement program. The Seamar's crew quarters, galley and pilothouse are all air conditioned and SIU crewmembers were particularly impressed with the new cargo handling equipment which includes whirley-type revolving cranes capable of handling 25 tons of cargo. The Seamar and her five other new sister ships—the Penmar, Marymar, Portmar, Calmar and Yorkmar—are an excellent example of the modernization which the U.S. merchant fieet needs so much. As Sea­ farers on the Seamar have shown, members of the SIU really appre­ ciate these new ships, not only for their improved living and working conditions, but also for the added strength to the nation's maritime industry that they represent. For the picture story of SIU members on the new Seamar, see the back page of this issue. New York SIU oldtimer B. Crawford came up from Philadelphia to take a look at the shipping board and spend some time with his old friends. George Austin told us he is sweat. ing it out while he waits for a Karl Oiman, who recently got off cook and baker's job on a Euro­ the Cabins. Karl says he's keeping pean run. After dropping by the his eyes open for a Far East run. hall to register, George Fontana Charles Bedell, who sails as chief immediately turned around and steward or chief cook, is another headed back to his place in Rhode SIU veteran who is keeping a sharp Island where, he says, he has a eye peeled for a run to the Far house painting job to finish. East or India. Charlie last sailed as Other familiar faces around the chief steward on the Marymar. New York hall include Steve Norfolk Morales, off the Alcoa Trader; Seafarers in the Norfolk area I. Nazario who recently finished a trip on the Puerto Rico; Juan have found a fair shipping situa­ Oquendo who paid off the Over­ tion during the past two weeks seas Joyce and E. Arroyo, who with brighter prospects on the piled off the Puerto Rico. We were horizon for the rest of the month. all happy to see A1 Hirsch back in Among the SIU oldtimers around circulation and looking for a group the hall these days is Alfred Saw­ 1 steward job after being stuck yer who has been telling the boys about the fine trip he recently in drydock. finished on the Transhatteras. Boston Brother Sawyer is looking forward The shipping situation in Boston to signing on another Hudson has taken a change for the better Waterways ship. We were glad to and should improve even more in see that Wilfred La Chance is the coming weeks. The big smile ready to ship again after being on on Amos Bundle's face is over his the beach for some time because FED which he recently got after of a death in his family. Joe being in drydock for a year. Amos Robertson is happy to be out of the says he is rarin' to go and will USPHS hospital and is chomping grab the first job to hit the board. at the bit as he waits for his Robert Frazer is holding out for a FFD. We were sorry to hear that coast hugger that will keep him Guy Whitehurst had to go into near his family for the summer. drydock recently. His last job was deck maintenance Fuerto Rico on the Steel Maker. After getting off the Hercules Victory to tie the Local 610 of the Hotel Workers knot. Donald Watson has been tell­ Union elected the following slate ing the boys that nothing can beat of officers for a new term: Domin­ married life. go Torres, president; Pello Rivera, vice president Ernesto Diaz, secre­ Philadelphia tary; and Edward Serrano, record­ Shipping has picked up a bit and ing secretary. is expected to be fairly good for The recent contract dispute be­ the coming weeks. Among the SIU oldtimers who have been visiting tween Sealand and the Interna­ the hall recently is E. Cobruel who tional Longshoremen's Association last shipped on the Globe Prog­ appears about to be resolved. Both ress. Brother Cobruel is waiting sides are reported to be ready to for the Progress to come out of sign a new four-year agreement. layup in Norfolk. R. Soto tells us A new law creating a Civil that he will hop on the first Alcoa Rights Commission for the people run to Puerto Rico. His last ship of Puerto Rico was recently signed was the Seatrain Georgia. R. Kehr- by Governor Sanchez. The com­ weider is holding out for a third mission will educate Puerto Ricans cook's job on the "mighty" Spit­ about their individual rights in fire, after getting off the Alcoa addition to setting up machinery Commander recently. A1 Hanstrelt to deal with violations of these has been saying he's had enough rights. time on the beach and will jump Among the oldtimers around the for the first job to hit the board. San Juan hall have been Oliver Baltimore Flynn who is back in town after Shipping in Baltimore has been being laid up in the Mobile Marine moving along at a fair clip with Hospital, and Jose Prats who is good prospects for the coming vacationing with his family after weeks. Nils Richardson, a real SIU finishing an extended run on the veteran, has just piled off the Sea­ Alcoa Explorer as chief steward. mar and has registered for a dif­ Every time there is a break be­ ferent run. Vance Reld tells us tween games in their domino that he'll grab the first thing to tourney, Jose Pacheco, Julio Co­ hit the board, after paying off. the lon, Jose Susrez and Emilio Ramos jean LaFitte. Enjoying a real vaca­ get in a fast look at the shipping tion after nine months of work is board to see what is available. ;l Yl �Ji^ f, MM SlU Ship Sets Qrain Record SEAWARl^RS, lOG Par* FIT*. MSTS Uses Japanese Crews On LSTs Making Vietnam Run TOKYO—The U.S. Military Sea Transport Service has been recruiting Japanese seamen to inan Navy LST's carrying supplies to war - ravaged South Vietnam. The MSTS, whose Pacific Command ships are under contract to the SIU-Military Sea Transport Union, is find­ ing plenty of applicants for the jobs, even though the pay for bonuses and war risk insurance at an underwater mine. No deaths the dangerous work is a frac­ extremely low levels, when com­ resulted from this incident. The SlU-manned Tomora Guilds (Transport Commercial) set a world record recently when she discharged 9,363 tons of grain into a silo at Haifa, Israel during a 24-hour period. The grain was loaded at U.S. Gulf ports. The previous world record, 8,985 tons discharged during a 24-hour period, was held by an Israeli vessel- Urban Housing Bill Passed By House A $6 billion Housing & Urban Development bill clerred the House, 245-169 recently, after Republican opponents came within six votes of knocking out a pioneering rent ;mbsidy plan. with low-to-moderate in­ The original Administration families comes who otherwise could not af­ bill, which the AFL-CIC ford decent housing. Eligibility termed "important and necessary," income ceilings would have been authorized partial rent subsidies for keyed to family size and rent costs in the locality. As a family's In­ come Increased, the amount of the subsidy would drop'. Republicans mounted a massive attack on this provision, picking up a number of Democratic allies, pri­ marily from rural areas. To salvage the plan. Democratic leaders agreed to an amendment limiting subsidies to low-income Unemployment rose seasonally families eligible for public housing. by 950,000 in June as nearly 2 Even so they had to muster every million teenagers entered the job available vote and arrange pairs market but the jobless rate re­ for absent members to defeat, 208mained virtually unchanged, inch­ 202, a (JOP motion to kill the rent ing up to 4.7 percent. subsidy section. The Labor Department's monthly Only four Republicans, all from report noted, however, that the New York, voted with 204 Demo­ Increases in teenage employment crats on the key vote. Voting to and unemployment "were slightly kill the subsidy section were 130 smaller than expected" because Republicans and 72 Democrats. the survey week was early In On final passage, 219 Democrats June "and many schools were still and 26 Republicans supported the In session." bill with 109 Republicans and 60 The jobless rate for teenagers Democrats opposed. remained unchanged in June at Stirred Controversy 14 percent, three times the overall Other sections of the bill stirred rate. For the first six months it averaged 14.6 percent, Uiichanged less controversy. These included: from the 1964 annual average, the • Authorization for an addition­ Labor Dept. said. al 60,000 units of low-rent public The jobless rate for adult men housing each year for four years. remained virtually unchanged at A new program of mortgage 3.2 percent but the figure for insurance for land development in women moved up from 4.3 percent subdivisions. in May to 4.8 last month. The • Extension of the urban renew­ overall jobless rate in May was al program for four years, with a 4.6 percent.' $2.9 billion authorization. The monthly report noted that Relocation payments for per­ the Jobless total, which usually Increases sharply in June, was sons and business displaced by In line with seasonal expecta­ urban renewal. tions "and was mainly attribut­ A step-up in the college hous­ able to teenagers." The over- ing program. the-month increase in unemMatching grants for water and -ployment took place among sewer facilities and for construc­ persons jobless less than 5 weeks in line with the teenager influx tion of community, health and recreational centers in low-income into the job market. neighborhoods. There were a number of areas Grants to help low-income where . the unemployment rate showed increases over the month homeowners in urban renewal areas — the non-white rate moved from bring their homes up to standard. 7.6 to 8.4 percent; the blue collar • Extension of low-interest loans rate was up from 5.3 to 5.7 per­ for moderate-income housing and cent; the rate for those unem­ housing for the elderly and handi­ ployed 15 weeks or longer moved capped. from .09 to 1.1. The bill now goes to the Senate, The Labor Dept. said that al­ whose Banking Committee has al­ though the rate for non-whita ready approved a companion meas­ (Continued on page 23) ure by a 10-4 vote. Unemployment Shows Rise During June tion of what an American seaman pared to those paid to members of The use of Japanese seamen on would get. American seamen's unions. The the American LST's has caused Japanese seamen receive the equiv­ The MSTS hiring operation in alent of a $2 per day war area much furor in Tokyo's political Japan has been justifiably com­ bonus when their craft is in Viet­ circles. The Japanese press has pared to that of American runaway- namese waters, and a bonus of $75 publicly questioned the wisdom of flag shipping operators who regis­ if their vessel comes under attack. permitting the country's seamen to ter their vessels in foreign coun­ In the event that a crewmember be used by another world power in tries to evade U.S. taxes, wage loses his life in an attack, the U.S. a war situation. The crux of these arguments is that Article 9 of levels as well as working and safety will pay his survivors $5,000. Japan's constitution specifically standards. For instance, the Luck Holds outlaws the maintenance of military MSTS rates for overtime, danger­ forces for use overseas. As of this date, out of the ap­ ous cargoes, area and attack bo­ proximately 827 Japanese crewAn example of the passion stirred nuses and life insurance are shock­ members serving on the LST's, by this constitutional provision was ingly low when compared to those existing in the contracts of Ameri­ there has been only one fatality, the uproar created last year when when a South Vietnamese soldier the Japanese government decided can seamen's unions. killed a seaman whom he mistook to send a medical team to aid the The MSTS has been operating 17 for a Viet Cong saboteur. The only South Vietnamese in their coura­ LST's between Japan, South Viet­ other loss suffered by the LST fleet geous fight against the Communistnam and American installations on was the destruction of one craft by led insurgents. islands between the two countries for the - past several years. The ferrying operation has been respon­ sible for delivering a wide variety of supplies, ranging from house­ hold goods to arms and ammuni­ tion. in Which Only The Names and Colors LSTs Useful Were Changed To Protect The Guilty U.S. military officials see several Many wild and woolly stories are told about the "old days" at advantages to using the World War sea. One of the woolliest stories concerns a ship called the Il-type LST's for supply operations Ferret, and most of the wool was pulled over the eyes of trusting in Vietnam. LST's can sail along ship's chandlers, owners, insurance companies and shippers by a shallow coastlines, calling at ports slick, fast-talking Yankee confidence man named Walker. which do not have facilities for The 445-ton Ferret was busily ferrying people across Scotland'* larger vessels. The craft are ca­ Firth of Forth for the Highland Railway Company in 1880 when pable of delivering their supply Walker made his appearance on the scene. loads right to the beaches, making Armed with forged references and forked tongue, Walker them particularly valuable in carry­ ing out supply missions along the "chartered" the Ferret for "a six month cruise." With just mountainous stretches of the Viet­ enough crew to get the nam coastline. vessel underway. Walker took the vessel to Cardiff, The Military Sea Transport Serv­ replaced the crew, bought ice has been so pleased with the enough coal and provisions capabilities of the LST's, that it to tnake an extended voyage, now intends to take eight more of and quickly put to sea again the craft out of the reserve fleet before his checks started and put them into service in South bouncing. Vietnam where the pace of the war Vanishing Act with the Red Viet Cong grows con­ Ship chandlers looked in tinuously hotter. vain for their money, the Low Pay vessel's owners scratched in vain for their "charter" While the MSTS has found that money, but the Ferret had the LST is well suited to carry out completely disappeared. Brit­ its Vietnam supply missions, a ish consuls in foreign ports quick look at its low pay and benefit were notified, appeals for information on the vessel's where­ schedules demonstrates why Ameri­ abouts were placed in the newspapers—all in vain. The Ferret can seamen are not being used to was gone. man the famous World War II land­ ing craft. Japanese crewmembers It was almost spring, 1881, when word came from Gibralter who sail in the low deck and stew­ that a yellow-funnelled vessel bearing the name Ferret had ard ratings are paid only $110 per entered the Mediterranean. This encouraging news was quickly month. The MSTS calculates its followed however by a message that one of the ship's lifeboats, overtime pay rates between $1 to along with other varied gear, had been found washed ashore. $1.50 per pour, and pays a 10 per­ The real owners of the Ferret immediately filed a claim with the cent bonus for the transportation Insurance company and were duly paid for a vessel lost at sea. of dangerous cargoes. These rates Meanwhile, aboard the Ferret, painters were busily at work of pay do not even begin to com­ with black paint, covering her yellow funnel. Her# blue lifeboats pare with those of U.S. seamen. were painted white, while on her bow, in fresh paint, was the The MSTS also keeps its sched­ carefully-stenciled name Bantam. ule of payments for area and attack Coffee Anyone? The Ferret-Bantam put in at Santos, where Walker managed to obtain a cargo of coffee bound for Marseilles. The coffee fetched a fine price at Cape Town shortly thereafter. At Mauritius, Walker talked some ship chandlers out of more provisions and the vessel set out for Australia. On her bow, in Seafarers with beefs regard­ fresh paint, was the carefully-stenciled name India. Walker in ing slow payment of monies due the meanwhile, had changed his own name to Henderson, and from various operators in back everything was proceeding swimmingly. wages and disputed overtime Walker-Henderson's luck ran out however, when he brought should first check whether they the Ferret-Bantam-India to Melbourne. Awaiting inspection by have a proper mailing address the port health authorities, a policeman came aboard and noticed on file with the company. SlU the faint lettering of other names beneath the freshly painted headquarters officials point out India on her bow. The authorities were notified, and they in that reports received from sev­ turn checked with the original owners of the presumedly lost eral operators show checks have Ferret. Meanwhile, they detained the vessel with various excuses. been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score With the Ferret-Bantam-India unaccountably mired in tons of Is sent from another, thus cre­ red tape, Walker-Henderson smelled a rat and headed for the ating much difficulty in keeping hills—^but too late. A Melbourne judge gave Walker and his accounts straight. "purser" seven years, and his "captain" got three-and-a-half years. The Tale Of The Ferret Ose Only One Mail Address �raK« Six SEAFdliEHtS LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District) June 5 to June 18, 1965 Seafarers found the shipping picture generally im­ proved during the past two weeks. A total of 1,391 SIU men answered job calls this period as compared with only 1,088 in the previous one. Although the up-swing trend was fairly consistent, the most impressive gains were chalked up in the Gulf Coast area where every port showed a marked improvement. Shipping figures were strongest in Mobile and Tampa with New Orleans follow­ ing closely and Houston also up. On the East Coast, jobs were moving at ^ quicker pace in New York and Boston. There was no change in Phila­ delphia and in Baltimore job calls were down slightly. Job activity on the West Coast was racing full steam ahead in the ports of San Francisco and Seattle, with both ports showing a sharp rise in the number of Seafarers shipping out. In Wilmington, however, shipping pro­ ceeded on the slow bell. The job breakdown by department showed an in­ creased number of calls in all three denartments. Sea­ farers holding engine -ratings benefitted most by this pe­ riod's improvement while deckmen ran a close second. Steward jobs were also up. Registered CLASS A Port Boston Now York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville .' Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington Pan Francisco Seattle 118 214 49 1I 381 Port Boston New York Philadelphia .. Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville .. Tampa Mobile "'ew Orleans.. Houston Wilmington San Francisco. Seattle TOTALS ~66 173 ^ "1 Port Bos NY Phil Bai Nor Jac Tarn Mob NO Hon Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-s 0 6 1 3 1 0 1 4 4 5 1 2 2 30 38 1 277 GROUP 1 2 1 1 3 12 0 3 13 0 7 0 1 1 0 1 7 0 2 27 26 3 0 - 4 7 6 8 1 17 117 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 0 2 0 13 28 11 5 0 2 17 3 4 3 10 2 2 4 0 1 2 0 7 14 5 15 44 8 18 471 2 2 6 1 18 7 5 16 , _3 7 79 1 213 42 Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1-9 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 58! 1 13 5 2 10 17 20 15 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 12 14 1 6 15 2 5 1 3 7 0 0 4 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 9 2 5 15 0 9 2 4 0 26 28 3 40 2 5 22 9 13 22 39 1 50 4 16 13 16 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 6 12 2 17 1 5 7 3 5 10 1 6 13 2 6 3 3 2 29 98 1 139 18 63 57 76 1 226 12 Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAIS • a 4 t 9 1 6 5 4 I i 1 1 0 3 t 4 0 5 4 IS S 7 4 « 4 4 11 17 11 5 1 38 13 17 S i 4 14 37 34 12 14 10 TOTALS ... 44 38 105 BottoR ..*••• 1 NRW Ycrk .... 14 PhilmlRlphia.. 4 loltiRiorR .... I Norfolk 3 JoekMRvfflo .. I Tompo 0 MoMio '7 Now OrlooRS.. HORltOR WilmlRgtoR .. Son Franclcco. Sootlie 209 Registered On The Beach CLASS A1 CLASS B ( TOTAL Shipped GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0' 0 7' 10 8 0 0 3~ 0 10 "2 20 0 3 7 4 0 6 5 11 49 29 11 89 79 144 28 2511 6 27 53 86 0 1 2 1 5 8 10 10 0 0 1 20 0 5 14 19 13 29 31 55 7 0 1 1 2 14 2 93 4 13 27 44 0 10 0 0 0 7 0 17 14 19 37, 2 7 6 15 4 o! 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 8 0 18, 1 7 13 5 0 3 2 1 3 6 2 1 2 6 1 9 0 0 4 4 0 1 2 36 23 61 24 25 1 2 53 1 4 6 19 26 0 1 1 2 57 27 2 . 86 70 79 8 157, 6 37 59 102 11 47 1 2 8 38 11 96 56 80 15 151 6 27 39 72 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 20 1 18 2 17 40 1 10 6 6 0 6 12 37 20 12 69 17 7 22 2 41' 1 16 24 0 3 35 17 2 1 3 55 24 22 3 49 3 5 23 15 1 20 26 1I 47 297 184 47 1 363 500 76 11 939 31' 171 250 f 452 ENGINE DEPARTMENT CLASS B Registered 3 ALL 0 4 74 13 5 0 24 2 6 1 3 0 2 0 13' 3 46 5 7 44 0 9 28 5 19 2 Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 0 2 5 2 3 5 0 7| 0 0 3 3 13 14 0 27 16 24 9 49 4 13 12 29 0 8 2 6 0 2 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 8 10 18 3 7 13 4 9 2 14 2 0 10 4 5 7 5 5 5 1 10 1 1 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1| 0 1 16 17 12 22 2 36 2 8 13 23 1 11 17 34 7 57 0 17 10 29 16 271 2 19 21 19 47 6 42 24 4 14 18 38! 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1! 4 13 6 37 0 16 4 5 21 10 20 4 0 4 5 35 2 8 7 2 6 12 _ 18 7 77 103 1 187 95" 162 40 1 297 17 92 75 1 184 Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 2 2 31 30 1 4 20 2 1 4 2 1 0 2 9 1 33 8 32 5 3 6 16 7 4 13 Shipped CLASS A Ship AilMty SIgR IR 2S Ofli TroRi. TOTAL 00 TOTALS DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 3 0 0 3 19 55 29 103 3 3 10 4 8 24 1 33 16 4 10 2 3 1 0 4 0 3 4 1 17 27 9 1 57 22 33 2 26 71 42 3 2 4 1 7 25 4 10 11 10 21 2 9 The number of Seafarers hitting the registration coun­ ter continued to rise during the past two weeks as 1,423 men registered as-compared^Vith 1,344 in the previous period. The number of SIU men registered on the beach was also up despite the increased shipping activity, the figure moving from 3,364 last period to this period's 3,539. Seniority breakdown statistics showed that there was some change in job distribution for this improved ship­ ping period. Class A men dropped four points as they accounted for only 49 percent of the total shipping pic­ ture as compared with 53 percent last time. Class B men picked up two points as they answered 35 percent of the job calls as compared with last period's 33 percent. The job activity proportion of Class C men also jumped up two percent. Shipping activity totals rose with the overall improve­ ment in the iob situation. During the oast two weeks there were 66 payoffs as contrasted with the 59 in the prior period. There were 38 sif?n-nns. the same num'-er as there were in the past period. Ships in transit totaled 105, nine more than there were two weeks ago. Registered CLASS B 2 2 23 8 11 4 1 2 11 29 16 1 23 10 141 3 ALL 2 4 7 411 10 2 15 1 6 0 0 1, 0 2, 4 20 40 3 21 3 0 2 34 4 13 0 26 [ 209 7 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 . 0 1 3 14 0 3 0 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 13 0 23 1 25 0 1 2 6 3 8 11 104 3 ALL • 0 1: 8 25! 5i 2 7 .141 3 5 0 1 1 1 10 25 4 27 40 14 0 1 17 9 7 18 65 1 180 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 5 15 22 41 25 0 1 1 10 5 0 0 0 l! 15 1 14 0 0 1 5 li 6 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 20 25 2 2 5 40 1 27 0 12 11 23 21 40 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 13 9 24 34 17 1 2 2 5 13 18 .7 35 45 i1 87 209 180 C 0 22 1 1 1 1 0 4 5 23 0 24 6 87 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B 1 GROUP GROUP ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 5 5 8 1 14' 1 3 1 1 88 47 93 12 152 10 45 ^48 103 16 2 17 3 22, 0 6 8 14 30 11 52 8 71 2 55 27 26 12 8 19 3 30! 1 8 11 20 3 2 2 0 7 4 1 3 3 3 2 6 1 9 0 0 4 4 49 9 17 30, 0 4 16 6 10 72 28 80 14 122i 4 92 41 47 84 14 72 90 5 4 85 39 41 3 9 8 4 2l| 2 16 9 5 75 6 33 7 46 2 16 8 6 36 6 _ 28 4 38 0 _ 14 4 1 476 149 435 65 1 649! 28 201 216 1 445 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 38 1 0 10 4 19 9 10 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 5 6 15 0 3 3 4; 1 0 6, 1 0 2 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 li 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 21! 1 16 8 9 2 13 34: 1 6 18 2 21 24 7 7 30 3 13 9 5 20 28 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 17 0 3 6 6 2 11! 9 13 3 6 1 4 4 16 17 98 1 126 56 33 73 1 180 11 Shipped CLASS C 77 103 I 187 95 162 40 I 297 68 173 38 I 277 17 117 79 | 213, 42 141 26 | 209 93 57 76 I 226 12 29 98 | 139 74 '33 "73 | 180 27A 444 163 [ 884 36 223 280| 539 211 336 139 | 686 1 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 2 1 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 17 17 38 10 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 15 4 0 0 4 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 3 3 21 16 0 0 0 0 34 24 1 1 9 11 30 28 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 25 25 17 11 0 0 14 14 13 23 1 1 79 1 81180 126 SUMMARY SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 118 214 49 I 381 Shipped CLASS B C ALL 1-9 0 4 0 17 65; 18 2 6 5 2 21' 9 12, 4 4 0 2 2 5 2 3 3 40 7 0 58 23 69 11 11 0 2 7 53 6 25 50 7 14 81 1 387 101 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 2 7 3 0 0 1 1 60 33 72 183 5 57 11 41 3 3 12 23 0 0 0 0 17 27 20 73 3 44 0 41 7 6 8 25, 2 24 4 18 2 2 2 8 0 1 3 4 2 0 6! 1 2 0 1 2 5ll 0 14 12 18 1 12 13 28 17 64. 132 6 4 95 105 40 24 25 100: 5 56 14 37 4 6 8 25, 1 3 5 1 8 10 35 2 11 3 6 11 33 3 12 2 12 6 22 31 201 143 256 1 701 28 45 280 1 353 SHIPPED TOTAL Registered On The Beach SHIPPED CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 17 92 75 | 184 1 20 26 I 47 297 184 47 I 528.363 500 76 I 939 31 171 250 I 452 11 104 65 | 180 7 35 45^I_8'1[|209 180 87 | 476:i49 435 65 1 649 28 45 280 | 353 11 17 98 | 126: 1 1 79 | 8ijl80 126 81 | 387,302 143 256 |-701. 28 45 280 | 353 39 213 238 | 490' 9 56 150 j 215 686 490 215 |1391 814 1078 397 |2289,~87 417 746 |1250 'M f \ �Itfirt, Ifa ittAFAkERS L64 Ve/f By Cfri Tamitr, Extcutivt Viee-PrMidtnt Maritime Awaits U.S. ActionA key idea reralarly advanced by maritime labor, segments of the merchant marine indiuti-y and those, interested in the maintenance of a strongr U.S.-flaff oceangoing fleet as one 'df the pillars of a strong American economy, has been that given the means and the climate necessary to cure its ills the U.S. merchant marine would regain its strength and vigor. The simple truth of that idea was graphically proved a few weeks ago when the SlU-eontracted Sea-Land Service, one of the few remain­ ing domestic water carriers in the nation, announced that it was pre­ pared to spend nearly $200 million on expansion of its containership fleet and the facilities necessary to maintain that fleet. The occasion for Sea-Land's forthrightly positive announcement was the hearing before the Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee on the legislation proposed by Senator E. L. (Bob) Bartlett (D.-Alaska) that would allow non-subsidized water carriers to put aside a portion of their earnings on a tax-deferred basis to be used for new ship construction. A Sea-Land representative testifying before the Senate panel said that the company was prepared to purchase some six vessels in the 30,000-35,000 ton class for coastal and intercoastal containership service at a cost of approximately $100 million. Auxiliary equipment—con­ tainers, cargo vans and chassis— would account for nearly $100 would be required to set aside a million more In Sea-Land's pro­ pre-determined share of the jected spending program. freight rates they receive from In announcing that it was pre­ carrying government-generated pared to stake a significant cargoes and put it in the reserve amount of money on the future of fund. While funds established in the U.S. merchant marine, the the reserve would be tax-free, Sea-Land spokesman told the owners who refused to participate Congressional body that there was would not be eligible to receive "nothing wrong with the domestic the premium freight rates paid for shipping industry that a little the carnage of governmenthelp won't cure." Senator Bart­ generated cargoes. lett, the subcommittee's chair­ The Secretary of Commerce man, said he was pleasantly would bo given the power to set "startled" by Sea-Land's an­ up the percentage of the revenues nouncement. Clearly, the law­ received from hauling governmentmaker had not expected such a generated cargoes for deposit in favorable response to the legis­ the construction reserve. Ship lation he proposed so soon. operators would also be able to Other maritime industry rep­ deposit other earnings in the fund. resentatives voiced their approval The bill will require that proceeds of the Bartlett bill at the hearings, from the sale of vessels, insurance though no one else went as far as and indemnity receipts, deprecia­ Sea-Land in saying that they tion charges and earnings on would undertake major construc­ monies already deposited in the tion programs if the bill was suc­ fund all be required to be invested cessfully steered through Con­ in liie reserve. gress. Other measures will be needed to improve the weak position of Under the Bartlett bill (a similar measure was proposed in the nation's bulk carrier and the House by Representative Wil­ tanker fleets. The SIU has pro­ liam S. Mailliard, a California posed measures before the Presi­ Republican), a tax-free reserve dent's Maritime Advisory Commit­ fund would be created by the tee to meet the problems—^run­ government with the specific pur­ away-flag operations and others— pose of financing new ship con­ of the bulk and tanker fleets. The struction. Non-subsidized shipping. enactment of a comprehensive Including liners, tramps, bulk car­ plan for the strengthening of the riers, domestic carriers, lakes car­ U.S.-flag merchant marine will riers and fishing vessels would be depend to a great measure on the eligible for inclusion in the re- emphasis given to the problem In Washington. Indications so far •erve system. this year have been encouraging, The participating operators such as in the Bartlett bill. New Tug For SIU Boatmen ii- f The Clyde Butcher, the newest tug to join the fleet of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union contracted American Commer­ cial Lines, is shown above during recent launching at Jeffersonville, Indiana. The 5,000 h.p. towboat is 170 feet long, 40 feet in the beam, and draws 11 feet of water. Equipped with twin diesels, the vessel is equipped with the latest in­ struments for communication, navigation and ship control. She will operate on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.' :*»«• Japan Finds Bigger Ships Make Some Big Problems TOKYO—Japanese-built tankers continue to grow larger each year, and promise to grow still larger in the future. Building docks and repair docks capable of handling vessels up to and over 170,000 dwt are underway in several areas in Japan—spurring warnings from some quarters that these tankers-*may outgrow their usefulness 10,000 dwt. iron ore carriers and two 35,600 and become nothing but Bulgaria, whlcn recently placed dwt tankers recently, is reported gigantic white elephants. Japanese maritime interests are becoming increasingly concerned over the fact that there are no tug­ boats large enough to pull some of these huge tankers to port should they become disabled somewhere in the world. This, they fear, will force insurance rates on such vesssels sky-high and cancel- out any savings made in transportation costs. The largest tugboats in Japan have engines of 4,000 horsepower, they point out, whereas 10,000 h.p. engines are required for ves­ sels over the 100,000 dwt class. The Japanese Shipowners Asso­ ciation is presently negotiating with the Transportation Minis>try for the construction of an inspec­ tion cruiser for the Maritime Safety Agency capable of pulling a 150,000 dwt ship. A building dock is going up in Nagasaki how­ ever, capable of launching a 170,000 dwt vessel. Soviet Contracts With their business already booming, the. Japanese shipbuild­ ing industry is expecting an even bigger boom soon as shipbuilding oontracts with Soviet bloc nations continue to soar. The Russians have asked Japa­ nese shipbuilders for estimates on about 30 new ships and repair work on an equal number. The new construction includes 70,000 dwt, 35,000 dwt, 20,000 dwt tank­ ers; 12,000 dwt cargo liners; and several fish factory ships up to Five New Ships For Delta Line WASHINGTON — The SlU-contnated Delta Steamship Lines has signed a contract with the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation for the construction of five new C-3 cargo ships to be used on the company's South American routes. The signing took place at the headquarters of the Maritime Ad­ ministration here. The ships will be built with a tentative 53.3 per­ cent construction differential sub­ sidy from the MA. Total cost for the five ships was set at $52.5. million, or nearly $10.5 million each. Each single-screw ship will be 522 long, with a draft of 31 feet under a full 13,350-deadweight ton load. Steam turbine engines will drive each ship at 18.6 knots. All crew compartments will be fully air-conditioned, and each ship will have accommodations for four passengers. The five vessels ordered from the Ingalls yard at Pascagoula, Mississippi, follow three other new bottoms ordered by Delta as part of a general ship replacement pro­ gram. The first three ships are al­ ready in service, and five more new ships are planned in addition to the five ordered this week. According to the construction contract, the shipyard will deliver the first vessel in 810 days, with the remaining four to be delivered at 90 day intervals thereafter. an order for five 9,000 dwt coal to be planning further similar carriers, is negotiating for four­ purchases and Is now negotiating teen 12,000 dwt iron ore carriers. for three 38,000 gross ton all-pur­ pose trawling ships. Czechoslovakia is asking for Even Poland, which has not bids on three to four bulk carriers been a Japanese ship customer in of the 20,000-40,000 dwt class. the past is reportedly interested Rumania, which bought 10 ves­ in the Japanese shipbuilding sels including eight 24,000 dwt prowess. By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Kuchei Proposal Supported By Senate The U.S. Senate has voted overwhelmingly to support a proposal by California's Senator Kuchei to cut off aid to Latin American countries which interfere with and harass American fishermen in the pursuance of their trade on the high seas. Provoked by the arrest of several San Diego-based tuna boats by Peruvian authorities, Kuchei introduced an amendment to the 1965 bill under which two year continuance of the foreign assistance program is authorized. The Kuchei amendment, which provides the means of retaliating against nations attempting to extend their maritime "jurisdiction" in flagrant disregard of international customs and agreements, rolled up an impressive 59-24 Senate roll eall victory. The proposal drew strong, inter-party backing, with 35 Democrats and 23 Republicans railying to support it. Co-sponsors of the amend­ ment were Senators George Murphy of California, Magnuson and Jackson of Washington, and Omening and Bartlett of Alaska. California State Controller Alan Cranston has criticized as "pre­ posterous" actor Ronald Reagan's reported candidacy for Governor of California or President of the United States. Cranston said that "no amount of magic by image makers can transform his (Reagan's) background from what it really-fwas to what they would not prefer period, with the in-transits Over­ it to have been. Reagan said he seas Rose and Yorkmar the only would be a gubernatorial candi­ vessels serviced. However, six date next year if enough Repub­ ships are expected shortly and the licans supported him. Cranston job calls are expected to pick up said former Senator Barry Gold- correspondingly. water had suggested Reagan as a Among the oldtimers on the possible GOP presidential candi­ beach in Wilmington is Ramon date. Sierra. He last sailed aboard the San Francisco Longview Victory as saloon-pan­ Shipping for the Port of San try. Ramon has been an SIU man Francisco has been very good dur­ for about 25 years and he makes ing the last period for all rated his home in the Los Angeles area. and unrated men. The outlook is He says it will not be a long stay good also. Payoffs during the last on the beach for him this time and period were the Ridgefield Vic­ that he is ready to sail as soon as tory, Bowling Green, Longview the first job shows up. Victory and the Overseas Rose. Joe Curry is anxious to ship but Signing on were the Fairport, may not be able to for a while be­ Overseas Rose and Bowling Green. The only in-transit was the Liberty cause of illness. Joe is no friend of Yorkmar, which laid up after suf­ life on the beach and can't wait fering a 27-foot gash on the reefs until he gets his FFD. south of here. Other port arrivals Seattle were the Portmar and San Juan. Shipping has been good in SeatDue to pay off in the coming tie and is expected to remain that period are the Antinous, North­ way. Payoffs during the last western Victory, Whitehall, Choc­ period were the Summit, Express taw, Delaware, Topa Topa and Virginia, Anchorage, Robin Kirk Oceanic Spray. Other vessels due and Seattle. The Mount Washing­ are the Steel Artisan, Steel Work­ ton crewed up, and the Seattle was er, Elizabethport, Yorkmar, Ex­ also in-transit. press Baltimore, De Soto and San Carl Ainsworth, who last sailed Francisco. as an AB to Saigon on the Fairport, E. Bulik, an oidtimer who sails is waiting for another trip, and as fireman-watertender, found the he says he is not particular about San Juan to his liking and sailed where it will take him. out recently. V. Orencio, a chief Fred Sullins, a proud graduate steward, did the same with the Overseas Rose. K. Karstens, with of the steward recertification enough beach time to last him for eourse in New York, just came in a while, decided to ride the Long- off the Choctaw Victory and is view Victory out to Far East. Re­ anxious to catch another ship go­ ported to be in drydock but on ing anywhere. their way to recovery are oidC. Baker, who sails as firemantimers Ira K. Coats, R. G. Barr watertender, is just off the Robin and Carlos Sy. Kirk. After spending a little va­ Wilmington cation time at Yellowstone Nation­ Shipping activity through the al Park, he says he will be ready port was slow during the last to go again aoon. �f y ' * . * * ^ SEA^FAiKRSi\OG Face Eicht Aluminum Workers Thank SlU For Strike Snpport Lifeboat Class 135 Sets Sail NEW ORLEANS—Active support and assistance by the SIU here, which helped the Aluminum Workers International Union to defeat a raid bid by District 50, UMW, prompted a recent letter of appreciation— and thanks from the alumi­ Union President Eddie R. Stahl wrote: num worker?. District 50 mounted an intensive campaign in the Kaiser Aluminum plant in Chalmette, La., for about three and a half months in an attempt to raid the Aluminum Workers International Union which has had a contract with the plant since 1952. SIU aid included distributing leaflets at the entrance o.f the plant at the change of all shifts on May 25 prior to the election that was held on May 27 and 28. With the SIU aid the alumi­ num workers swamped District 50 by a vote of 1131 to 827 with two ballots voided. In a letter of appreciation, Aluminum Workers International 14B Repeal (Continued from page 2) Virginia, a contiguous state which has a 'right-to-work'law?" Ran­ dolph then asked. "It was $2.04 an hour," said Harris. "Well, now, that's 63 cents an hour difference, Randolph ob­ served. "Very interesting." No Referendum In another exchange. Senator Winston L. Prouty (R-Vt.) sought unsuccessfully to have Biemiller look kindly o» a suggestion for a "national referendum" on repeal of 14 (b). Biemiller pointed out that the United States is a representa­ tive government and that there is no constitutional provision for referenda on legislation. And McNamara, who has spon­ sored a 14(b) repeal bill, inter­ vened to observe, on the basis of the sweeping victory of Demo­ cratic candidates pledged to re­ peal: "It seems to me that we had a referendum on this issue last No­ vember." Wirtz told the subcommittee that the issue of the union shop should be left to the bargaining table in all 50 states—not just the 31 which do have "work" laws. He said the form of union shop permitted under the Taft-Hartley Act for states which do not have "right-to-work" laws respects "to the fullest practical extent" the views of the "few" whose religion bars them from full participation In a union or other secular organi­ zation. The employe under the union shop, Wirtz noted, can only be required to pay dues. He can­ not be obligated to attend union meetings, accept union discipline or to engage in union ritual. As in the House hearings sev­ eral weeks ago, the Chamber of Commerce and other employer groups opposing repeal of Sec­ tion 14(b) saw a "threat to the liberty of workers under the union shop.'" More unions will be "busted" in strikes for a union shop if Section 14(b) is repealed, the Chamber warned, "than ever were busted by *right-to-work' laws." "It has always been recognized by the labor movement that when anyone was in trouble and needed help he could always go to the SIU with the full knowledge that the help would be supplied and this is the second opportunity the Aluminum Workers International Union has had to come to your organization and request assist­ ance over the past 12 years in New Orleans. I am speaking specifically, of course, of the raid on our local union at the Kaiser plant at Chalmette by District 50. "Again your organization as­ sisted in every way possible and the presence of your membership in passing out handbills at the Chalmette plant had a very ma­ terial affect on the outcome of our election with District 50. The very presence of the members of the SIU on the line in passing out these bills was proof to the alumi­ num workers just where the SIU stood and I want you to know that I very deeply appreciate your efforts on our behalf. I would like for you to extend to those who passed out the handbills at the plant gates the sincere appre­ ciation of the Aluminum Workers International Union and particu­ larly of the writer. It is just such efforts as these that make one appreciate belonging to this great labor movement." Graduates of Lifeboat Class 135 have their class photo taken by LOG photographer after completing all requirements for their Coast Guard lifebodt tickets. They are (l-r, seated) Edward J. Woolverton, Robert A. Lord. Reginald Roland. Standing (l-r) are class members Edward J. Palmer, George F. Jewelt, Joe Khalil, and instructor Arne Bjornsson. Cave Diving—Afosf Dangerous "Sport"? When you're swimming along under 90 feet of inky bl ack water in a cave 200 feet underground, your best and only friend is a thin, Vsth inch nylon safety line which is often the only means available of finding your way out again, says a man who ha§ been exploring underwater and underground for 10 years. "The water ahead may look'' 400 feet long and paid out care­ would only find himself still to check your time closely with crystal clear as you swim and fully from a reel on his wrist trapped far underground and far an underwater watch and also to explore for fossil bones or when the time comes. from any eld. Often, there Is no pay close attention to your depth rarely seen living specimens such as blind, white crayfish and blind salamanders," warns John Cooper, a teacher of biology who special­ izes in herpetology—the scienti­ fic study of amphibians and rep­ tiles — "but as you kick around, the silt stirs up behind you. With­ out a safety line, you might turn to swim back to the surface only to be faced with inky water that leaves you totally confused," and in an underground, underwater trap. Dangerous Specialty Cave diving with the aid of scuba gear is a specialty practiced by only about three dozen men in the U.S. Besides being highly dangerous it is physically exhaust­ ing. Most spelunkers, people who explore underground caves for a hobby, will assist the cave divers in entering the caves and explor­ ing downward through the caverns in the earth but stop short at the underground lakes and rivers which are the cave diver's domain. After descending into the dark­ ness of a cave, hours of arduous labor can lie ahead before reach­ ing the water. Vertical drops down rocky underground canyons must often be negotiated, and the diver must often crawl through narrow passages barely wide enough to ad­ mit him. All this must be done carrying his diving and safety equipment which includes a wetsuit, weight belt, face mask and snorkel, waterproof watch, under­ water depth gauge, underwater light, reserve ligbt, twin aip tank^ and his nylon safety line—about Diving deep beneath the waters of lakes which are already deep beneath the earth is a job which really separates the men from the boys when it comes to scuba div­ ing, with every danger magnified to frightening proportions. On Your Own Unlike deep-sea diving, the cave diver has no means of maintain­ ing communication with his help­ ers on the surface because he is often too far from them after fol­ lowing the many twists and turns of narrow water-filled underground passages. In case of trouble, open-water divers can simply pop to the sur­ face—but not the cave diver, who Moving? Notify SIU, Welfare Seafarers and SIU families who apply for maternity, hos­ pital or surgical benefits from the Welfare Plan are urged to keep the Union or the Wel­ fare Plan advised of any changes of address while their applications are being proc­ essed. Although payments are often made by return mail, changes of address (or illegible return addresses) delay them when checks or "baby bonds" are returned. Those who are moving are advised to notify SIU headquarters or the Wel­ fare Plan, at 17 Battery Place, New York 4, NY. . surface to pop up to because the cavern is completely filled with wat6r and popping up would only mean being smashed against the rock at the cave's roof, while still completely under water. Even the safety line offers little real safety, because it Is not some­ thing with which a diver In trouble can be pulled back to the surface. All It can do Is guide him back to his point of entry, but he must make the trip himself. The Three "Cs" For their own safety, cave divers rely on three things — caution, care and cool-headedness. Failure to observe any of these three "Cs" can lead to trouble fast. "One experienced diver, for ex­ ample, had worked his way through a labyrinth of underwater passages and entered a water-filled room when he reached the end of his line. It is believed that he sighted something across the room, perhaps a fossil, and decided to disconnect his line, swim a few yards for it, then return to the line." He never returned, and the theory Is that the swimming diver disturbed the sediment, turned the clear water to murky Impenetra­ bility, and he swam In the wrong direction finding. Instead of his safety line, only death. Stories of danger. Injury and death are closely associated with cave diving. "You have to have as much air to go out on as you used to go In^ if not more," Cooper observes, "so it's important gauge to determine how fast you can ascend." Ascending too fast can bring on the crippling "bends." Bad Examples The story is told of a young diver who came up from a con­ siderable depth while holding his breath and ruptured his lungs. An­ other died when he took off his air tanks to squeeze through a nar­ row passageway. Apparently push­ ing the tanks through the hold ahead of him, he probably got wedged In the hole and, struggling to free himself, lost his grip on the tanks. After exploring some 300 caves. Cooper admits that his worst fright proved to be a false alarm —and he's not at 'aU sorry. "I was In a cave at Blue Hole, Florida, at a depth of about 75 feet, in a pretty good sized pas­ sageway about 12 feet high and six feet across," he recalls. "I was swimming along midway between the celling and the floor, about 150 or 200 feet from the entrance, when suddenly In the distance I saw big eyes shining and coming toward me. I dropped to the bot­ tom of the passageway, keeping my light focused on the eyes. Do you know what it was? A freshwater eel that appeared through my mask, which has a tendency to magnify, to be about 6 feet long. Farther on In the same cave I saw some big catfish, and a friend speared ope that weighed over i30 pounds." �W t. itw SEAFAnURS LOG Pare Nim LIMESTONE: CARGO FOR SIU SHIPS Limestone, a prime ingredient in steel-ma Icing, is hacked out a quarry near Michigan's Grand Lake and loaded on trucks for the trip to the crushers. The crushed limestone is sorted by siie in a plant near Lake Huron and stacked by the large, movable stacking conveyors (right). From the stacking areas, sorted limestone (left) travels down these cov­ ered conveyora so that they may be loaded aboard ore carriers. The SIU Great Lakes dis­ trict-contracted Joseph S. Young takes on a load of stone ready for car­ riage to midwest steel mills. Experienced American Workers Have Vital Peace Corps Role Bill Building Trades To Benefit To OK Common Site Picketfng Gains Support WASHINGTON—An American worker wlio wants to make the world a better place for some of its people who usually get pushed around from the cradle to the grave can put both his idealism and his practical knowledge to work through the Peace Corps He doesn't have to be at skilled worker, though that enough, for he will be given three food preparation, health practices Legislation to restore the economic rights of workers in the helps, Peace Corps officials to four months of special training —are needed just as badly in building and construction industry is long overdue, the John­ note. Se.ni-skilled workers and in this country to qutdify him. so^ overseas countries as the son Administration and the AFL-CIO told Congress recently. assembly-line workers are needed The AFL-CIO Executive Coun­ skills of the carpenter, electrician Labor Secretary W. Willard"*" too—all levels of skill that can be cil has strongly endorsed the or auto mechanic. Wirtz, the federation and its amendment to T-H applies only to translated Into the solution of Peace Corps and its work and in The AFL-CIO Executive Coun­ Building & Construction disputes at construction sites and mechanical problems. a resolution called on all affili­ picketing directed at employers cil at its meeting last August More than 12,000 Americans, in­ ates to cooperate with the corps adopted a resolution urging labor Trades and Industrial Union de­ primarily in the consiruotion in­ partments all joined. In strongly cluding hundreds of union mem­ "in Its efforts to enlist the inter­ and industry to guarantee re-emdustry. bers, have joined the corps since est of skilled and semi-skilled ployment, seniority and pension supporting a bill amending the Taft-Hartley Act to permit com­ AFL-CIO President George it was set up in 1961 and have workers in service overseas." rights to volunteers and to give mon site picketing in the construc­ Meany, in a letter to Thompson, served to help 46 different devel­ an apprentice credit if he works tion industry. Basic Goals voiced the strong support of the oping countries make the long at his trade during his Peace Hearings on the measure to re­ federation for the measure, noting The Peace Corps has three basic jump to the 20th Century. goals that should appeal particu­ Corps service. Such protections verse the court ruling in the Den­ that the proposed legislation has Now the Peace Corps has more larly to workers: To provide qual­ are now written into many union- ver Building Trades case opened been before Congress since 1954 than 300 positions to be filled by ified help to people of developing management contracts, or have before a House Labor subcommit­ and has the support of members of workers in the next few months nations to meet their needs for been adopted as company policies tee headed by Representative both political parties. in Latin America, Asia and Africa. trained manpower; to promote a with union agreement. Any fed­ Frank Thompson, Jr., (D-N.J.). Best Approach The skills it seeks are many and better understanding of Ameri­ eral employe is given credit for The bill would allow unions strik­ varied. Here are. some of them: cans on the part of other people, two years of seniority upon com­ ing a single contractor at a multi­ He said that part of the delay pletion of two years of Peace employer construction site to has been a dispute within the Auto mechanics, air-condition­ and to provide Americans with a Corps on how best to approach service. picket the entire project without AFL-CIO ing repairmen, blacksmiths, book­ better understanding of people of the problem and that this dispute other countries. violating the secondary boycott binders, bricklayers, carpenters, Any union member who wants "has been settled" and the parties ceramic workers, clerical workers, Volunteers who are accepted to join the Peace Corps and provision of Taft-Hartley. are in full support of the Thomp­ construction supervisors and help­ normally serve for two years. thinks he has the qualifications Wirtz told the committee that son measure. ers, diesel mechanics, draftsmen They are given a living allowance can get a questionnaire in any action is "urgent" to wipe out a and surveyors, electricians, elec­ for food, clothing, housing, travel post office. Don't be discour­ 14-year-old inequity which in ef­ C. J. Haggerty, president of the tronic technicians, farm machin­ and incidentals. They receive a aged by it, the Peace Corps urges, fect constitutes "a denial of the Building & Construction Trades ery and heavy equipment mechan­ termination payment of $75 for noting that it has some sections right to strike and picket" at Dept., reviewed for the committee ics, heavy equipment operators, each month of service—in two a worker may not be able to com­ multi-employer construction sites. in detail the legislative and judi­ mechanics (all types), operating years, a lump sum of $1,800 less plete and other sections a college He termed the present restriction cial history of the common site picketing problem, noting the call engineers, painters, pipe fitters, taxes. With Peace Corps permis­ graduate can't fill out but a "very unfair." for corrective legislation by Presi­ plasterers, plumbers, printers, sion, the fund may be used as it worker can. True Intent dents Eisenhower and Kennedy. roofers, radio-TV technicians, accumulates to repay loans pre­ Or full information about labor The true intent of the secondary The Denver decision, he told sheet metal workers, steel work­ viously incurred. in the Peace Corps, and an appli­ boycott provision, Wirtz said, is to the subcommittee, "caused a seri­ ers,- stonemasons, structural iron Applicants must be at least 18 workers, textile workers, welders, years old, but there is no upper cation, can be obtained by writing protect "neutrals and innocent by­ ous deterioration of union condi­ well drillers and instructors and age limit. Married couples can the Peace Corps, Washington, standers'" from being drawn into a tions in many areas of tlie coun­ vocational teachers of all levels serve if both qualify and they D.C., 20523, Attention Office of labor dispute," and there are no try." The numerous congressional Public Affairs. Remember, anyone "neutrals" among employers work­ and types. have no dependents under 18. The 18 years and older can apply, and ing together at a construction job hearings on remedial legislation, he said, have satisfied the need If an applicant has an aptitude corps has found that the skills of knowledge of a foreign language site. for "deliberative legislative ac­ for one of these jobs it's usually, the avera^-e housewife - sewing fs nXn^essary. - ^ ® ™ ^ He pointed out that the proposed tion." " t: it j / • ) f i- r �rv« Ten SEAF A^EK3 f. MW from The Bottom Of Lake George N.Y. State Troopers Raise Warships Scuttied In 1758 By Robert A. Matthewi, QUESTION! What good boolcf Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. hav* you raad raeantly durinq LAKE GEORGE, New York—The remnants of a once Due to the many inquiries we have received from crew menibers on your off Itourf aboard ihip? mighty but not invincible fresh water war fleet of more than tankers carrying grain, this Memorandum of Understanding la being 200 years ago are now being lifted piece by piece from the run in its entirety to familiarize ail members on these types of vesaeb with its contents: Don Pruett: So many that I can'4 murky bottom of this long,-*finger-shaped lake in upper —decided to make use of the Lake MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING: It is understood and agreed xaally pick out a title. Any frea time I have I Just George find in its 1965 training between the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, New York state. whip a book out program. Rather than confining Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, and those tanker The fleet now being salvaged by chemselves to practice dives as companies signatory to collective bargaining contracts with the Union, of my back pock­ a team of scuba diving State Troop­ usual,, the troopers resolved to im­ and who are operating tankers in the grain trade, that the following et and start in ers was buiit by the British colon­ prove their diving while aiding the working rules shall be in effect as long as the tankers are operated in reading. Being a ialists in in 1758 to drive the cause of historical research. southerner, I es­ the grain trade. French out of Fort Ticonderoga, an pecially go for Good Progress 1. When a tanker is put into the grain trade the crew shall be tinder outpost in the then expanding the Civil War French empire in North America. Despite the fact that the bottom the Freightship working rules from the time they commence loading novels of Frank grain until such time as they arrive kt an oil cargo loading berth, they Yerby who ie The two European powers, tradi­ water is so cold that the divers shall then revert to the tanker working rules. It is understood however, one of tlie many tional rivals in the Old World, can only stay down for no more that they shall at all times remain under the tanker wage scale. to ba were then embroiled in the Seven than 15 minutes, the salvage work 2. It has been agreed that the deck department can take the ship's found in the SIU authors ship's library. Years War. Each sought to extend is progressing well. Sections of evacuators the cargo hold or shelter deck, store rooms, wherever Its empire in the New World to yellow pine, old boat ribs, hand­ they may befrom stored, and place them in position on deck where they are made iron nails and an occasional Tom Boo^ "Naked Came I," a the detriment of the other. The French subsequently lost tlieir musket ball have all been brought required for the loading or discharging of grain. really fine account of the life and —- times of the empire here, but not before they up from the bottom. The goal is In cases where it is necessary • to take the cyclone (heads) off of seek enough sections of one of the are being used to work cargo. This put the Redcoats to rout in the great sculptor Lake George region and forced the sunken vessels to fashion a re­ these machines in order to store would apply whether they are Rodin by David them, it has been agreed that the working one or more of these evac­ Weiss, is the last scuttling of the fleet now proving creation which could be displayed. pumpmen will take out the bolts, uators. 60 interesting to historians. book that I es­ The main problem confronting nuts and etc. and that the deck pecially enjoyed. the divers is decay. An hour or so Scuba Find department would lift off the 7. When in the grain trade and Rodin was an in­ after it is brought to the surface, the vessel is in port, if the stay heads and store the machines, and The first sign that the British fleet was destroyed here as the the wood begins to turn to dust. in this same manner when the ma­ of the vessel exceeds twenty-four telligent, com­ historians maintain was discovered The problem has been temporarily chines are taken out of storage and (24) hours and the oilers are put plex man of five years ago by an amateur remedied by keeping the wood wet placed on deck, the deck depart­ on donkey watch, they shall receive many moods. He diver. He believed he had only until a preservative can be ap­ ment will lift the head onto the overtime for all watches stood lived in Paris at the time it was found the remains of a small fish­ plied. Most recently, the divers machine and the pumpmen will in after 5 p.m. and before 8 am. discovered eight bateaux on the the true art capital of the world. turn secure the bolts, nuts, etc. An interesting question regard­ ing craft. The experts set him straight, however. The diver had bottom in a ragged row, and they The above described work may be ing the rate of overtime pay for a Phil Kugler: 1 went in for soma stumbled upon a small British are working on the salvage of the done during regular working hours dayman, was asked by Richard A. by the watch on deck without the Christenberry aboard the Western heavier reading the last time 1 warship of the ill-starred Lake flat-bottomed troop carriers. picked up a book. George fleet. The battered old boats of battle payment of overtime. Comet. It was called Last year, the scuba-diving now being raised by the State 8. (a) It has been agreed that "T h e Congress­ Question: I am a dayman and branch of the Sate Police—until Troopers may not fight again, but when the ship's evocators are in men," by Charles then more at home diving for dis­ they will, after 207 years, see the use that it will be the pumpman's my working hours are specifically Klapp, and was noted as being from 8 a.m. to 12 carded weapons and sunken safes light again. duty to maintain these machines, noon and I p.m. to 6 p.m. I con­ an informative such as standing by when they tend, that my rate of overtime pay look at the feel­ are running, changing oil, greas­ for wcrking between the hours of ings and ideas of ing, refueling them and doing gen­ 12 noon and 1 p.m. should be at the men in Wash­ eral maintenance and repair work the rate of time and one-half. ington. It gave as can be done aboard ship. On me new insights Answer: You would be entitled ships having electric evacuators, it on the role they shall be the pumpman's duty to to your regular rate of overtime. play in running the nation. plug in the electric connections Reference: Standard Tanker 4" and change plugs during working Agreement, Article III, Section 21 By Lfndsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Ignacio Perez: Westerns and hours without the payment of (d) No. 1, which reads as follows: mysteries are my meat when it New Orleans MTD Urges 14(b) Repeal overtime. comes to pleas­ "The watch on deck between 8 The Maritime Trades Department of Greater New Orleans and (b) When shoreside evacuators ure reading. I a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through vicinity have urged members of its individual unions to write their are to be used, and the crewenjoy the excite­ Friday shall receive straight over­ senators and congressmen urging the repeal of section 14(b) of the members are required to service ment of the west­ Taft-Hartley Act which permits states to enact anti-labor "right-to- or handle same, they shall be paid time." erns, and the Money Due work" laws. The New Orleans MTD has already contacted the Louisiana at the regular overtime rate dur­ mysteries allow. ing regular working hours and at congressional delegation urging the deletion of this harmful legislation R. V. Robert Conrad—^Disputed me to test my from the nation's law books. Although Louisiana isn't directly affected the rate of time and one-half on Overtime; Readus R. Wheelington. ability at notic­ their watch below, and between by se.ction 14(b), union members remember all too clearly how hard Hercules Victory — Disputed ing the clues in labor had to fight to get the state's so-called "right-to-work" law re­ the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 to a.m., and on Saturdays, Sundays Overtime; Edward Jensen, Robert comparison pealed by the legislature. the heroes. I usu­ Smith, George Stanley. and Holidays. ally make a good Bus drivers who are members of Local 1400 of the Amalgamated 4. Cleaning tanks where grain Valiant Hope — Transportation: guess at "whodunit" before the end. Transit Union, AFL-CIO, have agreed on a new contract with West4> 4< side Transit Lines, which operates on the west bank of the Mississippi, has been carried. When men are Thomas £. Hanson, Edward E. Edto sweep up grain and Inger, Donald Kershaw. Larry Hart: The last enjoyable across from New Orleans. As a result of winning new gains in wages required remove it from the tanks or wash St. Lawrence — Subsistence: book I read was "The Ravagers" and vacations, the drivers agreed to return to work on July 3, ending the tanks down with a hand hose, Nicholas by Donald HamSakellarides. a 33 day strike against substandard wages and working conditions. this shall be considered the same iton. The author Ames Victory — Transportation: Maritime labor and management have been making sharp comments as cleaning holds and the hold enjoys- doing about news stories of 7,300 tons of Korean plywood that arrived in New cleaning rate shall be paid as per Ralph L. Jones. spoofs of the Orleans recently aboard a German-flag trim-bulk carrier, the largest the freightship Agreement, how­ Niagra — Disputed Overtime — British spy hero such shipment ever to move through an American port. Observers ever, when butterworthing ma­ Richard Heckman, Francis M. James Bond. chines are used and the tanks are Greenwell. Lodgings: John Benpoint out that this shipment could > Hamilton's hero. easily have been carried on a U.S.- her for four-and-a-half years as cleaned and mucked, men per­ net, Joseph Cayou, William Knapp, Matt Helm, is an flag ship if the American-flag chief steward. Vic is heading for forming this work shall be paid Warren Weiss. American who tramp fleet had the modern, ade­ the Catskill Mountains in New at the tank cleaning rate. can't seem to Natalie — Wages: James N. quate tonnage to compete in the York for a well deserved vacation. 5. During regular working hours keep from getting world charter market. We in the Eldred (Gator Mouth) Bates has it shall be the duty of the deck Boone, Spiros D. Cassimis, Howard in trouble with W. Gibbs, Alfred D. Kirkconnel, SIU realize that this incident is been raving about the great skip­ department to set up and shift the foreign agents, all for fun. Joseph Ortiguerra, Frank G. Val­ another example of the continuing per, crew and feeding on the Eagle ship's evacuators including attach­ 4 t i" decline of the U.S. merchant ma­ Voyager. For the benefit of any ing the first section of suction erie, Adolph Vante. Larry Serra: A trip to Egypt got rine in the face of the Govern­ newcomers, we would like to point pipe and to do any rigging neces­ Transorleans — Disputed Over­ me interested in that country. I ment's failure to act. out that Eldred was responsible for sary for operation and repairs. time: Seymour Sikes. found a good New Orleans the feeding as chief steward on the However, hooking up additional Penn Carrier — Disputed Over­ book on the sub­ sections of suction pipe, shifting time: Earl Beamer, Walter Smith. ject, "The Blue Antonio DiNicoIa has just re­ Voyager. suction lines or going into the Houston turned from New York where he Nile" by Alan served on the Union's Quarterly SIU members in Houston have tanks to hook up or unplug suction Seatrain New York — Disputed Moorehead, and Finance Committee. Jack Procell, experienced a big spurt in shipping lines shall be considered long­ Lodging Allowance: Pedro Agtuca, it's really built who has just finished over nine in the past few weeks, and there is shore work and shall be paid for Luis Cepeda, William Dooling, up my original James Gleason, Eugene Lang- Interest. Moore­ months as bosun on the Del Mar, now a real need for rated men. at the longshore rate. strand, Ruben Negron, Pred Pat- head has another hopped off the other day to trade Among the familiar faces in the hall 6. When evacuators are being places with Louis (Legs) O'Leary, is R. L. Forman who reports a good used to work cargo, after 5 p.m. ersson. Earl Resmondo, Fraucisco book out called who can count more than 30 months trip to India aboard the Marine and before 8 a.m., the fireman- Rodriguez, Alfonse Vallejo. "The White in the ship's top deck job. Also where he sailed in the steward de­ watertender on watch is entitled to S.T. Transhartford—Restriction Nile," which I getting off the Del Mar is Vic partment. A. C. Wilson has been overtime the same as he is on a Dispute: Thomas R. Gannm (Gan- plan to read as soon as I can get freightship when the ship's winches noa). Bomolo who has been sailing on to it. (Continued on page 16) j �^ <,m ^ i- . ii^/iiiii :':£di ;. "Wait For Me-I Shouldn't Be Long! ' DIRKSEN AMENDMENT BLASTED—150 prominent law professori and political scientists have charged that a bid to amend the U.S. Con­ stitution to aliow one house of a state legislature to be established with­ out regard to population would be unwise and undemocratic. ' The amendment, sponsored by Republican leader Sen. Everett McKinley Dirksen (R-Ill.) "goes against the trend of democratic govern­ ment and of expanding civil and political liberties," the university ex­ perts declared. "It would, if ratified, be the first amendment to reduce American liberties rather than expand them," they concluded. The group, which includes leading school deans and both the presi­ dent and president-elect of the American Political Science Association, expressed firm support of the "one man, one vote" principle invoked by the Supreme Court in its decision on the apportionment of state legislatures. "We do not deny the power of a constitutional amendment to reduce political or civil rights," the professors said. "We do strongly oppose such actions as unwise public policy. The first principle of a constitu­ tional democracy is that a majority may not deprive an individual of his fundamental rights." The statement attacked as a "ruse" the provision in the Dirksen amendment that would require referendum ratification of a state's malapportioned legislature. "This," it said, "would use the forms of demo­ crat to impair both democracy and the personal rights of individual voters." Among the signers of the statement were deans of the law schools of Harvard, Yale, Howard, Catholic, Georgia, Florida A&M, Villanova and Syracuse Universities. The canvass of political scientists and law professors was made by Prof. C. Herman Pritchett of the University of Chicago, former presi­ dent of the American Politicai Science Association; New York Univer­ sity Law School Dean Robert McKay, and American University Prof. Royce Hanson, secretary-treasurer of the National Committee for Fair Representation. Local ZS. Marine Division ef the International Union of Operating Engineers has opened new contract taiks with the Dredge Owners Pro­ tective Association. The contract talks cover dredgemen along the Atlantic Coast from the Canadian Border to Chesapeake Bay. The Local 25 contract with the associaation is due to expire on Septem­ ber 30. Steve Leslie, president of Local 25, also announced that a new contract has been already completed with the Bauer Dredg­ ing and Construction Company of Port Lavaca, Texas. 4- 4- $• A 59-day walkout by 250 mem­ bers of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers at the Dechard-Franklin pants plant in Dechard, Tennes­ see, won them a first contract that provides for a general pay raise with additional hikes for piecework jobs, wage standards for time workers, time and one-half after eight hours a day, three additional paid holidays, paid vacations and sickness, welfare and hospitalization benefits. The strike at the company followed two months of futile bargaining after the union won a National Labor Relations Board election earlier in the year. Negotiations were stretched out for another two months before the agreement was finally hammered out and ratified. 'm$y ••V' i:-- 4 4 4 Ben B. Seligman, education and research director of the Retail Clerks International Association, has been appointed director of the University of Massachusetts Labor Relations and Research Center an . professor of economics. Seligamn, an honors graduate of Brooklyn College, will take up his new post on August 1. As director of the center, Seligman will act as chairman of a 17-member ad­ visory council. The center is re­ sponsible for coordinating labor The American labor movement, the na­ tion's senior citizens and pro-medicare Sen­ ators and Congressmen are on the eve of toasting another victory in the long fight to get the Medicare bill passed into law. The bill, which provides an extensive program of medical assistance for the elderly, has cleared 4 4 4 the Senate Finance Committee and is now Joaquin Ba»n, president for four going through final debate as the LOG goes terms of Labor Department Lodge to press. Passage of the bill by an over­ 12 of the Government Employees Union, has been appointed U.S. whelming vote is regarded as virtually as­ Labor Attache In the revolutiontorn Dominican Republic. A native sured by Congressional experts. of New Mexico, Bazan has been a The Medicare bill, which has already been Latin American area expert for passed by the House of Representatives in the Labor Department's Bureau of International Affairs, specializing a slightly different form, has been highly for two decades in the labor as­ praised for establishing new landmarks in pects of U.S. policy in Latin regard to the responsibility of the Govern­ America. He also served as a Spanish language translator for ment for the medical needs of its senior citi­ the late President Kennedy and zens. for Labor Secretary W. Willard Just a few short months ago organized Wirtz. labor was engaged in an all-out fight to get 4 4 4 the King-Anderson bill, providing the na­ Vice President Sam Bonasinga tion's elderly citizens with hospitalization, of the lilinois State AFL-CIO died post hospital nursing care and out-patient in Springfield after a long illness. diagnostic services, passed by the House. He was 73. Bonasinga was a vete­ ran member and officer of Spring­ However, an agreeable surprise was in store field Stage Employees Local 138. for the Medicare proponents. In passing this From 1940 to 1958 he served as program, the House also agreed to an exten­ president of the former AFL sive program of voluntary health insurance Springfield Trades and Labor to cover doctor bills and other medical costs CouncU. Surviving Bonasinga is a for the elderly. daughter. Once the bill reached the Senate, Ameri­ 4 4' can labor and its friends devoted their ener­ gies to expand the bill to include the cost of The Furniture Workers were elected as collective bargaining hospital specialists such as radiologists. In representatives by workers of the, accepting this amendment, the Senate Fi­ Louisville Chair Company in' nance Committee also approved the doubling Louisville, Ky. in a recent election of the 60-day period of hospitalization previ­ held by the National Labor Rela­ ously provided, with the stipulation that a tions Board. The Furniture Work­ patient would pay $10 a day of the cost after ers' election success represented the first 60 days have elapsed. the third vote held among the 300 The fight for Medicare, however, is still not employees of the company in the last threfe years. Two previous over. After Senate approval the Medicare election* were set aside by the bill must go to a Senate-House conference to NLRB. resblve the differences of thef two proposals. education plans with other depart­ ments of the university and other colleges, maintaining contacts with labor groups, governmental agen­ cies and others, and of encourag­ ing education programs within the labor movement. Following agreement on the final version of the bill, the membership of both houses must vote their approval. Then, and only then, can the supporters of Medicare say, "It's in the bag." One fact emerges plainly as the hour of victory for Medicare draws near; its support­ ers in the labor movement, in Congress and throughout the country, know that they have had a hand in shaping one of the most sig­ nificant bills to advance the dignity and health needs of the American people ever to come out of Congress. 14b Repeal The SIU and other member unions of the AFL-CIO were heartened by the recent re­ marks of Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz that repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act is a "top priority" item in President Johnson's legislative program. This infamous section of the Taft-Hartley Act per­ mits states to enact so-called "right-to-work" laws. In the Senate subcommittee hearings on repeal of Section 14(b), AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew Biemiller gave clear indi­ cation of the real goals of the hypocritical advocates of the "right-to-work." There is no coincidence, declared Biemiller, that the employers who give all-out support for socalled "right-to-work" laws happen to be the same bosses "who are unwilling to deal with unions at all." Biemiller did not mince words about the true intentions of these employers when he said, "The real purpose of most 'right-to-work' advocates is to destroy unions and collective bargaining." It is to be hoped that the senators who heard Brother Biemiller heed his message and act promptly to outlaw legalized union-bust­ ing in the 19 states which pay lip service to the so-called "right-to-work." �rase xweir* » t ( • 5EAFAREKS LOO My f. ifH lair f. ua SEAFARERS rage Thlrtetn LOG f- I « 1 I I The U.5. Balance of Paytnents deficit is a prob , em that concerns all Americans, The drain on our gold supplies that it presents and the consequent devaluation of the U.S. dollar that follows is a threat to the entire U.S. economy. Presented below is an explandtion of what the Balance of Payments deficit is, how it comes aboutf and what steps can and should be faien to remedy this serious situation. mMmMI I I O the average American, the balance of payments prob­ lem might appear to be a matter solely for economists to worry about. But the fact is that every citizen has a stake in the Administration's efforts to reduce the balance of pay­ ments deficit and halt the drain on our nation's gold reserves. Put simply, the balance of payments represents the dif­ ference between what we spend abroad and what we earn abroad. Since the mid1950's, our country has been plagued by a persistent bal­ ance of payments deficit—that is, we have been spending more overseas than we have been earning. When any country experi­ ences a continuing deficit in its balance of payments, the international value of its cur­ rency—in our case, the dollar—may be questioned. In such an instance, a country must face up to the challenge and correct the defioit before it becomes too late. To solve the problem, the U.S. can utilize two avenues of approach. We can either find a way to reduce our payments to foreigners, or to increase payments by foreigners to us. To accomplish this, " the Ad­ ministration is making a con­ tinuing analysis of our econ­ omy to discover new ways to reduce the outflow of pay­ ments and increase the inflow. The analysis would show that gold-backed dollars leave the U.S. in the following ways: • Payments for imports of foreign goods. • Overseas Travel by Americans. • Defense Expenditures in foreign nations. • Foreign Aid expenditures. • Payments to foreign transportation concerns. Payments come into the U.S. in these general ways: • Revenues from American exports. • Revenues from American overseas investments. • Interest payments on funds loaned to foreign na­ tions. • Travel by foreigners in the United States. The U.S. dollar has been regarded as one of the most stable currencies in the world and is accepted virtually every- IM •K- where. This is because others regard our nation as strong, and also because our currency is backed by gold. Because our dollars are backed by gold, foreigners value them highly. They know that U.S. dollars can be converted to gold (at $35 an ounce). In recent years, they have been converting them to gold at an ever increasing rate. This has caused a severe drop in our gold supply. With the gold supply dropping, foreign­ ers begin to lose confidence in American dollars. Thus, U.S. gold flees the nation. .J To rebuild confidence in our dollars and to reverse the balance of payments deficit, the government has adopted measures that seek to encourage exports overseas and dis­ courage spending by Americans overseas. These measures take many forms. For instance, American tourists are now being urged to see our nation first, rather than take their dollars abroad. If they must travel, they are encouraged to use American-flag transporta­ tion. The government has en­ deavored to reduce spending overseas, and to encourage foreigners to spend and travel here. The Administration has also been trying to keep gold in our nation through the "Ship American" program. Hun­ IL dreds of millions of dollars emigrate overseas yearly into the bank accounts of foreign water carriers. The promotion of a strong U.S.-flag fleet would keep those dollars in Amer­ ica—in the form of freight rate payments and wages paid to American seamen. Regulation and taxation of runawayflag shipping could also ease the payments problem by in­ creasing the size of the U.S.-flag fleet and thus providing more work for Americans in all segments of the maritime industry as the SIU points out. )} The balance of payments problem will not be solved through the efforts of one seg­ ment of the economy or one part of the population alone. It is a complex problem, and a long range one. It requires •—V—, that America increase her exports overseas, and that means more production at home. A real solution to this serious problem will require the efforts of all Americans both inside and outside the Government. f f/ k r ^ I 1 1 i I I - r �SMAFkk^kS*' tbc Pagi FoAiwa 'Right-to-Work' Boss Breaks Down—Gives Two Holidays rFromS5!IB!i!T5Wwi&c^Si Stevens Employes To Get 2 Paid Holidays Per Year GREEB (UPI) - SOrt 5 dent of J. P. Stejwia'Ma Co. said Saturday that employ^ the textile chain'a W plMts start getting two paid holidaya this year. Robert T. Stevens said Stev* ens' worker*have Chnst» mas and the Fourth of July *a paid holidays. He made the announcement,^ a talk that included hareh criticism of the administration's rfforts to knock down right to work laws, i "There are those who would faka from yott thi rlgU to work V, «i independent agettt^. tho rl^ to Ireo acc^ to your em* ployer, tho ri^t to put your own" yardstick of satisfaction on the job you perfpnn," Stevens said. "Our Congress 1» . besieged by demands to t a k e frwn the peopft" Of South Caro­ lina and states the fr^ dom pi citizens to. chwse wheth­ er they , will'work as indiviauais or as members "of labor uniwis," Stevens said. "Tbat freedom of choice must IfV ir*w.v* ¥.«• S?td the former secretary « tho Army. Stevens said tho TextUe.Work­ ers Union of America, which has been tr^g to become tho bargaining • agent for Stevens workers for two years,, has made a "broad-scale campaign mong oqr people." mm Newspaper clipping above is a typical example of the workers plight In "right to-work' stotes. In a "right to work" state like South Carolina, if a boss sees fit^ to offer his workers as many as two paid holidays a year, it is con-' aidered unusual enough to be immediately picked up and spread across the pages of the local newspapers (see above). So, when Robert T. Stevens, President of the huge J. P. Stevens Textile Company, declared that his employees would receive July 4 and Christmas as days off with pay, a Charleston paper pounced upon the "big news" and proclaimed it to local residents in big, bold, black headlines. What the paper did not print, either in large type or small, is that By Al Tonner, Vice President Stevens, like any anti-union employer, never tells his workers that and Fred Forntn. Secretory-Treosurer, Greol Lokes under "right to work" laws, they invariably lose the right to earn fair wages and decent working conditions. While announcing to the employees of his 63 plants that they The cheerful word from Detroit these days is that rated jobs are would be given the Christmas and July 4 paid holidays, Stevens also warned them that somebody was trying to take away their "right to plentiful and Lakes District members will find a rosy shipping situa­ work." Presumably, Stevens was talking about their "right to work" tion. We would like to remind all members again that they must wait the many additional holidays that organized workers get off with pay. for a relief before leaving a vessel. By plugging for the continuance of state right-to-work laws, Stevens Deep Sea Seafarers in Chicago are giving all out support to the taxi was telling his employes that their standards—be they in holidays, workers of DUOC Local 777 of the SlU Transporation Services and benefits or pay checks—would continue to lag behind those of organized Allied Workers District who are on strike for better wages and working workers in the same industry. He demonstrated the "facts" by an­ conditions from the Checker and Yellow Cab companies. The strike nouncing the "two paid holidays a year" benefits. has proved to be 100 percent effective with all of the 5,600 drivers It is no accident, the statistics show, that the states having so called and 400 garage workers manning the picket lines. All Union members "right to work" laws on their books are those in which wages and in Chicago are doing their part to make sure that the DUOC members working conditions are the lowest. South Carolina, where Stevens win a new, improved contract from the fleet owners.. addressed employees of the Stevens plant, is near the bottom of the list. The Union is continuing Us support of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Stevens is worried about the preservation of the "right to work" law Workers' strike against the Wyandotte Chemical Corp. of Wyandotte, because the Textile Workers Union, as he frankly admits, is "making a broad-scale campaign among our people." As long as "right to work" Mich. Despite the strike, the company continues to operate with work is in effect by virtue of section 14(b) of the Taft Hartley Act, the being done by plant supervisors. people who work for Stevens will be unable to decide by majority vote Support of the strike by the De­ higher welfare contributions and whether or not they wish a union to represent the employes in their troit labor movement was damaged improved vacations and working recently when two vessels manned conditions. plant. by United Mine Worker crews Cleveland scabbed on the water-borne picket The shipping situation has been lines to discharge stone at the Wyandotte plant. We have reports holding at a good level at a steady that the UMW agent in Rogers pace. There is a definite need for City put his own son aboard one AB's and firemen to fill the con­ of the boats that "finked" the stant flow of job calls that are line to help break the OCAW received at the hall. Oldtimers around here can't remember calls strike. for rated men coming in so steady Chicago WASHINGTON—^By the end of this year, 48 percent of the since World War II. Members in Shipping in Chicago has been the Ceveland hall were sorry to American-flag Great Lakes merchant fleet will be 50 years old or more, Vice Admiral James A. Hirschfield (Ret.), presi­ moving so fast that there are no hear that Harry Naliy was taken book men left in port. The Mil­ to the hospital in Sturgeon Bay dent of the Lakes Carriers As— waukee Clipper has gotten under­ becoming ill on the J. A. sociation warned in testimony this rapidly deteriorating situation, way for tlie summer and will be after Kllng. His friends and shipmates recently before a Senate sub­ he urged the granting of tax in­ headed on a straight course with in Cleveland are all wishing him a centives to the nonsubsidized Lakes "Alameda Red" Wulzen aboard as speedy recovery. committee. He further warned that the operators to help them replace wheelsman. Duluih modernize their ships. Such a American Lakes fleet has been de­ and Frankfort The shipping situation in Duluth bill has been proposed by Senator clining steadily—from 403 ships in Several SlU members who work has been exceptionally strong with the peak year of 1953 to 260 ves­ E. L. Bartlett (D.-Alaska). on the Ann Arbor Carferry fleet calls for both rated and unrated "This privilege has been of im­ sels at the present time. To aid mense benefit in replacing and up­ are taking real vacations this year. men coming in at a steady rate. grading the subsidized fleet; and William Fisher has taken off to The John C., a deepsea vessel, .to extend it now to other segments Alaska to see his son who is serv­ recently paid off here after com­ of the American-flag vessel indus­ ing with Uncle Sam there. Harold pleting a trip from Madras, India, try, including that on the Great Rathbun is taking in the World's She is now loading grain for a Lakes, will be even more in tlie Fair in New York for a couple North African voyage which may Seafarers are reminded that public interest," he said. of weeks, while Ernvel Zeller is last three months. Some of our when they leave a ship after Hirschfield urged that 52 large out looking at the scenic wonders Duluth oldtimers such as Vem articles expire in a foreign vessels be built immediately to re­ in Yellowstone National Park. Battering, Billy Meadows and port, the obligation to leave a place existing vessels if American Those of our members who chose Scotty Quinlivan have signed on clean ship for the next crew shipping is to remain competitive. to remain around the port are be­ for this trip. is the same as in any Stateside Alpena "If there is to be an adequate ing kept busy with vacation relief port. Attention to details of privately-owned American flag jobs. Shipping in Alpena has picked housekeeping and efforts to fleet on the Great Lakes in the The SIU has won substantial up considerably, and there is a leave quarters, messrooms and years to come, it is perfectly plain gains in a new contract with the definite need for rated men. Mem­ other working spaces clean that more encouragement than now Arnold Transit Company. The new bers holding AB and Firemen rat­ will be appreciated by the new exists must be accorded by our pact calls for a substantial wage ings are urged to register as soon crew when it comes • aboard. Jaws,", he warned. increase aver the next two years. as possible. Fast Pace For Lakes Shipping Gt. Lakes Shippers Warn Of Growing Obsolescence Foreign Payoff? Leave Clean Ship r • 4"r I Meany Heads U.S. Group At ICFTU Parfey WASHINGTON — AFL - CIO President George Meany is heading up the U.S. labor body's delegation to the eighth world congress of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions which is meet­ ing in Amsterdam July 7-16. SIU President Paul Hall, a member of the AFL-CIO Execu­ tive Council, was named as a dele­ gate to the 1965 Congress. Also named by Meany to tha Federation delegation are the fol­ lowing Executive Council mem­ bers; Walter P. Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers; Joseph D. Keenan, secretary, Intl. Broth­ erhood of Electrical Workers; Paul L. Phillips, president, Papermakers & Paperworkers Union; James A. Suffridge, president. Re­ tail Clerks; Joseph Curran, presi­ dent, National Maritime Union; A. Philip Randolph, president. Sleeping Car Porters; and Lee W. Minton, President, Glass Bottle Blowers. Also attending the meeting ara President Hunter P. Wharton of the Operating Engineers; Presi­ dent Edward F. Carlough of tho Sheet Metal Workers; President Max Greenberg of Retail, Whole­ sale & Dept. Store Workers; John McCartin, assistant to the presi­ dent, Plumbing & Pipe Fitter, and Jay Lovestone, director, and Ern­ est Lee, assistant director, AFLCIO Dept. of Intl. Affairs. Three major tasks which are be­ ing undertaken by this year's con­ gress of the ICFTU are the strugglo against world Communist aggres­ sion, the struggle for the libera­ tion of colonially exploited peo­ ples, and the never ending fight to establish free trade unions all over the world. New Boston Facility For Sea-Land BOSTON — The SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service will extend its intercoastal containership service to this port beginning early in 1966. According to the terms of a 25year lease agreed upon by^ SeaLand, Wiggin Terminals and the Massachusetts Port Authority, the water carrier will operate from Berth 17 at the Castle Island Ter­ minal Development. Wiggin oper­ ates the terminal under an MPA lease. The MPA has agreed to build a million dollar dockside mobile crane for the handling of container cargoes. Sea-Land will amortize the cost over a 20-year period. An MPA spokesman estimated that thq^ Sea-Land facility in Boston will provide an additional 250,000 tons of cargo a year for the port. Sea-Land ships are each able to carry at least 226 van-type con­ tainers which move to and from dockside as trailer trucks. The company has its headquarters in a new New York Port Authority facility at Port Elizabeth, N.J. cjustumi f1^1' mmmmxr �Faff* FlfteMi SEAFABERg PORTS OF THK WOBLD TRIPOLI A view of Tripoli't waterfront shows some of the modern facilities which have replaced the ruins caused by heavy World War II fighting. Tankers are a common sight. Vn--' A glimpse of the narrow streets of Tripoli's Old City reveals contrasts In dress of the various ethnic groups* Arab farmer offers plow for sale at city's bazzar. "From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli," the opening line of the U.S. Marine Corps anthem, refers to the time early in this nation's history when American sailors were forced to land in Tripoli to halt the depredations of North African pirates. Today, American seafarers still occa­ sionally visit that exotic Arab port—with the sole aim this time of peaceful trade and a friendly visit instead of combat. Tripoli, the chief port and second capital (the other is Bengasi) of Libya stands on a rocky promontory, called Ras el-Zur, overlooking the beautiful Mediterranean. The old city is surrounded by a wall flanked by bastions. Its popula­ tion is more than 100,000, and in the last few years most of the area's economic activity has centered around the great oil deposits recently discovered in Libya. Petroleum, as the visiting Seafarer will soon notice, still has not radically changed the face of the ancient Kingdom. Many U.S.-flag tankers make regular stops at Tripoli, as does an occasional cargo ship of the SlU-contracted Isthmian Lines. The chief U.S. activity in Libya is at the large Wheelus Air Force Base maintained by the Strategic Air Command. Heading into the center of the city from the customs wharf, the visitor passes through the legendary arch of Marcus Aurelius. To the right of the arch and a few short blocks away is the Castle, Tripoli's oldest structure. The castle lies on the southeast corner of the wall that sur­ rounds the old quarter with its mass of winding streets. In the immediate area of the Castle, two mosques are worth seeing. They are the Karamanli Mosque, directly behind the castle, and the Mosque of the Naga. The native Souk, or bazaar, in the old area offers a fine selection of North African handicrafts at moderate prices. The items that garner chief interest at the Souk are handbeaten silver boxes, brass trays of various types and finely hand-tooled leather products. Near the Souk, the Natural History Museum and the prominent Santa Maria degli Angeli church are open to visitors. East of the old area and the Castle district lies the com­ mercial center of Tripoli. The better hotels are in this part of the city, and they include the Grand Hotel, the Uaddan Hotel with its Spider's Web nightclub, and the Del Mehari Hotel. Interesting buildings in that part of town are the Federal Parlaiment House, opposite the public gardens, and the Royal Palace, which lies to the southeast. The single air-conditioned movie in town, the Lux, shows Englishlanguage films regularly. Between June and September, the public beach called the Lido is open to the public at a nominal charge. Tripoli's main thoroughfare contains the city's largest business and shopping center. Seafarers will find all the conveniences of modern life here. One of the favorite sights of visitors to Tripoli is the Casino of Vaddam which is just outside the city, .. C.-/ .( «•'*•> J The SlU-manned Steel Maker (Isthmian 1 is a frequent visitor in the busy port of Tripoli. Libya ; buya most of its foreign products from the^Unjted States, Italy and Britain* �Vt(* Sixteen SEAFARiSRS lO^ ILO Scores Ported Labor By Bed^ Colonial Regimes GENEVA—The International Labor Organization ended its 48th conference here with a strong reaffirmation of its opposition to forced labor whether practiced under Communist or colonial rule. Bert Seidman of the AFL- worker delegation, the resplution and employers to block the reso­ called for the ILO to blaze lution in committee. CIO team that represented aalsonew path by bringing public American workers, stressed services into its industrial activi­ Substantive work completed at Jalr t. im M Sttwort & Ed MooMy Hcodqiiarten Representatlvn The agreement, or contract. Is the document which spells out your rights and privileges on the Job. It tells you bow much money the employer must pay yon, when he must pay yon overtime, what working conditions he most provide, what you are supposed to get in the way of vacations and hoUdays, and the amount and kind of welfare benefits the three-week session included to which you and your family is entitled. the need for the ILO, a United ties. Nations agency, to remain alert to The Communist delegates in­ the adoption without an opposing Every union member should remember, however, that the agreement forced labor everywhere as he voked the excuse that they were vote for two international conven­ is a two-way street. He should remember that the employer has the right urged approval of a resolution on not given appropriate representa­ tions, or treaties, fixing sixteen as to expect that the Seaferer wUl fulfill his functions as the agreement the issue. tion on the ILO's industrial com­ the minimum age for under­ stipulates. And he should remember that he has an obligation, to his The resolution was Introduced mittees to explain their refusal to ground work in mines and provid­ union and to himself, to live up to the terms of the agreement. Equally by the United Arab Republic in a join in approving the otherwise ing for periodic medical examina­ important, the Seafarer should remember that the Union is obliged move aimed exclusively against unanimously adopted resolution. tions for young miners. to see to it that the agreement is adhered to. By studying bis agreement, Portuguese rule in African terri­ But they were also venting their The conference also set new in­ the union member will be better able to help his Union enforce it. A tories. However, its terms were disappointment because their ternational standards on condi­ lack of working knowledge of the agreement will only short change the widened to express the ILO's gen­ claim that "equitable geographi­ tions of work for mothers and union members and his family in4~ eral condemnation of "all prac­ cal representation' entitled them other women with family respon­ the long run. ings have a purpose. That purpose tices involving the use of forced to more seats on all ILO bodies sibilities. These were contained is to make sure that the SIU is One of the most important sec­ labor." had not reached the conference in a recommendation that ILO a truly democratically run union — The ILO's governing body, or floor. The free workers had member nations are bound to ob­ tions of the SIU agreements is that their views about their union, executive council, was instructed joined forces with governments serve to the best of their ability. the section spelling out the pro­ help to shape their union's activ­ to take "appropriate measures" to cedures for satisfactory settlement ities, and make the final decision assure observance of the confer­ of Seafarers' grievances and com­ on all important matters regarding ence's demand that "necessary ac­ plaints (beefs). This section has their union's operations. This pur­ tion be taken to end these prac­ been written into the agreement pose can be thwarted, however, if tices." so that the Seafarers will be sure union members fail to attend their of getting a fair shake from the shipboard union meetings — or if Seidman, AFL-CIO European employer; ko that, in other words, they attend but fail to participate economic representative, also took the employer can't file his com­ in the proceedings. The union the floor to score Russia, Cuba plaint in the waste basket and meeting has been designed for the and other Communist countries forget about it. This written assur­ members' benefit — for your bene­ for denying the ILO "essential WASHINGTON—Representative Paul Rogers (R.-Fla.) has ance that his grievance will be fit. But the system can only work information" on trade union rights. These countries, he re­ joined the growing list of lawmakers protesting the Defense heard and acted upon fairly is if it is made to work. Therefore, called, ignored ILO requests for Department's decision to order $50 million worth of vessels one of the most important rights every crewmember aboard ship, as enjoyed by a union member. information although the agency's from British shipyards while a union member, has an obligation experts had found repeatedly that U.S. shipyards remain idle. and the Hemisphere, made cargo A Seafarer always has the right to himself and to his union to "both the law and the practice" hauls for the Communists from to bring a beef to the attention attend and participate in meetings. Previously, Representatives Cuba under their rule denied the rights directly to ports in North his ship's or department's dele­ The same obiigation holds for the they were pledged to guarantee Hugh Carey and Emmanuel Celler, Vietnam. Since January," Rogers of gate so that it can be passed on shoreside meetings held on a both New York Democrats, had continued, "British-flag ships have their woi'kers. to those topside. But the Seafarer monthly basis in the various SIU called for an investigation of the made a total of 38 calls in North halls around the country. Soviet's Abstained Department's purchase Vietnamese ports despite pleas by can help himself and his union The Soviet bloc abstained when Defense representatives by making sure The good SIU member is the plan. The ships involved are to be this government for a halt to this that his beef is legitimate. The one who knows the rights and the conference of government, built for the Navy. British traffic." worker and employer delegates chronic beUy-acher, the man with privileges which are available to from most of the ILO's 114 mem­ Rogers noted that American "I urge that U.S. Naval vessels personal animosities toward his him and his family through the ber countries adopted a resolution shipyards are now running at ap­ be built by American shipbuild­ fellow Seafarers, the guy who al­ union, and who also knows the calling for "practical measures" proximately 55 percent capacity. ers, and as a member of the House ways expects his union to bail duties and obligations which these for developing ILO activities in He said it was ironic that the na­ Merchant Marine and Fisheries him of messes he gets himself rights and privileges entail. tion was engaged in a poverty pro­ the industrial field. into this is the guy who per­ gram "to allow British ship­ Committee, I call upon the Con­ forms a disservice to himself and Co-sponsored by Machinists In­ yards when gress to see that this action is to build vessels for the U.S. ternational Representative Rudy Navy would taken to help rebuild America's his union. Grievance machinery a pocket of pov­ shipping has been estabiished in your industry." Faupl, leader of the American erty out of make every American ship­ agreement to help the Seafarer. (Contihued from page 10) yard." Rogers has introduced in the But he must make sure he does saying that he is going to take it House legislation that would close his part in making the grievance easy on the beach for the next few The Florida legislator also ques­ tioned the wisdom of rewarding a all U.S. ports to ships that have machinery operate properly. No months. Brother Wilson recently major segment of the British mer­ traded with North Viet Nam, Cuba union member shouid be guilty of completed a good trip on the Bowl­ chant marine industry while Brit­ and certain other Communist coun­ throwing monkey wrenches into ing Green where he sailed in the ish-flag vessels defy American ef­ tries. This legislation has been that machinery. black gang. SIU Pensioner Paul forts to curb aiiied shipping to strongiy supported by maritime Meetings Brady tell us that he wishes a good labor, including the SIUNA. At its Communist countries. recent Washington convention, the Shipboard membership meetings sailing to one and all. Paul is an "Just last month," Rogers said, SIUNA adopted a resolution sup­ are held regularly aboard every ex-cook and baker who last sailed "two British ships, the Antarctica porting Rogers' bill in Congress. SlU-contracted ship. These meet­ on the Cabins. ST. LOUIS — Emphasizing that Mobile ships under the Norwegian flag Norfolk COPE Meets At SIU Hail carry more of America's oceanThe number of SIU men on the borne commerce than those flying beaoh in Mobile has been dropping the U.S. flag, the president of steadily in the face of extremely the SlU-contracted Delta Steam­ good shipping prospects. The out­ ship Lines warned here about the look for the coming weeks is ex­ dangers posed by third flag ship­ pected to continue fairly good. Roy ping "preying on the commerce of Warren, Sr. reports he is looking this country." for a good wiper's job, after taking it easy for a while. His last ship It is a "paradoxical" situation was the Waiter Rice, before poor when U.S.-flag ships haul only health forced him to take things nine percent of this nation's for­ on the slow bell. Lawrence Holt eign trade while Norwegian-flag tells us that he still has a lot vessels carry more than 15 percent of good years of sailing in him, of the same trade, J. W. Clark, and is on the lookout for a group 3 Delta's president, 'told a meeting steward department job. of the St. Louis Regional Export Council and the Advertising Ciub. J. W. Kendricks, a deck veteran, has been watching the board closely Especially more dangerous, for bauxite and Puerto Rican runs, Clark said, was the increasing role his two favorites. Brother Kend­ played by third-flag shipping at ricks recently piled off the Alcoa the same time the Administration Ranger after shipping on her as an was trying to bolster its balance AB for a year. Jim Brown, who of payments position in the world. paid off the Monarch of the Seas The increasing use of foreign where he sailed as second cook, has shipping will only send more U.S. been keeping a sharp eye out fOr gold abroad, the shipping execu­ a group two steward's slot. Sago tive warned. Hanks says he is after an electri­ "Third flag shipping should not Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate from Virginia, Henry Howell, addresses recent cian's berth. He usually sails the be permitted to prey upon the Bloomfield runs as chief electrician. meeting of the Norfolk area AFL-CIO Committee On Political Action at the SIU Norfolk hall. commerce of this country or any Roy A. Watford is looking for a With him on the dais are (l-r) Julian F. Carper, vice president Virginia State AFL-CIO; Petar country when such action is con­ good deck department opening after trary to national economic inter­ Bablas, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Virginia; and G. P. Wormack, co-director having to leave the Aloca Ranger est,'' Clark said. of NorfolJc area COPE. \ » . when his son became ill. ^ .1.f V'• V( f.( 14 •; Ii M i i t.ri • Mounting Protests Assail Navy's British Ship Deal Gulf Coast Third-Flags' Injuring U.$., Shipper Warns 1 �SEA'FAkttiM too Basement Bar Bugging Bugs Big Beoze Baron WASHINGTON—A. leading whisky industry executive told a Congressional committee on snooping that he has had to order his highballs on the q.t. as well as on the rocks since he dis­ covered that his competitors had bugged the basement bar in his posh Miami Beach home. Disclosures like this one, made by L. S. Rosenstiel, the eavesdropped upon president of Schenley Industries, demon­ strated to the members of the Senate Subcobmittee on Admin­ istrative Practices the vast amount of industrial spying and private snooping now going on in America. Labor spokesmen who tes­ tified'before the panel told ^ of company personnel men who place listening devices and cameras in plant wash rooms and other places where they can check on what their employees are talking about. The workers who suffer, of course, are C>v those who talk union or favor job improvements that the snoopy boss may not like. Caught up in the spying racket, many firms now spy on each other as well as on their own workers. The competitors who spied 'on whisky man Rosenstiel were mo doubt interested in learning about any plans Schenley executives might have regarding their business. Knowledge of such information might provide competitors with certain advantages. By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Weather influences Health Mammoth Moving Job For 8IU Tugs iiiiiliWii lliiili ' Three SlU Inland Boatmen's Union-manned Coyle Lines tugs were involved recently in moving this gigantic offshore oil drilling rig down the Mississippi from Vicksburg to New Orleans. The SlU-IBU contracted company, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, moved three such rigs, the largest of which (above) will be taller than a sixty-story building when completed and cost about $5.5 million. The Coyle Lines tugs Alamo, Houston and H. F. Bordelebon III were involved in the operation. "We didn't actually need three to move the rig," said a company representative, "one boat could have done that. But we needed the other two towboats to stop It." Sea Land, Others, At Senate Hearings Urge Passage Of Legislation To Promote Ship Replacement WASHINGTON—SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service is prepared to order $100 million worth of new vessels and nearly that much more in other equipment if a Senate bill allowing nonsubsidized ship operators to set aside tax-free reserve funds for fleet replacement is passed, a company representa-4tive told a Senate subcommit­ and tanker companies spoke in —could be approved without new of the pending bill, but legislation. tee conducting hearings on the support added that what was really needed Medical and meteorological experts are finding new evidence to bill. The hearings were held on a to give effective aid to these seg­ bill (S-1858) introduced by Sena­ support the old idea that body functions and certain diseases are Sea-Land contended that there ments of the fleet is both construc­ Influenced by weather and climate changes, according to a report in was "nothing wrong with the tion and operating subsidies, plus tor E. L. Bartlett (D.-Alas*ka) to domestic shipping industry that a the construction tax-free reserve allow nonsubsidized operators to HEALTH BULLETIN. set aside funds without being Dr. Konotey-Ahulu, a Ghanaian physician working at the Royaj little help won't cure." The com­ and continuation of cargo prefer­ taxed provided they are invested pany envisioned purchasing some in construction or major recon­ Free Hospital in London, reported recently that the sickle-cell disease, six vessels in the 30,000-35,000 ence. The subcommittee was also struction. marked by severe rheumatism, becomes more painful during extreme ton class for coastwise and inter- urged to try speeding Maritime changes in atmospheric pressure. Describing the disease, among West coastal containership service. Administration action on some A representative of the Ship­ African patients, he said the joint pains begin just before the rainy At the same Senate subcommit­ applications now pending for con­ builders Council supported th® bill, adding "we believe a compre­ season when the vapor pressure increases about 30 per cent. "Some tee . hearings, a representative of struction subsidy for bulk carriers hensive program to modernize the of the patients are so clear about this that they can inform relatives several nonsubsidized bulk carrier which—unlike operating subsidies existing merchant marine and fish­ that the rainy season is 'due any day now* because joint pains have ing fleets with ships built in U.S. shipyards should also include con­ appeared after several months of comparative freedom," Dr. Ahulu struction subsidies . . pointed out. His research may explain why some individuals can predict terrific rainfalls by increases in pain and swelling in rheumatic The bill's provisions extending the proposed legislation to fishing limbs. vessels drew strong approval from Perhaps the most authoritative account of the effect of weather on Senators from both Massachusetts rheumatic diseases appears in a recent report by scientists of the and Maryland. During World War II a Seafarer knew he was tempting World Meteorological Organization, a specialized agency of the United Further hearings on the meas­ Nations. "Both extreme heat and cold stress seem to invoke rheumatic fate when he signed on a Liberty ship hauling ammunition ure are expected later this month. complaints," they report, adding that these stresses somehow disturb across the submarine-infested oceans. Today under a new enzyme, mucoprotein and blood flow activity. "Many of these problems disposal program being car--*require more research, but the key factors responsible for weather- rled out by the Military Sea Each ship is carefully prepared Induced rheumatic complaints are probably related to the processes Transportation Service, he is for its last voyage to make sure just described," they conclude. sure that his ship will sink with that nothing happens to it before the scheduled time. Holes are cut The United Nations report also contains a comprehensive listing its volatile cargo. (Continued from Page 2) into bulkheads to allow the ship of body functions and other diseases affected by weather. Tempera­ initially, and that higher-income The MSTS has begun to dispose to sink more quickly. But after ture, humidity and atmospheric changes have a pronounced effect on wage-earners would start off pay­ of old ammo and old Liberty ships the holes are cut, they are patched the functioning of the blood, glands and blood pressure. The report ing more. But the latter would by scuttling them at sea. The to make sure that a mishap will indicates that blood pressure increases after a period of strong benefit by a higher retirement atmospheric cooling and is highest in autumn and winter. Vitamin C MSTS says that the new method not sink the ship too soon. When income. of ridding Itself of the unneeded the dumping area is reached the and certain enzyme and mineral levels in the body are also influenced by weather and climate changes, according to the report. It is titled items is faster, safer and cheaper patches are torn away and the sea Despite the heavy vote for the than the former method. cocks are opened, allowing the bill in committee, a number of "A Survey of Human Biometeorology." ship to settle slowly to the bottom. members are expected to back Diseases affected by weather patterns include tuberculosis, asthma, So far, three ships have been floor amendments changing por­ glaucoma, polio, mental illnesses, ulcers and heart disease, the World loaded down with munitions, sent Formerly, the MSTS disposed of tions of the program. Dirksen and out to sea and sunk. In the future, Meteorological scientists point out. Referring to poliomyelitis in­ unusable ammo by towing it out Byrd, for example, had sought un­ cidence, the researchers report that warm, humid air seems to favor there will probably be more ships to sea in barges. However, it was successfully in committee to strike development and spread of the polio virus. Heart disease also received making the one-way trip to ob­ necessary to use ten barges to haul out the entire supplemental health special attention in the report. Various investigations indicate a livion under what the MSTS calls the same size load as the Libertys care plan. Sen. Russell B. Long clearly seasonal incidence of both morbidity and mortality from certain its CHASE program — "cut holes are able to carry. Because the (D-La.) at one time won tentative and sink 'em." arteriosclerotic heart disease, the scientists conclude. Libertys make only one trip, rather committee approval of an amend­ Other researchers have related disease and death to the weather. The first casualty of the CHASE than several as the barges do, the ment which would have widely John C. Rumford and Robert Harmon of the New York State Office program was the Liberty William chances of an explosion occuring expanded benefits to low-income of Vocational Rehabilitation reported recently that more people die S. Ralston. Taken out of the Sui- in a populated area are corre­ persons and imposed heavy de­ from circulatory and respiratory diseases when there are extreme san Bay, California, Reserve Fleet, spondingly reduced. ductibles on persons with mod­ changes in barometric pressure. They reached that conclusion after the Ralston was loaded down with , The MSTS claims it has saved erate or high incomes. The Admin­ studying death records of 84,000 New York City residents. Earlier old Lewisite and Mustard gas and more than $1 million to the gov­ istration and labor strongly op­ reports indicate that there are more heart disease deaths in the towed out to a Pacific ocean grave ernment by using the CHASE posed this new "means test'' .and colder nionths. system. in a designated dumping area. the committee reversed its action. Old Ammo And Liberty Ships Share Common Pacific Graves Medicare �WW Blchtem SiAFA'ktks tioa lidr f; IM Labor Hits Bid To Subvert Farm Labor Excess Court's '1 Man, 1 Vote' Ruiing Silences Growers No Moro CrtoB For Braeorog "One man, one vote" representation in state legislatures is a "basic" democratic right which shouldn't be tampered with, the AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller told Congress recently. — Biemiller reiterated labor's observed, would be halted or re­ created by states and can be emphatic opposition to a pro­ versed under the Dirlraen Amend­ changed or abolished by the states. ment or similar plane. "These It would be of little value to posed constitutional amend­ amendments would effectively re­ LOS ANGELES—California fruit and vegetabl* growers, who protested loudly when Congress allowed the Mexican farm labor import program to lapse, now have more woftere than they know what to do-* •with. at piece rates well below the $1.40 minimum." First they told Labor Sec­ have one house of a legislature ment which would permit states to The groiwers can get away with apportion one house of a legis­ peal the 'one man, one vote' apportioned on a population basis retary W. Willard Wirtz they it, he said, because the Labor wouldn't need the 3,500 Mexicans principle." if the other house were minoritylature on a basis "other than popu­ and Japanese he authorized in Dept.'s interstate recruitment Biemiller,. noted that all of the controlled, Biemiller said. lation." The proposal is known as answer to their pleas. A heavy standards require only prevailing Minority Veto Power the Dirksen Amendment, after its state legislatures which petitioned influx of students from California pay rates, not the $1.40. principal sponsor, Senate GOP for a constitutional convention to "Since all legislation must be and other parts of the country Some of the A-team youths, who Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen nullify the "one man, one vote" approved by both houses of a leg­ come from, high schools. west of swept into the labor market and (III.). mandate of the Supreme Court islature, this simply means that was filling the farm jobs, they the Mississippi River, have already 10, 20 or 40 percent of the people said. (Last year at this time there quit their farm jobs because they Biemiller told a House Judiciary were themselves malapportioned. would have a veto power over leg­ subcommittee that malapportioned In Vermont, Biemiller pointed islation desired by the majority of were about 37,500 foreign farm were paid piece rates Instead of legislatures have "contributed to a the hourly rate they said they workers in the state.) serious weakening in the role of out, the constitutional amendment the people." were promised, Pitts noted. proposal passed the lower house Then Director Albert Tieburg of the states." If the Dirkseji Amendment or The California growers said they of the legislature by a 162-73 vote. the State Dept. of Empfoyment Time after time, he said, legisla­ "The 162 votes against equal rep­ anything similar were enacted, he announced that 1,000 to 1,500 Cali­ will have sent back all 3,500 for­ tive majorities "which in fact rep­ resentation represented only 168,- warned, "there would be a con­ fornia students were looking for eign workers by July 6. resent minorities of the states' 531 persons or 43 percent of the tinued weakening and decline in The bracero program was killed farm jobs and couldn't find them. populations have defeated attempts population. The 73 votes opposed the effectiveness of state govern­ The state, he said, has a surplus by Congress after years of effort to enact legislation to meet the to the passage of this resolution ments, while the services of the of farm workers and all recruit­ by organized labor, church groups changing needs of their people." represented 221,350 persons or 57 federal government would neces­ ment of out-of-state workers is and others who insisted that the percent of the Vermont popula­ sarily proliferate to fill the void being halted for the time being. "cheap labor" competition has 'Salutary Trend' Seen left by the stateg," been helping to keep American The "most hopeful development" tion." Executive Secretary-Treasurer House Judiciary Committee in restoring the vitality of the The "basic argument" of Dirk­ Chairman Emanuel Celler (D- Thomas L. Pitts of the State AFL- farm workers in the lowest eco­ nomic brackets in this country. states, Biemiller said, is the wide­ sen Amendment supporters "rests N.Y.), a foe of the Dirksen pro­ CIO put his finger on another Growers and their supporters spread reapportionment now pro­ upon a misreading of history," reason for the growers' sudden posal, heads the subcommittee. warned of economic disaster if the ceeding under court orders. Biemiller said. They compare the Celler said in an opening state­ disinterest in imported farm number of foreign workers was re­ state legislatures to Congress, But this "salutary trend," he workers. duced substantially. where each state has two senators, ment that it is "intolerable" that "Growers are required to offer a cities have to go begging to the Return of those now here is regardless of size. "Poobahs of Podunk" when they $1.40 an hour minimum wage only The analogy is destroyed by want something from rural-dom­ if they want to qualify to use for­ seen as a vindication of the de­ cision by Congress to end the the facts," the AFL-CIO spokes­ inated state legislatures. eign labor," he explained. program and of that by Wirtz not man suggested. The United States A Senate Judiciary subcommit­ "Now that state and federal to admit large numbers of foreign began as a federation of 13 "sepa­ tee, meanwhile, approved a re­ agencies have done the growers' rate, independent states"—a "fed­ vamped version of the Dirksen interstate domestic recruiting for workers under regular immigra­ eration of equals" in forming the proposai by a 6-2 vote, its chair­ them, reports are already coming tion laws, which growers said was possible but which Wirtz said new nation. man, Sen. Birch Bayh (D-Ind.), re­ in that some growers are attempt­ would have meant flouting the This, he stressed, is completely ported. Bayh said he and Sen. ing to put the A-teams (Athletes will of Congress. MIAMI—The hurricanes expect­ ed along the East Coast during the different from counties and other Joseph D. Tydings (D-Md.) voted in Temporary Employment in Since the end of the bracero Agricultural Manpower) to work program farm,^ wages have re­ now beginning summer hurricane political subdivisions which were against the amendment. season may not be any milder than portedly jumped 25 to 50 percent, before, but they undoubtedly will or far more than in all the years be the best watched and listened to of the past decade combined. storms of all time, the U. S. Growers have been saying, how­ Weather Bureau reports. ever, that they have been seriously With each passing year, more hurt and California's economy will artificial earth satellites, radar iiii suffer sharp losses, along with antennas and weather buoys chart By SIDNEY MIRGOLIUS other states which have used forthe meanderings of the storms in eing workers. a one-sided battle against the often The Bank of America, though, awful forces of nature. Last week sees only a slight downturn in in­ Creole. The freeze-dried beef products were gener­ the Weather Bureau Joined the That family on television eating corn flakes with battle at the highest level when a freeze-dried sliced strawberries right out of the ally considered somewhat inferior; the chicken come from last year of about 1.5 Tiros satellite bearing the Bureau's box apparently didn't figure the cost or they products, slightly inferior, and the seafood products percent, which will then leave California farmers with a gross of emblem was blasted skyward to wouldn't be smiling so joyously. about the same as their frozen counterparts. $3.5 bilUon or roughly $1 billion to monitor hurricane activity. In the case of the corn flakes with freeze-dried more than Iowa. This latest in a long line of modern convenience Tiros 10 was the first weather foods turns out to be another costly one. At 55 strawberries, the manufacturer has added artificial satellite launched for the Bureau's sweetners (sodium cyclamate and saccharin). So use. Other meteorological satellites cents for an eight-ounce box, you get 17 to 19 cents there is no question but that these are really sweet worth of cornflakes plus approximately 15 straw­ have been sent up to orbit the strawberries. The manufacturer then has made a earth by the National Space berries, worth at current prices about 18-20 cents virtue out of necessity by plugging on television (and less later in the season). Agency or the Defense Depart­ that the strawberries are low-calorie even though ment. While earlier satellites The freeze-dried strawberries are one of the first presweetened. were only able to photograph appearances on the market of a relatively new form The TV housewife says "I can't believe it!" This about 20 percent of the earth's of processing. First the product is frozen. Then cloud cover. Tiros 10 will be able most of the moisture is removed in the form of ice proves she not only didn't look at the price on the to photograph more than 80 per­ crystals. Freeze-dried foods keep their original package before she bought it, but didn't read the cent. shape but look much like a dried out sponge. To list of ingredients either. Since Fulton first discovered But when the TV husband sees the family's food The first experimental weather rehydrate them, you simply soak them in water or satellite. Tiros 3, was launched in other liquids. In the case of the freeze-dried straw­ bill for the month, be, at least, will stop grinning. that steam could be as useful in September, 1961. Since then, berries in the cornflakes box, the milk you add to This is the real problem in freeze-dried foods, and powering ships as it was in brew­ ing tea, the law of the sea has satellites have warned weather­ the cornflakes, softens and rehydrates the straw­ in many convenience foods in general. been sail before steam. By Inter­ men of 37 major storms and have berries. What's most amazing about cornflakes and straw­ national decree, a sailboat, even tracked 93 others in the Atlantic, A number of other freeze-dried products are berries is the way women are buying them as the if only an eight-foot dinghy, was Pacific and Indian Oceans. Al­ appearing on the market besides the strawberries result of the TV commercials without seeming to always given the right-of-way over though these satellites can discover in the cornflake box. Some of the dried soups evaluate what they get for their money. The price motored vessels. But now that has storms and watch over their contain freeze-dried ingredients such as chicken, of 55 cents (sometimes more) is printed plainly. changed. development, they are not yet able to give weathermen precise de­ beef, onions and mushrooms. A number of freeze- So is the weight—eight ounces. That $1.10 a pound, The newly adopted rules of the tails on a hurricane's position or dried fish, chicken and meat products also have or the same price as steak. road at sea, fixed by a London been developed, such as diced chicken, diced beef, Cornflakes and strawberries are manufactured strength. even scrambled eggs. These have been used mostly by Post, a division of the General Foods Corp. The convention in 1960, ratified by the Gauging the force of tropical by restaurants, institutions and campers. world's seafaring nations over a chairman of the board of this corporation wrote five-year period, and put Into ef­ storms IS left to hurricane hunter Our purpose is not to knock the new process. that recent article in LOOK Magazine, "Let's Keep fect last month, now gives steam­ aircraft, reports from ships at sea and other more conventional Freeze-dried foods can turn out to be a boon if the Politics Out of the Pantry." The article opposed ships and other motorized vessels further Federal laws which have been proposed precedence over wind - powered means. The growing accuracy of price comes down to reasonable levels. to help consumers, and especially, the "truth in craft in narrow channels. hurricane reporting by the Weath­ The taste is a little less certain. One U.S. Agri­ packaging" law. This article argued that "Ameri­ er Bureau has sharply cut down Rule 20 now provides that the the number of fatalities suffered culture Department taste test found 15 freeze-dried cans eat so well and so conveniently for so little." rule giving sail precedence "shall in such storms over the years. At products rated as highly in flavor, tenderness, etc., Once families realize how much they pay for not give to a sailing vessel the the turn of the century, hundreds as their canned or frozen equivalents; ten, poorer, the "convenience" of not slicing their own berries, right to hamper, in a narrow chan­ and often thousands died in a and three better. banShas or other fruit, they may be more concerned nel, the safe passage of a powersingle storm; today relatively few, The three highly-rated freeze-dried products were about keeping inflation out of the pantry than driven vessel which can navigate ili*. . : • -i beef noodle soup, chicken noodle soup and ahrimp < politics. !t.<' only inside such channel."; r. <, Hurricane Watch Gets Eye-ln-Sky Freeze-Dried Foods No Bargain Sailboats Lose Traditional Right-Of-Way �My H INS !^t^Ar4RERS Notify Union On LOO Mali A* 8cafu:«ri know, ooplei of oach laiuo of ttao SEAFARERS LOO aro mailed ovety two weeka to all 8IU ahlpa as well aa to Bumeroua clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers •ongregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG Involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the Itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the Information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG Is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests It by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail la not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of Its mailing lists. HENRY STEINBRENNER (Kiniman food and service. No beefs reported Transit), May 11 — Chairman, L. by department delegates. Strilar; Secretary, None. Suggestion W. E. FITZQERALD (Gartiand), May that each crewmemt>er donate $1 to ship's fund each month. No beefs II — Chairman, Clarence Moradria; Secretary, Robert L. Ullom. Crew reported. asked to donate 25 cents to ship's H. N. SNYDER (Bowiand), May IS fund every pay day for telephone —Chairman, Arthur Knoil; Sacretary, calls, etc. No beefs reported. Beorxa Skendzich. Brother Arthur Knoll was elected deck delegate, FAIRWIND (Panoceanie Tankers), Brother Robert Klemson was elected June 13—Chairman, E. S. Harris; Sec­ engine delegate, and Brother George retary, C. Garner. No beefs reported Skendzich was elected steward dele­ by department delegates. gate. Suggestion for new contract to be sent to River Rouge. Request DEL MUNOO (Delta), June 6 — that Union notify delegates when Chairman, W. Meehan; Secretary, contract negotiations start and to Piggy Sahuque. Brother Bill Meehan was elected again to serve as ship's delegate, and was extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. All brothers are happy and doing a fine job. keep them informed on what prog­ ress they are making. SANTA EMILIA (Liberty Naviga­ tion), May 24—Chairman, james A. Shorten; Secretary, George Hair. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Motion made that a recreation room be made out of the hospital, and the hospital moved topside—or some arrangements be maoe for a recrea­ tion room on this ship. Crew re­ quested to conserve water. BELOIT VICTORY (Marine Carriers), ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin Lines), May 2—Chairman, J. W. Craft; Secre­ May 22 —^ Chairman, Warren Mes­ tary, J. W. McDonald. One man left senger; Secretary, Luther Gadson. in hospital at Freeport, Bahamas. No Some disputed OT in deck depart­ beefs reported by department dele­ ment. Everything is ^nning smooth­ gates. Brother J. W. McDonald was ly in engine and steward department. elected to serve as ship's delegate. Members requested to return books Motion to have patrolman on board back to library. Vote of thanks to for sign ons as weli as for payoffs. the steward department. Deck de­ partment extended a vote of thanks BELOIT VICTORY (Marine Carriers), to the carpenter. June 6—Chairman, J. W. Craft; Secre­ tary, J. W. McDonald. Captain re­ TRANSWESTERN (Hudson Water­ to post sailing board, estab­ ways), May 10—Chairman, P. Wing- luctant lish launch service or give any defi­ field Jr.; Secretary, L. Schmidt No nite information or answers. This beefs reported by department dele­ will be brought to the patrolman's gates. All items requested were de­ attention along with the delayed livered. Brother Pete Wingfield to sailing beef. Motion made to have serve as ship's delegate. companies give draws and grant shore leave when possible In all TRANStNDIA (Hudson Waterways), bunkering ports. No safety meetings May 16—Chairman, Sam Hacker; Sec­ held aboard this ship. Some items retary, Boyd H. Amsberry. $30 in in bad shape. Vote of thanks to the ship's fund. No beefs reported by steward department for an excellent department delegates. Crew request job. that clarifications or changes in agreement be supplied to crew as IVIONTICELLO VICTORY (Victory Car­ well as to the department heads or riers), June 6—Chairman, Clarence J. the master. Motion made to amend Nail; Secretary, R. F. Devine. Brother present retirement requirement to 15 Frank Cogeins was elected ship's years sea time or 20 years in the delegate. General discussion held. SIU regardless of age. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everything is O.K. PENMAR (Calmar), May 20—Chair­ man, E. Cartes; Secre::~ry, N. KondyDEL AIRES (Delta), June 14—Chair­ las. Few hours disputed OT in deck man, Charles Lee; Secretary, Eugene department. Patrolman to be con­ Salvador. To elect ship's delegate. tacted regarding some items on re­ The chief cook was acting ship's pair list that have not been taken delegate. No beefs were reported. care of. Everything is running smoothly. J. L. REISS (Reiss), May 13—Chair­ man, Thom E. Brown, Sr., Secretary, None. $41.95 in ship's fund. Tunnel men .would like their duties specified more clearly in new contract. REISS (Reiss Brothers), May S— Chairman, Carl F. Shircel; Secretary, Hawain T. Coffey. Members sub­ mitted suggestions for new contract. RAYMOND H. REISS (Reiss), May 16—Chairman, Norman Hauland, Sec­ retary, None. Crewmembers extend­ ed a vote of thanks to the entire steward department for the good STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), May SiChairman, George R. Stanley; Secre­ tary, Henry T. Gaines. $2.50 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks to crew messman and the ship's dele­ gate. EXPRESS BALTIMORE (Commodore Lines), May 30 — Chairman, R. J. Palmen Secretary, K. L. Johnson. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for putting out good chow while short handed. NiaciMB 'T I r '• i I • FB 1 t Delegate Piggy Sahuque reports that Seafarers sailing aboard the Del Mundo (Delta Line) have walked off with "a nice, fat green one-hundred dollar bill Safety Award for 1964." The boys are planning to throw a shrimp party with the award money. According to Del Mimdo ship's delegate Bill^ Meehan, the voyage is going' his foster ducklings. "Lucky crew's vote of thanks to the chief very well and everyone on ducks," winks Squat-Lo. "And electrician for donating his work board is confident that this trip •let's not hear any nasty allusions and free time "responding to the wm be every bit as good as the to 'ugly ducklings,'" he warns. needs of the crew. The chief elec­ trician did a bang up job and don't laat one. "The think that it didn't make tha * eaptaln has The way*to # heart voyage easier and more pleasant helped to make is through his a'"Seafarers stomach, and the for the crew," says Brother this voyage following mess crews earned the Crowly. happy one," re­ gratitude of SIU crews for chow 4> 4). 4> lates Brother service above and beyond the Heat is not the only aspect of Meehan. "There and call of duty: ii* no beefs on Losmar (Calmar), Peter Reiss summer sailing that can prove an board," he con­ (Reiss Steamship), Del Monte inconvenience to a Seafarer. In tinues, "and all (Delta), Chatham (Waterman), order to prevent any further dis­ comfort, Seafarers sailing aboard Sahuque brothers are Explorer (Penn), Halcyon the Ponce (Sea-Land) have asked getting fat and Penn Panther (Halcyon), Robin Locksley that new screens be installed in doing a good SIU jrtb." (Robin Lines) Express Baltimore the messroom. "We don't want iCi i(> tl (Commodore), Manhattan (Hudson any insects bugging our boys," The late show movies have been Waterways), Coe Victory (Victory says ship's delegate Stephen H. flickering on the video set aboard Carriers), Seamar C-4 (Calmar). Fulford. the Fairport (Waterman) and, ac­ 4^ 4' 4' » 4^ 4> cording to ship's delegate F. Meeting Chairman D. ComWhere there's smoke, there Wranlk, the men have taken steps mings announces that an engine to lock the video waves into place. may be Are—so the crew sailing room water cooler will be in­ the SS Monticel"We've put in an order for a repair stalled to help beat the heat Job on the tv antenna, announces lo Victory (Vicaboard the Steel Recorder (Isth­ tory Carriers) Brother Wranik. "Snow in the mian). "Having the water cooler tiunmer is too much to bear, even has decided to right there will save the boys a do something if it is only the type that appears about it. Ac­ lot of time and effort," Brother on television screens." Cummings says. cording to dele­ 4' 4> 4) 4" 4 4" gate Frank CogSeafarers rank high among the Meeting Chairman Leon Webb, gins, all depart­ world's most discriminating gour­ sailing aboard the LaSalle (Water­ ments have mets. SIU galley crews are known teamed up with man Steamship), reports that a mu­ Coggins around the globe for the won­ tual vote of thanks was exchanged the captain in between the steward department an effort to reduce the possible drous culinary feats they perform and the deck and engine depart­ danger of Are due to smoking. in order to satisfy and even sur­ ments. The deck and engine crew- Shipboard discussions were held pass the exacting messhall stand­ members thanked the galley staff and it was decided that smoking ards of their brother Seafarers. for the chow and service and the on deck was, of course, deAnitely The following mess crews were the praise and acclama­ galley reciprocated by thanking en­ out. In addition, certain areas of awarded tion of their grateful shipmates: gine and deckmen for keeping the the ship were decided upon as Transerie (Hudson Waterways), 'smoking areas." It was also sug­ messroom so clean. DeSoto (Waterman Steamship), gested that crew members leave $ 4) 4^ their cigarettes in their rooms and Penn Vanguard (Penn Shipping), There are two new Seafarers smoke there. "I think we deAnite­ David P. Thompson (American aboard the Beloit Victory ly have the whole thing under Steamship), Yorkmar (Calmar Steamship), Fairport (Waterman (M a ri n e Carri­ control," says Brotiier Coggins. Steamship) LaSalle -(Waterman ers) and, accord­ "Even if the old man was Smokey Steamship), Alamar (Calmar ing to delegate the Bear, he'd have no beef on Steamship), Overseas Rose (Mari­ J. W. McDonald, this vessel.." time Overseas) and the Columbia they are duck­ 4> 4) 4> Victory (Columbia Steamship). ing work, duck­ Millbum L. Hatley, sailing as ing responsibil­ 4) 4) 4" ship's delegate aboard the Del ity, ducking Ship's delegate B. J. Clement Santos (Delta Lines) reports that aboard the Penn Vanguard (Penn shipmates, duck­ Seafarers on board responded in >Shipping) reports ing duty, in fact the traditional SIU fashion when that of the $20 in <they are ducking McDonald A member of the crew passed ship's fund, the •absolutely every­ thing that comes along. "And you away. A collection was taken up major portion can't reason with them," moans on board and all contributed to was spent to pur­ •Brother McDonald. "Criticism send flowers and a message of chase flowers for rolls off them like water off a condolence to the departed Broth­ Clarence E d e n s duck's back. And no wonder," he er's loved one's. Jr. who was hos­ adds with a wink and a grin. pitalized in Al4) 4> 4> "Those two are odd birds-^ueer Crewmembers aboard the Over­ meria, Spain and ducks, you might say. Because," seas Clement Rose) (Maritime Overseas) the balance of the he laughs, "they really are ducks." have put fund will he do­ in a request for 16-inch The real thing — webbed feet, fans to spin out cool breezes in all nated to charity at the end of the voyage. Brother Clement also re­ feathers, wings, bills and all. crew quarters. The captain lias lays the crew's vote of thanks to the What happened was, the crew promised to install five new fans steward department. "The stew­ picked up a pair of baby ducks a trip. "That keep things ard department has done a wonder­ in Jordan and we adopted them moving pretty should smoothly," declares ful SIU job despite certain hard­ as official ship's mascots. They ship's delegate Leo Wills. ships which were Imposed upon have been christened Squat and 4 4^ 4 them," he says. "They came Lo after their mentor and name­ sake, Squat-Lo Thompson. Squat- Ship's delegate Joe Crowly, through with flying colors. It is a •Lo insists that there is a definite sailing aboard the "Pransindia pleasure to sail with men like resemblance between himself and (Hudson Waterways) relays the these," Brother Clement concludes. MUfCATSU A)OVV IT^ A gUgMAr^^NB^ LAST TIME IT PARDON ME, MEIN HERR^ �FiC* TWieniir SEAFARER^ ^ ipi^ Benefit Check Admiral Lauds SIU Crew For Expert Seamanship Seafarers sailing aboard the Western Hunter (Colonial Tankers) on its Persian Gulf run are exchanging well-earned pats on the back after being honored by high ranking U. S. Navy officers for the proficiency they displayed during a recent refueling operation. The Navy men were so im-"*" the capability of our stations had been hooked up. pressed that they used the oc­ demonstrates U.S. Flag Merchant Fleet to add Hook-up required approximately casion to comment on the vital an important measure of flexibility 15 minutes per station from the role played by U.S. flag ships in to the U.S. Navy Services' forces," time the messenger arrived on bolstering and securing the over­ he declared. deck imtil pumping commenced. all strength of the United States' The fueling stations were hooked According to ship's delegate up one at a time. naval services. The Western Seafarer W. T. Langford, the Hunter crew, operation was accomplished in the "The Western Hunter had the demonstrating following manner. For the ap­ necessary equipment and person­ traditional SIU proach and hook-up, a consolida nel on station to have effected an skiM during a tion course of 045't speed twelve emergency breakaway had it been refueling at sea knots was selected. The seas were reqiured," observed the Poncha­ carried out in from 020't, height three to four toula commander. conjunction with feet. The true wind was from When hooked up; the cargothe U.S. naval 020't, velocity 14 knots. Both the transfer phase of the consol opera­ tanker U.S.S. seas and wind diminished as the tion proceeded without incident. Langford Ponchatoula, consol operation progressed. The The average transfer of cargo was prompted the Navy's Commander approach along the starboard side computed to be 10.065 BBLS per Service Group Three to refer to of the Western Hunter was normal hour. A distance of 120-160 feet the maneuver as "an example of and the actual hook-up proceeded was maintained between the very smoothly. outstanding consolidation." tanker and the naval vessel. Vice Admiral Glynn R. Donaho, The Commander of the USS Course and speed changes to keep Commander of the Military Sea Ponchatula was moved to note the station were executed in one-half Transportation Service, conveyed skill of the Western Hunter crew to one-degree and one turn incre­ ments. The entire pumping time his personal congratulations and a during this operation. hearty "well done" to the officers "By the performance of the was seven hours and ten minutes. and crew. crew of the Western Hunter it For the disconnect and break­ Commending the SlU-manned was obvious that they had been away, a simultaneous blowdown vessel, Donaho said that the opera­ thoroughly indoctrinated in "con- was given to both stations upon tion pointed out the continuing sol" procedures and that they were completion of pumping. The re­ necessity for a powerful U.S. flag fully proficient in performing fueling stations were unrigged one at a time. them," he said. fleet. "The seamanship and proficiency Bridge to station communica­ Again, this evolution was ac­ displayed in this consolidation tions were established after both complished in a highly competent manner," report the officers of the Ponchatoula. "The blowdown op­ LOG-A-RHYTHM: eration took only four minutes and the unrig time for eacih station was approximately five minutes. "It is truly a pleasure to convey By Jeff Wheeler such a fine report," concludes Vice Admiral Donaho, referring to When the waves break into the shore both his own evaluation and that And the tide swings back out to sea. made by the officers aboard the Time ribs the beaches USS Ponchatoula. With long lines of eternity: Seafarer W. T. Langford, who was aboard the Western Hunter When night muffles the cities during the refueling operation, ex­ And lights flicker and fade. pressed the sentiments of the crew when he pointed out that "the My heart remembers the ocean skills displayed on the operation And the voyages I've made: were in no way different from the manner in which Seafarers handle Often have I wondered. every task on every SlU-manned As the sun sprays light on the foam. vessel. Seamen are always appre­ When shall the lonely wanderer ciative of well-earned recognition, Return to his long-lost home? but to most of them it's all in a days work. And often as I've wandered, According to Brother Langford, I've heard the night winds sigh the Western Hunter is a normal And watched the gulls wheel freely SIU ship. The voyage, he says was High above the sky: a smooth one and there were no beefs. Right now we are in Ras A sailor's like a seagull. Tanura on the Arabian Gulf and His ship is like her wings. are looking forward to a clean Both are born of the ocean and successful conclusion of the And live by the song that she sings: run. So, when the last trip is over And the earth falls gently on me. Notify Welfare My soul shall leave its body And return to its home in the sea. Of Changes Sea Wanderer The SIU Welfare Services De­ partment reports that it has had difficulty locating seamen's families because the seamen's enrollment or beneficiary cards have not been kept up to date. Some death benefit payments have been delayed for some time until the Seafarer's bene­ ficiaries could be located. To avoid delays in payments of wel­ fare benefits. Seafarers are ad­ vised to notify the Union Im­ mediately of any changes In ad­ dress, changes in the names of beneficiaries or additional de­ pendents by filling out new en­ rollment and beneficiary cards. The cards should be witnessed as a means of verifying signa­ tures. SIU West Coast representatives Pat Marinelli (right) and Walter Reidy present death benefit check to Mrs. Donald A. Ruddy. A ong time member of the SIU, Brother Ruddy sailed as a member of the steward department. J. CLARE MILLER (Gartland), No data—Chairman, Walter Laeh; Sacra. tary, Nick Provanza. $10.15 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Motion made for 25 cents an hour raise. TRANSGLOBE (Hudson Waterways), June 9—Chairman, A. Palino; Secre­ tary, H. R. Dombrowski. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. In­ formation to be obtained from patrol­ man regarding new wages, conditions and welfare increases, HASTINGS (Waterman), June 7 — Chairman, James McQuaid; Secretary, J. E. Wells. Nothing much to report at this meeting. Everything seems to T" "-.''-ru.-/ .'.1 route to ship. No beefs reported by depertment delegates. WHITEHALL (Whitehall Navigation), June 13—Chairman, H. Riicki; Secre­ tary, A. Tremer. Some disputed OT to be turned over to boarding patrol­ man. Stores and medical supplies to be checked upon arrival. PILOT ROCK (Columbia), June Chairman, None; Secretary, None; Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. No beefs reported by department delegates. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), June 13—Chairman, R. Carraway; Secretary, R. Carraway. Vessel sailed short three men. Motion made to raise retirement to $300 per month, after 15 years seatime, with no age limit. Ship's delegate resigned and Brother William Dayey was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. TRANSERIE (Hudson Waterways), May 31—Chairman, None; Secretary, Nona. No beefs were reported by de­ partment delegates. Everything run­ ning smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward department, especially the chief cook. be running smoothly. No beefs re­ ported. Discussion on retirement for those that do not retire on disability. Some of the members feel that the payments should be larger than the disability plan. Discussion at>out hav­ ing to make a deposit on new cots before they are issued. GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), May 13 — Chairman, Carlos Bias; Secratary, Juan Cruz. $13.50 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT In deck and en­ gine departments. R. E. WEBSTER (Kinsman), May 30 — Chairman, Joe Mikloczak; Secre­ tary, Ed Savickas. Collection will be NEVA WEST (Blcomfield), May 30— taken up to start ship's fund. Crew would like to discuss and be in­ Chairman, J. H. Bales; Secretary, formed about new contract. New W. R. Geis. No beefs reported by de­ washing partment delegates. Brother James and aft. machine needed forward H. Bales was elected to serve as ship's delegate. OAVIO P. THOMPSON (American 'iteamship), June •—Chairman, John STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), May Klinke; Secretary, Mike Tiernan. $30 31—Chairman, D. Cummings; Secre­ ship's fund. Vote of thanks ex­ tary, Roy Guild. $16 collected for new in TV antenna. Balance in ship's fund, tended to the steward department. $9.34. No beefs reported by depart­ YORKMAR (Calmar), June 13 — ment delegates. Chairman, James P. Pierce; Secre­ tary, Stanley A. Holden. No beefs STEEL SCIENTIST [Isthmian), Juna by department delegates. 20—Chairman, W. H. Harrell; Secre­ reported Vote of thanks to the steward de­ tary, Bill Stark. $5 in ship's fund. partment. Some restriction to ship OT disputed in deck department. Ship short two KENMAR (Calmar), June 12—Chair­ AB's. Carpenter paid off in Port Said. man, T. Orebins; Secretary, V. Doug­ The two workaways aboard thanked las. Two men hospitalized, one in the crew for their kindness. Seattle, Washington, and one in Long Beach, California. Ship's delegate re­ OCEANIC CLOUD (Trans-Woria Ma­ ported that everything else js rine), June 7—Chairman, Clyde Van running smoothly. $12.35 In ship's Epps; Secretary, Jasper C. Anderson. fund. Some disputed OT in deck Two men paid off in Honolulu, one department. Vote of thanks extended because of illness and the other man to the steward department. under mutual consent. Some disputed OT reported in deck diepartment. The WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), June crew agreed to have a safety com­ 13 — Chairman, J. C. Arnold; Secre­ mittee formed and to meet once a tary, J. T. Siney. Several -items to bo month to discuss safety procedures taken up with boarding patrolman. and other methods to be carried out. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ TRANSBAY (Hudson Waterways), ment, especially the baker, for gpod May 20 — Chairman, J. Ferro; Secre­ service. tary, I.. B. Moore. Some disputed OT in each department, and some minor MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Sea-Land), beefs. Ship to be fumigated in next June 20 — Chairman, Edward Morris, port. Vote of thanks to the steward Jr.; Secretary, Brown Huszar. Brother, department. Edward Morris, Jr., was extended a vote of.thanks by the crew for a job OE SOTO (Waterman), June 13 — well done. He reported that every­ Chairman, J. F. Castronover; Secre­ thing is running fine with no beefs. tary, J. I. Smith. Brother Elwell was Members would like to be informed elected to serve as ship's delegate. about negotiations for new contract. Few hours disputed OT in deck and Vote of thanks to the steward de­ engine departments, but no beefs. partment for a job well done. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a fine job. WESTERN COMET (Western Tank­ ers), June I — Chairman, Harry H. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ Kaufman; Secretary, Herb Knowles. riers), June 17—Chairman, R. J. McShip's delegate reported that every­ Connell; Secretary, W. C. Sink. No thing is running O.K. General discus­ beefs reported by department dele­ sion on subsistence and expenses an- gates. �diMiai Jdly WuM I 8IU Help Appreciated Seafarer Family Lauds SIU To the Editor: I would like to take this op­ portunity to thank the Union and all my brother Seafarers for all that they have done for me during my many years at sea. I am especially grateful to the Union for making it possible for me to retire ifl full security and knowledge that my needs are To the Editor: My hus/band Paul Anthony Rogers is a Seafarer and is pres­ ently sailing out of the port of New Orleans. I am writing this letter to tell you how proud we both are of our son Charles who has just graduated from Far Rockaway High School and who will be starting New York City Community College this Fall. The Union was with us every step of the way, providing the standard of living, the security and the welfare benefits that made all the difference. My husband is a solid Union mem­ ber and, because of him and be­ cause of what we have seen with our own eyes, my son and I are every bit as proud of the SIU as my husband is. It is a wonder­ ful thing to live in the confid­ ence and security that an SIU family enjoys and I would like to express the appseciation of my whole family. Thank you one and all. Sincerely yours, Mrs. Delia Rogers All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFAREftS LOG must be signed by the toriter. Names will be withheld upon request. forever taken care of by the lifetime SIU pension plan. I wonder if all my brother members are fully aware of how far the SIU has taken us from the days when an AB didn't make enough to support his family, received no overtime or time off and had to live nine men and one toilet to a room. Looking back, I hope every­ body appreciates all that the SIU has done as much as I do. It is a great Union and has only the good of the men in mind. I can only hope that the Un­ ion and its members have a long and prosperous life. As for my­ self, that is exactly what I ex­ pect to have—^with the Seafarers International Union standing behind me as it has done all my years at sea. Once again, many thanks to you all. Fraternally yours, John M. Bridge 4. 3. Grateful For Pension Plan To the Editor: Just a quick note to thank the SIU and all the Seafarers for the $150 monthly pension checks that I will be receiving for the rest of my life. 1 am sure that all the brothers and their fam­ ilies as well know how much this means to me. It means the dif­ ference between living In fear and living like a man. May God bless the SIU and may it enjoy smooth sailing forever. Sincerely yours, K. A. Andersen NIA6RA MOHAWK (Boland), June 13—Chairman, Guy Burk; Secretary, John Ashe. $7 in ship's fund. Sug­ gestions for new contract submitted. Two brothers are on sick leave. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), June 28—Chairpian, Manuel Laureano; Secretary, Guaristo Jimguez. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Julio Gordian was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Brother Lewis Roberts, former ship's delegate resigned. HENRY (Progressive), June 19 — Chairman, R. Christenberry; Secre­ tary. R. Schaeffer. Brother Chnstenberry was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. HALCYDN PANTHER (Halcyon), June 20—Chairman, R. L. Pritchett; Secre­ tary, Frank Kustura. All disputed OT from last voyage was collected by patrolman in Port Arthur. $3.25 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate. Crew requested to wear proper clothing in messhall. Vote of tfianks to the steward depart­ ment. PENN CHALLENGER (Penn Ship­ ping), June 12—Chairman, Pete Serogrins; Secretary, W. LaBarrere. Dis- Seafarers Find What Cooks In Makeshift Indian Ovens t LA SALLE (Waterman), June 7 — puted OT in engine department to Chairman, Leon Webb; Secretary, be taken up with patrolman, other­ J. L. Oiosco. No major beefs re­ wise no beefs reported by depart­ ported. Few hours disputed OT in ment delegates. deck and engine departments. Vote Of thanks to the steward department ROBIN KIRK (Robin Lines), June for work well done. Steward extend­ 22 — Chairman, R. L. Huddleston; ed a vote of thanks to the deck and Secretary, Erick Chittenden. $25.41 in engine departments for keeping the ship's -fund. Some disputed OT In messhall clean. deck department, otherwise no beefs reported by department delegates. EXPRESS VIRGINIA (Virginia Car­ Vote of thanks to all departments for riers), May 8—Chairman, W. Cafone; good work. Secretary, L. Pepper. Brother R. Eisentrager was elected to serve as MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways), ship's delegate. Former ship's dele­ June 20—Chairman, Sam McDonald; gate reported no beefs pending. No Secretary, Leo Movell. No beefs re­ disputed OT. ported by department delegates. Two men paid off and sent home due to' illness. Brbther F. Kelly was elected to serve as ship's delegate. WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals), May 26—Chairman, J. R. L. Miller; Secretary, W. B. Varbrough. Some disputed OT and other business to be taken up with patrolman. Fag* SkAfA^RlEkS LlOC W. E. FITZGERALD (Gartland), June IS — Chairman, Clarence Mandrie; Secretary, David A. Vilcendo. Motion made that each man donate 25 cents at each meeting for ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. COLUMBIA (Bob-Lo Company), June 14—Chairman, Aram Avedisian; Sec­ retary, Edward Stanfield. Brother Bobby Williams was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. RIDGEFIELO VICTORY (Columbia), June 12—Chairman, F. E. Taylor; Sec­ retary, D. T. Hatfield. Some disputed OT in engine department. Ship's dele­ gate discussed necessity of fumigat­ ing ship for roaches. Crew request clarification of agreement and ship­ ping rules, concerning 10-day ship­ yard period. Matter of launch service will be taken up with patrolman. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), June 13—Chairman, J. Johnson; Sec­ retary, Prue Vaughn. $1.30 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Discussion on feeding pian aboard ship. Crew dis­ satisfied. FAIRPDRT (Waterman), Juno 13 — Chairman, A. S. Michalski; Secretary, J. N. Rieux. Some disputed OT re­ ported but no major beefs aboard. Questions on transportation and bonus. $37.85 in ship's fund. One man missed ship In Manila. Vote of thanks to the steward department Native cooks prepare meal of bread cakes and stew for hungry Indian longshoremen unloading the Rachel V at anchorage in Bahvnager, India. The round bread patties, sort of an Indian version of pizza pie, were a specialty of the local chefs who freely offered them to anyone with a craving for a new dish. Relations between crewmembers and native workers were extremely friendly. By William Calefato For Seafarers aboar(i the Rachel V, the main attraction provided by the voyage to Bahvnagar was staged on the stern of the vessel herself. Although a number of them had been to India many times before, the crewmembers watched with curiosity and fascination as a strange speC'-tfrom some ghostly inferno and the that the food might prove hard to tacle unfolded, on deck. As the Seafarers looked on, crew was mystified as to how the digest for a westerner. native cooks built small bonfires native cooks were able to do their under iron racks in order to bake work. hundreds of breadcakes and cook While conditions reminded for­ stew and tea for the longshore mer GIs of their bivouacs, here gangs that ate, worked and slept they witnessed man's resourceful­ on the deck of the ship. For the ness at work. All that the natives ten days that the Rachel V spent had at their disposal was an open at anchorage, most of the crew­ fire, flour, water and some few in­ members who stayed on board gredients with which to prepare rather than make tlie trip into the their stew. Yet they were perfect­ city—which was seven miles in­ ly resigned to their limitations. land—^took a first-hand, long, close Bi'ead provided the main course look at some es­ of every meal and the cooks in the sential aspects of the everyday life three make-shift kitchens on the of the Indian stern were busy for hours at a working man. time before each meal. The flour They saw. how they used was of a dark, whole the people work­ wheat variety. It was mixed with water and then kneaded into a ed and lived. It had been dif­ form that looked like a giant beachferent in Bombay, ball. After tearing off some dough, and In Calcutta, the bakers worked with the con­ Calefato or in any centration and dexterity of sculp­ Indian port. The crew noted the tors to flatten it into huge pan­ Iport. The crew noted the cakes. This was done with slaps, contrast in the manner in which spins, punches and body-english— the people dressed and be­ like pizza - flingers in store win­ haved. Experiencing such tilings dows all over New York and San for the first time, those crewmen Francisco. who had never been to India ad­ While it cooked, baked, or frie4 mitted that they had something to —Seafarers couldn't tell which— write home about—and they did. the baker worked to get another They were writing home about pancake into sbape. This process habits, customs and traditions that, was continued until fifty breadalthough strange to the American cakes were completed. seaman, form for millions of In­ Whatever rest periods the cooks dians a familiar way of life. The squeezed in were well deserved crew was able to see those things since they prepared about 350 that are never included in filmed bread loaves a day with which to travelogues. It was like viewing feed the hungry longshoremen. One a passing parade that never ends. loave per person was consumed at Few travelers ever see India as it each meal and, despite the unor­ really is. The guided tours take thodox appearance of the food, it care to stay away from the less was substantial and nutritious glamorous places. Seamen are a enough to sustain the arduous privileged breed of rovers. We work that the men did. get to really see a country in depth. To the Seafarers, the natives Looking aft, the scene was awe­ some and impressive. Dense clouds looked every bit as tough as the of smoke rose from woodfires as food. But this was quickly belied the cooks toiled and sweated over by their friendly attitude. When­ their primitive utensils. Though ever they had « chance, they in­ the sky was clear and bright, the vited a passing crewmember to scene on deck seemed to emerge have a bite to eat—adding quickly Such gestures surprised even those of us who had visited other parts of India. The workers of Bhavnagar enjoyed sharing what little they had with other people. And they did so rather humbly, as if the act might have been an in­ sult. For example, there were some old men who always walked from the kitchens to their jobs in the forward hatches at each meal. They stopped to observe us with much the same fascination that an Amer­ ican would exhibit watching a cobra emerge from a basket. Then they grinned a little. This meant "hello." One of them, a crooked old man, his face deeply lined and browned from the sun, took out a small pouch, removed some small, dark, handmade cigarettes and offered them with a nod. On a different occasion, the same group of old men stopped to watch a Seafarer roll a cigarette. This event revived that same old prob­ lem that awaits a seaman in every port. The natives and the "for­ eigners" were unacquainted with each other's language. To compen­ sate, there followed the inevitable hand gestures, embarrassed grins, smiles and nods that make each point of communication a pantomimist's nightmare. To Be Continued in the Next Issue of the LOG Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address as­ sures speedy transmission on all messages and faster service for the men involved. �lA.'t'fi ir t 1 -*"V t; *• ir ^*•"4. Jidy f, ISA s'k'k'F AFL'ER S Pare Twenty-Twe SIX7 AltRIVAZ.S and All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Lorl Jo Rummel, born May 22, Dawn Leslie Boyte, born May Chad Michael Lawson, born May B, 1965, to the Eugene Law- 9, 1965, to the John T. Boytes, 1965, to the Jack Rummels, Haddonfield, N.J. Ocean Drive, S.C. sons, Alpena, Mich. 4» 4" 41 4> 4i ^ 4" 4" Frederick Bloom, born May 7, Benjamin Beacham, born May Klmberli Sue Gregory, born 1965, to the Frederick R. Blooms, 9, 1965, to the Benjamin P. Beach- November 6, 1964, to the Robert ams, Beaufort, N.C. A. Gregorys, Calument City, 111. Alpena, Mich. 4" 41 4" 4" 4" 4i' Laura Mildred Coleman, born Shelia Roberts, born January Teresa Kellam, born January 18, 1965, to the Charles Kellams, March 17, 1965, to the Mose Cole- 19, 1965, to the Jimmy R. Roberts, mans, Prichard, Alabama. Portsmouth, Va. High Springs, Fla., 4* 4" 4" 4' i 4* 4^ 4" 4* Willa Jean Matherne, born May Marty LeBlanc, born January Erica Dannette Lindsey, born 16, 1965, to the Francis LeBlancs, 21, 1965, to the Wilbert J. Mather- April 10, 1965, to the Fred N. nes. La Rose, La. Liberty, Miss. Lindseys, Mobile, Ala. All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL 3TATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Vernon Anderson Derek Lemb James Lewis Conway Beard Michael Lorettq James Bergeria Michael Marcelfo H. Burgesser G. P. Marcotte Robert Burton D. Mastrontonis Michael Cekot Gordon Miller Chester Coumas A. Montemarano D. Covaney Frank Moran G. Crabfree Teotonio Pereira Henry A. Deacon Julio Quinonez Daniel Doheny J. Saxton Richard Donovan Anthony Scalurro Edward Duffy Olav Seim Emll Farketich Axel Soderhman Dominick Fois Joseph Townsend Jason Gibbs Adolph Vante Al Hirsch Modesto Velez Martin Horner Joe Wirtas Wm. Huneycutt Simon Kendall USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON M. Acosta N. Mikhelbong 0. W. Lana W. E. McCay W. G. Kelly H. V. Presto Q. D. Marbury L. O. Sears W. E. Mason B. Spear G. J. Milo USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Josa C. A. Almarado W. H. McDonald R. L. Anderson Joseph Prabech Joe B. Block An/in Reed D. Claussen Billy Russell Hugh Grove Paul Tullis Cecil C. Morris James Walker USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA B. H. McLendon w. L. Nihem 4> 4i 4i The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported Andrea Eugene Edwards, bom to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment August 9, 1964, to the Eugene of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary Edwards, New Orleans, La. card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t 4" 4" 4^ Lisa Whittington, born February James Russell, 68: Brother Joseph Bernard Arceo, 51: 9, 1965, to the Frank D. WhittingRussell died of T.B. May 20, 1965 Brother Arceo died of cancer tons, Texas City, Texas, April 24, 1965 at at Ray Brook t. i. the Baltimore Deborah i. State Hospital, Tukey, born August 7, USPHS Hospital. 1964, to the Norman S. Tukeys, Ray Brook, New A member of the Brooklyn, New York. York. A member Union since 1956, of the Union 4* 4' 4" he sailed as an Deborah Ann Szido, born May since 1938, he AB in the deck 18, 1965, to the William Szidos, sailed as a stew­ department. He Kulpmont, Pa. ard. He is sur­ is survived by his vived by Gladys wife Dorothy. Kadish, a friend. Place of burial Place of burial was Old St. Bernard Cemetery, was New Saint Mary's Cemetery, Bellmawr, New Jersey. Saranac Lake, New York. 4> 4> 4> 4> 4' 4i FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes Harvey B. Yann, 64: Bronchial Thomas L. Bowers Jr<, 64: and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the Brother Bowers died of heart dis­ disease proved fatal to Brother membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected ease April 22, Vann May 15, by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters 1965 at his home 1965 at Memorial In Brooklyn. in Lakewood, Hospital, Hous­ TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. GuU. Lakes and Inland Colorado. A Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of ton, Texas. Sail­ various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees member of the ing as a cook in In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management Union since 1942, representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of the steward detrust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All he sailed in the partm<ent, ha trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various steward depart­ trust funds. joined the Union ment. He is sur­ in 1957. He was SHIPPINS RIGHTS. Vour shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to vived by his buried in Rest know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ niece Jo Smith. Haven Cemetery, able in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of youf was London, Place of burial shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union Houston, Texas. Surviving is his and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, Tennessee. wife Eddie Leigh Vann. return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: i 4> 4> 4" 4" 4i» Earl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Benjamin T. Orange, 57: Brother Valorous M. Hudson, 63: Brother Full copies of contracts as referred to are available tfe you al all times, Hudson succumbed to a heart Orange succumbed to heart disease either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. Feb. 14, 1965 at attack March 26, CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU balls. his home in Tex­ 1^5 in Spring­ These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, as City, Texas. A field, Pennsyl­ such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. member of the vania. A member at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port Union since 1957, of the Union agent. h4 held a mas­ since 1961, he EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOO has traditionally ter's rating. He is sailed as a Cap­ refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ survived by his tain. He was bur­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. wife T h e 1 m a. ied in Pennsyl­ This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the Place of burial September. 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for vania. Surviving LOG policy is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive was Forest Park is his wife Ethel Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its East Cemetery, League City, Texas. R. Hudson. ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. Know Your Rights 4" 4^ 4" Gustave Louis L o e f f e r, 61: Brother Loeffer succumbed to heart disease May 31, 1965 at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, Mary­ land. A member of the Union since 1948, he sailed as a mem­ ber of the deck department. He is survived by his wife Gladys. Place of burial was Meadowridge Cemetery, Elkridge, Maryland. 4" 4" 4" Thomas F. Hill, 54: Heart failure proved fatal to Brother Hill March 19, 1965 at the Presby­ terian Hospital, Santurce, Puerto Rico. A member of the Union since 1938, he sailed as a deck­ hand. He is sur­ vived by his wife Rose. Place of burial was Norfolk, Virginia. 4" 4^ 4^ Eugene Carleton Gallaspy, 58: Kidney disease proved fatal to Brother Gallaspy March 27, 1965 at the New Orleans USPHS Hospital. A member of the Union since 1940, he sailed in the engine depart­ ment. He was buried in De­ catur, Miss. Sur­ viving is his sister Mrs, Sarah Henton. 4i i 4> Rufus Aubrey Jeffcote, 46: Brother Jeffcote died May 4, 1960 of injuries sus­ tained in a high­ way accident in Montgomery, Texas. He sailed as a chief engi­ neer, joining the Union in 1957. He is survived by his wife Jesse Mae. Place of burial was San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery, Houston, Texas. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are. to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an offfclal Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and It given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in aU rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has' negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied thg equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basio rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a iaafirer feels that any of the above rishta have been violated, or that he has been denied his censtltuilenal right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Donald L. Brothers William H. Mason John H. Morris Leslie B. Bryant Norway L. Morrli Carl A. Carlson Andy C. Noah Ellis W. Cottrell Egbert 0. Palmer Homer 0. Cross Floyd L. Simmons Leon C. Douglas P. Y. Spinney James C. Everett William Swillery William Grimes Guy Whitehurst J. 0. Howell Clarence C. Willey Charles Jones George T. Winfield Dyer Jones USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Joseph Lambert T. Ahmed Gordon McLaren Ahmed Ali Otto Milter Arthur Anslow Comer W. Bonney Ali Masid Kenneth Roberts Masood Elginsh Ahmed Shemmard Peter Gulyas Luther Henderson Winslow Shipley N. Telegadas Lester Johnson Clarence Troy N. Keenan M. Wheeler Charles Kodanko Clarence Lenhart USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, 1.0UISIANA Stanley J. Barras J. W. McFarlin Houston C. Bell Lawyer McGrew Ardell Burkett Robert A. Medicus James Carter, Sr. Cleon Mixon J. C. Childress Willis O. Moncrief C. A. Christ F. H. Nobles Allen Collins, Jr. Clarence Osborne C. E. Cumming Eddie A. Patingo A. E. Cunningham G. E. Richardson Harris C. Dyas David A. Rogers Allen A. Ellis Robert M. Ruttedga Edward J. Esteve Irvin J. Savoie Adrian Fase P. I. Scanlon J. T. Fillingim T. L. Simonds M. C. Foster Sam Stanley W. R. Gammons Arthur P. Strong James J. Swank J. G. Gautreaus Clinton Gill Harold W. Sweet Steve Szanto H. H. Hickman Hughey Hodges Abram Vercher, Jr. Marion C. Wells Fred Kelly Wm. R. Massey USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND James Anderson Bobby D. Mangold Sidney Berger Andy C. Noah Raymond Collins James Portway Allen Cooper Harry G. Reynolds Napoleon Douglias Andrew Sammons Thomas D. Foster Paul Strickland John F. French N. Psaousahis Claude Garnett, Jr. Vernon Williamson Gorman Glaze Howard Yaekel Eric Johnson John J. Yendral Evan Kays Anthony Zlellnskl Robert McCullochi USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Ernest L. Buchanan Francis X. Keelan Ruel G. Barr Norman Mendelson S. D. Gassimis Pablo Rojera Ira K. Coats Arthur G. Sigler Sixto Escobar Carlos Lisy Robert H. Hall Ding H. Woo USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny Alberto Gutierrez Thomas Lowe Edwin Harriman Harry MacDonald U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kolesntck VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr VA HOSPITAL PHILA., PA. Philip (JIggs) Jeffers PHOTOS ^ sfo/zies, ?C£r/ZY jy 0iC- i �lalf f, 1961 SEAFAREHi Sch^ule of Membership Meetin&rs UNION &ALLS SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM In the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York PhUadelphla Baltimore Aug. 2 Ang. 3 Aug. 4 Mobile Detroit Houston New Orleans July 14 July 9 July 12 July IS » West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for tlie monthly informational meetings to be held In West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. San Francisco July 21 Wilmington July 19 Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great I.akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Eetroit, where meetings are heia at 2 PM. The -next meetings will be: Detroit July 19—2 P.M. Aipeua, Burfalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, July 19—7 P.M. 4- l* i SiU Inland Boatmen's Union Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will he: Phila Aug. 3—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un­ licensed .. .Aug. 4—5 P.M. Houston . . .July 12—5 P.M. Norfolk Aug. 5—5 P.M. N'Orleans ....July 9—5 P.M. Mobile July 10—5 P.M. RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City Philadelphia Baltimore •Novfolk GREAT July July July July LAKES TUG AND REGIDN 12 13 14 15 DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will ue: Detroit Milwaukee Chicago Buffalo tSault Ste. Marie Duluth July July July July July July 12 12 13 14 15 16 (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland July 16 Toledo .July 16 Ashtabula .July 16 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). 4) 4" 4« United Indsstrial Workers Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled Seattle July 23 each month at 7 PM in various ports The next meetings will be: New York Aug. 2 Baltimore Aug. 4 . Philadelphia Aug. 3 ^Houston July 12 MobUe July 14 New. Orleans July 13 • Me«tlng« held at Laoor Tampla. Nawport News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Unemployment Shows Rise (Continued from page 5) workers edged upward, the sec­ ond quarter average of 8.0 was "down significantly" from the 9.8 percent figure of a year ago and had dropped further than the white rate which went from 4.8 in the 1964 quarter to 4.3 in the 1965 period. The overall situation, depart­ ment spokesmen said, was a con­ tinuation of the improvement in the job outlook since early in 1963. The second quarter rate of 4.7 percent this year is the lowest quarter since the fall of 1957 when the rate was 4.3 percent. Total civilian employment rose 1.3 million to a record high of 73.7 million in June, with the largest part of the gain taking place among teenagers. Non-farm jobs moved up 800,000 reaching 68 million for the first time. The department said that on the basis of second quarter averages, total employment expanded by more than 1.4 million between 1964 and 1965, representing 600,000 additional jobs for .adult men, about 500,000 for adults women and 350,000 for teenagers. For both adult groups, the re­ port pointed out, employment gains exceeded labor force growth while the teenage employment increase just about matched the labor force expansion for the group. The overall 4.7 percent un­ employment rate in June was the lowest for the month since 1957 and was within what the department called the 4.6 to 5.0 percent range that "has pre­ vailed for eight months." Based on averages for the first half of 1965, the toal labor force expanded by 1.1 million from 1964, an increase of about 250,000 less than expected in long-term projec­ tions. rur« Tmtntr-Tht— LOG Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and tneir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against varioiu companies whose products are prodi'—-! under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum St Plastic Workers) $ 4- 4> Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) 4. 4. it H. I. Slegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4- 41 4) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4" 4i Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters BOSTON PRESIDENT FanI HaU EXECUTIVE V1CE-FBE8IDENT Cal Tanaer VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shapard Lindaey Wimama A! Tanoer Robert Matthewa SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kair HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Hooney Fred Stewart RALTIHORB U16 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Afent EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON 177 SUte St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn leaaa W. Jefferaon Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4Ui Ave., Bklyn HYadnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVn-LB. 3808 Pearl St., SE., Ja* WUUam Morris. Agent ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 830 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. .'"hn Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent nOuglas 2-4401 vr.ank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR 1313 Fernandez Juntos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Bahkowskl, Agent . . MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St, Jeff Gillette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. CaUf 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2528 HOUSTON Great Lakes Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, m. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND ........1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W 2nd St RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich. .. 415 Main St. Mail Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av River Rouge 18 Mirh. VInewood 3-474J 4 4 4 Inland Boatmen's Union 4 4 4 J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) 4 4 4 Mel WUk 4> 4- 4) You are requested to get in touch Douglas Haig Nicholas with your sister ^andy imme­ You are requested to contact diately. your wife Terr! as soon as possible. 4 4 4 4" 4« 4" S. Stern A check is waiting for you at Eric Keiber You are asked to contact your your mother's home in Greenville, North Carolina. daughter Tzippy in New York. 4- 4) 4 JACKSONVILLE MfAAQ MOBILE NEW ORLEANS PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK TAMPA OREAT UKES TUG S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DraECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Worlcers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. TUlman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller. Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. Kimball Trygve Varden, Agent .. ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tbm Gerrity. Agent ... 621-5450 DETFROIT 2308 Hubbard St. Harold Yon. Agent TA 5-5723 DULUTH 305 W. 5th St. Paul Greco, Agent RA 2-3732 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mail to Brimley. Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO .423 Central St. Leslie Willard. Agent 243-6859 Tug Firemen, linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, O. 1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent . . TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND . 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tern Agrnt MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Byron Kelly, Agent 14595 Reglna, AUentown Park, Mich. 386.6264 DULUTH Box No 68 South Range. Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 4-4383 LORAIN. O. 118 E Parish St. Sandusky. Ohio Harold Ruthsatz, Agent MAin 8-4573 MILWAUKEE 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE 219 Brady St. John Bernard, Agent MElrose 2-8963 TOLEDO 2706 106th St. Owen Cone. Agent RA 6-4S23 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR. Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bcndhelm, Agent NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR RAILWAY MARINE REGION Al Tanner BALTIMORE 1216 E BalUmore St HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. EAstern 7-4900 Jersey City 2. NJ HEnderson 3-0104 diers Hospital in Washington, D.C., Marion P. Edge Your are requested to contact would like mail or visits from his Bea Brooks Waite at 207 North old Union friends and shipmates. Sage, Avenue, Mobile, Alabama. 4 4 4» Phone: 477-0606. Gene Herson 4< 4" 3) You are requested to contact your wife Liz immediately at 600 Edward A. Summers You are asked to contact your Pell Street, San Francisco, Cali­ brother Harry J. Summers at 3222 fornia. Phone: 415—431-3664. Moobark Avenue, San Jose, Cali­ 4 4 4 fornia. Phone: Area Code 408-Tel. Lewis Eagle 243-0586. You are asked to contact your 4» 4« 4« brother Ernie. Henry Anderson 4 4 4 You are requested to get in touch A. G. Diaz with your sister, Virginia Newton. Please contact Bob Milgrom at the Seafarer's LOG oifice, Brook­ 4" 4" 4" lyn, New York. John Najarian You are asked to contact your 4 4 4 wife Alice immediately. Jim Conrad Please contact yoim brother 4; 4) 4> Joseph before making your next Joseph ParisI You are requested to contact far-eastern run. Nunziata Parisi as soon as possible. HEADQUARTERS 276 State St. Rlclimond 2-0140 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HVaclnth 9-6600 5804 CanaJ St. WAlnut 8-3207 2608 Pearl St.. SE, Jax ELgin 3-0987 744 W Flagler St. FRanklln 7-3564 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7548 2604 S 4th St. Tel. 622-1892-3 115 Third St. DEwey 6-3838 31? Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 4 4 4 Friends of Paul C. Stovall Fete Punne SiU oldtimer Paul C. Stovall. You are asked to contact your who is in drydock at the U.S. Sol­ wife Caroline. REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE... .1216 E Baltimore St. EAstern 7-'"vio NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4 th St. DEwey .6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5004 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 M1A5Q 744 W Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 BOSTON Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Headquarters agafn wishes to remind all Seafarers that pay­ ments o* funds, for whatever Union purpose, be made only to authorized SIU representa­ tives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered be sure to protect yourself by immeuitely bringing the matter to the attention of the President's office. �SEAFAREltS4i^I.O<B July f I9M I OFFICIAL ORQAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTIRNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SlU deck department crewmsmbers were busy forward when the LOG photographer came aboard the Seamar in Baltimore. Shown above (l-r) are T. Noeth, OS; R. Holt, AB; B. Harwell, OS; and M. Herring, AB, who took time out to have their picture taken. Seamar galley gang (standing, Ur) messman Joe Wfielon, baker Bob Reld, and (seated, left) chief steward Raymond Obidos discuss food program with SlU rep Ed Smith (seated, right)* Black gang member Jozes A. Czerwinsiii (standing) brought his dues right up to date after payoff. Here he gets his "paid in full" receipt from patrolman Eli Hanover. SEAMAR ^ PAYS OFF *JT IN BALTIMORE Seafarer Basilio Moldonadoi company official; and deckman M. MIssimer (-r). m i'l -J t J Baker William (Bob) Reld proudly displays one of his creations in the Seamar galley. "Finished with engines" for a while. Seafarer William Teffner sets the dial and prepares to call it a day. Teffner has sailed with the SlU since 1938 and is proud of being one of the founding members. >1 J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 9, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ADMINISTRATION CALLS FOR QUICK 14B REPEAL ACTION SENATE BEGINS DEBATE ON MEDICARE LEGISLATION HOUSE BILL WOULD BOOST AMERICAN-FLAG SHARE OF GOV’T GENERATED CARGOES SIU HAILS DECISION TO RETAIN USPHS HOSPITALS MSTS USES JAPANESE CREWS LSTS MAKING VIETNAM RUN JAPAN FINDS BIGGER SHIPS MAKE SOME BIG PROBLEMS FIVE NEW SHIPS FOR DELTA LINE ALUMINUM WORKERS THANK SIU FOR STRIKE SUPPORT LIMESTONE: CARGO FOR SIU SHIPS BILL TO OK COMMON SITE PICKETING GAINS SUPPORT N.T. STATE TROOPERS RAISE WARSHIPS SCUTTLED IN 1758 MEANY HEADS U.S. GROUP AT ICFTU PARLEY GT. LAKES SHIPPERS WARN OF GROWING OBSOLESCENCE SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – TRIPOLI ILO SCORES FORCED LABOR BY RED, COLONIAL REGIMES MOUNTING PROTESTS ASSAIL NAVY’S BRITISH SHIP DEAL URGE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE SHIP REPLACEMENT LABOR HITS BID TO SUBVERT COURT’S ‘1 MAN, 1 VOTE’ RULING SEAMAR PAYS OFF IN BALTIMORE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/09/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 14 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ba8962df1f44d5bff710f62e27c83021.PDF 588f426ad7f8d193c1c0468b96e3a790 PDF Text Text /• ; • Complete Text Of Cons safdrers Internatioi titution S^al Union Iters District Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Wo LFARERI S INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, G (Sea Supplement) SE^-^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARER ULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO •f . {, 1965I 3t)H6 19. ilCoi"® \11 necessflTy' •*01 ,rt Th® IS..-::; .icatvs lire® » corft"\icetI°" !' •ov 5 « OF NOE 675 FOURTH AVENUE e BROOK: ;a\ sh |ve«\no <>-'Yeder^» TH AMERICA • AFL-CIO he ted UvatN. Y. 11232 • HYACINTH 9-6600 a ^e8^^L\chaJ cot®!!" dvd.^!i''to'' June 22, I965 P Dr. James Z. Appel, Presld American Medical Associatii 535 N, Dearborn Street Chicago, 111. 60610 iJ'-VdVWO^vnetvt oSrn«» Y>ec®; Dear Sir: J ' f, i 'S \/ The recent attack of an Ame committee against federal n again demonstrates that in involving the question of ir the AMA chooses the most re ing to frustrate or deny th services and care. Wctvt ^•iii irican Medical Association ledical care for seamen once virtually every instance ledical care in our society, itrogressive position, tendle availability of medical Perhaps the medical profess tremendous scientific achie role of leadership in our n assuming its social respons ion, so notable for its vements could fulfill its ation by recognizing and ibilities as well, Despite the fact that our n world, there are still vast lack even the most elementa: that the organized medical ] Ing its efforts, rather thail ation is the richest in the areas of blight where people ry care. It is in this area profession should be directa tovdiminish services, ^ Both the people in this nat;j sion might be better served guided by the hopes and aspjl America's future than the wc Lon and the medical profesif your organization were Lrations for the best of )rst of its past. u Very truly yours, QOXJX^<^ PH:AP June 25 1965 Paul Hall President �SEAFARERS rare Twe June 25, MM lOG Bill Repealing Section 14b Makes Progress in House gV . Hi The House Labor and Education Committee-approved bill to repeal Sec. 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act will be reported out and a rule sought for floor debate, Chairman Adam Clayton Powell (D-N.Y.) announced recently. P o w e 1 r s announcement section of the Civil Rights Act of duce measures to strengthen Title VII of the civil righto came following a meeting of 1964. law. The committee chairman committee Democrats on the told reporters his decision to status of the 14 (b) repeal meas­ ure, after the chairman had earlier indicated he would hold up further action pending movement of a measure on the fair employment seek full House action on the repeal bill was buttressed by indications at the party caucus that a majority of Democrats on the committee would intro- Strike On Atlantic, Gulf Curtails Shipping Activity NEW YORK—A strike by the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, the National Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots and the American Radio Association against several shipping companies on the • Atlantic and Gulf Coasts was volved in the strike has success­ entering its second week as fully completed negotiations on the LOG went to press. The unions new contracts with a third industry began their walkouts when their group, the American Maritime As­ contracts expired with the com­ sociation. The new pact covers 225 panies which are members of two dry cargo vessels owned by com­ maritime industry associations— panies which are AMA members. the American Merchant Marine In­ The AHA has also negotiated a new stitute and the Tanker Services pact covering AMA tanker com­ panies. Committee. The MEBA is striking against Reach Accord nine meml>er companies of the The Marine Engineers have AMMI which operate passenger reached agreement on new con­ and cargo vessels on the Atlantic tract terms with member compa­ and Gulf coasts. Eight of the AMMI nies of the Tanker Services Com­ companies are recipients of federal mittee, while desk officers repre­ operating subsidies. The MMP's sented by the MMP have com­ w.alkout is directed at 16 member pleted bargaining on a four-year companies of the Tanker Services memorandum of understanding Committee. with operators belonging to the Four SlUNA unions have ex­ Pacific Maritime Association. tended contract deadlines by sixty The chief issue over which both days from the June 15 expiration date in accord with a special re­ the MEBA and MMP negotiators port approved by the Union's dele­ are conducting their hardest bar­ gates at the recent Twelfth Bien­ gaining is the problem of manning nial Convention in Washington. scales, with special emphasis on The report was signed by the In­ newly automated ships. Other is­ ternational's four deep sea affili­ sues in the negotiations between ates—the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ the Marine Engineers and the trict, the Sailors Union of the AMMI include improvements in Pacific, Marine Firemen and the pension system and the ques­ Watertenders and Marine Cooks tion of who will be named to arbi­ and Stewards. The Staff Officers trate grievances under the new Association, another SIUNA affili­ contract. The unions involved in the walk­ ate, and the Radio Officers Union, also agreed to the extension of the out have agreed to permit vessels carrying military cargoes to sail, deadline. Each of the three unions in­ desipite the strike. The U.S. labor movement has never been able to count the American Medical Association as one of its friends in its unending struggle to better the lives of the nation's working men and women. In fact, whenever the AFL-CIO supports the passage of a new law to improve the country's health, education or welfare, we can almost always expect the AMA to oppose it with arguments which went out of date The House committee approved when the steam engine was introduced. the 14(b) repeal bill June 10 a For this reason, we in maritime labor should not be too surprised 21-10 vote. At Powell's request, subcommittee held a special eve­ over the recent attack by the AMA on the medical and hospital care ning hearing June 15 on a hastily- provided for American seamen by the U.S. Public Health Service drafted bill amending the Civil Rights Act. Every congressman hospitals. present and the two witnesses — Clarence Mitchell, speaking for the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, and AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller— rejected the effort to link the two issues. Mitchell, who heads the Washington office of the Na^ tional Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo­ ple, said the move would be playing into the hands of those who "would be delighted if they could bury both bills." He and Biemiller voiced strong support for strengthening the Civil Rights Act, but stressed that both the details of the changes to be sought and the timing of the legis­ lative drive required more con­ sideration. The equal employment opp6rtunity provisions of the Civil Rights Act have not yet gone into offect, becoming applicable on July 2. The subcommittee, at a meeting the next morning, formally concurred in this rea­ soning. It adopted a resolution supporting the principle of im­ proving the ban on job discrimination. But it declared that efforts to do this are more likely to be successful if the views of the new Equal Employment Opportunity Com­ mission and other interested government agencies are re­ ceived. It agreed to hold further hear­ ings on the issue after finishing its work on amendments to the Fadr Labor Standards Act, also before the same subcommittee. No Link Favored Subcommittee Chairman James Roosevelt (D-Calif.) told newsmen (Continued on page 23) Icelandic Trade Unionists Visit SiU Headquarters 1^ ! A delegation of Icelandic trade-unionists recently visited the SIU half in New York and were shown around the LOG office by SIU rep Ami Bjornsson- From leffto right, they are Richard Srgurbaldursson, Office and Store Clerks Union; Ingimundur Eriendsson, Reykjavik Factory Workers Union; Ami Bjornsson; Haraldur B. Sumarlidason, Reykjavik Carpenters Union; and Hilmar Hallvardsson, Sheet Metal Workers Union. At this particular time, no one in the trade union movement should be surprised at AMA maneuvers designed to strike at long-established measures enacted to help the American people lead healthy, pro­ ductive lives. After having fought tooth and nail against the passage of federally aided hospital and medical care for the elderly for the past eight years, the AMA leadership has now been rebuffed. With Congressional approval of the King-Anderson medieare bill due momentarily, AMA members court disaster and tragedy as they publicly call for a "strike," once the legislation is signed Into law. J \ For the record, we would like to remind the AMA that the Federal hospital program for seamen was established to meet the special requirements and character of maritime employment. The AMA may not be able to understand the hard facts of maritime life, primarily that seamen must work without the availability of medical care for long periods of time while they are at sea. Since the typical seaman's time on shore is controlled by the arrival and departure schedule of his ship, his medical and hospital care needs have to be at facilities that are easily accessible after months of sailing. These facts are as true today as when the Govern­ ment first started its Marine Hospital Service. Just for the sake of argument, what kind of medical treatment could today's seaman count on if the Government followed the AMA's advice and closed down the P.H.S. hospitals. It is hard to imagine who would insure that adequate medical facilities would be available for the transient seaman, who often comes and goes with the tides. The Public Health Service hospitals, on the other hand, are specifically set up to deal with the problem of the transient seaman. Their strategic locations along the coast lines of the United States are a guarantee that today's seaman can receive the medical treat­ ment he needs without the inevitable complications of lengthy admitting procedures, complex billing practices and other examples of red tape that plague today's typical hospital patient. John Strong^ 62, D/es; Headed IBT Local 807 NEW YORK—John E. Strong, president of Teamsters Local 807, and a widely respected trade unionist, died in the Long Island Jewish Hospital here June 15, at the age of 62. He had been ill for several months. a trustee. He also started the lo­ Brother Strong was elected cal's union newspaper and edited to the presidency of the 10,- the publication until his death. OOO-member Local 807 in 1943 after working as a truck driver for twenty years. Elected with Brother Strong, as secretary-treas­ urer, was the late Thomas L. Hickey. One of the largest Team­ ster general trucking locals, 807 is known as the "waterfront team­ sters local." Under Brother Strong's leader­ ship, Local 807 and the SIU main­ tained a very close working trade-union relationship. Local 807 officials had appeared before SIU membership meetings on sev­ eral occasions over the years. Fol­ lowing the 1954 Local 807 elec­ tions, SIU President Paul Hall administered the oath of office to elected officials at the local's membership meeting. Local 807 is affiliated with the Maritime Port Council of Greater New York Harbor and Brother Strong was a member of the Council's Strike and Organi­ zation committee. He had also been a former secretary of the Teamsters Joint Council No. 16. As president of Local 807, Brother Strong instituted many innovations. He was instrumental in starting the local's pension and welfare fund, of which he became A Requiem Mass was celebrated John Strong in the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. Rrother Strong is survived by his wife, the former Lillian Brady; three sons, John E., Jr., Brian and Dennis; a daughter, Mrs. Jean Fenlon; a half brother Joseph Morgan; three half sisters, Mrs. Anna Conklin, Mrs. Catherine McCarthy and Mrs. Rose Mackritis, and ten grandchildren. The SIU expressed its sympa­ thies to the family and to the of-, fleers and members of Local 807. il>.\ •* VI 'A? �/ Jao* X5, 196S SEAFARERS Fagd thret LOG MAC Subcommitteo Recommends Gov't Aid AMA Would Bar U.S. Seamen From USPHS Hospitals Rebuffed by the public, by Congress, and by much of its own membership on its attempts to defeat proposed Medicare legislation, the American Medical Association, through its committee on Federal Medical Service, is now attacking the blight where people lack even role of Public Health Service the most elementary care.'' 1 mi. ~ Hospdtals in providing medical care for American merchant sea­ men. The AMA committee, in a recent meeting in Chicago, has decided that providing mediical care to mer­ chant seamen is no longer an ap­ propriate function of the Federal Government. The committee rec­ ommends that the care be halted, and the 12 USPHS hospitals closed. The AMA, which admits to hav­ ing spent almost $4 million since 1949 in lobbying against passage of medical care for the aged through social security, proposes that to ^replace the USPHS hospital care, doctors could "volunteer" for a two-year tour of duty to take care of merchant seaman, while at the same time fulfilling their military service requirements. Also sug­ gested by the group are various possible health insurance or pre­ payment mechanisms to assure that seamen can get medical care when they need it. SIU Protest SHI President Paul Hall in a letter addressed to AMA president Dr. James Z. Appel, protested this latest display by the association of its- callous disregard for the health and welfare of the Amer­ ican public by its attempt to "frustrate or deny the availabdlity of medical services and care" to American seamen. The SIU sug­ gested that "Perhaps the medical profession, so notable for its tre­ mendous scientific achievements could fulfill its role of leadership in our nation by recognizing and assuming its social responsibilities as well." The SIU points out that de­ spite the fact that our nation Is the richest In the world, "there are still vast areas of "Both the people in this na­ tion and the medical profes­ sion might be better served if your organization were guided by the hopes and aspirations for the best of America's fu­ ture than the worst of its past," the SIU letter concludes. SIU Supports Proposals Aimed At Strengthening U.S. Bulk Carrier Fleet WASHINGTON—A special subcommittee report recommending: subsidieii and tax advantag:es for operators in the declining: U.S. bulk carrier trade was pre­ sented at a meeting of the President's Maritime Advisory Commitee held here this week. The SIU voiced its'* tinned A m e r i o a n shipbuilding by this country shall be carried support of the recommen­ capabilities. on American-flag vessels. This would be entirely consistent with, • Until As new shipa-are dations embodied in the the purposes of the program, report. The subcommittee report suggested that such vessels be guaranteed at least one-third of America's foreign waterMeanwhile, ait the AMA's annual borne trade, that construction convention which is meeting this week in New York, AMA president Dr. James Z. Appel, conceded the fact that the Medicare Bill will pass and become law despite the AMA's colossal expenditure of money and its huge campaign of propagandizing and lobbying against it. The measure has al­ ready been approved by the House, where its provisions and coverage were increased by the Legislators considerably above even what President Johnson had originally asked for, and is now being con­ sidered by the Senate Finance Committee. Elderly Picket AMA While 500 members of the New York Congress of Senior Citizens, an association of elderly persons who are the hardest-hit by the as­ tronomically high costs of neces­ sary medical care, picketed out­ side the AMA's annual meeting to protest the association's stub­ born anti-Medicare stand, doctordelegates inside were split wide open on whether they would ad­ here to and comply with the lawof-the-land when the Medicare bill is passed. A delegate representing Ohio doctors declared that Ohio physi­ cians were determined "not to go along with Medicare." The Ohio group is sponsoring a resolution to boycott Medicare when It is passed, or In other words, is calling for a doctors' strike. AMA Shelled Out Nearly $4 Million Fighting Medicare WASHINGTON—The vast sums of money which the American Medical Association admits to having already spent in its antiMedicare lobbying and propaganda Is a frightening Index of the power and financial resource? which this doctors' group has wielded/ in the past to thwart improvements in health and medical care for vast segments of the American peopleespecially those least able to pay. In the first three months of 1963 alone, the association reported spending $951,570 for anti-Medicare lobbying. The figures were released at the AMA's New York Convention this week. Only twice in the past has lobbying spending by any organization exceeded $900,000 according to the authoritative reporting service Congressional Quarterly. Both times the big-spender was also the AMA and both times the money was spent fighting proposals for medical care similar to Medicare. The AMA plunked down $1,552,683 in 1949 and $1,326,078 in 1950 to defeat medical care proposals made by President Harry S. Truman. With this vast expenditure of money the AMA managed to delay passage of this much-needed legislation for 15 years. With passage of Medicare now predicted as certain even by the AMA itself, the association has turned its vast resources to the task of denying American merchant seamen the excellent medical care which has been theirs in U.S. Public Health Service Hospitals since 1798 (see story above). and operation of thesa bulk-carrieis receive Government aid, and that operators of bulk-carrier ton­ nage be given special tax ad­ vantages. The special subcommittee was composed of Lane Kirkland, execu­ tive assistant to AFL-CIO Presi­ dent George Meany; Theodore W. Kheel, lawyer and maritime arbi­ trator; and J. Paul St. Sure, presi­ dent of the Pacific Maritime As­ sociation. The full Maritime Ad­ visory Committee is made up of 17 representatives from maritime labor, management, and Govern­ ment. Noting that American-flag ships at present carry less than 10 per­ cent of U.S. trade and that 85 per­ cent of that trade consists of bulk cargoes, the subcommittee recom­ mended: • That American vessels be entitled to transport about one-third of all foreign-trade cargoes. • That the operation of dry bulk carriers be aided by Federal building and operat­ ing subsidies. • 'iliat an import quota, reserving a fixed share of 30 percent of all imports of crude and refined petroleum prod­ ucts, he established for Ameri­ can tanker vessels. At the meeting. Commerce Secretary John T. Connor, cochairman of the MAC with Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz, an­ nounced the creation of a "task force" to "maintain close liaison and relationship" with the Ad­ visory Committee and the sub­ committees "as a means of achieving discussion and con­ sideration." The Secretary said that it was hoped that in about a month there will bo a series of meetings be­ tween members of the government task force and the appropriate subcommittees. In addition to the three major recommendations printed above, the special subcommittee also recommended that: • Savings achieved through In­ creased ship productivity brought about by new construction of more modern vessels be allocated specifically to the development and construction of additional vessels. • Such savings should also pro­ vide interim relief to any seamen temporarily displaced by increased ship productivity. • Ships to be built under the program should be constructed in American shipyards to assure com~ built, present cargo prefer­ ence lawn should be contin­ ued, and once the new ships are available it should be no excuse for eonflning cargo prefetrences for American ships to any percentage of the available cargoes. It should he possible to grant preferences up to 100 percent certainly for government car­ goes, as long as the ships are available. o The present Oil Import Pro­ gram should be extended and a requirement added that a reason­ able proportion of the petroleum and petroleum products imported would impose no undue burden on the producers of foreign oil, and would afford a logical and ap­ propriate mechanism to aid in the achievement of an affirmative maritime policy. • U.S. fimu engaged in the production of foreign oil, who have succeeded in avoiding U.S. taxes by registering their vessels under foreign (runaway) flags, should make some contribution to the national interest in a viable maritime industry. The argument that such a requirement would constitute flag discrimination, in­ viting retaliation by other mari­ time nations. Is not persuasive. Rap Navy's Proposal To Buy British Ships WASHINGTON—Representatives Emanuel Cellar and Hugh L. Carey of New York have called for an Investigation of a plan by tho U.S. Navy to purchase $50 million worth of new ships from England. In issuing their sharp criticism of lack of awareness of the plight of the Navy purchase plan, both both private and naval shipyards Congressmen drew attention to in this country. the government's plan to close He reminded the Navy that its down the Brooklyn Navy yard, own Chief of Naval Operations, supposedly because the country Admiral David McDonald had said has an excess of shipbuilding ca­ in a 1964 speech that the U.S. pacity. must be vitally concerned with Representative ^ Celler empha­ "preserving and maintaining our sized the contradiction in govern­ repository of trained manpower ment policy which would permit resources found in our shipyard the purchase of ships from a for-, facilities." eign power while the closing no­ Hood declared that the British tice was being posted for the shipbuilding industry could not Brooklyn yard, which has always build better ships than those con­ been used to build support ships structed in American yards. "They and vessels. have no experience with precise No "Effective Control" standards of quality control and Speaking of the 9,600 men em­ assurance reliability which U.S. ployed at the Brooklyn facility. shipyards are required to main­ Congressman Carey said that the tain," he asserted. proposed measure "is certainly not fair to the shipyard workers." He also criticized the purchase plan on the groimds that the U.S. June 25,'65 Vol. XXVII, No. 1a would have no effective control Official Publication of the SIUNA over inspection, procurement and Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes i Inland Water* District, AFL-CIO bidding if the vessels were built Executive Board outside the U.S. PAUL HALL, President Representative Carey demanded CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARB Vice-President to know why this country seemed Exeo. Vice-Prei. AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS intent on giving this bonanza of Vice-President jobs and contracts to British labor ROB.Sec.-Treas. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER and business firms when the U.S. Vice-President Vice-President shipbuilding industry desperately HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and needed this type of work. Publications The Navy's projected deal with Managing Editor: Mm POLLACK; AsslU the British shipbuilders also drew Editor: NATHAN SKvra; Staff Writers: ARONSON, PETS CARMEN; ROBERI the fire of Representative Celler ROBERT MILGROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. because it would make the U.S. balance of payments problem more difficult, in direct contra­ vention of President Johnson's re­ quest for action to curtail the outflow of dollars from the U.S. Publlihad blwEEkly at lh« headquarter* of the SaafararB Inlarnatlenal Union. At U.S. Yards Ignored lantic, Oulf, Lakai and Inland Water* District, AFL-CIO, 67S Fourth Avenue, The Navy's plan also was con­ Brooklyn, NY, 11211. Tol. HYaelnth 9-i(00. clasi pottage paid at tha Fast demned by Edwin M. Hood, pres­ Second Office In Brooklyn, NY, under tho Act ident of the Shipbuilder's Council of Aug. 14, 1*11. of America, who charged the ac­ tion demonstrated a "complete SEAFARERS LOG �• V' '- SEAFARERS %M» Five SiU Oidtimers Retired On Pensions SIU Pensioner By Earl (Bull) Shcpord, Vice-President. AHanfic strikebreaking Stiil Legal in N.Y. Feurtada sailed in the deck de­ partment, after joining the SIU in the port of Miami. A native of Nicaragua, he now makes his home in New Orleans. His last voyage was aboard the SS Del Sud, Bocco signed on with the SIU Feurtado Bocco in the port of Detroit, Michigan, sailing as a member of the galley department. Bom in Oswego, New York, he now m^es his home there with his wife Mary, He last sailed aboard the American. U. UM LOG The Seafarer's Welfare Plan has approved the pensions of five additional SIU veterans. The five new pensioners join the growing list of Seafarers whose retirment years are made secure by lifetime SIU pen--*^ New York, he now lives in Balti­ sions. more, Maryland, He last sailed The five additional pension­ aboard the Seamar, ers who will receive monthly $150 pension checks are James Crist Mitchell, 44, Percy J. Libby, 70, Charles M. Kellog, 65, James Dudley Feiu-1 a d o, 70, and Ralph Wil­ liam Bocco, 64. Mitchell joined the SIU In the port of Norfolk, Mitchell Virginia, sailing as a bos'ji in the deck department. Born in Pennsylvania, he now makes his home in Seattle, Wash­ ington. He last sailed aboard the Alcoa Explorer, Libby signed on with the SIU in the port of New Orleans, Loui­ siana, sailing as a bosun in the deck department. A native' of •I •••-•,. JI Seafarer Morion Shorpe, last off the Steel Ap­ prentice (Isthmian) where he sailed in the deck de­ partment, picked up his first regular monthly $150 pension check recently at New York headquarters. Sharpe will spend his re­ tirement at home in Toms River, N,J, with his wife and daughter. He has been an SIU member for over 25 years. R-T-W Group Calls Laws Benefiting Workers "Immoral" WASHINGTON—Minimum wage laws, safety rules and Maine, he now makes his home in New Orleans with his wife Iris. the union shop are all "immoral" in the opinion of the Na­ He last shipped out aboard the tional Right to Work Committee's leadoff witness at House Del Norte, hearings on repeal of Sec, as the price of avoiding "costly Kellog, an SIU veteran of 27 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, strikes which would look bad on years, sailed as an AB in the deck department after Joining the SIU The Rev, Frederick C, Fow­ the financial report at the end of in the Port of New York. Born in ler of Duluth, Minn., board chair­ the year," M ttiat were the case, he was man of the "right-to-work" organ­ ization, also testified that Ideally asked, why aren't most big com­ panies supporting "right-to-work" workers should have the "right" laws which would ban the union to work longer hours for lower shop without any risk of strikes wages than their shopmates and over the issue? the government shouldn't inter­ "I think the industrial relations fere with employment of Mexican people have gotten lazy," Larson replied, and "accommodated them­ braceros on U.S. farms selves to the fact that the union Fowler, a fundamentalist minis­ is running their Industrial rela­ SEATTLE—The Seafarers Wel­ ter who has spoken at right-wing tions policy." fare Plan has announced that SIU functions acknowledged that there Also appearing for the work members shipping from this port is "definitely disagreement" with committee was its president, S. D. may now take advantage of full his viewpoint by other theologians medical examination and treat­ "but I can't see the reason for it," Cadwallader, who claimed that "millions" of union members are ment facilities at the SlU-Pacific Leading clergymen of three District Medical Examination faiths—representing the National opposed to the union shop but "do Center located at 700 Broadway. Council of Churches, the Central not dare to speak out publicly." The new clinic is being operated Conference of American Rabbis Subcommittee Chairman Frank eccording to a joint arrangement and the National Catholic Wel­ Thompson, Jr, (D.-N.J.), sponsor between the SIU Pacific District fare Council—have joined in urg­ of the 14(b) repeal bill, told the and the Pacific Maritime Associa­ ing repeal of Sec, 14(b) and up­ three witnesses that t)ie common tion. holding the right in every state "thread" in their testimony Seafarers will now be required of workers and employers to agree seemed to be "opposition to col­ lective • bargaining," to have a clinic card if they reg­ to a union shop. ister in Seattle, Fowler said in reply to ques­ Fowler contended that workers The new SIU Medical Examina- cannot be "free" under a union tioning that he personally favored • tion Center will be under the di­ shop and "ultimately they will a national "right-to-work" law rection of Dr. Leo J. Rosellini. feel insecure, inferior, not true prohibiting the union shop in Examinations^ of Union members and able men," He described Sec. every state, although the organi­ will be conducted according to the 14(b) as "the clause that refresh­ zation did not take that position. Larson, added, however, that if same procedures used at the SIU- es," 14(b) were repealed, the "work" Pacific District-PMA clinic in San The National Right-to-Work committee would then support a Francisco, Committee, claiming to speak for nationwide ban pn the union shop In addition to the Pacific coast "the grass roots of America," chas­ than press for re-enact­ medical facilities, Seafarers now tised the nation's biggest em­ rather ment of the state option clause. have the benefit of full medical ployers for not opposing repeal of clinic services available in the Sec, 14(b), The "work" commit­ ports of Boston, New York, Phila­ tee's executive vice president. delphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Jack- Reed E. Larson, accused "the Bonville, Tampa, San Juan, Mobile, giant corporations of America" of New Orleans and Houston, "callousness" on the issue. In order to assure accurate Asked why companies which digests of ^ipboard meetings initially fought union organization in the LOG, it is desirable that bitterly seem to have accepted the the reports of shipboard meet­ union shop, Larson replied that ings be typed if at all possible. they had agreed to the union shop SIU Adds Clinic In Seattle Type Minutes When Possible Unfortunately, an attempt to outlaw the aotivltiea of professional strikebreakers in New York State failed recently when the State Senate failed to pass a bill banning the employment of persons who regularly offer to replace workers in a struck place of business. Earlier in this year's session, the senators had rejected a similar bill because they were dissatisfied with the definition of "professional strike­ breaker." Aithough the amended biil actually had a majority of the senate's votes, it was five short of the thirty "ayes" needed for passage. Observers consider the bill dead for the remainder of this session, although the Assembly passed it earlier this year. New York Shipping dropped off slightly in New York although the current pace of activity is still brisk. The outlook for the coming period looks good, Guy (Frenchie) De LaBaere and Pete Vicare, two steward depart­ ment aces, recently piled off the Transglobe which completed the "oo-la-la" run to France. Frenchie was so impressed by the time he had that he's sitting tight until he can catch a return trip, SIU men in the New York hall have been giving the glad- hand to Mariano Gonzales who they are always happy to see, Mariano recently finished a trip as AB on-fthe Elizabetfaport, Antonio Al­ big success and everyone says that fonso, who has been shipping as they can't wait for next year's chief steward on the Geneva for outing, the past few months, has turned Vernon Sawyer is back in cir­ up in New York. He is looking forward to lending "a hand in culation after being in drydock orewing up the geophysical ships. for the past two weeks. Now that he is back on his feet, he tells us Boston that he is waiting for a far east Things have been on the slow run, Vernon last sailed as^ elec­ side on the Boston waterfront dur­ trician on the Colorado. Barley ing the past two weeks. However, Joyner just got off the Hastings activity is expected to pick up and says that he'll stick it out in during the coming period. Three the hall until he finds a European oceanographic ships are scheduled run on a Waterman ship, George to crew up in the next few weeks, Register is waiting for a bosun's and" the pace of jobs calls should job on a long run to India or the speed up correspondingly, far east. After sailing under the Joe DiSanto has been telling SIU banner for the past 20 years, his friends that he will stay put George says his best voyages have until a coast hugger puts in been on tankers. here, Joe, who has been in Norfolk the Union for 20 years now, is The shipping situation in Nor­ going to school for his fireman's license. His last ship was the folk has been moving at a good Transorleans where he shipped as clip and is expected to remain chief pumpman, John Rubery is brisk for the coming period. The an oldtime SIU member who just Penn Challenger is due in for a got out of dry dock after sailing pay off, which should re-fill the on the Sea Pioneer as bosun. He hall with some familiar faces. Four says he will grab the first job to sign-ons and four in-transit visits just about cleaned all the old faces hit the board, out of Norfolk in the last two Philadelphia weeks. The shipping situation Is due for Now that he has his FFD, change for the better after Charlie Pfaeips is hoping to ship having been on a good level for out soon. His last ship was the the last few weeks. Barney Gabor Steel King where he held a wiper says he will take the first FWT or rating. Alfred Everett piled off oiler job on a coast-wise ship that the Eagle Traveler when he heard hits the board. Barney spent two she was about to head for India, glorious months taking it easy Since Alfred is something of a after getting off the Cities Service homebody, he tells us he will hold Baltimore, Charlie Moss is hold­ out-for another coastwise tanker, ing out for a cook or baker's job on Stephen Arales is a cook who also one of those newly converted Cal- got down off the Eagle Traveler mar C-4s to come into port. His recently, He has been tilling the last ship was the Losmar, boys at the hall that he hopes to After putting in ten weeks move out soon. R, P. Nelson has studying horse flesh possibilities been getting congratulations on at local tracks, Bruno Wotorski his becoming a full book SIU man. admits that he'll take the first His last job was second electrician bosun's job that comes along. A on the Steel Chemist. 20-year SIU man, Bruno's last Puerto Rico ship was the Overseas Eva, John Following the lull that de­ Hummell just paid off the Alcoa veloped in the Dominican Republic Runner and claims that this is the situation, Puerto Rico Lighterage company for him. Right, now he is boats began delivering Sea-Land looking for a passenger BR slot trailers to Santo Domingo again. on anything flying the Alcoa flag. This essential service was tempo­ Baltimore rarily suspended after the revolu­ Shipping has been on the slow tion began there. The Alcoa bell lately, but prospects look Ranger was also scheduled to call decidedly brighter for the im­ at Santo Domingo this past week. mediate future. Four ships, the After spending several months Columbus, Losmar, Wilmar and as an AB on a Bryn Mawr tug, Chilore are expected to start crew- Henry Bentz is back in the hall ing up soon. waiting for a deep sea wagon. Cold weather was unable to Several familiar faces around the dismay the high spirits of the hall, Phil Rubish, Calixto Gonzalez, members of the Baltimore Port Humberto Ortiz, Esteban Marrero Council as they assembled for and Perfecto Benitez have been their annual moonlight boat cruise working as standbys in the past recently. The event was rated a few weeks. 1 i �liu« 95, If 61 SEAFARERS LOG Tw llvi liiilliPl . ' '5 I ' ' ';;; ,• SEATRAIN LOUISIANA PAYS OFF 8 ; Seafarer George O'Berry. (left), who sails as baker flashes that famous "payday smile" as company representative counts out the long green stuff. 3 I I ! Still thinking about payoff, baker O'Berry was still smiling as he took care of some chores in the galley, where there's always some work to be done. There wai itill work to be done up on deck just prior to payoff. Taking good care of the lines here are SlU deck department crewmembers ll-r) A. Sandlne, bosun "Tex" Jacks, and Elmer Witzke. Possibly expecting to be paid all in nice, shiny silver, deckman Corlis Vernon (left) appeared for payoff wearing sunglasses. Deck department member Elmer Witzke and M. Bass of the galley gang (stan^ng, l-r) and ship's delegate Bob Blanchord (seated) give SlU reps Charles Stansbury and Pete Loleas a rundown of the voyage. Seafarer George Tsirkos (left), was all dressed up to go ashore after payoff when he stopped to chat with fellow cfeck department member Ernie Kolenovskl, who was adjusting a turnbuckle. �Pace 81s SEAFARERS LOG JUM S5. INS {Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District) I June 5 to June 18, 1965 Pay Sl«a la Ofh OBS TroBt. TOTAL The shipping situation took a dip during the last reporting The departmental job breakdown remained fairly consistent period as only 1,088 Seafarers answered job calls as compared with recent trends. Deck department Job calls maintained their lestoB with 1,255 in the last period. The fall-oflf was most severe in position of strength, holding their own against last period's the Gulf although Houston showed impressive gains while shipping statistics. Engine and steward department jobs showed a little NBW York .... 14 Philodelplila .. 5 0 4 4 in Mobile and New Orleans dropped sharply. On the East Coast less strong, accounting for most of the board's losses. iaMBioro .... Norfolk 4 3 4 4 JoektoBvillo .. foBipa 0 0 0 0 8 10 20 33 progress was mixed, the board moving full steam ahead in The seniority picture showed no serious changes over the past Jacksonville, Norfolk and Baltimore but on the slow bell in two weeks. Seafarers holding Class A books accounted for 53% Boston, New York and Philadelphia. of the total job calls as compared with 55% during the prior West Coast shipping showed a mixed pattern with job calls well up In Seattle but down in Wilmington and San Francisco. With a slowdown in the pace of shipping, registration rose sharply to a figure Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle 1 TOTALS 7 from 34% to 33% in the past two weeks. Class C shipping was Houitoa ...... 7 8 18 up from 11% to 14%. WllmiagtoB .» 1 SOB FroRciico. Soottio ...... 4 4 0 4 4 3 7 TOTALS ... 59 38 Shipping activity showed a mixed pattern when compared with Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B TOTAL Shipped GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL A B 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 0 5 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 b 0 0 0 2 1_. 0 1 10 58 . 2 39 9 10 14 26 10 3 12 47 33 0 9 33 47 4 15 14 4 S3 1 5 71 0 1 1 1 2 2 5 0 0 1 1| 8 1 4 8 0 5 1 5 12 38 ; 2 22 10 16 28 3 4 0 . 3 5 18 4 7 12 2 12 3 18 1 12 6 6 13: 0 6 1 5 11 4 3 4 7 0 0 1 1 9 5 0 7 9 0 3 2 0 5 0 0 2 2 1 3' 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 2 3 1 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0: 0 7 3 11 3 21 1 5 9 5 6 0 1 5 1 1 2 15 8 6 2 15 0 14 30 5 14 21 36 9 49 1 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 34 21 34 0 4 8 20 23 10 53 9 16 20 45 24 16 16 33 1 8 57 4 3 30 57 1 33 3 4 7 1 8 16 0 5 2 1 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 5 2 5 0 6 1 10 18 12 25 8 43 2 32 15 14 2 8 12 7 4 22 33 15 3 33 3 14 13 6 7 5 21 7 1 13 2 17 8 27, 0 2 0 2 15 7 27 1 15 2 95 107 1 221 84 138 23 1 245' 14 101 181 43 1 325 19 76 65 1 155 5 18 30 1 53 245 155 GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 3 9 17 2 28 12 92 78 112 27 217 1 14 9 8 6 23 5 35 31 55 12 98 I 1 17 10 14 2 26 1 0 5 7 8 0 15 0 0 2 4 0 61 2 23 27 31 6 64 0 42 74 78 13 165 8 98 45 64 16 125 0 11 16 17 2 35 22 69 19 30 5 54 2 44 34 19 3 56 53 1 453 361 457 94 [ 912 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Boston ~ New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS 56 8 31 I 234 20 SF Sea 1-s 0 4 1 6 1 0 0 0 7 5 1 4 3 TOTALS 32 73 30 95 | 230 10 Wil DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS 103 84 | 207 33 Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 3 1 1 1 17 39 5 13 9 T 0 7 6 10 31 9 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 12 2 9 1 5 29 10 51 5 11 15 36 2 8 3 2 2 20 7 7 14 1 8 2 Port Bos NY Phil.... Bal Nor.... Jae Tam Mob.... NO Hou.... M 193 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 4 2 6 4 30 51 85 0 7 8 15 4 14 26 44 3 10 2 15 1 1 5 7 1 0 4 5 2 8 14 24 5 37 60 102 6 24 29 59 1 9 6 16 1 8 3 12 4 18 8 30 30 164 226 I 420 ENGINE DEPARTMENT GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 32 6 25 0 5 19 0 25 11 68 45 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 6 4 2 12 2 6 13 6 5 3 12; 0 1 12 6 31 11 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 5 4 10 5 1 2: 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 12 4 5 9 0 0 0 0 9 21 12 22 0 0 32 12 9 1 0 0 22 54 27 4 S; 32 21 21 1 5 2 14 8 6l| 16 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 J' 1 1 0 6 2 10 2 3 7; 17 1 10 7 34 11 0 6 5 9 0 10, 17 11 10 38 Registered CLASS A 8 ___ 4 IB 15 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS 8 CLASS B Shipped Registered CLASS A GROUP GROUP "• GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 0 0" 11 26 42 14 17 39 5 21 7 0 8 5 0 1 4 5 31 5 24 15 16 32 2 10 13 111 3 7 5 1 7 0 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 12 22 6 5 12 2 7 12 27 8 39 14 10 271 5 26 32 13 12 26 14 27. 44' 12 18 32 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1| 4 11 9 4 2!! 15 3 11 17| 13 18 3 10 9 19 4 17', 11 147 5 10 3 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Port IB 14 11 Mow OrlooBi.. the previous period. Payoffs rose from 56 to 59 while sign-ons r Tampa 4 4 4 10 3 1 B dipped from 40 to 38 and in-transit visits dropped from 98 to 96. 1 3 38 4 dropped from 3,526 to 3,364 during the past two week period. P®" Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville 3 18 Mobile At the same time, the number of men registered on the beach Is 1 ^ W W K 1 0 Class B shipping remained almost constant, dipping period. of 1,344 as compared with last period's 1,187. Registered CLASS A ) Ship Acf/Wfy GROUP 123 ALL 1-s 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 0 2 11 1 7 0 8 0 1 3 18 22 3 2 7 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 31 5 0 0 31 4 4 11 19 3 1 0 2 3 0 0 3 4 2 1 14 1 1 2 11 14 103 | 127 16 20 | 168 62 52 | 122 3 25 18 | STEWARD DEPARTMENT Shipped CLASS A 52 22 72 | 162 Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL GROUP 123 ALL SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 13 0 12 1 6 18 30 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 11 14 1 83 10 9 64 23 1245 20 | 168 72 | 162 115 j 575 SHIPPED CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 14 76 8 62 10_ 9 32 147 46168 122 TOTAL C 0 16 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 14 0 14 3 54 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL 1 2, 3 ALL 10 2 87 11 22 4 52 8 6 1 2 0 4 1 21 74 11 72 2 8 4 27 4 27 8 46 | 336 144 412 61 | 16 0 1 1 143 6 38 42 28 0 7 10 71 2 28 26 12 1 6 9 4 1 3 1 7 0 0 3 38 1 10 10 112 1 36 39 90 6 34 37 21 3 4 3 36 1 5 6 39 0 9 5 ei7i"2Fl8l'i92 Registe CLASS A Shipped GROUP CLASS 2 1 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 16 33 6 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 4 14 9 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 42 13 0 1 13 14 24 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 14 27 4 0 0 3 3 8 14 1 1 52 1 54 162 83 SUMMARY GROUP 1 23 ALL 19 95 107 | 221 84 138 20 103 84 | 207 33_115 10 14 103 | 127 68 22 49 212 294 J 555 185 275 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 33 15 9 3 2 1 14 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 5 25 42 10 24 5 11 II 0 1 27 10 11 8 2 4 Registered CLASS A 101 18i 43 .1 325 56 147 31 I 234 105 30 95 I 230 262 358 169 | 789 115 TOTAL Shipped GROUP ALL 1-a 1 2 3 0 1 3 2 5 55 25 44 29 61 4 4 5 12 8 27 9 28 17 21 6 2 6 4 6 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 2 2 3 13 6 18 10 23 55 28 22 17 58 68, 9 39 15 21 1 6 3 6 7 45 5 10 7 10 25 7 14 3 11 I 299 106 199 118 240 240 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS B 11 159 29 75 18 8 8 57 125 84 22, 32 35 GROUP 123 ALL 0 0 0 10 35 52 1 13 ^ 14 0 41 44 4 14 20 0 4 5 0 0 0 2 15 17 5 97 109 11 1 31 43 1 0 4 5 10 0 5 15 5 4 24 33 I 663 47 27 283 | 357 Registered On The Beach CLASS A. GROUP CLASS GROUP 123 ALL ABC ALL 1 2 3 ALL 5 18 30 S3 245 155 53 | 543 361 457 94 | 912 25 18 4g|168 122 46 | 336 144 412 61 | 617 65 1155 52 | 122 64 | 83 1 181 | 36o' » 2 86 17 56 16 5 3 21 76 77 10 12 14 395 CLASS B GROUP 1^ 2 3 ALL 30 164 226 | 420 22 ~181 192X395 83..54 | 299 305 118 240 | 663 47_~27 283 | 357 1 52 _54^162 44 100 153575 350 153 11088 810 987 395 12192, 99 372 701 |1172 II �JOB* tS, IfW SEAFARERS M rage LOG Welcome Aboard, Class No. 134 By Cd Tanner, Executivn Vice-President U.S. Shipbuilding Declines The publication of the latest world-wide shipbuilding statistics Indi­ cates that nothing has occurred in the U^. during the last few months to halt the alarming decline of the American ship construction Industry. In a report which surveyed total shipbuilding for the past year, the Shipbuilders Council of America found that the industry has suffered its worst year since 1956. What makes these reports even harder to read Is the fact that the shipbuilding industry in the rest of the world was hitting a new record during the first three months of 1965. While this boom in ship construction was gaining momentum, the U.S. was sinking to an abysmal tenth place among the world's shipbuilding nations. These statistics do more than graphically tell the tale of the slump­ ing U.S. shipbuilding industry. They are symptomatic of the shocking state into which the whole U.S. maritime industry has fallen. The U.S.-flag merchant fleet has dwindled away over the years until America has become a fifth-rate maritime power. A rapidly aging and deteriorating fleet combined with governmental inaction are almost a sure guarantee that the U.S. merchant marine is going to continue its decline. One very elementary way to halt this steady decline would be an expansion of governmental construction aid to the bulk carrier seg­ ment of the nation's fleet. This important step, combined with broader operating subsidies and effective enforcement of the cargo preference statutes would do a major part of the all-important job of getting our fieet back on its feet. The enactment and implementation of these policies would also get the sadly lagging shipbuilding industry back on its feet. Once the Graduates of Lifeboat Class 134 smile happily after completing all requirements for their government commits itself to restoring the American-flag fleet to its Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. Members of Class 134 are (l-r front) Andres Ygoma, John rightful place on the world's oceans, it is obvious that U.S. ship­ building will have the task of actually building the vessels that will Notoii, Howard Knox, Pedro Pinottt Il-r rear) Roy Alamo, John Yodice, Joe N. Brown and make up this new, modern fieet. The Shipbuilders Council also instructor Ami Bjornsson. reported that during 1964 only 16 merchant vessels, totaling 223,800 gross tons were built by American yards. In the twelve previous months, 34 merchant ships with a total of 421,800 tons were produced. The U.S. shipbuilding industry can not long continue to suffer this type of rapid decline year after year. If this trend continues, the valuable pool of skilled manpower that depends on the industry for its living will have to turn elsewhere for employment. The construction facilities, specialized machinery and other tools of this important craft cannot be maintained for any length of time as inactivity settles over the ship yards. WASHINGTON—The minimum wage law amendments now before Congress are "antiIt is obvious that the shipbuilding industry cannot be permitted to poverty" legislation designed to Improve the 1ot of the "working poor" and "must be viewed go the way of the village, blacksmith. Not only is the fate of the U.S. merchant fleet intimately intertwined with its continued existence, but in that light," AFL-CIO President George Meany declared recently. the country's national security also has an important stake in its In a statement delivered on survival. a 35-hour workweek Is both es­ spreading prevalence of schedules Meany's behalf to a House La- sential and inevitable," the state­ already requiring less than 40 The need for action in Washington is clear. For the sake of our nation, its merchant fleet and its irreplaceable ship construction work­ bor subcommittee, AFL-CIO ment declared in welcoming Pres­ hours a week. The 129 unions affiliated with ers, we hope that far-reaching policies to build up the American-flag Legislative Director Andrew J. ident Johnson's call for a report on the subject from his Conunis- the AFL-CIO "are unanimous" in and the shipbuilding industry will be speedily enacted. Biemiller and Research Director sion on Automation. supporting basic amendments to Nathaniel Goldfinger spelled out The AFL-CIO presented its dis­ the Fair Labor Standards Act, the AFL-CIO proposals that went be­ cussion of wage-hour issues on statement said, but observed that yond President Johnson's Admin­ the basis of a detailed appendix in a broader sense the Federation istration recommendations in analyzing current economic reali­ appeared in this instance "not ties — the low wages paid many primarily for its own membership many areas. workers in uncovered industries, [but] as spokesman for the vic­ In his recommendations, John­ the capacity of Industry to adjust tims of poverty: for the 20 per­ Four more members of the SIU Railway Marine Region son had said that the question of to a $2 an hour minimum wage cent of the American people who presently denied a share in recently joined the growing ranks of SIU-RMR men already a higher basic minimum wage was rate, the desirability of double- are not whether it should be intro­ time pay for overtime, the case this affuent society." on the SIU pension roster as their applications were approved duced, but "when and by how for a shorter workweek in the The amendments taken togethby the SIU Welfare Plan. much" above the present $1.50 an face of automation and the (Continued on page 14) Jersey with his wife Antionette. hour it should be raised. The The four new RMR pension­ He last sailed for the New York AFL-CIO statement said labor ers are John Lotz, 58, Charles Central Railroad. had "very direct answers to these Henry DIehl, 62, William G. questions . . . The time is now Schnitzel joined the RMR in the Schnitzel, 65, and Edward J. Of­ and the amount should be $2 an port of New York, shipping as a ten, 65. hour." Lotz joined the RMR in the The AFL-CIO observed that the port of New York, sailing as a Administration would expand pro­ deck hand. Born in New York, he tection to 4.6 million more work­ now makes his home in Staten ers by covering employes of ho­ Island with his wife Catherine. tels, motels, restaurants, laundries Lotz last sailed for the Baltimore and hospitals and by covering en­ and Ohio Railroad. terprises with gross receipts of Diehl sailed in the deck depart­ $250,000 Instead of the $1 niiiiion ment, joining the RMR in the that is now the cutoff point. A port of New York. Born in Union modification proposed by labor, Schnitzel Otten the statement said, would expand protection to 800,000 more work­ floatman. Born In New York, he ers, making a total of 5.4 million. continues to make his home there The Administration's proposal with his wife Antoinette. He last sailed for the Erie-Lackawanna for an overtime penalty rate of doubletime pay rather than tinw Railroad. Otten. signed on with the RMR and a half has been urged by la­ in the port of New Jersey, sailing bor for years. It was pointed out, as a member of the deck depart­ but the AFL-CIO believes the SIUNA Convention guests Steve Leslie (left), President of ment. Born in Hoboken, New Jer­ doubletime rate should take effect international Union of Operating Engineers' Marine Division, after a 40-hour week rather than sey, ha now makes his home in Lotz Diehl Local 25 and lUOE General President Hunter Wharton, were Jersey City with bis wife Helen. after 45 hours, as provided in the Administration bill. among the speakers at the recent 12th Biennial SIUNA Con­ He last shipped for the ErieCity, New Jersey, he now makes vention in Washington. "It Is our deep conviction that his home in North Bergen, New Lackawanna Railroad. AFL-CIO Urges Wage-Hour Amendments As Aid To Poverty I I Four Rail Tugmen Join Pension Ranks SiUNA Convention Guests H �Vast Ten SEAFARERS LOG juM M. ues Cuba Blacklist Holds Firm At 237 During April-May By Robert A. Matthews, WASHINGTON—The United States blacklist of foreignQUESTION: Would you rathor Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. flag ships doing business with Communist Cuba held constant work the day watch or the night at 237 vessels during April and May, according to the latest In response to a number of Inquiries concerning beefs recently watch, and why? settled by the Joint Ciarifioations Committee, we are again reprinting report issued by the Maritime Administration. some of the important decisions made by this group. Since the last MA report,"*" Lebanese-flag. Most of the major One such question that was put before the committee regarded one ship was added to the British David C. Smith: I prefer to and Lebanese companies compensation for cleaning tanks. work the day watch. It gives me blacklist and one wis removed have already agreed to the boy­ Problem: Deck Department members were required to chip and remove pitchomastic from the bulk-heads of a cofferdam which had never carried water, oil, or any other product. The contract did not contain a provision covering this specific matter and the Company paid straight overtime to the Deck Department members who per­ formed the work while on watch. free time to watch the sun­ rises and sun­ sets at sea. I've seen many spec­ tacular horizons while sailing. Answer: The Committee agreed that for any work performed in a Also, of course, cofferdam or void tank which had not contained water, oil, creasotes, like most people etc., the men required to perform the work will be compensated at I find that it is straight overtime for the watch on deck and at overtime and one-half a great deal eas­ for the watch below. 4ier to sleep at night than during One question submitted to the of repair work, shall be overtime the day. S. i, committee for consideration re­ for an Engine Utilityman when Vagn Anderson: I'd rather work garded wages in reference to performing the same type of work. coastwise voyages, nearby foreign The Engine Utilityman may be re­ at night. I like to be done by 9 Then voyages, domestic articles and quired to replace any unlicensed A.M. member of the Engine Depart­ when I finish I harbor payrolls. ment when such member is sick, can go ashore QUESTIONS: Are crewmembers injured or missing. A Utilityman and put some to be paid day for day regardless shall be required to have qualifi­ time in on the of length of voyage or payroll cations as Oilers, Watertenders beach. I like to period when on coastwise voyages, and Firemen. take the sun and nearby foreign voyages, on do­ air on my time Money Due mestic articles, or on harbor pay­ The Contracts Department is off and so, nat­ rolls. holding checks from the settle­ urally, I prefer ANSWER: Despite past prac­ ment of various beefs for the Sea­ to be off during tices and a clarification regarding farers listed below. These men are the daylight hours, And I still coastwise articles of six-month's urged to pick up their checks have time to sleep. t> it it duration having been enacted at from Headquarters or notify the Antonio Rmnero: I'd much the May 29, 1962 meeting of the department where the checks may rather work during the day. In Joint Clarifications Committee, be mailed. NEW YORK—Tomorrow's student of oceanography may get the first place the above question had arisen. In A check for disputed overtime his education on a campus whose buildings will be covered I'm used to it. consideration of the foregoing, by barnacles, rather than ivy, according to a startling proposal In the second the Joint Clarifications Commit­ aboard the Robert Conrad is being recently made by a world-famous ocean scientist. The plan place, I sleep tee unanimously agreed that sea held for Readus R. Wheeiington. envisions students attending classes, doing research work and better at night L. Harvey has a check held for men will be paid day for day on all living in dormitories all located beneath the surface of the because I'm used ships on coastwise voyages, near­ him for disputed overtime for tank sea. In the event that our "Salty Joe College" of the future to that too. In by foreign voyage, domestic arti­ cleaning aboard the Manhattan. tires of the educational grind, he can pop up to the surface addition, I cles, or on harbor payrolls regard­ Disputed overtime checks for and relax at the ocean-side resort, planned to be part of a would rather less of the length of articles or Edward Jensen, Robert Smith and have my time larger World Center of payroll period and whether or not George Stanley from a beef on off during the Oceanography. the afore-mentioned periods occur the Hercules Victory are available evening when most ports are live­ between termination of one set of at headquarters. Plans for a proposed $10 lier and more interesting. foreign articles and the signing of million oceanographic and Checks covering transportation i t. the next foreign articles. sea resort complex were un­ George H. Rowland: I'll take are waiting for Thomas Hanson, veiled by Dr. Athelstan SpilThe Clarifications Committee Edward Epinger and Donald Ker­ the day watch. I'm preparing to haus, dean of the University also made this ruling on compa­ shaw who sailed on the Valiant take the Bar of Minnesota's school of nies that are bidding for Penalty Hope. Exam next year Technology and famed ocean Cargoes. and I find that Nicholas Sakeilarides has a researcher. The organization In order to maintain a competi­ check coming to him for subsist­ I study better at actually sponsoring the plan night. I also tive position for the companies, it ence aboard the St. Lawrence. for the center is the Oceano­ find that it is is unanimously agreed that in graphic Society, a non profit A check resulting from the sometimes some­ each case where a company is group which is dedicated to bidding for Penalty Cargoes, the settlement of a transportation beef what difficult to the Ames Victory is being make the using sea research for the company shall notify the Ameri­ aboard held for Ralph Jones. switch - over to benefit of mankind. can Maritime Association and re­ sleeping during The settlement of two beefs Dr. Spilhaus' World Center quest a waiver of Section 30 (c) daylight hours. I guess the body of Oceanography would include not only a university, but also of the Freightship Agreement, the aboard the Niagara has resulted gets used to a routine. Association shall then so notify in checks for disputed overtime an associated research laboratory, and a sea resort located on 4" 4" the Seafarers' International Union for Richard Neceman and Francis I harbor. If the Oceanographic Society is successful in raising E. Pantoja: I'll stick with the funds for the project, the center will be established in a 1 which will give earnest considera­ M. Greenweil; for disputed lodging day shift. You get a better rest tion to the company's request. for John Bennett, Joseph Cayou, coastal state. working days Upon agreeing to such waiver, the William Knapp and Warren Weiss. Booklet Tells Story and sleeping union shall advise the crew mem­ The department is holding nights. You have While Dr. Spilhaus and the society may sound somewhat bers of the specific vessel that the checks for the payment of one more energy visionary in their plans for the center, they have published an provisions of Section 30 (c) are day's wages on the Natalie for and work more 80-page booklet which includes cost estimates, rough sketches waived for that lading and sub­ James Boone, Spiros Cassinis, easily the next of the buildings and other details of the project. According to stituted in its place is the follow­ Howard Gibbs, Alfred Kirkconnel, day. Also, I pre­ the brochure, the Oceanographic Center will have a harbor ing: Jose Ortiguerra, Frank Valerie fer to take my to service research vessels. This installation would stay in touch and Aldolph Vante. time off during "When sulphur in the with an underwater exploration facility which would be fully the evening. I amount of 25% or more of the Seymour Sikes has a check com­ equiped with classrooms, living quarters, pressure chambers, do my share of dead-weight carrying capacity ing to him for disputed overtime fish corrals and submarine pens. bouncing around and like to take is carried on a vessel, each aboard the Transorleans. a good sampling of the port night­ Overlooking the harbor would be the world's first full-fledged member of the unlicensed per­ Checks for disputed overtime on life. oceanographic university where students would prepare for sonnel shall be paid extra the Penn Carrier are available for bachelor, masters or doctoral degrees in the marine sciences. 4^ 4< 4^ compension of $10.00 per Earl Beamer and Walter Smith. voyage." P. Sernyk: I prefer to work According to the Oceanographic Society, the proposed center A beef on the Seatrain New York days, probably most of all because would play a key role in conducting research into ocean farming, over dispiited lodging allowance The following question was sub­ I really enjoy undersea transportation and navigation, underwater survival, mitted to headquarters from Leo has made checks available for just taking it undersea exploration, weather control and obtaining power from Pedro Actuca, .Francisco Bayron, Feher aboard the Western Hunter easy and relax­ ocean sources. and deals with the engine utility- Luis Cantino, Luis Cepeda, Wil­ ing all evening. liam Dooling, James Gleason, Also, working man. The World Oceanographic Center is definitely more than just Eugene Langstrand, Ruben Neg- days allows a a pipedream to Dr. Spilhaus and his associates. In a recent Question: "What are the • duties ron. Odd Gisen, Fred Paterson, appearance before a group of New York industrialists to raise man to keep his of the Engine Utility?" Earl Resmondo, Francisco Rod­ regular funds for the project, the Minnesota University professor urged eating Answer: The Engine Utilityman riguez, Juan Rodriguez, Samuel and sleeping that private industry should develop the vast resources of the shall be required to assist Engi­ Setliff and Alfonso Vallejo. patterns. Work­ ocean, instead of leaving the field completely to the government. neers in all Engine Department Settlement of a check for a re­ ing nights can "The ocean's bottom is at least as important as the moon's work. All work that is overtime strictive dispute on the Transhart- throw a guy off his normal sched­ backside," he declared. for Wipers, 4urjng .the regular ford has' yielded a 'cheick' • for ule' 'arid thik' 'dan ' prove, ' bhtpm'••it'' • 1 ' /i v r i 11 vl'brklrig hours, w'itH tTie exception: Thoma» Gannoa i(or Gahn»a)'.<^ - ' < foi-tabre.' ' '• ^ ^»•' '• • mnhJCj Mi. ratji •O.C . iii tf-' i 3 I iJii ICBf j-j isri after leaving the Cuban trade. The new addition was the 10,426ton French-flag freighter Arsoine. The deletion was the 5,923-ton Pakistani-flag vessel Jhelum. The Jhelum's owner, the Na­ tional Shipping Corporation of Karachi, agreed not to allow the Jhelum or any other ships under their. control to engage in com­ merce with Cuba. The action by the Pakistani company raises to 83 the number of ships removed from the blacklist since its incep­ tion in 1963. In all, 823 western-flag vessels have agreed to avoid the Cuban trade during the last two years. The 237 ships, totaling more than 1.6 million tons, that remain on the list are mainly British-and cott. Those that have not are the small tramp operators who find doing business with Castro more lucrative than equivalent U.S trade. The blacklist denies U.S government-generated cargoes to ships trading with Cuba. A measure introduced in Congress that would ban all ships in the Cuban trade from entering U.S. ports is meeting opposition from the State Department. The Congressional measure, introduced by Congressman Paul Rogers (R.-Fla.) has the support of maritime labor. The SIU has endorsed the International Long­ shoremen's Association's decision to refuse to load any ships that have visited Cuban ports. Scientist Proposes Undersea Colleges m ^1 iif �'••H ' ^ V \ JWM U. INI ' •' SEAFARERS r .s : Pac» iUnm LOG "Well Then-I ll Fight You!" MONTANA AFL-CIO OFFERS DISTRICTING PLAN—The Montane AFL-CIO is taking direct action to insure that the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark "one-man-one-vote" ruiihg is put into effect in the state. The labor federation has asked a three-judge federal court for permission to file its own proposed plan to reapportion the now unrepresentative state legislature. The judges have scheduled a hear­ ing July 7 on two citizen suits—one asking that existing legislative districts be declared illegal under the U.S. Supreme Court's appor­ tionment decision, and the second requesting that two existing con­ gressional districts be outlawed. At a pre-trial hearing, the judges strongiy indicated that they might issue, their own reapportionment plan since the 1965 session of the legislature adjourned without acting on the issue, while the court was holding up action on the two lawsuits. The state federation's brief declares-that union members are pre­ dominantly urban residents and that existing malapportionment hurts urban voting strength the most. The court declared existing legislative districts iliegal last January. 4i MORE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION NEEDED—The need for more U.S. housing was brought into sharp focus by Bert Seidman, AFL-CIO European Economic Representative, who spoke in Geneva before the Committee on Housing, Buiiding and Planning of the Economic Com­ mission for Europe. Seidman deciared that the U.S. needs 2.5 million units of new housing per year if the real needs of the American people are to be met. He told the committee that last year U.S. housing starts totaled less than 1.6 million units. "Thus, we believe that housing output should be stepped up rapidly to a much higher level," he declared. Seidman explained that more housing construction would give employment to tens of thousands of workers now unemployed. "It would also move us more rapidly toward the realization of our national commitment to a decent home for every family," he said. The AFL-CIO representative said that although the Johnson Adminis­ tration's housing proposals would move the country toward the achieve­ ment of our housing goals, they still are far short of the construction program supported by the labor movement. 3^ •:( t. LABOR BACKS HIGHER TIRE STANDARDS — Legislation that would protect the American motorist from unsafe and inferior auto­ mobile tires is being urged by the AFL-CIO. Calling for an end to the confusing "mish-mash" in the grading and labeling of tires, AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller has urged Con­ gressional action in setting up a system of basic safety and perform­ ance standards. In a letter to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Warren G. Manuson (D.-Wash.) giving labor's endorsement of a uniform, federally enforced system of tire grading and labeling, Biemiller wrote, "We believe it is absolutely vital to the safety of the American people that all automobile tires conform to federal minimum safety anij performance standards. The AFL-CIO legislative director charged that many new cars are equipped with unsafe tires which are not even adequate for normal use. He also said the "confusing mish-mash" In tir^ labeling and grading makes it impossible for the consumer to make an intelligent choice among competing brands. Buyers are not alone in attempting to figure out how safe a tire is or how long it will last, according to Biemiller. He declared that tire dealers were often completely unaware of the safety and performance features of the products they sold. Battered and reeling from the beating it took from Congress, the public and some of its own members because of its blind opposi­ tion to Medicare, the American Medical Association has gone another few steps back­ ward in recent weeks. The AMA's antiprogress guns, their barrels worn thin from overuse, have now been turned against the American seaman. The AMA is calling for an end to hospital and medical care for seamen in USPHS hospitals. In a way, this move might have been expected because the AMA seems to automatically oppose anything that benefits the health and welfare of any segment of the American people. The continuing and stubborn opposition of A three-year contract providing ance for employees and depend­ a wage-benefit package of more ents and aicknese and accident the A.M.A. to Medicare and its cynical than 29 cents per hour has been benefits. Local unione will now proposal of a worthless "Eldercare" plan has won by the Textile Workers Union ratify tihe new pact. already led to an alienation of the public. of America for the 7,500 synthetic 4^ 4^ » fiber workers of the American Unable to compromise their own con­ Viscose Division of the FMC The Potters Unltm has com­ sciences With the hypocritical stand of the Corporation. The new contract pleted oontract negotiations with covers workers in Lewistown, seven chinaware manufacturing AMA on so many issues, many doctors who Marcus Hook and Meadvllle, Pa.; firms, winning wage raises of 14 belong to the association are publicly Parkersburg and Nitro, W. Va.; cents pec hour over a 32-month and Front Royal, Va. Under the period for 1,900 employees who divorcing themselves from the against-everyterms of the new pact, American work In four states. The, new pact thing thinking of the AMA. Viscose workers will get a two- provides a 0 cent per hour in­ The USPHS hospitals have always pro­ step, 19 cent wage increase and a crease as of June 1, an additional $5 raise In monthly pension pay­ 6 cents on Aug. 1, 1960, and 3 vided quality medical care for the~seaman. ments. more cents on Aug. 1, 1907. The They are conveniently located in major U.S. seven companies, which opm-ate in cities and are immediately accessible to those 4- 4A new two-year contract .with a New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania 15 cent wage increase and other and West Virginia, also will in­ who require medical care. The many thou­ benefits has been won by the crease payments to the union sands of seamen who have utilized these Cement, Lime and Gypsum Work­ health insurance plan, hospitals since their inception, and are alive ers with the Ideal Cement Com­ X 3^ ^ and healthy useful citizens today because of pany of Cleveland, Ohio. The newly signed contract also has a The Foundation for Cooperative the prompt and excellent medical care they new three-year supplementary un­ Housing recently elected Secretary received, is a testament to the value of these employment benefit plan and a Joseph D. Keetian of the Inter­ one-year extension of the pension national Brotherhood of Electrical facilities. agreement with new benefits. Workers and Secretary Boris As it did with its infamous "Eldercare" ,Qtjier. iny^oy^ipenla, incl,udQ ;the Sh^sbkin of tho AFL-CIO Housing. Wnjt, a series of trial liberalization of holiday poU^ .^nd Conipatttec; trustees > ah.«ime^. plpjr,^ the ^lyfA, gains in vacations, group insur­ ing held In Washington, D.C. balloons to hide the cynicism of its attack on the health and welfare of seamen. The AMA talks vaguely of doctors "volunteering" to care for merchant seamen while at the sametime fulfilling their military service re­ quirements. The AMA talks vaguely about insurance or prepayment programs which could provide hospital and medical care for seamen on a national or international scale. The AMA does everything, in fact, but talk sense. The USPHS hospitals could be closed if merchant seamen were removed from their caseloads, the AMA reports. This is untrue because the USPHS hospitals provide care for a great many Americans besides seamen. But following the AMA's so-called thinking, it is clear that all the hospitals in America could be closed if all the sick and injured were turned out into the streets. At a time when the pace of social change is quickening to provide improved health care for more of the American people, the AMA is attempting to deny medical care to seamen and other U.S. citizens. It is ironic that at a time when the need for adequate medical care is so urgent, the AMA, a doctors association, advocates put­ ting an end to hospital and medical care for seamen in USPHS hospitals and eventually the closing down of all USPHS facilities. The SIU, along with the rest of maritime labor has consistently opposed any changes which would weaken the Public Health Service program which was instituted for seamen and other U.S. citizens in 1798. Any attempt by the government or the AMA to abridge or eliminate the high quality medical care obtainable at USPHS facilities will be fought by the SIU and the AFL-CIO M|iritime Trades Department. '" �SEAFARERS Pare Ten LOG Jane M. 1165 Cuba Blacklist Holds Firm At 237 During April-May WASHINGTON—The United States blacklist of foreignQUESTION: Would you rathor Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. flag ships doing business with Communist Cuba held constant work the day watch or the night at 237 vessels during April and May, according to the latest In response to a number of inquiries concerning beefs recently watch, and why? settled by the Joint Clarifications Committee, we are again reprinting report issued by the Maritime Administration. some of the important decisions made by this group. Since the last MA report,'*'Lebanese-flag. Most of the major One such question that was put before the committee regarded David C. Smith: I prefer to one ship was added to the British and Lebanese companies compensation for cleaning tanks. work the day watch. It gives me blacklist and one wis removed have already agreed to the boy­ free time to i! after leaving the Cuban trade. The new addition was the 10,426ton French-flag freighter Arsoine. The deletion was the 5,923-ton Pakistani-flag vessel Jhelum. The Jhelum's owner, the Na­ tional Shipping Corporation of Karachi, agreed not to allow the Jhelum or any other ships under their _ control to engage in com­ merce with Cuba. The action by the Pakistani company raises to 83 the number of ships removed from the blacklist since its incep­ tion in 1963. In all, 823 western-flag vessels have agreed to avoid the Cuban trade during the last two years. The 237 ships, totaling more than 1.6 million tons, that remain on the list are mainly British-and cott. Those that have not are the small tramp operators who find doing business with Castro more lucrative than equivalent U.S. trade. The blacklist denies U.S. government-generated cargoes to ships trading with Cuba. A measure introduced in Congre.ss that would ban all ships in the Cuban trade from entering U.S. ports is meeting opposition from the State Department. The Congressional measure, introduced by Congressman Paul Rogers (R.-Fla.) has the support of maritime labor. The SIU has endorsed the International Long­ shoremen's Association's decision to refuse to load any ships that have visited Cuban ports. :^ientist Proposes Undersea Colleges NEW YORK—Tomorrow's student of oceanography may get his education on a campus whose buildings will be covered by barnacles, rather than ivy, according to a startling proposal recently made by a world-famous ocean scientist. The plan envisions students attending classes, doing research work and living in dormitories all located beneath the surface of the sea. In the event that our "Salty Joe College" of the future tires of the educational grind, he can pop up to the surface and relax at the ocean-side resort, planned to be part of a larger World Center of Oceanography. Plans for a proposed $10 million oceanographic and sea resort complex were un­ veiled by Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus, dean of the University of Minnesota's school of Technology and famed ocean researcher. The organization actually sponsoring the plan for the center is the Oceano­ graphic Society, a non profit group which is dedicated to using sea research for the benefit of mankind. Dr. Spilhaus' World Center of Oceanography would include not only a university, but also an associated research laboratory, and a sea resort located on a harbor. If the Oceanographic Society is successful in raising funds for the project, the center will be established in a coastal slate. Booklet Tells Story While Dr. Spilhaus and the society may sound somewhat visionary in their plans for the center, they have published an 80-page booklet which includes cost estimates, rough sketches of the buildings and other details of the project. According to the brochure, the Oceanographic Center will have a harbor to service research vessels. This installation would stay in touch with an underwater exploration facility which would be fully equiped with classrooms, living quarters, pressure chambers, fish corrals and submarine pens. Overlooking the harbor would be the world's first full-fledged oceanographic university where students would prepare for bachelor, masters or doctoral degrees in the marine sciences. According to the Oceanographic Society, the proposed center would play a key role in conducting research into ocean farming, undersea transportation and navigation, underwater survival, undersea exploration, weather control and obtaining power from ocean sources. The World Oceanographic Center is definitely more than just a pipedream to Dr. Spilhaus and his associates. In a recent appearance before a group of New York industrialists to raise funds for the project, the Minnesota University professor urged that private industry should develop the vast resources of the ocean, instead of leaving the field completely to the government. "The ocean's bottom is at least as important as the moon's backside." he declared. ^ .J.IA. "i' 'V:13ny-.uif^. Problem: Deck Department members were required to chip and remove pitchomastic from the bulk-heads of a cofferdam which had never carried water, oil, or any other product. The contract did not contain a provision covering this specific matter and the Company paid straight overtime to the Deck Department members who per­ formed the work while on watch. watch the sun­ rises and sun­ sets at sea. I've seen many spec­ tacular horizons while sailing. Also, of course, like most people I find that it is a great deal eas­ ier to sleep at night than during the day. ^ Vagn Anderson: I'd rather work at night. I like to be done by 9 A.M. Then when I finish I can go ashore and put some time in on the beach. I like to take the sun and air on my time off and so, nat­ urally, I prefer to be off during the daylight hours, And I still have time to sleep. t> if Antonio Rcmiero: I'd much rather work during the day. In the first place I'm used to it. In the second place, I sleep better at night because I'm used to that too. In addition, I would rather have my time off during the evening when most ports are live­ lier and more interesting. Answer: The Committee agreed that for any work performed in a cofferdam or void tank which had not < contained water, oil, creasotes, etc., the men required to perform the work will be compensated at straight overtime for the watch on deck and at overtime and one-half for the watch below. 4 One question submitted to the of repair work, shall be overtime committee for consideration re­ for an Engine Utilityman when garded wages in reference to performing the same type of work. coastwise voyages, nearby foreign The Engine Utilityman may be re­ voyages, domestic articles and quired to replace any unlicensed member of the Engine Depart­ harbor payrolls. ment when such member is sick, QUESTIONS: Are crewnfiembers injured or missing. A Utilityman to be paid day for day regardless shall be required to have qualifi­ of length of voyage or payroll cations as Oilers, Watertenders period when on coastwise voyages, and Firemen. nearby foreign voyages, on do­ Money Due mestic articles, or on harbor pay­ The Contracts Department is rolls. holding checks from the settle­ ANSWER: Despite past prac­ ment of various beefs for the Sea­ tices and a clarification regarding farers listed below. These men are coastwise articles of six-month's urged to pick up their checks duration having been enacted at from Headquarters or notify the the May 29, 1962 meeting of the department where the checks may Joint Clarifications Committee, be mailed. the above question had arisen. In A check for disputed overtime consideration of the foregoing, aboard the Robert Conrad is being the Joint Clarifications Commit­ held for Readus R. Wheelington. tee unanimously agreed that sea L. Harvey has a check held for men will be paid day for day on all ships on coastwise voyages, near­ him for disputed overtime for tank by foreign voyage, domestic arti­ cleaning aboard the Manhattan. cles, or on harbor payrolls regard­ Disputed overtime checks for less of the length of articles or Edward Jensen, Robert Smith and payroll period and whether or not George Stanley from a beef on the afore-mentioned periods occur the Hercules Victory are available between termination of one set of at headquarters. foreign articles and the signing of 4" 4" 4» Checks covering transportation the next foreign articles. George H. Rowland: I'll take are waiting for Thomas Hanson, The Clarifications Committee Edward Epinger and Donald Ker­ the day watch. I'm preparing to the Bar also made this ruling on comipa- shaw who sailed on the Valiant take Exam next year nies that are bidding for Penalty Hope. and I find that Cargoes. Nicholas Sakellarides has a I study better at In order to maintain a competi­ check coming to him for subsist­ night. I also tive position for the con>panies, it ence aboard the St. Lawrence. find that it is is unanimously agreed that in A check resulting from the sometimes some­ each case where a company is settlement of a transportation beef what difficult to bidding for Penalty Cargoes, the aboard the Ames Victory is being make the company shall notify the Ameri­ beld for Ralph Jones. switch - over to can Maritime Association and re­ sleeping during The settlement of two beefs daylight hours. I guess the body quest a waiver of Section 30 (c) of the Freightship Agreement, the aboard the Niagara has resulted gets used to a routine. Association shall then so notify in checks for disputed overtime t 4i 4 the Seafarers' International Union for Richard Neceman and Francis E. Pantoja: I'll stick with the which will give earnest considera­ M. Greenwell; for disputed lodging day shift. You get a better rest tion to the company's request. for John Bennett, Joseph Cayou, working days Upon agreeing to such waiver, the William Knapp and Warren Weiss. and sleeping union shall advise the crew mem­ The department is holding nights. You have bers of the specific vessel that the checks for the payment of one more energy provisions of Section 30 (c) are day's wages on the Natalie for and work more waived for that lading and sub­ James Boone, Spiros Cassinis, easily the next stituted in its place is the follow­ Howard Gibbs, Alfred Kirkconnel, day. Also, I pre­ ing: Jose Ortiguerra, Frank Valerie fer to take my and Aldolph Vante. time off during "When sulphur in the the evening. I amount of 25% or more of the Seymour Sikes has a check com­ do my share of dead-weight carrying capacity ing to him for disputed overtime bouncing around and like to take aboard the Transorleans. is carried on a vessel, each a good sampling of the port night­ member of the unlicensed per­ Checks for disputed overtime on life. sonnel shall be paid extra the Penn Carrier are available for 4> 4' 4i compension of $10.00 per Earl Beamer and Walter Smith. P. Sernyk: I prefer to work voyage." A beef on the Seatrain New York days, probably most of all because The following question was sub­ over disputed lodging allowance I really enjoy mitted to headquarters from Leo has made checks available for just taking it Feher aboard the Western Hunter Pedro Actuca, .Francisco Bayron, easy and relax­ and deals with the engine utility- Luis Cantino, Luis Cepeda, Wil­ ing all evening. liam Dooling, James Gleason, Also, working man. Eugene Langstrand, Ruben NegQuestion: "What are the duties ron. Odd Olsen, Fred Paterson, days allows a man to keep his of the Engine Utility?" Earl Resmondo, Francisco Rod­ regular eating Answer: The Engine Utilityman riguez, Juan Rodriguez, Samuel and sleeping shall be required to assist Engi­ Setliff and Alfonso Vallejo. patterns. Work­ neers in all Engine Department Settlement of a check for a re­ ing nights can work. All work that is pvertime strictive dispute on the Transhart- throw a guy off his normal sched­ for Wipers (|uring .the re^ulw ford has' yielded A 'cheick' • for ule' 'arid thik' 'dan ' i|)fbve ' bhtpmfot-IaTSre.' ' uc. i s jt i .M.-T vt'orkirig hours, with tke exceptipn f)homa» Gannon I (or Gaiiiaoal'.o . I"'!. 111 tf-'l 3 I • iJ'l.i. (i; .;-J i6:1 DM ('i Hi. t"i» s[ •:<' i lOcI M! i �1. i I -V V U, INI '' ''y" ' SEAFARERS t .V A :• LOG PN* "Well Then-ni Fighf You!" MONTANA AFL-CIO OFFERS DISTRICTING PLAN—The Montane AFL-CIO Is taking direct action to insure that the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark "one-man-one-vote" ruling is put Into effect in the state. The labor federation has asked a three-judge federal court for permission to file its own proposed plan to reapportion the now unrepresentative state legislature. The judges have scheduled a hear­ ing July 7 on two citizen suits—one asking that existing legislative districts be declared Illegal under the U.S. Supreme Court's appor­ tionment decision, and the second requesting that two existing con­ gressional districts be outlawed. At a pre-trial hearing, the judges strongly indicated that they might issue, their own reapportionment plan since the 1965 session of the legislature adjourned without acting on the issue, while the court was holding up action on the two lawsuits. The state federation's brief declares-that union members are pre­ dominantly urban residents and that existing malapportionment hurts urban voting strength the most. The court declared existing legislative districts Illegal last January. i 3^ 3^ MORE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION NEEDED—The need for more U.S. housing was brought into sharp focus by Bert Seidman, AFL-CIO European Economic Representative, who spoke in Geneva before the Committee on Housing, Building and Planning of the Economic Com­ mission for Europe. Seidman declared that the U.S. needs 2.5 million units of new housing per year if the real needs of the American people are to be met. He told the committee that last year U.S. housing starts totaled less than 1.6 million units. "Thus, we believe that housing output should be stepped up rapidly to a much higher level," he declared. Seidman explained that more housing construction would give employment to tens of thousands of workers now unemployed. "It would also move us more rapidly toward the realization of our national commitment to a decent home for every family," he said. The AFL-CIO representative said that although the Johnson Adminis­ tration's housing proposals would move the country toward the achieve­ ment of our housing goals, they still are far short of the construction program supported by the labor movement. 4 3> 3i LABOR BACKS HIGHER TIRE STANDARDS — Legislation that would protect the American motorist from unsafe and inferior auto­ mobile tires is being urged by the AFL-CIO. Calling for an end to the confusing "mish-mash" in the grading and labeling of tires, AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Blemlller has urged Con­ gressional action in setting up a system of basic safety and perform­ ance standards. In a letter to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Warren G. Manuson (D.-Wash.) giving labor's endorsement of a uniform, federally enforced system of tire grading and labeling, Biemiller wrote, "We believe It is absolutely vital to the safety of the American people that all automobile tires conform to federal minimum safety anij performance standards. The AFL-CIO legislative director charged that many new cars are equipped with unsafe tires which are not even adequate for normal use. He also said the "confusing mish-mash" in tir^ labeling and grading makes it impossible for the consumer to make an intelligent choice among competing brands. Buyers are not alone in attempting to figure out how safe a tire is or how long it will last, according to Blemlller. He declared that tire dealers were often completely unaware of the safety and performance features of the products they sold. Battered and reeling from the beating it on the health and welfare of seamen. The took from Congress, the public and some of AMA talks vaguely of doctors "volunteering" its own members because of its blind opposi­ to care for merchant seamen while at the tion to Medicare, the American Medical sametime fulfilling their military service re­ Association has gone another few steps back­ quirements. ward in recent weeks. The AMA's antiThe AMA talks vaguely about insurance or progress guns, their barrels worn thin from prepayment programs which could provide overuse, have now been turned against the hospital and medical care for seamen on a national or international scale. The AMA American seaman. The AMA is calling for an end to hospital does everything, in fact, but talk sense. and medical care for seamen in USPHS The USPHS hospitals could be closed if hospitals. In a way, this move might have merchant seamen were removed from their been expected because the AMA seems to caseloads, the AMA reports. This is untrue automatically oppose anything that benefits because the USPHS hospitals provide care the health and welfare of any segment of for a great many Americans besides seamen. the American people. But following the AMA's so-called thinking, The continuing and stubborn opposition of it is clear that all the hospitals in America A three-year contract providing ance for employees and depend­ the A.M.A. to Medicare and its cynical could be closed if all the sick and injured a wage-benefit package of more ents and sickness and accident than 29 cents per hour has been benefits. Local unions will now proposal of a worthless "Eldercare" plan has were turned out into the streets. won by the Textile Workers Union ratify tihe new pact. already led to an alienation of the public. At a time when the pace of social change of America for the 7,500 synthetic 3^ 3^ « fiber workers of the American Unable to compromise their own con­ is quickening to provide improved health Viscose Division of the FMC The Potters UnitHi has com­ Corporation. The new contract pleted oontraot negotiations with sciences With the hypocritical stand of the care for more of the American people, the covers workers In Lewistown, seven chinaware manufacturing AMA on so many issues, many doctors who AMA is attempting to deny medical care Marcus Hook and Meadville, Pa.; firms, winning wage raises of 14 belong to the association are publicly to seamen and other U.S. citizens. Parkersburg and Nitro, W. Va.; cents pec hour over a 32-month and Front Royal, Va. Under the period for 1,800 employees who divorcing themselves from the against-everyIt is ironic that at a time when the need terms of the new pact, American work In four states. The, new pact hing thinking of the AMA. for adequate medical care is so urgent, the Viscose workers will get a two- provides a 8 cent per hour in­ The USPHS hospitals have always pro­ AMA, a doctors association, advocates put­ step, 19 cent wage increase and a crease as of June 1, an additional $5 raise In monthly pension pay­ 6 cents on Aug. 1. 1960, and S vided quality medical care for the~seaman. ting an end to hospital and medical care for ments. more cents on Aug. 1, 1907. The They are conveniently located in major U.S. seamen in USPHS hospitals and eventually 3> 3i> 3i> seven companies, which operate in cities and are immediately accessible to those the closing down of all USPHS facilities. A new two-year contract .with a New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania who require medical care. The many thou­ The SIU, along with the rest of maritime 15 cent wage Increase and other and West Virginia, also will in­ benefits has been won by the crease payments to the union sands of seamen who have utilized these labor has consistently opposed any changes Cement, Lime and Gypsum Work­ health Insurance plan. hospitals since their inception, and are alive which would weaken the Public Health ers with the Ideal Cement Com­ 3^ 3^ 3r and healthy useful citizens today because of ^ Service program which was instituted for pany of Cleveland, Ohio. The newly signed contract also has a The Foundation for Cooperative the prompt and excellent medical care they seamen and other U.S. citizens in 1798. Any new three-year supplementary un­ Housing recently eleoted Secretary received, is a testament to the value of these attempt by the government or the AMA to employment benefit plan and a Joseph D. Keehan of the Inter­ abridge or eliminate the high quality medical one-year extension of the pension national Brotherhood of Electrical facilities. agreement with new benefits. Workers and Secretary Boris As it did with its infamous "Eldercare" care obtainable at USPHS facilities will be , Qther, iny^ov^menls j incl,udQ ; the Sh^hkin of tho AFL-CIO Housing. plpiy,,t^e * series of trial fought by the SIU and the AFL-CIO Mari­ liberalization of holiday poU^.^nd Connpsitte^ tvuateei • at A irtiefctr gains, in vacations, group insur­ Ing held in Washington, D.C. balloons to hide the cynicism of its attack time Trades Department. ' �Face Twelve SEAFARERS Jane tB, 1965 LOG Jobless Pay Overhaul Vital To Nation's Welfare WASHINGTON—The nation's unemployment system is "largely obsolete" and the cure is a modernized system combined with the country's newly-developed manpower training program. These are the conclusions of an analysis on the future of jobless compensation by Raymond Munts, assistant di-4rector of the AFL-ClO's De­ Munts wrote, and the new "con­ job In a closed louthem weaving partment of Social Security, structive manpower prorgams" of­ shed decided to enter a New Jer­ By Lindtcy Williamt, Vice-President, Gnlf Area SlU Represented At ILA Convention SIU representatives were on hand last week as guests of the Inter­ national Association of Longshoremen at their Fifty-Fifth Annual Convention of the South Atlantic and Gulf District. ILA delegates of locals from Savannah, Ga. to Brownsville, Tex. convened in fer the chance of reform that sey school to learn a new skill, Galveston, Texas from Jime 14 through June IB. Speakers at the The report, entitled "A new for example—and was denied job­ convention included Teddy Gleason, ILA president; James Reynolds, role for jobless insurance" ap­ "promises to dovetail." assistant secretary of Labor; and H. S. (Hank) Brown, president of The "obsolescence" of the pres­ less benefits because of his school the Texas AFL-CIO. peared in the June issue of the attendance. American Federationist, a month­ ent jobless Insurance program is The SIU, the Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO and the Texas and A Cleveland machinist went to indicated in several ways, the ly publication of the AFL-CIO. West Virginia to discuss a new Louisiana AFL-CIO are supporting a "don't buy" campaign organized analysis says; Such a modernization — recom­ • All but two states, in 1939, job and discovered his weekly by Local 1175, United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers against mended by Pres. Johnson and em­ benefit was cut In half, because Neuhoff Brothers Meat Packing company of Dallas, Texas. The cam­ bodied in the pending McCarthy- provided maximum insurance pay­ Ohio law requires this for anyone paign was organized after the Neuhoff Company refused to bargain ments of 50 percent or more of Mills amendments to the Social who leaves the stale even to job- in good faith with the Packinghouse Workers and was found guilty Security Act — would restore a jobless worker's previous week­ hunt. of a series of unfair labor practices by the National Labor Relations ly wage, but in 1965 only nine protections to jobless workers that Board. Neuhoff markets its products in Texas and Louisiana under the The Johnson Administration's have been eroded and "pump pur­ states provide insurance at that following brand names: "Neuhoff's," "Tennessee Farm," "Lone Star," proposal, expressed in the bill level. Twenty-five states offer a chasing power into the economy "Country Club," and "Super Right." All Seafarers and their families to minimize recessions and aid maximum benefit of 40 to 50 per­ sponsored by Chairman Wilbur D. are urged, to support the Packinghouse Workers by cooperating in this Mills (D.Ark.) of the House Ways cent of weekly wages, 18 states economic recovery." "don't buy" campaign against 4— & Means Committee and Senator "The twin recessions of 1958 have a maximum below 40 per­ Eugene J. McCarthy (D.-Minn.), Neuhoff's. Bussie, has been appoint­ and 1961" exposed the existing cent. The Louisiana legislature re­ ed a member of a special • "Disqualifications" have spread would give unemployment insur­ federal-state jobless insurance committee to study this matter, program as "too fragile" to with­ under state laws to deny or limit ance "a new and more creative cently approved a "Two-Term" feill and a report containing recom­ stand a "major crisis" after 30 benefits to workers because of role" and correct the weaknesses for state governors, permitting the mendations on proposed changes years of gradual deterioration, "misconduct" discharges, volun­ "built into the system at birth," state's chief executive to serve two will be submitted to the next tary quits, pregnancy or other the Munts analysis says. It would: consecutive four-year terms in regular session of the legislature. • Require the states, in step- office. This new law will go into causes. Captain Richard E. McNeely, ups, to raise maximum benefits to effect only if the state's governors • An "experience rating" de­ approve a constitutional amend­ president of the Crescent River two-thirds of the average state vice attached to the tax system ment permitting the change. The Port Pilots Association and a under which employers contribute wage, with a benefit floor of one- amendment will appear on the member of the New Orleans MTD, to uemployment insurance funds half each worker's wage. ballot in the November, 1966 elec­ recently was elected skipper of • Require a six-month benefit tion. has helped cut reserves, and states the Propeller Club. hesitate to impose special taxes period under state law and extend At the present time the state Mobile not paid by competing employers federal benefits thereafter for an­ other six months to the long-term constitution limits a governor to elsewhere. Shipping has been on the slow one four-year term. However, unemployed, with benefits also bell in Mobile during recent TOKYO—The Black Current, a • Rapid technological change there is no restriction on the num­ weeks, but the outlook is expected payable while a worker partici­ warm and benevolent stream that has created a class of "long-termed pates in dn approved training bers of terms that a governor to improve in the near future. ihight serve, as long as there is a Among the SIU oldtimers in the Un­ circles the Pacific Ocean will this unemployed" who may have lost program. "a lifetime skill, a career," with one-term lapse between re-election summer become the object of the loss of jobs, and these become • Expand coverage to about 5 If the amendment passes, the ion hall is deck department veteran greatest oceanographic survey yet "exhaustees"—those whose bene­ million workers not now protect­ present incumbent. Governor Mc- William Wade who last sailed on the Monarch of the Sea on the ed. fit periods have run out. undertaken. Keithen, wili be entitled to run Puerto Rican run. William Sellers • Set limits on disqualification again in 1968. • Summed up, only four of 10 The hundred-mile-wide swath of is waiting impatiently for his FED provisions under state law, both unemployed today are entitled to Although the Louisiana AFL- which he expects to get in the dark water that travels in a count­ er-clockwise direction along the benefits under the varying state under the statutes and in appli­ CIO originally supported a tenure- near future. He has been spend­ laws, and of each "five dollars lost cation. of-office law that would allow a ing his time with his wife and edges of the Pacific from the through unemployment, only one governor to run for office as many children at their home in Chun• Strengthen the financing by South China Sea to the coast of dollar is returned to the income times as the people of the state chula, Ala., since he paid off his California will be explored and stream in the form of benefits." raising the taxable wage rate from chose to vote for him, the federa­ last ship, the Alcoa Reamer. $3,000 to $5,600 a year, repealing probed by 27 research ships from found the "Two-Term Even worse, the Federation the "experience rating" feature tion Bowman McNulty is currently seven nations. analysis points out, is the incon­ that allows employers to cut tax amendment acceptable, calling the chomping at the bit to get a chief The information collected by sistency of the jobless insurance liability, authorizing federal new measure "sound and work­ electrician's slot. He last sailed the study, which may last as long program with the new manpower grants in aid to states with ab­ able." on the Oceanic Cloud. After tak­ as four years, will most likely programs — training and retrain­ normally high benefit costs. The Much of the controversy over ing several trips to India aboard prove the most valuable to com­ ing, area redevelopment, anti- federal grants and extended bene­ the "Two-Term" bill was centered the Transindia, Oscar Cooper mercial fisheries. Weather studies, poverty — in which people "are fits would be partly financed from on the need for limiting the swears that he will grab the first especially those relating to ty­ encouraged to upgrade them­ general Treasury revenues, rather powers of the governor. The pumpman's job to hit -the board, phoon patterns, will also benefit selves, to train and prepare" for than special taxes, thus recogniz­ Louisiana AFL-CIO finds much no matter where it takes him. substitute jobs or better jobs. greatly from the research. ing the national impact of high- of this concern is well-founded. Harvey Ridgeway, who shipped on A middle-aged man who lost his The federation's president, Victor the Jean LaFitte as chief steward level long-term joblessness. Scientists from Japan, the Unit­ for the past few years, has been ed States, the Soviet Union, Hong telling the boys that he wants to Kong (Britain), Nationalist China, do a little cooking for a change. South Korea, the Philippines and Houston South Vietnam will try to learn about the current's exact origin, Shipping activity in Houston the reasons for its color and fell off a bit from the previous water temperature, fiuctuations in period, but is expected to pick up its course and its favorable infiuagain in the next few weeks. W. ence on fish R. Collins has put in a month tak­ ing it easy on the beach and is The study is being conducted by now looking for a run to the far the United Nations Educational, east. His last ship was the Del Scientific and Cultural Organiza­ Santos which took him to South tion through the Intergovern­ America and West Africa. E. R. mental Oceanographic Conomis(Buzz) Bryant recently piled off sion. About 2,000 checkpoints for the coastal trailership Beaure­ the collection of data will be esgard, and is now waiting for a tablisihed. The study will be di­ long trip anywhere, "as long as vided between seven ocean areas, she doesn't come back for a with four of them to be located in while." Japan. R. C. Grimes tells the boys in The U.S. and the Russians will the hall that he'll take anything each supply three large, up-tothat comes along. His last trip date oceanographic vessels. Japan was on the Santa Emilia where he will supply 15 smaller research held a bosun's rating. R, A. Car­ ships. Data collection will incude ter is all smiles since he got his temperature measurements at the FFD after being in drydock since surface and at varying depths, March when he suffered a back salinity measurements, and studies injury on the Aldina in Bizerte, relating to oxygen content of the Tunisia. A. Perez has been telling water, nutrient salts, measure­ his friends in the hall about the St. Louis taxi workers and Seafarers celebrate recent victory by SlUNA-affiliated Transporta­ ments of current flow, depth good trip he finished recently tion Services and Allied Workers Union Local I over Teamster raid bid. Joining the celebrasoundings, weather observations, aboard the "Tamara Gullden to bration (front row, l-r) are: Chicago port agent Frank (Scottie) Aubusspn; SIU vice president plankton samplings and the col­ Haifa, Israel. Perez has been Al Tanner; TSAW Local I president Lloyd Young; TSAW district secretary-treasurer Joe shipping as chief cook for the last lection of biological material Abata; TSAW district president Dominic Abata; and SIU vice president Robert A. Matthews. 25 years. from bottom samplings. Joint Effort To Study 'Black Current' St. Louis SIU Taxi Workers' Victory Ceiebration I| �JOM 15, 1965 SEAFARERS Pare Tbiiieea LOG Lakes Benefit By Al Tanner, Vice President SIU Fights Proposed Waterway 'User* Tax WASHINGTON—^The SIUNA has voiced its strong opposi­ tion to the Administration's proposal for a two-cent-a-gallon tax on fuel used by the nation's inland water carriers. The SlUNA's 12th Biennial'^" tax, recently called for Convention, which ended June byThe President Johnson in • 1 in Washington, declared that message to Congress, would and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Detroit Shipping Climbs Shipping continues to improve each week of the season in Detroit. The S. T, Crape, Huron Portland Cement Company, almost collided with a Canadian Laker the other day. Both vessels passed within. inches of each other. One of our Patrolmen was aboard the Crapo at the time. He said the General Alarm was sounded and all hands hit the deck. No doubt the recent sinking of the Cedarville was still fresh in everyone's mind. the waterway user tax "would place a destructively heavy burden upon the inland water carriers" by reducing the already slim competitive advantage they enjoy over truck and rail transportation. The waterway user tax is a re­ current theme brought up regularly by both Democratic and Repub­ lican Administrations. In the past these proposals have been on each occasion defeated by Congress. cost waterway operators an estimated $8 million annually. The n a t i 0 n's railroads are plugging hard for passage of a Buffalo waterway user tax as part of their Death benefit check for continuing campaign to downgrade Shipping in this Port has remained pretty good and we are managing SIU Great Lakes member and undermine the inland water to hil jobs as they come in; however, we still have a shortage of carriers. Alex Schneider was re­ rated men. Inherent Savings ceived recently by his In a special meeting called by the Maritime Trades Department brother Joe Schneider, Inland water carriers have been Buffalo Port Council, we met with the Directors of the Port Authority shown here with hi* wife. able to withstand the competition regarding the closing of two elevators in this Port, which would from the railroads because of the effect some six hundred jobs on the waterfront. fact that bulk cargoes, both dry A sub-committee was formed to compile exactly what effect this Affects States Bordering Lakes and liquid, can be moved more would have on individual unions. From this data they will submit cheaply by barge than by any other mode of transportation. a brief to the Secretary of Agriculture in Washington in an effort to have the job situation in this Port improved. The user tax would cut this com­ -f — petitive advantage however, and Chicago allow the railroads to wind up In Chicago, the most important Shipping for the past period their well-oiied rate-cutting ma­ again has been exceptionally good, function at this moment is the chinery to force the inland water contract negotiation with Yellow with most of the jobs going to the carriers out of business. With the rated men. As predicted last sea­ and Checker Cab Company in be­ CHICAGO—The continuing shipping crisis caused by low field to themselves, the railroads son, we are short across the half of the 6,600 cab drivers em­ Board where rated men are ployed by these two companies. water levels in the Great Lakes may put a damper on future would then be free to boost their rates to whatever the traffic would At a mass rally recently, Chicago concerned. Cab dxivers unanimously voted to industrial expansion in the states bordering on the Lakes, an bear, which would be almost any­ Those Seafarers who did not give the union the right to strike iron ore executive warned at-t^ thing they decided to charge since take advantage of the Winter luil in the event of negotiation break­ recent hearings of the Inter­ tinually evaluated on potential they would have virtually no are now seeking higher paid jobs downs. The strike apparatus is national Joint Commission. new mines along the Great Lakes, competition. going off the Board. If they had ready to move at a moment's The low water levels has raised low water constitutes a deterrent taken their upgrading exams as notice, although at this time. It to future investment in this area," constantiy suggested, they would appears that a good contract is In the cost of delivering iron ore Taber said. from the Lake Superior mines to now be in the position of making sight. Negotiations will resume to The International Joint Com­ the steel mills because ore ships that extra dough. At this time, it that end. mission also heard from repre­ must travel with lightened loads, oniy takes two days or so to com­ Leon Strller has recently been Robert W. Taber, the iron com­ sentatives of states bordering on plete the Coast Guard exams, and the Great Lakes, the city of Mil­ discharged from the Veterans pany executive said. ; it is urged again that those on the waukee, the Cook County Clean Hospital here in Chicago, and is Taber warned that low levels beach make this important move. Streams Commission and several the first SIU man to be entered were catching up with most ships and discharged from one of these and putting a dent in their earn­ private individuals. WASHINGTON — The Urban All witnesses urged that the facilities and the new system. We ings, as weil as providing a handi­ Affairs bill, designed to give the all join in passing our respects cap in the competitive battle means be found to regulate water millions who live in the nation's levels on all the Great Lakes. Cur­ and regrets at the passing away of against foreign ore imports. sprawling cities a voice at the Mr. David Lasky, Sr., the father "As the companies add up all rently, only Lakes Superior and highest level of government, Ontario are regulated. Several of Dave Lasky, Jr., Chicago the competitive factors to be conwitnesses attributed the problem passed the House on June 16 by a resident and shipper. to natural causes like low rainfall vote of 217 to 184, the closest ma­ Frankfort jority yet given the Administra­ and evaporation in the area. tion on a key measure. The shortage of rated men in The Chicago hearings were the the Port of Frankfort remains a The bill will create a De­ last in a series held by the Inter­ NEW YORK—Organized labor is problem. As soon as an AB ap­ partment of Urban Affairs in national Joint Commission to gain giving its full support to the In­ pears for registration, he is President Johnson's Cabinet information and suggestions of the ternational Longshoreman's As­ shipped out. The Ann Arbor carto oversee and provide aid to low water level situation. The sociation in urging that Governor ferries are preparing for their the cities on such vital Items Commission made up of repre­ Rockefeller sign into law a bill summer schedules and will be as transportation, housing and sentatives from Canada and the that would close the Waterfront putting extra Porters and Maids redevelopment. The depart­ U.S. states bordering on the Lakes, Commission's longshore register. on all operating vessels within the ment would become the 11th WASHINGTON — A survey of previously held hearings in Sault Cabinet-level agency. The measure, introduced by next few days. the usefullness of Alaska ports, Ste. Marie, Michigan, and State Senator Thomas Mackell Arnold Transit Company con­ many of them severely damaged Windsor, Ontario. Republicans generally voted (Dem.-Queens), was approved in tract negotiations are continuing in last year's earthquake, by the against the bill, with the exception both the State Assembly and the and a meeting was held on June Maritime Administoration has of eleven Congressn.en who came Senate, and is currently awaiting 16, 196.5 in St. Ignace, Michigan. pointed to the use of large sub­ mainly from big city constitu­ final action by the Governor. The Gt. Lakes District members marine tankers, hydrofoils and encies. A similar bill was defeated ILA, fully supported by organized were saddened by the unexpected surface effect craft in the future. in the House three years ago dur­ labor, has urged such legislation death of Harry G. Willey, Book ing President Kennedy's admini­ The Marad report, called the to improve job security and em­ No. 8837, June 11th, 1965. Harry "Survey of the Ports of Alaska," stration. ployment stability on the water­ was the 8-12 Fireman on the SS Rather than create an said that the dock facilities of front. PORTLAND, Ore. — A I City of Green Bay. entirely new department, the tlie nation's largest and most re­ $1.2 million modernization bill would raise the present The Mackell Bill would close the mote state have an importance far Alpena program of the SIU Pacific Housing and Home Finance longshore register now and end greater than their size would in­ Shipping in the Port of Alpena District-contracted Matson ' Agency to the Cabinet level. the Waterfront Commission's . con­ dicate. With only rudimentary rail That agency already oversees trol over longshore employment has kept a steady pace with very and road communications, Alaska ' Navigation Company's conmost of the Federal Govern­ three years from now by allowing few members registered on the is heavily dependent on sea traf­ > tainerized freight facility || . here is scheduled to begin ments' housing and mass the union to negotiate with man­ Board. Ronald Byers and Larry fic for the bulk of its trade. , this fall for completion by transportation programs. agement to set up hiring halls Johnson are back in the Hall Big submarine tankers, able to which would be administered waiting for that certain ship, after operate beneath the ice packs, j late summer next year . The most likely candidate for spending quite some time on the jointly by the two parties. Designed to serve the Matthe Urban and Housing Affairs U. S. Gypsum and Steamer H. N. would play a role if the state's |i Cabinet post is Robert Weaver, Presently, longshoremen are Snyder. petroleum resources were suffi- ( son service between the the present head of the Housing hired through halls run by the c i e n 11 y developed. Channels |l Northwest and Hawaii, the There are a lot of new faces in could be excavated through the 11 modernization program will and Home Finance Agency. If Waterfront Commission. If the bill be completed in three major |i President Johnson selects Weaver is signed into law by Governor this Port, but they don't stay long use of nuclear energy, the report stages. This will include in­ for the job, he will become the Rockefeller, the ILA would be able before they too are shipped out. said. Shallow ports could greatly stallation of several special , first Negro to have a Cabinet to negotiate the improved hiring Cleveland increase their tonnage handling cranes designed to handle seat. hall system during the 1968 con­ Although shipping has slowed capabilities through the use'of hy­ the type of containers Mattract talks. The House-approved bill will drofoils and surface effect ships. down in this area for entry rat­ son uses at its San Francisco, now go to the Senate, where it is SIUNA President Paul Hall ings, AB's, Firemen, and Oilers The long range recommenda­ Los Angeles and Honolulu assured of a comfortable majority. wired the Governor, urging him to are having no difficulty in getting tions of the survey include pre­ terminals, reinforcement and sign the measure. planning and site reservation for jobs. Since the first of March, this docks, and paving and fenc­ "It is widely acknowledged that Port has issued a total of 357 up-to-date port areas and porting a large area for parking the closing of the longshore clearances for both permanent related idustries and the planning and storage of Matson con­ register necessary to protect the and temporary Jobs, and we have of port facilities someday able to tainers. security of longshore workers," not reached the mid-season mark handle an increase in the export Hall's wire said. aa yet. of natural resources from Alaska. Low Lakes Water Levels Hinder Industrial Growth Urban Bill Would Aid Big Cities Labor Supports Longshore Job Security Bill \K Special Ships Seen Useful In Alaskan Trade Matson To Get i Modern Facility In Portland, Ore.| llr ,7 V" (Ms^TUBiJDe �• '• ' v. »: Pace FoorleeB lit! t \ FARERS t Zi •t.l'.;.; Wage-Hour Law Amendments Called Key To Poverty War (Continued from page 7) er, it pointed out, would consti­ tute a "massive attack on poverty from two directions" — one by raising minimum wages and cov­ ering more workers, the other by spreading employn>ent through a shorter workweek and penalty doubletime pay for overtime. cernible effect on tha nationwide level of employment in the indus­ tries affected" and "no rise in lay­ offs in low-wage Industry groups." There has never been a time when the Labor Department has had any economic "damage" to report as a result of an increased mini­ mum wage, the AFL-CIO added. *••«' .1.1 • Ham M§» tM§ LOG "horrifying Impact of a 14.S per­ cent wage increase, which would be the result of cutting the work­ week to 35 hours while maintain­ ing earnings." "No one is proposing such dras­ tic action," the AFL-CIO said. "Manpower productivity is now increasing at about 3.5 a year . . . and simply by reducing hours In that proportion, we could have a 35-hour week in less than five years." "Education is important, and wiping out discrimination is im­ portant," the Meany statement emphasized to the subcommittee, but "poverty will not be ended until there are jobs at good wages for all." By Prank Dronk, West Cooif Representative Key Bills Before Calif. Legislators With the 1965 session of the California iegisiature fast drawing to a close, members of both houses still havo to take action mi a number of key measures of vital importance to the labor movement. One of labor's top priority measures, the Citizens Job Protection Bill has been pigeon-holed in the Assembly without much hope for positive action by the close of the session. Another important bill, providing for increased revenues for the On coverage, the Meany state­ "It is bad enough to have 3.5 troubled state disability insurance fund is stalled in an Assemblymillion unemployed and millions ment pointed out that Adminis­ Senate conference committee. Observers aren't too optimistic about tration prc^osals would for the more who can find only part-time a vote being taken to break this deadlock. Members of the California work," the federation presents first time bring some 4.8 million AFL-CIO are also extremely dissatisfied with the plainly inadequate of 13 million left-outside workers tion continued. "It is even worse Unemployment Insurance bill that has emerged from the Assembly under minimum-wage protection, that 30 percent of the 7.2 million Finance an! Insurance Committee. If the committee votes to approve families rated as "poor" in 1963 but that this would still allow the committee's bill, which is now on the floor, the state's unemployed big enterprises to escape coverage "had a full-time worker who as will be shortchanged for years to come. trying to pay the bills" yet these of certain small units of their op­ erations. "We think this is in­ The Sacramento legislators have acted on the Limited Workmen's 2 million workers "were unable Compensation bill after a blue ribbon study commission had spent to support themselves and their equitable," the AFL-CIO said, in urging a language change to blank­ a great deal of time in drawing up recommendations on this important families from their earnings." et in 800,000 additional workers. problem. Unfortunately, the lawmakers missed the boat again, making "We do not believe any em­ only two important changes in the current workmen's compensation On overtime pay rates, the fed­ ployed worker should be forced set-up, and ignoring several other 4. eration statement said bluntly, on the welfare rolls to survive significant suggestions made by or that "taxpayers' money should we want to discourage overtime" labor and the study commission. off and the Montpelier Victory, by raising the penalty pay to douYorkmar, Loa Angeles and Portbe used as a subsidy for low-wage San Francisco bletinve rather than time and a mar stopped in-transit. employers," it declared. half. The shipping picture In San Carter Chambers, an SIU pen­ The statement observed that Francisco continues to remain sioner who lives in the Los An­ the reasons for a $2-an-hour mini­ No one can predict how many good as the Ames Victory, Ocean geles area, dropped in the hall re­ mum could be drawn from the jobs would be directly created by Evelyn and National Seafarer cently to talk over old times with - economic facts. The present $1.25 a doubletinve provision, Meany's VENICE, Italy — The unwritten crewed up during the past two some of his former shipmates. an hour amounts to $50 a week, statement said, but the overtime $2,600 a year, for a worker em­ now worked is estimated as the law of the modern age that says weeks. Prospects for the future Chambers said he was very happy ployed full time," whereas the equivalent of 1.5 million fulltime that everything must get bigger continue to look good with at to have the opportunity to come official Social Security Adminis­ jobs, "and it is our conviction that and faster if it is to survive is least eigh ships due to arrive fom over and visit regularly with his tration's "poverty budget" now doubletime will discourage em­ beginning to find application on the east aind far east in the com­ old sailing buddies. Fred Lynum requires a borderline annual in­ ployers from scheduling over­ the watery boulevards of this city, ing period. There is a need for Is back in town visiting with his and the gondoliers don't like it rated men in the deck and engine family. He just finished a sixcome of $3,130 for a family of time." departments as well as for entry month trip as cook on the West­ one bit. four. ratings in all three departments. ern Hunter. The federation was emphatic in The men who man the sweep The "modest but adequate urging the subcommittee to con­ Among the SIU oldtimers visit­ Seattle budget for a family of four, it sider a statutory 35-hour work­ oars on the small, graceful and ing the hall lately has been J. romantic craft that have made Shipping activity has been on continued, "amounts to $6,418 a week not because 40 hours is "to Carroll who has been making the year at today's prices, or better long" but because soon, "even un­ Venice famous are slowly being runs to Japan as AB or DM. He the upswing in Seattle and the than $3 an hour for a 40-hour der the most favorable circum­ forced out of business by motor­ told us that he'd like a change of future continues to look pretty ized water taxis and big tour boats bright. Ships paying off recently week." stances, there simply won't be that carry 50 or more passengers. scenery and will hold out for a were the Penn Sailor, Robin A $2 wage would be at least "a enough 40-hour jobs to go To, fight back, they have threat­ trip to the east coast after being Hood, Henry Hudson and the Cot­ realistic step forward," and any­ around." Existing unemployment ened to motorize their own craft. California-bound for so long. E. tonwood Creek. In addition, five R. Ray, vetei-an cook, arrived in thing less is "legislated poverty," would probably be reduced to a Venetians haven't ridden In port after coming up from Hous­ ships stopped in-transit. reasonable minimum" if Congress it stated. John Carey, who last shipped gondolas for ages. The main bulk The "myth" that a higher mini­ should pass- all the job-promoting of gondola business comes from ton to catch the Natalie. on the Western Clipper as an AB, measures now pending, the state­ Wilmington mum wage may "cut down job told us that the thing he appre­ tourists. The visitors, it seems, opportunities or drive enterprises ment said, but it would offer would rather ride in the bigger, Shipping activity slowed down ciates most about the SIU Wel­ only a breathing-spell" because out of busiess" deserves to be ex­ speedier boats that offer a bus­ in Wilmington during the past fare Plan, is the help it gives his ploded, the statement said. The de­ of the "undiminished growth of like tour of the historic points of period, with little change likely parents. Carey is currently sit­ tailed analysis filed with the sub­ the labor force and the inexorable Venice. in the near future. During the ting tight for a good run to the committee pointed out that a 1964 advance of automation." past two weeks the Fairport paid far east. Part of the problem has to do The attitude of official business Department of Labor report on effects of 1961 minimum wage law spokesmen is one of "doom and with price. The gondoliers charge improvements showed "no dis­ gloom," it observed, about the in the neigliborhood of $5 an hour about the same charged for a hansome cab ride in New York's Central Park. The cost is too high for almost all Venetians and for many of the new crop of budgetminded tourists now traveling in Europe. NEW YORK—Seafarers are covered by an agreement with In the 16th century, the city NEW YORK—^The New York State Senate has voted to had more than 10,000 gondolas; SIU companies that provides SIU members with war risk turn over the New York State Barge Canal system to the today there are less than 500. To insurance and area bonuses should they sail in the officially Federal Government. The future of the system is still in ease their plight, the gondoliers designated Vietnamese comare asking for some sort of. sub­ )at area. The shipping oper­ will be $20,000 for loss of life, dis­ doubt however, because the + sidy the city fathers so that ability, dismemberment or loss of bill authorizing the turnover segments of the community with they from can continue their service ators have signed an agree­ functions. The policy will pay $500 cheaper freight rates and improved must still clear the Assembly without resorting to becoming ment in accordance with Article for loss or damage to personal and the Federal Government must accessibility to state and national motorized water taxis. markets. II, section 66 of the Collective Bar­ benefits. agree to accept the facility. They are counting on the fact gaining Agreement which calls for The canal now carries about If a vessel is attacked, fired The bill authorizing the trans­ three million tons of cargo yearly, that the city realizes that a Venice the negotiation of bonuses and/or upon or struck by a mine of either fer cleared the Senate by a vote the bulk of it petroleum products. without gondolas would be like a insurance upon official announce­ belligerent, the agreement pro­ of 33 to 23. Governor Rockefeller It extends from Lake Erie at Buf­ Rome without fountains or a Paris ment of a specific area as a combat vides a vessel attack bonus of $300 zone. President Johnson signed will be paid to each crewmember. has not yet taken a public stand falo to the Hudson River at Troy. without the Eiffel Tower. an executive order on April 25, Physical damage to the ship or in­ on the issue either, and his ap­ A northern branch runs to Lake 1965 designating Vietnam and ad- jury to a crewmember must result proval is necessary under the Erie at Oswego. Another branch, acent waters as a combat zone. 1959 amendment to the state con­ the Champiain Waterway, extends from the attack if this bonus is stitution which makes the turn­ to the St. Lawrence River at Mon­ After describing the official com­ paid. Only one attack bonus will over possibie. treal. bat zone with exact coordinates, be paid per voyage. A reminder from SIU head­ the agreements provides that a The 500-mile inland waterway Expansion of the cana) under The agreement also holds that system has been described as so federal jurisdiction would allow quarters cautions all Seafarers seaman who is employed on a ves­ unlicensed crewmembers will be greatly in need of repairs and im­ barges to travel across its length leaving their ships to contact sel in the designated area shall paid $200 as a harbor attack bonus provements that the state would in tandem. Currently, barges can the hall in ample time to allow receive an area bonus of one hun­ if a harbor within the combat zone have to spend anywhere from $100 transit the locks and curves of the the Union to dispatch a replace- dred percent of his base monthly is attacked while a vessel is visit­ to $200 million to put it in condi­ canal only in single file. By mentr Failure to give notice be­ rate of pay, which will be paid In ing it. The payment of a vessel tion once more. "Turned over to widening the canal and making fore paying off may cause a de­ addition to his regular wages. attack bonus as a result of a ship the Federal Government however, other improvements, experts be­ layed sailing, force the ship to According to the agreement, the being struck while in a harbor federal funds would be available lieve that traffic can be raised an sail short of the manning re­ shipowner must also pay for the precludes the payment of the har­ to rework and modernize the sys­ average of three percent yearly. quirements and needlessly make cost of insurance to cover a sea­ bor attack bonus. > tem, which would bring .al^ut. fn, "Th^ .livings invplved ip, transpor­ the work tougher for your shlp- man ^or, the, .lepgth of t|me spent, »^provisions off t|he .agreement • »• •• •' upswing in inland waterway busj-^ tation;, woultl amount to $27 mil- matis. n the combat zone. The schedule are retroactive to 12:01 A.M., April iidil a ye^r. It Is felt. ness in the state and benefit mahy III iiiiiiiiii fiiVii of {iaymCntk 'k/r' tliis'^h'sur^nce' 24;^1965. Motorboat Competition Hits Gondoliers Seafarers Covered By War Risk Insurance N.Y. Senate OKs Barge Canal Takeover By U.S. Quitting Ship? Notify Union �SEAFARERS |«M tl, INI Pace Fiffeea lOG SBAFABBRS PORTS OP THE WORLD ' :-'j — •is-,-. ' .i--', /• - ••^- ' • 7 • •• SIERRA LEONE Iw The atmosphere of Freetown it a relaxed one by Western standards. The nation's economy is built on a growing trade in iron and diamonds. Freetown, the capital city and chief port of the small West African state of Sierra Leone, is a busy trade center with its economy built on the twin foundations of diamonds and iron, the nation's two main resources. Discovered by the Portuguese explorer Pedro de Cintra in the 15th century, Freetown was settled in 1787 by the English. De Cintra is responsible for the name Sierra Leone —Portugese for Lion Mountains. Sierra Leone's most precious resource are the diamonds mined out of her hills. Iron ore plays the next most im­ portant role in the economy, followed by palm kernels, coffee and cocoa. Among the SlU-contracted companies with vessels in the Freetown trade is Delta Line. Freetown's small shopping and entertainment area is located about three miles from the Queen Elizabeth II Quay, and may be reached by taxi. Seafarers whose vessels anchor in the harbor will find the Government Wharf within easy walking distance of the downtown area. The principal thoroughfare, two blocks in from the harbor, is Westmoreland Street. Other principal commercial streets in the city are Howe, Rawdon, Gloucester, Charlotte and Wilberforce. The Paramount Hotel on Government Avenue is the best and most modern hostelry in town. About a mile and a half from the city's center, on Mereweather Road, is the Government Resthouse which has a good restaurant and bar. The Odeon Cinema, a movie theatre that shows Eng­ lish-language films, is located on Westmoreland Street. The city's other movie house, the Cotton Tree, is located on Walpole Street. Both theatres are air-conditioned. Among the relatively few tourist attractions in Freetown are the Old Wharf Steps built in 1818 and known as the Portuguese Steps and the Cathedral of St. George on Water Street. A small museum with artifacts and displays show­ ing the history of the nation can be found in Pademba Road. West of Freetown can be found many fine ocean beaches, where swimming, fishing and skin-diving are all reported to be excellent. At the far end of Lumley Beach, eight miles or so west of Freetown^ the Palm Beach Club and the Cape Club serve meals. Diamonds are Freetown's speciality, and other locally produced and finely made handicraft goods may be found in the bazaar quarter of the city. V\ 5^; j'V n 1 •''' - ''Old fi'arhef stri/ctu'res'llne a stiF^ef IH one 'of-Ffeet6w'n"« 'older busmeVi districts." Mo'dern/z«- ' M SlU-manfie'ef ^Del' Ri® * rniakes ' Ve^ulir' '' ; '' ' V iCL �Pa(« Sixteen S^EAFARERS Jnne U, lf» LOG SlUNA Alaska Fishermen Profesf Illegal Pishing Japanese Salmon Raids Continue In North Pacific How To Get Around The Devil's Elbow By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director JUNEAU, Alaska—Japanese high sea fishing boats are continuing to raid red salmon schools in the Bristol Bay area despite a warning by the SIUNA-affiliated Alaska Fisher­ men's Union of a total boycott of Japanese goods if the practice persists. The warning was given in the form of a resolu-;f tion, which was endorsed biennial convention of the SIUNA efforts to take American unanimously by convention recently concluded in Washington, salmon In the defined area When a stranger in western Pennsylvania wanted to go from Saltsburg to New Alexandria, ho was directed to go out past Mother Murray's cabin, up the Muttontown Hiil, around the Devil's Elbow, and then to turn left just past Snodgrass's bam. To a native, these directions seemed crystal dear. "You can't miss it," he told the stranger. One could easily transpose these directions into some of the instruc­ delegates at the SIUNA conven­ passed a resolution urging the and defined period, the Seations given patients at the end of visits to their physicians, as reported tion which ended in Washington "government of Japan to intercede fearers International Union in MD COLUMN of Group Health Association of America, Inc. If early this month. of North America" should "go to prevent the Japanese fishing patient and doctor were both "native" to the areas of health under on record to endorse and discussion, the directions would be meaningful and the route to cure The Bureau of Commercial fleet from entering the defined support a boycott of Japaneso just "couldn't be missed." On the other hand, the patient and physician Fisheries announced iast week area during the defined period," imports. all too often do not fully communicate with each other, even when a that a Bureau inspector aboard a and urging the U.S. Government patrolling Coast Guard aircraft to pass appropriate legislation The SIUNA^ resolution was set of directions seemed clear at the time they were given. When it had discovered five Japanese "without delay to prevent a re­ sponsored by president George comes to doing what is called for, confusion arises. gillnetters operating east of the currence of this and similar Johansen of the Alaska Fisher­ Under the tense situation of the office visit, with all of its stresses "abstention line" created by the fishery problems." men's Union and President James and anxieties, the patient frequently-fNorth Pacific Fish'eries Treaty. D. Ackert of the Atlantic Fisher­ cannot voice his real complaints abroad. To be accepted for inter­ The resolution warned that The USCG cutter Wachusett was men's Union. "should Japan persist In her and may only listen to part of-the national travel, vaccination certif­ ordered to intercept the Japanese directions. Mothers with small icates must be validated with the boats. children are likely to be dis­ stamp of the local or state health SlU Supports House Measure Salmon Scarce tracted while trying to listen. The officer of the area in which the physician, too, finds his interest immunizing physician practices. Alaska's Bristol Bay red salmon divided among the patient, the The only other immunization re­ fishermen have had their liveli­ condition under treatment, and the quirements for entry or reentry hoods threatened by the continu­ complexities ot the remedy ing Japanese encroachments east into the U.S., is vaccination against of the line, which was created to There is no intent on the yellow fever and cholera for allow a sufficient number of patient's part to deceive the phy­ persons arriving from countries Bristol Bay salmon to reach sician by only telling part of his where there are cases. maturity so that commercial fish­ The Public Health Service, how­ troubles, nor on the physician's ing operations in Alaska could WASHINGTON—The SIU has taken a strong position in part to confuse the patient by a ever, also recommends that imcontinue. favor of legislation before the House which would gurantee series of less-than-intelligible di­ munizatibn against tetanus, diph­ Repeated violations of the American fishermen a fair price for their catch by allowing rections. The situation of the office theria, and polio be brought up Treaty by Japanese fishermen visit is in itself booby-trapped by to date, and suggests immunization them to bargain collectively*; have depleted the stocks of false assumptions of against typhoid for most inter­ enable American fishermen to with fish wholesalers at the earn a just return for their labors anxieties, immature salmon and have mutual understanding, the tyranny national travel. dock. threatened the very existance by permitting them to negotiate a of words, and the complexity of Even though the smallpox vac­ of the Alaskan fishing and modern-day medicine. fair price for their catch." Testifying recently before cination for all areas, and yellow canning industry. The Japa­ subcommittee of the House Com­ The best results of the visit will fever and cholera immunizations "All other sectors of the fishing nese, using gilnets and other mittee on Merchant Marine and industry ashore have a right to come only if each party to the for some areas, are the only ones gear which American fisher­ Fisheries, SIU Washington repre­ bargain for their wages," Meyer conversation establishes that the required, the above recommended men are forbidden from em­ sentative Thomas Meyer spoke on pointed out, "but not the men who patient and doctor not only talk precautions can assure a more ploying, have taken enormous behalf of seven SIUNA affiliated go to sea. We consider this mani­ the same language but know the healthful and safe trip. quantities of salmon within fishermen's unions in favor of a festly unfair to the fishermen upon landmark — can recognize SnodSEAFARERS AND THEIR recent years. biil, (H.R. 3955) introduced by whose productivity and efforts the grass' bam as well as dUtingulsh FAMILIES CAN OBTAIN THESE Representative Thomas Felly The Coast Guard reported the entire industry is dependent." right from left. VACCINATIONS AT NO CHARGE incident to Washington, where the (D.-Wash.) AT THE SIU CLINICS LOCATED Meyer spoke on behalf of the ^ 'X> it At the present time, fishermen Alaska Fishermen's Union, AtianState Department said it would IN MOST PORTS. VACATION TRAVEL TIPS await a formal report before tak­ have no voice in negotiations be­ tic Fishermen's Union, Bering Sea The Public Health Service re­ tween the boat owners and whole­ ing the matter up with the Japa­ salers in establishing a fair price Fishermen's Union, Cannery cently issued its annual reminder nese Government. According to for their catch. Under present law, Workers and Fishermen's Union that for entry or reentry Into the of San Diego, New Bedford Fish­ the provisions of the treaty, viola­ the Justice Department has ruled ermen's Union, Seine and Line United States, a valid certificate tors are supposed to be turned that participation by fishermen's Fishermen's Union of Monterey of vaccination against smallpox is Seafarers are again re­ over to their own nations for organizations in these negotiations County and the Seine and Line required. Dr. Louis Jacobs, Chief, minded to bring their dis­ Division of Foreign Quarantine, constitutes a violation of the Antipunishment. A spokesman at the Fishermen's Union of San Pedro. charges when they check into said, "We urge all international Japanese embassy in Washington Trust laws. A representative of the Alaska stateside hospitals, so that eli­ said that if the violations are Urging support of the bill on Fishermen's Union was also pres­ travelers to arrange for vaccina­ gibility for SIU hospital bene­ found to be legitimate, appropri­ behalf of the SIUNA and its af­ ent at the hearings and he gave tions as soon as their plans are fits can be readily established ate action will be taken. made, because vaccinations do not filiated fishermen's unions, Meyer full support t« the proposed and payments can be made provide immunity until several The delegates to the 12th pointed out that H.R. 3955 would legislation. promptly. A number of in­ days after they are received." stances have been reported re­ All travelers who enter the U.S., cently, especially in the outincluding Americans returning to ports, where Seararers in the this country, are required to have hospital have neglected to a valid certificate of vaccination bring sufficient proof of seaagainst smallpox. The vaccination time with them, causing de­ certificate becomes valid eight lays in benefit payments. days after successful vaccination, Whenever possible. Seafarers and is valid for three years. should have discharges avail­ Vaccinations should be recorded able showing at least one on an International Certificates of day's seatime In the last six Vaccination document which can months plus 90 days in the be presented to public health last calendar year. quarantine officials here and Bill Would Give Fishermen Voice In Sale Of Catch Hospital-Bound? Bring Discharges Discussing East Coast Fishing At Convention SIU Clinic fxoms—A/I Ports 'x.i'" J Delegates from SlUNA-affiliafed fishermen's union's got together with Congressman Hastings Keith (R-Mass.) during the 12th Biennial SIUNA Convention in Washington to discuss a bill Keith has introduced into the House to create a $50 million a year program to explore and develop the fisheries, minerals and other natural resources of the Continental Shelf along the East Coast. Shown above (l-r) are Keith; Jacob Ostensen of the New Bedford Fishermen's Union; Austin SIcinner, New Bedford Fishermen's Unipn and Jim Ackert, Atlantic Fishermen's Union. . EXAMS THIS PERIOD: April 1-April 30, 1965 Port Seamen Wives Children TOTAL Boston 7 0 1 8 Baltimore 111 26 27 164 Jacksonville 20 0 0 20 Houston 157 1 0 158 New York 355 45 40 440 Norfolk 36 0 0 36 Philadelphia 63 24 7 94 Tampa............. a 3 0 11 San Francisco 97 3 0 100 New Orleans 223 18 18 259 Mobile 86 3 1 90 *San Juan 10 16 13 39 T^1T.AL............. 1,173 139 107 1,419 ' ' *3/21/65 to 4/20/65 �i. tS, IMI SBAfARERS LOG •• ^ '£r * --T Face SerenfecB Supreme Court Ruling Limits Unions' Anti-Trust immunity WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court has sharply limited the area of union immunity to charges of antitrust law violations in bargaining on wages, hours and working conditions. In parallel decisions viewed by labor lawyers as opening both unions and employers to multople lawsuits and damage claims, the court held that Act, the Wagner Act, Taft- "the most important labor case antitrust immunity does not Hartley Act, Bacon-Davis and to reach the court" since the Jones ! Pearl dealer above uses a simple mechanical device to grade natural pearls according to size. In spite of the recent growth of a big cultured pearl industry, most notably in Japan, a necklace of carefully matched natural pearls Is still a much sought-after prize for those with tfie money to spend. Persian Gulf Wealth Includes Oil, Pearls 11 ;: I'' Beneath the warm waters of the Persian GuU oil port of Bahrain lies another treasure that Is, In its own way, more valu­ able than the vast petroleum deposits which have brought many SlU-contracted tankers to that part of the Middle East. The other treasure is pearls. Though the pearl industry has been in decline in recent years because of the devel(H>ment of a cultured pearl Industry in Japan, the "fish eyes," as the Bahrainis call them still manage to bring about $500,000 yearly. Before 1930, pearls contributed $8 million yearly to the Bahrain economy. Despite the sweeping modernization of Bahrain caused by the discovery of oil, pearl diving techniques have changed little over the last three thousand years. Two thousands years before Christ, the Assyrians searched the area for pearls. The pearls are gathered by expert divers who work from dhows — the traditional Arab small craft. Boats collect from the many small fishing communities at ttie start of each pearling season and head out to the oyster beds. The divers, wearing nose clips made of bone or tortoise shell, attach ropes about Uieir waist and to their feet. The foot rope is attached to a heavy stone, used as a weight. Divers Go To 80 Feet The diver has a basket hanging around his neck to put the gathered oysters in. He is lowered by his waist rope to a depth of 60 to 80 feet. The diver is completely dependent on his "puller," the crew member who holds the other end of the rope about the diver's waist. When the diver reaches the bottom, the weight around his leg is removed and pulled to the surface. From that time on, he is contpletely dependent on his waist rope. The average Bahrain diver is able to stay below for up to three minutes. In that time, he can gather and place in his basket about ten oysters. The shells gathered in the basket are taken back aboard the dbow by the diver. On deck, before all crew members, the shells are opened, and any pearls found are given to the captain. On reaching port, the pearling boats wait for itinerant buyers to come aboard. Prices for the pearls are then set confidentially between the buyer and the captain to discourage haggling. The proceeds are then divided among the crew according to an established formula. The pearl divers take special pride in their work. They cooperate with each other and are known for their courage in the face of bad weather, man-eating fish and other dangers. Cultured Versus Natural The difference between cultured pearls and the natural pearls found in the Persian Gulf and other places depends on how the pearl itself is created by the oyster. "The making of a pearl is a fascinating process. It begins when a grain of sand or other foreign substance enters the open shell of the oyster. The sand particle irritates the shellfish, wh.'ch emits a substance to neutralize the Irritant. Gradually, the substance released by the oyster builds a hard coating around the original irritant. With time, depending on the size of the oyster, the little globe grows larger and larger. Thus a pearl is formed, in cultured pearls, the oyster is opened when it reaches a certain age and the outside irritant is introduced by man. Cultured pearls have come to overshadow', in volume if not in quality, the natural pearls obtained in the South Seas. Natural pearls bring a greater return, however, since they are more highly prized. A necklace made of matched natural pearls, for instance, will bring a much higher price than a similar necklace made from cultured pearls. exist if a Jury finds from "clear St Laughlin case in 1937, when the Walsh-Healey laws, the Fair evidence" that the union "has justices upheld the Wagner Act as Labor Standards Act—^to argue agreed <with one set of employers constitutional. that Congress has expressly to Impose a certain wage scale" on declared that the "labor of Congress "intended to foreclose employers "in other bargaining a human being is not a com­ judges and juries from making es­ units." modity or article of com­ sentially economic judgments in merce," and that antitrust laws antitrust actions by determining The AFL-CIO, though not do not prohibit the "elimina­ whether unions or employers had directly involved, viewed the tion of price competition based good or bad motives," he con­ cases of major importance and on differences in labor stand­ tinued. "It is precisely in this area Intervened as friend of the ards." of wages, hours and other work­ court in a brief urging the court to uphold the Immunity The thrust of national law In ing conditions that Congress has doctrine previously considered labor policy, he said, is to en­ recognized that unions have a sub­ to be spelled out in the labor courage collective bargaining as a stantial, direct and basic interest law expressly approved by means of securing industrial peace of their own to advance." Congress. Yet a jury would be allowed un­ and Congress has made bargain­ The key decision, involving the ing on wages, hours and working der the majority decision in the Mine Workers case, he said, to find Mine Workers and a small coal conditions "mandatory." company, sent back for trial in "It makes no sense to turn anti­ that a wage scale was too "high" U. S. District Court in Kentucky trust liability of employers and and thus "became arbiters of the an antitrust law suit for triple unions concerning subjects of economic desirability of the wage damages against the union. The mandatory bargaining on whether scale in the nation's coal industry.." company charged that in a multi­ the union acted 'unilaterally' or If unions are held liable'under employer contract with the Bitu­ in 'agreement' with employers," the antitrust laws for collective minous Coal Association, involving Justice Goldberg continued. bargaining activities regarding automation, wages and welfare"The history . . . shows that la­ "mandatory bargaining would also fund payments, an agreed pur­ bor contracts establishing more or be subject to antitrust penalties, pose was to drive out smaller com­ less standardized wages, hours and criminal and civil." petitors by imposing the same wage other terms and conditions of em­ "My view," Goldberg wrote, and welfare-fund requirements. is that Congress intended in ployment . . . are often secured The 6-3 majority opinion was either through bargaining with basic national labor law that written by Associate Justice Byron multi-employer associations or "collective bargaining activity R. White. on mandatory subjects" should through bargaining with market not be subject to antitrust law In the second case, involving the leaders that sets a 'pattern' for attack. Meat Cutters and the Jewel Tea agreements with other employers." Co. in Chicago, the court agreed The majority decision, he said, Goldberg in an unusually intense in another 6-3 split that Jewel oral statement from the bench la­ "will severely restrict free collec­ could not maintain an anti-trust beled the Mine Workers decision tive bargaining." action against the union, for threatening the company with a strike to obtain the same openingand-closing hours previously ac­ cepted by a multi-employer Food Retailers Association. The reasoning of Justice White in this case was that a trial court By Fred Stewart & Ed Moeney had previously ruled that the union Headquarters Representatives was dealing with Jewel at "armslength ... in pursuit of its pol­ icies, and not at the behest of or "Shipshape" is an ancient word as far as Seafarers are concerned. in combination with" other Food It has been with us a long time and refers—or it used to—to the proper Association employers. and neat stowage gear and maintenance of machinery aboard ship. Dissent Shipboard equipment, be it on deck, in engine department spaces, In a strongly-worded dissent to cargo spaces, crew's quarters or the galley, is subject to breakdown both the White opinions. Asso­ and disorder from vibrations, movement, the abuses of the sea or other ciate Justice Arthur J. Goldberg environmental factors. Naturally, conditions of this kind call lor charged that the majority had re­ attention, maintenance, repair or replacement. Correcting those peated errors stretching across a mechanical conditions is the job of the Seafarer in the department half century in refusing to give concerned. ' full effect to "congressional ac­ "Shipshape," however, can also refer to the condition of the man tions designed to prohibit judicial who sails on the ship as well as the condition of the various gear intervention via the anti-trust aboard the ship. "Shipshape" in this new meaning can refer to mental route in legitimate collective bar­ and physical matters for the individual Seafarer. The state of one's gaining." mental equipment, thinking processes and common sense are all items Labor lawyers observed that to keep "shipshape." So is the fitness of one's body and its state of White's majority opinion in the health. While each man must use his own individual method and coal case carried a footnote ex­ means of keeping "shipshape," there are certain suggestions to this plicitly stating that "unilaterally, end that have been tested by time. and without agreement with any Seafarers aboard ship should endeavor to get as much rest and employer group to do so, a union food as they need, without overdoing either. They should endeavor may adopt a uniform wage policy to remain clean even though the temptation to slackness in th s . . even though it may suspect regard is very great. They should Insist on safe working conditions. that some employers cannot effec­ tively compete if they are required Lastly, they should make creative use of their recreation time through to pay the wage scale," and that "? reading or some other hobby that will provide the proper mental union need not gear its wage de­ stimulation. A quote from Andrew Furuseth, the patron saint of American mands to those which the weakest units in the industry can afford to Seafarers, on the occasion of the enactment of the first Seamen's Act in 1915, sums up the real meaning of being shipshape. It says: pay." The immunity to trial on anti­ "Remember (seaman) that under the American Flag you are a free trust law charges is "forfeited" u- man. Remember, that with freedom comes responsibility. Remember der certain allegations, they note, always, that at sea you-are an individual part of the crew of the but the court majority left open vessel. Remember, that at sea, you are under the law rising from the the questions of the weight of evi­ common danger—'the common hazard.' This commands self-sacrifice dence needed to prove an illegal and the duty to obey all lawful orders, to do it promptly and efficiently. cnnsDiracy and whether unions Upon this depends the safety of the vessel, the safety of the passengers, might not establish the reasonable­ the cargo and the crew—your shipmates' and your own." ness of uniform wage demands. "In a safe harbor you are under the law of freedom. Your body Goldberg, in his dissent cited belongs to yourself. The estimate in which we are held by our fellowstatute after statute—^the Clay­ men depends mostly upon the use we make of that which is admittedly ton Act, the Norris-LaGuardia our own." The Importance of Being ''Shipshape'' �SEAFARERS Page Eighteen Jon* tS. ItW tOG Labor Hails Bill To End Immigration Inequities Warns Of High Electrh Rates AFL-CIO Opposes Weakening Of Federal Power Commission WASHINGTON—President Johnson's decision to "phase out" the national origins quota WASHINGTON—Every American family would face the system in his Administration's proposed revision of the immigration laws was hailed by AFL -CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller in testimony before a Senate Judiciary sub- threat of higher electric bills if Congress weakens the regula­ ^ tory authority of the Federal Power Commission, the AFLcommittee. In the secretary of labor, "who CIO warned recently. ^ at high levels, unlimited Immigra­ "The labor movement, alone has the data ana expertise tion would be a disservice to Mrs. Esther Peterson, whose heritage is intricately everyone — Including the Immi­ to make such determinations." Legislative Director An­ adviser, and Federal Power Commission interwoven with that of immigrant drew J. Biemiller expressed Chairman Joseph grants. The criteria according to C. Swldler also forebears and immigrant brethren, can most heartily endorse his pro­ posal to terminate this manifestly unjust and discriminatory system," Biemiller declared. Two Views which Immigration Is limited must of course be neither arbitrary nor discriminatory. We should apply only such limitations as our legiti­ mate Interests demand, but limits are necessary." Biemiller noted that the Ad­ ministration amendments In­ clude a prosposed preference classification for persons "ca­ pable of filling particular la­ bor shortages." He expressed the AFL-CIO's agreement that "such a preference is proper," but maintained the legislation should spell out a requirement that such job shortages be permanent and not temporary or seasonal. In all Instances where a deter­ mination has to be made of a shortage of skill needs or labor, he said, the "ultimate responsibili­ ty and authority" should be vested Biemiller emphasized this posi­ tion In discussing amendments dealing wtlh the temporary admis­ sion of Immigrant aliens to per­ form "temporary services or labor," with special reference to aotors. No Braceros He restated the AFL-CIO posi­ tion that the temporary importa­ tion of foreign farm workers be "absolutely" prohibited and de­ clared AFL-CIO members are will­ ing to pay higher prices for farm commodities if they are necessary to assure fair wages for field and processing workers. "The provisions (of this bill) are not hasty, unstudied or Ill-consid­ ered," he concluded. "On the con­ trary, they have long been advo­ cated by men of good will? The need for them has long been recognized. They are long over­ due." Americans regard themselves as "warm-hearted" and "hospitable," he observed, but added that "often we are not thought of in this light overseas." "This is largely because the national origins quota system conveys abroad an impression of ethnic meanness and racial bigotry," he explained. "As a people we place a high value on principle and integrity of purpose, but there can be no integrity in the advocacy of high principle and the advo­ cacy of low prejudice." The bill would raise the total number of immigrants to be ad­ mitted under a new pooled quota system 158,000 to 165,000 a year. Biemiller maintained the nation can accept "many more," and urged that a study be undertaken to determine how many can be ad­ mitted without "adversely affect­ ing employment or the general By SIDNEY economy." Responsibility "The AFL-CIO is, of course, What this column iigs been warning about for some mindful of Its responsibilities not time—that rising supermarket profit margins are only to our members but to all pushing up food prices—now has been demonstrated those who work for a living," he by the Federal Trade Commission in testimony be­ said. "While employment remains fore the National Commission on Food Marketing. Knowledge of these revelations can help you defend your family against excessive payments for food, especially in the current period of rising prices. These facts contradict the U.S. Department of Agriculture's persistent campaign claiming "food is a bargain," because, among other reasons asserted by Agriculture Secretary Freeman, "food marketing, from the farm to the city supermarket, has grown in Like rub-a-dub-dub, U.S. sub­ efficiency." mariners may someday be escap­ The comprehensive testimony by Willard Mueller, ing from disabled submarines two Director, FTC Bureau of Economics, shows that in men In a tub—the tub being two truth, supermarkets now are taking an increasing aluminum hemispheres 36 inches percentage of the consumer's food dollar, while the In diameter which fit together consumer is having to pay more, and farmers are tightly to form a spherical capsule getting a smaller percentage. of great strength. Here ai e the facts affecting your pocketbook: Back Right now, should a deep-diving in 1947-52, supermarkets had reached their best effi­ submarine become disabled, the ciency and were taking, in case of three large food survival chances of the men aboard chains, only 15 cents of the dollar you pay for food. are almost zero. But two New York Thereafter, the "margin" taken by these chains mechanical engineers think they began a steady rise, reaching 20.6 cents in 1963. This is an increase of 37 per cent in their share of your have come up with the answer. food dollar, and a leading factor in today's higher The halves of the spheres fit to­ gether and can be stacked aboard prices. Another survey, based on figures from both large a sub In sufficient numbers to af­ ford a means of escape for the and small chains, shows an increase from 18.1 per entire crew. Should an emergency cent in 1955 to 22.2 per cent in '63. arise requiring an "abandon ship" The curious aspect, directly affecting you, is that order, here's what would happen supermarkets really have been riding along on their according to the inventors: public image as low-cost operators. It is true that The crew would file into the the early .supermarkets back in the Depression were sub's escape chamber, and two at cheap. They operated on margins of 10-4 per cent. a time would enter the escape Price competition was vigorous then, Mueller points capsules. The capsules would be out. But now their margins have risen to where sent through a hatch to float they are not only higher than in 1947-52, but even up the surface like ping pong higher than in the small chain stores of the 1920's. Advertising Increase balls in a bathtub. The capsule would be strong enough to pro­ Out of the main reason for the increase in super­ tect the men inside from the market margins, Mueller reports, is an increase in tremendous pressure of the water the stores' cost of advertising, trading stamps and around them. On the surface the giveaways, from about eight-tenths of 1 per cent of submariners would pop the top off sales in 1955, to 2,12 per cent in 1960. In contrast, the capsule and, wearing life pre­ wage costs, often blamed for rising prices, went up servers, await rescue, bobbing less than 1 percentage point. Thus supermarkets' around in the waves In their alumi­ expenditures for advertising and trading stamps in­ creased 157 per cent, while payroll expenditures in­ num tubs. The inventors admit that the creased 9 per cent, with some of this increase attribu­ capsules are yet to be tested with table to extra services. Another important factor in the rise of food prices, men Inside. 'Tests with laboratory Mueller's report shows, is the increase in supermaranimals are scheduled soon. spoke out strongly against the bill. "Too much Is at stake here for silent," Mrs. Peterson wrote Chair­ man Warren G. Magnuson IDWash.) of the Senate Commerce Committee. End of Responsibility Test Case Swldler warned that passage of Biemiller told the Senate Com­ merce Committee that the bill "Is the Holland-Smathers bill "would a test of whether the rights of mean the end of responsible re­ America's electric power con­ gulation of this nation's electric sumers will be respected, and utility systems." The Industry -supported bill whether the welfare of these con­ sumers will be protected." would exempt from federal regulation electric utilities Labor has a direct Interest operating within a single state. In the issue, he said, because Its effect would be to over­ members of AFL-CIO unions turn a 1964 Supreme Court and their families — number­ decision uphoiding the author­ ing some 50 miiiion Americans ity of the Federal Power Com­ — are the nation's "iargest mission to reguiate wholesaie single group of consumers." power saies. President Johnson's consumer Biemiller expressed labor's "serious misgivings" at the alli­ ance of private utilities and state regulatory commissions In support of the bill to curb federal juris­ diction. "Far too often," he warnqd, the slogan of "states' rights" serves MARGOLIUS as a "smokescreen concealing the abdication of states responsibilities to regulate effectively In the in­ ket "occupancy" costs, mainly the rents the big mod­ terests of the consumer public." ern supers have to pay the developers of shopping Bad For Consumer centers, the more-elaborate modern markets, and The private electric power com­ the "over-building" of supermarkets, with resulting panies, Biemiller said, are the excess capacity. But the point Mueller emphasizes Is the role trad­ nation's largest Industry. The Hol­ ing stamps have played In pushing up prices. "Trad­ land-Smathers bill, he charged, ing stamps may prove an effective promotion tech­ would be bad for America's con­ nique for an Individual store because they expand Its sumers of electric power and bad demand," he testified. "But they lose most of their for the general welfare of the effectiveness once a majority of food retailers In an nation." area adopts them. They tend to Increase costs by an He told the Senate commit­ amount nearly equal to the cost of stamps (to the tee that the immediate effect retailer)." of the bin would be to exempt Incidentally, you've been paying out of your own 55 of the nation's 189 biggest electric power producers from pocketbook for all the double stamp offers and game prizes ("Let's Play C-A-S-H") supermarkets FPC regulation—even • though have been "giving away" recently. Mueller finds "each of these 55 companies that such practices especially have raised super­ constitutes an intregral part of an interstate power ex­ market promotion expenses in the past two or three years. change network." The other big electricity wholesalers, he Not only retailers hut grocery manufacturers have "escape federal regulations played a role in pushing up food prices unnecessarily. simply by creating new com­ In their drive to get more shelf space, grocery panies at the state line." manufacturers have created "a proliferation of prod­ ucts, promotion deals, coupons, etc., many of which Loss of regulatory power over ultimately spell higher operating costs for retailers," wholesalers rates, he stressed, Mueller points out. would almost inevitably result in So when the Agriculture Department boasts that high power costs to the consumers American consumers enjoy a great abundance, such as the unregulated giant utility as 262 different brands, varieties and can sizes of systems raise the prices they vegetables found in one supermarket, keep In mind charge to the power-distributing that you pay for this variety whether you need it or companies, the companies which not. retail electric power to con­ One of Mueller's revelations that moderate-Income sumers." families need to know about, is that sometimes a food Biemiller charged that the bill chain may charge more in an area it dominates than would Impose upon state regu­ where it is not a strong competitor. Once a chain has latory commissions a burden which achieved a dominant position, it may charge higher few. If any, are capable of per­ prices in that community, or higher prices in specific forming adequately." stores in the community, or offer fewer "specials." What these facts mean to you when buying food Is that; • Supermarkets emphasizing giveaways such as double stamps and cash prizes for games and other giveaways, tend to have higher operating costs which have to be reflected in their prices. • Supermarkets with expensive fixtures and fancy buildings, and/or giving special services such as "kid­ die korrals," also tend to have higher operating costs. It pays to compare prices in some of the less wellknown supermarkets in the area as well as the domi­ nant one. The chain trying to get a foothold In your area may be competing more energetically on price. The only way to know Is to shop and compare. Trading Stamps Are No Bargain Safer Subs Is Aim Of 'Sub Tubs' l03uiailGE*«ti labor's "strong opposition" to a bill introduced by Florida Sena­ tors Spessard L. Holland and George A. Smathers which would bar the FPC from regulating wholesale power rates In a large segment of the Industry. �Juf U, 19«S SEAPAR^nS Notify Union On LOG Maii Af Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. VOLUSIA (Suwannea), April 11 — Chairman, A. Bandheim; Sacratary, A. W. Moralas. Brother E. P. Covert resigned as ship's delegate and was extended a vote of thanks. Brother A. Bendhelm was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Items of safety were discussed. Repair list submitted including major and minor repairs. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), May IS — Chairman, Joseph Moody; Sacra­ tary, LeRoy Johnson. All Is running smoothly. All repairs were taken care of. No beefs reported by department delegates. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), April 10—Chairman, J. McKroth; Sec­ retary, W. Smith. Ship's delegate re­ ported that the bosun and his deck to bosun for building deck chairs and awning for crew's recreation room. $36.00 In ship's fund. Discussion about obtaining Ice machine and to have company order same for next voyage. Captain wants to put off painting galley, hospital etc. due to ship going into drydock. ROBIN GRAY (Robin), May 2 — Chairman, Bill Nuckols; Secretary, Owen McCabe. $18.14 In ship's fund. No beefs' reported by department delegates. Discussion on hazardous conditions aft at #3 and #4 hatches. No catwalk for #4 hatch. DUVAL (Suwannee), March 28 — Chairman, Robert H. High; Secretary, Pete L. triantafillos. Brother Robert H. High was elected to serve as ship's delegate. He reported that everything is going along smoothly. No beefs reported by department delegates. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), May 25—Chairman, Milton Poole; Sec­ retary, Herbert C. Justice. Brother An­ tonio Molls was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on food. Some disputed OT In engine depart­ ment. department are doing a fine job paint­ ing crew's quarters, passageways, messhall, and repairing door locks. The engine department Is also doing a fine job making many Items needed. The steward department Is- doing a bang-up job serving good food. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service Oil Co.), May IB—Chairman, Scatty; Sec­ retary, Owens. One man left ship in Sicily. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Vote of thanks to the ahlp's delegate. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin Lines), May 17 — Chairman, Averili Bearden; Secretary, Eugene Conrad. Chief engineer requested crewmembers to conserve fresh water as much •s possible. $26.50 In ship's fund. Some disputed OT In each depart­ ment. Special vote of thanks to the steward department, especially to the baker. Brother Harry Souther, whose efforts have l>een outstanding and appreciated by all hands. Patrolman to be contacted at payoff regarding the cleaning of certain passageways that are now being cleaned by the saloon pantryman and messman. ALCOA MASTER (Alcoa), March 21— Chairman, H. R. Hallman; Secretary, R. Anderson. No beefs reported. Brother H. R. Hallman was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discus­ sion on food. Discussion on keeping natives out of house in foreign ports. Discussion on cleaning laundry and library rooms. ALCOA MASTER (Alcoa), May 23— Chairman, John Camtrelt; Secretary, S. F. Manard. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made to keep unauthorized personnel out of galley. Slop chest to be restored at Singapore. WILD RANGER (Waterman), May 18 —Chairman, H. Connolly; Secretary, B. Eriingcr. Vote of thanks extendM SACRAMENTO (Oriental Exporters), May 16—Chairman, G. Bozec; Secre­ tary, B. McNally. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. Brother Robert Kennedy was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Crew would like to hear about the new contract. Vote of thanks to the steward department and and to the 4-8 watch for helping to clean up the messroom. PUERTO RICO (Motorships), May 28 —Chairman, A. Romero; Secretary A. Aragones. Beef between carpenter and chief mate to be brought to at­ tention of patrolman. One man missed ship at Port Newark. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), May 27—Chairman, E. Jimenez; Sec­ retary, R. Iglesias. Brother L. W. Rob­ erts was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Few hours disputed OT In deck department. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross), May 15—Chairman, Michael Fritch; Secre­ tary, Gustav Lueth. Discussion on re­ tirement plan. No beefs reported by department delegates. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), May 30—Chairman, D. L. Parker; Sec­ retary, J. H. Nelson. Ship's delegate reported that all is well. Little dis­ puted OT in deck department to be settled by patrolman. Vote of thanks to the steward department. CONSTITUTION (Pringle), April 6— Chairman, Adolph Lange; Secretary, Michael Danko. Crew agreed to start a ship's fund by donating $25 per man per month. Nothing else reported. OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Overeas), May (" seas). 16 — Chairman, John H. ey; Sec McElrey; Secretary, W. McGraw. DIsputed OT to be settled by patrolman. Claim for compensation for no heat or hot water at Hoboken shipyard and at Rotterdam also to be settled by patrolman. Engine room head and showers need painting. A rousing vote of thanks to the steward department and galley force in particular for ex­ cellent food. r E Another long hot summer lies ahead for Seafarers. The sun is just a little bit hotter and brighter than it was a couple of weeks ago, while the mercury continues to climb to new heights. Iced drinks at coffee break time and light hot-weather menus are making their an­ nual appearance. Sleeping is a common sight on deck in Long Lines' galley have done a this minute," says delegate D. L. the evening, and foc'sle fans wonderful job of preparing and Parker. "And with a crew of redare getting a good workout. Aboard the Steel Flyer (Isthmian) Ship's Delegate Arthur Lindsey (L-575) reports that the crew has put in a re­ quest for addi­ tional quantities of ice to be served at meal­ times. "Ice is the ... surest way I Lindsey know to beat the heat," Lindsey says. "Whether you put it in drinks, suck on it or Just look at it, ice is bound to have a cooling effect." J. W. Craft, sailing as ship's delegate aboard the Beloit Victory (Maritime Carriers), couldn't agree more. "In fact," says Brother Craft, "the crew has asked that their ice box be moved into the mess hall for the hot season." Aboard the Santa Emilia (Lib­ erty and Navy Trading Company), the sun is more of a problem than the heat. So, naturally, the crew has requested that an awning be installed aft. Says ship's delegate Michael F. Curry, "an awning will provide the necessary shade for the men who have to work topside under the blazing sun. Sort of like a giant beach umbrella." 3^ 4» 4" The crew sailing aboard the Manhattan (Hudson Waterways) extends a vote of thanks to SIU r e p r esentatives for their prompt and efficient im­ plementation of the repair list submitted at last pay-off. "The efflciency, dedica­ tion and concern Coots of our Union representatives is a matter of pride to all SIU Brothers," says ship's delegate Ira K. Coats. "There's nothing like knowing that the Union stands behind you. With the SIU, Seafarers sail with confidence and security." 4 4. t Roy L. (Lucky) Fritctaett, dele­ gate aboard the Halcyon Panther (Halcyon SS Company) sends on the crew's vote of thanks to the ele(^tricians for operating the movie projector. "Sa^'.:rday night at the fliclra is a pleasure now that we have real pros running the projectors," declares Brother Pritchett. l" 4" 4" The crew aboard the Long Lines (Isthmain) want it known that the steward department who mans the HeHS ARB 6lO\ISS 0/iB ftPfi tbd-AMD )Alg BOP- Pt! H' rage Nincteea too serving the excellent shipboard menus. According to ship's dele­ gate William Jones absolute clean­ liness was noted and commended in the galley at all times during the voyage. Not only was the steward department awarded an all hands vote of thanks, but they received a full round of applause from all members of the crew dur­ ing the ship's meeting. i 4 t According to ship's delegate J. Me­ Kreth the A-1 crew sailing the Coun­ cil Grove (Cities Service) is enjoy­ ing a line voyage. "The boatswain and his deck de­ partment are ter­ rific," announces Brother Me­ Kreth. "They are doing a fine SIU job painting MeKreth crew's quarters, passageways and the messhall. Ditto on the job they've done repairing doorlocks. The Engine department is also contributing its share of fine repair work as well as con­ structing many needed items for the crew. As for the steward de­ partment, they came in for a vote of thanks for the bang up manner in which they have been serving food in the SIU tradition. One sad note," concludes Brother McKreth, "a collection has been taken up for the fireman who had to leave the ship due to his wife's illness." 41 4" 4' Herbert Knowles, delegate aboard the Del Santos (Delta Lines) reports that a letter of thanks was sent to the SS Hope for the hospitality extended to the Del Santos crew during a stayover in Conkary. "As West Africa runs go, this was a good one," says Brother Knowles. "The weather was fine. The only real hot weather we ran into was in Abidjan. Brother Llbby, our deck maintenance, was on his second straight trip over. He was kept real busy in Monrovia visiting old friends. But twice is enough for Brother Llbby and after this trip he'll be looking for another run." 4) 3> 3> Wives, fiancees and sweethearts of Seafarers sailing aboard the SS Ocean Ulla (Maritime Over­ seas) are all smiles since receiving the news that the crew has voted to consider taking up a small vol­ untary collection the proceeds of _ , which will go toPorker ward paying for future phone calls. "Girls all over the world are probably waiting anxiously by their phones right blooded Seafarers like this one, you can't blame them." 4) 4i 4" 4 4' 4. 4 4 4 4 4 Delegate Averili Bearden, sail­ ing aboard the Robin Goodfellow (Robin Lines), passes along the crew's special vote of thanks to the entire steward department. "Even among this outstanding gal­ ley crew," reports Brother Bear­ den, "the efforts of the baker shone like a beacon light. His pastries were so light and fluffy that to keep them from floating off the plates they had to be ballasted with raisins, fruits and nuts." Thanks to the efforts of the captain and chief mate aboard the Coe Victory (Vic­ tory _ Carriers), the familiar sounds of nightly tv are circulating throughout the ship, as Seafarers settle back to enjoy their favor­ ite video pro­ grams. "S h i pBrown board entertain­ ment is a must," says delegate Daniel Browning (B-262). "The entire crew wishes to extend a heartfelt vote of thanks to the captain and chief mate for in­ stalling a tv set aboard the ship in the port of Chicago." Summer is steaming up the atmosphere in the waters sailed by the SS McKee Sons (Amersand Steamship). According to delegate Bob Mahon, the boys are asking for additional porthole fans and screens. "It's not much different from shoreside"' preparations for the hot weather," he says. Delegate Leon Striler reports that the boys are glad to see that helmsman Alibi Mike from Marine City is back on the job aboard the Henry Steinbrenner (Kinsman Transit.) "With old Alibi at the wheel," says Brother Striler, "the Henry S. stays right on course. Mike has a built in compass that hones in on the destination while he's working and points straight to the messhall when he's off. In fact Alibi hasn't missed a single meal or coffee break yet. His record remains, as always, unmarred," says Brother Striler. [ HOVJZAecUL BS; 4) Seafarers aboard the Pilot Rock (Columbia) extended a hearty vote of thanks to the captain and li­ censed officers for the prompt and efficient attention given to the fireman who was hospitalized in Port Suez. "Also," reports dele­ gate George Brady, "everybody is getting fat and cheerful thanks to the service of steward Henry L. Durham and the excellent meals prepared by chief cook Nolon, third cook H. C. Burnseed, and baker G. Luke. A BALl-t '~^ou iiasTsoirA AmB ir-auen BOP us... �Pagra Twenty SEAFARERS Barber's Paradise Seafarer Proves His Vote Counts Retired Seafarer Bud Knuckey urges that all fellow SIU members take a more active roll in the political struggles that concern them, both as union men and individual citizens "Direct participation," says the many legislative proposals be Brother Knuckey in a recent fore congress thai vitally effect letter to the LOG, "gets re­ the welfare of Seafarers every­ Action In the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and tfieir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produ"~'l under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) t) ii) t> Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) sults. Political office-holders are where. There are many others elected officials, and as such are such as the move to repeal the always sensitive to the expressed infamous 'open shop' clause of the Taft-Hartley Bill—section 14b. feelings of their constituents." "Let your congressman know "Recentiy," he continues, "I read of proposed legislation to where you stand on these issues. discontinue the USPHS hospitals. Let hith know that they are a I immediately got off a hot line matter of vital concern to you. to my Congressman, Bill Crarher, Tell him that not only your wellv/ho although a republican, seems being— but your vote — depends to take a reasonable approach to upon them. You'll be surprised how much weight your voice car­ such matters. ries. "Representative Cramer re­ "Seafarers must take advantage sponded right awa.v. He informed J" 4- 4» of the baliot to press for political me that there is legislation in the U. I. Siegel answers to their needs," Knucky hopper—the H.R. 7268 Bill—de­ "HIS" brand men's clothes signed to amend the Merchant Ma­ said. "They must also avail them­ (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) selves of every line of communi­ rine Act of 1936 in order to pro­ t i i tect and promote the health of cations open to those who repre­ seamen on U.S. vessels. He prom­ sent them in the Congress. Our Sears, Roebuck Company ised to give the matter his careful problems, especially those in the Retail stores & products maritime Industry, are not insolu­ consideration. (Retail Clerks) ble. Remember, the government "Congressman Cramer assured is elected by the people to serve me that when the bill is presented the people. To raise our standards Stltzel-Weller Distilleries in the House, my views 'will be of living, we have to raise issues "Old Fitzgerald." "Old Elk" carefully borne in mind.' "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" by raising our voices," he con­ Bourbon whiskeys "Bill H.R. 7268 is only one of cluded. (Distillery Workers) 4" LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Messenger By The Sea By Roy Lee Hinson While leaning against a battle ship, A messenger VMS sent to give a tip. He said, don't be so down and) out young man Your prayer was given into the masters hand. He loves you much and your prayer he heard. When you prayed according to his word, A man in England bearing thy same name. Whom people tried to calm and tame. " His spirits broke down, his body did too. His enemies said, the old boy is through. He was treated just like Thee, Misrepresented until the people could) not see. 4" 4" J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4" 4' 4" Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4i 4- 4» Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) What's Cooking? Seafarers J. (Blackie) Connors, C. H. Mohulehuo and L. Bortielt (l-r) smile through their foliage as Seafarer Alfredo Del Valle zeroes in with the camera. The deck department trio has gotten so used to the beards that they grew on the Transindia's last voyage that they say they'll feel naked once the barber gets a shot at them. DEL MUNDO (Delta), May 18 — Chairman, Thomas 0. Deale; Secre­ tary, Edmond P. Sahuque. Captain thanked all crewmembers for main­ taining an accident-free record. Ves­ sel is now in- its second year of accident-free safety record. Vote of thanks was given to all delegates for a job well done, and to all Union brothers for their cooperation in mak­ ing the voyage a pleasant one. Vote of thanks to the steward department for an exceptionally good job. Motion made that bosun and ship's delegate contact company boarding officers about getting step ladders for the deck department. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), May 18-^Chairman, R. Blanchard; Secretary, V. Corlis. $29.70 in ship's fund. Patrolman to be contacted re­ garding repairs and some disputed OT. Request that he obtain Seatrain agreement. Otherwise everything is running smoothly. The tales kept rolling around and about. Until the King sent out his faithful scout. He said find out all about the matter. Bring the tales and his story together. HENNEPIN (Redland), May 28 — Chairman, Ben Sprague; Secretary, J. Siedlecki. $7.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Discussion on various procedures. It was suggested that a patrolman visit the ship at reasonable intervals. He sent for the tired and worn out scolder. He said file the reports in a brand new folder. He sent for the man tired and battle scarred. Whom people long ago from fellowship had barred. FLORIDIAN (South Atlantic-Carib­ bean), May 30—Chairman, W. Banks; Secretary, A. Kastenhuber. Discussion held regarding SIU Pension Plan. All agreed that the age requirement should be lowered. Brother Waldo Banks was re-elected ship's delegate. His strength was renewed in old age to such. While enemies who lived were all in dutch. His enemies were punished for taking a chance. To harm one that was given a golden olive branch. So cheer up old boy, don't be so sad. What the King did for him, the Lord will do for any lad. Worship the Lord God and serve no other. What he did for him, he will do for another. June 25, 196S LOG Chief cook Ted Aldridge was caught stirring things up on the Bienville (SeaLand) by engine room shutterbug John J. Reidl. What the camera couldn't cap­ ture, however, was the heavenly aroma and out-ofthis-world flavor of the chow. Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. DETROIT (Sea-Land), May 30 — Chairman, R. Hunt; Secretary, Tom Scardelis. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Some disputed OT in steward department. Brother H. Sojak was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Few suggestions made regarding food. PONCE (Sea-Land) ,May 22—Chair­ man, John Roberts; Secretary, Ste­ phen Fulford. Brother Stephen was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Department delegates reported that everything is running smoothly. Ship's delegate held general discus­ sion. DEL AIRES (Delta), May 30—Chair­ man, Bobby Williams; Secretary, C. W. Johnson. No beets reported by department delegates. Everything is running smoothly. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. OCEANIC TIDE (Trans World Ma­ rine), May 31—Chairman, John R. Tilley; Secretary, W. Levitt. Every­ thing is running smoothly. No beefs reported by department delegates. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), May 30—Chairman, William Morris, Jr.; Secretary, A. Bryant. Brother E. Dougett resigned as ship's delegate and crew extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. Broth­ er Kirk Anderson was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. MARORE (Venore Transportation), June 8—Chairman, John Thompson; Secretary, Walter Walsh. Some dis­ puted OT to be turned over to board­ ing patrolman. Repair list was turned over to chief mate and chief engineer. Most of the repairs have been completed. FAIRLAND (Sea-Land Service), May 27—Chairman, Philip F. Erok; Secre­ tary, Philip F. Erok. Discussion held on various subjects. Several resolu­ tions were submitted. $2 in ship's fund. "• DEL SUD (Delta), June 12—Chair­ man, J. Tucker; Secretary, H. Crane. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. $74.26 in ship's fund. $88.04 in movie fund. SEAMAR (Calmar), June 11—Chairman, Robert K. Holt; Secretary, George Litchfield. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward de­ partment. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), June 8—Chairman, F. D. Zellner; Sec­ retary, James Krebser. Some dis­ puted OT to be taken up with board­ ing patrolman. -Motion made that ship be fumigated, and jury toilets installed before next sign on. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good performance. Crew's lock­ ers to be replaced. No launch serv­ ice in India. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), June 6—Chairman, Tex Jacks; Secre­ tary, V. Corlis. Brother B. Blanchard resigned as ship's delegate but was re-elected. $32 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), May 30—Chairman, 0. L. Parker; Sec­ retary, James M. Nelson. Ship's dele­ gate reported that all is well. Every­ thing is running smoothly. Little dis­ puted OT to be taken up with board­ ing patrolman. Vote of thanks ex­ tended to the steward department. �7 f ! BA ' 'f, V JVM Uk ItM SEAFARERS Grateful For Sill Scholarship I would like to take this o.pportunity to express my thanks to the Seafarers Union which has made possi}>le the wonder­ ful $6,000 scholarship which my daughter Linda has recent­ ly been awarded. The honor and sense of pride that accom­ pany such an award are tremendous. The scholarship, lifting such a great part of the financial burden of sending a ber, one so steadfast In endur­ ing extreme pain, long and excruciating medical treat­ ment, a man who faced every day with the fine toughness with which my brother did during the three years of his illness. His , amazing courage was deeply touching to me. Once again, thank you all. Yours sincerely, Sarah Gallaspy Henton 4> 4> Appreciate Aid In Time Of Need To the Editor: I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to the Union representatives for their assistance in transferring my husband from St. Margaret's All > letters to the Editor for Hospital in Hammond, Indiana publication in the SEAFARERS to the USPHS Hospital in Chi­ LOG must be signed by the cago. The Public Health Serv­ writer. Names will be withheld ice transferred my husband so upon request. that he could receive extended treatment at the Baltimore Public Health Service Hospital. daughter through college, is a benefit for which I shall be I want to thank the union for eternally grateful to the Sea­ the kindness shown to me. I also appreciate the Christ­ farers Union. mas bonus that my husband re­ With a family of five chil­ dren—all of school age—I ceived, and the S&A benefits don't have to convince anyone that I received each week and of the enormous help the which permitted me to accom­ scholarship will provide to our pany my husband to Baltimore family. In fact, even as I and remain with him there. A write, the realization of how special thank-you to all the. un­ many times a family with five- ion representatives who helped children utilizes benefits of the me with my personal problems. Sincerely yours, welfare plan and clinic is Mrs. Elmer Koch brought home to me. Once again, I wish to express 4» 4" J" my sincere thanks to everyone connected with the fine SIU scholarship program. Sincerely, yours, The day I received a letter Arthur Schwarmann from our Port Agent stating 4- • i 1. that my pension had been ap­ proved by the Welfare Board and that my first check was waiting for me at the Union I want all to know how Hall was the happiest day of grateful I am to the Seafarer's my life. Welfare Fund for the check Another example of what the sent to me as the beneficiary Union has meant to me is the of my brother, Eugene Carleaid the SIU extended to my ton Gallaspy. The Union's expression of wife when she was so ill that sympathy was deeply appre­ she required a serious opera­ ciated. Losing my good brother tion. The Union stepped in to was a hard blow for me. So help pay the medical bills and, few of my family are left now. 1 can assure you, it was quite I doubt that the Seafarers have a hefty sum. Fraternally yours, ever had a more manly mem­ Charles Goldstein Pensioner Lauds Welfare Plan Thanks Union For Help ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin Line), March 27—Chairman, Artimo Vasquez; Secretary, Eugene Conrad. Request made that each crewmember make a donation of 50 cents to build up the ship's fund. Amount on hand from previous voyage is $6.50. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Brother Artimo Vasquez was re-elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), June 6—Chairman, B. Gary; Secretary, R. Hutchins. $22.50 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. 't :i- 'i M'. MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways), June 3—Chairman, Sam McDonald; Secroetary, I. K. CoaU. Letter was sent to headquarters regarding meal and port time clarifications. Ship's delegate to speak to captain about shore repair gang working in and around crew's quarters. Vote of thanks to the steward department. THE CABINS (Texas City Refining), May 9—Chairman, T. James; Secre­ tary, H. C. Mccurdy. Brother T. James was elected to serve as ship's delegate. One man missed ship. Entire crew pulling together. No beefs were reported. y-. Pace Tircnty-4l>iM LOG f-.'i Seafarer Woody Dickson has found an oriental paradise—complete with full jugs of wine, cheap loaves of bread, and a lovely lady or two. Where is this port of pleasure? Ac­ cording to Brother Dickson, you don't have to go any further than a little bit of heaven in South Korea called Pusan. "All the boys off the Sacra­ "Every Seafarer ought to try a der these new and happier cir­ sulpher bath at least once," ex­ cumstances. No kidding, it's real­ mento agree that Pusan is claims Brother Dickson. Like the ly terrific." well on its way to becoming the biggest and best port in the en­ tire Far East," declares Brother Dickson, who sails SIU in the steward department. "And believe me, we know what we're talking about. After being here for three weeks, I can honestly say that we've experienced only satisfac­ tion and hospitality. The Korean people are among the friendliest and most hospitable in the world. And, boy oh boy," be adds, "they sure know how to live." Bathing Beauties Among the heavenly pleasures available on this once war-torn peninsula, the Saturday - night bath ranks high. Bathing in South Korea is an experience all its own, quite different from an ordinary bout with soap and suds in the States. In the first place, it's automated—that is to say, the bather doesn't have to do any of the woirk. But this is automation with a difference! While the tired Seafarer leans back in the tub and relaxes, a lovely young Ko­ rean maiden soaps him up, scrubs him down and rinses him off—and all at no extra charge.~ Wow!" says Brother Dickson. 1 mean, wow." If you get bored with this kind of service, or if you just plain want to be alone, Pusan offers a large variety of sulpher baths. The water is specially pumped into each tub from a unique sys­ tem of sulphur pits and springs. well-known tv ad says: for the A Little Bit Of Eire first time in your life, you feel The Sacramento has brought a really clean. little bit of Eire to the South Ko­ "Of course," he pauses thought­ rean shores, and it is rumored fully, "most of the men seem to that on certain sultry evenings prefer the regular baths. I guess oriental perfumes and old eastern it's the service," he adds with a melodies are heard to mingle softly with the faint tenor strains grin. In either case, a session at the of "Danny Boy" and "Brennan bath house costs 260 Wan and in­ on the Moor." "Yes, with the Sacramento in cludes a fine, private hotel room. port, the Irish are well represent­ Liquoir A Bargain ed here," Brother Dickson says. Prices are amazingly cheap Prominent among us is the ship throughout the port. For exam­ senator, RFK — Robert F. (Slackple, Korean whiskey is 70c-a-quart Away) Kennedy. Also wearing the green in proud Irish fashion are and Vodka runs $l-a-jug.. Joe Haggerty, Barney McNully, "The liquor in Pusan is A-O.K.," Ed Garretty, Alex Mcllheney, M. announces Brother Dickson. "Ko­ (Mr.) Roberts, Bob Coughlin and rean drinks are surprisingly good quite a few other sons of St. Pat­ and you can easily pick up non- rick's Land. With a crew like this, native brands if you prefer them." we could have won the Irish War Night Life of Independence single-handedly." The Irish-American Seafarers The Seafarer out for a good time has no problem in Pusan. Nightlife and entertainment abound — and, once again, the price is right. The USA. NCO Service Club, open to Seafarers, provides a warm American wel­ come to the. boys off ship. The club features a 10-piece band and a menu on which no item costs more than 25c. From 7 p.m. till 11 p.m. on Monday nights, every­ thing goes for the astoundingly low price of one thin dime. "The NCO club is great," says Brother Dickson. "Everyone there is as friendly and helpful as can be. The place really swings and they don't try to knock the bottom and South Korean citizens are get­ out of your billfold. It's an abso­ ting along famously. lute must in Pusan." "Some of these Korean lads Ravages Of War must have kissed the Blarney Pusan, like so much of South Stone," ventures Brother Dickson. Korea, has expended heroic stores According to Brother Dickson, of energy and effort rebuilding whether you're Irish or not, if after the ravages of the war that you're a Seafarer you'll love Pu­ swept the country in the early san. Fifties. "So com'on down," he con­ "A lot of the boys who served cludes with a laugh and a wave during the Korean Conflict will of the arm. remember Pusan," says BroRier A long-time member of the Dickson. I can only suggest that SIU, Dickson sails as a cook in they return for another visit un­ the steward department. Mourning For Shipmate iiiiP ®lili PANOCEANIC FAITH (Pan Oceanic Tankers), May' 25—Chairman, Kenfieth Collins; Secretary, Kenneth Col­ lins. Brother Lowderback was elect­ ed to serve as new ship's delegate. All repairs and paint jobs will be done as soon as possible. Every­ thing is running smoothly. PETER REISS (Reiss), May 23 — Chairman, William Gorshoff; Secre­ tary, Michael Aemagost. It was sug­ gested that each crewmember do­ nate 25 cents to ship's fund. New contract should specify routine duties more clearly. The crew expressed their thanks to a great galley crew. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), June 6—Chairman, - Alonzo Bettis; Secretary, Bertrand Wright. No beefs reported' by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the captain and LOSMAR (Calmar), May 28—Chair­ the chief mate for getting TV sets man, Benjamin Mignano; Secretary, aboard in Chicago. Vote of thanks to 'Benjamin Mignano. No beefs report­ the steward department. ed by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for McKEE SONS (Amersand), May 14 a job we!! done. —Chairman, Bob Mahon; Secretary, COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), R. Preston. Crew desire information on raise in wages and new contract. May 30—Chairman, L. Karaluns; Sec­ retary, T. Drzewicki. $6.05 in ship's Crewmembers agreed to donate 25 fund. No beefs reported by depart­ cents each month to ship's fund. ment delegates. Motion made to see why crew can't have a reliefISHPEMIN6 (Buckeye), May 24— crew when these coal boats hit tha Chairman, Joe Vogelheimt Secretary, dock. Most men don't get a chance Cliff Hentges. No beefs reported. to send their money home. Seafarers aboard the Robin Trent mourn the loss of their shipmate Jock Ross, who was buried at sea in accordance with his last wishes. "I have spent most of my life at sea," he said, "and I wish to remain a part of it." The funeral service was read by the Master, F. J> Lanso, who recited the 23rd Psalm. �3MAF'AHEH8 PMge Twenty-Twm JOB* S5, 1061 LOO sxcr AllltXVAZ.S and UNION KALLS All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's namei Tracy Smith, born April 30, 1963, March 4, 1965, to the Ososr Reyto the Hanable Smiths, Mobile, nors, Lafollette, Tenn. Alabama. 4 4 4 t, John Bryant, bom May 9, 1906, Anita Ulrich, bom April IB, to the Marshall D. Bryanft, Duluth, 1965, to the Carl S. Ulrichs, Port Minn. Huron, Texas. 4 4 4 4" 4" 4^ David Landreville, born May 14, Troy Michael Lange, born April 1965, to the Luclan A. Landre5, 1965, to the Milton Langes, vilies, Hessel, Mich. Gretna, La. 4 4 4 4 4 4^ Stanley KazmierskI, born Feb­ Laura Karn, born February 24, 1965, to the William Karns, Honor, ruary 10, 1965, to the Stanley Kazmlerskls, Phlla., Pa. Mich. 1965, to tfae Earnest M. Phillips, Morgan Oity, La. 4 4 4 Annie Zepeda, born November 16, 1964, to the Maurlio Zepedas, Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Brandon Wright, born April 12, 1965, to the Alfred Wrights, Beau­ mont, Texas. Juan Gonzalei, born January 15, 1965, to the Juan I. Gonzalezs, New Orleans, La. I 4 4 4 4 4 4 Emery Roy Collina, bora March 4 4 4 Bonnie Rachelle Adroin, born 3, 1965, to the Henry Collins, Bemadette Pasuchanlcs, bora March 29, 1965, to the Michael April 2, 1965, to the Sylvan J. Orange, Texas. 4 4 4 Pasuchanlcs, River Rouge, Mich. Ardolns, Pasadena, Texas. Marilyn Kay Talevich* born 4 4 4 4 4 4 Tze Ah Wong, born May 6, 1965, April 23, 1965, to the Leonard Tracy Johnson, born May 2, 1965, to the Lofton Johnsons, New to the Jack Wongs, New York, New Talevichs, Texas City, Texas. 4 4 4 York. Orleans, La. David Michael Lewis, born May 4 4 4 4 4 4 Rolando Garcia, born March 18, 10, 1965, to the Jesse Lewis, NorPatrick and Susan Zyla, born April 7, 1965, to the Richard J. 1965, to the Vlncente Garclas, walk, Calif. 4 4 4 Hitchcock, Texas. Zylas, Glen Burnle, Md. Ronald Sylvester, born March 4 4 4 4 4 4 Teresa Stockman, born March 27, 1965, to the Eddie Sylvester, Theresa Helen Collins, bbrn May 7, 1965, to the Charles F. Collins, 26, 1965, to the Harry L. Stock- Mobile, Ala. mans, Frankfort, Mich. Philadelphia, Pa. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Gary Michael Culien, born June 4 4 4 Earnest Phillips, born May 3, 9, 1964, to the James Cullens, Johnny Thomas Raynor, born Arlington, New Jersey. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): SIU Atlantic, Gulf, LOICM & Inland Waters PRUIDENT Paul HaU •xncurrvB VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICB PRESIDENTS Earl Shapard Llndscy WllUania A1 Tanner Robert Mattliawi SSCRErARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BlU HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1316 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dicker, Afent EAatern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10335 W. Jefferaon Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....678 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON S8U4 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Afent WAlnut 8-3307 JACKSONVILLE. 3608 Pearl St.. SE.. Jax WUUam Morrii. Agent ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzalet. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louie Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephen!. Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. BrookTyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..632-1893 PHILADELPHIA 2604 8. 4th St. John Fay. Acting Agent . DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 850 Freemont St. Paul Gonaorchik, Agent ..nOuglae 2-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR ..1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted BahkowsU, Agent MAin 3-4334 Know Your Rights F. C. Taylor, 57: Brother Taylor Joseph F. Czech, 38: Brother Czech succumbed to a liver disease was killed In an accident aboard the Robin Hood on April 30, 1965 on January 19, at his home In 1965. A member Brooklyn, New of the SIU since York. Sailing In 1963, he sailed In the deck depart­ the deck di,'/rtment, he joined ment. He Is sur­ the Union in 1957. vived by his sis­ He was buried in ter Mrs. Rose the St. Mary's Mary Swilling. C a 1 v e r y Ceme­ Place of burial tery, Middletown, Conn. Surviving is his sister Mrs. was Seoul Foreigners' Cemetery, Seoul, Korea. Julia Rasch. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4. Hertford Bryan Rice, 52: A Hugh Earl Boyle, 63: Brother Boyle succumbed to sleeping sick­ brain hemorrhage proved fatal to Brother Rice in ness April 9, 1965 the Norfolk in Rural ChareUSPHS Hospital, V 0 i X, Michigan. on April 17, A member of the 1965. A member steward depart­ of the union since ment, ho joined 1957, he sailed the Union in 1960. In the deck de­ He was burled In partment. He is in Detroit, Michi­ survived by his gan . Surviving Is wife B e r n i c e his nephew Dan­ Marie. Place of burial was War­ iel J. Greene. den Grove Cemetery, Lowland, 4 4 4 North Carolina. Michael E. Pappadakis, 68: Brain 4 4 4 Franklin Hazel St. Mary, 57: Injury proved fatal to Brother Pap­ Brother St. Mary succumbed to a padakis on May heart attack Feb. 4, 1965 at his 12, 1965 at the home In New Or­ Bandar Shahleans. A member pour Quarantine of the steward deHospital, Iran, partment, ha He sailed as an joined the Union FWT in the en­ Is 1941. He was gine department, buried in St. joining the union Louis #3 Ceme­ In 1947. He was tery, New Or­ leans, La. Surviving is his sister burled in Pensacola, Florida. Surviving is Irene Casslerl, sister Mrs. Rosa Gearhold. 4 4 Frederick Wrafter, 60: Brother John E. Ross, 53: Brother Ross Wrafter died of natural causes May died of pneumonia April 13, 1965 13, 1965 at the in the Chicago Staten Island USPHS Hospi­ USPHS Hospital. tal. A member A member of the of tbtt union Union since 1955, since 1943, he he sailed in the sailed as a steward >d e p a r t bosun. He Is sur­ ment. He is sur­ vived by his vived by his sis­ nephew Ronald ter Margaret M. Agulnick. Wrafter. Place of Place of burial burial was St. Charles Cemetery, was Forest Hills Cemetery, Bos­ ton, Mass. Pinelawn, N.Y. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution ot the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakee and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are avaUabla -at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS, AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gull, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPINO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in aU Union haUs. If you feel there haa been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suito 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all tlmei, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are available In aU SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union oSlelal, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG haa traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1060, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for. any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and It given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies ef this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-Sle functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because ihese oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy ot allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in tho contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify beadquarttrs. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which wiU serve the best Interests ot themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and ccnst'.'ivf" the, funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any ot the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right ot accest to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquartara by certified mall, return receipt requested. TAMPA StI Harrison St Jeff GiUette, Agent 339-2788 WILMINGTON, CaUf 806 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent ... .TXrminal 4-2536 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRVTARY-TRBASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 137 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 738 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 6383 Ewlng Ave. So. Chicago, ni. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1430 West 35tb St. MAin 1-5450 DULITTH 313 W. 3nd St. BAndoIph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. MaU Addresa: P.O. Box 887 ELgln 7-3441 HEADQUARTERS 10235 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18 Mich. Ylnewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Mattbewe GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR AX Tanner BALTIMORE ....1218 £. Baltimora St. .EAstern 7-4000 BOSTON 376 State St. .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-66na HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 3608 Pearl St., SE. Jax .ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tf»1 (k9Q.7'tdlt PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St. Tel. 622-1892-3 NORFOLK lis Third St. DEwey 6-38.33 TAMPA 312 Harrison SL Tel. 329-2788 GREAT LAKES TUO S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Ricbard L. TlUman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller, Agent TR 5-1538 CHICAGO 3300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 2308 Hubbard St. Harold Yon. Agent TA 5-5723 DULUTH 305 W. 5th St. Paul Greco. Agent RA 2-3732 SAULT STE. MARIE Addresa maU to Brlmley, Mich. W.nyne Weston, Agent. .BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. Leslie Willard. Agent 243-6839 Tug Fireman, Lineman, Oilers A Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABtn,A, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mere. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns. Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Byron Kelly, Agent 14595 Regina, AUentown Park, Mich. 386-6264 DULUTH Box No. 68 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 4-4383 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Ruthsatz, Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ....2723 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE 219 Brady St. John Bernard, Agent MElrose 2-8963 Toledo 2706 106th St. Owen Cone, Agent RA 6-4823 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE.... 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstem 7-4P"0 NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4tli St. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4SOO BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St. SB ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. KEclc--!: 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7548 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 329-2788 �I'— JUM Utt SEAPABERS Paf* TweBt7-Tkre« LOG Ml ScUectiile of Membership Meetings All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. Th« following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members Of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and -Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should-request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to Include registration number). The next. SIU meetings will be: . r New York .. Philadelphia Baltimore .. Jniy 6 Juiy 6 Juiy 7 Moblie Detroit Houston New Orieans . Juiy 14 Juiy 9 ...:.Juiy 12 ....July 13 West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilniington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington Juiy 19 i; 4 t San Francisco Juiy 21 •f GREAT Great lakes SIU Meetings Reguiar membership meetings on the Great I.akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings will be; Detroit July 6—2 P.M. Alpena, Bulfalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duiuth, Frankfort, July 6—7 P.M. Seattle Juiy 23 LAKES TUO AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memters are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will ue: Detroit Milwaukee Chicago Buffalo tSauit Ste. Marie Duiuth Juiy Juiy Juiy Juiy Juiy Juiy 12 12 13 14 15 16 (For meeting place, contact Har­ J, ^ old Ruthsatz, 118 Ease Parish. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Sandusky, Ohio). Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phiia. Juiy 6—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un(Licensed .. July 7—5 P.M. Houston .... Juiy 12—5 P.M. Norfolk Juiy 8—5 P.M. N'Orieans ....July 9—5 P.M. Mobile Juiy 10—5 P.M. RAILWAY MARINt RECIQ.N Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City Philadelphia Baltimore •Norfolk ...July Juiy Juiy Juiy 12 13 14 15 Cleveland Juiy 16 Toledo Juiy 16 Ashtabula Juiy 16 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). t i United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: New York July 6 Baltimore Juiy 7 niiiadeiphia Juiy 8 4;Houston July 12 Mobile Juiy 14 New Orieans July 13 * Meetlngi htid at Latior Tampla, Ntwpert News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. t Melting held at Galveston wharves. EVERY MONTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Paul O. Arceneaux William A. Kerby Gervals J. Babin Henry L. Lowort Stanley J. Barras Lawyer McGrew Riley F. Beech Bernard M. Moyg Ardeel Burkett Robert Medlcus Joseph Childress Cleon Mixon C. A. Christ Clarence Osborne James Cdrter, Sr. G. A. Perdreavllte W. J. Covlgnac Chas. E. Perdue Clifford Cummlngs Sam Robinson A. E. Cummlngham Irvin J. Savole Richard H. Dads Patrick I. Scanlon F. P. Dougherty Guay Shirak Harvls C. Dyas W. C. Sorenson Allen A. Ellis Sam Stanley W. R. Gammons A. P. Strong J. G. Gautreaux James J. Swank George C. Glerczlc Harold W. Sweet Clinton Gill Joe Lamborella Carle C, Harris William Van Dyke Hughey Hodges Raymond Vaughan F. H. Hauck M. B. Williams E. M. C. W. E. 0. USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. A. AInsworth G. D, Marbury Acosta W. E. McCay Jensen A. B. Penou G. Kelly L. O. Spears E. Komchick B. Spear W. Lane USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. John Armstead Dyer Jones E. Canon igado LeRoy Jones Ellis W. Cottrell William Mason James C. Everett Norway Morris Herbert Fentress Andy Noah Wm. E. Grimes . Egbert C: Palmer Albert Jones Charlie Phelps Sec. 14b (Continued from page 2) that "every member" was opposed to linking 14(b) repeal to the civil rights issue. The Roosevelt subcommittee hearing on amendment of Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act was held on a bill sponsored by Roosevelt and Representative Ogden R. Reid (R-N.Y.) which would: • Extend the ban on job dis­ crimination to cover all establish­ ments in industries affecting com­ merce with eight or more em­ ployes. The present law initially covers places with 100 o.r more employes, dropping in three annual steps to coverage of 25 or more workers. • Add on top of the concilia­ tion and eventual court procedure of the present law a provision en­ abling the Equal Employment Op­ portunity Commission to issue a cease and desist order, reviewable and enforceable In court, where it finds a pattern of unlawful em­ ployment practices requiring urgent remedy. Mitchell and Biemiller ex­ pressed some reservations as to whether superimposing admini­ strative enforcement over the present structure would be the most effective way of combatting job discrimination. Mitchell asked for time for the cooperating civil rights groups to seek a consensus on the issue. But it would be "a tragedy," he said, if a hasty patch­ work job of amending the law proved inadequate. Biemiller, accompanied by AFL-CIO Associate Counsel Thomas E. Harris, stressed la­ bor's repeated efforts to have enacted stronger enforcement powers on fair employment. He associated the AFL-CIO "completely" with Mitchell's statement and the position of the Leadership Conference, with which the AFL-CIO is affilieted. Several subcommitte members said they thought the chairman ot the Equal Employment Opportuni­ ty Commission, Franklin D. Roose­ velt, Jr., should testify before a bill was acted on. The subcommit­ tee chairman, brother of the agency head, said FDR, Jr., pre­ ferred to wait until his commission had some cxporience under the present law before testifying in an official position on needed changes. Jame* 0. PoHer Norman Sawyer Floyd Slmmopg Melvln WIMIs George WInfield USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Wayland Ashcraft Cecil C. Morris Jack D. Brock W. H. McDonald H. B. Butts Joseph Praliech Walter M. Cutter L. C. PIckhart Charles Copeman Louis J. Prince Douglas Claussen Lawrence Springer Hugh Groves Chas. B. Young, Jr. Raymond Henry Joseph T. Vaughn George B. Little Edward C. Yeaman Paul M. Landry USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MO. Sidney Buger James LaBenz Raymond Collins Dennis Marcoly Allen Cooper Etiwood Perlle Michael Duco Daniel PIccerell Charles W. Hall Paul Stichland Harry Hastings Joseph Wllaszak Philip Jeffers C. E. Williamson Eric Johnson John J. Yendral USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLA. A E. Harris W. L. NIhem C. M. Dials H. M. Galphin USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Lawrence Bartlett Pablo R. Oiera Apron Castillo Thomas Parrett William Doran Juan L. Pagan F. De Los Reyes Arthur G. SIgler Sicto Escobar H. Shellenberger Robert H. Hall Carlos L. Sy James A. McCavley USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK V. Anderson Charles Jackson Paul Bates Hans Jacobsen Conway Beard Derek Lamb James Bergeria James Lennon M. Burgesser Michael Loretto Robert Burton Thor Lovaas Michael Cekot John Lynch Angelo Clano M. Makatangay Dan Couaney Michael Marcello George Crabtree C. P. MarcottI Chester Coumas Robert McDavItt Dan Doheny Gordon Miller E. 0. Duffy Harvey Morris Dominick Fols Frank Moran Thomas Gordon Kurt Olsen Al HIrsch Owen Quinn Martin Horner Julio Quinonez David Horton E. Reyes Robert G. Scblager, S-293 Please contact your wife as soon as possible! S3^ 4> Dick Bondi You are asked to contact your sister Ernestine Herman at 100 East 1st Street, New York, New York. • 4. 4 H. Landis You are requested to contact your brother John H. Landis. 4. Jim West Please contact your wife Bar­ bara at 47-37 45th Street, Queens, New York. 4 3^ Joseph Francis Spieler Tom Bartley is holding your gear for you at his home in Bal­ timore, Maryland. 4' 4 4" Mel Heller Please contact your brother Bob. 4 4 4 Nat D'Scostino You are requested to contact your wife Marge at the new house. 4 4 4 Peter Scott Please contact your father in Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 Harry Thompiion Please contact your wife. A check is awaiting you at home. 4 4 4 B. Moore You are asked to contact your sister Belle in New Orleans. 4 4 4 Robert Priestly Your shipmate Hal is holding your gear for you in Baltimore. 4 4 4 Gene Johnson You are requested to contact your wife Miriam. She ia holding Mario Reyes John L. Roberts Joe Saxton A. Scaturro Alivio Seraga Frank Sherry John Skinner Joe Towsend Adolf Vante Modesto Valez James Whack Joseph Wirtas USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Ernest Leckrone Ahmed M. All Luciano Lorenzi Thaer A Ahmed All A. Mosid Anna Bond J. RIcksgors Gerald Fast Henry Stayczek Francis Gooley Luther Henderson F. Stansfield G. Stevenson Art HImebaugh George Swindell Anselm Kenny N. Telegadas Chas. Kodauko Clarence Troy James Keller A. Jrbanowicz Joseph Lambert Yohy Al ZlhdanI Stephen Lenchak USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. Delbler Abraham Mander At>e Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny A. Gutierrez Thomas Lowe Edwin Harriman H. MacDonald ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN Percy Johnson U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee V.A. HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manlon V.A. HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN. CONN. Paul Kolesnick V.A. HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas V.A. HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CALIFORNIA R. Asenault Robert V.A. HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Asbahr mail for you from your cousin Mary Ann and your cousin Jane. 4 4 4 R. Mills Kease get in touch with your mother at 375 Riverside Drive, New York, N.Y. Benefits (Continued from page 8) all such benefits received after the first day of employment during such period of alleged disability. (e) Hospital Expense Benefit— An eligible who is not entitled to treatment at a USPHS facility and who is hospitalized during any pe­ riod for Avhich he is entitled to re­ ceive the S&A benefit, shall also be entitled to receive hospital benefits according to the Schedule for Dependents' Benefits. (f) In-Hospital Benefit—If an eligible is entitled to receive the In-hospital benefit, the Plan shall pay only an amount which together with such payments shall equal $8 per day. If an eligible is still con­ fined after having received the S&A benefit payment for a maxi­ mum of 39 weeks, he is still en­ titled to receive the in-hospital benefit. (g) Failure of an eligible em­ ployee to place himself under treat­ ment promptly or to comply with medical care or instructions will be deemed cause for disqualification from benefits. CHAN&ftSAVOf&SOfU ^106 MAmsLmf V i • �Vol. XXVII No. 13 SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNI.QN • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO 1964-Record Year For SlU Welfare Benefits new record high was reached in 1964 for total benefits paid hy the Seafarers Welfare and Pension Flans. The plans paid out a total of $4,797,978.93 in welfare and pension bene­ fits to SIU members and their dependents, covering a wide range of benefits including hospital, maternity, dependent, optical, death, out patient and pensions. The increase in welfare and pension bene­ fits represented an increase of over $1,100,009 more than was paid out to Seafarers and their dependents the previous year. During 1964, Seafarers on pension collected $1,071,450 as contrasted to $793,050 in pension checks in the previous year. Dependents benefits registered the sharpest increase during 1964 as $1,309,163 was paid to mem­ bers of SIU families, while in 1963, $834,914 was paid to dependents. Over $858,500 was paid in hospital benefits last year in comparison to $753,756 in 1963. Survivors of departed Seafarers collected $820,695 in death benefits last year in con­ trast to the $712,313 paid in 1963. In paying these record benefits during 1964, the SIU Welfare and Pension Plans have de­ monstrated conclusively that Seafarers can he confident that their Union stands ready to give maximum assistance should they or their families be stricken with sickness, acci­ dent, old age or death. �. •r:.t\. '•• '/••'Srii'. 'f 'A ;..""'i-'U; -t Zi:'.\ tii ' ' '•'J hii i f. s:'"JJ." '^.',^•'1 " :•" """ c; ^ .. ^^ -• ^ >^--^,'5 ?• M i VC . ',; .^V .' .A . 'hM A ', . T:'f-1',,. .-»' ---; '*'' t • —; 'i'l' '• € .'.v-i/, ^•":ly'V,/ ' • *: •. • • !' , V' '3 Sill N limSTITIITIOII For SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes And Inland Waters District ifsi ty:t^< . Jiv -iitf :oi Ao'i t ;.. F-i .•• i-j-vi-i ifa <it;c'->.! i.c<u'!i t. -P "3 L,-- t-iP • t ji t, ..' r -f ^•''* „ 1" U-' V 3 V4 <t- ,'• \ i f A I •'. 3P * • *;pl 'i-'- tfj-tiiinit'! . retii >•<? fiJiiipfii:* VP'''> j*i , .A, h-iwiiii riA' Ul^' • if It P3 li*' V. ly ^ ^ t , t»- J ' .': I >i . ,1 t f t* kvcjl'J 'lr>si>it}^( li l3v;>o.' lA .'.iiisnoO H.iaLiuici tiir.ji-,^ VA^V.;5UdA | S.;1 fi;iM:il.l Ipi.-l' •Fj.j.r.t.l.-S.l !»i >.>tOl |.<i }„ Ji'jJ ».liy..tt �Bnpplemait—Pat* Two SEAFARERS Juno SB, MM LOG funtnt btteto. BO pmoa dull baeom* mcmbtt unlm ud.until bo has stcained ifao bialNit •eniotity ratiog SIK out in ifao said coUecttvo bargaining agttement; Only full book members shall be entitled to vote and to hoU any flWBtt ofiiU VI A militant membership being necessary to the security of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. office or elective job, except as odietwise specified herein. All mem­ bers shall have a voice in Union proceedings and shall be entitled to vote on Union contracts. Section 3. No candidate shall be granted membership who Is n member of any dual organization hostile to the aims, principles, and policies, of this Union. Section 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically sus^nded,. and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. Ihey shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall not tun: (a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. (b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or whet accredited hospital. (c) While a member is under an incapacity due to aaivlty in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good standing at the time of entery into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues, because of employment aboard an American flag merchant vessel. Sactien 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time speci­ fied in Section 3 shall not run. It shall be the right of any member to present, in writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with regard to the application of Seaion 3, in accordance with procedures established by a majority vote of the membership. A majority vote of the membership shall be necessary to decide such questions. Saciion 5. The membership shall be empowered to establish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues and assess­ ments may be excused where a member has been unable to i dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Sections 3 and Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the common welfare of the membership, all members of the Union shall uphold and defend this Constimtion and shall be governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. VII The powers not delegated to the officers, job holders, and Execu­ tive Board by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to the members. Saciion 7. Any member who gives aid to the principles and policies of any hostile or dual wganization shall be denied further membership in this Union to the full extent permitted by law. A majority vote of the membership shall decide which organizations are dual or hostile. CONSTITUTION Saction >. Evidence of membership or other affiliation with the Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union. Mem­ bers may be required to show their evidence of membership in order to be admitted to Union meetings, or into, or on Union-property. CONSTITUTION THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT AfflliaUd with Amtrlcaii Fadwallon af labor — CongrMt of Indinlrlal Organliatlona (Ai Amandad May 13,1960) FRIAMILI Ai maritime and allied workers and realizing the value and necessity of a thorough organization, we are dedicated to the form* ing of one Union for our jwple, the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict, based upon the following principles: All members shall be entitle to all the rights,.privileges and guarantees as set forth in this Constitution, and such rights, privi­ leges and guarantMS shall be preserved in accordance with its terms. We declare that American seamen are entitled to receive their employment without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government. We affirm that every worker has the right to receive fair and just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. We proclaim the ri^t of all seamen to receive healthful and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest. We defend the right of all seamen to be treated in a decent and respectful manner by those in command, and. We hold that the above rights belong to all workers alike, irrespective of nationality or creed. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are con­ scious of corresponding duties to those in command, our employers, our craft and our country. We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious relations with those in command by exercising due care and dili­ gence in me performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving sdl possible assistance to.our employers in caring for their gear and property. Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use our influence individually and collectively for the purpose of maintain­ ing and developing skill in seamanship and effecting a change in the maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development of a merchant marine and a body of American seamen. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of mari­ time workers and through its columns seek to maintain their knowledge of. and interest in, maritime affairs. To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of organi­ sation and federation, to the end of establishing the Brotherhood of the Sea. To form and to assist by legal means other bona fide labor organi­ sations whenever possible in the attainment of their just demands. To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, that our work takes us away in different directions from any place where the majority might otherwise meet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a fraction of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from what might be the results of excitement and passions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those who are present may act for and in the interest of all, we have adopted this Constitution. _ Statement of Principles and Declaration of Rights In order to form a more perfect Union, we workers in the maritime and allied industries, realizing the value and necessity •of uniting in pursuit of our improved economic and social welfare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the fol­ lowing principles: In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall ever be inindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and obliga­ tions as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace of communism and any other enemies of freedom and the deinocratic principles to which we seafaring men dedicate ourselves in this Union. We shall affiliate'and work with other free labor organizaitons; we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations to the fullest extent consistent with our duties, obligations, and law. We shall seek to exert our individ­ ual and collective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor and other legislation and policies which look to the attainment of a free and happy society, without distinction based on race, creed or color. To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them all over the world, that their rights must and shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to be inalienable. I No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. II Every qualified member shall have the right to nominate himself for, and, if elected or appointed, to hold office in this Union. III No member shall be deprived of his membership without diie r.-.V*.-!-,'C.: K-if..'> !ri :ir.' •.,>> process of the law of this Union.' No member shall be compelM to be a witness against himself in the trail of any proceeding in which he may be charged widi failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the ri^tt of every member in accordance with the princi­ ples set forth in the Constitution of the Union. IV Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be guaranteed a fair and speedy uial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members. V No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. Article I Name and General Powers This Union shall be known as the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distria. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and executive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, sub­ ordinate bodies and divisions, corporate or otherwise, the forma­ tion of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enter­ prises for the benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. This Union shall exercise all of its powers in aid of subordinate bodies and divisions created or chartered by it. For convenience of admin­ istration and in furtherance of its policies of aid and assistance, the Union may make its property, facilities and personnel available for the use and behalf of such subordinate bodies and divisions. A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless otherwise specified in' the Constitution or by law. This Union shall at all times protect and maintain its jurisdiction. Article II Affiliation Saciien 1. This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Federation of Labor^—Congress of Industrial Organizations. All other affilia­ tions by the Union or its subordinate bodies or divisions shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the Executive Board. Section 2. In addition to such other provisions as are contained herein, all subordinate bodies and divisions seeking a charter from and/or affiliation with this Union, shall be required to adopt, within a time period set by the Executive Board, a constitution containing provisions as set forth in Exhibit A, annexed to this Constitution and made a part hereof. All other provisions adopted by such subordinate bodies and divisions as part of their constitutions shall not be inconsistent therewith. No such constitution or amendments thereto shall be deemed to be effective without the approval of the Executive Board of this Union, which shall be executed in writing, on its behalf, by the President or, in his absence, by any other officer designated by it. Such approval shall be deemed to be recog­ nition of compliance herewith by such subordinate body or division. Where a subordinate body or division violates any of the fore­ going, and, in particular, seeks to effectuate any constitutional provision not so authorized and approved, or commits acts in violation of its approved constitution, or fails to act in accordance therewith, this Union, through its Executive Board, may withdraw its charter and/or sever its affiliation forthwith, or on siich terms as it may impose not inconsistent with law, in addition to exercis­ ing any and all rights it may have pursuant to any applicable agree­ ments or understandings. . Section 3. This Union shall also have the power, acting through its Executive Board, and after a fair hearing, to impose a trustee­ ship upon any subordinate body , or divisions chartered by and affiliated with it, for the reasons and to the extent provided by law. Article III Membership Article IV Reinstatement Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated in accord­ ance with such rules and under such conditions as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Article V Dues and Initiation Fee .Saciion 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment. Saciion 2. No candidate for membership shall be admitted into membership without having paid an initiation fee of three hundred • ($300.00) dollars, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. Saciion 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be waived for . organizational purposes in accordance with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the Executive Board. Article VI Retirement from Membership Saciion 1. Members may retire from membership by surrendering their Union books or other evidence of affiliation and paying all unpaid dues for the quarter in which they retire, assessments, fines and other monies due and owing the Union. When the member surrenders his book or other evidence of affiliation in connection with his application for retirement he shall be given a receipt therefor. An official retirement card shall be issued by Headquarters, upon requesr, dated as of the day that such member accomplishes these payments, and shall be given to the member upon his pre­ senting the aforesaid receipt. Section 2. AH the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of membership shall be suspended during the period of retirement, except that a retired member shall not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of his right to reinstatement. Saciion 3. Any person in retirement for a period of two quarters or more shall be restored to membership, except as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as all assessments accruing and newly levied during the period of retirement. If the period of retireinent is less than two quarters, the required pay­ ments shall consist of all dues accruing during ffie said period of retiremenr, including those for the current quarter, and all assess­ ments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such paymMt, the person in retirement shall be restored to membership, and his membership book, appropriately stamped, shall be returned to him. Section 4. A member in retirement may be restored to membership Section 1. Gindidates for membership shall be admitted to mem­ bership in accordance with such rules as are adopted from time to after a two-year period of retirement consisting of eight full quarters time, by a majority vote of the membership. Membership classificS- only by majority vote of the membership. tions shall correspond to and depend upon seniority classifications Saciion 5. The period' of retirement shall be computed from the established in accordance with the standard collective bargaining first day of the quarter following the one in which the retirement agreement of this Union. In addition to meeting the other require-. card was. issqed. .. . . . I.H Ifi ^ T .'f./ 1'. '• i t ; / . eV �J«M 25, 1985 SEAFARERS ArticfoVn System of OiganizaKon _ Sactien 1. This Union, and all officers, headquartet's representa­ tives, port agents, patrolmen, and members sluU be govemed in this order by: (a) The Constitution. • (b) The Executive Board. (c) Majority vote of the membership. Saction 2. The headquarters of the Union shall be located !n New York and the headquarters officers shall consist of a President, and Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters. Saction 3. The staff of each'port shall consist of such personnel as is provided for herein, and the port shall bear the name of the city in which the Union's port offices are located. Saction 4. Every member of the Union shall be registered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine and stewards depart­ ment. The definition of these departments shall be in accordance with custom and usage. This definition may be modified by a majority vote of the membership. No member may transfer from one department to another except by approval as evidenced by a majority vote of the membership. LOG ' 0 The President shall be diairman of the Executive. Board and may cast one vote in that body. (g) He shall be responsible, within die limits of his powers, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, and all rules and rulings duly adopted by the Executive Board, and those duly adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Within •these limits, he shall strive to enhaiKe the strength, position, and prestige of die Union. (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those other ' duties lawfully imposed upon him. (i) The responsibility of the President may not be delegated, but the President may delegate to a person or persons the execution of such of his duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject to the limitations set forth in this Constimtion. (j) Any vacancy in any office or die job of Headquarters Repre­ sentative, Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by the President by temporary appointment of a member qualified for the office or job under Article XII of this Constitution, except in those cases where the filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by this Constitution. (k) The President is directed to take any and all measures and employ such means which he deems necessary or advisable, to protect the interests, and further the welfare of the Union and its members, in all matters involving national, state or local legislation issues, and public affairs. (1) The President shall have authority to require any officer or Union r^resentative to attend any regular or special meeting if, in his opinion, ft is deemed necessary. Ssclion 2. Exacutiva Vica-Prasidant. Article VIII Officers, Headquarters Repriasentatlves, Port Agents and Patrolmen Sartisn 1. The officers of the Unioa shall be elected u otherwise provided in this Constitution. These officers shall be the President, an Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of Con­ tracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one VicePresident in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters. Saction 2. Port Agents, Headquarters Representatives, and Patrol­ men shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this Cotistitution. Article IX Other Elective Jobs Saclien 1. In addition to the elective jobs provided for in Article Vlll, the following jobs in the Union shall be. voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitution; A. Delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. B. Committee members of: (1) Trial Committees (2) Quarterly Financial Committees (3) Appeals Committees (4) Strike Committees Credentials Committees (6) Polls Committees (7) Union Tallying Committees (8) Constitutional Committees Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by a majority vote of the membership. Committees may also be ap­ pointed as permitted by this Constitution. Article X Duties of Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, Other Elected Job Holders and Miscellaneous Personnel Saction 1. The President. (a) The President shall be the executive officer of the Union and shall represent-, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Con­ stitution. (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, except as otherwise herein expressly provided. (c) The President shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property, and shall be in charge of headquarters and port offices. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations -affecting Union action, the President shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (d) In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting or otherwise. (e) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, the_ President shall designate the number and location of potts, the jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may' close or open' such ports, and may re-assign Vice-Presidents and the SecretaryTreasurer, without reduction in wages. He may also re-assign Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, to other duties, without reduction in wages. The Ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New -Orleans, Houston and Detroit may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment. Where potts are opened between elections, the President shall designate the Union personnel thereof. The President shall designate, in the event of the incapacity of a^ Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or any officer other than the President, a replacement to act as such during the period of incapacity, provided such replacement is qualified under Article XII of the Constitution to fill such job. At the regular meeting in July of every election year, the Presi­ dent shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting report. In his report he shall recommend the number and location of ports, the number of Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrol­ men which are to be elected. He shall also recommend a bank, a bonded warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other similar depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or delivered at the close of each day's voting, except that the President may, in his discretion, TOstpone the recommendation as to^e depository until no later man the first regular meeting in October. This recommendation may also specify, whether any Patrolman atid/or Headquarters Representative, shall be desigiut^ as depart­ mental or otherwise, The import shall be Subjisct to approvilt or modification .by a majority vote of the membership. . - The Executive Vice-President shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In the event the President shall be unable to carry out any of hit duties by reason of incapacity or unavailability, the Executive Vice-President shall take over such duties during the period of such incapacity or unavailability. Upon the death, resignation, or reihoval from office for any reason of the President, the Executive Vice-President shall immediately assume die office, duties mid responsibilities of the President until the next general election. The Executive Vice-Pre_sident shall be a member of the Executive Board and may cas: one vote in that body. Section 3. Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement. The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contraa Enforce­ ment shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In addition, he shall be responsible for all contract negotiations, the formulation of bargaining demands, and the submission of proposed collective bargaining agreements to the membership for ratification. He shall also be responsible, except as otherwise provided in Article X, Section 14 (d) (1), for strike authorization, signing of new contracts, and contract enforce­ ment. He shall also act for headquarters in executing the adminis­ trative functions assigned to headquarters by tliis Constitution with respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or party thereto, in which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his place. In order that he may properly execute these responsibilities he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help as he deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwise, subject to approval of the Executive Board. The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ ment shall be a-member of the Executive Board and may cast one vote in that body. SappfemMl—¥ag9 Thre* ths ports, and the p^nnel dieretrf .pa tfa« laLes and lolaad Waters, including dieir organizing acdvides. In order diat he may properly execute his respoosibilidea k ia empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professing assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Execudve Board. Saction 8. Director of Organizing and Publications. The Dirertor of Organizing and Publications shall be Ippoiiited and may be removed at will by the Executive Board of the Union. He shall be responsible for and supervise all publications and public relations of the Union and shall serve as co-ordinator of all organizational activities of the Union. In addition, he shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the Executive Board. -foction 9. Hsadquarters Roprosontativos. The Headquarters Representatives shall perform any and all duties assigned them or delegated to them by the President, Execu­ tive Vice-President or the Executive Board. Sscllon 10. Port Agonts. (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the administra­ tion of Union affairs in the port of his jurisdiction subject to the direction of the area Vice-President. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiaion of his port, be responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Constitution, the policies . of the Union, and the rules adopted by the Executive Board, and by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations affecting port aaion, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereofJ . (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or otherwise, for the activities of his port, whenever demanded by the President,, the Vice-President of the area in which his port is located, or by the Secretary-Treasurer. (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to the SecretaryTreasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income and expenses, and complying with all other accounting directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer.. (e) The Port Agent may assign each port Patrolman to such duties as fall within the jurisdiction of the port, regardless of the departmental designation, if any, under which ffie Patrolman was elected. (f) The Port Agent shall designate which members at that pott may serve as representatives to other organizations, affiliation with which has been properly authorized. Saction 11. Patrolman. Patrolmen shall perform any duties assigned them by Ac Agent of Ae Port to which Aey are assigned. Saction 12. Exacutiva Board. The Executive Board shall consist of the President, the Executive Vice-President, the Vice-President in Charge of Contracts* and' Contract Enforcement, the Secretary-Treasurer, the Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Area, the Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Area, the Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters, and the National Director (or chief executive officer) of each subordinate body or division created or chartered by the Union whenever such subordinate body or division has attained a membership of 3,200 members and has maintained Aat member­ ship for not less than three (3) months. Such National Director (or chief executive officer) shall be a member of the respective subordinate body or division and must be qualified to hold office under the terms of the Constitution of such division or subordi­ nate body. Saction 4. Sacralary-Traaturar. The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less than The Secretary-Treasurer shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the President. He shall be responsible once each quarter and at such other times as Ae President or, for the organization and maintenance of Ae correspondence, files, in his absence, the Executive Vice-President may direct. The Presi­ and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound dent shall be the chairman of all Executive Board meetings unless accounting and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and mainte­ absent, in which case the Executive Vice-President shall assume nance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures', the chairman's duties. Each member of the Executive Board shall the proper collection, safeguarding, and expenditure of all Union be entitled to cast one vote in that body. Its decision shall be funds, port or otherwise. He shall submit to the membership, for determined by majority vote of those voting, providing a quorum each quarterly period, a detailed report of the entire Union's finan­ of three is present. It shall be the duty of the Executive Board to cial operations and shall submit simultaneously therewith, the develop policies, strategies and rules which will advance and Quarterly Financial Committee report for Ae same period. The protect the interests and welfare of the Union and the Members. Secretary-Treasurer's report shall be prepared by an independent It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer, or in his absence, Certified Public Accountant. He shall also work with all duly elected an appointee of the Executive Board, to keep accurate minutes of finance committees. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible all Executive Board meetings. The Executive Board shall appoint for the timely filing of any and all reports on the operations of one person who shall be designated Director of Organizing and the Union, financial or otherwise, that may be required by any Publications. The Executive Board shall determine per capiu tax Federal or state laws. In order that he may properly execute his to be levied and other terms and conditions of affiliation for any responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and auAorized to employ - group of workers desiring affiliation. The Executive Board may any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting, or oAetwise, direct the administration of all Union affairs, properties, policies and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifically pro­ subject to approval of the Executive Board. "The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive vided for in this Constitution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive Board may act without holding a formal meeting pro­ Board and may cast one vote in that body. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of the vided all members of the Board are sent notice,of the proposed Credentials and Ballot Tallying Committees. In addition he shall action or actions and the decision thereon is reduced to writing and make himself and the records of his office available to the Quarterly signed by a majority of the Executive Board. In Ae event that death, resignation or removal from office for Financial Committee. any reason should occur simultaneously to the President and Execu­ tive Vice-President, the Executive Board by majority vote shall, Section 5. Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast. The Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast shall be a name successors from its own membership who shall fill Aosc member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one vacancies until the next general election. If the Executive Vice-President duly assumes the office of Ae vote in that body. He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or "is incapaci­ the ports, and the personnel thereof on the Atlantic Coast, includ­ tated for more than 30 days during the remainder of the term, Ae ing their organizing activities. The Atlantic Coast area is deemed Executive Board shall elect a successor for the balance of Ae term to mean that area from and including Georgia through Maine and from its own membership. shall also include the Islands in the Caribbean. In order that he Section 13. Delegalst. may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of "the authorized to retain any technical or professional assistance he Union and its subordinate bodies or divisions who are eleaed in deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive Board. accordance with Ae provisions of this Constitution, to attend Ae convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Saction 6. Vic«-Praiident in Charga of tha Gulf Coast. (b) Each delegate shall attend the convention for which elected The Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast shall be a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one and. fully participate therein. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and oAerwise, support Aose vote in that body. He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all the policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to Ae Ports, and the personnel thereof on the Gulf Coast including their Convention. organizing activities. The Gulf Coast area is deemed to mean the (d) The President shall assign to each subordinate body or State of Florida, all through the Gulf, including Texas. division that number of delegates to which this Union would1 have hav In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he been entitled, if its membership had been increased by the number is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professional of members of Ae subordinate body or division, in accordance assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive wiA the formula set forth in the Constitution of the Seafarers Board. International Union of North America, except that this provision shall not be applied so as to reduce the number of delegates to SaetiM 7. Vica-PrMidanI in Charga of tha Ukai and Inland Watarfc which Ais Union would otherwise have been entitled. The Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters 5acliuii 14. ComihittUM. shall b«! a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled (a) Trial CummlHM. to cast one Vote in di'at body. ' He shalF sujpetvise and be respbnslbld fdt 'die oMivities of All The Trial Gomniittee shall conduct Ae triids of a persrn charged. J �npplement—Pace Tare SEAFARERS Jane M, UW LOG menu dulv praoulfttcd fuouuit buetq, ao ptnoa die!! bceonw « full book member unlm gnd-until be bu ettaiaed tbe highest seniority rating art out in die aald collective bargaining agreement; Only full book members shall be entitled to vote and to bold any office or elective job, except u otherwise specified herein. All mem­ bers shall have a voice in Union proceedings and shall be cntlded to vote on Union contracts. Sactian S. No candidate shall be granted membership who is n member of any dual organization hostile to the aims, principles, and policies, of this Union. CONSTITUTION THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT Afflliatad with Amarican Fadaratian of Labor — CengrMS of Induatrlal Organlxaliona (Af AmandadMayU, I960) PRIAMILI As maritime and allied workers and realizing die value and necessity of a thorough organization, we are dedicated to the form* ing of one Union for our i^ple, the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict, based upon the following principles: ' All members shall be entitled to all the rights,.privileges and guarantees as set forth in this Constitution, and such rights, privi­ leges and guarantees shall be preserved in accordance with its terms. We declare that American seamen are entitled to receive their employment without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government. We afiirm that everv worker has the right to receive fair and just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. We proclaim the right of all seamen to receive healthful and sufficient food, and proper forecasdes in which to rest. We defend the right of all seamen to be treated in a decent and respectful manner by those in command, and. We hold that the above rights belong to all workers alike. Irrespective of nationality or creed. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are con­ scious of corresponding duties to those in command, our employers, our craft and our country. We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious relations with those in command by exercising due care and dili­ gence in me performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assistance to-our employers in caring for their gear and property. Based upon these principles, it Is among our objects: To use our influence individually and collectively for the purpose of maintain­ ing and developing skill in seamanship and effecting a change in the maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more equitable and to, make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development of a merchant marine and a body of American seamen. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of mari­ time workers and through its columns seek to maintain their knowledge of, and interest in, maritime affairs. To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of organi­ zation and federation, to the end of establishing the Brotherhood of the Sea. To form and to assist by legal means other bona fide labor organi­ zations whenever possible in the attainment of their just demands. To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, that our work takes us away in diffpent directions from any place where the majority might otherwise meet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a fraction of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from what might be the results of excitement and passions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those who are present may act for and in the interest of all, we have adopted this Constitution. _ Statement of Principles and Declaration of Rights In order to form a more perfect Union, we workers in the maritime and allied industries, realizing the value and necessity .of uniting in pursuit of our improved economic and social welfare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the fol­ lowing principles: In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and obliga­ tions as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace of communism and any other enemies of freedom and the democratic principles to which we seafaring men dedicate ourselves in this Union. We shall affiliate and work with other free labor organizaitons; we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations to the fullest extent consistent with our duties, obligations, and law. We shall seek to exert our individ­ ual and collective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor and other legislation and policies which look to the attainment of a free and happy society, without distinction based on race, creed or color. To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them all over the world, that their rights must and shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to be inalienable. I No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. II Every qualified member shall have the right to nominate himself for, and, if elected or appointed, to hold office in this Union. III No member shall be deprived of his membership without diie -J t < .isi,'. !C • .-rti':- I ):•>.<; • •lit process of the law of this Unloa.' No member shall be compelW to be a witness against himself in the trail of any proceeding in which he may be charged with failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the ri^a of everjr member in accordance with the princi­ ples set forth in the G>astitutioa of the Union. iV Every member shall have the right to be confronted by .his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be guaranteed a fair and speedy uial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members. V No member shall be denied the tight to express himself freely on the fioor of any Union meeting or in committee. VI A militant membership being necessary to the security of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. VII The powers not delegated to the officers, job holders, and Execu­ tive Board by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to the members. Article I Name and General Powers This Union shall be known as the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distria. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and executive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of chatters to, sub­ ordinate bodies and divisions, corporate or otherwise, the forma­ tion of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enter­ prises for the benefit of the Union, and similar venmres. This Union shall exercise all of its powers in aid of subordinate bodies and divisions created or chartered by it. For convenience of admin­ istration and in furtherance of its policies of aid and assistance, the Union may make its property, facilities and personnel available for the use and behalf of such subordinate belies and divisions. A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless otherwise specified in the Constitution or by law. This Union shall at all times protect and maintain its jurisdiction. Article II Affiliation Saetien 1. This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Federation of Labor—Congress of Industrial Organizations. All other affilia­ tions by the Union or its subordinate bodies or divisions shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the Executive Board. Section 2. In addition to such other provisions as are contained herein, all subordinate bodies and divisions seeking a charter from and/or affiliation with this Union, shall be required to adopt, within a time period set by the Executive Board, a constitution containing provisions as set forth in Exhibit A, annexed to this Constitution and made a part hereof. All other provisions adopted hy such subordinate bodies and divisions as part of their constitutions shall not be inconsistent therewith. No such constitution or amendments thereto, shall be deemed to be effective without the approval of the Executive Board of this Union, which shall be executed in writing, on its behalf, by the President or, in his absence, by any other officer designated by it. Such approval shall be deemed to be recog­ nition of compliance herewith by such subordinate body or division. Where a subordinate body or division violates any of the fore­ going, and, in particular, seeks to effectuate any constitutional provision not so authorized and approved, or commits acts in violation of its approved constitution, or fails to act in accordance therewith, this Union, through its Executive Board, may withdraw its charter and/or sever its affiliation forthwith, or on such terms as it may impose not inconsistent with law, in addition to exercis­ ing any and all rights it may have pursuant to any applicable agree­ ments or understandings. . Section 3. This Union shall also have the power, acting through its Executive Board, and after a fair hearing, to impose a trustee­ ship upon any subordinate body, or divisions chartered by and affiliated with it, for the reasons and to the extent provided by law. Article III Membership Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be admitted to mem­ bership in accordance with such rules as are adopted from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Membership classifica­ tions shall correspond to and depend upon seniority classifications csublished in accordance with the standard collective bargaining agreement of this Union. In addition to meeting the other require-. :f.t t Saciion 7. Any .member who gives aid to the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organization shall be denied further membership in this Union to the full extent permitted by law. A majority vote of the membership shall decide which organizations are dual or hostile.Saciion 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation with the Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union. Mem­ bers may be required to show their evidence of membership in order to be admitted to Union meetings, or into, or on Union-property. CONSTITUTION if \ Saciion 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended,, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall not tun: (a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. (b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or othet accredited hospiul. (c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good standing at the time of entery into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the* armed forces. (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues, because of employment aboard an American fiag merchant vessel. Saction 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time speci­ fied in Section 3 shall not run. It shall be the right of any member to present, in writing, to any Fort at any regular meeting, any question with regard to the application of Seaion 3, in accordance with procedures established by a majority vote of the membership. A majority vote of the membership shall be necessary to decide such questions. Saciion 5. The membership shall be empowered to establish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues and assess­ ments may be excused where a member has been unable to i dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Sections 3 and Saciion 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the common welfare of the membership, all members of the Union shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. '. •/•i: III-. •/. Article IV Reinstitement Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated in accord­ ance with such rules and under such conditions as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Article V Dues and Initiation Fee Saciion 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment. Saciion 2. No candidate for membership shall be admitted into membership without having paid an initiation fee of three hundred • ($300.00) dollars, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. Saciion 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be waived for . organizational purposes in accordance with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the Executive Board. Article VI Retirement from Membership Saciion T. Members may retire from membership by sutrendering their Uriion books or othet evidence of affiliation and paying all unpaid dues for the quarter in which they retire, assessments, fines and other monies due and owing the Union. When the member surrenders his book or other evidence of affiliation in connection •With his application for retirement he shall be given a receipt therefor. An official retirement card shall be issued by Headquarters,upon request, dated as of the day that such member accomplishes these payments, and shall be given to the member upon his pre­ senting the aforesaid receipt. Saciion 2. All the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of membership shall be suspended during the period of retirement, except that a retired member shall not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of his right to reinstatement. Saciion 3. Any person in retirement for a period of two quarters or more shall be restored to membership, except as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as ail assessments accruing and newly levied during the period of retirement. If the period of retiretnent is less .than two quarters, the required pay­ ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said period of retirement, including those for the current quarter, and all assess­ ments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such paym^Mt, the person in retirement shall be restored to membership, and his membership book, appropriately stamped, shall be returned to him. Section 4. A member in retirement may be restored to membership after a two-year period of retirement consisting of eight full quarters only by majority vote of the membership. Saciion 5. The period of retirement shall be computed from the first day of the quarter following the one in which the retirement card was. issged. ..... -V • • « I! C / < '.'.t » �JHM 25, im SEAFARERS ArHclaVN System of Organizafien L&G Sawlcmeat—Pa5« Threa (f) The President shall be diairman of the Executive Board the pora. and die personnel theretrf pa die Lakes and loltod Waten, including their organizing activities. and may cast one vote in that body. In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he k (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of bis powers, empowered and authorized to reain any technical or professio^ for the enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, _ Section 1. This Union, and all officers, headquarter's tepresenta* assistance he deems necessary, subjea to approval of the ExecntiTe tives, port agents, patrolmen, and members shall be goyctned ia and all rules and rulings duly adopted by the Executive Board, and Board. those duly adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Widiin this order bjr: .these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, position, and Saction 8. Diraclor of Organizing and Publication*. (a) Hie Constitution. prestige of the Union. The Dirertor of Organizing and Publications shall be tppoiiited (b) The Executive Board. (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those other and may be removed at will by the Executive Board of the Union. (c) Majority vote of the membership. duties lawfully imposed upon him. He shall be responsible for and supervise all publications and (i) The responsibility of the President may not be delegated, public relations of the Union and shall serve a* co-ordinator of Soefion 2. The headquarters of the Union shall be located in New York and the headquarters officers shall consist of a President, but the President may delegate to a person or persons the execution all organizational activities of the Union. In addition, he shall and Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of of such of his duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the Executive Board. Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer,' one to the limitations set forth in this Constitution. (j) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Headquarters Repre­ Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President Soction 9. Hoadquartor* Raprasontativa*. in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge sentative, Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by the President The Headquarters Represenatives shall perform any and all by temporary appointment of a member qualified for the office of the Lakes and Inland Waters. or job under Article XII of this Constitution, except in those duties assigned them or delegated to them by the President, Execu­ Saction 3. The staff of each port shall consist of such personnel cases where the filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for tive Vice-President or the Executive Board. as is provided for herein, and the jmrt shall bear the name of the by this Constitution. Saction 10. Port Agant*. city in which the Union's port offices are located. (k) The President is directed to take any and all measures and (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the administra­ Saction 4. Every member of the Union shall be registered in one employ such means which he deems necessary or advisable, to tion of Union affairs in the port of his jurisdiction subject to the of three departments; namely, deck, engine and stewards depart­ protect the interests, and further the welfare of the Union and ia direction of the area Vice-President. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiaion of his port, be responsible ment. The definition of these departments shall be in accordance members, in all matters involving national, state or local legislation for the enforcement and execution of the Constitution, th.-^ j:olicies with custom and usage. This definition may be modified by a issues, and public affairs. (1) The President shall have authority to require any officer or . of the Union, and the rules adopted by the Executive Board, and majority vote of the membership. No member may transfer from one department to another except by approval as evidenced by a Union representative to attend any regular or special meeting if, in by a majority vote of the membership. 'Wherever there are time his opinion, it is deemed necessary. restrictions or other considerations affecting port aaion, the Port majority vote of the membership. Agent shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof J' Saelisn 2. Exacutiv* Viea-Prasidant. (c) He shall'be prepared to account, financially or otherwise, The Executive Vice-President shall perform any and all duties for the activities of his port, whenever demanded by the President,, Article Vlil assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In the event the Vice-President of the area in which his port is located, or by Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents the President shall be unable to carry out any of his duties by and Patrolmen reason of incapacity or unavailability, the Executive Vice-President the Secretary-Treasurer. (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to the Secretaryshall take over such duties during the period of such incapacity or So^on 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected as otherwise unavailability. Upon the death, resignation, or renioval from office Treasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in deail, weekly provided in this Constitution. These officers shall be the President, for any reason of the President, the Executive Vice-President shall income and expenses, and complying with all other accounting an Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of Con­ immediately assume die office, duties and responsibilities of the direaions issued by the Secretary-Treasuter.. (e) The Port Agent may assign each port Patrolman to such tracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one Vice- President until the next general election. President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in The Executive Vice-Pre_sident shall be a member of the Executive duties as fall within the jurisdiction of the port, regardless of the departmental designation, if any, under which ffie Patrolman Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge of the Board and may cast one voce in that body. Lakes and Inland Waters. was elected. Section 3. Vice-President in Charge of Contract* and (f) The Port Agent shall designate which members at that port Saction 2. Port Agents, Headquarters Representatives, and Patrol­ Contract Enforcement. may serve as represenatives to other organizatioiu, affiliation with men shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ which has been properly authorized. Constitution. ment shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated Saction II. Patrolman. to him by the President. In addition, he shall be responsible for Patrolmen shall j^rform any duties assigned them by the Agent all contract negotiations, the formulation of bargaining demands, Article IX and the submission of proposed collective bargaining agreemena of the Poa to which they are assigned. Other Elective Jobs to the membership for ratificauon. He shall also be responsible, Saction 12. Exacutrva Board. except as otherwise provided in Article X, Section 14 (d) (1), for The Executive Board shall consist of the President, the Executive Section 1. In addition to the elective jobs provided for in Article strike authorization, signing of new contracu, and contract enforce­ VIII, the following jobs in the Union shall be voted upon in the ment. He shall also act for headquarters, in executing the adminis­ Vice-President, the Vice-President in Charge of Contraca' and' manner prescribed by this Constitution: trative functions assigned to headquarters by tliis Constitution with Contract Enforcement, the Secrerary-Treasurer, the Vice-President respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or party in Charge of the Atlantic Area, the Vice-President in Charge of A. Delegates to the convention of the Seafarers Intetiutional thereto, in which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his the Gulf Area, the Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Union of North America. place. In order that he may properly execute these responsibilities •Waters, and the National Director (or chief executive officer) of B. Committee members of: he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help as he each subordinate body or division created or chartered by the (1) Trial Committees deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwise, subject to approval of Union whenever such subordinate body or division has atained (2) Quarterly Financial Committees a membership of 3,200 members and has mainained that member­ the Executive Board. ( 3 ) Appeals Committees The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ ship for not less than three (3) months. Such National Director (4) Strike Committees (or chief executive officer) shall be a member of the respective ment shall be a-member of the Executive Board and may cast ( 5 ) Credentials Committees subordinate body or division and must be qualified to hold office one vote in that body. (<5) Polls Committees under the terms of the Constitution of such division or subordi­ ( 7 ) Union Tallying Committees nate body. Section 4. Secretary-Treasurer. (8) Constitutional Committees The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less than The Secretary-Treasurer shall perform any and all duties assigned Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by him or delegated to him by the President. He shall be responsible once each quarter and at such other times as the President or, a majority vote of the membership. Committees may also be ap­ for the organization and maintenance of the correspondence, files, in his absence, the Executive Vice-President may direct. The Presi­ and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound dent shall be the chairman of all Executive Board meetings unless pointed as permitted by this Constitution. accounting and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and mainte­ absent, in which case the Executive Vice-President shall assume nance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; the chairman's duties. Each member of the Executive Board shall Article X the proper collection, safeguarding, and expenditure of all Union be entitled to cast one vote in that body. Ia decision shall be determined by majority vote of those voting, providing a quorum Duties of Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port funds, port or otherwise. He shall submit to the membership, for of three is present. It shall be the duty of the Executive Board to each quarterly period, a detailed report of the entire Union's finan­ Agents, Other Elected Job Holders and cial operations and shall submit simultaneously therewith, the develop policies, strategies and rules which will advance and Miscellaneous Personnel Quarterly Financial Committee report for the same period. The protect the interests and welfare of the Union and the Members. ^retary-Treasurer's report shall be prepared by an independent It shall be the duty of the Secreary-Treasurer, or in his absence, Soction 1. Tho Prosidonl. Certified Public Accountant. He shall also work with all duly elected an appointee of the Executive Board, to keep accurate minutes of (a) The President shall be the executive officer of the Union finance committees. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible all Executive Board meetings. The Executive Board shall appoint one person who shall be designated Director of Organizing and and shall represent-, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all for the timely filing of any and all repora on the operations of matters except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Con­ the Union, financial or otherwise, that may be required by any Publications. The Executive Board shall determine per capia tax stitution. Federal or state laws. In order that he may properly execute his to be levied and other terms and conditions of affiliation for any group of workers desiring affiliation. The Executive Board may (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, except responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ- direct the administration of all Union affairs, properties, policies any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting, or otherwise, as otherwise herein expressly provided. and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifically pro­ (c) The President shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all subject to approval of the Executive Board. vided for in this Constitution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive Union property, and shall be in charge of headquarters and port Executive Board may act without holding a formal meeting pro­ Board and may cast one vote in that body. offices. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of the vided all members of the Board are sent notice of the proposed affecting Union action, the President shall take appropriate action Credentials and Ballot Tallying Committees. In addition he shall action or anions and the decision thereon is reduced to writing and to insure observance thereof. make himself and the records of his office available to the Quarterly signed by a majority of the Executive Board. In the event that death, resignation or removal from office for (d) In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities, Financial Committee. * any reason should occur simulaneously to the President and Execu­ he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting or otherwise. tive Vice-President, the Executive Board by majority vote shall, Saction 5. Vice-Presidant In Charga of tha Atlantic Coast. (e) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, The Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast shall be a name successors from ia own membership who shall fill those the President shall designate the number and location of ports, the member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one vacancies until the next general election. If the Executive Vice-President duly assumes the office of the jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may close or open- vote in that body. such ports, and may re-assign Vice-Presidents and the SecretaryHe shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or "is iocapaciTreasurer, without reduction in wages. He may also re-assign the ports, and the personnel thereof on the Atlantic Coast, includ­ ated for more than 30 days during the remainder of the term, the Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, to ing their organizing activities. The Atlantic Coast area is deemed Executive Board shall elect a successor for the balance of the term other duties, without reduction in wages. The Ports of New York, to mean that area from and including Georgia through Maine and from its own membership. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New -Orleans, Houston and shall also include the Islands in the Caribbean. In order that he Section 13. Dafegila*. Detroit may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment. may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of "the Where ports are opened between elections, the President shall authorized to retain any technical or professional assistance he Union and ia subordinate bodies or divisions who are eleaed in designate the Union personnel thereof. deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive Board. accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, to attend the The President shall designate, in. the event of the incapacity of convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Section 6. Vice-Preddent in Charga of the Gulf Coast. a^ Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or any (b) Each delegate shall attend the convention for which elected officer other than the President, a replacement to act as such during The Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast shall be a the period of incapacity, provided such replacement is qualified member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one and. fully participate therein. under Article XII of the Constitution to fill such job. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support those vote in that body. At the regular meeting in July of every election year, the Presi­ He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all the policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to the dent shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting report. In his Ports, and the personnel thereof on the Gulf Coast including their Convention. report he shall recommend the number and location of ports, the organizing activities. The Gulf Coast area is deemed to mean the (d) The Pre^^y^^ggpi sign to each subordinate body or number of Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrol­ State of Florida, all through the Gulfj including Texas. , division that numbS^ delegates to which this Union would have men which are to be elected. He shall also recommend a bank, a In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he been entitled, if its membership had been increased by the number bonded warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other similar is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professional of members of the subordinate body or division, in accordance depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or delivered at assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive with the formula set forth in the Constitution of the Seafarers the close of each day's voting, except that the President may, in Boatd. International Union of North America, except that this provisioa his discretion, postpone the recommendation as to the depository shall not be applied so as to reduce the number of delegates to Saetiui 7. Vica-PrMidaiit in Chargn of rim UICM and Inland Walar*. until no later man the first regular meeting in October. which this Union would otherwise have been entitled. This rccbmmendatioh may also specify, wheffier any Patrolman The Vice-President in Charge of 'the Lakes and Inland Watets .Section 14. Committoo*. and/or Headquarters Rep'risentative, shall be designat^ as depart­ shall bd a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled mental or otherwise, The report shall be Subjea to approval of to cut OM Vote in that body. (a) Trial CommlttM. mixlifi'cation .by a majority vote of the membership; . ' ' He shall su^rvise and be responsible'foic'die aO^vities of All iW-Trial Committee shall condiia the trmis of'a perscA diarged. �SEAFARERS Supplement—P«C« Four and shall submit findings and recommendations as prescribed la this Constimtion. It shall be the special obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the requirements of this Constimtion with regard to charges and trials, and their finding and recom­ mendations must sp^ifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constimtion, were properly safeguarded, (b) Appaalt CemmiHaa. 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in this Constimtion and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vott of the membership not inconsistent therewith. 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week after the close of the said hearing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions of_ this Con­ stitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership not inconsistent therewith. (c) Quarlarly Financial Committaa. 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make an examina­ tion for each quarterly period of the finances of the Union and shall report fully on their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, separate recom­ mendations and separate findings. 2. Th6 findings and recommendations of this committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretaty-Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all ports, as set forth herein. 3. All officers. Union personnel and members are responsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, etc., by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. The committee shall also have available to it, the services of the inde­ pendent certified public accountants retained by the Union. 4. Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a majority vote of the membership. 5. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall consist of seven (7) members in good standing to be elected as follows: One member from each of the following ports: New York, Philadelphia, Balti­ more, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee. Committee members shall be elected at the regular meeting designated by the SecretaryTreasurer. In the event a regular meeting cannot be held in any port for lack of a quorum, the Agent shall call a special meeting as early as possible for the purpose of electing a member to serve on the Quarterly Financial Committee. Such committee members shall be furnished transportation to New York and back to their respective ports and they shall be furnished room and board during the period they are performing their duties in New York. Com­ mencing on the day following their election and continuing until they have been returned to their respective ports each committee member shall be paid for hours worked at the standby rate of pay but in no event shall they be paid for less than eight (8) hours per day. • (d) Strike Commltte*. vessels, covered by contract with diis'.lJnion, or four (4) moBths of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination in the election year; and (d) He isji citizen of the United States of America; and (e) He is not disqualified by law. Saction 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and jobs, whether elected or appointed in accordance with this Cotistitution, shall maintain full book membership in good standing. Article XIII Elections for Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolmen Section 1. Nominations. Except as provided in Secrion 2(b) of this Article, any full book member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be delivered in person, to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the SecretaryTreasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following: (a) The name of the candidate. (b) His home address and mailing address. (c) His book number. (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candi­ date, including the name of the Port in the event the posi­ tion sought is that of Agent or Patrolman. (e) Proof of citizenship. (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for can­ didates. (g) In the event the member is on a ship he shall notify the Credentials Committee what ship he is on. This shall be done also if he ships subsequent to forwarding his cre­ dentials. (h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and dated by the proposed nominee: "I hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for the five (5) years last past, have I been either a member of the Communist Party or convicted of, or served any part of a prison term resulting from conviction of robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narcotics laws, murder, rape, assault with intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury, or violation of title II or III of the Landrum-Griffin Act, or conspiracy to commit any such crimes." Dated: 1. In no event shall a general strike take place unless approved by a majority vote of the membership. 2. In the event a general strike has been approved by the mem­ bership the Port Agents in all affected ports shall call a timely special meeting for the purpose of electing a strike committee. This committee shall be composed of three full book members and their duties shall consist of assisting the Port Agent to effectu­ ate all strike policies and strategies. Arficfe XI Wages and Terms of Office of Officers and Other Elective Job Holders, Union Employees, and Others Saciion 1. The following elected offices and jobs shall be held for a term of four years: President Vice-Presidents Secretary-Treasu ter Headquarters Representatives Port Agents Pattolmen The term of four years set fotth herein is expressly subject to the provisions for assumption of office as contained in Article XIII, Section 6(b) of this Constitution. Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions thereof, unless sooner terminated by a majotity vote of the membership or segment of the Union, which­ ever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or ones serving. Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of any office or other elective job shall be determined from time to time by the Executive Board subject to approval of the membership. Section 4. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other vennire in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by the Executive Board shall be followed. Article XII Qualifications for Officers, Headquarters Representa­ tives, Port Agents, Patrolmen and Other Elective Jobs Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: , (a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime in an unlicensed 'capacity aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or vessels. In computing time, time spent in the employ of the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, shall count the same as sea time. Union records. Welfare Plan records and/or company records can be used to determine eligibility; and . (b) He has been a full book member in continuous good stand­ ing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination; and (c) He has at least four (4) months of sea time, in an unliceruml capacity,, aboard sa American-flag, merchant vessel or Book No Signature of member .'. Ian* tf. IMS LOG ! Printed forms of the certificate shall be made available to nomi­ nees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such a certificate, ljut is, in fact, legally eligible for an oflice or job by reason of the restoration of civil rights originally revoked by such conviction or a favorable determination by the Board of Parole of the United States Department of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing certificate, furnish a complete signed statement of the facts of his case together with true copies of the documents supporting his statement. Ail documents required herein must reach headquarters no earlier than July I5th and no later than August 15th of the election year. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the latter's request. Stclion 2. Cradantiils Commitlae. (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the regular meeting in August of the election year, at the port where head­ quarters is located. It shall consist of six full book members in attendance at the meeting, with two members to be elected from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or candi­ date for office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In the event any committee member is unable to serve, the committee shall suspend until the President or Executive Vice President, or the SecretaryTreasurer, in that order, calls a special meeting at the port where Headquarters is located in order to elect a replacement. The Com­ mittee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting called for that purpose at that Port. (b) After its election, the Committee shall immediately go into session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his application correctly and possesses the necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a report listing each applicant and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each appli­ cant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the findings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "disqualified", the reason therefor must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the ipembership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. •The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and be completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meeting after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the bulletin board in each port. On the last day of nominations, one member of the Committee shall stand by in Headquarters to accept delivery of credentials. All credentials must be in headquarters by midnight of closing day. (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the commit­ tee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at the addresses listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He shall also be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualification by air mail, special delivery, registered, to the mailing address desig­ nated pursuant to Section 1 (b) of this Article. A disqualified appli­ cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the membership from the decision of the committee. He shall forward copied of such appeal to each port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting after the committee's election. It is the responsibility of the appli­ cant to insure timely delivery, of his. appeal In any event, without. prejudice to hit written appeal, the applicant inajr appear in.penoq Wore die committee within two days afMr die day on which the telegram if sent, to.correct his application or argue for his quali­ fication. The committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it within the time aet forth in this Constitution and still reach the ports in time for the first regular meeting after its election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any disqualification classification by the Credentials Committee, in which event the one so pre­ viously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifi­ cations of candidates, shall have the right to conclusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candi­ dacy for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or IPatrolman, has met all the requirements of Section 1 (a) of Article XII. Saction 3. Balloting Procaduras. (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. The ballots may contain general information and instructive com­ ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon aplhabetically within each category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northerly port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so per­ forated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting date thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the SecretaryTreasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding para­ graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the 'amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute and return to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any. event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspec­ tion of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer. (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at port offices, and shall be secret. No signatures of any voter, or other distin.guishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appro­ priate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. (d) Only full book members may vote. However, immediately prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Committee of the port in which they are voting. The voter's book number shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate) in the space opposite the proper ballot number, and the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed shall then be removed, placed near the roster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the voting site with the ballot. An appropriate notation of the date and of the fact of voting shall be placed in the member's Union book. (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the establishment of a booth or other voting site where each member may vote in privacy. (f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. (g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sun­ days and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized in the city in which the port affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a port in the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M., except that, on Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 A.M. and continue until 12 noon. Saction 4. Polls Commiltaas. (a) Each port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three full book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an elected or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith­ standing the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any other provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute o POfft with the said meeting to be held between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Committee, or to^ observe the election thereof, to be present during this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are sent daily to the Secretaty-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Co.mmittee is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused balloB, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes and the ballot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compar^> the serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of na.nes and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare, the serial numheg imd,mounts ,of b»Uotj,'wed->with the verifica- �S5, 1M» don list, M corrected, end uoertam whether the unused ballots, bodl serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verifiication list, as corrected, and the ballots used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which report shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what Kparate comments thereon he desires, provided they are signed and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com­ pleted, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A ma­ jority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not make any determination in these matters. (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding paragraph with regard ro discrepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. (d) The Polls Committee shall permit full book members only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall stamp their book with the word "voted" and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there­ upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve­ lopes, with their book numbers nexr to their signatures. The committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope or envelopes dated for rhat day and voted in that Port. The Po Is Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre­ pared for rhe purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying the fore­ going inscribed thereon, in which evenr these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee ifrom adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may be furnished for thar purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely sealed and either delivered, or senr by certified or tegisrered mail, by rhe said Polls Committee, to the depository named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Polls Committee shall not be discharged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing rhem back ro the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys to the boxes in an envelope, across the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope securely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may have received, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be responsible for the proper safeguarding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis­ tered mail or delivered in person. (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without com­ pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving or provide meals in lieu of cash. Section 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying Procedure, Protests, and Special Votes. (a) On the day the balloting in each port is to termjpate, the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to headquarters (by certified or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the Committee that all ballots sent to the port and not used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the Committee to make separate comments under his signature and date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number and amounr, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all members of the committee, that all the stubs collected by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to the tight of each member of the committee to make separate com­ ments under his signature and date. The said Polls Committee members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for, warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. (b) All forwarding to headquarters called for under this Section 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of headquarters. In rhe event a Polls Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, . the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifi­ cally set forth in Section 3(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the Union Tallying Committee, which will then carry out the functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Commits .to. execute thpw functions; . , ; i SEAFARERS Supplement—Pase Fir* LOG All oertiflcatioof called for under diia Article XIII shall bt deemed made according to the bM knowledge, and belief of diose required to make such certification. (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, and Detroit. The election shall be held at the re^lar meeting in December of the election year, or if the Executive Board other­ wise dwermines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Pa­ trolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquarters Rep­ resentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall be permitted access to the election records and files of all ports, which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis­ crepancies. All members of . the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with j^rtinent details. The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site of the port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition of the said protest. The committee shall take all reason­ able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5(c) to be com­ pleted within the. time herein specified. No closing report shall be made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied. (d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro­ ceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi­ ble after their election but, in any event," shall arrive at that port prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port inwhich headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense occasioned by their traveling ro and returning from that Port. All members of the committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from rhe day subse­ quent to their election to the day they return, in normal course, to the Port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Con­ stitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9)- The Union Tallying Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme­ diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe custody during the course of the committee's proceedings. The proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event, shall the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi­ ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com­ mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the issuance and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In the event a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 5(g) of this Article, the committee shall be reconstituted except that if any member thereof is not available, a substitute therefore shall be elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for that purpose as soon as possible. (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies shall be sent by the committee to each Port Agent and the SecretaryTreasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to takeplace subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or, in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from the close of this committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting applies shall be designated, by date, in the report and shall be referred to as the" "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. This copy shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5(c) of this Article and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what action, if any, in accordance with the Constimtion, shall be taken thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect the results of the vote for any office or job, in^ which event, the special vote shall be resiricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the Election Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three or more members, of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con­ tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the closing report shall be accepted as final. (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 5(fJ must take place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Election Report Meeting, at each pott where the discrepancies so acted upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the vote set by the membership, as aforesaid, the Port Agenu in each such port shall, have the functions of the Tallying Committee as .set forth-in S^on-5(c),, insofar< as-that Section deals with the. atnns of such sp^ial vote. The StKfetary-Treasurer shall make « sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately available to Port Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Imme­ diately after die close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize -the results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, but, in any case, so as to reach the Secreury-Treasurer in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certification, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a tetmrt containing a combined summary of the results, together with a Khedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The form of the latter's report shaH be followed as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall be posted. "The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tally­ ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modification. If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of and deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. If such recheck and recount is ordered, the Union 'Tallying Com­ mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly. Saction 6. Installation into office and the Job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina­ tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President to notify each individual elected. (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the result? as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­ vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article XI, Section 1. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. Section 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the preservation and retention of all election records, including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the election procedures as are required by law, which directives shall be part of the election procedures of this Union. Article XIV Other Elections Section T. Trial Committee. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a special meeting held at 10:00 A.M., the next business day following the regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take place. It shall consist of five full book members, of which three shall constimte a quorum. No officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Port Patrolman, or other Union personnel may be electd to serve on a Trial Com­ mittee. No member who intends to be a witness in the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he knows, or has reason to believe, any^of the foregoing disqualifications apply to him. The members of tnis committee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the meml^rship. Saction 2. Appeals Commitlea. The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven full book members, five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the port where headquarters is located. The same disqualifications and duties of members shall apply with regard to this committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In addition, no mem'ber may serve on an Appeals Committee in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee decision, if the said member was a member of the Trial Committee. Saction 3. Delegalat. As soon as the President is advised as to the date and duly authorized number of delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. These facts and recommendations shall be announced and read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless changed by a majority vote of the membership during that meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall not prohibit any full book member from nominating himself. The results of the election shall be communi­ cated to each Port Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and an­ nounced at the next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election hereunder may include provisions for automatic election of all qualified nominees, in the event the number of such nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be elected. Article XV Trials and Appeals Saction 1. Any member may bring charges against any other member for the commission of an offense as set forth in this Con­ stimtion. These charges shall be in writing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to the Port Agent of the port nearest the place of the offense, or the port of pay-off, if the offense took place aboard' ship. He shall also request the Port Agent to present these charges at the next regular meeting. The accuser may withdraw his charges before &e meeting takes place. • . • �Sapplement—^Pat* Ste V # I SEAFARER'S LOG SMrieN 2. After presentation of the duuge* and the request to evideoot to support sudi a finding and, Ift such cast, dit Appeab (c)' MlKooduct durinA any meeting or other official Union the Port Agent, the Port Agent shall cause those charges to be read Committee shall not make itt own findings as to ^ weight, of ptocetdiaA or bringing m Union into disrepute by conduct not provided for elsewhere in this Article; evidence. at the said meeting. If the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the port, no ^ (b) In no event shall increased punishment be recommended. (d) Refusal or negligent failore to carry out orders of those further action may be uken thereon, unless ruled otherwise by a (c) A new trial shall be recommended if the Appeals Committee duly authorized to paake such orders at any time. majority vote of the membership of the Union within 90 days finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Committee should have Sscilen 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following thereafter. If the charges are accepted, and the accused is present, been disqualified, or (b) that the accused was not adequately he shall be automatically on notice that he will be tried the foU informed of the details of the charged offense, which resulted iti offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including a fine of lowing morning. At his request, the trial shall be pos^ned until his not having been given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other 150.00; the morning following the next regular meeting, at which time the reason, the accused was not given a fair trial. (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-offs; Trial Committee will then be elected. He shall also be handed a (b) Wilful failure to submit Union book to Union representa­ (d) If there is not substantial evidence to support a finding of written copy of the charges made against him. tives at pay-off; If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall immediately guilt, the Appals Committee shall recommend that the charge on (c) Dirarderly conduct at pay-off or sign-on; which the finding was based be dismissed. cause to be sent to him, by registered mail addressed to his last (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in dis­ (e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser punishment. known mailing address on file with the Union a copy of the charging their duties; charges, the names and book numbers of the accusers, and a noti­ Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its decision and fication, that he must appear with his witnesses, rwdy for trial the (e) Disorderly conduct in the Union hall; if any, to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies 'morning after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the dissent, (f) Gambling in the Union hall; to be published and shall have them sent to each port in time to Trial Committee will be elected. (g) Negligent failure to join ship. In the event a majority of the membership of the Union shall reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. Headquarters shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at their last vote to accept charges after their rejection by a port, the trial shall Saction 5. Any member who has committed an offense penalized take place in the Port where Headquarters is located. Due notice known address, or notify them in person. by no more, than a fine of $50.00 may elect' to waive his rights thereof shall be given to the accused, who shall be informed of the Section 15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of this Article, under this Constitution subject to the provisions of Article XV, name of his accusers, and who shall receive a written statement the membership, by a majority vote, shall accept the decision of the Section 19 and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly . of the charges. At the r^uest of the accused, transportation and Appeals Committee, or the dissent therein. If . there is no dissent, authorized representative of the Union. subsistence shall be provided the accused and his witnesses. the decision of the Appeals Committee shall stand. Saction 6. This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed to If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the port Section 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent evidence waive any claim, of personal or property rights to which it or its where headquarters is located, in the manner provided for in and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence required by courts members are entitled, by bringing the memt^r to trial or enforcing of law but may receive all relevant testimony. The Trial Committee Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so providing for a new trial a penalty as provided in this Constitution. shall contain such directions as will insure a fair hearing to the may grant adjournments, at the request of the accused, to enable Saction 7. Any member under suspension for an offense under him to make a proper defense. In the event the Trial Committte accused. falls beneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quorum does exist. SacHon 16. Headquarters shall notify the accused and each accuser, this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, members, officials, and job holders. Soclion 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the accusers are either in person or in writing addressed to their last known address, of the results of the appeal. A further appeal shall be present. The Trial Committee shall conduct the trial except that the accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, allowed as set forth in Section 17 of this Article. Arhcia XVII and the witnesses, as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused Saction 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of the |MaPublications may select any member to assist him in his defense at the trial, visions of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union provided, (a), the said member is available at the time of the of North America, and the rights of, and procedure as to, further This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, newspapers, trial and (b) the said member agrees to tender such assistance. appeal as provided for therein. Decisions reached thereunder shall I magazines, periodicals and general literature, in such manner as If the accused challenges the qualifications of the members of the be binding on all members of the Union. may be determined, from time to time, by the Executive Board. Trial Committee, or states that the charges do not adequately inform Saction 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the Union to him of what wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and dis­ take all steps within their constitutional power to carry out the Articlo XVIII posed of, prior to proceeding on the merits of the defense, ^e terms of any effective decisions. Bonds guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven by the weight Saction 19. Every accused shall receive a written copy of the of the evidence, and the burden of such proof shall be upon the charges preferred against him and shall be given a reasonable time Pfficers and job holders, whether elected or appointed at well accuser. Every finding shall be based on the quality of the evidence to prepare his defense, but he may thereafter plead guilty and . and not solely on the number of witnesses produced. waive any or all of the other rights and privileges granted to him as all other employees handling monies of the Union shall be bonded as required by law. Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make finding as to guilt by this Article. If an accused has been properly notified of his trial and fails to attend without properly requesting a postpone­ or innocence, and recommendations as to punishment and/or other Article XIX Union action deemed desirable in the light of the proceedings. These ment, the Trial Committee may hold its trial without his presence. findings and recommendations shall be those of a majority of the Expenditures committee, and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Article XVI committee shall forward its findings and recommendations, along Section 1. In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in Offenses and Penalties with any dissent to the Port Agent of the port where the trial took existence, the President may authorize, make, or incur such ex­ place, while a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the accused and Section 1. Upon proof the commission of the following offenses, penditures and expenses as are normally encompassed within the the accusers, either in person or by mail addressed to their last authority conferred upon him by Article X of this Constitution. the member shall be expelled from membership: known addresses. The findings shall include a statement that the Soction 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to (a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating the rights of the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ the routine accounting and administrative procedures of the Union guarded. The findings also must contain the charges made, the date overthrow of the Government of the United States by force; of the trial, the name and address of the accused, the accuser, and (b) Acting as an informer against the interest of the Union except -those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. each witness; shall describe each document used at the trial; shall or the membership in any organizational campaign; contain a fair summary of the proceedings, and shall state the Section 3. The provisions of this Article shall supersede to the (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent of, the company against findings as to guilt or innocence. If possible, all documents used at the interests of the membership or the Union; extent applicable, the provisions of Article X of this Constitution. the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations shall be (d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy to mgdcia'|>art'0f the regular files. destroy the Union. Article XX Sartion 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, upon receipt Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following Income of the findings and recommendations of the Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations to be presented, and entered offenses, the member shall be penalized up to and including a penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the penalty of Section 1. The income of this Union shall include dues, initiation into the minutes, at the next regular meeting. expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the penalty shall not fees, fines, assessments, contributions, loans, interest, dividends, as Section 7.- The Port Agent shall send • the record of the entire exceed suspension from the rights and privileges of membership well as income derived from any other legitimate business operation proceedings to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies for more than two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00 or both: or other legitimate source. thereof to be made and sent to, each Port in time for the next (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union property of Section 2. An official Union receipt, properly filled out, shall be regularly scheduled meeting. the value in excess of $50.00. given to anyone paying money to the Union or to any person auth­ Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall be dis­ (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, seals, orized by the Union to receive money. It shall be the duty of every cussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority vote of the mem­ etc., for the purpose of personal gain; person affiliated with the Union who -makes such payments to bership of the Union shall: (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or hot, within the demand such receipt. fa) Accept the findings and recommendations, or Union for the purpose of personal gain, financial or otherwise, or Soction 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or the wilful refusal or failure to execute the duties or functions conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by a (c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommendations, or of the said office or job, or gross neglect or abuse in executing majority vote of the membership, provided that: (d) Order a new trial after finding that substantial justice has such duties or functions or other serious misconduct or breach of (a) The ballot must be secret. not been done with regard to the charges. In this event, a new trust. The President may, during the pendency of disciplinary (b) The assessment must be approved by a majority of the proceedings under this subsection, suspend the officer or jobholder trial shall take place at the port where headquarters is located from exercising the functions of the office or job, with or without valid ballots cast. and upon application, the accused, the accusers, and their witnesses pay, and designate his temporary replacement. shall be furnished transportation and subsistence. Saction 4. Except as otherwise provided by law, all payments (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of ballots, Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any punishment stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or election files, or by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied suc­ cessively to the monetary obligations owed the Union commencing so decided upon shall become effective. Headquarters shall cause election material of any sort; with the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of notice of the results thereof to be sent to each accused and accuser. (e) Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges are accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall be calculated Section 10. An accused who has been found guilty, or who is •false; accordingly. under effective punishment.may appeal in the following manner:' (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false reports He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to Headquarters or communications which fall within the scope of Union business; Article XXI within 30 days after receipt of the notice of the decision of the (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or mis­ membership. Other Types of Union Affiliation conduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detriment of the Section II. At the next regular meeting of the port where Head­ Union or its agreements; To the extent permitted by law, this Union, by majority vote quarters is located, after receipt of the notice of appeal, the notice (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, ot deliberate and shall be presented.and shall then become part of the minutes. An malicious villification, with regard to the execution of the duties of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it by individ­ uals in a lesser capacity than membership, or in a cajpacity other Appeals Committee shall then be elected. The Vice-President in of any office or job; than membership. By majority vote of the membership, the Union charge of contracts is charged with the duty of presenting the (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment aboard a may provide for the rights and obligations incident to such capaci­ before-mentioned proceedings and all available documents used as ties or affiliations. These rights and obligations may include, but evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as any vessel, exclusive of proper earnings and Union payments; (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for the are not limited to (a) the applicability or non-applicability of all written statement or argument submitted by the accused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he so desires. The purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to the Union, or any part of this Constitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of the Union to peremptory termination of such appeal shall be heard at Union Headquarters on the night the or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving evidence of Union affiliation and, (d) the fees required for such affiliation. In no committee is elected. It shall be the responsibility of the accused affiliation, with intent to deceive; to insure that his written statement or argument arrives at head­ (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the order of those duly event may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation equivalent to that of members, receive priority or tights over quarters in time for such presentation. authorized to make such orders during time of**; ike. members, or be termed a member. (1) Failure or refusal to pay a fine or assessment within the time Saction 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the appeal as limit set therefor either by the Constitution or by action taken in soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration of the evidence Article XXII and arguments before it. It may grant adjournments and may accordance with the Constitution. request the accused or accusers to present arguments, whenever Quorums Saction 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following necessary for such fair consideration. offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including a sus­ Saction 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specifically provided, Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall be by pension from the rights and privileges ormembership for two (2) the quorum im for a special meetiiig of a port shall be six full book majority vote, and shall be in die form of finding and recommen­ years, or a fine of $50.00 or both: members. dations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions and dissents shall be in (a) Wilfully misajpprqpfiating or misusing Union property writing and signed by. diose'participafiiig in such decision or dissent. of the Value under $50.00; The quotum for a regular meeting of s Pott shall be In. sowing its findings aod^recommdhdadons, the committee shall . (b) Auuming any office or job^ whether elective or not with fifty (50) members. be. governed by .the followmg:' ' ' ' ;' v ' knowledge of .the. la^ of pOMession pf the ^^Ifiafiou Sa^ A ^Unlesf. oUtthwi^e' jipecijcanr set* i^^liitelB,'the' :(a} No finding of guilt shall be reversed iif there is subsuntial therefor; decisions, reports, recommendations, ot other functions of any �ts, IMI SEAFARERS LOG feywiit of die Ualoa nqulfliis * quotum to ict offldtUr, b* Arrid* XXV • mejotltr of dMN totiog; end tBall not be offidal ot effecdr* vnlen dw quorum fcqnitemenn ere met. AmrnidniMits SMMM 4. Uoleu ctfaetwiie indicated herein, where the require* .Tills Gtnstimtion. shall b« amended In die following manners menu for e quorum are not specifically set forth, a quorum sbali ta^en I. Any full book member may submit at any tegulat be deemed to be a majority of those composing the applicable meeting of any port proposed amendments to Ais Constitution segment of the Union. in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of A# Pott approves it, Ae proposed amendment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. Article XXIII Meetings Section 1. Regular membership meetings shall be held monthly only in the following major ports at the following times: During the week following the first Sunday of every month a meeting shall be held on Monday—at New York; on Tuesday—at Philadelphia; on Wednesday—at Baltimore; and on Friday—at Detroit. During the next week, meetings shall be held on Monday at Houston; on Tuesday—at New Orleans and on Wednesday—at Mobile. All regujar membership meetings shall commence at 2:30 P.M. 1^1 time. Where a meeting day falls on a Holiday officially designated as such by the authorities of the state or municipidity in which a port is located, the port meeting shall take place on the following business day. Saturday and Sunday shall' not be deemed business days. The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all regular nfeetings in ports in thier respective areas. In the event the Area Vice Presidents are unable to attend a regular meeting of a. port, they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other elected job holders, to act as chairman of the meetings. In the event a quorum is not present at 2:30 P.M. the chairman of the meeting at the pertinent port shall postpone the opening of the; meeting but in no event later than 3:00 P.M. Section 3. A special meeting at a port may be called only at the direaion of the Port Agent or Area Vice President. No special meeting may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours in advance, on the port bulletin board. The Aiea Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all special meetings in ports in their respective areas. In the event the Area Vice Presidents are unable to attend a specjal meeting of a port, they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other eieaed job holders, to act as chairmen of the meetings. The contents of this Section 2 are subject to the provisions of Article XIII, Section 4(a). Section 3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all regular meetings shall be governed by the following: 1. The Union Ginstitution. 2. Majori^ vote of the members assembled. Article XXiV Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions Relating Thereto ^ Saction 2. When a proposed amendment isjiccepted by a ma­ jority vote of Ae membership, it shall bo referred to a ^nstimtional Gjmmittee in Ae Port where Headquarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six full book members, two from each department and shall be elected in accordance wiA such rules as are established by a majority vote of Aat Port. The Com­ mittee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It Aall prepare a report on Ae amendment together wiA any proposed changes or substimtions or recommendations and Ae reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall Aen be submitted to Ae membership by the President. If a majority vote of Ae membership approves Ae amendment as recommended, it shall Aen be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance wiA the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Seaion 3(b) -through Section 5, except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote of the membership at the time it gives the approval necessary to put the referendum to a vote, the Union Tallying Committee shall consist of six (6) full book members, two from each of the three (3) departments of the Union, elected from Headquarters Port. The amendment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be posted on Ae billletin boards of all ports and made avail­ able at the voting site in all ports. Saction 3. If approved by a majority of the valid ballots cast, the. amendment shall become effective immediately upon notifica­ tion by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the President that the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the amendment. The President shall immediately notify all ports of the results of the vote on Ae amendment. Article XXVI Transition Clause Saction I. It is the purpose and intent of this Article to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, to operations and activities conducted in accordance with Ais amended Constimtion. Accordingly, the following sections are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate the foregoing purpose and intent. Saction 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and other similar procedures and processes of this Union, _ in _ effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution shalhjje deemed to be permitted heruender and shall continue in effect unless or until changed, in accordance with the provisions hereof. Saction 3. All methods and means of collecting and disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, rules of order generally followed, bonding procedures, reinstatement procedures, and any other practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to ^ permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect unless or until changetl in accordance with Ae provisions hereof.Saction 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, including those with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constimtion, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in accordance with the-provisions hereof. Saction S. All officers and other jobholders elected as a result of the balloting held by this Union during November and December of 1958, who are serving at the time of the adoption of this amended Constimtion, shall continue to serve, without rediiction in salary, in the office most closely related to the one held prior to that adoption, and for a term not to exceed that for which he . was elected in the balloting held in 1958. For this purpose the following taWe sets out the new office and job, the present nearest equivalent in terms of functions presently performed, and the identity of-the person occupying it. The adoption of this amended Constimtion shall constitute ratification of this table. Soclien 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any illness or situation preventing the affected person from carrying out his duties for more than 30 days, provided that this does not result in a vacancy. However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to prohibit the execution of the functions ot more than one job and/or office in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to exist with regard to the regular job or office of the one taking over the duties and functions of the one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the time during which the circumstances exist. Saction 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "vacancy" shall include failure to perform the functions' of any office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or suspension from membership or expulsion from the Union with no further right to appeal in accordance with the provisions of Article XV. of this Constitution. Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole the term, "majority vote of the membership", shall mean the majority of all the valid votes cast by full book members at an official meeting of those ports holding a. meeting. This definition shall prevail not­ withstanding that one or more ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For the purpose of this Section, the term "meeting" shall refer to those meetings to be held during the time peri^ within which a vote must be taken in accordance with the Con­ stitution and the custom and usage of the Union in the indicated priority. Old Title . Individual - Saction 4. When applicable solely to port action and not con­ New Telle Secretary-Treasurer PAUL HALL President cerned with, or related to, the Union as a whole, and not forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of the mem­ Executive Assistant Secretarybership", shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the Vice-President Treasurer CAL TANNER full book members at any meeting of the Port, regular or special. Vice-President in . Saclion 5. The term, "membership action", or reference thereto, charge of Contracts shall mean the same as the term "majority vote of the membership". and Contract Assistant SecretaryTreasurer CLAUDB SIMMONS Section 6. Where the title of any office or job, or the holder Enforcement thereof, is set forth in this Constitution, all references thereto and Vice-President in the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be equally charge of the Assistant Secretaryapplicable to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. EARL SHEPPARD Treasurer Atlantic Coast Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed, to mean • Vice-President in that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected offi­ charge of the Assistant Secretarycials and- other elected job-holders are required to assume office. Gulf Coast llNDSEY WILLIAMS Treasurer The first election year hereunder shall be deemed to be 1960. Boston Port Agent Vice-President in Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution", and "this amended charge of the Lakes and Administrative Constitution", shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shall and Inland Waters Director of Great AL TANNER refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the one adopted Lakes District by the Union in 1939, as amended up through August, 1956. (To be filled by the Saction 9. The term, "member in good standing", shall mean a President in accord­ member whose monetary obligations to the Union arc not in arrears ' ance with Constim­ for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expul­ Secretary-Treasurer VACANCY tion) sion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless other­ Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters wise expressly indicated, the term, "member", shall mean a member Treasurer BILL HALL Representaiive in good standing. Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters Saction 10. Unless plainly otherwise required by Ae context of ED MOONEY Treasurer their use, the terms "Union book", "membership book", and "book", Representative shall mean official evidence of Union membership. Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters JOB VOLPIAN Treasurer Saction 11. The term "full book" or "full Union book" shall mean Representative only an official certificate issued as evidence of Union membership Since no elected officer or jobholder currently performs the which, can be attained only by those members who have first functions of the new office of Secretary-Treasurer, that office shall acquired the highest seniority rating set forth in the standard be filled by the President pursuant to Article X, Section l(j) of collective bargaining agreement. this Constimtion. From Ae date of Ae adoption of this Constim­ 'Saction 12. The term, "full book member", shall mean a member tion, the officers, as above described, shall execute the powers and to whom a full book has been duly issued and who is entitled to functions, and assume Ae responsibilities of Ae said offices as setfq«^in,tJijs,^?tiwtioij^ , ..r. , xe^,Jf.jn^iacf9/;(^ace vt^ith ^^rovisip^qf ^SrConstiti^tjjq^. -t »; ).-? ttw JvlVj"' ;C /rc'>.'«o.i'.ri rov> i^i.v.i-i fiUHiIeiiiciit—Page Sevea DCHIBIT A Minimal raqulramanft le b* cenlalntd In Constftutien of luberdinafn bodies and divisions chartered by or •fflliated with the Seafarers international Union of North America-Atlanfic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. I All members shall have equal rights and privileges, subject to reasonable rules and regulations, contained in this Constimtion, Including secret election, freedom of speech, Ae right to hold office and Ae right of secret votes on assesstnent and dues increases, all in accordance wIA Ae law. II No member may be automaticallv suspended from membership except for non-payment of dues, and all members shall be afforded a fair hearing upon written charges, wiA a reasonable time to pre-, pare defense, when accused of an offense under the Constimtion. III This Union is chartered by (and/or affiliated with), the Sea­ farers International Union of NorA America—^Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District, and this Constimtion and any amend­ ments thereto, shall not take effect unless and until approved as set forth in Ae Constimtion of Aat Union. IV An object of this Union is, within its reasonable capacity, to promote the. welfare of, and assist, the Seafarers International Union of NorA America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. The charter (and/or affiliation) relationship between this Union and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall not be dissolved so long as at least ten members of this Union, and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board wish to continue such relationship. VI No amendment to Ais Constimtion shall be effective unless and until approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the membership in a secret referendum- conducted for that purpose. In, any event, the adoption of Ais Constitution and any amendments thereto, will not be effective unless and until compliance with Article II of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America —Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District is first made. VII The Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall have the right to check, inspect and make copies of all the books and records of this Union upon demand. VIII This Union shall not take any action which will have the effect of reducing its net assets, calculated through recognized accounting procedures, below the amount of its indebtedness to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, unless approved by that Union through its Executive Board. IX So long as there exists any indebtedness by this Union to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, that Union shall have the right to appoint a representative or representatives ,to this Union who shall have' Ae power to attend all meetings of this Union, or its sub-divisions, or governing boards, if any; and who shall have access to all books and records of this Union on demand. This representative, or these representatives, shall be charged with the duty of assisting this Union and its membership, and acting as a liaison between the Seafarers International Union of North America —Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District and this Union. So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebtedness of any sort, is owed by this Union to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, such indebtedness shall constitute a first lien on the assets of this Union, which lien shall not be impaired without the written approval of the Seafarers International Union of North America— Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board. XI The per capita tax payable by Ais Union to the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall be that which is fixed in accordance •with the terms of the Constitution of that Union. XII This Constimtion and actions by this Union pursuant Aereto are subject to those provisions of Ae Constimtion of the Seafarers Internatior-'l Union of North America—^Adantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District pertaining to affiliation, disaffiliation, trustee­ ships, and the granting and removal of charters. XIII This Union shall be affiliated with Ae Seafarers International Union of North America through the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict. It shall share in, and participate as part of, Ae delegation of that District to the Convention of Ae Seafarers International Union of North America in accordance wiA Ae provisions of Ae Con­ stitution of Ae Seafarers International Union of NprA America— Atlantic) Gulf, Lakes and Inland Wattu Pisuict. . . ,V. I .1 ^l«i} •'i ii.rt �• r ** . .«». **' ••/•v'tr •."M' •'V i :; ,-Jis ' -i.M"'J ' •' •" .-•'d " • ^y; - ••-: :-di'. •-S • •=:" E^E/ey SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED • Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. ^ The right to vote. • The right to nominate himself for, and to hold, any office in the Union. • That every official of the Union shall be hound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member be deprived of his rights and privileges as a member without due process of the law of the Union. * The right to be confronted by his accuser and to be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members if he should be charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. * The right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. * The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic prin­ ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union, 'ti i -- :, , .) 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Title A name given to the resource June 25, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: A.M.A. ATTACKS FEDERAL CARE FOR SEAMEN AS UNNECESSARY BILL REPEALING SECTION 14B MAKES PROGRESS IN HOUSE STRIKE ON ATLANTIC, GULF CURTAILS SHIPPING ACTIVITY JOHN STRONG, 62, DIES; HEADED IBT LOCAL 807 SIU SUPPORTS PROPOSALS AIMED AT STRENGTHENING U.S. BULK CARRIER FLEET RAP NAVY’S PROPOSAL TO BUY BRITISH SHIPS AFL-CIO URGES WAGE-HOUR AMENDMENTS AS AID TO POVERTY CUBA BLACKLIST HOLDS FIRM AT 237 DURING APRIL-MAY SIU FIGHTS PROPOSED WATERWAY ‘USER’ TAX LOW LAKES WATER LEVELS HINDER INDUSTRIAL GROWTH SEAFARERS COVERED BY WAR RISK INSURANCE SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – SIERRA LEONE JAPANESE SALMON RAIDS CONTINUE IN NORTH PACIFIC SUPREME COURT RULING LIMITS UNIONS’ ANTI-TRUST IMMUNITY LABOR HAILS BILL TO END IMMIGRATION INEQUALITIES 1964 – RECORD YEAR FOR SIU WELFARE BENEFITS TEXT OF SIU CONSTITUTION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/25/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 13 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/c3213ad318ef97a22e79e917818b03ca.PDF c00202834de1c56eb9fad4091a3d2de2 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL GROAN OK THC SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNIQN • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO ! i V- ; ll ' i «• • • iil^ h -•• !• 11 Vi\ f il:^ :iV I B 'j \)' rf ij D'f . m 1• '• JS", • . •. V ' ' SlUNA Twelfth Biennial Convention The Twelfth Biennial Convention of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America held In Washington at the Gramercy Inn, took action on a wide variety of proposals designed to up­ grade the U.S. merchant fleet and provide guide­ lines for the future activities of the trade union movement. The convention delegates, represent­ ing 33 unions affiliated with the SlUNA, heard numerous speakers from the trade union move­ ment, Government and the maritime Industry. During the meetings of the various convention committees, the delegates mapped out important policy decisions on which the International will act during the next two years. Among the con­ vention's distinguished speakers was AFL-CIO President George Meany (lower right photo) who pledged the full support of the AFL-CIO to mari­ time labor's struggle for a stronger U.S.-flag fleet. During the course of the convention, SlUNA Pres­ ident Paul Hall paid special tribute to retiring International vice-president Andrea Gomez, of the Cannery Worker's Union of the Pacific, Los Angeles (lower left photo). News and feature stories on the convention appear on page 3 and the back page of this issue of the LOG and photo coverage appears on pages 11, 12, 13 and 14. �Paie T«« SEAFARERS^ L^C Repeal Of Sec. i4b Clears First Big Hurdle In House « iJan* lly 1968 By Paul Hall WASHINGTON^With pressure growing across the nation for legislation repealing The far-ranging scope of the resolutions, committee reports and posi­ the anti-lahor Section 14(h) of the Taft-Hartley Act, a hill calling for repeal took its tions adopted by delegates during the 12th Biennial SIUNA Convention first step in the House this week by gaining approval from the House Education and Labor in Washington recently, is another clear example of the complexity of Committee. The bill would rethe issues facing our Union today. The maritime Industry in the mod­ peal one of the most onerous rights movement—and an employ­ boasting that the union shop had ern world is closely tied to national and international events, the poli­ sections of the Taft-Hartley ers' association whose members re­ been outlawed and labor would cies of our own and other governments, worldwide economic and Act, a section which allows the ported "a more harmonious labor- work "joyously" lor wages averag­ political needs as well as the important issues facing the entire Ameri­ management relationship" under ing "6 to 49 cents below other can labor movement, including maritime labor. states to pass so-called "Rightunion shop conditions. southern states and from 50 to 95 Convention delegates gave fneir attention to Improving all segmerils to-Work" laws which have reg­ cents below northern states." of the U.S. maritime fleet, focusing on the special problems facing the Meany said repeal of See. 14 ularly been used by anti-labor ele­ bulk carrier, tanker and domestic segments as well as the tramp and ments to undermine union activity (b) will beip the labor movement He related how the argument in various areas of the United and sfa'engthen unions at the bar­ has been used in northern states Great Lakes portions of the fleet. In addition, attention was focused gaining table. But more impor­ that similar anti-union laws are on the problems facing those Union members who earn their livings States. tant, he sk'essed, it will help the needed to "compete" with "right- aboard vessels carrying cargoes on the nation's inland waterwaya and Weak unions and low wages are nation. "This is not Just a trade aboard vessels engaged in the fishing industry and the cannery in­ to-work" states, and declared: the "real purpose" of state "Right- union bill." dustries, which are closely Intertwined with the fishing industry. to-Work" laws, AFL-ClO Presi­ Attention was also naturally given to the many vital issues facing "This eountry needs the repeal In just the past eight years, he dent George Meany charged at House hearings on the bill prior said, millions of dollars and thou­ of 14(b) lor the saine reasons American labor in general—most notably repeal of Taft-Hartley Sec­ to its approval this week. sands of man-hours were thrown that It needs a Fair Labor Stand­ tion 14(b)—but also including an increase in the minimum wage, in­ into 40 major state battles over ards Act. The states that com­ creased coverage for workers under the Fair Lanor Standards Act, more Meany and Labor Secretary W. rlght-to-work" legislation — "a prise this nation should go for­ comprehensive unemployment coverage and many other issues. Also Willard Wirtz—the first two wit­ staggering waste of money and ward together, not backward tied closely to the needs of American workers, much necessary and nesses—scored 14(b) as an impedi­ manpower" which, on both sides, separately." overdue social legislation was discussed and acted upon by the dele­ ment to free collective bargaining should have been put to better gates. and a source of costly, sterile con­ use." A similar theme was sounded Naturally, many of the policies and programs of the U.S. government. flict which has hurt the nation. by Subcommittee Chairman Frank Its various agencies, and the administration itself came under the spot­ But that, he added, was merely Thompson, Jr., sponsor of the re­ Repeal Supported the "visible waste." The more last­ peal bill, at the start of hearings. light and were subjected to close scrutiny during these discussions and examinations. For example, no study of the problems facing the Amer­ ing damage was the suspicions and They were joined in their call conflicts injected into collective ican-flag tramp, bulk carrier or tanker fleets could' be complete unless UJS. an 'Economic Entity' for repeal by spokesmen for the it involved an examination of the policies of the Agriculture Depart­ bargaining relationships and the major religious faiths, the civil The United States, Thompson ment, the Maritime Administration, federal oil import quotas, the day-to-day dealings of labor and stressed, is "an economic entity." shipbuilding and operating subsidy programs, and many'others. management. The same companies produce and No study of the problems facing the American inland waterway fleet All this, he said, is because Sec. sell the same goods "in Newark would be complete without involving an examination of the attitudes 14(b) marked a "unique and pecu­ and New Orleans, in Seattle and of the Interstate Commerce Commission and its strong leanings toward liar" departure from the constitu­ Savannah. They, and their workers, the railroad Industry, the reasons behind the Administration's recurring tional doctrine that state laws do should be governed by the same calls for a "user tax" on fuel used by waterway operators, and the not supersede federal legislation on code of labor law." growth of industrial complexes along the nations inland waterways. A the same subject. comprehensive study of the plight of the U.S. fishing industry must in­ He termed Sec. 14(b) "totally clude the policies of several other major fishing nations—most notably What is more, Meany pointed oiit, the departure is a "one-way inconsistent with a national policy Japan and the Soviet Union—and our nation's reaction to those policies. street." The federal labor law of encouraging collective bargain­ In the face of this growing complexity, delegates to the SIUNA con­ permits the union shop—under ing." A union, he pointed out, is vention are to be commended on the fine job they did. The convention which employes are required to required to represent equally all actions covered the full range of maritime Issues, labor needs and Join the union after 30 days— employes in the bargaining unit. national issues involving not only the members of the affiliated unions, but prohibits the closed shop, It is patently unfair, he said, "to but all of the American people. which requires union member­ deny a union the right to seek a In addition to the many resolutions adopted on various vital issues, ship as a condition of employ­ contract which requires all those the delegates also went on record In favor of several pieces of legisla­ ment. While 14(b) allows states whom it protects to carry their tion presently before the House or Senate. Some of this legislation to prohibit the union shop, it share of the .costs. To me, the was introduced as a result of SIU efforts, such as the bill to block does not allow them to go be­ issue is as simple as that." the closing of PHS hospitals. And on this and other pending legislation yond federal law in the other Meany's testimony, was endorsed of concern to our people, our Union has appeared before the appro­ direction by permitting the by the ranking Republican mem­ priate committees and urged passage. closed shop. ber of the full Education & Labor The biennial SIUNA convention is an important event because it Meany charged advocates of Committee. Representative Wil­ regularly brings together many Union members and officials who, in "work" laws with the "illegitimate liam H. Ayres (O.). "For the first the interim may be scattered all over the world. In their discussions and improper objective" of luring time in several years," Ayres said, they can bring together the benefits of their collective knowledge of industry through anti-union laws he found himself agreeing with the maritime and related industries, and so are enabled to .make better and low wage standards. AFL-CIO's position. judgments and decisiona on the issues affecting all of .us. "It is utterly wrong for a state to solicit industry on this basis," he Joe Powell declared. NEW YORK—Joseph Powell, Meany read to the subcommittee Business Agent of Local 153, Office the letter a Mississippi mayor wrote Employees International Union, and Secretary of the Maritime Port to a Connecticut manufacturer in­ Council of Greater New York Har­ viting him to open a plant and bor, died suddenly of a heart at­ tack on June 3. Joe Powell, MTD Aide, Dies At 51 Sanitation Award Won By Luciie Bioomfioid I SEAFARERS LOG Brother Powell, who was born in June 11, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. IJ Brooklyn, was 51 years old. Funeral services were conducted at St. Helena's R.C. Church in the Bronx. Burial took place on June 7 in St. Raymond's Cemetery. Scores of trade union represen­ tatives and members of his own and other organizations attended the services for Brother Powell. Large delegations from the water­ front unions, including the SIU, also paid their final respects. Brother Powell, an affable, mildmannered man, was very popular with his trade union associates. He is survived by his wife Helen, with whom he lived at 1522 Unionport Road, the Bronx, New York; three sons, Joseph Jr., 24, Thomas, 17, Dennis, 15, and a daughter, Helen, 11. He is also survived by his father, William; five brothers, William, Edward, John, Vincent and Robert, and two sisters, Mrs. Eleanor Creren and Mrs. Regina Ager. Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District. AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNEH EARL SREFARD Exec. Vice-Pres, Vice-President AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAM« Sec.-Treas. Vice-President HOB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst. Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: ROBERT ARONSON, PETE CARMEN; ROBERT MILGROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Published biweekly et the headquarters of the Seafarers International Union, At. Untie, Cult, Lakes and inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, (75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tol. HYaeinth 9-((00. Second class postage paid at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under tho Act of Aug. 24. 1912. 120 iy Crewmembers, SIU reps and company officers gathered on the deck of the Luciie Bloomfield recently for presentation of the Bloomfield Sanitation Plaque for 1964. Bloomfield ships have received thirty-two consecutive scores of 100 from the USPHS during the past eight years and the Luciie Bloomfield was adjudged the "Cleanest of the Clean." Lett to right are: Donald C. Foster, third cook; Sigmund Rothchild, steward; Roan Lightfoot, SIU rep; Y. i. Pedrozo. Jr.. second electrician and and ship's delegate; W. M. Hightower, bed­ room utility, G. Baas, chief engineer; F. M. Reyes, MAP; J. B. Cotter and O. C. Webster, Bloomfield vice-presidents; and H. H. Rose, master. �Mil. mi SEAFARERS . taO SIUNA Convention Sets Program On Vital Maritime, Labor issues WASHINGTON—Delegates to the Twelfth Biennial Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America focused sharply on the plight . j of the American-flag merchant marine and recommended specific Government measures to restore U.S. shipping to its essential role in the American economy. ^ Over 200 convention delegates representing 33 affiliated unions within thfr SIUNA returned home from Washington on June 1 after taking action on the key problem areas of the^^ the country's defense or structure of the merged organiza­ maritime industry needing meet commercial needs and criticized tion is "unrealistic" and called for immediate attention by ap­ the poor U. S. shipbuilding record. a framework which would allow propriate government agen­ cies. The convention's rec­ ommendations for action to solve these problems was taken in the form of resolu­ tions and committee reports. AFL-CIO President George Meany addressed the assembled delegates on the first day of the SIUNA Convention and received a standing ovation. With Meany here are SlU President Hall and Secretary-Treasurer Al Kerr. Convention Speakers Cite Ship, Legislative Needs WASHINGTON — Leaders of the U.S. labor movement, government and industry addressed delegates of the SIUNA'# Twelfth Biennial Convention held from May 26 through June 1. Many of the speakers urged Government action to upgrade type of collective bargaining agree­ the U.S.-flag merchant fleet, ment that they want." and several urged the repeal of t 3^ section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Kenneth BeLleu, Undersecretary Act which permits states to enact so-called "right-to-work" laws. Ex­ of the Navy—Speaking of U.S. mer­ cerpts from several of these chant fleet's role in land-sea exer­ speeches follow: cise "Operation Steel Pike"—"You 4" served us magnificently. I don't Senator Edward Kennedy (D.- know of an instant in that exercise Mass.)—"We need a new modern where you folks failed us ... I fleet. We need to encourage know from a national defense American investors to stay with the standpoint, not military alone, but American-flag ships, and the Amer­ for the good of the economy of this ican crews, rather than spend their country, we need a strong, modem, money and take the risks of foreign fast-mo^ng Merchant Marine, construction and foreign registry manned by people equipped with ... We just cannot afford to beg the knowledge of the latest things out of international ocean trans­ in technology . . . and we can outport, but without a positive replace­ (Contlnuea on page 7> ment and subsidy program keyed to long-range goals, there is the possibility that this will happen." 4> Delegates to the convention also took action on a broad range of problems faced by the U.S. labor movement, the country's working men and women and the nation as a whole. SIUNA president Paul Hall chaired the convention, and vice-president Morris Weisberger was convention secretary. The highlight of the conven­ tion's first day came when AFLCIO President George Meany pledged that the labor federation would go "down the line" in sup­ port of maritime labor's fight to preserve American ships manned by American seamen at American wage levels. Scoring the critics who charge labor is to blame for the decline of maritime by insisting on decent wages, Meany declared that the maritime unions are not respon­ sible "in the slightest degree" for the sorry state of the U.S. mer­ chant marine. He laid the responsi­ bility for the decline of U.S. mari­ time at the door of the Departmenits of Agriculture, Defense and State whose policies weaken, rather than help American shipping. Senators Urge Action Senators Vance Hartke (D.-Ind.), Ted Kennedy (D.-Mass.) and Daniel Inouye (R. Hawaii) also called for a stronger American-flag mer­ chant fleet in speeches before the convention. Senator Hartke charged that the U. S. fleet was not "qualitatively adequate" to Senator Kennedy declared that he was in favor of a strong subsidy program for both the construction and operation of U. S. vessels. He expressed particular concern over the weak status of the U. S.-flag bulk fleet. Senator Inouye also called for a program of increased subsidies for U. S. shipping. Congressmen appearing at the convention also called for imme­ diate government action to halt the decline of the American fleet. Representative John Rooney (D.N. Y.), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, told delegates that he had added an additional $7 million to a request submitted by the Maritime Admin­ istration for the construction of five new ships for the American President Line. Two speakers at the convention stressed the contribution of the SIU in strengthening the merchant marine by its participation in President Johnson's Maritime Ad­ visory Committee which is charged with the formulation of a new na­ tional maritme policy. Nicholas Johnson, U. S. Maritime Adminis­ trator, and Theodore Kheel, noted labor arbitrator, said the SIUNA had submitted comprehensive po­ sitions and documents that are assisting the committee in build­ ing a record from which a new maritime policy can be devel­ oped. Both Johnson and Kheel are MAC members. Merger Talks Convention delegates adopted a report from the SIUNA Executive Board, setting forth the Union's position on merger talks with the National Maritime Union. The re­ port said the NMU's proposed 4* 4- 4" SIUNA Convention Highlights WASHINGTON — Delegates to the SIUNA's 12th Biennial Conven­ tion returned to the Gramercy Inn, site of the union's 11th conven­ tion in 1963. Once again guests at the hotel had cause to wonder if the International had moved its entire headquarters, lock, stock and barrel into the inn. Not only was the entrance to the inn draped with huge SIUNA convention banners, but the lobby was taken over by a large SIUNA exhibit, and the ball­ room, meeting and work rooms of the motel were all devoted to con­ vention business. t t 4 The Gramercy's lobby had a full display summarizing the SIUNA's remarkable record of achievement in its 27-year history in behalf of Seafarers, inland boatmen and workers in allied industries and crafts. A large alcove in the lobby was covered with panels picturing the membership on the job, the growth of the union's membership, photographs of union halls, copies of union publications and other dis­ plays. 4 Theodore Kheel, member of Mar­ itime Advisory Committee and noted labor arbitrator—Speaking on the SIU proposal that savings achieved through automation should be plowed back into additional shipping—"In an industry . . . which is declining ... to ask for and expect the intelligent and construc­ tive solution of the problems of automation, without at the same time having a firm commitment from the U.S. Government that any savings thus achieved will be used to develop more ships Is, in my judgment, to expect the impossi­ ble." 4 4 The convention sessions were held in the inn's main ballroom against a 56-foot backdrop showing the 33 affiliated unions in the SIUNA family and two large photographs of Andrew Furuseth and Harry Lundeberg. The walls of the ballroom were covered with large banners bearing the slogan: "The U.S. Is A Fifth Rate Maritime Nation—Strengthen Our Merchant Marine Now!" Other banners read "14(b) and Lower Wages Go To­ gether—Repeal 14(b)!" These ban­ ners provided the major themes of the convention speeches. Coffee was again available at the sessions for the convenience of all delegates. 4" Representative Frank Thompson (D.-N.J.)—Speaking of his subcom­ mittee's hearings to repeal section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act— "Were there a 'right-to-work,' there would be absolutely no unemploy­ ment, and this would be great... it is a phony phrase . . . We contend that this section 14(b) causes tre­ mendous and unnecessary hostility between labor and management . . . and that it deprives workers in 19 states of their right to vote for the all components of both unions to participate on the basis of full equality. Convention delegates au­ thorized the continuation of talks on the subject. (See Back Page (Continued on page 23) 4 Members of the Puerto Rico delegation to the SIUNA Convention, headed by SIU of Puerto Rico President Keith Terpo, placed a memorial wreath on the grave of the late President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery. Other members of the Puerto Rico delegation talcing part are: Mr. and Mrs. Felix Marrero, Rafael Hernandez, Ramon Pacheco, Juan Mor­ ales, Ernesto Erazo, Candido Valcarcel and Joe Ramos. They were accompanied by Peter McGavin, MTD secretary. 4 4 The only sad note of the conven­ tion was the news that Internation­ al Vice-President Andrea Gomez, who has the longest record of serv­ ice on the Executive Board, was retiring. SIUNA President Paul Hall presented Sister Gomez with a gold watch as only a token of thanks for her unsurpassed record (Continued on page 4) �SEAFARERS rate 'Mv LOG JoM 11. INS SlU-MSTU Granted Autonomy WASHINGTON—The establishment of procedures to grant full autonomy to the SIUNAaffiliated Military Sea Transportation Union was approved by the Twelfth Biennial Conven­ tion of the SIUNA, Convention delegates acted on a report submitted by the Seamen's Or­ By Eori (Bull) Shcpord, Vlee-Pr*sldMt, AHmtie ganizational and Grievance+ Committee recommending having recommendations for the quarters, 350 Fremont Street, San Impressive Record For Convention union's constitution to make their Francisco, Calif. autonomy for the MSTU. The delegates provided that the suggestions known to the commit­ After building oo« of the most impressive records of accomplish­ In approving the report, the tee. Prior to the election of the new MSTU constitution shall be convention agreed to the desir­ committee these recommendations consistent with the SIUNA con­ ment ever produced at a Union convention, delegates to the Twelfth ability of establishing autonomy may be mailed to MSTU head­ stitution. Biennial convention have returned from Washington to their home for the MSTU, and of creating an ports. Not only did the convention approve an impressive set of reso­ MSTU structure which will be of, lutions to reinvigorate the American-flag merchant fleet, and repeal sec­ by and for the entire MSTU tion 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, but they also called for vitally membership. The delegates de­ clared that the establishment of needed legislation in behalf of the U.S. labor movement and the na­ I an autonomous MSTU would be in tion's'welfare. Delegates also heard messages of support and friend­ ^cial Activities Committee also had ship from dozens of trade unionists, Congressmen and government (Continued from page 8) the best interests of the SIUNA and its membership as well as the of accomplishment for the SIUNA; a busy schedule of sightseeing officials. Th convention also provid^ an opportunity for delegates MSTU and its members. President Hall also appointed her as events for delegates' wives and to renew old acquaintances and meet representatives of the SIUNA'a guests including trips to the White The Military Sea Transporta­ vice president emeritus at the clos­ House, Smithsonian Institute, AFL- S3 affiliated unions from all over the United States, Puerto Rico, ing session of the convention. Trinidad and Canada. tion Union, which has been in CIO headquarters and other points NEW YORK $ 3' $ organizational status until now, is of interest In the nation's capital. This year's traditional convention The conunittee sponsored a special composed of members who sail in Seafarers in the New York hall have been giving a big hello to the Pacific fleet of the Miiitary banquet was held at the nearby visit to Arlington National Ceme­ Carl M. McDaniel, a veteran SIU brother who recently paid off the Mayflower Hotel where delegates, tery where a special wreath was Geneva. Tom B<^h, another familiar face who sails out of New Sea Transportation Service. their wives and guests enjoyed one The convention delegates ap­ of the best meals In memory. Top laid at the grave of the late Presi­ York, has put in an appearance after piling off the Flomar. Tom tells us that he'll miss his former ship, now that she is headed for the bone proved a six-step procedure under flight entertainment featuring co­ dent John F. Kennedy. yard as part of the Oalmar line's replacement program. First in line which the MSTU membership will median Morty Gunty and song 3^ 3; to collect his vacation benefits the^ elect a constitutional committee by thrush June Valli made the even­ Delegates who were race frack other day was Vincent McCioskey secret baiiot to draw up a perma­ ing an especially pleasurable one. devotees had their chance to root who was greeting friends he hasn't another familiar face that has nent constitution. Upon com­ their favorite home at the second seeii for several months. Other fa­ popped up jn the hall after paying t. S. t. pletion of the committee's work, The Convention Sociai Activities runni'' the SIUNA Handicap miliar faces at the vacation window off the Globe Explorer in Houston. a secret mail-ballot referendum Committee under the able guidance held : )r of the convention at were Arthur Wifert and A. Vidal NORFOLK will be held among MSTU mem­ of genial host Ed Mooney kept the the R-b.-roft Raceway in nearby who brought his son Elbert around The SIU United Industrial Work­ bers to approve the new constitu­ delegates relaxed with refresh­ Maryland. to see the hall. ers recently won an NLRB election tion. After the constitution is ments and dance music at his among employees of the NBC 3^ 4. BOSTON adopted, the membership will then famous hospitality room which was Lines. Workers at the company The SIU's 12th Biennial Conven­ elect officers, and, when these open for business nightly. On Shipping activity in Boston is piled up an impressive 37-18 vote officers are installed, the MSTU hand for the opening of the hos­ tion was addressed by many distin­ still moving on the slow bell, but in favor of the UIW. will be granted full autonomy. pitality room were several SIUNA guished leaders in labor, maritime the outlook is expected to brighten Shipping has been on the slow The convention urged all rank- friends including Speaker of the government and other fields. Among up a bit in the coming weeks. the host of Washington lawmakers side in Norfolk during the last House John McCormack. The Soand-file members of the MSTU Among the SIU oldtimers hold­ month, but it's expected to become to take the Seafarers rostrum were Senators Edward M. Kennedy ing down the hali in Boston is fairly active in the next four (D.-Mass.), Vance Hartke (D.-Ind.), Kenneth LaRose who recently weeks. Douglas Clark recently and Daniel Inouye (R.-Hawaii), and picked up bis FFD slip. Ken re­ paid off the Cities Service Norfolk Representatives Hugh Carey (D.- cently finished a voyage on the Sea where he sailed in the deck gang N.Y.), John Rooney (D.N.Y.), Em­ Pioneer, and tells us he's looking to spend some time with his fam­ manuel Cellar (D.-N.Y.), Abraham for a deck slot on a coast hugger. ily during the summer . Doug told J. Multer, (D.-N.Y.), Hale Boggs Antone Paculnos is. singing the us that he was afraid the ship was By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President (D.-L.), Thomas Felly (R.-Was-h.), blues since the Mt. Washington going out for a whole year. RosPaul A. Fino (R.-N.Y.), Jacob Gil­ went into layup. Brother Pacuipos well Sanderlin has been telling the bert (D.-N.Y.,), Joseph Addabbo is visiting with his folks after gang in the hall that he hated to (D.-N.Y,), Paul G. Rogers (R.-Fla), spending a year aboard his favor­ get off the Steel Fabricator since it Frank Thompson (D.-N.J.), and ite "floating hotel." Joe Garello was strictly a first class ship, but The SIU and other shipping officials have been calling for the con­ told the boys in the hall that he'll he had to look over his farm down struction of a large, modern bulk carrier fleet for the past several years. Paul Krebs (D.-N.J.). take a chief cook or steward's job Carolina way. Herman White just In a series of well documented statements Union representatives have on the first coastwise ship that paid off the Steel Chemist where pointed to the rapidly aging condition of the present U.S.-flag bulk crews up. he made his first trip as baker. fleet, and warned of the ominous results that will occur if the present PHILADELPHIA Herman chalked up a record as a governmental policy of inaction and neglect continues. The shipping picture in Phila­ top notch man with the bread and The reason for this emphasis on the urgent need for bulk carrier delphia brightened up a bit during goodies as the crew piled up their construction can be found by taking a quick look at the current make­ the past two weeks, and the out­ votes of thanks for his efforts. up of this country's foreign trade. At the present time, 84 percent look for the future seems fair. PUERTO RICO of U.S. foreign commerce moves in dry or liquid bulk carriers. This The racing season has brought Attempts by the SIU of Puerto single statistic illustrates that if the American-flag fleet is going to Lester Lopham back to port after Rico to halt the- passage of mali­ meet the country's future transportation requirements, immediate ac­ a long trip to South Africa on the cious anti-labor laws have brought tion must be taken to build more and larger bulk carriers. NEW YORK — The slumping Robin Locksley. John Bergeria is A recent news item about the growing world-wide demand for U.S. U.S. shipbuilding industry had its another man who was attracted the Union and the Central coal is an excellent example of how this country's failure to rebuild worst year since 1956, according home by the local sports scene. Labor Council under strong attack its bulk fleet is leaving this trade in the hands of foreign-flag ship­ to the annual report of the Ship­ After piling off the Globe Travel­ by many enemies of the Puerto ping. A survey of the world coal market has led a British research builders Council of America. Fur­ er, John is out at Shibe Park Rican trade union movement. The firm to predict that international coal shipments will increase by 55 ther evidence of the country's lag­ watching the Phillies every day. anti - union legislation is being percent to 110 million metric tons by 1970. The United States, accord­ ging construction of new merchant The ponies have worked a reverse pushed by Governor Roberto San­ ing to the survey, will be exporting 55.4 million tons of the world total. tonnage was reported by Lloyd's affect on George (Frenchy) Am- chez Vilella who took office in Jan­ uary, Governor Sanchez' program Register of Shipping which shows blard who says he'll jump for a Normally, with these bright coal^ reverses his party's traditional exporting possibilities on the hori­ for instance, that America's chief that the U.S. has sunk to tenth BR slot on the Globe Carrier since policy of friendliness and coe^ ora­ his choices started running iii the tion with the labor movement for zon, both the nation's seamen and coal customers in the coming place in world shipbuilding. shipping operators should be ytars will be the member nations While the U.S. was dropping fur­ wrong direction. the past 30 years. beaming. However, any dreams of of the European Coal and Steel ther into the ship construction BALTIMORE Government officials and busi­ more jobs or profits arising from Community, Italy and Japan. doldrums, world-wide merchant The American Newspaper Guild nessmen are studying plans to put this trade must dissolve against While the growing need for a ship building hit a new, recCrd in has returned to work at the Sun the port of Aguadilla back into op­ the hard facts of an obsolescent modern bulk carrier fleet has long the first quarter of 1965. The Newspapers after winning an fleet and an indifferent govern­ Lloyds report found that in the agreement to submit several major eration. A group of business offi­ been recognized abroad, this coun­ ment. first three months of this year issues to arbitration. The Guild cials have incorporated for the pur­ try has been content to ignore it. pose of developing the port which The governments of other na­ Although 84 percent of America's there were 1,664 merchant ships, strike paper, the Baltimore Ban­ has been closed since World War II totalling 10,941,419 gross tons, un­ tions, however, fully realize the foreign trade is made up of bulk ner, had a special front page salute when military authorities said its value of insuring that their mer­ cargoes, U.S.-flag vessels are only der construction. to the SIU white caps for the sup­ open harbor offered little protec­ chant fleets include an adequate carrying a slender 5 percent of The Shipbuilders Council re­ port received from the Union. The tion against submarine attack. Ap­ number of fully modern bulk car­ this total. ported that only 16 merchant ves-» Banner has been discontinued now proval by military authorities and riers. Foreign shipyards are being This dismal situation can be re­ sels, with a total of 223,800 gross that the city's two major papers the Pubiic Service Commission will kept busy with orders for new and versed by an active program of tons, were built in 1964. The de­ have resumed publication. be necessary to get the port into larger bulk vessels, some of which government subsidies to build and cline of the industry was further operation again. Shipping has really been mov­ are in the 55,000 ton class. operate a fleet of modern U.S. bulk emphasized by the 1963 statistics ing along in Baltimore during the Frank Mateo is recovering from The reason for this new bulk carriers. A subsidy policy such as when 34 vessels of 421,800 gross past two weeks, and the outlook is an injury he received while work­ tons were produced in the U.S. construction is obvious when the this, coupled with effective en­ expected to be fair in the coming ing on the Del Sud, and told SIU future export traffic in coal, ore forcement of the cargo preference Japan was bound to be the period. Juan Davila is now at the members in the San Juan hall that and grain is considered. Bulk car­ statutes already on the books, ieading shipbuilder in the world Public Health Service hospital for the crew, chow and working con­ riers are the best suited to carry would go a long way toward insur­ with 3,068,937 tons now being treatment of an injury he received ditions couldn't be beat on his for­ these cargoes, especially since stu­ ing that the U.S. would have a built. Other top-ranked nations in­ while aboard the Thetis. He tells mer ship. Pedro Jimenez is an­ dies have proved that the majority strong bulk carrier fleet, fully clude Great Britain, Sweden, West us that he hopes to get another other SIU oldtimer who is making of this traffic moves over long dis­ capable of carrying this country's Germany, Italy, France and Nor­ deck slot as soon as he is declared regular visits to the ha''. Pedro's tances. The British survey found, growing foreign trade. way. fit for duty. Clarence Brockett is last ship was the Puerto Rico. Convention Highlights U.S. Fleet Does Not Meet Needs U.S. Ranks 10th In World Shipbuilding 4 / i: . �joM 11, isin SEAFARERS By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes LOG rate Five Six Seafarer Oldtimers Join SlU Pension Ranks Th« Seafarer'! Welfare Plan has awarded $150 monthly pensions to six additional SIIT veterans. The six new pensioners join the growing list of Seafarers whose retirement years are protected by lifetime SIU pensions. Lakes Shipping Shows Upswing The six additional pension"*land, he now makes his home in in the port of Baltimore ~~~ where he Shipping remains good in the Port of Detroit for all ratings, espe­ holders are Richard B. Waters, cially Firemen and AB's. For the future, the shipping picture loofcs Baltimore with his wife Mar­ sailed as a member of the steward very bright. The Steamers Ste. Claire and Columbia kicked off the 67, Charles Goldstein, 65, John guerite. Waters last sailed aboard department. Born in Puerto Rico, -i|| he still makes his home there with season with a Memorial Day sailing. Old-timers like Biackie Avedlsian T. Smith, 66, Thomas Rivera, 67, the Colorado, his wife Eva. Rivera's last voyage and Denno Gazsi were glad to get back in the swing of things on the Goldstein signed up with the Bob Lo boats, better known as the "ice oream boats." SIU in the port of New York, was aboard the Gateway City,sailing as a member of the deck Last week the Boardman of Huron Portland Steamship Company called for a crew. The Boardman was layed up at Sault Ste. Marie. department. A native of New York, She has been placed into temporary service as a swing boat in order he now makes his home in Weeto fill the current demand for cement. The vessel has now been re­ hawken, New Jersey with his wife named the L. G. Harriman. Beatrice. His last ship was the Robin Hood. The Seniority Office recently sent out notifications to crew mem­ bers to report aboard the Milwaukee Clipper, operating in Lake Mich­ Smith sailed as a deck hand. igan. The Clipper is scheduled to resume sailing on June 11th. Joining the SIU in the port of Waters Goldstein Detroit. A native of Newfound­ Checker Cab Taxi Company in Detroit has refused to bargain with land, he now makes his home in Local 10, Transiportation Services and Allied Workers-SIUNA. After Norfleet a three-year battle, the Checker drivers are still determined to win a Joseph Rudolph, 63, and James Erie, Pennsylvania with his wife Rudolph contract as evidenced by a recent strike vote taken by them. At the Norfleet, 65. Rudolph sailed as an AB and recent Seafarers' International Union of North America Convention Waters Joined the SIU in the Bosun in the deck department. in Washington, a resolution was introduced by the Transportation port of Baltimore, sailing as a Joining the SIU in the port of Services and Allied Workers re- • deck engineer and oiler in the Philadelphia. Bom in New Jersey, questing the physical and financial coming along fine and will soon engine department. Bom in Maryhe continues to make his home in support of the International, as be out and ready to ship. that state. Rudolph last sailed well as the affiliated unions. The DULUTH aboard the Massmar. convention went on record as giv­ Shipping is good in this port. ing wholehearted support to the Norfleet signed on with the SIU Checker Cab drivers in Detroit. We've plenty of rated Jobs in the port of Mobile, sailing as a such as AB's and Firemen and fine steward and chief cook. Bom in Smith Rivera Officers of the Local 10 have Galley job openings. Looks like a Montgomery Alabama, he now been in contact with the Wayne good year. Florence. Smith last shipped out lives in Mobile with his wife County AFL-CIO Organizing Co­ Our old book member, John DETROIT — Pat Finnerty, an aboard the Niagara Mohawk. Eoline. Norfleet last shipped out ordinating Committee, who are Nelson, is hanging around in SIU Great Lakes official for the Rivera signed on with the SIU aboard the Trans Orleans. giving their assistance preparato-y to the Checker drivers hitting the Duluth with us for awhile. Should past 16 years, has been appointed be shipping out soon. Many ships to the post of SIU Director of bricks. are hitting Duluth, hauling coal Organization for Lakes and Inland and grain from that port, which is Waters. CHICAGO unusual for this time of the year. Al Tanner, SIU vice president Shipping in this last period has announced that the new post had Frankfort been extremely good. Men have Even with the Ann Arbor No. 5 been created to help consolidate been shipped on a daily basis in tied up, we still have a critical the ever-increasing expansion of By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer this branch in all ratings. shortage of AB and Firemen Oiler Chicago meetings have been rated men." Shipping continues to held with SIU affiliated unions, be good from the Port of Frank­ During the past fiscal year, SIU men on pension and their depend­ particularly TSAW and DUOC Lo­ fort. ents received from the Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plans a total cal 777 in respect to contract nego­ The members in this port were of approximately million. Tho reason why SIU members have a tiations. Both Yellow and Checker shocked at the tragic death of far better pension plan than most other seamen in the maritime in­ Cab Companies were requested to dustry is because we do not have any "hidden requirements." All of offer counter-proposals during the Archie McNeil, who was killed on the requirments of our Plan are publicized and spell out the condi­ time that affiliated officials were May 24, 1965, while loading the tions clearly. attending the convention. In a MV Viking. Archie was a Wheels­ meeting lasting all day June 3rd, man and had been with the Ann Other plans, which may receive a lot of publicity, have what we the company submitted their pro­ Arbor Railroad Company since consider to be "hidden requirements," such as a requirement of 50-99 posals, but at this point, none of July 20, 1946, holding the Wheels­ days for one quarter's seatime credit. The seaman receives a maximum man rating since June, 1947, the proposals by the company have of four quarters' credit for 200 days of seatime in one year. If he been accepted. Additional meetings McNeil leaves his widow, Rita, and happens to sail for more than the 200 days during a specified year, he are set with Yellow and Checker four small daughters. receives no credit whatsoever for the accumulated days over the 200Cab Company, plus the quarterly Alpena day maximum. meeting with the UIW Local 300 Shipping is at its peak in the Another "hidden requirement" in one of the maritime industry wel­ shops. Port of Alpena, with plenty-of Pat Finnerty fare plana provides that there can be no break in employment. This Leon Striler has notified us that rated job openings. One of our provision specifically means that if for some reason you are un­ oldtimers. Royal McCllntock, re­ he is confined to the Veterans Ad­ the union and to make the best use employed for over 200 days in any period of three consecutive calendar ministration Hospital in Chicago. ported to the Hall from one relief of the union's many segments and years, after 1953, then you forfeit all previous credit that you could It is believed that Striler is the job and was shipped out the same representatives in an accelerated have built up. 4first in-patient to be transferred to morning. organizing program and other seaman who filed for a maternity This is being brought to the at­ Buffalo a VA hospital under the new sys­ undertakings. benefit on August 13, 1963 for the tention of the membership because Shipping remains good in all tem. Finnerty has been assigned to in comparing various plans, it is birth of a daughter on January 20, departments especially for rated We regret the recent passing men. In an MTD meeting last work in all areas of the union's necessary to have all tho facts and 1963. Although the Plan office has away of the wife of Bill Toler. Mrs. night, a Political Action Commit­ lakes and inland waters operations details. As a matter of fact, it's contacted the home of this seaman Toler entered the hospital with an tee was formed in preparation for and will deal directly with all better to be able to receive a cer­ on three separate occasions since tain amount of money per month he filed the claim last August, no extremely bad cold for a routine the Fall election. Twenty local affiliates and units of the union. for which the qualifications are marriage certificate has been pro­ check, but died the same day. unions participated in this joint In addition to his responsibilities Brother Toler left the Buckeye MTD effort. in carrying out a program for ex­ relatively easy, then it is to talk vided to the Plan office. As a re­ Monitor on emergency leave and about a program providing a larger sult, the maternity claim is still General Mills announced recent­ panding the union's membership, amount of money—^for which it is pending. Since that time, a hospi­ we all join in sympathy with him. he will also implement policies to ly that the largest flour mill in strengthen the union, which next to impossible to meet the tal bill has been submitted for the Cleveland tlie world, llie B Mill in Buffalo, same baby, and tiiis claim is also include administrative and qualifications. will shut down operations on July being held up pending receipt of Shipping has been going along collective bargaining responsibili­ 44» a marriage certificate. at a steady pace since the start of 1st of this year. Three hundred ties,- Tanner stated. Proper Filing Of Claims: The the season with men coming and men locally will lose their jobs. It is to the advantage of both Finnerty, 40, was selected for Welfare Plan, at the present time, going and, as in every port on the Due to this shut down, flour cut­ the seaman and the Welfare Plan Lakes, Cleveland is having a rough backs will amount to 300,000 the new assignment. Tanner said, ,has a large number of uncompleted office to have each individual, because of his extensive experience bushels per week. claims on hand for the various time filling rated jobs that come and knowledge of all segments ot benefits to which the membership when submitting a claim, to fill in. the unions tug, dredge, vessel, of our Union is entitled. However, out the form in its entirely. He Back with us for what looks like allied marine and transporation prior to being able to make pay­ should submit with the claim form, if such papers are not already on a short stay are Don Kapela and operations. ment, the Welfare Plan must have file at the Plan office, the neces­ Harry Nally who just got off a Finnerty demonstrated his in­ the necessary forms, required by sary documents such as a mar­ month relief job on the Ferris. Seafarers are advised to se­ valuable ability during, negotiations law, completed in detail. Every riage certificate, birth certificate, Hitting this port regularly are cure a master's certificate at and in times of crisis; this talent member is therefore cautioned to enrollment beneficiary card, etc. mostly Keiss and Boland ships, all times when they become ill will now be put to work for the see that he has an up-to-date en­ This will enable the Welfare Plan with a few Buckeye ships for good or injured aboard ship. The best interests of the entire union," rollment-beneficiary card, as well office to process the claim much right to demand a master's cer­ Tanner said. measure. as a copy of his marriage certifi­ faster, reduce a lot of unnecessary tificate verifying illness or inWord is that one of our friends, Jury aboard a vessel Is guaran­ Finnerty, who is married and the cate, on file with the Plan office. work and save money which cqn A&G member Francis Gooley, in teed by law. An example of a claim that has be better used to pay mora father of six sons, makes his home the Detroit Marine Hospital, is not been completed is one for a benefits. in Parma, Ohio. Finnerty Named To Lakes Post No Hidden Gimmicks In Pension Plan Get Certificate Before Leaving Y'l �SEAFARERS rPaffe Bis Jaae 11. itis LOG {Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SlU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Wafers District.) May 22 to June 4, 1965 Seafarers found a generally improved shipping picture during the past two weeks as 1,255 SIU men answered job calls, compared to only 1,054 in the previous period. The recovery was most evident along the Gulf where every port showed a marked improvement over the slack period which existed during the past several weeks. Mo­ bile made the most impressive recovery, followed by New Orleans, Houston and Tampa. On the East Coast jobs were moving faster in New York and Boston, although other ports experienced a slowdown in activity. Job activity on the West Coast showed a mixed pattern as San Francisco shipped more men, while the pace of job calls lagged behind the previous period's total in Seattle. Wilmington registered a very slight dip in the number of Seafarers shipping. The job breakdown by department shows that Seafarers holding engine and deck ratings benefitted the most from the increase in the level of job activity. Steward depart­ ment personnel also found job calls were up over the previous period. The number of Seafarers hitting the registration count­ ers continued to rise during the past two weeks as 1,187 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Poft Boston I New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile .... New Orleans. Houston Wilmington Pan Francisco Rattle rOTAlS men registered compared to 1,135 in the previous period. However, the upturn in job activity reduced the number of SIU men registered on the beach. The number of men in this category dropped to 3,526 from the previous period's total of 3,624. Statistics showing the seniority breakdown indicate there was little change during the past period, despite the improved shipping situation. Class A men picked up a point as they accounted for 55 percent of SIU men ship­ ping, compared to 54 percent in the previous two weeks. Also gaining one percentage point were Class B men who made up 34 percent of the job totals. The percentage of Class C cards dropped to 11 percent from the previous period's total of 13 percent. Shipping activity totals were off slightly from ^e previous period, even though there was an overall im­ provement in the job situation. During the past two weeks there were 56 payoffs, as contrasted to 55 previ­ ously; 40 sign-ons as contrasted to 41 in the prior period, and 98 in-transit ship visits, three less than the 101 two weeks ago. ffeg/sfered OASS B 1 GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0' 13 33 4 5« 1 11 10 22 2 2 1 5 0 7 3 4 7 20 5 32 1 7 6 14 2 5 0 7 2 7 2 3 2 1 1 4 0 2 1 3 0 1 3 4 0 S 3 2 10 2 8 20 2 7 5 14 22 27 11 6o; 1 14 11 26 13 17 10 40 3 7 20 30 6 11 0 3 2 9 6 3 15 16 4 35 3 6 13 4 7 10 3 20 0 8 10 18 100 145 « 1 291 13 73 82 1 168 Shipped CLASS C Mtipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 2 3 ALL 1 l: 1 0 1 0 1 ' 0 0 19 7 10 60 2 31 11 46 3 9 0 0 3 2 1 6 18 5 10 4 23 3 7 12 4 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 9 3 14 0 2 23 311 2 10 11 20 1 10 39 47, 1 23 15 19 24 4 24 7 46 0 10 14 6 33 6 1 5 9 0 4 1 4 13 7 4 28 45 2 12 5 8 2 6 2 13 0 0 11 162, 10 68 84 1 81 179 40 1 300 GROUP 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 9 3 Poif Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 0 1 7 32 1 7 5 15 1 6 1 1 1 1 3 9 10 35 5 17 4 6 4 15 2 15 ~44 160 GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 " 0 39 2 18 6 26 7 6 521 3 15 11 29 5 6 0 5 0 7 3 3 5 4 16 0 19 7 0 10 0 11 8 13 3 0 5 8 2 2 2 4 0 1 1 2 0 3 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 1 3 4 4 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 20 7 14 7 15 2 24 0 11 9 6 1 30 27 4 16 10 1 2 17 10 29 4 22 37 3li 5 17 15 2 21 10 19 1 12 8 5 2 .8 2 5 0 3 5 1 6 1 0 4 18 29 1 13 2 6 4 12 8 17 4 2 7 3 5 11 4 2 13 0 6 0 5 14 100 180 209 159 66 1 45 141 23 1 15 85 1 228 59 1 24 3 ALL 0 1 43 4 2 10 2 22 1 8 2 0 0 2 1 13 50 5 3 25 10 0 2 21 4 21 Registered CLASS A Poft Bos I NY Phil iBal .... Nor I Jac Tam.... Mob NO Hon.... Wil SF Sea .... TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP I 2 3 ALL 1-s 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 10 4 8 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15 15 1 6 *2 4 2 8 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 11 11 4 0 8 3 29 1 33 2 11 1 0 12 13 1 8 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 8 12 2 17 2 3 11 16 1 4 32 9 60 45 79 | 216 15 101 | 125 17 Registered _ CLASS A ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS 145 I«n 160 45 350 46 O., 24 79 149 II I • j 40 90 194 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL A 1 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3; 3 10 3 16, 0 1 1 0 4 52 4 29 0 0 4 85 39 97 13 149 3 44 88 41 1 1 0 2 6 5 2 13, 3 32 4 39 0 11 11 22 6 10 19 0 3 3 6 35 12 50 6 68 2 21 16 39 1 4 0 1 2 1 0 7| 5 18 1 24! 1 4 12 17 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 5 1 6 1 8 1 0 1 5 0 4 1 10 1 2 0 3 0 0 2 2 1 24 0 1 0 20 1 45 10 18 3 31{ 2 9 13 24 3 27 1 1 1 30 3 60 28 78 9 lis' 0 40 53 93 8 31 37 3 5 0 8 76 24 71 99 9 4 28 46 83 0 1 1 2 6 8 2 16 9 10 1 20 2 4 6 12 9 29 18 1 4 4 9 56 6 30 4 40 2 4 6 12 2 0 3 5 13 5 5 23 5 27 3 35, 1 4 5 10 5 19 18 1 42 209 180 '42 1 431 147 446 sfi 644' 23 176 212 1 411 2 4 1 2 1 0 2 4 2 4 2 5 1 Registered CLASS B 3 ALL 1 30 14 4 3 13 4 1 3 0 1^ 1 6 22 6 19 34 20 4 32 8 SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1" 1| 0 2 9 12 0 3 3 1 10 0 11 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 11 0 19 1 20 11 3 11 18, 0 0 1 l! 1 0 4 5 0 1 1 2 9 8 73 i 90 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 123 ALL ABC ALL 1-s 0 0 Oil 2 1 0 0 7 20 12 49 17 1 0 6 4 3 6 13 4 0 0 8 8 13 11 8 32 24 1 0 1 2 3 6 2 11, 3 0 0 0 0 1 ll 3 0 0 0 0 2 2, 6 0 2 8 1 0 0 6 6: 22 11 6 39 6 0 0 1 ll 34 1 20 55 24 1 1 2 4 4 20 18 42 12 0 0 3 3 4 1 3 8 5 0 0 14 14 32 5 14 51 9 0 1 5 6 8 2 6 16 5 3 2 54 59 178 90 59 | 327 114 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 2 3 5 11 1 0 0 1 44 30 87 178 8 14 38 60 8 6 9 27 1 3 9 13 6 14 24 68 2 36 0 34 20 2 9 4 4 4 14 20 2 1 2 8 2 0 4 6 12 4 8 0 3 1 2 19 10 18 S3 0 17 2 15 29 32 64 150 10 8 114 132 43 14 15 84 37 6 4 27 2 5 6 18 0 1 2 3 17 8 11 45 2 4 0 6 11 3 11 30 6 25 33 2 193 132 261 | 700 ~34 45 288 | 867 SUMMARY 123 ALL 291 13 73 oc 82 =„ |I 168 81 179 228 15 _ 85 59 | 159 45 _141 * 15 101 I 125 82 29 216 9 735 37 173 242 J 452 208 349 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B 65 29 67 | 178 GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 100 44 92 236 TOTALS ... BS STEWARD DEPARTMENT Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 1 2 5 7 8 15 35 3 112 7 2 8 5 8 23 0 2 11 4 2 0 12 5 10 12 4 1 6 7 5 19 4 11 6 19 49 4 10 8 5 27 2 2 3 2 9 6 8 3 15 32 2 5 0 2 9 DECK Shipped CtASS C Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A CLASS B Registered Pay Hga !• Ofb OnsTraai. TOTAL Beitoa 1 • 1 2 NewYoili.... IS 4 11 SO Plilladelplila .. 4 B 7 IS BalriMor* .... i 7 10 22 Norfolk 0 1 4 S Jaekfoayiii* .. 0 0 7 7 Toaipa 0 1 S 7 Mobile 4 4 4 12 NewOrieoa*.. 7 5 12 24 Heastoa 0 B 17 SI WnralaytoB ..1 1 7 9 Boa ProaciMO. S S 9 21 SeotNe 4 1 3 0 GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 8 AIA. 0 1 1 0 2 8 16 0 26 0 8 2 5 3 5 60 19 34 86 130 28 244 10 32 56 4 5 98 0 9 12 20 13 6 0 3 0 39: 0 10 18 28 5 23 18 3 5 46 36 60 10 106 3 44 IB 28 0 0 2 4 0 6 12 15 1 4 8 14 28 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 7 8 1 IS 2 4 13 1 2 14 19 2 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 2 4 3 31 23 3 3 57 30 29 27 5 64 1 8 18 2 47 39 1 2 88 56 81 14 151' 5 41 69 115 7 46 74 4 77 55 7 79 12 146 6 22 29 57 1 9 1 6 1 16 10 16 2 28 1 12 8 21 9 45 13 67 10 5 9 7 2 22 32 2 11 0 1 13 7 1 8 1 22 30 18 3 51 3 21 31 23 1 35 300 162 " 35 1 497 361 488 84 1 933 36 180 255 1 471 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A TOTAt Shipped Ship AcffVifx SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 40 300 10_ 68 84 I 162, 23 | 209 14 100 66 | 180 67 I 178 9 — 8 73 I 90 130 | 687 33 176 223 J 432 SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 1 23 ALL ABC ALL 3 9 5 19 3^ 2 11 30 23 | 35 300_162 18 I 42 209 180 54 | 59 178 90 __ 95 j 136 687 432 Registered On The Beach CLASS A I CLASS B GROUP 1 23 ALL 35"! 497 3'61~488 ~84T 933 42 ' 431 — 147_ ^ 446 51 644 59 I 327 307 132 26l" 700 136 |1255 815 1066 396 12277 GROUP 123 ALL 36~180 23 176 34 45 73 401 255~47l 212 j 411 288 I 367 755 |1249 �>/i vii Mhc'. AM 11. 1MB AM 11, IBM - SEAFARERS rac« Serea LOG SIUNA Convention Actions By Undsay Williams. Vie«-Pr«sldeiit. Gulf Area SlU Assists Aluminum Workers The Seafarers' International Union, here in New Orleans, assisted the alnminnm workers in their beef with District 50, UMW. District 50 has had an intensive campaign in the Kaiser Aluminum plant in Chaimette, La., for approximately three and a half months. They have been attempting to raid the Aluminum Workers' International Union which has had a contract with the plant since 1952. The piant has in excess of 2,000 workers. The Seafarers' distributed leaflets at the entrance of the plant at the change of all shifts on May 25 prior to the election that was to be held on May 27 and 23. The results of the election were: Aluminum Workers' International: 1131; District 50: 827; 9 votes no union; and two bailots voided. The greater New Orlaans, AFL-CIO, filed suit, here in New Orleans, attacking the constitutionality of a Plaquemines Parish ordinance, requiring fingerprinting and photographing of all itinerant laborers. The Maritime Trades Department at its last regular meeting went on record to support the greater New Orleans, AFL-CIO, and all other labor people and labor groups in their local activities to attack and set aside this Plaquemines Parish Ordinance. It also went on record to give full support to all maritime unions whose contracts expire June 15th, 1965. -t—— At the iast meeting of the Mari­ as the Montfcello Victory, the time Trades Department, here in Transhartford and the Mayaguez New Orleans, three unions re­ crewed up, clearing quite a few quested affiliation with the local cards off the board. Several oldcouncil. Their request was accepted timers have dropped into the by the council in session, as fol­ Mobile hall lately to say hello and lows: Barbers' Union Locai 496; catch up on the latest scuttlebutt. Communication Workers of Amer­ Raymond (Blackout) Ferriera is ica Locai 3410; and Office Em­ hunting for a group one deck job ployees Union Local 403. after sailing on the Wacosta for the last three years. Fred Johnson MOBILE is also looking for a group one Shipping has been good in deck slot. Fred started his last Mobile during the past two weeks voyage as deck maintenance on the Ocean Evelyn, but came back from Iran and the Persian Gulf as bosun. Bernard Overstreet keeps busy (Continued From Back Page) telling the boys around the hall Association, the Masters, Mates about the one that got away while and Piipts and the NMU-affiliated he waits for a group two engine Brotherhood of Marine Officers opening. His last ship was the urged "that earlier proposals for Ponce. E. B. (Coffee Joe) Gaines is a Federation of Licensed Officers keeping his eye open for a group be discussed by the six licensed one steward job after piling off officer organizations concerned." the Transorleans where he sailed Furthermore, the NMU in itself is as chief cook for a year. Also look­ a Federation consisting of affii- ing for a chief cook's opening is iates other than its seamen's or­ Robert Wells who recently got off ganization, inciuding marine offi­ the Neva West where he made the cers, tugboatmen. longshoremen European run for a year. Bob has been taking advantage of the and shqreside workers. chance to spend time with his wife Further evidence of the un­ and two children in Bayou La realistic nature of the NMU's con­ Batre, Ala. ditions is their absolute disregard HOUSTON of the relative size of the organ­ izations. In the 1963 AFL-CIO offi­ The shipping situation in Hous­ cial convention proceedings. Vol­ ton has dropped off a bit during ume II, pages 38 and 39. the the past period, but the outlook SIUNA membership was listed as appears brighter in the coming 77,000 white the NMU member­ weeks. Steward department veteran ship was listed at 42,000. G. R. Gonzales, Jr. has shown up The NMU ignores the necessity at the hall with his FFD and says of providing for participation by that he's ready to go anyplace, but the shoreside affiliates of either India. On the other hand, Louis organization. No voice, no place is Everett just caught. Our Lady of provided for them in the NMU pro­ Peace bound for India and claims posals. Any realistic merger talks its a great run for the money. He must obviously include considera­ recently finished a fine trip to Algeria aboard the Taddel Victory. tion of all those who would be E. Lasoya has been telling his affected by and involved in the discussions and ultimate objec­ SIU brothers that the Montpeller Victory can't be beat on an intertives. coastal run, especially with its A-1 We believe continuing discus­ airconditioning. Lasoya says that sions on the subject of merger are there is a world of difference today desirabie. Such talks, however, from the conditions he started should not be restricted or im­ sailing under 24 years ago. Darlo peded by unilaterally predeter­ Martinez is keeping an eye out for mined conditions as contained in a chief cook or baker job. He re­ the NMU proposal. They should be cently piled off the Penn Exporter conducted freely and in good faith which made the run to Alexandria. within the framework of the con­ Frank Radzvila has been bragging stitutions of the respective organ­ about the time he had in Seville, izations and the constitution and Spain when the Afoundria stopped policies of the AFL-CIO, with there on - the way back from which both SIUNA and NMU are Karachi. Frank can't get over the affiliated. beautiful senc^ritas, and says the Your Executive Board recom­ only thing the place lacked was a mends that the president of the good racetrack. SIUNA be authorized at his dis­ cretion, to continue discussions in behalf of our international con­ CALl SIU ffAU. / sistent with the principles out­ lined herein. Merger Talks (Continued From Back Page) tion, which would prohibit the closing of any of these hospitals without Congressional approval. Runaways: Urged the President of the United States to declare that the existence of such a fleet is inconsistent with the purposes of the Merchant Marine Act of 1938 and endorsed pending legisla­ tion which would amend the Internal Reyenud Code to provide for the taxation of foreign-flag ships substantially owned by American interests. Oil Imports: Urged extension of the cargo prefer­ ence principle to oil imports, so that at least half of all oil imported into the United States will be carried in American bottoms. Domestic Shipping: Urged revamping of the Interstate Commerce Commission in orcier to pro­ vide for the representation of the maritime point of view. Opposed pending legislation which would permit foreign-flag vessels to engage in the carriage of lumber in the domestic trades. Endorsed pend­ ing legislation which would permit the domestic and other unsubsidized operators to deposit monies in tax-free reserve funds for the purpose of vessel replacement. Opposed the imposition of the water­ ways user tax because of the destructiveiy heavy burden it would place upon inland waterways carriers. Endorsed pending legislation calling for a study of the feasibility of providing year-around navigation on Great Lakes waters by eliminating ice conditions and urged that Great Lakes vessels be covered by the provisions of the various con­ ventions for the safety of life at sea. Affirmed the intention of the SIUNA to continue all possible efforts to defeat further amendments to the coast­ wise shipping laws which would introduce foreigaflag ships into the Puerto Rico trade. General Maritime: Urged the increased used of American-flag as a means of reducing the baiance of payments deficit. Denounced the "effective control" theory of runaway-flag ships and called for the renunciation of this invaiid theory by the Department of State, Department of Defense and other appropriate federal agencies. Endorsed all possible measures to preserve the U.S. shipbuilding industry. Endorsed pending legislation which wouid close U.S. ports to all vessels trading with Cuba and Vietnam. Urged the Military Sea Transporta­ tion Service to administer the program under its jurisdiction in such a manner as to fully implement the purposes of the cargo preference law. Called upon federal agencies dealing with operating sub­ sidies to review this program to determine if it is being administered in a manner which is serving the interests of our total merchant fleet. Endorsed legislation that would extend war risk insurance to 1970. Supported the program of the Staff Officers Association to have a pharmacists mate on U.S. vessels as part of the ships complement. Fishing and Canning: Endorsed a boycott of Japanese imports if the Japanese persist in their encroachment on American fisheries and if the governments of Japan and the United States cannot resolve this issue. Called for a conference of rep­ resentatives of labor and management to plan a program for harvesting the anchovy fishery off the Coast. Recommended that a vigorous campaign ba Initiated to organize all unorganized workers in the tuna packing industry in the United States, Puerto Rico and Samoa, and also recommended . that the International and its affiliates explore and develop a program to organize Canadian fishery and cannery workers. Urged that all affiliates rep- i resenting employees in the tuna canning industry | work toward a common contract expiration dates ; and exchange information to counter the tactics' of the employer. ' Relations With Other Organizations: Urged that the SIUNA and its affiliates to give all possible support and assistance to COPE. Urged all affiliates of the SIUNA to participate to the fullest possible extent in state and local AFL-CIO bodies. Com­ mended the affiliates which are engaged in com­ munity service activities, and urged that these affiliates broaden their activities wherever possible. Endorsed the support of the SIUNA to the Co­ ordinating Council On Education For The Disad­ vantaged in the pursuit of its goal of helping to upgrade the quality of education available to all children. Civil Rights, Social Legislation: Reaffirmed the determination of the SIUNA to support and assist in every way possible the attainment of the go.il of equal rights and equal opportunity for ail and also urged the immediate enactment of voting rights legislation by Congress and urged all possible assistance in making equality of employment opportunity a reality. Called for immediate passage by the Senate of the Medical-Care-For-The-Aged Bill which has already been approved by the House. Urged that legislation be enacted to protect con­ sumers against misleading advertisements, decep­ tive merchandizing practices, excessive prices and unsafe products. Endorsed the legislative program of the AFL-CIO for the sound and orderly develop­ ment of our educational system. Urged all affiliates to press for adequate housing facilities in their own communities and recommended that the Interna­ tional continue its activities on the Washington level to obtain federal support for housing. Sup­ ported the Supreme Court declaration of 1964 which affirmed the democratic proposal of one-man, one-vote. General Labor: Endorsed pending legislation which calls for the repeal of section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act which gives states the right to destroy union security by enacting so-called "rightto-work" laws. Supported the amending of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Labor-Manage­ ment Relations Act so that all employees excluded from coverage under these acts shall be able to obtain adequate wages and improved working conditions. Pledged support to railroad labor in its fight against proposed mergers, and called on Congress to forbid any merger activity until it has thoroughly investigated the profits and financial structures of the railroads. Reaffirmed the inten­ tion of the SIUNA to participate with other unions in seeking the termination of the Waterfront Com­ mission or a reduction of its authority over the lives and jobs of longshoremen and other water­ front workers. SIUNA Convention Speakers (Continued from page 3) this country is to ba free. The im­ compete anybody In the world . . . portant thing is that 14(b) is going And these ships should go under to be repealed." our flag." Nicholas Johnson, Maritime Ad­ George Meany, President AFL- ministrator—"The Seafarers Inter­ CIO—"The only strong consistent national Union plays an important voice over the years on behalf of role in our merchant marine. Your a better merchant marine, to pro­ Union has been instrumental in vide a decent standard of living elevating American seamen to their for our people has been the voice present high status in our country. of the American merchant marine You have earned for yourself the unions . . . American labor is not in high standard of living that you any way responsible for the sorry are entitled to, a standard of liv­ state of our merchant marine . . . ing all Americans are proud of, the answer to the problems of the and one which I wholly endorse." merchant marine rests with those t 4" who have the responsibility and the Jack Kenning, Undersecretary of power to take the necessary steps, Labor—Speaking on the fight to to revive and expand the maritime repeal section 14(b) of the Taftindustry." Hartley law—"There can be no ^ equality of bargaining under the W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of open shop. To say we favor unions, Labor—pledging the Administra­ but insist upon the open shop, is tion's support for the repeal of to allow unions the right of ex­ anti-labor Section 14(b) of the Taft- istence, but to deny them their Hartley Act, told the delegates: functions . . . Union labor has one "You know the strength of our restriction. It requires member­ feeling about this, and the impor­ ship for the protection of the tance we attach to it, not just in standards of the majority of work­ terms of a section of the Taft-Hart­ ing people in a given plant." ley Act, but in terms of the question i 4 4" George H. Hearn, member. Fed­ of whether collective bargaining in » a, $1 eral Maritime Commission — "If there are still any doubts as to the essentiality of maintaining a strong, viable privately owned fleet employing American seamen, those doubts should be dispelled when we consider our important commercial role, and as the pro­ tectors of the free world. 4* 4> Edwin Hood: President, Ship­ builders Council of America—"The coming contest on the seas be­ tween East and West will not be met by ships still to be built. Ships-in-being will determine the outcome. Yet, the Soviets are out­ distancing us in the growth of their merchant marine." 4" 4' 4" Senator Vance Hartke (D.-Ind.l — "We have not been abie to achieve that acceptance by the American public of the merchant marine as an indispensable seg­ ment of the economy that is so potent a factor in the successful shipping operations of the Euro­ pean maritime nations. This is a field where Government and the Congress may well concern them­ selves." ^ �I Sis Pare Elsht Low Water Levels Still Plague Shipping On Lakes SEA FA JI£X S_X.il SEAFARERS LOG By Robert A. Matthews, SAULT STE. MARIE—Great Lakes shipping is still being Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep* plagued by problems created by low water levels which force Headquarters has received a number of Interesting questions on vessels to operate at less than capacity, according to testimony several shipboard beefs that have occurred In recent weeks. The first before the Lakes international ^ joint commission. by the members of the interna­ request for Information came from Anthony C. Parker on the Santore tional joint commission. The solu­ and dealt with oilers standing port watches. Despite these problems and tions that the LCA official recom­ 11. QUESTION: Having llitaned to radio all over th# world, what foreign nation would you say broadcasts the most Interesting programs, and why? A. Mm-ales: I'd say It was a toss up between Manila and Thailand. Question; What is the procedure for setting watchee for the three the heavy ice conditions that mends for study include the instal­ Both countries, limited traffic during the early lation of underwater dams at the oilers aboard ship from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 A.M. when the vessel is in you know, broadweeks of the sihipping season, St. head of the St. Olair River and the port for over 24 hours? cast many pro­ Lawrence Seaway officials are con­ possibility of creating additional grams in Eng­ Answer: The SIU Freightship Contract is very clear that oilers shall fident that new shipping records inflows similar to those from diver­ lish. Music is my be day workers when a vessel is in port in excess of 24 hours, and the •will be established this year on the sions of the Long Lac and Ogoki favorite kind of working hours for oilers are from 8:00 A.M. to 12 Noon, and 1:00 P.M. waterway. Rivers into Lake Superior. radio and Thai­ to 5:00 P.M. Any work outside of these hours would be payable at the At hearings conducted by the land offers a fine regular overtime rate. Predict New Record Great Lakes international joint selection of class­ Therefore, based on the available information, these port watches commission, Oliver T. Burnical, Latin and Predictions of a new shipping ham, vice president of the Lakes record on the St. Lawrence Seaway from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 A.M. should be rotated among the three oilers. native tunes. For Carrier Association, explained that during 1965 were made recently by This has been a long standing policy and would be similar in nature to news and talk, your best bet is almost all of the newly built ships Willis H. Crosswaite, an official of an oiler standing winch watches. probably a Phillipine station. operating on the Great Lakes have the seaway administration. He said This, of course, would not apply to Firemen-Watertenders. 4" l" 4" navigable drafts of at least 25-feet, administration officials expected a Standmore Bell: My favorite for­ Another important question submitted to our office came from six inches. This is the depth of the new cargo record to be set in 1965 eign radio stations are based in draft now available on the St. even without the aid of another Morris Berlowitz, who is on the Western Hunter. Japan. Japanese Lawrence Seaway. Question: Does the steward department delegate have the right to radio has a little Canadian wheat sale to the Rus­ Dredging No Cure bit of everything sians. According to administration inspect his overtime sheet? Is this •4In order to open the Lakes to estimates, substantial increases in right subject to any limitations? gagement of the seaman he re­ and they broad­ vessels with this draft, channels the shipments of iron ore should Answer: The steward depart­ placed, New York. In other words, cast in both Eng­ were dredged three years ago. substitute for the loss of these ment delegates has a right to see it is the intention of the Commit­ lish and Japa­ However, the declining water levels grain shipments. his overtime sheet at all times and tee to provide that in cases of Ill­ nese. There are programs have lessened the value of these to consult with the department ness or injury incurred In the quiz Low water levels and heavy Ice new deeper channels since vessels conditions caused a slow start in heads to see that each member of services of the vessel, the seaman and stories as with the 25-foot, six inch draft, or shipping on the Seaway this year. the Steward department is being is to be provided transportation well as music more, can't use the St. Marys, St. During April, 458 vessels navigated treated fairly and equally. back to the port where he was and news. Varie­ ty is the spice of life and Japanese Clair and Detroit rivers. first engaged by the Company. the St. Lawrence section of the Question: "Let me know if in­ radio offers the most. Traffic jams in the waterway system. This figure was 100 vessels stalling gaskets in all the port The Clarification Committee has 4" 4" 4" system have developed because of lower than in April, 1964. holes on the ship is straight o.t. issued the following decision re­ Max Fingerbut: I'll have to {to low water levels in the Davis and The seaway administration re- on watch and o.t. and a half off garding midnight meals and night with Germany. First of all, I un­ Sabin locks in the St. Mary FaB® pdrted 2,900,000 tons of cargo was watch." lunches in response to several derstand the lan­ Canal. This situation has forced carried on the Seaway during beefs. In making its ruling the guage since both Answer: You are entitled to many of the transiting ships to use April. This was 383,946 tons less committee decided that the. basic of my parents the MacArthur lock, causing delays than was carried in April, 1964. overtime on watch and overtime problem was due to misinterpre­ are native Ger­ of up to nine hours. Burnham Cargo upbound increased by 9.2 and one-half off watch for per­ tations of the existing sections mans. In the sec­ pointed out that these delays have percent over 1964, while down- forming this work. ond place^ I love of the Freightships and Tankers caused great expense, since operat­ bound cargo totals decreased 28.2 Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement. In order to eliminate German music. ing costs for Lakes ships are $150 percent from last year." This de­ Agreement, Article III, Section 12 It's deep ..and this problem, the committee unan­ per hour. cline was responsible for the —Carpenter's Duties: sweet and sooth­ imously agreed to delete sub­ Burnham advocated that several overall decline from last year's ing—so different (a) Routine duties of the Car­ section (a) and (b) and to substi­ flow retarding programs be studied April figures. from the confu­ tute in their place the following penter shall include the following: sion of rock and roll. To tell the subsection (a) and (b): (a) 5. "Maintenance work such "(a) Members of the steward de­ truth, it even helps me sleep. First Quarter '65 Average Is High as repairing locks, installing port partment actually engaged in serv­ 4" 4" 41 hole gaskets, fixing and fastening ing hot lunches at midnight are Gus Liakos: The radio stations of steel lockers, and all blocks." to be allowed three hours' over­ Holland stand head and shoulders (a) 6 (c). "When members of the time for preparing and serving above the rest. I'm a classical Deck Department are required by same. music fan and the officer-in-charge to perform (b) When not more than the the Dutch sta­ regular work they shall be paid straight overtime for their watch equivalent of one department is tions play more on deck and overtime and one- served at 9:00 P.M. or 3:00 A.M. and a wider se­ WASHINGTON—^Unions won 64 percent of all the collec­ half for their watch below." night lunch, one cook shall be lection of classi­ tion bargaining elections conducted by the National Labor cal pieces, espe­ In response to a number of turned out to perform this work. cially my favor­ Relations Board In the first quarter of 1965, up from 59 per­ requests When a midnight hot lunch is the Beefbox is reprinting ite, Beethoven. cent in the preceding quarter. 4-the following ruling of the Clarifi­ served to not more than five men, Also, their news one cook shall perform this work. Other aspects of the report cation Committee on a question Also up, the NLRB reported, included: When from six to ten men are and language programs are excel­ involving which port was a man's was the AFL-CIO's share of served, one cook and one mess- lent. • The election tally included 54 actual port of engagement. The man shall perform this work. election successes. Out of 1,162 41 3) t elections in which an affiliated decertification elections with problem is described in the When from six to ten men are W. G. McChesney: I prefer Jap­ union was on the ballot, the unions losing 39, and seven union following example: served, one cook and one messm-an anese radio. They specialize in affiliates won 690 or 60 percent, shop deauthorization elections broadcasting my A vessel on foreign articles shall perform this work. When compared with 55 percent in the with the results 6-1 against con­ while on route around the world, more than ten men are served, particular favor­ tinued authorization. last quarter of 1964. ite type of radio arrived at San Francisco where one cook and two messmen shall show — replays The NLRB filed 53 petitions for Seaman A signed off articles by perform this work." During the January-March of American mu­ quarter the board conducted 1,670 injunctions under the mandatory mutual consent and Seaman B, his Money Due sical comedies. elections asked for by imions, em­ provisions of Section 10 (1) of the replacement, assumed Seaman A's Also, you can ployers and individuals. Dnions labor law, and eight petitions for Port of Engagement, which was S. S. Transorleans — Dis{>uted usually tune to a won majority designation in 1,066. injunctions under the discretionary New York. The vessel ultimately Overtime, Seymour Sikes. situation comedy provision of Section 10 (j). arrived at New York where articles More than 108,000 employes S. S. Fenn Carrier — Disputed or a rapid fire At the end of Mardi, 519 cases were terminated and Seaman B Overtime, Earl Beamer, Walter were eligible to vote in these elec­ delivery style terminated his service with the tions. More than 90 percent of were awaiting decision by the five Smith. comic like Bob Hope. I like radio them cast valid ballots, with 58 board members, compared with vessel because of illness, request­ S. S. Seatrain New York—^Dis­ humor and Japan has the funniest. percent of the ballots marked for 569 cases pending three months ing return transportation to the puted Lodging Allowance, Felipe 3JI 4< 4 port where he first joined the earlier and 517 pending a year union representation. C. Sun: I don't like any kind of Aponte, Pedro Agtuca, Ramon vessel, San Francisco. earlier. Aguiar, Francisco Bayron, Felix radio—any country, any style, any Other measures of NLRB busi­ In regards to first-class trans­ Bonefont, Gabriel Bonefont, Luis time. When I fin­ Awaiting disposition at all levels, ness also rose during the quarter— portation to his "original Port of Canteno, Luis Cepeda, William ish work I go including trial-examiner level, charges of unfair labor practices filed with the board, complaints were 8,975 cases at the end of Engagement," which section of the Dooling, Carlos Garcia, Arthur right to sleep. issued by the general counsel, and March, compared with 7,924 as of contract is applicable in the case Gilliland, James Gleason, Eugene I'm not as young December 31 and 8,551 on Septem­ described above? total cases awaiting disposition. Langstrand, Gus Liakos, William as I used to be. ber 30, 1964. Logan, Ruben Negron, Odd Olsen, And when you're Answer: When the seaman left The unfair practice cases were Fred Paterson, Earl Resmondo, trying to sleep, Of the cases pending at the end the vessel at New York, under the up 11 percent over the previous John Richardson, Jose Rivero, radio is not conr of March, 6,112 were unfair labor circumstances described in Section quarter. There were 2,876 charges ducive to pleas­ 14(b), he was entitled to return Francisco Roditiguez, Juan of unfair practices brought against practice charges. ure. It is a nui­ Rodriguez, Samuel Steliff, Alfonso transportation to his actual Port employers and 1,189 against sance, pure and of Engagement, San Francisco, Vallejo, Alvaro Vega. unions. The latter included 279 simple. Let the younger fellows even though at the commencement charges of illegal secondary boycott S. T. Transhartford — Check have their radios. I'd rather lie of employment at San Francisco covering restriction, Thomas R, down, close my eyes and not hear , VbfFro'CALL to be disposed of by the NLRB or hp, had|, |as§yme,4. .the Port, of Enr annon (Gpnnoa), anything. . ' , , }• J. J,., ; Unions Winning 64% Of NLRB Elections This Year 1 K -j:. i I. It. i ' M �f/l 'V ' f IVM 11, lt6S By Frank Drozok, West Coast Representative Anti-Labor Law Wiped Off Books The Assembly voted recently at Sacramento to wipe Califomla'a twenty-three-year-old ban on hot cargo strikes and secondary boycotts off the statute books, paralleling similar action by the Senate on an Identical bill last week. Also, after debate the Assembly vote indicated the law be stricken from the labor code. When originally enacted, the law carried a stipulation It would be effective only until May 31, 1943, or during a national emergency of war. The Kodiak, the largest ocean going railroad car barge ever built was launched at the Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corp. The 400 by 76 foot hydro-train can carry forty eight fully loaded railroad cars per trip. It will be in the Puget Sound Van Line fleet and will be placed In service from Seattle to Whittier, Alaska. San Francisco Shipping in San Francisco for all ratings has been more than good and the shipping outlook is still favorable. We had four payoffs here recently, including the Ocean Evelyn, Western Comet, Longview Vic­ tory, Western Clipper, Ames Victory and the Wild Ranger. In Transits were the Steel Traveler, Elizabethport, Calmar, Seamar, Express Baltimore, Steel Admiral, Marymar and San Francisco. Ships due to pay. off shortly are the-f : Steel Flyer, Voung America, Fair- from San Francisco is bosun E. C. port, De Soto, Fanwood, Natalie Anderson. and the Morning Light. WUmington Chief steward R. L. Perry During the past period we had shipped out on the National Sea­ the Cities Service Norfolk sign on farer recently. An old-time SIU here and the Wild Ranger pay off. steward, he was glad he came out We had the Tops Tops, San Fran­ here from Houston, Texas. cisco, Ames Victory, Marymar and A steward with the SIU for De Soto in transit. The outlook about twenty years now, M. for the coming period is slow as Stelnsapir is just off the Western we are only expecting four ships Comet after about a year. He's in transit. planning a short rest of about a Jim Eiwiii, who paid off the month before shipping out again. Western Clipper was around tell­ P. Kronberg came in to the San ing the boys of his recent adven­ Francisco hall to register recently ture—and ha had a doozie. Seems and hopes to be shipping out with­ after paying off he took a trip to in the next few weeks. He is a New Orleans for a few days and veteran AB. was hardly settled In when a cou­ ple of robbers broke into his hotel Up from down south Is. J. W. Givins who came up here trying room and demanded his dough. for a steward slot. Another Sea­ Fortunately for Jim, the bulk of farer taking a try at shipping out it was safely stashed away in the bank by that time so all the hoods made off with was 21 bucks In pocket money. Explorer Plans Undersea Map Of U.S. Coast After nine months on the Robin Hood, Paul Tassin decided to call it quits and got off. He feels he's earned a little time off with the family before shipping again. We hope he won't stay out of action too long because electricians are in demand In this area. Following in the wake of his One of the many Seafarers famous father, Jacques Piccard, whose favorite run is to Japan, son of the world-renowned under­ steward Robert Morrow left the sea explorer Augusts Piocard, will Hanover recently and after a short rest is looking for another ship. voyage to the bottom of the sea In Guess what run he's holding out an underwater exploration expedi­ for? Bob had nothing but good words for the representation SIU tion of his own. stewards have been getting during The younger Piocard will chart payoffs recently. the continental shelf at the bottom Another steward department of the Gulf Stream all the way member, third cook Tom Connel from Florida to Newfoundland. whose last ship was the Yaka, The purpose of the trip Is to ob­ says he really had a good SIU serve and film marine life and to crew to sail with on that ship and study currents In the Gulf Stream he is now waiting for a third cook's slot on anything going any­ at depths as great as 1,000 feet. where. Gordon Marbury, a twenSix-Week Trip t.v-five-year SIU member whose Piccard and eight companions last ship was the Transyork is In will make the six-week voyage in town looking for an oiler's job on an instrument packed vessel only an Intercoastal run. 93 feet long. The sub won't use its Seattle motors, Piccard says, but will drift The Seafarers Welfare Clinlo is along unpowered in the northward now operating In the port of Seat­ flow of the Gulf Stream at be­ tle and Seafarers are reminded tween one and five knots. that they must have a clinic card Keeping an eye on Cold War com­ in order to ship from this port. petition, Piccard said; "I don't be­ Shipping here has been fair since lieve that the Russians have in­ the last report, and the next cou­ stallations on the sloping under­ ple of weeks look pretty good with water mass, but they very well plenty of payoffs in sight. could have. I am sure they have During the last period we paid studied the possibility of exploit­ off the Delaware, Anchorage, ing the sea as well as space." Henry and the Seattle, aiid signed Piccard promised to keep a on the Delaware. In transits Were sharp locfkotit foi' such installations the Seamair, Sumnilt 'and the* C^along the full length of tiie shelf. mar.' v.* SEAFARERS \ - 'I raf NlM LOG Some Doctors Still Balking As Medicare Passage Nears WASHINGTON—^While the House-approved medicare bill was being beefed up in the Senate Finance Committee on its way to virtually assured passage in this session of Congress, doctors' groups across the nation began a far-ranging debate on the need to provide health care to aU our nation's citizens, regardless of social status and was regarded as a back-door leal groups around the country victory for the AMA lobbyists, were making their attitudes on ability to pay. The Senate panel strengthened the House version of medicare by adding coverage for four special­ ized physicians' services. Payment for those services — radiology, anesthesiology, pathology and physical medicine—was not called for in the House bill, which cre­ ated a supplemental insurance program, at extra cost to the re­ cipient, for such coverage. The American Medical Asso­ ciation, which provides the main stumbling block to medicare, opposes such coverage for patients. Exclusion of the four services from the House bill who tried to retrieve as much as possible from their defeat on the whole medicare program. The measure to extend coverage to the specialized services—all of which are considered more or less vital to patients involved in sur­ gery—^was put forth in the Senate by Paul Douglas (D.-Ill.). Senator Harry F. Byrd (D.-Va.), chairman of the Senate Finance. Committee, said the panel would continue closed hearings on the medicare bill. Academy Raps AMA Stand While Congressional action was being pressed in Washington, med- Consider Ship Boycotts, Aid Cutoffs House Bills Would Discourage Trade With Red North Viets WASHINGTON—A measure discouraging western nations from continuing to allow their ships to trade with Commu­ nist North Vietnam has been adopted by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Sponsored by Representa­ consideration by the House Mer­ tive Dante Fascell (D.-Fla.), chant Marine and Fisheries Com­ the amendment tot he Foreign Aid Act would prohibit aid being given to any nation which fails to take steps to prevent ships or aircraft under its registry from trading with North Vietnam. During 1964, more than 200 vessels flying the flags of western nations hauled car­ goes to and from North Viet­ nam. Among the nations with ships involved in such trade were Britain, Japan, Greece, Norway, Lebanon, Panama, West Germany, Italy and France. The Fascell Amendment is simi­ lar to one the legislator added to the Foreign Aid Act In 1963, which cut off aid to those nations which did not move to cut off their trade with Communist Cuba. Another measure, now under mittee, would prohibit the trans­ portation of articles to or from the United States by vessels which have traded with North Vietnam. The bill, introduced by Repre­ sentative Paul G. Rogers (D-Fla.), has the full backing of the SIU, maritime labor and organized labor generally. The Severn River, a Panamanian-flag ship registered to a Liberian corporation, was recently picketed by AFL-CIO longshoremen because she was engaged in trade with the Com­ munist nation. The International Longshore­ men's Association has served notice that It would boycott the loading of any ships which have traded with North Vietnam. The boycott extends to all ports from Maine to Texas. Rail Tugman On Pension medicare known. In New York, the distinguished Academy of Med­ icine fired a powerful salvo at the anti-medicare AMA when it declared that medical care should be "based on health need alone, not on a test of ability to pay." The Academy's statement re­ pudiated the AMA's doctrine that care should be provided only to those who had proved they did not have the means to pay for it. Tb.e Academy said that the government has equal responsibility with voluntary agencies for taking "whatever actions are necessary" to assure all people "equal access to a high quality of comprehensive health care." Heedless of the deep antago­ nisms it is engendering among the public and other, more far-sighted health groups, the AMA has been edging closer in recent weeks to a bitter ruie-or-ruin policy. Rather than accepting its defeat on the medicare issue with good grace, AMA chapters around the country have been threatening to strike against the sick, aged and needy when the bill becomes law. Vote To Strike Dr. Jack Shreiber, a spokesman for the Ohio branch of the AMA, announced that Ohio doctors have voted to support a resolution to refuse to treat patients under the federal medical care for the aged program. Shreiber predicted the boycott would immediately spread to at least a half dozen states. The Ohio AMA resolution specifically urges doctors to turn down any fees from the government-admin­ istered plan. Dr. Donovan F. Ward, presi­ dent of the national AMA, cautiously avoiding the term "strike," nevertheless supported the Ohio doctors, stating that there was notling in the law that compelled doctors to par­ ticipate in the medicare plan. In Chicago, another spokesman for the AMA said it was assumed that there would be a move at the June 20 AMA House of Delegates meeting—a policy making session to be held in New York—to make the Ohio boycott position national AMA policy. Such a move, if carried out, could bring to America the same kind of shame and iilfeeling created by similar doctors' strikes in Belgium and Canada in recent years. PHS Clinic Asks Advance Notice SIU Railway Marin# Region tugman John Loti (left) picked up his first regular $150 monthly pension check recently at New York headquarters from RMR regional djrector G. P. McGinty. Lotz, who. has failed aboard Baltimore & Ohio fail tugs for-the last -20 yearsj/mekes .his home in Staten Island, N.Y., whero he plans to spend his retirement. Seafarers seeking other than emergency care at the US Public Health Service out­ patient clinic in New York have been asked to telephone, wire or write in advance for an appointment to assure bet­ ter care and avoid long periods of waiting. The USPHS facili­ ty, at Hudson & Jay Streets, NYC, says it is being swamped by "walk-in" patients who have ample time to make ad­ vance appointments. Unless they require emergency care. Seafarers are asked to write New York 13, or call BArclay 7-6150 before they cmne In. the clinic at 67 Hudson St., �Fur* Tea 8EAWAREK9 Jon* II. 1968 100 "Whdf If Was All About " SENATE PASSES WORKS BILL—The Senate passed a new public works and regional development bill by a 71-12 margin and sent the $3.3 billion measure on to the House. The program will have its greatest effect in areas of heavy unemployment. The amount called for in the Senate bill is $150 million more than the Administration asked for. The bill will set up the machinery for interstate regional development programs, like the Appalachia program. In most areas, the states will be called upon to match dollar-for-dollar the grants made by the Federal Government. In areas of the greatest need, however, the Federal Government will pay up to 80 percent of the cost. The bill also contains a loan program to promote industrial development and creates a new assistant secretary of commerce to oversee the program. i IMMIGRATION BILL—Charging that the present immigration <luota system "carries a stench of bigotry that affronts the nation's friends and plays into the hands of its foes," Paul Jennings, the newly elected president of the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, testified labor's support of the Administration's immigration bill in hearings before the House Subcornmittee on Immigration and Naturalization. Jennings called for positive legisla­ tion that "will permit rather than restrict immigration." He noted that whiie 54,000 places under the present discrimatory quota system are unused each year, "desperate people cry in vain at our door" for admission to the United States. He said that "the 63,000 additional quota immigrants who would be admitted under the proposed immigra­ tion legislation would pose no threat to us as workers or neighbors." He pointed out that many American union members are either Immigrants or the sons and daughters of immigrants. 4" The Seafarers International Union of North America concluded one of the most far-reach­ ing and forward looking conventions in its history at its Twelfth Biennial Convention in Washington, D.C. Delegates representing the 80,000 members of the 33 affiliated unibns within the SlUNA family dealt with the prob­ lems facing not only the maritime industry and related crafts, but also to those confront­ ing the U.S. labor movement, the working men and women of the country and the na­ tion as a whole. Some of the Convention's most important and significant recommendations toward up­ grading American maritime dealt with the dry cargo freighters, bulk carriers and in­ dependent tankers that make up the nation's floundering tramp fleet. In their recommen­ dations to breathe new life into the fast dwindling U.S. tramp fleet, the convention delegates urged the Government to exercise strict adherence to Cargo Preference statutes, extend construction subsidy aid for bulk car­ riers, establish tax-free reserve funds in which tramp shipowners can deposit monies for vessel replacement, and to impose oil im­ port quotas which would operate similarly to the cargo preference laws. This was by no means the extent of the delegates' action on the glaring problems faced by U.S. maritime. Their recommenda­ tions ranged from a call for a uniform charter party agreement to govern the transportation of government-generated cargoes to a con­ demnation of the waterway user tax pro­ posal which would ruin the nation's inland boat industry, and a pledge to fight the Gov­ ernment's plan to close U.S. Public Health Service hospitals. Convention delegates did not restrict their - deliberations solely to the difficult position of the U.S. merchant fleet and the problems of ,maritime labor. During the convention, they recommended action on a wide variety of issues faced by our country and its work­ ing men,and wpmen. . , , _ .. Probably taie'df the most hn^i-teant ques­ iAAiKME tions considered by the delegates was the re­ peal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. This crucial issue considered by the delegates affects not only the SIUNA, but every trade unionist in America. The delegates called for the repeal of this blatantly infamous piece of anti-labor legislation. Continuing problems faced by the Ameri­ can working man such as the need for Fed­ eral minimum standards of wages and hours and unemployment compensation also were considered by the convention delegates. The convention went on record as calling for the enactment of the $2 per hour minimum wage, double time for overtime, a thirty-five hour work week and vastly extended cover­ age by the present act. Delegates also rose to the defense of the Supreme Court's historic "one-man-one-vote" decision as it called upon Congress and the states to reject legislative encroachments which would permit reapportionment of a lawmaking body on a basis other than popu­ lation. Other major resolutions passed by the con­ vention dealt with improvement of equal rights and opportunity, especially in the areas of job and voting rights, the curtailment of proposed rail mergers, the abolition of the New York Waterfront Commission, better housing programs at the Federal and local levels, and the endorsement of a broader War on Poverty with increased union participation in local programs to alleviate poverty. This brief summary of the national prob­ lems with which the SIUNA convention con­ cerned itself shows that all the affiliated SIUNA Unions are properly concerned with perfecting the Great Society originally de­ scribed by President, Johnson. An improved U.S.-flag merchant fleet is appropriately the major concern of the SIUNA, however, as the convention delegates demonstrated, the Union must be concerned with the welfare of the entire nation if the U.S. is to continue as the atrong, prosperous leader of. the Free WbrMl''-"- M ' 4" FIREARMS CONTROL LAW—The most far-out of the extreme right organizations have been pouring volley after volley of distortions and lies against a bill sponsored by Senator Thomas Dodd (D.-Conn.) which would revise America's gun laws in the interest of protecting the legitimate sportsman whiie making firearms less available to law­ breakers. The rightists have found an ally in the National Rifle Association, a bonafide sportsman's group, which seems to have gotten mixed up with the wrong company. Agents of the rightist groups are reported to have infiitrated the NRA in order to be able to gain easier access to firearms. The Textile Workers Union of America gained its fourth repre­ sentation election victory in the South since January 1, when workers at the Timme, Inc., plant in Wilmington, N.C. voted for the TWUA by a 382 to 224 margin. There were 24 challenged votes. Nearly 2,000 workers have signed up with the TWUA in the South so far this year. Earlier victories were won at the plants of Collins and Aikman Co., North Carolina; Roxbury Carpet Co., Tennessee, and the American Olean Co., Ken­ tucky. 4 4 41 The Brewery Workers won a seven-week strike at the Quaker Oats plant in Hao-rfsburg, Penn­ sylvania, that was called over the issue of working conditions. Em­ ployees at the plant had voiced dissatisfaction about forced vaca­ tions and slack season layoffs. The new contract helps to ease the problem through a supplemental benefit plan and a further stress on seniority rights. The SUB pian guarantees that a worker with 1,300 hours or more of company service is guaranteed 62 percent of take home pay during layoffs for up to 26 weeks a year. The two-year contract also provides wage hikes of 15 cents an hour, four weeks paid vacation after 20 years, a 40 percent improvement in hospital and medical benefits, and a sever­ ance pay plan. 4 4 41 By a vote 187 . to 112, workers at the Louisville Chair Company, Louisville, Kentucky, voted for the United Furniture Workers as bar­ gaining agent. It was the third vdknrcsedfMalt d^Hon at'thViUaht in less than three years. The UFW won the first election in 1962, but it was put aside by the NLRiB be­ cause management charged that a leaflet distributed to employees had misrepresented a company profit sharing plan. The second vote pro­ duced a narrow margin in favor of the company. That election too was declared void because the company had dismissed active members of the union before the voting. An NLRB decision recom­ mended a new election and the reinstatement of the dismissed un­ ionists. Despite the company's an­ ti-union campaign of letters, cap­ tive audience meetings and other pressures on the workers, the UFW won the third election and was de­ clared bargaining agent. 4 4 4 A month's strike action brought a first-time union contract to mcu-e than 1,000 employees of the Hughes, Hatcher, Sufferin chain of men's clothing stores in the De­ troit area. Office employees began the walkout when the company re­ fused to recognize the Amalgamat­ ed Clothing Workers Union as bargaining agent. While the pick­ ets marched, the union's organiz­ ing drive spread through the company's 15 stores until a solid majority of employees was signed up. The company then agreed to recognize the union, pending a check of union pledge cards by a local clergyman. The pact won by the workers provides for wage minimums and progressions for; all classifications, seniority rights and grievance procedures, five sick leave days yearly with unused days paid for in cash at year's end, hos­ pitalization bfepcflts, life Insurance Ind btlier beheW. " ' �JOM 11. INI SEAFARERS Delegates TURNER and MOONEY talk with Cong. DELANEY, House Speaker Mc CORMACK and Labor Undersecretary JOHN HENNING.i LUCY PERRONE Industrial workers, Pacific OisL LOG Delegates JIM DOOLEY, GEORGE MCCARTNEY, RED RAMSAY, BILL ARMSTRONB join in heavy applause to Pres. MEANY'S address. PHOTO REPORT FRANCIS BEDOOE Trinidad The Twelfth SIUNA Convention CONG. PAUL KREBS of New Jersey RICHARD HILLIS Jniand Boatmen, Paclfie CLARENCE HENRY ILA Vice-President Pictured here and on the following pages are some of the highlights of the f2th Biennial SIUNA Convention in Washington. They depict some of the people and events which made this recently-concluded Convention a mem­ orable one for everyone on hand. Delegates to the Convention from the 33 affiliated SIUNA unions acted upon a great number of issues of vital importance to maritime, the American labor move­ ment and the nation, and charted important policy for the international during the next two years—years which promise to be important ones for the future of maritime and organized labor in the United States. STEVE EONEY, Pacific CannOry Workers, and ANDREA GOfdEZ discuss Cannery report. Pacific IBU Pres. JOHN FOX (left) talks with IBU delegates DALE MELLINGER and DICK HILLS. The Convention also hosted an impressive number^f guests and speakers, who voiced their opinions on many important issues. Many of those who addressed the delegates during the proceedings are pictured on these pages, along with many of the delegates. Pictures, however, can't tell the whole story, and fuJI coverage of Convention actions and events is carried elsewhere iii this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. MORRIS WEISBERGER Bailors Union of PacifiO KENNETH BELIEU Undersecretary of Navy LEO -PERLIS Community Services Canadian brothers DOUCET, SOUTHERN, CAMERON, SWAIT, BLASCOW and DAVID chat With SlU Pres. HALL. , .5 Marr^. IUR|fB^ r; ;.CHAI(^^^ WKLT¥ ^ PAUL JENNINGS President, lUE •> LINOSEY WILLIAMS AGLIW District Brothers BEDDOE, MUNGROO and BLANCHE are attentive es committee report Is made to delegates. fAUSilN SKIfSNERV. >> ^l>Vl.^NELSO|l CRUtKSHANk^ CONG. JOHN ROONEV ••«««» Pishermen AFL social Securpjfef FRANCIS MUNGROO ' �PlW« Twelr* CONG. EMANUEL CELLER Of New York SEAFARERS FRED STEWART AGLIW District June 11. 19M LOG StUNA Executive Board dealt with wide range of problems affecting affiliated unions. JERRY WURP Pres., AFSCMB RAYMOND SUAREZ LAZU SiU Of Puerto Rico 'f JAMES MATTHEWS of SIU taxi local in Detroit is congratulated by President HALL on recent victory over Teamsters as JOHN WEAVER (left) of St. Louis cab local and MIKE JAKUBOWSKI look on. BURT LANPHER Staff Officers LES BALINGER Cannery workers Of Pacific, San Diego THEODORE KHEEL Labor Arbitrator CONG. PAUL FiNO Of New York HARRISON TYLER ILA, Chicago Sen. SENATOR VANCE HARTKE Of Indiana EDWARD KENNEDY (Center) talks with Massachusetts constituents MCDONOUGH (left) and AUSTIN SKINNER of New Bedford Fishermen. DON SLAIMAN Director, AFL-CIO Civil Rights Dept. AFL-CIO COPE Director AL BARKAN (right) presents COPE award to SiUNA President HALL. AL KERR secretary-treasurer, siu Chicago cab union presented plaque to SIUNA. SIU Pres. HALL accepU plaqUo from EVERETT CLARK, MIKE JAKUBOWSKI, DOM ABATA. Brothers DAVID, GLASGOW, WEiSBERGER, SWAIT, RAMSEY and DOOLEY were part of 13-member Seamen's Grievance Committee. Members of the delegation to the Convention from the SIU of Puerto Rico exchange views with Prissident HALU The delegation later submitted, their organization's report to the Convention. JOHN HENNING Undersecretary of Labor BEN MCLAURIN Reg. Dir., Sleeping Car Porters JOHN FORSYTH (right) and G. P. McGINTY of the Railway Marine Region, follow resolution condemning railroad mergers. FRED FARNEN Great Lakes District JOE GOREN Marina Cooks and Stewards WILLIAM JORDAN Marina Firemen �jmM 11. UM JOHN HAWK international Rep. SEAFARERS NICK PECORARO Seine Line Fishermen, San Pedro ANNETTE lOVINO (left) and MARGUERITE BODEN Of headquarters staff at registration desk. TEDDY 6LEASDN President, ILA GEDRGE JDHANSEN Alaska Fishermen MORT BRANDENBURG pres.. Distillery workers TS&AW delegates from Chicago, St. Louis and Detroit gathered here to have their pictures taken by photographer. NICHOLAS JOHNSON Maritime Administrator Constitution Committee report Id checked by four comitteemeni (l-r) chairman JORDON, F. OROZAK, R. HILLIS, J. WINTER. ED CARLOUGH, JR. Org. Dir. Sheet Metal Werkara DOOLEY, RAMSAY, GEORGE DIXON ViCi-Pres., ILA Mobile GEORGE ISSEL UlW-Pacifio CONG. HUGH CAREY Of New York Delegate WILDER SMITH of Marine Cooks and Stewards steps to microphone on Convention floor. Directly to his left Is delegate RALPH QUINONES of the SlU United Industrial Workers. Group of delegates from West Coast Fish and Cannery unions and Great Lakes seamen get together for picture. ' • Following Resolutions Committee report are (r-t) delegates JORGENSON and SWEENEY. LtUNARD MOLAUUHLIN SlU cf Canada Page TUrtcca LOG GEORGE HEARN Federal Maritime Commissioner BILL MODDY poy Scouts of America J. C. TURNER Pres., 0. C. Labor Council CONG. F. THOMPSON Of New Jersey JOE LEWIS Director, AFL-CIO Union Label Dept. HARRISON TYLER, Pres., ILA Local 19, Chicago Is introduced to Convention by SlU Pres. HALL. DOM ABATA applauds guest. GIL GAUTHIER SlU of Canada Congressman CARL ALBERT, Majority Leader of the House (left) and Congressman JACK GILBERT of N.Y. (third front _ left), talk with delegates JOHN DWYER and FRANK DROZAK,(right). �Pas* F»arfe«i LOG 11, IHI I -1' Greetings are exchanged between JOHN SALLOWAY (right), ILA Local 19 oHicial and PAUL HALL and MORRIS WEISBERGER. WILDER SMITH Marine CooKs ft stewards SEN. EDWARD KENNEDY of Massachusetts DON SWAIT SlU of Canada KEITH TERPE SlU of Puerto Rico PETER MC6AVIN (at ED HOOD, Pres. Shipbuilders Council, used visual display In address to Convention. TS&AW Pres. DOM ABATA (left) chats with HARRISON TYLER, Pres. ILA Local 19, . Chicago, and MRS. TYLER CONO. THOMAS PELLY of Washington Convention arrangements are discussed by two of committee—ED MOONEY, AGLIWO (left) and JERRY POSNER, MCS. SEN. DANIEL INOUYE Of Hawaii Protection of American fishing grounds was key concern of fisherman's delegates JIM ACKERT (left) and STEVE EDNEY. ROBERT BROWNLEE Staff Officers,' Paoifie EARL (BULL) SHEPARO AGLIW District WILLARO W. WIRTZ Secretary of Labor NORMAN DAVID SlU of Canada eORDON ELLIS Sailors Union of Paciflo Among SUP delegation was (l-r) Sec.-Treas. MORRIS WEISBERBER, JIM OOOLEY, BILL ARMSTRONQ and BLACKIE ELLIS. Jra^^^ Executive Secretary, administers oath of office to International officers who were elected In the final order of Convention business. Officers will serve for two years. ROBERT MATTHEWS AGLIW District Members of Legislative and ifW' �SEAFARERS Jon* llf !••• Pace Fifteea LOG New Yorkmar Launehed By Calmar In Baltimore By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director What's The Hurry? As reported in the MD COLUMN of the Group Health Association of America, Inc.. the story is told of a man of some importance in Minnesota in the latter part of the last century who was on h.is way to visit in the outer world. When he came to the coach stop, he was toid that he had just misSed the stage. He then remarked to the inn­ keeper "oh, well, what of It; there'll be another one along next week!" Sueh a man must "have been rare, even In those times, but his philosophy Is worth a thought or two as one sits in his car, one foot on the brake and the other on the accelerator, waiting for a traffic light to change. It is worth remembering when the green changes to yellow just as one enters that zone in which there is still time to decide to go or stay. It is even worth thinking about in planning whether to drive 200 or 500 miles a day on vacation. One might do well to remember it a thousand times a day when he is caught up In the sense of rush that is our civilization. Why are we in such an all-fired journey in seven hours instead of eight, or six instead of seven, or hurry all the time? It seems to be a game to see otherwise compress his trip into how late we can start somewhere less time than originally planned. so that by hurrying all the way The fact that he may not get there we can arrive just on time. Is at all seems not to occur readily, it the challenge of punctuality? if one can judge from talking with Probably not, for hurry seems some of the survivors. Maybe we should get up a so­ just as much a habit of people going home in the evening when ciety to offer a prize for the man punctuality is not the prize. One who can plot out a trip at reason­ might well ask many of the hur- able speeds, with hourly check­ riers: What's waiting—if you get points and predicted times of ar­ rival, and give a prize for the one there? Does "hurry" provide a sense who comes closest to the predicted of self-importance, does it reflect performance. Boat owners do this some deep desire to conquer with amazing accuracy. Maybe all space, oir is It simply that every­ the members of the club would then come home safely. body else is doing it? We might even do better if we We do get caught up in the mov­ let the wives do the planning, and ing stream, to be sure, but some­ plot the return trip as well! A one must start it; and even when trial run to the neighboring shop­ alone, we tend to hurry—^just to get there. Maybe it is sort of like ping center on an ample-time basis the challenge some men see in might make a good beginning. mountains. If they are there, they Most of us dream of an unhurried must be climbed. A person not in existence. All we need to do is wake up and try it. a hurry is sort of odd. We are just about to enter the vacation season. Supposedly this is a time when we change our habits, see new sights, relax, and enjoy ourselves. Will we? A com­ mon quip is that it is a relief to get back to work so that one can rest up from the vacation. A possible boost in inland wa­ This is the least of the hazards ters shipping may be in the offing of a long trip into which too much is crammed, for in many as industrial companies continue to expand their waterside manu­ instances it ends suddenly in a blinding crash caused by misjudg- facturing facilities. The American Waterways oper­ ment or human error. Speed, the handmaiden of haste, exacts a ators announced that waterside frightful toll on our highways and industrial plants had been ex­ panded at a faster rate during the streets during holiday seasons. And this summer will be much first quarter of 1965 than in any other period since the third quar­ like the last, no doubt. The man who drives about the city most ter of 1963. The increased expansion of of the year will suddenly find himself at the wheel of his too- plant indicates a renewed interest powerful car looking out at a on the part of management to straight, wide highway inviting take advantage of low cost barge transportation, especially for him to go 70 miles an hour. handling bulk-loading commodi­ He is poorly trained to travel ties. in this manner at these speeds Of the 125 new waterside sites, hour after hour. Our automotive and highway engineers have put 30 were terminals, docks and into his path a temptation he wharves. The rest were divided cannot readily resisit. It seems so among general Industrial and agri­ easy that if he just bears down a cultural plant and storage instal­ little harder he can make his lations. Industry Ups Waterway Use BALTIMORE—The Yorkmar, the last of six C-4 troop carriers acquired and rebuilt for the SlU-contracted Calmar Steamship Corporation was christened here on May 25. The new ship will join Calmar's regular coastal service later this month. The Yorkmar, like the five^ ships that preceded her down handling equipment was installed ..new piping, electrical wiring the main deck. Hatches were en­ and ductwork were put in the ways at Bethlehem Steel on larged to 75 feet, big enough to place. Back at Key Highway Corporation's Baltimore Yards, has been completely redesigned and refurbished. Capable of 17 knots, she has completely dehu­ midified and heated cargo spaces, larger hatches and whirley-type revolving cranes of 25 tons ca­ pacity. Like the other new Calmar ships, the pilothouse, galley and crews quarters are air conditioned throughout. With the six converted C-4s replacing older Libertys in the Calmar fleet, the company will be able to schedule sailing between the East and West Coasts of the U.S. every nine days. The other new Calmar ships are the Penmar, Marymar, Portmar, Seamar and Calmar. Each vessel will be able to make the intercoastal run in Just 12 days, knocking several days off the old time. In ad­ dition, each of the new C-4s will be able to load 15,000 tons of cargo, or about 5,000 tons more than the Libertys are capable of carrying. Along with the four Libertys to be retained by Calmar, the new vessels will operate in regular trade between the ports of Phila­ delphia and Baltimore on the At­ lantic and Long Beach, San Fran­ cisco and Seattle on the Pacific. They will carry steel products and general cargo westbound and lum­ ber from Pacific coast ports on the return run. A "Brand New Ship" The new Yorkmar is a complete­ ly different vessel from that which entered the Bethlehem yard after removal from the Reserve Fleet. Troop accommodations, armaments and life saving gear were all stripped away, along with 3,000 tons of steel fittings and interior bulkheads and decks. All tween decks except one were removed as was the superstructure forward of the machinery spaces. After portions of the superstruc­ ture were modified and new cargo insure quick and safe loading operations. The preliminary design work and engineering was performed at the Sparrows Point shipyard. All excess structure and fittings were burned off at the Key Highway facility. With only sufficient struc­ ture left for bracing, the hull was towed to Sparrows Point for the next phase of reconversion—addi­ tion of a new deckhouse, structural reinforcement below decks and in­ stallation of the cargo handling gear. Three of the vessels four holds were lengthened and Equal Employment Practices Cited As Beneficial To Labor WASHINGTON—The fair employment practices section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, taking effect July 2, will "broaden the possibilities for both work and profit," and help both management and labor, an"*" clauses in colleotlve bar­ AFL-CIO spokesman reported nation gaining agreements," he said, and recently. added, "there are still too many "It will particularly help us [labor], because where you have discrimination, workers are divided—unions are weaker," .said Director Donald Slaiman of the AFL-ClO's Department of Civil Rights, during the network radio interview, Labor News Conference. "It should also help manage­ ment," he said, "because where you don't have the tensions of racial differences, you can have a more productive community." He pointed out that business will directly benefit from better living standards and increased purchas­ ing power among minority group workers. A "fairly significant number of unions" have secured non-discrimi- Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Pension-Disability Benefits ..... Maternity Benefits . Dependent Benefits .......... Optical Benefits ............. Out-Patient Benefits .......... Vacation Benefits TOTAL WELFARE; VACATfON :: BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD...^ ' ,r ' 16,943 4793,929.33 that don't have them." "N o t all non-discrimination clauses" are of equal value." Slai­ man said, pointing out that "many companies have conceded non-dis­ crimination clauses covering em­ ployees already hired, and yet have resisted giving up any of their management prerogatives in hiring." "We are going to continue work­ ing on this," he declared. Slaiman said that repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act's Sec. 14 (b) (the "rigbt-to-work" section) would help secure compliance with the Fair Ehnployment Practices statute. "Where you have union security, you have more stable conditions— it is easier to get agreement with empl(^ers," he said. The new law, he said, will give "added force to the existing AFLCIO policy" and aid actions already under way. It will also "make it easier for us to get a response from local affiliates where they aren't doing what they could be doing" with regard to apprenticeship pro­ grams, he said. Reporters questioning Slaiman on the AFL-ClO-produced public service program, heard weekly on MBS, were Simeon Booker, Wash­ ington bureau chief for the John­ son Publications, and Joseph Gambatese, associate editor of Nation's Business. Quitting Ship? Notify Union Cash Benefits Paid — April, 1965 AMOUNT PAID $ 54,836.79 81,967,56 108.150.00 8,600.00 119,553.77 8,223.20 41,998.00 375.600.01 Calmar invested more than $27 million in the reconversion pro­ gram for the six vessels. The pro­ gram was carried out under the ship replacement program of the Maritime Administration which allows ship operators to trade in older vessels for newer or more efficient vessels from the Govern­ ment's Reserve Fleet. AFL-CIO Urges ^Rights' Complianee SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans CLAIMS 8,069 34 721 43 BBS 559 5,251 1,378 the main engines, boilers and other machinery were inspect­ ed and overhauled. Hull, decks and superstructure were sand­ blasted and painted and the vessel was made ready for sea trials. Th« now Yarionar, launched recently at Baltimore, completes SIU-tont,r;j|^^p4 Pflmar Steamship Cofnpany's six-ship, popr; yarsion project. A reminder from SlU head­ quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment Failure to give notice be­ fore paying oft may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of tho manning re­ quirements and needlessly mako the work tougher for your shipmatei. ' �•-1.^ • Pu* Sbdtm Jan* 11. ltd AHJCIO Ward9 Off 'PolmnttaUy ixphtiv' Mhm Growing Youth Unemployment Called Serious National Issue Carbon 'Tet—Handle With Care By Fr«d Stewart & Ed Moonty Headquarters Representatives A potentially explosive problem of extremely heavy youth unemployment soon may confront the nation unless massive job-creating programs are adopted, the AFL-CIO has warned. The article recognized that There are not enough jobs adding: "gradually, America has been "There Just are not enough Jobs to go around for the work awakening to the danger of largeforce in general, the Depart­ to go around. The economy has scale unemployment anK>ng its Carbon Tetnichlorldo la one of tho best Indnatrlal solvents in use today. It removes oil or grease completely, evaporates completely leaving behind no residue and It is quite Inexpensive. Unfortunately it is also highly poisonous to man, even in extremely small quantities. Because of its natural characteristics, carbon tetrachloride is partic­ ularly dangerous to seamen who spend a great deal of time working ment of Research declared, and not been growing rapidly enough youth" and this has resulted in and living in small, often tight compartments. It is so dangerous that the jobless rate for youth already to meet the job needs of a very enactment of three federal pro­ carbon tetrachloride fire extinguishers and others of similar types are is double the national rate, with fast-growing work force." grams: the Manpower Develop­ no longer approved for marine use by the Coast Guard. Outlining the scope of the prob­ ment & Training Act of 1962, the millions of young people due to Although cabon tetrachloride is highly poisonous when absorbed pour into the labor force in the lem, the Department of Research Vocational Education Act of 1963 by the body in any manner, either when taken through the mouth or pointed out that in addition to and the Economic Opportunity Act absorbed through the skin, it most commonly enters the body through months ahead. The Specter of Mass Youth the 4 miilion already counted as of 1964. tho lungs while breathing, as a vapor. It evaporates so quickly and Unemployment, an analysis in the jobless, others should be counted so completely that relatively small amounts of the chemical will have These programs are good; they May edition of the AFL-CIO who are forced to work only part are steps in the right direction, very high concentrations of its deadly vapor in the air in a very American Federatlonist, points time or who dropped out of the the article Said. But, it cautioned, short period. For example, half a teaspoon of carbon tetrachloride is out that those born In the "baby labor force because they could their major drawback is that they enough to cause a concentration of vapors in a ten foot square com­ boom" years after World War II find no work. Furthermore, it seem to assume the prime cause partment which is 10 times the accepted maximum safe concentration. added, the labor force is growing are coming of working age. Carbon tetrachloride effects the brain, liver and, most Important, the by about 1.5 million a year net— of youth unemployment is lack 'Boom' to Continue the new entrants minus those who of skills. This may be so with kidneys. High concentrations effect the brain first, causing uncon­ some youth, the article added, sciousness. In high enough con--f This year, the article noted, 3.7 die or retire, etc. "but the major cause of youth centrations it will cause death by million young men and women "Simply not to lose ground, dition. Its effect on the kidneys activity of toe will turn 18. And the "youth 1.5 million additional jobs must unemployment is a lack of Jobs. disrupting toe Is most important because it is boom" will continue, it added, be created every year," the AFLMoreover, the article continued, brain. Tho chemical also effects with some 4 million youngsters CIO said. And, if unemployment though the Civil Rights Act of the liver, impairing tho blood's often overlooked, and can cause turning 18 each year on through is to be dented, more jobs must 1964 will help in some ways if ability to carry oxygen to the body death eyen two weeks after the the 1970s. it is vigorously enforced, it will cells and causing a jaundiced ion- actual exposure has taken place. be opened up. A strange fact about carbon The danger, warned the analy­ "In fact, if 2 million jobs were not assure work for Negro teen­ tetrachloride's effect on the body sis. arises from the fact that a created each year, it would still agers—whose jobless rate has hov­ is the way alcohol increases the large and increasing proportion be several years before the U.S. ered around 25 percent for 7 years danger of poisoning. A few drinks of the unemployed is made up of would be able to achieve full em­ —but merely an equal chance for will alter the body's ability to deal what jobs are available. young people. There is not only ployment," the analysis said. with the chemical to such an ex­ personal hardship and economic Large-scale unemployment "America will succeed in this tent that a concentration which and social waste, it continued, but /amiong the younger generation would not be dangerous without a political danger in large num­ task only if it adopts the right can have "disastrous results," the economic policies and programs the exposure to alcohol, or which bers of discontented youth. so the economy will grow rapidly AFL-CIO said. Eyen now, it noted would cause only minor light­ Compared to the national un­ enough to meet the job needs of in quoting Dr. James-Conant, edu­ headedness or nausea, now be­ cator and former president of employment rate of 5.12 percent rapidly-growing work force. comes fatal. in 1964, the jobless rate for 16- to "Purchasing power of the low- Harvard University, youth unem­ WASHINGTON — Improved 24-year-olds was more than double and middle-income groups will ployment has the makings of so­ Proper ventilation Is the best measures to aid the non-subsidized answer to the safe use of carbon —11.5 percent, said the article, a need to be boosted substantially— cial dynamite." Labor's Economic Review feature. through higher wages and salaries, There is no doubt, the article segment of the American-flag tetrachloride. Unfortunately, prop­ said, that the big-city problems merchant fleet and the commercial er ventilation is not always prac­ through improved social security Of the nearly 4 million people who were out of work in 1964, benefits, through higher minimum of delinquency and crime are fishing fleet have been proposed by ticed. The man using this ohemirooted in unemployment and the Representative Hastings Keith cal to take a grease stain out of over 1.5 million were under 25 wages. frustration and deprivation that his favorite necktie in a small years of age, the report observed. "To help create more jobs, (R.-Mass.) as part of a House bill compartment tor instance, is run­ go with it. Thus, it stressed, "although these hours of work will have to be re­ covering the merchant marine that ning the risk of losing his life. young workers made up less than duced and government spending— "Without Jobs, it is too much was introduced on May 5th. Remember, one half of a teaspoon 20 percent of the civilian work for public works, roads, hospitals, to expect that the unemployed force, they accounted for more education and housing—^must be young people will be constructive The House merchant marine bill of the chemical is enough to cause than 40 percent of the nation's expanded." members of the community," the was put forward by Representa­ a fatal concentration of vapor in a ten by ten compartment. unemployment." No single measure will provide analysis declared. "Rejected by tive William S. Mailliard (R.-Cal.). "And with the tremendous the needed push, the article cau­ the society in which they live, A similar measure was introduced Without proper ventilation, only growth in the young population— tioned. An overall program is they rebel against it and-society in the Senate by Senator E. L. twenty-five parts carbon tetrachlo­ (Bob) Bartlett (Dem.-Alaska). Both ride per million parts of air is pays the price." 3.7 million are turning 18 this required. measures are now under considera­ considered safe. As little as 250 year alone—the likelihood is that Better-Educated Idle Large numbers of people are they will make up an even greater Without these measures to deal passing through their formative tion by conunittees in their respec­ parts per million can cause death proportion of the unemployed in with the basic economic problems years with their hopes frustrated tive bodies. to someone who has been drinking. the years ahead," it declared. and to create jobs at decent and their attitudes twisted, offer­ The proposal by Keith would al­ Five thousand parts per million The problems faced by young wages," the analysis emphasized, ing material for totalitarian ap­ low operatoi-s of merchant ships may be fatal after an exposure as people reflect in good measure "efforts to help tlie youngsters peals and posing a threat to the to commit themselves by contract short as five minutes. This is usu­ the problems of the work force in through education and training democratic structure, the article with the Secretary of Commerce ally the delayed type, with death general, the analysis declared. cannot succeed. to take part in a vessel replace­ a week or 10-days after from kid­ said. ment reserve fund. Fishing craft ney damage. operators would commit them­ Twenty-four thousand parts per selves in a similar way with the million for very short periods will Secretary of the Interior. Growth Of Young People In Labor Force-1960, 1964, be fatal aftw a period of illness, and Projected to 1970 Merchant vessel operators would or if exposure is of approximately place into the fund part of the 15 minutes, may be fatal immedi­ MILLIONS OF WORKERS revenues they earned under the ately. Larger exposures will be provisions of the Cargo Preference fatal almost immediately. Act. Deposits and withdrawals These are the reasons why SIU from the fund would receive simi­ agreements require payment of lar tax deferment to that enjoyed overtime for members of the en­ by the subsidized liner operatotrs. gine department required to use Presently, any earnings set aside carbon tet for cleaning purposes by the non-subsidized operators aboard ship. It's a dangerous mate­ for expansion or modernization of rial and has to be used very care­ their fleets are subject to taxation fully and sparingly. by the government. Since 1936, when the Merchant Marine Act was adopted, the subsidized liner segment of the U.S.-flag fleet has enjoyed tax deferment on the monies it puts aside for fleet ex­ For obvious reasons the LOG pansion. cannot print any letters or Shipping experts estimate that other communications sent in about 600 tramp and coastal car­ by Seafarers unless the author riers, inter-coastal carriers. Great signs bis name. Unsigned Lakes carriers and non-subsidized anonymous letters will only liners would be able to take ad­ wind up in the waste-basket. tauren U.S. BurMu of Ubor StaUsUca, vantage of the provisions of the If circumstances Justify, the The increasing seriouinass of the problem of youthful unemployment in the United States it bill.' About 12,000 fishing craft LOG will withhold a signature shown graphicalliy We.- 'New.fobs ere not keeping pace with the growing numbert of youth would also have an' epportudity to on request. entering the job market each year. ^ participate. Bill Would Aid Construction Of New Ships THE YOUTH BOOM Sign Name On LOG Letters �11, IHI CASABLANCA 8BAFABHB8 PORTS OF THB WOpr n'^j Casablanca, tfaa Industrial and commercial capital of the North African kingdom of Morocco, boasts one of the largest man-made harbors In the world. It la a city more famous m legend than in fact. Considered one of the exotic North ^ca ports, with others like Tangier and Algiers, it has T «ettlng for countless stories, novels and toms. In 1943, however, it was the real setting for one of the most important of the wartime meetings between Allied leaders. The ships of the SlU-contracted Isthmian Lines make occasional calls at Casablanca, as do other ships of the SIUmanned fleet. The port is one of the busiest in North Africa, and is frequented by many foreign flag vessels. Surprisingly, though it is located in an old part of the worlds Casablanca is not an old dty. Until about a halfcentury ago it was little more than a collection of fisher­ men's shacks. A large white "house, owned by the village chief and a landmark to sailors, was responsible for the city s name. Casablanca was developed as a center of com­ merce by the French, whose influence still lingers over North Africa. Near the main gate of the dock area, on the Boulevard Moulay, is the local Seamen's Club. Open from 9 a.m. until 11 p.m. daily, it offers the usual amenities for the Seafarer who does not wish to go into town. Casablanca has a rough reputation, and it is well earned. Seafarers are advised not to travel alone when returning to their ship at night, even if a cab is taken. Further, it is not advisable to take large anmunts of cash, cigarettes or other valuables ashore. Keeping these warnings in mind, the Seafarer can have a reasonably good time enjoying the attractions in town. Taxis are available at the dock area for the quick ride down­ town- Prices should always be discussed first with the dr^er. The old quarter of the city, with its narrow streets and teeming houses is fairly close to the port zone. Fur­ ther along the Boulvard de Almohades, following the coast line, can be found one of the largest swimming pools in the world. It is more than a quarter-mile long. Further along the same road is the city's best residential area, Anfa Hills. Here are more swimming pools and beach­ es, though bathing in the ocean is considered dangerous. The center of Casablanca, with its entertainment and shopping areas, is set in back of the old city. A trip to the Sultan's Palace, on the Rue Hadj Amar Riffi, is well worth the effort. Bus tours of other points of interest are easily arranged. iiiliBiliilii Hnsh. . ^ A buttling port (top photo) and the leather industry are two main­ stays of Casablanca's economy. New housing in Casablanca, like this family is en­ joying, still is decorated in the traditional North African and Arabic manner. i'-) 51 A familiar sight in the developing world: ancient slums, foreground, giving way to new blocks of modern housing for the city's thousands. i ! Ilill This new television facility, still under construction at the time the photo was taken, gave North Africa its first chance to lpQk;ln the wpi-W .of:,yi(feo. Boy scouts parade on the main street of Casablanca, a thriving Icityfthatwas once a»fishmg village. The SlU-manned Steel Voyager of the Isthmian Lines made a recent stop in Casablanca while j • ort a<^ound the-world trip., r, i �SEAFARERS Page Eighteea 15 Wor/cf Vessefs Reported Lost At Sea During 1964 Each year at least 15 large merchant ships weigh anchor in ports aroimd the world and head into the open sea, never to be seen again. The regular disappearance of ships continues year after year despite the latest advances in radio communications and search and rescue techniques. to determino the approximate Searching ships and aircraft can Some 600 seamen are lost position of the lost vessel and the then maintain their search pat­ yearly when their ships vanish quickness with which some ships terns by using the beacon as a without a trace, according to in­ formation released at a three-day seminar in New York on search and rescue methods in the North Atlantic. The seminar was spon­ sored by the U.S. Coast Guard. Two factors contribute to the sudden disappearance of large freighters, a Coast Guard spokes­ man said. They are the inability Anti-Union Bosses Hit By NLRB Ruling WASHINGTON — The United States Court of Appeals has upheld a recent National Labor Relation Board rule certifying a union as a legal bargaining representative in the event that an employer refuses to recognize authorization cards submitted by a union as proof of a bargaining majority. The Appeals Court upheld a decision and NLBB ruling ordering the S.N.C. Manufacturing Company of Oshkosh, Wise., to bargain with the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers. At S.N.C. the lUE obtained the signatures of 51 of the company's 76 employes on union authorization cards and on March 1, 1963, re­ quested recognition and a bar­ gaining meeting. Management re­ plied that it "had no knowledge" of the union's majority status and demanded an NLRB election. Thereupon, the NLRB general counsel told the court, the com" pany "engaged in an active cam­ paign" to smash the union and, by April 1, 1963, dissipated the union's majority in S.N.C.'s two Oshkosh plants. The union lost the election, 32-42, on that date. The NLRB later ruled that the management broke the law by re­ jecting the cards as evidence of the lUE majority, promising and granting wage increases, setting up a shop committee to supplant the union, and threatening em­ ployes with "economic reprisal" if the union won. The Appeals Court agreed that the "employer's challenges to the board's findings and conclusions appear to us to be without merit." Argument Rejected Rejecting the company's argu­ ment that the union gave up its right to file refusal-to-bargain charges when it participated in an election, the court wrote: "This may have been a valid position under the rule announced in 'Aiello Dairy Farms,' 1954. But the board has now rejected that rule and, we think, it was within its statutory authority in so doing." The rule followed by the NLRB from 1954 to 1964 was that a union complaining of unfair employer practices could either file charges or proceed to an election, but it could not proceed to an election and then file charges based on pre-election conduct. go down. Aircraft and small boats disappear under similar condi­ tions. While nvwt major steamship lines require that their vessels radio their positions at least once a day, some ships do not follow the practice. If a daily position report was available to search and rescue teams, they would be able to locate and begin rescue oper­ ations on a foundering vessel in much less time, according to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard Is currently experimenting with new radio de­ vices that may be able to cut down on the number of ships which disappear each year. Hopes are being pinned on a floating beacon which, vyhen dropped into the ocean, will follow the drift of the ocean so ft can be used as a reference point for searchers. The floating beacon, because it is drifting in the same general way as the helpless ship, main­ tains the same position in relation to the object being searched for. Mississippi Building New Inland Canal A new inland waterway is pres­ ently under construction between Biloxi and Gulfport Mississippi which may eventually allow ocean shipping to move Inland into the state over a 35-foot deep channel 250 feet wide from bank to bank. When all five stages of the proj­ ect are completed the cost will run more than $50 million. The first stage, a nine-mile stretch, has been completed only deep enough to handle tugs and barges leading to chemical plants in Harrison County. When completed, however, the project will become part of the intercoastal canal with termi­ nals and docking areas for ocean vessels. Completion is expected to spur a vast industrial growth in the area. About 1,600 acres have been set aside for industrial expansion along the canal route, of which 1,400 will be ready sometime in June, which will have access to this new navigation link with the Mississippi River. The new traffic spurred by the canal is expected to further boost the growth of Pascagoula and Gulfport, which are already heading for cargo records this year in spite of the long dock strike. Gulfport reports 123,622 of ton­ nage so far this year, compared with only 98,999 for the same pe­ riod last year. Ship arrivals are also up to 32 from 21 for March, 1964. Pascagoula reports a record of 1,005,682 tons handled during March, 1965—a 67.9 percent in­ crease over the same period last year. . ler^kWoiV... Jne U. ifW LOG guide post. Another radio device being tested by the Coast Guard is a transmitter the size of a cigarette package that can be attached to a life jacket. By tuning in on the transmitter, aircraft would be able to find a man drifting in the ocean faster than they could by visual methods. Had these devices been avail­ able, two of the most noted and recent ship mysteries might have been averted. In the first, the American-flag Marine Sulphur Queen vanished without a trace in the Gulf of Mexico in February 1963. In December, 1963, the Spanish-flag freighter Castillo Montjuich sailed from Boston with a 10,000-ton cargo of grain. She last reported on the radio on De­ cember 14 that she was 450 miles northwest of the Azores. She was never heard from again. In Beckbury it's Wlif Broome Over Mechanical Broom—^100% LONDON—Wilf Broome, longtime street cleaner of the English village of Beckbury is retiring—and the spectre of automation is raising iU ugly head. Village officials are protesting attempts by the county to replace old Wllf Broome with a mMhanlcal broom. "No mechanical broom, or sweeper, or whatever they call it can ever replace Wilf Broome," one viUage official protested. "Mr. Broome's done a tremendous Job for nineteen years and we don't want some mechanical contraption to replace him. For one thing, it couldn't." In his years as village street cleaner, Broome has compiled a record which any automated machine would find it hard to match. He has kepi the village so clean that it has won four first prizes as the best-kept village In Shropshire, in addi­ tion to many second and third place prizes. But Broome is 65 and eligible to retire on pension, and the fight against an automated re­ placement for him is under­ way. "No mechanical sweeper can look after our village like Mr. Broome," the town council chairman moaned. "A machine may be all right for open stretches of a road, but not for a village. We are going to protest to the county council in the strongest possible terms." To aU of this. Win Broome agrees, "It's very nice to know that I'm thought so much of," he commented. "The parish council is right about one thing. No machine can do the job as well as a man. I use brooms, a shovel, a scythe and a.scoop and no machine can do that." By Sidney Margolius Gambling No Cure For Financial Woes One of the prevailing financial problems of some moderate-income families is chronio gambling, a recent survey of family money problems by the Family Service Association of America shows. This survey is of special interest to working families because of discussions in various regions about legalizing some gambling activities, such as state lotteries and off-track betting. These proposals are aimed mainly at producing revenue for local communities to ease the present tax load on home­ owners. But opponents argue that legalizing betting would divert more money from families who can ill afford losses. Two kinds of gambling stand out In the family agency reports. One is steady, small gambling, much like a sport or hobby, which men, and often women too, do at work or in the neighborhood. The other is an attempt by wage-earners trying to maintain large families on low or moderate income, to solve their problems by "making a hit." For example, Jeannette Hanford, Director of the Family Service Bureau of Chicago, reports the situation of a couple who have eight children, including twins. The husband has held the same job for 14 years. But his wages of $72 a week barely cover food, rent, clothing and his transporta­ tion expenses to get to work. So he resorts to gambling as a way of solving his pressing financial problem. He hopes that some day he will win enough to give his wife all he feels she deserves. He means well, but his unrealistic hops is only making the family situation worse. The "recreational" or "hobby" type of gambling can be equally damaging to family finances, and it can also cause serious discord, the survey shows. One young man of 25 had married his only sweetheart when they were both 18. He had older brothers who were inclined towards gambling, relates Emily Dickinson, Director of the Family Serv­ ice Association of Tampa. Their betting always fas­ cinated him when he was a youngster, and he could hardly wait to grow up to go to the track with them. Not until he had gone into debt for $2,000 and separated from his wife did he try to quit gambling. The couple are back together again, and he knows his wife will not stand for any further ventures. But gambling can be a hard habit'to shake, and she is aware that he still bets small sums. From the experience of the family agencies, habitual gambling is a "complusive" problem much like alcoholism. In fact, the agencies, often bracket gambling and alcoholism as twin problems. Some­ times the gambler can't stop even when he obviously is marching to disaster. Mrs. D. D. Specht, of Family Service of Morris County, New Jersey, tells about men who have actually lost their busi­ nesses due to gambling. - Sometimes a husband will use gambling like going on a drinking "toot," to punish his wife when he la angry at her, reports Warde Laidman, Case­ work Services Director for Family Service Agencies of San Francisco and San Mateo Counties in California. Couples do use money surprisingly often to punish each other through heavy spending, gambling or other ways, reports Sidney Berman, Casework Director at Peninsular Family Service, Newport News. Gambling is a pretty hopeless way to try to solve personal problems. The odds are stacked against the bettor. The syndicates that ma the organized bet­ ting pools, as on football games, purportedly set odds to 6 to 5 in their favor. But even though you already start with this disadvantage, the point spread sometimes is Juggled to make the odds much greater, and you also lose in case of a tie. Ernest Blanche, a mathematician, who has done much research on gambling has written that with these various edges, the professional pool <H>eratorlB take often runs as high as 80 or 90 per cent. The "compulsive" type of gambler often needs counseling so he can see what his problems really are, and how to face them. Father Philip A. Carey, noted New York priest who has devoted a lifetime to the problems of working families, told this department: "I haven't any more moral objection to gambling than for a fellow to send away for tickets to a show, if it's for occasional amusement and as long as he doesn't confuse Aqueduct with an investment house. Yet, the pari-mutuel clerks all tell me how appalled they are at the inveterate gamblers. For them, it is compulsive, and an addic­ tion as fearful as that to narcotics and liquor." As far as the poor fellow trying to solve the „ problems of a big family on a low income, the onlji^ reaiistic solutions require, more overall planning,# and joint effort with other working people as inf unions, heaith-care and housing co-ops and other ^ mutual activities. A man working on the same job 14 years and earning $72 a week, will find a labor organization more useful than a betting pool. Large moderate-income families, especially, need > to know and use all available community resources. "It is not unusual to have a family come in head over heels in debt for doctor and hospital bills, when much of this debt could have been avoided if the family had been more familiar with com­ munity resources and the possibility of assistance," reports .Bea Kersten, AFL-CIO Community Services Representative in Minneapolis. "Similarly, too few families are familiar with the programs that could help in the education of their children. Nor is enough being done to upgrade vocational skills." This kind of mutual self-help and communiiy participation is the safest bet. �11, Utt SEAFARERS rage Nbuteea LOG Double Cuddle Ship's delegate George Lee Bangh Sr. sailing aboard the Del Santos (Delta Line) reports that the Del Santos crew is in shipshape condition after completing a smooth and successful run to the West Coast of South Africa. The trip began on March 15 and ended May 15 in New Orleans, Louisiana. — ^— wondrous. The mess crews sailing high throughout the voyage. Thanks "We had a very good crew aboard the following vessels have again to ail hands for a fine job." manning all departments and received the commendations of Seafarer Larry Bacon and his wife affectionately fondle their twin infant sons in their Detroit home. "Some people think that twins are double trouble." says Mrs. Bacon, "but _^^^^^^^^orjiSj|^^the^Ve^roved^^a^^doubI^blow DEL SOL (D«lta), May 14 —Chairman, R. C. Stough, Jr.; tacmtaiy, R. Lambert Brother J. E. Mullen was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $37.05 in ship's fund. Crew requested to cooperate and keep natives out of quarters in foreign porte. Chairman, Edward Knight; Becretary, Tom Jewelt. $8.00 in ship's fund. Mo­ tion made ttwt bonus l>e given every 90 days, employment compensation, travel pay for fitting out after crew is calied. Brother Edward Knight was elected to serve es ship's delegate. DETROIT (Michigan Tankers), Febniray 2S—Chairman, Melvin W. Piace; Seeretaiy, James Hamilton. Brother Melvin W. Place was elected to serve as temporary ship's delegate while Brother Everett Is in hospital. Discus­ sion about contract. Crew would like to submit proposals for new contract when present contract expires. J. e. MILLER (Daitiand), May t1— Chaiiman, Walter Lack; Secratary, Michaal Reddy. Motion made for an increase in wages. Nothing reported by department delegates. PENN EXPORTER (Penn Shipping), May 17—Chairman, Edward Cole; Secratary, Z. A. Marfcris. Brother William P. Robinson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No t;eefs were re- DAVID P. THOMPSON (Boland & Cornelius), May 17—Chairman, Arnold Heatheriy; Secretary, James Saxon. Motion rrwde that increase in wages be included In new agreement. U. S. GYPSUM (Boland 8. Cornelius), March 4—Chairman, Vaughan Stacker; Secretary, Robert Pate. Brother Vaughan Stecker was elected ship's delegate. No t>eefs reported by de­ partment delegates. ATLAS (Burbank), May 23—Chair­ man, K. Turner; Secretary, K. Lynch. $22.00 in ship's fund. No beefs re. ported by department delegates. Mited by department delegates. Everything is running smoothly. Vote of thanks to the bosun and day men for the swell paint Job in steward department rooms. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done in feeding and service. CHATHAM (Waterman), May 18 — Chairman, Bernard Payne; Secretary, Sidney A. Darner. Vote of thanks to the steward department and to the ship's delegate for a job well done. SPITFIRE (General Cargo), May 18 —Chairman, C. A. Welch; Secretary, J. A. Stevens. No beefs reported by department delegates. Request made for Ice machine. Galley and messhall need painting. DEL MONTE (Delta), May 16—Chair­ man, Howard Menz; Secretary, Albert Espeneda. Ship's delegate repoited that everything is O.K. No disputed or reported. Brother Howard Menz was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Wiper missed ship in Mo­ bile. Bosun was hospitalized in Mobile prior to sailing. $9.28 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to ship's dele­ gate and department delegates. Vote of thanks also extended to galley gangs and messmen for special serv­ ice aboard ship. JOHN A. KLING (Reiss), May 19— KENT (Corsair), May 27—Chairman, Robert Murray; Secretary, Harold Suteliffe. Disputed OT in each depart­ ment. Crew complain about no co­ operation from topside. Many beefs to be taken up with patrolman. HALCYON PANTHOR (Halcyon), May 23—Chairman, Lucky Pritchett; Sec­ retary, Frank Kustura. Brother D. Pashkoff resigned as ship's delegate, and Brother E. J. Thibodaux was . elected to serve in his place. $4.25 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department for fine food and service. Discussion on draws in for­ eign money. Vote of thanks to the electricians for operating movie pro­ jector. Motion made to have 20-year retirement plan. That firemen stand­ ing donkey watches from 5 pm to 6 am should t>e on Port time. Motion made to write Congressmen asking that aliens sailing American-flag ships should become citizens or else not be allowed to sail American-flag ships. BOWLING GREEN (Pan American Tanker), May 16 —Chairman, I. W. Griggers, Jr.; Secretary, A. C. Wilson. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. Everything is running smoothly. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Moore-McCocmack), May 17—Chairman, None; Secretary, None. Chief engineer re­ quests crew to conserve water, as the water tonnage Is very low. $26.50 In ship's fund. Soma disputed OT in each department. Special vote of thanks to the baker and to the stew­ ard departmenL there was not a single log since sign on," announces Brother Baugh. "It was a clean SIU idiip and all the top• id e personnel were O.K. Cap­ tain G. B. San­ born is a fine skipper. There were no overtime beefs and the food was swell — well cooked and Bauqh well served. The steward depart­ ment received an all bands vote of thanks. Ship's delegates in all de­ partments handled their Jobs efficiently. Deserving of thanks In this respect are engine department delegate G. E. Phillips, deck de­ partment delegate H. L. Campbell and steward d^artment delegate Sam Morris. They served the in­ terests of the crew." 4 t G. M. Bowdrc (B-461), ship's delegate aboard fiie Del Talle (Delta Line), reports that the crew has just won the annual Delta Line "No Lost Time Accident Award." Of the $70 prize, $53.83 was spent for books and maga­ zines, the balance remaining in the ship's fund. t. t. t. Seafarers on board the Iberviiie must be making out pretty well. Ac­ cording to all re­ ports, not only are they dining like kings, but they are smoking cigars fit for millionaires. "In fact," reports delegate J. W. Allen, "those Allen stogies are so big that crew members have requested that the messroom be outfitted with larger ashtrays. Something about the size of oversize soup plates might do—preferably in varying shades of gray." Seafarer George Litchfield, ship's delegate aboard the Seamar (Cal-' mar Steamship Corp.), passes along the crew's vote of thanks to the galley department. "While on board the Sea oar on a Baltimore to Seattle run, we had absolutely the best food and service," says Brother Litchfield. "Of course," he adds, "the me.ssmen, cooks and stewards were 100% SIU," 3i t i Seafarers take their chow seri­ ously. They've been all around the world and have sampled the best food that every port has to offer. When a Seafarer commends the cuisine and praises the service it means that the feats of the galley staff have been little short of their fellow crewmembers .for chow and service beyond the call of duty: Yaka (Waterman), Globe Prog­ ress (Maritime Overseas), Seamar (Calmar, Ocean UUa (Maritime Overseas), Lasalle (Waterman), Seatrain New Jersey (Sea Train), Long Lines (Isthmian), Robin Goodfellow (Robin Lines), Sacra­ mento (Oriental Exporters), Taddei Victory (Consolidated Mariners), Overseas Joyce (Maritime Over­ seas), Council Grove (City Service). 3^ 3^ 3^ Even landlubbers get tired of watching the same old re-runs on T.V. night after night. But seeing one film, time and again at sea, can sure run a seafaring man down. Well, Seafarers on board the Del Norte (Delta Steamship) have decided to do something about it. "We've requested a list of the movies run on board for the past year," reports Robert Calla­ han, meeting chairman. "That way we can avoid duplication. And what's more," Brother Callahan adds, "the ship's agent has an­ nounced that he will rent passen­ ger films to the crew. From here on in, mates, Saturday night at the movies ought to be a real treat." 4> 3>> 3i' Johnnie Hoggie, ships delegate aboard the Western Cmnet (West­ ern) reports that the entire crew wishes to extend a vote of thanks to Capt. Henry B. Smoak for "his consideration in respect to prompt draws, mail, crew matters, and everything else. During the ten months that he was master of this vessel, it has been a tight and happy ship." The crew also wishes to thank Chief Mate Ralph B. Hathaway for his attention to all who were sick during the voyage. "Both the Captain and the Chief Mate are tops," declares brother Hoggie. "We aim to please," is the motto of the galley gang on board the Del Ore (Mississippi Shipping Co.). The steward department has served notice that if any member of the crew wants a special dish, he should contact the galley, and, if possible, his wi^ shall be their command. Delegate Edward J. Riviere reports a rumor has it that some of the Del Oro's gourmets have already placed orders for such exotic rarities as pheasant under glass, roast lark's wing and black caviar on Andalusian cradcers. "I don't want to appear too hasty," says Brother Riviere, "and I prefer to hold off judgment until all the evidence is in, but it just might be that some of the boys are taking advantage of the steward department's good will. Unless 3^ 3^ ^ maybe they're kidding," he adds Steel Rover (Isthmian) delegate with a wink. Harry Huston reports that messmen 3> 3> 4 Henry Martin, Ship's delegate W. W. Blckford Chuck Carlson (B-467) sailing aboard the La Salle and George Gib­ (Waterman) reports that the crew bons are "putting has extended a vote of thanks to out the goodies the officers and members of the every day, from crew who attended to the needs of codfish balls to the electrician who fell 111 during jelly rolls and the voyage and had to be taken Boston baked from the ship by the Coast Guard. beans . . . The slop chest has A vote of thanks was also awarded Huston run out of large to the stewards department for size belts and rope yarn is serving fine food service and menus. to hold in the seams from the 3« i 4" Captain down to Freddy Bailey Seafarer Joe Fried sailing the wiper . . . Thank God for the aboard the Wacosta (Waterman) square knot . . . Everybody's piling received an ap­ on the pounds. It looks like they're preciated helping out to use six month's stores in hand from his ten weeks time. Diets are fellow shipmates definitely out." on his first time 3^ 3< 3< around as ship's delegate. "Having Ship's delegate William Meehan been ship's dele­ of the Del Mundo (Delta Lines) re­ gate on the Wa­ ports that the skipper, Captain costa, I would M. L. Leger, thanked all members . like to thank the of the crew for maintaining an Fried entire crew for accident free record. "We are now their brotherly spirit of coopera­ well into our second accident free tion during the trip," he says. "Be­ year," announces Brother Meehan. ing a ship's delegate for the first "Another vote of thanks was time can be a rough go. But thanks awarded on board," continues Mee­ to my SIU brothers and to the help han. "This one went to all dele­ of Ray Ferrara who had previously gates for a job well done and to been ship's delegate, my job was all Union brothers for their co­ made easy. There were no serious operation in making the voyage a beefs and spirits were generally pleasant one." �! f V1^ Pare Twenty SEAFARERS Jon* U. UM LOO 51U Scholarship Paves The Road To Success Wher«'s Th« Action? Seafarer Cleveland Alexander Howell and his wife Wilhelmine take enormous pride In the accomplishments of their son Lembhard, and no wonder. Lembhard, who ten years ago won one of the SIU's five yearly $6,000 scholastic scholarships, has recently capped his string of both academic and> personal achievements by currently expecting a second child. thankful for the helping hand the passing the New York State After finishing his hitch in the SIU extended to my boy, starting bar examination which qualifies Navy, Lembhard returned to New him out on a wonderful career— York and enrolled in the New York I'm thankful also for all the Union him to practice law in that state. University School of Law. Since has done for me and for my fellow Lembhard began winning laurels he had completed his studies at La­ Seafarers. It is a wonderful union, early. In 1955, graduating as an fayette in only three years, he re­ protecting us while we sail and honor student tained his eligibility for an addi­ guaranteeing our future when we from Charles tional year's coverage under the retire." Evans High SIU Scholarship Fund. A member of the SIU since 1947, School in New Brother Howell sails as a chief "And don't think that extra $1,500 York, he took the didn't come in handy," says Lemb­ steward. He last shipped aboard Dooley Gold Me­ the Steel Chemist (Isthmian), hard with an appreciative grin. dal—the school's After graduating from NYU Law highest academic School in three years, Lembhard achievement won yet another award. He re­ award. Winner of ceived a grant from the Ford Foun­ the SIU Scholar­ Howell dation to do political research in ship, he entered Lafayette College in Eastern Penn­ the state of Washington. Present­ sylvania, completing the four year ly working in the Governor's office course of college studies in three in Seattle, he will return to New years. Lembhard graduated from York in August to be admitted to Action in the marketplace offers Lafayette in 1958 as a Phi Beta the Bar. a method for trade unionists to as­ Proud Of Son Kappa, Cum Laude student in His­ tory. "Yes, I'm proud of my son," says sist each other in their campaign Upon graduation, he immediately Seafarer Cleveland Alexander How­ for decent wages and better con entered the U.S. Navy, receiving a ell. "He's been a good son and ditions. commission as Ensign on gradua­ he's made me very happy. Now Seafarers and ttieir families are I'm looking forward to watching my urged to support a consumer boy­ tion day. Being the son of a Seafarer, and grandchildren grow up and follow cott by trade unionists against having enlisted in the Naval Re­ in their father's footsteps. And various companies whose products serve while still attending Lafay­ I'll tell you something else," Broth­ are prodU'">d under non-union ette, Lembhard advanced as stead­ er Howell continues, "I'm proud of conditions, or which are "unfair ily in the Navy as he had previously my Union too. Not only am I to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ done in school. Beginning as a volved, and will be amended from deck officer, he rapidly moved up time to time.) to communications officer and then LOG-A-RHYTHM: navigation officer, being promoted "Lee" brand tires first to lieutenant junior grade (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and then to full lieutenant. & Plastic Workers) "I learned a lot about seaman­ a; i ship from my dad," says Lembhard. Eastern Alt Lines "What he taught me proved invalu­ By Henri Percikow (Flight Engineers) able In the Navy." We come, fighters for life J* •fc i Head Of Class From kitchen, class and shopH. I. Slegel For his first two years of naval Streaming to picket line. duty, Lembhard was stationed in "HIS" brand men's clothes Gripping hands. Brooklyn, serving aboard troop Under hostile eye. (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) transport vessels. In 1960 he re­ 4" 4" 4« quested shore duty and was trans­ Men with rolled up sleeve. ferred to Boston, Mass., where he Sears, Roebuck Company Girls in gay swirling skirtsattended night classes in Boston Pony tails dangling, march Retail stores & products College Law School. Earning (Retail Clerks) Rebels against doom phenomonal grades that placed him 4 3^ 3^ at the head of his class, Lembhard With our flags overhead. Stitzel-WeUer Distilleries was awarded an additional $300 We march, hemmed-in. "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" one-semester scholarship from the With sign aloft— "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" college. Round and round. Bourbon whiskeys 1960 also brought success of an­ Chanting the slogans for today (Distillery Workers) other sort. While still in the Navy And songs ringing of tomorrow. and enrolled in Boston College, 4' 4" 4 Lembhard met and married his No jeering by hoodlums J. R. Simplot Potato Co. lovely wife Patricia. They already Or shutter snapping finks Frozen potato products have a duaghter, Helen, 3, and are Can cleave our welded circle. (Grain Millers) Picket Line 4 4 4 Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4 4 4 EVERY Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) MONTHS Foreign Payoff? Leave Clean Ship If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY '.1,-1, J..L-JI . Seafarers are reminded that when they leave a ship after articles expire in a foreign port, the obligation to leave a clean ship for the next crew is the same as in any Stateside port. Attention to details of housekeeping and efforts to leave quarters, messrooms and other working spaces clean will be appreciated by the new crew when it comes aboard. Seafarers unloading grain from the Sacramento in Split, Yugoslavia say that it's the deadest, dullest, most boring town they've seen in many moons. "If you go to Yugo," says Seafarer Paul Stien, "stay out of Split." "Amen," adds Charlie Gamballini. "This town is amateur night every night." "I've heard of towns that close up at 9 P.M.," says Barney McNaiiy, "but the trouble with this town is it forgot to re-open." (L-r) Paul Stein, Barney McNally, Charlie Gamballini. STEEL APPRENTICE (isthmian). May 2—Chairman, Gene Flowers; Secre­ tary, Paul Lopez. All departments run­ ning smoothly. Some disputed OT in deck and steward department. Motion made that traveler's checks t}« re­ placed with American currency as they are hard to cash in foreign ports. Brother Jack McOermott was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Beef about steward not balancing menus. NATIONAL SEAFARER (National Shipping & Trading), April 2—Chair­ man, John Carey; Secretary, R. Marreno. One man hospitalized In Ceuta, Spanish Morocco. Brother R. Marreno was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. No beefs reported. DEL CAMPO (Delta), May 2—Chair­ man, R. Theiss; Secretary, Piascik. Brother W. Fleishman was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported. Motion made that the union take care of membership during a strike by issuing meal books to mem­ bers needing same. Discussion on general subjects. TADOEI VICTORY (Consolidated Mariners), May 24—Chairman, H. E. Arlinghaus; Secretary, J. N. McLaren. Ship's delegate extended a vote of thanks to department delegates for their cooperation during this voyage. No beefs were reported. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. NATIONAL DEFENDER (National Transport), May IS —Chairman, J. Stroud; Secretary, E. Gomez. Brother J. Stroud was elected to serve as ship's delegate and ship's treasurer. Motion made that the Union notify crews about contract and welfare ne­ gotiations. Ship's delegate to see the captain about necessary repairs to lifeboat which was damaged when fails snapped and lifeboat fell into the sea. $11.25 in ship's fund. WESTERN PLANET (Western Agen­ cy), May 15—Chairman, A. Hindinesi Secretary, E. Pedersen. One man hos­ pitalized in Guam. Some disputed OT in deck department. Discussion on COLORADO (Waterman), April 25— Chairman, J. R. Prestwood; Secretary, T. Robinson. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Charley Wedgeworth was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew requested to remove clothes line when clothes are dry in laundry room. WESTERN COMET (Western), April 8—Chairman, John Hoggie; Secretary, Robert Hyer. $26.00 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Otherwise everything is O.K. Written resolutions and motions submitted to headquarters. Vote of thanks to deck department for job well done. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. LA SALLE (Waterman), May 8— Chairman, Edward L. Moore; Secre­ tary, Leon J. Webb. Brother Leo Gomes was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported. Everything is running smoothly. The steward extended a vote of thanks to the engine, deck, and four to eight watch for keeping a clean pantry and mess hall. LA SALLE (Waterman), April 20— Chairman, E. L. Moore; Secretary, W. W. Bickford. Some disputed OT in engine department. Beef between steward and captain to be taken up with boarding p,..rolman. Motion that individual's blood type be shown on medical cards. Discussion about get­ ting the hospital cleaned and moved mid ship. Vote of thanks to officers and crew who attended sick electri­ cian. Crew extended a vote of thanks to the steward and entire steward de­ partment a vote of thanks for the good food and menus. LONG LINES (Ishmian), May 20— Chairman, Alfred O'Brien; Secretary, Dick GranL No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Vote of thanks to the entire steward department for doing a wonderful job of preparing and serving excellent food. Cleanli­ ness in the steward department was noted at all time during the voyage and they were commended for same. WACOSTA (Waterman), May 15 — Chairman, Ramon Ferrera; Secretary, Roscoe L- Alford. Everything running smoothly aboard ship. Ship's delegate extended a vote of thanks to the crew for their cooperation. DEL NORTE (Delta), April 9—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. $196.08 in ship's fund and $3.84 in movie fund. Brother Peter Gonzalez was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. General discussion was held. No beefs were reported. Crewmembers requested not to throw garbage from portholes. food and preparation of menu. Dis­ cussion of supplementing meat pro­ vision in appropriate foreign ports, rather than taking on whole year's supply at one time. NIAGARA (Erie Sand), May 8 — Chairman, Willis Campbellf Secretary, Richard Harmon. Request that each crewmember donate 25 cents to ship's fund once a month. No beefs reported by department delegates. VIKING (Ann Arbor), May 10—Chairman, Floyd Hanmer; Secretary, G. C. Dragoo. General discussion held on repairs. Crew request immediate ac­ tion on- items listed on repair list. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penn), May 18—Chairman, C. M. Silcox; Secre­ tary, E. W. Swackhammer. Beefs about food. Crew complain about the mail not being forwarded to ship. Would like headquarters to investi­ gate same and find out the reason for this. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), May 9—Chairman, J. R. Wilson; Secretary, Nicholas Hatgimisios. Ship sailed short one oiler. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a fine job. YAKA (Waterman), May 13—Chair­ man, 0. R. Ware; Secretary, N. F. Hatfield. One man hospitalized in Piraeus, Greece. All delegates were extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for good job. Discus­ sion on feeding. VOLUSIA (Suwannee), May 16 — Chairman, H. E. Rosecrans; Secretary, A. W. Morales. Some disputed OT in engine department. Discussion on articles for next voyage. Discussion on transportation. Crew request that port agent be present at payoff. Vote of thanks to the entire steward de­ partment. Motion that disputed OT be available for. draws the same as wages, in all foreign ports. TRANSORIENT (Hudson Watenways), May 18-Chairman, E. A. Stanton; Secretary, W. C. Fisher. Some dis­ puted OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. Motion made that this ship buy stores the same as other ships of this company. Various beefs to be taken up with boarding patrolman. f �Jm Ih INi Seafarer Praises Pension Piah To tho Editor: This letter ii an expression' of gratitude to the Union for the fine pension that I receive every month. The pension will make all the difference. It will help me meet all my needs and, in gen- All letters to the Editor for publication in the 5£AFAR£HS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. . eral, just make life much easier for me. Once again, a sincere "thank you" to the Sill. Charlie Haytcher 4^ Seafarer Lauds Welfare Plan To the Editor: Just a word to let you know how much the SIU welfare and pension program means to me. Now that I am about to retire after a life at sea, I can look forward to my later years with­ out the fearful burden and worry of financial hardship— bills that I couldn't pay, illness that would sap all my resources, in short all those monetary pressures that my SIU pension takes off my back. While I was sailing, I had the confidence and security that the Union stood behind me and represent­ ed my interests. Now, in retire­ ment, I have the same confi­ dence and security because of my pension. The Seafarers Union is the best. A Union that cares and protects the old age of its mem­ bership is a Union truly dedi­ cated to the men that it serves. \i SEAFARERS God bleu tb« «U and aU my brother Seafarers. G. Roboi t t X Proud To Be A Seafarer To the Editor: I will always remember the days when my husband and I would read the Seafarers Log together and I want all the SIU brothers to know what I am sure they already know—^fliat they should be proud to belong to such a Union. When my hus­ band was still alive, he ex­ plained to me how lucky and how proud he was to be a Sea­ farer. Now that he is gone, I will always remember him and the way he felt about the Union. May God watch over him and protect his Seafaring brothers. Mrs. Louise Riviere t 4 4. Seafarer Praises SIU Benefit To the Editor: I was recently laid up in the hospital for some time. Now, everybody knows what that can mean — medical and doctor's bills that can put the everyday type of Joe in the poorhouse for the rest of his life. But not a Seafarer. My Union was right there to take care of everything. When the time came for my re­ lease, all I had to do was walk out the door. 'They told me at the desk that the SIU had picked up all the bills and I was as free as a bird. What a.re-; lief that was. And what a relief to know that I belong to a Un­ ion that provides such coverage for its membership.. And while we're on the sub­ ject of hospitals, I just want to say that it's a shame that they are thinking of closing the USPHS hospitals. I have always received excellent care and thoughful attention in these hospitals and if the administra­ tion thinks that it's doing a good thing by closing them down, they have ancther think coming. P. Rose. Bonus Baby Real Boon To Seafarer Seafarer Richard E. Perry and his wife received two special spring bonuses this year, and according to the Perry family, they couldn't be more pleased. The first bonus, the most"^^ ~ " • rewarding and most special gift that any couple can hope for, was the birth of their daugh­ ter Peggy Ann Perry. The second was the arrival of the SIU $25 bonus check that the Union sends to all new Seafarer arrivals. Speaking for daughter Peggy Ann, Mrs. Perry says: "As Peggy Ann's mother I would like to thank you for her. "I'm sure that when she is old enough to understand, she will appreciate it as much as I appre­ ciate it now. "It is wonderful to be, married to a man whose Union takes such an active Interest in the well-being of its members. "I can only hope that my daugh­ ter has enough sense to marry a man who belongs to a wonderful Union like the SIU. "The SIU bonus check is just what it says it is—a bonus added Fish Poachers Blasted By Gt. Lakes Seafarer Seafarer Homer L. Trembly is up in arms and burning mad about the questionable ang­ ling methods utilized by certain self-styled "sportsmen" in the Great Lakes waters around the upper Michigan. These so-called "game" fisherman, many of whom are members of local sportsmens clubs, have been * ^ spearing walleyed pike during of these rules can lead to the loss out, the walleye is not a pike at spawning season. Employing of millions of fish a year—not only all. Like the Sauger and the zander, the latest developments in tech­ nology and communications sys­ tems in order to circumvent con­ servation laws, these poachers use walkie-talkies and short wave ra­ dios to confuse harried game wardens. According to Brother Trombly, an estimated 60,000 walleyes failed to leave their seed in the several streams flowing into the Bays De Noc this spring. This mutilated spawning period may account for the loss of as many as a million fish, bad news to true game and commercial fishermen alike. In its thoughtless destruction of our natural wildlife, the illegal practice of stalk­ ing game - fish during the spawning season — a practice which inflicts im­ measurable dam­ age upon the whole complex of underwater lake life — is second Trombly only to the acti­ vities of some waterside industries which indiscriminately polute the Nation's waterways in their quest for cheaper waste dis­ posal methods. Brother Trombly points out that the sanctions pro­ tecting the spawning season are probably the most essential of all fish and gaming laws. Infractions Seafarer Lectures On His Travels Seafarer Louis Cirignano, illus­ trated a lecture he presented to a meeting of the Passaic Demo­ cratic club recently with a series of films he made while sailing to far eastern ports. The films revealed scenes of poverty and misery that brother Cirig­ nano encoun­ tered while visit­ ing Vietnam, Cirignono Formosa and Korea. "Visiting these areas or seeing these films should leave everyone with an appreciation of his home town," he said to his audience. Brother Cirignano, a graduate of Montclair State Teachers Col­ lege, served with the U.S. Mari­ time Service in World War II and the Korean Conflict. Vacation Pay Mrs. Richard E. Perry hugs bonus baby Peggy Ann. to the terrific coverage that the Union provides to its membership and their families on a day by day basis. "We can never thank you enough," says Mrs. Perry. Pair* Tireatr-OM . LOG As a result of instructions from an insurance represen­ tative covering the Union for possible theft or forgery of vacation payments to mem­ bers, a change in the method of payment of SIU vacation benefits has become neces­ sary. All payments will now have to be made at an office of the Union and proper iden­ tification must be given at the same time. those so easily taken during this period of voracious feeding, but, more Important, those who lie un­ born in the swollen bellies of cap­ tured females. "The random slaughter of wall­ eyed pike during the spawning sea­ son on the Great Lakes points to a serious failing on the part of the American gaming population, es­ pecially during this announced per­ iod of conservation," declares Trombly. "Now that the President himself has initiated a new drive to preserve U.S. wildlife and re­ sources, these ^actions are all the more reprehensible." According to Brother Trombly, the walleyed pike is one of the most sought after game and panfish In the northern American lakes system. Actually, as he points it is a member of the perch family and is often called the "pikeperch." The average walleye runs from two to five pounds. A tenpounder is bragging material, twenty pounds make a whopper, and the record walleye pike weigh­ ed in at something over forty pounds. "The walleye is a good fighter." says Brother Trombly. "They hit hard and stay in there. And after the trout they're probably the best fresh water dinner plate you can tie into. I'm satisfied with a heavy stringer of walleyes any time out. But I sure hope the game wardens bag those poachers," he adds. A member of the Union since 1960, Trombly is currently sailing as a fireman aboard the Ishpemlng on Lake Superior. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Summer By Roy Lee Hlnson The winter is post, the summer is here. Everyone has longed for this time of year. The flowers are new. they look so neat. Here the Summer Queen has taken her seat. She sits amidst flowers with butterflies, " Where memory of childhood never dies. Her moon and stars look down from above. She reigns over earth which every one loves. Old Mother Nature has taken her course. She warms the earth with all her force. The winter has past, the waters now flow. All have been waiting for the beautiful show. The farmer is toiling all hours of the day. He cuts the grass, then stacks the hay. The planter has placed his seed in the row. He works with plow with digger and hoe. The young bird's feed in a lofty nest. They bathe in light until sunset west. The new squirrels peer from a mighty oak. The fallow deer gazes at the timber folk. The wild people learn to run and fly. They are taught by the king up in the sky. They learn to flee, to avoid all strife. Everything living has care for life. The yellow breast sings so merrily. Her voice is heard from the top of the tree. Summer brings life to all except man, He dies with his foot prints in the sand. �' Piii* Tweril^-Tw* maB-JU UW SEAFARERS?LOG SIU AXtRXVAXaS and DiFSSlSmHE UlSriON HALLS All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESroENT Judy Renea Malone, born March cember 31, 1964, to the John Paul HaU 11, 1965, to the Bobby G. Malones, Cherrys, New York, New York. EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Russellviile, Ala. Cal Tanner 4" 4' 4" Judith Ellen Clark, born March VICE PRESIDENTS 4 4 4 Earl Shepard Lindsey WUIIams 9, 1965, to the Robert A. Clarks, Michael Manuel, born April 7, AI Tanner Robert Matthewa Baltimore, Md. SECRETTARY-TREASURER 1965, to the Meica Manuels, Ober4» 4» 4^ AI Kerr lin. La. Elizabeth O'Brien, born April HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart 4 4 4 25, 1965, to the Charles O'Briens, BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. John Wesley, born May 5, 1965, Rex Brooklyn, New York. Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 to the Morgan Harris, Cleveland, BOSTON 177 State St. 4» 4» t Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 Blair Hamaty, born March 17, Texas. DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. t t VInewood 3-4741 Samanthia Smith, bom Febru­ 1965, to the Elton Hamatys, 4 4 4 4th Ave., Bklyn Elizabeth Ann Paseler, born HEADQUARTERS ....675 HYacinth ary 11, 1965, to the Willie Smiths, Quincy, Mass. 9-6600 April 23, 1965, to the Richard PaseHOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Brookhaven, Miss. 4" 3^ 4" Paul Drozak. Agent WAinut 8-3207 iers, Guttenburg, New Jersey. Marlene Ann Martinez, born 4* 4« 4i JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax 4 4 4 Tina S. and Valina T. Wood­ March 7, 1965, to the Santos E. Wiiiiam Morris. Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Albert Maisonet, born April 30, ward, born September 15, 1964, to Martinezs, New Orleans, La. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRankiin 7-3564 1965, to the Albert Maisonets, MOBILE the Rufus B. Woodwards, Galves­ 4- 4> 4' 1 South Lawrence St. Brooklyn, New York Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 Dennis Loper, born May 1, 1965, ton, Texas. NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. 4 4 4 to 'the Collie Lopers, Mobile, Ala4» 4Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 529-7546 Sonja Denise Land, born April NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brookiyn Rebecca Soiey, born January 8, 12, 1965, to the Robert T. Lands, HYacinth 9-6600 t J. t 1965, to the Clifton Soleys, WagMobile, Alabama. NORFOLK 115 3rd St. gaman. La. Melanle Menders, born April 4, Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..622-1892 4 4 4 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. 1965, to the William P. Manders, 4; 4> Patricia Timmons, born April 30, John Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 Robert Megiio, born March 22, Mobile, Ala. 350 Freemont St. 1965, to the Frank A. Timmons, SAN FRANCISCO Paul Gonsorchik, Agent . ..OOugias 2-4401 Tacoma, Wash. 1965, to the Angelo Meglios, Eliza­ 4^ 4» Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. beth, New Jersey. Eric Snyder, bora March 20, SANTURCE PR . 1313 Fernandez Juncos 4 4 4 Stop 20 Lawrence Stephen, born May 1, 1965, to the Edward L. Snyders, 4' 4" 4i Terpe. Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 1965, to the Lawrence Stephana, Keith Carol Denise Cherry, born De­ Enterprise, W. Va. SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. New Orleans, La. I Ted BabkowsM. Agent MAin 3-4334 The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay In payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): David McGee, born March 23, 1965, to the Donald McGees, Groves, Texas. $ $ Shelita Ann and Trenita Ann Charles, born January 19, 1965, to the Leonard Charles, N.O., La. i 3i Kenneth Croft, born April 21, 1965, to the Robert Crofts, Galves­ ton, Texas. Thomas P. McGulre, 47: Brother McGuire succumbed to heart seiz­ ure April 24, 1965 at the De­ troit USPHS Hosipltal. A member of the Union since 1962, he sailed as a hreman in the engine Depart­ ment. Surviving is his wife, Caro­ lyn McGuire. 4> I i I .M! I hi 4^ 4' Frank Martin, 80t Brother Mar­ tin died of heart failure March 23, 1965 at the Pine Crest NursIng Home. A member of the Union since 1947, he sailed as an FWT In the en­ gine Department. Place of burial was the Garden of Pines Ceme­ tery, Covington, Louisiana. He is survived by his wife Ola. 4 4 4 Angel Reyes, 51t Brother Reyes Edward Charles Burton, 39: died of natural causes in the Brother Burton died of accidental Staten Island causes May 5, USPHS Hospital, 1965 at Charity Staten Island, Hospital, New Orleans. La. A New York. A member of the member of the Union since 1941, Union since 1947, he saiied as a he saiied as a steward. He is deck hand. He is survived by his survived by Verwife. Carmen. bel Wren, a Place of burial friend. Place of was St. Raymonds Cemetery, burial was Greenwood Cemetery, Bronx, New York. Seymour Helnfllng, n-749 immediately to E. L. Meise, Gen­ Please contact your sister, Mrs. eral Public Loan Corporation, 70 R. Brady, as soon as possible. Bay Street, Staten Island, New York. Important! 4« 4- 4' A1 Whitmore 4 4 4' Your ex-shipmate Harry Larson Raymond E. Leanord says that your gear has been left Please contact your wife at 903 at Sea-Land in Newark, New Pine Street, Henderson, North Jersey. Carolina. 4" 4" 4" 4 4 4 Lambert Martindale Sidnet Z. Berger B-327 Please contact your daughter You are requested to contact Cecile Martindale Boatrigh at your wife Loraine at 532 East 43'd 3026 Tieman Avenue, Bronx, New Street, Baltimore, Maryland. York. URGENT! 4 4 4 J. Murphy 4> 4> 4< John Dletsch You are asked to contact your You are requested to contact wife Anita as soon as possible on your sister Terri. Very important. a matter of importance. 4» 4' 4' 4 4 4 Rudolph R. Cefarattl R. Metcalf Your sister wishes to inform you You are requested to contact that your papers have been for­ your cousin Robert Lee. warded to the New Orleans SIU 4 4 4 J. Doyle HalL Please get in touch with your 4" 4" 4^ daughter Sandra at the University Frank Pryznpyska You are asked to phone or write of Southern California. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lake® and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membersmp'8 money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Water® District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are avaUable at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPINO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available In all Union halls. M you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certiBed mail, return receipt requested. The liroper address for this Is; Earl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Pull copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all timcfc •ither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU hails. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless ho Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this siiould hnmediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in ail rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Utdon has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the hasio rights of Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and poUtical objectives which wiU serve the best interests of themselves, their famiiies and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was estahUshed. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any tim. a Seafarer feels that any ot the abov. right, hav. b,en violated, or that he has been denied hi, constllutlonel right ot access to Union record, or intormstion, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. TAMPA 318 Harrison St. Jeff GUlette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. CeUf 508 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent TErmlnal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, ni. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 2Sth St. MAIn 1-5450 DULtlTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River-Rouge 18 Mich. VInewood 3-4741 inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St. .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6BnQ HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE. Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRankiin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7.548 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St T®'- 822-189.' 3 NORFOLK 115 Third St. DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 Harnson SL Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG 8 DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredne Worker, Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. Tillman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer. Agent TR 5-1533 CIHCAGO 2300 N. Kimball Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-11.54 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1370 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerse. Agent . DU 2-7694 DULITTH 312 W. Second St. RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. 5IARIE Address maU to Brimley. Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent'. .BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers & Wotchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA. O. ....1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns. Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin. Agent Southgate. Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 68 South Range. Wis. Ray Thomson. Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN. 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky. Ohio Harold Ruthsatz. Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller. Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE 1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey. Agent .. MEUrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis. Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR. Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim. Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2. NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. a. Avery BALTIMORE....1215 E. Baltimore St. EAstem 7-4P'>0 NORFOLK 113 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th tf'. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brookiyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 MlAm 744 W. Flagler St. FRankiin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA .2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-38IS TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 fi i! �i»Uf» 11^ IMS si^lie^ule of Membership Mc stinss All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible, The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: SlU'AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next Slli meetings will be: New York . Philadelphia Baltimore .. July 6 July 6 July 7 Mobile 3^ Detroit Houston .... New Orleans June 16 S. .. .. June ll .....June 14 .....June 15 t. West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1981. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. San Francisco Seattie June 23 June 25 43, i. July 7 Baltimore ...July 8 PhiladelphiaGreat Lakes SIU Meetings tHouston .... ...June 14 Regular membership meetings Mobile ...June 16 on the Great I,akes are held on New Orleans ...June 15 the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM * Meellngi held at Lanor Temple, New­ local time, except at Detroit, port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault where meetings are held at 2 PM. Sle. Marie, Mich, The next meetings will be; t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Detroit . ? .. June 21—2 P.M. Alpena, BuITalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Dulutb, Frankfort, June 21—7 P.M. WilmlnKton , June 21 USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON E. A. Ainsworth A. B. Penor H. H. Armfield H. J. Presto J. M. Cogley T. J. Ross T. J. Connell A. Vaienzucko C. W. Lano USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA John Armisteed William H. Mason Flem A. Clay Charlie W. Phetpg James C. Everett William H. Price Herbert M. Fentress Joseph A. Robertson Patsy Frango Norman W. Sawyer Herman A. Haddock Vernon L. Sawyer Alfred P. Hargis Timothy Sullivan Charlie V. Horton Guy Whitehufst USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS George P. Anderson Cecile Morris Thomas A. Borden Jesse D. Peeples Jack O. Brock Morris J. Perry Charles Copeman Fred D. Peterson Clarence C. Flowers Charles O. Powell G. R. Gonzalez Louis J. Princa Leon C. Harper Harry G. Reynolds William C. Scruggs G. L. Hernandez William K. Kerwin L. V. Springer , William C. King Frank Taylor Joseph T. Vaughan Paul M. Landry Gustave H. Mayers Jack Wenger Walter H. McDonald William 0. Woolsey Junior Moncrief E. C. Yeomans, Jr. A. E. Moore USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Harris P. Arceneaux James Gardiner Paul O. Arceneaux George C. Giercz Francis Bass Emmett L. Harvey Riley F. Beech Frederick H. Hauck Ardell Burkett Leon Mead HInson James Carter Timothy Holt Warren J. Cavignac C. H. Houghtling Joseph C. Childress Frank F. James Edward L. Costlne Wesley J. Lewis A. E. Cunningham Lawyer McGrew Frank J. Duplechin Lonnie McKenna Adrian Fass Wm. E. Mauldin Marshal Foster Robert A. Medlcus Andrew Mir Louis G. Franco Warren R. Gammons Dalton H. Morgan Patrick E. Murphy G. A. Perdreaville C. Eldon Perdue Claude W. Pritchett James H. Redford Sam Robinson Patrick I. Scanlon John W. Smith Daniel W. Sommer Sam Stanley James J. Swank Joa Tamborella Ray Vaughan Rot>ert Wiikerson Anthony J. Zanca E. Cuencia Robert McDavitt F. Oacanay Frank Moran Ed Duffy Kurt Olsen Chris Elliot Norman Patterson Michael Filosa John Quigley Domlnick Fois Julio Quinonez George Folz E. Reyes Julio Gonzalez John Rotjerts Thomas Gordon Joe Saxon USPHS HOSPITAL Grant Johnson Anthony Scaturro JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Stanley Jurkiewicz Morris Siegel J. H. Morris I. M. Peacock Derek Lamb John Skinner W. T. Matthews E. J. Wright Juan Leiba Warden Smith R. B. Pardo James Lennon Joseph Townsend D. Leventis Carl TruMermans USPHS HOSPITAL Thor Lovaas Modesto Velez DETROIT, MICHIGAN John Lynch Arthur Wilfert Leroy Axllna Ralph Marker M. Makatangay James Xidas Andrew Blahnik William May Gerald Fast James Nichol USPHS HOSPITAL Gerald Fizell Joseph Ricksgera FORT WORTH, TEXAS John Fletcher Homer Smith Benjamin Deibler Abraham Mandar Wm. Freeman George Stevenson At>e Gordon Max Olson Troy Homaker Harold Thilhorn Thomas Lehay James Keller Clarence Troy SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR Marcus Langston John Waterman STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Clarence Lenhart John Webster Daniel Gorman William Kenny James Little Howard Williams AUierto Gutierrez Thomas Lowe Thomas McGuira Edwin Harriman Harry MacDonald Thomas-lsaksen USPHS HOSPITAL ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN William Bellfield Eric Johnson Percy Johnson Charles Brack ' Havan Massoudy U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL Charles Brick Edward McNamara WASHINGTON, D. C. W. W. Balch Wm. Nickels William THorrrson Edwin W. Bartol, Jr. Schuyler J. Pierson USPHS HOSPITAL Allen Cooper Edgar S. Smith MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James Corcoran Paul Strickland James McGee Edward Czosnowski Claude Sturgis V.A. HOSPITAL Lawrence DeAngelis Kary Thomas HOUSTON, TEXAS Brantley Fowler Carroll Vesper Thomas Manion Eric E. Harmel Alvin Williamson V.A. HOSPITAL Harry Hastings Price C. Willoughby WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Ray Herrara Gilbert Wolfe. Paul Kolesnick Philip Jeffers . Howard Vaeckel V.A. HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Oscar Kvaas Vernon Anderson Michael Cekot V.A. HOSPITAL Conway Beard Michael Cleary LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA James Bergeria Dan Coumey Raymond Arsenault Edward Boles Thomas Cox V.A. HOSPITAL H. Burgesser George Crabtree ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Joseph Carr James Cronin Robert Asbahr SlUNA Convention Sets Program (Continued from page 3) ence Laws—Demanded all govern­ industry. tit AFL-CIO's demand for equal rights ment departments to fully abide and equal opportunity for all cit­ for the complete text of. the Of the more than 80 resolutions SIU Inland Boatmen's Union merger report.). by the provisions of this law; acted upon at the Twelfth Bien­ izens, with special emphasis on Regular membership meetings called for passage of a law which for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phila: .. .. ..July 6—5. P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un(Licensed .. .July 7—5 P.M. Houston ... June 14—5 P.M. Norfolk July 8—5 P.M. N'Orleans .. June 15—5 P.M. Mobile .... .June 16—5 P.M. . RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City June 14 Philadelphia June 15 Baltimore June 16 •Norfolk June 17 GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memters are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will ue: Detroit ............ June 14 Milwaukee June 14 Chicago June 15 Buffalo June 16 tSault Ste. Marie ...June 17 Duluth June 18 Lorain June 19 (For meeting place, contaci Har­ old Ruthsstz. 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio), Cleveland June 19 . Toledo June 19 Ashtabula June. 19 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). 4, 4. 4* United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be; NeW York July 5 With, the June 14 contract expiration date rapidly approaching, the four deep sea affiliates of the SlUNA presented a special report on negotiations for action by the delegates. The convention ap­ proved the report submitted jointly by the Atlantic and Gulf District, Sailors Union of the Pacific, Marine, Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders and Marine Cooks and Stewards, calling for a sixtyday extension of the contract dead­ line. The report said a major rea­ son for the drift to a strike con­ dition that has developed in the negotiations is the government's failure to provide answers which had been submitted 18 months ago by all parties involved, and which are "pertinent . to the contract talks." (See Back Page for the com­ plete text of this report.) MSTU Autonomy A report submitted by the Sea­ men's Grievance and Organiza­ tional Committee providing ma­ chinery that will bring full au­ tonomy to the Military Sea Trans­ portation Union was approved unanimously by delegates to the convention. The report sets up procedures for the drawing up and approval of a constitution "of, by and for" the membership of the MSTU which has been in organiza­ tional status. The convention re­ port envisions that the MSTU will attain full autonomy by Dec. 31, 1965 and will take its place as a full fledged member of the SlUNA. (See story on page 4). The SlUNA convention's key proposals to strengthen the U.S. merchant fleet were contained in the following recommendations for government action: • Build Up the U.S. Bulk Carrier Fleet—Extension of construction subsidies and other essential as­ sistance for an adequate bulk fleet, since bulk cargoes constitute 85% of U.S. foreign commerce. • Strengthening of Cargo Prefer­ would increase the carriage of gov­ nial Convention, 35 specifically dealt with urgently needed action ernment-generated cargoes on U.S. ships above 50 percent; demanded to improve U.S. maritime or pro­ vide necesisary protection for U.S. the preservation of the require­ seamen. These resolutions ranged ment that U.S.-fiag vessels carry from a call for action to halt the at least half of the U.S. farm product cargoes sold to Russia; proposed closing of seven urged the prepayment of freight U.S.P.H.S. hospitals, to a position charges on cargoes carried under that the determination of manning the cargo preference act and the scales is an exclusive bargaining establishment of a uniform charter item between unions and ship­ party for shipment of these car­ owners. Others included a call for goes; and recommended the use the replacement of Orville Free­ of a sealed bid procedure in the man as Secretary of Agriculture because of his anti-maritime and award of these cargoes. anti-labor policies; a recommenda­ • Imposition Of Oil Import tion for government action to pre­ Quota—Called for a law requiring serve the declining U.S. shipbuild­ that at least 50 percent of all ing industry. The convention also foreign oil imports into the U.S. cited the need to preserve and must be carried in American-flag promote the U.S.-flag tramp fleet vessels. through the establishment of tax• Runaway-Shipping — Urged free reserve funds in which tramp the President to declare runaway operators could deposit monies for flag shipping as inconsistent with ve.ssei replacement and other the purposes of the Merchant measures. Marine Act of 1936 and to include Delegates also recommended a recommendation in a new na­ other-specific action which aid tional maritime policy that the crafts and industries represented runaway-flag fleet should be elim­ by unions within the SlUNA. One inated; called upon the Depart­ of the most important of these re­ ments of State and Defense to re­ solutions was a call for a boycott of nounce the theory of "effective Japanese products if Japanese fish­ control" as invalid; and urged that ermen continue to indiscriminately runaway-flag operators be sub­ catch Biistol Bay Salmon during jected to the same corporate taxes che spawning period from June 1 paid by other American companies. to June 20. This resolution was • Assistance To The Domestic^ sponsored by West Coast fish and Fleet — Called for an adequate fish cannery worker unions. Priority Action program of assistance to restore the domestic-flag fleet by provid­ The convention devoted consider­ ing that the Interstate Commerce able attehtion to matters affecting Commission include a representa­ the U.S. trade union movement and tive of the maritime point of view, the welfare of the whole nation. and that the ICC provide for fair High on its list of priorities was and impartial regulation of all a call for the repeal of section 14(b) forms of transportation without of the Taft-Hartley law which per­ discrimination or unjust competi­ mits the passage of anti-union tive practices; strongly opposed "right-to-work" legislation by the attempts to undermine the protec­ states. Delegates urged swift Sen­ tions afforded the domestic fleet ate passage of the medical care for In the lumber trades; went on the elderly bill which has already record as opposing a waterway been passed by the ' House. The user Charge as injurious to the convention also pledged the SlUNA survival of the inland boat to support the achievement of the equal job and voting rights. Other resolutions called for a cur­ tailment of railroad mergers, im­ proved legislation to protect con­ sumers, the preservation of the Supreme Court's "one-man-onevote" decision, support of the Ad­ ministration's position in Vietnam, improved coverage and increases in both the Federal minimum wage and unemployment compensation, and a broader War on Poverty with increased participation by unions in local poverty programs. In the fina- atrlon of the 1965 convention, delegates unanimously re-elected Paul Hall as SlUNA president. Elected to the post of secretary-treasurer was A1 Kerr. Vice Presidents of the Interna­ tional who were elected to serve on the Executive Board for the coming two years include Dominic Abata, Transportation and Allied Workers; James Ackert, Atlantic Fishermen's Union; Lester Balinger, Cannery Workers and Fishermen's Union of San Diego; Frank Drozak, Atlantic and Gulf District; Steve Edney, Cannery Workers' Union of the Pa­ cific, Los Angeles Harbor District; John M. Fox, Inland Boatmen's Un­ ion of the Pacific; Gil Gauthier, Canadian Marine Officers Union; George Issel, United Industrial Workers, Pacific District; George Joliansen, Aiaksa Fishermen's Un­ ion; William Jordan, Marine Fire­ men's Union; Burt Lanpher, Staff Officers' Association; Leonard J. McLaughlin, SIU of Canada; Austin P. Skinner, New Bedford Fisher­ men's Union; Ed Turner, Marine Cooks "and Stewards' Union; Morris Weisberger, Sailors Union of the Pacific; Chalmer E. Welly, Sugar Workers' Union, Local 1; and J. S. Winter, International Union of Pe­ troleum Workers. Know;. �SEAFARERS LOG Jun* 11 1965 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Sill Statement On Merger Talks WASHINGTON — A report setting forth the SIUNA position on merger talks with the National Maritime Union as presented by the International's Executive Board, was unanimously approved at the Union's Twelfth Biennial Convention. The delegates approval of the position expressed in the report authorized continuation of talks on merger possihilities. The full text of the report appears below: For several months prior to the opening of this convention, informal discussions seeking the basis for a possible merger have taken place between representatives of the Seafarers International Union of North America and the National Maritime Union. These talks were initiated by the NMU through the offices of the AFL-CIO. The SIUNA participated in these discussions in good faith because we believe that one union would best serve the interests of the workers involved. After a series of discussions between SIUNA and NMU which were attended by a representative of AFL-CIO President George Meany, the National Maritime Union unilaterally issued a statemenj; publicly setting forth NMU's terms for a merger. No formal proposals had previously been received by SIUNA from NMU. We were disappointed by the unrealistic attitude expressed by the NMU in this document. All of the parties to these discussions have been com­ pletely aware of the structure of the two organiza­ tions involved and the constitutional requirements that all components of the two organizations are entitled to representation and the right to par­ ticipate fully on a basis of equality in whatever frame\vork might evolve from such merger. For example, the NMU, in its statement issued on May 12, but dated April 5, 1965, said "the pro­ posals which have been made to us have been in the direction of a federation of unions. The essential element in these proposals has been that all mem­ ber unions would maintain autonomy within the federation. This has been suggested as a practical first step, which might conceivably lead to merger of the unions in the future." The NMU statement went on to say "we believe this would be a useless gesture." If ultimate merger is to be approached realis­ tically, the parties must cosider and be guided by the constitutional structure of each organization. Since its inception the SIUNA has been a federa­ tion of autonomous unions, each of which is guaranteed full proportional participation in determ­ ining all matters of international policy irrespective of whether the autonomous union is composed of deep sea sailors, inland boatment, fishermen, can­ nery workers or those in the shoreside industrial and transportation affiliates of the international. All are represented on the executive board of the International under the terms of the SIUNA con­ stitution. Futhermore, with regard to the preservation of the autonomous unions within a federation the NMU contended in its statement that "a federation of auonomous unions will not work." In an effort to prove its contention that the concept of federation is not a workable basis on which to continue merger talks, the NMU docu­ ment said that "the fact disunity has continued as it has within the AFL-CIO is clear enough proof of the futility of discussions along those lines." As a matter of fact, this is contrary to the evidence. AFL-CIO Federation is successful. The record clearly indicates that since merger in 1955 there has been a gradual elimination of differences through constitutional machinery provided for such purposes. In this latter respect, we must take note of the fact that the NMU is under sanctions by the AFL-CIO for non-compliance with the AFL-CIO constitution, and conformance with AFL-CIO policy is a basic consideration in future ' discussions, NMU's attitude on continued merger talks with SIUNA is contrary to the position it has taken with licensed officers, including those affiliated with NMU. In a statement of policy issued on April 7, 1965, the NMU along with the American Radio (Continued on page 7) Major Issues Acted On By Convention Delegates WASHINGTON — Delegates to the 12th biennial convention of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America acted on and i^ithorized a vast number of resolutions and proposals dealing with seamen, fishermen, fish cannery workers and allied fields, civil rights and social legislation, tho SIUNA'S relations with other labor organi­ Subsidies: Urged construction subsidy aid for the building of a new American-flag bulk carrying fleet zations and general labor issues. as well as strengthening the Cargo Preference Laws, The convention delegates dealt with pro­ Cargo Preference Act: Urged that all Federal posals designed to upgrade the American Departments and agencies concerned with the merchant marine, the repeal of section 14b implementation of this act be required to comply of the Taft-Hartley Act, the continuing encroach­ fully with its provisions. ment of Japanese vessels on American fisheries and Merchant Marine Act: Called upon the President the proposed closing of seven United States Public of the United States to reaffirm the national mari­ Health Service Hospitals, time policy expressed in the Merchant Marine Act The Convention delegates also adopted a report of 1936. : from the SIUNA Executive Board, setting forth Hiring Hail: Reafiirmed the need to protect the the union's position on merger talks with the National Maritime Union in addition to a report hiring hall as the only fair and suitable means of on contract negotiations by the four deep sea assuring stability of employment in the maritime industry. union's affiliated with the SIUNA, USPHS Hospitals: Urged and endorsed legislaThe delegates acted on convention resolutions as follows: (Continued on page 7) Complete SiU Statement On Contract Negotiations WASHINGTON—^Delegates to the Twelfth Biennial Convention of the SIU­ NA approved a special report on the status of contract nego-liations jointly submitted by the four deep sea affiliates of the International. The report, which was presented by the Atlantic and Gulf District, Sailors Union of the Pacific, Marine, Firemen and Watertenders and Marine Cooks and Stewards, called for a sixty-day extension of the contract deadline from the present June 15 ex­ piration date. The full text of the report follows: A June 15 deadline crisis Is developing in contract negotiations involving deep sea the current international situation. unions of the Seafarers International Union We hear much from people in Government of North America on the Atlantic, Gulf and about the irresponsibility of maritime unions. Pacific coasts. On the contrary, it is our desire to avert The situation is obviously drifting toward crisis in the Interest of the seamen we rep­ a strike condition. On the West Coast, no resent as well as that of the entire community. negotiations have taken place for several As of this moment, there are only 15 days weeks. remaining until the expiration date of the A key factor that has served to deter contracts. Thanks to Government apathy, an progress in the negotiations has been the atmosphere of pressure has been created failure of Government to discharge its re­ which is not conducive to intelligent and sponsibility to answer questions which all reasonable bargaining. Already this crisis parties involved had submitted in an effort situation is having a detrimental impact on to reach agreement. These questions were the U.S. shipping industry. submitted to the Department of Labor through Mindful of this situation, and as a demon­ representatives of the Mediation and Concilia­ stration of our good faith, we are desirous of tion Service and Maritime Administration doing whatever we can, to relieve the pressures after a series of meetings in which these which have been allowed to build up, and to Government representatives .participated with substitute a climate in which collective bar­ the representatives of the unions and manage­ gaining can proceed toward a settlement that ment. will be beneficial to the seamen we represent The questions involved Government atti­ and to the industry. tudes with respect to phases of American We are also mindful of the fact that the shipping. The answers are pertinent to the President's Maritime Advisory Committee is contract talks. Although the questions were presently considering the condition of the submitted 18 months ago, no answers have merchant marine, and that from this com­ been forthcoming. mittee may emerge recommendations that We are acutely aware of the distressed wlill provide answers to the questions which condition of the United States merchant we have previously pointed out are pertinent marine. We have repeatedly called attention to the contract negotiations. to its decline and the underlying causes, and In light of these facts, we believe that it to the responsibilities of all parties — unions, is in the general interest to provide additional management and Government — to cooperate time in the hope that it can be used to resolve in every area to prevent any further un­ the issues. Therefore, we will recommend to necessary harm to our merchant fleet, and to the memberships of our respective organiza­ promote the interests of this vital segment tions—the Sailors Union of the Pacific, Marine of the American economy. Firemen's Union, the Marine Cooks and We have full knowledge of the effect that Stewards Union and the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes any interruption in American shipping will and Inland Waters District—that a period have on American seamen and other workers of an additional 60 days be allowed beyond who are dependent on it for a living. We the June 15 date. are aware of its effect on the industry. We We hope that this additional period of time are aw^are of the effect it could have on the will prompt the Federal agencies involved to total economy. 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Title A name given to the resource June 11, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIUNA TWELFTH BIENNIAL CONVENTION REPEAL OF SEC. 14B CLEARS FIRST BIG HURDLE IN HOUSE JOE POWELL, MTD AIDE, DIES AT 51 SIUNA CONVENTION SETS PROGRAM ON VITAL MARITIME, LABOR ISSUES CONVENTION SPEAKERS CITE SHIP, LEGISLATIVE NEEDS SIU-MSTU GRANTED AUTONOMY FINNERTY NAMED TO LAKES POST LOW WATER LEVELS STILL PLAGUE SHIPPING ON LAKES UNIONS WINNING 64% OF NLRB ELECTIONS THIS YEAR SOME DOCTORS STILL BALKING AS MEDICARE PASSAGE NEARS HOUSE BILLS WOULD DISCOURAGE TRADE WITH RED NORTH VIETS NEW YORKMAR LAUNCHED BY CALMAR IN BALTIMORE GROWING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT CALLED SERIOUS NATIONAL ISSUE SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – CASABLANCA 15 WORLD VESSELS REPORTED LOST AT SEA DURING 1964 MAJOR ISSUES ACTED ON BY CONVENTION DELEGATES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/11/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 12 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/67f67f6a44fd3cd4a3a9aebd54891d35.PDF b415b8e920cc4798e9f4ec2987c001c9 PDF Text Text r • it. I'iC w: r; cy Ir... I. I, 11 • r ir- ' I \ •[; \ 'i. J- > r. "• .Vf V iV Ir SEAFARERSmOG OFFICIAL GROAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO �Pare Twe SEA l^AR ERA " President Urges 14(b) Repeal, Other Labor Goats AFL'CIO Council Hails LBJ's Labor Message By Paul Hail Some Problems Facing Convention The 12th Biennial Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America opened this week in Washington. In attendance arp ^ WASHINGTON—^The AFL-CIO has hailed President Johnson^s "forthright and forward- delegates from the 33 affiliated unions which make up the SIUNA looking" labor message and pledged an intensive effort to translate his proposals into "legis­ family. Events move swiftly between Conventions, and it hardly lative reality." seemed that the last one had ended before plans began for the next. urged that full tax savings be said the federation will ask Con­ This is to be expected. We work in an industry which has undergone The President's message passed on to consumers through many changes in recent years, many of them negative and some of gress to adopt a $2 an hour mini­ calling for repeal of Sec. 14(b) lower retail prices. mum wage when it testifies on a them positive. Your Union has had to stay on top of the ever-fluctuating of the Taft-Hartley Act, broad­ situation in the merchant marine in order to be able to set a proper • Urged the House to retain an wage-hour bill. er coverage and overtime penalties all-inclusive ban on the poll tax Extension of coverage to addi­ course for the SIUNA. Moreover, we have had to battle on occasion, under the wage-hour law and an in its version of the voting rights tional millions of workers and in­ before the Administration and Congress as well as before the ship Improved unemployment compen­ bill and inclusion of such a ban in operators, to obtain a proper consideration of our position. All ha^ sation system "will go far to bring any bill emerging from a Senate- creasing the overtime penalty also certainly not been roses since the last Convention as far as the , won the council's approval. It about long-needed reforms in House conference. termed the President's wage-hour merchant marine is concerned. The U.S.-flag fleet has continued to America," the Executive Council • Voiced its "unequivocal sup­ proposals "mighty weapons in the decline, while competition from the runaways and foreign-flag oper­ said. ators has continued to rise. port" of Johnson's policies in Viet war against poverty." AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany Nam and the Dominican Republic Because of recent events, however, the SIUNA has reason for a declared at a press conference at and underscored the relationship Shorter Week Need^ certain amount of optimism regarding the merchant marine picture as • ttie council's spring meeting here between the crises in the two coun­ The council welcomed the Presi­ we go into the Convention. The Federal Government appears to be that the federation still has as its tries by the "fifth columns of dent's request for a full study ol taking an even greater interest in preserving and strengthening our. "top priority" for the current legis­ Communist imperialism." the need for a shorter workweek American-flag fleet. Two years ago, the President established a Mar^, , lative session repeal of Sec. 14(b) by the Automation Commission and time Advisory Committee composed of representatives of maritime.. , • Approved a subcommittee re­ that allows states to adopt "rightreiterated its "confidence" that a to-work" laws. He said a canvass port recommending that the AFL- comprehensive study will bear out labor, industry, the government and the public, which,' if nothing else, has given us a chance to ipresent our case before the nation. Addi-. CIO seek federal legislation of the House indicates that "we labor's contention that a 35-hour have the votes" to secure repeal banning lie detectors and request­ week is essential to the economy. tionally, legislation has been proposed in Congress that seeks tp, bolster the position of the. non-subsidized segment of the merchant ^ and that prospects in the Senate ing the President to issue an execu­ marine, including the declining bulk carrier fleet. The legislation . tive order banning use of the are "quite good." The proposals for moderniz­ would also aid the nation's Ashing fleet. instruments in the federal govern­ ing the unemployment com­ He added that the abolition ment. The use of lie detectors, the The delegates to the SIUNA Convention will have the chance to pensation system was hailed of so-called "rigbt-to-work" subcommittee report said, "violates sift the latest maritime winds coming from the Administration and by the council as meeting long laws would have the effect of basic considerations of human other places and will be able to take the necessary action to show over due needs. "His pro­ raising wages in the 19 states dignity in that they involve the the Administration what the Union feels about the policies being posals," the statement said, new barring union security invasion of privacy, self-incrimina­ considered. The optimism which may be called for at this stage of the "would at last enable unem­ provisions and giving an Imtion and the concept of 'guilty maritime crisis, of course, should he tempered with a realistic view ployment compensation to . mediate lift to the wage levels until proven innocent'." towards what is actually taking place. meet In twin objectives—the of the lowest-paid workers. alleviation of individual To prove that all is not roses, the SIUNA has had to point out the • Initiated a study of the Trade The council statement pointed Act of 1962 and its specific provis­ distress and the protection of way in which the Government's lack of a positive maritime policy is up the President's "clear and un­ ions of aid to workers in juried by the economy from a disastrous creating an unfavorable atmosphere for the collective bargaining now equivocal" call for repeal of Sec. provisions of the act. Meany said drop In purchasing power undehvay to meet the June 15 contract eiqiiration date in large 14(b), and his correctness in stress- that in the two years since the among the jobless." sections of the maritime industry. To document its charge, the SIUNA act's passage the Tariff Commis­ presented a 12,000-word statement to all the members of the Maritime sion has rejected every union appli­ Advisory Committee during its recent meeting in Washington. For the highlights of Pres­ cation for aid under the injury pro­ The SIUNA charged that the Maritime Administration, in its current ident Johnson's labor mes­ visions. These provisions are "not presentation, has attempted to horn into legitimate collective bargain­ sage: to Congress see the working in the way we expected Due to the heavy activity ing areas by unilaterally issuing a series of edicts virtually ordering a backpage of this issue. them to work," v^hen the AFL-CIO brought about by prepara­ number of American-flag shipping companies to make so-called "eco­ supported passage, he emphasized. tions for the opening of the nomies" in their operations. Using these edicts as justifications, ship 12th Biennial SIUNA Con­ Ing the divisive effects of repeated If some relief is not achieved, la­ owners have attempted to reduce the size of their crews and have vention, the customary 24battles over "work" laws. "With bor will have to seek relief through refused any realistic or positive negotiations on manning and other page edition of the Seafarers his support, we are confident that new legislation, he added, com­ traditional contract issues. menting that the Tariff Commission LOG has been reduced to 16 Sec. 14(b) will be repeated." While we realize that in today's world, the Maritime Administration . has apparently closed its mind to pages. With the cutback in must and will have • certain influence on collective bargaining, if only Labor Sec. W. Willard Wirtz will our problems." 1 pages, several of the regular lead off for the Administration on by Its existence and the kind of job delegated to it, certain Issues must LOG features will not ap­ • Took a "very strong position" repeal of Sec. 14(b) when a House remain the exclusive province of the Union and the employers. Manning pear in this issue. Labor subcommittee opens hear­ against extending the most-favoredis most certainly one of these issues. However, with the publi­ ings May 24. Meany is scheduled nation principle in international Only when the government and the ship owners disoiay a more trade to any Communist country cation of the June 11 issue to testify on May 25. positive attitude toward the problems confronting the merchant marine, and voiced strong opposition to of the LOG. the paper will including the expansion of the fleet and the improvement of job The statement on the President's scrapping the law providing that at revert to its normal size. opportunities, will the machinery of collective bargaining be able to labor message topped a two-day least 50 percent of all grains and be used most fully and most efficently. discussion of domestic and inter­ other foreign aid materials be national developments during shipped in American vessels. The which the council: council said also it will take a close • Supported Pres. Johnson's look at the sharp rate of increase of proposal to reduce excise taxes and American firms setting up over­ seas companies and importing the goods back into the U.S. The President's message rec­ May 28,1965 Vol. XXVii, No. 11 ommended extension of cover­ age of the Fair Labor Stand­ Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters ards Act to 4.6 million more District. AFL-CIO workers "most in need of Executive Board wage and hour protection" and PAUL HALL, President amendment of the FLSA to re­ CAL TANNEB EAHL SHEPARD quire payment at the rate of Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President doubletime for all work done AL KERR LINDSEV WILUAMS by covered employes beyond Sec.-Treas. Vice-President HOB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER 48 hours a week, a ceiling that Vice-President Vice-President would drop to 45 hours in HERBERT BRAND three years. (Story Page 1.) Director of Organizing and Publications He urged creation of a perma­ Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK: Asst. nent federal program of extended Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: ROBERT ARONSON, PETE CARMEN; ROBERT unemployment compensation for UILCROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. long-term jobless who have ex­ hausted benefits under state pro­ grams and enactment of federal standards which state unemploy­ ment insurance systems must meet by July 1, 1967, to receive full tax Published biweekly af the headquarters credit. of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters The council statement declared District, AFL-CIO, «75 Fourth Avenue, The West Gulf Ports^Council of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department held its first annual Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclhth 9-6600. the AFL-CIO's agreement with the Second class postage paid at the Post President that the federal mini­ dinner-dance in Houston recently, and speakers included many representatives of Gulf labor. Office in Brooklyn, NY, uiider the Act Spealcing.above is SlU Vipe-President Lipdsey Williams; Others (l-r), are West Gulf Ports •f Aug. >24, 1912. mum wage, should be . ijncreased 120 from .time to time, adding "suet a Council Pre^sident C. E.'Defries; SlU Houston Port Agent Paul Drozak; and International Long­ ifiHuMtOiih time has now arrived."- Ileany shoremen's Association President Teddy Gleasort. Sorry! West Gulf Ports Council Dinner-DaniDe SEAFARERS LOG �Mar M. ItM SlU Raps Gov't Failure To Develop Positive U.S. Maritime Program WASHINGTON—The Seafarers International Union of North America has charged maritime management and the U.S. Government with creating an unfavorable atmosphere for collective bargaining by-*failing to develop a positive Shipowners, on the other hand, and affirmative attitude have seized upon these Gov­ « I ernment edicts as Justifications towards the future development of for attempting to reduce the the American-flag merchant size of their crews and refus­ marine. ing to negotiate realistically The contracis of various SIUNAon manning and other tradi­ affiiiated unions expire June 15, tional contract issues, the SIU as do the contracts of a number added. of other American maritime unions, and both management and The SIU said that both manage­ government officials have voiced ment and the Government had fears of a widespread tie-up of called upon the SIU, as well as American-flag shipping at that other maritime unions, to co­ time. operate in automating the Ameri­ can-flag fleet, particularly by The SIUNA's view on this agreeing to reductions in manning matter was set forth in a 12,scales on automated and retro­ 000-word statement presented fitted ships. to all members of the Presi­ dent's Maritime Advisory The SIU asserted that American Committee. The statement Is maritime unions have been co­ entitled: "Position of the Sea­ operative In this respect and noted farers Union of North America that the "statesmanlike attitude" on Automation and Manning of these unions has been com­ of the American-flag Merchant mended by the Maritime Adminis­ Fleet." trator. The Maritime Advisory Com­ The SIU charged, however, that mittee was established by Execu­ neither management nor the Mari­ tive Order of President Johnson time Administration have been last June to consider the problems willing to exhibit a quid pro quo of the American maritime indus­ attitude, nor indicated any affirma­ try, but has never discussed the tive desire to work toward ex­ impact of automation on the pansion of the total American American-flag fleet or job oppor­ merchant fleet as a means of cre­ tunities for American merchant ating new jobs to replace those seamen. which union members are being asked to give away. SIU Represented on MAC The committee consists of Secre­ The SIU said that this lack of tary of Commerce John T. Con­ a quid pro quo attitude was the nor, chairman; Secretary of Labor chief reason for the impasse W. Willard Wirtz, and 15 non- which resulted on the West Coast, Government members representing where SlU-affiliated unions as far maritime management, labor and back as last Fall began to negotiate the public. The SIUNA represen­ on manning reductions proposed tative on the committee is its by the Pacific Maritime Associa­ president, Paul Hall. Also partici­ tion. PMA represents the oper­ pating in the discussions of the ators of some 120 West Coast committee are a number of other vessels. Government officials, including No Automation Assurances Maritime Administrator Nicholas As an example, the SIU cited Johnson and William E. Simkin, the fact that its West Coast unions director of the Federal Mediation have been unable to obtain any and Conciliation Service. Simkin assurance from the Maritime Ad­ is one of those recently indicating ministration that any savings ac­ concern over the possibility of a cruing to the Government, as a maritime strike. result of crew reductions on auto­ The SlU charged in Its cur­ mated vessels, would be utilized rent presentation that the for improvement and expansion of Maritime Administration has the fleet. attempted to inject Itself Into The SIU said its West Coast the collective bargaining area unions have been unable to obtain and has muddied the collective any positiye statement from the bargaining outlook by uni­ Maritime Administration, although laterally issuing a series of a request for the MA's position on edicts virtually ordering a this matter was submitted in number of American-flag writing more than 15 months ago, steamship companies to effect during the course of the negotia­ economies In their operations. tions with PMA. , The SIU said it recognized that decisions by the Maritime Admin­ istration have an impact on col­ An Executive Board molective bargaining. The SIU made ; tlon clarifying when as­ it clear, however, that collective sessments are due and pay­ bargaining must remain the ex­ able has been approved by clusive province of management the membership at regular and labor. It added that manning meetings. and other traditional contract is­ The motion provides that sues would continue to be the sub­ ject of exclusive negotiations be­ commencing with the year 1966, all annual assessments tween the unions and companies involved, and that It would oppose shall be due and payable at interference in these negotiations the same time as the first by any third party—Government quarter's dues in each year or otherwise. are payable as per the con­ stitution. With regard to the The union also pointed out, 1965 assessments, they are however, that a more positive due and payable no later attitude by the Government, than the time when third as well as management, toward quarter dues are due and expansion of the fleet and the payable, July 1.' 1965. Improvement of Job opportunl(Continued on page 10) SEAFARRRS LOG SIUNA Convention Faces Vital Labor, Maritime Problems WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany and Under Secretary of Labor John F. Henning were among the speakers representing the Government, maritime industry and organized labor, who addressed the more than 200 delegates and guests here at the opening session of the 12th BiennialsConvention of the Seafarers of the American merchant marine that the answer to the problems of International Union of North at the doorstep of government the merchant marine "rests with agencies "who simply wish the those who have the responsibility America on May 26. American merchant marine prob­ and the power to take the neces­ The Convention is being lem would disappear without a sary steps to revive and expand held at the Gramercy Inn, fuss, and that American seamen the maritime industry." Meany 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, and would allow their occupations and cited laxity and indifference on the will continue through June 1. their industry to disappear with­ parts of the Defense, Agriculture and State Departments as con­ Meany, in his convention address, out a fuss." placed the blame for the decline The AFL-CIO President said tributing greatly to the decline of the American merchant marine. "The only strong consistent voice St. Louis Taxi Vote over the years on behalf of a bet­ ter merchant marine, to provide a decent standard of living for our people, has been the voice of American unions in this field," Meany declared. Meany called on Government agencies to enact a positive, con­ structive program aimed at the revival and expansion of the Amer­ ST. LOUIS—Taxi workers of the SIUNA-affiliated Local 1 ican merchant marine. In his con­ of the Transportation Services and Allied Workers Union de­ vention remarks, Meany also feated a raiding bid by the Teamsters Union here in a hotly- stressed the importance of extend­ ing minimum wage coverage to fought NLRB representations millions .of workers who are pres­ election held on May 21. "This makes it three in a row ently not covered, and he urged Drivers for St. Louis' Yellow over James R. Hoffa's Teamsters, that the minimum wage level be Cab Company voted to remain and we appreciate this member­ raised to $2 an hour from the with the AFL-CIO and the Trans­ ship support," Young said. present $1.25, which the AFL-CIO portation Services and Ailied Local 1 had the full support of President described as "being Workers, giving the SIUNA affili­ the St. Louis AFL-CIO and the below the poverty level." ate its third election victory over Missouri State AFL-CIO. Joseph Meany added that greater the Teamsters in as many weeks. P. Clark, president of the St. Louis Government expenditures are TS&AW locals turned back the AFL-CIO Labor Council, said that needed to meet the growing needs Teamos in Chicago by a whopping the Council "stands solidly with of this country, particularly in the two-to-one margin in the first in­ your Local 1, through which you areas of schools and housing. stance, and beat Jimmy Hoffa on can gain every benefit and security Under Secretary of Labor John his home grounds in Detroit in the without sacrificing your personal F. Henning, in his address to Con­ thoughts, your voice, your ideas, second vote. vention delegates at the opening and your ideals." Lloyd Young, piresident of session, emphasized that so-called TS&AW Local 1 here, called the St. Louis cabbies voted for the 'right-to-work' laws have served to election result a "victory for de­ TS&AW by 118 to 92, with just drive down the wages and living cent, honest trade unionism. The two blank ballots and one chal­ conditions of workers employed In drivers In St. Louis, Just as the lenged vote. The election was con­ •right-to-work' states. ' drivers In Detroit and Chicago, ducted by the St. Louis office of House Majority Whip Hale Boggs wanted a decent union and voted the National Labor Relations (Continued on page 16) Board. for one." SIU Cabbies Scuttle Teamster Raid Bid -*• Clarification SIU Prasldant Paul Hall, flanlcad by Rapraiantatlva Emmanuel Ceiler (left) and SIUNA Execu­ tive Vice-President Morris Weisberger, is shown addressing delegates, representatives of labor and government and others at the jest biennial convention of the SIUNA held in Washington in 1963. AFL-CIO President George Meany was the leadoff speaker for the Twelfth Biennial ' SIUNA Convention which began this week, also in Washington^ �Pace FMV SEAWAREM-S May Xf, IMf tOG Three Seafarer Veterans Join SlU Pension Ranks The Seafarers Welfare Board of Trustees has approved the pension applications of ly Earl (But!) Shepard. Vice-President, AHantk three more SIU veterans. The three new pensioners join the growing list of Seafarers al- SIU Convention Underway ready enjoying the comfort and secvimty of their lifetime $150 monthly pension checks. Th three new pensioners are Diego Martinez, 67, James McConathy, 38, and Olaf Olson, 71. Martinez joined the SIU in tiie port of Baltimore, sailing as a cook in the stew­ ard department. Born in Curacao, Netherlands An­ tilles, Brother Martinez now makes his home in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife MarMoreinon Mornnez McConathy is looking forward to a future protected by his SIU pension benefits. Olson Joined the SIU in the port of Buffalo, sailing as a deckhand. A native of Sweden, he now makes his home in Kenmore, New York. Olson last sailed for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company. He will spend his re­ tirement years in Kenmore with his wife Anna. McConathy Olson AFL-CIO Ui^es Ban On Lie Detector Use shipped o u t aboard the SS Chatam. McConathy signed on with the SIU in the port of Mobile, where he sailed as a member of the engine WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO Executive Council approved a re­ department. He was born in Ala­ port urging federal legislation to ban the use of "lie detectors" and a bama, but now makes his home in presidential executive order barring the use of the instruments in the Chattanooga Tennessee. His last ship was the SS Steel Age. Brother federal government. many years" to secure meanThe recommendations high­ Ingfiil legislation in the 44 lighted a detailed report on the states currently allo\dng the use of polygraphs — popularly use of lie detectors and state laws would create "a hodge­ termed "lie detectors" by a coun­ podge of ineqaitles,*' under­ cil subcommittee of Vice Presi­ scoring the need for a federal dents A1 J. Hayes and James A. law. Suffridge. The committee urged unions to Recommendations include in collective bargaining The committee, acting, on the agreements clauses prohibiting basis of a resolution adopted by the use of lie detectors and sug­ Three new members of the SIU the coiuicil in February 1965 gested the following language as Inland Boatmen's Union joined deploring the use of lie detectors, a guide: "The company shall not re­ the growing ranks of IBU men recommended also that the AFLquire, request or suggest that an already on the SIU pension roster CIO: employe or applicant for em­ as their applications were • Encoura^ and assist anti- ployment take a polygraph or any processed and ap^oved by the Seafarers Welfare Board of polygraph campaigns at state and ottier form of He detector test." local levels. Trustees. The 31-page report and ac­ • Distribute lie detector facts companying exhibits covers the The three new IBU pension holders are Thomas Englesbee, 55, as widely as possible. theory of the lie detector opera­ Harrison C. Wini^ow, 67. and tion and probes deeply into a • Survey afUliates to gain more George Winston, 65. number of assumptions governing Englesbee information on the extent of the their use as well as marshalling joined the IBU use of lie detectors. expert testimony against the • Request that the congres­ machines and their usage. in the port of Ashtabula, sail­ sional investigation into federal ing as a fireman, polygraph use be broadened to in­ oiler and line­ clude use In all segments of man. He last American society. shipped out as an The committee report noted employee of the the "alarming spread" In the Great Lakes Tow­ use of lie detectors in recent ing Company. He Englesbee years and tJiat in order to get and his wife or keep a Job, "woAers with Luella now make their home in estaldlslied records of Erie Pennsylvania. Brother honesty, dependability and Englesbee and his wife are both integrity in their pmonai and looking forward to retirement that WASHINGTON—A . bUl ..that employment lives must suffer is secured by the $150-a-month would blodc the proposed closing themselves to be hooked up to IBU pension benefits. of seven U.S. Public Healtih a machine and answer a whole Seivice hospitals has been intro­ Winslow signed on with the IBU gamut of questions about their duced into the House of Repre­ in Baltimore. Born and bred in past, present and future sentatives by Ccmgressman Herb­ the state of Maryland, he makes activities «m and off the Job." ert C. Bonner (D.-N.C.). The North The report emphasized that Carolina repr^entative recoitly "tiiere Is no Tie detector"* and presided as chairman at hearings the use of tfae;e machines is conducted by fiie House Mercfaant based cm "deception and myth." iMarine and Fisheries Committee, at which the SIU attacked the It added: proposed closings. VSidates Basic Rights Under a plan advanced by the "The use of 'lie detectors* vio­ D^artment of Health, Education lates basic considerations of and Welfare, seven U.S. Public human dignity in that they hi- Health Service hospitals would be Winston Wttislow volve the invasion of privacy, self- closed and seamen receiving his home in Baltimore. Winslow incrimination and the concept of teeatment at these facilities would be transferred to Veteran Ad­ shipped as a member of the 'guilty until proven innoorait'" ministration hospitals. Hospitals steward department, last sailing It noted that six states and scheduled for closing are located for the Arundel Corporation. two cities have statutes pro­ in Norfolk, Va., Savannah, Ga., hibiting use of file machinea Winston joined the IBU in the Boston, Galveston, Memphis and in all private employment, port of Mobile, Alabama where he Detroit. and with the exception of one, shipped as a cook in the steward in public employment and After hearing severe criticism department. Born in Mandeville, of the HEW closing plan. Chair­ that similar measures''are un­ La,, he and his wife Neugirtha der consideratien in nine man Bonner inteoduced his bill now make their home in Mobile. (H.R. 6160). His proposal will be other states. It commented, He last sailed for the Mobile Tow­ considered by his own committee. however, that "it would take ing and Wrecking Company. Three IBU Boatmen On Pension House Bill Would Block PHS Closings The Seafarers International Union temporarily moved its major ac­ tivities to Washington last week for the Union's 12th biennial conven­ tion. Representatives of all the SIU affiliates converged on the Gramercy Inn convention site to discuss and act on the problems facing the American merchant marine and the men who go to sea. The convention was still going on as this column was written, so that a full report on activities affecting the Atlantic Coast will have to wait until the next issue of he LOG. New York Shipping held steady in New York at a fairly good level. During the last period 17 vessels paid off, six signed on and 16 were serviced in transit. The outlook is good for the next period. E. Wang, who sails in the steward department, spent two years on the research ship Anton Bruun exploring in the Indian Ocean. He says that he liked it so much he wants to get back on another research ship. It looks like he's turning into a regular professor with all that research time at sea. WilHam Miller, last aboard the Hercules Victory as an AB, wants a ship this time that's going to take him around the world. Joe Samicola's been telling all the Seafarers at the New York Hall about his new baby, bom just last • December. With another member against the Sun papers here. The of the family, Joe, who last picket lines are holding solid and shipped on the Oceanic Cloud, is the Guildsmen are maintaining looking for a coasthugger so he high spirits despite the fact that can stay close to home. a long strike is anticipated. ClifTord HenrJng last sailed in A 19-year veteran of the stew­ the engine room on the Trans- ard department, James Temple globe. Now he's watching the last sailed on the Mt. Vernon Vicr shipping board for the first wiper's tory as chief cook and baker. He job on a ship heading overseas. says he thought her officers and crew were tops and hated to see Boston the ship lay up. He is hoping to Shipping has been slow in Bos­ make it back to the same ship ton, with just one payoff and one when she crews up again. ship serviced in transit during the Jacob R. Gnagney, a 20-year last period. Shipping is expected to improve, however, when the SIU man, had to pay off the Losmar because of an injury he suf­ summer ships start running. fered. Currently taking treatment Charles Perrin, a 20-year union at the USPHS here, he hopes to man, was sorry to see his last have his ffd in the near future so floating hotel, the Mt. Washing­ he can get back to his old ship. ton, go into layup. He was aboard Edgar F. Armstrong, who sails her for a year. Now he plans on spending some time with the fam­ as an electrician, says he has proudly watched the union grow ily before shipping again. in every respect uid thinks the Waiting for his ffd in drydock SIU has the best welfare plan in right now is John Gala. A quarter- the maritime industry. century SIU man. John last sailed as a wiper aboard the Cities Serv­ Norfolk ice Baltimore. As soon as he's fit, Shipping has been good here he says he will grab the first job. also. The De Soto paid off and tortc practically a whole new crew PhUadelphia for her trip to Viet Nam. The Hall Shipping has been on the slow was just about cleared out, and bell in Philly also. With several the outlook is even brighter. Dur­ ships due in for payoffs or in ing the last period there were two transit servicing during the com­ payoffs, two sign-ons and seven ing period, shipping is expected ships serviced in transit. to improve. Carl Carlson, a 22-year SIU man Angel Rosa, who sails as bos'n, who last sailed aboard the Poto­ had to get off the Commander be­ mac as deck maint., paid off so he cause of. illness in the family. Ev­ could get in a little fishing. Carl erything is now squared away, and claims that this is the time of the Angel says he's ready to ship again. year that the crokers are running. Pat Dorrlan, who's been sailing Andy Noah, who sails in the for 17 years, was last aboard the steward department, had to get off Potomac. Rig'ht now he's waiting the Potomac to go into drydock. for a Europe-bound ship on which He says she was a fine ship and he can sail as an oiler or fireman- that he hated to leave her. watertender. Guy Whitehurst, last aboard the William Geory, a 20-year vete­ Andrew Jackson, is in drydock ran, got off the Calmar for a happ^ now, but the report is that he is reason—^his sister's wedding". Bill coming along nicely. says you can't beat the Calmar Puerto Rico ships and he's set to take the first FWT job on a Calmar ship that Shipping has been fair in sunny comes along. San Juan, with 23 vessels contact­ Dimas Riviera, who's been in ed in the last period. The outlook, the SIU for 25 years, got off the though clouded somewhat by lo­ Aicoa Trader due to illness. He Is cal beefs concerning the ILA, is BOW waiting for his fit for duty good. The SIU of Puerto Rico mem­ slip so tfaat he can ship on the first bership was saddened by the death Alcoa ship. of oldtimer Concepcion Rivera, Baltimore who succombed to a heart attack Shipping was very good in Bal­ while sailing as a fireman-watertimore during the last period, with tehder on the Alcoa Runner. three payoffs, ten sign-ons and 11 Phil Rnbish is back at the Hall ships serviced through the port after a couple of months aboard in transit. The prospect for the the Bienville. Tony Gonzalez left coming period is only fair. On his bos'n's job aboard the Florida the local labor front, the AFL-CIO State so he could get a look at his Newspaper Guild is still on strike new baby. �.-^^arV',^ -r 3" M.'' Mi^ INS SkAFAUEBS loa "Crapes Of Wrafh" Revisited-The MIGRANT WORKER HELP WANTED Salary—50 cents an hour. Hours—sunrise till sunset. . • „ Woifcing conditions—^baekbreaking .. "stoop" labor, food like the menu of a concentration camp." Living conditions—tin shack, unheated, no cooking stove, no bathroom, no water, burlap room dividers, bare wall, floors, owned by the boss—$5 a week rent. Security—none. Future—none. A "want ad" like the one above wouldn't be expected to draw many applicants, but it is precisely what big farm interests in the South and West are offering to farm workers. To get away with these starvation wages and sweat shop conditions, they have mounted a tre­ mendous propaganda campaign to pressure Con­ gress into bringing back the so-called "bracero" program. The bracero program, revoked by Congress as of December, 1964, has for years allow^ these rich growers to bring cheap, foreign farm labor into the U.S. from Mexico and the British West Indies. With unemployment rampant among American farm workers, the growers imported foreign laborers and exploited them unmercifully for greater profit—offering them little and often cheating them out of even that. Plenty Of Time When Congress terminated Public Law 78 which allowed the bracero program to exist, it allowed a full year before the revocation took effect to give the growers plenty of time to re­ cruit American farm workers, which are plentyful, to fill their needs. The growers chose instead to spend this time putting together a massive propaganda program aimed at bringing back the braceros. Instead of farm workers they hired public relations men to amass heaps of distortions and outright untruths aimed at making it seem that the growers could not continue to exist with­ out the braceros. Their phony campaign to bring back the old bracero system involves three basic claims, stated in the Florida Citrus Manual on behalf of the Florida agricultural industry—one of the grow­ ers' propoganda sheets—in a recent article called "A Case History of Failure & Losses to Florida Agriculture." These claims are: • Under the bracero system farm workers' wages, working and housing conditions improved constantly. • Although they have a positive recruitment program there is an insufficient supply of Amer­ ican farm labor. • Because they cannot get a sufficient supply of American farm workers they are suffering great crop losses. The truth is that the growers have been prac­ ticing systematic discouragement of American farm workers who do apply for work and many growers absolutely refuse to comply with pre­ scribed decent wages and working conditions. Unfortunately, Florida growers are among the worst offenders, and farm worker wages and conditions in that notorious "right-to-work" state are deplorable. The propaganda put out by the growers is refuted by on the spot interviews and reports collected by the National Advisory Committee on Farm Labor, a voluntary, non­ profit organization dedicated to getting a fair shake for the American migrant worker. Propaganda vs. Truth Growers' claim—^"^constantly improving wages, working, housing conditions . . ." The truth? During the 10-year period (19511961) wages paid by the major Florida usere of foreign agricultural labor increased from 50 cents an hour to only, 60 cents an hour. The going rate for potato pickers is six cents a crate. Crates hold 70 to 72 pounds, so to earn a dollar a worker would have to pick 16 crates, or slightly more than half a ton of potatoes . "I was a fruit-picker, and this is the way fruit pickers work. You have to be on the job at 8 in the morning . . . You wind up 85 miles from your starting point . . . When you get to your destina­ tion you may have to hang around an hour and a half until the dew is off the oranges. That would be about noon. Then when you start picking, they know that they have you way-out, so they tell you they are paying 30 cents a box . . . You have to travel back to the plant which is another 2% hours, and you don't get one red cent for travel time . . ." "Slave Labor" ". . . The swill they serve at meals is like the menu of a concentration camn . . . The whole set­ up smells of slave labor ..." ". . . There are no camps in Dade County with indoor plumbing for each cabin. The electrical outlet provides a bare bulb for light . . . Some­ times burlap is the only privacy between rooms. The floors and walls are generally bare, unpainted planks. Families with 10 and 12 children can live in one two-room shack for $8 to $10 a week; The children are bedded down on the floor . . ." Growers claim — "a positive recruitment pro­ gram but insufficient supply of American farm labor." The truth? .. They could get nlenty of domes­ tic cutters if they'd pay enough. These Jamaicans and other islanders are no better man for man than our own people . . . The owners keep bring­ ing them in to keep the wages down." "I was able to line up several hundred experi­ enced workers who were willing to go to Florida for farm work. On March 17th I went to the local Farm placement office and told that there were no requests from Florida growers for additional workers. Rural people are used to heavy work; many of these men chopped cotton for years. They want farm work but can't find any." ". . . There are plenty of workers in the groves, in vegetables, and in the packing houses ... I would say there has been a great publicity cam­ paign across the country on the so-called short­ age of agricultural labor. Most of the big growers did not get ready for the end of Public Law 78 and the cut-off of foreign farm workers. They had always pressured the government into a con­ tinuance. They believed they could do it again." Growers' claim—"disastrous crop losses caused by insufficient supply of American form workers." The truth? "... Prophecies of disaster flow daily .. The swill they serve at meals is like the menu of a concentration camp . . . The whole setup smells of slave labor . . . . There are no camps in Dade County with indoor plumbing for each cabin . . . Families with 10 and 12 children can live in one two-room shack . . from many growers, though none of the prophe­ cies has yet been fulfilled. Despite loud alarms at the first of the year, lettuce growars in Cali­ fornia's Imperial Valley harvested their entire crop. The early and midseason harvesting of Florida citrus will be completed by next week with little more than the usual 5-percent loss; Florida found enough workers to replace British West Indians to harvest 5,500,000 boxes of citrus the last week in January, the largest harvest in a week in three years." Growers' Scare Tactics ". . . One claim that has been recently made is that crops . . . are rotting on the ground, unharvested because domestic labor cannot be found to do the job . . . Thanks to a reporter for the St. Petersburg Time, Peter Kramer, this spurious claim has been exposed as a half-truth, to put it gently. The facts are, as Mr. Kramer learned while working in the groves himself, that excep­ tional weather conditions caused the fruit to drop early." With all their phonv claims refuted, the true aims of the big farm interests are re­ vealed. They wish to continue their planned exploitation, growing fat on the misery and suffering of the migrant farm workers. They will not improve wages or conditions unless they are compelled to by law. To improve the lot of these migrant farm work­ ers, and abolish forever what has. been called the "Blue-Sky Sweatshop," the AFL-CIO is pressing for congressional action to bring farm workers under the minimum wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and to insure their right to organize and bargain collectively under the Na­ tional Labor Relations Act. This is possibly the most important and most needed measure to help migrant farm workers to help themselves. Until they are provided protection by the National Labor Relations Act, farm workers who join unions will continue to he fired and blacklisted at' will, without legal recourse, especially in antilabor "right-to-work" states like Florida. Likewise, farm employers can continue to re­ fuse to bargain with, or even recognize, a bona fide union even if 100 percent of their em­ ployes ask for its recognition. Above all. Congress must continue to resist iressure from the growers to bring back the jraceros. With this supply of cheap, almost slave : abor at their disposal, the growers would be able to continue to thumb their noses at all attempts to aid the domestic migrant farm worker. �race SB SEAFARERS Mar M, INI LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SW Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) May 8 to May 21, 1965 Shipping activity slackened off in the last two week number of men registering. During this period 1,135 period, with 1,054 men taking job calls as compared with Seafarers registered; during the last period the number 1,147 during the previous period. Shipping along the East registering was 1,206. The number of men registering on Coast dipped in all ports except Baltimore, which experi­ the beach also dipped. In the last period there were enced a sharp upturn, and Philadelphia, where shipping 3,804 beach registrations; in this period there 3,624 men remained at the same level as in the last period. registered on the beach. Shipping also declined in the Gulf ports. Tampa The seniority situation reflected the decrease in jobs. showed the biggest drop percentage-wise. Mobile job The percentage of Class A men shipping rose from 51 to calls were off by more than 50 percent, and a loss was 54 percent during the two week period. Seafarers hold­ also registered in New Orleans. Houston was the only ing Class B cards who shipped declined by three percent Gulf port where shipping showed a sharp improvement over the period, their share of the total slipping from 36 as compared with the last period. On the West Coast, to 33 percent. Holding constant as compared with the Wilmington showed an appreciable gain, while San last period were Class C men, who accounted for 13 per­ Francisco declined. Seattle, where shipping had reached cent of the total number of men shipped. a very high level in recent weeks, began to settle to a more normal level. Following the generally slow trend, ship activity fig­ The job breakdown by department shows only the ures were also down. Payoffs dropped to 55, as com­ engine department gaining over the last period. The pared with 61 in the last period. Sign-ons dropped to 41, largest loss was suffered by the deck department, fol­ as compared with 43 last time. The number of vessels lowed by the steward denartment. serviced in transit, however, rose by one ship, with 101 The drop in job calls was matched by a drop in the in transits reported, compared with ICQ in the last period. CLASS A Port Boston New York.... Piiiladelphia . Baltimore Norfolk .'.icksonville . Tampa r^obile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington Pan Francisco Seattle .... TOTALS GRO"P o 1 2 3 SO 25 6 9 14 9 4 3 0 2 7 2 13 9 19 27 12 24 ' 2 4 9 11 9 10 114 146 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Reqistered 3 ALL 0 51 64 9 0 15 3 26 7 0 0 21 1 51 23 , 1 7 53 . 2 38 0 6, 2 22 20 1 26 1 286 Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 14 13 32 28 13 0 3 7 10: 3 8 1 6 13 20 11 26 0 0 5 5 3 0 1 3 2 0 4 ® 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 5 8 7 4 1 17 16 34 14 18 0 5 23 14 6 9 2 2 4 8 5 4 1 4 11 10 12 6 0 7 5 12 2 _ 13 8 63 88 1 159 77 141 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 51 2 15. 6 8 5 5 3 0 0 2 4ll 2 17 4 5 10 3 0 5 0 1 4 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 3 1 1 1 23; 40 1 14 8 8 33 2 20 4 9 9 10 1 7; 3 3 1 6 18 5 27 3 9 6 6 12| 17, 0 2 58 57 1 131 i 31 1 249 16 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped 0% Port» Boston New York Philadelphia -Baltimore Norfolk icksonville Tampa Mobile -•w Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS A GROTTp 1 2 2 1 18 33 13 1 10 14 4 2 0 1 0 0 11 6 24 4 18 8 0 2 8 8 0 9 ~58 139 GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38! 1 7 8 16 27 8 25 5 2 15 10 7 10 3 4 0 6 6 12 1 1 12' 0 34 2 16 8 26 2 16 8 26 8 25 1 3 0 5 2 8 0 3 0 3 2 2 4 0 0 5 0 0 4 1 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 5 0 5 7 0 1 12 - 2 5 35 1 7 15 24 5 7 2 13 10 25; 6 12 19 1 19 8 28 2 13 14 29' 6 1 2 0 4| 0 5 2 4 3 2 1 4 8 10 7 11 4 22 4 2 2 3 6 1 13 0 9 3 4 5 0 6 1 9 4 2 68 50 1 129 19 1 216 12 84 69 1 165 41 128 23 1 192 11 3 ALL 5 2 56 5 2 16 3 271 7. 1 0 1 1 ll 18 1 30! 2 1 271 0 2 17| 1 5 0 Registered CLASS A Poit Eos NY Phil Bal Nor Jac Tarn Mob NO Hon Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-s 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 2 2 18 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 16 GROUP ! GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1-8 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 43 3 12 9 17 15 1 3 9 1 2 3 7 6 1 0 1 5 6 5 6 17 1 0 12 13 2 0 1 1 2 0 7 0 2 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 4 0 3 0 3 6 0 0 1 1 1 6 4 15 0 4 11 0 0 11 6 4 16 28 4 35 0 1 30 5 8 5 19 2 4 15 3 9 2 8 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 6 5 22 3 13 0 9 2 8 3 0 9 0 4 0 8 8 2 57 37 67 1 179 16 13 101 1 130 12 OROllF I 2 ALL 114 14S 26 I1 286 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 6 5 21 9 7 0 2 4 19 3 5 9 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1' 0 0 0 0 0 l' 1 22 5 2 15 0 8 4 1 6 2 1 1 6 5 19, 8 13, 4 5 2 41 24 42 1 119 SHIPPED CLASS A Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped CLASS 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 5 9 38 16 7 1 3 12 3 34 26 2 3 3 3 5 1 3 0 5 0 0, 0 0 0 1 7 6 0 1 35 15 0 28 1 19 0 0 9 4 7 11 22 8 1 13 1 9 20 1 36'192 129 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B d _ CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAIS Shipped CLASS B 1 C ALL 1-8 0 1 0 38 24 6 18 2 2 39 11 6 4 9 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 11 9 2 33 29 0 82 12 0 12' 3 44 7 14 27 1 5 67 277 109 SUMMARY GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 8 63 88 1 159 i 77141' 31 1 249 i_16 58 57 i 131 Sign In On< Trant. TOTAL 1 17 5 3 2 1 0 « 4 B 1 7 3 0 4 3 10 2 1 0 2 3 * 1 6 1 TOTALS ... 55 41 Betten Nttw York .... Philodolphlo.. Rolrlmoro .... Norfolk Joehtoflvlllo .. Tompo Mobllo New OrlooM.. HooftoM Wilmington .. Son Froncftco. SootHo 1 U 4 11 7 • 3 2 0 14 4^ 15 5 101 2 39 14 24 11 11 3 10 15 25 4 20 9 197 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS C Registered On The Beach CLASS A1 CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 2 15 0 1 1 9 4 0 63 56 105 13 174 5 9 48 60 103 3 22 3 32 7 42 0 12 10 22 63 8 3 47 59 2 40 4 21 17 3 11 4 15 2 21 2 3 10 15 8 1 3 7 0 3 1 3 3 2 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 4 1 3 14 13 1 20 3 36 1 27 11 15 1 77 8 114 8 56 58 122 511 29 48 30 1 71 53 54 118 4 105 11 0 17 6 11 1 18 3 5 9 11 41' 5 11 20 2 27 0 5 6 1 23 4 6 8 1 0 2 2 5 36 1 357 162 415 50 1 627 34 228 231 1 493 TOTAL Shipped GROUP GROUP CLASS 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 10 0 6 6 21 11 0 0 9 0 9 2 0 2 7 9 0 14 0 14 0 0 6 6 19 14 0 3 3 1 0 3 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 8 2 2 1 11 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 22 11 0 0 3 11 17 3 3 4 32 8 0 6 0 4 2 0 6 0 0 6 0 10 11 0 1 0 14 11 14 19 13 1 2 10 1 13 0 1 2 13 91 8 4 79 1 91 13 20 35 1 68,119 SHIPPED CLASS B Olb GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP S ALL 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 8 5 3 0 1 5 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 1 96 6 51 72 78 124 32 234 10 29 57 15 6 0 2 4 25 18 21 5 46 ! 0 8 17 20 1 1 0 2 11 5 2 44 88 3 4 41 17 4 62 33 47 8 14 27 2 2 0 13 0 3 0 8 12 1 29 0 2 11 0 0 5 16 0 7, 5 8 13 0 11 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 6 6 3 0 0 0, 4 8 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 21 27 6 13 71 0 5 6 24 34 34 3 1 1 4 65 87 78 52 84 141 23 0 1 2 40 2 9 174 5 1 10 28 42 3 5 33 20 5 58 64 0 2 91 16 171 4 8 16 7 0 0 0 10 0 17 11 27 1 0 7 14 2 10 6 2 13 27 58 10 70 32 2 0 5 8 18 13 2 25 45 1 0 1 0 1 17 12 30 25 2 13 11 1 18 3 15 22 1 40 249 131 40 1 420 389 496 82 1 9671 30 156 280 1 466 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered Ship Acffvi'fy TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A 1 GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 4 2 5 0 1 12 1 2 50 28 84 186 7 14 41 62 8 13 9 6 25 1 3 9 20 59 2 0 SO 32 9 19 7 5 4 20 2 2 17 21 5 1 5 2 1 0 0 4 5 7 1 2 4 2 14 1 17 22 11 19 61 2 2 13 5 111 129 41 20 76 166 13 50 89 8 34 44 16 17 8 4 5 5 14 0 1 3 1 3 11 a 9 35 0 2 1 5 8 19 1 4 19 24 1 42 285 1. 366 217 118 261 1 705! 39 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 123 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 3 15 22 1 40 249 131 40 | 420 389 496 82 [ 967 30 156 280J 466 75 37 67 I 179| 16 13 101|130 53 24 42|119 8 4 79 1 91'"l3_20^35 1 68 119 91 67|277 326 118 261|705 39 ^47 312 112 I 6811 36 160 258 | .454 171 293 96 1.560 35 ,130 186 j 351 16 . 51 77|144 560 351 143 |1054 877 1029 393 |2299 103 426 796 11325 ,>»r.. I > >6 «d' J > �SEAFARERS tOG hre^SOTea "For Your Considerafion" ^ o» "Replacement of the unworkable Condon-Wadlln law with one guar­ anteeing full labor relations rights to government workers la one of the most meaningful pieces of legislation backed by labor at this session in Albany," Raymond Corbett, president oi the two-millionmember New York State AJL-CIO, said recently. He made the statement In commenting on one attributed in the New York Times to Sen. Joseph Zaretzki, Senate Majority Leader, that organized labor did not have any "desire for a meaningful bill" as a replacement for the Condon-Wadlin law. "There is a very meaningful bill available to the Legislature, supported by the State AFL-CIO," Mr. Corbett said. "It was introduced by Senator (Edward S.) Lentol on April 6. ''It would guarantee government workers the right to form unions, bargain collectively, represent members in grievance procedures. Like the Railway Labor Act it would provide for a series of eoolingoff periods in an impasse in negotiating a contract, including mediation, fact-finding and advisory arbitration. "Certinly there has been nothing less positively meaningful than the Condon-Wadlin law," he said. "It has been unworkable because it hasn't prevented strikes and because it hasn't provided the means to take care of government workers' labor relations needs — the sur­ est way heading off strikes. "This law is a form of segregation at its worst, because It denies to these workers rights and privileges of all other groups of workers. It commands loyal public servants to continue working regardless of the conditions existing, and defies them to do otherwise. "The time has arrived for this Democratic-controlled Legislature to open the doors of this Condon-Wadlin law cage that was built by Governor (Thomas E.) Dewey in 1947. The bill the State AFL-CIO backs would accomplish this." A 32-day strike against glove . manufacturers in the Gloversville, N.Y. area which closed 60 plants ended with an agreement between the Amalgamated Clothing Work­ ers Union and the companies which will provide more than 500 workers with wage increases, larger hospitalization and surgical benefits and other improvements. Beginning next April, the employ­ ers will finance an expanded health and welfare program. Pickets lines set up by members of cutters and shavers Local 1714 of the Clothing Workers were re­ spected by the 2,500 members of the unaffiliated United Glove Workers. t t Air Line Dispatchers have won a new two-year contract with , United Aiir Lines which provides across the board increases to $40 a month, raising the new top to $1,140. Another $35 a month in­ crease will follow in the second year of the contract. Dispatchers assistants won wage increases of $25 a month. 4" Raymond Klescewski, an Inter­ national Representative of the Papermakers and Paperwdrkc^s Un­ ion, was elected an international vice president of the union at a special regional convention in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He will fill the remaining term of Arthur E. Pinten, who passed away in March. Klescewski will also become direc­ tor of the union's Region X, which includes Wisconsin. Minnesota, North and South Dakota and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, i 4 The American Federation of Teachers, on a snowbaiiing organ­ izing drive, won three recent rep­ resentation elections, defeating the National Education Association in a'l of them. The AFT triumphed over the NEA in Yonkers, N.Y. by r 733 to 449 margin. In Mastic, N.Y., the AFT won by a 60-55 vote, .. v-hile the winning vote in Ashland, Wisconsin, was 50 to 38. In each instance the union bad drawn col­ lective bargaining proposals wMb school officials that call for higher salary schedules, smaller classes, cumulative sick leave and better opportunities for disadvantaged children. The NEA, which the AFT ran against, is a national or­ ganization of teachers which shuns collective bargaining for a socalled "professional" approach which emphasizes the teacher's status but has done little to raise wages or improve conditions for teachers. 4 4 4 More than 500 members of the Amalgamated Clothing Woilcers in El Paso, Texas, have been walking picket lines tor over a month in an effort to get a first contract at the Top Notch Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of the Levi Strauss Company, manufacturers of jeans and levis. The union has laid the blame for the strike on the determination of the El Paso Manufacturers Association to keep the area's apparel industry non­ union. There are about 10,000 un­ organized apparel workers in Ei Paso, most of whom commute to work from nearby Juarez, Mexico.. 4 4 4 Mark Darroch, president of Elec­ trical, Radio and Machine Workers Local 510 in Brockville, Ontario, was named "Citizen of the Year" by the local Chamber of Commerce for his work in the labor move­ ment, his support of other conVmunity projects and his activities on behalf of youth. 4 4 4 The AFL - CIO has appointed labor attorney James P. Doherty to the post of AFL-CIO legisla­ tive representative. During the past year Doherty served as an attorney In the Solicitor's Office of the Department of Labor. He was for four years legal director of the Upholsterers Union and previously had been staff counsel for:the Papermakers and Paperworkers. The Twelfth Biennial Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America got under way at the Gramercy Inn in Washington, B.C., on May 26, with a heavy and important list of items for consid­ eration and action by the delegates. Those delegates represent the 80.000 members of the SIUNA and all its affiliate unions. In­ cluded in the 33 unions which make up the SIUNA are those of deepsea sailors, staff officers, radio operators, railroad marine and harbor tugmen, inland boatmen, dredgemen, fishermen, cannery workers and allied work­ ers in every part of the United States, and in Canada, Puerto Rico and Trinidad. The chief problem that will occupy the minds of the delegates will be, of course, the continuing crisis faced by the American paerchant marine. That problem — always with us—is even more acute this year be­ cause Seafarers and other maritime workers are currently negotiating new contracts with management. Despite the problems we face in the in­ dustry, the SIUNA Convention began on an ontimistic note. The Federal Government, after long years of neglect, finally has be­ come aware of our nation's maritime crisis. For the first time in many years, programs and formulas to ease the crisis are being thrashed out by labor, industry,and govern­ ment. Additionally, nositive legislation has been introduced in Congress to implement the President's call for a "new policy" for the merchant marine. It was that call, in President Johnson's State of the Union message, that provided at least part of the impetus for the current increase in interest toward maritime prob­ lems. The renewed attention being given maritime, though welcome, will not even begin to help solve the problem. A massive effort, spread over a period of years, will be needed to revitalize the U.S.-flag fleet and provide jobs for maritime workers. Every effort counts, however, and the delegates and guests of the SIUNA Convention can be expected to offer a posi­ tive contribution. Also at the top of the Convention's calen­ dar will be those problems faced not only by maritime labor, but by the labor move­ ment and the nation generally. As good trade unionists, members of the AFL-CIO, the Convention delegates will set forth the suggestions and criticisms on those issues that reflect the wishes well-being and aspira­ tions of the SIUNA membership. The repeal of anti-labor Section 14(b) of' the Taft-Hartley Act, often mentioned in this editorial column, will be considered by the delegates and their resolution for action will be sent to the appropriate organizations. Other issues which will probablv be touched upon are resolutions concerning: • Enforcement and strengthening of the Cargo preference laws so that U.S.-flag ships may carry their proper share of governmentgenerated cargoes. • Support of the Administration's Foreign Aid bill. • Support of the Administration's proposal to reduce federal excise taxes with the pro­ vision that tax savings be passed on to the consumer. • Support for the Voting Rights Bill, in­ cluding an all-inclusive ban on the poll tax. • Extension of the Fair Labor Standards Act to the more than four million workers ^currently not covered by the Act. These are only a few of the problems the delegates to the SIUNA Convention will consider during the busy week before them. They will also consider problems affecting the SIUNA, the maintenance of the Union's high standards, ways to further improve practices and procedures to the benefit of the members and similar matters. In addition, they will hear from leading law-makers and government and labor offi­ cials. It promises to be a most productive Convention, the kind of Convention that can and will help to shape and guide a bigger and better SIUNA that will be play­ ing an increasing role in solving the prob­ lems facing all Americans. h �Pare Eirbt SEAFARERS May ta, IMS LOG Rapa Employera^'CaptivB Audhnev' Tmehntque AFL-CIO Seeks 'Equal Time' Ruling To Speak To Workers By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative California Labor Scores Gains WASHINGTON — The AFL-CIO has urged the National Labor Relations Board to assure workers The state of California reported a boom in labor beefs for the the chance to make "a free and reasoned choice" In representation elections by guaranteeing unions first three months of 1965. The Industrial Relations Department said the right to address lists of employes and "equal time" to respond to management "captive audience" there were 80 strikes or lockouts for the period, the highest number speeches. -f —— since 1953. Fewer man-hours of working time were lost, however, than In a brief filed with the board, voting booth after a thorough ex­ jected to employer conduct in pre­ the federation emphasized that posure to meaningful persuasion, election campaigning. in 1964. Most of the heavy total of 80 beefs were over fast. Three NLRB rules aimed merely at without having been subjected to large strikes accounted for a good percentage of the lost time. Unionists Offenders "equality of access" to employes undue Influence from any source." were forced to strike American and Continental Can (Steelworkers), The companies and the unions may not be enough to assure a The federation brief was filed Pan American Airlines (Pilots) and Ford Motor Company (Auto involved are the Auto Workers fair election, and the goal should in connection with an NLRB hear­ Workers) to achieve contract improvements and prevent employers be "an election where the in­ ing involving four cases in which and McCullooh Corp. of Los An­ from trying to take back previously won gains. geles; the Electrical, Radio & dividual employe can enter the unions which lost elections obThe SIU Pacific District contracted Chena (Alaska Steamship) was Machine Workers and General Electric Co.; the Clothing Workers awarded the highest honor given U.S.-fiag ships for safety training and and Excelsior Underwear, Inc., discipline. It's the "Ship Safety Achievement" award of the National and Saluda Knitting, Inc., of Safety Council. The Chena won the honor for the heroic job performed Saluda, S. C.; and the Operating by the crew during the 1964 Alaska earthquake. The crew not only did Engineers and K. L. Kellogg & a magnificent job of saving their own ship during a tidal wave, but Sons of Long Beach, Calif. also maintained the lines of communication between the small Alaskan town of Valdez, which was almost totally destroyed, and the outside The brief based its argu­ world until the Army and other government agencies could take over ments on the experience of the By A| Tanner, Vice President the relief work. 4federation's organizing staff ago. He plans to visit his old ship­ in 780 representation elections The SIU's seagoing West Coast and fi-ed Farnen, Secretory-Treasurer. Great Lakes during 1964 and on "a crossaffiliates will take part in a big mates as often as possible, he says. section of the views of leading buffet dinner for SPAD, the politi­ Seattle sociologists, social psycholo­ cal action arm of hte SlU, to be Shipping has been very good on the lakes recently with shortages Shipping remains good in held by the Marine Cooks and gists, and other experts of rated men appearing on several occasions. Now is a good time for Stewards at their Hall in San Seattle, with three payoffs during regarding the factors influenc­ men who want to ship to bead for the hails and check up on what's Francisco. The dinner, to be held the last period. They were the' ing voters' minds and the needed in the way of manpower. June 5, will also honor MSC secre­ Jefferson City Victory, Summit' effectiveness of various cam­ tary-treasurer Ed Turner for his and Eagle Voyager. In transit ves­ paign techniques." DETROIT long contribution to the union. sels serviced through the port were From these sources, the brief The SlU-contracted Buckeye Steamship Company recently bought Several hundred are expected to the Anchorage, Flomar, Losinar, the J. A. Campbell from Pickands-Mather, the only non-union fleet developed "two cardinal prin­ attend. West Coast members are Alamar and Seattle. The super left on the Great Lakes, and renamed this vessel the Buckeye Monitor. ciples" which it said "must govern urged to get their tickets before tanker Manhattan was in Portland and' Seattle since the last report. For the first tiine in many years we posted three permanent wheels­ all realistic thinking" on the prob­ they are all gone. She took 100,000 tons of grain to man's jobs on our Shipping Board, and believe it or not, it took all day lem of fair representation elctions. San Francisco Karachi, Pakistan. Besides being to fill these jobs. This is just an example of the good shipping here in Principles the largest bulk load ever moved the Port of Detroit. • Any employer starts an elec­ Shipping has been very good in out of a Pacific Northwest port, it The S.S. Hastings (Waterman Steamship Company) signed on Foreign tion campaign "with certain built- San Francisco, especially for rat­ was the first time since the Man­ Articles May 21st, and is now on her way to India via Montreal and the in advantages over the union ings in the deck and engine de­ hattan was built that she was able Seaway. Some of the old timers who made jobs on the Hastings were flowing from his employes' aware­ partments. Entry ratings are also to load up fully at dockside. Since Jimmy McQuaid, Claire Otis, and Teddy Tiiiicia. Our professional ness of "the crucial job control good in the steward department. the ship is able to load dockside in "BR," Vem Ratering, passed this one up hoping for a European run. he exercises and from his position During the last period the Long- Seattle, it is expected that she will Vern says he has been to India so many times that he is now saving as a paternal figure, advantages view Victory paid off and signed be seen more often in the port. frequently reinforced by commun­ on. The Express Buffalo (formerly bis money for the day he can travel to Mecca. The best shipping during the last ity attitudes as expressed in the the Senaca) also signed on. Ships CHICAGO ^ local news paper, by civic leaders hitting the port in transit were period was for ABs, FWTs, Oilers The oldtimer and standby, Alf Registrations and shipping in all Bensman, registered and shipped and sometimes even by churches. the Penmar and Steel Recorder. and Group 1 jobs in the steward department. The picture is ex­ departments are at their peak. We in one day, and was elated, to say Personal contacts are "the Earlier payoffs, like the Santa pected to remain bright. Emilia, Norberto Capay and Ocean find a lot of new faces showing the least, that this could happen single most important source of John Clapp, just off the Choctaw up at this port, but it isn't long to him. He didn't get to spend influence in determining the way Dinny, finished up loading here before they, too, are shipped out. any time in our wonderful port. most persons make up their minds after several weeks in the port and Victory where he sailed as an AB, really raves about the feeding on in a representation election or a headed out for the Far East. Many oldtimers are wondering FRANKFURT political campaign." Expected payoffs during the that ship. John says he plans on and asking about "Coast to Coast The MV Arthur K. Atkinson was next period are the Wild Raneer, staying on the beach for about a on a Piece of Toast," namely, Cases Cited back in operation as of May 20th. Cities Service Norfolk and Steel month before trying for a, Stanley Modzelewski, who hasn't The federation cited a number The Ann Arbor #5 went into the Flyer. In transits expected are the 'sharang" job heading anywhere. been around this port for two of studies of NLRB elections Express Buffalo, Ocean Ulla, John A. Sullivan, who sails as a "mud" on May 18th until further years. All are wishing him well notice. The crew was paid off, showing the effectiveness of com­ Bowling Green, Elizabethport, deck engineer, fwt or oiler, is and smooth sailing. and many of those crewmembers pany "captive audience" speeches Ames Victory, Steel Traveler, Steel waiting for a job in the first Two sallies seeking their re­ have already placed themselves on attacking union organization ef­ Admiral, Montpelier Victory, Coe category. A union member for 23 tirement are Hjaimar Oloffsson of other vessels in the Ann Arbor forts and the significance attached Victory and Robin Hood. years, John likes to compare bene­ the Black Gang, and Claus Nelson, fleet. Others are taking a brief to management's presentations by fits then with the SIU Welfare the workers involved. Wheelsman from Gartland Com­ rest before going back. A number of Gulf Seafarers have Plan we have today. A big differ­ pany who will retire in sunny come out to sunny California to ence, John says. "A fair and free election Shipping is good in this port and take advantage of the good shipping Florida. cannot be held" where an em­ Charles H. Foster, who last sailed we still have a shortage of rated and good weather. Among the as a baker on the Seattle, is look­ ployer makes such a speech BUFFALO men. Gulfers registered here are K. C. ing for another baker's job. He and a union has no chance to The Port of Buffalo, along with Smith, who sails as chief pump­ says he is not particular where reply, the brief declared. It George Charters has received the other ports on the Great Lakes, his special disability pension and man; E. B. J. Granada, and J. V. the ship is godng, either. Charles urged the NLRB to adopt a is beginning to get well into the has joined the ranks of the retired. Doland. rule that "an employer mak­ has been an SIU man for 23 years. shipping season. We have been He'll probably be spending a lot ing a captive audience speech A couple of oldtimers who've fortunate in being able to replace of time fishing, as Edward Fitzto a unit of any size at any stopped by the Hall after payoffs men on the vessels as they are hugh, also on pension, has been time after a petition has been are D. Grayiano, R. L. Williams needed, and hope to be able to doing. Whitefish are really biting filed . . . should be required «nd G. Elot. continue doing so. to grant the union equal time right now, and we hear that Ed Wilmington to reply.'' has got his limit. Headquarters wishes to re­ ALPENA On the question of address lists mind Seafarers that men who CLEVELAND Shipping activity here was very Shipping in this port is booming are choosy about working cer­ the AFL-CIO noted that in this and we have very few members This port has started a rebuild­ respect, too, the employer starts good, with the Western Clipper tain overtime cannot expect an paying off and signing on. In registered on the board. Alpena, ing program of manpower, since a campaign with "the enormous equal number of OT hours with as all other ports on the Great all members and even the biggest advantage" of having a complete, transits were the Iberville, Long- the rest of their department. In view Victory, Penmar and Eliza­ Lakes, is having difficulty filling part of the non-pro list have been up-to-date list covering every em­ some crews men have been jobs, especially rated jobs. used as replacements at fitout. Al­ ploye, whereas union organizers bethport. Some nine ships are ex­ turning down unpleasant OT pected through the port in transit Almost everyday we have a visit though we are doing pretty good must devote "an inordinate during the coming period. jobs and then demanding to at building an unrated list, rated from one of our SIU pensioners, amount of their time to what is come up with equal overtime men are breaking the door down only a partially successful effort Stan Sokol, a 20-year Union man when the easier jobs come -lor Edward "Shy ' Ryan. trying to get into the hall to reg­ to track down the names and ad­ who has been sliipping out of Wil­ This practice is unfair to Sea­ DULUTH ister. dresses' through their own efforts mington recently, piled off the farers who take OT job"- as they Shipping is very good in this In for a short visit before ship­ and through in-plant committees. Longview Victory after a trip to come. port. We have only a few members ping out again was Leon Striler, The general objective is to "This imbalance can be re­ Guam. He says he will be ready to left registered on the board. Some who didn't have to wait long once dressed," the brief asserted, "only go again after a short vacation. equalize OT as muoii as possible AB's are waiting for wheeling jobs. he decided to ship. Also dropping by compelling the employer to Stan also says he doesn't personally but if a man refuses disagree­ Shipping has been tremendous for into this port to try their luck supply the union on request with believe in too much beach time able jobs there is no require­ firemen in the last couple of are George ^oebler and James ft complete address list, preferably between ships. ment that when an easier joti weeks, and we have filled all of Gibson who are gojng to wait, for when the board's regional director Harry "Popeye" Gronin has been comes along he can m?'-- up the these jobs. We hope our luck that special, ship. Hope they. iget, accepts the union's, sbqwing of a regular visitor at the Hall sipce overtime he turned down before, what they waqt., , , interest . , ,, he went on SIU pensipq twp, yparq holds out - Shipping Good On The Lakes Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $$ �Maf », Itfi SEAFARERS Pace NIM LOG ShlpbuildwB Cownctf Citea Gloomy Figure§ & QUESTION: Now Hiot worm er woother is coming, do you have any special formula for keeping cool? John Mueller: I aail In the deck department and usually the air moves pretty well, especially on the Atlantic runs. I think it might be a good idea if each man were issued his own fan that he could adjust as he saw fit — low, medium or high. But let's not kid ourselves, summer is summer, and lots of people suffer in the city too. 4" I 4" ' Jose R. Yelez: The best way know of keeping cool is to take as many showers as possible on my time off. I also recommend wear­ ing a' hat and sunglasses to protect ' aghinst injury from the sun. Another good idea is to switch from hot drinks like coffee and tea to cold ones. By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Questions On Standing Watches The Contracts Department received the following series of questions ahout watch standing in foreign ports from crewmemhers aboard a tank­ er In the Far East. The first query was: Question: While in the shipyard in Japan, is the company required to have crewmemhers stand gangway watches? Answer: The ship is required to have a member of the Deck Depart­ ment stand gangway watches when a vessel is not loading or discharging. Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement, Article III, Section 8 (b), which reads as follows: "Deck Department's Duties In Port. Quarter­ masters or any other unlicensed personnel in the deck department shall stand tank watches and shall handle valves in connection with the load­ ing or discharging of cargo or ballast. When vessels are not loading or discharging, deck department members shall stand gangway watches. Quartermasters shall not be required to chip, scale, sougee or polish brass. When watches are broken, deck department crewmemhers shall be required to stand gangway watches." The second was: 'Shipbuilding Race'-U.S. Plays Tortoise To Swift Red Hare SEATTLE—The Russians are engaging us in a "lop-sided ocean space race" which they can hardly fail to win if U.S. shipbuilding continues at its present low level, a shipbuilding industry spokesman warned at f grow more ancient and inefficient. a meeting here of naval archi­ "About 90 percent of all U.S.-flag tects and marine engineers. dry cargo ships and 55 percent of Not only is the national security of the United States at stake in the coming race on the high seas, but also the collective security of the entire free world, Edwin M. Hood, president of the Shipbuild­ ers Council of America said. "As of February 1, 1965, for example, 612 merchant vessels totaling slightly more than four million deadweight tons were on order or under con­ struction for the Russians. As of the same date, there were only 44 merchant ships total­ ing less than 650,000 dead­ weight tons on order or under construction in U.S. shipyards." Hood pointed out. "Deliveries of new ships for the Russian merchant marine have exceeded 100 vessels annually for the past several years. In sharp contrast, U.S. shipyards delivered only 16 merchant vessels during the entire year of 1964. These trends cannot continue indefinitely without consequent peril to our na­ tional security as well as our na­ tional strength." Mass Obscdescence Hood noted that while the Soviets are building a modern sea power, America's fleet continues to our tankers are 20 years of age or more," he said. "The average age of the ships in our Great Lakes fleet is 47 years." The Soviets are aiming at a modern fleet of more than 2,500 vessels by 1970, Hood said. At its present rate of retrogression,. the. U.S.-flag fleet will consist of only about 650 ships by 1970. Of the 1,600 vessels, mainly of World War II vintage, now in the government's reserve fleet, few are expected to ever see service again. Almost all would he relatively useless in time of emergency. Hood pointed out that there Is now a revolution between conflict­ ing ideas and beliefs in the world today—a revolution with centers of gravity in both Moscow and Washington. A showdown in this revolution is likely to take place at sea. "It could be a contest be­ tween conflicting national strate­ gies which rely in varying degree on the importance of sea power to the attainment of national objectives." For this approaching contest, the U.S. must be prepared—with suffi­ cient ships to meet the Soviet challenge on the high seas. Question: Is overtime payable between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays for the standing of such watches? Answer: Overtime is payable for the standing of these watches between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. f on weekdays. recognized and customary duties Reference: Standard Tanker of his particular rating." Agreement, Article III, Section Finally, we received this inquiry 0 (b) and (c), which reads as fol­ from a representative of the Deck lows: Department on the Western "(b) In port when sea watches Clipper. Question: "I am writing this are broken the hours of labor shall be 8 a.m. to 12:00 noon and letter at the request of the Chief 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday Mate aboard our ship. He requests t t through Friday. Any work out­ that I ask you if the members of Israel Rhoden: Working In the side of these hours or on Satur­ the Deck Department, on their steward department can get really days, Sundays and Holidays shall regular working hours, are entitled hot and uncom­ be paid for at the regular over­ to overtime for placing and remov­ fortable, especial­ time rate for the respective ing thermometers in tanks. Some of the crewmemhers have put in ly in the sum­ ratings." overtime for this, and it has been mer. The best so­ "(c) In port when sea watches disputed. lution would be to install air con­ are not broken, members in the Answer: This is not considered ditioning in the Deck Department shall stand their part of the routine duties of the regular watches, and perform galley. In the Deck Department, therefore, over­ meantime, we their regular duties. Employees time would be payable. standing these watches shall assist could use larger Reference: Standard Tanker and more numer­ the officer on watch in attending Agreement, Article II, Section 10, mooring lines, tending gangway ous fans. As of now there are only lights, handle valves and blanks, whioh reads as follows: By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President two small fans in the galley "Customary Duties.. Members of handle, connect and disconnect $ William R. Miller: I wear vessel's cargo and bunker hoses all departments shall perform the necessary and customary duties of khakis while I work and take on board the ship, replace butter- that department. Each member of worth plates and close tank tops President Johnson's program to build up a head of steam in the showers three or when necessary for cargo opera­ all departments shall perform only American economy through a series of excise and income tax cuts has four times a day. tions. Men on watch may assist the recognized and customary w(Mi the approval of American labor. The tax cuts are designed to put At night, I sleep Pumpman In pumprooms when duties of his particular rating. out on the deck more purchasing power (cash) in the consumer's pocket when he goes accompanied by Pumpman to When it is necessary to shift a to the marketplace. Every good idea, however, has its drawbacks. The — anything to make changes for handling cargo, man to fill a vacancy, the man so beat the heat. drawback in the President's tax plan is in the new com>pensating levies but not to do repair work. shifted shall perform his duties of he has asked Ciongress to impose on the transporation industry, and, Probably the On Saturdays, Sundays and the rating to wihich he is assigned." more particularly, on the inland waterways industry. worst heat runs Holidays, or between the hours of The contract department is hold­ are those made The Administration has proposed that a two-cents-a-gallon tax be p.m. and 8 a.m. on weekdays, ing checks for the following Sea­ to India and the levied on the fuel used by the inland boats. Referred to as the "water­ overtime shall be paid for such farers, and they can be received Persian Gulf. by notifying this department in way user tax," it had been called for by other Administrations, but, Those are really something. watches." thankfully, it never won the support of Congress. In its new version, writing. 4 ^ 4i We received the following in­ the user tax would only bring an additional $8 million to the govern­ R. V. Robert Conrad—^Disputed ment — a drop in the bucket when compared to the nearly $4 billion Duke Gardner: At night, I sleep quiry recently from the Deck De­ out on deck. When things get partment on the Mankato Victory Overtime, Readus R. Wheelington in excise tax cuts the President has called for. really tough. I where the crew was required to (IBU). This $8 million, however, would be taken from an industry that is stand under the stand by In the holds and watch S. T. Manhattan—Disputed Over­ currently hard-pressed to maintain its competitive position against the galley fans. Lay­ cargo. Their question was: time—Wage Differential for Tank railroads. If approved by Congress, the user tax could, and probably ing off the heavy Cleaning, L. Harvey. Question: "Our job is to stand food helps as S. S. Hercules Victory- -Disputed would, bring a sharp decline in the inland waterway industry. This does changing by in the holds and watch cargo. Overtime, Murry Carrol, Edward country's inland water carriers must be able to provide cheaper rates over to cold The hours were from 8 a.m. to Jensen, Erness J. Lichtensen, than competing forms of transportation in order to survive. drinks at coffee 12 noon, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Robert Smith, George Stanley. Cheaper rates for freight moving on the nation's rivers and canals time. Also, it is to 8 a.m. Are we entitled to S. S. Valiant Hope—Transporta­ is the only benefit that encourages manufactures from using other, straight overtime between 8 a.m. a good idea to tion Checks, Thomas E. Bewley, quicker forms of transportation. It is no surprise that the railroads wear a hat and and 5 p.m. and 1^ between 5 Edward E. Edinger, Thomas E. have been using their Washington lobbyists to press for increased ' generally lighter gear. As for the p.m. and 8 a.m., week-days and the tax burdens on water carriers. With the water carriers out of the Hanson, Donald Kershaw. rest, well you just have to sweat same on Saturdays and Sundays." picture, the railroads would be in a position to charge whatever the ,S. S. St. Lawrence—Subsistence it out. Answer: Since the work you are due ex-crewmembers, Nicholas traffic would bear for the movement of bulk freight. The only thing 4 4. 4 now standing between the total domination of the nation's domestic performing is not the customary Sakellarides. Robert Russ: I'm a deckhand, duties of the Deck Department, bulk freight commerce by the rail lines is the competitive rates the S. S. Ames Victory—Transporta­ so a hat to protect against the sun all of the crewmemhers involved inland water carriers are now able to offer. tion Check, Ralph L. Jones. is a must. When are entitled to straight overtime It has also been pointed out that this new form of tax on the inland S. S. Niagara—^Disputed Over­ I sail into the for all hours worked while watch­ shipping industry is only the first sign of the kind of injurious legisla­ time, Richard Heckman, Francis real tropics — ing cargo. tion which could plague the shipping industry for years to come. M. Greenwell. like India — I Reference: Standard Freightship Lodging Dispute, John Bennett, There is nothing to stop Congress from extending the User tax prin­ peel my shirt. Agreement, Article II, Section 10, Joseph Cayou, Harry Dean, Wil­ ciple first to harbor craft and coastal shipping, and then to deep sea When the weath­ shipping itself. Should such an eventuality come to pass, it would be first paragraph, which reads as liam Knapp, Warren Weiss. er turns hot, I follows: turn to a lighter S. S. Natalie—Checks covering another major drawback in the U.S.-flag fleet's long and painful menu which real­ "Memibers of all departments one day's wages, James R. Boone, struggle for survival. ly helps against shall perform the necessary and' Spiros D. Cassimis, Howard W. It is certainly to be hoped'that the Congress will again turn down the heat. At customary duties of that depart­ Gibbs, Alfred D. Kirkconnel, Jose this misguided proposal as it has done in the past. Seafarers and night, cots are issued so that you ment. Each membtir all depart­ Ortiguerra, Frank G. Valerie, inland boatmen, are advised to' write to their Congressmen and can sleep on deck •> ;< • ments shall perfottn only the Aldoph. Vante. . • Senators urging them .to oppose the inland-waters "user tax''.qieasure. ^ 'User Tax' Levy Proposed Again �Pacre Tea SEAFAkERS Ai' LOO SIU Paeific Ship Wins Award For Alaskan Quake Rescues WASHINGTON—The S.S.-Chena, operated by the SIU Pacific District-contracted Alaska Steamship Company, has won the highest maritime safety award for the fast, effective and heroic action displayed by its Union crewmembers during the disastrous earthquake that struck Alaska in March, 1964. Rear Admiral R. D. Sohmid'tThe Chena Was presented the able to provide aid and assist­ Ship Safety Achievement ance to the town of Vaidez. Dur­ man, commander of the 13tti Coast Award by. the National Safety Council; the highest honor that can be won by a U.S. vessel for per­ formance of duty that demonstrates the high standards of Its safety training and discipline. The terrible power unleashed by the earthquake which struck Alaska in March, 1964 is clear from this picture of smashed and broken fishing boats left high and dry at Kodiak, Alaska. The SlU Pacific District-manned Cheno crewmembers not only saved their ship but also provided vital aid and' assist­ ance to the hard hit town of Yaldez. By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Qualifications For SlU Scholarships The last issue of the LOG carried the story of the Seafarer and children of four SIU members who won the 1965 Seafarers Scholar­ ship Award. This benefit, which provides important financial aid for Seafarers and their children, was established by the Union through its bargaining relationship with various employers. The Scholarship Benefit was originally established on Augst 3, 1952. Those eligible to participate in the receiving of this benefit are eligible seamen themselves or their dependent children. For either seaman or children, the seaman must have at least three years actual covered employment with companies signatory to the Seafarers' Welfare Plan, in addition to having ninety days employment time in the year prior to applying for the benefit, as well as one day In the six month period prior to applying. The seamen must be under the age of thirty-five but this age limita­ tion may be waived for the active seaman having completed one or more years in an accredited college or university during the three-year period immediately preceding his application for this benefit and pro­ vided he has maintained an average in high school or college in the top one-third of his class. Applicants who are dependent children of seamen must be unmarried when they apply, otherwise they are not considered dependent. Marriage, > after the scholarship is awarded used for post-graduate work in will not effect the Scholarship. those instances where the Scholar­ Adopted children of eligible sea­ ship avvard winner completed his men are also able to apply for thi^ under-graduate work prior to hav­ benefit, provided they have been ing used-the full four years of his adopted by the eligible seamen for scholarship award. However, in a period of at least five years prior each case of this type, where the to their making this application. Scholarship award is to be used All applicants for the benefit are for post-graduate work, the required to take the college en­ Trustees mu.st agree in advance to trance examination. Each applicant the Scholarship award being used must pay his own examination fee. for that purpose. In addition to the The Scholarship awards may be foregoing, eligible dependent chil­ dren of pensioners are eligible to participate in the scholarship award program. In the event that a seaman wins one of the Scholarship Awards, his welfare eligibility is automatically extended for the effective period of the scholarship, based on the eligibility he had at the time of his application for the scholarship. In the selection of the scholarship WASHINGTON —The Seafarers winners, the following persons, all LOG has been named one of the of whom are connected in some winners of the AFL-CIO Execu­ official capacity with a university, tive Council's 1965 awards contest are the trustees: for the LOG'S coverage of the Dr. R. M. Keefe, Deart of Ad­ problem of "Health Care for the missions of St. Louis University. Elderly." This is the first such Dr. C. D. O'Connell, Director of award to be made by the AFL-CIO Admissions of the University of Executive Council. Chicago. Dr. F. D. Wilkinson, Research The LOG took third place in the competition which included the Associate, Howard University. finest publications in the Interna­ Dr. B. P. Ireland, Northeast tional Labor Press Association. Regional Director, College En­ Other winners were the Milwau­ trance Examination Board. kee Labor Press and the Machinist. Miss Edna Newby, Assistant The ILPA observed that "This Dean of Douglas College. award is perhaps the most mean­ Dr. E. C. Kastner, Dean of Reg­ ingful of all awards and honors istration and Financial Aid, New available in the labor press field." York University!. Seafarers Log Wins AFL-CIO Press Award The citation accompanying the award said that It was present­ ed in recognition of the out­ standing feat performed by the crewmembers and master of the Chena who were responsible for saving many lives as well as the ship itself during the devastat­ ing earthquake. The Chena was caught at Vaidez on March 27, 1964 near the center of the most disastrous earthquake ever to strike the United States. The crewmembers of the Chena re.sponded with almost unbeliev­ able heroism at a moment when it literally appeared that the earth was about to swallow them up. The citation describes how the vessel was lifted 30 to 50 feet in the air and then dropped to roll on the bottom where the dock had stood seconds before. As a great tidal wave smashed through the harbor at Vaidez, the Chena was lifted and dropped time after time. ing the chaotio hours fol­ lowing the earthquake and sub­ sequent tidal waves, the Chena provided the only communica­ tion service available to the out­ side world until Army forces arrived some time later. Guard District, made the presen­ tation of the award which is made annually by the Marine Section of the National Safety Council. The award consists of a Green Cross of Safety pennant which will be flown by the ship for one year. By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Delta To Get New Ships The Maritime Administration declared bids open In Washington for the construction of five spanking new modified C-3s for the SIUcontracted Delta Lines. Tbe apparent low bidder as this Issue went to press was the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation of Pascagoula, Missis­ sippi. The Ingalls bid was nearly $10.5 million per ship, for a total cost of $53.8 million. Seafarers will be happy to know that the five Delta ships oh order will be modern In every respect. They will be big (13,250 deadweight tons and 522 feet long) and fast (18.6 knots on steam turbines). In its bid. Ingalls said they could deliver the first ship in 810 days, with the other four to follow at 90-day intervals thereafter. Passenger accommodations on the ships have been set at four instead of the usual twelve. Seafarers will probably be lining up early to get a job on one of these sharp new ships. If the proposed but controversial expressway through New Orleans' The violent forces of nature Latin Quarter ever get built. Seafarer traveling from the Hall to the spun the ship around and then seized her and carried her broad­ Delta facility on the Galvez Street Wharf will have their trip shortened side onto the beach. The Chena considerably. Right now, that same trip means six miles of trafTic jams. would have remained toUlly The New Orleans SIU played host recently to a delegation from helpless on the beach if it had Iceland that was on a State Department tour of the United States. not been for the immediate, ef­ The delegates were especially lm-4fective and outstanding re­ pressed by their visit to the SIU Jack Groen, who has been ship­ sponse of her crew. clinic here. The operations of the ping out of the Gulf since 1940, is Her SIU crewmembers not SIU Hall, they Indicated, also im­ currently watching the board for anything headed out to sea. Jack only saved the ship from almost pressed them greatly. certain destruction, but were On the maritime industry scene, makes his home in the Mobile area a top executive of the SlU-con- with his wife and daughter. He tracted Delta Lines, in a speech last sailed for six months on the delivered in St. Louis, warned J. B. Waterman. against the increasing use of thirdW. E. Harper, currently reg­ nation shipping in this nation's istered In Group 1 Steward De­ (Continued from page 3) commerce. Norway already hauls partment, has been sailing as a 15 percent of all U.S. oceanborne steward for a while, but would like ties for merchant seamen commerce, while U.S.-flag ships to try his hand at cooking. He last could notably Improve the carry only nine percent of our sailed on the Ocean UUa, where climate for collective bargain­ ing. nation's cargoes. It's certainly not he made five or six coastwise a situation America can be proud trips. W. E. is married and lives "Only when such an attitude Is in Lucedale, Mississippi. displayed," said the SIU, "will the of. proper aura for collective bargain­ Mobile W. R. Stone spent about a year ing be created. Only then, we on the Transorleans as chief cook. Shipping has been slow in believe, will it be possible for He had to pile off when she laid management and labor properly Mobile and beach registration up because of a lack of available to utilize the collective bargaining light. Seven ships are currently cargo. Now registered in Group I machinery as an instrument for in lay up here. They are the Steward Department, he's listen­ reaching agreement in the mani­ Monticeiio Victory, Ocean Anna, ing to the calls carefully. fold and complex problems which Mayflower, Transbartford, TransHouston automation is creating, not only for texas, Afoundria and Warrior. No seamen and shipowners, but for crewing dates have yet been re­ The shipping picture remained ceived for any of these ships. the Government as well." sort of dim on the Gulf Coast and E. C. Craddock, an oldtimer who in Texas ports. During the last Administration's Views has been sailing out of Mobile period only 23 ships were serviced During the course of the same since the early days of the SIU, through the port of Houstoh. The meeting. Commerce Secretary Con­ was last aboard the Mon^elier outlook for coming weeks appears nor set forth the Administration's Victory, where he served as Deck brighter, however. position on the American-flag Maint. E. C. says that for his Mike DembroskI, an oldtimer merchant marine. Connor said that money the coastwise super tankers U.S.-flag must carry a greater are the best ships to sail aboard. from the West Coast, piled off the Choctaw Victory recently. Mike share of the nation's export-import T. P. Crawford, currently re­ says shd was a real money maker trade than the less than 10 percent gistered in Group 1 Deck Depart­ and the best feeder in the SIUof that trade they now carry. ment* has decided to ship out of contracted fleet. He had his own He also said that the size of the Mobile after shipping out of vari­ personal vote of thanks for the U.S.-flag liquid and bulk carrier ous Gulf and East Coast ports for variety-filled menus prepared bv fleet should be increased. In a gen­ years. His last ship was the chief steward Fred Sullins and eral statement, Connor reported, Oceanic Ciond, where he sailed night cook and baker Whitey however, "that there is still no new as bos'n. Johnson. Mike will be ready to government policy for the merchant ship again soon. P. O. Mack, registered Group 1 marine." While calling for help John "Chichi" Glancola jiist got from all Interested segments of the in the blackgang, wants to get back merchant marine to help formulate on his last ship, the Monticeiio off the Penn Exporter. He says she a new policy, Connor said he did Victory. She laid up when she made a poor trip to Egypt. Now on not believe that the government could not pickup a charter. Mack the beach, he is waiting for an­ would increase its aid to the U.S.- had been shipping mpstly ppt of other ship, going Just about, any­ fiag fleet to any great extent. Texas. where. Maritime Policy �Mw M. IftI RS LOG fiBIAFABOItS FOBSCB C»> VRB W<»tU> mmmmmmmmrnaimmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm E'',r Thf beautiful ialand of Curacao, la &• foutlk< em Caribbean off the oU'doh eo«ft wt ci yanwnitliL if it^ largeet (178 aquare milea) and meet teiportant iakand of lOft teiporttnt Idand ol the Netherlanda Antilles. Curacao's economy is de|>endent on the refining and shipment of crude petroleum and the care and mtertalnment of tourists. Both the tourists and the crude oil arrive by sea, as often as not aboard American-flag vessels. The SlU-manned ships of the Delta Line make regular calls at Cmacao, and many SlU-contracted tankers have called at tiie Island also. The Island was first discovered in 1499 by the Spanish navigator Alonso de Ojeda. In 1634, the Dutch landed and drove the Spaniards out. In subsequent years both England and France tried to take control of the Island, but their efforts were unsuccessful and Holland retained sovereignty. Once a center of the slave trade, Curacao lost much of its economic importance with the death of servitude In the Americas. The establishment of an oil refining complex in 1916 finally brought a measure of prosperity to the Island. Willemsted, the capital of Curacao and the whole Neth­ erlands Antilles, is an attractive colonial-style dty with a population of nearly 50,000. Hotels, restaurants and Other facilities for visitors are modern and plentiful. The city Is well-known as a Caribbean shopping center, and Seafarers should be able to find good bargains there in cameras, watches and other manufactured products. Local handi­ craft products can be gotten at the Home Industry Ex­ change on Plaza Piar. The city's best hotel is the Curacao Intercontinental. It has a bar, restaurants, shops, swimming pool and many other facilities. There are also two seamen's clubs in town which offer lodgings, food and diversions. The better res­ taurants in Curacao include the Chunking and San Marco downtown and the Ritz snackbar in Breedestraat. Good Chinese eating places are the Formosa, Lide and Afro. Along the south coast of the Island are a number of quiet, sheltered bays with fine sandy beaches. The swimming and underwater fishing is reported to be excellent. West of Willemsted is Piscadera Bay. Here the Island's Marine Biological Institute and Aquarium are located. The whole island is only 38 miles long and seven miles wide at its broadest point. Rented cars are available, and a Seafarer will find that a tour of the island, with it's many picturesque small towns and beautiful coves, is weU worth it. A good place to get a look at almost the entire island is from the top of Fort Nassau, an ancient fortification on the •peak of a hill. A bar and restaurant specializing in Dutch cooking are located at the fort. CURACAO Fort Nassau offers a view of the entire Island. Modern V-shaped building (top photo) Is the Intercontinental Hotel. The Governor's Palace In Willemsted (above) is the White House of the Netherlands Antilles. A shopping street In downtown Willemsted. The Island offers many bargains for the visiting Seafarers, Including low-priced hobby, household and other Items. I The colorful waterfront on Willemstad attract visitors by the score. The two mainstays of the Curacao economy are tourism, which flourishes in the winter, and the refining cf Vene­ zuelan crude oil, a year-round activity. The Del Norte of the SlU-contracted Delta Lines is a regular visitor to Curacao. Many SlU-contracted tankers have also • visited • the tropical Caribbean Island. iJlVJJ Si I I �Pace Twelve SEAFARERS -A,. . LOG Cutting It Close The crew on board the San Francisco (Sea Land) is so happy with the galley staff that they have issued a lengthy and detailed report praising and describing each member of the mess gang and listing the particular skills and virtues of each. Ship's delegate Howard G. Glisson puts it this way: "The-*-crew of the San Francisco it from me," Brother Ortega de­ says Brother Ashe, "and the crew wish to record their praise of clares, "our chief noate is a mean is for it 100%." cook Victor Silva's talents. Victor man with a paint brush." 4 4 4 has been keeping us fat and happy t t "Excellent!" that was the con­ (SIU clinics take sensus of opinion about the food notice) with cotSeafarers sailing aboard the Delfee-time goodies, monte (Delta Lines) have extended and service aboard the following fine pastries, a rousing vote of thanks to dele­ vessels. Each of the mess staffs crisp roils and gates from all departments for a concerned was rewarded for spe­ fancy deserts. job well done. Ship's delegate cial care and effort by an all hands Vic just doesn't Howard Mem reports that when vote of thanks "for those who know when to delegates are on the ball, all con­ cared enough to cook the very stop. We wish to cerned have a pleasant and easy best." thank the entire Transindia (Hudson Waterways); trip. "A smooth functioning crew steward depart­ Pilot Rock (West Coast); Transof delegates keeps beefs down to Glisson ment for a job a minimum and makes for a good eastern (Transeastem SS); Morn­ well done. Knowing that they cant voyage and a tight ship," he says. ing Light (Waterman); Del Snd please everyone no matter how "The important thing is to estal*- (Delta)—baker takes a bow; John hard they try, they continue their llsh and maintain good working B. Waterman (Waterman); De Soto efforts to please the majority. relations between licensed and tm- (Waterman); Globe Progress Our steward Roger Hall and licensed (Maritime Overseas). personnel." Modesto Velei, our chief cook, 4 4 4 have only the men in mind and X- t. they are always anxious and will­ Seafarer George Evens who sails in the engine department The ship shape crew aboard Seafarers abctmd the Alpena the Del Norte (Delta) has ex­ ing to come up with some^ing gets expert haircut in Now York Hall from barber Jimmy new and different. Chuck Johnson, (Wya Trans Co) have pulled a tended an all hands vote of thanks Gaetani. According to Brother Evans, "clipper Gaestani the third cook, is a jewel in any switch on the time honored t.v. to first engineer HUbert Desplas really knows how to cut into those waves." galley. He turns out the very finest snack tradition. Instead of snack- "for going all-out to take care of sandwiches and cold plates and ing at the video, the Alpena crew the repairs needed on the last Rafael Rios, the saloon meseman has brought the video into the voyage. Everything we brought PENN CARRIER (Penn), May II ping on deck early In the morning. also puts out his best for the men. dining room. "We like to see a to him—^from soup to nuts—he Chairman, R. DaBaissiera; ^Secratar Also to sea if the hot water line to Nona. No beefs reported Charles Kavanagh, our New- good program while we chow took care of at once," declared depa crew's laundry room can be opened mant delegates. Brother 'palph O. to run mora frealy. Suggestion mada foundler, is 72 years young and down," explains delegate Art Gar- the crew. According to delegate King was elected to serve as ship's to keep library locked while in port. makes some of the younger boys retson. "It's a lot cleaner and Robert Callahan, Desplas is an delegate. look like old men. He's still going more convenient to move the t.v. absolute wizard of repair magic. GENEVA (U.S. Steal), May B-ChairSTEEL ROVER (Isthmian], May 8— man, Frank Pasaluk; SacraUry, An­ set into the dining room than to "That Desplas is amazing," Calla­ strong. Wish we had his secret. tonio Alfonso. $143.10 In ship's fund. Chairman, Harry Huston; Secretary, carry food into the t.v. room. May­ han reports. "He mends every­ Henry Martin. Brother Chuck Carlson $50.00 was donated to Brother Joa 4" 4" Slonn when his father passed away. be we'li start a trend," he adds, thing but broken hearts. was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Discussion on draws. $25.00 in Brother Richard Heffley was elected Willie Henandex is the BR here. "a t.v. in every kitchen." to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of ship's fund. No beefs reported by de­ 4 4 4 partment delegates. Letter from head­ thanks to electrician for repairs mada Our new addition is Jim in crew's rooms. 4 4 4 quarters read pertaining to retirement Seafarers are known for their (Baseball) Francisco, the crew and pensions. consideration to fellow shipmates messman. Jim hails from Boston. SEATTLE (Sea-Und), May 3—ChairT.V., or not T.V. was the ques­ Wally Mason; SecraUry, Charlia Tony (Shorty, 6'6") Roberts is tion aboard the Steel Chemist and for their LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield), man, Hippard. No beefs. Everything going general cleanli­ April 11—Chairman, J. Rawlins. Sec­ crew pantryman. We wonder why (Isthmian), but ness. The boys on retary, S. Rothschild. Ship's delegate he spends his time banging his the boys are back board the Hast­ reported that everything is in order. No beefs were reported. $19.00 in head on low tops and hanging over on the beam now ings (Waterman) ship's fund. Brother Y. E. Johnny shipside bunks when he should be that their set is are living up to Pedraza was elected to serve as ship's dropping them through the hoop delegate. Vote of thanks to former in service again. the letter of their ship's delegate, Harold Werms, for a on a basketball court. We are now "It sure was reputation. Dele­ Job well done. headed west on the Intercoastal rough going gate John Wells run after a spell on the Puerto MERRIMAC (Oriental Transport), there for a reports that he May 17—Chairman, T.. P. Hagmann; Rican swing. The West Coast boys w h i 1 e," sighs and h i s mates Secretary, Ken Hayes. Ship's delegate can get some time at home and spoke on the very bad water situation. ship's deiegate have just finished Wells Most of the water is very muddy. To then it's back to the shipyards for H. Orlando. "The cleaning up rooms and stripping see captain and chief engineer about going smoothly. $44.04 in ship's 'fund. Orlando us," Seafarer Howard Glisson same. Crew demand that something crew was partic- bunks in preparation for the new Some disputed OT In deck depart­ concluded. be done immediately about the ment. ularly miffed about missing their crew that will board, "It's always water. weekly Installments of McHales wise to help the next guy," Brother JEFFERSON CITY (Victory Carriers), 4 4 4) . MERRIMAC (Oriental Exporters), May 11—Chairman, R. A. Barrett; SeoNavy and Gilligan's Island — two Wells points out. "You never know May 10—Chairman, L. P. Hagmann; retary, G. Lothrop. No beefs and no Ship's delegate A. Ortega of the prominent seafaring shows. But Secretary, Bill Doran. Brother C. disputed OT reported. Discussion on when you may need his help." M/V Floridian (S.A.&C.I.) reports thanks to Brother Shaky who re­ Quinnt was elected to serve as new negotiating for 100% bonus for ships ship's delegate. Much repairs to be going to Saigon. Also that next con­ 4 4 4 that spring is paired a faulty antenna, we're done as ship was laid up in Bombay tract with companies ba O.K.'d by definitely here. tuned in again and everything is for 2 years. Engine utility and deck membership, and to have pension Leon Striler, ships delegate maintenance already at work on them. plan at 15 years seatime or 20 years "Ail signs point looking good. aboard the Henry Steinbreher, Discussion by steward regarding co­ Union membership. Vote of thanks to to it," he says. operation of all three departments to the steward department. (Kinsman Transportation Co.) re­ make the trip enjoyable. Discussion 4 4 4 . "The birds are ports that "steward R. C. Ruther­ on dirty water which is being used WILMAR (Calmer), May 14—Chair­ singing, the sun for drinking and washing purposes. man, Safety Instruction is a matter of ford should be awarded a medal T. A. Jackson; Secretary, T. A. Tanks need cleaning, is shining, the Jackson. Few hours disputed OT in grave concern for all who take to for being one of the cleanest and offshore breezes deck department. Motion to ask for the seas. Aboard the Niagara Mo­ most accommodating cooks on the DEL VALLE (Delta), May 2—Chair­ sea time to be lowered to 13 years and are fresh and man, G. M. Bowdre; Secretary, Charles hawk (Boland) a safety education Great Lakes. The crew is very age limited to 60 years of age for P. Moore. Safety award $70,000. $53.83 retirement benefits. Vote of thanks warm—and most program geared to the sipecial re­ lucky to be blessed with such a spent for books and magazines. Bal­ to the steward department. of ali, spring wonderful cook. We certainly hope ance of $16.14 remaining in ship's quirements of Seafarers at sea is Ortega fund. Brief discussion on library cleaning is unDEL SANTOS (Delta), May 9-Chairbeing initiated. According to that he stays with us. I've never books, toilets, etc. No beefs reported man, Herbert Knowles; Secretary, der way aboard the vessel. In fact, ship's delegate John Ashe, safety tasted better or more varied by department delegates. Howard L. Campbell. Ship's delegate for the new season, the Floridian meetings will be held once a chow." reported that all is running smoothly. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Caris going to get a face lifting. All month on a "rotary basis." Each $3.00 in ship's fund. Soma disputed 4 4 4 riers). May 9—Chairman, J. A. Wit- OT in deck and engine departments. rooms on the vessel will receive month a different watch wiU par­ Chen; Secretary, W. C. Sink. Ship It was suggested that a letter be Ships delegate Joseph S. Youna, sailed short a galley man. Soma dis­ a spanking new fresh coat of paint. ticipate in the meetings, enabling written thanking the crew of the SS sailing aboard the Joseph S. puted OT in deck department. Discus­ HOPE for their hospitality in Conakry. The chief mate will start painting all crewmembers to eventually sion about getting the old washing Suggestion made that a letter be writ­ machine repaired. To see patrolman rooms as soon as the paint ship­ take advantage of the discussions. Youna (B&C), announces that a ten to Bob Matthews regarding some about the 1st assistant engineer chip- Improvements in new contract. ment arrives In Miami. And take "It looks like a fine program," daughter has been born to Sea­ farer Carl Ulricb and his wife. AH,WmADA// roSBOUf/j COMKY' . A< Mac U, INS ^oAie&u^s AfevER KWOM/ WELL OFF..i �May M, INS SEAFARERS Fish Arm Jumping tMf lUrteea LOG Seafarer Hit By Tornado Blown Down But Not Out Seafarer Leonard Kirchoff and his family have taken a first big step on the road to re­ covery after being almost completely wiped out by one of the most devastating tornados in recent U.S. history. electric power in the house mi^t remained in the hospital, Kirchoff The Kirchoffs lost their go next. and Eddie went to the home of "I decided that I might as "Waldie" Waidrop, a friend. home near Toledo, two autos, stay up for a while because Waiting For Dawn new household fxurnishings well if the power went out I would and most of their personal possesions to the savage mid-April twister which swept through the mid-west with such destructive fury that President Johnson was forced to declare parts of Min­ nesota, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan major disaster areas. Kirchoff, his two sons, Edwin 12, and Donald 10. and his wife Freida, were all painfully in­ jured by the storm, Mrs. Kirchoff so se­ verely that she was hospitalized for a consider­ able period of time. Seafarer Lloyd Arnold and hii two ktds, Karen (leftl and Richard, were really reeling fhem in out af the lake. Fishing through the ice, Karen pulled up a 12 pound lake trout and Richard hauled in a 9 pounder. Daddy way along to bait their hooks. Seafarer Lauds Welfare Plan To the Editor: I wish to express my most sincere thanks for the assist­ ance I received through the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Recently, my daughter was hospitalized with a kidney in­ fection. After recovering, she had a tonsilectomy performed. m And let me tell you, it would have been a black prospect in­ deed without the SIU Welfare payments. Speaking of black prospects, it will be a bad day for seamen if they succeed in closing the doors of the USPHS hospitals. The USPHS surgeons in Memphis are the best in the area. The same goes for Chi­ cago where they pulled me out of an operation so serious that it might easily have been the end of me. So thanks again to everyone. Paul Lacy t 3^ 4" Pensioner Thanks SIU 1 All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS- To the Editor: LOG must be signed by the I want to thank the SIU and writer. Names will be withheld all the men in it for everything upon request. the Union has done for me both during my stay in the USPHS In both cases, all hospital, hospitals and ndw that I am medical and surgical expenses collecting my pension checks. No one wiil ever know just were paid for by the Seafarers how much the SIU has meant to Welfare Plan. As the wife of a Seafarer, it me. It gave me more than Is truly a relief to know of the twenty wonderful years at sea wonderful assistance you re­ and provided me with the best ceive when your husband is at shipmates a man could hope for. sea. Now that I am retiring, the Mrs. Kassim Samat Union has once again stepped 4" in to take care of my needs. Because of the Seafarer's Pen­ sion Plan, I will never have to worry about money as long as To the Editor: My wife and I take this op­ I live. May God' bless the SIU and portunity to thank all union officers for their aid and kind­ the entire membership. Thank ness during my recent illness you all for a wonderful life at and surgery. Union representa­ sea with the helping brother­ tives never failed to visit me hood of SIU shipmates. Sincerely yours in Union both at the hospital in Chicago and here in Memphis where I fraternity. James C. Mitchell am still under doctor's care. Union Aid Brings Thanks On a swing Kirchoff through the tornado ravaged area. President Johnson paused for a special visit with the Kirchoffs, commiserating with them over their loss. Ob­ serving the tragic shambles to which the storm had reduced their home, the President extend­ ed his sympathy and promised that massive federal aid would be funneled into the area. In a speech at the end of his tour, Johnson referred to Edwin, who had re­ ceived a head wound during the height of the storm, as "the boy with the hole in his head." Kirchoff, who, in the aftermath of the storm, has donated his time and effort working to help his neighbors dig out from beneath the ruins, Is now engaged in the process of rebuilding—a heroic, cooperative endeavor in which the entire community Is participating. As Kirchoff struggles, his SIU Union brothers are kicking in to make up his hours on the job so that he can continue to draw his salary, and Kirchofrs employer, L. C. Turner, Cleveland President of the Great Lakes Towing Com­ pany, has donated a $200 check to help put him back on his feet. Ftroud of Their Home Brother Kirchoff, 36, joined the SIU in 1961, sailing as a fireman for the Great Lakes Towing Com­ pany. He and his wife Freida were justifiably proud of their 2-yearold, $19,800 Toledo home. They had just finished refurnishing and redecorating the boys* bedroom. They had a new $550 stereo-record player. The family planted 100 tulip bulbs and 20 pounds of daf­ fodils in the yard. "We were looking forward to a good spring," Kirchoff says. Above all, the Kirchoffs appre­ ciated the neighborhood's closely knit communal ties which bound residents together in an almost "family" relationship. "It was a close neighborhood," Kirchoff explains. "Everybody was like brother and sister." Calm Before Storm On Sunday, May 11, the Kirch­ offs retired at 9 p.m. Outside the streets grew strangely still and the sky darkened ominiously. Then it began to hail and Mrs. Kirchoff arose and looked out a window. The slreet lights flickered and blacked out. She feared that the have to reset the electric ciock when it came back on," she reeails. She went to the family room and sat down to wait, nervously lighting a cigarette. Suddenly, all the exhaust fans in the house started up as the vacuum of the tornado hit them. All the air seemed to be sucked out the house. "Then I heard the terrible crash of the garage being slammed to the ground," she remembers, "and I tried to bury myself in the coUch." Kirchoff, in bed when ttie tornado hit, recalls that in the house the windows blew out first and tb.sn "everything just went flying." "I experienced a sensation of rising through the air. I re­ member hanging on to the couch, and then I let go," Mrs. Kirchoff says. "And it's a lucky thing I did, because later they found the couch cmnpletely demolished." When the intensity of the tor­ nado and passed, the Kirchoffs called to one another in the dark. Eddie pulled Donnie from beneath a bedroom desk which had fallen on him, and the family regrouped around Mrs. Kirchoff who was sitting with a piece of lumber lying across her legs. All were injured, but none critically. Kir­ choff found a mattress and a blanket and improvised a rude shelter to protect them from the continuing fall of rain and hail. They huddled in prayer, waiting for help to come. Sends Neighbor Aid "The first to arrive was a neigh­ bor, Gene Cerveny, who was out trying to. find out who had been hurt," Kirchoff recalls. "I told him we were all O.K. and to go over to the Binns' house next door because we had heard Mrs. Binns yelling for help." A short time later the police arrived. A patrolman picked up Mrs. Kirchoff and carried her out to a patrol wagon. She remembers seeing the general destruction of her home but says that it did not really dawn on her that almost everything was gone until hours later at the hospital. Even then, her basic reaction was one of thankfulness that all members of her family were alive and not seriously hurt. Mrs. Kirchoff was kept bedbound for more than a week, hospitalized with severe leg and back bruises. Kirchoff received minor cuts and bruises. Eddie had to have five stitches sewn in his hand and three in his elbow. Don­ nie had a half-dozen stitches taken in his head. It was the patch that had to be shaved on DonnJe's head in order to sew the stitches that prompted President Johnson to refer to him as "the boy with the hole in the head." "The hospital was really on the ball that night," Mrs. Kirchoff says. "They rushed me in and I bet l_h; d a dozen doctors checking me." While Mrs. Kirchoff and Donnie "I stayed up all night at the Waldrops, smoking a lot of ciga­ rettes and talking about what we . were going to do when dawn came and we" could return to Creekside," Brother Kirchoff recalls. "I decided that the first things I would try to salvage would be clothing and important papers — things like my insurance policies and checks that my wife had al­ ready written but had not mailed —and my wallet. We also did a lot of talking about how lucky we were." About 6:30 a.m. the next morn­ ing, Kirchoff returned to Creekside. Police allowed him to enter the area, but would not permit anyone to go onto any of the lots. The scene of destruction that awaited Brother Kirchoff was awesome. The house was re­ duced to a confused mass of rub­ ble, bricks and broken lumber. A neighbor's auto was sitting in what had once been the living room. A broken utility pole was lying in the family room. One of Kirchoff's cars bad been blown 100 yards down the road. The other was in the back yaird. Both vehicles were totally wrecked. Two steel poles that had been set in concrete for a laundry line had been bent al­ most double by the force of the storm. "I had been talking to my wife the other day about moving those poles closer to the house in order to save her steps," Kirchoff re­ members. "I guess there's no sense in moving them now." The Kirchoffs clothes dryer had been blown into the creek. A bathtub was perched atop the de­ bris of the home but, according to Kirchoff, it^ impossible to tell to whom it belongs "because all these houses had the same type of bath­ tubs." This was typical of the inter­ mingling of items between demol­ ished homes. Later, when the res­ idents started salvage operations, they just dumped items into pails and boxes and carried them away to be sorted and returned to their proper owners later. While waiting for the police to allow them onto their property. Brother Kirchoff and other Creekside residents exchanged greetings and news of how they and neigh­ bors had fared in the storm. "Operation Love" "As soon as they (friends and neighbors) would see you," Kirch­ off declares, "they'd run up to you and hug you." Kirchoff found his wallet and some cash, but most of his papers and possessions were lost. Friends, relative and neighbors are chip­ ping in to help, and the Immanuel Lutheran Church has organized a drive c.^lled "Operation Love" to aid the Kirchoff family. "We're starting to rebuild," he says. "The heck with all those tangible things we lost. I still have Freida and the kids and they're O.K. It'll just be starting all over again, but we're a lot bet­ ter off than when we were fii-st married. Thanks to all the help we're getting, we're bound to be all right.' ' �SEAFARERS Pare Foarfeen - r Mar SI, liK LOa UNION l^LLS All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Jeffrey Allen De Camp, born Lisa Marie De Fazio, born April Michele Malloy, born January March 31, 1965, to the William De 22, 1965, to the John De Fazios, 16. 1965, to the Thomas Malloys, Camps, Buffalo, N.Y. Staten Island, N.Y. Sault Ste. Marie, Mioh. 4 4 4 4 4 4 ^ Lisa Michele Gable, born Janu­ Rafaela Calvillo, born April 12, Jeffrey Violanti, born December 18, 1964, to the Joseph Violantis, ary 31, 1965, to the Henry Gables, 1965, to the Edward R. Calvillos, Whistler, Ala. Los Angeles, Calif. Toledo, Ohio. 4 4 4 4 4 4 ^ ^ Lawrence Perez, born March 28, Elizabeth Foster, born January 1, Bennie Gill, born May 25, 1965, 1965, to the Henry Fosters, Bel- 1965, to the Laureano Perezs, to the J. B. Gills, Amite, La. Baltimore, Md. haven, N.C. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4. Sheila Odette Gullett, born Troy Michael Farley, born April Karen Cave, born February 15, August 2^, 1964, to the Clifton 1965, to the Joseph Caves, Kenner, 5, 1965, to the Alfred M. Farleys, Gulietts, Mobile, Ala. Manis'tique, Mich. La. 4 4 4 4 4 4" 4" 4" 4 4 t 4' 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Bridget Fuselier, born December Tamie Jaramlllo, born April 12, Gary Michael Cuilen, born Tune 4, 1964, to the Mayer C. Fuseliers, 1965, to the Amos J. Jaramillos, 9, 1964, to the James CuIIens, Oberlin, La. Denver, Colorado. Arlington, New Jersey. 4 4 Gayle Bailey, born April 14, Jack Buzali, born March 20, Amy Hughes, born January 26, 1965, to the John Baileys, Detroit, 1965, to the Sal Buzalis, New 1965, to the Billie Hughes, Trinity, Mich. Orleans, La. N.C. Kim Marie Barletter, born April Neil Nelancon, born January 30, Alfred Thompson, born Septem­ 9, 1965, to the Harold R. Barlelters, 1965 to the Lawrence Nelancons, ber 26, 1964, to the Alfred D. New Orleans, La. Piaquemine, La. Thompsons, Flomaton, Ala. The deatha of the following Seafarers have been reported Ronald Sylvester, born March to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment 27, 1965, to the Eddie Sylvesters, of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary Mobile, ^la. card «r necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): Everett J. May, 59: Heart failure Martin Patrick Linskey, 55: Skin cancer proved fatal to brother proved fatal to Brother May April 24, 1965 at the Linskey on De­ Alpena General cember 30, 1964 Hospital, A mem­ at the Savannah ber of the Union USPHS Hospital. since 1953, he A member of the sailed in the gal­ deck department, ley department. he joined the He was buried in Union in 1939. the Evergreen He is survived by Cemetery, Al­ his daughter pena, Michigan. Jane Linskey Hines and by his son Jean Linskey. Surviving is his wife. Opal M. Place of burial was the Laurel May. Grove Cemetery, Savannah, 4 4 4 Georgia. Henry M. Robinson, 56: Brother 4 4 4 Robinson died of lung cancer Robert M. Ellis, 76: Brother April 2, 1965 in Ellis succumbed to heart disease the Baptist Hos­ on April 5, 1965 pital, Dade Coun­ at his home in ty, Florida. A Brooklyn, New. member of the York. A member Union since 1941, of the union he sailed as a since 1939, he chief electrician sailed as a stew­ in the engine de­ ard. He is sur­ partment. He Is vived by his wife survived by a Muriel. Place of friend, Morris H. Elliot. He was burial was the buried in Miami Memorial Park Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn, Cemetery, Miami, Florida. New York. 4 4 4 Willard Johnson, 53: Brother Johnson died of a heart attack April 30, 1965 at St. Mary's Hospi­ tal Deluth, Minn. A member of the Union since 1961, he sailed as a fireman in the engine dept. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth. Place of Burial was Park Hill Cemetery, Deluth, Minn. 4 4 4 Bille Anderson, 66: Heart fail­ ure proved fatal to brother Ander­ son in the Albert Einstein M.C. So. Division Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. A member of the Union since 1962, he sailed as a diver, tender and rigger. He is sur­ vived by Ragnar Gunderson, a fel­ low worker. Place of burial was the Fernwood; Cemetery, Fern>wood> ,Pa. . 4 4 4 Raymond Cazallis, Jr., 54: Brother Cazallis died of an in­ testinal disorder Dec. 19, 1964 at the Chicago Os­ teopathic Hospi­ tal, Chicago 111. A member of the Union since 1961, he shipped as a t u g m a n. He is survived by his wife, Martha. Place of burial was Oaklawn Cemetery, Homewood, 111. 4 4 4 Robert Joseph King, 29: Heart seizure proved fatal to brother King Feb. 10, 1965 in the Bos­ ton USPHS Hos­ pital, Boston Mass. A member of the Union since 1959, he sailed as a messman in the stew­ ard department. He is survived 'by Margaret Waldron, his sister. Place of burial was Hbly Cross Cemetery, Mald.en, Mass., :• SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul BaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey WlUlama A1 Tanner Robert Matthewa SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETTROn 10223 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYaclnth 8-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax WUUam Morris, Agent ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Nelra, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 673 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Aetlng Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. John Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchlk. Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR ..1313 Fernandex Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep.' ....Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE ...2505 1st Ave. Ted BabkowsU. Agent MAln 3-4334 Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantlo. Gidf. Lakee and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detaUed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management repnesentatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are avaUable at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPINO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively I>y the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted, and avaU­ able in aU Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at aU times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Aopeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are available In aU SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and Uve aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG has traditlonaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy lias been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among tta ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment bo made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabllity-pensloil benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role la ail rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in empioyment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may bo discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which wiU serve the best interests of themselves, their famiUes and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and poUtical activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. . If af any time a Seafarer feeis that any of the above riglifs have been violated, or that he has been denied his ;Con'ttitutlojial. right of'access ta_ ' Union records or Information, he shqiild Immediately notify SIU Presldenr -Paul Ha|l at hoadquarters by - cartlflad'inall,' return rocalpt riquastod. ' TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GUlette, Agent 320-2788 WILMINGTON. CaUf 508 N. Marino Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 0383 Ewlng Ave. So. Chicago, m. SAglnaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAln 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgln 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18 Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Flnnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltinriora St. .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 278 State St. .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 673 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7540 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th SL Tel. 622-1892-3 NORFOLK 115 Third St. DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 Harrison SL Tel. 329-2788 i GREAT LAKES TUG S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dradqe Workers SacHen ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. Tillman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer. Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park. Mich. Ernest Demerse. Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. RAndolph 7-8222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brimley. Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent. .BRimley 14-R 8 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers A Watchman's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns. Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng. S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-§570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agrnt MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin. Agent Southgate. Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson. Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN. 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky. Ohio Harold Rutlisatz. Agent MAln 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ....2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller. Agent ..SHerman 4-6643 SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey. Agent ..MElrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bcndhelm. Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ....99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE....1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4PO0 NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 B. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinlh 9-6600 HOUSTON ...... 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgln 3-0987 MIARH 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3504 MOBILE ; 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS .630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7543 NORFOLK . ............. 115 Third St. . Phone 622-1882-3 PHILADELPHIA . .2604 S. 4tli St. "•i ' -• • • DEwey 6-3813 TAMPA ..312..HarrUon St. . Plfonli'220-2788 �May aC uH SEAFAREkS rwvffwtMi LOG schedule of Membership Meetingig SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular memjiershlp meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes nnd Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram= (be sure to Include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore .. June 7 June 8 June 9 Mobile ..... Detroit Houston New Orleans June 19 ,. June 11 ...June 14 .. June 15 West Coast SiU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the foliowing schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coa.st ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and: Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. 'Wilmington June 21 San Francisco June 23 fx in f» ' I k • / .i ii *' Vi I'l. i OREAT Great lakes SIU Meetings Seatae June 25 LAKES TUO AND REGION DREDGi Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memters are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will oe: Detroit June 14 Milwaukee June 14 Chicago June 15 Buffalo .June 19 tSault Ste. Marie ...June 17 Duluth ..June 18 L(H-ain June 19 t (For meeting place, contaci Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 Ease Parish. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Sandusky, Ohio). Regular membership meetings Cleveland June 19 for IBU, members are scheduled .. Toledo June 19 each month in various ports. The Ashtabula June 19 next meetings will be: (For meeting place, contact John Phlla. .. . June 8—5 P.M. Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ Baltimore Gieensed and nntabula, Ohio). (Licensed June. 9—5 P.M. 4" S* Houston . .. June 14—5 P.M. Norfolk . ...June 10—7 P.M. United Industrial Workers N'Orleans .. June 15—5 P.M. Regular membership .meetings Mobile .. ...June 16—5 P.M. for UIW members are Scheduled each montL at 7 PM in various RAILWAY MARINI REOION ports. The next meetings will be: Regular membership meetings New York June- 7 for Railway Marine Region-IBU June 9 Baltimore .. members are scheduled each Philadelphia ..... June 8 month in the various ports at 10 ^Houston ... .....June 14 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings MobUe June 19 will be: June 15 New Orleans Jersey City June 14 • Maatlno* b«M at Laoor Tampia, Ntwpert Nawt. Philadelphia June 15 t Maatlns held at Labor Temple, Sault Baltimore .. June 19 Sta. Marls, Mich. *Norfolk ... June 17 t Meeting held at Oalvetten wharves. Regular, membership meetings on the Great lakes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local ' time, except at Detroit, where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit . June 7—2 P.M. Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, June 7—7 P.M. Willoughby C. Byrd You are requested to contact Mrs. Ruby C. Byrd at R.R. No. 7, Glasgow, Kentudiy 42141. Bernard Morton You are asked to contact Miss Gloria Lassalle at 48-52 J, George Street, ,Port of Spain, Trindad, T.W.I. Also, mail is being held for you at the New York hall. John Dietsch Please contact your sister Terri. Very important. Frank Pryznpyska You are requested to write or phone E. 'L. Meise, General Public Loan Corp., 70 Bay Street, Staten Island, New York. Richard Anthony Quinn You are requested to contact your wife Mrs. Maria Herrera Quinn at AC-28 Calle 45, URB, Santa Juanita, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Claude W. Pritchett Mabel wants you to know that Luther p^sed away on the 19th of May. I'lfease contact Harvey Prit­ chett, Route I, Box 83, Alberta, Virginia. Income tax refund checks are being held for the SIU members listed below by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco 5, California. Margarito Borja; Orla S. Bushold; Clemente EHo; Robert W. Fernandiz; D. R. Frezza; Williard R. Layton; James Lear (2); Potenoiano Paculba; J. W. Pulliam Jr.; J. S. Renfro; Emil H. Riutta; Henry R. Smith; Grover Turner. Arthur Young-ex Ocean Ulla electrician Please contact your son Richard as soon as possible. Harrry White—Z No. 164913D2 You are asked to contact your sister Mrs. Margaret White Serfass at 87 Market Street, Clifton, New Jersey. Harry L. Cakes Please contact Camille Oaks, Phone No. 112T6865304 concerning death in the family and legal matters. All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitah USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Ben Allen Grant Johnson Harris Arceneaux Lawrence Kehoo Paul Bates Derek Lamb Conway Beard Ed Lane Ed Boles Juan Leiba Hertiert Burgesser Jamee Lannon Robert Burton D. Leventis James Cann John Lynch Michael Cekot M. Makatangay Michael Cleary Robert McDavitt Chester Coumas Harvey Morris Thomas Cox Frank O'Brien James Cronin Kurt Olsen F. Dacanay Norman Pettersoh Billie Darley Julio Quinone Hert>ert Dierking Escolastico Reyes Ed Duffy Rot>ert Roedel Chris Elliott Joe Sexton James Farr Anthony Scaturro Michael Filosa Warren Smith Dominick Fois John Skinner George Gibney Carl Trullemans James Gillian Alfred Uhler Julio Gonzalez Attilio Vecchione Charles Haymond Manuel Vidal Antonio Ibarra USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA R. B. Pardo J. H. Morris W. T. Matthews USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Riley F. Beech Clyde E. Kelley Howard A. Bergina Wesley J. Lewis James V. Boring Jimmie M. Carlos Francis Bass Lawyer McGrew Forney W. Bowen Robert A. Medicus Ardell Burkett Dalton H. Morgan Jack Cheramie Carl J. Palmquist Joseph C. Childress G. A. Perdreaville A. E. Cunningham Charles E. Perdue Harry D. Emmett Sam Robinson Luis Franco Patrick J. Scanlon W. R. Gammons John W. Smith Daniel W. Sommer G. C. Gierczie Stanton L. Grica Sam Stanley Emmett L. Harvey James J. Swank Leon M. Hinson Joe Tamborella Timothy R. Holt Angel J. Urti F. H. Houck Raymond Vaughn C. H. HouRhtling James l_ Waldrop Anthony J. Zenca Frank F. ames USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON E. A. Ainsworth R. N. Shaffner R. W. Bunner B. Spear 1. M. Cogley A. Valenzuela C. W. Lane USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Thomas A. Borden Gustavo Osuna Jack 0. Brock W. H. Powell Charles Copeman Louis J. Prince C. C. Flowers Harry Reynolds Gilbert R. Gonzales William C. Scruggs Leon C. Harper L V. Springs G. L. Hernandez R. L. Sorrells Paul M. Landry Frank Taylor Waitus Lockerman Joseph T. Vaughn Junior Moncrief Jack Wenger Cecil C. Morris J. Wenger August Mussman E. C. Yeaman W. H. McDonald USPHS HOSPITAL . CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Wm. J. Shadeck L. W. Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Frank Burns Leo Doucette Lawrence Campbell USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA John Armistead William H. Mason V. F. Baum Andy C. Noah James C. Everett J. A. Robertson H. M. Fentress Vernon L. Sawyer Thomas M. Gower T. P. Sullivan Alfred P. Hargis Ralph V. Twiddy Charlie V. Norton Guy Whitehurst USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Leroy Axline Clarence Lenhart John W. Bailey Homer Smith Andrew Blahnik E. J. F. Theisen Robert Banktson Clarence Troy Gerald Fast A. Urbanovicz Gerald Fizell John E. Webster Mohomed Russian John Waterman Marcus Langston USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND W. W. Batch William Nickel Johnny Broodus Frank Ortiz Richard A. Carter Claude Sturgis E. Czosnowski Kary Thomas Noble Duhadaway Ralph F. Tyree Phillip Jeffers Francis Wherrity Erie Johnson Price Willoughby Chester M. Miller USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay J. Thibodeaux SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny Alberto Gutierrez Thomas Lowe Edwin Harriman Harry MacDohald Thomas Isaksen ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN Percy Johnson US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson CENTRAL ISLIP STATE HOSPIT.AL CENTRAL ISLIP, NEW YORK Charles Rozea USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, .TENNESSEE James McGee VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS . Thomas Manion USPHS" HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA L. E. Bartlett S. Bateluna B. N. Broderick John 0. Mitchell Mervll H. Black Pablo R. OJera Edison R. Brown Eugane Piarik WInfred S. Denial Prank C. Przybyska Vincent Genco H. K. Shellenberger V. Oontarsky VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kolesnick JEAN LA FITTE (Watennan), April t2 — Chairman, W. Siblty; Sacretaiy, H. Ridgaway. Brother J, Misakian resigned as ahip'a delegate and was extended a vote of thanks. He re­ ported that everything was O.K. on board. Brother V. A. Reid was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Life boats to be checked when ship gets back to States. HASTINGS (Wattrraan), May 3 — Chairman, Daniel Fitzpatrick; Secre­ tary, John Wells. One man hospital­ ized in Karachi, Pakistan. Some disputed OT and beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Men requested to clean their rooms and strip their bunks so that new crew will have everything in good' shape. NIAGARA MOHAWK (Boland Cor­ nelius), May 3 — Chairman, Deriyl Elowslv; Secretary, John Ashe. All members contributed 50 cents to the ship's fund. Beef about first mate referred to union hall In Detroit VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oacar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA R. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr Union attempt to persuade compa­ nies to allow crewmembers and their families to ride as passengers at half fare. Vote of thanks to the baker and other memtiers of the steward department for their cooper­ ation with the deck department party. DEL MAR (Delta), March 20—Chair­ man, R. Ransome; Secretary, J. Ar­ nold. Brother A. W. Hanson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. He reported that all is running smoothly with no beefs aboard. $29.00 in ship's funds. JOE S. MORROW (Red Arrow), April 2$—Chairman, Tony Brumfield; Secretary, James Effinger. Discussion on the subject of clearance cards. $4.15 in ship's fund. Discussion on the subject of mates working on deck. First mate said he would restrict persons involved from any further work on deck. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), April 2a — Chairman, Frank Pasaluk; Secretary, Antonio AHonso. Ship's delegate re­ ported no beefs. $272.00 in ship's fund. Brother Fred Israel was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Some rooms need to be repaired and painted. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), April IS—Chairman, Frank 8. Rowell; Sec­ retary, S. Kemp. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Sanford Kemp was elected to serve , as new ship's delegate. OCEANIC SPRAY (Trans-World Ma­ rine), April 11—Chairman, Oriscell; Everything is running smoothly in Secretary, Gardner, Ship's delegate ttie engine and steward departments. reports that there was 8 hours dlsSkipper informed crew that they would hold safety meeting once a " puted OT for most of the crew. He extended a vote of thanks to the month. crew for their cooF>eration. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. Motion made to have repairs DIAMOND ALKALI (Boland I. Cor­ made before ship sails on next voy­ nelius), May 4 — Chairman, Jessa age. Request that ihip be fumigated R. Bostic; Secretary Harvey Diheff. for rats and mice. Request for latest $19.30 in ships fund. No beefs re­ clarifications from SIU be placed ported by department delegates. aboard all contracted vessels. Vote of thanks to the steward department. PHILIP MINCH (Kinsman Transit), May 1 — Chairman, Horace Brown; JOHN B. WATERMAN ((Waterman), Secretary, Eirra P. Antila. Washing April 2S—Chairman, J. Morris; Sec­ machine has not t>een replaced as. retary, W. E. Morse. All repairs have yet. TV set installed on board. Every­ been taken care of except for a few thing O.K. in each department. that will be done in port. Vote of Brother Arthur Ponte was elected to thanks extended to the steward deserve as ship's treasurer. Crew re­ artment for a job well done. Brother quested to keep galley clean. aylor was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. ? ADAM E. CORNELIUS (Boland •< Cornelius), April 14 — Chairman, Edward J. Dorry; Secretary, Donald Raymond. Brother Edward J. Derry was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Discussed problem of old hatch cables. JOSEPH S. YOUNG (Boland & Cor­ nelius), April 24 — Chairman, Robert Skelly; Secretary, George Kerr. Elec­ tion of delegates. Men request that they be informed as to what pro­ posals are being made for future contract In July. Daughter born to Mr. & Mrs. Carl Ulrich. DEL MAR (Delta), April 28—Chaliv man, R. Ransome; Secretary, J. Ar­ nold. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Some disputed OT In deck de­ partment After pools and donations there is $284.(XI In movie funds. Three men had to leave vessel due to Ill­ ness. Motion made to have dryer in crew's leundry. Motion made that DEL MONTE (Delta), May 1—Ghaiiv man, Howard Menz; Secretary, Albert 6. Espeneda. No beefs reported by department delegates. One man left in Santos, Brazil due to illness. $9.28 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in Deck and steward departments. Vote of thanks to all delegates and brothers for making this trip easy. Subject of better menus to tre taken up with the food committee. FLORIOIAN (South Atlantic), May 2 — Chairman, A. Ortega; Secretary, T. Arenica. Brother Al Kastenhutrer resigned as ship's delegate. Brother Waldo Banks was elected new ship's delegate. No t>eefs and no disputed OT reported. Vote of thanks to the entire steward department for a job well done. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), May 1—Chairman, C. J. Scofield; Secretary, J. J. Kulas. No tieefs and no disputes. Discussion about food and drinks. �Vol. XXVII No. 10 SEAFARERS LOG May 2t 196S OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTIRNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Excerpts From LBJ's SI UNA Convention Faces Message On Labor Maritime^ Labor Issues President Johnson on May 18 sent to Congress a met. sage urging repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act's Sea, li(h), the section that authorizes state "right-to-work" laws, and urging both a stronger unemployment compensation system and broader coverage of workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (wage-hour law). Excerpts from the text follow: To the Congress of the United States: The last 30 years have seen unprecedented economia development in this country and unparalleled improve, ment in the general standard of living of the working men and women of America. Most of this has been accomplished privately. These are the fruits of free enterprise. This process of economic and human growth has been helped by wise legislative enactment, much of It begin­ ning in the decade of the 1930's. But progress is never complete. Experience under various existing laws suggests changes which will make them . serve even better their purpose, ttie natiimis workers, and the economy. I am accordingly urging early action to: • Amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to extend its protection to an additional 4.5 million workers, and re­ strict excessive overtime work through the payment of doubletime. ~ • Strengthen the unemployment insurance program by providing a permanent program of federal extended bene­ fits for long-term unemployed with substantial work his­ tories. • Ensure uniform application of our national labor relations policy by the repeal of Sec. 14(b) of the Na­ tional Labor Relations Act. I am transmitting herewith draft bills on the first two proposals. Bills embodying the third have already been Introduced in Congress. Fair Labor Standards More than a generation of Americans has entered the labor force since we committed ourselves as a nation to the policy of improving the substandard living conditions of millions of our workers. That policy proposed to eliminate conditions which are "detrimental to the maintenance of the minimum stand­ ard of living necessary for health, efficiency and general well-being of workers" in industries engaged In inter­ state commerce. Many American workers whose employment Is clearly within the reach of this law have never enjoyed its benefits. Unfortunately, these workers are generally In the lowest wage groups and most in need of wage and hour protection. We must extend minimum wage and overtime protection to them. (Continued from page 3) Affairs; Leo Perlis, director of the dustry and to improve the security (D.-La.) also addressed the open­ AFL-OIO Department of Com­ of American seamen." ing session of tho Convention. munity Services; Nelson CruikHall said, "Now, with the Presi­ shank, director of the AFL-CIO Labor Secretary W. Willard dent's creation of the Maritinm Ad­ Department of Social Security; Wirtz is scheduled to address the visory Committee, and his State delegates today at 10 A.M. Others Don Slaiman, director of tho AFL- of the Union pronouncement that CIO Civil Rights Department; who are scheduled to speak during a new policy for the American the course of the i week-long con­ Thomas W. Gleason, president of merchant marine is necessary, the International Longshoremen's vention are Senators Vance Hartke there is every indication that the (D.-Ind.), Daniel Inouye (R.­ Association and Theodore Rheel, maritime industry is at a point of public member of President John­ Hawaii), Joseph Tydings (D.-Md.), significant change. These changes U.S. Maritime Administrator son's Maritime Advisory Commit­ will have a serious impact on the tee and noted labor arbitrator. Nicholas Johnson, U.S. Navy Under union's membership. Therefore, Secretary Kenneth E. BeLieu, As­ The delegates were welcomed the work of this convention will sistant Secretary of Labor James to the nation's capital by J. C. be of the utmost Importance for Reynolds, and Edwin M. Hood, Turner, president of the Washing­ the SIUNA." president of the Shipbuilders ton, D.C. Central Labor Council. The convention delegates will Council of Amerioa. Paul Hall, president of the also deal with a number of critical Also scheduled to speak at the SIUNA, said the union's conven­ issues, including the current con­ convention are Paul Jennings, tion occurs at a "time when the tract negotiations covering seamen newly elected president of the American merchant marine is on on the East, Gulf and West Coasts, International Union of Electrical, the verge of significant change. He automation knd manning, and the Radio and Machine Workers; Jay said the convention will present need to preserve Public Health Lovestone, director of the AFL- positive recommendations to Service facilities for U.S. seamen. CIO Department of International strengthen the U.S. maritime inAlso scheduled for discussion is the status of the SIU's merger dis­ cussions with the National Mari­ time Union. The delegates will hear reports on the union's three recent taxi workers' election victories over Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters involving SAN DIEGO — The new President Monroe was launched here last over 8,500 taxi workers in Detroit, week by SIU Pacific District-contracted American President Lines. Chicago and St. Louis. Plans for The new 14,120-ton combination passenger-cargo vessel will replace stepping up taxi workers organiz­ ing activities against the Hoffa or­ the old President Monroe, which-f is being withdrawn from service history. Along with her sistership, ganization will be formulated at in the APL modernization pro­ the President Polk—^which is also the convention. Delegates from the SIU of Can­ slated for mothballing—the Mon­ gram. ada will present a report on the roe made her first round-the-world The new vessel will have greater activities of their organization. cargo capacity and a smaller pas­ trip in 1940 and 1941 respectively. In December, 1941 they were Hall said that the delegates senger capacity than its prede­ requisitioned by the Federal Gov­ would also deal with the problems cessor, with 14,120 ton capacity ernment, given a coat of gray of fishermen, fish cannery workers, instead of the 0,260 gross tons of the old Monroe, and deluxe ac­ paint, and started a new life as inland boatmen, railroad marine commodations of Its namesake. attack transports for the Navy. In tugmen and workers in the trans­ She is expected to enter regular 1946 they were returned to APL, portation services and other nxarigot a fresh coat of white paint, time industry crafts who make up service in Decediber. and started their long-distance the membership of the Interna­ The old Monroe has a proud passenger-cargo service once more. tional. American President Launches New Monroe On West Coast Unemployment Insurance Improvements in our unemployment compensation sys­ tem are essential if the program Is to exert a stronger stabilizing effect on the economy and provide people with adequate income when out of work. The system has not kept pace with the times. No major improvements have been made since its original enactment 30 years ago. There are still many workers who are not protected by unemployment compensation. Other workers, through no fault of their own, experience excessively long periods of uncompensated unemployment. The plight of the long-term unemployed results primarily from economic factors such as automation, other technological changes, and relocation of Industry. Their unemployment is a phenomenon of normal as well as recession periods. It can be dealt with effectively only through a nationally coordinated program. The wider coverage, extended benefit periods, and in­ creased benefit amounts provided in the bill will lessen the hardship and suffering that accompany unemploy­ ment and, at the same time, provide stimulus to th» economy when it is most needed. Sec. 14(b) Finally, with thj hope of reducing conflicts in our national labor policy that for several years have divided Ameriens in various states, I recommend the repeal of Sec. 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act with such other technical changes as are made necessary by this action. I urge that early and favorable consideration be given to the enactment of these three legislative proposals. f •? (i !ii" Mrs. William S. Mailliard, wife of the California Con-' gressman, took a mighty swipe at the hull of the new American President Lines' cargoliner President Mon> roe at San Diego last week, and the vessel slid grace­ fully down the ways. Launching of the new Presi­ dent Monroe was part of SIU Pacific District-con­ tracted APL's ship replace­ ment program. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource May 28, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 12TH BIENNIAL SIUNA CONVENTION – WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 26-JUNE 1, 1965 AFL-CIO COUNCIL HAILS LBJ’S LABOR MESSAGE SIUNA CONVENTION FACES VITAL LABOR, MARITIME PROBLEMS SIU RAPS GOV’T FAILURE TO DEVELOP POSIIVE U.S. MARITIME PROGRAM SIUNA CONVENTION FACES VITAL LABOR, MARITIME PROBLEMS SIU CABBIES SCUTTLE TEAMSTER RAID BID AFL-CIO URGES BAN ON LIE DETECTOR USE “GRAPES OF WRATH” REVISITED – THE MIGRANT WORKER AFL-CIO SEEKS ‘EQUAL TIME’ RULING TO SPEAK TO WORKERS SIU PACIFIC SHIP WINS AWARD FOR ALASKAN QUAKE RESCUES SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – CURACAO AMERICAN PRESIDENT LAUNCHES NEW MONROE ON WEST COAST Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/28/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 11 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/63fb8c8f8029d511028194c8d66092fc.PDF 513575351f26628c4e1c5c8930ea838e PDF Text Text SEAFARERS ;i* ; i LOG OFFICIAL ORQAM OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO i SlU Awards Five $6,000 Scholarships 196S SIU COLLEGE .Story On Page 3 SIU Taximen Sink Chicago Teamsters 2-1 story On Page 2 i!i^ I'lf SCHOLARSHIPS fc AWARDED S SlUNA Convention Slated From May 26 To June 1 in Washington-Union Goafs, Labor Issues On Agenda (•iiiiiSl® Story On Page 3 rt'i j., .! i" 5 Seafarers I Added To SIU TPension Ranks 1(1 Senate Bill Would Speed Modernization Of U.S. Tramp, Bulk And Domestic Fleets Labor Urges Fast Passage Of Medicare BIN In Senate ^Story On Page 16 .Story on Page 24 story on Page 7 m .A SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN Annual Report SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN Annual Report Filed With the New York State Insurance Department Filed With the New York State Insurance Department v., Pago 18 1( Page 17 �SEAFARERS Page Two Mar 14. 196S LOG By Paul Hall Right Wing Fights 14B Repeal The Big Business-Right Wing anti-labor coalition is gathering its strength and money for a iast-ditch fight to prevent repeal of Section T4(B) of the Taft-Hartley Act. One of the authors of this anti-labor legis­ lation, Fred Hartley, who is now associated with various right-wing extremist groups, is himself on the stump again trying, to preserve Sec­ tion 14(B) of his anti-labor "baby." This is the section of the TaftHartley act which allows states to pass so-called "right-to-work" legisla­ tion. These groups are well-heeled, well organized and possess a deepseated hatred of labor. They are certain to make a lot of noise in the weeks to come with their hate-filled radio broadcasts, anti-labor news­ paper advertisements, and "canned" editorials planted in local news­ papers across the country. Chicago taxi workers and Seafarers celebrate the 2-to-l victory of the SlU-affiliated Demo­ cratic Union Organizing Committee Local 777 over the Teamsters in a recent NLRB election. Joining in the celebration are Earl (Bull) Shepard, SlU Atlantic Coast Vice President (second from the left); Dominic Abate, SlUNA vice president and president of the Transportation Services and Allied Workers District, (third from the left); Paul Hall, SlUNA president, (sec­ ond from the right); and Everett Clark, president of DUOC Local 777 (far right, next to Hall). Hoffa-Glimco Defeated In NLRB Vote SlU Chicago Taxi Union Routs Teamsters 2-To-i CHICAGO—Taxi workers of the SIUNA-affiliated Democratic Union Organizing Com­ mittee Local 777 buried a Teamster raid attempt beneath an avalanche of votes in a recent NLRB election here. Cab drivers and inside workers from the Yellow and Checker Cab companies voted 3,081, or"*" over two-to-one for DUOC Lo­ gifts from an emiployer whom his its membership in the" last three years. cal 777 of the SlUNA Trans­ union had under contract. portation Services and Allied Workers District to 1,612 for the Teamsters. The impressive DUOC victory had national significance since Teamsters international president James Hoffa had campaigned actively and staked his prestige on a victory for Teamster Local 777, Taxicab Drivers, Maintenance and Garage Employees. The cab work­ ers heavily rejected this union which is led by Joseph P. (Joey) Glimco, who is now under Federal indictment for violations of the Taft-Hartley Law. Glimco is charged with accepting an expen­ sive Jaguar sports car and other Over 80 percent of the 6,000 taxi workers, representing four separate bargaining units, voted in the hard-fought election. A third union appearing on the ballot, the in­ dependent Chicago Cab Drivers Union, received 33 votes. "No Union" received 21 ballots, and there were 157 challenged votes and 62 voided ballots. Contract Next The DUOC president de­ clared that the next job for the local was to negotiate a new contract with significant wage and welfare gains for the 6,000 employees of the Yellow and Checker Cab companies. Although the outlook is good for repeal of 14(B), we must not become over confident. These anti-labor groups are tough, competent, dirty figfiters who will spare no effort or leave any trick antried to save 14(B). Every American trade-unionist must get into th.e fight to erase this antilabor legislation from the books. Wherever this right wing, "right-to-work" propaeanda none up Amer­ ican trade-union members must counter it with the truth. One of the most effective ways they have at their disposal to help defeat 14(B) is to write to their congressmen and make their feelings known. This can be especially effective when employed by those trade-union members living in "right-to-work" states. The whole American labor movement must get in there and fight against 14(B), because every anti-labor, right wing extremist will be in there fighting for it—and they cannot be al­ lowed to succeed. Expanded Anti-Poverty War Gets Full AFL-CIO Support "We are Jiere to support with all our vigoi^' Administration proposals to expand and improve the anti-poverty program "so that it can more effectively do its job," AFL-CIO President George Meany declared in tes-4^ timony prepared for the House and administration of progarms, Anti-Poverty subcommittee. he said, "creates some problems Backing legislation sponsored by Chairman Adam Clayton Pow­ ell (D-N.Y.) of the full Education & Labor Committee, Meany point­ ed out that "for generations" the primary goal of American trade unions had been "the elimination of poverty and the improvement of conditions of work and life." The DUOC victory represented the second time the SIUNADrivers from the Checker TS&AW local defeated the HoffaCompany gave 1,337 votes to Glimco Teamster embine. Mem­ DUOC and 712 to the Team­ bers of the local voted themselves sters. Checker garage workers out of the Teamsters and into voted 132 for the TS&AW DUOC Local 777 in a 1961 NLRB local and 30 for the Teamsters. election in a campaign which was Yellow Cab drivers gave There has been progress to­ marred by acts of violence com­ DUOC 1,437 votes to 846 for ward the goal, he acknow­ mitted by the hoodlums in Glimthe Teamsters. DUOC received ledged, "but the extent of co's local. Shortly after that elec­ 175 votes from Yellow Cab destitution still remaining is tion, the DUOC voted to affiliate garage employees to 24 for the shocking." May 14,1965 Vol. XXVII, No. 10 with the newly formed Trans­ Teamster local. portation Services and Allied Official Publication of the SlUNA About 35 million Americans, or Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes & Inland Waters DUOC Local 777 had the active Workers District of the SlUNA. one-fifth of our population, are in District. AFL-CIO support of AFL-CIO President the "poverty class" according to Eiecutiue Board George Meany, who wrote every the yardstick used last year by PAUL HALL, President member of the local, urging them CAL TANNER EAFL SHEPABD President Johnson, he pointed out. to maintain their affiliation with Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President Moreover, he observed, a recent LINDSEV WILLIAMS the federation's family of unions. Ax KERR Social Security Administration An Executive Board mo­ Vice-President Sec.-Treas. In addition to support from the study revealed that counting such tion clarifying when as­ AL TANNER ROB. A. MATTHEWS SlUNA, assistance to DUOC was factors as varying family size, Vice-President Vice-President sessments are due and pay­ also rendered by the regional HERBERT BRAND "about 50 million Americans, oneable has been approved by AFL-CIO office, ILA Local 19, the Director of Organizing and quarter of the population," could the membership at regular Publications American Federation of State, be said to "live within the, bleak meetings. Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst. County and Municipal Employees circle of poverty or at least hover Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: and the Marine Engineers Bene­ The motion provides that ROBERT ABONSON. PETE CARMEN; ROBERT around its edge." And of this MILGROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. ficial Association. commencing with the year total, he emphasized, "22 million 1966, all annual assessments Other important support for the are young children." shall be due^and payable at SIUNA-affiliated taxi local came "We are encouraged by the the same time as the first from U.S. Senator Paul Douglas imagination and vigor that have quarter's dues in each year (D.-Ill.) All four of Chicago's characterized" the anti-poverty are payable as per the con­ daily newspapers supported DUOC program so far, Meany said, and stitution. With regard to the Published biweekly at the headquarters In the election. of the Seafarers International Union, At­ he discounted controversies over 1965 assessments, they are lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Everett (Red) Clark, president its administration as mere "grow­ District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, due and payable no later Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYacinth 9.-6600. of the Democratic Union Organiz­ ing pains" that come naturally than the. time when third Second class postage paid at the Post ing Committee Local 777, at­ with a "novel and difficult effort." Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act quarter dues are due and tributed the victoiy to the gains of Aug. 24. 1912. payable, July 1, 1965. The introduction of "new people 120 the union had won from the com­ with new ideas" into the planning panies and services it had provided SEAFAEEBS LOG Clarification of acceptance, accommodation and adjustment." These "new people," he pointed out, include represen­ tatives of "minority groups, organ­ ized labor and the poor them­ selves." "But such inherent diffi­ culties," he declared, "must not be permitted to deflect the top administrators from the basic essential principle — that the planning and ad­ ministrations should include adequate representation" from such groups. ik Turning to the specific provi­ sions of the legislation, Meany made these points: The $1.5 billion authorization proposed for fiscal 1966 "for thou­ sands of projects to help millions of Americans in need" would pro­ vide an outlay of "less than threetenths of 1 percent of our Gross National Product." It is "hardly extravagant," he commented. • A series of technical amend­ ments, designed to increase the effectiveness of programs already under way, offers "realistic" im­ provements. Extension Backed He also endorsed the proposal to continue basic authorizations through fiscal 1967 and to extend 90 percent federal financing of anti-poverty projects through that period. "There is no doubt that the (Continue^, oh page 13) I �M»T 14. 1865 SEAFARERS t*te tbni LOG SlUNA To Set Cknls Seafarer^ 4 SIU Children At Convention Slated Awarded '65 Scholarships To Begin On May 26 NEW YORK — One Seafarer and the children of four Seafarers have been named as the winners of $6,000 Seafarer college scholarships for the year 1965. The awards will enable the winners to pursue four years of study at any col­ lege or university in the^^ diploma, but he diligently University by majoring In phi­ U.S. or its possessions in managed to achieve the eame losophy. whatever academic field end by passing the necessary A panel of six prominent WASHINGTON—The Twelfth Biennial Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America will be held Wednesday, May 26 to Tuesday, June 1, 1965 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616' Rhode Island Ave--*the winners decide to follow. exams for an equivalency certicate by studying with the nue, N.W. Washington, D.C. Winners of this year's schol D-8; Joseph DiGiorgio, D-2; Frank United States Armed Forces Delegations representing Drozak, D-22; Paul Drozak, D-180; arships are: Institute while serving in the SIUNA affiliates from the U.S., Norman W. DuBois, D-475; Ernesto Seafarer Arturo Castro, 27, U.S. Army. Canada, Alaska and In the Carib­ V. Erazo, E-34; John Fay, F-363; Houston, Texas. Seeing a need for more qualified bean are scheduled to attend what Leon Hall, H-125: Paul Hall, H-1; Anthony E. Cernosek, son lawyers in the U.S., Castro is Is expected to bo the largest William Hall, H-272; WUliam Jen­ SIUNA convention ever held. Representing more than 80,000 members of the 33 SIUNA af­ filiated unions, delegates will meet at the convention to discuss and act upon matters affecting the International, the U.S. labor move­ ment the maritime Industry, and the crafts and Industries repre­ sented by SIU affiliates. They will also decide future International policies and hear reports on union progress. kins, J-78; Anthony Kastina, K-0; A1 Kerr, K-7; E. B. McAuley, M-20; Robert Matthews, M-1; Frank Mongelli, M-1111; Edward Mooney, M-7; Louis Neira, N-1; Earl Sihepard, S-2; Gordon Spencer, 8-1162; Freddie Stewart, S-8; A1 Tanneis T-12: Cal Tanner, T-l; Keith Terpe, T-3; Lindsey J. Williaims, W-1; Steven Zubovich, Z-18. of Seafarer An­ ton B. Cernosek, Gfilveston, Texas. Linda J. Schwarmann, daughter of Seafarer A. J. Schwarmann, Leonia,New Jer­ sey. interested in studying law, and is considering the possibility of being of use to the American labor movement by practicing la'^or law. He hopes to pursue his studies at the South Texas College of Law at Houston. To Study Math Anthony E. Cernosek, 18, is a senior at Kirwin High School. He hopes to attend Rice University and plans to major in mathematics with hopes of making computer technology his profession. His father has been a member of the SIU for several years. Linda J. Schwarmann, 18, is planning a future as an historical educators met here this month to study the records the candidates and recommend the winners for trustee action. As in previoua yean, alternate winners were recommended in the event that one or more of James Schmidt, Anthony & Anton Cernosek A. Castro gon Q{ seafarer the winners Is not able to use The final report of the Great Joseph Schmidt, Chicago, Illinois. the award. This year's alter­ Lakes District nominating com­ Peter J. Bakarich, Jr., son of nates are Ronald G. Maxey, Convention delegates will mittee was presented and ap­ Seafarer Peter Bakarich, Boonton, son of Seafarer Gdy C. Maxey be representing deep sea Sea­ proved at the regular membership New Jersey. of Nederland, Texas and Al­ farers, tug and other inland meeting of the Great Lakes Dis­ The SIU scholarship plan bert Bednan, son of Seafarer water boatmen, railroad trict on April 19, 1965. has been' operated on an an­ Ludwig Bednan, Crown Point, marine tug and dredgemen, nual basis for the past 12 Indiana. fishermen, cannery workers, The convention, whioh'^ is slated years and is recognized as one and workers employed in the for the full week of May 26-June 1, The prominent educators who of the most liberal no-stringstransportation services and is expected to hear a number of served on the College Scholarship attached programs of its kind. allied industrial crafts. speakers representing the marlAdvisory Committee are: Dr. EiSeafarers and their children wood C. Kastner, Dean of RegisOn April 19, in all-port elections, time industry, the organized labor are eligible to compete. delegates to the SIUNA Conven­ movement and the government The children of SIU members tion from the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes during its daily sessions. have been awarded 40 of the 63 and Inland Waters District were Full details of the reports, re­ awards made to date. SIU men chosen and certified. solutions and actions of the con­ have received 23 of the college The AGLIWD delegates are; vention will be carried in the next scholarships. George Dacken, D-26: Rex Dickey, issue of The LOG. Linda & A. J. Schwarrmann Bom in Galveston, Seafarer Castro sails in the engine researcher, specializing in Amer­ ican history. Presently a senior at Leonia High School, Linda hopes to continue her academic studies at Peter J. & Peter Bakarich Drew University. tration and Financial Aid, New A future in teaching is a strong York University; Dr. Bernard P. possibility for James Schmidt, 17, Ireland, Regional Director of the who is presently completing his Entrance Examination senior year at St. Michael Catholic College High School. Ha hopes to complete Board; Dr. Richard M. Keefe, Di­ his liberal arts education at St. rector of Admissions, St. Louis University; Dr. Charles D. O'ConJames & Joseph Schmidt Mary's College. nell. Director of Admissions, Uni­ MONTREAL—A full-scale campaign to make life safer for department. He joined the Peter J. Bakarich, Jr., 17, who is versity of Chicago; Miss Edna SIU at Houston in 1960, and presently in his abnior year of Newby, Assistant Dean, Douglass Canadian merchant seamen on Canada's coastal and inland recently shipped with Seastudy at Morris Catholio High College, New Brunswick, N. J.; and waters was announced today by Leonard J. McLaughlin, Land Service. He never re­ School, hopes to continue his Dr. F. D. Wilkinson of Howard ceived a formal high school studies in Theology at Seton Hall University, Washington, D. C. president of the Seafarers In-^ ternnational Union of Canada. inland waters across Canada. McLughlin contends that this McLaughlin said that a pre­ accident rate could be reduced if liminary brief has already been submitted to the Canadian Gov­ Federal standards were establish­ ernment in Ottawa and that the ed governing the number and Union is presently preparing a qualifications of unlicensed crew­ more detailed brief for submission men. Such qualifications, he points to Canadian Minister of Transport out, exist in the British Shipping Act. But in Canada, because of Pickersgill. the absence of l^ederal regulations, Law Revisions the Union has been obliged to act The SIU, McLaughlin said, is as its own policeman of safety seeking revisions of the Canada conditions, and has been able to Shipping Act, which at present assure only those safety conditions does not specify the qualifications it has managed to obtain through for, or number of, unlicensed per­ collective bargaining. Any ship­ sonnel which a Canadian ship­ owner, however, is free to resist owner must employ aboard his higher standards, since there is no law which says he must do vessels. ' otherwise. As a result, the Union McLaughlin believes that revi­ president claims, the Great sion of the Canada Shipping Act Lakes and St. Lawrence River would not only help to save the are among the most dangerous lives of Canadian seamen, but waterways in the world, with significantly re d u c e insurance respect to accidents. underwriting costs. This view is supported by Cana­ Insurance statistics support this dian Department of Transport point and the Canadian Board of The Seafarers Scholarship Advisory Committee reviews scholarship applications for 1965. statistics which show at total of Marine Underwriters has, in fact, Advisory Committee members are (l-r) Dr. Elwood C. Kastner, Dean of Registration and 159 accidents on the Lakes and recently expressed to the Minister Financial Aid, New York University; Dr. Richard M. Keefe, Director of Admissions, St. Louis St. Lawrence during 1963, and of Transport its "deep concern" more than 200 in 1964. University; Miss Edna Newby, Assistant Dean, Douolass College, Brunswick, N.J., Dr. Charles for the heavy casualties on the During 1964 alone, McLaughlin river and lakes, and has urged the D. O'Connor; Director of Admissions, University of Chicago; Dr. Bernard P. Ireland, Regional pointed out, 20 SIU seamen were Department of Transport to cnDirector of the College Entrance Examination Board and Dr. F. D. Wilkenson of Howard killed in accidents on coastal and duct an investigation. University, Washington, D.C. GLD Approves Nominees SIU Of Canada Campaigns For New Safety Law �I/. Page i^ow S^E A F A R E'lf S m A. m I Hartley Still Fights For 14(B) Taft-Hartley Bill Author On Right-Vting Payroll WASHINGTON—The surviving co-author of the labor-baiting Taft-Hartley Act is back pitching for the extreme right groups who are making a desperate effort to save T-H's Section 14(b), the last prop of the crumbling "right-to-work" law structure. Fred A. Hartley Jr., who they all "pull together" on a na­ Hartley and his fellow rightists. teamed up with the late Sena­ tionwide basis, they can stop "the tor Robert A. Taft in sponsor­ new power grabs by the unions." The rightists, like Hartley who By Earl fBull) Shepard, Vice-President. Atlantic Seafarers Pitch in On Cabbie Beef Headquarters is back to normal again this week after our successful victory In the tax! drivers NLRB election In Chicago. Many of the familiar faces around the New York hall traveled out to the Windy City to help DUOC Local 777, Transportation Services and Allied Workers District of the SIUNA, score an impressive victory over Jimmy Hoffa and Joey Glimco's Teamster crowd. We wouldn't know where to start in offering our thanks to our New York brothers who ing the bill drafted by anti-union He then solicits "small" contribu­ display such an alarmed attitude tocdc part in the campaign, so we'll have to settle for a' big vote of forces, has been eolleoting money tions from them to continue the at "union power," seem to have thanks to every last one of them. and promises from businessmen in fight. When taking the contribu­ unlimited funds to fight against . New faces around the hall during the last two weeks include an effort to head off the rising tions, he tells businessmen they labor. The yearly advertising Ange Panagoponlos, Mike Diamantis, Alfred Salem, Teddy Nielsen, anti-14(b) sentiment in Congress. are tax-deductible. budget of one major U.S. manu­ Jerry Vlachos, Rafael Caraballo and Gus Katrakis. Most of the boys facturer is greater than the say they are waiting for the right ship to come along for their next trip. The rightwing Republican This last statement reflects combined assets of all the labor lawmaker, who gave up his Hartley's the-ends-justifies-the- unions in the country. ' John Devine put in an appearance after laying up the Andrew New Jersey Congressional seat means attitude to obtain his ques­ Jackson. John has been telling his New York brothers that he is getting in 1948, is working for an out­ tionable goals. In point of fact, While acting as the unselfish his fishing pole into shape and has been asking around for some fit called American Small Thomas E. Harris, Associate Gen­ friend of American laboring men, company on his angling expeditions. He claims he knows the best Business Organizations. The eral Counsel of the AFL-CIO, was the rightwing, anti-union forces flying holes in the New York area and guarantees success for all ASBO is helping to lead the quoted In the April 30 issue of the manage to mount high-price cam­ comers. -f fight for the retention of the LOG as stating that such contribu­ paigns to return workers to the Boston the SIU medical director, has been open shop system in the 19 tions are not tax deductible under days when they only had their Shipping has been quiet up in in town making final arrangements states where it still exists. any circumstances. This is another unselfish" employers to count on, Boston lately, but reports indicate Hartley has floated from one sorry example of the typically and no unions to give them that it should pick up in the com­ to get the new Union clinic in deceptive tactics employed by (strength. rightist organization to another in ing weeks. Tom Fleming, who re­ good working order. The new the 17 years since he left Congress, cently got off the Mount Washing­ clinic is located at 815 Wainwhen in 1950, he formed his own ton where he sailed as an AB, has wr ght, in the neighborhood of the unsuccessful rlghtwing political been telling everyone around the Norfolk hall. organization. hall that he'll miss the old floating Jim Spencer, who has been sail­ hotel. Tom looks forward to spend­ R-T-W Advocate ing some time with his family ing as bosun on the Alcoa Mariner In 1955, he uecame the first now. Kenneth LaRose is proudly for the last 18 months, finally got president of the "National Right to displaying his FFD slip and is off to take a well deserved re.st. Work Committee," his name dis­ WASHINGTON — The Interstate Commerce Commission appearing from the organization's has begun hearing final arguments on the bid by the United trying to hunt up a good coast Ciaud Denny recently had to leave letterhead in 1958. Hartley's ap­ States Freight Company to acquire the SlU-contracted Sea- hugger. His last ship was the Sea the Eagle Traveler to go home and Pioneer. take care of his sick mother. An­ pointment to the ASBO was an­ train Lines, one of the nation's other SIU veteran who popped nounced by the public relations Raymond Davis stopped by the ICC in favor of the effort by United firm of Wilson E. Hamilton and major coastal and intercoastal States Freight to buy Seatrain. He hall recently on his way to New into the hall recently is Lacy Walker who piled off the Steel Associates. water carriers. said that the sale, if approved, Hampshire where he'll be spending Executive to take advantage of the some time with the home folks. He The Hamilton organization took The freight company has been would be beneficial to U.S.-flag care of the fund-raising chores for seeking ICC permission to buy Sea- shipping by providing more exten­ last sailed as FWT on the Steel spring weather down in North the National Right to Work Com­ train for more than a year. All sive coastal and intercoastal service Admiral. William McKeon is hold­ Carolina. Ezekiel Daniels reports mittee. A Better Business Bureau eleven Interstate Commerce Com­ and would provide more jobs for ing down the hall as he keeps his that it will be a long time before weather eye peeled for a good he gets a floating palace as good report issued in 1961 said the missioners were present to hear the seamen. as the Acbilles which is now laid coastal run. Hamilton firm had received a fee final oral arguments. Lasham Car­ United States Freight pioneered up in Baltimore. of $3,000 monthly and a one-third tage, a wholly-owned subsidiary of in the use of "piggyback" service, Baltimore commission on the dues Oif mem­ United States Freight, is the actual in which loaded trucks are carried Puerto Rico Shipping is expected to pick up bers it recruited. buyer. on railroad flat cars to railheads in Baltimore in the next couple of In an important decision that "Power Grab" Last year, SIU vice - president near their final destination, and weeks as the Andrew Jackson and could aid Puerto Rican shipping. Hartley tells business that If Earl Shepard testified before the then driven on the last lap'. "Fishy- Portmar get ready to crew up. The Governor Sanchez ordered four back" operations, where mail ship­ SIU has been supporting the members of his cabinet to start ments to the Caribbean travel by Newspaper Guild's strike against planning an island-based shipping rail to Miami to be loaded on the Sun papers with both picketing operation which would serve the sbips, have also been coordinated help and a coffee wagon. After Caribbean. In order to put this by the company. Seatrain takes the other newspaper unions project into actual operation, part in audh operations, hauling honored the Guild picket lines, plans for adequate export financ­ railroad cars to San Juan. Baltimore's other paper, the News ing must be drawn up. The gov­ American, s t o p i e d publishing, ernment is expected to give some leaving the city with no daily or kind of incentive aid to the new Sunday papers. fleet which will be privately-owned Harold Thomas has been watch­ and operated. ing the board for a Far East run. The island's shipping industry Fred Vykruta, who has been was optimistic this week over shipping with the SIU for 20 years, news that the SIU - contracted says he is waiting for a quarter­ South Atlantic and Caribbean master's job. Another familiar, ROANOKE, Va.—American ex- face around the Baltimore hall is Lines, operators of the M. V. porta of coal to Japan and the Jim Slaven who is spending some Floridian, will put the world's coimtries that make up the Euro­ time with his family while the largest aluminum hull ocean-go­ pean Common Market will con­ Marymar lays up for repairs. ing ship into operation in early tinue to grow over the next ten Slaven declares he's sold on inter­ 1966. The new vessel, which will years, according to a study just coastal runs since he gets more be used in service between Florida and Puerto Rico, will be 226 feet released by the Stanford Research time with his wife and child. long, have a speed of 15 knots and Institute. Philadelphia will have a 40-van capacity. The Common Market nations and Shipping has picked up consider­ On the Puerto Rican labor front, Japan are currently responsible for more than 80 percent of United ably In Philadelphia and is ex­ negotiations are continuing in the States coal exports. A great part pected to remain at a fair level two-week-old strike at the Com­ of that coal moves overseas throu^ during the coming month. Sea­ monwealth Oil Refinery in Guaythe Norfolk-Hampton Roads port farers in the Philadelphia hall are anilla. The refinery workers are waiting to get the good news from represented by the Oil, Chemical area. Fred Israel who is due to become and Atomic Workers, AFL-CIO. The Common Market — West a father soon. Fred and Raoul Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Cabrera recently piled off the The Puerto Rico Federation of Holland and Luxembourg — and Geneva. Raoul has been raving Municipal Employees has charged Japan are expected to import 26.8 about the feeding on the Geneva that city workers in Ponce are the million metric tons of coal from and says he will try and catch her worst paid on the Island. the U.S. in 1965. By 1970, the total when she comes around again. Shipping appears to be pretty should reach 37.1 million metric William Carney who recently got good in Puerto Rico at present. tons yearly. The Increase in U.S. off the Ocean Ulla to spend some Oldtimers around the hall are coal exports is expected to create a time with his family, drops into Julio Colon, Rafael Molina, Efrain larger need for buHc carrying the hall occasionally. ^ierra and Roberto Principe. sihips. Another SIU rail tugman joined the SlU-RMR pension roster Norfolk The SIU has recommended to «s Ephriam V. Jones (left) received his first reguiar $150 Congress that the government take The shipping outlook in Norfolk monthly pension check from RMR regional director G. P: steps to build a modern U.S.-flag is expected to remain lair for the McGinty. Jones, who worked aboard rail tugs of the Pennfleet of bulk carriers to meet the next few weeks, since several coal syivenle RaitroaJ fleet, is presently a resident of New York growing needs of raw material ships are scheduled to pay off in but plans to make sunny Florida his permanent home transport around the world. the near future. Dr. Joseph Logue, ICC Studies U.S. Freight's Bid To Buy Seatrain Lines Rail Tug Pensioner U.5. Coal Exports Increasing �M«r 14. im SEAFARERS LOG Vu* Il»f Senator Harrison Williamt C/rgei Passage By Cal Tanner. Executive Vice-President Runaways Show False Patriotism The runaway-flax operators are attemptinx to play both sides of the street axaln. Unpatriotic when It comes to paylnx U.S. taxes and malntalnlnx American wage and working standards aboard their ships, they wave the American flag whenever they feel their financial inter­ ests threatened. In a statement presented to the Joint Economic Committee of Congress recently, the SIU said that savings could be made in the cost of moving government-generated cargoes by the building of a modern U.S.-fiag fleet of bulk carriers. To the runaway-flag operators, now banded together in a front group called, cynically enough, the "American Committee for Flags of Necessity," the SIU's proposal appeared to be a threat to their fat bankbooks. To meet the "threat," the runaway-operators revved up their well-oiled publicity machine. Their claim is that there are plenty of bulk carriers and tankers under "American control" and that, of course, the U.S. does not need any more. It is the same phony argument they have been using for years. What is phony about it is the fact that the runaway-flag ships that fly the ensigns of Panama, Liberia and Honduras are under al^t as much "effective control" by the U.S. as is the Russian merchant fleet. They pay no taxes to the U.S. and do not come under the regulations governing the safe and efficient operation of U.S.-fiag ships. They are registered in small countries in explosive parts of the world. The recent troubles in the Dominican Republic and Panama have amply demonstrated how political fortunes can change virtually overnight. There is no guarantee that any of the ships of the runaway-flag fleet will be available to the U.S. in the event of emergency. Further, they represent a continuing drain on U.S. resources. Most are built overseas, all are crewed with poorly paid foreign seamen, and the profits they make are, to a great degree, reinvested overseas in more ships or, if owned by our major oil companies, in foreign business expansion. In short, the runaway flag not only con­ tributes nothing to the American economy, it helps to sap it at a time when the nation is in the midst of a serious balance of payments problem. The only justification for the runaway-flag is in the profits it rolls up for its owners. That these same men should spout off about the service they are doing for their counti-y by denying jobs to American workers and evading U.S. taxes is little short of ridiculous. The proposal made by the SIU would strengthen the position of bulk carriei-s in the tramp trade, not only creating more jobs for U.S. seamen, but also strengthening the American merchant marine generally. This is what the runaway-flag operators fear most. They currently have their cake and eat it too. They want to keep it like that, and they see any proposal to build up the American-flag merchant fleet as a danger to themselves. The SIU, along with other segments of maritime labor and industry, has also proposed that the funds for the construction of a new U.S.-fiag bulk carrier fleet come out of taxes raised from the earnings of the runaway-flag fleet. If these operators are as patriotic as they claim to be, they would not mind paying U.S. taxes. New 'Rules Of Road' Approved For Ships NEW YORK—^Beginning in September, helmsmen around the globe will be steering by a revised set of road rules that have been standardized so that three blasts on the horn means the same thing in the Indian Ocean as it does in the Mis­ Rivers Rules. If agreement can be reached on changes, the Coast sissippi River. The new navigation laws were drawn up by an international con­ ference in 1960, to be put into full effect this year. Generally, the revised rules update those drawn up in 1948. There are a few new wrinkles, however. To acquaint marine:.s with the changes which they may expect, the U.S. Coast Guard is sponsor­ ing a conference in Washington later this month. Those who at­ tend will make up a maritime ad­ visory group to be called the Rules of the Road Coordinating Panel. Eliminate Conflicts The purpose of the panel will be to eliminate as many as possible of the conflicting U.S. running rules so that American-flag ships will be better able to slip smoothly into the new interna­ tional procedures. The panel's job will not be an easy one. American maritime rules are divided into sometimes confusing geographic areas — Inland Rules, Great Lakes Rules and Western Guard will forward the proposal to the Congress for action. As an example of the conflictinx rules now existing, ex­ perts cited the case of a ship entering the Mississippi from deep water in the Gulf. In deep water, three whistle blasts mean that the ship is going astern. Under the Iniand Rules, which apply as far as New Orleans, it means the ship is proceeding full speed astern. Past New Orleans, where the Western Rivers Rules are in effect, three blasts could mean a variety of things— a vessel in fog, a vessei ap­ proaching a blind bend or a downbound vessel with a tow demanding right of way. In another instance, maneuver­ ing signals are prohibited inter­ nationally and under the Inland Rules unless the vessels are in visual sight of each other. On the Great Lakes, however, ma­ neuvering signals are allowed, even in dense fog. Federal Anti-Scab Bill Introduced By Senator Senator Harrison A. Williams has introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate to outlaw tha use of professional strikebreakers. Many municipalities and some states already prohibit tha hiring of paid scabs, but the New Jersey Democrat believes that Federal action is necessary. In a speech on the Senate^ there was, the more money they by use of physical force . . . and floor, he termed his proposed could make. In other Instances, to create a disorderly situation of ban on professional strike­ the companies themselves ordered such proportions that the armed breaking an "aid to the decent the violence, in order to "dis­ Intervention of the state would citizenry of this country." credit strikers, break their morale be required to suppress it." The Williams proposal pro­ vides that "any person who recruits, solicits or advertises for a person to take the place in employment of an employee or employees en­ gaged In a labor dispute af­ fecting Interstate commerce By At Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer . . . shall be fined not more than 85.000 or Imprisoned for One of the most popular benefits among SIU members is the $800 not more than two years, or annual Seafarers Vacation benefit. Many newcomers to the Union may both." not be aware that it was the SIU that pioneered the effort to guarantee Thugs-for-hire, along with labor- regular vacations for the professional seaman. spies and other assorted laborThe gains brought about by the SIU's type of vacation plan can be finks, have been traditional weap­ plainly seen when they are compared with the vacation arrangements ons in the strike-busting arsenals contained in union contracts 14 years ago. In those days a typical of anti-union companies. vacation contract clause ruled that a Seafarer had to work one full year "For nearly a century, the vio­ on the same ship, for the same employer, to get one week's vacation. lence and intimidatibn which have Since the average Seafarer ordinarily works for a number of different attended the use of professional employers during a single year, he usually ends up on the short end , strikebreakers have aroused the as far as vacation is concerned under that type of arrangement. conscience of the Congress and Today, more than 13 years after the inauguration of the vacation the country," Senator Williams de­ plan, a Seafarer knows he can collect this important benefit no matter clared. how many employers he has worked for, and regardless of how many He than documented, with de­ ships he has sailed on. This means that the Seafarer doesn't have to tailed references, the history of worry about staying aboard a single ship for a full year for a single legislative and federal investiga­ employer in order to receive his vacation benefit. tions into scab-inflicted terror and One of the SIU vacation plan's most significant aspects is that a brutality. Union member knows he can collect his $800 a year vacation for a year's seatime, or a prorata share 4.. Strikers Killed thereof for each 90 days of seaAn important requirement In 1892, Williams recalled, both time. which should be kept in mind by the Senate and the House Since the first vacation agree­ members eligible to collect the launched an investigation into the excesses of professional strike­ ment was signed in 1951, vaca­ vacation benefit is that discharges breakers hired by the Carnegie tions have come to be a feature necessary to prove eligibility, must Steel Company at Homestead, Pa. of which every Union member be presented within one year In that dispute, Pjnkerton strike­ takes advantage. The SIU vaca­ from the date of payoff in order breakers fired on and killed a tion plan has paid out over $30 to collect vacation benefits for the, million to Seafarers since the in­ time submitted. number of innocent strikers. ception to the plan. In the event that a member In 1909 the House Committee The Seafarers Vacation Plan starts a trip holding Coast Guard on Labor denounced the use of provides an annual benefit of $800 discharges that total less than 90 scab violence in a strike at the for 365 days of seatime or $200 days of seatime which are less Pressed Car Company's plant at for every 90 days an SIU member than a year old, they will be hon­ McKees Rocks, Pa. works for a covered employer or ored at the end of the voyage, Federal Agencies Investigated employers. An important advant- even though more than a year's the employment of company-paid tage of the plan is that a member time may have elapsed. However, hooligans in the 1913 strike of is not required to payoff a ship to the eligible member must present Michigan copper miners; in the collect the benefit. his accumulated discharges with Southern Colorado coal strike of The benefit may be paid on a his vacation claim within 90 days 1913; In the Tug River West Vir­ prorated basis for periods of sea­ after the voyage ends, or before ginia coal field in 1920; and in the time les than a year, although a he signs on another ship, which Southern Illinois coal miners minimum of 90 days is required. ever is sooner. strike of 1912. In the event a member dies or Another requirement for vaca­ retires on Union pensions, he, his tion plan eligibility that Seafarers Proesslonal Criminals "The record of these investiga­ widow, or beneficiary can receive who are shipping out should keep tions are replete with evidence the uncollected vacation benfits in mind occurs when their dis­ showing that many such pro­ he has accrued within the previ­ charges representing accumulated seatime may be more than a year fessional strikebreakers had crim­ ous 365 days. In order to collect a vacation old by the end of their voyage. In inal records," Williams declared. "The records show that they benefit, a member must present this case, the member must notify were used to stir up violence, and his Coast Guard discharges as the Vacation Plan office in writ­ that they were principally In­ proof of his accumulated seatime. ing before this seatime is actually competent drifters whose major If the discharge took place within more than one year old. Vacation utility was an effort to depress the the previous 365 days, the benefit payments will then be made when tnorale of strikers rather than to is paid for the period of the entire the members returns to the U.S. carry on the business of-an enter­ voyage, provided that there is a and formally submits his applica­ prise." minimum of 90 days of employ­ tion for benefits. ment. In its investigation of Sep­ One last reminder is necessary In counting days of seatime to for that smal group of our mem­ tember, 1936 through April, determine eligibility for the bene­ bers who file for vacation bene­ 1938, the La Foliette Commit­ fits, if a vessel is laid up for a fits and then for some reason, fail tee brought to light the strike­ period of more than 10 days and a to pick up the benefit checks. If breaking activities of such former crewmember signs on a vacation benefit check isn't citizens as "Phony Lou," again when the ship is reacti­ picked up within ,60 days after it Stinkfoot," "Weasel Benny," vated, this will be regarded as has been Issued, it is returned to "Chowderhead Chi," "Crying new employment. Nat," "Benny the Fink." and the plan office. Since most of our other underworld characters. A crewmember who Is on a ship members like to claim the bene­ The Committee found that the for more than a year, will get the fits they have coming to them use of strikebreakers and scabs full vacation benefit for the first promptly, this doesn't happen too was a major factor in picket line 365 days of seatime he puts in, often. However, when it does,, it violence. In some cases, detective and will be paid a prorated is necessary to contact the vaca­ agencies took it upon themselves amount for any addition time he tion plan office in headquarters to stir up trouble, acting on the accumulates on that ship for that to forward the check to the Un­ ion office nearest to the applicant. assumption that the more violence trip. �S^APARERS Face J <• LOG MV 14. ita (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) April 24 to May 7, 1965 Shipping activity slowed up a bit in the past two weeks all slowdown in activity. as 1,147 Seafarers answered job calls, compared to the There was an increase of men registering as action at 1,205 in the previous period. The shipping pace on the the shipping counters declined. The number of Seafarers east coast showed a mixed pattern as the number of job registering stood at 1,206, contrasted to 1,106 in the last calls in New York dipped slightly. Activity in Baltimore period. The dropoff in activity could also be seen in the took a sharp upturn and the number of men shipping in number of men registered on the beach totals, which Philadelphia and Jacksonville also improved over the climbed to 3,804 from the previous period's 3,666. previous two weeks. The slower pace of shipping had only a slight effect oh Job calls on the Gulf Coast were on the slow bell, the seniority situation. Class A men accounted for 51 per­ although Mobile registered a good improvement. Sea­ cent of the total of Seafarers shipping, compared to 54 farers shipping from Houston fell off sharply, and those percent in the previous two weeks. SIU men holding in New Orleans also found a downswing in the number Class B cards rose one point over the previous period to of job calls. On the West Coast, San Francisco doubled 36 percent, while the share of Class C men was up to 13 the number of SIU men shipping over the prior period, percent over the 11 percent of the prior two weeks. while activity fell off in Wilmington and Seattle. Shipping activity was also down In line with the gen­ The job breakdown picture by department showed that eral downswing. Payoffs rose to 61, compared to 47 pre­ engine department men were holdinjT t^>eir own. Deck and viously. Sign-ons remained at 43, but in-transit visits fell steward department calls dropped off following the over­ off to 100 from 122 in the previous period. Ship Acfivity Pay OfFf Sign In Ont Trans. TOTAL 0 U 4 7 3 0 3 0 7 A 5 0 2 8 0 6 4 4 3 1 3 0 3 9 2 0 2 6 3 16 6 8 5 8 S '7 5 11 16 S 3 2 3 38 14 19 11 9 11 7 15 26 23 5 7 16 TOTALS ... 61 43 100 204 letton New York .... Philadelphia .. Baltimore .... Norfolk Jackfonville .. Miami Tampa Mobile New Orieant.. Honiton Wilmington .. San Francisco. Seattle DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk ... Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 2 5 8 1 26 30 12 68 3 7 0 10 15 17 8 40 4 8 0 12 4 6 0 10 2 0 6 4 11 16 0 27 18 19 7 44 12 17 32 3 7 8 16 1 5 24 33 4 16 31 13 2 125 174 38 1 337 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 1 10 11 48 3 24 11 7 22 13 14 24 0 2 8 3 6 8 1 5 6 4 1 12 1 7 7 15 4 16 24 1 4 7 12 4 0 3 2 5 2 7 14 1 5 1 0 4 1 1 2 4. 1 6 2 9 1 3| 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 5 20 3 34 2 14 9 11 6 6 2 19 20 28 0 41 1 9 16 3 15 14 291 0 6 13 19 ! 1 16 6 23 0 8 8 16l 0 2 6 0 2 4, 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 18 24! 9 20 2 31| 3 15 4 11 1 1 15 9 16 9 5 2 6 10 2 271 2 73 54 1 143 81 81 ! 171 65 147 43 1 255i 16 9 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS AI 1 GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 3 0" 41 7 2 1 28 1 2 9 0 6 48 2 6 78 100 45 35 180 14 4 24 34 66 114 0 5 6 8 26 19 5 13 1 12 6 19 6 44 0 18 7, 24 1 3 3 12 7 43 39 66 13 118 5 20 25 50 0 0 0 14 0 16, 11 0 2 14 27 0 6 10 16 2 0 0 3 3 3 15,' 5 7 3 9 0 2 8 13 12 3 0 3 2 6 2 0 3 1 3 6 0 8 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 5 34 14 5 53 37 32 73 1 7 22 4 SO 0 0 0 0 28 57 84 29 0 70 52 85 142 9 163 5 0 2 2 4 23 16 4 91 20 180 3 37 35 43 69 75 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 8 16 16 2 34 0 8 6 14 0 8 4 12 31 15 12 58, 8 22 6 36 0 11 3 14 3 4 27 1 0 10 4 16 411 21 3 40 11 8 0 19 2 21 27 1 50 255 143 50 1! 448 418 424 101 1 943 44 192 280 1 516 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS CMSS B Registered Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 3 ALL 0! 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 46 1 24 9 27 38 3 15 26 5 10 13 2 18 10 31 5 2 11 0 11 0 8 1 1 9 1 1 5 4 4 9 17 2 0 20 2 17 3 17 5 20 0 10 1 10 9 19 0 3 1 3 4- 1 6 1 3 3 0 6 0 2 1 4 2! 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 4 7 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 13 5 3 7 12 3 20 0 5 13 3 0 8 3 8 21 37 5 25 6 36 5 17 17 13 10 5 23 32 3 28 4 5 25 0 15 20 0 12 7 3 10 4 22 2 28 4 9 3 3 9 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 . 0 2 4 3 2 8 3 15 2 11 1 3 4 2 5 10 18 3 3 24 2 3 11 7 0 _ le; 2 17| 1 7 9 11 6 6 2 19 9 187 158 *34 14 74 64 1 133 20 1 91 56 11611 46 137 20 I 203 20 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 38 31 0 2 0 2 11 9 0 2 1 3 20 19 0 3 2 5 6 4 0 3 2 5 3 7 0 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 26 21 0 0 0 0 36 28 0 0 0 10 0 20 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 9 3 13 15 10 1 5 0 6 16 19 2 28 18 1 48 187 161 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 2 8 3 13 0 2 2 4 10 79 56 116 12 184 8 50 58 116 2 22 3 32 5 40 0 7 12 19 3 42 10 53 5 68 0 28 26 54 1 11 4 15 2 21 0 4 12 16 5 15 1 1 0 5 3 2 1 9 4 6 1 4 0 0 5 0 1 1 3 44 12 15 10 19 2 29 2 31 0 64 32 72 11 115 9 61 67 137 0 30 34 71 6 111 12 65 58 135 1 4 9 14 4 27, 3 6 7 16 13 38 4 21 4 29 0 4 3 7 6 41 8 17 0 25 1 4 1 6 48 1 396 176 439 54 1 669 36 246 269 1 551 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port 1-8 Bos 0 NY 7 Phil 0 Bal 1 Nor 2 Jac 1 Tarn 0 Mob 2 NO 5 Hou : 4 Wil 1 SF 4 Sea 4 31 TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1-s 3 0 0 1 2 o; 0 0 0 10 4 5 18' 4 3 14 261 1 2 2 1 5 0 1 3 4 1 18! 0 5 5 7 0 7 7i 1 7, 2 4 0 1 0 7 9, 0 0 " 2i 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 2 9 1 3 0 4 0 2 3 14 0 5 4 0 10 10 3 47 2 6 11 25 4 41 47, 1 18 3 2 7 1 10 14 1 5 0 1 2 4 0 0 3 3 0 3 3 18 8 2 8 0 6 2 3 7 17 26 1 5 15 2 3 186 40 13 16 122 52 ~63 1 1 151 15 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 2 0, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1 6 6 10 2 11 14 7 0 5 0 1 3 1 2 11 2 5 1 4 13 2 9 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 4 3 17 1 7 4 0 13 14 29 0 8 4 16 2 21 23 4 15 0 1 9 1 10 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 4 11 241 2 0 8 10 7l 3 0 5 1 1 13 9 j 41 24 62 1 142 10 12 91-1 113 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS I 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 26 14 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 5 5 11 13 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 17 14 0 0 0 0 29 23 0 0 2 2 15 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 24 25 24 10 0 1 7 8 7 13 1 3 44 1 48 42 113 C 0 4 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 25 8 48 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP ALL 1-8 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 0 2 3 2 7 14 0 3 3 44 28 59 33 80 200 6 13 4« 65 10 3 11 5 7 26 1 1 9 11 29 13 27 11 29 80, 5 4 35 44 5 3 4 2 3 12, 1 0 12 13 9, 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 2 4 6 1 2 2 3 8! 1 1 1 3 31 12 19 9 20 60' 3 1 15 19 52 29 40 23 74 166 10 8 117 133 28 13 43 13 25 94 10 7 40 57 2 3 1 6 7 17, 2 11 1 8 59 8 9 5 7 29 2 1 4 7 28 4 6 5 7 22 1 5 18 24 1 303 120 "225" 117 269 1 731' 43 41 310 I 394 SUMMARY -- !«• DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered Registered SHIPPED1 ... SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B \ CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 125 174 38 I 337 9' "si "sf I 171 r255 16 73 54 1 143 _2__21_27J_50 255_J43 50|448 418 424 101|943; 44 192 280|516 203: JO 74 64 | 158, 34_1~33 20 | 187: 14 91 58 | 161 2__J8_18 I 48 187 162" 48 |"396ll76 439 54|669 36 "246""269|551 83 40 63 ,I 186,, 13 16 122 |15li 56 "24 62_ I 142: l"0 12 91. I 113 _1 254 351 121 j 726i 42 171 267 ] 480 155 304 125 1 584 40 176 201 j 417' 5 3 _44 i 48:142 113 48 f303 345 117 269 731 43"~ 41 310 I 394' 52 89|146 584 417 146 11147 939 iSSO 424 |2343 123 7479 859~|1461 �Ibrl4, INt SEAFARERS he* Seres LOG Lifeboat Ciaee 133 Launched Three SlU Oldtimers Join Pension Panics Three more SIU veterans have joined the growing list of Seafarers receiving $150 monthly pensions. The three pen­ sioners, who all sailed in the SIU A&G district, swell the ranks of Seafarers already en­ joying the benefits and secur­ New York, sailing in the ity provided by their lifetime, steward department as a cook and pension checks. The new pen­ sioners are Ra­ mon Maldonado, 64; George E. Kitchens, 55; and Luis Gonzalez, 56. Maldonado joined the SIU in the port of AP(/A T/A/^ AfAYS./9^S Maldonado Ships Growing Too Big, Says Engineer Corps a baker. He was bom in Puerto Rico and now makes his home in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife Carmen. He last shipped out aboard the Overseas Rose. Kitchens signed on with the SIU in the port of Savannah. He shipped out as a member^ of the engine department, last sailing aboard the Blizabethport. Born in Oobbtown Georgia, Kitchens still makes his home in that state. Gonzalez joined the SIU in the port of New York. Born in Puerto Rico, he now makes his home in the Bronx where he is looking WASHINGTON—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, charged with maintaining the nation's harbors Happy graduates of Class i 33 are on the books after completing all requirements for their and ship channels, has called upon Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. Members of Class 133 are (l-r, front) Eddy Gutierrez and Rod the bulk and tanker segments of Goioafez Kitchens Piquet; (l>r, middle) Peter Notias, Edward J. Woolverton. Spyros Mylonopoulos, Joe Sarnithe shipping industry to slow to spending his retirement down the race for deeper drafts forward cofa; (l-r, rear) Tommy Reaves, John E. Funk, William Santos, Bill Cahlll and instructor Ami years with his wife Celia, secure and taller masts. Bjornsson. in the knowlege that the monthly Many of today's giant tankers SIU pension checks will protect and bulk carriers have bottoms so his later years. Gonzalez sailed in low and tops so high that it is the engine department, last getting harder to move them shipping aboard the Robin Gray. through ship channels and under bridges, Brigadier General R. H. Free of the Army Engineers said in a recent address. Unfair labor practice complaints have risen to the point where they now make up more Channels for ocean-going ships reaching steadily closer to the than half the ever-rising work load of the National Labor Relations Board, according to the are Continental Shelf, Free said. 29th annual report of the NLRB. Where before channels could be "dug mainly through soft material, In fiscal 1964, a record total ^ of 27,403 new cases of all kinds withdrawn or settled without for­ cases, individuals filed 6,643, other he noted, now they must increas­ unions 5,937 and employers 3,534. ingly be blasted out of bed-rock were filed with the board — mal proceedings. • In 75 percent of the instances, The agency said aggrieved work­ at tremendous expense. Two more members of the SIU 15,620 unfair practice charges filed Low Bridge Inland Boatmen's Union have been by workers, union and employers, cases where complaints had been ers were awarded $3 million in lost and 11,685 case involving represen­ issued were settled by agreement. wages—a 9 percent increase over Similarly, he noted, ships' masts added to the SIU's pension roster, are getting so tall that larger ves­ their applications approved by the tation elections. • The agency closed 26,715 the 1963 fiscal year. sels will not be able to move un­ Seafarers Welfare Board of Trus­ Of the unfair practice cases, 68 cases during the year to leave 8,085 Unions won 4,229 elections dur­ der many new bridges. The U.S. tees. The security of their retire­ percent were filed against employ­ pending cases—688 more than the ing the year but their margin—58 Bureau of Public Roads has a ment is guaranteed by the $150 ers, 32 percent against unions. The year before total. percent—^was slightly below the 59 policy of discouraging the building pension check which wUl arrive employers were accused in 10,695 • AFL-CIO unions filed 11,289 percent of the two preceding years of movable bridges that. impede once a month, for the rest of their eases, unions in 4,856. lives. the flow of auto traffic. The number of such cases has "We must, as far as practicable, ITie two addition^ pensioners, showed a steady rise over the years aid all means of transport," Free who join the growing crew of SlUsince 1948, when Taft-Hartley said of the bridge problem. "This changes went into full effect. The means that some concessions must increase is reflected in these NLRB be made on every side to facili­ figures for fiscal 1948, 1953, 1958 tate the harmonious pursuit of dif­ and 1964: Charges against employ­ ferent occupations." ers, 2,553, 4,409, 6,068 and 10,695 ELIZABETH, N. J.—^The S.S. Ponce, the latest addition to the SIU- A solution that would possibly for the years given; against un­ contracted Sea-Land Service's trailership fleet has been delivered here solve both the channel and bridge ions, 749, 1,060, 3,192 and 4,856. for use in the line's regular sailings between New York and Puerto problem. Free said, is a proposal In 1948 the NLRB's work load Rico. The Ponce is the first ship of Sea-Land's planned eight-vessel to build a ship that could carry was 66 percent representation expansion program. loaded barges. The barges could cases and 34 percent complaint Sea-Land's latest trailership is the former containership Santa be unloaded at deepwater anchor­ cases. In 1964 the load character Leonor. The Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. of Pasagoula, Miss, enlarged Licharowm McCullougfi was reversed — 57 percent com­ the vessel's 17?^-container foot cells to carry the company's standard 35- ages and moved under bridges and IBU members already receiving plaint cases, 43 percent represen­ foot trailers. Heavier cranes were also installed during the conversion along shallow channels with a pensions, are Joseph G. Lichminimum of trouble. tation matters. work. arowizc, 65, and Alexander McForeign Demands Except for the higher volumes, In addition to the Ponce, Sea-Land also has purchased the container- The channel depth problem Cullough, 64. the NLRB said in a summary, un­ ship, Santa Eliana as another addition for its fleet. Following necessary Licharowizc joined the IBU in fair practice charges "have not conversion work, this vessel, like the Ponce, will carry 274 trailers. stems in a good part from the fact shown marked change In character The company's future expansion plans call for the conversion of six that foreign-flag ship owners—the Baltimore, Maryland, where he prime operators of oversized ships sailed for Curtis Bay towing as in recent years." C-4's which will have a capacity of 500t trailers each.—demand deeper channels so that chief engineer in the engine dept. "Illegal discharge or other forms Sea-Land's fleet will be complete with the construction of four brand they will be abie~ to build larger Born in Maryland, he looks for­ of discrimination against employes new ships. These new vessels are being built according to an arrange­ ships. Such huge ships can save ward to spending the rest of his continued to be the principle ment between McLean Industries, owner of Sea-Land, and Litton In­ a shipper a dollar or so per ton. days relaxing in his Baltimore charges against employers," the dustries. home with his wife Bertha. By dredging and blasting deeper board noted, whereas the predomi­ Improved Service channels, the U.S. is, in effect, Mc Cullough joined the SIU in nant charge against unions in­ Sea-Land has announced that it is inaugurating improved service to subsidizing the operations of the Philadelphia. He last sailed for the volved alleged restraint or coer­ Puerto Rico and the West Coast. Under the company's new plan, a ship foreign-flag tanker and bulk ope­ Delaware River Ferry Company, cion of employes in exercising will depart from New York to Puerto Rico every 10 days, and will rators to the detriment of the as a captain. A native of Philadel­ their rights under federal labor he now resides in Wenonah, continue from there directly to the West Coast. Previously, Sea-Land U.S.-flag fleet. A limitation on phia, law. New Jersey with his wife, Eva. scheduled sailing every two weeks from Puerto Rico to New York, and channel depths has already been Other report highlights: then to Pacific ports. advocated in the House Public • Nearly 63 percent of the un­ The company has also announced that its West Coast-bound ships Works Committee to prevent the fair practice cases closed in the will call at Cristobal, Panama every 10 days. Sea-Land is continuing government from spending more period ending June 30, 1964, were Its twice-weekly sailings from New York to Puerto Rico. AlEW VtWC» millions to satisfy foreign shippers. Unfair Labor Practices Increase NLRB Work Load Sea-LandFleet Expansion Launched With S.1Ponce IBU Adds Two Oldtimers To Pension List �Page Eight SEAFARERS Klay 14, 19te LOO Far Right Still Pouring Out Propaganda Over The Airwaves A continuing barrage of paid propaganda has been bending the air waves of the nation to the extreme right. It blurts out its torrents of hate and confusion between the rock 'n' roll and rock-a-billy shows, and it does not appear to be slowing down. Among the more super-frequent of the rightist radio Foundation, a major rightist persons in our society, and an shows are: group that gets much of its funds eagerness to brand anything or By Frank Droxok, West Coast Representative Membership Gains For Calif. Labor New reports from the California Department of Industrial Rela­ tions shows the impressive gains that organized labor made in the state last year. During 1964 Caiifomia labor unions added 48,000 members to their rolls, the largest gain in eight years. According to an area breakdown, union membership in Los Angeles and Orange anyone that does not agree with Twentieth Century Reformation from oilman J. Howard Pew, also them as subversive. counties rose by 19,300 to an all-time high of 802,900. Unions in nonHour—30 minutes a day on 546 a Biroher. manufacturing industries added 21,400 new members during the year. stations in 45 states and presided Most of this increase occurred in construction, wholesale and retail Dan Smoot Report—15 minutes over by Reverend Carl Mclntire. weekly and sponsored by the John trade, and government. It mixes it's right-wing propaganda Birch Society. It is carried on 70 Unions in the San Francisco-Oakland area increased their mem­ with religion. radio and 40 television stations. bership by 12,100 or 2.6 percent over the previous year. Total union Life Line—15 minutes a day on membership in the six-county area stood at the record figure of Billy James Hargis—30 minutes 325 radio and 69 television stations. daily on 55 radio and seven tele­ 480,900. Here again, nonmanufacturing industries accounted for most The show is bankrolled by Texas vision stations. It's siponsored by of the gain, as 10,100 workers became union members. Most of the oil millionaire H. L. Hunt, long a Hargis' own Christian Crusade.Increase took place in construction, wholesale and retail trade, mis­ contributor to extremist causes. cellaneous services and government. Though sponsored by different America's Future — 15 minutes groups and presided over by dif­ Union membership in the San Jose area registered an 8.6 percent weekly on 365 radio stations in 48 ferent personalities, all the shows rise, while San Diego proved to be the only area in the state where HOUSTON — The offshore oilstates. It is sponsored by an outfit mentioned above share the same unions suffered a decline in menibership. drilling rigs that now clog vast of the same name, whose board of reactionary political creed. Their The world's largest tanker, the SlU-contracted Manhattan, was directors includes two leaders of common line includes: opposition areas of the Gulf of Mexico are the notorious John Birch Society. to trade unions, social welfare pro­ doubling the dangers of navigation host to Maritime Port Council 4. for deepsea ships, the merchant Howard Kershner — 15 minutes grams, the United Nations and marine was warned at an oil in­ members in Portland and Seattle. the outports. J. Granado, a stew­ Port Council delegates in the two on 148 stations in 41 states. It is public education; smears of govern­ dustry conference here. cities enjoyed the Manhattan's ard department veteran, just ment officials and other prominent financed by the Christian Freedom There are presently about 5,000 hospitality before she left for Pak­ showed up in the hall. R. L. Wil­ liams registered in the hall for an oil-drilling rigs in the Gulf. At istan with 100,000 tons of grain. AB's slot, and before the day was least 1,700 of them are located in San Francisco over, shipped out for Vietnam. waters deep enough for sea-going Jobs are really blossoming out ships. Their number is increasing Wilmington at the rate of 500 a year, with most on the shipping board in San Shipping activity has been fair of the new rigs going into deeper Francisco, with all departments during the last two weeks, but the and ratings sharing in the excep­ waters. tionally good activity. The ship­ outlook looks excellent during the Few, if any, are included on ping outlook is expected to remain coming weeks. The Wcsfccrn Clip­ navigational charts. Further, the good with the Ocean Dinny and per is due to pay off and crew up rigs are constantly on the move, Longvlew Victory expected to pay again, and five ships are expected searching for new oil fields. They off and the Elizabethport, Alamar, to make in-transit visits. can literally change position over­ Penmar, Los Angeles, Robin Hood, Max Greenwald is in town to night. Steel Recorder and Ocean Evelyn celebrate his anniversary with his Hitting a producing oil rig could all due 'for in-transit visits. wife, and is getting the best wishes cause a major sea catasthophe. A The job turnover has been so of all the boys in the hall. Max passible solution to the growing just got off the Mount Vernon Vic­ problem would be the marking of fast in San Francisco that several tory where he sailed as chief stew­ sea lanes through the oil rig areas. SIU oldtimers are coming in from ard and has nothing but high praise for the ship's SIU crew. Victor Egel told his friends in the hall that he is taking a short vaca­ tion after finishing a trip on theLos Angeles. Walter Lungren, who recently finished a six-month trip as chief pumpman on the Mount Washington, has been WASHINGTON—Angered by the failure of the U.S. State thinking out loud about heading Department to put an end to the transportation of arms and for Las Vegas. After filling out supplies to Communist North Vietnam by shipowners from his registration card, Walter told Free World nations, Repre--*^ — us that he would like a long vaca­ sentative Paul Rogers (D.- from trading with the Hanoi tion before shipping again. Fla.) has demanded fast U.S. government. Seattle action to halt this growing trade. Leaders of the International The dust is beginning to settle Longshoremen's Association The Florida congressman has in Seattle after the city got a real have pledged that dockworkers introduced legislation into the shaking up a couple of weeks ago in ports from Maine to Texas House of Representatives to pro­ by a major earthquake. Five peo­ would refuse to work foreignhibit any foreign-flag sihip which ple, lost their lives In the quake flag ships that .have aided the has traded with North Vietnam and several more were injured or Communist Viet Cong by trad­ from U.S. ports. Representative hospitalized. The clean up and re­ ing with North Vietnam. ILA Rogers has called upon the State pair job is still going on around locals along the Atlantic and Department to blacklist ship trad­ the city. The quake was quite a Gulf coasts are using a list ing with the Hanoi government in violent welcome to newcO'mers to of ships that have traded with the same manner in which foreigm the Pacific Northwest. with North Vietnam supplied flag ships trading with Castro's to them by Representative Shipping has been fair during Red Cuba are blacklisted. Vessels Rogers. In the event that one appearing on this blacklist are the last few weeks. Payoffs during of these ships puts in an ap­ forbidden from carrying U.S. the period included the Overseas pearance in a U.S. port, it will government-generated cargoes. Rose, Antinous, Merrimac, Anchor­ run up against the dockage, Summit, Mount Washington, Number Growing workers boycott. Seattle, Mankato Victory and the In a speech to the House of Rep­ The longshoremen have already Transwestern. resentatives last month. Represent­ tied up one such ship, the Pana­ Rafael R. Maldonado, one of the ative Rogers said that 153 Ships manian-flag Severn River, when it real SIU oldtimers in the area, is registered in Free World nations visited New York recently. had made a total of 201 visits to waiting for the first chief stew­ The SIU, in a letter sent re­ ard's job that comes across the ports In North Vietnam last year. He reported that trade by Free cently to the Chairman of the board. Rafael's last ship was the World cargo .ships and tankers House Merchant Marine and Fish­ Transhudson. Another SIU vete­ with North Vietnam has been eries Committee, Herbert C. Bon­ ran is Warren Reck, who says he'll growing during the first half of ner, urged the committee to hold grab for the first group 1 deck job immediate hearings on measures he sees when he gets his FFD 1965. to prohibit the transporation of slip. Warren has been in drydock On a recent visit to Seattle, the SlU-contracted supertanker Representative Rogers, who is a articles to or from the United Manhattan $0 impressed the Seattle Post-Intelligencer with member of the House Merchant States by vessels which have since getting off the Alcoa Mairits mammoth size that the newspaper made up and Marine Committee, said that he traded with communist North keter. printed the above photo — comparing the size of the was informed by the State De­ Vietnam. Henry J. McCullough is another Manhattan with that of the famous Seattle Space Needle. partment over a month ago that a SIU brother who has had the mis­ full-scale study of the problem was The 106,658 deadweight ton vessel is the biggest U.S.-flag fortune to end up in drydock re­ in progress. He declared that 30 cently. However, he can't wait un­ ship afloat, with a- capacity of a million barrels of oil or days later, the Department had til next week rolls around when 96,000 tons of grain. She is 940 feet long with a 132-foot failed to come up with any answers he'll get his FFD and can grab beam, and fully loaded draws almost 50 feet of water. on how to get Free World nations the first black gang job on a Far Photo above does not show her actual keel line. from halting their shipowners East run that comes along. Offshore Oil Rigs Called Ship Hazard New Style Turnaround Congressman Would Blacklist Ships Trading With Viet Reds 5! �Mar 1«, 1»« SEAFARERS Teenage Unemployment Sends Jobless Rate Up WASHINGTON—^Tha nation's jobless rate rebounded to 4.9 percent in April as the first ominous si^n of predicted ma^s teen­ age unemployment Jolted the job picture, the Labor Depart­ ment reported. The rise in the key seasonally adjusted jobless rate from March's 4.7 percent—the lowest point in seven and a half years—occurred as the influx of teenage jobseekers outweighed a big pickup in adult employment. Enough teenagers used their Spring vacations from school in search of summer jobs to verify the repeated warnings of coming mass teenage unemployment. Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz recently reported to President Johnson that "a wave of teenage unemployment will hit us in June probably harder than ever be­ fore." He estimated 1 million or more youths would be seeking jobs. While the jobless rates of adult men and adult women held steady In April, the rate of teenagers jumped to 15.2 percent from the March- rate of 13.9 percent. The rate of men 20 to 24 years of age—those just out of teenage bracket—amoved up to 7.1 per­ cent from 6.3 percent in March. Thus, with the coming wave of youthful jobseekers, some man­ power experts view the 4.7 percent jobless rate of March as a low water mark which will not be seen again unless massive job— creating programs are adopted. Employment soared by 900,000 to a total of 71.1 million in April, the Labor Department said. The rise was about 300,000 more than expected, reflecting a sharp expansion in the farm sector. Non-farm jobs rose by 400,000 — the usual March-to-April change—to a total of 66.6 million, the report added. The farm sector accounted for 500,000 more jobs, rising to a total of 4.5 million. Over the long-term however, farm employment is trend­ ing dovv.nward. Counted among the employed in April were 1.8 million nonfarm workers on part-time for economic reasons. Seasonally ad­ justed, this part-time total was the lowest since March 1956, the report noted. On the unemployment side of the picture, jobless totals declined by 200,000 to nearly 3.6 million. All of this decline oc­ curred among adult workers, the Labor Department observed . The jobless decline between March and April was less than ex­ pected, the report said, due to the rise in teenage unemployment. The 4.9 percent jobless rate for April means 49 of every 1,000 persons in the labor force were actively seeking work and could not find it. The 4.9 percent rate compares to 5.4 percent for April • year ago., Para Nlsff LOG AFL-CIO Scores Difksen Amendment Liabor Raps Amendment To I Man^ 1 Vote Ruling The AFL-CIO urged Congress to preserve the "one man, one vote" principle by rejeeting proposed constitutional amendments to allow a minority of voters to elect a majority of one house of a state legislature. AFL-CIO Legislative DirecReapportionment Is now growth of big cities, most tor Andrew J. Biemiller said proceeding court orders, legislatures were apportioned amendments proposed by Sen­ he noted, under but the Dirksen in accordance with population ator Everett McKinley Dirksen (R.-Ill.) and others would take away the "fundamental democratic right" of equal representation. Biemiller told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that a number of AFL-CIO state bodies had pioneered in the court battles for reapportion­ ment of legislatures, and he gave an example of why fair apportionment is so important to workers. Quoting from a letter by Mis­ souri AFL-CIO President John I. Rollings, Biemiller recounted the defeat on Mar. 2 of a House bill which would have established a $1an-hour state minimum wage. Roll­ ings gave this account in a letter to Missouri's congressmen and senators; "The vote was 68 for hnd 83 against it. The 68 votes came from districts representing 2,676,935 while the 83 'no' votes came from areas that represented a population of 1,337,255. The supporters of this legislation numbered 15 less than the opponents, but yet repre­ sented twice as many people. Biemiller told the Senate panel that failure of malapportioned leg­ islatures to respond to the needs of a majority of the people has led "to a serious weakening in the role of the states in our form of ^government," which "is damaging to the vitality of the federal sys­ tem and cries out for change." 4- Lovely Mate, Full Crew amendment or its counterparts would enable states to "re­ turn to the 'rotten borough' practices of permitting 8, 12 or 20 percent of their i>eople to elect enough legislators to control one house . . . and have a veto power over legisla­ tion desired by the majority." Biemiller replied to the chief argument of supporters of the Dirksen amendment — that state legislatures should be modeled after Congress, with one house based on population and the other on counties or other geographical subdivisions. Terming this analogy "a mis­ reading of history," Biemiller pointed out that the United States was formed by an agreement of sovereign. Independent states — members of a federation of equals. But no state, he stressed, was formed by an alliance of counties. No Real Right "The counties did not create the states; they are creatures of the states . . . Therefore there is not, and there cannot be, any real right to geogrophical representation in a state legislature," he said. Furthermore, he added, a study by the Advisory Com­ mission on Intergovernmental Relations shows that "the orig­ inal constitutions of 36 states required that representation be based completely, or almost so, on population." Until the standards. Biemiller said the AFL-CIO "re­ jects the idea that Congress and the malapportioned state legisla­ tures have any moral right to de­ prive citizens of their right to equal representation in legislative bodies." He noted some proposed consti­ tutional amendments would require that apportionment on a basis other than population be approved in a statewide referendum, and commented: "We similarly reject the idea that a majority of the citizens of a state have any moral right to de­ prive other citizens, or indeed themselves, of their right to equal representation . . . Whenever this right is limited in any way, by that much is the vitality of the demo­ cratic society itself demeaned." Biemiller told the subcom­ mittee, headed by Senator Birch Bayh (D.-Ind.), that labor recognizes no right of preference for any group when it comes to representation in the state legislature—"whether it be the worker, the business man or the professional . . . whether it be the city, the suburb or the open country." If legislatures can't become re­ sponsive to the needs of the peo­ ple, he caikioned, the role of the federal government "would neces­ sarily proliferate to fill the void left by the states." Four Southern Ports Planning Deep Channels NEW ORLEANS—The three busy Mississippi barge term­ inals of Natchez, Greenville and Vicksburg are making plansf to become deepwater ports able to handle ocean-going foreign commerce. A new 40-foot-*—'^ — deep shipping channel is also officials. being planned from the Gulf Despite' the fact that cargoes to Lake Charles, Louisiana. Right now, only towboats and converted landing craft service the trl-city area of Natchez, Greenville and Vicksburg, Mississippi. After plans and work are completed on deeper navigational channels, how­ ever, the cities hope to attract deepsea shipping. When it comes, ocean shipping into the upstream Mississippi River ports is expected to complement and not replace the present barge activity. Vicksburg is already the busiest river port in the Mississippi sys­ tem, handling two million or more tons a year. Tonnage totals in the port over the last ten years went up by a whopping 60 percent. The boosts in Natchez and Greenville were almost as spectacular. Seafarer Basil Undertajlo dropped by the New York Hall to pick up his vacation pay and brought the whole family along to see the sights. They are (l-r) Basil Undertajlo, his daughter Irene, 6, his wife Sybil, his sons Ivor, 3, William, 15, and Michael, I. Brother Undertajlo is ... r currently sailing abo.ard. the Erna Blizobeth* r moving through the port reached a record two million tons last year, the yearly increase has been sur­ passed by greater gains by other nearby Gulf ports. The new chan­ nel is expected to- put Lake Charles on par with the growth of other ports In the area. Activity in Lake Charles slowed down considerably in 1962 when the U.S. Air Force closed down' the big Chennault Air Base. Local officials made a determined effort to bring in new industry and more shipping, however, and now that effort appears to be paying off. In addition to being the chief port of entry for foreign cars coming into the south, the port has been handling an increasing amount of petroleum and chemical cargoes. The SlU-contracted Cities Service Company has a major fa­ cility - here, as do other large chemical and petroleum producers. ^ The long-range plans at Natchez call for the dredging of a 30-foot minimum {jraft port and expanded cargo handling facilities. Similar plans are under study in Green­ ville and Vicksburg. Lake Charles The new 40-foot shipping chan­ nel from the Gulf to Lake Charles is expected to get shipping boom­ ing again there, .acqordius to port . �Pare SEAFARERS LOG FUf 14, 19M MA Chief Cites Potentials Radical Designs Suggested For Future Merchant Ships By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts. & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. QUESTION! What Is tha most NEW LONDON, Conn. — U.S. Maritime Administrator Important purpose served by Nicholas Johnson called upon the Americhan merchant shipboard meetings? marine to "step into the great well of opportunity" presented Questions on Overtime Answered • Several letters reached the Contract Department during ihe past few by recent breakthroughs inf John Johnsoni Probably the weeks which should be of interest to the membership. One question merchant ship design and sent a much smaller percent­ from the Ship's Delegate aboard the Midland, deals with chipping paint most Important funtion served by cargo handling so that the na­ age of operating revenues in the upper pumproom of a tanker carrying grain. the shipboard tion can have a merchant fleet needed. With such craft, meeting 1« the Question: "When a tanker is under the grain contract, is the entire Johnson said, "the pressure to best adapted to its own needs. settling of beefs. pumproom considered engine room spaces, the same as resistor houses? reduce crews will virtually During the meet­ Addressing the convention of In other words, is it overtime for the deck department to chip and paint disappear." ings we try to the American Society of Mechan­ square away the "Moreover," the Administrator in the upper pumproom?" ical Engineers here, Johnson said disputes that Answer: Above the first grating. Seafarers can be assigned to work that the maritime industry now said, "it appears that such a vessel arise during the "stands at a critical point in could be operated by the present in these spaces without the payment of overtime. However, the pumptrip. If that is its evolution." After thousands of merchant seamen if they were room below the top grating shall be considered as part of the engine not possible, then years of very slow technological given appropriate training." Such department spaces. we refer the beef advances, the maritime industry ships S;hoiild not be considered as Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement, Article IV, Section 12(c), to the patrolman once we make has reached a point where it can "toys" or novelties by the maritime fifth and sixth paragraphs, which reads as follows: port. make a dramatic leap forward, Industry, Johnson warned. He said that "many thought rockets had "It Is agreed that in the handling of heavy equipment in the pumpJohnson said. 4^ 4) d) nothing to do with business . room, such as cargo line valves and pumproom machinery, the deck He cited the potentialities until someone thought of the com­ department may be required to perform the rigging and It shall be the Charles R. Jackson: In my 35 of nuclear power and surface munications satellite." years of shipping out, I've seen my duty of the wipers and/or pumpmen to hook up and stow away the effect ships which can skim share of ship­ over the ocean waves at He concluded by saying that the individual pieces. board meetings. speeds of up to one hundred The pumproom below the top grating shall be considered as part of Undoubtedly, the opportunities In maritime were knots. The economics of sur­ "enormous" and that the maritime the engine department spaces. If-f most important face effect craft are such, he market was expanding. "This is the Seafarers are assigned to work and one-half off watch for per­ purpose served said, that they would be attrac­ an industry on the verge of de­ In these spaces, they shall be paid forming this work. by the meeting is tive to the American economy. velopments to new and different overtime, unless specifically pro­ that of straight­ Reference: Standard Freightship Because fuel and maiqtenence that ... a generation from now vided elsewhere to the contrary. ening out beefs. Agreement, Article III, Section 12 ' costs would increase proporthe carriage of general cargo by Another essential The following request for a —Carpenter's Duties: ' tionally because of the greater surface disiplacement ships very function of the number of quicker trips pos­ well may obsolete," Johnson clarification was received from the (a) Routine duties of the Car­ meeting the deck delegate aboard the Afounsible, crew costs would repre­ predicted. penter shall include the following: election of delegates, one to repre­ dria: (a) 5. "Maintenance work such sent each department. Question: "Sea watches are set as repairing locks. Installing port 4" 4" 4« to sail at 1 p.m. The Mate used hole gaskets, fixing and fastening the watch on deck to secure the •Vincent Fallon: Shipboard meet­ ship for sea. No call out to secure steel lockers, and all blocks." (a) ings keep the ship running 6 (c). "When members of the Deck vessel for sea and four hatches had smoothly. They to be secured with tarps and booms Department are required by the help in establish­ officer-in-charge to perform regu­ pulled in. We are of the opinion ing good relations lar work they shall be paid straight that all hands are to be used when between the crew overtime for their watch on deck securing the vessel for sea." and the licensed PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Labor's greatest public event of the year, the and overtime and one-half for their personnel. Many Answer: All hands are to be used watch below." AFL-CIO Union Industries Show, is expected to attract hundreds of minor beefs are thousands' of interested citizens when it gets under way here for a six- in the situation as described in Question: "Since we are not In settled In this letter. day run from May 21 to May 26 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. harbor limits, being about five manner. It is al­ Virtually all of the AFL-CIO affiliated unions will take part In the Reference: Standard Freightship ways preferable multi-million dollar show, exhibiting the goods and services contributed Agreement, Article III, Section 15. miles from land, how can sea watches be broken even though we to settle a beef to the nation's economy by the more than 13 million members of the This question about oiler's watch are at anchorage discharging into through the meeting than having labor federation. The yearly exhibition Is sponsored by the AFL-CIO's to resort to the patrolman in port. Union Label and Service Trades Department under the direction of came in from the Ship's Delegate another ship. aboard the York: Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Lewis. Answer: Sea watches can be Biggest Show Yet Question: "This ship has a bulk­ broken under the circumstances Pat Priolo: What are meeings all The whole show will Include more than 350 Individual exhibits. It head between the engine room and outlined above. about? They're to get things off will be open dally from 1 P.M. to 11 P.M., with admission free. A high­ fire room. If the oilers are kept Reference: Standard Frightship your chest. For light of the show will be the daily "giveaways of small appliances, on watch, can they get overtime Agreement, Article II, Section 34, example, some­ household goods and food Items made by union labor. In all, more than for after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m.? paragraph (b), which reads as fol­ times the crew $100,000 In gifts, souvenirs and prizes wiU be given away during the Answer: Yes. When a vessel is in lows: wants more six days of the show. port in excess of twenty-four (24) variety In the "From the time the vessel Is , •! chow. They get hours, sea watches shall be broken V ' ' ''iili " i when the finished with engine bell properly moored or anchored for tired of the same the purpose of loading and/or dis­ ' 1 Is rung, and oilers working hours charging cargo, ballast, passengers, routine. Or they n/cs would then be 8 a.m. to 12 Noon or mail; undergoing repairs; taking want cold drinks w and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday on fuel, water or stores; fumiga­ Instead of hot, through Friday. Any work outside tion, lay up; awaiting orders on when the weather If®iifis x i'^ iij warm. They make their wants of these hours would be overtime berth." known at the meetings. for oilers. The Contract Department re­ 4- 4« Some other Interesting questions quests all Delegates aboard ship to we received were; submit repair lists as early as pos­ Candelario Ramos: The ship­ Question: "Let me know if in­ sible, rather than waiting until the board meeting is a really good way stalling gaskets In all the port ship pays off. By submiting these to accomplish the holes on the ship is straight o.t. repair lists during the voyage-^or necessaiy repairs on watch and o.t. and a half off at least prior to leaving the last on board. As for port of call heading for the payoff watch." beefs, I've always port—the Union will be better able believed that the Answer: You are entitled to to get the necessary repairs done person most overtime on watch and overtime before the next voyage begins. capable of han­ dling them is the port patrolman. He represents the union and Is an expert such matters. Cash Benefits Paid — March, 1965 4" 4" 4i Felix Bonefont: The basic pur­ CLAIMS AMOUNT PAID pose of the shipboard meeting la Hospital Benefits 9,421 $ 80,277.76 to get the guys Death Benefits 40 91,927.07 together and give Pension-Disability Benefits 699 104,850.00 each of them an Maternity Benefits to 59 11,708.50 opportunity speak his mind. Dependent Benefits 1,112 145,641.26 That way we can Optical Benefits 1,018 14,678.50 settle most beefs Out-Patient Benefits 5,655 45,280.00 right there be­ Vacation Benefits 1,359 434,760.37 fore Uiey get a chance to get out TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION UNION LABEL AND SERVICE TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CID of hand. The BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 19,363 . $929,123.46 same goes for repairs. Labor Readies Displays For Union Label Show ^ a. m 1 SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans �SEAFAkERS Page Bere* LOG "-3080, 3081 And Out!" m r .43 New York State Republican Senators played follow the leader re­ cently, lining up solidly behind GOP Governor Rockefeller to defeat an attempt by state Democrats to override the Governor's veto of a legis­ lature-approved, statewide $1.50 minimum wage. Despite vigorous action by organised labor which participated in mass demonstrations at the capital and flooded legislators with letters and telegrams supporting the $1.50 Minimum Wage Bill, the override attempt failed when all Re­ publican senators, six of whom had originally voted for the bill, solidly opposed the move. Some 1,500 union members from all parts of the state came to Albany at the request of State AFL-CIO President Raymond R. Corbett to take part in the demonstration and to urge their home area legislators to seek support for overriding the veto. Criticizing Governor Rockefeller, Corbett said, "we are greatly dissatisfied with the perform­ ance of the Chief Executive elected to represent the people. He has not done so. He has taken much and given nothing. A forward and progres­ sive performance is lacking." Referring to the Governors claim that many businesses would leave the state if the minimum wage were raised, Corbett noted that the only industries protesting were restaurants, hotels and laundries. "These industries," he said, "would not move away. They couldn't be driven off. This threat is voiced in every state whenever something decent is proposed for the working people. Big business says that any progressive changes, such as minimum wage increases, should be made nationwide, and then when this legislation is proposed in Wash­ ington, Big Business is there, fighting that too." Rockefeller, whose con­ cern over the possibility of businesses leaving the state is well known, displayed no such similar concern about New York's workers. One of the most dangerous legislative proposals before the Congress is the Dirksen amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's historic ruling that state legislatures must be apportioned on the basis of pop­ ulation. The bill, fired off by Senate minority leader Everett Dirksen (R.-Ill.) is,the big gun in a drive to perpetuate the strange-hold that rural conservative interests have on the state lawmaking bodies—a hold that would be broken by apportioning both state legislatures on a pop­ ulation basis. The AFL-CIO and other liberal groups firmly oppose the Dirkesen amendment, standing solidly behind the American tradi­ tion of "one man—one vote." Labor points to the fact that the reason why state legislators have been unresponsive to public needs is that they have been unrepresentative of the electorate. Thus far the fewest voters have elected the most legislators, who are of course in turn most responsive to the minority elements who put them in office. The Supreme Court decision reaffirms the democratic electoral procedures guaranteed by the Constitution. Any attempt to overturn this decision would be disastrous to the welfare of the great majority of American citizens. The Dirksen amendment would arrest the most needed and most fundamental political reform in the United States—that of the grievlously malapportioned legislatures. In a decision of far-reaching implication for the Newspaper industry, the National Labor Re­ lations Board has ruled that a Hearst employee lockout in Balti­ more is illegal. The Hearst daily News - American locked out its 1,100 employes April 20 in sup­ port of the Baltimore Sun papers. Finding that the lockout was a violation of the Labor Relations Act, Regional Director John A. Penello of the NLRB has ordered the workers recalled and their back wages paia. If the paper refuses to comply, Penello said that he will issue a formal com­ plaint and send it to a hearing before an NLRB trial examiner. Four unions whose members were laid off filed charges of an illegal lockout. The News-Americm ceased publication in suoport of the Sonpapers, where more than 500 Newsoaoer Guild mem­ bers hit the bricks after futile efforts to negotiate an acceptable contract. if. t The American Federation of Musicians' right to collect dues from traveling members was up­ held in a unanimous decision of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. The court rejected a petition for a re-hearing of a previous ruling that traveling members of the Musicians union may legally be required to pay the equivalent of work dues imposed by a local on its 0"n members. The petition was filed by orchestra leader SI Zentner after the appellate court upheld District Judge Edward Weinfield's decision that a resolu­ tion adopted by the AFM conven­ tion in 1963 restating the local's authority to collect work dues equivalents was binding on all locals and all members, including leaders as well as sidemen. it AFL - CIO President George Meany has nominated Interna­ tional Rep. Rudy Faupl of the Machinists as U.S. worker dele­ gate to the International Labor Organization conference in Geneva, Switzerland, in June. The ILO delegations are composed of trinartite government, business and worker representatives. Ap­ pointments of U.S. delegates and advisors are made by President Johnson. •JO .59 12 18 91 18 10) 09 3d ve of 3d ir- The SIUNA-affiliated Democratic Union Organizing Committee, Local 777, deserves the congratulations of union members all over the nation for their decisive 2-1 victoryover the Teamsters and gangster unionism in an NLRB election held in Chicago last week. The Chicago cab workers proved that there is no substitute for a democratic union, run in accordance with the wishes of the mem­ bership. This was the principal issue in the HoffaGlimco attempt to win over the drivers and garage mechanics of the Checker and Yellow Cab companies in Chicago. The drivers,/ and mechanics who make up DUOC's membership had the proof of their own experience to show them that there is no substitute for a union in which the members decide their own policy and elect their own leadership. Glimco, a familiar figure in Chi­ cago crime circles, was a symbol of the type of unionism where elections for officers were 4" 4" 4" conducted with only one candidate on the Hunter P. Wharton. President of the Operating Engineers, has ballot and hoodlums were on hand to throttle urged President Johnson to draft any opposition. a master plan for Mississippi flood control. In a wire to John­ son on behalf of the unions executive board, Wharton de­ clared that the government should take steps to "prevent a repeti­ tion of the uncontrolled floods which devestated the Mississippi R'V.T Valley at great loss to human life, property and land." Wharton noted that the construc­ tion of dams and reservlors re­ sults in safe communities, saving lives- and protecting property. The 64 percent total vote racked up by DUOC Local 777 is a testament to the fact that the gangster controlled unionism typi-, fied by the Hoffa-Glimco crowd, is on the way out. The entire trade union movement can be proud of the DUOC cabbies and garage men who fought hard for their right to run .their own union in a democratic way; casting aside those who would subvert the trade union movement for their own selfish ends. One Man-One Vote A constitutional amendment to short circuit the Supreme Court's historical one-man, onevote decision is being actively pushed by Senator Everett Dirksen (R.-Ill.). The Sen­ ate minority leader would make sure that conservative, rural interests keep their con­ trol of state legislatures by permitting one house of a legislature to be elected on a basis other than population. The dangers of this maneuver are obvious. The Dirksen plan would permit the electorate in a state to give enlarged voting powers to some citizens and reduce the power of other persons in one house of the legislature. Us­ ing this arrangement, these groups could then misuse their power to thwart the will of the majority. Passage of this amendment would make it impossible for a majority of the citizens of a state to ever change this set up. rt is with "good reason that the AFL-CIO and liberal political organizations, along with some thoughtful conservative groups, strong­ ly oppose the Dirksen amendment. The end results of the amendment would be to ignore the social, economic and urban problems that cry out for solutions, and securely harness our state legislatures to the horse and buggy horizons of thq.eighteentl? century. 00 13 00 00 13 63 93 56 70 68 27 39 36 15 le ale :y . �Pagre TwelTe SBAP ARERS May 14. 1961 LOG Refuse To Provide Decent Wages, Conditions Growers Cry For 'Braceros', But Won't Hire U.S. Labor LOS ANGELES—The farm labor problem reached a new crisis point in California as the state's big farm operators increased their pressure on the U.S. Labor Department to let low-paid Mexican migrant workers return to the picking fields. * At the beginning of the of the farm lobby, however. AFL- tomato crop on the fact of a bumper year, Labor Secretary W. Wil- CIO state president Thomas L. harvest last year, and not on the lard Wirtz ended the importa­ Pitts said that "no labor shortage shortage of labor. The growers tion of farm labor into the U.S. in in an effort to provide jobs for Americans at decent wage rates. At once, the farm operators claimed that without the Mexican workers they would not be able to harvest their crops. The latest barrage of operator propaganda is coming from the Salinas and San Joaquin farm belts, where the operators say they will not be able to get in the strawberry, asparagus and tomato crops with the available supply of native labor. Sets Record Straight Labor Department officials and the California AFL-CIO have thrown the lie back in the faces has been proved to exist." "In fact," he said, "reports indicate that relief agencies are having trouble providing food and hous­ ing for the large numbers of workers currently awaiting jobs." Pitts said that no foreign labor should he imported as long as there are 400,000 Californians out of work. He reiterated the fact that the farm interests would have no labor shortage problems—real or imaginary—if they were willing to pay decent wages and provide decent working conditions for U.S. farm laborers. Pitts blamed the decline in the By LIndsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Delta Seeks More Africa Sailings The West Gulf Ports Council of the Maritime Trades Department held its annual dinner recently at the Rice Hotel In Houston. Over 700 people attended Including union delegates as well as management rep­ resentatives from companies under contract to the SIU. Speakers at the affair Included ILA president Thomas (Teddy) Gleason, State Supreme Court Judge Jack Pope and Hank Brown, president of the Texas State AFL-CIO. The SIU Inland Boatmen's Union-contracted Sheridan Barge Corp. launched the newest addition to its fleet, the 350-foot ocean-going barge Kathleen Sheridan at ceremonies held at Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans. The new barge is built of welded steel and has a capacity of 13,000 short tons. It will be used In the dry bulk trade along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. themselves decided to limit the crop because of a potential market glut. Growers Won't Help To help solve the problem, Labor Secretary Wirtz had pro­ posed a four-way panel, including The SlU-oontracted Delta Steamship Lines has asked the Maritime representatives of management, Administration for permission to increase its sailings in the Gulf-West labor, government and the public. The farm operators refused to sit Africa service. Trade Route 14-2. The company is requesting authority down at the same table with or­ to add 12 sailings to its scheduled 24 to West Africa for a total of 36 per year. If permission is granted, a Delta ship would depart for Africa ganized labor, however. every 10 days from the Gulf. tfWirtz has now created a threeNew Orleans that hits the board. He last man panel to "make findings of shipped on the Del Norte. Pete Shipping slowed down somewhat fact and recommendations regard­ ing applications for certification of in the last two weeks, although Peterson is making every call in foreign workers to California activity continues at a good level. the hope of finding a good bosun's growers." As he established the We expect an upturn in job calls job. It was regular old home week on panel, Wirtz again voiced his in the coming weeks. the fourth floor of the New Orleans determination to end entirely the "Smokey" Schrelner is still hunt­ "bracero program," which allowed ing for that certain ship although PHS hospital recently. Among the the importation of foreign farm time is running out on his ship­ prominent guests were Jimmy Swank, Raymond Vaughan, George labor. ping card. Bill Padgett is another PerdreauvHle, Warren Gammons, He pointed out that so far no brother who is patiently waiting Luis Franco, Angel Urti and DalMexicans have been imported, that for the right Job in New Orleans. ton Morgan. If you can't spare the labor shortages have not mater­ Bill left the Aleoa Runner when WASHINGTON—As the House-approved Medicare bill be­ ialized, that agricultural wages the longshoremen's strike tied her time for a visit to your drydocked gan its journey through the Senate, where it is expected to have gone up and that working up in Norfolk. H. B. Gates is rarin' brothers, a few lines under a fivecent stamp will go a long way be voted into law by June, an AFL-CIO spokesman noted conditions have improved. to go with the first pumpman's job toward cheering their stay up on that there are more and the fourth floor. physicians beginning to "see Mobile the advantage of Medicare." Shipping has been on the slow AFL-CIO Social Security Di­ bell in Mobile with several vessels rector Nelson Cruikshank, speaking in lay up. Activity may pick up in the coming weeks. The shipping on the AFL-CIO radio program slowdown has given some of the Labor News Conference, rejected oldtimers in Mobile a chance to the idea that doetors might hamper renew old acquaintances. J. C. the Medicare program by failing Keel who is looking for a group WASHINGTON—Hard working erewmembers aboard the U.S. Navy's nuclear sub­ to participate or cooperate tyith it. one deck job recently piled off marines who look forward to a cigarette break now find that smoking has been branded the Mount Vernon Victor.v which "The standards of the medical was making the grain runs to profession are such," he said, "that doubly dangerous. Not only do the sailors risk endangering their health by smoking, but India. Keel says he would have doctors are going to render the a Navy scientist has charged liked to stay on the Mount Vernon, care that is needed, even though that cigarettes are imperiling of the biggest problems in main­ a large proportion of a sub­ but she went into layup. He is taining the proper mixture of marine's 100-man (or more) crew taking advantage of his beach time they may still object to the method the safety of submerged sub­ breathable air in a submerged are held captive by the cigarette to spend some time with his family of payment." He added that past marines. submarine. habit. at Atmore, Ala. Andrew Thompson experience bore his contention out. Homer W. Carhart, a scientist Although crewmen on The Habit is another deck veteran who swears nuclear subs puff on, regard­ Cruikshank cited the American in the Office of Naval Research, by coastal tanker runs. The problem of dealing with less of perils of polluting the Medical Association's long and reported recently that smoking is smoking is an especially aggra­ Another oldtimer who is looking air they breathe, the Navy bitter campaign against Blue Cross, the major cause of most of the vating one on a nuclear submarine for a group one engine slot is knows better than to ban and the fact that when Blue Cross carbon monoxide in the air of a Which is designed to stay beneath Hubert Johnson who usually ships smoking during their under­ beca"me a reality "there was no submarine. Even though a device, the ocean's surface for periods of as electrician. Johnson last ship­ water tours of duty. Dr. John failure on the part of physicians called the catalytic burner, up to 60 days at a time. Navy re­ ped on the Oceanic Wave, but P. Craven, chief scientist in to provide services." Later, he destroys the deadly monoxide. Car- searchers find the problem an swapped for the electrician's job the Navy's Special Project's said, the doetors themselves hart says that its existence is one especially hard nut to crack since on the Oceanic Cloud when he was Division, says that to ban created the Blue Shield system, overseas. Carl Andrews is looking smoking would cause psycho­ v. hich was patterned after Blue for a good FWT job on a Puerto logical problems for the crews Cross. Rioan run, and is living across the who must live in very confin­ Meanwhile, the Medicare bill bay in Fairhope until his number ing quarters. came up for consideration by the comes up. James Barnett is look­ Senate Finance Committee, where Dr. Craven reports that the ing for a group two steward de­ Secretary of Health, Welfare and Navy makes no attempt to screen partment job. Education Anthony J. Celebrezze smokers out of the ranks of Houston voiced the Administration's back­ potential crewmembers who will ing for it. He asked for certain man the nuclear submarines. He The shipping picture in Houston changes in the House bill that said the only time smoking is was moving slowly in the last few would make the method of pay­ banned on the atomic-powered weeks. Among the familiar faces ment for specialized medical serv­ subs Is during experiments. around the Houston hall recently ices more efficient. was Marius Delprado who says he The Elite The bill also gained the support Crewmembers of nuclear sub­ will take the first pumpman's or of Senate Whip Russell B. Long marines are considered to be an oiler's job that he sees. Marius re­ (D.-La.), who opposed it at last elite group within the Navy, but cently got off the^ Alcoa Mariner. year's session. In a complete turn­ their habits are similar to those of Norman Longtime reports that he about, Long said that the present conventional seafaring men who thinks he's due for a change of bill does not go far enough towards sail above the surface. Observar weather and is trying to hunt up a meeting the health needs of elderly tions indicate that submarine crew­ good South American run. His last Americans. members do most of their smoking ti-ip was on the Producer to Korea. "Red" Trahan is catcning up on during watch changes and while The need for the Medicare local tv programming after his the men are relaxing during mo­ legislation was dramatically rein­ last trip on the Bradford Island. tion picture screenings. forced recently by the release of The boys around the hall swear statistics by the American Hospital Carhart pointed out that that the only time he eats is be­ Association showing that hospital cigarettes are by no means the tween commercials. W. H. Thomp­ Seafarer Percy J. Thornton (left) picked up his first $150 costs have risen 400 percent since only agent that pollutes the air of son is all set to hop the first ship regular monthly pension check recently from SIU Tampa 1946. Just 19 years ago, daily a submarine. Dangerous gases also with an open steward's job going port agent Jeff Gillette. Thornton, who makes his home in hospital costs averaged $10. To­ are created by cleaning solvents, anywhere. His last trip was on the St. Petersburg, Florida, last sailed aboard the Mayflower in day, similar costs average $40 paint thinners, insulation com­ Sacramento which made a grain the steward department. daily. pound gases and cooking gases. run to India. Medicare Pressure Grows; Even Doctors Now With It Cigarettes Called Harmful To Nuclear Sub's Interior Seafarer On Pension �Mar 14. 1965 SEAFARERS The Tattoo, Taboo On Many Grounds, Fast Losing Favor The tatoo, at one time both the badge of the working seaman and the ^jride of the European nobility, has to­ day fallen into harsh disfavor. Condemned by Health Department officials, frowned upon by high rank needle parlors in ever greater ing police officers, analyzed numbers. by psychiatrists and outlawed by the courts, the colorful art may be fading away like the old soldier, or rather the old sailor, that it is. The New York Appellate Court, declaring that the un­ sanitary conditions under which tattooing is performed create a serious health hazard, recently outlawed further practice of the art in New York. It was proved that unsterilized needles con- Old lithograph shows ex­ treme to which tattooing was sometimes taken. tributed to the spread of dis­ eases, notably hepatitis. Even seamen are deserting the tattoo parlors. The Ameri­ can sailor, to whom the tattoo was once literally the "mark" of his trade, is boycotting the But things did not always go so badly for the colorful skin ornament. Just a few years ago, the tattoo was as fashionable as, let's say, the wig is today. Win­ ston Churchill's mother. Lady Randolph Churchill, was a bearer of the "gentle design"— as were a large number of her posh friends. England's Edward VII and George V both boasted numerous and elaborate tattoos. At one time, nearly every crown head of Europe, including Kai­ ser Wilhelm II and Nicholas II, sported tattoos. In those days, regal experts with the needle and ink were officially titled "royal tattooists." The seafaring profession un­ doubtedly accounts for the vast majority of tattooed men in the United States. American sailors probably inherited the practice from their seafaring forefathers in the British Navy, who in turn picked it up in their voyages to the far east. It was passed along from generation to generation, the young apprentice copying the oldtimers. In time, it be­ came as much part of the Eng- i lish Navy as grog, or the ship's | flogging post. As is to be expected, seafar- ; ing men have identified tattoos j with a whole host of supersti- i tions. Salts of the old navy be- ; lieved that an enormous crucifix s tattooed on the back was a sure­ fire proof against flogging. It is still a common belief among sailors that a pig or a rooster on the left instep is a charm against drowning. Big Business Guns Blast 'Truth In Packaging' Bi WASHINGTON—The Food and household products in­ dustries have begun to blast away with their "giant economy size" public relations guns at the consumer- and labor-sup­ ported "truth in packaging" bill now under consideration large companies as Proctor & by the Senate Commerce Gamble and Scott Paper argue Committee. The bill, designed to end false and misleading packaging and labeling of consumer goods, drew sharp fire from industry spokes­ men testifying before the eommittee. All echoed the line that the bill, if passed, "would be an insult to the intelligence of the Ameri­ can housewife." Practices that would be forbidden by the bill include using phony catch phrases like "giant quart" or "big galion." Manufacturers would also have to print the true size or weight of a product plainly on the front, and would be forbidden from so designing packages that they contain huge amounts of air or other fillers to make the package appear larger. Advertising executives from such W Th/eHC&PITAiP, miSIUHAU •" IMMBWATBLV^ that American housewives and other consumers have a flare for reading through the small print on packages in supermarkets and judging whether containers hold as much a quantity of a product as its size would appear to indicate. Claim Hardship Testifying in favor of the bill was Commerce Secretary Jo'hn T. Connor. He spoke for a modified version, however. Industry spokes­ man had also claimed in their pres­ entation that a return to truthful and fair labeling and packaging procedure, would involve a fi­ nancial hardsliip. Connor said that progress in the packaging field might be discouraged if producers were made to risk sums to develop new packages. The industry spokesmen also cried hardship because the bill would end the practice of printing "cents off" on a product. Usually, such products sell for the same price as before the manufacturer printed the misleading "cents off" figure on the container. The bill is expected to reach the Senate fioor shortly after the hearings, chaired by Senator Phil Hart (D.-Mich.), are completed. LOG Pace Thlrteea Gov't Team To Board Red Fishing Vessel SlU Fishermen Win Probe Of Red Trawiers Off U.S. Coast :43 BOSTON—Acting on the request of the SlU-affiliated Atlantic Fishermen's Union, U.S. officials are taking a close look at the Russian fishing fleet which has been operating in large numbers off the New England coast. The Government officials are checking to see if 10 the Soviets are living up to^ — the regulations established by bureau men speaks fluent Russian. as well as their factory-type the 13 - nation International The team boarded a Russian fish­ processing ships and equipment. Commission for the Noi-thwest Atlantic Fisheries. The U.S. team consists of two representatives of the U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries and a Coast Guard officer. One of the ing vessel at Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 5. Accompanying the U.S. party is a three-man Russian team that also includes an interpreter. The U.S. officials are inspecting the activities of Soviet fishermen By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes SlU-GLD Supports Oil Strikers The inspection is being made under a reciprocal agreement with the Russians under which they are allowed to make inspection tours of American vessels. The purpose of the inspections is to determine how and where fish are caught in addition to the processing stand­ ards which are being used. Th« tentative schedule of the inspection called for the two teams to board Russian vessels at Georges and Grand banksr and then to transfer at sea to the Coast Guard cutter Acushnet to begin a similar tour of U.S. fisihing boats. The Government group is sched­ uled to return to Boston aboard the cutter on May 20 where it will make courtesy visits of Coast Guard units and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries new regional installation in Clouces'ter. The international commission has had a problem for a long period determining how to enforce regula­ tions, according to bureau head­ quarters in Washington. "The Soviets have agreed to a bureau request to exchange officers in order to learn how regulations can best be enforced." a U.S. bureau spokesman stated. Both Senator Leverett Saltonstall iR-Mass.) and Massachusetts Governor John A. Volpe have in recent weeks requested the govern­ ment to investigate the importation of fish, climaxing a year-long battle by the Atlantic Fishermen's Union to bring a halt to Russian trawlers fishing in coastal waters off the U.S. On Tuesday, May 4th, plant employees for Wyandotte Chemicals, in Detroit, members of the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers,AFL-CIO, went on strike. Picket lines were located at Wyandotte's North and South plants. SIU-GLD indicated full support to the striking Wyandotte employees. From all indications, the strike is successful and complete support is being given by other AFL-CIO unions. Since the strike was called no SIU ships have called at the Wyandotte, Michigan location. The Speedy Marlene and the SlUNA, having been laid up for the Winter months, will again be seen on the St. Clair River when opera­ tions at the Algonac Service Center resume on May 13th. The boats are in the water, the Service Center has received a face­ lifting, and boat operators and river patrolmen have been assigned. By the time this goes to press, the Speedy Marlene and the SIUNA wiil be in full operation, servicing ail ships up and down bound on the St. Ciair River. The first Atlantic and Gulf deep sea ship, the Hastings, Waterman Steamship Company, arrived in Chicago on May 9th and paid off foreign Articles the following day. Except for a few beefs in the Deck Department, this was a clean pay-off. Robert Mull, Ships Delegate, did a terrific job during the voyage. The Hastings will call at sev­ two weeks. We have a shortage of eral porjs here on the Lakes that AB's as does every other port, but include Milwaukee, Green Bay, we have a fine supply of all other Duluth, Detroit, and Toledo. ratings at this time. Waterman Steamship Company Ice conditions still prevail over has several scheduled sailings most of the Duluth-Superior Har­ from the Lakes this year and we bor area and into the Lake. (Continued from page 2) would like to take this opportunity The Chief Wawatam left St. Ignew federal money will be to advise members to come to the welcomed by most commun­ Port of Detroit for immediate nace on May 2 for the Manitowoc Shipyard where it will undergo ex­ shipping. ities," he commented, in view tensive boiler repairs. While it is of their "limited resources" CLEVELAND in the shipyard, the Mackinac and the fact that the antiThe J. E. Ferris was the last Transportation Company will con­ poverty battle may be planned ship to get away in this area, leav­ tinue operations with the use of the and guided by the federal ing Lorain on 5/5/65 with full old Ann Arbor 3, which has been government but must be crew that included this port's star cut down to a barge towed by the waged locally. porter, Harry Nally. Replacements new tug, Manistee. He also detailed the relationship are coming in already this early Two of our Ann Arbor carferry between the anti-poverty program in the season. men have lost "arguments" with and the need for federal action in Due to all the replacements sent trains in the last few weeks. One other areas, such as the broaden­ at fitout, this port is slowly build­ of them, Gerald Fast, is in the ing of coverage under the Fair ing up a new supply of members USPHS Hospital for skin grafting. Labor Standards Act and a raise to use when the weather gets Clarence Smith, the other loser is in the minimum wage to $2 an warm. convalescing and hopes to be able hour. Action in these areas would Back with us and waiting for a to return to his duties in another "bring a measure of justice to the ship they would like to spend the week or so. poor whose plight is perhaps the season on are Omar Toler, Francis ALPENA Baker, and Louie Stein. Things are back to normal in re­ most sihameful—the working poor, fully employed In useful jobs, This port is having its first heat gards to Huron Portland Cement who earn too little to escape from wave, so maybe they won't have strike.. The membership of the poverty," he declared. United Stone and Allied Product long to wait. This group makes up a sub­ Workers of America ratified their FRANKFORT new one year contract at a special stantial number of those persons The MV Viking arrived in meeting on May 9. Huron Portland the anti-poverty program is de­ Frankfort on April 25th and began Cement Company will be able to signed to reach, he said. operating on April 28th, P. M. With resume operations at Huron Port­ the new horsepower in the Viking, land Dock as a result of this. the first trip was to Manitowoc The vessel, Cedarville, of the from Frankfort in four hours and Bradley Steamship Line was in­ twenty minutes, tied up, making it volved in a collision at the Seafarers overseas who want the fastest Ann Arbor carferry. Straights of Mackinaw with a Nor­ io get in touch with headquar­ The MV Arthur K. Atkinson had wegian vessel. As a result of the ters in a hurry ean do so by to go into drydock for Immediate collision, the Cedarville was sunk cabling the Union at its cable repairs, and while there will have with the loss of—at this date— addre.ss, SEAFARER.^! NEW three lives, seven missing, pre­ YORK. Use of this address a.sits annual marine inspection. sumed dead, and twenty five sur­ sures speedy transmission on all -DULUTH vivors. This is the second vessel messages and faster service for Shipping In the Port of Duluth this company has lost in Great the men involved. has been very good for the past (Continued on page 23) 5.x S X - s X ^ Anti-Poverty War Union Has Cable Address 59 12 18 91 18 0) 19 0 3 0 �iTlqr II. IHi SEAFARMR^ £OG Page Fonrieen Meany Speaks At Building Trades Conferenem Urges Labor Continue Fight To Achieve Legisiative Goais WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany has urged a "people's lobby" to keep up the fight for labor's legislative program and "take nothing for granted" in seeking congressional support. ^ and outright repeal of Section plan properly in order to build Meany said the outlook is 14(b)." wisely." "good"" for labor's goals, in­ Haggerty told tho delegates, Meany said repeal of 14(b), cluding repeal of Section representing 3.5 million members which permits states to pro^ m By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Shipboard Meetings Are important Shipboard meetings are of the utmost Importance to all Seafarers. It Is at these meetings that SIU crewmembers hear reports on shipboard conditions, discuss beefs that have arisen during the trip, and learn of the latest news concerning their union. Thus, the successful operation of the Union depends heavily on the success of these meetings. How these meetings are conducted is all-important, and knowing the 14fb) of the Taft-Hartley Act and of 18 affiliated unions, that agree­ rules sometimes can count for just as much in a Seafarer's life as know­ hibit union shop agreements, passage of a jobsite picketing bill. ment with industrial unions on ing the skills his job calls for. Every Seafarer should become familiar would contribute to industrial But he and other speakers at the details of a jobsite picketing bill with the standard meeting rules, so that he is fully competent at hitting peace. It would also, he noted, legislative conference of the means "there now is no reason for the deck and chairing a meeting. A heads-up membership and a wide­ help raise living standards in AFL-CIO Building & Construction Congre.ss to wait any longer to awake crew is a guarantee of business in a truly democratic fashion. the,,, "right-to-work" states Trades Department warned enact this legislation." The situs which now have "the lowest Aboard ship, the presence of a quorum is no problem, inasmuch as against any letup of effort. per capita income ... the poor­ picketing bill is needed because a all crewmembers not on watch attend the meeting. The meeting can est schools . . . which pay a The four-day conference, largest 1951 Supreme Court decision held be held on a fixed schedule or as necessary on a periodic basis to take lesser share of federal tax . . . ever held by the department, was picketing of a construction jobsite care of the ship's routine business. Meetings should be held at the welcomed by President Johnson, in a dispute with a subcontractor and get a greater share of call of the ship's delegate or of a 4— —— federal help." Vice President Hubert H. Hum­ to be an illegal secondary boycott majority of the crewmembers with Above all, at any meeting, recog­ phrey, Labor Secretary W, Willard under the Taft-Hartley Act. The jobsite picketing bill has reasonable notice in any case. nize that the chairman is the fellow Wirtz and congressional leaders "the united support of everybody Orderly procedures are essential. who should be conducting the Much Needed from both parties. in the AFL-CIO," Meany said, and Special meetings should be called meeting. Every member has a Haggerty called for correction "we expect this bill to pass." Johnson Talk "without compromise" of the when any disputes between individ­ right to speak, but no one has a "It looks like a good Congress," uals or departments arise that can­ right to infringe on the rights of Johnson, making a dramatic, "terrible Inequity" of the denial unscheduled appearance to thank of the vote to Negroes. He stressed he observed. "It looks like a good not be settled by the departmental others. If everyone started sound­ labor for supporting his foreign the need for a higher minimum record . . . But I would advise you delegates. If the dispute Is entirely ing off at once every time a report policy, pledged that "trouble wage, broader coverage under the to take nothing for granted." He within one department, a meeting or proposal is made, nothing would abroad will never divert us from Fair Labor Standards Act, over­ asked the delegates to carry on of all hands in that department only ever be accomplished. The making the task of building the Great time improvements and a shorter their legislative work when they should be called. The other de­ of a motion is the way to start dis­ Society at home." Repeal of Sec­ workweek. The new cabinet De­ return to their home communities partments and personnel on the cussion on any point of the agenda tion 14(b), the President declared, partment of Housing & Urban "because that is where the ship should not be involved. The or any issue that arises aboard the "is important to you, and it is Affairs, Haggerty declared, is member of Congress is most best procedure is to fix an hour at ship. I "urgently necessary if we are to responsive." • important to me." which the greatest majority of the After that, keep to the point, try crew is off duty. I Those who would "put off to be brief, convince with facts 1 until another day" needed Shipboard meetings are like all and don't become personal in any domestic programs "are just I others, and need an agenda—an discussion or debate. Engaging in I talking through •heir hat-s." order of business—to keep things personalities is the surest way to f Johnson said. "We are not moving, and to avoid omitting nec­ nowhere. Personal comments may J going to put anything off." essary business. While the pro­ draw a laugh, but they don't solve cedures at shoreside meetings may anything. The President said he has been c working on the labor message he seem cumbersome, they are neces­ Science has finally charted a track along the edge of the t will send to Congress "in the next sary where large groups get to­ r few weeks" and stressed: "We Gulf Stream and built a device able to follow it, so that in gether. Ship's meetings can be less H Seafarers are advised that r don't just send these messages up the near future merchant ships will be able to ride a faster formal, but should include as a 1 sihould they be confined or I to Congress to be read. We send course across the Atlantic by minimum the election of meeting transferred to a V.A. hospital, 0 them to be acted upon and voted taking best advantage of the sharp temperature rise. At a depth officers, reports of delegates and they should immediately notify c upon." of 650 feet the rise is unaffected committees, action on old and new the Port Agent in the nearest currents. t by storms. Hence the ship can business and a period of "good and SIU Hall who will see to it that; Before this session of Congress The Woods Hole Oceanographic "feel its way" along the edge, is over, Johnson predicted, it will Institute has developed a device simply by keeping its sensor in welfare." This is a time to make " they receive the proper service 1 and attention. suggestions, comment on action have made its mark as "the most that enables a vessel to continu­ water of 60 degrees Farenheit. taken or just to let off steam. enlightened, the most progressive" ously follow the main axis of the in the nation's history. Gulf Stream without ever going off course.-This is no mean feat, con­ Repeal 14(B) The conference overflowed the sidering the treacherous twists and huge 4,200-seat ballroom in the turns of the Gulf waters. The apparatus also enables sci­ Hilton Hotel here and hundreds lined the walls as Department entists to achieve a better under­ President C. J. Haggerty opened standing of the ever-changing, the session with a call for "prompt meandering currents. This knowl­ The notion of finding and opening the legendary Northwest Passage to maritime travel edge is important to such diverse has tempted mariners for the last 400 years. This summer, a Canadian expedition will try enterprises as the pursuit of fish to prove that it's possible. They will be working on the same premise that inspired the great and the detection of submarines. explorers from Columbus to'*— Profit Motive Henry Hudson — that the was dim about the prospects of This summer's expedition will At least one enterprising tanker shortest distance between two opening up the Passage to mer­ seek to prove that in the warmer captain is quietly using the equip­ points is a straight line. chant marine traffic. He wrote In months the Northwest Passage ment to ride the maximum current Before the Old World reamed his autobiography: "My successful could become an addition to the and outrun his competitors. He WASHINGTON—Big Business is sails between the Gulf of Mexico of the existence of the New, a voyage in the Gjoa (his ship) was overworked Panama Canal. The getting even bigger and at an and Maine. The Gulf Stream can few far-minded geographers cir­ the first Navigation of the North­ vessel will sail from Vancouver to astonishing rate, according to an add ^several knots to bis north­ culated the idea that by sailing west Passage and remains today Frobisher Bay, going through Peel analysis presented to the Senate's easterly speed and subtract a west across the Atlantic a ship (1928) the only navigation of it. Sound and south of Victoria and Antitrust and Monopoly Sub­ similar amount on his return could reach China and the Orient. Indeed, it is most unlikely that King William Islands. The trip is Columbus sought to prove the anyone in the future will think it expected to take about three weeks committee by the Federal Trade journey. Commission. In the past, the typicat- way of theory, but discovered America worth while to consider for a at a planned cruising speed of 15Tlie FTC reported that the na­ tracing the stream was for a ship instead. The geographers modified second in view of the fact that 16 knots. Fuel will be taken on at tion's 200 biggest corporations are to zigzag across its edge, measur­ their idea in light of what Co­ there were so many difficulties dumps set up about 1000 miles growing so rapidly that they will ing the latter in terms of tempera­ lumbus found and began looking and dangers involved." apart. Reaching the Atlantic, the control two-thirds of all corporate ture change. The ship frequently for a sea route through North ship will turn around and head The second navigation of the assets by 1975. The top 200 t v "lost" the stream and spent wasted America that would lead to the passage came at the time Ad­ back to the Pacific, taking a route control 54.6 percent of total busi­ days seeking to find" it again. Some­ Pacific. mundsen died. The St. Roch, a through the Prince of Wales ness assets, a rise of 17 percent times it picked up a detached eddy When Hudson first sailed up the copper-clad and ironwood ship Straits between Victoria and of warm water, thinking it was river later named after him, he since 1950. operated by the Royal Canadian Bank Islands. In the last 15 years, the 200 the stream itself. As with a river was searching for that route — Mounted Police, traversed the If the expedition is successful, leading manufactaring firms have on shore, meanders are occasion­ the Northwest Passage. Finding it Passage In the same East to' Alexander hopes to prove that the ally pinched off, leaving great would have halved the distance West direction Admundsen had acquired 2,000 businesses with Northwest Passage can be regularly combined assets of about $17.5 pools of warm waters by the way­ from Europe to Asia and allowed taken. The St. Roch went on to used by merchant ships operating side. for quicker, fuller commerce with make many crossings, and, in billion. The amount Is nearly half between the east and west coasts The new device is towed a third the Orient. But Hudson was not that of the total assets of the next 1942, she heeame the first of Canada and the United States of a mile behind the ship and is destined to discover the Passage. 300 corporations. vessel to sail the Passage West during the late summer months. rigged with a V-fin that keeps it The job waited for the great Nor­ The FTC analysis was presented 650 feet below the surface. It re­ wegian arctic explorer Admundsen. to East. In later years, the Additionally, it could open up the U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Spar, Canadian Northwest area to de­ to back up the contention that ports continuously to the ship by Amundsen Made It Storis and Bramb'e did It during velopment, especially of the o'l fundamental changes are being wire, informing it of the water Starting where many others had the course of a hydrographlc resources said to be there. It made in the nation's economy by temperatures at that depth. failed, Admundsen navigated the survey. The last crosing of the appears, then, that a 400-year-old the increasing trend towards The system exploits the fact that ice clogged route In a three-year Passage was made by the U.S. dream is on the verge of becom­ corporate consolidation. This trend, the FTC said, has serious effects the side of the Gulf Stream facing trip, lasting from 1903 to 1908. His Navy nuclear submarine Sea ing a reality In the very near North America is marked by a trip was so difficult, however, he Dragon In 1960. future. on free, competition. Improved Gulf Stream Charts To Aid Faster Ship Voyages Summer Expedition To Seek Legendary Northwest Passage Big Business Getting Bigger �MW 14> 1»«* SEAFARERi PaseFirteca (keea SBAffABma PORTS OP THB WORLD 19.43 1.10 Mombasa, the principal port of the new nation of Kenya, Is situated on a handsome, peen-forested island. The an­ chorage at Kilindini is considered the finest natural deepwater harbor in East Africa. The small city (population 180,000) is the center for Kenya's export of coffee, tea and sisal, the nation's chief money-making crops. Kenya, which gained its independence in 1963, was formerly a part of the British empire. The British mark left on Mombasa is equalled by that left by earlier colonialists from Portugal and the Arab world. Among the SlU-contracted vessels that call on Mombasa are those of the Robin Lines, like the Robin Gray. Ships approaching the port of Mombasa first round Mombasa Island. The harbor proper is usually crowded with all types of vessels from all over the world. SlU contracted Robin Line ships like the Robin Gray are regular callers at the port of Mombasa. The continent of Africa still teems with big game, and Mombasa taxidermists are busy experts of their trade. iiiiii mmmms iiiiiil i Seafarers will find Mombasa a fascinating port of call. The dock area lies near the center of town along Kilindini Road. The gateway to the city is marked at one point by an arch made of giant elephant tusks. Buses to town are fre­ quent and there are plenty of taxis. A good place to start off a shoreside visit is at the Wood Market. Here all sorts of souvenirs can be purchased from the street stalls. The best handicraft in this part of the world consists of ebony carved pieces, delicately fashioned by the local artisans. Ivory goods are also worth shopping around for. On the opposite side of the island, about two miles from the docks, is Fort Jesus, built by the Portugese in the late 16th century to fight off Arab rebellions. The Fort now con­ tains a museum and a prison. The Arabs managed to expel the Portugese in 1729, and the Old Town still retains a deep Near Eastern flavor. Between Fort Jesus and Salim Roads, the old quarter of the city is made up of narrow streets, bazaars and mosques. European-style architecture vies with Arab and African styles for attention. In this small area can be found representatives of almost all the races in Africa. Between January and the early spring, the deepsea dhows arrive in port with cargoes from India and the Persian Gulf. The small sailing boats are manned by hospitable, but busi­ ness-minded crews. Boats can be hired to visit the anchored dhows. Both goods and conversation are freely exchanged. The Seamen's Club at the corner of Kilindini and Zanzi­ bar Roads has a swimming pool and recreation room avail­ able for use. The recommended eating places in town include the Nelson, Salad Bowl, New Carlton Hotel and the Rex Hotel. Adventurous Seafarers with a little time on their hands can join up with one of the frequent tours and safaris that go into the lion and elephant country. Kenya is a sports­ man's paradise, offering unlimited types of game for shoot­ ing or fishing. The trend now is to shoot wild animals with a camera instead of a rifle. 1.59 2.12 5.18 J.91 3.18 ,00) 1.09 nd ive of nd ca. 00 13 00 00 13 i3 >3 0 8 7 9 6 5 e Many sailing vessels still call at Mombasa, like the Dhows shown above. These vessels, displacing about 170 tons, have been bringing Persian Gulf traders to the East Coast of Africa for over 3,000 years. Elephant Ivory usually brings big prices In bidding by Asian ivory dealers. Most of the Ivory sold at these Mombasa auctions finds Its v/ay to Hong Kong, a center of Ivory carving. e y �Ptwe fflzfecB SEAFARERS AFL-CIO Urges Fast Action On Senate Medicare Passage With "pride" and "gratification," the AFL-CIO asked the Senate Finance Committee to give quick approval to a program labor has fought for over the years—health care for the elderly under social security, mony by medicare supporters program which would pay only AFL-CIO Social Security was a portion of the cost—were the one of elation. Director Nelson H. CruikAmerican Hospital Association and shank said the medicare biU Cruikshank told the committee the National Medical Association, passed by the House and now be­ fore the Senate committee would mark the biggest step forward in the 30-year history of the Social Security Act. It would also, he noted, enable the United States to catch up with "nearly every other industrial country in the world" in the field of health care. Cniikshank made suggestions for improving the House bill— including payment under the basic hospitalization program of such hospitai speciaiists as radi­ ologists and pathologists. So did Health, Education & Welfare Secretary Anthony J, Celebrex and most other witnesses testi­ fying for the legislation. But the general tenor of the testi­ that the legislation's effects will be "felt in all generations ahead; and representing 5,000 Negro doctors. its most valued product will be human happiness." He cited six reasons why labor "wholeheartedly" supports the bill: • "It provides basic health benefits for the aged, financed through contributory social insurance. • "It provides for contributions from general revenues toward health insurance coverage, without the imposition of a means test. Mf 14, IMI LOG 5/1/ Clinic Exams—All Ports EXAMS THIS PERIOD: March 1 - March 31, 1965 Port Seamen Wives Children TOTAL Boston 8 0 1 9 Baltimore 140 32 24 196 Jacksonville 32 0 0 32 Houston 223 19 4 246 Mobile 80 9 3 92 New York 417 31 33 481 Philadelphia 70 26 9 105 Tampa 12 1 2 15 New Orleans 374 13 8 395 TOTAL 1,356 84 1,571 Hiring Changes (Continued from page 24) persisted for six years, Gleason said, with a peak of 18,000 men needed only on Thursdays and Fridays. That means a minimum 6,600 un­ employed workers available for work — "vastly disproportion­ ate" to the need, the union head said, A 1964 manpower report by the U.S. Department of Labor con­ firmed the ILA's claim of a man­ power over supply, said Gleason. Under the contract recently signed with the New York Shipping As­ sociation, labor and management agreed to new procedures for mobility and a guaranteed annual wage, and both should operate the hiring halls which supply the labor, he declared. Both the Waterfront Commission and the ennployers oppose the pro­ posed legislation. The shipping as­ sociation agreed in negotiations to join the ILA in getting the port register closed, but objects to the pending bill. By Joseph B. Loque, MD, Medical Director New Medical Opinions On Breast Cancer Simple surgery may be Just as effective in the treatment of breast cancer as the complicated surgical procedures preferred by most physicians as reported in Health Bulletin, That is the opinion of an increasing number of researchers who have compared survival rates of patients having only the afflicted organ removed, with those in which the organ plus surrounding tissue was removed. In most cases the rates of cure for both groups were Identical. Dr. George Crile, Jr., of the Cleveland Foundation reported recently that in his own study "tho survival rates of patients treated by simple operations has been six per cent higher than those treated by radical ones." Perhaps the most stinging at-"*"" tack on the medical profession's standardized operative procedure preference for drastic removal of by increasingly well-trained sur­ tissue came recently from Dr. Ed­ geons, it is disconcerting indeed ward F, Lewison. Writing in the to note that the breast cancer mor­ Journal of the American Medical tality rate has not yet reflected our Association, the Johns Hopkins ever-improving surgical skill." Hospital researcher said of the Dr. Lewison backs up his con­ radical type of operation that "despite Its world-wide acceptance clusion with numerous reports and the performance of this which make the same point. For example, he cites a recent study by Drs. S. S. Smith and A. C. Meyer showing a five-year survival rate of 54 percent for patients treated by simple mastectomy and a five-year survival rate of 53 per­ cent for patients treated by radi­ cal mastectomy. Similar results Margolius wre obtained front a study in Co­ penhagen and also from Dr. Lewison's own investigations. The of such recent sporty models as the Mustang Is at­ time is ripe for a "rigidly con­ tributed to their popularity with teen-agers. trolled clinical trial of equivalent Of even more concern is that the whisky and beer therapeutic techniques in the sur­ industries are finding teen-agers an increasing gical treatment of breast cancer," Dr. Lewison concluded. market. Another argument against dras­ One result of the pressure on teen-agers to spend freely is that the money they need for advanced edu­ tic breast surgery was presented cation is diverted. Too, family discord often results at the 58th annual meeting of the when teen-agers want to be on a par with other Southern Medical Association. Dr. youngsters in clothing, recreation and other spend­ Benjamin F. Byrd, Jr., associate ing, but the family income is limited. Another result clinical professor of surgery at is that teen-agers enter marriage with little training Vanderbilt University School of in money management, and money problems are very Medicine, said that the pain and discomfort patients experience noticeable in young marriages. Both family service agencies and church organiza­ after "super" operations is not worth the dubious benefits. Direct­ tions have become concerned about commercial in­ ing his attack at the use oi radical fluences on today's youngsters, and the need to teach mastectomy in the aged, he said them values. that cancer specialists have repeat­ Sometimes the pressures on teens reach serious edly shown that, beyond 70 years proportions. For example. Children and Family Serv­ of age, simple mastectomy offers ice of Youngstown, Ohio, reports that salesmen there better survival in years than does are very active among boys just prior to graduating radical surgery. There is "very from high school. The salesmen impress upon the little evidence that the ^risfe ac­ boys the necessity for giving their about-to-graduate companying so-called stage 1 can­ girl friend a diamond for which the youngsters then cer of the breast justifies the mor­ pay -and pay, reports Luna E. Kenney, Executive tality of 'super' operations," Dr. Byrd added. Director, • "It provides substantial In­ creases in cash benefits to social security recipients. • "It provides adequate and equitable financing for both the broadening of existing social in­ surance programs and for the new­ ly-Inaugurated one. • "It provides improved stand­ ards and broadened coverage for state programs of medical assist­ ance for needy persons." Among the groups urging that hospital specialist charges be in­ cluded In the hospital program— NEW YORK — Top representa- rather than under the voluntary tivea of the world's leading ship supplemental medical insurance classification societies are meeting here in an effort to determine international load line standards for the giant supertankers of to­ day that have made the old standards obsolete. Present load line standards were By Sidney established by an international convention in 1930 and do not cover ships of 700 feet or longer. Businessmen currently are stepping up their ef­ Andrew Neilson, chairman and forts to sell teen-agers everything from cosmetics to president of the American Bureau cars. With the teen-age population increasing at the of Shipping, explained that the in­ creased number of supertankers, rate of 800,000 a year, and now over 23,000,000, busi­ giant bulk carriers and specialized nessmen see today's teen-agers as an expanding product ships—sone of which are group with literally billions to spend. over 1,000 feet long—has neces­ Moderate-income families ought to know about sitated a revision of international the adverti.sing and selling drive aimed at teen-agers load line requirements. because it can lead to (1) money waste and (2) family Basically, the. load line, or load discord. wateriine, is the line of immersion The fact is, teen-agers have become a seriouslythat marks the maximum draft to exploited group, manipulated by disc jockeys, record which a ship may be loaded safely companies, advertising agencies, retailers and man­ under various conditions of classifi­ ufacturers for their own merchandising purposes. cation, service or weather. Although teen-age girls comprise 11 per cent of the The lines, which may vary ac­ female population, they already do 23 per cent of cording to season, geography, salt all spending for cosmetics and toiletries, marketing or fresh water, are marked amid­ expert Patricia McColl recently reported in Drug ships on both sides of a vessels Trade News, hull. A ship cannot legally be The girls now spend about $450,000,000 a year for loaded "below the marks" and is cosmetics and toiletries. Stores now even sell "h'is not considered seaworthy if loaded and her" colognes so youngsters going "steady" can below allowable freeboard stand­ wear the same fragrance. Boys, too, are becoming ards. Freeboard is the distance heavy spenders for such toiletry products as hair from the center of the loadline markings to the level of the main creams, acne and other skin products, shaving needs and lotions, mouth wash and deodorants. The presi­ deck. dent of one department-store chain even recently Load lines are popularly known advocated setting up special toiletries departments as Plimsoll marks, in honor of for boys like the beauty bars for girls many stores A 19-year-old girl came to the agency with a num­ Samuel Plimsoll who was instru­ have. ber of problems, including debts. Just before gradu­ mental in passage of legislation ating, she had followed the local custom of buying When it comes to records, teen-agers now are con­ silver, crystal, dishes and kitchenware even though establishing load lines by the British Parlaiment in the 19th sidered the biggest buyers, spending an estimated she had no boy friend and no prospects of marriage. $700,000,000 a year. It has become commonplace for Century. Now she was having trouble meeting the install­ a teen-ager to spend $6 for a Beatle album. Teen­ ments. Societies' represented at the agers also have become big customers for record week-long conference are: France's players, transistor radios (including very-expensive Sometimes parents may need to get together Bureau Veritas; West Germany's ones), tape recorders, hair dryers and cameras, let through their P»TA's, or informally, to restrain ex­ Germanischer Llloyd; England's alone clothing and the traditional sports equipment. pensive local customs affecting children. In one Lloyd's Register of Shipping; Even sports goods has become a bigger expense with Western city where costs of going to the high school Japan's Nippon Kaiji Kyokai; Nor­ the trend to such sports as skiing which require prom had reached $50, parents got together and set way's Det Norske Veritas; Italy's costlier equipment. a limit of $20, Mr. Thompson reports. Registro Italiano Navale; and the Father and mother also need to keep in communi­ Auto Industry Exploits Trends American Bureau of Shipping. cation with each other about their children, and The auto industry now also regards teen-a^ers as avoid any independent giving without telling the David B. Bannerroaa Jr., a vice president of the American group, a major market, not only because many of the older other parent. This sometimes happens because of a will be chairman at the opening teen-agers themselves buy cars, but because they parent's own emotional needs, or to win a child's also Influence, their families' car buying. The success affectiop,; seMion. -i L Plan Load Line Standards For 'Super' Ships 131 Businessmen Love Big Spending Teen-Agers Dr. George Crile, Jr., In a re­ port to the Cambria County, Penn­ sylvania, Medical Society men­ tioned a long list of side effects and inconveniences following rad­ ical mastectomy. He says that bizarre alterations of this opera­ tion have resulted in so much re­ moval of the skin that skin graft­ ing was necessary in many cases. "Now, all of this would have been worthwhile had the results in terms of improvement of the five-, year survival rates , , , or im­ provements in terms of the death rate per hundred thousand women affected by breast cancer been modified." However, the sad fact is that "these rates have not ehgnged,",Dr. .Crjle concluded., I'l >•; ffl m l| ill �May 14, 1965 SEAFARERS ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal 7. year ended November 30, 1964- 8. SEAFARERS WELFARE FUND 9. 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 to the SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of the 10. STATE OF NEW YORK The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general information as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessariiy abbreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annuai Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Insurance Department, 123 William Street, New York 38, NY. EXHIBIT B-1 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES i As of November 30, 1964 (Name of plan) Seafarers Welfare Fund (Address of plan's principal office) 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 ASSETS' Column (1) 1. Cash 2. Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations ... 796,407.58 (b) Nongovernment bonds 2,115,200.00 (c) Total bonds and debentures. 2,911,607.58 3. Stocks (a) Preferred —0— (b) Common 1,174,983.02 4. Common trusts 5. Real estate loans and mortgages .... 6. Operated real estate 7. Other investment assets. U.S. Treasury Bills 294,606.00 8. Accrued interest paid on investments. 9. Prepaid expenses 10. Other assets (a) See Attachment '... 16,086.13 (b) (c) • 11. Total assets LIABILITIES AND FUNDS 12. Insurance and annuity premiums payable 13. Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered by insurance) 14. Accounts payable. See Attachment .. 6,574.56 15. Accrued payrolls, taxes and other expenses —0— 16. Total liabilities 17. Funds and reserves (a) See Below 2,407,789.00 (b) Fund Balance 2,826,880.09 (c) (d) Total funds and reserves ... 18. Total liabilities and funds i Column (2) 843,960.92 Column* (3) NOT APPLICABLE 4,273,689.43 367,167.14 60,734.82 —0— 16,098.37 24,875.62 176,115.15 644,991.10 57,251.59 57,251.59 4,975,932.12 714,135.18 RECONCILIATION OF FUND BALANCES 13. Fund balance at beginning of year 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 12) 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net increase or decrease by adjustment in asset values of investments increase in Reserve for Welfare Benefits for Pensioners and their Dependents (627,838.00) (b) (c) 16. Fund balance end of year 2,740,582.91 714,135.18 (627,838.00) 2,826,880.09 ATTACHMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT-FORM D-2 NOVEMBER 30, 1964 Item No. 1. Seafarers Welfare Plan is identified with various Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Great Lakes steamship companies, tugboat and dredging operators who have collective bargaining agreements with the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, the Inland Boatmen's Union of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America, Great Lakes District. 4,381,196.60 &B Classes of Benefits Provided Death Hospital Maternity Optical Medical Burial Plots Rehabilitation 16,086.13 5,241,243.65 6,574.56 5,234,669.09 5,241,243.65 Item 17 (a) Reserve for welfare benefits for pensioners and their dependents$2,407,789.00 EXHIBIT B-2 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS As of November 30, 1964 (Name of plan) Seafarers Welfare Fund (Address of plan's principal office) 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 6^ Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive DISBURSEMENTS Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits Benefits provided other than through insurance carriers or other service organizations Administrative expenses (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) (b) Fees and commissions (c) Interest (d) Taxes (e) Rent (f) Other administrative expenses Other disbursements (a) See Attachment (b) Total lines 7 to 10, inclusive Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 6, less line 11) SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN < Indicate accounting! basis by check: Cash X Accrual •. Plans on a cash basis should attach a statement of significant unrecorded assets and liabilities. See Attachment. ' The assets listed in this statement must be valued in coiumn (1> on the basis regularly used in valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shall be valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to be fiied with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act. sec. 7 (e) and (f) (1) (B)). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1); Bonds, stocks and Treasury bills at cost. • If A (2) in item 13, PART 111 is checked "Yes," show in this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investment summarized in lines 2c, 3a, and 3b, if such value differs from that reported in column (1). RECEIPTS 1. Contributions (a) Employer (b) Employees ..' (c) Others (Specify) 2. Interest, dividends, and other investment net Income 3. Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets, net 4. Dividends and experience rating refunds from insurance companies 5. Other receipts (a) Interest on delinquent contributions (b) Equipment and office improvement rentals. (c) Miscellaneous 11. 12. Page SeTenfwrf" LOG Sickness and Accident Medical Examination Program Blood Transfusions Surgical Special Therapeutic Equipment Blood Bank Rehabilitation Therapy EXHIBIT B-1—Item 10—Other Assets Investment in Stock of Wholly-Owned Corporation (At Cost) Miscellaneous Receivables Deposits Capital Donated to Wholly-Owned Corps Less: Reserve for Donated Capital Fixed Assets Furniture and Fixtures—New York Furniture and Fixtures—Detroit Medical and Safety Program Facilities Brooklyn, New York Puerto Rico New Orleans, Louisiana Baltimore, Maryland Furniture and Fixtures—Blood Bank Program, N.Y. N.Y Equipment Outports Cemetery PlO'ts - $ 2,000.00 8,827.13 259.00 $476,293.70 471,293.70 5,000.00 375,531.18 8,623.18 93,502.92 64,013.31 45,766.05 46,346.07 558.78 1,181.43 887.50 636,410.42 636,410.42 Less: Reserve for Fixed Assets Total Other Assets Item 14—Accounts Payable Payroll Taxes Withheld Accounts Payable —0— $16,086.13 $ 5,568,63 1,005.93 ; $ 6,574.56 EXHIBIT B-1 — Statement of Significant Unrecorded Assets and Liabilities ASSETS Contributions Receivable—Note Interest Receivable on Bonds Miscellaneous Receivables $1,335,296.70 41,612.68 30,314,27 5,464,854.95 $1,407,223.65 LIABILITIES 179,138.85 5,654.97 36,573.11 3,845.42 46,073.50 5,690,067.30 Incurred Benefits Payable Administrative Expenses Payable : $ 326,753.89 34,446.56 $ 361,200.45 Note: Included herein are delinquent contributions in the amount of $418,057.71 due from various companies as principals for their own vessels or as agents for other com­ panies. Attorneys for the Plan have instituted suits libeling various vessels under the control of the companies and the parties involved are presently engaged in bankruptcy or admiralty proceedings. (Continued on page 18) �P«CB E^teen SEAFARERS L1ABIUTR8 AND FUNDS . i 12. Insurance and annuity premiums ^ payable 13. Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered ' ~ by Insurance) 14. Accounts payable . . r' 15. Accrued payrolls, taxes and other ex; • . '' ' penses _ 16. Total iiabilities 17. Funds and reserves (a) Reserve for future benefits and expenses 8,101,865.35 (b) (c) (d) Total funds and reserves... 8,101,865.35 18. Total liabilities and funds 8,101,865.35 ANNUAL REPORT (Continued from page 17) EXHIBIT B-2—Line 8 and Page Z—Item 7 Benefits provided other than through insurance carrier or other service organization. Cost of Benefits Paid $4,219,140.03 Cost of fixed assets acquired for purpose of providing . specific benefits 54,549.40 $4,273,689.43 EXHIBIT B-2—Line 10—Other Disbursements Trustees Meetings Travel Expenses Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment Maintenance of Real Estate $ $ Mmf 14 196» LOG 7,300.36 7,585.22 29,146.73 13,219.28 ^ • s ' Indicate accounting basis by clieck: Cash • Accrual X. Plans on a cash basis should attach a statement of signlflcant unrecorded assets and Uabilitles. ' The assets listed in this statement must be valued In column (1) on the basis regularly used In valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shaU ha valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement Is not sO required to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act, sec. 7 (e) and (f) (1) (B). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1): Bonds, Stocks and Treasury BUis —At Cost. ' If A (2) In item 13, PART III is checked "Yes." show in this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investments summarized in lines 2c, 3a. and 3h. if such value differs from that reported in column (1). 57,251.59 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SEAFARERS WELFARE FUND EXHIBIT B-2 STATE OF SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS C0UNT\ OF ..and.. Trustees of the Fund and being duly sworn, each for himself deposes and says that this Annual Report is true to the best of his informa* tion, knowledge and belief. Employer trustee j Max Harrison Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of April, 1965 JOHN J. BAGUSEO NOTARY PUBLIC, Slate ol New Ywlt No. 30.C^.C£3o5 Qualified in Nanaau CounlY Cert, filed in Nassau Co. & N. Y. Co. Cemmissieo Xxpirea Moieh 3^ 1090 Employee trustee: AI Kerr 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. For Year Ending November 30, 1964 (Name of plan) Seafarers Pension Plan (Addre.s.s of plan's principal office) 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 ( RECEIPTS Contributions (a) Employer 3,926,148.00 (b) Employees (c) Other (Specify) Interest, dividends, and other investment net income.. 245,272.49 Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets net 9,995.04 Dividends and experience rating refunds from insur­ ance companies Other receipts (a) (b) (c) Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive 4,181,415.53 DISBURSEMENTS 7. Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits 8. Benefits provided other than through insurance carriers or other service organizations 9. Administrative expenses (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) (b) Fees and commissions (c) Interest (d) Taxes (e) Rent (f) Other administrative expenses 10. Other disbursements (a) Trustees' meetings expenses (b) Traveling expenses 11. Total lines 7 to jn. inclusive 12. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 6, less line 11) ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal year ended November 30, 1964 SEAFARERS PENSION FUND 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 to the SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of the STATE OF NEW YORK The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general information as to the condition and aiTairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily abbreviated. For • more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund,' or at the New York State Insurance Department, 123 William Street, New York, N.Y. 10038 EXHIBIT B-1 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES i As of November 30, 1964 (Name of plan) Seafarers Pension Plan (Address of plan's principal office) 17 Battery Place, New York 4, NY. 1. Cash 2. Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations .... (b) Nongovernment bonds and notes (c) Total bonds and debentures. 3. Stocks (a) Preferred (b) Common 4. Common trusts 5. Real estate loans and mortgages 6. Operated real estate 7. Other investment assets, U.S. Treasury Bills 8. Accrued interest paid on invest­ ments 9. Prepaid expenses 10. Other assets (a) (b) (c) 11. Total assets ... •• Column (2) 120,049.37 2,143.70 3,739.31 53,084.04 6,056.10 672.94 137,121.71 6,729.04 1,239,323.63 2,942,091.90 RECONCILIATION OF FUND BALANCES * ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Column* (3) .5.EAF.AR.E.ftS,..PENSIpN.FUND 251,785.00 IS. 3,226,052.77 3,477,837.77 Not Applicable And Trusteei of the Fund and.. 511,307.86 3,510,617.55 being duly iworn, each for himself deposes and says that this Annual Report is true to the best of hli Informa­ tion, knowledge and belief. Employer trus^ 284,935.21 Max Harrison 193,131.13 51,539.41 26,615.25 13. Fund balance at beginning of year —0— 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 12) 2,942,091.90 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net increase or decrease by adjustment in asset values of investment (b) Net increases in reserve for future benefits and expenses ,(2,942,091.90) (2,942,091.90) (c) 16. Fund balance end of year —0— ASSETS' Column (1) ' 1,095,472.83 7,977,829.52 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of April, 1965 3,986.46 Employee trustee: Al Kerr _ s. 8,101,865.35 JOHN J. BflOUSEO NOTARY PUBUC, Stal* o( N*w TodI No. 30-8432085 ' QuoUliod la Nomu County Coit iilod in Nouou Co. Oi H. Y. Co. KottuaUOum Expiiot Maioh 30, UM �liar U INI SEAFARERS lOG JMw^on Passengers One of these days, and it won't be long, Seafarers will be ordering their ship-board menus, just as they do in port. It will not be unusual to hear one choosey sailor asking for beef stroganoff, another for steak, another for chicken in wine sauce, his mate for veal parmigian, and so on down-t" the line. And, what's more, when men were men and glasses The crew aboard the Los An­ geles (Sea-Land) has been spend­ each will receive his choice were crystal." Seafarers Leon Tekof (left) and Frank Posaluk hold two "pas­ senger" pigeons who hitched a round trip ride aboard the Geneva on the vessel's Delaware to Canada run. Bosun Pasaluk and A. B. Telcot took good care of their feathery guests, releasing them when the pilot came aboard at the Delaware Station. While in passage, the birds feasted on special dishes prepared for them by chief steward, Antonio Alfonso. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), April 4 — Chairman, Wilard Mullinc; Secre­ tary, Fred Shaia. Ship's delegate reported that everything -has been running smoothly so far. $1.86 In ship's fund. Motion made to have all companies Issue American money In all foreign ports, before arrival. If ship is In port for more than five days, the captain should go to customs and get permission to Issue American money. An amendment to iii above motion: Should certain laws be in conflict with this motion, then the American Consul In that port should be contacted. Voluntary con­ tributions accepted for, ship's fund. MT. WASHINGTON (Victory Carri­ ers), April 28—Chairman, Peter F. Patrick; Secretary, Charles 0. Phil­ lips. One man missed ship and two went to hospital In Bahrain. No beefs and no disputed OT. E GLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Over­ seas), April 25—Chairman, H. Smithi Secretary, W. F. Barth. Ship's dele' gate reported that everything Is run­ ning smooth. Motion made that the LOG publish all the alms of the negotiating committee. TRANSEASTERN (Transeastern), May 3 — Chairman, Oarley Milburne; Secretary, Arnold Michael. $14.80 In ship's fund. Disputed OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job weil done. I STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), May 2 — Chairman Farrand; Secretary, Luis Malta. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made that each man donate $1.00 to ship's fund. Request made for more milk aboard. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), May 8 — Chairman, Edward Morris, Jr,; Secretary Brown Huszar. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew requested to dump garbage In chute and not on deck. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), May 2 — Chairman, H. Orlando; Secretary, V. Torregrosa, Jr. Vote of thanks to Shaky for repairing TV antenna. Motion made to have ship sprayed to get rid of roaches. Motion mads to have drinking fountain In messhall moved to passageway due to Its being a safety hazard. Ship's dele­ gate to discuss with captain the possibility of having starboard com­ pressor repaired due to Its being excessively noisy during meal hours. $8.00 In ship's fund. TRANSINDIA (Hudson Waterways), April 25 — Chairman, Joe Crowley; Secretary, Boyd H. Amsberry. $">3.50 In ship's fund. One man short In steward department. All members Interested In retirement pay. Vote of thanks to the chief electrician for fixing washing machine. Vote of thanks to the steward department for doing a good job. IBERVILLE (Waterman), May 2 — Chairman, J. W. Allan; Secretary, J. W. Singer. Ships delegate reported that all is well. %<'.?=• in ' Some disputed OT i-> it--'ment. Motion made that due to con­ stant rise In cost of i../iii.„, J failure of headquarters to promote a raise in wages, for a long time, eliminate assessments for A.O.A. and G.F. in order to release members from financial burdens. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), April 18 — Chairman, S. McCormIck; Secretary H. T. Andersen. No beefs reported by department delegates. PILOT ROCK (Columbia Steamship), May 4 — Chairman, George Brady; Secretary, G. W. Luke. One man hospitalized In Port Suez, Egypt. One man missed ship at Port Arthur, Texas. Vote of thanks to the captain and his officers for the prompt attention to hospitalized crewmember. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Everyone is getting fat VORKMAR (Calmar), May 2 — Chaiman, G. M. Wri^t; Secretary, W. L. Glogg. One man In deck department left ship in Panama due to death In family. Some disputed OT in engine department. Beef about food not being prepared properly. Steward to check preparation of food. HENRY STEINBRENNER (Kins­ man), April 25 — Chairman, Leon Strlla; Secretary, None. Request that the patrolman meet the ship In regards to squaring away a few beefs. Request made that new con­ tract spell out the vacation pay as does the deep-sea contract. Brother R. C. Rutherford, steward on board should be awarded a medal for being one of the cleanest and most accommodating cooks on the Great Lakes. HENNEPIN (Redland), April 24 — Chairman, Ben Sprague; Secretary, 0. F. Siedlecki. $8.00 In ship's fund. OT slips to be turned over to patrol­ man by deck department. Everything is fine and dandy In the engine and steward departments. plate In less than three minutes. It's all part of a tentative ohow study jointly conducted by the SIU and several union - contract­ ed companies. "We're experim e n 11 n g with pre - prepared, frozen entrees," says D. P. Elde­ mire aboard the Eldemire Steel Advocate (Isthmian), one of the vessels par­ ticipating in the tests. "Pre-prepared, frozen entrees enable the galley to serve a greater number of dishes cheaper, faster, more effici­ ently and with less trouble than ever before. Up to forty different entrees can be stored in the freezer and made immediately available, according to the varying tastes of the crew. And the same goes for side dishes, pastries and sandwich­ es. The program is going real well," announces brother Eldemire. "The chow is excellent and we recommend a continuing study to determine the best brands of frozen foods and the best methods and equipment for preparing them." 4< 4- 4" It's a case of the tea kettle call­ ing the coffee pot black—at least too black to brew tea in. The "we'd sooner Lipton" contingency aboard the Spitfire (General Cargo) insists that once an urn is used for boil­ ing coffee, it's no good for any­ thing else. "The coffee-klatoh gang is getting privileged treatment," complains ship's delegate H. S. Christensen, "and we're demand­ ing equal time and separate facili­ ties." "Ditto for us," piped up a hot chocolate lover who prefers to remain anonymous. "Even though we're a minority, we have our rights." "Well," sighed a resigned steward in the back, "It looks like the Spitfire will be carrying a three-urn galley." 4> 14 41 Nowadays, everything is made of plastic—^from the new face on your favorite movie star, to that "bul­ let-proof, jet-age, invisible plastic shield" that proves invulner­ able to baseballs and maohinegun slugs on T.V. commercials. But when the plastic Stanton craze takes to the sea and boards the dining tables, it's time for Seafarers to draw the line. "We've put our collective foot down," says Eugene A. Stan­ ton, ship's delegate aboard the Transorient (Hudson Waterways.) "We've served notice that plastic table service must go. We're out to bring back the good old days 4> 4 ^ ing their off-duty hours at the ping-pong table, lounging in the reading room, working-o u t in the gym, or catching the lat­ est rerun on T.V. The ship's recreation facilities Bruce have been placed at the disposal of the crew. Accord­ ing to delegate Leo Bruce, the boys are whipping themselves into shape —toning up those physical and mental muscles. "By the time we hit port," says brother Bruce, lightr ing a cigarette and laying his bil­ 4-4 4 An investigation was launched liard cue aside, "we'll be in pretty last week aboard the Globe Carrier fine condition. Those shoreside gals are sure in for a treat," he (Maritime Over­ added, casually hefting a barbell. seas) to get to "You know the old saying, all work the bottom of and no play ..." those flying 4 4 4 saucer rumors that have been Delegate B. Tippens, sailing oirculating from aboard the Topa-Topa, reports that deck to deck ever the Captain was so well satisfied since the ship with the work and behavior of left port. Ship's the crew that he commended all delegate John on board for their efforts, express­ Flood Flood, who was ing special appresiation for a job elected to head the investigating well-done by the steward depart­ committee, turned in the following ment. "All and all, it was an report: "The reports of flying excellent voyage," the captain is saucers aboard ship are completely reported to have declared. unfounded and false. The un­ 4 4 4 identified flying objects that have Speaking on behalf, of the entire been p 1 a g u e i n g crewmembers, causing them to duck and dodge crew on board the SS Manhattan Waterways), delegate as they go about their duties, are (Hudson not saucers at all. They are L. P. Hagmann extends a hearty pastries. These baker's concoctions vote of thanks to Captain Redding are so light and fluffy that, unless for the Captain's special considera­ firmly anchored to the table, they tion and his expert treatment of a take wing and float about the crew member who became ill dur­ vessel, causing great consternation ing the voyage. 4 4 4 among the crew." Delegate Alfred H. Anderson 4 4 4 The following mess staffs made reports that Seafarers aboard the It hefty, hot and hearty, and were Steel Designer par­ awarded a special vote of thanks (Isthmian) from their grateful crewmembers: ticipated in a realBethtex (Bethlehem Steel); Will- life fire rescue mar (Calmar); Penn Vanguard drill. Receiving a (Penn Shipping); Topa Topa distress signal (Waterman); SS Del Sud (Delta from a Lebanese Steamship) — applause for the freighter, the baker; SS Manhattan (Hudson Steel Designer Waterways) — the baker takes a turned about in bow; SS San Francisco (Sea-Land). mid-course and Anderson raced to Uie 4 4 4 Seafarer Nicholas Bechlivanis disaster scene. When_ they ar­ says that he is proud to announce rived, the freighter was still afloat, that "there are still some honest but engulfed in flames. Fortunately licensed personnel around." Broth­ .the crew of the burning vessel had er Bechlivanis was paid o^ff by the already been picked up by a ship Captain. But in the confusion, he that was in the immediate area. signed the pay voucher without "Seeing something like that at picking up his money. "When the first hand really teaches you a SS Fairland arrived in Port Eliza­ lesson about the dangers of fire at beth eleven days later," he reports. sea," says brother Anderson. 4 4 4 "Captain Berger had my money Roger Hall, Meeting Secretary ready for me to pick up. I want to make known my sincere thanks aboard the San Francisco (Sea and pay public tribute to Captain Land), reports that the men have Berger's honesty," brother Bech­ requested fans to keep things mov­ ing cooly in the crew pantry. livanis concludes. Tom Gordon of the Steel Hecorder (Isthmian) reports that a message sent to the White House urging retention of Under Secre­ tary of Labor John F. Henning, received a quick reply from Labor Department representative John B. Clinton, thanking the crew for the benefit of their views. Brother Gordon lu-ges fellow-Seafarers to follow the example of the Steel Recorder crew. "Write to your Congressmen and Senators," he says. "Let them know how you feel on issues that are important to the maritime industry and to you personally." �SEAFARERS Far* Tweatr MV H U«f LOG Seafarer Declares Danes Are A Sailor's Best Friend Seafarer William J. McNeely hasn't exactly lived a life filled with unusual adventures, een iust out. but he has been just about everywhere a vessel can go. _ And don't forget, he points _ what might seem like adventure to a land-dweller, is all m a day's work to the average Seafarer. They've re-created a na­ is always there and the money is "A working seaman," he amazing. always good." tion out of ruins. says, "learns to take storms OO'JV JUST OILy/4>JO (3/?BASV TUROOCSN WITH TUSM —TWfiYSWoUiO ^eveFCBitsD During his off hours, McNeely "And the people are among the and other sea perils in his stride. Coping with danger is just another most courteous and relaxed I have has no special hobbies, but he does ever seen. They treat a visiting enjoy reading good western sto­ part of his job." American like a long-lost friend ries. Travel is another story. Accord­ or member of the family. I have "You know," he says with a grin, ing to Brother McNeely, the wan­ never been made to feel so much "a Seafarer feels right at home derlust of the sailor is never sat­ at home as I have In Denmark. with a good western yarn. He has isfied and each new voyage has a "I think we can all take a few no trouble identifying with the glamor of its own. lessons from the Danes," McNeely western hero who moves from "There's something new and dif­ town to town just like a seaman ferent in every port," he says. "In adds. sails from port to port." A chief steward, McNeely has a way, each time you ship out is Now 56 years old, McNeely has sailed since 1943, joining the SIU like the first time." no immediate plans to retire. Of dll the countries he has vis­ in 1946. "I like the sea," he says. "I SIU Is Tops ited, hie is most impressed with don't want to retire. I prefer to "This SIU is absolutely the the Scandinavian nations. best," he declares. "I've raised keep working and remain active." "E s p e c i a lly three children on what I've earned Brother McNeely is a man who Denmark." he in­ since I signed on with the SIU. enjoys his occupation. "I take par­ sists. "I think I could have never done it without ticular pride and pleasure in cook­ that it's probably the Union. And I don't have to ing at sea," he says, "especially the cleanest worry about the future-^-old age in putting together ex)tra-special country in the and medical expenses. The Sea­ fancy meals. And the crew just world. You can't farer's Welfare Plan will handle loves It," he adds. even find a match that fot me." stick on the Before sailing, brother McNeely street. The Danes had been a chef, working for vari­ take a great McNeely ous industrial concerns in Balti­ pride in the con­ dition of their homes, their streets more, his home town. and their cities. "But I'll take sailing over work­ "The job that they've done re­ ing shoreside," he explains, "be­ building and maintaining their cause the sea is the only place to Retired Seafarer Charlie Haytcher, country since World War II Is make a really good living. The job called some tough fights he's had in the NAM&TAL ?LAi\rSAfe' AVOID-iHe CHANCeOF sr4Cr/MG A FIRE". Seafarer Recalls Fiery Battles He Fought In And Out Of Ring Pension Benefits Bring Thanks To the Editor: The day I received my first pension check was a very great day in my life. As a member of the SIU, I can truly say that this Union is absolutely Mii i To The Bditor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. tops in my estimation. It is a wonderful thing for a man who has worked all his life to know that when he retires his later years are taken care of. This is what the SIU pension means to me. I thank God that I be­ long to a Union that cares enough about its members to see that they are not forgotten when their working days are over. May God bless you all and smooth sailing. Percy J. Thornton, TI97 3» 4" Thanks Crew For Aid To the Editor: When I received a wire In­ forming me that my dad was about to dfe, we were in the South China Sea headed for the Phillipines, aboard the SS Transeastern. When the crew found out, 100% of them chipped in, con­ tributing an amount that more than made up my air fare home. This meant more to my family and myself than I know how to say. We want the men and union brothers aboard the Transeastern all to know how much we appreciate It. I am very proud to be a mem­ ber of the SIU. There isn't a finer bunch of people in any organization. All I can say is thanks again. E. D. Thompson an ex-boxer, was reminiscing the other day and re­ ring and out. Haytcher is on pension now, drawing disability benefits resulting from serious injuries he suffered to his hands while fighting a fire aboard the Turning off the feed pump, land Athletic Club. The next time dredge King Cole, which is Haytcher went after the assort^ he entered the ring he went In as under contract to the SIU's Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region. "I was sailing in the engine de­ partment," Haytcher recalled. "Suddenly, one of the King Cole's oil burners backfired, knocking me to my knees and engulfing me In a downdraft of flame. You know," Haytcher admitted with a grin, "I even had my dukes up." The next few minutes were hec­ tic. Haytcher's jacket had caught fire, forcing him to beat out the fiames with his hands. "For a sec­ ond," he said, "It looked like the final K.O." LOG-A-RHYTHM: Moods of Peace rags and other burnables scattered around the boiler room, stamping and beating out fires with his hands and feet. "It was a rough bout," he said, "and I can truly say that I'm lucky I won." Haytcher was rushed to a hos­ pital in a police ambulance. His hands were so badly burned that they required skin grafts. In March, 1965, Haytcher final­ ly retired, drawing disability pen­ sion benefits as a result of the burns he received while heroically fighting the King Cole blaze. Fire-fighting is not the only kind of battling that brother Haytcher is famiiiar with. Back In his teens he first put up his dukes as a featherweight in the old Golden Watch Competitions of the Cleve­ a serviceman, boxing in the Amer­ ican Expeditionary Force competi­ tions of 1918 in Paris. Fought The Finest "I fought some pretty good boys in my time," he recalls. "In fact, I knocked out Mike Dundee right before Mike fought Johnny Kilbane. I should have been feather­ weight champ of the AEF. Haytcher joined the SIU in Cleveland where he makes his home with his wife Anna. "The SIU is tops with me," he says. "And that pension is going to make all the difference. I can relax for the rest of my days." Brother Haytcher will spend many of those days thinking back to his past glories in the ring. "Memories of those days are my happiest possession," he confesses. By Henri Perolkow __ When listening. To the cry of birds, Echoing from green lit tree My heart is strummed with Joy. When water heads Drum arid earth. Feeding root Life unll flood my heart. When pumpkin moon. Slips under veil In crystal knobbed sky Magic sweeps my heart. When men bow in prayer Blessing life. My heart throbs like a bell. Pealing for Peace. Seafaring ex-boxer Charles "Happy" Haytcher recently hung up his seafaring togs along with his gloves to retire on an SIU pension. Above, Happy (r) puts up his mitts to receive his first pension check from Cleveland port agent Tom Gerity. Haytcher sailed in the SIU Great Lakes Tug .arid Dredge Region. ^ �m^m s¥AFA'RkkS ^ LbV Haul Away, Joe PMge Seafarers Button Up Ship In Tight Concrete Topcoat Finding themselves in a difficult situation, enterprising crewmembers aboard the SIUcontracted Delaware (Meadowbrook Trans.) reached into their bag of tricks and came up with some concrete answers to some awfully leaky problems. The Delaware, on a grain run to India, ran into a series of bad storms that ruptured storm and our troubles would start running down onto the radar set. See if you can find it and patch plates and punched boles all over again. Seafarers Joe Dunn and Demctris Mostrotonis haul away on lines and tighten up ship as Steel Voyager prepared to dock in New York recently. The seafarers both A.B.'s, looked for­ ward to spending some time out on the town after the Voy­ ager hit port. TRANS EASTERN (Transeastern). March 21—Chairman, W. Dauieey; Secretary, M. K. Arnola. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything running smoothly. No disputed OT reported by department delegates. Motion made that if steward department is cut down on provisions ordered by the Captain it is to be brought to the attention of the ship's delegate or deonrtment delegates before leav­ ing port. SEATRAIN G E 0 R 6 I A (Seatrain Lines), April 8—Chairman, Herbert C. Justice; Secretary, J. F. DicKerson. Ship's delegate reported three day's subsistence due on next pay-off. Deck department reported some disputed OT. Steward department reported two Vote of thanks extended to Sam Mc­ Donald, baker. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), April Chairman, R. Aguiar; Secretary, D. G. Chafin. Ship's delegate reported that some repairs have been completed and the rest will be taken care of later on. $15.10 in ship's fund. Broth­ er Robert DiSarno was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the retired ship's dele­ gate for a job well done. DEL SUD (Delta), April 23—Chair­ man, Paul Turner; Secretary, Harold Crane. $.5.30 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother H. Crane was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to Brother M. Dunn for Job well done. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), April 18—Chairman, David P. Manafe, Sec­ retary, W. I. Bennerson. No beefs re­ ported by department delegate. Un­ ion to be contacted regarding shore leave in Ascension Island. Vote of thanks to the steward department. men missed ship on sailing from Texas City, Texas. Brother Carlos Rocafort was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. Vote of thanks to Brother Ed Lanier, former ship's delegate for job well done. [t COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), March 15 — Chairman, T. Drzewicki; Secretary, R. E. King. Ship's dele­ gate reported delayed sailing in Nor­ folk due to engineers and Coast Guard. Payoff held up due to beef on > monthly pay. No disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. Please pick up cups when finished and keep feet off chairs. PANOCEANIC FAITH (Pan Oceanic Tankers), March 28—Chairman, Ken­ neth Collins; Secretary, Kenneth Col­ lins. Ship's delegate reported no beefs; all going smooth. Brother M. J. Berry was elected to serve as new ; ship's delegate. All departments to' see department delegates before go­ ing to see ship's delegate accepted. No disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delegates. Ship's delegate to see Captain about repairs. YORK (American Bulk Carriers), March 26—Chairman, Edward Clifton; Secretary, Seymour Heinfling. Brother Heinfling was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Vol• imtary donation of fifty cents re­ quested in order to start ship's fund. MONARCH OF THE SEAS ,Water. man), April 18 — Chairman, Eduard Morris, Jr.; Secretary, Broun Huszar. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Morris was elected ; to serve as new ship's delegate. Dis.cussion on pension benefits—to have $250 a month for 20 years with the -Union and 15 years seatime. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), April 24—Chairman, James M. Hand; Sec­ retary, John D. Galloway. Brother John Galloway was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Few hours dis­ puted OT in deck department. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), April 22 —Chairman, Lou Cevette; Secretary, John Johnson. Ship's delegate re­ ported that there is some disputed OT re delayed sailing. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), March 20—Chairman, Ernest Newhall, Secretary, John Kucharski. Ship's delegate reported that ship is clean with no beefs. Vote of thanks extended to the entire steward de­ partment for a job well done. DEL RIO (Delta), April 25—Chair­ man, Radich S. Tony; Secretary, A. Tolentino. .Everything .is .running smoothly In each department. Vote of thanks extended to Brother Rigby Walter resigning ship's delegate. Brother A. Abner was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. DELAWARE (Meadowbrook), April 11—Chairman, F. L.-Jarvis; Secretary, A. Yarborough. Brother F. L. Jarvis was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), April 25 — Chairman, Claude Duval; Secretary, Nicholas Hatgimisios. Some' disputed OT in deck de­ partment, otherwise everything is O.K. Brother Julian Wilson was elect­ ed to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to all delegates and to the entire steward department for . won­ derful food and a job well done. DE SOTO (Waterman), April 25— Chairman, Walter W. LeClair; Secre­ tary, J. F. Castronover. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly so far. Discussion about contacting Union about single room for day men, and watch foc'sia for deck department Vote of thanks to the steward department for the fine meals, good cooking, preparing and service. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over•eas), March 21 — chairman, M. D. Green; Secretary, J. F. Austin. Vote of thanks to the deck and engine departments for keeping tt* pantry . FLORIDA STATE (Everglades), April and messroom clean. Fine ship and 38—Chairman, V. C. Smith; Secre­ fine crew. Everything is running tary, Antonie Gonaalcz. Discussed disputed OT. No tiecfs reported. smoothly. J. L. REISS (Reiss), May 7 — MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways), Chaiman, Thomas C. Srewn, Sr.; April 10—Chairman, Gam W. McOenaM; Secretary, L. P. Hagmann. No Secretary,. George Bodkin. Biettier beefs reported by department dele- Robert Wagner was elected to serve tes. Vote of thanks given to Cap­ as .engine delegate. Suggestion ttiat ri Redding for the treatment given linen i twurs be posted and to stop to one sick brother during the tripi- . issuing-such during iriaal hours. > S throughout the fhlp's structure. Undaunted, the crew plugged the openings as fast as they appeared, using batches o-f raw concrete that they whipped together from cement stores normally carried to safeguard the hold from chain pipe leakage. "My mates are probably the best mixing crew to sail the seven "seas," says Bosun Chuck Hostetter, "and I've got the hard facts and. callouses to prove it." "It all started," continues broth­ er Hostetter, "when we signed aboard the Delaware at Swan Island Shipyard, Portland, Oregon. The yard workers were fitting the ship out for a grain run to Madras, India. When they finished, we went up river and loaded the grain. We sailed the 14th of February. Terrible Storm Once outside the Columbia River, we hit on into a beautiful but terrible storm. The next -day, the ship was down by the head. At first I thought the cement must have come out of the chain pipes and filled the chain locker and fore Hostetter peak. The captain turned about so that my deck man, Charles Volk, and mySelf could get forward to take a look. The cement was holding well and the fore peak top was still closed. "We opened the fore peak for a look-see, and found the chain locker full of water. Since the lower fore peak tank was empty, we went down and cut a hole in the bottom of the chain locker and let the water drain into the fore peak tank, figuring that the engineer could pump it out. "We sure could have used a portable pump, but there was none on board. "Next we tried to siphon the water out. No luck. Then, one by one, we tried all the time-honored and proven m.ethods, but none would work. Cream of Wheat "Finally, we went Into the reefer boxer in the No. 1 hold. Luckily all the doors had good gaskets. Otherwise, by the time the water was through down there. No. 1 lower hold vould have been full of Cream of Wheat—not dry grain. "I called all hands and we started bailing the water out with buckets. "We bailed water for 14 days and 14 nights. Every time we'd get those boxes dry, we'd hit another "Then the Deck—Deck Main­ tenance Charles Volk—and I started looking for holes in the deck. When we got forward of the house We found two big ones on the foc'sle head near the reefer machinery space. "We cemented those and then Deck j-elled over to me, *1 see another one.' I said, 'I see two.' Deck said, 'I see three more.' I said, 'mix some cement.' "Eleven holes later, we took a coffee break. "Well, we bailed water till we looked like fountainheads. Finally we got to Singapore and fair weather. "I still wish we had a portable pump and a cement mixer on board. I mentioned this to the captain, and he agreed that we needed both. "And how right he was. Because next we tore out the overhead wood and insulation in one reefer box and saw the sun shining brightly overhead. " 'Mix some cement. Deck!' " 'Now I know why they packed us up with 65 bags of cement,' commented Deck, a little on the bitter side. "'Hey Chuck,' interrupted stew­ ard Dick "Simpson, 'my dry store­ room is full of water.' "I answered that if it was full of water it couldn't be a 'dry' storeroom. Then I thoughtfully added; 'Deck! mix some more ce­ ment.' "The steward mentioned that they didn't teach him anything in the upgrading program about storerooms full of water. "Hah! They should have, I said. Broken Glass "Just imagine being awakened at two A.M. in the morning by three well-drenched messmen — one with a cut foot and the other two yelling: 'Hey, bosun! come quick. Our porthole glasses are all broken out.' "That's exactly the way it hap­ pened. So I figured I might as well get up and check all the other ports and glasses. I did, and found that 19 more were cracked or broken. •"Hey, Bosun,' yells A. B. Jarvis, 'the old man wants you top­ side right now.' " 'Hey, bosun, we have a small leak over the wheelhouse and it's it up.' "Running all over, huh? Small leak and it's running? 'Mix some cement. Deck!' "Twenty holes later . . . Sure wish we had a portable cement mixer. Ship's Damage "Well, we finally made it to Madras and because of the strike back in the States we were the only American ship there with grain. We discharged all our car­ go and the convpany flew out an engineer to look over the ship's damage. He found a plate opposite the chain locker cracked and a plate ruptured in the inner bot­ tom tank, a fuel tank under the #1 hold. "There went 25 bags of cement, and wasn't niy Deck Maintenance glad to see that cement go. I caught him looking down into the #1 hold, muttering: 'use it all, damn it, use it all, all of it, use it all.' "Now I wonder what he could have been talking about. "Then the anchor windless went out and we found a big hole in the bottom of the casing. 'Mix up some more cement. Deck!' "I sent A. B. Jim Loe aft to paint a vent on top of a mast house, but Jim couldn't find the vent. It had fallen through into the #4 hold. 'Mix some cement. Deck!' "Next we went up to Eilat, Is­ rael to load pot ash for Korea. Now we are nearing Singapore for a fuel-up on our way to the Japan Sea. 'Mix some cement. Deck.' "The mate wants to chip the cabin deck in Korea, but Deck doesn't think it's safe — besides, we're running short of cement. Cement Mixers "The compass, telegraph, gyro stand and voice tube atop the wheel house are all cemented up, and looking good. By now. Deck and I could get a job with any cement company in the world. We're experts. "We just finished overhauling the lifeboats and are heading for the Japan Sea. I asked Deck if he wanted to seal each lifeboat with a bag of cement. No cement— coops, I mean no comment. " 'Deck, mix another batch. Boy, I sure wish we had a portable ce­ ment mixer.'" Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue ot the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes fm-ms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-ti^ay check on the accuracy of Its mailing-lists. �» f. r 1 SEAFARERS paffe Twenty-Tw® tOG SIU* AXtRXVAXiS and DEPAXlTTTBEiS SALLS All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's namei 12, 1965, to the Nick Pojorelys, Staten Island, N.Y, $ it Dawn E. Tucker, born March 21, 1965, to the Donald G, Tuckers, Highland Park, Mich, 4^ 4JI 4i Danny Ray Daniels, bom March t I" 4" Suzanne Jacobs, born February 3, 1965, to the Masceo E, Daniels, 18, 1965, to the Harvey M, Jacobs, Belhaven, N.C, 4 4" 4" Algonac, Mich, Christine Caron, born March 29, 4" 4" 3^ Rosaleen Carlin, born March 31, 1965, to the Richard Carons, River 1965, to the Michael Carlins, New Rouge, Mich, 4. 4> 4i York, New York, Martin Joseph Oro, born April 4' 4" 4" Fernando Gonzalez, born March 1, 1965, to the Anthony J, Oros, 9, 1965, to tl Antonio Gonzalezs, New York, New York, 4* 4» 4^ Playa Ponce, x-'.R, Barbara Gilmore,' born Novem­ Matthew Schaad, born Novem­ ber 18, 1964, to the John Schaads, ber 7, 1964, to the David C, Gilmores, Dunn, N.C, Detroit, Mich, Remedies Atizado, born March 8, 1965, to the Roy G. Atizados, Seattle, Wash, t 4. Joseph Trimmer, born March 16, 1965, to the David Trimmers, Buf­ falo, New York, 4, 4. 4> 4" 4" 4" 4' 4- 4" 1965, to the Jon E. Mitchells, Houston, Texas. Jack Massey, born February 28, 1965, to the Jack Masseys, New Orleans, La, 4' 4" 4- John Jeffery Frownfelters, bom February 4, 1965, to the John Frownfelters, Marrero, La, 4> 4' 4 4« 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mark Neal, born March 6, 1965, to the Wayne Neals, Baytown, Texas, Bessie Ciarke, born March 1, 1965, to the Elmer Clarkes, Wilmer, Ala, Morris Broxson, born January 10, 1965, to the Lowell L, Broxsons, Vidor, Texas. Madeline Bonafont, born April Charia Joy Whiteside, born Kathy DeLong, born October 9, 1964, to the John DeLongs, Lum- 1, 1965, to the Carmelo Bonafonts, March 19, 1965, to the Hersbal M, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Whitesides, Port Aransas, Tex, berton, N.C. 4^ 4> Guy E. Mitchell, born March 17, Tony Dean Banrow, born March 25, 1965, to the Gerals Barrows, The dealha of the following Seafarers have been reported Vanceboro, N.C. to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) i Lis Ann Pojorely, born March Falemino Palume, 68: Brother Palume died of natural causes on April 5, 1965 in Bellevue Hos­ pital, New York, A member of the union since 1942, he sailed in the deck department. He Is survived by his gran dchild, Kalsom Binti Abdul Rah­ man. Place of burial was the Heavenly Rest Cemetery, Hanover, New Jersey. 4" 4" 4" Jay C. Jackson, 44: Brother Jackson died of pneumonia on March 14, 1965 in Arlington General Hospi­ tal, Arlington, Washington, A member of the union since 1958, he sailed as an engineer. He was buried in Fort Worth, Texas and is survived by his wife Olive, 4< 4ji 4» Mariano B. Polpollo, 69: Brother Polpollo succumbed to heart dis­ ease on March 15, 1965 in his home at 1940 N. Rampert Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, A member of the union since 1942, he sailed as a bosun in the deck depart­ ment, No beneficiary to his estate has been named. He was buried in St, Vincent de Paul No, 2 Ceme­ tery, New Orleans, Louisiana, 4" 4^ 4* Mike P. Martinovich, 51: A disease of the ])ver proved fatal to Brother Martin­ ovich on March 20, 1965 in the New Orleans USPHS^ Hospital, A member of the deck department, he joined the un­ ion in 1961, He is survived by his sister Mary Hprnbaek, Place of burial was the United Serbian Cemetery, Los An­ geles, California, 4 4 4 James Edward McGuffoy, 68: Brother McGuffey died of heart disease on March 27, 1965 in the USPHS Hospital, Galveston, Texas, A member of the union since 1938, he sailed as a deck engineer. He is survived by his wife Ruby, Place of burial was Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Beaumont, Texas, 4 4 4 Lee B. Wilkins, 60: Brother Wilkins died of heart disease on March 25, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, A member of the union since 1941, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment, He is sur­ vived by his wife, Lena Wilkins, Place of burial was Roxanna Cemetery, Roxanna, Delaware, 4 4 4 Joseph William Stocker, 82: Edward H. Denchy, 45: Brother Heart failure proved fatal to Denchy succumbed to liver dis­ brother Stocker on March 15, ease March 15, 1965 in the New 1965 in the NazaOrleans USPHS re th Hospital, Hospital, A mem­ Philadelphia, Pa, ber of the union A member of the since 1940, he SIU since 1943, sailed in the he sailed as bo­ steward depart­ sun, He is sur­ ment, Surviving vived by his sis­ is his nephew, ter, Mrs. Sophie Dennis Kazenas. Place of burial Lanard. Burial was St, Patricks #3 Cemetery, was in St. Casimirs Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana, Shenandoah^ Pennsylvania. •. i iAms 14, SiU Atlantic, Guff, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESroENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Llndaey WllUami A1 Tanner Robert Matthewi SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE WIS E. Baltimore St, Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10220 W. Jefferson Ave. Vlnewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ...,675 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St, Paul Drozak. Agent "WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE.. Jax WllUam Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAAH 744 W, Flagler St, Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St, Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave, Buck Stephens, Agent Tel, 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-660O NORFOLK 115 3rd St, Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S, 4th St, John Fay, Acting Agent . DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St, Paul Gonsorchlk, Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak, West Coast Rep, SANTURCE PR ,.1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terps, Hq, Rep Phons 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave, Ted BabkowskL Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St, Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakeg and Inland Waters District makes speciUc provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership, AU Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS, AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements, AU these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equaUy of union and management representatives and their alternates, AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of tho trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds, SHIPPING RIGHTS, Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaUable in aU Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU, return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, cither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board, CONTRACTS, Copies of aU SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent, EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG, The LOO has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility, PAYMENT OF MONIES, No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity tn the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given ^uch receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but f^els tl.at he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters, CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS, The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer la attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member se affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing dlsabnity-penslnn benefits liave always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In aU rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimcrs cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues, EQUAL RIGHTS, AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, nadonal or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should nbtlfy headquarters, SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS, One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which wiU serve the best Interests of themselves, their famUies and their Union, To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union, if at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he hat baen denied his constituHonai right of access to Union records or Information, ha should immediately notify SiU President Paul Hail at haadquartars by cartifiad mail, raturn racaipt raquasttd. Jeff GUletta, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 600 N, Marina Ave. Frank Boyna, Agent TBrmlnal 4-2928 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASUBEB Fred J, Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St, EL, 4-3618 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 8383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago. UL SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND ,......,1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St, MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W, Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18 Mich, Vlnewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Fat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E, Baltimora St. .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON ,276 State St. .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave,, Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE, Jax .ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7548 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th SL Tel. 622-1892-3 NORFOLK 115 Third St, DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 Harrison SL Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L, TiUman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer. Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ....ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W, 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerge, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brimley, Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent. .BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Fireman, linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Seelien ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ^ ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W, Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7090 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W, 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agont MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin, Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Rutlisatz. Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MiUer, Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Wm; J. Lackey, Agent ..MEIrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. Lotus, MO L, J. Colvis, Agent PORT ARTHUR. Tex, Arthur Bendheim, Agent .805 Del Mar CE 1-1434 1348 7th St. RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ,,..99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G, P, McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H, Avery BALTIMORE,,,, 1216 B. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4Pno NORFOLK 110 Third St, 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA,...,, 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 12«B E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4800 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 670 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0087 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St, FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 830 Jackson Ave. Phone 529T754S NORFOLK .115 Third St, Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA .2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 BOSTON �Majr 14, 1965 SEAFARERS Face TwcBty-nrM LOO ings All hospitalized Seafarers woidd appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days Indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON E. A. AInsworth Charles W. Line R. W. Bunner R. H. Shaffner . F. X. Donovan B. Spear John M. Coglay USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS G. P. Anderson W. H. McDonald M. O. Brightwell Gustavo Osuna Jack D. Brock Rafael M. Pereira May 14 New York . June 7 Detroit Charles Copeman Charles O. Powell Leon C. Harper W. H. Powell June 14 June 8 Houston .... Philadelphia Joseph S. Hilton Dave E. Roberts June 15 June 9 New Orleans Baltimore ., E. J. Kocanovski Frank Taylor Paul M. Landry E. C. Yeamans Mobile June 16 John B. Lundberg USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA John Armstead Herman 0. Haddock West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Benjamin Crary Charles V. Horton L. C. Daniels Charles Jarvis SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the Thomas M. Gower Harry B. Riley monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for USPHS HOSPITAL the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Ahmed Ahmed James Gillian and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Rocco Albanesa Edgar Hauser Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with Ben Allen Charles Haymond Paul Bates Grant Johnson an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ Conway Beard Lawrence Kehoe ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday E. J. Botes R. KuczynskI Herbert Burgesser Juan Leiba and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. George Meltzer Thor Lovaas Robert Carey John Lynch Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Michael Cekot Warren Mctntyra Micuel Cleary Robert Burton May 1£ May 21 May 17 David Collins Frank O'Brien Dan Courney NIkodem Olen 4- ' Thomas Cox Gordon Owen GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE James Cronin John Quinonez REGION E. Cuenca Escolastico Reyes Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meet­ Fernando Dacdnay John Roberts Regular membership meetings ings for Great Lakes Tug and Leahman Denton Rotiert Roedel DIerkIng Joe Shaxton on the Great Ivakes are held on Dredge Region IBU memters are Herbert Christopher Elliot Anthony Scatturo Warren Smith the first and third Mondays of scheduled each month in the vari­ James Farr Fols Henry Stanczak each mdbth In all ports at 7 PM ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next Domlnick S. Friedman Robert Stewart Jocal time, except at Detroit, meetings- will ue: Ramon Galarza George Trapezas George GIbney Samuel White where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit May 17—2 P.M. Alpena, BulTaio, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, May 17—7 P.M. t t t SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Detroit June 14 Milwaukee June 14 Chicago June 15 Buffalo ....June 16 tSault Ste. Marie ...June 17 Duluth June 18 Lorain June 19 (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 Easi Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland June 19 .. Toledo June 19 -Ashtabula June 19 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phila June 8—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un(Licensed June. 9—5 P.M. 4" 4" Houston .... June 14—5 P.M. United Industrial Workers Norfoik June 10—7 P.M. Regular membership meetings N'Orleans ...June 15—5 P.M. for UIW members are scheduled Mobile June 16—5 P.M. each montL at 7 PM In various RAILWAY MARINE REGION ports. The next meetings will be; Regular membership meetings New York . June 7 for Railway Marine Region-IBU Baltimore June 9 members are scheduled each Philadelphia June 8 month In the various ports at 10 4:Houston June 14 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings Mobile .....June 16 will be: New Orleans June 15 Jersey City June 14 * Meetings held et Lanor Temple, New­ port News. Philadelphia .......June 15 t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Baltimore June 16 Ste. Merle, Mich, •Norfolk June 17 t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. EVERY MOHTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY UNFAIR DO I BUY Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other In their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and tneir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodt"--' under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) Jack Woods James Xidas Charles Wysockl NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA USPHS HOSPITAL Rtlsy F. Beech Archie Lykvardopol Howard A. Berglne Lawyer McGrew Carvel Breedlove Robert A. Medicus Jimmie M. Carlos David B. Miller Joseph Carr Andrew Mir Jack Cheramie Clyeon MIxon Joseph C.Childress Dalton H. Morgan Mallory Coffey F. H. Nobles R. E. Cumberland Donald T. O'Neill Fred P. Daugherty Q. Percheavsvllla Harry D. Emmett V. P. PIzzitolo Marshall Foster Sam Robinson Jack H. Fowler Robert A. Sanchez Luis G. Franco Patrick I. Scanlan Clayton Frost Luke Scarlano James E. Gamble John W. Smith W. R. Gammons Daniel W. Sommes Eric N. Gromberg Wilber Sorenson Stanlon L. Gulce M. B. Tangalln Timothy R. Holt Angel J. UrtI F. L. Hauck Raymond Vaughan Leon Mead HInson Whitney T. Vedros Frank Jones James L. Waldrop Wesley J. Lewis Anthony J. Zanca BRIGHTON, MASSSACHUSETTS USPHS HOSPITAL Lawrence Campbell John Keegan Augustus HIckey USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Felix P. Amora Vincent Genco L. E. Bartlett John C. Mitchell Mervll H. Black Pablo R. Ojera Edison R. Brown H. Shellenberger G. W. Fournler Simeon Vergara USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA C. W. Kent R. B. Pardo USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Woodrow W. Balch Harley R. Bradley Gustav Benson Johnnie -Broadus Richard Carter George H. Moore Ed, CzosnowskI William Nickel L. J. Di Angeles Frank Ortiz N. J. Duhadaway J. P. Pendergrass Edmond F. Falling Narch Krzywda Philip Jeffers Claude M. Sturgis Eric Johnson Ralph F. Tyree Alfred H. Laver Joseph A. Wehe Chester M. Miller Francis X. Wherlty USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Delbler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay Joseph Thibodeaux SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny Alberto Gutierrez Thomas Lowe Edwin Harrlman Harry MacDonald Thomas Iskasen ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN Percy Johnson US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson CENTRAL ISLIP STATE HOSPITAL CENTRAL ISLIP, NEW YORK Charles Rozea USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manlon VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kolesnick VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr Great Lakes Column (Continued from page 13) Lakes mishaps in six and one half men will be transferred from the Chicago USPHS Hospital to a Vet­ years. erans hospital. The Chicago USPHS Our blood bank has come up will be used specifically as ian out since the last report. We now have patient service and where men will be referred from this service to 34 pints on hand. the Veterans Administration hos­ CHICAGO pitals. Shipping here, as in all ports of BUFFALO the Great Lakes, is booming and With shipping in full swing, the we are just able to stay one jump Hall is a pretty quiet spot now ex­ ahead of the Registration Board. It cept for those who stop in to see is not expected to ease up in the us when in port. We are hopeful near future. that some rated men will come A recent report from the U. S. along from other ports in hope of Public Health Service says that as shipping out. We will have open­ of this Friday, May 14th, all sea­ ings from time to time. Thaddeus J. Laboda Gus Janavaris Please contact your sister Marion You are asked to contact your immediately at 614 East Long old shipmate (on the Lawton B. Street, Vllle Platte, Louisiana Evans, June 1944) Michael A. t 3^ 4' 70586. Drozda at RFD No. 1, Butte, Mon­ Eastern Alt Lines tana 59701. 4 4 4 (Flight Engineers) Ben Cooley—Louis V. Coffey 4 4 4 4" 4" 4' Ray Kroupa Please contact Cliff Mainers H. I. Slegel aboard the SS Monarch of the Please contact Robert Ingram at Seas. "HIS" brand men's clothes 1303 W. 103d Street, Los Angeles (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 90044, California. 4 4 4 4 4 4 James Lennon 4 4 4 Calvin Gene Durham You are requested to contact Sears, Roebuck Company You are asked to contact Mrs. Camilo Taboas in Puerto Rico at Retail stores & products Evans at 4615 South 170 Street, the following address: Camilo Ta­ (Retail Clerks) boas, Amerlco Salas, 1453, Stop 21, Seattle 88, Washington. 4 4 4 Santurce Puerto Rico. 4 4 4 Bobby E. McMichael 4 4 4 Stltzel-Weller Distilleries You are requested to contact "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" Henry O. Cooper your parents at 441 Newman Street, "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" You are asked to contact your Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They Bourbon whiskeys sister Mrs. William P. Vaught Sr., have important papers for you. (Distillery Workers) at 929 Stewart Street, West Chesa­ 4 4 4 peake, Chesapeake, Virginia 23506. Robert G. Powell 4 4 4 You are requested to contact 4 4 4 J. R. Slmplot Potato Co. your wife at 5447 Potter Street, Jack Brock Frozen potato products You are requested to contact Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 your wife at P.O. Box 30531, New Thomas Walker Jr., Antonio Saliva 4 4 4 Orleans, Louisiana. Your gear has been placed in the Kingsport Press 4 4 4 locker at Erie Basin Terminal, "World Book," "Childcraft" Carmelo Murphy Isthmian Lines. (Printing Pressmen) Please contact your wife immedi­ 4 4 4 (Typographers, Bookbinders) ately! Howard J. Credeur (Machinists, StereotypersT 4 4 4 Anyone having Information as to 4 4 4' the whereabouts oi Howard J. Lawrence Roy Edwards You are asked to contact your Credeur, PB-61448, is requested to Jamestown Sterling Corp. sister Mrs. Violet Savanick at contact. Mrs. Mary Credeur at 832 Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding 13309 Clifford Aye., Cleveland, Milton Avenue, Baltimore 24, Maryland. (United Furniture Workers) Ohio. �Vol. xxvii No. 10 SEAFARERS LOG May 14 ms i J OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Senators Bartleft, Mailliard, Urge Building Program Bill Would Aid Modernization Of Unsubsidized U. S. Fleet WASHINGTON—A bill to strengthen the unsubsidized segment of the U.S.-flag merchant fleet has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator E. L. (Bob) Bartlett (Dem.Alaska). A similar bill is being readied for introduction into the House of Representatives by Representative William S.-*ators and non - subsidized freight rates paid for transporting Mailliard (R.-Cal.). government cargoes. liners could take advantage of Both bills are designed to building the tax-free modern­ A standard collection net, brimming with samples of sea life from the Indian Ocean, is hauled aboard the SlU-manned Anton Brunn (Alpine Geophysical) during its recent two-year expedition. By analyzing samples such as these, scientists aboard the research vessel were able to find where commer­ cial fisheries could be located to feed the hungry popula­ tions of India and Africa. SlU Vessel Makes Rich Seafood Find WASHINGTON—Two new areas of the Indian Ocean rich in fish and other forms of seafood have been discovered by scientists aboard the SlU-contracted Anton Brunn (Alpine Geophysical), according to the^ National Science Foundation. numbers of bottom fish and crabs. News of the discovery means The Anton Brunn's scientists that the hungry populations of Asia and Africa might find an important source of protein through the research efforts of the Anton Brunn's scientists. The Anton Brunn recently returned to its home port in Norwood, N.J. after a twoyear expedition in the Indian Ocean sponsored by the Na­ tional Science Foundation. Seafarers aboard the research vessel described hia:hli?fhts of the long trip in the Feb. 5, 1965 issue of the LOG. Scientists who were part of the expedition have reported that their research indicates that large untapped fisheries exist near Delgoa Bay, Mozambique, and oft Formosa north of the Mozambique channel. Second Discovery This is the second time that the Anton Brunn's scientific expedi­ tions have been responsible for discovering previously unknown fisheries in the Indian Ocean. Act­ ing on a report made by scientists on the SlU-manned ship in May, 1964, experts from the U. S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries found a fishery extending for sev­ eral hundred miles off the coast of Muscat and Oman, two small protectorates on the coast of east­ ern Arabia. It was discovered that these fisheries contained large report that the new fisheries con­ tain large concentrations of red shrimp and lobster in the area off Delgba Bay, and large-size shrimp from the waters near Formosa Bay. Researchers from the Anton Brunn's expedition say that the Delgoa Bay shrimp are a small, red, fairly soft-fleshed species which are fished off the coast of Florida. Since they are caught at depths of 1,350 feet, refrigeration and special processing will be necessary to successfully market them. Big Shrimps Reports of the shrimp off the Formosa Bay area Indicate that they are of Impressive size, run­ ning about six or eight to the pound. They can be caught at depths of 750 feet, and should be marketed with no problem, the scientists declare. Alpine Geophysical Associates is currently re-equipping and over­ hauling the Anton Brunn which was formerly the presidential yacht, Williamsburg. The research vessel made nine major trips dur­ ing its two-year Indian Ocean expedition, traveling over 72,000 miles. Seafarers on board also chalked up a record of their own — in the 24 months of the expedi­ tion, there wasn't a single beef of any kind on board. The Secretary of Commerce offer similar tax concessions to ization reserves which would the unsubsidized elements of the would be given the power to set be created by the Bartlett bill. American merchant fleet which the percentage of the revenues About 12,000 fishing boats recieved from hauling government the subsidized liner companies would be eligible to participate cargoes for deposit in this con­ now receive. These companies are in the same program, which permitted to deposit a certain struction reserve. Ship operators would be administred by tha would also be permitted to deposit amount of their revenues every Secretary of Interior, accord­ year into a tax-free reserve which other earnings from vessel opera­ ing to the bill. tions in these funds. can only be used for new con­ In announcing that he would struction or remodeling of their Reserve Fund introduce a bill similar to Senator fleets. Under the bill's provisions pro­ Bartlett's in the house. Repre­ ceeds from vessel sales, insurance sentative Malliard said he was Funds Taxed Unsubsidized carriers, operating and indemnities receipts, depreci­ studying the possibility of includ­ liners, tramp and bulk carriers ation charges and earnings on de­ ing Great Lakes operators In the and domestic carriers in the coast­ posits already in the fund would trade-in, trade-out program set up wise, intercoastal. Great Lakes all be required to be invested by legislation in 1963. This law trade, as well as fishing vessels, in the reserve. Subsidized opera­ permits deep sea operators tonow face taxatien of any funds tors are required to follow these trade in older ships to the Govern­ that they set aside to modernize procedures in handling their ment for replacement by newly reserves under the Merchant built tonnage. They are also per­ their fleets. Marine Act of 1936. mitted to trj'.de their older bot­ Critics of the Government's Observers estimate that ap­ toms to foreign nations with Gov­ current shipping policies charge proximately 600 tramp and ernment approval in exchange for that a tax inequity has been, carriers, coast-wise and Inter­ a commitment to build new ships established in favor of the sub­ in U.S. yards. coastal and Great Lakes oper­ sidized liners under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. In addition to their criticism of this inequit­ able taxation policy, the SIU and other segments ef the maritime industry, have declared time and again that moderniztion of the nonsubsidized fleet plus effective cargo preference laws are neces­ A two-part documentary, entitled "The Troubled Sea," that depicted sary if the U.S. is to maintain the problems that the American maritime industry is currently con­ a strong merchant fleet. fronted with, was presented recently on CBS T.V.'s 'Eye on New York.' Introducing his bill. Sena­ tor Bartlett said that the The programs, which were broadcast on April 27 and May 11 included major obstacles harming U.S. statements on maritime problems by SIU f'resident Paul Hall, NMU maritime prestige is "the President Joseph Curran, AMMI President Ralph Casey and Maritime shameful inadequacy of the Administrator Nicholas Johnson. All concurred in describing the plight of U.S. maritime as needing immediate attention. Hall and Curran present merchant and fishing stated that many of the problems faced by U.S. Maritime today could fleet. The fleet Is too small. be attributed to laxness and indifference on the part of many U. S. It is old." Senator Bartlett's bill would agencies. Seafarer Bill Burke appeared on the April 27 program, and scenes require nonsubsidized operators to set aside a predetermined share of Burke at the Union hiring hall in New York, at home with his fam­ of the freight rates they receive ily and on board ship were shown. from carrying government cargoes into a construction reserve. While funds in this reserve would by tax-free, owners who refused to set up such a reserve would not be eligible to receive the premium TV Show Explores US, iMarff/me Ills ILA Calls For Hiring Changes NEW YORK—The International Longshoremen's Association will "vigorously support" a bill to close the port register for two years and to transfer port hiring halls from the Waterfront Commission to joint labor-management operation. Pres­ ident Thomas W. Gleason told the New York Legislature recently. In the ILA's opinion, the legisla­ tion is "urgently needed" to reg­ ularize the work opportunities of men who have for many years been an integral part of the longshore industry, Gleason informed a Sen­ ate committee which-has been tak­ ing testimony. There were 24,605 registered dockworkers in this port as of last June 30, a level that has (Continued on page 16) This is the picture New York area television viewers saw as the cameras focussed on Bill Burke climbing the rigging on the Steel Apprentice (Isthmian). Burke was filmed as part of a CBS television portrayal of the declining status of the U.S. merchant marine in a two-part "Eye On New York" program, entitled "The Troubled Sea." � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource May 14, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU AWARDS FIVE $6,000 SCHOLARSHIPS SIU TAXIMEN SINK CHICAGO TEAMSTERS 2-1 SIUNA CONVENTION SLATED FROM MAY 26 TO JUNE 1 IN WASHINGTON – UNION GOALS, LABOR ISSUES ON AGENDA 5 SEAFARERS ADDED TO SIU PENSION RANKS SENATE BILL WOULD SPEED MODERNIZATION OF U.S. TRAMP, BULK AND DOMESTIC FLEETS LABOR URGES FAST PASSAGE OF MEDICARE BILL IN SENATE SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN ANNUAL REPORT SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ANNUAL REPORT EXPANDED ANTI-POVERTY WAR GETS FULL AFL-CIO SUPPORT SIU OF CANADA CAMPAIGNS FOR NEW SAFETY LAW TAFT-HARTLEY BILL AUTHOR ON RIGHT-WING PAYROLL ICC STUDIES U.S. FREIGHT’S BID TO BUY SEATRAIN LINES UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES INCREASE NLRB WORK LOAD SEA-LAND FLEET EXPANSION LAUNCED WITH S.S. PONCE RADICAL DESIGNS SUGGESTED FOR SUTURE MERCHANT SHIPS GROWERS CRY FOR ‘BRACEROS’, BUT WON’T HIRE U.S. LABOR SIU FISHERMEN WIN PROBE OF RED TRAWLERS OFF U.S. COAST AFL-CIO URGES FAST ACTION ON SENATE MEDICARE PASSAGE BILL WOULD AID MODERNIZATION OF UNSUBSIDIZED U.S. FLEET Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/15/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 10 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d46fb22195eb7d35f436311f8a7311c4.PDF a647af34950fbcad4b2797568efc0845 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORQAMOr THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO St m �rac« Tm SEAFARERS AprU 39, 196S LOG Russian Merchant Fleet To Top U.S. Next Year By Paul Hall WASHINGTON—While the call of the SIU and all of maritime labor for a modern Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman is once more pushing Congress U.S. merchant fleet continues to go unheeded by the U.S. Government, the Soviet Union con­ to adopt measures which, if adopted, would in a few years leave the U.S. tinues to expand its merchant fleet with an unprecedented building program. with virtually no merchant marine and at the mercy of any foreign power which decided to start turning the screws on the U.S. interna­ Russia's merchant marine tionally. will surpass the American Secretary Freeman, is advocating dropping the 50-50 requirement merchant fleet in both ships that at least half of the American farm products sold to Soviet bloc and capacity by the middle of next nations must be carried in U.S. ships. Tq^justify this stand the year, the annual report of the Agriculture Department is pushing the plea that the 50-50 requirement Shipbuilders Council of America is curtailing the sale of such commodities to these countries by making has predicted. U.S. agricultural products non-competitive on the world market. CHEYENNE, Wyo.—The Wyoming Supreme Court threw "More Importantly," the out a key section of the state's "right-to-work" law by af­ This is an old Agriculture Department line which it drags up peri­ fleet wit be composed pre­ odically—apparently with the hope that someday this view will be firming the right of unions to maintain hiring halls and mistaken dominantly of new, efficient for the truth and adopted by Congress. As it has done in the secure jobs for their members. vessels, while the U.S. mer­ past and will continue to do in the future, the SIU has countered this the court said, "must yield to the chant marine will be composed In a three-to-one decision, supreme law of the land, which is distorted Agriculture Department view by placing the true facts before overwhelmlng:ly of obsolete the court granted an in­ the Uhited States Constitution, and the American public and the Congress, and by clarifying Freeman's ships in the 25-year-old junction asked for by the Inter­ the valid laws of the United States latest attempt to hoodwink the nation. bracket." national Brotherhood of Electrical made in pursuance thereof." The SIU has pointed out that it is not the high cost of American Since 1951, the Russian mer­ Workers, AFL-CIO, to prevent the shipping which is making our agricultural products un-competitive on chant marine has increased from Governor and county attorneys the world market, but the high cost of American agricultural products 432 ships of 1.8 million dead­ from enforcing the anti-hiring hall themselves. weight tons to 1,200 ships totaling section of the anti-labor law. Freeman is laying down a smoke-screen to obscure the fact that 8 million tons, according to the The IBEW's legal stand was the farmer is being paid huge sums in subsidies to support high prices report. In the same period, the for his products at home, and is then getting an additional subsidy to U.S.-flag fleet has been shrinking backed by two local chapters of enable him to sell abroad at the considerably lower World market steadily from 1,955 active ships the National Electrical Contractors prices. These agricultural subsidies amount to such a huge figure of 22.4 million tons in 1951 to only Association, an employer group. It annually that it is the height of cynicism and chicanery to try to obscure £00 vessels totaling 13.5 million .has been a long-standing practice in the building trades industry for that fact by making the American merchant marine the whipping boy A.S of November 1, 1964, the contractors to hire workers for our failure to compete on the world agricultural market—as the JERSEY CITY —Delegates to Agriculture Department has tried to do time after time after time. Soviets had 673. ships of 6,450,000 through their unions. the Special and Second Quadren­ deadweight tons being constructed The sole dissenting voice on the nial Convention of the Railway o- on order, compared with only 43 Artificial Boosts ocean-going merchant ships under court wanted to go even further Marine Region, Inland Boatmen's The truth is that after spending huge amounts of the taxpayer's construction or on order for the than his colleagues, as he support­ Union of the SIU-AGLIWD, have money to artificially boost the price of foodstuffs, which then costs ed the union's contention that the been elected in balloting conduct­ U.S. merchant marine. whole 'right-to-work' statute should ed on April 19, 1965 at the Union the taxpayer more of his hard earned money because he must buy his Crash Program daily bread at these inflated prices, the taxpayer is then hit again by be declared unconstitutional. halls in Jersey City, Philadelphia, having more of his tax dollar spent to subsidize the "farmer for "drop­ The report points out that be­ The stricken sectmn of the law Baltimore and Norfolk. There were ping" his prices to meet the world market. To explain all of this away, cause of the all-out crash building said: "No person is required to four candidates for the two dele­ Freeman then proceeds to attack his favorite patsy—the American p-ogram of the Russians' Soviet gate positions to these Conven­ merchant marine. shipyards cannot even handle all have any connection with, or be tions. recommended or approved by, or the naval and merchant ship To counter this dangerous nonsense doled out by the Agriculture The members of the Union, in orders which are coming in, and cleared through, any labor organi­ special membership meetings held Department, which would lead to the quick death of a proud and vital zation as a condition of employ­ 3 9 million tons of modern mer­ on April 21 in each port, acted on American industry, the SIU has proposed a plan which' would instead chant ships are being built in ment or continuation of employ­ and approved the final report of breathe new life into the maritime industry, bring down freight rates ment." yards outside Russia. the Polls and Tally committees— on American vessels without undermining the hard-won decent wage The court majority found While the Soviets continue to which is printed in its entirety on achieved by American seamen, and give U.S. products-manufactured as that the section conflicted with build merchant ships at an enor­ page 4 of this issue of the LOG. well as agricultural products—a better chance to compete in world the National Labor Relations mous rate, so few modern U. S. The IBU's Special and Second markets. Act's provision for exclusive flag merchant ships have been Quadrennial Convention will be The costs of shipping Government-generated cargoes could be sub­ representation. The court held constructed in recent years that held at 9:00 AM, Thursday, May stantially reduced by building new American-flag bulk carriers which that "when the exclusive repre­ 18 U.S. shipyards have closed 27, 1965 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 would be able to carry these cargoes at lower rates than the aging sentative is a labor organiza­ down since 1955. As a result, the Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Wash­ tramps now in operation and still operate profitably. tion, a non-union employee is fast, modern Soviet fleet contrasts ington, D.C. In addition to the necessarily required to have U.S. Agencies Share Blame strongly with the U.S.-flag tramp RMR, delegates to the convention a connection with a labor fleet, which is composed mostly will represent the Atlantic, Gulf Much of the blame for the sad decline of the U.S. tramp fleet can organization." of small, slow, warbuilt Liberty and Great Lakes Tug and Dredge be laid at the door of the Agriculture Department, along with several and Victory ships. The state's "right-to-work" law. regions. other Government agencies. Federal agencies, particularly the Agricul­ ture Department, have consistently failed to administer the cargo pre­ ference laws which were designed to provide a proper share of Govern­ ment cargoes for tramp ships. The Agriculture Department has consist­ ently supported foreign trade missions and their ship brokers In their attempts to force American vessels out of the trade. In addition, the Government has failed to provide any meaningful assistance to the vital tramp fleet—other than through cargo preference, which has been constantly undercut and made a mockery by the Agriculture Department. As a result, the American tramp fleet is now made up almost en­ tirely of war built Liberty and Victory ships—small, slow, prone to breakdowns, uneconomical, obsolete. By contrast, foreign nations are building fast, modern bulk carriers to carry more goods, cheaper. This is what the U.S. needs—a tramp fleet of fast, modern bulk car­ riers. The U.S. Government however, has continued to take the short­ sighted view and has refused to provide building subsidies for these modem tramps. As a result our tramps are getting older, less able to compete, and the Governments cutting its ovm throat economically because the un-competitive nature of these vessels brings about higher and higher costs, in freight rates to perpetuate an obsolete, outmoded fleet unable to serve the nations economic or defense needs. Wyoming Supreme Court Backs Union Hiring Halls RMR Elects Convention Delegates l.i •a 'V I Ji f'il j: SIU Polls And Tally Committee At Headquarters Seafarer Kenneth Cann registers to east his balllot to elect delegates to the Twelfth Biennial SIllNA Convention, while Polls and Tally Committee members at headquarters [seated l-r) Ricky MoHfctf, Ed Starm and Bill Funk check out his book. The SlUNA Convention will take "' ' plhce in Washington, D.C. from May 26 through June I, 1965. New Ship Construction . The SIU Is pushing for the adoption of a Government policy which would bring about the construction of a new bulk carrier fleet which would bring dividends to the nation in the form of lower cargo prefer­ ence costs, wotild let us compete in world markets, and provide the nation with fast, modern tonnage to serve our best interests in peace and war. American tramp operators have filed plans for the building of new American-flag bulk carriers with the Maritime Administration—only to be met with the same penny-wise pound-foolish thinking which has for years dominated Government agencies entrusted with dhe preserva­ tion of U.S. maritime. It is high time for the Agriculture Department, with its fiscal chicanery to be put in its place, and for a realization on all levels of Government that in maritime as well as in anything else, constantly looking, backwards^or worse,, constantly walking around with your eyes closed entirely—Ipads to a bad fall. )fi . 4- i ,ir'! �. t, 9 -t T it c. ' )StjlFAk^'R'S Seafarer On Pension ttiG SlU Fights Agriculture Move To Scuttle 50-50 Cargo Preference Law WASHINGTON—^The SIU has sharply protested another effort by the Sec­ retary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman to undermine the 50-50 laws by attempt­ ing to end the requirement on the use of American-flag vessels in the export of farm products to Sovietis curtailing the sale of such American farmer, rather than the bloc countries. Under fed­ tions, American seaman, who is making commodities to these countries. eral regulations in effect Simiiar testimony had been given our farm commodities uncompeti­ Seafarer Luis Gonzalez (right) joined the growing ranks of SlU pensioners recently when he picked up and cashed his first regular monthly $150 SlU pension check. Gonzalez, shown above with SlU rep John Dwyer at New York headquarters, last sailed as a fireman aboard the Robin Gray. He will spend his retirement with his wife Savina at his home in New York. since the first wheat sales to Russia were negotiated hy the Kennedy Administration in 1963, at least half of these car­ goes must be carried in U.S. ships. Secretary Freeman recently told a subcommittee of the House Ap­ propriations Committee that the requirement on. the use of U.S.flag vessels, to carry half of our farm commodities to Soviet na- U.S. Tramp Fleet Needs Modern Bulk Carriers^ SIU Tells Congressmen WASHINGTON—The Seafarers International Union of North America told a subcomcommittee of the Joint Economic Committee recently that the costs to the Government of shipping Government-generated cargoes could be substantially reduced by building new American-flag bulk carriers which would be able to carry sels out of the field by forc­ new American-flag bulk car­ riers have been filed with the these at lower rates and still ing the rates on Government operate profitably. The Subcommittee on Federal Procurement and Regulation, head­ ed by Senator Paul H. Douglas of Illinois, has been holding hearings here on ocean freight rates In an attempt to determine if the Gov­ ernment is paying excessively high rates for Government-generated cargoes and if these rates have an inflationai-y impact on commercial rates. The SIU's statement was submitted for inclusion in the sub­ committee's record. SIU President Paul Hall later renewed the Union's call for mod­ ern bulk carriers in a speech be­ fore the Propeller Club of Wash­ ington, pointing out that the com­ petitive position of the nation's fleet would be vastly Improved by such a measure. The SIU asserted in Its state­ ment before the Congressional Committee that the rates of Amer­ ican-flag ships are not high, par­ ticularly for the tramp vessels which were intended by Congress to be the principal beneficiaries of the Cargo Preference Act. cargoes below the "fair and reasonable" levels established by the Maritime. Administra­ tion in 1957. These practices, the Sni said, have been con­ doned by the Department of Agriculture. • The failure of the Govern­ ment to provide—other than through cargo preference—any meaningful assistance to the tramp fleet. Mostly Warbuilt The SIU noted that, as a result of these Governmental policies, the American-flag tramp fleet now consists almost entirely of warbuilt Liberty and Victory ships which are small, slow and unable to compete effectively with the modern bulk carriers being built by our foreign rivals. Moreover, the SIU •'pointed out, these anti­ quated American ships are costly to repair and maintain and tliese costs, if the vessels are to remain operative, must bo compensated for in the rates. "Thus," said the SIU, "while the rates are not high, they are higher than they would be if the condi­ "If it were true that the rates tions we have described were not a are too high," the SIU pointed out, reality. "we would expect our tramp fleet "The tragic aspect of this situa­ to be prospering. On the contrary, as we know, our tramp fleet of dry tion," the SIU added, "is that our cargo vessels and independent Government, which through its tankers has been floundering in maritime policies has brought seas of bankruptcy, as well as ob­ about the near-demise of our tramp fleet, has now become the principal solescence." victim of its own actions. For not The SIU cited, as causes of the only is our Government now pay­ tramp fleet's decline, the follow­ ing rates that are higher than they ing: have to be, but it is paying these rates to perpetuate an antiquated • The failure of Federal and outmoded structure whose agencies to administer the ability to serve the cmnmercial and cargo preference laws so as to security needs of the nation has provide a proper share of Govbeen seriously curtailed, and which - ernment cargoes for tramp still cannot operate profitably, ships. even at the present rates." • The campaign of foreign The SIU noted that plans trade missions and their ship brokers to drive American ves­ for the building of at least ten Maritime Administration by American tramp ship opera­ tors, and that these plans have detailed, with data on opera­ tional costs, the manner in which these vessels could not only compete effectively for commercial cargoes, but carry Government cargoes at sub­ stantially reduced rates. The SIU added that operators who have submitted these plans have maintained that the savings accruing to the Government, from reduced cargo preference costs, would enable the Government to amortize the construction costs of these vessels in as little as three yeans, and that thereafter the Government could continue to enjoy the benefits of reduced rates without further costs, since these vessels could obtain enough commercial cargoes to remain profitable, even without heavy expenditures for operating sub­ sidies. "We believe," said the SIU, "that a vigorous and affirmative policy by the Government, to facilitate the construction of a new bulk carrier fleet, would not only pay dividends to the Government in the form of lower cargo prefer­ ence costs, but would restore our tramp fleet to a position in which, even while carrying cargo at lower rates, it could operate profitably." On the back page of this edition of the SEAFARERS LOG, a special feature ex­ plains the role of the United States Government and of organized labor in the Viet­ namese conflict. Every Sea­ farer and union member has a vital stake in knowing the issues that surround the Viet­ namese conflict. to a subcommittee of the Senate tive." Farm Supports Committee on Banking and Cur­ rency to the then Under Secretary The SIU noted that the Govern­ of Agriculture Charles S. Murphy. ment is now spending about $5 The SIU's criticism was voiced billion a year to support high in a letter, signed by SIUNA Presi­ prices for the farmer in the do­ dent Paul Hail, and sent to Secre­ mestic market, and then must pay tary Freeman today. Copies of the an additional subsidy, which also letter were sent to ail members goes into the farmer's pocket, to of the President's Maritime .A.dvis- enable the farmer' to sell in the ory Committee, which was created world market at considerably lower by President Johnson last June to prices. The SIU said it has been cost­ consider the problems of the Am­ erican-flag merchant fleet, as well ing the Government about $150 as to the chairmen of the House million a year to subsidize the ex­ Appropriations Committeee, House port of wheat abroad, as well as Merchant Marine Committee, $35 million a year to make rice House Agriculture Committee, Sen­ competitive, making a total cost of ate Commerce Committee and Sen­ $185 million a year for these two commodities alone. ate Agriculture Committee. The SIU noted that our cargo "That you should have ex­ preference program now costs the pressed such views before the taxpayer about $80 million a year, House Appropriations subcom­ and pointed out that the export mittee comes as no surprise to subsidies on wheat and rice alone us, since these have always are more than double that amount. been your views, as well as the views of the vested farm inter­ "It seems evident to us that ests to which your Department you, as well as Under Secre­ tary Murphy, have been athas always been a hand­ maiden." the SIU told the Sec­ . burden, to the American tax- , tempting to obscure the heavy retary. payer, of selling American "We do believe,' however, farm products abroad, by mak­ tb.at since you, as well as Sec­ ing the American merchant retary Murphy, have seen fit marine your whipping boy," to step up your attacks against the SIU declared. "The fact is the American-flag merchant that, even if no American sh.ips fleet in recent weeks, certain were used at all for these ex­ facts relating to the sale of ports, it would still cost the U.S. farm commodities abroad American taxpayer millions of should be clarified for the dollars a year to keep the Am­ record." erican farmer competitive in , world markets." Noting that both Freeman and The SIU noted that President Murphy had attempted to convey the impression that the cost of Johnson has recently proposed American-flag shipping is making eliminating export subsidies and our farm products uncompetitive shifting the burden of farm ex­ in world markets, the SIU asserted ports from the Government to the that "there is considerably more consumer, in the form of higher reason for believing that it is the (Continued on page 17) SIU Convention Delegates Elected NEW YORK—Delegates to the SIUNA convention from tha Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District have been elected in balloting conducted on April 19, 1965 in all ports. The elected delegates wilK represent the AGLIWD to the be representing deep sea Sea­ Twelfth Biennial Convention farers, tug and other inland water of the SIUNA which will be held from Wednesday, May 26 through Tuesday, June 1, 1965 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. There were 28 candidates for the 27 delegate positions. Delegates representing the more than 80,000 members of the 31 SIUNA affiliated unions will meet at the convention to act upon and discuss matters affecting the in­ ternational, the U.S. labor move­ ment, the maritime industry and crafts and industries represented by SIUNA affiliated unions. They will also decide future policies of the international and hear reports on union progress. Delegates to the convention will boatmen, railroad marine tug and dredgemen, fishermen, cannery workers and workers in the trans­ portation services and allied indus­ trial crafts. The membership of the A&G district, in special membership meetings on April 21, 1965 in all ports, acted on and approved the combined Polls and Tally Commit­ tee report—which is printed in its entirety on page 23 of this issue of the LOG. OLD Approves Nominees The final report of the Great Lakes District nominating com­ mittee was presented and ap­ proved at the regular membership meeting of the Great Lakes Dis­ trict on April 19, 1965. �•n.-« M. A*rU n, INI Pace Fa«r Call For U.5, Government Action SlU Fisherman Rap Japanese Bristol Bay Salmon Depletion SEATTLE—Angry members of SIUNA affiliated Alaska fishermen's unions, joined by deepsea Seafarers and other members of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, pic­ keted two Japanese-flag freighters here in protest against Japanese depletions of the precious Bristol Bay red"^ least 12 -million red salmon are der to rehabilitate the Bristol Bay salmon reserves. needed to reseed the Bristol Bay run," he said. Earlier, at a tense meeting spawning streams. Federal restric­ "Now," McKernan warned, 20 By Eari (Bull) Shepard, Vlee-Presldtnt. Atlanfle Seafarer Stars In TV Program Everyone in the New York Hall is proud of the new TV star of the SIU, Bill Burke, who, as many of you fellows know, was featured on the CBS television program "Eye On New York". The day after the program, everyone In ttie New York Hall was buzzing about Burke's appearance on the TV program, which told about the decline of the U. S. merchant marine. Some of the fellows who are at New York Hall waiting "to ship out in the Seattle SUP-SIU Hall, more tions bar fishing at points too near years of dedicated conservation ef­ the spawning areas. Additionally, include Tony Maiello, who's waiting for a chief cooks job, Jimmy fort "are in jeopardy." than 500 fishermen heard Repre­ fishing may only be done on a lew Duffy and C. B. Jennings who are holding down the hall waiting for In the most far-reaohing protest sentative Thomas Pelly (R.-Wash.), days within a given week. an electricians slot and Art Gilliland, who's waiting to ship out as measure called for. Senator War­ a member of the House Merchant ren G. Magnuson (D.-Wash.), 10 Million Loss deck maintenance. Marine and Fisheries Committee, chairman of the Senate Commerce man, shipped aboard the Marymar Boston call for a nation-wide demonstra­ The Americans expect to lose at Committee, asked for a boycott of on her maiden voyage but had to tion by fishermen to shock Con­ least 10 million salmon this season Japanese products. Longshoremen Shipping was slow in Boston get off to take care of some shoregress and the Administration into to the Japanese. The gill nets used respected the picket lines and the during the last two weeks, but is side business. Now he's watching by the Japanese are spread over Kings County (Seattle) Labor expected to pock up during the action. the board for the Portmar, a enormous areas — up to 4,000 Council also has given its com­ next period. favorite of his. George Johansen, secretary- square miles, according to fishery plete support to the fishermen. Holding down the hall here for Also waiting for the Portmar to treasurer of the Alaska Fisher­ officials—giving them not only an The policies of the U.S. State the first job is Charles Krause, a advantage but a position which al­ crew up is Lyle Williamson, who men's Union, told the assembled Department were also taken to 25-year SIU man who last shipped lows them to destroy the whole task by lawnwkers who addressed aboard the Puerto Rico. He just last sailed on the Mayflower as fishermen: salmon crop at will. fireman-watertender. the meeting. Diplomatic action received his ffd after three months "There is a danger not only of Ballard Browning got hung up Don McKernan, director of the was called for to solve the prob­ In dry dock. serious depletion, but that the United States Bureau of Commer­ lem, and Senator Magnuson rec­ in Marcellfl, Mexico for a week Fred Woodard spent two years with the rest of the St. Lawrence's United States will become depend­ cial Fisheries, concurred with the ommended that Cabinet rank of­ In the cause of science serving crew w|ien the ship had to put into ficials take part In the yearly fish­ ent upon a few of the exploiting feeling voiced by the SIUNA fish­ Bboard the Anton Bruun. After ermen that a "crisis point" had eries commission meetings instead tracking down every other fish in that port because of boiler trouble. nations for our fishery needs." Right now, he's looking to ship on of just leaving the job to techni­ been reached. "We have carefully the Indian Ocean, he now says a Calmar or Isthmian vessel. They also heard Representative regulated _our own fisheries in or­ cal experts, as is the custom. he's happy to be back home and Brock Adams (D.-Wash.) say he Norfolk with the faniily. would enlist the support of other Shipping is also slow in Virginia. Harold Taylor last shipped on lawmakers and propose legislation The future looks brighter, how­ the new Calmar as deck engineer barring further Japanese depreda­ before having to put into dry dock ever, with some coal-hauling ships tions in the fishing grounds. for two months. He's back in busi­ expected in soon. During the last ness again, however, and watching period there Was one payoff, two The long smouldering contro­ the board for a job on a coast- sign-ons and seven ships serviced in transit. versy centers around the red, or hugger. sockeye, salmon which spawn in Phil Hargis, who sails in the John Fancutt, a 25-year union streams around Alaska's Bristol" man who last shipped aboard the steward department, hated to get Bay. Japanese fishermen, using Cities Service Baltimore, is an­ off the Eagle Traveler, one of his other. Seafarer holding down the favorites. He heard that she was gill nets which are banned for hall for a coastwise trip. He says on her way to the Persian Gulf, U.S. fishermen, have been taking he likes to stay close to the family. however, and he is not willing to tremendous quantities of fish, in­ stray that far from home. Philadelphia HELD IN JERSEY CITY, APRIL 19, 1965 cluding at least two million imma­ Jerry Wood had to check off the ture salmon taken last fall at the We, the undersigned of the Polls and Tally Committee, duly elected Shipping was off during the last Eagle Traveler and into the hospi­ so-called 175th meridian absten­ at a Special Meeting on April 19, 1965 in the Port of Jersey City, period in Philadelphia, with just tal. He hopes to be ship-shape real two payoffs, three sign-ons and soon, however, and ready to ship tion line. submit the following report: five in transits to report. The ex­ again. Lucien Drew also got off Line Created in 1953 This Committee was elected as per the Instructions contained in the pectation for the next two weeks the Eagle Traveler to go Into dry dock. Now ffd again, he's trying The line, demarking the areas letter to the membership from G. P. McGinty, Regional Director, doted ia brighter, however. to catch the same ship. where Canada, Japan and the U.S. Louis Barcb, a 25-year SIU man, can properly take salmon, was es­ March 8, 1965. Thomas Stubbs was another dry had to pile off the Yorkmar be­ tablished in 1953 by the Interna­ We received from Headquarters offices of the Union, all of the files cause of a death in the family. He dock case here. He is now recover­ tional North Pacific Fisheries Con­ relative to the conduct of the election. From the files, we found signed ia now sitaying close to the hall so ing from a broken arm, which he vention. Under the agreement, he can catch the Petrochem, which suffered on the Globe Carrier Japan is supposed to confine its receipts for ballots No. 1 through No. 500, which had been issued is expected through here running during a storm at sea. fishing operations to the east of to the following Ports, as follows: coastwise. Puerto Rico the line. Port Ballots Issued John Anderson just got his ffd Shipping has been good here While the Japanese have taken and says he will take a first cook's during the last two weeks, with a JERSEY CITY 1 to 250 huge quantities of fish, American job going anywherer His' last ship total of' 23 ships contacted. The PHILADELPHIA 251 to 270 fishermen have been limited in Was the Sea Pioneer. outlook for the next period is even BALTIMORE 271 to 300 their catches by the fact that at brighter. On the P.R. labor front, Juan Lopen got off the Penmar NORFOLK 301 to 500 because of illness in the family. 570 workers represented by the We, the Committee, have checked the files of Headquarters offices He says he is real thankful about Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers, and have seen signed receipts by the various agents for the official the SIU Welfare Plan and is happy AFL-CIO are striking the Common-, Apr. 30, 1965 Vol. XXVII, No. 9 ballots that had been sent to them by Headquarters offices. In addition With the benefits his family has wealth oil refinery. The union is Official Publication of the SIUNA been receiving because of the seeking an improved hospitaliza­ Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes & Inland Waters to the above, this Committee, in accordance with the letter of March 8, illness. tion plan, increased vacations, ad­ District, AFL-CIO 1965 previously referred to, has received from Ports of Philadelphia, , Harry Celkos limped off the ditional holidays, better cafeteria Executive Board Baltimore and Norfolk telegrams from the Polls and Tally Committees Portiqar in Los Angeles after faeilities and safety clothing for PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNEB EAHL SHEPARD of these Ports, giving the official tally of the ballots cast in their Ports. breaking his leg. He's back in workers. Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President An island-wide drive is on to This Committee has made these tallies a part of this official tallying shape, however, and is keeping Al. KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS organize barbers. About 75 percent close to the hall to catch one of the Sec.-Treas. Vice-President committee's report, as follows: of the tonsorial specialists in new Calmar ships. ROB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President Puerto Rico are expected to be Votes Baltimore enrolled. HERBERT BRAND Name Book No. Received Elected Director of .Organizing and Shipping slowed somewhat dur­ Jose Ramos, chief steward on 1. Joseph J. Fadde F-20000 9 Publications ing the last period but is expected the Sedtrain Texas, drops by the Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst. 2. John A. Forsythe.... F-20033 95 • to rebound quickly. In the last two Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: weeks, there were six payoffs, hall on his days off to say hello to 3. Dennis M. Lee L-20054 93 • ROBERT ARONSON, PETE CARMEN; ROBERT MILGROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. eight sign-ons and 13 ships serv­ his many friends. Sorry to report 4. James P. Waters.... W-20000 7 iced in transit. The Warm Springs that Antonio Ibarra is in the hos­ NO VOTES 0 was the last payoff, and she will be pital after being hit by a ear on his way back to the Bienville. going into layup for 12 days. VOIDS 2 Paul Calebaugh has been doing DATED: April 19, 1965 In local labor news. Seafarers a fine job as Captain and Mate are helping AFL-CIO Newspaper •Denotes Elected aboard Porto Rico Lighterage towPublished biweekly at the headquarters Guild members to man the picket THOMAS P. WONDALSKI W-20022 of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lines at the Baltimore Sunpapers. boats ever since he picked up his lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters 'Name) (Book No.) District, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth Avenue, The competing Hearst newspapers mate's ticket under the SIU's up­ Brooklyn, klyi NY, 11232. Tel. HYacinth 9-«600. WALTER R. MIELNICKI M-20002 closed down in "sympathy" with grading program. Zcnon Rivera, Second class postage> pa aid at the Post dyi • Ofhce in Brooklyn,' NY, under the Acl (Name) (Book No.) the Sunpapers, locking out their one of the SIU's bsst bosuns, has of Aug. 24, 1912. been working aboard the Island employees. EDWARD DUFFY D-20049 Queen, vrhich operates between (Name) (Book No.) Robert Raymer, a 15-year union Fajarda and the Virgin Islands. Polls And Tally Committee Report Of The Railway Marine Region, Inland Boatmen's Union SEAFARERS LOG I ii M •< 11•: f i 1- I" 4 !.i I ft 1^3 ^ii 'it �AprUM, INS SEAFARERS'LOG I T Pace FIT* ^ SlU-UIW Menibers At Work SlU-UIW members (l-r) Willie White, and Michael Gadinski talk things over with Union rep Charley Heard at UlW-contracted Edward L Durham, Inc. in Brooklyn, which makes canvas products. UIW member Steward Stein stands behind the business end of a fork lift at Di Mattina Supply, in Brooklyn. Edward L. Durham, Inc., Di Matina Supply Co., and Acme Canvas and Rope are among the many SIU, Unit­ ed Industrial Workers - contracted companies in the New York area. On recent visits to these plants, the LOG pho'tographer took many pictures of SIU-UIW members at work produc­ ing canvas and rope products which are in use all over the U.S. and on many SlU-contracted vessels all over the world. These high-quality, Un­ ion-made products are in demand hecause of the fine workmanship built into them by the SIU-UIW members pictured here and many others. The products made in these plants range from bright colored awnings for stores, to plain heavy-duty tarpaulins for trucks and shipboard use. Operating the big fork lift at Di Mattina Supply is UIW member Bobby Stein. Here UIW member Ruron D. Jean-Babtiste of UlW-contracted Edward L. Durham, Inc. sews an awning. Jack Saunder (left) ... _ big canvas at Willie White Acme Canvas and Rope Company in Brooklyn. Canvas in the photo is presently in use at the Gas Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. Birth and Death of aVolcanic Island N early November of 1963, a vessel sailing near the Arctic Circle off the coast of Iceland recorded an unusual phenomena. The normally frigid water surrounding the ship was strangely warm. This fact was duly entered in the ship's log, but the cause of this strange occurance remained a mystery. I Several days later the reason became apparent. Fishermen discovered a cloud of steam rising from the ocean, and investigating further, discovered that much solid matter had"*" Another vessel actually bene­ in a mammoth jigsaw puzzle. the earth were once one big con­ marks — although most soon already been thrust up to the fited from a similar occurrence, The original line where they disappeared. tinent which was split apart long surface of the water, the however. A South African polar were joined would now lie Etna started this way in the ago by internal stress and have supply ship was trapped by pack midway down the Atlantic smaller particles of which Mediterranean, and Vesuvius was been drifting apart ever sinceOcean directiy beneath where ice for 10 days off the coast of 'floating' on the plastic inner were still floating about. originally also a volcano on the layers of the planet. This drift Antarctica and it looked as if she the new island was formed. floor of the sea. Christmas Island would be trapped for a long while. Volcanic action was giving in the Indian Ocean is the summit creates weak spots in the earth's Something Going On However a vast submarine erup­ birth to the first new European of a volcanic mountain which grew crust, according to the theory, When such volcanic action takes island of the 20th Century. from the floor of the ocean 14,000 which at times allows the molten place in a portion of the ocean tion somewhere in the area just at that time churned up huge rock of the Inner earth to escape Soon a 20,0()0-foot column of feet down. However, unless such where the water is extremely swells which broke up the ice in the form of these undersea smoke and ashes was rising from islands are capped with a thick deep, an actual island is seldom pack and allowed the vessel to the sea. Later red-hot blocks of flow of hard volcanic lava they volcanos. formed. The fact that something escape. As evidence of the con­ lava a yard across were being don't last very long. Wave action Is going on is usually noticeable tinental drift theory, scientists hurled above the waves. Some of and natural erosion soon washes Iwo Jima Is One only because the surface of the point to the fact that many of these blocks were as big as a Grey­ away loose volcanic dust and ash. The Atlantic and old world sea is greatly agitated, huge vol­ the earth's continents—such as hound bus. The surface of the sea Graham's Reef in the Mediter­ umes of steam escape and shoals Mediterranean are not the only North and South America and for miles around was agitated, and ranean between Sicily and the of dead fish often float to the areas of such activity. The Pacific Europe and Africa—would fit volcanic dust fell as much as 20 coast of Africa is the remains of a surface along with floating bits of is also highly active. Perhaps the together nicely if moved to­ miles away. similar volcanic island which whose volcanic dust, ashes and pumice. Pacific volcanic island gether once more like pieces didn't last very long above the Pumice is rock, which has cooled name is most familiar to many 500,000 Tons An Hour sea's surface. The eruption began quickly from a molten state form­ Americans is Iwo Jima, which When the undersea disturbance in water 600 feet deep, and soon ing billions of gas bubbles within reaches 2,348 feet above the sea. reached its peak it was pouring formed an island which rose 200 it. Because It Is so shot through Fujiyama would be such an island out a fantastic amouut of matter. feet above the sea. However with these gas cavities a huge if it rose fr^om the sea floor in­ Geologis'ts estimated that 500,000 within three months the sea had block of pumice Is extremely light stead of inland Japan. tons of lava alone was being worn down the loose ash and and a man can easily lift a piece In 1960 a new volcanic island ejected every hour. When the hot cinders to a shoal. of pumice several times his own which didn't last very long was re­ lava hit the cold water deep Like An Iceberg size. It is so light it will float on ported by an airline pilot off New beneath the seia gigantic steamthe surface of the sea. Like an iceberg, the vast bulk Guinea and many submerged vol­ generated explosions ripped to of these volcanic islands at sea canoes have been found and re­ Usually these eruptions and the surface, churning up huge cannot be seen. The island Is really corded by research vessels. An is­ disruptions of the sea are a waves. just the top, or crater, of a moun­ land, dubbed Urania, was discov­ headache to seafarers who By the beginning of Decem­ tain which rises from its broad ered in February 1946, 250 miles have the misfortune to be in ber, 1963, the Isiand—or more base deep beneath the sea. Christ­ south of Tokyo. It built up quick­ the area at the time. A Brit­ accurateiy the rim of the mas Island, for instance, is merely ly to two cones rising 50 feet ish ice patrol ship had much volcano, had grown to over 400 the top of a mountain—a mountain above the sea and was at first ex­ of her machinery put out of feet in one spot. which is actually over 14,000 feet pected to become a second Iwo action some years ago by an high—although most of this Is Jima. But by the next February underwater eruption when Whether or not this new bit hidden under water. Urania was gone — washed com­ small pieces of pumice stone of land will remain Is open to pletely away by wave action — and volcanic ash were sucked Many of these undersea volcanic doubt. Scientists give It a 50-50 leaving only a submerged shoal in by her water intakes, clog­ eruptions are related by geologists chance at survival. Undersea creating white breakers to mark ging the vessel's evaporators, volcanic action Is not un­ to the process of continental drift. the spot of the birth, short life turho-generaton^ and other common and some have re­ The ' theory Of continental drift machinery. and death of a volcanic island. mained as permanent land­ holds that all the land masses of �SEAFAREHS April L9G {Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SlU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District} April 10-April 23 The shipping situation picked up somewhat during the last reporting period, returning to more normal levels after the steep decline which took place as the huge backlog brought about by the Longshoremen's strike was cleared from the docks. A total of 1,205 Seafarers an­ swered job calls, compared to 1,190 in the previous two weeks. New Orleans experienced a big comeback in shipping, while Houston, Norfolk, New York and Boston all reg­ istered increases to varying degrees. Seafarers found the job calls off the previous pace in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Tampa and Mobile. On the West Coast, shipping was up, with Seattle show­ ing the biggest gain and Wilmington and San Francisco up slightly. Although the pace of shipping picked up somewhat, registration dropped slightly to 1,106 from the 1,194 figure reached during the previous period. At the same time, the number of Seafarers registered on the beach dropped to 3,666 from 3,874 in the prior two werfts. The departmental job breakdown changed slightly from the general pattern it has held in recent weeks. Deck department job calls continued to be strong and showed an increase. Calls for engine department personnel were down slightly however, while steward department calls retained their previous level. . The seniority picture showed no serious changes from the last period's job situation. Seafarers holding Class A books accounted for 54 percent of the total number of job calls, compared to 57 percent in the prior two weeks. Class B shipping rose slightly to 35 percent from la^t week's 32 percent while Class C men made up 11 percent of the total—the same as in the previous period. Shipping activity was down slightly over the previous period with 47 payoffs, 43 sign-ons and 122 intransit visits. Ship Adivify J'!'* £ Pay SM la Offfr Om Trani. TOTAL Bettoa ...... 1 New York.... It PhiloMpMa 2 Baltimora .... B Norfolk r 0 B 7 ' 17 2 B i 13 2 S 33 8 7 B 13 10 7 7 B 8 9 10 27 28 7 13 10 43 122 I. ^ A 42 TB 27 Jaeiuoavllla .. BO Tompa 1 1 Mobile 3 2 NowOrleon*.. A 10 Houttoe 4 4 Wilminytoa ..0 0 Soe Fraacisce. 13 Soonle 4 1 TOTOLS ... 47 u ' r ' 1 212 DECK DEPARTMENT Regisfered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York.... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk . ... Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington Pan Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 0 4 21 32 5 6 7 21 3 2 2 3 0 1 5 7 22 18 10 21 3 4 4 11 2 14 84 144 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 62 4 31 15 56 9 34 7 9 18 13 0 13 2 4 3 7 1 8 4 30 4 10 10 18 2 24; 6 10 2 0 5 0 0 1i 5 5 0 10 1 0 5 1 0 3 4: 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1! 1 16 2 4 4 5 11 2 13 1 2 9 3 43 2 8 22 55 I 32 24 24 7 40 0 18 10 28- 19 75 9 46 10 3 3 2 9; 0 2 5. 3 2 8 4 19 3 7 13 5 2 3 4 11 19 0 6 14 3 7 3 3 10 5 86 151 1 267 70 168 276i 16 82 1 39 1 39 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 17 0 0 3 3 2 3 6 11 1 3 5 1 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0 » 6 7 1 0 45 0 20 25 10 21 33 2 0 2 3 5 6 2 2 10 8 10 0 2 57 82 1 148 9 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A1 CTASS 8 GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 S ALL 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 16 22 1 6 5 1 12 0 1 3 4 56 17 77 100 144 32 276 10 4 38 64 112 1 0 0 1 13 17 19 3 1 20 7 46 0 9 12 21 0 1 1 2 18 31 33 11 2 53 7 93 4 17 23 44 0 2 3 5 10 5 5 20 12 11 2 25 0 3 10 13 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 1 8 2 12 2 3 14 9 0 0 5 5 1 0 5 6 4 3 8 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 7 20 41 0 32 6 79 4 34 8 22 0 0 3 3 55 45 3 103 79 66 5 150 3 45 83 131 0 0 1 1 75 33 1 109| 64 79 20 163 3 42 30 75 0 0 1 1 8 5 1 14 15 11 1 27 1 8 4 13 2 0 6 11 4 10 6 27, 18 25 11 6 51 2 19 8 2 10 8 20 14 10 20 44 19 23 46 0 9 4 12 21 6 14 29 1 49 276 148 49 1 473 411 491 96 1 908 31 202 278 1 511 ENGINE DEPARTMENT CLASS B Registered Regisfered CLASS A Boston New York...., Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile Vew Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle "GROUP GROUP GROUP3 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 45 2 27 8 30 18 26 11 2 13 0 8 2 9 1 13 2 24 1 6 5 3 19 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 14 1 5 3 7 9 46 10 32 .. 10 43 5 30 23 18 32 7 26 21 10 3 20 1 14 4 1 1 7 2 2 0 3 2 7 4 7 3 2 2 4 8l 2 10 13 5 7 5 17 1 12 4 f^ALS 43 132 21 I 196 15 Port Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A 3 ALL I 37 12 9 3 1 1 8 44 2 38 5 4 2 11 0 17 2 ShippedCLASS C TOTAL Shipped 84 62 | 167i 4 22 16 r V i I Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 6 2 9 0 2 1 3 8 18 13 39 1 3 4 37 39 80 51 115 10 176 11 61 56 128 0 3 2 5 0 2 2 12 5 19 4 30 39 0 7 14 21 0 8 0 4 1 3 9 8 20 8 41 53 0 19 24 43 0 3 0 1 2 2 3 3 8 4 16 22 0 12 3 15 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 3 4 1 9 5 15 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 5 0 3 1 0 1 5 0 2 1 0 5 0 8 13 15 21 39 1 14 19 34 21 17 1 39| 0 3 39 4 44 87 35 73 10 118 12 64 64 140 3 20 15 38; a 4 4 38 38 80 32 62 5 105 10 58 52 120 0 2 4! 1 2 2 4 4 12 7 4 15 3 25 1 6 4 11 6 2 10 0 2 1 6 11 27 3 10 19 5 27 0 3 4 7 8 1 13 2 4 11 17 4 13 11 41 7 18 2 27 1 6 3 10 89 58 | 162 42 127 17 | 186 21 9 'r II i'l 19 42 186 167 42 | 395 170 428 51 | 649 37 262 249 | 648 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Regisfered CLASS A Pott Bos NY Phil Bai Nor Jac Tam Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-8 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 6 1 0 5 3 27 Regisfered CLASS B GROUP GROUP • 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 7 9 17 41 2 11 2 14 1 4 14 1 9 0 1 2 1 0 12 2 15 4 14 1 0 10 2 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 10 1 25 0 7 9 1 10 36 2 33 5 4 16 3 28 3 10 10 24 2 16 7 0 14 3 0 1 4 0 0 3 3 1 11 2 6 24 1 0 2 4 2 2 11 1 -3 2 3 6 3 2 11 3 68 26 81 [202 15 14 82 1 111 29 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS 4 GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 0 0 40 7 17 9 6 0 1 4 16 5 2 8 8 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 3 14 6 21 46 11 13 16 47 0 3 2 0 1 2 4 9| I3I 4 3 3 53 37 75 1 194 GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 0 2 0 2 8 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 10 0 1 9 0 5 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 30 0 1 29 16 0 16 0 0 2 0 2 5, 0 0 5 3 12 17 2. 5 95 1 104) 4 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS 8 GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1-8 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 4 2 5 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 5 40 62 41 70 207 6 5 9 54' 34 11 39 56 0 0 2 2 6 13 5 31 2 9 1 2 9 4 0 8 10 0 0 5 5 16 68 1 24 10 5 31 12 5 27 2 22 25 0 1 3 4 8 13 1 5 3 4 3 4 0 12 13 I'l 3 0 0 2 2 0 5 2 3, 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 3 6 0 0 0 0. 0 0 3 6 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 68 4 6 0 12 15 19 12 22 3 17 24 0 0 1 1 46 30 77 24 39 17 61 141 9 1 7 97 113 0 0 3 3 47 16 3 66 10 39 17 26 92 7 9 37 53 0 0 2 7 3 6 16 1 2 3 2 2 2 5 6 4 11 2 0 2 4 9 5 18 12 8 3 8 31 0 4 1 4 5 0 1 10 17 11 18 2 11 13 7 3 41 2 6 4 16 22 2 2 35 1 39 194 104 39 1 337 124 222' 117 246 1 709 , 35 45 261 1 841 i lij .#1 C' * n & f' SUMMARY Regisfered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAIS GROUP 123 ALL - 84 144 39 I 267 , _43_132_21J f96 95 26 8i rj02 222 302 m J 665 Regisfered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL SHIPPED CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 16 70 82 168 86 151 39 276 9 57 82 I 148 15 89 58 162 42 127 17 _186 21 84 62 I 167 15 14 82 111 82 37 75 I 194 4 5 95T"104 46 173 222 441 210 315 131 J 656 34 146 239 i 419 TOTAL SHIPPED Regisfered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS 8 CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 6 14 29 I 49 276 148 49 473,411 491 96 1 908 4 22 16 I 42 186 167 "42 395 170 428 51 649; 2 35 I 39 194 104 39 337 346 117 246 | 709, 12 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 31 202 278 | 511 37 262 249 I 548 35" 45 261 I 341 38 80 I 130 656 419 130 11205 927 1036 393 |2266 103 509 788 jfAOO 'W > �Ji y r» '•n Aifil MriNS Latest HMR Peneiener i ? i $ t SEAWdREnS . -rvn.—K I Plf« SCTM LOG Eight Seafarer Veterans Join SIU Pension Ranks The Seafarers Welfare Plan Board of Trustees has approved eight more SIU veterans for pension benefits. The eight, all members of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf and Great Lakes Districts, join the growing list of Seafarers enjoying the benefits of lifetime, monthly pen­ sion checks of $150. The new pensioners are mins, 65; Thomas M. Wabolis, 66; Detroit, Michigan. He last sailed Glenn H. Gumming, 65; and William D. Rinehart, 66. as a wheelsman aboard the T. J. Lawrence M. Schroeder, 41; Philip Cummlng C. Mendoza, 66; James T. May, 68; and sails as James H. Fort, 66; John D. Cum- gan shipping hand aboard SIU Of Canada Raps Lax Ship Laws SIU Railway Marine Region fugman John J. Miller (left) picked up his first regular $150 monthly pension check at the New York hall recently from RMR regional director G. P. McGinty. Miller, who makes his home in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his- wife Eleanor, worked as a deckhand aboard N.Y. Central RR Tug. No. 18. He is looking forward now fo taking it easy and enjoying a nice, quiet retirement. By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President Foreign Shippers Withhold Data MONTREAL—The SIU of Can­ ada has charged in - a letter to Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson that peacetime merchant sailing in Canada is more dangerous to life and limb than was World War II soldiering. The letter was sent to Canada's chief executive in support of a public inquiry into safety condi­ tions on merchant ships in Cana­ dian waters. Pressure for an in­ quiry increased sharply here after a recent collision in the St. Law­ rence River in which three sailors were killed and eleven injured. The Canadian SIU said that its studies had shown that the colli­ sion was not an isolated incident, and that sailing was the naost haz­ ardous occupation in the- country. "In World War II," the union said. "Canadian casualties were 8.57 percent of the fighting force. SIU crewmembers suffered in 1961, for instance, casualties amounting to 9.34 percent." "Fatalities over a ten year pe­ riod," the SIU letter continued, "show that shipping fatalities av­ erage five times higher than in­ dustry in general." The union reijorted that it has not yet receiveii a reply from Pearson. Cumming Schroeder a member vessel of the old Great Lakes fleet. He has been with his last employer, Wyandotte Trans­ portation Company, for many years. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Cumming now makes his home in Dearborn, Michigan. He and his wife, Dena, plan to travel out to Cummins Foit the west coast and visit his nieces. The Cummings have one son and tive of Oklahoma, he now lives' two grandchildren. in San Bernardino, California, with his sister, Rosa. He last sailed aboard the Long Lines. Wabolis joined the SIU in the port of New York, sailing for years as a member of the steward department. A native of Lithuania, he now makes his home in the Bronx with his wife, Frieda. Wa­ bolis last shipped aboard the De­ troit. Mendoza Rinehart signed up with the Schroeder joined the SIU in SIU in the port of New York. He the port of New York. He sailed sailed many years in the engine for years as a member of the deck department, last shipping out on board the Keva Ideal. A native of Pennsylvania, he now makes his permanent home in Maryland. Mendoza signed on with the SIU in the Port of Baltimore and has dished up many a bowl of chow as a member of the steward department. A native of the Phillipine Islands, he is at present a Rinehort Wobolis resident of Baltimore and last sailed aboard the A. J. Mercury. department, his last voyage as May, an SIU oldtimer, joins his deck engineer aboard the John B. brother on the Seafarers pension Waterman. He was born in Penn­ list. A native of the Scottish High­ sylvania, where he now makes his lands, he now makes his home in home. For nearly two years, the Federal Maritime Commission, under Ad­ miral John Harllee, has been making what best would be described as a half-hearted effort to xet sixteen major steamship conferences to produce information on how they set rates on freight entering and leaving the United States. The FMC was coaxed into trying to secure the information by American exporters and ship operators who charged, with good reason, that the conferences were discriminating against U.S. exports. In other words, the conferences—made up predominantly of Western European and Japanese ship owners, along with a few U.S. companies—were accused of charging more for the same goods leaving the States than they were charging for that which was coming in. This situation, obviously, favored European manufacturers and, most important to us, European shippers. The issues, naturally, were complex and too involved for anyone but an economist to fully understand. The facts outlined above, however, were the basis of the problem. Since such an unfair-looking situation could not be publicly tolerated by jthe FMC, which is charged with the protection and fostering of the U.S.flag fleet, the agency began to complain to the conferences. Litigation was threatened and the conflict dragged on. The steamship conferences were determined to keep their books closed, and the U.S. was not willing to "antagonize" its allies in order-t to force their compliance. After by dragging it out and smother­ innumerable meetings, here, in ing it in technicalities and paper Paris and at the UN, a compromise work. Most important, the com­ formula was reached. It was the promise does not seem likely to U.S., however, who did all the change the freight rate situation Two so-called right-to-work orcompromising. ganizations, the "National Right to one iota. Under the "compromise," eight The only fact the long contro­ Work Committee" and "Oklahoof the sixteen conferences finally versy has made clear is that the mans for the Right to Work" have agreed to make some rate-making U.S. government is still less than deceived employers into believing information available to the FMC. ready to accept its responsibility, that contributions to their organi­ The "information" they chose to laid down in the merchant marine zations may be tax deductible, ac­ release, though, was not the kind act of 1936, to maintain and en­ cording to Thomas E. Harris, the that was going to implicate them courage a healthy and viable Associate General Counsel of the in any wrong-doing. Further, they American-flag maritime fleet. AFL-CIO. were not to give the information While many individuals, and even Harris said that the National directly to the U.S., but were to a few agencies in Government are Right to Work Committee has dispense it piecemeal through a willing to meet this obligation, been deceptively telling employers whole series of intermediary others, it appears, are not. It is that "the National Right-to-Work agencies. They would turn it over not that they oppose our mer­ Committee is a tax exempt organi­ to their respective governments chant fleet—^thouglh a few do for zation under section 501 (c) (4) of who would then make it available narrow, selfish reasons—^but that the Internal Revenue Code. While to a special committee of the they do not realize Its importance, this does not in itself, make your Organization for Economic Co­ as opposed to the importance of contribution to the Committee tax operation and Development. The their own particular interests. deductible, it may be claimed as a OECD would then pass it on to Also, certain foreign Interests necessary business expense if It the United States. But that was seem to count more in Washing­ has a business related purpose." not all: the information made ton than does the U.S. merchant After consultation with the In­ available only covers the year marine. ternal Revenue Service, Harris 1963. Presumably, if the FMC It seems clear that the State said that he had been advised that wants to check into rate-setting procedures for other years it will Department thi^w its wei^t into contributions to these organiza­ the rate-information - conttoversy tions are not deductible under any' have to go through the same long, to make sure that no forei^ toes circumstances; and that neither the involved process. got stepped on inadvertantly. This Netiohal Right-to-Work Committee - . What, then,' has U.S, ahipping is what we mean when we say; nor Oklahomans for the Right-to^ •<-" .J- gained by this so-called compro- that other, non-U.S. interests Work iiave "qualified 'as ad drgani^ . -mise?. Ji^ effect,, nothing. The -seem, JiO: .count men '«Hne in sation, contributions 'to drhlch may 1 the, K^ifiistiqMdiD^ ,vJ . , v ^ ?'v; ^\ 'Right-To-Work' Groups Deceive Contributors is an SIU oldtimer McCarthy. a wheelman. He be­ Fort joined the SIU in the Port out in 1926, as a deck of New York and has been sail­ the steamer Norway, ing ever since as a messman and member of the steward's depart­ ment. A native of Pennsylvania, he still makes his home there. He last signed off the Ames "Vic­ tory. Cummins signed on with the SIU in the Port of Boston from where he shipped out as a* member of the engine department. A na- The Flyaway Lifeboat— Latest In Sea Survival Floating clusters of brightly colored orange balloons, hovering Just above the ocean's surface, may soon denote the presence of a shipwrecked survivor waiting to be picked up. It seems that two ex-servicemen have invented an all-purpose, super survival-kit that can do just about anything. It's amphibious. It's ambidexterous. It floats, it swims, it flies . . . For example, if caught in a disaster, simply step into the basic device—a pair of coveralls that will keep you afloat temporarily. When the suit's compressed air store is released, it expands Into a water-borne capsule. When you want to go aloft, just press, the helium control mechanism, which inflates a series of balloons to lift the craft from the surface. To insure that you don't escape the notice of searching rescue planes, in addition to the 27-foot spread of glaring orange bal­ loons, a small float at the end of a line releases a quantity of colored dye on to the water. The apparatus also includes control devices, so that you can steer your vehicle through sea and air and regulate your altitude when aloft. In ordinary life, "Super-Raft" is a small, mild-mannered, col­ lapsible package, easily stored aboard any vessel. But come an emergency—it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a humdinger of a Ufesaver. David S. Cooper, one of the kit's co-inventors, first conceived his wonder-gadget while a Na;\or pilot, in Korea. He felt that new survival .equipment was needed to protect against shares, high seas.and ice, equipment that would: make the survivor more visible ithan "a tiny^ dot on the water.',' , , �. V \ ;i A ^ SEAFARERS Bght Atli tM April M, 1M6 LOG Union Volunteers Aid Disaster Areas By Frank Drozok, West Coast Representatlv* SlU Fishermen Fight Salmon Depletion SlUNA fishermen in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest are fuming: about the raw deal ihey are getting from the Japanese and even their own government officials on the Bristol Bay red salmon problem. While fishermen are limited in the amounts they can catch to insure the survival of the red salmon (the most expensive type of salmon), the Japanese have been virtually fishing the sea dry. They have taken millions of immature fish, endangering future catches. Meanwhile, the American fishermen are expecting to net a disastrously small catch despite the fact that a record number of fish are running. Federal officials have been sitting on their hands so far. The State Department, fearful of antagonizing the Japanese, has so far refused to take any action in tbe matter. At a meeting in the SUP-SIU Hall in Seattle, however, lawmakers urged SlU Alaska fishermen to take action to "shock" the Administration and the Congress into doing something about the problem. Representative Brock Adams (D.-Wash.) said- he realized that the Japanese were our main ally in the Pacific, but that we should expect more from our friends than the seeming wanton destruction of the livelihood of thousands of Americans. In other news of the Pacific Northwest area, the port of Coos Bay, Oregon, retained its status as the world's largest lumber shipping port. During 1964, 773 million board feet of lumber passed through Coos Bay—620.7 million board feet Capay. The latter, just out of a to domestic markets and the short layup, is in the process of When natural or other disasters strike at the U.S. or anywhere else in the world, the American balance of 152.3 million board feet signing on for a run to Saigon. Sign-ons included the Falrport, trade union movement is quick to donate time and money to aid the victims and stem the tide to foreign markets. Cue Victory and Longvlew Victory. of destruction. Above, members of Fire Fighters Local 338 and Red Cross workers dig into San Francisco In transits were the Yorkmar, the rubble of an Elkhart, Indiana building levelled by tornadoes on Palm Sunday. Many Robin King, Elizabetbport, Steel Shipping has been good in the trapped by tornadoes which struck several midwest towns were saved by such quick action. Bay Area for nearly all ratings and FlyeV, Steel Apprentice, Wllmar. Union member volunteers are also hard at work shoring up levies and evacuating victims of entry ratings. The only soft spots Eagle Voyager and Ocean Anna. flood-threatened cities in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Missouri, where the Mississippi River were for bosuns and chief stew­ During the coming period, the has gone on one of worst spring rampages in history. Worldwide, AFL-CIO disaster aid has ards. Pay-offs in the last period Ocean Dinny and Ocean Evelyn are were the Cue Victory and Norberto expected to pay off here, and gone recently to earthquake victims in Chile and to famine-threatened areas in Brazil. about 11 ships will be passing through the port. Michael Rossi, an SIU oldtimer, just shipped as deck maintenance aboard the C. S. Longlines in Honolulu. Joining him on the cable layer was Darold A. Hubbard and Donald Bautell. By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Members just pulling into San WASHINGTON—The Senate has opened debate on a bill Francisco and waiting to ship out again include E. N. Cronin, who designed to overcome once and for all voting restrictions used sails in the steward department; to deny the ballot to large numbers of southern Negroes. This column reviews the various benefit programs for SIU members and J. L. Pagan, another steward to help our brothers obtain' those which they are eligible for without un­ just off the Norberto Capay. A solid bipartisan majority to pass the 1964 Civil Rights necessary delay. We realize that the wide range of benefits available was pledged to support the Act. There are currently eleven SIU under the SIU welfare program makes it hard for many of our members members in the USPHS Hospital legislation which President to keep track of specific plans. In response to many questions, we will The voting rights bill pro­ again review the • maternity, hospital and optical benefits which are here. One, Wincenty Gontarski, Johnson urged last monlh in a vides that federal "examiners" keeps wishing he was back in his provided for membership use. would 1: J appointed to register personal appearance before a joint hometown of Baltimore. voters In states and localities MATERNITY BENEFIT. Those seamen who have 90 days of seasession of Congress, televised to Wilmington using literacy tests or other lime in the calendar year prior to the birth of a child and one day's the nation. restrictive voting qualifica­ seatime in the six months prior to the birth of a child, are eligible Shipping was good during the The heart of the bill is a provi­ tions if . . . under the Plan for a $200 maternity benefit when their wives give birth, last period, with a good number sion for appointment of federal vot­ • Less than 50 percent of the provided they present proper proof and claims within one year of the of jobs coming in from San Fran­ ing officials to register Negroes in voting age population—excluding birth. In those cases where there are multiple births (twins, triplets, cisco and Seattle on the Manhattan, areas where discriminatory tests servicemen and aliens—actually etc.), there is provision for an individual maternity benefit of $200 for Rio Grande, Long Lines and have been used to keep them from Elizabethport. In transit ships dur­ voted in the 1964 presidential each child. registering. For births occurring on and after August 1, 1962, delivery by ceasa- ing the last two weeks were the election. rean section shall be reimbursed in accordance with the hospital and Elizabethport, Fairport, Wilmar, Despite the overwhelming sup­ • More than 20 percent of the surgical fee as specified in the Schedule of Dependents' Benefits. In Steel Apprentice, Robin Kirk, Floport for voting rights legislation, addition an applicant must present proof of marriage and a photo­ mar, San Francisco, Robin Hood the Senate was divided several potential voters are non-white. static copy of the baby's birth certificate. The birth certificate must and Eagle Voyager. Six in transit ways on details of the bill. Federal Guarantee ships are due in the next period. contain the names of both parents, -f Generally Satisfied Federal intervention would be An eligible seaman's wife is en­ Richard McCoonell paid off the A bipartisan liberal bloc, while automatic unless the state proved titled to the maternity benefit if derstanding is that the frames will bosun's job on the San Francisco be those known as "Shell Fulgenerally satisfied with the bill to the satisfaction of a three- her husband dies during her preg­ after serving on her for five reported by the Senate Judiciary judge federal court in Washington, nancy, and may also claim the Vue," with lenses of the required months. He says he will vacation prescription. The cost of fancy Committee, would like to see some D.C., that it did not discriminate. maternity benefit if her husband of its provisions strengthened. Once covered, a state or locality is at sea at the time the child is frames, tri-focal lenses, sunglasses, for a while in the southern sun before shipping out On the other hand. Senate Repub­ could remove itself from coverage born. A seaman is eligible for this and the like, shall be paid by the California again. eligible. The optical benefit is if 60 percent of its citizens became lican leader Everett McKinley benefit only if the child is born in available and extended to eligible Frank Feld paid off the blackDirksen (111.), who played an in­ registered and it convinced a the Continental United States or dependents under the same rules gang oh the Flomar after seven federal court that it was not dis­ strumental role in shaping the its territories — Puerto Rico and as those governing the eligible months. Frank, who lives in the original Administration bill, has criminating, or by a five-year the Virgin Islands. The only ex­ seaman. Safety glasses for de­ San Diego a'rea, will try to get in a record of non-discriminaition and voiced strong opposition to por­ ception to this is Canada, which pendent children also may be pro­ little fishing before shipping again. court approval. tions of the committee bill, par­ is also covered under this benefit. vided, however. ticularly a section outlawing all Where literacy tests are not John Ratliff has been taking it Lastly, if an eligible seaman dies state poll taxes. employed, but other means HOSPITAL BENEFITS FOR easy on the beach for a few weeks, before his wife gives birth, the are keeping Negroes from Dirksen suggested that the bill benefit shall be paid even though ELIGIBLES. Eligibility for hos­ but is registered to ship again in registering and voting, federal might pass the Senate in two weeks the child is born more than 90 days pital benefits is the same as out­ the first cook or baker's job that registrars would be appointed if some "cQncessions" were made after the deceased employee's last lined above. The hospital benefit shows up. His last ship was the under these circumstances: program is actually broken down Alcoa Master, where he put in by "my liberal friends." Senator employment. into three items, consisting of a three months. Philip A. Hart (D-Mioh.), floor • If, on the basis of a census OPTICAL BENEFIT. Eligibility manager for the bill, said he was taken at the request of the At­ for this benefit is the same as $1.06-a-day hospital benefit, a Seattle "not prepared to offer any con­ torney General, it is determined for the maternity benefit. The pro­ $3.00-a-day hospital benefit,- and Shipping remains good in cessions" which might weaken tJje thgt less than 25 percent of a gram provides for the following: an $8.00-a-day hospital benefit, Seattle, where It's been booming which is known as the In-Hospital racial group is registered. bill. One pair of eyeglasses every two Benefit. Each of , these 'is dealt since the end of the eas't coa.st senate Majority Leader, Mite • If . a federal court, hearing a years, except in cases requiring with separately below. ^ longshore beef. Payoffs in the last Maasfdeld (Mont.) saw passage 9uit_ by the Attorney General glasses more frequently due to period were the Ocean Spray, Ex$I.OO-a-bay Hospital: Beneflt~ pr^a Virginia. Manhattan and likely after less than' -a ihbhth of chargihg denial of thb right to pathological reasons, in -v/hich case debate^as • c(wn)pared-^'With"''jnore' votd,- 'determanes ' thait ' federal the • additional glasses ntay^ be au­ Eligibili^ for .this beneftt requires Marine; In transit' ships werfr the tbaa three mont^ the Senate-took registrars should be iappointed. ' thorized by the trustees: The un­ (Continued on ilage 12) : Siunmlt, Anchorage and Seattte. (1 '4 Senate Opens Debate On Voting Rights Bill )'1 I IF li SlU Benefit Programs Outlined I; •>a f I, Ill , J) 0/ r/ J �Afffll M. IfM SEAFARERS LOG r»M» NlM ••'MSKK.'- _ • • their messages. Ten thou­ chandise. When last seen does the merchant marine. AST thy bread upon the before starvation did them sand miles is perhaps the they were headed slowly Studies of ocean currents are ^waters for it shall re­ in. turn in many days," the A rescue similar to the record—held by a bottle re­ out to sea—so keep your helping to prevent pollution of the world's beaches. An Scriptures preach. If the Lennie mutiny is recorded on leased during a Scottish An­ eyes open! Ohio high school science class bread is cast forth in a tightly the Yangtze River in 1935— tarctic expedition in 1903. Official 'Uncorker' corked bottle with a note in and again a bottled message Cast adrift near Tierra del Several men have earned even got off its own experi­ several languages giving de­ was the bringer of aid. Pirates Fuego at the tip of South their livings in England by ment recently by talking the tailed mailing instructions and captured a Chinese vessel on America, the message was re­ filling the royal post of "Un­ captain of a merchant ship offering"a reward for its re­ the River, intending to hold trieved in 1952. in New Zea­ corker of Ocean Bottles." This into releasing some bottles turn, there Is a very good the passengers and crew for land. they had prepared, when his post was first established by chance that it will come back, ransom. One of the crewNo matter how long or how Queen Elizabeth I in the year ship reached mid-ocean. Con­ although it may take many members, however, had the far it travels, the best way to sidering the normal speed of 1560, after a fisherman opened ocean bottles, however, the years. presence of mind to get a bot­ assure that a bottle message a bottle he foimd on a Dover Seafaring men—and others tle overboard with a plea for will be answered, if it is found, beach addressed to the Queen. class will have been long grad­ —have been casting bottled help before he was captured. is to offer, some sort of reward The bottle contained a mes­ uated before the first repliea messages into the sea since the Fortunately fbr all concerned for its return. Usually a small sage from one of Her Majes­ roll in. first bottles were produced. —except the pirates—a gun­ sum of money is sufficient. ty's spies telling her that the Uplifting the world by Queen Elizabeth I of. Britaint boat downriver picked up the But other rewards have been Dutch had captured the island means of sea-borne poetry was had an official "Uncorker of bottle and sped to the scene. used. of Novaya Zemlya from the the idea of the English poet Ocean Bottles." Religious men Law and order was swiftly re­ They Promised Booze Russians. The post of "Un­ Percy B. Shelly. Being a poet. have cast verses from the stored, with loud rejoicing In 1936, to publicize the Irish corker of Ocean Bottles" was Shelly outlined his idea in a Bible into the sea to spur the worthy of a Gilbert & Sulli­ Sweepstakes, the organizing kept filled for almost two cen­ poem called, appropriately, religious interest of the finder. van operetta. committee chartered a ship to turies, until it was finally "On Launching some Bottles Shipwrecked or marooned sea­ Through Storm And Time drop thousands of bottles off abolished by King George III. filled with knowledge into the men have cast' bottled SOS Bottled messages are noted the coasts of England and Bristol Channel." The poem messages into the sea—some for their longevity—^if not for Wales. Raised letters on the A shark proved to be the began— of which were answered in their swift delivery. Provid­ fish-shaped bottles said "Irish "mailman" for one bottled Vessel of heavenly medicine/ may the breeze the nick-of-time to save a life. ing they remain tightly corked Sweep. Good Luck." Inside message. An Italian fisher­ Benjamin Franklin was a sci­ :and are not smashed to smith­ was a circular promoting the man in the Gulf of Genoa Auspicious waft your dark green forms to shore ... entific bottle-caster;, bottles ereens against a rocky coast, Sweepstakes and a truly in­ caught the shark, and inside was a bottle the fish had cast by the Irish Sweepstakes they seem to be timeless. Whether or not Shelly ever teresting reward. The finder organizers promised the find­ A message cast into the sea was "entitled to a bottle of swallowed. Inside that was a actually got off any poem in ers filled bottles in return; in 1750 in mid-Atlantic telling whatever drink he or she message from a French sea­ this manner is not known. and the English poet. Shelly of a tragic fire at sea which chooses at the local hostelry, man, stating that he was drift­ Spiritual Messages ing helplessly in a small boat consumed a British vessel, was and an invitation to drink to and asking that his family be Others bent on reforming recovered several years ago in good luck in the Irish Sweep­ notified of his fate. Jamaica, West Indies—well stakes." Wartime action at sea often over 200 years later! A simi­ Over seventy claims for leads hopeless men to cast lar example is that of a Japa­ the promised booze came in messages of despair or pleas nese seaman who set out with almost immediately from En­ for help into the sea. Some his shipmates on a treasure glish and Welsh beachcombers boys in Maine not too long ago thought of reforming the hunt in 1784. They were ship­ —many of whom figured found some wreckage identi­ world with poem-filled bot­ wrecked and died of starva­ they'd never had it so good. fied as belonging to the USS tion on a remote coral reef in For weeks afterward beaches Beatty, a destroyer torpedoed the world launch religious tles. the Pacific. But before dy­ were reported "black with in 1943. In the wreckage was messages in bottles. Near the Rescue By Bottle Several rescues are on rec­ ing he carved a complete people" searching for the a bottle containing a message, outbreak of WW II, a re­ formed alcoholic in the state ord due to messages found in account of their troubles on lucky bottles. In 1938, one of for help. bottles. In 1895 the crew of thin strips of wood which was these bottles released in 1936 Ben Franklin—^Bottle Caster of Washington began sending the Canadian vessel Lennie sealed in a bottle and cast turned up at Rockaway Beach, Most bottles cast adrift to­ out religious texts by bottle. mutinied in the Bay of Biscay. adrift. The message was New York, where a stroller day are for scientific purposes. He chose empty beer, wine After murdering all the offi­ found in 1936—152 years later! plucked it from the sand. His After WW II, many bottles and whisky bottles to carry cers they decided to sail for But the story does not end "local hostelry" happened to were dispatched to check up his spiritual messages. In all, Greece. One officer was there. The message was found be Jack Demsey's restaurant on where undetonated float­ he claims some 1,400 replies spared, however, to serve as by a fisherman on an isolated in New York, where he ing mines might have drifted to the roughly 15,000 bottles navigator. Telling the mutin­ Japanese beach—^in the same turned in the bottle and got so that "safe" zones could be he cast adrift. Most of the replies promised repentance ous crew they were approach­ remote village where the sea­ his booze. The latest re­ established for shipping. man who sent the message corded recovery of one of by the finders. ing Spain, he skirted close to had been born! The first scientific bot­ the French coast and managed The Irish Christian Endea­ tle-caster in America vor Union prefers sauce bot­ Actually, the chances of somehow to drop several SOS was probably Benjamin tles as the carriers of biblical a bottled message being messages overboard in bottles. Franklin, who surmised texts because, they feel, these found and returned to the One was found a few hours that the reason ships took bottles are tougher and more later, the, proper authorities sender are improving all longer to reach America likely to sur\'ive at sea. At the time—as nations grow were notified, and a French from England than they the height of its activity the naval vessel soon had the mu­ and more and more did to reach England from beaches lose their "re­ tineers in irons. group cast some 1,000 bottle mote" status. For instance, these bottles was in 1954, in America lay in the cur­ messages a month and re­ On another occasion, a rent of the Gulf Stream. ceived ' about 250 replies SIU member James Bal- England. vessel bound for Australia He checked his theory by monthly. The bottles they mey casts messages adrift Anyone who wants picked up a' bottled, mes­ dispatching sealed bottles cast afloat near Belfast, Ire­ as a hobby. He estimates somet hing for nothing sage on the high seas re­ in the Atlantic. that he has "sent" about land have reached as far as should still keep his counting the predicament fifty messages in this Bottles, pkstic disk^ Wood­ Mexico and Newfoundland. eyes on the sea, because of six shipwrecked sea­ manner and has already in 1958 a large Sydney, en and metal cases are all One of the most popular scrip­ men marooned on a Idnely received n'ne replies. A u s t r a 1 i a department used in these scientific sur­ tural texts they sent out "was, and desolate' Pacific, ,isAlthough it can take thent a store released ' ia large veys of obean curi^ents. Com- ' naturally, "Cast thy .bread land.: Alt®''j'??g jil*.® J. i ship sped tp the island long, . time to do it, bottles, . number of bottles contain- meycial iisRermeix naturally •upoii the waters for ,it shall often fravel rpilong ^way iWith|. ,l}Wefit.,froni^tjje^§. 8tiud^,a^ • -tHi P �Apra U, lf98 Pare Tea SlU-UIW Wins Two New Pacts In Philly By Robert A. Matthews, PHILADELPHIA—The SIU United Industrial Workers QUESTION: if you had a year Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Union has nailed down two new contracts here and negotia­ off and all the money you need­ A couple of letters on the subject of money draws in foreign ports tions are continuing at three more plants. The new gains are have ed, how would you spend it? reached the Contract Department recently. One of those request­ part of a long range organiz--*ing a clarfication on the subject was from the Ship's Delegate on board ing drive by the SIU-UIW in the Powerhouse division of Rohm the Robin Trent. His question was: Edward Odum: I would first & Haas, a chemical company, this area. help my family and all those I Question: "According to the Freightship Agreement, Article II, Sec­ where the UIW recently won an The first time SIU-UIW pacts already signed cover Emdur Metal Products and the Nutex Corporation of America, both of which came under the Union ban­ ner after the SIU-UIW won Na­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ tions at the shops. Emdur employs about 40 people who manufacture picture frames, clocks and other decora­ tive household accessories. Three-Year Pact The new contract there pro­ vides for a sizeable hourly pay in­ crease spread over a three-year period, 20 cents of which went in­ to effect immediately. Additional holidays, health and welfare pro­ tection and other benefits round­ ed out the gains obtained for workers at this concern. Nutex employs about a dozen workers who manufacture adver­ tising specialties and novelty products. Their first contract pro­ vided for a 25-cent package in­ crease, an additional holiday, im­ proved vacation schedule and a health and welfare program. Meanwhile, negotiations have gotten underway for workers in Standard Oil Beef Won By SIU Oil Union May 22 Designated Maritime Day WASHINGTON — May 22 has been designated Na­ tional Maritime Day and President Lyndon B. John­ son-has called upon the na­ tion to honor the American merchant marine on that day in recognition of the vital role played by merchant sea­ men and the maritime in­ dustry in the n a t i o n's economy. "International commerce and the ships which make it possible have contributed immeasurably to America's greatness," Johnson noted. "The sea and ships are an integral part of this coun­ try's past, present, and future." "In war and peace mer­ chant seamen have served us well ... to carry people and goods between nations in peaceful commerce or. if need be, to carry the men and equipment needed to protect our interests and our friends overseas." Noting the vital role played by maritime in the well-being of the entire na­ tion, the President maue several observations which might well be heeded by more than one agency of the U.S. Government — partic­ ularly the Agriculture De­ partment, and the Maritime Administration. The Presi­ dent noted: "We must be ever mindful of the state of our merchant fleet. A balanced, economical and efficient merchant fleet, manned by well-trained and skilled seamen, is a vital na­ tional resource . . . Our fleet must ultimately be supported by Americans who ship their cargo on American ships." 10-- p; NLRB election. A rank-and-file negotiating committee was elected to assist in the bargaining talks. Varied Plants Rohm & Haas is a major chemi­ cal producer, with plants in dif­ ferent parts of the country. It em­ ploys some 25 workers at its loca­ tion here. Contract discussions are also proceeding at the J. A. Donnelly Company and the Colonial Beef Company, two companies where the SIU-UIW won recognition as bargaining representative on the basis of card checks. Plant com­ mittees are active ln,the talks at both locations. Previous Contract The Donnelly operation Is a division of Fox Iron Works, where the SIU-UIW has had a contract for a number of years. It is a steel fabricating concern. The SIU-UIW has also just petitioned the NLRB for an elec­ tion at Spiegel's, a nationwide mail order chain. Philadelphia is the Eastern regional office for Spiegel's, which 'has its main plant in Chicago. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The SIUNA-afflliated International Un­ ion of Peiroleum Workers has won its beef with Standard Oil of California. Settlement has been reached on a new contract cover­ ing some 4,000 workers in Cali­ fornia, Utah and Alaska, and the union has ended its successful boy­ cott against Standard Oil of Cali­ fornia products. Boycott Success The successful boycott was in­ itiated last November. It won the support of the labor movement across the nation. The boycott was in large part responsible for the gains made by the Standard Oil workers. Those gains include: A cent hourly wage in­ crease for journeymen mechanics, a new vacation schedule allowing an extra week of vacation for workers with at least five years seniority, and a percent across the board wage boost. With the one-year agreement signed, lUPW will turn its atten­ tion to a drive for general wage adjustments In the oil industry. The drive is expected to get under­ way by summer. YOUCM'XSFBAV^ UP IF yOU'RE MOT THERE Vbciff l/AIIOAf ItoSiAARyfJ ' tion 2, Money Draws In Foreign Ports, money shall be given to the crew every five (5) days except Saturdays and Sundays. ShaU five (5) days waiting time include Saturdays and Sundays as part of the five (5) day waiting period?" Answer: Yes, Saturdays and Sundays are to be included when count­ ing five (5) days between each crew advance. As stated in the Agree­ ment, the Master will not be required to piit out a draw, on Saturday or Sunday. Therefore, if the five (5) day period ends on a Saturday, you will not be entitled to a draw until Monday. Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article II, Section 28: "Money Draws In Foreign Ports. Monies tendered for draws in for­ eign ports shall be in United States currency failing which, traveler's checks shall be issued at the Company's expense. When American money is aboard, crew advances shall be put out the day before arrival in port. Upon request the Unlicensed Personnel shall be granted advances at least once every five days, except on Emess J. Lichtensen, William Lo­ Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, gan, Robert Smith, George Stanley. while the vessel is in port. Such S. S. Valiant Hope—Transporta­ advances shall be made available to tion Checks, Thomas E. Bewley, the crew not later than 4 p.m." The following request .for a Edward E. Edinger, Thomas E. clarification was received from the Hanson, Donald Kershaw. S. S. St. Lawrence—Subsistence Ship's Delegate on board the Niagara: due ex-crewmembers, Nicholas SaQuestion: Called Back To Shift kellarides. Ship On A Weekend. A call back S. S. Ames Victory—Transporta­ to shift ship was posted on the tion Checks, Ralph L. Jones. board for 3 p.m. on Sunday. Some S. S. Seatrain New Jersey—^Dis­ of the Seafarers were working o.t. puted Overtime, George Doest. that day cleaning holds prior to S. S. Niagara—Disputed Over­ loading grain. Nov as the ship had not actually shifted until after time, Richard Heckman, Francis M. 5 p.m., the men continued their Greenwell. work until 5 p.m. These men put Lodging Dispute, John Bennett, in for overtime covering their work Norlin Berry, Joseph Cayou, Harn' in the holds plus the four (4) hour Dean, Clarence L. Jones, William call back time from 3 p.m. which Knapp, Steve Oparenovich, Jr., created an overlap of two (2) hours Warren Weiss. in overtime. S. S. Natalie—Checks covering The Mate contends this is pyramiding overtime and disputed one day's wages, Jamese R. Boone, overtime for the men who were Spiros D. Cassimis, Howard W. working at the time. He says that Gibbs, Alfred D. Kirkconnel, Jose only the men who were off duty at Ortiguerra, Frank G. Valerie, Althe time and who were actually doph Vante. called back, are entitled to the S. S. Transorleans — Disputed four (4) hours time, that is Overtime, Seymour Sikes. allowable. S. S. Penn Carrier—Disputed Problem: Are the men who were Overtime, Earl Beamer, Walter working prior to the posted call Smith. back entitled to the four (4) hours Alcoa Steamship Company has In addition to the time they they notified this department that checks worked In the holds from 3 p.m. are being held for the following to 5 p.m. Seafarers, which can be received Answer: No. The men who were by writing to the company at 17 working overtime are not entitled Battery Place, New York 4, New to the four (4) hour minimum for York, Attn: Paymaster. shifting sihip as they were already Earl J. Brennan, Hans K. Berg, working and were not actually Elmer E. Campo, Mario Carrasco, called back. Alfred S. Deagro, Jr., Earl J. DeReference: Standard Freightship ahgelo, Luther H. Dodson, Stefan Agreement, Article III, Call Back Goscinski, Murray J. Garland, To Shift Or Haul Vessel,—Section 17, paragraph (a), last paragraph: Numa J. Gremillion, E. B. Hardcastle, Bernard C. Jordan, Robert "On Saturdays, Sundays and K. James, H. G. Martiniere, John Holidays, the men shall receive a Medevesky, James D. Ott, Rafael minimum of four (4) hours call M. Pereira, William H. Padgett, back. They may be turned to one Arthur M. Redmond, Biliie L. Ray, or more times without the pay­ Alderman L. Scott, Thomas H. ment of overtime and additional Stevens, John L. Smith, Harold W. overtime except where the time Sweet, Cornelius Smith, Melvin E. exceeds four (4) hours in which Thomas, J. F. Wunderlich. case they would be paid for time actually worked. The contract department is hold­ ing checks for the following Sea­ As a result of instructions farers, and they can be received from an insurance represen­ by notifying this department in tative covering the Union for writing. possible' theft or forgery of vacation payments to mem­ R. V. Robert Conrad—^Disputed bers, a change in the method Overtime, Readus R. Wheelington of payment of SIU vacation (IBU). benefits has become neces­ S. T. Manhattan—Disputed Over­ sary. All payments will now time—Wage Differential for Tank have to be made at an office Cleaning, L. Harvey. of the Union and proper iden­ tification must be given at the S. S. Hercules Victory—^Disputed same time. Overtime, Murray Carrol, Edward Jensen, William A. LaughUn, Vacation Pay know who are in need. Then I would travel down to those depressed areas and make sure that enough schools were built to give the kids a decent start in life. Next, I would construct houses, as many as were needed to guarantee every­ one an adequate standard of living —something that all men need and have a right to. 4" 4 3^ John Rymanz; First of all, I don't want to travel. I get enough travel­ ling in while I'm working. What I would like to do is take the )year off and spend it with my kids. I have five, and' what with ship­ ping out and all, I just don't spend the time I'd like to with my family. In the summer, I'd take them all swimming. In the winter we'd go sleigh-riding and ice-skating. And for once, I wouldn't have to worry about the bills. t 4" 4" Israel Ramos: I would take a pleasure cruise around the world. Only, this time, I wouldn't be work­ ing. I would very much like to visit the ports I saw in my youth. Espe­ cially those in the Far East—Shang­ hai, Yokohama, Singapore. It would • be one long year's holiday, sort of a bus­ man's holiday, if you know what I mean. Just like stepping on board a big seafaring bus and leaving the driving to the crew. 4" 41 .4' Dewey Gillikin: I would hop a ship and head straight for PuertoRico. There I would lounge on the beach, drink­ ing in the beauty of the country along with my rum - and - Coca C5olas. During the day I would take in the sun on the beach. At night, I would take in the local hot spots. By becoming friendly with the Latin American beauties, I would finally learn to speak fluent Spanish. Can you think of a better way? 4" 4" Tony Sparrow: Are you kidding? I don't care how much money you have, by the time Uncle Sam, is through with you you won't have a dime to your name. If you don't work your­ self to death, they tax you to death. After taxes, if I happen to have a few cents left, maybe I'll buy myself a cigar or a pack of chewing gum. If the government slips up and I'm left with a sizable chunk of cash, I'll stash It in the bank. . . , •;r 1.3' .• .• 5 >i", ill .; ') J At 1'--^ 17^ u /I 17 •IJ i �" *.-4 SEAFARERS Ajpril If. Uto LOG "Hey, Orville! That Ain't Hay! " Repeal of a 44-word clause in the Taft-Hartley Act is one of the prime legislative goals set by organized labor. This clause, Section 14-B, reads: "Nothing in this Aot shall be construed as authorizing the execution or application of agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment in any State or Terri­ tory in which such execution or application is prohibited by State or Territorial law." This clause permits States to enact so-called "Rightto-Work laws" which forbid union shop agreements under which work­ ers are required to join a union as a condition of keeping their job. President Johnson condemned 14-B in his State of the Union address and the AFL-CIO has pledged itself to repeal of this anti-labor clause. t J' i> The ties between key officers and staff members of the anti-labor National Right to Work Committee and many right-wing extremist organizations are well-known but often difficult to pin down. Some specific examples of these dual allegiances follow. After each name is the individual's standing in the Right to Work Committee, followed by his tie with the right-wing extremists. • E. S. Dillard, founder; an endorser of the John Birch Society, • William Taylor Harrison, 1960 incorporator: President, Council for Individual Freedom, an Indiana extremist organization. • Glen A. Green, former director of information; former chief assistant to George S. Benson, president of Harding College, the "West Point" of the right wing. • Theodore J. Hamilton, membership and contributions; former public relations director for National Labor-Management Foundation. • Rev. Howard E. Mather, executive committee; director of Christian Freedom Foundation. • Dr. Frederick C. Fowler, advisory committee member; Christian Crusade speaker, director of Christian Freedom Foundation. • Howard F. Brown, director; former director. National LaborManagement Foundation. • Father John E. Coogan, S.J., director; frequent contributor to Human Events. • Charles E. Daniel, director; member American Good Government Society's committee on electoral college reform. • Eugene B. Germany, director; fundraiser for Americans for Con­ stitutional Action, endorser Manion Forum and endorser Committee for Equal Anti-Trust Protection. - : The American Institute Tor Free Labor Development has agreed to establish a resident training center in Georgetown, British Guiana, at the request of the British Guiana Trade Union Council. The institute will open in^ay with the first resident course expected for June and July. It will .be preceeded by a series of week-end and three-day seminars in -all parts of the coun­ try, offering instruction in trade union fundamentals, to provide candidates for the resident school. A second course will be held in October-November, with at least four courses and more than a score of seminars projected for 1966. for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1917, and rose to the post of yardmaster. He became the union's general chairman on that railroad in IL35, and in 1957 was named assistant president. Since 1958 he has served also as a member of the National Railroad Adjustment "Board. 4> 4> 4> The Chicago AFL-CIO has pre­ sented two honor students with $500 John Fitqiatrick Memorial Awards. President William A. Lee of the central body presented the awards to Miss Geraldine E. Wroblewski, 18, who attends the Chicago Circle Branch of the Uni­ S' ^ i. versity of Illinois, and Alfred'P. Gardner <?at) Jackson, former Hainisch, 18, who is studying elec­ newspaperman, government of­ trical engineering at the Illinois ficial and fighter for the underdog, Institute of Technology. died in Washington, D.C. on April 4 4 17 at the age of 68. As a news­ A new on-the-job training divi­ paperman for the Boston Globe. Jackson took up the cause of Nicola sion of program development in Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two the Labor Department's Bureau of immigrant" Italian anarchists con­ Apprenticeship Training is to be victed of robbery and murder, headed up by Henry R. Przelomski, convinced that the two men had a veteran of 18 years in the U.S. been tried primarily for their civil service. The division will political beliefs. In spite of his direct the promotion, development efforts, the two were electrocuted and servicing of on-the-job train­ in 1927. Jackson served in the De­ ing programs under the Manpower partment of Agriculture in early Development and Training Act. 4 4 4 New Deal years until he was forced A strike averting agreement be­ out by conservative farm interests. He worked later for the former tween the Glass Bottle Blowers CIO and the Southern Tenant and the glass container industry was reached after intensive nego­ Farmers Union. tiations in Atlantic City. The new 4. R.W. Wacbowiak of TQledo, Ohio contract contains a 50-cent pack­ has been ninned president of the age of benefit improvements and Railroad Yardmasters by the long-sought work rules operation­ union's, executive board. He suc­ al safeguards.. The new pact cov­ ceeds the- iate Milton G. Schoch, ers'8,000 machine operators em­ ' who died March 2S. Wachowlak, 63,- ployed by 26 tnaniifacturers in "76 got his first job as a stenographe'r iilairts'across thfe i-oantry. In testimony before the House Appropri­ ations Committee recently, Secretary of Agri­ culture Orville Freeman advocated a pro­ gram that, if enacted, would deal a serious blow to the American Merchant Marine. Freeman told the committee that the 50-50 requirement on the use of U.S. flag vessels to carry half of our farm commodities to the Soviet nations, is curtailing the sale of such commodities to these countries. Just three days earlier, similar testimony had been given to a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency by former Under Secretary of Agriculture Charles S. Murphy, who was recently named by President Johnson as chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board. As can be expected Freeman and the Agriculture Department had attempted to convey the impression that the cost of Ameri­ can-flag shipping is making our farm prod­ ucts uncompetitive in the world markets. A dollars and cents comparision between the cost of subsidizing the American farmer and farm prices and the cost to the Govern­ ment of administering the Cargo Preference Program exposes the misleading and distort­ ed position that the Secretary of Agricul­ ture has chosen to take. The U.S. Gov­ ernment is now spending about $5 billion a year to support high prices for the farmer in the domestic market, and then must dole out an additional subsidy, which also goes into the farmers pocket, to enable the farmer to sell in the world market at considerably lower prices. In addition, it has been costing the Govern­ ment about $150 million a year to subsidize the export of wheat abroad, as well as $35 million a year to make rice competitive, mak­ ing a total cost of $185 million a year for these commodities alone. To administer to the Cargo Preference pro­ gram, it now costs the taypayer about $80 niillion a year-^the export subsidies on wheat, and rice alone accounting for more than double that amount.' ' '' ' ^ This is not the first time that Secretary of Agriculture Freeman has attempted to scuttle the 50-50 Law and deprive U.S. flag­ ships of cargo that they are legally entitled to. The American Merchant Marine can expect further attacks from Secretary of Agriculture Freeman. But the SIU and the rest of Maritime labor will not relent in its fight to insure the American-flag fleet of the cargo that it is entitled by law to carry in its holds. Anything Goes It is a well known fact, that the officers and staff members of many Right To Work committees have close ties with various rightwing extremist groups. Just as a leopard can't change its spots at will, these Right To Work committees carry the same tactics of lies and deceit into their anti-labor opera­ tions which characterizes the functioning of right-wing extremist groups in the U.S. The latest deceit uncovered by the AFLCIO is the fact that these Right To Work committees often claim that contributions to these organizations by the employer are tax deductible. As it turns out, this is just an­ other of the many falsehoods which the.se anti-labor committees are trying to foist oif as the truth. To check out this particular claim by sev­ eral Right To Work groups, AFL-CIO Asso­ ciate General Counsel Thomas E. Harris con­ sulted with the Internal Revenue Department to set the record straight. As it turns out, the Right To Work Groups making this claim were ageiin lying in their teeth. The AFLCIO was advised by Internal Revenue that contributions to these organizations are not deductible in any circumstances. This will probably not stop them from continuing: to make this, false claim however. Groups like this are blind to the truth, blind to reason, and capable of any tactic to achieve their ends. The best way to counter th^ir insidious propaganda is to hit them with the truth at every opportunity. �Pac* TwelfS SEAFARERS April St, 1N5 LOG Trawlers Seek Fish, Milifary Information Soviet Trawlers i*pse Double Danger, Navy Scientist Warns WASHINGTON—A top U.S. Navy oceanographer has warned against the growing double-edged threat from Soviet trawlers—some fishing for fish and others for military information—in all of the world's oceans. The Soviets have done a Admiral said, "send back neat job of combining fishing avoid detection. Meanwhile, the Soviets are build­ constant data of prime military with espionage so that the ing up their fishing industry and value for the whole world's latter pays for the former, Rear Admiral Denys Knoll told the na­ tional convention of the Navy League. He said the ocreangraphic information collected by the Rus­ sians improves the accuracy of their torpedoes and helps red subs using it to penetrate the new na­ tions of Africa and Asia, the oceanographer said. The Russians are now landing 20,000 tons of fresh frozen fish yearly in Ghana, 24,000 tons in Nigeria and similar amounts in the' Congo, Sierra Leone and Guinea, Building Fish Fieets The Russians are also building up modern fishing industries for Cuba, Egypt, Somalia, Zanzibar and Brazil. With their full-scale invasion of the world's fishing grounds, the Soviets have managed to supplant the United States as the second greatest fishing power in the world. "Russian fishing fieets and fishery research vessels," the oceans, gathered as a normal part of their exploratory and industrial activities." These operations are financed by the fishing itself, he said. For similar types of informa tion, the United States relies on warships, survey ships, buoys and random freighters. He urged the whole of the U.S. merchant and fishing fleet be used to collect the information. He also asked for the rejuvena tion" of the "sick" U.S. merchant and fishing fleets through modern ization and expansion. "We are clearly In a position to contain the Russian threat," he said, adding that we must seriously attack our maritime problems to do so. By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area New Delta Lines Pier Opens The SIU-Gontracted Del Sud (Delta Lines) found herself Involved in a whole batch of "firsts" recently. She was the first ship to use the spanking new Galvez Street Wharf, which will become the New Orleans headquarters of Delta Lines, and ceremonies onboard noted the occasion. Then she was loaded up with the millionth pound of meat to move through the Port of New Orleans for the same customer—a dealer in Bridgetown, Barbados. After getting underway, she became the first ship with passengers onboard to use the new Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet seaway. As the fellows onboard say, the Dei Sud is really second to none. Not all Seafarers may find the new Delta Lines dock as convenient as the old. It is six miles from the Hall, whereas the old facility was only two miles away. Just off the Del Sud is Phil "Pappy" O'Connor. It's not because he couldn't take all the ceremonies, however. "Pappy" came ashore so he could visit with relatives in Chicago and California. Norman Dubois dropped by the Hall last week to cast his ballot for delegates to the SIUNA convention. Norman is a candidate himself. He just missed pensioners Alton "Ding Dong" Beli and Charles "Juke Box" Jeffers, also in to vote. The latter two were looking for the candidates who were buying cof--f SlU-manned vessels are partners fee for the crowd. sailing out of Texas ports in 1945 in a project aimed at broadening Others on the beach here in­ and got his book in the Isthmian the role played by American mer­ clude oldtimers Louis "Baldy" drive. Last aboard the Alcoa Ma­ chant shipping in oceanographic Bollinger, Maurice "Frenchy" riner, he is now watching the research. / Duet and Julius Smythe and his board for the first job. On his time Project Neptune-Pacific, a joint running mate Vincent "Fitz" Fitz­ off. Chuck likes nothing better effort between SIU Pacific Dis­ gerald. than to go squirrel hunting. trict-contracted American Mail Mobile Thomas C. Ballard, who started Lines and scientific groups, was sailing out of Mobile in 1944, was launched last fall. The shipping here for the next two weeks looks fair, with about last aboard the Sacramento on a At that time, the cargo-liner 15 to 18 ships due to hit the port long trip that took in Yugoslavia Java Mail sailed to the Orient via for in transits or payoffs. Other­ and India. Only on the beach since the North Pacific with a scientific wise, five ships are currently laid April 2, he is rarin' to get back team equipped to collect various BALTIMORE—Uniform maximum depths for all seaports, up in this port, with little expec­ out to sea again. types of data essential to an under­ to be applied on an international basis, was proposed recently tation in the near future of cargo standing of the world's oceans. As a result of that successful by Joseph L. Stanton, executive director of the Maryland or crewing. The only cargoes available now are grains. The five voyage a number of privately- Port Authority. in layup are the Transtexas, Transon that side. But it is costing owned American merchant vessels Stanton made his remarks the United States many mil­ hartford. Monticello Victory, Ocean (Continued from page 8) may soon be assisting in the col­ Ulla and Mayflower. lions of dollars to keep up lection of oceanographic informa­ after reporting on a 42 foot one day's seatime in the year prior channel that will extend to Balti­ with their desires to be able tion. Deck department oldtimers on to admittance to the hospital. This more from Cape Henry—a job to reflect cheaper costs over the beach in Mobile include Guil­ benefit has been in effect from Dr. William 1. Aron, of General which has been underway since here." ford R. Scott, who last sailed on the. day that the Seafarers Welfare Motors Defense Research Labora­ 1948 and is now nearing comple­ tories, one of the groups partici­ tion. He also announced that pre­ He said the uniformity and the Our Lady of Peace, and James Plan came into existence. pating in the experiment, summed liminary plans have been made to standardization of channel depths W. "Jaybird" Fleming, who had $3.00-a-Day Hospital Benefit— up the goals and possibilities of get a 45 foot channel for Balti­ would be brought up at the .up­ to get off the Ocean Ulla when she The eligibility rule for this benefit the program. He said: coming International Association laid up here. Both men make their requires a seaman to have had 90 more. of Ports and Harbors in London. home in the Mobile area. days of employment in the calen­ "If we were to use the American Stanton in his remarks said that merchant fleet for gathering data, C. J. Beck, an oldtimer who has dar year prior to his admittance Consideration of a new 45-foot it has to be done on a virtually steps should be taken internation­ depth at Baltimore is being been sailing the Gulf for the last to the hospital, as well as one day's ally to set a maximum depth for spurred by a request from local twenty years, was last aboard the employment in the six-month non-interference basis. all seaports to halt a growing coal interests after the Hampton Jefferson City Victory. Now look­ period preceding his admission. He "One of the ground rules of our program was that we were not to problem—brought about by the Roads area was approved for a ing for a run to his liking, he pre­ will then receive $3.00 per day for interfere in any 'way with normal demands of foreign shippers—of 45-foot channel. The Roads is a fers sailing as a chief electrician. the period of time that he is hos­ pitalized. ship operations. We were not to one port competing with the strong competitor of Baltimore Frank F. Gomes, registered in other for trade by offering even $8.00-a-Day Hospital Benefit— for coal loadings as well as other the engine department here, was ask the ship to slow down, not to bulk cargoes. ask the ship to alter course. We greater channel depths. last aboard the Del Mundo. Then This payment actually fails under used the ship's equipment, but "European Interests," the A limitation on channel depths the ILA beef came along and he the S & A benefit program but is basically on a non-interference ' Maryland Port Authority's ex­ in the U.S. was first^advocated in sat it out on the beach. After the paid in the hospital to the individ­ basis." ecutive director said, "are the House Pubiic Works Commit­ strike, he claimed his job but was ual. Many eligibles become con­ Doctor Aron, chief scientist on building bigger ships, ranging tee in order to keep the Federal injured just before the trip began. fused and feel that this is an hospital in-patient the trip, announced that plans to up tor 95,000 tons, to carry Government from spending mil­ Now he's waiting for the best job $8.00-a-day benefit. Under the hospital benefit use the so-called "ships of oppor­ to come down the board. this dry bulk cargo in order lions simply to satisfy foreign ship section of the Plan it is; but it tunity" were practical. to save a dollar or so per ton owners. Charles Perkins, now registered falls under the S & A rules. here in Group 1 steward depart­ A patient is entitled to this ment, spent a happy year on the benefit during the time he or she Monticello Victory until she laid is a patient in any USPHS Hospi­ up for lack of cargo. On the beach tal or an approved private hospital now, he's spending time with his in the US, Puerto Rico, the Virgin family. Islands or Canada. This benefit is Harold W. Lawrence, known to payable from the first day of hos­ his friends as "Tadpole," was last pitalization but not for a period to aboard the Alcoa Conimander. He exceed 39 weeks. decided to pile off her when she The hospital benefits of $1.00-aheaded up to the east coast. day and .S3.00-a-day are paid to Harold says he's strictly a Gulf patients who qualify for as long a sailor. period as they lemain a patient in Houston the hospital, regardless of the Shipping has been fair in Hous­ length of stay. In some cases, par­ ton during the last two weeks. The ticularly those of chronic illness, outlook for the coming period is this period has extended for as bright. long as seven and eight years. James H. Maxey, a 20-year SIU man now registered here, usually ships as a bosun or AB. His last ship was the Transorleans, and he piled off her in Yorktown, Vir­ In order to assure accurate ginia. While waiting for a ship go­ digests of shipboard meetings While waiting in the St. Louis SIU hail for some deck department slots, Seafarers (l-r) Ben ing just about anywhere, Jim is In the LOG, it is desirable that Barnett, Jerry Finley, Cari Hughes and Gene Ramey, helped pass the time by engaging in some using his beach time to get in the reports of shipboard meet­ hot checker games. Although it looks like three against one, Hughes and Ramey are just some hunting and fishing. ings be typed if at all possible , . offering advice while Barnett and Finley battle it out. C. E. "Chuck" James started Merchant Ships Aid Sea Study Harbor Depth Standards Sought By Port Official /; Benefits Keeping A Jump Ahead Type Minutes When Possible - k lii I l- « Vl ; T i* / t;' I �SEAPARERS April M. 1968 Lakes Death Benefit LOG raf TbirUvm Foreign Ship Croups Still Stall FMC Data Request WASHINGTON—A trickle of rate-making information has begun to flow into the offices of the Federal Maritime Commission from four of the foreign steamship conferences which have managed to keep their books closed to the U.S. for the last two years. After interminable negoti­ ations, eight of the conferences will turn the Information over to information on the ten major com­ agreed to supply the data—^by their own governments, which in modities moving in eacn particu­ ii Mrs. Shirley Mead, daughter of SiU Great Lakes Tug & Dredge member Andrew Mattson, receives $4,000 SIU death benefit check from regional director Bob Jones in Detroit, on isehalf of her mother. Brother Mattson's widow, who was ill at the time. Mattson was last employed by Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Corp. By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Lakes Season In Full Swing '\ V L' ?f s I^ In our last report we mentioned that ice conditions were hampering; the opening; of the Great Lakes, but at last the season is now in full operation. The St. Lawrence Seaway opened on schedule April 8th, but only a handful of vessels were in transit. The first salt water ship througrh w:;s the Norwegian freighter, Medicine Hat. Lake Superior is now open to navigation, thanks to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, Mackinaw. This sturdy vessel led a convoy of ore car­ riers into the Duluth Harbor on Easter Sunday morning which marked the official opening of the season for that port. Detroit Shipping is booming and we are having difficulty in filling rated jobs. Able seamen and firemen are at a premium, with choice jobs hanging on the open board. Anyone wishing to make a full season will not have to wait if they come to Detroit. Activity is stirring down at the Bob-Lo docks, and it looks like the "ice cream boats" will soon be fitting out. The Ste. Clair was shifted over to the Lorain, Ohio Ship Yard last week for repairs. On the Colombia, old timers Blackie Avedlsian and Lloyd McGrew, are back on the job performing their usual expert canvas work. Duluth ^ The Engine Department of the has been exceptionally busy with James Davidson is fitting out and fitouts since we have been crewing we have been clearing these men the J. B. Ford, E. L. Ford, Paul as they report to the Hall, We Tietjen, Uhlmann, C. S. Robinson, have been shipping some men to C. C. West, Niagara Mohawk, ports such as Manitowoc and Stur­ Peckinpaugh, and the Philip Minch geon Bay for the past couple of since the lath of April. All of these weeks. Members not on callback fitouts have just almut cleaned our lists are patiently waiting for jobs Hall of men, and we ask that any rated men who wish to ship come in the Hall. Easter Sunday marked the offi­ to Buffalo. ALPENA cial opening of the season in the Port of Duluth. Six vessels led by . The J. B. Ford, Huron Cement the United States Coast Guard Company, crewed up April 17th, Cutter, Mackinaw, entered the and is now on the run. Shipping harbor, has been very good in this port, but We are short of rated men. It Frankfort looks as if this is going to be a The crew of the Ann Arbor #5 banner year for shipping, with was paid off last Saturday due to several ships already in transit in the flood conditions in Minnesota Alpena, Stoneport, and Calcite. and Wisconsin. CLEVELAND The MV Viking is expected to In the first week of fitting out take her sea trials on April 20th. ships that were laid up in this port, If all goes well, the vessel will the Registration Board was com­ leave the Eraser Nelson Shipyard pletely cleaned off, and with one in Superior, Wisconsin, for Frank­ more ship to crew up, it looks like fort on April 23rd. The rest of the a tight squeeze to get Jhis one go­ crew will go aboard when she ar­ ing. Rated men in this port—as it rives in Frankfort. The crew will seems in every port—are now work a 20 and 8 schedule. getting to be a rare thing. Even Buffalo rated men among the Non-Priority The annual exodus of ships from Cards are now almost gone, and Winter berths in Buffalo to start a this is only the start of the season. new navigation season got under­ CHICAGO way on Monday, April 19th. The Shipping in Chicago, like all J. B. Ford, owned by Huron Port­ other Lakes ports, has been land Cement Company, was as­ terrific, with no let up in sight. sisted by the Coast Guard Cutters, Gartland's newly acquired Chicago KAW and Ojibwa. Trader has completed her fitout The season opened one week and is now activ-!ly engaged in the later tjian last year, and this port ore and grain trade. a nearly hopeless, round-about route—so that the FMC could de­ termine whether they were discrim­ inating against American-made ex­ port goods by charging higher rates on outgoing products than are paid on similar imports to the U.S. Still Stalling The fact that some information was beginning to come in at a drag­ ging pace was offset by the fact that the conferences also used the occasion to ask for more time to supply the data. An FMC spokesman said, how­ ever, that they now have enough data to make "a beginning of the analysis" which the Joint Econo­ mic Committee of Congress urged upon the commission nearly two years ago. There is still no exact idea when the data made available .would be physically delivered to the FMC. According the agreed upon pro­ cedure, the foreign conferences turn will pass tiiem on to a spe­ cial panel of the Organization for Eiconomic Cooperation and Devel­ opment. The OECD will then send them to the U.S. The final agreement was reached last month. The 16 conferences in­ volved were directed to submit ag­ gregated commodity and revenue lar trade, plus comparable infor­ mation on additional commodities to be selected. The information will only cover 1963, with the conse­ quent danger that if the FMC wants data from other years, it will have to go through the same involved and time consuming pro­ cedures. Winter Snows Up Lakes Water Levels Thanks to heavy winter snows, Great Lakes water levels, which dipped to record or near-record lows last year, will recover some needed inches this year. "The general outlook for the levels of the Great Lakes in neers announced. 1965 is a little better than in But according to the engineers' 1964," the Army Corps of Engi- Lake Survey Office, despite im­ provements on some of the lakes this year, all, except Lake Superior, are e.xpected to remain below their ten-year averages. In comparison with last year. Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron and St. Clair are expected to be up slightly, Erie is expected to re­ main the same, and Ontario will bo down slightly. EFORE the coming of coal and bunker oil, the fuels which ran the sailing ships most efficiently were said to be blood, Lakes Levels sweat and rum. More often than not, it was a combination of Lake Superior, whose Soo Locks all three. For the past 400 years rum has been associated far insured near-normal levels last and wide with sailing men. year, will reach its seasonal high The association—not always a happy one—began on the island in September, rising about one of Jamaica. Rum was the local elixir when the British first inch higher than in 1965. settled the island. It became the favorite of the landed gentry Lakes Michigan and Huron, and the seafaring commoners, the former enjoying what was which set new lows each month left of the liquid after its long and hazardous transport to last year, will peak in July, up England by the latter. about six inches above last year's Rum did not come to be served up daily on old sailing ships high. by the pressures of the ordinary sailors, however. It was intro­ Lake St. Clair will attain its duced to fill a specific need by an Admiral Blake. Before rum, seasonal high in mid-summer, the liquid ration on most ships consisted of water, beer or wine. rising about two inches above last Set in wooden casks on leaky vessels, none of three could en­ years highest level. dure a long, rough ocean journey. The water tended to become Lake Erie will hit its crest in brackish and the beer and wine tended to sour. either June or July, at levels con­ Staying Power sistent with those of last year. Rum was discovered to have extraordinary staying power. Lake Ontario, due to reach its It was near impossible to pollute and bettered its flavor with seasonal high in June, is expected age. It was formally introduced by the Admiralty as an alter­ to drop about three inches lower native to beer in 1731. The issue was one-half pint of rum per than in 1964. day. As an alternative to rum, a sailor could have one pint of wine daily. Admiral Vernon, who was given to wearing Grogram coats, so that he was called "old grog," was the man who first watered the sailors' rum. He gave as his reason the assertion "that the drinking of the seamen's allowance of neat rum In drams, and often at once, affected their morals and their health and many lives were shortened in conse­ quence of it." And so came the term "grog." The boycott by ILA Atlantic The mixture consisted of one part 80 proof rum and three and Gulf longshoremen of ships parts water—not a weak drink. Still, the intemperate peoale that trade with Cuba Is spreading who used to bother the sailors about temperance campaigned to many South American coun­ even against watered rum. Over the long run, the drys won tries. their victory. The rum ration aboard British ships was reduced The Inter-American Regional to one-eighth of a pint per day; aboard U.S. ships it was non­ Labor Organization (ORIT) has existent. organized a permanent boycott A Cure-All committee with headquarters in While it did exist, however, seamen used it for more than Washington to co-ordinate the drinking. Many believed it was a cure-all and acted occordingly. program. Some rubbed«it into their whiskers to improve the texture and Andrew McLellan, AFL-CIO sheen of the tufts. Bald-headed mariners rubbed it into their Latin American affairs chief, who scalps in an effort to grow hair. A few mixed it with their heads the committee, said; "Ships pipe tobacco because they believed it improved the fiavor of of nations persisting in trading a smoke. with Cuba can expect to face Merchant sailors, forbidden from imbibing aboard ship, get eventual boycotts at the docks in their drinking pleasure ashore. And the favorite among them all hemisphere nations, including no longer appears to be rum. The sugary nectar has been taken the U.S." over by grandmothers fashioning fruitcakes and those who travel The number of ships presently to the tropical resorts. Gone are the days when sailors sang blacklisted for trading with Cuba out "yo ho ho and a bottle of rum." Not only is the rum gone; is 237, the latest additions being but so is the singing. Today's life aboard ship is more likely the Lebanese-flag Maria Despina to include a record player and a bottle of coke. and the Finnish-flag Margrethe Paulin. Rum, Once Important At Sea, Now Nothing But A Memory B Cuba Trade Ship Boycoft May Spread �Page FonrienB $36 Million Requested For Lakes Projects President Johnson, in a budget submitted to Congress in late January, has recommended that $36.7 million be set aside for water resources projects in the Great Lakes basin. The proposed funds would be used for construc­ tion, planning and study projects to be conducted under the auspices of the Corps of Engineers. Of a total of $35.5 million allocated to construction projects, the largest amount has been ear­ marked for the 1 ew lock at Soo Canal. The leading port area in terms of designated funds is Calumet River and Harbor where channel improvements and removal of three bridges total $7 million. Rehabilita­ tion work on breakwaters, etc. at eight harbors totals about $3.5 million. Recommendations for four ad­ vanced engineering and design planning projects — navigation and flood control—total $259,000. Funds to be used for general in­ vestigations amount to $417,000 for 16 studies. In addition, $599,000 was des­ ignated for four comprehensive £ rveys and special studies. Inc'.uded in this group are two river basins—Grand (Michigan) $265,000 and Genesee (New York) $154,000 —the Lake Erie-Ontario Waterway (Ail-American Canal) $100,000 and Great Lakes water levels $80,000. rt» 'SSAFARERS ' ton r* ''-.T'• April Sf, im Lifeboat Class 132 Proves Seaworthy Engineer Corps Approves N.Y. Harbor Work GAAPUAT/m Ami- Zf. Proud graduates of Class 132 wear broad grins after completing all requirements for their Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. Members of 132 are (l-r, front) Hans Skottene; Mario Marcelino; Donald R. Buccos; Heriberto Vosquez; (rear, l-r) Ernest Nichols; John W. Martinez; Joseph Power; instructor Ami B{ornsson. WASHINGTON — The 'Army Corps of Engineers has asked Congress to approve a federal project for the expansion and im­ provement of three underde­ veloped sections of New York harbor. , An Engineers spokesman recom­ mended that the Senate Public Works Committee approve $44.8 million for the widening and deep­ ening of anchorages at Upper and Lower Red Hook Flats and Gravesend Bay. A member of the Port of New York Authority also testified in favor of the improvements. The need for the expanded anchorage facilities was laid to the sharp increase in tonnage moving through the harbor. In 1933, the port handled 85.5 million short tons of cargo; the 1963 total was 154.7 million short tons. Increased use of larger tanker and dry cargo ships has added to the congestion. The project called for by the Army Engineers would provide 25 anchorage spaces able to accomo­ date vessels with drafts up to 42 feet and lengths up to 800 feet. The Port Authority also asked the Senate panel to consider a $2.5 million project for the widening of the Kill Van Hull entrance channel of Upper New York Bay. if'i -f Labor Urged To Assume Major Role In Education NEW YORK—Labor and civil riglits groups must be permitted to play a major role in the planning of the nation's educational programs in order to solve the problems of the dis­ advantaged child, a group of educators have been told here. The call for greater com­ Action in Education," called by of the disadvantaged. Then he munity group participation in the newly formed Coordinating warned: improving the nation's schools Council on Education for the Dis­ "This battle for educational By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Good Feeding Takes Planning Good feeding aboard ship is not an accident. Though primarily the responsibility of the steward department, it takes the right spirit and the proper amount of work of every crew member aboard to see to it that the food is not only tasty and nourishing, but prepared under the best possible conditions. Recognizing this problem, the SIU established its first Food Pro­ was made by Dr. Francis A. J. advantaged. Attending the session opportunity will be fought out gram in 1954. Its purpose was to assist members of the steward were 100 representatives of school wherever it is necessary: In the department in better food preparation and service and encourage lanni, director of the Division of systems and community groups. schools, if We can; in the streets, practices aimed at the elimination of waste and unsanitary conditions. Education Research of the U.S lanni called the conference a Office of Education and by Ben "beginning dialogue betwen lead­ if we must. Experience has made The second food program—the one in operation today—was begun it clear that our people shall, in­ jamin F. McLaurin, an officer of ers of education departments and deed, overcome." in 1958. It was carefully developed into what is now a full-fledged Food and Sanitation Department. The duty of all representatives of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car civil rights, labor and community The Coordinating Council on the program is to assist all steward department members in any organizations," and said it was Porters. evidence of "new definitions" in Education for the Disadvantaged way possible that will enable them to provide a better quality and They were the principal speak­ the education field. was founded earlier this year with better prepared meal to all SIU members. the backing of the trade union and ers at a day-long conference on The chief method of carrying out those aims is through the Steward The government official declared "Closing the Gap; Knowledge and that improving the quality of U.S. civil rights groups. It plans to Recertification Program. Stewards taking part in the program are establish a center to collect, ana­ education requires "an enormous lyze, evaluate and disseminate data taught the most modern and efficient methods of food stowage, prepa­ amount of research" which, he on research and experimentation ration, service and waste elimination. Among the most important said "must involve . . . the lay in the education field so it can be items in the curriculum of the training program are: • Proper stowage of food stocks groups as well as the professional used to accelerate the upgrading • Preservation of perishable foods groups." of all education, including the edu­ • Care of items in the dry store room Stressing the same point, Mc­ cation of the disadvantaged. • Care of flour, sugar and similar items . Laurin, chairman of the Coordi­ The councils' National Board of nating Council on Education for • Proper methods of stowage of fresh vegetables and frozen vege­ includes AFL-CIO the Disadvantaged, charged that Sponsors tables < some educators "stand in the -President George Meany, David • Proper methods of stowage of meat and poultry schoolhouse door," denying access Dubinsky, President of the ILGWU; • Proper methods of stowag:e of dairy products and eggs A. Philip Randolph, President of to interested citizen groups which • Proper methods of stowage of fish and seafoods seek to bring about a change in the Sleeping Car Porters; Anthony • Menu planning and food preparation American education. He compared Scotto, ILA Vice President; David Tiiiewicz Southard this posture to Alabama Governor L. Sullivan, President of the Build­ • Conduct becoming to a good steward ing Service Employees Union; and • Requisitions and inventory control The photos were incorrectly George Wallace's famous "school- SIU President Paul Hall. house-door" stand in defiance of • Temperature control and refrigeration placed in a story on page 4 of the desegregation orders. • Safety in the galley April 2 LOG entitled "SIU-IBU McLaurin said the teachers Menu planning, a key part of a steward's work, has been simpli­ Tugman Rescues Shipmate—^But were acting to protect a "selffied to a great extent by the Basic Seven Food Chart. The Chart is In Vain." Captain John Southard, interest," while Wallace was moti­ a complete and graphic guide to the types of food that should be who died - of injuria' sustained vated by a defiance of the Federal INCLOPe eaten daily for health and good nourishment. It specifies the amount -When he fell from th^ SIU-IBU tug gqveynment. But, he said, the re­ of each required daily by a working Seafarer. sults wpre the same: "denial of Triton, arid Henry'TrielW^-^ Scores of stewards have already graduated from the Steward Rehiimfn rights." heroic attempts to res«ne Southard certification Program. Returning to their respective ships, knowledge jGiven the oportunity, he said, of the best and most efficient methods of operating their department wero in vain, are. plctpred, j^ve. labor and clvih rights groups can in harid; the-graduates have already made great headway in im­ help* shape education'to the meed proving the food aboard SlU<-contracted~ vessels: . I'' Correction miiONGADOREasOfU ^LOSiMUmLBrf ff wj �SEAF AKER9 too SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD < Rotferdam harbor—from total devastion to Europe's busiest and most modern In 20 years Canals, like,the Schie River Canal above, speed the movement of goods in the city and provide a Venetian setting. The ultra-modern face of rebuilt Rotterdam extends even to the wall of the police station, pictured above. Rotterdam is the premier port of Europe and a hub of commerce for the six nations of the Common Market. In a qiiick 20 years, it was transformed from a gutted shell to one of the most modern cities in the world. It is the em­ bodiment of the postwar European success story. On May 14, 1940, Rotterdam was leveled by Nazi bombers. Huge areas were pounded into rubble and thousands died in the barbaric raid. At the war's end, the job of rebuilding was begun. Today, it is nearly completed. Ships from eveiy seagoing nation in the world can be found along the River Maas wharves of the port. Americanflag vessels iare no exception. The ships of the Waterman Line, among many other SlU-contracted vessels, are regular visitors to Rotterdam. The deep sea wharves lie on the south side of the river, while the center of the city is located on the north side. Water taxis maintain constant service between the two areas. 'The water taxi terminus in the city is at the Willemsplein Landing stage. From there it is only a short tram ride to the heart of town. The center of Rotterdam is distinguished by the fact that no auto traffic is allowed on the main shopping streets— the Lijnbaan and the Coolsingel. These avenues are com­ pletely given over to pedestrian traffic.. The shops that line them offer a tremendous selection of consumer goods, nearly all of traditional Dutch high quality. Further down > the Coolsingel stands the town hall, one of the few pre-war buildings still standing. Two famous pieces of sculpture were erected near the town hall to mark the tragic history of the city—"Monu­ ment for a Devested City" by Ossip Zadkine and the excit­ ing "Construction" by Naum Gabo. "The small part of Old Rotterdam that remains is worth visiting. The old church in the Delfshaven area at 22 Aelbrechtskolk was the scene of the last services held bv the Pilgrims before their journey to the New World via Plym­ outh, England. The city also has a fine array of museums that include the works of the famed Old Fleniish and Dutch masters. An especially spectacular sight in Rotterdam is the Euromast, a streamlined 383-foot tower built to mark Holland's contribution to the European community. Atop the mast is a fine restaurant. From it a visitor can see the entire city and the harbor. Since Holland is such a compact country, a Seafarer with just a little free time might be able to visit some of the na­ tion's other major and interesting cities. The Hague, the capital of Holland, is a beautiful and historic town. It is only 15 miles from Rotterdam. Amsterdam, Holland's big­ gest city, is only 55 miles away. :V This was Rotterdam after the Nazis got through with it. The city was subjected to one of the most devesting Jfli;-, fajds.qf \Yorld Ih- . . This Dutch Reformed Church in the Delfshaven section of Rotterdam witnessed the last services J of the Pilgrims before they sailed to .America., x :: ••• The Modeket (Waterman) has made many calls on Rotterdam, as have dozens of other ships of I • the Sl.U-contracte^ merchant fifet.,..,., . �SEAFARERS Ticker A-OK Predict Big Boost In US, Work Force WASHINGTON—The U.S. labor force will grow by an ad­ ditional nine million workers, increasing to a total of 86 mil­ lion workers in the next six years, according to an estimate of the Bureau of Labor Statis--*tics of the Department of show up among men 25 and over and 5ti million of this growth will Labor. The BLS e.stimate projects an­ other large increase of some 15 million additional persons from 1970 to 1980. This estimated growth would raise the total labor force to 101 million workers. Most of the future growth is ex­ pected to result from the greatly expanding population of working age. The rest is accounted for by increases in the proportion of adult women who will be working. Only 2 million of the 9 million labor force increase projected for the next 6 years will be men 25 years and over. But, almost 4V^ million will be young workers un­ der 25 years of age, bringing their total in the 1970 labor force to 20 million. Adult women may account for 2Vi million of the expansion. Many of the additional young workers and women will be work­ ing part-time because of school and home responsibilities. Between 1970 and 1980 the pat­ tern of changes will be somewhat different. The number of young workers will continue to increase but much less sharply—possibly 3.7 million over thp 10-year period. The largest gain, 7 million, will European Shipyards Seek Aid BRUSSELS, Belgium—The ship­ building nations of the European Common Market are beginning to register the same complaints voiced by U.S. shipbuilders in re­ cent years. Their beef is against foreign competition — mainly Japanese—and their remedy for the problem is increased subsidies. The Common Market's execu­ tive commission, after a "pro­ found" study of the threat posed by the Japanese shipbuilders, called upon the governments of the six member nations to increase their shipbuilding subsidies to a level of at least ten percent. The Common Market study showed that the Japanese enjoy at least a ten percent advantage over European shipbuilders. At first, the Europeans thought they could meet the problem through import duties on Japanese-built ships bought by European operators. This proposal was rejected, since it was felt that any increase in tariffs would drive the operators to runaway-flag nations. Commenting on the maritime construction industry in the United States, Edwin M. Hood, president of the Shipbuilders Council of America, v/arned against propo.snls that would allow subsidized U.S.flag vessels to be built in foreign shipyards. Shprthanded? If a crewmember quits while - a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for .a replace­ ment. Fast action on,'their part ' will keep all jobs aboard sjlip filled at all times and biintfnatie the cHahce bf the' ship '' 'sailing 'shbrt'haiicfed'.'' be in the age group 25 to 34. Adult women workers may add 4^ mil­ lion to their numbers, about the same rate as in the earlier period. The recently increased compe­ tition for jobs among the inexperi­ enced young workers has con­ tributed to the high unemployment rates of teenagers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics believes. The competition will continue to in­ crease and it will be difficult for many young workers to find Jobs in an economy where there has been little expansion in demand for unskilled workers. This under­ scores the need for more educa­ tion and better training in order to provide workers with the skills that are in demand. Seafarer Robert Perry was at the New York SlU elinie re­ cently getting his regular physical checkup when the LOG photographer snapped the above picture. Perry last sailed in the engine department aboard the Eagle Traveler (Sea Transport). High Food Prices During May We're coming info a period of high food prices, especially for meats. The Dun & Bradstreet whole­ sale food index recently hit Its highest level for the year. This is a sign that further retail increases lie just ahead, and a warning to moderate-income families to look for lower cost alternatives to some of the high-priced items. The Government's long-delayed inquiry into food prices may be starting just in time to help restrain these costs. The National Commission on Food Marketing is expected to begin hearings in May, with rising retail profit margins the first area of inquiry. If you don't have to eat. May otherwise is a good shopping month, with buying opportunities available in sheets and other linens at the May White Sales, and in women's clothing at the PostEaster clearances. Other May sales that give you a chance to anticipate needs include the annual reduction on tires, curtains and TV sets. Depart­ ment-store sales this month also offer specials on soaps and toiletries. Most moderate-income families of four or five persons, with after-tax income of $400 to $600 a month, need to keep their food bills within 25-30 per cent of income, if they are to have enough money for other needs. This is just for family food, not for soaps, paper goods, beer or other non­ food items usually bought at supermarkets. Larger families have to allot a bigger slice of income. Adjustments need to be inade for different-size families. The USDA suggests adding 10 per ceiit to the total for two-person families', and 9 pet cent ,Jor a three-person family, but reducing the total by 5 per cent for a five-person family, and 10 per cent for six or more persons. For example, for a family of five. Including a child of six, girl of 10 and bOy of 13, total month­ ly food cost under the low-cost plan would be approximately $130. Reducing by 5 per cent cuts this to $123.50. These costs do not Include meals out other than those brought from home, and some families may need or want to make further adjustments for this expense. Government studies indicate that expen­ ditures for meals outside are usually about twice the cost of preparing the same meal at home. We usually get some irritated letters from har­ ried housewives when we publish such low-cost food budgets. Sometimes this is because they in­ clude expenditures other than food in their esti­ mates of food expenses. Admittedly, a budget of a dollar a day per person or less does require both the most careful management, nutritional knowledge and family cooperation. Some house­ wives, however, say they can do even better than the figures we publish. Here are planning and buying policies that can help: 1. Use the plentiful foods as much as you can. The USDA plentiful foods list for May is one of the shortest in years, another indication of the food price trend. The money-saving technique is to use the month's real bargains such as eggs and cheese not only by themselves but in casseroles, omelets and other combinations with meats to con­ serve your use of meat in this period of high prices. U.S. Agriculture Department Home economists recently revised their estimated costs of food plans at two price levels—low and medium. The lowcost plan allows less than $1 a day for food, which calls for careful meal planning and shopping. The department also devised a special "economy plan" which it recently priced at less than 70 cents a 2. Use the school lunch program. Usually you day per person. But a food budget this meager is nutritionally risky and should not be attempted can't prepare an equivalent bag lunch at the price. If your school hasn't got the lunch program, PTA's for longer than short periods. and community organizations ought to make this Here are monthly costs of the two food plans at recent prices, for children and adults of different a first objective. It costs 31 cents at wholesale ages, to help you work out a target food budget prices to prepare the average school lunch for which which the kids pay an average of 27. The for your own family. USDA Food & Home Notes reports that 17 million Low-cost Moderate youngsters do use the low-cost lunch program, but Plan Cost Plan 'another 17 milllion could but don't, and 6V6 million are in schools without facilities. Children under 1 year .. $12.60 $15.50 20.80 1-3 years 16.00 3. Use the specials. This department has sug25.10 3-6 years 19.00 • gested this technique before, and several surveys 30.30 6-9 years ,,. .. 22.60 show the savings are substantial. The USDA sur­ 34.70 Girls, 9-12 years 26.00 veys in two North Carolina cities showed food costs 38.10 12-15 years . 28.60 could be cut 10 per cent for a family of four by 39.00 15-20 years 29.90 shopping for the specials. They found especially 35.50 Boys, 9-12 years .. 26.40 large savings on meats. For example, in one city 42.00 12-15 years 30.80 chuck roast was sale-priced by supermarkets on 47.20 15-20 years 36.00 20 weekends in one year. If you bought five pounds 3'T) Wom»o. "0-35 years 26 "0 on each of these sale weekends, you would have 34.20 35-55 years 26.00 spent $39.30, the USDA Farm Index points out. 55-75 years 22.10 29.80 But if you bought the same meat on the weekend 41.60 Pregnant ... 32.50 after the sale, you would have spent $62.30. . 41."0 Men, 20-35 years . 30.80 ' ' 35-55 years . . . V. .. 28.60 33.10 Siniilariy, a survey by the New York State Ex­ ' "*55-75-years ..... , ^;. 26.00 35.10 tension' Service found "saVirigs of 20 per cent or T'hbrfe coists •assum0r'four:''T>ersoiiy'int'lhe - family. jnofe were possiblej by taking advantage of Sipecl ..'idsia CffD April tf. 1MB LOG SlU-UIW Wins Wage Hike At Brookiyn Piant NEW YORK—A new three-year contract calling for wage bikes and increased welfare benefits has been won by the SIU United In­ dustrial Workers Union for mem­ bers employed at the Kimberly Division of Standard Building Products in Brooklyn, N.Y. Th new pact, which has, been ratified by Kimberly employees, calls for wage increases in each of the next three years and a boost in w^are benefits retroactive to October 1, 1964. The company IS engaged in the manufacture of cabinets and van­ ities from aluminum, Masonite, Formica and laminates. The new Kimberly Division pact is one of several contract re-nego­ tiations conducted recently by the UIW. Nw pacts won wages and benefit boosts for UIW members recently at four New York area companies—Highway Trailer, Wi­ ser Smith Metal Products, Milo Components and Academy Heat Treating and Plating. In addition, a stepped up organ­ izing campaign in Philadelphia succeeded recently in winning an NLRB representation election in the Powerhouse division of the Rohm and Haas Corporation, a major chemical producer with plants across the nation. New Type Of Life Preserver Now Official There will be a new look in safety fashions aboard Amer­ ican merchant ships starting May 26. The Coast Guard Merchant Marine Council has decided that life preservers made of cork or balsa wood will not be officially approved life-saving gear after that date. All new life jackets must be constructed of either Kapok, plas­ tic foam or fibrous glass. The old cork and balsa wood preservers were adjudged by the Coast Guard to be incapable of keeping an unconscious, drowning person afioat. The switchover will not be im­ mediate, however. The Coast Guard will permit the continued use of cork and balsa vests already in use, so long as they are in serv­ iceable condition. On all vessels constructed after the May 26 deadline, the use of kapok, foam or fiber jackets will be mandatory. Seafarers may get a look at an­ other new life-saving device, pro­ viding the Coast Guard approves it. A small, propane, radiant-gas heater that can be lighted after submersion has been submitted for consideration to the CG. It weighs less than two pounds and can keep a man comfortable for 10 hours in freezing temperatures. Shipboard rumor has It that the new heaters "look well" with the new life-jackets. Maybe: matching sets will be offered for the sea­ farer who likes to look sharp. .•wl f 1 li>i1 % A / hi 1 I 7^. CALLBIUUALLf „v. J �.TTr?i .".t. lit-x:* A I April M. Utt SEAFARERS Johnson Urges Congress Grant $150 Million For Sea Research ty Joseph B. Loc|He, MD, Medical Director Dry Cleaning Solvent Can Be Harmful r­ Thi­ LOG Coin-operated dry cleaners are causing a bit of a stir among some public health authorities. Reason for the concern is the cleaning solvent used, perchlorethylene, which, produces vapc.s, readily absorbed .through the lungs and to a lesser extent through the skin and gastrojintestinal tract. Inhalation can cause headache, lightheadedness and Unconsciousness if exposure is long enough and in a closed area. ExIreme exposure can cause death. Inhalation poses a special threat to coin-op customers who carry garjments home in a closed car. Heavy garments seem to be the worst liazard. "Polyurethane and similar foam items seemingly present un­ usual solvent-carryout problems with all machines," Michigan's Depart>nent of Health has written in its publication Occupational Healtlx Automatic "machines in the state carry the statement: "WARNING: JSome fabrics retain cleaning solvent odor longer than others. Breathing Ihis solvent can be harmful. If odor persists, call attendant. Do not place dry-cleaning articles in car-f until odor-free." Most states are car. (The cleaning machine had not as well protected as Michigan, been out of order.) Her children which has some of the strictest were "overcome" by the fumes. regulations of the coin-op business They recovered completely. In in the country. another incident recently, a 20 The director of Indiana's Divi­ year old Monroe, Michigan, girl sion of Industrial Hygiene suggests opened a commercial shop (not that people should not patronize coin-operated) at 4:30 A.M. Two establishments if they find a "def­ gallons of perchlorethylene had inite odor" remaining in their leaked on the floor. She was found clothes. J. Fred Kepler, who is dead two hours later. currently writing an article on the In a case reported from New subject for a state health depart­ Jersey to Mr. Soet, one of two re­ ment publication, says, "So far as pairmen servicing the area behind I'm concerned, if you can smell the automatic machines was overcome odor in the air, or if the odor is by fumes and died. The area be­ on the clothes, there's too much hind the machines is not open to present. You -don't have to be a the public. scientist to tell this. Some ma­ A suit over the death of a 16 chines are definitely better than year old boy has not yet come to others at removing solvent," he trial in St. Joseph, Missouri. The told Health Bulletin. The National boy's family blames his death on Automatic Laundry and Cleaning fumes from a sleeping bag cleaned Council speaks for coin-operated at a coin-operated establishment. establishments. The council's exec­ The boy was found unconscious utive secretary. Ward Gill, told in the morning, after sleeping all Health Bulletin that "There is ab­ night in the bag. Ward Gill, lawyer solutely no evidence of a death or representing the boy's family, an injury caused by perohlorethyl- states the bag did not go through ene." He pointed out that per­ the dry cycle properly. The fluid chlorethylene had been experi­ remaining was so strong it burned mented with as an anestihetic, but the boy's tennis shoes and blue the concentrations used were far jeans. higher than those found in cloth­ Automatic cleaners have been a ing. Asked if the council recom­ financial boon to many families. mends any warnings on the ma­ chines, he said no, but "We do Public health officials are asking suggest that if there is an odor, for more care in their use, not less the customer should let the gar­ use, as reported by HEALTH BUL­ LETIN. ment air." Several cases of side effects have been reported which seem to be related to perchlorethylene. Several were reported by John Soet, of the Michigan Bureau of Occupational Health. In one inci dent in 1962, a St. Joseph woman carried wet clothes home in her WASHINGTON—President Johnson has placed a request for almost $150 million before Congress to be used for ocean research. Although the amount is only slightly higher than last year's request, it is primarily focused on actual research projects, as the U.S. oceanographic research fleet building program is already vir­ ination of the sea could provide craft. man with methods of controlling tually complete. "This first nuclear - powered The U.S. is "looking forward to a period where our invest­ ment In ocean research may bear fruit in terms of faster and more comfortable trans­ portation, more highly de­ veloped exploitation of our marine mineral and fisheries resources, increased pollution control, more accurate predic­ tion of storms and tides that endanger life and property, and the strengthening of our national defense," the Presi­ dent said. Three major efforts will benefit from this year's appropriation: • Scientific exploration — seek­ ing answers to the "how" and "why" of ocean phenomena. • Geographic exploration—a try at describing the seas by finding the answers to the "what"""where" and "when" of the ocean's fea­ tures. • Ocean development—the ap­ plication of scientific know - how and engineering technology to ex­ ploitation of the seas. Outlook Changing Traditionally looked upon as a means of transporting goods ^nd as barriers to invasion, the world's oceans, which cover about 70 per­ cent of the planet, are now in­ creasingly looked upon as a vast source of natural resources and for the tremendous cloak of military concealment which they can pro­ vide. The sea's huge and virtually un­ tapped resources include food to maintain the earth's rapidly ex­ panding population and minerals to feed growing industries. In the purely scientific realm, the seas are clues to the origin of the earth itself and possibly the universe. Increased exploration and exam­ climate and reducing the dangers of natural disasters such as hurri­ canes, earthquakes, tornados, etc. J^ore and more, national defense is also tied to an ever expanding knowledge of what goes on deep beneath the ocean's waves. President Johnson also an­ nounced that the government has started work on a nuclear-powered craft to explore ocean depths, hunt for new sources of raw materials, and pave the way for deep-sea mining. The vehicle is expected to have much more freedom of movemet, to be able to dive much deeper, and to stay down considerably longer than any present undersea Group Named To Study Sea-Level Canal Route WASHINGTON—A five-man commission has been named by President Johnson to study the feasibility of and select the most suitable site for the construction of a sea level canal between the Atlantic and 4Pacific to replace or augment der consideration for the new the present lock-type canal canal. One would involve con­ through Panama. The U.S. began investigating possibilities for a new canal last year and no concrete decisions have so far been announced. No decision has been made yet on whether the sea-level canal would be dug with nuclear or con­ ventional explosives, whether It would be controlled by the U.S. -alone or through an international arrangement, or whether construc­ tion would be financed soley by the U.S. or through an international compact. Four possible sites are un- Labor-Sponsored Newscaster Wins Award 50-50 Law vehicle will be capable of opera­ tion . . . over an ocean-floor area several times that of the United States," the White House said. In addition, the U.S. Navy has ordered a study to determine new and more effective salvaging tech­ niques. The program will focus upon the specific problems involved in surfacing large hulls from great depths. This will include studies of collapsible pontoons, special welding, lighting,' cut­ ting and manipulating tools, as well as a novel research project to evaluate the feasibility of various "sea-hut" models from which the divers will work. (Continued from page 3) prices for such staple foodstuffs as bread, flour and rice. The SIU said that these propo­ sals would push the cost to the American public, of supporting the farmer, up by some $300 million a year. At the same time, the union noted, the cost to Agriculture of using U.S.-flag ships will be re­ duced by some $50 million annu­ ally as the result of a new legal requirement which obligates Agri­ culture to pay only the dollar dif­ ferential between American and foreign-flag ship rates, rath.er than the total cost of American-flag shipping, as it was fornterly re­ quired to do. "In view of this, your call for The George Polk Memorial Award for radio reporting has been presented to Edward J*. Morgan the elimination of U. S.-flag ship­ ping can be characterized only as (second from left), whose ABC broadcasts are sponsored each week night by the AFL-CIO. effrontery," the SIU said, "and Morgan received his plaque at a luncheon in New'York from Mrs. Adelaide Roe Polk, mother causes us to renew ^ our reiromof the correspondent slain in Greece, in whose memory the award is given. At the same luendation, which we made to the luncheon, Samiiel F. Marshall fsecond from right), formerly with the Cleveland Plain Pealef Piresident's Maritime, A d v i s o r y> newspaper end presently-associate editor of the Communication Workers of America News, . Cnnunittee last Novmiiibec, tha'tiyod ,be • replaced^ as Beerataty • Of * Agiir -received, tbe^community services award from, pr* Gordo.n H.oyie jriglif),, for hi* work in ••• Cleveland. :culturft;"'' , version of the present locktype canal through central Panama. This could be done by reworking the Gaillard Cut, formerly known as the Cluebra Cut, and would involve closing tb« canal to traffic for only 12 days. Other sites under considera­ tion are a 60 - mile route through eastern Panama; a 102-mile route across northern Colombia, and a 140-mile stretch across Nicaragua and Costa Rica. No definite decision on the route for the new canal will be made for some time howe\er, it has been pointed out, because it will take time to complete engineering sur­ veys at the four sites so a techni­ cal decision can be made. At the same time, the U.S. would have to reach preliminary agreements on survey rights and operational pro­ cedures with the various naticns involved. Technical, political and legal feasibility must be estab­ lished before a definite choice of. site can be made. Difficulties concerning U.S. rights in the Panama Canal Zona arose during 1963 and led to antiU.S. rioting in Panama with a sub­ sequent break in diplomatic rela­ tions between the two nations. Diplomatic relations were later re­ sumed, but much bad feeling has remained. In addition to the political dif­ ficulties over the old canal, it has been dear for some time that the Panama Canal, opened in 1914, is becoming obsolete. It cannot handle modem vessels such as the giant supertankers and ore car­ riers, nor can it handle modern warships like the latest aircraft carriers. It has also been pointed out that the present lock-type canal would 'be highly vulnerable in time of war because bombing or sabotage by the enemy could easily put it out of action. A sea level canal would be much less vulnera­ ble, and could accommodate ships of any lien^b.' �SEAFARERS Avrtl M, 19M LOG Ships Of The Future To Be Speedsters Senate Group Plans For Migratory Woilters WASHINGTON—A broad program to help speed the inte­ gration of the migrant farm worker into the nation's eco­ nomic, political and social life as well as guaranteeing his right to organize was ad--*vanced by the Senate Sub­ In other areas the subcommittee committee on Migratory recommended: Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and tnelr families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produf-d under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) WASHINGTON—Merchant ships traveling at 100 knots an hour may be the one of the solutions to the continuing decline of the U.S. as a maritime power, according to a Maritime Ad­ ministration researcher. however, a number of such In an address before the are craft already afloat, like tha U.S. Society of Automotive Engi­ Navy hydrofoil Highpoint and tha neers here, James A. Hlggins of Maritime Administration's own Labor in its report to the Senate. • Coverage of migrant farm the MA'S office of research and hydrofoil Denison. development said that "surface ef­ "The migratory worker lives workers by unemployment insur­ fect craft" which skim over the and works under conditions that ance laws, "or alternative methods wave-tops, circumventing drag must be recognized for what they of meeting the problem" such as and friction, may provide a bright are—a national disgrace," said federal grants to states to supple­ future^ for the U.S.-flag fleet. Subcommittee Chairman Harrison ment state funds. A. Williams, Jr. (D-N.J.), in a • Narrowing of the present U.S.-flag shipping is Indeed in foreword. federal restriction on child labor need of some type of maritime magic. In the days of sailing ships, Though "solid' progress" has outside school hours to ban em­ this country moved 74 percent of been made since the subcommittee ployment of children in farm work "Lee" brand tires was established five years ago, he tha may be dangerous or detri­ (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum its oceanborne cargo in its own ships. By 1866, this figure was wrote, "decades have left a stock­ mental to their health. & Plastic Workers) down to 32 percent. Today, It is pile of misery and deprivation." The railroad full-crew law in • A study of the feasibility of Programs have offered "antidotes federal workmen's compensation less than ten percent. New York state has been upheld for specific ailments," he con­ laws covering farm workers, in According to the MA research­ by a state Supreme Court Justice Eastern Alt Lines tinued. but "the root causes of the view of the continued lack of er, the potential for reversing this in a comprehensive 50-page deci­ (Flight Engineers) misery remain almost untouched" coverage at the state level and the trend appears to lie in "surface sion. and are based in the faot that the interstate nature of recruiting and Iihe railroads, seeking to cut 3) J" J" effect crafts"—^vessels of 100 to average migrant farm worker earns employment. crews to what rail unions regard 10,000 tons gross tons that can H. I. Siegel only $675 a year. race across the ocean at speeds as an unsafe limit, had argued • Availability of public welfare "flIS" brand men's clothes The subcommittee, hailing ex­ of 30-40 knots in 30-foot waves, that the law was unconstitutional. piration of legislation permitting assistance to the migratory farm (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 70 knots in eight-foot seas and Under its provisions, freight trains the importation of Mexican family "on the basis of need with­ of more than 25 oars are required 100 knots on smooth water. 3^ 3^ ft" braceros for farm work, noted that out regard to the question of to have a full six man crew—inAccent On Speed most foreign laborers work under residence." cluifing an engineer, conductor and Sears, Roebuck Company Moving at least five times fast­ three brakemen. contracts providing benefits more Retail stores & products er than most modern cargo ships, favorable than those generally (Retail Clerks) The rail unions, who argued for the surface effect ships—so named given domestic workers. It con­ the law, cited increased accident because they glide on, or just tinued: 3> t t figures since the fireman was elim­ above the water—could compete "The domestic agricultural Stitzel-Weller Distilleries with air cargo planes. Although inated from the crew of many worker has been largely excluded "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" not quite as fast as aircraft, the trains. No automated machinery from those social advances which SES vessels can deliver contain­ can match the alertness and judg­ "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" the rest of the nation takes for Bourbon whiskeys erized cargo four times as cheaply. ment essential to the safe main­ granted — the minimum wage, tenance of fast rail travel, the un­ (Distillery Workers) Before the "magic carpets" can. ions said. adequate child labor protection, be launched on a mass level, much unemployment insurance, full 3> 3> 3^ detail engineering and cost anal­ workmen's compensation and social NEW YORK—The Military Sea ysis must he performed. There security coverage, and federally Transportation Service is spurring J. R. Simplot Potato Co. protected rights to organize and increased activity on the ship Frozen potato products bargain collectively. charter market with increased (Grain Millers) calls for vessels to carry military Special Problems " In addition, he is subjected to cargoes. MSTS officials report that special problems in the areas of the government shipping agency Kingsport Press housing and sanitation, transporta­ has chartered nine cargo carriers "World Book," "Chlldcraft" for extended voyages in recent tion, education, health and child (Printing Pressmen) care, voting requirements, job weeks. (Typographers, Bookbinders) UNITED NATIONS — The The nine freighters under MSTS placement and job instability. Be­ (Machinists, Stereotypers) world's fisheries industry set an cause of residence requirements, charter primarily operate in the all-time record for income and the migrant fsmily frequently can­ tramp market. The MiSTS charters 3> 3^ size of catch during 1963, the lat­ not even obtain public welfare are for two to six months, with an est year for which figure's have Jamestown Sterling Corp. option for renewal for periods assistance in times of need." been made available by the UN's Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. ranging from 12 or 24 months. The subcommittee said an Food and Agricultural Organiza­ Furniture and Bedding The nine ships are scheduled to agricultural minimum wage should tion. (United Furniture Workers) be provided by amendiment of the start loading cargoes from March That part of the catch which Fair Labor Standards Act, increas­ 30 to May 29. Most of the vessels entered the international market ing it over the years until the liiini- will load from West Coast ter­ was valued at $1.7 billion, $89 minals, although some will deliver mum in industry is matched. The miillion higher than the figure for piece rate system should be pre­ cargoes to the Pacific side of Pana­ the previous year. The total catch served, it added, and. employers, ma. The charter rates are from was 46.4 million metric tons (2,204 sharecroppers and their immediate $2,685 to $3,300 per day. lbs.), a rise of 1.1 million metric families should be exempted from U.S. maritime observers report tons over 1062. the minimum wage requirement. the cargo carriers will probably Peru supplanted Japan as the Kjiotty jurisdiction problems that may arise from the ex­ world's The National Labor Relations sail for ports in Southeast Asia. leading fishing nation, ac­ Act should cover migrant farm According to these reports, in­ panding science of underwater sea exploration has prompted cording to the report. Red China workers and give them the right creasing military commitments of the establishment of a unique Law of the Sea Institue by the ranked in third place, the Soviet to unionize, the committee main­ the U.S. in the area make the University of Rhode Island. : Union was fourth and the United tained, with considertion given to chartering of vessels necssary, assist in the education of students States was fifth. Peruvian the possibility of "new concepts since the Navy tonnage could not Milking the worlds water­ and the public, and publish papers catch has Increased The tremendously which may be more suitable to a meet the stepped up transportation ways has always had enor­ and synopsis of the proceedings." over the past 15 years. In 1963, mobile, seasonal agricultural labor requirements. The MSTS has ndt mous money-making potential. As Dr. Alexander added that the In­ it reached a record 6.9 million force than those afforded by the announced the destinations of the scientists gradually discover novel stitute would 'icontribuite to the tons, a share higher than the catch present federal labor laws." chartered ships. means of opening the seas to com­ solution of some of the pressing of the previous leader, Japan. mercial exploitation, an increasing problems of international rights in The bulk of the Peruvian catch amount of legal infighting by the oceans and seas of the world." is composed of anchoveta, a small global sea-powers seeking jurisdic­ One of the "tangled issues" on fish which swims in huge schools tion is to be expected. Within the the agenda is determing how far off the Peruvian coast. Anchoveta nexit decade, experts predict that off shore a nation's boundries ex­ are reduced to fishmeal and used geological and mineralogical re­ tend. Some countries Claim three for oils or animal feeds. search alone will generate a new: miles, others six, twelve or even Between them, Peru and Japan industry that could gross at least two hundred miles. have accounted for a third of the 50 million dollars a year. world's total fish catch. Japan's Dr. John A. Knauss, dean of the^ Also to be studied are long position has continued to slide in Rhode Island University's Gradu-; standing fishing rights quarels, the recent years, however, as her local ate School of Oceanography.' ,use of ocean areas for nuclear and waters become more polluted and along with Dr. licwis M. Alexan­ missle testing grounds and similar other nations join in the competi­ tion. der, co-founder of the Institute, legal questions. "The sea is getting smaller," Dr. said that besides acting as an in­ Third-ranking Red China re­ strument to further the commer­ Alexander stated, "and all these ported a 1963 catch of five mil­ cial ouMvi^ion -qf the ocean, the .topics require cohttnual research lion tons. The Soviet catoh was aiin of the' new ochool is to "bring and analysiis in the light •et both •four millioa tons, and the U.S. together, InforniaMon -on .the. law- ohanging tecluKfiogy and ohanging catxdi was 2-7 oiilUon tons. Nor­ of the sea, preside .Jor rex- natienal .and international teway, Canada, ^South Africa and ; ,, qhangq of id^ .ai^d.; Infiorni^tion, terests." , 'Spala, 't • N.Y. Court OKs Full Crew Railroad Law MSTS Spurs Increased Ship Charter Calls Worldwide c •i fl Fish Catch Hits Record Exploitation Of The Oceans Poses Knotty Legal Problems I I li ik !f| :li1 n i •H ••3 i-i �SEAFARERS L0G IndianSammer Brother Alexander PuUes, a 40-year veteran of the sea, dropped by the Baltimore hall to reminisce the other day. Shipping out since 1925, he has manned the decks of just about every type of sea-going craft. In the early days of his career, he sailed the freight-bearing, three-masted schooners that plied the waves between the notified of his daughter's death. has proved inadequate to supply the demands of overheated sea­ Baltic and North Seas. A few The family responded with a letter men. W. W. Worthington an­ The sunny port of Madras India provides the b.ackdrop for these three smiling Steel Maker (Isthmian) crewmates. 'The Seafarers took time out from their pleasurable stay to pose for this photo. Everything's going great, they report. The climate's congenial and so are the girls. They are (l-r) Willioin F. Duffy;, Jim Jehuson, and Jim Hand. DEL ORO (Mississippi), April 4— Chairman, Edward J. Rivieret Seore* tary, Claude A. Bankston. $15.25 In ship's fund. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Brother John Rankin was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made to contact patrolman about get­ ting a clock for engine department. Constitution, that assessment split dues from 1st quarter to 2nd quarter in order for some to be able to meet the requirement. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), April 18—Chairman, Barney Speegle; Sec­ retary, Mike Toner. $26.38 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in steward department. No beefs reported. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March 31 — Chairman, HUDSON (Victory Transport), March Charles Rice; Secretary, R. McCul- 27—Chairman, R. Olsson; Secretary, loch. Brother E. J. Zebrowski was T. Lane. No beefs reported. It was elected to serve as ship's delegate. recommended that a new washing No beefs reported by department machine be placed aboard ship, since delegates. there is only one for the entire crew. vRIDGEFIELD VICTORY (Columbia Steamship), April 10—Chairman, F. E. TRANSERIE (Hudson Waterways), April 15—Chairman, N. Berry. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. Department delegates re­ ported no disputed OT. Only steward department is to pick up mail on arrival in port. Keep messroom clean at all times. Give steward list of who needs a new mattress. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), April 10—Chairman, Alfred H. Anderson; Secretary. William M. Hand. Depart­ ment delegates reported no disputed OT. Engine delegate reported one man missed ship, but was replaced in New York. Ship's delegate reported everything O.K. Crew asked not to Taylor; Secretary, J. B. Bazor. Ship's overheat the washing machine by delegate reported that everything is washing clothes too long. O.K. No disputed OT. One man missed ship in Galveston. Brother J. TOPA; TOPA (Waterman Steamship), Jeffcoat was elected to serve as new April 10—Chairman, B. Tippens; Sec­ ship's delegate. retary, F. Serway. Captain commends crew for very excellent and good voy­ ROBERT D. CONRAD (Maritime Op­ age and expresses special apprecia­ erations), March 2—Chairman, L. B. tion for job done by steward depart­ Lafoc; Secretary, J. C. Inglessis. ment and all other departments. De­ Ship's delegate requested steward de­ partment delegates reported no dis­ partment to clean messroom tables puted OT. A vote of thanks to ship's more often. Some disputed OT in delegate Brother Colbert R. Myric each department. Vote of thanks to for Job well done. the steward department for a job vrell done. LA FITTE (Waterman), April 4 — Chairman, W. Sibley; Secretary, R. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), April Ridgeway. Ship's delegate reported 18—Chairman, Walter Nash; Secre­ that there are no beefs and all is tary, John A. Maslow. Ship's delegate O.K. No disputed OT reported by de­ reported everything O.K. No disputed partment delegates. Motion made OT reported. that a better slop chest be put on board for next trip. Brother J. MisaRACHEL V (Rachel), April 10—Chair­ kian was elected to serve as new man, J. Grimes; Secretary, A. Reasko. ship's delegate. Brother Kelso was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities by department delegates. Vote of Service Tankers), March ID—Chair­ thanks extended to all delegates for man, William Morris, Jr.; Secretary, their cooperation. L. Wheeler. Brother E. Douget was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), April gate. No disputed OT reported by 17—Chairman, James Sumpter; Secre­ department delegates. Motion made tary, Gilbert Trosclair. $11.50 in ship's that alt S.I.U. ships be air condi­ fund. Disputed OT reported in each tioned. department. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), April PENN SAILOR (Penn Shipping), 4—Chairman, Jack Nelson; Secretary, March 4—Chairman, Durrell L. Mc- Bill Stark. Ship's delegate reported Corvay; Secretary, J. P. Baliday. Ship's that one man missed ship in Charles­ delegate reported that everything is ton, otherwise everything Is O.K. No running smoothly except for a few disputed OT reported by department minor beefs. Motion that negotiating delegates. Do not overload washing committee draw up a special agree­ machine. Brothers asked to keep li­ ment for retirement not exceeding 65 brary circulating. Radiator In Deck years. Also, an amendment to the shower leaks. years later, he found himself deckside, aboard an icebreaker, in the very same waters. "Those days were plenty rough," he mused. I sure wouldn't want to go back." He shipped abroad the Isthnuian Lines, join­ ing the SIU in 1952. "It's abso­ lutely the best union for sea­ men." Brother Pulles insists. Pulles "And don't forget the welfare and medical benefits, they come in handy." t t of thanks. A wreath and message of condolence were also sent to the family of H. Augins when his brother passed away. Brother Augins thanked members per­ sonally. 4i 4" 4" "I used to be a 97 pound weak­ ling," claims an anonymous deck­ hand aboard the Kysha. (Water­ man), "but after shipping out on this vessel, no bully in his right mind is going to mess with me. The chow was so good t h a't I gained 80 pounds Lowderback of solid muscle. "Go ahead," he challenged, flexing his well-fed biceps, "just try kicking sand in my face." Ship's delegate B. H. Lowderback, who related the above conversation, refuses to vouch for a single word. "But honest," he says, "the food was great and ditto the stewards, galley gang and messmen." nounces that the crew has re­ quested a new ice-cuber. 4 4 4 Seafarers are among the world's greatest food experts. A vote of full-bellied satisfaction from a shipfull of Seafarers is worth a five-star Duncan Hines rating to any galley crew. The stewards and mess staffs aboard the following vessels have been awarded the Seafarers Stamp of Approval for Excellence of Chow and Service Beyond the Call of Duty: Transhudson (Hudson Waterways), ML Vernon Victory (Victory Carriers), Steel Fabricator (Isthmian), San Francisco (Sea Land). Back in the days when merchant seamen were doing their bit to help win World War II, veteran newsman Walter Winchell used to begin bis ndghtly radio broadcasts with an unforgettable salute to "Mr. and Mrs. America, and all the ships at sea." Winchell was confident that seafarers all over the world would receive his signal loud and clear. Perhaps to justify 4 4 4" WW's confidence, even if only in Have you ever heard seafarers memory, meeting chairman Charles Johnson reports that members of complain that the food was too tasty, the roasts the crew on board the San Fran­ too juicy, the cisco (Sea Land) have asked that side dishes too the ship's radio antena receive expertly pre­ some necessary attention and re­ pared? Well, an­ pair. Johnson notes that a ship's nounces G. E. radio communications system ts a Wheat, that's the matter of utmost importance to all way it is on on board, and the apparatus should board the Al­ be kept in tip-top shape, coa Mariner (Al­ i coa). The boys Wheat If you want to know how the are all up in cracker crumbles on board the Del Mundo arms because the food is so good (Delta), the man that five minutes after it's served, to see is ship's crewmen are lining up to get delegate William heaping plates of seconds. Dinner J. Mcchan. Ac- is a race, with the largest sec­ cO'rding to broth­ ond portions going to the er Meehan, there swift. "Not only that," moaned is nothing as brother Wheat, pointing to his ex­ soggy as a stale tended mid-section, "just take a saltine. Unfresh look at this. I gained at least 15 sea biscuits hit pounds this voyage. The other Meehan belly-bottom like members of the crew sympathized a rusty old anchor in a typhoon. contentedly patting their own bulg­ And if you think keeping crackers ing bellies. The galley staff ad­ crisp and crunohy is an easy job, mitted, in the spirit of honesty and you have another think coming. fair-play, that the complaints of For example, did you know that the crew about the excellence of crackers require light to stay the meals was justified. 4 4 4 fresh? Well, they do, and the cracker jack crew aboard the Del Speaking of wind, it gets awfully Mundo has requested that a 25- cold and blustery on the flying watter be kept burning In the deck watches aboard the Steel pantry crackerbox 24 hours-a-day. Executive (Isthmian Lines). Star Wells, Ship's Delegate, reports Meeting secretary Tom Gordon that the crew has requested that of the Steel Recorder (Isthmian) a wind dodger be installed to reports that Seafarers responded protect the men standing lookout. .444 with their traditional warmth and Crew membeirs sailing the Westfraternity when double tragedy struck the crew. A wreath and em Hunter (Western Agency) like message of sympathy were sent to to keep cool under all conditions. the family of brother Bill Davis Unfortunately, the ice-cuiber pres­ after he left ship upon being ently in service aboard the ship 4 4 4 Cleanliness is next to godliness, but in this modern age of tech­ nology and au­ tomation, clean­ liness sometimes leads to compli­ cations. Brother P. Piascib, meet­ ing chairman of the Del Campo (Delta) claims that his mates are probably the Piasccik cleanest crew to sail the seven seas. "We keep the washing machines turning full blast," he boasts, "and that's the rub. Those washing machines are spinning so hot and heavy that the agitators are in danger of burning out, and we have to take special care to insure that the washers are kept full of water at all times to relieve the strain on the machines." Oldtimers will re­ member the days when washes were put through the wringer by hand, and all the strain was on the arms and shoulders. In those days the only thing that burned out was the patience of seafarers. 4 4 4 William D. Sherar, Ship's Dele­ gate on the Ocean Pioneer (Pio­ neer Tankers) relays a special vote of thanks forwarded by the erew to Union Headquarters in appre­ ciation for quick action taken to resolve a restricted to ship beef in Bahrein. Brother Sherar also informs us that the men asked that launch service be pro­ vided for crew members return­ ing to the ship. Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address as­ sures speedy transmission on all messages and faster service for the men involved. WHATSAMm£l2, WiMkpf I AlUrsy-A/umiN' uecn.tio! IT'S ME XCAt^r SWiM/ff �PW Twentj SEAFARERS Fast Turnaround Hurts Seafarer Artist's Style April 99, lies Bombay Buddies Novel Idea Won Seafarer Safety Award Seafarer Joseph C. Furton is, admittedly, no threat to Picasso, but he likes to paint. In fact, he's turned out some of his best canvasses aboard ship. Water colors, of course. The trouble is, IS, there just^ doesn't seem to be enough pension and medica'l benefits are time to paint anymore. tops. I'm proud to belong." Shorter Trips Brother Furton prefers to sail "For one thing," brother Furton aboard dry cargo freighters rather says, "the modern trips are than tankers. shorter. And to tell the truth," "I like the dry cargo vessels," he he admits with a grin, "I guess I insists. There's more to do at sea just don't have the patience I and you get a longer stay in port, used to have." something all sailing men These days he spends most of appreciate." his leisure time at sea reading. Australia is one of the few ports that Furton has never visited, but "We now have he's aiming to correct that in due excellent libraries time. aboard ship," Furton declares. "The places that interest me "There is a wide most," he says, "are the places I've enough selection never seen. I like to make new of books to satisfy ports. You get tired of seeing the Off the SS Steel Maker and talcing it easy on a good stay every taste. Read­ same old places over and over ing is like sailing. in Bombay are ll-r) Vernon Hopkins, A.B., Melville McKinagain. There are always ney, D.D.M., and a Seafarer known to all of his shipmates "In that sense," Furton says, "I new things to Furton as Pop The Firemen." The boys claim that Bombay is among suppose that the seaman and the learn and new the best of ports. They have been spending their hours tak­ places to discover. Every book Is artist are alike. The ports are ing the sun and seeing the sights. Quite a few of their SIU like shipping out to a country always greener on the other side i you've never seen before. I think of the sea." brothers are also enjoying a short stay in the Eastern port. that's one of the reasons that sea­ farers are among the world's LOG-A-RHYTHM: AFOUNDRIA (Waterman Steamship), heaviest readers. The some spirit March 14—Chairman, Jack 0. Ken­ of adventure is a strong element nedy: Secretary, Frank A. Radzvila. of both experiences." Ship's delegate reported everything O.K. Deck department reported soma But once an artist, always an disputed OT. Engine department re­ ported some disputed OT. Steward artist, and brother Furton hasn't By Henri Percikow department reported everything O.K. hung up his brush. He's just Since a time when shadows changed locales. LOS ^NGELES (Sea-Land), April 16 Marked the circle of the day. — Chairman, Leo Bruce; Secretary, "I do my painting at home now, There were men who shunned S. M. Simos. Ship's delegate reported all repairs have been taken care of. he says, "in Grosse Point, Michi­ Breaking of bread Vote of thanks to the steward de­ gan. Painting seems to help me From common harvest. partment for a job well done. Vote of thanks to deck and engine de­ relax. I do it just for the fun of partments for doing such a fine job. the thing. I don't try to sell any of Today they glance at life In port and at sea bunks should be my work." Along a door-manned street. made all the time. No beefs reported by the department delegates. The Dreaming, they rush. A bosun, brother Furton has crew should have use of the recrea­ To climb a silken rung. tion room as there is no cne using been sailing since 1943, the year it now. And so escape their working brothers. he joined the SIU. SEAMAR (Calmar), April 14—Chair­ SIU Is A-O.K. Hitched to glamor highways man, James Long; Secretary, George "The Union is A-O.K. with me," Litchfield. Ship's delegate reported Spun onto dead-end roads. everything O.K. Some disputed OT in he says. "It protects the seaman The wreckage of their years is strewn. deck department. Engine department while he's sailing and takes care of Behind the danger cordon and steward department reported no disputed OT. him when he's ready to retire. The They are now but masks of death. Delusions National Defender Cook's Corner C.S. MIAMI (Cities Service), April 15 — Chairman, A. Capote; Secretary, Jack Bentz. Ship needs new fans for deck department. Ship's delegate re­ ported beef about preparation of food. Department delegates reported no disputed OT. Brother Jack Bentz was elected to serve as nevy ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to resigning ship's delegate. Brother Myred, for job well done. The fact that every Seafarer (ran contribute something to shipboard safety by just using his Imagi­ nation was point­ ed out recently by Seafarer Wal­ ter Karlak. Karlak, who was waiting to ship out at New York, told a LOG reporter of an Koriok Incident a few years back when one of the A.B.s aboard the Steel Worker came up with a novel safety device that was put into service on the vessel. "By welding extra stanchions to the gangway at a 45-degree angle," Karlak said, "and tying a cargo net from the side of the ship com­ pletely under the gangway, any member of the crew who falls will be safeguarded against serious injury, prevented by the net from hitting the dock. "This device won the thoughtful A.B. a Safety Award of $250," ac­ cording to Seafarer Karlak. I there are no beefs and all is O.K. No disputed OT reported by department delegates. Brother l-ving Bickford was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. f DEL NORTE (Delta), April 9—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Shio's delegate reported that a vote of thanks should be given to the first engineer for taking care of repairs needed. No disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Peter Gonzalez was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. 1 s\ COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Carriers), April 13—Chairman, R. Stough; Secretary, R. Keefe. No disputed OT reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate reported that there are no beefs and all is O.K. ATLAS (A. L. Burbank), April 2 — Chairman. A. Hirsch; Secretary, K. Lynch. New refrigerator requested by crew members. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother A. Hirsch re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), March 11 — Chairman, H. Curran; Secretary, E. A. Anderson. No disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), March 28—Chairman, L. Reinchuck; Secre- v.; DEL AIRES (Delta), April 4—Chair­ man, Earl F. Sedlock; Secretary, B. G. Williams. Brother Bobbie G. Williams was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Department delegates reported no disputed OT and everything run­ ning smooth. Repair list taken care of. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), March 29—Chairman, P. D. Zellner; Secretary, R. Danilson. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything O.K. De­ partment delegates reported no beefs or OT. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for job well done. TRANSBAY (Hudson Waterways), March 19—Chairman, W. A. Wallace; Secretary, L. B. Moore. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Brother John Maher was elected to serve as ship's delegate; Discussion on rusty water. Drains in galley to be fixed. Discussion on safety of re­ pairs to aft winch. It was recom­ mended that the hole in deck over storeroom be repaired immediately. BETHTEX (Bethlehem Steel), April 11—Chairman, R. Ridgway; Secretary, C. Gill. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Motion made that the 90-day minimum vacation plan be dropped to a 10-day minimum, payable on demand. Vacation check when men are off ship during a strike. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well done. William Cameron. 2'nd cook aboard the National Defender, snapped this picture of his smiling messmates. Standing L-R: Ernest Colbert Jr., saloon messman; Edward (Bubber) Webbs, 3'd cook; Lauri Edstroms, chief cook; Emil Gomei, crew pantryman: Kneeling: Homer Ringo, Steward; Joseph Hllllord, crew messman. The steward department contingent said that teamwork Is the most important factor in turning out good chow and they praised the SlU's Steward Recertification Program for keeping them informed on the latest steward department procedures. WILMAR (Calmar), April 11—Chair­ man, T. A. Jackson; Secretary, j. O'Toole. Brother J. T. Eller was elect­ ed to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), April 10—Chairman, R. Byrd; Secretary, R. Bullock. Ship's delegate reported that 11 tary, J. G. Lakwyk. New ship's dele­ gate was elected to serve No beefs or OT reported by department delegates. Steward department requested crew to keep messhall tables and pantry clean at night. /li YORK (American Bulk Carriers), April IS—Chairman, Seymour A. Heinfling; Secretary, Alvin U Dodd. No disputed OT reported by department delegates. Motion made that letter regarding room and meal allowances be sent to Headquarters. It was sugfested by the steward department that the crew be more conservative with the coffee, and not waste so much. n t n 9 GLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Overseas), April 11—Chairman, J. Floodi Secretary, M. Phaul. Department dele­ gates reported no beefs. Deck delegate reported some disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. n ADVOCATE (isthmian), April N. Ellis; Secretary, ElUemire. Ship's delegate re' ported everything running smoth. DaputeToV reported no disn "n SPITFIRE (American Bulk Carriers), April n—Chairman, H. s. Christensen; Secretary, Jos Timlin. Ship's delegate reported galley range to be to be fixed 8a"ey- Department deiegafes rerunning smoothly. Hot water urn for crews mess re­ quested for tea and coffee. m t I �\W' A»rU S«. 19«5 strike Aid Brings Thanks To the Editor: We are happy to inform you that District 65'8 strike against Bloomingdale's has been brought to a successful con­ clusion. As a result of this strike and the support that the SIU gave to it, the 3,700 striking Bloom­ ingdale's workers obtained wage increases, improved job security, additional sick leave. - . . / ' i,;? All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. and many other gains under the terms of the new contract. On behalf of the officers of our Union and the Bloomingdale's workers, we wish to ex­ press our sincere appreciation to the SIU and its members for the assistance rendered during this all important struggle against the powerful Bloom­ ingdale's Company, which is part of a federated chain. Your support and the know­ ledge that the SIU supported us in the strike vras a big factor in bringing it to a successful conclusion. Frank Brown Vice President District 65 RWDSU i 4" ' 4" perfectly all rlf^t, and then sent me home. My leg con­ tinued to cause me severe pain, however. So 1 decided to seek the aid of the SIU Clinic. There, the X-rays told a dif­ ferent story. Thanks to the care and attention of the SIU medi­ cal staff, a serious facture was discovered. I was immediately driven to a specialist to receive the proper medical attention. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the SIU, the clinic and the union's medical personnel for saving my leg. Dominick Venezia 4 4 4> Seafarer Praises Welfare Plan To' the Editor: I find it mighty hard to find words to show my appreciation to the SIU for having such a wonderful Welfare Plan. The Welfare Plan was so prompt in paying the medical bill that I recently ran up and I would just like to say that 1 appreciate it very much. As an oldtiiher, I remember many years ago when the SIU was on Beaver Street, and one of the union representatives said to me, "Frank, what do~ you think about the Union hav­ ing a Welfare Plan," and I said it would be good but did not believe it could happen. Well it certainly did happen and what a great thing it was for all Seafarers to know that they had the Welfare Plan standing behind them. Once again I would like to thank the SIU. Fraternally, James F. Barrett 4 4 4 Pension Benefits Bring Thanks To the Editor: Just a few short lines to let you know of my deep and sin­ cere appreciation for the SIU To the Editor: pension checks that are guaran­ While on the beach in New teeing the security of my retire­ Every month, York recently, I had the bad ment years. luck to be injured by a cab. promptly, the $150 checks ar­ I went immediately to a private rive at my home. And I have hospital and informed them the additional security of being that my leg had been seriously assured that they will continue injured in the accident. They to do so for the rest of my life. took X-rays, told me I was S.Adler Seafarer Lauds SIU Clinic Holding The Bag ru0"f^^'- SIU Men Recall Sea Tragedies Caused By Nazi Killer U-Boats Seafarer John Michailis—a seasoned veteran of World War II shipping, and an active participant in many a peacetime rescue operation—has seen more than his share of both man-made and naturally caused sea-tragedies. According to brother Michailis, the human variety is, by far, the most^" deadly. carried him below. But it was no and a German, who spoke perfect use. Too late. He must have been English, asked for our captain. "Believe me," he declares, dead by the time he hit the deck. When they learned that the cap­ "old lady Ocean is no match for man when it comes to destruction. The sea has many tricks up her sleeve, but man outkills them all. Kilter's Barracuda "Take those steel-jaoketed barra­ cuda," he says, referring to Nazi Germany's deadly fleet of World War II submarines. "I remember shipping out as an oiler aboard the old Alcoa Guide during the early years of the war. We were sitting just off the North Carolina Coast, enjoying pleasant weather and calm ^eas. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, A German U-boat sur­ faced and bore down on us, guns blazing. "Our vessel was totally helpless, unprotected by either armorplating or weapons. All we could do was scurry for cover as shells dropped all around us. A Scream Of Fain "Then I heard a short, sharp scream of pain from one of the crew. I stood helpless as the schrapnel-torn body of the helms- Poor kid, he couldn't have been more than eighteen. Laconia Disaster "Now, I've seen my share of n a tu r a 1 catostrophes at sea," brother Michailis continues. "I was aboard the Halycon Panther a few years ago when the Greek freighter Laconia burned to a charred hulk. We manned the lifeboats, hunting for survivors. Our boat picked three dead bodies out of the water, two of them women who died of exposure. But that was an acci­ dent. This U-boat thing, though. I've never experienced anything like it. It was just plain murder." Seafarer Walter P. Adams adds a heartfelt a-men to brother Michailis' horror of submarines. And no wonder. He still remem­ bers that ill-fated week In 1942 when his ship was sunk by a Ger­ man U-boat and he spent seven agonizing days in a drifting life­ boat. "Back in those days," he recalls, "the war was plenty hot. I was one of the crew naanning the American freighter Thomas Mc­ Kay. About two days out of Trini­ dad, at seven-thirty in the morn­ ing, the German submarine at­ tacked without warning. "I was in the galley, preparing to serve breakafst, when suddenly —BAM—the torpedo hit and the McKay started down, but fast. "We took to the lifeboats and Adams Michailis went over the side. A few seconds man fell from the wheelhouse to later, the McKay was gone. the deck. "I'll never forget the way that "For a second it was like a dream, sub pulled alongside our lifeboat. with everything taking place in slow motion. "It was a young kid who had signed on the previous week. "We picked the boy up and tain was not aboard, the German's took off, leaving us to drift with our wounded. "Four of the crew were killed on deck by the attack, and one of our wounded died in the raft. We had to bury him at sea. "Shwt of food and water, we drifted for seven nightmarish days before finally washing ashore in the Virgin Islands. There we spent four more days layed up in a hospital, recovering from the ef­ fects of shock and exposure. Freighter Bombed "You know," Brother Adams re­ called, "I had another close call with the Huns back in 1943. My freighter, -the Benjamin Wilson, was bombed by German aircraft. But I was luckier that time. The freighter was moored at London, and I had just gone ashore. "I'll tell you one thing," Adams declared, "I sure was glad when the war ended." Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU head-' quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ fore paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship­ mates. Passengers' Poem Lauds SIU Chow Good food, like a beautiful woman, spurs men on to achieve works of poetic wonder. Inspired by the chow dished out aboard the Robin Gray, the creative passen­ gers composed the following Ode to The Robin Gray Steward Department: The Del Norte's new ship's delegate, Peter Gonzalez receives "Briefcase of Ship's Business" from former delegate Robert Callahan. Gonzalez, a reefer utility man, appeared a little wary during the presentation ceremonies. "I hope that I'm not going to 'get the business' " he quipped. Brother Cal­ lahan smiled end kept mum, refusing further comment. "I have absolutely nothing to say for publication," he declared, "I'm not letting the cat out of the bag." The passengers on the Robin Gray, Who feast and feast from day to day. Wish it known that our daily cuisine. Is of quality fit to please the Queen. The menus are varied and tastily served. The proof is that none of us eats like a bird. To the regular joy of our day to day "eats" a Special delight vms yester­ day's pizza. To our chef we say "thanks" forever and always. For we're still in your care for about fourteen more days. Bos'n Carlfon Moore secures one of the Steel Executive's two > giant lifeboats. Each of the 28-foot long boats has a 90Q-' : cubic-foot capacity and can hold 70 passengers. Asked if; > he had ever manned one by necessity, Moore replied, "never,- * and I hope I'll never have to. I'm quite content just slap­ ping a second coat of paint on her right here at Lambert's point." Moore, formerly of Portsmouth, said that the crew will work on the second lifeboat at the next port. New York. Each lifeboat can hold the ships' eqtire crew should anything prevent the launching of the other. In addition, each boat is equipped with eighty feet of cable, which permits lowering from the boat dock to the water. �^hAFARtkS 'too Pac* Tw^niy-TW* All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Regina Pitre, born February 20, ary 27, 1965, to the Zane Nether1965, to the Raymond Pitres, Mar- tons, Blackshear, Ga. rero. La. 4 4" 4" Lisa Garzone, born February 2, 3< t Pamela Ann Slone, born Decem­ 1965, to the Pasquale Garzones, ber 12, 1964, to the Louie Slones, Staten Island, N.Y. Berwick, La. 4 4 4 Stephen James Martin, born De­ t 3» 4" James M. Kelly, born February cember 2, 1964, to the James A. 15, 1965, to the James Keliys, Martins, New Orleans, La. Lakewood, Ohio. 4 4 4 Veronica J. Suliivan, born Feb­ 4 4> 4James Lindsey Netherton, Janu­ ruary 21, 1965, to the James E. Sullivans, So. Toms River, New Jersey. 4 4 4 Cynthia Charlene Conner, born November 30, 1964, to. the Charlie C. Conners, Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 David Durham, born March 7, 1965, to the Garth Durhams, Chickasaw, Ala. 4 4 4 Jakie Faircloth, born January 12, 1965, to the Jakie Faircloths, New Orleans, La. The deatha of the following Seafarers have been reported 4 4 4 to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment James Harris, born March 3, of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary 1965, to the James Harris, Salis­ bury, North Carolina. card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) i Tonnes Hofve, 40: Brother Hofve was reported missing at sea on Oct. 22, 1960, from aboard the Orion Planet, near Trondheim, Norway. A mem­ ber of the SIU since 1952, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment. He is sur­ vived by his sis­ ter, Ingaborg Maland. 4 4 4 James Billy Dyess, 31: Brother Dyess died July 25, 1964, of acci­ dental causes, in New Orleans, La. A member of the deck department, he joined the Un­ ion in 1951. He is survived by his ex - wife, Mrs. Norma Ruth Dyess. Burial was in the Lake Lawn Park Cemetery, New Orleans. La. John Carey Hawk, 23: Brother Hawk died Dec. 23, 1964, in San Francisco, of in­ juries received in an accident. A member of the SIU since 1958, he sailed in the engine depart­ ment. John Hawk, the father of the deceased, was named ad­ ministrator of his estate. Burial was in the Olivet Memorial Park Cemetery, Colma, Calif. 4 4.4 Vernon Joseph Hall, 41: An ab­ dominal ailment proved fatal to Brother Hall on Dec. 2, 1964, while he was aboard the Mar­ garet Brown in Karachi, Pakis­ tan. A noember of the steward de­ partment, he joined the SIU in 1939. He is sur­ vived by bis wife, Mrs. Larleitta 4 4 4 George C. Truesdale, 57: Brother C. Hall. Burial was in Mobile, Ala. Truesdale succumbed to a stomach 4 4 4 ailment in Jack­ Francis W. Cahill, 59: Brother sonville, Fla., on Cahill died of a heart ailment on Nov. 12, 1964. A Nov. 19, 1964, in member of the Cleveland, Ohio. Union since 1948, A member of the he sailed in the SIU-Great Lakes deck department. Tug and Dredge H i s wife, Mrs. Region since Rosamond Ar1961, he sailed lene Truesdale, as a deckhand. survives. He was He is survived by buried in the Evergreen Ceme­ his brother, John tery, Jacksonville, Fla. Cahill. Burial 4 4 4 was in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Tully Robertson, 72: Brother Cleveland, Ohio. Robertson died Nov. 10, 1964, in 4 4 4 Dallas, Texas, of Grover Cleveland Maddox, 53: natural causes. Brother Maddox died Dec. 3, 1964, A member of the in Duval, Fla. of Union since 1939, a lung ailment. he sailed in the A member of the steward depart­ SIU since he ment until he rejoined in 1951, he tired in 1957. sailed in the deck Surviving is his department. He wife, Mrs. Mattie is survived by his Jo Robertson. Burial' was in the Forest Lawn brother, Martin G. Maddox. Bur­ Cemetery, Dallas, Texas. ial was in Rock 4 4 4 Nelson John Wood, 64: Heart Hill, S. C. 4 4 4 disease proved fatal to Brother Benjamin Licado, 53: Brother Wood on Dec. 1, 1964, While at Licado succumbed to a heart at­ home in Brook­ tack March 14, lyn, N.Y. A mem­ 1965 aboard the ber of the SIU Alcoa Master in Newark, New since he joined Jersey. A mem­ in 1946, he sailed ber of the Union in the steward since 1955, Bro­ department untii ther Licado sail­ his retirement in ed in the stew­ 1963. His daugh­ ards department. ter, Mrs. Audrey McGovern, sur­ He is survived vives. He was cremated at the Fresh Pond Cemetery, Middle Vil­ by his wife, Beatrice. Brother Licado was buried in Maryland. lage, N.Y. 4 4 4 Michael Weekley, born July 18, 1964, to the Joseph E. Weekleys, Biloxi, Miss. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Amy Frances La Porte, born February 15, 1965, to the James La Portes, Detroit, Mich. Kevin Michael Drake, born No­ vember 27, 1964, to the Donald Drakes, Saginaw, Mich. ' Xprli 'Mi MIBB All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Serafin Lopez Ahmed Ahmed Conway Beard M. Martsangelos W. Bechllvanis Gerald McCarthy Warren Mclntyra Robert Burton David McKlnley Michael Cekot George Meltzer Dan Covaney David Collins Norway Morris Al Nelson Thomas Cox Otto Niessner G. Crabtree Frank O'Brien James Cronin E. Cuenca NIkodem Olen Fernando Dacanay Aniceto Pedro Vincent Qulnn Daniel Doheny Julio Quinonez Leahman Denton E. Reyes Domlnick Fois Henry Richardson Stanley Friedman Robert Roedel Robert Gabel Joe Saxton James Gillian A. Scaturro Julio Gonzalez Charles Haymond \ Warren Smith Henry Stanczak Grant Johnson George Trapelai Al KarczewskI Samuel White Lawrence Kehoa Jack Woods W. Kowalczyk James Xldlas Robert KuczynskI James Lewis -I USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Earl J. Adams C. E. Cummlngs Aleck Lee Alford F. P. Daugherty Stanley Barras Harry D. Emmett Joseph P. Barraco Marshall Foster Howard A. Berglne Luis Franco Clayton Frost 0. L. Blackman James E. Gamble C. W. Breedlane M. L. Gomino John P. Brooks Joseph Carr Stanlon L. Grice Eric Gromberg Jack B. Cheramie Wade B. Howell J. C. Childress Walter Harris Mallory Coffey Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. Ail expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you al all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOO has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective mehibership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are -cjearly set forth in the SIU constitntion and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic osigin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAO are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If St any time s Seafarer feels that any of the sbeve rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at. headquarters by certltlsd mall, return receipt requested. GeralC G. Raynal Leon M. Hinson James Reean Timothy R. Holt Sam Robinson Frank F. James P. I. Scanlan Wm. E. Kennedy Richard A. Kinney Shelby SIzemora Daniel W. Sommers Percy J. LIbby Wllber Sorenson Lawyer McGrew William H. Todd Lonnio McKenna Thomas A. Trehern Ethel Messonnler Gregoria Troche Andrew MIe Angel J. Urti C. Nixon Joseph Vanacor F. H. Nobles John Ward Carl J. Palmquist Anthony J. Zanca V. P. Pizzltolo USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND S. Messina Joseph B. Arceo Joseph E. Caunder William Nickel Frank Ortiz Antonio Carrano James Pendergrass Richard Carter William Sargent N. J. Duhadaway Clyde Van Epps Philip Jeffers Justice P. Hughes Luther E. ZatorskI Eric Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Greidia C. Ingram John Armstead Marion Luksa Basilio Boschi Benjamin Brinkley Hertford B. Rica Ralph V. Twiddy A. J. Jarvis H. C. Willingham Charles A. Jarvis USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA A. N. Kitchings F. Marvin Rose, Jr. R. B. Pardo H. A. Simons C. E. Lee, Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Gene Adkins Augustus Hickey Lawrence Campbell John Keegan USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Charles Cornitius Leonard A. Polk Harry G. Reynolds John H. Edgerton Dave E. Roberts R. Fontana Wm. C. Scruggs Edw. Kocanowski Waitus Lockerman Frank Taylor James L. Ward Walter McDonald A. Nelson James E. Walker Gustavo Osuna E. C. Yeamans USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Felix P. Amora V. V. Gontarski Alexander Di Brodie Pablo R. OJera Lawrence Bartlett H. K. Shellenberger Edison R. Brown Simeon Vergara S. Escobar Patrick C. White G. W. Fournier Francis J. White USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Harold Carroll Harold Murphy Ray Kersten D. R. H. F. USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON L Bryant B. G. Garrino W. Bunner H. I. Nichols McCullough H. D. Silverstein X. Donovan B. Spear USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Francis McGuire Leroy Axline Thomas McGuire Ralph Bocco William May Comer Burney Viola Hull James Meadows Joseph Jarvis Fred Stansfield Nicholas Telegadas Kenneth Kane Earl J. Theisen Herbert Kangers Clarence Troy Elmer Koch George Koehler John Waterman Ben Williams Richard Kujawa Ray Wimsett Clarence Lenhart USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS B. Deibler Abraham Mander • Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay H i?5 SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen A. Gutierrez William Kenny Edwin Harriman Harry MacDonald USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE Paul Lacey James' McGee ' V U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. D.C. William Thomson VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CALIFORNIA R. Arsenault Robert VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Asbahr VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN. CONNECTICUT Paul Kolesnick I VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOI? Oscar Kvaas PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin CAMARILLO STATE HOSPITAL CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA David Taylor PENNINSULAR GENERAL HOSPITAL SALISBURY, MARYLAND Richard Savage i �.VIprn M. ISSI SEAFARERS hj4 liirector UNION MLLS SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18 Mich. VInewoed 3-4741 PRESIDENT Paul Hal) EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Llndaey WllUams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10225 W. .leffersoii Aye. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS .... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn HVaclnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAInut 8-3207 JACKSUNVlLLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Nelra, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaointh 9-6600 NORFOLK . 115 3rd St. Cordon Spencer.- Acting Agent .622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 8. 4th St. . 'in Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Frcemont St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent TtOuglas 2-4401 ''•snk Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR . 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 lat Ave. Ted Babkowskl, Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent TErminal 4-2528 NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Flnnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 £. BalUmore St •EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State SI .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYaclntb 9-6800 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W Flagler St FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave Tel soQ.vaaa PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St Tel. 622-1892-rNORFOLK 115 Third St. DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 H.arnson St Tel. 229-2788 Great Lakes I SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY ;....733 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave, So. Chicago, ni. SAglnaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAln 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address; P.O. Box 287 ELgln 7-2441 inland Boatmen's Union GREAT lAKES TUG S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Drodze Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. Tillman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller, Agent TR 6-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KlmbaU Trygve Varden, Agent —ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND ..... 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrlty, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerse, Agent ... DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mall to Brlmley, Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent. .BRlmley 14-H 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 PW« Tirea^-llim LaC Foreign Payoff? Leave Clean Ship Seafarers are reminded that when they leave a ship after articles expire in a foreign port, the obligation to leave a clean ship for the next crew is the same as in any Stateside port. Attention to details of housekeeping and efforts to leave quarters, messrooms and other working spaces clean will be appreciated by the new crew when it comes aboard. DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent .. . Export 8-3024 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Rutlisatz, Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE 1086 Muple St. Wm. J. Lackey, Agent . MEIrose 2'8847 Rivers Ssctien ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAIIWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimuie St EAstprn Z.snri,. NORFOLK PHILADELPHIA 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 2604 S 4 th St. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 278 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5304 Canal St. Tug Ftfemen, linemen, WAInut 8-3207 Oilers A Watchmen's Section JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ELgln 3-0987 Tom Bums MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. FRanklin 7-3564 John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 MOBILE ...1 S. Lawrence St. BUFFALO 18 Portland St. HEmlock 2-1754 Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng, S. Chicago Phone 529-7546 Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 NORFOLK lis Third St. CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Phone 622-1892-3 W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. DEwey 6-3818 Max Tobin, Agent Southgate, Mich. TAMPA 312 Harrison St. AVenue 44)071 Phone 229-2788 BOSTON John Edward Misakian Robert L. Evans Please contact McCutcheon & You are requested to contact your mother at the following ad­ Groshong, Esgs., Immediately re­ dress: Mrs. R. L. Evans Sr., Onan- garding your case. cock, Virginia, R.I., Box 204. ZZZ t) t> t> Charles Ingles Hampson Julian Booth Please contact your wife imme­ You are asked to contact Mr. diately at 3114 Sipp Ave., MedA. C. Olsen at 1616 S.E. 4'th ford. Long Island. Court, Deerfield Beach, Florida. Z. t. z- Neil D. Matthey It is most urgent that you con­ tact your wife as soon as possible. ^ z. t. Benigno Regueira You are asked to contact your wife or daughter regarding your property. Anyone knowing the where-abouts of the above-named is asked to contact Mrs. C. Abad, 69 Avon Place, Vineland, N.J. ^ Z Ji- RICHARD P, MOTTRAM A request has been received that you get in touch with Dorothy I. Dube, Welfare Department Di­ rector, Town Hall, Amesbury, Massachusetts. $ Ralph Hampson Please contact Helen, regarding your daughter. Z Z Z Weaver Manning You are asked to contact Eugene Kohl at 117 Ivan Court, Brooklyn 29, New York. ZZZ Income Tax Refunds Checks for the following men are being held by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP building, 450 Har­ rison Street, San Francisco 5, Calif. Raymond H. Aiken, Alexander Ansaldo, Paul Arthofer, Oirtha S. Bushold, Eigll E. Hjehn, James Lear, Potenciano Paculba. Ring LostEnter Octopus, Ring Found Once upon a time, off the golden shores of Spain, Navy En­ sign Raymond T. Michelini dropped his Cardinal Hayes High School graduation ring over the side of the Destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy. Meanwhile, in a hole at the bot­ tom of the sea, lived a greedy eight-armed, bottom-combing oc­ topus that had a nasty habit of grabbing everything in sight and swallowing it. Long Trip Home Fortunately for Michelini, the octopus was slain by Francisco Gonzales Hernandez of Hulva, Spain. When Hernandez cut the beast open, lo and behold, he dis­ covered a golden ring in the crea­ ture's belly—the very one lost by Michelini months before. Seeing the inscription "Cardinal Hayes" engraved upon the ring, Hernandez was led to believe that it belonged to a Catholic Cardi­ nal. He turned It over to a priest, who wrote the U. S. Embassy in Madrid for help in finding the ring's owner. POLLS AND TALLY COMMinEE REPORT FOR 1965 SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA CONVENTION DELEGATES h 1'^ Held in New York, AprU 19, 1965 We, the undersigned, of the Polls and Tally Committee of Headquarters and Port of New York, duly elected at a Special Meeting on April 19, 1965, in the Port of New. York, submit the following report: This Commitee was elected as per the instructions con­ tained In the letter to the membership from Paul Hall, President, dated March 8, 1965. We received from Headquarters offices of the Union, all of the files relative to the conduct of the election for 1965 Convention Delegates. From the files, we found signed receipts for ballots 1-2225, which had been issued to the following ports, as follows: Ballots Issued Port From To BOSTON 1 50 NEW YORK 51 350 PHILADELPHIA 351 450 BALTIMORE 451 650 NORFOLK 651 700 JACKSONVILLE 701 750 MIAMI .' 751 800 TAMPA -801 850 MOBILE 851 1150 NEW ORLEANS 1151 1550 HOUSTON 1551 1850 WILMINGTON ..... 1851 1900 SAN FRANCISCO 1901 2000 SEATTLE 2001 2100 DETROIT 2101 2125 SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 2126 2225 We, the Committee, have checked the files of Head­ quarters offices and have seen signed receipts by the various Port Agents for the official ballots that had been sent tp them by Headquarters offices. This Committee in checking the election files main­ tained by Headquarters offices, has found signed receipts from the following ports for the following amount of sample ballots, broken down as follows: Port Ballots BOSTON : 3 NEW YORK 3 PHILADELPHIA 3 BALTIMORE 3 NORFOLK 3 JACKSONVILLE 3 MIAMI 3 TAMPA 3 MOBILE 3 NEW ORLEANS 3 HOUSTON 3 WILMINGTON 3 SAN FRANCISCO 3 SEATTLE 3 DETROIT 3 SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 3 TOTAL 48 This committee has checked the files of Headquarters offices and have seen signed receipts by the various Port Agents for the sample ballots that had been sent to them by Headquarters offices. In addition to the above, this Committee, in accordance with the letter of March 8, 1965 previously referred to, has received from the various Ports of the Union, tele­ grams from the Polls and Tally Committee of these Ports giving the official tally of the ballots cast in their Port. This Committee has made these tallies a part of this offi­ cial Tally Committee's Report, as follows: Name BookNumber Votes 1. Cole, John C-8 67 2. Dacken, George D-26 658'* S.Dickey, Rex D-6 , 668'* 4 Di Giorgio, Joseph D-2 670* - 5. Drozak, .Frank D-22 670'* 6. Drozak, Paul D-180 673"* D-475 664'* 7. Du Bois, Norman W. 8. Erazo, Ernesto V. E-34 661"* 9. Fay, John F-363 663* H-125 666* 10. Hall, Leon H-1 691* 11. Hall, Paul 12. Hall, William H-272 675* 13. Jenkins, William J-78 656* 14. Kastina, Anthony K-5 656* K-7 680* 15. Kerr, Al M-20 667* 16. McAuley, E. B. 17. Matthews, Robert M-1 678* 18. Mongelli, Frank M-1111 6G6* 19. Mooney, Edward M-7 677* 20. Neira, Louis N-1 669* 21. Shepard, Earl S-2 679* 22. Spencer, Gordon S-1162 650* 23. Stewart, Freddie S-8 665* 24. Tanner, Al T-12 663* 25. Tanner, Cal T-l 670* 26. Terpe, Keith T-3 667* 27. Williams, Lindsey J. W-1 677* 28. Zubovich, Steven Z-13 651* NO VOTES: 851 VOIDS: 594 TOTAL VOTES: 19,548 •Denotes Elected This Committee recommends concurrence with this re­ port and that the Secretary-Treasurer advise all elected delegates as to date and place of the Convention. Fraternally submitted, DATE: April 20, 1965 : WILLIAM FUNK F-289 V (Name) (Book No.) EDGAR STARNS S-728 (Name) i (Book No.) RICKY MOTIKA M-134 (Name) (Book No,) ^ �SEAFARERS^LOG April 30 1965 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO ^OT since the Korean War, has there been a controversy that has provoked such diver­ gent views as the present strife in Vietnam. The Vietnamese War, which bears resemblance to the Korean conflict before it, has divided segments of the American public over such issues as direct military intervention on for­ eign soil, the appropriate extent of U.S. com­ mitment, isolation versus involvement, and the motivations determining American participa­ tion. Respected and eminent figures, including people with liberal views, are to be found on both sides of the issue. Congressmen like Sena­ tor Wayne Morse, Senator Ernest Gruening, and Senator Frank Church have questioned, and opposed the U.S. role in South Vietnam. On the other hand, prominent Americans like Senator Paul Douglas and Economist John Ken­ neth Gailbraith, and Senator Thomas Dodd fully support the Administration policy. Perhaps the responsible opposition to official U.S. policy in Vietnam is best expressed by Senator Frank Church who recently declared: "Our reason for being in the Orient is not that of fashioning Asian governments. It is not Communism, as such, which accounts for our presence in the Far East, but rather the con­ tainment of Peiping. This can best be accornplished if China is ringed with stable, indepen­ dent governments, which refuse to be the pawn of Chinese ambition. As Yugoslavia has proved in Europe vis-a-vis Russia, even a Communist government can play such a role. "It would be to our advantage, then, to seek an international agreement for the neutraliza­ tion of the whole great region that used to be French Indo-China." At the same time, it appears that Senator Thomas J. Dodd speaks for a majority of the American people when he says: "Our withdrawal from Viet Nam ... will require more money, far more men, and far more American blood than we are today investing in the defense of Vietnam. What is more, it would involve a far greater risk of the major escalation that we seek to avoid," Security Involved Senator Dodd has also pointed out that "we are in Vietnam because our security and the secu­ rity of the entire free world demands that a firm line be drawn against the further advance of Communist Imperialism—in Asia, in Africa, in Latin America and in Europe. We are in Viet­ nam because it is our national interest to assist The Pros and Cons of VIET NAM The Labor Viewpoint every nation, large and small, which is . seeking to defend itself against Communist subversion, infiltration and aggression." President Johnson clarified the aims and posi­ tion of the U.S. in Vietnam when in a recent nationwide speech, he announced that the United States is ready and willing to enter into unconditional peace negotiations, wherever and whenever the Communists are willing to do so. In the same speech, he offered billions of of dollars to build where it could provide all men in that area with the means of living in security and dignity. The president also emphasized that the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Viet Nam would not lead to an end of armed hostil­ ities. Pointing out that the conflict in South Vietnam is not a national struggle for liberation, hut rather an attempt at con­ quest by the Communist North, Johnson declared that any pull-out on the part of the United States could only serve to in­ crease the pace of the war and assure a Communist take-over. In addition, the President noted that while the Communist-provoked escalation of the war has caused many Americans to criticize the government for stepping up its operations against military installations, those same critics have been silent about the casualties suffered by American servicemen and South Vietnamese civilians. Labor Backs U.S. Bole Labor backs the U.S. role in Vietnam, sup­ porting a policy which has as its goal the safe­ guarding of that nation's independence and democratic institutions. Union members rec­ ognize the interdependence of free trade union movements everywhere. As it did in the early days of World War II, when many were calling for non-intervention and isolation, organized labor still retains its frontline position In the fight against totalitarianism. Under Commun­ ism, as under Fascism, where there is neither the right to organize or the right to strike, workers and their unions can only exist in servitude. The AFL-CIO, at the March meeting of its Executive Council reaffirmed its support of President Johnson's policy in Viet Nam and explained the real significance of the Viet­ namese struggle. The council took the follow­ ing position: "The war waged by the Vietcong gue­ rillas is not a local isolated war waged in some far distant jungle country. This war is of the greatest concern to the American people and the entire free world. If the Communists are allowed to seize South Vietnam, the position of the democratic forces would be dangerously undermined not only is Southeast Asia hut throughout the world. The Communist aggressors would then he encouraged and emboldened to resort to still further attacks and world peace would he accutely imperilled." ti I AFL-CIO President George Meany further clarified labor's stake in Vietnam, declaring: "Organized labor in our country has stead­ fastly opposed appeasement of all aggressorsMussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Mao Tse Tung and Khrushchev alike. In continuation of this policy we have time and again supported Presi­ dent Johnson's firm rejection of all proposals to appease the aggressors against the people of South Vietnam. "The people of South Vietnam, Berlin and every other area in the shadow of terror of Communist aggression can draw en­ couragement and strength from the Presi­ dent's timely assurance that the United States 'will always oppose the effort of one nation to conquer another nation.' We share the President's realization that this course must he pursued 'because our own security is at stake'." American workers, like all others concerned' with the preservation of democratic institu­ tions, have a vital stake in the preserva­ tion of freedom for the Vietnamese people and their right of self-determination. Should the coQamunists succeed it will mean the suppres­ sion of the freedom of the Vietnamese people, including the right to free trade unionism and and all that it guarantees. 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Title A name given to the resource April 30, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: RUSSIAN MERCHANT FLEET TO TOP U.S. NEXT YEAR WYOMING SUPREME COURT BACKS UNION HIRING HALLS SIU FIGHTS AGRICULTURE MOVE TO SCUTTLE 50-50 CARGO PREFERENCE LAW SIU FISHERMAN RAP JAPANESE BRISTOL BAY SALMON DEPLETION POLLS AND TALLY COMMITTEE REPORT OF THE RAILWAY MARINE REGION, INLAND BOATMEN’S UNION BIRTH AND DEATH OF A VOLCANIC ISLAND SIU-UIW WINS TWO NEW PACTS IN PHILLY SOVIET TRAWLERS POSE DOUBLE DANGER, NAVY SCIENTIST WARNS HARBOR DEPTH STANDARDS SOUGHT BY PORT OFFICIAL FOREIGN SHIP GROUPS STILL STALL FMC DATA REQUEST ROTTERDAM – SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD JOHNSON URGES CONGRESS GRNAT $150 MILLION FOR SEA RESEARCH SENATE GROUP PLANS AID FOR MIGRATORY WORKERS EXPLOITATION OF THE OCEANS POSES KNOTTY LEGAL PROBLEMS THE PROS AND CONS OF VIETNAM – THE LABOR VIEWPOINT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/30/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 9 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/87049bb2e5520105f5c87d782d1064a8.PDF 8256e59a9265cfccfcd1932f5e1e0ea1 PDF Text Text L Vol. XXVH No. 8 SEAFARERS LOG April 16 1965 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO Pii •I •' • R:'- L I liiiiI iiii SUPPORT H.R.7268! The SIUNA is backing a bill to bait the closing of the USPHS hospitals. The bill (H.R. 7268) has been introduced into the House of Representative by Representative Jacob H. Gil­ bert of New York. Every Seafarer is urged to write bis Congress­ man, asking that this legislation be enacted to preserve USPHS hospital facilities so that they may continue to provide care for U.S. seamen and others as they have been doing since being founded by Congress in 1798. See Story on Page 3 WRITE NOW! iiiii jilliil I 1 �Fags TNV ' SEAFARERS LOG Meany Calls Job Growth Vital To U.S. Security PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The economy is on a "collision course" because the nation has failed to adjust to the manpower revolution, AFL-CIO President George Meany told a conference at Brown University. "At the very time that au-^ Meany said the nation also must tomation is reducing our man- tion, in recreation, in medical "look realistically" at a number care and in many other areas." power requirements, our If it takes government programs of steps the AFL-CIO has advo­ Aprtt 16, I96» By Paul Hall The SIU has called upon Congress to pass legislation that would forbid ships carrying cargoes to or from the United States after they have traded with communist North Viet Nam. A bill that would accomplish this purpose has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Paul G. Rogers (D.-Fla.). Representative Rogers' bill would put an end to a situation which workforce is beginning to grow has directly benefited the Red regime in Hanoi. This is the govern­ more rapidly than ever before," even with budget deficits, he In­ cated — such as shortening the ment whose subversive military activities through its agents, the sisted, "then we ought to have workweek so as to put more peo­ he said. "We,- therefore, need to those government programs." ple in jobs, increasing purchasing Communist Viet Cong, are designed to overthrow the Republic of South create more jobs than ever before. Public Programs power through higher minimum Viet Nam. The United States has been aiding the beleaguered govern­ But we are meeting only part of "We need more public invest­ wages "to make it possible for ment in Saigon with a program of military assistance. Many American the need for job-creation." ment," he continued, "because it low-wage workers to be more ef­ boys have paid with their lives in this determined effort to keep South The manpower revolution is not is in the area of public programs fective consumers," and i-aising Viet Nam free. a problem of the future alone, he that the greatest needs of the na­ wages generally to help "distrib­ Congressm^an Rogers has told the House that more than 200 ships maintained, but one in which au­ tion, and the greatest opportuni­ ute the fruits of increased produc­ from nations friendly to the U.S. have traded with North Viet Nam tivity." tomation and changing technology ties for job creation, exist." during recent months. This has been especially disturbing news to are creating "problems right now our legislators, since the U.S. State Department has formally accused . . . for workers already in the the Hanoi government of aiding the Viet Cong with men, arms and workforce." supplies, as well as guiding the rebellion. We have undergone "radical The bill to block vessels from the U.S. trade after they carry goods shifts" in jobs and skills, he con­ to North Viet Nam is now before the House Merchant and Fisheries tinued. As a result, the skills of Committee. The SIU has urged Representative Herbert C. Bonner many workers, developed over the (D.-N. Car.), the chairman of the committee, to give immediate con­ years, have been made "useless" sideration to the measure. and "workers young and old have NEW ORLEANS—O. William "Bill" Moody, who devoted One of the shocking facts about this trade with North Viet Nam is been left stranded without a de­ cent opportunity to earn a live­ 17 years to the Seafarers International Union and the labor that many of the ships engaged in it fly the flags of countries which lihood." movement, has been appointed Assistant to the National are allies of the U.S. in the fight against world communism. For in­ stance, the list of vessels in this trade include ships registered in Meany pointed out that the "se­ director of the Finance Serv--*Greece, Norway, Italy, West Germany and the United Kingdom. All rious hardships" involved are re­ ice of the Boys Scouts of the Gulf editor at the Seafarers these nations are member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organ­ LOG. He was a skilled, pro­ flected in the continuously high America. fessional newspaperman. He was ization. Also standing out prominently on the list are vessels from rate of unemployment and under­ one of foremost havens for runaway-flag operators on the After taking up his new duties. political writer and city-editor of Panama, employment. map. Moody will be responsible for liai­ the Tampa (Fla.) Daily Times, re­ "This is nothing more than the Representative Rogers' proposed bill also sets an important precedent son between the Boy Scouts and porter for the Louisville Times result of the manpower revolution and editor of the St. Petersburg with its purpose of cutting the profits of greedy operators who would the Community Services Depart­ we have tried to ignore," he said. Times News Magazine. In 1939, trade with hostile nations at the expense of America's national security. "We have tried to ignore it in the ment. of the labor federation. Cur­ he won a Florida Associated Press The legislation would apply to both commercial cargoes and those hope that it would just go away. rently, the AFL - CIO sponsors award for his reporting. financed by U.S. government aid programs. This is a principle which But it hasn't. And, furthermore, should have been enacted long ago to put teeth into the Cuban more than 500 Boy Scout troops During his career in the labor it won't. It needs our attention blacklist law. because the problems that it rep­ across the nation. Over 25 per­ movement, he worked as Secre­ tary-Treasurer of the Tampa Cen­ The SIU is not alone in its fight to close U.S. ports to ships trading resents are going to multiply . . . cent of all Scout Masters are tral Trades and Labor Assembly, with communist North Viet Nam. The AFL-CIO Maritimes Trades "Our basic problem is jobs for members of AFL-CIO unions, and and was active in the field of Department at its recent meeting in Bal Harbour, Fla. urged that all workers. With our workforce many Boy Scout troops meet in political education in Louisiana. vessels trading not only with the Hanoi government, but also Cuba growing at about 1.5 million work­ union halls. He was a member of the Louisi­ Prior to his appointment. ana AFL-CIO State COPE Com­ and communist China be barred from U.S. commerce. The AFL-CIO ers per year — and with auto^maExecutive Council emphasized its support when it declared that it is Moody served as Gulf Region tion raising our productivity rate mittee and Secretary-Treasurer of impossible to carry on "business as usual" with these communist nations. and reducing our manpower re­ Safety Director for the Safety the New Orleans Committee on The International Longshoreman's Association has also pledged to quirements—we simply have got Education Program jointly spon­ Political Education. boycott foreign flag freighters carrying cargoes to the Reds in North to expand our economy much sored by the Seafarers and SlUIn announcing Moody's appoint­ Viet Nam. ILA leaders haye promised that any ship engaged in this more rapidly and create more contracted companies. Active in jobs. Otherwise, we will slip back­ maritime and labor affairs in ment, J. A. Bruston, Jr., chief ex­ trade will be tied up should it call at a port between Maine and Texas. wards — toward unemployment Louisiana, he also served as Sec­ ecutive of the Boy Scouts, de­ East Coast and Gulf halls of the ILA have lists of ships engaged in retary-Treasurer of the Greater clared that the liaison program ti'ade with the North Viet Nam Reds which will provide an easy means even greater than it is now." will bring closer cooperation be­ To meet the goal of full em­ New Orleans AFL-CIO and Sec­ tween organized labor and the of checking in case any of these vessles attempt to slip into a U.S. port retary-Treasurer of the New Or­ The Dockworkers' boycott was in the national limelight recently when ployment, Meany declared, the na­ Boy Scouts and will help extend tion must gear itself to meet some leans Maritime Trades Council. the scouting program to thousands they tied up the Liberian owned Severn River which stopped in New During his long association with of additional boys. York to pick up a cargo of scrap iron. This U.S.-built Liberty ship which of its "vast unmet needs—in edu­ is registered in Panama was effectively boycotted during its brief stay cation, in housing, in transporta­ the SIU, Moody also worked as "Organized labor has been one here, and the Longshoremen vowed that a repeat performance would of scouting's major partners in confront any future ships calling in the U.S. after trading with For Valiant Rescue At Sea serving the youth of our nation," the Red Viet Cong. Bruston declared. One of the It is obvious that the stepped up pace of American military action in labor-scout program special proj­ South Viet Nam requires prompt action by Congress on Representative ects will be to help bring scout­ Rogers' bill. Delays in its,consideration will be paid for in American ing to boys of low income families. lives. * * * The 89th Congress is shaping up as one of the most productive in the of our country. Already, President Johnson has noted that Apr. I«, 1965 Vol. XXVII, No. S the history present Congress has passed more legislation in its first 100 days Official Publication of the SltJNA WASHINGTON—A "feat of safety and seamanship in the highest than did the famous Congress that swept in with the Roosevelt tide in Lakes & Inland Waters tradition of American seafaring" has won the Alcoa Voyager and her Atlantic, Gulf, the dark depression year of 1933. The two most important bills to District. AFL-CIO SIU crew the Ship Safety Achievement Citation of Merit from the pass the House in recent days have been the Medicare and Aid to Executive Board Kational Safety Council Marine Section. PAUL HALL, President Education measures which recently, after Senate approval was signed CAL TANNEB EABL SREPARD into law. The award came for a rescue which took place on May 6, 1964. Exec. Vice-Prea. Vice-President The Voyager was southbound off Charleston, S.C. in high seas, when The Medicare bill—^reported on fully on page 24 of this issue of the AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS a flare was sighted on the horizon ahead. LOG—^is rightly regarded as a landmark. Its eventual adoption will Sec.-Treas. Vice-President A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER mean as much or more to the average American as the passage of the The Voyager changed course and found the battered and dismasted ROB. Vice-President Vice-President first Social Security legislation in 1935. For the first time, the nation ocean racing yawl Doubloon with four men aboard. The hulk rode HERBERT BRAND has recognized its responsibility to protect the health of our older so low in the heavy seas that one ship already had passed without Director of Organizing and citizens. These people over 65, and they number in the millions, con­ Publications seeing the yawl. The yachtsmen, later said their craft had done two Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst. tributed much to the building of the country. It is only fair that they complete rollovers at the height of the storm. Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Stajf Writers: should receive a return on their investment of long years and hard Although the Alcoa Voyager was in ballast and hard to maneuver ROBERT ARONSON. PETE CARMEN; ROBERT work in their less productive years. in the strong northeast wind, able seamanship in the highest tradition MILQROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Medicare is not charity. Americans have and will contribute to it of the SIU enabled her to joekey into position to windwai-d of the through Social Security deductions. This is not something being floundering yawl and get a heaving line aboard. handed to them on silver platter by a benevolent government; it is Unable to transfer the crew of the yawl because of sharks, the something they have earned and paid for. Of course, there are faults weather, and the deep rolling of both vessels, the Doubloon was taken in the Medicare bill. More important than these initial faults is the in tow so she would not be lost sight of in the darkness. The tow Published biweekly at tha headquarters fact that the principle of Social Security-backed health insurance for continued all night until a Coast Guard cutter finally arrived on the of the Seafarers International Union, At­ our citizens has been established. lantic, Gulf, Lakes and inland Waters scene in the morning. District, APL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, The other important bill, the Aid to Education legislation, will provide Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600. Although the Voyager's SIU crew treated the rescue operation simply Second class postage paid at the Post more than one billion dollars in aid to our public schools, with the Office In Brooklyn, NY, under tha Actas part of a day's work, the action represented a "feat of safety and of Aug. 24, 1912. bulk of the funds being channeled to those school districts serving seamanship in the liighest tradition of American seafaring," it was 120 needy youngsters. According to the statistics, there are about five pointed out at award presentation ceremonies in the nation's capitol.l million such children in the United States. Bill Moody Named To Scouting Post SIU Ship Wins Safety Award SEAFARERS LOG �Irr'.r- SEAFAR'^kS April le; 19M Credentials Committees Report On Nominees For SiU Convention Delegates NEW YORK—^Reports on the eligibility of nominees for delegates to the SIUNA convention from the Atlantic, Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District and the Great Lakes Dis­ trict have been issued by Gt. Lakes District rank and file credential com­ A three-man nominating com­ mittees. An election will be mittee for the Great Lakes District held in all constitutional ports to select delegates from the AGLIWD to the SIUNA convention on April 19, 1965. The Secretary-Treasurer of the Great Lakes District will present the Credentials Committee report of April 5, 1965 on delegate nominee eligibility to the mem­ bership meeting to be held in De­ troit on April 19, 1965. The SIUNA will hold its Tweltth Biennial Convention from Wednes­ day, May 26 through Tuesday, June 1, 1965 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. Delegates representing the more than 80,000 members of the 31 SIUNA affili­ ated unions will meet at the con­ vention to act upon and discuss matters affecting the International, the U.S. labor movement, the mari­ time industry and crafts and indus­ tries represented by SIUNA affili­ ated unions. They will also decide future policies of the international and hear reports of union progress. Delegates to the convention will be representing deep sea Seafar­ ers, tug and other inland water boatmen, railroad marine tug and dredgemen, fishermen, cannery workers and workers in the trans­ portation services and allied indus­ trial crafts. AGLIWD Election The AGLIWD membership ap­ proved the report of its rank and file credentials committee at its regular April meeting held in headquarters and Port of New York. The committee reported that a special election will be held in all constitutional ports on April 19 to elect delegates to the SIUNA convention from the AGLIWD. The names of 28 members have been certified as eligible to run for the position of convention dele­ gate from the district. AGLIWD members will be electing 27 dele­ gates from the following list of qualified nominees: John Cole, C-8; George Dacken, D-26: Rex Dickey, D-6: Joseph DiGiorgio, D-2; Frank Drozak, D-22; Paul Drozak, D-180; Norman W. DuBois, D-475; Ernesto V. Erazo, E-34; John Fay, F-363; Leon Hall, H-125; Paul Hall, H-1; William Hall, H-272; William Jenkins, J-78; Anthony Kastina, K-5: A1 Kerr, K-7; E. B. McAuley, M-20; Robert Matthews, M-1; Frank Mongelli, M-1111; Edward Mooney, M-7; Louis Neira, N-1; Earl Shepard, S-2; Gordon Spencer, S-1162; Freddie Stewart, S-8; A1 Tanner, 'T-12; Cal, Tanner, T-1; Keith Terpe, T-3: Lindsey J. Williams, W-l; Steven Zubovich, Z-13. Balloting will begin on April 19 In all ports at 9:00 AM and con­ tinue until 5:00 PM. AGLIWD members In each port will elect a Polls and Tally Com­ mittee between the hours of 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM at special meet­ ings on April 19. These committees will conduct the elections Jn each port. Special membership meetings will be held in each A&G port on April 21, 1965 at 11:00 AM to act upon the final report of the combined Polls and Tally commit­ tees. has listed the following eight members as those who will serve as delegates to the SIUNA conven­ tion from the district: Fred Farnen, 2109; Roy Boudreau, 5711; Stanley Wares, 2411; Floyd Hanmer, 8894; Donald Benzman, 10736; Frank (Scottie) Aubusson, 9599; Lawrence H. Rice, 9496; and Richard Rollings worth, 11602. Members of the nominating com­ mittee were elected at a member­ ship meeting held in Detroit port and headquarters on Monday, April 5. The final report of the commitJee will be presented to the regular membership meeting of the GLD to be held In Detroit on April 19, 1965. Par* HUM- VOC^ SIU Calls For Boycott Of Ships Trading With Communist North Viet NEW YORK—The Seafarers International Union of North America has urged the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee to hold immediate hearings on a measure to prohibit the transportation of articles to or from the United States by vessels of Florida, and referred to the ing by trade with the United which have traded with Bonner committee. States. communist North Vietnam. In response to the SlU'e urging Congressman Rogers assert­ The SIU request was made in a letter to CongresBman Herbert C. Bonner, the com­ mittee's chairman. Copies of the letter were sent to all members of the Maritime Advisory Commit­ tee, which was created by Presi­ dent Johnson in June to consider the problems of the American merchant marine. The measure cited by the SIUNA is H.R. 6154, introduced by Congressman Paul G. Rogers, to the House Merchant Marine Committee, Congressman Thomas M. Pelly (R.-Wash.) a member of the committee, advised SIU Presi­ dent Paul Hall that he had intro­ duced similar legislation, H.R. 6301. The SIU noted that, in intro­ ducing his measure on March 11, Congressman Rogers pointed out, on the House floor, that more than 200 ships of Allied countries, which carried cargoes into North Vietnam last year, are now profit- SlU Testimony Spurs Action In House House Bill Would Prevent USPHS Hospital Closings WASHINGTON—An SlU-backed bill to prevent the proposed closing of seven U. S. Public Health Service hospitals has been introduced into the House by representative Ja­ cob H. Gilbert (D.-N.Y.). The bill (H.R. 7268) came in the wake of testimony before the House Appropriations sub-'*committee on budgets for the USPHS hospitals. tation of diseases from abroad and Department of Health, Edu­ Following the SIU denunciation promote our country's foreign cation and Welfare and the Labor Department, and testimony before the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee by the SIU. The SIU strongly attacked the proposed USPHS hospital closings, recalling that the hospitals were, founded by Congress in 1798 to provide care for seamen and other federal beneficiaries in a program shaped to meet the special require­ ments and character of maritime employment. Step Backward The proposed closings "would be a step backward for a soci­ ety that must move forward," the SIU warned. The proposal for closing PHS hospitals in Norfolk, Va.; Savan­ nah, Ga.; Boston, Galveston, Mem­ phis, Chicago and Detroit calls for transferring patients to Veterans Administration hospitals. The SIU labeled this program as "contradictory" noting that VA hospitals do not have enough beds to care for all veterans, much less additional patients turned out of "" Seafarers are urged to write to their congressmen to protest the proposed closings of six USPHS hos­ pitals and to urge them to support H.R. 7268. USPHS hospitals were founded by Congress in 1798 to provide care for seamen and others in a program shaped to meet the special requirements and character of maritime employment. The needs of seamen for such care and facilities is as important to­ day as it has ever been, and I-Seafarers should-.urge their representatives in Congress to vote against the proposed closings of those important facilities. of the proposed closings. Repre­ sentative Gilbert introduced a bill, HR 7268, to amend the 1936 Mer­ chant Marine Act so that no PHS hospitals could be closed without the consent of both houses of Con­ gress. "Our government has provided marine hospitalization since the late 1700's," Gilbert said, "and it is our obligation to continue to provide proper care to maintain the efficiency of this important arm of our defense. We must pro­ vide protection against the impor­ commerce needs. "Merchant seamen are exposed to unusual health hazards since their work takes them to all parts of the world. The hospital and medical services given them in PHS hospitals are specifically tail­ ored to their needs and the time schedules of their ships. The PHS staffs have maintained high stand­ ards of service, in spite of budget­ ary limitations that have restricted some operations and prevented im­ provements and repairs in most of these hospitals." ed at that time that "while over 40% of the Free World ships going into North Viet­ nam fly the British flag, the Allied nations of Japan, Greece, Norway, Lebanon, Italy, West Germany and Panama also engage in this Red trade." One of the vessels cited by the Congressman was the Severn River, an American-built Liberty ship which is listed by Lloyd's Shipping Index as being owned by a Liberian corporation, but which flies the flag of Panama. A few days later the Severn River was boycotted by members of the International Longshore­ men's Association when she ar­ rived in the Port of New York to pick up a cargo of scrap iron. The ILA announced at that time that it would boycott such ves­ sels in every port from Maine to Texas. The SIUNA noted in its letter that Congressman Rogers' bill would apply not only to commer­ cial cargoes, but also to Govern­ ment-generated cargoes financed by the American taxpayer. The SIUNA further noted that on February 18 the Excutive Board of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department adopted a resolution calling for legislation to prohibit par­ ticipation in U.S. commerce by vessels trading with com­ munist-oriented countries, in­ cluding North Vietnam. On March 1, the AFL-CIO Ex­ ecutive Council issued a state­ ment asserting that it is impos­ sible to do "business as usual" with these nations. RWDSW Pickets Get SIU Coffee Support When Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers Union members hit the bricks in New York last week in their dispute with Bloomingdale's Department Stor* over wages and working conditions, the SIU coffee wagon was on hand to help keep up the pickets' spirits with plenty of hot java and doughnuts. As the LOG went to press the strike was still on and active pick­ eting was continuing. �ifii SEAFARERS Fase FOOT I jlprU If. Iftf LOG SlU Supports Glassblowers' Beef • • . MiAr-y } By Earl (Bull) Shepard. Viee-Presldfnt, Atlantle fi C( tc p •w HI hi ci B tt a jr tc ai • w 6l ti TC y« ai hi c« li ri fl r< ei rc w "1 hi B It hi rc a1 gi ei ti ai tc m jc w e\ pi ti oi a tr Si N, TI a oc eo EC CO In of fit Wi In CO sc as 60 P< 5 SlU Aids Striking N.Y. Unionists Meeting our responsibilities as good trade unionists, the SIU has been offering a helping hand on several labor beefs in the New York area. SIU coffee wagons went out to make sure that union men march­ ing on picket lines of the Steelworkers, Glass Workers and Depart­ ment Store Workers could enjoy a hot cup of Java and a bit of en­ couragement. The first two beefs were satisfactorily settled recently. The strike of Department Store Workers continues at Bloomingdale's, one of the city's biggest stores. Management is keeping the store open and manning the counters and ,the loading docks with front office strawbosses. The salesgirls manning the picket lines have maintained their high spirits in spite of the scabbing and other harassments. The city's labor movement is giving its full to support the strike. New York Shipping remains very good in New York. During the last period there were 12 payoffs, four sign-ons and 18 ships serviced in transit. The outlook for the next period is also good. Frank Blandino, still recovering from a recent illness, hopes to return to sea in short order. He is joined in that hope by his many friends in the hall here. Frank was last aboard the Niagara. SlU coffee wagons antJ support were on hand during recent strike of the Glassblowers Union m Keeping the checkerboard busy here were C. B. Thomas and S. their successful beef at several New Jersey plants. As strike progressed New Jersey labor Phillips. E. E. Odum does the kib-'f and aovernment officials turned out to keep in touch with the situation and see to it that the bitzing. All are waiting to ship out ons and 13 ships serviced in rights of the picketing workers were being upheld. Photo above shows ll-r) T. Flaherty, on a run that will bring them back transit during the last period. The labor-supported candidate for Jersey City councilman-at-large; Nick Feda secretary of prospects for the coming period to New York. Hudson County Central Labor Body (in car): Jersey City Mayor Thomas Whalen; and 5iU Joe Nazario, just off the Raphael are also encouraging. Railway Marine Region director G. P. McGinty during an inspection tour of the struck Metro Semmes, says he will spend some John R. Dixon, a 20-year union Glass Company in Jersey City. _ time on the beach before going man, is now sailing aboard thh back to his fayorite sunshine run. Ezra Sensibar. Whenever he has Joe is interested in signing on the a little spare time in Baltimore, New Yorker, which will go into he stops in at the Hall to get all the Puerto Rico shuttle service in the latest union news. the near future. Ben Gary, who sails as chief Charlie Stambul dropped by the electrician, is waiting for a Far hall to say hello to friends while East run on an Alcoa or Isthmian he waits for his appointment at ship. His last ship was the Alcoa Marine Hospital. Charlie was Commander. Thomas Foster, last Seven more" Seafarers sailed safely into harbor, their $150 monthly pensions approved the just operated on for a foot injury. aboard the old Penmar, is waiting by the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The seven, who will retire after a lifetime at sea, are all vet­ He hopes to be ready to ship in a for a carpenter or bosun slot on erans of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District. ^ few weeks. an intercoastal run. " " Boston The new pensioners are: Norfolk wife Arne now make their home Shipping remained on the slow Clifffford G. M. Brisset, 65; Kouns joined up with the SIU in Louisiana. Shipping has been fairly good bell here during the last period, Frank C. Kouns, 55; Tomas in the Louisiana port of New Vitou signed on with the SIU but here, with two payoffs, two signis expected to pick up in the Since then, he has in the port of Mobile, Alabama. Mojica, 53; Manuel Church, 65; Orleans. ons and six in transit vessels serv­ next two weeks. During the last sailed many ships as a member He put in many years as a member two weeks, four ships were serv­ iced during the last period. The Transhatteras, after spending two of the steward department. Born of the engine department on vari­ iced in transit. weeks in the shipyard for a thor­ in Arkansas, he is looking forward ous vessels, last sailing aboard the Edward "Ragmop" O'Connell ough overhauling, took on a half to retiring with his wife Virginia Alcoa Roamer. Vitou was born in last served on deck aboard the load of grain. She ran together to their New Orleans home. Kouns Ocean Ulla. The ship laid up, how­ with a Mooremac ship, however, last shipped out aboard the Del ever, and he is now holding down and had to be returned to the yard Mar. the Hall for a coasthugger. Joseph for repairs. Mojica signed on with the SIU Disanto, a 25-year SIU man, last Marion Luksa, a 25-year union in the port of New York. After served aboard the Rebecca as an manning many a vessel as a deck oiler. He is going to school here man, has been in drydock here for Mojica Brisset hand, Mojica looks forward to renow for a stationary engineers li­ a long time. He just got his ffd, cense so he can spend more time however, and is mighty happy that with his wife Juanita m^^ Ernest c. Vitou, 53; Fortunato i tiring he is able to ship again. Samuel the guarantee of his $150-a-month at home with the family. Drilon, 68; Percy J. Thornton, 65. Warren, last aboard the Alcoa pension check providing security Bill Montsikarls, a 20-year Sea­ Brisset signed up with the SIU for the rest of his days. A native Mariner, is looking for a good farer who sails as cook and baker, in the port of Baltimore. A veteran of the sunny isle of Puerto Kico, Thornton Vitou is spending some time with his blaekgang job. of many years at sea, he has sailed he and his wife now make their Edward Riggs spent six months family on Cape Cod. He last sailed as a cook and as a steward. A na­ home in New York. Mojica bid North Carolina, he now makes his on the Potomac. He's now on the on the St. Lawrence, which is cur­ tive of the British West Indies, farewell to sailing on his last ship, home in Mobile. In retirement, he beach, and will do a little pleasure Brisset currently resides in Balti­ the New York. will join his wife Elizabeth in rently laid up. fishing before going back to sea. Alvoie Green was last aboard more, Maryland, with his son their Alabama home. Hundley Bcavcn piled off the the Cities Service Baltimore. He Church, who sailed in the en­ Clifford Jr. He last shipped out Eagle Traveler when he got word Drilon joined the SIU in the aboard the Topa-Topa and is now gine Department, joined the SIU busy port of New York. He put in spent some time in drydock, but she might be going off shore. Now in the port of New York. He last now has his ffd again and is wait­ looking forward to retiring with he's watching the board for an­ his sailing time as a member of the dignity and security provided shipped out aboard the Del Mar. the steward department. He made ing for the first job to cross the other coasthugger. A native of Bolivia, he and his board. by his monthly SIU pension check. his last voyage aboard the Wild Puerto Rico Philadelphia Ranger as a messman. Born in Shipping was excellent in Phila­ Shipping has been fair on the Puerto Rico, Drilon now makes his delphia during the last period. sunny island. In labor news, the home in Brooklyn, New York. There were two payoffs, two sign- Supreme Court of Puerto Rico has ons and 11 ships seviced in transit. handed down a decision against The outlook for the coming period Porto Rico Lighterage, ruling that is fair. workers were entitled to differ­ James Bencic, last aboard the ence between what they were paid Yaka, enjoyed his visit in the Hall for any extra time and double here and is ready to ship again. time pay, The beef goes back to William Porter, who sails as a 1958. bosun, was last aboard the Mid­ The Policemen's Association on land. He spent three months at the island is seeking legislation to sea, and would now like to latch back up their request for a 40on to a shorter run. houf work week. More U.S. aid Kouns Drilon Also looking for a run that will is on the way to help the i<:lancl's Thornton, a veteran of many keep him close to home and family farmers recover from the severe voyages, signed up with the SIU is William Davies. He last sailed drought. The lack of rain has cost in the pleasant port of Tampa, on the Steel Recorder, where he Puerto Rico an estimated $22 mil­ Florida. He has put in a lifetime spent three and one-half years as lion in sugar cane, milk, wheat of sailing as a member of the bosun. Pensioner John B. Garri­ and other farm production. Oldtimers on the beach include steward department. A native of son has been on the sick list for England, Thornton now makes his quite a while, and has nothing but Alfredo Morell and Isaac Brown, home on the shores of St. Peters­ praise for the Seafarers Welfare who make regular visits from Seafarer Oldtimer Manuel Church (left) picks up his first Ponce to catch a ship to their lik­ burg, Florida. He last shipped Plan. Baltimore ing. Joe Garcia is ready to ship aboard the Mayflower and will regular monthly $150 pension check fr®"" spend the rest of his days in re­ Shipping has been good in Bal­ again now that his ankle is back Eric Klingvall. Church last sailed aboard the Del Mar (Delta) tirement with his wife Dorothy. timore, with four payoffs, 11 sign- in shape. in the engine department. Seven Oldtimers Added To SIU Pensioner Ranks �m uw SEAFARERS SIU Oil Union Beef Stiil On LOG Pv6 riT* Portmar Christened In Baltimore SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—The "Don't Buy" drive of the SIUNA eCflllated International Union of jpetroleum Workers against the $tandard OH Company of Califorpia is continuing in the face of company unwillingness to bargain end growing terror tactics by goons directed at the SIU Oil Workers at the Salt Lake Refinery here. Agreements have been reached on five separate bargaining units in other areas, covered by five sep­ arate contracts. The Salt Lake unit has been holding out however and has put a goon squad to work. In one instance an SIU-IUPW mem­ ber's mailbox was blown up close to a bedroom window where his children slept. Fortunately, no one was hurt. On other occasions Un­ ion signs have been smeared with paint and goons kicked in the side of one brother's panel truck on which he had displayed a "do not patronize" sign. In the face of these tactics the Union is standing firm and active­ ly pushing its "don't buy Standard Oil of California products" boy­ cott, which has already resulted in a substantial drop in sales of the company's products on the west coast. The SlU-contracted Calmer Steamship Company has christened the fifth of six new C-4 types replacing older Libertys in the company's fleet of intercoastal vessels. The new ship, the Portmar, is the former General Omar Bundy out of the U.S. mothball fleet. Already in service with Calmer are the reconverted Morymar, Coimor, Pennmar and Seamar. After sea trials, the Portmar is expected to sail for the West Coast at the end of April carrying steel products and general cargo westbound, and return with lumber from the Pacific Coast eastbound. The new Calmer C-4s are capable of 17 knots, carry about 15,000 tons of cargo and cut about a week from the coast-to-coast sailing time of the older Libertys. AFL-CIO To Investigate lUE Election Vote Count By Col Tanner, Executive Vice-President WASHINGTON-^The AFL-CIO will investigate the con­ duct of the presidential election in the Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers Union to determine responsibility for the Spanish Doublecross Gets MA OK "transferring of thousands of-tOne of the major difficulties in the operation of the U.S. Maritime votes from one candidate to the misconduct of the election, and administration is that it doesn't seem to know wihat its jurisdiction Is. another." that while he was ready to give The U.S. maritime industry is continuously puzzled over the MA's at­ Massachusetts To Probe Rod Fish Cargoes BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov­ ernor John A. Volpe has ordered the State Division of Marine Fish­ eries to conduct an investigation into recent attempts to import Rus­ sian-caught codfish into Boston and other ports along the East coast. Volpe acted in accord with a House resolution which noted that the importation of the fish was a matter of deep concern to Boston, New Bedford, Gloucester and other New England fishing ports, where high unemployment already exists in many areas of the economy. The resolution pointed out that the New England fishing industry is at a great disadvantage in com­ peting with the Russian fishing fleet which is a completely subsi­ dized government operation. The SIUNA-affiliated Atlantic Fishermen's Union joined with Boston longshoremen last month in blocking attempts to land a big load of Russian codfish — caught in New England waters—in East Boston. Dock workers in New York and in other ports also de­ clined to handle the Soviet fish. James Ackert, president of the Atlantic Fishermen's Union, warned that other attempts like­ ly will be made to import the Russian-caught fish to the U.S. since 10,000 metric tons of this cod has been awaiting reshipment in Germany. Ackert also urged American housewives to boycott the Russian fish and to refuse to buy it. Two More Rail Tugmen On Pension The decision was reaped at a Carey the benefit of the doubt tempts to appease the feelings of foreign governments by granting PL 17 special meeting of the Executive that he did not know the election waivers, to the detriment of the U.S.-flag fleet. Council a day after the lUE execu­ was being stolen, "he should have A check of the MA's record in granting these waivers makes the tive board unanimousily named known what was going on." average citizen think that its administrators are actually State Depart­ The government tally listed 78,- ment diplomats in disguise. As far as foreign governments are con­ Paul Jennings president on the basis of a report by the Depart­ 475 votes for Jennings to 55,149 cerned, the MA could easily be an automated machine which stamps Two more members of the SIU ment of Labor that he was the for Carey. lUE trustees, who were out "OK" every time they request a PL 17 waiver. Railway Marine Region have in chai-ge of the election count, winner by over 23,000 votes. The latest example of the MA's over solicitous attitude toward a , oined the list of RMR men draw­ earlier had announced that Carey The- lUE had previously an­ had won, 67,897 to 65,704, foreign government, is its friendly concern for the welfare of the ing lifetime retirement pensions. nounced that James B. Carey The newly retired members are The Labor Department had Spanish-flag fleet. In demonstrating its attentiveness to the requests Frank J. Sweeney, 65, and Ephraim president of the union throughout of the Franco government In Madrid, the MA turned a completely un­ Its 15-year history, had won by taken custody of the ballots after responsive cold shoulder to the protests from the American shipping V. Jones, 65. slightly over 2,000 votes. Carey re­ Jennings filed complaints of ir­ industry. Sweeney sailed as a deckhand signed after the Labor Depart­ regularities and supporters of both candidates had charged illegal use Up until February of this year, Spain had five ships in the Cuban for the Pennsylvania Railroad of ment issued its report. of union funds In the heated elec­ trade, and the MA carried all five on its blacklist of vessels forbidden AFL-CIO President George tion campaign. to carry U.S. government-generated cargoes. After extended negotia­ Meany told a news conference that tions by tlie State Department, Franco's government agreed to put an a special subcommittee of the end to further trade with Havana Executive Council would be by these ships. The MA then named to determine why this obligingly removed them from its wishes of Spain by granting a "scandal" happened, how it came blacklist of ships trading with the waiver was promptly repaid with about and who was responsible. a slap in Uncle Sam's face by the Cuban communists. He noted that the lUE board Spaniards. It doesn't look like the But, the MA was far from fin­ MA's venture into winning friends had initiated its own Investigation ished with rewarding Spain for for the U.S. at the expense of this and that the council subcommittee WASHINGTON — An AFL-CIO would give the union a "reason­ conference of international union removing its ships from trading country's merchant fleet has been Sweeney Jones able time" to conclude that in­ representatives met here Tuesday with an avowed enemy of the U.S. overly successful. A short time later the MA an­ vestigation before starting its own to hear reports by U.S. Govern­ New York. Born in Pennsylvania, Inquiry. ment officials on the 1964 Civil nounced the granting of a waiver he joined the RMR in New York. to Spanish-flag ships to carry PL The questions involved in the Rights Act, and methods for its He and his wife Irene make their 17 cargo. lUE election are "too important," implementation. home in Linden, New Jersey, This cargo, paid for by Ameri­ Meany said, to be passed over by The SIUNA was represented by where they are both looking the AFL-CIO despite the lUE's international vice president Ed can tax dollars, could have just as forward to retiring on the benefits own inquiry action. If the union Turner, who is also chairman of easily been carried on a U.S.-fiag of the RMR pension. doesn't take action on the matter, the SIUNA civil rights committee. ship manned by U.S. seamen. How­ No injuries were reported Jones signed up with the RMR he added, "it will be our job" to Representatives of 86 other AFL- ever, the MA, demonstrating its w In the recent collision be­ in the port of New York where get them to act. CIO international unions also par­ ever, the MA, demonstrating its tween the SIU - contracted he sailed as a deckhand for the well-known solicitude for a forgign ticipated in the conference. Transhatteras (Hudson Water­ No 'Whitewash' IBM division of the Pennsylvania Union representatives heard re­ government, granted the waiver. ways) and the Mormacaltair in Railroad. A native of West Vir­ Meany emphasized that the ports by AFL-CIO president While the MA was caring for fog off Cape Henry, Virginia. ginia, Jones and his wife Anna AFL-CIO would not tolerate any George Meany, U.S. Vice Presi­ the health of the Spanish, fleet, the Damage was reported as now make their home in the city "white-washing" in the situation. dent Hubert Humphrey and Sec­ Spanish government was cold minor, and both vessels were of New York. He said that he personally had retary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. bloodedly looking after its own able to reach port unassisted asked Carey to resign his post The speakers urged the Ameri­ interests. On the very day Spain although the SlU-manned ves­ as a member of the federation's can labor movement to play a was granted its PL 17 waiver, sel suffered flooding in two lF?4/2e5«2S Executive Council but that the leading role in the implementation Madrid proudly announced a new starboard cargo tanks. List former head refused because it of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. five year trade pact with Cuba was corrected by ballasting would be a 'Idisscrvice." The AFL-CIO has already set up from which the Spanish will profit and after repairs the vessel Meany explained that he felt machinery to assist its affiliated handsomely. took on a grain cargo at Phila­ that Carej should remove himself unions, state and central bodies delphia. What all this adds up to, is that whethv-r or no-t he participated in to affect compliance with the law. the MA's attempts to cater to the AFL-CIO Maps Rights Drive Transhatteras Collides—No Seafarers Hurt e n e if e t- O'QIL 3, It �SBAFAmBMSt Amtt i« If LOC (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and" Inland Waters District.) March 27-April 9 The shipping situation took a dip- downward during the last reporting period, after rising continuously- for the past several weeks. As the' huge cargo backlog caused by the recent Longshoremen's strike cleared off the docks, shipping began to decline as 1,190' Seafarers answered job calls, compared to 1,734 in the previous two weeks. New York was the only -East Coast port to register an increase in shipping. Seafarers found the pace of job calls was off in Boston, Philadelphia', Baltimore; Norfolk and Jacksonville. New Orleans- and Houston suffered sharp declines in shipping activity,, although Tampa and Mobile made up for some of the Gulf Coast slack. The shipping scene on the West Coast was mixed with job calls in Seattle moving more rapidly during the past two weeks. There was virtually no change in San Fran­ cisco shipping, while activity in Wilmington fell off slightly. As the pace of shipping fell off to some degree. registration dropped- slightly to 1,194 from the previous period's figure of 1,285. However, the number of Seafar­ ers registered on the beach rose to 3,874 from 3,125 in the prior two weeks. The departmental job breakdown showed the same general pattern as in recent weeks. Deck department job calls continued to be strong, and there was a proportionate increase in the demand for engine depart­ ment personnel,. Steward department calls remained at the same level. The seniority picture showed .some serious changes in the face of the declining job situation. Seafarers holding Class A books accounted for 57 percent of the total num­ ber of job calls,, compared to only 40 percent in the prior two weeks. Class B shipping remained pegged at 32 per­ cent, while Class C men made up 11 percent of the total, contrasted with 27 percent in the previous period. Shipping activity was up slightly over the previous" period with 52 payoffs, 47 sign-ons and 141 in transit ship visits. Ship AetMfy Pay Offf Boston New Yerb.... Phiiadelpiila .. Baltimore .... Norfolk Jacksonville .. Tampa Mobile New Orleans.. Houstoe..... Wilmington .. San Francisco. Seattle 0 12 2 4 2 1 0 10 « 8 0 3 4. TOTALS ... 52 Sign In Ont Troni. TOTAL 0 4 2 11 2 1 .1 4 8 6 0 3 S 47 4 18 11 13 5 10 9 5 21 25 5 10 4 4 34 15 28 10 12 10 19 35 39 5 U 13 141 240 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville . Tampa .... Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle .... TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B 1 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped 1 GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP I 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 31 1 2 0 18 31 4 53 2 12 7 16 21 23 28 6 57 3 3 10 5 9 2 16 0 3 5 8 6 0 7 0 1 3 4 6 19 2 27 2 5 9 16 12 21 35' 1 10 8 2 19 5 6 1 12 1 2 3 6 0 2 3 2 5 1 1 4 1 3 1 5 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 3 5 4 2 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 5 1 1 3 1 1 8 14 2 24 2 2 10 14 5 13 5 7 13 4 22, 1 18 27 9 54 0 12 12 24 16 16 3 4 13 9 35I 0 15 42 4 61 1 17 16 27 34 18 54 1 17 11 9 29 0 6 1 7 0 3 1 4 4 2 3 3 0 4 9 1 3 10 3 16 1 8 13 1 4 6 5 12 2 3 6 11, 5 18 1 20 4 16 0 9 4 14 5 8 4 3 5| 2 93 174 33 1 300 11 86 72 1 169 92 138 39 1 269 13 50 63 1 126 ~r GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A B 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 57 16 2 0 0 2 13 4 1 3 13 35 9 19 0 0 0 0, 5 4 0 3 1 5 4 4 2 4 5 1 1 3 0 0 1 13 1 22 0 0 1 35 13 1 0 6 6 12 54 29 0 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 12 11 0 2 1 3 16 5 2 18 26 1 46 269 126 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 2 6 13 1 20 1 6 6 13 77 101 144 32 277 7 4 38 64 109 2 19 18 26 7 51 0 5 14 19 13 67 31 34 4 69 1 10 13 24 0 9, 12 15 2 5 12 29 0 17 13 3 4 6 2 11 0 4 6 10 4 12 4 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 36 38 35 5 78 2 7 26 35 1 49 88 79 11 178 1 61 79 141 12 95 73 94 27 194 5 33 42 80 0 13 16 13 1 30 1 6 5 12 2 25 21 20 2 43 3 10 9 22 3 24 I 16 14 3 33 0 16 11 27 46 I 441 427 494 97 11018 22 201 287 1 510 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston ~ New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ..; Norfolk ... Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered Shipped CLASS B CLASS A Registered CLASS A "GROUP" ~ GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 41 2 9 14 17 33 14 29 6 I3I 8 0 2 10 12 0 9 0 5 14 20 1 8 18. 0 9 25 28 2 13 0 3 7 0 10 4 2 4 2 6 8 0 3 0 2 0 2 3 0 4 1 4 0 5 2 1 4 4 2 9 17 4 12 2 4 11 14 21 11 29 42 3 15 20 38 12 34 18 14 27 45 44 4 19 13 36 7 32 2 4 1 2 1 4 0 2 4 2 1 10 13 0 2 4 6 2 3 11 16 0 6 2 8 2 10; 49 152 19 I 220 i3 83 96 I 192 43 147 36 | 226 4S1 "I Shipped CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 0 0 0 0 1 11 7 19 0 2 5 7 0 12 7 19 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 5 0 14 5 0 7 7 14 2 16 6 24 1 17 9 27 0 2 1 3 2 3 4 9| 17 4 .. 12| 7 85 54 146 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 123 ALL 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 2 4 0 9; 5 0 0 0 0 0 1! 0 2 3, 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 6; 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 3 1 21 18 I TOTAL Registered On The Beach Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 0 1 2 2 I 4 49 76 53 116 12 181 15 19 8 58 67 140 13 7 24, 5 4 31 3 39 0 8 10 18 28 56j 5 19 9 31 3 39 0 10 18 28 4 2 0 6 4 19 1 24 0 3 13 16 3 5 1 9 1 4 0 5 1 7 6 14 4 3 5 12 1 0 4 0 3 1 1 2 21 37 14 14 2 26 3 43 2 15 20 37 34 59 36 76 24 1 8 120 9 61 69 139 78 36 45 6 27 82 9 127 13 52 56 121 4 0 3 5 2 15 22 3 3 4 13 11 3 23 4 9 24 4 5 3 32 0 8 10 12 3 18 25 5 2 25 1 12 1 14 40 226 146 40 | 412170 450 48 | 668 44 240 270 |'SS4 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos NY Phil.... Bal Nor Jac Tarn.... Mob.... NO Hou Wil SF .... Sea ... Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1-s I 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0, 0 0 6 6 5 12 29 1 3 13 7 3 14 4 6 10 28 2 18 0 4 0 4 8 1 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 4 1 6 7 2 8 1 4 15 0 1 5 6 2 9 6 7 13 1 11 24' 1 0 0 2 3 5 0 1 6 7 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 • 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 5 14 3 2 10 15 0 5 1 8 0 10 10 14| 0 7 8 3 19 37 0 3 26 241 1 16 7 0 15 29 0 4 13 6 22 5 8 41 3 4ll 0 6 19 28 5 8 17 11 6 18 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 4 0 1 0 1. 2 0 3 3 4 5 15 0 2 4 6 1 4 5 6 0 5 16, 0 5 2 1 2 3 8 7 3 10 15 1 11 2 2 4 9, 1 2 8 "so 60 26 66 1 10 23 98 1 131 14 17 "85 1 1071 49 41 75 1 179 5 00 TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS C 1 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 28 18 0 0 1 1 6 7 0 0 3 3 24 13 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 5 6 8 0 0 0 7 7 14 10 0 0 3 3 24 16 0 1 14 15 41 24 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 2 16 5 0 0 1 I 1 9 11 1 1 49 1 511179 107 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROITP C ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 4 2 5 12 0 0 3 3 8 54 35 61 40 70 206 6 12 38 56 1 14 7 9 4 8 28 1 0 11 12 3 40 13 24 15 , 25 77 3 30 2 25 2 7 5 7 2 4 18 1 1 16 18 3 5 1 2 2 0 5 2 5 1 2 6 14 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 31 11 15 12 19 57 2 7 19 28 3 43 23 42 20 75 160 7 5 104 116 15 80, 17 51 22 29 119 8 14 36 58 0 5 5 4 4 6 10 2 2 7 11 2 23, 6 10 6 9 31 0 0 6 6 1 21 4 6 5 7 22 1 3 20 24 51 1 337 130 "232 140 255 1 757 33 47 287 1 867 SUMMARY t)ECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL • 93 174 33 1 300 49 152 -19 I 220 90 26 66 1-182 232 " 352 118 | 702, Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL 11 86_ 72 | 169 92 138 13 83 96 | 192 43_147 10 23 98 | 131 63 41 34 192 266 1 492 198 ~ 326 SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL SHIPPED TOTAL CLASS C SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 3 ALL ABC ALL 39 | 269 J3 _50 _63Tl26 2 18 36 | 226 7 85 54 | 146 i 21 75 | 179, 5 17 85 | 107 _1 _ 1 150 | 674 25 152 202 ] 379 40 26 18 49 93 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL I 46 269 126 46 [ 441 427 494 97 |1018 22 201 287 I 510 1 40 226 146 40 | 412 170 450 48 | 6i68 44 240 270 | 554 I 5i;i79_107 51 j 337562_ _ _ 140 255j _ 757 33_47 287|367 1137 674 379 137 11190 959 1084 400 |2443i *99 488 84411431 �•;• , , • J A •,,., i«tii iciKi The langua^^e that the typical Seafarer uses to describe his everyday life aboard a ship has many origins. Many of the words derive from the need to give a name to an object or a situation which occurs only in the maritime industry. The ma­ jority of the nautical expressions used by today's Seafarers date back to the days of the early naval powers of the world, such as England, Holland and the Scandinavian countries. The LOG is presenting a short list of selected maritime terms to give Sea­ farers a brief idea of where their everyday sea talk originates. BALLAST — Heavy material carried in a ship's hold to increase stability in the absence of cargo. Ballast originates from the Old Dan­ ish word "baglast." "Last" meant burden, and "bag" referred to rear. Taken together, baglast meant "to stow in the rear of a ship to tilt up the bow." BATTEN—Strips of iron that fit over hatches to secure the covering tarpaulins. Batten comes from Teutonic and French sources. The Teu­ tonic word "bat" meant good or preserved. Also contributing to its meaning was the word "baton" which is French for cudgel. The French took this expression from the Latin word mean­ ing wooden stick. STARBOARD — The right side of the ship. Seamen started referring to the starboard side of a ship after hearing a similar Old English expression which meant steering side. This use dates to the time when the steering board was located on the right side of a vessel. PLIMSOLL MARK — The marking painted on the side of a ship showing the safe depth to which the vessel can be loaded under various conditions. The Plimsoll Mark honors the memory of Samuel Plimsoll, a member of the SEAFARERS E9G geiTM for rudder and the Middle English term "halm" or handle. GANGWAY — The runway or board with cleats used to board a ship or the ladder up a ship's side. Gangway derives its pronounciation from the Old English expression "gangweg" which literally meant "a going way" or a passage. FOC'SLE—^Properly known as the forecastle where the ship's crew lives. Forecastle found its way into the sailor's vocabulary back in the Middle Ages when European ships had a " forwearde castel" which was used for defense against hostile vessels. Seamen in those times could stand on this raised, fortified platform in the bow, getting the advantage of height over an enemy's decks. Some time later forecastle came to be known as a raised deck which shel­ tered the crew's quarters. CHARLIE NOBLE — A ship's galley stove pipe. Many a young Seafarer making his first trip has been the butt of an old shipboard joke which sends him hunting for "Charlie Noble." The galley stack's odd name is supposed to be for a 19th century British skipper who insisted that his vessel's copper galley stack always have a brilliant shine on it. BOSUN—The unlicensed seaman who directs the work of crewmembers in the deck depart­ ment. The formal pronunciation of bosun is boatswain which goes back to the times when the Anglo Saxons used. the expression "bat swegen." Bat referred to boat, and swegen had its origins in a Norse word meaning servant or lad. SCUTTLE—To sink a ship by boring holes in her huU, or by opening the sea cocks. Oldtimers once used the word scuttle to mean the square holes bored through the deck or in a hatchway which a seaman could use to get to the next deck or through a bulkhead. Used literally, the word means to sink a vessel by cutting scuttles in it. SKIPPER — A ship's captain. Seamen can thank their Dutch predecessors for this expres­ sion which came from the word "schipper." Schip was the Dutch word for ship. The suffix er, meaning agent was added to complete the word. e !, S t e a BILGE—The section of the hull which curves below the waterline. This is the place where water seeping through the ship collects. A bet­ ter word for bilge would be belly, which is an­ r e LAUNCH — To set a vessel afloat. Launch found its origin from a Middle English word meaning to hurl or throw forward like a spear. Its usage was later extended to mean thrusting or hurling a boat into the water. The expres­ sion was derived from the French word "lanc­ er" meaning to throw or hurl. ? HELM—The wheel which guides the rudder of a ship. On modern ships the helm is often referred to as the wheel. On sail ships, crewmembers still refer to it as the tiller. Helm has dual origins, coming from Icelandic word t o .r e h d t3le :d k. Lo tr, other form of the Old French word "boulge" or bulge. DECK—The covering over the beams which is the ship's floor. Deck owes its origin to a time-honored pastime of the fair .sex. In Hol­ land, the ladies used the word "dek" to mean cover, clothe or adorn themselves. Sailors from the Netherlands who were building a ship's floor used the word, "decken," which meant to cover. 1 1 STEM — The foremost beam of the ship's bow, which is joined to the keel. All forward plates on a ship are joined to it. Stem originates from an English word meaning tree, wWch in turn, derived from an older word meaning post. PILOT—K person with expert knowledge of local navigation who guides a ship to its moor­ English Parliament who waged a bitter cam)aign against shipowners who greedily over! oaded their ships during the 19th century. The ! leavily weighted'•ships would often be lost at sea, but the callous owners would make big rofits from the insurance on them. Thanks to 'limsoll's fight. Parliament finally passed a law setting safe load limits for ships flying the Union Jack. PORT—The left side of the ship. The port side of a ship was also knowjn as the larboard •side, dating back -to the 17th century when the only loading port on a ship was on its left side. Thus, seafarers started talking about the "load­ ing side," or "ladeboard," which became lar­ board. B i le )n re of ing place. Pilot is one of the few words in the seaman's language that dates directly to the Greek. The Greeks used a word "pedotes" meaning steersman, to which was added a suf­ fix referring to rudder or the hlade of an oar. The expressioiufound its way across the Medi­ terranean to France where it is now pro­ nounced "pilote." ce Xla, eio, ut �Page SMAP'ARERS SlU Fishermen Win Pact LOG Rmmarks Spurred By SlU Report Congressmen Express Alarm Over U.S. Maritime Decline WASHINGTON—The fast sinking condition of the American-flag merchant fleet pro­ voked cpmment in the Congressional Record recently from three members of the Hons* Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. The three, Hastings Keith (R.-Mass.), John M. Murphy industry, foreign policy, national 1964 decreased by 11 vessels, the prestige and public safety are decrease equaling that of 1963. (D.-N.Y.) and Thomas M. among the most important." The trend has been downward Pelly (R.-Wash.), Issued their re­ since 1951, when the U.S.-flag fleet Congressman Murphy quoted ex­ marks on the heels of a report submitted to the Merchant Marine tensively from a news report de­ totalled 1,262 vessels, its post-war committee by SIU Washington scribing the deterioration of the high. The decrease took place at U.S.-flag fleet. The total fleet of the same time the nation's oceanRepresentative Tom Meyer. ocean-going vessels of more than borne commerce rose by more than Congressman Pelly backed up 1,000 tons displacement during 1100 million tons. the testimony of the SIU repre­ sentative, who said that the ad­ ministration had advised the union of its intention to seek an exemp­ tion in the domestic shipping laws so that foreign-flag ships could op­ erate in the Hawaiian and Alaskan trade. "As the Seafarers International By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Union representative told our com­ mittee," Pelly said, "the results of letting down the bars in favor of The West Coast SIU has received a letter of appreciation from the foreign-flag ships may well be Hospital and Institutional Workers Union, Local 250, for support of two catastrophic." bills introduced in the California Legislature aimed at insuring col­ Pelly called the proposed gov­ lective bargaining rights for California hospital workers. ernment action "shocking," consid­ In a letter to the SIU West Coast office, the Hospital Workers ering the fact that several Ameri­ can-flag lines already serve these secretary-treasurer Timothy J. Twomey expresses "thanks and grati­ two states. He said he would op­ tude for the help and assistance you have extended towards support­ pose the proposal. The American ing Legislative Bills AB 865 and AB 866." operations were furnishing "excel­ Both bills are designed to set up a peaceful and orderly method for lent service," the lawmaker as­ hospital workers to select a collective bargaining representative in serted. cases where an employer refuses to recognize a representative of his employees. Sinking Fleet The SIU Pacific District-contracted President Wilson (American "The United States contin­ President Lines) has been cited as a Gallant Ship by the Maritime Ad­ ues to boast of its merchant ministration. SIU members on the West Coast are justifiably proud of marine, even as the latter the part played by the Wilson's crew In the rescue of seamen from a sinks," Congressman Keith sinking Liberian-flag freighter during a Pacific storm last year. The warned. He said the nation whole crew has been cited for honors by the MA, but the special heroes was suffering from an "illu­ were the men who manned the lifeboats in the heavy seas. sion" about the strength of the United States merchant fleet. APL president Killion said of the rescue: "The officers and crewmen "Such self-deception can be of the President Wilson acted in-f fatal," he said, when it the highest tradition of the Amer­ The clinic reports that since "threatens to strangle a vital ican merchant marine in their opening on February 15, 224 exam­ arm of the nation's defense readiness and willingness to en­ inations have been given to men and economic power." danger their own lives to save the registering. "The United States, the largest lives of fellow seamen." Wilmington trading nation in the world, is to­ The awards ceremony was con­ Shipping was fair in Wilmington day a sixth-rate maritime power— ducted aboard the President Wil­ during the last period, with the ranking behind Great Britain, Li­ son in San Francisco harbor on Young America, Longview Victory, beria, Norway and the USSR. The April 1. Maritime Administrator Morning Light, Yorkmar and fact is that Russia will soon have Nicholas Johnson presented the Montpeiier Victory in transit. the world's largest merchant ma­ plaque and individual awards to About 24 A and B book members rine—a 20-inillion-ton fleet by the 13 crewmen of the lifeboat were shipped. The St. Lawrence leading the rescue operation and 1970, a 27-million-ton fleet five and the Zephyr Hills are indef­ the master, officers and crew of years later." initely laid up here. Otherwise, the the President Wilson. He said "it has been estimated prospects for shipping in the next San Francisco by our own Maritime Administra­ period remain about the same, tion that by 1980 the Soviet Union Shipping has been running at with six vessels expected In will be able to carry 93 percent of flank speed in the Bay Area, and transit. its commerce in Russian owned the outlook for the next period Dorwin Coy has registered on and operated vessels." is equally good. In the last two the beach and plans to stay around weeks, the Young America, Long- for a while. He says he will con­ 99 Percent By Ship view Victory and Coe Victory were "By comparison," Keith said, in to payoff. The first two men­ centrate on improving his golf "with 99 percent of our world tioned ships also signed on, as did game. Herman Thompson, who was trade being moved by ship, and the Northwestern Victory and forced to spend a few months in threatened as we are by a serious Morning Light. Ships passing dry dock because of a coronary, balance of payments problem, our through in transit during the is FFD again, and plans to ship as as a daymen's job crosses deepsea fleet of scarcely 900 ves­ period were the Calmar, Penn soon the board. sels over 1,000 tons is a smaller Challenger, Summit, Seamar, Brothers in the Wilmington Hall merchant fleet than' we had in Geneva, Marymar, Los Angeles, are mourning the passing of Freddy 1939." Montpeiier Victory, Steel Work­ Magalanes' wife. As reported in the er, Yorkmar and Robin Kirk. Keith said that it should be clear last issue of the LOG, Freddy took that the communists have declared Ships expected through the port off the Overseas Rose when noti­ economic warfare on the West, in the next period are the Eiiza- fied that his wife had been serious­ with the United States as the pri­ bethport, Robin Hood, Ocean ly burned in an accident. Un­ mary target. This threat is more Anna, Express Virginia, Steel Ap­ fortunately all efforts to save her dangerous in the long-run, he said, prentice, Steel Flyer, Bowling life failed. Freddy has the con­ than a "dozen Vietnam-like en­ Green, Steel Architect, Steel Re­ dolences of all the brothers here. counters." corder and the Wilmar. Seattle The rebuilding of the U.S. marThe steward department mem­ Shipping remains good in the chant fleet to meet the growing bers aboard the Morning Light— competition of the Soviets and chief steward Donald Forest, chief Puget Sound. Payoffs during the keep the vitality of the American cook Orlando "Bill" Frezza, night last period were the Anchorage, economy "should have a very high cook and baker Simon J. Dezee Robin Kirk, Summit, Fairport and priority," Keith said, 'Ifor it is a and 3rd cook Bill Ray—were com­ Rio Grande. The York signed on. key element in many areas of plimented by officers and crew for In transit ships were the Calmar, great national concern—defense, the fine chow they've been serving Inger and Seattle. world trade and the balance of up. All are regarded as solid, During the last two weeks many payments, our ailing shipbuilding heads-up SIU men here. (Continued on page 23) Cal. Hospital Workers Thank SIU It took picketing by SlU New Bedford Fishermen's Union members like Milton Townley (left) and James Silva to win SlU fishermen a contract aboard the scalloper Viking Queen. Recent strike action was supported by the SlU Atlantic Fishermen's Union and local longshoremen. AFL-CIO Urges Ban On Poll Tax WASHINGTON—A ban on all poll taxes should be included in the voting rights bill now before Congress, the AFL-CIO's top legislative spokesman declared in a nationwide radio interview. previous Congresses haven't been There should be "no restric­ fully effective, he said, because tions whatever on the right to "no matter what kind of devices vote," aside from "the obvious ones applying to mental incom­ petents or felons," said Andrew J. Biemiller, director of the AFLCIO's Department of Legislation, on Labor News Conference. Biemiller labeled the poll tax "a device that has been used for discriminatory practices," which can be outlawed under the 15th Amendment to the Constitution. "We have so proposed, and have furnished language to the House Judiciary Committee that we think would have this effect," he said. Biemiller also called for bolster­ ing Administration proposals with an automatic triggering provision to send federal voter registrars "into any area in which less than 25 percent of the adult non-white population is registered." That, he said, would make it possible to get at pockets of discrimination in states now exempt from other triggering provisions because they have no literacy tests. Voting rights laws passed in mins-ro the federal government has set up . . . the state and local authorities have found ways to get around them." Law Needed The great need is for "a law that will settle this problem once and for all, so that there can be no doubt that any person in the United States has the right to vote, regardless of the color of his skin," Biemiller said. Despite shortcomings of the Ad­ ministration's measure, "it is the best bill that has ever been before the Congress," and would have the support of the AFL-CIO as it now stands, should insistence on the amendments endanger quick final passage, Biemiller said. He expressed confidence that new voting laws will be enacted during the current session of Con­ gress, but declined to speculate on any time schedule. "New voting legislation is an absolute must— and we're going to get it this year," he declared. Reporters questioning Biemil­ ler on Labor News Conference, an AFL-CIO public affairs program, heard weekly over the Mutual Broadcasting System, were E. W. Kenworthy of the New York Times, and Cecil Holland, Capitol Hill reporter for the Washington Evening Star. �Affll IC INI. SEAFARERS LOG D UTING from the time men first took to the sea to ^arn their livings, the lighthouse—in all its styles—has continued to reflect the many moods of the sea and the changing technology with which men seek to conquer it. THE UGHTHOUSE NEW, OLD and ODD The first lighthouse was probably little more than a fire kept alive on the side of a hill by village women to guide their men home from their fishing grounds. .mi The fraditional lighthouse, like this one in San Francisco, is constructed of stone in a cone shape. However, mod­ ern construction techniques and sophis­ ticated instrumentation have changed lighthouse design drastically—shown at left below. From these primitive beginnings, lighthouses for a time became quite magnificent indeed. The most famous sea-mark of the ancient world was the fabled Colossus of Rhodes, built in 300 B.C. during the golden age of Greek sculpture. The Colossus, if it ever existed (and there are some doubt­ ers among historians) was the work of a pupil of Lysippus —a famous Greek sculptor. The giant bronze statue of the god Apollo is said to have stood 100 feet high, its huge legs straddling the gateway of Rhodes' harbor. The distance between the legs was so great, it was said, that a ship in full sail could easily pass between them. s 1 1 1 The sea has many moods. Tranquility and peace of scene in photo at top of page is more than offset by the raw power and savage ferocity shown here. Lighthouse near Boston is I 14 feet high. Wave broke over the top burying the structure in tons of water. The Colossus is reported to have been heavily damaged in 224 B.C. and the salvaged bronze sold by the Saracens for nearly $100,000 in today's dollars. Spare, modern design marks this recently constructed light and radio beacon in Long Beach, California (left). Photo at right shows one rea­ son why lighthouse construction tech­ niques are important. Weight of ice here—at Muskegon, Mich.—can only be estimated r e t o r e The famous Pharos at Alexandria, Egypt was also said to have served as a lighthouse and sea-mark in ancient times. It was built by Sostratus during the reign of Ptolemy II. According to recent archaelogical findings the height of the Pharos may have reached 350 feet. It consisted of a series of three differently shaped towers set one upon the other. The time of the construction was around 285 B.C. The light from the tower could be seen for 29 miles, an ancient historian said. The Pharos gave the term pharology—the science of lighthouses—to our language. The growth of political empires and the increase of worldwide trade brought about the construction of light­ houses on green seacoasts and rocky promontories all over the world. Advancing technology gave them beacons of millions of candlepower and booming voices to be heard miles out across raging seas. Many recently-built light­ houses are designed to operate unattended — their lights, horns, and at times, radio signals, completely automated. A sampling of many styles of lighthouses from different times are reproduced on this page. e '» s t e a h d t5ft. le d k. to tr, ce le Artist's idea of what the famous Pharos at Alexandria looked like (left) is shown next to modern lighthouse at Charleston, S.C. Pharos' signal was supplied by a fire kept going at the top. The Charleston lighthouse—one of the most powerful in the world— generates 20 million candlepower. >n re of ce X- la, eio, ut �SEAFARERS dkvrU .16, LOG I MatsonFights Increase In } Snbsldlzed Hawaii Service fi C< t( P •w ir h C] B tl a n t( a: si ti n y a b c li r f r e r V i* h B 11 b r a e e t a tl t n j V e B t 0 c t £ 1 1 a c e t c 1 < 1 1 4 I WASHINGTON—The SIU contracted Matson Navigation By Robert A. Matthews, QUESTION: Who do you think Comfi^ny is fighting another round in its four-year battle Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. will win the pennant in each to ppwvent a subsidized American-flag carrier from increas­ Major League this year? The contract department received and processed an interesting beef ing its service to Hawaii. ^ recently aboard the Mount Washington (Victory Carriers). This vessel ' ment subsidized competltloii States Steamship Company, against privately financed domes­ went into Karachi, and although the vessel was not cleared by Customs the subsidized carrier, wants tic carriers, whether by States or Immigration, the Captain decided to break watches and put the crew Alfred Joaquin: In the National to Increase calls on Hawaii from 13 to 26 a year. The company is engaged in overseas commerce. Matson has been trying to pre­ vent the States move because it would give States an unfair com­ petitive advantage. Hgtson, which is engaged only in d*wiestic U.S. trade, argued befoi/ the Commerce Department tha the "unleashing of govern- AFL-CIO Calls For Appraisal Of ILO Role WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO Is dissatisfied with U.S. govern­ ment-labor consultation in the op­ erations of the International La­ bor Organization and wants the problem adjusted before deter­ mining whether it will be repreeentad at the annual ILO conferenct In Geneva in June. T»Tt federation's views were set out President Meany at a news conf i-ence following a special meeting of the Executive Council In Washington to hear a report on the situation from U.S. Worker Delegate Rudy Faupl. Changes in ILO procedures have caused dissatisfaction in the American labor delegation and in delegations from other • nations Meany said. They, stem from ef­ forts by the Communist nations to use the ILO as a "political propaganda organization." There is no room in the ILO for political questions, the AFLCIO president stressed, and there is no real place in the ILO for the American labor movement if the organization becomes an instru­ ment for Communist political propaganda. Meany said that he would con­ sult with appropriate U.S. gov­ ernment officials in an attempt to straighten out the problem. If the situation is corrected, he said, the American labor movement will send a delegation to the annual ILO meeting; if the matter is not resolved, there will not be an AFL-CIO delegation this year. He noted that American labOx* had been part of the ILO since 1933 when the organization's con­ stitution was changed to admit nations not belonging to the League of -Nations. American la­ bor has played a "very vital" role and the ILO has "done a great deal of good," he said. With the formation of the UN, the Communist nations gained ad­ mittance to the ILO despite the fact that they do not have work­ er organizations or private em­ ployers and have carried on a destructive campaign ever since, Meany charged. The ILO is a tripartite organ­ ization with representatives from government, labor and business. League, I'm convinced that the alone or by States and other sub­ on day work. Inasmuch as this was a violation of the Contract, we met Dodgers are go­ with the company and after some discussion, the company agreed to pay sidized carriers, can be reconciled ing to pick up neither with the law as written overtime for the men being on day work when they should have been all the marbles. kept on sea watches. The total amount of this beef was in the neighbor­ nor with the declared policy of They have the hood of $2,500. the president." best pitching in During the last few weeks the Contract Department also settled the League and The Commerce Department has speed to burn. ruled that States does not need various other disputes and assisted port agents in settling contract And don't forget special permission to increase its disputes and repair beefs on various vessels. For instance, we settled Tommy Davis. Hawaiian service, but need only a restriction beef on the Transhartford (Hudson Waterways) where the He's a terrifie return to the government part of crew was restricted to the ship at Bahrein. The Company was unwilling ballplayer. As for the subsidy States gets for its to post a bond with the Bahrein Petroleum Company, and the Pet service, on an essential U.S.-Far roleum Company, therefore, would not allow the crew to go through its the Mets, I figure them for sev­ East trade route. If allowed. Mat- properties to get to the city. However, the Company paid for the enth place. In the American son maintains, such a policy would restriction, and they have agreed to post a bond any time they have a League, it'll be the Yanks. 4 be "fraught with the most. seri­ ship at Bahrein. i 4. i ous consequences for the off-shore overtime dispute on the TransorMoney Due Jim Hand: In the American non-subsidized domestic fleet." As we have reported previous­ leans (Hudson Waterways). League, the Yanks are always the The final decision in the ly in this column, we recently Disputed overtime checks for team to beat. States case is now in the hands settled a beef on' the Elimir Seafarers Earl H. Beamer and All their ball­ of the newly appointed Secretary (Oceanic Petroleum), covering Walter Smith are being held players are good, of Commerce, John T. O'Connor. transportation differential. We from settlement of a beef aboard and that new A specially designated hearing ex­ are still holding a check in this the Penn Carrier (Penntrans). manager, Keane, aminer recently recommended beef for Seafarer James H. Smith, is going to help. Stiil More that States be allowed to double who can get this check by writ­ As for the Na­ Twelve ex-crewmembers have tional League, I its Hawaiian service. His ruling ing the Contract Department at checks coming to them from set­ see a tight, came as a sharp break with the New York headquarters. tlement of a dispute by this de­ three-way policy which has required special, race Another check is being held for partment aboard the Niagara (Ori­ written permission for such oper­ between St. Seafarer L. Harvey covering set­ ental Exporters). Seafarers with ations by subsidized carriers. tlement of a beef on the Manhat­ checks due them in this lodging Louis, Milwaukee and San Fran­ tan (Hudson Waterways) where dispute are: John Bennett, Nor- cisco. the unlicensed personnel were lin Berry, John Borszce, Joseph $, 4> 4> used for discharging contaminated Cayou, Harry Dean, Clarence L. Gualberto Estrada: In the Na­ grain from the vessel while at sea. Jones, William Knapp, Danny tional League, I like Chicago. For Brother Harvey can also get his Lister, Steve Oparenovich, Jr., my money, they check by writing to the Contract Frank Reynolds, Robert L. Russ have the best Department. ball club. As for and Warren Weiss. Writing to this the Mets, I un­ When the Hercules Victory department at N.Y. headquarters derstand a new (Sea TranH») paid off at Tampa will get them checks. divisional stand­ Three additional members of recently there was some disputed The following seven Seafarers ing is being cre­ the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union overtime whieh was not paid. The have checks waiting for them ated for them— have had their pensions approved Contract Department is holding from settlement of a dispute in­ 16th place. In checks to cover this disputed and are looking forward to a life­ volving one (1) day's wages for the American time of security overtime for the following ex- ex-crewmembers of the Natalie League, you have crewmembers: Murry Carroll, Ed­ provided by their (Maritime Overseas); James R. $150 monthly ward Jensen, William A. Laugh- Boone, Spiros D. Cassimis, How­ to go with the Yankees. lln, Ernest J. Lichtensen, William ard W. Gibbs, Alfred D. Kirk4> 4 pension checks. The three pen- Logan. Robert Smith, George connel, Jose Ortiguerra, Frank G. Charles Stambul: In the Nation­ s i o n e r s, who Stanley, Donald T. Watson. al League, I'll pick Los Angeles. Valarie and Adolphe Vante. swell the grow­ will Checks for transportation for The Contract Department has K o u f a X ing ranks of SIU- the folowing ex-crewmembers of make a come­ been notified by the Texas City IBU members the Valiant Hope are also being back and Podres now on pension held and will be forwarded on Refining Company Marine Divi­ will have his last sion that they are holding checks are: Charles B. request: Thomas E. Bewley, Ed­ great year. L.A. Haytcher Haytcher, 71; ward E. Edinger Thomas E. Han­ for the following Seafarers: Wil­ has the best in­ liam S. Allen, John E. Funk, Ed­ Adam William Kenny, 63; and Jo­ son, Donald Kershaw, Thomas ward G. Gorman, Edward John­ field in the busi­ seph Herman King ,65. E. Morris and Berthall L. Win- son, Donald E. Mackey. To get ness and their Haytcher joined the IBU in borne. these checks, the above Brothers hitting is strong. Cleveland, sailing in the engine should write to Texas City Re­ In the American More Checks department aboard vessels of the fining, Inc., Marine Division, League, it's the Subsistence checks for Seafer- P.O. Box 1271, Texas City, Texas, Yanks for sure. Esco Dredge and Fill Co. He is looking forward to retired life ers Nicholas Sakellarides and 77591. i" 3» 4" with his wife Anna in Cleveland Bill Mpontsikaris, ex-crewmem­ George Wasden: It'll be the bers of the St. Lawrence (St where they make their hon>e. Yankees in the American League Lawrence Carriers) are available again this year. Kenny signed on with the IBU "Ht this office and can be had It's getting so I in Baltimore. He has since served by the aforementioned Brothers can't remember as a member of tha engine de­ on written request. the names of the partment as a fireman aboard the WASHINGTON —The SIUEx-Ames Victory (Victory Car­ other American contracted Delta Steamship riers) crewmembers Ralph L. League ball Lines has called for bids on Jones has a check waiting for clubs. The Yanks the construction of five new him here covering payment of just keep on win­ cargo ships for use In the travel wages, subsistence and ning. It's posi­ company's South American transportation due. Seafarer tively monoto­ trade. George Doest also has a check nous. In the Na­ The five ships to be ordered coming to him from settlement of tional League, I see San Fran­ are part of Delta's long-range a dispute on the Seatrain New cisco going all the way. ship replacement program. Jersey involving oilers having to 4« 4" 4 The company's plan calls for go up on the boat deck and make James David: The Yanks look 13 new vessels in all. Of the regular rounds on an auxiliary strong again in the American 13, three have already been generator. League. I believe built and are currently in vessels of the Curtis Bay Towing Settlement of a tank cleaning that their new service. They are the Del Oro, Co. of Baltimore. Bom and bred beef aboard the Niagara (Orien­ manager will Del Rio and Del Sol, all C-2s. in Baltimore, Kenny still makes tal Exporters) has left us holding provide them his home there with his wife. The new vessels are to be checks covering disputed over­ with an extra in­ 13,250 deadweight with a King joined the IBU in Phila­ time for Brothers Francis M. centive to win. speed of 18.6 knoits—generally delphia where he sailed in the Greenwell and Richard Heckman. Chicago will similar to the three ships deck department for the Independ­ Letters to this department from prove to be the already built. ent Towing Co. He last sailed as these Brothers will get them only competition They will o^jefate on Trade Mate. Born in Delaware, King their checks in short order. The in the league. In Route 20 (U.S. Gulf—east now makes his home in Upper same is true for Brother Seythe National coast of South America). Darby Pennsylvania with his wife more Sikes for whom we are pres­ League, St. Louis will cop the Bessie. ently holding a check covering an flag. Three IBU Oldtimers On Pension Delta Line To Add Five Ships �ginA i«; INS 8EA¥Ak^1tS LOa "We're Getting There!" THE RIGHT TO VOTE—Millions of union workers and members of their families wanted to vote in last November's elections but were pre­ vented from exercising their constitutional balloting rights. They were locked out of the voting booths by outmoded, restrictive registration and voting laws that were designed to discourage, rather than encourage, universal participation in elections. In aii, 40 million eligible citizens did not vote in last November's elections. Obviously, the U.S. has a job to do. The roadblocks impeding the paths to voting booths must be torn down. We are ail familiar with the gimmicks with which some of our states prevent Negroes from registering and voting. Organized labor is already manning the front lines of that struggle. But the right of all citizens to cast their ballots must be guaranteed. Our work is cut out for us. A first, major step can be taken by backing the Register-and-Vote program that has been proposed by an 11-member blue-ribbon com­ mission headed by U.S. Census Bureau Director, Richard Scammon. The Scammon Commission proposal calls for action by state and local legislatures, 48 of which are in session this year. You can do your bit by calling, writing or telegramming your state representative or local officials. Let them know that you are behind the Scammon Commission and ask for their support. The following are some Commission recommendations. Check your state and community election laws to see how they measure up to this blueprint. • Each state should appoint a commission to study in detail its election laws and practices. Counties and cities also should review their procedures. • Registration should be made convenient for all citizens. (The com­ mission recommended door-to-door registration, appointment of deputy registrars, precinct and mobile registration, and use of fire stations, police stations and libraries as year-around registration places.) • State residence requirements for voting eligibility should not exceed six months. • Local residence requirements should not exceed 30 days. • New state residents should be allowed to vote for President. • Voter registration should remain open as close to election day as possible and should not end more than 3-4 weeks before election day. (Some states now cut off registration nine months before election day.) • Voter lists constantly should be kept up to date. • Registration should be cancelled only if a voter fails to vote In all elections in a four-year period. • Registration lists should be used only for electoral purposes- -not for tax assessment, jury selection or other non-voting purposes. District 65 of the Retail, Whole­ sale & Department Store Union has. successfully negotiated new contracts with the Macy's and Stern's department stores. Mean­ while, a strike was called at near­ by Bloomingdales when company officials refused to bargain on un­ ion proposals. At Macy's, workers won the right to transfer to branch stores and the extension of contract terms to coyer a pro­ jected 1,000 employees at the new Eego Park division. At Stern's, employees gained a 10 cents an hour increase and stepped up hos­ pitalization and sick leave bene­ fits. Since the April 1 walkout, at Bloomingdale's, no striker has re­ turned to work. i 4. Eastern Greyhound Lines and the Amalgamated Transit Union have reached tentative agreement on a new two-year contract, pend­ ing ratification by membership of 17 states. The projected pact cov­ ers an area stretching from the Mississippi River to the eastern seabord from a line north of Richmond Va., to the western por­ tion of Cincinnati Ohio. Since ne­ gotiations began last August, the contract has been extended on a day to day basis, keeping the men on the road past the scheduled expiration date. If the agreement is O.K.'d, it will avert an impend­ ing strike of 6,000 drivers and other bus line employees. This year, 1965, may well be remembered in American history for one piece of legisla­ tion. After many years, much soul searching, debate and argument; after the violent and ceaseless opposition of one of the nation's most well-heeled and influential pressure groups—medical care for the aged under social security (Medicare) has been passed by the House, with Senate passage expected soon. Few people realize that the need for such legislation was first stated on a high govern­ mental level by former President Harry 8. Truman. But Truman, realist that he was, knew that the time was not yet ripe for the introduction of such legislation. World War II had just ended and the Cold War began in earnest almost immediately. America was flexing its peacetime muscles—^powerful muscles developed by fighting a long twofront war—and the economy began an un­ precedented boom. The time was not ripe for introspection, for a look deep into the moral and social structure of the U.S. All eyes were on the future. George L. Warfel, president of the National Association of Spe­ cial Delivery Messengers, died at the age of 71 at Prince Georges County Maryland Hospital after a stroke. AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany and Sec.-Treas. William F. Schnitzler sent a telegram to Mrs. Warfel stating that her husband's accomplishments "will stand as a living monument for years to come." Warfel was elected Vice President of the Special Delivery Messengers in 1937 and became the Union's president in 1945. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn, his tliree sons, Robert J., George There then followed the Republican— L., and Ellsworth D., and 11 Eisenhower—years. Social legislation was grandchildren. not a serious concern of the Republican party. The skyrocketing rise in medical and hos­ Two AFL-CIO Paper unions have successfully turned back a pital costs had begun and it became a matter new raiding attempt by an un­ of increasing concern for our older citizens, affiliated group. The Papermakers who found they could no longer afford the & Paperworkers combined with medical care which they needed. But during the Pre-Sulphite Workers to over­ these years. Big Business was pretty much in whelmingly defeat the unaffili­ the driver's seat and social legislation in the ated Southern Association in a back seat. As the need for some kind of such National Labor Relations Board election at Scott Paper Co., Mo­ legislation became more and more important, bile, Ala. With 1461 workers vot­ a Big Business type solution to the problem ing, the results were 977 for the was hit upon. If a man needed medical care Papermakers & Paperworkers and he should pay for it—even if it took the last the Pre-Sulphite Workers, 458 for cent he had and left him a pauper. Only as the Southern Association, 12 no a pauper was he entitled to free medical union, eight ballots challenged and six ruled void. The campaign attention so, under the Kerr-Mills Legisla­ at Scott Paper was won with the tion, an aged American had to prove he was a cooperation of the Alabama cen­ pauper (and his children too, to some extent) tral bodies and affiliated unions. before he could receive the medical care he so desperately needed but could not afford. Then came the Kennedy years and a new feeling stfUck the nation—a feeling for the dignity of man. Instead of the cynicism and greed of Big Business and Big Medicine, the voice of American labor began to be recog­ nized as possibly having some creative thoughts about the future of American society . During the administration of President John F. Kennedy, the battle to insure the future dignity and health of Ihe nation's older citizens began in earne.st. The Ameri­ can labor movement and many other Ameri­ cans with a sense of social justice and a will­ ingness to fight for what was right and fair took the wheel and set a course for the future. Other groups, such as the American Medical Association, set off on another course—one they knew very well—backwards through the backwaters of the past. In spite of the vast sums of money they could pour into their anti-medicare cam­ paigns, the antiquated thinking of the AMA finally brought them down. The House, bowing to the demands of the vast majority of the American people, not only passed the administration's Medicare proposal but even increased its provisions and its effectiveness. Even so, the Medicare bill is not perfect. It will undergo changes and improvements. But it is a giant step toward the future, not towards the past. In its provisions it rec­ ognizes the fact that people are not machines —interchangeable parts which can be dis­ carded and forgotten when they begin to wear out. It is a human bill and a humaniz­ ing one. It serves to remind people that human beings have dignity and a right to maintain that dignity. Perhaps, the Medicare Bill will in its own way, serve to demonstrate to the doctors of the AMA—that they too are a part of Ameri­ can society and cannot escape their obligation to help make that society a healthier one. e n e -f e k* 1, I, It �Paf« Twelre SEAFARERS AprU 18, 1968 LOG Aid Declining Lakes Fleet, Carrier Group Urges MARAD Great Lakes Pensioner In a strong bid to counteract conditions that have cost Great Lakes seamen 5,000 jobs in the past eight years, James A. Hirshfield, president of the Lake Carriers Association, has urged the Maritime Administration to take immediate steps to preserve, rebuild and main­ tain an adequate Great Lakes annual wage loss to seafarers of cent increase in the use of im­ fleet. ported iron ore, cutting the con­ 35 million dollars. Pointing a finger at the loss Noting the traffic changes on sumption of domestic Lake Su­ of U.S. shipping to foreign flag­ ships, Hirshfield cited the decline of the Lakes fleet from 365 ves­ sels in World War II to 228 ships today. Consequently, seamen's jobs on the Great Lakes have shrunk from 14,000 in 1959 to a present low of 9,000. This represents an the Great Lakes since the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959, Hirshfield decried the loss of American shipping carriage to overseas flagships. Some Reasons In addition, he cited a 22 per By LIndsey Williams. Vice-President, Gulf Area La. AFL-CiO Winds Up Convention perior ore by 28 per cent. The association spokesman in­ sisted that the use of foreign-built ships was unacceptable as a solu­ tion to the Great Lakes shipping problem. "United States shipyards," Hirshfield said, "should be pre­ served to maintain adequate ship­ building and repair capabilities. "These," he added, "would be de­ stroyed by opening the coastwise lanes to foreign-built vessels." In a letter to Nicholas Johnson, administrator of the Maritime Ad­ ministration, Mr. Hirshfield de­ tailed the association's legislative proposals. He requested: Administrative action within the framework of the Merchant Ma­ rine Act of 1936 to stimulate the construction of new vessels. Revision of construction re serve features of the act to broaden their application and permit Great Lakes operators to deposit their earnings before taxes. Adoption of new legislation to give the secretary of Commerce authority to enter agreements that would "give vessel owners suffi­ cient incentive in the form of con­ struction assistance to assure the rebuilding and maintenance of an adequate Great Lakes fleet. 11 »!*• -,1P1 SIU Great Lakes District oidtimer Glenn H. Gumming (left) picked up his first regular monthly pension check recently in Detroit, and SIU Great Lakes District rep Jack Bluitt (standing) and secretary-treasurer Fred Farnen were on hand to wish him the best of luck in his retirement. Gum­ ming plans to do some traveling on land for a change with his wife Dena. Louisiana labor got together last week for the 10th year In a row. The occasion was the 10th Annual Convention of the Louisiana State AFL-CIO. Representing the Guif area SIU at the convention were Buck Stephens, Morty Kressner and myself. Almost 1,000 delegates, representing 79 international unions, took part in the five-day meet­ ing in the state capital. Baton Rouge. The delegates and guests heard major addresses by Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and U.S. Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz. Also taking the rostrum were U.S. Senator Russell Long, Postmaster General John Gronouski, former Governor Jimmy Davis and numerous others. Ali Congressional speakers, including Louisiana's own Representa­ tive Haie Hoggs, promised to vote for the repeal of anti-labor Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, which allows states to enact so-called By Ai Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer "right-to-work" laws. Many of the lawmakers spoke in favor of other Great Society proposals before Congress—Medicare, the aid to edu­ cation bill (both of which have since won passage), and voting rights. Of special interest to maritime labor, the Convention approved a Since the Inception of this column, Seafarers have been asked to resolution sponsored by the SIU calling for the "continuance of all forward any questions or complaints they may have regarding the cargo preference laws in order to preserve the American merchant processing of applications for various benefits to the Secretarymarine for national defense and the health and well-being of our Treasurer's office. The result has been a small number of complaints national economy." The reso--f about the processing of some types of applications, and we are cur­ lution pointed out that the U.S. Group 3 at the Hall here and rently tightening up areas of administration where these items seem has only 85 dry bulk carriers en­ waiting to sail. His last ship was to crop up. gaged in foreign trade, "of which the Council Grove. Gene has been 63 are obsolete World War II sailing since 1939. The complaints that have come in, as far as the majority of cases is built vessels. These vessels are concerned, have been the result of claims filed improperly at the time '' Houston dependent on cargo preference they were originally submitted. Therefore, in an effort to assist the shipments, as are the ships of the Shipping has been very good membership in filing complete applications for the various benefits nation's privately-owned tanker in Houston for the last few they may be entitled to under the SIU Welfare, Pension and Vacation fleet, which carry less than three weeks. During the last period Plans, we will continue to spell out the steps to be taken in filing for percent of our oil imports. NEWARK, N.J. —Frank A. De each type of benefit available, and to deal with one of them at a time. there were eight payoffs, six signons and 25 ships serviced In trans­ Nike, 60, a building trades union Mobile Since the dependents benefits are the ones about which we receive it. The forecast for the coming leader and vice president of the Generally, shipping has been period is good, also. executive board of the New Jersey the most inquiries, this area seems a good place to start. fair in Mobile. Several ships are A seaman who is filing for benefits must have been employed at Oldtimers on the beach in AFL-CIO, died of a heart attack In la.v-up. They include the May­ on March 27 in a Newark hotel least 90 days during the previous calendar year, and at least one day flower, Transtexas, Ocean Ulla Houston include Gervais Bozec, while attending a dinner of his within the past six months immediately preceding the date his claim who just piled off the Ocean and Transhartford. There are still home local of the Plumbers Union. accrued. All of this employment must have been with an SlU-conno definite crewing dates for any Anna. He says she was a fine De Nike, who lived in Cliffside tracted company which was a part 4ship and a real money maker. of these vessels. Park, devoted his life to the labor of the Seafarers Welfare plan dur- surgery, or of the patient's Now he's looking for a deck en­ Earl DeAngelo, last aboard the gineer's job going anywhere, but movement, and served in many ing the period the seaman worked charge from the hospital. Dei Aires wliere lie shipped as preferably coastwise. posts on the state and national for the company. In addition, the applicant must bosun, is registered Group 2 on level. He was president of the New Who is termed a dependent? Chris Flowers, who sails on Jersey Association of Plumbers have, on file with the Seafarers the beach. lie has been shipping The "dependent" includes an em­ out of Mobile since 1938. J. N. deck, savs he likes coastwise runs and Pipefitters, vice president of ployee's wife, unmarried children Welfare Plan office, copies of the McGill, who makes his home only. Right now he's looking to the Plumbers international, and under 19 years of age, and any following or originals: An enroll­ across Mobile Bay in Baldwin sign back on the Montpelier Vic­ vice president of the New Jersey other person whom the member is ment card, a claims statement County, is also spending a little tory, his favorite ship. State Building and Construction entitled to claim as a dependent (filled in on both sides and signed by the attending physician or sur­ time on the beach. His last ship J. E. "Red" Roberts enjoyed his Trades Council. on his current Federal Income tax geon), a marriage certificate, the was the Neva West. last trip on the Walter Rice so He also served as an interna­ return, under the US Internal child's birth certificate (if a child J. A. (Tobey) Bnttimer just much that he wants to get back tional trustee of the Plumbers Revenue Act. is involved). For any other person piled off the Ocean Ulia, where he aboard her as soon as possible. training fund and was business Copies of legal documents es­ whom the member is claiming as agent of Plumbers Local 274. Dur­ He says she is the best ship he's made several trios in the blacking World War II, he served on tablishing proof of dependency a dependent, he must furnish a gang. Before that, Tobey under­ ever sailed on, bar none. status must be filed with the Sea­ copy of his latest Federal tax re­ went extensive surgery and hos­ Marion Beeching, who ships as the War Labor Board and was a farers Welfare Plan office. turn as proof of dependency. pitalization. All his mates at the an AB was last aboard the Cities member of state and national In order to be entitled to the mediation boards. He was the or­ In one of our recent columns, Hall are glad to see him back on Service Norfolk before she went the job again. offshore. He says he likes the ganizer of Compressed Gas Work­ dependent benefits, a patient must the members were informed that ers Local 21610 and served as have been admitted to a hospital, Mortimer T. Morris had to pile coasthuggers but might go off­ business agent until the group and/or surgery must have been if they wanted to obtain duplicates of their discharges, they could off the Ocean Ulla when she laid shore on his next trip. merged with Local 274. performed. In the event of sur­ secure same by writing to the up for repairs. Mort, who sails Red Yeager sails as a bosun or He was attending the annual gery, it is not necessary that this Commandant of the US Coast In the blackgang. says he would da.vman. His last ship was the dinner of Local 274 when he suc­ surgery be performed in a hospital Guard in Washington, DC. Under like to latch on to another super­ Ocean Anna and he says he liked cumbed. in order to be entitled to payment the latest procedure, in order to tanker. her. Right now he's busy catching of this surgery benefit. The sur­ speed the processing of lost dis­ De Nike is survived by his wife, Troy Savage has been shipping up on some rest. Mary, a son, a daughter and six gery benefit is paid in accordance charges, one must file with the out of the Gulf area for the last Ben Ladd claims he's never grandchildren. He was born in with the Surgery Schedule for De­ Officer in Charge, Marine Inspec­ 15 years, mojitly as a steward or choosy about where he would like Guttenberg and spent most of his pendent Benefits. tion, USCG, at the nearest princi­ baker. He's holding down the to ship. His last ship, the Kent, life as a resident of West New Any claim, as well as proof of a pal US port. The only means by hall now. His last ship was the laid up in Jacksonville for ship­ York. Funeral services were con­ claim for dependent benefits, must which duplicate discharges will be Duval. yard work. He is now ready to ducted from the Richard J. Horgan be submitted to the office of the issued is by having the seaman Eugene Ayler, who hails from take any steward's job, going any­ Funeral Home in West New York, Seafarers Welfare Plan within 100 himself make personal contaOt N.J. on April 1. Whistler, Alabama, is registered in where. days of the performance of such with one of the above officers. File Welfare Claims Properly Frank DeNike, Jersey Union Official Dies ;ri 1 /\ < )„• Si, r.'A (| •.t'f ji liii' k% �April 19. IMS SEAFARERS LOG Pace Thirfeca After Three Years And Many Conee$sions By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Ice Hampering Lakes Shipping FMC To Get 'Some' Data From Foreign Ship Groups WASHINGTON—^The Federal Maritime Commission hafe finally reached agreement with Efforts made by the Great Lakes Steamship Operators to effect an eight European shipping conferences for the production of information and data on their early fit-out of their vessels were thwarted recently due to severe rate-making policies. Hopefully, the limited information which the FMC has finally man­ ice cohditions on Lake Superior and Lake Erie. Reiss Steamship Com­ aged to shake loose from the-*would undertake no proceedings submit the information to the pany cancelled call backs of crews on several vessels. Reiss has indi­ foreign shippers will enable without first consulting the coun­ United States. In short, the cated that they will be calling the crews within a week. the commission to investigate foreign try concerned. shippers still refuse to The shipping season On the Great Lakes has finally gotten under­ charges that the foreigners are deal with the FMC or to • Limited the production of way and we expect to have one of the best years ever. At the present discriminating against Americanrecognize Its right to regulate documents and data to 1963 only. time, SIU crews are fitting out 25 ships, and by April 15th we expect made export goods by charging commerce in the U.S. trade. If further documents are needed, to fit-out 75 more. Ice conditions have delayed the navigation season higher rates on outgoing products In addition. Information - the whole negotiation process in the upper Lakes due to below normal temperatures, and in Duluth, than are paid on similar imports. will be submitted in such might have to be started all over the harbor still has 42 inches of solid ice. We have several vessels After a three-year battle to ob­ again. form that individual shipping in the port of Buffalo, and as of this date only two have recalled tain the information however, the lines and shippers tind ship­ their crews. It is expected that the port of Buffalo will be ice bound FMC is still not getting all that it To get even the minimal amount ments cannot be identified— until April 20th. of cooperation it has received, the originally requested. What the pretty much making impos­ FMC had to call upon the aid of DETROIT commission will get is tonnage and sible any real action by the the U.S. State Department on sev­ revenue data for 1963 on only 10 Everybody in shipping circles is looking to a boom year. Predic­ FMC should It find the dis­ eral occasions, and FMC head tions are that the 1965 season will surpass the 1964 season. Last year major moving commodities and crimination charges to be John Harllee had to make several the Seaway carried a record of 39.3 million tons. The 8.4 million comparable information on 10 true. trips to Europe to "explain" the increase over 1963 was the biggest jump in the Seaway's six year other commodities. Other Concessions need for the data. All this has history. The Canadian wheat sales ^ Grudging Consent been going on since November, All this is on top of many con­ to Russia contributed greately to Stewards Departments aboard for Forced finally to comply cessions already granted by the 1963. this increase in sihipping. with the FMC requests for in­ fit-out. Involved are 15 European mari­ FMC in its attempt to get the data According to Joseph McOann, formation, the foreign con­ The E. L. Ford crewed up on it requested — information to time nations and Japan and their Administrator of the Seaway De­ Monday, April 12th, with all but ferences remain less than co­ which it is entitled by law under rate-making policies. velopment Corporation, 1965 will three jobs coming off of the board. operative. In addition to the the 1916 Shipping Act. Some of be the first 40 million ton season. This should clear the port of Buf­ many concessions already the concessions already granted Increases in ore, grain and general falo of any brothers remaining on granted — watering down the to the foreign shippers by the cargo are expected to again top the beach. FMC's original requests — the FMC are: 'ast year's record tonnage season. foreign shippers will not sub­ The Canadian Coast Guard Cut­ • A sort of "Fifth Amendment" Most of the major Lakes ports ex­ mit directly to the commis­ exemption from self-incrimination pect 1965 to be their best season ter, Simcoe, broke into open water sion but will hand them over assuring that the dociim.ent-s and in terms of Seaway cargo. Toledo, about four miles from shore Tue.sto their home governments information submitted cannot be Buffalo, Detroit, and Cleveland day and cleared a path for the which in turn will pass them used in assessing fines or penalties are adding vessel berths. Cleve­ first vessel to leave Port Colon to a special committee of no matter how much wrongdoing land will have the Seaway depth bourne Wednesday, April 7th. the Organization for Eco­ might be discovered. When shipping will get into full of 27 feet at its terminals for the nomic Co-operation and De­ • The FMC promised that it fjrst time, and Chicago will con­ velopment, which will then (Continued on page 21) Severe ice conditions, with tinue work on its vast Xake Calu­ windswept drifts piled almost 30 met terminal area. We expect to feet high, all but halted early see the arrival of more and more April shipping on Lake Erie. A&G ships this year, the first ves­ Although the Welland Canal sel being the Hastings (Waterman had opened on schedule April 1, Steamship Company), due in Chi­ Great Lakes operators, confronted cago on April 28. with four miles of ice between the We have 30 members of the Canal's Lake Erie end and the A&G District registered in the first sign of open water, did not port of Detroit the highest regis­ WASHINGTON—The Spanish, government has won two important concessions from dare risk their thin skinned lake tration ever recorded during the the U.S. in recent weeks, both of which could seriously damage not only the interests of craft in a battle with the frozen month of March. American maritime but the national security of the U.S. as well. The decisions, made by waters. Lake traffic is only now begin­ CHICAGO the Maritime Administration Shipping, of course, is booming and backed up by the Depart­ granted the PL 17 waivers it had thoritative British maritime jour­ ning to shift into full gear as the last severe cold waves are pushed at the moment, atihough the ves­ ments of State and Agricul­ with complete disregard for U.S. nal, Cuba now has ten 10,000-ton of Alaska and the Canadian sels fitting out have not yet ture, tend to further undermine policy tov/ard Cuba, announced a freighters on order in Spanish out Northwest. shipbuilding yards, along with new and bigger five-year trade started to sail with the exception American maritime by the grant­ The operators had hoped for an of a few. Very noticeable this sea­ ing of waivers to Spanish vessels agreement with Havana. The new several smaller vessels. At least son is the amount of men not re­ to carry government - financed trade pact provided that Havana one large freighter, "El Jigue." has early season start because of the turning to their respective vessels cargoes, and threatens the national would trade its sugar for Spanish already been launched and is cur­ exceptional demand for iron ore, at fit-out. Whether it means these security by doing this in the face industrial goods. The Spanish rently undergoing sea trials. Exact especially at U.S. steel mills. This men are working ashore in prefer­ of steadily increasing trade agree­ package will include a number of information about new Cuban ton­ went by the boards when Coast ence to sliipping or are shipping ments between Spain and com­ cargo, reefer and fishing vessels nage to be built under the Havana- Guard Officials informed the Madrid deal has not been made Great Lakes Carriers .Association for delivery to Tuba. salt water cannot be determined. munist Cuba. that ice-breaking vessels were un­ According to Fairplay, the au­ public. It is a fact, however, that if all of Washington's ill-considered de­ able to reach the St. Mary's River the non-rated men had upgraded cisions revolved around the Cuban which had been bottle-necking ore themselves during the Winter blacklist which is designed to prer traffic. months as we repeatedly sug­ vent vessels from carrying U.S. Cold Holds gested, many of the open higher government-generated cargo after paying jobs could have been filled they carry goods to the Castro Temperatures in the Great b.v these men. ^he sooner the so- i-egime. The Franco government Lakes region were running 20 to c a lied "professional" Porters, in Madrid was actively trading 25 degrees below norm^'l Near Wipers, and Deckhands realise with Cuba, using five Spanish-flag Duluth, where the domestic ore this, the better off they will be. movement originates, a 25-inch freighters, which operated with covering of snow acted as a shield At present, we have only a few total disregard of the blacklist and between the lake ice and the melt­ men in the Marine Hospital in CM- State Department protests. ing rays of the sun. cago. Harold Carroll is still in Blacklist Deletion One Canadian Carrier, '.e 325Isolation and will be held there foot motor vessel Yankcanuck, Spain finally agreed to remove until reports on X-rays are re­ tried to make its way out of the turned. All reports so far show the five ships from th'e Cuban St. Mary's River but was damaged Harold to be the healthy guy he trade last February 9, and re­ by the ice and had to turn back. quested Washington to delete really is. them from the blacklist. The MA Windrow ice pile-ups of up to Harold Murphy is confined also 30 feet were reported in the eastafter a bad bout with stomach complied with the request, despite tern portion of Lake Superior, trouble. He figures he will be re­ protests by U.S. maritime unions. Whitefish Bay and the Erie Lake Shortly afterward, the MA com­ leased in a few weeks and he Svill regions around Buffalo. rejoin the W. E. Fitzgerald in his pounded this error by agreeing to an Agriculture Department re­ Both American locks in the old slot. quest that a Public Resolution 17 Montreal-to-Lake Ontario section BUFFAI.O cargo waiver be granted so that of the St. Lawrence Seaway were Because of ice conditions in Buf­ vessels flying the Spanish flag active, but moving ice instead of falo Harbor and Western Lake could haul U.S. cargoes financed ships. Erie, shipping has been at a stand­ through the Export-Import Bank. "We were breaking up the ice still. The J. B. Ford (Huron Port­ The MA turned its usual deaf ear SIU Railway Marina Region deckhand T. P. Wondolowski gets and locking it on through," ex­ land Cement Company), and the to strong protests by the SIU and ready to heave mooring line ashore from the SIU Railway plained an official at the Massena, E. L. Ford, recently purchased by the American Maritime Associa­ Marine Region contracted Pennsylania Railroad tug Altoona N.Y., operations office. "But be­ the Reiss Steamship Company, tion and granted the waivers. in Jersey City, N.J. A modernized oldtimer, the Altoona tween the locks and Lake Ontario, have painting crews aboard get­ the ice at some points was about was the first of the Pennsy tug fleet to be converted from ting the vessels ready. In addition;, • ! . Madrid-Havana Deal three feet thick," he said. steam to diesel power. On the same day that Spain was the J. B. Ford has the Engine and Cold And Ice Delay Early Lakes Season Spain Plays Both Sides On Cuban Shipping Issue Hawser Heaver \'{ I,''I ' �Right Wing Group Loses Tax Exemption First Pshsion Cheek Won't Support AMA'B Sean Tactia AMA Medicare Stand Spurs Revolt By Baltimore Doctors WASHINGTON —Life Line, an anti-labor, rightist group founded by Texas oil man H. L. Hunt and bankrolled by some of the nation's leading corporations, has lost itis tax exempt status. After an investigation of more than two years, the Internal Rev­ enue Service was reported to have decided that Life Line was a' politicai propaganda organization and was not entitled to tax relief. Under Federal law, only education­ al and philanthropic groups are tax exempt. Life Line, and its predecessor, Piclcing up hit first $150 regular monthly pension check in Facts Forum, had a gross income in excess of $5 million between Nofolk is SlU Inland Boatmen's Union pensioner Clyde Wor> 1951 and 1963. The Hunt-spon­ rell (left). Employed by Curtis Bay Towing Company of sored groups used the huge sum Virginia as a deckhand, Worrell receives his first check to produce a newsletter and pro­ from SlU-IBU Norfolk rep Marvin Huf. grams on over 300 radio stations, all of which echoed far-right prop­ aganda. l,ife Line supports "right-towork" laws, opposes federal wel­ fare programs, medicare, aid t« education, and follows the ex­ treme right line on foreign af­ fairs, About $3 million of Its WASHINGTON—Songs have the power to move men in }:5 million income came from subscriptions, rental of radio stressful times to greater efforts. -For example, one of the and television tapes and records best ways to arouse a true Frenchman is to play "The Mar­ and sales of rightist literature. seillaise." So it i,s with the Pay Up Or Shut Up song "We Shall Overcome," while some of the striking women A whopping part of their income which few people realize has became discouraged and went back to work. With rain pouring came in contributions from major a history as a labor ballad. down almost continually, the re­ U.S. corporations, like Standard Associated mostly now with the maining pickets began to sing to Oil of Indiana, Sears, Roebuck and civil rights movement, the song keep up their spirits. One of the Company, Gulf Oil, First National actually dates back in one form songs sung to muoh handclapping Bank of Dallas, Texas, and Sun or another to the 16th century, and foot stomping was called "I'll Oil, Company. when it was a religious hymn. In Be All Right Someday," which the Disclosure of Life Line's finan­ 1945 however, it was adopted as cial angels occurred during hear­ a labor song during a particularly pickets changed to "We will over­ ings held last year by a House tough labor dispute in the South. come," "We will win our rights" and "We will win this fight." subcommittee headed by Congress­ The old Food, Tobacco, Agricul­ man Wright Patman (D.-Texas). Sometimes the words are union: ture and Allied Workers was con­ Revocation of tax exemption and ducting a strike in Charleston, "We will organize . . . down in my the requirement that the group South Carolina in that year — a heart I do believe we will organize pay its taxes would obviously put strike that was to last five and a some day." Sometimes the words a big crimp in Hunt's operations. half gruelling months. Most of the are of the civil rights movement: The ruling does not affect the ex­ strikers at the plant were women. "We'll walk hand-in-hand some istence of Life Line but it does day." But in both movements, the Singing In The Rain mean that contributors cannot de­ song has come to be a sort of duct money given to the group The employer was obstinate and unofficial anthem of the struggle from their income taxes. the weather was terrible. After a for human rights. Freedom Song Has Labor Background N,Y, Harbor Doubles As Vast Cemetery Of Ships Unknown, unseen and unmourned by most New Yorkers, a vast and ancient graveyard stretches along the shores of the Hudson River. Reposing in what is certainly the largest and perhaps the oldest cemetery in New York, abandoned sailing ships, ferryboats, barges, been collecting and disintegrating on the banks of this mercial operators and pleasure the New York-New Jersey Harbor drydocks and other craft have craft owners millions of dollars and Bay area is becoming increas­ fabled river since the white man first settled there hundreds of years ago. Rumor has it that on cold, foggy nights you can hear the wails of pre-revolutionary American sea­ men mingling with the phantom battle-cries of canoe-borne Indian warriors. Some of the mouldering relics may prove valuable to students of maritime history. One ruined vessel is said to be a Revolutionary War gunboat. There are even re­ ports of indian canoes buried deep in the derelict rubble along-swamp fianked stretches of shore. Rotting Menaces Harbor traffic, however, con­ siders the rotting maritime skele­ tons to be nothing more than added shipping hazards. The un­ sightly wrecks litter the shore and clutter the waters with driftwood and other debris, seriously menac­ ing navigation and costing com­ 'WllC, liW SBjlFAttEitS - hOa Pilfd jPobHeea •in annual repairs. Damage in­ flicted on the City's ferryboats alone by drifting logs comes to an estimated $250,000 a year. Until now, boatmen have tended to accept the wrecks because "they've always been there." Two years ago, however, in the hope of eliminating the dangers posed by the unsightly mess of crumbling vessels, the U.S. Corps of Engi­ neers undertook a salvage survey to estimate the number of derelict ships and the cost of removing them from the harbor. The completed survey will be submitted to Congress in June. The report not only contains recommendations for disposal of rotting vessels, it also suggests new legislation—Federal, state and municipal — to prevent future abandonments. Laws Lacking As of now there are no laws regulating the disposal of obsolete and useless craft. Consequently, ingly littered with wrecks. "The laws governing the aban­ donment of ships are very old," declared Raymond V. O'Connor, Chief of Field Operations for the Corps of Engineers. "Actually there is nothing in the laws to prevent a vessel from being aban­ doned anywhere in the harbor, even in the channel," he said. Pressing the need for legisla­ tion, Mr. O'Connor characterized the harbor as a "sea dump." Ac­ cording to his plans, abandoned vessels would be broken up and burnt or otherwise disposed of. Find The Owner In the course of the survey, Mr. O'Connor has not only listed each wreck, he has described it, photo­ graphed it and attempted to find out from near by shore residents who might own each of the dere­ licts. "It was a monumental job," he admitted. BALTIMORE—The American Medical Association is begin­ ning to pay the price—revolt within its ranks—for its blind opposition to the House-passed King-Anderson Medicare bill. ^^ The latest revolt against the the State Medical Society high-pressure, anti-medicare, would have added $140,000 to the anti-medicare coffers. Such campaign the AMA carried on funds, raised by other state flared in this city when local doc­ medical bodies, had been tors voted down a $50 tax imposed used to pay for misleading on them by the Maryland State and untruthful advertising in Medical Society to finance its newspapers, magazines and on death-to-medicare activities. the airwaves. It is estimated "The tax had been called for by that the AMA spent more than the state body after a tumultous $2 million on its unsuccessful special meeting of its House of anti-medicare program. Delegates. The state's 2,800 doc­ Sweet Ploy tors were ordered to pay up im­ mediately or face certain penal­ As a "sweetener," the Maryland ties. A later meeting in Baltimore Medical Society recommended that by local doctors backed the anti- part of the $140,000 collected be medicare levy by six votes. used to educate the public on med­ The Baltimore meeting was at­ ical matters. The "sweetener" was tended by only 90 doctors, how­ put through because it was thought ever. At the semi-annual meeting that the doctors would object to of the city medical society, more the purely negative campaign than 300 doctors showed up and against medicare. forced the local body to put the In another action at the medicare tax issue on the agenda, same meeting, the Baltimore though it was not scheduled for Medical Society endorsed a discussion. A vote was again resolution asking the AMA to called for, and 90 percent of the return a $10 million research doctors in attendance voted against grant given to it last year by the $50 levy. the tobacco industry. Science Not Politics After accepting the grant, the Among the prominent physicians AMA refused to support the who spoke against the medicare planned labeling of cigarettes as tax was Dr. Helen B. Taussig, co- dangerous health hazards. The res­ developer of the famed "blue- olution was asked for "in order baby" operation. She said it was to dispel any appearance of brib­ "a very dangerous thing for a sci­ ery, the AMA and its responsible entific society to become a political officers be urged to return the society." grant of the tobacco industry at once." The $50 tax called tor by By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Morale High On Safe Ships The SIU Safety Program has made Impressive progress in the last few years. For one thing, it now stands on its own merits. There is no longer any need to justify this program to Seafarers—they realize the need for it. Better morale aboard ship has helped to create this realization. And the morale is better because ships are safer and more officient. So, in effect, the Safety Program itself has helped to change the average Seafarer's attitude towards it. Formerly, e?orts were centered on preventive mechanical safety devices, with educational programs in second place. Today, the edu­ cational motive has taken first place, and it has become so essential that the really productive and efficient Seafarer is, first of all, a safe Seafarer. The seaman, properly trained on the job, with neces­ sary emphasis placed upon the safe way of working, has proved the value of the educational program. Today, Safety Award Certificates are displayed on the bulkheads of most SlU-contracted ships. This indicates group Interest in the all-out safety and accident prevention program. In order to meet safety responsibilities, it is necessary for each Seafarer to: Understand Danger And Act Safely • Understand the functions of all the machinery and equipment in his department. > • Understand every danger point in his department. • See that every dangerous condition receives immediate attention from the proper authorities. • Be aware of all the dangers connected with his duties, • Use appropriate care in carrying out his job. • See to it that each new man is" properly instructed before he begins to work, when he takes on a different job or any duties with which he was previously unfamiliar. Safety bulletin boards are an effective method of promoting acci­ dent prevention procedures. They should be made attractive and changed regularly so that their appeal remains constant. Topside should take notice that the best guarantee of safety aboard ship is a careful and alert crew. A Safety Program, to be successful, cannot be separated from the personnel program as a whole. Only when • it is operated with a humane point of view and directed by one who understands and val­ ues men as human beings will such a program function in the sus­ tained, educational and personal way that it. should if it is to produce the best results. & iC �AnrU 19^1888 MEAFAMBt^^ ' tOft ,Pai;e, rUUem SEAFARERS PORTS OF TMB WORLD Montevideo, the capital of the small South American republic of Uruguay, lies on a peninsula at the entrance to the busy River Plate. It is built on a series of low-lying hills and has so many fine, white sand strands that it is called the "city of beaches." Montevideo, with a population of one million, is a major center of commerce. Like neigh­ boring Argentina, tiny Uruguay is a major cattle producing nation. Both beef and grain move through the port of Montevideo in large quantities. Ships of the SlU-contracted Delta Lines, as well as Ameri­ can-flag tramps and tankers, are regular visitors to Monte­ video. The city also attracts many tourists from visiting cruise ships. The Montevideo waterfront area is located on the north­ western arm of the peninsula. The city's main street, Avenida 18 de Julio, is a short five block walk from the dock gate. The thoroughfare begins at a large square, Plaza Independencia, which is surrounded by sidewalk cafes and over-shadowed by some of the city's largest skyscrapers. West of the Plaza is Montevideo's old quarter, with narrow, winding streets and colonial-style squares. At the far end of Avenida 18 de Julio is the Park of Battle y Ordonez. The park includes an athletic and bicycle path, a shooting range and a 70,000-seat soccer stadium. Nearby the park is the city's zoo. Traveling east from this area, along the Boulevard Espana, the visitor will reach Playa Pocitos, the city's largest and most popular beach. This beach, and all other popular beaches are convenient to the downtown area and may be reached by public transporta­ tion. MONTEVIDEO Another popular attraction in Montevideo is the hill named after the city from which crowds watched the de­ struction of the Nazi battleship Graf Spee in the early days of World War II. The warship was sailing off the River Plate when the war broke out. She was discovered by British cruisers and sought the safety of Montevideo's harbor after sustaining moderate battle damage. Forced to leave the harbor after 48 hours because of neutrality regulations, the Nazi skipper scuttled his ship at the river's entrance in full sight of thousands watching on the river bank. The hill is topped by a fort, which is now used as a lighthouse and military museum. The better restaurants and nightspots in Montevideo in­ clude the Tienda Inglesa at El Aguila and Rex streets, the Novedades on the Avenida 18 de Julio and the La Mezquita on Calle San Jose. Rincon and Misiones Street in the heart of downtown Montevideo, a city of one million persons. The SlU-manned Del Mar (Delta Lines) includes Montevideo on her South Ameri­ can itinerary. Montevideo is called the "city of beaches." It is nearly surrounded by fine, white sand beaches. A good place for a Seafarer to know: the American Embassy in Montevideo is located on Avenida Agraclada. This bit of old-style pageantry is pro­ vided by the smartly uniformed Urugu­ ayan President Guard. �Pu« Sizteea SEAWARERM Aim iiL tfit lOR LItoboat Clan Ut Makas Perl Charges "Reckhta Haraa$menl" U.S. Raps High Seas Antics Of Soviet 'Merchanf Vessels WASHINGTON—Russian merchant ships have been har­ assing and endangering U.S. naval vessels on the high seas, the U.S. Government has complained in a note of protest to the Soviet Embassy here. The harassing tactics the Navy is refueling or launching planes. suffering from the Russians Navy officials say. are similar to difficulties which SIU fishermen have been com­ plaining of for some time brought about by the antics of So­ viet fishing trawlers off the U.S. coast. The U.S. note described "dan­ gerous harassment," and "reckless harassing maneuvers" by Soviet ships, and similar incidents in which Soviet vessels violated the rules of the road, disregarded the practices of good seamanship and ignored the principle of freedom of the seas on the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Mediterranean. The Soviet ships deliberately at­ tempted to interfere with opera­ tions by sailing on collision courses with the U.S. vessels on many occasions, the note says. Aside from the surveillance ac­ tivities carried out by Soviet "fishing trawlers" crammed with electronic equipment and topped by forests of electronic antennas, the Soviets frequently deliberately sail on courses that force U.S. ships to halt operations such as RMR Membership OKs Credentials Committee Report JERSEY CITY—The membership of the Railway Marine Region of the SIU-AGLIWD Inland Boat­ men's Union has approved the re­ port of its rank and file credentials committee on the eligibility of nominees for delegates to the Spe­ cial and Second Quadrennial Con­ vention of the IBU. The action was taken at the regular RMR membership meeting held here this week. The IBU's Special and Second Quadrennial Convention will be held at 9:00 AM, Thursday, May 27, 1965 at the Gramerey Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Wash­ ington, D.C. In addition to the RMR, delegates to the convention will represent the Atlantic, Gulf and Great Lakes Tug and Dredge regions. The Railway Marine Region cre­ dentials committee has certified the following four members as qualified to serve as convention delegates from the region: Joseph J. Fadde, F-20000: John A. Forsythe, F-20033; Dennis M. Lee, L20054; and James P. Waters, W20000. The committee noted that since the RMR is entitled to only two delegates to the IBU conven­ tion, RMR members will cast their ballots to select the convention delegates on Monday, April 19, 1965 at the Union halls in Jersey City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Norfolk. Voting will take place between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Members of the RMR will elect polls and tally committees at each port on April 19 at special meet­ ings to be held between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM. These committees will be responsible for conducting the elections in each port. Special membership meetings for RMR members will be held in each port on Wednesday, April 21, 1965 at 1:00 PM to act upon the final report of the Polls and Tally committees. By The Book In most cases until now, the Russians have been extrenaely careful about keeping Just inside the international rules of the road as they delicately maneuvered onto collision courses with Ameri­ can vessels. These rules are being modified however, to give the right of way to ships engaged in aircraft maneuvers or refueling —maneuvers during which it is extremely difficult and dangerous to change course. The U.S. note cited four recent occasions of such red harassment. These specific examples involve incidents in which a Russian mer­ chantman deliberately crossed astern of a U.S. survey vessel to sever an instrument cable, another Red vessel interfered with refuel­ ing operations of the aircraft car­ rier Hornet by placing itself on a collision course, while other So­ viet ships harassed the submarine Lafyette and another interfered with destroyer maneuvers on the high seas. The latest class of Seafarer Lifeboat School graduates pose proudly after passing all require­ ments for their Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. Members of Class 131 are (l-r, front) Dick Hall, Charles Velasquez, John Gaffney, Porflrio Velez; (rear, l-rj Steve Saenz, Leonard inoeencio, Bjorn GIslason, Larry Sfucheli, and Instructor Arne Bjornsson. Suggested Voting Guide For SlUNA-AGLIWD-Poiis And Taiiy Committee In an attempt to help the vari­ ous Polls Committees in the con­ duct of the secret referendum for the election of convention dele­ gates to the Twelfth Biennial Convention of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America, AFL-CIO, the following sugges­ tions emphasize some of the steps to be taken during the voting day. STEP NO. 1 The election of a Polls and Tally Committee composed of three (3) full book members, none of whom shall be a candidate, officer, or an elected or appointed jobholder. Must be elected between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. of the voting day. CANNOT BE ELECTED AT ANY OTHER TIME. Five (5) full book members shall constitute a quo­ rum for this meeting. STEP NO. 2 The Port Agent shall turn over to the elected Polls Committee the port file containing the letter from Headquarters showing the numbers of the ballots received from Headquarters, the ballots. and any other election material of the Port. The Polls Committee should check all of the above and make sure that all voting material is turned over to them by the Port Agent. After having ascertainel that all of the election material was foimd to be correct and in good order, the Polls Committee shall exe­ cute, in duplicate, the "Agent's Receipt From Polls Committee"— the original of which shall be mailed to the Secretary-Treasurer at Headquarters at the end of the day's voting in a roster envelope, as provided for in Step No. 5 herein. The duplicate copy shall be given to the Port Agent for the Port Election files. STEP NO. 3 THE POLLS COMMITTEE MUST NOT LET ANY BALLOTS BE CAST BEFORE 9:00 A.M. OR AFTER 5:00 P.M. Before letting any full book member vote, the Committee shall make sure that he has his dues p^id through the First Quarter of 1965. There may be some exceptions based upon a man shipping out, or other valid reason, for not paying dues. If you have any questions. Headquar­ ters will be glad to provide you with a legal interpretation, but the decision will have to be yours. The Committee should then have the man sign his own name to the roster, and one of the Com­ mittee should print the man's book number and ballot number on the roster. One of the Committee should then tear the stub from the ballot, give the ballot to the man, and thread the stub on the string provided for that purpose. The member should not he given back his hook until such time as he has dropped his baliot In the ballot box. Before the man votes one of the Committee should stamp the date and the words "VOTED 1965 CON­ VENTION" in the member's Union book with the stamp provided for this purpose. STEP NO. 4 The Polls and Tally Committee in each port shall, at the end of the day's voting, tally, make a re­ port and certify the same by wire to the Polls and Tally Committee at Headquarters. The Polls and Tally Committee in each port, at the conclusion of their tally, shall also mail their tally together with all ballots, used and unused, stubs and all other election materials to the Secretary-Treasurer at Head­ quarters via certified mail. In addition to the above, the Polls and Tally Committee at Headquar­ ters shall compile the reports and certifications received from the Polls and Tally Committees at other ports and make a combined report as to the results of the election. Upon completion of all of the foregoing, each respective Polls and Tally Committee shall be discharged. STEP NO. 5 All Polls Committees may con­ tact Headquarters by teletype on any questions relative to the con­ duct of the election. However, here too, the decision must be that of the Polls Committee. Suggested Voting Guide For RMR-Polis And Tally Committee In an attempt to help the vari­ ous Polls Committees in the con­ duct of the secret referendum for the election of convention dele­ gates to the Special and Second Quadrennial Convention of the In­ land Boatmen's Union of North America of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America, AFL-CIO, the following sugges­ tions emphasize some of the steps to be taken during the voting day. STEP NO. 1 a) A Polls and Tally Committee shall be elected in all ports be­ tween the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. at Special Meetings called for this purpose. b) In the event a quorum is not present for the Special Meeting of any port, or for any reasons a Polls and Tally Committee cannot be elected for any port, then the Regional Director or Assistant Re­ gional Directors or their nomi­ nees, may appoint a committee of not less than two (2) to act as the Polls and Tally Committee for that port. The Polls and Tally Com­ mittee shall conduct the elections in their respective Ports. STEP. NO. 2 THE POLLS AND TALLY COMMITTEE MUST NOT LET ANY BALLOTS BE CAST BE­ FORE 9:00 A.M. OR AFTER 5:00 P.M. The Conunittee should then have the man sign his own name to the roster, and one of the Com­ mittee should print the mann hook number and ballot number on the roster. One of the Com­ mittee should then tear the stub from the ballot, give the ballot to the man, and thread the stub on the string provided for that pur­ pose. The member should not be given hack his book until such time as he has dropped his ballot in the ballot box. Before the man votes, one of the Committee should stamp the date and the words "VOTED 1965 CONVEN­ TION" ill the member's Union book with the stamp provided for such purpose. 1 make a report and certify the same by wire to the ^ Polls and Tally Committee at the Jersey City office. The Polls and Tally Committee in each Port, at the conclusion of their tally, shall also mail their tally together with all ballots, used and unused, stubs and all other election materials to the Regional Director at said Jer­ sey City office via certified mail. In addition to the above, the Polls and Tally Committee at the Jersey City office shall compile the re­ ports and certifications received from the Polls and Tally Commit­ tees at the other offices and make a combined report as to the re­ sults of the elections. Upon com­ pletion of all the foregoing, each respective Polls and Tally Com­ mittee shall be discharged. STEP NO. 3 The Polls and Tally Committee shall allow only those members in good standing to vote. There may be exceptions which would be based upon dues check-off or other valid reasons for not paying dues. If you have any questions. STEP NO. 4 Headquarters will be glad to pro­ The Polls and Tally Committee The Secrecy of Each Member's vide you with a legal interpreta­ tion, but the decision Avill have to in each Port shaP. at the erd of Ballot and All Voting Procedures the day's voting, tally the ballots. Must be Preserved!! be yours. if I I e hii 1 rV, �SEAFAR^k^ Pac* SemtMB. L0€ AFL- CIO Hails Pas^ge Of Aid-To-Education Bill By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director WASHINGTON—The Administration's aid to education bill has been signed into law by the President following passage by both houses of Congress. The AFL-CIO hailed pas­ Beware The Seeds Of Doubt sage of the bill, which had the full support of the American labor movement. Mrs. Franklin had to have an immediate appointment for Biliy. It Testifying before the House was something she couldn't even discuss with the receptionist, but Education subcommittee prior "the iron cycle of. poverty, poor Rogin said. In addition, he noted, it was terribly urgent. Inside the doctor's office, the problem came to passage, AFL-CIO Educa­ education and, in turn, continued they represent "imaginative ap­ tion Director Lawrence Rogin pointed out that lack of money each year keeps 100,000 high-ability high school grdauates from continu­ ing their education. The Administration bill author­ izes $70 million for college scholarships of up to $800 a year for children from low-income families. Rogin urged the legi.slators to raise the scholarship pro­ gram to $100 million a year, with the maximum scholarship set at $1,000. No Lack Of Ability In an earlier article in the AFLCIO magazine "Federationist," Ed­ ucation Director Rogin called high-quality education the only "escape route out of poverty" for millions of city and rural slum children. Rogin pointed out that it is the handicaps of environment and home life, not lack of native ^ability, which dooms many chil­ dren of poverty to failure in school and later life. "Educators today know better than ever what the schools can do to overcome these disad­ vantages. Educators know by ex­ perience that it takes far greater effort and financial investment to bring intellectual growth to full flower among those who are de­ prived than among those who are economically better off. "Where educators have the money they need, they are routine­ ly raising the IQ scores of economically - deprived youngsters by as much as 20 and 30 points." It is because the funds haven't been available to follow through on this knowledge, Rogin com­ mented, that the President's edu­ cation bills are so important. The "key" provision of the Ad­ ministration bill will put $1 bil­ lion in federal funds into the poorest school districts to help some five million children from families with incomes under $2,000 or on welfare break out of The graphs presenfed be­ low dramatically illustrate the serious problems which the new Aid-to-Education bill was enacted to solve. poverty." Educational Wasteland Rogin points out that "most slum children go to schools as barren of books as their tenement homes." Their classrooms "are crowded and dilapidated. The only guidance and counseling the youngsters get is on the street and through gangs." This, he warns, "is producing a generation of young workers who lack the skills needed by modem technology and who lack the basic education required to learn skills." Other portions of the elementary and secondary school bill—grants for supplementary educational centers and for textbooks and library books—also "can make a significant contribution towards equal opportunity in education," proaches toward resolving the long impasse over the issue of aid to non-public schools." He points out that "labor is concerned about the quality of education offered all young people because it believes that the badly educated children of today will become the unemployed work­ ers and welfare cases of to­ morrow." Higher education is still largely out of reach of youngsters from poor families, Rogin notes, and the cost of college is a heavy bur­ den even for middle-income families. He sees the Administration pro­ gram for $260 million for new federal aid to colleges and college students as "a good start," but urged expansion of the $70 million scholarship program. Fish Replace Guinea Pigs For Probe Of Human Ills NEW YORK—Killies are catching cold in the interest of science at the New York Aquarium as researchers continue in their determined effort to solve more of the seas' mysteries. The researchers at the"*^and are subject to diseases and Aquarium have several proj­ even colds. Parasites are the larg­ ects on the fire using killies est cause of fish deaths and we and guppies as gilled guinea pigs. The projects include: • Learning more about diseases of fish and other sea creatures so that they can be successfully combatted. • Extracting and testing sub­ stances from fish and other mar­ ine animal and vegetable life for use in drugs to battle human dis­ eases. • Keeping watch on coastal pol­ lution and its effect on marine life. • Researching the hereditary aspects of tumors in fish as part of the fight against cancer. Fish Catch Colds Dr. Ross F. Nigrelli, pathologist at the aquarium, said: "Fish are no different than other animals POOR STATES LAG FURTHER BEHIND are studying all aspects of this situation to keep our fish healthy." The aquarium researchers are also experimenting with chemicals obtained from the sponges and sea cucumbei's which inhabit the coast­ al waters off Long Island. Two chemicals extracted from the organisms—ectyonin and holothurin—have qualities that could make them useful as drugs. Ectyonin is described as a pow­ erful antibiotic and anti-viral. Holothurin, tested on killies, has shown itself to be a potent nerve deadener. Finding the substances was only the start of a long pro­ cess, however. Dr. Nigrelli said. The next step would to discover what chemicals they consist of so that a way could be eventually found to produce them syn­ thetically. out. Young Billy had been lagging in his school work. He wasn't finish­ ing his work. Some of it was sloppy and the teacher knew he wasn't working up to capacity. Mrs. Franklin had agreed, after a session with the teacher, to have Billy tested by the school's psychologist and had just received the results. The tests showed that there was some suggestion of brain damage, and it was this that had caused such a reaction. Something had to be done to find out what the trouble was and what could be done about it. Subsequent physical examination and neurological consultation failed to show any demonstrable damage. An electroencephalogram was also negative. A review of the findings of the psychologist showed that on one phase of the test there had been an area of behavior "sometimes seen on test results of children with brain damage." It was this inter­ pretive phrase that had been picked up by the teacher and passed on to the mother. The seed of doubt had been planted and would always be there whenever any crisis in Billy's behavior arose. No amount of reassur­ ance from the physician, the neurologist, the encephalogram, or the psychiatrist who finally found the cause of Billy's problem could erase this indelible doubt. Our lives are full of hazards; and since we, as parents, have to manage our own lives and those of our children, we make many judgments that are subject to later review. Not all of our decisions are correct, and we are inclined to feel some guilt about the effect these errors may have—especially on children. When such a threatening possibility as brain damage is thrown into this critical area of self-evaluation, it arouses all the fears and anxieties of the past. The teacher and the psychologist in this instance may be criticized for emphasizing a remote possibility based upon rather indefinite evidence, but all of us are subject to the same temptation in even casual conversation. How often do we say, when a friend remark^ that he or a relative had such-and-such condition, that we know about that too, for a friend of ours died from it, or some other pro­ found comment. We all mean to be kind, and in a sense try to be sympathetic on the basis of a little knowledge. The possession of knowledge should carry with it the obligation to use it wisely. In the case at hand one doesn't know whether the teacher and the psychologist might have been defending their own possession of knowledge, whether they were trying to be helpful, or just what their motives were. But certainly they succeeded in building a bon­ fire which may never be fully extinguished. It is probable that many such instances will occur as we become more involved in searching out the causes of unusual behavior. At present the tools are relatively crude and the results subject to very cautious interpretation. Testing threatens to become a way of life as the pressures of population create crowding and spawn more methods of dealing with masses of people. It is incumbent on those who deal with the findings to use them with discretion. Billy is doing well in school. It was determined that he was simply rebelling at the pressure squeeze of an over-ambitious parent and a perfectionist teacher. But the possibility that even this might reflect "brain damage" will never be wholly erased from his mother's mind. Beware the seeds of doubt. They may be freely given but rarely ever recalled. (As quoted in the MD COLUMN of the Group Health Association of America, Inc. by Dr. William A. MacCall.) THE ENROLLMENT EXPLOSION MILLIONS 55 (Average Expenditure Per Pupil) % THE BOOM IN HIGHER EDUCATION Opening Fall Enrollment In Colleges and Universities 1953-1970 IN MILLIONS 7 Ic. 1949-50 1959-60 1960-61 Sourcei Based on data from U. S. Office of Education. 1961-62 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970* (Projected) towHi U.1 DipL »f HMIUI, EduuUiw iMl Welfve, Olllci »t EduMtioe. 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1970 Estimate Sourcti "American Education," January 1965, publication af Office of Education, HEW. Estimate lor 1970 added. �SEAFARERS Pmgt Eiffbfeea NLRB OKs Organizing Vote For Vegas Casino Workers I'i LAS VEGAS, Nevada—^Those who toil over the hot blackjack tables and one-arm bandits in this desert gaming capital hava been dealt an ace in the hole by the National Labor Belations Board. In a recent decision, the NLRB backed up the collective bar­ gaining rights of casino workers, despite ailments to the contrary by the state of Nevada and gaming parlor owners. The Board ordered elections in nine of the Strip's biggest casinos to determine whether the workers want a union. Dealers, keno workers, runners, slot machine mechanics and bingo girls are all eligible for unionization according to the NLRB. Excluded are "boxmen"—crap table operators—who ara classified as supervisory personnel. Meanwhile, many casino workers are figuring that their luckiest card may well be a union card. Wartime Ship Wrecks Offer Rich Rewards For Salvagers The ocean floor surrounding the Americas, littered as it is with the rusting remains of the 21,000 vessels estimated to have met their doom since the time of Columbus, continues to attract adventure seekers agency's treasury. Fifty ships were and salvers by the score. involved in the bidding, and the While some hunt for Spanish average price per ship was $864. gold in the wrecks of ancient brigantines, others are more con­ tent to pick their way through the less romantic, but often rewarding, hulks spawned by World War II. During the conflict 074 Ameri­ can-flag merchant ships went to the bottom as the result of hostile action by enemy surface ships, aircraft and submarines. In the score of years since the war, salvers have grabbed up almost all the accessible wrecks through competitive bidding at Maritime Administration auctions. The MA sells the salvage rights to any war-wrecked ship to the in­ dividual or firm offering the high­ est price. The program has only brought a total of $45,830 into the Prove Eligibility For Hospital S Seafarers being admitted to a Public Health hospital are urged to carry with them their Union book plus proof of eli­ gibility for SIU h e n e fi t s; namely, a record that they have at least 90 days seatime during the previous year and at least one day during the previous six months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cau.se a delay in payments to the Sea­ farer. If the Seafarer is admitted to a hospital which is not a PHS institution, he should contact the Union immediately. The Union will arrange with the USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ lic Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up the hospital tab for private hospital care, unless it is noti­ fied in advance. Unprofitable Wrecks The problem for the salver is that so few wrecks are either ac­ cessible or worth trying to save if they are. Many ships were sunk in deep water—too deep to at­ tempt salvage operations. Others, carried by the deep currents, have drifted away from their last re­ ported position. Most ships that become war casualties carried cargoes that were neither valuable or durable. Munitions, foodstuffs, clothing and certain now obsolescent types of war material fall into this category. Those carrying non-perishable goods—mainly raw materials— offer a rich prize if recoverable. \ British salver paid the MA a top price of $28,000 for the rights to the SS Alexander Macomb, which went down off the coast of Nova Scotia with a rich cargo of copper, bronze and aluminum in her holds. The salver searched for three years before locating the hulk, and there is still no report of recovered cargo. More easily located and ready for salvage is the Montrose, which sank off Greenland In 1942 with a cargo of valuable cryolite, or the Oliver Ellsworth, which went down in Norwegian waters with a load of copper, steel and aluminum. The Suloide, sunk off Morehead City, N.C., with a cargo of manganese ore in 1943, is also waiting for a salver. The most vexing and tempting wreck in local waters is probably that of the H.M.S. Hussar, sunk in the Hell Gate area of New York harbor with an estimated $4 mil­ lion in gold aboard to meet a British Army payroll. Not a cent has so far been taken from that A9rU U, ItW tOO ffv Po/nf Progmm Urgecl By Owt, OHMal Cite Consumer Education As Growing Kood In U. S. WASHINGTON—The consumer venturing into the marketplace needs—in addition to a bankroll—a lot more information than is now available to him, according to Mrs. Esther Peterson, special assistant to the President for consumer affairs. Mrs. Peterson called for ad' continue, a challenge of programs at .th* local, state and ditional federal consumer in­ latlons new dimensions exists to impart regional levels. Mrs." Petersoa formation and education pro­ more Information to sales person­ noted that some 500 such groups grams, to help the buyer get his nel so they may more adequately helped sponsor, plan and carry out money's worth, in a report to Pres­ serve the public . . . Throughout the four conferences. ident Johnson on the four regional our volatile marketplace, the The conferences were held in consumer conferences conducted fuller and freer flow of informa­ St. Louis, Salt Lake City, Detroit last year by the President's Com­ tion is a need of all segments." and Atlanta. They were set up and mittee on Consumer Interests. Mrs. Peterson proposed a five- financed local'ly with representa­ tion from all elements of the pop­ "All the conferences reflect^ point program: ulation, including organized labor. indelibly that the marvels of our a Adaption for the general pub­ market place have uncertain lic of information about the qual­ More than 5,000 persons attended meanings for consumers," she ity and characteristics of con­ them. said. Mrs. Peterson maintained that sumer goods turned up by federal no one source can supply all the "The choice of products is agencies. answers consumers need to make broad, changing and multiplying • Establishment of an interde­ continuously. The basis for ra­ partmental subcommittee to pre­ sound Judgments when they buy. "We must rely upon continued tional choice is often obscure. In­ pare an index of the federal in­ formed assistance to consumers in formation and services available and improved activities by making their decisions is increas­ to consumers, to identify gaps and schools, consumer groups, com­ munity organizations, labor and ingly scarce. Tlie retail revolution to eliminate duplication. business," she said. of self-service—where the package • Special programs to bring has become the silent salesman The AFL-CIO has called for the —has depersonalized the market­ needed information to the poor, passage of legislation by Congress the elderly, the foreign-speaking aimed at protecting the American place. and the poorly educated. consumer from carefully calcu­ "Where sales olerk-customer re• Institution of economic lated fraud in the marketplace*. courses for consumers in the Two such bills have already been schools, with the aid of the U.S. introduced into the Senate—a Office of Education. "truth-in-pacfcaging" bill and a • Encouragement of private or­ "truth-in-lending" bill — both of ganizations to hold or expand con­ which have the full support of sumer information and education organized labor. DO NOT BUY H il AFL-CIO Urges U.S. Foreign Aid Boost Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. WASHINGTON—^Warning that the need to help develop­ Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ ing nations defend their freedom and raise the living stand­ cott by trade unionists against ards of their people has not diminished, AFL-CIO Legislative various companies whose products Director Andrew J. Biemiller-*— are produ"-!! under non-union has called upon Congress to duced here, so that these funds conditions, or which are "unfair never actually leave the country. to labor." (This listing carries the increase foreign aid. These funds create American Jobs In testimony before the House name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ and generally benefit the Amer­ volved, and will he amended from Foreign Affairs Committee, he ican economy. Moreover, the de­ asked: time to time.) veloping countries which are our "Where in the world have we major aid recipients for the most "Lee" brand tires cause for complacency? Where do part buy far more from us than (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum we see cause to reduce our effort, they sell to the United States." & Plastic Workers) to lay down the burden of leading Biemiller readily agreed that the fight for freedom?" Labor is some of America's wealth "will b« disturbed," Biemiller told the transferred overseas to help th« Eastern Ait Lines Committee, at the continuing poor and hungry" and he said this (Flight Engineers) trend to cut American aid pro­ should be continued indefinitely as grams. long as the need exists. tit "This year as last," he noted, H. I. Slegel "the Administration has reduced "HIS" brand men's clothes its requests below those of the (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) prior year . . . We firmly believe that the United States can and 4< t 4" should spend at least 1 percent of Sears, Roebucft Company its total national output for aid to the developing countries. Yet the Retail stores & products authorizations in the bill before (Retail Clerks) you equal less than half that amount." Stitzel-Weller Distilleries President Johnson on January "Old Fitzgerald." "Old Elk" 14 asked Congress for a $3.38 bil­ "Cabin StiU," "W. L. Weller" lion aid program, some $200 mil­ Bourbon whiskeys lion less than he had sought last (Distillery Workers) year and the lowest presidential request since the program began 4< i" In 1948. The President termed it a "barebones" request. J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products Congress has regularly appro­ (Grain Millers) priated less money than Presidents have requested for aid programs, 5" t l" and last year's appropriation was trimmed to $3.25 billion. Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" Biemiller said the facts refute (Printing Pressmen) a "favored argument" of foes of (Typographers, Bookbinders) foreign aid, that the program (Machinists, Stereotypers) worsens America's balance of payments problem. t He stressed to the committee Jamestown Sterling Corp. that four-fifths of foreign aid Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. funds are spent in the United Furniture and Bedding States. '"Ehey are expended for . (United Furniture Workers) goods and aervices which are pro­ J i.T I I I l' �SEAFARERS AvriHH IMI I ICQ Smart Mava Seafaring samplers of International oulsine are hard to fool when it comes to good food. In their travels they have become as familiar with exotic delicacies from the far-flung ports of the world as landlubbers are with scrambled eggs. So when a seafarer commends the chow, or, for that matter, the> mess service, you can sit up According to Edgar Hanser, Mo Langblin was accorded an all and take notice. The mess Ship's Delegate aboard the Alcoa hands vote of thanks for being Seafarers who play chess often find plenty of tough competi­ tion around the New York hall. Seafarer Eugene V. Rockwell studies the board as he hunts for the move that will upset his opponent. Rockwell finds chess an excellent way to pass the time while he waits for an oiler's job. ALCOA VOYAGER (Alcoa), April 5— Chairman, Victor M. Perezt Sacrctary, George Waas. Brother W. H. Powell was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. New washing ma­ chine for the crew was requested. MT. VERNON VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), April 4—Chairman, Wm. L. Fernwood; Secretary, M. E. Greenwald. Everything is running smoothly aboard ship. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks to the steward and entire steward depart­ ment for a job well done. DEL MUNOO (Delta), March 2S — Chairman, T. C. Deale; Secretary, E. P. Sahuque. Ship's delegate reported that everything is going very nicely and everybody is happy so far. OCEAN PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers), March 13—Chairman, Arthur J. McCall; Secretary, Cyril A. Scott. $7.75 in years seatime should be able to retire. •;> grim and should t>e taken care of. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), March IB—Chairman, None; Secretary, None. Brother A. Adnerson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $15.80 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), March 21— Chairman, J. Bartlett; SecreUry, J. E. Hannon. New ship's delegate elected. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a fine job. ANTINOUS (Waterman), March 7— Chairman, Victor Harding; Secretary, L. D. Pierson. Ship's delegate re­ signed. Brother Franklin Snow was elected new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. VAKA (Waterman), March 21—Chair­ man, V. J. Schrage; Secretary, H. Bruanstein. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Linen beef to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Two men hospitalized. HALCYON PANTHER (Halcyon), March 21—Chairman, Wilbur Coutant; Secretary, Frank Kustura. Captain is well satisfied with crew and compli­ mented them for all their cooperation. No beefs reported by departjaent dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for excellent food and service. ship's fund. One man is hospitalized in Okinawa. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Brother Shearer was elected to servo as ship's delegate. Motion made to write headquarters regarding raise in wages. Vote of thanks to officals at headquarters for the fast action taken on cable sent regarding restriction to ship in Bahrein. staffs of the following vessels have been awarded a. vote of tlhanks from their grateful fellow crew­ men: Del Alba (Delta Line); National Seafarer (Windward S.S. Co.); Del Valle (Delta Steamship); Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa S.S. Co.); Rio Grande (Oriental Exporters)—the baker takes a special bow on this one for his "exquisitely light and fluffy coneoptions"; St. Lawrence (St. Lawrence Carriers) — special thanks to the pantrymen—; Over­ seas Joyce (Maritime Overseas Coip); Transhudson (Hudson Waterways Corp.); San Francisco (Sea Land) — applause for the baker—; Halycon Panther (Halycon S.S. Co.); Overseas Eva (Mari­ time Overseas Corp.)—^the baker's pastries were so light they floated and were used as lifepreservers in emergencies; Western Planet (Western Tankers); Steel Chemist '(Isthmian); Kyska (Waterman); Gateway City (See Land). SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), March 20—Chairman, George Ruf; Secretary, Roger L. Hall. $19.14 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Brother H. Glisson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discus­ sion about crew and Union getting to­ gether with Mate concerning trans­ portation to West Coast. FLORIDA STATE (Everglades), March 22—Chairman, A. Dominguz; Secre­ tary, James Doran, Jr. Some disputed OT reported. $11 in ship's fund. Re­ quest for food plan representative to visit ship. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), March ElChairman, F. Olstman; Secretary, Lou Cevette. Brother John Sweeney was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Couple of hours disputed OT in steward department regarding de­ layed saiding at Jacksonville, Florida. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), March 5—Chairman, John Nash; Sec­ retary, Francis Fischer. No beefs re­ ported. Everything is running smooth ly. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), March 21 —Chairman, S. M. Simos; Secretary, Leo Bruce. Ship's delegate reported that everything is going along fine. $5 In ship's fund. Motion made that all ' men with 20 years in Union and IS STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), March 14 —Chairman, E. A. Anderson; Secretary, A. Boekman. $10.84 in ship's fund. No disputed OT and no beefS' reported by department delegates. Discussion on repairs. A well fed crew aboard the Seat­ tle (Sea-Land) is sorry to see Charlie Foster getting off the ship at the end of this trip, reports ship's delegate Wally Mason. "He will really be missed because,he's one of the best bakers I have ever sailed with," Mason says. The rest of the crew agreed with Mason and voted a special thanks to Charlie for the "magnificent" job he did. 4" The Captain of the Halycon Panther (Halycon S.S.) was satis­ fied with the performance of the SIU crew manning the vessell that he took the trouble to formally compliment them all for their co­ operation, reports Ship's Delegate Lucky Pritchitt. LOG-A-RHYTHM: ChUdhood By Henri Pereikow Can I forget— The barren chalked garret In which we huddled. Curling from cold. Fighting for the shifting coats? Can I The Where And forget— stinking cellar the sunshine was alien the orange crate bare? Can I forget— Mother, nursing the lame Washing the ghetto dead— For scanty crumbs? I can't forget— When still trapped On the hook of greed Warding off the hurt Of the desperate claws. Voyager (Alcoa Shipping), there are no greater coffee experts in the world than seafarers. Long, cold watches over the years have provided them with "field condi­ tion" .opimrtunilbies to taste and judge all brands and manners of making the hot brew. Brother Hanser reports that the "experts" aboard the Voyager have suggested that the regular percolators be re­ placed by glass silo coffee pots. "such a good doctor to those members of the crew who have been ill," Brother Smyibe reports. 4" 4> Lucky Pritcbett, the tall-taletelling ship's delegate aboard the Halcyon Panther (Halcyon) swears he's telling no tales when he says that the galley gang aboard are a great bunch. During a recent ship­ board meeting, Lucky had the en­ tire Ci'ew bac-k liim up with a hearty vote of thanks to chief cook Seafarers aboard the Antinous Les Burnett and baker Charles (Waterman) have proven that they Locke for their outstanding ability know their in the galley. apples. When one 4 4 4 disgruntled crewmember com­ The crew has been complaining plained about the about snow aboard the Alcoa Mar­ size of the apples keter (Alcoa) reports ship's dele­ served on board, gate John F. Meo. The snow, how­ the rest of the ever, has not been caused by the boys got to trad­ weather. "We have been having a ing old sea yarns, lot of snow on the television as seamen will. screen," he says. "We finally Snow One old salt, re­ solved the problem, though, by calling the days when ships were buying an antenna and plenty of wood and men were iron, rem­ antenna wire." Although the ship inisced nostalgicly about macin­ travels through plenty of storms, toshes the size of watermelons. the crew can't complain about this "One of those apples," he claimed, particular type of snow anymore. "would last a man three days." 4 4 4 "Why, I can remember," he con­ Self respecting seafarers aboard tinued, biting into a small but juicy red beauty, "one time back the Steel Chemist (Isthmian Lines) have turned around 1918 when an entire life­ thumbs down on boat full of men survived for 14 underwear for days at sea with no other pro­ messhall dress. visions than 22 of those giant "U n derwear macintoshes." means just what "Look out boys," broke in Ship's it says," declares Delegate Franklin Snow. "Better Ship's Delegate stop messing. around with those Dominick Branapples," he warned. "Remember, coccio, "under­ that's the way Eve got started." wear. It is to be Brancoccio t i worn under your The air was blowing hot and other togs. If you wouldn't enter heavy on the Marore (Venore a restaurant in port dressed in Transportation) and no wonder, your underclothes," he continues, with discussion centering around "you shouldn't come to mess in the lack of properly functioning such attire." fans in the foc'sles. Willie D. Maris, It looks like dinner will be a speaking for the crew, hopes that full-dress" occasion on board the newly installed fans will keep Steel Chemist from here on in. everything turning smoothly next 4 4 4 time out. Sanitation conditions are always t t a matter of concern and impor­ Shipside, in the absence of the tance to seafar­ massive facilities available on ers. The health shore, medical amd comfort of care can some­ sailing men times prove to be everywhere de­ a difficuit matter. pend on clean But crewmem- and orderly fa­ bero aboard the cilities. Sanita­ Kyska (Water­ tion is a matter man) had nothing for close and to worry about. thoughtful coop­ Anderson All their needs eration between were taken care crew members. So, the Overseas Smytfie of in expert Eva (Maritime Overseas) is plan­ fasihion by C3hief Mate M. J. Mc ning to equip all waste disposal Laughlin. "He kept us afloat and units with plastic bags from now in ship-shape condition," says on, reports ships delegate, Wallace J. Smythe, ship's delegate. Mate (Mad Bear) Anderson. $1 • MO VOUBtt HSH/mi THAT^g OIL, BROTHER!' �Pag* Twentr SEAFARERS April li; liW LOG Seafarer Blasts Propaganda Of Medicare Bill Opponents Taklns The Sun I Seafarer Frank Reid knows that the same forces who opposed Medicare for the elderly, also fought against Social Security when it was first introduced back in the 1930s during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. In a letter to the LOG, Held said that the sad thing about needs when they reach the age of Under the medicare concept, in­ dividuals regularly put money the phony anti-medicare retirement. aside for their own future health propaganda being put out in the newspapers and over the airwaves is that so many otherwise intelli­ gent white coliar workers tend to believe it. What they are fighting against, Reid said, is "What they finally must rely upon in their declining years." The point that Seafarer Reid strikes home so forcefully in his letter, is that it is the same unorgan­ ized white collar workers who will stand to benefit most from the Reid passage of the medicare bill. For It Is those peo­ ple who do not have the security and protection of a union welfare or pension plan to meet their Quick Action By Seafarers Rescues Four Quick action by four Seafarers in San Juan, Puerto Rico was re­ sponsible recently for averting a tragedy when a small boat cap­ sized, dumping its occupants into the water. The Union members, whose action was in the highest SIU tradition, rescued the strug­ gling crewmembers at consider- Burns As often as not, white collar workers are dismissed at age 65 with a trinket and a goodbye handshake, Reid points out. When they have pensions, those pensions in the overwhelming number of instances do not provide any med­ ical help. When an older person gets sick, he or she must rely on his family for financial help or take public charity. Union Men Protected Union members, such as Sea­ farers, are protected. When It comes to old-age security their medical and other needs are pro­ vided for by the SIU pension and welfare plan. care needs through Social Security deductions. They willingly assume a stake in their own future and create a fund upon which they can draw when they need It most —^when they are old and illness strikes. Because of this, a worker can enter retirement with dignity, knowing that he will not be an unr necessary burden to his family or his community. "Fortunately," Reid concludes, "there were enough Congressmen interested in the welfare of our elder citizens to see that this im­ portant legislation was passed." LOG-A-RHYTHM: Messengers Of Spring By Roy Lee Hinson The frost covered the earth with gray. Winterly winds blew night and day. The snows have fallen, so has the rain. The ice is melting, on mountains and plain. The winds have hushed, the earth is dead. All buds are growing, the blooms are red. Spring time is here, a robin is heard. The messengers are sent to bring us the word. Bob White is calling his mate in the field, A hawk is soaring to make his first kill. The rabbits are dancing under moonlight. The whip-o-wills cry just at daylight. Old buck is roaming with doc and fawn. The racoon hunts all night until dawn. The gray squirrels play, feeding their young. The birds return with songs they have sung. The incident occurred while the four SIU crewmembers fiom^ the Alcoa Explorer (Alcoa), were tak­ ing it easy on the beach in San Juan. The Seafarers, Tony Guerney, wiper; Danny Slater, OS; Luther Latorsfci, wiper; and Guy C. Marsh, OS, were attracted by cries for help when a small boat capsized offshore, leaving its occu­ pants. bobbing in the waves. According to Chuck Burns of the Explorer, the four Explorer crewmembers immediately rushed into the water to give the boat's occupants a helping hand. Swim­ ming through the surf, the Sea­ farers were able to reach the boat's water-bound occupants In a short time and assist them to shore safely. However, in their haste to reach the scene of the accident, the Ex­ plorer crewmembers scraped their feet on coral "needles" lying just beyond the bathing area. While this mishap didn't affect their rescue efforts, it did cause an in­ fection which laid them up a few days later. Although the four SIU members are temporarily in drydock now. Burns writes they are all pleased that their role in sav­ ing the capsized boat crew proved a success. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), April 3—Chairman, P. Franco; Secre­ tary, Sanderlin. Disputed OT In the deck and engine departments. Motion made that ship be fumigated. Ship's delegate to check slop chest to see that it is adequate. Vote of :hanks to the ship's delegate and to the steward department for a job well done. HANOVER (Bates), March 13—Chair­ man, N. Petterson; Secretary, R. Mor­ row. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother N. Petterson was eletced to serve as ship's delegate. General discussion on linen and the care of the washing machine. TRANSORIENT (Hudson Waterways), March 29—Chairman, Eugene A. Stan­ ton; Secretary, Charne. Brother Stan­ ton was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Ship's delegate to talk to the captain about the transportation from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. Springtime is here, we very well see. The mountains show spring, so does the lea. The bobcats travel as fish in the stream. The brown bear has slept, I have told his dream. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), March 2B--Chairman, Edward Abualy; Secretary James J. McLinden. Everything Is In ship-shape condition aboard ship. Brother Ken Kristensen was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Motion made to have headquar­ ters contact the company and request that they Install alr-condltloning units In foc'sles. The farmer is planting, sowing his seed. Bees are working, the Queens is the lead. All children are happy, hear them sing. The earth has awakened, God is still King. SEATTLE (Sea-Land), March 20 -— Chairman, W. Mason; Secretary, E. Ostrolencki. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. $51.34 in ship's fund. Marsh able cost to their own health and safety. Seafarers Richard Vaughn, deck maintenance (left) and Joseph Horahan, saloon pantry, enjoy a few minutes of the warm sun on the deck of the Steel Voyager (Isthmian). The two Seafarers posed for the LOG photographer when their ship recently visited New York OLD-TIMER PILOT ROCK (Columbia), April 3-> Chairman, Doug Dewalt; Secretary, Geo. Brade. No beefs' reported by de­ partment delegates. Brother Dawalt was elected to serve as sh'p'.s dele­ gate. ROBIN GRAY (Moore-McCormack), April 1 — Chairman, Francis J. McDueeney; Secretary, Norman S. Tukey, Jr. Captain refuses to discuss crew's draws with ship's delegate. $20.04 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT re­ ported in engine and steward depart­ ments. Beef on chow. mm iLaJes sfisOiD&e topti voR OliHHJoB.novytevfeR, TAK^eTReMOTWHEM eoiAO© OPOR.TOWM LADDfiRS. ATlffHr HAND SfilP ON THEl,A«3DER IS NBOESSARV Tfc)R SAF'BTY . KYSKA (Waterman), April 3—Chair­ man, B. H. Lowderback; Secretary, E. Terrell. $12 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks extended to entire steward de­ partment. Vote of thanks to the gaUey gangs and messmen for special serv­ ice aboard this ship. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), March 21—Chairman, C. M. Gigantelli; Secre­ tary, G. C. Reyes. Brother J. OeJessa was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. $34 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT reported in engine de­ partment. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), March 14—Chairman, M. A. Savoy; Secretary, T. Zielinski. Brother L. R. Brown was elected to serve an ship's delegale. Motion made for increase in wages and OT, and retirement plan. Retired members to be allowed to keep full $4,000 insurance. DEL NORTE (Delta), March 30 — Chairman, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. $196.48 In ship's fund and $199.84 in movie fund. Plenty of dis­ puted OT in engine department Few beefs in deck department to be'taken up with patrolman. THETIS (Admanthos Shipping), March 1—Chairman, Signey Segree; Secretary, A. Maycroft $16.60 in ship's fund. Little disputed OT in deck and engine departments. SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), April 1 —Chairman, Charles Johnson; Secre­ tary, Roger L. Hall. $12.80 was spent for TV repairs, leaving $6.34 In ship's fund. No beefs were reported by de­ partment delegates. Motion made that ship's delegate see the Port Steward and Food Plan representatives about food and grade of meat put aboard. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), March 27—Chairman, H. J. Swartjes; Secre­ tary, Tom Gordon. Safety award of $57 was received. $18.55 balance In ship's fund after expense for two funeral wreaths and two messages. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Crewmembers requested to dress properly in messroom for night lunch. TRANSHUOSON (Hudson Water­ ways), March 11—Chairman, Fred Ottoi Secretary, Robert Gllbertson. Vote of thanks extended to the ship's delegate and the steward department. Little disputed OT aboard. DEL CAMPO (Delta), March 7—Chair­ man, J. Fedesovich; Secretary, P. Piascik. Brother Blankenbery was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. DIGEST of I ,1mf [III. f: n i: STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), March 24—Chairman, Star Wells; Secretary, R. Hutchins. $25 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. One brother was hospitalized in Canal Zone. ALCOA MARINER (Alcoa), March 2S —rChairman, A. Paige; Secretary, F. Morciglio. Discussion on drawing OT. Motion to have headquarters send a letter to the ship's delegate and cap­ tain regarding same. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), March 28 — Chairman, J. A. Witchen; Secretary, W. C. Sink. Most repairs have been taken care of. Some disputed OT in deck and steward de­ partment. Discussion on linen for crew. i TRANSHARTFORD (Hudson Water­ ways), March 26 — Chairman, Osker Stevens; Secretary, Clarence J. Nail. One man taken off ship In Cartagena, Spain. Some disputed OT In each de­ partment to be taken up with patrol­ man. Motion made to have boots for mucking put on ship. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), March 26 — Chairman, Frank Pasaluk; Secretary, R. D. Campbell. $125.25 In ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for excel­ lent job. WESTERN CLIPPER (Western Tank­ er), Feb. 28—Chairman, James Martin; Secretary, James Elwell. Vote of thanks was given to the steward de­ partment. Brother James Elwell was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on money draw. It. �.'if.'i .W-. SEAfAREnn too Afffl 1«, IMS A Look Backward rv Timtr-OM Wartime Beef Persuaded Seaman To Sign Up SIU Seamen who sailed In the U.S. merchant marine in World War II lived a hard, perilous life, never knowing when a sneak torpedo attack from a vicious U-boat pack would put an abupt end to their voyage, leaving them to die in the cold Atlantic. If a seaman signed on a vessel that did not sail under >the union banner, he could no further information than this, he hopped a train, and with Tony and John hit the beach count on his life being that healthy assist from Lady Luck, was Day. wdth the Army, while Gus worked Bill Lackey, a member of the SlU Inland Boatmen's Union, Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region, likes to tell his Union brothers about the good old days when he sailed on the tug Iowa, owned by the Great Lakes Towing Company, which is now under IBU contract. Lackey sent the LOG the photo above of the Iowa's crew as they appeared in 1941. The crew included (l-r) Walter Pringle, Dan Horton, captain; Russ McKinney, engineer, and Lackey, fireman and linesman. Old Timer Lauds SlU Benefits To the Editor: There really aren't any words to fully express the pride I feel as a member of the SIU. Be- AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. cause of the SIU pension^ we are able to live comfortably and enjoy our later years in full security and dignity. Recentiy I was in the hospitai. When I was discharged, the hospital informed me that the SIU had taken care of everything. All I had to do was walk out the door. It was a truly wonderful moment. I can­ not express what such coverage means, especially with hospital bills the way they are today. It is indeed a privilege to be a member of the SIU. William R. Steng SIU Thanked For Steel Strike Aid li rr and your provision of warm drinks and tastay food. Our membership will be ever grate­ ful. Jack Hurvich Representative. District 9. USW To the Editor: We the memibers of Local Un­ ion 6300, United Steelworkers of America, wish to express our deep gratitude for the help ex­ tended us by the SIU. In time of need you Came to us and we will never forget it. Again, my members and I say: Thanks. Feel free to call on us if we can assist you in any way. Michael Marino, President, Local 6300, USW t J' 4" Election Support Brings Thanks To the Editor: I would like to take this mo­ ment to thank each and every SIU member Who voted for me in this past election. Although it was a losing cause, I'm still grateful and thankful to you all. May God bless you and smooth sailing. Edward Kruss, K-315 i Zt i Union Praised For Assistance To The Editor: I would like to take this op­ portunity to thank the SIU and The following letters were its representatives, who, in tlie sent to SIU headquarters to ex­ past two years of my hospitali­ press the appreciation of steel- zation, have done so much for workers for the support and me. They all did their utmost aid lent by the SIU during a to make my life a little more recent United Steehvorkers bearable and to help me to con­ strike, at the Continental Can tinue my existence under a load of financial and physical Company. woes. I could not have gone To The Editor: on without the benefits that the I want to take this opportunity SIU Welfare Plan provided. to- express to the SIU, its Everyone has gone out of executive board and its menvtheir way to give me help and bership, our sincere apprecia­ tion for all the help and service I appreciate this very much. rendered to our members who Words are small things when were out on strike from March measured against the effort 1 to March 25. Your prompt re­ and consideration the SIU put sponse and cooperation with all forth. My thanks seem puny in the union men who were on comparison to the help the strike and who needed support union provided. I would also like to thank the at all times, indicates the genu­ ine trade union feelings era- SIU for the Blood Bank they provide for it's members. With­ bodied by your organization. Our membership, especially out it, 1 certainly would not be those who walked the picket alive today. For the past 25 years I've lines on those cold and nasty days, are doubly appreciative also been exceptionally fortu­ of the warmth, both of the food nate to have as fine a bunch of arid of the moral support, that union brothers and wonderful they received from your effec­ people to associate viith. Jim Shiber tive tours on the picket lines much harder since there was no­ body to represent him should a beef develop during those long, dangerous trips. Gus Janavaris Is a Seafarer who found out during World War II that sailing in the convoys was that much easier if a seaindn was on an SIU ship. He originally sailed in the merchant marine on unor­ ganized ships, and continued to do so during WW II when he shipped out on the old su­ pertanker Har­ pers Ferry, which was part of a 33vessel convoy bound for Lon­ don. The tanker was carrying a full load of high octane airplane gasoline, with 24 Janovoris large, twin en­ gine airplanes lashed to her deck. The trip proved an especially har­ rowing one, with repeated attacks by killer U-boats which sank three ships. When his ship reached London, Janavaris put in for some 27 hours of overtime that he had worked during the long voyage. However, the ship's officers disputed his claim, and with nobody with au­ thority to back him up, the com­ pany was the only party that bene­ fited from his extra work. This was more than enough to convince Janavaris of the value of member­ ship in the SIU. As soon as he re­ turned to the States, he headed for the nearest Union hall and signed up as a Seafarer. Reunion With Brother Another incident that made Ja­ navaris' voyage to London on the Harpers Ferry a memorable one was the opportunity it gave him to locate his brother, Tony, whom he hadn't seen since the beginning of the war. The job of finding his brother turned out to be as diffi­ cult as hunting for the proverbial needle in a haystack—the haystack being the millions of troops quar­ tered in England waiting for the invasion of Normandy. Janavaris first contacted the headquarters of the Army engi­ neer unit in which his brother served, only to learn that Tony was somewhere in southern Eng­ land on maneuvers. With almost able to locate his brother's unit within 24 hours. Janavaris recalls that he and Tony had a fine re­ union which was unfortunately cut short by his ship's departure for the states. Family Job The next chance he had to see his brother took place as a result of the Normandy invasion. Gus, Tony, and a third brother, John, made sure the Janavaris clan was well represented at the bloody fighting which occurred during the invasion of Omaha beach on D off shore on the SlU-contracted Lauten B. Evans. Tony was the only member of the family who was wounded dur­ ing the Invasion. Gus remembers that the next time he got a chance to see Tony was when he was re­ cuperating in a hospital. Tlie Janavaris brothers were born in Indiana, but later moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Gus is the only member of the family who went to sea, and says that he is proud to be a Seafarer. Great Lakes Column (Continued from page 13) swing in Buffalo remains uncer­ and other locals attended. All tain. However, as shifting winds items were taken up pertaining to continue to shuffle but not break shipping problems on the Great thick ice patches. Commander Lakes, and the SIU and Maritime Kenneth, Skipper of the Coast Trades Department of Canada also Guard Cutter Ojibwa in Buffalo attended this meeting. Harbor, said an aerial survey Tues­ At the union meeting Monday, day showed open water eighteen April 5th. the hall was packed miles west of Buffalo. The Com­ with members, some registered, mander also stated that the Ojibwa some not. We have shipped a would probe the Ice Fields today standby crew to the Piatt getting to determine when the east end of it ready for loading grain. the Lake would be passable. _ Our blood bank is slowly build­ Brother Frank Surwilla is still ing up in the port of Duluth. All vacationing in Mexico and sends donors are requested to contact us post cards weekly. the Duluth Port Agent for appoint­ ments. ALPENA Homer Stilson, porter, has been The port of Alpena is just get­ ting underway. We had the here at the hall every morning Steamer E. M. Ford and the MV opening it and closing it down at P. H. Townsend, Huron Cement night waiting for the Frank TapCompany vessels; in this week for iin to fit-out. Everyday it's the the first time this season. Shipping same question — When? Doug has been slow. Ice conditions are Smith, AB off the James E. Ferris, normal for this time of year in this is the proud father of a baby girl area. We are expecting the first named Stephenie. ships of the season at Stoneport CLEVELAND April 8, 1965. They are the Even though the Ice Reports Steamer Fred A. Manske of Boland have not been too good from both and Cornelius, and the Richard ends of the Lakes, this port got Reiss, Reiss Steamship Company. off to a good start having fitted The warm weather has brought out three ships already. Crews are some of the old timers out of expected to be called in the next hibernation. Edward "Shy" Ryan, week or so for five more ships one of our older retired SIU mem­ laying in this port. bers, was in to see us. This is an The Blood Bank also got a shot indication of good weather. in the arm, with Bill Marsh being DULUTH the first in line to part with a In the municipal election of pint. Registration of bock men has April 6, 1965, A1 Coallilo won by been good, with enough to take 10 votes for City Councilman care of any replacements needed against Johnson, the president of at fit-out. Pat Sheeran has taken the present City Council. LaForge over as the "Barn Boss" in this and McDonald, two more men for port since Joe , Mecleolowski labor, won their election. There shipped last month. was a meeting at the Holiday Inn All in all, this port is getting Friday and Saturday, the 2nd and ready to handle whatever jobs 3rd of April, for the Maritime come up. It looks as if it is going Trades Department. Delegates to be one of the best shipping sea­ from the SIU, Marine Engineers, sons in many a year. Notify Union On LOG IVIail SEAP/iRBIZ& •: WRTC/CALL \nmyonK IN mrii/m As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling ail SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of Its mailing lists. �SEAFARERS Pa<« Twentr-Two DB^ecf of" NION HALLS SIt7 AXIRIVAZ.S and DEPAXITURES All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Helen Pinter, born March 1, 1965, to the Wiiliam O. Smiths, 1965, to the Frank Pinters, Brook­ Roger City, Mich. lyn, New York. 4 4 4 Douglas Berry, born March 11, 4< t 4« Julia pledger, born December 4, 1965, to the Claude D. Berrys, 1964, to the James Pledgers, Rivi­ Lucedale, Miss. era Beach, Md. 4 4 4 Arlline Sierra, born February 7, 4, t t Hope Vasquez, born February 1965, to the Efraln R. Sierras, Ca19, 1965, to the Pete Vasquezs, Quas, P.R. Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 Georgette Coto, born July 4, i 4" 4" Michael Sego, born February 18, 1964, to the George Cotos, New 1965, to the Lloyd Segos, Savan­ Orleans, La. nah, Ga. 4 4 4 Richard Miller, born May 3, 4 4* 4 Janice Istre, born February 28, 1964, to the Allan F. Millers, Ni­ 1965, to the Willie Istres, Morse, agara Falls, New York. La. 4 4 4 Natalie Jo Benenate, born Febru­ 4 4 4 Peggy Ann Perry, born Dec. 1, ary 18, 1965, to the Nathan Bene1964, to the Richard Perrys, Mani­ nates. New Orleans, La. towoc, Wise. 4 4 4 Harry P. Irvine and William M. 4 4 4 Lelta Smith, born February 23, Irvine, born March 8, 1965, to the Henry W. Irvines, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 4 4 4 Kevin Bernard, born July 24, 1964, to the Clyde C. Bernards, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Lorl Ann Perry, born January 31, 1965, to the Raymond D. Perrys, Woodstone, N.J. 4 4 4 Timothy Morris, born March 17, 1965, to the Richard Morris, Jamaica, New York. 4 4 4 Rodney Hunt, born March 13, 1965, to the Michael Hunts, Phila­ delphia, Pa. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Alice Marie OTIcan, born Janu­ ary 20, 1965, to the John J. O'Heans, Kentwood, La. Linda Roberts, born February 19, 1965, to the John A. Roberts, Woodlawn, Va. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported Alfred James Morgan, born De­ to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment cember 8, 1964, to the Alfred Mor­ of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary gans, Muskegon, Mich. card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): John Lee Millner, 38: Brother William Norris Rollins, 52: Brother Rollins succumbed to a Millner died on Nov. 11, 1964, in San Francisco, abdominal d i sCalif., of a liver ease on Dec. 1, ailment. A mem1964, in the New of the SIU since Orleans USPHS 1943, he sailed Hospital. A mem­ in the engine de­ ber of the SIU partment. He is since 1943, he survived by his sailed in the en­ mother, Mrs. gine depai'tment. Daisy Edna Mill­ Surviving is his ner. He was bur­ wife, Amanda Rollins. He was buried in the Orr- ied in Fairfax, Va. vilie Cemetery, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Levi Middlebrook, 46: A rup­ Daniel James Nelson, 52: Injur­ tured appendix proved fatal to ies received in an accident were brother Middlebrook on Nov. 19, fatal to Brother 1964, while in Nelson on Nov. Fia. A member of 28, 1964, in the the deck depart­ UHPHS Hospital, ment, he joined Galveston, Tex­ the SIU in 1958. as. A member of He is survived by the Union since his wife, Ida 1955, he sailed Hannah Middlein the engine de­ brook. Burial was partment. Sur­ in the Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Bay viving is his wife, Susan Josephine Nelson. Burial pines, Fia. was in Norfolk, Va. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Calvin Louis Mc Coy, 40: Brother McCoy succumbed to heart disease on No­ vember 2, 1964, I' in the General Hospital in Bay City, Mich. A member of the SIU Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region, he sailed in the deck de­ partment. He is survived by his wife, Deloris R. McCoy. Burial was in the St. Patricks Cemetery, Bay City, Mich. 4 4 4 Charles Case Matthews, 53: Brother Matthews died on Novem­ ber 3, 1964, of lung disease, in the New Orleans USPHS Hospital. A member of the SIU since 1948, he sailed in the engine depart­ ment. William Brandner was named adminis­ trator to his estate. He was buried In the Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, La. Charles Stringfellow, 44: Broth­ er .gtringfellow died of heart dis­ ease on Novem­ ber 9, 1964, in Mobile, Ala. A member of the SIU since 1938, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment until he re­ tired in 1964. He is survived by h i s wife, Mrs. Pearl E. Stringfellow. He was buried in the Pine Crest Ceme­ tery, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Paul Catalano, 71: Brother Catalano was a victim of heart disease on Jan. 21, 1965, while in San Jose, Calif. A member of the SIU since 1948, he sailed as chief cook until he re­ tired in 1962. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna C a t a i a n o, and three sons, Paul, Jr., Joseph, and Ebblite. Burial took place at Lafayette No. 1 Cemetery, New Orleans. APHI 16; 196» LOG SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey WiUlanii AI Tanner Robert Matthewa SECRBH-ARY-TREASUREB AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bin Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIl 10225 W. JeffeiBon Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave., Bkiyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drorak, Agent WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Fiagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent ... FRankiin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK .115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. .lohn Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 850 Frecmont St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent . .DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR ..1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowskl, Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union Rnances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquartere in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all timet, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at tha i? September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The E.xecutive Board may delegate, from among its : ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to bo paid to anyone in any oPTiriai capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for liij same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any sij reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to i:| require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but sfi feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this ;i|i should immediately bo reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubiisbes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu1:1 tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union hails. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize them-seives i with its contents. Any time you feel any member or olTicer is attempting ! to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing, with charges, trials, etc., as well as aU other details, then the member so aifected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension ;;| benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU memII bars at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In || ail rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees, iig Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership II has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain II their good standing through tha waiving of their dues. .|i || :i|| || ||: 11 ^ EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with tha employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that ha Is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights ||: of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which 11 will servo the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of ths membership and the Union. If et any tims • Seafsrar feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that hs has bean denlsd his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at haadquartars by certified mall, return receipt requested. Jeff GiUette, Agent 229-278« WILMINGTON, Calif 605 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent TErminal 4-252* Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Hoy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington XL 3-92S9 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, m. SAginaw 1-07.33 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndoiph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St, MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge IB, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St. .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAinut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRankiin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel .529-7.548 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4tli St. DEwey 6.3838 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG * DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Worsen Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. Tillman BUFF.ALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur 'Miller, Agent TR 5-1538 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ... ALbanv 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-.545D DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park. Mich. Erne.st Demerse, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. RAndoiph 7-6223 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mail to Brimicy. Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent. .BRimiey I4-R 6 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8533 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns. Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin. Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range. Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent Export 8-3024 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Hai'oid Rutlisatz, Agent M.Mn 6-4.573 MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent ..SHeiman 4-8645 SAULT STE. MARIE 1086 .Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey, Agent ..MElrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis. Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tox 1348 7tll St. Arthur Bendheim. Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2. N.l liEndeison 3-0104 REGiON.VL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinly ASSISTA.NT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMOKE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-a"no NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4lh St. DEwe.v 6-.18i8 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE ..1216 E. Baltimore .St. EAstern 7-4900 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAinut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE . 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI .....744 W. Fiagler St. FRankiin 7-3504 MOBILE .....1 S. Lawrence St. HEiniock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS . 630 .laeksnn Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADE^LPHIA 2604 S. 41h St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 BOSTON �April 16; 1968 SEAFARERS Page Twenty-TbrM LOG eauie o: Membership Meetings All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: SlU-AGLiWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings^ will be: New York May 3 Detroit May 14 Philadelphia May 4 Houston May 10 Baltimore May 5 New Orleans May 11 Mobile May 12 t 3» 4» West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Seattle Wilmington San Francisco April 23 April 19 April 21 May 21 May 17 May 1£ if ICr Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great I,akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where nioeting.s are helfl at 2 PAl. The next meetings will be: Detroit May 3—2 P.M. May 17—2 P.M. Alpena, Bufialo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, May 3—7 P.M. May 17—7 P.M. i 4« i SIU Inland Boatmen's Union GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will oe: Detroit May 10 Milwaukee May 10 Chicago May 11 Buffalo May 12 t.Saalt Ste. Marie ....May 13 Duluth May 14 Lorain May 14 (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland May 14 Toledo May 14 Ashtabula May 14 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Emmett Avery Clifford Kent W. Kowalczyk Conway Beard Burton Berg Robert Kuczynski David Collins James Lewis Dan Covaney Warren Mclntyro George Crabtrea Davis McKinley Gjorge Meltzer Earl Cronsell Padro Mena Daniel Daheny Robert Devlin Esteban Morales Norway Morris Dominick Fois Nikodem Glen Stanley Friedman Amiceto Pedro Robert Gabel Julio Quinonez Antonio Garcia H, Richardson James Gillian Aaron Sasser Estell Godfrey Joe Saxton Julio Gonzalez Fawzi Hamboussie Anthony Scaturro M. Schalestock Grant Johnson Warren Smith Eric Johnson Samuel White Ephraim Jones DSPHS HOSPITAI NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Cecil A. Jennette John Armstead Armstead J. Jarvis Basilio Boschi Benjamin Brinkley Raleigh E. Paul Prue G. Vaughn Benjamin F. Cray Barron D. Daniels Guy Whitehurst Charlie F. Haywood H. C. Willingham USPHS HOSPITAL WILMINGTON. CALIFORNIA F. F. Steppe USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Harold P. Carroll Harold Murpny Raymond Kersten John Zee Donald Marshall USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Boyd Soear David Bryant R. W. Bunner Henry Vallijo USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Gene Adkins John Keegan Lavrrence Campbell Claude Valladare) USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA P. L. Diamond A. KitChingS Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On S$ lieac quarters wishes to re­ mind Seafarers that men who are choosy about working cer­ tain overtime cannot expect an equal number of OT hours with the rest of their department. In some crews men have been turning down unpleasant OT jobs and then demanding to rome up with eoual overtime when the easier jobs come loi This practice is unfair to Sea­ farers who take OT jobs as they come. The general objective is to equalize OT as much as possible but if a man refuses disagree­ able jobs there is no require­ ment that when an easier job comes along he can mah- up the overtime he turned down before. Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phila. May 4—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un(Licensed .May 5—5 P.M. ii i> if Houston ... May 10—5 P.M. United Industrial Workers Norfolk May 6—7 P.M. Regular membership meetings N'Orleans ...May 11—5 P.M. for UIW members are scheduled Mobile May 12—5 P.I\L each month at 7 PM in various RAILWAY MARINE REGION ports. The next meetings will be: Regular mempetshlp meetings New York May 3 for Railway Ma'ine Region-IBU Baltimore May 5 members are scheduled each Philadelphia May 4 month in the various ports at 10 ^Houston May 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings Mobile May 12 will be: New Orleans May 11 Jersey City May 10 • Meetings held at Laoor Temple, New­ port News. Philadelphia May 11 (Continued from page 8) t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Baltimore May 12 Ste. Marie, Mich, East Coast Seafarers have taken •Norfolk May 13 t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. advantage of the good shipping and beautiful weather here. We hope they keep coming. This time of the year you can look out of the window and see the salmon jump­ ing in the sound. Hunting is also excellent, and we still have the F. G. Mitchell Stanley Sbnayer welcome mat out for stewards, Mrs. Mary Cefaratti is anxious Please contact Mr. Samuel S. Sezzen, Counsellor at Law, 299 about your wife's condition and chief cooks, firemen-watertenders, would like you to write to her at oilers, etc., who can come here, Broadway, New York 7, N.Y. 51 Clinton Street, New Britain, enjoy the local sports and be sure i of shipping, too. Conn. 06053. Rudolph R. Cefaratti During mid-April, the super­ if i> if Your mother would like you to tanker Manhattan is due here to Melvin Knickman contact her in reference to a re­ ' You are requested to contact take on a 100,000-ton load of grain fund check of yours that was Jack Riemer at 408 W. Master for Pakistan. It will be the largest mailed to her. load ever moved from any Pacific Street, Phila., Pa. Northwest port. I ^ I James Bruce Elliott Oldtimers on the beach include As a result of imstructions I You are • u D i :il,-:ct your Juan Fernandez, who is waiting for from an insurance represen­ j mother at 3118 Mt. Carol Drive, a Far East run, and old Puget tative covering the Union for San Diego, California 92111. Sounder Bill Aycock, who is wait­ possible theft or forgery of ing for a bosun's job. Tiny Ken­ if i> i> vacation payments to mem­ nedy, last off the Anchorage, will Please Contact bers, a change in the method spend a little time on the beach Michael Miller; William Datzco; of payment of SIU vacation before shipping again. Earl L. Bacchus; Warren Federer; benefits has become, neces­ Eugene L. Stark: The above sea­ Clyde Hotis and Dan Hulcey, sary. All payments will now men are requested to contact Ed­ both blackgang men, are waiting have to be made at an office gar N. Quillan, Counselor At Law to sliip. Visitors in the port from of the Union and proper iden­ in New Orleans, La., at the follow­ back east include Joel Huber. who tification must be given at the ing telephone number: 271-4771. sails on deck, and William Morris, same time. now in drydock here. Important. Pacific Coast Vacation Fay USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Theodore S. Aleck Ricardo C. Maliuat Joseph P. Andrew Guy Marsh Jr. D. W. Barnette Salvatore Messina Clyde R. Brittle Oliver Morgan Joseph E. Carender Frank Ortiz Antonio Cauano James Pendugrass Charles Crockett William C. Sargent Noble Duhadaway Richard Schwartz Justice P. Hughes John Thompson Eric Johnson Clyde Van Epps W. Malinowski Anton Vuksinick USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Leo Benison Charles Hylen Alex Brodie Neil Lambert Louis D. Croom Pablo Ojera Frank Delosreyes H. Shellenberger Sixto Escobar Thomas Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS W. D. Ashcraft Gustavo Osuna Harold Champagne Ralph Palmer W. J Dequeant Rudolph V/. Raczka Glenn E. Dickens Dave Roberts L. Hodges William Rudd Phillip Jeffers A. E. Sabourin J. Kulakowski Wm. C. Scruggs Judson P. Lamb Jonathan T. Simar Ransom H. Wilson John Manen William E. Odurn Edward C. Yeamans USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA A. L. Alford L. McGrew James L. Allen Lonnie McKenna Howard A. Bergine Phillip Mendoza Jacob Beukelasi Ethel Messonnier George Binnemans Andrew Mir C. W. Breedlove Ralph Newcomb John Brooks Ralph Newcomb Joseph Carr Frederick Nobles Jack Cheramie Carl Palmquist C. E. Cummings Leon Penton Harry D. Emmett John Picou Marshall Foster V. Pizzitolo Luis Franco Eugene Plahn James c. Gamble Santos Ramos W. W. Gatev/ood William Randall Russell Grantham Gerald Raynal Stanlan Grir.e James Regan Eric Gronberg Patrick Scanlan Walter Harris Leon Hinson Timothy Holt Frank James Richard Kinney Percy J. Libby Matt Sizelove Jimmie Snyder Viljo Sokero Daniel W. Sommers Gregoria Troche Antliony J. Zanca USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH,TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay SAILORS* SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Uaksen Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny Edwin Harriman Harry MacDonald USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE Paul Lacy James McGee U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. Paul Kolesnick VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin CAMARILLO STATE HOSPITAL CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA David Taylor ST. VINCENTS HOSPITAL GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN Percy Johnson PENINSULAR GENERAL HOSPITAL SALISBURY, MARYLAND Richard Savage Researchers Study Sharks For Clues To Brain Injuries BIMINI, The Bahamas—The mean but witless shark may provide medical science with the means of finding a remedy for certain forms of brain damage in humans, according to a New York surgeon who has"*been experimenting with the self. The problem now is to find killer fish on this tropic isle. out what gives the stupid crea­ The surgeon. Dr. Louis Bakay of the University of Buffalo Medi­ cal School, has been studying human brain damage resulting from accident, stroke or surgical operation. During the research, it was discovered that sharks have the ability to repair certain types of damage to their large but empty craniums. Shark Incisions Dr. Bakay and his colleagues at the Lerner Marine Laboratory here have been operating on cap­ tured sharks and studying the effects of the Incisions they make. They have noticed that dead brain tissue in the sharks reactivates it­ tures this ability. Damage to human brain cells is now irreversible. The surgeon's special interest is brain edema, a form of brain damage that can lead to death within days after a stroke, operation or other injury. It is caused by fluids which swell a portion of the brain. This is pre­ cisely the type of brain damage from which sharks seem able to recover. The other obvious benefit of the surgeon's research is that he and his co-workers are reducing the local population of dangerous sharks while they seek a cure to another of man's ills. EVERY MONTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contacf any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY �SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO AFL-CIO Urges Strong U.S. Stand On Vietnam In an April 7 speech at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, broadcast on a nationwide radio and television hookup, President Johnson outlined and clarified the U.S. position on the conflict in Vietnam. Johnson made clear that the objective of the U.S. is the "independence of South Vietnam," and said "we will do every­ thing necessary to reach that objective—and we will do only what is necessary." To achieve this independence in the face of Vietcong guerilla aggression from the communist North, Johnson pointed out that "there may be many ways to this kind of peace: In discussion or negotiation with the governments concerned; in large groups or in small ones; in the reaffirmation of old agreements or their strengthening with new ones." The benefits which could come to the people of all of South­ east Asia when peace is finally achieved there was pointed out in a proposal by the President for a vast Southeast Asian devel­ opment program, with U.S. and other economic aid, U.S. Will Stand Firm One thing Johnson made clear however, was that until such an agreement for a peaceful and honorable end to the conflict was made, the U.S. would continue to give military and economic assistance to the South Vietnamese. "We will not be defeated," he said. "We will not grow tired. We will not withdraw, either openly or under the cloak of a meaningless agreement." Following President Johnson's speech on Vietnam, AFL-CIO President George Meany issued the following statement on the address and on the U.S. position outlined in it. In line with the continuing interest of the American labor movement on inter­ national issues which affect all of the American people,Meany's remarks are reprinted below. Meany Comments "In his address of April 7th, President Johnson offered to open the door to "unconditional discussions" on the crisis in Viet Nam. Those who have been urging our government to appease the Communist aggressors against the Vietnamese people have seized upon the words "unconditional" to conclude that our coun­ try's policy towards the conflict in Viet Nam is now being basic­ ally changed. They would interpret the President's address to mean that we are now ready to appease the aggressors. Organized labor in our country has steadfastly opposed appeasement of all aggressors — Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Mao Tse-tung, and Khrushchev alike. In continuation of this policy we have time and again supported Pres. John­ son's firm rejection of all proposals to appease the aggres­ sors against the people of South Viet Nam. Fortunately, the course outlined by the President, the na­ tional aims spelled out in his address, his determination to help the South Viet Nam people maintain their independence—all these clearly add up to anything but appeasement, anything but wavering on weakening in America's commitment to freedom for South Viet Nam. Those who strive and struggle for peace will be' greatly encouraged by President Johnson once again making it clear to all Communist aggressors that "we will not be de­ feated. We will not grow tired. We shall not withdraw, either openly or under the cloak of a meaningless agree­ ment." American labor welcomes President Johnson's reaffirmation of America's determination to achieve through diplomatic anr economic as well as military measures "an independent South Viet Nam securely guaranteed and able to shape its own rela­ tionship to all others, free from outside interference." Foundation For Peace This forceful reiteration of the hasic aim of our nation's policy in Southeast Asia should eliminate all doubts as to American military action having any other objective than to provide a firm foundation for the peace, freedom, and economic development of this war-torn region. We are confident that the people of North Viet Nam, If per­ mitted, would gladly accept Pres. Johnson's proposal that they Join with their neighbors in a great effort to Improve their conditions of life and work rather than continue to suffer and sacrifice in a terrible military conflict which can never be of advantage to them. Any rejection of this generous American offer can only aggravate their misery and suffering. This is the cruel fate which befell the people of the captive nations of Europe when their masters in Moscow prevented their benefit­ ing from Marshall Plan aid. The people of South Viet Nam, Berlin, and every other ' area in the shadow of terror or Communist aggression can draw encouragement and strength from the President's timely assurance that the United States "will always oppose the effort of one nation to conquer another nation." We share the President's realization that this course must be pursued "because our own security is at stake.^' We also welcome the President's emphasizing that "the cen­ tral lesson of our time is that the appetite of aggression is never satisfied" and that, in Viet Nam or in any other part of the world where our country bears an international responsibil­ ity, "we fight because we must fight, if we are to live in a world where every country can shape its own destiny. And only m such a world will our own freedom be finally secure." House OKs Medicare By Overwhelming Vote n WASHINGTON — In an event described by President Johnson as a "legislative land­ mark," the House approved the expanded King-Anderson Medicare bill by an overwhelming 313 to 115 margin last week. The bill now moves to the Senate, where passage is expected by summer. ~~~~ • Hospitalization for up to 60 tic testa, radiological treat­ The President cheered the days of each illness. The patient ments, surgical dressings, House action, saying it had will pay the first $40 of hospital splints, casts, iron lungs, pros­ demonstrated "once again the vi­ tality of our democratic system in responding to the needs and will of the people." A House Demo­ cratic leader said, that with the passage of the bill, "the Great So­ ciety is on its way." Besides providing medical care to all Americans over 65 for the first time, the bill will also in­ crease and improve Social Security benefits. The major improvement is a seven percent increase in cash benefits under the old age, sur­ vivors and disability insurance pro­ gram. The victory of the bill in the House culminated an eightyear battle by organized labor, senior citizens groups and the liberal community for this type of health legislation, which is now almost universal in the industrial nations of the western world. The Medicare program, which will go into effect July 1, 1966, will provide health insurance for those over 65 under two complementary plans. The first, or basic, plan will cover everyone who meets the age requirements, except for federal employees covered by government health insurance. Benefits Included The basic plan will be financed by an increase In Social Security taxes. Benefits to those not pres­ ently covered by Social Security will be paid out of general tax revenues. The basic plan Includes the following benefits: costs. Most regular hospital costs are covered, but doctors fees for radiology, surgery and anesthesi­ ology will not be covered. Also not covered are psychiatric hospital costs. • Nursing Home care for up to 100 days in an approved facility after a hospital stay of at least three days. At least 20 days in each illness period will be allowed. • Home Nursing care for up to 100 visits yearly after hospitaliza­ tion of at least three days. The pa­ tient will have to be under a doc­ tor's care to qualify. • Diagnostic services covering out-patient diagnostic costs se­ cured through a hospital. The beneficiary will pay the first $20 of such costs. Other Services Supplementary services, added to the original bill when critics charged it did not go far enough in meeting the health needs of the elderly, will be available on a voluntary basis at a cost of $3 monthly. The supplementary pro­ gram will provide nearly all of those services not covered by the basic plan. The added services in­ clude physicians* services, in­ cluding surgery, whether per­ formed in a hospital, clinic, office or home; care for 60 days in a mental hospital; an additional 100 days of home nursing care, and various other services. Some of these are x-ray and other diagnos- Joining Pensioners SIU oldtlmer Richardo Armesto (right) joined the ranks of Seafarers enjoying retirement with the aid of regular $150 monthly SIU pension checks when he picked up his first check recently at New York from headquarters rep Steve Zubovich. Armesto, whose last ship was the Robin Loeksley (Robin Line) has sailed with the SIU for 25 years as FWT. thetic devices and ambulance services. The patient would pay the first $50 dollars of such costs, with the plan paying all additional costs to 80 percent. Other portions of the compre­ hensive Social Security bill will increase federal grants for mater­ nal and child health programs and those programs dealing with pub­ lic assistance. The bill also allows added medical deductions for Americans under 65 who are not eligible for the medicare program. Allowances would be made for those paying regular fees to medi­ cal group practice and insurance plans, such as Blue Shield or Blue Cross. Eight Year Battle Medicare was proposed for elderly Americans eight years ago. The idea drew immedi­ ate criticism from the Amer­ ican Medical Association and the private health insurance companies. Despite mountains of evidence showing the need for such a program, the doc­ tors and private groups at first denied the necessity for it entirely. When public support for medi­ care began to grow, the vested interests finally acknowledged the need, but proppsed to solve the problem through a constantly changing set of schemes, most of which were aimed at filling the coffers of insurance companies with federal subsidies, or setting up a totally voluntary, state-bystate, federally assisted program. This led to the passage of the Kerr-Mills Act, which appeased the private interests but' did little to lessen the health problems of the elderly. Administered by the states, Kerr-Mills forced elderly persons to take a pauper's oath before allowing them services. The bill was fairly well run in some states and non-existent in others. Meanwhile, the support for So­ cial Security - backed medicare grew across the nation. Senior citizens groups sponsored meet­ ings and rallies throughout the country (the late President Ken­ nedy addressed one of the largest in New York's Madison Square Garden), and the labor movement gave its full material and moral support to the medicare concept. BiU Killed Twice The Senate considered medi­ care in 1960 and 1964 but it never reached the House. The 1960 bill died in a close Senate vote, and the 1964 measure was killed by a House-Senate committee. Hopes for passage were advanced to a significant extent by the outcome of the 1964 national elections. President Johnson swept in on a wave of unparalleled support, bringing with him a more liberalminded House and Senate. 4 Y.l I fl 11 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource April 16, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MEANY CALLS JOB GROWTH VITAL TO U.S. SECURITY BILL MOODY NAMED TO SCOUTING POST SIU CALLS FOR BOYCOTT OF SHIPS TRADING WITH COMMUNIST NORTH VIET HOUSE BILL WOULD PREVENT USPHS HOSPITAL CLOSINGS AFL-CIO TO INVESTIGATE IUE ELECTION VOTE COUNT CONGRESSMEN EXPRESS ALARM OVER U.S. MARITIME DECLINE AFL-CIO URGES BAN ON POLL TAX THE LIGHTHOUSE – NEW, OLD, AND ODD MATSON FIGHTS INCREASE IN SUBSIDIZED HAWAII SERVICE AID DECLINING LAKES FLEET, CARRIER GROUP URGES MARAD FRANK DENIKE, JERSEY UNION OFFICIAL DIES FMC TO GET ‘SOME’ DATA FROM FOREIGN SHIP GROUPS SPAIN PLAYS BOTH SIDES ON CUBAN SHIPPING ISSUE AMA MEDICARE STAND SPURS REVOLT BY BALTIMORE DOCTORS N.Y. HARBOR DOUBLES AS VAST CEMETERY OF SHIPS U.S. RAPS HIGH SEAS ANTICS OF SOVIET ‘MERCHANT’ VESSELS AFL-CIO HAILS PASSAGE OF AID-TO EDUCATION BILL CITE CONSUMER EDUCATION AS GROWING NEED IN U.S. SEAFARER BLASTS PROPAGANDA OF MEDICARE BILL OPPONENTS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/16/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 8 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ab5a02fd1c724c7959593daf5a641592.PDF 163cf4734139dfd728c18a271efb7c2f PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO I �INc* Tw* StAFAHERS April *, 1965 LOG Rap Foreign AttaekB On UJ, Ship Aid fof/cit Sea Unions Hit Bricks At U.N Urging Strong U.S. Ship Poiicy •NEW YORK—Seafarers took to the picket lines at the United Nations with other mem­ bers of the joint Maritime Labor Committee to voice their support for a strong U.S. merchant marine and to warn U.S. delegates to a 12-nation maritime parley against any weakening of our cargo preference and"*^ The U. S. Department of Agriculture is once again demonstrating its unconcealed hostility toward the American-flag merchant fleet. De­ partment officials, under the direction of Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman, continue to sing that tired old song that the use of U.S.-flag merchant ships is detrimental to the exipori of American farm products to Russia and other Communist countrie«. continually seeking to undermine ship subsidy programs. Also Committee." The Agriculture Department's latest attenipt to reduce the role of "The State Department insisted the position of the U.S. merchant participating in the demon­ this was never contemplated but marine, and regard every move to the U.S.-flag fleet to insignificance in the nation's commerce occurred stration were the ILA, NMU and we know different," Gleason said. improve the lot of the U.S. fleet as when its Undersecretary, Charles S. Murphy, testified before the International Finance Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on U.S. government agencies—the a threat to themselves. the MEBA. Banking and Currency. Murphy's warmed-over testimony about the MA, Agriculture, Defense, State The countries represented at the alleged harm resulting from the use of U.S.-manned vessels was a The three-day meeting pick­ and Commerce Departments—have 12-nation meeting share between repeat performance of the views expressed by his boss, Secretary eted by maritime labor was called been chipping away at the founda­ them the largest merchant fleets in Freeman, who tried to sell this story to a group of cabinet officers and by the U.S. for the declared pur­ tions of 4he American merchant pose of explaining American ship­ marine over the years in order to the western world. They are Great others on March 23, 1964. ping policies to other western gain favor with foreign govern­ Britain, Japan, France, Norway, The theme that Murphy and Freeman have been using is actually nations and convincing them that ments. Cargo preference laws have Netherlands, Sweden, West Ger­ the policies were not aimed at giv­ been continually Jeopardized in many, Belgium, Greece and Den­ a repeat of the views of E. E. Kelm, the president of Cargill, Inc., who mark. Representatives of many of issued essentially the same opinions only four days before the Secretary ing the U.S. unfair advantages. this manner. the same nations met last month In of Agriculture made his exaggerated statement in 1964. Cargill is IMaritime labor charged, however, European countries which main­ Paris with Admiral Harllee and one of the nation's biggest grain trading companies which was involved that U.S. officials would use the in the shipment of U.S. grain to the communists. The company stood meeting to grant more concessions tain large merchant fleets are also other American representatives. to profit handsomely from its ability to turn to low-wage foreign-flag to the foreign shippers at the ex­ vessels in moving this grain. pense of our merchant marine. The ridculous part about the arguments advanced by Secretary At the top of the agenda for Freeman and his subordinates is that while they never miss an oppor­ the meeting was the continuing tunity to wail about the "high cost" of using American ships, these controversy over the release of same officials run government programs which spend billions of dollars freight rate setting information by annually to support a small segment of our farm population. European and Japanese dominated steamship conferences. AmericanNEW YORK—The rank and file credentials committee of The $5 billion which Agriculture spends.each year for farm sub­ flag companies have been trying to get the Maritime Administration the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, sidies is over twelve times the amount spent for all the programs of to take a stronger stand regarding Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, has reported on the assistance to the U.S. merchant fleet including construction subsidides, operating subsidies and the cargo preference programs combined. The disclosure of the information. 8^00 million which American taxpayers ante up annually for the three eligibility of nominees for^ Weakening Cargo Laws separate subsidies which are paid on domestic cotton, are 10 times the Inland Boatmen's Union and the delegate to the SIUNA con­ United Industrial Workers were annual cost of our cargo preference program. We find it ironic that But the unmentioned issues in the meeting were the reported vention. The credentials com­ elected at special membership the subsidy dispensing Agriculture officials spend most of their time willingness of the U.S. delegates, mittee for the Atlantic and Gulf meetings held on March 29. The worrying about the cost of the cargo preference program. led by Maritime Commissioner Ad­ district have found that all nomi­ committees checked the qualifica­ Secretary Freeman and his officials have claimed that the depart­ miral John Harllee and a State nees for the position of convention tions of all nominees and certified ment has no intention of ignoring Congressional intent to insure a they are eligible to run as conven­ delegate are qualified, and in ac­ Department officer, to discuss strong, flourishing merchant marine for our nation. We would like weakening of U.S. cargo prefer­ cordance with the report of the tion delegates. to believe, these statements, but Agriculture officials don't give us a ence laws. Those laws, though President, dated March 8, 1965, an chance. Over and over again the department seems intent on dra­ The credentials committees of weakly enforced, were designed to election will be held on April 19, matically illustrating its contempt for the U.S. merchant marine. The keep the U.S. fleet afloat in a sea 1965, in all AGLIWD ports to deter­ the IBU regions, and the UIW re­ latest example of this thinly veiled antagonism was Under Secretary gions referred to their Regional mine the convention delegates for of cut-rate foreign competition. Directors' reports of March 8 Murphy's testimony before the International Finance Subcommittee Because of protests from mari­ the district. dealing with the SIU convention, which showed, all too well, the department's desire to downgrade the The credential committees elect­ provided that: "In the event status of the U.S.-flag fleet. time labor, the government was forced to shy away, publicly, at ed by the regions of the Inland the number of qualified nomi­ U.S. maritime expects this brand of conduct from Agriculture least, from any position compris­ Boatmen's Union, and the United nees is equal to, or does not Industrial Workers reported that exceed the number of delegates to oflicials. We all remember how American ships and American seamen ing our merchant marine. were short-changed when U.S. grain shipments were moving to Russia ILA president Thomas W. Glea- all nominees are qualifled and be elected to these conventions, last year. U.S. vessels got the bureaucratic cold shoulder even though shall be deemed elected, pursuant such nominees shall be deemed to son, chairman of the Maritime La­ th late President Kennedy had issued a public statement that American bor Committee, said: "The united to the reports filed, by their re­ be elected convention delegates." bottoms would be used to move the bulk of these cargoes. spective regional directors. The reports of these regional di­ protest by the maritime unions The Twelfth Biennial Conven­ rectors, dated March 8, 1965, were against the State Department plan Same Treatment Expected to discuss basic U.S. maritime pol­ tion of the SIUNA will start at mailed to the membership of the Unfortunately, it looks like the U.S. maritime industry is going to icy with foreign governments ap­ 10:00 AM, Wednesday, May 28 IBU and UIW regions on March 10, be faced with the same situation all over again when American farm parently had an effect. We have thru June 1, 1965 at the Gramercy 1965. products start moving to communist countries in the next few months. received assurances from Secretary Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, AGLIWD Election A most blatant example of how the cargo preference statutes are of Labor W. Willard Wirtz that N.W., Washington, D.C. The AGLIWD credentials com­ ignored came to light recently when the Department of Commerce U.S. representatives were under Elected Commltteca mittee, which was elected in approved an export license for the sale of 90,000 tons of soybeans to deflnite instructions not to discuss New York port and headquarters Russia. Despite our determined attempt, not a single government The credentials committees of questions under review by the President's Maritime Advisory the Atlantic and Gulf regions of the on March 29 has certified the official can give us any assurance that even a single ton of these soy­ names of 28 members as qualifled bean cargoes will be transported on an American ship. to run as convention delegates The Union's list of particulars against the Agriculture Deprartment's from the district. The qualifled record in degrading the role of the U.S. fleet was detailed in our nominees are: 40,000 word statement to the Maritime Advisory Committee last John Cole, C-8; George Dacken, November 16. Responsibility for this continuing hostility to American D-26: Rex Dickey, D-6; Joseph Di- maritime was laid squarely where it belonged—on the shoulders of Giorgio, D-2; Frank Drozak, D-22: Secretary Orville Freeman who is plainly unfit to discharge his Paul Drozak, D-180; Norman W. responsibilities. DuBois, D-475; Ernesto V. Erazo, E-34: John Fay, F-363; Leon Hall, The SIU statement accused the Department of Agriculture, which H-125; Paul Hall, H-1; William Is responsible for shipping 70 percent of the commodities "that come Hall, H-272; William Jenkins, J-78; under cargo preference, of consistently attempting to deprive American Anthony Kastina, K-5; A1 Kerr, ships of their fair share of these cargoes. Despite the fact that cargo K-7; E. B. McAuley, M-20: Robert preference cargoes acccounted for only half, or 3Vi percent of the Matthews, M-1; Frank Mongelli, country's total foreign trade. Agriculture sUll views this as detrimenUl M-1111; Edward Mooney, M-7; to U.S. export policy concerning communist nations. Louis Neira, N-1; Earl Shepard, Even though this may seem to be a comparatively small amount of S-2; Gordon Spencer, 8-1162; Freddie Stewart, S-8; A1 Tanner, our foreign trade, it actually spells the difference between life and T-12: Cal Tanner, T-l; Keith death to the unsubsidizd dry cargo carriers. Terpe, T-3; Lindsey J. Williams, As the SIU pointed out in its November statement, prospective harm W-1; Steven Zubovich, Z-13. to the nation's taxpayers may be mainly in the minds of the Agriculture The committee noted in its re­ Department. Of the $15 billion in farm commodities that have been port that since the AGLIWD is en­ shipped abroad since the PL 480 plan begain in 1954, the extra costs titled to 27 delegates,, it will be from using U.S.-fiag shipping has amounted to about $230 million or necessary to hold an election to just more than 2 percent of the total value of these cargoes. choose these delegates to the Nothing has changed since the SIU made its statement in November. SIUNA convention. The commit­ Agriculture officials continue to ignore the intent of Congress by often Seafarers and other members of maritime labor picketed tee said it was making this an­ acting as if the cargo preference statutes didn't exist. Even though before the United Nations building in New York to protest nouncement in accordance with the four months have passed since the Union made its charges. Department attacks, by foreign shippers on UiS. maritime aid policies. (Continued on page 20) officials still have failed to answer this document. Credentials Committees Act On SfU Convention Nominees 'i By Paul Holi �*91^0.%vm SE AF ARER S funawev Tankw§ CafM Major Offanderg SlU Protests Naming Oil Co. Exec. To Study 0.8. Gold Drain Crisis WASHINGTON—The Seafarers International Union of North America told the President's Maritime Advisory Com­ mittee last week that it opposes the appointment of Albert L. Nickerson, chairman of the + board of the Socony Mobil Oil ment nor purchase consumer goods Company, as head of the Tiere, and that they amass millions 1^0 G SlU Fight To Save USPHS Hospitals Taken To Congress WASHINGTON—^The Seafarers International Union of North America has urged,. Congress to halt the proposed closing of seven U.S. Public Health Service hospitals., The Union condemned a plan announced by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare on -*• — "The availability of this treat­ ing lists for those veterans with January 19, 1965, propos­ ment has been on a diminishing non-service-connected disability." ing that merchant seamen basis over the years as a result of The Fifth Annual Conference of Advisory in earnings which do not come back to the United States either in the form of corporate taxes or expendi­ and other patients using PHS The formation of the Balance of tures for goods and services. facilities be transferred to Payments Committee, as an ad­ hospitals operated by the Vet­ The SlU noted that Nickerson, as visory group to the Department of Commerce, was recently announced chairman of the board of Socony erans Administration. by Secretary of Commerce John Mobil, is a top-ranking officer of The SIU's Washington rep­ T. Connor, who is also chairman one of the five American oil com­ resentative, Thomas L. Meyer, panies which between them own of the Maritime Advisory Com­ half of all the American tankers spoke against the proposed PHS mittee. registered under the Panamanian hospital closings at a recent hear­ The Maritime Advisory Comifnit- and Liberian flags. The other four ing of the House Subcommittee on tee was created by Executive Or­ companies are Standard Oil of Appropriations for the Depart­ der of President Johnson last June New Jersey, Texaco, Gulf,, and ments of Labor, and Health, Edu­ cation and Welfare. The Union is to consider the problems of the Standard Oil of California. also presenting Its position to the American Merchant Marine. It The SlU said that the composi­ House Merchant Marine and Fish­ consists of Secretary Connor, Sec­ tion of the Balance of Payments eries Committee which is current­ retary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz Committee, which consists exclu­ ly conducting hearings on the and 15 non-Government represen­ sively of e^jecutives of large hospital closings. tatives of maritime management, American business enterprises, is labor and the public. The SlU HEW officials have proposed the representative on the committee is "reminiscent" of the composition closing of PHS facilities in Boston, of the Maritime Evaluation Com­ international president, Paul Hall. mittee, which was created by for­ Norfolk, Savannah, Galveston, The SlU's opposition to Nicker- mer Secretary of Commerce Luther Memphis, Chicago and Detroit. son's appointment was set forth in Hodges in 1961 to study the prob­ "It is Ironical," the SIU said, a letter to Connor, copies of which lems of the maritime industry. "that the plan to close seven of were sent to all members of the The SlU said the Maritime Eva­ the USPHS hospitals, which could Maritime Advisory Committee. luation Committee had studied the be the first step in the abandon­ The SlU said that it was gratified industry for more than two years ment of the entire USPHS pro­ that Secretary Connor, in announc­ and finally made a series of recom­ gram, is announced almost simul­ ing formation of the Balance of mendations "which, in our view, taneously with President Johnson's Payments Committee, had recog­ contributed nothing toward a solu­ design for a massive medical re­ nized the contribution which Amer­ tion of our merchant marine's prob­ search program and for expansion ican-flag ships couid do make to a lems." of medical care and treatment as reduction of our balance of pay­ The SlU noted that the only ma­ essential to a better America. The ments deficit. ritime representative on the Mari­ hospital closings would be a step The SlU added, however, that time Evaluation Committee was backward for a society that must among the major offenders, with Eugene Holman, the former chair­ move forward." respect to our balance of payments, man of Standard Oil of New Jersey The SlU characterized the Gov­ are American companies which —one of the "Big 5" runaway ernment's plan to liquidate the operate vessels under the runaway operators. seven hospitals as incongruous, flags of Panama and Liberia. "In view of the above facts," the since the Administration's "Great The SlU pointed out that these SlU said, "we question the advis­ Society" purportedly Includes ex­ companies pay billions of dollars ability of Mr. Nickerson's appoint­ panded medical care. Increased abroad for ship construction, that ment as head of the Balance of hospital and clinical facilities and they employ foreign seamen who Payments Committee and record greater research efforts under Fed­ eral sponsorship! The Union's neither pay taxes to this Govern­ our opposition to this action." statement pointed out that the Public Health Service hospitals are universally respected for their high quality, comprehensive medi­ cal care and treatment and re­ search and clinical facilities. WASHINGTON—Senator Warren G. Magnuson, (D-Wash.) speaking before the Propeller Club here, urged the Administra­ Established In 1798 tion to put some real muscle into its "Ship America" policy as an The Union reminded the Con­ aid in solving the nation's continuing balance of payments gressmen that the PHS hospitals problem. traced their origin to a statute en­ Magnuson, chairman of the key Senate Commerce Committee, acted In 1798 when they were es­ said that in the past the government "had only suggested in tablished for merchant seamen and quiet ways that it might be helpful to use U.S.-flag carriers, but other Federal beneficiaries. The never has it been an official policy of the U.S. to actively and program of these hospitals was aggressively encourage this." shaped to meet the special require­ Magnuson noted that the merchant fleets of industrial nations ments and character of maritime like France, Britain and Japan all carry a greater share of their employment, leading to the pres­ nations' ocean borne commerce than does the U.S.-flag fleet. ent Federal program of marine American ships carry only nine percent of total U.S. commerce hospitalization which the PHS still in the ocean trade. administers today. Inadequate Fleet The SlU explained that this pro­ Magnuson said the failure of American ships to cai'ry a larger gram was established for seamen part of our commerce was related "directly to the inadequacy of who must work without the avail­ our present fleet, particularly the bulk carrier fleet." His viem ability of medical care while at on the declining strength of the U.S.-flag fleet paralleled that sea. Since a seaman's work is of taken by American maritime labor. a transient nature and his time on shore'is subject to tlie arrival and The lawmaker called upon American importers to specify U.S.departure times of his ship, he re­ flag ships wherever possible. Since importers would remain sub­ quires hospital and medlcaf care ject to freight rates set by the various liner conferences, there that would be easily accessible would be, theoretically at least, no Increase In cost of them. after long periods at sea. Since Magnuson urged Secretary of Commerce John T. Connor to call this care must be available at any a speedy meeting of the Balance of Payments Advisory Commit­ U.S. port in which a ship calls, the tee to consider methods of putting a firmer foundation under the maximum possible number of "Ship American" polioy. strategically located facilities Is essential, the Union said. Balance of Committee. Payments Senator Urges "Ship American" To Solve Dollar Drain Problem Paye TOref the periodic closings of a number of these Institutions Inspired by pressures from the Bureau of the Budget," declared the SlU. The Union charged that those responsible for the closing plan had failed to pay attention to the President's Commission on Heart, Cancer and Stroke which has praised the PHS hospitals' re­ search, training and patient care program. In a statement issued in December, 1964, the President's Commission called for additional funds for increased research space in the PHS hospitals and for in­ creased research and training ac­ tivities at these facilities. Contradictory Plan The Union's statement asserted that the HEW plan was both con­ tradictory and misleading because It would be Impossible to accom­ modate seamen in VA hospitals since these facilities do not even have enough beds available for veterans. In the VA-facilities in the immediate vicinity of the areas where the seven PHS hospitals are slated to close, bed utilization ranges from 85.9 to 99.3 percent. Hospital administration experts consider 80 percent of bed occu­ pancy as the most practical level of operation. The SlU criticized the HEW plan as jeopardizing medical care and treatment for seamen, as well as jeopardizing the ability of the VA to care for war veterans. The Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. PubUc Health Service also echoed this criticism when It said, "It Is difficult to understand how the patients from the PHS hospitals can be cared for by the VA hospital system when many of the VA hospitals that these pa­ tients are to be referred to are already operating at maximum pa­ tient capacity and have long wait­ the American Legion held in Feb­ ruary went on record as opposing the transfer of PHS hospital pa­ tients to VA facilities. "The plans of the Bureau of the Budget and the Department," the SlU charged, "are fraught with flaws and unwarranted and mis­ leading projections, both from the standpoint of continued availability of the marine hospitalization pro­ gram for Seamen and from the dol­ lars and cents standpoint. The Union said the plan to close the PHS hospitals as a money-saving move. Is hardly the basis for such drastic and irreparable action which will only result In Increased costs. The SlU pointed out that the average dally cost of maintaining a seaman in a USPHS facility is $29.65. As an example, the $34.35 average dally cost for room, board and all other major medical costs in the Chicago Marine Hospital was cited. Similar services in private hospitals in Chicago have an average daily cost of $41.53. The SlU also pointed out that the Department of Health, Education and Welfare had significantly failed to mention the Government's in­ vestment or the present value of the seven PHS hospitals to be shut down. "It is apparent," the Union declared, "that shortly after their closing, these hospitals will be a mass of cobwebs and will no doubt wind up being sold to private pur­ chasers for a shred of their value, with the taxpayers footing the bill for this tragic mistake." No Hearing Held The Union was also critical of the manner in which HEW an­ nounced the closing plan. If departmomt officials sincerely be­ lieved that their proposal meant (Continued on page 10) Quarterly Financial Committee SIU rank-and-file Quarterly Financial Committee met recent­ ly at New York headquarters. Committee members are (clockwise) Seafarers J. Doris, Philadelphia; Walter Walsh, Baltimore; Douglass Claussen, Houston; Curley Barnes, N.Y.; Edward Kelly, Mobile; and Clyde Lanier, New Orleans. •t ; �Vngt Vamt SEAFARERS April t, Ita LOG SlU-IBU Tugman Rescues Shipmate—But in Vain PHILADELPHIA—^Despite the heroic rescue efforts of a long-time friend and shipmate who gravely risked his own life, Captain John Southard, master of the SIU Inland Boat­ men's Union-contracted tug Triton, was killed March 13 in an accident on the Delaware River. mediately dove in to save the unconscdous skipper afloat until Captain Southard was di­ stricken both could be pulled on board. master. recting the towing to berth of The rescue was aided by the the German freighter Karl Garmmersdorf at 8 a.m. when he lost his footing on a ladder and fell into the chilly water. Deckhand Henry Tulewicz, an IBU shop steward who had sailed with Cap­ tain Southard for 15 years, im­ Southard had fallen between the tug and the freighter while both were underway. In attempting to save him, Tulewicz was in constant danger of being crushed along with the Captain between the two vessels. Nevertheless, he kept the SIU Pacific Unions Blast Shipowner-CG Power Play WASHINGTON—SUP Secretary Morris Weisberger and MFOW President Bill Jordan last week entered "strong objections" to a U.S. Coast Guard proposal which would, in effect, enable the shipowners • to increase their control over; their attempt to come through the seagoing jobs by authority to back door." change certified engine room rat­ ings aboard so-called "automated" ships. The opposition of the two SIU Pacific District unions was voiced at public hearings here on pro­ posed changes in the navigation and vessel inspection rules and regulations held before the Mer­ chant Marine Council of the Coast Guard on March 22 in Washington. The new Coast Guard proposal, would establish new engine room endorsements aboard ship, and leave the manning of a particular vessel to the discretion of the offi­ cer in charge, "whose decision will take into consideration the request of the vessels owners" and the de­ gree of automation on board. Objecting to the proposal "both in language and principle," the two SIUNA vice presidents ques­ tioned the Coast Guard's right to require higher rating standards than those authorized by law mere­ ly on an owner's request. If it can be shown that there is a need for higher ratings, the union officials declared, then the Coast Guard should proceed in a legal and or­ derly manner to establish the re­ quired standards "and not repeat The SUP and MFOW consider any regulation that would give the shipowners the power to change ratings aboard ship to be contrary to the best interests of their mem­ berships, particularly at a time when manning requirements aboard "automated" or "Retrofit" vessels is a matter of great concern and controversy in the industry. It was also pointed out that al­ though the proposed change deals only with engine room ratings at present, once the owners are per­ mitted to exercise such influence over the selection of engine de­ partment personnel, it would be only a matter of time until the breach would be widened to in­ clude the deck and other depart­ ments. After considering the testimony of interested parties at the hear­ ing, the Council recommended that all proposals for revised endorse­ ments for seamen on automated or partially automated steam pro­ pelled vessels be tabled for further study, and that continued consul­ tation would be held with affected labor unions, management, and owners or operators of such ves­ sels. By Eari (BHIII Shcpard, Vice-President. Atinntlc SIU Represented At 'Union Day' The key role played by maritime labor in the nation's defense effort was celebrated March 5 at the Brooklyn Army Terminal when repre­ sentatives of the SIU, ILA, MEBA, NMU and other maritime and government employees labor groups joined with the administrators of the base in "Union Day" festivities. Brigadier Generai A. J. Mont­ gomery showed 50 union representatives around the huge facility, considerable skill of Ante Baric, the Triton's mate, whose steady including a bus tour of the sprawling complex of wharves and ware­ hand at the wheel helped to avert houses. The occasion ended with a reception for the terminal employees a further tragedy. Tulewicz and and their labor representatives in the Terminal Dining Room. The Southard were pulled back on the general, the top officer in the Army Terminal Command, said the unions at the base had "made a working reality of the present Memorandum tug within ten minutes. of Understanding," which guides labor relations at the Terminal. Died of Injuries Boston Both were taken to nearby pier Brothers in the Boston area, especially those in the SlU-affiliated 78, South Wharves, where they were removed to Pennslyvania fishermen's unions, are still fuming about the Russian cod caper. Hospital. Southard had struck his Insult was added to injury a few weeks ago when a U.S.-flag ship head in falling, however, and died docked here with a 450-ton load of Soviet-caught codfish. The blocks of his injuries shortly thereafter. offered for sale in the U.S. were most likely taken from the same Tulewicz was treated for exposure. fishing grounds off our east coast where our fishermen have to fight Southard, 55, was employed by off the red competition. ILA members refused to handle the cargo Independent Towing for 25 years and it has since gone into limbo, -f and had been the master of the The danger of further Soviet looking for a Group 2 job. encroachments on U.S. fishermen Baltimore remains, however. Shipping has been real good in Shipping in Boston has been on Baltimore. We had to ship 32 men the slov/ bell, but is expected to more than were registered in the pick up in the next period. There last period. Tho^re are still jobs were two payoffs and two ships available here for Group 2 engine serviced in transit during the last department men. During the past period. two weeks, there were seven Alfred Gardner, who last sailed payoffs, 5 sign-ons and 12 ships as chief cook on the Achilles, was serviced in transit. Tulewicz Southard real sorry to get off that floating Raymond T. Lavoine Jr. is company tug Triton for the last hotel. He had to go into the hospi­ registered again for the Losmar 18 years. An active unionist, he tal, but is now FFD again and after getting off the ship during had served several terms as pres­ ready to ship. Lawrence Melanson, the ILA beef. She's one of his ident of Local 1700, which eventu­ a 25-year SIU man, paid off the favorites and he says he'll be ally affiliated with the SIU-IBU. Cities Service Norfolk when she happy to get on board again. He was highly regarded by fellow went offshore and is now visiting Norfolk unionists and tugmen in Phiiadel- with his wife in Canada. Norfolk shipping has been on phia and his passing was deeply John Gala, last in the blackgang the slow bell, but is figured to im­ felt there. on the Cities Service Baltimore, prove in the coming period with In a tribute to the Captain and is in dry dock with a broken wrist the arrival here of several coal deckhand "Hank" Tulewicz, fellow suffered in an auto accident. He ships. During the last period, only IBU member Gene McCullough, a hopes to be ready to ship soon four ships were serviced in deckhand on the tug Teresa McAl­ again. Donald Watson, last aboard transit. lister (P. F. Martin), wrote: "I am the Hercules Victory, paid off Clyde Mariner, who last sailed prompted to pen this letter after when she laid up and is now the deck department on the much thought and perhaps a little holding down the hall for a coast­ &uval, is currently in dry dock but soul-searching. Please accept the wise run. hopes to be ready to ship soon. wishes of myself and, I am sure, Alvin Olander, last aboard the New York many others in regard to a humble Steel Chemist, left the ship due to and extremely courageous man. I Shipping has been brisk In New the untimely death of his father. speak, of course, of our "Hank." York, with 19 payoffs, 9 sign-ons Alvin is ready to ship again, "What this man did has brought and 20 ships serviced in transit however. back to me a new and greater Shipping looks to remain good Puerto Rico faith in my fellow man. All of us during the next two weeks. Oldtimers on the beach here admired, respected and appreciated include Charley Carey, Fernando On the beach here is Stan Beli, Captain John, but who among us possessed the courage displayed by who sails as a chief cook. Stan's Munoz, Julio Colon, Primo Fern­ last ship was the Columbia and he andez, Julio C. Ruiz and Isaac his deckhand? was forced to leave her when she Brown. A couple of Seafarers — laid up in Baltimore. Now he's Rafael Torres, Valentin Acabeo watching the board for a coast­ and Justo Velazquez — signed aboard the Alcoa ships that passed wise run. through last week. James Dimetrios is an ex-prize fighter who decided on a seagoing career. He's happy with his new life, and says he wouldn't change it for anything. Jim, who sails on Apr. 2, 1965 Vol. XXVIf, No. 7 Official Publication of the SIUNA deck, is waiting foi a Far East run. Del Mar Crew Wins Delta Line Safety Award SEAFARERS LOG Walter Minette, who sails in the blackgang, is also waiting for a Far East trip. Nemesio Qulnones, a 3rd cook, is watching the board for a South Africa-bound ship. Philadelphia Shipping has been fair in Phila­ delphia and is expected to remain that way into the coming period. During the last period there were four payoffs, one sign-on and nine ships serviced in transit. fl ; ;!i< \ 'd . _ _ A plaque citing the Del Mar (Delta Steamship Lines) and its SIU crew for an outstanding safety record during the past year was presented recently in New Orleans. At the presenta­ tion ceremonies were (l-r) Seafarers Al Fabrlcant, porter-printer; Jack Procell, bosun; Delta Line safety director Paul Pollatt; Delta port captain E. R. Seamen, who made the presenta­ tion; the Del Mar's Captain Kourian; and chief steward Vic Romolo. Charles W. Johnson has been watching the calls for an AB job on a coasthugger. Bay Riemer, who sails in the blackgang, is waiting for a coal run, preferably on the Commander due here next week. Fred Clopton is also waiting for a coal ship bound for Holland. Donate Giangiordano, a- union menaber since 1943, usually sails as a bosun, but this time out he's r V• 11 f. n-j (1 Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes & Inland Waterz District. AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Prcs. Vice-President AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS Sec.-Treas. Vice-President ROB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst. Editor: NATHAN SKVEH; Staff Writers: ROBERT ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE CARMEN; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Published biweekly at the headquarteri of the Seafarers international Union, At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and inland Water) District, AFL-CIO, iZS Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYacinlh 9-(600. Second class postage paid at tho Pott Office in Brooklyn, NY, under tho Act of Aug. 24, 1912. • ' K I if i �April t, U6S SEAFARERS First Pension Check LOG Pace Five Dockers Planning To Boycott Ships Trading With Viet Reds NEW YORK—^The International Longshoreman's Association has pledged to tie up foreign-flag freighters that have carried supplies to the Communist Viet Cong who are fighting the U.S.-backed South Vietnamese government. Leaders of the ILA plan to boy­ cott these ships in every — — port from Maine to Texas. Greek-flag Spalmatori, called at subsidies to the American ship­ the port of Campha, North Viet ping industry . . . The figure Representative Paul C. Rog­ Nam after loading a cargo of rice Upon being approved for regular monthly $150 pension benefits recently, Seafarer Hemsley Guinier (right) dropped by New York headquarters to pick up his first check from headquarters rep Joe DeGeorge. Guinier last shipped aboard the Westfieid (Sea Land). By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative San Jose Gives Scabs Heave-Ho The city of San Jose has followed the lead of San Francisco in sivine professional scabs the heave-ho. The City Council approved an ordi­ nance last week making it a misdemeanor for employers to hire on strikebreakers. Under the law, which passed the Council by a five to one vote, a strikebreaker is defined as anyone who has volunteered to work for a struck company on two or more occasions within a twoyear period. Only 11 states currently outlaw the use of professional scabs—Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Washington, Michigan, Maryland, Delaware, Louisiana, Rhode Island and Hawaii. With any luck, California will soon join the list. "Labor is supporting an anti-strikebreaking bill introduced last week in the state legislature. The measure is currently under study by the body's Industrial Relations Committee, and a hearing on it is yet to be set. Spurred to action by the San Francisco printers strike last year—where scabs were used in abundance—community leaders in California now seem determined to rid the state of the scab plague. San Francisco Shipping has been better than fair in the city by the Bay. During the last period the Summit and the Ames Victory were in to pay off, and the Overseas Rose, Mankato Victory, Iberville and Northwestern Victory signed on. In transits dur-4; ing the period were the Penmar, Kenmar, Penmar and Seamar. Whitey Lawis, who sails as an Steel Artisan, Geneva, Seamar, Elizabethport, Summit, and San electrician, gave up the soft life Juan. In addition, a few men went on the beach in San Francisco and up to Seattle, where shipping is stopped up here where the ship­ very good, to latch onto jobs on ping is good. He's ready to go with the first job on the board. grain ships. Crossing paths in the Pacific were AB B. E. Parady, who just shipped to Asia aboard the North­ western Victory, and W. O. Armann, a FWT, who just pulled in from the Far East and expects to rest up for a while. Wilmington In contrast to other Pacific ports, Wilmington shipping was slow in the last period. The Steel Artisan, Seamar, Calmar, Marymar and Los Angeles passed through in transit. The St. Lawrence laid up here on March 14, but is expected to crew up by the end of the month. The outlook is fair for the coming period, with seven ships due in transit. Freddy Magallanes had to pile off the Overseas Rose in Seattle after learning that his wife was seriously burned in an accident. All the men in the Wilmington Hall join in wishing Freddy's wife a speedy and full recovery! Seattle As noted above, shipping is very good in Seattle. "Tlie same can be said for the weather, which has been beautiful. Paying off in the last period were the Northwestern Victory, York, Cottonwood Creek, Steel Make.-, Hudson, Producer, Transhudson and Morning Light. In transits were the Anchorage, ers (D.-Fla.) has assisted the ILA boycott plan by compiling a list of vessels from Western na­ tions that have traded with North Viet Nam during the past year. The United States State Depart­ ment has accused the North Viet­ namese of directing the Viet Cong rebellion and aiding it with men, arms and supplies. Representative Rogers has re­ vealed the names of 15 foreignflag ships that have called at U.S. ports last year after trading with North Viet Nam. The names of these ships and others engaged in trade with the Hanoi government wiii be posted in offices of ILA locals on the East and Gulf coasts where Longshoremen can keep a watchful eye to see if one of them tries to quietly slip into port. 200 Allied Ships The list of ships to be boycotted will undoubtedly spiral upward since Congressman Rogers has re­ ported that 200 ships flying the flags of nations friendly to the U.S. have carried cargoes to and from North Viet Nam. The West­ ern countries carrying on a major share of North Vietnamese trade include Japan, Britain, France, Belgium, West Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The six Euro­ pean nations are all members of NATO. A check of the 15 vessels that Representative Rogers reported as having called at U.S. ports after transpprting cargoes to and from North Viet Nam shows that over half fly flags of countries that are prominent havens for runaway ship operators. Panama alone ac­ counts for the registry of seven of the ships trading with the Red Viet Cong. Dockworkers got their boycntt of ships carrying supplies for the Viet Cong off to a good start in early March when they tied up the Panamanian-flag Severn River in New York. Another ship, the in Lake Charles, La., according to Representative Rogers. Proposed Bill The Florida congressman has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives as the first effort to cut the yiet Cong supply line and strengthen the American ship­ ping Industry. The proposed bill, HR 6154, would halt shipments to and from the U.S. aboard vessels engaged in trade with North Viet Nam. Urging the House to act quickly on his bill, Rogers said, "The U.S. Government has spent some $350 million in the past year in direct should be much greater than 10 percent, and the least the Govern­ ment can do is deny American car­ goes to foreign shippers trading with the enemy." The U.S. State Department has made no formal effort to date to restrict trade by our allies with the Hanoi government by estab­ lishing a ship blacklist. Several of our European allies and Japan have resisted U.S. suggestions that they impose restrictions on their trade with Red Asian nations. However, these countries have said they will agree not to trade in a special list of strategic goods with Communist countries in Southeast Asia. Great Lakes Ports Expecting Big Year DETROIT—Traffic on the Great Lakes and the St. Law­ rence Seaway, which set new across-the-board tonnage rec­ ords during the 1964 season, is expected to be even better this year. Ports from Duluth to the creased export orders for grains mouth of the St. Lawrence and edible and non-edible oils re­ have lined up an encouraging number of ship bookings, and ves­ sels will be getting underway just as soon as ice conditions permit. Some Seaway facilities are already open and others will follow suit by April 15. ported. Import calls for steel— mainly from European and Far Eastern sources—are also up 4his year. Total tonnage on the Seaway during 1964 was 39.3 million tons, including 3.7 million tons of gen­ eral cargo, making it the best year Many ports have used the win­ ter layover to improve and expand in history. Optimists on the Lakes now predicting a 45-miIlioncargo handling facilities. Buffalo, are ton year. for example, is rushing completion Meanwhile, Congress is consid­ of the 83,000 square foot dock able to accommodate more ships. De­ ering authorizing a study of the troit has a new processing ter­ chances of keeping the Great minal and warehouse area capable Lakes open to year-round ship traffic. The bill proposing the of accommodating three, ships. study, sponsored by Senator Wil­ Toledo will have a new 600-foot liam Proxmire (D.-Wis.K is vir­ berth in , operation by June, and tually certain of approval, its au­ Cleveland is in the process of thor predicted. opening new transit sheds. The The study, to cost $50,000 over new loading facilities will allow a two-year period, will be included the ports to better handle the inin the omnibus rivers and harbors bill now being prepared by the Senate Public Works Coinmittee. This practically insures that my bill will pass both houses," Prox­ mire said. "If the Great Lakes ports can be kept open for even an addi­ tional few weeks, it would be a great economic boon for the Great Lakes shipping industry, Prox­ mire added. He said a lengthen­ ing of the shipping season could mean millions of dollars'" for Lakes ports. Proxmire noted that consider­ able information was already available on de-icing harbors and waterways and could be used, when properly assessed to end forever the "four-month ice block­ ade" on the Lakes. Maritime Trades Council Meeting in Boston Union Has Cable Address At a recent luncheon sponsored by the Boston Maritime Trades Council, delegates heard Massachusetts Governor John A. Yolpe outline a proposed new tax program to help meet the state's growing educational needs. Participating in the meeting were (l-r) SlU safety director Joe Algina, International Longshoremen's Association business agent Matthew Bento, Governor Voipe, and John F. Beirne, president of Local 5, Masters, Mates and Pilots. Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address as­ sures speedy transmission on all messages and faster service for the men involved. •M �SEAFARERS Pace Sis April t, INS LOG {Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District) February 13 - March 26 more than offset a slight decline in Wilmington. Shipping continued to improve during the last two A breakdown of jobs by department showed a strong weeks, as more vessels came out of lay up caused by the demand for deck department personnel, while calls for ILA strike and began to take on crews. A total of 1,734 Seafarers in the other two departments remained normal. Seafarers were shipped, compared with 1,573 shipped Registration continued to pick up, rising to 1,285, com­ during the previous two weeks. pared with 1,197 in the prior two weeks. The number of Shipping on the East Coast was brisk, especially in Seafarers registered and on the beach at the end of the New York, where jobs moved at a fast pace. Boston period, however, continued its sharp decline to 3,125 shipping remained steady while slight decreases in the this period, contrasted to 4,567 in the period before. number of jobs occurred in Philadelphia, Baltimore, With jobs going over the counter at a rapid pace in the Norfolk and Jacksonville, Shipping was booming in the Gulf, the seniority situation was radically changed, with Gulf, as the last of the dockworkers went back to work only 40 percent of the jobs going to A Book members and the congested harbors began to clear. Houston job compared to 59 percent in the previous two weeks. Taking calls were excellent, with more than twice as many jobs advantage of the situation, C Cards shipping comprised shipped as normal; Mobile shipping calls were almost 27 percent of the total, while B Books accounted for 32 twice the number during the last period; and the job "percent, the same share as in the previous period. situation in Tampa was also brisk. Shippiftg dropped off Shipping activity remained almost stationary, with 53 slightly in New Orleans, although job calls remained above normal. Shipping on the West Coast was improved payoffs, 48 sign-ons and 135 in transit visits, compared ^his period with both San Francisco and Seattle showing with 53 payoffs, 43 sign-ons and 131 in transits in the a sharp upturn in the number of jobs available, which prior period. Ship Acfivify Pay Siga la Off! Oat Troat. TOTAL lottM 2 N®w York .... 19 PliiladolpMa.. 4 loltimoro .... 7 Norfolk ..... 0 JacktoRvlllo . . 2 0 Tompo Mebllo 4 Now Orleoni.. 3 Houftoii ..... 1 Wilminqteo .. 0 Soo Fronelico. 2 Sootflo ...... 9 0 9 2 5 0 1 1 2 8 8 0 '4 8 2 20 8 12 5 12 8 6 13 33 5 7 4 4 48 14 24 5 15 9 12 24 42 5 13 21 TOTALS ... 53 48 138 234 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia "litimore Norfolk .Incksonville Tampa I'^obile New Orleans Houston Wilmington Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 1 2 16 24 6 16 11 18 5 2 3 2 1 1 11 9 33 37 48 18 5 1 16 2 5 9 110 192 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP. 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 55 3 20 14 63 3 7 10 38 11 22 11 36 2 24 0 5 10 15 4 13 1 7 2 4 7 12 4 . 33 1 15; 12 37 6 10 16 2 12 21 4 32 7 0 0 3 0 6 1 3 8 1 4 3 3 4 5 2 0 3 6 11 3 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 7 12 1 0 2 3 5 1 23 1 3 8 8 17 7 20 28 1 3 12 .16 1 77 1 7 15 18 24 20 32 7 61 3 36 45 22 73 1 7 52 16 12 98 4 28 22 29 : 37 9 54 7 0 1 3 0 1 0 4• 0 3 3 1 2i 1 23 0 5 5 15 6 4 2 19 0 2 8 9 2 20 0 6 13 30 2 15 8 25 11 10 21 8 9 50 1 352 10 84 96 1 190 117 214 46 1 377 22 114 104 I1 240 sl GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 33 0 2 0 1 0 3 2 51 TOTAL Shipped CLASS 3 ALL A B 0 0i 3 0 10 63 36 4 2 12 2 13 0 37 0 32 0 0 6 8 1 5 2 3 0 5 12 5 0 1 28 16 0 0 61 36 47 98 13 54 3 5 4 3 4 5 19 8 8 30 5 25 32 1 85 377 240 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 3 5 13 1 19 1 3 5 9 10 109.113 140 37 290 8 34 62 104 2 271 17 24 5 46 0 3 15 18 0 69; 45 56 5 106 1 17 29 47 0 14 9 12 2 23 1 5 9 15 10 4 2 7 1 12 2 4 15 9 5 22| 6 9 2 17 2 3 6 11 45 35 1 33 7 75 2 10 24 36 0 97 96 76 12 184 1 55 71 127 47 199 76 85 26 187 6 37 37 80 5 12 14 16 3 33 2 6 5 13 32 19 5 20 2 41 3 10 7 20 8 63 17 _15 3 35 0 9 10 19 85 1 702 456 506 106 !1068 29 196 289 1 574 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Joston New York Philadelphia Baitimore Norfolk .Tncksonville Tampa Mobile "^'ow Orleans Houston Wilmington Pan Francisco •^Seattle Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 12 47 15 12 4 7 5 0 12 2 5 13 5 0 9 4 15 5 0 2 1 3 1 6 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 14 16 1 6 9 1 32 23 7 11 11 1 63 25 11 39 11 3 3 0 3 0 1 2 8 2 6 10 5 2 14 10 2 131 1 1 215 91 63 ! 169 49 25 1 266 15 3 ALL 0 2 41 1 16 4 2 11 0 4 0 10 0 1 18 2 48 4 72 8 10 1 3 20 0 13 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 0 0 62 2 3 5 0 7 1 4 0 20 0 6 1 7 1 3 0 6 1 2 0 2 9 0 17 0 6 2 21 3 42 1 4 78 4 41 0 3 1 1 6 6 19 4 17 0 11 2 23 1 287 ' 15 106 Shipped CLASS C 3 ALL 1 i 16 9 6 11 15 9 4 8 0 3 1 1 12 18 31 9 20 65 2 4 6 16 8 19 87 208 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 5 1 1 2 10 0 2 0 1 0 3 3 34 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 01 0 0 1 1 1 4 1 6 0 3 2 5 3 7 62 16 7 85 56 118 14 188 12 52 67 131 1 1 7 11 1 19 5 31 5 41 0 8 17 9 5 7 20 15 7 42 12 52 7 71 1 11 19 31 0 1 7 8 1 16 4 13 0 17 0 2 10 12 3 5 6 3 5 14 1 5 0 6 1 8 13 4 0 3 9 1 3 13 5 11 0 16 0 3 6 9 6 17 1 18 6 41 13 21 5 39 1 18 18 37 1 3 42 31 3 76 37 77 12 126 8 61 55 124 2 14 78 65 14 157 33 _ 87 11 131 11 51 56 118 1 3 3 4 3 10 4 16 3 23 2 7 5 14 0 1 19 16 1 36 5 20 2 27 2 7 3 12 5 17 2 19 5 41 4 13 1 18 3 6 2 11 19 1 56 208 56 1 551 180 468 61 1 709 i 41 238 255 [534 00 TOTALS GROUP 2 1 1 1 10 30 1 11 1 8 1 3 4 6 0 1 12 4 34 10 10 54 8 1 5 12 2 11 ~60 191 CLASS B Registered STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Pol# Bos NY Phil ilai Nor .'ac Tam Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-s 0 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 2 1 24 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped > CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 2 15 5 15 44 5 11 37j 2 10 4 8 18 0 8 14 2 6 8 10 1 3 0 1 5 5 2 0 8 9 2 12i 0 17 1 14 7 1 5 14 1 7 3 6 1 4 6, 0 16j 2 81 1 0 4 5 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 0 4 5; 1 2< 1 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 3 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 o; 0 2 1 2 0 0 9 10 5 0 5 6 1 0 4 2 12 1 1 3 4 1 40 1 0 30 31 3 17 34 a 39 4 14 5 17 10 2 34 30 9 8 25 34 7 14 42, 2 16 7 21 11 23 27 70i 1 0 0 o; 0 0 1 2 4 3 4 0 0 11 2 0 1 18 0 2 7 4 2 5 3 8 9i 4 2 5 0 T 3 5 12 3 11 1 28 2 3 4 0 10 3 4 12 9 9 255 15 21 120 1 156 59 27 75 j1 185 12 13 98 1i 123 27 75 52 101 1 1 ^ -"i TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1-s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 8 8 44 15 8 67; 35 0 0 3 3 12 8 3 23 6 0 0 0 0 16 17 0 33 14 0 0 2 2 8 5 2 15, 5 0 0 3 3 2 4 3 9, 0 0 0 3 3 5 3 3 111 2 0 1 3 4 12 10 4 26 11 0 2 3 5 40 31 5 70 17 0 1 39 31 70 34 31 135 15 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 4 4 18 9 4 31 6 0 0 6 _6 28 19 6 53 2 0 4 66 1 70 255 156 "701 481 119 " Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP RROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 2 3 9 0 0 3 3 63 40 69 207 9 14 36 59 7 4 26 0 9 0 13 13 26 15 25 80 4 37 2 31 4 5 3 17 2 0 10 12 3 2 0 5 2 0 .2 4 6 3 5 16 0 2 3 5 16 11 19 57 1 0 14 15 42 21 76 156 8 4 96 108 44 23 33 115 7 12 33 52 7 7 9 28 3 1 8 12 11 .6 10 33 0 0 8 8 6 5 8 21 2 0 13 15 238 144 269 1 770 38 35 270 1 343 SUMMARY DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 110 192 50 I 352 50 191" 25 I 266 "83 27 75 ['185 213 410 150 i 803 Registered SHIPPED CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 10 84 96 190117 214 46 3771 15 91 63 169 49 215 23 287. 12 13 98 I 123,102 52 101 255 SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 1 2 S ALL SHIPPED TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 22_ 114 104J 2401 2 51 32 85 377 240 85 702 456 506 106 11068'^^ 196 289 I 514 15^106 87|208 3 34 19 56 287_ "208j 56 551 180] 468 61 I 709 41 238 255 I 534 15 21 120 1156 0 4 66 70,255 156 70" 481 357 144 269 I 770 38" 35 270 I 343 37 188 257 | 482 268 481 170 j 91;9 52 241 311 |604 5 89 117 I 211919 604 211 [1734 993 1118 436 [2547 i08 469 814~[1391 �AfrOa^lMi SEAFARERS • - . •-i" -• -• Sevw LOG Five More SlU Veterans Approved For Pensions ^ ly Al K«rr. Sccrttary-Treosurtr Pension Benefits Under Discussion The Seafarers Welfare Plan has approved the addition of five more names to the growing list of Seafarers receiving $150 monthly pensions after lifetimes of sailing. All five are veterans of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District. Based on some ot the past articles that have been carried In the SEAFARERS LOG relative to various SlU benefits .tend welfare prorrams, We have received questions concerning the various items provided for onr oldtimers and pensioners. The new pensioners are department. A native of Pennsyl­ now makes his home in Mobile, Sheldon Butler, 63; Ricardo vania, Denddo retired to his home Ala., with his wife, Susie. He Armesto, 69; Anthony Dend- in Newark, N.J., after taking his sailed last, aboard the Claireborne. Under our welfare and pension programs, there are two types of pensions available. One is a normal pension for Seafarers 65 years of age or older, who have 15 or more years of seatime, with 90 days of seatime in the past calendar year 4 and one day of seatime in the six- as complete medical, hospital and month period immediately preced­ surgical benefits paid in full for ing the date of application. themselves, in addition to hospital Those meeting the requirements and surgical benefits for their receive a pension of $150 per dependents. month, plus complete medical, Under the rules for both of these hospital and surgical benefits paid pensions, if a man Is able to secure in full for themselves. Their de­ part-time work, he can earn up to pendents receive hospital and but not in excess of $1,200 per surgical benefits according to the year without forfeiting his pension. dependents' benefits schedule of However, If he exceeds the $1,200the Seafarers Welfare Plan. limit, he is then removed from The other type of pension pro­ the pension list. Another require­ vided by our Plan is a Disability ment under the rules is that in Pension, for which the require­ order to continue receiving this ments are 12 years of seatime, 90 benefit from year to year, a pen­ days of covered employment dur­ sioner is required to take a physi­ ing the calendar year preceding cal examination once a year to the date of application, at least determine if he Is still eligible. one day of seatime during the sixPensioners who have qualified month period immediately prior as above are also entitled to death to the application date, and benefits of up to $4,000. The medical certification that the ap­ amount of the death benefit is plicant is permanently and totally determined as follows: If the disabled, or unemployable. beneficiary designated under the Those meeting these require­ SWP and/or Seafarers Pension ments are entitled to a Disability Plan is a surviving blood relative, Pension of $150 per month, as well then the benefit shall be $4,000. ANNER reef is a mile-and-a-half long killer standing in open water southwest of Jamaica. At no point B does the reef come within four feet of the surface. It is a hidden killer—cloaked by the sea—with only the white water caused by the constant breaking of wind-driven swells to betray its presence. Banner Reef has claimed many ships. The sand and silt surrounding the reef is a graveyard of ships from many times and many place. Brass and twisted steel from ships which fioundered only recently lies side by side with the rotting timbers of Spanish Gal­ leons. Soon this underwater gi-aveyard will receive its latest corpse—^for stuck firmly on a rocky ledge right now is a modern freighter. Gradually, the sea will take the vessel apart and strew Its pieces helter-skelter among the accumulations of the last four centuries. And un­ doubtedly, there will.be more added in the future. Such a spot—where the wreckage of four centuries of shipping lies in one relatively small area—is bound to draw wreck explorers, treasure hunters, salvage seekers, and the just-plain-curious, in droves. But not all who like to visit and explore the place are venturesome enough to go—for it is a dangerous area where the would-be wreck explorer is likely to have the wreckage of his own vessel scattered alongside the bones of the wreck he came to explore—with his own bones possibly beside that. A Wild Place Banner Reef is a wild place where many of the laws of nature seem to have been revoked, or at least sus­ pended temporarily. For instance, there are sometimes two tides a day—but sometimes there is only one— brought about by some eccentric movement of the moon. Charts exist for determining when this phenomena is due, but they so resemble the demented scribbling of a mad scientist that few mariners have ever seriously tried to figure them out. Navigation charts claim a constant oneknot current running from the windward side of the reef to the lee side. Divers however report sudden changes in the direction of the current which would have washed them completely pff the reef had they hot grabbed a solid piece of wreckage and hung on. Many explorers have visited the reef. They like to think of themselves as underwater archeologists, but sel­ dom are. Mostly they are wreck explorers or treasure hunters—whose "scientific" interests goes no further than the "kicks" they get out of inspecting an old wreck or do, 65; Matheas J. Oswald, 61; and George E. Rouse, 59. Butler signed on with the SIU in the port of Tampa, bringing with him over six years of sailing experience. A veteran of the steward departm e n t, Butler spent most of his years sailing as night cook and baker. A native of Florida, he presently makes his home in Jacksonville, with his wife Burier Henni. He sailed last on the Del Aires. Armesto joined the SIU when it was founded, and continued to sail in the engine department. He sailed as FWT on his last trip-which was aboard the Robin Locksley. He makes his home in New York City. Denddo retired last month with many years of experience as an American seaman, of which 22 were spent sailing on SIU ships. Although he sailed mostly in the steward department, he also spent some time sailing in the engine last trip aboard the Bienville. Rouse joined the SIU in New Oswald joined the SIU In Orleans, after having served for Mobile, and sailed for more than 24 years in the engine department. Oswald was sailing in the deck department when he retired last month. A native of Australia, he S/T Manhattan Hauls Record Oil Cargo GLASGOW, ScoUand — The SlU-manned supertanker Man­ hattan (Hudson Waterways) set another record recently when she delivered the larg­ est cargo of any kind ever brought to Great Britain. The huge tanker brought 103,537 tons of Persian Gulf crude oil from Kharg Island to the Scottish port of Finnart. The shipment was also the largest ever ordered by the British Petroleum Corpora­ tion. The three-year-old Man­ hattan, which displaces 108,590 tons, is one of the largest ships in the SlU-contracted fleet. the profit they hope to make by finding valuable objects. The most devoted of these men, however, face the dangers of the sea, the weather, shifting politics and all the other hazards which beset a man working outside of his natural element, to return year after year to the same spot—a thirty-foot-deep hole scooped out of the top of the reef which is thought to contain treasure—Spanish gold. Does the ship in the hole contain a cargo of treasure— or the worthless junk of a cheap souvenir shop? Does the hole contain tlie remains of one ship or two? What is the age and name of the ship, or ships, in the hole? Six ma­ jor expeditions have been organized to explore the wreck­ age in the last four years at an estimated cost of over $110,000—yet the questions remain unanswered—and only objects of little more than historical'interest have been brought up. There are other wrecks in the Caribbean, where the presence of treasure is more certain. But few can match the mystery and fascination of the ship (or ships) in the hole. To satisfy this fascination, men face the dangers of foul weather, heavy seas, tricky tides, motor failure, dragging anchors, sickness, injury and swamping. Two Recent Expeditions Descriptions of two recent expeditions to the reef dem­ onstrate just what can happen when things go wrong. One searcher set out _from Florida with a four-man crew in a 110-foot sailing vessel equipped with auxiliary power. At Jamaica the crew quit, for their own reasons, and the organizer of the search—^hooked on the idea of Spanish treasure—decided to push on alone. Reaching a small Caribbean island, he managed to hire a navigator of dubious accomplishments, and put to sea once more. After one day out heavy seas began pitching the small vessel about violently and the organizer was thrown across the deck. With three broken ribs the voyage con­ tinued until the navigator managed to run the vessel aground on a small reef. They managed to back off the reef, but the boat was by this time taking so much water that the Coast Guard was called to air-drop emergency pumping gear, with the aid of which they managed to make it all the way back to Florida—^where the emer­ gency gear jJTomptly exploded and burned the vessel to the waterline. Yet, despite personal injuries and loss of his boat, the searcher plans to return to the hole as soon as he can get the necessary equipment together again. On another recent voyage to the wreck which set out from Port Everglades, Florida, the helmsman, while Armesto Denddo 3 years in the Army during the Second World War. He sailed as an AB until his re­ tirement last month. A native of Oswald Rouse Missouri, Rouse now makes his home in New Orleans. He sailed last aboard the Cathy. running in 25-foot seas, took bearing off a false light and ran into a reef on the north coast of Cuba. The boat went down in less than 10 minutes. Swimming for shore through the rough seas, one of the crewmen was bitten by a shark. Reaching shore safely, they were all taken into custody by Cuban militiamen who, thinking them gun-runners, wanted to shoot them on the spot. For­ tunately the execution was delayed until Cuban \livers could go down and inspect their vessel in the shallow water where it lay and verified their story that they carried only salvage equipment. The whole incident proved the point, however, that treasure hunting on Ban­ ner Reef is fraught with many and varied dangers. Has any treasure actually been found in the hole. The answer to this is yes—but not much. Back in 1901 Caribben islanders scrounging for brass brought oip about $6,000 in gold bars and coins—and that's it. Others have brought up old cannons and shot (which experts have declared are of too small a caliber to indicate that they came from a tresure ship—which were usully heavi­ ly armed), ivory combs, religious medals, knives, etc. All of this was obviously made in the old world (Spain) and was bound for the new world when the ship went down. So she certainly would not be carrying treasure back to Spain. What Keeps Them Going? But the search goes on because of a theory which may be little more than wishful thinking. Since much of what is found in the hole is battered and bent—indicating that the ship went down during a violent storm—other and mucli more fragile objects are often found intact and unbroken. To explain this, a theory has sprung up that two ships may lie in the hole—and if one contains no treasure perhaps the other does. This is the thin hope which keeps men coming back year after year. The second ship which they want to believe lies in the hole in the Nuestra Senora del Carmen, a capital ship which sailed for Spain in 1730 with a cargo of $3 million in gold and silver. Old records, which the Spanish kept 'meticulously, indicate the Senora dei Carmen floundered on Banner Reef during a storm. No matter how slim hopes are for finding treasure, the search will continue. In a world where science is continually explaining mysteries away in cold, scientif c terminology, mystery alone represents a valuable tre.a ure because mystery keeps men young. A world witho t mysteries will be an.old and boring world barely woivli preserving. �Page Eight SEAFARERS April I, 1805 LOG House Committee Okays Expanded Medicare Plan By Al Tanner, Vice President WASHINGTON — An expanded version of the Administration's program of health care and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes for the aged (Medicare) has been approved by the House Ways and Means Committee. In addition to the basic hospital and nursing-care benefits proposed by the Administration, the Fight To Save PHS Hospital Continuing bill also provides for a volun--*^ Chicago SIU representatives along with other maritime union rep­ tary insurance plan covering be available to those 65 or older All services ordinarily furnished resentatives have called meetings with U.S. Public Health Service who enroU In a voluntary insur­ by a hospital for its in-patients doctors' fee. officials in the Chicago area. Several meetings on the matter of the ance plan devised by the House except doctor's fees would be cov­ Included in the bill is a 7 per­ cent increase in cash benefits under the present Social Security program and liberalization of other features of the program. In total, the committee provided even more benefits than the Ad­ ministration had asked for. In a statement issued at the White House. Pre-ident Johnson solidly endorsed the committeerevised Medicare bill as "a tre­ mendous step forward for all of our senior citizens." "The committee's action," the President said, "is an historic one —the first time that a House com­ mittee has acted favorably on a medical insurance bill for all of our older citizens." Vote On Party Lines committee. Those wishing to par­ ticipate in this additional program would pay premiums of $3 a month, which the Federal Government would match. Basic benefits, financed under Social Security, would include up to 60 days of hospital care for each period of illness, for which the patient would pay the first $40. 'Eldercare' Sponsor Raps AMA Tactics The vote approving the bill WASHINGTON—The American within the committee was 17 to Medical Association has again 8—and along straight party lines overplajied its hand in its desper­ with the Democrats voting for the ate last-ditch battle against mediAmericans. indicated however, that they might The AMA's high-ipressure press support the measure in the end. agents got so carried away in their praise for their own substitute but The solid vote of the committee for the Medicare bill is even more inferior "Eldercare" proposal that "Eldercare's" legislation sponsor impressive because it came at a time of increased agitation by the was forced to denounce the AMA's powerful and well-heeled AMA Representative A. S. Herlong against Medicare and for its own phony "Eldercare" proposal. The (D-Fla.), sponsor of "Eldercare" in doctors' lobby has set aside vast the House, said the AMA had funds for their last ditch fight mounted "a misleading advertising against Medicare passage and are campaign" to push the measure determined to spend every cent and that it was "overselling" itself. available to block the final passage What rankled Herlong was state­ of the measure. ments by AMA leaders like Dr. The AFL-CIO has long recog­ Donovan F. Ward, who testified nized the importance of Medicare j before Congress recently. Ward legislation for our older c;t.'zers, i claimed that the "Eldercare" bill who have been increasingly in-! "could provide more benefits for capable in recent years of meeting persons over 65 who need health the skyrocketing cost of hospital care and cannot pay for it . . . than and medical treatment. The AFL- gny other measure pending before CIO has been in the forefront of ^ congress." the fight for this much-neefled AMA Inflated Claims legislation and has pledged to con­ Additionally, the AMA has made tinue the fight until final passage similarly inflated claims about is achieved. "Eldercare" in spot commercials Passage Seems Certain on television and radio and in As things stand now. House pass­ newspaper and magazine ads. The age of Medicare seems certain, doctors' group is said to have spent probably in early April. As soon ! $2 million fighting medicare. as the House has acted the Senate Congressman Herlong said the Finance Committee plans to start AMA ads said that "Eldercare" hearings on the measure. would provide "complete coverage for all those who need aid" and Under the present bill, the basic would "pay 100 percent of all ex­ hospital and nursing benefits would be financed by a small in­ penses." Actually a warmed-over crease in Social Security taxes and version of the present deficient would be available to all persons Kerr-Mills Act, "Eldercare" would 65 or over. Coverage for doctors' depend on the amount of backing fees and additional benefits would each individual state was prepared to give it. "Eldercare," like Kerr-Mills, also forces prospective recipients to take a degrading pauper's oath be­ fore they can become eligible. Benefits under "Eldercare" would Headquarters again wishes to vary from state to state, with the remind all Seafarers that pay­ poorest states where the need is ments o*' funds, for whatever greatest offering the least. This has been the pattern of Kerr-Mills. Union purpose, be made only "Medicare," the name given to to authorized SIU representa­ the King-Anderson bill, would pro­ tives and that an official Union vide equal services for all. It would icceipt be gotten at that time. be run through the Social Security If no receipt is offered be sure system with each American em­ to protect yourself by imm^. i- ployer and employee sharing in tely bringing the matter to the the cost as they now do under So­ cial Security. No pauper's oath is attention of the President's required, allowing older Ameri­ office., , cans to ke^ep tjic, dignity they so richly .deserveJ ered. From 20 to 100 days of posthospital care in approved nursing homes and up to 100 home-nursing visits also would be allowed for each period of illness. A period of illness, under the bill, would cov­ er a span beginning when the pa­ tient entered a hospital or nursingcare faoiility and ending 60 days after his discharge. Out-patient hospital diagnosis services would also be provided as a basic benefit, with the patient paying $20 of the cost of each diag­ nostic study. The $20 payment would be credited to his account, however, if he subsequently was admitted to the same hospital. Voluntary Section The voluntary portion of the proposal, designed to supplement the basic benefits above, would cover various health services in addition to doctor's fees. The in­ sured would pay $50 of their costs each year. The insurance plan would pay 80 per cent of the an­ nual costs over $50 and the in­ sured would pay 20 per cent. The coverage would include: • Physicians' services, including surgeiy, whether performed in a hospital, clinic, office or home. • Care for 60 days in a mental hospital for each period of illness, up to a lifetime maximum of 180 days. (Mental-ihospital care is not provided by the Social Security part of the legislation.) • Up to 100 home nursing visits each year in addition to those al­ lowed under the Social Security provisions. • Specified • health services, whether provided in or out of a medical institution, including many X-r,ay and laboratory tests and treatments. closing of the Chicago Hospital have been held with Mayor Daley of Chicago. Every effort is being made to postpone the closing date for the Chicago Hospital. Detroit Glenn H. Cnmmings, Great Lakes District No. 4874, old time Seafarer who originally joined the Great Lakes District in 1947, received his first pension check on March 23rd. Brother Cummings sailed for many years as a wheelsman for Wyandotte Transportation Company. Cummings' last three years on Lake boats were spent as porter. Brother Cummings started sailing originally in 1926 for the old Great Lakes fleet as a deckhand aboard the Steamer Norway. Anticipated Shortage of Firemen and AB's for the 1965 Season All men having the necessary sailing time to take their Fireman's test are urged to do so. This also applies to deckhands that have the necessary time to take their AB's test. Any brothers intending to obtain additional Coast Guard endorsements are advised that informa­ tional data for preparing for the-f AB and Fireman test Is avaalable Duluth through the Detroit Hall, Jack Shipping has not started yet in Bluitt. the Port of Duluth. There has been a little winter work on the Piatt Lakes District Agreement which is laid up in Duluth. They The Agreement between the SIU- are supposed to finish up this GLD and tlie Great Lakes Asso- week. ciatdon of Marine Operators will Al Colallilo is running for City be opened May 15th. Various con­ tract proposals are coming in from Councilman. He won the primary the few ships that are already election, and the general election operating. All brothers are in­ will be coming up April eth. We structed to submit their contract urge all eligible voters in this area proposals to the attention of the to get out and vote. Brother Kenny Contract Negotiating Committee, Lund has been assisting the Port 10225 West Jefferson, River Rouge, Agent, J. R. Hall, with school Michigan. Notice will be sent to trainees. He has been instructing the contracted companies in ac­ in the Stewards Department, giv­ cordance with the 6(Niay clause in ing them helpful hints on Galley procedure. the contracts. Our blood bank is starting to Fit-Out 1965 build up again here in the Port of Certification was received from Duluth. All members are urged to the NLRB declaring Local 10, donate. TSAW of the SIUNA as the official Frankfort bargaining agent for all Checker Part of the Stewards Department Cab drivers. In the very near fu­ ture, meetings will be scheduled has been called to report to the with Checker Cab Company for MV Viking. The rest of the crew the purpose of negotiating a con­ is expected to be called for March tract. TSAW organizers are in the 29th. Due to the ice conditions in field gathering pledge cards from Lake Superior, it is not likely that several other major Detroit cab the MV Viking will be down here companies. (Continued on page 23) SIU-IBU GLT&D Tallying Committee Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Tallying Committee for recently completed election of Regional Officers of the IBU Great Lakes Tug & Dredge Region includes (seated, l-r): Winston Sullins, Sam Streighf, James Duvall, Roddle MacDonaid, Merle Dickens and Leo Alexonder. Observing the committee in action are (standing, l-r): Tom Gerrity, Dick Tillmon, Leslie Willord and Art Miller, repre- Renting the ports of.'Cleveland, Detroit, Toledb and Buffalo respectively. �Affril f; IKS SEAFARERS LOG PKe Nlaff SEAFABEBS POBTS OP THE WOBUJ GKOK sSgSsteSte ••:: The citizens of Bangkok, a city called the Venice of Asia, live, work and play on the water. The SlU-manned Steel Apprentice makes regular calls et Bangkok. The Bangkok waterfront doubles as a "sail-in" shopping center. An ancient fenriple. and. a modern,power plant prQvide> contrait fo,r a Seafarer's loni.^ ' Bahglcolc offers an interesting cbmbfna'tion of old and new ways of (Tfe. Bangkok, a city called the "Venice of Asia," is the chief port and capitol of the exotic nation of Thailand. It lies on the Gulf of Siam in the heart of troubled Southeast Asia. The nation forms part of the great Asian "rice bowl," and that vital export accounts for much of Bangkok's ocean commerce. American-flag ships of the SlU-contracted Waterman and Isthmian Lines are regular visitors to Bangkok, as are many SlU-manned tramps and tankers. The Thais are a gentle, hospitable people, and the Seafarer ashore can be sure of finding a friendly reception. Ocean ships usually dock in the south part of the city in the Klong Toev district. A well-equipped Mariners' Club just outside the dock gates has a money-changing service, shop, swimming pool, billiard room, bar and library. The heart of Bangkok is two or three miles away from the port area. The reliable cabs into town are usually those with yellow license plates. The downtown area is bisected by the Bangkok River. The busy life on the river and the canals of Bangkok led to the city being called the "Venice of Asia." One of Bangkok's better hotels, the Oriental, is on the river at Suriwong Road. The Bamboo Bar" in the air-condi­ tioned hotel is considered one of the best watering places in town. New Road, which crosses Suriwong Road, is a prin­ cipal shopping center. The street also contains many night­ spots. The Golden Dragon offers top Chinese dishes and Nick's No. 1 Hungarian Inn makes a specialty of steaks. The famed floating market of Bangkok, where merchants hawk their wares from the decks of river craft, is well worth a visit. The market, which lies north of the Suriwong Road area, offers good buys in the handicrafts of Thailand— especially gold and silver pieces. A favorite weekend past-time in Bangkok is watching the uninhibited freestyle boxing contests held at Rajadamnern and Lumpini Stadiums. The boxers use their elbows and feet freely and with sharp effect. Western-style boxing matches tend to look tame alongside their Siamese counter­ parts. The other main attractions in Bangkok are the fine array of gold-roofed temples and palaces. The Wat Arun Temple of the Dawn is one of the most spectacular. The beautiful Chaki Palace is the home of Thailand's royal family. It is considered the polite thing in Bangkok to speak in low tones, keep smiling, and take your shoes off when enter­ ing a house or temple. The Chaki Palace, above, is the traditional home of Thai­ land's modbi-n-itiinded King and Queen. . • a !ir e 7 d iy g t t. d r a e �(i page ten SEAFARERS Matson Offers S.F.LA. Passenger Run April », 1S6S LOG QUESTION: What is the most By Robert A. Matthews, SAN FRANCISCO—A bit of pre-war nostalgia savored by Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. many Californians was reborn a few weeks ago when the unusual cargo with which you A wide range of various shipboard beefs come into play in the selec­ SlU-contracted Matson Navigation Company began offering sailed? • tion of questions sent into the Union over the last period. The first overnight passenger service Eddie Bonefont: Sulfur was the was sent in by David Pashkoff, ship's delegate on the Overseas Joyce, on the Lurline betwen Los San Francisco to Los Angeles and most unusual cargo with which regarding the work of the helmsman. Angeles and San Francisco. six trips from Los Angeles to San I ever sailed. "J It was the first time sea service between the state's two major cities has been available since the early 1930s. Then, old-time steam­ ship buffs delighted in sailing on the Yale or the Harvard. The trip, never meant to compete with quicker air or rail service, offered the traveler a relaxed journey dur­ ing which he could enjoy the ocean breezes and take life gener­ ally easy. The Lurline, which has Mari­ time Administration approval to revive the service, will pick up and discharge passengers bound for either city as part of her regu­ larly scheduled runs to Hawaii. She will make nine trips from AFL-CIO Asks Bigger Labor Dept. Budget WASHINGTON—The Labor De­ partment needs more, not fewer, wage-hour investigators, the AFLCIO told Congress recently. The department's proposed budget would eliminate 62 wagehour jobs next year, including 35 field investigators' position. AFLCIO Legislative Representative James F. Doherty said the effect of the cutback would be "disas­ trous." He told a House Appropriations subcommittee that shortchanging of workers by employers who pay less than the federal minimum wage or who fail to pay overtime rates has increased sharply in re­ cent years. In addition, he said, in­ vestigators during the coming year will have the added responsibility of enforcing the Equal Pay Act, which requires men and women doing the same work to be paid at the same rate. Doherty told the subcommittee that the Labor Department should also be directed to increase its staff of safety investigators to in­ sure compliance with Walsh-Healey Act provisions. Francisco this year. The price for the 18-hour cruise will run from $45 to $155 per passenger depending on the type of accommodations. Passengers will be able to bring their cars along for an added fee. The liner has a capacity of 760 first-class passengers. Matson hopes to at­ tract some of the old buffs and younger tourists. With the twocity service. Matson is probably the only steamship line offering what could be called a "weekend cruise." USPHS Hospitals (Continued from page 3) better and more comprehensive care for all concerned, they could have held full and open discus­ sions with seamen's unions and other interested parties in an at­ tempt to reach a solution satisfac­ tory to all concerned, the SIU as­ serted. "They did not choose to do this . . . because they knew the plan was the first in a series of steps to destroy the PHS hospital­ ization program for mechant sea­ men and the other Federal bene­ ficiaries," the statement said. The SIU told the congressional hearing that the HEW proposal has been condemned by every group af­ fected by it. Opponents of the proposal include the seamen's un­ ions, management organizations, veterans organizations and the commissioned officers responsible for operating the PHS hospitals. "Surely there would not have been such a categorial and unani­ mous denunciation of the plan if it had an iota of merit, and if its objective was a sincere attempt to improve the public health service, rather than to abolish it and foul up the VA hospital system in the process," the SIU said. Speaking in behalf of American seamen who are relying on the PHS hospital program for their well being, the SIU urged Congress to continue the operation of PHS hospitals which have clearly demon­ strated their competence and capac­ ity to serve the people of the U.S. throughout the history of the coun­ try. Robin Line Money Due it- m The Robin Line has notified the SIU that it is holding checks for unclaimed' wages due crewmen for the period of August 1, 1964 through January 31, 1965. The following Seafarers may collect their checks by writing to Mr. L. G. FarreU, Assistant Treasurer, -Moore-McCormack Lines, 2 Broadway, New York, N.Y. Murphy, George E., $140.90; Boucher, Joseph E., $5.78; Silva, George, $140.90; Connel, Charles, $140.90; Kostegan, Stephan, $9.10; King, Robert J., $5.77; Stanzah, Henry F., $135.30; Hazelton, C. H., $5.78; Crosbie, Richard W., $3.75; Makowka, Laurence, $6.57; Vittleos, Marko, $133.55; Barret, Robert Jr., $18.17; Keefe, Kevin T., $341.65; Martell, Elziar A., $144.15; Munsie, John C., $126.49; Yaughan, Richard F., $1.88. Holt, Timothy R., $5.78; Brinegar, Paul M., $377.74; Jones, Jessie L., $404.31; Rhodes, Lindsey L., $833.85; Houchin, C. M., $142.03; Poston, James D., $96.63; Bryant, John, $33.44; Ellis Edward M., $145.78; Mullen, Jobe E., $27.00; Ficarrotta, John, $119.07; Boole, George P., $1.47; Gold, Byrd M., $5.78; Wicker, Raymond D., $91.37; Jenkins, Billie, $11.26; Williams, Victor E., $2.20; Safford, R. D., $2.20; Ayers, Preston, $26.29. Crawford, Leo I., $183.41; Schwartz, Morris, $5.78; Smith, James, $119 07; Ragsdale, Wf H., $2.93; Lecou, William, $87.47; kruptavich; P, W., $lD5.7i? Smith, Earl P., $2.00. Question: "What is the man on the wheel supposed to do. The Mate There is some­ thinks that the man on the wheel is supposed to paint and do a lot of thing about raw sulfur that dis­ other things. Please send me something on this matter." colors the skin Answer: The crewmember on the wheel is required to steer the ship if you wear only. This shall also apply when automatic steering equipment is em­ rings, wrist ployed aboard ship. watches and Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article III, Section 8— such while they Relieving Helmsman. "No Mate shall relieve Helmsman except in the are loading or emergency. Sougeeing, chipping, painting, etc., shall not be considered unloading it. an emergency." Also, It has the worst odor in. the A question from J. A. Batiii • world. It was rough to live with aboard the Western Clipper re­ listed below. These men are urged the stuff. ^ ^ gards the overtime rate when to pick up their checks from this Pedro Perez: Years ago, I was department or notify headquarters on a ship that carried a number transfering bunkers. where the checks may be sent. of animals from Question:.I am writing in re­ In the settlement of disputed Africa to the gards to a matter about transfer "States. I guess of bunkers. My agreement does overtime abroad the Transorleans, they were for not state anything about this and a check being held for Seymore zoos, because we the Chief insists that, it is my job Sikes. carried lions, ti­ because he says so without the From the Ames Victory, checks gers, elephants, payment of o.t." are being held covering travel a couple of ze­ Answer: This is not considered wages, subsistence and transporta­ bra, and a lot of the duties of the Pumpman. This tion for Ralph L. Jones and Lee W. monkeys. I did work is performed by the En­ Morin. not care for the gineers. In the event the Pump­ In the settlement of disputed smell too much, but we had to man is required to perform this overtime for tank cleaning aboard feed the animals, and that meant work, he shall receive overtime. the- Manhattan, a check is being lots of overtime. Reference: Standard Tanker held for L. Harvey. Derek Lamb: I was on a ship Agreement, Article II, Section 10. Checks for the settlement of dis­ taking artillery shells to Korea "Customary Duties. Members of puted overtime aboard the Penn in 1952. To me, all departments shall perform the Carrier are being held for Earl H. that was unusu­ necessary and customary duties of Reamer, and Walter Smith. al, but I soon that department. Each member of Former crewmembers of the got used to hav­ all departments shall perform only ing ammunition the recognized and customary Niagara, who are owed money for the settlement of disputed over­ on board. The duties of his particular rating. time, are Francis M. Greenwall ship spent sev­ and Richard Heckmen. When it is necessary to shift a eral months aft­ er that shuttling man to fill a vacancy, the man so George Doest still has a check ammo from Ja­ shifted shall perform the duties waiting for him for settlement of pan to Korea. of the rating to which he is as­ disputed overtime earned aboard For a first tripper, though, it was signed." the Seatrain New Jersey. quite unusual. The next question comes from A transportation differential 4" 3^ the engine delegate aboard the William Brown: Frozen frogs Western Comet, William Bilger. check from the Elimir is still be­ legs were the strangest cargo I It regards making repairs on heat­ ing held for James H. Smith. ever saw aboard Checks for the settlement of a ing coils in tanks. ' any ship. We transportation dispute are being Question: What rate of overtime held for these former crewmem­ picked several does an Oiler receive on the bers of the Valiant Hope: Thomas of them up in watch below, making repairs. Iran, where you E. Bewley, Edward E. Edinger, wouldn't expect Thomas E. Hanson, Donald Ker­ Answer: Double overtime. to find frogs at shaw, Thomas E. Morris, and Reference: ..Standard Tanker Berthall L. Winborne. all. We had a Agreement, Article IV, Section special reefer Former crewmembers of the 19, (b). "When members of the box installed on Hercules Victory who have checks crew are required to enter tanks the deck, and they were frozen so they were that have contained animal, vege­ waiting for them for the settle­ table, petroleum oil, creosotes, or ment of disputed overtime are no ti-ouble. molasses for the purpose of clean­ Murry Carroll, Ole A. E. Hilsen, 4« 3> 3> William A. ing or making repairs, therein, the Edward' Jensen, Guss Janavaris: The most um Laughlin, Ernest J. Lichtensen, watch on deck during straight time usual cargo I ever sailed with was a package hours shall be paid at the rate of William Logan, Robert Smith, deal during WW time and one-half per hour. The George Stanley and Donald T. Watson. II. We had 24 watch below between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through The contract department is hold­ large twin - en­ gine airplanes Friday shall be paid for such work ing checks covering subsistence on the deck of a at the rate of double overtime. On for the following ex-crewmembers tanker, and in Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays of the St. Lawrence: Bill Mpontsithe tanks, we or between the hours of 5 p.m. karis and Nicholas Sakellarides. carried high oc­ and 8 a.m. the rate for such work Some new additions to the list tane airplane shall be double overtime. Each of checks being held by this de­ man entering tanks for the above fuel. It seemed partment include a disputed over­ to me at the time that it was a purpose shall be entitled to re­ time check for Readus R. Wheelceive $7.50 for reimbursement for strange way to move airplanes clothes . once only, during each ington, earned while aboard the around. ballast voyage. It is understood Robert Conrad. 4" 3» i Checks covering one days wages Thomas Trainori Not too long that sea boots for tank cleaning ago, I was on a ship that carried will be furnished by the Company. earned aboard the Natalie are be­ While engaged in tank cleaning, ing held for James R. Boone, four thorough­ men shall receive no other over­ Spiros D. Cassimis, Howard W. bred race horses time." Gibbs, Alfred D. Kirkconnel, Jose to Puerto Rico. They were being In submitting questions and Ortiguerra, Frank G. Valerie,, and shipped down to work situations for clarification, Adolph Vante. race at the track delegates and crews are reminded in San Juan. I'm once again to provide as much a city boy, and detail as possible setting forth the they told me to circumstances of any dispute. take care of the Money Due mine TO horses. I was really, worried; but t^y^ were easy The Contracts and Constitution to take care of and caused ho •d^partmrat'is'still hpldihg a num­ trouble. '' ber of checks- 'for'tfie 'Seafarers' TUBIJQQ �Jfro t, im Pag* Elevea lOO On*-Wax Trip' lal le­ er he 27 Id or ry DOZEN COPE CLINICS ANNOUNCED—OOPE, the political arm of the AFL-CIO, has scheduled a full dozen Leadership Clindcs to be held during April and May. The clinics are Intended primarily for those who have direct responsibilities for OOPE activities in their area. The day and one half clinics will be followed by conferences for state and local central labor bodies. The clinic schedule is: • April 1-2, Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia, for Penn., Del., D.C., Md. and W. Va. tig • April 8-9, Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco, for Calif, and Nev. e, 3) • April 10-11, Multnomah Hotel, Portland, Ore., for Ore. Alaska, Idaho, Hawaii and Wash. je ot St. jd ur )n ie ig »e • April 12-13, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Denver, For Colo., Ariz., Mont, N. Mex., Utah and Wyo. >d • April 20-21, Muehlebaoh Hotel, Kansas City, Mo., for Mo., Kan., Okla. and Texas. as le • April 22-23, Americana Hotel, Atlanta, Oa., for Ga., Fla., Ky., S. C. and Va. y- to of • April 24-25, Olaridge Hotel, Memphis, Tenn., for Tenn., Ala., Ark,, La., Miss, and N. C. • April 27-28, Pick-Nicollet Hotel, Minneapolis, Minn., for Minn., Iowa, Neb., N. D. and S. D. • and • • • Id April 30-May 1, Statler-Hilton Hotel, Cleveland, O., for Ohio Mich. May 7-8, Lasalle Hotrf, Chicago, for III., Ind., and Wise. May 14-15, Statler-Hilton Hotel, Boston, for New England. May 16-17, Statler-Hilton Hotel, New York, for N. Y. and N. J. 3^ t t •ONE MAN, ONE VOTE' RULING UNDER ATTACK—A rightist drive is under way to undermine the historic Supreme Court decision requiring state legislatures to be apportioned on the basis of popula­ tion. Opponents of the ruling are pressing for a constitutional amend­ ment to permit one house of a state legislature to be apportioned on a basis other than that of p<H>ulation. They are seeking to retain, in effect, the old system whereby political power was in the hands of usually conservative rural politicians and under which city residents had less than their full share of representation in state houses. Testifying on the amendment before the Senate Judiciary Conunittee, Senator Paul H. Douglas (D,-I11.) said: "I oppose any amendment to the Constitution which would restrict or reduce the rights of citizen­ ship. These are individual rights guaranteed by the Constitution, and the denial or reduotion of them is no less objectionable whether accomplished by the dictation of a single tyrant, an oligarchy, or a majority." A strike by 32,000 Glaa* BotUe Blowers was ealied "100 pereent effective" by union president Lee W. Minton as stalled eontraet talks were resumed in Atiantle City. N.Y. The strike wss the first ever called by the union against the 22 companies which form the Glass Container Manufacturers Institute. The key issue in the strike is the continuing effect of automation on the industry's work force. The union is asking for a guaranteed work year of 48 weeks for those with more than ten years seniority; 50 minutes of relief time daily, and a wage minimum of $2 an hour. Negotiations began last October in anticipation of the Feb­ ruary 28 contract expiration date. The union agreed to two exten­ sions to allow time for balloting on a management wage offer. a. t t Steel Workers at American and Continental Can companies won a 45c an hour wage increase after a three-week strike at 71 plants across the nation The wage in­ creases will go to more than 32,000 workers. Pension, insurance and job protection benefits were also improved under the agreement. The wage raise is the first for Steel Workers in the can industry since 1^61. The USWA first reached agre^t^ehji with AWrican Can, settling wltly Continental Can. )1 )2 53 54 i5 56 two days later. The settlements are subject to ratification by union committees. 4^ 4" Organized labor in Lansing, Michigan, won the thanks of the Greater Lansing Dental Health committee for the time and effort it provided in a recent drive to turn back an attempt to end the fluoridation of the city's water supply. The Greater Lansing AFL-CIO formerly restated its approval of the fluoridation pro­ gram and gave publicity to its stand in the Lansing Labor News. In a referendum vote, Lansing Citizens defeated the anti-fluoridation drive by a vote of 11,914 to 3,251. J- 4" Veteran labor editor Edward Keating died at his Washington, D.C. home recently at the age of 89. While best remembered as the long-time editor of Labor, weekly publication of the Railway unions, Keating served as a liberal Demo­ cratic Congressman from Colorado from 1913 to 1919. As a Congress­ man, Keating sponsored the first federal child labor law and the first minimum wage law for wom­ en and children in the District of Columbia. He was a successful newspaperman in Denver and Pueblo, Colorado before becoming editor of the widely respected pnion Journal. He .is ,siicvivgd„tiy W?.wife,;,]fJe^orl..;.,,^,,, re n rs '9 10 At the recent meeting of the AFL-CIO Ex­ Hardly a day has gone by recently without some mention in the newspapers and other ecutive Council, the Executive Board of the news media of the increasingly dangerous Maritime Trades Department, recognizing balance-of-payments deficit being faced by the close tie between the increase in our pay­ the United States. The situation is rapidly ments balance deficit and the increase in reaching, and has perhaps already passed the American - owned runaway-flag shipping, point where, if foreign nations should sud­ urged the passage of legislation wiping out denly decide to call for what we owe them the tax havens enjoyed by American corpor­ in gold, we could not pay them. What this ations operating runaway-flag ships. would mean, in effect, is a form of bank­ Such a call should be heeded by the gov­ ernment. These billion-dollar corporations ruptcy. National bankruptcy. Various agencies of the U.S. Government are not "special cases" and should assume the have expressed great concern with our pay­ same tax responsibilities which the rest of American industry assumes. They cannot ments deficit—and rightly so. It is a situa­ be allowed to milk the American economy tion filled with potential danger to the na­ tion. But one of the chief drains on U.S. gold any longer because the nation cannot afford reserves has been completely ignored, al­ it much longer. With the Communist bloc mounting an in­ though the SIU, other segments of the mari­ creasing barrage against the U.S. every day time industry and noted economists have —aided in some cases by our supposed pointed to this area where Government ac­ tion would be quickly and completely effec­ "friends" among foreign nations—the flow of gold out of the U.S. is to be viewed with tive. alarm. Economic warfare is a political tactic This, of course, is the dollar drain caused as old as history, which the Communist world by American-owned runaway-flag ships. has adopted as a weapon against us. By-con­ These operators spend billions of dollars tinuing to invite an economic crisis through abroad for ship construction—money which a continuing balance-of-payments deficit, we leaves the United States and never returns. are in effect helping to load the guns which They employ foreign seamen who neither may soon be fired against us. pay income taxes to our Government nor The "dollar - gap" must be closed. The purchase consumer goods here. This money "gold outflow" must be reversed. The bal­ too, leaves, never to return. ance-of-payments deficit must be turned into The vast profits amassed by these run-- an asset. A giant first step in doing all this away-flag operators never come back to the would be taken if these American runawayUnited States either in the form of corporate ship oper^ors were reminded—through stiff taxes or in the form of expenditures for legislation closing the tax loopholes which goods and services. Instead, they support allow runaway tax-havens to operate—that foreign industries which compete in the they too are Americans. They benefit great­ world markets with American goods and de­ ly from being members of American society prive even more American workers of their and must meet the same obligations which jobs. These runaway operators have been other Americans assume gladly .They must fen;iind^ -0|f, their duty., Right nqw, tjiey getting away \yith ecottoi^ic'murder for a long are shirking it badly. ^ime. !• .1 11 12 13 •A 15 e e if s o t a �Page Twelve SEAFARERS April t, 1868 LOG AFlrCIO Sponsored Newscast Attacks Food Industry Conspiracy Food Industry Primes Its Guns T o KiirTruth-ln-Packaging' Bill The piece below, dealing with the deceptive packaging chicanery being practiced! by the food industry and others against the American consumer, comes from recent comments made by Edward P. Morgan on his network news program, which is sponsored by the AFL-CIO. The SIU stands firmly with the rest of the labor movement in support of passage of "trhthin-packaging" legislation. Seafarers and their families are -urged to write their congressmen to demand passage of this much-needed measure. By Lindsey Wiliiams. Vice-President,' Gulf Area SIU Bciatmen Win Contract Gains Good news to New Orleans members of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union was successful completion of negotiations for new contracts with harbor towing companies. The companies in question were Crescent Towing and Salvage Com­ pany and the George Whiteman Company. Good gains were made in At one of those business luncheon forums they are always having in New York, a bril­ both contracts and include an increase in both the straight time and liantly successful and somewhat heretical young advertising executive named Frederic the overtime rates of pay. Better working conditions and improved Papert was asked to comment on charges that manufacturers were conspiring to bilk the vacation and welfare benefits also were worked out in the new collec­ tive bargaining agreements. public with deceptive packag--*a series of mergers In the ing and labeling of goods. His | turn, continues Consumer Reports, Both of these companies are on an eight-hour day, five-day week 1920's, Is now fighting a Fed­ Paul Willis, president of the basis with overtime being paid for work performed outside the usual answer was an endorsement, since eral Trade Commission antieight hour day and on weekends or holidays. In effect, of the objectives of the Grocery Manufacturers Associa­ monopoly order to dissolve a tion, perhaps the most powerful Plans have just been announced for increasing grain handling four-year-old "truth in packaging" more recent merger and has facilities in the New Orleans-Baton Rouge area, already the leading bill recently reintroduced in Con­ group in the industry, "laid it on been cited In the last 25 years grain export center. gress by Senator Philip A. Hart the line" at the annual Television for 28 violations of the Food Bureau of Advertising convention (D- Mich.), a measure now before The South Louisiana Port Commission has decided to build an Drug & Cosmetic Act. Mor­ the Senate Commerce Committee. a little more than two years ago. $8.5 million public grain elevator at Reserve in St. John the Baptist timer did single out the Hart If the line was not sharp, Willis' Parish. This is on the Mississippi River north of New Orleans. bill as the villain in the piece, implications were crystal clear: re­ "I worry about the weasel Present plans call for operation of the new elevator by Bayside accused it of threatening to member, fellows, the golden source words and half truths more Warehouse Co., a Texas corporation owned by Cook and Co., Memphis, disturb the system consumers of so much of your advertising than about wholehearted lies," Tenn., cotton and grain shippers,-ffind so satisfactory. revenue. Papert said. "Some govern­ on a 25-year lease arrangement. ment regulation is necessary. When Senator Hart com­ Well sir, there have been some Construction of the new facility passes the time by visiting the Sea­ We've asked for it. The public plained to Look that the legis­ fascinating developments since. will mean more jobs for longshore­ farers Hall daily, is sweating out should be protected." lation had been inaccurately For one thing, the January 26 is­ men and better shipping for Sea­ his "fit for duty" certification, not described and suggested that sue of Look Magazine carried an farers who prefer to ship out of expected for more than a month, The key question seems to be he write an answering piece so he can get back to work. Some ^I ^ Charles New Orleans. how much the public cares about Mortimer, chairman of the giLook replied It did not think other IBU men who have been ad­ Shipping continues to be good mitted to the hospital include being protected. the public felt any strong need gantic General Foods Corp. in New Orleans and Houston, but James Snyder, a longtime deck­ for reform at the moment. Au article iu the March Is­ Politics In The Pantry Is reported slow In Mobile. Three hand for Coyle Lines, who is suf­ sue of Consumer Reports says The April issue of Coronet Mag­ ships are laid up in Mobile. They fering from ulcers and Tommy Entitled "Let's Keep Politics that "the food industry has azine does print the senator's arti­ are the supertanker Mayflower, Trehern who Is awaiting surgery. Out of the Pantry," the article ar­ succeeded in pulling its pres­ gued that Mary Jones, the typical cle. In iit he asks, "what national the Trans Texas and the Walter Seafarer Hamilton Seburn is mak­ sure groups together for an American housewife is a shrewd forum do we have? Two large-cir­ Rice. No crewing dates have been ing every job call and is ready to all-out, uo-holds-barred drive and happy woman reveling in the culation magazines retained set for these ships yet, but when grab the first pumpman's job to to defeat Truth-in-Packagiug." fact that our free-enterprise sys­ writers to do stories on Truth in crews are called for these vessels hit the board. He finally received The magazine reports that the the job situation in Mobile will be his "fit for duty" slip after being tem brings her "the purest, most behemoth $80 billion food in­ greatly improved, of course. Packaging but the stories somehow discharged from the hospital nutritious, easiest-to-prepare food dustry is so alarmed that "it have never been seen in print. where he had been confined since the world has ever seen." New Orleans has come right out into the December 23. Three times I have had television open with one of the most Luke LeBlanc, veteran IBU Unsurprisingly, as Consumer appearances cancelled and have member, has been discharged from shameless power plays in some Vincent J. Fitzgerald had to hit Reports noted, Mortimer did time." been told privately it was because the USPHS hospital and is now the beach because of illness. He not mention that the General on outpatient status. Luke, who advertisers had protested." (Continued on page 18) Foods colossus was created by The effort has gathered momen- More on 1>- NCH TANKER CRASH When a disastrous collision occurred on January 18, 1965 between - the SlU-contracted Lucile Bloomfield and the French gasoline tanker Port Manech off Le Havre, the LOG carried a complete story on the disaster in its next issue (January 22 LOG, page 3). No pictures of the disaster were available at that time. The dramatic photos printed here were sent to the LOG recently by Seafarer Charles Rawlings (R-639) who was. aboard the Lucile Bloomfield at the time of the collision. The photos were taken by and previously printed in the French newspaper, Le Havre. In a letter accompanying the pictures, Seafarer Rawlings praises the quick and competent fire-fighting action by the Lucile Bloomfield's SIU crew, which he says undoubtedly saved the ship. Special credit is given to bosun Bill Butts "for his fast action in recognizing the danger and organiz­ ing the men into fire-fighting groups." "Without his ability to give the proper commands under­ standable to all hands, I believe that our disaster might have been much greater than that which we suffered. A job well done!" On impact, Rawlings recalls, flames shot up immediately with a loud roar. "The flaming liquid (gasoline) was rolling down the decks. All available hoses, including the fresh­ water hoses, were used to fight the fire. The flames did their share of damage. The mooring lines, guys, forward fire­ hoses and hatch covers were aflame. The windows on the wheelhouse were cracked and broken from the heat and flames as well. The crew eventually succeeded in extin­ guishing the fire. "So ended a most memorable experience, never to be for­ gotten," says Rawlings. Charred and blistered paint on bow end of Lucile Bloomfield at­ tests to the ferocity of the fire which SlU-crewmembers suc­ cessfully fought and extin­ guished. When the ships hit, .flaming gasoline rolled across the ship's decks* �AprOt. U« SEAFARERS Working On The Lakes rv nirfMB LOO Stronger Maritime Urged To Meet Defense Needs NEW ORLEANS—"Americans need to realize that their merchant marine is vital for trade, and useful for military requirements," Vice Admiral Glynn R. Donaho, Commander of Military Sea Transport Service reminded his listeners in a recent speech at the Annual Institute on Foreign Trans- ^ portation and Port Operations, • "There are no privately-owned "It is clear, from what I have at Tulane University. American-flag ships with heavy- said," he stated, "that MSTS and The periodic fit-outs and layups of SlU-contracted Great Lakes vessels provides plenty of routine chores for Seafarer crewmen. Above, Lome More and John Stevens (l-rl play tug-o-war with a tarp to protect the deck of the bulk-carrier McKee Sons (Boland & Cornelius Steamship Co.) from paint splashings and scrapings. Citing the vital role the U.S. merchant marine has traditionally played as a "Fourth Arm of Defense," Donaho expressed con­ cern with the continuing deteriora­ tion of the American-flag merchant fleet and the increasing difficulty it will therefore encounter in fulfilling this traditional role in time of national emergency. Among the deficiencies of the present U.S.-flag merchant fleet which could operate against its successful handling- of a military role, Donaho cited the following examples: Factors Involved • "The American merchant fleet contains too large a percent­ age of ships that are twenty years old. SIU Win At Checker Cab OKd By NLRB A high pressure hosing down is often the most efficient method of keeping a deck shipshape. Handling the hose aboard the McKee Sons is Elmer Mogro (left), while Del Conquergood does the spraying. Both photos were taken while the vessel was in Toledo. WorldwideTankshipBoom Leaves U.$. Out In Cold LONDON—Tiie United States-flag merchant fleet is riding the tail en^ of a world-wide boom in new tanker construc­ tion, according to information just released by a leading British brokerage house. Liberian total was swelled The U.S., which ranks a byThe 41 ships which transferred reg­ poor fourth among nations istry to that flag. New bottoms with tanker fleets, appears to be doing virtually nothing to improve its status according to the survey of 1964 tanker construction put out by Davies and Newman. During the last six months of 1964, the U.S. added only 128,000 deadweight tons of new tanker bottoms to its total of 6.8 million tons. This put the U.S. near the bottom of the list of nations acquiring new tankers. Liberia led the list with nearly two million new tons of tankers, followed by Norway, Britan, Ja­ pan, USSR, Panama and France, Runaways Liberia and Panama are, of course, runaway flag havens. To circumvent and avoid American taxes, wages and safety .standards, this nation's leading oil companies have maintained and built-up tanker fleets in the two nations. for Liberia accounted for 21 ves­ sels. The tanker fleet of U.S. oil giants like Gulf, Standard Oil, Texaco and Socony Mobil all flourish under runaway flags. The rate of tanker scrapping and reconversion also slowed dur­ ing the six month period accord­ ing to the survey, and the relative age of tankers lessened as more and more new ships were added to the total. New orders for tankers slowed somewhat, indicating that the boom is petering out. The steady deterioration of the U.S. tanker fleet could be halted by regula­ tions, fixing a 50-50 oil import' system, under which at least half of the oil imported into the U.S. would be required to be carried in U.S.-flag tankers. The SIU has. made such a pro­ posal to the U.S. Department of the Interior. DETROIT — First-time contract proposals with the Checker Cab Company here are presently being prepared by Local 10 of the Trans­ portation Services and Allied Workers district of the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO, and negotia­ tions are expected to begin shortly. SIU-TSAW Local 10 in Detroit received formal certification by the National Labor Relations Board as bargaining agent for 1,800 Checker Cab drivers after winning a smashing 2-1 election victory in balloting by the Checker drivers. The Labor Board Certification for Local 10, climaxed a three-year struggel for bargaining rights cov­ ering Checker Cab drivers. The dispute involved three separate elections during the past nine months all won by Local 10. Fol­ lowing this latest decisive election win. Local 10 announced that it is spreading Us organizing drive to other taxi fleets in the Detroit Metropolitan area. Local 10 was organized by a group of Checker drivers in the spring of 1962, after Checker man­ agement began reducing the sched­ ule of commission payments to its drivers. The Union petitioned for an election at that time, but legal proceedings delayed the balloting for two years. . Court Decision An 8-1 decision by the U.S. Su­ preme Court in a separate case last March finally paved the way for an election in June, 1964, that involved a local of Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters. Although Local 10 won this election, the NLRB dimsissed the results on the basis of an "al­ tered sample ballot" used by the Teamsters in their pre-election campaigning. The second election in October, 1964, was also won by Local 10, but the board ruled that the union lacked a majority due to the num­ ber of contested ballots. The most recent runoff election held recent­ ly, which Local 10 also won handsdown, was ordered by the NLRB two months ago, after it ruled that the Teamsters did not qualify for a place on the ballot. Uft capacity of 100 tons or more. • "Only one large, commerolally-owned roll-on/roll-off ship flies the American flag, and she is chartered to MSTS at this time. • "There are only 18 refrigera­ tor ships in commercial operation; all of them are over 15 years of age." Donaho emphasized the need for a modernization of the U.S.-flag merchant fleet for both trade and military roles. the American merchant marine are closely related. I want to empha­ size that MSTS cannot operate, and does not expect to operate, without support from the merchant marine, both in peace and in war." "The mission of MSTS is military. MSTS exists to provide immediate sea lift capability in accordance with the requirements of the combat forces. It has succeeded in the past because of the cooperation and assistance of the merchant marine." By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Good Feeding Keeps Morale High Attitudes and morale in shipboard life is extremely important today as it has always been. Taking the drudgery out of a seaman's routine and giving him an opportunity to study or read, or just take life easy during his off-duty hours, is an important contribution to morale. To a large extent the cook can do as much for keeping up the spirits of the crew during a long voyage as anyone else aboard ship. Sea air and the sailor's routine can transform ordinary appetite into a ravenous hunger. "Chow time" at sea is a great event, both because the crew is genuinely hungry and because the meals at sea tend to "break up the day" with its routine chores. If the food is well prepared and appetizing, mealtimes are a pleasant break and morale is high. If the meals are consistently dull and bland, eating can become just another chore and morale drops like a lead. The cook therefore, should actually be credited with ruling the dis­ positions of the crew. He is one of the most respected members of the product—the results of his a ship's complement and the work—is expected to be good and on time. meals that are turned out en­ Cook Has Specialties lighten and brighten the days of seamen during the voyage. To break the routine of daily feedings the cook usuaiiy prepares Filling Human Bunkers specialties, which should be ap­ When a Seafarer undertakes the preciated by the crew for the ex­ job of filling his daily "bunkers," tra work that goes into them. On his greatest attention is directed the human side, a vote of thanks to the ship's cook. Most times the ' by the crew generates a greater crew gives the cook or the whole desire, interest and effort on the part of the cook to consistantly steward department a vote of put out the good chow. thanks for such good feeding. At sea. eating habits aboard ship This in turn, more often than not, causes the stewards and cooks to differ widely. A typical menu pro­ take great pride in their meals vides an elaborfate variety of and they constantly try to out-do foods for brothers from every themselves to maintain their! section of the United States. In an effort to please all, the conk ap­ reputations as "good feeders." plies spicy seasonings in a variety The cook's job is not an easy of foods—preparing specialties one. A ship's cook, unlike other which originated from all over the cooks, has to brace himself to en­ world. The best of these national dure rough weather—and you can dishes are carefully picked out and believe it—there is no place on a prepared for Seafarers. ship that is as uncomfortable, or As is often said by the Seaas dangerous, as a rocking galley. SIU cooks have turned out con- faier at the mess table— home sistentlv fine meals in the rough- "as never like this!" Bring on the est seas, and even, on occasion. | chow. Three cheei-s for the cook. with the plant shut down and the I ship almost totally without power. Ou a normal day tiie cook's work sheet is there before him. The timing—the menu outlined in detail—is given careful study by him and the proper preparation for the exact hour keeps him con­ cerned and busy. One slip-up and everybody knows that his work is not complete. The cook cannot "pass the buck." Either the chow is ready on time or it's not. Either it is good and tasty, or it's not— and in either case, every man on board knows it pretty quickly. All week, Saturdays and Sundays and holidays—at sea or in port. Quitting Ship? Nptify Union A reminder from SIU head­ quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ fore paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship­ mates. �r< l"i!^ 11 t Pas* PoorleeB SEAPitRERS Afcii i; itw LOG REGION TALLYING COMMITTEE REPORT ON ELECTION OF GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION, INLAND BOATMEN'S UNION, SEAFARER'S INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO OFFICIALS FOR 1965-1968 We, the undersigned duly elected members of the region tallying committee met at 10:30 A.M. on March 22, 1965, at the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region head­ quarters at 10225 West Jefferson Avenue, River Rouge 18, Michigan. In a body, we v.cnt to the office of the River Rouge Savings Bank in River Rouge, Michigan and presented ourselves to (Miss) Fay Wilber, vice president of the River Rouge Savings Bank. Ail of the mail ballots received by the bank, as well as the daily ballots from the polling places were turned over to the committee. Miss Wilber provided the com­ mittee with a written, signed statment to the effect that all envelopes received by the bank identified as being a part of the IBU election had been personally received by her, placed under locked depository and handled by no other person connected with the bank. With the ballots in our possession, we returned to IBU headquarters and prepared for the counting of the ballots covering the voting period March 8th, 19d5, through March 20, 1965. A conference room was put at our disposal and a rope barrier estab­ lished behind which the committee undertook its task. Observers were allowed behind the roped-off--area. Regional Director Robert Jones turned over to the committee all material In his hands connected with the election. In our hands were placed the envelopes containing the unused ballots from the polling places, the ballot stubs, the roster of the mall ballots sent, the files from the polling places containing the official voting rosters, and the minutes of the special meetings held at the various polling places. Upon convening at 11:15 A.M., in compliance with Article X, Section 2, paragraph tn) of our Union Constitution, we elected from among ourselves, Samuel Streigbt, S-12039. as Chairman of the Committee. The committee verified that all seals were intact on the ballot envelopes containing both personal mail ballots and the ballots of votes cast in the polling places. The first business before the committee was the checking of the mail ballot envelopes against the voting rosters of the polling places. Each name on an envelope was checked against the voting rosters of all ports. ? A check of the mail ballots disclosed the following: TUG SECTION: Ballots #776 through #785 were mailed out to individuals who had requested to vote by mail. Of the ten (10) Tug Section ballots mailed out, nine (9) were returned to the River Rouge Savings Bank. Each mail ballot had been sent out by Certified Mali and the return receipts were shown to be in order. A check of the postmarks of the mail ballot envelopes showed that all mail ballots were received by the depository prior to the close of business on March 20th, 1965. We then received from the Headquarters offices of the Union, all of the files relative to the conduct of the election. From the fiies, we found signed receipts for ballots #1 through #775 for the Tug Section, ballots #1 through #950 for the Dredge Section and ballots #1 through #110 for the Allied Marine Section. The Committee then checked the numbers on the stubs received from the various ports, and these numbers, when checked against the numbers on the stubs of all ballots printed, issued, and ready for voting, were found to coincide, port by port. % Your Committee then checked the dates of the voting rosters and compared them against the minutes of the Special Meetings for the election of the Polls Committees in the various ports. We found in every instance that a Polls Committee had been elected on each day in which voting was conducted in the various ports. Where no Polls Committee could be elected, no voting took place, as is required by our Con­ stitution. We checked the unused ballots that were on hand in Headquarters office that had not been issued. The stubs on these unused ballots were numbered #786 through #1000 for the Tug Section, a total of 215 ballots. In the Dredge Section, the stubs on the unused ballots were numbered #957 through #1200, a total of 244 ballots. In the Allied Marine Section, the stubs on the unused ballots were numbered #111 through #250, a total of 140 ballots. Tug Section 1000 Allied Marine Section .... 250 Dredge Section 1200 Numbered 1 to 1000) (Numbered 1 to 250) (Numbered 1 to 1200) In addition to the above, the printer also printed sample ballots as follows: Tug Section ; 50 Allied Marine Section ...i..,.;50 Dredge Section 50 Your Committee has checked the election files, maintained by Headquarters offices of the Union, and has found signed receipts for all of the above baiioite, or they were on hand in Headquarters. There was a member who had requested a mail ballot, to whom none was sent, since he didn't meet the qualifications for voting by mail. This member was: The following is a breakdown of the ballots that were sent to the ports by Head­ quarters as well as a breakdown of the unused ballots returned to Headquarters, ballots used and total ballots cast, section by section. DREDGE SECTION: Ballots #951 through #956 were mailed out to individuals wiho had requested to vote by mail. Of the six (6) Dredge Section ballots mailed out, all six (6) were returned to the River Rouge Savings Bank. Each mail ballot had been sent out by Certified Mail and the return receipts were shown to be in order. There were two members who had requested a mail ballot to whom none was sent, since they didn't meet the qualifications for voting by mail. These members were as follows: Earl F. Burdick, B-12066, had requested a mail ballot by letter dated February 23rd, 1965, which was postmarked February 24th, 1965 in Oswego, New York. His request for a mail ballot was denied because his request was not in compliance with the "Regional Director's Report on Election Ballot and Instructions for Voting." Contained therein, was the requirement that the request for a mail ballot be made no later than February 22nd, 1965. L. J. Brookes, B-12056, had requested a mail ballot by letter that was undated, but which was postmarked March 1st, 1965 in Fulton, New York. His request for a mail ballot was denied because his request was not in compliance with the "Regional Director's Report on Election Ballot and Instructions for Voting." Contained therein, was the requirement that the request for a mail ballot be made no later than February 22nd, 1965. ALLIED MARINE SECTION: No mail ballots. r,equested„ by anyone In this Section, therefore, none were mailed out. '''. ' ^;i Your Committee then checked the unused ballots that were returned from various ports. The unused baliots, when combined with the unused ballots in Head­ quarters and the stubs of the used ballots in ail "ports, compares equally in number with the amount printed by the printer for the Union. This Committee has seen a bill from the printer, and the bill states that-they had printed ballobs fw the Union, as follows: It should be pointed out to the membership that, out of the ten (10) Tug Section mail ballots sent out, only nine (9) of them were returned. The mail ballot of Francis J Beliant, B-12050, was not returned, which accounts for the discrepancy of the one • (1) Tug Section ballot that is shown in this report as having been issued, but which is unaccounted for in the total number of ballots cast. Malcolm H. Lee, L-12030, requested a mail ballot by letter dated February 23rd, 1965, which was postmarked February 23rd, 1965, in Alexandria, Virginia. His request for a mail ballot was denied because his request was not in compliance with the "Regional Director's Report on Election Ballot and Instructions for Voting." Con­ tained therein, was the requirement that the request for a mail ballot be made no later than February 22nd, 1965. I Port Ashtabula Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Detroit Duiuth Lorain Milwaukee Sault Ste. Marie .. Toledo Mail Port Ashtabula Buffalo Chicago ^ Cleveland Detroit Duiuth Lorain Milwaukee Sault ste. Marie Toledo Mail (. vv t' V. I "TUG SECTION" Baliots Received Ballots Unused From Headquarters Ballots Used And Returned BalloU 1 1-25 26-50 25 51-89 00-200 39 201-285 286-350 85 351-402 403-450 52 451-486 487-550 36 551-577 578-600 27 601-622 623-650 22 651-668 669-700 18 701-750 701-734 735-750 34 751-762 763-775 12 776-785 none 9 Total votes cast in all ports and by mail 359 "DRIEDGE SECTION" Baliots Received Baliots Unused From Headquarters Ballots Used And Returned Ballots Cast 1-50 1-2 3-50 2 51-200 51-83 84-200 33 201-350 201-248 249-350 48 351-450 351-393 394-450 43 ...451-600 451-498 499-600 48 601-650 601<-617 618-650 17 .651-700 651-660 661-700 10 701-750 701-702 703-750 2 751-900 751-797 798-900 47 .901-950 901-923 924-950 23 951-958 951-956 none g ' •vVKrtal vo^ia bast!.In.dirportu'and'by ' *279 i �April ».1»65 SEAFARERS "ALLIED MAAINE SECTION" Ballots Received Ballots Unsoed From Headquarters Ballots Used And Returned Ballots Cast 1in n iin n. * 11.90 nl 11 90 n 91%n "n 9190 n 91 AO n 91 ft Port Ashtabula Buffalo rhieatrn DZU .:::::::::::::: li.™ iSs. Lorain 71-80 Milwaukee 81-90 Sault Sle. Marie'!'"!'." 91-100 Toledo 101-110 jyjaji " o' -0-0-0"" t Tl'ao 81-90 91-100 101-110 ' -0-0-0- "" Total votes cast in all ports and by mail 5 •This figures includes the ballots that were voided by.,t'he Region Tallying Committee. LOG Page WteeB as valid ballot cast even though we were unable to find ballots for the day equal to the number of stubs issued for the day. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Port of Chicago, in sending in their stubs and unused ballots at the completion of the voting in the port, failed to include the certification statements with either sections. However, your Region Tallying Committee has counted the March 13. 1965, the Polls Committee in the port ot Chicago issued ballot #227 from the Dredge Section to Brother Harry Oliver, 0-12005 by mistake, since he should received a Tug Section ballot; however, the Committee discovered the error and, prior to the ballot being marked, it was returned to the Committee. Brother Harry Oliver was then issued ballot #257 and allowed to vote same. Your Region Tallying Committee has counted Brother Harry Oliver's ballot that he voted as a valid ballot past and Dredge ballot #227, which was late! reissued and voted as a valid ballot cast. On March 16 and March 20, 1965, Polls Committee for the port of Chicago failed OFFICIAL TALLY SHEET FOR ELECTION OF 1965-1968 OFFICERS - W ' H S a 5 <IEHSQ 38 < 2 < •CmouQQt-lSMWHS REGIONAL DIRECTOR 1. Edward Daniel Anderson A-12005 2. Elmer Gallagher G-12015 3. Walter F. Gunn G-12014 4. Robert T. Jones J-12000 5. Harold F. Yon Y-12001 No Votes Voids Write-ins Totals H 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 31 88 3 1 22 1 8 5 4 182 7 19 54 21 9 362 0 2 76 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 001011200;0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 27 72 133 95 89 44 32 20 81 35 15 3 6 0 643 10 17 63 94 0 0 4 . 0 36 42 0 43 0 ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR (DREDGE SECTION) 1. Ernest T. DeMerse 1 0 4 5 37 0 5 D-12026 2. Donald Mariner 1 0 9 38 4 0 3 M-12083 3. Richard L. Tillman 0 33 32 0 6 ;6 1 T-12015 No Votes 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 Voids ...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 0 O 1 O O 1 1 Write-ins !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 0 O O O O O O Totals 2 33 48 43 48 17 10 0 19 8 1 25 4 3 85 0 0 1 59 1 18 18 2 127 0 0 0 O O 1 O 1 O 2 47 23 0 O O 6 3 4 1 279 3 ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR (TUG SECTION) 1. Thomas J. Burns 25 35 73 24 27 26 17 18 33 6 B-12006 No Votes 0 4 7 28 7 1 4 0 1 5 Voids 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Write-ins 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 25 39 85 52 36 27 22 18 34 12 8 292 1 0 0 9 58 2 7 359 The Committee would also like to bring to the attention of the membership the fact that some write-ins that appeared illegible or on de-faced ballots will not be included in this report. The reason for this is that some ballots containing write-ins happened to be voided because the ballots on which they were written was illegally defaced or illegible. During the period of time in which the Region Tallying Committee was in opera­ tion, several discrepancies on the conduct of the election have occurred, but none of which would change the outcome of any job on the ballot. However, for the benefit of the membership, we are listing them, port by port, as follows: CLEVELAND, OHIO In checking the rosters for the Tug Section in the port of Cleveland, your Com­ mittee found that the port Polls Committees for the dates of March 8th and 13tih had numbered the ballots on the rosters as issued from #1 through #47. Actually, they should have been numbered #351 through #397. After the above dates, the Polls Committees then listed the ballot numbers properly on the rosters. Your Region Tallying Committee has counted these two days ballots as valid ballots cast. The same situation as given above, applied to the Dredge Section in the port of Cleveland, except the ballot numbers should have been #351 through #390 instead of #1 through #40 as shown on the roster. Your Region Tallying Committee has counted these two days ballots as valid ballots cast. MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN The Port of Milwaukee, when sending in their stubs and unused ballots to Head­ quarters at the end of voting, failed to include the Certification statements with either of them for all sections. However, your Region Tallying Committee has counted the ballots from Milwaukee as valid ballots cast. LORAIN, OHIO The port of Lorain, oq March 11, 1965, failed to put the date or the name of the port on the outside of the envelope in which the ballots were mailed to the depository. Also, on the same date, the Dredge Section voided ballot stub #654 as well as an entry on the roster; however, your Region Tallying Committee has counted these days ballots for the port as valid ballots cast even though we were unable to find ballots for the day equal to the number of stubs issued for the day. . ( « • . I• . ,On March 18, the. Tug Section voided ballot stub #622 as well as the entry on the roster; hoivever, your l^egion Tallying Committee has counted this day's ballot iLl'iftn'^ Region Tallying Committee has counted both days ballots as valid ballots cast. On March 18, 1965, only two (2) members of the three (3) man Polls Committee for the Chicago signed the ballot envelope; however, your Committee, in checking rosters and the Special Meeting Minutes for the election of a Polls Committee, found all rosters for the name of three (3> of our members and that these three .3) members had been elected Polls Committee members and that two <2) of these three members names appeared on the ballot envelope. Your Region Tallying Committee has, therefore, counted this days ballots as valid ballots cast. DETROIT, MICHIGAN On the date of March 10th, 1965, the port of Detroit Polls Committee enclosed its rosters and Polls Committee minutes for the day in the ballot envelope that was mailed to the ballot depository. On March 19th, the Polls Committee enclosed the rosters for the day in the ballot envelope, that was mailed to the ballot depository. On the d^tes of March 12th, 1965 and March 16th, 1965, the ballot envelope failed to have included thereon in the blank spaces provided for that purpose, the name of the port or the date MAIL BALLOTS The following are the names of the members who requested, were entitled to, and were sent Absentee Ballots: Wollan, James A. Wilcox, Ellis J. Bowditch, Robert E. Henderson. Kelly Burdick, Waltri J. Yon, Merlin J. Dredge Section Dredge Section Dredge'Section Dredge Section Dredge Section Dredge Section Book#W-12052 Book#W-12021 Book #B-12022 Book #H-12036 Book #B-12060 Book #Y-12004 Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot #951 #952 #953 #954 #955 #956 Rasmussen, Carl Tug Tug Tug Tug Tug Tug Tug Tug Tug Tug Book #R-12008 Book #T-12029 Book #T-12033 Book #B-12050 Book #B-12025 Book #K-12010 Book #M-12068 Book #M-12150 Book #L-12044 Book #Y-12002 Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot Ballot #776 #777 #778 #779 #780 #781 #782 #783 #784 #785 Jr. Thompson, Stanley F. Bellant, Fi ancis J. Bennett, Herman J. Kingston, Willie McDonald, Robert C. Mlske, Alex Larkin, James E. Yletalo, Verner Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Our Talley of these mail ballots is given on our master (alley sheets for the whole election. It should be pointed out to the membership that the ballots used for the mail ballots were part of those that had been retained at Headquarters. That out of the sixteen (16) mail ballots sent out, only fifteen (15) of them were returned. This accounts for the discrepancy of one ballot that is shown in the report as having been issued but not accounted for in the total number of ballots cast. There were members who had requested mail ballots to whom none were sent since they did not meet the qualifications of voting by mail. These members have been dealt with previouly in this report. The following were the write-ins made during this election of officers for our Union: PORT SAULT STE. MARIE CHICAGO DREDGE SECTION NAME Harold F. Yon TUG SECTION Danile Boyle Edward Anderson Marvin Stetson John Thomas John Byrne DETROIT Max Tobin TOLEDO Filex Knitchell TITLE Assistant Regional Director Assistant Regional Director CONCLUSIONS: Your Committee finds that the balloting took place in strict accordance with the Constitution, and that what errors were made, were all of no imporance, and of no measurable effect and could not influence tbe voting results and were dealt with in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution. It is, of course, impossible to talley write-in votes that were illegible or where the ballot has been defaced, therefore, in the case of write-ins that are illegible or when they appear on defaced ballots, this Committee has carried such ballots under the heading of Void ballots, in which category they properly belong. We recommend that the procedure on write-ins followed by this Committee be upheld, inasmuch as it is impossible to count write-in votes where the name written in is illegible or a voter defaces the ballot. If a man wants to write in a name, he ought to do so clearly if he wants his write-in to be effective, and he must be careful not to place illegal marks on the ballot. L. ALEXANDER, A-12013 M. DICKENS. D-12027 R. MAC DONALD, M-12062 S. STREIGHT, S-12039 • -•••••*"• •' ' "•** i.iiUVALL;lD-120i0'' W. SULLINS, S-12004 �SEAFARERS Page Sixteen Soviets Plan More Fishing Off U.S. Coast April 8, 1985 LOG Lifeboat Class 130 Goes into Books BOSTON—^The Soviets are con­ tinuing to press the expansion of their already vast and complex fishing operations in the North Atlantic, according to latest in­ formation. The Soviets are building a nev/ fleet of Vostok-class fish factory ships, and at least some of them are expected to show up in the traditional American fishing grounds off Cape Cod The Vostok-class sr.ips are each capable of carrying 14 smaller trawlers on deck. They are able to stay at sea for 125 days, and, during the course of a single voyage produce 10,000 tons of frozen fish, 1000 tons of fishmeal, 10 million cans of fish and about 100 tons of industrial fats. The news of the new Russian factory ships appeared in the Boston Blue Sheet, a local daily news bulletin of the fishing in­ dustry published by the U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. Members of Lifeboat Class 130 sit for their graduation picture at SlU headquarters after Expansion of Soviet fishing op­ passing ail requirements for their Coast Guard lifeboat tickets successfully. The new grad­ erations in the North Atlantic uates are (l-r, front) Kenneth McAvoy, Juan Guerrero, Charles Miles, Francisco Tirado, Juan would be considered another set­ Landron; (rear, l-r) instructor Dan Butts, Jesus Landron, Walter Forsman, Epifanio Rodriguez back to American fishermen in and Handy Gordy. the area. Discovery of a 450-ton load of Soviet-caught codfish aboard a U.S.-flag freighter re­ cently brought protests from the SIUNA-affiliated Atlantic Fisher­ men's Union and other labor groups. The ILA refused to un­ load the cargo. While the shipment may have been a one-time only fluke, the U.S. fishing industry regards any NEW YORK—^Tlie rank and file credentials committees for the four regions of the Inland new Importation of fish into the country as a threat to its very Boatmen's Union of North America of the SIUNA-AGLIWD have reported on the eligibility existence. of nominees for delegate to the IBU convention. The committees elected by the Atlantic IBU Credentials Committees Act On Convention Delegates Lakes IBU Vote Tally Completed DETROIT—The Regional Tally­ ing Committee of the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region of the Inland Boatmen's Union, SlUNA has completed its report on the election of officers for the Region held during the month of March. As announced in the report of the Tallying Committee, Robert T. Jones was re-elected to the post of Regional Director. Richard L. Tillman was elected to the post of Assistant Regional Direc­ tor (Dredge Section), and Thomas J. Burns was elected to the post of Assistant Regional Director (Tug Section). The voting by members of the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Re­ gion took place in the ports of Buf­ falo, New York; Ashtabula, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michi­ gan; Duluth, Minnesota; Lorain, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Saulte Ste. Marie, -Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio. The report of the Tallying Com­ mittee will be placed before the membership for approval at the next scheduled membership meet­ ing in April Balloting for the posts of Port Presidents will also take place at the regular April membership meetings of the Tug and Dredge Region in the Great Lakes ports mentioned above. The names of candidates for the posts of Port Presidents were made known to the membership in the Regional Director's Repprlj on tfie Election of Port Presidents. Coast, Gulf Coast, and Great regional directors were mailed to ballots to select the convention Lakes Tug and Dredge regions the members of the respective delegates on Monday, April 19, have found that all nominees regions on March 10, 1965^ 1965 at the Union halls in Jersey are qualified and shall be deemed elected pursuant to the reports filed by the three regional direc­ tors, dated March 8, 1965. The credentials committee for the Rail­ way Marine Region found all nomi­ nees qualified and in accordance with the Regional Director's report of March 8, 1965, an election will be held April 19, 1965 to determine the Convention delegates for the Region. The Special and Second Quad­ rennial Conventions of the Inland Boatmen's Union is scheduled to begin at 9:30 A.M., Thursday, May 27 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Wash­ ington, D.C. Elected Committee The credentials committee for the Atlantic Coast has listed the following -three members as those who will serve as delegates from the region: Harry Hastings, H-26; George Hinkleman, H-30; and John Simpson, S-5279. The Gulf Coast credentials com­ mittee has announced the follow­ ing six members as those who will serve as delegates from the region; John Avery, A-5003; Joseph John­ son, J-5076; Gerald Keller, K-5000; George Jordan, J-5045; Luke LeBlanc, L-5221; and Claude New­ man, N-5083. The credentials committee for the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region has listed the following three members as those who will serve as delegates from the region: Robert Affleck, A-12018; Raymond Thompson, T-12011; and Wayne Weston, W-12002. The credentials committees for the four regions were elected at special membership meetings held on March 29. The meetings were held in New York for the Atlantic Coast, New Orleans for the Gulf The reports of the credentials Coast, Jersey City for the Railway committees will be presented in Marine Region and Detroit for the detail to the IBU membership in Great Lakes Tug and Dredge the Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Great Region. The committees checked Lakes Tug and Dredge Regions at the qualifications of all nominees the regular April meetings for apand certified they are eligible to run for convention delegate. RMR Election The credentials committees of the Atlantic, Gulf and the Great The Railway Marine Region Lakes Tug and iDredge regions credentials committee has certified referred to the reports of the three the following four members as regwnal directors dated March 8, qualified to serve as convention tarnioVi provided nt*rktri/1AH the 4-nA following: tAlirkitrmcr* "In **in _ _ . _ _ which delegates from the region; Joseph the event the number of qualified J. Fadde, F-20000; John A. Fornominees is equal to, or does not sythe, F-20033; Dennis M. Lee, Lexceed the number of delegates 20054; and James P. Waters, W^ to be elected to these conventions, 20000. The committee noted that such nominees shall be deemed to since the RMR is entitled to only be the convention delegates. two delegates to, .the IBU convenThe March 6 reports of the fourition, SMR members will cast their City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Norfolk. Voting will take place between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Members of the RMR will elect polls and tally committees at each port on April 19 at special meet­ ings to be held between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM. These committees will be responsible for conducting the elections in each port. Special membership meetings for RMR members will be held In each port on Wednesday, April 21, 1965 at 1:00 PM to act upon the final report of the Polls and Tally committees. Portland Updating Facilities PORTLAND, Ore. —A longrange waterfront development pro­ gram, including a new container handling area for the SIU Pacific District-contracted Matson Navi­ gation Co., is being planned to im­ prove cargo handling, transporta­ tion and industrial facilities here. The plan calls for estimated ex­ penditures of $120 million over the next 35 years. A priority system has been adopted for start­ ing four major pier construction projects in the near future. A large area at Terminal 4 is slated for conversion into a con­ tainer handling area for the ulti­ mate use of Matson Navigation. The container area is expected to be ready within a year, according to the Commission of Public Docks here. A later step In the rehabili­ tation of Terminal 4 will improve the area's grain-handling capacity. UIW Reports OnConvention Delegates NEW YORK—The rank and file credentials committees of the United Industrial Workers of North America of the SIUNA-AGLIWD have reported to their Regional Directors that nominees for the position of delegates to the Union Convention from the Atlantic and Gulf coast regions are fully quali­ fied and shall be deemed elected, pursuant to the UIW Regional Di­ rector's reports of March 8, 1965. The UIW will hold its Special and Second Quadrennial Conven­ tions at 9:30 AM, Wednesday, May 26 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Wash­ ington, D.C. The credentials committees were elected on March 29 at special meetings in New York, for the At­ lantic Coast region, and in New Orleans for the Gulf Coast region. The committees checked the quali­ fications of all nominees and cer­ tified that they are eligible to run for convention delegate. The credentials committees re­ ferred to the UIW Regional Direc­ tors' reports of March 8 which pro­ vided the following: "In the event the number of qualified nominees is equal to, or does not exceed the number of delegates to be elected to these conventions, such nominees shall be deemed to be Seafarers being admitted to a elected convention delegates." The Public Health hospital are UIW Regional Directors' reports urged to carry with them their of March 8, 1965 were mailed to Union book plus proof of ell-' the membership of the Union on gibility for SIU b e n e fi t s; March 10, 1965. namely, a record that they have The Atlantic Coast credentials at least 90 days seatime during committee has listed the following the previous year and at least one day during the previous six six members as those to serve as months. Failure to have the delegates from the Atlantic Coast proper credentials will cause a region: John Dwyer, D-10034; Mark delay in payments to the Sea­ Evans, E-10073; Warren Leader, L-10140; Ralph Quinonez, Qfarer. If the Seafarer Is admitted to 10003; Matty Stucchio, S-10041; a hospital which is not a PHS and Lee Wynn, W-10287. The credentials committee for institution, he should contact the Union* immediately. The the Gulf Coast has certified Paul Union will arrange with the Drozak, D-10236, to serve as con­ USPHS for a transfer.to a Pub­ vention delegate for the Gulf lic Health hospital in'*his vicin­ Coast region. ity. The PHS will not pick up The committee's reports will be the hospital tab for private presented in detail to the UIW hospital care, unless it is noti­ membership at the regular April fied, in advance. , , . , , meetings of the A.tlantic. qnd Gulf coast regions for approvaL - Prove Eligibility For Hospital $ �April t. 1961 SEAFARERS Cuba Blacklist Figure Hoids At 237 Vesseis WASHINGTON—Two new shape have been added to the blacklist of ahips forbidden to haul U.S. Government cargoes because they have traded with Cuba, the Maritime Administra­ tion has announced. Two vessels have been removed from the Ust however—so the number of vessels on the blacklist remained vteady at 237 for the two week period ending March 15. In addition, the MA announced, the Government of Israel has agreed to keep all Its ships—about 75—out of the Cuban trade. Added to the list during the last period were the Lebaneseflag Maria Despina^—7,254 tons and the Finnish-flag Margrethe Paulin—7,251 tons. Off the list are the Greek-flag Everest of 7,031 tons and the Israeli-flag Daniela, 608 tons. In addition to Israel, Spain is the only other country to pledge to keep all of their ships out of the Cuban trade since the U.S. set up the blacklist. The total of ships pledged out of the Cuban trade is now 791. Cuba meanwhile, has announced a proposed expansion of its own merchant fleet which could make the U.S. embargo un­ workable. A recent announcement from the Cuban capitol claimed that the Castro regime has one of the fastest-growing merchant navies in the world, and plans to have the biggest merchant fleet of all the Latin-American nations within the next two years. Sea Land Protests New Rail Rate Cuts WASHINGTON—The continuing favorable treatment the Interstate Commerce Commission has given to the railroads on rate setting practices has brought a sharp protest from the SIU-contracted Sea-Land• Service, which is seeking can­ two city administrations—Long cellation and investigation of Beach and Oakland, California. rail rate cuts on the shipment of canned produce from the west coast. The Sea-Land protest against the rate cuts maintained that "it is much more than likely that canned goods revenues are being consciously sacrified (by the rail­ roads) in order to drive out intercoastal competition both eastbound and westbound." The water carrier called the cuts a "destructive competitive practice proscribed by the Na­ tional Transportation Policy" and charged that they were "unjust and unreasonable." The rail rates, posted with the I.C.C., went into effect on March 19. Sea-Land's protest against them was joined by west coast produce packers and Delta Offering New Venezuela Passenger Run WASHINGTON — SlU-contracted Delta Steamship Lines is now offering passenger service from Venezuela to U.S. Gulf ports. It was announced here recently. The additional service to be offered by Delta is expected to improve participation of U.S. ships in the passenger trade in the area. No U.S. combination passenger ship service has been available from Venezuela to U.S. Gulf ports, although some passenger accom­ modations in freight ships are available. The new service has the approval of the Commerce Depart­ ment. Delta operates the three com­ bination passenger-cargo ships Del Mar, Del Norte, and Del Sud on U.S. Trade Route 20, U.S. GulfEast Coast of South America. The ships carry 119 passengers each. Delta also ^operates ten freighters on Trade Route 20 and on Service 2 of Trade Route 14 (U.S. GulfWeSt Africa; ; ' ' - • - The rail rate reductions will have an impact on iis Intercoastal operations, Sea-Land maintains, because much of those operations are devoted to the transport of canned produce. Sea-Land has said that it will be forced to reduce its own freight rates to meet the rail­ road competition. Page Seventeen LOG Poverty In Aloskan Boondocks Called Worse Than Appalachia BRISTOL BAY, Alaska—^With congressional passage of the Aid to Appalachia Bill now a reality, many interested Americans are pointing out that there are other areas of the U.S. also held tightly in the grip of poverty—a poverty which in many cases is even more severe than that facing the inhabit->ants of the economically de­ the hardships faced this winter in fast—about 8 feet above regular the Bristol Bay area. high water mark, that over 100 pressed Appalachia region. A teacher employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Kwethluk, an Eskimo village in a remote area near Fairbanks, Alaska, recently described con­ ditions in the village which, she said, "Could make Appalachia seem like a palatial wonderland by comparison." What she described was families with up to 10 children living in one-room homes, the largest of which "are 18 by 20-feet. The village Is accessible only by air and so remote that even getting food and blankets for the cruel Alaskan winters is almost impossible. "From around November 20th, 1964 up to around March 3rd," he writes, "there was a cold spell, zero and below temperatures . . . and snow over the roof-tops and six or seven feet on the flats and level—one of the toughest winters on record . . . even to the oldest of the old timers. "Prior to freeze up, in midOctober, a big storm came up here raising the high tide some six to eight feet on the lower Nushagak River and doing considerable damage to villages." Drowned Sled Dogs At the village of Togiak, Down­ ey writes, "the tide came in so sled dogs chained up were drowned before they could be turned loose . . . washed out cabins, flooded all their winter grubstakes—oil, etc., and moved the church clear across the creek. "A couple of days ago, a couple of cannery buildings collapsed with the weight of all the snow . . . and March and April are gen­ erally noted as snow months around this way." As for the small villages, he writes, they are mostly "fifty years behind the times in water, sewer and sanitation systems which in most northern villages are prac­ tically non-exis'tent." Personal Experience "Just a couple of weeks ago," the teacher reports, "I was called upon in the middle of the night to double for midwife (doctors naturally are almost unknown in such areas—Editor's note) and during the hours I waited for the baby I almost froze. "There were two shelves used for beds, two blankets serviced the parents and five children, and the only food in the home was dry fish. Added to thg normal difficulties of an Eskimo winter, was the fact that this past winter (which is still far from over in these northern areas) was a particularly bad one, with severe storms and snowfall. The LOG recently received a let­ ter from Jim Downey, an official of the SlU-affiliated Bristol Bay Resident Cannery Workers Local 46, in which he described some of By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President Maritime's WWII Role Overlooked A Strong American merchant marine has a dual purpose In keeping our country strong. It's first and primary purpose is to transport the goods, insuring the position of the U.S. as the world's number one trad­ ing nation. The second purpose is to back up the country's military establishment, fulfilling the vital role of ferrying men, supplies, weapons and ammunition without which our armed forces cannot sur­ vive overseas. The heroic performance turned in by our merchant marine In keeping supplies flowing across the U-boat infested Atlantic during World War II has been recounted time and again, but the Maritime Administration and other govermnent officials seem to have forgotten this impressive record of success. Every time the MA budget is slashed, every time applications for government assistance to cargo and bulk carriers are rejected, and every time Federal officials permit the transfer of a governmentsubsidized vessel manned by American seamen to foreign-flag registra­ tion, irreparable harm is done to the service that the U.S. maritime industry can render to the nation's defenses. While MA officials are more often than not content to turn their backs when it comes time to consider policies that would build a strong U.S. maritime, military officials -f know that this continuing neglect participating in Steel Pike in­ can lead to a national disaster. cluded the SlU-manned Couer Two high U.S. naval officials D'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers) have recently issued public state­ and the Del Sol (Delta Lines). ments emphasizing the vital role These two vessels were part of a of U.S. merchant ahips in mili­ civilian force that landed some tary operations should this coun­ 60,000 Spanish and American try be confronted by a national troops with their weapons and emergency. Vice Admiral John S. equipment on the coast of Spain McCain, Jr., commander of the last fall for joint maneuvers. Navy's amphibious force during the After landing the role of the recent successful land-sea maneu­ merchant marine in the exercise ver "Operation Steel Pike," both before a hearing of the House had high praise for the perform­ Merchant Marine Committee, Ad­ ance of U.S.-flag merchant ships miral McCain declared he could participating In the exercise. not conceive of undertaking a maThe Amerlcah ' inHerchani fleet , '*(;iCdntinued '6n page 23V Protect Your Health! Donate Blood In the surgery in a large hospital the nurse hooked up the fourth flask of blood to the tube leading into Jimmy's arm. The surgeons were suc­ cessfully tying off the bleeding artery in the boy's leg, severed by a fall through a glass door. On the floor above, other physicians were slowly pumping blood in and out of an infant bom of a mother whose blood was of a different type. On the medical floor, a patient with a severely bleeding ulcer was being transfused, buying time until he could be put back in good enough condition for surgery. In the hospital's central supply rooms a nurse was carefully checking the supply of bottles just received from the blood bank for the patient about to go in for open-heart surgery. Naturally, all this blood must come from soihewhere. But where? Most likely it came from the hospital's blood bank. Where did fliey get it? They got it from Tom, Dick, and Mary who volunteered to donate blood as a public service or to have credit if they required it. If it is required for you, it must be replaced from a blood bank of which you are a member. Except for the patient going to the open-heart unit, none of those who were getting blood had any idea the day before that they might need it. The hospital and the -f bank knew, for there is a fairly blood have been solved, as it has predictable volume of transfusion become more readily available, need in any community and these and as the value of transfusions demands are pretty well charted. has become more appreciated, a Depend on Volunteers peculiar difficulty has arisen: Peo­ Most of the blood banks depend ple are taking it for granted. on volunteers to step up to the The glamour of giving blood has tables and give a pint of their worn off. The publicity value seems blood as a public service, or as a to have paled and the attention member of an organization. A of the public has turned to other union or a club can establish a things. Every blood bank has ex­ pool of credit for its members so perienced periods when their sup­ that when one of them needs a plies were so short as to threaten transfusion, the credit may be their ability to meet even the dras­ drawn without having to be round­ tic emergencies for which there ed up In haste at the time of need. was no other treatment, reported A very handy reserve. the MD COLUMN of the Group Time was when this was not so. Health Association of America, The little boy with the severed Inc. vessel might bleed to death before SIU Supply his parents op friends could be rounded up, cross matched and To have blood available for bled to try to meet his needs. members and their dependents, the World War II virtually brought Seafarers' Welfare Plan has a the blood bank Into being, mostly Blood Bank in Brooklyn. The for the military uses, but their im­ Union has Blood Bank arrange­ portance for the civilian sector was ments through all Port Agents. equally great. By the end of hostil­ The demands for blood from these ities nearly every good sized com­ banks are so great that we are munity had a start on a bank. constantly in short supply. Sea­ The methods of keeping blood farers and their dependents have have greatly improved, standards used 4,429 pints from the Blood for the operation of the banks have Bank in Brooklyn'since its incep­ been developed, and the techniques tion. Blood cannot be obtained of cross matching the blood of the from a supply house—you are the donor and the recipient have been only source of blood. In order that greatly improved. Today the avail­ you and your loved ones will have ability of blood is as important as this life saving fluid available when the availability of antibiotics; per­ needed, it is necessary for you to haps even more so, since one can donate blood. Don't say tomorrow! usually wait for the antibiotic but DONATE NOW! The ideal time is too often the blood is needed im­ when you report to the clinic for mediately for emergencies. your examination. Come prepared As ihe problems of handling the I (Coiitiniied' on page 22) �SEAFARERS Pag* ElgMecB Apra B. ms LOG Selma, Alabama Racists Began As Union-Busters SELMA, Ala.—The armed, mounted civilian posse responsible for so much of the bru­ tality against civU rights demonstrators here had its origins as an anti-labor force in 1958. It was first organized by Sheriff Jim Clark to combat union activities in the area. Clark himself, has admitted plant frcHn time to time during march, the city's public safety that the posse was first organ­ free periods and If whites and director, Wilson Baker, begged ized "to handle labor strikes Negroes were sitting together he'd Clark: "Let me handle it. Just The inherent instability of a space capsule in water makes attachment of a floatation collar necessary as soon as possi­ ble after touchdown. Successful Space Flights Often End In Seasickness CAPE KENNEDY—When the Gemini space capsule "Molly Brown" set down in the South Atlantic at the end of her epic journey last week, astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young were forced to swapttheir space skills for sea legs by the medical men of the space until recovery could be af­ program. On each test landing fected. As seafarers (if only for an hour), they were subject to the hazards of the trade. One of the chief of these, as most oldtimers know, is what used to be called under the fancy name of "Lord Nelson's disease"—^plain old sea­ sickness. The spacemen were even more prone to it than a sailor out in a gale on an old Liberty ship. For the Gemini capsule they piloted, unlike the earlier Mercury craft, was designed to float not upright but on its side. For the astronauts it was like riding a roller coaster while almost standing on their heads. Major Grissom, for example, was so strapped in that when the ship hit the water his head made a deep arc each time the capsule bobbed in a swell. Lt. Cmdr. Young, halflying on his side, had his head pulled violently forward with each movement of the capsule. Grissom suffered the most. The veteran astronaut, who named the capsule after the "unsinkable Molly Brown" because his first Mercury craft had gone down to the deep six, became seasick 28 minutes after landing. He became nauseous and had to use the plastic bag provided for that contingency. Young also reported being seasick but less violently so. Perhaps because he was an old Navy man, or so the sailors of the world would like to think. The illness had been predicted I Editor. ' ; prior to the actual flight, at least one of the astronauts became ill. To counteract seasickness, both men were provided with Tigan, a newly developed anti-motion drug. Results proved that the drug was something less than wholly ef­ fective. This also was expected. Science has discovered that there can be little remedy to offer when the sea decides to get up her furlSs. Riding in a small capsule tossed about like a canoe in a storm will get to almost anybody sooner or later. The secret of seasickness, ac­ cording to the scientists, lies in the inner ear. Here there are three semi-circular tubes with liquid in them. As a person moves either his head or body, the fluid sloshes around and affects the nerve endings in the area. The nerves, in turn, pass signals on to the brain to tell the person how well he is balanced. By moving the head or body too violently, confusion is created in this delicate process and a person becomes first dizzy and then nauseous. This essentially, is what seasickness is, and it can happen anywhere—on a ship. In an air­ craft or on an amusement park ride. Scientists working in the field of space medicine are concerned with the problem of seasickness. Thus Seafarers may someday bene­ fit from this aspect of the space program, should a really effective seasickness preventive ever be found. and any other things going on. This statement was made on a nationwide television broadcast over the American Broadcasting Company on March 7. T. H. Vincent, regional director of the United Packinghouse Work­ ers, filled in the details of the story. He said that UPW.A was striking two plants of the Ziegler Packing Co. in Bessemer and Tuscaloosa, Ala. in 1958. The third plant was at Selma and some of the strikers, mostly women, \/ent to Selma to try to win support from the work­ ers there. "A peaceful picket line was set up," Vincent said. "Clark arrived on the scene with one or two deputies. He acted like a maniac. He stuck his finger in the face of Ray Morgan, one of our inter­ national reps, almost touching Ray's nose and said; " 'You'd better be careful. As far as I'm concerned you're the leader of an unorganized mob and mobs mean trouble.'" Morgan and Clark argued for a period and finally the sheriff said that one of the reasons he was there was that the plant manager was opposed to the picketing, Clark left, Vincent said, "but not before he threatened to jail us if we continued." "Later two people from inside the plant came out to the picket line with auto jacks, shouting threats to us. Since most of our pickets were women, two of our men met them," the union leader said. "Our men gave one a bloody nose and the other a cut lip. This was all Clark needed. He put the two men in his car and paraded them around the area shouting, 'This is what they call peaceful picketing.'" Vincent said that "late In the afternoon Clark showed up to warn us that if we showed up again we'd be thrown In Jail. Since most of our people were women, and knowing something about Clark's reputation, we decided to leave town, "We were Informed that early the next morning 50 to 75 farmers on horseback, deputized by Clark, showed up at the plant. They car­ ried rifles, squirrel guns and baseball bats. "The way people were keyed up by Clark, this posse was set, for anything that could happen, I've no doubt about that. That is the way Clark works. He excites peo­ ple, gets them worked up to a point where they will do things which he cannot do." Methods Breed Violence Vincent added that "having worked In the area some 15 or 20 years and seen the way Clark operates, I have no doubt that the atmosphere created led to violence down here." He explained that every time he came into town one of Clark's men would follow him and stay with him during the entire time he was in Selma. Vincent recalled, also, some of Clark's antics at the Swift cotton seed oil plant in Selma, which UPWA represented until recently. "Clark would come Into; the order them to separate." The only <Hganized plant in Selma today is the Independent Lock Company and the Inter­ national Union of Electrical Work­ ers has the bargaining rights. lUE was decertified several years ago after strong pressures were placed on the workers to vote against the union, "After one year without a union," an lUE spokesman said, "the workers had enough. They voted for lis in a labor board election." Selma Is a major population center in Alabama's Black Belt. Over 57 percent of the tfoimty's 57,000 people are Negro; fewer than 2 percent of the eligible Negroes are registered to vote. Apart from voting rights, merely to be a person in Alabama isjiot easy. When reporters asked Sheriff Clark if a woman defend­ ant was married, he replied, "She's a nigger woman and she hasn't got a Miss or a Mrs. in front of her name." "Alabama's first, largest and most active chapter of the White Citizens Council was born here," a white citizen boasted. ' A White Citizens Council rally a few weeks ago, featuring former Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett, drew 1,500 whites. Council leader­ ship and the town's political and economic leadership are entwined. Former Selma Mayor Chris Heinz is the new president of the Citizens Council. Clark said recently the council "does a good job." wait a minute and they'll be all right." Clark snapped back, "I've waited too long already," and drove away. After demonstrators were beaten during the march. Baker told a civil rights worker, "They've taken it out of my hands." Gulf Coast (Continued from page 12) expects to be okay soon, however, and is visiting with friends while recuperating. Johnny Ward made one voyage as engine utility on the Del Sud and had to get off to go into the hospital w^here he has been for nearly a month. Percy Libby, another of the .real oldtimers, is in the hospital after a long stay on the Del Norte in a watchman's job. In good health and fine voice is "Gator Mouth" Bates who was very much in evi­ dence at the last membership meeting. Buck Estrada has been enjoying his vacation. Ray DeShong, one of the veterans of the American Coal Beef bad to leave his job on the Del Santos because of illness. Ray is getting along fine, however, and is now on outpatient status from the hospital. MobUe Robert L. Kelly, who has been shipping SIU almost since the or­ ganization of the union, got off the Alcoa Runner after about two years to enjoy a vacation with his family. He is -registered in Group 2 of the deck department. Demetrio Miofas, who was a messman on Ten Years of Racist Role the Alcoa Runner, also got off for Clark was first elected in 1955, a rest. He lives in Daphne, Ala. and has won re-election since then. Jerry L. Carl is about ready to He faces three Justice Department take the first AB job to hit the suits charging him with interfer­ board. His last ship was the Ocean ing with and intimidating i>otential Ulia, a coastwise supertanker. Negro voters and staff workers After staying on a fireman's job from the Student Nonviolent Co­ on the Bradford Island for about ordinating Committee (SNCC). eight months, George W. William­ Clark's proposal for solving son came ashore to vacation with Selma's racial troubles is for "out­ his wife and children. Harold side agitators" to leave and "let Keith got off the Northwestern Alabama handle Its own Victory and registered in Group problems." 2, Engine Department. He has been The sheriff always carries an shipping out of. Gulf ports for electric cattle prod, which he de­ about 20 years. Robert Sanchez scribes as a "most humane instru­ who had been chief steward on ment." He is usually accompanied the supertanker Mayflower for sev­ by some members of his 300-man- eral years until the ship was laid up recently is registered in Group strong civilian posse. 1-S and hoping to get back out Clark and Colonel A1 Lingo, soon. head of "the Alabama State Patrol, Houston are good friends. Clark says he has "been in daily contact with Lingo" Salvador Blanco isn't entirely and that "Colonel Lingo and I sold on the "romance run." He got have worked very close since off the Del Mar after two trips to (Martin . Luther) King came to South America. Now he is looking Selma" last January. The Dallas for a Mediterranean or a Far East County sheriff has supplied Lingo run. Jimmy Byrd checked in at the with the services of his armed hall and registered in Group 1 of militia. Clark and his posse have the Deck Department after getting appeared to put down racial off the Kent when the ship was demonstrations in Birmingham, laid up in Jacksonville. Byrd was Tuskegee, Gadsden and at the bosun on the Kent's last voyage University of Alabama. In to Bombay. Johnny says the crew Notasulga, the sheriff himself pulled white photographer Vernon was one of the finest he has ever Merritt from a school bus, beat him sailed with, t^harles F. Sherhans took an AB's job on the Bangor to and smashed bis camera. India. His last ship was the coast­ Selma's newly elected city ad­ wise eontainershiip Beauregard. ministration, while maintaining a Gordon Wheeler is looking for a "bard line" on segregation and long trip going anywhere. Donald Negro registration, differs with H. "Trader" Horn got off the Our Clark on handling racial protests. Lady of Peace after a trip to Al­ Merchants here privately say their giers. He said it was a good trip business is down since large scale after two months on toe beach he arrests began. During one recent 1 is ready to go. . A �MIS, IMS SEAFARERS Page mnefeea LOG Don't Delay On Heat Beefs Now that the (»Id weather is here, Seafarers are reminded tiut heating and lodging beefs in the shipyard can be easily handled If the ship's delegate promptly notifies the captain or chief engineer and shows them the temperature reading at the time. Crewmembers whb beef to themselves about the lack of heating but wait three, or four days before making the problem known to a respon­ sible ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. The same applies when shipyard workers are busy around living quarters. Make sure you know where and when the work was done so that the SIU patrolman has the facts, available in order to make a determination. r SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), March 3—Chairman, Clarence Hill; Secretary, Rocer Hall. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. $7.64 in ship's fund. It was request^ that crewmembers dona.e fifty cents each to purchase new antenna for TV. Mm L05MAR (Cnlnial), OeC. 28—Cliaif. man, Anton Vukinick; Secretary, J. Bartier. Brother Russell M. Wright was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Discussion on TV repairs. Feb. 14—Chairman, B. M. Romanoff; Secretary, T. Mignano. Minor beefs were all settled and everything is O.K. now. iK OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritima Over­ seas), Feb. 27 — Chairman, John J. Hewarth, Jr.; Secretary, John H. McElroy. Some disputed OT in deck de- partment delegates. Srothw Robert Mull was elected to serve as ship's delegate. WESTERN HUNTER (Western Agen­ cy), March 8—Chairman, W. T. Langford; Secretary, L. O. Smith. $40 in ship's fund. One man was hospital­ ized in Ras Tanura. Feb. 28—Chatiman, William Fnllint; Secretary, W. T. Langferd. $40 in ship's fund. To contact headquarters about hiring aliens in foreign ports. ROBIN GRAY (Robin Lines), Feb. 8—Chairman, G. Mulholland; Sec­ retary, A. D. Nastk $20.14 in ship's fund. Brother K. Nichols resigned as ship's delegate and was extended a vote of thanks by the crew. Brother A. O. Nash was elected to serve in his place. ALCOA TRADER (Alcoa), March 14— Chairman, Thomas J. Fay; Secretary, Nick Martin. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. ATLAS (Burbank), Feb. 28—Chair­ man, W. J. Anderson; Secretary, Alfred Hirsch. $38 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. partment. Discussion on repairs. Vote of thanks to the steward department LA SALLE (Waterman), March 18— for good food, even under trying con­ Chairman, Ed Moore; Secretary, W. ditions. ' Beckford. Ship sailed short one pantry man. No beefs reported by depart­ FLOMAR (Calmar), Feb. 28—Chair­ ment delegates. man, E. Luzier; Secretary, J. Funk. $16.50 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ NATIONAL SEAFARER (Windward), ported by department delegates. Feb. 14—Chairman, Joe Selby; Secre­ tary, J. T. Leiinski. Discussion about ERNA ELIZABETH (Overseas Naviga­ headquarters being consulted atiout subsistence for all the blackouts crew tion), March 8—Chairman, L. Clark; Secretary, M. K. Pierce. Everything is had. Motion made that members not sign on until ship gets cold water or running smoothly with no beefs. portable water coolers. OCEANIC SPRAY (American Oce­ anic), Feb. 28—Chairman, L. 0. Dasey; Secretary, D. Gadner. $11 in ship's fund. Ship is short of money for draws. Ship to be fumigated while in shipyard in Yokohama. KEN MAR (Calmar), March 4—Chair­ man, V. Douglas; Secretary, V. Doug­ DEL RIO (Delta), Feb. 28—Chairman, las. Some disputed OT reported by deck delegate which will be taken up A. Abram; Secretary, A. Tolentino. Mo­ tion made that patrolman be con­ with patrolman. tacted about getting a new brand of coffee aboard. Otherwise, there are ALCOA VOYAGER (Alcoa), March 7— no beefs. Chairman, Edgar R. Hauser; Secretary, Victor M. Perez. One crewmember was SEAMAR (Calmar), March 8—Chair­ hospitalized in Calcutta, India, and was returned to the States via air man, W. F. O'Brien; Secretary, Wm. T. travel, to be treated at USPHS hospi­ Rose. Brother George Litchfield was tal. Some disputed OT to be taken up elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on having telephone in­ with patrolman. stalled in messhall. Also to have head­ quarters check on shortage of crew MT. VERNON VICTORY (Victory Car­ on board. riers), Feb. 20—Chairman, Peter Pat­ rick; Secretary, H. Meredith. $20 in SANTA EMILIA (Liberty Navigation), ship's fund. Some disputed OT in each department to be taken up with Feb. 21—Chairman, E. M. Bryant; Sec­ patrolman. Brother Walter Lungren retary, George Hair. Brother Ernest was elected to serve as ship's dele­ Bryant resigned as ship's delegate and gate. Vote of thanks to Brother Tom Brother T. Gerber was elected to serve. Fleming, outgoing ship's delegate, for It was suggested that the Company be fine job he did representing the crew. contacted regarding the dirty water Captain extended a vote of thanks to aboard ship. Thirty-one rupees in the entire crew for their spirit and ship's fund. No beefs reported by de­ cooperation at Christmas time. Vote partment delegates. of thanks extended to Mr. Griffit, sec­ ond engineer, for his kind donation to SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), the cause during the Holiday Season. March 14—Chairman, Walter Brightwell; Secretary, Raymond L. Perry. No HASTINGS (Waterman), March 5— beefs reported by department dele­ Chairman, Woodron Roid; Secretary, gates. Brother S. Frank was elected John Wells. No beefs reported by de- to serve as ship's delegate. I ? '! I J- PETROCHEM (Valentine), Feb. IDChairman, J. D. Gribble; Secretary, F. S. Paylor. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Brother W. Matthews was elected to serve as ship's delegate, and Brother F. S. Paylor as ship's treasurer. g(;fiLV,VOiJ6ETT£f2 WATCH OUTYOU 60II4(9 WITH THIS (A 'k: % # % ^ •# ' A real bull session was going on in a foc'sle of the Globe Explorer (Sea Liberties) not too long ago, as a few old time Seafarers sat around discussing various aspects of the Sea­ farer's life. The breeze was really blowing, when Peter Wedrogowski walked into the room. "I was on a ship once," he-* — said, "down in the Red Sea, endeavor they choose to pursue. members in the recent SIU elec­ just cruising along, when all Eddie Tlllasol, ship's delegate tion of officers. "Every single full the sudden we heard the cry 'Man overboard.' We threw out a life ring, and then the CS^tain turned the ship around and we picked the man up a few minutes later. When we asked him how he came to fall off, he answered, 'Fell off? Nobody fell off! Somebody moved the ship.'" ^ Joe Ritcbhurg, the bosun aboard the Geneva (U.S. Steel) informed the crew that the regular safety meeting, which was soon to be held aboard the ship, would have a special feature. Cries of "Girls" and "Money" were soon quieted by the announcement that they would see some movies on safety. Bather disappointed, but maintaining a stiff upper lip, one of the crewmembers quipped, "Oh, well, may­ be there'll be some glrls-ln the movie." 4" 4" aboard the Bangor (Bermuda) is no exception. Vdllasol was only recently elected ship's delegate, and in order to do his best for the crew, he has come up with a simple rule to make his job successful. "When a man has a beef," he says, "he should take it first to the department delegate. Then either the delegate can settle the beef or bring it to me. Eddie has one additional thought about the rule. "It takes the co­ operation of every Union man aboard to make it work. If you want a good trip, and want-to help me represent you in the best way possible, all you have to do is follow the recipe." Villasol claims that the formula is quite success­ ful, and hdps to make for pleasant trip. i 4. The crew of the Steel Ret (Isthmian) has finally det what to do u... the money the company awarded them for having the safest ship in the fleet during the last six months of last year. They spent it for a television set, which has Swartjes been installed aboard the ship, and had $57 left over. "We are still trying to decide what to do with the rest of the cash," reports ship's delegate Hendrik J. Swartjes. The steward department of the Mominc Light (Waterman) re­ cently pulled a switch on the crew. Instead of the steward de­ partment getting the vote of thanks, the stew­ ard department voted a special thanks to the crew for their Caldwell efforts in keeping a clean messroom and pantry. "It makes it easier on everybody when we have this kind of cooperation," says ship's delegate David Cald­ $1 jli well. Anguished cries have been heard it 4' 4i coming from the laundry room All great men have a formula aboard the Cities Service Norfolk for success in whatever line of (Cities Service), repoiTs ship's delegate F. F. Flanagan. The wash­ ing machine has been tearing up the crew's clothes, he says, and the men are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new machine. Lakes Stoker 4i Edwin Campbell, a member of the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ trict, stokes a boiler on the Henry R. Piatt (Gartland), a coal burning bulk carrier. The photo was snapped by Fred Shannon who is also a member of the ship's engine department. 4" 4- book member aboard this ship voted by absentee ballot," Rocky •aid, "while we were in Karachi, West Pakistan. t t 4. The ships delegate aboard the Steel Surveyor (Isthmian) recently discovered exactly how wonderful peace really is, reports meeting chairman Joseph Catalonotto. Dur­ ing a shipboard meeting, the dele­ gate said to his fellow Union mem­ bers, "If there are any beefs, bring them up now or forever hold your peace." Catalonotto was pleased to hear that not a word was said. "So was the delegate," he says. 4" 41 4" nfarers Eladie Grajales sent r to the LOG recently bursth pride. The letter was an .•ement that his daughter, a Grajales, has become en- Eladio and America Grajales gaged to a home town boy down there in New Orleans where the Grajales family lives. Eiadlo is popping his buttons and wants the world to know why. Although the date for the wedding has not yet been decided upon, the couple have already made plans to spend their honeymoon in Puerto Rico. Gra­ jales has been sailing SIU since 1944, and last sailed aboard the Oceanic Tide (Oceanic Ore). LOG-A-RHYTHM: Traveler Seafarere aboard the Spitfire (American Bulk Carriers) recently found themselves retrieving their _By Frances K. Hirschy, desserts from the ceiling of the The following log-a-rhylhm was messroom, reports Robert Ruther­ written by Mrs. Frances Kano Hirschy ford, ship's delegate. "There was In memory of her late brother. Sea­ farer James Francis Kane who was no disturbance," he says, "it's just lost overboard while sailing on the that the baker aboard cooks such Deborah in February, 1936. light and fluffy pastries and cakes that they just float away if we He'd been around the world in don't hang on to them. A rousing ships vote of thanks to a very fine baker. A dozen times, or more— Saw pyramids, France, Italy 4" 4« 4And Tripoli's golden shore; Edward (Rocky) ACams, ship's delegate of the Steel Voyager, (Isthmian) had good reason to be Vieiced sunset over Timbuktu, proud of the his fellow Seafarers Heard rolling waves at dawning. during their last trip. The Voy­ ager, which paid off in New York, Good night. Good night. Goad night. Dear Heart, not too long ago, baa one hundred I'll see you in the morning. percent participation of full book \T'&ALLGBTriNe OUT OF HANP - IT'S W-WMAr's AlOfglSHr—' cA rHAT» <9 IT'S UNNATURAL- ^ nCAhlOHLY tfAp TO ONE If 3 �Page Twenty SEAFARERS SIU Letter Writers Find Opinions Count In Capital Two Seafarers who have let their voices be heard on two important national problems— the diminishing American merchant fleet and medical care for the aged—have learned that their opinions count in our nation's capital. Evidence that their opinions carry weight in the lawmaking process came"*" of interest to his Representative, in the form of two letters, one in behalf of President Johnson. Commissioner Ball reported that Paul G. Rogers (D.-Fla.) The from the President of the the Congressional deadlock over article, Which described the Gov­ United States, and the other from the President's Medicare bill in the ernment's neglect of the U.S. a member of the U.S. House of last Congress had held up action maritime industry, was forwarded on the bill. He assured the SIU to Rogers along with a letter con­ Representatives. oldtimer that President Johnson taining Polakoff's own personal The Seafarer who took his has pledged his continuing support comments on the U.S. maritime opinions to the chief executive was of legislation which would insure situation. 'Captain' Wiiliam P. Driscoll, a hospital insurance for the aged and Keep U.S. Fleet retired Union member who now would increase social security In his letter to Representative lives in Sailors Snug Harbor, benefits. He further pointed out Staten Island. Driscoll wrote the that these measures had received Rogers, who is a member of the President about the desirability of high priority on the President's House Merchant Marine Commit­ legislation providing hospital in­ list of proposals that would receive tee, Polakoff said it is the com­ surance for the aged and received early consideration by the 89th mittee's job "to make sure that the American shipping companies two replies for Congress. stay under the American flag, his efforts. A veteran member of the stew­ employ American seamen who will The first came ard department, Driscoll started work under American employment from the Presi­ sailing under the SIU banner in standards." dent, thanking 1942 when he joined in Philadel­ Congressman Rogers wrote him for taking phia. Polakoff that he had found the the interest to LOG Article Told Story LOG'S "Maritime Muddle" story an write. A second, follow up letter The other public spirited letter- interesting one and appreciated came from Rob­ writer, was former Seafarer Ed­ the opportunity of reading it. He ert M. Ball, com­ ward Polakoff, Who thought that said that he would keep Polakoff Driscoll missioner of the the "Maritime Muddle" feature up to date on the progress of legis­ Social Security Administration that appeared in the October 16, lation affecting U.S. maritime who wrote a more extensive reply 1964 issue of the LOG would be Policy in this session. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Seafarer April S, 19U LOG SIU Widow Thanks Crew For Donation CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), March 12—Chairman, Joseph Moodyi Sacratery, John Clark. Brothor Joseph Moody was elected to servo as ship's delegate. Everything Is running smoothly aboard ship. Patrolman to be contacted about repairs that should have been completed In shipyard. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment operate In keeping out all natlvos hi foreign ports. TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Com­ mercial), Feb. 27—Chairman, J. Brusei Secretary, R. Viloria. $1 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Chief Electrician was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made to have ship fumigated In Haifa. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), March B—Chairman, Mike Carlini Secretary, Art Anderson. Brother Richard Deianey was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Patrolman to be contacted In San Francisco regarding dirty water tanks.. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. OVERSEAS EVA (Maritime Overseas), March S—Chairman, Wallace P. Anders son; Secretary, Jose B. Arceo. Soma disputed OT reported in deck end en­ gine departments, otherwise there era no beefs. It was suggested that the ship be fumigated for roaches. Broth­ er Wallace P. Anderson was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), March 1 March 14—Chairman, Jose B. Arceai —Chairman, C. B. Henbyi Secretary, Secretary, Jerry Green. Some disputed OT to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks extended to the baker for the good baking. ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa), March 20 —Chairman, John Eddins; Secretary, 0. Fisher. Brother John Eddins was eiected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Fazil All. Brother J. R. Batson was elected to serve as ship's deiegate. Drinking fountain In crew's quarters should be repaired, otherwise no beefs reported by department delegates. ALCOA TRADER (Alcoa), Feb. 28 — Chairman, Thomas Fay; Secretary, Thomas Magras. Brother Thomas Fay was elected to serve as ship's deie­ gate. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for the good feed­ ing. No beefs reported. MARORE (Venore), March 7—Chair­ man, K. Skelley; Secretary, P. L. Shauger. Patrolman to be contacted re­ garding disputed OT for no launch service at Bombay. Otherwise, every­ thing is running smoothjy. JOSEFINA (J. H. Winchester), Feb. 27 —Chairman, R. W. Simpkins; Secre­ tary, H. G. Cracknell. Brother Willard C. Thayer was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Delegate to see captain about painting out all living quarters. All hands requested to co­ TRANSHUOSON (Hudson Water­ ways), March 11—Chairman, Frederick Otto; Secretary^ Robert Gilbertson. Some disputed OT reported in each department. Discussion on the matter of poor medical attention aboard ship. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. CHATHAM (Waterman), March 14— Chairman, Robert Davis; Secretary, Sidney Garner. Brother Harry Galphin was eiected to serve as ship's deie­ gate. Vote of thanks to Brother Clyde Jernigan, former ship's deiegate, for a iob well done. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Moore-McCormack), March 7—Chairman, W. E. Mes­ senger; Secretary, L. Gadson. Brother Hazel Johnson was elected to serve at ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegate. FAIRPORT (Waterman), Jan. 24 — Chairman, John A. Sullivan; Secretary, A. Kuberski. Ship's delegate resigned and was extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. Brother Frank Wranik was elected was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. $4.85 in ship's fund. SIU Convention Nominees (Continued from page 2) Pat Finnerty, F-12006. GLTD President's report of March 8, members elected the credentials 1965. Copies of this report had committee at a special meeting The following Log-a-Rhythm was submitted by Seafarer J. F. Wunderlich, Seafarers on the Steel Admiral been mailed to every member of in Detroit on March 29. who sails in the deck department. (Isthmian) have that warm feeling the AGLIWD on March 10, 1965. The credentials committees of He has traveled through many foreign lands that comes from giving assistance the United Industrial Workers has Members of the AGLIWD will He has crossed all seas on earth, to the family of a former ship­ vote to elect delegates to rep­ certified the following five mem­ He has sailed on tankers and rusty tramps mate. Saddened by the loss of resent them at the 12th Biennial bers as qualified to serve as del­ On windjammers he had his berth. egates to the SIUNA convention: Brother Julio Sarayno, who passed SIUNA convention on Monday, John Dwyer, D-10934; Mark April 19, 1965. Balloting will begin Many's the night when he's braved a storm away while the ship was In in all ports at 9 AM and continue Evans, E-10073; John Jackson, JWith his waist lashed to the wheel Djibouti, SIU crewmembers col­ ports at 9:00 AM and continue 10105; Warren Leader, L-10140; And kept her head pointing straight to the seas and Ralph Quinnonez, Q-10003. lected a total of $358.62 for his until 5:00 PM. The helm held with hands of steel. family in Brooklyn, writes Felix AGLIWD meinoers In each port The committee was elected at spe­ meetings held in New York His love is a ship, his mistress the sea will elect a Polls and Tally Commit­ cial Dayrit, a member of the Steel and New Orleans. The oceans his habit and home. tee between the hours of 8:00 AM Admiral's crew. Great Lakes District He is cursed with the fate that all Seafarers have and 9:00 AM at special meetings on A few weeks later, crewmembers April 19. These committees will Nominations for delegates to the Not to rest, but eternally roam. on the Admiral received a warm conduct the elections in each SIUNA convention from the Great Lakes District were made on It is true that some quit and head for dry land port. And then wish they were back out at sea. Special membership meetings March 15 1965 at the regular With their socks dripping salt, and spray in their face. will be held in each A&G port membership meetings of the dis­ Again they feel like men running free. on April 21, 1965 at 11:00 AM to trict. Ail nominees must submit act upon the final report of the their nominations or acceptance.? The bitter remorse is by salt washed away. combined Polls and Tally commit­ by wire, registered letter or in person, in accordance with in­ The ship will sail with the tide. tees. structions contained in the Secre­ Its crew cleansed of dirt from corruption ashore IBU tary-Treasurer's report, dated Just a shipmate by your side. The credentials committees for March 8, 1965. the Atlantic and Gulf Coast re­ A three man nominating com­ gions of the Inland Boatmen's Un­ Dayrif Sarqyno by Jim Mates ion has listed the following five mittee will be elected at the regu­ note of thanks from Mrs. Felisa members as those who will serve lar membership meeting in De­ troit port and headquarters on Sarayno, the former Seafarer's as delegates from the two regions: Monday, April 5, 1965. This com­ widow. Mrs. Sarayno's note said, Ray Herold, H-1; George Hinkle- mittee will pass on the eligibility man H-30; John Simpson, S-5279: "May I express my thankis from Joseph Trainor, T-5151; and Mar­ of all nominees. Its final report 'J.s.c.e. the bottom of my heart for this tin Gould, G-5000. Committee will be presented to the regular SEAtAE N 'js financial assistance given to my members were elected at special membership meeting to be held in Detroit on April 19, 1965. <g.ocu rv\E:ivjT-.S family given by your helping hands meetings held In New York and The Great Lakes District Sec­ at the time of my dear husband's New Orleans on March 29. retary-Treasurer's report of March The Railway Marine Region cre­ death. dentials committee has announced 8 provides that "in the event the "I can't find words to say how that the following two members number of qualified nominees is much I appreciate the concern you are eligible to serve as delegates equal to, or does not exceed the number of delegates to be elected showed to my family during this from the region to the SIUNA to these conventions such nomi­ terrible time." "May God be with convention: Gomer P. Mc- nees shall be deemed to be elected you always, and guide your daily Ginty, M-20000, and Edward B. convention delegates." In the a Pulver P-20000. The committee endeavors. I wish you good luck was eiected at a special meeting event that the number of qualified S=i and good health." held in Jersey City on March 29. nominees is greater than the num­ ber of delegates to be elected, the Brother Sarayno, a native of the The credentials committee of report provides that an election l^ilippines, died at the age of 66 the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge will be held in ail ports on Fri­ of a heat stroke. He joined the region has listed the. following day, April 23 between the hours two members as those who will SIU in 1941 in the port of Balti­ serve as delegates from the re­ of 9:00 AM ana 5:00 PM. Copies of the' Secretary-Treasurer's re­ 'Sorry, Greasly, we just don't have an endorsement such as more and sailed as a member of gion to the SIUNA convention: port were mailed to all GLD mem­ world series score keeper!" the engiue department. Robert "Jones, * j-12000, and bers on March 10, 1965. J. F. Wunderlich 'Sea Daze' •>1 �Airiif, Iffl SEAFARERS Galley Aces LOG Ptf« Tireatf-OM Prompt Mail Service Pleases Rachel Vs SIU Crewmembers By WILLIAM CALEFATO Mail to a Seafarer means as much as it ever did to the GI's who fought in either of the World Wars. When the Rachel V (Ocean Cargoes) dropped anchor in the Gulf of Cambay off the coast of northwest India, SIU crewmembers stayed put for mail call instead of head­ ing for shore as soon as possible. After their letters had letter. Only when he returns to be known as the "barrel post bis home port in the states, does office." been distributed, you could al­ he get the letter. Members of the galley gang on the Western Hunter (Colonial Tankers) are kept busy taking bows for the flood of compli­ ments coming their way for the fine chow they produce. SlU steward department members responsible for the raves are (l-r) Benny Moradilla, third cook; Fred Benetz, night cook and baker; Lebnodis Lopez, chief cook, and W. T. Longford, chief steward. Urges Members To Aid Union respect for these two men be­ cause of everything they did for him, and today, I am ex­ tremely thankful for their support. My thanks to all those connected with the SIU for helping to create such a won­ derful organization. Mrs. Arthur Swanton To the Editor: It is time for the members of the SIU to stand up and let themselves be heard. It is easy for the membership to take it easy and let the union do the 4" i" 4" work for them. In most cases, when it comes to national is­ sues, it is in the interest of every member to take advan- To The Editor: I want to thank the SIU for the Pension Plan. I received notice that I had been approved for pension on my birthday, and it was a wonderful birthday present. With a steady income, I can now sleep easy and not worry about how I am going to All letters to the editor for live. publication in the SEAFARERS All this is due to the efforts LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld the SIU makes in looking after Its oldtimers. It was with its upon request. members in mind that the SIU' pressed forward to achieve such tage of his constitutional rights wonderful advances as the pen­ and let himself be heard. sion plan and the other benefits The SIU is presently fighting that every Seafarer enjoys. the move of the government to Many thanks to the Welfare close some of the USPHS hos­ plan and the headquarters rep­ pitals; it is also fighting to keep resentatives who did so much the merchant marine alive. You for me. I wish the SIU contin­ are only helping yourself when ued success. you help the union win these Fred Harvey battles. One of the ways to let 4" 4< 4' yourself be heard is to write to your congressmen, the men that make the laws. They were elect­ ed by you, and should be told how you feel. To The Editor: M. R. Palluccl The death benefit I received after my beloved husband, Rob­ 4> 4" l* ert Cozart passed away, prompts me to write this letter to ex­ press my gratitude and appreci­ ation to the SIU for everything To The Editor: it has done for me and my late I recently-visited the grave husband. I feel it must be a of my husband, Arthur Sawn- wonderful union that provides son, and was reminded of how so well for its members, and muoh the SIU did for me at then also considers the families the time of his death. I feel that of its members when they have the SIU is a wonderful organ­ passed on. I am also grateful ization. They did much for my for the sickness benefit check I husband while he lived, and recevied. It helps to pay the they have done much for me hospital bills my husband had since his death. I also want to before he died. thank all the brother Seafarers I want to say just how kind of my husband for the respects I think the members and repre­ they paid him at his grave. sentatives of the SIU are, and I want to give special recog­ thank them so very much for nition to Buck Stephens and the sympathy and help they ex­ Lindsay Williams for everything tended to me during my hour they did for me. When my hus­ of grief. band was living, he had great Grace Cozart Oldtimer Lauds . Pension Plan Death Benefit Brings Praise SIU Widow Thanks Union M fr V (t '(• I r 11 y most r^d a sea story in the ex­ pressions on the faces of the crew who were receiving their first word from home in months. The nearest city to the ship was Bhavnagar, whiioh was seven miles Inland. Even though experienced Seafarers who have been making Indian ports for years say that this is one of their favorite liberty cities, our crew obviously felt that a letter from home was more im­ portant than to go racing into town. Since we were far from the dock, most of the SIU crew­ members settled down to write re­ plies to their cor­ respondents a 11 over the world. Cdefato Good mail de­ livery was one of the big things that made the Rachel V a happy ship. David Sykes, who performed a top job as ship's delegate, also did a great deal to insure a smooth trip. Sykes, who sails as an AB, played the part of postman even better than Uncle Sam's letter car­ riers back home. One of his jobs was to bring the mail to the crew from topside and then collect it at specified times for posting from India. The post­ age was added to the slop chest bills of the crewmembers, and the last batch of correspondence was mailed out free, on the house. Top Topic Mail is often one of the most im­ portant topics of a Seafarer's con­ versation. The job of getting mail to a ship is a problem that some­ times makes a seaman bitter or disappointed. Seafarers know that back on shore, there are good people who care, and bad people, who couldn't care less, about the responsibility involved in getting a Seafarer his mail as promptly as possible. We often hear a few misguided people censuring the shipping com­ panies for failing to forward or otherwise delaying letters ad­ dressed to the ships at sea, but the record shows this criticism isn't always true. The fault lies elsewhere, as can be seen from the lollowing ex­ ample: A Seafarer was sent a let­ ter frc i England which was for­ warded to a company agent in Se­ attle. Somebody in that office took the envelope and typed the infa­ mous phrase which is calculated to make any Seafarer see red: "Non­ delivery. Return to sender." In this case, however, there was a happy ending to the incident. Fortunately, someone else pasted a label across the letter bearing the address of the ship's next port. Clerical Kinks It should be obvious by now that the kinks in the seaman's mail system often lie in the offices of the agents for the companies. We seafarers know that it may be easier for clerks in an agent's office to simply return a letter than to ascertain where it should be delivered. Examples of this practice occur too often to count. A seaman could be on a ship in the Far East for two months wait­ ing and hoping for an important H I I c f ^ ^ , .1 H1 If the clerk responsible for this carelessness was in the seaman's place, he could understand the bitterness that results. Seafarers, who are out of con­ tact with their families and friends for long periods of time, know that there is life in letters, both materially and spiritually. Letters are the vital link that bring us news about our personal life. Grief Producers Letters that fail to reach SIU members at sea, often have un­ fortunate effects back home. Many times the writer thinks that, since bis letter was returned undeliv­ ered, futher attempts to reach the addressee are useless. Other times the letter writer comes to the mistaken conclusion that the far-off Seafarer has abandoned him or her. As a result of these situations, friends and sweethearts have been separated forever, and mothers have lived in torment and anguish, thinking that their sons were lost at sea because their let­ ters were returned undelivered. SIU members should realize that the U.S. Post Office has spe­ cial rules and regulations devoted to the proper handling of a sea­ man's mail. If mail service to a ship is seriously disrupted, a com­ plaint to the Postmaster General in Washington is definitely in order since a Seafarer's legal rights have been outraged. The concern for prompt, effi­ cient handling of a seaman's mail exists right back to the dawn of recorded history. A relic in the Galapagos Islands illustrates the honorable way in which seafaring men handled mall in the days of the sailing ships. Barrel P.O. Crewmembers from passing ships would take mall they were carrying and store It in a wooden barrel located on one of the islands. When another ship happened by, a party would land and check the barrel to see if there were any let­ ters addressed to their next port of call. These letters would be sorted out and delivered to their destination. The device came to Seafarers today are reassured to know that there are people in the maritime industry who are con­ scientious about the way their mail is handled. A number of the larger shipping companies are thorough in their treatment of the details of mail handling, going so far as to keep records of the mail bundles that are sent to their ships. While the home offices of the companies are trying to do a good job with ship's mail, it looks like people at other key points in the distribution system are respon­ sible for the inadvertent errors that plague the delivery of^ our correspondence. Those of us on the Rachel V realize as do Seafarers on all of the seven seas, that prompt mail de­ livery goes a long way toward making the seaman's life more pleasant as well as lessening the lonely feeling of a long voyage. One of the big reasons why SIU crewmembers on the Rachel V (Ocean Cargoes) had a smooth trip all the way to India was the excel­ lent performance turned in by David Sykes who dou­ bled as ship's delegate and postman. EVERY MONTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY " f t: y f « •"» ; f. �Pag0 Twentjr-Tlw9'- SEAFARERS lOG sro AItRlVAX.S and Know Your Rights All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Brian Patrick Finnerty, born 1965, to the Rafael Molinas, February 1, 1965, to the Edward Aroibo, Puerto Rico. Finnertys, Elmhurst, New York. 4 4 4 Leonard Richard Sienu, born 4" 4 3^ Brian Scott Smith, born Feb­ February 12, 1965, to the Peter A. ruary 26, 1965, to the Raymond Siems, New Foundland, New Jersey. Smiths, Paulsboro, New Jersey. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Maureen Dunphy, born January 26, 1965, to the Patrick Dunphys, Rio Piedras, P.R. 4 4 4 Josephine Bosch, born March 9, 1965, to the Francisco Bosohs, Brookiyn, N.Y. 4 4Pril J, IMS 4 4 Richard Miller, born December Lillian Vargas, born February David & Dennis Bacon, born February 13, 1965, to the Law­ 26, 1965, to the Enrique Vargas, 30, 1964, to the Robert Millers, Victoria, Texas. Playa Ponce, Puerto Rico. rence Bacons, Bear Lake, Mich. FINANCIAL REPORTS. Th» constitution of tho SIU AUantlo. GuU. and Inland Watera District makes speclfio provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarteri in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust fundi of tho SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakei and TnT.nd Wateri District are administered In accordance with the provliloni of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trusteas In charge of these funds shaU consist equaUy of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are avaUable at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by tho contracts between tho Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaUable In ail Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, 1 return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at ail times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are available In aU SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which ynu work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as fiUng for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union oSicIal. in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditlonaUy refrained from publishing any article serving tho political purposes of any Individual in the^Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This estabUshed poUcy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings In ail constitutional ports. The responsibUity for LOG poUcy is vested in an editorial board which consists of tho Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless ha is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. Carl Theodore Treitler, Jr. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported born January 12, 1965, to the Carl to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment T. Treitlers, Arabi, Alabama. of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary 4 4 4 card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t James Dickens, born January 5, 1965, to the John Dickens, Cur­ Jerome Kindzora, 42: Brother Leo Portugal, 37: Brother Portu­ tice, Ohio. gal died Oct. 24, 1964, aboard the Kindzora died July 25, 1964, of 4 4 4 S e n a c a in Al­ injuries received Andrew Lee Nicholson, born giers, La., of ac­ in an accident December 19, 1964, to the Gary M. cidental causes. while aboard the Nicholsons, Mobile, Alabama. A member of the Walter Rice at 4 4 4 SIU since 1963, sea. A member Gloria Burnett, born February he sailed in the of the deck de­ 9, 1965, to the Willie Burnetts, deck department partment, he Longville, La. joined the Union as AB. No bene­ 4 4 4 ficiary to his es­ in 1962. He is Susan Kantarik, born December survived by his tate was named. 31, 1964, to the James P. KantarBurial was in the wife, Guadalupe iks, Superior, Wise. Ail Souls Cemetery, Long Beach, Flores de Kindzora. Burial was in 4 4 4 the Calvary Cemetery, Galveston, Brenda Morales, born October Calif. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshes Texas. every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy-of its constitu­ 4 4 4 28, 1964, to the Leonides Morales, tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members John William Yaddow, 83: 4 4 4 Bronx, New York. should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves Ernest Mosley, 35: Brother with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting Brother Yaddow died Oct. 24, 1964, 4 4 4 to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such Mosley died Oct. 23, 1964 of respir­ Peter Welch, born January 8, of heart failure as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as ail other details, then the atory failure member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. 1965, to the Elbert Welehs, Cov­ in the Buffalo, while aboard the N.Y., Columbus RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabiUty-pension ington, La. Norberto Capay benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Hospital. A mem­ 4 4 4 Including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ in Singapore. A Laurie Clarmont, born February ber of the SIU bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in member of the ail rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Great Lakes Tug 7, 1965, to the Wayne Clarmonts, Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership Union since 1946, and Dredge Re­ Elberta, Mich. has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain he sailed in the their good standing through the waiving of their dues. gion since 1962, 4 4 4 deck department. Joseph Klima, born January 13, he sailed as an EQUAL RIGHTS. Ail Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU He is survived by 1965, to the Charles J. Klimas, oiler. He is sur­ constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the his wife, Made­ vived by a friend, Marine City. Mioh. employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because line C. Mosley. of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels Chariotte Gansalus. Burial was in 4 4 4 that he Is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify Nancy Bernacki, born December the Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buf- His body was returned to the headquarters. United States, but his place of 12, 1964, to the Walter Bernackls, faio, N.Y. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic Tights burial is not known. of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which Edison, New Jersey. 4 4 4 will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Thomas John Tighe, 62: Brother To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was Charles Richard Robinson, 62: Rose Mary Shupiery, born Feb­ Tighe died Oct. 28, 1964, in Fort established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for Brother Robinson died November ruary 2, P965, to the Samuel Worth, Texas, of the benefit of the membership and the Union. 6, 1964 of heart Shupierys, Maple City, Mich. heart disease. A If at any time a Seafarar feais that any of tha above rights have been disease in the 4 4 4 violated, or that he has bean denied his constitutional right of access to member of the USPHS hospital Union records or information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Rafael Molina, born March. 8, Union since 1942, Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. in Boston. A he sailed in the member of the deck department. engine depart­ He is survived ment, he has by his nephew, been a member (Continued from page 17) James Tlgbe, his of the SIU since sister, Helen, and to donate blood! A person can 1951. No sur­ donate as often as every eight (8) h LS brother, vivor was weeks. We have many members Frank. Burial was in the St. Law­ Julius Swykert Neut Williams who have donated over a gallon of rence Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. named. He was buried in the New Mrs. Araceliz Frojan would like You are requested to contact Calvary Cemetery, Boston, Mass. blood. Don't depend on your you to contact her at 57-59 Bergen 4 4 4 your wife immediately. 4 4 4 brother to give blood for you or Floyd Cummings, 48: Brother Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. James Warren Patterson , 59: your dependents. This is your re­ Cumming died Oct. 30, 1964, of 4 4 4 Brother Patterson died November 4 4 4 ' sponsibility. injuries received Joseph Pietta 6, 1964, in the E. G. Mitchell All you have to do is follow the in an accident New Orleans Your mother is anxious that you Your mother would like you to simple instructions given below whiie aboard the USPHS Hospital get in contact with her Im­ contact her in regards to a refund and report to your blood bank. Bangor, in Saudi mediately. of natural causes. check for you which was sent to You will feel more like a man in Arabia. A mem­ A member of the her. 4 4 4 ber of the Union that you, are doing your share. steward depart­ 4 4 4 Albert Edward Cook since 1938, he ment, he began DON'T: Eat 4 hours before Rudolph R. Cefaratti You are asked to contact your sailed in the deck sailing SIU in donating blood. No alcoholic Mrs. Mary Cefaratti is anxious brother, Charles Cook, at 21 department. Ho 1951. He is sur­ beverage for 24 hours. Paisley Drive, Wilmington, Del., about your wife's condition, and is survived by his vived by hiis would like you to write to her DO: You may drink fruit 19808, as soon as possible. wife, Patricia M. sister, Mrs. Mary at 51 Clinton Street, New Britain, juice, black coffee with sugar, Cummings. Burial was in the Kreger. Burial was in the Saint 4 4 4 Conn., 06053. or tea with sugar (no milk or Forest Lawn Cemetery, Slidell, La. Joseph No. 2 Cemetery, New Income Tax Refunds cream). You are also allowed 4 4 4 4 4 4 Orleans, La. Income tax refund checks are 2 slices of toast with jam (no Robert Marero Comeel Amelinck, 67: Brother 4 4 4 being held for the SIU members butter). ^ Mrs. Rohama Lee, editor-pub­ Amelinck died November 19, 1964, James Lawrence Stogaitis, 59: listed below by Jack.Lynch, Room of natural causes Brother Stogaitis died Jan. 30, 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison lisher of Film News, would like DONATE NOW!! YOUR in the Staten Is­ BLOOD IS NEEDED! 1965, in Day City, Street, San Francisco, 5, Calif.: you to contact her at 250 West 57th Street, New York, N.Y. land USPHS Hos­ Mich., of respir­ Alexander Ansaldo, Orla S. pital. A member atory failure. A Bushold, Eigil E. Hjeim, Willard 4 4 4 Cim&NGAODIfESSON^ of the SIU since Girard E. Doty member of the Layton, Lum She Lee, Potenciano 1945, ha sailed in Your wife is in urgent need of SIU since 1949, Paculba, Ruben Ramirez, W. II. ^lOSMAIUmLISrf the engine de­ contacting you. Cail or write her he sailed in the Shelby, and Wong M. Sing. partment until he at 2219 Kipling, Apt. N, Houston, deck department. retired in 1964. 4 4 4 Texas. Surviving are his He is survived by daughters, MaryWilliam P. Dunn Jr. 4 4 4 his friend, ellen Rodier, and You are asked to get in touch John Urzan Jeanne Frosien. Burial was in the Janet Mastro. He with your wife, Mrs. Rachel G. Get in touch with Mary St. Charles Cemetery, Pinelawn was buried in the ML Olivet Dunn, at 861^ Waller Street, Barachak on a very important mat­ N.Y. Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich. Austin, Texas, as soon as possible. ter, as soon as possible. SIU Clinic iHcuiPE MmTcm MUMBST �^UlAPAlteitS S, INf Fig« Tweafy-Tbre* Sokednle of Membership Meetinsrs All hospitalised Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible, The following is the latest available list of SlU men in the hospital: If; J;!) |i!:i USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND John E. Anderson Henry Muches Lowell Bailey Ralph Nay Arthur Botilho Harvey Newcomb Clyde R Brittle Leon NorczyK Charles T. Crocker John Pastorek, Jr. Noble J. Duhadaway James Portway Donald K. Evans Joseph Pozzuoll , Henry Fossett Wm. J. Stormer Clayton Frost Anton Vukinick George Graham Joseph A. Williams Arthur Heroux Calvin E. Willamson Frank E. Holland Lyio Williamson J. L. MaclejewskI Vernon Williamson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Isaak Bouzin Richard E. Fisher Alexander D. Brodle Torolf J. Kismul James P. Conley James Lear Homer Dowell John P. Murphy Larry L. Fike USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Joseph Arnold Anton Jenka Ralph Bocco Kenneth Kane Harold Bradley Earl J. Thelsen Albert Bailey Clarence Troy A. Chrlstenspn John Waterman Donald J. Gordon James Walsh Viola M. Hull USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Walter Anderson Ray Kersten Ludwig Bednar Perry Spilde Wm. G. Wallls Lloyd Lund John Pollock Donald Marshall Harold Murphy Harold P. Carroll USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA John Arpistead Raleigh Paul Basltio BoschI Hertford B. Rice Elbert S. Clayton Jay W. Short Lonnle Cole, Jr. Prue Vaughn Barron Daniels Guy Whitehurst James L. Danzey james A. Wllklns Lowell Harris George Williams Charlie Haywood H. C. Willihgham Cecil A. J'ennette USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Gene Adklns John Keegan USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS V: L. Corns William Odum Edw. E. Davidson Ralph J. Palmer Phillip Jeffers Morris J. Perry Herman D. Haddock William S. Rudd Wm. Kwasnica Arthur F. Sabaurin Judson P Lamb Wm. C. Scruggs John Manen Peter A. Thompson P. W. McDonald R. L. Toler W. H. McDonald Wm. W. Van Dyke George H. Noles USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Aleck Alford George BInnamans James L. Allen Donald L. Blackman Howard A. Berzine Wm. K. Blanchard Michel Blllo Eugene J. Boyle I^^lSW""oF UNION HALLS SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindaey WUUama A1 Tanner Robert Matthena SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. BalUmore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10225 W. JeHergon Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ... .675 4tli Ave.. Bklyn HYadnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE.. Jax WiUiam Morris. Agent ELgih 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. I.ouia Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYadnth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent . .622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th SL .lohn Fay, Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent . .DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak. .West Coast Rep. 6ANTURCE PR ..1313 Fernande* Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE ... 2505 1st Ave. Ted BabkowskL Agent MAin 3-43M TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GiUette. Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. CaUf 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2528 TAMPA S12 Harrison St TeL 229-2788 eilEAT lAKES TUO • DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. TiUman BUFFALO, 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer, Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden. Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerge. Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312> W. Second St. RAndolph 7-6233 SAULT STB. MARIE Address mail to Brimley. Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent. .BRimiey 14-R S TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Liiiemen. Oilers A Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA. 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns. Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng. S. Chicago Robert Affleck. Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25tb St. W. Beams. Pro-Tem Agrnt MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison SL Max Tobin. Agent Souttagate. Mich. AVenne 44)071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range. Wis. Ray Thomson. Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN. 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky. Ohio Harold Rutlisatz. Agent .... MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ....3723 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MiUer. Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Great Lakes Wm. J. Lackey. Agent ..MEirose 2-8847 SECRETARY-TREASURER Rivera Section Fred J. Farnen ST. LOUIS. MO BOS Del Mar ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER L. J. Colvis. Agent CE 1-1434 Roy Boudreau PORT ARTHUR. Tex 1348 7th St. ALPENA 127 River St. Arthur Bendheim. Agent EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington RAILWAY MARINE REGION TL 3-9259 HEADQUARTERS ....99 Montgomery St. CHICAGO ..9383 Ewing Ave. Jersey City 3. NJ HEnderson 3-0104 So. Chicago, DL SAginaw 1-0733 REGIONAL DIRECTOR CLEVELAND 1420 West 2Sth St. G. P. McGinty MAin 1-5450 ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery . RAndolph 2-'4110 BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. EAstern 7-aono HaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgln 7-2441 NORFOLK 115 Third St. HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. 622-1893-3 River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th S>. DEwey 6-3818 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Flnnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E. BaUlmore St. .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 Stole St .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE, Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave Tel 529-7.54R NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th Si DEwey 6-3838 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE ;.1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4S00 276 State St. Richmond 3-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE ...1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 3604 S. 4th St. DEwey 8-3818 TAMPA , .212 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 BOSTON Forney Bower Oble W. Livingston John P. Brooks Percy Joseph Llbby Clarence Burrows Lawyer McGrew Joseph Carr Lonnle McKenna Oscar CIno Clauda McNorton C. E. Cumminn Joseph F. Mendoza Chas. Cunningham Philip Mendoza Cleo L. Dupree Ethel Messonnler Harry D. Emmett Peter J. Morrealo Marshall Foster John W. Pice LUis G. Franco V. P. Pizzltolo Robert M. Godwin Eugene G. Plahn R. M. Grantham Santos Ramos Eric N. Gronberg Albert J. Rebane Orlando L. Guerrero Patrick J. Scanlan Wade B. Harrell Hamilton Sebum Walter H. Harris Jimmie D. Snyder Emmet L. Harvey Vlljo Sokero Leon Mead Hlnson Daniel W. Sommer Timothy P. Holt Jack Trosclair Frederick H. Houck Joseph 3. Vanacor Benjamin Hugglns John Ward James J. Lala Anthony J. Zanca USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA J. C. Laseter F. P. Daugherty B. B. Henderson H. L. Grizzard USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON R. Best J. R. Coyle R. L. Harnden Boyd Spear G. B. Calhoun Jerome Stokes B. E. Divine USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Edward Arthur Adolt Helnsaar Enrique Alvarez AH HubabI Emmett Avery Eric Johnson Conway Beard W. Kowalezyk Robert Blackstock Thomas Lowe V. Chamberlain Warren Mclntyre Gordon Chambers David McKlnley Dan Covaney Norway Morris George Crabtree s. Paczkowski Earl Cronsell Julio Quinonez Joseph Czech Tomas Ramirez Daniel Doheny Aaron Sasser Herbert DIerkIng Joseph Saxton DOmenIck A. Fois W. Schoertbortl Stanley Friedman John Shaw Robert Gabel Warren Smith Edmund Glowczak Stanley Stevens Estell Godfrey Adolph Svenson USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Delbler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay J. Thibodeaux SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny Edwin Harrlman Harrv MacDonald U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. D.C. William. Thomson USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee P-'UI Lacy VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CALIFORNIA Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN Percy Johnson VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kolensnick VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Mahion PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin PENINSULAR GENERAL HOSPITAL SALISBURY, MARYLAND Richard Savage CAMARILLO STATE HOSPITAL CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA David Taylor Jobs (Continued from page 17) ' jor amphibious assault without the merchant marine. While there is no question in the mind of these naval officials about the value of a strong mer­ chant marine in the nation's de­ fense picture, it now looks like MA officials are slowly getting the same idea. MA Administrator Nicholas Johnson told the con­ gressional investigators that the U.S. merchant marine can pro­ vide the MSTS with valuable extra tonnage, when needed, with a min­ imum of red tape. He also spoke of the value of a citizen-manned mer­ chant fleet working In conjunction with the military. If this country's merchant fleet is to continue to fulfill its historic role as the "Fourth Arm of De­ fense," the maritime administrator had better shake up his policy makers before the U.S. cargo fleet becomes the victim of steadily en­ croaching obsolescence. Address­ ing a transportation group at Tulane University, Admiral Donaho viewed the sttady deterioration of the U.S. merchant fleet with alarm. SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM In the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to he excused should request permission by tele­ gram (he sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will he: New York April 5 Detroit April 9 Philadelphia April 8 Houston April 12 Baltimore Aplrl 7 New Orleans April 13 Mobile April 14 jji jji West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SlU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle April 19 April 21 April 23 May 17 May 19 May 21 •f-reach month at 7 PM in various Great lakes SIU Meetings ports. The next meetings will be: New York April 5 Regular membership meetings Baltimore April 7 on the Great l.akes are held on Philadelphia April 6 the flrst and third Mondays of tHonston April 12 each month in all ports at 7 PM Mobile April 14 local time, except at Eetroit, New Orleans AprU 13 where meetings are held at 2 PM The next meetings will be; • Mcotings held eT Laoor Temple, New­ Detroit April 5—2 PM Alpena, BulTalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Doluth, Frankfort, April 5—7 PM SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phlla April 6—5 PM.. Baltimore (licensed and un(Licensed .AprU 7—5P.M. Houston April 12—5 PM Norfolk April 8—7 PM N'Orleans ...April 13—5 PM Mobile April 14—5 PM RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members' are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City April 12 Philadelphia April 13 Baltimore April 14 •Norflok AprU 15 GREAT LAKES TUO AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will he: Detroit Milwaukee Chicago Buffalo tSanlt Ste. Marie Duiuth Lorain ...April April April April April April April 12 12 13 14 14 15 14 (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland Toledo Ashtabula AprU IS April 16 April 16 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street. Ash­ tabula, Ohio). 4" 4" 4^ United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie. Mich, t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Great Lakes (Continued from page 8) before the 11th of April. Due to the crew being called for the MV Viking and the number of jobs eliminated, the men desiring to exercise their seniority have 15 days from March 20th to do so. Those desiring to receive the sep­ aration allowance and forfeit their seniority must also do so within this period. Alpena Registrations in this port have slowed down considerably in all departments. Even though ship­ ping has not begun in this port, from all indications. Seafarers should have another profitable year on the Great Lakes and pos­ sibly a better season than last year. Cleveland Joe Mickaiowski got the season off and running by being the first man off the board to ship as wiper aboard the J. J." Boland on a day that was one of the worst this win­ ter, instead of fit-out weather. Radio Pete Ozimek and Mike Pesenak have been down on the river working in the^ shifting gang while waiting to he called hack to their ships. Buffalo Registrations have picked up in this port with the antieipation of the fitout of vessels layed up here. A portion of the Engine crew has been shipped for the J. B, Ford, which is the only vessel in this area fitting out at this time. Win­ ter work is still going on and sev­ eral of our men are working at these jobs. The latest ice report is that ice conditions remain heavy, with ap­ proximately a ten mile ice field up to seven feet thick which indi­ cates it will be at least two or three weeks longer before things get moving here. Many of our regular men have begun to check in with the expec­ tance of an early caU hack. �SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Cites Panel's 100% Anti-Maritime Rulings AFL-CIO Urges Hall Raps Cargo Preference Congress Pass Grievance Committee's Bias Vote Rights Bill NEW ORLEANS—In a speech made here recently at Tulane University, SIU president Paul Hall attacked the Cargo Preference Grievance Committee for its prejudicial handling of maritime industry complaints. WASHINGTON—^The AFL-CIO called upon the Congress to end "once ahd for all" discrimination against Americans Hall's criticism "was made The MA's recent decisions to marine may get a "bold new in the polling booths by insuring the right of every adult before the Institute of Foreign grant a waiver to Spain to carry front," Hall declared. Transportation and Port Op­ 50 percent of the U.S. goods it is American citizen to vote. President Hall praised the Mari­ erations. William Jordan, president receiving under Public Law 17, time Administration and its chief, ation of literacy and other types President George Meany and the removal of five Spanish tests, but a bill aimed solely at of the SIUNA Marine Firemen, testifying at House Judiciary of ships from the Cuban blacklist Nicholas Johnson for getting the these tests "will not do the whole Committee hearings on the Ad­ job of implementing the 15th Oilers and Watertenders Union, came in for heavy criticism from subsidized operators and the smal­ ministration's right-to-vote bill Amendment" assuring equal vot­ also addressed the Institute. Hall, since the Spaniards have ler shipowners talking together emphasized that the denial of the ing rights. The measure should be agreed to biuld ships for Havana. about policies that would' benefit President Hall told members of their mutual interests. He also right to register and vote to Ne­ broadened to cover all denials of Favorable Congress lauded the Administrator for his groes "can no longer be ignored; the right to vote whether based on the Institute that the maritime in­ interest in getting more U.S. dustry's lack of success in its deal­ it can no longer be compromised. tests or other means. Reviewing the legislative out­ ings with the Grievance Commit­ look for the Maritime industry. tonnage built. However, he was He told the committee the Ad­ critical of Johnson's statements • The provision calling for fed­ tee has led several of the unions ministration bill is fine so far as President Hall declared that the it goes, but should be "broad­ eral examiners to register voters represented on the committee to merchant marine has a Congress about the growth of subsidy pay­ ments over the years. Hall re­ ened" to assure that "an annual in areas where fewer than 50 per­ more favorable to it today than battle in the Congress on this is­ cent of the residents were regis­ quit in disgust. He said that of the ever before. "All we have to do minded his audience that prices on tered or voted in the 1964 presi­ 30 cases presented to the panel, everything have gone up drastic­ sue should not be necessary." dential election needs broadening the Maritime Administration has is fight through the bureaucrats to ally since World War II. He stressed that the bill's rem­ to cover areas where there was bring about the type of program edies "should be available in any general discrimination against Ne­ decided them all in favor of the that will save us all," he said. Foreign-Flag Drain situation where there is wide­ groes but a high percentage of Government, not the maritime in­ President Hall found reasons Speaking of the country's peri­ spread abridgment of the right to white registration. dustry. for hope in the operations of the lous balance of payments position. vote in violation of the Constitu­ • The AFL-CIO is "wholeheart­ The Grievance Committee on President's Maritime Advisory President Hall questioned the tion, whether that deprivation is effected by the fountain pen or edly in favor" of the remedies pro­ Cargo Preference Administration Committee. This committee was Government's failure to prevent vided in the bill but feels it should was set up by President Johnson also appointed by President John­ foreign-flag ship operators from the night stick or night riders." "go further" and waive the re­ last May to handle complaints on son last spring to produce sugges­ taking U.S. dollars out of the Without Delay quirement that an individual must the implementation of the cargo tions for improving the status of country. The AFL-CIO's testimony came have been rejected by state or preference statutes. The commit­ the U.S.-flag merchant fleet. The Both Hall and MFOW President as committees of the House and local authorities before he can 17-member panel includes repre­ Senate sped hearings on the meas­ apply to the federal examiner for tee consists of representatives of sentatives of maritime labor, man­ Jordan assailed the failure of the the Maritime Administration, the Government to halt the contin­ ure after President Johnson's ap­ listing. Departments of Labor, State and agement, the public and the Sec­ uing decline of the American mer­ peal for "no delay, no hesitation, retaries of Labor and Commerce. Meany opposed the provision to Agriculture, and advisors from The SIUNA is represented by chant marine's share of the U.S. no compromise" on enactment of a bill to guarantee the Negro the have federal examiners collect maritime labor and management. President Hall. overseas freight business, They poll taxes in states where they President Hall is the SIU repre­ right to register and vote. told the Institute that when the sentative on the panel. Public Forum Merchant Marine Act of 1936 was The House Judiciary Committee exist and urged that poil taxes be passed, U.S.-flag ve^ls were opened hearings almost immedi­ eliminated completely. Score Card The SIU president views the transporting 37 percent of the ately after the President's historic "No American should have to The SIU president said, "We are MAC as a genuine public forum country's foreign trade. Congress address to a joint session of Con­ buy his right to vote in any elec­ keeping a score card. You know in in which the various segments of at that time expressed its concern gress. Senate hearings got under tion," he declared. crooked dice game, they are the maritime industry can give over the small size of this: per­ way after the Senate assured • The provisions for challeng­ smart enough to let you win just their opinions on public policy centage. quick action by voting 67 to 13 to ing elections are inadequate, espe­ send the bill to the Judiciary cially in areas where persons are one round. We have had 30 shut­ needed to insure a strong mer­ Today, American ships are mov­ Committee with instruction to re­ permitted to register but denied outs so far." He promised that a chant marine. In addition, MAC record of these unfavorable de­ members now have the opportunity ing only 9 percent of U.S. foreign port it back by April 9. the right to vote. There are no cisions would be presented to to obtain records and reports commerce and comparatively little The bill has 66 sponsors in the provisions for holding new elec­ Congress to document the need which are necessary to document is being accomplished to Increase Senate, refleKing wide bipartisan tions or holding them under fed­ for changes In the laws affecting proposals, he said. Using this the share of the American-flag " support. Similar bipartisan back­ eral supervision, Meany noted. the U.S.-flag fleet. machinery, the U.S. merchant fleet, they declared. ing was evident in the House. The Senate was prodded on the need for speed with a warning from its leaders that the Easter recess might be cancelled if the bill is not passed by April 15. The House is planning to act on the measure during the week of April 11Noting that the AFL-CIO has stated its opinion on voting rights "innumerable times" in every forum of the nation and before congressional committees, Meany declared that any attempt to dilute the right to vote is "undemocratic, un-American and despicable." Use Every Means The position of the AFL-CIO, he told the committee, "is that every possible means must be used to achieve the maximum pos­ sible registration and voting in the United States . . . We reject out of hand that there can be any firstclass or second-class citizenship." Only the federal government can do the job of assuring the right to register and vote in light of experience at the state and locaMevel, Meany asserted, and the government naust "do it now," Delegates to the five-day Sixteenth Annual Institute On Foreign Transportation and Port Operations held at Tulane University, On various provisions of the bill, Meany made these points: enjoyed luncheon reception held at the SIU hall at New Orleans. Delegates heard talks by (l-r) SIU Gulf Area Vice-President Lindsey Williams; Senator E. L. (Bob) Bartlett (D.-Alaska); Baltimore Sun maritime news editor Helen Delich Bentley; SIU • 'The AFL-CIO supports "fully and wholeheartedly" the invalid-, President Paul Hall; and International Longshoremen's Association Vice-President Anthony Scottp. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource April 2, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU FIGHTS HOSPITAL CLOSINGS SEA UNIONS HIT BRICKS AT U.N. URGING STRONG U.S. SHIP POLICY SIU-IBU TUGMAN RESCUES SHIPMATE – BUT IN VAIN SIU PACIFIC UNIONS BLAST SHIPOWNER – CG POWER PLAY DOCKERS PLANNING TO BOYCOTT SHIPS TRADING WITH VIET REDS HOUSE COMMITTEE OKAYS EXPANDED MEDICARE PLAN FOOD INDUSTRY PRIMES ITS GUNS TO KILL ‘TRUTH-IN-PACKAGING’ BILL MORE ON SIU SHIP-FRENCH TANKER CRASH WORLDWIDE TANKSHIP BOOM LEAVES U.S. OUT IN COLD REGION TALLYING COMMITTEE REPORT ON ELECTION OF GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION, INLAND BOATMEN’S UNION, SEAFARER’S INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO OFFICIALS FOR 1965-1968 IBU CREDENTIALS COMMITTEES ACT ON CONVENTION DELEGATES HALL RAPS CARGO PREFERENCE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE’S BIAS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/02/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 7 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/65fc5b39720b9558c758e6f02f2ceebe.PDF 2d3f75ba75890e75ea81cc1e5c0884ce PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG Mar. 19 1965 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO 1 I ^ ' SIU Urges 50-50 Oil import Plan ^ jJ Story On Page 3 SIU Schedules ConventionMay 26-June 1 . Story On Page 3 Union Spurs Fight To Prevent USPHS Hospital Shutdowns Story On Page 3 A shipyard employee inspects a 2-ton anchor from the Seafrain Georgia. Panamanian freighter Candy which was embedded in the starboard side of the SlU-contracted Seatrain Georgia when the vessels collided in lower New York Bay. No injuries were reported in the mishap and both vessels were able to reach port without assistance. (See story P. 3.) Three SIU Veterans OK'd For Pensions Story On Page 5 SIU Fishermen, Dockers He Up Soviet Cod Cargo Story On Page 2 '•Cs '• LOG Special Features i Civil War Gunboat Raised See Page 9 Medicare vs. Eidercare See Backpage Visit To USPHS Hospital ^ jj • Steelworker pickets outside the Continental Can Company LOFf CC tfreaiC. plant in Jersey City, New Jersey take time out to enjoy hot coffee supplied by the SIU coffee wagon. Tlie steaming java was kept flowing as the Steelworkers hit the bricks in freezing weather after contract negotiations with the company broke down. See Page 13 Seafarer Ports Of World See Page 15 •/ sJ �**• Tw. SEAPAREHS SlU; ILA Block Unloading Of Soviet Codfish Cargo 1/ r Jfarell. 19, 196f hOG By Paul Hall BOSTON—The SlU-affiliated Atlantic Fishermen's Union—supported by the Interna­ At a meeting held in Washington last week, the SIU pushed forward tional Longshoremen's Association and the Maritime Trades Council—have succeeded in in its fight for the adoption of a program under which at least half of the oil imported Into this country would be allocated to U.S.-flag ships. blocking attempts to unload a big load of Russian codfish aboard the US Lines freighter We placed before the Department of the Interior, which administers •f — American Contractor. the oil import quotas, our stand that oil import qualifications should with Soviets," continued Salton­ be administered on the same principle as the Cargo Preference Law amount of frozen USSR codfish (As the LOG went to press, blocks were being carried in their stall. "These shipments were ob­ which requires that American-flag ships carry at least 50 percent of tained by West Germany through all government foreign aid cargoes. it was reported that the vessel ship's reefer holds. a barter agreement with Soviet Is scheduled to leave from New James Ackert, president of the The loudest cries against the SlU's oil import quota proposals are Union and are consigned to Booth York with the Russian codfish still SIU - affiliated Atlantic Fisher­ coming from an association of the five major U.S. oil companiesFisheries, Chicago. This is another in its holds after New York long- men's Union, said he hoped Amer­ example of our domestic industry all of them major operators of runaway-flag vessels. While the members •shoremen also refused to touch ican housewives would boycott the suffering from policies over which of this group are amassing millions of dollars of profits through the Russian fish and refuse to buy it. unrestricted and untaxed carriage of oil imports—double profits since the cargo.) "It doesn't make sense for Ameri­ it has no control." they both get the low-cost foreign oil and evade U.S. wages and taxes Ackert said his office telephone by carrying it on their runaway fleets—they try to keep this sweet The hopping-mad New England cans to purchase this fish so that fishermen and longshoremen Russians will have more money to rang constantly as Boston area racket going by crying that the imposition of an oil quota system staged a Boston Fish Party at Pier buy equipment for shipment to housewives called in their assur­ would violate the concept of free trade, would be discriminatory, and 3, East Boston on Tuesday to keep South Vietnam to be used against ances that they would boycott the would invite retaliation by other countries. the fish, caught by Soviet fisher­ American soldiers in action," he Russian fish in shopping centers. Of course, the only discrimination these giant companies are worried men off George's Bank, in the hold stated. "A lot of them identified them­ of the ship. Other cargo such as "There are 10,000 metric tons selves as mothers of men now en­ about is that which would cut into their own tremendous profits. The cotton waste and beer and flower more of this Russian-processed cod gaged in the hot war in Viet major parts of these foreign oil imports are carried in Liberian and bulbs were swung over the side over in Germany right now wait­ Nam," Ackert stated. "One broke Panamanian-flag tankers—half of which are owned by the five major and onto the docks on Wednesday ing for reshipment," he added. down and cried. She agreed with American oil companies. So these companies are themselves carrying (March 10). Ackert also praised the militant my contention that buying this fish the lion's share of these imports and are evading the payment of U.S. "They'll have to send this ship­ stand of the ILA and other mari­ from behind the Iron Curtain un­ taxes in the process. Action by the U.S. against tankers which are ment of Soviet fishblocks back to time trades in refusing to handle derwrites the war in which our actually American-owned, even though they fly alien flags, can hardly where they came from beacuse no the Russian fish. men are being killed on the other be considered to violate free trade or to be discriminatory with regard to other maritime nations. ILA longshoreman from Maine to side of the world." Seeks Investigation Texas will handle them," vowed Foreigners Discriminate ILA spokesmen Flynn and Ed­ Senator Leverett Saltonstall (RDavid Flynn, business agent of ward Dalton, business agent of Also, on the subject of Dossibly inviting foreign discrimination Mass.) asked the State Department ILA Local 805. Local 1066, Steamship Clerks Un­ against U.S. vessels, such discrimination already exists. Foreign nations The ILA, along with American to investigate the importation of ion, said the day after the freight­ have been continually discriminating against U.S. ships and the U.S. Russian codfish, which lacking a seamen's unions, contend that the er arrived in Boston: government has just as consistently been letting them get away with it. Russian cod was literally stolen trade agreement, are beginning to Japan, for example, supports Japanese shippers' insistence that "There are 1,530 tons of general infiltrate the nation's fish stick in­ right from under the noses of cargo aboard the ship that the men goods move from Japan to the U.S. on terms whereby the Japanese dustry. American fishermen by Russian place the cargoes on the dock in the U.S. This means that the In a telegram to union officials will unload. But under no circum­ Japanese shippers can choose the ships on which the cargoes move— trawlers fishing off the coast of stances will they touch any cargo in Boston, Saltonstall said: "Ap­ Newfoundland. that originates in Russia. "The Japanese ships of course. But when they are buying U.S. goods, they NMU crewmen aboard the preciate your concern. I was dis­ 140 tons of cod from Russia stays insist on buying f.o.b, (freight-on-board) U.S. docks—again giving Japan control of the routing—again aboard Japanese ships. This is Contractor also reported their dis­ turbed by reports in the news­ aboard." clearly discrimination against U.S. vessels. taste for bringing Russian-caught papers concerning the imports of Barter Deal fish into American ports as com­ Soviet cod blocks. I discussed it India is another classic example of discrimination against U.S. Hugh F. O'Rourke, executive vessels. India is presently the largest recipient of the Public Law 480 petition for U.S. fishermen. The immediately with Bureau of Com­ mercial Fisheries. They are power­ secretary of the Boston Fisheries grain given away by the U.S. government. Congress intended that at crewmen air-mailed a letter to the Boston newspapers from Rotter­ less. Have also asked the State Association said that the 10,000 least 50 percent of such cargoes travel aboard American-flag ships. dam last week alerting Boston Department for an investigation. metric tons of Russian codfish Yet U.S. shipowners who wish to carry this grain must do so under fishermen that an unspecified "We have no trade agreement arrived in West Germany as part the terms of the India charter party, which has been prepared by of a barter deal the Soviets made with . West German shipyards for the India Supply Mission, which has devised numerous devious the construction of still more fish­ schemes to keep U.S. vessels out of the trade. ing vessels. O'Rourke stated that Ridiculous Charge the "Importation of these, RusThe cry that other nations would "retaliate" against U.S. ships sian-cau^t fish is a matter of if we allocated some of these cargoes for our own ships is ridiculous— deep concern for the Boston fish­ ing industry. For a number of simply because U.S. ships are already being discriminated against by years, we have been aware of so many nations. The charge is simply a scare tactic created by those Russian mass fishing practices off who are amassing huge profits through their present operations and the New England coast, which, we wish to maintain the status quo. understood, was a source of The American-flag tanker fleet has already dissappeared to an proteins for the Soviet Union. alarming degree—and many of the tankers remaining under the U.S. The Soviet fishing fleets have flag haul more grain than oil. putting heavy pressure on other been showing up in great numbers segments of the U.S. merchant fleet. off Cape Cod and other tradition­ American-flag tankers carried no more than 3 percent of some 123 ally American fishing grounds in million tons of crude and refined petroleum imported into the U.S. recent years, drawing hot protests last year. Should foreign-flag tankers be diverted- away from this from U.S. fishermen fighting tb country for any reason—as could easily happen during a serious keep their industry alive. national emergency—our own present tanker fleet could not possibly meet the nation's petroleum transportation requirements. Construction of American-flag tanker tonnage must be encouraged Mar. 19, 1965 Vol. XXVII, No. 6 for the national interest. And before such construction can take place, cargoes—oil cargoes—must be made available. Greed for profits In Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters one vital Industry must not be allowed to threaten the survival of another — and possibly more vital — industry. District, AFL-CIO Executive Board The SIU will continue its fight for the survival of the AmericanPAOT, HALL, President flag tanker fleet. We have urged a program under which at least half CAL TANNED EABL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President of our oil imports would be allocated to American-flag tankers, and we AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS will actively work to see it adopted. Sec.-Treaa. Vice-President ROB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany has sent Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst. Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: a telegram of condolence to Mrs. Marie Reeb, widow of Reverend ROBERT ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE James J. Reeb. The clergyman died recently of injuries he suffered CARMEN; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. when attacked and viciously beaten by racists in Selma, Alabama, where he was participating in a voter registration drive. President Meany's telegram said; 'The men and women of the AFL-CIO express to you their deepest sorrow and sympathy on the tragic death of your husband. Publlihed biwstkly at the headqusrtari He died as he had lived, serving his fellow man and inspiring of tha Seafareri Intarnational Union, At­ others to practice brotherhood and understanding. The progress lantic, Oulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, «75 Fourth Avenue, of mankind has often resulted from the dramatic suffering of Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6<00. Second class postage paid at tha Fost those who cared enough and the Reverend Reeb throughout his Polish Freedom Fighter Jozef MIot-Mroz of Salem. Mass., Office In Brooklyn, NY, under tha Act lifetime and finally on the streets .of Selma, cared enough. The of Aug. 24, 1912. took to sea in rubber raft to picket freighter carrying Russian cause for which he died, human dignity, must and will triumph;" codfish to Boston. SEAFARERS LOG Meany Wires Condolences To Slain iMinister's Widow �irahili 19. 19U SEAPjtREKS raiti TiMk 106 SIU Proposal Would Put SlUNA Slates 12tli 50% Of Oil Import Quotas Biennial Convention Aboard U.S.-Flag Tankers May 26 - June 1 WASHINGTON—The SIU has urged the U.S. Department of Interior to adopt a program requiring that half of t he oil imported into this country be car­ ried by U.S.-flag vessels. The Union proposed that the department use its authority to license oil imports to position, as well as im­ dustry with the sole exception of allocate more cargoes to ments proving the country's national de­ the U.S.-flag oil tanker fleet. As tankers flying the Ameri­ fense posture. presently constituted, the present NEW YORK—^The Twelfth Biennial Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America, will be held Wednesday, May 26 to Tuesday, June 1, 1965 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Ave--*nue, N.W., Washington, D.C. upon the Election Notice of 1965 can flag. Supporters of an oil import The official call for the con­ Convention Delegates, which was The SIU proposal was sub­ quota program urge that it be vention, including the procedures mailed to all members of the based on an extension of the same mitted by it's Washington Union in accordance with section to elect convention delegates, has been mailed to all membrs of the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. Convention notices have also been sent to all SIUNA affiliated unions. Delegates representing the more than 80,000 members of the 31 SIUNA aifiliated unions will meet at 10 AM on May 26 to discuss and act upon the future policies of the International, and hear re­ ports of Union progress. They will also deal with matters affecting the SIUNA, the U.S. labor move­ ment, the maritime industry and crafts and industries represented by SIUNA affiliated unions. The SIUNA delegates will be representing deep sea Seafarers, tug and other inland water boat­ men, railroad marine tug and dredgemen, fishermen, cannery workers, and workers in the trans­ portation services and allied in­ dustrial crafts. A&G Delegates The Atlantic and Gulf district will be represented by 27 dele­ gates at the biennial SIUNA con­ vention. Nominations for these delegates will open Mar. 22, 1965 and close March 26, 1965. In accoi-dance with section 401 (e) of the Labor Management Re­ porting and Disclosure Act of 1959, the Election Notice of 1965 Convention Delegates has been mailed to all members of the A&G district and was acted upon at the regular monthly March meet­ ing in all ports. Under the provisions of the A&G constitution, all full book members of the district who are in good standing may submit nom­ inations for the position of con­ vention delegate. A special membership meeting will be held in New York port and headquarters on Monday, March 29 at 10 AM' for the purpose of electing a five-man nominating committee to act on the eligibility of convention delegate nominees. U.I.W. The United Industrial Workers will select five delegates for the twelfth SIUNA convention. Nomi­ nations for these delegates will open March 22, 1965 and will end with the close of business on March 26, 1965. The regular monthly meetings of UIW members in March acted 401 (e) of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. All full book members in good standing may submit nominations for convention delegates. Special UIW membership meet­ ings wiii be held in New York for the Atlantic Coast Region, and in New Orleans for the Gulf Coast Region, both to take place on Monday, March 29, for the pur(Continued on page 8) Representative, Tom Meyer, at a conference here called by the Interior Department to evalu­ ate the nation's oil - import re­ strictions. Representatives of the American Maritime Association also appeared at the hearing in support of an oil import quota system, declaring that the 'plan would have the virtues of aiding the growth of the U.S. tanker fleet halting the drain on U.S. gold supplies created by the country's poor balance of pay- No Seafarers Injured As Seatrain Georgia Cojiides lEDGEWATER, N.J.—SIU crewmembers on the Seatrain Georgia (Seatrain) escaped injury when the ship collided re­ cently with the Panamanian-flag freighter CiJandy in lower New York Bay. The mishap left a 15-foot hole above the Seatrain vessel's waterline, but she was able to continue to her berth in Edgewater under her own power. The force of the collision left a two-ton anchor from the Panamanian ship driven into the side of the Georgia. The Candy's bow hit the SlU-manned vessel midship toward the stern, just aft of the cradle. Company officials estimate that damage result­ ing from the crash will cost between $25,000 and $50,000 to repair. The Georgia's cargo, consisting of containers, railroad cars, and its fuel oil, was undamaged by the collision. The company expected repairs on the ship to be completed, and cargo to be loaded for her next voyage to Texas City, Tex. by Thursday of this week. The Candy reported that no injuries" occurred to her crew. The 441-foot Panamanian vessel was able to continue to port without assistance. A Coast Guard hearing has been held on the collision, but the examining officers reserved decision on fixing responsibility for the accident. principle in the Cargo Preference Law which requires that at least 50 percent of all Government foreign aid cargoes move in U.S.'fiag ships. Both the SIU and the AMA em­ phasized that U.S.-flag tankers car­ ried only 3 percent of this coun­ try's total oil imports in the last several years. The Union state­ ment pointed out that the lion's share of petroleum imports arrived in this country on Liberian and Panamanian tankers. Tankers from these two countries, which are no­ torious havens for runaway-flag operators, account for more than 60 percent of U.S. oil imports. The SIU asserted that the pres­ ent mandatory oil import quota program, which has been in effect since 1959, protects every segment of the country's domestic oil in­ The Union pointed to major government subsidy programs given to sugar, cotton and cattle growers as examples of Federal efforts to protect domestic indus­ tries from foreign competition. "In the midst of all these protectionist measures," the SIU statement de­ clared, "the American-flag tanker fleet remains vulnerable to the depredations of the runaway and other foreign flags. As a result, a large segment of this fleet, essen­ tial to both our commerce and our defense, now faces only obsoles­ cence and bankruptcy." The SIU contended that free trade was not a valid issue to raise (Continued on page 21) SIU Continues Its Fight To Save PHS Hospitals Continuing its fight for the maintenance of Public Health Service facilities for seamen, the SIU will meet with govern­ ment representatives to point out the important role these facilities play in the healths ^ of seamen and other Ameri- red by an SIU request for such talks to discuss the proposed clos­ cans. ing of seven USPHS Hospitals SIU Vic* President Earl (Bull) and other changes in the system Shepard will head the Union dele­ which insures adequate medical care for American sailing men. gation. In a wire to President Johnson, Next week's meeting was spur- Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Anthony Celebrezze and other Administration and Congressional leaders, SIU Presi­ dent Paul Hall protested the pro­ posed changes in the USPHS hos­ pital system, including the closing of seven hospitals. San Juan Labor Council Gets Charter The SIU, along with the rest of maritime labor, has consistently opposed any changes which would alter or weaken the Public Health Service program begun in 1798. White House Reply A White House reply to Hall's wire said that "the planned clos­ ing of seven small PHS Hospitals over the next three or four years will not curtail medical .services to merchant seamen," and main­ tained that the closings are part of a "plan to improve the quality of care for seamen patients and make hospital care more readily accessible to them." IBU, UIW Set Convention Dates The SIU Inland Boatmen's Union and SIU United Indus­ trial Workers have announced the dates for their Special and Quadrennial conventions. In­ formation about the dates, time, place and the procedure for electing convention dele­ gates for both unions will be found on page 8 of this issue. program assists the American oil producer, the refiner, the importer and the consumer, but the oil tanker, without which there would be no imports, must fend for itself against ruinous foreign competi­ tion. SIU ofFicials were on hand for recent ceremonies In which the San Juan, (P.R.i and Vicinity Central Labor Council received its official AFL-CIO charter from James C. Gildea, aide to Labor Federation President George Meany, (second left). Accepting the charter are (l-r) NMU Port Agent Thomas Martinez, SIU Atlantie Coast Vice President Earl Shephard and Central Labor Council President Keith Terpa, who is also president of the SIU of Puerto Rico. Looking on is AFL-CIO Regional Director Augustin Benitei (right). In a separate reply. Secretary Celebrezzee said medical care for seamen in the areas affected by the hospital closings would be pro­ vided by Veteran's Administration hospitals. In a message to Cele­ brezzee, Hall made clear the SIU's position that "it is essential that American seamen do not suffer any loss or reduction in the quality and availability of medical service and hospitalization under the USPHS Hospital system." �SEAFARRnS' By Earl (Bull) Shepord, Vice-President, Atlantic P.R. Labor Council Receives Charter MaNk 19, UW ^ LOG Senator Urges increased U.S. Aid To Bulk Carriers "Without some substantial changes, in the U.S. Maritime policy, the American merchant marine will continue to suffer and become weaker," Senator E. L. (Bob) Bartlett declared at a recent meeting here of the National Defense Transportation Association. Bartlett ad­ vocated changes in U.S. mari--( opportunity on operators of bulk time legislation, that he said for the benefits received under carriers by expanding this capital this program," Bartlett continued. would aid the U.S. tramp bulk "It is true that bulk carriers are reserve fund program in modified I was in Puerto Rico last week for the presentation of the AFL-CIO charter to the newly formed San Juan (P.R.) and Vicinity Central Labor Council. The charter was presented to the council by James C. Gilden, aide to AFL-CIO president George Meany. Keith Terpe, the President of the SIU of Puerto Rico who is also president of the new labor council, was on hand for the presentation. carrier fleet. today legally eligible for partici­ form to U.S. bulk carrier opera­ pation In the vessel construction tors. I am personally convinced Shipping all along the East Coast is getting back to normal, after An increasingly large percent­ subsidy program, but the 1936 act, that with this new program, the the longshoremen's strike, and is brisk in most ports. The dock- age of the expanding U.S. foreign workers in Florida went back to work last weekend and ships will trade is composed of goods which as presently interpreted, does not construction subsidy and mortgage insurance available, many tramp start moving again In the ports of that area. can be carried in specialized bulk permit an operating subsidy to be operators would take advantage of granted to these carriers. There­ Waiting to ship out of New York recently was August Lazzaro. carriers, Bartlett pointed out at fore, U.S. tramp operators have it and before too long the United the meeting. Auggie is an 18 year Seafarer looking for a run to Northern Europe. no legal obligation to replace their States would be on the way toward Also looking for a run to Northern Europe is Longin Tyber. He says "And we all know," Bartlett fleet and th"te fleet is not being re­ having available a more balanced he would take a coastwise trip tliough, if one comes along. He intends said, "that the United States has placed. If this basic capital re­ marine fleet." to ship as oiler. no active program of support for serve fund program in modified "Without some "substantial Oldtimer Juan Tarkou is registered in group one of the deck depart­ this segment of the fleet other form were to be made available changes in U.S. maritime policy ment looking for a long run, preferably on an Isthmian ship. He is than the cargo preference legisla­ for the construction of U.S. bulk the American merchant marine waiting for a carpenters job to open up. Anton Rothovics is a daily tion which has not been adequate carriers, if would, in my opinion, will continue to suffer and become visitor in New York looking for a pumpmans job on a coastwise to encourage new construction." represent a substantial incentive supertanker. He stated his opinion that the for undertaking a program of con­ weaker. This is unacceptable to me—so the uncertainty of consid­ Boston weeks. There were five payoffs, problem of substantially augment­ structing a bulk carrier and tramp ering new ways is by any measure Shipping was on tl-.e slow bell in two sign-ons and 13 in transit ing the U.S. bulk carrier or tramp fleet under the American flag." preferable. This work will not be Boston this last period, with only visits during the period. fleet "is of the first Importance." done tomorrow or perhaps the "I, therefore, believe," he con­ one payoff and five ships in Replacement Fund tinued, "a careful look should be next day—^but let us continue and transit, but the outlook for the Jack Arallanes, who started given to the possibility of placing continue together," Bartlett con­ future looks bright. sailing SIU in 1946, is looking for "Under the 1936 Merchant Ma­ Frederick Taylor, a 25 year SIU a rope choker's job aboard a ship rine Act subsidized operators in a fleet replacement obligation and cluded. member who last sailed in the heading to Holland. Miguel Lovett the liner service are given a con­ deck department on the Calmar, is another oldtimer making the tractual position of some perma­ is back in the hall after spending job calls in Philadelphia. He has nence and for this accept an obli­ a well deserved rest with his been sailing in the steward de­ gation to replace their fleet. As a family. John Flaherty, another partment since be joined the SIU direct result of the encouragement SIU oldtimer, is a familiar face in in 1945, and is presently looking and assistance to liner operation the Boston hall now, looking for a for a BR job. under the act, the United States coastwise run. He got off the Baltimore today boasts one of the most mod­ Ocean Anna, where he sailed as By Frank Droiafc, West Coast Represenlativa Shipipdng has been running at a ern fleets of cargo liners in the an AB, to spend some time with world," Bartlett aaid. good pace in Baltimore, with 7 his family. Twenty-year man, George Black- payoffs, 6 sign-ons, and 13 ships "However, U.S. bulk carriers in more is making the job calls in stopping in transit. The ship's the tramp service are not eligible Over l.OdO members of the San Francisco Bay Area Maritime Trades Boston after getting off the delegates have been doing a great Port Council honored SIUNA President Paul Hall at a testimonial Cities Service Baltimore to attend job of bringing the ships in for dinner held recently at the Fairmont Hotel In San Francisco. Labor to some urgent business. He says payoff in very good shape, with no leaders, rank and file union m^bers and prmnLnent business men he's looking for a good coast beefs. We expect shipping to re­ from the entire Bay area turned out to pay tribute to Hall, who also hugger to take another job as main at a fast pace in Baltimore heads the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. Bud Raftery, during the coming weeks. an AB. recently installed international president of the Painters ard PaperPhiladelphia hangers Union was the guest speaker. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Shipping has been good in members have their hands full SIU members on the West Coast recently toasted the SUP on tho Philadelphia, and from the looks DETROIT — Balloting for Re­ 80th anniversary of its founding. It was on March 6, 1885 that a group of the situation there, it should now that the longshore strike Is »tay that way for the next two over. The SIU-IBU contracted gional Officers of the Great Lakes of seamen met on the San Francisco waterfnuit to start the Icmg Arundel Corp. was recently Tug and Dredge Region of the fight for better wages, job security and work conditions. awarded a contract to dredge out SIU Inland Boatmen's Union got San Francisco a channel for the Gas and Electric under way on Monday, March 8, Co. at Wagners Point. The outlook for shipping in San Francisco looks good now that the in accordance with the Union longshoremen are back on the piers on the Blast and Gulf coasts. Tho constitution. The tug and dredgeHarold Thomas is waiting In the March 5 Issue, the SEA­ around the Baltimore hall for a men will also select Port Presi­ dock wallopers strike had slowed shipping down, although several AB's were called for coa^l runs. FARERS LOG .carried a tribute to foreign run again, since his last dents next month. Andrew Furuseth—"Patron Saint ship, the Santore, laid up after a Ships crewing up here in the last two weeks were the Choctaw, Wild Candidates for the various of the Seafarers." This great and short run. William Holbrook, who offices were selected during the Ranger and the Overseas Rose, while the Summit paid off. early advocate of seamen's rights last got off the Geneva as AB, says December, 1964 nominations A. Beck told his SIU brothers that he's had enough of the golf links, was recently honored on the radio he has seen many giains since he peiiod. The Piloting for Regional as well. On the March 12 broadcast joined the SIU 15 years ago. He Officers began on March 8, 1965, and found himself a berth on the of Edward P. Morgan and the thinks that the SIU vacation plan and will continue through March Elizabethport. Also sailing on the members in the hall that he is so Elizabettaport is A. B. Johanson impressed with the weather in News, a program sponsored by the and other welfare benefits are the 20, 1965. who says he signed on as baker southern California that he might AFL-CIO on the ABC radio net­ greatest things that ever happened A special meeting will be held for "money and exercise." Prince forsake New Orleans and settle in work, the following tribute was to a seaman. in Detroit on Monday, March 22 at Baker, another steward depart­ the area. All the California paid to Furuseth: Roy Johnston voiced the same 9:00 a.m. to elect the Regional ment ace, recently dropped in at Tales of se-a-golng adventure boosters here are hoping that he'll sentiments recently and said that Tallying Committee. the haU, and decided to rest up become one o^f our sun worship­ often depict seamen being the gains the SIU has made since on the beach for the next few pers and make the big move. ahanghaied — flogged — Port President Vote he joined in 1938 weren't even weeks. Friends of Byron (Jimmy) branded — held in virtual dreamied of when he started sail­ Seattle The election of Port Presidents Slaid, who recently paid off the slavery. And it's not all fiction ing. Roy is in the hall in Baltimore will be conducted at the regular Mankato Victory, are happy to The job situation in this port is —for prior to enactment of looking for a good coastal run. April membership meeting of the hear that he is recuperating nice­ booming, and the outlook contin­ the Seamen's Act 50 years ago, Great Lakes Tug and Dredge ly from a hernia operation. Norfolk ues to look very bright. Members such things could happen— Region IBU-SIU. with FWT, oiler and electrician and often did. Andy Furuseth, Shipping Norfolk has been ex­ Wilmington ratings are urged to register since seaman, union president and All members have been mailed cellent of late. The future looks Shipping activity picked up con- calls for these jobs are flooding crusader, born 109 years ago bright as well, with the Transhat- a special election supplement con­ today, led the fight for the teras con*ing out of the shipyard taining the Regional Director's re­ siderafoly during the past two the board. new law. Because of Furuseth soon. We paid off six ships, signed ports on Election Ballot and in­ weeks with the Jefferson City Vic­ Ships pajdng off here during and his succe.ssors in the mari­ on two and had seven ships in structions for voting, nominations tory, San Juan and St. Lawrence the last two weeks included the time unions, the crews of transit. for Port Presidents, nominations all stopping in transit. The Man­ Steel Rover, Overseas Rose, An­ American ships today have Clarence Houchins is on the for Officials, and instructions for kato Victory was the only ship to chorage, Iberville and Overseas decent wages and working beach here after getting off th6 election of Port Presidents. The payoff during the period. The out­ Joyce. The Choctaw signed on, conditions. We of the AFLCouer D'AIene Victory. He made supplement also includes a selected look for the coming two weeks clearing quite a few jobs off the CIO proudly salute Andy board. two trips as bosun before the ship voting guide for polls committees looks excellent. Furuseth, whose determined laid up in Brazil for 56 days. He and a letter concerning procedures SIU veteran Tony Arellano came Bill Davey expects to put the fight for human justice earned figured it was time for him to get for mail ballots. in to say hello to his old friends local tracks out of business when him the title, "the Abraham off then. Cecil Jennette has had a Elections are being conducted in after piling off the Wild Ranger. they open, but he says a short Lincoln of the Sea." serious operation since he got off the ports of Ashtabula, Ohio; Buf­ He says he is ready to ship again trip will fill the bill until the pariThe AFL-CIO sponsored news­ the Manhattan where he held falo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; as soon as the first baker's job mutual windows open. Leonard cast is popular with millions of down the bosun's job. He's Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michi­ on a Far East run hits the board. (Whitey) Lewis is taking a short Americans from coast to coast getting along fine now and hopes gan; Duluth, Minnesota; Lorain, Ruel G. Barr has registered here vacatiop before he ships out as Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sault and swears he'll make the next electrician. David Sykes is also and helps bring labor's views to to be shipping out soon. a vast audience. Prue Vaughn, who last sailed Ste. Marie, Michigan and Toledo, chief' cook's job that pops up. biding his time for the first job Ohio. John S. Higfins keeps telling SIU that comes along. , . , . (Continued on page 23) mum S.F. Port Council Honors Hall Tug & Dredge Vote Underway Radio Tribute Lauds Furuseth �U. a9M SEAFARERS PaCf nv« LOG Three Seafarer Oldtimers Approved For Pensions Three more veteran Seafarers have joined the growing ranks of SIU members receiv­ ing $150 per month pensions that enable them to retire with security after lifetimes of sailing. All three are veterans of the Atlantic and Gulf District, The new pensioners are Eleuterio Rosa, 66; Clifton don't think I'U go anywhere | u AB. A veteran Seafarer ZumNelson, 51; and Robert J. special," he said. "I think I'E just kiley has no retirement plans all Zumkley, 65. worked out. "I plan to stay at my find a hobby and stay at home." Clifton Nelson (right) gets his firsts pension check from headquarters rep Ed Mooney. Bob Zumkley (right) picks up his first pension check from headquarters rep Steve Zubovich. NAME AMOUNT DUE Achee, E. T. $ 15.03 Adams, Glen R. 8.87 Addlngton, Woodrow W. 539.75 Albin, Antonio L. 1.40 Aleck, Theodore 7.30 Alexander, James, Jr. 11.73 All, Angelo 2.79 Allison, Blair 3.57 Anderson, Frank 7.81 Arch, J. L. 5.88 Arjona, V. 2.82 Arnold, Charles R. 5.8S Arrledge. G. O. 11.67 Bailey. Joseph 1.92 Bailey, Joseph 23.04 Barnett, John D. 8.34 Batson, James R. 7.45 Bautlsta, Angel 2.47 Beans, Toba 61.42 Berg, B. ' 3 74 Bergeron, Laurence 10.47 Berry, Mike 1.32 Berthlaume, Paul 8.94 Berthlaume, Paul 4.69 Berthlaume, Paul 8.45 Berthlaume, Paul L. 2.82 Bird, Oscar 5.63 Blane, Preston A. 7.45 Bodden. James E. 5.86 Bollinger, L. F. 14.65 Booker, Marshall 11.73 Booth, John E. 2.05 Borden, Thomas 3.75 Boyce, Jerry L. 1.40 Boyd, Roy 17.07 Boytt, Russel J. 10.14 Brannan, Carl J. 46.37 Brannen, Dan E. 2.78 Breaux, C. E. 1.72 Briggs, Wm. T. 14.30 Brooke, Osborne M. 4.39 Brown, G. A. 11 37 Brown, Gerald P. 9.83 Brown, Leon C. C. 4.10 Burk, John M. 10.94 Burns, Larry A. 11.73 Burrus, F. A. 35.49 Burton, Jack D. 11.73 Butler, John E. 4.61 Byrd, Wllloughby C. 1.79 Callard, Geo. Jr. 8.37 Callard, George 10.56 Cannella, Frank 1.00 Capo, Paul 1.00 Carrasco, Mario 2.05 Casanueva, M. 9.02 Casanueva, Michael 6.01 Case, Samuel, Jr. 11.79 Case, Samuel, Jr. 40.30 Casey, Weldon E. 8.88 Cater, Marchall R. 2.79 Ceron, Loul 2.93 Chaban, Simon 7.80 Chalsson, Richard 13.52 Champagne, Alcea J. 1.57 Champagne, Edward J. 9.49 Charles, Samuel 1.47 Cherry. C. L. 1.00 CIno, Oscar 40.59 Clark, John W. 13.17 Cogswell, Wm. F. 3.75 Collet, Raymond G. 2.82 Collins, Douglass 3.49 Collins, Ventis L. 3.43 Cooper, Robert 1.79 Costello, Albert J. 22.53 Cottongin, Frank R. 1.79 Craft, Jack W. 5.32 Cranford, Q. R. 36.24 Crawford, J. F. 18.24 Crawford, R. W. 7.33 Creel, O. D. 87.80 Croto, Robert E. 13.20 Cuccia, Roy K. 23.38 Curry, Geo. 5.76 Dame, Adolph 2.92 Danne, A. L. 1.53 Danne, Adolph L 7.33 NAME AMOUNT DUE Davis, John A. 23.35 Davis, Wm. G. 89.87 Defranza, Roberto 17.83 Delaune, Leon H. 1.38 Denals, J. A. 2.93 Densemore, Ted 4.50 Denton, Leahman H. 15.03 Dick. Claude 4.19 Dickson, S. T. 2.79 Dismukes, R. D. 9.67 Domlngue, Douglas A. 14.33 Dufour, P. A. 8.65 Duplechin, Frank J. 3.75 Duracher, Harry J. 8.06 Durning, Ivan 2.20 Eddy, Samuel K, III 5.58 Edwards, Otis N. 1.88 Edwards, Otis N. 4.90 Ellas, Albert A. 2.20 Eliaz, Donasino 5.86 Elliot, John 2.93 Ellis, Frank B., Jr. 3.53 Emanuel, Thomas E. 3.12 Emist, Cornelius C. 51.14 Engelder, Herbero 0. 2.93 Engelund, C. L. 3.75 Ewensen, Anton 1.35 Farrell, Ed L. 1.21 Faulk, John A., Jr. 4.88 Fernandez, J. 2.20 Flesel, Joseph P. 3.92 Fitzgerald, Vincent O. 7.75 Flananan, E. F. 1.00 Fllppo, James 2.94 Folse, Wm. P. 2.94 Fontan, John 1.00 Fontenot, Rodney J. 11.15 Foreman, Eugene 5.63 Forsberg, T. J. 1.00 Foster, James M. 4.77 Foster, Melvin C. 7.51 Foster, W. W., Jr. 3.49 Fowler, Claude ft. 2.41 Freeman, Thomas C. 3.75 Fruge, Herman 11.16 Fruge, Herman 10.72 Furnels, Esward H. 2.68 Gabel, Robero M. 6.32 Gabel, Robero M. 4.19 GalardI, H. J. 2.82 Gallegos, Richard 16.72 Galuska, Louis 1.96 Garcia, Richard 1.40 Garcia, Richard 75.65 Gardemal. Leonard J. 3.77 Gardner, Dyke P. 7.83 Gehrlnger, Joseph T. 1.88 Gentry, Fred 5.64 Gerdes, Henry C. 4.59 Gibson, Lloyd H. 3.75 Glerczic, George 1.47 Gonzales, James 16.61 Gonzalez, Juan I. 11.73 Goodwin, Harry F. 3.57 Gray, Leon W. 147.40 Gray, Percy A., Jr. 10.72 Graz, John C. 6.57 Gremllllon, Wm. M. 3.53 Griffin, Lewis N. 3.49 Griffith, J. D. 3.74 Griffith, Theo M. 2.68 Gros, Richard J. 3.67 Guitar, Barry E. 9.07 Hadden, Norman B. 6.25 Hamm, Alfred 19.98 Hammer, L. N. 17.14 Hammerstone, J. C. 3.76 Hand, John G. 8.65 Hardcostte, E. B. 7.15 Hargeshelmer, L. V. 2.79 Harman, D. 0 3.84 Harper, Roy Leo 1.79 Harrison, Joel K. 9.07 Harrison, Joseph J. 10.22 Harvey, Lee J. 12.13 ..Hatchel, Wm. D. 17.05 Hauke, A. A. 4.69 Hauke, Adam A. 11.26 Catch Up On Sleep Rosa signed on with the SIU lin New York, bringing with him over Zumkley first signed on with ten years of experience on steam­ the SIU in the port of New York, ships and fishing vessels. He sailed and sailed in the dedc department in the steward department until he retired earlier this year. A native of Puerto Rico, Rosa plans to visit his homeland again, but said that "my wife and I have lived most of our lives in New York. That wiill always be our home." He last sailed aboard the San. Juan (Sea-Land). Rosa said he is proud to be a member of the SIU and that he wished he could keep sailing. "I like to sail," he said, "but you have to quit some­ time." A native of Brooklyn, Nelson is an SIU oldtlimer who sailed in the deck department until his retire­ ment. Nelson last signed off the Taddei Victory (Consolidated Mar­ iner), and plans to spend his re­ tirement years at his home in Brooklyn with his wife Phyllis. I NAME AMOUNT Hellg, Robert J. Henderson, A. Henderson, Henry HIckey, Wm. R. G. Hllburn, Thomas J. Hllburn, Thomas HInson, Thad W. Hoffman, Boland A. Howell, Earl M. Hubbs, Robert Hudson, wm. M. Huff, K R. Hume, Peter Hunt, Horace C. Huszar, Steve N. Hutto, Dannie A. Ibrahim. Allt James, Charles E., Jr. Jeanfreau, Edward Jensen, Carl, Jr. Jette, Marcel DUE 3.71 10.57 1.97 3.75 8.94 3.57 2.84 1.00 28.97 3.54 7.15 1.16 10.33 1.00 6.96 1.30 5.58 3.57 1.54 1.78 16.91 Headquarters rep Ed Mooney (left) tiands Seafarer Eleuterio Rosa tiis first montlily $150 pension check. Rosa last sailed aboard the Son Juan (Sea Land) in the steward department. NAME AMOUNT DUE Knox. J. W. 7.91 Kothe, August 59.84 Kowdourdls, Mike 3.02 KulakowskI, Julian 9.10 Kunchick, Ed E. 3.29 Kyrlakos, Isadora M. 1.00 16.09 Lalche, Robert J. 23.46 Lanza, Anna A. 3.57 Laughlln, Kenneth 6. 30.55 Laurence, James L. Jr. Lawson, Randall E. 10.08 Lea, Ralph J. 1.40 Lee, Frances A. 3.53 2.88 Leilnski, J. T. Lemolne, Sam J. 2.82 Lewis, A. J. 9.60 Lewis, Kenny 7.18 Lewis, Wm. H. 5.48 Lighten, Paul G. 8.02 LIppert, Frank J. 1.62 Little, G. B. 6.57 The Delta Steamship Lines has notified the SIU that it is holding checks for un­ claimed wages due crewmen as of Decem­ ber 31, 1964, Xhe following Seafarers may collect their checks by writing to the Pay­ master, Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., Hibernia Bank Building #6, New Orleans, La,: DELTAl LINE MONEITDUE Johnson, Essen A. Johnson, Essen A. Johnson, John R. Johnson, Lloyd Jones, James S. Jones, Jesse P. Jordan, A. J. Jordan, Dewey Jreau, Edward Jean Kammet, Harold Keely, Martin Keith, John E. Kelly, Barney Kendrick, O. Kendrick, O. J. Keneday, George B. Kennedy, John E. Kennedy, R. N. Kennedy, Victor A. King, Royal A. Kirby, Wm. A. Knox, Geo. K. 13.15 3.75 10.95 7.02 8.31 3.75 2.20 1.79 466.79 14.58 8.37 12.40 40.79 14.09 4 69 1.27 .7.45 7.33 6.25 15.81 3.89 2.41 LIuzza, MIchele A. Loeber, Glen R. Loflln, Edward J. Longuet, Arthur W. Lopez, Manuel F. Lopez, Placldo D, Lulzza, Daniel J. Lusco, D. M. Lyons, Albert 0. Macklln, Alton W. Maddox, Richard C, Madueri, J. Maechum, James L, Maldonado, Porfirio Mamette, James S., Jr. Manen, John Manuel, Rolln Martin, Joe U. Mazau, S. Charles McCarroll, E. J., Jr. McGee, Jerry J. McKay, Henry D. home in New Jersey as much as possible," he said, "and catch up on the sleep I missed while I was at sea." He last sailed aboard the Alcoa Mariner. 10.40 1.92 10.26 1.79 7.22 3.53 11.16 1.79 5.94 5.45 7.51 7.49 10.23 3.53 15.23 12.29 5.20 1.65 3.79 2.93 36.66 7.51 NAME AMOUNT DUE McLellan, C. G. 3.75 McLendon, James K. 2.09 McMahon, Wm. E. 1.85 McCullough, L. 8.65 McDonald, John W. 5.43 McGee, Donald W. 9.92 1.84 McGowan, Silas 11.09 McKay, Henry D. McPhee, Joseph D. 1.69 McRae, James S. 1.04 Mllazzo. George M. 9.39 Miller, Fritz J. 1.88 Miller, O. J., Jr. 4.79 I.81 MIorano, Victor J. 1.00 Moncrelf, W. O. 2.90 Moncrlef, Junior L. 6.60 Mones, Jules H. 1.85 Moore, Charles L. 9.19 Moore, F. D. 2.20 Moore, Joseph W. 2.93 Morris, Jesse A. 4.49 Mosley, Ernest 4.49 Mueller, Herbert 7.51 Munin, J. 7.51 Murtaugh, L. L. 5.01 Neville, Dennis J. 74.95 Newble, Kenneth A. 10.33 Nolan, Stanley W. 37.61 • Northcut, James C. II.16 O'Brien, Geo. E. 2.93 C'Connelf, Peter 2.14 Olds, Wm. H. 2.79 Olds, Wm. H. Osborne, Clarence 7.81 Overturf, Jimmy C. 13.13 15.03 Owen, Chester L. 5.61 Painter. Elton 3.57 Parker, Anthony C. 4.01 Payne, Hiram A. 7.45 Pederson, M. 5.36 Pederson, Martin 182 Pena, Gulliermo 3.53 Peneplnto, Auguso J. 20.23 Penton, Dewey A. • 11.87 Penton, Leon J. 2.79 Permino, John 13.16 Peterson, Henry J. 2.80 Phllllppllle, A. P. 8.79 Phillips, Alfred 16.31 Phlpps, J. R. . 23.92 Planes, Jorge 20.55 Prosper, James E. 10.54 Puckett, Douglas R. 13.09 Puntlllo, S. E. Puntlllo, Sal E. 2.00 3.49 Purlfoy, Eddie 3.67 Quest, Virgil Q. Quinn, Geo. 1.00 Quintayo, Felipe 4.19 2.33 Raborn, Isaac L. Raborn, Isaac L. 3.49 25.39 Rana, Karl J. 5.62 Rawllnford, Raymond 0. 28.17 Reed, Charles E. Reed, Charles E. 3.57 Richardson. Roy R. 1.29 RIchaux, Joseph 20.53 5.64 Robert, Hafford 3.53 Roberts, JImmIe R. Roberts, Roy D. 4.82 Robinson, Ellison 2.20 Rogers, Lee 3.84 4.88 Romongo, Gerard J. Roque, Ramon R. 39.41 Rose, Bill 40.31 Rose, Lumas 2.93 Rothchlld, SIgmund 1.87 Roy, Arthur O. 2.68 Rubis, Philip 3.26 Ruiz, Eugene J. 5.36 Rushing, Elmer W. 4.80 Rutherford, D. M. 5.85 Rutherford, O. M. 8.07 Rydon, Edward M. 4.39 5.36 Rydon, Edward M. Sanford, Tommy S. 25.26 Sawyer, Charles R. 4.19 Sawyer, Charles 2.09 NAME AMOUNT DUE --••in J. 32.02 Schwandt, L. A. 8.65 Severe, Alfred J. 2.20 Sharbutt, Robert W. 9.39 1.47 Sheffield, Robert G. 1.79 Sllva, Catarino 2.68 Skrotzky, Ralph 1.33 Smith, C. Smith, Francis E. 17.81 •••.•A Smith, R. D. 4.19 Solleau, Byron 11.73 a Soils, R. N. 2.20 1 Sparaclna, Michael Q. 8.73 : Stevens, Dale R. 6.57 Stevens, R. A. 4.77 ••it Stokes, Harold 3.23 Stoops, Wm. A. 5.35 Stover, Charles 8.79 Strickland. Ronald R. 9.27 Suarez, Joseph, Jr. 894 i Sullivan, Frank 2.74 Sullivan, James T. 2.00 Sullivan, W. L. 11.86 Sweet, Harold W. 2.68 Swilley, Wm. E. 11.00 Taska, Nikolai 1.00 % Tatum, Robert 5.58 Tatum, Robert 7.59 i Tcehern, Thomas A. 5.11 Thiu, Goon P. 3.69 Thlu, Goon P. 55.09 i 1 i T.101.12 . • 1- Thomas, Wilson 6. Thompson, Am N. Thompson, Andrew A. Thompson, Andrew A. Todd, Wm. H. Torrefleld, Jose G. Tralrs. Frank Tregembo, Wm. J., Jr. Tuiague, John M. Tuker, Carl V. Valenzuela, Jose J. Vasquez, Alex Vo'tier, B Velasco, Albert R. Vera, H. V;, ' 9.13 12.45 4.57 4.57 1.57 3.53 3.84 1.57 1.00 3.43 15.03 4.70 in.17.28 1.85 •i' •4 11 S .<• 4 1 'i 1, P VIeIra, John C. VIeIra, John C. VIvero, Frank Wagner, Donald J. Waite, Joseph W. Walker, Cleveland Walker, Wm. E. Ward, John J., Jr. Weekley, Joseph E., Jr. Wells, John C., Jr. West, Frank W. Westphall, H. Whatley, Earl Wheeles, J-. E. Wheels, Jack E. White, Wm. D. White, Wm. W. Whited, John L., Jr. Whited, John L.. Williams, D. L. Williams, J. L. Williams, John A. Williamson, L. R. Williamson, Lewis Williamson, Lyie W. Wilson, J. D. Wilson, J. 0. WIntzel, Henry J. Woods, James L. Woods, James L. ^ J., Jr. Wright, A. 0. Wright, Ed J. Wynne. J. J. Yeoman, Albert R. Young, Charles B. Zeagler, Stanley ZebrowskI, Edward J. •i i 2.20 5.86 1.00 4.69 2.19 6.57 10.94 4.46 3.49 6.87 10.11 2.84 44 17 16.72 1.57 4.69 1.83 9.02 6.57 7.45 2.82 2.09 37.41 3.75 1.24 18.28 4.57 3.64 7.43 4 65 1 1 1 > •| p. 1 1 '•> 1 ;4 1 1 1.'47 1.88 8.51 2.82 2.83, 22.95 12.38 1.00 935.56* 1 �SEAFARERS Pise MaTCk If, INT LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) February 27 - March 12 Shipping remained brisk for Seafarers, although the total number dropped to more normal levels after the big rush during the previous period. A total of 1,523 Seafar­ ers shipped, compared with 2,085 in the previous two weeks. As the congested harbor on the East Coast slowly emptied the pace of shipping all along the coast slowed somewhat. Shipping in New York was only a small portion of the prior period's shipping total, although still brisk. Shipping was much reduced in Boston, and slightly slower in Norfolk and Philadelphia. Baltimore job calls remained at a good fast pace, slightly higher the past two weeks than in the previous period. Tampa, where the longshoreman's beef was settled recently, remained on. the slow bell. In the Gulf, shipping remains strong in Houston, as almost twice as many Seafarers shipped through this port as during the previous period. New Orleans and Mobile shipping, however, dropped off slightly. On the West Coast, there was a good improvement in the number of jobs available in both Wilmington and San Erancisco, while Seattle shipping dipped slightly. A breakdown of the jobs shipped by department re­ veals that most Seafarers shipped in the deck depart­ ment, with engine department jobs second. Registration began to pick up, as ships continued to pay off and jobs exchanged hands. A total of 1,197 Sea­ farers registered during the past two weeks, compared with 1,103 in the period previous. The total number of Seafarers registered and on the beach at the end of the period, however, was again lower, 4,567, contrasted with 4,635 in the prior period. The seniority situation was more normal with the number of full book members shipping comprising 59 percent of the total, compared with 66 percent in the previous period. B Books comprised 32 percent of the total, contrasted to 27 percent in the prior period, and C Cards were 9 percent of the total. Shinping activitv continued to improve, with 53 pay­ offs during the period, 43 sign-ons and 131 in transits. Ship Aefivify Pay Sigi li Of» Ou Tram. TOTAL lottM Naw York .... Ptiiladelphla .. Boitimoro .... Norfolk Jackfoivlllo .. Tampa Mobiio ...... NowOrieam.. Hewtoi WilmligtoR .. Sai Francisco. Soattio 1 0 11 7 S 2 7 A 4 3 9 3 10 A 1 A A 4 8 2 0 2 3 4 4 TOTALS ... S3 43 S 17 14 13 8 8 7 7 15 18 7 7 5 131 A 91 21 2A 15 11 i 14 27 30 9 12 19 1 227 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston -. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A - Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 Z 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 11 19 8 28 8 44 2 3 6 48 1 7 11 15 21 12 8 4 0 15 0 4 5 9 3 5 11 20 0 9 2 9 13 7 16 18 37 12 67 1 3 9 9 29 0 17 1 11 6 8 12 0 2 121 2 11 5 6 1 3 6 7 4 1 16 6 7 10 0 14 3 5 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 15 4 9 11 24 2 20 2 14 11 2 1 11 7 11 2 37 63 2 13 22 38 4 17 22 44 21 7 51 5 11 19 22 20 44 54 10 81 2 40 17 19 20 20 5 47 1 22 3 1 4 5; 2 5 1 8 0 6 1 3 1 3 2 1 2 4 6 13 21 0 5 111 6 2 4 8 10 20 2 2 9 3 25 0 4 5 11! 11 11 5 6 21 0 8 4 9 64 96 1 174 71 100 1 186 108 226 43 1 377 14 105 128 37 1 270 15 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 1 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 15 21 0 1 2 6 8 0 0 4 44 4 11 59 117 191 45 353 39 4 64 101 204 0 2 0 2 15 9 26 15 2 14 33 0 4 2 12 14 0 0 1 1 67 13 1 81 52 73 13 138 1 20 36 57 0 2 3 5 12 5 25 11 14 3 28 2 13 10 25 0 0 0 14 0 30 4 16 0 5 0 9 3 5 6 14 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 10 15 3 28 2 4 8 14 2 0 3 24 15 1 3 42 34 38 5 77 2 6 30 38 0 3 6 63 3 37 6 106 82 25 15 172 3 44 73 120 5 8 81 0 3 8 133 80 44 85 27 192 9 41 47 97 0 0 8 0 0 4 0 12 13 IQ 27 2 4 6 6 14 0 0 0 0 21 6 0 27 4 22 3 29 4 10 12 20 0 1 25 1 0 9 35 22 1 13 39 1 4 6 7 14 4 11 15 1 30 377 174 30 1 581 449 510 127 11146 68 223 354 1 645 a ENCINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 0 1 35 9 2 11 3 22 7 2 0 1 0 0 12 4 28 13 22 36 1 4 2 6 3 8 61 171 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A CUSS B Registered GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 25 44 3 0 10 12 6 14 0 - 3 3 1 11 26 1 6 1 4 7 11 0 4 3 2 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 19 0 4 3 38 3 22 10 44 6 3 35 61 1 16 18 5 1 6 0 2 3 2 10 6 3 13 4 8 1 12 2 4 2 17 1 250 19 77 67" 1 163 1 GROUP 1 2 0 2 25 9 16 1 6 38 0 4 0 9 0 0 4 10 11 46 16 48 5 2 5 11 7 4 58 221 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 0 0 16 6 24 2 4 2 1 1 25 0 13 12 5 9 0 4 8 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 0 4 16 13 32 3 43 23 19 1 3 2 0 1 3 6 2 1 5 3 9 1 88 73 1 172 35 1 314 11 3 ALL 0 2 39 5 18 1 50 6 6 2 0 9 1 1 18 4 62 5 69 5 2 9 18 2 13 2 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 12 0 1 0 0 1 0 23 2 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 7 0 4 4 • 2 39 65 67 158 41 267 24 2 24 2 49 61 134 2 2 18 4 2' 24 5 24 30 0 1 4 6 19 3 50 78 15 1 25 3 60 11 86 1 20 32 53 2 4 6 9 4 19 6 20 1 27 1 7 16 24 3 5 9 8 5 22 1 4 0 5 0 7 3 19 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 15 1 22 0 3 7 19 3 18 0 30 11 9 3 31 4 46 1 15 20 '39 3 62 1 32 3 97 38 81 11 130 7 62 45 114 18 69 6 43 18 130 42 98 8 148 13 63 62 138 0 1 9 3 1 13 4 13 2 19 4 5 6 15 0 0 18 6 0 24 11 21 3 35 4 8 7 19 1 2 13 9 2 5 15 1 21 2 8 3 IS 18 43 314 172 <3 1 529 212 546 85 843i 57 255 272 1 684 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jac. Tana Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea. T&fALS Registered CLASS B GROUP Is 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 1 1 8 16 41 5 12 1 5 1 4 11 17 4 3 8 2 6 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 11 1 1 4 13 3 26 2 44 15 40 6 9 10 2 7 1 2 2 5 17 1 9 2 3< . 7 1 1 2 1 66 31 23 84 1 204 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 12 2 0 2 5 7 1 0 1 12 13 5 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 6 6 3 3 8 33 44 7 2 2 9 13 9 2 0 2 4 1 3 1 3 7 0 2 6 10 1 2 13 22 89 1 124 30 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 0 0 1 33 10 3 18 10 1 1 7 15 48 9 19 3 5 1 1 2 5 1 1 3 2 0 1 8 2 2 1 60 16 5 32 7 13 13 42 1 0 3 5 2 1 8 11 4 0 9 4 71 29 110 1 240 GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 0 0 0 0 19 1 2 16 4 0 4 0 18 0 18 0 12 0 1 11 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 9' 0 9 0 35 3 31 1 6 22 29 1 5 0 5 0 10 0 10 0 6 9 3 0 I 1541 3 135 1 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 1 2 B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 33 19 0 8 10 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 48 18 0 0 2 12 2 5 0 7 0 7 5 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 9 0 0 11 35 11 60 2 0 23 25 42 29 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 11 10 0 0 6 6 9 9 0 69 2 240 154 67 1 C ALL 1-s 0 1 1 9 61 26 8 22 4 0 66 13 2 19 6 7 16 1 0 3 1 1 18 10 11 106 19 25 96 19 0 10 4 0 21 6 6 24 3 69 1 463 113 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 7 2 0 3 5 79 74 75 254 9 11 145 165 8 4 8 24 0 2 8 19 34 21 31 99 4 2 42 48 5 5 4 20 2 1 11 14 3 1 0 5 3 3 1 7 8 4 6 19 0 6 2 8 20 13 21 64 0 0 21 21 50 18 75 162 5 3 93 101 51 32 36 138 7 11 30 48 6 5 6 21 3 7 1 11 12 7 18 43 1 3 10 14 9 4 5 21 3 2 15 29 286 190 288 1 877 39 39 394 1 473 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND T07AIS GROUP 2 3 1 105 128 37 .61 171.. 18 31 84 89 255 330 139 Ai.L 1 270 1 ^450 1 204 1 724 Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 15 71.100, 19 77 67 13 . 22 89 47 170 256 SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP ALL 1 2 3 .186;108 226 43 163 1 58 221 35 124.101 29 110 47 3'267 476 188 SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 2 3 ALL ALL 1 1 377 14 64 96 174 1 314 11 88 73 172 1 240 3 16 135 154 11 931 28 168 304 500 SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP 2 3 1 11 15 4 2 23 18 2 0 67 8 34 100 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP ALL A B C ALL 123 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 30 377 174 30 581 449 570127 |1146 68 223 354 645 1 43'314 172 43 529 212 546 85 | 843 57 255 272 584 39 394 472 1 69 240 154 69 4631 399 190 288 | 877 39 1 142 931 500 142 1573110601306500 |2866 164 517 1020 1701 1•> �By Al K«rr, S«cretaiy-Treasurer Cuba Keports Expansion Plan For Merchant Fleet Benefit Action Requires Data Althousrh the Union has rone to considerable effort to create varlons benefit plans, members who are careless about fillnr all the required Information often find It hard to take advantare of them as fast as they normally could. As we have pointed out before, members w™ follow tfie simple steps in sending tbe necessary information delays^ ooUeot their payments, often avoid long unnecessary If a member makes certain that eveiy bit of Information that is asked for on an application form is filled out, he knows he can count on his Union officials to promptly process bis claim for welfare, vaca­ tion or pension benefits. week in the Cuban capitoL Cuba already claims to have one of the fastest-growing mer­ chant navies m the world. -* Palmas de Majorca and Tenerife," filing boats and other small Cuba's gross tonnage now on one given day recently the an­ ships for the Castro government. stands at 113,942 according to nouncement said. In addition to Prior to the Castro takeover, Havana, up from 52,135 in 1959 being an important trade partner U. S. ports were the primary when Castro took over. The gross tonnage is expected to rise to 211,- of Cuba, Spain is also building ports-of-call for Cuban vessels. 288 tons by 1966. What the Cuban announcement says, in effect, is Rap Growers' Stalling Tactics that the U. S. embargo of ships trading with Cuba will be unwork­ able because she will be able to carry her own cargoes. Congressmen Praise Anti-Bracero Laws For instance, a Seafarer who has become permanently disabled and wante to apply for a $150 per month disability pension must fulfUli certain requir^ents. He has to have 4.380 days of seatime Cuba's deep sea fleet now con­ fibilUy addition to a statement certifying his dis- sists of 26 ships displacing from 2,115 to 12,284 tons. Thirteen car©) ships are expected to be In filing for a disability pension, a Seafarer would have to furnish added, during the next two years. Ine following infornBatlon: The new vessels are scheduled to WASHINGTON—group of western congressmen bave include 10 large ships equipped certificate stating the nature of for declared strong opposition to renewed importation of foreign use In ice-bound seas equipped »e disability. This certificate must be issued by one of the United with refrigerating holds and holds farm workers and praised Labor Secretary W. Willard Wiftz States Public Health Service Hos--f— for liquid and solid cargoes. pitals or one of the SIU clinics. for bis "courageous stand" in when he sailed, and the names of At the present time, the pride rejecting pressure from em­ fore they even arrived at the farm. {2y In order to prove that he has as many of his fonner ships as he of the Cuban merchant fleet is ployers seeking "a cbeap, They have flagrantly cancelled the necessary seatime, he must can recall. the 12,284-ton, Prench-built Uvero docile and captive" labor force. furnish copies of his Coast Guard orders for workers, while claiming When all this Information, in­ —flagship of the fleet completed discharges as a record of his past in the same breath that they can­ The delegation said after meet­ cluding the' permanent not-fit-for In 1960. New vessels are scheduled ing with Wirtz that "American not get U.S. laborers. They have employment. duty certificate, the record of past to come from shipyards in both We often hear many Seafarers discharges and the application for Western and Communist coun­ farm workers can and will very given American workers filthy, in­ complain that they can't locate a disabiUty pension, is sid>mitted tries, including East Germany and shortly meet our entire doimestic adequate housing, and asked them to work under completely unac­ requirements." their old discharges. If a mennber to the joint Union -shipowner Poland. ceptable happens to be in this kind of a trustee panel of the pension plan, The seven - member group charged. conditions," the group Other Items fix, we would like to remind him pronapt processing will then take charged that big growers, seeking Owners of the big corporate Other Interesting data included re-enactment of the Mexican that duplicates of old discharges place. in last week's annoimcement was braeero program or entry of farms, the congressmen said, have can be obtained by writing to the SIU pensions have long been a list of the seaports most fre­ temporary workers under the nrounted "a massive campaign of Commandant, United States Coast Guard, Washington, B.C., request­ considered among the best, when quented by Cuban ships. These in­ Immigration Act, have deliberately unprecedented proportions" to ing a listing of all of your Coast compared to other similar plans cluded the Canadian ports of "used repressive tactics to drive bring in foreign workers. "They simply have not accepted the fact around the country. The inH>ortant Montreal and St. John's. Rotter­ U.S. workers away." Guard discharges. that foreign farm labor importa­ thing to rememlber is that the dam in The Netherlands, Antwerp The U.S. Employment Service tion is dead. Instead, many grow­ If a brother does make this quicker a brother files all the In­ in Belgium, London, Barcelona, has done "an excellent recruiting ers, and their associates in re­ kind of a request to the Coast formation that is required, the Algiers and Szczecdn In Poland. job" in lining up domestic farm lated fields, believe they oan im­ Guard, he is required to furnish quicker ho can start collecting his Z-number, his Social Security those $150 checks which arrive "Cuban ships were in almost aU workers, the group said. But press and intimidate Congress and of the most important seaports in employers "have rejected bus­ the Administration with panicky, Dumlber, the approximate dates every month. Spain - AUcante, Gdjon, Cadiz, loads of U.S. workers as imfit be­ unfounded cries of help." « Dewey Fattorusse (left) uses a sharp blade to cut .canvas for a hatch cover, while fellow UIW member Joe Scaizo points to the line where cut must be made. UIW members Cl-r) Jimmy Gross! and Raphael Del Rio are shown making an important part of any canvas product—pads to protect the fabric from wear. r Producing equipment slings for industry requires several steps and careful workmanship to insure strength. Sewing the white nylon strips above are UIW members (1-rJ Baltazo!: Maldoirado and shop steward Jerry Primloao. One of many SIU United Indus­ trial Workers-contracted compa­ nies in the New York area, Acme Canvas & Rope Company in Brooklyn manufactures canvas covering for trucks, as well as boat sails, hatch covers, tarpau­ lins and a variety of other can­ vas products used in many in­ dustries. On a recent visit to the plant the LOG photographer made the rounds and recorded several of the many operations which UIW members skillfully perform each day. Expert seiimaking is also carried out at Aema Canvas. Hera, PeN niadll Roceo handles the needle. �SEAFARERS Hf Eiirlit Mareh 19, 19M LOG 5IU-IBU Delegate Nominations To Open Inland Boatmen Schedule 2nd Convention May 26 NEW YORK—The SIU-AGLIWD Inland Boatmen's Union has scheduled its Special and Second Quadrennial Convention at 9:30 AM, Thursday, May 27, 1965 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Washington, B.C. Individual notices of the call to the convention and procedures for electing delegates have been Nominations to elect the delegates Dredge Region will select three mailed to all members in each will begin March 22 and end delegates to the Special and Quad­ and Fred Farnen, Secretory-Treasurer, Great Lakes Spring Fit-Out Starts On Lakes Local 10, of the SIUNA Transportation Services and Allied Work­ ers, SIUNA announced a resounding victory on March 3rd in the Checker Cab Company election which was held in Detroit. The results were 454 votes for local 10 and 261 for no-union. This terminates a three year struggle to gain union representation for the cab drivers rennial Convention in Washington. of Detroit. No objections have been filed with the NLRB, .and from March 26, 1965. of the four IBU regions. A special membership meeting The nominating period for these all indications certification will be forthcoming within two weeks. The monthly IBU membership delegates will run from March 22 ^ meetings held in Mareh in the At­ for the Railway Marine Region to March 26, 1965. Detroit will be held in Jersey City at 10 lantic Coast Region, the Gulf Ships are commencing to fit-out in the Detroit area. Registration A special meeting for members Coast Region, the Railway Marine AM, Monday, March 29, 1965 to Region and the Great Lakes Tug choose a three-man nominating of the GLTD will be held In De­ has picked up considerably in all departments, and the 1965 season and Dredge Region, acted upon committee to pass on the eligibil­ troit at 10 AM, Monday, March was kicked ^off officially on Saturday, March 13th with the sailing of the Election Notice of 1965 Con­ ity of nominees for convention del­ 29 to elect a five-man nominating the SlU-contraoted steamer S. T. Orapo, which was scheduled to go to Alpena for a load of cement. The Crapo had the honor of carrying vention Delegates. This notice egates. was mailed to all members In each Gt. Lakes Tug & Dredge Region committee to act on eligibility of the first lake cargo, opening the coming navigation season. The Great Lakes Tug and convention delegate nominees. of the four regions in accordance With the opening of the shipping season drawing near, registra­ with section 401 (e) of the Labor tions in all departments have been increased considerably in this Management Reporting and Dis­ port. The indications in this area are that we will have an early closure Act of 1959. 4 season. navigation season, now less than All full book members of the Buffalo a month away. The improvements IBU who are in good standing may A meeting was held recently involve some $6 million worth of submit nominations for delegates with the Boland Steamship Com­ gate repairs, approach and tie-up to the convention. pany by Buffalo SIU representa­ wall extensions, in addition to Atlantic Coast Region tives. Several items involving over­ channel dredging and an overall The IBU Atlantic Coast Region NEW YORK—The SIU-AGLIWD United Industrial Work­ time were settled. Checks for the "machinery replacement. will select six delegates to the following individuals are forth­ Special and Quadrennial Conven­ ers will hold its Special and Second Quadrennial Convention coming; Douglas Hovey of the Alpena tion. Nominations to choose these at 9:30 AM, Wednesday, May 26 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 Fred Manske for changing boom Registrations have been steady delegates will open March 22 and Rhode Island Avenue, N.Y.,"*" cables; H. Farley, J. Kornishand, since the opening of the Alpena March 26, 1965. and L. Wookowsld off the John J. Washington, B.C. Official Special and Quadrennial Conven­ Boland will receive two hours Hall March 1. We have several tion. . Nominations to select thesp A special membership meeting rated members registered in each for the Atlantic region will take notice bf the convention and delegates will open March 22, 1965 each for the painting of the after department. Most of our mem­ recreation room. J. T. Ellison off place in New York at 11 AM, Mon­ procedures to elect delegates to it and end on March 26, 1965. bers are anxious for the shipping A special membership meeting the J. T. Hutchinson will receive to begin. It was nice to see so day, March 29 to elect a three-man have been mailed to all UIW mem­ his bonus pay for the 1964 season nominating committee to check on bers in the Atlantic and Gulf for the Region will be held in many members using the recrea­ New York at 9 AM, Monday, from October 31 to December tional facilities of the hall during the eiigibiliy of nominees for con­ Coast regions. 19th. March 29 to elect a three-man vention delegates. the winter months. The regular monthly March nominating committee to pass on The company has paid overtime Gulf Coast Region We have been seeing a lot of the eligibility of nominees for con­ for doing sanitary work while on IBU members in the Gulf re­ meeting of UIW members in the vention delegates. Francis (Stells) Shea, Joe Cebula security watch to C. L. Clayborne gion will elect six delegates to Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions and Brother W. Lawrence off the and Irwin Schultz, just to men­ Gulf Coast Region the Special and Quadrennial Con­ acted upon the Election Notice of McKee Sons steamer D. P. tion a few who are patiently wait­ vention. Delegates will be nomi­ 1965 Convention Delegates, which The UIW Gulf Coast Region Thompson. The company has ing for that certain ship to fitout. nated from March 22 to March 26, was mailed to the entire member­ will select one delegate for the agreed to pay additional overtime The ice on the lakes is gone 1965. ship in accordance with section Special and Quadrennial Conven­ to all deck department personnel A special Gulf Coast member­ 401 (e) of the Labor Managemefft tion. Nominations for this dele­ for work performed on Memorial and the tub Captain Mack. (Huron ship meeting will be held in New Reporting and Disclosure Act of gate will open March 22 and close Day. The checks are forthcoming Portland Cement) broke the ice in the channel on March 8th. The Orleans at 10 AM on Monday, 1959. on March 26, 1965. and will be paid each crewmember shipping season officially opened March 29 to pass on the elegibility A special membership meeting in the deck department. All UIW full book members in for the Huron Portland Cement of convention delegate nominees. good standing may submit nomi­ for the Gulf Region will be held Construction workers are work­ Company Sunday, March 14th Railway Marine Region nations for convention delegates. in New Orleans at 10 AM, Mon­ ing at full speed on the Welland when the steamer S. T. Crapo Members of the Railway Marine day, March 29, 1965 to select a Canal, that 27 mile length between arrived at noon. While this does Atlantic Coast Region Region will pick two delegates to three-man nominating committee Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, in not make the earliest opening of The UIW Atlantic Coast Region to check on the eligibility of con­ an effort to complete improve­ the shipping season for Huron represent them at the Second and Quadrennial IBU convention. will elect seven delegates to the vention delegate nomineesl ments prior to the start of the Cement, it is earlier than usuaL The earliest opening of the ship­ ping season by Huron Cement was January 31, 1964. We., welcome the Maritime En­ (Continued from page 3) cordance with section 401 (e) of All RMR members who are full March 29, 1965 for the purpose of gineers Beneficial Association in pose of electing a three-man nom­ the Labor Management Reporting book members in good standing electing a three-man nominating this area, who are opening an inating committee to pass on the Disclosure Act of 1959, was mailed may submit nominations for con­ committee to pass on the eligibility office in Rogers City, Michigan to vention delegates. eligibility of nominees for con­ to every member of the Union. of convention delegate nominees. better serve their members. vention delegates. Great Lakes District All IBU members who are full A special meeting for RMR Chicago book members in good standing members will be held on Monday, I.B.U. The Great Lakes Distract will may submit nominations for con­ March 29 at Jersey City to elect a be represented by eight delegates The only work here recently was The Atlantic-Gulf Coast Regions vention delegates. three-man nominating committee for the twelfth biennial SIUNA an 8 man shifting gang for the will elect five delegates for the which will act on the eligibility of Special meetings for IBU mem­ nominees for convention delegates. convention. Nominations for these steamer Harvester, the newly ac­ biennial SIUNA convention to be delegates were made at a meeting quired straight decker for Gartheld in Washington. The nomi­ bers will be held on Monday, held on March 15, 1965. Members land Steamship Company. Accord­ Gt. Lakes Tug & Dredge Region— March 29. The meeting for the nating period during which these delegates will be selected opens Atlantic Coast Region will be held The SIU Great Lakes Tug and nominated for these positions ing to the company, the new name March 22, 1965 and closes on in New York, and for the Gulf Dredge Region will choose two must submit a statement of ac­ for the Harvester will be the "Chicago Trader." Coast in New Orleans. The mem­ delegates for the SIUNA biennial ceptance by April 5, 1965. March 26, 1965. bership in both these ports will convention to be held in Washing­ The regular March GLD The Chicago SIU held a meet­ The regular March monthly IBU elect a three-man nominating com­ ton. GLTD members will nominate membership meeting acted upon ing recently with Gartland Steam­ membership meetings acted upon mittee to decide on the eligibility delegates from March 22, 1965 to the Election Notice of 1965 Con­ ship Company regarding pending the Election Notice of 1965 Con­ of convention delegate nominees. March 26, 1965. vention Delegates which was disputes laid over from the end vention Delegates, which, In ac­ mailed to all members of the of the 1964 season. All disputes Railway Marine Region — The The regular monthly meetings SIU-Railway Marine Region will of the GLTD held in March acted district, in accordance with sec­ were settled and a full report of select two' delegates for the upon the Election Notice of 1965 tion 401 (e) of the Labor Manage­ disputes were sent into Detroit. twelfth biennial SIUfJA conven­ Convention Delegates, which, in ment Reporting and Disclosure Registration for the 1965 season has been slow, with only 32 men tion. Nominations for these dele­ accordance with section 401 (e) of Act of 1959. gates will open March 22, 1965 the Labor Management Reporting Nominations for convention registered of which some expect and will end with the close of and Disclosure Act of 1959, was delegates may be submitted by to be called back to their old jobs business on March 26, 1965. mailed to every member of the any full book member of the GLD when we receive news of fitout. who is in good standing. Region. We are still meeting with all The regular March monthly meeting of RMR members acted At the regular membership principal officials of the Chicago All full book members of the upon the Election Notice of 1965 Great Lakes Tug and Dredge meeting to be held in the port of Marine Hospital and other labor Convention Delegates which was Region in good standing may Detroit and headquarters on April groups regarding the closing of mailed to all members of the submit nominations for convention 5, 1965, a three man nominating these facilities. region, in accordance with section delegates. committee will be elerted to act Cleveland 401 (e) of the Labor Management on the eligibility of convention Reporting and Disclosiu-e Act of This port has gotten off to a A special membership meeting delegates who have been 1959. will be held in Detroit on Monday, nominated. (Continued on page 18) SlU-UIW Sets Elections Of Convention Delegates SlUNA Convention Set For May 26-June I �Ifanli 1»» INI On a damp, drizzly morning in December, 1862, the 175-foot Yankee ironclad gunboat Cairo made its way slowly up the mistshrouded Yazoo River near Vicksburg, Mis­ sissippi—Confederate territory. The Cairo, with her 160-man crew, was part of a 5ship flotilla ordered into the Yazoo to clear the river of electrical-mines before General Sherman arrived with his forces to attack Vicksburg. At 11:30 a.m. the Cairo became the first victim of this new weapon of war—the underwater electrical mine! Bottles of gunpowder had been floated a few feet beneath the river's surface at the end of copper wires leading to the shore. The Cairo gently nudged an unseen bottle. A rebel soldier hidden in the riverside under­ growth touched two wires together—a tiny spark jumped—and the Cairo was no more. Twelve Minutes To Die The Union gunboat lurched violently and shuddered as a terrific explosion ripped through her hull below the starboard bow —crushing in her bottom. Twelve minutes later she had sunk to the Yazoo's muddy bottom with just the tips of her smoke­ stacks and masts still above the waves—• still flying the stars and stripes. The entire crew scrambled to safety aboard the Queen of the West, another Union gunboat, without any loss of lives. The war continued and finally ground to halt. The nation gathered its strength and found the path toward future greatness. Meanwhile the Cairo settled gradually into the mud and silt of the Yazoo bottomsdisappearing from sight and thought. Nine years ago the wreck of the Cairo was located by a U.S. military park historian. SEAFARERS LOG Private efforts to raise the vessel from her muddy, eight-fathom grave were only partly successful. In 1964 the Mississippi State Legislature appropriated $50,000—which was added to money raised by . local agencies— and the Cairo was resurrected. Back From The Deep After over 100 years in her watery grave she came up slowly. It was at first hoped to bring her up in one piece, but weakened timbers and the weight of a century of mud silting made this impossible. She was finally cut into three sections by salvage men and brought up piecemeal. The only Civil War gunboat in existence today, the Cairo will be rebuilt and placed aboard a barge as a floating museum— able to visit various coastal and river ports. When completed, it should be one of the best Civil War museums in the nation. Because the Cairo sank deep and fast in troubled times, she was never scavanged to any significant degree. A whole truckload of Civil War artifacts have been recovered from the wreck and the mud in which it sank —thought by many to be the largest collec­ tion of Civil War relics ever to be recovered in one place—including cannons, mess kits, leather boots, shoe polish, cookwear, water pitchers a blacksmith shop, chimney lamps, shoes, shirts, combs, and much more. The 13 cannons she mounted have been recovered in such a good state of preserva­ tion that even the sights and elevating wheels still work. Many of the other items are in a similar condition. Students of American history are looking forward to the opening of a new chapter in their research through studies of the Cairo and her cargo. Armor-plated pilot house of the U.S.S. Cairo was raised from the waters of the Yazoo by salvage barges in September, I960—98 years after she sank. e s e 1 B 1 S 3 0 s A great many Civil War relics were re­ covered from the Cairo, including this case of howlizer shells. A Vicksburg policeman shined his boots with shoe polish taken from one of the sea chests stacked behind them. The Cairo's bow was the last major section to be raised. The three square openings are the forward gun ports. In all, the vessel mounted 31 cannons. �Pag* Ten SEAFARERS Mareli 19. 19<f LOG Maritime Woes Cited At Hearing By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Of the many letters to come into this department during the past few months, we have selected a wide range of shipboard heefs for use In this issue. Two separate questions dealing with Oilers on day watch and sea watches are covered in the first letter, sent in by Seafarers Richard Harris aboard the Trahseasteyn. Question No. 1: "Can port watches be maintained in U.S., and then in Pakistan be broken and Oilers put on day work." Answer and Reference; There is nothing in the contract that makes it mandatory for Oilers to be kept on port watches in any port when sea watches are broken. Moreover, they are to be put on day work in accordance with the Standard Freightship Agreement, Article IV, Section 7, first paragraph, which reads as follows: "When a vessel is in port as defined in Article II, Section 34, and is scheduled to remain in port twenty-four hours or longer, sea watches shall be broken. When scheduled stay of vessel is less than twenty-four hours, sea watches shall be maintained. If sea watches are to be broken, they shall be broken when 'Finished with Engine' bell is rung." Question No. Z: "Can one Oiler make routine watch on day work while other two oilers do day work so Second Assistant can work on boilers." Answer: Yes, provided this work of the three hours if the work is is rotated among the three oilers, to be continued. Otherwise, a night and all Oilers perform this vvork lunch shall be provided. An un­ during the hours 8 to 12 and 1 broken hour shall be allowed for p.m. to 5 p.m., no overtime would the hot lunch and if such unbroken hour is not allowed the men shall be applicable. receive one hour's overtime worked Reference: Standard Freight- during the hot lunch hour." ship Agrceinpnl, Article IV, Sec­ Money Due tion 19, which reads as foliow.s: "Oilers on Day Work—Steam. The Contracts and Constitution They shall assist the engineers in department is still holding a num­ maintenance and repair work in ber of checks for the Seafarers engine room, machine shop, shaft listed below. These men are urged alley, ice-machine room, and store­ to pick up their checks from this room when located in, or adjacant department or notify headquarters to engine room. They shall not be where the checks may be sent. required to do any cleaning of In the settlement of disputed boilers, painting, cleaning paint, overtime aboard the Transorleans, polishing work, wire-brushing, checks are being held for James chipping or scaling without the Mahoney and Seymore Sikes. payment of overtime." From the Ames Victory, checks The next question comes from are being held covering travel the deck delegate aboard the wages, subsistence and transpor­ Mankato Victory regarding un­ tation for Wallace P. Anderson, licensed Deck Department per­ Morris Berlowitz, Ralph L. Jones sonnel watching cargo. and Lee W. Morin. Question: Our job is to stand by In the settlement of disputed In the holds and watch cargo. The overtime for tank cleaning aboard hours were from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, the Manhattan, checks are being 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 3 p.m. to 3 held for L. Harvey, H. Koppera.m. Are we entitled to straight smith, and S. Puntillo. overtime between 8 a.m. and 5 Checks for the settlement of dis­ p.m. and 11-^ between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m., weekdays and the same on puted overtime aboard the Penn Carrier are being held for Earl H. weekends? Reamer, and Walter Smith. Answer: Since the work you are Former crewmembers of the Ni­ performing is not the customary duties of the Deck Department, all agara, who are owed money for of the crewmembers involved are the settlement of disputed over­ entitled to straight overtime for time, are Francis M, Greenwall all hours worked while watching and Richard Heckmen. cargo. George Doest still has a check Reference: Standard Freightship waiting for him for settlement of Agreement, Article II, Section 10, disputed overtime earned aboard first paragraph, which reads: the Seatrain New Jersey. "Members of all departments shall A transportation differential perform the necessary and cus­ check from the Elimir is still be­ tomary duties of that department. ing held for James H. Smith. Each member of all departments Checks for the settlement of a shall perform only the recognized and customary duties of his par­ transportation disput are being held for these former crewmem­ ticular rating. bers of the Valiant Hope: Thomas Another question by the same E. Bewley, Edward E. Edinger, Seafarer inquires about meals to Thomas E. Hanson, Athanassios be served while working as men­ Karatgas, Donald Kershaw, Thom­ tioned. The contracts department as E. Morris, and Berthall L. Winanswered as follows: home. With reference to your question Former crewmembers of the as to whether or not you are en­ Hercules Victory who have checks titled to a hot meal at midnight, waiting for them for the settle­ the answer is yes. We refer you to ment of disputed overtime are Article II, Section 45, paragraph Murry Carroll, Die A. E. Hiben, (b), which reads as follows: Everett J. Huntley, Edward Jen­ "If the crew starts work at or sen, William A. Laughlin, Ernest before 9 p.m. and works continu­ J. Lichtensen, Wiliiam Logan, ously for three hours, a hot lunch Thomas J. Ratcliff, Robert Smith, •hall be provided at the expiration George Stanley and Donald T. Watson. The contract department is hold­ ing checks covering subsistence for the following ex-crewmembers of the St. Lawrence: George S. Lane, Bill Mpontsikaris and Nich­ olas Sakellarides. '•Un&Tf-mWS House Unit OKs Extension Of Ship Building Subsidy QUESTIONi What do you consider to be the most danger^ ous aspect of working aboard ship? WASHINGTON—A House Merchant Marine subcommittee has approved a bill extending the 55 percent maximtmi Gov­ ernment subsidy on ship construction for another year. Anthony Barbaro, engine; In my opinion, the most dangerous Job At subcommittee hearings aboard ship ie percent of their trade in their on the bill, American mari­ 90 performed by the own vessels; time got a lot of sympathy. deck department The full Merchant Marine Com­ "If there is a pocket of poverty anywhere. It is in the American mittee is expected to consider the Merchant Marine," noted Repre­ subsidy bill at its next meeting. sentative Paul Rogers (D.-Fla.). One subcommittee member termed the American shipbuilding industry the "Appalachia of the seven seas." Principal witness at the hearings was Secretary of Commerce, John T. Connor, who said that in com­ parison to the United States, the Soviet Union has a "pretty full program" in shipbuilding. WASHINGTON — The nation Maritime Administrator Nicholas needs a public works, program to Johnson followed up Connor's re­ continue the economic improve­ marks with the statement that the ment the tax cut began, and to Soviet plans to have 20 million prevent a recession later this year gross tons afloat by 1980 and prob­ or in 1966, Representative John ably will surpass the United States A. Blatnik (D-Minn.) stated re­ in merchant shipping within a year cently in an interview on the AFLor two. The Maritime Administra­ CIO public service radio program, tor said he would not disagree with Washington Reports to the People. a statement by Representative Representative John P. Saylor Rogers that Russia was building (R-Pa.), also speaking on the AFLabout 600 vessels. CIO program, asserted that Con­ Johnson estimated that about 8 gress should keep a number of to 9 percent of U.S. export trade public works projects on the shelf, is carried in American ships. He the kind on which design, engi­ admitted that the Russians ship neering and costs are complete. "We should give the President the authority," he said, "to have a program such as this to call on when there is a weakening of any economic pier. He should have funds available to act quickly." Headquarters again wishes to Both Saylor and Blatnik report­ remind all Seafarers that pay­ ed that the Accelerated Public ments o* funds, for whatever Works program was "a great suc­ Union purpose, be made only cess." Saylor said the people in to authorized SIU representa­ his district "can give positive tives and that an official Union proof of what such a program can do." receipt be gotten at that time. Blatnik has introduced a bill If no receipt is offered be sure that would appropriate $2 billion to protect yourself by immeui- to provide community facilities, ..tely bringing the matter to the with the emphasis placed on the attention of the President's need of the facilities and the fi­ nancial inability of a community office. to pay for them. Public Works Called 'Buffer' To Recession Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Catching Up when they raise •nd lower the booms. The •lightest slip cou'ld cause a serious acoident, like a line com­ ing loose and slaping a man, or a man getting bis foot tangled in • running line. 4" l" i Edward Taylor, steward: I think that getting in and out of the ice box is extremely dangerous. If the door starts to swing when the ship rolls, there is not always time to get out of the way. A man could easily get crushed by the door. 4> James Gorman, deck; The most dangerous part of my job is the carelessness of another person aboard ship. Such as leaving objects in the wiay, or grease on the deck, causing someone to trip or slip. For in­ stance, if I'm over the side or aloft in a bosun's chair, and some­ one doesn't fasten the stage right, it could easily conie loose. 4" 4» 4" 4" 4- Robert Bird, deck: In my estima­ tion, handlinig nylon lines is very dangerous. Those limes stretch so far, that as soon as you take the slack off them, they pop back into shape with considerable snap. Quite often, if « man is not careful, they will pop light off the bit and give him a terrific jolt. Andrea Pesce, engine: There arS a lot of things dm the engine room that are danger­ ous if mis­ handled. Actu­ ally, though, a broken steam line is the worst thing that can happen. A fire loose in the en­ gine room has more potential danger, however, because if it is not oontrolied quickly, it can emdanger .the entire ship. 4 On the beach recently in New York, Seafarer Jens C. Madsan, off the Elizobethpait (Sea Land), spent some time at SIU headquarters catching up on the latest news both from his shipmates and the newspapers. Madson sails in the engine department. 4 4* Arthur Sankovidt, steward: Let's f^ce it, just going aboard ship is dangerous if every n^n aboard isn't safety con­ scious. In my de­ partment though, heating water is dangerous; also carrying meat up ladders diming a storm. If there is any grease on the ladder, or if the ship lurches just right, a man could easily take a real header. I �Hansb 19, IMS SEAFARERS LOG "One Step Back" SPAD 1- r.; ri*"- .... LABOR URGES D.C. HOME RULE—Legislation establishing "the right of the residents of the District of Columbia to govern themselves" has been urged by the AFL-CIO. The people of the nation's capital "are entitled to have a voice in shaping their destinies, just as the citizens of other cities have such a voice in self-government," Andrew J. Biemiller, AFL-CIO Legislative Director, declared. Biemiller notified the chairman of the Senate District of Columbia Committee that labor supports the Administration's proposal for an elected mayor, an elected city council and a built-in formula for federal contribution to the district's budget. The federal government, the city's largest "industry" pays no taxes. Biemiller said that District of Columbia residents showed "convincing proof of their interest and willingness to participate in the democratic process" by their "extraoidinaiy turnout" in the November presidential elections, the first in which they were given the vote. if ^ if AKRON BARS USE OF LIE DETECTORS—Tbe city of Akron, Ohio, has approved a labor-backed ordinance forbidding the use of lie detec­ tors devices in the field of employment. The city council passed the law by a 10-2 vote. Though five states already have similar laws, Akron is believed to be the first municipality in the U.S. to adopt one. The law prohibits both private employers and the city government from requiring either job applicants or employes to take a polygraph test. Passage of the ordinance came a week after the AFL-CIO Executive Council called for "a full scale campaign against the use of lie detector devices in public and private employment." The Council said the devices are of "dubious" reliability and "infringe on the fundamental rights of American citizens to personal privaey. Neither the government nor private employers should be permitted to engage in this sort of police state surveillance." The five states which currently have lie detector control laws are Alaska, California, Massachusetts, Oregon and Rhode Island. l" 4- J" FOUR HEALTH BILLS SUPPORTED BY LABOR—The AFL-CIO voiced its support for four Adminstration proposed health bills in testimony before the House Commerce Committee. Lisbeth Bamburger, assistant director the AFL-CIO's Social Security Department described the measures as "crucial steps" in bringing "the best of medical care" to all Americans. The four bills backed by labor would: 1) provide federal grants to pay the salaries of professional and technical staffs of community mental health centers being built under a 1963 law. 2) authorize federal mortgage insurance loans for construction of group health practice facilities. 3) extend and liberalize federal grants for mass vaccination programs for young children to cover all pre-school children and provide vaccinations for measles and other diseases the Surgeon General finds to be a major health problem. 4) extending and increasing federal matching grants for construction of health research facilities—from the present level of $50 million yearly to $400 million over a five-year period. A guaranteed payment of earned standing radio reporting during pensions for employees whose 1964. The honor, presented by the company has gone out of business Journalism School of Long Island should be secured through a fed­ University in honor of a CBS re­ eral insurance plan, the AFL-CIO porter who was killed in Greece, urged in hearings before the Sen­ was given to Morgan for his "in­ ate's Special Committee on Aging. cisive comprehension of events, Richard E. Shoemaker of the AFL- skill in communicating them, and CIO Special Security Department initiative in commenting on issues told the legislators that a "quite of urgency to the American peo­ modest" insurance premium could ple." Also honored with Polk protect employees from loss of award was Sam Marshall, associate pensions. Shoemaker also said the : editor of the CWA News of the labor movement favors an over­ I AFL-CIO Communications Work­ haul of the bankruptcy laws so ers. Marshall was cited for his that pension obligations would exposure of a waterfront shake­ have the same priority as wage ob­ down racket while he was a labor ligations when a company goes de­ reporter for the Cleveland Plain funct. Dealer. 4. i Loren Hargus, 58, president of the Kansas City, Mo., AFL-CIO, succumbed to a heart attack in Kansas City. Hargus helped to or­ ganize Division 1287 of the Amal­ gamated Transit Union in 1941 and became its president in 1948. He was a leader in the successful state-wide fight of the utility workers to have" an anti-strike law declared unconstitutional., AFLCIO president George Meany ex­ tended his condolences to Hargus' widow, saying he "served the labor movement and his fellow man with tireless devotion." if i. i. Edward P. Morgan, the noted news commentator whose broad­ casts are sponsored by the AFLCIO, has been awarded the George Polk Memorial Award for out­ t t 4" The Montana State legislature has petitioned Congress to repeal the "rlgh.t-to-work'; section of the Taft-Hartley Law. The state's Republican governor, Tim Babcock, signed the joint resolution as a "courtesy," although it was not required by law. Both houses of the Montana legislature over­ whelmingly voted to petition Con­ gress for "speedy enactment" of a Taft-Hartley ammendment taking away the authority of states to prohibit union shop agreements. Copies of the petition are being sent to all members of the Montana congressional delegation, chairmen of the House and Sen­ ate Labor Committees and to President Johnson, according to James S. Umber of the Montana State AFL-CIO. & ^ A Included in President Johnson's design for the USPHS hospitals provide quality medical his "Great Society" is a massive medical re­ care and easy accessibility. The Administration's claim that the clos­ search program that would endeavor to eliminate the scourge of physical disease that ing of the USPHS Hospitals would be an has deprived countless human beings of their effective "economy" move does not make sense when one considers that new hospitals right to live happy and productive lives. No one, of course, opposes such a program would have to be built to take care of those and the hope is that it will become a reality seamen who will be denied the use of USPHS and successfully eliminate the causes of hospitals when they need medical care, and will subsequently have to go elsewhere to disease. obtain quality care. However, it seems ironical that a program_ It is common knowledge that a desperate of this sweeping magnitude comes at a time overcrowding problem exists in most hos­ when the administration is advocating the pitals today. It is easy to say that substitute closing of seven United States Public Health medical facilities will be obtained for the Service hospitals for reasons of "economy." seaman, but the question is how will it be The fact, is that many thousands of Seafar­ done without building new hospitals to take ers and U.S. citizens owe their lives and good care of those seamen who are displaced from health to the existence of these hospitals. the USPHS hospitals. How this can be con­ These hospitals have proved as vital to the strued as being an "economy," move is hard American merchant marine as any piece of to fathom. legislation enacted in their interest. The SIU along with the rest of maritime The administration has claimed that the labor, has consistently opposed any changes closing of the hospitals would improve the which would weaken the Public Health Serv­ quality of medical care for seaman patients ice program which was begun in 1798. The and make hospital care to them more accessi­ closing down of the seven hospitals could very well be the first step in the abandon­ ble. The United States Public Health Service ment of the entire USPHS program. These hospitals have always provided quality USPHS hospitals must be kept open and medical care for the American seamen. They operating at full efficiency. The SIU and the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades are conveniently located in major U.S. cities and are immediately accessible to those who Department will mobilize every effort to keep these institutions open. require medical care. Seafarers and their lamilies are urged to The many thousands of seamen who have utilized the USPHS hospitals since their in­ write to their Congressmen and Senators ception and are alive today thanks to the asking for their full support in the preserva­ prompt and excellent medical care they tion and maintenance of USPHS facilities for received is a testament to the fact that the seamen and other U.S. citizens. �Face Twelre SEAFARERS March 19, 196f LOG Out Of The Sewer And Info The News Right Wing Extremist GroupsBattered, But Stiil Dangerous The extreme right-wing has been a historic (and often hysteric) enemy of the organized labor movement in the U.S. Through the years these extremist groups have fought bitterly OiPainst every advance achieved by American labor. Recently however, they have been turning their smear tactics against other Americans, who they feel are "not American enough" to suit them. Exposed to the light of day, this right-wing lunatic fringe is finally being recog­ nized for what it really is—a hate-mongering bunch of assorted screwballs who feed on lies and filth and represent a frightening danger to American freedom. x- J I I • ' , ! : I , When Barry Goldwater, the shining knight of the extreme right, went down to a crushing defeat in the November elections, his Birchite followers hardly took time out to pay their political respects to their fallen hero before galloping off again down the road to the dark ages. told them they could "clear' But it was reprinted in rightwing That road has become an ly themselves by paying him off. hate sheets, and unsigned, obscene increasingly rough one for letters began to come into the The grocer played on the fear of the extremists, however. Their political frustrations have forced controversy and loss of sponsors the lunatic fringers to run afoul of of the networks and offered them the law, and they have begun to his services as a private detective, pay the price for their reckless ciiecking out for a fee the back­ smears and sewer attacks on other grounds of all performers. The racket, called "Aware, Inc.," Americans. thrived for years under the twin In two recent actions, the right­ banners of profit and "patriotism." ists were beaten back by men of unable to Work courage and determination. In the first, a quiet-talking entertainer Faulk, then a vice president of from Texas regained his good the television and radio artists name and won a whopping libel union, fought a determined battle suit against the men who sought against the blacklisters. He won to deny him his livelihood. their hatred and they vowed to get The entertainer, John Henry even. They did by charging him Faulk, was a radio and tv favorite j with Communism. His show was on the afternoon airwaves during dropped, and Faulk was unable to the early 1950s. One day his show. earn a living in his chosen pro­ though successful, disappeared fession. from the air. Though few knew, Fighting back, he sued the blackor cared to admit, at the time, listers for libel. After an epic court Faulk had fallen victim to the battle, he won. He was awarded blacklist. the largest amount ever won in a McCarthy Hysteria libel case—three million dollars. The blacklist in the entertain­ With one of his defamers dead and ment industry was born in the the other pleading poverty, chances hysteria of the McCarthy era. are that Faulk will never collect Fanatics and opportunists, taking more than $500,000. But his victory advantage of the Cold War atmos­ was not only in money. By his phere, were charging anyone who lonely battle, he did much to abol­ disagreed with their views with be­ ish the blacklist and uphold the rights of all Americans. ing Communists or traitors. In California, a highly respected These forces of fear had their Republican senator found himself greatest success in educational in­ stitutions and in the entertainment under a more covert but equally business. Professors were fired for vicious attack as that suffered by holding unpopular views and en­ Faulk. Senator Thomas H. Kuchel tertainers were denied work be­ had inspired the wrath of the right­ cause of their beliefs. Persons, ists by exposing their methods in like Faulk, who defended freedom speeches on the Senate floor and elsewhere. of speech, were railroaded. Sewer Strategy The show business blacklist was particularly evil because it also Unable to attack his patriotism contained a greedy motive. An up­ because of Kuchel's solid antistate New York supermarket oper­ Communism, the rightists resorted ator set himself up as the political to a sewer strategy. They spread czar of the broadcasting industry. rumors that Kuchel had been ar­ He publicly charged persons with rested once on a "morals" charge. Communist leanings, and private- The story of course was untrue. Victims O f Extremist Smears • -S ••. I...' Seaator Kuchel John Henry Faulk Senator's office. As soon as he became aware of the smear campaign, Kuchel de­ cided to fight back. It was a courageous decision. Often in the face of such whispered filth, the victim decides that it is much safer to ride out the storm quietly than to go on the offensive, drag­ ging the whole rotten business be­ fore the public. At Kuchel's request, a thorough investigation was begun by the Los Angeles Police Department. After months of search the instigators of the rumor campaign were uncov­ ered and arrested for criminal libel. One of the arrested men, Francis Capell, is the publisher of a hate sheet that comes out of New Jersey. Another, John F. Fergus, is a public relations man for the Eversharp-Schick safety razor company. The company has often been associated with extreme right causes, and has sponsored television and radio shows for rightist groups. The two other de­ fendants were former Los Angeles policemen. If convicted, the four could each receive up to three years in prison and fines of $5,000. While the right was routed in the Faulk and Kuchel cases, it was not, according to all indications, discouraged. The hate groups and the rumor-mongers, playing on the delicate position in which this na­ tion finds itself in today's world, will continue to try to undermine the pillars of freedom on which America is based. Payments Gap Cure Seen In U.S. - Flag Use WASHINGTON — An increased use of American-flag vessels was mentioned by the new Secretary of Commerce as a technique in the battle to improve the nation's balance of payments situation. The Secretary, John T. Connor, proposed nine methods in all, by which a start could be made on reducing America's gold outflow. Maritime labor has been press­ ing for a boost in the amount of U.S. trade carried by U.S.-flag ships. Not only has foreign and runaway flag carriage of our com­ merce helped to increase the flow of gold out of the U.S., it has also weakened the nation's mer­ chant marine and shipbuilding in­ dustries. By increasing the amount of foreign commerce carried in Ameri­ can ships, with freight charges and crew's wage staying in the U.S. rather than going to foreign opera­ tors, miliion of dollars yearly could be pared from the payment deflcit. By Lindsey Williams. Vice-President, Gulf Area Shipping Boom In Guif Ports With settlement on a new agreement between the International Longshoremen's Association, and maritime management in the West Gulf area from Lake Charles, La., to Brownsville, Texas, shippiUigi resumed with a boom in Houston. In the first 10 days after the strike ended, 15 ships were crewed up out of the Houston SIU hall. This meant that more than 500 Seafarers were back on the job in short order. With about 10 more strike-idled vessels to crew, it was encouraging to note that there was no shortage of manpower. Plenty of men were available on the beach and taking the jobs as fast as they hit the board. In an effort to promote more use of the new Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, the New Orleans Dock Board submitted to the U.S. Corps of Engineers plans for an auxiliary set of locks into the Industrial Canal from the Mississippi River. As things now stand, the new tidewater ship channel is used priiicipally by ships bound for the new bulk handling facility on the ship channel or for berths in the Industrial Oanai. To reach New Orleans' system of riverfront wharves, ships using the new channel must lock through the Industrial Canal to get into the River. Because of heavy traffic through the existing locks, so much time is lost that ships bound for riverfront berths generally find it more economical to use the winding river channel from the Gulf. The plans submitted to the U.S.f' Engineers call for building an John "Chi Chi" Giandola shipped auxiliary set of locks alongside the out as day man on the Penn Ex­ existipg ones. The new locks would porter bound for Egypt with grain. be 550 feet longer, 35 feet wider His last job was bosun on the and 13ti feet deeper over the sills Walter Rice on the Houstonand thus would be able to handle Hawaii run. E. J. Blanchard, who a much greater volume of ocean­ paid off when the Rebecca laid up going traffic. in Houston, took the second pump­ man's job on the Penn Exporter. Houston R. C. Smith who had to get off the On the labor front in Houston, Transhay and go into the hospital the Retail Clerks International for treatment of a .severe case of Association, AFL-CIO, successful­ influenza is "fit for duty" again ly completed negotiation of a first and looking for a coastwise trip. contract with the vast Weingarten Incidentally, there has been a high grocery chain. The new collective incidence of influenza in the Gulf bargaining agreement brought ports of late. many gains to the nearly 3000 Mobile store employees covered in the unit which won union representa­ After staying on the National tion in an election conducted by Seafarer for about 10 months, the National Labor Relations Luigi Gallo is enjoying a vacation Board. with his family at his home in Tony Denddo, SIU steward de­ Chickasaw, Ala. He will be look­ partment veteran, was o'h hand ing for an AB's job when he is for the March membership meet­ ready to ship out. Ed Kelly is on ing happily spreading the word the beach at his home in Theodore, to his friends that he has retired Ala., after working more than a and is now drawing Seafarers pen­ year as chief cook on the Alcoa sion benefits. His last ship was Roanier, which he left because of the Bienville from which he paid the death of his mother. Along off about three months ago. He is with his sipmates, we extend our looking forward to taking it easy most sincere sympathy to Brother Kelly. Paul Gladden registered for at his home here. an AB's job and went home to After making a grain run to visit with family and friends in India on the supertanker Enia Tampa. His last ship was the Our Elizabeth, R. L. "Blackle" Toler Lady of Peace. Paul has been says he would like to sail on a shipping out of the Gulf for over coastwise job for a change. Santos 20 years. William A. Tatuni is Garcia just checked in after a trip taking it easy at his home in to Iran on the Our Lady of Peace. Mississippi after working for more Santos reported it was a good ship, than four years in the black gang congenial crew and all in all a on tlie Alcoa Runner. Chris Markfine trip. As a matter of fact, he ris is enjoying a vacation after would like another voyage to Iran. six months as night cook and bak­ er on the Our Lady of Peace. New Orleans Among the veteran Seafarers to hit the beach here during the last Due to an error in the In­ few days are Boh Creel, Stan come Tax Report, published in Zeagler and Mike Miller. Henry the March issue of the Sea­ St. Germain got off the Del Sud, farers LOG, three items were registered and took off for Tampa, incorrectly listed as "Exam­ as usual. Gleason St. Germain, no ples of Income Which Must relation, went back "home" to the Be Reported." laundryman's job on the Del Sud. The items which were in­ Dominick DiGiovanni took the correctly listed as "Examples chief cook's job on the Anna. of Income Which Must Be Charlie Pollard scored the chief Reported" are: steward's job on the Express 1. Disability retirement pay­ Balliniore. ments and other benefits paid by the Veterans Administra­ tion. 2. Dividends on veterans in­ surance. 3. Life insurance proceeds upon death. YOU CAN'T SPEAVC These items should have UP IF Vou'/ze NOT "WERE been listed as "Examples of Income Which Should Not Be ATTSNP YeOR UNION Reported." Correction! Megpnas ftamMttrt �Manli U,IflW SEAFARERS Vge Thlrteea LOG Yeikke Kassinen (left) who sails with the SUP, was chatting with Seafarer Julio Gonzales (center) when SlU headquarters rep Ed Mooney visited their v/ard in the Staten Island USPHS hospital recently. The con­ versation hardly missed a beat as Mooney filled out the necessary forms for their weekly benefits. LOG VISITS SEAFARERS IN USPHS HOSPITAL I, 1 Erie Johnson, in drydock at the Staten Island USPHS hospital, last sailed on the Hercules Victory (Sea Tramps). 1 Among those receiving benefits was Robert Duff, who sailed on the Globo Traveler (Intercontinental Transport). When SIU headquarters rep Ed Mooney made one of his regular visits to the Staten Island, N.Y. USPHS hospital recently to pay out weekly benefits to Seafarers in dry dock there, the LOG. photographer went along and took the pictures on this page. (For the latest developments in the SIU's fight to prevent proposed FHS hospital closings, see story on page 3.) Drydocked—but ambulatory—were Seafarers Alt Hubabi, wiper; Juan Soto, bosun, last off the Seatrain Savannah; and AB Enrique Alvarez off the, Seatrain Texas. Gordon Owen, in fancy pajamas, was off the Steel Navigator (Isthmian). In the hospital for an eye injury was Seafarer Miller Little, who last shipped on the Natalie (Intercontinental). Wilfred Sehoenborn (left) looks on as headquarters rep Ed Mooney checks out his name on the SIU hospital list. Sehoenborn last sailed on the Steel Voyager (Isthmian). Miiiiliiiiill Among Seafarers awaiting their FpD was Tomas Ramirez, who last sailed as AB aboard the Seatrain New Jersey. This group shot of Seafarers In the Staten Island hospital includes (l-r) Ed Mooney; head nurse Mrs. Mary O'Conner; Seafarers S. Friedman; Joseph S«on; Dan Coveny of the SU Railway Marine Region; Rudy Bayer of the Marine Cooks & Stewards (partly hidden); Emmet Avery; and H. L. Crabtree. �SEAFAltKRS PliK* Fonrteea By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Beefs Should Be Settled Promptly LOO Jfarah. 1», IMi Statistics Show U.S. lagging in Sociai Weifare Programs While Americans struggle through a seemingly endless argument on the need for medicare for the aged, their nation is falling even further behind its Western European allies in the vital field of social welfare. The current debate in the Our next door neighbor, Canada, Western European countries, The U.S. on the role government is currently studying a national Netherlands, for example, has should play in insuring the plan to provide "cradle-to-grave" lower child mortality rates, lower A ship's beef can be considered as an evidence of a_temporary mis­ understanding or maladjutment between the seamen and the officers aboard a vessel. It can be treated In one of two ways. Wo will examine both those ways and see what they offer. First, it can be ignored or played down. But by ignoring it, a sense health and welfare of its citizens health care for the nation's 19.3 incidence of disease, and a longer of frustration, suppression and antagonism is likely to develop. The" is thought of as old hat by most million people. Also in the works life expectancy than the U.S. America remains the strongest original cause of the beef under such circumstances tends to be mag­ Europeans. They regard it In the is a new national pension plan. nation, but not the healthiest. nified and distorted. If other beefs develop before the original one is same way we would regard a 1965 While our overseas cousins con­ Good health of the population de­ corrected, a progressively intense and unreasoning conviction of ill- debate between advocates of the tinue to Improve and expand their pends in the end, as long experi­ treatment is fostered. Therefore, the first method—ignoring or trying buggy versus the auitomobile. social welfare plans, Americans to dissipate the beef—is entirely The booming, free enterprise seem to be only slowly emerging ence in other free nations has shown, on the degree to which the only leads unacceptable, since it provision is always effective to the economies of Europe depend on a to larger problems in the long extent that it displays fairness in healthy, secure work force. Social from a rut dug bV the special in­ nation as a whole is prepared to terests who oppose such benefits work for that good health. The run. operation and thus retains the benefits, many in operation for the for mainly selfish reasons. King-Anderson Medicare bill now The second method of treating crew's confidence. last half century or more, help to before Congress represents a step As a result, our health has suf­ the beef, which will now be dis­ Of course, if the beef is not assure that objective. fered in comparison to that of the in that direction. cussed, is therefore the only safe settled at sea the boarding patrol­ The West German economy, for and productive one. This method man must go through the whole instance, devotes 15 percent of its consists of letting in the fresh air matter from beginning to end, annual output to the welfare of and sunshine on the problem. Ev­ hearing grievances on all sides to its citizens. Workers receive both eryone involved in the beef should determine their nature and the medical care and sick pay that have a chance to get every critical justice of them so he can make a amounts to 65 to 75 percent of comment and complaint off his fair decision. The danger is that their regular earnings. The ex­ chest. The atmosphere must be thLs can cause the crew members, pense of social welfare programs kept clear and free of any of that officers and company representa­ is shared by labor and industry, By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President sense of vague uneasiness that tives to be entangled with many as in the U.S. tends to crop up. beefs and points for hours—^beefs Several congressmen have made Important statement recently, ri^ French Benefits To accomplish this clearing of that could possibly have been set­ fleeting their desire to reverse the declining status of the United In France, medical insurance States merchant fleet. This Is an encouraging sign since knowledge­ the air there is one really fruitful tled at sea. rovers up to 80 percent of a work­ able consideration of the problems of the country's maritime problems method. It is to keep open an or­ When such beefs reach port, by ganized channel of communication fair and proper reasoning, the er's medical expenses. In addition, by our Washington representatives is a necessity if any progress is between the ship's delegates and boarding patrolman should not workers receive sick pay equal to to be made toward their solution. the officers topside. Through this only attempt to settle them in the 50 percent of their regular wages. Two of the legislators raised their voices to blast recent Maritime channel the crew can make their best possible manner, but should Family allowances are also part of Administration proposals that would effect drastic changes in both ship beefs heard with the confidence also try to promote harmonious the comprehensive plan. construcUon and operating subsidies, cargo preference laws and that they will be promptly and relations between the crewmen Italian workers have the com­ other present pojicies. Both Representative John J. Rooney (D-N.Y.) constructively considered. This and the officers. In this process, plete cost of doctor bills and and Edward Garmatz (D-Md.) •¥ it is therefore important that medicines provided for most, re­ strongly asserted that these pro­ tion of the cargo preference shoreside management, rather gardless of age. Hospitalization posals would cause Irreparable statutes that have been made by than being an adversary, should, and sick pay are provided for up harm to U.S. maritime. both the SIU and the AFL-CIO like the union, consider the merits to six months of disability. Italian Maritime Trades Department. The Representative Rooney declared of each case and seek to make fair men retire at 60, women at 55. Brooklyn representative also as­ that it was incomprehensible that decisions. The company has the In Great Britain, all citizens en­ anyone was seriously considering sailed a MARAD proposal that responsibility to examine the mer­ joy the National Health Plan, now would permit U.S. ships to be its of all disputes before making well into its second decade of suc­ the phasing out of segments of built in foreign shipyards. the U.S.-flag fleet from cargo a judgment. Hasty answers are, cessful operation. Though some preference in carrying Govern­ Criticism for the same MARAD of course, of no use. U.S. groups like the avowedly ment aid. He also attacked the shipbuilding proposal has also The days of the Seafarer being anti-medicare AMA, claim faults BOSTON—Two SIU affiliates, pushed around are long gone. The in the British system—^mainly in reasoning of those who would pre­ been strongly declared by Repre­ the Atlantic Fishermen's Union SIU boasts seagoing crews that the schedule of payments to doc­ vent American vessels from carry­ sentative Garmatz who asserts it ing at least half of all U.S. gov­ would "wipe out" the U.S. private­ and the New Bedford Fishermen's are better trained and better dis­ tors—there is absolutely no doubt ernment-financed foreign aid ly-owned shipbuilding industry. Union, achieved success in calling ciplined than at any previous time. that the plan is highly regarded cargoes. He said that a strong American by the vast majority of the peo­ for a thorough investigation of the All that our people exipect and Congressman Rooney's com­ construction industry is vital to demand Is the right to be heard ple. It anything, complaints will decades old system of weighing and the right to receive fair lead to improvements in the plan, ments were in agreement with both the U.S. economy and na­ statements on the maladministra- tional security, providing thou­ freshly caught fish. not abandonment. treatment. sands of jobs to skilled workers The Massachusetts slate legisla­ and millions of dollars in taxes. ture's committee on weights and Senator E. L. Bartlett (D-Alaska) measures agreed to probe weigh­ has also made several suggestions ing procedures in use in l^assachurecently on methods to be used for upgrading the U.S. bulk carrier setts fishing ports after the fleet. The Senator's essential point unions registered complaints with is that while construction subsidies the state Department of Labor can be used to build new U.S.-flag and Industries. bulk carriers, bulk operators are New Laws Wanted not eligible for operating sub­ sidies, and, therefore, have no If the system Is shown to be incentive to replace their vessels unfair, the committee, headed by as they grow obsolete. state Senator Mary Fonseca (D.Fall River), is expected to recom­ This situation has resulted in mend corrective legislation. the American bulk fleet's accele­ rated obsolescence at a far faster Captain James A. Ackert, presi­ rate than replacements can be dent of the AFU and Austin F. built. Senator Bartlett's solution Skinner, secretary-treasurer of the is to make U.S. bulk carriers obli­ NBFU, asked the investigators "to gated to contribute to a Capital make sure that our fishermen are Reserve Fund which would serve getting the proper and just per­ as a fund to finance the construc­ centages of poundage for pay when tion of new bulk tonnage. the fish are weighed upon return to port." Ship owners receiving operating subsidies are required to contribute "The present dock system has to this type of capital reserve fund. been used for decades," Ackert said, "and we feel it is out of date. Because the fish are dumped into .500 pound lots in Boston and 123 pounds lots in New Bedford and then weighed, Ackert maintained, the union is not "convinced that In order to assure accurate the men are getting the percentage Members of Lifeboat Class 129 proudly pose for the graduation picture after passing the digests of shipboard meetings of the catch they are entitled to.' in tee LOG, it is desirable that Coast Guard test for their lifeboat tickets. New SIU lifeboat graduates are (front, l-r) The protests on the weighing the reports of shipboard meet­ Jose Velez, Angelo De Vito; (middle) John Ashley, David P. Manafe, Thomas T. Kesehi, Yesmethods, he noted, started in New ings be typed if at all possible. suf Effendy, Stanley Koenig, Ernest D. Leonard; (rear) instructor Dan Butts, George V/asden, Bedford and quickly spread to Saivatore DuBoto, Richard Moraghan, James Dodd, John Goodrich, Eugene Rockwell. other ports. SlU Fishermen Win Probe Of CatchWeighing Lifeboat Class 129 Graduates Type Minutes When Possible �^Murct 19, 1MB SEAFARERS : LOO Fifkwi SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD The colorful Piraeus waterfront served as a backdrop for the movie "Never on Sunday." The Parthenon reflects the glory of Greece. An old Athens street scene. A Piraeus bazaar near the docks. Constitution Square, heart of new Athens. The Acropolis towers over the city of Athens. Venizeios Street, the Fifth Avenue of Athens. A panoramic view of Athens from the Acropolis. Pillars (center) formed Zeus' Temple. The SlU-manned Transyork make a Piraeus call. Piraeus, which lies on the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, is the premier port of Greece and marks the waterygateway to the ancient city of Athens, the cradle of west­ ern civilization. Greeks are noted sailors and the activity in their chief port proves it. It is one of the world's busi­ est harbors, and constantly crowded with ships of Greek and countless other flags. Among the SlU-contracted vessels calling on Piraeus are the Colorado (Waterman), Natalie (Intercoastal Carriers) and the Transyork (Transwestern). The harbor and the historic Long Walls of the Piraeus were,built up by Themistocles in the fifth century B.C., but were sacked by the Romans three centuries later. Port activity became nil until the modern era, when Piraeus regained its old pre eminence. Now the port offers all the modern conveniences and diversions to the visiting Seafarer, as well as a look into the past glory of Greece. Running along the harbor's curving edge is the thor­ oughfare called the Atki Miaouli. It starts at the customs house, goes past the town hall and ends on the other side of the harbor near the electric railway station where trains for Athens leave on a regular schedule. While Piraeus has its own array of cafes, bars, restau­ rants and other places of entertainment, a Seafarer with any amount of free time will want to travel to Athens, only six miles inland. The waterfront cafes of Piraeus are notorious and Seafarers intent on keeping their good health are urged to steer clear of them. The better stops in Piraeus include the Melissa Taverna near the railway station, and, on the opposite side of the harbor, the Diassimos Taverna, which makes a specialty of seafood. Athens may be reached by either the railway or by the green bus, which starts its run from the square front­ ing the municipal theatre. Constitution Square is the heart of modern Athens. Running north from the square is Stadium Street. Along this street can be found the Zacharatos Cafe, the home of many political intrigues in the old days and still a good place to enjoy a drink. Retsina, the local wine, may not appeal to American tastes. It is made of wood resin and tastes it. Southwest of Constitution Square is the world-famed Acropolis. Nearby are clustered the architectural glories of ancient Greece: the Parthenon, the temple of the Wing­ less Victory and the theatres of Atticus and Dionysus. Buses run out to the magnificent ruins at regular inter­ vals and there are guided tours. The whole area of the Acropolis provides great study after great study for the Seafarer photography buff. At night during the sum­ mertime, the Parthenon is floodlighted, providing a mag­ nificent view of the hallowed temple. �Vac* SistecB SEAFARISRS lOQ Rldlns Th« Fmd^n AFL-CIO Blasts Spy Tactics Used By industry, Government BAL HARBOUR, Florida—"Peep holes," "one-way mirrors," "lie detectors," and other devices used by industry and government to spy on workers were blasted by the AFLCIO at the recent Executive Council meeting here. "Neither the Government spying directed against American cover" involving some 24,nor private employers shoulc workers and the American citizen­ "mail 000 persons In the U.S., but he be permitted to engage in this ry in general. Complaints against also defended the practice. sort of police state surveillance of the lives of individual citizens, the Council stated, not only be cause such devices are unreliable but "because they infringe on the fundamental rights of American citizens." The incidence of spying by Gov­ ernment and industry has been on the upswing in recent years — Mariners Win Narrows Span 'Glare Beef lie detectors have been received In the big "mail cover" caper, from the AFL-CIO Council of Government Employees, the Ma­ the Post Office Department keeps chinists and the Retail Clerks as files on the mail of some 24,000 persons, noting who writes to these well as from other unions. people and who they address let­ ters to in turn. Postmaster Gen­ Pre-Union Throwback eral John A. Gronouski refused to In many cases brought to light, supply to the Senate sub­ workers have been compelled to committee the names of persons sign waivers permitting them­ whose mail is kept under daily selves to be exatiiined wilh the aid surveillance by the Government, of lie detector machines. These claiming that this might cast a waivers have been compared with over innocent persons the "yellow dog" contracts of the "shadow" whose mail is being watched. past when workers were forced to He failed to say, however, why sign contracts with the employers that they would not join or en­ innocent persons' mail is being spied upon. Subcommittee chair­ gage in union activities. man Edward Long (D.-Mo.) com­ Lie detectors (polygraphs) have mented on the whole situation by already been outlawed for use in saying that he Is "convinced" that hiring in five states—Alaska, Cal­ there have been "abuses" of ifornia, Massachusetts, Oregon privacy and "lack of control" In and Rhode Island. U.S. courts in use of the so-called "mail cover." several recent oases have also Postmaster General Gronousfcl ruled against the use of lie detec­ tors, finding that they are not only has also been kept busy recently unreliabel, but Infringe on indi­ answering charges from all over vidual rights. Many unions have •the country about the continuing eliminated their use in hiring deterioration of the post office's prime function—the delivery of through collective bargaining. mail. Snooping, spying and eaves­ dropping by Federal agencies has become so widespread in recent years that a special Senate sub­ committee has been formed to throw an investigative spotlight on this insidious growth of police state tactics within the U.S. Government. NEW YORK—Harbor pilots who have been complaining about the hazard of glare from the lights on the new Verrazano-Narrows Bridge have won their fight. The decora­ tive lights on the span's cables will be extinguished on hazy or foggy nights in the future, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority has announced. In addition, shields will be placed around the high-power lights on the Staten Island end of the bridge to eliminate the dazzle which blinded the pilots of ships passing out of the harbor. The dim-out was put into effect after a study by the Army Corps of En­ gineers, which is responsible for eliminating hazards to navigation Postal Spies in the Port of New York. The Post Office Department Soon after the bridge opened seems to have adopted these spy last November, mariners began tactics with a vengance—turning complaining that during haze or postal inspectors into voyeurs or fog the lights created a glare reach­ peeping-toms—spying on male and ing from the bridge to the water's femiale employees in post office surface that prevented pilots from rest rooms, locker rooms and seeing ships approaching from the recreation rooms. other side of the bridge. Chief Postal Inspector Henry B. The Bridge and Tunnel Author­ Montague not only freely ad­ ity at first denied that any danger mitted that his department spies existed. on its employees and conducts a First Pension Check SIU-IBU member Jeny Allen (right) receives his first regular $150 pension check from Norfolk port agent Gordon Spencer. Allen, who makes his home in Norfolk, worked for Curtis Bay Towing Company of Virginia as a deckhand. He had worked for the company for many years. SlU United Industrial Workers members (l-r) Angcio llimii Ingvdd Hybertson and Orpiulf Wold are shown atop solid rope ship fenders produced at the SlU-UIW-contracted Regent Wire and Rope Works in Brooklyn. The fenders shown above, which weigh between 2^ and 4 tons each, are specially made for use by bulk carriers transferring cargo in open sea off the South American coast. By SIDNEY MARGOLIU5 Anieric9 Becoming Nation Off Debtors The No. 1 family financial problem today la overindebtedness, according to a survey by the Family Service Association of America, made In coopera­ tion with this writer. This is the most widespread problem reported by the 300 local family service agencies who ara members of the association. It is also one of the knottiest, because it often stems from emotional problems. It also requires skillful financial planning to solve. The family service associations are the voluntary United Fund agencies in local commun­ ities that specialize in counseling on the problems of marriage, child care, old age and family life. As this department has previously reported, despite today's higher incomes and almost full employment, there are actually more wage earner bankruptcies than in the depression of the 1930's. Too, the number of mortgage foreclosures has quadrupled in the past ten years, and family in­ stallment debts have doubled, reaching an all-time high both in total dollars and percentage of income for which families have gone into debt. Debt A Community Problem In fact, over-indebtedness has become a major dilemma not only to families in this plight, but to the community groups trying to help families solve this problem, such as family agencies, labor union and credit union counselors, employers, legal aid societies and businessmen themselves. The damage done by over-indebtedness consists not only of disruption of family life to the point, in severe cases, of garnishment, even job loss, and often marital discord. Even more widespread is the steady erosion of income and living standards among families who habitually carry heavy debt loads even though they may never reach the actual garnishment stage. The problem is that "many families plan pay­ ments to the hilt of their income," reports Kenneth Kruger, Director of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Family Service Agency. "A week's layoff or illness or un­ expected hospital bill creates a disaster." Over-indebtedness can have a serious effect on family life, especially if the family relationship already Is a little shaky. "First, some over expansion in terms of too early purchases and commitments occurs," relates William Sabey, of the Family Service Bureau of York, Pa. "Then there Is a medical emergency, or work layoff, or reduced income. Up to now the problem has not |!>een serious, either in terms of personality problem or gross mismanagement of money. But as creditors press and the family budget tightens, quarrels begin. The husband begins to blame the wife as a bad manager. She begins to blame him as a poor provider. Now this financial problem has becom* secondary to the personality and relationship problem." Emotional problems, sUch as immaturity and the need for instant gratification, as in the case of a man who can't resist buying some costly sporta equipment, or the woman who lets herself ba talked into an expensive purchase by a door-to-door salesman. The use of money to punish, as in the case of a husband who buys a new car without consulting his wife, so she goes out and makes an expensive purchase to get even. Instant comfort expected by young couples who assume that they can have immediately, by , use of the installment plan, the possessions their parents acquire in years of work. Keeping up with the Joneses is more apparent than ever, not only among families with more money, but among limited-income families too. The over stimulation of TV and other advertising media makes it "tougher to accept being poor these days," comments Eugene DeBellis, Director of Colorado Springs Family Counseling Service. Expensive Indulgence of children, often because of the parents' emotional needs but also sometimes in competition with each other, or because of lack of communication (parents buying independently). Lack of communication or misunderstanding is often reported. For example, a salesman selling an expensive type of freezer visited a Memphis family. Although the freezer was both beyond this already over-indebted family's means, and too large for their needs anyway, it seemed to the husband that his wife wanted it. Not until later, in an interview with a counselor, did the wife tell of her concern that she had signed the contract. Wha^ she had wanted was for him to be able to say no, relates Ruth Downing, of Family Serive of Memphis. The amount of finance charge, often larger than families realize, can push them over the edge of ability to pay, especially when they borrow from one company to pay another, and the finance charges pyramid. I �Mlvek 19, IHS SEAFARERS President Johnson Signs Appaiachia Aid Legisiation By Joseph B. logue, MD. Medical Director Alcohol And Apple Pie Don't Mix As reported in HEALTH BULLETIN, tbe^drinkinc man's diet Is the latest supposedly foolproof way to lose weight without suffering. De­ scribed In a paperback hook of that title sold for $1 by Cameron & Co., It Is a pleasant routine for dieters who are willing to give up anything rather than forego their dally cocktails. Don't count calories, say the authors, drink as much liquor as you want, and even keep eating those fatty meats. The catch comes with the carbohydrates. Bread, potatoes, cakes, puddings' and other sweets and starches must be cut to the meager level of 60 grams a day if the weight-losing plan is to work. (Government figures show that the average American now has 378 grams of carb(riiydrate "available for consumption" each day.) Medical experts claim that the "drink all you want" part of the diet is largely nonsense. Calories from alcohol do count, they say, but ad­ mit that a fat person who keeps drinking may be less tense and there­ fore no't as prone to snack on sweets and starches between meals. Sceptical dieters have been reassured of the plan's soundness by state­ ments and rumors that the whole thing was conceived by the U.S. Air Force, and therefore it must be effective. Air Force Making Tests Although the Air Force denies responsibility for the drinking man's diet, it has been testing and using a diet plan which places just as much importance on reduction of carbohydrates. It doesn't venture into the fat-eating and imbibing features of the drinking man's diet, however. Called the Calculated Carbohydrate Diet, its purpose is to educate airmen to the carbohydrate value of common foods so they can cut their intake to 60 grams or less a day. "The Medical Service of the Air Force has been working on such a diet for about six years," Air Force Deputy Surgeon General Kenneth E. Fletcher told Health Bulletin this week. Here is the standard diet plans of the Air Force's Calculated Car­ bohydrate Diet, which adds up to less than 60 grams of carbohydrate a day. ^ BREAKFAST DINNER 1—^Tomato Juice, 4 ozs. Meat, 5 ozs. 1^—Egg, poached or boiled (or 2) Bread, 1—Skim Milk Green, leafy vegetable, 1 cup Fruit, 1 serving LUNCH BEDTIME Meat, 4 ozs. Green, leafy vegetable, 1 cup Skim Milk Cheese Dietician^ throughout the Air Force are continually given Informa­ tion of the carbohydrate value of the foods they serve, so they can guide overweight airmen In the slection of foods that will comply with the diet's requirements. For real problem cases, or for men wishing to lose weight in a hurry, the Air Force has a special rapid weight re­ duction plan which has been found to work effectively. It is intended to be used only under medical supervision, however. This rapid diet allows only one egg and six ounces of skim milk for breakfast, a tossed salad for lunch, and three ounces of lean meat and a tossed salad for the evening meal. That diet adds up to only 14 grams of carbohydrate a day. Atomic Weather Station Starting Its Second Year f I r, AI NEW ORLEANS — A nudearpowered weather station standing In the Gulf of Mexico 300 miles off New Orleans, recently marked Its first birthday, but nobody was around to toast its continued smooth operajtion. The weather station, nicknamed "nomad," doesn't need any wellwishers since it is designed to operate unattend­ ed, furnishing advance meterological data since January 31, 1964. "Nomad" or Navy OceanographIc and Meterological Automatic Device, was designed as a pilot experiment for a worldwide net­ work of unmanned weather sta­ tions. It also had the honor of being the first weather station to operate on nuolear energy, draw­ ing its power from an atomic gen­ erator installed by the Atomic Energy Commissdon, While nobody was on hand to congratulate "Nomad" on its year of successful operation, its Navy operators back on shore applaud­ ed its performance as a definite success. In fact, the Navy has con­ cluded that the station's radio-iso­ tope generators are the best source of power for the unmanned weather stations. While its Navy operators stayed high and dry on land, "Nomad" recorded and transmitted impor­ tant weather information which would have normally been obtained-from a ship or airplane. SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid — February, 1965 CLAIMS Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Pension-Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Dependent Benefits Optical Benefits Out-Patient Benefits Vacation Benefits TOTAL WELFARE. VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... Face Sewemitm LOG AMOUNT PAID 7,283 19 658 49 659 90 5,192 1,276 $ 58,408.21 40,424.02 98,700.00 9,798.00 83,296.89 2,102.75 32,376.00 431,811.28 15,226 $756,917.15 WASHINGTON—The War on Poverty advanced on a key front last week when Presi­ dent Johnson signed into law the Aid to Appaiachia bill designed to give an economic boost to the nation's most depressed area. ^ As he prepared to sign the backlog of $270 niillion in grants- basis for solutions to come. With $1.1 billion program into life, in-aid projects available in the adequate roads, industry and tour­ the President commented that region but so far unused because ism will feel more positively about the bill represcHits "the truest ex­ ample of creative federalism in our times."' "The legislation," the President added, "marks the end of an era of partisan cynicism toward hu­ man wants and misery." The President was joined in the sign­ ing ceremony by Vice President Humphrey and a host of legisla­ tive and state leaders from the 11 state region which will benefit from the measure. The bulk of the financial aid provided by the Appaiachia pro­ gram \vill be used for improving communioations in the mountaindotted area. Roads to bring iso­ lated hill communities into closer contact with industrial and urban centers will take $840 million of the $1.1 billion to be appropriated. Road Building Under the program, Kentucky would get 428 miles of new roads; West Virginia, 466; Pennsylvania, 412, Tennessee, 328; Ohio, 150; North Carolina, 142; Virginia, 137; Maryland, 129, and Georgia, 93. The objective of the program, a spokesman said, is to put every­ one in Appaiachia within 20 miles of a good fjst highway. The plan will not seek to improve every little community in the region, but will work on a regional and sub-regional approach. With broader and less steeply graded roads in mountainous areas, communications will be eased and workers will be able to commute to the expanded indus­ trial areas being planned. The highways will also encourage tour­ ism in the area, increasing the earning opportunities of local resddents. Since the coal mining industry has declined to a point beyond effective revival, a major effort will be made to develop the plen­ tiful timber resoiuxes of the Ap­ palachian range. A sizable sum will be spent on research into the timber po'tential and for access roads to lumber mills. If the lumber industry can be developed sufficiently it would relieve at least a part of the chronic unemployment problem that has plagued the area since the decline of coal. Schools and Colleges Under Uie Federal government's program of matching aid with that supplied by the states themselves, such projects are expected to be undertaken as the construction of colleges, vocational schools, sewage treatment plants and air­ port facilities. The Appaiachia program will provide an additional $90 million in such matching aid. These grants-in-aid programs involve a variety of matching fo^rmulas, ranging from 33 to 75 percent con­ tributions by the states and indi­ vidual localities. •the danger is that this addi­ tional aid will be added to the o'QIL the states and localities either cannot afford them or are unwill­ ing to put them into effect. The Appaiachia plan, by defini­ tion, will not even begin to solve the many problems that affect the area. It wiU, however, lay the coming into the area. With tech­ nically trained personnel able to fill the skilled jobs that eventually will be made available, living standards will rise. The Appaiachia program, then, is not an end, it is a start. A network of roads to end the isolation of the depressed Appaiachia region, is one of the federally-financed tools proposed to open the area to economic development. Th« map above il ustrates the extent of the road and high­ way construction which has been proposed. Porpoise's Brain Power Poses Perpetual Puzzle An American scientist who set out to study the swimming speed of porpoises recently, became so engrossed by the high intelligence displayed by the test creatures that all thoughts of speed trials were appar--*-record various kinds of behavior." entlylorgotten. In the latest issue of the Others have predicted that por­ British magazine Science, Kenneth S. Norris of the University of California and the Oceanic Insti­ tute in Oahu, Hawaii reports on his experiments with a porpoise called Keiki (Hawaiian for "child"). To ready Keiki for the speed tests, the porpoise was first trained to stop in front of an experimenter in a Hawaiian lagoon whenever a police whistle was blown. Later, Keiki was taught to return to the experimenter from the open sea at the sound of a clicking noise— all this to test Keiki's speed. But the report of the experiments published in Nature, makes no mention of how fast Keiki swam. The report deals instead with the animal's fantastic learning ability. Norris predicted that "it may prove possible to insinuate (placfe) a trained animal into schools of wild animals and to observe and poises might also be useful in herding seafood (much In the manner of land-bound sheep dogs), or for a variety of other chores in the sea at the direction of man. Several porpoises have already been "broken to harnass" in swim­ ming tanks and seem to enjoy tow­ ing experimenters round and round the tanks. Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address. SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address as­ sures speedy transmission on all messages and faster service for the men involved. �Ijf'' ru* Ei«iiteea SEAFARERS LOO President's Manpower Report Sets Coal Of Full Employment f A Manh If, liW Rise In Jobless Rate Noted For February WASHINGTON—President Johnson set tha nation's sights on a full employment economy providing useful, satisfying work for a labor force trained and educated to the WASHINGTON—A more than normal Increase In unem­ highest level attainable. ployment among women in February sent the jobless rate billion in output during 1964 employment and more than 1.2 mil­ to 5.0 percent for the month, up from the 4.8 percent reg­ He told Congress in his $28 was required merely bo maintain lion were filled by persons enter­ istered in January. •*• annual Manpower Report the 1963 level of employment in changed at 8.6 percent and tha that "much remains to be the face of automation and other ing the labor market. During the The number-of unemployed rate for married men also was balance of the decade, there will done" to move the nation closer factors increasing productivity, the be an even greater number of increased by 200,000 to 4.2 about the same at 2.7 percent. to this Great Society goal. "Unem­ Labor Department said. young workers and Negro work­ million in February, the Labor •The jobless rate for teenagers ployment and underemployment The other half generated about ers joining the labor force, adding Dept. reported. The number of dropped from 15.2 percent in Janr are intolerably high," the Presi­ 1.5 million additional jobs, of to the groups which now have the jobholders rose In line with sea­ uary to 14.4 percent last month, dent said, "particularly for those sonal changes to 69.5 million. but remained the only rate at a lacking education, skills or oppor­ which 300,000 went to reduce un­ highest jobless rate. higher level than a year ago A year ago, the unemployment tunity because uf poverty and dis­ rate was 5.4 percent and the num­ February. crimination." Long-Range Drop ber of unemployed •was 4.5 mil­ Johnson put stress on the need lion. For the past eight months In the past 12 months. Labor to match men and jobs to avoid the the jobless rate has been moving Department officials said, the paradox of continued high unem­ in a range between 4.8 and 5.2 overall unemployment rate has ployment at the same time that percent. dropped 7 percent, the rate for jobs requiring skills and education women has dropped a similar remain unfilled. The Labor Department report amount and the rate for adult showed that there was a larger "As we open up demand and op­ UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.—^Teeming with nearly every than normal increase in the num­ men and married men has de-^ portunity for work," he said, "we creased 12 and 13 percent. Only must be able to respond by having kind of fish and other forms of marine life, the Indian Ocean ber of women entering the labor the teenage rate has failed to woi kers move into such jobs wiiii- was called an unbelievably fertile source of seafood for the force in February and a 150,000 show improvement. increase in jobless over the month. out delay so that we can move on The upturn in unemployment For Fetouary the labor force protein-hungry millions of-*' to full employment without in­ among women for the month re- time lost through unemployment water. When such winds were off­ Asia and Africa by scientists flation." shore they tended to blow the vferaed a trend of a slow decline and parttime work registered 5.4 Goals Set recently returned from the surface water away from coastal in the rate. Labor Department percent, a 10 i>ercent drop from To meet the nation's manpower International Indian Ocean Expe­ areas. Water billowing up from the officials said there was no appar­ a year ago. goals, the President said: dition. ocean's bottom replaced the de­ ent immediate explanation for the There was a more than seasonal change but that more detailed • "Education has immediate high The vast research project, be­ parted surface water, bringing payroll figures available later in Increase in February among thoss priority . . . The educational pro­ gun in 1959 and scheduled to end with it the organic nutrients that the month might shed some light unemployed 15 weeks and more, but the number of unemployed 27 gram I have urged will bring better this December, had 40 ships from fell to bottom when ocean life died on the development. weeks and over dropped to ths education to those who need it 13 nations studying the compara­ and decayed. The unemployment rate for lowest level for the month in five tively little known sea, which most. Ocean "Blooms" adult men was virtually un- years. stretches from the east coast of • "The war on poverty must The result of this surfacing of now be enlarged. Its beginnings Africa to Southeast Asia. Taking nutrient life is said to cause the part in the program was the SlUhave stirred ho'pe and effort. contracted research vessel Anton ocean to "bloom" with plant and animal life. When the monsoon • "Manpower training must be Bruun (Alpine Geophysical). winds changed course, blowing strengthened . . . The feasibility The project was partly sponsored the dead water back over the rich and value in skill training for the unemployed and underemployed by the UN's Scientific, Education water, dying fish cause further and Cultural Organization, and a fermentation. The dead plant and have become apparent. news conference recently held at fish life absorb oxygen, depriving • "Employment services must be the UN disclosed the rich food more fish of the precious gas. This, Improved ... for more effective potential discovered by the scien­ in turn, causes the death of more bringing together of workers and tists on the expedition. One re­ fish in a sort of vicious circle. employers. searcher reported that his ship Knowledge gained from the • "Minimum wage and overtime had netted three tons of fish in protection should be extended to 45 minutes of bottom trolling off Indian Ocean project is still large­ the coast of the Arabian peninsula. ly fragmentary, and a scientist protect the unprotected. pointed out that It will be a long Dead Fish Area • "Unemployment insurance has time before all the "bits and to be modernized ... to better pieces" of information collected on This was the same area, the sustain the income of workers dur­ scientist reported, where a mon­ ocean currents, submarine topog­ ing the gaps between jobs." strous sea of dead fish—as large raphy, chemistry, biology and life Growth Rate as the nation of Portugal—had cycles can be fitted together to An accompanying Labor Depart­ been discovered by a Soviet give a meaningful picture. ment report said the nation's econ­ oceanographic vessel several years Still, it is known that the In­ omy must continue to grow at last ago. At the time, the Soviet ship year's near-record pace in order reported it took three days to sail dian Ocean is rich in seafood, especially protein-filled mackerel, to reduce the unemployment rate through the dead fish mass. and could, with propdr harvesting, from the present 5 percent to "a The Russian ship said it had begin to enrich the meager diets more tolerable level" of 3 percent. found hydrogen sulphide In the of the people of India, Arabia and The Gross National Product— deeps of that part of the ocean. Southeast Asia. yardstick of the economy—rose to Later, American research shijis 4.7,5 percent between 1963 and discovered that the water con­ 1964. But the Labor Department tained almost no dissolved oxygen. noted that "at no time in our re­ Without oxygen, fish suffocate. A cent peacetime history have we theory was evolved to explain the been able to sustain a rate of in­ lack of oxygen. . (Continued from page 8) crease in gross national product It was thought that the cycle of good start in registrations since of over 4 percent for more than monsoon winds in that part of the the re-opening of the year on a brief period." world might have caused drastic March 1st. From all indications, About half the rise of nearly changes in the makeup of the seafarers should have another banner year on the Great Lakes. A fantastic new weapon system being developed separately by Word around shipping circles here the Navy and the Air Force promises to be both fish and fowl. in Cleveland indicates that the But whether it will be a fish that files or a bird that swims is RERS LOO, ' 1965 season will be better than still unsettled. ! o/t> f'-ourtn ; last year. Uftfl Ave,, Ave., ., / -, - ^• ' The goal of the Navy and Air Force researchers is to develop ! Brootiyi, 32, NY . .-j Duluth a flying submarine, able to operate in the wild blue yonder and I WMW lib to receive •' = A! Colalillo, member of the SlU's the deep blue sea with equal efficiency. The Navy's version calls Great Lakes District, is running for a craft that would fly to the part of the sea where the enemy's for a Duluth City Council post. fleet was operating, land on the watw and submerge to attack Colalillo is also president of the as a submarine. Duluth-Superior Maritime Ti-ades Air Force Version Port Council, and has been active in labor circles in the DuluthThe Air Force, however, is working on an aircraft that would Superior area for many years. be able to rise out of the ocean and attack enemy bases from the Brother Colalillo has received an air. It would use its submarine capability to~ hide from enemy AFL-CIO endorsement from the retaliation. Aircraft based in the depths of the ocean would be Duluth Central Labor body, as virtually immune from attack, the Air Force maintains. well as the Port Council. We wish A1 the best of luck and he has the Under the Navyls concept, the flying sub would have an air complete support of all trade range of 500 miles and an underwater range of 50 miles. As such, unionists as well as brother Sea­ it would be a limited weapon and could be created through the farers in the Duluth area. use of existing materials and technology. Indian Ocean Found Rich Seafood Source A Ship? A Plane? No-A Submarine! Great Lakes !. '/'ii'taL':! M I �MatA If, IfW SEAFARERS Tf Mlaeteca LOG Latest Arrival ^ ^ A heated discussion developed during a recent shipboard meeting aboard the Geneva (U.S. Steel), with Seafarers taking firm stands and voicing strong opinions. What was it all about? A classic overtime beef? Ah argument over the next National League pennant race? Not at all!^ They were arguing the rela­ time Overseas); Ocean Dinny feated the motion and reelected tive merits of honeydew (Maritime Overseas); Alcoa Ex­ Quinnt as their representative. plorer (Alcoa); Transeastern (Hud­ 4" 3» 4" melons and cantaloupes. Seafarer Willie B. Gulllory and hit family pose proudly with the latest^arrival to the Guiiiory clan at their home in Lake Charles, La. Members of the family are (l-r) Cynthia, Mrs. Guiiiory who is holding five-month old Leann Clem, Seafarer Guiiiory and his son, Glenn. Guiiiory ships as a fireman on C. S. Baltimore (Cities Service). OCEAN PINNY (Maritime Overseas), Feb. 7—Chairman, John Nash; Secre­ tary, Thomas Ulisse. Most of the re­ pairs were taken care of at sea, and the rejnainder will be done in port. Brother John Nash resigned as ship's delegate after serving for two trips. Vote of thanks to the deck department for keeping pantry and messroom clean. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. Mo­ tion made to have patrolman check lifeboat. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Jan. 24— Chairman, C. R. Myrick; Secretary, Hans Schmidt. Brother Myrick was re-elected ship's delegate. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. No Ijeefs reported by department dele­ gates. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), March 2-~ Chairman, James W. Barnett; Secre­ tary, Charles E. Turner. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine de- partments. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for a job well done. Resolution submitted to headquarters regarding the crew twing informed of progress made with respect to new contract. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), Feb.. 7 —Chairman, Simon Chaban; Secretary, Charles J. Mitchell. Motion was made to have a jury toilet in­ stalled aft for shore workmen to use. All foc'sles need to be sougeed once each trip and ship should be fumi­ gated for roaches. One man missed ship and one man hospitalized in Santos, Brazil. ALCOA MARINER (Alcoa), Feb. 2S— Chairman, Bill Sharp; Secretary, Frank Moreiglio. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Ship sailed short two men from New York. Crew would like to know if new contract has been signed. KYSKA (Waterman), Feb. 21—Chair­ man, C. L. Shirah; Secretary, E. Ter­ rell. $12 In ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for very good chow. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), No date— Chairman, Arthur Lindsay; Secretary, J. Guilles. $4.50 In ship's fund. Dis­ cussion on obtaining slicing machine In the galley. No beefs reported by department delegates. OCEAN ANNA (Marine Transporta­ tion), Feb. 10—Chairman, Hugh War­ ren; Secretary, Reed Humphries. Soma disputed OT to be taken up at payoff. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), Feb. 22 — Chairman, Juan Cruz; Secretary, R. Ramplin. Everything is running smoothly with no beefs. Motion made to ask patrolman about negotiations with companies regarding SlU con­ tract. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. TRANSORLEANS (Hudson Water­ ways), Feb. 23 —Chairman James A. Phillips; Secretary, Harry Thrush. Few hours disputed OT in deck and stew­ ard departments. Matter of regulation of heat aboard ship will be taken up with boarding patrolman. Vote of thanks to all delegates. GLOBE TRAVELER (Maritime Over­ seas), Feb. 28—Chairman, John Bcrgeria; Secretary, Frank Van Dusen. $6.07 In ship's fund. Some delayed sailing to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Brother Frank Van Dusen was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Vote of thanks to the steward department, also to the baker for his goodies. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), Feb. 21—Chair­ man, S. Furtado; Secretary, L. T. Jenot $104.35 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Discussion on obtaining cer­ tain fruits when in season. NATIONAL SEAFARER (Windward), Feb. 14—Chairman, J. Selby; Secre­ tary, J. T. Leiinski. Motion made that crew not sign on until water cooler is repaired or portable water cooler in­ stalled on board ship. Headquarters to l>e contacted regarding subsistence for blackouts. NEVA WEST (Bloomfield), Feb. 27— Chairman, James Edmonds; Secretary, W. Geis. $13 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted or in engine and steward de­ partments, otherwise everything is O.K. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. SPITFIRE (American Bulk Carriers), Feb. 17—Chairman, H. S. Christensen; Secretary, C. A. Welch. Brother A. C. Welch was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. It was re­ quested that more of a variety of food be put out at night lunch. Foc'sles need door locks repaired. A good portion of the last ship­ board meeting was taken up in deciding which type of fruit the crewmembers most preferred. Some were pretty strong for hav­ ing a good sup­ ply of honeydew melons put aboard. Others expounded at length on the virtues of canta­ loupes. One crewmember even Furtado stated a preference for kasaba (whatever that is)! Eventually, ship's delegate Syl­ vester Furtado helped cut through the argumentative fog by pointing out to his fellow Seafarers that, in the linal analysis, they all wanted melons. It was decided to ask the company to stock all types of melons, whenever they are in season and the price is right. "They really like melons aboard this ship," Furtado said, after the dust has cleared. i" 3» t 4 During the good and welfare section of a recent shipboard meet­ ing, on the Kyska (Waterman) there was quite a bit of praise handed out to various Seafarers for their outstanding contributions to the crew. To start it off, ship's delegate B. H. Lowderback handed out a vote of thanks to the three department delegates for their help in making his job of repre­ sentative much easier. He said the three men, W. E. Walker for the engine department; E. W. Ander­ son for the steward department and Willie (Bicycle) Franqniz for the "deck department, really helped to make the trip a smooth one. Then the entire crew joined to­ gether in giving a hearty vote of thanks to the chief steward C. L. Shirah for the fine food. Later in the meeting, a motion was made and passed to give the chief mate, M. J. McLaughlin, a vote of thanks for the good doctoring he gives to sick crewmembers. Then last, but not least, Lowderback says, the baker and steward de­ partment' delegate, Anderson, got a vote of thanks for the pastries he bakes. "They are the finest ever eaten aboard an SIU ship," avers Lowderback. i Seafarers are always apprecia­ tive when the galley gang aboard ship goes out of its way to provide meals that would make a shoreside gourmet's mouth water. In return, the crew, in recognition of their efforts, gives the hard working steward departments special votes of thanks. Galley departments re­ ceiving these honors include those aboard the Overseas Rose (Mari- The Robin Kirk (Robin Lines) Is son); Spitfire (American Bulk Car­ riers); Ridgefield Victory (Colum­ starting a new voyage, says ship's delegate R. A. (Sandy) Sanderlin, bia); Summit (Sea-Land), and the prospect of having a suc­ cessful trip are very good. A quick George Callard, ship's delegate review of the last voyage showed a aboard the Hastings (Waterman) re­ happy crew and ship, he says, and ports a recent trip aboard the ves­ "this trip looks good from any sel had really been tops. "It's been position." a very long trip," he says, "but 3> 4< 4 there hasn't been a single beef that From the Great Lakes district couldn't he straightened out." Cal­ came a special holiday greeting lard received some praise from the from the crew of the Peter Relss crew, who agreed during one of (Reiss). Passed along to all SIU the shipboard meetings that Cal­ brothers, everywhere in the world lard had really done a bang up by ship's delegate William Garjob in handling all the situations shoff, the crew wished everyone that came up. "a very merry holiday season, and the best year ever." 4" 4" 4 The crew aboard the Morning Curtis Dncote, th'e meeting sec­ Light (Waterman) handed out kudos at the last retary aboard the Florida State shipboard meet­ (Port Everglades) has high praise ing. One of the for the new medical clinic in cheers was in ap- Ponce, Puerto Rico. "A number of precdatioO" of the men from the Florida State went fine work the to the clinic for a check up while galley gang has the ship was docked at Ponce," been doing this Dueote says, "and they were all voyage. In word­ glad that there was a clinic there. ing the vote of "Also," Dueote adds," the doctors ' : thanks, ship's del- there are very good, and very Joe Carroll egate Joe Carroll cooperative." says that the food and pastries are 4 4 4 "far above shipboard standards" The crew aboard the Oceanic which everyone knows is high any­ Spray (American Oceanic) joined way. The other kudo was handed together to give the steward to the first assistant engineer for department a his help throughout the trip in hearty vote of making any minor repair that be­ thanks recently, came necessary. "He's been 100 according to percent cooperative," Carroll says. ship's delegate Joe Forrest. The ship was without Jisnmy Jones, shilp's delegiate power for a few aboard the Alcoa Trader (Alcoa) days in the Re»' reports a happy ship. "No beefs, Sea and duriA no disputes," he claims. "And to this period, ^ top it off, (he captain paid com­ Forrest steward pliments to the entire crew for being a good, efficient group of partment continued to provide ex­ cellent meals by cooking on the men to work with." steam table, Forrest reports, "Thep i" 4« 3^ When the Steel Navigator (Isth­ really did a bang up job. The entire mian) gets into the tropical zone crew wishes to recognize the efforts on its next trip, the crew has of our gallant galley gang," For­ asked that the crew's messroom rest states. "They provided really be air conditioned at night, reports wonderful meals in the most ad­ Gordon Owen, meeting chairman. verse conditions." The men in­ The crew has to keep the ports cluded in the vote of thanks are dogged at night so the light on H. Gardner, chief s te w a r d; the foredeck won't interfere with P. Wicks, chief cook; Edward (Butnavigation. "It gets hot inside with terbean) Christian, night cook and all the ports closed," Owen says. baker; Joe Forrest, third cook; A1 "Someone recommended we get Bertrand; crew mess; H. Renfro, some curtains for use at night. crew pantry; R. Beigel, saloon It's a good idea." pantry; M. Smith, saloon mess; and Robert Nelson, BR. 3> 3) 4 C. J. Quinnt, ship's delegate 4 4 4 The crew of the Alcoa Marketer aboard the Our Lady of Peace, (Liberty Navigation) thanked the (Alcoa) has been discussing the crew during the last shipboard possibility of getting a television meeting for making bis job so set aboard, reports ship's delegate easy for him. He then introduced Royce Pappan. The set, if a motion to elect a new ship's purchased, will be put in the crew's delegate. The crew had different messhall, Pappan says. The only ideas, however. In a resounding problem, he added, is in raising vote of confidence, the crew de­ the necessary money. �Piffe Twenty |: I 1-"^ SEAFARERS Norherto Capay Crew Lauds Steward Dept. Seafarers on the Norberto Capay (Liberty Navigation have issued a hat's off salute to their steward department for the superb holiday feeding the galley staff produced agains overwhelming difficulties. Crewmembers were espe­ Ron Barnes, chief cook, makes especially savory dishes, while cially impressed with their Raymond Proulx, night cook and LOG Muwh Mb UM . r _ •*"" • • i -il'- Action In the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. steward department's performance Seafarers and inelr families are at Thanksgiving time, reports baker, keeps Seafarers' mouths watering in anticipation of his urged to support a consumer boy­ Edward Donely, ship's delegate. He cott by trade unionists against writes that the Norberto Capay fine goodies. Chief steward Juan L. Pagan re­ various companies whose products crewed up exactly 24 hours before the dawn of "Turkey" day. In addi­ ports he is more than pleased with are prodU'-'-d under non-union tion to the normal routine of get­ the job the members of his depart­ ting three regular meals out for ment are doing. He says they all conditions, or which are "unfair the crew, the galley gang had to work together smoothly, without to labor." (This listing carries the take on stores and inventory the any discord. Speaking of the praise name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ provisions already aboard, all the the galley crew has received. volved, and will be amended from Pagan declares that his staff time to time.) while working short-handed. knows what their responsibility is, Steward department members "Lee" brand tires rallied to the occasion, however, and, in true SIU tradition, they all make sure that their work is done (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and tiie next day, crewmembers & Plastic Workers) feasted on a meal that surpassed well. "What more could anyone the finest SIU standards. The crew 3» 4* t responded with a heart-felt vote want?" asks delegate Donely. Eastern Alt Lines of thanks for the wonderful The only person who would have (Flight Engineers) banquet which was prepared on any second thoughts about the such short notice. 4* 4 4 performance of the steward de­ The passing of the holiday didn't partment, he says, would be Doc H. T. Siegel mark a lessening in the care and Logue, who would take a dim view "HIS" brand men's clothes preparation of meals on the ship, of the crewmembers' expanding (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) declares Donely. He writes that waist lines. 4 4 4 Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4 4 4 Stitzel-Welier Distilleries' "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Welier" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4 4 4 J. R. Simpiot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Seafarers on the Norberto Copoy (Liberty Navigation) have their hats off to the fine chow prepared by the galley gang. The highly praised steward department are (l-r) Brothers Barnes, Ramos, Proulx, Cox and Eskner. SIU Thanked For Sympathy wife and I such wonderful kind­ ness and courtesy. I am sure that without their moral sup­ port, both of us would have very quickly become very de­ jected as my illness was very serious. We also want to thank the To The Editor: I wish to let the Union know that I recently received a large benefit check fram the Sea­ farers Welfare Fund after the unfortunate death of my hus­ band, Lindley R. MacDonald. /" " I would like everyone to know how much this means to me at this time. I would also, at this time, like to thank the Union for its thoughtfulness in offering its assistance to me. I think the SIU is a pretty All letters to the editor for wonderful organization to do publication in the SEAFARERS all this for the wife of a mem­ LOG must be signed by the ber who died. writer. Names will be withheld My thanks again for your upon request. kindness and sympathy. It is deeply appreciated. Mrs. Lois MacDonald SIU for the Christmas bonus check. It was vei-y welcome, 4 4 4 particularly in a time of illness. I am very glad to belong to such a wonderful Union. Elmer Koch 4 4 4 ±0 The Editor: My wife, and I would both like to express our great thanks to the SIU for the many bene­ fits the Union has supplied To The Editor: during my period of illness. I wish to express my ap­ I would also like to thank preciation and sincere gratitude everyone who has shown my to the SIU and the Seafarers To The Eaitor Lakes Tugman Praises SIU Hospital Care Brings Praise 4 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) Welfare Plan for the help and courtesy shown to me when I was hospitalized recently. My husband, Herbert P. Knowles, was very happy to leam that I had been so well taken care of by the Union while he was out at sea. It is a great consolation to him to know that he does not have to worry if I should be stricken ill while he is away. Mrs. H. P. Knowles 4 4 Seafarer Stor Wells devotes his idle hours to a hobby that makes him the most "matchless" carpenter in the SIU fleet. Wells makes picture frames out of matchsticks, like the one above which is built from 2,969 glued wooden matches. The little girl in the framed picture is his daughter, Delores. He built the frame while sailing as ship's charpenter on the Steel Executive (Isthmian). SIU Carpenter's Hobby Makes 'Matchless' Crew Seafarer Marion (Star) Wells has an unusual hobby that makes him a "matchless" carpenter. The pursuit of this hob­ by, in fact, recently made his fellow SIU members on the Steel Executive (Isthmian),"*" was loading Pineapple at Hawaii, the most matchless crew and completed it a week before afloat. the ship put into Norfolk. SIU members on the Executive who want a light for a cigarette, know better than ask Wells, since he never has a spare match. The •reason is that he hoards every match stick he can get his hands on to build picture frames. The latest example of WeUs' handiwork frames a photograph of his three-year-old daughter Delores, who lives in Savannah, Ga. He calculates there are 2,969 matches glued together to make the design for the frame. 21-Day Job The ship's carpenter took just 21 days to complete this par­ ticular project In his off hours. He started when the Executive Wells has been an SIU member since 1947 when he joined the Union in New York. A veteran member of the deck department, he also ships as bosun. Begins Project Early Wells thinks that his unusual hobby is an excellent way to fill his idle hours while at sea. He says that he begins his projects at an early enough point in the trip so that it will be finished when his ship comes Into port to discharge cargo. His fellow crewmembers, how­ ever, -have learned the hai^ way that when Wells is on board ship, the only way to protect themselves Is to carry paper matches—or a cigarette lighter. 4 Glad To Have Pension Plan To The Editor: Because of a physical disabil­ ity, I am no longer able to sail in my profession as a tugman. I shudder to think of the serious impact my disability would have had upon me if there were no provisions for me to receive an SIU pension. Thanks to the SIU I am not destitute as I certainly would be if it were not for my pension. I want to say also, that every­ one in the SIU is very kind and ready to serve the membership at all times. From a man who has sailed tugboats for 50 years, I thank the SIU from the bottom of my heart. Thomas A. Piniecki EVERY MONTHS If any SIU sliip has no library or needs a new supply of books, contacf any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY �SEAFAngus ton OLD-TIMER Pac« TmafSNhM Oldtimer's Albatross Dinner Tasted Like 'Mean Medicine' By Captain R. J. Peterson • Captain Peterson is a veteran of many years on the high seas—first on foreign-flag vessels and later on V.S.-flag ships. He is a regular contributor to the LOG. •EyfrReMELY CAieEFUL WHEM W^RIKIO SCUFFS OR SANDALS. •THEY CAM CAUSE mHSEfiOUS BAtLS. ESPECMUYVVA/£N WfeARiN© THEM SOlMS UPAMDOOWN MDPERS. PLAY IT SAFEWHYIAkKA CHAMCE. ? Every Seafarer knows that an albatross is supposed to bring you bad luck. Although sea­ men have been making this phophecy ever since the first ship set sail to cross the ocean, I have often wondered at the truth of this old saying. 4. While sailing in the "roar­ Ing sailor. Well aware of this fact, in the roaring ing" forties, I have seen forties the Glenlui's galley gang dished when the many an albatross, soaring on crew noticed a us out a huge platter of albatross big, white wings, as they followed in the ship's wake. On one of these stormy trips, my shipmates dared the fates by catching alba­ trosses and serving them for Sun­ day dinner. Despite this challenge to the age-old prophecy, the curse of bad luck for killing an albatross has yet to catch up with me—even if some of my former crewmembers paid dearly for tempting fate. Sunday Dinner The fatal albatross dinner took place when I was shipping on the Glenlui which was running from Buenos Aires to Newcastle, Aus­ tralia. We were about 500 miles south of the Cape of Good Hope and running before a fast wind flock of alba­ trosses wheeling and diving in our wake. We set out to catch some of the great white birds, and before Peterson long, gathered a large number of them in a pile on deck. The steward, undoubted­ ly thinking that our "catch" rep­ resented an excellent way to save some money on stores, ordered the cook to serve us albatross for sup­ per. While an albatross may look beautiful in flight, the sight of its dead carcass could never relieve the hunger pangs of even a starv- SIU'SOSO Proposal The Most Famous Albatross . Continued from page 3) against the establishment of 50-50 system for oil imports. If a quota system were introduced for Ameri­ can-flag tankers, it would pri­ marily affect the Liberian and Panamanian-flag tankers, which are owned in large measure by major U.S. oil companies. Of the 264 American-owned tankers operating under the flags of Panama and Liberia, nearly half are owned by five oil giants— Standard Oil of New Jersey, Tex­ aco, Gulf, Standard Oil of Califor­ nia and Socony Mobil. The Union points out that these five are mem­ bers of an association of runaway operators calling itself "the American Committee for Flags of Necessity," which is the chief op­ ponent of an oil import quota sys­ tem for U.S.-flag tankers. These ACFN members claim that an import quota system would violate the concept of free trade, would be "discriminatory" and in­ vite retaliation. The SIU declared that these ACFN members can make this charge while they are amassing millions of dollars in profits through the unrestricted and untaxed carriage of oil im­ ports. The SIU statement said that if an oil import quota system were put into effect, it would constitute an action against vessels which are really American ships, but which fly spurious flags in order to evade U.S. wages, working conditions. taxes and safety standards. An oil quota system, the Union said, can hardly be said to violate the con­ cept of free trade or to be dis­ criminatory with regard to other maritime nations. The SIU mainained that allega­ tions of "discrimination" and "re­ taliation" have frequently been employed as bugaboos by those seeking to safeguard their own special and vested interests, but that these allegations have never been proved to have a valid basis. "The fact is that de facto dis­ crimination against U.S. shipping already exists, and that the pas­ sage of preferential cargo meas­ ures by this country has never been proved either to increase or to decrease the amount of that discrimination," the statement de­ clares. The Union points out that Mari­ time Administrator Nicholas John­ son, n-t/orting on the 40 countries that now have cargo preference measures, furnished data that shows that 33 of them had enacted their regulations before 1956, the year the American law went into effect. "The specter of 'retaliation' is, as we have stated, a bugaboo cre­ ated by those who, amassing mil­ lions in profligate profits through their present operations, wish to maintain the status quo. We be­ lieve it is high time for tliis par­ ticular bugaboo to be extermi­ nated," the Union asserted. The most famous instance of the curse caused by killing an albatross appears in the poem, "The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Coleridge. Two verses from the poem, describing the bad luck that fell on the ancient mariner after he killed an albatross, are printed below: "God save thee, ancient Mariner! From the fiends that plague thee thus!— Why look'st thou so?" With my cross-bow 1 shot the Albatross. 4" 4" 5" And I had done a hellish thing. And it would work'em woe: For all averred, I had killed the bird That made the breeze to blow. Ah unretch! they said, the bird to slay. That made the breeze to blow! No Bad Luck Here LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Afflicted Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG Involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get. various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of Its mailing lists. hash, but to no avail. Mean Medicine When the crew dug in, they found the bird's meat tasted even worse than it looked. It was fishy, oily, and nasty, like mean medicine. My shipmates threw the hash into the scupper at the end of the gal­ ley and filled the air with foul curses, all aimed at the niggardly steward. However, I was made of tougher stuff than my fellow crewmem­ bers, and so I swallowed the "med­ icine." I could take an evil meal like that since I neither smoked or chewed tobacco. My shipmates, on the other hand, did both, buy­ ing the stuff from the^slopchest and paying the captain a capital price for the privilege. The crew thought that tobacco would make them better men, but they still couldn't eat the albatross hash. Curse Fulfilled When the "hash" dinner was over and the sailors' curses were still hovering about the steward's head, there came a wierd, uncanny cry: "Man Overboard!" ! Rushing on deck, we found that I the slamming mainsail had cata­ pulted a young sailor to the bot­ tom of the ocean. He had gone up, hand over hand out on the buck­ ing sheet to clip the hook of the lazy tack in an attempt to tie down the loose sister, but never touched the deck of the Glenlui again. Even though I had dined on the accursed albatross, luck was with me. I had wanted to do the dan­ gerous trick of taming the slam­ ming sheet, but a youthful Danish seaman came on deck to relieve me at the stroke of eight bells, and I went to "bellow" ina the foc'sle. Looking back over the years I wonder, where are the men now who refused their Sunday dinner and threw the alabtross hash into the scupper? Lady luck forsook them, since they are all dead and gone. Yet, I, who cared nothing for curses and prophecies, and took my "medicine" that fatal Sun­ day, am still here TO tell the story. By Henry Percikow Hp walks among men. Sealed from light. Yet sure of his path. While the multitude Stumbles through life Groping in the shadows. The remains of an albatross are examined by an ornithologist (a scientist specializing in bird research) aboard the SIUcontracted Anton Bruun (Alpine Geophysical) during its recent Indian Ocean expedition. The proverbial curse that is supposed to result from killing an albatross didn't faze Union members who reported smooth sailing during the two year voyage. The photo above was taken by Seafarer Eric Chlttemien, who sails in the deck department. They view the daybreak. Yet are blind to the reefs Onto which they are hurled. How can they choose The helping hand From the tiger's claw? The storm of conflict Will lift the fog Clinging like a cataract Upon their vision — For clay and spi^*'" Will not give sight. �fagt Twenty-Tw* SE AW AKERS BTatvlt 19M96S LOG STU AMTOVAXJB and All of the following Sltl families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: MyrtU Ann McLaughlin, bora Holly Goss, born December 17, Frederick Roring, born January 23, 1965, to the John F. Borings, September 10, 1964, to the Haskell 1964, to the Bdlly R. Goss, Hender­ McLaughlins, Tampa, Fla. son, Texas. Detroit, Mich. All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Arthur Blanchetta Frank Nappi Harvey Newcomb Arthur Botiiko Jill Louise Ryan, born November Clyda R. Brittle Ralph ParcJae Hubert Lewis Bailey, born Kevin Michael Drake, born No­ John Pastorek Antonio Cascano 8, 1964, to the Kenneth Ryans, Su­ January 20, 1965, to the Leonard Anthony PInchook vember 27, 1964, to the Donald C. Peter Cerka perior, Wise. Valentino Ferro James Portway Drakes, Detroit, Mich. Freldof Fondlla Joseph Pozzuoll Henry Fossett Charles Sapeta Lynwood Gregory Wm. J. Stormer . Connie L. Moore, January 11, Timothy Sullivan Elmer Koch 1965, to the Dexter D. Moores, BelPhillip C. Adkins, Jr., bora Jan­ Lisa Marie Murr, born January Leiand Larrimore Gusta Thobe C. E. Williamson haven, N.C. uary 30, 1965, to the Phillip C. 23, 1965, to the Mchael G. Murrs, James A. Lewis Harry W. Muches Adkins, Portsmouth, Va. New Orleans, La. USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Meiisa Trosciair, born December Gene T. Bacon P. W. McDonald 30, 1964, to the Bobby L. TrosAlexander Becker William Odum Donald Schaefer, born February Johnny Courville, bora Febru­ Joseph Brodour Morris J. Perry clairs. Mobile, Ala. ary 3, 1965, to the Joseph H. Cour- 1, 1965, to the Peter Schaefers, Estuardo Cuenca A. F. Sabourin Edward E. Davidson W. C. Scruggs Levittown, Pa. villes. Groves, Texas. Harmon 0. Haddock Curtis Smith • Luaiice Reyes, born February 1, Wm. Kwansnica P. A Thompson 1965, to the Angel L. Reyes, Brook­ W. A. Lawrence Richard Toler J. A,Mallard. Jr. F. Tosti lyn, New York. Tanya Babb, born March 1, Gena Marie Hartl, born October USPHS HOSPITAL 1965, to the Otho C. Babbs, Brook­ 27, 1964, to the Eugene K. Hartle, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA R. J. Aumlller Francis W. Keeley lyn, New York. Steven James Szumlia, born Jan­ Sturgeon Bay, Wise. G. E. Alvarez Torolf J. Kismul uary 23, 1965, to the Richard Szuisaak Bouzin James Lear James P. Conley John P. Murphy milas, Posen, Mich. Joseph Cole Byron C. Slaid Charlotte Cooper, born July T. C. Ibabao John Gregel, bora December 27, 1964, to the Don V. Coopers, USPHS HOSPITAL Angel Rafael Rodriguez, born 10, 1964, to the William Gregels, Pascagoula, Miss. JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA River Rouge, Mich. H. I. Colson M. Nielsen November 18, 1964, to the Rafael J. K. Grumpier F. P. Daugherty Rodriguezs, Rincon, P.R. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported H. L. Grizzard L. F. Ozlesinski J. C. Laseter R. B. Pardo to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment J. Michael Beth Ann Fox, bom November of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 21, 1964, to the Michael Foxs, To­ card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) i James L. Allen Percy J. LIbby ledo, Ohio. 0. D. Anderson James McCauley Eugene W. Auer Lawyer McGrew Fedil A. Lagramis, 63: Brother Wm. George Frederick Keller, 63 A. Belcher Lonnie McKenna Lagrimas died of natural causes Howard A. Berzina Claude McNorton Sherri Pierce, born January 9, Brother Keller died October 6 Jacobs Beukelaar M. Martlnovich on October 10, 1965, to the Donald R.' Pierces, 1964, in the RoseMichel Billo J. F. Mendoza 1964, in the San well Park Memo­ John P. Brooks P. C. Mendoza Jacksonville, Fla. Allen Collins, Jr. E. W. Messonnler Francisco USPHS rial Institute of a C. E. Cummings Luis Malta Hospital. A mem­ C. W. Cunningham Milton J. Mouton Sheri Corron, born December 2, stroke. A mem­ C. DeSouza Henry R. Norred ber of the SIU ber of the SIU 1964, to the Jerome J. Corrons, A. E. Douglas. Sr. William E. Oliver since 1959, he Great Lakes Dis­ Cleo L. Dupree Eugene G. Plahn Baltimore, Md. Harry D. Emmett Santos Ramos sailed in the trict, he sailed in Fred Fagan Gerald G. Raynal steward depart­ the engine de­ Marshall Foster Albert J. Rebana Natasha Marie Johnson, bora Robert M. Godwin James J. Redden ment. He is surpartment. Surviv­ December 2, 1964, to the Harold Wade B. Harrell Patrick Scanlan V i V e d by his ing is his wife, Walter H. Harris Hamilton Sebum W. Johnsons, West Palm Beach, Fla. Mrs. Clara Kel­ brother, Ben Forney Bowen Daniel W. Sommer Paul M. Hebert Harold W. Sweet ler. Burial was in the St. Matthews Aquino Lagrimas. He was buried Emmett L. Harvey J. C. Trosciair Renato Garcia, born November Cemetery, Cheektouga, N.Y. in Oamiling, Tarlac, Philippine Timothy R. Holt Robert Vance B. Huggins Joseph S. Vanacor 17, 1964, to the Angel Garcias, Islands. Olav Kjonbog John Ward Tierra Sta, Puerto Rico. Walter J. Koyn H. E. Willoughby James J. Lala Anthony Zanca Harold Irving Nelson, 55: Broth­ USPHS HOSPITAL James Clifton Armstrong, 54: Tracie Sue Gunnlaugson, born er Nelson died October 6, 1964, In NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Brother Armstrong died October Basillo Boschi B. 0. Brinkley December 4, 1964, to the Stewart 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4- 4- 4- Baileys, Median, Miss. 4 4 4 4" 4" 4 4 4 4 4" 4" 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 » 4 4 4 4 4- 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 - 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 - 4 4 4 the Staten Island 10, 1964, in the USPHS Hospital New Orleans of natural causes. USPHS Hospital 4 4 4 A member of the of pneumonia. A Gregory Long, born November Union since 1960, member of the 9, 1964, to the Robert Longs, he worked in the engine depart­ Benzonia, Mich. engine depart­ Walter C. LaJono ment, he began 4 4 4 ment. Simviving Your brother, Frank B. LaJonc, sailing with the Anthony Charles Aronica, bora is his wife, Mrs. SIU in 1951. He would like you to contact him at January 4, 1965, to the Anthony Carmen Nelson. is survived by hie 1733 Delta Street, National City, C. Aronicas, Miami, Fla. He was buried in wife, Mrs. Flossie Calif. the Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, I. Armstrong. Burial was in the 4 4 4 4 4 4 Twanna Fay Brown, born Jan­ Ala. Whistler Cemetery, Mobile, Ala. Lee Earl Gillian uary 20, 1965, to the Bobby You are requested to contact 4 4 4 4 4 4 Browns, Crcstview, Florida. your mother as soon as possible. Greer Collins Stevens, Jr., 46: Nicklos A. Bastes, 68: Brother 4 4 4 4 4 4 Barbara Ann Randol, bora No­ Brother Stevens succumbed to Bastes died June 8, 1964, at his home in New Or­ A. T. Salyards vember 26, 1964, to the William heart disease while aboard the leans of a heart Mrs. Elenor Salyards is very A. Randols, Amite, La. Steel Executive attack. A mem­ anxious for you to eontaot her. 4 4 4 Write to 112 Langener-Landr ber of the Union Rose Ann Narvez, born Septem­ on October 18, strasse, Bermerhaven, Germany. since 1944, he ber 19, 1963, to the Philip Nar- 1964. A member of the SIU since sailed in the vezs, Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 1947, he sailed in steward depart­ 4 4 4 Herbert Skyles ment until his re­ Margie Wong, born December the engine de­ Two pictures you submitted as tirement in 1960. 12, 1964, to the Kong Chin Wongs, partment. He is well as a check for you are being survived by his He is survived by San Francisco, Calif. held at the N.Y. Hall. Contact I. mother, Mrs. Zell his Godchild, 4 4 4 Spivack at the N.Y. Hall notifying Philip Dumire, born December S. Stevens, and his brother, Stan ^s. Sterling R. Price. Burial was him of your present address. 30, 1964, to the Phillip Dumires, R. Stevens. Burial was in Green­ in the Saint Vincent de Paul 4 4 4 ville, S.C. Worthington, Va. Cemetery, New Orleans, La. Chuck Tudora 4 4 4 4 4 4 Get in touch with Tony Berglne 4 4 4 Steven W. Hartley, born Janu­ at the USPHS hospital, 210 Statee William Joseph Schafer, 32: ary 19, 1965, to the Neil C. Hart­ Joseph Thomas Terra, 48: Broth­ Heart disease was fatal to Brother er Torra died September 25, 1964, Street, New Orleans, as soon as leys, Fairhope, Alabama. possible. Schafer while , in the Temple 4 4 4 4 4 4 Henry Colar, born November aboard the West­ I Hospital, PhilaSophoklls J. Tzortzakis 18, 1964, to the Henry Joseph ern Planet, while I delphia. Pa., of You are requested to contact Colars, New Orleans, La. docked at Guam. ^ heart disease. A A member of the 4 4 4 member of the your wife as soon as possible. Kelly Lynne Whalen, born Jan­ steward depart­ Union since 1944, 4 4 4 uary 18, 1965, to the Paul F. ment, he joined he sailed in the Income Tax Refund Checks Whalens, Huntington Beach, Calif. the Union in engine depart­ Checks are being held for the 1946. He is sur­ 4 4 4 ment. He is sur­ SIU members listed below by Jack Shelita Ann Charles and Trenita vived by his wife, vived by his two Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, Ann Charles, born January 19, Mrs. Virginia D. sons, Thomas and 450 Harrison Street, San Fran­ 1965, to the Leonard Charles, New Schafer. Place of burial was not James Torra. Burial was In the cisco, 5, Calif.: known. Orleans, La. Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa. Alexander Ansaldo, Charles Elbert Clayton C. A. Jennette Edward Day Hertford B. Rice William Fortescua James A. Wilkins Lowell E. Harris G. R. Williams USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Ludwig J. Bednar John Madar Leo Entrlnger Matthew O'Hara Wm. G. Goodhue August Pearson Lloyd Lund John Pollock USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Edward Arthur Thomas Grinsell Rune Gustafsson Emmett Avery Adolf Helnsaar Conway Beard AM Hubabi Burton Berg E. L. Jennings R. Blackstock Eric Johnson Gordon Chambers A. Karczewskl Daniel Couancy Walter. Kowalczyk Troy Cousins L. Maianson Joseph Czech Gordon Owen Arnoldo Dias Georges L. Pitour John Davis Winford Powell H. Dierking Julio Quinonez Adrian Donnelly Winston Renney Michael Filosa E. Reyes S. Friedman W. Schoenborn Robert Gabel Daniel Seda K Gainey Juan Soto Estell Godfrey Robert Stewart Julio Gonzalez USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Homer Campbell Donald Ritcey Charles Cochran Daniel Sanders Leo Derry, Sr. H. E. Thilhorn J. F. Jamieson Marshall Wheeler Joseph Pi I key USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Alfred Gardner John Rubery USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. Delbler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay J. Thibodeaux SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Edwin Harriman Thomas Isaksen Daniel Gorman William Kenny A. Gutierrez VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA R. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kelensnick VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manlon PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson N G. Gunnlaugsons, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Bush, Orla S. Bushold, Eigil E. Hjelm, Willard R. Layton, Lum She Lee, Potenciano Paculba, and Wong M. Sing. 4 4 4 Duke Douette Eileen Childs, sister of Lawrence Byrene, would like you to contact her as soon as possible. Call col­ lect to Boston, 267-2641. 4 4 4 Edward Edwards Nerelda A. Corona, 2489 Fair­ way, Dundalk, Marjdand, would like you to contact her at the earliest moment possible. TO BdJiPvaRT \ �Pac« Twentr-'nrM SEAFARERS '£.Q0 ot MELS SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10225 W. Jeffersou Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax Wliiiam Morris, Agent . . ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent . FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent . .622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2804 S. 4th St. John Fay, Acling Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent .DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy.Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, m, SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. Mali Address; P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....I2I6 E. Baltimore St EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON ... 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVU,LE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave Tel .629-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 Harrison St Tel. 229-27HH GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredae Workers Section ASSl.STANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller. Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. Kimball Trygve Varden, Agent ... ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park. Mich. Ernest Demerse. Agent . . DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur. Agent RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mail to Brimley, Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent BRimley 14-R 5 ''TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, linemen. Oilers & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA. O. .. 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck. Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns. Pro-Tern Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin, Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH . Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN, O. 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Rutiisati. Agent MAin 6-4573 Atlantic MembershiD Meetinsrs (Continued from page 4) aboard tbe Potomac aa ttaiixi cook is In the hall in Norfolk sporting his brand new SIU book uid looks SlU-AGLIWD Meetings MILWAUKEE ....2722 A. So. Shore Dr. as proud as a peacock after beJoseph Miller, Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a Wm. J. Lackey. Agent ..MElroie 2-8847 oomdng a full book member. month on days Indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the Riven Section Puerto Rico ST. LOUIS, HO 805 Del Mar listed SIU ports below. AU Seafarers are expected to attend. L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 Shipping in tho Peail Of Ibe Those who wish to he excused should request permission by tele­ PORT ARTHini, Tex. 1348 7th St. gram (he sure to include registration number). The next SIU Arthur Bendheim, Agent Caroribbean baa been fair here meetings wiU bet during the past few weeks. RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. New York April 5 Detroit April 9 On the Puerto Rican labor Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 Philadelphia April 6 Houston April 12 REGIONAL DIRECTOR front, about 300 employees of the New Orleans April 13 Baltimore Apirl 7 G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS Steel wo-rkers walked out of the April 14 Mobile B. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE...,1216 E. Baltimore St American Can Co. sqbsidiaries s. i. EAstern 7-4900 NORFOLK 115 Third St. along with their mainland counter­ West Coast SiU-AGLIWD Meetings 622-1892-3 SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the PHILADELPHIA .2604 S. 4th St parts. In other news on the DEwey 6-3818 island, a small water desalting monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for plant was inagurated last week in the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco United Industrial Workers Palo Seco. The hottest issue in and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 Puerto Rico right now is the Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with BOSTON 276 State St. arrival of the Status Commission an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ Richmond 2-0140 members from the U. S. to begin ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 preliminary hearings into what and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. will be the political status of the WAlnut 8-3207 Wilmington San Francisco Seattle JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE i 81 a n d—commonwealth or state­ ELgin 3-0987 hood. April 19 March 24 March 26 MIAMI 744 w. Flagler St. AprU 21 April 23 May 17 FRanklin 7-3564 We were all saddened by the MOBILE ,.•....1 S. Lawrence St. death of Pedro "Mondego" Gon­ -f HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS .630 Jackson Ave. zales who was buried last week in (For meeting place, contact Har­ Phone 529-7546 Ponce. Several members of the Great Lakes SIU Meetings old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 San Juan area made the trip to Regular membership meetings Sandusky, Ohio). PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. Ponce to pay their respects. Pedro DEwey 6-3818 who known as a fine man and on the Great I,akes are held on Meveland April 16 TAMPA ..312 Harrison St. the first and third Mondays of Toledo April 16 Phone 229-2788 good bosun. each month in aU ports at 7 PM Ashtabula April 16 local time, except at Detroit, (For meeting place, contact John where meetings are helO at 2 PM Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ The next meetings will be: tabula, Ohio). Detroit April 5—2 PM 4* 4* Alpena, BuDalo, Chicago, FINANCIAL RIPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. GuU, Lakes Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, United Industrial Workers and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed AprU 5—7 PM Regular membership meetings CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected for UIW members are scheduled by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters i i in Brooklyn. each month at 7 PM in varioua TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland ports. The next meetings will be: SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees New York .7 April 5 Regular membership meetings In charge of these ifunds shall consist equally of union and management Baltimore April 7 for IBU members are scheduled representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU Philadelphia AprU 6 each month in various ports. The trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various ^Houston April 12 next meetings will be: trust funds. Mobile April 14 SHIPPINO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected Phlla April 6—5 PM.. New Orleans April 13 exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to Baltimore (licensed and unknow your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ • Meetings held at Laoor Temple. New­ (Licensed .April 7—5P.M. able In all Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your port News. shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union Houston April 12—5 PM t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall,, ste. Marie, Mich, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: ^ Norfolk April 8—7 PM t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board N'Orleans .. April 13—5 PM 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you al all times, Mobile April 14—5 PM either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. x- Know Your Rights CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU baUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This estahli.shed policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union, The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he' Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and it given an official receipt, hut feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshes every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disahlUty-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth In the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may he discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national -or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which be Is entitled, he i'lould notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the h^sio rigbU of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these ohlectives. the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute. the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted, tor the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied hit constitutional right of accost to Union records or Information, he should immtdiately notify SIU Presldaht Paul Hall at haadquartars by certiflad mall, return receipt raquesteil. RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City April 12 Philadelphia April 13 Baltimore April 14 •Norflok April 15 Prove Eligibility For Hospital $ Seafarers being admitted to a Public Health hospital are urged to carry-with them their Union book plus proof of eli­ gibility for SIU b e n e fi t s; namely, a record that they have at least 90 days seatime during the previous year and at least one day during the previous six months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cause a GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION delay in payments to the Sea­ Regular membership meet­ farer. ings for Great Lakes Tug and If the Seafarer is admitted to Dredge Region IBU memters are . a hospital which is not a PHS scheduled each month in the vari­ institution, he should contact ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next the Union immediately. The meetings will be: Union will arrange with the USPHS for a transfer to a PubDetroit Apirl 12 lie Health hospital in his vicin­ Milwaukee AprU 12 ity. The PHS will not pick up Chicago April 13 the hospital tab for private Buffalo April 14 hospital care, unless it is noti­ tSauIt Ste. Marie April 14 fied in advance. Duluth AprU 15 Lorain April 16 USIleM.^UtWl TAKE A LOOK AT Americans at Work j Check Loca! TV Listings Produced by The AFL-CIO �PiO Tmatr-frnm SEAFARERS Mawfc It. Itll LOG ^ Two pieces of legislation providing medical assfstanct fer the elderly arajpw before Congress, waiting for action. One is tilt King-AndersonjyiedrtSre"bitt; which is supported by the AFL-CIO and the Johnson Admln^i^atlon. Ttie^^ the "Eldercare" bill, backed by the American Medical Important facts regarding the features of the two b MEDICAL MEDICARE •1 • The AFL-CIO and other supporters of the King-Anderson Med Icare bill back it as the best program of providing comprehensive medical assistance for the nation's elderly citizens who require hospitalization for illness. The Medicare bill, which is a key item in President Johnson's legislative program, would use Federal funds to protect citizens from the high costs of hospitalization during their illness-prone golden years. Statistics have shown that hospital costs are the greatest burden of health expenditures which older people must pay out. No matter in which of the fifty states he resides. Medicare would provide an elderly citizen with these benefits: • Sixty days of hospital benefits. • Sixty days of post-hospital extended care. • Two hundred and forty home health visits. • Out-patient diagnostic services. Under the King-Anderson bill, an older person would not be forced to take a humiliating "means" test pr sign a pauper's oath to be eligible for benefits. Any individual who is 65 years old would be eligible. Medicare would be financed by modest contributions under the Social Security program, amounting to less than one-half of one percent of total earnings up to $5,600. Employers would pay a matching amount toward building paid-up insurance which a worker can utilize when he retires. Persons not eligible for benefits under the Social Security program would receive Medi­ care assistance paid for by general revenues of the U.S. Treasury. A senior citizen would have free choice of physicians and hos­ pitals under the Medicare program. The bill also provides organ­ ized home nursing services, which can often mean avoiding the necessity of hospitalization, or permit a faster release for a per­ son in a hospital. While the Medicare legislation is not the complete answer to the medical needs of the aged, it is the most effective way of beginning a comprehensive, uniformly administered program of assistance. r-. FOR THE AGED ELDERCARE The benefits that senior citizens would receive under the AMA's Eldercare bill look impressive at first sight, since its cov­ erage is purported to include doctors' care, hospitalization, nurs­ ing home, surgical and drug costs. What the Eldercare bill's supporters don't mention is that their plan would be financed through matching funds raised by the states. This point throwsconsiderable doubt on the ability to provide adequate medical coverage for the older citizens whom it is supposed to aid. The deceptive feature of the Eldercare program is the fact that few of the 50 states have the resources or the willingness to raise the necessary funds to make the AMA plan operate with even a minimum of success. In fact, since state legislatures have the option of deciding whether to participate in the plan, it is all too likely that Eldercare would not even exist in several states. The record shows that few states have been able to provide the necessary money to match Federal dollars under the present Kerr-Mills medical assistance for the elderly plan. If every bene­ fit promised in the Eldercare bill were actually made available, the cost in both Federal and state taxes would be astronomical when compared to the Medicare program. The AMA also claims that Eldercare lets people over 65 qualify "without a welfare type investigation," but, in reality, this type of humiliating means test is still very much in existence, according to the bill's provisions. A senior citizen who wishes to become eligible for Eldercare will have to prove his income is below a certain amount specified by the individual states. This procedure involves taking a degrading means test. In some states, as experi­ ence under the Kerr-Mills program has shown, an older citizen would have to show evidence that he is a pauper to receive benefits. ' All Seafarers and their families are urged to write their congressmen in support of the King-Anderson Medicare bill. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA • AFL-CIO � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource March 19, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU URGES 50-50 OIL IMPORT PLAN SIU SCHEDULES CONVENTION – MAY 26-JUNE 1 UNION SPURS FIGHT TO PREVENT USPHS HOSPITAL SHUTDOWNS THREE SIU VETERANS OK’D FOR PENSIONS SIU FISHERMEN, DOCKERS TIE UP SOVIET COD CARGO SIU, ILA BLOCK UNLOADING OF SOVIET CODFISH CARGO SIU PROPOSAL WOULD PUT 50% OF OIL IMPORT QUOTAS ABOARD U.S.-FLAG TANKERS SIU CONTINUES ITS FIGHT TONSAVE PHS HOSPITALS SENATOR URGES INCREASED U.S. AID TO BULK CARRIERS CUBA REPORTS EXPANSION PLAN FOR MERCHANT FLEET CONGRESSMEN PRAISE ANTI-BRACERO LAWS HOUSE UNIT OKS EXTENSION OF SHIP BUILDING SUBSIDY STATISTICS SHOW U.S. LAGGING IN SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS AFL-CIO BLASTS SPY TACTICS USED BY INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT JOHNSON SIGNS APPALACHIA AID LEGISLATION INDIAN OCEAN FOUND RICH SEAFOOD SOURCE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/19/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 6 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3f2dd58e2b6e6df3c65e1749997d7efc.PDF 398e68d306444ed74205de75d8c450e1 PDF Text Text SEAFARERSmOG OFFICIAL ORQAW OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNIJN • ATLANTJC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO A \ » •' 0m i 1^6. IR-CIO CALLS ON PRESIDENT JONNSON' TO SAVE • PAGE 3 1 *i lllllllll �SEAFARERS Seafarer Teamwork, Courage Saves Two From Asphyxiation The following account of a dramatic lifesaving operation aboard the SlU-contraded Transeastern (Hudson Waterways) was reported to the LOG by Seafarer M. Darley, D-405. Barley's on-the-spot report is printed here in his own words. Mirdi t. 196»^ LOG f By PflHl HoU Two resolutions of vital interest to maritime 'Bsme out of the recent AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting at Bal Harbor, Florida. In one resolution, the AFL-CIO Executive Council urged President Johnson to mobilize all Government administrative agencies to join In a IH-O* gram to build an American "merchant marine to meet the vHal needs of the nation." , , ~ In another resolution, Hie Executive Board of the Maritime Trades Department urged the passage of legislation wiping out the tax havens enjoyed by American corporations operating runaway-flag ships. These r^lutlons are designed to hit at two of the most serious of the problems faced by the American merchant marine in Hs fight for survival—problems whose solution will provide the basis for rebuilding the U. S. merchant marine to the size and capability which this nation needs. Raw courage, perfect teamwork, quick action and individual heroism shown by crew* members of the SlU-contracted supertanker Transeastern (Hudson Waterways) saved two engineers from an eerie death by asphyxiation deep in the bowels of the mammoth ship recently. Tommy (Towboat) Thompson, OS, and Gerd Ehmke, The high seas drama occuired Jan. 27 salon messman, took turns cranking the hand-op­ shortly after 4 p.m. when the Transeastern erated breathing apparatus. was one day out of Suez bound for Germany with Carcich chose to don the breathing apparatus a iull load of Persian Gulf crude. The 46,000-ton mask and enter the tank first, although he would giant of the seas was steaming through placid east­ The SIU and other maritime unions have spoken out many times^ ern Mediterranean" waters at a smart 16-knot clip have been perfectly within his rights to have desig­ about the manner in which U. S. Government agencies are constantly"" nated anyone else for the job. Schoepfer was laying when the shrill" ringing of the general alarm bell shattered the serenity of normal shipboard routine, across a beam nearest the ladder at the bottom of undermining the strength of the American merchant marine. These sending all hands scurrying to the scene of the the tank, so Carcich made a line fast around his government agencies have made a farce of the 50-50 laws. They have torso below the armpits, and eager hands hauled made 50 percent of U. S. Government-financed cargoes the maximum emergency. him to the deck above. instead of the minimum which moves in American bottoms. They have General quarters was sounded after Chief En­ ignored the intention of congressional legislation and have apparentiy Second Trip gineer David Anderson, reporting from the engine been free to do' as they pleased when it came to the U. S. merchant room, notified the bridge that First Assistant Dave The chief mate, who was near exhaustion, came marine. Government agencies, particularly the Agriculture Department, Di.xon and Day Third Wilber Schoepfer were un­ out of the tank and turned the mask over to have cohsistenlty favored foreign-flag ships over American vessels and conscious at the bottom of an after ballast tank. Schuyler. Less than a minute was lost as the second have been more interested in providing cargoes for foreign bottoms Quick-thinking undoubtedly saved the two men's mate slipped on the mask and v/ent below for Dixon. than in keeping the U. S. merchant fleet afloat. They have shut their lives. Anderson connected a hose to a nearby com­ The first assistant was laying face up, wedged In a eyes or looked the other way when foreign trade missions made cynical pressed air outlet and dropped it in the tank, located recess of the tank; therefore, it was necessary to below the steering engine room. He then turned all make the line fast around his ankles. He was hauled and blatant attempts to force U. S. vessels out of the carriage of for­ eign aid and other U. S. Government financed cargoes. three of the ship's air compressors on the single The AFL-CIO Executive Council has demanded that these agencies hose. The empty tank was completely void of provide positive assistance to the President's Maritime Advisory Com­ oxygen, and the engineers had passed out for lack mittee in the development of a program to implement this country's of fresh air. maritime policy—or, in other words, has demanded that these agencies Eye-Witness Report abandon their anti-maritime policies and start pulling for a greater America along with the rest of us instead of in the opposite direction Wiper Richard J. Harris, the only eyewitness to in which they have been going. every phase of the near tragedy, recalled the chain of events thusly: The President's Advisory Committee was a direct outgrowth of the unfair discriminatory practices of these government agencies. What "Di.xon went into the tank to inspect it for water these agencies seem to be saying, is that they, and not Congress, are content, but before entering Instructed the wiper running the country and setting its policy. They must be corrected Vegas Worrell Gorcich to standby the manhole entrance as his safety man. This is routine procedure for an experienced tank- feet first out of the tank and through the narrow in their error. Before President Johnson's promised "new policy" toward maritime can come into being, the attitudes of these agencies erman when going into any tank. The first was well manhole entrance. toward maritime must be changed. up the ladder on his way out of the tank when Both engineers were unconscious, but it was he let go the rungs and fell to the bottom. Harris The MTD's action calling for the elimination of tax havens in which thought Dixon had accidentally fallen from the evident Schoepfer was In far the worse condition. American-owned runaway-flag ships can hide to avoid paying U. S. If he was breathing it was not audible. When taxes is another step in the right direction to eliminate one of the ladder and summoned Schoepfer. manual artificial respiration failed to bring him problems facing the mariime industry. The third assistant went to the assistance of around, bosun Johnny Vegas applied mouth-to-mouth Dixon, but apparently realized almost immediately resuscitation. The veteran Seafarer breathed lifeThese ships make a substantial portion of their huge profits in U. S. that the tank was without oxygen. He started climb­ giving oxygen into Schoepfer's lungs and the commerce, yet pay no U. S. taxes, employ foreign seamen at coolie ing for safety, but collapsed and fell when a short engineer slowly responded. Vegas, a Navy landing wages and thumb their noses at the U. S. Government and maritime distance up the ladder. The chief engineer was craft coxswain during World War II who joined the unions. then called and he instantly realized the trouble. SIU shortly after the cessation of hostilities, learned The MTD action calling for the closing of loopholes in our internal The tank had been closed tight for some time, and the latest life-saving methods at his own expense. the interior bulkhead had absorbed all oxygen He shelled out $200 a few years ago for a fecial revenue law would force these runaway-flag operators to assume the same tax responsibility which the rest of American industry now through the normal process of oxidation." course in first aid. The father of five, Vegas hails assumes. These runaway ship operators are not "special cases" and As the drama unfolded below decks, men through­ from Brooklyn. Chief pumpman Paul Gazic, a mem­ should not be allowed to milk the American economy any longer for out the ship were working at a feverish pace to save ber of the SIU since 1942, also assisted materially their own profit. their trapped shipmates, knowing that even one lost in helping revive the engineer. moment could mean the difference between life and Dixon was on his feet within a short time and Speaks At American University death. And the rescue operation was carried out showed no visible after-effects from his brush with with the precision of a high speed computer. the Grim Reaper, but Schoepfer '^as not so fortunate. He was in comatose shock for several Rescue Operation hours, and the Transeastern put into the nearest Captain C. Greenroad took over the bridge and port, Augusta, Sicily, where It was learned the day directed overall activities from there. Chief Mate third suffered three broken ribs. He was hospital­ Jimmy Garcich was in charge of on-the-spot rescue ized in the Sicilian port. operations. The captain ordered the bridge watch Capt. Greenroad expressed satisfaction with the WASHINGTON—Some of the unique problems facing the officer. Second Mate V. Schuyler, and Third Mate manner in which crewmembers responded under maritime industry in collective bargaining were discussed emergency conditions, and the two engineers said here recently by SIUNA vice-president William W. Jordan as they were "more than pleased." Dixon and Schoep­ he spoke before the Ocean fer posted the following signed statement in the Shipping and Foreign Trade negotiations because these subsi­ crew mess: Management Institute of dies often make up a part of sea­ "With heartfelt thanks we wish to try to express American University. The SIUNA men's wages. our gratitude for the prompt and courageous action vice-president, who is also Presi­ A major Improvement in mari­ of all hands, which resulted in our rescue. We are dent of the SIUNA-affiUated Ma­ time labor-management relations all familiar with drills; however, It Is extremely rine Firemen's Union suggested will result, Jordan noted, when the gratifying to know everyone co-operates so wonder­ ways to improve labor-manage­ Maritime Administration refrains fully when a real emergency arises, especially when ment relations in the maritime from advance pronouncements as to what wages, manning scales and you are the ones who are saved. Words can never industry. express our profound gratitude, but. we hope that Jordan pointed-out that many of other benefit provisions will, or C. Nathfrost to break out the fresh air-ibreathing each and every member of the vessel's complement the collective bargaining problems will not, be disallowed for subsidy s apparatus. Almost at the same instant, Garcich sent will understand what we are trying to say. "THANK faced by maritime unions are purposes. "Free collective bargaining In YOU." brought about by the unique in­ Seafarers Horace Sikes Jr. and Dexter Worrell, deck the maritime industry, I submit, maintenance men, and able seamen Charley Speers volvement of Government in mari­ Herpism and valor at sea was nothing new, for and Frank Leonard amidships for the life-saving many of the Transeastem's complement. Seafarer time operations through the Mari­ has resulted in fair and reasonable device. The two groups met in the shelter deck, Sikes, for example, only last year was awarded the time Administration and its agreements," Jordan said. "The parties are entitled to, and must where the breathing apparatus was stowed, and Maritime Administration's Meritorius Service branches. have at least a presumption that sped aft with the heavy box. Cites Example Award, the highest decoration given a merchant free collective bargaining will con­ Although the equipment was located some 400 seaman. Only a handful of the coveted medals have As an example, - Jordan noted tinue to result in such agreements." feet from the emergency scene and it was necessary been given out—and many of these were posthumous that the Maritime Subsidy Board, The SIUNA vice-president also to lug the cumbersome box up one deck and down awards. This longtime Seafarer specifically was although it stays well in the back­ discussed the role of automation two, the trip was made in record time. Also assisting cited for his role in the rescue of several Chinese ground of labor-management re- in maritime, and denounced the la connecting and rigging the equipment were Sea­ sailors. Sikes jumped into a raging China Sea to -lations in the maritime industry detrimental effect of runaway-flag farers Joe Thibodeaux, deck delegate. Baker AI save one of the drowning Chinese seamen. Sikes still cannot be Ignored by the ship­ shipping on the American mer­ I^ma and, Al Moore* all able seamen. Se^arers also is the Transeastem's ship's delegate. owners in collective bargaining chant marine. SlUNA V.P. Jordan Discusses Maritime Bargaining Problems V i. . �Mwrah I,(IMS SEAfARERS lOG Mobilize Gov't Bureaus To Save U.S. Maritime, AFL-CIO Urges Johnson BAL HARBOUR^ Florida—^The Executive Council of the AFL-CIO has urged President Johnson to mobilize all the agencies of his Administration to carry out a program aimed at building the American "merchant marine to meet the vital needs of our na-^ outlying states, possessions laws that infringe on the right of tion." and protectorates; free collective bargaining. The call for action was 2. Maintain a strong work To aid in the War on Poverty, Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey (standing) addressed the AFL-CIO Executive Council prior to its regular meeting at Bal Harbour, Florida. AFL-CIO President George Meany (center) and Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz look on. passed by the Executive Coun­ cil in meeting here. Its adop­ tion was strongly recom­ mended by tlie AFL-CIO Ma­ ritime Trades Department. SIUNA president Paul Hall, a force of civilian personnel aboard our ships and in our shipyards which will provide a practical demonstration of the standards achieved hy Ameri­ can workers and the nation's intention to maintain such in­ dustrial standards in the face of direct competition from areas with. less advanced standards; the Executive Council urged that the Congress raise the minimum wage and expand its coverage to all workers now exempted. A shorter national workweek and double-time for overtime was also recommended for passage by Con­ gress. For the nation's elderly, the AFL-CIO again voiced its full support to the King-Anderson Medicare Bill in its present form and applauded the efforts of the House Ways and Means Committee in speeding the legislation to the House floor. They also called for prompt action to modernize the unemploy­ ment compensation system, which is 20 years out of date in meeting the needs of the unemployed. The AFL-CIO Executive Council asked that priority be given in the housing field to legislation provid­ ing for $2 billion in grants for the construction of community facil­ ities to help preserve the nation's towns and cities. Aid to Farm Laborers The AFL-CIO also urged Con­ gress to include farm laborers in the National Labor Relations Act and to provide them with minimum wage, maximum hour and child labor protection. The Council also repeated its opposition to the importation of foreign farm labor. A national farm labor recruitment program was called for to end the nation's dependence on foreign farm labor. On the political front, the AFLCIO, through COPE, its political arm, said it would launch an inten­ sive register-and-vote campaign to (Continued on page 18) member of the Council, heads the MTD. The action was also support­ ed by NMU Pres. Joe Curran. The labor body gave full support to the efforts of AFL-CIO "sea­ 3. Serve as a primary instru­ going and longshore unions to ment to maintain a favorable develop programs through Presi­ international monetary bal­ dent Johnson's Maritime Advisory ance; Committee to implement and strengthen the nation's maritime 4. Serve as a fitting symbol policy." to our country's strength and The resolution noted that the prestige; United States requires a well5. Serve as an auxiliary to balanced merchant marine suffi­ the Armed Services." cient to: "1. Promote and protect our The President's Maritime Ad­ foreign commerce, including visory Committee, established a passengers and serve and de­ year ago, includes representatives BAL HARBOUR, Florida—The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades velop the commerce of our from maritime labor, industry, government and the public. Presi­ Department meeting here last week proposed legislation dent Paul Hall, a member of the that would sweep away the tax havens enjoyed by operators MAC, has placed recommendations of runaway-flag merchant ^ for improvements in the U.S. merchant marine before the com­ fleets as a basic step in im­ by the department, and a protest mittee. was made against "unfair rules proving the faltering position and regulations" in effect at the Among these is a proposal to of the U.S.-flag merchant marine. U.S. Naval Air Station at Alame­ tax runaway-flag shipping, with The executive board of the MTD, da, Calif. the tax money gain to be used headed by SIUNA president Paul for the construotion of modern Vigorous endorsement was given Hall, adopted a policy statement by the MTD for the repeal of many bulk carriers for the U.S.-flag DETROIT — Local 10 of the calling on Congress to eliiminate of the existing excise taxes, and fleet. the income tax exemption cur­ support was voiced for the battle Transportation Servies and Allied Other AFL-CIO Actions rently "enjoyed by shilpplng sub­ of the Meatcutters Union against Workers district of the Seafarers stantially owned by American citi­ the government establishment of International Union of North In other actions taken by the zens or corporations operating un­ a seal oatoh monopoly in the hands America, AFL-CIO, won a smash­ Executive Council, the AFL-CIO ing 2-1 election victory in ballot­ der runaway flags" such as Li­ of a runaway employer. ing conducted here this week cov­ strongly reaffirmed its top legis­ beria, Panama and Honduras. ering some 1,800 Checker Cab lative goal of 1965 to repeal Aid Bulk Carriers Company drivers. The announce­ Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley A great part of the income Act, which pei-mits the states to gained by the operators of suoh The MTD anso called for In­ ment was made today by John ships, the statement pointed out, creased construotion subsidies for Weaver, secretary-treasurer of the impose so-called "right-to-work" is derived from U.S. overseas com­ bulk carriers, and for a clearer In- local. merce. Runaway-flag ships carry terpretatioft of regulations on ear- The election win for Local 10 a larger portion of the nation's goes financed through the Import- was the third in a row at Checker foreign commerce than do the Export Bank. Opposition to any during the past nine months. It ships flying the Stars and Stripes. plan which would allow Che con­ climaxes a three-year struggle to The tax haven granted to these struction of American-flag ships in secure collective bargaining rights operators "fosters and encourages foreign shipyards was also strong­ covering the Checker drivers. n praotice which has damaging ef­ ly expressed. A tally of the votes yesterday fects upon American employment, To preserve the health of sea­ at the regional office of the Na­ WASHINGTON—^The Agency for International Develop­ federal tax revenues and the na­ men and others, the MTD voiced tional Labor Relations Board, tion's gold supply," the MTD state­ its oppositions to proposals that which conducted the election on ment, moving to stem the nation's continuing gold outflow, ment said seek to cut back or close down March 1-2, listed 454 votes for has notified voluntary agencies disbursing foreign aid dona­ Escape Taxes services and hospitals maintained Local 10, and 261 votes for the tions that U.S.-flag shipping "If this loophole is retained in by the U.S. Public Health Service. company, out of a total of 715 must be used to an even charges during 1964 went to other ballots counted. greater extent in the carriage than U.S.-flag ship.ping. U.S.-flag our internal revenue law, to be Extend Blacklist cargoes-^provided for under Title consistent we should permit man­ In addition, there are 216 chal­ of those donations. The MTD conference also de­ lenged votes to be disposed of be­ 111 of P.L. 480—have risen from 55 ufacturers to fly foreign flags over A new certification will be re­ their factories, import coolie labor clared its specific support for leg­ fore a formal announcement of quired beginning March 15 demon­ percent in fiscal 1961 to 61 percent and escape paying income taxes on islation that would close U.S. ports the Local 10 victory can be issued strating that an agency has offered in 1964. to any ships engaged in trade vwith by the NLRB. However, since profits," the MTD maintained. The new certification called for Communist Cuba, and urged that Local lO has almost an absolute such cargoes to U.S.-flag operators by the A.l.D. must follow any bills The MTD meeting here also such legislation also include barr­ 50 percent majority of the total and has been turned down before called for other measures to im­ ing ships "engaged in commerce vote of 931, including the chal­ a foreign-flag ship can be given of lading of foreign-flag shipping and must state: prove the position of the U.S. mer­ with North Viet Nam and Commu­ lenges, the union is confident of the cargo. chant marine. They asked for the nist China from carriage of U.S.- the outcome. "1 certify that this cargo has This is the third attempt of the strengthening of cargo preference sponsored cargoes." A.l.D. in the past six years to been offered to those U.S.-flag car­ This week's election was a run­ laws so that more governmentriers serving the ports of loading In a "statement on the eurreint off of an election won by Local tighten up on the payment of dol­ generated cargoes would be car­ and discharge on a direct basis, lars to foreign-flag shipping opera­ ried in the nation's ships. They longshore dispute, the MTD de­ 10 last October in which the SlU tors. Before 1959, A.l.D. made and that none was able to accept asked that special attention be clared that "there is no earthy ex­ defeated a local of Jimmy Hoffa's payments for freight charges to this cargo within the limits bf the cuse for the continued holdout of Teamsters Union. The elteition given to the oil import program. employers against the reasonable was ordered by the NLRB to set­ foreign operators. In recent years, available free time." Complete records of such car­ Full support for legislation to collective bargaining objectives of tle the representation issue, after those payments have all but goes shipped by voluntary agencies provide prevailing wage determin­ local unions of the Longshoremen it ruled that the Teaimsters did stopped. Only $4 million of the $92 mil­ are to be kept for checking and ation in compensation for fire- in the South Atlantic and Gulf not qualify for a place on the fighting personnel was expressed ports." ballot this time. I lion paid out by A.l.D. for freight confirmation by the A.l.D. MTD Calls For U.S. Closing Of Runaway Tax-Haven Loopholes SlU Wins Detroit Taxi Vote MoveToUp US,'Flag SItareOfAID Cargoes �vmi tern SEAFARERS Mmli J, IMf v LOG Sill Takes Part in P.R.-U.S. Joint lob Training Conference SAN JUAN—The formulation, initiation and execution of training programs for un­ skilled workers, first in Puerto Rica and later in the continental United States, was the subject of a recent United States-Puerto Rican Conference on Poverty and Unemployment, chaired by Keith Terpe, president of the SIU of Puerto from the industrialization of what the rate of joblessness among ' Rico, and Theodore Kheel, ex­ was a basically underdeveloped youths is six times as high. The By Eari (Bull) Shepord. Vice-President. AtlanHc East Coast Shipping Brisk With the ILA beef settled on the upper east coast, the port of New York is back in business In a big way. The waterfront area is Jammed with trucks unloading and picking up cargoes from the hundreds of ships in the harbor. Needless to say, shipping is very brisk and the hall is crowded. Ships laid up by the beef are crewing and recrewing, ecutive secretary of the American area until recently. purpose of the discussions was to and it should be some time before the situation gets back to normal Foundation on Automation and Unemployment High stimulate public and private pro­ speed. Employment. Unemployment on the island is grams, aided by matching Federal Waiting to ship out of New York during the last period was Thomas The conference was co-sponsored twice as high as in the U.S. and funds, to alleviate this problem. Holt. Tom spent a month on the beach relaxing and is now looking by the Caribbean Foundation on for a long trip. Also looking for a long trip is S. Bhek. He says he would Education and Employment on prefer an Isthmian ship. which Terpe serves as a member To ^Explain' U.S. Maritime Aid of the Board and Directors. J. Obreza, who sail on deck, is watching the board for a bosun's job In discussions sponsored by the on a short trip. H. Justice says he will take any good steward's job. Conference, danger was found in BOSTON tlie tendency today toward com­ Shipping has picked up considerably in Boston, with the Steel Navi­ placency about unemployment brought about by fractional re­ gator and the New Yorker crewing up in the last period. There was ductions in the rate of joblessness. one payoff, and three ships serviced in transit. The outlook for the next period remains good. These decreases represent an WASHINGTON—Admiral John Harllee, chairman of the overall gain in employment, but Amos Buzzeile, a 25-year union man who last sailed as 3rd cook on not for the economic untouchables, Federal Maritime Commission, and a small group of mari­ the Cities Service Baltimore, has been holding down the Hall for the the unskilled who remain un­ time officials, left for Paris this week in the wake of pro- first job that comes along. -f — touched by the prosperity that is tests from European shippers he's watching for another sunshine sweeping the nation. Collective against U.S. cargo preference The FMC head was accompanied on Malcolm MacDonald, another bargaining cannot help this un­ laws and other policies de­ the Paris visit by Timothy J. May, oldtimer, is happy to be home run back on the P.R. route. fortunate group since it is both signed to protect the American- managing director of the FMC; again. His last ship, the Couer Norfolk D'Aiene Victory, was tied to the helpless, hopeless, and has no one Paul Geren, representing the State flag fleet. Shipping out of Norfolk has been to speak in its behalf. Department, and Philip Franklin dock for 53 days in Rio de Janeiro. good, with the Steel Chemist taking John "Sully" Sullivan was also Harllee's trip to Paris was for During the discussions, parallels of the Commerce Department un­ were made between the unemploy­ the announced purpose of discus­ der secretariat for transportation. killing time on the same ship. a lot of jobs not claimed after the After spending some time with the ILA beef. The future looks bright, ment problems of Puerto Rico and sing maritime problems with the family, he says he'll look for a with the Commander due to pay­ Maritime Transport Committee of the continental United States. The off and clean the hall out. In the coast hugger. lack of skills on the mainland was the Organization for Economic last period, two ships signed on Cooperation and Development. caused mostly by rapid strides in Philadelphia and two were serviced in transit. automation that displaced many European shipping interests workers. On the other hand, un­ have been attacking efforts by the William Donald paid off the Shipping has been on the up­ skilled labor in Puerto Rico stems U.S. maritime industry to main­ swing in Philadelphia, with two Eagle Traveler when his wife went The William Green scholar­ payoffs, one sign-on and 12 in into the hospital. Now the wife is tain its place in this nation's com­ ship program of the Ohio transits serviced during the last better and he's been watching the merce. The Europeans are upset State University is offering period. The picture is expected to board for the first AB's job. by the U.S. Cargo Preference Act, two undergraduate scholar­ remain bright, especially for rat­ "ship American" campaigns and John McDonald has his full book ships and two graduate fel­ ings. other measures. and is proud of it. He's watching lowships in honor of the late Richard Heffley, who started out now for a coal run to Holland president of the AFL. They have stalled on U.S. ef­ sailing SIU in 1943, was last for his next trip. William Culpep­ forts to have them make public The fellowships, for stu­ aboard the Mayflower, where he per, a 20-year union man, was last documents relating to possible un­ dents of labor relations, are sailed in the deck department. He aboard the Spitfire, where he made fair rate practices in their trade for $2,250 each. The scholar­ says he really loves the sea and two trips as bosun. Now he's look­ with the U.S. Spokesman rep­ ships, for students concentrat­ hopes to ship again as soon as ing for another bosun's job. NEW YORK—New efforts are resenting the American merchant ing on such fields as Econom­ possible. under way to place the New York marine feel that the FMC has ics History, Political, Science, Willis Harper, who sails as an James Haines, who holds an AB State Barge Canal under Federal vacillated on the problem of get­ Mathematics, Science, Sociol­ AB, paid off the Steel King to take ticket in the deck department, is jurisdiction so that the waterway ting the European shippers to open ogy and Business Administra­ proud of graduating from the SIU care of a little shoreside business. can again become an important their books. tion, are for $500 each. upgrading school last fall. His last He is ready to ship again and link between this metropolitan While that particular problem wants another Isthmian ship on the Application blanks for Sea­ ship was also the Mayflower. area and the Great Lakes. has not been slated for discussion pineapple run. farers and their families in­ The transfer of the canal to at the conference, the problem, Stephen Homko, an SIU man terested In the scholarship Puerto Rico Federal authority v/ould be the many feel, is still unresolved. The since 1944, last sailed on the Na­ program can be obtained from tional Seafarer. Now he's watch­ first step of a program to expand hope among the American mari­ Shipping in the sunshine island the William Green Menmrial ing the board for a group 1 job. has been only fair, with 14 ships and modernize the waterway, ac­ time industry is that Harllee will Fund, 239 Hagerty Hall, The Also on the beach here is Millard serviced in the last period. The cording to proponents of the not make any further concessions Ohio State University, 1775 S. Cutler, who has been sailing SIU Alcoa Explorer arrived in San Juan move in the state legislature. The and accomodations with the College Road, Columbus 10, deepsea as a cook since 1946. pro-transfer forces are banking on European shippers. during the tail end of the ILA beef Ohio. the publication of an Army Corps on her way back from India. Jose Baltimore of Engineers study which is said Pepe" Prats signed on as chief Shipping has been good here steward. He was joined on the ex­ to call for improvements in the since the end of the ILA beef and plorer by Seafarers Eugene Nunez, Great Lakes region. is expected to get even better Ernesto Martinez, R. Gautier, SerThe canal now carries about when when a final settlement in vado E. Castro and Rafael Ramos. three million tons of cargo year­ the West Gulf ports is hammered ly, the bulk of it petroleum out. In the last period, there were products. It extends from Lake eight payoffs, six sign-ons and 14 Erie at Buffalo to the Hudson Riv­ ships serviced in transit. Mar. 5, 1965 Vol. XXVII, No. 5 er at Troy. A northern branch runs Official Publication of the SIUNA James F. Davis had to pay off to Lake Eire at Oswego. Another the Robin Sherwood to go into Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters branch, the Champlain Waterway, District, AFL-CIO the USPHS here, but now has his extends to the St. Lawrence River Executive Board FFD again and is raring to ship. PAUL HALL, President at Montreal. After spending time in drydock, CAL TAN NEK EAKL SHEPARD Expansion of the canal under fed­ Jim, who sails as an FWT in the Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President AL KERB blackgang, had nothing but praise LINDSEY WILLIAMS eral jurisdiction^ould allow barges Sec.-Treas. Vice-President for the SIU Welfare Plan. to travel across its length in tandem. ROB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER Currently, barges can transit the Vice-President Vice-President Lloyd J. Zimmerman has had a locks and curves of the canal only HERBERT BRAND run of tough luck. He paid off the Director of Organizing and in single file. By widening the Yorkmar in the fall to enjoy some Publications canal and making other improve­ vacation time at home. He had an Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Art ments, experts believe that traffic BERNARD SEAMAN; Asst. Editor: apendicitis attack, however, and Editor; NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: ROBEM can be raised an average of three was laid up for two months in ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE CARMEN. percent yearly. The savings in­ the USPHS. Now he is ready to volved in transportation would ship again, but will have to wait amount to $27 million a year, it is a little while longer before he can Due to the fact that he could not congratulate each crew. felt. go on vacation. member individually on winning the ship safety award for Also spurring canal improve­ Michael Endres, who likes the Published biweekly at the headquartera the fourth year in succession, Captain Anderson of the Steel International Union, AN ment is a new sugar processing Puerto Rico run, signed on the of the Seafareri Recorder (Isthmian) did the next best thing and got together Lakes and Inland Waters plant under construction in Monte­ Olga for a change of scenery and o AFL-CIO, 475 Fourth Avanua, one man from each shipboard department and the ship's NY, 1123J. Tel. HYaclnth 9-4400. zuma. The plant will encourage enjoyed the sights in the Mediter­ Brooklyn, Second clais pottage paid at the Pott delegate. Left to right above are Anderson, bosun Bill Davis, the growing of sugar beets in the ranean. He says he saw a lot of ?# AuBi%r°9ir' ' 3rd cook Harold Augins, oiler J. Prohownik, and ship's dele­ interesting things in France, Italy, area, and an improved canal would 120 Greece, Turkey, North Africa. Now gate Hank Swartjes. speed this new cash crop to market". FMC Chief Meets Foreign Shippers William Green Scholarships Are Offered U.S. Operation Of N.Y. Barge Canal Sought Steel Recorder Wins Safety Award SEAFARERS LOG �i, im SEAFARERS Pat* nrfL 'f LOG Two Oldtimers Added To SIU Pension Rolls %• f Two more long-time Seafarers have jOiined the growing ranks of SIU members receiving $150 per month pensions that enable them to live in security after lifetimes of sailing. Trustees of the Sea­ farers Welfare and Pension Plan approved the pensioils for the two veterans, both members of the At­ lantic and Gulf District. The new pensioners are Fred­ erick Harvey, 78; and John Van Dyk, 68. SlU veteran John Von Dyk (left) gets his first regular month­ ly $50 pension check and hearty congratulations from head­ quarters rep. Steve Zubovich. Van Dyk's last ship was the Geneva (U.S. Steel Corp.) where he sailed in the engine department. By Ai Kerr, Secretory-Treasurer Filing For Dependents' Benefits Harvey, a native of Chicago, 111., was a deck department veteran by the time he joined the SlU. Last sailing aboard the Fairland (Sea Land), he will make his home in Broofclyn, N. Y. Van Dyk began sailing at the age of 15 aboard a Scandinavian fishing schooner. Soon graduating^ to sailing vessels, and eventually to steam vessels, he joined the SIU with 30 years of experience in all three ratings. He sailed mostly in the engine department. A native of Amsterdam, Holland, he now makes his home in Bayshore, L. I., with his wife, Olliffe. He last sailed aboard the Geneva (U. S. Steel). Since the inception of this column, Seafarers have been asked to forward any questions or compiaints they may have regardinc the processing of applications for various benefits to the SecretaryTreasurer's office. The result has been a small number of complaints about the processing of some types of applications, and we are current­ ly tightening up areas of administration where these items seem to crop up. The complaints that have come in, as far as the majority of cases is concerned, have been the result of claims fildd improperly at the time DETROIT—Balloting for Re­ they were originally submitted. Therefore, in an effort to assist the membership in filing complete applications for the various benefits gional Officers of the Great Lakes they may be entitled to under the SIU Welfare, Pension and Vacation Tug and Dredge Region of the Plans, we will continue to spell out the steps to be taken in filing for SIU Inland Boatmen's Union will each type of benefit available, and to deal with one of them at a time. start Monday, March 8, in accord­ ance with the Union constitution. Since the dependents benefits are the ones about which we receive The tug and dredgemen mil also the most inquiries, this area seems a good place to start. select Port Presidents next month. A seaman who is filing for benefits must have been employed at least Candidates for the various offices 90 days during the previous calendar year, and at least one day within were selected during the Decem­ the past six months immediately preceding the date his claim accrued. ber, 1964 nominations period. The All of this employment must have been with an SlU-contracted com­ balloting for Regional Officers will pany which was a part of the Sea- *• begin on March 8, 1965, and con­ farers Welfare Plan during the by the attending physician or sur­ tinue through March 20, 1965. The period the seaman worked for the geon), a marriage certificate, the election of Port Presidents will be company. child's birth certificate (if a child conducted at the regular April is involved). For any other person membership meeting of the Great Who is termed a dependent? The "dependent" includes an em­ whom the member is claiming as Lakes Tug and Dredge Region ployee's wife, unmarried children a dependent, he must furnish a IBU-SIU. under 19 years of age, and any copy of his latest Federal tax re­ All members have been mailed other person whom the member is turn as proof of dependency. a special election supplement con­ In the event a claim involving a taining the Regional Director's re­ entitled to claim as a dependent on his current Federal income tax hospital or doctor bill has not been ports on Election Ballot and in­ return, under the US Internal paid, then the check in payment structions for voting, nominations thereto will be drawn in the name for Port Presidents, nominations Revenue Act. of the member and/or the doctor for Officials, and instructions for Copies of legal documents es­ or hospital, whichever is involved. election of Port Presidents. The tablishing proof of dependency This then means that the member supplement also includes a selected Btatus must be filed with the Sea­ must endorse the check and that voting guide for polls committees farers Welfare Plan office. the doctor or hospital must en­ and a letter concerning procedures dorse it. This procedure is used, for mail ballots. In order to be entitled to the Elections will be conducted in dependent benefits, a patient must not to create a hardship on the member, the doctor or the hospital, the popts of Ashtabula, Ohio; Buf­ have been admitted to a hospital, but to insure that all hospitals and falo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; and/or surgery must have been doctors are paid in full so as to Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; performed. In the event of sur­ maintain a good working relation­ Duluth, Minnesota; Lorain, Ohio; gery, it is not necessary that this ship between the various hospitals Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sault Ste. surgery be performed in a hospital and our membership. Marie, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio. in order to be entitled to payment SiiiiiMsSiSiSiSiK of this surgery benefit. The sur­ gery benefit is paid in accordance with the Surgery Schedule for De­ NEW ORLEANS—SIU President Paul Hall and other repre­ pendent Benefits. sentatives of maritime labor, management and government will take part in the sixteenth annual Institute on Foreign Transporta­ Any claim, as well as proof of a tion and Port Operations to be held here March 15 to 19. claim for dependent benefits, must be submitted to the office of the The seminar sponsored by the Tulane University School of Busi­ Seafarers Welfare Plan within 100 ness Administration will explore all phases of maritime transporta­ days of the performance of such tion with the "advancement of maritime commerce of the United surgery, or of the patient's dis­ States by improved transportation" as its object. charge from the hospital. The entire final session of the seminar will be devoted to "Mari­ time Labor Relations." Panelists for this discussion, in addition to In addition, the applicant must SIU President Hall, will include William Jordan, President of have, on file with the Seafarers SlU-affiliated Marine Fireman's Union; International Longshore­ Welfare Plan office, copies of the men's Assocation vice president Anthony Scotto, and representa­ following or originals: An enroll­ tives of the shipping industry. ment card, a claims statement (filled in on both sides and signed Tug & Dredge BallotingOpens Hail To Speak At Transport Seminar Seafarer Oldtimer Fred Harvey (left) is all smiles as he picks up his first $150 regular monthly pension check at New York headquarters from headquarters rep. Ed Mooney. Harvey last sailed aboard the Fairland (Sea Land) in the deck department. Congressman Hits MA's Foreign Shipbuiiding Plan WASHINGTON—Sliarp criticism of the Maritime Admin­ istration's plan to promote the building of U.S.-flag ships in foreign shipyards was voiced last week by Representative Edward A. Garmatz (D.-Md.) *• of the House Merchant Ma­ lars from the United States, some­ thing the Federal Government is rine Committee. making a resolute effort to stem The destruction of the American now. shipbuilding industry is "appar­ ently basic to the success of the Maritime Administration's brain­ child," Garmatz charged. He warned that Congress would "cast a jaundiced eye" at any proposals that would "wipe out" our private­ ly owned shipbuilding industry. He said that the shipbuilding industry was "vital to the econ­ omy and to national security." The lawmaker cautioned against the "economy argument" being ad­ vanced by the MA to carry through its plan to "scuttle" the U.S. shipbuilding industry and as­ sign their work to foreign yards. "One would think from all the fuss being made about higher costs in United States yards that the possible $1.5 billion paid out in construction subsidies since 1936 was so much money down the drain," Garmatz continued. "Yet this is far from the case," he said. Danger to Jobs "Hundieds of thousands of jobs have been provided to skilled workers over the years in ship­ yards and in the sub-contractor and ship supply industry, Garmatz pointed out. He also noted that "millions in taxes thus far have flowed back into the Treasury and other millions were saved to the government in World War 11" be­ cause of the shipyards in the U.S. The Maryland Congressman also charged that the Administration's maritime program is eventually aimed at the "repeal of the Cargo Preference Act, which has been instrumental in preventing the complete collapse of America's once great tramp fleet." Garmatz recently placed a bill before the House which would put teeth into the Cargo Preference Act rather than'weaken it. The Shipbuilders Council of America also attacked the MA's proposal to let U.S. ships be built in foreign yards. The Council charged that the plan can only lead to a greater outflow of dol­ Labor Supports Tighter Federal Narcotics Laws WASHINGTON — Alarm over the mounting use of "goof balls" and other narcotic drugs by teen­ agers has led the AFL-CIO to give its full support to legislation tightening up Federal controls on such drugs. AFL - CIO Legislative Director * Andrew J. Biemiller voiced labor's backing for a set of amendments to the Food and Drug Act, which have been sponsored in Congress by Representative Oren Harris (D.-Ark.), chairman of the House Commerce Committee. Such legislation "has become in­ creasingly needful as a public health measure," Biemiller said. According to information released by the Food & Drug Administra­ tion half of all barbiturates and amphetamines produced in the U.S. "ends up on the bootleg mar­ ket." Improved Control The Harris Bill would require the keeping complete records at each stage of production, distribu­ tion and sale of barbiturates, am­ phetamines and any other drug which has a stimulating or de­ pressing effect. It also provides authority to deal with "counter­ feit" drugs — those made illegally and sold under phony brand-name labels. Biemiller stressed the impor­ tance of the record-keeping re­ quirements and urged that they be passed without being watereddown. "We fail to see how the law can be effectively enforced unless it is possible to check sales records against records of author­ ized prescription for the drugs," Biemiller stated. �9ic« Sb SEAFARERS •, INI LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District) February 13 February 26 Jobs appeared on the shipping boards faster than they could be called this period as shipping resumed In most ports previously strikebound. Longshoremen began mov­ ing cargoes at the beginning of the period. As a result, 2,085 Seafarers shipped, compared with 850 during the previous two weeks. Because dockworkers were still on the bricks in South Atlantic and some Gulf ports, job calls were far above normal in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Norfolk, while remaining at a slow pace in Tampa and Jacksonville. Local beefs in Houston, New Orleans, and Mobile were settled by the dockers with brisk activ­ ity resulting. Job calls picked up considerably in San Francisco during the period, while dipping slightly in Seattle and Wilmington, The breakdown of job calls by department revealed that, as before, most jobs went to members sailing in the deck department. All three departments, however^ showed far above normal shipping. Registration dipped only slightly this period, with a Ship Acfivify total of 1,103 registrations, compared with 1,159 in the previous period. The total number of Seafarers regis­ tered and on the beach at the end of the period, however, dropped considerably to 4,635, against 5,549 in the previ­ ous two week period. The seniority situation during the past two weeks, favored full book members. The ratio of A Books ship­ ping comprised 66 percent of the total, compared with 61 percent in the prior period. B Books comprised 27 per­ cent of the total, dropping for the second time from 30 percent in the prior period. C Cards comprised only 6 percent of the total shipped contrasted with 9 percent in the prior two weeks. Shipping activity picked up, as shipowners rushed to get their ships out of clogged ports. There were 43 payoffs during the period, compared with 48 in the pre­ vious period. Sign-ons, picked up to 36, contrasted to 16 in the prior two weeks, and in transit visits increased to 99, aganst 55 in the prior period. Pay Slgi la Offs Oai Traas. TOTAL 1 9 2 S 0 2 0 3 6 5 Hotttloa Wilmingtoa .. 0 Son Froncitco. 2 Seattle ...... 5 0 6 1 6 3 2 0 2 8 0 0 3 5 3 9 12 14 7 4 5 3 9 19 4 4 2 4 24 15 28 10 10 B 8 23 24 4 11 12 TOTALS ... 43 34 99 178 Bostoa New York .... Philadelphia .. Baltimore .... Norfolh Jachienville .. Tam^ Mobile New Orleooa.. DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A _ Seattle GROUP 1 2 10 4 13 31 4 6 9 24 2 2 4 3 2 1 8 10 24 11 14 17 6 2 6 7 11 9 TOTALS 90 Pert Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco 148 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 16 0 3 2 0 2 2 4 13 3 0 2 20 1 8 52 3 34 11 19 8 12 23 50 94 23 167 4 12 0 2 6 4 7 12 0 3 3 4 14 24 1 6 39 0 55 0 30 6 16 22 4 13 16 9 9 0 8 4 0 11 5 23 0 3 5 5 7 1 4 0 7, 0 15 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 7 7 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0; 1 1 1 20 0 66 1 8 17, 2 3 10 13 21 33 12 8 25 27 56 3 38 2 13 18 33 36 65 16 117 4 34 7 45 1 3 6 10 2 33 1 7 11 19 4 0 0 6, 0 2 2 7| 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 14' 2 6 10 0 2 7. 2 1 5 3 5 10; 3 15 3 6 18 0 9 3 9 4 8 16 3 20j 4 27 1 265 13 44 83 1 140 158 319 87 1 564 16 70 106 1 192 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 9 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 CLASS 3 A1.L A B 0 0 20 3 17 167 8 34 3 24 1 12 0 5 55 22 1 23 1 8 1 15 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 66 17 1 2117 56 5 45 1 10 0 0 6 2 0 0 10 7 0 3 15 18 22 is 1I 38 564 192 Registered On The Beach CLASS AI CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 23I 4 19 0 0 14 1 1 3 4 17 218 118 174 39 331 28 58 93 179 39 10 3 17 3 30 0 4 12 16 82 57 5 61 13 131 2 13 27 42 32 17 1 14 33 0 2 11 10 21 18 8 1 14 1 23 6 15 13 34 0 2, 11 16 3 30: 1 7 4 12 84 35 40 1 6 81' 1 9 30 40 2 175 89 93 14 196 3 43 78 124 5 60 113 89 24 226! 11 53 72 136 0 8 14 16 6 36 2 3 8 13 0 27 57 2 4 18 12 32 "1 26 3 36 19 18 2 39 0 7 6 13 38 1 794 521 593 118 11232 56 239 371 1 666 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baitimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 2 3 10 23 10 1 4 15 7 1 1 1 0 2 8 1 39 11 6 14 2 1 1 4 6 1 41 133 CLASS B Registered Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 0 5 0 2 2 12 0 2 3 5 0 2 9 1 6 39 4 7 124 2 17 23 42i 7 25 1 26 91 14 0 11 0 6 1 3 8 3 S 6 1 4 1 4 3 25 Si 1 15 15 31 22 1 9 12 22 7 2 5 11 0 8 0 6 8 1 5 3 4 1 7 1 1 6 10 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 l|1 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 10 1 4 15 1 3 13 10 41 53 1 20 9 2 54 2 38 18 23 19 4 64 10 92 5 22 14 47 15 2 16 12 33 4 42 1 9 25 22 1 29 5 0 5 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 7 2 14 0 0 3 3 2 2 11 1 7| 2 13 2 8 1 8 2 10 3 15 2 9 2 2 12| 21 1 195 14 83 71 1 168 78 301 S3 1 412 15 94 101 1 210 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 12 5 0 10 12 22 124 42 0 3 3 6 6 8 0 3 2 5 34 31 0 1 4 5 8 11 1 0 1 2 10 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 2 53 20 2 1 2 5 92 47 2 0 1 3 42 25 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14 3 0 4 1 5 13 12 6 24 25 55 412 210 Registered On The Bench CLASS A CLASS B G C ALL 1 0 17 2 22 188 60 6 20 3 5 70 15 5 24: 2 2 14 1 0 5 6 2 75 12 5 144 40 3 70; 40 0 S 5 0 17 9 5 30 8 55 1 677 203 2 5 31 57 12 16 15 28 84 111 14 26 17 572 GROUP 3 ALL 123 ALL 8 0 3 5 8 254 16 56 62 134 2 36 0 5 10 15 13 85 2 22 30 54 15 1 7 0 8 9 5 16 17i 2 22 0 3 7 10 1 17 17 38 12 136 7 60 54 121 6 157 23 61 69 153 23. 4 6 5 15 39 1 11 8 20 28 1 7 5 IS 90 I 865, 58 267 277 | 602 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boa NY Phil Bal Nor Jae Tam.... Mob NO Hou Wil SP Sea TOTALS 1-s 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 1 5 2 26 Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 8 ALL 12 3 ALL 2 1 1 4 0 1 12 7 14 37 4 3 14 21 2 0 0 3 0 5 1 4 11 6 12 31 2 0 11 2 2 0 5 3 11 3 1 0 0 1 2 8 1 0 3 1 5 1 0 1 6 2 6 16 1 0 11 12 44 0 20 5 16 so; 1 29 26 0 11 5 6 1 11 12 6 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 9 2 4 20 1 3 0 2 5 2 2 11 0 4 11 15 82 36 65 | 209 15 14 97 | 126 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1-8 12 3 2 i 5 1 11 26 16 43 7 2 4 3 4 11 4 15 0 3 2 4 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 14 5 31 6 34 10 69 9 8 12 0 0 0.1 2 1 6 18 2 0 18 33 116 53 203 | 405 14 Registered On The Bench CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 2 41 I 441405 165 44 | 614 142 285 161 282 | 870 87 0 26 1 1 2 2 1 .1 5 13 2 5 1 60 3 59 8 36 14 6 4 26 81 40 9 13 4 303 I 6 84 9 41 16 12 5 27 89 63 12 20 400 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 90 148 27 I 265 "13 44 83 I 140 158 319 87 I 564 41 133 21 I 195, 14 83 71 | 168, 78 301 33 I "412 108 36 65 I 209, 15 14 97 | 126 149 53 203 | 405 239 317 113 I 669i A2 141 251 J 434!385 673 323 11381 SHIPPED CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach* CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 16 70 106 I 192 3 22 13 |_38 564 192 38 j 794 Ml_593mjl232 56 239 3711666 15 94 101' I 210 g 24 25 I 55 412 210 55 | 677 203 572 9^| 865^T8"~267""277T602 14 9 142 \, 165I_?__2_41 I 44 405 165 44J 614, 427 161282 | 87d!"37 60 SOSTOOO 45 173 349 J 5671 10 48 79 | 137 1381 567 137 |2085,11511326490 |2967 i51~666 951'|166f �Kanh f, IMI By frank Drorak, Wtst Coast Rcpresentotivo Seafarers UtilizinK S.F. Clinic SEAFARER^ XOG Hew Mexico Legisiafure Kills Right-To-Work Bid SANTA FE, New Mexico—A move to push through a "right-to-work" amendment to the New Mexico constitution, outlawing the union shop, has been smashed by the state Legislature. Sponsors of the anti-union resolution were stunned by the setback and in­ dicated they would make no^attempt to revive it this year. bill "want you to give them a actively opposed the bill, hailed the The Senate defeated the bludgeon to use over the heads of legislature's action. Patton, who is The new facttities which opened in San Francisco on February 15 •re already proving a valuable addition to the SlU'a nationwide clinic aystera. More than 70 members have already received thorough exam­ inations prior to Shipping out. As in other ports, with the exception of Wilmington and Seattle, members shipping out of San Francisco "work" resolution, 18-14, on our working people. The power of also president of the National must have a clearance card from the clinic before they ship. February 8. Tliree days later, the the state should be used to foster Farmers Union, said: The SlU-affiiiated Seine Line Fishermen reached an agreement with House voted 51-21 to "postpone good labor-management relations— "We have repealed the law in the boat owners. The membership has ratified a new contract calling indefinitely" consideration of a not to destroy them." Indiana and turned back this effort for a big increase in the SIU fishermen's share of the catch on companion bill. in the New Mexico legislature. It Moral Issue mackeral boats. The Maritime Port CJouncil and its affiliates supported is time to get on with ending the New Mexico was a major target the fishermen's beef and with their help brought about the gains for Neal, who represents the Carls­ this year of the "right-to-work" bad area and was floor leader for loophole in federal law which per­ the Seine Line Fishermen. mits such legislation in the states. forces, despite repeated defeats of The SlU-affiliated Petroleum Workers are still actively maintaining anti-union shop bills in the legisla­ the fight against "right-to-work," I refer to Sec. 14b of the Tafttheir boycott of Standard Oil of California products. Negotiations are ture and rejection by the voters in said the controversy was "a moral Hartley Act." scheduled for the coming weeks. The Petroleum Workers' main issue a 1948 referendum. In 1963, the issue." He added: Last November, New Mexicans Is maintenance of members. All union menribers and their families are Senate passed a "work" bill, 17-15, "My church is against this law. re-lected Governor Jack M. Camp­ urged to support the SIU Petroleum Workers' beef by not buying but the House turned it down, Your church is against this law bell (D), who had pledged to veto Standard Oil of California products until this dispute is settled in a 36-27. and our churches are against it any "right-to-work" bill that might fair and equitable manner. because they are trying to protect reach his desk,-and defeated U.S. Some Switch Ocean Dlnny, Pontck, who does his San Francisco A switch of three key votes In the welfare of our people." Senator Edwin L. Mechem (R), who work in the deck department, has James G. Patton, chairman of had sponsored an anti-union shop Shipping has been fair here for been sailing for about 15 years, the Senate doomed the revived the past period and is expected to but had to get off recently for "right-to-work" campaign in the the National Council for Industrial measure when he was a member of pick up somewhat during the com­ medical reasons. We hope to see state. Two senators who had Peace, whose New Mexico affiliate the legislature. ing weeks with'the Choctaw, Wild him back sailing again very soon. voted to ban the union shop two years ago switched positions on Ranger, Overseas Rose, Overseas Wilmington the key February 8 vote. Also vot­ Joyce, Summit, and Ellxabethport Shipping has been relatively ing against it was a senator who expected to arrive in port. No pay­ offs are listed during the coming slow here with 15 jobs shipped had joined in co-sponsoring the period. during the past two week period. bill at the start of the session. We had the Montpelier Victory, The chairman of the New Mex­ After , close to eight months of Longvlew Victor, Flomar and ico "work" organization, Ellis voyaging around the Far East aboard the Western Hunter, Stan­ Antlnons in transit. The outlook Whitney, told newsmen he was ley Bojko says he's had enough of for the coming period is consider­ "stunned" by the Senate vote. ably better however, with nine "Insofar as the present legisla­ that run for a while and will try ships expected In transit—seven ture is concerned, right-to-work is his hand at some other part of the globe. On the other hand, the Far of them due the first week in a dead issue," Whitney conceded. But he added that his group will East has a strong adherent in A. B. March. John Bowdon was just in from the renew its efforts in the next legis­ Pontck who recently paid off the Baltimore area and has registered lature. "While we have lost a ma­ here. He says he may move out to jor skirmish, the war is by no the coast permanently because he means over," Whitney declared. likes this area. We're glad to see Voting for "right-to-work" were him and hope he stays. Pete the Senate's four Republican mem­ Matovish was in recently and bers and 10 Democrats. Eighteen registered. Pete says he's ready to Democrats opposed the measure. States with right-to-work laws on the books are indicated as ship out in the first job that hits In terms of population shaded areas in the above map. the board. each country, regardless of size,^ Seattle is represented by one senator so The shipping outlook is very the rejection was even more de­ good here. During the last period cisive. Senators opposing the ban on the Four members of the SIU Rail­ we paid off the Robin Hood, Santa way Marine Region have been Emilia, Marine, Choctaw and union shop came from counties added to the list of Seafarers en­ Seattle. Expected payoffs include with a total population of 636,000. titled to pensions from the Sea- the Steel Rover, Overseas Rose, Those voting for "work" repre­ WASHINGTON—A new fleet of American ships designed f a r e r s Welfare Wild Ranger, Overseas Joyce, sented counties with a combined to give emergency help to nations in times of disaster has Plan. The Board Northwestern Victory and the population of only 316,000. During the debate. Senator C. been proposed in Congress by Representative Seymour Halof Trustees of the Ames Victory. Ships serviced in plan approved the transit this last period were the Fincher Neal told his colleagues pern (R.-N.Y.), and Is now^" that the supporters of the "work" being considered by the House Foreign Affairs Com­ members at their Anchorage and the Flomar. mittee, regular February" meeting. Under the Halpern bill, ships The newly re­ would be taken from the mothball tire d members fleet and restored to useful serv­ are Herman E. ice as hospital ships, generator Ahrens, 65: An­ ships and cargo ships loaded with Totten drew Polasky, 65; medical supplies, food, clothing George A. Totten, 65; and Henry and other necessities. George Braunwald, 65. The new fleet would be designed Ahrens began sailing on tugs and equipped to "render prompt of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad emergency aid and assistance to In 1917. He retired after working peoples of the coastal regions of other nations upon the occurence for the same company for 46 years, of famine, epidemic disease, earth­ having sailed as mate aboard tugs quake, flood, hurricane or other and passenger ferries for the com­ disaster." pany. Polasky began sailing in the Training and technical assist­ New York harbor aboard the ance could also be provided from SIU-RMR contracted tugs of the the ships under Halpern's bill. The Pennsylvania Railroad. Still work­ emergency food supplies aboard ing for the same company at his the cargo ships could come from retirement, he sailed as mate and surplus U.S. commodities, Halpern deckhand. suggested. He said the ships could be divided into separate task A native of Belfast, Ireland, Tot­ groups operating In different parts ten began sailing for the Pennsyl­ of the world. vania Railroad in 1918. Working as a deckhand, Totten sailed for the company until his retirement. He makes his home in Woodhaven, N.J. Braunwald, who has been sailing In order to assure accurate as mate on tugs of the Pennsyl­ Part of the latest group of SIU-RMR members to be approved for $150 monthly pension digests of shipboard meetings vania Railroad since 1920, said that benefits is shown above receiving congratulations from RMR regioni director G. P. McGinty in the LOG, it is desirable that with the pension he is now receiv­ (center). Pete Maddaluna (far left) is not one of the latest group of pensioners, but came the reports of shipboard meet­ ing, he and his wife Dorothy will ings be tjrped if at all possible along to congratulate his fellow retirees. The newest batch consists of Andrew Pokisliy have a chance to eqjoy their retire­ (second from left), Herman Ahrens (second from right) and Henry Braunwald (far right). ment years in leisure. Four More Rail Tugmen On Pension New Bill Proposes U.S. Build Mercy Ship Fleet Type Minutes When Possible •. 1 �aSBiE Pace Eirht -- V SEAFARERS Maroh I, Itfl LOG AFL-aO Decries 'Empty Label* Campaign By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Gulf Coast Shipping On Upswing AMA's Anti-Medicare Pitch Labeied 'Cynical Propaganda' WASHINGTON—The American Medical Association's new "eldercare" proposal is noth­ Shipping on the Gulf Coast only awaits a settlement in Miami between the South Atlantic operators and the longshoremen before the situation ing but a "cynical propaganda campaign" to block a social security program of hospital gets back to normal. In the settled ports the re-hiring process is care for the aged, an AFL-CIO spokesman charged. already getting underway at a fast tempo. In New Orleans, more than AFE-CIO Social Security public relations office also an­ provide sufficient matching funds 400 men were recalled to SlU-contracted ships in the first two weeks after the strike ended there. In Mobile, about 175 Seafarers went back Director Nelson H. Cruik- nounced that it is distributing 10 to finance adequately the Kerrto work during the same period. shank issued a point-by-point million pamphlets attacking the Mills programs for the needy aged In addition, of course, the logjam started to break up for hundreds of refutation of the "empty prom­ Administration's health care pro­ which now exist. Furthemore, he harbor and inland boatmen who had been idled as a direct result of ises" of the AMA plan, which he gram. noted, there is no protection in the strike. This was particularly true where harbor boatmen were con­ termed "a slight modification of the bill against "exorbitant prof­ The AMA bill would provide cerned. The affect of the settlement there was felt almost immediately. the present public assistance pro­ federal matching funds for state its" and high administrative ex­ As this was written, ILA negotiatiors still had not settled their diffi­ gram" for the needy. programs to finance all or part of penses of commercial insurance culties in the South Atlantic District, but this round of bargaining was Despite the AMA's "frantic . . . the cost of private hospital and companies. efforts," Cruikshank medical insurance for persons expected to follow the pattern of the West Gulf settlement. ILA officials last-ditch By contrast, he noted, Kingfreely predicted the South Atlantic contract talks would be concluded said, the King-Anderson bill will over 65 whose income is below Anderson benefits would be paid without too much difficulty. be enacteed "within a matter of levels specified by the state. The , , ,, , ^ .J for by modest payroll contribuBesides celebrating the opportunity to go back to work, Seafarers in months." part of the premium cost not paid employers New Orleans and Mobile at the same time joined in the fun and frolic of The legislative drive to pass a from public funds would have to and the only change to general the carnival season. Day and night parades and festivities were climaxed social security hospital care pro­ be paid by the individual. revenues would be for benefits to by the wild day-long celebration of Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday), the last gram was given a strong boost by Cruikshank labeled as an "empty | persons not covered by social se­ day of the pre-Lenten season, which this year fell on March 2. President Johnson, who said: "The promise" the claim made in the curity. Another "empty promise," people . . . want this program. AMA advertisements that its Cruikshank said, is the AMA state­ New Orleans They are going to have this pro­ eldercare program would involve ment that its plan "would provide With the end of the strike, many New Orleanians passed up the Mardi gram." "less cost to the taxpayer." "If a wide range of hospital and med­ Gras festivities in m favor of the • all promised benefits were actual­ ical services for the elderly—much registered in Group 1 of the Johnson called on "all Ameri­ opportunity to get back to work steward's department. ly provided," he replied, "the cost more than medicare." cans" to push for "prompt enact­ after the involuntary period of to the taxpayer would be many ment of a comprehensive program Mobile While the AMA plan "author­ idleness. Among those joining the times the cost of the King-Ander­ izes" a wide range of benefits, the of hospital care for the aged Shipping prospects are good in festivities as their ships came ii for pay-rff was Clyde "V/hitey"' Mobile as elsewhere in the Gulf through social security." He told son bill." actual benefits would be deterProven Inadequate Lanier, after nearly two years as for the next two weeks. The his Council on Aging, made up of mind by the states and limited by chief steward on the Del Sud. Rachel V and the Trans Texas both federal officials dealing with pro­ Cruikshank pointed out that the availability of state funds, Whitey took time out to visit the laid up before the ILA strike and grams affecting the elderly, that most states have not been able to Cruikshank noted. hall to renew acquaintances dur­ will be open jobs when they crew "we are in sight of the promised land." ing a meeting of the Greater New up, probably during this period. Nationwide Campaign Among those home for the Orleans AFL-CIO to which he has The AMA coupled a nationwide been an SIU delegate. Among carnival season are Charles J. those who shipped out since the Mitchell, who was chief steward newspaper advertising campaign strike was John Luther v. ho came on the Penn Vanguard for about for its self-styled eldercare plan in from Pearl River and made an a year. He is registered in Group with spot announcements on 346 oiler's job on the Alcoa Master, IS. He has been an SIU member television stations and 722 radio bound for the Mediterranean and since the early days of the Union stations. Local AMA affiliates in By Al Tanner, Vice President Pakistan. Matthew Eurisa took a and has been shipping out of many areas are purchasing addi­ and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes job on the Penn Challenger when various Gulf ports for the last 20 tional radio and television time take him to India. Joe Lae made years. Otha Bryars had a fireman's and newspaper space. The AMA's the chief steward's job on the job on the Penn Challenger when Alice Brown on the regular Bloom- the ship laid up. He is enjoying a A sure sign of spring on the Great Lakes Is when smoke startu field European run. Leon Franklin vacation with his family at his pouring out of the galley stacks of laid-up vessels. The Huron Cement home in Perdido, Ala., and says he took the night cook and b.iker's Fleet has already started to fit-out and we have notified the crews of job on the same ship. Johnny Long plans to do a little wild turkey their reporting dates. Wyandotte Transportation Company is fitting out hunting while he is on the beach. made the chief electrician's job their vessels, the Wyandotte, Huron, and the Alpena. It looks like an on the Del Oro, but it lasted only M. D. "Tiny" Hibbs went home to early start this year and we expect a great year for shipping. The until the ship completed discharg­ Lucedale, Miss., for a rest after ports of Duluth and Cleveland will re-open on March 1 and we urge ing cargo which had been tied up getting off the Bradford Island. all members in those areas to register on that date. during the strike. After that, the He was an AB on the Cities Tioas brillig, and the slithy ship went into layup temporarily Service tanker. The blizzard that hit Detroit and Toledo on February 23 (worst in toves. and the crew was discharged. 30 yrs.) did not halt the fitting out of several vessels. The Detroit Frank Gomez said he probably Did gyre and gimbol in the Lambert Martindale left the chief would return his oiler's job on the Hall remained open and members were issued clearance cards to their wabe. various ships. cook's job on the Columbia and (Continued on page 20) All mimsy were the boroCHICAGO groves. And the mome raths outgrabe. Shipping in Chicago has been good with men of various ratings Louis Carroll shipped on the Highway 16, Detroit, Schemm and the newly acquired If a Baedeker is a guide book Harvester owned by the Gartland Steamship Company. The last two and a glossary is a list of words, vessels mentioned have called men for winter work in addition to men what is a peggy, smoke-o, rum- ordered to shift the Harvester to a new berth this coming week. mager, doc, fog-locker, tab-nab or Winter shipping in Chicago has been the best in years. green oil? And what do they mean There are 14 SIU Great Lakes member men in the Marine Hospital, to a seafarer? all of whom are anxious to be dis-"*" To an American "seaman they charged in order to spend a little Chicago Federation of Labor, is probably mean absolutely nothing. more time at home prior to the joining in this protest along with But accor(?ing to Dr. Ronald Hope, expected early fit-out. This goes the Chicago Port Council of the director of Britain's Seafarers Ed­ for some of our IBU members MTD. ucation Service, every British sea­ holding seniority with the Great Since our last report, this branch man must" understand these words Lakes dredge and dock company. was represented at several meet­ or suffer the embarrassment of This company has recently been ings relative to the proposed clos­ actually going to look for some awarded a four and a half million ing of the Chicago Marine Hospi­ green oil to polish a fog-locker in­ dollar contract to continue the tal. The most recent meeting was stead of enjoying a tab-nab with dredging of the Calumet River to held Monday, February 22nd in the the doc and the rumniager on his the harbor. This should keep our federal building at the offices of smoke-o, just like the greenest IBU brothers working all season. Congressman Sidney Yates, (D) peggy. The International Brotherhood 9th district and second man on the According to the glossary (word of Electrical Workers, local 1220 House Appropriations Committee. Ust) in Dr. Hope's Baedeker (guide in Chicago is preparing a mass Attending this meetihg, in addition book) a peggy (deck boy) is'tradi­ demonstration outside of the of­ to SIU representatives from the tionally sent to hunt for green oil fices of radio station WWJD in port of Chicago, were representa­ (something like a left handed protest of unfair labor practices tives from the United States monkey wrench) to fill the star­ by this station. The union agreed Public Health Service Hospital, board lights while he could be en­ four years ago that all music licensed and unlicensed tugmen joying a smoke-o (tea break) with played in conjunction with ad­ and a representative from the the rummager (customs inspector) vertising could be done via re­ Chicago branch of the NMU. and the doc (cook) and eating a cordings. The radio station is now Statistics were given to Congress­ tab-nab (hard cake) while lounging using the radio announcers in man Yates from all sides for his comfortably on his fog-locker. playing these recordings and presentation for argument in What's a fog-locker? That's other music as opposed to using Washington. where you keep fog — everybody union disc jockeys. WCEL "The It appears however that the knows that! Voice of Labor," operated by the (Continued on page 22) I- I Signs Of Spring On Lakes Information Each 'Peggy' Must Know GLD-TIMER ^ IM ^CLOSED ARE/\S CERTAIM ThiBRe ISSUFFlCieNT VENTILATION/. •• — �Manii $', 1961 I^EAPAkEks^ LOG rv»Elmt .1? % I (The following guide was pre­ pared for the use of Seafarers by the SIU Accounting Department) Your 1964 forms have been revised in accordance with the Revenue Act oj 1964 which reduced tax rates and pro­ vided a minimum standard deduction. Many other changes have been made to conform to the new legislation which provided: Higher ceilings on charitable contribu­ tions and) the retirement income credit; Benefits for persons 65 or over on medical expenses and sales of their resi­ dences; Deductions for moving expenses; Restrictions on the sick pay exclusion end the deduction for taxes paid; An increase in the dividends exclu­ sion and a decrease in the dividends re­ ceived credit; and An averaging system to moderate the effects of unusual increases in income. Generally, with very few exceptions, seamen are treated no dllTerently under the income tax laws than any other citizen or resident of the US. (The non­ resident alien seaman must also file- a return, but the rules are "not the same for him;) WHO MUST FILE. Every Seafarer who is a citizen or resident of the United States—whether an adult or minor—^who had $600 or more income in 1964 must file; if 65 or over, $1,200 or more. A Seafarer with Income of less than these amounts should file a return to get a refund if tax was withheld. A married Seafarer with income less than his own personal exemption should file a joint return with his wife to get the smaller tax or larger refund for the couple. WHEN TO FILE. Tax returns have to be filed by April 15, 1965. However, the April 15 deadline is waived in cases where a seaman is at sea. In such instances, the seaman must file his re­ turn at the first opportunity, along with an affidavit stating the reason for delay. HOW TO FILE. The Seafarer has two return forms to choose from. Form 1040 and card form. Form 1040A. Form 1040 is limited to a single sheet. Supporting schedules may be attached according to the individual needs of each taxpayer. Generally, if your income was entirely from salary, wages, interest, dividends, and sources other than those for which schedules (B, C, D, and F) are required, you will need only Form 1040. You can use it whether you take the standard deduction or itemize deductions. If you have income from sources listed below, complete and attach one or more of the following forms: Schedule B for income from pensions, annuities, rents, royalties, partner­ ships, estates, trusts, etc.; Schedule C for income from a person­ ally owned business; Schedule D for income from the sale or exchange of property; and Schedule F for income from farming. WAGE EARNERS WITH LESS THAN $10,000 INCOME. You can use a sim­ pler return (Form 1040A), printed on a punch card, if: 1. Your income was less than $10,000, AND 2. It consisted of wages reported on withholding statements (Forms W-2) and not more than $200 total of other wages, interest, and dividends, AND 3. Instead of itemizing deductions. you wl^ to use the tax table or to take the standard deduction which is gen­ erally the higher of: (a) the 10-percent standard deduc­ tion—about 10 percent of your income, or (b) the minimum standard deduc­ tion—and amount equal to $200 ($100 if married and filing sepaate return) plus $100 for each exemption claimed on item 15 on the back of your Form 1040A. If your income is less than $5,000, you ean choose to have the Internal Revenue Service figure your tax for you. A hus­ band and wife may file a Joint return Form 1040A if their combined incomes do not exceed these limits. DON'T USE FORM 1040A IF— (1) You wish to take any deductions for specific items, such as unreimbursed employee expenses. (2) You wish to claim a dividends re­ ceived credit (for dividends over'$100). (3) You wish to claim a retirement in­ come credit. (4) You wish to compute your tax un­ der the head-of-household rates or to claim "surviving spouse" benefits. (5) You wish to claim any exclusion for wages or salary you received for a period while you were sick and this amoimt is shown on your Form W-2. (6) You wish to claim credit for pay­ ments of estimated tax for the taxable year or for an overpayment from 1963. (7) Your wife (or husband) is filing a separate return on Form 1040 and item­ izes her (or his) deductions. (8) You have a nonresident alien status. HOW TO PAY The balance of tax shown to be due on your return must be paid in full with your return if it amounts to $1 or more. Make checks or money order, payable to "Internal Revenue Service." ROUNDING OFF TO WHOLE DOL­ LARS The money items on your return and schedules may be shown in whole dol­ lars. This means that you eliminate any amount less than 50 cents, and increase any amount from 50 cents through 99 cents to the next higher dollar. ADVANTAGES OF" A JOINT RE­ TURN. Generally it is advantageous for a married couple to file a joint return. There are benefits in figuring the tax on a joint return which often result in a lower tax than would result from separate returns. CHANGES IN MARITAL STATUS. If you are married at the end of 1964, you are considered married for the entire year. If you are divorced or legally separated on or before the end of 1964, you are considered single for the entire year. If your wife or husband died during 1964, you are considered married for the entire year. Generally, a joint return may be filed for 1964 provided you have not remarried before the end of 1964. EXEMPTIONS. Each tax^yer is en­ titled to a personal exemption of $600 for himself, $600 for his wife, an addi­ tional $600 if he is over 65 and another $600 if he is blind. The exemptions for age and blindness apply also to a tax­ payer's wife, and can also be claimed by both of them. In cases where a man's wife lives in a foreign country, he can still claim the $600 exemption for her. In addition, a taxpayer can claim $600 for each child, parent, grandparent, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-inlaw, and each uncle, aunt, nephew or niece dependent on him, if he provides more than one-half of their support dur­ ing the calendar year. The dependent must have less than $600 income-and live in the US, Canada, Panama or the Canal Zone. A child under 19, or a student over 19 can earn over $600 and still count as a dependent if the taxpayer provides more than one-half of his support. The law also enables a seaman who Is contributing (with other relatives) more than ten percent of the support of a dependent to claim an exemption for that individual, provided the other contributors file a declaration that they will not claim the dependent that year. CREDIT FOR EXCESS SOCIAL SECURITY (FICA) TAX PAID. If a total of more than $174 of Social Security (FICA) tax was withheld from the wages of either you or your wife because one or both of you worked for more than one employer, you may claim the excess over $174 as a credit against your income tax. TAX CREDIT FOR RETIREMENT INCOME. A tax credit is allowed for individuals against retirement income such as rents, dividends and earnings at odd jobs. However, an adjustment must be made in this credit for Social Secur­ ity benefits. HOW TO REPORT YOUR INCOME. All income in whatever form received which is not specifically exempt must be included in your income tax return, even though it may be offset by deduc­ tions. Examples are given below: Examples of income Which Must Be Re­ ported: Wages, salaries, bonuses, com­ missions, fees, tips, and gratuities. Dividends. Interest on bank deposits, bonds, notes. Interest on U.S. Savings bonds. Profits from business or profession. Your share of partnership profits. Disability retirement payments and other benefits paid by the Veterans Administration. Dividends on veterans' Insurance. Life insurance proceeds upon death. Profits from sales or exchanges of real estate, securities, or other property. Industrial, civil service and other pen­ sions, annuities, endowments. Rents and royalties from property, pat­ ents, copyrights. Your share of estate or trust income. Employer supplemental unemployment benefits. Alimony, separate maintenance or sup­ port payments received from (and de­ ductible by) your husbahd (or wife). Prizes and awards (such as items re­ ceived from radio and TV shows, con­ tests, raffles, etc.). Examples of Income Which Should Not Be Reported: Workmen's compensation, insurance, damages, etc., for injury or sickness. Interest on State and municipal bonds. Federal and State Social Security bene­ fits. Railroad Retirement Act benefits. Gifts, inheritance, bequests. DIVIDEND INCOME. If a seaman has income from stock dividends, he can exclude the first $100 from his. gross income. He may be eligible to an addi­ tional credit against his total tax liability up to a maximum of two percent of the balance of the dividends received in 1964. If a joint return is filed and both hus­ band and wife have dividend income, each one may exclude $100 of dividends from their gross income. WELFARE, PENSION AND VACA­ TION BENEFITS. Benefits received from the SIU Welfare Plan do not have to be reported as income. Payments received from the SIU Pen­ sion Plan are includable as income on the tax return of those pensioners who retire with a normal pension. There is a special retirement income tax credit to be calculated on Schedule B which is to be attached to the return. Pensioners under 65 who receive a disability pension do not have to include such payments on their tax returns. However, all disability pension payments received after age 65 are taxable in the same manner as a normal pension. Vacation pay received from the Sea­ farers Vacation Plan is taxable income in the same manner as wages. DEATH BENEFIT EXCLUSION. If you receive pension payments as a bene­ ficiary of a deceased employee, and the employee had received no*retirement pension payments, you may be entitled to a death benefit exclusion of up to $5,000. GAMBLING GAINS. All net gains from gambling must be reported as in­ come. However, if more was lost than gained during the year, the losses are not deductible, but simply cancel out the gains. INVESTMENT CREDIT. Form 3468 is to be used by a Seafarer claiming the investment credit. The credit is allowed for investment in tangible depreciable personal property used in business. The credit is an amount equal to 7% of such investment and applied against your in­ come tax. INCOME AVERAGING. A Seafarer who has an unusually large amount of taxable in come for a tax year beginning after December 31, 1963, may be able to reduce the total amount of his tax by using the income averaging meth­ od. This method permits a part of the usually large amount of taxable Income to be taxed in lower brackets, resulting in a reduction of the over-all amount of tax due. If your averageable income for 1964 is more than $3,000 and you are an elig­ ible individual, you may choose to com­ pute your tax under this new method. Your averageable income for 1964 will -generally be the amount by which your taxable income exceeds 133V6% of your" average base period income (the average of your taxable incomes, for the four immediately preceding tax years). In this situation 1964 is your computation year and your four immediately preced­ ing tax years are your base period. The following items can be used as deductions against income (IF YOU DO NOT TAKE THE STANDARD DEDUC­ TION): CONTRIBUTIONS. A taxpayer can deduct up to 20 percent of gross income for contributions to charitable institu(Continued on page 15) •9 �.Pag« ite SEAFARERS LOG Marcli S, INI Right-Wingers Get History Lesson By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Several interesting letters have been received at headquarters re­ questing clarification on various shipboard beefs. The first two ques­ tions, submitted by C. E. Henby, ship's delegate on the Alice Brown, deal vvi;h overtime for a missing man. Question No. 1: I would like a clarification on missing man overtime (messman) when a vessel is in a U.S. port on a weekend. Also I would like to know is there a division of wages. What would apply on week days? Answer: The agreement provides that when a vessel is in a continental U.S. port and the messman is missing, the men who do his work would receive overtime for the actual time worked in excess of their normal eight hours. The agreement does not provide for a division of wages in this instance. The same would apply for week days also. Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article V, Section 7— Working Due to Absent Members; "When a vessel is in a continental United S.ates port and a member of the Steward Department is miss­ ing, the men who do the missing man's work shall be paid overtime for actual time worked over their normal eight hours." Quest Ion No. 2: When the ship leaves'one port in the U.S. and is to arrive the following day in another U.S. port, what would apply? Aid To Depressed Regions Nothing New In U. S. History WASHINGTON—Right-wing and other anti-labor groups, who set up cries of "un-American," un-constitutional" or "against the American way" every time U.S. aid is allocated to help depressed areas of the ^ nation or to alleviate unem­ deliberately promoted economic ployment problems, obviously development." QUESTION: Science is close to finding a sure cure for bald­ ness. If you were going bald, would you use the new cure? Felipe Aponte: I would deflnitely not use it right away. I would want to wait and find out if it is really safe first. These drugs when they first come out have too many side affects for me to trust them. I want to see what they are before I use any drug. Otherwise it might be extremely dangerous. know nothing about American Appalachia Cited history. Regional economic development The fact is that a concept as old was one of the challenges Presi­ as self-government in the United dent Johnson pinpointed in his States is put to work when the State of the Union message. The nation gathers its forces and plans best-known of the areas that need the economic development of re­ it is Appalachia, the 10-state moun­ gions distressed by massive pov­ tain region reaching from Penn­ sylvania into Alabama. erty. Comprehensive redevelopment An article published in the AFLClO monthly publication, the Fed- programs are needed for all dis­ erationist, recalls that as the con tressed areas of the country as well tinent was being explored and its as for Appalachia, "with federal areas of settlement were growing, government financial aid and coor­ 4. 4. 4. Herman Riccl: I would positive­ "industry and commerce prospered dination," says the article, which in good part because the federal is an Economic Trends & Outlook ly use it. As you can see, I don't Answer: If the vessel sails with-"*" subsistence to port of engagement government laid the basis and feature prepared by the Depart­ look so young out the messman, the men who in continental United States, or ment of Research of the AFL-CIO. anymore, but 1 perform tlie missing messman's feel young. Even at the seaman's option, cash work, are ent't'ed to a division of "Some voices surely will be if a man has grey wages of the m>sing man and the equivalent of the actual cost of raised in opposition to any federal hair, he looks overtime that the missing man first class rail transportation shall role," it predicts, recalling the op­ younger if he has be paid." would normally have made on a position four years ago when the lots of hair. If Money Due Saturday, Sunday or Holiday. more limited program of the Area this stuff really The Contracts and Constitution Redevelopment Act was before works, I would Reference: St.nndard Freightship Congress. Agreement, Article V, Section department is still holding a num­ surely use it to 7 (b); "If a vessel sails without the ber of checks for the Seafarers get my hair back "American history, however, full complement in the Steward listed below. These men are urged gives the answer to these critics. so that I would look as young as I The Board of Trustees of the It reveals that, practically from the feel. Department as required by this to pick up their checks from this agreement, then the men who do department or notify headquarters Seafarers Welfare Plan have, ap­ founding of the nation, govern­ 4> 4* proved four more members of the ment has played a major role in the missing men's work will re­ where the checks may be sent. Genero H. Ruiz: I believe I ceive, in addition to a division of In the settlement of disputed SlU Inland Boatmen's Union for encouraging economic develop­ would use anything that was sure wages of the missing men, the overtime aboard the Transorleans, lifetime pensions of $150 a month. ment. In fact, much of the activity to work. There overtime that the missing men checks are being held for James The four new SlU-lBU pensioners, of government today is concerned are a lot of quack include Jeriy Allen, 54; Clyde R. would normally have made on a Mahoney and Seymore Sikes. medicines for Worrell, Jr., 62; Felix Frank with providing services essential Saturday, Sunday or Holiday." baldness, though. to the success of private enterprise From the Ames Victory, checks Miller, 71; Harry William The purpose of and to stimulation of economic James Quinn, ship's delegate are being held covering travel Greiner, 57. using it would be growth." aboard the Western Hunter wrote wages, subsistence and transpor­ Allen began sailing on tugs of to look younger. Railroads—Canals the Contracts department concern­ tation for Wallace P. Anderson, I think that any­ ing two questions regarding the Morris Berlowitz, Ralph L. Jones the Curtis Bay Towing Co. in NorThe article cites as examples one wants to re­ and Lee W. Morin. replacement of anodes in Tanks. federal construction of roads to tain at least the connect the East Coast and the In the settlement of disputed Question No. 1: "The Firemen appearance of Ohio Valley in the early years of and Oilers were instructed to overtime for tank cleaning aboard youth after he gets older. the 19th Century, followed soon take out the anodes in the tanks the Manhattan, checks are being if ^ by construction of canals by the and were later instructed not to held for F. Carpenter, L. Hairvey, M. B. Osman: Sure, I'd use it. states to improve communications. do this work, and the work was H. Koppersmith, and S. Puntillo. Public outlays for land and water A full head of hair is important given to the Deck Departnrent..." to a man's ap­ Checks for the settlement of communication "were rapidly pearance. There Answer: This work is the duties disputed overtime aboard the Penn transforming" the country before is a streak of of the Pumpman, as per Article Carrier are being held for Earl H. the Civil War, the study says. vanity in most IV, Section 10, of the Standard Beamer, Jose M. Cacosta,. Michael Allen Worrell Congress passed the Pacific men that make Tanker Agreement. Since the C. Miller, and Walter Smith. Railroad Act in 1862, giving mil­ them want to use Deck Department has already Former crewmembers of the Ni­ folk, Va. Still employed by the been paid overtime for doing this agara, who are owed money for same company, at his retirement, lions of acres of land and "gen­ a cure for bald­ work, we cannot compel the Com­ the settlement of disputed over­ he sailed as deckhand. A native of erous" construction loans to the ness if it really pany to pay again for not utiliz­ time, are Francis M. Greenwall North Carolina, he retired to his railroads to such an extent, the works. I would article says, that by the end of think I was ing the services of the Oilers and and Richard Heckmen. home in Norfolk. the century 192,000 miles of track, pretty funny Firemen. George Doest still has a check Worrell begain sailing on tugs "much of it government-subsi­ looking if I got all dressed up and We are instructing the Company waiting for him for settlement of of the Curtis Bay Towing Co. in dized," spanned the nation. had no hair. My head would be that, in the future this work is disputed overtime earned aboard Norfolk. Continuing to work for The nation over great spans of undressed. the duties of the Pumpman and if the Seatrain New Jersey. the same company until he retired. time undertook to preserve some 4" 4" 4< extra help is needed that other of the wilderness the founding John Japper: Sure I'd use a cure A transportation differential Engine Department Unlicensed fathers knew, the magazine Says. for baldness. I'm a gambler, and Personnel shall be used for this check from the Elimir is still be­ The Tennessee Valley Authority, what do I have ing held for James II. Smith. work. it continues, was a "spectacular to lose, except Checks for the settlement of a Question No. 2: "We signed on success" in transforming a de­ maybe more in the port of Honolulu for one or transportation dispute are being pressed area into one of com­ hair. You can see more ports in the Middle East held for these former crewmem­ parative prosperity. I'm beginning to and back to a final port in the bers of the Valiant Hope: Thomas get thin on top, Shortsighted View continental United States. Does E. Bewley, Edward E. Edinger, and it makes me "Shortsighted sectional econom­ the above articles mean that in Thomas E. Hanson, Athanassios look older than I ic rivalry ... and outmoded ideolog­ the event the ship goes back to Karatgas, Donald Kershaw, Robeirt am. I'm past the ical prejudice—the charge is that Miller Greiner Honolulu the ship must pay off?" McCulloch, Thomas E. Morris, and point of wanting Berthall L. Winborne. this is 'socialism'—have frustrated to look older Answer: No. Honolulu is not Former crewmembers of the Worrell sailed as a deckhand. A the birth of new regional develop­ than my age. the Continental United States, and native of Hillsville, Va., he now ment programs," the magazine 4i' t the vessel would not have to break Hercules Victory who have checks makes his home in Waynesboro, comments. John Lynan: No, I would not use waiting for them for the settle­ - articles when it returns to Hono­ ment of disputed overtime are Va. "The persistent and continuing it. I'm thin on top, but so what? lulu. Muirry Carroll, Die A. E. Hilsen, Miller began sailing in the Mil­ opposition of any business spokes­ I think I am past References: Article 11, Section Everett J. Huntley, Edward Jen­ waukee harbor in 1925. Aiit-i men to an expanded government the point of try­ 55. TRANSPORTATION AND sen, William A. Laughlin. Ernest ing for several companies in the role in resource and economic de­ ing to impress FAYING OFF PROCEDURES. J. Lichtensen, William Logan, harbor, he retired after sailing velopment is hard to understand people with how 1 look. If people (b) "It is agreed that the Ar­ Thomas J. Ratcliff, Robert Smith, aboard tugs of the SlU-lBU con­ either in terms of business inter­ don't want to George Stanley and Donald T. tracted Merritt, Chapman and ests or of ideological grounds." ticles shall terminate as the final look at me be­ Watson. Scott Co. Miller makes his home port of discharge in the continen­ Coordination of interrelated ef­ cause I'm thin in Milwaukee. The contract department is hold­ tal United States of Anrerica. 11 forts such as redevelopment and and grey on top, Greiner joined the Union in the ending of local distress is es­ I'm not going to the final port of discharge is lo­ ing checks covering subsistence cated in the port of engagement, for the following ex-crewmembers Galveston, Texas. An employee of sential if succeess is to be achieved, worry about it. I first class transportation shall be of the St. Lawrence: George S. Galveston Wharves, and a native the article says. The job at best is guess when people get old, appear­ 'sikarls, and Nich­ of Beaumont, Texas, he retired to "a long-range and difficult task," ance doesn't mean as much. It's provided to only those men who Lane, riil f his home in Galveston. it asserts. leave the vessel, plus wages and olas SakePa. .'ilfs. the person that counts. Four IBU Oldtimers On Pension �IbnhX^ltM fan BevW' SEAFARERS,EOG 'Boy^ Am I Clad To See You!' f- I COPE MAPS OFF-YEAR VOTE EFFORTS—Cope, the political arm of the AFL-CIO has, begun a campaign to bring out the maximum number of voters for the 1966 Congressional and local elections. The campaign will be aimed at preserving and strengthening the liberal gains made in the 1964 national elections. COPE is hoping to reverse the trend of the past 33 years in which the administration in power usually loses Congressional strength during off-year elections. The trend is attributable to the sharp drop-off in voter turnout by lower and middle income citizens during the off-years. 4» 4» 4- SENATE VOTES SUCCESSION AMENDMENT—The Senate passed by a vote of 72 to 0 a proposed constitutional amendment providing for the taking over of presidential duties by the Vice President should tlie President become incapacitated. The amendment also provides for the selection of a new Vice President in the event that the office becomes vacant because of presidential disability. If the measure is now approved by a two-thirds vote of the House It must then be ratified by three-quarters of the states to become a part of the constitution. The amendment would allow the President to nominate a person to fill the vice presidency should that post become vacant subject to the approval of Congress, and would set up procedures allowing the president to notify Congress that he was unable to serve so that the Vice President could take over the White House duties with the title of Acting President. t t - AFL-CIO URGES GREATER SCHOOL AID—The Administration's proposed billion dollar school aid bill will have a "real impact" on education for children in deprived areas but will not be enough to solve the problem, Lawrence Rogin, AFL-CIO Education Director, has de­ clared. "We will need more money because there are more kids coming into school and because the problems of education are more com­ plicated," he said. The educational problems of deprived children are "more acute" in the big cities where populations are concentrated, Rogin maintained, even though educational opportunities are broader in the urban areas. The State, County and Municipal Employees have scheduled a spe cial convention to act on amend­ ments to the union's constitution for Minneapolis starting May 29, president Jerry Wurf announced. The special convention is the first in the union's 28-year history. It was unanimously recommended by a nine-member Constitution Re­ view Commission established by the regular union convention last year. 4> 4< 4> The Brewery Workers are plan­ ning an intensive organizing drive which will ask the aid of aii of the union's members. Plans for the drive for new members were dis­ cussed at a three-day special con­ ference in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dele­ gates from 78 Brewery Workers locals attended the meeting. An­ nouncing that the union has put up $100,000 for the drive, president Karl Felier called upon every member to join actively in a "full partnership dedicated to the future survival of the union." 4" 4" it The Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen settled a five-year dis­ pute with the Southern Railway, winning "substantial" retroactive wage health and welfare benefits and "equitable" protection for men now employed as locomotive fire­ men-helpers. The settlement came after 27 days of intensive negotia­ tion between the union and man­ agement in Cleveland. The new contract covers over 1,200 firemen and hostlers on the Southern and the Carolina & Northwestern Rail­ way, and locomotive engineers on the Georgia Southern & Florida Railway. The agreement was signed in Washington. Milton Webster, veteran union leader and first vice president of the Sleeping Car Porters Union, died at the age of 77 while attend­ ing the AFL-CIO Executive Coun­ cil meeting in Bal Harbor, Florida. The Executive Council expressed their sadness at Webster's passing, noting that he had "spent his entire life fighting for the rights of ali people and for the improve­ ment of their living and working standards." " 4i 4i 4> The Arizona AFL-CIO has under­ taken a study to find the best way to develop a camp for union mem­ bers and their families, president William J. Harkness announced. The state labor body recently 4" 4" 4' bouglit a 23 acre tract of land in More than 20,000 trade union the Prescott National Forest and plans to begin building cabins on members have received training from the American Institute for it this spring. Free Labor Development at resi­ 4> t 4i dent schools and seminars in 19 Charles H. Marciante, secretary- Latin American countries, accord­ treasurer of the New Jersey AFL- ing to an AFL-CIO survey. More CIO, has called upon Governor than 6,000 trade unionists have at­ Hughes to end his opposition to tended formal study courses since the $1.30 minimum wage for the program began in 1962. An­ migrant Puerto Rioans proposed other 14,000 union members were by the Federal Government. He reached by AIFLD education pro­ also urged the state's chief execu­ grams in local seminars and lec­ tive to "do all in your power to ture series. These figures do not see to it that the new wage rate include 292 union leaders who and the fringe benefits which ac­ graduated in eight classes by the company it are put into effect AIFLD's international training center in Washington. immediately." The AFL-CIO and its affiliated unions, in­ cluding the SIUNA, are getting off to an early start on political action for the 1966 off-year elections. The register-and-vote and political education campaign will be car­ ried out under the leadership of COPE, -the political arm of the AFL-CIO. Its main aim is to bring out a maximum number of voters for the coming off-year Congressional and local elections in an effort to reverse the historic trend in which the party in power loses strength during offelections. In the 1964 campaign, the liberals in Congress made great gains, giving a better chance for passage of such labor-backed measures as medicare, aid to education and repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Law. If the progressive trend in Congress is to continue, the liberal gains made in 1964 have to be maintained and even, if possible, in­ creased. By organizing election activity at every level and by bringing out trade union­ ists and their families in the 1966 election this can be accomplished. It will take hard work, however, and that's why COPE is beginning now while there is still time. COPE plans to organize cam­ paigns in the 1,000 urban areas in the country with populations of more than 10,000. It will concentrate on local and state contests as well as those involving Congressional and Senate candidates. The success of the labor movement's local level political action program will assure continued progress toward a better America. AFL-CIO Sets Coals The winter meeting of the AFL-CIO Exec­ utive Council which ended last week in Bal Harbour set forth the 1965 program of the labor movement. At the top of the list of legislative priorities was the repeal of Sec­ tion 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, which allows the states to have anti-labor "rightto-work" laws. The Executive Council urged the prompt enactment of the King-Anderson Medicare Bill now before Congress without any changes. Forces are now at work which would weaken the bill or substitute the AMA-fostered Eldercare bill. Eldercare is a fraud, designed to set a roadblock in the way of real medicare. The labor movement also endorsed school aid, minimum wage and hour improvements, the anti-poverty program and other pro­ grams designed to bring President Johnson's vision of a Great Society closer to reality. The Maritime Trades Department, meeting in conjunction with the Executive Council, offered constructive suggestions on the prob­ lems of maritime. With the objectives clearly spelled out, the labor movement will now begin the work of putting its program in effect. �Twelve SEAFARERS LOG March t, im March f. 186f SEAFARERS Pare Thfrteew LOG On March 21, 1938, the SlU-contracied Scoharie hove to in latitude 47 12' north, and, as Seafarers in the crew stood with heads bowed, the ashes of Andrew Furuseth were scattered into the sea. Furuseth's everlasting memorial is the Seamen's Act of 1915, which liberated American Seafaring men from the abuses of archaic laws and practiceSf i Seafarers ORE THAN any one man in American histokf Andrew Furuseth is a name to be revered by al seafaring men. The accomplishments of this re [1 arkable man not only rreed the American s^inan from the serfdom which hound him to his ship, but enabled him to hold his head up in dignity as an equal of every other worker in the Ui\.ited States. EJeafarers have always had a special respect for " )Jd Andy," as he was affectionately known. It V irthrough his efforts that the Sailor's Union of tl I Pacific was founded In 1885 in San Francisco, p Ividing a strong, enduring West Coast labor 0 ganization which ultimately led to the founding and chartering by the AFL of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America in 1938. Furu­ seth guided the SUP through its difficult, forma­ tive years, serving as secretary-treasurer from 1892 to 1936. What distinguished Andrew Furuseth from other seamen of his day was his realization that a union was the only form of organization through which the American sailing man could obtain a livable wage, better working conditions and, most important, the restoration of his dignity. Since the seaman was nothing but a serf, tied to his ship as a medieval peasant was bound to the lord 01 his manor, Furuseth knew that the key to a better life lay in abolishing or revising the laws which kept him in degradation. The legal system which piade American sea­ men virtual slaves of their captains was based on maritime laws that originated before the founding of the United States. Unlike workers on shore, a sailor couldn't quit his job when conditions became unbearable. If he did, he would imme­ diately be imprisoned as a deserter. .Naturally, the possession of this kind of abso­ lute power by a ship's master led to terrible abus<ls. Me»^ wRo made their living by sailing bore the marks of whippings, beatings, kicks and clubhdngs for minor offenses they committed. The (jouits would give a captain and his "bucko" mate! almost a free hand on board ship—includ­ ing the power to kill a man. ('mother evil which kept the seaman of that day in' perpetual bondage was the notorious crimp system. When a seaman accepted a crimp's offer ol lodgings, food and clothing—all made avail­ able on credit, he was mortgaging his future wages. When a crimp found his victim another job, he would collect a healthy advance on the poor sailor's pay for the services he had provided at inflated prices. Legislative Battle . .,Furuseth's struggle for just laws to eliminate the seaman's serfdom status began in 1894 when he first went to Washington to represent the SFP. Furuseth's first victory came in 1895 when President Cleveland signed the Maguire Act which abolished imprisonment for desertion and forbade the payment of advances of seamen's wages for vessels moving in the coastal trade. Three years later. Congress provided more relief for seafaring men with the passage of the White Act, which the SUP leader had supported vigorously. This legislation eliminated the penalty for de­ sertion while a ve.ssel was in a U.S. port; wiped out corporal punishment; and gave a ship's crew the rieht to demand a survey of seaworthiness. The White Act also revised two vicious practices: allotments of up to one month's wages were still permitted on ships in foreign trade, and the sen­ tence of one month's imprisonment for desertion in "foreign ports. Seaman's Magna Carta While these pieces of legislation represented significant improvements in the life of the sea­ man, Furuseth had to devote another 18 years of argument and persuasion before Congress passed the Seamen's Act of 1915, the crowning achievement of his career. In the course of this epic struggle, he developed a close friendship with Wisconsin's famed liberal senator, "Fighting" Bob La Follette. After Senator La Follette guided the Seamen's Act through both houses of Congress, President Woodrow Wilson signed the historic "Sailor's Magna Carta" into law on March 4, 1915. The Seaman's act set up the classification system of ordinary and able bodied ratings for the deck department, and required that 65 percent of deck personnel had to be AB's. Other major innovations included the establishment of a nine-hour work day in port; the elimination of unnecessary work on Sundays and holidays while a vessel was in safe harbor; the requirement of adequate lifeboats for all passengers, and a provision that made offi­ cers liable for injuries sustained by seamen. Important achivements from the revision of pre­ vious statutes were the end of advances and allot­ ments, abolition of imprisonment for desertion, in­ creased foc'sle space and better food. Senator La Follette's victory message to the SUP fully emphasized the significance of what the seamen had gained as a result of Furuseth's long struggle. "... I rejoice that in the Providence of God I am permitted at last to hail you as free men under the Constitution of our country. The Fourth of March, 1915, is your emancipation day ... In the years to come, as you commemorate this great event, you should dedicate a part of the service to the memory of Andrew Furuseth. Ex­ cept for his intelligent, courageous and unswerving devotion to your cause for twenty-one years you would be bondsmen instead of free men today." Sailed Under 5 Flags Andrew Furuseth was born to poverty-stricken parents near the town of Romedal, Norway in 1854. Going to sea at the age of 19^ he sailed under five different flags for the next seven years, landing in California in 1880. During the next few years, while Furuseth was shipping out of San Francisco, angry seamen who were fed up with miserable conditions, formed the organization in 1885 that was to become the Sailors Union of the Pacific. He joined the infant union shortly after its birth and was elected sec­ retary in 1887. The task of guiding the young union through its early years was a difficult one, but under Furu­ seth's leadership, the SUP progressed to the point where it won its first contract from the shipown­ ers in 1902. The young union's dynamic leader was also devoting his efforts to organizing a na­ tional seaman's organization during this time. The nucleus of this union was formed through Furu­ seth's initiative in 1892, and later became known as the International Seamen's Union. Injunction Expert One of Furuseth's major crusades was his fight against the labor injunction. In 1906, when told he faced the prospect of jail because the SUP had violated a court injunction, he responded with these now famous words: "They can't put me in a smaller room than I've always lived in, they can't give me plainer food than I've always eaten, they can't make me any lonelier than I've always been." His vast knowledge about the use of the injunc­ tion against labor unions was one of the most sig­ nificant contributions that led to the passage of the historic Norris-LaGuardia Anti-Injunction Act. Speaking of Furuseth's role in the fight for this law, the late Representatve Fiorella LaGuardia said, "I remember when we held hearings . . . the cream of the American Bar appeared before us, and this hearty old sailor appeared before the Committee Judiciary . . . and made one of the most able, intelligent arguments on equity juris­ prudence that was ever made in the Supreme Court . . . before Senate or House Committees, or any place in this country." Last Voyage Seafarers the world over mourned the passing of Furuseth on January 22,' 1938. His body lay in state in the Department of Labor, the first union leader ever to be accorded this honor. His funeral was attended by leaders of the Ration's labor move­ ment, senators, congressmen and justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. In accordance with "Old Andy's" wishes that he buried at sea "as far from land as possible," his ashes were carried to the mid-Atlantic by the SlU-manned ^.S. Schoharie. As Seafarers in the crew stood in respect, the ship's captain said, "Fellow shipmates, we are assembled here 1 o execute the wish of Andrew Furuseth, an unsel­ fish worker for the betterment of seamen, who through legal means has done more to secure im­ proved conditions under which you work than any other man." And, with these words, Andrew Furuseth's remains were scattered into the ocean. "He could not abandon his beloved sea calling and he tvould not submit to slavery . . . In all the years of this historic struggle for human liberty, which finally culminated with President Wilson's signing of the Seamen's Law, March 4, 1915, Andrew Furuseth ivas the one man who had faith, the vision, and the courage necessary to sustain the contest. He launched the movement. He kept it afloat . . . (he) brought it safely into, port." r.il ; 5:;, Senator Robert La Follette (Sponsor of the 1915 Seamen's Act) t. 0 t. 0 a 0 7 B 7 t. 4 t. 4 s. e L 3 t. 8 U 8 �SEAFARERS PafeFoniteeB LO& MAR AD Plan To Cut Ship Aid Blasted Before Propeller Club WASHINGTON—Changes in U.S. maritime policy which have been proposed recently by the Maritime Administration were rapped solidly here by Representative John J. Rooney (D-N.Y.), in a speech before the Propeller Club. The MARAD proposals would reduce fed­ Performers Undermine Union Gains eral support of U.S. shipping The SIU has made it clear over its long and proud history that it and make drastic changes in serious in wanting to phase out of our foreign trade. • Reaffirmed his support of the will not tolerate performers and foulballs whose actions endanger the existing policies. any segments of our industry from parity principle, in which federal By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives continuing progress of responsible seamen. The Union has maintained Rooney pointed out that "the a "tough" policy toward these elements, aimed at driving them from country has gotten much more out the ranks of responsible seamen. of the merchant marine than the Two categories of performer, pilferers and gashounds, are especially merchant marine ever got out of marked for elimination from the SIU. The Union is on record in saying the country," and added that the that charges will be placed against any men found guilty of either of government's outlay to aid the U.S. merchant fleet "is returned many these charges. For newcomers, we will define these two types. fold" in jobs, taxes, national se­ PILFERERS: Men who walk off a ship with crew's equipment or curity and promotion of commerce. ship's gear, such as sheets, towels, ship's stores, cargo, etc., with the "I can't believe that anyone is idea of selling or making use of them ashore. GASHOUNDS: Men who jeopardize the safety and well-being of their fellow crewmembers by drinking while at work aboard a vessel or who turn to in a drunken condition. Also those who disrupt the operation of a ship, the payoff or>sign-on by being gassed up. Union discipline up to and includ­ Another category of performer— ing expulsion from the SIU. the weedhound—has been success­ Other actions which merit and WASHINGTON —The railroads fully eliminated from SIU ranks. demand discipline by the Union are are again plugging for a waterway This Union was built of, by and clearly outlined in our Constitution. users tax as part of their contin­ for seamen. Seafarers fought many They include the following: uing effort to downgrade and long and bloody battles to obtain • Deliberate failure or refusal to weaken the nation's inland water the decent wages and working join one's ship, or misconduct or carriers. conditions they now enjoy. Through neglect of duty aboard ship to the The American Association of the Union, seamen, for the first detriment of the Union or any of Railroads has opened a campaign time in the maritime industry have its contracts and agreements. for the levy now under considera­ received many benefits and the • Failure or refusal to pay a fine tion by Congress. Any weakening ability, furthermore, to support or assessment within the time limit of the water carriers through new themselves and their family in a taxation would, of course, decent and independent manner. set therefor either by the Constitu­ strengthen the competing rail car­ The SIU does not intend to jeop­ tion or by action taken in accord­ riers. ardize these hard-won gains by ance with the Constitution. With the water carriers out of tolerating irresponsibles in its • Refusal or wilfull failure to the picture the railroads would be midst. be present at sign-ons or payoffs. free to charge the limit for the transport of dry and liquid bulk While there are foulballs in any • Disordrely Conduct. cargoes. The only restraint on occupation, our Union has been them would come from the Inter­ fortunate in keeping such char­ state Commerce Commission. The acters to a minimum. But we must ICC has a long history of favoring not rest at that; we must eliminate the railroads over the water car­ all such elements. Therefore, all Seafarers are advised to se­ riers, however. Seafarers, members and officials alike, are under an obligation to cure a master's certificate at Three attempts in the past to themselves and their Union to all times when they become ill enact a waterway users tax—two place charges against any charac­ or injured aboard ship. The cents a gallon on fuel prices— ters of this kind, and any man, right to demand a master's cer­ were defeated by Congress. The upon being convicted by a Union tificate verifying illness or in­ latest attempt has the backing of Trial Committee of any of the jury aboard a vessel is guaran­ the Administration, however, giv­ ing the railroads hope for success. actions outlined here will face teed by law. R.R.s Pushing inland Waters User Tax Levy Get Certificate Before Leaving Lifeboat School Class Graduates Graduates of Lifeboat Class No. 128 pose for their graduation picture after successfully passing the Coast Guard examination and receiving their lifeboat tickets. The latest group of Seafarers to get their tickets includes (l-r, front) Mahland Cann, Santiago Nieves, (mid­ dle) J. S. Mitchell, Leo Brazil, Steve Barbon, Jo3 Basile, August Voorde (rear) Instructor, Dan Butts, John J. Reinoso, Jr., Mahomed Soma Hussien, Bill Duffy. Jr., Hormut Schultz, and Michael Aversono. cargo preference in carrying Gov­ ernment aid," he said. "Some of the proposals now being advanced seem to be directed toward the demise of the merchant marine rather than to its promotion." The failure of Government agencies to adequately carry out their responsibility to implement the nation's maritime policy was blamed for many of the difficulties in which the U.S. maritime indus­ try finds itself today. Recommendations In addition, the congressman: • Opposed any wholesale aban­ doning of the trade-route concept in which U.S.-flag ships are as­ signed to specific cargo routes deemed essential to the Interests assistance is extended to subsi­ dized American steamship lines to enable them to compete against low-cost foreign lines. • Rejected the proposal'which would permit U.S. ships to be built in foreign shipyards. It would make just as much sense, he noted, to build all of our security instru­ ments abroad and transfer our in­ dustrial productions to foreign soil. • Deplored the failure of this country to halt the contraction of its passenger ship fleet. • Criticized the logic of those who would prevent American-flag ships from carrying at least half of all U.S. government-financed foreign" aid cargoes. By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President No 'Economy' In Foreign Shipbuilding The Maritime Administration has come up with several proposals in recent weeks that seem aimed at wrecking the U.S. merchant fleet rather than rebuilding it. The most injurious of these was a proposal to allow American-flag ships to be built in foreign shipyards. The MA put forth the idea as an "economy move"—the means of saving part of the Federal subsidies which now go for ship construction in this country. If enacted, this "economy move" would be the death blow to the American shipbuilding industry. That industry has been in decline for over a decade. Few ships are being built in American shipyards while the number of those yards steadily drops. In recent weeks, for instance, the Todd Shipyard Company announced it would close its Hoboken, New Jersey, facility to consolidate what business it has left in Brooklyn. Some like to blame the stagnation of American shipbuilding on high costs, the same argument used to explain the general decline of. the U.S. merchant fleet. The argument, however, is a phony one. While it is true that U.S. production costs are usually higher in most industries because of the decent standards by which American working people live, and many other factors, this has not prevented our nation from increasing its export of goods-f overseas in recent years. The fact in sharp contrast to the MA's pro­ is that other nations are willing posal to send even, more dollars and eager to buy U.S.-made abroad with ship orders. products. Over the long run, the skills of The owners of runaway ships, shipyard workers would be pro­ bent on squeezing the highest pos­ gressively lost to the nation, and sible profit out of their operations, put us in a weak position should have accounted in great measure any future crisis arise which would for the decline of the American necessitate an increase in the rate fleet and shipbuilding industry. of ship construction. Also to blame is the inactivity, The Maritime Advisory Council, neglect and often destructive atti­ created by the White House to tudes the government has shown toward the American merchant seek solutions to the maritime marine. Now they would build up problem, has been presented with our fleet in foreign yards while a proposal which would go a long destroying our own shipbuilding way toward correcting some of the industry in the process. In the worst aspects of the situation. SIU long run this can only lead to a president Paul Hall, a member of greater disaster for American the MAC, proposed recently that maritime. For no seafaring nation the runaway-flag fleet be taxed, has ever been able to maintain a with the tax money going toward strong merchant fleet without also construction of new U.S. bulk mainta'ining a strong shipbuilding carriers in American yards. industry. The suggestion is a demonstra­ Among the short term reasons tion of the solutions which can be that weigh against the placing of found if Administration leaders American ship orders in foreign and lawmakers maintain a determi­ yards is this nation's continuing nation to keep the American fleet balance of payments problem, and shipbuilding industry at the which means that more dollars are service of our nation. Farming out leaving the country than are com­ shipbuilding to foreign countries, ing in through overseas earnings weakening the Cargo Preference by Americans. Sending ship Act, are poor answers to the needs orders to foreign yards would only of maritime. add to this problem. To stem the flow of gold, in fact, many law­ makers are now urging that a JprioBcl greater part of U.S. exports be carried in American ships. This is mj �BHrchB/lMk SEAFARERS LOG fate ntUem REGIONAL DIRECTOR'S REPORT ON THE ELECTION BALLOT FOR VOTING FOR GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION PORT PRESIDENTS-1965-1968 The following is a report on the Election Ballot for voting for the 1965-1968 Election of Port Presidents for the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region, Inland Boatmen's Union of the Seafarers International Union of will be prepared for each Port and Section where nominaEligible nominees for each of the Sections and Ports will ''^^e been received, as listed below: - be as follows: Allied Marine PORT TUG SECTION DREDGE SECTION Section Section ASHTABULA John K Mero, None North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Pistrict, Port Voting Voting Voting Voting Voting Voting Ashtabula.. X XX Buffalo XX X Lnicago .... X X X No Instructions for the election of Port Presidents have No been prepared in accordance with Article X, Section 2 (c) (1) and were submitted to the membership and ac- Soit".*'.'.'.' Duluth cepted at the regular January meeting of the Region. The report included provisions for a secret ballot; a means for accounting for the ballots; the election of a committee of at least three (3) members in good standing in such MUwa"ukee'. X X Sault Ste. Marie XX X X The Position of Port President-Tug Section and port, Where the e.eetien „ take place .0 super.,,. ,h. balloting (no officer or candidate may serve on this committee); for producing membership identification and for Si't^SfeVr'Sr"pirt'toorve-d". confining the vote only to members in good standing whose residence is located within the geographical confinps of the Dort All fnnceWie... All nominations received for the elective position ol Port President were presented at the regular membership meetings of the Region in February 1965. I shall direct the printing of the ballots and forms neces- XX XX No B-12045 Brother J. P. Byrne, B-12045. in a communication to nig dated January 29th and received in Headquarters on February 29th, 1965, requested that his name be withdrawn as a candidate for the position of Port President, Tug Section, Port of Chicago, in this coming election of Po^t Presldeots for 1965-1968 for the Great Lakes Tug Dredge Region. Therefore, in accordance with Brother Byrne's request, his name will hot appear on the ballot as ® candidate for the position of Port President, Tug Section. Port of Chicago. ' ^ Thomas J. Burns, B-12006 Robert Affleck, A-12018 CHICAGO Arthur W. Miller, M-12096 William Earl Olsen 0-12019 '^°A"I2024^"^'''''' ^ Richard D. Johnson, ' CLEVELAND DULUTH ^^ ^^152 jack K^Lith, S-12()25 William Hearns, H-12008 ""Ja'rT'B?,20®"" Byron F. Kelley, K-12039 John J. Marx, M-12152 Robert W. Smith, S-12048 Joseph R. Turner, T-12014 Eldridge T. Leith, L-12020 Arthur C. Notton, N-12(M)9 Thomas F. Gerity, G-12007 "TfdJSf Angus MacEachern M-12004 in the Regional Director's "Report on Nominations for 1965 Election of Port Presidents" dated February 2,1965, Brother Marx was disqualified for the following reasons: a letter nomination for John J. Marx, M-12152, for the position ..jgu Port Agent, Port of Detroit, Tug Section" was submitted in his behalf by Leonard Jacosky, J-12024. In nomination of John Marx, Brother Jacosky address of Brother Marx and also Voting will take place during the course of such April .• u „ A k- e „• u o .• r U- U meetings; ballots will be tallied for each Section for which nominations have been received and the results of the election shall be reported to the membership and will o ewora evf tho official r.t fiko Pnrf an,! become a part of the official minutes of the Port and Region. The results of the election within each Section shall be final. /o submit a signed statement by John Marx as required by Article X, Section 2 (a) of the Constitution. Brother Marx, in a communication dated February 10, 1965 to "Patrick Finnery," IBU Area Director, did submit tbc sigucd Statement required by Article X, Section 2 (a) constitution, and has furnished his home address his letter of acceptance of the nomination for the position of Port President, Port of Detroit, Tug Section. As he has now remedied the defects in his acceptance ©f the nomination, his appeal is accepted and his name will appear on the ballot as a candidate for that position. LORAIN Harold A. Ruthsatz, R-12011 S-12070 Joseph Miller, M-12095 sault Ste. Marie John E. Bernard, B-12026 MILWAUKEE TOLEDO IT S u >1 L 3 t. 3 o 0 t. 0 L 1. 1 « 3. Arthur B. Johnson. J-12016 Kirby R. Stortz, S-12003 A t. o 3 r. 9 t. .7 >ip A t. ^"son," T-ltoi?""" sary for conducting the election of Port Presidents for the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region, Inland Boatmen's Union of the Seafarers International Union of North . J T , J i.r . T-.- • A America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Water District, which will be held during the regular membership meetinB'i of thP Region during the month of Aoril 1965 ings Of the Region during the month of April, 19b5. The following ports will conduct elections for Port Presidents during such regular meetings in Apri, 1965. Ballots JV1-1ZUZ4 BUFFALO X X X X X Port •JI None t. 14 None y Wayne W. Weston W-12002 t. >0 k '3 t. 18 None Leslie William Willard W-12027 wmaru, w procedure for voting was furnished in my report ™ whfch "wa^ TangTL^the memberfhiS the Election Notice which was mailed to the membeiship on February 19, 1965. Your attention is directed to these documents for further information with respect to the conduct of this election. Fraternally, ROBERT T. JONES Regional Director t )0 t. 10 B 10 t. n B 17 t. !4 t. >4 e. 16 t. -3 t. 15 t. 16 tions, and an additional ten percent in contributions to churches, hospitals and educational institutions. INTEREST. Interest paid to banks and individuals on loans, mortgages, etc., is deductible. TAXES. In general, you can deduct: personal property taxes, real estate taxes, state or local retail sales taxes, state gasoline taxes and state income taxes actually paid within the year. You cannot deduct: Federal excise taxes. Federal Social Secutriy taxes, hunting and dog licenses, auto inspection fees, tags, drivers licenses, alcoholic bever­ age, cigarette and tobacco taxes, water taxes and taxes paid by you for another person. MEDICAL AND DENTAL EXPENSES. All expenses over three percent of ad­ justed gross income for doctor and den­ tal bills, hospital bills, medical and hos­ pital insurance, nurse care and similar costs can be deducted. Other such costs include such items as eyeglasses, am­ bulance service, transportation to doc­ tors' offices, rental of wheelchairs and similar equipment, hearing aids, artifical limbs. and corrective devices. However, if the Seafarer is reim­ bursed by the Seafarers Welfare Plan for any of,these costs, such as family, hospital and surgical expenses, he can­ not deduct the whole bill, only that part in excess of the benefits paid by the Plan. All expenses over one percent of adjusted gross income for drugs and medicine can be deducted. The deduc­ tible portion is then comtJined, with other medical and dental expenses which are subject to the normal three percent rule. Special Rule for Certain Persons 65 or over: The unreimbursed portion of the med­ ical and dental expenses including medi­ cine and drugs are' deductible in full for the following persons: (a) The taxpayer and his wife if EITHER is 65 years of age or over; (b) A dependent who is 65 or over and who is the mother or father of the taxpayer or his wife. CARE OF CHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDENTS. If deductions are item­ ized, a woman or a widower (including men who are divorced or legally sepa-rated under a decree and who have not remarried) or a husband whose wife is incapacitated or is institutionalized for at least 90 consecutive days or a shorter period if she dies, may deduct expenses paid, not to exceed a total of $600, for one dependent, or not to exceed a total of $900 for two or more dependents for the care of: (a) dependent children under 13 years of age; or (b) dependent persons (excluding hus­ band or wife) physically or men­ tally incapable of caring for themselves; if such care is to enable the taxpayer to be gainfully employed or to actively seek gainful employment. ALIMONY. Periodic payment of ali­ mony to a wife in accord with a written agreement between them can be de­ ducted. CASUALTY LOSSES. The reasonable value of all clothing and gear lost at sea due to storm, vessel damage, etc., for which the taxpayer is not otherwise compensated, can be deducted as an ex­ pense. The same applies to fire loss or losses in auto accidents which are not compensated by insurance. These losses are limited to the amount in excess of $100 for each loss. WORK CLOTHES, TOOLS. The cost and cleaning of uniforms and work clothes which ordinarily cannot be used as dress wear can be deducted. This includes protective work shoes, gloves, caps, foul weather gear, clothing ruined by grease or paint, plus tools bought for use on the job, or books and periodi­ cals used in direct connection with work. UNION DUES. Dues and initiation fees paid to labor organizations and most union assessments can be deducted. PURCHASE OF US SAVINGS BONDS. If you are entitled to a refund, you may apply it to the purchase of Series E US Savings Bonds. If you check the appropriate box you will be issued as many bonds as your refund will buy in multiples of $18.75 for each $25 face value bond. DECLARATION OF ESTIMATED TAX. The purpose of this declaration is to provide for current payment of taxes not collected through withholding, where a taxpayer may have a considerable amount of outside income. In such cases, a Seafarer should check the instructions on his tax return carefully, as the "Declaration of Estimated Tax" als6 must be filed on or before April 15, 1965 �-',1, ,7•='>».,%i.-, Pag* iStzteeii SEAFARERS ^6k§,'i»u LOG Judgea Rule State Senof lllegalfy Apportioiwd WHERE RERPPORTIOHMEHT MUST COME HI IKS-II nilis nlir mit irOtn It rupptrtiH lifm inl ibtUMt. Wir slatK k riiti nipfirtiiiiiit UUH b ttfltUti Iowa Labor Wins Court Fight For Legislative Redistricting A three-judge federal court has ruled that the Iowa State Senate is illegally apportioned under the Supreme Court's "one man, one vote" decisions. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the State AFL-CIO. It was just one of several"*" ' ' cases in which union officials, mitted to seek further relief to to redistrict one or both of their bring the Iowa Senate in line with legislative houses this year. acting with authority from the "one man, one vote" concept. la s Bmfcn a( otfurmm u ibST nm D csifcA wA m "<m m^ om ma" nfUman ol M tifcmacm Tho standings of the various states with respect to the U.S. Supreme Court's "one man, one vote" decision is illustrated in the map above. state labor bodies, have gone into court or joined other court actions to compel relief from unequal legislative districts that deny pro­ portionate ballot-box strength to the residents of heavily-popu­ lated city and suburban areas and give control to residents of sparse­ ly-settled rurad areas. The court ruled that If the Iowa legislature now meeting does not revise the Senate districting be­ fore the next session, the State AFL-CIO and two of its officers acting as individuals would be per By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS The American Medical Association not only Is aspirin tablets with a few penicillin tablets in against medical insurance for the elderly under each bottle. Social Security. The doctors' association also has Another big manufacturer recently had an anti­ become an ally of the large pharmaceutical manu­ biotic shipment seized by FDA because it sent it facturers in discouraging doctors from prescribing out without first getting the required inspection drugs under their lower-priced generic or common certificate. names even though the brand-name versions of the Reputable generic-name manufacturers maintain same drugs may cost patients from three to ten their own laboratories to test quality, and even test times more. the generic drugs they buy from the big manu­ The power of the organized doctors and the facturers before packaging them under generic pharmaceutical industry is apparent in the com­ names. ments of independent pharmaceutical companies • The Veterans Administration," the U.S. Govern­ made to this reporter. They show an actual fear ment, and such large municipal purchasers as the of the large manufacturers and their economic and City of New York all buy drugs under generic names political influence. for their hospitals and Institutions. If these agencies, "Doctors are not prescribing generic drugs to which are the biggest purchasers in the country, can the extent that a thinking person would expect buy generically, private doctors, too, can feel safe after the enactment of the Kefauver-Harris drug in prescribing the generic compounds of welllaw," one retail pharmacist reported. established smaller manufacturers who maintain "The influence of the big pharmaceutical com­ quality-control laboratories. panies reaches everywhere," an independent drug • Your retail pharmacist himself is your best manufacturer said. "Don't quote me about the assurance of purity and quality, points out Harry difference in prices; I have my family to think Winocur, manufacturer of the pharmacy operated about," a druggist said. for its own members by District 65, New York, of The author of a book on consumer problems even the Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Union. found that the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Retail pharmacists in general have a reputation for Association had written to the publisher and dis­ watching quality closely. tributor charging the book contained "an impressive Unless your doctor understands the importance to amount of misinformation and editorialized distor­ you of the difference in price between brand and tion about the cost of drugs" and asked that in the generic prescriptions, you are a captive customer for future the publisher let the association "check facts the brand-name manufacturers. Your pharmacist with respect to the prescription drug industry." must fill the prescription with the brand your The recent statement of the American Medical doctor specifies. Thus it may be necessary for Association that doctors should prescribe by brand patients, especially those with chronic illnesses, to name to be sure of quality, was an unfair blow, explain to the doctor that they cannot afford the especially to older people who have chronic ill­ brand-name version, and ask for a generic equivalent nesses requiring constant medication. The state­ from a reliable manufacturer. In the final analysis, ment also was an affront to the Food & Drug Ad­ however, you do have to use what your doctor ministration which has the responsibility for super­ considers best in his experience. vising quality of all medicines whether sold under If the American Medical Association is sincerely brand name or generic names. worried about quality of generics, it could help Here are the facts: moderate-income patients more by seeking aid for • The 1962 Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendments the FDA in making certain of adequate control by gave additional assurance to your doctor that the all manufacturers, whether brand-name or generic. quality of non-brand name drugs Is reliable. The It is a fact that the medical association today gets Food & Drug Administration was given more a large part of its financial support from brandauthority to inspect drug factories and control the name drug manufacturers, through their advertising manufacture of drugs to assure their safety, identity in the AMA Journal. At an estimated cost of $1500 and purity. The FDA also now has more funds to a page, big manufacturers may buy as many as ten carry out these responsibilities. pages of advertising in a single issue. (The Federal Thus the fear of inferior quality is no longer a Trade Commission found that in one recent eightvalid reason for buying a brand-name drug instead year period, advertising in the AMA Journal in­ of the lower-priced generic equivalent. Actually, it creased from 32 pages an issue to 534. never was a valid reason because the FDA always The difference in price between brand-name and tended to inspect the smaller manufacturers more generic drugs is sizabie. Take a brand-name drug closely than the big ones. Moreover, the big manu­ like Tedral, often prescribed for asthma sufferers. facturers themselves sell the same drugs under their The druggist pays, $24 per 1000, and in turn retails generic names to other distributors at lower prices them for $45 to $50 (actually in lots of 100, at $4.50 than they charge under their brand names. to $5). • Mistakes have been found by the FDA among Or a cut-rate source like the mail-order pharmacy some of the largest manufacturers of the expensive sponsored by the American Association of Retired brand-name drugs as well as some of the smaller Persons, may retail Tedral for $3.75 per 100. But companies making generic drugs. For example, one comparable generics, such as Theophenedrine, retail Ug manufacturer recently sent out a shipment of for as little as $1.50 per 100. Twenty - six states, including If this should happen, the court Iowa, are already under court might order a special election in order to redistrict according to tho which all candidates for state Sen­ "one man, one vote" decisions. In ate would run at large, since the seven other states, according to a Judges have specified that they survey by Congressional Quarter­ will not themselves draw lines for ly, legislative reapportionment Is "especially likely' because of al­ new districts. ready-pending court actions or tho Hawaii Directive threat of action, and action is pos­ Meanwhile in Hawaii, another sible in others. Lawsuits to forco. three-judge federal court out­ more equitable state legislative lawed the state Senate districts districts were filed or implement­ and ordered the calling of a con­ ed last year In a total of 39 states. stitutional convention to put ap­ The Iowa suit leading to tho portionment requirements in con­ federal court's state Senate deci­ formity with U.S. Supreme Court sion was fiied In the name of tho decisions. The legislature was di­ Iowa Federation of Labor and, as rected to make no final legisla­ individuals, the federation's Presi­ tive decisions until its reappor­ dent Charles L. Davis and Secre­ tionment problem had been re­ tary-Treasurer A. Jack Lewis. solved. The court had previously In less than three years since withheld its order to give a spe­ the Supreme Court's March 1962 cial session time to redistrict, but landmark decision in a Tennessee reopened the case when the spe­ case, holding that federal courts cial session quit without action. have jurisdiction and power to The Iowa and Hawaii decisions force equitable state legislative were the latest in a great group districts, profound changes have of actions on state reapportion­ taken place as state general as­ ment, involving both federal and semblies have sought to conform. state judicial orders, that will force The full impact has not yet been probably more than half the states (Continued on page 22) Union Election Wins Up During Last Quarter '64 WASHINGTON—U.S. unions won 59 percent of collective bargaining elections in the last quarter of 1964—1 percent below the average of the preceding three months but three points above the record of-^ 1963's last quarter—the Na­ months of last year, 90 percent of tional Labor Relations Board the eligible voters cast ballots. Of reported. the valid votes, 94,989 or 67 per­ In the 1,913 representation elec­ cent were cast in favor of union tions held in the final three representation. Unions won major­ ity designation In 1,125 elections. AFL-CIO unions participated in 1,326 elections, the NLRB report­ ed. They won a majority in 728, lost in 598 for a winning margin of nearly 55 percent. KINGSTON, R.I. —Trustees of the University of Rhode Increased Activity Island have recognized the The board reported that it issued SIU as the sole bargaining 91 percent more decisions in con­ agent for unlicensed seamen tested unfair labor, practice cases aboard the ocean research ves­ than during the comparable period sel, the Trident. a year earlier. Workers, employers The Boston SIU obtained and unions filed 3,474 charges al­ pledge cards from the Tri­ leging unfair labor practices— dent's crew and recognition 2,410 against employers and 1,064 from the trustees came last against unions. Less than 10 per­ month. cent will get to the five-member board for final disposition if past The Trident, now undergo­ experience holds true. ing overhaul in a shipyard, is slated to sail soon on a re­ In 1964's final quarter, the-board search mission to Brazil. The handed down rulings in 203 cases vessel carries on its research of unfair practices. Sucli cases work in connection with labo­ reach the board at the rate of 95 ratory studies at the Univer­ per working day, the report said. sity of Rhode Island. At the end of December, 569 It will join the growing fleet cases were awaiting decision by of research and oceanographic board members, compared with 576 ships now under SIU contract. cases as of Sept. 30, 1964, and 475 This fleet includes the Anton on Dec. 31, 1963. Of the 569 cur­ Bruun (Alpine Geophysical), rent cases, 402 involved unfair recently returned from a twolabor practice charges. year project in the Indian At the quarter's end, 7,898 Ocean, and the Robert D. Con­ cases of all types were awaiting rad (Maritime Operations), disposition at all procedural lev­ which is owned by Columbia els. This compares with 8,540 University. pending at September 30, 1964, and 7,125 pending Dec. 31, 1963. Research Ship Crew Goes SiU �mrtik I, INI SEAFARERS Visiting New York Hall Tag* BeweaUam LOG Truth In Packaging, Landing Bill* Introdueed 'Truth' Bills Before Senate Hit Consumer-Aimed Frauds WASHINGTON—A revised "truth-in-packaging" bill has been introduced by Senator Philip A. Hart (D.-Mich.) with eight other Democrats as co-sponsors. A "truth-in-lending" bill has also been placed before the Senate for consideration. Describing the "truth-inThese examples of excessive inter- isiaition, Douglas said that "it packaging" bill as "aimed at est rates were disclosed in Senate would require that those who lend deceptive labeling and pack­ hearings on the pendiing "truth-in- money for personal purposes, such Seafarer Richard Veikeits brought his sons ll-r) Alfred, 8 and Rudolph, 11 along when he dropped in af fhe New York hall recently, where they enjoyed lunch in the headquarters cafeteria. Volkerts, whose last ship was the City of Alma (Waterman), sails in the steward department. He has been an SlU member tor over 2! years. Manpower Training Progrant Successful WASHINGTON—About 75 percent of the unemployed workers who have completed job retraining under the Fed­ eral manpower training program have already found jobs, according to a recent Labor ^ third of the first 100,000 trainees Department report. had been out of work for half a About 90 percent of those year or longer. Long-term unem­ who have found work are in oc­ cupations related to their train­ ing, the report emphasizes. In all, the job training program seems to be working well in rais­ ing the skills of substantial num­ bers of trainees. The report shows that only 14 percent of the male trainees previously had skilled jobs, but that 51 percent were be­ ing trained for such occupations. The record of the program is Impressive because those enrolled in the program thus far have rep­ resented some of the hard-core of the nation's unemployed. One ployment makes up about 15 per­ cent of total unemployment. Program Growing Although the initial group cov­ ered in the report had a higher educational level than the unem­ ployed as a whole, the Labor De­ partment points out that amend­ ments now before Congress would permit the training of more unedu­ cated and young persons. The importance of the Federal manpower training program and the Federal job development pro­ gram is pointed up in statistics re­ cently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicating that the nation's labor force would grow by some 24 million workers beween 1964 and 1980. An estimated 1.5 million jobs would have to be created each year, on the average, just to ab­ sorb the growth in the labor force, and the new workers would re­ quire the skills necessary to fill these jobs. aging of supermarket products," Hart noted that "praiseworthy" changes had been made in comnrercial packaging practices since he first introduced a "truth" meas­ ure in 1961. In recent weeks, however, he had received hundreds of lettei's fivm conBumei-s wlio "are not convinced that the few improvements have come any­ where near correcting all the prac­ tices the bill is aimed at," he said. The bill would authorize the Federal Trade Commission and the Food & Drug Administration to prescribe uniform packaging and labeling of food, drugs, cosmetics and other consumer goods. The AFL-CIO supported the HaiTt proposal in the 88th Congress. The bill was approved last year by a Senate Judiciary subcommit­ tee but was not acted on by the full committee. Hart's new measure will be considered by the Commerce Committee but Senator Everett Dirksen (R-Ill.), the GOP floor leader,' has demanded that it be referred to the Judiiciary Com­ mittee also for study. Hart has filed a second measure, eo-siponsored by 17 additional senators, to create an independent office of Consumers "to look out for the economic interests of Amer­ ican consumers." A companion bill has been sponsored in the House by Representative Benjamin S. Rosenthal (D-N. Y.). Tnith-In-Lending A similar bill aimed at' "trutihin-lending" has been introduced by Senators Paul Douglas (D.-lll.) and Clifford P. Case (R.-N. J.). Explaining the necessity for such legislation to protect the American consumer from being fooled into paying excessive inter­ est rates, the Senators told of used car interest rates as high as 40, 60 and 100 percent, a 347 per­ cent rate of interest on a furniture purchase, a television set pur­ chase in which the interest was not mentioned orally or in writing, but was charged at 33.3 percent. Israel Building Deep-Sea Port TEL AVIV, Israel—The newest deep-sea harbor on the Mediterranean is rapidly nearing completion at Ashdod, Israel. In the fall of this year hundreds of tons of citrus fruit, Israel's major export, will begin moving out of Ashdod, to be followed soon afterward by cargoes of phosphate, potash and other minerals. The first phase of the $50 million port project will afford deep-water berthings for 10 ships. By 196870 the port is expected to be able to handle up to 22 ships at a time with modern cargo handling, terminal and warehouse facilities. A major feature of the new port is the use of tetrapods placed on the outshore side of the two main breakwaters to help break up and dissipate incoming waves. The tetrapods are giant fourlimbed concrete objects resembling children's jacks and weighing between 12?/i and 381^ tons each. About 19,000 of these tetrapods have been manu­ factured on the spot and installed during the initial construction phase. Israel hopes that completion of the new harbor at Ashdod will help ease some of the traffic at the port of Haifa, whose facilities have been strained by the nation's rapidly growing economy. Ashdod, which now has a population of about 25,000, is expected to grow tenfold by 1980 as planned con­ struction is completed. lending" biU. as consumer loans, and those who In describing the proposed leg(Continued on page 23) t. 0 i. L 4 IT S I. 1 By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Diet May Determine Life Span As reported in HEALTH BULLETIN, scientists trying to explain why some people grow old faster than others are on the trail of what may be one answer to the riddle—differences in food preferences. Leading the field in this challenging area of research is the Human Nutrition Research Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In long-term experiments with animals, it has shown that varying com­ binations of standard foods can cause marked differences in the rate at which animals grow old. All of the animals in the U.S.D.A. tests re­ ceived diets containing adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals. But when the same food elements were presented from different food sources (particularly animal products), longevity changed markedly. Principal purpose of the study was to determine the effect on longevity of different types of fat in the diet and of various protein and fat-containing foods, such as eggs, milk, beef and peanut butter. Rats fed hydrogenated vegetable oils were found to live longer than those fed lard. Butter caused shortened life when fed in larger amounts, but moderaite quantities of butter resulted in longevity similar to that of animals fed vegetable oil. Most striking was the detrimental effect of a diet containing 25 per cent egg. Animals eating it had the shortest life span of any in the study. Curiously, however, when 4animals were given a 100 per cent Advisory Committee asked the parent U.S.D.A. to "determine the egg diet their longevity improved. significance of the.se findings to The U.S.D.A. scientists feel that humans." But the U.S.D.A.'s Dr. eggs may not be at fault and guess Ruth Leverton indicated thtt such that "an imbalance of nutrients studies would produce no further rather than egg itself may have surprises, but confirmation of what been responsible for the adverse is already known. "Even though results with the diet containing 25 we need much more information, we can be certain that utilization per cent egg." of fats in man is affected by all Milk and peanut .butter caused the foods he eats, his endocrine rapid growth in young rats and system, his physical and mental resulted in some extremely large activities and his aging," she told animals. Both this and other the advisoi-y committee. A com­ studies have shown that animals plete summary of test results so which grow fast and gain much far has been presented in Home weight when young live shorter Economics Research Report No. lives. The 20 per cent peanut but­ 24, published by the Department ter rats had almost as poor of Agriculture and available Trom longevity as the 25 per cent egg the Superintendent of Documents group. Milk and beef-fed animals for 70 cents. lived longer, but still not as long A leader in previous research on as those given a standard diet the effects of diet on longevity is supplemented with vegetable oil. Dr. Clive M. McCay, of Cornell Checks on metabolism and the University, now retired. His classic condition of various tissues (par­ experiments with rats observed ticularly the kidneys) throughout for a lifetime showed that d astic the lives of the experimental ani­ reduction of caloric intake result­ mals, showed that diets which ed in unusually long life spans, caused shortened life also caused provided that levels of protein, disturbances and degeneration. minerals and vitamins were kept The Human Nutrition Research adequate. His work pointed to Service is now pushing for a full carbohydrates as a negative factor, that overeating scale test of the effect of food and showed combinations on human health. In shortened life much more than a report released on January 25, could be accounted for by just an the Animal and Animal Products added load on the system. SlU Clinic Exams—All Ports Photo above shows construction work on one of two main breakwaters at new Med­ iterranean port of Ashdod, Israel. Tetra­ pods are at right. « EXAMS THIS PERIOD: January 1 - January 31, 1965 Wives Children TOTAL Seamen Port 211 22 29 160 Baltimore 178 18 3 . .. 157 Houston 108 11 93 4 Mobile 304 23 11 New Orleans... . .... 270 580 46 55 ... 479 New York 77 11 60 6 Philadelphia 101 29 28 44 *San Juan . . . 1,263 TOTAL *12/21/64 to 1/20/65 157 139 1,559 t, 3 t. 9 o 0 t. 0 t. I. 1 8 i. 4 L o 3 5 t. 7 'r 4 t. y t. 0 ti 3 L a t. 0 t. 0 a 0 7 B 7 t. 4 �SEAFARERS Pas* WUbitm LOG 'Space Junk'-Modem Flotsam And Jetsam Federal Employees Joining Union Ranks WASHINGTON—A total of 205 collective bargaining agree­ ments covering nearly 25 percent of the federal government's 2.5 million civilian employes have been negotiated since the late President Kennedy's ex-+ Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unicmists to as­ The Labor Dept.'s agreement sist each other in their campaign with the Government Employes, for decent wages and better con­ covering virtually all eligibles In ditions. Washington, is unique. Seafarers and tneir families are The executive order provides urged to support a consumer boy­ three forms of recognition for fed­ eral employe unions — informal, cott by trade unionists against formal and exclusive. Exclusive various companies whose products recognition and bargaining rights are produe^d under non-union are given organizations chosen by conditions, or which are "unfair a majority in an appropriate unit. to labor." (This listing carries the name of the'AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Pl^tic Workers) ecutive order encouraging bargaining was issued in 1962 according to an advance summary of a Labor Dept. study. The findings "clearly indicate, said Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz in releasing them, that the philosophy of good labor-manage­ ment relations is being effectively and extensively implemented with­ in the federal government. The survey was made public on the third anniversary of Kennendy's order. It showed 593,000 members of Uncle Sam's work force covered by contracts in late 1964 — 470,000 of them in pacts negotiated by the Post Office Dept. and six unions. Unions Involved BALTIMORE—When this harbor Three unions—the Postal Clerks and the Letter Carriers, both fills with busy merchant ships on AFL-CIO affiliates, and the unaf­ quick-turn-around schedules, the filiated National Rural Letter Carr i e r s Association — represented lonely survivor of a once thriving about 75 percent of all protected fleet of waterboats has her work U.S. employes. About 8,000 sup­ cut out for her. plementary agreemeents have been The same is true for the lone negotiated locally, the Labor De­ water tender which works New partment said, with the number ex­ York's harbor. Such boats, once pected to rise to 20,000. common in east coast harbors, are About two-thirds of all employes fast disappearing. This despite the covered by contracts belong to 21 fact that the need for them is still unions affiliated with the AFL- vital. CIO. the survey showed. Fourteen Water tenders carry fresh water unaffiliated unions represent the to ships. The water is not only remaining one-third. used to fill ship's tanks for drink­ The Government Employes are ing water and steam, but also to recognized as bargaining agent for clean the cargo tanks of tankers more employes outside the postal and bulk carriers. The need was service than any other union— especially great this winter. 55,000 men and women who work Winter is the busy season for under 108 contracts. water tenders because pierside Other Unions pipes tend to freeze up, making them useless in cold weather. Next in line came the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department, which Business drops off considerably, represents 37,000 workers under 10 however, during the warmer contracts. Another AFL-CIO af- months. Then the waterboats do fiiliate, the Machinists, was in third irregular jobs, supplying water to place, bargaining for 8,700 em­ ships spending longer periods at ployes. Other AFL - CIO unions sea than planned, or. to ships with recognized for more than 1,000 tank cleaning jobs to be done. workers were the International Operators of the waterboats in Brotherhood of Electrical Workers New York and Baltimore have con­ 1,800; Lithographers & Photoentinually complained that they have gravers 1,400, and Operating En­ a hard time meeting expenses be­ gineers 1,200. cause of the lack of steady busi­ Twenty-one federal departments ness. In recent times, the fleet of and agencies have signed one or water tenders serving New York more union contracts, more than harbor dropped from seven to the half in the Defense Dept. These present one. included Navy 61, Army 34, Air Force 9 and the department itself one. Ten or more agreements have HMS been signed by the Veterans Ad­ -T| * i.ku I'LL 7AY iisj ministration (29), General Services Administration (21), Interior Dept. (14) and Dept. of Health, Educa­ tion & Welfare (10). Once Common Waterboats On Way Out lb, Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) a; 4 Si H. I. Slegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) ib i. i. Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) ib ib Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin StiU," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) ib tb lb J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) ib ib ib Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) AFL-CIO Urges Ship Buildup (Continued from page 3) maintain and broaden the liberal gains made in Congress during the 1964 national elections. All trade unionists and their families will be urged to make their political weight felt by voting in the offyear Congressional, state and local elections scheduled for 1966. The Executive Council warned agiainst any subversion of the "one man, one vote" principle estab­ lished by decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court and warned against both a referendum-styled constitu­ tional amendment and a plan to bypass Congress to overturn the decisions. The federation urged all AFL-CIO affiliates and state and local bodies "to throw their full support" behind the court actions and against all efforts In Congress or the state legislatures to weaken them. During the week-long winter meeting in Bal Harbour, the AFLCIO Executive Council was ad­ dressed by Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. WASHINGTON—Flotsam and jetsam is slowly accumulat­ ing in outer space, as it has on the seas for thousands of years. According to the dictionary, flotsam is parts of a wrecked ship and jetsam is goods cast^ into the sea to lighten a vessel needles, more than 1,000 manmade objects—satellites, space­ during a storm. There are 372 hunks of Junk of U.S. origin and 16' of Russian origin in earth orbit at the present time, according to the €roddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. In addition, Goddard notes but does not include in its figures about 400 million hair-thin wires, called Project West Ford space needles. Launched in 1962, they are orbiting around the earth in a continuous band about five miles wide and 29 miles thick. Not counting the 400 million Merchant Ship Casualties High During 1964 LIVERPOOL. England—One out of every three merchant ships ac­ tive in 1964 suffered some sort of damage or disablement, according to the latest figures released by a British insurance group. The annual report of the Liverp 0 01 Underwriters' Association found that 34.6 percent of the world's 24,028 merchant ships of over 500 tons sustained damage from collisions, weather, stranding, fires and explosions, malfunction­ ing machinery or contact last year. Excluded from the report were the 117 ships reported as total losses during 1964. The lost ships constituted 477,208 gross tons. While the loss level remained "dis­ turbingly high," the report main­ tained that It was at least an im­ provement compared to the 148 vessels of 517,087 gross tons lost in 1963. Collisions were the chief cause of ship damage. Of the total of 8,317 accidents, 1,753 were a re­ sult of collisions. Next in serious­ ness was machinery damage, re­ ported by 1,579 vessels, and con­ tact damage, reported by 1,512 ves­ sels. Fire and explosions accounted for damage in 422 vessels. Fire Losses Most fires, the report showed, occurred in cargo spaces, followed by machinery and aooommodation spaces. The most fire prone car­ goes were copra, flshmeal, oilcakes and general cargo. The ratio of ship casualties to the total number of vessels in the world's merchant fleet is continu­ ing on an upward trend, the re­ port showed. In 1960 the ratio stood at 32.2 percent, and in 1963 it was 33.2 percent. For 1964, it was 34.6 percent. The report did not offer a breakdown of ship casualties by flags. craft, capsules and assorted bits and pieces of them—^have been put in orbit since 1957. Many of these objects have already burned up in the earth's atmosphere, however. Assorted Debris Most of this "space junk" or flotsam and jetsam is produced and remains in orbit when satel­ lites separate after launching into two or more parts (the satellite, heat shield, and launching device for instance). Sometimes this hap­ pens by plan, sometimes by acci­ dent. A U.S. launching in 1961 pro­ duced the transit 4A navigation satellite, the Injun satellite, and 204 pieces of assorted metal junk —all of which is still in orbit. Not only the earth, but the sun also has collected some of this space-age flotsam and jetsam, in­ cluding seven U.S. spacecraft and six pieces of junk, and six Soviet spacecraft. Lying somewhere on the surface of the moon are five space vehicles—undoubtably re­ duced to junk by their monu­ mental fall—three U.S.-made and two Soviet-made. In the world's-record depart­ ment, the biggest satellite still In orbit is the 100-foot-in-diameter Echo I sphere launched by the U.S. The heaviest and most mas­ sive is the 37,700, 84-foot long Saturn V rocket launched by the U.S. in January, 1964. Mine Bureau Eyes Undersea Metal Deposits SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Bureau of Mines will switch part of its operation from underground to undersea in a search for heavy minerals used in the manufacture of metal for space vehicles. The research will be carried on from the government's first vessel d e V ot e d to recovering minerals from beneath the ocean—^the 65foot former Army freight boat Per­ spicacity. The boat is now on a shakedown cruise in San Francisco waters. When she goes to work, the Per­ spicacity will rove about 10 miles off the west coast in search of such minerals as zircon, ilmenite and rutile. Deposits of these minerals have been spotted at 1,000 feet depths by oil drillers. The Bureau said that abundant quantities of manganese-filled no­ dules have been found on the ocean floor at depths of 14,000 feet. Mining this source will pre­ sent the Bureau with one of its greatest challenges. Manganese, vital in steelmaking, has not been found in large or high grade quan­ tities in the United States. Later this year, the Perspicacity will be joined by a 165-foot con­ verted submarine net tender out­ fitted for mining research. The newer vessel will be equipped With underwater television and still cameras to help in the mineral search operations. �M«eh «> JMf 'Sea Daze' SEAFARERS LOG by Jim Motes With no hotplates available aboard The Taddei Victory (Consolidated Mariners) because they burn out too fast to keep operating, and the old standby of hot water urns outlawed by the Public Health Service as a safety hazard, what are the tea-drinking members of the crew to do? The coffee urns-*are always befouled (or so a speciaf thanks at a recent ship­ Ceccato. The topic of repainting all the unlicensed personnel the true tea-drinker feels) board meeting. "Take it straight back to my foc'sle! When I say get the bosun's chair, I don't mean my lounge chair!" THETIS (Rye Marine Corp.), Jan. 4— Chairman, Sidney C. Segree; Secre­ tary, Raymond A. Bunce. Two men missed ship in Yokuska, Japan and two men were hospitalized. Some disputed OT in deck and engine de­ partments. of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everything is running smoothly. CHILORE (Venore), Jan. 14—Chair­ man, Alonzo D. Sistrunk; Secretary, Steve Kolina.. No beefs reported by SEA PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers), department delegates. The entire Jan. 31—Chairman, Garret A. Wile; crew enjoyed Christmas in Houston, Secretary, Nona. $34.64 In ship's this being the home port for most of fund. Collection of 50 cents from each the crew. Those who didn't spend crewmember will be taken up to pur­ Christmas at home enjoyed a/ big chase a radio for crew's lounge. Vote spread aboard ship. of thanks to entire steward depart­ ment for the good food, baking and MARGARET BROWN (Bloomfield), service. Engine room delegate re­ Jan. 31—Chairman, N. R. Pettersen; quests a full first-aid kit for the en- Secretary, R. A. Benados. Some dis­ puted OT in steward department. Most of the repairs have been com­ pleted. The rest will be done before the ship sails for Europe. gine room. Motion made that when ship goes to Persian Gulf, crewmembers should sign for six months only, or if they sign one year articles, that they be sent home after six months by the Company and at Company's expense. Motion to have headquar­ ters send out something on the raise in wages. BANGOR (Bermuda Shipping), Jan. 17—Chairman, W. Sutherline; Secre­ tary, L. Santa Ane. Brother Eddie Villasol was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Too messmen to bo turned over to patrolman for not doing their duties and performing. $10 in ship's fund. Crew requested to clean rooms and strip bunks before leaving ship. TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Com­ mercial), Jan. 17—Chairman, W. Guitrau; Secretary, 0. Raynor. One broth­ er went to hospital in Izmir, Turkey and returned to ship to pack his own gear. $1 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department Dis­ cussion about better stores for next trip. Poor grade meats aboard on last voyage. NDRINA (Marine Traders), Jan. S— Chairman, E. Wheeler; Secretary, F. Farmer. Motion made to have ship sprayed for roaches while ship Is in port. Motion made to have crews no­ tified about Union contract through the LOG. Beef about no holiday din­ ner on New Years day. Vote of thanks to the baker for a job well done. ROBIN TRENT (Robin Line), Jan. 17 —Chairman, Edgar L. Jester; Secre­ tary, Orville Payne. Brother Francisco Gaspar was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over•eas), Jan. 31—Chairman, Kosta Hatgimisios; Secretary, Nicholas Hatgimisios. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for doing a fine Job. Vote COLUMBIA (United States Steel), Jan. 31—Chairman, Frank Pasaluk; Secretary, Melano S. Sospina. Ship's delegate reported that everything is going very smoothly with no beefs. The ship IS going to drydock and the crew will be laid off for at least three weeks. $10 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the entire steward depart­ ment for a job well done. Best feed­ ing ship afloat. DEL MONTE (Delta), Jan. 23— Chairman, Howard Menz; Secretary, Albert Espeneda. Ship's delegate re­ ported that there were no beefs. He was extended a vote of thanks bv the crew. Motion that headquarters keep all ships notified as to the progress made In negotiating new contract. $9.28 In ship's fund. SPITEFIRE (American Bulk), Jan. 31 —Chairman, C. A. Welch; Secretary, Robert K. Holt. One man hospitalized in Amsterdam, Holland. Few hours dis­ puted OT In each department. Vote of thanks to the baker for exceptional fine job. HASTINGS (Waterman), Feb. 2 — Chairman, William Holland; Secretary, John Wells. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Discussion on draws, launch service and food stor­ ing. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Feb. 7 — Chairman, A Hanna; Secretary, L. Ducette. $43.00 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Ship should be fumi­ gated for rats and roaches. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), Feb. 14—Chairman, William Morris; Secretary, Lawrence Melanson. Everything Is running smoothly with no beefs. Brother Edward J. Wright was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), Oct 2 —Chairman, Charles Scofield; Sec­ retary, Clarence A. Collins. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. $36.50 In ship's fund. Brother Frank Balasia resigned as ship's delegate. Brother Richard Buie was elected to serve in his place. Discussion on spraying ali foc'sles for roaches. with the hot black stuff and most shipmates are coffee drinkers from way back who turn deaf ears to the tea-drinkers plight. Not so the chief cook aboard the Taddei Victory however, re­ ports ship's del­ egate . Dewey Martin. The cook came up with the suggestion that the crew try heating their tea water in" a coffee um with the basket reMartin moved and prom­ ised to keep one available for their use. Crewmembers so inclined are enjoying their tea breaks again, and everything seems to be hunkydory — or at least until a hotchocolate lover turns up. if if if The crew aboard the Geneva (U.S. Steel) recently discovered a few of the head­ aches involved in having films for the crew's view­ ing aboard ship. Clyde Van Epps, ship's delegate reports that the company recent­ ly provided the crew with a mov­ Van Epps ie projector, and also supplied six films. The cost of the film, however, would have to come out of the crew's pockets, as well as the purchase of films in the future. During the good and welfare section of their latest shipboard meeting, the crew de­ cided to donate $1 a piece from their pockets and then set up an arrival pool to take care of the rest. Then the crew had to decide 4 Howard Menz, the ship's dele­ what time the movies should be gate aboard the Del Monte (Delta) shown, and who was going to take recently had good reason to be care of the film and projector. if if if proud of himself. The crew, in a Clarence Cousins, who sails in unanimous vote of confidence, elected him ship's delegaite for the deck department proudly an­ the second time. As if that were nounced recently that his son, not enough, they gave him more Bruce Edgar Cousins, is now in praise in the form of a vote of the Navy undergoing Boot Train­ thanks for the excellent job he ing in Great Lakes, lil. Naturally did in the past while running proud that his son is taking to the liaison between the crew and the sea just like his dad. Cousins says that Bruce plans to join the Seaofficers. One of the big questions that has been bothering the crew of the Dei Monte (Delta) is: Why are they not allowed to see the pas­ sengers movies anymore? Several months ago, the films shown top­ side stopped being sent below the decks and the crew was forced to set up its own movie fund in order to enjoy the latest products of Hollywood. Peter Gonzalez, while he was ship's delegate, began an investigation, and finally came up with an answer: One of the for­ mer crewmembers had an intense dislike for movies and ruined the game for the rest of the crew. Gonzales did not mention how this was accomplished, but noted that the means were effective. He, and the new ship's delegate Joseph Powers, are trying to get the films for the crew's use again, however, and are both confident that they will soon be successful. if if if When M. Knickman had to get off the Kenmar (Calmar) recently, his fellow cremembers were sorry to see him go for more than one reason. It is always sad to have a friend go to the hospital, as Knickman did in Aberdeen, but the crew also lost a very fine ship's delegate. To show their ap­ preciation of Knickman's efforts in their behalf, the crew voted him Clarence and Bruce Cousins bees and will operate heavy duty equipment after his training pe­ riod. The Cousins family hails from Butler, Pa., where Bruce at­ tended high school and then grad­ uated from the Heavy-Duty Equip­ ment School in nearby New Cas­ tle, Pa. if if if Sidney Sokollc, ship's delegate aboard the Fenn Transporter (Penn Shipping) says that they arehaving a very smooth voyage. "No beefs, everything working smooth­ ly," he says. The crew will get a vacation in Rio de Janeiro, too. The ship is expected to stop in Rio for about a month. "Half of that time will be In anchorage," says Sokollc, "which means we should have some time to get ac­ quainted ashore." i i. i. The Seafarers aboard the Seatrain New York (Seatrain) are looking forward to a new look in their quarters, says Eugene R. HEV.STUPIP! VOU KNOW MV Ai/AME's A1AA1l£- MV MAM^'^OTCHLOB- quarters was recently brought up and the crew completely agreed with the suggestion. ^ jj, A suggestion was made during the good and welfare section of the shipboard meeting on the Santa Emilia (Liberty Navigation) that locks be put on all screen doors in the lower passageways. The sug­ gestion was aimed at keeping the peddlers out of the below decks area while in Alexandria, reports George Hair, meeting chairman. ^ Jnlian Dedicatoria, ship's dele­ gate aboard the Commander (Wa­ terman) reports that the last pay­ off, in Philadelphia, "was a honey." He says that the patrolmen visiting the ship went away shaking his head at how little work he had to do to straighten beefs. "It's all because of our get along policy," Dedicatoria says. "I hope it lasts forever." t t SIU ships are still talking about sumptuous holiday dinners according to reports that have come into the LOG office. Aboard the Alcoa Voyager, says ship's delegate Jerry Hanser even the captain had considerable praise for the steward department's culinary skills. "The captain thought the Christmas dinner was really great," he says. Aboard the Montpelier Victory (Montpelier Tankers), the crew thought the Christmas Dinnner was more than great. As a matter of fact, ship's delegate John Flanagan says that the menu prepared for the crew by chief steward Walter Marcus should be used by all SIU stewards as a guide in holiday menu plan­ ning. "We had such items on the menu as hors d'oeuvres, grape fruit supreme, chicken egg drop soup, baked fresh mackeral, roast tom turkey with oyster dressing, giblet gravy and cranberry sauce, baked sugar cured ham with wine sauce, and roast prime ribs of beef a jus to start off the meal." Flana­ gan brags. "Its a wonder that everyone didn't add fifteen pounds to their weight." But that was only the beginning. Also included in the menu were 15 minute grill pork chops, several choices of vegatables, salads and desserts. The dessert menu alone was enough to make any man's mouth water. Such items as minced meat pie, pumpkin pie, apple pie, fruit cake, baked alaska, cakes, blue cheese, American cheese and Swiss cheese, hard candies, mixed nuts, cluster raisins, and assorted fresh fruits graced the bottom half of the menu. "We are really glad to have such a fine galley gang aboard our ship," Flanagan said. "We all give our thanks to our hard work­ ing stewards." t. 0 *» 0 a 0 A 7 B 7 �Piwe "fweaty SEdFARBRS LOG' Atlas Damaged In Drydock Fire, SIU Crewmembers Escape Injury March 8, <lNf > A Live One SIU orewmembera aboard the supertanker Atlas (A. L. Burbank) escaped Injury when their ship caught fire while in dry dock at Jowl, Japan. Local firefighters who responded to the alarm were able to extinguish the blaze before any serious damage occurred. According to Alfred Hirsch, ship's delegate, significant damage caused by the blaze was centered in the engine department foc'sle. The black gang's quarters suffered heavy smoke damage, and a considerable amount of water still remained in the room, after the fire was extinguished. Seafarers, whose clothes and personal gear was damaged in the burned out room, will receive compensation for their losses in accord­ ance with SIU contract provisions. The crew was already receiving subsistence when the ship was laid up in drydock. Several SIU members decided to take advantage of the added time in layup to do some traveling and sightseeing in lowi and Kobe ai'ea. Hirsch reports that the crew had nothing but raves for the efforts of the steward department. Under the expert direction of chief steward W. J. Anderson and chief cook Kazmir Lynch, the Atlas' galley gang turned out holiday meals that were in the finest SIU style. Which of the three models is the live one? Charies O'Brien, who sails in the deck department on the supertanker Atlas (A. L. Burbank), posed for this gag photo with two depart­ ment store mannequins in Kobe, Japan while his ship was in drydock. O Brien assures'all his SIU friends that his interests lie exclusively with the warm blooded female species. Cult Coast SIU Pensioner Travels Home To Philippines (Continued from page 8) SIU crewmembers on the Atlas lA. L. Burbank) had time to do some sightseeing when their ship went into drydock in lowi, Japan. The tanker's steward department, which drew praise from every Seafarer aboard, mug it up for the camera, after turning out a mouth­ watering holiday meal. Displaying souvenir copies of the menu for the big feast are (l-r, front) chief steward W. J. Anderson and ship's delegate Alfred Hirsch; (rear) Seafarers Mokiin, Lynch, Merckerson and Kazmir Lynch, chief cook. In top left photo, Dom Prsini, en­ gine utility, Ir) explains the operation of a blow torch to Hirsch. Appreciates SIU Thoughtfulness To The Editor: My sons and I would like to express our deepest apprecia­ tion to all the members of the SIU for the most beautiful spray of flowers which was sent to the wake of my husband, Paul Catalano. I know that he will always be remembered by his fellow Seafarers for his kindness and thoughtfulness to all. Mrs. Edna Catalano if New Pensioner Lauds Welfare To The Editor: My wife and I would like to express our thanks to all the officials of. this wonderful Un­ ion who helped me to receive my regular $150 pension check. I miss the ships of course, and the sea. I also miss the hiring halls where it was always pos­ sible to shoot the breeze and play some cards while waiting for another ship. All that is behind me, but will never be forgotten. Of course, I expect to get around the hall in New York occasionally, but right now, I'm taking it easy. I want to say hello to all my Union brothers in Baltimore. I have many friends there, as proves so beneficial to its mem­ bers and their families. Words alone can hardly ex­ press the gratitude I feel from within. Thanks to everyone for the help. Mrs. LIna Newton if if The Bditor All letters to the editor /or publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. that port has been my second home since 1915. John Van Dyk if i if Send Thanks For Fast Aid To The Editor: I wish to thank the Seafarers Welfare Plan for the speedy as­ sistance rendered in my behalf recently. I am proud to have a son who belongs to such a wonderful organization that it if Halls Prompt Welfare Aid To The Editor: I would like to express my deepest appreciation for the many wonderful things the SIU did for me when I was hospital­ ized recently. There is an old saying that says "When you're well, you think you'll never get sick, but when you're sick you think you'll never get well." Thanks to the SIU and all the hospital benefits that it gives us, when I was sick I didn't have to worry about a thing. I wish that every union mem­ ber in the United States had such a wonderful organiza jn providing for them. I also want to thank the officials who did such a wonderful job in making sure I got all the benefits I had coming to me. Thanks again to a really wonderful Union. W. Feibel Del Mundo. He took it easy here with his family during the strike but is ready to get back to work as soon as possible. Henry J. KopAfter enjoying the first visit to persmith is on the look out for his native Philippine Islands in any second cook's job. He came years, retired Seafarer Gregorio home to visit his family after Mirabueno has written the LOG working about nine months on the expressing his gratitude for his Manhattan. Garth G. "Bull" SIU pension that made the trip Durham came home when the back home possible. Del Sol was laid up by the strike. Mirabueno declares that the Un­ He planned to stick around until ion Welfare plan has made it pos­ the arrival of the stork, expected sible for him to get a good look almost any day, with the first at his native country for the first .child for the Durhams. time since he left home to come Houston to the U.S. Right now, he is re­ Douglas E. "Smiley" Claussen newing old friendships in Sorsogon turned up at the membership province, where he was born 71 meeting in February with his foot years ago. One of the highlights of Mirabueno's four month visit out of a cast for the first time in to the Philippines was a long stay nine months. Smiley says he can in Manila, the capital of the island get around good enough now to republic. go coon hunting occasionally, but The retired Seafarer writes that he still is waiting for his "fit for his SIU pension has made it pos­ duty" slip. This can't come too sible to achieve one of his life­ soon, he says. Frank Taylor got long wishes—to visit his homeland. off the Bethore on Christmas Eve Concluding his letter, he says, "I and says he is long overdue get­ am really glad to say that I have ting out again. This applies to a been, and still am, a member of lot of guys who got caught by the the most wonderful Union in the strike, but the way the ships are world." moving again everyone should be back on the job before long. Frank is looking for a bosun's job with a long trip preferred. Another one who found his vacation stretched out longer than he expected was C. E. Hawks who got off the Santa Emilia. C. A. Vasquez says his last trip on the Valusia was the best he has made since he has been sail­ ing. He is ready to take anything moving, but he would prefer some­ thing going to Brazil. Buddy Jordan came up from Galveston to visit friends at the hall on the last meeting day. Buddy, a G & H Towing Company engineer, says a lot of the G & H boys had a chance to catch up on their fishing and other hobbies as a result of tlie decline in harbor towing business during the tie-up. Earl "Buckshot" Alverson was ready to go back to his fireman's Taking time off from tour­ job on the Hanover after, in his ing the Philippines, SIU words, catching up on "fishing, pensioner Gregorio Mira­ hunting, beer and girls." At Buck­ bueno gets set to do some shot's age, we suspect he didn't have too far to go to catch up on gardening at a friend's a couple of those items. home in Sorsogon prov­ ince. Mirabueno writes that it was his Union pen­ , Lfcl AM KMOyVff. sion that made the trip WfliiClOWBljOG back to his home country possible. . - �HUnbMfdm SEAFARERS Pace Twen.^-One LQQ Don't Delay On Heat Beefs Now that the cold weather is here, Seafarers are reminded that Jieating and lodging heefs in the shipyard can be easily handled if the ship's delegate promptly notifies the captain or chief engineer and shows them the temperature reading at the time. Crewmembers who beef to themselves about the lack of heating but wait three or four days before making the problem known to a respon­ sible ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. The same applies when shipyard workers are busy around living quarters. Make sure you know where and when the work was done so that the SIU patrolman has the facts' available in order to make a determination. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), Feb. 21— Chairman, George Finkiea; Secretary, Leo Bruce. $5 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT to be clarified by board­ ing patrolman. He will also be noti­ fied about the shortage of stores aboard ship. ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa), Feb. 14 —Chairman, J. McRae; Secretary, J, Prats. Some disputed OT to be sett'ed by boarding patrolman. Discus­ sion about repairs and ship being fumigated. Patrolman to contact cap­ tain of ship regarding stores in for­ eign ports. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for a job well done. MANHATTAN (Hudson VVffnnvays), Feb. 14—Chairman. Billy G. Edelmon; Secretary, L. P. Hagmann. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly with no beefs. One man missed ship. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Jan. 17—Chairman, Bill Davies; Secretary, Tom Gordon. Ship received new TV— this was due to money received from the company for safety award for first six months of 1964. $10 left in ship's fund. No beefs reported by departrr e .i delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for exceptional dinners on Thanksgiving and Christ­ mas. CCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), Feb. 7—Chairman, John Nash; Secre­ tary, Thomas Ulisse. One man hospi­ talized In Naha, Okinawa. Most re­ pairs taken care of at sea, the re­ mainder to be done in port. Ship's delegate. Brother John Nash wished to resign after serving for two trips. Motion made to have patrolman check to see if lifeboat is seaworthy or not. Vote of thanks to the deck department for keeping pantry and messroom clean. Vote of thanks to the steward for a job well done. NATIONAL DEFENDER (National Transport), Jan. 30—Chairman, Holmer L. Ringo; Secretary, Bernard Landos. Brother William Cameron was elected to serve ar new ship's dele­ gate. Some disputed OT in engine de­ partment. No beefs reported. RIDGEFIELD VICTORY (Columbia), Feb. s—Chairman, William L. Tillman; Secretary, Julius H. Johnson. $39 in ship's fund. OT beef regarding re­ striction to the ship to be disouted upon arrival to the States. Discussion I'"nrding medical attention eboard ship. L..SMAR (Calmar), Feb. 14—Chair­ man, B. M. Romanoff; Secretary, T. Mignano. $3.65 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian Lines), Feb. 14—Chairman, R. Hutchins; Sec­ retary, Star Wells. $27 in ship's fund. •' . -;..ed short from Honolulu one O.S. Some disputed OT in engine de­ partment. Motion made that head­ quarters contact SUP. regarding treat­ ment and runaround given to ill and injured SIU men in Honolulu. Also that Alaska and Hawaii be included in the agreement insofar as repatria­ tion is concerned when a crewmember is ill or injured. Request that Com­ pany put more money aboard for draws. » 1 paint all the rooms as they are in bad shape. Hospital should be repaired. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing is running smoothly. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), Dec. 30—Chairman, Gordon Owen; Secre­ tary, Charles H. Tyree. $36.50 in ship's fund. Disputed OT to be taken up with boarding patrolman. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers, Feb. 7 — Chairman, Bobby Thornton; Secretary, D. M. Woods. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. New ship's delegate to be elected. CHATAM (Waterman), Feb. 21 — Chairman, Sidney A. Garner; Secre­ tary, Sidney A. Garner. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments to be taken up with patrolman. Everything else is running smoothly. SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Lahd), Jan. 17—Chairman, Richard J. McConnell; Seecretary, R. L. Hall. $7.64 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Feb. 28—Chairman, John Cole; Secretary, Luis Gil. Brother John Cole was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. Recommend to the Negotiating Committee for a twenty year pension on 210 days a year basis, and a substantial pay increase in line with the increase given to the Longshoremen. TRANSEASTERN (Hudson Water­ ways), Feb. 17—Chairman, M. Darley; Secretary, Robert White. Ship's dele­ gate reported that all is running smoothly. Some minor beefs to be brought up at payoff. $22 in ship's fund. Unanimous vote of thanks was extended to all delegates for their efforts on behalf of the crew. Mail service very poor. Vote of thanks to the steward department. TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson. Water­ ways), Feb. 19—Chairman, James J, Gorman; Secretary, Leslie J. Guillot. Disputed OT reported in each depart­ ment. Ship's delegate told crew to put in for launch service money due them for no launch in Port of Chittagong. East Pakistan from January 8 through January 15. SEATTLE (Sea-Land), Feb. 8—Chair­ man, Charlie Foster; Secretary, J. Murray. Brother W. Mason was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Mo­ tion that headquarters publish in the next Issue of the LOG, any news of contract gains, overtime rates, ship­ ping rules, wage increases and consti­ tution. RACHEL V (Rachel), Feb. 7—Chair­ man, R. Knoles; Secretary, D. Sykes. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing is O.K. Ship sailed from Port­ land short a few stores. DEL NORTE (Delta), Feb. 21—Chair­ man, Peter Gonzalez; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. $110.48 in ship's fund. Brother Robert Callahan was elected new ship's delegate. Ship should be fumi­ gated for roaches. ' OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Over­ seas), Feb. 23—Chairman, Tom Martineau; Secretary, Stanley Schuyler. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing is running smoothly. Some dis­ puted OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. Vote of thanks to the chief steward and the entire steward depart­ ment for a job well done. $10 in ship's fund. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Feb. 14—Chairman, W. C. Sink; Secretary, William Nuttal. Some dis­ puted OT in deck and steward depart­ ments. Matter of insufficient garbage containers aboard will be taken up with patrolman. ANTINOUS (Waterman), Feb. 7 — Chairman, Mason E. Nunn; Secretary, Fred Sullivan. One man missed ship, in San Francisco. Two men left in FLORIDIAN (South Atlantic & Carib­ hospital in Okinawa. No beefs were bean), Feb. 27 — Chairman, Waldo reported by department delegates. Banks; Secretary, Francisco Alverez. Ship's delegate reported that every­ SEATTLE (Sea-Land), Feb. 19 — thing is running smoothly with, no Chairman, Dennis Manning; Secretary, beefs. Wally Mason. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Everything is going along MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Feb. smoothly. $41.34 in ship's fund. Vote 13—Chairman, Walter Zajanc; Secre­ of thanks to Brother Charlie Foster, tary, Robert Byrd. No beefs reported who is getting off ship, for a job well by department delegates. Brother done as baker. David Caldwell was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Steward depart­ TRANSYORK (Hudson Waterways), ment extended a vote of thanks to Jan. 23—Chairman, Wilbert J. Miles; the crew for assisting irt keeping the Secretary, Leon D. Lucas. Discus­ messroom and pantry in tip-top con­ sion about asking the Chief Mate to dition. The four-masted barque John Ena flies the Stars and Stripes as she rides at anchor in San Francisco harbor. Seafarer Fred Harvey, who has been sailing since the turn of the century, earned. $30 for shipping on the John Ena to Honolulu in 1905. Harvey recounts many of his sailing adventures in the accompanying story. SIU Oldtimer Remembers Wooden Hulls And Alohas^ By Fred Harvey EDITOR'S NOTE—This is another in a series of reminiscences of veteran Seafarer Fred Harvey who began his sailing career on the clipper ships that-circled the globe at the turn of the century. Harvey ended his sailing days recently when he retired on his SIU pension (see story this issue). After celebrating my 19th birthday on the four-masted British barque Palgrove, I wound up on the beach in San Francisco in March, 1905 with time on my hands and a few dollars in my pocket. The opportunity of sinking my choppers into shore-side chow soon began to make up for the 36^ months of starvation diets ships. Most of them were aboard a result of this injustice, it was that was standard fare on the to get out to the Hawaiian islands, impossible to keep his men from bloody limejuicers in those days. In case some of our present Union brothers forget, those were the times when nobody cared what happened to the deep sea sailor—that is, ex­ cept old Andy Furuseth who was in the midst of his long struggle to banish slavery from American sailing ships. While roaming around sailortown on Barbery Coast, I ran into a couple of my old shipmates from the whaler Andrew Hicks. It ap­ peared that my friends had come into some money since they were enjoying them­ selves in royal style. I accepted their invitation to join them and began to sample the pleasures of San Francisco high life. That was the way sailors used to Harvey act toward their old friends when their luck was flush in days gone by, and still is true to some extent, even today. After several days of the easy life, I decided it was time to get out of San Francisco before I got worn out. A timely offer of a berth on the four-masted American barque John Ena seemed to be just the thing for me, and I promptly signed the ship's articles. The ship's master informed me that the pay would be $30 for a run to Honolulu where we would board sugar, probably remaining in port for a couple of months. My friends from the Andrew Hicks gave me enough money to pay off my Clay Street boarding master. We had a final party where I bid my girl friend goodby and headed for the John Ena which was anchored in the harbor. We had a pretty good crew for those days of deep water sailing although a few planned to stay drinking while they were in quar­ with the ship to take advantage antine in the harbor. Remember­ of the $25 per month wage. The ing my own experiences in China John Ena landed in Honolulu after when the four-masted W. F. Baba fast passage of 14 days, and I cock stopped there in 1904, I knew came ashore on an island where that this was all too true. everything was cheap—including The job on the William Frye human life. It was easy for a sailor sounded like sweet music to me, to find a room without ending up especially since my pay was to be in the clutches of a boarding house $10 per week, which was regarded crimp. as good money in those days. The After getting a roof over my crew had 4,900 tons of sugar load­ head in the Iwilei section, I start­ ed by the end of May, 1905, and I ed exploring the city and ran into bid my black haired Wahine an old girl friend from Lahaina, "aloha," and joined my ship which an old whaling port on an island was bending sail for the long about 80 miles south of Oahu voyage to the east coast. where we had stopped for fresh Mutiny's Offspring water and provisions. She had left On our way across the Pacific the missionaries in Lahaina to toward Cape Horn, the ship hove come to Honolulu where she was on hand to greet me with open to off Pitcairn Island of "Mutiny arms. After a joyous reunion, on the Bounty fame. Natives from which proved that those island the island who were descendants wahines don't forget their men, of the legendary mutineers came I picked up my gear and found out to our vessel in two large boats to trade fresh fruit, pigs and new quarters. curios for anything that we had Took Bosun's Job to barter. About a month later I ran into We rounded the Horn in August, Captain Joe Sewall, master of the but ran into adverse winds on the American barque William P. Frye Atlantic side which slowed us up which had just come into port quite a bit. Our crew turned out from Shanghai. After exchanging to be a fine bunch of sailors in stories about life in China, the cap­ those stormy seas, even if they tain offered me the bosun's job on frequently ran off course when his four-masted vessel which was they hit port. loading sugar for Delaware Break­ The William P. Frye had a slow water. trip north, because of a foul bot­ The William P. Frye lost its tom and frequent doldrums around original bosun while she was rid­ the equator. More calms and a ing at anchor for five months off severe storm that cost us our new Shanghai. Crewmembers told me lower top sail, accounted for an­ that one night, when the skipper other extra 15 days in the northern was ashore, the bosun knifed the latitudes. We finally arrived off mate as the result of a violent Delaware Breakwater in October quarrel, which ended with the after a voyage of 146 days. Our mate in the hospital and his at­ ship was towed up the river to tacker in jail. Philadelphia where the cargo was Captain Sewall blamed the knif­ discharged and the crew paid off. ing incident on the fact that local I headed for New York to see what regulations forbade foreign crews the Big Town had to offer a young from going ashore. He said that as sailing man in the fall of 1905. �•• rWPfUftfEffl Pac» Twenty-Tw* SEAFARenS n^»,49U LOG Membership Meetings All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Roland Martinez, born January Franz Joseph Emery, born Jan­ Jeanette Fah, born December 24, uary 6, 1965, to the Thomas E. 1964, to the Wong Hwa Fahs, New 16, 1965, to the Theodore Martinezs, Galveston, Texas. Emerys, Lansdown, Md. York, New York. 4" 4" 4" 4 4^ 4* 4" 4' 4' 4- 4« 4> 4' 4' 4" 4< 4< 4> 4» 4> 4> 4> 4' 4^ 4. 4. 4i 4> 4* 4> 4" 4' 4' 4« 4> 4* 4 4 t 4/ 4" 4i 4- 4" 4" 4 4 4* 4" 3^ 4" 4" 4" Kathryn Ann Cobb, born Decem­ Diana Lynn Kimball, born Jan­ Everett Huntley, born January 19, 1965, to the Everett Huntleys, New uary 21, 1965, to the Willie L. Kim- ber 15, 1964, to the Olin L. Cobbs, Hitchcock, Texas. balls, Houston, Texas. York, New York. Misty G. Pedersen, born Janu­ Michell Straszynskl, born Decem­ Llta Tilley, born January 11, 1965, to the Arthur G. Tilleys, ber 24, 1965, to the Paul L. Stra- ary 8, 1965, to the Otto Pedersens, Pass Christian, Miss. szynskis, Baltimore, Md. Cromona, Ky. Melinda Klaus, born September Kimberly Witter, born December Stephanie Smith, born December 27, 1964, to the Douglas M. Smiths, 16, 1964, to the Charles A. Witters, 6, 1964, to the Roy L. Klaus, Baytown, Texas. Superior, Wise. Nederland, '^exas. Gail Ruth Ballard, born January Michael John Coyle, born Jan­ David !•, Spangier, born Novem­ ber 27, 1964, to the Thomas D. uary 8, 1965, to the Dewey C. Coy- 21, 1965, to the Robert D. Ballards, Houston, Texas. les, Cincinnati, Ohio. Spanglers, Baltimore, Md. Albert May, horn January 1, Louis Loupe, born January 26, Gien John Legowski, born Jan­ uary, 8, 1965, to the Edward J. Le- 1964, to the Louis J. Loupes, La 1965, to the Albert J. Mays, Mobile, Ala. Rosa, La. gowskis, Jersey City, N.J. Tai Johnson, born January 4, Joel E. Bailey, bom November Anna Irma Lekkas, born Feb­ 29, 1964, to the Joseph E. Baileys, 1965, to the Woodrow Johnsons, ruary 9, 1965, to the Nikolas Lek­ Los Angeles, Calif. Tacoma, Wash. kas, New York, N.Y. SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York March 8 Detroit March 12 Philadelphia March 9 Houston March 15 Baltimore March 10 New Orleans March 16 Mobile March 17 4 4 4 West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle March 22 March 24 March 26 April 19 AprU 21 April 23 4 4 4 Great Lakes SIU Meetings each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: New York March 8 Baltimore March 10 Philadelphia March 9 ^Houston March 15 Mobile March 17 New Orleans March 16 4 4 4Regular membership meetings The deathis of the following Seafarers have been reported Raye Lisa Leger, born December on the Great I/akes are held on to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment 22, 1964, to the Ray Lee Legers, the first and third Mondays of of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary Hitchcock, Texas. each month in all ports at 7 PM card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): 4 4 4* local time, except at Detroit, Virginia Gray, born October 29, where meetings are held at 2 PM John Aloysius Hawkins, 52: 1964, to the Jack W. Grays, LongHarold S. Rivers, 63: Brother The next meetings will be; Rivers succumbed to heart disease Brother Hawkins succumbed to view, Wash. * Meetings lield at Laoor Temple, New^ port News. heart disease on Oct. 7, 1964, Detroit .. March 15—2 PM t Meeting tieid at Labor Temple, Sault Aug. 8, 1964, at in the Church Alpena, BulTalo, Chicago, Ste. Marie, Micti. his home in and Home Hos­ t Meeting Iteid at Galveston wliarvee. Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, Brooklyn. A pital, Baltimore, March 15—7 PM member of the Md. A member of (Continued from page 8) SIU since he the SIU since 4 4 4 joined in 1941, 1938, he sailed in closing of the Chicago Marine SIU Inland Boatmen's Union he sailed in the the engine de­ deck department Hospital is inevitable. We have partment until he Regular membership meetings (Continued from page 16) until his retire­ been informed that as of May 1st for IBU members are scheduled retired in 1962. no seamen will be treated as an in­ ment in 1961. He each month in various ports. The | pending court actions reHe is survived by veal. his sister, Mrs. patient ahd that, as of July 1st, next meetings will be: his brother, Vivian Rivers. Burial the hospital will be closed and all Some Resist Helen Young. He was buried in was in Summerville, S.C, Phila March 9—5 PM the Greenwood Cemetery, Brook­ patients will be transferred to one There have been some backfires Baltimore (iicensed and unof the four veteran's hospitals in 4i 4' 4« lyn, N.Y. of resistance. A number of states (Licensed March. 10—5.PM the Chicago area. An additional 4" 4" 4' have passed resolutions calling on Robert J. Bottomley, 44: Brother meeting at the Marine Hospital Houston .... March 15—5 PM Thomas William Bernsee, 61: will be held on Thursday, February Congress to convoke a constitu­ Bottomley died of heart failure on Norfolk March 11—7 PM Brother Bemsee died Sept. 9, 1964, 25th to plan additional protests tional convention to draft an October 14, 1964, N'Orleans .. March 16—5 PM in the New Or­ amendment overriding the Su­ while aboard the and to make up a brochure of these leans USPHS preme Court's decisions. Commander. A Mobile. March 17—5 PM protests for use by Congressman Hospital of a member of the Yates in Washington. Although, A proposed' constitutional RAILWAY MARINE REGION lung ailment. He deck department, dates of closing have been given, amendment sponsored by Senator joined the SIU in Regular membership meetings he begain sailing we are striving for a postpone­ Everett Dirksen (R-Ill.), to allow Mobile in 1939, with the SIU in ment of closing for an additional for Railway Marine Region-IBU one house of a bicameral state sailing in the 1953. He is sur­ survey to be made. According to members are scheduled each legislature to be elected "on a engine depart­ vived by his cous­ the head medical officer at the month in the various ports at 10 basis other than population" (that ment. He is sur­ in, Jane Heebner. hospital, seamen have been AM and 8 PM. The next meetings is, by geographical area), will soon vived by his wife, will be: He was buried at be the subject of Senate commit­ - promised "top priority" for treat­ sea at the request of his next of Mrs. Mabel H. Jersey City ...... March 15 ment at Veterans Administration tee hearings. Bernsee. Burial was in the Pinekin. •I facilities. However, a short time Philadelphia March 16 crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala. A proposed cons t i t u t i o n a 1 ago, two men sought to be trans­ 4" 4j' 4*" Baltimore March 17 amendment would require rati­ $1 4^ 4^ Joseph Nicklos Macaluso, 58: ferred and were told there was no fication by 38 states—thus making •Norfolk March 18 William Henry F err ill, 51: room available. This is not a ques­ Brother Ferrill died October 6, Brother Macaluso died Sept. 21, tion any longer of "keeping our GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE it possible for only 13 states to 1964, in a drown­ block any such proposal. 1964, in New Or­ REGION ing accident in fingers crossed" and every lakes leans, La., of ac­ Regular membership meet While the discussion goes on, the Intracoastal and deep-sea member should im­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and the state legislatures are being cidental causes. mediately mail letters of protest Canal in Louisi­ A member of the Dredge Region IBU memlers are continuously revised in their dis­ ana. A member about the closing of the USPHS scheduled each month in the vari­ trict makeup to give more equi­ union since 1947, of the SIU In­ hospitals to their individual Con­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next he sailed in the table representation to voters of land Boatmen's gressman, Senator and Representa­ meetings will ve: deck department. cities and heavily-populated indus­ tive before it is too late. Union since 1961, He is survived by trial districts in which great num­ Detroit March 15 he sailed as a Frankfort his uncle, Wil­ bers of workers live. Milwaukee March 15 cook. He is sur­ liam M. Cantwell. Frankfort reports that old man Chicago March 16 A key factor in considering the vived by his wife, winter is still blowing hard in Burial was in the Buffalo March 16 legality of present state legislative Mrs. Anna R. Macaluso. Burial was Calvary Cemetery, Decatur, 111. tSault Ste. Marie .. March 17 apportionments is the "electoral in the Garden of Memories Ceme­ their area with ice piling up inside the break and the Ann Arbor Duluth March 19 tery, New Orleans, La. percentage" for each house—that 4. ^ 4> carferries still getting stuck. Lorain ... March 19 is, the percentage of the state's 4" 4" 4 The increase In wages recently Albert Stracclolinl, 42: Brother population theoretically able to Jon Frederick Beverage, 32: negotiated for the carferries will (For meeting place, contact Har­ elect a majority of each house. Stracciolini died Sept. 18, 1964, in Brother Beverage succumbed Sept. commence on March 1 payroll, to old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. the Staten Island 9, 1964, in the be paid March 25. The retroactive Sandusky, Ohio). USPHS Hospital New Orleans wages Will be paid separately and of natural causes. USPHS Hospital Cleveland March 19 also in March. A member of the of a stomach dis­ Toledo March 19 Union since 1954, order. A member The upgrading sessions for Ashtabula March 19 of the Union he sailed in the Great Lakes Seafarers began (For meeting place, contact John since 1956, he deck department. February 23, with 31 men in at­ Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ % sailed in the deck He is survived by tendance. The next session will ^e tabula, Ohio). department. He his son and held February 25, and again on is survived by his daughter, Alfred 4 4 4 March 2 and March 4. Several Bm qoodi thcdb^ mother, Janebte and Linda Strac­ members are studying for Able ijmem-'mouk -Mxii ciolini. He was buried in the Mt. M. Luttrell. He was buried in the Seamen's documents and FOW United Industrial Workers Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Metaire Cemetery, New Orleans, ratings. We suggest that all mem­ Regular membership meetings La. bers upgrade themselves this year. for UIW members are scheduled Pa. Great Lakes Redistricting �SEAFARERS •1: . if»««••• All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Gene Adkins E. Johnson Leo Altschul A. KarczewskI E. Anthul T. Killion E. Avery T. Lov^e Troy A. Cousins Carlos Mojica G. Pitour J. Czech W. Powell Wilson Davis Antonio DeJesus Peter Raptakis M. Filosa W. Renny John Rotwrts S. Friedman J. Rodriguez K. Gainey Charles Rozea E. Godfrey D. Seda J. Gonzalez Vee Yu Song T. Grinsell R. Stewart A. Hubab F. Travis C. Johnson. Paul Lacy Lloyd M. Lund ' John Mader G. Malinowski August G. Pearson John Pollock James Riley Carl West John Zee USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Fred Baumler Anton Jenko Fred E. Cihak Kenneth Kane Charles Cochran Clarence Lenhart A. Chenowetg Donald Ritcey Leo Derry John Santay Glen Gilmore Earl Theisen Gerald Waz John Goethals Myron Werba Ravmond Johnson Joseph Jarvis USPHS HOSPITAL I USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA FRANKFORT, MICHIGAN O. M. Ames J. C. Laseter Wm. M. Wheeler P. M. Carter W. S. McDowell USPHS HOSPITAL J. K. Crumpler J. Michael GALVESTON, TEXAS H. t.. Grizzard R. B; Pardo J. F. Bailey James Mallard A. N. Kitchings G. O. Powell Charles Copeman Peter McDonald USPHS HOSPITAL Estuardo Cuenca Fred Ouweneel BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Glen M. Curl A. F. Sabourin Stanley Cieslak Daniel Murphy Curtis Deshotel Arvin C. Sands John Keegan Ludolph Gailes Frank Tosti R. P. Kennedy J. T. Vaughn USPHS HOSPITAL W. A. Lawrence SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA G. E. Alvarez Francis W. Keeley USPHS HOSPITAL C. A. Christensen Charies W. White BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Tiburcio C. Ibabao Chas. F. Crockett James A. Lewis Frank Nappi Edward H. Bayne U^HS HOSPITAL Ralph Pardue, Arthur Botilho FORT WORTH, TEXAS John Pastorek, Jr. Antonio Cauano Benjamin Deibler Abraham Mander James Pendergrass Peter Cerko Abe Gordon Max Olson James Portway Claude Chaffin Thomas Lehay J. Thibodeaux A. J Principato Freidof Fondila OIlie Purdy Clayton Frost SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR Rubin Sigwart Edgar L. Gore STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Ashby Southers Lynwood Gregory Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Gustav Thobe John Hall, Jr. A. Gutierrez William Kenny Gaudensio PifliS Jefferson Harrison USPHS HOSPITAL Servanda Trujillo James Helgoth NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Ralph F. Tyree David H. Keith Henry D. Adams Nils Eric Gomberg Kelly L. Walburn Elmer Koch James F. Allen O. J. Harden Joseph A. Williams Frances A. Lee Wade B. Harrell C. D. Anderson USPHS HOSPITAL Carle C. Harris Eugene W. Auer NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Walter H. Harris Howard A. Bergine Lonnie C. Cole, Jr. Hertford B. Rice Emmett L. Harvey Jacob Beukelaar Jay W. Short John Garris, Jr. Paul Hebert Accurso Bor.ti Joseph Townsend John Gurganus Leon M. Hinson Forney Bowen C. T. Whealton Frank Hartman Benjamin Huggins Joseph Carr G. N. Williams William H. Mason Irvy P. Keller Clarence A. Christ John McDonald Vincent Cleveland Olav Kjonbog USPHS HOSPITAL C. E. Cummings Robert J. Laiche SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Chas. Cunningham J. J. Lala M. Dikun J. C. Munsie Celestine DeSouza Chas. M. Lambert J. Matulavago H. Silverstein A. E. Douglas, Sr. James McCauley Cleo Dupree Lawyer McGrew USPHS HOSPITAL Luis Malta Harry Emmett CHICAGO, ILLINOIS V. J. Fitzgerald Joe Vernon Martin Harold P. Carroll A. Frederickson Joseph F. Mendoza Marshall Foster Leo Entringer Ted Galazen Phillip C. Mendoza K. R. Meyerink Milton J. Mouton Henry R. Norred William E. Oliver James J. Redden William C. Roach Paff»> Twn^FJThiM LOG Patrick Scanlan C. M. Scott, Jr. Hamilton Sebum John P. Silos Daniel W. Sommar Harold W. Sweet Harry Wifloughby VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA R. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN . Robert Asbahr VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kolesnick VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas USPHS HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion - PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson Truth' Bills (Continued from page 17) sell on the installment plan, tell the borrowers and buyers the truth about the finance charges the tO'tal amount of money which the borroiwer or buyers pays for the use of the credit, and what this comes to as a true annual rate on the amounts which he actually owes." Information Not Regulation Case pointed out that the bill would not regulate interest rates, but that a knowledge of the in­ terest rate by the consumer might have the effect of reducing it, or leading the buj-er or borrower to reconsider the transaction. Douglas pointed out that many incidents reported to the commit­ tee showed emphatically the need of the legislation. The hugeness of the situation is further demon­ strated, he said, by the fact that, "we have about $77 billion of consumer credit in the country to­ day. And the true annual rate is disguised, sometimes as a monthly rate, sometimes as revolving credit, sometimes by collecting the interest in advance," he said. Case said he thought the chances of the "truth" legislation are good this year. "It would probably have passed the Senate if it ever got to the floor last year," he added. Center, 77 Washington Street, George E. Willey Your brother, Azel L. Willey, Seattle, Washington'. would like you to get in touch 4* 4» 4with him immediately at Charity Miguel Reyes Hospital, Ward 1113, New Or­ You are asked to contact Dr. leans, La. Harnett A. Greene, M,D., at 8902 4. t S. Avenue A, Brooklyn N.Y:, relative James H. Fisher to your daughter. Your wife would like you to 4> 4^ 4* contact her. Write to her at Mrs. Clarence Hawkins F. Fisher, 3208 El Camino Real, You are asked to contact Mrs, Santa Clara, Calif., Space F-13. Daisy Hawkins, R No. 1, Box 264, i Satsuma, Alabama. Need^ Help Anyone knowing the where­ abouts of the personal property of B. J. Koontz is asked to contact the Seattle Hall. He lost his gear, book, seamen's papers, and dis­ FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. GiOf. Lakes charges from off the Morning and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the Light. membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detaUed SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lak«s & Inland Waters FRSSIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Vice PRESIDENTS Carl Shepara Llndacy WilUama A1 Tanner Robert Matthewa SECREFARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE U16 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10229 W. Jefferaon Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE,. Jax William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent ... FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Nelra. Agent HEknlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. .lohn Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Paul GonsorchJk. Agent UOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak, West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR . 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowskl, Agent ... MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GiUette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 93B3 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, ni. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. HAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. Mail Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av: River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE, Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRanklin 7-3564 MOBUE 1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave Tel .529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 Harnson St TeL S29-378B OREAT UKES TUG S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jonea Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MUler, Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Vardcif, Agent ... ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. OSth St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park. Mich. Ernest Demerse. Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur. Agent RAndolph 7-6223 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brimley. Mich.' Wayne Weston, Agent BRimley 14-H 5 TOLEDO . 423 Centra] St. CH 2-7791 Tug Firemen, linemen. Oilers R Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third SL John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-85.32 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns. Agent . . TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25lli St. W. Heams, Pro-Tem Agrnt MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin, Agent Southgate. Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN, O. 118 E P: rish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Rutlisatz. Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller. Agent SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE 1088 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey. Agent MEirose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS. MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis. Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. .. 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendhcim. Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery HAi.TIMOhfi 1216 E BaltniMiie St. EAv-t-- - - 10 NORFOLK PHILADELPHIA 115 Third St; 622-1892-3 2604 S -.n sU DEwe> c 18 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SB ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7548 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 iSilSiiipSS Know Your Rights 4. 4. i James Dhein It is important that you con­ tact your mother, Mrs. Hugo Dhein at 132 Stewart St., Clintonville, Wise. 4< 4> 4* John Cole "Urgent—Anyone knowing his whereabouts, please contact; Zetterman, c/o General Delivery Post Office, Seattle, Washington. Re­ garding last SIU General Elec­ tion." 4* 4« David L. Meehan Davy: contact your father, broth­ er or sister immediately, in per­ son if possible. Junior. 4i f. 4> ''.^ymond B. Bunch Call your mother at Qxward, Calif., collect. Phone: 485-15»5. 4. 4i 4i Former Hudson Crewmembers Joe Landry and Pace, 3d engi­ neer, from the Hudson are asked to contact Harry Darrah, Compass CPA audit every three months by a rank and fUe auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union recordi are avaUable at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes an4 Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquartera of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts- between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between tho Union and the shipowners, notify tho Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you al all times, cither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avaUable in aU SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and Uve aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as flUng for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion. faUs to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG, The LOO has tradlUonaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the poUtlcal purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pu'oUshlng articles deemed harmful to the Union or Us coUective membership. This estabUshed poUcy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibiUty for LOG poUcy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this respohsibUity. PAYMENT CP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should Bnmediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in aU Union halls. AU members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselvei vvith its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obUgation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as weU as aU other detaUs. then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabiUty-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union poUcy of aUowing them to retain tlieir good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently; no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and poUtical objectives which wlU serve the best interests of themselves, their tamlUes and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was estabUshed. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer faals that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he hat bean denied hit constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, ha should Immediately notify SIU Pratldant Paul Hall at' headquarters by certlflad mall, return receipt requested. �I Vol. XXVII N«.l SEAFARERS-^LOG Rri flrrici*!. osaAW er THI itAFAmm iwTMNATtowAt umpH.» ATLANTIC,•uir. UKM *wtt IHUHD WATI»» nurititf^ itfiij? i 1 1"* CHEAP! CHEAP! CHEAP! 1 C 2 S h S' I' ^ffl 1 " . ' u g 2 1 o c Employers seeking sites for sweatshops are being aided in their search by a nation-wide advertising campaign carried out by states hav­ ing anti-union "right-to-woric" laws, made pos­ sible by Section 14 (b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. ' "There's more net profit in South Carolina" one ad states. "The business climate is right" says an ad touting North Carolina. "You would profit," another ad tells employers, from "the good work habits of home-town employees." h: w S;=5£ss'=='-'"-*"'"' B C v" C .SXny-,,....- erjitalsogWes IT .B.US.W-V"' d h There's mote w net proflt l! t'^0% ,„$oulh^aro\ma tVwiTMCt Should be in Metropolitan Miami., V ii B S( Miami, Florida comes right out and says it though, "Florida has a right-to-work law, and labor-management relations are harmonious." In other words, the guaranteed "open-shop" means the employer has it all his own way. 1 IL-J k o!S ft f?"* ""Mwiim mil d»dy II mmmmB 2S^Sa? B sssais '"w 'nr.; o '^"OWUIan Ml.m ™?„ i""*" d JoSloSct -ea-x-l "trt ^h6 fftesSC—"S iSS:^Sa "^sip "pl?is= PW ®Pe"honi eiilisSs C ,lu\\y; tvent- ssss;--" •VOU^O^ -.v £1«Y compin/fi. jndu,"H,"uS iss'S'? iiaBVeW^'Sed""'; 'S^SssviisSi s;«;=S5'.riS "'I" "P* F-"r:ia™:F'KS • W"^ eSSl^S £ t 1 Si?" M'"" over % iwn 0 •"?pi'73 x-COHfMKm Ka-SSsx'rss "'i«M-al no AH ths adwoUfet o'Wnfcteifioiheniiioo-. I *""" "««! n c^ "iSisiS" J 1 b 6 I 15 MK't'i'.ii'a-rr •?"!«r «'«» p.'^. op.iSnfjra.u.p'd •'^MeNTlSAMASfT . 'V.*- i." i,-. I,'« ;• • J, i',^ , With cynicism and indifference to the condi­ tion of the worker, these states are offering business greater profits at the expense of labor. The "greater profits" for business are made pos­ sible by the fact that "right-to-work" states generally are below average in unemployment insurance, workmen's cbmpensation, minimum wage, overtime pay laws, fair employment prac­ tices, equal pay for women laws and legislation to protect child labor. Significantly, another thing these "right-towork" states are below average in is industrial­ ization. This is because responsible, successful, forward-looking businesses actually shy away from these anti-labor states. They have learned from experience that unionized workers are more productive, dependable, trustworthy—and, they have found, with workers guaranteed fair collective bargaining through a strong union organization, time loss through labor disputes is insignificant. The AFL-CIO is waging an all-out fight for repeal of Section 14(b) of Taft-Hartley which allows "right-to-work" and "open-shop" laws within the states. Repeal of this destructive, discriminatory legislation is important to the welfare and economic growth of the entire nation. Every union member shbuld line up be­ hind 'the AFL-CIO and let his congressman know how he feels toward such anti-union legis­ lation. Section 14(b) must go—for the good of all. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource March 5, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO CALLS ON PRESIDENT JOHNSON TO SAVE U.S. SHIPPING SEAFARER TEAMWORK, COURAGE SAVES TWO FROM ASPHYXIATION SIU TAKES PART IN P.R.-U.S. JOINT JOB TRAINING COFERENCE CONGRESSMAN HITS MA’S FOREIGN SHIPBUILDING PLAN NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE KILLS RIGHT-TO-WORK BID AMA’S ANTI-MEDICARE PITCH LABELED ‘CYNICAL PROPAGANDA’ MARAD PLAN TO CUT SHIP AID BLASTED BEFORE PROPELLER CLUB REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S REPORT ON THE ELECTION BALLOT FOR VOTING FOR GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION PORT PRESIDENTS – 1965-1968 INCOME TAX FILING GUIDE IOWA LABOR WINS COURT FIGHT FOR LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING ‘TRUTH’ BILLS BEFORE SENATE HIT CONSUMER-AIMED FRAUDS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/05/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 5 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9248b501ae1a1c47057e1dd4244c41e1.PDF bb65648b4b894dbf325d4dd9605a0d77 PDF Text Text SlU Calls For Tax On Runaways To Assist U.S. Fleet .Story On Page 8 Floundering Niagara Saved By SlU Crew ^^ story On Page 2 Seafarer Honored The Seamar, fourth of six troop­ ships being converted for SIUcontracted Calmar Steamship Company at Baltimore, was launched last week by Mrs. J. Schenk, wife of Seafarer Joseph Schenk (right above). Mrs. Schenk was named sponsor of the new vessel in honor of Seafarer Schenk's long-term (20-year) service with Calmar. Seamar captain W. S. Musi is at right. Already in Service are the reconverted Marymar, Cal­ mar and Pennmar, For com­ plete story see page 7. SlU Protests Move To Let Foreign- Flags In U.S.-P.R. Trade .Story On Page 3 Complete Text Of Constitution Seafarers International Union Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District (See Supplement) mm • n M M than 400 pickets turned out in San Juan to protest a proposal to open the Puerto union frOfeSf# Rico-US trade to foreign flag shipping. The demonstration outside the El San Juan hotel was called by the Puerto Rico SIU and the NMU to coincide with a Chamber of Commerce meeting inside the hotel being addressed by Federal Maritime Commission chairman John Harllee. Complete story is on page 3. �rate lire SEAFARERS rtiojury 19, 19tt LOG Quick Action By SlU Crew Saves Fioundering Niagara By Paul Holi A proposal to make big U.S. oil companies and other American shipping interests who maintain large runaway-flag fleets pay their Running before a stonn 600 miles off the Azores, her aft plates buckled and ripped away fair share of taxes on the huge profits they make, was presented last by the mounting seas, the SlU-contracted Niagara (Sea Transport) survived her trial by week by the SIUNA to the fourth meeting of the Maritime Advisory ocean thanks only to the quick-thinking of her bosun and the skillful, untiring seamanship Committee. Many of you may remember that the late President Ken­ nedy made this same recommendation in his tax message of April 20, of her crewmembers. 1961. Not only do we think that U.S. corporations who operate foreign the storm, the captain ordered the bosun's sugges­ The almost tragic story began two days affiliates should be taxed, but the proceeds from such a tax could tion to wire the weakened parts of the ship put after the Niagara left the port of Rotterdam, into effect. Jones set to work on the tricky rigging be used to rebuild the declining bulk-carrier fleet. Holland, bound-for Houston. The converted job, his efforts hampered continually by the rough The U.S. shipping operators who register their vessels under T-2 tanker, built in 1945 and displacing 11,564 seas. Panamanian, Liberian and Honduran flags have been enjoying the gross tons, had been tramping various world The bosun fixed two cables to the aft winches best of all tax worlds for too many years, as the SIU has pointed out ports since September, 1964. She had left an ore and ran them around the stem. Then each cable time and again. By running up the Pan-Lib-Hon flag, the runaway cargo in Holland and was headed unloaded back was run into a pipe at the stern so that they would operator can exploit low-paid foreign seamen to reap fantastic profits. to the Gulf. not damage the rudder or screw. The cables were An even more important advantage that the runaway operator has The heavy seas and continuing rain squalls in weighted so that they would drop quickly. By 10 is that he doesn't have to worry about paying taxes on these excessive the Atlantic were taken in stride by the crew until A.M., both cables had been sufficiently tightened profits either to the U.S. or the country where the ship is actually the morning of January 26. ABs Elmert DeQuartel so that the ship could get under way again. Speed registered. A quick look at some of this country's major runaway-flag tanker and Ernest E. Puras said they awakened at 7 A.M. was naturally reduced, so that the 600 miles to to the sound of breaking up noises from the aft the Azores port of San Miguel would take at least operators illustrates the magnitude of the profits involved. Giant oil companies, such as Standard Oil of New Jersey, Texaco, Gulf, Standard section. DeQuartel, who turned in after coming off five days. watch at 4 A.M., piled topside with Puras and other Later that afternoon, the ship laid to again and Oil of California and Socony Mobil wracked up total earnings in the crewmen to see what was happening. another cable was wrapped around the damaged first six months of 1964 of over $1.3 billion for themselves and their Plates Cracking section of the vessel. Jones later told the LOG foreign affiliates. These five oil giants, incidentally, operate more They found that the steel plates on the port that he had learned the trick of cabling up loose than half of the 264 tankers in the Pan-Lib-Hon fleet. U.S. Treasury Would Benefit side, just aft of the midships house, were cracking plates from stories told to him by two now departed If these foreign tax havens were barred to runaway U.S. corporations away from the ship's »de with the pounding of the old timers. One of the oldtimers, Connie Knowles, heavy swells. Bosun -Leroy Jones, told Jones he had once wired a ship from bow to who operate overseas subsidiaries, and the 52 percent corporate tax Was to be imposed on their profits, it is estimated that over $25 million a native of Mobile, alerted the stern to keep her from sinking. in revenue would flow into the U.S. Treasury. It is these funds that Captain. Jones suggested that Pump Room Flooded steel cables be run around the The feeling was that if the cabling job had not could be used as a starter to begin the urgently needed rebuilding of damaged section of the ship to been done, the plates would have torn loose clear our country's bulk freighters and tankers, which are now nearing total hold the weakening plates in place. to engine room so that the ship would have had to obsolescence. If this proposal were followed, the rejuvenation of the The captain held off an immedi­ be abandoned. As it was, damage was considerable. U.S. dry and liquid bulk fleet could be accomplished at little or no ate decision on Jones' suggestion, During the slow five-day trip to the Azores, the cost to the American taxpayer, a fact that should please a great many but ordered the Niagara to lay to pump room became flooded when a line into the of our Congressmen. The need for a modern bulk cargo fleet is obvious to anyoqe who and ride out the storm. A radio room washed away. The Columbia hovered close call was sent out to the SIU- by during the trip, keeping a protective watch on wants to see this country assume its rightful place as a maritime power Jones of the first magnitude. At the present time bulk cargoes account for contraoted Columbia, a sister ship the Niagara. of the Niagara running on a parallel course. After All crewmembers served around the clock during about 85 percent of our foreign trade. The U.S. has become almost an anxious day of waiting, the Columbia finally the hazardous trip to the Azores. Jones said the completely dependent on runaway-flag vessels for its strategic imports, appeared at 10 P.M. that night. deck gang was tough and experienced. He said such as oil, manganese, copper, aluminum, iron ore and tin. A strong U.S.-flag bulk fleet, built in part with revenues from But the stormy seas had taken a toll of the it was one of the best crews he worked with in his Niagara during the day she drifted about with her 18 years at sea. "I worked them so hard that I was taxes on American corporation runaways, would mean that this power shut down. A huge portion on the port side, almost ashamed of myself," the bosun added. But country would have an adequate fleet to carry its strategic supplies, measuring 60-by-25 feet, had been torn away, in­ crewmen didn't mind the round-the-clock work. and not be forced to rely on the discredited myth called "effective cluding an eight-foot section below the water line. Their only thought at the time, according to Puras control." Exchange Of Views The number nine and ten port wing tanks were and DeQuartel, was to save their ship. One of the most important accomplishments of last week's Maritime The Storm Breaks filled with water. Crewmen were thankful that the With the help of all hands and a little luck, they Advisory Committee meeting was the full, frank exchange of views ship was empty of cargo. The crew felt more secure, however, with the pulled her through. As the. ship approached the on what role the group would have in making a decision on a new Columbia nearby and ready to render assistance Azores,, the storm broke and seas calmed for the program for the nation's merchant marine. Although Maritime Ad­ if the decision was made to abandon ship. Later, first time in many days. When the Niagara reached ministrator Nicholas Johnson has been engaged in considerable public the men of the Niagara voted the officers and port, the Columibia turned off and continued on discussion about the future direction of the U.S. Maritime policy. crew of the Columbia a hearty measure of thanks. hm: run. The Niagara was laid up in San Miguel Secretary of Commerce John T. Connor, chairman of the committee, • Rolling Continued where patching repairs were begun to put the ship told members that the Johnson Administration was not committed to Though efforts had been made to stabilize the into a seaworthy enough condition to be towed to any new, specific course of action regarding the merchant marine. Since the Advisory Committee is composed of members representing ship by flooding various tanks on the undamaged Houston. side, the rolling continued and the damage on the Second Officer Fonce Kellams was so impressed labor and management from every sector of the shipping industry. port side grew worse. In addition, the fury of the by the skillful seamanship displayed by bosun Chairman Connor decided to set up a special subcommittee that will storm continued to build during the long night. Leroy Jones that he recommended him for officer's define the committee's role in the creation of any new maritime policy established by the Administration. At 6 A.M. the next morning, at the height of training. • Cracked plates along the side of the SlU-contracted Niagara (Sea Transport) are clearly visible in this photograph taken when the ship reached the Azores and was submitted to the LOG by bosun Leroy Jones. Faint vertical line at right-center of photo is one of cables wrapped around ship by the crew which kept plates from peeling away and saved the vessel. Hole is 60 by 25 feet. i , ,J : ! r'.^f ' •> : i. . .. . 'J ..I c ; ; . s * * The SIUNA once again has been forced to send a stiff protest to Maritime Administrator Johnson following announcement of his pro­ posal to grant Public Resolution 17 waivers on export-import bank cargoes to Spanish ships. We had formerly protested the granting of these waivers at the last meeting of the Maritime Grievance Com­ mittee in November, when we pointed out that Spain, in complete disregard of U.S. State Department requests, consistently traded with Castro's Cuba. We again reminded the Maritime Administrator that the SIU has gone on record continuously in opposition to granting these waivers under any drcumetance since the MA has no legal power to do so unless U.S. ships are clearly unavailable. Issue Unresolved The SIU letter pointed out that the basic issue of the MA's authority to grant general PR 17 waivers is still unresolved despite the fact that it claims that information it has received about these Spanish ships resolves the specific issue we placed before the Grievance Oonunittee. We told Johnson, as we told the first meeting of the Maritime Advisory Committee last August 10, that the issues whieli we placed before the Grievance Committee were not being resolved, but were simply being disposed of. This latest action by the Maritime Administration is just another in a long series of decisions injurious to the health of the American merchant marine. While the Grievance Committee was set up to handle our protests on unauthorized waivers such as these, the lack ofvresults that maritime labor has experienced indicates that the Government still fails to luiderstand the needs of the American merchant fleet. * + * Another instance where a policy, turn-about by Washington threatens the jobs of American seamen are recent attempts by the Government to open the Puerto Rican intercoastal trade to foreign-flag shipping. In the light of the Administration's performance in ignoring the 50-50 cargo preference statutes, this news isn't too surprising. However, the SIU has no intention of letting this long-established ship-American policy go by the boards. Last week. Seafarers, in a joint effort with the NMU in Puerto Rico participated in mass picket line demonstra­ tions against revising t^ lawj ^bioh has been , in effect snce 1936. �si AF A*k E 11 S Shipping Resumes As striking longshoremen returned to work this week in most East and Gulf Coast ports, shipping returned to normal at SlU hiring halls, such as New York (above). Longshoremen returned to work at all struck ports with the exception of Texas and the South Atlantic port area where negotiations are continuing. Tax Runaways To Finance New U.S. Ships, SlU Urges WASHINGTON —The SIU has urged the Administration to subject the earn­ ings of American-owned runaway-flag ships to U.S. taxes, and to use the proceeds of the levy to rebuild the bulk-carrying segment of the American merchant marine. 4 The SIU proposal was was also discussed by committee aco. Gulf, Standard Oil of Cali­ fornia, and Socony Mobil. These set forth in a presentation members. five oil companies and their for­ The Maritime Advisory Commit­ by international president eign affiliates between them had Paul Hal! to the Maritime Ad­ visory CAnmittee, which held its fourth meeting here recent­ ly. The question of whether the Administration would es­ tablish a new maritime policy SIU Pushes Fight To Save PHS Hospitals For Seamen I The SIU, pushing its fight for the maintenance of Public Health Service facilities for seamen, has asked for a meeting with Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Anthony Celebrezze to discuss the proposed closing of seven USPHS Hospitals and other changes in the system which insures ade­ quate medical care for Ameri­ tail medical services to merchant Service program begun in 1798. In his communication to Secre­ seamen." can sailing men. The request for a meeting fol­ lowed the dispatch of a wire by SIU president Paul Hall to Presi­ dent Johnson, Secretary Cele­ brezze and other Administration and Congressional leaders pro­ testing the proposed changes in the USPHS hospital sytem, Includ­ ing the closing of seven hospitals. Hall's wire was answered by the White House, which said that "the planned closing of .seven amall PHS Hospitals over the next three or four years will not cur­ The White House maintained that the closings are part of a "plan to improve the quality of care for seamen patients and make hospital care more readily acces­ sible to them." In a similar letter to Hall, Secretary Celebrezze said medical care for seamen' in the areas affected by the hospital clos­ ings would be provided by Vet­ eran's Administration hospitals. The SIU, along with the rest of maritime labor, has consistently opposed any changes which would alter or weaken the Public Health Ti^ t od tary Celebrezze, Hall said that "it is essential that American sea­ men do not suffer any loss or re­ duction in the quality and avail­ ability of medical service and bospitalization under the USPHS Hospital system." Seafarers and families are nrged to write to their Con­ gressmen and Senators ask­ ing for their support in the preservation and maintenance of USPHS facilities for sea­ men and others. tee was created by executive or­ der of President Johnson in June recovered earnings of over $1.3 1964 to consider the problems of billion during the first six months American shipping. It consists of of 1964 alone. The Union presentation pointed the Secretary of Commerce, Secre­ tary of Labor and 15 non-Govern­ out that these huge earnings, un­ ment members representing the der present law, are not subject maritime industry, maritime labor to U.S. taxation and that the clos­ and the general public. In addi­ ing of this loophole had been rec­ tion to President Hall, maritime ommended by the late President labor was also represented by Kennedy in his tax message of April 20, 1961. NMU President Joseph Curran. $25 Million Tax Yield The meeting marked the first time that newly appointed SecreThe SIU estimated that applicatary of Commerce John T. Connor tion of the 52 percent U.S. corsat as chairman of the Committee. ! porate tax, to the earnings of the runaways, could produce revenues Cause of Decline The SIU asserted in its presen­ of over $25 million annually. The statement noted that, under tation that the rapid growth of the American-owned runaway-flag the onslaught of the runaways, the fleet, in the year since World War American-flag bulk carrying fleet II, has been a fundamental cause of uncompetitive war-built freight­ of the decline of the American- ers and tankers had been pushed flag fleet during this same period. to the brink of obsolescence and The runaway fleet consists of ves- 1 bankruptcy, although bulk cargoes sels flying the flags of Panama,' —dry and liquid—now make up Liberia and Honduras. .about 85 percent of our total forThe American-owned Pan-Lib-1 trade. The Federal Government, the Hon fleet now numbers over 400 vessels, which makes It nearly half SIU further noted, has been the size of the present Amierican- spending about $100 million annu­ flag deep sea fleet. The SIU fur­ ally on construction subsidies for ther noted that some 264 of the liner-type vessels, while at the American - owned Pan-Lib-Hon same time it has allowed the vital ships are tankers, and that more bulk-carrying fleet to be virtually than half of these are owned by driven off the seas and has made five American oil companies— this country almost entirely deStandard Oil of New Jersey, Tex(Continued on page 14) SIU Protests Opening P.R. Trade To Foreign Flags Some of the more than 400 pickets who turned out to protest a proposal to allow foreign flag ships to enter the U.S.-Puerto Rico trade hear Federal Maritime Commission Chairman John Harllee assure them that he would recommend only U.S.-flag vessels for such service. The demonstration was a joint effort of the Puerto Rico SIU and the NMU and had the support of other' Puerto Rico labor unions. ' ' ' '" SAN JUAN—At a joint demonstration here, the SIU and the NMU strongly protested attempts by the government and certain industry leaders on the island to allow foreign-flag shipping to enter the Puerto Rico trade. Keith Terpe, president of Part of that protest was aimed stration held at the hotel where the SIU of Puerto Rico and head of the Puerto Rico Cen­ at recent statements accredited to the Chamber of Commerce meet­ tral Labor Council, warned that Harllee about the possibility of ing was taking place, Keith Terpe the Introduction of foreign-flag allowing non-American-flag ship­ also noted that the Federal Gov­ shipping into the island'^ trade ping in the Puerto Rican trade. ernment now subsidizes .'Americancould result in the unemployment The Admiral assured the pickets flag shipping companies involved that he will back the exclusion of in direct competition with foreignof 20,000 seamen. foreign ships at any meeting on flag vessels on overseas routes. Terpe was joined in the warn­ the subject at the Maritime Com­ Under present regulations, no for­ ing by Thomas Martinez, head of mission. "I believe," he said, "that eign-flag vessels are allowed to the Puerto Rican branch of the we can find a just and clear solu­ participate in America's domestic NMU. Foreign-flag shipping in tion to this problem." oceanborne trade. Puerto Rico woilld mean the loss Some segments of the Puerto The maritime trade meeting was in wages alone of $100 million an­ Rican business and industrial com­ sponsored by the Puerto Rico nually the union spokesmen said. Chamber of Commerce and in­ munity have been complaining of In response to the demonstra­ cluded representatives from Alaska high freight rates by Americantion by the two sea-going unions. and Hawaii, the two non-mainland flag shipping companies. Others Admiral John Harllee, chairman states of the U.S. also affected by maintain that the rates are at a of the Federal Maritime Commis­ shipping rate controversies. Mem-; reasonable level. Governor sion, promised a "confident, deter­ bers of the 12-member panel of j Sanchez is believed to favor the mined and aggressive effort" to industi-y men offered often con­ introduction of foreign-flag ships aid in the solving of the Puerto flicting solutions to the freight into the island's trade. Rico freight rates controversy. He The attempt by certain Puerto said that such a solution should be rates problem. Rican industrial and government Subsidies Asked found without having to resort to interests, backed by segments of the use of foreign-flag vessels in The head of the Chamber, Justo the Federal Government, to bring Puerto Rican trade. Pastor Rivera, and Senator-at- foreign shipping into a domestic large Antonio Fernos Isern both route is reminiscent of the pres­ Unionists Hear Harllee Addressing the union pickets in called for subsidies for American- sure by Pacific Northwest lumber San Juan, Harllee said: "We can­ flag shipping in the Puerto Rico interests a few years ago to allow not afford solutions which might trade. Robert Mackey, president foreign-fiag ships into their do­ aid Puerto Rico but hurt the ship­ of the Propeller Club and a par­ mestic trade. The lumbermen ping companies." Before the meet­ ticipant at the meeting, also spoke managed to get Congress, to pass ing Harllee spoke before a large against foreign shipping in Puerto a bill to that' effect, but the bill was not re-enacted and died, after group of SIU and NMU pickets Rico. At the joint SIU-NMU demon- jone year. protesting foreign-flag shipping. �fake FMir S^^FAn^RS watrvm 19, tm LOe Latin Labor Group Tours Headquarters By Earl (Bull) Shepord, Vice-President, Allantle Seafarers On The Job Again Twenty-five labor leaders from 13 Latin American countries visited SlU headquarters lifst week as part of a field trip in which they saw American labor in action. The tour was sponsored by the American Institute of Free Labor Development of Washington, D.C. The group's SlU tour included visits to the shipping hall, clinic, LOG offices and the Research Department where this picture was taken. Story Of The Last Ten Years U.S. Ocean Trade Doubled, U.S. Flag Share Down 2/3 WASHINGTON—Despite the spectacular doubling of America's oceanborne foreign trade in the decade since 1955, the U.S.-flag merchant fleet has continued on a headlong decline, according to the latest figures released by the U.S. Maritime Administration. While our nation's trade -f our tanker cargoes In 1954, car­ flags of Panama, Liberia and was reaching new heights, the ried only four percent in 1963. Honduras. Whiie U.S. ships car­ percentage of that trade ried 8.5 percent of U.S. trade, run­ carried in American bottoms dropped from a low 27.9 percent to a drastic 8.5 percent. The fig­ ures mean simply that 91.5 per­ cent of U.S. commerce is now moved in foreign-flag ships. The share for liner-type ships dropped from 38 to 29 percent of American liner-carried cargoes. The share of U.S. trade carried by U.S. tramp ships fell from 18 to five percent. American-flag tank­ ers, which carried SO percent of During this period, the Mari­ time Administration report shows, U.S. exports rose by 123 percent and U.S. imports increased by 88 percent.- The sharp upward trend of our nation's trade is expected to continue well into the future, according to most observers. The sharp decline in the share of commerce carried by U.S.-fiag ships was in contrast to the great­ er role being played by U.S.owned ships flying the runaway Mississippi ice-Jam away flag ships carried 19.4 per­ cent. The Maritime Administration considers 12.6 rtillion tons of PanLib-Hon shipping under so-called "effective control" of the United States. Of that total, only 70 per­ cent is engaged in U.S. trade. And even the runaway ships have been carrying a steadily declining por­ tion of our commerce. When the Pan-Lib-Hon total Is added to the U.S.-flag total, America-owned shipping account­ ed for only 28 percent of our trade, a decrease of 5.8 percent in the years between 1960 and 1963. Many of the runaway ships are owned by independent oper­ ators who charter them to oil, iron, steel and aluminum im­ porters."^ SEAFARERS LOG Feb. 19,1965 Vol. XXVIi, No. 4 Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District, 'AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS Sec.-Treas. Vice-President . ROB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN; Asst. Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: ROBERT ARONSON. ALVIN SCOTT. PETE CARMEN. The Mlssissippf River has had its problems with ice this year, as'the picture above amply demonstrates. On one day reeently, ice floes tore a total of 13 barges from their moor­ ings. The Alton, Illinois da^jisjat top right in picture. Publlshsd blwsekly at the haadquarteri of the Seafarers International Union,.. At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600. Second class postage paid at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of Aug. 24,. 1912. 120 -iiiir'i r-p > 'rt- 'Ct. SIU men stuck high and dry on the beach here in New York and other East Coast ports while Longshoremen negotiated for a new contract,, heaved a sigh of relief and braced themselves for the big rush to the shipping counters when ILA leaders ordered their men back to the piers. On the first reguiar day of business after the walk­ out ended, three times the normal number of Seafarers shipped out of Brooklyn headquarters. No^ all ports were included in the shipping boom created by tho dockers' back to work movement. ILA negotiators were at a stale­ mate over new contract terms in Hampton Roads, Va., and ports from Wilmington, N.C. south to Tampa, Fia., as well as all Teitas ports along the Gulf. Negotiations in these ports are continuing. The Calmar Steamship Corp. made the launching of one of its new C-4'6, the Seamar, the occasion to honor Joseph Schenk, an SIU mem­ ber who is the company's oldest employee. Mrs. Joseph Schenk, wife of the SIU veteran, did the honors at the christening ceremonies held at Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Key Highway in Baltimore, ^henk, who is a machinist, first went to work for Calmar in 1925, and is the company's oldest sea-going employee. His SIU brothers add their heartie^ congratulations along with their wishes for continued smooth sailing. ^ New^York ward Galien, who was last on the A lot of old faces turned up in Overseas Eva, is one < of the boys tbe New York hall to wait for the who is chomping at the bit to put end of the ILA walkout. We heard his sea legs in action again. Luis Figueroa announce that he's Baltimore • ready for a bosun's - job as soon With the longshoremen back on as one comes across the board. Figueroa has been an SIU mem­ the piers cleaning up the huge ber for 24 years now, and recent­ backlog of cargo, the shippinng sit­ ly spent 22 months on the Los uation looks very good in Balti­ Angeles. W.Lovett's friends were more for the next few weeks. SIU all glad to see him on his feet ships waiting to sign on crews in­ with a fit-for-duty slip after being clude the Bethflor, Bethtex, Kentaken sick on the Columbia. Lovett mar, Afoundria and Azalea City. says he is ready and willing to Charles Hemmish has been tell­ sign-up for the first Group 1 ing his friends in the Baltimore steward department job he sees. hall how much progress the Union Rick (Windy) Adamson is keeping has made in the 20 years he has his eye peeled for an electrician's been sailing. Hemmish, who re­ job on the Fairland, while J. Gau- cently piled off the Robin Lockstheir is biding his time as he waits ley where he was chief electrician, for a third cook or salon mess- says he was happy to take advan­ tage of the unexpected vacation he man's call. got because of the dock walkout. Boston Seafarers around the hall are hop­ Shipping was down to a slow ing Alexander Potorski gets out crawl in Beantown as everybody of the hospital with a fit-for-duty was marking time waiting for the slip soon. Potorski recently paid Longshoremen to return to work. off the Globe Progress where he With the dockers now back on sailed in the deck department. the job, the Steel Navigator and Eugene Graves is another brother the New Yorker are expected to who took advantage of the ILA clear quite a few jobs off the strike to get some medical atten­ board. tion. Graves, who paid off the Boston Seafarers were all glad Yorkmar, says he wants a Far East to hear that John Kulas' son was run since he's had enough of inrecovering from a recent illness. tercoastal trips for a while. Kulas, who was an oiler on the Norfolk Mount Vernon Victory, had to pay Shipping has been fair in Nor­ off the ship and rush home when his boy was hospitalized. Bob folk, even though a few local is­ Eaton has been seen around the sues still remain to be settled be­ hall, ready to grab the first avail­ fore the ILA dockers go back able AB job he sees. Bob was to work. Once the current dead­ flat on his back in a Puerto Rican lock breaks, job calls should real­ hospital for a while, but is now ly begin rolling across the rotary board. fully recovered. Julian Wilson, an AB, hopes to The ILA walkout gave George get back on the New Yorker as Stanley a chance to get up to soon as he gets a fit-for-duty slip. Maine and see his family, but he's Douglas Wilson piled off the Re­ ready to ship on the first carpen­ becca in Galveston since he had ter or bosun job he finds. Charles some business to take care of back Krause, who sails In the steward home. He'll be looking for an AB department, says he will take the job when things start moving first job that comes along. Krause again. Roy Cuttarell left his oiler's was glad to get home after ship­ job on the Henry after spending ping on the Puerto Rico on the seven months relaxing on his farm, sunshine run. Puerto Rico Philadelphia We went down to San Juan re­ Shipping has been slow in Phila­ cently to represent the SIU at delphia because of the longshore­ ceremonies when the Central La­ men'; strike, but a few jobs have bor Council was officially present­ been moving to ease the situation ed its charter from the AFL-CIO. a bit. With the dockers returning Charlie Slateff rushed down to work, the job picture is expect­ here to the "sun and sand" after ed to get eonsiderably brighter. paying off the Puerto Rico in cold, TTie walkout didn't bother Yas- windy New York. Juan Hernandez want Soman!, who said he enjoyed said he hated to leave the Alcoa a good visit on the beach after Trader, but hopes to get another shipping as bosun on the Steel good ship when things start mov­ Seafarer. Harry Celko is recuper­ ing again. Oliver Ortiz waved ating after spending five months goodby to his friends in the hall laid up in the hospital. He says and took off for New Yotk where he's looking forward to shipping he intends to ship oiit on the put in Ed­ �rtknunr U. IMI Three More SlU Oldtimers Added To Pensioner Ranks By Al Kerr, Secretery-Treasurer What About Emergency Care? We have received many inquires from various members regarding emergency treatment in hospitals other than Public Health Service installations. The Public Health Service will assume the cost of emergency medi­ cal care obtained from other sources only under the following cir­ cumstances: 1. When a seaman Is too HI or badly Injured to travel to a USPHS facility, the seaman or someone acting in his behalf must request authorization from the Medical Officer in Charge of the nearest PHS hospital, out-patient clinic or out-patient office. When the Medical Officer in Charge is satisfied that the seaman is eligible and his con­ dition is a true emergency he will grant authority for the requested care. 2. Request for authorization must be made Immediately when the seaman seeks treatment. THIS IS IMPORTANT. Use of telephone or telegraph facilities provides early consideration of the request. NO CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO REQUESTS RECEIVED AFTER DISCHARGE FROM THE HOSPITAL. It should be understood that any authorization given will be condi­ tional upon the seaman's eligibility being established. If a seaman does not show evidence of eligi--*bility, the PHS will not assume duty, is required for eligibility the responsibility for the cost of to receive the benefit. If the dis­ the care. This means the m'ember ability continues after the sevenwill have to pay the doctor's bill day waiting period, payments can himself. begin, retroactive to the fifth day The out-patient hospital benefit from the initial date he was de­ under the Union's Sickness and clared not fit for duty. Filing Requirement. Claims for Accident Program is available to members while confined to private the S&A benefit must be filed hospitals if they meet the eligibility within 60 days after discharge requirements, and the Union is from a hospital or the beginning notified that the member is in the of the disability period, if no hos­ pitalization is required. Each hospital. claimant is required to submit In-patient benefits are available medical proof of his disability. to Seafarers who meet eligibility This proof will be evaluated by requirements at the rate of $56 per the trustees of the welfare plan week. These benefits are payable to determine eligibility for pay­ at the rate of $8 per day to a mem­ ments. The trustees can also re­ ber who is an in-patient in any quire further examination of the USPHS hospital, or a private hos­ applicant by a doctor selected by pital that has received official ap­ the welfare plan, or they may ask proval, in the United States, for a mor-e complete certification. Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or Once an initial claim has been Canada. The S&A in-patient bene­ filed for a disability, it will not fit can be paid for a period of 39 weeks, and begins on the first day be necessary to file additional claims for weekly payments for a member is hospitalized. the same disability period. It Members receiving out-patient should be noted that a member is benefits also are paid $56 per week required to submit medical proof at the rate of $8 per day. To be of his continued disability, stating eligible, a seaman must be disabled its cause, before any subsequent and receiving treatment within the payments can be made. United States, Puerto Rico, the Duration of Benefit. An eligible Virgin Islands or Canada. Should is entitled to a maximum of 39 an eligible seaman elect to receive weeks of payments during any one medical care from a private phy­ period of disability, including insician; the welfare plan trustees hospital and out-patient time. reserve the right to evaluate the Where there has been a waiting medical proof submitted to deter­ period, the 39-week period starts mine the eligibility of the claim. when benefits are payable. How­ If a member has become dis­ ever,' an eligible shall not receive abled as a result of his own will­ total benefit payments in excess of ful misconduct, he will not be 39 weeks in any 12-m6nth period, eligible to receive the S&A out­ and the 12-month period for the patient benefit. A member will determination of the 39-week max­ also be ineligible for this benefit imum payment begins on the first If he is getting out-patient treat­ day an employee is eligible for ment outside the U.S., Puerto Rico, payment. the Virgin Islands or Canada. If an eligible is receiving or is A waiting period of seven days, entitled to receive maintenance starting with the first calendar day and cure payments, the Plan shall a member is declared not fit for (Continued on page 10) Cash Benefits Paid — January, CLAIMS Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Pension-Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Dependent Benefits Optical Benefits Out-Patient Benefits Summary Vacation Benefits 7,884 33 678 53 724 586 5,238 15,196 1,647 • 16,843 NEW YORK—Three more Seafarers have joined the growing ranks of SIU members receiving $150 per month pensions that enable them to spend their retirement without fi­ nancial hardship after a lifetime of sailing. Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare plan approved pensions for the'>three SIU veterans, all mem­ card in New York. Joining as a An experienced member of the bers of the Atlantic and Gulf member of the steward depart­ deck department. Proper joined District.. The new pensioners are Hemsley Guihier, 57; Antonio J. Corral, 69; and Lawrence Proper, 64. Guinier joined the Union in the port of Baltimore. A steward de­ partment veteran when he became a member, he sailed as chief steward. He last sailed aboard the Westfield (SeaLand). Guinier, a native of the British West InGuinler makes his home in Brooklyn, N.Y. Corral took out his first SIU Corral Proper New Services Added To SIU Coast Cllnics Seafarer members of the A&G District are now able to receive diagnostic services at the SIU Pacific District Clinic in San Francisco and Pacific District members are eligible for similar health services at SIU East and Gulf Coast Clinics under an agree­ ment aimed at bettering health protection for members of the SIUNA. Since all Pacific District mem­ bers on the Ea'st coast are cur­ rently dispatched from the ports of New York and New Orleans, the Clinics in those ports will handle the yearly and sign-on medical examinations for west coast members. Atlantic and Gulf District Seafarers will be able to take their yearly exams in San Francisco. West coast Clinics will also be established soon in the ports of Wilmington, Portland and Seattle. Records of the examinations will be kept in the effected Clin­ ics and at periodic intervals they will be balanced against each other so that any differences in cost can be charged to either the SIU Welfare Plan or the Pacific District Welfare Plan. The agreement will facilitate 1965 the program of medical examina­ AMOUNT PAID tions for members of the A&G $ 59,056.40 and the Pacific District so that all members will be able to obtain a 100,773.34 complete annual examination. In 101,700.00 addition. Pacific Coast members 10,600.00 will be able to obtain the sign-on examination required in their con­ 82,985.20 tract. 7,262,29 The SIU system of east and gult coast clinics was begun in 1957 27,024.00 with the opening of the first fa­ 389,401.23 cility in New York. Today, every 548,301.98 east and gulf coast port, with the exception of Norfolk, has such a facility. A Norfolk C'inic will be >$937,703.21 opened in the immediate future. SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD; P^e FJvt SmAFARER^. LAf-G ment, he sailed as chief cook and night cook and baker. A native of the Philippine Islands, he now lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. His last trip was aboard the Kyska (Water­ man). the SIU in Baltimore. He last sailed aboard the Venore (Venore Transportation). He intends to live in comfort on his SIU pension in Baltimore. SIU Alaska Salmon Fishermen Urge U.S. Catch Protection WASHINGTON—The SIUNA affiliated Alaska Fisher­ men's Union has urged government officials and lawmakers to take a firm stand upholding the rights of American fisher­ men in negotiations with ^ Japan on the protection of salmon, after providing, by regu­ lation, 71.6 million escapement to Bristol Bay red salmon. The urging came at a meeting between the AFU, the Association of Pacific Fisheries and admin­ istration officials and legislators concerned with the fisheries problem. Representing the AFU at the meeting was its president George Johansen. The meeting was called by Senator Warren G. Magnuson (D.-Wash.), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. The meeting revolved around the International North Pacific Fisheries Convention, ratified by Japan, Canada and the U. S. in 1953. Under the Convention, the Japanese have not fished for salmon on the high seas east of 175 degrees west longitude. The implication at several subsequent Convention meetings was that Japan would like to abandon the abstention principle. The representatives of the AFU and the Fisheries Assn. have held that the abstention line should be moved 10 degrees farther west, a proposal which, the>' contend, would "substantially protect Alaska salmon from Japanese high seas fishing. In a brief presented at the meet­ ing, the AFU and the Assn. said that during the last nine years the Japanese have harvested 27.2 million red salmon of Bristol Bay origin in their high seas fishing west of the provisional abstention line. During the same period, the brief said, the U. S. fisheries harvested only 60.7 million red Artist Goes Underwater To Paint A New York artist has taken to painting seascapes from the in­ side out. When Shaney Frey, the artist, feels the urge to create coming on strong, she dons a bath­ ing suit and scuba gear and carries her easel down to the ocean floor. Shaney got .the idea from her husband. Hank, who is an under­ water photographer. From there it was easy. The only problem Shaney finds is keeping her brushes from getting soggy. So she uses pallete knives. Water colors are out of place in the water, so she uses oil paints. Her easel is held fast by a lead-weighted diving belt. She concentrates mainly on capturing the beautiful, color-filled and sometimes strange undersea land­ scapes. ' V . perpetuate the runs. Thus, the brief contends, the Japanese have harvested 31 per­ cent of the total catch of Bristol Bay red salmon. In most years, this has placed U. S. fisheries in an unfavorable position. The AFU and the Association maintain that this is a clear violation of the in­ tent of the treaty, Bristol Bay, whose residents depend entirely on the salmon run for their liveli­ hoods, has been declared a dis­ aster area by the White House on three occasions. Attending the meeting called by Magnuson were Senator Bartlett and Representatives Rivers of Alaska, Secretary of the Interior Udall, Under Secretary of State W. Averill Harriman and other government officials. Tug & Dredge Elections To Start March 8 DETROIT—The Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union will hold elections for Regional Offi­ cers and Port Presidents during March and April, in accordance with the Union constitution. Candidates for the various offices were selected during the December, 1964 nominations period. The balloting for Regional Officers will begin on March 8, 1965, and continue through March 20, 1965. The election of Port Presidents will be conducted at the regular April membership meeting of the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU-SIU. All members have been mailed a special election supplement con­ taining the Regional Director's re­ ports on Election Ballot and in­ structions for voting, nominations for Port Presidents, nominations for Officials, and instructions for election of Port Presidents. The supplement also includes a select­ ed voting guide for polls commit­ tees and a letter concerning pro­ cedures for mall ballots. Elections will be conducted in the ports of Ashtabula, Ohio; Buf­ falo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michi­ gan; Duluth, Minnesota; Lorain, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio? ' ' '' �( race ^ SEAFARERS Febmary 19, 1965 LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) January 30-February 12 Shipping picked up somewhat during the last two weeks, although all East and Gulf Coast ports remained tied up by the striking longshoremen. Ships carrying military cargoes continued to move, however, from the strikebound ports, creating jobs for 850 Seafarers, com­ pared with 623 in the previous two weeks. Job calls on the East Coast picked up considerably from the previous period as all ports showed an increase in shipping with the exception of Jacksonville. In the Gulf, shipping dipped slightly in New Orleans, although job calls continued to move at a brisk pace. Tampa also had a slowdown in the number of jobs available, while Mobile and Houston shipping picked up considerably. Shipping in Seattle was much improved over the pre­ vious two weeks. Shipping gained slightly in San Fran­ cisco but fell off somewhat in Wilmington. The shipping picture by department was brightened by the increased number of jobs on the Rotary Board in all departments. Deck department jobs accounted for most calls. Ship Activify Registration continued at very nearly the same pace as during the previous two weeks. Total registrations were 1,159, compared with 1,152 during the prior period.* The number of Seafarers registered and on the beach con­ tinued to climb, however, as more ships were laid up by the dockerworkers strike. A total of 5,549 Seafarers were on the beach at the end of the period, just a day before the strike ended in a few East Coast ports and some ports in the Gulf. With many men on the beach, the seniority situation was changed considerably during the reporting period. The ratio of full book members shipping comprised 61 percent of the total compared with 55 percent in the previous period. Shipping activity was off slightly, with over one-third of the SIU fleet laid up in East and Gulf Coast ports. There were 48 payoffs, compared with 56 in the previous period, 16 sign-ons, contrasted with 19 in the prior two weeks, and 55 in transit visits, against 54 in the last re­ porting period. Pay Sign In Offs Ons Trans. TOTAL 0 1 4 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 4 6 1 5 2 1 7 3 2 8 7 5 4 5 20 15 7 8 2 7 5 11 13 7 7 12 TOTALS ... 48 U 55 119 Boston New York ... . Phllodefpfiia .. Boltimoro ... . Norfolk ... Jacksonville . . Tompa Mobile New Orleans. . Houston .... Wilmington . . Son Francisco . Seattle . 14 8 2 1 9 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 10 0 21 0 0 0 0 8 '2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 51 2 38 17 3 9 11 5 10 31 22 14 9 17 0 6111 2 1 10 0 7 8 6 7 5 1 13iI 1 2 6 1 1 1 9 0 0 7 0 18 0 7 0 3 4 5 11 2 3 1 2 3 0 - 0 4 3 6 0 6 7 14 0 2 3 2 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 34 0 13 23 1 21 4 5 7 4 1 3, 0 9 12 6 1 0 17 26 7 33 2 34 44 6 84 1 44 9 17 8 6 161 1 0 31 6 51 6 10 16 32 5 23 3 11 18 1 21 22 8 1 1 5 3 5 0 0 0 2 9 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 11 1 3 4 3 JO 0 3 0 5 - 4 2 1 5 3 1 2 0 13 6 25 0 8 13 0 12 16 6 15 . 0 4 1 4 13 2 3 42 33 1 87 2 108 172 34 1 314 12 64 81 1 157 50 127 42 1 219 12 6 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 16 25 0 3 2 6 8 3 61 2 17 3 81 129 216 49 394 19 51 83 156 0 13 0 9 0 22 8 26 5 39 0 7 22 29 0 7 0 0 10 67 3 92 22 181 2 40 24 66 1 1 6 2 1 9 20 22 3 . 45 14 12 11 37 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 21 2 33 6 15 14 35 1 2 2 1 2 5 10 15 3 28 1 3 7 11 0 0 23 3 0 26 53 64 16 133 3 1 31 35 1 2 33 16 51 124 132 23 279 4 2 57 105 166 0 2 31 18 2 51 103 106 29 238 11 49 67 127 0 0 5 0 0 5 16 16 8 40 1 5 9 15 0 10 0 3 0 13 26 30 8 64 2 12 15 29 3 6 25 15 6 46 19 18 5 42 0 7 5 12 8 1 16 219 87 "16 1 322 >91 774 176 11541 63 261 402 1 726 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco r Seattle GROUP 1 2 0 3 20 3 1 14 5 4 1 4 ' 0 4 3 4 8 12 10 32 17 22 5 1 3 7 3 7 TOTALS ~56 Port 137 CLASS B Registered Shipped CLASS; A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0. 2 25 3 16 11 2 9 4 35 3 49 15 1 0 7 11 0 10 3 1 9 1 10 0 5 3 8 0 0 9 9 1 6 1 10 1 5 8 1 10 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 10 16 1 21 0 4 4 3 4 46 7 25 10 17 23 42, 5 1 40 3 1 34 4 9 16 15 4 1 0 6 0 3 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 10 1 3 7 2 6 4 12 3 17 14 0 2 5 4 2 4 3 9 15 1 208 17 75 54 1 146 31 110 19 1 160 • Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25, 1 4 10 11 7 0 4 3 3 'i 0 0 2 2 • 4' 0 2 0 2 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 3 1 4 0 0 18 i 0 1 8 0 9 2 5 6 13 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 2 3 6 1 1 0 0 3 7 2 4 4 9 44 « 1 96 4 20 TOTAL Shipped CLASS 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 10 49 2 25 1 4 10 7 0 2 9 4 0 0 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0: 16 0 4 2 18 2 23 0 1 9 13 0 3 1 4 0 6 1 12 0 6 17 7 5 1 29160 96 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 6 16 3 25 0 2 6 8 10 84 76 168 29 273 11 55 59 125 21 4 3 26 2 31 1 .7 11 19 15 23 2 89 15 127 2 61 26 33 17 0 5 15 3 23 1 10 20 31 0 1 3 21 1 25 3 10 5 18 2 4 6 12 20 0 2 3 4 7 0 20 23 54 7 84 1 20 23 44 2 43 44 23 17 184 13 70 58 141 1 23 39 130 8 177 23 60 66 149 8 5 1 15 4 6 24 5 15 4 19 11 1 38 6 65 2 15 12 29 30 . 6 6 19 3 28 1 6 6 13 29 1 285 250 726 100 11076 63 290 307 1 660 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Mob.... NO Hou.... Wil SF .... Sea .... 1-s 1 4 0 4 0 0 1 2 12 4 1 2 3 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 3 4 0 30 10 5 11 0 1 1 0 3 4 13 2 2 1 4 1 1 0 3 2 4 3 12 4 5 6 9 22 6 35 75 22 23 3 3 13 5 1 11 3 10 4 TOTALS 34 67 34 78 I 213 10 Poll Bos NY Phil Hal ... Nor Jac .... Tarn Shipped CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 2 0 1 3 2 4 5 11 4 0 1 5 0 1 11 12 7 7 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 7 44 3 2 39 3 12 2 7 0 1 1 0 5 2 3 0 11 0 11 0 GROUP 1-s 123 ALL 0 0 0 2 2 4 17 8 19 48 1 112 5 0 112 4 113 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 12 10 7 15 34 112 6 0 0 3 3 10 3 5 6 1 3 12 15 96 I 121 16 40 22 59 I 137 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A I CLASS B GROUP 1 23 ALL 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 12 3 7 0 4 7 2 2 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 14 18 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 2 2 1 1 11 13 GROUP CLASS 123 ALL ABC ALL 1-s 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 48 12 8 68 34 0 0 5 7 21 5 0 0 4 14 19 7 0 0 5 3 10 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 17 13 0 12 0 56 35 34 18 0 0 6 9 23 0 1 0 3 8 3 4 0 0 5 2 7 10 0 1 12 13 29 6 0 8 2 s 13 52 I 73 0 31 | 33137 73 33 | 243 157 GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 12 5 10 5 0 4 9 53 59 85 231 8 12 49 69 10 5 12 32 1 0 .9 10 38 22 39 118 3 5 56 64 6 5 6 21 0 0 17 17 3 3 8 17, 3 1 .7 11 4 6 18, 0 8 4 5 27 20 38 98 . 35 33 84 30 123 2721 5 6 125 136 56 30 43 152, 12 16 43 71 5 3 5 16. 0 1 7 8 15 13 25 63' 2 0 12 14 12 3 9 30 5 2 12 19 323 199 399 |1078 45 45 378 | 468 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWMD GRAND TOTALS. GROUP 123 ALL 108 172 34 I 314 "56 '137 '15 I 208 101 34 78 I 213 ) 265 343 123 |'735 Registered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 12 64" 81 I 157i_50^'l27 32 I 219 J2 _42 33'| 87! 17 75 54 I 146 31 110 19 | 160 9 44 43 | " 96 10 15 96 I 121;'56 22 59 I 137, 8 13 52 I 73 i3»i= 454 231<la424 137 269<120 j 516 29 j 99 12i8 j ^56 .. .-•a.iw '61:,i ' • .'n M 0 .t ii SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 123 ALL ABC 2 6 8 I _16 219 87_16 4 20 5 I 29 160 96 29 2 0 31 I 33; 137 73 33 8.. 26 44 [ . 78'516 256 78 .I'lK.- • *j t Registered On The Beach CLASS A I CLASS B GROUP ALL 123 I 322 591 774176 I 285 250 726100 | 243 480 199 399 |i850 1321 1699675 ':'l "be'j'Kli i:u.\ n | GROUP ALL 123 ALL [1541 _63'261_ 402X726 |1076 63 290 _ 307 I 660 |1078 45 45 ~ 378 I 468 |3695171 596 1087 11854 *( IJ -J .M' �I^ebrnary 19, 1965 MFOW Elects Officers lt>'* StAFAkEUS rwt# Sieve# tOG Operation Big Switcheroo Congress Gets Fisheries Loan Extension Bill SAN FRANCISCO—The SIUWASHINGTON—A bill to ex­ affiliated Marine, Firemen, Oilers tend the Federal fisheries loan and Watertenders union has ac­ cepted the report of its Balloting program for another 10 years ha* Committee on its annual election been introduced in the Congres* of officers. MFOW members elect­ by Senator Warren G. Magnuson ed Union officers for one year (D.-Wash.). terms in balloting which ran from November 2, 1964 to January 29, The Senator, chairman of the 1965. Senate's Commerce Committee, Re-elected to MFOW offices said he submitted the bill on the were William "Bill" Jordan, presi­ request of the commercial fisheries dent, and Alex Jarrett, vice-presi­ bureau of the Department of In-_ dent. President Jordan, who was terior. unopposed for reelection, is also a vice-president of SIUNA. C. A. Fleet Up-Keep Peterson was elected to the post of The revolving $13 million loan treasurer. fund has provided the means over Others Elected the years to replace, convert and Other officers elected were repair many hundreds of craft in Richard C. Holloway, San Fran­ the nation's fishing fleet. The pro­ cisco Business Agent No. 1; Jack gram was created because longHatton, San Francisco Business term credit was not readily avail­ Agent No. 2; H. "Whitey" Disley, able to fishing-vessel operators San Francisco Business Agentbecause of the hazards of their Clerk, and Elmo H. Shaw, San work. Francisco Dispatcher. In placing the extension to 1975 Pictured above is a sight you don't often see—^two stern sections back to back (or face to Harry Jorgensen, Seattle Port before the Senate, Magnuson said: Agent; Bernard J. Carpenter, face if you prefer). The strange positioning took place during the reconstruction of the fire"Increasing competition on the Seattle Business Agent; R. N. damaged Globe Explorer (Sea Liberties) when the Explorer's damaged stern was cut away high seas from the massive fishing Sweeney, Portland Port Agent; and replaced by the stern section of another bulk carrier, the Appomattox. The Explorer's fleets of foreign nations makes the Hugh Jones, Portland Business stern is at left. For a full description of the operation, see story in the February 5 issue of continuance of this program Agent; Bob Sherrill, San Pedro mandatory." Port Agent; John Fick, San Pedro ^ Business Agent; E. G. "Red" Ram­ say, New York Port Agent; J. "Slim" Von Hess, New York Busi­ ness Agent, and James Murphy, Honolulu Port Agent. Elected to the Board of Trus­ tees were Harry Jorgensen, E. G. By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney "Red" Ramsay, Bob Sherrill and R. N. Sweeney. The same four Headquarters Representatives candidates were also elected dele­ PORTLAND, Ore.—^The SlU-contracted Seamar (Calmar) gates to the SIUNA Convention. went back into service February 9 after completing repairs A proposition on the ballot that This is the second of two articles dealing with the subject of would change the election of on hull damage suffered when she struck a bridge on the emergency signals and procedures aboard ship. MFOW officers to an every two- fog-shrouded Columbia River Man Overboard. If somebody falls over the side there is a certain year basis instead of the every near Astoria, Oregon. No was left open. However, three basis now in effect was de­ ' ° shipyard workers spotted the procedure followed. If you see a man go overboard it is your duty to crewmen were injured in the flooding and were able to act be­ "hail and pass the word to the Bridge." This means you holler like feated by the membership. mishap. fore serious damage occurred. the devil and let tlie mate on watch know what happened. Also, if the ship is under way, tell him over which side the man went so the The crew remained in Portland man at the wheel can turn the ship in the same direction. In that way during the three weeks the Sea­ the stem swings away from the man and he will not be sucked into mar underwent repairs and was the propellers. It goes without saying that you throw him life-rings ready to take her out with a cargo or anything else that floats. of lumber loaded at Coos Bay and bound for the east coast. Repair Depending on the time of day and the weather, the mate on watch work was done by the Albina or the captain if he is on the bridge, will take the ship into a "William­ son turn" which is designed to bring it back on the same track going Machine and Engine Works here. Seafarers sailing the frigid into the opposite direction. Lookouts are sent aloft, to keep the man in The mishap buckled plates and waters of the north Atlantic are visual range or search for him if he was lost out of sight. While all liable to cruise past an ice blue caused flooding in the engine this is happening, a boat is being cleared for launching. On some ships WASHINGTON — Among the Iceberg in the near future. The room. The crew was removed a "man overboard" signal is used. This signal is five short blasts on floating frosty mountains will soon from the damaged vessel by a many delicate machines ana pre­ waterbound and effects the rescue. In a man overboard and other cision instruments at the Navy's be appearing in six attractive Coast Guard cutter when she be­ ships; and on ships where passengers are carried so that they will not gan to ship water. In addition to Marine Engineering Laboratory be troubled by the abandon ship stations signal. This signal means colors, in fact. here, is a mechanized chain smoker The crewmen of the Coast repair of hull plating, extensive that consumes over four pounds that the designated emergency boat-crew musters by their emergency Guard ocennographic research reworking had to be done on the of tobacco a day. The machine's boat and gets it ready for launching and on further orders gets it ship Evergreen have been firing ship's boilers and the engine room purpose is to do its best to foul waterbound and effect the rescue. In a man overboard and other paint-tipped arrows at icebergs as had to be cleaned up. up the delicate air purification rescue situations the Boat Recall signal is sometimes used. The signal part of a now study aimed at find­ The Seamar, a Liberty-type, has systems used on submarines. is codeHfor the letter "R", namely a short, long, and a short blast on ing out more about the movement an uncertain future because a new the whistle. This means that the master on board ship, using his good Having gotten the air purifier judgement, wants the boats back to the ship. of the bergs. The paints come in Seamar, a converted C-4, has gone four shades of blue, green and into service for Calmar as part of as befouled as possible, the Navy Fire Signal. The signal for fire aboard ship is a rapid ringing of red. tiie company's ship replacement then sets to work finding the best the ship's bell and continuous ringing of the general alarm system possible way to get it clean again The Guardsmen have been keep­ program. for not le.ss than ten seconds, meaning they are both ten second —and round and round we go. ing a weather eye on the drift The new Seamar was christened signals. Again notice the two sources of power, manual and electrical. The heart of the submarine's The Ship's bell is the big one up on the foc'sle head, a hangover from and deterioration patterns of ice­ at the Key Highway Shipyard in bergs for years in an effort to Baltimore. She can carry 15,000 air purification system is an the time the crew really sailed in the foc'sle, which indeed they still lessen the continuing navigation tons of cargo at a speed of 17 "electrostatic precipitator," which do on older ships under different flags. hazards presented by them. The knots. That speed allows her to removes impurities from the air. On hearing this signal, it is very important that you report to your berg-tinting operation is a new cut a week off the previous sailing On vessels which can stay com­ feature of the 1965 International schedule between east and west pletely submerged for months at station. Of course you must be fully clothed and wearing a life pre­ a time, keeping this precipitator server. The reason you should go to your own station, even if the Ice Patrol, set to begin in a few coast ports. clean is a serious business, and fire is elsewhere, is to avoid confusion, or even panic. The emergency weeks. The vessel is the fourth of six that's where the Navy's mechan­ squad, and the men already stationed in the vicinity of the fire are Planes and ships of the Coast new Calmar 04 troopships recon­ ized chain smoker comes in. enough to get the firefighting started. After they are organized you Guard will track the distinctive may be called on to provide your length of hose, nozzle, spanner and bergs, keeping chart of their verted into bulk carriers. The six By continuously pumping clouds meanderings and the way in which C-4s will replace ten older, slower of tobacco smoke into the pre­ other gear. On some ships additional signals are used to let you know they break up upon reaching Libertys. cipitator, engineers can test new where the fire is. This is at the captain's discretion. The most common warmer climes and waters. Later The new Seamar was also in­ methods of cleaning and insulating extra signals are one blast for forward, two for midships, and three this year, the CG will be doing volved in an unfortunate incident this vital piece of machinery. So for aft. research in Greenland, where ice­ recently. While undergoing re­ far the engineers have decided Actual methods for fighting fire, different fire extinguishers and bergs are "calved" or born, to find modeling at the Key Highway that a gibod hot bath with plenty types of fires will be dealt with in a later article, but obviously, first out more about the glaciers which Shipyard in Baltimore, she began of soapy water is the best way to one must yknow: the signals that alert you to the danger, , and which create the bergs. to sink alongside her pier when a|ke^ this pi eeipitator clean; signal means what Seamar Back In Service FollowlngCoilisionMlshap Emergency Procedures — Part II Icebergs Now Come In Six Lovely Colors Navy Machine Chain Smokes For Science �Page Elcht SEAFARERS State Labor Board Nixes Lie Detectors CHICAGO—Lie detector tests are an infringement of civil rights, unreliable and "inherently prejudicial," the board of review of the Illinois State Labor Department has ruled. The three-member board re- ^ of civil rights, a violation of versed a referee's decision in ment privacy and an example of the one case and upheld the ap­ devices" which must be banned rebnuu/t 19, 19W LOC New Terminal Planned For Port Arthur PORT ARTHUR, Texas—A new ocean ship terminal only 19 miles from deep water will be built here as soon as local voters approve a bond issue to finance the project, officials of the newly created Port Navigation District report. When the project is com­ pleted, Port Arthur will be­ come the nearest Gulf port to open water, with the excep­ tion of Galveston. The com­ plex of cargo handling facili­ ties will be planned to meet the needs of the port for a long time into the futiure. The terminal will be con­ structed on a 95-acre site, with other lands available nearby for the development of indus­ try. Part of the site is cityowned and another large por­ tion of it is owned currently by the SlU-contracted Sabine Towing and Transportation Company. light Beam Machine' To Aid in More Accurate Mapmaking WASHINGTON—^A successfully completed experiment, where a beam of high-intensity light was photographed as it bounced off an artificial satellite, is the first step to the pro­ duction of maps of high accu--*^ racy for the use of merchant used in the experiment is Imown as a laser beam. Scientists use the marine navigators. By photographing the light peals of workers in two other "if freedom is to be preserved in bouncing off the satellite from two cases, ruling that all three were our increasingly crowded and in­ locations on earth, the precise dis­ entitled to unemployment bene­ terdependent world." tance between the two points can fits. Employers had opposed the The board held that the inquiry be pinpointed. The information claim in each case. to the legitimate rights of the em­ gained by this method will prove The key case involved a clerk ploye resulting from the use of lie invaluable in making accurate fired February 7, 1963, after more tests "far outweighs the unsure maps of the oceans of the world, that six years of work for a retail benefit" to the employer. There­ as well as land areas. While ship's chain store. She had been asked fore an employe's refusal to sub­ navigators can find their way to lake a polygraph test and re­ mit to such a test is not in itself from one port to another with fused. The store said she rang up misconduct, it ruled. presently existing maps, highly ac­ $1 less than the price of a lighter curate sea charts, made as a re­ The ruling in the other two she sold but the clerk said the sult of this type of geodetic re­ other salesmen used the same cash cases covered compensation de­ search, will make ocean voyages drawer and, if the mistake was spite the fact the employes shorter, safer and more economi­ hers, it was accidental and not in­ "flunked" the so'-called lie detector cal. tests when accused of misconduct tentional dishonesty. and fired. The high powered burst of light Referee Reversed A department referee agreed with the employer that she was fired for misconduct connected with her work. The review board did not question the the store's right to discharge the employe but held there was no proof of "any willful wrongdoing" on her part. Chairman Marvin W. Mindes and Members A. M. Quarles and "Quacks and pitchmen" are cutting into the modest funds of elderly Americans at a Irving M. Friedman also held that rapidly increasing rate, a Senate subcommittee declared in a report urging broad regula­ lie detector tests are "an infringe- Congress Urged To Protect Senior Citizens From Fraud Frisco Bay Is Shrinking SAN FRANCISCO — The great San Francisco Bay, which has pro­ vided an anchorage and haven for thousands of the world'.s ships in its colorful history, is getting smaller and dirtier each year, its wildlife and natural beauty en­ dangered by reckless development. Scientists, civic leaders and con­ servationists, alarmed by the de­ teriorating situation, are joining forces in an effort to restore and preserve San Francisco Bay as a port area and a place of recrea­ tion for the people in this part of California. The problems they face are com­ mon to other ports in the U.S. Un­ planned land filling projects have shrunk the Bay from 568 square miles to less than 325 square miles in the last 100 years. The trend will continue as long as a rational plan for the development of the Bay is not worked out, the studies show. Along with the land fills and the hectic rise of plants and other facilities, pollution, in the air and water, has increased. "Within a generation and with­ out strict controls," Prof. Wallace Stegner of Stanford University warned, "it (the Bay) could be a fuming flat with a sewage canal down its center, a region of pollu­ tion, crowding and ugliness, in­ stead of the place of beauty and health and joy that this incom­ parable valley could be made into." The study commission examin­ ing the problems of the Bay said that continued piecemeal filling could place "serious restrictions on navigation" and kill off the many types of fish who make their home in the Bay. They lay much of the blame on the fact that juris­ diction over Bayfront areas is di­ vided among many municipalities. The study urged prompt recog­ nition and action on the problem hy the California legislature. / tory efforts and education to combat the unscrupulous. Some 18 million consumers^ marketplace." A pilot program also would seek 65 or older have $37 billion a The report was filed by the Sub­ to demonstrate effective informa­ year in buying power, the committee on Frauds & Misrep­ tion efforts; undertake broad re­ subconunittee chairman. Senator Harrison A. Williams (D-N.J.), said in a foreword, but most individual incomes are "pitifully inadequate." "This very inadequacy," he said, "makes the yearning for security all the more desperate, and the elderly attempt to make slim re­ sources cover all retirement con­ tingencies, including adequate shelter, care of multiplying ail­ ments and some semblance of pro­ tection against financial crisis. 1,128 Pages of Testimony "Anxiety is thus a weapon for those who cheat the elderly, and so is the very complexity of the resentations Affecting the Elderly, a unit of the Senate Special Com­ mittee on Aging. The subcommit­ tee held a series of hearings in Washington at which 1,128 pages of testimony were taken. Pilot Program Sought It proposed establishment of a federal anti-quackery bureau to "supplement and accelerate pres­ ent activities, rather than replace them" and pre-market federal testing of therapeutic, diagnostic and prosthetic devices which can now be sold until the government is able to prove in court that they are unsafe or do not live up to claims. OLD-TIMER WHEO LIMES SElKJS THROWM - STAND CLEAR r 4ND BE ALERT; search into consumer attitudes; implement use of appropriate agricultural extension services and college extension programs; in­ crease consumer education, espe­ cially in U.S.-aided housing pro­ grams for the elderly, and make an "evaluation" of government publications warning against quack­ ery. laser system to produce light beams of high intensity which have been used for purposes rang­ ing from delicate eye surgery, space communications, industrial cutting processes and advanced weapons for the military estab­ lishment. Laser, the word for this process, stands for "light ampli­ fication by stimulated emission of radiation." The light bouncing experiment utilizing the laser beam, was con­ ducted by the Air Force Cam­ bridge Research Center facility at Hanscom Field, Bedford, Mass. The light was l\ounced off an Ex­ plorer 22 satellite, which carried several panels full of quartz prisms for use in reflecting the beam. The experiment marked the first time a laser beam was developed that was powerful enough to be photographed after it hit the sat­ ellite. When the beam left earth, • it was between a quarter to a half inch in diameter, but spread to four miles wide on reaching the satellite 950 miles high. The sat­ ellite reflectors sent the light's re­ flection back to earth in a beam that spread to a 100-yard diameter when it was photographed by Air Force can»eras. The entire proc­ ess, from start to finish, took only one hundredeth of a second. Earlier attempts to photograph a light flash from a satellite failed because of poor reflectors or weak beams of light. Another system involved having the satellite pro­ duce the light flash. This failed to work because of the heavy equipment involved. U,S. Going Attend On Canal Treaties WASHINGTON—The U.S. expects to have two or three treaties regulating the building and operation of a new sealevel canal across Central America by the end of the year. > The signing of these treaties because a modern port would be would allow the detailed stu­ built on either end of the canal dies necessary before con­ and local workers would be hired struction work starts on the pro­ posed replacement for the Pan­ ama Canal. There are three pos­ sible sites projected for the new Atlantic-Pacific link — the first through Colombia, another through Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The U.S. has stayed clear of the sensitive issue of national sover­ eignty in talks toward a treaty for the new canal. The Johnson Administration has said, however, that it would consider an "inter­ nationalization" of the canal proj­ ect. Such a plan would mean that a group of countries would take charge of financing and operating the canal. The treaty talks were said to have met the greatest resistance in Panama, site of the present ca­ nal. Many Panamians fear that a new canal would encroach on their sovereignty and cause the same political turmoil the present canal has created through its 50year history. Economic Gains The host country would gain some economic improvement from the canal, .Wasbinstoa ,:^pi}4atains. for canalijobs. A story published in ScrippsHoward newspapers suggested Mexico as a likely route for a new canal. Such a canal, the story said, would benefit U.S. and Mexi­ can Gulf Coast ports. The Mexi­ can government, the story con­ tinued, has "shown no outward in­ terest in the canal and some Mexi­ can leaders have spoken against the canal being on Mexican soil." "This," the story concluded, "apparently has led President Johnson to drop consideration of the Mexican route." Sign Name On LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other communications sent m b.v Seafarers unless the author sigus bis name. Unsigned anonymous letters will on^y wind up in the waste-basket. If circumstances justify, the LOG will withhold a signature on request �Febnury 1», IMS SEAFARERS LOG Pare Nint A GIFT FROM POPE PAUL VI TO THE PEOPLE OF INDIA ^ "tRj VI ^ VIA THE STEEL VOYAGER ^ «nca ¥ ^ ^ ^ The SIU contracted Steel Voyager (Isth­ mian) marked another round-the-world trip in her log on February 10, when she paid off . in New York. When she left New Orleans October 22, her holds contained 2,000 tons of bagged grain. The grain was a gift from Pope Paul VI to the peopl^e of India—a Pontiff's thank you for the warm welcome he re­ ceived there during his 1964 trip. The SIU crew was happy to be a part of this humanitarian mission, and some of those who took part were on hand when the LOG photographer came aboard at payoff time. AB Joe Dunn slushes a runner topside. SlU-manned Steel Voyager tied up at a Brooklyn pier after her mercy mission to India with Pope's grain gift. The Voyager also touched other ports in globe-girdling cruise. Patrolman Joe DiGeorgio talks it up with night cook Sonford Kemp and bosun Dolph Holm during payoff at Erie Basin pier on February 10. Steward department stalwarts are ll.-r.) Sonford Kemp, Tom Thocker and Clifford Nickerson. AB Jimmy Moloney on the job, wearing beret. AB Morio Ruii relaxes in foc'sle. Stewards enjoying deck air are ll.r.) Tom Thocker, Lorry Currier and Joseph Horohon. OS John Jopper Is caught by the camera. Night cook Sonford Kemp takees a break. Taking a break below decks are (l.-r.) oilers Williom Krouse, A. Gonzoles and F. Y. Hombouz. 3rd cook Foul Howe is pipe toting chef. AB D. Mostrontonis slushing runners on deck. Wiper Mike Kennedy at work in engine room. -j-ia liiipiS Chief cook Jomes Borcloy scans the LOG. �Page Ten SEAFARERS Pebmary 19, ISU LOG Reader's Digest Still On Anti-Labor Binge By Robert A. Matthews, QUESTION: The SIU is pres^ WASHINGTON—Reader's Digest, the unofficial house Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall. Headquarters Rep. organ of the anti-labor rightwing, has been lacing its "fact­ ently fighting a move by the Again this week we are presenting beefs which were settled by the ual" format with fiction again. Its target this time is un­ Federal Government to cut Joint Clarifiactions Committee. Your committee, which is composed back the services of the USPHS * of representatives of the Contracts Department and representatives of employment insurance. the company involved, settles questions not covered by contracts and Marine Hospitals. What is your it is possible to be against both In recent issues, the Digest clarifies' portions of the contracts in question. working and Jobless citizens. opinion of the hospitals and has also attacked the U.S. One such question that was put before the committee regarded The article attacking jobless this proposed move? Employment Service. With the compensation for cleaning tanks. pay in the January, 1965 issue of current campaign against unem­ Problem: Deck Department members were required to chip and ployment compensation, they have the Digest pictures the recipient remove pitchomastic from the bulk-heads of a cofferdam which had shown, to themselves at least, that of unemployment insurance as a fellow having a "happy time Jose R. Vetez: The Marine hos­ never carried water, oil, or any other product. The contract did not spending the state's money. The pital is very important to the contain a provision covering this specific matter and the Company paid case in point is Wyoming, where American s e astraight overtime to the Deck Department members who performed the average unemployment pay­ man. If they the work off-watch and did not compensate those who performed the ment amounts to $35 weekly. close the hospi­ work while on watch. (Continued from page 5) tals it will be As the Digest sees it, Wyoming's Answer: The Committee agreed that for any work performed in a pay only an amount which to­ great blow to cofferdam or void tank which had not contained water, oil, creasotes, gether with such payments shall application of the jobless pay law the seaman. etc., the men required to perform the work will be compensated at equal $56 per v/eek, but the eli­ has thousands of ne'er-do-wells There are many flocking into the state with hopes straight overtime for the watch on deck and at overtime and one-half gible shall be entitled if such pay­ of striking it rich at the unemploy­ other services for the watch below. which the gov­ ments terminate before a period ment office. Those eligible for the One question submitted to the Committee for consideration re- of 39 weeks to receive a total of $35 weekly then presumably ernment could garded wsges in reference to curtail, that do squander this huge sum having a coastwise voyages, nearby foreign which will give earnest considera­ $56 per week up to a maximum of high old time in Cheyenne and not give so many Americans as voyages, domestic articles and tion to the company's request. 39 weeks. However, if he may be many benefits as do the Marine Laramie. harbor payrolls. hospitals. Upon agreeing to such waiver, the entitled to receive maintenance Of course, $35 is the average QUESTIONS: Are crewmembers union shall advise the crew mem­ and cure and has not yet received ' to be pa d dry for day regardless bers of the specific vessel that the same, he shall execute an assign­ figure. Some get a few dollars of Icng.h of voyage or payroll provisions of Section 30 (c) are ment of maintenance and cure more while unemployed and some get as little as $10 weekly. Still, Angelo C. Pacheco: I think the period when on coastwise voyages, waived for that lading and sub­ nearby foreign voyages, on do­ stituted in its place is the follow­ payments to the Seafarers Welfare the Reader's Digest would have hospitals are doing a wonderful their readers believe that this is service for the Plan. mestic rrticles, or on harbor pay­ ing: the kind of money unemployed Seafarer. They rolls. General Rules, (a) Any disability workers can afford to squander. "W hen sulphur in the are espeicially amount of 25% or more of the occurring during a period of dis­ ANSWER: Despite past practices u s e f ul to the The fiction in the . Reader's dead-weight carrying capacity and a clariiication regarding coast­ ability, and before an eligible ob­ younger man in Digest so angered Senator Gale is carried on a vessel, each wise articles of six-month's dura­ tains a fit-for-duty slip, is consid­ McGee (D.-Wyo.) that he rose on the Merchant member of the unlicensed per­ tion having been enacted at the ered to be the same disability. the floor of the Senate to dissect Marine. To close sonnel shall be paid extra May 29, 1922 meeting of the Joint The maximum of payments in such it and demolish it. The article was, any of these hos­ compension of $10.00 per Clarifications Committee, the a case is 39 weeks, no matter how he said, "a broadly embroidered pitals would be voyage." above question had arisen. In con­ distinct the disabilities happen to one, based only on bare threads of a great shame. sideration of the foregoing, the Money Due The USPHS hos­ be. truth." Joint Clarifications Committee pital in San Francisco is one of The Contracts and Constitution unanimously agreed that seamen (b) A recurrence of a previous He placed into the record an the best hospitals in the world. Department is holding checks for will be paid day for day en all disability shall be considered part answer from the Wyoming Em­ ships on coastwise voyages, nearby the Seafarers listed below. These of the same disability period even ployment Security Division that Si foreign voyage, domestic article?, men are urged to contact the de­ though the eligible obtained a fit- completely put the lie to the as­ or on harbor payrolls regardle.T.s partment and pick up the checks for-duty certificate or accepted sertions of the Reader's Digest. Ernest Lichenstein: The marine of the length cf articles or pay­ or to notify headquarters where employment. hospitals are part of the tradition roll period and whether or not the tlie checks should be sent. of the American (c) Disability for unrelated afore-men.tioned periods occur be­ seaman. T h o uIn the settlement of disputed causes shall be considered a new tween termination of one .'^et of overtime aboard the Transorleans, period of disability provided the sands of Seafar­ foreign articles and the signing of c-iscks are being he'd i: • James eligible has been pronounced fiters have benefit­ the next foreign articles. ed from these Mahoney, Francis Paine, Seymour for-duty from his original disabil­ hospitals s e r VThe Clarifications Committee Sikes, and Charles Tedora. ity or has accepted employment. ices. I don't be­ also made this ruling on companies From the Ames Victory, checks (d) An eligible cannot accept lieve their would that are bidding for Penalty are being held covering travel, employment and be disabled be any sound Cargoes. wages, subsistence and transporta­ simultaneously. Any applicant for reason for clos­ Two members of the SIU Rail­ In order to maintain a competi­ tion for Wallace P. Anderson, S&A benefits who accepts employ­ ing them, not tive position for the companies, it Morris Berlowitz, Ralph L. Jones, ment at any time during the period way Marine Region have been even the old saw of economy. is unanimously agreed that in each and Lee W. Morin. for which he claims such benefits, added to the list of Seafarers en­ Those hospitals serve more than titled to pensions from the Sea­ case where a company is bidding shall be declared fit for duty with In the settlement of disputed respect to that disability and shall farers Welfare Plan. The Board the loss would be worth. for Penalty Cargoes, the company shall notify the American Mari­ overtime for tank cleaning aboard be disqualified from receiving of Trustees of the plan approved it 4" time Associatipn and request a the Manhattan, checks are being benefits for the cause of alleged waiver of Section 30 (c) of the held for F. Carpenter, B. Dunn, disability. Any claimant who re­ Richard Delany: The Marine Freightship Agreement, the As­ L. Harvey, H. Coppersmith, S. ceived benefit payments after Hospitals are very good for the sociation shall then so notify the Puntillo, L. Taylor and H. Tred- accepting employment shall be Seafarer. We all _c--pfarers' International" Union din. required to reimburse the fund for get the best of A check is being held for Vance all such benefits received after care from effiA. Reid for an allotment differen­ the first day of employment dur­ dent, friendly tial aboard the Anji. ing such period of alleged dis­ doctors and nurses. If the Checks for the settlement of ability. government plans disputed overtime aboard thePcnn (e) Hospital Expense B;.:nefit— to close some of Carrier are being held for Earl An eligible who is not entitled to Maddaluna Steng these vital hospi­ H. Beamer, Jose M. Dacosta, Mi­ treatment at a USPHS facility and BOMBAY — The bulk car­ chael C. Miller,,and Walter Smith. who is hospitalized during any the members at their regular tals, every Sea­ rier Easthampton, formerly farer should Checks for John Wynne, Richard period for which he Is entitled to meeting in February. part of the American-flag fleet raise his voice in protest. This it Heckman and Francis M. Green- receive ^e S&A benefit, shall also of Manuel E. Kulukundis, has The newly retired members are tlje only way we can protect our­ wall are being held by the Con­ be entitled to receive hospital been sold at auction here to William R. Steng, 65, and Peter selves. tract Department for the settle­ benefits according to the Schedule SIU - contracted Merrimac Maddaluna, 65. ment of disputed overtime aboard for Dependents' Benefits. Transport, a subsidiary of Or­ 4 4 4 iental Exporters, for $2,615,000. the Niagara. Steng began sailing on tugs of (f) In-Hospital Benefit—If an the New York Central Railroad in The Easthampton has been eligible is entitled to receive the A transportation differen­ Robert Benjaman: I was really laid up by court order in Bom­ tial check from the Elimir for in-hospital benefit, the Plan shall 1918. Still employed by the New astonished at the fine treatment bay since February, 1963 be­ James H. Smith is being held by pay only an amount which together York Central at his retirement, he I got at the Ma­ cause of the collapse O'f the with such payments shall equal $8 sailed as 1st deckhand. A native this department. rl n e Hospitals. Kulukundis American - flag per day. If an eligible is still con­ of New York City, N.Y., he has The doctors were In the settlement of disputed fined after having received the retired to his home in Dumont, shipping operation. very careful and overtime for oilers aboard the S&A benefit payment for a maxi­ N.J. Three former Kulukundis thoughtful. I can Seatrain New Jersey, checks are mum of 39 weeks, he is still en­ American-flag ships still re­ Maddaluna began sailing in not say that I being held for Julio Gordien, Ben­ titled to receive the in-hospital main to be sold. They are the New York harbor aboard tugs of would be very jamin Freeman and George Doest. benefit. 10,500-ton freighter Ponderothe Erie Lackawanna Railroad Co. happy to see any The department is presently sa, tied up in Bombay harbor; (g) Failure of an eligible em­ in 1920. Still working for the Erie cutback in these holding checks covering subsist­ ployee to place himself under Lackawanna at his retirement, he the bulk carrier Brldgehampservices. There ence for the following ex-erew- treatment promptly or to comply sailed as deckhand and steamton, tied up in Port Said, and are so majiy members of the St. Lawrence: with medical care or instructions lighter. A native of Casagiove, other areas where spending is go­ the C-2 freighter Suzanne, George S. Lane, Jr., Nicholas Sa- will be deemed cause for disquali­ Italy, he presently makes his ing on needlessly and foolishly, also in Port Said. kellarides, and Bill Mpontsikaris. fication from benefits. home in Bernardsville, N.J. without benefiting anyone. Union Benefits rivo RMR Pensioners Join Ranks Easthampton Sold To SlU Company �•fk .ss t-. Itl f?. Febnuur 19> IMS ' ! 5 V SEAFARERS »r. !• •;• t » Page neveli LOG "Going My Way?" '*a(*r»ci si • I' -^1 Activity ^ r I'i ft-) ' l l< iJ ) I •l" • ' • ' . •: CONGRESSIONAL PACE STEPS UP—The Senate^ keeping pace with a stepped-up timetable announced by Democratic leaders, passed the Administration's water pollution control bill and moved towards a vote on the billion dollar Appalachia redevelopment program. Both bills had passed the Senate in the 8Sth Congress and died in the House. The Administration is anxious to push them through early in this session and Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (Mont.) took the unusual step of recessing the Senate for 45 minutes so the Public Works Committee could complete action on the two bills. The Senate quickly approved the pollution bill, introduced by -Senator Edmund S. Muskie and 32 co-sponsors, by a 68-8 vote. It had been endorsed by the AFL-CIO as a "vitally needed step." The bill gives the Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare power to set standards of water quality for interstate streams and sets up a new Federal Water Pollution Control Administration; It also raises the ceiling on federal grants to help cities build new sewage treatment plants and authorizes a $20-million-a-year research and development program on pollution caused by runoffs from com­ bined storm and sanitary sewage systems. The Appalachia progi-am has been described by the AFL-CIO as "a challenging and imaginative approach" to the needs of a "too long neglected region." It would pump $840 million into a road-building program in the 11state region, designed to link isolated conununities to the mainstream of commerce and communications. More than $240 million in additional funds would be spent in a two-year period for programs ranging from reclamation of land denuded by strip mining, to flood control, voca­ tional training, construction of liealth facilities and improvement of pasture and timber resources. Portions of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama would benefit. COPE LEADERSHIP CLINICS SET—COPE, the political arm of tlie AFL-CIO, has scheduled a series of western leadership clinics to perfect techniques and mechanics of COPE operations. Director A1 Barkan announced. The day-and-one-half clinics will take the place of the annual COPE area conferences sponsored in previous years. The area conference pattern will be resumed in 1966. Top leaders of state and local central labor bodies will take part in the clinics. The clinics, it is hoped, will lead to practical workshops within each state. The goal of the clinics is to ready state, local and Congressional dis­ trict COPEs for the 1966 campaign, and to offset the drop in registra­ tion and voting during non-presidential election years. The clinics will take place in San Francisco on April 8, in Portland on April 10, and in Denver on April 12. LABOR ROXJND-TJP II( I' |H ' El li The Theatrical Stage Employees and seven basic craft unions have won wage increases totaling 46 cents an hour and significant im­ provements in pension and wel­ fare benefits from the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers.. The four-year pact, which covers 25,000 film studio workers, insures that every em­ ployee will have vested pension rights after 20 years or 20,000 houra service. The new contract raises pension benefits from $120 to $200 per month, and this in­ crease also applies to 2,800 union members who have already re­ tired. . that military officers need train­ ing in labor-management relations since they both supervise civilian federal employees and often nego­ tiate contracts with unions of fed­ eral workers. The framework on which President John­ son's promised "Great Society" is to be built is being put together bit by bit. The Aid to Appalachia Bill, a major part of the admin­ istration antipoverty program, won over­ whelming approval in the Senate and quick passage is expected in the House. A long needed Federal Aid to Education Bill is being studied by a House committee. Passage of health care for the aged through Social Security (Medicare) is expected by mid­ year. But what about maritime? Where does maritime figure in this Great Society of the A lower court decision dismiss­ ing a damage suit against . the future? $1 Flight Engineers by Eastern Air Although the President has called for a Lines was upheld recently by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. "new policy for maritime" no new policy has The air line brought the suit as a been demonstrated. The new Federal budget result of a 1961 strike involving a dispute over job assignments. is almost indistinguishable from past budgets The appeals court decision held as far as maritime is concerned. Appropria­ that federal courts had no juris­ tion requests for maritime are still inade­ diction in the case, and that the $ i i air line had no right to ask for a quate, unrealistic and self-defeating. No new Local 1012 of the Flint Glass federal injunctior; against the policy has been demonstrated by the Inter­ state Commerce Commission, which is still workers in Bluffton, Ind. reached walkout. 4" 4" a union shop agreement with the favoring railroads over shipping lines at L'orniiig Glass Works quick on the The Philadelphia Teachers' Un­ every opportunity. New construction is still heels of the state's so called "right- ion won the right to represent 10,to-work" law. The repeal bill 500 public school teachers after inadequate to keep the U.S. merchant fleet was signed on Thursday, Jan. 28th, defeating the Philadelphia Educa­ from, being overcome by mass obsolescence and the union shop agreement was tion Association, an affiliate of the negotiated for workers at the new non-union National Education As­ in the near future. Government-financed car­ Corning plant on Monday, Feb. 1st. sociation, in a bargaining election goes which should properly travel in U.S.supervised by the American Arbi­ flag bottoms are still being diverted to for­ tration Association. A hard-hitting A proposal to include well-organ­ organizing drive was conducted eign-flag vessels. While U.S. ocean trade has ized courses in labor relations in prior to the election by staff mem­ doubled, during the past decade, the per­ the eurriculum at U.S. military bers of the AFL-CIO. Bargaining centage carried in American-flag ships has academies has been made by John on the union's first contract is ex­ F. Griner, president of the Gov­ pected to begin shortly under dropped by more than two-thirds. ernment Employees Union. In a terms announced by the city's If Appalachia can be called a depressed area message to Defense Secretary Rob­ Board of Education before the ert S. McNamara, Griner declared election. worthy of legislative aid, U.S. maritime can be considered a depressed industry also worthy of a legislative boost. Our maritime industry is certainly in need of assistance from the government. And yet, nothing is done. The Great Society can never become a reality in the United States so long as such a vital arm of our economy as maritime re­ mains sick and depressed. The United States must have an adequate fleet, the responsi­ bility for which clearly rests with Govern­ ment. Support Medicare The AMA, which many Americans refer to as the "Anti-Medicare Association" instead of the American Medical Association, is mak­ ing a last ditch battle against Social Securitybacked health care for the elderly. Th^ have put forth a smelly fish called Eldercare and say it, and not Medicare, will solve the problem. On examination, however, Eldercare shapes up as nothing more than a dressed-up version of the totally inadequate Kerr-Mills Law now in effect. A main feature of Eldercare is the degrad­ ing "pauper's oath" now included in KerrMills. It doesn't take much to see why the AMA fostered Eldercare and who it would benefit. The only way the transparent issues and diversions raised by the AMA can be fought is by the action of YOU, the citizen. All Seafarers and their families are urged to write their Congressmen in support of Medi­ care. �Pare Twelve SEAFARERS LOG New York Welcomes New Caimar Febmary 19, 19W Labor Dept. Hikes Farm Wage Floor WASHINGTON—The Labor Department has set a $1.50 hourly wage rate for farm laborers harvesting the California date crop as the opening move of its policy to raise standards and provide work for Ameri--*can farm labor. labor. The $1.50 rate will be in The labor movement noted, The SiU-contracted Caimar received the traditional new ship welcome when she sailed into New York Harbor on her maiden voyage recently. The 523-foot, IS.OOO-deadweight ton vessel, converted from the C-4 troop transport Gen. O. H. Ernst at a cost of about $4,500,000, carried more than five-and-a-half million board feet of lumber from the Pacific North­ west to the East Coast. AFL-CiO Urges Congress Approve Aid To Schools force for 30 days, after which the Labor Department will study its effects. The action is being fought by the growers, who are making a determined bid to reinstitute the government's "bracero" program. That program, abandoned at the beginning of this year, allowed growers to import labor for the harvests. Low Wages The "bracero" plan was vigor­ ously opposed by American labor because it lowered wage standards and froze unemployed American workers out of farm jobs. Grow­ ers hired the mainly Mexican and West Indian laborers at wage rates ranging from 75 cents to $1 an hour. The growers justified their actions by claiming that Americans would not do farm however, that Americans are not doing such work because of the low standards of wages. In late 1964, the government decided to abandon the "bracero" program and to create jobs for Americans by raising wage rates. American laborers are now be­ ing recruited by the Labor De­ partment and by state employ­ ment services. The $1.50 wage rate set for the date pickers is the highest ever established in California for farm laborers. Wage scales for other crops hover around the $1 mark. They are scheduled to rise to $1.40 on April 1. In Florida, where 20,000 British West Indians are still gathering crops under contracts set before the "bracero" plan was killed, the present wage scale of 95 cents will rise to $1.15. WASHINGTON—Urging swift approval of the Administration's $1.25 billion school aid bill, AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller told a Senate education subcom­ mittee that there is "nothing radical or revolutionary in the limited federal funds pro­ posed to improve the educa--*tion of pupils of non-public The bill "would open vast new be prepared to go much further, By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative opportunities for children who he said. The federation's 1963 schools. On the contrary, the AFL-CIO "would be prepared to go further" than provided in the Administratio^n bill to improve the quality of education in non-public as well as public schools, he said. The bill, sponsored in the Sen­ ate by Senator Wayne Morse (D-Ore), embodies "a major effort to break what has until now been an unending cycle of poverty and inadequate education," Biemiller pointed out. Equal Education Stressing labor's historic inter­ est in free, universal public edu­ cation, he told the subcommittee, "We are still in favor of a sys­ tem" uniting under the same roof the children of the poor man and the children of the rich, "and we know that the 'roof must be fed­ erally-assisted equal opportunity in education." are economically deprived," Bie­ miller continued. The Administration program is aimed specifically at increasing the funds for educating children in the city slums, in the rural areas of poverty and deprivation, he said. "The money we save to­ day on education we will pay out many times over tomorrow for welfare, unemployment and crime." Imaginative Effort Taking note that the bill allows funds for educational centers, li­ brary and other instructional materials to be used by the pupils of public and .lon-public schools alike, Biemiller called the ap­ proach embodied in the bill an "imaginative" effort to resolve the church-state issue. "We of the AFL-CIO welcome this approach and would in fact convention had urged the broad­ ening of categories under which both public and private schools receive federal aid through the National Defense Education Act, he advised the subcommittee, and the Executive Council in 1964 said that "grants for classroom con­ struction could be added to the equipping of teaching facilities. Two More T ugmen Pensioned The Board of Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare have approved two more members of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union for life­ time pensions of $150 a month, allowing them to retire in security and dignity. The two pensioners, who have joined the growing ranks of SIUIBU members now on pension, are Egbert E. Nichols, 70, and Peter What's in a name? A name like Wyatt Earp, Thorstein Pedersen, 73. Veblen or John B. Hood? According to the Maritime Admin­ Nichols joined the IBU in Nor­ istration, there's anywhere from $175,000 to $280,000 in a name folk, Va., where he sailed aboard the barges of the Sheridan Trans­ if it belongs to an old Liberty Earp, the western lawman; Veblen, portation Co. For the last ten ship up for scrap. a California social critic and Those figures represent author, and Hood, a Confederate the current going price for Lib- general). Only in one.instance did ertys. Since 1957, the MA has their deceased-only policy fail. offered up 662 of the World War A veteran listed as killed in ac­ II vessels to breakers. The only tion by the war records walked part o^f them that survives dis­ into the MA's New York office mantling are the nameplates one day and asked to see the placed by the builder in the deck­ Liberty ship named after him. He house and engine room. was told that such ships were only Pedersen Nichols . Because the 2,500 Libertys built named after dead heroes. He per­ during World War II were named sisted, however, proved his story years he was captain aboard the after the nation's heroes in many and got to see his namesake ship barge Margaret Sheridan. A na­ fields, the nameplates have histori­ just before she was broken up. tive of the British West Indies, he cal or sentimental value to many Industry groups have presented has now retired to his home in Individuals, groups and communi­ more than 50 Liberty ship name- Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ties. The MA has sought, where- plates to people and places as part Pedersen joined the SIU-IBU ever possible, to give the of a memorial campaign for the in Philadelphia, Pa. An employee nameplates to those seeking them. slow but sturdy old vessels. The of the P. F. Martin Co. when he campaign was begun to give retired, he worked aboard tugs Posthumous Honor Americans "an appreciation of the in the Philadelphia harbor as a The MA'S wartime policy was national security and economic deck hand since 1936. A native of •to name ships after only dead strength" that the Libertys con­ Norway, he has retired to his American heroes (like those above: tributed to the nation. home in Philadelphia, Pa. , Liberty Ship Shoppers Pay High Price For Wyatt Earp Coast Union Membership increases California organized labor is celebrating the strong rise in trade union membership in the state during 1964. More than 48,000 new members were added to the union rolls during the year, the largest increase in the last eight years. The figures were reported by the state's Department of Industrial Relations. According to the figures, the state's 3,789 union locals increased their membership to 1,824,100. Of the gains, most came from new members in non-manufacturing or service industries. The biggest increases were made in construction, wholesale and retail trade and government. San Francisco Bay Area shipping has been fair during the last period. The Morning Light was in to payoff, and the Yorkmar, Steel Traveler, Marine, Robin Kirk, Los Angeles, Flomar and Ocean Dinny were serviced in transit. Expected^ in the coming period is the Longview Victory, which will payoff, and the Montpelier Victory, Antinous and Robin Hood are due in transit. Joseph M. Carroll, ship's delegate aboard the Morning Light, paid off with an arm injury and will spend a little time on the beach. He said the 87-day trip was among the best he's made in 15 years. In particular, he missed the land of the geisha girls, Japan. He said the Morning Light was a clean ship, with repairs all completed and no Jim Foti is just back from a beefs, Joe liked the food, and quickie trip on the Mount Vernon joined the crew in a vote of Victory. He shipped along with thanks to the steward department. eight other daymen from Wil­ Carlos Mendoza, first engineer, mington as part of a mucking came in for praise from crewmen gang. He says he's happy to be in reference to repair's made back and cannot wait to get a aboard the Morning Light. more permanent berth on a ship. J. L. Nicholson, who sailed for Charles Kath, who last shipped many years as a bosun or carpen­ as an oiler on the Mt. Washington, ter, figured he had been on the is getting tired of the soft life beach long enough and went up on the.beach and has been watch­ to Seattle, where he caught the ing the board for the first oiler's Mount Vernon Victory. The ship job. was bound for India with a load Jimmy Ward, who last sailed as of grain, and J. L. signed on as 3rd cook on the San Francisco, an AB. had to get off the ship because of Ring Miller, an SIU oltimer, his mother's illness. gave up on trying to catch a Per­ Seattle sia-Far East shuttle run and is Shipping was good in Seattle now watching the board for the during the last period, with the first Orient trip. A. Beck, another oldtimer who Anchorage, Robin Kirk, Delaware likes to sail Sealand ships, piled and Antinous paying off. The out­ look for the next period looks off the Los Angeles and plans to good, with the Robin Hood, Santa rest up on the beach awhile before Emilia, Steely Rover, Wild Ranger trying to catch the San Francisco. and Northwestern Victory due to Wilmington payoff. Ships in transit during Ship activity has been slow in the last period were the Yorkmar, Wilmington and is expected to re­ Mount Vernon Victory, Seattle main that way into the next pe­ and Flomar. riod. During the last period the Fred England, an oldtimer, is Los Angeles, St. Lawrence, Ma­ on the beach right now waiting rine, Morning Light, Yorkmar, to ship in the first black gang job Monticello Victory and Montpelier to hit the: board. R. Simpson is Victory were serviced in the port registered in,the Hall and looking while in transit . for a steward's job, / �Febrnary 19, 196S SEAFARERS By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President Sound Off To Your Congressmen i !, ' " '> |f r '«• If: The continuing subject of this covumn has been Jobs for Seafarers. With It, we have made an effort to keep you informed of the policies and actions of government and the maritime industry as they -affect the Jobs of Seafarers, and we have tried to keep you alert to changes and trends in the U.S. merchant marine that might affect the jobs of Seafarers. This is an imiportant job, and to do it your Union main­ tains a research department to keep tabs on maritime news and to prepare reports on industry advances, legislation and the like so that the Union can be that much better armed when it goes into a beef or presses for necessary laws in Washington. The days are long since gone when the SIU could confine its ob­ jectives to the negotiating table. Since World War II, the Federal Government has played an increasingly larger role in the merchant marine. Since the ships manned by Seafarers play a vital part in the nation's defense efforts, this trend of greater government involvement has been, if not altogether good, an expected thing. In few industries are workers more directly involved by government policies at home and abroad than in the merchant marine. Actions taken by the De­ partments of State, Commerce, Agriculture, Defense, by Congress and by the various regulating agencies, mean more or less cargoes and more or less jobs for Seafarers, -f Seafarers have learned through study this list, to learn the names hard experience that no one can of the various key committee fight their battles for them. In or­ members so that they will be able der to build the SIU the members to communicate with them when had to fight, and win, their own an important issue arises. Further­ battle. The same is true in the more, each Seafarer is urged to battleground in Washington. Only learn the names of the men in by action, in the form of letters, Congress from his own home dis­ wires and other communication, trict. can we let the Administration and Legislators heed the advice they the lawmakers know how we feel receive from the voters—they have on the issues that affect our very to in order to be reelected. The livelihoods. trouble is that too few voters The last issue of the LOG (Feb. bother to express their opinions. 5) published a list of members of Seafarers owe it to themselves and the various Congressional commit­ the merchant marine that gives tees whose actions directly affect them a livelihood to, sound off to the merchant marine and Seafar­ their Congressmen as they would ers. All members are urged to in a Union meeting. Nothing New For Maritime in Latest Budget Requests WASHINGTON—The new budget submitted to Congress last month by President! Johnson contains nothing new as far as appropriations pertaining to the maritime industry! are concerned. The maritime budget request for the coming fiscal year differs little from| the present budget and sheds no light on any "new policy" last fall to undertake a four year Maritime Commission to permit lt| study on the feasibility of a sea to make a "more intensive effort" toward U.S. maritime. level canal connectinng the Atlan­ The fiscal 1966 budget requests $124.8 million for the construction of 16 new cargo ships. This is al­ most the same as the present budget allocation of $124.9 million. The SIU and others interested in the condition of U.S. maritime have pointed out that this 16 ship per year building program which the Government has been adher­ ing to is totally inadequate and is leading to the mass obsolescence of the U.S. merchant fleet. The request for operating sub­ sidies for fiscal 1966 totals $190 million. This amount, added to an estimated $8 million carryover of unused funds from this year, will be sufficient for 1,845 subsidized voyages by 314 vessels. The allo­ cation for this purpose in the last budget was $196 million. The fiscal 1966 budget, like the last three budgets submitted to Congress, contains a proposal for placing a two - cents - per - gallon "user" tax on fuel used by harbor, canal and river craft. In the past the SIU has supported the inland water carriers in protesting the imposition of such a tax and Con­ gress has dropped the proposal on each occasion. The budget also includes a re­ quest for $7.5 million for the Interoceanic Canal Commission, which was created by legislation li, New Terminal Complex Is First Step I •: Philly Plans Port Face-Lifting i( I.-' s PHILADELPHIA—A mile-long section of the Delaware River-front will get a spar­ kling new face between now and 1976 as part of this port's massive program to regain its major position among East Coast ports. The proposed showpiece' I project, the ciiy plans to build 15 The city fathers reckon that terminal, Penn's Landing, is to 21 new cargo berths at a cost each ton of cargo brings $15 in this city's biggest and most of $3.75 million each. The city wages and other income into costly port project since the has been a leader on the East Philadelphia, so that the failure of ! Coast in the handling of bulk car­ the city to keep pace with other 1860s. It will be built on a goes, but has been steadily falling ports is regarded with seriousness acre site, stretching along the from its advanced position. New by the community. The $100 mil­ waterfront fi-om tha Ben Franklin York, Boston, Baltimore and lion-plus, 12-year port building Hampton Roads have been Phila­ project is expected to rebuild Bridge to Katherine Street. Philadelphia's port status. Penn's Landing will provide em- delphia's main challengers. barcadero-type docking for big cruise liners, bulk and general cargo ships. A 30-story port tower will act as nerve center for all port operations. The twin-decked main structures at pierfront will allow for faster loading. The site will also house a science museum, a marine park and a basin for historic ships. Admiral Dewey's flagship Olympia will be moored alongside reproductions of William Penn's ship Welcome, and the Revolutionary War gun­ boat Philadelphia. A working model of John Fitch's first steam­ boat will ferry tourists through the port. Tourist Rides Tourists will also be able to take hydrofoil and helicopter rides from Penn's Landing. A boat fair will have pleasure boats and other marine equipment on display and for sale. The opening of the com­ bination work-and-pleasure port Mrs. Grace Baker (right) wife of SIU tugman Homer Baker, project is scheduled to coincide receives hospital benefit check for $1,443 from St. Louis with the Philadelphia World's Fair IBU office staffer Laverne Hoehle. The check covered the in 1976, celebrating the 200th an­ niversary of the signing of the cost of Mrs. Baker's recent hospitalization for treatment of Declaration of Independence. a back injury. Her husband is employed by Inland Tugs as an engineer. Along' with the Penn's Landing j SlU-IBU Hospital Benefit 'it i) J- Pwe LOG in its regulatory activities. A tot tic and Pacific Oceans. of $3.39 million was asked, an in-| Also requested is a sizable in­ crease of about $440,000 over the crease In funds for the Federal present allocation. By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes The long and complicated battle over union representation at De-| troit Checker Cab Company took a turn for the better last week when| the Teamsters Local 902 was dropped from the race. On Monday, February c, the last two ballots from last Fail's election! were tallied by the National Labor Relations Board, one going to the! SIU, the other vote going to the Teamsters. A runoff election will! now be held to determine whether 1,800 Checker Cab drivers will be! represented by Local 10 SIU, or by No Union. We expect the final! election to be held sometime in March and we are predicting a win.! This Union's efforts to organize Checker Cab began in the Spring! of 1962 and stalling tactics by the Teamsters and Company kept the! issue in the courts and before the NLRB much of the time. That's all! behind us now and we have one more battle to win. Our job is only! beginning and we expect to organize other non-union cab fleets which| are seeking AFL-CIO union representation. SIU crewmembers aboard the Ann Arbor Carferries operating outj of Frankfort, Michigan, ratified their new contract last week. In addi­ tion to a substantial hourly increase, these men are now covered under the SIU Pension Plan and receive full benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The contract was ratifled by an overwhelming majority.| Frankfort Port Agent Floyd Hanmer reports that the Ann On the block to be closed are! Arbor-DTI Railroad is now carry­ seven such hospitals, with Chicago! ing Taconite pellets from being the first to go. The SIU has| Manistique, which is in the Upper been busy sending cut letters of Peninsula of Michigan, to Frank­ protest to all concerned, includins fort and then shipped by rail to President Johnson. We urge .nil Detroit. According to Hanmer, this members to mail letters of p o-| new method of transporting test to their various State repi-e-| Taconite ore during the Winter sentatives in order to keep these| months is on a trial basis and if hospitals open for use by sailors,| proved successful, there is the dredgemen and tugmen. possibility of the Company acquir­ The Chicago Port Council, MTD,| ing another boat which would has again been working on resolu-| mean additional jobs for SIU tions, etc. regarding the Burns| members. ditch operation and the Port of| Over in Chicago, we have three Indiana project. Because cf its as-| Great Lakes District vessels work­ sistance, the Organized Labor ing. The Tanker Detroit recently Committee for Indiana Port De­ underwent a 10-day inspection at velopment have requested mem-| the Manitowoc shipyard and all bership into the Council and have! been guests at a recent meeting.! The Pile Drivers. Local 578 have! The SIU Great Lakes Dis­ also shown great interest and havej trict Halls in Duluth, Cleve­ been contacted. It is expected they! land and Alpena will reopen also will become part of the Portj on March 1 for the 1965 sea­ Council. We look forward to thej son. Regular membership day when the various Locals andj meetings are scheduled in Internationals of the Indiana! those halls on March 1 and Building Trades will become part| March 15 at the usual time, of the Council. 7 p.m. The Canadian government re-| iwsasfMS* cently suspended the Federal! of the crew have been recalled to Shipbuilding Subsidies Act that! return to work. The Highway 16 became law in Canada back inj is still operating between Mil­ May, 1961. Many observers believe! waukee and Muskegon and the this move was an attempt to pre-| only replacement on her has been vent the granting of operatingj a relief wheelsman. Perry Spildc. subsidies to US-flag vessels by the| The Steamer Schemm is at the United States Congress. American shipyard undergoing Efforts in recent years by this! conversion which is not expected to be completed until very close Union and several of its contracted! to the 1965 fit-out. Half the crew operators to win operating sub-j working • aboard this vessel are sidles have made steady progress! from Chicago, the remainder are in Washington and we have always! pointed out the advantage that! from the Alpena area. Canadian vessels have because of! There are 13 SIU members in the subsidy they receive from their! the Chicago marine hospital and government. Prior to the begin-! some 35 members receiving out­ ning of the subsidy, Canadian ves-l patient treatment. sels accounted for 27 percent ofl Relative to the Chicago Marine the total international' tonnage I Hospital, the Secretary for carried on the Great Lakes. The! Health, Education and Welfare, Canadian share of the tonnage to-1 Mr. Celebrezze, is making ail at­ day is approximately 41 percent of| tempts to close this great service. the total volume ef cargo. �3^ Paire Foarteen 'A-r: Febrtunr 19, 19M SEAFARERS L6O Latest Grads Of Lifeboat Class By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Gulf Ports Humming Again The New Orleans-Baton Rouge area looked like a huge water-hound parking lot during the final days of the ILA strike. When the settlement came, 181 ships were tied up in the area, along with 1500 barges. Many of the barges were loaded with grain, and at least 46 ships waited out the strike in the port to take on grain cargoes. Commerce through the Port of New Orleans hit the $2 billion mark for the first time last year. All the figures aren't in yet. but the U.S. Department of Commerce estimates the value of cargo handled through the port in 1964 at a record-breaking $2.79 billion. The total for 1963 was $1.8 billion. A lot of this cargo was grain, a big item insofar as SIU ships are concerned. During 1964, New Orleans area elevators. exported 455 million bushels of grain mostly wheat, corn and soybeans. This alsd was a new record. As impressive as these statistics are, the attitude locally to the recitation of such figures generally is "ho, hum." It seems that many people just did not comprehend the importance of this trade to the total economy of the community. This attitude has changed dramatically in the last few days, however General awareness that nearly everyone benefits economically to some degree from the activities of the-f ^ port and the purchasing power generated by the union wages of is looking for a chief cook or seamen and longshoremen was steward's job. He is an original brought home to New Orleanians member of the SIU and came into in a most unpleasant way by the the Union while sailing with the Eastern Steamship Co. His last longshoremen's strike. job was chief cook on the Del The newest group of Seafarers to receive their lifeboat tickets line up for the LOS photo­ As ILA members started return­ Aires on the West African run. grapher after successfully passing the Coast Guard examination. The latest graduates from ing to work on the riverfront on Tom Ballard, a Seafarer for more lifeboat class No. 127, are ll-r, front) George W. Goodrich, Christos Stravakos, Sonl-iago the 33rd day of the strike, the than 20 years, was taking it easy Nieves, Eddie Cain ( middle) Joseph Socco, Johnny Mack, Mike Sacco, Tim Bielanin, (rear) State Division of Employment in Houston, but when the long­ Dan Butts, instructor, Carl Wilkerson, Thomas R. Chittenden and Eric Chittenden. Juan J. Security reported, for example shoremen went back to work he Reinosa was not present for the picture. This class boasted two sets of brother attending there was a 40 percent increase headed for Philadelphia to re­ in total unemployment insurance claim his job as deck engineer on the class at the same time, a lifeboat school first. They are Joe and Mike Sacco (middle) claims the first week of the strike the Sacramento, a bulk carrier. and Tom and Eric Chittenden (rear). and that claims increased an addi­ Mobile tional 25 percent in each succeed­ ing week. Since ILA men on strike James C. Dunlop is registered were ineligible for unemployment in Group 1 of the Deck Depart­ compensation, these claims repre­ ment and ready to go again after sented those filed by seamen, truck being ashore since the death of drivers, grain elevator workers, his wife last year. Dunlop has some employees of steamship com­ been working on the beach as an panies and many others who were ironworker while getting his af­ laid off as a result of inactivity in fairs in order. Joe Barone was all WASHINGTON—Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz has urged Congress to amend the the port. set to reclaim his job on the Clai­ federal wage-hour law "to provide for premium pay of double time for long work weeks" borne on the Puerto Rican run. instead of the present requirement of time and one-half pay for work beyond 8 hours a day The wheels started turning C. E. Mainers,- who has been on again last weekend. A quick re­ the Monarch of the Seas for about or 40 hours a "ropV week. turn to normal was in prospect, mium on overtime would by itself "to the 1961 FLSA amendments but New Orleanians and residents two years, planned to go back to Wirtz made the recommen­ the nation's unemployment raising the pay floor to $1.15 and his oiler's job when the crew was dation in his annual report to solve of other port cities in the Gulf recalled. Hubert O'Brien regis­ problem, which finds 4 million job later to $1.25 an hour. Congress on the operation of the seekers unable to find work. "The would not soon forget how high "Even in the lowest wage non- a stake they have in a prosperous tered for his Group 3 Steward Fair Labor Standards Act. He also claim is made," he added, "that Department Jot) back on the Al­ stressed that the act should be some jobs will be created at the metropolitan areas of the South," waterfront. coa Ranger. A. W. Morris is fit extended to cover 2 million more same time that the socially desir­ he saidr "the increase for workers for duty after being laid up for Houston at the low end of the wage scale workers, principally in the hotel able 40-hour week is restored." awhile with a leg injury. His last was accompanied by a net increase and restaurant fields, in accord­ Roscoe "Wimpy" Hampton Is ship was the Ocean Ulla. He is Wirtz noted that the chief argu­ in employment" ance with President Johnson's rec­ looking for a pumpman's job going for any chief cook or The 1961 amendments gave anywhere after completing a trip looking ommendation in his State of the ment against extension of the fed­ baker's job. eral minimum wage and maximum FLSA protection to 3.6 million Union message. hours requirements to addtional workers not previously covered— on the Niagara that had some New Orleans interesting sidelights, to say the In proposing an increase in the low-wage industries has been that the biggest segment of them in least. The Niagara, a T-2 converted overtime premium, Wirtz noted job opportunities would decline in Warren Conner is vacationing that "a basic aim" of the FLSA these employment areas. But this retail trade. Wirtz pointed out to a bulk carrier in the shipj^ard after getting off the Santore in however, that million of , »!. I. (.tiai, only 29 JliililUIl Vll in Galveston, was laid up for re when it was enacted in 1938 "was hasn t been the case in the past, some 52 million private wage and Baltimore. He was deck mainte­ pairs for 27 days in a French to discourage excessive overtime the secretary observed. The econ­ salary workers in the country are shipyard and later was declared nance on the ship's last grain haul work." He noted, too, that Presi­ omy "adjusted easily," he said. currently protected by the FLSA. seaworthy in Holland. This rating to Yugoslavia. Some of the guys dent Roosevelt, in proposing the all set to go back on the Del did not hold up long at sea, how­ Norte when the strike ended in­ legislation to Congress had ex­ ever, and the ship limped into the cluded Maurice "Duke" Duet, AB pressed the belief that a federal Azores, leaking badly. The ship is maintenance; and Bob Callahan, ceiling on working hours would still there, but the crew was re­ AB. Joe Mendoza, who had been help cut into unemployment. (Continued from page 3) In response to questions regard­ patriated by air and paid off in officers BR on the Norte since The whole purpose of the overfull. (The whole story can be I time premium, the secretary said, pendent on the runaways for the ing any new maritime programs found on page 2 of this LOG.) An October 1963, was hospitalized is to provide the "substantial finan­ importation of such strategic raw by the Administration, Chairman oldtimer who still has young ideas with an attack of asthma. Walter cial deterrent" needed to discour­ materials as oil, iron ore, alumi­ Connor told committee members is Frank "Snake" Rowell, who has H. Harris, whose last job was age excessive overtime and en­ num ore, tin, manganese and that the Administration is not been sailing in the SIU for 22 night cook and baker on the copper. courage hiring. committed to any specific policies. years. He says he's looking for an Alice Brown, and Nils Eric GronMore than $25 million in rev­ The Union representatives also electrician's job on any Delta Line bcrg, who was second electrician "Such a deterrent was provided on the Monarch of the Seas, were by the time and a half penalty enue which could be derived from received a similar response from ship on the South American ro­ both laid up in the USPHS hos­ rate" when the FLSA came into taxation of the runaways could in­ Secretary of Labor W. Willard mance run. pital last week. They expect to being, he said. "Such a deterrent crease Federal funds for ship Wirtz at another meeting held the S. M. "Catfish" McGowan has be up and around soon, however. construction by one-quarter, at no week before' the MAC session. would be provided by double time caught up on his fishing and the additional expense to the Ameri­ Frank Russo registered for an Chairman Connor decided to or­ j now." can taxpayer, according to the ganize a subcommittee to define hunting season is over so he is AB's job after getting off the Ex­ Overtime Takes Jobs looking for a coastwise run. A press Baltimore in Baton Rouge. Union presentation. the role that the MAC will play 21-year SIU veteran, his last job The ship's last trip was to Brazil, He said the Labor Dept. had Thus, with no increase in the in determining any new policy af­ found that 62.5 million hours of present maritime budget, the SIU fecting the future of the U.S. was on the Cities Service Norfolk. with grain. Frank plans to stay overtime were worked in a single asserted, the U.S. would be en­ merchant marine. Members com­ Leo Seleskle is fit for duty after around for awhile and hopes the week of March 1964 by Employes abled to make a firm start on posing this subcommittee will be a -short illness and Is ready to supply of "long green" will last covered by the act. This, the sec­ building the modern American- announced shortly. Chairman Con­ throw in on the first oiler's job to until after Mardi Gras. W. D. go up on the board. His last was retary poinst out, is the equiv­ flag bulk fleet which this nation nor also told MAC members that on the Ridgefield Victory, but had Purdy checked in from the West alent of 1.3 million jobsmust have if it is to regain its no announcement of a new mari­ to fet off and go into the USPHS Coast after getting off the Dela­ Wirtz said he was making no position as a world maritime time policy Would be made before hospital in Galveston. David C. ware. He was night cook and baker\ on this ship for nearly a claim that the double time pre­ power. the subcommittee wrote its report. Archia is ready to go to work and year. i 'W gJL g fimmv w, I siOTiiMmwi Double Time Amendment To Wage-Hour Act Urged Hunaway Tax Urged �Febmur 19, 1998 SEAFARERS LOG Pare Fifteen SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD ii i GIBRALTA I A British jet bomber (right), a modern symbol of strength, still appears small next to the timeless Rock, an ancient symbol of ruggedness. The winding business streets of Gibral­ tar (above) offer a variety of bargains. Gibraltar town winds up the Rock in a maze of meandering, narrow streets. The SlU-contracted-De Soto (Waterman) is a recent and regular visitor to the Rock. The old moorish castle on the left, recently repaired, overlooks the north arm of Gibral­ tar's docks. The port is mainly used for ship bunkering and military purposes, but many tourists have stopped there while on Mediterranean cruises. In the days of the Greek empire, Gibraltar was con­ sidered one of the Pillars of Hercules and it marked the westernmost limit of the known world. Today, Seafarers and others know it simply as the "Rock," and it is almost as familiar to them as their home port, SlU-contracted ships on Mediterranean and Near East­ ern runs sail under the Rock's shadow on a regular basis. Among those which stop at Gibraltar are the ships of the Waterman Lines. The Rock produces few products of its own, and exists mainly as a British naval base and a center of ship bunkering and tourist activity. Since 1704, the Rock has been a British Colony. Spain, to which Gilsraltar is connected by land, has been cam­ paigning recently for a return of the Rock to the Spanish flag. It has always been considered one of the most strategic bits of real estate in the world because whoever controls it, controls sea traffic into the Mediterranean. Seafarers visiting Gibraltar find it a friendly port. English is the most common language, though Italian and Spanish are also widely spoken. The local pooulaton (about 25,000) is accustomed to entertainin,f{ seamen —it's probably one of their major industries. Shopping in the city is excellent, with handcraft goods from nearby North Africa and Spain vying for attention with modern consumer items in the attractive shops along Main Street. Another feature of Main Street is the row of sherry bars. Many of these offer entertainment. There is a Mariner's Club on High Street with a nice bar. The Club holds regular dances and other programs for visiting sea­ men. The city has six movie houses, offering American and British films, of which the Strand DeLuxe is airconditioned. The favorite eating places in town are the Palm Cou''t on High Street and the Rendezvous on Robb Street. At the top of Robb Street, where it crosses King Street, is the Chinese Curio Store. Further along King Street is St. George's Cathedral, the largest wooden building in the world. The leading tourist attraction in Gibraltar is, of course, the Rock itself. The awesome mass of stone rises to 1,400 feet and ,is honey-combed with natural and manmac'e caves and galleries. During World War II, the galleries housed shore defense guns, ammunition stores and head­ quarters offices for the British. St. Michael's cave is probably the most interesting. Travel from Gibraltar to Spain, once very easy, has been made a bit more difficult now by a special tax im­ posed by the Spanish government because of the political troubles. Still, if a Seafarer has the time and the few extra dollars required for the tax, a trip into the beau­ tiful Spanish countryside is well worth it. �Pac* SMCCB SEAFARERS U.S. Drops To Ninth Place In Shipbuilding LOG Baltimore AFL-CIO Buys 'Iron Hearts' For City LONDON—The United States slipped from seventh to ninth place in new ship construction during the last quarter of 1964 ac­ cording to Lloyd's Register of Shipping. On October 1, 1964, U.S. yards were working on 55 ships aggre­ gating 471,207 tons as compared to the beginning of 1965 when U.S. yards were working on 58 ships totaling only 363,506 gross tons. Fdbmanr U, IMS World's No. 2 ShippingPower Owns One Ship Liberia, which became the world's number two maritime power without owning a ship of its own, has embarked on a building program. It now has over 1,200 runaway merchant ships reg­ istered under its flag and one of its own, a new 32,000 ton bulk carrier. Soon, it plans to double its home - grown fleet by adding another bulk carrier, a sistership of the first. Named for the country's presi­ dent, the William V. Tubman sailed recently to Liberia to load rubber and iron ore for Baltimore, to be followed by a grain run from the U.S. East Coast to Eu­ rope. Oariying a crew of 58, the Tubman was built In Holland. All other Liberian flag vessels, some 14.5 million gross tonsworth, are owned by non-citizens of Liberia, most of them runaway American or Greek shipping in­ terests. For the most part, the Liberian-flag merchant fleet has grown in inverse ratio to the de­ cline of the U.S.-flag fleet. Lloyd's noted that the tonnage of merchant ships started in U.S. yards during the last quarter of 1964 was exceptionally small. Keels for 23 vessels, totaling 34,276 tons, were laid during the three-month period. The volume of merchant ship­ ping under construction through­ out the world decreased slightly during the last quarter of '64 from the record peacetime level set at the end of last September. Ships under construction as of January 1 consisted of 1,555 vessels aggregating 10,215,486 gross tons, Tho council of AFL-CIO unions in Baltimore recently bought twelve "Iron Hearts" for reviv­ a drop of 425,275 tons from the ing patients whose hearts stop beating and presented them to the city fire department for October 1, 1964 figure. At that use in each of the city's ambulances. Examining the workings of the apparatus above are time there were 1,563 ships under (l-r) SIU Baltimore Rep. Warren Leader, Port Agent Rex Dickey and Baltimore AFL-CIO construction. Council President Nick Fornaro. Net Decline The rate of new shipbuilding orders lagged somewhat behind the rates at which new tonnage was completed during the quarter, leading to the slight decline suf­ fered by the major shipbuilding countries such as Japan, Britain, By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Sweden, West Germany, France and Italy. The problem of the state commissions is that they often do not have However several of the smaller the staff to check utility books properly. For families worried about their utility bills, Marvin Zeidin, director shipbuilding countries were able The Federal Power Commission also needs support for its present to increase the work volume of of Electric Consumers Information Committee, relayed these sugges­ their shipyards, such as Spain, tions from a power industry expert, at a recent meeting of the National efforts. It has made a survey indicating that electric consumers can / save 27 per cent of costs (11 billion dollars a year) in the next 15 years, which increased its tonnage under Rural Electric Cooperative Association: if the 3600 separate power systems participate in broad regional net­ construction and took over eighth • Don't keep the furnace thermostat too high. Keep moving and works. A1 Barkan, director of the AFL-CIO Committee on Political place in shipbuilding, ahead of the keep warm nature's way. Education, pointed this out, observing that unions have helped support U.S. • Cook everything rare. A little step each day and you can soon the Electric Consumers Information Committee and rural electric and Other gainers were Norway, up eat it raw. Federal programs. They also seek better understanding from electric 75,285 tons; Yugoslavia, up 61,316 co-ops of labor's goals. • Marry girls off young. Let some other dope heat their irons. tons; Canada, 32,809 tons; Finland, Your own family has the immediate problem of controlling house­ 23,733 tons, Belgium, 20,415 tons • Go to bed earlier. hold operating costs while supporting these efforts to reduce rates. and Brazil, 9,100 tons. • Don't bathe your kids too often. If they smell horsey, send them This really requires a two-point personal program involving: out to play. (1) Your family's understanding that litility bills have become • • Go to church frequently. While there, your TV, radio and other major living expense, and its cooperation in holding down this cost, equipment will not be in use. without actually going next door to take a bath. • Visit friends and relatives as often as possible. Accept their (2) A close survey of your home to see where operating costs may invitation to stay for meals—even for baths if invitations can be be unnecessarily exaggerated through inadequate insulation or obsolete wangled. equipment. NEW YORK —Seafarers, who spend their working lives This, of course, is Zeldin's tongue-in-cheek way of dramatizing what For example, one family, alarmed by its high utility bills—higher sailing the surface of the has become a noticeabie expense problem. Household operating costs, even than usual in its neighborhood, called in a local utility-company world's oceans can now, for .of which utility bills are a large part, are one of the fastest-growing expert. He found one major reason was an old hot-water tank with items in your cost of living. the piddling price of a new worn out insulation. This family reduced its bill one-third by replacing car, see what's going on be­ the tank, insulating hot-water pipes and taking other hot-water Throughout the 1950's the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated neath the waves—from their conservation methods. that utility and heating costs took about 3.3 per cent of a typical own submarine. wage-earner budget. Then the bureau recently made another survey In other homes, often furnaces operate excessively, consuming both For a mere $3,975, any Sea­ and confirmed, what many families had suspected—the share of family extra fuel and power for the circulator or blower, because weatherfarer can be captain and crew money taken by these expenses has jumped significantly. The bureau stripping, calking, insulation or storm sash are needed. of the Porpoise, a one-man raised its estimate to 5.3 per cent, which puts utility and heating costs Incorrectly-adjusted burners or clogged air filters also eat up addi­ fiberglass submarine on dis­ on a par with the average family's medical expenses. In a number of tional and power. An incorrectly-adjusted burner can send 10 to play at the National Motor cities, typical utility bills now run $I8-$25 a month without counting 15 per fuel cent of your heat up the chimney. Boat Show here. See the won­ heating bills. ders of the deep—down to You also can reduce lighting costs a little by avoiding the use of One reason for this growing expense is the greater use of power many small bulbs. For example, a lOO-watt bulb gives more light 164 feet deep at any rate! in your home because of the additional labor-saving and electronic than, two 50's. Spend endless hours—four at entertainment equipment you now own. Another is the higher charges. a time at any rate—breathing The Bulb Problem While you may see some utility companies stating that their rates pure bottled air while survey­ Another bother^me expense, readers write us, is the necessity of have gone down or stayed level, that may depend on the year they ing the view through a plexi­ frequently replacing light bulbs. They ask about the long-life bulbs choose for comparison, or on the particular locality. glass dome! often advertised nowadays. These families also are very conscious of The fact is, on a nationwide basis, the ELS price index shows that the fact that the major bulb manufacturers all charge the same prices. Tow the 1,389-pound, 10' 2" utility charges have risen over 8 per cent since the 1957-59 period. by 5' 3" mini-sub around be­ Unfortunately, the long-life bulbs, while they last longer, also use This is actually more than most bther goods and services you buy, hind your car and watch more juice, recent statements by the Federal Trade Commission and including even food. pedestrians fall off the side­ the Rural Electrification Administration indicate. The REA specialists walk in amazement! Make sure Zeidin doesn't think going to bed early is the proper approach to report that not only do the long-life bulbs cost more, but they don't your life insurance is paid up! restraining your household expenses. He believes consumers nefed to: give as much light for the same amount of current used. The have (I) make sure state utility commissions regulate rates closely; (2) filaments which don't get as hot as those in ordinary bulbs, so they Commanding your own little support the recently-invigorated efforts of the Federal Power Com­ last longer, but give less illumination. sub is fun. Ask the man who mission to restrain utility costs; (3) understand the usefulness to all owns one. Thi« the regular bulbs are still the best buy, with some savings families of the electric-co-ops, operating mostly in rural and some ptwsible If bought in quantity as sales offered occasionally by mail­ suburban areas, which serve as a "yardstick" of private-company rates. order houses and department stores. Cost Of Utilities Going Up One IVIan Sub Called Bargain At $3,975 �FetimWr 1», Itn SEAFARERS LOG Faffl 19th Century Conditions for Foreign-Flag Seamen By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medicol Director Home Environment Influences Teens U>s Crew Wants To See Movie'Mutiny' Cries The Captain NEW YORK—The Dutch--flag tanker Reza Shah the Great sailed into this port earlier You can't put out a fire by squirting water on the smoke. By the same token, it may be equally difficult to solve the teen-ager's problems by this month, bringing with her a picture of seafaring conditions as they were in the "good ^ trying to convince him that he soon will be an adult. Much of the time old days." and organization presently devoted to the problems of the troublesome it was learned, was to come from Because her skipper, Capt. Captain then radioed authorities the adolescent ignores the evidence that the real problem may lie in the crew's wages. ashore that a mutiny was in proc­ home. H e n d r i k "Veldhuizen, de­ ess. He claimed" that a majority of While some landlubbers got a The difficulty may result not from the behavior of the teen-ager but scribed a,beef as a mutiny on the crew said they would leave few laughs from the seemingly from the changing stress patterns of the parents. the ship's radio, masses of police the ship in New York, but crew­ funny story of a "mutiny at sea men reported that they were fired because of a Gina Lollabrigida By the time a man and woman have been married long enough to have an adolescent or two in the home, many other things have and Coast Guardsmen were on by the captain. movie," American sailing men did happened. The first bloom of the marriage has worn pretty thin. The hand to meet the Reza Shah the After the incident hit the local not find the story funny at all. exhilaration of courtship and adventure is beginning to give way to Great when she docked in the press, which played up the Seafarers battled for long years that more solid accommodation of mutual respect which is the founda­ Bronx. "mutiny" angle for all it was to rid the American merchant tion of a satisfying union. Also on hand were swarms of worth, the company agreed to re­ fleet of the crimp contracts, low These readjustments take their toll. The increase in divorce among lease the crewmen from their wages and indecent conditions couples wed 20 years is testimony. In many instances, the marriage newsmen, who, tying up the word contract and fly them back to seamen in many parts of the world partners have long lost interest in each other and are merely staying "mutiny" with the fact that the Hong Kong. The cost of the flight, are still forced to suffer. together as a social obligation. Some couples make the re-evaluation ship had a Hong Kong Chinese of their roles happily; others never do make peace, and the home is crew, thought they could get a heated by friction rather than warmed by mutual respect. humorous feature story for the By the time there is a teen-ager in the home, a couple's place in the weekend papers. But, as Seafarers economic pattern pretty well has been set. Where achievement has understand better than others, the been high, there is a let-down, and the parents begin to enjoy some of conditions that created the beef the benefits for themselves. If there has been a failure to reach the on the Dutch ship were nothing heights, then frustration, mutual blame, and a tendency to look on the to laugh about. children as part of the liabilities of life may prevail. Either home is a ST. LOUIS—The mighty Mississippi has been getting less The Reza Shah the Great, on a mighty for the past 100 years, and it's reached a point where tough place to feel secure. Parents in their forties have been busy for most of their lives. Many permanent run from Curacao to shippers are getting worried. feel that the world is passing them by, and they want to begin to live New York, had 23 Chinese sailors The muddy giant has grown study of the problem by the Army before it is too late. Again the children are likely to be left out, or in her crew and 16 Dutch officers. they see in their parents' behavior elements of the same kind of unrest The Chinese seamen, recruited more shallow with each pass­ Engineers, > and Mayor Raymond they feel. Every one in the household is "chafing against the restrictions in Hong Kong last year, were ing season. Ships plying the R. Tucker of St."Louis appointed of his responsibilities. made to sign two-year contracts. river have had to cut tonnage by a permanent committee to find a Too often the interests of the parents have drifted apart. Father is Basis wages were $100 a month as much as 90 percent to cut down solution for the problem. busy with his work and whatever community service he may embrace. for a 48-hour week. In addition, on draft in the shallower sections. Mother, who pretty much has been tied to the household, begins to the men were denied shore leaves Last winter's barge traffic on want to stretch her wings—to use the talents she has had to keep and had little if any on-the-job the Mississippi suffered heavily under wraps because of other responsibilities. protection from bad quarters, food from the low water levels. Grain, Little problems of interpersonal relationships that have been toler­ or working conditions. steel, chemicals, oil and other ated as quirks may at this time begin to assume greater size. Adjust­ After repeated protests, the heavy oil cargoes that usually ments that have been made "for the sake of the children" begin to ship's owner. National Iranian move by water had to be trans­ wear thin or collapse. Friendly kidding becomes barbed invective. Petroleum, a Dutch company, ported by rail and truck, the riverPerhaps our failure in dealing with the teen-agers stems from the agreed to raise wages $50 by as­ boat industry losing millions of practice of squirting water on the smoke—we may be dealing with the signing each crewman 50 hours of dollars in the process. symptom rather than the disease, according to William A. MacOoll, extra overtime monthly. This un­ According to the Army Corps of WASHINGTON — The nation's M.D. of Group Health Association of America Inc. writing in fair arrangement brought contin­ Engineers, the river has been de­ waterways showed a three percent MD COLUMN. ued beefs from the crewmembers. clining at a rate of one foot every gain in total tonnage during 1963, About ten days out from New ten years. Readings at this port according to a report released York, the Chinese crewmen pro­ hovered around the zero mark for here by the American Waterways tested again because movie rights much of last winter, meaning that Operators, Inc. were being denied them. While the river had a depth of 12 feet. The increase in ton-miles of the officers were watching a film, For barge traffic, nine feet is con­ service went up by 4.4 percent a delegation of crewmen entered sidered the absolute minimum for over 1962, the report also said. MIAMI—A scientist who has been talking to dolphins for the officer's saloon and demanded operations. Nearly 431 million net tons of the last four years has discovered that the dolphins may be their just due. One factor in the lessening goods were moved on the water­ The captain ordered them out, depth of the Mississippi has been ways in 1963 compared to 418 trying to talk back. > and- later that night the crewmen the progressive broadening of the million net tons in 1962. human voice. Dr. John C. Lilly, head of decided to take action. They in­ river bed by the rushing waters. the Communications Research In a continuing series of tests, formed the captain that they Another was explained as the The ten principal commodities which accounted for 88.1 percent Elvar has been able to make cor­ Institute, has been working responding would no longer work overtime, tendency of a river to dig its own of 1963's tonnage were petroleum sounds, in kind and with an eight-year-old dolphin and that the next watch would channel on the far side of a bend. and petroleum products, bitumi­ named Elvar, who, says the doctor, number, to sounds by humans. If turn to at 8 A.M. instead of the This tends to throw up huge nous coal and lignite, sand, gravel has a seeming ability to mimic the Dr. Lilly makes ten noises, for in­ normal 6 A.M. amounts of silt on the near side. and crushed rock, unprocessed sea stance, Elvar comes back with ten At St. Louis, such a situation shells, logs, grain and grain prod­ There the situation remained— noises. ucts, iron and steel products, in­ the crew and the officers staring exists. Of course, the dolphin misses each other down—until the ship The House Committee on Pub­ dustrial chemicals, crushed lime­ once in a while, but the tests entered New York harbor. The lic Works has voted $400,000 for a stone and building cement. show that he is usually about 92 The granting of Patent No. percent accurate. Dolphins, the 3,164,772 recently should come chatterboxes of the sea, normally as a shock to the shark popula­ makes enormous numbers of tion of the world's oceans. It sounds—barks, grunts, whistles, covers an electronic shark rasps and creaking noises. repeller which has been used The tests show that the crea­ by the military in the past tures are able to modify those and will now go into com­ sounds in response to human en­ mercial production for use by couragement and prompting. They skin divers, fishermen, beach are also persistent when it comes security, etc. to mimicking humans, repeating The battery powered device the sounds they have heard until includes an antenna with they tire and swim away. positive and negative poles, a Elvar, for instance, has been capacitor in which electric heard to mutter something that charges are built up and a sounds amazingly close to the multivibrator that releases a words "alright, let's go." Elvar pulse every second. makes this sound when the scien­ In exp'eriments off Florida, tists are slow in starting on the the inventor says, the dis­ tests. charges repelled sharks 20 or The dolphin has a brain that 30 feet away without affecting appears as complex as that of man other fish or humans. A small while being physieally larger. The shark was reportedly killed in size and complexity of brain struc­ 20 seconds when prevented ture is believed to be a sign of from leaving the test area, the A large turnout of SlU United Industrial Workers members took part in the January regular potential intelligence. The dolphin inventor says. UIW membership meeting at the Norfolk SlU hall. Discussion included the SlU-UIW's con­ has long had a reputation for his bright and frolicsome nature. . tinuing organizing drive in the Norfolk area. Mississippi Yfater Drop Perils Trade I- Waterways Tonnage Up During '63 Does Porpoise Talk? Maybe, Says Scientist Shark Shocker Granted Patent SiU-UiW Norfolk Membership Meeting Y.1 I �Page Eighteen SEAFARERS Newest Nation Doing OKif it Doesn't Wash Away Social, Economic ills Plague Appaiachia In the America of 1965, Appaiachia has become another word for poverty. While every American city and town has its poverty pocket nestled between the modern'expressways and the tracts of new subur-*ban housing, nowhere in the working, did the most brutal and kind of labor in the fields nation is despair and misery difficult and in the mines; Additionally, Febrnary 19, 196f LOG Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and tnelr families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produ'-"d under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork. Linoleum & Plastic Workers) i i3< Eastern Ait Lines (Flight Engineers) KINGSTON, Jamaica—Seafarers cruising this part of ths Caribbean are likely to come upon a new "island republic" which bears a striking resemblance to a hunk of flotsam and goes under the imposing title *The "scruple" is the monetary of New Atlantis. unit of New Atlantis, and, as New Atlantis, an 8-by-30- Hemingway puts it, "the more foot bamboo platform six miles off scruples a man has, the less in­ so concentrated and so seemingly they constitute as a group some the coast of Luana Point, Jamaica, clined he is to be anti-social." hopeless as in the 11-state area of the first immigrants to our land. is the novel creation of writer The other nice feature of the "re­ that follows the ridge line of the Their families first came hundreds Leicester Hemingway, brother of public" is that it imposes no taxes Appalachian mountains. of years ago to the mountains the late novelist, Ernest Heming­ on its citizens. "Taxes are for More than 15 million persons where they still live. way. The "republic" is moored to people who are not smart enough live in this area—some of them in The coal has now been mined a high-rising ocean bank with to start their own country," says comfort but most of them in dif­ out of their mountains, leaving steel cables and a ship's anchor. the 'world newest chief of state. fering degrees of hunger, ill-hous­ blackened scars on the land and Hemingway serves as founding Hemingway's only fear is that his ing and ill-liealth. They comprise murderous dust in the lungs of father and Acting President, a country wili be blown away be­ the whole population of West Vir­ the miners. No other industry ex­ title he bestowed on himself. His fore its next "independence day" ginia and varying parts of the pop­ ists, and farming was always mar­ eminent position has been ac­ by a storm. But such are the prob­ ulation of Pennsylvania, Ohio, ginal because of the lack of roads knowledged by the White House, lems of state. Kentucky, Virginia, North Caro­ to carry produce to the cities. which addressed a letter to Hem­ lina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tourism, another industry which H. I. Siegel ingway using the title. Georgia and Alabama. could be developed, also depends "HIS" brand men's clothes Far from wanting to join in They are mostly rural people, on roads. (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) the world's political troubles, but they may also come from After many years of inaction, 4« 4» !• Hemingway's motives in building Pittsburgh or Birmingham. While the federal government has finally Sears, Roebuck Company and • running a new nation are they were useful and their land awakened to the misery of Ap­ Retail stores & products purely those of publicity and productive of crops or coal, they paiachia and that region's rebuild­ (Retail Clerks) mana.ged to hang cn. Their stand­ ing has become the cornerstone of profit. Along with his fellow ards were always behind those of the War on Poverty. citizens of New Atlantis, Heming­ Stitzel-Weller Distilleries the rest of the nation but their way created the "republic" as a The history of the earth is writ­ "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" As its first action of the session, situation was not as desperate as the Senate approved a $1.1 billion base from which to issue postage ten on the bottom of the sea. "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" it is now. stamps to raise funds for an Sediments deposited over count­ Bourbon whiskeys bill to begin to meet the challenge aquarium on Jamaica. less eons lie layer upon layer at (Distillery Workers) Tar Paper Shacks of poverty in Appaiachia. The bulk the bottom, recording the course _ it ISf HSf Atlantis' president has ambitions of the money will go toward roadIn the southern portion of Ap­ J. R. Simplot Potato Co. of evolution and climatic change of expanding his country, how­ building. Other funds will go into paiachia and along the border re­ Frozen potato products ever. He looks forward to the day in the form of long-gone marine gions, where thousands of Ameri­ fiood control, sewage treatment (Grain Millers) when it will be a regular island life. plants," improvements in the area's cans now live in tar paper shacks 3» 3) 4" about 100 yards wide and a halfcapability for timber production, To read this strange history and manage to survive on food Kingsport Press mile long—enough area, in other book, samples of the sedimentary handouts, the local and state gov­ soil improvement and vocational "World Book," "Childcraft" words, to accommodate a post layers must be brought to the sur­ ernments did little, even in the education. House approval of the (Printing Pressmen) bill is expected shortly. office, short wave radio station, face for study in the form of better times, to supply their^ peo­ (Typographers, Bookbinders) lighthouse and customs house. "cores" or plugs. A hollow tube ple with the basic tools of educa­ Appaiachia will never compete (Machinists, Stereotypers) tion and welfare. The growth of the "republic" is forced into the ocean floor and with California as a lure of the 4 4 4> will come about presumably when then pulled out. Inside the tube Jamestown Sterling Corp. When automation came, driving promised land. With proper de­ its citizens have sold enough are several pages of the earth's Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. velopment, however, it can begin the miners out of the coal fields "half-scruple" stamps honoring history for study. Furniture and Bedding and the sharecroppers off the land, once again to rejoin the rest of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. (United Furniture Workers) 1965 America. ' To get these "cores" scientists few were equipped with even the must either go down and get them high school education that might or send down a probe. Both meth­ allow them to go on to other work. Labor Department Study Shows ods are being steadily improved The same was true for the sons and more and more for the earth's and daughters of the discarded past is coming to light. workers. Without basic knowledge, the people of Appaiachia became The latest of the probe devices prisoners of poverty. does away with the difficult and time consuming "coring" proce­ In the gullies and hollows of Kentucky, West Virginia and Ten­ dure of the past, in which a spe­ nessee, cut off from the rest of cially - equipped research ship the nation by poor roads and an slowly lowered a coring device WASHINGTON—Drastic changes in the overall job picture during the last 55 years through several miles of water to almost non-existent transportation system, they searched for jobs that are outlined in a new statistical report, showing a half-century of economic growth, which release it about 75 feet above the weren't there and waited for times bottom to plunge down, shoving has just been made public by the U.S. Labor Department. to get better. Some tried to find a tube into the muck. Each core ^ work in the steel cities, but their took hours to get by this method. In 1909, it shows, nearly lack of skills and the increase of half the non-farm jobs were in these groups accounted for two full year for which data were Bombs Away automation in the basic industries goods - producing industries, out of every three non-farm jobs. available the study showed. forced most of them to return such as manufacturing, mining The new device is quicker. A These and other significant It also showed that while man­ home. and construction. But last year changes in the job patterns of the ufacturing employment was de­ sort of underwater bomb is tossed Regional Difficulties less than one-third of the non- work force are disclosed in a 168- clining relativeiy over the half- overboard to plunge downward. It farm jobs fell into that category. page comprehensive report, Em­ century it set a new peace-time drives its tube into the sediment, Frequently, critics of the gov­ ployment and Earnings Statistics record in 1964, although statistics automatically releasing the heavy ernment's poverty program charge In 1909, slightly more than one- for the United States, 1909-1964, for the full year were unavailable. metal ballast which gave it its the people of Appaiachia with be­ half of all non-farm jobs were in ing shiftless and unwilling to the service classification—includ­ prepared by the Bureau of Labor In August of last year 17,498,000 downward speed. Floats then lift workers held jobs in industry, the sampling tube to the surface leave their used-up mountains to ing wholesale and retail trade, Statistics. compared to a monthly peak of where a flashing beacon guides The volume includes national seek a better life. Yet, most of the transportation and finance, insur­ 17,329,000 in September 1963 and the research vessel to a rendez­ Appalachians, when they were ance and real estate. In 1964, employment data from reports of representative industrial, commer­ an average of 17,005,000 for the vous. cial and government establish­ full year. The all-time maximum Scientists who prefer to go ments employing about 25 million was 17,602,000 in 1943, a war year. down five or six miles beneath workers. It also shows monthly The major top-paying industries the sea to take a look for them­ and annual statistics on employ­ so far as the employers are con­ selves are looking with hope to­ ment, production workers, weekly cerned were the same last year ward a still newer development hours and earnings, hourly earn­ as in 1947—petroleum, transporta­ —a fiberglass material being ings, overtime hours, employment tion equipment, printing, primary touted as the strongest yet for the of women and turnover rates in metals, machinery and ordnance. construction of submarine hulls. more than 350 industries. The 1964 edition of the volume The tremendous pressure at less The average factory worker, the is the third report on national than three miles beneath the sea study reveals, is earning about 11 employment statistics and re­ is enough to crush the strongest times what his counterpart earned places a previous study covering metal hull like an egg shell—even for the same work in 1909, and the years 1909-1962. one constructed of costly "spe­ that his workweek is a lot shorter. It sells for $3.50 a copy and cial" metals. But by winding a In 1909 the average wage was may be ordered from the Super­ new epoxy-saturated fiberglass $9.74 for a 51-hour week; in Au­ intendent of Documents, U.S. filament onto a form in the shape gust 1964 it was $103.07 for a Government Printing Office, of a submarine, a hull able to 40.9-hour week. Washington, D.C. 20402, or from withstand, the pressure of over six The non-agricultural work force BLS regional offices in Boston, miles down is pl-edicted, which numbered 27,088,000. in 1919 and New . York,.. Atlanta, Cleveland, will ..still be .bjioyant enough to climbed to 56,643,00()' in 1963, last Chicago and San Francisco. maneuver back to the surface. ^ $1 Seek Earth Secrets On Sea Floor Vast U.S. Job Changes Mark Last Halt Century �FelMvaiy 19, U6S SEAFARERS LOG r*ge mneteea Dont Delay On Heat Beefs Now that th^ cold weather is here, Seafarers are reminded that beating and lodging beefs in the shipyard can be easily handled if the ship's delegate promptly notifies the captain or chief engineer and shows them the temperature reading at the time. Crewmembers who beef to themselves about the lack of heating but wait three or four days before making the problem known to a respon­ sible ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. The same applies when shipyard workers are busy around living quarters. Make sure you know where and when the work was done so that the SIU patrolman has the facts available in order to make a determination. New Pensioner Enjoys Benefits To The Editor; Today, because of a physical disability, I am no longer able to sail in my profession as a seaman and I shudder to think of the serious impact such a disability would have had on my life if this had hap­ pened when there were no pro- To TJio Bditat' I'-":''!!:!:''i'-O All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be^ signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. visions for a seafarer to retire with a pension. The SIU was a pioneer in se­ curing a pension plan as well as a Sickness and Accident Plan for its membership. For unli­ censed seamen, there is no other maritime union that can match the SIU. Our Union pro­ vides the most benefits possible with the least requirements for eiegibility to obtain these bene­ fits. I submitted my application for pension and it was approved with no trouble by the Trust­ ees. I am indeed happy and grateful that I am able to con­ tinue living in dignity for the rest of my life. I shall miss the sea, however. It has been my life for 40 years. John Jellette t> t> Seamen's Club Appreciates LOG To The Editor: I would like to express the appreciation of the Seamen's International Christian Associa­ tion for the copies of your fine paper that we receive. I my­ self, although not a seaman, find the articles and informa­ tion helpful, enlightening and timely. Here in Chicago, I, together with nine others, visit many 9<i! Vi ill 'MsS'.. sean>en in the Marine hospital, trying to cheer them up while they are unable to see their family and friends. We also have a chapel serv­ ice at which we provide re­ ligious services. We also show laid up seamen a weekly science movie. We are grateful to the cap­ tains and other various officers that give us kind welcome aboard their ships so we can perform our varied ministries to the crews. The men are al­ ways glad to see us and chat with us for a few moments. We are extremely happy that we are often able to bring happi­ ness to others. We shall be looking forward to seeing some of your mem­ bers in the near future when they dock in our port, or are laid up in drydock at the hospi­ tal here. We are very grateful for the LOG which lists the names of the members of the SIU that are drydocked here and for the many other interesting items that appear concerning mem­ bers of the Union. Reverand Austin Hyton i- i- Pension Benefit Draws Praise To The Editor: I would like to express my thanks not only for the month­ ly pension checks that make it possible for me to go. places and see things while retired, but also for the $25 bonus checks I received at Christmas. Thank God I have lived long enough to see and belong to such a fine union as the SIU. Walter E. Norris 4» 4" 4- To The Editotr: I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to ev­ eryone who helped me to re­ ceive my union benefits from the Welfare Plan when I was hospitalized from January 1, 1964 to August, 1964. I later received a check covering back pay benefits. which were valu­ able to me when Christmas came around. I am proud and glad to be a member of such an organiza­ tion as the SIU. Waltcir Kowalczyk High praises for the steward departments of the ships at sea are still coming in for the wonderful spreads the various galley gangs prepared for Christmas. As one well fed crewmember said, "The galley gang worked overtime for days so they could serve us a meal that was better than any I>have ever eaten." Each ship partment for their unselfish ef­ without ice-cream to go along with thinks their galley provided forts in providing a Christmas their pie. It seems that somehow the best meal in the whole SIU fleet. For instance, Jim Adams, aboard the Oceanic Tide (Oceanic Ore Carriers) says that he is aboard one of the best feeding ships in the SIU. "The Christmas menu was really fine," he says, "and all the food was great." For example, Jim said, the menu in­ cluded such delicacies as Roast Tom Turkey with oyster dressing, giblet gravy and cranberry sauce; Roast Prime Ribs of beef au jus with York­ shire pudding; and Hawaiian gourmet (ham cooked in pine­ apple and spices). Other menu items in­ cluded grilled Adams Jersey pork chops with apple sauce and gravy; grilled French Iamb with mint jelly; grilled baby veal chops; and fried half chicken cooked south­ ern style. "All the goodies we were served," Adams says, "are just what you expect to find in a first class hotel with the best of cuisine." 4. 4. Another crew that is singing the praises to the galley gang is aboard the Duval (Suwanee). Ac­ cording to ship's delegate B. Bry­ ant, Jr., the steward department served "a real jam-up Christmas dinner." The crew, agreeing heartiiy, voted the galley gang an unanimous vote of thanks. 4< 4> 4> In other news from the ships at sea, G. B. Gapac, mee'ting chair­ man aboard the oceanogra p h ic research vessel, Robert D. Con­ rad (Maritime Operations) re­ ports smooth sailing. Every(Jiing is running like a clock, he says. In fact, Gopoe everyone is get­ ting along so well that the chief steward gave the crew a vote of thanks for keeping the messhall clean. The crew turned right around and voted the steward department a vote of thanks for the fine food apd serv­ ice they've geen getting. "We're presently in the third month of a 12 month journey," Gaspac re­ ports, "and everything is going O.K." 4 4" 4^ C. J. Quinnt, ship's delegate aboard the Our Lady of Peace (Liberty Navigation) Jiad more to say about the galley gang. "Every­ body agreed," he said, "in giving thanks to the entire steward de- I ), b t-i' ! li. I'O J, V L t c C) t-j ii Jl' dinner that could match any holi­ the freezer box got unplugged and day meal served on any SIU ship." all the ice cream melted. The stew­ ard promised to make up for it 4 4 4 with a little extra work and some Aboard the Henry (Progressive) really fancy desserts reports Man­ the crew voted a unanimous vote uel Sanchez, ship's delegate. of thanks, to their steward depart­ 4 4 4 ment for holiday meals, reports J. Ore, ship's delegate and V. There was considerable discus­ Swanson, meeting chairman. sion during a shipboard meeting on the Transorient "4 4 4 on how to make The • Ocean Dinny (Maritime better coffee, re­ Overseas) recently made a trip to ports ship's deleSaigon, reports ship's delegate gate Early Punch. After John Nash and the crew got to wrangling the see a little bit of the war in Vietproblem over for Nam. The ship was in anchorage a while, the final at "Nabe Phuxuant," 14 miles decision was sim­ southwest of Saigon, when the two ple: follow the Punch instruction of the opposing armies met in battle chief steward. within sight of the ship. The Viet Cong were driven off, Nash re­ 4 4 4 ports but not before they killed When the steward department two US Army officers and aboard an SIU ship performs an wounded 16 Vietnamese soldiers. outstanding job in providing the crew with exceptional food and service, true to the SIU tradition, 4 4 4 Daniel Dean, ship's delegate, re­ the crew recognizes the galley ported this conversation he over­ gang's efforts. Steward depart­ heard by the No. 4 hatch aboard ments aboard the following ship the Steel Admiral (Isthmian) the have been given special votes of thanks: Kyska (Waterman); Na­ othe*r day: tional Seafarer (Windward); FanAB: "Bosun, how are you on wood (Waterman); Transorient history?" (Hudson); Alice Brown (Bloomfield); Penn Exporter (Penn Ship­ Bosun: "O.K. Why?" AB: "Well, where did Lincoln ping); Antinous (Waterman); Penn Transporter (Penn Shipping) and recite the Gettysburg Address?" Trustee (Commodity Trans.). Bosun: "Hey, I was reading about that the other day. It was in 4 4 4 Philadelphia, Pa." The crew aboard the Hanover (Pan American Tankers) voted a 4 4 4 special thanks to the Houston SIU, The Madaket (Waterman) recent­ recently for untiring efforts in ly got a new chief and behalf of the crew in securing a the crew is washing machine while the ship heartily approv­ was docked in Galveston. Reports ing his new J. J. McCarthy, ship's delegate, "open door poli­ "The ciew really appreciates the cy. According to efforts of the union in matters ship's delegate like this." Vance A. Reid, N 4 4 4 the chief cook and the chief Another SIU oldtimer was remi­ steward have niscing recently about the time he both asked the was aboard a ship that rammed a crew to make lighthouse. Thomas Foster, who menu suggestions. "Already it has saiis in the deck department, was made the menu better," Reid aboard a Waterman ship in 1946 says. "It is more suited to this in the straits between Denmark crew. The crew really likes this and Sweden on a "crystal clear chief." night" when they struck. Foster recalls that the Danes held the ship 4 4 4 The crew of the Long Lines several days and then let the ship (Isthmian) at a recently shipboard proceed to Poland. "The collision meeting voted a special thanks to tore out the lower forepeak," Fos­ their galley gang, reports meeting ter says, "but since we had a load chairman Dick Grant. "All hands of horses aboard, we went on to agree," he says, "that the Long Poland and delivered them before Lines is the best feeder they have putting in to Bremerhaven for re­ pairs. "There was a hearing later ever sailed on. in New York," Foster recalis, "on 4 4 4 the collision, and when they looked Crewmembers aboard the Sea- it up the books, it was found train Texas (Seatrain) recently had there was no penaity for hitting a to survive part of their last trip lighthouse." �Page Twenty SflAFARERS ''•'.A Ftbruves 19, 196» LOG, Pause In Bombay Notify Union On LOG iMaii As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. STEEL MAKER—(Isthmian), Feb. 1 —Chairman, A. Miglio; Secretary, F. Rodriguez. Ship's delegate reported that there are no beefs and every­ thing is ship-shape. $20 in ship's fund. Seafarers aboard the Steel Maker (Isthmian) found it was reunion time when they stopped at Bombay recently and found several old friends in port from other SlU-manned ships in the harbor. Relaxing at the Bombay Seaman's Club are (l-r) M. McKinny, D. Keith, V. Hopkins, all from the Steel Maker, and Seafarer T. Dooly. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Aren't We All By Paul R. Albano The following Log-a-Rhythm was sub­ mitted by pensioner Paul R. Albano who sailed in the deck department until his retirement in 1961. I heard two people speak one day. One was young, the other grey. "Some are good, some are bad." They can't all be bad' my lad. Look at me, I've lived some years I've not had all joy, nor tears. I'm not what you would call pure I know that I could stand some cure. But when there is nothing at stake Anyone can make a mistake." The lad replied, nothing on his mind, "Writing is the best job I can ' find. Seafarer Gets Answers To Messages In Bottles CANTIGNY (Cities Service), Nov. 23 —Chairman, Andrew A. Thompson; Secretary, C. A. Murrah. Brother An­ drew Thompson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs report­ ed by department delegates. BANGOR (Bermuda Shipping), Dec. 12—Chairman, D. Dickinson; Secre> tary E. Villasol. Brother Villasol was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $10.00 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. ; ; - • ' 'I Seafarer James Balmy, who recently got off the Transglobe (Hudson Waterways), has a surprise for his doubting SIU shipmates who keep kidding him about his pastime of throwing sealed bottles with^ messages inside over the side send him a postcard telling where while his ship is in mid-ocean. the bottle was retrieved. In order to convince his Union brothers that it is possible to get a reply from a message in a bottle, Balmy has sent the LOG a letter he received from Tralee, Ireland which enclosed a scrap of paper he tossed overboard last Sep­ tember. Balmy is willing to agree that communicating by floating bottle will never beat the prompt service of a wireless message or the U.S. mails. In the particular letter he received from Ireland, there was over a two month lag before it was retrieved in the Emerald Isle. Three Per Trip A veteran engine department member, Balmy has been sailing with the SIU since 1951, and has My girl says I'm merely cute. been throwing at least three bot­ This I said, 'Let's not dispute. tled messages over the side on I'm writing life as I see it every trip he has made since he went to sea. He isn't particular There is nothing more to it.' about the kind of bottle he picks to float his messages. The piece I said before, as I have read, of paper Inside the bottle carries 'Some are good and some are bad.' his name, home address, position And as the old man once said, of the ship, the date and time, as "It is not really so, my lad." weli as a request that the finder For the benefit of his critics. Balmy estimates that he has thrown about 50 bottles overboard, and has received nine answering cards in return. His iatest success occurred when he was aboard the Transglobe bound from Bremerhaven to New York. Faulty Cork The finder, one Richard Stack of County Kerry, Ireland, wrote that he fished Balmy's bottle out of Ballymaequin Strand in Tralee on November 10, 1964. Stack also wrote he had trouble recognizing the writing in the message since the bottle's cork had slipped out, and the paper had gotten wet. Faulty corks, according to Balmy, are one of the inevitable hazzards of communicating by floating bottles. WESTERN PLANET (Western Tank­ ers), Jan. 3—Chairman, Mathew Guidera Secretary, Alexander Brodie. Brother Alexander Zagala resigned as ship's delegate and Brother Mathew Guidera was elected to serve in his place. Donations requested for ship's fund. No beefs. Everything going along smoothly. Ship should be fu­ migated. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY ALCDA TRADER (Alcoa), Jan. 17— Chairman, E. Ciccato; Secretary, C. Ortiz. No beefs and no disputed OT. Captain complimented entire crew. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. DEL NDRTE (Delta), Feb. 5—Chair­ man, James L. Tucker; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate extended a vote of thanks to the crew for their cooperation. Some disputed OT in en­ gine and steward departments. $110.83 in ship's fund and $307.02 in movie fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. PENN CHALLENGER (Penn Ship­ ping), Jan. 13—Chairman, Robert H. Bell; Secretary, Y. McMillan. Soma disputed OT in deck department to bo taken up with boarding patrolman. NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), Jan. 24— Chairman, Harry Singleton; Secretary, William Feil. No beefs and no dis­ puted OT reported by department delegates. New ship's delegate will be elected after payoff. Seafarer James Balmy of­ fers his SIU critics proof that messages in bottles can bring a reply as he holds a letter from Ireland which came as a result of his floating correspon­ dence. While Balmy's bot­ tled mail system is by no means speedy, he says that he has received nine replies to date. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Jan. 23 —Chairman, Dominick H. Brancorcio; Secretary, Dominick H. Brancorcio, $20 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. Vote of thanks extended to ship's delegate and stew­ ard department. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Jan. 19 —Chairman, J. M. Lennon; Secretary, K. Balf. $6.50 in ship's fund. Deck department beef and disputed OT in deck and steward department to bo taken up with patrolman. Motion that ships going to Middle East and Far East should carry at least 4 months supplies because it is impossible to buy certain Items in this part of the world. Also, ships on this run should carry more traveler's checks for draws. FLORIDA STATE (Everglades), Feb. 8—Chairman, R. Kaduck; Secretary, A. Gonzalez. Brother Curtis Ducote was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Discussion regarding transporta­ tion. Matter will be referred to patrol­ man at payoff. $12.14 in ship's fund. If any SIU ship has no library or heeds a new supply of books, contacf any SIU hall. EAGLE TRAVELER (Sea Transport), Feb. 3—Chairman, H. L. Meacham; Secretary, C. M. King. Beef regarding delayed sailing will be referred to patrolman. Brother H. L. Meacham was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Discussion on quality of food. Wire Union requesting food plan rep­ resentative to check. GLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Over­ seas), Jan. 2—Chairman, F. William Barth; Secretary, J. Davies. Every­ thing is running smoothly. Discussion on wages and raise, to be discussed with patrolman. Motion that all eligi­ ble members of the Union receive the same welfare benefits, including ma­ ternity and hospital benefits, no mat­ ter what country their family may live in, and that this motion be brought to a vote at membership meetings. VAKA (Waterman), Jan. 18—Chairman, Mel Ward; Secretary, R. Eisenteager. Brother Ray Kroupa was elect­ ed to serve as ship's delegate. Ship sailed short one deck maintenance. No beefs reported by department del­ egates. MONTHS ST. LAWRENCE (DIga Konow), Jan. 31—Chairman, J. Kellogg; Secretary, R. Paschal. No beefs and no disputed, OT reported. CANTIGNY (Cities Service), Jan. 24 —Chairman, J. Brown; Secretary, A. Hebert. Some disputed OT in deck de­ partment to be referred to patrolman. Discussion regarding food. Ship is not receiving LOGS. ELIZABETHPDRT (Sea-Land), Feb. 8 —Chairman, Pedro Perez; Secretary, Al Whitmer. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly except for ventilation beef in engine department which will be referred to patrolman. Vote of thanks to the en­ tire steward department for a job well done. EVERY HALCYDN PANTHER (Halcyon), Jan. 24—Chairman, E. B. Hardcastle; Sec­ retary, Frank Kustura. Crew will ba laid off if vessel is in over ten days. No major beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Vole of thanks to entire stew­ ard department, especially to Brother Les Burnett, chief cook, and Brother Charles Locke, the baker. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), Jan. ID—Chair­ man, S. Furtado; Secretary, Antonio Alfonso. Brother 3. Furtado was elect­ ed to serve as new ship's delegate. Discussion on safety meeting. All hands requested to attend. No beefs reported by department delegates. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Trans­ port), Dec. 21—Chairman, W. L. Ever­ ett; Secretary, W. Karpiak. No beefs and no disputed OT reoorted by de­ partment delegates. Ship's delegate to see patrolman about repairs. MADAKET (Waterman), Jan. 9 — Chairman, Gilbert G. Parker; Secre­ tary, Vincent J. Fitzgerald. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smooth y w.ih no beefs. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Dec. 28—Chairman. J. Cole; Secretary, K. J. McCullough. Brother D. J. Leberle was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Passageways on main deck and superdeck are dangerous because of obstacles and poor lighting. Safety Committee, please note! Lengthy dis­ cussion regarding cold water running from showers. Request that Union no­ tify crewmembers what proposals are being discussed with management on forthcoming union contract. HERCULES VICTORY (Marine Man­ agers), Jan. 8 — Chairman. William Logan; Secretary, "Vilfred J. r'oore. Three men taken off ship due to ill­ ness. Letter sent to Union regard same. No beefs reoorted by deoartment delegates. Shortage of vvater during voyage. Some repairs have not been completed. Discussion on con­ serving coffee.ffi STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Dec. 8—Chairman, A. Case; Secretary, G. Veach. One man missed ship in New Orleans. Brother N. Lomas was elect­ ed to serve as new ship's delegate. Crew requested to keep door to engine room portside closed at all time. PDTDMAC (Oriental Exporters), Jan. Also to come to messroom in clean 25—Chairman, Edward Riggs; Secre-. clothes. tary, Andy C. Noah. Disputed OT re­ ported in deck and engine depart­ SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), Jan. ments. Ship's delegate was requested 17—Ciairm- . 11::.-aid .). MrConnell; to hold job until arrival in U.S. Secretary, Roger L. Hall. $7.44 in ship's fund. $21.86 spent for TV re­ CHATHAM (Waterman), Jan. 24— pairs. No beefs reported by depart­ Chairman, C. Hendricks; Secretary, ment delegates. Brother Roger Hall Sidney Garner. Brother Clyde Jernigan was elected to serve as ship's treas­ was elected to serve as ship's dele­ urer. Question on oiler's watches in gate. No beefs and no disputed OT port, to be taken up with patrolman reported. for clarification. �SEAFAkt'ki IMnutr W* INi Pace TwMrOHft' tVG SIU Bosun's Pet Cheetah Spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E Seafarer Douglas (Smiley) Claussen has some timely advice for any of his SIU brothers who decide to get a Jungle cat for a pet when their ship hits port in a tropical country. According to Claussen, the first thing a Seafarer should do before getting any grandiose dreams about bringing up one of those tawny-coated, sharp-' 160 miles inland, he reached a cheetah were soon trying to get clawed Jungle felines. Is to village where the inhabitants at each other, and Claussen had I?- check hack In his home port to see how the wife takes to the idea. Smiley Claussen, who last shipped as bosun, is a man who speaks from experience—some of which is amusing, but more of it disappointing enough to turn a less good humored man bitter. His story started peacefully when he bought a young cheetah in Africa, but by the time he felt the backlash of his neighbors* frightened reaction to the cat in New Orleans, he decided to nick­ name it "Trouble." SIU bosun Douglas (Smiley) Claussen's pet cheetah "Trouble," basks in the sun on the deck of the Gulfwater with his master (left) and James Franklin, deck maintenance. SIU crewmembers on the ship didn't mind the cheetah's presence, but Claussen's neighbors in New Orleans raised such a ruckus that the bosun was forced to hand his pet jungle cat over to the city zoo. PILOT ROCK (Columbia), Jan. 10— Chairman, Bill Jarvis; Secretary, T. 6. Beatrous. Disputed OT in decK and steward departments. Letter to be handed to patrolman regarding stor­ ing of ship. Ship needs to be fumi­ gated. PETROCHEM (Valentine Chemical), Dec. 6—Chairman, Antonio Oreo; Sec­ retary, Frank S. Paylor. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delegates. Discussion on hav­ ing more fresh milk put on for unli­ censed personnel. , EAGLE VOYAGER (United Maritime), Jan. 3—Chairman, V. Genco; Secra tary F. Israel. $22.33 left in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the exceptionally fine Christmas dinner. Vote of thanks to the ship and engine delegates and to the 1st engineer for acquiring and installing new antenna and rotor. thanks to the steward department for the good Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross). Chairman, L. Clark; Secratary, C. Kaust. Brother L. Clark was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Beef re­ garding preparation of chow. ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross), Jan. 24—Chairman, N. Bryant; Secretary, C. Kaust. Discussion about bad chow. Delegate to see patrolman about same. Some disputed OT in engine department. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Jan. 10— Chairman, Harry M. Dang; Secretary, Harry Huston. No beefs reported. Everything is running smoothly. $27.35 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department, especially for the fine holiday dinners which were set up on short notice. Martin Henry, OCEANIC WAVE (Trans World Ma­ rine), Jan. 12—Chairman, J. C. Stew­ art; Secretary, I. C. Brown. Some dis­ puted OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. One man was hospitalized in India. Letter was sent to headquar­ ters suggesting some contract changes. Motion made that a payoff be made before the sign-on and that the patrolman see that a sufficient amount of money be carried on ship to guarantee draw. Vote of thanks to entire steward department for wellprepared food. PENMAR (Calmar), Jan. 10— Chair­ man, Irwin Moen; Secretary, J. R. Marshall. Some disputed OT in deck department. Motion that all members with 15 years sea time be allowed to retire on pension, regardless of age. Motion that company put out a better grade and more of a variety of night lunch aboard ships. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done, especially for the good Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Years Day menus. SUMMIT (Sea-Land), Jan. 17—Chair­ man, Stafford McCormick; Secretary, R. Hernandez. No beefs reported by department delegates Discussion on having some kind of taxi or bus serv­ ice from the Port Elizabeth Pier to the Newark Airport. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. NATIONAL SEAFARER (Windward), Jan. 8—Chairman, M. Brightwell; Sec­ retary, J. T. Leiinski. Some disputed OT reported in deck department. One oiler paid off in Freeport. f"•t: MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways), Jan. 9—Chairman, Sam W. McDonald; Secretary, Leo Movall. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is going along all right with no beefs. Some disputed OT will be turned over to the patrolman at payoff. Will contact headquarters regarding restriction to the ship in Karachi. Letter sent to the Union about the manning scale and wages on the larger ships that the SIU has under contract. Crew request better grade of bacon be supplied to the ship. Flreman-Watertender Florian Clarke thanked the crew for their condolehces when his parents passed away. Vote of No Luck In India Claussen first decided he want­ ed a cheetah for a pet when his ship, the Gulfwater, was in India. After watching trains arrive daily from the Himalaya Mountains with cages of wild bears, all sorts of jungle cats and countless num­ bers -of Mynah birds, the SIU bosun started checking through the wild animal market in Calcutta to see what he could find. Dissatisfied with what he saw offered for sale in Calcutta, Claus­ sen became determined to head in­ land to see if he could come up with a better deal. After traveling WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), Jan. 10—Chairman, D. Mall;. Secretary, G. Trosclair. Brother James Sumpter was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $2.25 in ship's fund. Each man asked to donate 25c to build up ship's fund. No beefs reported. ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), Jan. 14 —Chairman, Cliff Bellamy; Secretary, Lee de Parlier. $3.20 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to resigning ship's del­ egate for a job well done. Brother John F. Meo was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Discussion held on the- necessity of a pay increase and broadened retirement program. No disputed OT reported. DEL SOL (Oelta), Dec. 2—Chairman, E. Koconorskj; Secretary, R. E Stough, Jr. $44.05 in ship's fund. Brother C. L. Avera was elected to serve as new ship'S delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. OCEANIC SPRAY (Trans-World Ma­ rine), Dec. 29—Chairman, E. Nooney; Secretary, Duke Gardner. Crewmem­ bers requested to donate $1 each for ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the entire steward department for a job well done under adverse conditions. •Crew request copy of latest contract or clarifications. Chuck Carleson and George Gibbons run the galley. . WESTERN HUNTER (Colonial Tank­ ers), Jan. 17—Chairman, Lewis L. Smith; Secretary, W. T. Langford. Brother Lanford was elected to serve as ship's treasurer. Some disputed OT in engine and deck departments. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Jan. 13—Chairman, T. Moss; Secre­ tary, A. Rudnicki. No disputed OT and no beefs reported. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the fine holiday dinners. KYSKA (Waterman), Jan. 24—Chair­ man, J. Smythe; Secretary, C. L. Shirah. $2 left in ship's fund after spend­ ing $25 for floral piece for the mother of Brother M. V. Rays. Vote of thanks to each delegate for keeping harmony aboard ship. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the good chow. Vote of thanks to the chief mate, M. J. McLaughlin for taking good, care of the sick members of the crew. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), Jan. 14— Chairman, Egbert W. Goulding; Sec­ retary, Francisco Zapata. $27 in ship's -fund. Brother Charles E. 'Lee was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. MARGARET BROWN (Bloomfield), Dec. 13—Chairman, S. C. Hanks; Sec­ retary, R. E. Bernados. No beefs re­ ported. Everything is running smooth­ ly. Brother N. E. Pettersen was elect­ ed to serve as ship's delegate. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Nov. 1 —Chairman Edward Adams; Secre­ tary, Edward Adams. Everything is running smoothly so far. Vote of thanks' to 'the boarding patrolman in each .Atlantic and Gulf port for a job well done. Vote of thanks to the re­ tiring ,ship.'s delegate, Herman Fruge. Brother Edward Adams was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. All book members voted in the election by absentee ballot from Karachi, West Pakistan. COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), Jan. 24—Chairman, T. Drzewicki; Sec­ retary, R. Dedlicatoria. Ship's dele­ gate resigned with a vote of thanks. Brother T. Drzewicki was elected to serve as new ship's dele-_ gate. Clean payoff at Newport News. No beefs . reported by department delegates $6.10 in ship's fund. Gen­ erous contribution from all hands for flowers and cash sent to family of departed and beloved Chief Engineer Burke. MIDLAND (Clearwater), Jan. 17 — Chairman, Clark Medley, Jr., Secretary, Donald Ray Brown. " Ship will be laid up. Little disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Chief cook was taken off ship at. Suta Bay, Crete, be­ cause of illrless. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. TRANSERIE (Hudson Waterways). Jan. 17—Chairman, Andrew C. Reed; OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Over­ Secretary, Tobias Ford. Vote of thanks seas), Jan. 17—Chairman, John Dunne; to the entire steward department for ' Secretary, Stanley Schuyler. Brother putting out excellent chow through­ ; Tom Matineau was elected to serve out the voyage. Shib to be fumi­ as ship's delegate. $30 In ship's fund. gated for rats and roaches. • No beefs reported. -m .m-ta m caught jungle cats for traders dealing in wild animals. While waiting to see if the vil­ lagers could find him a cheetah, Claussen witnessed the destructive viciousness of a cunning, wild cat who lived in the jungle beyond the high wooden barricade that pro­ tected the village. Every night, this hungry, ferocious beast would creep to the edge of the jungle and start crying. The noises would attract the village dogs who would chase the big cat back into the jungle. Once the fierce feline was deep enough into the jungle, it would whirl around, fall upon the nearest dog and quickly devour it. Claussen didn't let the savage feeding habits of this wild cat put a dent in his desire to get a cheetah for himself. He became somewhat discouraged when he was told that there were no jungle cats for sale because their breed­ ing season had occurred some months before. However, he got his hopes up again when the Gulf­ water dropped anchor at Djibouti a few weeks later. Music-Making Hunters The big bosun started asking around the port about the possi­ bility of buying a cat, and was soon directed to a group of natives. He reports that as soon as they heard what he was looking for, the group started beating on the fend­ ers of a truck, and after making their music for several minutes, they headed out into the bush. Returning late in the afternoon, they handed over a baby cheetah after Claussen paid them $150, the going price. Claussen's new pet was only four months old and weighed only 40 pounds when he first got him. The bosun says he had no trouble handling the cat, even though this was the first time he ever had a wild animal for a household pet. Claussen admits that he had to be careful when he played with the young cat, since it liked to scratch mischievously, although it never lost its temper and tried to bite. Cheetah's Sea Legs The~ young cheetah had no trou­ ble adjusting to shipboard life, according to Claussen. His fellow SIU crewmembers, unlike his neighbors in New Orleans, had no objections to the bosun's unusual pet. Feeding was no problem, since the cat gobbled up the meat scraps which were fed to it every day. The Gulfwater's skipiper, how­ ever, had second thoughts about letting, the cheetah on board with­ out a cage. He told Claussen to keep it in a rope locker. The ship's master explained to the bosun that he kept having a night­ mare that the cat broke loose at night and was trying to eat him in his sleep. In reality, Claussen asserts, the young cat never tried to harm anyone. The bosun had no trouble get­ ting his cheetah through customs when the Gulfwater paid off at Galveston. After building a cage to carry the cheetiA..back.to New Orleans, the bosun found that it was too big for his car, so he put his jungle pet into the back seat and started off. Disaster almost struck at a small town in east Texas when a hunter and his dog passed Claus­ sen's parked car. The dog add the momentary visions of the scene in India where the big jungle cat dined on the village dogs who were trying to chase it. However, the hunter's dog couldn't get into the car, and the cheetah couldn't squeeze out the window. Called It "Trouble" Claussen's real difficulties over the pet cheetah started when he brought it into his house in New Orleans. First, his wife began to object to the cat's presence; his landlady soon came around to make her own loud protests; and then all his neighbors joined in to add their fearful voices to the clamor. At this point, Claussen started calling his pet "Trouble," although he wouldn't budge from his intention to keep the cheetah. The SIU bosun admits that he can understand some of his wife's objections to "Trouble." The cheetah liked to lay in the back of a clothes closet and purr in, what Claussen describes as, content­ ment. Mr. Claussen, for some rea­ son, thought this was a sign that the cat was getting ready to attack. The bosun said his young son, on the other hand, got along with "Trouble" famously. Claussen recalls that whenever he walked his full-grown cat, that then weighed almost 90 pounds, his neighbors would pop their heads outside and collar their chil­ dren to get them out of the way of •what they thought was the blood thirsty, man-eating beast. Com­ plaints to City Hall evidently did no. good, since Claussen never heard so much as a word from city officials. Too Much "Trouble" Faced with what seemed to be a series of unending complaints, Claussen finally decided that the only way he could ever get peace and quiet again was to find a new home for "Trouble." He found the New Orleans city zoo was actually eager to have the cheetah, since it needed one to round out its collection of jungle eats. After assuring himself that "Trouble" would be well cared for, Claussen reluctantly handed him over to the zoo authorities. He has since heard that the zoo officials now have a new female cheetah to keep his former pet company. Claussen's final words are for SIU men who want to get a jungle cat for a pet. Before you do any­ thing else, he declares, check with the Mrs. back home. The next most important thing, he says, is a proper enclosm'e for the animal, so that, the family won't find him constantly underfoot. But, the most important thing, he reemphasizes in a despairing tone of voice, is a wife who loves animals. �' Pitre^tw^dfir>fw# SEAFARERS' tOO SIU AMBXVAXJS auit Know Your Rights All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Joyce Culbretta, born January 5, 1965, to the James L. Cuibreths, Mobile, Ala. i i 4i Juan Alvarez, born December 80, 1964, to the Ranulfo D, Alvarezs, Baltimore, Md. 3» i" SJI Claude Villapol, born November 18, 1964, to the Esteban M. Villapols, Baltimore, Md. Xochitl Gatica, born December Elizabeth Aversano, bora De­ cember 6, 1964, to the Michael 24, 1964, to the Rodolfo Gaticas, Galveston, Texas. Aversanos, Islip, N.Y. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 t 4 4 4 4 4 4 a. t. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4« 4» 4 4 4 4 4 4 t t 4 4 4 4 4 4 4" Melissa Dove, born November DeLinda Jo Cannon, bora De­ 24, 1964, to the Alton Doves, Glen- cember 6, 1964, to the Ear H. Cannon, Hopewell, Va. dora, Calif. Robert Kent, born December Marshall Morrow, bora Novem­ ber 28, 1964, to the Robert L. 16, 1964, to the Elkin Kents, New Orleans, La. Morrows, Winnsboro, La, Thomas Zehme, born December Torey Joseph Bennett, born Kent Anthony Taylor, bom De­ cember 5, 1964, to the Ulger J. 2, 1964, to the Gerald Zehmes, January 11, 1965, to the Bobby G. Chicago, 111. Bennett, Manlstiqu^, Michigan. Taylors, New Orleans, La. fi. Richard Scherlitz, bora Decem­ Raymond Timothy Brown, bora Trevell Robertson, born Novem­ ber 4, 1964, to the Trevor L. ber 2, 1964, to the Richard Scher- December 13, 1964, to the Ray­ litzs, Wyandotte, Mich. mond T. Browns, New Orleans, La. Robertsons, New York, N.Y. Tanya Lynn DeLosReyes, bora Leonard Joseph Lipari, born Enid Del Valle, born January 5, 1965, to the Bartolome Del Valles, November 4, 1964, to the Jesup De January 24, 1965, to the Antonio LosReyes, Jr., New Orleans, La. Liparis, Brooklyn, N.Y. Rio Piedras, P.R. ' i Michael Horace Hutchinson, Stephanie CarrCon, born Octo­ Mary Jill Harrison, born Decem­ ber 20, 1964, to the Alfonso Car- bora December 14, 1964, to the ber 25, 1964, to the Richard Horace C. Hutchinson, Pennsville, William Harrisons, Hudson, Wis­ reons, Jr., Texas City, Texas. N.J. consin. 4" 4 4" Jerl Ann Bonvillain, born De­ The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported cember 14, 1964, to the Dudley A. to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment Bonvillains, Lockport, La. of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary 4» 4 4" Robin Jourdain, born December card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t 3, 1964, to the Ronald Jourdains, Charles T. Morrison 76: Brother Robert L. Booker, 56: Brother Baltimore, Md. Morrison died Aug. 20, 1964, in Booker died Sept, 20, 1964, in 4 4. 4 the New York Houston, Texas, Pete Paul Torres, bora October Polyclinic Hospi­ of accidental 11, 1964, to the Pete Torres, Texas causes. A mem­ tal of natural "City, Texas. ber of the Union causes. A mem­ 4 4 4 since 1946, he ber of the Union Tommy Phllpot, born July 3, sailed in the en­ since 1943, he 1964, to the Larry Philpots, Hous­ gine department. sailed in the ton, Texas. He is survived by steward depart­ 4 4 4 his friend. Ruby ment until he re­ Debra Elaine Lounds, born De­ Henderson. Buri­ tired in 1958. He cember 2, 1964, to the Dwaine E. al was in the is survived by his Lounds, Sault Ste Marie, Mich. wife, Mrs. Caroline N. Morrison. Fitzgerald Cemetery, Fitzgerald, Burial was in the Mt. Lawn Ceme­ Ga. tery, Darby, Pa. 4 4 4 Robert McLachlan, 64: Brother 4 4 4 Charles U. Adams, Jr., 54: McLachlan died of a heart attack Ex-Pacific Thunder Crewmembers Brother Adams died Aug. 14, 1964, on Sept. 3, 1964, in the Chicago Checks for the following listed in the John USPHS Hospital. men are being held by Schwartz Hopkins Hospi­ A member of the and Lapin law offices, 310-317 tal, Baltimore, SIU Great Lakes West Building, 817 Main at Walk­ Md., of heart District since disease. A mem­ er, Houston 2, Texas: 1961, he sailed in ber of the SIUJoseph Rohwedder, Edward D. Inland the engine de­ Boat­ Leger, Edwin E. Echols, Rafael men's partment. Sur­ Union Vannasse, Rudolph Gaillis, Harold since 1956, he viving is his wife, G. Hart. Mrs. Anna Mc­ sailed as a Lachlan. Burial was in the All 4 4 4 bargeman. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marie Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, 111. Steve Giavasis You are a.sked to contact Miss E. Adams. Burial was in the St. 4 4 4 Kariakoula Giavasis, at 72-49 45th Stanislaus Cemetery, Baltimore, Joaquin Miniz, 65: A stomach Avenue, Woodside, N.Y. Your Md. disorder was fatal to brother 4 4 4 father is ill. Miniz on Sept. Otis Gllles, 57: Brother Gilles 9, 1964, at his 5" 4 4 died Sept. 14, 1964, in the Gal­ home in MiagaoGeorge E. Willey veston USPHS 11 o i1 o, Philip­ Your brother Azel A. Willey Hospital of pines. A mem­ would like you to get in touch natural causes. A ber of the union with him immediately at Charity member of the since 1942, he Hospital, Ward 1113, New Orleans, SIU Inland Boat­ sailed in the La. men's Union deck department 4 4 4 since ^ March, until he retired Elwood Sterner 1964, he sailed as to the Philip­ Your sister would like you to a pilot. He is sur­ pine Islands in 1963. He is sur­ notify her of your present address. vived by his wife, vived by his wife, Mrs. Rafaela Contact her at Black Rock Road, Helen Gilles. Miniz. Burial was in the Roman Upperco, Md. Burial was in the Forest Park Catholic Cemetery, Miagao, Phil­ 4 4 4 Cemetery, Houston, Texas. ippines. Grady E. Watson 4 4 4 4 4 4 Your sister, Mrs. Carl L. Hass Hazel Thompson, '56: Brother Samuel Nathaniel Doyle, 44: would like you to contact her as Thompson died Aug. 23, 1964, of Brother Doyle died Oct. 1, 1964, soon as possible. injuries received in Moorehead 4 4 4 when struck by a City, N.C., of Income Tax Refund Checks car in Mobile, accidental causesr Income tax Refund checks are Ala. A member A member of the being held for the following SIU of the engine deSIU since 1945, members by Jack Lynch, Room p a r t m e n t, he he sailed in the 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison joined the Union steward depart­ Street, San Francisco 5, Calif.: in 1939. He is ment as chief steward. He is Alexander Ansaldo; Charles Bush; survived by his Jerry survived by his Orla S. Bushold; Ralph E. Groot son, wife, Mrs. Jeanne (2); Eigil E. Hjelm; Willard R. Thompson, and Layton; Potenclano Paculba; Wong his daughter, Mary Evelyn Cole. Doyle. Burial was in the Saint Charles Cemetery, Pinelawn, N.Y. M. Sing; (3).and Harold Thpmsen. Burial was in Crestview, Fla. ' »as Peinw n; IMI FINANCIAL RIPORTS. Th« conitltutlon of tho SIU AtUnUe. OuU. Lakoe and Inland Watera District m'akai spsclflo provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are avaUable at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of. various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shaU consist equaUy of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPINO RIOHTg. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeais Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are avaiiable to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeais Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are available In aU SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obiigations. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port •gent. BDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOO has traditionaUy refrained from pubiishing any articie serving the poiitical purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established poUcy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in ail constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to apyone in any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to requlro any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union hails. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disablUty-penslon benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active roia In ail rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, tho membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in tho contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against Jjecause of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will servo the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and poiitical activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SlU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. AFL-CIO Radio and Television Public Service Programs I f ; �Felmuuir 19, 1969 SEAFAREftS Hawser Artist Membership Meetings UNION SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey WilUams A1 Tanner Robert Matthewa SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4SpO BOSTON 177 State St. Efl Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROI1 1022S W. Jefferson Ave. Vlnewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....67S 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacinth S-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent ... FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmiock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent .. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. . -hn Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent . DOuglas 2-4401 T^rank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR .. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 let Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GiUette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, CaUf 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent .. . TEkminal 4-2528 SlU-AGLIWD Meetings 'SAULT £TE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey, Agent ..MEb-ose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOIHS, MO 809 Del Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim, Agent Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to he excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will he: New York March 8 Detroit March 12 Philadelphia March 9 Houston March 15 Baltimore March 19 New Orleans March 16 Mobile March 17 RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ... 09 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2. NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE....1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 NORFOLK lis Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA. 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 t 4" i West Coast SIU-AG1.IWD Meetings United Industrial Workers BALTIMORK 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAalern 7-4900 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLB 2608 Pear! St. SB ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmiock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS .......630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. . DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 BOSTON Exhibiting the skill of a born lasso artist, SlU railtugman Thomas Reilly hurls a hawser to dock a car float at Jersey City, N.J. Reilly, who is a veteran member of the SlU Railway Marine Region, sails in the deck department on Penn­ sylvania Railroad tugs. Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, HI. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Hlch 415 Main St. Mail Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18, Mich. Vlnewood 3-4741 All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate ihail and visits whenever possible. The followii^ is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Emmett Avery Thomas Lowe E. Constantiniois M. Makatancy Daniel Couaney Carlos Mojica Rafael Cuevas Lauri Dttelin Joseph Czech George Pitour Wilson Davis Winford Powell Stanley Friedman '<''inston Penny Kenneth Gainey Charles Rozea NATIONAL DIRECTOR Albino Gomes Victor Sanabria Robert Matthews Julio Gonzalez Gerald Schartel GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Ali Hubabi Henry Sieber Pat Finnerty E. L. Jennings Robert Stewart Ivan Trakov BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St. Charles Johnson .EAstern 7-4SOO Eric Johnson Fred Travis BOSTON 276 State St Albert KarczevrskI Richard Waters .Richmond 2-0140 Fox Lewis, Jr. Bernard Zeller Inland Boatmen's Union HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 0-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE, Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI ..744 W. Flagler St FRanklin 7-3S64 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St HEmiock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave Tel 529-7.546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel. 622-1892-:PHILADELPHIA 26U» S 4th St DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 Harrison St Tel. 229-2788 USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Stanley Cieslak William Powers Gilbert Edwards C. Valladares, USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Boleslav J. Dzelak Charles W. White George C. Foley Paul L. Whitlow Wm. H. MacArthur Calvin J. Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON M. Dikun W. A. Oswinkle Carl Jensen Jr. H. D. Silverstein H. V. Keane B. W. Spear M. Klepeis GREAT LAKES TUG S DREDGE REGION U n REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredqe Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller. Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demersc, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur, Agent RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mall to Brlmley, Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent. . BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7753 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tcm Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin. Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN, O. .....>....118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Rutlisatz. Agenl MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ,.'. 2722 A. So. Shore Or. USPHS HOSPITAL ' WILMINGTON, DELAWARE H. E. Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA O. M. Ames P. C. Lee J. C. Laseter A. E. Henning H. L. Grizzard A. M. KItchings R. B. Pardo W. T. Shierling USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA V. F. Baum Jose D. Perez Eddie S. Game Hertford B. Rico Frank Hartman Jay W. Short Raymond Miller J. E. Townsend Mitchell V. Mobley C. T. Whealton John Morgan George R. Williams USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Willie Albert Julio M. Lazer Edward H. Bayne Frank Nappi Wallace Beeman Tony M. Nerosa Wallace J. Beeman Ralph Pardue Arthur Bottiho John Pastorek, Jr. Antonio Caciano Wallace Perry, Jr. Friedof Fondila James Portway Gorman Glaze Joseph Pozzuoll John Hall, Jr. OIlie Purdy Martin L. Havey Joseph Snyder Arthur F. Hiers Gustave Thobe James Helgoth Guadincio TIfiiS Edw. L. Johnson Serrando T. Trujillo Elmer Koch Kelly L. Walburn Leiand Larrimore Clyde Ward USPHS HOSPITAL FRANKFORT, MICHIGAN Pettrlna Novak USPHS HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Nbrnian, J. Aysien_ _eu^ne. Wm. D. Jefferson August Mussman Ludolph Gailes Fred Onweneel Lamrtfar Gribbon Wm. C. Scruggs Walter A. Lawrence Malcolm Stevens J. A. Mallard, Jr. Frank Tosti USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Ralph A. Butts G. H. Malinowskl Leo Entringer Mathew O'Hara Algot Frederickson James Riley Ted Galazcn Alton W. Wahlln^ Wm. S. Garvin Carl West Paul Lacy John Zee John J. Madar USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Henry D. Adams William J. McKay C. D. Anderson Joe Vernon Martin Harold Barletter Phillip C. Mendoza Howard A. Bergine Paul Hebert Accurso Bonti Leon M. HInson Phillip E. Broodus Benjamin Huggins Jack B. Cheamie Justice P. Hughes Clarence A. Christ Daniel A. Hutto M. E. Crawford Walter Jarrett C. W. Cunningham Harold L. Justice Celestlne DeSouza Irvy P. Keller Cleo L. Dupree Howard J. Knot Oliver S. Flynn Robert J. Laiche Marshall Foster Gerald H. Navarre Chadbourne Gait Leon J. Penton Nils E. Gronberg John Psilos Stanton L. Grico James J. Redden William H. Hamby P. I. Scanlan Hamilton Sebum Otis J. Harden Chester J. Seymour Wade B. Harrell Carle 0. Harris H. Leonard Shaw Walter H. Harris Daniel W. Sommer Charles M. Lambert Jose A. Tables Luke LeBlanc Dale Williams Lawyer M. McGrew USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay J. Thibodeaux SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW LORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen A. Gutierrez William Kenny VA HOSPITAI. SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coa.st ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings In Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle February 24 February 26 March 22 April 19 March 24 March 26 4 4 4 Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great I.akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit March 1—2 FM Alpena, Bnlfalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Dulnth, Frankfort, March 1—7 PM each month in various ports. The next meetings will he: Pbila March 9—5 PM Baltimore (licensed and un(Lfoensed March. 10—5.PM Houston March 15—5 PM Norfolk ....March 11—7 PM N'Orleans ..March 16—5 PM Mobile March 17—5 PM RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City March 15 Philadelphia March 16 Baltimore .. .... .March 17 •Norfolk .... Maa-ch 18 Detroit March 15 Milwaukee March 15 Chicago March 16 Buffalo March 16 tSault Ste. Marie ..March 17 Duluth March 19 Lorain March 19 USPHS HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manidn 4 4 4 United Industrial Workers PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. WiUidm Thomson' . . .. t, • i 10 9 15 17 16 • Moetlngs hold at Laoor Tamplo. Nowport Naws. t Meeting hold at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Maria, Mich. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. The nearly complete skeleton of a paleoparadoxia, a nine-footlong, one ton, 14 million-year-oId aquatic animal similar in appear­ ance to a sea lion, has been found at an excavation site in Palo-Alto, California. Just how deep the water was over the Palo Alto area 14 million years ago is not certain, hut most of the U.S. was submerged deep beneath the waves at one point or another during prehistoric times. The hones are presently being prepared for study at the Geologi­ cal Survey Laboratory in Menlo Park, California. The laboratory said the rare specimen was the first of its kind discovered in GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE North America and only the second REGION identified anywhere, and might Regular membership meet­ well be one of the more significant ings for Great Lakes Tug and fossil discoveries on the North Dredge Region IBU memlers are American continent. scheduled each month in the vari­ The 175 paleoparadoxia bones ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next were discovered last May. meetings will he: VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kolesnick March March March March March Sea Beast's 4 4 4 Bones Found SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Regular membership meetings In California for IBU members are scheduled (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland March 19 Toledo March 19 Ashtabula March 19 (For meeting place, contact John Mero. 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA R. Arsenault Baltimore PhUadelidiia ^Houston MobUe New Orleans Regular membership meetings for UIW; members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: New Yoffk March ,8 Notify Welfare Of Changes The SIU Welfare Services De­ partment reports that it has had difficulty locating seamen's families because the seamen's enrollment or beneficiary cards have not been kept up to date. Some death benefit payments have been delayed for some time until the Seafarer's bene­ ficiaries .could be located. To avoid delays in pajmients of wel­ fare benefits. Seafarers are ad­ vised to notify the Union im­ mediately of any changes in ad­ dress, changes in the names of beneficiaries or additional de­ pendents by filling out new en­ rollment and beneficiary cards. The cards should be witnessed as a means of verifying signa­ tures. �Vol. XXVII No. 4 SEAFARERSli&LOG Fob. If 1961 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO •fi. It is vitally important that Seafarers be famil­ iar with the mouth-to-mouth form of artificial respiration because of the nature of their work. A situation that requires artificial respiration can arise at any time. The mouth-to-mouth method is simple and easily learned. The actual technique is illustrated on this page for the benefit of Sea­ farers. Learn it—it may save a life! TOSAVEAUFE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION •Tl y-.l tl >1 I 1' '• Learn These Simple Steps—Be Ready! Tilt the head back so the chin is pointing upward. 0 Pull or push the jaw into a jutting-out position. tJ (it If there is foreign matter visible in the mouth, wipe it out quickly with your fingers or a cloth wrapped around your fingers. -vl 'l Open your mouth wide and place it tightly over victim's mouth. At same time pinch victim's nostrils •ri itl '• j'l C'l I' •I 'I- '' I ^ Or close the nostrils with your cheek. >i'l Or close the victim's mouth and place your mouth over the nose. Blow into the victim's mouth or nose. If you are not getting air exchange, recheck the head and jaw position (see drawings above). ij If you still do not get air exchange, quickly turn the victim on his side and administer several sharp blows between the shoulder blades in the hope of dislodging foreign matter. Resume breathing procedure. �•'. ...... .-v. -'• 4jm^ :kj- • 7''V:^ \-; ' n ^ •-' " •- ;, ''V ^-y.^if:. "• •••V.,,.:,,'J',7iTf'- V f. ^-ris ".I?' ?s: :5 •, o'-r '.T;^.T^ '- '•• • 7- . • .-sV^^>v^ r' :•• . . f ••*'_•< •;--. . *v- :. • -k :"'• •,; -tr • > r /br SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes And Inland Waters District •y-: , . r,. •*. • • .'•'S.', •'• il S", ''- * . -T-. - • • •• r,. >.'•• ... ..-v' ^ 7/: ,^-.- ••.•.-,v,v ;,, ~ V. sy. • '• 'J'i!-i..' •. 'n'r-'- ... . .^: - - �SEAFARERS Aowlement—Pace .Two. nn CONSTITUTION THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT AfRliatad with American Federation of Labor — CongrMS of Induatrial Organizallont (At Amended May 12, 1960) PREAMBLE As maritime and allied workers and realizing the value and necessity of a thorough organization, we are dedicated to the form­ ing of one Union for our j^ople, the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict, based upon the following principles: _ All members shall be entitled to all_ the rights, privileges and guarantees as set forth in this Constitution, and such rights, privi­ leges and guarantees shall be preserved in accordance with its terms. We declare that American seamen are entitled to receive their employment without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government. We affirm that every worker has the ri^t to receive fair and just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. We proclaim the right of all seamen to receive healthful and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest. We defend the right of all seamen to be treated in a decent and respectful manner by those in command, and. We hold that the above rights belong to all workers alike, irrespective of nationality or creed. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are con­ scious of corresponding duties to those in command, our employers, our craft and our country. We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious relations with those in command by exercising due care and dili­ gence in the performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assistance to our employers in caring for their gear and property. Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use our influence individually and collectively for the purpose of maintain­ ing and developing skill in seamanship and efliecting a change in the maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development of a merchant marine and a body of American seamen. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of mari­ time workers and through its columns seek to maintain their knowledge of, and interest in, maritime affairs. | To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of organi­ zation and federation, to the end of establishing the Drocliethood of the Sea. To form and to assist by legal means other bona fide labor organi­ zations whenever possible in the attainment of their just demands. To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, that our work takes us away in different directions from any place where the majority might otherwise meet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a fraction of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from what might be the results of excitement and passions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those who are present may act for and in the interest of all, we have adopted this Constitution. Statement of Principles and Declaration of Rights In order to form a more perfect Union, we. workers in the maritime and allied industries, realizing the value and necessity •of uniting iri pursuit of our improved economic and social welfare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the fol­ lowing principles: In promoting our economic and social welfare, we.shall ever be inindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and obliga­ tions as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our dury to combat the menace of communism and any other enemies of freedom and the democratic principles to which we seafaring men dedicate ourselves in this Union. We shall affiliate'and work with other free labor organizaitons; we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations to the fullest extent consistent with our duties, obligations, and law. We shall seek to exert our individ­ ual and collective influence iti the fight for the enactment of labor and other legislation and policies which look to the attainment of a free and happy society, without distinction based on race, creed or color. To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them all over the world, that ^heir rights must and shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to be inalienable. I No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges guaranteed him under the Constimtion of the Union. II Every qualified member shall have the right to nominate himself for, and, if elected or appointed, to hold office in this Union. III No member shall be deprived of his membership without diie WebruuTT 19, U«B LOG process of the law of this Union. No member jhali be compelled to be a witness against himself in the ttail of any proceeding in which he may be charged with failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member in accordance with the princi­ ples set forth in the Constitution of the Union, IV Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members. V No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. VI A triilitant membership being necessary to the security of a frw union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Constimtion of the Union. VII The powers not delegated to the officers, job holders, and Execu­ tive Board by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to the members. CONSTITUTION Article I Name and General Powers This Union shall be known as the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Districr. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and executive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, sub­ ordinate bodies and divisions, corporate or otherwise, the forma­ tion of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enter­ prises for the benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. This Union shall exercise all of'-its powers in aid of subordinate bodies and divisions created or chartered by it. For convenience of admin­ istration and in furtherance of its policies of aid and assistance, the Union may make its property, facilities and personnel available for the use and behalf of such subordinate bodies and divisions. A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless otherwise specified in the Constimtion or by law. This Union shall at all times protect and maintain its jurisdiction. Article H Affiliation Section 1. This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Federation of Labor—Congress of Industrial Organizations. All other affilia­ tions by the Union or its subordinate bodiqs or divisions shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the Executive Board. Section 2. In addition to such other provisions as are contained herein, all subordinate todies and divisions seeking a charter from and/or affiliation with this Union, shall be required to adopt, within a time period set by the Executive Board, a constimtion containing provisions as sec forth in Exhibit A, annexed to this Constimtion and made a part hereof. All other provisions adopted by such subordinate bodies and divisions as part of their constimtions shall not be inconsistent therewith. No such constimtion or amendments thereto, shall be deemed to be effective without the approval of the Executive Board of this Union, which shall be executed in writing, on its behalf, by the President or, in his absence, by any other officer designated by it. Such approval shall be deemed to be recog­ nition of compliance herewith by such subordinate body or division. Where a subordinate body or division violates any of the fore­ going, and, in particular, seeks to effectuate any constimtional provision not so authorized and approved, or commits acts in violation of its approved constitution, or fails to act in accordance therewith, this Union, through its Executive Board, may withdraw its charter and/or sever its affiliation forthwith, or on such terms as it may impose not inconsistent with law, in addition to exercis­ ing any and all rights it may have pursuant to any applicable agree­ ments or understandings. . Saclion 3. This Union shall also have the power, acting through its Executive Board, and after a fair hearing, to impose a tmsteeship upon any subordinate body or divisions chartered by and affiliated with it, for the reasons and to the extent provided by law. Article III Membership Section 1. Gindidates for membership shall be admitted to mem­ bership in accordance with such rules as are adopted from time to time, by a majority vbte of the membership. Membership classificitions shall correspond to ahd depend upon seniority classifications established in accordance with the standard collective bargaining agreement of this Union. In addition to meeting the other require- nents duly promulgated pursuant hereto, no person shall become A full book member unless and until he hu attained the highest seniority rating set out in the said colleaive bargaining agreement. Only full book members shall be entitled to vote and to hold any office or elective job, except as otherwise specified herein. All mem­ bers shall have a voice in Union proceedings and shall be entided to vote on Union contracts. Saction 2. No' candidate shall be granted membership who is A mem^r of any dual organization hostile to the aims, principles, and policies, of this Union. Section 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other ri^ts and privileges in the Union, They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall not run: (a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. (b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. (c) While a member is under an.incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good standing at the time of cntery into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces, (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues, because of employment aboard an American flag merchant vessel. Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficierit to designate additional circumstances during which the rime speci­ fied in Section 3 shall not run. It shall be the right of any member to present, in writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with regard to the application of Section 3, in accordance with procedures established by a majority vote of the membership. A majority vote of the membership shall be necessary to decide such questions. Section 5. The membership shall be empowered to establish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues and assess­ ments may be excused where a member has been unable to dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Sections 3 and Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the common welfare of the membership, all members of the Union shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. Section 7. Any member who gives aid to the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organization shall be denied further membership in this Union to the full extent permitted by law. A majority vote of the membership shall decide which organizations are dual or hostile. Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation with the Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union. Mem­ bers may be required to show their evidence of membership in order to be admitted to Union meetings, or into, or on Union property. Article IV Reinstatement Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated in accord­ ance with such rules and under such conditions as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membeiship. Article V Dues and Initiation Fee Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein othervyise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment. Soction 2. No candidate for membership shall be admitted into membership without having paid an initiation fee of three hundred • ($300.00) dollars, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. Section 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be waived for . organizational purposes in accordance with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the Executive Board. ^ Article VI Retirement from Membership Section 1, Members may retire from membership by surrendering their Union books or other evidence of affiliation and paying all unpaid dues for the quarter in which they retire, assessments, fines and other monies due and owing the Union. When the member surrenders his book or other evidence of affiliation in connection with his application for retirement he shall be given a receipt therefor. An official retirement card shall be issued by Headquarters, upon requesr, dated as of the day that such member accomplishes rhese payments, and shall be given to the member upon his pre­ senting the aforesaid receipt. Section 2. All the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of membership shall be suspei^ded during the period of retiremenr, except that a retired member shall not be disloyal to the Union remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of his right to reinstatemeiit. Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of two quarters or more shall be restored to membership, except as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as all assessments accruing and newly levied during the period of retirement. If'the period of retirement is less than two quarters, the required pay­ ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said period of retiremenr, including those for rhe current quarter, and all assess­ ments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such paymenr, the person in retirement shall be restored to membership, and his membership book, appropriately stamped, shall be returned to him. Section 4. A member in retirement may be restored to membership after a two-year period of retirement consisting of eight full quarters only by majority vote of the membership. Soction 5. The period of retirement shall be computed from the first day of the quartet/following the one in which the retirement card was issued. r J.II. . �SEAF AR -E « S Article VII System of Organizatioh V&G Smipjenieiii-^Pare' Three i f) The President shall be chairman of the Executive Board the ports, and the personnel diereof on the Lakes and Iptind and may cast one vote in that body. Waters, including their organizing activities. In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he is (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of his powers, empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professio^ for the enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, _ Seclion I. This Union, and all officers, headquarter's representa­ assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive tives, port agents, patrolmen, and members shall be governed ia and all rules and rulings duly adopted by the Executive Board, and Board. those duly adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Within this order by: •these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, position, and Section 8. Diroctor of Organizing and Publications. 'a) The Constltutioni prestige of the Union. The Director of Organizing arid Publications shall be appointed b) The Executive Board. (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those other and may be removed at will by the Executive Board of the Union. (c) Majority vote of the membership. duties lawfully imposed upon him. He shall be responsible for and super^se all publications and (i) The responsibility of the President may not be delegated, public relations of the Union and shall serve as co-ordinator of Section 2. The headquarters of die Union shall be located in New York and the headquarters officers shall consist of a President, but the President may delegate to a person or persons the execution all organizational activities of the Union. In addition, he shall and Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of of such of his duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the Executive Board. Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one to the limitations set forth in this Constitution. (j) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Headquarters Repre­ Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President Section 9. Headquarters Representatives. in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge sentative, Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by the President The Headquarters Representatives shall perform any arid allby temporary appointment of a member qualified for the office of the Lakes and Inland Waters. or job under Article XII of this Constitution, except in those duties assigned them or delegated to them by the President, Execu­ Section 3. The staff of each port shall consist of such personnel cases where the filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for tive Vice-President or the Executive Board. as is provided for herein, and the port shall bear the name of the by this Constitution. Section 10. Port Agents. city in which the Union's port offices are located. (k) The President is directed to take any and all measures and (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the administra­ Section 4. Every member of the Union shall be registered in one employ such means which he deems necessary or advisable, to tion of Union affairs in the port of his jurisdiction subject to the of three departments; namely, deck, engine and stewards depart­ protect the interests, and further the welfare of the Union and its direction of the area Vice-President. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his port, be responsible ment. The definition of these departments shall be in accordance members, in all matters involving national, state or local legislation for the enforcement and execution of the Constitution, the policies with custom and usage. This definition may be modified by a issues, and public affairs. (1) The President shall have authority to require any officer or . of the Union, and the rules adopted by the Executive Board, and majority vote of the membership. No member may transfer from one department to another except by approval as evidenced by a Union representative to attend any regular or special meeting if, in by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are time his opinion, it is deemed necessary. restrictions or other considerations affecting port aaion, the Port majority vote of the membership. Agent shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof.' Ssction 2. Executive VIce-Preiidenf. . (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or otherwise, Article VIII The Executive 'Vice-President shall perform any and all duties for the activities of his port, whenever demanded by the President,, assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In the event the Vice-President of the area in which his port is located, or by Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents the President shall be unable to carry out any of his duties by and Patrolmen reason of incapacity or unavailability, the Executive Vice-President the Secretary-Treasurer. (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to the Secretaryshall take over such duties during the period of such incapacity or Sociion 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected as otherwise unavailability. Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office Treasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly provided in this Constitution. These officers shall be the President, for any reason of the President, the Executive Vice-President shall income and expenses, and complying with all other accounting an Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of Con­ immediately assume the office, duties and responsibilities of the directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. (e) The Port Agent may assign each port Patrolman to such tracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one Vice- President until the next general election. President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in The Executive Vice-Pre_sident shall be a member of the Executive duties as fall within the jurisdiction of the port, regardless of the departmental designation, if any, under which the Patrolman Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge of the Board and may cast one vote in that body. Lakes and Inland Waters. was elected. Section 3. Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and (f) The Port Agent shall designate which inembers at that port Saciion 2. Port Agents, Headquarters Representatives, and Patrol­ Contract Enforcement. may serve as representatives to other organizations, affiliation with men shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ which has been properly authorized. Constitution. ment shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated Section II. Patrolmen. to him by the President. In addition, he shall be responsible for Patrolmen shall i«rform any duties assigned them by the Agent all contract negotiations, the formulation of bargaining demands, Article IX and the submission of proposed collective bargaining agreements of the Port to which they are assigned. Other Elective Jobs to the membership for ratification. He shall also be responsible, Section 12. Executive Board. except as otherwise provided in Article X, Section 14 (d) (1), for The Executive Board shall consist of the President, the Executive Section 1. In addition to the elective jobs provided for in Article strike authorization, signing of new contracts, and contract enforce­ VIII, the following jobs in the Union shall be voted upon in the ment. He shall also act for headquarters in executing the adminis­ Vice-President, the Vice-President in Charge of Contracts' and" manner prescribed by this Constitution: . trative functions assigned to headquarters by this Constitution with Contraa Enfofcement, the Secretary-Treasurer, the Vice-President A. Delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or party in Charge of the Atlantic Area, the Vice-President in Charge of thereto, in which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his the Gulf Area? the Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Union of North America. place. In order that he may properly execute these responsibilities Waters, and the National Director (or chief executive officer) of B. Committee members of: he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help as he each subordinate body or division created or chartered by the (1) Trial Committees deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwise, subject to approval of Union whenever such subordinate body or division has attained (2) Quarterly Financial Committees a membership of 3,200 members and has maintained that member­ the Executive Board. (3) Appeals Committees • The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ ship for not less than three (3) months. Such National Direaor (4) Strike Committees ment shall be a member of the Executive JBoard and may cast (or chief executive officer) shall be a member of the respective (5 ) Credentials Committees subordinate body or division and must be qualified to hold office one vote in that body. (6) Polls Committees under the terms of the Constitution of such division or subordi­ ( 7 ) Union Tallying Committees nate body. Section 4. Secralary-Treasufer. (8) Constitutional Committees The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less than The Secretary-Treasurer shall perform any arid all duties assigned Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by him or delegated to him by the President. He shall be responsible Once each quarter and at such other times -as the President or, a majority vote of the membership. Committees may also be ap­ for the organization and maintenance of the correspondence, files, in his absence, the Executive Vice-President may direct. The Presi­ and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound dent shall be the chairman of all Executive Board meetings unless pointed as permitted' by this Constitution. accounting and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and mainte­ absent, in which case the Executive Vice-President shall assume nance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; the chairman's duties. Each member of the Executive Board shall Article X the proper collection, safeguarding, and expenditure of all Union be entitled to cast one vote in that body. Its decision shall be determined by majority vote of those voting, providing a quorum Duties of Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port funds, port or otherwise. He shall submit to the membership, for of three is present. It shall be the duty of the Executive Board to each quarterly period, a detailed report of the entire Union's finan­ Agents, Other Elected Job Holders and cial operations and shall submit simultaneously therewith, the develop policies, strategies and rules which will advance and Miscellaneous Personnel Quarterly Financial Committee report for the same period. The protect the interests and welfare of the Union and the Members. ^retary-Treasurer's report shall be prepared by an independent It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer, or in his absence, . Section 1. The President. Certified Public Accountant. He shall also work with all duly elected an appointee of the Executive Board, to keep accurate minutes of (a) The President shall be the executive officer of the Union finance committees. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible all Executive Board meetings. The Executive Board shall appoint and shall leptesent; and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all for the timely filing of any and all reports on the operations of one person who shall be designated Director of Organizing and matters except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Con­ the Union, financial or otherwise, that may be required by any Publications. The Executive Board shall determine per capita tax stitution. Federal or state laws. In order that he may proper y execute his to be levied and other terms and conditions of affiliation for any responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ- group of workers desiring affiliation. The Executive Board may (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, except any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting, or otherwise, direct the administration of all- Union affairs, properties, policies as otherwise herein expressly provided. and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifically pro­ to approval of the Executive Board. (c) The President shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all subject vided for in this Constitution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive Union property, and shall be in charge of headquarters and port Executive Board may aa without holding a formal meeting pro­ offices. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations Board and may cast one vote in that body. vided all members of the Board are sent notice .of the proposed The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of the affecting Union action, the President shall take appropriate aaion Credentials and Ballot Tallying Committees. In addition he shall action or aaions and the decision thereon is reduced to writing and to insure observance thereof. make himself and the records of his office available to the Quarterly signed by a majority of the Executive Board. In the event that death, resignation or removal from office foe (d) In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities, Financial Committee. any reason should occur simultaneously to the President and Execu­ he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ any help he deems tive Vice-President, the Executive Board by majority vote shall, necessary, be it legal, accounting or otherwise. Section 5. Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast. (e) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, The Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast shall be a name successors from its own membership who shall fill those the President shall designate the number and location of ports, the member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one vacancies until the next general election. If the Executive Vice-President duly assumes the office of the jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may close or open* vote in that body. such ports, and may re-assign Vice-Presidents and the SecretaryHe shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or is incapaci­ Treasurer, without reduction in wages. He may also re-assign the ports, and the personnel thereof on the Atlantic Coast, includ­ tated for more than 30 days during the remainder of. the term, the Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, to ing their organizing activities. The Atlantic Coast area is deemed Executive Board shall elect a successor for the balance of the term other duties, without reduction in wages. The Ports of New York, to mean that area from and including Georgia through Maine and from its own membership. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and shall also include the Islands in the Caribbean. In order that he Section 13. Delegates. Detroit may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment. may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the Where ports are opened between elections, the President shall authorized to retain any technicalNir professional assistance he Union and its subordinate bodies or divisions who are elected ia designate the Union personnel thereof. deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive Board. accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, to attend the The President shall designate, in the event of the incapacity of convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Saction 6. Vica-Prasidant in Charge of the Gulf Coast. any Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or any (b) Each delegate shall attend the convention for which elected officer other than the President, a replacement to act as such during The Vice-President. in Charge of the Gulf Coast shall be a the period of incapacity, provided such replacement is qualified member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one and. fully participate therein. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support those under Article XII of the Constitution to fill such job. vote in that body. At the regular meeting in July of every election year, the Presi­ He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all the policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to the Convention. dent shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting report. In his Ports, and the personnel thereof on the Gulf Coast including their report he shall recommend the number and location of potts, the organizing activities. The Gulf Coast area is deemed to mean the (d) The President shall assign to each subordinate body or number of Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrol­ State of Florida, all through the Gulf^ including Texas. division -that number of delegates to which this Union would have In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he been entitled, if its membership had been increased by the number men which are to be elected. He shall also recommend a bank, a bonded warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other similar is empowered and authorized to retain any technical Or professional of members of the subordinate body or division, in accordance depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or delivered at assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive with the formula set forth in the Constitution of the Seafarers the close of each day's voting, except that the President may, in Board. International Union of North America, except that this provision his discretion, postpone the recommendation as to the de^wsitory shall not be applied so as to reduce the number of delegates to Suction T. Vico-Protidairt in Charga of tho Ukot and Inland Wators. until no later than the first regular meeting in October. which this Union would otherwise hav^ been cntitl^. This recommendation may also specify, whether any Patrolmaa The Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters Setfioii 14. CeiNMitteei. and/or Headquarters Representative shall be designated as depart- shall 'be a'member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled W Trirt.Cewilllee. - r menul or otherwise. The report shall be subject to approval or to cast one vote in that body. He shall supervise and be responsible for the aaivities of all liie Trial Cmninittee shall conduct die trials of a person charged. modificatioa by a majority vote of the membership. �Bopplement—^Pasre Four and ihall submit findings and recommendations as prescribed in this Constimtion. It shall be the sfxciaL obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the requirements of this Constitution •with regard to charges and trials, and rheir findings and recom­ mendations must specifically state •whether or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded. j (b) Appaali Committee. 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial Judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth m this Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership not inconsistent therewith. 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week after the close of the said hearing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions _of_ this Con­ stitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership not inconsistent therewith. (c) Quarterly Financial Committee. 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make an examina­ tion for each "quarterly period of the finances of the Union and shall report fully on their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, separate recom­ mendations and separate findings. 2. Th6 findings and recommendations of this committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all ports, as set forth herein. 3. All officers. Union personnel and members are responsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, etc., by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. The committee shall also have available to it, the services of the inde­ pendent certified public accountants retained by the Union. 4. Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a majority vote of the membership. 5. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall consist of seven (7) members in good standing to be elected as follows: One member from each of the following ports: New York, Philadelphia, Balti­ more, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee. Committee members shall be elected at the regular meeting designated by the .SecretaryTreasurer. In the event a regular meeting cannot be held in any port for lack of a quorum, the Agent shall call a special meeting *s early as possible for the purpose of electing a member .to serve on the Quarterly Financial Committee. Such committee members shall be furnished transportation to New York and back to their respective ports and they shall be furnished room and board during the period they are performing their duties in New York. Com­ mencing on the day following their election and continuing until they have been returned to their respective ports each committee member shall be paid for hours worked at the standby rate of pay but in no event shall they be paid for less than eight (8) hours per day. (d) Strilc* Commlttaa. Article XI Wages and Terms of Office of Officers and Other Elective Job Holders, Union Employees,' and Others faction 1. The following elected offices and jobs shall be held for a term of four years: President Vice-Presidents Secretary-Treasurer Headquarters Representatives - Port Agents Patrolmen The term of four years set forth herein is e^ressly subject to the provisions for assumption of office as contained in Article XllI, Section 6(b) of this Constitution. Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions thereof, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the membership or segment of the Union, which­ ever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or ones serving. Saction 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of any office or other elective job shall be deternrtined from time to time by the Executive Board subject to approval of the membership, faction 4. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by the Executive Board shall be followed. % Article Xlll Elections for Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolnjen faction I. Nominations. Except as provided in Section 2(b) of this Article, any full book member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be delivered in person, to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the SecretaryTreasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following: (a) The name of the candidate. (b) His home address and mailing address. (c) His book number. (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candi­ date, including the name of the Port in the event the posi­ tion sought is that of Agent or Patrolman. (e) Proof of citizenship. (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for can­ didates. (g) In the event the member is on a ship he shall notify the Credentials Committee what ship he is on. This shall be done also if he ships subsequent to forwarding his cre­ dentials. (h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and dated by the proposed nominee: "I hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for the five (5) years last past, have I been either a member of the Communist Party or convicted of, or served any part of a prison term resulting from conviction of robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narcotics laws, murder, ra^, assault with intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury, or violation of title II or HI of the Landrum-Griffin Act, or conspiracy to commit any such crimes." Article XII Qualifications for Officers, Headquarters Representa­ tives, Port Agents, Patrolmen and Other Elective Jobs faction I. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: (a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime in an unlicensed capacity aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or vessels. In computing time, time spent in the employ of the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, shall count the same as sea time. Union records, Welfare Plan records and/or company records can be used to determine eligibility; and . (b) He has been a full book member in continuous good stand­ ing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination; and (c) He has at least four (4) months of sea time, in an unliccn^ capacity, aboard an Americaii-fiag merchant vessel or Book No Febnurr 19, IMS LOG vessels, covered by contract with this,lJnion, or four (4) months of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or iii any employment at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination in the election year; and (d) He is a citizen of the United States of America; and (e) He is not disqualified by law. faction 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book members of the Union. faction 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and jobs, whether elected or appointed in accordance with this Consti­ tution, shall maintain full book membership in good standing. Dated: 1. In no event shall a general strike take place unless approved by • majority vote of the membership. 2. In the event a general strike has been approved by the mem­ bership the Port Agents in all affected ymrts shall call a timely special meeting for the purpose of electing a strike committee. This committee shall be composed of three full book members and their duties shall consist of assisting the Port Agent to effectu­ ate all strike policies and strategies. I SEAFARERS Signature of member .• Printed forms of the certificate shall be made available to nomi­ nees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such a certificate, but is, in fact, legally eligible for an office or job by reason of the restoration of civil rights originally revoked by such conviction or a favorable determination by the Board of Parole of the United States Department of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing certificate, furnish a complete signed statement of the facts of his case together with true copies of the documents supporting his statement. All documents required herein must reach headquarters no earlier than July 15th and no later than August 15th of the election year. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the latter's request. Section 2. Cradentiali Cemmlltea. (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the regular meeting in August of the election year, at the port where head­ quarters is located. It shall consist of six full book members in attendance at the meeting, with two members to be elected from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or candi­ date for office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In the event any committee member is unable to serve, the committee shall suspend until the President 'br Executive Vice President, or the SecretaryTreasurer, in that order, calls a special meeting at the port where Headquarters is located in order to elect a replacement. The Com­ mittee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting called for that purpose at that Port. (b) After its election, the Committee shall immediately go into session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his application correctly and possesses the necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a report listing each applicant and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each appli­ cant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the findings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "disqualified", the reason therefor must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. •The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and be completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meeting after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the bulletin board in each port. On the last day of nominations, one member of the Committee shall stand by in Headquarters to accept delivery of credentials. All credentials must be in headquarters by midnight of closing day. (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the commit­ tee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at the addresses listed by him pursuant to Section, 1 of this Article. He shall also be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualification by air mail, special delivery, registered, to the mailing address desig­ nated pursuant to Section 1 (b) of. this Article. A disqualified appli­ cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the membership from the decision of the committee. He shalljforward copiet of such appeal to each port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a tegular meeting no later than the second meeting after the committee's election. It is the responsibility of the appli­ cant to insure timely delivery of his appea . In any event, without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may appear In.^etion before the committee within two days after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct his application or argue for his quali­ fication. .... The committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it within the time set forth in this Constitution and still reach the ports in time for the first regular meeting after its election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any disqualification classification by the Credentials Committee, in which event the one so pre­ viously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to conclusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candi­ dacy for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, has met all the requirements of Section 1 (a) of Article XII. Section 3. Balloting Procedurot. (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. The ballots may contain general information and instructive com­ ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon aplhabetically within each category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northerly port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly port on that coast, then •westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are o^ces and jobs to be voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared aslo have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so per­ forated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting date thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the SecretaryTreasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicared in the preceding para­ graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port A.gent a verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute and return to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or ihall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any, event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspec­ tion of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer. (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at port offices, and shall be secret. No signatures of any voter, or other distinguishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appro­ priate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. (d) Only full book members may vote. However, immediately prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Committee of the port in which they are votiifg. The voter's book number shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate) in the space opposite the proper ballot number, and the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed shall then be removed, placed near the roster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the voting site with the ballot. An appropriate notation of the date and of the fact of voting shall be placed in the member's Union book. (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the establishment of a booth or other voting site where each member may vote in privacy. (f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. (g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sun­ days and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized in the city in which the port affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a port in the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M., except that, on Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 A.M. and continue until 12 noon. Section 4. Polls Commllleos. (a) Each port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting On each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three full book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an elected or appointed job holder. For the purpo.se of holding a meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith­ standing the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any other provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute a quorum for each port, with the said meeting to be held between 8:00 A.M. and 9:O0 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com­ mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present during this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are sent daily to the Secretary-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes and the baljot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare rhe serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare the serial number and amounts of ballots used with the verifica- �nhmrt 19, UM don lilt, u cotttctti, end ascertain whether the unused ballots, bodi aerial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verifiication list, as corrected, and the ballots used. If anr discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which report shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what separate comments thereon he desires, provided they are signed and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall rause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com­ pleted, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A majoriry vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not make any determination in these matters. ^ (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner Hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding paragraph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. (d) The Polls Committee shall permit full book members only . to vote. Ppor thereto, it shall stamp their book with the word "voted" and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the bailor, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there­ upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve­ lopes, with their book numbers next to their signatures. The committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre­ pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying the fore­ going inscribed thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or registered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the depository named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Polls Committee shall not be discharged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's clertion records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys to the boxes in an envelope, across the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope securely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes as aforesaid, tpe Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may have received, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be responsible for the proper safeguarding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis­ tered mail or delivered in person. (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without com­ pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving or provide tneals in lieu of cash. SEAFARERS .Supplement—Page Fiv^ LOG All certifications called for under this Article XIII shall be deemed made according to the best knowledge, and belief of diose required to make such certification. (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven Mrts of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, and Detroit. The election shall be held at the regular meeting in December of the election year, or if the Executive Board other­ wise determines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Pa­ trolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquarters Represenutive. Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Seaion 4. In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rostiers, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall be permitted access to the election records and files of all ports, which they may require to be forwarded for insertion at its discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis­ crepancies. All members of , the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site of the port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition of the said protest. The committee shall take all reason­ able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5 (c) to be com­ pleted within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be made by it unless and until- the special votes referred to in this Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied. (d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro­ ceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi­ ble after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense occasioned by their traveling to and returning from that Port. All members of the committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse­ quent to their election to the day they return, in normal course, to the Port from which they were eleaed. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subjea to the express terms of this Con­ stitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme­ diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe custody during the course of the committee's proceedings. The proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event, shall the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi­ ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com­ mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the issuance and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In the event a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 5(g) of this Article, the committee shall be reconstituted except that if any member thereof is not available', a substitute therefore shall be elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for that purpose as soon as possible. (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies shall be sent by the committee to each Pott Agent and the SecretaryTreasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take Section 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying Procedure, Proteitt, and place subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or, Special Votes. in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or (a) On the day the balloting in each port is to terminate, the less from the close of this committee's proceedings, then at least Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting duties hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to applies shall be designated, by date, in the report and shall be headquarters (by certified or registered mail), all the unused ballots, referred to as the" "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the Committee that all ballots sent to the port and not used are report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. This copy enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election Committee to make separate comments under his signature and Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5(c) of this Article all smbs collected during the period of voting, together with a and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted certification, signed by all members of the committee, that all the therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what stubs collected by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to action, if any, in accordance with the Constitution, shall be taken the right of each member of the committee to make separate com­ thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of ments under his signature and date. The said Polls Committee a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect the results members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for- of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote .warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evideiice of shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence Election Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three or more members of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con­ (b) All forwarding to headquarters called for under this Section tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the closing report 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of shall be accepted as final. headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 5(f) must take or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, . the Port Agent shall have the duty tg forward the material specifi­ place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Election cally set forth in Section 5(a) (utiused ballots and stubs) to the Report Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies so aaed Union Tallying Committee, which will then carry out the funaions . upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the • vote set by the membership, as aforesaid, the Port Agents in each Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary such port shall have the functions of the Tallying Committee as set forth in Section 5(c), insofar as that Seaion deals with the by the Union Tallying Committee to execute those funaions. terms of such special vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shall make a •uffident amount of the usual balloung material immediately avail-' able to Port Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Imme­ diately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, but, in any case, so as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certification, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report containing a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union "Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The form of the latter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tally­ ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and-final without modification. If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of and deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. If such recheck and recount is ordered, the Union "Tallying Com­ mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly. Stetien 6. Installation into office and the Job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be eleaed for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. "These determina­ tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President to notify each individual elected. (b) "The duly elected officers and other job holders shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Eleaion Report Meeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­ vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article XI, Seaion 1. "This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. Saction 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the preservation and retention of all election records, including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the eleaion procedures as are required by law, which directives shall be part of the election procedures of this Union. Article XIV Other Elections Saction 1. Trial Commillaa. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a special meeting held at 10:00 A.M., the next business day following the regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take place. It shall consist of five full book members, of which three shall constimte a quorum. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Port Patrolman, or other Union personnel may be electd to serve on a Trial Com­ mittee. No member who intends to be a witness in the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who cannor, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall be-the duty of every member to decline nomination if he knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing disqualifications apply to him. The members of this committee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Saction 2. Appaalt Committas. The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven full book members, five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the port where headquarters is located. The same disqualifications and duties of members shall apply with regard to this committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee decision, if the said member was a member of the Trial Committee. Section 3. Dslegilet. As soon as the President is advised as to the date and duly authorized number of delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. "These facts and recommendations shall be announced and read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless changed by a majority vote of the membership during that meeting, the election rules shall apply. "These rules shall not prohibit any full book member from nominating himself. The results of the election shall be communi­ cated to each Port Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and an­ nounced at the next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election hereunder may include provisions for automatic eleaion of all qualified nominees, in the event the number of such nominees does not exceed the number of delegates^ to be elected. Article XV Trials and Appeals SflOion 1. Any member may bring charges against any other member for the commission of an offense as set forth in this Con­ stitution. "These charges shall be in writing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his book number. "The accuser shall deliver these charges to the Port Agent of the port nearest the place of the offense, or the port of pay-off, if the offense took place aboard ship. He shall also request the Port Agent to present these charges at the next regular meeting. "The accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting takes place. �I Su^Ieihetat^Page SI* >» SEAFARERS^ LOG Felwiuuir 19^4968; (c)' Misconduct during any meeting or odier official Union taciton a. After presentatioa of the charges and the request to evidence to support such a finding and, in such case, the Appeals the Port Agent, the Port Agent shall cause those charges to be read Committee shall not make its own findings as to Ae weight of proceeding, or bringing the Union into disrepute by conduct not at the said meeting. provided for elsewhere in this Artide; evidence. ir the charges are rejeaed by a majority vote of the port, no (d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out orders of diose (b) In no event shall increased punishment be recommended. furAer action may be taken thereon, unless ruled otherwise by a duly authorized to such orders at any time. (c) A new trial shall be recommended if the Appeals Committee majority vote of the membership of the Union within 90 days finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Committee should have Saction 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following thereafter. If the charges are accepted, and the accused is present, he shall be automatically on notice that he will be tried the fol­ been disqualified, or (b) that the accused was not adequately offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including a fine of lowing morning. At his request, the trial shall be pos^oned until informed of the details of the charged offense, which resulted in $50.00; the morning following the next regular meeting, at which time the his not having been given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-offs; Trial Committee will then be elected. He shall also be handed a reason, the accused was not given a fair trial. (b) Wilful failure to submit Union book to Union representa­ (d) If there is not substantial evidence to support a finding of written copy of the charges made against him. tives at pay-off; If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall immediately guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend that the charge on (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign-on; cause to be sent to him, by registered mail addressed to his last which the finding was based be dismissed. (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in dis­ known mailing address on file with the Union a copy of the (e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser punishment. charging their duties; charges, the names and book numbers of the accusers, and a noti­ Saetion 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its decision and fication, that he must appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the (e) Disorderly conduct in the Union hall; morning after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the dissent, if any, to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies (f) Gambling in the Union hall;to be published and shall have them sent to each port in time to Trial Committee will be elected. (g) Negligent failure to join ship. In the event a majority of the membership of the Union shall reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. Headquarters vote to accept charges after their rejection by a port, the trial shall shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at their last Saction 5. Any member who has committed an offense penalized take place in the Port where Headquarters is located. Due notice known address, or notify them in person. by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his rights thereof shall be given to the accused, who shall be informed of the Section 15. At the meeting indicated'in Section 14 of this Article, under this Constitution subject to the provisions of Article XV, name of his accusers, and who shall receive a written statement the membership, by a majority vote, shall accept the decision of the Section 19 and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly of the charges. At the request of the accused, transportation and Appeals Committee, or the dissent therein. If.there is no dissent, authorized representative of the Union. subsistence shall be provided the accused and his witnesses. the decision of the Appeals Committee shall stand. Section 6. This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed to If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the port Section 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent evidence waive any claim, of personal or property rights to which it or its where headquarters is located, in the manner provided for in and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence required by courts members are entitled, by bringing the member to trial or enforcing of law but may receive all relevant testimony. The Trial Committee Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so providing for a new trial a penalty as provided in this Constitution. may grant adjournments, at the request of the accused, to enable shall contain such directions as will insure a fair hearing to the Saction 7. Any member under suspension for an offense under him to make a proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee accused. falls beneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quorum does exist. Section 16. Headquarters shall notify the accused and each accuser, this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, members, officials, and job holders. Section 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the accusers are either in person or in writing addressed to their last known present. The Trial Committee shall condurt the trial except that the address, of the results of the appeal. A further appeal shall be accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, allowed as set forth in Section 17 of this Article. Aritcle XVII and the witnesses, as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused Soction 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of the pro­ Publications may select any member to assist him in his defense at the trial, visions of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union provided, (a), the said member is available at the time of the of North America, and the rights of, and procedure as to, further - This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, newspapers, trial and (b) the said member agrees to render such assistance. appeal as provided for therein. Decisions reached thereunder shall magazines, periodicals and general literature, in such manner as If the accused challenges the qualifications of the members of the be binding on all members of the Union. may be determined, from time to time, by the Executive Board. Trial Committee, or states that the charges do not adequately inform Sactien 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the Union to him of what wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and dis­ take all steps within their constitutional power to carry out the Article XVIII posed of, prior to proceeding on the merits of the defense. The terms of any effective decisions. Bonds guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven by the weight Section 19. Every accused shall receive a written copy of the of the evidence, and the burden of such proof shall be upon the charges preferred against him and shall be given a reasonable time Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed as well accuser. Every finding shall be based on the quality of the evidence to prepare his defense, but he may thereafter plead guilty and as all other employees handling monies of the Union shall be and not solely on the number of witnesses produced. waive any or all of the other rights and privileges granted to him bonded as required by law. Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make finding's as to guilt by this Article. If an accused has been properly notified of his or innocence, and recommendations as to punishment and/or other ttial and fails to attend without properly requesting a postpone­ Article XIX Union action deemed desirable in the light of the proceedings. These ment, the Trial Committee may hold its trial without his presence. findings and recommendations shall be those of a majority of the Expenditures committee, and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Article XVI committee shall forward its findings and recommendations, along Section 1. In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in Offenses and Penaltieswith any dissent to the Port Agent of the port where the trial took existence, the President may authorize, make, or incur such ex­ place, while a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the accused and Section 1. Upon proof the commission of the following offenses, penditures and expenses as are normally encompassed within the the accusers, either in person or by mail addressed to their last authority conferred upon him by Article X of this Constitution. known addresses. The findings shall include a statement that the the member shall be expelled from membership: Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to (a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating the rights of the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ the routine accounting and administrative procedures of the Union guarded. The findings also must contain the charges made, the date overthrow of the Goverrunent of the United States by force; of the trial, the name and address of the accused, the accuser, and (b) Acting as an informer against the interest of the Union except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. / each witness; shall describe each document used at the trial; shall or the membership in any organizational campaign;. contain a fair summary of the proceedings, and shall state the Section 3. The provisions of this Article shall supersede to the (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent of, the company against findings as to guilt or innocence. If possible, all documents used at the interests of the membership or tlie Union; extent applicable, the provisions of Article X of this Constitution. the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations shall be (d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy to m^dsiS iiatt of the regular files. destroy the Union. Article XX Sedion 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, upon receipt Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following Income of the findings and recommendations of the Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations to be presented, and entered offenses, the member shall be penalized up to and including a penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the penalty of Section 1. The income of this Union shall include dues, initiation into the minutes, at the next regular meeting. expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the penalty shall not fees, fines, assessments, contributions, loans, interest, dividends, as Section 7, The Port Agent shall send the record of the entire exceed suspension from the rights and privileges of membership well as income derived from any other legitimate business operation proceedings to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies for more than two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00 or both: or other legitimate source. thereof to be made and sent to, each Port in time for the next (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union property of Section 2. An official Union receipt, properly filled out, shall be regularly scheduled meeting. the value in excess of $50.00. given to anyone paying money to the Union or to any, person auth­ Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall be dis­ (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, seals, orized by the Unioii to receive money. It shall be the duty of every cussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority vote of the mem­ etc., for the purpose of personal gain; person affiliated with the Union who makes such payments to bership of the Union shall: (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, within the demand^ such receipt. (a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or Union for the purpose of personal gain, financial or otherwise, or Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or the wilful refusal or failure to execute the duties or functions conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by a (c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommendations, or of the said office or job, or gross neglect or abuse in executing majority vote of the membership, provided that: (d) Order a new trial after finding that substantial justice has such duties or funaions or other serious misconduct or breach of (a) The ballot must be secret. not been done with regard to the charges. In this event, a new trust. The President may, during" the pendency of disciplinary (b) The assessment must be approved by a majority of the proceedings under this subsection, suspend the officer or jobholder trial shall take place at the port where headquarters is located from exercising the functions of the office or job, with or without valid ballots cast. and upon application, the accused, the accusers, and their witnesses pay, and designate his temporary replacement. shall be furnished transportation and subsistence. Section 4. Except as otherwise provided by law, all payments (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of ballots, Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any punishment stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or election files, or by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied suc­ cessively to the monetary obligations owed the Union commencing so decided upon shall become effeaive. Headquarters shall cause election material of any sort; with the oldest in point of time, as measu/ed from the date of tiotice of the results thereof to be sent to each accused and accuser. (e) Preferring.charges with knowledge that such charges are accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall be calculated Section 10. An accused who has been , found guilty,- or who is •false; accordingly. under eflfective punishment,may appeal in the following manner:' (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false reports He may. send or deliver a notice of appeal to Headquarters or communications which fall within the scope of Union business; Article XXI within 30 days after receipt of the notice of the decision of the (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or mis­ membership. Other Types of Union Affiliatioii conduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detriment of the Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the port where Head­ Union or its agreements; To the extent permitted by law, this Union, by majority vote quarters is located, after receipt of the notice of appeal, the notice (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or deliberate and shall be presented .and shall then become part of the minutes. An malicious villification. With regard to the execution of the duties of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it by individ­ uals in a lesser capacity than membership, or in a capacity other Appeals Committee shall then be elected. The Vice-President in ,of any office or job; than membership. By majority vote of the membership, the Union charge of contracts is charged with the duty of presenting the (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment aboard a may provide for the rights and obligations incident to such capaci­ before-mentioned proceedings and all available documents used as ties or affiliations. These rights and obligations may include, but evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as any vessel, exclusive of proper earnings and Union payments; (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for the are not limited to (a) the applicability or non-applicability of all' written statement or argument submitted by the accused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he so desires. The purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to the Union, or any part of this Constitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of the Union to peremptory termination of such appeal shall be heard at Union Headquarters on the night the or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving evidence of Union affiliation and, (d) the fees required for such affiliation. In no committee is eleaed. It shall be the responsibility of the accused affiliation, with intent to deceive; to insure that his written statement or argument arrives at head­ (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the order of those duly event may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation equivalent to that of members, receive priority or rights over quarters in time for such presentation. authorized to make such orders during time of strike. members, or be termed a member. (1) Failure or refusal to pay a fine or assessment within the time Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the appeal as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration of the evidence limit set therefor either by the Constitution or by action taken in Article XXII and arguments before it. It may grant adjournments and may accordance with the Cotistitution. request the accused or accusers to present arguments, whenever Quorums Saction 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following necessary for such fair cotisideration. offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including a sus­ Saction 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specifically provided, Soctien 13. The decision of the Appeals Conunittee shall be by pension from the rights and privileges of membership for two (2) the quorum for a special meeting irf a port shall be six full book majority vote, and shall be in the form of findings and recommen­ years, or a fine of $50.00 or both: members. , dations. Z^ssents will be allowed. Decisions and dissents shall be in (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union property writing and signed by those participating in such decision or dissent. of the value under $50.00; ^ Saction 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port shall be In making its findings and recommendsuions, the^committee shall (b) Auuthing imy office or job, -whether elective or not wiffii . fifty (30) members. be governed ^ the following: knowledge of the lade of possession of the qualifications required Section 3. Unless otherwise specifically set forth herein, the <•) No finding cf guilt shall be reversed if diere is substantial -therefor; deciftohi, reports, recommendatitMis, 'or funcdons bf any �Fabnarr 19, MM' SEAFARERS LOG •egmeat of die Union lequlibs n quonim to tct offidally, «li«n bt • ^jorlty of dKMc voting, and dull not be official or effeaive vnlesi die quotum tequitementi are met. Article XXV Amendments Sactien 4. Unlesf otherwise indicated herein, where the require­ ments for a quorum are not specifically set forth, a quotum shall be deemed to be a majority of those composing the applicable segment of the Union. This Constitution. shall be amended in the following manner: Section I. Any full book member may submit at any regular meeting of any Pott proposed amendments to this Constitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amendment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. Sactien 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by a ma­ jority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constitu­ tional Committee in the Pott where Headquarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six full book members, two from each department and shall be elected in accordance with such rules as are established by a majority vote of that Port. The Com­ mittee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal ot otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a report on the amendment together with any proposed changes or substimtions or recommendations and the reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then be submitted to the membership by the President. If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article XllI, Section 3(b) -through Section 5, except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote of the membership at the time it gives the approval necessary to put the referendum to a vote, the Union Tallying Committee shall consist of six (6) full book members, two from each of the three (3) departments of the Union, elected from Headquarters Port. The amendment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all ports and made avail­ able at the voting site in all ports. Section 3. If approved by a majority of the valid ballots cast, the, amendment shall become effective immediately upon notifica­ tion by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the President that the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the amendment. The President shall immediately notify all ports of the results of the vote on the amendment. Article XXIII Meetings faction 1. Regular membership meetings shall be held monthly only in the following major ports at the following times: During the week following the first Sunday of every month a meeting shall be held on Monday—at New York; on Tuesday—at Philadelphia; on Wednesday—at Baltimore; and on Friday—at Detroit. During the next week, meetings shall be held on Monday at Houston; on Tuesday—at New Orleans and on Wednesday—at Mobile. All regular membership meetings shall commence at 2=30 P.M. local time. Where a meeting day falls on a Holiday officially designated as such by the authorities of the state or municipality in which a port is located, the pott meeting shall take place on the following business day. Saturday and Sunday shall' not be deemed business days. The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all regular irfeetings in ports in thier respective areas. In the event the Area Vice Presidents are unable to attend a regular meeting of a port, they shall instruct the Port Agents, ot other elected job holders, to act as chaitman of the meetings. In the event a quorum is not present at 2:30 P.M. the chairman of the meeting at the pertinent port shall posqjone the opening of the meeting but in no event later than 3:00 P.M. Section 2. A special meeting at a port may be called only at the direaion of the Port Agent or Arei Vice President. No special meeting may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours in advance, on the port bulletin board. The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all special meetings in ports in their respective areas. In the event the Area Vice Presidents are unable to attend a special meeting of a port, they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other elected job holders, to act as chairmen of the meetings. The contents of this Section 2 are subject to the ptovisions of Article XIII, Section 4(a). Section 3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all regular meetings shall be governed by the following: 1. The Union Constitution. 2. Majority vote of the members assembled. Article XXIV Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions Relating Thereto Saclion t. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any- illness or situation preventing the affected person from carrying out his duties for more than 30 days, provided that this does not result in a vacancy. However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to prohibit the execution of the functions of more than one job and/or office in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to exist with regard to the regular job or office of the one taking over the duties and functions of the one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the time during which the circumstances exist. Sactien 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "vacancy" shall include failure to perform the functions of any office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or suspension from membership or expulsion from the Union with no further right to appeal in accordance with the provisions of Article XV. of this Constimtion. Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole the term, "majority-vote of the membership", shall mean the majority of all •the valid votes cast by full book members at an official meeting of those ports holding a. meeting. This definition shall prevail not­ withstanding that one or more ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For the puipose of this Section, the term "meeting" • shall refer to those meetings to be held during the time period within which a vote must be taken in accordance with the Con­ stitution and the custom and usage of the Union in the indicated priority. • Section 4. When applicable solely to port action and not concetned with, or related to, the Union as a whole, and not forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of the mem­ bership", shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the full book members at anyjmeeting of the Port, regular or special. . Section S. The term, "membership action", or reference thereto, shall mean the same as the term "majority vote of the membership". Section 6. Where the title of any office or job, or the holder thereof, is set forth in this Constitution, all references thereto and the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be equally applicable to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected offi­ cials and- other elected job-holders are required to assume office. The fitst election year hereunder shall be deemed to be I960. Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution", and "this amended Constitution", shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shall refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the one adopted by the Union in 1939, as amended up througli August, 1956. Section 9. The term, "member in good standing", shall mean a member whose monetary obligations to the Union ate not in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expul­ sion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless other­ wise expressly indicated, the term, "member", shall mean a member in good standing. Soction 10. Unless plainly otherwise required by the context of their use, the terms "Union book", "membership book", and "book", shall mean official evidence of Union membership. Ssction 11. The term "full book" or "full Union book" shall mean only an official certificate issued as evidence of Union membership which, can be attained only by those members who ° have first acquired the highest seniority rating set fotth in the standard collective bargaining agreement. Sactien 12. The term, "full book member", shall mean it. member to whom a full book has been duly issued and who is entitled to retain it in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. Article XXVI Transition Clause SupplemeoU^Faffe« SeTCA: EXHIBIT A Minimal requirements to be contained in Constitution of subordinate bodies and divisions chartered by or affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. I All members shall have equal rights and privileges, subject to reasonable rules and regulations, contained in this Constimtion, including secret election, freedom of speech, the right to hold office and the right of secret votes on assessinent and dues increases, all in accordance with the law. II No member may be automatically suspended from membership except for non-payment of dues, and all members shall be afforded a fair hearing upon written charges, with a reasonable time to pre-, pare defense, when accused of an offense under the Constimtion. III This Union is chartered by (and/or affiliated with), the Seafarets International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and this Constimtion and any amend­ ments thereto, shall not take effect unless and until approved as set forth in the Constimtion of that Union. IV An object of this Union is, within its reasonable capacity, to promote the. welfate of, and assist, the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. The charter (and/or affiliation) relationship between this Union and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall not be dissolved so long as at least ten members of this Union, and the Seafarers International Union of North .America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board wish to continue such relationship. Section I. It is the purpose and intent of this Article to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect prior to the adoption VI of this amended Constimtion, to operations and activities conducted in accordance with this amended Constimtion. Accordingly, the No amendment to this Constitution shall be effective unless and following sections are to be given the interpretation required to until approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the membership in a effecmate tbe foregoing purpose and intent. secret referendum* conducted for that purpose. In, any event, the Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and other similar adoption of this Constitution and any amendments thereto, will not procedures and processes of this Union, In effect immediately be effective unless and until compliance with Article 11 of the prior to the adoption of this amended Constimtion shall-'jje deemed Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America to be permitted heruender and shall continue in effect unless or —Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District is first made. until changed, in accordance with the provisions hereof. VII Section 3. All methods and means of collecting and disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, rules of order The Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, genejrally followed, bonding procedures, reinstatement procedures, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall have the right to and any other practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior check, inspect and make copies of all the books and records of this to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed Union upon demand. to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof.VIII Sactlon 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, including those Tills Union shall not take any action which will have the effect with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediately prior to' the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed of reducing its net assets, calculated through recognized accounting to be permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect unless or procedures, below the amount of its indebtedness to the Seafarers International Union of North America^—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof. Inland Waters District, unless approved by that Union through its Section 5. All officers and other jobholders elected as a result of Executive Board. the balloting held by this Union during November and December of 1958, who are serving at the time of the adoption of this IX amended Constitution, shall continue to serve, without reduction in salary, in the office most closely related to the one held prior to So long as there exists any indebtedness by this Union to the that adoption, and for a term not to exceed that for which he Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, was elected in the balloting held in 1958. For this purpose the Lakes and Inland Waters District, that Union shall have the right following table sets out the new office and job, the present nearest , to appoint a representative or representatives to this IJnion who equivalent in terms of functions presently performed, and the shall have' the power to attend all meetings of this Union, or its identity of-the person occupying it. The adoption of this amended sub-divisions, or governing boards, if any; and who shall have Constitution shall constitute ratification of this table. access to all books and records of this Union on demand. This representativCj or these representatives, shall be charged with die Indkidual Old Title . New Title duty of assisting this Union and its membership, and acting as a Secretary-Treasurer PAUL HALL President liaison between the Seafarers International Union of North America Assistant Secretary—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District and this Union. Executive Treasurer CAL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President in charge of Contracts. So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebtedness Assistaiit Secretaryand Contract of any sort, is owed by this Union to the Seafaters International Treasurer CLAUDE SIMMONS Enforcement Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, such indebtedness shall constitute a first lien on the assets Vice-President in Assistant Secretaryof this Union, which lien shall not be impaired without the written charge of the Treasurer EARL SHEPPARD approval of the Seafarers International Union of North America— Atlantic Coast Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through Vice-President in • its Executive Board. Assistant Secretarycharge of the Treasurer LINDSEY WILLIAMS Gulf Coast XI Boston Port Agent Vice-Presideflt In The per capita tax payable by this Union to the Seafarers Inter­ and Administrative charge of the Lakes national Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Dirertor of Great AL TANNER and Inland Waters Inland Waters District shall be that which is fixed in accordance Lakes District with the terms of die Constitution of that Union. (To be filled by the President in accord­ XII ance witli Constitu­ VACANCY tion) Secretary-Treasurer This Constimtion and actions by this Union pursuant thereto are subject to those provisions of the Constimtion of the Seafarers Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and BILL HALL Treasurer Representative Inland Waters District pertaining to affiliation, disaffiliation, trustee­ Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters ships, and the gtanting and removal of charters. ED MOONEY Representative Treasurer Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters XIII JOB VOLPIAN TreasurerRepresentative This Union shall be affiliated with die Seafarers International Since no elected officer or jobholder currently performs the Union of North America through the Seafarers International Union functions of the new office of Secretary-Treasurer, that office shall of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ be filled by the President pursuant to Article X, Section l(j) of trict. It shall share in, and participate as part of, the delegation of this Constitution. From the date of the adoption of this Constim­ that District to the Convention of the Seafarers International Union tion, the officets, as above described, shall execute the powers and of North America in accordance with the provisions of the Con­ functions, and assume the responsibilities of the said offices as set stimtion of the Seafarers International Union of Nprth America— forth in this Constitution. 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L-..-;^VV;^ - \ I'h- ' EVERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED * Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. * The right to vote. ^ The right to nominate himself for, and to hold, any office in the Union. * That every official of the Union shall be hound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that tn no case shall any member be deprived of his rights and privileges as a member without due process of the law of the Union. * The right to be confronted by his accuser and to he given a fair trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members if he should be charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. ^ The right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. ^ The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic prin­ ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union. • -f- I?-' • ,.;-A' r- •4;- I-: - -fyV-'- - '•; ai -4-r-V; ^ ' i X'- ^ f.r i'. i''- . -:T;f � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource February 19, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU CALLS FOR TAX ON RUNAWAYS TO ASSIST U.S. FLEET FLOUNDERING NIAGRA SAVED BY SIU CREW SIU PROTESTS MOVE TO LET FOREIGN-FLAGS IN U.S.-P.R. TRADE TAX RUNAWAYS TO FINANCE NEW U.S. SHIPS, SIU URGES SIU PUSHES FIGHT TO SAVE PHS HOSPITALS FOR SEAMEN U.S. OCEAN TRADE DOUBLED, U.S. FLAG SHARE DOWN 2/3 SEAMAR BACK IN SERVICE FOLLOWING COLLISION MISHAP STATE LABPR BOARD NIXES LIE DETECTORS READERS’ DIGEST STILL ON ANTI-LABOR BINGE AFL-CIO URGES CONGRESS APPROVE AID TO SCHOOLS SOCIAL, ECONOMIC ILLS PLAGUE APPALACHIA TO SAVE A LIFE – MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION TEXT OF SIU CONSTITUTION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/19/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 4 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e206ff7e5a5eb9460590cc9c4d31fbf1.PDF 329986952d8ca50d6c01abbb2889e9b6 PDF Text Text Page Tkree r I Vol. XXVII } No> 1 SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORQAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO In This Issue: N • MTD Pledges Action To Fight Proposed USPHS Hospital Closings -Story On Page 3 '*i . Indiana Scraps "Right-to-Work"Labor Readies 14(b) Repeal Drive -Story On Page 3 Seafarer oldtimer Andre Platis (left above) gets hearty con^atulations from SIU headquarters representative Steve Zubovich as he picks up a whopping $1,174 SIU vacation check. The check covers vacation benefits accumulated by Seafarer Plati^ during a period of sailing aboard the City of Alma (Waterman). Contract Negotiations Stall Longshore Strike Settlement -Story On Page 2 SIU Manned Research Ship Pays Off After 2-Year Indian Ocean Trip • Story On Pages 2, 24 SIU Pacific District Ship Wins MA "Gallant Ship" Award — Story On Page 4 Three More Seafarer Oldtimers Retire On Pension Benefits — The SlU-contracted research vessel Anton Bruun (Alpine Geophysical) returned to New York this week after a two-year expedition spent gathering scientific -data in the Indian Ocean. For the complete story see pages 2 and 24. SIU Great Lakes Tug & Dredge member James Howes bagged the 533 pound, 12 point bull elk shown at left during special elk season held recently in Michigan. Howes is employed by the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. as a deckhand. 1 KEY TO CONGRESS THE COMMITTEE 'i, IN THIS ISSUE Story On Page 5 Medicare Legislation Passage Seen Possible During Spring Seafarer Ports Of The WorldCosmopolitan Rio do Janeiro Various key committees m the House and Senate hold vast power in the passage of legislation of vital interest to American workers. A knowledge of these congressional committees and how they work is of growing importance to Seafarers. . . See Centerfold �iwe*lw SEAFARERS •age Tir# SlU Manned R/V Anton Bruun Pays Off After Two-Year Trip NEW YORK—The R/V Anton Bruun (Alpine Geophysical) returned here this week after spending two years conducting oceanographic research in the Indian Ocean. Five Seafarers who paid off the research ship had remained on board for the entire 24 month sci­ entific expedition. search voyages long after other potential will be available to these The Anton Bruun made vessels in the expedition had head­ countries. Scientists from U.S. private and nine major scientific cruises, ed for their home ports. covering remote and little known areas of the Indian Ocean as part of the International Indian Ocean Expedition (I.I.O.E.). This vast re­ search program into the biological and oceanographic mysteries of the region, called for the research ship to sail a total of 72,000 miles as she made long, systematic longi­ tudinal cruises in the western half of the ocean. (Pictures of the Anton Bruun's SIU crewmembers and the expedi­ tion appear on the back page of this issue.) Last Frontier The Indian Ocean is one of the last frontiers to the world's oceanographers. The lack of scieptific knowledge about the huge ocean has made it a research center of attraction for scientists all over the world. A small Beet of research vessels took part in the oceanographic re­ search program sponsored by the I.I.O.E. and the Anton Bruun's sci­ entists were so determined that their ship continued to conduct re- N.Y. Welfare Unions Vote To End Strike NEW YORK—More than 5,000 city Welfare Department Workers returned to their jobs February 1 after approving a four-point settle­ ment formula that ended their 28day strike. Members of the two striking unions—the Social iService Em­ ployees Union and Local 371 of the State County and Municipal Work­ ers Union AFL-CIO—voted on the peace plan in separate meetings the night before. Acceptance of the measure was overwhelming. Under the formula, the prob­ lems of wages and working condi­ tions are to be submitted to a five member fact-finding panel for settlement. The union and the city are each to appoint two members of the panel and the fifth is to be selected by mutual agreement of both sides. Settlement Points Other key points of the plan orovide that the city not oppose inion efforts to seek a stay of the )8nalties imposed by the CondonVadlin Act against the strikers, nd not act vindictively toward he returning employees. In addition, the city agreed not o stand in the way of a State Suireme Court application by the wo unions to free the 19 jailed trike leaders. Those leaders went o prison under the provision of he Condon-Wadlin Act and were eleased this week. All city labor bodies united beind the Welfare Department, pro;-iding what aid and assistance hey could. The SIU joined in this •ffort, and also supplied the •jhilled picketers with hot coffee |ind sandwiches. In addition, SIU ^members joined the picket lines International Effort The Anton Bruun's research has important significance for the hun­ gry populations that live in coun­ tries bordering the Indian Ocean. Scientists on the vessel have come to the conclusion that the ocean is a highly productive fishing area, since they observed large masses of dead fish in certain areas. When the huge quantity of scientific data the ship's researchers gathered is completely analyzed, vital knowl­ edge of the Indian Ocean's fishing government biological research laboratories as well as from 24 foreign countries participated in the research conducted aboard the Anton Bruun. The ship's scientific complement changed with each of the nine cruises as 25 new re­ searchers, including a few women scientists, would come on board to take advantage of the latest scien­ tific instruments on the vessel. Seafarers shipping on the Anton Bruun found that working on a re(Continued on page 23) Appalachia Aid Bill Cains Senate Okay WASHINGTON—The Administration's $1.1 billion bill to aid the depressed 11-state Appalachia region received over­ whelming approval from the U.S. Senate this week. Presi­ dent Johnson, who had placed the legislation at the top of uled for reclaiming this ruined his legislative "must" list, land under 4he act. hailed passage of the bill and predicted quick action when it comes up for House consideration. The Appalachia bill now is be­ fore the House, which failed to act on it last year. Urging final action on the bill by the House after the Senate passed the legis­ lation by a . 62-22 margin, the President said it would benefit "not only Appalachia, but the whole nation." Various Programs The legislation will provide $1.1 billion in various aid programs for the mountainous 165,000 square mile area which makes up Appa­ lachia. More than 15 million peo­ ple, many of them povertystricken, live in' the forgotten hamlets and villages that dot the narrow valleys in the region. The only major amendment to the bill would permit the inclusion of 13 counties in southern New York state which have similar economic and social conditions to those of Appalachia. The amend­ ment, which was submitted by Senator Robert' F. Kennedy (D.N.Y.), would include the 13 counties upon approval of the Appalachian Regional Commission and Governor Nelson A. Rocke­ feller. The largest single expenditure in the Appalachia bill is a $840 million authorization for road construction to make the area more accessible for new economic development. This money will be used to build 2,350 miles of high­ ways and 1,000 miles of access roads. Seventy percent of the cost of this construction will be borne by the U.S. and the remainder by states and localities. Matching Fund Grants The bill also provides major help to states qualify for Federal aid programs requiring local matching funds. Grants worth $ro million are set aside for this purpose. Another major project which the bill will accomplish is the authorization of funds for con­ servation work on the millions of acres of the region that have been ruined by abandoned strip mines. Other major expenditures au­ thorized by the bill include $41 million for hospital construction and $16 million for hospital main­ tenance, $5.5 million for research and development, $5 million for timber development, $6 million for sewage treatment facilities and $5 million for ' water resource studies. Eleven States The Appalachia area is com­ posed of 355 counties in West Virginia and parts of Pennsylva­ nia, Ohio, Maryland, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, North Caro­ lina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. Proposed regional development programs that would include New England, the Upper Great Lakes area, the Ozarks and the' Great Plains were not included in the Appalachia bill after supporters of these plans came to an agree­ ment with the Administration. It has been reported that President Johnson will recommend these programs under the revised Area Development Administration legis­ lation that will be sent to Congress in the near future. SEAFARERS LOG Feb. 5, 1965 Vol. XXVIi, No. 3 Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO . Executive Board PAUL HALL, President ' CAL TANNER EAHL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Fret, Vice-President At KERR LINDSEY WittiAMS Sec.-Treas. Vice-President ROB. A. MATTHEWS At TANNER Vice-President Vice-President • HEHBEflT BHANO Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor; MKE POLLACK; Art Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN; Asst. Editor; NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: ROBERT ARONBON. Atvm SCOTT. PETE CARMEN. Published biweekly at tht haadquarters of the Seafarers International Union# At­ lantic, Cuif, Lakes and inland Waters District, AFL-CiO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600. Second class postage paid at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. 120 - Febrmir SK 196& LOG I 1 By Paul Hall In recent weeks, the Indiana legislature repealed that state's unionbusting "righit-to-work" law. This action by the Indiana lawmakers signaled the beginning of the end for this piece of anti-labor, antiAmerican legislation. Today, 19 states, all of them with relatively small industrial labor forces, still carry such laws on their books. If the indications are correct, those states will not carry them for very much longer. In his State of the Union address, President Johnson called for the revision of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, which allowed the states to pass "right-to-work" laws in the first place. In that action, the AFL-CIO gave the President its full backing. The Congress, with many new members who are friends of labor, is expected to act favorably on the President's recommendation. As the people of Indiana learned through hard experience, "right-to-work" solved no problems and created many new ones. It dragged down the state's wages and working conditions and benefitted no one except the anti-labor ex­ treme right and those-employers who found quick profit in the open shop system. In the states where such laws still exist, union organization has been severely hampered and those working under the worst conditions and wages in our nation have been kept in economic bondage and prevented from securing their rights as working men and women by the laws. The partisans of "right-to-work," many of the same crowd who oppose social security, medicare and other social advances, appear to be on the verge of defeat in this instance. Needless to say, they will be back with new schemes to deny American working men and vwmien their rights. Only a strong and determined effort to move forward on all social fronts—^medicare, poverty, civil rights, etc.— will keep them from foisting their tricks on us again. The strike by 5000 New York Welfare D^artment workers ended February 1 after 28 days. Aside from the inajor issues of wages and working conditions for the employees of the Department, the strike also brought attention again to the state's viciously anti-labor CondonWadlin Act. This law provides that striking public employees may be' arrested, dismissed or fined for engaging in an activity entirely legal and proper for other citizens to take part in. In other words, it means that the public employee is a second-class citizen, denied, as he is, the only effective means of making his grievances toown. As part of tiie settlement, the unions involved in the strike will take the Condon-Wadlin Act before the State Supreme Court to test its constitutionality. This was neVer done before because dty administra­ tions had always, been leery of invc^ng the law since it was so universally hated. The labor movement in New York, united in its support of the Welfare workers, is also united in its opposition to Condon-Wadlin. As with 14(b), the sooner Condon-Wadlin is thrown out, the better for all New Yorkers. » • * One of the oldest and most valuable benefits for American seamen has been the United States Public Health Service chain of hospitals. Many thousands of Seafarers owe their lives and good health to the existance of these hospitals. Now, in a so-called "economy move," the government is proposing to close down seven of these hospitals In what could be the opening move to abandon the whole USPHS program. The SIU, imited with all of maritime labor and leading segments of the industry, does not propose to let this happen." These hospitals have proved as vital to the American merchant marine as any piece of legislation or contractual gain won in their interest. These hospitals must be kept open and operating at full efficiency. The SIU and the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department will mobilize every effort to make sure that they are kept open. Negotiations Continue In Longshore Strike - ii NEW YORK—Locals of the International Longshoremen's Association in ports from Maine to Texas continued to strike this week as they waited for the completion of negotiations on new contracts in Philadel- " teed annual wage as we^I as a phia, Miami and Galveston. dispute over work rule revisions. SIU members in the Atlan­ The 1,600 hour guarantee was a tic and Gulf districts continue to key gain In the recently approved respect picket lines maqned by New York ILA contract. Contract talks in Miami cover, dockworkers in the strikebound that city as well as porta from ports. Morehead City, N.C. to Tampa. The Longshoremen have ap­ The chief Issue in the Miami talks proved new contract terras in the is the establishment of a mimiports of New York, Boston, Nor­ mum size for work gangs. folk, Mobile and New Orleans. Bargaining in Galveston, which ILA members are continuing their strike in all ports, following the covers ports from Lake Charles, official policy of the union that as La. west to Brownsville, Tex.^ is long as one port is striking for a also stalled over the gang size new contract, all ports will remain issue and the control of hiring, which has previously been done by out. the ILA. The hiring issue is Negotiations Stalled further complicated by the fact Negotiations in Philadelphia that Texas has a "right-to-work' have stalled over the Philadelphia law which could destroy the union Marine Trade Association's re- if it loses control of hiring, ac- 4\ �Febnuur 5. 196S SEAFARERS Indiana Lawmakers Scrap k-T-W Law INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana legislature voted over­ whelmingly to scrap the state's so-called "right-to-work" law at its opening session, returning the right to negotiate a un­ ion shop contract to the state's "right-to-work" to a man, and workers and employers. picked up the votes of three Re­ The Indiana "scab" law, in­ publicans. stituted in 1957 by a Republican legislature, was the first and only such law to be passed in an in­ dustrial state. The remaining 19 states with "right-to-work" laws are deep south or agriculture states with small industrial labor forces. The Indiana House, now in the hands of the Democrats, voted the law out of existence by a whop­ ping 74-to-21 margin. Earlier, the state Senate declared Itself against the law-by a vote of 38-to-12. House Democrats voted against MAC Meets February 8 WASHINGTON — The 17-man Maritime Advisory Committee, created by President Johnson last June 17, will hold its fourth meet­ ing here on Monday, February 8. The meeting will mark the first time that newly appointed Secre­ tary of Commerce John T. Connor will sit as chairman of the Com­ mittee. SIU President Paul Hall who is a committee member, will present the Union's position on the danger that runaway shipping represents to the U.S. merchant fleet. Commerce Secretary Connor was appointed as chief of the Commerce Department in Decem­ ber by President Johnson after former Secretary Luther H. Hodges resigned. Democratic Governor Roger D. Branigan signed the repeal bill on January 28 in a ceremony attended by the executive board of the Indiana AFL-CIO and other state iabor leaders. Governor Branigan said that in its short history the iaw had infiicted "rancor and con­ troversy" and that its repeal was "in the public interest." Passed First The chief executive noted, that the repeal bill was the first law passed by the legislature this year. Indiana Democrats had made a campaign pledge at election time to repeal the "right-to-work" stat­ ute. Whfen they won control of both houses of the legislature in the Democratic landslide which ac­ companied President Johnson's vic­ tory, passage of the repeal bill be­ came just a matter of time. So certain was the repeal - of "right-to-work" that only one Re­ publican legislator even bothered to speak against it. With almost no opposition, the Senate added a clause to the repealer making it effective right away. Usually laws wait several months after approval before goii^ into effect. Pare Three LOG MTD Pledges To Fight PHS Hospital Closings The "full resources" of maritime labor will be marshalled to prevent the announced closing of seven USPHS Hospitals by the Federal Government, SIU President Paul Hall declared in a wire to President Johnson and other government leaders protesting formed by the USPHS in the best life-giving services to thousands the closings. interests of American seamen. The of seamen is another example of current "ecomony" plan by the the kind of false economy which Sent in his capacity as government to reduce the number threatens the well-being of many president of the AFL-CIO Ma­ ritime Trades Department, Hall's strongly-worded tele­ gram represented the strong opposition to the closings of the entire labor movement as well as its maritime segment. In addition to the White House, copies of the wire were addressed to Department of Health, £du((ktion and Welfare Secretary, Anthony Celebrezze; U.S. Surgeon General Luther L. Terry, and eight Congressmen and Senators with legislative responsibility over the USPHS program. The wire said: "Am greatiy concerned by re­ cent reports indicating revival of attempts to close additional USPHS Hospitals. USPHS services already drastically curtailed by previous cuts. Further reductions would virtually destroy program of assistance which has been of inestimable value to merchant seamen and others since early days of our republic. "This is particularly distressing in view of" current Maritime Ad­ ministration efforts to restrict medical and welfare benefits which might be obtainable by merchant seamen through collec­ tive bargaining. Entitled By Law "Full resources of organization which I represent will be mobilized against this unwarranted and un­ just effort to make merchant sea­ men victims of government economy moves by depriving them of protective services to which they have historically and right­ fully been entitled by law." The SIU, with the rest ot marltime labor, has traditionally fought any and all i.ttempts to alter, modify or reduce the services per­ of hospitals which have performed to save a few pennies. SIU Tug And Dredgemen Start Balloting March 8th DETROIT—The Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union will hold elections during March for Regional Officers and during April for Port Presidents. Candidates for these offices and elective jobs were se­ of officials will be included in the lected during the nominations supplement. It contains a list of period, December 1, 1965 to December 15, 1965, in accordance with the Union constitution. The Regional Director's Report on Election Ballot and Instruc­ tions for Voting for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Officers, dated February 2, 1965, will be included in the Balloting Proced­ ures and Election Report Supple­ ment which will be mailed to all Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Re­ gion members at their last known address prior to the February meetings so that all members may become familar with the contents therein. This Report has been pre­ pared in accordance with Article X, Sec. 2(c) (1) of the constitution and will be {icted upon at the February meetings. Nominations Report The Regional Director's Report on Nominations for the 1965 Elec­ tion of Port Presidents for the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region will also be included in the supplement mailed to members prior to the February meeting at which time this report on nomina: tions will be presented to the membership. The Regional Director's Report on Nominations for 1965 election SiUNA Oil Workers' "Don't Buy" Drive In Action A special SlU-IBU Great. Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Report covering balloting and election procedures for the upcoming Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region elections for Regional Officers in March and Port Presidents in April will be mailed to ail Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region members at their last known address prior to the February membership meetings so that all members may become fully acquainted with the pro­ cedures governing the elec­ tions. The voting for Regional Officers of the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region will begin on March 8 and continue through March 20. The voting for Port Presidents will take place during the month of April. Pickets of the SlUNA-affiliated International Union of Petroleum Workers, and the Oil, Chemi­ cal & Atomic Workers, Local 1=561, carried their "Don't Buy Standard Oil of California Products" drive to the City Hall at Richmond, California and won a 7-0 vote from the city council switching Richmond's gasoline business from Standard Oil of California to low bidder, Shell Oil Co. Petroleum Workers started their drive after the company refused to grant em­ ployees the 4.|5 percent benefit package agreed to by other major companies in 1964. Dredge Region and was accepted by the membership. Voting Guide A Suggested Voting Guide for Polls Committees, explaining regular balloting procedures, is included in the suppiement. The supplement also contains a letter from Regional Director Robert T. Jones to all ports which contains information on mail ballots. The voting for Regional Officers of the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region will begin on March 8, .1965 and continue through March 20, 1965. Hours of voting shall be 9 A.M. to 5 P.M., except on Saturdays when voting shall start at 9 A.M. and end at 12 P.M. The voting for Port Presidents will take place in April, 1965 dur­ ing the regular port membership meetings. Elections will be con­ ducted in the ports of Ashtabula, Ohio; Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; D u 1 u t h, Minnesota; Lorain, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wiscon­ sin; Saulte Ste. Marie, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio. In Washington, AFL-CIO presi­ dent George Meany expressed labor's satisfaction with the repeal of the act. He said it was "good news" for Indiana and that it offered a "heartening portent of things to come" in the 19 others where union shop bans are on the books. Meany said he hoped that Congress would follow Indiana's example in short order, and strike down Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, which enables Maritime Probiems Explored - states to pass "right^work" The Maritime Advisory Com­ laws. mittee was organized by a Presi­ The 1964 Democratic campaign dential executive order to find platform pledged the revision of solutions for the problems of the 14(b) and President Johnson also American maritime industry. In called for revision In his State of addition to Secretary of Commerce the Union message. Hodges, its membership includes Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz and 17 non-government members including representatives of maritime labor, the maritime industry and the general public. 50-50 Urged In Sale To Soviet SIU President Paul Hall has urged action by President Johnson to assure the trans­ portation of at least 50 per­ cent in American-flag ships of the 90,000 tons of soybeans which will be shipped to the Soviet Union under terms of a transaction arranged by the U.S. Government. The SIU position was placed before the President in a telegram after it was an­ nounced that the Commerce Department had issued an ex­ port license for the soybean sale. The wire said that ac­ tion by the President "to in­ sure a fair share of cargoes for American vessels would be evidence that your admin­ istration intends to take posi­ tive and affirmative steps in behalf of American ships and seamen." the nominees and other related information. This report was pre­ sented at the January meetings of the members of the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region and was accepted by the membership. The Regional Director's Report and Instructions for election of Port Presidents, also included in the supplement, was presented at the January meeting of the mem­ bers of th» Great Lakes Tug and �Pare Prar SEAFARERS Gallantry Award Won By SlU Pacific District Ship WASHINGTON—The SIU Pacific District-contracted President Wilson (American President Lines) has been cited as a Gallant Ship by the Maritime Administration for the part she played in the rescue of crewman from a stricken Liberian-flag ship. In addition to the ship's ^ with skill and seamanship of the Chief Mate I.arkin; Bosun's Mates citation, 15 members of the highest order. Within an hour, 18 Leonard E. Sallinen and Charl^ President Wilson's crew were survivors were taken out of the Derkaks Jr.; ABs Joseph E. awarded the Merchant Marine sea and transferred safely to the Lathrop, Ledo U. Forasiepa, Alfred Meritorious Service Medal for President Wilson. Byoff, Rasmus K. Jensen, Robert their "heroic" efforts during the M. Heagney, Jacob O. Kjerbo, rescue operation. In announcing Medal Winners Earl D. Lawrence, John A. John­ the award, Maritime Administra­ The members of the crew ston, Henry W. Bovyer; Engine tor Nicholas Johnson said Amer­ Maintenance Man Lafayette John­ icans should "pause and give awarded the Meritorious Service son, and 3rd Asst. Engineer Jack Medals were Capt. Joseph D. Cox, thanks for the good ships and men O. Moldestad. who keep our Merchant Marine Master of the President Wilson; on the seas. The effort to save the crewmen of the foundering freighter Agia '' Erini L. began off the coast of Japan on February 2, 1964, when the President Wilson received a distress call from the Liberian ship. The President Wilson WASHINGTON—Closed door consideration of the Medi­ changed course for the disaster scene arriving there at 3 A.M. the care bill has begun before the House Ways & Means Com­ following morning. mittee, and legislation is expected to be ready for House Breaking Up action by mid-March. Dele­ By then, the Agia Erini L. was gates to the recent AFL-CIO substitute has yet emerged with breaking up in a gale force rain legislative conference heard an official GOP imprimatur. , storm. Other rescue vessels ar- Senator Clinton P. Anderson (DThe American Medical Associa­ , rived on the scene, and the Presi­ N.M.) predict that the bill was tion, which has bitterly opposed dent Wilson was designated as virtually certain of enactment dur­ all forms of social insurance health commander of the operation. At 6 ing this session of Congress. programs, is currently touting A.M., after trying unsuccessfully what It calls "eldercare." In effect Senator Anderson, co-author of to save their ship, the Agia Erini this would augment the present |. L.'s crew were ordered to abandon the King-Anderson Medicare bill, Kerr-Mills program by providing said Congress is "on the eve" of the vessel. deciding that "working people can federal and state funds to pur­ One lifeboat was launched with be permitted to take care of their chase private health insurance for four men aboard, but high seas old age health needs as a matter elderly persons who can prove prevented the launching of more of right." He said the Senate their financial need. The AMA's boats. The remaining crewmen "could move quite promptly once bill has been Introduced by Rep­ then took to the water in their the bill comes over from the resentative Thomas B. Curtis (Rlifejackets. House" and could reach the Pres­ Mo.) and A. Sydney Herlong (D-Fla.). With seas rising to twenty feet, ident's desk "by Easter." the President Wilson lowered a Liberal gains in the House in Over the objections of several lifeboat to pick up the men in the the November elections, coupled Republicans, the House water. Chief Mate Carl M. Larkin committee with expansion of the Ways & and a crew of 13 handled the task Committee agreed to skip public Means Committee to reflect the hearings in view of the extensive bigger Democratic majority, have hearings held last year. strongly boosted the prospects for Health, Education & Welfare hospital care legislation. Secretary Anthony J. Celebreeze met with committee members in executive session to discuss the bill and emerged to tell newsmen that SAN JUAN—Keith Terpe, it is optimistic about committee president of the SIU of Puerto approval. Rico, was elected president of the AFL-CIO Central "There are always amendments," Labor Council here for a twohe said, "but I don't, at this point, see any major changes." year term. Medicare Passage Seen This Spring Terpe Elected San Juan Labor Council Head Margot Preeee, vice presi­ dent of the Newspaper Guild of Puerto Rieo, was eleeted to the post of recording secre­ tary in the Council meeting held at the SIU Hall in Santurce. Thomas Martinez of the National Maritime Union was elected secretary - treasurer. Also elected were seven vice .presidents and five members of the council's advisory board. Installation of the new offi­ cers will take place later this month. Medicare Benefits The 1965 King Anderson bill would provide up to 60 days of hospital care for each illness for every person 65 or over, with a deductible equal to the average cost of one day's hospitalization. It would also provide up to 60 days of post-hospital skilled nurs­ ing home care, but-patient diagnos­ tic services and up to 240 home "health service visits a year. It would not pay doctors' bills. Some House Republicans have said they will propose an alterna­ tive plan based on need, but no Cash Benefits Paid — Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Pension-Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Dependent Benefits ..... I Optical Benefits ' Out-Patient Benefits ..... Vacation Benefits TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION ^ BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... SlU-UIW Wins NLRB Vote At Chemical Co. PHILADELPHIA — Stepping up its organizing campaign here, the SlU-United Industrial Workers won an NLRB representation elec­ tion in the Powerhouse division of the Rohm and Haas Corporation on January 20. The company is a major chemical producer, with plants across the nation. In the New York area,- U.I.W. contracts at four companies— Highway Trailer, Wiser Smith Metal Products, Milo Components and Academy Heat Treating— were negotiated, with wage In­ creases and other gains going to SIU-UIW members in those com­ panies. Highway Trailer workers in Newark, N.J., won a new contract December, 1964 with wage increases and addition­ CLAIMS AMOUNT PAID al holidays. Wiser Smith em­ ployees in Brooklyn will get 7,699 $ 64,001.65 higher wages, more holidays and 17 44,727.00 premium pay for holiday work in 653 97,950.00 their new contract. The improved pact at Milo-Components in Val­ 52 10,399.70 ley Stream, L.I., is now awaiting 670 91,053.40 final approval by the member­ 191 3,495.84 ship in the plant. A U.I.W. contract just negotia­ 5,855 36,688.00 ted at Academy Heat Treating 1,774 574,387.04 and Plating in the Bronx will raise workers' wages, assure them of an additional holiday and provide 16,911. $922,702.63 other fringe benefits. SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans TOthmrr I. ItW LOC By Earl (Bulil Shepard. Vice-President. Atlantic N.Y. Welfare Strike Ends The strike by New York City's Welfare Department workers ended here February 1 when the membership of the two striking unions, Local 371 of the State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, and the Social Service Employees Union, voted to accept a peace formula put forth by a special committee. The agreement should pro­ tect the workers againrt any penalties under the vicious Condon-. Wadlin Act and give them a fair hearing on their wage and work load grievances. The New York HaU has been filled with Seafarers waiting out the end of the longshore beef. Among those down to meet old friends and tend to their Union responsibilities were Thomas Heggarty, last aboard the Robin Goodfellow and ready to sail again; Gordon Bell, who just left the marine hospital and is now looking for a north Europe run, and Jeff Davis, who plans to return to his black gang job on the Raphael Semmes. Otho Babb, who sails in the steward department, also reports that he will be ready for the first job on the board in the chief cook or n.c. baker classification. BOSTON The strike has dried up Boston shipping. As soon as it ends, how­ ever, the Steel Navigator is expected to crew up. Seen around the hall, Armond'^^ Ramos is fit for duty again after The SIU honored the line and the two years on the sidelines as a beef was settled satisfactorily result of an accident he suffered after only three hours. aboard the C S Miami. Clarence Cornelius, who sails Henry McCue, a 20-year SIU on deck, hated to leave his last man who likes to sail as a bosun, ship, the Eagle Traveler. But per­ had to pay off the Mount Wash­ sonal business in North Carolina ington because of illness. He says took him away from shipping for he misses the floating hotel, but awhile. He says he will be ready is happy that he's ready to ship to sail again soon, however. again. Kenneth Murphy, last aboard John Anderson, last aboard the the Bradford Island, is home cele­ Sea Pioneer as 2nd cook and brating the arrival of a new baby baker, will be ready to go again in the family. Elbert Hogge was as soon as the ILA beef clears up. taken off the Globe Traveler at Maurice "Whitey" Gendrun, who sea because of illness. He is fit last sailed the deck on the C S for duty again, however, and Norfolk, enjoyed the holidays with ready to sail. his family in New Hampshire and Clayton Bruce, who last sailed is ready to go to sea as soon as aboard the National Defender, the first job hits the board. just finished up at the stewards Philadelphia upgrading school in New York. The dock strike slowed shipping He had high praise for the training in Philadelphia, but there was program. Now he's ready to ship some activity among tankers and again, with more knowledge and coal ships not affected by the more confidence. beef. In the last period, there Puerto Rico were four payoffs, one sign-on and two ships serviced in transit. Shipping dropped sharply in Karl Chrisiensen, who sails in Puerto Rico during the last pe­ the black gang, is watching the riod, with only 11 ships serviced board for a coal run. Leonard through the port. Ocean trailer Kacabinas, sailing since 1943, is service between the west coast looking for a short trip this time and Puerto Rico will begin by this summer. The trailers will be out. Leon Drum would like to latch carried as deck.cargo aboard the onto a Europe-bound ship, and SIU Pacific District contracted Edmund Abualy, who sails as Rice Queen. The Santurce hall has been fill­ bosun or carpenter. Is also watch­ ing with Seafarers who are sit­ ing the shilling board here. ting out the ILA strike in the Baltimore Puerto Rican sun. Among those The dock strike cut down on batting the breeze around the hall activity here also, and the Bethex, are Phil Rubish, "Red" McVay, Beihflor, Afoundria, Kehmar and Billy Doran and Lester Miles. Azalea City are tied up without Humberto Ortiz and Willy Ortiz crews because of the walkout. dropped back in town when the There were three payoffs In the Aicoa Trader laid up in New York last period, two sign-ons and two and Valentin Acebo and Ed Cas­ ships serviced iii transit. Once tro returned from Mobile when the strike is over, shipping is ex­ the Alcoa Ranger laid up. A few pected to be active. of the local boys seen around the John Hail liked his last India hall were Steve Marrero, Nicky run aboard the Santore. He said Acosta, Johnny Rios and Ernesto both ship and shipmates were top- Martinez. notch. Ben Gary, last aboard the Alcoa Commander before the ship laid up in Mobile, plans to return to the same ship when the strike ends. He says she had a good crew and was a good feeder. Morion Kemgood got off the Aicoa Trader when she laid up. He would like a foreign run for his next trip. Morty has been sailing SIU for the last 14 years. Norfolk Though shipping slacked off in Norfolk during the strike, there were no ships tied up In the port because of the beef. The ILA, however, was forced to put up a picket line around the Bradford Island when the ship chandler usfd link labor .to load stores. »• / �WOmun S* iw SEAFARERS Tage |1T« LOG Last Year's Fire Damage Repaired 3 SIU Oldtimers Globe Explorer Launched Join Pensioners Following Reconstruction BALTIMORE—The Globe Explorer, which started life as a T-2 tanker and was later "launched" again as a bulk carrier, was "launched" once more last month—again as a bulk carrier—after completion of a reconstruction job that cost more than $1 million. The ex­ tensive reconstruction was made necessary by a flash was cut from the forebody. The Its midshiphouse was then moved fire which swept the ship last forebody, which had not been aft. The stern was severed from September off the Maryland coast. Towed into Newport News, the Explorer was surveyed and it was decided she needed a new stern section. At a Maryland drydock, she got a new stem from a T-2 tanker, the Appomattox, but it wasn't an easy job. First the badly burned out stern SIU oldtimer Jean R. Longhurst picks up his first $150 monthly pension check from SIU headquarters representee tive Steve Zubovich in Npw York. Longhurst plans to keep busy during his retirement, which he plans to spend some­ where in the New York area. He last sailed in the black gang aboard the Robin Gray (Robin Line). damaged by the fire and was in excellent condition was removed from drydock because, having no buoyancy, it would have sunk im­ mediately. ' Switcheroo Next the Appomattox, a T-2 tanker bought solely for use of its stern, was placed in drydock. Soviet Cargo Fleet Soon To Top U,S, WASHINGTON—The Soviet merchant fleet will surpass the American fleet in every way by 1972, Military Sea Trans­ port Service Commander Vice Admiral Glynn R. Donaho The Board of Trustees of the Welfare and Pension Plan warned in a speech here. have added three more names to the ever-growing ranks of "If existing trends con­ 1,150 ships; ours, 1,000 ships," he Seafarers receiving pensions. The three members, all sailing tinue, in just eight years—in said. Noting that the deadweight tonnage of the active U.S.-flag in the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ 1972—^the merchant fleet flying the merchant fleet is still twice that trict, are entitled to $150 1948 in the port of New York. He Hammer-and-Sickle will be larger, of the Soviet merchant marine, he monthly for the rest of their sailed in the steward department in every respect, than the one fly­ pointed out that "from 1954 to until his last trip, which was aboard the Colorado (Waterman). A native of Chicago, 111., he now makes his home in Seattle, Wash. Nunez, an oldtimer of the Union, began sailing with the SIU in 1939, with 16 years of experi­ ence. A native of Ponce, P.R., he intends to stay in his present loca­ tion in St. Petersburg, Fla. Longhurst joined the SIU in Nunez Davies New York in 1947, with 15 years The new pensioners are John J. of sailing experience in the engine Davies, 70; William G. Nunez, 62; department behind him. A native and Jean R. Longhurst, 69. of Paris France, he presently Davies firk Joined the Union in makes his home in New York City. lives. 1964 the deadweight tonnage of their merchant fleet increased 150 percent; ours decreased 6 per­ cent." Soviet Up—^U.S. Down Donaho noted that according to Fairplay Shipping Journal, the Soviets plan to add 673 new ships, totaling over 6 million tons, to their merchant fleet in the next six years. One of the significant aspects of this Russian -plan, he said, is the fact that 40 percent of this work is scheduled to be done in Russian yards. , "I suggest that this would pro­ vide the Soviet Union with a ship­ Waterways Spokesman Sees Danger building capacity which is ominous as far as long-term naval planning is concerned," he said. Congres­ sional and public support is nec­ essary in order for the U.S. to take measures to defend its maritime WASHI^^^TON—President Johnson's proposal to put a two-cents-a-gallon user tax on position, he added. fuel used by Inland tugs and barges has been attacked as "deleterious to the barge and "And the public offers its sup­ towing industry" and "highly inconsistent" with the President's expressed objective to pro­ port only to the degree it has ac­ mote inland waterways. quired the knowledge on which to ' portation. "User charges will mended, including eight for navi­ base its concern about the dangers "The President's advocacy destroy the basis for low-cost op­ gation. involved," he emphasized. of a system of user charges in erations and result in a return to the waterways seems to be at the shipping and consuming public variance with his enthusiasm over of less and less benefits from nav­ the advantages of inland water- igation ch§^nnels," he said. waj'S transportation in the past," Self Defeating Braxton B. Carr, head of the American Waterway Operators The user charge proposal Is in­ Association pointed out. consistent, Carr said, because He challenged one explanation President Johnson's recommenda­ of the President's budget message tions of a record $443.8 million for —that user charges would con­ navigation channels "recognizes tribute to more efficient transpor­ the need for inland waterways tation—by pointing out that water transportation." He pointed out carrier efficiency is linked to the that 50 new projects for water ability to provide low-cost • trans- resource development were recoming the Stars and Stripes," he pre­ dicted. Donaho noted the tremendous strides made by the Russian mer­ chant fleet in the last ten years. While the number of ships in the Soviet merchant marine has in­ creased by 77 percent in the last decade, the number of American vessels has declined nearly 23 per­ cent. "Last July 1, the end of the tenyear period I am referring to, the Soviet merchant fleet numbered Raps Inland Waters 'User' Tax the forebody—^which then became scrap and was removed from the drydock—leaving the drydock containing two stems, the burned out stern of the Globe Explorer and the stern from the Appomat­ tox. Then the forebody of the Ex- , plorer—which actually consists of the bow of the Caribbean Star (which was the name of the T-2 tanker which was converted into the bulk carrier Globe Explorer by adding a new midbody jn 1960) was moved into the drydock and was joined to the good stern of the Appomattox. Following extensive welding" to­ gether with other structural mod­ ifications for strength, it was moved to another pier for comple­ tion of other work, such as the in­ stallation of piping, wiring, etc. The entire project is expected to take about two months. Another Switch In the meantime, the burned out Globe Explorer stern is still in drydock, and to remove it the forebody of the scrapped Appo­ mattox must once again be moved into the drydock and joined to the damaged stern before removal so the stern will not sink. The stern could, of course, be scrapped in drydock, but the yard decided that the time required for the scrapping, during which the drydock would be out of service, would cost more than another moving and welding operation. In the original transformation of the T-2 tanker Caribbean Star into the bulk carrier Globe Ex­ plorer, the Star's midshiphouse, in­ cluding ail living quarters, was moved aft to conform to the ship­ building concept calling for a "clear deck" from the stem hous­ ing forward. The Star was then cut into three sections—stern, midbody and bow. _A completely new midbody was then inserted in place of the old midbody and the old stern and bow of the Star were joined to the new midbody, creating the bulk carrier Globe Explorer. 5IU Clinic Exams^AII Ports EXAMS THIS PERIOD: December 1 - December 31, 1964 Wives Children TOTAL Port Seamen 180 147 22 11 Baltimore 152 1 . . 140 11 Houston 88 3 3 82 Mobile 311 3 5 303 New Orleans.. . 541 37 24 . 480 New York 151 37 11 103 Philadelphia 10 28 16 2 *San Juan ... 1,257 TOTAL. *11/21/64 to 12/2Q/64 131 63 - 179 With her new stern section. installed, the Globe Explorer, which was damaged by fire jar, is presently, undergoing last year, ^ ^ installation of new piping and wiring. Completion of the extensive reconstruction job is expected to take a couple of months. �Loe {Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SlU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) January 16 January 29 by the reduced number of job calls available. As in the • Although all ports of the East and Gulf coasts are still previous period, most jobs shipped were in the deck tied up by the Longshoremen's strike, Seafarers are con­ department. tinuing to ship on tankers, as well as vessels carrying Registration began to drop off slightly as the dockmilitary cargoes which are exempt from the walkout. Dur­ workers walkout went Into the fourth week. Total regis­ ing the last two weeks, 623 Seafarers shipped, compared trations were 1,152 compared with 1,225 during the prior with 888 during the previous period, which included one period. The number of Seafarers registered and on the week of pre-strike shipping. beach, however, increased again to 4,915, compared with 4,228 in the prior period as the strike began to make its Job calls in New York were lower than in the previous impact felt. period, as were calls in Boston and Baltimore. In Phila­ The seniority situation was unchanged from the pre­ delphia, Norfolk, and Jacksonville, shipping increased vious period. The ratio of A books comprised 55 percent slightly. In the Gulf, shipping dropped only slightly from of Seafarers shipping. B books comprised 34 percent of the previous period in New Orleans, while Houston job the total shipped and C cards were 11 percent of the total. calls took a sharp dip from their former high levels. Tampa and Mobile showed slight gains in the number of job calls Shipping activity was off slightly, with about one quar­ during this period over the prior two weeks. Shipping has ter of the SIU fleet laid up on the East and Gulf coasts. been brisk on the West Coast, with both Wilmington and There were 56 payoffs during the past two weeks, com­ Seattle showing good gains over the previous period. San pared with 51 in the prior period, 19 sign-ons, contrasted Francisco shipping dipped only slightly. with 23 in the period before, and 54 in transit visits, against 101 in the prior two weeks. I The shipping picture by department was changed only Ship Activity ««• h Offs SettoB .' Mow YoMk.*** miodolphla'.. Baltimoro .... Norfolk JoeksoRvillo .. Tompo Mobilo Now Orleoot.. Hoodoo Wlioiiogtoo .. Soo Frooclico. Sooftio Co* Troos. TOTAL 2 0 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 1 4 1 ' 4 1 ' 2 1 2 0 4" 3 i 2 7 4 4 2 10 7 3 2 1 0 4 4 14 2 1 4 TOTALS ... 84 19 84 4 17 f 7 10 4 7 7 9 10 13 10 12 129 '•.r DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Pol# Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 2 '0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 26 3 41 0 10 18 6 2 12 8 4 3 2 10 0 5 14 2 8 4 10 4 2 37 12 17 8 1 5 10 16 3 10 5 2 0 3 1 4 0 2 0 2 3 5 1 9 1 1 6 0 4 5 2 2 3 1 1 4 0 4 0 4 0 1 1 2, 0 6 7 1 13 18 6 37 1 6 3 6 4 11 3 0 31 25 7 62 2 18 24 27 44 14 11 2 20 24 48 4 4 8 16 5 10 4 4 1 6 15 1 7 2 1 3 5 11 5 3 19 3 4 2 10 2 7 9 2 5 3 1 4 10 13 1 7 18 24 1 6 14 4 _10 4 H4 148 40 1 302 12 ' 70 76 1 158 54 63 20 1 137,1 GROUP 1 2 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 9 0 5 0 1 0 0 7 1 8 35 Shipped CLASS C 3 ALL 0 0' 3 12 3 3 2 1 5 1 0 2 5 3 5 3 5 14 4 9 5 6 3 3 7 15 38 1 81 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 •3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 " TOTAL Shipped Registered 0 n The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 0 2 18 0 6 1 5 1 1 12 12 25 130 195 44 369, 13 1 55 84 152 0 0 8 3 0 11 11 24 5 40 0 8 22 30 0 0 10 2 0 80 20 155 12 55 1 16 34 51 1 4 9 5 18 14 17 4 33 0 12 12 2 24 0 0 4 6 2 0 20 31' 4 13 13 9 2 30 3 7 1 5 3 15 8 12 2 22 0 1 4 5 0 0 6 5 0 11 49 55 16 120 4 38 9 25 0 0 27 14 0 41 89 104 24 217 j 5 45 83 133 0 0 10 0 - 19 81 9 89 23 193| 5 50 52 107 0 0 19 6 0 25 9 15 6 30 20 8 11 2 2 7 3 2 12 25 35 12 72 4 30 15 49 0 2 18 15 2 35 21 20 4 45 2 13 6 21 81 12 1 230 506 677 162 111345 39 261 366 1 666 5 1 12 137 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A fb 0 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 0 1 9 27 2 4 5 20 1 1 2 10 1 2 6 11 10 29 7 31 8 2 1 4 3 5 1 50 152 CLASS B Registered Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 0 1 1 1 0" 0 '0 0 40 2 4 8 8 18 1 15 7 0 1 14 2 5 4 10 2 27 0 6 10 2 4 4 2 4 0 3 4 1 1 2 1 13 1 3 3 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 5 2 0 18 0 1 6 15 1 7 9 5 44 3 17 13 33 6 18 1 39 2 14 17 2 5 1 2 12 2 7 3 2 2 2 7 4 6 10 1 5 2 0 2 10 1 7 1 4 9 4 23 1 225 16 75 56 1 147 22 73 Shipped CLASS B 3 ALL 0 0 16 0 8 1 1 7 4 1 0 1 0 5 0 8 0 24 0 7 1 5 2 8 0 8 6 1 101 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 11 8 1 2 8 0 4 4 0 2 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 5 0 3 2 5 0 2 3 0 10 6 4 4 1 2 1 6 4 2 0 0 1 2 1 10 5 1 4 8 31 31 j1 70 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A C AIJ B 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 13 1 2 4 4 9 0 2 8 10 16 37 70 179 19 268 11 11 10 54 68 133 0 3 4 8 8 1 4 20 4 21 3 28 1 8 11 20 0 0 0 7 0 4 0 11 20 74 14 108 0 21 31 52 0 1 0 1 4 7 2 1 4 20 4 28 0 9 15 24 0 1 1 1 0 3 5 4 17 1 22' 2 1 5 16 9 0 0 1 5 1 5 11 1 1 10 0 11 0 -3 5 2 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 13 16 52 8 76 1 16 24 41 0 1 2 3 24 10 37 37 101 16 154 3 6 50 53 109 0 0 1 7 1 4 1 12 26 112 8 146 8 50 55 113 0 0 1 1 5 6 1 12 '9 44 14 67 4 12 11 27 1 0 0 1 8 2 1 11 6 15 5 26 5 9 5 19 1 3 5 8 10 5 23 6 19 1 5 30 0 6 10 4 8 18 1 28 101 2 70 28 1 199 206 672 99 1 977. 39 251 288 1 578 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A fb .A Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jac Tarn Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-s 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 11 8 1 2 3 34 DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRANDTOTAIS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1-8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 4 6 5 8 21 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 3 2 8 1 17 1 14 5 6 10 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 1 0 3 4 0 5 2 5 12 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 5 0 1 10 11 0 6 5 8 21 0 31 3 5 24 61 2 12 8 30 2 3 6 11 2 7 28 8 5 0 0 2 1 2 2 7 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 1 7 14 3 3 12 2 0 9 2 4 12 3 54 45 84 1 217 12 13 78 1 103 10 Registered CLASS A GROUf 123 ALL 114 148 40 I 302 50 152 23 I 225 88 45 84 I 217 252 345 147 J 744 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 1 0 0 1 8 1 3 12 1 2 0 4 1 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 5 0 4 9 2 1 1 4 8 2 29 42 2 4 1 9 0 0 4 • 5 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 6 29 14 50 1 103 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 "0 0 1 3 5 1 0 2 5 7 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 2 0 12 14 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 . 2 14 1 1 12 6 4 51 1 61 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B "C ALL 1-8 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 • 0 1 1 7 3 0 6 3~ 0 0 4 4 12 30 54 81 223 5 4 21 58 9 8 52 69 0 0 6 6 4 5 10 7 6 7 12 17 34 1 2 7 10 0 0 0 0 5 33 18 28 0 7 16 2 95 1 2 3 39 44 0 0 2 4 5 2 1 2 7 4 7 20 0 4 1 12 13 0 0 2 6 2 2 2 3 2 2 •6 3 14 0 0 10 10 0 0 4 4 9 4 15 0 3 4 2 4 11 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 4 24 15 31 '4 85 ' 1 0 8 15 2 29 32 0 0 47 28 102 202 2 2 42 14 2 58 25 3 6 98 107 0 0 4 4 5 9 4 18 21 45 28 41 135 10 14 40 64 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 3 7 5 4 18 , 2 1 9 12 0 0 2 2 3 2 2 7 10 14 14 35 73 ' 0 3 14 17 3 0 1 4 6 14 2 8 4 24 4 11 25 5 _ 3 12 20 3 0 27 1 30 103 61 30 1 194 166 234 180 362 ) 942 36 43 328 1 407 1 SUMMARY Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 12 70 16 75 12 13 40 158 SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL 76 | 158 54 63 56 | 147 22 73 78 | 103 39 14 210 ) 408 115 150 SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 20 | 137 8 " 6 | 101 8 50 | 103 6 76 ) 341 22 SHIPPED TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 0 '7 5 1 12 137 81 12 I 230, 506. 677162 11345, 39 261 366T666 35 38 | 811 3l' 31 j 70 2 4 51 | 61j 3 70 120 ) 212 6 8 18 | 28 101 70 28 | 199 "206 *672 9M 977 ~39~ 251 288 i 578 O' 27 | 30 103 61 30"j" 194 400 180 362 | 942 "36~ 43 328 | 407 15 50 ) 70 341 212 70 ) 623 11121529 623 )3264 il4~555 982 )1651 t / �IMiwrr t, INI SEAFARERS Pig« Sem LOG Seafarers Rescue Downed Pilot By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Guif Area Gulf Seafarers Support ILA The Robin Sherwood (Robin Lines) stopped on its journey across the Atlentic last Novem­ ber to pick up a pilot whose plane had crashed while on a flight from Recife, Brazil to Bechaunaland, Africa, as described in the LOG issue of Dec. ii, 1964. In these exclusive pictures, sent in by ship's delegate Otto Hoepner, crewmembers used their seamen's skills to raise one of the ship's lifeboats back to the deck (left) after picking up the pilot (arrow). The pilot spent more than 27 hours drifting in the shark-infested waters 150 miles .off Ascension Island before the Robin Sherwood came to his rescue. After retrieving the pilot, attempts were made to save his small airplane, which remained afloat, nose down. Shortly after this picture was taken, the craft broke up and sank. By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Fornen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Seaway Tonnage Up in '64 We recently completed negotiations with the Canadian National Railroad Company, one of the oldest SlU-contracted companies on the Great Lakes. The C.N.R. operates the oarferrys Landsdowne and Huron, that shuttle railroad cars between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Canada. The Landsdowne was buUit iKXk in 1884 and is the oldest side-wheeler in the North American continent. The Landsdowne carries a crew of 13 men and makes several trips a day hauling ap­ proximately 14 railroad cars each trip. The Huron is an old fourstacker built in 1875 and is put into service for a few weeks each year when the Landsdowne lays up for repairs. The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority announced that tonnage on the Seaway increased by 27 per cent over 1963. In 1964 tonnage amounted to 39.3 million tons compared to 30.9 million in 19637^ Optimism is running high for the continuing growth and success of the Seaway and according to Joseph McCann, administrator, the tolls collected will eventually repay its debts and the Seaway will become a great eco­ nomic stimulus for the entire mid-continent. Great Lakes ports have reported the greats number of ocean ves­ sel sailings since the St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959. Milwaukee had a total of 439 deep sea vessels that accounted for the record amount of general cargo handled by its terminals. In addition, the port recorded the second highest vol­ vessels is becoming a joke among ume of season trade in its history. seamen who visit the Great Lakes. Ocean vessels calling at Duluth— We know for fact that the sailing Superior carried 3.2 million tons board on a Waterman ship in De­ in and out of the twin ports, also troit was changed 12 times in setting a new record. Cleveland, three days. Shipping remains at a standstill Chicago, and Tol^o reported new highs for tonnage and vessel calls. here and many of our GLD mem­ All of this sounds very prosperous bers who ship out on the Coast but it is for the foreign ship­ during the off-season have post­ owner. poned their yearly migration due to the Longshoremens' strike. Prospects for subsidizing Amer­ ican-flag ships servicing the Great Some of our members have been Lakes look very dim. A four-year kepr busy on shifting gangs in development program under Detroit and Toledo, while others which subsidized operators were have gained berths aboard the permitted to ifse the St. Lawrence winter boat, B. W. Calving. The Seaway has ended. The Maritime Calving will probably run until Administration has been holding the first week of February and hearings in New York on the gen­ will then lay up to prepare for eral cargo traffic potential of the fit-out sometime in March. Huron Portland Cement Com­ Great Lakes, and shipowners who testified stated their vessels pany has notified us they will showed no profit calling at Lakes operate the Schemm, a former T-2 ports. Several shipowners indi­ tanker^ in the cement business cated that the Lakes ports still this coming season. The Schemm must do a great di' i of engineer­ is presently drydocked in Chicago ing work in order"to induce Amer- undergoing extensive changes to ican-fia# vessels. One major ob­ adapt her for Lakes service. The stacle is the 25.5 foot drafts; an­ Schemm will carry approximately other is the costly, time-consum­ 47,000 barrels of cement each trip ing delays in loading cargoes. The and futiu-e plans call for more "sailing board" time posted on than 50,000 barrels, depending on the gangways of most American water levels. •i Blood Donors To Receive Union Citations NEW YORK—Seafarers who are regular dona tors to the Union blood bank will be presented with special Union citations in recogni­ tion of the valuable contributions they have made to the welfare of SIU members and their families. The citations will be presented to blood bank contributors in all SIU ports. The SIU blood bank system is maintained by the Union as a service which is available virtually free of charge to the membership. When an emergency arises. Sea­ farers know that they can take advantage of the supply of blood maintained by the Union for thems.elves or their families. A Seafarer who finds himself in need of blood for his personal use or for his family, can receive the necessary amount from the hospi­ tal in his local city. The service is available without deiay since the hospital dispenses the blood, and charges it against deposits built up in the SIU blood bank. Member's Responsibility To make the SlU blood bank a successful operation, it is the responsibility of Seafarers to give blood whenever they are physically able to do so. If the number of contributors to the Union bank are high, a large deposit can be built up which will be capable of taking care of any emergency. An SIU member between the age of 18 and 60 can give blood every eight weeks with no physical harm .to himseif. The SIU clinics maintain certain physical require­ ments based on standards of blood pressure, weight and past medical history for contributors to the blood bank. The SIU Brooklyn clinic \yill accept blood donations from Sea­ farers in the New York area. In other ports. Union members are asked to make arrangements through the port agent. The news here, as elsewhere, has to do mostly with the longshore­ men's strike. As this was written, the last hurdle to resumption of normal shipping was settlement of differences involved in negotiations in Texas ports. When agreement is finally reached, there will be great pressure to get ships moving as soon as possible. Seafarers should be prepared to report to SIU halls at once; ready to go back on the jobs for which they registered when they were laid off because of the strike, or to throw in for the many open Jobs expected to be posted on the board. To give you an idea of the problem that will face SIU dispatchers, 25 ships are laid up in the Houston-Galveston-Beaumont-Port Arthur area; more than a dozen in New Orleans and eight in Mobile. There will be a demand for rated men in all departments and everyone should do his part to discharge the Union's obligation to man and sail the ships pronnptly. Throughout the Gulf, Seafarers have supported the longshoremen to the fullest during this beef. Other unions affiliated with Maritime Trades Councils In the various ports also have done their part and the strike has been 100 per cent effective. In those ports where agreements were reached, officials of the In• • • ternational Longshoremen's Asso­ h ciation, AFL-CIO, have hailed the who recently got off the Achilles. new contracts as among the best He was bosun on the coastwise in ILA history. In New Orleans, tanker. Jnliiis Smytbe is taking ILA negotiators erased two cents it easy with his family in Mandeof a six-cents-an-hour differential ville. La., while waiting for the that has existed between rates strike to end. He was bosun on paid to Crescent City longshore­ the Kyska, which was laid up by men and Port of New York rates the ILA strike. for many years. Houston SIU Inland Boatoien's Union negotiations began bargaiirlng in Jesus Grando, who comes over Houston this week for a contract from Tampa to ship out of this covering the employees of Tide- Texas port, is sweating out settle­ land Marine Ser^dce, Inc., which ment of the strike. He was third operates crew boats to off-shore cook on the Midland when the oil drilling sites in the Gulf out ship was laid up here by the ILA from the West Louisiana and East beef after a trip to India. Louis Phil Hagmann Jr., who moved to Texas Coasts. Houston from Lake Charles, La., The management met with SIU- in 1959, got off the Pilot Rock IBU representatives in compliance on which he was steward on a with an order of the U.S. Fifth voyage to India. Circuit Court of Appeals direct­ Mobile ing the company to bargain in good faith and, among other things, to Manuel Saliva is waiting to claim reinstate four discharged em­ his deck nuaintenance job back on ployees with full back pay and the Monarch of the Seas when the with no loss of seniority or other ship recrewB. He lives in Puerto employment rights. Rico. James V. McCiantoo is taking it, easy ait his home in Foley, Ala., New Orleans whil« waiting to reclaim his job Among those on the beach in on the same ship. Taimadge Moss New Orleans and planning to en- got off the Council Grove to spend Joy the Carnival Season, which some time at home. He was chief ends with the celebration of Mardi pumpman on three trips that in­ Gras on March 2, is Stan Zeagler, cluded voyages to India and Egypt. OLD-TIMER suae TO SBCVRB ^iSSTAlO AMD PREVENT INFECTION OF ALL CUTS. �Paere Eirbt SEAFARERS End Anti-Labor Policies, Republicans Warn Party NEW YORK—The Republican Party must respect the ideals and adopt the policies of the American labor movement if it hopes to survive. Republican Senator Jacob K. Javits told union editors and labor leaders here. The senior senator from New York sounded this warning at a conference spon--*sored by the newly-estab­ American Political System and Its time of Samuel Gompers is one of lished Atlantic Labor Press Implications for Organized Labor" degree. Conference, an affiliate of the International Labor Press As­ sociation. Similar opinions were expressed by Governor Richard J. Hughes (D) of New Jersey and AFL-CIO President George Meany, who also addressed the conference. "The was the theme of the conference, which was co-sponsored by Cornell University's School of Industrial & Labor Relations. Union editors heard Meany point out that the only difference between labor's present participa­ tion in politics and its role in the By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative SlU Coast Fishermen Hit Bricks The SlU-affiliated Seine Line Fishermen's Union in San Pedro and San Diego was forced to take strike action against several fishing boat operators when contract negotiations bogged down. Other SIU affiliates in the area are giving full support to the Seine Line Fisher­ men. Also in the fishing industry, the Bering Sea may be closed to fishing because of the drastically diminishing halibut catch. Fish stocks has been steadily declining in the huge fishery area that runs from San Francisco to Kamchotka, Alaska, 3,000 miles to the north. Russia and Japan have been doing extensive fishing in the, area and taking catches above the previously set limits. For years, the fishery was the traditional grounds for U.S. and Canadian fishermen. The SIU Pacific District contracted Lurline (Matson Navigation) had Its sailing scheduled sharply altered when it ran into engine trouble off Honolulu. The ship was 48 hours late on her return to San Fran­ cisco. After a stay in the Bethlehem Steel shipyard, the Lurline went back to sea, leaving out her regular Los Angeles stop to make up for the time lost. The Los Angeles stop will be resumed at the end of March. San Francisco Shipping has been fair in the Bay city. In the last period the Marine and the Longview Victory were in to payoff and the Young the California sunshine before America and the Fairport signed shipping again. on. Ships serviced in transit were Wilmington the Monticello Victory, Losmar, Steel Admiral, Alcoa Marketer, Shipping activity was generally Elizabethport, Marine, Yorkmar good in Wilmington in the last and the Columbia. Expected in the period. The Elizabethport, York­ coming period -s the Morning mar, Fairport, Steel Traveler, Light, a payoff. The Steel Travel­ Marine and Flomar passed through er, Flomar, Los Angeles and the in transit, and the Mount Vernon Antinous are due in transit, with Victory and the Ocean Anna paid the Robin Hood and Robin Kirk off. The outlook for the next possibly joining the list. period remains good with several Dave Barry, an SIU old timer. in transits expected shortly. Just arrived from Boston on the Mike Yurko, an SIU old timer, Steel Navigator. He plans to rest up on the beach awhile before has taken to the beach and is shipping again. Also off the Steel selling insurance in the Los Navigator was chief cook John Angeles area. He looks like he is Pastrano, who will spend some doing pretty good at bis new job. time home with the family until Mike stops in the hall regularly to keep up old friendships and watch the ship crews up again. the shipping activity. All the fel­ W. C. Sink, an old timer who lows here wish him- the best of sails in the steward department, luck in bis new job. signed on the Longview Victory for Wilmington Seafarers were a trip to Guam. He said it was not his favorite run but was ready to saddened by the death of Brother Robert "Lucky" Henninger, who adjust himself to any trip. was killed in an automobile acci­ James Temple just piled off dent in Long Beach on January Yorkmar, where he was chief 14. Lucky was well known and well cook. A Baltimore Seafarer, Jim regarded here. He was buried at says he will spend a little time in Arlington National Cemetary in Washington. Seattle Shipping In Seattle has been good and is expected to remain that way. In the last period, the Trustco, Rio Grande, Ames Victory and the Seattle paid off, and the Alamar, Overseas Joyce, Marymar, Seamar, Anchorage and Marine were serviced in transit. Paying off in this period will be the Robin Kirk. PHOTOS. ^ sTomes, Jack Stough, who sails as a bosun, has been taking some va­ cation time on the beach but is ready to sail again. Tony Lalli is watching the board for a chief Qopk^^s job^gn a Far,East run. rebnuuy 5, U«6 LOG "Organized labor has never made any alliance with a political group in this country, and as far as I'm concerned never will," Meany declared. Noting that unions have been closely identi­ fied with legislation all along, the AFL-CIO leader said that if organized labor were to establish a labor party, it would bring about a "class society." He pointed out that prior to 1947 organized labor's participa­ tion in politics was limited to giv­ ing endorsements to political candidates, and that until 1947, when the Taft-Hartley Act was passed, there was no such thing as political action. Millions of dol­ lars spent by big business groups between enactment of the Wagner Act in 1935 and passage of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 prevent­ ed working people from getting their rights, he asserted. i By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Death Benefite Vary With Recipient Most Seafarers are well aware that they enjoy, along with their fam­ ilies, the broadest possible protection from the various benefit plans. Since there are so many, however, such as Welfare, Vacation and Pen­ sion that cover almost every conceivable type of benefit, there is oc­ casionally a need to explain one in particular to a member. In this case we received a question from a brother inquiring about the death benefit, and the answer would be interesting and informing to all Seafarers and their families. The brother asked: "Why, although the death benefit is $4,000, did the beneficiary of a deceased friend of mine receive a payment of only $500?" We told him this: In order for the beneficiary of a deceased member to receive the $4,000 death benefit the deceased member must have maintained eligibility prior to his death by having sailed 90 days in the calendar year, and also have had one day sea time within the previous six months abroad ships of companies that are a party of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Obviously, this is a very simple requirement for the professional seaman. For the sailor who does not meet the simple eligiblity requirement there is a protective feature in the Wel­ fare Plan by which his beneficiary is assured of a $500 death benefit, if the deceased SIU member has at least one day sea time in the year prior to his death. Remember, the payment of the benefits is a big and complicated job and the Union pays considerable attention to it. In this manner the membership can be more easily assisted in obtaining all the benefits to which they are due—as quickly and as simply as is possible. Each week hundred of applications are processed and benefits paid to members and their beneficiaries. This, as I have so often mentioned, is why our plans offer the broadest possible protection to members and their families. It is another reason why the Seafarers benefit plans are exceptional. Brothers and kin are reminded that questions are most welcome and that we will make every effort to see that any and all aspects of the benefit plans are clarified. Seafarers can be assured of a proper answer if it is within our power to do so. Non-Partisan Policy "I would hate to see a one-party system in this country today," Meany continued. "We must con­ tinue to have freedom of choice, and the best way labor can ensure this is to continue following a non­ partisan policy." "The threat to the American labor movement today is that of extremism," Javits told the edi­ tors. He held that until former Senator Barry Goldwater "showed how militant he could get, ex­ SAN FRANCISCO—The President Polk, first of three new tremists didn't have Jhe nerve to Master Mariner cargoliners being built by SIU Pacific Dis­ express their opinions." trict-contracted American President Lines, was launched "The real threat to American last month in San Diego. The >labor lies in the danger of our see­ new ships will replace older ing the emergence of an anti-labor vessels in the APL fleet. party, a party that would bring Delivery of the new President is enactment of a national 'right-toexpected in August, 1965 after work' law, or anti-trust legislation final phases, ^of construction and and a stiffer Landrum-Griffin outfitting are*" completed. The 23,Act," he warned. 000-ton cargoliner will enter the trans-Pacific service between San Francisco and West coast ports and The owner of the Philadelphia the Far East. football Eagles, an employer as The keel for the second new well as a sportsman, has taken the APL cargoliner, the President Har­ old company union trick play out rison, has already been laid, and of the bag and is trying to sell It to will be followed by the new Presi­ his grid stars. dent Monroe. The linemen and backs aren't The new APL ships will be buying, however. They admit that among the most modern afloat. owner Jerry Wolman has treated Seven cargo holds, four forward them fairly, but, like other union and three aft of the mid-ship deck men, they're more worried about house, will have a total capacity their bargaining power and their of 753,590 cubic feet of cargo. fringe benefits. Including 42,400 cubic feet of ref­ Lineman Dave Graham, for ex­ rigerated cargo. Two of the holds will accommodate 78 20-foot con­ ample, wanted to know what would tainers. Liquid cargoes will be happen to players sold or traded carried In a variety of sizes and to another team? "Right now," he said, "the players association has types of tanks. tremendous bargaining power and The vessels will have a fully it's good to know you have that loaded sustained cruising speed of power." 20.5 knots and an operating speed Quarterback King Hill, the play­ of over 23 knots at reduced drafts. Passengers will enjoy air-condi­ ers' representative, .is also opposed to the company union idea. Hill tioned cabins and public rooms. said there was a question of "ethics" and "integrity" Involved in the controversy. Ordell Braase of the Baltimore Colts, president of the players as­ For obvious reasons the LOG sociation, said the company union cannot print any letters or offer by the Eagles' owner would The SIU Pacific Disfrictother communications sent' in strengthen the association. "Acts contracted American Pres­ by Seafarers unless the author like this," he said, "insult the play­ signs his name. Unsigned ers' intellect." ident Lines' new Master anonymuus letters will only Mariner-type cargoliner Braase predicted that the Eagles wind up In the waste-basket. President Polk took to the If. circumstances justify, the would stay with the players asso­ water last month after LOG will withhold a signature ciation, which administers the wel­ launching ceremonies at fare and pension plan for NFL on request.. San Diego, California. grid stars.^,, ^ 11 ia I - i;- Afew APL Cargoliner Launched On Coast Grid Stars Vfon't Buy Co. Union Sign Name On LOG Letters I �Vabmnr B, INI MEAFAMiSkS rUf Nbi« EOC KOOKY CRAFT Of all tha new craft de­ signed to study the sea, Flip is one of the oddest. Flip stands for Floating Instrument Platform and is financed by the Navy and operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanog­ raphy. When water is pumped into stern section, craft stands on end but rides motionless in 30-foot waves, providing a stable platform for delicate measuring instruments. Called Star I, this one-man submarine (right) is de­ signed for deepwater re­ search and rescue work. The battery - powered, 2,500 pound, nine-foot craft .can operate at depths of 200 feet for up to four hours. It is light enough to be carried by plane. Exploration of the watery regions of the world for scientific, military and commercial purposes is increasing each year—^more than paralleling advances in the exploration of outer space. Oceanics, the name given to the 9tudy and exploitation of the world's oceans is felt to hold more potential benefits for man­ kind than can even be dreamed of at this time. Scientists have begun to think of the oceans of the future as vast suppliers of food, minerals and fuel, and as broad highways for the rapid world-wide transportation of goods. Many Seafarers have had first-hand experience with the latest techniques of oceanic exploration while sailing aboard SIUcontracted research vessels like the Anton Bruun (Alpine Geo­ physical) and the Robert D. Conrad (Maritime Operation). But the rapidly increasing pace of ocean research has led to the development of many strange, special-purpose craft. Designed to poke, prod and plumb the oceans for the secrets they hold, some of these craft are totally unlike vessels which have sailed the seas in the past. Some are constructed to with­ stand the terrible pressures of the ocean depths to seek out mineral and animal wealth to clothe, feed and warm the future population of the earth. Others are designed to study the top­ most layers of the oceans—currents, animal life, weather patterns. Still others are designed to test new methods of propul­ sion over the surface of the sea at speeds unheard of in the past. Some of these odd new craft are pictured on this page. They represent the latest phase of man's continuing exploration of the world in which he lives. Like many new things designed for un­ conventional purposes they may seem somewhat "kooky" to the casual viewer. Seafarers can expect to see more such craft in the future however, and may someday find themselves shipping on vessels like them. The GEM (ground effects machine) at left is a hybrid, capable of traveling on both land and sea on a cushion of air forced beneath the craft by large fans. It Is capable of 70 knots. The term "inner space" is used to refer to the unexplored depths of the world's oceans—and what the astronauts are doing for the exploration of outer .space, the Aluminaut (above) is expected to do for inner space. The 50-foot sub is designed to go down 15,000 feet with its three-man crew and travel at that depth for; 100 miles* . The mobility and versatility of the craft are ei^pected to be of value in^ many Terms of underwater work. Including general -ex-: ploration, salvage woi'k, underwater-mining ancF simitar'{obi which are expected to become increasingly important In The faturii. ^ ^ To increase the speed of vessels traveling over the surfacel of tlie sea, the hydrofoil technique is gaining increasing! interest. Vessels equipped with hydrofoils, like the experi-l mental naval craft above, use thin metal wing-like foils! beneath their hulls to raise the hull out of the water wheni the craft picks up speed. This reduces the drag of waterl on the hull and permits high speed with greatly raducedl fuel consumption. Many small nydrofoil craft are alreadyl ' operating in the-U.S. and overseas,, and naval applicatipnsl of the technique are under study for anti-submarine work. I �Pare Tea By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts. & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Once again we are presenting beefs which were settled by the Joint Clarification Committee, which consists of representatives of the Con­ tracts Department, and representatives from the company to which the beef applied. One such beef was in relation to the supply of milk for the crew's consumption. In order to settle this much discussed dispute, it was agreed to change Article II., Section 40 of the Tanker Agreement. It was unanimously decided to delete the word "milk" from the second sentence of section (a) and to amend the remainder of the section as follows: (b) (1) Vessels making a foreign voyage shall store canned whole fresh milk at the rate of 1 pint per man per day for the duration of the voyage. SEAFARERS LOG Beefed Up 50-50 Bill Placed In House WASHINGTON—A bill designed to put a few more teeth into cargo preference laws and more government-financed cargoes into the holds of U.S.-flag ships has been placed before the House Merchant^ Marine Committee by Repre- such government-financed cargoes sentative Edward A. Garmatz to travel on U.S.-flag ships. The WAnurr t, IM pUESTIONi The famed landmark of New York harbor has been for many years the Statue of Liberty. ' As a Seafarer, which other world harbor land­ marks come to mind as famous? • Daniel Megias: There is the Morro Castle in San Juan, P. R, It is a huge stone castle that sits right on the channel into the harbor. This castle was built many centuries ago, and has be­ come quite a pop­ ular tourist at­ traction. Every sailor that goes into the San Juan Harbor knows this landmark. (R-Md). present law contains so many loopholes however, that govern­ The measure would limit the amount of government-financed ment agencies, notably the Agri­ cargoes and foreign-aid shipments culture and Defense Departments, carried by foreign-flag bottoms or have been able to thwart the pur­ third-flag ships (ships belonging to pose of the laws and the express countries other than the U.S. or will of Congress to place many of these cargoes aboard foreign-flag the recipient nation). ships and avoid giving U.S.-flag Under the proposed bill, excep­ vessels even the bare 50 percent (2) While a vessel is in continental U.S. ports, fresh milk from tions could be made only if Amer­ minimum called for under the local dairies is to be served three times a day. Prior to a vessel ican-flag ships were not available reasonable rates by geographic departing from any domestic ports going to another domestic port at reasonable rates or if a state areas. Nations receiving foreign aid and a foreign port, forty (40) gallons of local fresh milk must be of emergency is declared by the shipments would be allowed to placed on board. President. carry 50 percent of such cargoes, (3) After departure from the last continental U.S. port and the The SIU and other maritime but if they cannot furnish enough supply of fresh local milk has been consumed, canned whole fresh unions have called for a tightening of their own tonnage they could Hugh Wells: I think that the milk is to be served at break- -f of the enforcement of the present not use third-country ships, but most famous landmark of any fast only while at sea. would have to charter Americancargo preference laws, which allow ment in Puerto Rico. The vessel harbor is the for a minimum of 50 percent of flag vessels if they are available. again signed foreign articles but (4) While in a foreign port, Little Mermaid did not return to Puetro Rico and canned whole fresh milk is to in Denmark. This made another foreign voyage. be served three times a day as AFL-CIO Blasts Growers is a statue of a per agreement. Question: Under the circum­ mermaid that stances described above, are the stares out to sea (5) No purchase of milk seamen entitled to return trans­ from the end of shall be made in foreign ports portation from New York to their the huge break­ while canned whole fresh milk port of engagement in Puerto waters in Copen­ is available. Rico? hagen harbor. (c) If milk is provided for There is a very Answer: The Joint Clarification persons other than crewmeminteresting story behind the little Committee unanimously agreed bers, then additional milk WASHINGTON—Organized labor has charged at Senate mermaid, and she is loved by all that in the circumstances described must be supplied for such use. above the seamen are entitled to hearings that growers are deliberately sabotaging efforts to Danes. In order to clarify and reaffirm return transportation to their port recruit American farm workers in order to force the gov­ A! Sandino: In Rio de Janeiro the intention of the first paragraph of engagement in Puerto Rico. ernment to revive the Mexi--*there is the sugar loaf mountain. of Section 7 of the Freightship A beef which the Clarifications can "bracero" import pro­ conditions—^like paid transporta­ That is a huge agreement in regards to breaking tion and work guarantees—which Committee ruled on regarded a gram. wjtciiLi, . .J committee unani­ growers would have to offer U.S. granite rock that provision of the Freightships The AFL-CIO, the California job seekers before he would clear stands at the en­ mously agreed to delete the last sentence cf the first paragraph, Agreement covering the installa­ AFL-CIO, the Meat Cutters and the way for foreign workers under trance to the Rio harbor. It is used and between the first and second tion of engine castings on motor the Packinghouse Workers told the federal immigration laws. Senate Agriculture Committee as a harbor and paragraphs, and insert two new vessels. Senators Spessard L. Holland shore line mark­ paragraphs ?- follcws: A question on which pay rate that an abundance of manpower applies on the use of portable sand is available—at U.S. wages and (D-Fla.), George Murphy (R- er, as well as an "When the vessel arrives in Calif.) and Thomas Kuchel (R- airplane beacon, blasters, not covered in the collec­ working conditions. port and is to depart prior to Calif.), along with Ellender, put tive bargaining agreement, was California and Florida growers Wirtz under a crossfire of ques­ because it is so midnight of the following day, put before the Committee. • and their representatives packed tioning. The secretary held firm, high. Also in sea watches for those men Question: Various companies the committee chamber for the saying he was opposed on legal, Rio is the huge figure of Christ on who are to maintain donkey have considered the use of por­ hearing called suddenly by Chair­ economic and social grounds to another hill. watches shall not be broken. 4" t tables and blasters aboard their man Allen J. Ellender (D-La.). bringing in foreign workers while Ronald McDowell: The most "When the vessel arrives in vessels and in at least one instance Labor Sec. W. Willard Wirtz, the Americans were jobless. famous landmark I know of Is the port and is scheduled to depart have placed such machines in op­ chief witness, was raked over on Gateway to India after midnight of the follow­ Walter Simcich, member of the eration. The use of these machines the basis of grower complaints arch that stands ing day, sea watches for those California AFL-CIO's Research not being specifically covered in that domestic farm laborers could on the waterfront men who are to stand donkey Dept., testified for the AFL-CIO, the collective bargaining agree­ not be recruited, that they would in Bombay. The watches shall be broken at and Exec. Sec.-Treas. Thomas L. ment, the question arose as to not do the work, that Mexican na­ English consider midnight on day of arrival." what remuneration, if any, should tionals are urgently needed to pre­ Pitts of the California AFL-CIO Bombay the only Another question which was put be made to unlicensed personnel vent crop losses and that Wirtz's joined the testimony. entrance to the before the Committee requested required to operate the portable new wage and job standards are Simcich cited recent evidence of interior of India, clarification of transportation and sandblasters which require one costly and objectionable. "both the abundance of available so when Queen payoff procedures. The problem is man to keep the hopper supplied domestic manpower and the delib­ Victoria visited Wirtz said that with some 3.5 with grit and one man to operate described in this example: erate undercutting (by employers) Bombay, they million American unemployed, he , the unit at the nozzle end. The of the federal-state recruiting built this monument for her. could not believe that the needed "^1"® t^o men so employed normally ro­ efforts. tween continental United States tate between the two functions. farm labor could not be recruited. 4" J" 4" Adolf Strawinskl: I guess you He described one case in which Gulf Ports and Puerto Riro on I The Union pointed out that there He conceded there could indeed be could say that Mt. Fuji in Japan coastwise articles. During . . , ® i had been an exchange of letters a farm labor shortage—at the low the Imperial Valley Farmer Asso­ period several seamen joined the ^ between Isthmian Lines, Inc. and wage rates offered. He said im­ ciation on Dec. 31 cancelled a 3,- is the landmark the entire vessel in Puerto Rico and remained I the SIU. wherein it was under- ported labor had contributed sub­ day old order for 1,800 domestic of in the vessel's employ for three or .stood that when portable sand- stantially to keeping down farm workers which it had placed with country, but if federal-state recruiters, with work­ you come into four months following. During blasters were employed aboard wages. ers already enroute. He described the Tokyo harbor their employment, the vessel pro­ Isthmian vessels, overtime would The growers, many of whom op­ in the ceeded to New York where foreign be paid to both men as follows: erate on a piece-rate basis, at­ other situations in which growers' early articles were signed and the vessel regular overtime rate during tacked Wirtz's action in recently buses failed to show up and where morning, you can made a foreign voyage which ter­ straight time hours and overtime setting hourly ^inimums and other orders greatly exceeded workers see Mt. Fuji with the morning sun employed. minated in New York. Subject sea­ and one-half during overtime on it. It is a very men terminated service with the hours. Arnold Mayer, legislative repre­ impressive sight. vessel and requested return trans­ sentative of the Meat Cutters, Answer: The Committee unani­ 4" t 4" portation to their port of engagecharged that "the growers want mously agreed that the use of por­ Otho Babbs: The landmark of foreign workers because they do table sandblasters would be in­ fame in Houston is the Battleship not want to pay American wages." cluded under the provisions of Ar­ Texas. This ship Gilbert L. Simonson, director of Seafarers are reminded that ticle III, Section 25 (Using Paint was in Pearl Har­ UPWA District 4, and Kerry Nawhen they leave a ship after Spray Guns), and payment would bor when the puk, of the union's Research Dept., articles expire in a foreign be made under the provisions of Japanese b'ombed spoke up especially for packing port, the obligation to leave a that section only while the equip­ it. Now the ship shed workers whose jobs, they clean ship for the next crew ment is in use. Work incidental to sits, still com­ said, were "destroyed" by import­ is the same as in any Stateside the preparation, assembly, and missioned, in the ed Mexicans. , , port. Attention to details of disassembly of the equipment and channel to Hous­ housekeeping and efforts to cleaning up after its use are con­ Simonson strongly opposed any ton. They also leave quarters, messrooms and sidered to be routine duties of the import labor program and said the have the Texas other working spaces clean Deck Department and no overtime farm workers must be allowed to Tower there. You will be appreciated by the new shall be payable unless such work join industrial workers in being can see the five points of the star crew when It comes aboard. is performed during overtime given legal protection to organize on top from any direction of the hours. and bargain collectively. compass. Cites Sabotage Of Anti-Bracero Plan Foreign Payoff? Leave Clean Ship ) 1 - / �Mmtr a; INI SEAFARERS rm» Eienm LOG Jl n One Man's Meat... MAP COPE LEADERSHIP CLINICS—The AFL-CIG'e Committee on PoUtioal Education Mdll hold a seriee of leadership clinics this year for top officers of state and local ce.ntral bodies, Director A1 Barkan has annoimced. He said he hoped that the ciinics would lead to the holding of political workshops in each state geared to preparations for the 1966 elections. State, local and congressional district COPE organizations, he stressed, will have a major task to offset the drop in registration and voting that usually occurs in non-Presidential elections. Specific states, locations and groupings of states involved in the COPE clinics will be announced later, Barkan said, although the series is tentatively scheduled to begin Mar. 26. He said the normal pattern of larger COPE area conferences will be resumed in 1966. Barkan said the sessions, designed to perfect techniques and me­ chanics of COPE operations, will substitute this year for the annual COPE area conferences held for many years. The change in format was adopted by COPE's (grating Committee. 4 Iiil HAIL INDIANA WORK LAW REPEAL—The head of the National Council for Industrial Peace hailed the repeal of Indiana's so-called "right-to-work" law as the "beginning of the end of an ignoble experi­ ment in punitive anti-labor legislation." James Patton, chairman of the council and president of the National Farmers Union, said the action also represented "the opening battle" in the fight to win congressional repeal of Sec. 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act, which permits the states to outlaw union-shop agreements between labor and management. Patton congratulated Indiana Governor Roger D. Branigin (D) for carrying out his pledge to sign the repeal measure. "The action was morally right and politically right," he said. "Most important, it was econoniicaiiy right, for 'ri^t-to-work' is punitive, class legislation aimed at the workingman and woman. In -Indiana the proponents of 'right-to-work' legislation also sought to invoke it against farmers." In signing the repeal of the 8-year-oid law. Governor Branigin noted that Democratic candidates had pledged to give repeal first priority if they obtained a majority in the state legislature. "1 am signing in fuifiilment of that pledge" Branigin said. "This gives opportunity for free negotiations. It is in the public interest and the interest of the state of Indiana." State AFLr-CIO President Dallas Sells, at the signing ceremony, thanked the govermH- and the Democratic Party "on behalf of the working men and women" of the state. Repeal of "right-to-work," Sells said, "returns a measure of individual freedom to these working people." The union-busters who have gorged them­ tion. The renewed proposal for the levy selves so long on the low wage, open shop does not seem to fit in with the President's spoils gained from the so-called "right-to- promise of a "new policy" for our Merchant work" laws, seem finally to have bitten off Marine. more than they can chew. The American public has awakened to the fraud of "rightto-work," and it now appears that the Con­ gress will strike down Section 14(b) of the The new Senate got off to a fast start on Taft-Hartley Act, which allows such laws, in the road to President Johnson's Great this session, Indiana took the lead last month Society. They passed the Administration's by repealing its "right-to-work" law. water pollution bill and approved the $1.1 The battle is far from over, however, and billion Appalachia program, a key part of the union-busters can be counted upon to the war on poverty. With new and vigorous pull even more tricks from their bag. The lawmakers in the old chamber working on a labor movement must be ready to counter stepped-up timetable, this session of Con­ them on every turn, not only for itself but gress could become one of the most produc­ for the welfare of all Americans. tive in recent history. Let's hope that the new blood injected by the elections will not get that tired feeling as the session wears on. The "Great Society" A 112-day strike by members of the Meat Cutters Union at Texas Plastics, Inc., Elsa, Texas, was finally won with the help of the "Operation Bootstrap" program of the Lone Star State's AFL-CIO. "Bootstrap" is a three-year-old information and public relations program designed to get labor's views to the public. Texas Plastics workers gained "union security, decent wages and conditions and a no-discrimination clause." In ad­ dition, all striking workers were reinstated. Texas AFL-CIO Sec­ retary-treasurer Roy R. Evans said plans are afoot to expand the "Bootstrap" program during the coming year. this case occurred more than 15 years ago. A number of the con­ struction workers died while the case was pending and, where elig­ ible, their widows will obtain the back pay due their late husbands. 4^ 4 ^ William H. Burnell has been named to the top post of the Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers, succeeding John P. Burke, who re­ signed after 48 consecutive years as the Union's president-secretary. Burnell had been first vice-presi­ dent. Burke, was named president emeritus by the Union's Executive Board. Burnell has been acting president-secretary for the last 18 months. He is a charter member 4. t of Local 72 in Esponala, Ont., and The New York State Supreme was elected fourth vice-president Court has ruled that Eastern Air­ in 1929. He is now 72. lines must pay the striking Flight 4 4 4 Engineers Union $26,000 in union Detroit labor rallied behind the dues collected by the company under the checkoff provision of city's hotel workers to help them the contract. The money has been win a strike-lockout which tied up held by the company since the local hostelries. That help is union struck it in June 1962. The considered partly responsible for the contract gains made by the strike is still in progress. 2,500 members of the Hotel and 4» 4" 4" Restaurant Workers Union. The A score of construction workers new pact calls for a 33V^-eent victimized by an unfair labor wage increase over three years practice of an employer at the for non-tip workers and other Bull Shoals Dam in the Ozarks benefits. A fourth-year wage rewill receive back pay totaling opener will be based upon the more than $13,000 under a Na­ 1966-67 cost-of-living index. New tional Labor Relations Board rul­ top minimums were also put into ing. The unfair labor practice in effect for different job categories. Waterway User Tax The Administration has again proposed a waterway users tax that would place an added levy on the fuel used by the nation's inland water carriers. That this tax proposal keeps cropping up in each new budget is another indication of the Government's con­ tinued down-grading of water-borne com­ merce in relation to other forms of trans­ portation. Rather than adding to the burdens of the nation's inland and deep water carriers, the Administration should be plan­ ning programs to bring a healthy, vigorous status back to this vital form of transporta­ Gallant Ship The SlU Pacific District-contracted Presi­ dent Wilson has been cited as a "Gallant Ship" by the Maritime Administration for the part her crew played in the rescue of survivors from the wreck of a Liberian freighter. Last year, a similar honor was conferred on the crew of the ^lU-contracted Titan for an­ other heroic rescue at sea. The LOG joins with t^e nation in saluting these coure ^eous Seafarers, proud members all of the Brother­ hood of the Sea. �I Pase Ttrelre hi' SEAFARERS LOG Febnuiy f, Ulf I I Ki> KEY TO CONGRESS 1 IF] . I'j |i-f .I l'-' Fabnury i, im SEAFARERS rage Thirfcca LOG Major Congressional Committees Senate Following are members of congressional committees which will deal with legisla­ tion of special interest to labor. New members of the committees are identified with asterisks. Labor & Public Welfare Democrats Lister Hill (Ala.), chairman Pat McNamara (Mich.) Wayne Morse (Ore.) Ralph W. Yarborough (Tex.) Joseph S. Clark (Pa.) Jennings Randolph (W. Va.) ^Commerce Committee Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (N.J.) Claiborne Pell (R.I.) Democrats Warren G. Magnuson (Wash.) Edward M. Kennedy (Mass.) Gaylord Nelson (Wis.)* iihairman Robert F. Kennedy (N.Y.)* John O. Pastore (R.I.) Republicans A. S. Mike Monroney (Okla.) Jacob K. Javits IN.Y.) Frank J. Lausche (O.) E. L. Bartlett (Alaska) ' Winston L. Prouty (Vt.) Peter H. Dominick (Colo.)* Vance Hartke (Ind.) George Murphy (Calif.)* Gale W. McGee (Wyo.) Paul J. Fannin (Ariz.)* Philip A. Hart (Mich.) Howard W. Cannon (Nev.) Finance Daniel B. Brewster (Md.) Democrats Marine B. Neuberger (Ore.) Harry Flood Byrd (Va.) chairman Ross Bass (Tenn.) Russell B. Long (La.) ) Republicans George A. Smathers (Fla.) Norris H. Cotton (N.H.) Clinton P. Anderson (N.M.) Thruston B. Morton (Ky.) Paul H. Douglas (111.) Hugh Scott (Pa.) Albert Gore (Tenn.) Winston L. Prouty (Vt.) Herman E. Talmadge (Ga.) James B. Pearson (Kan.) Eugene J. McCarthy (Minn.) Peter H. Dominick (Colo) Vance Hartke (Ind.) J. W. Fulbright (Ark). Abraham A. Ribicoff (Conn.) Republicans John J. Williams (Del.) Frank Carlson (Kans.) Wallace F. Bennett (Utah) Carl T. Curtis (Neb.) Thruston B. Morton (Ky.) Everett McKinley Dirksen (111.) Banking & Currency Democrats A. Willis Robertson (Va.) chairman John J. Sparkman (Ala.) Paul H. Douglas (111.) William Proxmire (Wis.) Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (N.J.) Edmund S. Muskie (Me.) Edward V. Long (Mo.) Maurine B. Neuberger (Ore.) Thomas J. Mclntyre (N.H.) Walter F. Mondale (Minn.)* Republicans Wallace F. Bennett (Utah) John G. Tower (Tex.) Strom Thurmond (S.C.)* Bourke B. Hickenlooper (la.)* Clin D. Johnston (S.C.) John L. McClellan (Ark.) Sam J. Ervin, Jr., (N.C.) Thomas J. Dodd (Conn.) Philip A. Hart (Mich.) Edward V. Long (Mo.) Edward M. Kennedy (Mass.) Birch Bayh (Ind.) Quentin N. Burdick (N.D.) Joseph D. Tydings (Md.)* Republicans Everett McKinley Dirksen (111.) Roman L. Hruska (Neb.) .^Hiram L. Fong (Hawaii) Hugh Scott (Pa.) Jacob K. Javits (N.Y.)* Foreign Relations Democrats J. W. Fulbright (Ark), chairman John J. Sparkman (Ala.) Mike Mansfield (Mont.) Wayne Morse (Ore.) Russell B. Long (La.) Albert Gore (Tenn.) Frank J. Lausche (O.) Judiciary Frank Church (Ida.) Stuart Symington (Mo.) Democrats James O. Eastland (Miss.), chair­ Thomas J. Dodd (Conn.) George A. Smathers (Fla.) man Joseph S. Clark (Pa.)* Claiborne Pell (R.I.)* Republicans Bourke B. Hickenlooper (la.) George D. Aiken (Vt.) Frank Carlson (Kan.) John J. Williams (Del.) Karl E. Mundt (S.D.) Clifford P. Case (N.J.)* Public Works Democrats Pat McNamara (Mich.), chairman Jennings Randolph (W. Va.) Stephen M. Young (O.) Edmund S. Muskie (Me.) Ernest Gruening (Alaska) Frank E. Moss (Utah) Lee Metcalf (Mont.) B. Everett Jordan (N.C.) Daniel K. Inouye (Hawaii) Birch Bayh (Ind.) Fred R. Harris (Okla.)* Joseph M. Montoya (N.M.)* Republicans John Sherman Cooper (Ky.) Hiram L. Fong (Hawaii) J. Caleb Boggs (Del.) James B. Pearson (Kan.) George Murphy (Calif)* House Merchant Marine and Fisheries th oi aj w m 1,1' S£ It ai Pi Pi u li': Iv IS; be Cl! pa de So enormous is the number of hills which must be handled in each session of the Congress that it would be im­ possible for the legislative branch of the Federal Government to function with­ out committees. The members of Con­ gress must largely depend upon the work and recommendation of the com­ mittees. In effect, it is in the commit­ tees that laws are really made. In the last session of Congress—the SQth—a to­ tal of 16,079 bills was introduced in both houses: 12,829 in the House and 3,250 in the Senate. The hills were sent to the appropriate committees and of the orig­ inal 16,079, the Congress enacted 1,026 intd law. tw Gi CO. pe ve in foi th ce ' ar nii m: mi ve jo QEAFARERS, like all other American •^trade union workers, have an increasingly vital concern with the activities of the law­ making branch of the federal Government —the Congress of the United States. What the Congress does—and what it fails to do— almost invariably has a direct effect on the well-being of American workers. Because trade unions are determined to protect the interests of working men and women and to help make America a better place for all to live in, the organized labor movement is con­ stantly active on the legislative front, seek­ ing to obtain passage of beneficial legislation and the defeat of laws that are aganst the people's interest. Right now the AFL-CIO is pushing a vast legislative program, calling for Congression­ al action on a range of matters most vital to American workers and their families. These include a call for repeal of section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, which allows states to enact right-to-work-laws; the passage of legislation to provide hospital care for the aged (medicare); laws to aid education and other essential legislative protection. The SIU is also working for enactment of various laws affecting the merchant marine that will be of direct benefit to Seafarers and other maritime and allied craft workers. •^ The Congress is the governmental branch . through which this vast effort must be ac­ complished. Because of the enormous amount of legislation that pours into each session of Congress, it is almost impossible for the Congress acting as a whole to give attention to all proposed legislation. The work of selecting bills to receive attention and recommending appropriate action on them is, therefore, done by committees. These committees are, in effect, the key to the Congress. When a bill is introduced in the Senate or House it is assigned to the ap­ propriate committee. The committee may call hearings in the course of its considera­ tions of the bill. It is the committee which can decide the fate of a proposed law. The committee may kill the bill, it may let it die or it may submit it to the entire body with recommendations for passage. So, it is in the committee that the first ef­ forts must be made. In the adjoining columns are listed the major congressional committees that deal with legislation affecting the well-being of Seafarers and other American trade union workers. From time to time in the coming year. Seafarers will be called on to assist in the Union's efforts to achieve labor s legislative goals by writing to mem­ bers of these committees in connection with specific legislation. It is a good idea to familiarize yourself with these committees and to clip and save the page with the com­ mittee listing for future use. Sam M. Gibbons (Fla.) William D. Ford (Mich.)* William D. Hathaway (Me.)* Patsy T. Mink (Hawaii)* Democrats Herbert C. Bonner (N.C.), Chairman James H. Scheuer (N.Y.)* Edward A. Garmatz (Md.) Lloyd Meeds (Wash.)* Leonor K. Sullivan (Mo.) Republicans T. A. Thompson (La.) William HT Ayres (O.) Frank M. Clark (Pa.) Robert P. Griffin (Mich.) Thomas L. Ashley (O.) Albert H. Quie (Minn.) John D. Dingell (Mich.) Charles E. Goodell (N.Y.) Alton Lennon (N.C.) John M. Ashbrook (O.) Thbmas N. Downing (Va.) David T. Martin (Neb.) Bob Casey (Tex.) Alphonzo Bell (Calif.) Janes A. Byrne (Pa.) Paul Findley (111.) Harlan Hagen (Calif.) Ogden R. Reid (N.Y.)* Edith Green (Ore.) Glenn Andrews (Ala.)* Paul G. Rogers (Fla.) Ways & Means Frank A. Stubblefleld (Ky.) John M. Murphy (N.Y.) Democrats Jacob H. Gilbert (N.Y.) Wilbur D. Mills (Ark), chairman J. Russell Tuten (Ga.) Cecil R. King (Calif.) William L. St. Onge (Conn.) Hale Boggs (La.) John G. Dow (N.Y.) Eugehe J. Keogh (N.Y.) Raymond F. Clevenger (Mich.) Frank M. Karsten (Mo.) A. Sydney Herlong, Jr. (Fla.) Republicans John C. Watts (Ky.) WiUiam S. Mailliard (Calif.) Al Ullman (Ore.) Thomas M. Pelly (Wash.) James A. Burke (Mass.) Robert F. Ellsworth (Kan.) ' Clark W. Thompson (Texas) Stanley R. Tupper (Me.) Martha W. Griffiths (Mioh.) Charles A. Mosher (O.) W. Pat Jennings (Va.) James R. Grover, Jr. (N.Y.) George M. Rhodes (Pa.) Rogers C. B. Morton (Md.) Dan Rostenowski (111.) Hastings Keith (Mass.) Phil M. Landrum (Ga.)* Jack Edwards (Ala.) Charles A. Vanik (O.)* G. Robert Watkins (Pa.) Richard H. Fulton (Tenn.)* Education & Labor Republicans John W. Byrnes (Wis.) Democrats Adbm Clayton Powell, Jr. (N. Y.), Thomas B. Curtis (Mo.) James B. Utt (Calif.) ^ chairman Jackson E. Betts (O.) Carl D. Perkins (Ky). Herman T. Schneebeli (Pa.) Edith Green (Ore.) Harold R. Collier (111.) James Roosevelt (Calif.) Joel T. BroyhiU (Va.) Frank Thompson, Jr. (N. J.) James F. Battin (Mont.)* Elmer J. Holland (Pa.) John H. Dent (Pa.) Banking & Currency Roman C. Pucinski (111.) Dopinick V. Daniels (N. J.) Democrats John Brademas (Ind.) Wright Patman (Tex.), chairman Abraham J. Multer (N.Y.) James G. O'Hara (Mich.) William A. Barrett (Pa.) Raa>h J. Scott (N.C.) ' Leonor K. Sullivan (Mo.) Hu|h L. Carey (N.Y.) Henry S. Reuss (Wis.) Augustus F. Hawkins (Calif.) Thomas L. Ashley (O.) Carlton R. Sickles (Md.) William S. Moorhead (Pa.) Robert G. Stephens, Jr. (Gal) Fernand J. St. Germain (R.I.) Henry B. Gonzalez (Tex,) Joseph G. Minish (N.J.) Charles L. Weltner (Ga.) Richard T. Hanna (Calif.) Bernard F. Grabowski (Conn.) Compton I. White, Jr. (Ida.) Thomas S. Gettys (S.C.)* Paul H. Todd, Jr. (Mich.)* Richard L. Ottinger (N.Y.)* Earle Cabell (Tex.)* Thomas C. McGrath (N.J.)* John R. Hansen (la.)* Frank Annunzio (111.)* Republicans William M. McCulloch (O.) Richard H. Poff (Va.) William C. Cramer (Fla.) Arch A. Moore, Jr. (W. Va.) John V. Lindsay (N.Y.) William T. Cahill (N.J.) Clark MacGregor (Minn.) Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (Md.) Carleton J. King (N.Y.) Edward Hutchinson (Mich.)* Robert McClory (111.)* William M. Colmer (Miss.) Ray J. Madden (Ind.) James J. Delaney (N.Y.) James W. Trimble (Ark.) Richard Boiling (Mo.) Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (Mass.) B. F. Sisk (Calif.) John Young (Tex.) Claude Pepper (Fla.)* Republicans Clarence J. Browm (O.) H. Allen Smith (Calif.) Foreign Affairs John B. Anderson (111.) David T. Martin (Neb.) Democrats Thomas E. Morgan (Pa.), chairman James H. Quillen (Tenn.)* Clement J. Zablocki (Wis.) Republicans Omar Burleson (Tex.) Public Works William B. Widnall (N.J.) Edna F. Kelly (N.Y.) Paul A. Fino (N.Y.) Democrats Wayne L. Hays (O.) Florence P. Dwyer (N.J. George H. Fallon (Md.), chairman Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (Ala.) Seymour Halpern (N.Y.) John A. Blatnik (Minn.) Barratt O'Hara (111.) James Harvey (Mich.) Robert E. Jones (Ala.) L. H. Fountain (N.C.) William E. Brock III (Tenn.) John C. Kluczynski (111.) Dante B. Fascell (Fla.) Burt L. Talcott (Calif.) T. A. Thompson (La.) Leonard Farbstein (N.Y.) Del Clawson (Calif.) James C. Wright (Texas) Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (Mich.) Albert W. Johnson (Pa.)* Kenneth J. Gray (111.) Lindley Beckworth (Tex.) J. William Stanton (O.)* Frank M. Clark (Pa.) Harris B. McDowell, Jr. (Del.) Chester L. Mize (Kan.)* Ed Edmondson (Okla.) William T. Murphy (111.) Harold T. Johnson (Calif.) Cornelius E. Gallagher (N.J.) Judiciary W. J. Bryan Dorn (S.C.) Robert N. C. Nix (Pa.) Democrats David N. Henderson (N.C.) John S. Monagan (Conn.) Emanuel Celler (N.Y.), chairman Donald M. Eraser (Minn.) Arnold Olsen (Mont.) Michael A. Feighan (O.) J. Russell Tuten (Ga.) Ronald Brooks Cameron (Calif.) Frank Chelf (Ky.) Ralph J. Rivers (Alaska) Benjamin S. Rosenthal (N.Y.)* Edwin E. Willis (La.) Ray Roberts (Tex.) Edward R. Roybal (Calif.)* Peter W, Rodino, Jr. (N.J.) Robert A. Everett (Tenn.)* John C. Culver (la.)* Byron G. Rogers (Colo.) . Richard p. McCarthy (N.Y.)* Lee H. Hamilton (Ind.)* Harold D. Donohue (Mass.) James Kee (W.V.) * Roy H. McVicker (Colo.)* Jack Brooks (Texas) John R. Schmidhauser (la.)* Republicans William M. Tuck (Va.) Robert E. Sweeney (O.)* Frances P. Bolton (O.) Robert T. Ashmore (S.C.) James J. Howard (N.J.)* E. Ross Adair (Ind.) John Dowdy (Tex.) Kenneth W. Dyal (Calif.)* William S. Mailliard (Calif.) Basil L. Whitener (N.C.) Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (N.J.) Republicans Herman Toll (Pa.) William S. Broomfield (Mich.) Robert W. Kastenmeier (Wis.) William C. Cramer (Fla.) J. Irving Whalley (Pa.) Jacob H. Gilbert (N.Y.) John F. Baldwin (Calif.) H. R. Gross (la.) James C. Corman (Calif.) William H. Harsha, Jr. (O.) E. Y. Berry (S.D.) William L. St. Onge (Conn.) John C. Kunkel (Pa.) Edward J. Derwinski (111.) George F. Senner, Jr. (Ariz.) James R. Grover, Jr. (N.Y.) F. Bradford Morse (Mass.) W. Donlon Edwards (Calif.) James C. Cleveland (N.H.) Vernon W. Thonwon (Wis.) William L. Hungate (Mo.)* Don H. Clausen (Calif.) James G. Fulton (Pa.)* Herbert Tenzer (N.Y.)* Charles A. Halleck (Ind.)* Rules John Conyers, Jr. (Mich.)* Charlotte T. Reid (111.)* George W. Grider (Tenn.)* Robert C. McEwen (N.Y.)* Democrats Andrew Jacobs, Jr. (Ind.)* Howard W. Smith (Va.), chairman James D. Martin (Ala.)* �Page Foarteem SMAFAREMt tOQ Mnurr MM AMA Admits It—British By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Emergency Signals And Procedures The subject »f emergency signals and procedures is always timely, but it comes to mind especially at this time because misunderstood signals and commands have been in the news recently In connection with sea mishaps. There can be unnecessary loss of life If both officers and men do not have a thorough understanding of the emergency signals and their meanings. Doctors Favor Medicare WASHINGTON—Tha American Medical Association, which has been fighting tooth and claw to beat back the inevitable passage of Medicare legislation by Congress, has final­ ly admitted that British doctors are, by contrast, quite enthusiastic about the British version of Medicare, which has been in operation for Medicare has already proved a 1963 was $23.92. The figure in­ sweeping success in the only place cludes administration as well as many years. An article published in the in North America where it has actual medical costs. For Hiat AMA Journal, written by a U.S. been tried—the Canadian province modest sum, the Saskatchewan government was able to maintain We ali have to be remiinded of this from time to time—both old- doctor who spent many yean in of Saskatchewan. and insure tha good health of all t'mere and the younger brothers going aboard ships for the first time. England, reports most Britons— Canadian Medicare the people, and not just those After you check in with your delegate, and report to the department including doctors—are sold m The same Saskatchewan doctors who were able to pay high medi­ Ijead giving them the two halves of your Union assignment card, and Britain's Medicare system. who staged a bitter 23-day strike cal and hospital costs. when you have your gear stowed and are otherwise squared away, "The British doctor, while dis­ In 1962 in an effort to block Medi­ then take the time to check your emergency stations. Your number In Britain, where the national on the Station Bill usually corresponds with your number on the satisfied with his income, in gen­ care have learned to accept it, health plan has already been in Articles or Crew List. In addition to the Station Bill, maritime law eral believes that the health and even, in many cases, to active­ effect for 15 years, medicare is requires the Old Man to have a station card given to all crewmembers service has been a good thing for ly support it. One leading accepted in the same way Ameri­ before leaving on a voyage. However these cards are usually in a medical care in Britain'," the Canadian doctor said that if the cans accept Social Security. permanent frame over the man's bunk. article says. "The overwhelming provincial physicians were allowed Despite Britain's limited re­ majority of British citizens like to vote on Medicare' today, more sources, the Medicare plan has You would do well to follow this up by actually locating your fire station and finding out which boat you belong in and what your job and are grateful for the security than 80 percent would vote for It. been able to improve the nation's is. Emergencies don't always wait until you have had your first drill. the National Health Service offers Gone are the predictions of health. Take the fire and boat drills seriously, even if it means extra work. . . . The average citizen approves disaster and gloom spread by the The other nations of western Eemember that the lifeboats and other lifesaving gear are not there of the National Health Service Canadian Medical Association— Europe all provide free health because the shipowner wants them, but because the law requires him and, despite its faults, has no the same prophesies still being care for their people in one iform to have it for your protection—so take good care of all emergency desire to see it abolished." sent out by the American Medical or another. The whole idea of a equipment and know how to use it. Association. Thte only complaints government backing health service Some Problems coming from Saskatchewan doctors for its people is regarded as being Signals For Abandoning Ship The article goes on to point out now are positive ones. Doctors The abandon ship stations signal is: Seven or more short and one that there are still some problems are protesting the fact that the as normal and necessary as police long blast on the ship's whistle, followed by the same signal on the to be solved in the British Medi­ government can cut off free treat­ protection, fire prevention or sani­ general alarm system—meaning seven or more short and one long care system, in spite of its fine ment should the plan get into tation service is here. ring. Note here that you have two sources of power, steam and elec­ record to date. British patients money troubles. The United States, which has tric, just in case one should fail. The reason for the signal being often face long waiting lists to get led the world in so many fields, is The plan has been doing quite this long and complicated is so that you will not confuse it with into a hospital and waiting lists now on the threshhold of catching other signals, such as meeting or crossing, etc. This signal is used for doctor's appointments, accord­ well financially, however. Even up to the world in the field of in drills and in actual emergencies, and it means that you report to ing to the article. Normally high more impressive, it is fulfilling its health care for all its people. The your abandon ship station, suitably clothed and wearing a life pre­ British taxes have risen to help main job of protecting the health Medicare bill, expected to be server. After mustering at your assigned station you follow further pay for British Medicare, much of the province's people. In 1963 passed by Congress within the orders and instructions by the officer in charge. red tape is involved in the pro­ alone, more than two-thirds of year, but still being bitterly fought gram, and doctor's salaries are Saskatchewan's 940,000 inhabitants by the more selfish interests in Other Signals Used During Abandon Ship Drills And Operations not as high as they might other­ took advantage of the Medicare the American Medical Association, One Blast On The Whistle means: Lower boats when ready. This wise be, the article says. But all plan. will mark America's arrival on signal can be called the actual abandon ship signal if no orders to in all, it seems everyone is pretty The average cost per person in that threshhold. , the contrary are gfven. well satisfied. Two Blasts means: Stop lowering boats. During drills this signal Although it apparently does not usually means that you start hoisting the boat back up and swing it signal any change in the AMA's in. However there is another seldom-used boat recall signal which we staunch anti-Medicare position, will go into in a later column. the article is one of the most Three Blasts means: Dismiss from emergency stations. As a rule favorable ever to appear in the this is not given until you have secured all the emergency gear AMA Journal about British Medi­ covered the boats, etc. care. By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President Lifeboat Class 126 Graduates Successful graduates of Lifeboat Class 126 pose proudly after passing their tests for their Coast Guard lifeboat tickets with flying colors. The latest SlU lifeboat ticket holders are (front, l-r) Efrain Pagain, Manual Gonzalez; (middle) Dominiek Fois, Hecter Mendez, Eddy Cevasco, Robert O'Siriilvan: (rear) Jim Faust, Joseph Petrusewicz, Rod Poole and instructor Arne Bjornsson. , Inland Waters User Tax Proposed President Lyndon Johnson is once again trying to interest Congress in a waterway user tax which is designed to put the inland barge and towing industry at a competitive disadvantage with the nation's railroads. The SIU and inland water operators have long contended that this levy could easily force the barge industry out of business, leaving Uie inland freight business entirely in the hands of the rail­ roads. The President's user tax proposal marks the second time the Ad­ ministration has asked Congress for this type of levy. Last year Sec­ retary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon urged Congressmen to impose a two cent per gallon gasoline tax on the inland water vessels having a maximum draft of 15 feet or less. Congress, however, heeded the protests of the SIU and other interested parties and ignored the request. This year the President has resubmitted the waterway user propc^l as part of a tax package which is expected to yield about $300 million to the costs of truck, airline and waterway users. In putting forth his proposal, the President said the new levy would foster com­ petition on "more equitable and efficient terms" between different modes of transportation. Inland water carriers know that rather than "fostering competition," the new user tax could end up being their death knell. The operators have charged time and time again that a two-cent fuel tax could in­ crease their gasoline costs by as much as 20 percent. This type of hefty increase in operating costs could mean the difference between solvency and economic disaster. The Administration's unrealisic reasoning about the effects of the waterway user tax also came under harsh attack by a spokesman for the inland waterways industry this week. Challenging the contention that the tax would increage efficiency, Braxton W. Carr, president of the American Waterway Operators, pointed out that water carrier effieiency is inseparably entwined with the low costs charged to ship­ pers. The new user tax would eUminate this important advantage, and the shipping and consuming publiq would reap less of the bene­ fits that have been derived from this relatively Inexpensive form of transportation. ' The inland water carriers have also pointed^out that a tax on their industry is Onl.' the first sign of injurious legislation that they predict will plague the shipping industry in years to come. There is nothing to stop Congress from extending the user tax principle first to harbor craft and coastal shipping, and then to deep sea shipping itself. Should such an eventuality come to pass, it would be another major draw­ back in the U.S. fleqfs lon^ paipful struggle foi; supr^va|. �Kbruiy S, 1965 SEAFARERS LOG PaU rWeea SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD JANEIRO Famous Sugar Loaf Mountain stands high above the harbor in Rio De Janeiro overlooking the City. The 1,200-foot granite cone can be reached by cable car and offers a spectacu­ lar view. A similar mountain, Corcovado, is crowned by a statue of Christ. Seafarers enjoy going through the many fine shops and stores in Rio. Best buys for souvenirs are topazes, amethysts, alligator bags, wood carvings. There are some 200 churches in Rio. Nossa Senhora Da Penha, above, has 365 steps. The people of Rio enjoy watching the crowds go by v.'hile they sit and sip a cool drink at one of the many canbpy-shaded cafes that dot the city. Rio's Copacabana, with its mosaic walk is one of the world's most famous beaches. Rio De Janeiro, the cultural and spiriiual capital and chief port of Brazil is a sightseer's paradise. From famed Sugar Loaf Mountain, to some of the finest museums in the world, to the Copacabana and other fine beaches—-a few days ashore in Rio won't be dull for any Seafarer, Founded by the Portuguese on March 1, 1565, Rio is this year celebrating its 400th anniversary. From now until Christmas Day, each month will see a carnival or festival underway. Rio's Carnival, like the French Mardi Gras and the English Shrove Tuesday, is the pre-Lenten festival, bid­ ding farewell to meat. It is a wild, four-day spree wc)l worth seeing and participating in from February 27 to March 2. Rio and its four-million people have a reputation for being fun-loving, and ,the day and night life of Rio offer diversions of every port. As the song says, "What do you do on a rainy night in Rio?" West of Avenida Rio Branco, which is the city's main thoroughfafe running through t' e center of the city, near Largo Sao Francisco Square, and Praca (square) Tiradentes. are two theatres, movies, cafes, and several night spots. Further up the Avenida Rio Branco, near the southern waterfront, is the Municipal Theatre, a haven for music lovers from June to September. During the day, visitors to Rio should not miss the beaches. Avenida Beira Mar skirts the bay and runs for 2y2 miles along some of Rio's finest beaches — Lapa (with many cafes, cabarets and night-clubs), Gloria, Calete, Laranjeiras, Botafogo, Leme, and the famous Copacabana with its serpentine mosaic walk. Sugar Loaf Mountain, a massive granite, cone 1,200 feet high, can be reached by cable car and offers a spectacular view. The same is true of Corcovado (Hunchback Moun­ tain), crowned by the famous statue of Christ, which stands 2,000 feet above the city. Rio's many museums include the Museum of Fine Arts, the National Museum (containing a zoo and aquarium) and the Museum of the Indian, showing the life of the Brazilian Indians. Rio also has one of the finest botanical gardens in the world. Like any large, metropolitan city, Rio has many shops and stores. The best buys in Rio for Seafarers seeking sou­ venirs are topazes, amethysts, aquamarine, tourmalines, al­ ligator bags and wood carvings. The best ways to get around town in Rio are by the color­ ful boudes (trolley-cars), and the lotacaos (private cars or station wagons) which run on regular routes at a fixed rate of 4 or 5 cruzeiros (less than a U.S. penny right now) and will pick up or drop off passengers anywhere along the route. HflJ SlU-manned Delta Line ships, like the Del Rio (above) make regular stops at Rio De Janeiro. The Touring Club of Brazil provides complete tourist information. �rue Sixteen SEAfARERS rebroii^iIMS LOG Senate Probers Condemn Doctor-Owned Drugstores All ButtonMi Up WASHINGTON—^The American Medical Association, which has been feverishly fight­ ing Government-sponsored medical insurance for the elderly, has seen fit to take care of its own by sanctioning the questionable practice of doctor-owned drugstores. Senate investigators have"^ been devoting a great deal of Senator Hart's committee has in a small town. Faced with a choice of stores to critical attention to the prac­ already condemned the rapid narrower patronize, the typical patient often tice of doctor-owned pharmacies in recent months. A U.S. Senate subcommittee has charged that drugstore ownership by physicians constitutes a "conflict of interest." In addition, Senator Philip A. Hart, the subcommittee chairman, has raised the possibility that doctors engaged in this type of financial enterprise may be violat­ ing antitrust laws. The subcommittee chairman has already forwarded evidence gained at these hearings to both the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department for pos­ sible prosecution under anti-trust laws. If prosecution isn't feasible. Hart has declared his willingness to submit new legislation to put an end to this all-too-common practice. growth of doctor-owned drug­ stores, and in some cases, doctorowned pharmaceutical companies have come under the scrutiny of the committee. Far from heeding this criticism, physicians have gone right on opening up their own drugstores. Captive Patients An idea of the shocking growth of this dubious practice comes from one newspaper account that found that there were 2,200 drug stores owned by doctors in 1960, as compared to 1,200 that existed previously. This figure didn't in­ clude pharmacies owned by wives, brothers, sisters and other rela­ tions of the doctor. A doctor-owned drugstore is an especially lucrative business deal Soviet Wheat Shipments Make New Orleans Top Grain Port NEW ORLEANS—Russia's crying need for wheat last year helped this Gulf port to lay claim to the title of the nation's No. 1 export grain and soybean port for 1964. As a result of the heavy export movement to the Soviet, grain shipments at New Orleans climbed 21 percent higher last year than in 1963. Four area elevators showed an export total for 1964 of 455,434,463 bushels, compared with 374,458,000 In 1963. Port offi­ cials estimated last year's movement through New Orleans at one third of the total U.S. grain export. New Orleans also topped the $2 billion mark In general cargo foreign commerce for the first time in history. Lake Charles also had a big year in 1964. Lake Charles moved about 600,000 tons of bagged -rice, for instance, marking a new high for the Louisiana port. Lake Charles* big grain export movement is rice, unlike New Orleans which handles many grades of grain. The Increase in export rice handling was more than 100,000 tons last year over 1963 at Lake Charles, with a further Increase expected this year. has no choice but to get his prescription filled at his physician's pharmacy. The loudest complaints about this doctor-pharmacy relationship are being raised by, first and fore­ most, legitimate drugstore owners who feel it violates every rule of the free enterprise system. If the legitimate druggist feels that he can get somewhere by appealing to the American Medical Associa­ tion for a fair deal, he had better look elsewhere. After showing hit son Jeff, 4, around Union headquarters No Wrongdoing? for the first time, Seafarer Jock Summers makes sure he is The AMA claims that the only well buttoned up against Brooklyn's frigid winter winds for time a drugstore-owning doctor their trip home. Summers, who ships in the engine depart­ can be called unethical, is when ment, last sailed on the Woeesta (Waterman). it can be shown that they have definitely steered a prescription to their own pharmacy. Disscussing this cozy doctor- Lower Wages Mean Less Profits druggist arrangement. Senator Hart said. "Apparently there are doctors who use monopoly pre­ scription power to exploit the patient, damage independent busi­ nessmen and enrich their own bank balance." The Senate Investigators also had sharp criticism for physicians Manufacturers who move their plants to the South to avoid who have sizeable interests in drug paying decent wages don't save any money, a recent study manufacturing companies. Al­ though the AMA got around to by an apparel industry economist has shown. In fact, the calling this practice illegal two runaway manufacturer may ^ years ago, the Senate probers actually lose money and yearn manufacturer to go South," the found about 5,000 doctors who for the good old days when study shows. "Total costs are not owned shares in drug firms. he had well trained, conscientious, likely to be reduced." Commenting on this equally and well paid union workers man­ The generally held belief that unethical practice, Senator Hart ning his machines. the combination of less unioniza­ declared, "a doctor's participation The research study denounces tion and lower wages in the South in the ownership and profits of results in higher profits for man­ . drug companies In his area as a fallacy the idea that compa­ agement is wrong, according to nies can save money by moving puts a financial decision in front the study. Runaway manufactur­ of him when he picks up a pen to their plants to the South. "There ers, it says, are dissatisfied with is no net advantage for an apparel write a prescription." their expansion in the South, and "You Get What You Pay For" Runaway Manufacturers Find By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS for which you pay 29 cents. If he gave the corn to the food nvanufacturers free, you still would pay 28 cents (provided they passed on Some enterprising food manufacturers have found ways to sell us the saving to you). The farmer at least gets a little greater return— air, especiaily in breakfast cereals and in "balloon" bread. Unlike your 17 per cent—from the price you pay for rolled oats to cook yourself. He gets about 4 cents from that 25-cenit box. local service station, the food manufacturers charge for air. Families who do need the small time-saving of ready-to-eat cereals, Among the leading products which sell you air are the various at least can save by buying the plainest type, without added-sweetening; ready-to-eat breakfast cereals in puffed form. In general, people are the largest box (individual servings cost about twice as much) and eating more of these and other ready-to-eat cereals and less of the the private brands of the consumer co-ops and supermarkets. For cooked cereals like oatmeal. But they are paying a high price for a example, co-op stores sell their own brand of wheat shreds for only little convenience, and in fact, often may short-change their families 30 cents for 24 ounces compared to 27 cents for 12 ounces of similar on nutrition. cereals under advertised brand names (in fact nvade by the same manu­ In recent years, the average family has increased its use of dry facturer). cereals by 36 per cent but has reduced use of hot cereals by 35 per The Balloon Bread Illusion cent, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. Another optical illusion contrived by the fodd manufacturers is "bal­ What we need to realize is the high price charged for what may loon bread." This is a one-pound loaf baked in a IVi pound pan so it seem to be a large package of dry cereal, and the rapid rate at which expands to a larger volume. The additional volume, of course, is simply manufacturers have been increasing prices of these products. Just in air. We asked a bakery-industry representative why the industry wps the past several years, the price of a 12-ounce box of com flakes has pushing this type of bread. He explained that many mothers today gone up from 25 cents to 29. Prices of such products have risen about don't care whether bread is firm or soft, as is the balloon bread, but three times as fast as foods in general. simply want something to spread a filling on, for kids' sandwiches. In contrast, an 18-ounce box of rolled oats which you cook yourself, But it makes a difference in nutrition. Kids don't grow on air. Many costs 25 cents. It also is more nutritious. A 12-ounce box of ready-to- mothers may not realize that what seems like a large loaf or a large eat cornflakes for 29 cents gives you 1,300 calories of food energy and slice contains one-third less nutritional value. 27 grams of protein. An 18-ounce box of rolled oats gives you about Balloon bread may be satisfactory for your purposes if you buy it 2,000 calries of food energy, and 72 grams of protein. Thus, the protein knowingly, pay no more for it per ounce, and make up the nutritional in cornflakes costs about three times as much as that in oatmeal. difference in other ways. All bread is labeled with the actual weight, Worst buy of all, financially and nutritionally, are ready-to-cat and this is what counts, not the seeming size or volume. At least two cereals already coated with sugar. Sugar-coated puffed oats give you states—Oregon and Arizona—now require that balloon bread be labeled only 1.9 grams of protein per ounce, and sugar-coated cornflakes conspiculously as such, and California's alert State Consumer Counsel, only 1.25. This compares with 3.4 grams from plain puffed oats; 2t4 Mrs. Helen Nelson, is making a determined fight to have that atate from an ounce of plain cornflakes, and 4 from oatmeal. You can nvake require similar conspicuous labeling. money simply by having your kids sprinkle their own sugar on cereal, Take a look at some of the bread weights in the stores. You may be and they'll also have more protein from a bowl of cereal. in for a suiprlse. Not only can you be deceived by apparent aize but Not the least of the losers from the increasing use of ready-io-eat also by ci^nges in weight if a baker institutes a hidden price rise. For cereals is the farmer. While-the retail price of cornflakes rose about example, U.S. Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Ewan ClagUe, reports 54 per cent in the past IS yean, tfae faimer's share dropped from. 9: to 4 that in> one city, bakers recently'did not raise prices but changed the percent. He actually gets about 1;2 cents for the com in the cornflakes weight of a loaf fr<mi Ifi to 14 ounces.'- ' *a. '• • » ' • • t. ^. .. K . , The High Cost Of Air have -found that their profit mar­ gins are lower than they were in the northeast, even though they are paying their employees less. Everything Halved "Nothing will be gained by opening a factory in a low-wage region and paying the new group of workers half the wages of the old group if the new group pro­ duces only half as much as ^<1 old group did," the study asserts. "No matter how enticing the wage rate differentials appear to an entre­ preneur, a plant location in a lowwage area will make sense only if the competitive advantage derived from paying lower rates will not be wiped out by lower labor pro­ ductivity." Although wage rates in the South are about 19 percent lower than in the North in the apparel industry, the lower productivity of the lowipaid non-union workers more than makes up for the lower wage costs. In addition, manage­ rial skills are not as high, which leads to lower productivity, and capital, in the form of loans is also more expensive. Apparel manufacturers are slow­ ly learning that "you gets what you pays for," as the purchasers of their garments learned long ago. cMimuu.L J �Fcbnury t. INB SEAFARERS rag9 Berenleem LOG Health Group Blames Congressional 'Foot Dragging' Jobless Rate Declines^ Now Af 4.9 Percenf The key leafionally adjueted JoMess raita declined to 4.0 percent In December, toe Labor Department has reported, doeing 1964 witb a sHigbt but sustained half-year improvement In toe Job picture. The December jobleea rate marked only the third time in more than seven years that this key index had dipped under 0 peoxent. It rose to 5.1 percent In November 1957 as the nation slid into the 1958 recession, hitting a peek of 7.5 percent in July of that year. It was brought down to 4.9 percent only in February 1960 and in July 1964. The summary job figures, based on census surveys, showed 8.5 million unemployed. This was up by about 100,000, as expected. At 4.9 percent, the rate was down from November's 5 percent and on toe low side of the 4.9-to-5.2 percent range of the past half-year. In December 1963, the adjusted rate was 5.5 percent and 3.8 million were jobless. On the job side of the picture, a seasonally adjusted gain of 300,000 to an all-time high of 66.3 million in non-farm employment was recorded. On the basis of past seasonal movements, little change had been expected. In contrast, farm jobs fell by 750,000 to a total of 3.8 million as cold weather caused sharp cutbacks and a greater than seasonal decline. Teenage Rate Near 15% The^unemployment rate for adiflt women, down to 4.6 percent from 5.0 percent in November, was at its lowest point in nearly five years, the report said. The rate for adult men was unchanged at 3.5 percent, as low as in any other month since the summer of 1957, the Labor Department added. The rate for married men was 2.7 percent; it has ranged between 2.5 and 2.9 percent for the last 10 months, toe report said. The long-term unemployed—^those jobless 15 weeks or longer— totaled 800,000 in December, about 100,000 below the year-earlier total. Half of this group had been jobless six months or longer, the so-called very long-term jobless. 300,000 Deaths Yearly Attributed To Cigarettes WASHINGTON—^At least 125,000 Americans will die this year from the effects of cigarette smoking, and the new Congress will surely "avert its glance" from this shocking fact just as the last Congress did, imless there is a public clamor for action. Senator Maurine B. Neuberger (D.-Ore.) *ported, after a broad review of the groups which hold health impor­ has warned. evidence, that cigarette smoking tant, have the facts, and under­ The annual death rate from seriously imperiled health and stand the health implications of the side effects of smoking mi^t be as high as 300,000 Americans, it was disclosed here at a meeting of the National Interagency Coun­ cil on Smoking and Health. These figures represent "a national catas­ trophe," listeners were told. "Cigarettes kill people. And they kill people in very large numbers," Council members were heard. The interagency council is an alliance of 17 Federal agencies and non­ governmental associations con­ cerned with public health prob­ lems. "The United States Public Health Service knows this. The American Cancer Society knows this. The National Tuberculosis Association knows this. The Royal College of Physicians knows this. Physicians all over the world know this." But, Council head Emerson Foote and others tol4 members at the meeting, the limited propa­ ganda effort against smoking had been overwhelmed by the more than $200 million spent yearly on cigarette advertising. Tobacco State Congressmen By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Human Time Clock Plays Tricks It has long been known that a biological rhythm seems to control the activities of animals. We accept hibernation, migration, moulting, and other long-term phenomena as just the way animals behave. Recent studies of the animal world, including man, have uncovered some evi­ dences, however, of a daily rhythm which affects temperature, circu­ lation, and many other functions of the body. Perhaps the most familiar argument along these lines is that of the farmer who complained that his cows and chickens didn't read the papers or the clocks and couldn't tell when Daylight Saving Time began and ended. Daylight Saving did him no good, he said, because the animals went right on with their daily performance on "sun time" and he had to follow their desires rather than his. During World War II those who had to adjust to night or evening shifts complained about the time it took to get used to toe changed hours of sleeping and working. Nurses and others subject to differing houns complain of the same problem. Even mothers with small Infants have trouble adjusting to the biological clocks of their babies. Now comes a study from the Federal Aviation Agency which throws some new light on the matter. The problem arises from the speed and regularity with which we now cross two, three, or even four time zones in a single flight. Dr. James E. Orane, quoted in a recent issue of Medical World News, reports that jet pilots on east-west runs show many symptoms of fatigue, irritability, sleeplessness, appetite changes, and emotional instability. His study seems to relate these symptoms more to time changes than to any other aspect of the new air age. He reports also that many pilots prefer to fly the north-south routes because they have to make no adjustments to time. For most of us, these rapid and extreme adjustments do not take place often enough to cause much bother, but we do run into them occasionally. When we do, it is wise to allow enough time after reach­ ing the destination to permit our biological clocks to make at least some adjustment to the new environment. For those who no not like flying, this offers a good excuse to go by some other means of trans­ portation. In many situations on the home front we are called upon to make lesseer adjustments which many produce milder or more insidious changes. Illnesses, studying for exams, sleeplessness from whatever cause, changes in working hours, or a prolonged period of pressure all alter our daily routines and may lead to some diminution of effectiveness. * * * Most of us like to think that we are too tough to be thrown off stride by the loss of a little sleep. Dr. Carey's findings suggest that it may not be a matter of toughness at all, but rather .that we are as much at the mercy of our biological clocks as we are bound by toe ticking off of the seconds and minutes of the more familiar timepieces. All is not tost, however, for there, is substantial evidence that a little extra rest ^11 allow our biological timepieces to adapt to the conventional ones—if we will biit let them, according to Dr. William A^ MacGoU in MD Column, Group Health Association of America, Inc, Senator Neuberger also asserted that the tobacco industry had suc­ ceeded in frustrating attempts to discourage smoking. Because of the influence of "tobacco state Congressimen," she said, the last Congress did not provide the money requested by Surgeon Gen­ eral Luther Terry for the National Clearinghouse for Information on Smoking and Health. "Thus," she said, "one year from the delivery of the Surgeon Gen­ eral's imequivocal verdict against tihe cigarette. Congress has pro­ vided no funds for smoking edu­ cation, no regulations to warn the smoker or i>otential smoker of the hazards of smoking, no laws to in­ hibit cigarette advertising cam­ paigns, nothing, in short, but a di­ rective to the F.T.C. (Federal Trade Comrnission) to undo the steps which it had forcefully taken to fulfill its mandate to pro­ tect the consuming public." One year ago this month the Surgeon General's Advisory Com­ mittee on Smoking and Health re­ life expectancy. There was a sharp dip in cigarette sales following the report, but sales are now al­ most back to where they were a year ago. Some Quit However The per capita rate of cigarette consumption has gone down how­ ever, because, although sales are back to their former level, the U.S. population has jumped by some 3 million since that time. A recent survey of smoking habits which was sponsored by the National Interagency Council in­ dicates a 7 percent drop in cigar­ ette smoking by males over the last few years. Almost one in four smokers had apparently given up the habit in the last 10 years, and nonsmoking males now almost equal the smokers. There also ap­ pears to be a decline in the rate of women smokers of about 2 or 3 percent. The survey shows that even cigarette smokers favor a compul­ sory warning on cigarette pack­ ages and in advertising about the health dangers of cigarettes. Nine out of 10 want more education of adults and children on the health hazards of smoking. A sampling of medical stydents shows that 44 percent quit smok­ ing during a given period. "This," Dr. Terry said, "suggests that in the facts, the cigarette habit is reversible." Time For Education The time has come to start a national effort to persuade smokers to quit the habit, Dr. Ter­ ry told the group. Public Health officials believe the hazards of smoking must be recognized be­ fore smokers can muster the de­ termination to quit. The situation is considered similar to the prob­ lem of a doctor who must be hon­ est enough with a heart patient about his condition to encour.'i^e prudent behavior without scaring him to death. The council, chairman FoOte said, does not want a ban on ci­ garette advertising. It does believe, however, that legislation may be needed to require that warning be included im the ads. Pipe and cigar smoking seem to be so much less harmful, he continued, that they are not prime targets of the group. After cigarette ads were banned in Italy, the annual rate of sales increases fell from 6 percent to 1.5 percent, Foote added, so even a total ban on advertising would not produce radical changes in our economy. Such a modest effect as occured in Italy would cushion the blow to areas of the economy that lean heavily on cigarette making. Salty 'Pot' Found Under Red Sea A sort of underwater tea-kettle exists at the bottom of the Red Sea, scientists aboard a British research ship report. The milewide pool of hot water is also excessively salty, they say. The heat required to raise the water temperature in this under­ sea samovar is thought to be coming straight from the center of the earth. For thousands of years, they suggest, the depression has been trapping heat escaping from the earth's core. Vast earth movements a half million years ago supposedly split open part of the Red Sea floor exposing huge beds of salt. This dissolved salt acts as a blanket or heat baffle which holds in the heat that usually escapes from the center of the earth in the form of upward and outward convection currents. The temperature of the underwater pool is 111 degrees Fahren­ heit and eight times more salty than usual. The pool lies midway between Jidda, Arabia and Port Sudan at a depth of 7,200 feet. First 19J65 Lifeboat Class Mans Oars Snow and cold weather in the N.Y. area didn't stop the first SlU Lifeboat Class of 1965 from getting in a little "seatime" at Brooklyn's Mill Basin, new training center of the SlU Lifeboat and Upgrading School. Manning the: sweep ;oar. is Seafarer classmenf>ber Phil Frank. �PaKC Ei^teea SEAFAKERS Huge Business Profits Cited As Danger To U.S. Economy AEC Chairman Tells Congress Test Ban May Delay Nuclear-Built Canal WASfflNGTON—Before the U.S. can legally use atomic charges to dig a Panama Canal replacement renegotiation of the nuclear test ban treaty will be necessary according to the chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Also, a a practical charge, he said. great deal more testing and Whether even these test blasts Vcftrafeff 1^ iNf LOG Action In the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) WASHINGTON—The myth of the "profit squeeze" has been destroyed by the record-breaking net earnings ol the current business expansion but the "employment squeeze" is still a grim reality, accord--^ ing to AFL-CIO economists. which have been so eased that econombb sometimes find com­ For the first three quarters parisons between past and current of 1964 profits exceeded those in performances "extremely mbleadthe comparable period of 1963 by ing." a "whopping 21 percent, reaching "Higher and higher profits an all-time high of $32 billion for development will have to be done will prove permissible under the the third quarter," the AFL-CIO achieved through higher prices of first, he said. present test ban treaty is still In Department of Research points out special government favor are not It will take the US another five doubt. The treaty, ratified by more in a study entitled, "The Profits what America. needs today. The years to perfect and mass-produce than 100 nations so far, forbids existence of unused capacity cries Glut of Big Business." enough nuclear explosive to blast any blast likely to propel radio­ out not for more funds for those Depressing Effect a new sea-level canal between the active wastes across international who are likely to save or invest in Atlantic and Pacific oceans, AEC boundaries. "In fact," they add, "there b a future capacity, but for more in­ chairman Glenn T, Seaborg told growing fear that excessively come for those who will buy the New Treaty Needed the Joint Congressional Commit­ rapid Increases in profits will have things we are already capable of "Despite the progress in the tee on Atomic Energy. At least a depressing effect upon the econ­ producing . . . ," the article said. 3; $ four and maybe seven more test development of clean cratering omy, resulting, in time, in further Eastern All Lines blasts will be needed to perfect techniques," Seaborg said, "every unemployment and ultimately in (Flight Engineers) nuclear cratering detonation win declining profits." $> it release some radioactive material H. I. Siege! Profits usually reach a peak four to the atmosphere." Therefore, "HIS" brand men's clothes to six quarters after the start of a "large nuclear excavation projects, (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) general economic upturn, the ar­ particularly those near territorial ticle notes, but they were still boundaries, such as a new seaSears, Roebuck Company moving upward in the third quar­ level, trans-isthmian canal, would Retail stores St products ter of last year, "14 quarters after require an agreement with other (RetaU Clerks) ' the current expansion began." parties to the treaty." 3^ t t Stitzel-Weller DistiUeries Corporations—-or at least some Nuclear explosives detonated Seafarers sailing the North Sea "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Eik" of them—are so laden with cash underground form either craters between the Britbh Isles, Norway "Cabin StUI," "W. L. Weller" that even after boosting dividends CHICAGO—The past year was a or underground caverns, depend­ Bourbon whiskeys to record highs, retiring stock and and the Netherlands will be seeing good one for the port of Chicago. ing on the depth of the blast. Ex­ (Distillery Workers) bonds, sinking huge sums in new more and more strange activity The percentage growth in tonnage plosions designed to create a ditch plants and equipment, and buying going on there—^low flying aircraft 3^ 3i 3» and dollar value of shipments han­ for a canal could not be entirely J. R. Simplot Potato Co. other companies, they have -been trailing magnetic devices on long dled through the 1964 shipping contained underground however, Frozen potato products forced to turn to foreign markets cables, helicopters hovering close season was well above the rise reg­ but would vent radioactive debris (Grain Millers) for investment opportunities, the to the surface, and dynamite blasts istered by the combined Great into the atmosphere through so$ 3> 3) study in the January issue of the on the surface resembling depth Lakes ports, according to the Chi­ called "chimney" holes. Kingsport Press AFL-CIO American Federationist charges used against submarines. cago Association of Commerce and Undersea oil b the object. "World Book," "Childcraft" says. Need Big Blasts Industry. (Printing Pressmen) Cionded Picture Geologists have decided that the It was made clear that if nuclear Total tonnage handled through (Tjrpographers, Bookbinders) the port through August was 4.9 and not chemical explosives are And the profit figures would be North Sea's bottom is composed of (Machinists, Stereotypers) million tons, almost 90 percent used for a canal project to uproot even greater, the article declares, sedimentary, oil bearing rock, so 3^ 3^ 3^ above that of 1963's 2.6 miif the ground rules for determin­ the hunt b on all over the 220,000hills straddling likely routes, ex­ Jamestown Sterling Corp. tons for the same period. Ship­ tremely powerful nuclear devices ing them were unchanged from a square-mile area. Deep " water Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. ments were valued at $317 million would be required—devices with a few years back—particularly those drilling b scheduled to begin this Furniture and Bedding for 1964, up 24 percent from the yield of 23 to 30 megatons. governing depreciation allowances. year. (United Furniture Workers) $234 million in 1963. Finding oil beneath the sea b an involved process. Converted bomb­ During the same periods, ton­ ers are carrying magnetometers— nage handled by all Great Lake instruments for measuring mag­ ports rose from 26 million to 30 netic forces—at low leveb across million tons with a rise in dollar WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an em­ the sea's surface. Helicopters are value from $880 million to $1 ployer argument that the lockout be considered the employer's legal equivalent of the doing the same closer to shore. billion. worker's right to strike. "Shooting boats" are setting off Imports Up Arming the employer with The American Shipbuilding Co. Further, says the AFL-CIO brief, explosive blasts at three-minute Chicago registered its greatest of Chicago is the petitioner in the NLRB doctrine on the kinds and intervab so instrumenb on sebmic gain in imports, handling 2.1 mil­ the lockout as a legal offen­ case, which goes back to its db- extent of self-help available to survey ships can pick up and re­ lion tons through August, 64 com­ sive weapon in collective bar­ pute with Boilermakers' Local 374. employers has balanced conflicting cord data on the subsurface rock pared with 945,000 tons during the gaining, warned the AFL-CIO, In that dispute the National La­ interests. If Indeed it does not by studying how the sound and same months last year. Dollar would further strengthen the em­ bor Relations Board decided the favor employers. shock waves bounce around. value rose from $107 million to ployer against the union and in­ company violated the law in using $149 million. Import tonnage for crease shutdowns and industrial the lockout "as an offensive .all Great Lake ports for the same strife. weapon intended to force the aban­ periods rose from 10 million tons Locked Out Worker donment of the union's contract to 12 million, and dollar value The issue the Court has agreed demands and the acceptance of the climbed from $361 million to $424 to consider on its merits is, as employer's." million. stated in an employer petition, The NLRB found that the em­ In export totals, Chicago lagged whether a specific provision of the ployer could not reasonably have slightly in growth behind the Taft-Hartley Act should be con­ feared a union intention to strike other Lakes ports with a rise of strued as meaning that "an em­ and so its lockout was not legally 3 percent in tonnage and 14 per­ ployer lockout is a corollary of permissible as a defensive measure cent in dollar value. All other the employees' statutory right to to prevent customers' ships from portu combined rose 10.3 percent strike." The AFL-CIO offered its being tied up in its shipyard. in tonnage and 20 percent in dol­ views through an amicus curiae or Not The Same lar value on exports. "friend-of-the-court" brief. "We submit," declared the AFLCIO brief, "that the employer lock­ out b not in any sense the corol­ lary of the employees' statutory Tight to strike." Thb is so, said the AFL-CIO, whether viewed from the standpoint of the collec­ tive bargaining process or from the language and intent of the Taft-Hartley Act. '*••• With respect to bargaining power, the AFL-CIO adds, the right to strike is indispensable to the workers whereas the employer has many other powerful weapons SIU oldtimer Percy Foster (left) picki up hit first regular aside from the lockout. The em­ monthly $150 pension check at New York headquarters ployer can reject union demands, from SIU Rep. Ed Mooney. An SIU member since 1941, he can replace strikers with per­ Foster last sailed as chief cook aboard the Los Angeles manent replacements (scabs), he (Sea Land). A native of North Carolina he will spend his can unilaterally put into effect pro­ posals the union has rejected in retirement at his home in Schenectedy, N.Y. with his wife case of impasse. Emma. Undersea Oil Seekers Roam North Atlantic Shipping Up In Chicago During '64 AFL-CIO Seeks 'Lockout' Ruling First Pension Check �M, im SEAFARERS TMg9 Nteefeea tOQ Qoody Makers Lucky Piitchett, ship's delegate aboard the Halcyon Panther (Halcyon) believes that the ship was in the worst possible place in the world this past Christmas. "We were in the Per­ sian Gulf," he said, "and I can't thing of any place in the world I'd rather not be during Christmas. But," he went onto. say, "the steward depart­ di^s. At the same time, Mike gave Feyrl W. Ammons was recently ment, with a little help from special recognition to the chief reminiscing about his days of sail­ Th« bread, rolls and other pastry goodies are so delicious on the Halcyon Panther (Hal . that ship's delegate Lucky Pritcfcett was on hand to snap this picture when Night Cook and Baker Charles Locke (rear) set his latest batch out to cool. Chief Cook Les Burnett stands ready to make sure that he'll be the first one in line to sample Locke's latest efforts. TRUSTCO (Cemmodlty Tran(p«rta. tlon), Nov. SI—Chairman, John A. Zlarala; Socratary. Robort A. Banta. Brother Joe Martin elected to aervo as ship's deleeate and was extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. Two men quit one hour before aailinf In Galveston. Texas. Disputed OT in deck and engine departments. AU bands requested to keep naUves out of crew's area. Vote of thanks to the steward department. J. L. REISS (Retss), Nov. IS-Chalrman, T. R. Irown; Secretary, Nona. R. Anderson. $9.90 In Miip's fund. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment.. Medicine chest should be cheeked tor the outdated medioina aboard. Vote of thanks to tha Cap­ tain for the (Christmas cheers he sent. ST. LAWRENCE (St. Lawrence Car­ riers), Jan. S—Chairman, B. C. BrownInsi Secretary, H. Poderson. Ship'a delegate to see the Captain about poor mail service. Discussion on tire and boat drills. Discussion regarding food, menu and preparation of food. Vote of thanks to tha messman and pantryman for good service. DUVAL (Suwannee), Dec. 97—Chair­ man, Troy Savage; Secretary, S. E. Walsh. Brother Leslie B. Bryant Jr. was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a real good Christmas Dinner. Discussion on having sanitary water cooler faucet on forward end of ship. Need more water pressvue on lines. SULLIVAN BROTHERS (Gartland), Nov. 16—Chairman, Al Martlnsx; Sec­ retary, Merlin T. May. S9.50 in treas­ ury. No beefs reported. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Jan. I—Chairman, R. Hutchlns; Secretary, Star Walls. $30 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), Jan. 1 —Chairman, Jake Levin; Secretary, ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Dec. 97— Chairman, James W. Barnett; Secre­ tary, C. E. Turner. No beefs and no OT disputes. Everything is running O.K. All hands would like to know from headquarters what if anything is being done about a new contract. They also would like to know about retirement plan and welfare and va­ cation Increases. Brother Peavy ex­ pressed his thanks for the flowers sent for his sister's funeral. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. OCEANIC WAVE (American Oce­ anic), Oct."" 11 — Chairman, Jamas Stewart; Secretary, Ira Brown. Dis­ cussion on repairs that have to be completed. Brother Clarence Pryor was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Don't Delay On Heat Beefs Now thflt the cold weather is here. Seafarers are reminded that heating and lodging beefs in the shipyard can be easily bandied if the ship's delegate promptly notifies the captain or chief engineer and shows them the temperature reading at the time. Crewmernbers who beef to themselves about the lack of heating but wait three or four days before making the problem known to a respon­ sible ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. The same applies when shipyard workers are busy around living quarters. Make sure you know where and when the work was done so that the SIU patrolman has the facts available in order to'make a determination. mate. "This guy really worries over a man if be gets sick in any way. He goes out of his way to make him comfortable and see that he gets the proper medical attention. Another vote of thanks to the chief mate." ^ ^ $ The crew aboard the passenger liner Del Norte (Delta) recently had a chance to view the film "Carnival in Rio de Janeiro." One of the passengers showed the film to the other pas­ sengers. Then the ship's delegate, Peter Gonzalez, if the crew Gomalei asked could also view the film and it was gladly loaned out. While on the subject of films, one of the crew members asked why they weren't seeing ' the movies provided for the passengers anymore. "We used to see all the movies they showed toprade," the crewman said, "but we havent seen any for several months." The 4 4 general consensus of the crew is, In other news from the ships at "We sure do miss those movies.' sea, Brother George Mike, ship's delegate aboard t. S. the Jefferson The ships delegate aboard the City Victory Our Lady of Peace (Liberty Navi­ (Victory Car­ gation) recently received some riers) says the praise from his shipmates. The crew expressed crew voted him a special thanks their thanks to for the fine Job he has done for the captain - for them, reports William S. Budd, being fair, pa­ meeting chairman. tient and tolerant when the ship Mike was laid over in The crew recently made a mo­ Fortaleza, Braiul, and stayed 21 tion aboard the Detroit (Sea-Land) days instead of the expected six to have ship's delegate Luis Her­ nandez see the chief engineer about the washing machine. It seems that LOC-A-RHYTHM: the wringer is not working prop­ erly, so the crew wants it repaired and the remainder of the machine checked over to see that it will continue to give good service with­ out breakdowns. the weather, cooperated nicely to make the day a very memorable occasion. Thanks to our wonderful gang In the galley, Pritchett (daimed, "we had a wonderful dinner. Steward Frank Kustura, chief cook Les Burnett, night cook and baker Charles Locke, third cook Charles Thrope and galleyman Edwin Simmons really put a lot of effort into making the Christmas dinner worthy of a meal to crow about. And on top of that," Lucky said, "tt actually rained all Christ­ mas Day." Any­ one that knows anything at all about the Pensian Gulf wm tell you, that Is Pritchett really Bomething to talk about, Luc^ and the entire crew on the Halcyon Panther Joined in the wish that all their union brothers had as nice a Christmas as they did, and extended to their brothers the very best for the new year. LivingAmong The Toilers i t ing during the war. He says he was aboard a ship in convoy when it collided with another vessel. The convoy was headed for Oran, North Africa, when the collision occured. Neither ship was badly damaged, he remembers, and both made it in to port with no trouble. Aboard the Hanover (Pan Amer­ ican Tankers), a hearty vote of thanks was given to 2d Engineer Amos for his ef­ forts in providing a Christmas Tree for the ship. The tree helped each man aboard to remember the Christmas sea­ son, and fill McCarthy him with the true sense of -Christmas, says ship's delegate J. J. McCarthy. Crews from ships that are happy to have hard working galley gangs aboard and have voted a special thanks to these brothers are aboard the Peon Transporter (Penn Navigation); Ridgefield Victory (Columbia); Chatham (Waterman); Seatrain Louisiana (Seatrain); Re­ becca (Maritime Overseas); Geneva (U.S. Steel Corp); Eagle Voyager (United Maritime); Floridian (South American & Carib.); John B. Waterman (Waterman); Fairport (Waterman); Producer (Marine Carriers); Los Angeles (Sea-Land); and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa). Lakes Fireman 4 During the ship's delegate re­ By Henri Percikow port to the crew in a recent meet­ live among workers ing aboard ship, the delegate of Where life ebbs in shadows the Globe Progress (Maritime And see waning petals Overseas) passed along the word In the depths of childrens' eyes. from the captain that he was very happy with the crew for the co­ operation and seamanship they all I share the conveyor belt— displayed, according to a report And feel the iron wheel from James McLinden, meeting Ride my bones, thundering The defiance of my brothers. secretary. I hear the cry Of the cheated And add my first. Accusing. My vision clear, I sing Of a chromed tomorrow Held in my calloused palm. WHAT l$IT? t Steve Theyet, ship's delegate aboard the Antinous (Waterman) praised the crew for their help in bringing in a clean.ship. "We have no beefs at all," he said. When the crew accepted the report, they also threw in a vote of thanks to Theyet for his fine work in repre­ senting them. Mike Fitxgerald, a member of the SIU Great Lakes District, poses for fellowcrewmember Fred Shan­ non's camera while stok­ ing a furnace on the steamer Henry R. Piatt (Gartland). �Page Twentx SEAFARERS Febnuij i. IMC LOG SlU Pacific Boatman Lauds Progress Achieved By Union 'Sea Daze' by Jim MOIM A tribute to the progress the SIU had made in winning a square deal for the American seaman and eliminating the inhuman conditions that prevailed on U.Si-flag ships less than 30 years ago was made in a recent letter to the LOG from William Wallis, a mem­ ber of the SIU Inland Boat-^ man's Union of the Pacific. the Great Lakes In the 1920's I would have never thought It "Everything we have today," he humanly possible to win the con­ Wallis has played his part says, "we owe to our Union. We ditions we have now, especially In the union movement's bitter struggle to secure better pay and working conditions for the U.S. seaman since he started sailing on MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Jan. 8—Chairman, J. Carrol; Secretary, E. Newhall. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Special vote of thanks extended to the entire galley force for a Job well done. Food and pastries are far above shipboard standards. First Assistant Engineer had cooperated 100% with the crew for aU minor and necessary repairs throughout the entire voyage. DEL CAMPO (Delta), Dec. 27 — Chairman, Pete Piasclk; Secretary, D. Robinson. Brother J. Skinner was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), Jan. 7— Chairman, Esteban Cruz; Secretary, Leo Bruce. S6.5S In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a Job well done. KENMAR (Calmar), Dec. 20—Chair­ man, Edward Cantaral; Secretary, V. Douglas. $5.30 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Brother T. A. McNea was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crewmembers asked to donate $1 each at payoff to Captain to reim­ burse him for TV repairs. Vote of thanks extended to Brother M. Knickman, former ship's delegate. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Jan. 3—Chairman, John F. Wiillams; Sec­ retary, J. G. Lakwyk. One man hos­ pitalized in Rio de Janeiro. No beefs and no disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department. DEL NORTE (Delta), Dec. 20 — Chairman, James L. Tucker; Secre­ tary, Bill Kaiser. Department dele­ gates reported that everything is run­ ning smoothiy. $165.25 in ship's fund and $30.02 in movie fund. Brother Joseph N. Powers was elected to serve as ship's deiegate. DEL VALLE (Delta), Dec. 27 — Chairman, Joseph M. McLaren; Sec­ retary, Ramon Irlzarry. No beefs and no disputed OT reporter by depart­ ment delegates. AU hands were re­ quested to keep all doors locked in passageways, and to keep the natives out of living quarters. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a fine Christmas Dinner. PANOCEANIC FAITH (Panoceanic Tankers) December 15 — Chairman, Harry Scholes; Secretary, Kenneth Collins. Ship's deiegate resigned and Brother C. T. Feary was elected to serve in his piace. $11.65 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. should always remember our on deep sea ships. We have also brothers who gave their lives in gained considerable progress on the bitter fight that won us our inland water shipping. We've come a long way, but we did it all our­ present conditions." The Pacific IBU veteran, who selves. The shipowners never gave has been sailing in the steward us a thing." department for most of his 40 years as a seaman, thinks the Union's younger members should have better knowledge of what conditions were like on board ships before the SIU got its start. Back in those days, Wallis re­ members, a seaman had to make up the time he took for his coffee It looks like the sea is proving break. This meant that he had to work an extra hour every day in to be an irresistible attraction to addition to his regular watch. To­ the family of Seafarer Marium H. day, Wallis declares, everyone Del Prado. After sailing for years takes the coffee break for granted. as a veteran member of the en­ Another one of Wallis' memories gine department, Del Prado re­ revolves around "field day," a cently watched with pride as his practice which no SIU oldtimer 18-year old daughter Margaret will ever forget. Every Friday, all started her own career in the maritime service. the seamen on board, regardless While Margaret won't actually of their ratings, turned to for a .sougeeing and holystoning session. be sailing, she will be busy with To holystone, a seaman got down maritime matters as one of the on his hands and knees to clean newest members of the Spars, the the wooden decks with a mixture distaff service of the U.S. Coast of sandstone, water and elbow Guard. Her swearing-in was a note-worthy oc(>asion since she grease. will be number 21 on the Spar Seamen of that period had to roster. endure living conditions which During World War II the Coast seem completely intolerable in the Guard recruited over 8,000 Spars light of the standards fixed in to­ to help with clerical and other ad­ day's SIU contracts. Wallis recalls ministrative tasks. With the comhow the coffee and milk laid out for night lunch was more often than not, cut with water. "About the ony think we didn't have to put up with at that time was the custom of bringing your own 'Donkey's Breakfast' (mat­ tress) when you signed on board ship," he says. Other typical hard­ ships that yesterday's seamen en­ dured were the old blue sheet and the cheese cloth towels that were Margaret Marius next to worthless and twice as Dei Prado Dei Prado irritating. One of the worst evils that ing of peace. the tanks of the plagued seamen during those days Coast Guard's feminine service was the old crimp system, Wallis declined until they were practi­ remembers. Once you ended up in cally at the vanishing point this a crimp's hands, you could never year when 19 women answered count on seeing any of your earn­ the Spar roll call. In an effort to revive the glam­ ings. or arm of the service, the Coast Wallis thinks that the best con­ Guard has decided to triple its ditions he ever found during that membership and has decided to period were on the vessels under enlist 40 new recruits. Miss Del the jurisdiction of the old Ship­ Prado, who has been a secretary, ping Board. Today, however, the had the honor of being one of the progress made by the SIU even first new members. Sworn in as makes those vessels look like a yeoman storekeeper, she will be hard-time ships. assigned to a clerical post in New Looking back on the amazing London, Conn, after boot training achievements gained by the SIU at Bainbridge, Md. in the relatively short time it has The name Spans was coined been in existence, Wallis says, from the Coast Guard motto "When I remember the old days. Semper Paratus ("Always Ready"). Seafarer Sees Daughter Take Oath As Spar Notify Union On LOG Mail BELOIT VICTORY (Marine Man­ agers), Dec. 20—Chairman, A. Ellingsen; Secretary, Z. Y. Ching. Some disputed OT in deck department. Mo­ tion to have headquarters check on the matter of ship being overloaded with cargo, making it unsafe for the crew. ROBIN COOOFELLOW (Robin Lines), Jan 3—Chairman, W. Wal­ lace; Secretary, E. Conrad. Ships treas­ urer reported that there is $3.50 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Mo-, tion made not to pay off until a meet­ ing is held with the patrolman and food representative. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Special thanks to the baker. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for a Job weU done. As Seafarers know, copies of each issue ot the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congriigate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various (quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. ^ always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing li.sts "Well sweetheart, to tell you the truth, I'm not exactly in full command of the ship .. who were so helpful while I was laid up. My wife and sons also ap­ preciate everyone's kindness To Tha Editor: and extend their thanks. The Welfare check which I James T. Regan Wife Grateful For SIU Benefit received from the SIU after the t 3^ 4. death of my husband, Charles Adams, was a great help and comfort to me and my family. Pensioner, Wife I don't know how to express my Grateful To SIU personal thanks to the SIU and To The Editor: especially the representatives As a pensioner, it is indeed in Baltimore. They gave im- wonderful to see how much a union does for its members 1 that have retired. We just re­ ceived a $25 Christmas bonus and feel that it is not just any union that will do this for its e Editor members. The regular pension checks have been arriving reg­ - ^ ularly, and we are very happy All letters to the editor for to have this Income when both publication in the SEAFARERS of us are too old to work. We both wish you all the very best LOG must be signed by the and a happy New Year. writer. Names will be withheld Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Johnson upon request. 4" 4" 4" measurable help to me during my husband's illness and dur­ ing the time of my grief. I would have written this let­ ter much sooner, but I find it still hard to believe Charles is dead. I thank the SIU for its generous assistance in addition to all it' has already done for me, and my husband, in the past. Marie Adams 4" 4" 4" Illness Benefit Draws Praises To The Editor: I would like to express my deep appreciation and gratitude to all the members and officials of our union for their efforts to help me during my periods of illness. My only wish is that my next 25 years in the SIU will be as good as the past 25 years. To one and all I extend my best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year. John H. Hunt ft Flowers, Note Bring Thanks To The Editor: I would like to thank the crew and officers of the Transerie for their kindness in send­ ing flowers and a message upon the death of my mother, Mrs. Juana' Rivera. Their kindness is greatly appreciated. G. Troche 4» t 4« Tours Europe On SIU Pension To The Editor: I would like to thank the SIU for all it has done for me since I retired as a member of the Raiiway Marine Region. I have been able to see Europe, which would not have been possible if it weren't for the pension plan. 1 am having a wonderful time touring Germany. My thanks to a fine union. Charles J.' Grant 4) 4" 4" Union Praised As Good Host To The Editor: My family and I wish to ex­ tend our most sincere thanks to the SIU for the wonderful dinner we received and enjoyed To The Editor: on Christmas Day in Tampa, I would like to thank the Fla, Our thanks also to the crewmembers and officers who Union for being a most gener­ played an important part in sav­ ous host. ing my life when I had a seri­ Steve Sawchuck, Sr. ous accident aboard the Del Monte. In addition, I would like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff of the WRIIKtO Strangers Hospital in Rio for the excellent treatment I re­ ceived while a patient there, as well as the SIU representatives Seafarer Lauds Del Monte Crew imlas �•# B, im SEAFARERS LOG-A-RHYTHM: With AU My Heart By Robert L. Swords The foUowing Log-A-Rhythm waa writtetn by Seafarer Robert L. Sword who aaUa in the deck department. My heart belongs to you because you are so dear to me. And I am happy darling, in your loving company. I like to listen to your voice, and gaze into your eyes. And every card or letter is another sweet surprise. 1 like to walk with you at night when stars are all around. And share my fondest thoughts with you, without the slightest sound. You are the inspiration for whatever good 1 do, And every worthwhile deed is one I dedicate to you. And when the days are dreary and we have to be apart. Your loving faith and trust provide the sunshine in my heart. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseai), Jan. ll^Chairman, Aiphensa Piontek; Secretarc, Thomas Uiisse. Ail repairs were completed. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. OUR LADY OF PEACE (Liberty Navigation), Dec. 27—Chairman, C. J. Quinnt; Secretary, J. W, McDonaid. Sime disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. Brother C. J. Quinnt to retain ship's delegate job. Vote of thanks was given to the entire steward de­ partment for their efforts to put out one of the finest Christmas day din­ ners that could match that of any SIU ship afloat. HENRY (Progressive), Jan. 3 — Chairman, J. Deweil; Secretary, V. Swanson. No beefs and no disputed OT. Everything is running smoothly. Patrolman to be contacted about having the ship fumigated. Vote of thanks to the steward departent for the excellent Thanksgiving Dinner and Christmas Dinner. Perkins; Secretary, Robert Creel. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing is running O.K. tl9.03 in ship's fund. Brother Robert Creel was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good food and very good service. RiDCEFlELD VICTORY (Columbia), Jan. 10—Chairman, T. W. Hinson; Secretary, L. A. Bahm. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Mo­ tion made that if water tanks are not cleaned in Calcutta, old crewmembers and new crewmembers will not sign on. Vote of thanks to the steward department. GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), Jan. 14—Chairman, Felix J. Van Looyi Secretary, Joe Reghetti. S2 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT I •i reported. Ship should be fumigated for roaches. COLORADO (Waterman), Dec. Chairman, T. Buckley; Secretary, D. W. Libby. No beefs reported by department delegates. New mixer was supposed to be put on board but this hasn't been done. ALCOA EXPLORER (Aicoa), Dec. 30—Chairman, J. S. McRae; Secretary, Y. E. Padraza Jr. No disputed OT and no beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the wonder­ ful meals, especially Christmas and New Years. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Jan. -12—Chairman, J. J. McCarthy; Secre­ tary, J. O. Lakwyk. Brother Henry P. Lopez was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. LUCILLE Bald), Jan. MARINE (U.S. Shipping), Jan. 3— Chairman, E. L. Johnson; Secretary, BLOOMFIELD (Bloom4—Chairman, Woodrow Faff* tireatf-OM African Elephants Impress Adventure-Loving Seafarer The exotic and mysterious sights that abovmd In the interior of Africa have never been able to lure many Seafarers into the back-country areas of the danger-filled "dark con­ tinent." After hearing tales of rampaging wildlife, set against the background jof some of the wildest jungle and bush"* country in the world, the often encouniters thrills and ex- been set down In front of the average SIU man quickly periencee that he will remember group by some unseen power concludes that the safest thing is to keep within an hoiu:'« travel of where his ship is moored. However, the adventurous Sea­ farer, who doesn't mind taking his chances against the unknown. F. J. "Whitey" Johnson. Most repairs have been taken care of. One man hospitalized at Midway. Some dis­ puted OT in deck and engine de­ partments. MONTPELIER VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Jan. 10—Chairman, M. M. Cross; Secretary, H. Connolly. Ship's delegate reported that all is O.K. There is some disputed OT in the en­ gine department. Motion made for in­ crease in pay and OT rates on ail tankers. Overtime to be paid for work done below floor plates in the engine room. SACRAMkNTO (Oriental Exporters), Jan. 1—Chairman, C. P. Diitz; Secre­ tary, Wm. H. Thompson. Everything is running smoothly with no beefs and no disputed OT. Discussion about ordering a new washing machine. MAYFLOWER (Mayflower), Jan. 10 —Chairman, R. Williams; Secretary, R. Sanchez. $12.50 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Crew would like clarifica­ tion on articles pertaining to SIU contract. Patrolman to check on launch service. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Jan. 3 — Chairman; D. Dean; Secretary, J. L. Morgan. 36 in ship's fund. $10 in movie fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everything is running smoothly. Brother Daniel Dean was elected to serve as ship's delegate. LA SALLE (Waterman), Jan. 11— Chairman, J. L. Hodges; Secretary, I. C. Bridges. Ship's delAate reported that everything is running smoothly. Motion made that officials negotiate for a substantial wage increase. Dis­ cussion about dirty water. LOG SPITFIRE (American Bulk), Dec. 28 —Chairman, Robert Rutherford; Sec­ retary, Arthur Schuy. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job weU done. ALCOA MARINER (Aicoa), Dec. 13 —Chairman, C. E. James; Secretary, Raymond Prayer. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Bill Sharp was elected to serve as ship's delegate. WARRIOR (Waterman), Dec. 13— Chairman, Waiter Sibley; Secretary, M. B. Elliott. One man was sent to hospital In Port Said then was re­ patriated and sent back to the States. Some disputed O'T in deck and engine departments. Motion to have AB's paint quarters Listead of the wipers. painting them. Lald-Up Seafarers Get Benefits A Drydocked Seafarers in the Galveston USPHS hospital always look forward to the weekly visit of the SIU Welfare plan rep, not only for the benefit payments and cigarettes whicn he always brings, but also for the extra help that makes a laid-up Seafarer's stay 1n the hospital more endurable. In the photo above, Seafarer Estuardo Cuenca, (seated right) helps Welfare rep Phil Reyes distribute benefits to SIU patients ^l-r) Thomas F. Allen, Jr., GUbeit Delgado, Jocob Linseomb and Frank A. Cuellar. for years. George Scott is an SIU member who fits into this last category. A member of the stew­ ard departmeiit, Scott actually Jumped at the chance to see some of Africa's ftiost fabulous wildlife in its native environment, and re­ turned with unforgett able memories of his trip. Although he made the trip without injury, Scott reports his unusual sight­ seeing excursion had its uncom­ Scott fortable moments when the threat of danger from the surrounding bush coun­ try came uncomfortably close. But, as a result of his trip into one of South Africa's famous wildlife reserves, he is probably one of a very few Seafarers who has ever seen African elephants roaming wild in all their majestic splendor. Scott was jnvited to join the trip to a game reserve by a group of friends he had met in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Travel­ ing in two rented cars, the party made its way inland to the wild­ life reserve in the Aldo area. Last Refuge The South African government has, established these reserve areas to preserve the country's wildlife in a peaceful, undis­ turbed setting, similar to that which existed before the arrival of modern clviliziation. The re­ serves were created to protect the fast disappearing herds of ele­ phants, lions, giraffes, etc. which once flourished before the mod­ ern cities and farms began to spread across the countryside. When Scott and his party ar­ rived at the Aldo reserve, they were directed to the area where the elephants were known to feed every evening. To Insure the ap­ pearance of the mammoth beasts, game wardens from the reserve laid out a healthy supply of oranges which the elephants rel­ ished as a delicacy. Since the only thing a tourist can legally shoot in a game re­ serve is a camera, special observa­ tion platforms have been erected for their use. Scott's party .was guided to a large concrete plat­ form behind a high fence con­ structed from poles. The people In the party mounted the plat­ form which overlooked the feed­ ing area, and a game warden ad­ vised them on which areas to keep a sharp eye peeled. The party settled down to wait, but after a few hours the sun began to go down and still noth­ ing had happened. As Scott began to grow more and more dubious about the existence of the ele­ phants, the game warden kept telling the group, "keep looking, keep looking." Since there was nothing else to do, they could only follow his advice. Out of The Gloom After a long period of inactiv­ ity, ScotJt was con.pletely startled to suddenly see a gigantic buli elephant suddenly materialize out of the gloom. Its huge mass stand­ ing out against the darkening sky, the giant animal seemed to have without a sound. This eerie scene soon assumed normal proportions as other ele­ phants began to move into the area and started to gobble up the oranges. About 18 of the beasts Joined the herd. Scott recalls that there were several bulls, but one well-scarred veteran was the leader since he kept herding the rest around the area. According to Scott, the African elephant is much bigger than the ones Seafarers commonly see in India. They have much bigger ears and coarse black hair covers most of their bodies. When they appear out of the night almost without a sound, there isn't any­ body who could fail to be im­ pressed, Scott declares. The party \/atched the ele­ phants breathlessly until it be­ came pitch black. At that point, special lights were turned on, but the big beasts kept right on feed­ ing on the oranges. Finally, the game warden announced that it was time to go. Scott remembers that the group was so fascinated by the sight of the herd that everybody insisted on staying to watch some more. The warden, however, firmly insisted they leave immediately. Playful Beast When pressed for an explana­ tion, the reserve official told the group that the big battle-scarred bull that led the herd had the habit of leaving the dinner session and circling around in the dark­ ness to the little road that led into the reserve. Once he arrived at the road, he liked to play a joke on unwary motorists, by catching their vehicles with his tusks, and using his trunk^for added leverage, tip them over. The game warden war.ied them, that if they didn't leave with him, it was entirely possible that they might end up spending the night being terrorized by the "playful" mastadon. Scott's party took this advice to heart and left immediately. How­ ever, while they were traveling down the road leading away from the reserve, the car he was in got a flat. The'adventurous Seafarer admits that at this point be began to worry, and started wondering if the giant bull's diet included human beings as well as oranges. A passing Boer farmer helped fix the flat, and the frightened party broke several speed records in leaving the reserve area. Al­ though he had another opportu­ nity to take a second trip back to the reserve, Scott's memories of that endless wait in the disabled car with a huge elephant roaming nearby was enought to keep him within close distance of his ship. Get Certificate Before Leaving Seafarers are advised to se­ cure a master's certificate at all times when they become ill or injured aboard ship. The right to demand a master's cer­ tificate verifying illness or In­ jury aboard a vessel is guaran­ teed by law. �Page Twenty-Tw* SEAFARERS A • wmjk. nF fcg ^^ All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $?5 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Kenneth Oakley, born November Kenneth Lee Murphy, Jr., born Ima Colls, born December 5, 1964, to the Jose R. Colls, Lares, November 17, 1964, to the Kenneth 29, 1964, to the Richard B. Oakleys, Elberta, Mich. Lee Murphys, Norfolk, Va. Puerto Rico. 4" 4" !• 4 4 4 4. 4 4 Ira Irick, born December 12, Karen Yates, born December 13, William Capo, born December 27, 1964, to the Edward H. Yates, 1964, to the Ira Irleks, Wyandotte, 1964, to the Jose E. Capos, Ponce, Michigan. Groesbeck, Texas. Puerto Rico. 4" 4 i 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jacquelynn Daniel, born Decem­ . April Ingram, born December 21, Paula Cronan, born September 21, 1964, to the Williiam P. Cro- ber 5, 1964, to the Jackie E. Dani­ 1964, to the Robert Ingrams, Los els, Houston, Texas. nans, Philadelphia, Pa. Angeles, Calif. 4 4 4 The deathb of the following Seafarers have been reported Donald Filarski, born December to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary 20, 1964, to the Donald Filarskis, Posen, Mich. card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): Wilmer Gene Black, 36: Brother Black died August 11, 1964, in the John Sealy Hos­ pital, Galveston, Texas, of acci­ dental causes. A member of the steward depart­ ment, he joined the SIU in 1946. He is survived by his w i f e, Mrs. Betty Joyce Black. Burial was in the Fort Parker State Park Cemetery, Groesbeck, Texas. 4 4 4 Roy Robert Richardson, 51: Heart disease proved fatal to Brother Richard­ son on August 13, 1964 on Poydras Wharf, New Orleans. A mem­ ber of the SIU since 1942, he sailed in the deck department. He is survived by his sister. Bertha Dean Richardson. Burial was in the Ponchatoula Cemetery, Ponchatoula, La. 4 4 4 Daniel Joseph Sheehan, 41: Brother Sheehan succumbed to Injuries received in a fall at the Duval Medical Center, Jackson­ ville, Fla., on Sept. 2, 1964. A member of the Union since 1942, he sailed in the deck de­ partment. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Avis J. Sheehan. Burial was in the Groton Cemetery, Groton, Mass. 4 4 4 Charles Edward Ackerman, 52: Brother Ackerman succumbed to heart disease on Sept. 9, 1964, aboard the Steel Advocate while docked in Baltim 0 r e, Md. A member of the deck depart­ ment, he joined the SIU in 1948. Doris Sherby was named administratrix of his estate. Burial was in the Redeem­ er Cemetery, Baltimore', Md. 4 4 4 William Rhett Bates, 44: Brother Antonio J. Diocson, 52: Brother Bates died July 30, 1964, In the Diocson succumber to heart failure South Carolina in the Cherry State Hospital of Hill Hospital, a liver ailment. N.J., on Aug. 15, A member of the 1964. A member engine depart­ of the SIU In­ ment, he joined land Boatmen's the Union in Union since 1960, 1946. He is sur­ he sailed as cook. vived by his He is survived mother, Mrs. by his wife, Mrs. Anna Bates. His Ida Diocson. His place of burial is not known. place of burial is not known. 4 4 4 Luis Moreno, 66: Brother Mor­ eno died Aug. 29, 1964, in Greenpoint Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y., of natural causes. A mem­ ber of the deck department until he retired in 1956, he joined the union in 1938. He is sur­ vived by his wife, Mrs. Luisa Moreno. Burial was in the Mount Olivet Ceme­ tery, Queens, N.Y. 4 4 4 Clarence Everitt Tobias, 44: Brother Tobias died Sept. 15, 1964, in Bremen, Germany, of natural causes. A member of the deck depart­ ment, he joined the SIU in 1944 in Norfolk, Va. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Beatrice Pontiac. He was buried in the Pine Hill Cemetery, Cheboygan, Micfi. FebnuuT 9, U6f LOG David Irvine, born January 3, 1965, to the David M. Irvines, Staten Island, N.Y. 4 4 4 Frederick Myers, born Septem­ ber 29, 1964, to the Frederick V. Myers, Ypsilanti, Mich. 4 4 4 Jeanne Teeple, born October 20, 1964, to the Lehman J. Teeples, Brimsley, Mich. 4 4 4 Betty McGowan, born December 7, 1964, to the Blanton L. McGowans, McCool, Miss. 4 4 4 Le Ann Guillory, born October 17, 1964, to the Willie B. Guillorys, Lake Charles, La. • 4 4 4 Pamela De Vogel, born October 28, 1964, to the Joseph De Vogels, Superior, Wis. 4 4 4 Daniel Francis Jockum, born April 19, 1964, to the Daniel Jockums, Secaucus, N.J. 4 4 4 Susan Mary Ciagio, born No­ vember 29, 1964, to the Marion Ciaglos, Newark, Calif. 4 4 4 Ramon Anthony Reyes, born No­ vember 19, 1964, to the Ramon Reyes, Bronx, New York. 4 4 All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits wheitever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Charles Hankel John Mador Paul Lacy ' Carl West USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK E. Avery S. McMlUan Wlllard Blumea Benito Mendez S. DlBella S. Mylollopoulos W. Davis A. W. Nelson Robert Dillon Stanley F. Ostrom M. Flngerhut James Pardue George Pltoun Domlnlek Foise W. Renny S. Friedman A. Reyes Kenneth Galney T. Prezeveteb A. Gomes Raymond Ruppert J. Gonzalez V. Sanabrla B. T. Hamback Gerald R. Schartel Al. Haboll Louis F. Smith C. Johnson Julius Swykert Eric Johnson A. Vecchione A. Karczewskl S. Vecchione Juan Lelba G. Warren Fox Lewis, Jr. R. Waters Thomas Lowe C. Wayne Frank Mazet M. E. Makatazy USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Norwood Barbour Jay W. Short Robert E. Brush Joseph E. Townsehd Eddie S. Game Harvey Trower Joseph Scovel WlUlam A. WlUlams USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Glen O. Powell J. T. Cochran Joseph Richards Ray E. Curtis Malcolm Stevens Israel Farhl Frank Tostl L. Grlbbon C. F. Tallman Ludolf Gailis Walter Sprinkle W. D. Jefferson Frederik Ouweneel Hugh C. Grove J. P. Pettus 4 Robert E. Miller You are asked to in touch 4 4 4 with your famiiy. They are anxious James Sutton, born January 3, to hear from you. Anyone knowing 1965, to the Russell E. Suttons, his whereabouts is also asked to get in touch with him. Fairchance, Pa. 4 Harold Thllhom . Gerald Wax USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Henry D. Adams Luke LeBlanc ' Howard A. Bergine Howard J. Knox Daniel H. Bishop Charles M. Lambert PhUlip E. Broodus Lawyer McGrew Joseph G. Carr William J. McKay John R. Chatrow George L. Lemore USPHS HOSPITAL C. E. Cummlngs Phillip C. Mendozo BALTIMORE. MARYLAND Celestine DeSouza Gerdld H. Navare Antonio DiNlcola Leon J. Penton Gene Adklns Edward C. May Oliver S. Flynn J. H. Prudhomrae Willie Albert Walter M. Mitchell MarshaU Foster James J. Redden Claude Bibb Tony M. Nerosa Leonard J. GardenalFloro^Reynoldo Arthur Boturo Dorsey Paugh Antonio Carrano Joseph Pozzeroll James G. Gautreau William C. Roach William P. Cronan Ashby H. Southers Cesar A. Guerra Donald R. Sanders Claude Sturgis Stanlon L. Gulce Freidof FondUa Luke B. Scariano Samuel Tate Gorman Glaze Otis J. Harden Hamilton Seburn Edgar L. Gore Garldencio Plflis Carle C. Harris Chester J. Seymour Paige C. Toomey Martin L. Havey Roy A. Hood Daniel Summers Servanda P. Trujlllo Benjamin Huggins H. F. Van Natter Arthur F. Hlers Kelly L. Walburn Nolan Hurtt Harold L. Justice Carlie W. White Clyde Ward BJmer Koch Irvy P. Keller Otto Williams Julio M. Lazle Roberto Lopez USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA BRIGHTON. MASSACHUSETTS V. Chamberlain Claude Valladares Ruel G. Barr Edwin Glaze Leo O. Benison Wm. H. MacArthur John Harty Mervil H. Black Mlkade Olenchik VA HOSPITAL Angela. Clfarelll Augustus P. Power LONG BEACH. CALIFORNIA Bolesiau J. Dzelak H. E. Thompson Raymond Arsenault Robert G. Farrar Paul L. Whitlow George C. Foley Calvin J. Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL Emll J. Glaser FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Debler Max Olson USPHS HOSPITAL Abe Gordon . Charles Young JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA Thomas Lehay J. C. Laseter P. C. Lee SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR R. B. Pardo H. L. Grizzard STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK O. M. Ames G. C. Maddox Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen USPHS HOSPITAL Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny SEATTLE. WASHINGTON Edward Harriman M. Dikun N. D. Sllversteln PINE' CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME T. C. Plas COVINGTON. LOUISIANA USPHS HOSPITAL Frank Martin DETROIT. MICHIGAN U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL LeRoy Axline John Jamleson WASHINGTON. D.C. Shelton Berlanger George Kohler William Thomson Charles Cochran Clarence Lenhart Ruben Davis William Long EAST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL John Goethals Pettrlna Novak JACKSON. LOUISIANA Kenneth L. JohnsonAhmed Oudelf Donald Sander Paul MacArthur, born January 6, 1965, to the John J. MacArthurs, Taylor, Mich. 4 Donald Rltcey John Santry John Smith 4 4 4 4 Kent Barton, born September Carl D. Lesley $1 4 4 29, 1964, to the Rodney B. Bartons, Your sister, Helen Hunt, is Eugene Clifton Williams, 24: Houston, Texas. anxious to hear from you and Brother Williams died Sept. 16, 4 4 4 would like to know your where­ 1964, in Brook­ Annette Doughty, born Decem­ abouts. lyn, N.Y., of nat­ ber 6, 1964, to the Micl^ael R. 4 4 4 ural causes. A Doughtys, Westlake, La. member of the Albert Paige SIU since he Your mother is failing in health joined in 1962 in and Mrs. Ann Waselchuck is Houston, he anxious to know your whereabouts. sailed in the en­ Write to her at 135 Lawton Ave., gine department. Headquarters wishes to re­ Lynn, Mass. He is survived mind Seafarers that men who by his mother, 4 4 4 are choosy about working cer­ Mrs. Frances Williams. Burial was Gordon S. Moore in the Emas Grove Cemetery, tain overtime cannot expect an equal number of OT hours with Stanley Raubas would like you Asheville, N.C. the rest of their department. In to contact him as soon as possible 4 4 4 some crews men have been on a very important matter. Write Joseph Foster Juneau, 50: turning down unpleasant OT .to 27 Fairview Avenue, Great Brother Juneau died Sept. 17, jobs and then demanding to Neck, N.Y. 1964, in New "op-e up with equal rvertime 4 4 4 Orleans USPHS when the easier jobs come lo Ollie Fentress Hospital of a This practice is unfair to Sea­ Your sister passed away. You stomach dis­ farers who take OT job'^ as they are asked to contact Mr. & Mrs. order. A mem­ come. The general objective is to Herbert Raper, 4937 Shaefer ber of the Union since 1956, he • .jalize OT as much as possible Street, Norfolk, Va. sailed in the en­ but if a man refuses disagree­ 4 4 4 gine department. able jobs there is no require­ Edwin C. Craddock He is survived ment that when an easier job by his daughter, comes along he can m"'- up the Mrs. J. R. Dunn would like you Patsy Jean Ehrhard, Burial was overtime he turned down before. to contact her at 311 South School in New Orleans, La. Street, Fairhope, Alabama. Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $$ George E. Willey Your brother Azel A. Willey would like you to get in touch with him immediately at Charity Hospital, Ward 1113, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Robert Marrero Your father is anxious to get in touch with you and would like you to contact him, in care of George Brugen, 77 West 68th Street, Apt. 2S, New York, N.Y. 4 4ip 4 Johnny Jason Your sister, Angela Futardo, would like you to contact her at 1504 South Claremont Street, San Mateo, Calif., phone collect 345-2090. 4 4 4 George E. Pickels Your wife, Sarah, would like you to contact her at once, at HO 3-8567. 4 4 4 Thomas J. Heggarty Your wife would like to hear from you. 4 4 4 James W. Higglns You are asked to contact Mr. James Howley, Station Road, Ballisdare, County Sligo, Ireland. �rebruiy 8. MM SEAFARERS Far* Twimtf^ThnB LOG Anton Bruun Soiiedule of mON ELA.LLS SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters I I\ PRESIDSNT Paul HaU BDBCtmVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williami AI Tanner Robert Matthawi SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Re* Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-49(» BOCTpN 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10223 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTiatS ....679 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYaclnth 0-6600 HOUSTON S804 Canal St. Paul Drczak, Agent WAlnut 6-3207 JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE.. Jax William Morris. Agent ELgin 3-0067 MIAMI .744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent ... FRankUn 7-3964 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEmiock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS .630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 920-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYaointb 0-6600 NORFOLK 119 3rd St. Cordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. • -^hn Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANasCO 350 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent ."OOugias 2-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. EANTURCE PR . 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop' 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE ..2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski. Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GUlette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 909 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent TErminal 4-2928 TAMPA 812 Harnson St TeL 2282768 OREAT UKES TUO « DREDGE REGION REGIONAL MRECTOB Robert Jones Dredge Workers Secrien ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO .04 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer. Agent TR 9-1936 CHICAGO '..,.2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden. Agent ALbany 2-1194 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 29th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent 621-9490 DETTROIT 1970 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerse. Agent DU 87694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur. Agent RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brimley. Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent. .BRimley 14-R 9 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Unemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7099 CHICAGO 0383 Ewing, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Heams, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin. Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson. Agent Export 8-3024 LORAIN. 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky. Ohio Harold Rutlisatz. Agent MAin 6-4573 BULWAUKEB ... 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MiUer. Agent ..SHerman 4-6649 Great Lokes SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Win. J. Lackey, Agent ..ME3rose 2-8847 SECRETARY-TREASURER Rivers Section Fred J. Farnen 809 Del Mar ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER ST.- LOUIS. HO L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 Roy Boudreau PORT ARTHUR, Te* 1348 7th St. ALPENA 127 River St. Arthur Bendheim. Agent EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 739 Washington RAILWAY MARINE REGION TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 0383 Ewing AVe. HEADQUARTERS ....99 Montgomery St. HEnderson 3-0104 So. Chicago, iU. SAginaw 1-0733 Jersey City 2, NJ. CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. REGIONAL DIRECTOR MAin 1-5450 G. P. McGinty DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS RAndolph 2-4110 E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. Baltimore St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 BALTIMORE,..,1216 E. EAstern 7-4OO0 HEADQUARTERS 10229 W. Jefferson Av. NORFOLK 119 Third St. River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 622-1892-3 PHILADEXPHIA 2604 S 4th St DEwey 6-3818 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTXMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St. .EAstern 7-4000 BOSTON 276 State St. -Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 679 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclntb 0-6600 HOUSTON 9804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE, Jax .ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. ^ FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmiock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK 119 Third St. „ „ TeL 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St DEwey 83638 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 679 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLB 2608 Pearl St. SB ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI ...744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 HOBILB S S. Lawrence St. HEmiock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPmA 2d04 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St Phone 2282788 BOSTON EVERY MONTHS If eny SlU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SlU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY (Continued from page 2) •earcb .Bhlp has Its definite advan­ tages. When voyages were made to conduct research at the exotic islands In the western Indian Ocean, SIU crewmembers found they had a rare opportunity to get a first hand look at places far off the paths of normal shipping traf­ fic. They report that they always had, plenty of shore leave to Inves­ tigate tfapse off-beat places to their heart's conteint. Once, when the Anton Bruun arrived In Africa, the crew organized a safari to look for wild game in the Interior. The five Seafarers who sailed on the full two-year cruise were Donald Leight, Rafael Toro, Don­ ald McMillan, Fred Woodard and Eight Moon (Eddie) Wong. "Sakl" Jack Dolan, ship's dele­ gate and chief steward, said the crew also got an unexpected divi­ dend from the research that was being done on Indian Ocean ma­ rine life. After the scientists were through with the fish they caught, the gallery crew took over, and provided Seafarers on hoard with many a delicious, although unusual seafood meaL SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (he sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York February 8 Detroit February 12 Philadelphia ....February 9 Houston February 15 Baltimore February 10 New Orleana ... February 16 MobUe Febmairy 17 West Coast SiU-AGUWD Meetings SlU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to he held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. Ail Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington Seattle San Francisco February 15 February 26 February 24 March 26 March 24 March 22 where meetings are heia at 2 PM. The next meetings will be; Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Feb. 15—2 PM Regular membership meetings Alpena, Buiralo, Chlcagib on the Great I.akes are held on February 15—7 PM the first and third Mondays of 3) a. t each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution ot the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lake* and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detaUed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District ai-e administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equaUy of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are avaUable at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in aU Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is; Ear] Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at aU times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are avaUable In aU SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your ohUgations, such as fiUng for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the poUtical purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its coUective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an edilorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and It given an official receipt, but feela that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbaOm copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in aU Union haUs. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing willi cliarges, trials, elc., as well as ail other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabiUty-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. ConsequenUy, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If aiiy member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights Of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and poiiticai objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Poiiticai Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any tima a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by cartifiad mall, return receipt requested. Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Philadelphia .. .Feb. 9—5 PM Baltimore (licensed and un(Lieensed Feb. 10—5 PM Houston Feb. 15—5 PM Norfolk Feb. 11—7 PM N'Orleans . Feb. 16—5 PM Mobile . Feb. 17—5 PM RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City Feb. 15 Philadelphia Feb. 16 Baltimore Feb. 17 *Norfolk Feb. 18 GREAT LAKES TUO AND REGION DREDCB Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memters are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will Le: Detroit Feb. 15 Milwaukee Feb. 15 Chicago Feb. 16 Buffalo Feb. 18 tSault Ste. Marie .... Feb. 17 Duluth Feb. 19 Lorain Feb. 19 (For meeting place, contaci Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 Ease Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland Feb. 19 Toledo Feb. 19 Ashtabnla Feb. 19 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). 4) 4 United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled each montk at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: New York February 8 Baltimoc-e February 10 Philadelphia ...February 9 tHonston Feb. 15 Mobile Feb. 17 New Orleans Feb. 16 • Meeilngt hold at Laoor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. �SEAFARERS^LOG r«b. f 1969 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Scientist hauls in net with biological samples. SlU-contracted research vessel Anton Bruun was formerly the Presidential yacht "Wil­ liamsburg." She is presently at Staten Island, N.Y. undergoing overhaul. Wiper Corf Wilkerson was aboard for over a year. TWO YEAR TRIP Erie Chittenden, OS (left), had his whole family come down to meet him when the ship docked at Staten Island. Baker Donqld Mc­ Millan. Dayman Joe Miller enjoyed the voyage. The SlU-manned research vessel Anton Bruun returned to New York this week after a two-year expedition in the Indian Ocean, during which she made nine major scientific cruises, traveling some 72,000 miles. Seafarers aboard got a chance to see some of the least known areas of the world's seas as the Anton Bruun crisscrossed the Indian Ocean collecting biological, physical, chemi­ cal and meteorological data, visiting a large number of remote and exotic island groups— largely unstudied and unknown up to now. According to ship's delegate "Saki" Jack Dolan, everyone aboard enjoyed the voyage but were glad to be home again after such a long trip. He reports that there was not a single beef of any kind on board during the whole time. Denizens of the deep filled the Anton Bruun's freezer, including swordfish, hammerhead shark, and 14-foot Mako shark. Seafarer Eight Moon Wong. Ship's delegate "Saki" Jack Dolan. fp / '. David Maffio, electrician, took care of the wiring. 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ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO AFL-CIO Urges Congress Pass Strong Legislative Program -Story On Page 3 Report No Seafarers Hurt As SlU Ship, Tanker Hit -Story On Page 3 New York Longshoremen Vote Approval Of New Contract -Story On Page 3 New Pennmar Completed/ Maiden Voyage Due Soon -Story On Page 2 Eleven Veteran SlU Men On Latest Pension List .Story On Pages 7,10 IN THIS issue: SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District Election — BALLOTING PROCEDURES AND UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE REPORT See Centerfold Supplement % �Pare Tw« ' SEAFARERS Jaanrrr LOG Maritime Labor Committee Biasts U.S. Shipping Policy S96S n E FO R T By Paul Hall NEW YORK—joint maritime labor committee composed of the SIU and other mari­ time unions has rapped the wavering Federal policy toward U.S. maritime which the com­ mittee said was threatening the "annihilation" of the U.S. maritime industry. In a telegram sent to^ ' time unions including the SIU. maritime policy" reflects these President Johnson, the joint AFL-CIO President George Meany ideas. committee asked for a meet­ was represented at the meeting "American flag-ships and Ameri­ The fact that the American Labor Movement intends to move ahead with the passage of some long-overdue and much-needed legislation during the coming year was made very clear at the recent four-day AFL-CIO legislative conference In Washington. Key people from unions and central bodies all over the nation gathered to open Labor's drive to remove poverty, unemployment and inequality from the American scene. ing to discuss formulation of by his executive assistant. Lane can shipyards and the skills of the The crushing defeat suffered by the Republican party during the progressive policy for maritime. Kirkland. workers in this industry are last national election has brought with it drastic changes in the makeup The telegram was sent following a essential to our country's defense, meeting in New York of 10 mariThe telegram to the White House to its economic well-being and its of both houses of Congress, The nation Is starting out the new asked that the President send no international prestige," the u.iion year with a truly new Congress. Much necessary legislation which message to Congress on the sub­ message said. "We have constituted has been ignored, stalled or bottled up by past Congresses may now, ject of maritime policy without ourselves as a permanent commit­ we hope, find passage. discussing it with the unions tee to carry out a nationwide Toppdng the list of labor's legislative goals for 1965 are passage of vitally involved. campaign in every area by every Medicare and repeal of section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act which means at our command to save the permits the passage of open shop right-to-work laws in individual Deplorable Situation states. The change for passage of Medicare during the next session merchant marine." The telegram noted that the of Congress look very good right now, and so does repeal of Section Unions Taking Part U.S. is now a sixth-rate maritime 14(b) although anti-labor forces will undoubtedly do all in their power In addition to the SIU, the power and that Federal Adminis­ to prevent its repeal. Section 14(b) was designed simply and purely tration thinking failed to show unions which took part in the New to legalize union-busting in the United States by authorizing so-called York meeting were the Inter­ NEW YORK—Striking welfare any concern "for this dangerous national Longshoremen's Associa­ rigbt-to-work laws in the states. Section 14(b) threatens, the free labor workers vowed not to return to and deplorable situation." tion; National Maritime Union; movement In the United States and is contrary to all the principles work this week despite the jailing Masters, Mates and Pilots; Marine upon which our nation's greatness was built. .For the good of all 14(b) The wire declared that the of three of their leaders as a result Maritime Administration had Engineers Beneficial Association; must go. of the city administration's imple­ failed to consult with labor, had Radio Officers Union; American Medicare legislation is long overdue. The SIU along with the rest mentation of New York's infamous interfered with labor collective Radio Associatioi; Boilermakers, of organized labor has fought a long, hard struggle to achieve this Condon-Wadlin Act. bargaining and that the entire" and the Shipbuilding Workers. insurance for our nation's elderly citizens against poverty and loss of The three leaders of the strik­ U.S. maritime position could be The meeting was called by ILA dignity brought on by illness and the difficulty of meeting the increas­ ing unions, Alan R. Viani, presi­ endangered if the President's President Thomas W. Gleason, ingly high costs of medical care. Retired Seafarers need not worry dent of Local 371, State, County forthcoming statement of "new chairman of the committee. about these high costs because the Union Welfare Plan continues to and Municipal Employees Union, cover their medical needs after retirement. Other elderly citizens are AFL-CIO, and Joseph Tepedino not so fortunate, however, and they too deserve and need this sort of and Ishmael Labah, president and insurance. vice president respectively, of the Along with the high costs of medical care goes the artificially high Social Service Employees Union, costs of drugs and medication in the United States. Investigations by refused to order their members ^ the late Senator Estes Kefauver showed that the big drug companies back to work, terming the city's are keeping the prices of drugs inflated at fantastic levels and are action a strike-breaking move by making unbelievable profits in the process at the expense of the sick. Mayor Wagner. Legislation is needed to break up patent monopolies which enable The SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District the drug industry to charge excessively high prices and to take enormous Unions Fined State Supreme Court Justice Union Tallying Committee has completed its report on the profits from a captive consumer public. Also, more and more, manu­ Irving. Saypol also fined the two election for Union officers which was conducted from Nov. facturers are robbing U.S. worker's paychecks through deceptive pack­ aging techniques designed to make the consumer pay for thin air or unions $250 each, and withheld 2 to Dec. 31. The report, •fcolorfully printed cardboard, instead of for the goods they need. .A action until next Monday on the Philadelphia Agent: Frank Dro- truth in packaging bill has been introduced into Congress and is deserv­ cases of 16 other union represen­ which contains results of the tatives who were also convicted. voting in which 64 candidates zak; Philadelphia Joint Patrol­ ing of passage. But going beyond these goals, there are many problems facing the Over 8,000 members of the two ran for the 45 union elective man: Belarmino (Bennie) Gonzalez unions are manning picket lines posts, will be submitted to the and Leon Hall, Jr.;- Baltimore American people which the AFL-CIO has pledged itself to help elimi­ for the third week in their fight Agent: Rexford (Rex) Dickey; nate. For one thing, as AFL-CIO President George Meany pointed out, for higher wages and a reduction membership at the February reg­ Baltimore Joint Patrolman; W. the present federal minimum wage of $1.25 an hour represents little more than "legislated poverty." The AFL-CIIO has called for a $2 an in very heavy work loads. The ular membership meetings desig­ walkout occurred after the city nated as the "Election Report Paul Gonsorchik, Eli Hanover, hour minimum and will work to achieve this goal as soon as possible. Tony Kastina, and Benjamin Wil­ Improvements in the Fair Labor Standards Aot, including a higher tried to restrict the area over which Meetings." son; Mobile Agent: Louis (Black- minimum wage, extended coverage, a shorter workweek, double time bargaining could take place. The The full text of the Union SIU and other member unions of ie) Neira; Mobile Joint Patrolman: for overtime and more effective enforcement is another necessary goal Tallying Committee's report, the city's Maritime Port Council Harold J. Fischer, Robert Jordan, the AFL-CIO will fight to secure, as well as improvement in the unem­ ployment compensation program. in addition to other sections of the along with all other pertinent Leo P. Marsh and William J. labor movement, have been assist­ and detailed information on American labor has called for enactment of legislation which would (Red) Morris; New Orleans Agent: ing the strike effort of the two aid not only labor, but all the people of the nation. Among these are the election procedures, ap­ C. J. (Buck) Stephens; New Or­ federal aid to education so that every future American will have the welfare unions. pears in a special supplement leans Joint Patrolman: Thomas E. advantage of the best eduction in the world and ignorance will be a The city's legal actions to break in the centerfold of this issue the strike have evoked a storm of Gould, Louis Guarino, Herman M. thing of the past. Along with strong civil-rights legislation, aid to of the SEAFARERS LOG. condemnation by the city's organ­ Troxclair, and Paul Warren; education will help bring about the day when all Americans will have ized labor movement, many of Winning candidates, as an­ Houston Agent: Paul Drozak; equal opportunities in fact as well as in theory. whom voiced their views at a City nounced in the Union Tallying Houston Joint Patrolman: Martin Hall rally last Monday evening. Committee report, who will serve J. (Marty) Breithoff, William J. for the 1965-1969 period, are as Doak, Roan Lightfoot, and R. F. follows: President: Paul Hall; Ex­ (Mickey) Wilburn; Detroit Agent: Jan. 22, 1965 Vol. XXVII, No. 2 ecutive Vice-President; Oal Tan­ Frank (Scottie) Aubusson. ner; Secretary - Treasurer: Al Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Kerr; Vice-President in charge of District, AFL-CIO Contracts and Contracts Enforce­ Executive Board PAUL HALL, President BALTIMORE—The newly converted Pennmar, the third ment: Robert A. Matthews, ViceC-'.h TANNER EARL SHEPARO Due to the length of the of six C-4 troopships to be remodeled by the SlU-contracted President in Charge of The Atlan­ Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President SIU Election Procedures and AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS tic Coast: Earl (Bull) Shepard; Calmar Steamship Company for use in its intercoastal cargo Sec.-Treas. Vice-President Union Tallying Committee Vice-President In Charge of The service, was christened here"*" ROB. A. MATTHEW AL TANNER Report which is contained in Vice-President Vice-President Gulf Coast: Lindsay J. Williams; recently at Bethlehem Steel's MA made 18 reserve fleet ships HERBERT BRAND the centerfold supplement of Vice-President in Charge of The Director of Organizing and Key Highway Yard. The new available to non-subsidized U.S. this issue of the SEAFARERS Publications Lakes and Inland Waters: Al Tan­ freighter was ready for delivery ship operators for conversion to Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Art LOG, the customary 24-page on January 8, and is still waiting commercial service. Calmar of­ Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN; Asst. Editor: ner; New York Headquarters Rep­ ficials estimate the company will NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: ROBERT resentative: William Hall, Edward edition of the LOG has been to make her maiden voyage. ARONBON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE CARMEN. spend about $20 million to convert reduced to 16 pages. With The Pennmar Is the third of the all six C-4's. (Eddie) Mooney, and Frederick the cutback in pages, several C-4 troopships to have been (Freddie) Stewart; New York Port The company operates ten of the regular LOG features christened in recent months. The Agent: Joseph (Joe) DiGiorgio; will not appear in this issue. Marymar and the Calmar have Liberties in coastal service. Al­ New York Joint Patrolman; Theo­ already completed their maiden though it will turn in five of them However, with the publica­ voyages, while the Seamar, Port- to the MA, no decision has been dore (Ted) Babkowskl, Angus Published biweekly at the headquarters tion of the January 30 issue of mar. and Yqrkmar are undergoing reached on the specific ships that of the Seafarers International Union, At­ (Red> Campbell, John Fay, Luifi the LOG, the paper will revert lantic, Oulf, Lakes and iniand Waters will actually be exchanged. conversion at Baltimore. District, AFL-CIO, <75 Fourth Avenue, lovino, Pasquale (Pat) Marinelli, to its normal size of 24 pages Brooklyn, NY, 11237. Tel. HYacinth 9-6m. Delivery dates for the remain­ Calmar is trading in five of its Second class postage paid at the Post Frank Mongelli, E. B. (Mac) Mcand will resume carrying its old Liberty ships to the Maritime ing C-4's, which are in various Office in Brooklyn, NY, under the Act customary complement of news Auley, George McCartney, Keith •f Aus. 24, l*1X Administration for the larger, stages of conversion, are Seamar, and feature stories. 130 • Terpe and Steven (Steve) Zubofaster C-4's. The exchange was February 19; Portmar, April 2; vich. part of a program, in which the and Yorkmar, May 14.. . . i v New York Jails Welfare Union Strike Leaders V'! SIU Tally Lisfs Eleefion Results SEAFARERS LOG Sorry! / Converted Pennmar Awaits Maiden Trip <1 �iiavtrr'fl.'lSls SEAFAltBRS LOG Pur* TIlFec Rfppff No $eofaf»ft fn/wd SI U Ship, Tanker AFL-CIO Launches '65 Hit Off Le Havre Drive To Win Strong LE HAVRE, France—Heroic efforts by SIU crewmembers aboard the Lucille Blpomfield (Bloomfield) were responsi­ ble this week for saving their own ship and rescuing sur­ vivors of a French gasoline tanker with which the Bloom- other alert Seafarers moved quick­ field collided in the English ly to extinguish fires that started Channel off Le Harve. The collision caused an Im­ mediate explosion on the tanker Port Manech, followed by a fierce fire that forced the French crew to abandon ship. Seafarers on the Bloomfield C-2 immediately be­ gan rescue operations and saved several of the burning tanker's crewmen. French Crewmen Missing There were no injuries on the U.S. freighter, although the Port Manech's crew suffered severe cas­ ualties. A crewman and his wife were known to have died as a re­ sult of the blaze, and five other members of the tanker crew were listed as missing. Twenty other French seamen were injured as a result of the explosion and fire. While part of the crew was de­ voting all its efforts to rescuing survivors of the French vessel, N.Y. Dockers Vote 'Yes' On New Contract •'J t .1 I .ii 1 NEW YORK—Members of the International Longshoremen's As­ sociation in the Port of New York voted yesterday to accept the con­ tract negotiated with the New York Shipping Association. Atlantic and Gulf coast ports from Maine to Texas had been tied up since Jan. 10, when the union ordered a strike after New York longshore workers had rejected the pact by a slim margin on Jan. 8. Rejection of the pact resulted from confusion and a lack of informa­ tion on the provisions, stemming from the fact that substantial numbers of longshoremen did not receive contract details, which the union had rushed to them in the mails, in time to study them be­ fore voting. Information Program The ILA immediately launched an intensive information campaign on the piers, at local membership meetings, through the mails and on radio, explaining every aspect of the contract and its benefits. The second vote was ordered by the union after it had received peti­ tions from longshoremen urging anothen-poll on the basis that they were now fully informed. A key issue throughout the long bargaining period, which began last summer was an employer de­ mand, backed by a federal govern­ ment study, calling for reduction of work gangs from 20 to 14 men. The ILA held fast for a 17-man gang with no reduction until April 1966, when the gang goes to 18 men. The additional one-man drop will not occur until October 1967. This will allow for attrition to set in—that is, the reduction will be covered by deaths and retirement. The four-year contract provides for increases in wages and pen'sions, additional holiday and vaca­ tion benefits and a 1,600-hour work or wage guarantee each year, among others. on their ship as a result of the explosion. Union firefighting train­ ing enabled the SIU crewmembers to quickly control the blaze before it could cause serious damage. Tanker Burning The Bloomfield sent the French crewmembers it rescued ashore in small boats. The flaming tanker, however, had to be beached at the foot of the cliffs near Le Havre where it was reported to be still smouldering as the LOG went to press. Legislative Program WASHINGTON—^The largest legislative conference ever held by the AFLCIO was held here to kick off labor's drive for a "people's program" which AFL-CIO President George Meany said "can and should be achieved" during the first session of Con-'* foresee a modernization of unem- "right-to-work" Sec. 14b—"our gress. Eight hundred dele­ ployment compensaticm, a massive No. 1 legislative goal in 1965." program of aid to education, He termed the provision, which gates from unions and new and the accomplishment of other allows states to outlaw the union shop, "a blight on the whole labor Meany focused attention on movement... It saps our strength. many of the legislative goals which It costs us money. It keeps us the AFL-CIO will fight to achieve constantly on the defensive." during the coming year. He called Beyond that, he declared, "it for action this year to meet the holds down the standard of living. The heroism displayed by the ClO President Meany termed the "very real problems" the nation ... It discourages the right of faces despite widespread pros­ Lucille Bloomfield's crew, which election of President Johnson and workers to organize." perity. was in the highest SIU tradition, a liberal Congress a "mandate" for • Chairman Pat McNamara (D'Legislated Poverty' received quick recognition from "the kind of America where there company officials in Houston, is no poverty, unemployment." He pointed out that it would re­ Mich.) of the Senate Public Works Committee, and Representative Texas. A telegram to the crew, The American people,., he said, quire a wage of $1.50 an hour to John A. Blatnik (D-Minn.), rank­ signed by Wiley R. George, presi­ "voted for a nation where every reach even ttie $3,000 family in­ ing Democratic member of the dent of Bloomfield, said, "Please child has a full and equal oppor­ come which has been classified as House Public Works Committee, convey to Captain Webb, officers tunity to learn, and to shape his the borderline of poverty. unveiled major new programs they and the crew of the Lucille Bloom­ own future; for a nation where The present federal minimum will press this year. field our admiration of the gal­ every worker has a full and equal wage of $1.25 an hour, Meany lantry In coping with the em­ Blatnik proposed a permanent, opportunity to develop his skills charged, represents "legislated ergency and thanks for their mag­ and use them to the utmost." continuing $2-billion-a-year pro­ poverty." nificent job well done in deed, in gram of federal grants to cover Meany said that labor, the saving our vessel and its fine Labor's call for a $2 minimum, two-thirds of the cost of a wide Administration and Congress he said, is "simply saying that an range of community facilities. crew." share an identity of goals "to a employed person, engaged in use­ Economy Spur The Bloomfield ship put into Le greater degree than ever before ful productive work, is entitled to Harve under its own power even in the history of this country." McNamara called for creation something better than a poverty though it had a hole in its bow. of a National Regional Develop­ The AFL-ClO's legislative pro­ wage." It is scheduled to discharge cargo ment Council to spur regional eco­ The AFL-CIO president rejected nomic recovery programs similar and receive repair work to, take gram', he said, is not a labor pro­ gram "in any narrow sense." It the "tired old charges" that social to the pending Appalachia de­ care of damages caused in the disastrous explosion. The freighter is a program "to promote the wel­ programs represent "socialism" or veloping program. was bound for Southampton, Eng­ fare of all. . . . There is not a are "too expensive." • Senator Clinton P. Anderson land and other ports from New single narrow, selfish proposal in "What is more expensive," (D-N. M.), chief Senate sponsor of the lot—and that includes the re­ Orleans. Company officials report Meany asked, "spending money to the bill to provide hospital care she will continue her voyage and peal of Sec. 14b of. the Taft- give every child a good education, through social security, said Con­ complete her regular schedule as Hartley Act." or allowing our children to grow On the subject of Section 14(b) up ignorant and unprepared for gress is "on the eve" of deciding soon as her damage is repaired. that "working people can be per­ Taft-Hartley repeal. Vice Presi­ the modern world " mitted to take care of their old The Port Manech is a small, dent-elect Hubert H. Humphrey At major sessions held during age health needs as a matter of 2,062-ton tanker register in Rouen, told the delegates that he foresaw France. French authorities have the "fulfillment" of the Demo­ the four-day legislature con­ right." It was "an issue" in the stated that a complete report on cratic Party pledge to repeal the ference, the following issues were election, he said, "and I don't have to tell you what the election re­ damage sustained by the ship and "right-to-work" section of the Act. discussed. the fate of its missing crewmem­ He predicted that by spring "we • AFL-CIO Vice President turns showed." bers cannot be made until the fires will have passed hospital and nurs­ Joseph A. Beirne stressed that • A panel of labor experts dis­ feeding on Its gasoline cargo are ing home care under social secur­ labor "has a job to do" to bring cussed the need for major, over­ extinguished. ity (Medicare)," and said he could about repeal of Taft-Hartley's due improvements In the Fair Labor Standards Act including a higher minimum wage, extended coverage, a shorter workweek, doubletime for overtime and more effective enforcement. • Senator Eugene J. McCarthy (D-Minn.) listed six areas of need­ ed improvement in the unemploy­ ment compensation program, said action should begin this year and, if not completed in the first ses­ sion, be "at the top of the list" for 1966. • President Johnson's "bold, imaginative and practical" pro­ gram for federal aid to education will open "a new era," U. S. Com­ missioner of Education Francis Keppel said. Keppel said previous federal aid programs have been "a tadpole in the ocean" compared to the magni­ tude of the problem. He said the new program to help children from poverty-hit families will be more than a "token" measure. • Poverty can be eliminated in a single generation if the nation commits its full resources to the SsSSSSS ||||p|||i|:| problem. Jack T. Conway said. Conway, on leave as executive di­ Regular visits by SIU coffee wagons helped to keep up the spirits of striking longshoremen rector of the AFL-CIO Industrial in Philadelphia during the first two weeks of the dock strike which took place during a bitter Union Dept., Is deputy director of cold spell. The SIU and Maritime Port Councils on the Gulf and East coasts actively sup­ the Office of Economic Oppor­ ported the ILA walkout. tunity. central bodies in every part of the nation took part in the forur-day legislative confer­ ence at which the SIU played an active role. In a keynote address, AFL- long-sought labor goals. Coffee Perks Up ILA Pickets �Pageoar SEAFARERS AFL-CIO Hails First Decade Of Morgan News Broadcasts WASHINGTON—Organized labor and news commentator Edward P. Morgan marked their 10th anniversary last month of bringing news and comment to millions of Americans each weekday evening. by any other national "I work for a sense of participation During its decade of spon­ enjoyed broadcaster. among the audience," he explains, sorship by the AFL and the "a sense that this news relates to AFL-CIO, Morgan's 15-minute Morgan describes his aim in them." radio program has been honored news broadcasting and analysis as with virtually every mhjor award an effort to let the listener identify for Journalistic excellence and himself with the world's events. objective reporting. Heard by millions each" weekday at 7 p.m. (EST) over more than Reflecting on the last 10 years, (Continued on page 14) SIU Ship Rescues BiiH Shipwrecked Pair NEW YORK—A shipwrecked father and son who were about to abandon their last hope for rescue from the rubber life raft In which they had drifted for 36 hours, are alive and safe today because of the alert"*' ruined the battery, so attempts to seamanship of the SIU- send a distress call were fruitless. manned Seatrain Louisiana Thanking the foresight of Mrs. Edward P. Morgan 200 ABC stations, Edward P. Morgan and the News has de­ veloped a listenership which in­ cludes educators, ministers and opinion-making Americans, a siz­ able number of whom have asked to receive his daily commentaries by mail. In a congratulatory telegram. Vice President-elect Hubert H. Humphrey told Morgan that for 10 years he has been "the eloquent voice of liberalism on radio, and the nation is better for it." He also praised Morgan for "the cogency of your views and on having a sponsor who lets ydu express them with total freedom." A total freedom of expression has been the one ground rule of the 10-year association, wherein, at the AFL-CIO's insistence, Morgan has had full right to speak his mind on any subject, letting the chips of criticism fall where they may. Out of this has come a sponsor­ ship of greater duration than that Tanker Crew Elects SiU Of Canada MONTREAL — The Cana­ dian Labour Relations Board has certified the SIU of Can­ ada as bargaining agent for the crew of the tanker Liquilassie, which is operated by Porter Shipping, Ltd. All 18 crewmembers on the vessel had Indicated their preference for the SIU of Canada as their collective bargaining agent. The Liquilassie is owned by a British company. Eagle Shipping and Investment Company, Ltd., and is char­ tered to Porter Shipping. It carries oil between Montreal and ports on Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. (Seatrain). After having signaled to no avail on two previous occasions, William Shinnick, 43, and his 19year old son, Michael, fired the last of their flares when they spotted the Seatrain vessel in the darkness of early evening on Jan­ uary 11. Luckily, their signal was spotted from the bridge of the Louisiana, and SIU crewmembers were able to pluck them from the sea, ending their long ordeal. Describing the rescue. Seafarers Elmer Witzke and S. Sandino, both members of the deck department, said that after the flare was sight­ ed, the skipper ordered the en­ gines stopped and let the current take the vessel toward the raft. They explained this maneuver was used to avoid hitting the small rubber life raft in the darkness. Aided Rescue Shinnick aided the oncoming Louisiana by reflecting a search­ light beam with a pocket mirror. Once near enough, the two ex­ hausted survivors paddled to the ship where Seafarers threw a line to them from the bow. The raft was then pulled midships to the pilots ladder and the two men were hauled safely aboard. Seafarers in the crew, observing the tattered condition of the ex­ hausted pair, made them more comfortable by donating shoes, jackets and other clothing. The rescued father and son also be­ came aware of how lucky they were when the skipper told them the Louisiana was five miles east of its normal course at the time of the rescue. If the vessel had stuck to its regular course, they would have drifted outside of the regular shipping lane into the open sea where their chances of rescue would be negligible. Wife's Foresight Relating their story to the crew­ members, the Shinnicks said they originally left North Palm Beach, Fla. at 5:30 AM on Sunday, Janu­ ary 10 in a jet propelled, fiber glass cruiser for a day of deep sea fishing. They were originally go­ ing to leave their rubber life raft at home, but Mrs. Shinnick ironi­ cally declared that if they didn't take it with them, it would never get any use. After peacefully trolling for sev­ eral hours, the father and son be­ came alarmed when they noticed a crack developing in the hull. When the cruiser began to sink, they tried to radio for help, but t|he inru^hing water, had already JaaiuiT ilS, UiiT ' LOG Shinnick, father and son quickly inflated the rubber rafts and cast off. Rescue seemed close since two other pleasure craft were less than a mile away. When they fired fiares to attract attention to their plight, they soon found that there is a considerable difference in the attitude of amateur and profes­ sional seamen when universally known distress signals appear on the horizon. The two nearby boats spotted the flares all right, but their occupants merely waved, probably thinking it was a novel kind of fireworks. Drifted In Wind Efforts to head for land failed as the wind carried them out to sea with only two quarts of water and an orange for provi­ sions. After drifting through the night, they encountered heavy seas on Monday, morning, and were forced to bail continuously. A moment of hope occurred dur­ ing the morning when a Coast Guard plane fiew over them at only 100 feet altitude. However, it failed to spot them, apparently be­ cause the search for their missing craft was taking place 75 miles to the south. It was at this point that the elder Shinnick began to lose hope. After their rescue, the Louisiana attempted to put the rescued pair off at Jacksonville, but, heavy seas forced them to stay aboard to the, end of the voyage at Edgewater, N.J. West Coast Rescue Another instance of alert sea­ manship that was responsible for saving another life occurred in San Francisco Bay recently when the SIU Pacific district-manned Korean Bear (Pacific Far East) narrowly missed a floating youth who had fallen 236 feet from the Golden Gate Bridge. Highway patrolman reaching the rail of the bridge just as the 16year old boy came to the surface of the bay, saw the Korean Bear headed directly toward him. The Pacific Far East vessel was able to veer away in time missing the lad by only 10 feet, after spotting po­ lice flares on the bridge. After a Coast Guard boat res­ cued him minutes later, the boy was taken to a San Francisco hos­ pital where he was found to be suffering from a broken collar bone and several broken ribs. Au­ thorities say he is the second per­ son known to have survived a fall from the famed bridge out of 278 recorded who fell to their deaths from .the strqcture, , , ,, i.- t By Eori (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, ArianHe Welfare workers are still picketing the Welfare Centers in New York City, despite the sub-freezing temperatures and snow that hit this city over the last weekend. The member unions of the Maritime Port Council have thrown their full weight behind the welfare workers, and are helping out on the picket line. Coffee wagons filled with steaming coffee and sandwiches are being supplied by the SIU to bolster the picketers morale and help keep up the fight for fair working conditions and better wages. Many oldtimers who are on the beach due to the ILA strike, are taking advantage of the situation to give their personal support to the Welfare Workers cause. One of the oldtimers, C. Maynard, is seen quite often on the picket line. Seafarer Maynard last paid off the Raphael Semmes. Robert Zunkley, another good member of the Union, signed off the Raphael Semmes with Maynard. Zunkley sails as AB. Other oldtimers waiting in the hall for the ships to start moving again are O. L. Fleet, C. Mazuk, "Frenchy" LeBerre, and J. Duffany. Boston Shipping is slow in Boston, as it is in other ports of the East and Gulf Coast, but it is expected to pick up to a good pace as soon as the ILA strike is settled. There were^two payoffs here, and seven ships Bethtex, which is laid up here pres­ stopped in transit during the last ently. Mike is waiting for her to two weeks. recrew. Maurice Gendron, last on the Lyle W. Williamson, just paid off Norfolk as deck maintenance spent the holidays with his family in the Mayflower to go to the hospi­ New Hampshire. Whitey is now in tal. Lyle has been sailing in the the hall looking for a long off shore engine department for 15 years. He hopes that when he" is feeling okay trip. again he will be able to catch an­ Angelo Antoniou, who generally other ship as good as the May­ sails as AB recently paid off the flower. He says the crew aboard Angelo when his wife was forced was one of the best, and the of­ to enter the hospital for a while. ficers were tops. On top of. that, He is .waiting for another ship as the Mayflower is a very good good as the Angelo, and says he feeder, he claims. will be glad to get back to sea. Norfolk Frank Burns is on the beach Although the prediction for ship­ now, and looking for an oilers job. Another oldtimer Joseph Disanto, ping in this port looked bright, the sailed as an oiler on the Hurri­ ILA strike has put shipping almost cane. He paid off before the holi­ at a standstill. days to spend some time with his Vernon Porter, last aboard the family. He says he wants a good Steel King as AB, is registered long trip now. Disanto has been an here. He hated to get off the Steel SIU member for 25 years. King at this time of the year, and he said he misses all that good Philadelphia Shipping has been very slow here weather in Honolulu. He's hoping during the past two weeks, due to to catch a ship going to the Far the ILA strike. In the last two East, however. Porter has been in weeks here was one payoff and the Union for 18 years. Donald Wagner, sailing with the four ships were serviced in transit. SIU for the last 12 years, recently Jose Carames, sailing with the Union since 1949, is on the beach paid off the Rebecca. He is reg­ here. He sailed last in the engine istered here, although he has been department on the Globe Progress, shipping out of New York most of and says he wouldn't mind catch­ the time. He is hoping to catch a good coastwise tanker. Bert Wining the same ship again. > Joseph Merkel, who has been field, last aboard the Globe Car­ sailing SIU since 1943 looking for rier, signed off for the holidays an engine utility or second pump­ and is now on the beach looking man job. He wants to catch a for a 3d cook's Job on an Isthmian coastwise tanker. Frank Cake, last ship. He says the Far East looks aboard the Commander, is look­ good to him right now. Richard Williams, an oldtimer ing for another chance to get back aboard again. He started sailing with the SIU, last sailed as AB aboard the Eagle Traveler. He SIU in 1943. Jake Tucker is on the beach here usually ships out of Baltimore, but after attending the SIU's seniority is registered here this time. He got upgrading class late last year. He off the Eagle Traveler to check on says he is glad he had the oppor­ his coal yard. He has half interest tunity to attend the classes, and in a yard in Plymouth, North Caro­ now is looking for a good steward lina, and wanted to see how busi­ ness is going. department job. Puerto Rico Baltimore We shipped 40 men out of sunny Shipping has been very slow here during the last two weeks. Puerto Rico, with a total of 32 It is expected to pick up though, ships serviced during the last two just as soon as the ILA strike is weeks. On the labor front, the settled. The Longshoremen have SlU-contracted Standard Dredg­ no picketlines here, and the only ing Corp., recently received a ships being moved are the ones $400,000 government contract for dredging operations at Viegues, cairylng military cargoes. Puerto Rico. The Del Sud arrived Thomas Moose, who last sailed on the Steel Artisan, is now regis­ here on Jan. 12, on its first reg­ tered in Baltimore. 'The Steel Arti­ ularly scheduled service between san made an around the world trip, Puerto Rico and Latin America. and Tom said it was a fine trip Service to San Juan will be at in­ with a very good crew. Tom has tervals of two weeks. Juan Rodriguez is back in town been sailing with the SIU for 18 years, and wants to catch a Calmar after a stay at the Marine Hospital ship when things start moving in Savannah for a stomach ailment. The illness forced him to pay off again. Michael Angino, sailing SIU for the Floridian, where he sailed in the last 18 years, says the SIU the steward department. Isaac "Mister" Brown missed the Welfare Plan is the best in the industry. His last ship was the . (Continued on page lS) •»>" �SEAFARERS Janiutff M, l»tfl Fv Win LOG SlU Pacific Liner Freed From Reef SAN FRANCISCO—Passengers and crewmembers aboard the SIU Pacific District-contracted Matson Liner Monterery were treated to an unexpectedly long visit on the exotic South Pacific island of Bora^ Bora when the vessel went vessels pulling as hard as they the Monterey remained fast hard aground for nearly three could agroimd. Finally, the Monterey's days on a coral reef at the entrance to the harbor there. Fortunately there were no In­ juries to anyone aboard, either passengers or crew and the ship suffered little more damage than some paint scrapes on the hull. But since the Monterey went aground at full high tide, getting her off the reef proved to be quite a task. The Monterey first tried to get off the reef under her own power. And when this proved fruitless a French tug was sent from Papeete, Tahiti, 140 miles to the south, but was also unable to budge the Monterey. Next, a tanker was called to aid the tug but even with the two bunkers and ballasts were trans­ ferred to the tanker, and with the^ liner so lightened the two vessels were able to pull her free. While the attempts to free the vessel were underway, the 320 passengers and all crewmembers not required for assistance in the freeing attempts enjoyed special tours and entertainment ashore. To make up time lost while the Monterey was high and relatively dry at Bora Bora, Matson an­ nounced the ship's schedule would be slightly altered, with reduced port time in Auckland, New Zea­ land and- Sydney, Australia. The ship is expected to arrive in San Francisco on January 31. By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area New Cargo Terminal Planned For N.O. h I Good news to Seafarers who prefer to ship out of New Orleans was the announcement that SlU-contracted Waterman Steamship Company is beginning construction of a big containerized cargo terminal in the Mississippi River port. Waterman recently signed lease agreements with the New Orleans dock board for establishment of a $6 minion terminal on the 29 acre tract along the industrial canal at the site of the old Delta shipyard. The announcement said the terminal will be the base for expanded containerized cargo operation to Puerto Rico by Wateman. Of course, this means more and better job opportunities for Seafarers who ship out of the Gulf area. A Waterman represfentative said the terminal will serve as Waterman's base for containerized cargo opera­ tions in the Gulf and will be linked with the company operations in Puerto Rico to provide service to Europe, South America, Central America and the Far East. Waterman initially plans to operate two vessels from the new facility with weekly service via the Mississippi River—Gulf outlet, the new Tidewater Ship Channel linking New Orleans with the Gulf. Shipping has been at a standstill in the Gulf ports, of course, as a result of the longshoremens strike but it is expected to pick up again as soon as the beef is settled. As the LOG went to press, Houston soon as the strike is over. He has reported almost 20 ships laid up in been vacationing since getting off that area. Jobs will be plentiful the Inger. He said this is a good when they start to crew up. ship with a good crew and a pleas­ ant run and he hopes to make a Mobile job back on this one or her sister Bernard Graham, who last ship the Walter Rice. H. L. Moore shipped as AB on the Topa Topa, is looking for a coastwise pumphas been catching up on his fish­ mans job. He was last on the Eagle ing and has, by all reports, been Traveler for about five months. most successful in the angling de­ James Terry made an oilers job partment. He says he will be ready on the Hanover but had to get off to ship again as soon as the strike when the ship was caught in the is over. R. P. Ramos and Dick ILA strike and laid up. His pre­ Drew came ashore and registered vious job was pumpman on the in group 3 of the steward depart­ Transorleans. He says he would ment when the Alcoa Ranger laid like to make the Achilles, a coast­ up as a result of strike. Ramos, wise tanker, but if he can't, he who lives in Puerto Rico, has been will be looking for a chief pumpon the Ranger since the last ILA mans job on a grain tanker to strike. Drew, who hails from Tam­ India. Frank Fisher came ashore pa, has been on this run about ten after five months on the Transmonths. Among other displaced eastern. Ranger homesteaders registered New Orleans here are Frank W. Chavers of Whistler, Alabama; R. C. Busby of Some of the oldtimcrs who hit Mobile, FWT, and Jack Mullis, the beach here include Louis DuBosun. Archie Bishop is back home racher, Joe Martello, John Hals, in Fairhope, Alabama after making Frank Kouns, Frank Foley and a trip to India-with grain on the Frank Cannella. Penn Exporter. He is registered in group 1 of the deck department. CHANGIfiSAVDOESSON^ Houston lOGmiumLmf Don Rundblad is out of the hos­ pital and expects to be fit for duty AiiMieBB soon. He says he will be looking for a Far East trip. Rundblad was AB on the Steel Rover when he became ill and had to be hospital­ ized in Galveston, Gene Coffman says he will bo ready to ship as mu)OE Fosmtm and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes ^ Propose Study Of Year-Round Seaway Flames pour from the fourth floor windows of the SIU Boston headquarters at 276 State Street. Headquar­ ters were moved to 177 State Street following the blaze which gutted the fourth floor and damaged the rest of the building. Fire Forces Boston Hail To Relocate BOSTON—SIU headquarters in Boston is now located at 177 State Street, due to a fire that swept the regular meeting hall and offices at 276 State Street in the down­ town area. No one was injured in the blaze on December 18, which drove 32 Seafarers and SIU officials from the building. The flames roared through the fourth floor, destroy­ ing the offices and equipment there. Firefighting activity caused heavy water damage to the floors below. Quick action by those in the hali saved Union property and valuable papers stored in the safe upstairs. The fourth floor of the building was listed as a total loss by local fire officials, who also listed the fire as of undetermined origin. Inunediately following the fire, SIU offices were moved tempo­ rarily into other quarters, and the next day space was obtained at 177 State Street on the fourth floor. Plans are now underway to move again to bigger quarters on the first floor. Dr. Weisberger Appointed To Medical Posts CLEVELAND—Dr. Austin Weis­ berger, one of the nation's leading researchers on leukemia and other blood diseases, has been appointed chairman of the departments of medicine at Western Reserve Uni­ versity and the University Hospitals here. Dr. Weisberger, who is the brother of Morris Weisberger, executive vice president of the SIU of North America and secre­ tary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, has been associated with Western Reserve since his undergraduate days. He received his medical degree" from the uni­ versity in 1941 and served his internship and residency at the University Hospitals. After a two-year hitch in the Navy, Dr. Weisberger became a member of the university's medical school faculty and the staff of the hospitals associated with the school. In the following years, his research into the basic causes of cancer and related diseases brought him nation-wide renown. Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy, recently announced he is sponsoring a bill for a study to determine whether the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes could be kept open for shipping all year. McCarthy is sponsoring the bill on the grounds that the closing of the Lakes to shipping each winter is an obstacle to expanded economy in the Great Lakes, as well as a detriment to certain areas of national defense. The bill would authorize the Chief of Engineers of the Department of the Army to investigate the possibility of applying a waterway deicing system to the St. Lawrence. One of the important reasons for the study would be to determine if the costs of deicing would be more than the revenues of the .system if kept open during the winter months. The study would include methods previously used by private firms and foreign countries. Under the bill proposed by Senator McCarthy, the Chief of Engineers would make a report two years after the money had been made available for the project. McCarthy said that because of the important part the Great Lakes plays in the national economic situation, any method which would open this rich area during the winter to shipping would be a great benefit to the nation as a whole. McCarthy warned ,however, that just because the study would be^ made does not mean that it is Good to hear he is getting along possible to find a method of de- well. icing that would work. Chicago As aiK example of the Great With the Schemm at the AmeriLakes usefulness in the national economy, the Senator pointed out ican Ship Yard for conversion that export traffic through the from a tanker to a self-unloader, Seaway increased during the last Chicago manpower is being kept two years and made an important quite busy. In-patient members at the contribution to the United States balance of payments. The balance USPHSH include Brother John of exports to imports in U.S. move­ Rottaris, in for a check-up. He was ments through the Seaway was 11 run out of one ward and is now in times as high at the close of the "Snug Harbor" keeping everyone season as it was when the Seaway on their toes. first opened. Paul Lacy a Bob-Lo man just off the Overseas Joyce, is in for Frankfort an injury which occurred aboard Shipping has slowed down a his last ship. little in the Port of Frankfort, but The Greater Chicago and Vicin­ some of the boys are beginning ity Port Council, Maritime Trades to think about taking winter vaca­ Department, AFL-CIO, went on tions, so we expect there will be record for pushing port legislation some steady shipping and relief for -the inspection of diesel tug jobs. boats and the requirement for li­ John Stonehouse who is on spe­ censed officers for both Deck and cial disability pension, is still Engine. keeping his hand in the game. He The Teamsters filed petition at baked some of his special holiday the National Labor Relations bread, which was delicious and Board for representation election definitely appreciated. against DUOC 777, Chicago. The News has come to us that Ed­ NLRB is checking Teamster auth­ ward Fitzhugh, SIU pensioner, is orization for validity. Objection back in the Paul Oliver Memorial has been filed by DUOC since Hospital. Our best wishes for his many of the employees signed by early dismissal from there. Teamsters are no longer employed We also have heard that William by the company. The TSAW is on Cerka is home on leave from the an all-out drive for the independ­ United States Public Health Serv­ ent cab driver, receiving many ice Hospital. Brother Cerka was a pledges from the Abernathy Cab victim of a deerhunting accident. Company. Detroit Yuie Dinner Seafarers and their families from the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ trict enjoyed one of the most successful holiday dinners ever held in Detroit on Christmas day. Digging into the traditional turkey feast are SIU Great Lakes District mem­ bers (l-r) John Dashner, John Sejuf and Jack Wiley. Festi­ vities in Detroit were typical of the holiday dinners held in other SIU ports across the country. �Pac* 81s SEAFAREnS A J| i t Janw lO^G INI • t (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) January 2-January 15 The shipping situation during the last two weeks showed level. The largest number, of jobs shipped was in the deck a marked reaction to the Longshoremen's strike, since ship­ department. Registration during the two week period maintained a owners rushed to get their ships to sea before the walkout deadline, Jan. 10. Seafarers shipped during the seven day steady pace despite the declining shipping situation. Total period prior to the walkout totalled 888, only 144 less than the registration during the two weeks was 1,225, as compared to 1,263 in the prior period. The number of Seafarers registered 1,032 shipped in the previous period. Although job calls in New York were the hardest hit, all and on the beach at the end of the period, reflected the halt ports on the East Coast shipped less than in the previous of ship movements as it climbed to 4,228, as compared to period with the exception of Baltimore, where shipping gained 4,004 during the previous reporting period. The seniority situation, which was radically changed over in comparison to the previous period. In the Gulf, shipping was heavy in New Orleans and Houston, almost equalling the holidays, returned to a more normal picture during the the total number shipped from those ports during the entire last two weeks. The ratio of Seafarers shipping with A Books previous period. Tampa job calls gained slightly, while was 55 per cent, against 47 per cent in the prior period. shipping in Mobile dropped considerably. On the West Coast, Holders of B books shipping out totalled 34 per cent of the the impact of the strike has not yet been felt through the total, and C Cards comprised 11 per cent. Shipping activity was slightly higher during the past two lower number of ship movements. Shipping drooped off slightly in Wilmington and Seattle, however. San Francisco weeks, with a total of 175 movements, compared to 165 in the previous period. There were 51 payoffs, the same figure job calls were slightly higher than in the prior period. The change in the shipping situation was also reflected as in the previous period and 23 sign-ons, as compared to 29 in in the number of job calls by department. In all three depart­ the prior period. A total of 101 ships were serviced in transit, ments, the total number shipped was below the previous contrasted with 85 in the prior period. Ship Aciivity Pay Slqa In Offs CM Treni. TOTAL 2 18 1 2 1 2 2 3 6 9 1 2 2 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 6 4 1 2 2 7 10 4 9 5 7 _ 5 3 9 14 11 6 11 9 32 5 13 7 f 8 4 21 27 13 10 15 TOTALS ... 51 23 101 175 Boiton New York.. • • Philadelphia .. Baltimore.... Norfolk Jackionville .. Tampa Mobile New Orleoni.. Hootton Wilmington .. Son Fronciico. Seattle ...... DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York.... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk . ... Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston ... Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROVP 123 ALL 2 2 0 4 67 14 36 17 0 4 0 4 20 10 10 11 8 3 5 15 9 7 4 3 13 17 34 20 30 11 61 16 16 40 8 6 5 1 12 10 17 5 32 15 8 3 4 GROUP GROUP 3 2 1 2 3 ALL 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 6 17 24 11 25 3 3 2 0 1 2 3 8 13 4 10 5 0 3 2 2 4 0 9 0 0 1 2 1 7 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 9 1 14 1 37 12 2 19 16 6 24 28 3 9 1 17 0 3 3 1 1 4 2 2 5 3 2 9 3 12 1 n 4 12 3 3 6 111 161 50 I 322 13 63 77 | 153 76 2 49' 8 191 7| 1' 5 3 27j 40 6 18 19 GROUP 123 ALL 1 0 2 1 5 1 1 0 1; 0 3 12: 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 15 1 3 7 21! 11 6 2 2 2 7 4 2 1 8' 3 4 1 I >1. 91 37 | 204 20 TOTAL Shipped Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 123 ALL ABC ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ^L 0 5 5 10 3 2 2 0 4 3 0 16, 0 49 5 8 62 114 169 39 322' 13 47 72 132 4 8 1 2 11 9 33 0 6 17 23 20 4 2 2 12 33 48 19 12 3 34 49 61 18 128 3 0 7 3 0 10 16 13 10 23 17 2 35 0 0 17 2 110 2 27 28 4 13 10 9 7 5 10 6 2 5 12 2 8 0 22, 0 4 20 28 3 2 0 5 39 40 12 91' 4 0 34 65 103 27 25 7 59 80 88 19 187- 4 5 82 40 21 2 63 68 62 20 150 34 44 0 4 8 11 ,6 6 0 12 12 17 4 33 0 19 0 18 7 2 27 38 4 9 51' 18 14 10 0 42 19 8 5 32 15 20 4 39 2 8 7 2 17 29 45 | 94 4 15 10 | 29 204 94 29 I 327 431 571 133 |1135 52 195 309 | 556 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A CLASS B Registered Mobile New Orleans. Houston . .. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 0 52 9 39 6 1 5 18 3 13 0 2 2 7 6 1 5 4 1 22 5 15 56 45 9 33 10 18 8 1 Hi 2 22 301 19 2 14 TOTALS 44 193 26 I 263 12 Port Boston " New York.... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk ... Jacksonville . Tampa Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 1 0 0 1 1. 0 2 31 2 14 12 28 6 21 4 0 5 0 1 3 4 18 0 12 2 13 5 8 0 0 1 4 3 6 0 2 1 2 1 4 0 2 3 0 2 2 6 0 1 4 2 4 13 13 3o; 1 21 23 28 7 19 0 18 10 28 7 0 3 4 2 2 0 10 6 4 15 2 12 2 7 2 16 6 1 21 0 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 123 ALL 0 1 0 1 3 14 10 27 0 0 0 0 13 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 5 1 8i 2 10 171 3 11 19i 3 2 71 8 5 0 6 10 1 77 64 I 153 20 113 22 I 155 12 65 38 I 115 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP 123 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 2 12 1 0 3 0 3 31 27 61 58 144 16 218 0 1 1 5 22 2 0 0 28 0 3 18 13 1 34* 14 61 11 86 2| 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 5 21 2 28 0 1 1 3' 3 13 0 1 1 0 16 0 0 0 3 4 7| 2 0 13 9 2 8 0 3 3 2 13; 11 D 49 7 67 5 9! 23 17 49 32 88 11 131 1 3 50 24 0 2 1 3 28 19 86 5 115 11 6 0 2 2 7 1 1 19 5 30 0 4 6 8 10 10 15 33 9 40 53 4 1 0 2 21 10 2 33, ^ 22 1 3 29 3 21 13 .J 37 155 115 37 I 307 174 582 70 I 826 GROUP 123 ALL 1 4 4 9 9 43 61 113 1 6 6 13 0 23 30 53 0 8 17 25 2 8 3 13 0 2 1 3 1 12 18 31 41 41 4 86 6 41 49 96 2 7 6 15 5 22 10 I 37 0 8 6 1 14 31 225 252 I 508 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos NY Phil Bai Nor Jac Tarn Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS GROUP 1-s 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 18 48 0 3 2 6 1 3 5 3 5 16 1 1 1 1 4 0 3 2 7 2 1 1 0 2 4 7 3 3 11 24 5 11 4 37 57 2 10 3 24 9 0 0 0 2 2 6 3 8 3 20 6 3 10 0 1 28 63 33 98 1 222 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 1 1 0 10 9 0 0 2 2 0 1 13 14 0 6 1 5 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 3 0 6 7 1 1 1 34 36 1 2 16 19 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 4 " 7 101 1 112 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 1 1 7 4 2 12 25 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 7 11 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 Q 3 10 4 14 31| 7 4 11 23 1 0 0 0 2 2I 15' 0 4 7 4 4 10! 1 1 4 37 18 61 1 125 9 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0, 0 0 8 8 0 0 5 5' 3 0 11 14' 0 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2, 0 19 1 20 0 0 7 0 5| 2 3 0 0 12 12' 2 1 13 16 8 2 85 1 95 Shipped CLASS C» TOTAL Shipped CLASS GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 10 25 0 10 0 3 1 5 2 1 0 0 2 2 11 14 0 0 2 4 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0' 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 31 20 0 5 23 1 4 7 0 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 6 6 15 12 0 0 1 10 16 1 3 30 1 34 125 95 1 C ALL 1-s 0 1 1 10 43 24 3 9 4 2 27 16 2 9, 4 1 2 3 0 2 1 0 4 13 2 53 21 5 35 14 2 9 5 6 33 15 1 27 3 34 1 254 124 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 7 3 0 2 5 51 47 69 191 7 8 46 61 8 6 12 30 2 2 6 10 34 17 27 94 1 3 40 44 4 1 6 15 0 1 16 17 4 3 2 12 1 0 6 7 5 2 8 16 0 0 2 2 20 11 22 66 2 ' 1 22 25 42 20 98 181 3 3 84 90 35 24 35 108 7 10 34 51 2 3 8 18 3 1 10 14 11 10 34 70 0 1 14 15 10 2 10 25 3 5 21 29 227 148 334 | 8331 32 35 303 1 370 SUMMARY DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 23 ALL 111 161" 50 I 322 Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 13 63 44 193 26 I 263 12~ 77 91 33 '98 I 222 "4 7 246 387 174 ] 807'"29 147 SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL SHIPPED CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 20 29 45 I 94 77 I 153i 76 91 37 | 204 64 \ 153 20 113 22 | 155; 12 101 | 112 46 18 61 1 125j 8 242| 418 142 222 120 | 484 40 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 123 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 29 204 94 29 I 327,431 571 133 |1135 52 195 309 I 556' 4 15 10 3 21 13 37,155 115 37'I 307 174 582 70 | 826 31 225 252 | 508 3 30 34jl25 95 34 I 254 351 148 334 I 833,32 35 303 | 370 65 38 | 115 2 85 | 95 96 168 J 304' 8 39 93' 10O!484 304 100 j 888 956 130^ 537 j2794i 115 459 864~|1439 f- •J �SEAFARERS By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Biii Hall, Headquarters Rep. r v^-J V :/ I > i> IV X01R Pass Se!tof Eight Seafarers Awarded $150 Pensions For Life Many Beefs sent to the Contract Department were, due to their nature, settled by a Joint Ciarification Committee consisting of rep­ resentatives of this department and representatives from the company to which the beef applied. One such beef was in relation to the number of official holidays that are to be observed in Puerto Rico. In ruling on the beef, the Joint Ciarifications Committee unanimously agreed to the following: Leader Lohse Munin Oliver Blanehard Shiber When a vessel is in Puerto Rico, the following three (3) days, which The Board of Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plan have approved sev­ are recognized as Holidays for Longshoremen in Puerto Rican Ports, en Seafarers from the SIU Atlantic and Gulf district, and one member of the SIU Great shail aiso be recognized as Holidays for the crew while the vessel is in Lakes district to receive a monthly pension of $150 for the rest of their lives. Puerto Rico; Good Friday, July 17th (Munoz Rivera), and July 25th . The Seafarers, who are,^(Constitution Day). now retired in dignity and and made his home in Brooklyn, New York with over 30 years of Another beef which the Clarifications Committee ruled on regarded a comfort on their monthly N.Y. Oliver now plans to spend sailing experience. A member of provision of the Standard Freightship Agreement covering the removal pension are Cecil (Rudy) Leader, his retirement relaxing and rest­ the deck department, he last sailed 69; Joseph Munin, 59; Frederick ing, assured of receiving his $150 aboard the New Yorker (Containeror replacement of Butterworth plates on tankers in the grain trade. Oliver, 65; Napoleon A. Blanehard, pension check every month. He ships Inc.). He plans to spend h's Question: When crew members are required to unfasten Butterworth 66; James Shiber, 42; Peter Lohse, last sailed on the Norberto Capay retirement years in Flushing, New plate nuts and/or remove the Butterworth plates for the purpose of 65; Raymond Mill, 45, and John (Liberty Navigation). York. • loading or discharging grain cargoes or to repiace Butterworth plates Jellette, 65. Blanehard is a native of Mas­ Mill joined the SIU Great Lakes and/or refasten nuts upon completion of grain cargo work, what rate sachusetts who joined the SIU District in Detroit. He sailed in of compensation shouid be payable to the crew, members performing from the port of New York. Sailing the engine department until his such work. in the steward department, he last retirement. He is settled in his shipped aboard the Trustee home in Sebewaing, Mich., with his Answer: It is agreed that the first-class transportation to his (Marine Carriers). He is presently wife, assured of a $150 income for longshore rate of overtime as "original Port of Engagement,' retired at his home in Portland, the rest of his life. He last sailed provided by Articie II. Section 32, which section of the contract is Maine, comfortable in the knowl­ for the Gartland Steamship Com­ is payable to those crew members appiicabie in the case described edge tht he will receive his pen­ pany. performing the work described above? sion check in the mail every Answer: When the seaman left above. Jellette, a SIU oldtimer, joined month. In another matter, regarding the vessel at New York, under the the Union in New Orleans and SIU Oldtimer various past beefs about midnight circumstances described in Section sailed in the steward department. Jellette Shiber joined the SIU from the 14(b), he was entitled to return meais and night lunches, the Com­ Leader had 30 years of experi­ port of New York with 10 years He last shipped aboard the Petrochem (Valentine) as chief steward. mittee decided after discussion transportation to his actual Port ence on American ships in the ratthat the basic problem was due to of Engagement, San Francisco, 1 ng of cook and steward before he experience on American ships. An A native of England, Jellette plans misinterpretations of the existing even though at the commencement joined the SIU early in its his­ SIU oldtimer, he sailed in the to spend some time at his home sections of the Freightships and of employment at San Francisco tory, in the port of New York. A engine department. A native of in Brooklyn, N. Y., "keeping in Tankers Agreement. In order to he had assumed the Port of En­ native of Savannah, Ga., he plans Pennsylvania, he presently makes touch with the activities of the eiiminate this problem, the com­ gagement of the seaman he re- to spend his retirement in New his home in Jersey City, N.J. He Union." He then plans to move to mittee unanimously agreed to piaced. New York. In other words, York City where he presently last sailed aboard the Montpelier Florida. He is the recipient of two citations and the Mariner's Medal, delete subsection (a) and (b) and it is the intention of the Commit­ makes his home. He last sailed Victory (Montpelier Tankers). Lohse, a native of Germany, the highest honor given to mer­ tee to provide that in cases of ill­ to substitute in their place the aboard the Fairland (Waterman). joined the Union in the port of chant seamen. following subsections (a) and (b): ness or injury incurred in the Munin first joined the Union in "(a) Members of the steward de­ services of the vessel, the seaman New York after coming to this partment actuaily engaged in serv­ is to be provided transportation country from his native land of back to the port where he was ing hot lunches at midnight are first Latvia. He joined the SIU with engaged by the Company. to be aliowed three hours' over­ over 20 years experience as a sea­ Money Due time for preparing and serving The Contract and Constitution man, and spent his years saiiing same. Department is holding checks for SIU ships in the engine depart­ "(b) When not more than the the Seafarers listed beiow. These ment, as deck engineer or firemanBy Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President equivalent of one department is men are urged to contact the de­ water tender. Munin now makes served at 9:00 P.M. or 3:00 A.M. partment and pick up their checks, his home in New Orleans. The night lunch, one cook shall be or notify headquarters where the last ship he sailed before retire^ The latest shipbuilding budget did little to cheer those interested ment was the Del Rio (Delta). turned out to perform this work. checks should be sent. in the state of U.S. maritime, especially the shipbuilders. An experienced cook and baker When a midnight hot lunch is The new year begins, according to the Shipbuilding Council, with 43 In the settlement of disputed served to not more than five men, overtime aboard the Transorleans, when he joined the Union, Oliver large merchant ships totaling -f one cook shall perform this work. checks are being held for James began saiiing with the SIU from 481,000 gross tons under construc­ of payments, and continued main­ When from six to ten men are Mahoney, Francis Paine, Seymour the port of New York. A native of tion or on order. Last year the tenance of shipyards skills and the British West Indies, he came industry started out the year with served, one cook and one mess- Sikes, Charles Todora. to this country before the last war two more ships, 45, under contract, capabilities, the council pointed man shall perform this work. out. From the Ames Victory, checks When from six to ten men are totaling 517,390 tons. are being held covering travel In a letter to President Johnson served, one cook and one messman During 1964 new contracts for protesting such a move, SIU Presi­ shall perform this work. When wages, subsistence, and transporta­ 14 ships of up to 187,200 tons were dent Paul Hall warned: more than ten men are served, tion for Wallace P. Anderson, awarded and ship deliveries ran to Morris Berlowtitz, Ralph L. Jones, one cook and two messmen shall "Any attempt to further weaken 16 ships totaling 223,590 tons. and Lee W. Worth. perform this work." or destroy our American ship­ While "scant attention" is given building capability would be not In the settlement of disputed Another question which was put to the shipbuilding industry in only shortsighted and economi­ overtime for tank cleaning aboard before the Committee requested Coast Guardsmen who played this country, the Shipbuilders cally unsound, but eventually a ciarification on which port was a the Manhattan, checks are being man's actuai port of engagement. held for F. Carpenter, M. Chan­ obstetrician to a mother shark and Council pointed out, the Soviet self-defeating and suicidal effort. The problem is described in this dler, B. Dunn, F. Gordon, L. Har­ delivered 30 baby sharks by Union is moving fast towards be­ "Rather, the responsible persons vey, H. Koppersmith, S. Puntillo, Caesarean section were all at sea coming a "formidable maritime example: in our Government should be mak­ C. Scott, H. Sikes, L. Taylor, H. recently over why the sharklets power." "Her navy is second only A vessel on foreign articles Treddin, E. Zebrowski. ing every effort to see to it that to the United States and a com­ all died. while on route around the world, America is restored to her rightful A crewmember of the cutter parison of merchant shipbuilding place as a major shipbuilding A check is being held for Vance arrived at San Francisco where activity provides tangible evidence Seaman A signed off articles by A. Reid for an allotment differen­ Rockaway hooked momma shark of her aspirations in controlling power. about 1,350 miles southeast of mutual consent and Seaman B, his tial aboard the Anji. "In such an effort, the Seafarers Checks for the settlement of dis­ New York. When it was discovered the high seas and thus the destiny International Union of North replacement, assumed Seaman A's of western civilization. that the shark was in a family Port of Engagement, which was puted overtime aboard the Penn America will participate to the way the crew helped deliver the As of November 1, 1964, the fullest extent of its ability." New York. The vessel ultimately Carrier are being held for Earl H. babies. The foot-long sharksters Russians had 673 merchant ves­ arrived at New York where articles Beamer, Jose M. Sacosta, Michael were apparently thriving in a sels of 6.4 million deadweight tons were terminated and Seaman B C. Miller, and Walter Smith. large pot of seawater supplied terminated hi? service with the Checks for John J. Wynne, Rich­ with oxygen by a pump, when on order. During the same period the U.S. had only 43 merchant vessel because of illness, request­ ard Heckman, Jose A. Paz and ing return transportation to the Francis M. Greenwell are being suddenly they all gave up the ships totaling 650,032 deadweight P -^dquarters again wishes to tons on order. port where he first joined the held by the contract department ghost within an hour. An official of New York's Coney remind all Seafarers that p^vvessel, San Francisco. The industry also expressed for the settlement of disputed Island Aquarium suggested that ments o* funds, for whatever Question: Inasmuch as Section overtime aboard the Niagara. the sharklings might have died concern about rumors that some Union purpose, be made only 58(b) of the Freightship Agree­ A transportation differential because there was not enough ships built in foreign yards would to authorized SIU representa­ ment provides for a replacement, check from the Elimir for James room in their pot-sized incubator. be submitted to register under the tives and that an official Union in circumstances described above, H. Smith is being held by this de­ He estimated that a foot-long U.S. flag, which would require a "ceipt be gotten at that time. to assume the replaced seaman's partment. shark would need about 100 change in the present law which If no receipt is offered be sure assures that only vessels built in Port of Engagement and Section In the settlement /of disputed gallons of water to keep it going. to protect yourself by imm;. i14(b) provides that a crew member overtime for oilers aboard the Sea- He also speculated that they may this country can fly the U.S. flag. teiy bringing the matter to the leaving a vessel because of illness train New Jersey, checks are being have been born too prematurely Such a move would represent a attention of the President's or injury incurred in the service held for Julio Gardien, Benjamin or subjected to too much shock "potential loss" to this country in office. terms of the economy, the balance of such vessel shall be entitled to Freeman, and George Doest. ' to survive. CG Midwives Lose Sharklets Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts �Page ^kt SEAFARERS LOG Jamary n, IfW THE SAME OLD SHOUT - NOW against MEDICARE! Times change. Issues change with the times. But the tactics used by vested interests to oppose much-needed social legislation never seems to change. The same scare tactics, unsubstantiated claims, tricky gimmicks and predictions of doom which Big Business used to attack the Social Security Act back in^the 1930's are being used again today by Big Medicine and the American Medical Association in their attacks on proposed medical care for the aged through Social Security (Medicare). The AMA has been sponsoring misleading ad­ vertisements opposing the Medicare program in various newspapers around the country, filled with "scare" headlines and "facts" which, for the most part are not only untruthful, but even con­ tradict each other. Lies—Half Truths For instance, an AMA-sponsored anti-Medicare ad in one newspaper recently cried "CAN YOU AFFORD A 16% INCREASE IN YOUR PAY­ ROLL TAX? That_is the minimum payroll tax increase all workers earning $100 or more a week would be forced to pay if the MEDICARE bill now before Congress becomes a law." Meanwhile, in another newspaper in a neighboring county, an AMA-sponsored ad asked "CAN YOU AFFORD A 237o INCREASE IN YOUR PAYROLL TAX? That is the minimum payroll tax increase all workers earning $100 or more a week would be forced to pay if the MEDICARE bill now before Congress becomes law." The fact is that the increase in employee Social Security payments which would result from pas­ sage of Medicare legislation would amount to only $25.20 a year for workers earning $100 per week. Although Medicare is a new issue, the tactics the AMA is using to try to defeat it are old. Simi­ lar tactics were used by Big Business to fight Social Security legislation. In a speech in October, 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt complained "... a few employers are spreading half-truths about the Social Security Law, half-truths that tell the workers only of the workers' contribution, and fail to mention the employers' contribution. They conceal from the workers the fact that for every dollar which the employee contributes, the employer also contributes a dollar." With the advent of Social Security legislation, the need for corresponding health insurance be­ The AFL-CIO has supported and continues to support Medicare legislation for our older citizens. Through the AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education (COPE) the Federa­ tion has waged an all-out campaign to bring across to the public the necessity for passage of Medicare legislation and to counter the vicious anti-Medicare propaganda campaigns waged by the American Medical Association. Under the new King-Anderson (Medicare) Bill just introduced in Congress and expected to be passed this year without major change, all Americans 65 years of age or over would came obvious. In the August 16, 1936 issue of the Saturday Evening Post, an article by Dr. I. S. Falk. deplored the omission of health insurance measures from the Social Security Act, noting that the inability of persons in the lower or middle in­ come brackets to meet economic crises brought on by illness was one of the greatest hazards of mod­ ern industrial life. The medical associations wasted no time in call­ ing for protection of their own vested interests however. The Journal of the Indiana State Medi­ cal Association of September, 1936 noted that both political parties had endorsed Social Security, and urged the medical profession to "protect itself by intensifying its tremendous influence with the people so that it may at least be supported in as­ serting its superior capacity to direct policies and modify security proposals to the least objection­ able form." Today's anti-Medicare drive by the AMA seems a direct outgrowth of this early warn­ ing. Doom Warnings Another charge the AMA is making in its antiMedicare propaganda is that the Federal Govern­ ment should stay out of medicine. "HAS YOUR CONGRESSMAN TURNED MEDICINE MAN? ? ?" an AMA-sponsored ad asks. Gov­ ernment involvement in medicine, according to AMA propaganda, would mean the growth of a gigan.tic and unworkable Government bureau­ cracy which would reduce the quality of care the aged would receive. This charge, too, is old hat. It was used by Big Business against Social Security back in the 1930's. An October 1, 1936 editorial in the Washington (DC) Herald bemoaned the fact that the Democ­ ratic Administration under F.D.R., "has embarked Hastily and unwisely upon a program of social security that in actual application WITHHOLDS ALL HOPE OF SECURITY FROM THOSE IT PROPOSES TO BENEFIT," and charged that the Social Security Act would destroy the Nation's assets and "EXTENDS THE PROSPECT OF EVENTUAL INSECURITY to millions of citizens who would normally expect to provide their own security." (Capitalization retained from original) A September 19, 1936 Saturday Evening Post article charged that the Social Security Act pro­ vides an instrument by which the Government can 'administer our every day lives and well being," by turning over to the Government a fund that be eligible. This includes nearly 17 million eligible for Social Security or railroad retire­ ment benefits, plus another 2 million not cov­ ered by either of these plans. Hospital care would be provided for a period of up to 60 days for each illness in semi-private rooms. The patient would pay for one day's care (average about $40). Medicare would pay the remainder. Cover­ age would start July 1, 1966. Nursing home care would also be provided for 60 days per illness only after hospitalization. Also home visits by nurses (etc.) will be covered, as may "very well represent the capital resources of the country." Meanwhile, Dr. Joseph E. Goodbar, President of the Society of Stability in Money and Banking, warned that the process of accumulating such a fund (Social Security) would expose the people of the country to an unpredictable, but constant disturbance of their jobs and business affairs. Of course, none of these dire warnings of doom ever came true. The AMA is continuing the same old line however. AMA Style Morality Perhaps the most subtle issue the AMA has seized upon in its anti-Medicare propaganda is the moral aspect of such social legislation. A recent AMA ad charges "IT IS MORALLY WRONG— THE MEDICARE BILL." The AMA has made the pitch that providing medical care for the aged through social security is bad because it destroys the individual's self respect, his pride in taking care of himself and providing for his own future and the moral obligations of children to take care of their parents in old age. This same sort of pious clap-trap has also come up before, as part of the anti-Social Security cam­ paigns back in the '30s. The Republican presi­ dential candidate in 1936, running on an anti-New Deal Social Security plank, said "social security in the end can only be built upon character and religion and industry." A Saturday Evening Post article in that year defended the right of the working man to use as he sees fit the wages he earns, claiming that the Social Security Acts deprived him of that right. All of these pious moral platitudes were too much for Republican councilman Charles W. Kress of Binghamton, N.Y., however, who gave his own party's watered down stand on Social Security a solid rap in a September 1936 speech. "Under this plank, the unfortunate old person who needs help must, in effect, take a pauper's oath, give up his pride and self-respect, turn over any pitiful possessions he may have and become just another guinea pig in the laboratories . . . wherein the hoped-for dignity and privacy of old age will be snooped on, pried into and dissected by officious vivisectionists." And that, in effect, is what the AMA is still asking for today if you can't afford to pa)' the skyrocketing costs of medical care. would out-patient hospital services such as X-ray and laboratory services. Doctor bills, dentist bills, medicines, drugs, or other supplies and appliances will not be paid for under Medicare. To provide this hospital protection. Social Security payments by employees - will rise only $25.20 a year. This payment by the employee will be matched by the employer. This money would be placed in a separate trust fund to finance Medicare benefits. Hospital, out-patient, and visiting nurse cov­ erage would begin July 1, 1966. Nursing home coverage would begin January 1, 1967. �j«Bnaigr<n..lMSk * ••» '* i-, jf-t • -> • , .. • c •» S£^Fi4K£|{S FtfrNta* LO<; //I •mmm. ( \;^ If fejKzS ii io7. \.n '"".uei *•: 11. j;. , «orW^V ^ ^ t-a.sr sJr'S "is cjSiSrr Ti« • ,1 !£:<»f th. Moiinnnm.n COP";*?*.' StES FRAUD ON WORKERS >vo»°: »dto»n"'",uc1» " • '^iF5«:?^iS^R„ose«eU tn Milw^iukae Spr«cli, Ha Calls ff'sent Act. 'Unworktbia •f.d Stupidly Draftad/ ^ lfeiS«%Chting ff„«elope* W"BVTl»«jS25 RtpllMtC®* - - MMtec •* .. By 4asiM A, lfAC»:nTr Jaunty Act .. "UBJUM. unwork- .,ArtbuU4 i>i 1 «r.rl.l In Tna MM r.aa Tian. NIMVAUKKI:;, . Bepl. 36.~Char•cKrlrlna the Roo-iurMt Soflal Cho»» '4 f»f «< rf rf Mr, t^ti.l9H'.i »peich U |..,,f,^ nk 3,^ Ml etioT^ laiiw®"® 1 I s®®^ ytR lible. itiipldly drafted and waMeWly flnanecd." Oovernor tendon u. emp^«>v«'\|(^-aht wolKht -rKrd;;a ptcdyra ^ hlmacir and tha in yWobllran party (o an amend It to r -- —-n- foMfidna tor needy citlzrna mnr. more than «8 Ohio *" Viai"/•merlcan dtli'n* mra old flnanced on a commonr®"®, pay-aa-you-Ro baali and •'Ka enouRh . to givn each auch hreon a minimum Incoma auffl.®tnt to protect him or her from <y. 'into Dlicloaln* his position on unem jwyment Inaur.mrc, the Rep " "Hlden^o'. I'l Ih i,3»o.;»_ Yi»y^^s^777;-- """f A TAC \\ ^ H' The reproductions on this page are all from the year 1936 and represent some of the tactics then used by Big Business in its at.tempt to defeat Social Security legislation. Similar scare tactics, half-truths and predictions of impending doom are being used today by the American Medical Association in its attempt to prevent passage of medical care for the aged through Social Security (Medicare). M ' rS, '•§ i 1 ri. TO A WEEKLY PAY REDUCTION TllADC^* ccew»«VS r^«u«ic-«r MC—"" for I'f \ALL OF YOUR WORKING LIFE » teeilMrsr:— I YOU'LL HAVE TO SERVE THE SENTENCE UNLESiS YOU HELP TO REVERSE IT NOV. 3 ELECTION DAY "ZwT'^iwvi^e •• » (MPb HfOOl. n«»T HAMC-L- AGISTER VJ""*-" III- i"±LjJ^ �SE/^F Pace Ten haO ^ Lifeboat Class 125 Wins Tickets By Ai Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Members of Lifeboat Class 125 pose proudly for their graduation picture after passing all requirements for their Coast Guard lifeboat tickets with flying colors. Members of the class are (front, l-r) Frederick J. Walsh, Peter D. Alcantara; (middle) Phil Frank, Jim Ogden, Joe Wescott, Donald W. Paccio; (rear) instructor Dan Butts, James E. Collins, Dave Flynn, Robert Lee, Lee Jones and Ed Connolly. Another graduate who was not present for the picture was Miguel A. Ramos. Study Urges More Jobs, Higher Pay ThreeVeteran Economic Expansion SlU Boatmen Seen Ending Poverty Go On Pension WASHINGTON—Tiie most effective weapon in the war against poverty in the U.S. is a sharply stepped-up rate of economic growth, according to a new study just completed Three members of the SIU In­ by the Conference on Econ--*land Boatmen's Union have been omic Progress. The study, nomic environment in which added to the growing list of SIUtitled "Progress or Poverty— massive poverty would find no the U.S. at the Crossroads," con­ cludes that a rapidly growing economy is the best way to pro­ vide the new jobs and higher in­ comes that are necessary to eliminate the blight of poverty forever from American society. Examines Poverty The 150-page stuay, complete with charts and photographs, brings up to date all of the im­ portant data bearing upon poverty and examines in detail the Administration's anti-poverty pro­ gram. Leon H. Keyserling, head of the conference and a former chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors, writes in the study that "the only way to reduce poverty in the U.S.—or in any other country—is by increasing the nationwide per capita produc­ tion of goods and services so much that average levels of living rise enough to help the poor as well as others." It is vital also, he says, that the nationwide distribution of goods and services be improved so that "a fair though not equal share is received by those on the lowest rungs of the economic ladder." To draw a fundamental distinc­ tion between the employment and growth problem and the poverty problem "would be self-defeating on all scores," the study declares. An attack on poverty "not inter­ woven with the attack on these other problems," the study says, "would focus excessively upon a purely 'casework' or 'welfare' ap­ proach which sought to make poverty a bit less oppressive or lose itself in a few dramatic situa­ tions of no great nation-wide im­ port, instead of building an eco­ place." If the government will properly expand and direct the War on poverty, it can be eradicated by 1975, the study declares. This would mean a larger government anti-poverty program as well as increased government spending, rather than further tax reductions to provide the greater stimulus for economic growth. Keyserling urged that the Presi­ dent's Economic Report set forth plans to assure a minimum standard of living for all Ameri­ cans and include "goals for the rate of reduction of poverty in America." The study stresses that un­ employment and part-time em­ ployment account for a substantial part of the nation's poverty, and a slow rate of economic growth has aggravated this problem. Ultimate victory in the war against poverty, the study con­ cludes, will "necessarily involve success in all of the other under­ takings which now engage us: the restoration and maintenance of maximum employment and high economic growth; the wiping out of fundamental causes of racial tensions; the provision of full education opportunities; adequate health services and satisfactory housing for all the people; the renewal of our cities and the im­ provement of rural living; the con­ servation and replenishment of our natural resources; the solu­ tion of the thorny financial prob­ lems which now bear down upon governments at all levels." The Conference on Economic Progress is a non-profit, nonpolitical organization engaged in ecbnomic research and education. IBU members to receive a month­ ly pension of $150 for the rest of their lives. All three pensions were approved by the Board of Trustees of the Pension Plan before the new year wais rung in, bringing tbe total for 1964 to 35. Stehouwher Added to the list are John Stehouwher, 65; Hanson Ricicar Adolph A. Hanson, 73, and John F. Ricicar, 44. Stehouwher joined the SIUIBU in New Orleans, where he sailed aboard tu^ operated by Coyle Line. Before joining the IBU, he sailed deep sea for 20 years. He presently makes his home in New Orleans, La. Hanson has sailed in the engine department on Great Lakes Tow­ ing Company vessels in Chicago for over 25 years. A native of Minnesota, he now makes his home in Chicago. Ricicar joined the Union in Gal­ veston, Texas. An employee of Galveston Wharves Co. for many years, and a native of Lafeyetteville, Texas, he retired to his home in Hitchcock, Texas. We thought It would be wise to review the Unlon'e Sickness and Accident benefit program (S&A) in response to several questions which have been frequently brought up by our members. The S&A program is split up into two basic parts: In-patient benefits for SIU men who are hospitalized, and Out-patient benefits for members who are dis­ abled and receiving medical treatment. The Sickness and Accident program was originally adopted in 1962, and then amended to cover all disabilities which may have arisen on or after August 1, 1963. In-patient benefits are available to Seafarers who meet eligibility requirements at the rate of $56 per week. These benefits are payable at the rate of $8 per day to a member who is an in-patient in any USPHS hospital, or a private hospital that has received official ap­ proval, in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or Canada. The S&A in-patient benefit can be paid for a period of 39 weeks, and begins on the first day a member is hospitalized. Members receiving out-patient benefits also are paid $56 per week at the rate of $8 per day. To be eligible, a seaman must be disabled and receiving treatment within the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or Canada. Should an eligible seaman elect to receive medical care from a private phy-fsician, the welfare plan trustees and cure and has not yet received reserve the right to evaluate the same, he shall execute an assign­ medical proof submitted to deter­ ment of maintenance and cure mine the eligibility of the claim. payments to the Seafarers Welfare If a member has become dis­ Plan. General Rules, (a) Any disability abled as a result of his own will­ ful misconduct, he will not be occurring during a period of dis­ eligible to receive the S&A out­ ability, and before an eligible ob­ patient benefit. A member will tains a fit-for-duty slip, is consid­ also be ineligible for this benefit ered to be the same disability. if he is getting outipatient treat­ The maximum of payments in such ment outside the U.S., Puerto Rico, a case is 39 weeks, no matter how distinct the disabilities happen to the Virgin Islands or Canada. be. A waiting period of seven days, (b) A recurrence of a previous starting with the first calendar day disability shall be considered part a member Is declared not fit for of the same disability period even duty, is required for eligibility though the eligible obtained a fitto receive the benefit. If the dis­ for-duty certificate or accepted ability continues after the seven- employment. day waiting period, payments can (c) Disability for unrelated begin, retroactive to the fifth day from the initial date he was de­ causes shall be considered a new period of disability provided the clared not fit for duty. eligible has been pronounced fitFiling Requirement. Claims for for-duty from his original disabil­ the S&A benefit must be filed ity or has accepted employment. within 60 days after discharge (d) An eligible cannot accept from a hospital or the beginning of the disability period, if no hos­ employment and be disabled pitalization is required. Each simultaneously. Any applicant for claimant is required to submit S&A benefits who accepts employ­ medical proof ..of .his dis?\bility. ment at any time during the period This proof w^l be evaluated by !f6f whidh'he claiitis s&ch benefits; the trustees of the welfare plan shall be declared fit for duty with.^ to determine eligibility for pay­ respect to that disability and shall ments. The trustees can also re­ be disqualified from receiving ben­ quire further examination of the efits for the cause of alleged dis­ applicant by a doctor selected by ability. Any claimant who received the welfare plan, or they may ask benefit payments after accepting for a more complete certification. employment shall be required to reimburse the fund for all such Once an Initial claim has been benefits received after the first day filed for a disability, it will not of employment during such period be nacessary to file additional of alleged disability. claims for weekly payments for (e) Hospital Expense Benefit— the same disability period. It An eligible who is not entitled to should be noted that a member is treatment of a USPHS facility and required to submit medical proof who is hospitalized during any of his continued disability, stating period for which he is entitled to its cause, before any subsequent receive the S&A benefit, shall also payments can be made. be entitled to receive hospital benefits according to the Schedule Duration of Benefit. An eligible for Dependents' Benefits. is entitled to a maximum of 39 (f) In-Hospital Benefit—If an weeks of payments during any one period of disability, including in- eligible is entitled to receive the hospital and out-patient time. in-hospital benefit, the Plan shall Where there has been a waiting pay only an amount which together period, the 39-week period starts with such payments shall equal $8 when benefits are payable. How­ per day. If an eligible is still con­ ever, an eligible shall not receive fined after having received the total benefit payments in excess of S&A benefit payment for a maxi­ 39 weeks in any 12-month period,^ mum of 39 weeks, he is still en­ and the 12-month period for the titled to receive the in-hospital determination of the 39-week max­ benefit. imum payment begins on the first (g) Failure of. an eligible em­ day an employee is eligible for ployee to place himself under payment. treatment promptly or to comply If an eligible is receiving or Is with medical care or instructions entitled to receive maintenance will be deemed,cause for disquali-.^ and cure payments, the Plan shall fication from benefits. pay only an amount which to­ gether with such payments shall equal $56 per week, but the eli­ gible shall be entitled if such pay­ ments terminate before a period TO of 39 weeks to receive a total of $56 per week up to a maximum of 39 weeks. However, if he may be S entitled to receive maintenance IAM I �Kkim Pag* Bbrca, SEAFARMK9 -109 "Clean-Up Squad" ¥ CHANGES IN EEGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS — An ll-man commission appointed by the late President Kennedy recently pre­ sented its report to President Johnson, with 21 recommendations to reduce the legal booby traps and barbed wire which is estimated to have kept millions of Americans from voting in the last election. Headed by Richard Scammon, director of the U.S. Census Bureau, the commission was unanimous in ail 21 points except one which dealt with literacy tests. Two men dissented from the general opinion of the committee on this point. A few of the recommendations are: state residence requirements for voting eligibility should not exceed six months: local requirements should not exceed 30 days; new state residents should be allowed to vote for President; and literacy tests should not be a requirement to vote. ^ NEW RIGHT WING GROUP EYES 1966—A new right wing politi­ cal organization, the American Conservative Union (ACU) will be fac­ ing its first political action when the House of Representatives seats come up for grabs again in 1966. The group will be swinging its sup­ port behind ultraconservative Republicans and Dixieerats. The ACU apparently aims to fill the vacuum existing in right wing leadership by providing continuing direction to persons who supported Barry Goldwater in the 1964 Presidential election. 4" S* t RULES REFORM IN 89th CONGRESS—As the 89th Confess swung into action January 4, several new rules for the House were adopted to strengthen the ~hand of the new Administration. The first political moves were to elect Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana as Senate Democratic Whip, and Gerald R. Ford of Michigan as floor leader in the House. The new House rules adopted give much power to the Speaker of the House against the Rules Committee which is domi­ nated by 81-year, old conservative Representative Howard Smith. The new rules allow the Speaker to call to the floor for action any bill that has been bottled up by the Rules Committee for more than 21 days. Other changes in the House give the majority Democratic party a mu<^ larger ratio in many important committees including the House Ways and Means Committee and the Appropriations Committee. A The NLRB has voted to author­ ize union representation elections In less than storewlde units at three deparhnent stores in Hie New York City area. In a 3-1 split decision, the NLRB ruled that while storewide units in the retail field are "basically appropriate,'' the circumstances justified a split unit in this case. At the same time, the board directed elections to be held at the stores within 30 days. Under the decision, the depart­ ment store employees will vote on whether to affiliate with District 65 of the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union. Si 4" Theodore Brandt has been elected a vice president of the Lithographers and Photoengravers In the first referendum since the merger of two unions into one last Septemlber. Brandt, former president of the Lithographers local in Los Angeles will succeed ALA vice president James H. O'Niel, who resigned last July. 4i 44The Metropolitan Life Insurance Go, has been found guilty by the NLRB of refusing to bargain with the Life Insurance Workers at its Joliet, 111., office and has been ordered to engage in contract negotiations with the union. It was the 16th such order by the board against insurance firms in the last three years. All the companies have refused all board orders to bargain in cases where the union has won elections in units smaller than statewide. homeless by the disaster In Northem California. More than 1,600 local unions and councils have been appealed to for help. The Red Cross estimated a need for about $5 million to get the fiood victims back to their former standard of living. More than 5,900 families suffered loss, with 1,025 homes totally destroyed, 1,211 suf­ fering major damage, - and 2,548 receiving minor damage. The Caiifornia AFL-CIO is seeking to top $200,000 in the current drive. 4 4 4. Stanley Ruttenberg, formerly AFL-CIO director of research, has been appointed administrator of the Manpower Administration in the Labor Department. He suc­ ceeds John C. Donovan, who re­ signed to become professor of government at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. Ruttenberg, who is widely known in union circles, left his AFL-CIO post in 1962 to become special assistant to Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. He had held the position in the AFL-CIO since its merger. 4 4 4 Two fellowships for graduate work and two undergraduate schol­ arships are being offered at Ohio State University in honor of the late William Green, president of the former AFL from 1924 until his death in 1962. The fellowships, worth $2,250 each, are for grad­ uate study with concentration in the field of labor and industrial relations. The undergraduate scholarships, worth $500 each, .are t 4" '3^ open to juniors and seniors major­ The California AFL-CIO has ing in economics, history, political created a Flood Relief FUnd to science, mathematics, science, sor provide aid to the thousands .left ciology or business adniinistratipn^ The fact that vast pockets of poverty still exist in the United States, which is pro­ claimed all over the world as the richest nation on earth, is a fact with which the 89th Congress will have to deal actively. Labor has pledged itself to give all-out sup­ port to the President's war on poverty. At the recent AFL-CIO legislative conference in Washington, Federation President George Meany termed the election of President Johnson and a liberal Congress a "mandate" for "the kind of America where there is no poverty, unemployment." To achieve this end. Congress must realize this mandate from the people and act on legislation designed to improve the lot of those Americans who, in the midst of plenty, still live as slaves to poverty and its hand­ maiden, ignorance. The problem of poverty has been with us for a long time. Past Congresses have chosen largely to ignore these underprivileged Americans and little was done to help them to help themselves. But this is a new Con­ gress, with a new, more liberal makeup. There is much which can be done. With the solid support of American labor and the Ad­ ministration, the 89th Congress can carve out a record for itself unequaled by any past Congress. It can make for itself a record as a body which did more for the United States and its people than any Congress in the pastrMany of the paths which must be followed to eliminate poverty in the U.S. have been laid out. The antipoverty programs already underway should be continued and ex­ panded. They are aimed at helping those Americans who need help most, the portion of the American people who have been left b.ehind by t^e lady^nce, pf technology, , Aid to education is one of the most promis­ ing methods of breaking the vicious cycle of poverty-ignorance-poverty which afflicts many Americans. Providing the children of the poor with a good education will help them to break out of the "poverty psychol­ ogy" which can breed only increased poverty and dependence for each succeeding genera­ tion. Regional planning and development is another program which deserves active sup­ port from Congress if victory is to be achieved in the war on poverty. Such plan­ ning and development is important not only in the much-publicized depressed areas such as Appalachia, but in our largest and most prosperous cities as well—^where poverty often lurks unnoticed, masked by the seem­ ing prosperity and well-being of the vast majority of citizens. Part II of the war on poverty should include such areas as the Upper Great Lakes region, the Ozarks and Upper New England. Job retraining for American workers dis­ placed by automatibn, a Domestic Peace Corps to work with American youth soon to enter the race for jobs, civil rights legisla­ tion, and many more measures all deserve support from the new Congress. The Ameri­ can labor movement has pledged itself to do everything within its power to achieve these worthwhile ends. The Administratioe has pledged itself to support these goals. It only remains for Congress to act quickly and wisely—and poverty in the United States can become a thing of the past. While a single American citizen remains a slave to poverty and ignorance, no American—^no matter how well-educated, no matter how prosperouscan cqnsideriljiinself truly free. ^ �Pag* Twelvs SEAFARERS Janoarr SS. LOG Taxi Drivers' Christmas By Frank Drozok, West Coast Representative pUESTIONi What, In your opinion, it th# boit rating aboard ship? Why? SIUNA Oil Workers Still On Strike Quick action and fine seamanship by the crew of the SIU Pacific District-manned Korean Bear (Pacific Far East) helped save the life of a 16 year old high school student who is only the second person on record to survive a fall from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. According to newspaper reports, the boy hit the water directly in the path of the Korean Bear. Police, who reached the bridge railing Just as the boy bobbed to the surface in the Bear's path, waved flares to attract the attention of the ship. The alert crew spotted him and was able to alter course at the last minute, missing the boy by 10 feet. The SIUNA-affiliated International Union of Oil Workers here are stiil urging SIU and all other trade union members not to buy Standard Oil of California products and turn in their gasoline credit cards. The "Don't Buy Chevron" campaign was called when Standard of California refused employees the 4.5 percent benefit package won by the unions from majop firms in the 1964 round of contract negotiations and undertook other anti-union activities. The company is beginning to feel the pinch as the boycott gains momentum and all members are urged to lend their full support. San Francisco Shipping has been more than fair during the past several weeks, with the new Calmar crewing up4on the West Coast and the Young on the beach here for a little vaca­ Fascinated children of SIU Chicago taxi drivers line up to America coming out of lay-up after tion and rest. F. J.White was happy receive presents from Santa at the annual Christmas party 10 days. In addition, we sent 10 about finding an AB slot aboard the sponsored by the SIUNA-affiliated Democratic Union Or­ men to Honolulu to join the Na­ Young America. With White aboard ganizing Committee taxi Local 777. Over 2,500 Union mem­ tional Defender there. Ships signed the Young America was Steve bers and their children turned out for the affair, making it on this period were the Choctaw, Thayer. The high cost of living on Overseas Rose, and Wild Ranger. the beach helped J. Kearnes de­ the biggest and best Christmas party Local 777 ever held. The Steel Recorder, Marymar, San cide that it's time to ship out again Juan, Alamar, Geneva, San Fran­ in the first messman spot to come cisco, Steel Architect, Steel Rover, on the board. After enjoying a lit­ Seamar, Monticello, Mountpeller tle shore rest, oldtimer W. Cam­ Victory, Yaka, Losmar, Alcoa Mas­ eron decided he would take the ter and Robin Hood were all serv­ National Defender in Honolulu iced in transit. Payoffs this period and make a trip on her as cook & were limited to the Orion Hunter baker. in Honolulu, the Iberville and the Wilmington SAN DIEGO—Some 500 members of the AFL-CIO San Marine. Shipping activity was very good Diego Cab Driver's Union have voted unanimously to affiliate The coming period should see here for the last period, but the with the SIUNA-affiliated Transportation Services & Allied the Alcoa Marketer, Elizabethport, outlook for the coming period is Workers. The Yellow Cab> Fairport, Morning Light, Ames slow, with only four ships expect­ drivers initially approved the Diego Union is to be known as Victory, Natalie, Steel Artisan, ed in transit. In the last few weeks move at their regular Novem­ TS&AW Local 101. and Antinous in transit here. Other we had the Seamar, San Francis­ ber membership meeting. The San The Yellow Cab drivers were vessels we may be seeing in tran­ co, Overseas Joyce, Losmar, Mon­ orginally members of a California sit are the Steel Traveler, Steel ticello Victory, Mayflower, LongTeamsters local. In April, 1962, Maker, Steel Navigator, and pos­ view Victory and the Young Amer­ they bolted the Hoffa outfit and sibly the Longview Victory, Ocean ica in transit. The Yaka came in formed a directly chartered AFLfrom the Far East to pay off and Dinny, and the Marine. CIO Local Union. Once back in Oldtimer William Saltarez, who sign on here. the mainstream of the American All the guys on the beach Kere has been sailing as messman on the labor movement, they won a con­ (Continued on page 13) Far East runs for a while now, is. tract with the Yellow Cab Com­ pany—^the major cab company in San Diego. The decision to seek affiliation WASHINGTON — The Uru­ guayan government has decided to with the TS&AW District of the ask its Parliament to adopt a law SIU, according to a Local 101 "to promote and support the representative, was based on "the merchant marine fleet without need to grow; the need of the ex­ reliance on measures which dis­ tra support; and the access to the criminate against U.S.-flag vessels." organizing niachlnery that is In return, the U.S. has decided offered within the confines of a to hold off levying cash Mnalties strong, dynamic international against Uruguayan ships touching union." He said he and his Executive at U.S. ports. Board questioned a number of The penalties against Uruguayan vessels was ordered by the U.S. in AFL-CIO international Unions retaliation for a 10 percent tax about affiliation. "The TS&AW Uruguay has been levying on District of the SIU is the only certain of its imports, with its own Union which met the Local's needs flag ships exempt from the tax. on all counts," he said. The burden of the Uruguayan tax With over 500 members in their fell on American-flag vessels. In ranks, TS&AW Local 101 is the addition, imports brought into first (California local of the Uruguay on its own vessels would TS&AW District. The "100 series" be exempt from a 6 percent foreign of charter numbers has b^en set exchange transfer tax. aside for California drivers. After about 18 months of trying Allensworth was in Chicago last to persuade Uruguay to drop the November to study operations of discriminatory levies without any the TS&AW District, DUOC Local success, the Federal Maritime 777, and UIW Local 300. Commission decided to offset the Uruguayan charges against U.S. ships by making equal charges in U.S. ports against Uruguayan ships. Members of the SIUNA-affiliated international Union of Similar retaliatory action has Petroleum Workers hit the bricks in Oakland, Calif, to launch been taken by the U.S. before—in a "don't buy" campaign against filling stations and other 1959—forcing Ecuador to back off facilities owned by Standard Oil of California which markets on its intention to impose similar "Chevron" products. Petroleum Workers started picketing discriminatory levies agains.t U.S. after the company's refusal to grant employees the 4.5 per­ vessels. cent benefit package that other major companies agreed to The FMC did not say how the in 1964. Other unions participating in the "don't buy'^ drive Uruguayans would carry out their in other Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain states are the promised action, saying merely Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers and Steamfitters Local that they would keep the Uru­ guayan, situation "under review." 159. Coast Cabbies Join SIUNA Taxi Union SIUNA Oil Workers Hit Bricks Uruguay Bows, Kills Anti-U.S. Shipping Taxes Charles 'Johnstons I think the deck maintenance Job is the best one. He does not have to stand any night watch; most of his work is done during the day. On top of that, he is pretty much his own boss. Al­ though he does have quite a bit of responsibility and he has to be dependable. The pay is good, too. Joe Watson: The bosun has the best job. He is a responsible per­ son, and as a rule is a very good sailor. It is not easy to be­ come a bosun either. It takes six years to get that rating. Also the bosun has been in the Un­ ion long enough to know most of the contrast agreements with the companies, and knows the Union inside out. He is important. 4i 4" !• Hazel Johnson: I think that the best rating is either chief steward or bosun. They have it easier than the rest of the ratings. They are their own boss most of the time; they don't have to stand the night watches; and they have much more free time than most of the crew. They work hard, but they still have the best job aboard ship. 4 4 Nicholas Yrettos: The electrician has the best job aboard ship. He does most of his work during the day, except in an emergency or some special duty. Also, there is no steady rou­ tine that must be done every day. There is al­ ways some vari­ ety in his work, so it doesn't get monotonous. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Gordon Marbury: For a year inyear out job, the bosun has the best rating. The pay is good for a bosun, and he can get plenty of overtime. Besides that, he has plen­ ty of leisure time. Most important is the fact that the bosun's job very seldom set­ tles into a dull routine. There is always a variety of jobs to di. Bob Preston: I think any of the engine ratings are good ratings. For one thing, they are all step­ ping stones to a career as a ships engineer — which is my pri­ mary interest in sailing. Also, there is a great deal of satisfac­ tion in helping to keep so niuch machinery oper­ ating properly. i M �Jaai^ a, IIN'^4; ; SBAPARERS^ LOG By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives If " f e? :Ss (<l II [v Ht F) 50th Anniversary Of Seamen's Act This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of tUe Seamen's Act—long hailed as the dawn of a new day for seamen everywhere. It was on March 4, 1915, that President Wilson put his signature to the bill which has been passed by Houses of Congress after a long and bitter fight led by Senator Robert La Follette, Sr., of Wisconsin, and Andrew Furuseth, a legendary leader of American seamen. Officially the Seamen's Act is entitled "An Act to promote the wel­ fare of American seamen in the merchant marine of the United States: to abolish arrest and Imprisonment as penalty for desertion and to secure the abrogation of treaty provisions and relation thereto: and to promote safety at sea." As the title shows it was a comprehensive bill that dealt a final blow to the legal shackles on American seamen that caused them to be treated as indentured servants. Desertion Penalty Out The biggest item in the Seamen's Act was the final abolition of the desertion penalty. Before this,-f —— foreign seamen in American ports life-boats, and required that 65 and American seamen in ports out­ percent-of the deckhands be able side the U.S. could still be ar­ seamen. Other provisions on man­ rested and imprisoned for quitting ning called for 75 percent of the their ship. This gave the master a crew to be able to understand an tremendous hold on his men no order of the officers. matter how badly they were The Seamen's Act by itself did treated. Under the new law, sea­ not assure seamen of good condi­ men were in effect given the right that all other citizens held—that tions. It was the advent of strong of quitting a job when they didn't seamens unions like the SIU which assured them of the conditions like it. under which they work today. Per­ Other Provisions haps now that we have these But the 1915 Seamen's Act went rights it would be a good time to beyond that basic clause. It made recall the slogan of American sea­ general provision for shipboard men, as expressed by Andrew conditions of safety and comfort. Furuseth in 1917: "Seamen: Know your duties. Among other things, it called for Know your responsibilities. an increase in minimum foc'sle Know your rights. No calling space of from 72 to 120 cubic feet demands a higher mental and for each man—an area about five physical standard in the men feet square by five feet high. It employed. No calling has given also set up certain mindmum stor­ any better service to civiliza­ ing standards and called for pun­ tion and to humanity. No call­ ishment of officers guilty of beat­ ing has any right to higher ing the crew, holding the owner consideration or greater hon­ liable for letting an officer under charges to escape. or, none has given or is giving more important service in Another provision of the bill hit peace or war. In the days of the criihips by outlawing deduc­ chivalry the men of the sea tions from wages, for them. A nine had a right to and did partici­ hour day in port was also provided. pate in highest honors. In the interest of safety, spurred by the Titanic disaster, the Act "Sea power has at all times called for sufficient number of (Continued on page 15) U.S. Reliabilitation Benefits 1.5 Million Disabled Workers WASHINGTON—Over 1.5 million people have been re­ habilitated into useful jobs through the U.S. Vocational Re­ habilitation program since it began in 1920, Mary E. Switzer, commissioner of vocational re--*habition, said in an interview States as well, largely because of on Washington Reports to the the discoveries made by foreign People, AFL-CIO public service program. "During the past year, a record 120,000 were rehabiliated," Miss Switzer reported. "However, we still have to cut down the backlog of at least 2.5 million persons. And nearly 300,000 Americans become disabled every year." The program, she explained, "is •traditionally a federal-state opera­ tion . . . which has as its objective the locating of physically and mentally handicapped people . giving, them whatever they need in service, training, adjustment services, social service, and finally, placing them in jobs." The physically handicapped. Miss Switzer said, include the blind, the drthopedically handi­ capped, the paraplegics, the quadraplegics (those who have lost the use of all four limbs), the deaf, victims of mental illness or mental retardation, "any condition of mind or body that is a block to. employment." The program operates overseas through the use of counterpart funds, with not only the people overseas benefiting but the United scientists, she said. "For i n s t a n c e," said Miss Switzer, "in a sophisticated coun­ try like Israel, there are many scientists and much creative talent working out problems in heart disease and polio, and the problem of older workers." Training Pays Off Rehabilitatioi^ not only helps the person individually, "puts him back to work and off the relief rolls," she said, "but it also re­ turns dollars to the Treasury—tax dollars—seven or eight for one, so far as the federal investment is concerned. "Another very important aspect is the man hours of labor that are put into production and that in­ crease the Gross National Product, and the contributions of special skills that these people make, as teachers, engineers, and others who are in short supply." Employers also have been co­ operating, she reported. "They get a sense of satisfac­ tion, feel they are doing their part," she said, "and also, they get very well trained workers." Pare TUrteev Big Biz Price Fix Fines Erased By Gov't Taxmen Crime pays for big business, and Its a crying shame. Case in point: It is a crime to conspire to fix prices. The fact that something is against the law how­ ever, has never stopped some of our biggest companies from doing it if it means bigger profits. Three years ago, 29 • companies, including such ordinarily does so. It Implies that resulting from criminal convic­ giants as General Electric, something is very wrong either tions. Westinghouse, etc., were brought with our laws or our businessmen, All this amounts to a giveaway to court and fined nearly $2 mil­ or both. to end ail giveaways. The Govern­ lion and paid neariy $500 miliion In the original case for violation ment, in effect, is approving pricein damage and criminal suits for of the anti-trust laws three years fixing by allowing industry to robbing the American pubiic by ago, the 29 companies and 44 of deduct the cost of damage suits, fixing prices at artificiaily high their officials paid neariy $2 mil­ when they are caught, while at the levels. lion in fines. Seven corporation same time contending, with the So the companies were convicted officers served jail terms and 23 other side of its mouth, that such of a crime. They vioiated Federal were placed on probation. actions are iiicgai. Law; they robbed the American So illogical and inconsistent is "Shocking Indictment" public; they showed contempt for the whole situation that anti-trust A U.S. District Judge called the experts are up in arms over the the law of the land and its people. case "a shocking indictment" of a ruling and an inquiry into the But did they pay for it? Of course not! The Internal large segment of our economy. ruling is under consideration in Revenue Service ruled that the Attorney General Robert Kennedy two Congressional committees. companies can deduct half of the called the violations "so willful and There will undoubtedly be more amounts they paid out In damage flagrant that even more severe written on this situation in the fu­ and criminal suits from their in­ sentences would have been ap­ ture, and on the actions of the As it tiu-ns out come tax as "ordinary and neces­ propriate." though, since the working taxpay­ Congressional committees looking sary business expenses." In other ers are actually paying the fines, into it. Read ail these stories words, the Governnient is paying carefully and get all the enjoyment haif the fine for big business—some perhaps it is better that the mam­ you can out of them. The whole moth companies got off as lightly $250 million. affair is costing you plenty. as they did. My Crime—Your Fine Who says "the weed of crime In addition to the fines, the com­ And where does the Government panies were hit be the estimated bears bitter fruit?" For some the get the money to pay the fine? $500 million by their customers in weed of crime is green—^iike From the taxpayer of course. So triple-damage suits and settlements money. in effect, the person who was robbed is being forced to pay the fine for the robber. With the extra profits gained by their iilegai price-fixing, the fact that the Government is paying half the fine means that the companies not only are getting off scott-free, WASHINGTON—Vessels in the U.S. Navy fleet are navi­ but are probably making a neat gating with information received from three globe-circling profit on the whole deal. space satellites. The successful demonstration of the satelThe whole proceeding points up lite navigating system has-*-— the fact that several things are special significance for ocean­ 1965 issue of the LCXl. Under this rotten in the state of our business merchant vessels since system a ship would be able to and tax.setup. First of all, the fact going their naviators now will be able accurately learn its position at sea that the victim must pay the fine to receive accurate information on from a satellite, while a shore for the criminal in effect gives the their position at any time no tracking station would also com­ big business lawbreaker a free hand matter what the weather is. pute its location at the same time. to do as he pleases and damn the The revolutionary space naviga­ public interest. tion system got a thorough test Ordinary, Necessary Crime last year when three nuclearSecondly, it is a sad commentary powered naval ships used it on an (Continued from page 12) on the state, of big business when | around-the-world cruise. The a government agency can rule that nuclear task force, which con­ have been congratulating Woodrow fines for breaking the law are sisted of the aircraft carrier Johnson on the arrival of. his new "ordinary and necessary business Enterprise, the cruiser Long son, and they are puffing away expenses" of big business. It Beach and the frigate Bainbridge, happily on the cigars he's been means that it is necessary for big circled the globe without refueling handing out to all and sundry. business to break the law and it or resupply. Woody was thinking of shipping The new navigation system out, but as the time grew closer makes use of tliree small satellites he decided to wait it out—and is whose orbits are equally spaced glad he did! We also want to around the globe. The orbits are wish the best of luck to Warren designed to keep one spot on H. Woodhill, who will be under­ earth "in sight" at least every going surgei-y at the San Fran­ ,SVS!S|S*^^ 90 minutes or sooner. cisco USPHS hospital soon, and A specially-designed computer wish him a speedy recovery. Woodon a ship automatically zeros in hill has been registered on the on a circling satellite, computes beach here for the past few weeks its changing position, and then and was very eager to ship. Oldtypes out its information for use timer Harry "Popeye" Cronin is by the ship's navigator. spending his retirement near here Naval officials are so impressed and drops by the hall frequently by the satellite navigation sys­ to say hello and yak it up with old tem's accuracy that they feel It is shipmates. Cronin sings the praises even better than the "inertial of his SIU pension and says he's navigation system" which is used enjoying his retirement to the hilt. by this country's submarines. The Seattle Navy now plans to .install the During the last period we paid computers which receive the satellite signals on its Polaris off the Anchorage and the Seneca missile submarines where accurate and serviced the Calmar, Longview navigation is of the highest im­ Victory, Portmar, St. Lawrence portance. Plans for the installa­ and the Inger. Shipping looks fair­ tion of the computers are gmng ly good for the next period with ahead, even though their 300- the Fairport, Ames Victory, Robin pound weight poses a considerable Hood and Trustee expected to pay Gabriella Shapiro delicate­ problem for the already over­ off. On the beach and ready to ly hides her face from the ship right now are two oldtimers crowded submarines. Log photographer, as any J. Wilson and R. Carey. Each of the three orbiting young lady would when she satellites has a two-year life. Two is being weighed in public. of them are powered by solar A/6;(T T/Aie Gabriella, who. is the batteries, and the third by nuclear daughter of Seafarer Ber­ I'LL r/SK isotopes. nard Shapiro, posed during A more ambitious space naviga­ her physical examination tion plan, involving 24 satellite^, et'thd New York SlU cliniCi was reported in the January 8, Three Space Satellites Steer U.S. Navy Ships Padfie Coast Camera Shy �snA t A R E KB hoa Pare Fourteen All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's namei Ann Cifarelli, bom December 15, 1964, to the William J. Kaneo, 25, 1964, to the Arthur P. Leehs, 16, 1964, to the Angelo OifareUda, Camden, New Jersey. San Francisco, Calif. San Pablo, Calif. * * * is, ^ ^ ^ 4* 4 4 4 Christopher Wayne Powell, bom Betty Jo Stanley, bora Novem­ October 20, 1964, to the Elohard James Stubbert, born December ber 22, 1964, to the William M. 6, 1964, to the Robert P. Stubberts, M. Powells, Port Allen, La. Stanleys, Savannah, Ga. Worcester, Mass. is, is, is, William Kane, bora December is, is, is, Yuonno Lesh, born November 4 4 4 All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitali USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Arthur S. Andarion David Ketchum Curtis Andarson Elmer Koch Edward H. Bayna Wliliam E. Lane Wallace J. Beeman Charles LoveU Georce -Bryan Harvey Newcomh Anthony Carrano Gerado Rivera Valentino Ferro John J. SchaUer Freldof FondUa Claude M. Sturgla George Graham Samuel Pate Arthur F. Heirs Paige C. Poomey CecU F. Kane James Norman Peavy, born July 11, 1964, to the Charles E. Peavys, The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported Simmesport, La. USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment Edwin Glaze Calvin J. Wilson 4 4 4 Robert L. Mays Charles W. White of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary Mlkade Olenchlk Paul L. Whitlow card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t Rebecca Newcomb, bom Sep­ USPHS HOSPITAL tember 8, 1964, to the Ralph H. JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA Orville Robert Holmes, 38: Benjamin Bailey, 84: Brother Newcombs, New Orleans, La. H. L. Grlzzard O. M. Ames Brother Holmes died Dec. 23, 1963, Bailey died July 27, 1964 in WilJ. C. Laseter H. S. Ness R. B. Pardo in New Orleans, liamsburgh Gen­ 4 4 4 La., of injuries eral Hospital, USPHS HOSPITAL Juan Gonzales, born November CHICAGO. ILLINOIS received in an ac­ Brooklyn. N. Y, Charles Hankal cident. A mem­ of natural causes. 10, 1964, to the Gilbert R. Gon­ zales, Galveston, Texas. USPHS HOSPITAL ber of the engine An SIU oldtimer, FRANKFORT. MICHIGAN department, h e he first joined in Glen Gilmore 4 4 4 joined the Union 1938 and sailed USPHS HOSPITAL Thomas Trehern, born Septem­ in New York in the steward SEATTLE. WASHINGTON PI in 1949. No benedepartment until ber 15, 1964, to the Thomas A. E. A. Alnsworth George King H. Hill lobert E. Broome U floiary was desig­ his retirement in Treherns, New Orleans, La. H. Keene nated. Place 1953.' He is sur­ USPHS HOSPITAL 4 4 4 burial is not known. vived by hfis wife, Mrs. Eva Bailey. NORFOLK. VIRGINIA is, is, is, Sovandus Sessoms He was buried in the Evergreen Dominick John Parris, bora Ernest C. BeU William H. Mason Harvey B. Tower December 3, 1964, to the John George Charles Henry, 66: Brother Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. Moore George R. Williams Parris, Philadelphia, Pa. Henry died July 17, 1964, in the USPHS HOSPITAL t 4* 4" NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Staten Island 4 4 4 George Everett Burleson, 50: Howard A. Berglne Harold L. Justice USPHS Hospital Joseph G. Carr Ivy P. Keller Pneumonia proved fatal to Brother of natural causes. Wayne Luman, born October 29, John R. Chatraw Robert L. Kinchen Burleson in the E. Cumberland Luke LeBlanc A member of the 1964, to the John R. Lumans, R. C. E. Cummings Roberto Lopez New Orleans SIU since he Alpena, Mich. Celestine De Souza Lawyer McGrew USPHS Hospital Antonio DlNlcola William Maas joined in 1939, Marshall Foster Phillip C. Mendoia on Aug. 5, 1964. 4 4 4 he sailed in the James I. Gouldman Leon A. RainvlUe A memiber of the L. Gulce Luke B. Seariana steward depart­ Jeffery Cox, born November 4, Stanlon Cesar A. Guerra John A. Schultz Union since he ment. He is sur1964, to the Jimmy D. Coxs, DeLoss C. Harman Hamilton Seburn first joined in Otis J. Harden Chester J. Seymour V i v e d by his Amite, La. 1956, he sailed in friend, Ernest Aubusson. Burial was in the the deck depart­ 4 4 4 Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, ment. No bene­ Daniel Ellis, born November 1, ficiary was desig­ N.Y. 1964, to the Victor W. Ellis. Sault nated. He was buried in the Myrtle 4" 4" 4" Ste. Marie, Mich. Grove Cemetery, Escambia, Fla. Ward Valentine Hoskins, 66: George E. Willey 4 4 4 Heart failure was the cause of Your brother Azel A. Wllley 4" 4" 4 death of Brother William Arthur Hunt, 49: Broth­ Lisa Marie Kroll, bora October would like you to get in touch Hoskins on July er Hunt succumbed August 4, 1964, 16, 1964, to the Stanley Krolls, with him Immediately -at Charity Hospital, Ward 1113, New Orleans, 6, 1964, in the in Honolulu, Ha­ Luzerne, Pa. < hospital in Ash­ La. waii, of natural tabula, Ohio. A 4 4 4 4 4 4 causes. A mem­ member of the ber of the Union David Douglas Jane Marie Walls, born Decem­ Great Lakes Tug since 1943, he ber 8, 1964, to the Kirt Walls, New Robert L. Houck would like you and Dredge Re­ sailed in the Orleans, La. to contact him at the Florida State gion since he deck department. Hospital, Chatahoochee, Fla. joined in 1961, He is survived by 4 4 4 4 4 4 he sailed as oiler his mother, Mrs. Robert J. (Red) Morgan Corey McGinn, born December or fireman. Surviving is his wife, Jeanette Hunt. You are asked to get in touch Mrs. Ruth Hoskins. Burial was in Burial was in the 8, 1964, to the Robert J. McGinns, with your mother, Mrs. Beatrice the Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Hawaiian Memorial Park Ceme­ Onaway, Mich. M. Suthard, at 10841-61st Avenue Ashtabula, Ohio. tery, Honolulu, Hawaii. 4 4 4 North, Largo, Fla. 33542. 4" 4" Alvah F. Burris 60: Brother Burris succumbed to a respiratory ill­ ness in the Vet­ erans Hospital, Salsbury, N. C., on Aug. 22, 1964. A member of the SIU since 1945, he sailed in the engine depart­ ment until his re­ tirement in 1964. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Burris. Burial was in the Carolina Memorial Park Cemetery, Concord, N.C. 4* 4' . 4" 4" 4« 4 Jesus Fernandez, 76: Brother Fernandez died Aug. 6, 1964, in the Prospect Heights Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., of natural causes. A member of the deck department, he has been sail­ ing SIU since 1943. He is sur­ vived by his wife, Julia Fernandez. Burial was in the Greenwood Cem­ etery, Brooklyn, N.Y. 4 4 4 Jose Gonzales, 45; Brother Gon­ Charles Gordon Snodgrass, 59: zales died Aug. 17, 1964, while Heart disease proved fatal to aboard the LaBrother Snod­ Salle, of heart grass while he failure. A mem­ was aboard the ber of the SIU Pilot Rock, on since he joined Aug. 23, 1964. A in 1961, he sailed member of the in the deck de­ steward depart­ partment. He is ment, he joined survived by a the Union in brother and a 1947. He is sur­ wife. He was vived by his wife, buried in the Greenwood Oeme- Mrs. Trudy Ann Snodgrass. His ,place of burial is not known. teiy, Brooklyn, N.Y. James Martin Ketzner, born September 12, 1964, to the Francis X. Ketzners, Flushing, N.Y. 4 4 Simpson Pedro VUlahol Smallwood Carlie W. White W. Sommer 8. L. Whlttlngton Van Notter USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Emmett Avery Frank Maxet Glrdon BeU AI KarezewsU Wllllard Blumen Ivan Lelda Jose Castro David Meehan Leonard Cyprowskl Benito Mendez Isaac Miller Sal DlBeUa S. Mylonopoulos Robert DiUon Al Nelson John Drews Stanley Ostrom David Durward Max Fingerhut Winford Powell Stanley Friedman Winston Renny Angel Reyes Kenneth Galney James Shlber Albino Gomes Julius Swykert Julio Gonzalez Sol Vecchione Howard Hailey Frank Vfllacorte Burt Hanback E. L. Jennings George Warren Richard Waters Eric Johnson Carl Wayne Herbert Justice Thomas Love USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Gavan A. Gunter T. F. AUen. Jr. Jacob N, Linscomb H. L. CampbeU Bossle B. Fuller Frederlk Duveneel Israel Farhl Alfred PhUllps Ludolf Galles John Rawza N. J. Gremilion D. A. Rundblad Hugh C. Grove M. J. Stevens W. P. Gulllott Frank Tostl USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Delbler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay Charles Young SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen A. Gutierrez William Kenny Edwin Harriman PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHIGTON, D.C. WlUiam Thomson EAST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL JACKSON. LOUISIANA Donald Sander touch with you and would like you to contact him, in care of George Brugen, 77 West 68th Street, Apt. 2S, New Jfprk,, Newjfox,]^. _ _ . IF WARS RECEIVING MORS THAN ONE COPY OF THE SAME UOG.. 4 Robert Marrero Your father is anxious to get in Aft-C/O Newscast (Continued from page 4) Morgan noted In his January 1 broadcast that what mattered most when the program began and what remains today the top priority is freedom of expression. "Even in an open society like ours," he told his audience, "free­ dom of speech can be and is victimized by a tyranny of fear, a conspiracy of greed, a plague of hypocrisy or simply by milktoasted meekness . . . "Something is added to the stature of the network to whose news saff I belong and to the leadership of the AFL-(jlO, whose sponsorship I proudly acknowl­ edge, by the veiy fact of their respective tolerance of public and sometimes loud criticism from this corner." AFL-CIO President George W. R. B. R. Daniel H. F. Meany described the decade of sponsorship as a happy association for organized labor and a reward­ ing one for the cause of progress in America. "We are proud to sponsor your broadcasts," he stated, "even when we disagree with you, for we strongly believe that through your nightly commentaries we are making a contribution to the general welfare, and that, after all, is the whole purpose of the labor movement." Among the awards received by Morgan have been the coveted Peabody Award for" the outstand­ ing radio news program, and twice a sinjilar honor from the National Association for Better Radio & TV. Other honors have been the Sidney Hillman Award, the DuPont Award and the Headliner Award. CUP ALL MAIL. -JgeiS. F/a3M ip/oes f —ANt>F3ETURN ' LABElSSOWe OVJADJOi �1 jraMaqr^tS.'iMi SEAFARERS LOG 'Hank' Mourned, Bartender At N.Y. Port O'Cali if SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Llndsey Willlarai AI Tanner Robert Hatthewi SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Asent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent ..... Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. Vlnewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2606 Pearl St.. SE.. Jax William Morris. Agent ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent .. . FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent .. 022-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. . nhn Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent . . DOuglas 2-4401 ^•"rank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR .. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 A'/, Delta Adds Two Carribean Ports Of Call NEW ORLEANS—Two new Caribbean ports-of-call have been added to the 1985 sailing schedules of SlU-contracted Delta Line's three passenger~cargo vessels. The Del Sud, Del Mar and Del Norte, which regularly sail between Gulf ports and the East Coast of South Ainerica will now stop at San Juan, Puerto Rico and La Guaira, Venezuela. The new sailing schedule lists 22 stops at each port during 1965. Shipboard (Continued from page 13) meant World power. Control over the sea has at all times brought independence and wealth. Sea power was always in the seamen. The vessels (the tools used) have been al­ tered and improved upon as experience and knowledge in­ creased. But the sea has rer mained unchanged through ali the ages. So also the seamen. The qualities of mind and body that were needed in the seamen of the earliest times are yet needed and there can be no real seamen where those qualities are not . . Atlantic (Continued from page 4) Christmas and New Years celebra­ tions here as he was holding down his solt on the Clairborne. He says he'll be here when Three Kings Day comes around though, and plans to spend some time with his family. Felix Aponte, who hails from Ponce, P.R., dropped by the hall recently to wish his friends "felicidades." He was bosun on the Florida State. Another Seafarer aboard the Florida State was Frank Mateo, an all around engine room man. "Abe" Aragones is presently tak­ ing a rest from his duties as chief steward aboard the Puerto Rico. Also around the haU are "Paco" Solis, Alfonso Rivera, Bob Lasso, Phil Rubish, and Harold MoVay. Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowskl. Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff Giiiette. Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. CaUf 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Famen ASSISTANT 'SECKETARY-TREASimER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng Ave. So. Chicago, ni. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich.^ ........415 Main St. Mall Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18. Mich. Vlnewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St. .EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUAR'PERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE, Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRapklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEIANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA S12 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredqe Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer, Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden. Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerse, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur, Agent RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brimiey, Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent.. BRimiey 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers 8 Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns. Agent TA .3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Robert Affleck. Agent EBsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin, Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenuo 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range. Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN. 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky. Ohio Harold Rutlisatz, Agent .... MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Wra. J. Lackey. Agent ..MEUrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS. MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Coivis. Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR. Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ....99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2. NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE....1216 E. Baltimore St EAstern 7-4900 NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4 th St. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE .....1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS .......630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA ......... 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA •....••..••.•» a *312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 Seafarers who are regular customers of the New York Port O'Call were saddened re­ cently by the death of Henry "Hank" Maksymowics, 51, in the Veterans Hospital at Fort - Hamilton on Jan 6, 1965, after a two and a half month Illness. Born Oct. 16, 1913, in Brooklyn, New York, "Hank" lived in New York most of his life. He first appeared behind the Port O'Call bar eight years ago. Before coming to work for the SIU, he served 14 years in the Navy, A great friend of almost every Sea­ farer who entered the New York Port O'Call, his death has saddened many Union brothers in the SIU. During his stay in the hospital, he re­ ceived many cards and letters from friends in ali ports of the world. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and two children, John, 17, and Virginia, 12. He was given full military honors at his burial in the Pineiawn National Cemetery, Long Island, New York. SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the .SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New.York Febrnary 8 Detroit February 12 Philadelphia ....February 9 Houston February 15 Baltimore February 10 New Orleans ...February 16 Mobile February 17 if West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. Ail Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Fehruairy IS February 24 January 22 March 22 March 24 February 26 4 $ where meetings are heia at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Feb. 1-2 PM Alpena, BuSalo, Chicago, Regular membership meetings February 1—7 PM on the Great l.akes are held on the first and third Mondays of 4« 4- t each month in ail ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, SIU inland Boatmen's Union Know Your Rights Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: PhUadelphia ...Feb. 9—5 PM BaUimore (licensed and nn(Licensed Feb. 10—5 PM Honston Feb. 15—5 PM Norfolk Feb. 11—7 PM N'Orleans . Feb, 16—5 PM Mobile . Feb. 17—5 PM FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the mumbership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are avtiilable at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU AtlanUc. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisi.ons of various trust fund agreements. Ali these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management RAILWAY MARINE REGION representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU Regular membership meetings trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various for Railway Marine Region-IBU trust funds. members are scheduled each SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to month in the various ports at 10 know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ AM and 8 PM., The next meetings able in aU Union hails. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union will be: and the shipOwnfers. notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU. Jersey City Feb. 15 return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Philadelphia Feb. 16 Earl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. BaUimore Feb. 17 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at aU times, •Norfolk Feb. 18 cither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are available in aU SIU halls. REGION These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and Regular membership meet­ Uve aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obUgations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If. ings for Great Lakes Tug and at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, Dredge Region IBU memters are falls to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SiU port agent. scheduled each month in the vari­ EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next refrained from publishing any article serving the poUtical purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ meetings will i/e: lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the Detroit Feb. 15 September. 1960. meetings in ail constitutional ports. The responsibility for Milwaukee Feb. 15 LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Chicago Feb. 16 Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. Buffalo .Feb. 16 PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any tSault Ste. Marie ... Feb. 17 official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any Duluth Feb. 19 reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to Lorain Feb. 19 require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but (For meeting place, contaci Har­ feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. old Rutbsatz, 118 East Parish. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUsheS Sandusky, Ohio). every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. AU members Cleveland .... Feb. 19 should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves Toledo Feb. 19 with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such Ashtabula Feb. 19 as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as aU other detaUs. then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. (For meeting place, contact John RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, tabula, Ohio). including attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU memhers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In ss if ail rank-auU-fiie functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. || Because these oidtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of aUowing them to retain !§ United Industrial Workers their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment || Regular membership meetings and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU || for UIW members are scheduled constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the .!.|i employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because |;ii each month at 7 PM in various of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels ii| ports. The next meetings will be: that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify—1| headquarters. lis New York February 8 SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights p Baltimoire February 10 of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and poUtical objectives which jJl Philadelphia ...February 9 wiU serve the best Interests of themselves, their famiUes and their Union, if To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was ^Houston Feb. 15 established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the li Mobile Feb. 17 funds through wiiich legislative and political activities are conducted Cor the benefit of the membership and the Union, New Orleans ...... Feb. 16 If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, ho should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by ceriltlcd mall, return receipt requested. • Meelings held at Laoor Tampla, Newport News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. t Meeting held at Galveston wharvts. �Vol. XXVH No. 2 SEAFARERSli^LOG Jan. 22 1961 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO The Association ran into trouble In Louisiana, however. There the legislature became so aroused by its activities that it adopted a resolu­ tion asking the Federal Bureau of Investigation to probe the outfit to learn how it was financed and just how it was spreading hate. The investigation was never made. Thugs, Scabs, Goons RIGHT WING GOAL VER SINCE there were unions in this country there have been people seeking to crush the E organization of workers. These groups have taken different forms, but almost all stressed the open shop. One of the most vicious open shop campaigns in history was the so-called American Plan, which hit the country after World War 1. At the head of this campaign the National Association of Manufacturers, James Karem, head of the VIA, was quoted as saying that his vigilantes would fight against the closed shop "and if the law refuses its aid, we will do it our own way, by strong-arm methods or any other way it takes." He announced that he planned to form units in 15 Southern states "to prevent labor unions from controlling the South as they do the North. With the passage of Taft-Hartley, little was heard of the CAA or the VIA, apparently because Taft-Hartley did their anti-union job for them. A review of this sort can obviously only skim the surface, but jumping to 1964—we can see that the same sort of extremist elements are in busi­ ness to push for the compulsory open shop today. "Danger On The Right" High Phrases—Low Goals As might be expected, the first thing the move­ in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and ment led to was widespread wage-cutting by em­ Texas. ployers—strong NAM supporters. Such high"Pass The Biscuits Pappy" sounding catch phrases as "right-towork," "free­ dom of choice," "voluntary unionism," and "equal Heading up the Christian-American Association opportunity" were first generally used at this was a former governor and U.S. Senator from Texas, W. Lee ("Pass the Biscuits Pappy") O'Daniel. He appeared before a number of South­ ern legislatures asking for restrictive labor legis­ lation. The Christian-American Association, backed by a number of employers, first succeeded in getting a "right to work" constitutional amendment pro­ posal before the Florida legislature in 1941. In 1944 Florida became the first state to pass a "work" law. Extreme right-wing ^oups were active in push­ ing "right-to-work" drives in the South as early as 1941, six years before The Taft-Hartley Act with its Section 14(b) was passed by Congress. Florida Attorney General Tom Watson, in fact, threatened to import the VIA into Florida to en­ force that state's "work" law. At that time there was no John Birch Society, no Minutemen; and the Ku Klux Klan was at low ebb. But there were enough right-wing elements to go around, nevertheless. A number of proNazi groups were in existence, as well as antiSemetic, anti-Negro, antirunion racists of the Gerald L. K. Smith variety. Historically, these "v/ork" laws have been a gimmick of extreme right-wing groups, just as There was one other organization of the radical today they are supported and being actively pushed by the John Birchers and the Ku Klux right which took upon itself the campaign for socalled "right to work" laws. This was an obscure Klan. but well-financed group called the ChristianWith the American labor movement presently American Association. It worked particularly engaged in an all-out campaign for repeal of Sec­ tion 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, which makes open shop or so-called "right-to-work" laws pos­ sible in the 20 states in which they exist, the close connection between these vicious, lunatic-fringe, right wing extremist groups and anti-union open shop legislation deserves some attention. time as part of the big-business, anti-labor propa­ ganda. The high phrases barely masked the real purpose of the American Plan—union busting, longer hours, less pay. The Association worked in Texas, Mississippi and Arkansas. It was successful in Arkansas in 1944, working through a front organization known as the Veterans Industrial Association. The VIA was made up largely of thugs who were used as strikebreakers, but it also lobbied for anti-labor legislation. The recently published book, "Danger on the Right," by Arnold Forster and Benjamin R. Ep­ stein, devotes space to the close tie-in between the radical right and the National Right to Work Commitee. The authors write; "One member of the Committee's board, Fred­ eric C. Fowler, has appeared on several occasions at meetings of Billy James Hargis' Christian Crusade. Glenn Green, who became a Committee vice president several years ago, was identified as an active member of the John Birch Society and formerly was associated with the National Education Program of Harding College where he produced the film. Communism on the Map. Another extreme right-wing group pushing for the Florida law was the Florida Voters for Con­ stitutional Government, a state unit of the Com­ mittee for a Constitutional Government. Edward A. Rumley, who had served a federal prison sen­ tence for conviction as a German agent in World War 1, was director of the national committee. "The Committee's first chairman, Edward Dillard, has been listed as a Birch endorser, and such Birch Society national council members as Robert Love and Fred Koch of Wichita, Kansas, have been active. Love was a main speaker at the 1961 National Seminar Committee, held in Chicago. Committee spokesmen have also participated in meetings staged by Kent and Phoebe Courtney, have written for Human Events and have ap­ peared on Manion Forum broadcasts." The Christian-American Association was ac­ cused of being anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic and antiNegro and it continually boasted of its power to get legislation like so-called "right to work" laws through state legislatures. The relationships between extreme rightwingers and the right-to-work forces are what make many unionists believe that the mandate of the voters against extremism should include elimination of Section 14(b). u 1 f, �r.rS*;/ f " ^• J 4" '•' ?• 5^;iL 1 " ^v. '- • . • - ^y* a- BALLOTING PROCEDURES AND UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE DEraiT ^» SlU ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT ELECTION 1965-1968 .• P.W^.'r ._v' . •i " �SEAFARERS LOG Itmuj, fH' MM SlU Constitution Rules On Elections The SW Constitution Rules on Elections teas run on pages 6 and 7 of the October 16 Seafarers Log Election Supplement. removed, paced near the roster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the voting site with the ballot. An ap­ propriate notation of the date and of the fact of voting shall be placed in the member's Union book. (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsive for the establishment of a booth or other voting site where each member may vote in privacy. Article XIII Section 3. Balloting Procedure (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall Insure the proper and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. The ballots may contain general information and Instructive comments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within each category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most north­ erly port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short state- • ment indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting date thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Secretary-Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be num­ bered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A suf­ ficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Fort. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the .Secretary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and serial numi ers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect add count the ballots, when received, to insure that the c mount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform the amount and numbers listed by the SecretaryTreasurer as having been sent to that port. The Port / gent shall immediately execute and return to the Sec1 "tary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall ) :.ify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Dis­ crepancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior IJ the voting period. In any event, receipts shall be for­ warded for ballots actually received. The SecretaryTreasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall at all times be availabe to any member for inspection of the same at the office of the SecretaryTreasurer. (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at port offices, aiiu snail be secrec. No s v-'C ...i-j of any voter, or other distinguishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appropriate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. (d) Only full book members may vote. However, imm diatelv nrior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Committee of the port in which they are \ .ig. The voter's book number shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate) in t le space opposite the proper ballot number, and the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed shall then be J i (f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. (g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sundays and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized in the city in which the port affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a port in the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:0ff~P.M., except that, on Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 A.M. and continue until 12 noon Section 4. Polls Committees (a) Each port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, con­ sisting of three full book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an elected or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwithstanding the provisions of Article XXllI, Section 2, or any other provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute a quorum for each port, with the said meeting to be' held between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Committee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present during this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purpose of elect­ ing the said Polls Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are sent daily to the Secre­ tary-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes and the ballot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shill then proceed to compare the serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names and cor­ responding serial numbers on the roster, and then com­ pare the serial number and amounts of ballots used with the verification list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, both serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. If anv discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon snail be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which report shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what separate com­ ments thereon he desires, provided they are signed and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be re­ ported to the membership as soon as completed, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A majority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not make any determination in these matters. paragraph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been lllegaly tampered with. (d) The Polls Committee shall permit full book mem­ bers only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall stamp their book with the word "voted" and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. ^ <e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularitis in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, pro­ vided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall thereupon Sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or envelopes, with their book numbers next to their sig­ natures. The committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records they deem ap­ propriate, to insure the foregoing. At the discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be prepared for the puprpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying t. c foregoing inscribed thereon, in wh ch event these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall pre­ vent any member of a Polls Committee from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, provided the comments are signed and dated by the member mak­ ing them. The envelope 6r envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may be furnished for that purpose. The wri'pper or envelope shall then be secu. ely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or registered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the depository named in tit- pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Polls Committee shall not be discharged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished and evidence of mail­ ing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evid uice shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing theni back to the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys to the boxes in an envelope, across the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope securely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall de­ liver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports called for by this Section 4,. any files that tl.ey may have re­ ceived, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be responsi­ ble for the proper safeguarding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one Illegally tampers with the m.vterial placed in his custody. The remaining copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or registered mail or delivered in person. 'f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve with­ ic) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the out compensation, except that the Port Agent shall com­ ballot box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall pensate each Polls Committee member v/ith a reasonable no1 be opened except in the manner hereinafter set forth. .sum for meals while serving or provide meals in lieu of TVie same, procedure as is se^i forth in the preceding, . •cash.,, : . ... , ., . �>/i m IMI Section 5. Ballot G>llarti6n, Tallying Procedure, Protests, And Special Votes (a) On the day the balloting in each port is to term­ inate, the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, de­ liver to headquarters, or mail to headquarters (by certi­ fied or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the Committee that all ballots sent to the port and not used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the Committee to make separate comments under his signature and date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the committee shall forward to head­ quarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by ail members of the committee, that all the stubs collected by the com­ mittee are enclosed therewith subject to the right of each member of the committee to make separate comments under his signature and date. The said Polls Committee members shall not be discharged from their duties until the forwarding called for hereunder is acomplished and evidence of maiiing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. (b) All forwarding to headquarters called for under thir Section 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of headquarters. In the event a Polls Com­ mittee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifically set forth in Section 5 (a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the Union Tallying Committee, which will then carry out the functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Com­ mittee. In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary by the Union Tally­ ing Committee to execute those functions. All certifications called for under this Article XIII shall be deemed made according to the best knowledge, and belief of those required to make such certification. (c) The Union Tallying Conunittee shall consist 14 full book members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, and Detroit. The election shall be held at the regular meeting in December of the election year, or if the Executive Board otherwise de­ termines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Patrolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be elegible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying Com­ mittee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots an the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting of all ballots and stubs, and recon­ ciliation of the same with the rosters, verification lists, and. receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed ref­ erence to serial numbers and amounts and with each total broken down into port totals. The "Tallying ComHiittee shali be permitted access to the election records and files of all ports, which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis­ crepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, .without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. The Tallying Committee is also charged with , the receipt and evaluation of written protests by any mem­ ber who claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall dismiss the protest ard so inform the protesting member, by wire on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the com­ mittee shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period of its proceedings, on such terms 'as SEAVAlkEttS'tOG are practical, effective and just, but which^ierms, in any event, shall include the provisions of Section 3 (c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site of the port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5 (c), these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall include a brief ^sum­ mary of each protest received, the name and book num­ ber of the protesting member, and a summary of the d'sposition of the said protest. The committee shall take all reasonable measures to adjust the course of its pro­ ceedings so as to enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5 (c) to be completed within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this Section 5 (c) shall have been duly completed and tallied (d) The members cf the Union Tallying Committee shall proceed to the port in which headquarters is lo­ cated, as soon as possible after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election year. Each mem­ ber of the committee not elected from the port in which headquarters is located-shali be reimbursed for trans­ portation, meals, and lodging expense occasioned by their traveling to and returning from that Port. All members of the committee shali also be paid at the prevailing standby ijte of pay from the day subsequent to their election to the day they return, in normal course, to the Port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Constitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not less than a quoruni thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme­ diately after the termination of balloting and to insure tneir safe custody during the course of the committee's proceedings. The proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation of the closing report and dis­ sents therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event, shall the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immediately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Committee shall be discharged upon the completion of the issuance and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In the event a recheck and re­ count'is ordered pursuant to Section 5 (g) of this Article, tJie committee shall be reconstituted except that if any member thereof is not available, a substitute therefore shall be elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for that purpose as soon as possible. (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient copies to comply with the following require­ ments: two copies shall be sent by the committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or, in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from the close of this committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting applies shall be designated, by date, in the report and shall be referred to as the "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shail post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. This copy shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Elec­ tion Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5 (c) cf this Article and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what action, if any, in accord­ ance with the Constitution, shall be taken thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect the results of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the Election Report Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when a dissent to the clos­ ing report has been Issued by three or more members of tbo Union Tallying'Committee. Except for .the con- 8«mttneBt-^Pac« Tbree ' ti. gencies provided for In this Section 9 (f) the closing report shall be accepted as final. (g) A special vote ordered pfirsuant to Section 5 (f) must, take place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Election Report Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies so acted upon took place. Subject to the firegoing, and to the limits of the vote set by the mem­ bership, as aforesaid, the Port Agents in each such port shall have the functions of the Tallying Committee as se forth in Section 5 (c), insofar as that Section deals with the terms of such special vote. The SecretaryTreasurer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately available to Port Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Immediately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining U, the special vote shall be forwarded to the SecretaryTreasurer, all in the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, but, in any case, so as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this Section 5 (g). An accounting and certification, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report containing a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating, in detail how they affect the Unio.n Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report, "fhe form of the letter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shali be sent to each port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tallying Commit­ tee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modification. li ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the .Union Tallying Committee, shail be similarly disposed of and deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership-at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. If such recheck and recount is ordered, the Union Tallying Committee shall be required to continue its proceedings cor­ respondingly. Section 6. Installation Into Office And The Job Of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent And Patrolman u) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determinations shall be made only from the results deemed final and ac­ cepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President to notify each individual elected. (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and as­ sume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as provided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in "Article XI, Section 1. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply until the expira­ tion of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. Section 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the preservation and retention of all elec­ tion records, including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the election procedures as are required by law which directives shall be part of the eicctlon procedures of this Union. �Snwilemeafr—Pege Four SEAFARERS Jamnnr >2, IMS LOG Searetary-Treasurer's Report To The MemberMpt ADDITION TO VOTING PROCEDURES IN FORTHCOMING ELECTION OF OFFICERS EDITOR'S ISOTE: The **AddUion to Voting Procedures in Forthcoming' Election of Officers'* was carried in issues of the LOG published May 15 (pg' June 12 (pg. 8), June 26 (pg, 18)^ July 10 (pg. 18) and October 16, 1964, Supplement (pg. seven), (The followinir is the text of an excerpt from the Secretary-Treasurer's report to the regular member­ ship meeting at SIU headquarters on April 6 and again on May 4 entitled, "Forthcoming Election Of Officers—Additions To Voting Procedures." The re­ port was also forwarded to other constitutional ports for action at their meetings in April and May. The report was concurred in at all meetings.) Article XIII, Section 7 of our constitution reads as follows: "The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the preservation and retention of all election records, including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the election procedures as are required by law, which directives shall he part of the election procedures of this ITnion." Therefore, in accordance with the above-mentioned section and^after consulting with and being advised by ccunsel, it is found that additions to our voting pro­ cedures for the election of officers are required by law. Therefore, under the powers delegated to me by our constitution, in the aforementioned section, I am setting up the following additions in our balloting procedure for cfficers. President's Pre-Balloting Report. Article X, Section 1, "The President," Sub-Section (e), provides that the President's Pre-Balloting Report shall bo submitted to the membership at the regular meeting in July of every election year. It is recommended to the membership in this connection that such Pre-Balloting Report be made both at the June and July meetings so as to give more than adequate notice to any prospective nominee for office. Provision for Nomination by Others. Article XIII, Section 1, "Nominations," proyides for self-nomination to office. In order to square any am­ biguity as to the meaning of this section, it is recom­ mended that a member may place his name in nomina­ tion or have his name placed in nomination by any other member and further, that in either event, such member nominated must comply with the provisions of the consti­ tution, as they are set forth, relating to the submission of cr^entials. This change is an amplification of the existing provisions of the constitution and should not be ccrstrued to be an alteration of same. Absentee Ballot. Article XIII, Sections 3 and 4, "Ballo^ting Pi-ocedures" and "Polls Committee," of the constitution, provide that balloting shall be manual in nature. It is now recom­ mended that the following absentee ballot procedure be presented to the membership upon advice of counsel as an amplification of such provisions: Full book members may request an al>sentee ballot un­ der the following circumstances, only. While such mem­ ber is employed on an American-flag merchant vessel which vessel's schedule does not provide for it to touch a port in which voting is to take place during the voting period provided in Section 3 (g) of our constitution, in that event, the member shall make a request for an absentee ballot by Registered or Certified Mail or the equivalent mailing device at the location from which such request is made, if such be the case. Such request r ust contain a designation as to the address to which such member wishes bis absentee ballot returned, luch request shall be received no later than 1S:00 PM on the fifteenth day of November of the election year and ahall be directed to the Secretary Treasurer at 67S Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 82, New York. Upon receipt of auch request, the procedures as established In Section 8 (d) of our constitution, shall not apply. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible! for determining whether such member is a member in good standing and further whether auch member has, in fact, voted previously. He shall send the processed ballot by Registered Mail-Return Receipt Requested to the address designated by such member in his absentee ballot request. The Secretary-Treasurer shall send to such member with his ballot, instructions for returning the ballot, which instructions must be complied with exactly. The Secretary-Treasurer shall further maintain a record showing the name, book number of the member, his ballot number and the date upon which such ballot wa.s sent, which information shall be turned over to the Union Tallying Committee, when elected, in accordance with Article XIII, Section 5 (c) of the Constitution. The member, after voting, shall return his absentee ballot by Registered or Certified Mail, or the equivalent mailing device at the location from which such absentee ballot is returned, if such be the case, to the depository named In the President's Pre-Balloting Report. These absentee ballots must be post-marked prior to midnight of December 31, 1964, and must be received by the depository named in the President's Pre-Balloting Re­ port, prior to January 10, 1965, regardless of when post­ marked, for them to be counted as eligible votes. Such ballots will be maintained separately by such depository and shall then be turned over to the Union Tallying Com­ mittee, as provided in Section 5 (d) of Article XIII of the constitution. Text of President's Pre-Balloting Report EDITOR'S NOTE; The ''Text of Presdent's PreBalloting Report" was carried in issues of the LOG published June 12 (pg. 8), June 26 (pg. 18), and July 10, 1964 (pg. 18). The President's pre-balloting report, submitted in advance of this year's union elections in ac­ cordance v(^ith the requirement of the SIU Consti­ tution, is in the process of submission to the membership for its action at the July regular membership meetings in all constitutional ports. The report, which specifies the number of union officers that are to appear on the ballot, the re­ quirements for candidate eligibility and other balloting details, was adopted at the headquarters meeting of June 8, as recommended in the Secre­ tary-Treasurer's report below. The report will be submitted and acted on at the other regular mem­ bership meetings to be held this month. The text of the report follows; PRESIDENT'S PRE-BALLOTING REPORT Under the Constitution of our Union, the Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, Article X, Section 1 (c\ the President shall submit a pre-balloting report at the regular meeting in July of every election year. The Constitution of our Union also calls for seven (7) Con­ stitutional ports of the Union, which-are; New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. As your President, in consultation along with the Ex­ ecutive Board of the Union, a careful appraisal has been made as to what we feel will be the needs of the organiza­ tion in all the Constitutional ports, including the port of New York and Headquarters, for the coming term of office of the officers and other elected representatives of our Union. Since the Constitution provides for seven (7) Constitutional Ports it was felt that it was advisable to place on the ballot the elective jobs of those ports. Where necessary .the personnel for other than the Con­ stitutional Ports may be assigned as needed from those Constitutional Ports, where possible. As the membership is aware, it is necessary for the Union to keep abreast of the changes in the shifting of the job requirements of the companies with whom we have contracts, as well as in being prepared to meet the opportunities for ex­ pansion through the means of organizing. This will enable the Union to maintain maximum services to the member­ ship, and to meet the needs of the organization resulting Mr. Harold Bach from the changing character of the industry. Chairman of the Board As a result of the foregoing, it is the reconunendation Royal National Bank of New York of your President, in this, the Pre-Balloting Report, re­ 20 West 48th Street quired under Article X, Section 1 (e) of our Constitution, that the following offices be placed on the next refer­ New York, New York 11036 endum ballot of the Union for the election of the officers It will be the function of the depository to receive all and other elected representatives of the Seafarers Inter­ the envelopes delivered, or mailed in, as aforesaid, to national Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes safeguard them properly, in the bank, and to surrender and Inland Waters Districts. them only to the duly authorized Union Tallying Com­ mittee in accordance with Article XIII, Section 5 (d), of HEADQUARTERS: our Union Constitution, on or about the first business 1 President day in January, 1965. Proof of authorization shall be a 1 Executive Vice-President certification by the Vice-President in charge of the Min-: 1 Secretary-Treasurer lites, Robert Matthews. The Union Tallying Committee 1 Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract shall be authorized to sign a receipt for the said en­ velopes. The depository shall be requested to certify that Enforcement all the envelopes received by the depository have been 1 Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast properly safeguarded, have been surrendered only to the 1 Vice-President in Charge of the Guk Coast said Tallying Committee, and that no one, other than ap­ 1 Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland propriate bank personnel have had access to them. Waters The Polls Committee is especially urged to insure that whether delivered or mailed, the envelopes are properly 3 Headquarters Representatives addressed, properly stamped if mailed, and certified as NEW YORK: per the Constitution. 1 Agent It is the further recommendation of your President 10 Joint Patrolmen that, in addition to the regular Constitutional require­ ments, each candidate for office be requested to furnish 1HJLADELPHIA: a regulation passport picture of recent taking as well as a 1 Agent statement of not more than one hundred (100) words, 2 Joint Patrolmen giving a brief summary of his Union record and activities, such picture and statement to be run in the Seafarers BALTIMORE: Log just prior to the commencement of voting. This is 1 Agent to be done in accordance with previous membership ac­ 4 Joint Patrolmen tion to familiarize the membership with the names, faces MOBILE: and records of all candidates for offict:. As provided for in Article XIII, Section 1, nominations 1 Agent ' open on July 15th, 1964 and close August 15th, 1964. All 4 Joint Patrolmen documents required for eligibility of candidates for NEW ORLEANS Union office must reach Headquarters no earlier than 1 Agent July 15th, 1964 and no later than August 15th, 1964. Your President wishes to point out that this Pre4 Joint Patrolmen Balloting Report provides for one of the largest number HOUSTON: of elective posts to be placed on the ballot since the 1 Agent Inception of the Union. It is strongly recommended that 4 Joint Patrolmen the maximum number of qualified members, who feel they can be of assistance to the Union in an official DETROIT capacity, should submit their credentials. In this connec­ 1 Agent tion, the membership is reminded that the SecretaryYour President also recommends, pursuant to Article Treasurer, A1 Kerr, is available to assist them in properly X, Section 1 (e) and Article XIII, Section 4 (e) of the filing their credentials for nomination to Union office, if Union's Constitution, the depository to which the Polls they desire such assistance. Committee's shall deliver, or mail, by certified or reg­ Fraternally submitted, istered mail, the ballots after the close of each days Paul Hall voting in the coming Union election, be as follows: President Opening of Nominations: The opening of nominations was carried in the LOG issues of June 12, June 26, July 10, July 24, Sept. 18, Oct. 2, 1964. Closing of Nominations: The closing of nominations was carried in the LOG issues of June 12, July 10, July 24, Au-)ust 7, Sept. 18, Oct. 2, 1964. " �SEAF AHERS LOG SiawlemeatMPacc.flry t Election Procedures: 5IU Executive Board Minutes, Sept, 9, 1964 EDITORS NOTE: The "SIU Executive Board Minutes, of Sept. 9, 1964" were carried in the Oct. 16, 1964 LOG Supplement, (pg. 1). (The follomng executive hoard minutes were acted on and approved hy the membership at port meetings held on October 9, 1964.) The meeting was called to order at 3:00 P.M. by Paul Hall, President. PRESENT: Paul Hall, President; Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President; Earl Shepard, Vice-President; A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer; Lindsay Wiliams, Vice-President. ABSENT: Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President; A1 Tanner, Vice-President. ALSO PRESENT: Herb Brand, Director of Organizing & .Publications; Howard Schulman, SIU General Counsel. The President announced that a quorum was present. He then stated that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the 1964 general election, review the steps taken so far, and to determine whether the Executive Board wished to recommend any additional steps which would, in its collective judgment, be desirable to comply not merely with the letter, but also, with the intent, of the Constitution, the Secretary-Treasurer "Additions to the Voting Procedures" as has been concurred in by the membership, applicable law, and this Union's policy of full and fair treatment for all candidates. The President next stated that the General Counsel was present at his request. He asked the General Counsel if he was aware of the election steps taken to date. The General Counsel replied in the affirmative, that he and other members of his staff had checked the Credentials Committee report and supporting records, and the election material prepared and distributed. The General Counsel stated that, in his opinion, the Union was in strict compli­ ance with the Constitution and applicable law, including, in particular, the Landrum-Griffin Act, and that he now so formally advised the Executive Board. He stated further that, so far as law was concerned, one last affirmative step remained to be taken, that is, the mailing of the 15 day notice required by law, that the Union was aware of this, and was, in fact, in the process of preparing the same for mailing. He pointed out that this would have to be completed on or prior to October 15, 1964. The SecretaryTreasurer stated that this would be accomplished. The President then called for an open general discussion dealing with the purpose of the meeting, after which, the following was decided upon: RE: UNION GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1964 The Executive Board wishes to make the following report and recommendations to the membership, for the purpose of keeping the membership informed, effectuating the Union's policy of completely equal and fair treatment to all candidates, and rounding out the Union's compliance with law. Including the Landrum-Griffin Act. A. All steps required up to now to comply with Landrum-Griffin have been taken. There remains one step, the mailing of notices to the members, and recom­ mend this step be taken, in accordance with law, on or prior to October 15, 1964. It need hardly be noted, of course, that, both at regular meetings of the membership, and through the Seafarers Log, all details of the election have already been communicated. Insofar as our Consti­ tutional requirements regarding elections are concerned, not only are copies of the Constitution available at all ports, but also, the LOG prints the Constitution verbatim every six months. Every member, therefore, should be aware of these requirements. B. 1. The policy of the Union has been, and is, equal electioneering limits and facilities for all candidates. As usual, the Seafarerik Log will contain an election supple­ ment, which includes tlie biographical sketches of each candidate and his photo, together with a sample ballot with voting instructions. The usual distribution pattern will be followed. That is, it is sent to all contracted ves­ sels, is made available in substantial quantities, in ail Union halls, and is otherwise distributed. Candidates and members will, therefore, have available to them those materials for electioneering, or any other purpose. In addition to that, the Executive Board recorpmends the printing of this election supplement in enough copies so that there will be available to each candidate, at his request, 100 copies thereof, to be used for such purposes as the candidate may choose. It is felt that 100 copies for each candidate is reasonable. There must be obviously be some limit to the Union's ex­ penditures in this regard. To insure equal treatment for each candidate, copies of this special material shall be made available in each Union hall. The Port Agent shall deliver the amount requested (up to 100) to each candidate, obtain a receipt therefor, keep a record of the same, and notify the Secretary-Treasurer, A1 Kerr immediately. It will be the Secretary-Treasurer's duty to keep a central tally, and to replenish stocks of this material when, as, and if needed. 2. To insure good order and to further preserve the sec­ recy of the ballot, electioneering must not take place within 25 feet of the polling place. In any event, the Union continues to insist on good order and decorum, which must be preserved. Any member whose ballot has been solicited within the prohibited area is required to make this fact known to the Polls Committee, which shall record the complaint in its report, as well as its findings and recommendations thereon. In addition, the. member is required to notify the Secretary-Treasurer, A1 Kerr, at Headquarters, within 24 hours of the occurrence, by reg­ istered mail, return receipt requested, of the facts, which notification must be signed by the complainant, together with his book number. In that connection, the Executive Board recommends that the membership also adopt the rule that, in case any member has a complaint that any of the election and balloting procedures of this Union have been violated, the same procedure as above set forth shall be followed. While the members have already been notified, through the Log, as to notifications to the President in case of a claimed violation of any rights, it is recommended that the rule set forth herein be adopted with reference to the balloting and election procedures in this election, since Credentials Committee Report: The the Secretary-Treasurer, under the Constitution, is charged with specific administrative duties in connection with elections and referendums. The member's duty to report violations in tbis manner should be emphasized. If situa­ tions exist which call for corrective action, that action ought to be taken. It can't be taken if the responsible parties under the Constitution are not made aware of the facts. 3. Obviously, nothing in these recommendations is to be deemed to deprive any candidate or member of his con­ stitutional right to observe the conduct of the election, the tallying of ballots, and so on, provided he maintains proper decorum. 4. In accordance with established policy, the Union, its officers, the Log, and, indeed, the entire membership, should continue to encourage the utmost interest in the .election. The Executive Board urges the largest possible vote, and encourages the use of proper electioneering to further stimulate interest in the exercise of this important right. C. The Secretary-Treasurer states that, in compliance with law he has prepared a membership list, to be avail­ able for inspection by any and ail candidates. Again in accordance with law, the list is, and will be kept, available at Headquarters. While this is a valuable record, we rec­ ommend that the Secretary-Treasurer not be required to sit with whoever is inspecting the list, but that arrange­ ments be made for a rack and file committee of three (3) to be elected for that purpose. We further recommend that a proper receipt be obtained from the inspecting candidate. Finally, since many members object to the Union releasing their names and addresses, and since it has been a long term policy of the Union to respect these feelings on the part of the membership, we recommend that, while each candidate may have his inspection, no candidate shall -be allowed to make copies of the list or any part thereof. D. Without regard to the Executive Board's power under Article VII of the Constitution, the Executive Board specifically requests that the matters herein be brought to the attention of the membership and acted upon by them, by special meetings held in all ports, subject to the requirements of the Constitution, commencing on Friday, October 9, 1964, at 9:00 A.M. It is also recommended that these minutes if approved as aforesaid, be included in the Seafarers Log election supplement of 1964, be included in the notice, referred to above, to be mailed to the' membership in accordance with law, and, in addition, be prominently posted in the Union halls for the duration of the balloting. The Secretary-Treasurer was unanimously directed to take all steps necessary to effectuate the foregoing. ADJOURNMENT: Paul Hall, Chairman, then asked those assembled if there was any further business to come before the Board. There being no further business to be trans­ acted, it was then moved by Lindsey Williams and sec­ onded by Earl Shepard that this Board meeting stand adjourned. Carried by a unanimous vote of the Board. Meeting was then adjourned at 5:20 P.M. Fraternally submitted. Executive Board, SIUNA-AGLIWD By: /s/ A1 Kerr AL KERR, Secretary-Treasurer entire text of the Credentials Committee Report appeared on Pages 12, 13 in the October 2, 1964, issue of the LOG, The report was presented for action by the membership in the September membership meetings in all Constitutional ports. The membership in these September membership meetings accepted and concurred in the report and its recommendations without any dissenting votes in any port. ^ : •»' V'l �SEAF ARERS LOG , Sii^«ineiit<^Pa«ft fMz '.<:* ^ JapaiUT J2i>19fl^ Polls Committee Voting Guide in duplicate, the "Agent's Receipt word "CHALLENGE" alongside opes provided, for the mailing to order and to further preserve the secrecy of the ballot, electioneer­ From Polls Committee" — the One of the Committee should then the bank depository. ing must not itake place within original of which shall be mailed tear the stub from the ballot, and STEP NO. 5 25 feet of the polling place. In to the Secretary-Treasurer at thread the stub on a string pro­ The Committee should then any event, good order and de­ Headquarters at the end of the vided for that purpose, give the check to see if all Polls Commit­ corum must be preserved. Any day's voting in a roster envelope, ballot and one plain white envel tee members have signed all member whose ballot has been so­ sheets of the rosters. The dupli­ as provided for in Step No. 5 ope with no markings to the voter cate roster sheete for the day licited within the prohibited area is required to make this fact The Committee should then in In an attempt to help the herein. The duplicate copy shall struct the voter that after he should be given to the Port Agent, known to the Polls Committee, various Polls Committees in the be given to the Port Agent for the marks his ballot in the area pro and the originals of the rosters which shall record the complaint vided for same, he should then should be placed in the envelope in its report, as well as its find­ conduct of the General Election Port Election files. fold his ballot, place it in the provided for that purpose. In ad­ ings and recommendations there­ for the years 1965-1968, the follow­ STEP NO. 3 white envelope, seal it and not de­ dition, the Committee should be on. ing suggestions emphasize some of THE POLLS COMMITTEE posit it in the ballot box but re­ given the original of the minutes the steps to be taken each voting MUST NOT LET ANY BALLOTS form for the election of a Polls In connection with this, and as day of the voting period. In any BE CAST BEFORE 9:00 A.M. turn with it to the Committee. The Committee, with all the blank was adopted by membership ac­ Committee will then give the man event, the provisions of the Con­ Before letting any full book mem­ a brown envelope marked "CHAL­ spaces on the form filled in. The tion, any member who has a com­ stitution govern, and in the con­ ber vote, the Committee shall Polls Committee should put the plaint that any of the election and duct of your work you are to make sure that he has his dues LENGED BALLOT" and which originals of the rosters, the orig- balloting procedures of this Union also has lines for the man's name, determine your functions in ac­ paid through the Fourth Quarter book number, port and date. The ian copy of the "Agent's Receipt have been violated, the same pro­ cordance with the Constitution. of 1964, as well as his 1964 assess­ man, in the presence of the Com­ From Polls Committee," as well cedure as above shall be followed. ments BEFORE being allowed to mittee, shall place the white en­ as the original minutes of the STEP NO. 1 Obviously, none of this is to be Special Meeting for the election The election of a Polls Commit­ vote. There may be some excep­ velope into the brown envelope of the Polls Committee, in the en­ deemed to deprive any candidate tions based upon a man shipping and seal the same. The Commit­ tee composed of three (3) full book velope provided for that purpose. or member of his constitutional members, none of whom shall be a out, or other valid reason, for not tee will then fill in the man's THESE MUST BE MAILED TO rights to observe the conduct of paying dues. If you have any name, book number, port and candidate, officer, or an elected or the election, the tallying of ballots, HEADQUARTERS DAILY. appointed job-holder. Must be doubts as to whether or not a man date, and on the face of the en­ and so on, provided he maintains velope write the reason for the is eligible to vote, you should let elected between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 STEP NO. 6 his proper decorum. challenge and the man will then him vote a challenged ballot in the A.M. of the voting day. CANNOT Before leaving the building to deposit the brown envelope into BE ELECTED AT ANY OTHER manner which is described in the SECRECY OF THE BALLOT the ballot box. The member should handle the mailing required by TIME. Five (5) full book members last paragraph of this Step No. 3. not MUST BE PRESERVED be given his book back, imtil the Constitution, the Polls Com­ constitute a quorum for this meet­ The Committee should then have such time as he has dropped his mittee shall lock all election ma­ ing. the man sign his own name to the brown envelope into the ballot terial in the ballot box. They shall STEP NO. 9 The attention of the Polls Com­ roster, and one of the Committee box. Before the man votes, one of place the key for the ballot box STEP NO. 2 mittee is directed to the provisions in the envelope provided for that should print the man's book num­ the Committee should stamp the The Port Agent shall turn over of the Constitution, in particular. to the elected Polls Committee the ber and ballot number on the date and the word "VOTED" in purpose and fill in all the spaces Sections 3, 4, 5 (a) and 5 (b) of on the outside thereof. Then the roster. One of the Committee the member's union book. port file containing the letter from envelope containing the key, as Article Xlll. The attention of the Headquarters showing the num­ should then tear the stub from the STEP NO. 4 well as the ballot box containing Polls Committee is also directed ballot, give the ballot to the man, bers of the ballots received from At the end of the day's voting, all of the election material, shall to the Executive Committee min­ and thread the stub on the string Headquarters, also containing the utes of September 9, 1964, which the Polls Committee shall open duplicate copies of the rosters for provided for that purpose. The the ballot box and count the num­ be turned over to the Port Agent have been previously publicized, by the Polls Committee. member should not be given back the previous days of voting, as after approval by the membership. ber of ballots from the box. They well as the stubs of the used his book until such time as he has should then compare the number STEP NO. 7 The full duties of the Polls Com­ dropped his ballot in the ballot ballots, the unused ballots, and of ballots against the number is­ The last action of the Polls mittees are set forth in the Con­ any other election material cf the box. Before the man votes, one of sued on the rosters for the day, Committee each day shall be the stitution. The present list of sug­ the Committee should stamp the Port. (The best place for all of this gestions is, obviously, not all in­ to see if all ballots issued were material is in the ballot box.) The date and the word "VOTED" in put in the ballot box. The day's mailing of the ballots to the bank clusive. depository, as well as mailing, the the member's Union book. Polls Committee should check all ballots cast should then be put rosters and minutes of the elec­ of the above to make sure that all Challenged Ballots. When a man in the envelope provided for that tion of the Polls Committee to STEP NO. 10 voting material is turned over to votes a challenged ballot, the Com­ purpose, and all blank spaces on All Polls Committees may con­ Headquarters. them by the Port Agent. tact Headquarters by teletype on mittee shall have the man sign the envelope should then be prop­ any questions relative to the con­ After having ascertained that all his own name to the roster, and erly filled in. After all blank STEP NO. 8 As has been the practice In the duct of the election. However, of the election material was found one of the Committee should place spaces are filled in, the envelope, to be correct and in good order, the man's book number and ballot or envelopes, should then be past, all candidates may campaign here too, the decision must be that the Polls Conunittee shall execute. number on the roster and the placed in the envelope or envel­ for office. However, to insure good of the Polls Committee. EDITOR'S NOTE: The "Polls Committee Voting Guide" was carried in the Oc­ tober 30, 1964, issue of the LOG (pg. 8). Beginning of Vote: Voting was begun In all Ports on November 2, 1964, and was carried in the Oct. 16, Oct. 30, Nov. 13, Nov. 27 and Dec. 25, 1964, issues of the LOG and the Jan. 8, 1965 issue of the LOG. Close of Voting: Voting was ended in all ports at the end of the day, December 31, and was carried in the Oct. 16, Oct. 30, Nov. 27 and Dec. 25, 1964 issues of the LOG and the Jan. a, 1965 issue of the LOG. Eleetion ot Tallying Committee: Election of two members of the Union from each Constitutional port to serve on the Tallying Committee as per the Constitution, was carried in the Oct. 16, Oct. 30, Nov. 27 and Dec. 25, 1964 issues of the LOG and the Jan. 8, 1965 issue of the LOG. �JvaHtur n, INI UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE'S REPOkT January 14, 1964 (To Be Read at "Election Report Meetings" of February, 1965) New York—February 8, 1965 Philadelphia—February 9, 1965 Baltimore—February 10, 1965 Detroit—February 15, 1965 Houston—February 15, 1965 New Orleans—February 16, 1965 Mobile— February 17, 1965 W E, the undersigned Union Tallying Committee, duly elected at Special Meetings on December 28th, 1964 in the seven (7) constitutional ports, two (2) from each port, submit the following report and recommendations: On January 4th, 1965, at 9:00 AM, wa met with A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer. He gave each Committee member a copy of the Union Constitution and suggested that we read those sections of our Con­ stitution dealing with the Union Tally­ ing Committee in detail. The Committee then took over one complete room on the first deck of our Headquarters building as the place in which we would do our v/ork while in. session. In compliance with Article XIII, Sec­ tion 5 (d) of our Union Constitution, we elected from among ourselves, Douglas Claussen, C-339, as Chairman of the Committee. We then received from the Headquar­ ters offices of the Union, all of the files relative to the conduct of the^election. From the files, we found signed receipts for ballots, #1 through #7300, which had been issued to the following ports, as follows: PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Detroit San Juan SanDletteat—Vaf* <8«^/ seAFAktki 104 BALLOTS ISSUED v.... 1— 100 101—1600 1601—1900 1901—2700 2701—2800 - 2801—^2900 2901—3000 3001—3100 3101—3900 3901—5200 5201-^000 6001—6200 6201—660O 6601—6900 6901—7000 7001—7300 A full quorum picked up the ballots from the Royal National Bank of New York, located at 1212 Avenue of the Americas, New York City, as per the Constitution. (See correspondence an­ nexed, showing official documents ex­ changed.) The Committee then checked the nun>bers on the stubs received from the various ports, and these numbers, when checked against the numbers on the stubs of all ballots printed and issued and ready for voting, were found to coin­ cide, port by port, with the exception of the Port of Wilmington, California, which will be dealt with later in this report. Your Committee then checked the dates of the voting rosters and com­ pared them against the minutes of the special meetings for the election of the Polls Committees in the various ports. We found in every instance that a Polls Committee had been elected on each day in which voting was conducted in the various ports. Where no Polls Committee could be elected, no voting took place, as is re­ quired by our Constitution. We note that on the last day of voting in Boston, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Detroit and San Juan, no Polls Commit­ tee could be elected. In these cases, as per the Constitution, the Port Agent took over the duties of the Polls Com­ mittee. We checked the unused ballots that were on hand in Headquarters offices that had not been issued. The stubs on these unused ballots were numbered 7301 through 10,000, a total of 2700 bal­ lots. Your Committee then checked the un­ used ballots that were returned from the various ports, including the Port of New York, which are listed as follows: PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk .... Jacksonville* Miami Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattie Detroit San Juan ;... UNUSED - BALLOTS 45— 100 1478—1600 1867—1900 2346—2700 2799—2800 2825—2900 2958—3000 3051—3100 3535—3900 4891—5200 5910—6000 6160—6200 6557—6600 6775—6900 6901—7000 7124—7300 The above unused ballots, when com­ bined with the unused ballots in Head­ quarters and the stubs of the used bal­ lots in all ports, compares equally in number with the amount printed by the printer for the Union. The Committee has seen a bill from the printer, "The Rand Press, Inc.," who printed thjc ballots that were used in the conduct of our Union Election for the Election of 1965-1968 Officers of the Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. The bill states that they had printed 10,000 bal­ lots for the Union, numbered from 1 to 10,000; in addition to which, they had printed 100 blank sample ballots. The Committee has checked the elec­ tion files, maintained by Headquarters offices as per the Union Constitution, and has found signed receipts from the following ports for the following amount of sample ballots, broken down, as fol­ lows: PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk .; Jacksonville Miami Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Detroit Puerto Rico ' Total BALLOTS 5 10 5 10 5 5 3 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 2 5 100 We, the Committee, have checked the files of Headquarters offices and have seen signed receipts by the various Port Agents for the official ballots that had been sent to them by Headquarters Offices. We have checked these signed receipts and the serial numbers on them against the loose stubs received, and against the stubs still attached to the unused ballots. Seven-thousand three hundred (7,300) official ballots were sent to all ports; the stubs on them bearing serial numbers one (1) through seven-thousand three hundred (7,300). We received back, stubs (including the onfes on the unused ballots) numbered one (1) through seven-thousand three hundred (7,300), with the exception of stubs #6082 and #6138 which will be dealt with later in this report. The following is a breakdown of the ballots that were sent to the ports by Headquarters as well as a breakdown of the unused ballots returned to Head­ quarters, ballots used and total ballots cast: PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville •Miami Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Detroit San Juan Mail Ballots .- BALLOTS BALLOTS RECEIVED UNUSED FROM BALLOTS AND BALLOTS HEADQUARTERS USED RETURNED CAST 44 1_ 44 45— 100 1— 100 101—1600 101—1477 1478—1600 1344 1601—1900 1601—1866 1867—1900 266 1901—2700 1901—2345 2346—2700 443 98 2701—2800 2701—2798 2799—2800 24 2801—^2900 2801—2824 2825—2900 57 2901—3000 2901—2957 2958—3000 50 3001—3100 3001—3050—3051—3100 3101—3900 3101—3534 3535—3900 434 3901—5200 3901—4890 4891—S^nO 990 5201—6000 5201—5909 5910—6000 709 6001—6600 6001—6159 6160—6200 159 6201—6900 6201—6556 6557—6600 356 6601—6900 6601—6774 6775—6900 174 -None6901—7000 -06901—7000 7001—7300 7001—7123 7124—7300 123 23 TOTAL VOTES CAST IN ALL PORTS AND BY MAIL •• 5296 •This figure includes the ballots that were voided by the Union Tallying Committee, The Committee would also like to bring to the attention of the membership the fact that some write-ins that ap­ peared illegible or on defaced ballots will not be included in this report. The reason for this is that some ballots con­ taining write-ins happened to be voided because the ballots on which they were written was illegally defaced or illegible. The following correspondence was handled by the Union Tallying Com­ mittee: October 19, 1964 Royal National Bank of New York 1212 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 Attention of Miss Alice Goodman Re: Balloting Procedure Gentlemen: Listed below are the 16 ports from which balloting envelopes will be mailed to your office: Boston, Massachusetts Brooklyn, New York Philadelphia, Pennslyvania Baltimore, Maryland Norfolk, Virginia Jacksonville, Florida Miami, Florida Tampa, Florida Mobile, Alabama New Orleans, Louisiana Houston, Texas Wilmington, California San Francisco, California Seattle, Washington Detroit, Michigan Santurce, Puerto Rico (San Juan) As has been done in the past, it is requested that you telephone the Union office to make a report as to what was received each day. For this purpose, telephone HYacinth 9-6600 and give the information to either Marion Raymond or Charles Paz. Very truly yours, SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA — AGLIWD /s/ Robert A. Matthews Vice President AK:mrm October 19, 1964 Royal National Bank of New York 1212 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York -10036 Attention of Mr. R. Harold Bach Re: Depository for Ballots Gentlemen: In accordance with the recommenda­ tion contained in the President's PreBalioting Report, complying with Ar­ ticle X, Section 1 (e) of the Union's Constitution, which was adopted by the membership at their regular member­ ship meetings held in June and July in the Consti):utional Ports of the Union, the Royal National Bank of New York, 1212 Ayenue of the Americas, New York, New York, 10036, once again has been designated as depository for ballots in connection with a referendum to be conducted with respect to the Election of Officers under the Union's Constitu­ tion. The referendum period will be from November 2, 1964 through December 31, 1964, both inclusive, Sundays and Holidays excepted. The balloting procedure outlined in the Union's present Constitution will be followed, and based upon your previ= ously having acted as depository, you are familiar with this procedure. The Polls Committee will deliver or send to you by Certified or Registered Mail, the ballots after the close of each day's voting. It will be the function of the depository to accept all envelopes delivered or mailed in, to safeguard them in the bank and to surrender them only to the duly authorized Union Tallying Committee, in accordance with Articie XIII, Section 5 (d) of the Union's Con­ stitution, which will be on or about the second day of January, 1965. Proof of authorization shall be a certification by the Secretary-Treasurer Mr. A1 Kerr. The Union Tallying Committee shall be authorized to sign a receipt for these envelopes. The depository shall be requested to certify that aii of these envelopes were properly safeguarded, were surrendered only to the Union Tallying Committee and that no one, other than the appro­ priate bank personnel has had access to these envelopes. Very truly yours, SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA — AGLIWD /s/ Robert A. Matthews Vice President RAM/mrm November 18, 1964 Royal National Bank of New York 1212 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 Re: Balloting Procedures Attention: Miss Alice Goodman Gentlemen: In addition to the sixteen (16) Ports from which balloting envelopes are l»eing mailed to your office and as was outlined in our letter of October 19, 1964, you will possibly receive thirtythree (33) ballot envelopes from the in­ dividuals listed below: Hans Barg ^ Wong Kong Charles Jennings Alfred Porcarl Willy F. Manthey John Novak OHo R. Hoepner Harry Schuiz Martin Sierra James W. Ouffy Alfred Hanstvedt Luis R. Williams Osborne R. Williams Joseph E. Henault Samona Suliman Charles Lord George J. Moloney Herman Fruge Dametres Mastranfonlt Agulino Gonzales E. Willis Arnle C. Cobb S. M. Brian Price Wllloughby T. F. Johnson Edward D. Adams L. A. Williams A. Euseblo C. L. NIckerson James F. Davis K. Lynch Jacob J. Levin Fritzbeck A. Stephen It is requested that these ballot en­ velopes be handled in the same man­ ner as you are presently doing with the ballot envelopes that are received from the various Ports. That is, as the ballot envelope is received each day, they should be reported to either Marion Raymond or Charles Paz by telephoning HY 9-6600. Thanking you in advance for your continued cooperation, I remain, Very truly yours, SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA — AGLIWD /s/ A1 Kerr Secretary-Treasurer AK:CP:es January 5, 1963 Mr. R. Harold Bach, Chairman of the Board Royal National Bank of New York 1212 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York Dear Mr. Bach: As Secretary-Treasurer of Seafarers International Union of North AmericaAtlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, in charge of the Minutes thereof, I herewith certify that, in accordance with the Constitution of this Union, the membership has duly elected the following to constitute the ^I �Sapplement—Page Eight UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE'S REPORT ballot in the envelope than was Indi­ cated as having been issued on the ros­ ter. However, in place of the ballot that was missing was a statement from the New York Polls Committee for the day, which read as follows: (Continued) Union Tallying Committee for the 1964 election: M. Garza E. Morris C. Moss W. Walsh A. Stephens, Jr. T, Garrity J. Doris G. Litchfield C. Leader A. Perini J. Naylor D. Parker H. Butts D. Claussen Article XIII, Section 5 (d) states in part: "The Union Tallying Commit­ tee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Constitution, adopt its own proceaures. Decisions as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid If made, by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in at­ tendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tally­ ing Committee, but no less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository immediately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe custody during the course of the Commit­ tee's proceedings." In accordance therewith, the Union has authorized that any nine (9) or more of the above accept delivery of, and sign a receipt for, all of the envelopes which have been mailed to you under the course of the said election. It is hereby requested that you cer­ tify that all the envelopes received by you have been properly safeguarded in your vault; that you have surrendered them to the said Union Tallying Com­ mittee, and that no one other than ap­ propriate bank personnel has had access to the said envelopes. Very truly yours, SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA-ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WA­ TERS DISTRICT, AFL-CIO By /s/ A1 Kerr A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Witness: /s/ Robert A. Matthews Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President January 5, 1965 Mr. R. Harold Bach, Chairman of the Board Royal National Bank of New York 1212 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York Dear Mr. Bach: The undersigned members of the Un­ ion Tallying Committee, acting under and pursuant to Article XllI, Section 5 (d) of the Constitution of the Seafar­ ers International Union of North Amer­ ica-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Wa­ ters District, acknowledge receipt of the envelopes sent to you from the various ports for the election held during 1964, and delivered this day to us. A Perini C. Moss .i G. Litchfield D. L. Parker J. A. Naylor D. Claussen H. B, Butts E. Morris M. B. Garza i: I JaniuiT Xt, IMS SEAFARERS LOG ROYAL NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK 1212 Avenue of the Americas New York, N, Y. 10036 January 5, 1965 Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District 675 Fourth Ave. Brooklyn, New York 11232 Gentlemen: This is to certify that all the envel­ opes received by this institution ad­ dressed to Mr. R. Harold Bach, Chair­ man of the Board, Royal National Bank of New York, in the name of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District, AFL-CIO, have been properly safeguarded in our vaults. We have today surrendered the above mentioned envelopes to the Union Tal­ lying Committee. No one other than ap­ propriate bank personnel has had access to the said envelopes contained in our vaults. Very truly yours. ROYAL NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK /s/ Herbert D. Bacher Executive Vice-President Witnessed: /s/ Patrick T. Corcoran During the conduction of the election for officers just concluded, there were seven hundred and eighty-one (781) pos­ sible voting days. Of the seven hundred and eight.v-one (781) possible voting days, there were ballots cast on four hundred and eighty (480) days. Of the remaining three hundred and one (301) voting days, there were two hundred and eighty-three (283) days on which it was not possible to get a quorum for the election of a Polls Committee, there­ fore no voting could be conducted. On twenty (20) days, there was a quorum and a Polls Committee elected, however, no votes were cast on those twenty (20) days. Needless to say, since so many of the Union's membership has served on Polls Committee, there are many days when a Polls Committee is elected that no votes are cast as all of the members on the beach in that particular port have already voted or are not eligible to vote. In addition, we also know that there are many times when it is not possible to have a quorum to elect a Polls Com­ mittee, as a result of which no votes can be cast that day at all. "Comments and Recommendations Pur­ suant to Article XIII, Section 5 (c) of the Union Constitution*' During the period of time in which the Union Tallying Committee was in operation, several discrepancies on the conduct of the election have occurred, but none of which would change the outcome of any job on the ballot. How­ ever, for the benefit of the membership, we are listing them. Port by Port, as follows: BOSTON: On November 25, 1964, the Polls Com­ mittee for the Port of Boston allowed a member to vote who was not in good standing. As a result of this error, this committee, the Union Tallying Commit­ tee, has voided the day's votes that were cast in the Port. NEW YORK: On Noven^ber 6, 1964, the New York Polls Committee issued ballot number 523 to E. Albarran, showing his book number as A-96, when it should have been A-92. This same date, the com­ mittee also issued ballot number 554 to H. C. Justice, showing his book number as T-336, when it should have been J-336. Also under the date of December 30, 1964, the Polls Committee issued ballot number 1440 to D." Mejias, showing his book number as N-563, when it should have been M-563. Your committee has counted these days ballots as valid bal­ lots cast in the port for the various days, as the errors made were only a transpo­ sition of numbers or an incorrect letter designation. The Union Tallying Committee in opening the envelopes containing the ballots from the various ports found that in the envelope for 'the Port of New York for the date of December 11, 1964, that the number of ballots issued for the day, according to the roster, did not correspond with the number of bal­ lots in the envelope. There was one less ' the port had failed to indicate on the certification of the envelope containing the ballots, the port and the date. The Union Tallying Committee, in spite of this omission of the Jacksonville Polls Committee, has counted this day's bal­ lots as valid ballots cast in the port for the day. "At the close of voting 12/11/64, we removed the ballots from the box and counted fourteen (14) bal­ lots. The voting roster indicated that fifteen (15) ballots were issued 12/11/64. In addition we found in the ballot box the attached piece of election campaign literature en­ titled, "KEEP YOUR UNION STRONG—VOTE FOR," which had been marked by the unknown in­ dividual involved as if it was the of­ ficial ballot. The official ballot was not found in the box, and presum­ ably was retained by said individual in his possession." The piece of election campaign litera­ ture referred to in the committee's fore­ going slaleiuent was attached to their statement. Your Union Tallying "Committee has no way of knowing exactly what hap­ pened to the missing ballot. This com­ mittee could assume, as the Polls Com­ mittee did, for the Port of New York for December 11, 1964, that the missing 'ballot had been retained by said indi­ vidual. However, this would strictly be an assumption on the part of your Un­ ion Tallying Committee and In order to keep the records straight we have listed the ballot of this date in the Port of New York on our official tally sheets as a missing ballot. It was felt that this was the proper manner in which it should be handled, as a missing ballot, since it does not effect the remaining ballots that were cast that day in any manner. PHILADELPHIA: On November 24, 1964, the Philadel­ phia Polls Committee issued ballot num­ ber 1720 to J. Marrero, showing his book number as M-1649, when it should have been M-1049. On November 28, 1964, the Philadelphia Polls Committee issued ballot number 1740 to D. Rood, showing his book number as B-162, when it should have been R-162. On November 30. 1964, the Philadelphia Polls Com­ mittee issued ballot number 1750 to Fred Miller, showing his book number as W-441, when it should have been M-441. Your committee has counted these days ballots as valid ballots cast , in the port for the various days, as the errors made were only a transposition of num­ bers or an incorrect letter designation. On December 9, 1964, and on Decem­ ber 15, 1964, the Polls Committee for the Port of Philadelphia allowed a mem­ ber to vote that was not in good stand­ ing. As a result, this committee, your Union Tallying Committee, has voided these days votes that were cast in the port. BALTIMORE: On the following dates, the Polls Com­ mittee for the Port of Baltimore issued ballot numbers to the following men, showing the book number on the roster incorrectly. Those men so shown on the roster are as follows, with the date the ballot was issued, the number of the ballot that was given to the man, the book number as shown on the roster and the book number as it should have been: Date 11/ 2/64 11/ 3/64 11/ 9/64 11/13/64 11/25/64 12/ 2/64 12/ 5/64 12/ 9/64 12/31/64 Ballot Number 1941 1964 2064 2095 2148 2179 2201 2221 2345 MIAMI: On November 6, 1964, the Polls Com­ mittee for the Port of Miami allowed a member to vote that was not in good standing. As a result of this error, this committee, the Union Tallying Com­ mittee, has voided the day's votes that were cast in the port. TAMPA: On November 19, 1964, the New Or­ leans Pollr. Committee issued ballot number 4390 to R. Tindell, T-40 who cast a ballot that day in ^the Port of New Orleans. On November 30, 1964, in the Port of Tampa the Tampa Polls Com­ mittee issued R. Tindell, T-40 ballot number 3044 and he cast that ballot in the Port of Tampa that day. The only reason that your Union Tallying Com­ mittee can think of to account for'this happening is that possibly the New Or­ leans Polls Committee failed to stamp the member's book indicating that he had already voted. In any event, your Union Tallying Committee has voided the days votes that were cast in the Port of Tampa on November 30, 1964, as this was the date on which the record indicates that Brother Tindell voted for the second time. MOBILE: On November 2, 1964, the Mobile Polls Committee issued ballot number 3109 to C. Nail, showihg his book num­ ber as N-108, when it should have been N-104. On November 5, 1964, the Mobile Polls Committee issued ballot number 3193 to A. Howard, showing his book number as H-995, when it should have been H-295. On November 28, 1964, the Mobile Polls Committee issued ballot number 3367 to W. Tatum, Jr., showing his book number as M-177, when it should have been T-177. On December 16, 1964, the Mobile Polls Committee issued ballot number 3470 to C. Pierce, showing his book number as P-306, when it should have been P-206. Your com­ mittee, the Union Tallying Committee, has counted these days ballots as valid ballots cast in the Port for these days, as the errors nvade were only transposi­ tions of numbers or incorrect letter des­ ignations. Your Union Tallying Committee in opening the envelopes containing the ballots for the various ports found that in the envelope for the Port of Mobile , for the date of November 12, 1964, that the envelope containing the ballots only had two of the Polls Committee's signa­ tures and book numbers instead of the three that it should have had. However, in checking the minutes of the Election of a Polls Committee for the Port of Mo­ bile for November 12, we found that a three-man committee was elected and that all of the roster sheets for the day con­ tained these three men's names and book numbers and that the agent's re­ ceipt for that date contained the three men's names and book numbers. We can, therefore, assume that the missing name and book number from the en­ velope containing the ballots was due to an oversight on the part of the Polls Your committee has counted these days' ballots as valid ballots cast in the port for the various days, as the errors made were only a transposition of nunvber or an incorrect letter designation. JACKSONVILLE: The Union Tallying Committee, in checking the various envelopes of bal­ lots received from the ports, found that in the Port of Jacksonville, on Decem­ ber 14, 1964, the Polls Committee for Book Number On Roster A-526 B-65 E-17 G-1061 V-297 C-250 A-334 A-649 W-336 Correct Book Number L-526 V-67 F-17 G-661 P-297 G-250 T-334 P-649 W-366 Committee at the closing of the day's balloting. Your Union Tallying Commit­ tee has counted this day's ballots as valid ballots cast in the Port of Mobile for the day of November 12, 1964. Your Union Tallying Committee, how­ ever, found that in the Port of Mobile •n the ballot certification envelope for the date of November 14, 1964, the Pons Committee for the day neglected to fill in on this envelope, the name of the port. However, your Union Tallying Man's Name A. Lores V. Villacion J. Farrow R. Gorvan V. Pold E. Gherman A. Telan A. Pulles H. Williams �JaitmdT St, 19M SEAFARERS CommiUe* haa counted the day's ballots for the Port of Mobile for the date of November 14, 1964, as valid ballots cast in the port for that day. NEW ORLEANS On the following dates, the Polls Committee for the Port of New Orleans Issued ballot numbers to the following men, showing the book number on the roster incorrectly. Those men so shown on the roster are as follows, with the date the ballot was issued, the number of the ballot that was given to the man, book number as shown on the roster and the book number as it should have been: i Ballot Number 4150 4244 4408 4478 4534 4711 4733 Date 11/ 9/64 11/10/64 11/20/64 11/24/64 11/30/64 12/14/64 12/15/64 Man's Name J. Digrazia G. Flint E. Mishanski K. Jones H. Nelli L. Fontenot H. Petersen The Committee has counted these days' ballots as valid ballots cast In the port for the various days, as the errors made were only a transposition of num­ ber or an incorrect letter designation. On November 12, 1964, the New Or­ leans Polls Committee issued ballot #4275 to T. Wright, W-624, who cast a ballot that day in the Port of New Or­ leans. On December 11, 1964, in the Port of New Orleans, New Orleans Polls Committee issued T. Wright, W-624 bal­ lot #4699 and he cast that ballot in the Port of New Orleans that day. Your Union Tallying Committee has voided the day's votes that were cast in the Port of New Orleans on December 11, 1964, as this was the date on which the record indicates that Brother Wright voted for the second time. On November 28, 1964, the New Or­ leans Polls Committee issued ballot #4526 to C. Garfin, G-499, who cast a~ ballot that day in the Port of New Or­ leans. On December 19, 1964, the New Orleans Polls Committee issued C. Garfin, G-499 ballot #4786 and he cast that ballot in the Port of New Orleans that da.v. Your Union Tallying Committee has voided the day's votes that were cast in the Port of New Orleans on De­ cember 19, 1964, as this was the date on which the record indicates that Brother Garfin voted for the second time. On November 9, 1964, the New Or­ leans Polls Committee issued ballot #4164 to L. Bumatay, B-325, who cast his ballot that day in the Port of New Orleans. On December 28, 1964, the New Orleans Polls Committee issued L. Bumatay, B-325, ballot #4834 and he cast that ballot in the Port of New Or­ leans that day. Your Union Tallying Committee has voided the day's votes that were cast in the Port of New Or­ leans on December 28, 1964, as this was the date on which the record indicates that Brother Bumatay voted for the second time. HOUSTON On November 6, 1964, the Houston Polls Committee issued ballot number 5333 to H. Bates, showing his book num­ ber as C-248. A check of the record shows that his nanoe is actually H. Gates with book number C-284. Under date of November 7, 1964, the Houston Polls Committee issued ballot number 5366 to D. Hightovver, showing his book number as H-507, when it should have been H-503. On November 17, 1964, the Houston Polls Committee issued ballot number 5476 to L. Moore, showing his book number as L-1299, when it should have been Mj-1299. On November 18, 1964, the Houston Polls Committee issued ballot number 5512 to P. Turner showing his book number as T-205, when it should have been T-207. On November 25, 1964, the Houston Polls Committee issued ballot number 5571 to W. Tillman, showing his book number as J-456, when it should have been T-456. On December 7, 1964, the Houston Polls Committee Issued ballot number 5694 to B. McGowan, showing his book number as M-1341, when it should have been M-1351. On December 8, 1964, the Houston Polls Committee issued ballot number 5715 to G. Martinez, showing his book number as M-1206 when it should have been M-1208. V Your Committee, the Union Tallying Committee, has counted these days' bal­ lots as valid ballots cast in the port for the various days as the errors made were only transpositions of nunobers, in­ correct letter designations or incorrect speiling of a name. Your Union Tallying Committee in opening the envelopes containing the ballots in the various ports found that in the envelope for the Port of Houston for date of December 1, 1964, the num­ ber of ballots contained therein was 19. However, in checking the receipt for the day, we found that twenty ballots Book Number On Roster G-132 F-107 M-1055 J-226 H-128 F-488 P-753 Correct Book Number D-132 F-102 M-1035 , J-228 N-128 F-486 P-573 had been issued by the Polls Committee In the Port of Houston. It was the intention of your com­ mittee to show one ballot missing for the Port of Houston for the date of De­ cember 1. However, upon opening the envelope containing ballots for the Port of Houston for the date of December 2, we found that it contained 12 ballots and when checking the roster for the day, we found that only 11 balolts had been issued for this date in the Port of Houston. Contained in this same envelope was a statement from the Polls Committee for the Port of Houston for December 2, which was also the same Polls Com­ mittee that had served on December 1. The following is a statement contained in the ballot envelope December 2, re­ ferred to above: "We the committee in the Port of Houston, Texas on the date of 12-1-64;'on this date we voted 20 ballots. These ballots were pack­ aged and sent to New York. Then on the day of 12-2-64 the same men was elected to the balloting com­ mittee and on opening ballot box we found a marked ballot we missed packaging on the date of 12-1-64. I "We now add this ballot and let­ ter to package of ballots dated 12-2-64. We the committee regret this mistake." Based on the foregoing statement, signed by the Polls Committee, in the Port of Houston for the date of Decem­ ber 2, 1964, which was also the same Polls Committee that served on the date of December 1, 1964, your Union Tally­ ing Committee has counted the day's ballots for both December 1 and De­ cember 2 in the Port of Houston as valid ballots cast In that port for those days., WILMINGTON On November 23, 1964, the Wilming­ ton Polls Committee issued ballot num­ ber 6092 to Joseph Rioux, showing his book number as B-79, when it should have been R-79. Your committee has counted this day's ballots as valid bal­ lots cast in the port for the day, as the error made was only an incorrect book number on the roster. On the folowing dates, the Polls Com­ mittee for the Port of Wilmington al­ lowed members to vote that were not in good standing; November 4, 1964 : November 16, 1964 December 1, 1964 As a result of the aforementioned errors, this committee, the Union Tally­ ing Committee, has voided the votes that were cast in the port for the days abovementioned. The Union Tallying Committee, in checking the various envelopes of bal­ lots received from the ports, found that in the Port of Wilmington, on November 11, 1964, thalt the Polls Committee for the port had failed to indicate on the certification of the envelope containing the ballots, the port and date. On De­ cember 22, 1964, the Polls Committee for the Port of Wilmington had also Sa^emeni—Pace Wnc LOG UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE'S REPORT (Continued) failed to indicate on the certification of the envelope containing the ballots, the port and date." Your Union Tallying Committee, in spite of these omissions of the Wilmington Polls Committees, has counted these days ballots as valid ballots cast in the port for those days. Your Union Tallying Committee, In checking the envelopes that were mailed from the ports to the bank, found that the Polls Committee in the Port of Wilmington, on December 16, 1964, failed to indicate on the envelope being mailed to the bank, the date that should have been contained thereon. The Union Tallying Committee fur­ ther found that in checking the rosters for the Port of Wilmington on Decem­ ber 16th, that they had Issued six (6) ballots, two (2) of, which had been is­ sued to J. Sanfilippo, S-929, alongside of which of one on the roster they had written the word "Void." When opening the envelopes containing the ballots for the Port of Wilmington for this date, we found one ballot that was marked "Void," to which was attached stub #6131, by the means of a staple, which stub was also marked "Void." Since the envelope containing the ballots cast and the roster contained no report from the Polls Conomittee for the Port of Wil­ mington for the day as to why Brother Sanfilippo had been issued two ballots and one of them marked "Void" on the roster, the Union Tallying Committee has voided the day's ballots of Decem­ ber 16, 1964 for the Port of Wilmington, California. The Union Tallying Committee found that in checking the roster for the Port of Wilmington on December 31, 1964, that they had issued three (3) ballots; two (2) of which had been issued to Ray J. Kroupa, K-288, alongside of which of one on the roster they had written the word "Void." When open­ ing the envelope containing the ballots for the Port of Wilmington for this date, we found one (1) ballot that was marked "Void," to which was attached stub #6157, which stub was also marked "Void." Since the envelope containing the ballots cast and the roster contained no report from the Polls Committee for the Port of Wilmington for the day, as to why Brother Kroupa had been issued two (2) ballots and one (1) of them marked "Void" on the roster, the Union Tallying Committee has voided the day's ballots of December 31, 1964, for the Port of Wilmington, California. The Union Tallying Committee, in checking the various envelopes that were mailed to the bank depository found that in the Port of Wilmington, on De­ cember 26, 1964, that the Polls Com­ mittee for the port had indicated on the outside of the envelope that was mailed to the bank, the date of December 24th. However, upon opening the envelope and checking the certification on the envelope contained therein in which was the ballots for the port, we found the date of December 26, 1964. Your Union Tallying Convmittee, in spite of this error of the Wilmington Polls Commit­ tee, has counted this day's ballots as valid ballots cast in the port for that date. Earlier in this report your Committee had indicated that it would deal later in the report with the matter of stubs of ballots from the Port of Wilmington, Caiifornia. Your Committee, in check­ ing the stubs of the ballots for the Port of Wilmington, California, had found that four (4) stubs: #6082, #6131, #6138 and #6157 were missing. However, in the foregoing part of this report we have accounted for stubs #6131 and #6157, thereby leaving only stubs #6082 and #6138 as still missing. In checking the roster for the Port of Wilmington, California, we find that stub #6082 had been contained on a ballot that was issued on November 8, 1964 to Vernon White, W-673. In tallying the ballots for the port for the day, we found that three (3) ballots had been cast, which was a number equal to the amount that had been issued for the day in the port. In checking the roster for the Port of Wilmington, we find that stub #6138 had been contained on a ballot that was issued on December 19. 1964, to Thomas Price, P-560. In tallying the ballots for the Port for the day, we found that only one (1) ballot had been cast, which was a number equal to the amount that had been issued for the day in the port. Your Union Tallying Committee, in spite of this discrepancy of the two (2) missing stubs, has counted these two days' ballots as valid ballots cast in the Port of Wilmington, California for the two (2) days. SAN FRANCISCO On November 7, 1964, the San Fran­ cisco Polls Committee issued ballot number 6287 to C. Lawson, showing his book number as N-1 when it should have been L-1. On November 21,1964, the San Francisco Polls Committee issued ballot number 6402 to Stanley Buzelski, showing his book number as B-1671, when it should have been B-671. On November 24, 1964, the San Francisco Polls Committee issued ballot number 6419 to F. Ellis showing his book number as F-179, when it should have been E-179. On December 2, 1964, the San Franvcisco Polls Committee issued ballot number 6460 to W. Layton, showing his book number as L-299, when it should have been L-290. Your committee has counted these days ballots as valid bal­ lots cast in the port for the various days, as errors made were only a trans­ position of nun^bers or an incorrect let­ ter designation. We, the Union Tallying Committee, find that in the Port of San Francisco on the date of November 13, 1964, that T. Moriarity, M-646, was issued ballot number 6342 and that the Polls Com­ mittee by a statement signed by them that date issued another ballot to T. Moriarity, M-646, it being ballot num­ ber 6343 because the brother claimed he made a mistake in voting and wished to have ballot number 6342 voided and received a new ballot in its place. Your Union Tallying Committee understands that it is possible for a member to make a mistake in marking his ballot whereby he will vote for a candidate for which it was not his intention to vote for. In checking the ballots in this election we found it necessary to void several bal­ lots which indicated thereon that the member so voting the ballot had evi­ dently made a similar mistake, since there were indications of attempted erasures. However, in each of those cases those ballots were carried on our tally sheets as void ballots. It is the feeling of this committee that in Brother Moriority's case, the ballot on which he claimed he made a mistake" in casting his vote, should have been the only is­ sued to him. By the issuance of a sec­ ond ballot to him. in our opinion, it is equivalent to his having voted twice in the same election. Therefore, your Union Tallying Committee has voided the day's ballots in the Port of San Francisco for the date of November 13, 1964. SEATTLE Your Union Tallying Committee in checking the roster of November 9, 1964 for the Port of Seattle found that the Polls Committee for that date had failed to issue the ballots in numerical order. In issuing the ballots they issued Eugene Dore, D-326 ballot number 6659 when they should have issued number 6658. Ballot number 6658 was issued to J. G. Crage, C-902, who actually re­ ceived his ballot after Brother Dore. However, since the issuance of this bal­ lot out of order by the Polls Committee was immediately caught by them and a correction made on the roster for that �JUttirjr SEAFARERS LOG Snppleaitnt^Paff* Tea' UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE'S REPORT (Continued) day, your Union Tallying CcHnmittee has counted the day's ballots for November 9, 1964 for the Port of Seattle as valid ballots cast in the port for that day. SAN JUAN The Union Tailying Committee, in checking the various envelopes of bal­ lots received for the ports, found that in the Port of San Juan on November 5, 1964 the Polls Committee for the port had failed to indicate on the cer­ tification of the envelope containing ballots, the port and date. The Union Tallying Committee in spite of this omission of the San Juan Polls Com­ mittee has counted this day's ballots as valid ballots cast in the port for the day. Your Union Taliying Committee in opening the envelope containing the ballots for the various ports found that in the envelope for the Port of San Juan for the date of November 30, 1964, that the certification on the envelope containing the ballots only had two of the Polls Committee's signatures and book number instead of the three that it should have had. However in check­ ing the minutes of the election of a Polls Committee for the Port of San Juan for November 30, found that a three-man committee was elected and that all of the roster sheets for the day cintained these three men's names and book numbers and that the agent's reesipt for that date contained the three men's names and book numbers. We can, therefore, assume that the missing name and book number from the enveiooe containing the baliots was due to an oversight on the part of the Polls Com­ mittee at the closing of the day's ballot­ ing. Your Union Tallying Committee has counted this day's ballots as valid ballots cast in the Port of San Juan for the day of November 30, 1964. Mail Ballots Under the, "Additions to Voting Pro­ cedures," that was set up by our Sec­ retary-Treasurer under the authority granted to him by Article XIII, Section 7 of our Constitution, and approved by the Executive Board and the member­ ship, he made provision for voting in the General Election by maih The, "Additions to Voting Procedures," re­ quirements for mail ballots, as on Ab­ sentee Ballots were, as follows; "Full book members may request an absentee ballot under the follow­ ing circumstances, only. While such member is employed on an Ameri­ can-flag merchant vessel which ves­ sel's schedule does not provide for it to touch a port in which voting is to take place during the voting period provided in Section 3 (g) of our constitution, in that event, the member shall make a request for an absentee ballot by Registered or Certified Mail or the equivalent mailing device at the location from which such request is made, if such be the case. Such request must contain a designation as to the ad­ dress to which such member wishes his absentee ballot returned. Such request shall be received no later than 12:00 p.m. on the fifteenth day of November of the election year and shall be directed to the Secre­ tary-Treasurer at 675 Fourth Ave­ nue, Brookiyn 32, New York. Upon receipt of such request, the proce­ dures as established in Section 3 (d) of our constitution, shall not apply. "The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible for determining whether such member is a member in good standing and further wheth­ er such member, has, in fact, voted previously. He shall send the proc­ essed ballot by Registered MailReturn Receipt Requested to the . address designated by such member in his absentee ballot request. The Secretary-Treasurer shall send to such member with his ballot, in­ structions for returning the ballot, which instructions must be com­ plied with exactly. The SecretaryTreasurer shall further maintain a record showing the name, book number of the naember, his ballot number and the date upon which such ballot was sent, which infor­ mation shall be turned over to the Union Tallying Committee, when elected, in accordance with Article XIII, Section 5 (d) of the constitu­ tion. The member, after voting, shall return his absentee ballot by Registred or Certified Mail, or the equivalent mailing device at the location from which such absentee ballot is returned, if such be the case, to the depository named in the President's Pre-Balloting Re­ port. "These absentee ballots must be post-marked prior to midnight of December 31, 1964, and must. be received by the depository named in the President's Pre-Balloting Re­ port, prior to January 10, 1965, re­ gardless of when post-marked, for them to be counted as eligible votes. Such ballots will be main­ tained separately by such deposi­ tory and shall then be turned over to the Union Taliying Committee, as provided in Section 5 (d) of Article XIII of the constitution." The following are the names of the members who requested, were entitled to, and were sent Absentee Ballots: Namo Book Adams. Edward O A-473 Berg, Hans B-1154 Brian. S. M. B-949 Cobb, Arnle C .,.€-771 Davis, James F D-321 Du«y. James W D-P31 Eusebio, A ; E-186 Fruge, Herman F-233 Gonzales, AguiUno G-718 Hanstvedt, Alfred H-36 Henault, Joseph E H-342 Hoepner, Otto R H-224 Jennings, Charles J-333 Johnson. T. F ,1-276 Kong, Wong .K-374 Levin, Jacob J L-462 Lord. Charles L-354 Lynch, K L-688 Maloney, George J M-930 Manthey, WUly F M-169 Mastrantonis, Demetres .. M-1263 Nickerson, C. L. N-196 Novak, John ....N-32 Porcarl, Alfred P-52a Sohulz, Harry S-94 Sierra, Martin ..S-88 Stephen, Fritzbeck A. ...S-958 Suliman, Samong S-536 WilUams, L. A W-1K9 Williams, Louis H. W-37 Williams, Osborne R. ....W-78 WUIis, E W-687 Willoughby, Price W-15 Ballot Nvmijor 812 787 809 808 816 796 814 804 806 797 800 793 789 811 788 818 802 817 803 791 SOS 815 792 790 794 795 810 801 813 798 799 807 810 Our tally of these mail baliots is given on our master tally sheets for the whole election. It should be pointed out to the, mem­ bership that the ballots used for the mail ballots were a part of those that had been issued to the Port of New York. That out of the thirty-three (33) mail ballots sent out, only twenty-three (23) of them were returned. This ac­ counts for the discrepancy of the ten (10) ballots that are shown in the re­ port as having been issued, but are not accounted for in the total number of ballots cast. There were members who had re­ quested mail ballots, to whom none were sent, since they didn't meet the qualifications for voting by mail. These members were, as follows, along with an explanation of why they were not en­ titled to vote by mail: Yakymac, Paul, Y-39 requested a mail ballot under the date of October 19, 1964. His request for a mail ballot was denied on November 17, 1964, because he was not on a vessel as called for in the, "Additions to the Voting Proce­ dures." Martoncsik, Louis, M-205 requested a mail ballot, which requst was received on November 9, 1964. His request for a mail ballot was denied on November 17, 1964, because he was not on a ves­ sel as called for in, "Additions to Vot­ ing Procedures." Knowles, Ralph R., K-358 requested a mail ballot under date of October 30, 1964, which request was received on November 4, 1964. His request for a mail ballot was denied on November 17, 1964, because he was not on a vessel as called for in the, "Additions to Vot­ ing Procedures." Hirsch, AI, - H-811 requested a mail ballot under date of November 7, 1964, which request was received on Novem­ ber 18, 1964. • His request for a mail ballot was denied on November 23, 1964, because his request was not in compliance with the provisions con­ tained in the, "Additions to Voting Pro­ cedures," which states that all requests, ". . .shall be received not later than 12:00 p.m. on the fifteenth (15) day of November of the election year, and shall be directed to the SecretaryTreasurer. . ." Rogera, Burton A., R-730 requested a mail ballot under date of November 14, 1964 which request was receivd on No­ vember 23, 1964. His request for a mail ballot was denied on November 23, 1964 because his request was not in compliance with the provisions con­ tained in the, "Additions to Voting Pro­ cedures," which states that ail requests, ". . . shall be received not later than 12:00 p.m. on the fifteenth (15) day of November of the election year, and shall be directed to the Secretary-Treas­ urer . . ." Schoenbom, WiKired G., S-241 re­ quested a mail ballot in an undated let­ ter, postmarked November 28, 1964, which was received December 1, 1964. His request for a mail ballot was denied on December 1, 1964 because his request was not in compliance with the provi­ sion contained in the, "Additions to Vot­ ing Procedures," which states that all requests, ". , . shall be received not later than 12:00 p.m. on the fifteenth (15) day of November of the election year, and shall be directed to the SecretaryTreasurer . . ." Scott, William E., 8-754 requested a mail ballot under date of December 16, 1964, which was received December 22, 1964. His request for a mail ballot was denied on December 22, 1964 because his request was not in compliance with the provision contained in the, "Addi­ tions to Voting Procedures," which states that all requests, ". . . shall be received not later than 12:00 p.m. on th fifteenth (15) day of November of the election year, and shall be directed to the Secretary-Treasurer . . ." All requests for Absentee or Mail Bal­ lots and decisions as to whether the member met the requirements for such a ballot was handled by the Polls Com­ mittee at Headquarters. CHALLENGED BALLOTS Under the, "Additions to Voting Pro­ cedures," that was set-up by our Sec­ retary-Treasurer under the authority granted to him by Article XIII, Section 7 of our Constitution, and approved by the Executive Board and the member­ ship, he made provisions for the voting of challenged ballots, which challenge could be determined by the Union Tally­ ing Committee. There were eleven (11) challenged ballots cast and in view of the fact that such eleven ballots would not change the results of the vote for any office or job, your committee de­ cided not to pass upon the challenge and open them up. The eleven chal­ lenged ballots are, as follows: Name Book Number Webb. Leon J W-675 Montoya, Caupto M-541 Frazler, Dorn F-328 O'Connell Lawrence E. ..0-161 Rossi, Michael R-7 Wells, Leo J W-387 Diaz, C. M D-91 Williams, L. R W-37 Williams, Osborne R. ..W-78 Brian, S. M B-949 Levin, J. J L-462 Port Of Challenge New Orleans New Orleans Houston Houston San Francisco San Francisco San Juan, P.R. Absentee Ballot Absentee Ballot Absentee Ballot Absentee Ballot CONCLUSION In addition to the previous votes voided by your committee in the prior part of this report, 280 votes were voided in the various ports as a result of a member being allowed to vote that was not in good standing. As one oX its closing actions this Union Tallying Comj mittee added together all of the votes that had been voided from the various ports, for one reason or another,, and they totalled 349 votes. You can readily see by comparing the number of voided ballots against the final tally of ballots that is annexed to and made part of this report, that the INT voided ballots would not have changed the outcome of any Joto on the ballot. This committee finds that the protest of Bernard Toner, T-28, is the only JH-Otest by one of our members, written or otherwise, with respect to the conduct of the election. Your committee has sent the following letter to Bernard Toner, in reference to his protest: January 14, 1965 Mr. Bernard Toner 35753 Charles Street Newark, California 94560 Dear Sir and Brother: Under the terms of our Constitution, this Committee has no authority to eval­ uate complaints of the type described in your letter of January 9, 1965. However, under the rules and pro­ cedure set up by the membership, com­ plaints of the nature made by you are handled by the Secretary-Treasurer. We enclose a copy of a Report by the Secretary-Treasurer on "Election Com­ plaints" during Eiection of 1965-1968 Officers and Job Holders of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District. Fraternally yours. Seafarers International Union of North America—AGLIWD DOUGLAS CLAUSSEN, C-339, Chairman Union Tallying Committee REGISTERED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Editors Note: Full reference to thb matter is contained in the report by the Secretary-Treasurer on "Election Com­ plaints'' which follows this report. Your committee finds that the ballot­ ing took place in strict accordance with the Constitution, and that what errors were made, were all of no importance, and of no measurable effect and could not influence the voting results and were dealt with in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution. It is, of course, impossible to tally write-in votes that are illegible or where the ballot has been defaced. Therefore, in the case of write-ins that are illegi­ ble or when they appear on defaced ballots, this Committee has carried such ballots under the heading of void bal­ lots, in which category they properly belong. We recommend that the proce­ dure on write-ins followed by this Com­ mittee be upheld, inasmuch as it is im­ possible to count write-ins' votes where the name written in is illegible or a voter defaces the ballot. If a man wants to write in a name, he ought to do so clearly, if he wants his write-in to be effective, and he must be careful not to place illegal marks on the ballot. This Committee feels very strongly on this point. The official tally of this Committee Is annexted to this report and made a part of it. Subject to the appropriate action of the membership at the "Elec­ tion Report" meetings, it represents the basis for the action called for in Section 6, Article XIII, of the Constitution. Dated: January 14, 1965. George Litchfield L-170 Elected in the Port of Baltimore Walter J. Walsh W236 Elected in the Port of Baltimore Aide Perlnl P-83 Elected in the Port of New York Cecil Leader L-6 Elected in the Port of New York Edward W. Morris M-135g Elected in the Port of Detroit Manuel Garza G-631 Elected in the Port of Detroit James Doris D-3 Elected in the Port of Phiiadelphia Charles Moss M-502 Elected in the Port of Philadelphia Thomas D. Garrity G-298 ' Elected in the Port of New Orleans Ashton L. Stephens S-318 Elected in the Port of New Orleans H. B. Butts B-395 Elected in the Port of Houston Douglas Claussen C-339 Elected in the Port of Houston James Naylor N-6 Elected in the Port of Mobile Dalphin L. Parker P-g4 Elected in the Port of Mobile �Jnufy M, Utti SEAFARERS'LOa fa]wl«pMi--Par« Qeyra Report By The Secretary-Treasurer On "Election Complaints" duringr "ELECTION OF 1965-1968 OFFICERS AND JOB HOLDERS OF THE SEA­ FARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA-ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES, AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT" Under the terms of our Constitution and the rules adopted by the Executive Board and approved by the membership, complaints concerning the conduct of the Union election and balloting pro­ cedure are to be sent to the SecretaryTreasurer, and the Secretary-Treasurer is charged with specific administrative duties in connection with such election. The office of your Secretary-Treasurer has received two communications from Brother Bernard Toner, T-28, a candi­ date for New York Joint Patrolman and I am reporting as to the action taken and my recommendations in connection with such action. On November 22nd, there was re­ ceived a letter from Brother Toner which was dated November 19, 1964 and postmarked November 20, 1964 at Fre­ mont, California. A copy of this letter is as follows: "Dear Sir and Brother, This letter is a protest of the elec­ tion now in progress. In regards to the balloting now going on in all ports, I am aware of the proper prwedure according to the constitution and I have wit­ nessed several violations since I arrived in San Francisco. I'm sure you know of the exist­ ence of the printed form available to voters with the names of candi­ dates, exclusive of many names that appear on the ballot. I've seen it and my name along with many others are among the missing. The form carries a union label and is probably available in all ports. This seems to me to be a vio­ lation, as we the missing candidates don't have the same opportunity to campaign on so large a scale, as finances and the method of distribu­ tion are not available to us. I witnessed Paul Gonsorchik, Walter Reidy, and one of the ballot­ ing committee passin.g them out. The man on the committee also made the statement "There are a bunch of running that the union would rather not have in office." I would like to know who ordered the printing of the forms, who de­ cided what names to go on them, and mostly who paid for them out of what funds? Fraternally yours, Bernard Toner T-28 Candidate for New York Joint Patrolman (Signed) Bernard Toner November 19, 1964" By letter dated November 24, 1964, I replied to Brother Toner and a copy of that letter is as follows: "November 24, 1964 Mr. Bernard Toner, T-28 36753 Charles Street Newark, California • 94560 Dear Sir and Brother: Your letter dated November 19, 1964, has been turned over to the undersigned for reply. The alleged incident .vou refer to, I assume, occurred in San Fran­ cisco on November 19, 1964, the date of your letter. Your corre­ spondence as well as this reply will be turned over to the Union Tally­ ing Committee at the time of their convening. As to your inquiry about a printed form, who decided what names to go on them, and who paid for them out of what funds, please be ad­ vised that the Union has not or­ dered the printing of any forms or paid for such, other than for the official ballots which contain the names of all candidates, together with the standard material, such as roster sheets, envelopes, etc. Cam­ paign material or forms, if any, as distinguished from the official elec­ tion material, are prepared and paid for solely by candidates. Fraternally yours. Seafarers International Union of North America-AGLIWD (Signed) A1 Kerr. Secretary-Treasurer" On January 13, the Tallying Commit­ tee received Brotfier Toner's letter dated January 9, 1965. A copy of that letter is as follows: "January 9, 1965 "Dear Sirs: In November 1 sent a written pro­ test of the balloting and what I con­ sider violations of the proper pro­ cedure, to Paul Hall. He turned it over to A1 Kerr and 1 was informed that all protests are handled by the tallying committee. When 1 sent in my credentials for the New York patrolman job, I signed them the way 1 wanted them printed in the "LOG," and to appear on the ballot, which was Bernard (Mike) Toner. Other candidates names appeared by the names they are commonly known as, but mine appeared sim­ ply as Bernard Toner. 1 have been asked a number of times by former shipmates why 1 didn't have "Mike" on the ballot, as that is what 1 am known as mostly, and due to some­ one's oversight have probably lost quite a number of votes because of it. In the event you haven't received my earlier letter it contained the following; 1. The printed form which was available may have influenced voters. "2. The fact that the form was available in all ports, and the same method of distributing campaign material was not available to all of us. 1 saw Paul Gonsorchik pass it out within ten feet of the ballot box. I saw Walter Reidy, whose name isn't on the ballot, pass one across the counter, also less than twenty-five feet from the box. 1 was also present when one of the ballot committee handed one to a member that inquired as to the purpose of it, and was told "there are a bunch of running that the union would rather not have in office." This man has since shipped on the "Alcoa Marketer" as Steward and I believe his name is Depaulier. 3. The way my name appeared on the ballot as explained earlier in this protest. 4. I would like to know also when these members whose names ap­ peared on the foitn ordered them printed, where they were printed, who paid for them and out of what funds. 5. Since the names not mentioned on the form are active seamen and their time ashore is limited to short periods at different times, no oppor­ tunity to meet and plan a large cam­ paign to compete with something like this is possible. Thereby limit­ ing equal rights. Fraternally, Bernard (Mike) Toner T-28 Candidate for patrolman (Signed) Bernard Toner P.S. The above violations are the only ones I am aware of, but if you will investigate further I feel you will find others." The tallying Committee has advised Brother Toner that under the terms of our Constitution the Committee has no authority to evaluate complaints of the type described In his letter of January 9, 1965. The Committee's reply to ^Brother Toner is contained in their re­ port. The Minutes of the Executive Board of September 9, 1964, approved and adopted by the membership, provides, in part, as follows: "2. To insure good order and to further preserve the secrecy of the ballot, electioneering must not take place within 25 feet of the polling place. In any event, the Union con­ tinues to insist on good order and decorum, which must be preserved. Any member whose ballot has been solicited within the prohibited area is required to make this fact known to the Polls Committee, which shall record the complaint in its report, as well as its findings and recom­ mendations thereon. In addition, the member is required to notify the Secretary-Treasurer, Al Kerr, at Headquarters, within 24 hours of the occurrence, by registered mail, return receipt requested, of the facts, which notification must be signed by the complainant, together with his book number. In that connection, the Executive Board reccommends that the mem­ bership also adopt the rule that, in case any member has a complaint that any of the election and ballot­ ing procedures of this Union have been violated, the same procedure as above set forth shall be followed. While the members have already been notified, through the LOG, as to notifications to the President in case of a claimed violation of any rights, it is recommended that the rule set forth herein be adopted with reference to the balloting and election procedures in this election, since the Secretary-Treasurer, un­ der the Constitution, is charged with specific administrative duties in connection with elections and referendums. The member's duty to report violations in this manner should be emphasized. If situations exist which call for corrective ac­ tion, tliat action ought to be taken.. It can't be taken if the responsible parties under the Constitution are not made aware of the facts." As a result of the above quoted rule, I am making my report and recommen­ dation as to the contents of Brother Toner's letter. Brother Toner's letter of January 9th is, in part, a repetition of his original letter of November 19, 1964 and insofar as the reply letter to him of November 24th applies to mat­ ters contained in his letter of January 9, 1965, the same reply is incorporated in this report; particularly with respect to his inquiry about campaign material and the furnishing of the same. In essence. Brother Toner's letter of Janu­ ary 9, 1965, setting forth matters which have not been previously replied to, consist of two areas: the first one is the absence of his nickname, "Mike," ap­ pearing on the ballot; and, the second, his claim of a violation of the no elec­ tioneering rule in designated areas. As to the first item—the absence of his nickname, "Mike," on the ballot—I wish to point out that, as we all know, the sample ballot was distributed long prior to the commencement of the elec­ tion. At no time did Brother Toner make any complaint about the absence of his nickname appearing with his name upon the ballot. Furthermore, at no time did Brother Toner ever request that his nickname, "Mike," appear alongside of his regular name upon the baiiot, and the first complaint received from him is after the election is over. Furthermore, in his letter of November 19, 1964, he signs it as ''Bernard Toner, T-28, Candidate for New York Joint Patrolman," without any reference to the nickname, "Mike." It Is clear that his complaint is an afterthought and there is no basis for such complaint. I further wish to point out that in the sections of the Executive Board Minutes mentioned above, at no time did Brother Toner follow the procedure of a com­ plaint in connection with the failure to have his nickname, "Mike," appear alongside of his name upon the ballot. In view of all of this, I find that there is no basis to Brother Toner's complaint as to the failure of his nickname to appear upon the ballot and 1 so recom­ mend to the membership for their action. With respect to the other area of Brother Toner's complaint in his letter of January 9, 1965 concerning violation of the no electioneering in prohibited areas, 1 have the following comments and recommendation to make. 1 refer again to the rules adopted by the Execu­ tive Board and the membership concern­ ing this subject of electioneering or soliciting votes within the prohibited areas, which is set forth above. It is first provided that any member whose ballot has been so solicited within the prohibited area is required to make this fact known to the local Polls Committee, which shall record the complaint in its report, as well as its findings and rec­ ommendations thereon. The record shows that no member has made any complaint to any Polls Committee, nor do the reports of any Polls Committee contain a record of any such complaint, finding or recommendation. The rules further provide that the member is re­ quired to notify the Secretary-Treasurer at Headquarters within 24 hours after the occurrence. No member whose vote has been allegedly solicited in the pro­ hibited area has so notified the Office of Secretary-Treasurer. The above rules further provide that if any member has a complaint as to any of the election and balloting procedures to the effect that they have been violated, that the same procedure as set forth with respect to an individual member be followed. 1 as­ sumed that Brother Toner's letter of January 9, 1965 was intended to come within this latter rule. 1 wish to point out that, aside from the complaint re­ ceived from Brother Toner which alleges conduct only in the Port of San Fran­ cisco, no other letter has been received from any member complaining about an alleged violation of the no solicitation or electioneering in prohibited areas from that port, or any other port. In view of the fact that no member has filed any complaint, either with any of the local Polls Committees, the Presi­ dent or the Office of the SecretaryTreasurer, concerning an alleged viola­ tion of the no solicitation rule in pro­ hibited areas, and Brother Toner's letter does not complain about his ballot being so solicited, but merely a state­ ment that somebody else's ballot w.as so solicited—without even identifying the member or membqrs so solicited— he has not set forth sufficient evidence to warrant the finding that the conduct complained of was so engaged in. As a result of this situation, it appears to the Secretary-Treasurer that Brother Toner is engaged in a "fishing expedi­ tion" and this is backed up by his post­ script in his letter of January 9, 1965, in which he requests a further investiga­ tion based upon his "feeling" that other violations will be found. Brother Toner's complaint deals solely with balloting conducted in the Port of San Francisco and 1 wish to point out to the membership that if all the ballots cast and counted from the Port of San Francisco were not counted—the results of the election would still not be changed. For all of the above reasons, 1 have determined that there is no basis to Brother Toner's complaint of violation of the election procedures in accordance with the Union's Constitution and rules adopted by the membership. 1, there­ fore, so recommend to the membership for their action. Submitted by, Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer �Supgleiiieiit-^Pacs Twdv* SEAFARERS Jammrrift, ms LOG OFFICIAL TALLY SHEET FOR ELECTION OF 1965-1968 OFFICERS •DENOTES THAT MAN WAS ELECTED MAIL BALLOT PrAldent John Cole, C-8 Paul Hall, H-1 William John Smith, S-60 No Votes Void's Missing Write In's Challenged Totals BALT. NORP. JAX. Mil AMI TAMPA MOBILI N.o. HOUS. WILM. S.P. SBAT. DIT. SAN JUAN Totals 15 203 37 2 9 0 0 0 266 42 357 11 13 21 0 1 0 445 3 83 0 12 0 0 0 0 98 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 2 52 0 0 2 0 1 0 57 0 48 2 0 0 0 0 0 50 15 404 2 0 13 0 0 0 434 52 901 7 5 23 0 0 2 990 52 623 8 21 2 0 1 2 709 10 142 1 2 4 0 0 0 159 55 239 21 3 35 0 1 ^ 2 356 35 116 15 1 6 0 1 0 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 327 88 4,598* 115 1 13 75' 163 11 0 1 6 0 11 1 123 5,296 18 1 0 0 0 4 23 43 1 0 0 0 0 44 1,236 88 15 1 4 0 1,344 255 4 5 0 2 0 266 394 41 9 0 1 0 445 98 1 1 0 0 0 98 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 57 0 0 0 0 0 57 48 2 0 0 0 0 50 389 43 2 0 0 0 434 774 203 10 0 1 2 990 676 25 5 0 1 2 709 155 1 2 0 1 0 159 316 24 9 0 5 2 356 163 9 1 0 1 0 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 22 5 0 0 1 123 4,739* 465 64 1 16 11 5,296 18 1 0 0 0 4 23 41 1,243 81 3 0 17 0 1 0 2 0 0 44 1,344 254 5 5 0 2 0 266 387 48 8 0 2 0 445 97 0 1 0 0 0 98 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 56 1 0 0 0 0 57 46 4 0 0 0 0 50 386 46 2 0 0 0 434 769 208 9 0 2 2 990 678 22 6 0 1 2 709 156 1 2 0 0 0 159 320 23 10 0 1 2 356 165 8 1 0 0 0 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 20 5 0 0 1 123 4,737* 471 66 1 10 11 5,296 18 1 0 0 0 4 23 42 2 0 0 0 0 44 1,239 86 15 1 3 0 1,344 255 5 4 .0 2 266 392 45 8 0 0 0 445 97 0 1 0 0 0 98 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 56 1 0 0 0 0 57 48 2 0 0 0 0 50 386 45 3 0 0 0 434 764 214 9 0 1 2 990 677 26 4 0 0 2 709 156 1 2 0 0 0 159 319 24 10 0 1 2 356 169 3 1 0 1 0 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 4,736* 26 481 59 2 0 1 8 0 1 11 123 5,296 18 1 0 0 0 4 23 40 4 0 0 0 0 44 1,246 77 15 1 5 0 1,344 250 10 4 0 2 0 266 400 31 8 0 6 0 445 97 0 1 0 0 0 98 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 57 0 0 0 0 0 57 48 2 0 0 0 0 50 397 35 2 0 0 0 434 786 192 7 0 3 2 990 670 30 6 0 1 2 709 155 2 2 0 0 0 159 320 23 9 0 2 2 356 160 12 1 0 1 0 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 26 2 0 0 1 123 4,762* 445 57 1 20 11 5,296 4 13 1 1 0 0 4 23 6 35 1 2 0 0 0 44 49 1,249 9 35 1 1 0 1,344 25 230 1 10 0 0 U 266 59 324 43 19 0 0 0 445 7 83 0 8 0 0 0 98 1 23 0 0 0 0 0 24 2 54 0 1 0 0 0 57 3 40 2 5 0 0 0 50 18 401 9 6 0 0 0 434 52 895 18 23 0 0 2 990 52 624 14 17 0 0 2 709 9 146 0 4 0 0 0 159 75 246 12 20 0 1 2 356 43 123 5 3 0 0 0 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 63 23 9 0 0 1 123 432 4,549* 138 163 1 2 11 5,296 Vice-President in Charge of The Lakes and Inland Waters A1 Tanner, T-12 No Votes Void's Missing Write In's Challenged Totals 18 0 1 0 0 42 2 0 0 0 0 44 1,195 131 13 1 4 0 1,344 253 6 5 0 2 0 266 388 50 7 0 0 0 445 97 0 1 0 0 0 98 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 54 3 0 0 0 0 57 46 4 0 0 0 0 50 379 51 4 0 0 0 434 748 230 9 0 1 2 990 666 35 6 0 0 2 709 152 5 2 0 0 0 159 309 36 8 0 1 2 356 160 14 0 0 0 0 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 4,621* 28 595 4 60 0 1 0 8 1 11 123 5,296 Headquarters Representatives William Hall, H-272 Thomas (Curley) Liles, Jr., L-230... Edward (Eddie) Mooney, M-7 Frederick (Freddie) Stewart, S-8... No Votes Void's Missing Write In's Challenged Totals 14 11 14 13 2 3 0 0 12 69 40 1,238 125 9 37 L224 38 1,177 8 121 141 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 132 4,032 234 48 241 225 14 35 0 1 0 798 334 122 342 293 - 169 75 0 0 '0 1,335 80 16 84 79 2 33 0 0 0 294 24 4 23 21 0 0 0 0 0 72 53 5 52 50 8 3 0 0 0 171 45 7 42 40 13 3 0 0 0 150 369 44 368 342 140 39 0 0 0 1,302 843 640 177 108 860' 633 763 614 53 242 76 73 0 0 3 0 6 6 2,970 2,127 145 22 145 135 12 18 0 0 0 477 269 114 262 262 92 63 0 0 6 1,068 137 70 132 132 34 17 0 0 0 522 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 4,541* 26 908 81 4,540* 63 4,247* 92 1,002 27 606 0 3 1 8 3 33 369 15,888 New York Port Agent Joseph (Joe) DiGiorgio, D-2 ....... No Votes Void's Missing Write In's Challenged Totals 17 2 0 0 0 4 23 1,203 120 12 1 8 0 1,344 226 35 3 0 2 0 266 309 128 7 0 1 0 445 96 1 - 1 0 0 0 98 22 2 0 0 0 0 24 49 8 0 0 0 0 57 40 10 0 0 0 0 50 317 116 1 0 0 0 434 654 324 8 0 2 2 990 621 81 4 0 1 2 709 140 17 2 0 0 0 159 280 67 5 0 2 2 356 128 43 2 0 1 0 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 4,222* 35 996 4 49 0 1 0 17 1 11 123 5,296 297 210 26 1,117 12 304 25 1,214 236 14 115 162 36 8 6 317 228 33 1,103 12 89 133 20 3 5 229 203 26 1,103 16 242 203 25 1,110 14 223 204 24 1,120 11 279 227 26 1,170 13 242 215 24 1,079 8 132 26 . 65 4 8 108 209 28 9 10 219 30 117 9 10 82 119 4 27 5 76 123 26 6 8 271 209 26 1,122 14 127 ' 36 • 75 3 5 289 226 26 1,135 16 650 195 45 35 1 380 730 90 230 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 40 2,660 4,450S 830,, 440 .13,440, 79 83 14 78 12 68 69 70 73 71 7 20 19 11 12 78 10 80 6 120 0 0 0 980 22 23 4 22 4 22 22 18 23 21 1 4 4 0 2 19 1 20 8 0 0 0 0 45 48 13 38 8 37 42 32 42 34 3 8 17 7 5 43 8 43 47 50 0 0 0 41 40 336 352 34 332 28 324 329 321 342 318 25 37 35 24 24 338 30 330 521 260 0 0 0 757 744 182 680 157 631 641 614 744 647 109 235 210 132 121 713 123 725 1,158 550 0 ' 7 20 598 618 105 614 62 565 573 554 622 582 61 132 125 78 67 619 83 640 118 250 0 4 20 129 134 30 121 18 118 121 116 133 130 15 25 30 16 13 121 20 124 16 160 0 0 0 1,590 236 240 106 224 63 173 183 185 262 227 66 110 101 79 82 224 110 242 324 300 0 3 20 3,560 135 120 56 106 37 75 90 75 121 103 31 79 57 39 35 115 60 113 163 130 0 0 0 1.740 ; ., Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement Robert A. Matthews, M-1 No Votes Void's Missing Write In's Challenged Totals . Vice-President in Charge of The Atlantic Coast Earl (Bull) Shepard, S-2 No Votes Void's Missing Write In's Challenged Totals , Vice-President in Charge of The Gulf Coast James L. (Jimmie) Tucker, T-22 Lindsay J. Williams, W-1 No Votes Void's Missing Write In's Challenged Totals New York Joint Patrolman Theodore (Ted) Babkowski, B-1 Angus (Red) Campbell, C-217 Warren H. Cassidy, C-724 ... John Fay, F-363 Vincent Genco, G-79 Luige lovino, I-ll Pasquale (Pat) Marinelli, M-462 Frank Mongelli, M-1111 E. B. (Mac) McAuley, M-20 ... George McCartney, M-948 ... Fred George Oestman, 0-41 . George (Frenchy) Ruf, R-1 Charles J. Scofield, S-186 Charles Stambul, S-578 Lorence E. Taylor, T-79 Keith Terpe, T-3 Bernard Toner, T-28 Steven (Steve) Zubovich, Z-13 No Votes Void's Missing Write In's Challenged , Totals . ...... i-v: 23 Srf, 37 7 0 0 0 0 44 t) 2^9 f V 9 39 7 30 35 33 37 34 1 9 8 3 4 34 2 37 37 60 0 0 0 500 -*ll o 30 4 39 1,265 9 0 1 1 37 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 44 1,344 Secretary-Treasurer A1 Kerr, K-7 No Votes Void's Missing Write In's Challenged Totals j ! PHILA. 2 18 0 1 0 0 0 4 23 Executive Vice-President Cal Tanner, T-1 No Votes Void's Missing Write In's Challenged Totals ^ BOSTON N.Y. 0• 0 53 4,093* 0 92 4,287* 0 29 909 0 54 4,001* 0 16 662 0 50 3,670* 0 56 3,755* 0 47 3,647* 0 52 4,166* 0 50 3,785* 0 23 577 0 28 1,051 0 33 1,024 0 14 640 0 17 621 0 61 4,007* 0 20 713 0 52 4,098* - 0 292 3,616 0 180 3,490 0 0 10 0 1 28 0 10 110 -0 1,239 , 52,960 1 �jMtmm Ui MM SupHlOTcnt—Page Tbbleem. SEAFARERS IOC \ OFFICIAL TALLY SHEET FOR ELECTION OF 1965-1968 OFFICERS •DENOTES THAT MAN WAS ELECTED Philadelphia A«ent Frank Drozak, D-22 No Votes Void's Missing Write In's Challenged Totals MAIL BALLOT BOSTON N.Y. PHILA. BALT. NORF. JAX. MIAMI TAMPA MOBILl N. o. HOUS. WILM. t. F. SEAT. DET. SAN JUAN Totals / 4,482» 730 48 1 24 11 5,296 18 1 0 0 0 4 23 41 1,182 2 141 0 10 0 1 1 10 0 0 44 1,344 242 11 7 0 6 0 266 368 72 5 0 0 0 445 98 0 0 0 0 0 98 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 52 5 0 0 0 0 57 45 5 0 0 0 0 50 374 59 1 0 0 0 434 689 287 10 0 2 2 990 656 48 2 0 1 2 709 152 5 2 0 0 0 159 307 38 6 0 3 2 356 153 20 1 0 0 0 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 36 4 0 1 1 123 Philadelphia Joint Patrolman Willdam R. Davies, D-178 Belarmino (Bennie) Gonzalez, G-4.. Leon Hall, Jr., H-125 Edward Kresz, K-315 No Votes Void's rr. Missing Write In's Challenged Totals 8 11 12 3 0 4 0 0 8 46 8 29 31 9 7 4 0 0 0 88 152 1,160 1,126 110 71 65 2 2 0 2.688 49 198 183 72 6 18 0 6 0 532 122 274 262 87 115 30 0 0 0 890 19 80 77 10 0 10 0 0 0 196 3 21 20 3 1 0 0 0 0 48 3 54 43 4 8 2 0 0 0 114 7 41 38 4 10 0 0 0 0 100 40 350 352 20 94 12 0 0 0 868 171 749 689 129 182 56 0 0 4 1,980 97 592 577 86 46 16 0 0 4 1,418 21 129 126 18 6 18 0 0 0 318 106 221 206 78 58 38 0 1 4 712 79 98 78 52 35 6 0 0 0 348 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 911 60 4,067* 48 3,868* 701 16 72 711 301 22 2 0 9 0 22 2 246 10,592 Baltimore Agent RexTord (Rex) JJickey, D-0 No Votes Void's Missing Write In's Challenged Totals 19 0 0 0 0 4 23 41 2 0 0 1 0 44 1,184 143 12 1 4 0 1,344 2.52 11 2 0 1 0 266 386 52 4 0 3 0 445 93 3 2 0 0 0 98 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 54 3 0 0 0 0 57 47 3 0 0 0 0 50 365 69 0 0 0 0 434 730 253 5 0 0 2 990 655 50 2 0 0 2 709 151 6 2 0 0 0 159 311 37 5 0 1 2 356 158 15 1 0 0 0 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 43 3 0 0 1 123 Baltimore Joint Patrolman W. Paul Gonsorehik, G-2 Eli Hanover, H-313 Tony Kastina, K-5 Benjamin Wilson, W-217 No Votes Void's Missing Write In's Challenged Totals 18 19 18 19 2 0 0 0 16 92 42 41 41 40 12 0 0 0 0 176 1,176 1,170 1,151 1,138 690 42 4 5 0 5,376 254 255 255 254 26 16 0 4 0 1,064 401 407 405 408 134 20 0 5 0 1,780 98 98 98 98 0 0 0 0 0 392 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 96 56 53 53 51 15 0 0 0 0 228 47 46 45 44 17 0 0 1 0 200 379 376 374 375 228 4 0 0 0 1,736 731 649 646 712 645 714 644 717 1,032 203 40 40 0. 0 6 1 8 8 3,960 2,836 154 154 154 154 11 8 0 1 0 636 318 293 290 299 180 33 0 3 8 1,424 156 154 153 154 72 6 0 1 0 696 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 4,583* 79 4,527* 80 4,500* 73 4,402* 159 2,781 225 16 4 0 28 1 44 4 492 21,184 Mobile Agent Frederick H. Johnson, J-44 Louis (Blackie) Neira, N-1 No Votes Void's Missing Write In's Challenged Totals 7 12 0 0 0 0 4 23 12 30 2 0 0 0 0 44 103 1,194 15 27 1 4 0 1,344 40 221 3 2 0 0 0 266 122 263 46 14 0 0 0 445 15 73 0 10 0 0 0 98 2 7 48 22 0 1 0' 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 24 6 44 0 0 0 0 0 50 25 395 8 6 0 0 0 434 180 780 7 21 0 0 2 990 115 578 2 11 0 1 2 709 19 134 0 6 0 0 0 159 122 196 19 16 0 1 2 356 76 86 9 3 0 0 0 174 0 0 0 0 0 28 60 25 9 0 0 1 123 18 18 18 18 4 0 0 0 16 92 40 41 40 40 15 0 0 0 0 176 1,129 1,170 1,159 1,136 729 46 4 3 0 5,376 368 256 2.55. 367 2.56 368 365 255 283 28 28 12 0 0 1 2 0 0 1,064 1,780 98 98 98 98 0 0 0 0 0 392 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 96 56 57 57 56 2 0 0 0 0 228 46 46 46 44 17 0 0 1 0 200 397 397 397 393 148 4 0 0 0 1,736 738 741 736 728 973 32 0 4 8 3,960 665 663 655 662 142 40 0 1 8 2,836 155 155 155 155 8 8 0 0 0 636 311 307 295 301 173 28 0 1 8 1,420 157 153 155 156 71 4 0 0 0 696 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Orleans Agent C. J. (Buck) Stephens, S-4 No Votes Void's Missing <• Write In's Challenged Totals 16 3 0 0 0 4 23 37 7 0 0 0 0 44 1,153 177 8 1 5 0 1,344 248 13 3 0 2 0 266 361 79 5 0 0 0 445 97 1 0 0 0 0 98 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 48 8 0 0 1 0 57 44 6 0 0 0 0 50 359 74 1 0 0 0 434 849 130 6 0 3 2 990 658 46 2 0 1 2 709 151 6 2 0 0 0 159 309 39 6 0 0 2 356 154 19 1 0 0 0 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 40 2 0 0 1 123 New Orleans Joint Patrolman A. E. (Jerry) Cunningham, C-718 Henry B. Donnelly, D-324 Thomas E. Gould, G-267 Louis Guarino, G'520 Andrew A. G. McCloskey, M-P50 .,. Herman M. Troxclair, T-4 Paul Warren, W-3 No Votes Void's Missing Write In's Challenged Totals 13 6 15 11 5 10 12 0 4 0 0 16 92 10 6 32 27 8 31 34 28 0 0 0 0 176 184 186 1,208 1,115 182 1,106 1,172 103 114 4 2 0 5,373 43 45 234 222 47 218 220 18 16 0 1 0 1,064 134 119 295 267 107 253 283 241 81 0 0 0 1,780 15 15 80 74 10 74 82 2 40 0 0 0 392 18 4 17 5 22 42 39 19 3 12 20 43 47 23 0 . 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 228 11 8 37 36 6 33 28 17 24 0 0 0 200 46 41 358 346 33 360 337 171 44 0 0 0 1,736 171 146 841 777 122 869 750 162 112 0 2 8 3,960 122 106 633 588 97 589 599 50 44 0 0 8 2,836 21 22 141 125 28 134 129 0 36 0 0 0 636 133 114 235 211 105 201 223 130 64 0 0 8 1,424 77 69 132 89 55 92 100 62 20 0 0 0 696 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 1,042 940 35 54 4,359* 60 4,006* 843 23 40 4,073* 48 4,087* 160 1,154 627 28 4 0 5 0 44 4 492 21,184 Houston Agent Paul Drozak, D-180 No Votes ; Void's Missing Write In's Challenged Totals 15 4 0 0 0 4 23 40 4 0 0 0 0 44 1,18.5 144 6 1 8 0 1,344 239 22 3 0 2 0 266 372 65 8 0 0 0 445 98 0 0 0 0 0 98 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 52 5 0 0 0 0 57 48 2 0 0 0 0 50 372 58 2 0 0 0 434 736 . 684 18 247 4 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 990 709 155 2 2 0 0 0 159 314 32 4 0 4 2 356 144 28 2 0 0 0 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 38 1 0 1 1 123 Houston Joint Patrolman Martin J. (Marty) Breithoff, B-2 William J. Doak, D-262 Roan Lightfoot, L-565 Oscar M. Raynor, R-520 R. F. (Mickey) Wilburn, W-6 ... No Votes Void's .. Missing Write In's Challenged Totals 17 13 17 8 14 3 4 0 0 16 92 38 1,227 252 248 34 1,250 222 29 1,196 231 , 70 11 36 1,194 228 25 20 . 155 116 16 8 0 0 4 0 - 3 3 0 0 0 1,064 176 5,376 333 342 310 155 306 246 88 0 0 0 1,780 89 91 81 20 91 0 20 0 0 0 392 24 24 23 3 22 0 0 0 0 0 96 53 52 52 20 46 5 0 0 0 0 228 47 43 43 9 39 19 0 0 0 0 200 375 373 357 54 362 171 44 0 0 0 1,736 865 835 801 246 810 291 96 0 8 8 3,960 663 653 632 108 661 40 68 0 3 8 2,836 147 142 133 38 137 7 32 0 0 0 636 311 264 251 149 238 125 77 0 1 8 1,424 153 139 127 90 114 53 20 0 0 0 696 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 4,670* 71 4,574* 57 4.331* 45 1.257 54 4,352* 153 1,313 621 32 4 0 0 18 44 4 492 21,184 Bstroit Agent Frank (Scottie) Aubusson, A-8 No Votes Void's ^lissing .. Write In's Challenged Totals 18 1 0 0 0 4 28 377 63 5 0 0 0 445 97 1 0 0 0 0 98 23 1 0 0 0 0 24 47 3 0 0 0 0 60 372 61 1 0 0 0 434 728 256 3 0 1 2 990 652 51 4 0 0 2 709 153 4 2 0 0 0 159 313 35 5 0 1 2 356 154 17 3 0 0 0 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 27 1 0 0 1 123 Mobile Joint Patrolman Harold J. Fischer, F-1 Robert Jordan, J-1 Leo P. Marsh, M-9 William J. (Red) Morris, M-4 No Votes Void's Missing Write In's Challenged ; Totals . 41 3 0 0 D 0 44 1,167 170 4 1 2 0 1,344 249 14 2 0 1 0 266 53 4 0 0 0 0 57 ' a 0 0 4,546* 690 38 1 10 11 5,296 879 4,136* 137 126 1 6 11 5,296 81 4,539* 88 4,580* 79 4,538* 76 4,507* 156 2,749 210 8 0 4 13 0 44 * 4 492 21,184 4,588* 648 36 1 12 11 5,296 4,562* 669 36 1 17 11 5,296 4,538* 711 30 i 5 11 5,296 �' ?? Snwlemeni—ite* yowteni IffS SEAtARERB LOO HEADQUARTERS TALLYmO COMMITTEE'S BREAKDOWN OF WRITE-INS NAME OP CANDIDATE BOOK NUMBER Rnv'^^llilSi'fiflN MAIL JOB Algina Not given .. . President .., 0 Josei>h Kalata Not given .. , President 0 Seaweed Sam Not given.. • President 0 F. J. Kendrick K-250 President 0 William Slusser Not given.. President 0 Earl H. Gater ."Not given .. . President 0 William Smith Not given .. . Executive Vice President ... 0 J. W. Allen Not given .. . Executive Vice President ... 0 John Cole C-8 , Executive Vice President ... 6 John Doe Not given . Executive Vice President ... 0 Peter Drews Not given . Executive Vice President ... 0 George R. Stanley ... .Not given . Executive Vice President ... 6 Baldy Babkoskl B-1 Executive Vice President ... 0 Martin J. BreithoflE .. .B-2 Executive Vice President ... 0 William Slusser Not given . Executive Vice President ... 0 Luke Ciamboli Not given , . Executive Vice President ... 0 Frank Sylvia S-164 Executive Vice President ... 0 Eli Hanover Not given . . Executive Vice President ...- 0 John Cole C-8 . Secretary-Treasurer 0 John Doe Not given .Secretary-TreasuTCT ....... 0 W. J. Smith S-60 .... Secretary-Treasurer ....... 0 George McCartney ... Not given .Secretary-Treasurer ....... 0 Eli Hanover Not given . Secretary-Treasurm: 0 Joe Blow Not given . Secretary-Treasurer 0 Scotty Rosse Not given . Secretary-Treasurer 0 E. B. McAuley M-20 . Secretary-Treasiffer 0 William Slusser ; Not given , .Secretary-Treasurer 0 Cliff Wilson .Not given ... V.P. Charge of Contracts 0 John Cole C-8 . ... V.P. Charge of Contracts 0 John Doe Not given .. .V.P. Charge of Contracts 0 J. P. Brennan B-396 ... V.P. Charge of Contracts 0 Vincent Monte Not given ... V.P. Charge of Contracts 0 William Slusser Not given ...V.P. Charge of Contracts 0 William J. Smith S-60 V.P. Charge of Contracts 0 Clifford E. Hasz H-293 V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 Frank Aubusson Not given .. .V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 Red Dean Not given ...V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 John Cole C-8 . ... V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 John Doe Not given ... V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 J. P. Brennan B-396 V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 Paul Hall H-1 V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 Eli Hanover H-313 V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 William J. Smith ....S-60 V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 W. W. Reid R-339 V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 Charles Scofield Not given ... V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 Bill Dickey Not given ... V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 R. Thracher Not given ... V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 Frank Pasyluk Not given ... V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 D. R. Reynolds .R-430 V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 William Slusser Not given .. .V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 Frenchy Ruff R-1 V.P. Charge Atl. Coast . 0 John Cole C-8 V.P. of Gulf Coast 0 William Slusser Not given ...V.P. of Gulf Coast 0 Bill Hall Not given ...V.P. of Lakes 0 Pete Drews Not given .. .V.P. of Lakes 0 John Cole C-8 . V.P. of Lakes 0 John Doe Not given .. .V.P. of Lakes ....' 0 J. P. Brennan B-396 V.P. of Lakes 0 Paul Hall H-1 V.P. of Lakes ...... ... 0 Richard Schemm Not given ... V.P. of Lakes 0 William Slusser Not given ... V.P. of Lakes 0 Larence Taylor Not given . .Headquarters Rep. 0 John Cole C-8 Headquarters Rep. 0 John Doe Not given . . Headquarters Rep 0 Angus Campbell Not given . .Headquarters Rep 0 Joe Blow Not given . . Headquarters Rep 0 Manuel Cotty Not given . .Headquarters Rep. 0 Aldo P. Perini P-83 .New York Port Agent ..;... 0 Bill Hall H-272 New York Port Agent ...... 0 Eugene Dokin Not given . .New York Port Agent ; 0 Oscar M. Raynor Not given . .New York Port Agent 0 Tom Gool .Notgiven . .New York Port Agent 0 Angus Campbell .....C-21'7. ... New York Port Agent 0 John Cole .C-8. New York Port Agent 0 John Doe Not given . .New York Port Agent 0 J. P. Brennan .B-396 New York Port Agent 0 John Fay Not given . .New York Port Agent 0 Joe Blow Not given . .New York Port Agent 0 Geraid McCarthy Not given . .New York Port Agent 0 James Tucker T-22 .. .. New York Port Agent 0 Kieth Terpe Not given . .New York Port Agent 0 W. P. Gonsorck G-2 .New York Port Agent ...... 0 Stafford McCormick . .M-1073 ... N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 Babe Miller Not given . .N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 Augustus Hickey H-305 .N.Y. Joint Patrolman ...... 0 Jose P. Revera R-264 .N.Y. Joint Patrolman 9 Andrew Mazorck M-462 N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 Leon Hall Not given . .N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 John Cole C-8 . . N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 John Doe Not given . • N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 J. P. Brennan B-396 N.Y. Joint Patrolman ..] 0 Paul HaU H-1 .N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 William Hall H-272 .N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 John Sovick S-1169 .N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 Van Whitney .W-ll N.Y. Joint Patrolman ...... 0 Eugene Dokin D-9 .N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 Erasmus S. Arroyo . ^. Not given . • N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 B. L. Lanes Not given . • N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 Jimmy Bartlett Not given . .N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 .N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 Leo Bruce ........... B-158 E. Jimanez J-32 .N.Y. Joint Patrolman . ^ 0 Ray O'Dowd Not given . • N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 , N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 Terrance J. White .... W-588 Jim Wilson ;. Not given. .N.Y. Joint Patrolman 0 0 L. A. Ramirez Not given . .N.Y. Joint Patrolman . Phila. Port Agent 0 William Smith S-60 Phila. Port Agent 0 Oscar Kirs K-432.. 0 Bennie Gonzalez ..... Not given . • Phila. Port Agent Phila. Port Agent 0 Frank Aubusson A-8 Phila. Port Agent 0 Edward Kresz K-315 0 Honest A1 Whitmer ... Not given . .Phila. Port Agent 0 Charles Stansbury Not given . .Phila. Port Agent 0 Paul Drozak Not given. .Phila. Port Agent Phila. Port Agent 0 John Cole C-8 0 John Doe Not given . .Phila. Port Agent BOfT. N.Y. PHILA. BALT. 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I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 b b 0 b b b 0 9 0 b 9 9 9 9 b 9 0 0 9 9 0 b b b b 0 b b b 0 9 b 0 b 9 b 0 b b b b b b 9 b b 0 b b 9 b b Q 9 b 9 b b b b 0 b 0 b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b 0 b b b b b 0 9 I I i 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 b 9 9 9 9 0 b 9 9 0 9 9 9 b b b 9 b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b 0 b b 0 b 0 b b b b 0 b b 0 b b b b b b b b b b 0 b b b b b b b b 0 b b b b b b b b b b 0 9 9 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 9 9 0 9 0 0 b 0 9 9 b b 9 b b 0 b b 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 b 9 0 b 9 b b b 9 0 9 b 0 b b b b b b 0 b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b 0 b b b b b b 0 b 9 0 0 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 0 9 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 b 9 9 b 9 9 b b b 9 9 0 b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b 9 b b b b 9 b b b b b b b b 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 b 9 0 1 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 0 9 9 9 • 1 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 1 1 9 0 9 9 9 9 0 0 9 0 9 1 9 9 9 0 1 1 1 9 9 0 9 9 9 b b b b 1 1 9 9 b 0 0 9 9 b 0 b b b b b b 2 2 1 1 1 b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b 9 9 9 9 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 ' 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 9 0 b 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 b 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 b - 9 0 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 0 9 0 9 0 b b b b 1 b b b b b b b b 0 0 b b b b 1 1 b b b 1 1 b b b b b b b b b b 9 b b 9 b b 9 b b b 0 9 b b b b b b b b b b 9 b b b b b b b b 0 b b b b b b b b 0 9 b b b b b •.p. 9 9 9 9 1 9 9 9 1 9 9. 9 9 1 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 9 9 9 9 9 1 9 9 9 9 1 9 9 9 b 9 b 9 9 9 9 9 1 b 1 9 9 b b b 9 9 1 9 b b 1 b b 9 9 b 9 b 1 9 9 9 9 b b b 1 b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b 1 1 1 b b b 6 b 0 b b b b b BEAT. DIT. 9 I I 0 9 1 9 9 9 0 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 1 9 0 b 9 9 9 0 9 b 9 b 9 9 9 9 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 0 9 0 0 b 1 9 0 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 b 9 9 9 b b 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 b 9 b 1 b b 9 b b b b b b 9 9 b b b 0 0 9 b 0 b b b b b b b b b b b b b b 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 b 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 b 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 b 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 b 9 9 b 9 b 9 9 9 b 9 9 9 b b 9 b b 9 b b 9 b b 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 b 9 9 9 9 9 b 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 b 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 b 9 9 9 9 9 b b 9 9 b 9 9 b 9 9 1 9 9 b 9 9 9 b b 9 9 �JIPW INI Sapplenieiii—^Page Fitteen SEAFARERS LOG HEADQUARTERS TALLYING COMMITTEE'S BREAKDOWN OF WRITE-INS NAM! or CANOIOATI NUMBIR _ JOB FOR WHICH RBCEIVED WRITE IN MAIL •08T. N.Y. PHILA. BALT. NORF. L, Ctardner Not given .. .Phdla. Port Agent BiU Porter .Notgiven.. .Phdla. Port Agent John Fay given .. .Phdla. Port Agent Micael Sovkh Notgiven .. . Phdla. Port AgentJohn Pierce P-469 . Phdla. Port Agent Joe Blow Not given .. .Phdla. Port Agent J. Air Not given .. .Phdla. Port Agent C. G, McLellan M-697 Phdla. Port Agent George Ruff .Phdla. Port Agent Joseph Meyerchek .... Not given .. .Phdla. Port Agent WilMam Sluaeer Notgiven .. .Phdla. Port Agent William R. Davles .... Not given .. .Phdla. Port Agent John Oole C-8 . Phdla. Joint Patrolman John Doe Notgiven .Phila. Joint Patrolman Joe Air Notgiven .. .Phdla. Joint Patrolman J. P. Brennan B-396 . Phila. Joint Patrolman William Slusser Not given .. .Phila. Joint Patrolman Ed Riley Not given ,. .Baltimore Port Agent ...... John Sovich S-1169 .Baltimore Port Agent John Kennedy Not given .. .Baltimore Port Agent John Cole C-8 . Baltimore Port Agent John Doe Not given ,, .Baltimore Port Agent Tony Kastina .K-5 -Baltimore Pprt Agent Eli Hanover H-313 .Baltimore Port Agent Paul Hall H-1 .Baltimore Port Agent William Slusser Not given .. • BaRimore Port Agent Joseph S. Hilton H-85 .Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. Larence Taylor Not given .. .Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. John Cole , C-8 Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. John Doe I Notgiven.. . Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. Mickey Mouse Not given .. .Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. Paul Hall H-1 • Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. Walter Cressman Not given ., .Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. Ward Messinger M-615 Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. John Fay F-363 . Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. E. B. McAuley M-20. , Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. R. R. Nay N-231 .Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. Rex Dickey Not given .. .Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. Vic O'Brien Not given .. .Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. Joe Blow Not given .. .Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. Ed Blow Not given .. .Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. George Blow Not given .. .Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. W. Bobaleck Not given ...Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. Nils Peck Not given .. .Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. J. D. Jones Not given .. .Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. W. MacArthur M-1089 .... Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. C. Scofield Not given .. .Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. Dave Nunn Not given .. .Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. Carrol J. Quinnt Not given .. .Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. Tom Connell Notgiven.. . Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. Chester Hegbart Not given .. . Baltimore Joint Patrolman.. William H. Rhone ... Not given .. . Mobile Port Agent Harvey Mesford Not given .. .Mobile Port Agent Mobile Port Agent John Cole C-8 'John Doe Notgiven.. .Mobile Port Agent Willie Sutton Not given .. .Mobile Port Agent Bernard Tonen Not given .. .Mobile Port Agent ,... Clyde Garner Not given .. .Mobile Joint Patrolman.... Mobile Joint Patrolman.... John Cole .C-8 John Doe .Notgiven.. .Mobile Joint Patrolman.... .Mobile Joint Patrolman.... Paul Hall H-1 Albert Lima Notgiven.. .Mobile Joint Patrolman.... Joe Blow Not given .. .Mobile Joint Patrolpaan.... Ed Blow , Notgiven.. .Mobile Joint Patrolman.... Carl Pierce ..Notgiven.. .Mobile Joint Patrolman.... Adolph Eichmainn ... Not given .. .Mobile Joint Patrolman,... W. S. Daniel Not given .. . Mobile Joint Patrolman.... Chester Hegbart Not given .. . Mobile Joint Patrolman.... New Orleans Port Agent... Richard B. Comstock. .C-256 Papl Warren Not given .. .New Orleans Port Agent... Roy D. Yotter Not given .. New Orleans Port Agent... New Orleans Port Agent... John Cole C-8 John Doe Notgiven.. .New Orleans Port Agent... .New Orleans Port Agent... J. P. Brennan B-396 New Orleans Port Agent... Paul Hall H-1 Seaweed Sam Not given .. New Orleans Port Agent... Robert Jordan Not given .. New Orleans Port Agent... Joe Blow Notgiven.. New Orleans Port Agent... Jimmy Ahern Not given .. .New Orleans Port Agent... Adolph Eichmann' ... Not given .. .New Orleans Port Agent... N. O. Joint Patrolman John Cole C-8 John Doe Not given .. . N. O. Joint Patrolman N. O. Joint Patrolman L. J. Williams W-1 N. O. Joint Patrolman J. P. Thrasher T-187 Houston Port Agent John R. Hansen H-666 Charlie Kimbal ..... Not given .. Houston Port Agent Houston Port Agent Martin Breithoff B-2 Babe Miller Not given .. .Houston Port Agent Breithoff .... .... Not given .. .Houston Port Agent Houston Port Agent Cole C-8 John Doe Not given .. .Houston Port Agent G. Ruf Not given .. Houston Port Agent Houston Port Agent J. P. Brennan B-396 .Houston Port Agent Paul Hall H-1 Houston Port Agent Harold Fisher F-1 Houston Port Agent T. D. Wilson W-451 Houston Port Agent.... Keith Terpe T-3 J. J. Morrison Not given .. Houston Port Agent Houston Port Agent Thomas Liles L-230 Houston Port Agent Oscar M. Raynor R-520 Houston Joint Patrolman... William Red Morris.. M-4 Houston Joint Patrolman..., John Cole C-8 John Doe Not given .. Houston Joint Patrolman... Houston Joint Patrolman... J. P. Brennan B-396 Houston Joint Patrolman... Paul Hall H-1 Houston Joint Patrolman... Jim Batson B-213 Houston Joint Patrolman... H. Hunt H-405 Joe Blow Notgiven .. Houston Joint Patrolman... Ed Blow Not given .. Houston Joint Patrolman... S. R. Mehringer ....M-1129 Houston Joint Patrolman... Earl Shepard S-2 — Houston Joint Patrolman... N. Davis, Not given .. Houston Joint Patrolman... Detroit Port Agent Cole C-8 John Doe Not given .. Detroit Port Agent J. P. Brennan B-396 Detroit Port Agent Joe Blow Notgiven.. .Detroit Port Agent William Slusser ..... Not given .. 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Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource January22, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO URGES CONGRESS PASS STRONG LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM REPORT NO SEAFARERS HURT AS SIU SHIP, TANKER HIT NEW YORK LONGSHOREMEN VOTE APPROVAL OF NEW CONTRACT NEW PENNMAR COMPLETED, MAIDEN VOYAGE DUE SOON ELEVEN VETERAN SIU MEN ON LATEST PENSION LIST BALLOTING PROCEDURES AND UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE REPORT MARITIME LABOR COMMITTEE BLASTS U.S. SHIPPING POLICY AFL-CIO HAILS FIRST DECADE OF MORGAN NEWS BROADCASTS THE SAME OLD SHOUT – NOW AGAINST MEDICARE! BIG BIZ PRICE FIX FINES ERASED BY GOV’T TAXMEN OPEN SHOP RIGHT WING GOAL Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/22/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVI, No. 28 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/895ea0707c7e0dddf993accdb2f812d2.PDF 5984fc4ac95126e984fd2151f35f5439 PDF Text Text SEAFARERSMOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO F f F EW peopU know what 14b means. But those workers who make their livings in states where "right-to-work" laws are in exist­ ence know very well the dire ef­ fects of 14b on their security and well-being. 14b is the number given to a section in the Taft-Hartley law which gives states the right to enact so-called "right-to-work" laws. There are 20 states which have enacted such legislation. Significantly, it is in these states that wages and working condi­ tions, educational opportunities and other social benefits lag. State "right-to-work" laws are part of the ever-present rightwing, Big Business, union-busting attack, and they prevent workers from enjoying the benefits of free collective bargaining. The AFL-CIO and all of its member unions, including the SlU, have cited the repeal of 14b as a major legislative goal at this session of Congress. All of the labor movement's forces will be mustered to win repeal of 14b so that the benefits of free collective bargaining will be protected in the interests of all working men and women in the U.S. e H s y a t. ,8 r s r i �SEAFARERS Fsigt Tw« JaniuuT 8, 1985 LOG II 179 SlU Oldfimers Joined Pension Ranks During'64 The Seafarers Pension and Welfare Plan approved $150 monthly pensions to 179 mem­ The Seafarers International Union of North America resrards the bers of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District during 1964. promotion and preservation of a strong American maritime industry, Since the Pension Plan was • Dean, sailing in the deck depart­ adequate to both the commercial and security needs of the nation, was the Alcoa Commander begun on Oct, 1, 1961, a total ship ment since he joined the Union in as essential. (Alcoa). of 644 members were placed Emerson first joined the SIU Mobile, is a native of Alabama, The American maritime industry cannot be strong unless certain on the pension rolls, and are today enjoying their retirement with dignity and security. The total does not include those members who passed away while on the pension list. Members of the Atlantic, Gulf and Inland Wa­ ters District led the 1964 pension list with a total of 102 Seafarers being added to the monthly pen­ sion list. Mem­ bers of the Phillips Inland Boatmen's Union followed with 35 retired members on the pension rolls. The SIU Railway Marine Region listed 29 members who are receiving pensions, and the SIU Great Lakes District had 13 members receiving pensions. Included in the total are the five newest pensions to be awarded to long-time members of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf Districts. The new pensioners, who may now re­ tire in dignity to reap the rewards Emerson Dean of their years of labor are Samuel Phillips, 65; Stephen Emerson, 63; George S. Dean, 65; Percy Lee Foster, 70; and George W. Champlin. 67. Phillips joined the Union early in its history in the port of New York, sailing in the steward de­ partment. A native of the British West Indies, he now makes his home in New York City. His last in the port of Baltimore, sailing Still making his home in the state of his birth, he has now retired Jn comfort and dignity. He last sailed as deck maintenance aboard the Clairborne (Waterman). Foster joined the Union in the port of New York and sailed as a chief steward. He recently retired to his home in New York City as­ sured of a steady income from the Union pension plan. He last sailed aboard the Los Angeles (Sea-Land). Foster Champiin He is a native of South Carolina. ChampUn is a native of Chicago in the deck department as AB. His last ship was the Producer (Marine who joined the Union in Galveston, Carriers). A native of New Hamp­ Texas. Sailing throughout his years shire, he now makes his home in with the SIU as AB and Bosun, he Flippin, Arkansas, where he may recently retired to his present now relax from his labors and en­ home in New Orleans, La. He last joys the monthly pension benefit sailed aboard the Fairport, (Water­ man). from the Union. Supported By N.Y. Port Council Welfare Workers Strike Over Wages, Conditions NEW YORK—More than 8,000 Welfare Department workers took to the picket lines here last week in their fight for better wages and a reduction in staggering work loads. The strike came after weeks of fruitless negotiation with the city. The strike, conducted By members of the Social Service Employees Union and Local 371 of the State, County and Municipal Employees Union, has the full backing of the city's Maritime Port Council, which includes the SIU and other unions. SIU and other MPC members joined with the social workers on picket lines in front of Welfare Department offices. The city's immediate response to the strike was to invoke the vicious Condon-Wadlin Act, a state law that imposes immediate dismissal on striking public employees. Organized labor in N.Y. State has been in the forefront of the fight to repeal the act. Welfare investigators now receive a starting salary tlfat is lower than that of many unskilled workers. Each investigator handles at least 60 cases. The strikers are asking for higher salaries and a reduction of the caseload to 50 per investigator. The city has offered a flat $300 increase a year and a contribution to a welfare fund, but they have refused to negotiate on working conditions. SIU President Paul Hall, speaking at a mass meeting held by the Welfare Unions this week, said that "laboT leaders at this moment tire in consultation with city and other officials to try and break the impasse and get Imth sides back at the bargaining table." conditions exist. To meet our nation's needs the American merchant fleet must be registered under the American flag and manned by American citizens. And there must also be a. healthy and vital American shipbuilding capacity, sufficient to provide the physical facilities and skilled manpower reservoir necessary to meet any contingency in peace or war. Certainly, the American maritime industry, which contributes significantly to the economic well-being of this nation, as well as to its security, would be mortally weakened if either of these essential components are lacking. Unfortunately, the American shipbuilding industry has been allowed to deteriorate drastically in the years since World War II. In the Port of New York, for instance, there are now less than a dozen active private yards, none of which is engaged in large vessel con­ struction. As a result, an industry which provided employment for 10,000 men during the early 1950s now employs only some 3,000. Nearly 10,000 other shipyard workers face unemployment as a result of the decision to close the Brooklyn Navy Yard. "Many men have gone into other work, and there is actually a shortage of skilled manpower for drydocks, shops and specialized facilities," the New York Times reported recently. Meanwhile, other countries are busily concerned, either with further promoting already-flourishing shipbuilding industries or with reviving dormant ones. In the East, Japan has a program of state aid which has enabled that country to corner the lion's share of the shipbuilding market, with the result that Japanese yards are at present building 40 percent of the world's tonnage. In Western Europe, France and Italy have been paying direct sub­ sidies to their shipbuilders, while Germany has been providing aid in the form of credits at reduced interest rates. Now, according to recent reports in the papers, the member nations of the European Economic Community—the Common Market—are making a unified effort to promote their shipbuilding industries through a single system of financial subsidies that would apply to all member countries—Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg, as well as Germany, Italy and France. In our own country, in the meantime, the Maritime Administration is reported by reliable trade publications and other periodicals to be considering a plan which would permit both subsidized and unsubsidized lines to build vessels abroad for operation under American registry. The security value of an efficient American shipbuilding industry, which can be quickly expanded, if necessary, was conclusively demon­ strated during both World Wars. In peacetime, too, the American shipbuilding industry has more than justified its continued existence tihrougih its significant contributions to our economy, through its employment opportunities, through its purchase of goods and services, through its payment of taxes, and through its contribution to the alleviation of our pressing balance of payments problem. Any attempt to farther weaken or destroy our American shipbuilding capability would be not only shortsighted and economically unsound, but eventually a self-defeating and suicidal effort. For this reason the U.S. should be making every effort to see to it that America is restored kightful place as a major shipbuilding power. red to her ti SIUM Oil Workers Urge 'Don't Buy' Chevron Gas Seafarers and other, union merhbers affiliated with the New York Maritime Port Couhcil hit the bricks this week in support of striking Welfare Department workers employed by New York City. Two unions representing the welfare workers, Local 37! of the State, County and Municipal Employees and the Social Service Employees Union, voted to walk out after negotiations failed for, higher, pay and improved worhin conditions. . . 1% ^ SAN FRANCISCO—The SIUNAaffiliated International Union of Petroleum Workers, and the Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers have launched a "Don't Buy Chevron" campaign against Standard Oil of California products. The cam­ paign has spread to all of Califor­ nia and to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and other western states. . The unions are urging trade union families and others to re­ turn their gasoline credit cards and to stop buying Standard of California products to protest the company's refusal to grant em­ ployees the 4.5 percent benefit package won by the unions from major firms in the 1964 round of contract negotiatons. -J i w;, . V?': Instead, the company offered a 3.5 percent increase and when the unions refused to undercut the in­ dustry settlement, put it into effect unilaterally for all workers not covered by SIU-IUP or OCAW contracts. In addition, the company put into effect a "formal operators' training program" for employees represented by OCAW Local 1-561 at its refinery in Richmond, Cali­ fornia. As union contracts expired, the company stopped union dues check-offs and refused to arbitrate unsettled grievances. Both unions have filed "bad faith bargaining" charges against the .company with the National Labor Relations Board. I i '{ € r �t. Jannaiy S, 196S SEAFARERS LOG • r .-f Pare Three PRESIDENT JOHNSON TELLS CONGRESS: Court Backs MEBA In Union Vote Case WASHINGTON—^The U.S. Supreme Court, in a precedentsetting decision, has upheld the position of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, AFL-CIO, with a ruling that union elections cannot be * enjoined or blocked by in­ fered no discrimination or denial dividuals seeking to challenge of equal rights under the union's union constitutional provisions setting forth qualifications for office. In an 8 to 1 decision, the na­ tion's highest court upheld District No. 1 of the MEBA and dismissed a suit by 3 members who sought to enjoin the count of ballots in the union's December 1963 elec­ tions. Position Joined The AFL-CIO and the Solici­ tor General's office (acting on behalf of the U.S. Govern­ ment) Joined the case In sup­ port of the MEBA position. The Court held that the three members of the vMBBA had suf- 7 rules covering eligibility for office and nominations. In their suit, the three men sought to attack two provisions of the union's election requirements: (1) the long-standing requirement that a member must nominate him­ self rather than be nominated by others; (2) a requirement that a candidate for office must have 180 days of employment on union-con­ tracted ships in each of 2 of the 3 years preceding the election. Lacked Qualifications None of the three men who sought to block the election count had been employed under their (Continued on page 17) 'Action Needed On 14b, Medicare and Poverty' WASHINGTON—Several labor - backed proposals were high on the list of national priorities called for by President Johnson in his State of the Union ad­ dress to the Congress this week. These priorities included the revocation of section 14 (b) of the Taft-Hartley f aspects of our export-import gress touched on almost all of the Act, a stepped up assault all commerce. nation's outstanding domestic prob­ in the War on Poverty, Section 14 (b), the War on Pov­ lems, with the President indicating passage of the Medicare Bill and other important social measures. The President also said that we must have a "new policy" for the merchant marine, al­ though he did not specify what this "new policy-' would entail. The AFL-CIO Executive Counpil, meeting here on November 24 had called for expanded use "of Amer­ ican-flag ships in transporting materials used In aid projects" and Stronger Maritime Program Needed, Hall Tells TV Panel BALTIMORE—SIU President Paul Hall urged the U.S. Government to develop a "sen­ sible, logical program" for a strong, adequate U.S. merchant marine during a panel discussion of U.S. maritime televised-over station WMAR-TV here. Hall also blasted the De--*— partment of Agriculture's large share of U.S. foreign trade erence law has meant that U.S.failure to make sure that U.S.- moves as bulk cargo that is car­ flag ships are not getting the mini­ fiag shipping is given its share of Government cargoes as required by the 50-50 law. The examlnafion of the prob­ lems facing U.S. maritime came on a panel program entitled "The Port That Built A City and State." Other panelists taking part in the discussion were Maritime Admin­ istrator Nicholas Johnson, Repre­ sentative Edward A. Garmatz (D.Md.), ranking member of the House Merchant Marine Commit­ tee and Joseph Curran, President of the National Maritime Union. Program moderator was Helen Delich Bentley, marine editor of the Baltimore SUn. In making his call for a strong American merchant fleet. Hall urged the construction of more tankers and bulk carriers. He pointed out that the U.S.-flag fleet has lost most of its tonnage in these categories, and few vessels have been built as replacements. He emphasized the importance of new tankers and bulk carriers for the American fleet since such a ried on foreign-flag vessels. The SIU president declared that today's shipping situation is com­ pletely opposite to that which ex­ isted in 1936 when Congress passed the Merchant Marine Act. In those days most of the country's cargoes moved on liners, and, consequent­ ly, these have remained as the only type of ship that is subsidized today. In attacking the Department of Agriculture Hall charged that its failure to/bide by the Cargo Pref­ mum of 50 percent of all Govern­ ment cargoes which the law guar­ antees. During the course of the discus­ sion, Maritime Administrator John­ son agreed that "there is a need for more adequate capacity in our merchant marine to carry all car­ goes." He said that when the Gov­ ernment talks about a more ade­ quate merchant marine, it is think­ ing in the area of tankers and bulk carriers, in addition to other areas, (Continued on page 16) erty and medical care for the aged were some of the key Issues on the agenda when AFL-CIO presi­ dent George Meany and a group of labor's leaders met with Presi­ dent Johnson and his key aides in a two-hour White House meeting several weeks ago. In his State of the Union mes­ sage, President Johnson said he would "propose to Congress changes in the Taft-Hartley Act including section 14-B." That sec­ tion allows states to enact so-called right-to-work laws, which prevent workers from making union-shop agreements. Section 14b Cited The AFL-CIO and all of its member unions, including the SIU, have cited the repeal of 14b as a major legislative goal of this Con­ gress. 14b is the designation given to a section in the Taft-Hartley law which enables states to draft so-called "right-to-work" laws. There are at present 20 states which have enacted such legisla­ tion. President Johnson said he would also call on Congress to extend minimum wage protection to the two million workers still not cov­ ered by it and to modernize the unemployment compensation sys­ tem. Noting that the "laboring man is an indispensable force in the American system," he said the nation "must make further efforts to provide our workers with the modern technology." The President's message to Con­ that he would be sending a steady stream of proposals to Congress for the solution of those problems. The task before the country, as the President saw it, was a three­ fold one; "To keep our economy growing. To open for all Americans the opportunities now enjoyed by most Americans. To improve the quality of life for all." Plans Education Aid To accomplish that task, the President laid a heavy emphasis on the needs for improvement in edu­ cation. He said he would ask Con­ gress to appropriate an additional $1.5 billion for schools and stu­ dents. The amount v/ould help education on every level from the kindergarten to the university. To improve the health of Ameri­ can senior citizens, the President called for passage of the Medicare Bill. Congress is expected to ap­ prove the measure, backed by So­ cial Security, early in this session. To aid those American families who are "trapped in poverty, idle­ ness and fear," the President said he would double the efforts of the war on poverty and work to elimi­ nate the festering slums which dot too many American cities. The President also asked for measures to encourage and extend the nation's foreign trade. "Finding new markets abroad for our goods depends on the initiative of Ameri­ can business," he said, adding that the "government stands ready with credits and other help to assist the flow of trade." SiU Ballot Count Gets Underway NEW YORK—The membershipelected rank-and-file Union Tally­ ing Committee has begun the tally of ballots cast in the SIU Atlantic, GuJ^, Lakes and Inland Waters District election for Union officers which was conducted from Novem­ ber 2 to December 31. Members of the 14-man Tallying Committee were elected at mem­ bership meetings called on Decem­ ber 28 in all constitutional ports. Two committee members were Jan. S, 1965 Vol. XXVI, No. 27 elected in each of the seven ports. Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes b Inland Waters Committee members and the District, AFL-CIO ports in which they were elected Executive Board are: D.L. Parker, James Naylor, PAOI, HALL, President Mobile; Rudy Leader, Al Perini, CAL TANNER EARL SIIEPARD New York; A. Stevens, Tom GarExec. Vice-Pres, Vice-President AL KERR LINDSBY WILLIAMS rity. New Orleans; George LitghSec.-Treas. Vice-President fleld, Walter Walsh, Baltimore; ROB. A. MATTHEW AL TANNER James Doris, Charles Moss, Phila­ Vice-President Vice-President delphia; M. B. Garza, Ed Morris, HERBERT BRAND Director ot Organizing and Detroit; Burnell Butts, Douglas Publications Managing Editor: MIKS POLLACK; Asst. Claussen, Houston. Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: Upon completion of the tally, ROBERT ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE the Committee will submit a report CARMEN. to be acted upon at the February regular membership meetings which will be designated as the "Election Report Meetings" as pro­ vided in the Union Constitution. PubllshRd blwtakly at tha haadquartars of tha Saafarara Intarnatlonal Union, At­ Winning candidates In the elec­ lantic, Cult, Lakaa and Inland Watari District, AFL-CIO, <7S Fourth Avanua, tion will take over their duties and Brooklyn, NY, liasj. Tol. HYiclnth 9-MOO. functions as of midnight, Feb. 18. Sacend class postaga paid at tha Post Ottica In Brooklyn, NY, undar tha Act A total of 64 qualified candidates of Aug. 14, 1*11. lie ran on tha ballot for the 45 elec­ tive Union posts. SEAFARERS LOG With the conclusion of balloting in the election of SIU officers, members of tallying committee have started to count the thousands of votes cast by Seafarers in ports all over the U.S. Membership on the r4-man tallying committee is composed of two repre­ sentatives each elected from the ports of Houston, Philadelphia, New York, Beltimorf, Mobile, Detroit and New Orleans. �Pace Four L SEAFARERS Junaty 8. 1868 LOG Labor Dept. Hikes Wages For U.S. Farm Workers By Earf (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President. ArianHc WASHINGTON—Farm owners Were told they must offer higher wages and better conditions to U.S. farm workers before the Labor Department will permit them to import N.Y. Welfare Workers On Strike alien workers for seasonal jobs. The Maritime Port Councils In the main port cities of the U.S., of The department set mini--*which the SIU is a member, tries in their work to Improve the workmum standards which must At Labor Department hearings New Jersey, New York, Oregon, in,; conditions and standards of port workers and also devote part of be met before growers can in three states and Washington, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wis­ their energies to supporting other workers in their respective com­ bring in field labor from Mexico D. C., employer groups urged lib­ consin. or other countries. Domestic work­ ers must first be offered minimum wages of $1.15 to $1.40 an hoar, depending on the state, and writ­ ten contract guarantees of housing, transportation and duration of employment. The announcement cited "ac­ cumulating evidence" that there would be no shortage of U.S. .farm workers if employers provided bet­ ter pay and "decent working con­ ditions." Earlier, Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz announced a "massive recruitment effort" to secure U.S. workers to replace Mexican "braceros" next year, pledging that an "emergency" provision of the Im­ migration Act will not be used to circumvent the ending of the bracero program. Under immigration procedures, the Labor Department must certify that there is a short­ age of domestic workers before aliens can be admitted for tempo­ rary jobs. J eral admission of alien farm work­ ers. Unions and AFL-CIO state central bodies said the flow of for­ eign workers should be cut off, thus forcing growers to offer, wages and conditions adequate to recruit dcHnestic workers. The order set a three-month transitional period—until April 1, 1965—in which growers can im­ port workers if they are unable to find sufficient farm help at current prevailing wages. A prevailing wage schedule, ranging from 90 cents an hour in Texas and New Mexico to $1.25 in California, was posted. After April 1, the minimum wage offered by employers seeking certification of a labor shortage will be as follows: • $1.40 an hour in California, Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Utah. • $1.30 an hour in Colorado, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, SlUNA Affiliafes Re-Elect Officers New Bedford Staff Officers Fishermen Pick Select Lanpher 4th Term Skinner Again For Members of the SlU-affiliated NEW BEDFORD—Austin P. Skinner has been re-elected secre­ tary-treasurer of the SlU-affiliated New Bedford Fishermen's Union. At the same time. Skinner was ap­ pointed by Massachusetts' Gov­ ernor Peabody to a three-year term as a member of the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Commission. Also elected in the union ballot­ ing for officers was Jacob Ospensen, who will serve a two-year term as port agent in New Bed­ ford, and John Burt, who outpolled two other candidates for the post of union delegate. Skinner is a vice president of the Seafarers International Union, and secretary of the SIUNA Fish­ ermen and Cannery Workers Con­ ference, which meets regularly on the West Coast and represents over 30,000 union members in the fishing industry. Staff Officers Association have re-elected Burt E. Lanpher to an­ other three-year term as secre­ tary-treasurer of the union. Lanpher won the contested elec­ tion by an eight to one margin. Lanpher, as secretary-treasurer of the SOA, holds the union's ex­ ecutive position. John Aitken won a five way contest for the presidency of the SOA, and Wilfred Winter gained the vice-presidency by outpolling three opponents. Assistant secre­ tary-treasurer Paul R. Tonnarelli was unopposed for reelection. Lanpher, who will enter his fourth term of office, has been secretary-treasurer since 1955. The election was conducted over a two-month period by mail ballots under the supervision of the Honest Ballot Association. The Staff Officers Association repre­ sents ship's pursers. Skfnner Lanpher • $1.25 an hour in Arizona, Indi­ ana, Maine, Michigan and Wyo­ ming. • $1.15 an hour in Arkansas, Florida, New Mexico, Virginia and West Virginia. If the prevailing rate for the crop activity in the area is higher than these minirnums, the higher rate i^s^e paid. Russia Seeks Liner Service To New York NEW YORK—Russia, which is building up its merchant fleet by leaps and bounds, is now hop­ ing to put some of its new luxury liners into regular service to the U.S. In an effort to drum up some business for its new pas­ senger ships, Ru^ian merchant marine officials have said they would like to see their new Franko-class liners sail on a reg­ ular schedule between Odessa and New York. The last time a Russian ship appeared in New York harbor on a regular sailing was almost 50 years ago, before the Communists took over the Kremlin. In 1915 the Russian liner Czaritza docked in New York after making her maiden voyage from Archangel. Service To West Now, a half century later, the Russians are dickering with the U.S. State Department to reinaugurate passenger service to the U.S. Soviet officials have al­ ready reached agreement for liner service between Leningrad and Montreal with stops at Euro­ pean ports including Helsinki, Stockholm, Southampton and Le Havre. This service is expected to be­ gin next summer when the Alex­ ander Pushkin, a Franko-class liner, makes its maiden voyage. The vessel, which provides luxury accommodations which equal •those of "decadent" Western na­ tions, is now undergoing sea trials. Liners of the Franko class can carry 750 passengers and 1,000 tons of cargo in two holds. They also provide garage space for up •to 23 small cars. Built with a speed of 20.3 knots, the 557-foot liners carry a crew of 220 Rus­ sian seamen. In addition to the Alexander Pushkin and the new passenger fleet's flagship, the Ivan Franko, the Soviet govern­ ment has ordered four other lin­ ers from East German ship yards. Delicate diplomatic negotiations are only part of the difficulties faced by the Russians in inaug­ urating passenger ship service between the U.S.S.R. and New York. Only a few Soviet ports are free from winter ice, and even coastal traffic is restricted to about 70 to 100 days a year. The only warm water area that the Soviets can depend on is on the Black Sea where Odessa' is lo­ cated. Russian maritime officials plan to put two more atom-pow­ ered ice-breakers in operation in addition to the one now in use to keep more of its ice-bound ports open. munities. In Baltimore, the chief of the Maryland Port Authority told the Port Council in a meeting at the SIU Hall that labor was vital to the welfare of the port and that it should work together with the PA for the welfare of all of Baltimore's citizens. In New York, the Port Council threw the full weight of its support behind the employees of the City Welfare Department who have been forced to take to the picketlines to obtain decent standards. Members of the unions which make up the Port Council joined the Welfare workera on the lines, demonstrating the solidarity of labor when it comes to the securing of just demands. Boston Shipping improved in Boston during the last period and is expected to remain good with some grain cargoes expected to move through ihe port. There were two payoffs, one sign-on and two ships serviced in transit in the last two weeks. In other Boston news, a serious fire heavily damaged the Union Hall. The building suffered serious 4-fire and water, and structural dam­ Alcoa ship, and as soon as possible. age that made the building unsafe. Harold B. Vincent, sailing in the Thankfully, no one was hurt. The blackgang for the last 18 years, Union has moved into temporary says he's learning a lot about the quarters. Union now that he's been elected John Gala, last on the Mount to the Headquarters Financial Washington, has been on the beach Committee. Harold says its not for the past five months and is now only interesting to see how the making all shipping calls. He says Union operates, but also to learn he would like to get a long trip how the Union's finances are pro­ in now so he can spend some time tected. at home with the family come Berry B. Tippins, who sails in summer. the steward dept, had to go into Edward "Ragmop" O'Connell, drydock for a little while. Now who sails as dayman or bosun, that he's ready to go again, he paid off the Ocean Anna to spend says he would like to find another the holidays with his family. Now ship half as good as his last, the he says he's ready to ship again. Madaket. Norfolk Thomas Fay, also happy to be Shipping has been very good in home over the holidays, is ready Norfolk and the future looks to ship, too. equally bright. In the last period Philadelphia there were five payoffs, five signShipping has been good here but ons and five ships in transit. is expected to level off in the next Will Beasley, who had to get period. In the last two weeks there off the Chatham when she laid up, were 10 payoffs, five sign-ons and is very proud of the new beard eight ships serviced in transit. he's sporting. William Kuhi had Carrol Harper, sailing on the to get off the Chatham when he Rebecca since 1947, is now on the injured his arm when it tangled beach watching out for a coastwise with a feed pump. run or a berth on the Long Lines. Willis Harper got off the Steel He says he's been sailing SIU for King to handle some shoreade the last 20 years. business. He says he misses the Mike Foley, outward bound now job very much since it was a good that the holidays are over, says ship. Robert Gregory, who sails he will take the first job—^pref­ as a steward-messman, says every erably a coal run to Holland. Joe ship he signs on lately usually Blake, out of dry dock after more lays up. He's had three layups in than a year's worth of ailing, is a row. But he's still game, and fit and ready to go again. Joe sails looking for another ship. as a chief steward. Puerto Rico The shipping picture remains John Bergina says his present ship, the Globe Traveler, is one good in sunny Puerto Rico with of the best. He also spent the holi­ a total of 23 ships serviced in the days home and is ready to ship last period. On the labor front, the SIU Puerto Rico Division again. reached a settlement with three Baltimore Red Rooster Restaurants after Shipping has been good here and strike acUon had to be taken. The should remain at least fair in the settlement provides for a sizable coming period. The Bethtex and hourly wage increase for the 130 the Bethflor, in layup for the past employees involved. few weeks are both expected to Dick Hunt is back in town after crew up soon. The Chatham a happy stay on the Los Angeles. crewed up this week. During the He says he will be around as long last period there were four pay­ as shoreside folks can stand him. offs, four sign-ons and eight ves­ Luis Cepeda, who is rated as one sels in transit. of the best all-around blackgang On the brighter side, the dele­ men, was sorry to see the old gates are bringing their ships into Seatrain New York lay up after a port with very few beefs outstand­ disastrous fire and explosion. He ing, which means the guys feel says he'll certainly miss the ship. Tommy Mojica is taking it easy they are getting a fair shake on the whole. with some of his old buddies after a long stretch on the Detroit. Chester Allen, who enjoyed the Juan Sanchez, Prime Fernandez holidays at home after paying off and Jose Beliaflores are doing the Yorkmar, is registered to shij) their duty on the polls committee again. He says he would like to while keeping an eye trained on sign on either a Calmar or an the board. �JTanaur 8, 1088 SEAFARERS "Labor Urged To Support '65 Red Cross Campaign WASHINGTON—Joseph D. Keenan, International Secre­ tary of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, has urged the U.S. labor movement to give the fullest possible support to the 1965 Red Cross fund raising campaign. their armed forces and carries on Keenan was recently named a system of national and inter­ Vice Chairman for Labor for this year's Red Cross drive. In a letter sent to American trade unions, Keenan points out that organized labor has a strong relationship with the American Red Cross, with union members serving as volunteers at all levels of the agency. "My purpose in writing you," Keenan's letter says, "is to have labor made aware of the impor­ tance of these services to our na­ tional life and to our international relations as well. I am sure that the average person hears most about Red Cross at fund time and has little conception of the great service rendered on a year-round basis ... No part of this service fails to involve the union mem­ ber and his family." Among the services performed by the Red Cross on the national and Intertiational scene are: • Acts as the medium of volun­ tary relief and communication be­ tween the American people and national reljlef to prevent and al­ leviate suffering caused by dis­ asters. • Serves military personnel and their families at military in­ stallations in this country and overseas. Last year the Red Cross helped an average of 80,000 serv­ ice personnel monthly to solve problems through counseling, emergency communications, finan­ cial aid and other emergency as­ sistance. • Provides emergency relief and long4erm recovery aid for the victims of natural disasters. • Maintains, a nation-wide net­ work providing about half the whole blood needs of the nation. • Sponsors nursing programs to help enlarge the community health resources available to American families. • Helps to conserve human life through education and volun­ tary service in first aid, small craft, and water safety. By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President U.S. Tramps, Tankers Need Help Pace Five LOG ICC Gets New Head WASHINGTON—The Inter­ state Commerce Commission is starting the new year with a new chairman, Charles A. Webb, who has. been a mem­ ber of the ICC for six years. I He took over the chair from I A. McGregor Goff on Janu­ ary 1. The U.S. maritime industry, particularly the domestic carriers, are hoping that the leadership switch will bring some change in the ICC's past policy of favoring railroads over ship lines in domestic trade. The ICC has a history of sanctioning selective rail rate cutting designed to drive the domestic shipping indusi try out of business. The chairmanship of the ICC changes hands annually, unlike similar posts in other regulatory agencies, and is filled by the commission itself rather than by the president. UN Aslts Ships For Additional Weather Data GENEVA — Merchant ships on the high seas have been called upon to provide more weather in­ formation by the UN's World Meteorological Organization. An agency of the UN group, the Commission for Maritime Meteor­ ology, has warned at a conference here that a lack of information on upper air weather conditions over the world's oceans has been partly responsible for the shortage of "timely advice for the protection of human life and property at sea.' The group urged that programs ''be created to obtain radio weather soundings from merchant ships at sea. These programs would be especially helpful in the Southern Hemisphere, where there is the greatest shortage of detailed weather information. More than 3,500 merchant ships already voluntarily report some weather data, but many more are needed, the commission said.' A suggestion was also made that automatic weather buoys at sea be established as part of the reporting network. Another asked that mer­ chant ships of the weather fleet operating off Africa, Arabia, India and Pakistan watch out for move­ ment of locust hordes. Such data, first supplied by the ships of seven nations in 1960, gave scientists valuable information of the move­ ment of locust swarms. Tramp ships and independent tankers are the sick sisters of the American-flag fleet. They are absolutely vital to the nation's economic and defense needs, yet they constitute the most deprived and neglected part of our merchant fleet. Denied an effective role in moving our country's foreign commerce, they must rely on government-generated cargoes under the cargo preference laws. But these laws, designed to make sure that U.S.-flag ships move at least 50 percent of such cargoes, are woefully administered. The White House's Maritime Advisory Committee, composed of labor, industry, public and government members, has been given the task of figuring out a solution to the nation's merchant marine mess. program for the payment of sub­ The SIU has offered its views on sidy to American-flag tankers so the problem many times before that those vessels can compete the committee and has submitted for the carriage of petroleum prod­ detailed research on the state of ucts moving in our foreign com­ the merchant marine and a pro­ merce. As a second step, Kurrus called gram of action. In recent weeks, the SIU's position, which is a for operating and constructionsound and realistic one, has been differential subsidy for specially reinforced in great part by a lead­ designed bulk carriers which could ing representative of the mari­ compete for commercial cargoe^u His position was, that rather than time industry. being put in a position where they Federal Help can only rely on government-gen­ Richard'W. Kurrus, counsel to erated cargoes, the tramp and in­ the Amercian Tramp Shipowners dependent tanker industries should Association, who submitted a com­ be doing their primary job of prehensive statement to the MAC moving this nation's foreign com­ on the position of tramps and in­ merce. Only then would they be dependent tankers, saw the basic in a position to really expand, with maritime problem the same as that more ships and more jobs for seen by the SIU. The crux of it, those in our industry. as he saw it, was the lack of fed­ eral backing to that part of the fleet. Tramps had to compete not only against runaways, foreign operators and other obstacles, but EXAMS THIS PERIOD: November 1 - November 30, 1964 also against the subsidized liner segment of our own fleet, he said. Port Seamen Wives Children TOTAL Citing the purpose of the 1936 Baltimore 109 36 14 159 Merchant hlarine Act as the build­ Houston 186 5 3 194 ing of a balanced American mari­ time, Kurrus said that the current­ Mobile. 72 4 7 83 ly declining tramp and, tanker New Orleans. 235 8 ~ 2 245 fleet must either grow, or die like New York 439 23 36 498 an outcast orphan. To encourage that growth, Kurrus put forth a Philadelphia. 167 45 17 229 comprehensive plan to the Com­ *San Juan 44 22^ 9 75 mittee. As a first stepUn the im­ provement of the tramp and tank­ TOTAL.. 1,072 143 88 1,483 er segment of our merchant ma­ *10/21/64 to 11/21/64 rine, he said there should be a SIU Clinic Exams—All Ports By Lindsey Williams. Vice-President. Guif Area Transyork Playing Hard Luck Role Hard luck seems to be following the Transyork. This ship finally sailed from New Orleans for Houston but will go into drydock in Texas for repairs of damage suffered in a minor fire and explosion T hich took place while loading sulphur at Port Sulphur, La. Several weeks prior to this mishap the Transyork was drydocked at Todd Shipyards for repairs to damages resulting from the ship striking a drydock owned by the same shipbuilding company. This happened while the ship was inbound to New Orleans from the Mediterranean. The crew was laid off and a new crew called on December 22. Among those who made jobs on the ship were Mike Miiler who took the chief steward's job. Mike just recently returned from New York where he passed the Stewards Recertification School. Good news from Houston is word that the Retail Clerks International Association won its election in the huge Weingarten grocery chain in a real squeaker by a vote of 951 to 945. Seafarers had a special interest in the outcome of this election since the Weingarten employees held several meetings in the Houston Hall and many of the members there became well acquainted with the Clerks who spearheaded the drive. This was a hard fought battle with the management putting on a vi • ms anti-union drive in an effort to defeat te union. 4. New Orleans Harold Rowbatham took a few a steward or chief cook's job. He days off from his Intracoastal last sailed coastwise as chief Canal boat Captain's job for some steward on the Ocean Ulla. John painful dental surgery. He paid was reminiscing the other day several visits to the New Orleans about the Seatrain New Orleans. Hall while waiting for his "fit for He said he made the last trip on duty." Joe Gagliano hit the beach this ship as chief steward before just in time for the holidays. she was taken off her regular New Clayton Thompson also made it Orleans to Havana run by Seahome for the Christmas Season train Lines and laid up in New and planned to stay around until Orleans. Mobile Carnival. Bill Walker paid a Shipping has been on the slow couple of visits to the Hall during Christmas week. He is waiting for side for the last couple of weeks strawberry picking time at Ham­ and is not expected to pick up immediately. However, this con­ mond, Louisiana. dition won't last indefinitely as Houston two ships in the shipyard are ex­ Mike Chandoha paid off the pected to crew up about the end fireman's job on the Ocean Wave of January. One of these is the in Pascagoula, Mississippi at the Ocean Ulla on which Raymond H. end of a trip to India and came to Orso has been picking up a few Houston to register. He joined the standby watches. Orso, who has SIU in New York in 1947. He and been shipping out of this port for his wife have been living here for the last 15 years, paid off the about four years. Donald H. Achilles. "Trader" Horn is ready to ship James A. "Tony" Slay got off out after a long vacation. His last the Fort Hoskins because of a job was AB on the Lady of Peace slight hernia. He is waiting for his on a voyage to Algiers. One of the fit for duty. Edwin M. "Sonny" real oldtimers, "Trader" joined Werkland paid off from an AB's the union in Mobile 25 years ago. job on the Montpelier Victory and He has been shipping out of this is spending his time between ships port for about five years. As a snapper fishing. Luther V. Myrex hobby he builds model ships in came home for the holidays after bottles and is an expert at it, too. paying off from a day man's job on John C. Babb, Jr. is waiting for the Bradford Island. OLD-TIMER DOWV OUMP , OFF HATCHES/ OIL ON DECKS - A ROLLINS SHIP—A LOOSE OSJECT CAN RESULT IM SERIOUS INJURY ^ You JUMP. STEP VaWM,PLe/S(,i �SEAFARERS Paf« a, am LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) i December 19 - January 1 The job situation went into a downswing as the old year ended, with the total number of Seafarers shipped during the last two weeks dropping to 1,032 in compari­ son to the 1,469 during the previous reporting period. The port hardest hit by the decline of shipping on the East Coast was Baltimore, with New York and Philadel­ phia also experiencing a slight dip. Shipping picked up in Norfolk, however, more than tripled in Boston, and also increased in Jacksonville. In the Gulf, the job situation fell off from the totals of the previous two weeks. New Orleans and Houston suffered the greatest decline in the shipping drop-off. On the West Coast, changes in the job siutation were mixed, with Seattle and Wilmington shipping more men during the last two weeks than in the previous period, while San Francisco shipping slipped lower. With the change in the shipping picture, the number of job calls by department also changed. In all three de­ partments, the total number shipped was below the pre­ vious level, with most jobs going to the deck department. Engine department calls were slightly below the previous f.: period. Steward department jobs dropped sharply. Registration during the two weeks followed the fading shipping picture. Total registration declined to 1,263, from the 1,521 in the prior period. The number of men reg­ istered and on the beach at the end of the year, however, gained, rising to a total of 4,004, in contrast to 3,569 in the previous reporting period. • For the first time in many months, the seniority situa­ tion was significantly changed. The ratio of Seafarers shipping who held A books slipped to 47 percent during the last two weeks, compared to 52 percent in the pre­ vious period. Holders of C cards profited by the cliange, since for the first time in several months, their ratio climbed to 18 percent, compared to 13 in the period be­ fore. Class B shipping remained at 35 percent of the total, as in the prior period. Shipping activity during the last two weeks declined somewhat. There were 51 payoffs, compared to 55 in the previous period, and 29 sign-ons, contrasted to 38 in the prior two weeks. In transit visits totaled 85, declining from 136 in the previous reporting period. Ship Activity Pay Sign Offi Oni Tram. TOTAL Botten New York... . Philadelphia .. Baltimore ...,. Norfolk .... Jackfonvllle.., Tampa Mobile ^ .... New Orleani. . Hoatton ...... Wilmington . . San Fronclice. Seattle 13 5 4 1 6 6 2 0 TOTALS ... 51 1 2 3 4 5 1 0 0 5 3 0 2 3 29 In 3 12 4 B ^ 6 10 4 1' 4 21 5 6 1 B5 6 27 12 15 U 12 4 4 15 3D 7 8 i US DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia .. Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville .. Tampa Mobile New Orleans.. Houston Wilmington .. San Francisco. Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 2 1 4 2 64 31 12 21 20 8 11 37 72 8 13 6 6 4 2 2 6 4 2 21 7 11 47 18 25 41 13 26 10 2 4 16 4 9 18 7 9 Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 7 27 10 25 10 7 7 13 45 11 3 0 3 8 11 0 14 26 2 8 17 13 1 7 0 9 5 5 4 9 4 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 2 1 15 0 4 5 9 4 10 38 8 16 2 14 22 27 28 2 11 11 24 7 16 3 2 0 1 2 6 12 1 15 2 8 6 9 17 2 3 4 9 9 6 19 -406 155 40 I 301 17 TOTAL Shipped Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 2 123 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL 1 8 2 10 14 0 2 6 1 0 2 8 0 0 0' 7 0 1 0 0 1 89 111 173 29 313 11 45 61 117 3 20 45 24 20 24 0 17 7 12 5 38 0 7 13 5 4 23 14 19 5 20 0 2 2 4 14 0 4 1 27 44 67 18 129 4 12 36 8 62 2 2 2 6 13 3 4 1 35 0 20 29 15 19 2 6 8 9 12 9 11 5 1 6 12, 0 3 6 10 19 3 13 8 0 0 0 1 24 0 2 0 2 2; 0 6 6 11 6 1 5 20 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 1 Oil 25 31 26 25 65 2 0 r 1 15 9 4 19 4 9 0 3 2 55 77 91 14 182 2 33 69 104 0 1 1 27 27 27 0 3 13 11 58 63 59 19 141 4 27 41 4 7 12 28 18 12 72 18 1 1 10 7 4 0 4 12 3 4 19 8 16 4 28 0 3 0 21 2 19 0 1 2 18 30 45 4 79 4 15 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 o; 17 1 0 35 1 16 0 7 5 0 0 0 19 15 0 35 22 22 4 48 0 16 6 4 22 Ii 69 97|183 56 115 39 |210 19 54 54|127 3 32 23 I 58 210 127 58|395 429 568 114 |1111 30 186 310|526 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore .. .^ Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 0 1 33 14 8 1 7 28 7 1 0 3 0 1 2 9 2 18 13 17 1 3 6 15 3 14 50 151 .A Port Bos NY Phil. Bal Nor. Jac Tam.;... Mob..... XT/^ NO CJoee Hon tXTil Wli or CAM oea TOtMS Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 4 1 4 5 52 5 14 13 32 9 16 25 0 11 1 10 1 2 5 4 7 1 9 37 2 0 14 14 28 0 1 4 3 9 0 1 7 8 1 2 7 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 12 0 16 3 8 5 11 1 4 4 24 2 19 18 39 2 18 0 20 2 32 1 25 13 39 4 18 0 22 1 5 1 0 3 1 7 2 5 1 2 23 1 8 1 10 3 4 2 13 2 19 0 3 3 6 3 20 13 4 24 1 231 12 95 9b 1[ 197 26 100 14 1 140 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 0 0 0 0 27 3 16 .8 0 3 0 3 15 4 0 11 8 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 10 0 4 25 1 15 9 8 23 2 13 7 0 3 4 7 4 1 2 10 5 0 5 8 75 54 1 137' TOTAL Shipped CLASS GROUP 2 3 ALL A B 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 14 25 27 7 2 0 1 8 9 9 3 0 1 3 4 4 15 5 7 0 1 8 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 8 10 0 0 1 11 20 25 1 6 4 6 6 12 22 23 0 1 0 0 7 1 7 0 0 1 7 1 13 1 0 1 2 20 10 5 27 30 1 62 140 137 Registered On The Beach CLASS A1 CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 4 2 7 3 12 0 5 4 9 66 55 122 11 188 7 43 46 14 96 9 21 2 20 4 26 1 10 8 19 23 15 4 67 11 93 1 23 28 52 20 6 5 30 0 21 3 6 13 19 2 3 2 0 9 11 1 8 13 4 0 2 1 8 10 1 1 0 3 4 1 19 6 37 48 0 13 16 5 29 56 25 11 85 16 126 6 43 45 94 57 21 12 76 8 105 28 44 9 81 15 7 1 13 2 22 ^2 8 6 16 1 21 7 37 48 4 4 12 15 31 2 32 6 27 9 16 25 4 1 37 0 62 1 339 155 529 72 1 7561 32 208 248 1 488 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A n CLASS B Registered Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CL SS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 3 7 11 11 18 47 4 3 10 17 5 7 5 11 28 4 1 1 10 0 4 0 3 3 3 0 0 5 2 6 10 6 8 30 0 1 10 1 9 3 1 5 10 0 1 1 6 0 4 0 11 11 0 3 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 5 6 17 0 0 6 6, 1 2 2 4 9 15 4 5 25 49 3 2 28 331 2 9 4 12 27 1 12 9 11 33 2 4 6 12 2 8 17 5 2 2 1 2 3 8, 0 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 8 3 6 0 9 18 0 2 3 5 0 2 2 8 4 1 7 0 5 13 2 _4 7 1 I 6 1 7 15 32 70 42 96 1 240 13 15 83 {f 111 16 42 19 58 1 135 GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 2 1 1 13 1 4 8 2 0 2 0 7 0 0 7 8 0 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 19 2 1 16 13 1 3 9 5 1 1 3 0 2 2 4 1 2 11 14 9 14 70 1 93 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 2 2 2 3 1 1 17 19 28 13 0 0 3 3 5 2 0 0 7 7 10 7 0 7 1 8 4 8 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 5 0 0 3 3 27 19 1 0 10 11 17 13 0 1 7 8 8 5 0 1 2 3 8 4 0 0 1 1 15 14 6 1 63 1 70 135 93 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B C ALL 1-8 2 7 1 60 20 19 3 10 4 7 24 12 8 20 3 3 5 -3 1 1 1 1 15 10 3 49 22 11 41 12 8 21 5 3 15 9 1 30 5 70 1 298 107 GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 0 3 2 6 2 3 0 1 46 39 64 169 7 8 39 54 5 7 13 29 2 8 12 2 30 16 29 87 39 4 3 32 3 2 8 16 15 2 0 13 2 1 0 6 1 7 1 5 3 2 15 0 9 0 1 1 15 8 11 44 1 23 1 21 52 15 90 179 6 98 5 87 30 24 33 99 7 9 27 ' 43 3 4 10 22 4 13 8 1 16 10 26 61 1 19 3 15 11 2 13 31 6 2 24 32 216 133 308 1 764 43 35 281 1 359 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 1^_1M_40 301 17 69 07 1 183 56 115 39 50 157 24 231 12 95 90 1 197 26 100 14 102 13 15 83 J 111 58 19 58 42 179 270 1 491 140 234 111 SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP ALL 1 2 3 1 210 19 54 54 1 140 8 75 54 1 135 9 14 70 j1 485 36 143 178 SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B C I •127 3 32 23 58 210 127 58 5 27 30 1 137 62 140 137 62 1 93 6 1 63 70 135 93 70 J 357 14 60 116 190 485 357 190 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 395 429 568 114 |1111 30 186 310 1 526 1 339 155 529 72 1 756 32 208 248 | 488 1 2981323 133 308 j 764 43 35 281 1 359 il032l907 1230 494 (2631 105 429 893~il373 �S, IMS SEAF A ERS rag* serea LOG AFL-CIO Label Dept. Aak» Support By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Fornen. Secretory-Treasurer, Great Lakes Great Lakes Shipping At Standstill 'Shipping:, of course, has come to a stwdatill In Buffalo with the laying up of the ships. Shifting jobs have already started to move, although there will he fewer Jobs than in previous years because of the reduced winter storage fleet. With the return of union members to shoreside, Including Olaf Hage, Ed Cook, Jim Miiiiken, and Dominic Oliver—it marks the opening of the winter pinochle tournament. Other members are spending their time at the gaming tables (pool, that is) for relaxation, or awaiting shifting jobs. There was a good turnout of SIU-IBU members for the Christmas >J)ay dinner which was held at the Lenox Hotel. Cleveland With the end of one of the busiest seasons this port has had in many a year, eight ships laid up in the area. We serviced four ships before crews got away to their homes in all parts of tbe^pountry. Of these eight ships, three are in this port, four with storage grain and one for a bow thruster. There are three Reiss ships—the Otto and J. P. Reiss with .storage and the W. A. Reiss for the bow thruster. There is also one Buckeye ship, J. E. Ferris, and a Gartland vessel, the F. E. Tapiin, with storage. The Taplin has already called for a shifting crew to be the first to unload. -f Word around the shipping port of Chicago was held at circles is that, weather permitting, Rupchik's Restaurant. Ira Bishop ships would be heading for the and his wife came in all the way Upper Lakes as soon as possible from HomewQpd, Illinois to enjoy this, spring. Working on the shift­ the day. Ira is an ironworker these ing gangs are such old stand-bys as past few years, but he still main­ Red Bolimger and Jim Kessick. tains his GLD Book No. 390. With the closing of the Cleve­ We are happy to report that the land hall for the winter months, Hannah Beef, headed up by Area this will be the last report from Director Pat Finnerty, has been this port. successfully concluded in this port. Chicago The present contract will run un­ Shipping, of course, has fallen til the end of 1963. This beef was off since the last report, this port well supported in this area by all only shipped four men on various labor, with particular thanks go­ relief jobs. We shipped five men ing to the O.C.A.W. and the to report Monday, January 4, to District Council of the Iron Work­ the Schemm at the American ers headed up by Ben Puchalski, Shipyard, where these five men who is also president of the MTD will be worked through the en­ Chicago Port Council. tire winter months and probably The Chicago Port Council is until spring fit-out. Also shipped backing a new program regarding seven men to shift Gartland's the addition of a port of Indiana. steamer. Harvester. All In all, 1964 This support adds to the support shipping from this port—as in given the removal of the Dunes other Great Lakes District ports— project that began two years ago. was terrific, to say the least. Resolutions have been sent to the Bob J. Van Dinter is laid pff of states of Indiana and Washington. the John P. Reiss and plans to All other labor unions in this area spend the winter months studying have been contacted for support for his third assistant's ticket. Ted including, of course, all maritime Tejkowski is laid off the IBU- unions. contracted Sinclair Gary and Frankfort spending his time scanning the scratch sheets for a winner. All The Ann Arbor No. 5 went into of Ted's nags apparently use only the Manitowoc Shipyard for its three legs. annual marine inspection on De­ For the winter months, Paul cember 31, 1964. The firemen, oil­ Prove will work as a security ers and watertenders from. the guard for a detective agency, and, after-end, seven of the oldest specifically, at the various con­ AB's from the forward end, and ventions to be held in Chicago. the first, second cooks and four Kane Brush, off of the Milwaukee porters in the galley were kept Clipper, recently tied the marital aboard. The other crew-members are placing themselves aboard knot. Charlie Hankel is back in the other vessels. hospital having varicose..veins re­ The Grand Rapids was leased moved from his legs. Dave Lasky and began service on December has been discharged from the 21, 1964, while the Ann Arbor hospital after having his little No. 5 is in the shipyard. The finger removed and is in good Grand Rapids is on a 20 and 8 shape. We wanted, to buy Dave a schedule, as are the City Of Green Christmas present, but couldn't Bay and the MV Arthur K. At­ figure how to wrap up a tavern. kinson. Needless to say, shipping The Christmas dinner for the has been good from this port. The officers of the SIU Great Lakes Tug & Dredge Region would like to wish all members and their families the best for tht coming year, and hope they enjoyed a truly merry Christmas and a holiday season celebrated with happiness and good cheer by all hands. Gus Wolf, in behalf of the Union, would like to thank all Union members andtheir families for the many Christmas cards he received and for the many good wishes of his Union brothers. The annual SIU Christmas din­ ner was held on December 19, 1964 at the Hostess Cafe in Frank­ fort. There were 175 adults and 83 children attending. The only com­ ments we have heard regarding this dinner have been in praise and appreciation. Detroit The USPHS hospital in Detroit was serviced on Tuesday, Decem­ ber 29th, with approximately 16 members spending the Christmas holidays in the hospital. The members received a Christmas bonus and cigarettes during con­ finement in the hospital and wish to express their appreciation. 'Don'tBuy'DriveLaunched Against Kingsport Press WASHINGTON—^The AJTJ-CIG'S Union Label and Service Trades Department has launched a drive for 1 million signatures on petitions supporting 1,200 union members in the 21st month of a strike against the Kingsport, Tenn., ftess. The department, in cooper­ 4 ation with the five unions publishers to take "all possible Lewis said in a letter announc­ which back the strikers, is steps to influence setttlement of ing the petition drive that the asking more than 1,700 label councils, women's auxiliaries and other union bodies to circulate the petitions and to return the signatures by Jan. 15. That will be followed, said De­ partment Secretary-Treasurer Jo­ seph Lewis, by "one great moment of truth" for the publishers who will be presented with petitions proclaiming: "More than 1 million of your potential customers wiR not buy your books unless produced under conditions fair to the people who manufacture them." Employees of Kingsport Press, the nation's largest manufactory of hardcover books, have been walking the picket lines since March 11, 1963, for fair contract conditions. Management has con­ tinued to operate at a reduced pace by using supervisors and striketoeakers. The petition forms declare that "we . . . pledge that we will not purchase books which have been produced, in whole or in part, by strikebreakers at Kingsport Press, Inc. ... In particular we pledge not to purchase Great Books of the Western World or Britannica, Jr., published by Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.; the World Rook Encyclopedia or the Childrcraft series, published by Field Enter­ prises Educational Corp.; Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia, Grolier Council Encyclopedia, or English Lands and People, published by Grolier, Inc." Petition signers also call on the Anti-Hurricane Diices Built By New Bedford NEW BEDFORD, Mass.— Tired of being lashed countless hurricanes, its waterfront areas smashed and fishing boats damaged, this New Engiand fishing port is I having a hurricane barrier i built to protect its 100,000 citizens from the ravages of | weather. The barrier, or dike system, is costing the city, state and the federal government $18.5 million. It Is considered modest next to the $26 million in storm damage done to New Bedford in 1954 alone. A series of three dikes across the south end of the city are now under construci tion. The dikes face Buzzards I Bay and the storms which boil northward on the Atlantic Ocean. An opening from the harbor I to the sea will be provided by two. 450-ton sector gates in : the dikes. this labor dispute, or to place their printing and binding orders in manufacturing plants maintain­ ing a fair relationship" with their employes. The unions have warned that encyclopedia salesmen are solicit­ ing labor families and unions to join in a sales promotion program for one of the publications pro­ duced in part at Kingsprt. The Allied Kingsport Press Unions—the Bookbinders, Press­ men, Stereolypers, Machinists and the Typographical unions—^have asked those soliciated to contact any of the unions or the allied organization at P.O. Box 1097, Kingsport, Tenn. R, W. Ayers is secretary-treasurer. strike has continued so long be­ cause Kingsport Press has re­ cruited strikebreakers to man its equipment, and because some publishers continue to place a part of their printing and binding orders with the struck firm. The unions and the AFL-CIO have given strong backing to the strikers but the main strength of the labor movement, Lewis de­ clared, "rests upon the united ac­ tion of union members, their fam­ ilies and sympathizers in refusing to purchase imfair products." If the Kingsport petitions are effective, their use may point the way to make other employers con­ scious of the need to produce under fair conditions, Lewis said. Ships To Ndvigafe By Satellite Signal The crewmen, on the bridge of a merchant ship in any part of the world will be able to receive navigational aid from space under a far-reaching earth satellite program now be­ ing developed. The satellites would deter­ send up 24 satellites in four mine the position of any ship launchings. The satellites would or aircraft and relay it to the craft and to a ce."jtral location on shore. The shore location, with a running record of each ship's position, would be able to dis­ patch help immediately when an emergency arose. As an example of the effective­ ness of the sateUite system, the recent collision between the liner Shalom and the Norwegian tanker Stolt Dagali has been cited. Im­ mediately after the collision, the Shalom sent out a Mayday signal giving, by mistake, an incorrect position. Had the satellites been at work, the correct position of the stricken ship would have been immediately known. The General Electric (Company, developer of the system, would operate in pairs, and each one square inch of thw globe would al­ ways be imder observation by a satellite's eye. Under the system, each ship would have a code number which would be radioed to it from the ground station by way of the sat­ ellites. Recognizing the code num­ ber, automatic equipment on the particular ship would respond in­ stantly with a signal to the satel­ lite. By measuring the time lapsed between the transmission and re­ ceipt of the signals, the position / of the ship could be computed./ A single ground station and a pair of satellites would be able to fh more than 14,000 positions a^ hour. Smooth Sailing Ahead .LMMlUHSLErP Seafarer Samuel Phillips (right) has a big grin for the LOG photographer as he accepts his first Union pension check from SIU rep. Joe DiGeorgio in New York neadqquarters. Phillips, who sailed as chief steward, last shipped on the Alcaa Commander (Alcoa). �rv, Page Eight SEAFARERS V LOG . V; • January 8, 196S Last Lifeboat Class Of '64 Graduates By Ai Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer One of the'inost popular benefits among SIU members Is the fSOO annual Seafarers Vacation benefit. Many newcomers to the Union may not be aware that it was the SIU that pioneered the effort to guarantee regular vacations for the professional seaman. The gains brought about by the SIU's type of vacation plan can be plainly seen when they are compared with the vacation arrangements contained in union contracts 14 years ago. In those days a typical vacation contract clause ruled that a Seafarer had to work one full year on the same ship, for the same employer, to get one week's vacation. Since the average Seafarer ordinarily works for a number of different employers during a single year, he usually ends up on the short end as far as vacation is concerned under that type of arrangement. Today, more than 13 years after the inauguration of the vacaUon plan, a Seafarer knows he can collect this important benefit no matter how many employers he has worked for, and regardless of how many ships he has sailed on. This means that the Seafarer doesn't have to worry about staying aboard a single ship for a full year for a single employer in order to receive his vacation benefit. Graduating members of Lifeboat Class 124 had the distinction of being the last group of Seafarers to receive their lifeboat tickets in 1964 after passing all requirements of the course given at Union headquarters in New York. The successful graduates are (front, l-r) Luis A. i'agan, Edward F. Quigley; (middle) Steve Dontes, Pete Homili, Howard Yaekel, Michael L~oldstein; (rear) Charles McCue, James Swain. Edward Burns, Leniy Barney, Mat^ew Finn and instructor Dan Butts. Drinking Water Everywhere Is Aim Of Scientific Study Tiie Seafarer, like the Ancient Mariner, sees water, water everywhere. The scientist and government leader, however, sees only the fact that the drops to drink are getting fewer. The industrial age gave fresh water to meet the world's breathe. But as the air has be­ man almost as many head­ growing need for it. For a long come polluted and used up, so aches as it solved. One of the while, the problem was not rec­ has our available fresh water. The problem of preserving our key crises raised was that of as­ ognized. Water was something suring an adequate supply of taken for granted like the air we fresh water, of purifying it and, mainly, of finding pew sources of water to feed our homes and in­ dustries will be studied in a thorough-going and coordinated way for the first time by the sci­ entists who will take part in the International Hydrological Dec­ ade. NEW YORK—The famed Ambrose Lightship may be replaced by : Just Began a tower light if it is decided that a sibift of position for the Light j The ten-year program of study I would not reduce the safety margin of vessels approaching and and experimentation began on leaving the narrows. New Year's Day and will continue In an experiment to determine if the new position is feasible, the until 1975. While the average ,i Ambrose Lightship was moved about six months ago from its usual person can expect no spectacular position about equidistant between Rockaway and Sandy Hook to or quicky results from it. Dr. Ray­ r' a new spot, miles to the southwest. mond L. Nace, head of the U.S. Some shipowners and pilots have gone on record in opposition National Committe for the Inter­ . to the new position on pounds that it makes for congestion leading national Hydrological Year, says to possible collisions. Replacement of the lightship with a tower it may prove to be "the most im­ is feasible only in this position, however. portant long-range international program yet. organized to help Higher, Brighter make human knowledge serve • If the tower light is constructed, it would contain a higher, human welfare." brighter light for mariners than the old lightship. The light on >Ainong. the .mysteries that may i the new structure would stand 120 feet above the waves compared be solved by the scientists is the . to 56 feet for the Ambrose Lightship. The tower light would signal one about the annual loss of water ' with a normal 900,000 candlepower, able to be stepped up to 9 milin the continental United States. 1 lion candlepower during fbg. The Ambrose Lightship's signal Aside, from the water flowing I operates normally at 700,000 candlepower with a maximum of 21/^ from our rivers into the sea, the million candlepower during fog. U.S. also loses about 40 cubic The light tower would be a four-legged fixed structure costing miles of water yearly for un­ |l about $1 million, and would serve as home for a crew of six. known reasons. The likelihood is 1 Ambrose Lightship has a crew of 16, who live aboard for two that the water drains to the sea weeks, then get liberty for a week. through underground channels Light towers are already in operation off Frying Pan schoal, that are yet undiscovered by man. I North Carolina; Buzzards Bay, Mass.; Brenton Reef, Rhode Island, Since only pne percent of the and Savanah, Georgia. world's total water resources is The shift in the position of Ambrose Lightship six months ago made up of available fresh water, I actually marked the 14th time since a light vessel was first estabscientists will study the best way to utilize every drop of it. i lished at the main entrance to New York harbor in 1823, that its I position was changed, UntU last June, the harbor had two lightI ships at the entrance, the Ambrose and the Scotland. The Scotland iNfHB ^ I has since been berthed. • CALL SIU ifALL ! imSDlAmLX' Ambrose Light ShiftedIReplacement Considered! One of the SIU vacation plan's most significant aspects is that a Union member knows he can collect his $800 a year vacation for a year's seatime, or a prorata share thereof for each 90 days of seaAn important requirement time. which should be kept in mind by Since the first vacation agree­ members eligible to collect the ment was signed in 1951, vaca­ vacation benefit is that discharges tions have come to be a feature necessary to prove eligibility must of which every Union member be presented within one year takes advantage. The SIU vaca­ from the date of payoff in order tion plan has paid out over $30 to collect vacation benefits for the million to Seafarers since the in­ time submitted. ception of the plan. In the event that a member The Seafarers Vacation Plan starts a trip holding Coast Guard provides an annual benefit of $800 discharges that total less than 90 for 365 days of seatime or $200 days of seatime which are less for every 90 days an SIU member than a year old, they will be hon­ works for a covered employer or ored at the end of the voyage, employers. An important advan­ even though more than a year's tage of the plan is that a member time may have elapsed. However, is not required to payoff a ship to the eligible member must present collect the benefit. his accumulated discharges with The benefit may be paid on a his vacation claim within 90 days prorated basis for periods of sea­ after the voyage ends, or before time less than a year, although a he signs on another ship, which minimum of 90 days is required. ever is sooner. In the event a member dies or Another requirement for vaca­ retires on Union pension, he, his tion plan eligibility that Seafarers widow, or beneficiary can receive who are shipping out should keep the uncollected vacation benefits in mind occurs when their dis­ he has accrued within the previ­ charges representing accumulated ous 365 days. seatime may be more than a year In order to collect a vacation old by the end of their voyage. In benefit, a member must present this case, the member must notify his Coast Guard discharges as the Vacation Plan office in writ­ proof of his accumulated seatime. ing before this seatime is actually If the discharge took place within more than one year old. Vacation the previous 365 days, the benefit payments will then be made when is paid for the period of the entire the member returns to the U.S. voyage, provided that there is a and formally submits his applica­ minimum of 90 days of employ­ tion for benefits. ment. One last reminder is necessary In counting days of seatime to for that small group of our mem­ determine eligibility for the bene­ bers who file for vacation bene­ fits, if a vessel is laid up for a fits and then for some reason, fail period of more than 10 days and a to pick up the benefit checks. If former crewmember signs on a vacation benefit check isn't again when the ship is reacti­ picked up within 60 days after it vated, this will be regarded as has been issued, it is returned to new employment. the plan office. Since most of our A crewmember who is on a ship members like to claim the bene­ for more than a year, will get the fits they have coming to them full vacation benefit for the first promptly, this doesn't happen too 365 days of seatime he puts in, often. However, when it does, it and will be paid a prorated is necessary to contact the vaca­ amount for any addition time he tion plan office in headquarters accumulates on that ship for that to forward the check to the Un­ trip. ion office nearest to the applicant. SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid — November, 1964 CLAIMS Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Pension-Disability Benefit's .... Maternity Benefits Dependent Benefits Optical Benefits but-Patient Benefits Vacation Benefits TOTAL WELFARE. VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... AMOUNT PAID 7,416 19 635 65 909 479 5,758 1,484 $ 65,142.99 51,236.88 95,250.00 13,000.00 t0S;098.03 7,724.65 36,674.00 511,432.77 16,765 $884,559.32 1(1 �Jamnrr S. IMI I^ERCHANT shlpf plying th« coasts of North and South America and the Caribbean today carry pretty ordinary cargoes. It wasn't always so, however. The merchantmen of i7th and 18th century Spain carried some wild cargoes—gold and silver coins, gold chains as long as six feet, gold and silver ingots weighing up to 12 pounds^, silver forks, knives, candlesticks and more. Need­ less to say, many of these cargoes never reached Spain. The difficulties faced by these Spanish -mer­ chantmen were legion. Weather prediction was still several hundred years in the future and tropical storms whistling up the Caribbean caught many ships unaware. Maps and charts were largely inaccurate or totally unavailable. Reefs, shallows, swift tricky currents and such took their toll. Loaded to the gunwales with the riches of the New World, the little wooden ships were often overloaded and iinseaworthy and went to the bottom for a variety of causes. And then, there were the pirates. Cutthroats And Colonies The high seas surrounding the hew worldincluding the fabled Spanish Main of the Carib­ bean—was a largely lawless area in those days. There were true pirates, cutthroats who put to sea for their own profit, preying on the rich Spanish bottoms. There were also what might be called legal pirates or Privateers, who preyed on the Spanish fleets under contract, mainly to the British Crown, on a sort of profit-sharing basis. Spain and Britain were in stiff competition at the time for maritime supremacy, which in turn affected their colonization drives in the New World. The stakes were high and it was generally felt that ends justified means. As a result of all these factors, many vessels went to the bottom in the waters surrounding the Americas. On July 30, 1715 a fleet of Spanish ships loaded with gold, silver and dyes ran into more trouble than you could shake a stick at. The 11-ship fleet was hit by a hurricane off Fort Pierce, Florida and the Sebastian Inlet. Only one ship escaped the storm and made it back to Spain, leaving 10 treasure ships lying scattered on a small area of the sea floor off the Florida coast. The financial department of the Spanish gov­ ernment kept elaborate records of all treasure cargoes and their fate. As soon as word of the disaster was received, salvage vessels were dis­ patched. They managed to bring up some of the treasure, but faced tremendous difficulties in their task. Sea-Dogs And Scavengers Records of the salvage operations, maintained in the Spanish Archives till today, record that no sooner had the salvage vessels reached the site of the disaster when pirates and scavengers from all over the Caribbean descended on the scene. They attacked the Spanish salvage camp, dived on the wrecks themselves and generally raised hell with the salvage operations. Things went from bad to worse with the salvag­ ing until 1718 when a Spanish diving contractor arrived on the scene with a squadron of armed ships. He surprised and captured eight sloops and riggers who were "fishing" the wrecks for treasure. The Spanish continued their salvage operations, but only managed to bring up a frac­ tion of what was lost. The remainder has been lying in Sebastian Inlet for hundreds of years— until recently. SEAFARERS LOG THAR'S GOLD IN THEM THAR HULLS! Pare BHae A modern-day salvage company, equipped with up-to-date diving gear, electronic detectors, dredging apparatus and water pumping systems, has been working just one of the 10 wreck sites. The take so far has been about $1.6 million in gold, silver and assorted artifacts valuable because of their age. Ten years of diving is planned by the salvage company which reports- it has located and plotted the position of fragments of several others of the 10 original treasure ships, and will dive on them in due course. Florida's Fiscal Finesse There is no danger now of armed Spanish sloops descending on these modern salvagers, Spain has long since passed from-the picture as far as this sunken treasure is concerned. Jurisdiction is now held by the State of Florida. The salvagers operate under a licensing agreement with the state which guarantees Flprida 25 percent of everything recovered from wrecked ships. The state has collected more than $400,000 to-date on these agreements, with much more in sight. Not all the treasure brought up is associated with Spain however. Salvagers recently made a totally unexpected discovery of United States coins dating from 1843 to 1857. The best theory explaining their presence in the waters off Florida holds that they were lost aboard a warship or blockade runner during the Civil War. Whether it was a Yankee.or a Confederate ship no one knows. This uncertainty about the affiliation of the ship in whose hold these coins went to the bottom points up a problem faced by salvagers which is little understood by laymen. Dreams Don'-t Come True Dreaming of becoming fabulously rich someday by discovering vast treasures on the bottom of the sea, most people picture themselves peering through murkey waters at the shadowy outline of a wooden hulk lying, largely intact, at the bottom, its towering masts and rotting rigging trailing long strands of seaweed waving mourn­ fully, stirred by a faint current. Nothing could be further from the truth says the experienced salvage man. On the wrecks they work, professional treasure seekers say, spars, masts, rigging and hull have all long-since completely disappeared. Natural currents and storm-tossed seas scatter coins and other objects from the cargo all over the area and mix it with the sandy bottom until only the slightest indication remain that it exists. Dredges with high capacity water pumping equipment are usually brought into play to sift tons of sand in the wreck area and separate out the few but valuable coins which it contains. Sharp Eye—^Rich Man A sharp and practiced eye is essential. After hundreds of years in tropical or semi-tropical waters coins can become so encrusted with coral or other marine growths that they would be completely overlooked by most people. The pro­ fessional on the other hand is attracted by tiny irregularities in shape or size which indicate some­ thing of value. Among some of the less valuable, but to many people more interesting, items brought up in Florida waters are cannons, cannon balls, sound­ ing leads, muskets, pewter plates, map dividers, fragments of olive jars, ceramic objects, pieces of timber and ballast stones originating all the way back in Spain. �Pare Tea SEAFARERS Labor Turns CheekSpurs R-T-W Repeal By Frank Drozak, Wesf Coast Representative Floods, Blizzards Hit West Coast The really big news on the Coast during the past few weeks has been the weather—flooding rivers in northern California and blmard conditions in Oregon and Washington. The flooding and blizzards have subsided somewhat very recently buit the big jobs of rescue and clean-up are still underway. The Navy bad between 50 and 60 heli­ copters flying at least 100 mercy missions of rescue and food-lifts to tliose stranded by the floods and snows. The helicopters are based on the aircraft carrier Bennington which is standing off the coast near Eureka, California. A week-long siege of rain has left hundreds home­ less and has killed at least 16 in California alone. Damage estimates are running as high as $500 million in Oregon and $200 million or more in California. Exact figures are not expected to be available for weeks to come. West Coast labor is pitching in to do everything we can to aid those left homeless and distressed as a result-of the weather. At last report the SIU Pacific District-contracted Matson liner Monterey was still hard aground on a coral reef off Bora Bora island in the South Pacific. No injuries were reported to any of the SIU crewmen or passengers in the mishap. Attempts by a tug and a tanker to pull her free of the reef have been unsuccessful, but divers, examin­ ing the Monterey's hull have re-+ported no visible dam-age. more trip before starting his new San Francisco career though. All the rainfall we have been Shipping has remained fair dur­ ing the past couple of weeks at having here lately is driving oldSan Francisco and should remain timer Ellis Samia off the beach. about the same for some time. The According to Samia he's getting Choctaw signed on during the last waterlogged and is ready to ship period and the Orion Hunter paid out on the first thing heading for sunnier shores.. Just off the Iber­ off in Honolulu. , Ships servrced In transit during ville after being off and on that the last period included the Robin ship for better than a year, Ken­ Hood, St. Lawrence, Steel Archi­ neth F. Hansen says that he's had tect, Alcoa Master, Marymar, San it for a while and has decided to Juan, Steel Recorder and the Mont- take a little rest oh the beach. pelier Victory. The near future Seems the rain doesn't bother him should see many ships in transit too much. Guess you can't please here, including the Overseas Joyce, everybody. Wilmington Overseas Rose, Yaka, Wild Ranger, Steel Admiral, Steel Traveler, and Shipping activity has been good the Fairport. No payoffs are ex­ here for the last period and prom­ pected. ises to be very good for the com­ About 190 members and their ing period with eight ships sched­ families enjoyed Christmas dinner uled in transit. During the past at the SUP cafeteria here and the period we had the San Juan, Al­ word from the boys and their coa Master, Alamar and Montfamilies is that the feast was a pelier Victory in transit. The Young America and the Overseas great success. Joyce paid off in this area and we Oldtimer L. Gulley was on the beach here for a while jawing shipped 55 jobs. The annual Christmas dinner at with some old pals until he shipped out as a chief cook on the the Wilmington hall, held jointly Marymar. Another oldtimer, J. W. with the SUP here was attended Puiiam Jr. joined him on the Cal- by 185 SIU members and their mar C-4, shipping as bosun. John families. As usual, the food was A. Witche piled off a Waterman excellent—with all the trimmings ship recently and announced his —and a fine time was had by all. decision to go into business for Richard R. Kohls is fit for duty himself by opening a cabaret or again after he had to pile off the a bar. He says he'll get in one (Continued on page 22) Beating West Coast Vote Deadline Searfarer^ J. P. Stroud is pictured signing up for his bailol in San Francisco as he beats the December 3! deadline for vot­ ing in the SIU election of officers. Checking his qualifica­ tions are (l-rl George Vesagas, H. Aquio and T. Urbina, members of the polls committee. rt t-irj rr .. r'j • i U JanuiT 9, 1965 LOG i:>' What, to you, Is WHITESBURG, Ky.—An embarrassed city council voted theQuestiont greatest disadvantage of unanimously to repeal a so-called "right-to-work" ordinance sea life? it adopted only three months ago. Victor Silvai As far as I'm con­ Whitesburg, a county seat"*' cerned, the greatest disadvantage Kentucky State AFL-CIO is in the in an Appalachian mountain midst of court challenges to their of sea life is area hard hit by unemploy­ validity. having to stay ment, had been told that an anti­ union, low wage clothing manu­ facturer would build a plant there if the city outlawed the union shop. The council rose to the bait, de­ spite the warning of the editor of the local weekly newspaper that the community could only go downhill if it tried to build its economy on "industry geared to the abuse of employees and the payment of the lowest possible minimum wages." The ordinance was passed. But no new industry came to the com­ munity. And meanwhile the state's labor movement turned the other cheek in a demonstra­ tion of practical concern for the children of the area. Poverty Spotlighted The State AFL-CIO began a drive for clothing and shoes for the "children of poverty" in the area and the Kentucky Labor News launched the collection campaign with a front page de­ voted to stories and pictures pointing up the need for help. A committee of local residents promised to handle the distribu­ tion. When the city council met in December, the member who had introduced the "right-to-work" ordinance stood up and moved that the city attorney be instruct­ ed to draw up a repeal document. It was passed without dissent. Whitesburg was the' second Kentucky city to repeal an ordi­ nance banning union shop agree­ ments. Springfield was the first. Twenty-three communities still have such laws, however, and the away from my family for long periods of time. It is especially lonesome to be in some comer of the world during the holi­ days. I cannot always afford to be with my family DETROIT — Continuing im­ though, so I must ship out. provements in the Welland Canal 4« 4< Lucas Lopez: Sometimes I want can boost its ship-handling capac­ ity from the 29 lockages a day, to spend some time with my fam­ which was its high as of last June, ily but I know to 42 lockages a day in 1967, a I have to go to recent study has shown. At the sea and earn a end of this season its capacity living. So I think had already been boosted to 33 the greatest dis­ a day. advantage is the The capacity of the canal is isolation and being increased by extension of loneliness of be­ tie-up walls and other improve­ ing at sea dur­ ments, and is expected to reach ing the Christ­ 36 lockages a day next season, mas season. I 39 in 1966, and 42 the following guess in the long run, being lone­ some for family and friends is the year. biggest problem of being a seaman. The increase In the capacity of I think it is a great life, though. the Lake Ontario-Lake Erie link 4> 3) has already brought substantial Charles McCue: I have never reductions of delays to shipping found any disadvantages in going to and has allowed more vessels to sea that weren't go directly through the locks doubled by any without tying up first according shore job I ever to a recent report. had. Oh, it's hard "It should be emphasized that being at sea for this outlook assumes that traffic many raontlis, will grow less quickly than the and away from anticipated annual 10 per cent in­ many of my crease in canal capacity," the re­ friends for long port declared. "If traffic grows as periods of time, much as 10 per cent annually, at but even on the least the canal will be able to shore, I had similar problems. I provide tolerable service to ship­ like going to sea. ping, until longer-range improve­ i> t> ments can be made." Ralph Hayes: The biggest dis­ advantage I can think of is the way I lose track of my frjends so rapidly, if I ^am on a good ship with a happy crew, sometimes I wish I could spend the rest of I met a man upon the stair, my life sailing A little man who wasn't there. with the same He wasn't there again today; crew. Eventually, I wish that he toould go away. however, the crew wiU break up, and friends will drift away. It —Edward Lear means being lonesome. SEATTLE—^A submerged rock that wasn't there figured promi­ 4" 3) 4" nently in a recent Federal Court ruling here. The ruling came in James Hand: It is lonesome go­ e case involving the SIU Pacific District - manned Island Mail ing to sea all the time. Even (American Mail). when I am on Back in May, 1961, the American Mail Line freighter hit some­ a good ship, just thing near Smith Island in the Ten Fathom Curve area of Seattle being in foreign Harbor and was badly holed with considerable damage to her countries and cargo. Suit was brought to fix the blame—and things began to • seeing strange get complicated. customs com­ pared to the ones The cargo owners and underwriters sued the Government, whidh I grew up with, was the actual owner of the chartered vessel. The Government brings back a wanted to pin the rap on the harbor pilot. Investigation established several definite facts, but solved nothing. touch of home­ sickness. I can Mysterious Findings get very lonely while sitting in the Divers checked the rock which the vessel presumably hit. Sure middle of the best of friends. I enough, they found scrapings of metal and some paint on the rock. wouldn't trade sea life, though. Sea growth was missing and loose barnacles lay at the foot of the 4 4> it rock. But at the time of the accident, the rock was imder 27 feet, John Hunt: To me there is no 3 inches of, water. The proved" draft of the vessel at the point disadvantage to going to sea. I en­ joy the long pe­ where she was holed was 24 feet.~ So how could she have struck the rock? \ riods of isolation between ports; I The judge didn't quite throw up his hands and give up, but he see many inter­ came close. Calling the whole episode "the case of the disap­ esting places all pearing rock" or ""the case of the ship that struck the rock that over the world; wasn't there," he dismissed all charges. and I like my "I arrived at the conclusion that the most probable of the exist­ work. My whole ing possibilities was that the Island Mail struck the '3.5 rock*," he life is centered ' said, "but from the evidence and all permissible inferences there­ around the sea from I was unable to bring the vessel and the rock into contact." and my work aboard ships. Predict Cut In Welland Canal Jams U.S. Judge Rules Island Mail Hit Rock That Wasn't There r-,. / * �Janmuf t, IfM SEAFARERS LOG Page Eferea "They Are Worth Insuring^ Too f" SFAD ^ THE STATE OF THE GREAT SOCIETY—President Johnson gave a high priority place to the problems of maritime and one of the key demands of labor in his State of the Union message. He said he would recommend that Congress review Section 14-B of the TaftHartley Law, which allows states to set-up so-called right to work laws. These laws, anti-union in character and content, have dragged down wages and working conditions wherever they have been enacted. In the transportation section of his address, the President called for a "new policy for our merchant marine." The American maritime industry, in a state of continual decline since the end of World War 11, is ready for a new start that will restore its place "in America's foreign commerce. The President indicated he would send down specific recommendations on maritime policy to the Congress in the near future. NEW YORK'S ANTI-LABOR LAW—The strike by Welfare Depart­ ment workers in New York City has again turned the spotlight on the senseless and vicious New York state Condin-Wadlin Act, which calls for the firing of any public employee who takes to the picket line in exer­ cise of a right guaranteed to all other Americans. Welfare Department Commissioner James Dumpson has ordered more than 5,000 of the striking employees fired, even though he admitted he had reservations about the law. As it stands, the Condon-Wadlin Act forbids the use of labor's only weapon in its fight for decent wages and working conditions. It is a throw-back to th^ anti-labor hey-day at the turn of the century when a worker could be punished just for mentioning the words 'union' or 'strike.' The Welfare strike may force public attention on the law to the extent where the lawmakers in Albany will have to abolish it. The city has been hedgy about appyling the law in past, especially through the courts, since many experts feel that in a proper court test the law would be ruled unconstitutional. 4" i i SENIORS PETITION ON MEDICARl^The National Council of Senior Citizens had a welcoming committee of more than a thousand older Americans on hand in Washington to greet the new 89th Con­ gress. The Senior Citizens were touching off their 1965 drive to secure passage of the Medicare bill. Delegations of seniors will continue to petition and visit lawmakers to obtain support for the measure. Union agreements covering more than 1.5 miilion American workers wiil be up for negotiation this year, the Labor Department re­ ports. According to department figures 134 major contracts will terminate in 1965, and 84 others are scheduled for wage-reopener bargaining. An additional 36 con­ tracts have cost-of-living clauses which automatically review the wages of nearly a million more workers. Among the major labor groups that will go into new con­ tract talks this year are the Steelworkers, Machinists and Auto Workers in the aircraft industry, construction workers. Rubber Workers, glass industry employees. Shipbuilders, Transport Workers, Clothing Workers, Meat Cutters and Bakers. 4" 4« 4« AFL-CIO President George Meany sent the congratulations of the U.S. labor movement to Giuseppe Saragat, Democratic Socialist Party leader, who was elected president of Italy. In his wire, Meany said that "we are happy that the presi­ dency of Italy is held by one whose entire political life has been characterized by his uncompromis­ ing dedication to the principles of freedom and democracy as the real road to world peace." Saragat held the post of foreign minister before his election to the presi­ dency. He will replace the ailing Antonio Segni. The 13-day, 21-ballot contest for the presidency was the longest in European history. 4« 4» 4" The Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen complied with a Federal Cmrt order issued in Columbus, Oa., to call off their strike against 1 le Southern Railway, but filed a I untermove against the carrier The Union asked that the re­ straining order be extended to the railroad so that working conditions maintained before the strike could be reinstated. The strike by the 1,200 railroad men began when management pulled a surprise move and began to operate loco­ motives without firemen. The un­ ion has maintained that the raUroads cannot operate safely with­ out a full crew—including firemen —in the cab. The railroads have been pressing for smaller rail crews and have proclaimed their intention to lay-off thousands of rail workers. 4* 4" The National Labor Relations Board, practicing what It preaches, has granted collective bargaining rights to two unions set up by its employees. The Board recognized the NLRB Professional Association as bargaining agent for 220 board attorneys in the Washington office. Previously the National Labor Re­ lations Union, which represents clerical and professional employ­ ees in field offices, was granted bargaining rights by the Board. 4" 4" 4" Major gains in working condi­ tions and grievance procedures were won by the Washington D.C. Area Metal Trades Council which represents 225 workers at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbeit, Md. A one-year con­ tract, the first ever negotiated by National Aeronautics and Space Agency, provides for'the arbitra­ tion of grievances, recognition of union shop stewards, twice daily rest periods and cleanup time be­ fore lunch and at the end of the shift. The contract covers all hourly paid employees at the Space Center and also gives the Metal Trades Council representation on the shop safety committee. ^ ^ A The 89th Congress of the United States is girding itself to do battle with the many problems facing the nation. One of those problems is the need for providing medical care for aged through social security—^Medi­ care. The American Medical Association on the other hand, is also preparing for a fight. The AMA's aim is to once more block pas­ sage of Medicare legislation, as it has in the past. The foes of Medicare have spent a great deal of time and money in the past to block this much needed legislation, and by their own admission are ready to spend much money in the future on anti-medicare cam­ paigns. They will not succeed however. The AFL-CIO is solidly behind Medicare, and each day finds more and more Americans realizing that this legislation is necessary. Medicare represents insurance for these older citizens who are no longer able to work—insurance against being left destitute by the skyrocketing costs of medical care— costs which can eat up a man's life sayings in a few weeks. It is insurance that those older citizens without sufficient savings to cover the costs of a serious illness can get the treatment which they need and deserve— with dignity, not as paupers begging aid. Americans provide themselves with in­ surance for almost everything—fire, theft, automobile, and much more. Human beings should also have this protection for their health. Our older citizens deserve better treatment and the American labor move­ ment, along with other Americans who refuse to shirk their responsibilities toward our older citizens, will see to it that Medicare becomes a reality. mendations for the future, many of which have already been urged by the SIU and the rest of the American labor movement. In­ cluded in these recommendations are: • A new policy for our merchant marine. • More emphasis on our entire transporta­ tion industry. • Changes in the Taft Hartley Act, includ-. ing Section 14-B (the so-called Right-ToWork section). • Full employment opportunities for every American. • Medical care for the aged under social security (Medicare). • Enforcement of the Civil Rights Law and elimination of barriers to the right to vote. • A doubling of the War on Poverty. • Federal aid to education. • Regional aid to underdeveloped and im­ poverished areas of the U.S. We agree with the President that far too many Americans are still trapped in the vicious cycle of poverty, idleness and fear. The recommendations and proposals he out­ lined in his message to Congress represent a good start toward eliminating some of the problems facing the nation. It must not be forgotten however, that at this time these necessary measures are noth­ ing but proposals and recommendations. Be­ fore becoming realities they must be acted upon by Congress. And in the past. Congress has shown itself unwilling to act on many of the measures. Influenced by private interest pressure groups of all kinds—like the Ameri­ can Medical Association, the National Asso­ ciation of Manufacturers, and other Big Busi­ ness groups—Congress has in the past been President Johnson has spoken on the State content to sit on its hands and bottle up such of the Union, and he has found it free, rest­ legislation. President Johnson has in the past proven less, growing and full of hope. He has also his ability to get Congress moving. He must found it faced by many problems. In his State of the Union message to Con­ do it -again if the Great Society of which our gress, the President made numerous recom­ nation is capable is to become a reality. State Of The Union �tfage Twelve SEAFARERS JanauT 8, 1965 LOG 'U Dutch Squelch Radio Pirates THE HAGUE, Netherlands—A raiding party of 15 Royal Dutch Navy men and Dutch police have boarded and silenced Radio-TV Nordzee, the pirate broadcasting station which has been operating from a Texas-type tower in international waters about six miles from the Netherlands coast. Several interesting letters have been received at headquarters re The taped voice of an an­ questing clarifications on various shipboard beefs. The first question submitted by Steve Krkovich on the Mount Washington, deals with nouncer broke off in midBy Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. sentence as 10 raiders dropped on servicing the ship's evacuators. the station platform from a heli­ Question: When cargo is being worked and ship's evacuators are be­ copter and the station went dead— ing used, whose job is it to service the machines? at least for the time being. The Answer: This is considered part of the routine duties of the Pump­ 10 "pirates" aboard the broadcast­ man during his regular working hours. ing platform were under orders Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement—Memorandum of Under­ not to put up a fight or try to repel standing, (a) "It has been agreed to maintain these machines, such the boarders. In addition to the as standing by when they are running, changing oil, greasing, re­ helicopter drop, five additional fueling them and doing general maintenance and repair work as can raiders were lifted to the platform be done aboard ship. On ships having electric evacuators, it shall by a hoist. * be the pumpman's duty to plug in the electric connections and change The commercial "pirate" broad­ plugs during regular working hours without the payment of over­ casting station had been beaming time." its signal at the Netherlands for The next request for clarification on port time for the steward de­ about three months despite a partment comes from Angel Seda, chief steward on the Steel Dutch ban on commercial broad­ Advocate. 4— casts. A special law passed by the Question: "If a ship had made The next, request for information Dutch Parliament allowed the raid the complete voyage and pay off comes from John Short, engine to take place in international at New York, and we collect Port delegate on the Western Planet, waters. Time being it's the port of payoff, and involves a beef about greasing Still Fighting and then proceed to New Orleans the rudder post. Although the owners of Radioand pay coastwise there, are we Question: "The Chief Engineer TV Nordzee ordered that no physi­ once again entitled to Port Time?" wanted the Oilers to grease the cal resistance be made against the Answer: You would not be en­ rudder post of the steering engine raiding party, the fight is still far Members of the Dutch gov­ A flotilla of invading ships titled to Port Time again in New once a watch, which we did and we from over. The'major battle will ernment raiding party are dispatched by the Dutch Orleans. The Port Time provisions put down an hour's overtime each take place sometime in the future hoisted up to the offshore of the agreement would apply only watch. When we submitted- it to government surrounds the in the courts and in the arena of after you have made another com­ him he disputed every hour . . , pirate radio-tv station on pirate radio-tv station on public opinion. plete voyage. The trip from New its stilt-supported platform its artificial North Sea Answer: This is considered part This case will undoubtedly , get York to New Orleans is not con­ in the North Sea. Govern­ island off the coast of of the routine duties of the Oiler to court, and any judge hearing sidered a complete voyage. ment ships and helicopters Holland. The raid was the case will be in a tough spot. Reference: Standard Freightship on watch. He may perform this landed police, sailors and ordered to squelch the First there is the problem of Agreement, Article V, Section 3: work without the payment of over­ a public prosecutor to commercial broad­ time. whether the Dutch police had a HOURS OF WORK—(d) last para­ silence the illegal station. casts which are forbidden right to act outside Dutch terriReference: Article IV, Section 13, graph: "Once a vessel pays off in under Dutch law. • torial waters. In addition, the the port, that port shall be used for Standard Tanker Agreement: ownership and operation of the 4 OILERS ON WATCH-STEAM: (a) the purpose of applying the provi­ station is a massive tangle of legal sions of paragraph (c) above until They shall perfoi-m routine duties, red tape with international over­ oil main engine (if reciprocating), such time as the vessel makes an­ tones. For instance, the platform other voyage and pays off in an­ watch temperatures, and oil circu­ and installations are owned by a lation (if turbine), oil auxiliaries, other port at which time the latter Panamanian company and exploita­ port shall then become the port steering engine and ice machine. tion of the operation is handled They shall pump bilges and tend of payoff, etc." by a British company. In addi­ water where sluges and checks are The following letter from Roland tion, stock in the company has A. Wiman, deck delegate on the in the engine room and no waterbeen sold to a wide public. Penn Transporter, concerns a beef tenders are carried." Success Story about the midnight meal. ANCHORAGE—The SIU con­ PHILADELPHIA — This Dela­ This question, dealing with Question: "Would you please Pumpmen's . duties while trans­ tracted Anchorage (Sea-Land), bat­ The Dutch government is irked ware River port complex led the send me a clarification on Article 2, ferring fuel oil, comes from J. A. tling pack ice and gale force winds by the fact that Radio-TV Nordzee nation in total volume of exports Section 45, of the Freightship Batill aboard the Western Clipper. all the way from Seattle, tied up has beeii so popular—much more and imports, the chairman of the Agreement? On this voyage, the Question: "Am writing in re­ safely at City Dock here, proving popular than the non-commercial Delaware River Port Authority an­ Deck Department was broken out gards to a matter about transfer that the sealanes to Alaska could stations of the state network oper­ nounced. at 9:00 PM and continued working of bunkers. My agreement does be kept open even in the dead of ated by the government. Advertis­ About 54 million tons of foreign through 2:30 AM. No hot lunch not state anything about this and winter. ers literally flocked to Radio-TV waterborne commerce moved was provided at midnight, and no the Chief insists that it is my job The Anchorage ran into high Nordzee during its three months through the port area in 1964, ac­ unbroken hour was provided for because he says so without the winds jus't north Seattle and had of operation at rates ranging from cording to a projection made on a same. The men involved put in one payment of o.t.'' to bull her way tiirough 70 miles $1,600 to $2,400 a minute. It is six month estimate by the author­ hour's overtime, also $2.00 me.rl of ice in Cook Inlet, where tem­ estimated that advertising brought ity. Exports were up nearly eight Answer: This is not considered peratures hovered at more than 30 allowance, as per Paragraph (g) percent and imports were 3.5 per­ the duties of the Pumpman. This below. She made port here two in $I million during those three cent over last year, it was re­ of the same section. months. Many feel that the pirate work is performed by the Engi­ "The penalty meal hour has been neers. In ti e event the Pumpman days late but unscarred. Credit for station's success is bound to bring ported. O.K'd but the $2.00 meal allow­ is required to perform this work, the "historic" run went to her about changes in the Netherlands Including the port's domestic crew and the fact that the ship was TV and radio setup. ance was disputed. Are we entitied he shall receive overtime. trade, the total 1964 commerce is in good condition to meet the ele­ to the supper meal allowance, as Radio-TV Nordzee is only one of expected to top 100 million tons. Reference: Standard Tanker ments. per Paragraph (g) of the above several pirate broadcasting sta­ To meet the growing trade de­ Agreement, Article H, Section 10. section?" Many old Alaska hands were tions operating from international mands on the port, a "vast pro­ "Customary Duties. Members of Answer: The Deck Department is all departments shall perform the skeptical when Sea-Land said that waters and beaming their commer­ gram of public improvements" is entitied to the $2.00 meal allow­ necessary and customary duties of it would keep its scheduled service cial programming at Europe and being made in the Philadelphia area to help speed traffic through ance, as stated in your letter. that department. Each member of through the winter months. Impos­ Great Britain in competition with the complex. sible, they said. But the arrival of the various state-operated net­ Reference: Standard Freightship all departments shall perform only New facilities will include a Agreement, Article II, Section 45: the recognized and customary dut­ the Anchorage with a full load of works. Some are located on plat­ MIDNIGHT LUNCH: (b) If crew ies of his particular rating. When 166 containers, automobiles and forms at sea, while others operate bridge across the Delaware from aboard ships. Several nations are Philadelphia to Pennsauken, N.J., starts work at or before 9 p.m. and it is necessary to shift a man to other cargo proved them wrong. While the Anchorage was un­ seeking an international agreement and a span from Chester, Pa., to works continuous overtime until fill a vacancy, the man so shifted midnight, the men shall be pro­ shall perform the duties of the loading' here, her sister ship, the outlawing pirate broadcasting com­ Bridgeport, N.J. Seattle, was taking on cargo in pletely. vided with a hot lunch at midnight. rating to which he is assigned." If the work continues after mid­ In submitting questions and work Seattle for her scheduled run to night one unbroken hour shall be situations for clarification, dele­ Anchorage. Both ships had been allowed for such lunch. If this un­ gates and crews are reiriincled once "winterized" last fall in prepara­ broken hour is not allowed the again to provide as much detail as tion for rough winter duty. men involved shall receive one possible setting forth the circum­ Ballast was added to the stern of hour's overtime in lieu thereof. stances of any dispute. Besides each ship to keep the screws beiow Seafarers are reminded that This penalty hour shall be in addi­ those mentioned, some of the mem­ the ice line when running light. when they leave a ship after tion to the actual overtime worked bers who were sent clarifications Other modifications were made. articles expire in a foreign during the meal hour. The provi­ on various subjects during the past The Anchorage, a 520 foot C-4, port, the obligation to leave a sions in this section shall be ap­ few days included the following: drew a safe 32 feet of water on her clean ship for the next crew plicable at all times at sea or in Albert H. Schwartz, ship's delegate, run. She made port without as­ is the same as in any Stateside port to men on day work." port. Attention to details of Hudson; L. P. Ragman, Aldina; sistance from icebreakers. housekeeping and efforts to (g) "In the event the midnight John Thompson, Longview Victory; A Sea-Land official said of the leave quarters, messrooms and lunch is not served the men in­ Chester Hughart, ship's delegate. accomplishment: "In getting ather working spaces clean volved shall be paid the supper Globe Explorer; James Lee, Hud­ through the ice the way we have will be appreciated by the new meal allowance in addition to the son; Albert W. Lima, engine dele­ this week, we've proved a lot to crew when it comes aboard. overtime provided for in paragraph gate, Producer; Dcnald Dickenson, ourselves as well as to everybody Steel Flyer. else." (b) above." Winter No Bar To SIU Ship's Alaska Service Philadelphia Claims No. 1 Port Rating Foreign Payoff? Leave Clean Ship PHOfOS •sro/e<e=s ?o£r/zY BlC. �JannuT 9, 1MB SEAFARERS Tag9 LOG T; , ' - ' <1 • »5 ^ 11 Seafarers International Union Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes And Inland Waters District Since the SIU Blood Bank first began oper­ ating from the Brooklyn clinic in 1959, well over 4,000 pints have been taken out to help save the lives of Seafarers and their families. In one case alone, the child of a Seafarer shipping out of Houston has received over 100 pints of blood during the past year to keep him alive. The hoy suffers from hemophilia, a disease which preveuts the blood from clotting. The hemophiliac can bleed to death from an in­ jury which would hardly he noticed by most people. Large amounts of blood must be available at all times to preserve bis life in an emer­ gency. Through the SIU Blood Bank this blood has been available and will continue to be available whenever it is needed. Under the SIU Blood Bank system, a Sea­ farer or a member of his family who is ill or injured in any A&G port can receive blood in his local hospital without delay by drawing against the blood credits built up in the Union Blood Bank. When blood is needed in an emergency, there is no time to start finding donors and get the blood processed, tested and checked prior to transfusion. It must be available im­ mediately, and for Seafarers and their familes it is, through the SIU Blood Bauk. During an operation, blood is needed to replace vital body fluids. It restores a patient from shock. Patients weakened by illness need blood to restore their strength before they can be operated on successfully. A Seafarer who un­ derwent chest surgery recently required over 25 pints of blood from the SIU Blood Bank to see him through the operation. If blood is to be available to Seafarers and their families in time of need, it is important that the supply he constantly replenished and maintained at ^ high level. Seafarers and members of Seafarers' families wbo wish to donate blood in New York should report to the Brooklyn clinic. In other SIU ports, the port agent will make arrangements for the donation. It takes only a few minutes to donate blood, but it can mean the difference between life and death in time of need. �Pare Foarteea SEAFARERS LOO Immuar 9, IffW PanamanlanB Rm-Evaluatm Antl-U.5, Attitudaa Panama Fears A New Canal Could Rock Nation's Economy By Joseph B. Logue, MD. Medical Director Retardation Linked To Environment Preventingr mental retardation In many children may be as simple as rivingr them full-time home care, accordiny to doctors at Children's Hospital, Washington, D. G. To test their theory, the researchers plan to select babies of large families in broken or poorly knit homes and give them tender loving care for periods up to three years. They hope to return the children to society as future good citizens. Dr. Reginald S. Lourie, director of the department of psychiatry at the hospital, said these children are born with normal intelligence poten­ tials, but become mentally retarded in their formative years. They are "exposed continually to excessive stimulation . . . overwhelmed by the fierceness of the family atmosphere . . . not talked to, ex­ cepting in emotional torrents," he added. PANAMA—The recent announcement by President Johnson that the U.S. Is definitely planning a new, sea-level canal liking the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans somewhere acroM Central America or Colombia, has brought about much serious soul searching in the Panamanian capital. A serious economic disas­ "This is what is giving us night­ An example of the close rela­ ter could result here shoulc mares," he said, "the thought . . . tionship between the Canal Zone the U.S. decide to build the jiew of Panama turning into a ghost and the economy of the Pana­ manian capital is the fact that as canal somewhere other than city," It probably wouldn't be quite a result of three days of antiPanama, or even in one of the more remote regions of the that bad if a new, more modern, American rioting in Panama last country. sea-level canal were built else­ January, construction fell about Four possible sites for the new where, but there is ample evidence 40 percent in the first half of that the impact of the Canal Zone 1964. canal are under consideration Armed with a $216,000 grant from the National Institute of Mental one in Colombia, one between on the capital city's economy is Health, Dr. Lourie and his associate. Dr. Allen E. Marans, will begin Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and two tremendous. Zone authorities have full-time care of 16 youngsters taken from families of low intelli­ in Panama—one on the site of the estimated that direct financial gence and dubious backgrounds. Another 16 will receive day care present canal and one route benefits to Panama from Canal only, while a group of 32 "no-ehance" children will be studied in through a remote region of the Zone spending total $90 to $100 million a year. their home surroundings and serve as a control group. The dootors country. hope to reverse the trend which shows that unloved infants lose Antl-Americanism Big Money Involved 10 per cent of their original intelligence quotient by age three and The U.S. decision to build a new Spending by Zone people in 23 per cent or more by age four. canal throws into sharp relief the Panama came to over 85 million The V/ashington physicians showed in another .study that by the .strong anti-American feeling run­ in 1962. Net payments to non-U.S. time deprived children reach nursery school age, mental slowing and ning within Panama, feelings citizens employed in the zone as other pathological patterns have already set in. According to Dr. which in the past have led to anti- a whole were almost $36.5 million Marans, cultural deprivation accounts for far more mental retardation U.S. rioting and a brief break in in that year. The U.S. Southern Soviet merchant ships will soon than do birth defects, metabolic disorders, and all other causes diplomatic relations between the Command in the zone made purcombined. two countries. As a high Pana­ crases amounting to over $10 mil­ be as common a sight in the North manian official said recently "the lion in 1962, while the armed Atlantic as Soviet fishing trawlers effects of any violent anti- forces in the zone employed 4,882 are now. Not content with their American demonstrations in non-U.S. citizens in that year with growing tramp ship trade with Exercise programs for people aged 60 to 90 are being organized by Panama could be disastrous." Canada, the Russians are moving a payroll of over $13 million. researchers at Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Kaare Rodahl, into regular cargo service between Leningrad and Montreal. Lankenau's director of research, explained that moderate activity may prolong life of the elderly. Any muscle, including the heart The first Red-flag ship in the muscle, strengthens itself when used and deteriorates with disuse. announced every-three-week run P.cdahl said. Dr. Henry F. Page, physician in charge of the Aging is scheduled to arrive in Montreal Research Clinic, said studies at the hospital show that both longevity on January 2. It will be the 7,500and the activity of the later years can be increased by sensible living ton freighter Volkhovges. Built in habits tailored to the needs of each individual. 1956, the ship has been strengtheneed for navigation in ice condi­ The physical conditioning activity at Lankenau is part of a research tions. program started seven years ago by Edward L. Bortz, an authority An automated "panic button" designed to act as a seagoing on aging. About 200 people are taking part in various exercises in­ The freighter, like those which cluding stationary bicycle riding. The heart and electrocardiographic back seat drive? to scream warnings at watch officers is in Will follow it, advertises available the works at the Sperry Gyroscope Company. readings are used to determine the activity level necessary to stay cargo space to Leningrad and the in shape but below that which will place a strain on the heart. On Soon the peace and seren--* western European ports of An­ the basis of these findings, it is possible to develop individual con­ ity of the sea may be shat­ device "however, is that it is not twerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg. ditioning programs that make old folks feel better, both mentally tered by taped voices activat­ designed to promote early response Last year, about 400 Soviet ships •and physically, one researcher pointed out. "Just as we now have ed by the ship's radar, shouting called on Canadian ports, all of the 40,000-mile automobile tire, there is no reason why we can't such things as "The ship is ap­ in the event of a possible collision them tramps on the grain run. but to allow action to be delayed all have 100-year hearts," Dr. Bortz predicted. proaching an object! This is an until the last possible minute, in The new Atlantic cargo service alert! The ship is approaching an hopes that a collision situation will Dr. Paul Dudley White, noted heart specialist, said recently that is only one of the many expansion there are "physiological results of exercise which deserve as much object! This is an alert!" In addi­ not develop and corrective moves being planned in line with tion, the device will ring buzzers, emphasis in the aging as they do in the young, and possibly even maneuvering will not be necessary. Russia's growing maritime power. more." One of the greatest benefits of exercise. Dr. White said, is bells or give other warning signals. If the watch officer takes early Soviet 8hii>s have taken over the that it "may be conceivably be helpful, in the absence of important The noise it would produce on the corrective action in such situa Leningrad - Stocldiolm run and symptoms, in retarding the further progress or increase of coronary bridge as the vessel approached a tions, Sperry engineers reasoned, have entered into the ship char­ atheroclerosis." In a report included in a pamphlet sponsored by the crowded harbor or ship channel much time and money is lost. By tering trade. The new passenger Committee on Aging of the American Medical Association, Dr. White can only be imagined. waiting until the last minute, with Hner Ivan Franko will haul French concluded, "It may be said that exercise of almost any kind suitable The device to give warnings and Russian tourists around the ill degree and duration for the particular individual concerned can when a ship is on a possible col­ the aid of the new device, this Mediterranean at Easter time, and and does play useful roles in the maintenance of both physical and lision course is being developed time and money can be saved. Ac­ the liner Admiral Nafchimov has mental health of the aging individual. . . under a contract with the Mari­ cording to a mathematical study been chartered to carry 1,500 Mos­ conducted by the company, it can lem pilgrims from Africa to Mecca time Administration. 44cost more for a ship to make un­ next year. Safety Device? necessary maneuvers than it does The physician who warned that excessive intake of vitamin D On the Soviet homefront, the The strange thing about the new for an accident. during pregnancy may cause mental reUtdation of the child said in same Russian shipyard which first developed the hydrofoil for coma letter to Newsweek magazine that his warning was preliminary. Dr. Robert E. Cooke of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine merioal use on rivers is now build­ s-id that "proof or disproof may take years to establish." Question ing "hovercraft" vesseis that will yet to be decided by research is whether or not high amounte of "fiy over the Volga River" at vitamin D lead to high blood calmium, a proven cause of mental re­ si>eeds to 75 miles per hour. tardation. Hovercraft is also being developed in the U.S. and Western Europe for commercial use. In operation. It skims over the surface of either land or water on a cushion of air. The SIU Contracts and Constitution department is holdiii • The Western nations can expect a number of checks for, Seafarers in the settlement of beefs i more and more advances from the |i These men are requested to contact headquarters or have anv Russians in the maritime field. Un­ i; port agent teletype headquarters so the checks may be forwarded. like the U.S. Government, which ; ' A check for transportation differential is being held for Jaracs ignores our nation's fleet for the s; H. Smith who sailed aboard the Elemar, most part, the Russians recognize the value of seapower and are g Checks for settlement of disputed overtime accrued while building their as fast as possible. I aboard the Niagara are being held for Francis M, Greenwall I Richard Heckman, Jose A. Paz, and John J. Wynee. Moscow is adding to its deep sea merchant fleet at a rate of 1.2 Former members of tl}e Manhattan for whom checks are being S million tons yearly, according to ? held are F. Carpenter, M. Chandler, B. Dunn, J. Gonzalez, p' mmmmm the latest figures-of the authorita­ ? Gordon. L. Harvey, H. Kopyen^ith, S. Puntillo, C. Scott. H Sikes tive Fairplay Shipping Journal of L. Taylor, H. Treddin, ami E Zabrowskl. London. The American fleet, by Vance A. Reid and Roy lb; mend Thomas former crewmembers contrast, hais been declining in on the Anji are asked to p;tl\ up allotment checks. total tonnage in the years since SIU Great Lakes District oldtimer Jessie A. Paee (right), the Korean War. It is now on"y a Earl M. Beamer, Jose M. Ha^ta, Michael C. Miller and Walter receives his first regular $150 monthly pension check from matter of time before the Red Smtih have checks in head^utyters for settlement of disputed SIU Great Lakes District Frankfort Port Agent Floyd Hanfleet—already larger in total ships overtime accrued while aboard the Penn Carrier. mer. Pace, 65, is a veteran of over 20 years with the Ann — surpasses the U.S. in total Arbor R.R. Company. tonnage. Soviets Up Ship Trade With West Slieart Program Stresses Exercise Collision Warning Is Job Of New Safety(?) Device & Gt. Lakes Veteran Receives Pension Money Due iilliil y • >*. ' >7'-' �jamunr •, 196S SEAFARERS Fare rmeca LOG % This traditional Pakistani costume is modeled by a local belle. An aerial view of the new quarter of Karachi. This city is Still growing with new factories and housing being built as part of the nation's five-year development plan. Trade with the U.S. provides much of the equipment. Karachi street peddler, seen above, offers an assortment of notions. r - • • Pedestrians and pedicabs make up a good part of Karachi's traffic. This scene is in the bazaar section. Karachi, the chief port of the huge Asian nation of Pakis­ tan, lies on the Arabian Sea, just west of the mouth of the winding Indus River. Pakistan, formed from the Moslem areas of the old British colony on the Indian sub-continent, is a country of 100 million people. Karachi, its chief city, has a population of nearly two million. The busy port plays host to, hundreds of ships yearly. Chief Pakistani exports moving through Karachi are jute, textiles, cotton and rice. The still underdeveloped country imports a wide range of finished products, mainly from Britain and the U.S. Four major SlU-contracted companies, Waterman, Isthmian, Penn and Victory Carriers, include Karachi on their regular schedules, and many tramps also visit the port. Karachi's dock area, the Keamari, is located across the bay from the center of the city. For Seafarers with just a few hours in port, a Seamen's Club, Post Office and bazaar are located in Keamari. In the city, the Beach Luxury Hotel on McLeod Road and the Palace Hotel on New Queen's Road offer excellent accommodations and good food. Both hotels have night clubs. The YMCA on McLeod Road also offers good lodging for the night. The bazaar section of the city lies between McLeod Road and the Layari River. A large area, the main shopping and entertainment centers are located in the eastern end of it. Along Elphinstone Street and Victoria Road can be foimd many shops specializing in Pakistani handicrafts. A row of silversmith's stalls offers good buys in that local craft. The grave of Mohammed All Jinnah, the father of modern Pakistan, on the Exhibition ground at the end of Bunder Road, Is one of the city's leading tourist attractions. The city-also includes many fine bathing beaches and a race course. Deep sea fishing and hunting trips can also be arranged. The SlU-contracted DeSoto (Waterman) is scheduled to stop in Karachi at the end of the month. The old and the new. Camel and donkey-drawn wagons haul a load of auto tires past Karachi's newest and biggest office building. Still under­ developed, Pakistan is working to industrialize herself. The new American Embassy in Karachi, shown here while still under construction, js among the most modern anywhere. It is ready to offer service to Seafarers and other Americans in Pakistan. » r i: <« I 1 » �Pare Sixteea Wayward Whale Visits New York NEW YORK—For a few days over the holidays this city regained its long-lost status as a whaling port—that is if a city can be called a whaling port because a whale (dead) visits it. The whale, a 50-foot young­ the carcass to its base at Caven ster, dropped by the port on Point, N.J., just behind the Statue the day before Christmas. Deftly of Liberty. There the beast wallowed over dodging the heavy traffic in the bay, it sailed past the rows of the holiday weekend, tied on the piers in mid Manhattan, ending end of a long pier. In the spirit its journey just off the posh Hud­ of the season, the usually re­ son River yacht basin at the foot stricted base was thrown open to the public. Dozens of sightseers of 79th Street. The crewmen of the Coast flocked to the base, some coming Guard cutter Point Batan served by car and others by small boat. as the welcoming committee for All offered 'expert' comment on the whale. The unannounced vis­ the whale. itor, floating with its silvery belly A little girl reminded the New up, gleamed in the 4 A.M. moon­ York Times that under an old light, catching the attention of the treaty Manhattan's Indian tribes were entitled to a cut of any pro­ Guardsmen. Enforcing the rule about small ceeds derived from the oil of a craft being securely moored, the beached whale. The treaty, it is men from the cutter put a line believed, was superseded by a about the whale's tail and tried to colonial law that gave all drift tow it away. The 42-ton monster whales to the British Crown. was too heavy for the 82-foot cut­ Other speculation centered ter, however, and it had to be about ambergris, a^ waxy sub­ stance vomited up by sick whales moored at the yacht basin. No one at the high-priced mar­ and highly valued by perfume ina confronted the whale with a makers. Apparently, this whale moorage fee, and the monster lacked the precious stuff. free-loaded at the place until the - Shark Attack Driftmaster, a Army Engineers An expert from the New York craft used to clear the port of Aquarium said the whaie was flotsam, appeared on the scene in most iikely one of the common the morning. baleen species that is found in Not So Strange locals waters. Marks about the The Driftmaster's skipper, Cap­ beast's jaws led some experts to tain James A. Florio, was not es­ believe that it had been attacked pecially impressed by the whale. by sharks and entered the harbor In his 16 years of harbor house­ to find safety. While the whale tales were fly­ keeping, he had fished such var­ ied animal life out of the water ing, the Army Engineers were as a giraffe (dead) and a camel figuring a way to dispose of the (dead), both animals escapees carcass, whose foul odor was al­ from a zoo shipment being un­ ready wafting over Jersey City. loaded at the Brooklyn Army On the Monday after Christ­ Base. mas, the Driftmaster towed the Efforts to lift the whale onto whale to the open sea and deco­ the Driftmaster's deck were aban­ rated it with explosive charges. doned when it became apparent The plunger was pressed, and that the monster, already getting New York's first leviathan visitor putrid, was ready to tear apart. since the days of the wooden Instead, the Driftsmaster dragged whaleship was blown to blubber. SEAFARERS JuMurr LOG UW Ca/mar Ships Star In TV Re-Run NEW YORK—Like so many other film stars of yesteryear, the SIU contracted ships Losmar and Alamar (C'-lmar) are making their show business comebacks via the late night movie circuit on tele­ vision. The two vessels, as some of their former crewmembers may remember, served as a seagoing backdrop for several scenes of "A View From The Bridge." The film, a rough-and-tumble story of life along the Brooklyn waterfront, was shown In theatres about five years ago. It starred, besides the Losmar and Alamar, Raf Vallone and Carol Lawrence. Now that it's making the roimds on tv, the ques­ tion is, will the two ships be en­ titled to residuals (bonus payments) that other stars get for their old reruns? SlU-manned Losmcnr (top) and Alomar (bottom) are malting tlia rounds on TV. Labor Board Busts Union-Busfer Boss's Lie Detector Unplugged By NLRB WASHINGTON—A firm that used "lie detector" tests' as an excuse for firing 9 union members to destroy a union's majority while stalling off an election has been judged guilty of unfair labor practices in a-*- The firm has no evidence against the employes except the unsub­ stantiated word of the operator, but fired them for "flunking" the tests. This was a pretext to cloak The 50-foot carcass of a its opposition to the union. Trial whale that was discovered Examiner Rossanna A. Blake floating dead in New York found, and the board agreed. It harbor is secured by the ordered Lone Star to reinstate the' crew of the Driftmaster, a 10 with lost pay, to stop interfer­ harbor scavenging vessel ing with employes' organizing rights, and to bargain with Local operated by the U.S. Army. 968 of the unaffiliated Teamsters. The NLRB general counsel and the union argued that "polygraph tests are so unscientific that little or no reliance can be placed upon them," and, said the examiner in " her decision, "there is evidence in the record to support their claim." By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS The board also upheld the ex­ aminer's finding that the company A major auto Insurance company is voicing concern that buyers But the buyer did his own arranging. Ha paid $344 for tiie In­ violated the National Labor Re­ "haggle like a trader in an oriental bazaar" when purchasing a car, surance and $379.20 for the finance-charge, or a total of $723.20. lations Act by' failing to reply to but often faii to take similar care in financing it. Other insurance There was no charge for the credit life Insurance. a union letter asking it to bargain. companies have broadcast this same warning. Senator Paul Douglas (D., 111.) who has proposed a bill requiring i.e insurance companies, of course, are concerned that if you all dealers and lenders to state true annual interest rates, has found arrange your financing through the dealer, you may also buy your even more extreme examples, such as true annual rates of as much car insurance from him. Several insurance companies now even have as 180 per cent for financing used cars. their own car finance plans, possibly in seif defense against the fact Here are policies to follow to get the best possible costs for (Continued from page 3) that the large auto-finance companies sell insurance through car financing and insurance, as well as for the car Itself: and pointed out the necessity to dealers. 1—Shop separately for the three components of your true ear cost: sell the public on the importance It Is true that often you can save by arran^ng the financing your- the car itself, the financing, and the insnrahce. of the U.S. merchant marine. seif through a credit union or bank. Sometimes you even can get a 2—^In shopping for the financing, get quotations from the dealer, He shied away, however, fronj^ car loan cheaper from the same bank that finances the dealer. The your credit union if you belong to one, and one or more banks. fact is, car dealers customarily get a rebate, or "dealer's reserve" Finance charges of reputable new car dealers riiay be in line, espe­ having any responsibility, for as it is caiied in the trade, for handling the financing. At least two cially if you can make a fair down payment. Credit unions and banks checking up on the Department of states even recognize this rebate by law, limiting it in one case usually charge little more for financing used oars than new ones. Agriculture's activities, relative to to 20 per cent of the finance charge that you pay, and in the other, Their rate generally is no more than $6 or $6.50 per $100 (equivalent the American merchant marine. to 2 per cent of your total debt. Representative Garmatz express­ to a true annual interest rate of approximately 12 per cent). But Dealers say they need this rebate because they give discounts on finance companies operating through dealers often charge more, ed hope that the Merchant Marine the car itself. According to their testimony, the rebate on finance for financing used cars than new models. Various state laws allow Committee would go into the many and insurance fees, often is their major profit on the sale of a car. finance charges for used cars of $10 per $100 for late models, to loopholes that now permit Gov­ ernment agencies to by-pass the Some dealers have admitted finance rebates provide half their in­ as much as $17 for older ones. come. In this case, people who buy cars on time sometimes are help­ To get tlie lowest possible finance charge, put down as much as use of American-flag ships for ing to subsidize the cash buyers. you can, not the least allowed. Sometimes the various lenders and their own cargoes. He said he felt In the hands of unscrupulous dealers, the financing and insurance dealers offer a better rat® for a little larger down payment. Show the Committee would be respon­ to cooperation with the indus­ fees can be pyramided further by even higher charges for buyers the dealer that you are interested in the finance charge as well as sive try. who are poor credit risks, and by adding a steep "credit life in­ the price of tjie car. He has some margin for shading that cost too, NMU President Curran was rep­ surance" fee (which would pay the balance still owing in the event especially .if you are a good credit risk. resented on the telecast by a film of death). ' 3—Credit life insurance should be providied free, as it usuaily is One insurance company complaining of this practice reports the case by most credit unions and some banks. At least, the charge should clip of a statement in which he of prospective buyer who was quoted $412.50 for the car insurance, be no more than 50 to 75 cents per $100 of original debt. On a declared that the Government must establish a policy for the $108.88 for credit life insurance, and $512.02 for the finance charge. balance of $2000 repayable over a period of three years, a creditAmerican merchant marine soon This made a total of $1033.40, in addition to the price »£ car insurance charge of 50 cents per $100, which is really enough, would or there will be no fleet to auto­ come to $30. mate or be concerned with. -if National Labor Relations Board ruling. A polygraph operator hired by the firm reported that 10 employee —0 union and a non-member— were "secxirity risks" because they reacted violently, or did not react at all, to tests of their blood pres­ sure, rate of respiration and sweat­ ing when asked Irrelevant or inorimlnating questions. IHIaritime Policy �JaniUffy 8, 1968 By Fred Stewart & Ed Hooney Headquarters Representatives The post of Delegate is one which any Seafarer should be proud to hold. When declaring their faith in him as their representative in all disputes, his shipmates are singling him out as a good seaman and a first-rate Union man who knows their contractual rights and who will fight to see those rights upheld. Finally his shipmates are expressing their belief that he is a man of tact and understanding who keeps his head and his nerve no matter how rough the going. The delegate's post came into the maritime industry with unionism. Before there were unions aboard ships, seamen were treated with little regard for their feelings or rights. In the old days—there are plenty of Seafarers who still- remember them—a crew who had a beef could wait until they got ashore where they could blow it to the breeze in a ginmill. There wasn't anything else they could do. Certainly they could turn to neither the Master nor the company for help, and once the voyage was over the books were closed. Things are different now. If a beef develops on a ship, the crew can take immediate action through one or more of the Delegates. Frequently the Delegates can square the matter then andf there at sea. If they can't they in mind of properly channeling act in the crew's behalf as part the interests, energies and orderly of the machinery by which the functions of union machinery at SIU settles beefs at the payoff. sea as well as ashore. Take the question of overtime. Included in the kit are the fol­ Suppose the Mate does a little lowing: painting which the Deck Depart­ REPAIR LIST — This report is ment should do and draws over­ time for doing it. The procedure to be prepared in triplicate. One is simple enough.' Get hold of the copy should be^ given to the cap­ Deck Delegate. Tell him all the tain 72 hours' before the ship reaches port, one copy is to be details. given to the patrolman at payoff, He will keep a complete record of what was done, how long it and one copy is to be maintained took and everything else perti­ for the crew's ship file. nent. At the payoff, he will turn AN OFFICIAL SIU SHIP'S the record over to the patrolman, CREW LIST — This list is to be and the overtime will be paid. filled out by the ship's delegate A ship's delegate has responsi­ at the start of each voyage and bilities soniewhat broader in scope forwarded to Union Headquarters than those of the department dele­ prior to sailing at the first port of gates. But the jobs of all dele­ call thereafter. If the ship is on gates are essentially the same: to a coastwise run, it should be see that everything goes smoothly. mailed to Headquarters at the next When a voyage is reported as a to last port of cal before payoff. DETAILED OVERTIME SHEET good one, that means it was a voy­ age on which the delegates were FORMS FOR THE CREW—These should state: name and book num­ right on the ball. A good crew picks its ship's and ber of member; rating; watch; department delegates early in the company; vessel; voyage number; trip and picks them carefully. Any date; port, where from and where man picked to serve as a delegate to; number of OT hours; nature should feel honored. He should be of work performed, and depart­ proud to serve as the SIU's arm ment head's signature. The board­ aboard ship. He has not only his ing patrolnwn at payoff time will shipmates but the entire member­ look for the following items at the bottom of the OT sheet and ship behind him. it is important that they be in­ To help the delegate in his du­ cluded: the department delegate's ties and to get shipboard beefs signature; the total hours in­ and questions cleared up as smoothly and quickly as possible, volved, and the captain's signa­ a special kit is placed ~ aboard ture. Disputed overtime should be every SIU ship. The kit contains made out on a separate sheet by the various forms and instructions the department head. AGREEMENTS — Copies of necessary to the duties of a dele­ gate. This procedure was created agreements and contracts for the by the membership with the idea crew's inspection. SEAFARERS Pace Sereoteea LOG Steadily Shorter Workweeks Seen For American Workers J WASHINGTON—"Gradually and steadily," American workers are moving towards a shorter workweek. The AFL-CIO Dept. of Research reports that 8 million persons presently are on a basic workweek of under 40 hours, The Department of Research while many others have had tion in working hours. their working time reduced More than 40 percent of hotel analysis predicts .that "continual through longer vacations, more holidays or paid lunch periods. The department's findiiigs make up the Collective bargain­ ing Report feature of the Decem­ ber issue of the American Federationist, the AFL-CIO magazine. Geographically, the northeast has led the way, with 62 percent of office employees in the region and 11 percent of plant workers on a workweek of less than 40 hours. "The reduction of hours under collective bargaining in the 1960s," the Federationist analysis says, "is not taking place drama­ tically and suddenly. Rather the reductions are taking place in small steps in individual con­ tracts." Examples As an example, the article cites a Chemical Workers contract pro­ viding for a 10-minute-a-day re­ duction in working time during each year of a three-year contract. Nearly all printing trades work­ ers—98 percent of them—are working less than 40 hours, with about one-fourth at 35 hours. In nearly all cases, the reduction was first to 38.75 hours and then to 37.5 hours. The Ladies' Gar­ ment Workers have had a 35-hour workweek in the New York area since the 1930's, but in the past 10 years has extended it so that it now covers some 97 percent of the union's membership in the United States. A growing number of union construction workers — although still a minority—are on weekly schedules of less than 40 hours. Labor Department studies show some 13 percent of retail em­ ployees and 17 percent of fulltime restaurant employees working less than 40 hours. An estimated onethird of office employes are on a less-than-40 hours workweek. Large percentages of workers in the brewing, tobacco, rubber, fur, baking and telephone indus­ tries have a basic workweek of less than 40 hours. In addition to the sabbatical vacations introduced in the steel, aluminum and can industries, longer vacations and more holi­ days continue to show up in union contracts for a "hidden" reduc- Etching Gift To SIU From Swedish Visitors Swedish visitors to the New Orleans hail recently were ell smiles as Btor^Aadeiesois lleftl presented an etching to New Orleans port agent Buck Stephens, The etching, by a Swedish artist, depicts the engine room of ,a steamshipe The group's visit to the United States was sponsorea by the United States Information Agencye workers are on a schedule of less than 40 hours a week. New York City's Hotel Trades Council won a 35-hour week (down from 40 hours with no pay cut as of last June). In Chicago, the Building Service Em­ ployees contract with the Chicago Residential Hotel Association cut the workweek from six days and 45 hours to five days and 37.5 hours. ^ improvements in the reduction of hours of work without cutting weekly pay surely promises to be­ come the pattern for the second half of the 1960s." Accompanying the drive for shorter hours through collective bargaining is, of course, labor's push for establishment of a basic 35-hour week for all workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Scientists Crew Up Floating Ice Island Winds and currents permitting, the north Greenland Sea, which is almost inaccessible to surface ships, is about to be explored. To accomplish this task Navy scientists are riding a strange vessel. Both Russian stations are on ice ARLIS-II is a floating ice floes about 6 to 12 feet thick. island, one and a half by three and a half miles across and about 60 to 80 feet thick. The strange "vessel" is "crewed" by eight scientists and four support personnel. The ice island was discovered in May 1961 when it was about 90 miles off Alaska's Point Barrow after breaking off the northwest coast of Ellesmere Island, in the Canadian Archipelago. In three years, it has drifted from Alaska across the Arctic Basin and the North Pole to Greenland's north­ eastern coast. Scientists Hopeful Scientists are now anxiously waiting to see if ARLIS-II con­ tinues its journey out of the Arctic Basin into the Greenland Sea. This depends entirely on the fickle cur­ rents and winds of the polar region. If it does continue its journey as hoped, it will give scientists a chance to explore a region of the world where bad ice conditions prohibit explora­ tion by surface ships except for a few weeks in the summer. If they make it, the scientists now aboard ARLIS-II will be joined by others, and geophysical, meterological and oceanographic studies of the north Greenland Sea will be made. The scientists now riding the ice island have already made gravity and magnetic studies of the Arctic Basin and bottom and sub-bottom profiles of the Polar Sea floor. Ice islands are made up of fresh water glacial ice and are many times thicker than the ice floes of the Arctic ice pack. They do melt eventually however, and some experts fear that ARLIS-II may have to be abandoned if it travels far enough south to melt the snow surface which is used for airplane landings. By that time however, it will probably have fulfilled its mission. Other Ice Stations During the last 30 years, both the U.S. and Russia have main­ tained similar floating laboratories in the Arctic. The U.S. has another manned ice island called Fletcher's Island or T-3 which is now on its third lap around the Beaufort Sea above Alaska and North­ west Canada, going round and round in the clockwise currents of the area. Russia has two manned drift stations in the Arctic—NP-12 and NP-13. NP stands for North Pole, The very first Russian floe sta­ tion actually succeeded in making it into the Greenland Sea. That was NP-1 back in 1937. After 10 months of drifting it began to melt and had to be abandoned. The American scientists are hoping that if ARLIS-II also makes it into the Greenland Sea, it will last a lot longer than 10 months be­ cause of its much greater thick­ ness. At this time though, only time will tell. MEBA Case (Continued from page 3) licenses for sufficient time to meet this eligibility requirement. Associate Justice Hugo L. Black, in the Court's ruling opinion, said that the plaintiffs were not "dis­ criminated against in any wa.v" and were not "denied (any) right or privilege to vote or nominate" available to other union members. Uniformly Applied Rules Justice Black wrote that the law allows unions to fix "reasonable qualifications uniformly imposed" for candidates. The law also sets up statutory provisions for a ma.ximum term of office, a secret bal­ lot, equal access to membership lists for campaign purposes, reareasonable periods for nominations and a fair voting opportunity for all members. Justice Black con­ tinued. The Court's opinion pointed out that the Landrum-Griffin Act pro­ vides for a test of the reasonable­ ness of the Union's election re­ quirements, if they are challenged, by a complaint filed with the Sec­ retary of Labor. The Court ruled that the so-called "equal rights" section of Landrum-Griffin could not be "stretched" to read into it a guaranty that members not only have a right to nominate candi­ dates "but to nominate any one, without regard to valid union rules." The MEBA case was argued in the Supreme Court tjy Its general counsel, Lee Pressman. VMS I'LL 7/?K " "1"! �SEAFARERS Imamur t, INS LOG Sub-Zero Temperafuret Sfalled 100 Ships "Great Blockade" Of '26 Was Classic Lakes Jam When four deep-sea ships were caught in the Great Lakes by the winter freeze several weeks ago it made big news in all the papers. But to seamen who remember the "great blockade" of 1926, four ships trapped in the Lakes is small potatoes. At that time about 2,000 seamen, on more than 100 ships, thought they might over again before the vessel could up, ending the panic. The, winter Soo closing was so be spending the winter frozen be pulled free. Attempts at freeing the ships critical in the old days that insur­ in the St. Mary's River between were unsuccessful until warmer ance companies had special rates Lakes Superior and Huron. In the old days, Lakes sailors temperatures eventually made res­ for late vessels. Ships that did not knew they had to lock through the cue possible. The ice-bound ves­ clear port by midnight, November Soo before the St. Mary's River sels were finally freed on Decem­ 30, had to pay higher rates, which became a ribbon of ice three feet ber 10, releasing the estimated $50 gradually increased until Decem­ thick. Getting home for Christmas million of cargoes which were tied ber 15, which was the closing date. involved a race with the calendar and the weather. The traditional closing date of the Soo locks and the end of the navigation season was December 15. Before the famous "great block­ ade of '26," Port Arthur and Fort William, Ontario, the twin Cana­ NEW YORK—new rash of complaints from harbor pilots dian grain ports, were hit by a and tugmen on the dangerous glare they say comes from the snow storm. That was on Novem­ bright lights of the new Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on foggy ber 30. The storm was so bad that nights has finally won a-^' no grain was loaded until 4 p.m. promise of action on the The pilots then noted that they It was midnight when 22 ships had charged the Throgs Neck and problem. loaded with 5.5 million bushels The glare is so dangerous, the Whitestone Bridges with being haz­ cleared the elevators. pilots have warned, that it ards to navigation also, and that Icy Voyage "threatens a major maritime ca­ their complaints and warnings The run down Lake Superior tastrophe." After the first warn­ had been ignored over the years. was not for fair weather sailors. ing by harbormen, the Coast Commenting on the Army En­ When the ships reached the Soo Guard said it was making a "con­ gineers' decision to push an in­ about 40 hours later they were tinuing investigation." Nothing vestigation of the bridge lights, a covered with a thick coat of ice happened, however. The second maritime official said: "In the from stem to stern. In sub-zero warning, two weeks later and interest of avoiding the risk of weather they were locked through beefed up by the support of ma­ collision in this most hazardous the Soo and promptly ran into the jor maritime groups, won' the area, it is imperative that the worst ice blockade in the history promise of action if warranted, problem arising from the glare of of the upper lakes. the bridge lights be resolved as from the Army Engineers. The 22 ships found themselves The pilots had armed their sec­ quickly as possible." behind a line of 55 vessels loaded ond warning with detailed in­ with some 13.8 million bushels of stances of 'near misses' in the grain. At the same time the up- harbor that occurred because of bound channel was blocked by a the glaring lights on the bridge. solid line of 45 vessels loaded The first involved a tanker in­ —• • 'I , mostly with coal. They remained bound to a New Jersey refinery, there, locked in the ice for almost and the other incidents involved a week. Even the icebreaker sent freighters. in to free them was in danger of The pilot of one of the freight­ freezing in solid as the tempera­ ers described his run-in with the Action in the marketplace offers ture dropped to 35 degrees below lights: "The range lights of an a method for trade unionists to as­ zero. oncoming vessel completely dis­ sist each other in their campaign In all, 245 vessels were stuck appeared in the sunlike, blinding for decent wages and better con­ fast in the ice. Farmers in the glare of the bridge lights," he ditions. area did a booming business carry­ said. Seafarers and their families are ing meat and provisions out to Army to Act urged to support a consumer boy­ the ships on bobsleds. Many of the The Army Corps of Engineers cott by trade unionists against seamen simply walked ashore to has promised to take hction on the various companies whose products buy items they needed. At the problem. On the^next foggy night, are produced under non-union same time a panic threatened the they said they would make an ob­ conditions, or which are "unfair Chicago grain market with so servation of conditions from a to labor." (This listing carries the much grain bottled up aboard the Coast Guard buoy tender. The name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ ships, while ironmasters in Cleve­ pilots backed by harbor tug skip­ volved, and will be amended from land and Pittsburgh were near pers hope that the observation by time to time.) panic because of the much needed the engineers will lead to a re­ "Lee" brand tires supply of coal which was immo­ duction of tlie lights on the (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleiun bilized. bridge. & Plastic Workers) Icebreaker Called Complaints to the Triborough Finally the car ferry St. Marie Bridge and Tunnel Authority, Eastern Alt Lines was called to the rescue. She was which has jurisdiction over the (Flight Engineers) the most powerful icebreaker of Verrazano - Narrows Bridge, t> if the time, and was joined by a brought no action. The TBTA H. I. Siegel Coast Guard cutter and a fleet of said the lights on the new bridge "HIS" brand men's clothes tugs from the Soo. The St. Marie were no different than lights in­ (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) would break open a lane to a ship, stalled on the Throgs Neck and it 44" but the lane would begin to freeze Bronx-Whitestone Bridges. Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Verrazano Bridge Clare Slated For Investigation European Trade Unionists Living Better Than Ever PARIS—^The trade union family in Western Europe is living better than ever thanks to a roimd of wage boosts and improve­ ments in fringe benefits during 1963A continuing shortage of skilled labor is making the Common Market countries emphasize decentralization of industry and Job training for adults. The. importation of foreign labor—mainly from poorer nations like Spain—also continues. The major part of the 1963 increase in the Western European i work force was due to the influx of immigrant labor. The labor 1 I shortage which created the rush to the Common Market countries i is also drawing students out of school at an early age when the economies need them in school to learn skilled trades. Govern­ ment programs are being created to stem the "dropout" problem and teach trades to the young. The higher wages and benefits kept comfortably ahead of price I increases in the six nations of the European (^mmon Market, stai tistics show. France was the only nation where increases did not ! keep pace with wages, but French workers benefitted from im­ provements in social insurance. The booming free enterprise economies of Europe, guided and [ directed by their governments to a far greater extent than in ^ I America, operate on a full employment basis. Italy was the only | : Common Market nation with significant unemployment, and the I jobless there were mainly unskilled workers. During 1963 West German unions were able to win increases I ranging from six to seven percent while living costs rose only 3.1 ^ percent. Belgian unions also negotiated six to seven percent wage i boosts, more than compensating for the 2.1 percent hike in living j costs. In Italy, a 15 percent average wage increase doubled the ^rise in prices. . The Netherlands, where living costs rose 4.2 percent. Had a six I to seven percent average wage boost. France, with a 4.8 price rise, I was the sole Conunon Market nation where no wage improvement i was reported. Fringi- benefits were strengthened, however, in all the countries. ^ France established a health insurance program—medicare—for the I aged. Italy began a program of medical care for the aged craflsI men. The Netherlands added disability insurance to its social \ security program. ^ Belgium increased wm-kmen's compensation and disability in|surance. Both West Germany and Italy improved workmen's comI pensation. In France and West Germany, where rent control is on i the way out, the governments will provide financial assistance to ^ i tenents. DONOTB^ AFL-CIO Radio and Television Service Programs Check local listing for time and station In your community Edward P. Morgan and the News Nightly, Monda>fcihrough Friday over the ABC radio network Washington Reports to the People Weekly over radio while Congress is in session. a• • • • • • • • • • • • • $1 ^ StItzel-WeUer Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin StiU," "Wi L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) t 4» 4" $ 4^ 4> Labor News Conference Weekly over the Mutual Broadcasting System. As We See It Weekly over the ABC radio network Americans at Work A series of 104 TV films Check listings for local channels J. R. Simplot Potato Cow Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotirpers) 4" it Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) .UT-( THE AFL-CIO on the AIR �9, ItW SEAFARERS LOG Although Christmas has passed and the reports coming in from the ships at sea indicate that many crews were pleased with the sumptuous Christmas Dinners prepared by thenlong toiling galley gangs, crews are still raving about the wonderful spreads laid out for Thanks giving Day. Roy-*^"Lucky" Pritchett, for in­ especially proud of their stewards told me to take it easy for a stance, a man with a reputa­ this Thanksgiving, and praised the while." 4 4 4 tion for tall tales is not stretching meal to the skies." It was an out­ "Wind—27 knots, Northwesterly ... Light showers expected ,.. Temperature—62* ... Today's high .. WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), No­ vember 29—Chairman, Piatt; Secre­ tary, H. Casanova. No beefs reported by department delegates. Few hours disputed OT in deck aiul engine de­ partments. Cold water tank to be fixed immediately, and crew told not to sign on until it Is fixed. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), No­ vember 25—Chairman, J. Carroll; Secretary, L. Pepper. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Crew requested to keep all screen doors locked Willie in port. THETIS (Ryo Marina), December 10—Chairman, Donald Gore; Secre­ tary, William J. Powers. Brother disputed OT in engine department for holiday watches. HALCYON PANTHER (Halcyon), November 28—Chairman, W. E. Countant; Secretary, Frank Kastura. $3.20 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Lucky Pritchett was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew requested to wear shirts in messroom. All asked to cooperate in keep­ ing messroom clean at night. Vote of thanks to the whole steward de­ partment for an exceptional Thanks­ giving dinner. the truth when he says that the Thanksgiving meal aboard the Halcyon Panther (Halcyon) was exceptional. The crew agreed with him and gave the steward department a hearty vote of thanks. Joseph Moody, ship's dele­ gate aboard the Fairland (Water­ man) said the meal on Thanks­ giving was "beautifully prepared," and the crew stood behind a motion to give the galley gang a vote of special recognition for their work. Aboard the Steel Maker (Isthmian), a ship noted for good feeding throughout the SIU, fleet, > the crewmembers were Balancing Act DEL NORTE (Delta), December 13— Chairman, Robert Callahan; Secre­ tary, Bill Kaiser. Three men were hospitalized and given $50 each from the ship's fund. $100.25 in ship's fund and $342.52 in movie fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the entire steward de­ partment for a wonderful Thanksgiv­ ing dinner and job well done through­ out voyage. OUR LADY OF PEACE (Liberty Navigation), November 22—Chairman, William S. Rudd; Secretary, Wilson J. Davis. Some disputed OT in deck department. All quarters in engine department need sougeeing. Leaks in saloon sinks to be repaired. Ship needs to be fumigated. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for a job well done. FOLMAR (Calmar), December <— Chairman, Jesse W. Puckett; Secre­ tary, Francis O'Laughlln. $27.50 in ship's fund. No heefs reported by department delegates. ALAMAR (Calmar), December 13— Chairman, W. J. Smith; Secretary, S. A. Holden. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Motion to re­ quest the vice president in chargo of contracts to publish how the negotiating committee is progressing ill regards to the di-.v cargo contract. Also to inform the crewmembers of the Yukon of America Asia Steam­ ship Corporation, concerning wages and overtime due. Repairs needed on drinking fountain for the crew. 4 COLUMBIA (U.S. Steel), December 6—Chairman, William Brightwell; Secretary, David Green. $20.80 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Frank Pasaluk was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. NORINA (Marine Traders), Decem­ ber 6—Chairman, E. Wheeler; Secre­ tary, R. J. Burns. No beefs reported by department delegates. Two hours No beefs reported by department delegates. Headquarters to have the company fumigate ship on arrival In first U.S. port. Crewmembers re­ quested to make less noise in messhall while others are asleep. 4 Ship's delegate commented on the good behavior of the crew and ex­ pect this to be a smooth voyage. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Vote. of thanks extended to the baker. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Floyd Walker was elected to serve as ship's delegate. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatraln), December 18—Chairman, Bob Hanni­ bal; Secretary, R. LaBombard. Part of repairs have been taken care of. No beefs reported and everything is running smoothly. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatraln), Dec. 26—Chairman, Tex Jacks; Sec­ retary, Joe Block. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. $57.40 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department to be taken up with patrolman. Brother B. Blanchard was elected to servo as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department. 4 4 4-4 RIO GRANDE (Oriental Exporters), November 11—Chairman, Glen Cal­ houn; Secretary, Raymond L. Perry. HENRY (Progressive), Nov. 4 — Chairman, V. Swanson; Secretary, V. Swanson. Ship's delegate reported that everything is O.K. with no beefs. 4" 4 4 Bob Callahan, ship's delegate aboard the Del Norte (Delta) re­ ports a very nice birthday party held in honor of Peter Gonzales. Gonzales in return thanked all the brothers who attended and helped to make his birthday a memorable occasion. COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), December 12—Chairman, Joseph Stanton; Secretary, George A. Leach. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin Lines), November 22 — Chairman, C. Hall; Secretary, W. Messenger. Ship's dele­ gate reported that all is running smoothly. Crew requested to keep ali rooms locked while in port and not to bring anyone aboard. 3^ The crew aboard the Del Rio (Delta) recently gave an outstand­ ing ovation to their electrician, reports meeting chairman Alphonse T o1 e ntino. The elec­ trician served as ship's delegate for voyage No. 19, he says, and the crew was Toientina especially appredative of the good work he did in representing the crew. "A hard job well done," Tolentino terms it. The secretary-reporter's report during the last shipboard meeting aboard the Atlas (Tankers and Tramps) indicated that there was $80 and 1200 yen in the fund, claims ship's delegate Alfred Hirsch. He also said that everyone aboard is very happy and very well fed. RIO GRANDE (Oriental Exporters), December 14—Chairman, Glenn Cal­ houn; Secretary, Raymond L. Perry. James Rutherford resigned as ship's delegate and Brother Bernard Schwartz was elected to serve. $8.61 in ship's fiind. No beefs were report­ ed by department delegates. standing holiday meal," reports George Gorton, ship's delegate. Another happy crew that walked away from their Thanksgiving meal giving thanks to their galley gang, is aboard the Steel Architect (Isthmian). C. W. Palmer, ship's delegate, said the crew voted a special thanks to the steward de­ partment for the spread, which was described by the crew as "a fine, fine meal." Displaying talent for balancing himself aloft, worthy of a true Seafarer, nine-month old Peter Psanis surveys the horizon from the outstretched palm of his SIU father, Christos Psonis at Seven Lakes, N.Y. Psanis, a member of the deck department, last sailed on the Raphael Semmes (Sea-Land). 4 Seafarer Robert Harwell re­ cently had plenty of reason to praise the skip­ per of the Flomar (Calmar) for "his good judgment." Har­ well came down with a case of acute appendici­ tis while sailing down the Pacific Coast. "The Harwell captain knew I was hurting," said Harwell, "so he put into Puntarenas, Costa Rica, instead of continuing to Panama. It was two days to Pana­ ma and the doctor told me later I probably wouldn't have made It." Harwell praised the captain highly for this action. After three weeks in the Costa Rica hospital, Harwell was transferred to Baltimore for another week. "Now I'm looking for a coastwise ship," Harwell says "The doctor During the ship's delegate re­ port of the last shipboard meeting aboard the Robin Sherwood, (Robin Lines) the crew was advised to respect the South African custom laws. The law says that a man cannot have more than 200 cigarettes in Haepner their lockers. "The fines are big for violating this law," says Otto Hoepner, ship's delegate. Hoepner also warned the crew about their shore passes in Lorenco Marques, and Biera, Mozambique. "If you loose your pass, you can get fined as much as $33.33. Hoepner then in­ formed the crew that the draw in Tamatave, Madagascar, will be given in Franks. "Don^t take any American money a s h o r e," he warned his fellow crewmembers. "If they catch you, the fine Is one for one." 4 4 4 Edward Cole ship's delegate, was a little cryptic in regards to the last voyage of the Ocean Ulla (Mari­ time Overseas). According to him "Cadillac" Jack Mays and Miles Perez have been doing a little fish­ ing in the Persian Gulf while the ship is on shuttle there. "But they haven't been using any hooks," Cole says. "They haven't been catching any fish, either." _ The Persian Gulf has been nice, though, Cole says, although the heat has gotten to some of the crewmembers. Maybe that's why there are no hooks on the brothers lines. SIU Member Buried at Sea Seafarers - on the Afoundria (Waterman) mourned the recent death of Brother Adam (Scotty) McDiarmid, 64, who passed away at sea. Every SIU crewm ember on board turned out to pay final re­ spects to their departed brother as the vessel's master read the McDiannid final rites. Brother McDiarmid was buried at sea, at the request of his next of kin. McDiarmid, who was a mem­ ber of the steward department, joined the SIU in 1955 in New York. A native of Scotland, he served In the British Navy during World War H. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Margaret Manning of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. �SEAFARERS PifaTwenty JanouT 8, 196S LOG Stee/ Maker Crew Takes Pause That Refreshes SIU crewmembers on the Steel Maker (Isthmian) were caught by Seafarer Joseph Friedman's camera while they relaxed during their vessel's turnaround in Madras, India. M. J. Keefer, bosun, (I) and Ronald C a n a d y, deck maintenance, are seen en­ joying the pause that reifreshes in the ship's dining room (right). Stewart de­ partment member Charles Sapeta catches the sun (center), while Yasser Szymanski, chief steward (I) and John F. Efstathiou. AB, savor a cup of coffee on deck (far left). Two Lakes SIU Brothers Star In Douhte Retirement Two brothers who are SIU Great Lakes District members set a record in the coinci­ dence dejjartment recently when they retired this year on SIU pensions after working for the same company for 35 years. Raymond E. Johnson, and his brother Carl, both started sailing in 1929 on the carferry»Wabash, which is operated by in the deck department of the Wa­ while. -We won't be doing much, the SIU-Great Lakes District bash, Raymond Johnson obtained that's for sure." a wheelsman rating in April, 1943. He can recall five different cap­ tains who skippered the vessel during the 33 years he was on board Carl, the younger member of the retired duo, began his career on the Wabash as a coalpasser, later becoming fireman and oiler. He left the vessel's firehold in November 1944 and two months later began working the forward end of Ann Arbor No. 5 where he served under seven different skip­ pers. Taking It Easy Both brothers, who were forced to retire because of illness, plan to remain in the Detroit area where they make their home. Speaking of C. Johnson R. Johnson their future, Raymond says, "We're ferred to the Ann Arbor No. 5 just going to mess around a little where he sailed until his retire- bit, doing odd jobs around home and maybe go fishing once in a ment. contracted Ann Arbor Railroad. Raymond Johnson began in the deck department of the Wabash in June, 1929 and worked there steadily for the next 33 years. His brother Carl started the same year in the engine department of the same carferry, but later trans- Both Johnson brothers have been awarded lifetime Union pensions and can now relax after a lifetime of hard work with the assurance that their $150 pensioh checks will arrive regularly every month. SIU Family Carl and Raymond come from a family whose members are really dedicated to the SIU. Three of their brothers not only belong to the Union, but also work for the Ann Arbor Railroad Company. Two of them sail on the Arthur K. Atkinson—John who is a wheel­ man and Harry, who is a handy­ man. A third brother, Richard, ships as a deckhand on the Wabash where Carl and Raymond first started sailing. At one point the family gave company bookkeepers a real headache when Carl, Rich­ ard, John and Harry were all ship­ ping on Ann Arbor No. 5. After spending almost 14 years lil; P' i%''' UP IF S'OU'R.e. AtoT THERE - ATTCMI^ YOOR UHIOH uteepnas wMgufl LOG-A.RHYTHM: The Brothers Johnson are very pleased about the progress the SIU made at the Ann Arbor Railroad Company. They feel the Union has won better representation and stands behind the men, "ready to go to bat" for them when the need arises. Now that their Union pensions have assured that they can retire with dignity without worries of financial hardship, both- brothers have become just about the most enthusiastic supporters of the Sea­ farers Welfare plan in the Detroit area. Carl declares, "I don't know what we would have done without our Union pensions." Holiday Chow Draws Raves On Columbia After feasting on wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas holi­ day-season meals which had Sea­ farers on the Columbia (Oriental Exporters) loosening their belts, ship's delegate Dick Massey has nothing but praise for the efforts of the vessel's SIU steward depart­ Paul R. Albano ment. The following Log-A-Rhythm was submitted by SIU pensioner Paul R. Massey also reports that sev­ Albano who sailed in the deck depart­ ment until his retirement in 19Q1. eral SIU celebrities who sailed with him aboard the Columbia Oh you, the mighty ocean, You sometimes change helped make the trip a memorable Your course and position one. Among them were "Frenchie" And put us into oblivion. Michelet, Ray Vaughn, Mike Reid, John Pican, L. Martindale and several others. He says that the We know you really don't mean To cause the full blown riot Seafarers on the Columbia made up one of the most harmonious That covers our fields; So, why can't you be more crews he ever sailed with. quiet? According to the delegate, the Columbia is the second Oriental Is it the wind as it blows Exporter ship on which he has had That makes you so furious? a golden trip. Singing the praises Can't you heed our pica— of both vessels, he calls them good Please, give us a lead. feeders and overtime ships. Massey advises his Union brothers not to pass up a chance to ride one Perhaps we can calm your fury With your screaming hurricanes of the company's ships. and tornadoes He describes the Columbia as a That ruin the crops— T-2 tanker which has been con­ Pity our potatoes! verted to a bulk carrier. He says the ship is in first class condition, Can't you show us some devotion. meeting the highest, Union Oh you, the mighty ocean. standards. Oh, You Mighty Ocean RID6EFIELD VICTORY (Columbia), Oct. 26—Chairman, O. C. Collins; Secrotary, Leo M. Morsett. Disputed OT reported in engine department, other­ wise everything is running smoothly. need painting. Ship to be fumigated for roaches. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate. CHATHAM (Waterman), No dateChairman, Robert L. O'Brien; Secre­ tary, H. E. Arllnghouse. One man A. W. Morales. No beefs reported by department delegates. Minor re­ pairs are being taken care of. Major repairs will be taken care of upon arrival In States. was hospitalized at Gibralter. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ALCOA VOYAGER (Alcoa), Dec. 26 —Chairman, V. M. Perez; Secretary, E. R. Jerry Hauser. Ship's delegate expressed the Captain's thanks to the galley crew for the excellent Christ­ mas Dinner. Some disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. Mo- VOLUSIA (Suwannee), Nov. 21 — Chairman, A. W. MoTalei; Secretary, SANTA EMILIA (Liberty Naviga­ tion), Dec. 16—Chairman, A. J. Tre­ mor, Jr.; Secretary, George Hair. 31 rupees in the ship's fund. No com­ munications received from New York. Small amount of disputed OT in deck department. Vote if thanks to the steward department for a job 'well done. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Nov. 16—Chairman, John F. Williams; Sec­ retary, J. G. Lakwyk. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Milton P. Cox was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew re­ quested to turn in ail soiled linen. iiiiiiiiiip MONTICELLO VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Dec. 13—Chairman, Pete Sernyk; Secretary, S. Plerson. $13.16 in ship's fund. Beef in deck depart­ ment involving mate. Beef with stew­ tion made to request the negotiating ard department about various Items. committee to institute action to im-. Ship needs fumigation. plement a change in shipping regula­ tions—to limit a man's tenure on one COLUMBIA (U.S. Steel), Nov. 11— ship to a one-year period. Discussion Chairman, Mike Doherty; Secretary, regarding retirement plan. Feelings Nell O'Rourke. No beefs and no dis­ lean toward a liberalization of plan puted OT. One man was hospitalized to permit earlier retirement without in Pittsburgh. Washing machine to disability. be repaired. $93 in movie kitty. TRANSORIENT (Hudson Water­ ways), Dec. 22—Chairman, James R. Prestwood; Secretary, F. Schutz. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing Is fine and no beefs were re­ ported. Brother Frank Schutz was elected new ship's delegate. RIDGEFIELD VICTORY (Columbia), Dec. 6—Chairman, O. C. Collins; Sec­ retary, L. M. Morsette. OT beef In deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks to the steward department. JEAN LA FITTE (Waterman), Dee. 20—Chairman, A. Hasklns; Secretary, H. RIdgeway. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Crew requested to keep mcssroom and pantry clean at night. Also to keep salesmen out of messhall. TRANSINDIA (Hudson Waterways), Dec. 11—Chairman, J. Homen; Sec­ retary, H. K. Pierce. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. One man left in hospital in Bombay. One man sent home due to wife's Ulness. Otherwise, everything Is O.K. HUDSON (Victory Transport), Dee. 6—Chairman, James Lee; Secretary, Felipe Quintayo. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward, chief cook, 2nd cook and 3rd cook for good Thanksgiving dinner. YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), Dec. 20 — Chairman, Thomas Cummlngs; Secretary, John Dor. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Dis­ cussion on ship being stored for 90 days If trip is going to be longer than 60 days. NORBERTO CAPAY (Liberty Navi­ gation), Dec. 12 — Chairman, Ron Barnes; Secretary, John L. Pazan. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the good food and clean galley and food areas. Special mention made of the Thanksgiving dinner. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), Dec. 13 —Chairman, F. Johnson; Secretary, R. L. Morrow. Brother Seotty McDiarmid died at sea December 12th and was buried at sea the same day as requested by next of kin. Brother McDiarmid was given final rites by the Captain with the entire ship's crew in attendance. Ship's safety meeting was held. Some disputed OT in deck department. Crew's quarters aft needs sougeeing. Crew's foc'sles EAGLE VOYAGE (United Maritime), Nov. 29—Chairman, E. Sims; Secre­ tary, John J. Doyle. Brother T. Jones was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. $15.13 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for the very fine Thanksgiving dinner. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), Nov. 29 — Chairman, A. A. Andreshak; Secre­ tary, A. S. Telam. Ship's delegate reported that no progress has been made about the rusty water. $24.73 in ship's fund. Motion to see abouf getting larger air conditioners for messroom and recreation room. Dis­ cussion about movie films. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Nov. 1—Chairman, W. V. GontarskI; Secretary, A. S. Telan. Ship's dele­ gate reported that no progress has been made regarding rusty water. Discussion about movie, films. The company furnished the projector and six films at a cost of about $140. Crewmembers* to donate towards pur­ chase of films. TRANSORIENT (Hudson Water­ ways), Dec. 2—Chairman, J. Prest­ wood; Secretary, R. Brown. Every­ thing is running smoothly. Most of the repairs have been taken care of. Brother Early Punch was elected to serve as ship's delegate. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Dec. 23—Chairman, Fred R. Hicks; Secre­ tary, M. L. Ollera. Delayed sailing disputed OT in deck department. Mo­ tion that the crew of this ship be provided with new tanker agreement with this cqpipony. Motion that ade­ quate fans in ail foc'sles be provided. Motion to contact patrolman in Hous­ ton requesting that he meet, ship to discuss various items which need to be clarified. Vote of thanks to the steward department. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Dec. 13—Chairman, Bill Davles; Secretary, Tom Gordon. Brother Hendrick J. Swartjes was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to retiring ship's delegate. Brother Dun­ can. Discussion on working rules. SPITFIRE (American Bulk Car­ riers), Dec. 4 — Chairman, Cusson; Secretary, Arthur Schuy. Brother Bob Rutherford was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Some disputed OT In engine department. • i. If . „ .. ... . « • w ^ ?, �... JannuT 9, 1965 SEAFARERS Don't Delay On Heat Beefs Now that the cold weather is here, Seafarers are reminded that heating and lodging beefs in the shipyard can be easily handled 11 the ship's delegate promptly notifies the captain or chief engineer and shows them the temperature reading at the time. Crewmembers who beef to themselves about the lack of heating but wait three or four days before making the problem known to a respon­ sible ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. The same applies when shipyard workers are busy around living quarters. Make sure you know where and when the work was done so that the SIU patrolman has the facts available in order to make a determination. Steel Designer Steward Lauded To The Editor: I am not a seaman, nor do I belong to any Union; 1 am the Assistant Operations Represen­ tative employed by Interna­ tional Shipping Agencies, Bei­ rut, who are acting as General Agents in the Mediterranean and Middle East for Isthmian Lines, Inc. In my capacity, I often travel around the world following the SIU is without a doubt the best there is. Fred T. Costello Seafarer Seeks Message Board To The Editor: There are times in port that I would like to leave a message for a ship-mate or a Seafarer on the beach. I think the logi­ cal place for such a message would be the Union hall. It would be a convenience to the Seafarer if the union would install a notice board where messages could be posted on uniform dated cards issued only by the dispatcher and upon re­ m quest. The cards would be re­ moved after one week from the All letters to the editor for date of posting to avoid accum­ publication in the SEAFARERS ulation of old cards. LOG must be signed by the If other Seafarers, who have writer. Names will be withheld needed such a notice board, upon request. would bring this message to the attention of the union represen­ Isthmian vessels in the Medi­ tative, it is possible that a board terranean, Red Sea and Persian may be installed. Harry N. Schorr Gulf. Recently I was assigned to attend to operations on the Steel Designer, and had the pleasure of staying aboard from Oct. 24 to Nov. 26, supervising Hospital Help operations in several ports. Brings Thanks It was an interesting and To The Editor: pleasant experience to sail on I would like to write a letter the vessel, but the object of of appreciation. It is a great this letter is to praise the excel­ lent food we enjoyed all along comfort to know that while my husband is away from home, my our journey. I am forced to say "My com­ children and myself are cov­ pliments to the chef." He is ered with hospitalization. This Walter Newberg, and a better year alone, my oldest daughter received glasses; I was hospitalchef could not be found. ided for maternity and an op­ I'have been travelling around eration; and my infant daugh­ oh ships for many years,* and ter was also hospitalized. tasted many cuisines, but on the Thanks to the SIU Welfare Steel Designer, with Newberg plan, I had no worries. I don't as chief steward, the food was know of any other insurance one hundred percent A-OK. with such wonderful coverage Personally, I am not a trench­ as the Seafarers have. erman, or a gourmet, but I can My thanks also for the $25 say this—^when I disembarked dollar bond which my baby re­ to rejoin my office in Beirut, I ceived shortly after her birth. found I put on weight. Mrs. Frederick J. Addison, Jr. I hold Walter Newberg re­ sponsible for that, but nonethe­ 4> 4> 4> less, I look forward to seeing hini again. Gratitude Goes Roberto Butta-Calice Beyond Words 4- 4- 4" Harvard Prof Praises Log To The Editor: Please send the LOG to my friend. Professor L. Schneider. He teaches transportation at the Harvard Business School. One day I lent him a copy of the LOG and he said it con­ tained many interesting and valuable stories. He plans to use them in his study of trans­ portation research. I myself wish all Seafarers a Merry Christmas and smooth sailing, especially - all former shipmates of mine. After see­ ing some of these unions ashore, To The Editor: I would like to take advan­ tage of the LOG to express my thanks to the Seafarer's Wel­ fare Plan for all the assistance and help they have given to me and my wife these last two years. Words alonife cannot express the deeds and help that went beyond the normal call that was given to my wife and I. I would especially like to thank the officials of the Union and the Welfare plan in the port of Philadelphia. Again, I say that words can never cover the feelings I wish to express from my heart. Robert & Alice Duff Paw Tweniy-OM LOG Colorful Curacao Christmas Gets Seafarer's Once-Over EDITOR'S NOTE: The following description of Christmas celebrations on the Dutch island of Curacao in the Caribbean was written for the LOG by Seafarer Robert Henninger while his ship, the Sea Pio­ neer, was loading at Willemsted. Although the holiday season is now past, LOG readers will find Henninger's colorful account of a Caribbean Christmas b oth humorous and interesting. This Christmas, shipload after shipload of American tourists who decided to give them­ selves a vacation as a Yuletide gift, descended upon the land of St. Nicholas. Upon their arrival, they found an island covered with sand and palms, instead of the ice and snow their friends were putting upis celebrated, Curacao gets itself ing Dutch gin, or by tension from with back home. If these Christmas travelers all dolled up for the Yule season. frequent pirate raids, they got decided to go out for a ride on the back roads, they soon found them­ selves threading their way lightly through swarms of goat herds, in­ stead of those proverbial reindeer up North. Most of the time they lazed around with the soles of their feet covered in warm sand instead of icy slush. Down here the seasonal sound of the Christ­ mas carol is replaced by the soft lilt of a Caribbean calypso. Dutch Treat These travelers were enjoying the pleasures of the Dutch island of Curacao, a free port filled with more bar­ gain - basement goodies than all of Santa's help­ ers could -turn out in a lifetime work in those Henninger of North Pole "sweatshops." As the good citizens of Curacao like to point out, St. Nicholas, after all, was Dutch. They say that the whole matter of Christmas, which got an early start on this island, is sort of a Dutch treat which Holland has be­ stowed on the world. Since Curacao has no landing facilities for sleighs, and there are few chimneys on the houses, Santa Claus arrives in town by boat early in December. The gleeful children collect a load of gifts when Santa makes his first appearance. However, island children have another treat in store, since they receive an additional armful of presents on Boxing Day which falls on December 26. Boxing Day is a holdover from the days when the British ruled Curacao, and you can bet the kids here are not about to let a gift-giving day pass into oblivion just because the Union Jack no longer flies here. Pastel Splash As in almost every other place in the free world where Christmas HANOVER (Gaorge T. Bates), Dec. 26—Chairman, W. L. Osborne; Secre­ tary, Robert W. Weldon. $10.25 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in steward department otherwise every­ thing is running smoothly. Motion made that any man with twenty years sea time with the Union, regardless of age, be eligible for retirement. Ship's fund was used to send flowers to chief cook's mother who passed away. A hearty vote of thanks was extended to the Snd engineer and crew for their efforts in providing • Christmas tree. This decorating spirit goes way beyond traditional Christmas trees and wreaths. The Christmas beau­ tifying spirit extends to putting a shade of blue, pink, green or yel­ low on any house that looks like it needs a paint job. The local story tellers say these wild color schemes originated in the days of an early governor who was supposed to have suffered from fierce headaches. According to the story, after the doctors de­ cided that the headaches weren't caused by hangovers from drink- Birthday Pose As a special memento to maric her third birthday, Ana E. Brown posed for this photograph dressed in her Sunday best. Ana is the daughter of Seafarer Isaac V. Brown who sails in the deck department. ATLAS (A. L. Burbank), Dec. 19— Chairman, W. J. Anderson; Secretary, W. J. Anderson. Fire on ship while in drydock in lowi, Japan. No one was hurt. CretVinembers received subsistence. $40 in ship's' fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penn Ship, ping), Dec. 24—Chairman, H. Work­ man; Secretary, S. Rothschild. Ship's delegate reported that there were no beeta and everything was working smoothly. Crewmembers requested to FAIRPORT (Waterman), Nov. 2 — Chairman, W. Compton; Secretary, A. J. Kuberskl. No beefs reported by department delegates. 14.85 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department. Motion that day men's foc'sle be changed since there is not enough room for two men in one foc'sle. Vote of thanks to the steward department. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), Dec. 30—Chairman, Gordon Owen* Secretary; Charles H. Tyree. $36.50 in ship's fund. Disputed OT and lodging beefs to be taken up with patrolman. BANGOR (Bermuda Shipping), Nov. 19—Chairman, D. Dickinson; Secre­ tary, None. Brother E. Villasol was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $10 in ship'^ fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), Dec. 15—Chairman, J. Comes; Secre­ tary, P. Ranco. Washing machine that was ordered has not been received. Slop chest is-not up to par. Brother Paul Franco was elected to serve as ship's delegate. around to fixing the blame on the sun's glare from the island's white­ washed buildings. The medics figured that the poor governor had to squint everytime he looked at these white buildings, giving him a severe headache. .A.nd so, the governor ordered all the houses in Willemstad to be painted in pastel hues. Ever since, the city has looked as if Yogi Bear and Pluto had a paint battie in the center of town. Christmas Hiatus The only time the Christmas hustle in Curacao takes a hiatus is when the Queen Emma, which is the longest floating pontoon bridge in the world, swings open to allow a ship to pass in or out of the harbor. When the bell rings, the bridge begins to turn around, forc­ ing pedestrians to head for the free ferry which carries them across the harbor. Like so many other ferries in the world, the days of this one are now numbered. The city fathers are planning a high bridge to re­ place the Queen Emma, joining both banks of St. Anna Bay with­ out anyone worrying about the ar­ rival and departure of ocean-going ships. One Way Spirit While the Christmas spirit pre­ vails throughout Curacao, it could also be found in th€ lush gambling casino of the Intercontinental Hotel. At least half the numbers on roulette wheels are red, and the felt is green, as also, to be sure, is the folding money. This last ob­ servation should teach the casino management that it is more blessed to give than to receive. What re­ sort can ever top that? yNRi-mto wBifoe TAMARA 6 U I L D E N (Transport Commercial), Nov. 30—Chairman, W. Guitrau; Secretary, R. Viioria. $1 in ship's fund. Brother W. Guitrau was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Dee. 26—Chairman, J. McDonald; Sec­ retary, W. E. Morse. Ship's delegate to see captain about draw in New York. Everything is running O.K. with no beefs. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Discussion on cleaning water tank. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), Dec. 27—Chairman, T. Drzewickli Secretary, Clyde Kent. $6.70 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Smooth payoff in Fhiladelphia. keep doors locked and secure while in port. FLORIDIAN (So. Atlantic - Carib­ bean), Dec. 30—Chairman, J. W. Bry­ ant; Secretary, P. Dunphy. Ship's delegate resigned and Brother A1 Kastenhuber was elected to serve. No beefs reported .by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for good chow. KENT (Corsair Transportation), Dae. 13—Chairman, B. G. Ladd; Secretary, F. G. Anderson. Brother R. W. McNay was elected to serve as ship's delegate. LUCILLE BLOOMFIELD (Bioomfleld), Dec. 21—Chairman, R. Creel; Secretary, E. W. Auer. Ship's dele­ gate reported that a letter concerning changing of sailing board was mailed to the Union while ship was in Ham­ burg. Motion to have negotiating committee see that sailing board is made up from 4 P.M Friday to B AM Monday in the event ship is staying In port over the weekend. $19 in ship's fund. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penn Ship­ ping Co.), Nov, 29—Chairman, Batson; Secretary, S. Rothschild. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion to remedy situation of insuffi­ cient money aboard ship. Very poor mail service this trip. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. �' ;1 • ; rV » •> .. > • Pare Twenty-Tw* SEAFARERS JaniuuT 8, 1965 LOG SZU AXtXtIVAX.S and Know Your Rights All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Phillip Pedersen, born Decem­ 5, 1964, to the Richard L. Tolera, ber 10, 1964, to the Perry M. Vineland, N.J. Pedersens, Brooklyn, N.Y. $ 4^ 4» t Paul San Jnan, born November Barbara Gilmore, born Novem­ 14, 1964, to the Vincent San Juans, ber 7, 1964, to the David C. Gil- Jr., Savannah, Ga. mores, Dunn, N. Carolina. 4" 4" 4^ t 4« 4" Charles Gilchrist, born Septem­ Deneen Vieira, born October 5, ber 6, 1964, to the Charles R. Gil1964, to the Edwin Vieiras, New christs, Beaumont, Texas. Orleans, La. 4» 4" 4 t 4^ 26, 1964, to the Monroe Deedlers, Hubbard Lake, Michigan. 4^" 4" 4> 4" 4" 4i 4" 4" 4 4< 4< 4> Alan Frankovltch, born Novem­ ber 21, 1964, to the John G. Frankovitchs, Ensign, Michigan. William Ward, born October 14, 1964, to the Jack R. Wards, Port Organe, Florida. Daniel Lavelle, born October Vlcki Marie Bmnell, born Octo­ 27, 1964, to the Daniel P. Lavelles, Donna Owens, born September 19, 1964, to the William Owens, ber 20, 1964, to the Victor Cleveland, Ohio.-Brunells, Westwego, La. Wanchese, N. Carolina. 4^ 4» 4" i 4^ 4^ Michael Potter, born September 4» t i Michael Day, born October 31, 9, 1964, to the Jackie W. Potters, Joseph Cabral, born September 13, 1964, to the John Cabrals, 1964, to the Jack W. Days, Moro, Wilmington, N.C. Illinois. Bristol, Rhode Island. 4> 4> 4^ Paul Merton Lyons, bom No­ i 4i 4' 4< 4" 4" Edwin Simmons, born Novem­ Skyla Heaton, born October 19, vember 19, 1964, to the Merton J. ber 3, 1964, to the Edwin R. Sim­ 1964, to the Thomas M. Heatons, Lyons, Alpena, Mich. mons, Gretna, La. Houston, Texas. 4> 4> 41 Frances Wherrity, born October $1 $1 4ii - 4" • 45" t Lori Jean Underwood, born Jeanisha Williams, born July 15, 1964, to the Francis X. WherOctober 5, 1964. to the William H. 24, 1964, to the Robert Williams, ritys, Philadelphia, Pa. Underwoods, Philadelphia, Pa. Mobile, Alabama. 4" 4^ 4i Vincent Milne, born November 4" 4' 4i 4" 4' 4i Eugene Toler, born November Mark Deedler, born November 21, 1964, to the Arthur G. Milnes, Mobile, Alabama. The deathe of the following Seafarers have been reported 4i 4> 4 to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment Mary Griggs, born November 3, of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary 1964, to the James D. Griggs, Beaumont, Texas. card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): James Francis Thomson, 66: Lafayette P. Howard, 52: Brother Thomson died July 28, Brother Howard died July 26, 1964, 1964, in the Kings in Haddon County Hospital, Heights, N.J., of Brooklyn, N.Y., heart failure. A of heart failure. member of the A member of the SlU-Inland Boat­ SIU since 1943, men's Union he spent his since 1961, he years at sea sail­ sailed as captain. ing in the stew­ He is survived by ard department. his wife, Mrs. He is survived Margaret K. by his brother John Thompson. Howard. His place of burial is not Burial was in the Holy Sepulchre known. Cemetery, Paterson, N.J. 4" 4J' 4^ 4" 4" 4' Edward Willsch, 68: Brother Wilisch died July 27, 1964, in the USPHS Hospital, New Orleans, a victim of cancer. A member of the Union since 1946, he sailed in the" deck department until he was awarded a pen­ sion in 1960. No beneficiary was designated. He was buried in the Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La. 4" I t 4' 4" Robert Green Sheffield, 51: Brother Sheffield succumbed to p n e u monia on Aug. 7, 1964, in Baltimore. A member of the engine depart­ ment, he first joined the Unic.i in 1956. He is survived by his friend, Rosario Salconi. Burial was in the Sacred Heart Ceme­ tery, Baltimore, Md. 4^ 4" 4" Francis A. Gallagher, 46: Broth­ er Gallagher succumbed to heart failure In Port Arthur, Texas, on f' July 23, 1964. A member of the Union since 1957, he sailed in the engine departn»ent. Adminis­ tratrix of his es­ tate is Mrs. Rose Walsh. Burial was in the City Cemetery, New York, N.Y. John Dzivyock, 53: Brother Dzivyock died July 8, 1964 in the Lincoln Hospital, Bronx, New York, of heart failure. A mem­ ber of the SIU Railway Marine Region since he joined in 1960, he worked as a bridgeman. He is survived by his sister, Mary Dzivyock. Burial was in the St. Raymond Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y. 4« 4< 4' Douglas James Kalplow 21: Brother Kaipio died July 5, 1964, in Royal Oak, Mich., of injur­ ies received in .an auto accident. A member of the SIU Great Lakes district, he joined the Union in 1963. No bene­ ficiary was desig­ nated. Burial was in the Glen Eden Cemetery, Livonia, Mich. 4* 4" 4" Charles Martin, 34: Brother Martin died Aug. 7, 1964, in. the Galveston USPHS Hospital of natural causes. A member of the SlU-Inland Boat­ men's Union since 1963, he sailed as a tankerman. Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Dorothy A. Mar­ tin. He was buried in the Springdale Cemetery, Wayneboro, Va. Charles Vincent Cuomo, born August 6, 1964, to the Charles V. Cuomos, Brooklyn, N.Y. Pacific Coast (Continued from page 10) Antinous for an 18-day spell at the USPHS hospital. Feeling chip­ per again now he plans to catch the first available FWT job that hits the board. Tom Parrett got off the Young America in time to spend the ho'lidays with friends and took time out from holidaying to vote in the SIU election. This is the first time in several years that Parrett has been able to spend Christmas and New Years at home and recalls many dinners he has helped prepare on these occasions aboard SIU vessels on •the high seas. Seattle Shipjjing has been pretty good here for the last period and is expected to stay active for a while. Payoffs here during the last peri­ od included the Wild Ranger, Choctaw, Yaka, Seattle and Over­ seas Rose. The Robin Kirk, Longview Victory, Marine, Ames Vic­ tory and the Seneca are expected to pay off d^ing the coming weeks. We saw the Marymar, Se­ attle and Anchorage in transit during the last period. Two oldtimers, Y. Talberg and R. Layko were on the beach for the holidays and enjoyed • being home foy the festivities PHS Clinic Asks Advance Notice Seafarers seeking other than emergency care at the US Public Health Service out­ patient clinic in New York have been asked to telephone, wire or write in advance for an appointment to assure bet­ ter care and avoid long period^ of waiting. The USPHS facili­ ty, at Hudson & Jay Streets, NYC, says it is being swamped by "walk-In" patients who have ample time to make ad­ vance appointments. Unless they require emergency care. Seafarers are asked to write the clinic at 67 Hudson St., New York 13, or call BArclay .J-6150 before they come in. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU AtlanUc. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Watera District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constituUon requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shaU consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of i trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in aU Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified malL return receipt requested. The proper address for this is; Earl Shepard, Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at aU times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are available in aU SlU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets Shd in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In yotlr opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Us ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and 1$ given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such' as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which wiU serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was estabUshed. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been .violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access te Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. Clover A. Wiggins, Jr. John Brink Your mother would like you to Your father wants you to get in get in touch with her at the fol­ touch with him immediately. lowing address: Mrs. R. B. Lott, 4« 4- 4) R 1-Box 223, Ben Wheeler, Texas. Sergio Arrcbola 4" 4' i Armand Cardova would like you Oskar Kaelep to get in touch with him at 877 Please telephone Walter Nel­ Niagara Street, Buffalo, N.Y. son, 636 Wilcox Ave., Bronx, 14213. N.Y. 10465. 4" 4) 4r David Douglas Robert L. Houck would like you to contact him at the Florida State Hospital, Chatahootchee, Fla. 4" 4)1 4J' John Lawrence Wright You are asked to get in touch with your sister, Mrs. Vivian A. Taylor. 4f 4' t Curt Decker Joseph Thomas would like you to contact him as soon as possible on a very important matter. Write c/o 122 Roosevelt Ave, Norwood, Mass. 4" 4" 4" Ray German You are requested to contact your grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Gifford P. German, immediately, on an important matter. 4i 4' 4) Sidney (Aussie) Shrimpton Contact John C. Brazil, Attor­ ney, 1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 207, New York City, tele­ phone CI 6-0600, regarding mail sent to you. 4* 4^ 4* ^ Simon C. Kendall You are asked to contact John C. Brazil, Attorney, at 1270 Ave­ 4> 4;" 4" nue of the Americas, Suite 207, Terrence Lee Zellers New York City, telephone CI You are urged to get in touch 6-0600, as soon as possible. with Mrs. Lee C. Landry, 2513 No. 4^ 4^ 4> Pineway Drive, Mobile, Ala., as soon as possible on a very im­ Dan S. Munro portant matter. Anyone knowing It is Important that you contact his whereabouts is asked to notify your wife iramedi-tely on person­ him concerning pame. al business. �I Juraary t> 1MB SEAFAREJtS Tat* Twenty-Three LOG sHKsamw Life Found Membership Meetings On Year-Old mammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmKomm SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Sea Volcano UNION SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes WASHINGTON — A volcanic & Inland Waters island which rose out of the North FRKSIDENT Atlantic Just one year ago is Paul HaU already attracting livings things. KXECUTIVK VICE-PHESIDENT Cal Tanner Professor P. S. Bauer of the VICE PRESIDENTS American University reports here. Earl Shepard IdndacT Winiami Robert Hatthewi The Island, called Surtsey, after A1 Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER Surter, the Norse god of volcanoes A1 Kerr and geysers, first appeared in the HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Ed Mooney Fred Stewart icy waters 30 miles off Iceland BUI HaU 1210 E. Baltimore St. in November, 1963. It was then BALTIMORE Re* Dickey. Afent EAatem 7-4fl00 177 State St. steaming and barren of any life. BOSTON Ed Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10223 W. Jefferaon Ave. In recent weeks, however, scien­ Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings 3-4741 tists visiting the island have HEADQUARTERS ....675VInewood SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the 4th Ave., Bklyn found a small moth on one of its HVadnth 8-6600 monthly infor»»»ational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. ridges and a shell fish on the Paul Drozak, Agent the benefit Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco WAlnut 8-3207 beach. While no higher plants JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St.. SE.. Jax and S«««ttle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All ELgin 34)987 have been found growing, seeds, WUliam Morris, Agent Se^arers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. stems, leaves and a flower stalk jji Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. MeetBen Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 1 South Lawrence St. have been discovered washed up MOBILE j ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday Louis Neira, Agent BEmlock 2-1754 on the island. The most significant NEW ORLEANS y and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. 630 Jackson Ave. TeL 529-7546 type of life found on the island so Buck Stephens. Agent Wilmington San Francisco Seattle 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn far has been bacteria. The bac­ NEW YORK HYacinth 9-6600 January 18 January 20 January 22 teria is believed to have been left NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent ..622-1892 by the many sea birds who have PHILADELPHIA Tebruai.'y 15 February 24 February 26 2604 S. 4th St. visited the island. .Inhn Fay, Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 t it FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. The scientists are watching SAN Paul Gonsorchik, Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings Surtsey closely to find out how SANTURCE PR ..1313 Fernandez Juncos life comes to such deserted places. for Railway Marine Region-IBU Stop 20 Regular membership meetings on the Great lakes are held on members are scheduled each the first and third Mondays of month in the various ports at 10 each month in all ports at 7 PM AM and 8 PM. The next meetings local time, except at Eetroit, will be: Jersey City Jan. 11 where meetings are held at 2 PM. Philadelphia Jan. 12 The next meetings will be: Baltimore Jan. 13 Detroit Jan. 18—2 PM ^Norfolk .... Jan. 14 Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and OREAT LAKES TUO AND DREDOB January 18—7 PM visits whenever possible. The following is the latest Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. \Tbose who wish to be excused should request permission by tele^m (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU m^ings will be: jfeyi^Tork February 8 Detroit January 8 Fhila*d*'phia ....February 9 Houston January 11 Baltimore February 10 New Orleans January 12 Mobile January 13 ^ ^ REGION Regular membership meet­ i" 4" ings Great Lakes Tug and SIU Inland Boatmen's Union DredgeforRegion IBU memters are Regular membership meetings scheduled each month in the vari­ for IBU members are scheduled ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next each month in various ports.*The meetings will be: next meetings will be: Deiu-oit Jan. 11 Philadelphia ...Feb. 9—5 PM Milwaukee Jan. 11 Baltimore (licensed and unChicago Jan. 12 (licensed ..Feb. 10—5 PM Buffalo Jan. 12 Houston Jan. 11—5 PM tSault Ste. Marie Jan. 13 Norfolk ....Feb. 11—7 PM Duluth Jan. 15 N'Orleans ... Jan. 12—5 PM Lorain Jan. 15 - Mobile Jan. 13—5 PM (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland Jan. 15 Toledo Jan. 15 ^^ECEI^/lM(S MORB Ashtabula Jan. 15 IVlAM ONE COPY (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ OF THE SAME tabula, Ohio). —AHPraiLlRK IABFLS SO A O^AVJOi .-a. USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Cristobal Barranco Liston Lanier Edward H. Bayne Frank Liro Edgar Benson Charles LoveU Harvey Newcomb Claude Bibb John Pastorek, Jr. George H. Bryan George Davis Albert Pfisterer John H. Emerich Joseph PozzvoU Jerry Folyd Paul PuEloskie Freidof Fondila Gerado Rivelra Gorman Glaza Calvin Siuels George Graham Hugh Stewart. Jr. Nolan Hurtt Paul W. Strickland Cecil F. Kane Samuel Tate E3mer Koch John N. Thompson WUilam E. Lane Paige C. Toomey Hubert Lanier James J. Winters USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Edwin L. Brown Paul L. Wbitdow Roy C. Bru Robert L. Mays Oliver F. Klein Frank W. Schmiedel Paul Kronberg Chas. W. White Mikade Olenchik Calvin WUson Viggo W. Sorensen Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: New York February 8 Baltimoire February 10 Philadelphia ...February 9 4:Houston January 11 Mobile ........ January 13 New Orleans .. January 12 USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS EMmundo Andrade Felix Van Looy John Harty USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON E. A. Ainsworth B. R. Hubbard R. E. Broome J. W. G. Igglebek R, W. Bunner R. E. Perez USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Vito Camerica Bennett Magglnson Johnnie E. Hudgins George Moore Je.ssie Jones Lindsey Rhodes Gordon D. Marbury Henry Watson Philip Meekins USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGANKenneth Kane LeRoy Axline Homer CampbeU Clarence Lenhart Herbert Robinson William Cerka Joseph Rickogers Edward Carlson Niel Stewart John Fedor L. Findley Dale Shea John Tautwood John Jamieson Mai-shaU Wheeler John Kaminski * Meetings held at Laoor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple,. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Frank S. Camarda Charles Hankal Marguerite Gilland David Lasky Peter GiUesple 4 4 United Industrial Workers CLIPALLMAIU available list of SIU men in the hospital: Notify Union On LOG Maii As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all* SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union"can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lista. 1 l! « i -t -jt-# -.if:* USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA J. B. Holsenbeck, Jr. R. B. Fardo H. R. White Juan Rodriguez USPHS HO£a>ITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK George Alexander Juan Leiba Emmett Avery Rudolph Loizzl Wm. Babbitt S. Lopez Gordon Chambers Thomas. Lowe Juan Bonefont R. Mandkeshvor Wallace Beeman Daniel Mejias Willard Blumen Wm. McCarthy Jose Castro Stanley Ostrom Troy Cousina Winford PoweU Sal DiBeUa I. Ramos Robert DiUon Angel Reyes George Djian Escolastico Reyes J. Donovan Delvin Reynolds John Drews J. Riccardi, Jr. Max Fingerhut James Shiber K. N. Forster E. Simeonidis C. Foster J. F. Stokes Stanley Freedman Julius Swykert Albino Gomes Sol Vecchione Burt Hanback B. Veno Ralph Hayes Frank ViUacorte A. Jacobsen George Warren Herbert Justice Richard Waters Al Karczewski Cari Wayne R. Kuczewski F. Wrafter USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS T. F. Allen, Jr. Urbin Labarrere L. R. Bugajewski T. L. Laningham Elmer Cleveland Jacob N. Linscomb Charles Cupeman Willis O. Moncrief Frank A. Cuellar George Mike Estuardo Cuenca Gustavo Osuna Gilbert Delgado Frederik Ouweneel Melvin H. Ecker John Rawza Alphan Fruge Albert H. Richards Hassle B. Fuller Joseph R. Richards Numa J. Gremillion Malcolm V. Stevens Hugh C. Grove Raymond Thomas Robert H. High Frank Tostl Joseph V. Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Henry D. Adams Robert L. Kinchen Howard A. Bergine Antoine Landry Elmer P. Braquet E. A. LeBlanc. Jr. John A. Buttimer Raymond Lewis John Calamia • F. R. Mopstone Antoine Carogiorzio Philip C. Mendozo Joseph Carr Victor F. Placey Manuel Church Earl Joseph FWce R. E. Cumberland Floro Regalado C. E. Cummings Hamilton Seburn Celestine DeSauza ' W. R. Simpson Michael O. Dueitt Daniel W. Somme James R. Egan TerreU B. Spears MarshaU Foster Otto M. Sylvester Luis G. Franco Alexander Szmlr Joseph Green Pedro VUlabol Edward Jeanfrean S. L. Whittington Salves Kerajeorgiou David A. Wright USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Dcibler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay Charles Young SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN, ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny Edwin Harriman PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Charles Rozea EAST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL JACKSON. LOUISIANA Donald Sander U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. D.C. William Thomson • . . •. r-y • -I hi- Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep Phone 724-2843. SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowskl. Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GUlette. Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Famen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREAStmEB Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, DL SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 23th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich. 415 Main St. MaU Address; P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthdws GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St. .EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. .Richmond 2-C140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6('i0 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAinut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE. Jax ELgin 3-0837 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler bi. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel NORFOLK 115 Third St. TeL 622-189? 3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 OREAT LAKES TUG I DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Secfion ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer, Agent TR 5-1538 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden. Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park. Mich. Ernest Demcrse. Agent DU 3-7694 DULOTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur. Agent RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE MARIE Address mall to Brimley. Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent. .BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, linemen, Oilers S Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Bums ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 PorOand St. Tom Burns. Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Robert Affleck. Ageiit ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-54.30 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison .St. Max Tobin. Agent Southgate, Mich. A Venue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. «8 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN. 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Ruthsatz. Agent . ..MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE . .. 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller. Agent .. SHerman 4-6643 SAULT "STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey. Agent ..MEirose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-14.34 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim. Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore at. EAstem ^O NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4 th ai., DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Daltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 278 Slate St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SB ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-35S4 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St.HEmlock 2-1751 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7543 NORFOLK i 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. ' Phone-229-2788 BOSTON �XVV/I Vol. No. 27 L_ SEAFARERS LOG Jan. • 1965 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Holiday Christmas dinners complete with all the fixings, ineluding Santa Glaus, were enjoyed by Seafarers, their families-' and guests at SIU halls acrpgs the country. The big turn-^ts appeared to be the best yet for the traditional SIU events. Members of the SIU and SUP and their families help themselves to the buffet Christmas dinner held at the Union hall in Wilmington on December 23. HOLIDAYS CELEBRATED AT SIU HALLS So many SIU kids wanted to talk to Santa at the Christmas Party at the SIU Norfolk hall that a second, bespectacled Santa showed up in addition to the one at the left to take care of the overflow.Santa made a stop at the SIU ^ hall in Norfolk (top) and got acquainted with these SIU chil­ dren. At New York, the family of Seafarer Nemeslo Quinones (left and top inset) enjoyed the big Christmas spread at the N.Y. hall, along with the family of Seafarer Saul Goldstein (bottom inset). Seafarers etid their families (above) enjoyed the big Christmas dinner with all the traditional fixings served at the gaily decorated SIU hall in New Orleans. Santa was also oh hand at the New Orleans party and is shown (right) chatting with Seafar­ er Louis O'Leary and his grandchildren Michael and Denise Parks. Judging from the smiles the youngsters really enjoyed the meeting. ^ / I. • f � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource January 8, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: WELFARE WORKERS STRIKE OVER WAGES, CONDITIONS ‘ACTION NEEDED ON 14B MEDICARE AND POVERTY’ LABOR DEPT. HIKES WAGES FOR U.S. FARM WORKERS LABOR URGED TO SUPPORT ’65 RED CROSS CAMPAIGN ‘DON’T BUY’ DRIVE LAUNCHED AGAINST KINGSPORT PRESS DRINKING WATER EVERYWHERE IS AIM OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY LABOR TURNS CHEEK – SPURS R-T-W REPEAL PANAMA FEARS A NEW CANAL COULD ROCK NATION’S ECONOMY WAYWARD WHALE VISITS NEW YORK BOSS’S LIE DETECTOR UNPLUGGED BY NLRB STEADILY SHORTER WORKWEEKS SEEN FOR AMERICAN WORKERS “GREAT BLOCKADE” OF ’26 WAS CLASSIC LAKES JAM Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/08/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVI, No. 27 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3a8a86c6aee986e4c80b28563c4f4c2e.PDF 4df4f141697c7cf9cdacd69294cedf18 PDF Text Text .. ,v' eason's ©rectinos I SEAFARERS^LOG Dec. 25 1964 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO In This Issue: Blast Hits Seatrain N.Y.Report No Serious Injuries Story On Page 2 Johnson Hears U.S. Labor lesislative Goals For '65 -Story On Page 3 At-Sea Oil Transfer Wins Navy Kudos For SiU Ship -Story On Page 3 SIU Election Balloting Ends Becember 31 In All Ports ;—Story On Page 3 Seven SIU Oldtimers Join Union Pension Ranks — Story On Pages 4, 5 Dakar-Exotic Port Of Call For SlU-Manned Vessels Story On Page 13 FMC Gets Dual Rate Data In Compromise Agreement Story On Page 7 �SEAFARERS Fare Twe DMOBber U. 1IM LOG Explosion Rips Seatrain NXOne Crewman SJightiy injured SAN JUAN—The SIU contracted-Seatrain New York (Seatrain Lines) was ripped by an explosion and fire on December 9, just 15 hours after she left this port on her regular New York run. One crewman was injured in the blast, which left the 8,067-gross ton freighter without power and dead in the Atlantic for three days. JfUmtuUiofKit pAUldMi^ RBFO RT By Paul Holi • The Important role the U.S. merchant marine plays to the security of this nation has been making the news regularly in recent weeks. The fine job turned in by SlU-confcracted and other merchant vessels during the recent amphibious landing exercises on the coast of Spain won commendations all around—especially from the Navy. The merchant vessels carried the men and machinery which made Oper­ ation Steel Pike a success, and took an active part in the landings themselves. ' More recently there has been another example of the importance of a strong maritime to our national security. The SlU-manned Western Comet displayed the skill and seamanship which has be­ come the trademark of Seafarers all over the world by the efficiency displayed in transferring a cargo of oil at sea to two MSTS oilers. So smoothly did the Seafarers carry out the operation that the MSTS vessels did not have to slacken their speed by a single rpm to .accom­ plish the difficult maneuver. This close and efficient support of the U.S. Navy is what has in the past earned for U.S. maritime the reputation of an additional arm of our armed forces. In wartime or during other national emer­ gencies the U.S. maritime industry is called upon to supply the sup­ port without which the armed forces could not operate successfully. This is significant, because the continuing deterioration and obsoles­ cence of our merchant fleet could leave the nation without this mudi needed capability at some future date. Perhaps it is significant that these examples of the importance of U.S. maritime to the national security should occur at this time. They add heavy support to the SIU position before the continuing sessions of the President's Maritime Advisory Committee. It is clear that the nation cannot allow government agencies to continue their practice of undermining U.S. maritime at every oppor­ tunity and still expect to have a strong, effective merchant marine available in time of emergency to take over the vital job of supplying U.S. forces all over the world. The SIU and other maritime unions have carried out an active struggle throughout the past year to save the U.S. maritime industry and will redouble their efforts during the coming year. SIU protests were instrumental in bringing the Presi­ dents Maritime Advisory Committee into being, and through the committee, maritime labor has been making its voice heard on the highest levels of government. The recent resignation of Commerce Secretary Luther Hodges is perhaps also significant at this time. As head of the Department of Commerce, the Commerce Secretary has a great deal to say in the overall problems of the maritime industry. We hope that the new Com­ merce Secretary, who is a former assistant to the Secretary of the Navy, will display the necessary understanding of the important relationship between the strength of U.S. maritime and the national security. The explosion came at 7:32 A.M., shattering an engine turbine and sending huge chunks of metal rocketing through the engine com­ partment. A searing flash fire followed the blast. Flames from the blaze shot out of the stack and the engine room skylight. Its powerplant gutted, without heat, lights or pumps, the Seatrain New York drifted helplessly in the waters off Puerto Rico's north coast until an oceangoing tug towed her into San Juan on De­ cember 12. Disaster Story The story of the disaster was given to the LOG by members of the Seatrain New York's crew. Eosun Joseph Obreza said he was sitting in the messroom with Seafarer Felipe Aponte (left), ship's delegate, is shown other members of the 4-to-12 watch above describing events before and after the blast aboard who were just preparing to go on the Seatrain New York to a member of the LOS staff. duty when the explosion shook the room. James Gleason, an OS who came with an ear-shattering roar. keep spirits up by playing his was also in the messroom, said: The two officers, standing on the battery-powered radio. "The messman bringing my eggs elevated operating platform, dived On Saturday, the tug Rescuer flew about two feet off the ground." for the deck of the engine room arrived and made fast a tow^ine All crewmen agreed that the at the sound of the blast. Hud­ to the Seatrain New York, In blast had been preceded by grind­ dled on the deck with fireman- three days, the crippled freighter ing sounds from the engine room. water-tender Juan Rodriguez, they had drifted over 50 miles from her position at the time of the Oiler Jaime Pantoja was on all managed to escape injury. explosion. As they approached San The explosion hurled jagged duty when the noises started. He went above to alert the chief and hunks of the turbine in every Juan harbor, a second tug put a first engineers. After examining direction. A chunk estimated at tow on the ship's stern to keep tons ripped into the her straight through the narrow the turbine briefly, the officers six Fort Morro channel. deck above and remained w^ged ordered the powerplant shut down. A stiff wind was coming in from As It was slowing, the explosion there precariously. Another two ton mass of metal slammed into the port side and the tide was the engine room ladder, crushing strong. The tow line on the stern it and a nearby boiler. The blast snapped and the ship began drift­ t t touched off an oil blaze which en­ ing dangerously close to the Fort. The United States is entering the new year a fifth-rate maritime The crew, was called to another gulfed the engine room and spread to a nearby passageway. Injured general alarm. The tug nosed her nation in terms of its active seagoing maritime fleet. For those who in the inferno was Juan Rodriguez, straight again, with three' other care about the future of the martime industry and the national security this is a shocking fact. As the U.S. merchant fleet continues whose shoulder and arm were tugs joining in the effort. In port. Captain Walter Zyber," to decline, the Soviet Union continues to make massive strides in burned as he climbed out of the master of the Seatrain New York, terms of her maritime capacity. The Soviets are out-building us danger area. said damage would run Into "hun­ many times over with no signs of any slackening in what appears to Messman Antonio Acosta, who dreds of thousands of dollars." The be a determined effort to become the world's leading maritime nation. WASHINGTON — AFL-CIO was standing in the passageway ship will be towed to New York The consequences of this tremendous growth of the Soviet fleet is President George Meany has urged between the engine room and the for repairs, the company reported. a sobering factor to consider during the coming year. More and galley, had his eyebrows singed unions affiliated with the labor All concerned had high praise for more facts are piling up, all pointing to trouble in the future If the federation to give their full sup­ by the licking flames. the cool courage of the crew mem­ U.S. continues its past policies of neglect and disinterest of maritime. port to the Peace Corps which is A Second Fire bers. So many of them acted in A good new year's resolution for the entire nation would be a de­ conducting a vigorous campaign Crewmembers working with C02 such a professional SIU manner termination to spend more time, effort, and money if necessary in to recruit skilled and semi-skilled that it was hard to pick out heroes. the future, to revive U.S. maritime. worker volunteers for foreign serv­ fire extinguishers got the blaze under control after 30 minutes. ice. After that they checked over the The federation president has an­ ship and surveyed the damage. nounced the appointment of spe­ Later that afternoon, an attempt cial committee, headed by AFL- was made to restore power by CIO Vice President Joseph A. hooking in diesel oil from a tank Beirne, president of the Communi­ car on deck to an undamaged cation Workers, to coordinate the boiler. Another fire broke out, recruiting campaign with interna­ however, bringing the second gen­ tional unions, the Building and eral alarm of the day, and crew­ Construction Trades, and the Metal men fought the new blaze for two Trades Departments of the AFL- hours before it was put out. CIO. By nightfall, the galley gang was Asked Cooperation faced with the problem of provid­ Following a Peace Corps request ing hot food for the crew without to the AFL-CIO for assistance last the benefit of stoves or other appli­ August, the federation's Executive ances. They fashioned three make­ Council issued a statement calling shift wood-burning ovens in the on all affiliated unions "to co­ galley and set up a grill made from operate with the Peace Corps in a ship's steel plate on the fantail. its efforts to enlist the interest of Through their resourcefulness, the skilled and semi-skilled workers crew was given a good feeding. in service overseas." Crewmen gave a hearty vote of The special committee will co­ thanks to the steward department ordinate Peace Corps efforts to re­ —Ramon Aguiar, Frederick Pat­ cruit at industrial plants, local terson, Pedro Agtuca, Jose Rivera union halls and construction sites, and Antonio Acosta—for their out­ as well as helping in a nation-wide standing job. program designed to meet the A Coast Guard cutter kept track The SiU-manned Neva West (Bioomfield Steamship) has won the company Fleet Safety growing overseas demand for vol­ of the Seatrain New York while Award for the second consecutive year. Shown above at the presentation of plaque at the unteers with mechanical and man­ she waited for the tug to bring Port of New Orleans are (l-r) Seafarers D. G* Harrison and John W. Smith, messmen; third ual skills. her into San Juan. Ship's delegate mate H. J. McHargue; chief engineer J. C. Golman; Bioomfield operations manager W. Committee members will also Felipe Aponte and other crewmen B. Byrne; captain P. J. Gennusa (holding plaque); assistant SIU safety director Bill Moody; deal with the problem of protect­ spent the time sawing and chop­ and Seafarer J. H. Gleason, second electrician. Neva West crewmembers wore highly com­ ing workers' rights for those who ping wood for the stoves. Deck volunteer for the Peace Corps. engineer Luis Cepeda helped to mended for their efforts to make the vessel-a' safe ship. Meany Urges Peace Corps Recruiting Aid Sill-Manned Ship Wins Fleet Safety Award 7-' 7', i '-'.if Vv--r «.»• c? �Deeember 25, 1964 SEAFARERS Pare Three LOG AFL-CIO Gives Johnson Legislative 'Must' List At White House Parley WASHINGTON—The long-term problems of unemployment and automation, the repeal of anti-labor Section 14-B of the Taft-Hartley law, the War on Poverty and medical care for the aged were some of the key issues on the agenda last week when AFLrCIO president/^ also a feeling that much more George Meany and a group President Johnson and his needs to be done. key aides in a two-hour White of labor's leaders met with House meeting. Prior to the meeting with the President, an AFL-CIO spokesman SIU Vote Ends On Dec. 31 New York balloting committee members carefully examine the credentials of Seafarer Walter Grosvenor to make sure he is eligible to vote in the election of SlU officers. The balloting committee members are (l-r) Curly Barnes, A! Perini and Rudy Leader. Grosvenor, who last sailed as chief steward on the Ezra Senslbor, voted in the final days of Union election which ends in all ports on Dec. 31, 1964. Navy Commends SlU Ship For At-Sea Oil Transfer WASHINGTON—^The SlU-manned Western Comet has won a commendation from the U.S. Navy for a "smooth and efficient" job of transferring cargo at sea to two MSTS oilers. The Western Comet was as--*" signed recently to transfer oil The Western Comet is only one to the U.S.S. Manatee and of a number of SIU ships which the U.S.S. Kennebec, both fleet oilers, while they were on ocean station. Nosing between the two ships, the Western Comet hooked up hose rigs and began pumping oil into the ships at a rate of 10,515 barrels an hour. V The operation went so smoothly that the Manatee reported it did not have to change a single rpm to maintain contact with the West­ ern Comet. Reported the Manatee: "Western Comet personnel demon­ strated a level of over-all knowl­ edge in handling the hose rigs and in accomplishment of the hook-ups and the breakaway. The entire operation went very smoothly. In a letter of commendation, the Commander of the Military Sea Transport Service said: "This fine performance of the SS West­ ern Comet provides information and experience which will assist us in Improving and developing the commercial tanker capability to deliver petroleum products to the fullest extent possible." have won praise in recent weeks for aiding America's defense ef­ forts. Ships under SlU-contract served with notable distinction in Naval exercises off the Spanish coast in October and as research vessels in the Navy's growing ocean exploration .program. NEW YORK—Balloting in the two-month SIU election for officers ends on December 31. All SIU members are m-ged to exercise their right to vote for the candi­ dates of their choosing before the deadline rolls around. Voting began in A&G ports on November 2 for the 64 fully quali­ fied candidates who are running for the 45 elective Union posts. Under provisions of the SIU Constitution covering voting, the ballot is being conducted on week­ days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon from November 2 to December 31. No balloting Is held on Sundays and legal holidays. This year's election began on November 2 in­ stead of November 1 because the latter date fell on a Sunday. • In addition to the candidates who nominated themselves and appear on the ballot, space is pro;vided for write-in votes. As an aid to voters, the LOG printed a spe­ cial election supplement in the October 16 issue. The supplement contains photographs and biogra­ phies submitted by all the candi­ dates. The AFL-CIO had again had warned a gathering of automa­ urged the President to move tion experts that the problem must for repeal of 14-B, which out­ not become "smothered by words laws union-shop agreements in many states. The 1964 Democratic Party platform favored repeal of that section of the law, and Presi­ dent Johnson indicated that he stood by the platform. Meany em­ phasized, however, that labor did not come to the meeting to "seek commitments" or to "reach agree­ ment," but only to talk about prob­ lems which concern labor and the nation. Labor is opposed to 14-B not only because it is anti-union but because in the states where it has been enacted—the so-called "rightto-work" laws — it has dragged down wages and labor standards generally. The states with such laws, surveys show, rank near the bottom in wages and working con­ ditions for their labor forces. Em­ ployers bent on escaping from areas where they must pay de­ cent wages have sought out these states as havens. Instead of raising standards by bringing their indus­ tries to the "right-to-work" states, they have pulled them down while denying their employees the right to free collective bargaining. On the subject of unemploy­ ment, Meany noted in a talk with newsmen after the White House meeting that while a rise In the gross national product had served to reduce joblessness somewhat, it still remains at a five percent level. On automation, there was Quarterly Finance Committee Work Session SEAFARERS LOG Dee. 25, 1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 26 PAUL HALL, Presiaent HEPBEBI BRAND, Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, .. Art Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYER, Assistant Editors; ROBERT ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE CARMEN, Staff Writers. Publlshad biwtikly at tha haadquartara of tha Soafarart Intarnatlonal Union, At lit lantle. Gulf, Lakat and Inland Watara piatrict, AFL-CIO, i7S Fourth Avonuo, Brooklyn, NY, 1IJ3Z. Tal. HYaclnth T-MOO. Sacond elaaa poataga paid at* tha Poat Offica in Brooklyn, NY, vndar tha Act of Aug. 24, 1*12. ~ 120 The SIU membership-elected Quarterly Finance Committee, which Includes one member from each of the major ports, is seen inspecting union financial reports at a work session in New York headquarters. Committee members are (l-r) H. Vincent, Baltimore; Tom Garrlty, New Orleans; Charies Moss, Philadelphia; M. B. Gorra, Detroit; J. Cohen, Houston, and Edgar Anderson, New York. The committee, which Is established by the Union constitution, will submit its report at future membership meetings in all ports. and statistics" to the neglect of "policy and action." If we fail to, solve the automation problem "soon and rapidly," the spokesman, Nathaniel Goldfinger, said, "the fabric of our free societies can be ripped apart. Displaced and dis­ connected men are not inanimate machines: they may not always re­ main passive and silent." The labor representatives at the meeting with President Johnson were AFL-CIO vice presidents Joseph D. Keenan, James A. Suffridge, George M. Harrison, A. J. Hayes; John J. Grogran; Lane Kirkland, executive assistant to President Meany, and Andrew J. Biemiller, AFL-CIO Legislative Di­ rector. Administration officials were Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz; Budget Bureau Director Kermit Gordon; Gardener Ackley, chair­ man of the President's Council of Economic Advisors, and Presi­ dential Assistants Jack Valenti, Lawrence F. O'Brien and William Moyers. Hodges QuitsConnor Named Commerce Sec. WASHINGTON —Luther H. Hodges has submitted his resigna­ tion as Secretary of Commerce and will be replaced by drug com­ pany executive John T. Connor, the White House announced last week. Hodges, a former governor of North Carolina and businessman, was appointed to the cabinet post by the late President Kennedy. In addition to heading up the Com­ merce Department, Hodges served as chairman of the President's Maritime Advisory Committee. The 14 member committee in­ cludes repi'esentatives of labor, industry, the public and the Secre­ taries of Commerce and Labor. By resigning his secretaryship, Hodges will automatically leave the MAC post, which was set up by the White House so that the Secretary of Commerce would be its chair­ man. SIU President Paul Hall is a member of the committee and has been active in its work to provide solutions for the nation's continu­ ing maritime problems. Connor, the new secretary, was president of Merck & Company until his appointment. Merck is one of the country's major drug manufacturers. The new secre­ tary supported "the JohnsonHumphrey ticket and has served in other government posts in the Navy Department and in the war­ time Office of Scientific Research and Development. �SEAFARERS Page Four SlU Boatmen Save Capsized Navy Men LOG Deeembw 28, IVM IBU Veterans Join Growing Pension Ranks PHILADELPHIA—The SIU Inland Boatmen's Union con­ By Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Affantic tracted tugboat Eagle Point (Curtis Bay Towing) rescued two of five technicians whose experimental Navy craft cap­ Two members of the SIU Inland Narrows Bridge Lights Called Menace sized while undergoing sea-*The new Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which we mentioned In the tests in the Delaware River from the tug, IBU member Carey Boatmen's Union have been added column a few Issues back, has become a maritime as weli as automo­ here. One of the Navy tech­ discovered that his tie-pin had to the pension roster by approval bile traffic probiem in the weeks since it was built. Both deepsea nicians is still missing and pre­ been left aboard. As it appeared to have some sentimental value to sumed lost. The accident occurred Decem- Simmons, Carey took the next day off so that he could return it to him. The "captured air bubble boat' is familiar to local tugmen, who have watched It undergo tests since last May in the section of the Delaware River known as the "Horseshoe." The boat is 52 feet long, displaces about ten tons, and rides on a bubble of air forced under the hull by a large, jetJackson Hassel powered fan. ber 8 while the craft—called a "captured air bubble boat"—was practicing 40-knot turns in the waters off the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The mishap was witnessed by Captain James Hassel and Mate James Jackson of the Eagle Point, who notified the company dispatcher by radio before begin­ ning rescue operations. The dispatcher then notified the harbor police and Coast Guard while crewmembers of the Eagle Point rescued Walter Simmons, a Navy project engineer who was piloting the craft, and another technician. Simmons, who was in­ jured and suffering from shock, was wrapped in blankets and given first-aid" and hot coffee in the tug's galley by relief cook Ed Carey. The Injured Simmons was later transferred to Einstein Hospital in Philadelphia by police ambulance. After Simmons had been removed Summit Crew Reported Okay After Collision No injuries and some major damage was reported in a col­ lision between the SlU-contracted Summit (Sea Land) and the American Reporter which occured recently near Baltimore. Damage to the Summit was confined to the superstruc­ ture and self-loading crane, which according to the com­ pany may have to be replaced. The SlU-manned containership was outbound from Baltimore for Puerto Rico when the collision took place. She put in at Bethlehem Steel Company's Key Highway yard for repairs. of the Board of Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plan. The two oldtimers of the IBU will each receive a monthly $150 pension benefit. The two new pensioners are Thomas D. Harry, 62, from the Scarborough Hqrry Gulf Coast, and Ernest Scarbor­ ough, 66, from the Atlantic Coast. Brother Harry sailed as cook in the steward department for the Crescent Towing and Salvage Co., Inc. of New Orleans before retir­ ing recently. A native of Alabama, he now makes his home in Algiers, La. He joined the SlU-IBU in New Orleans. Scarborough became a menober of the IBU in the Port of Philadel­ phia. He has been employed by the Taylor and Andrew Towing and Lighterage Co. for the last 18 years, sailing as mate and captain. A native of South Carolina, he has now retired to his home in Oederricktown, N.J., assured of his monthly SlU-IBU pension benefit. Talks To Open On New Panama Treaty U.S. Ready To Negotiate For New Sea-Level Canal WASHINGTON — The United States has decided to proceed with plans to construct a sea-level canal linking the Atlantic and the Pacific across either Central America or Colom­ bia, President Johnson announced last week. One of the sites under consideration for the new sealevel route is the site of the present canal in Panama. Negotiations between the U.S. and Panama are expected to open early in January on the status of the present Panama Canal in order to rene­ gotiate the 1903 canal treaty and to discuss the possibility of digging a sea-level waterway through Panamanian territory. No decision has been made yet on whether the sea-level canal would be dug with nuclear or con­ ventional explosives, whether it would be con­ trolled by the U.S. alone or through an interna­ tional arrangement, or whether construction would be financed by the U.S. alone or through an inter­ national arrangement. Foiu* possible sites are under consideration for the new canal. One would involve conversion of the present lock-type canal through central Pan­ ama. This could be done by reworking the Gaillard Cut, formerly known as the Culebra Cut, and would involve closing the canal to ti-affic for only 12 days. Other sites under consideration are a 60-mile route through eastern Panama; a 102-mile route across northern Colombia, and a 140-mile stretch across Nicaragua and Costa Rica. No definite decision on the route for the new canal will be made for about four years, however, it was pointed out, because it will take that long to complete engineering surveys at the four sites so a technical decision can be made. At the same time, the U.S; would have to reach preliminary, agreements on survey rights and operational pro­ cedures with the various nations • involved. Tech-, nical, political and legal feasibility must be estab­ lished before a definite choice of site can be made. - Difficulties concerning U.S. ri^ts in the Panama • Canal Zone arose during 1963 and led to anti-U.S. rioting in Panama with a subsequent break in diplo­ matic relations between the two nations. Diplomatic relations were later resumed, but much bad feeUng has remained. In addition to the political difficulties over the old canal, it has been clear for some time that the Panama Canal, opened in 1914, is becoming obso­ lete. It cannot-handle modem vessels such as the (Continued on page 14) sailors and harbor boatmen say that the bridge's lights constitute a hazard to navigation in foggy weather. The high-intensity lights become blinding on overcast nights, so blinding, many sailbiis say, that they cannot keep a proper lookout when close to the bridge. The Army Corps of Engineers is looking into the problem now. Shipping has been good in New York and is expected to get even better. Among the oldtimers renewing old friendships at the New York Hall are Rosario Presto, just off the Transglobe, and Tony Palino, off the Hurricane. Also on the scene around the hall are Antonio Schiavone, who sails as chief cook, Clarence White, who sails as steward and Juan Hopkins. IVilliam Janlsch reports he is now fit for duty again and ready and willing to ship. Boston Shipping was on the slow bell in Boston during the last period, with no sign-ons m: payoffs and just three ships serviced in transit. It is expected to brighten in the coming period, however, with a ship ex­ pected to take on replacements at Searsport, Maine. Joseph Garello, who last sailed-f — as chief steward on the Trans- to demand and get good working hudson, is making all the shipping conditions and other benefits for calls. He's been on the beach for its members. He says he is proud three months and is anxious to to be a part of it. get back to sea again. One of our Norfolk 25-year SIU men, Joseph PresShipping has been good in Nor­ hong, signed off the Achilles to folk and is expected to remain spend the holidays ashore with his good during the coming period. family. He spent six months on the Ship activity includes three pay­ ship, which he calls a "floating offs, three sign-ons and four ships hotel." in transit. John Chermesino, who . last Marion Parker, who sailed last sailed as an AB on the Trans- as an AB on the New Yorker, is hudson coastwise and on a run to back at his home in WilliamsIndia, is also glad to get home to burgh, Virginia, to do a little deer spend some time with the wife hunting before shipping again. and kids over the holidays. John Thomas Hill has fallen in love with Farrand, in dry dock for awhile, the "pineapple run." After spend­ just got his fit for duty slip and ing the holidays at home, he will will be ready to ship again after be looking for another Hawaiithe Christmas season. . bound ship. Philadelphia Alfred Sawyer paid off the Shipping has been good here Norina to spend the Christmas and is expected to remain that holidays at home. After the New way over the next period. In the Year he will be ready to sail as a last period, there were six pay­ bosun again. Frank O'Malley, last offs, three sign-ons and five ships on the Henry, has been in dry serviced in transit. dock for some time but is. now W. A. House, just off the north ready to ship again. He's looking Atlantic run on the Globe Carrier, for an oiler's berth. is looking to get back aboard the Puerto Rico "old reliable" Petrochem. He spent Shipping has been somewhat off five years on the ship, and it's a on the sunshine island. It is ex­ second home to him. Jack Pierce, pected to pick up very soon, how­ also just off the Globe Carrier, ever. Meanwhile, everyone here will spend the holidays home with is talking about the great job the family and ship out after the done by the Seatrain New York's New Year on a Calmar ship, if he crew in saving their ship after an can find one. explosion and fire. They kept their P. Navitsky joined the Globe -spirits high, even when drifting Progress on a coal run to Holland. powerless for three days, and are He's in dry dock now, but will be a credit to the SIU. looking for a west coast run as On the Puerto Rico labor front, soon as he gets his fit for duty a strike is in effect at all three slip. Andy Flattery, last aboard the Red Rooster Restaurants here. Inger, has been in dry dock for a About 130 employees have hit the long time. He says he will ship out bricks. The workers are represent­ just once more before retiring. ed by the SIU Puerto Rico Divi­ Baltimore sion, and the strike issue js wages. Shipping picked up considerably Among the oldtimers, Puerto in the last period, with three pay­ Rico's SIU men are together in offs, four sign-ons and 13 ships expressing their condolences to serviced in transit. And there Juan "Johnny Boy" Rios, whose were no ships laid up during the mother passed away while he was period. The outlook for the com­ serving aboard the Alcoa Runper. ing two weeks Is good also. Louis PInilla is back in town aifter John C. Ramsey, who sails in a run to west Africa on the the black gang, just paid off the Norberto Capay. He will be back Yaka and will take some time for at sea again after he gets a few a vacation and to visit his mother shoreside chores straightened out. In Pennsylvania. He reports that the crew and officers on board the Yaka were some of the best fellows he's sailed with, and he hopes to, find another ship as good. Francis J. Haigney, who sails on Headquarters again wishes to deck, paid off the Bangor about remind all Seafarers that pay­ five months ago and has been ments of funds, for whatever fixing up the island home he Union purpose, , be made- only bought in Maine. Now he'll take to authorized SIU representa­ a ship just about anywhere to -get tives and that an official Union ahead again. He says being an receipt be gotten at that time. SIU man is about the..b^t-thing If no receipt is offered be sure to protect yourself by Immi. ithat ever happened to him. . Ed J. Hibbard. sailing .in the .•tejy . bringing the matter to the deck .department for the last. 25 attention, .of the President's years, has seen the SIU grow to office.. the powerful union it is today, able Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Possible routes for a new sea-ieYel .canal are shown in the above map. They are across Nicaragua and Costa Rica; along the route of the present Panama Canal; e route across eastern Panama,' of across the northern part of Colombia. �December 25. U«4 SEAFARERS PMK» Five LOG Five Veteran Seafarers Awarded Ufe Pensions By Cai Tanner, Executive Vice-President The Board of Trustees of the Seafarers Pension Plan has approved five more Sea­ farers from the Atlantic and Gulf District of the SIU to receive a regular pension of $150 Steel Pike Proves Worth Of Ships a month for the rest of their lives. The new additions to roster bring the total for the year The vital role played by U.S.-fiag cargo ships in the recent Steel to 99. Pike military exercise on the Spanish coast clearly points out that The new pensioners, who in its early days in the port of "The SIU has made it possible to our armed forces would be in really bad shape if they could not may now relax and enjoy the New Orleans sailing as a cook in realize my dream," he says. "It's call on privately-owned American-flag shipping for overseas operations. fruits of their labors, are John F. Gersey, 63; Richard B. Carrillo, 79; Evangelos Koundourakis, 67; Henry A. Mooney, 66; and Luther Roberts, 59. Gersey. is an SIU old-timer who first joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia. Sailing in the steward depart­ ment his last ship was the Margaret Brown. A native of Penn­ sylvania, Gersey now makes his Gersey home in New Or­ leans. Carrillo is a native of California who migrated many years ago to the Gulf, where he made his home in Arabi, La. He joined the Union the steward department. He last sailed aboard the Del Norte. Koundourakis sailed aboard for­ eign-flag ships for many years be­ fore coming to this country and joining the SIU in the port of New York. An experienced deck hand, he joined the Union as an AB. He last sailed aboard the Al­ coa Ranger as deck maintenance man. A native of Greece, he now makes his home in Mobile, Ala. Mooney is a native of Albany, N.Y., who joined the SIU in the port of New York. A member of the engine department, he iast sailed aboard the dredge, Ezra Sensibar. Now that he is retiring from the sea, Mooney plans to make a dream come true. He owns a small amount of property in New Jersey, and plans to fulfill a lifetime wish to raise horses. By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer SIU Clinic Facilities Expanding Of the many SIU benefits available to Seafarers and their families, one of the most important is the diagnostic and preventive medicine carried out by the constantly expanding system of SIU clinics in the U.S. and in Puerto Rico. Some 83,960 medical examinations have been given to Seafarers and their families in ten clinics on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and in Puerto Rico since the first one opened its doors in New York in April, 1957. The purpose of the clinics is to protect the health and earning power of Seafarers and their families by detecting illness or disease in their early stages, where they can be most readily diagnosed and treated. The centers do diagnostic work only. Those requiring treat­ ment are referred to their own physician, and the Welfare Plan pays the cost under the medical-hospital-surgical benefits prograni. SIU men have taken the greatest advantage of the clinics, account­ ing for 73,269 of the exams given. Women accounted for 6,356 exams, and the remaining 4,335 were performed on the children of Seafarer families. The SIU men usually undergo at least one complete physical examination a year under the program of preventive medicine set up by the Union. The Pete Larsen Memorial Clinic in New York, the first and busiest, performed a total of 36,695 examinations on Seafarers and their families. New Orleans, opened in December, 1957, was responsible for 19,435 examinations. Baltimore, opened in February, 1958, gave 11,352 exams. Houston, in operation since June 1959, had 6,956 exams. Mobile, opened at the same time as the New Orleans clinic, performed 6,902 examinations. The Puerto Rico Clinics, with offices in San Juan and Ponce, have given 1,933 exams. Philadelphia, where SIU men and their families use the International Ladies Garment Workers facility as ILG members use the Baltimore SIU Clinic, had 1,480 examinations. The three newest SIU Clinics, in Boston, Tampa and Jacksonville, were opened in August of this year. So far Boston has performed 109 exams, Tampa has given 42 and Jacksonville has given 27. The SIU medical examination program in Boston is being conducted at the clinic of Dr. Anthony S. Ripa, which is located at 108 Meridian Street, corner of London Street in East Boston. Dr. Ripa is an indus­ trial surgeon who also does physical examinations for airlines operating in the Boston area. His well-equipped office is conveniently located to the Union hall. The Union's medical program in Tampa is directed by Dr. Gilbert' M. Echeiman, at 505 South Boulevard, Tampa. The Tampa facility is located in a new-building which was specially built for a clinic. The clinic is located within a 10 minute ride from the Tampa hall and Is near the facilities of the Public Health Service Hospital and the Tampa General Hospital. Dr. Echeiman is an internal medicine specialist and has served on the staff of the Public Health Service. As in the other ports, visits to both clinics can be arranged by appointment made through the local Union hall. This procedure is followed to allow for orderly scheduling of examinations. Expansion of the SIU medical program services to Boston and Tampa is part of a long-standing objective of the Union's medical plan. The SIU's medical program operates its own clinics in New York, Balti­ more, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston. In Philadelphia Seafarers utilize the facilities of the Union Health Center of the AFL-CIO International Ladies Garment Workers Union. This service is rendered on a reciprocal basis to the arrangement in Baltimore where ILGWU members and their families take advantage of the Seafarers clinic in the SIU hall there. about the greatest thing that ever In view of this, it is difficult to understand why it is so hard to happened to me." convince the powers that be, in Washington, of the importance of Roberts first joined the SIU maintaining a strong and adequate U.S. maritime consistent with the in the port of Tampa. He retired needs of the nation. after many years of shipping as Two SlU-contracted vessels, the Del SoL and the Couere D'Alene chief cook. He last sailed aboard Victory, took part in Operation Steel Pike, among 10 privately-owned ships and seven MSTS vessels. In all, they hauled some 28,000 marines and 90,000 tons of cargo from five U.S. ports to Spain in a 10-day crossing. One vessel alone carried 225 vehicles with their spare parts. In the face of the Steel Pike operation, the penny-pinching policies the Government applies to maritime seem truly ridiculous and short­ sighted. More than that, they are dangerous. If U.S. maritime is allowed to dwindle and die the overseas military capability of the U.S. armed forces dies with it, leaving a fantastic gap in our national security. Steel Pike was an eye-opener in more ways than one. The cost Carrillo Koundourakis of transporting the great mass of men and heavy equipment from the U.S. to Spain by ship has been placed at about $5 million. For this price we were able to put a complete fighting force on a foreign shore. Everything arrived at once—men, machinery, material—ready to go ashore to deal with an emergency situation. By contrast. Operation Big Lift of last year saw only 15,000 soldiers transported by air from the U.S. to Germany with virtually no equip­ ment at a cost of about $20 million. Admittedly, Big Lift got troops overseas faster than Steel Pike—three days instead of ten. But they arrived with virtually no equipment, would never have been able to even land if modern landing strips were not available in friendly hands, and still had to depend on ships sent out weli in advance Mooney Roberts carrying most of their equipment. The idea that you can airlift troops to a foreign land in an the Florida State. A native of Kentucky, he now makes his home emergency is obviously a myth. Vital airstrips would be held by in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where the enemy. If not actually held by the enemy they are still highly he will be able to spend his gold­ vulnerable and could be easily put out of action. Assuming that the en years comfortably retired on troops can land, they would find themselves deep in enemy held territory with virtually no equipment with which to repel enemy his regular monthly pension. assaults. The vast proportion of their equipment would still have to arrive by sea, and how they would manage to break through to the coast to rendevous with their supplies is anybody's guess. And what would be the advantage of such a backward maneuver? Purely from a national security standpoint, the Government's attitude toward U.S. maritime is sheer lunacy—as the SIU has often pointed out. But even from a purely economic standpoint, the Gov­ ernment is practicing a false economy by trying to save money at the cost of the nation's maritime industry. Unlike many of the things on which the U.S. lavishes money with CLEVELAND—A canal to link open-handed generosity, every penny it spends on American shipping Lake Erie with the Ohio River 120 in the way of subsidies and other aid finds its way, in one manner miles to the southeast which would or another, back into the national economy. Money spent on U.S. throw Pittsburgh and the Ohio maritime not only strengthens the national security by seeing to it Valley open to small ship and that cargo vessels are available for emergency situations, but also barge traffic may be in the works. preserves the national security in other ways, such as by reducing The Army Corps of Engineers has our balance of payments deficit. just completed a preliminary The facts and figures of the importance of a strong U.S. maritime study on the project, which would have been available for a long time—the contrast between the Steel probably cost more than a billion Pike and Big Lift operations is merely another demonstration of dollars. the fact. If the canal is built, it would be one of the monumental engineer­ ing jobs of this country, rivaling, and costing more than the St. Lawrence Seaway. The canal would open up Pittsburgh and the WASHINGTON—Several new antipoverty projects have been | Ohio River Valley region to world announced here by President Johnson, involving a total expendl- j trade at lower freight rates. ture of $82.6 million. The new projects are nationwide, including s The proposed canal would have the New York-New Jersey areas, Appalachia, the South and the i a minimum depth of 18 to 20 feet, ! Far West. enough only for smaller ships and Over $20 million is scheduled for use in New York State and i tug and barge traffic. At least ten I surrounding areas. This expenditure will include: locks would be needed to run the • About $5 miiiion for a neighborhood Youth Corps program; canal through the Beaver-Mahon­ to provide part and full time jobs for New York youngsters both I ing River section and the Grand in and out of school. River section. Though the navigation season • Special antipoverty projects in Manhattan. on the Great Lakes runs from only • Over $1 million to establish a jprogram of adult education. April to November, traffic on the • Over $11 million to establish a job-training center at the canal -could be maintained on a I abandoned military base at Camp Kilmer. Similar bases will also year-round basis. Standing in the way of the pro­ i be established at San Marcos, Texas and 'Astoria, Oregon. Other allocations include: A $4 million attack on poverty in posed waterway are the facts that I Chicago; preschool training for Sioux Indian chiidren; job training many roads, railroads, homes and i in the Virgin Islands; retraining for residents of the small town businesses would have to be of Martin's Ferry, Ohio; reading instruction for deprived children moved to make way for it, and that in Kentucky—one of the nation's poorest areas. east coast shipping interests and About 100 Volunteers in Service to America, domestic counterrailroads would probably oppose it since it would cut into their ipart of the Peace Corps, will be sent to fight poverty in migrant I camps in California, city slums and in blighted villages and hollows business. I in Appalachia. Supplemented by local money, federal funds will be used to fight, i poverty in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven and Waterbury, Conn, i and in Trenton and Jersey City, N.J. Adult basic education courses will be established in the District I of Columbia and other cities. U.S. Studies Ohio-Lakes Wafer Li U.S. Spending $82.6 Miiiion In Nationwide Poverty War �Tw Stx SEAFARERS M, IfW LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic^ Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) December 4 - December 18 The job situation continued the upswing which started in the previous period as tTie total number of Seafarers shipping climbed to 1,469 from the 1,265 during the pre­ vious period. The bulk of the increase in the job situation was a re­ mit of brisk paces set in both the Gulf and the West Coasts. Houston led the shipping gain, with New Orleans and Mobile also showing healthy increases. Shipping in Tampa was also better. On the West Coast, all three ports showed good improvement in the job situation. East Coast shipping, while lower in New York than the previous period, still maintained a brisk pace. The job situation improved considerably in Baltimore, while Boston, Philidelphia, Norfolk and Jacksonville shipping slipped only slightly. As the shipping picture continued to brighten, the number of jobs calls in the engine and steward depart­ ment improved. More Seafarers shipped in these two departments than in the prior period, while the number of deck department job calls returned to normal levels. Registration during the two week period maintained the same pace as shipping. Total registration climbed to 1,521 as compared to 1,381 in the previous two weeks. The number of men registered and on the beach, on the other hand, dropped to 3,569 from 3,855 in the pre­ vious reporting period. The seniority situation. changed during the last two weeks, after remaining at the same percentages for al­ most a month. The ratio of men shipping who held A books slipped 2 points to 52 percent, while B books ans­ wering job calls increased to 35 percent of the total, up from 33 percent in the prior period. G Cards comprised 13 percent of the total, the, same as in previous weeks. Shipping activity increased to previous levels during the reporting period. There were 55 payoffs, compared to 61 the period before, 38 sign-ons, contrasted to 39 dur­ ing the prior period. In transit visits totaled 136, up from 105 in the prior two weeks. Ship Activity Pay Offt Sign la Oni Tram. TOTAL Beitoa ...... 0 N*w York.... 14 0 7 .3 23 3 44 Pkiladelphia.. Bdltlfflore.... 4 3 3 4 7 13 U 20 Norfolk 4 JaektonvHIo.. 0 Tampa 0 Mobile 6 Now Orleaef.. 7 Hontoe 10 Wllmlngtoi ..0 San Francluo. 2 Soattle 3 I 0 0 2 13 3 0 2 3 3 10 7 5 19 30 4 4 4 8 10 7 13 39 43 4 10 10 TOTALS ... S5 38 134 229 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C» GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 9 1 1 20 47 11 78 26 19 3 12 11 35 4 4 12 5 17 26 0 11 0 11 0 2 2 15 3 4 1 10 4 0 1 2 13 23 41 36 5 6 14 21 9 24 3 3 1 9 11 23 5 2 2 3 2 9 0 2 1 2 2 6 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 4 4 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 2j 0 2 1 0 r 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 16 10 16 6 32 3 16 11 4 22 3 2 11 6 7 38 33 39 81 0 21 37 58 20 45 8 73 9 1 16 21 14 27 14 55 2 18 21 41 21 66 34 11 1 8 16 25 3 7 0 5 3 1 11 0 2 2 4 2 3 2 0 1 18 7; 9 17 5 2 5 9 3 12 3 1 4 2 311 2 0 11 0 4 6 4 14 1 13 5 5 6 9 18: 19 9 108 *J9 56 1 363 13 81 112 1 206 95 159 50'| 304 15 62 88 1 1651 TOTAL Shipped CLASS A B C ALL 0 3 2 1 77 35 26 16 15 3 19, 1 36 23 8 671 6 2 3 ll' 4 1 1 6, 1 1 4 32 16 3 51 73 38 7 118 66 25 16 1071 5 3 0 8 18 7 27 2 11 18 32 3 GROUP 1 2 8 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 11 ' 5 16 0 1 1 0 1 2 5 8 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 4 0 0 3 3 0 7 3 4 8 1 7 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 4 27 32 1 63 304 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS AI GROUP GROUP 1 2 8 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 23 4 16 3 6 0 2 4 97 134 24 255 11 44 77 132 25 3 19 3 1 8 5 14 40 49 15 104 3 11 28 42 15 13 1 29 1 8 11 20 5 17 7 9 3 2 18 9 4 12 1 17 0 3 7 4 29 30 64 3 5 4 18 25 67 74" 9 150 2 23 57 82 57 23 40 68 49 19 125 5 16 30 0 12 11 10 23 4 9 38 4 51 18 14 10 42 17 19 5 41 0 19 10 29 63 1 532 357 478 96 1 931 46 180 282 1 508 e; 165 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS "A Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle GROUP 2 1 1 2 12 40 6 5 20 6 3 1 1 1 0 3 3 13 15 41 42 12 7 2 2 12 1 8 TOTALS 61 198 Port CLASS B Registered Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS S Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 8 ALL 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 37 10 47 33 35 2 16 19 4 4 13 18 0 5 4 9 5 8 1 14 0 3 2 1 21 27 1 5 19 3 1 9 11 9 12 22 0 6 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 4, 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3i 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 14 , 4 0 8 6 7 12 , 1 15 1 5 9 41 10 2 23 16 33 10 53 47 3 32 12 50 12 36 52 9 16 25 4 3 29 19 51 6 0 2 1 8 0 2 4 5 1 3 2 8, 2 6 4 12 2 10 3 15 0 5 3 11 2 7 3 0 3 _0_ 1 1_ 7_ 3 lO' 201 > 34 1 293 18 96 101 1 215 52 156 29 1 237 12 105 84 1 3 ALL 1 4, 58 6 0 11 30 ; 4 5; 1 0 21 0 3, 19 ; 3 7 63 6 60 0 3, 6 20 1 0 9 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 2 12 47 35 0 7 14 1 6 3 0 3 1 4 27 22 0 1 2 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 • 0 •3 2 0 0 0 0 12 15 1 12 53 47 9 2 0 6 5 11 52 51 3 0 0 3 8 3 0 0 0 8 0 15 0 4 4 13 10 0 3 35 18 1 56 237 201 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 8 ALL 1 2 2 8 ALL 15 0 0 1 2 10 3 3 7 4 94 53 102 10 165 9 46 47 102 12 7 24 7 19 3 29 0 4 11 15 53 11 42 4 62 9 47 2 23 22 3 9 4 16 21 0 1 8 6 14 0 1 2 6 0 8 7 1 4 12 0 5 0 8 9 1 1 0 1 2 0 27 45 0 12 11 7 33 5 23 12 112 24 68 11 103 5 32 37 74 11 114 17 63 84 12 23 37 72 4 3 14 7 19 27 1 1 9 19 9 0 23, 9 40 S3 5 22 10 37 4 4 31 0 . 11 8 4 19 "I 4 23 56 1 494 148 449 55 1 652 36 200 207 1 448 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos NY Phil Bai Nor Jae Tam Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-8 1 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 3 5 0 3 1 26 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1-8 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 22 14 33 74 2 5 20 27 15 47 2 12 4 14 10 19 1 7 2 2 13 2 6 1 9 0 6 7 0 2 0 6 1 4 7 4 10 24 2 2 12 16 1 3 16 7 1 13 2 11 23 2 1 3 0 5 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 19 0 9 1 10 11 0 17 0 16 4 2 3 9 1 26 7 32 68 4 1 34 39 3 16 41 1 37 4 30 53 3 14 46 6 10 17 9 18 33 5 24 13 2 19 8 19 45 3 1 2 1 4 0 0 4 4 1 0 4 4 3 1 1 6 0 6 3 8 20 0 5 0 5 0 7 0 7 7 0 4 4 15 0 2 5 8 1 0 7 8 2 7 0 9 12 2 2 13 3 90 48 123 1 287 18 22 117 1 157 18 7 129 1 150 70 35 97 1 220 14 Shipped CLASS C 1 GROUP CLASS 1 3 ALL A 2 B C ALL 1-8 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 18 20 47 15 20 82 21 0 0 3 3 6 7 3 16! 6 0 0 4 4 23 16 43 4 0 0 1 1 1 4 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 8 8 9 17 34 8 8 0 0 8 8 53 41 8 102 20 1 0 17 87 13 18 45 24 18 6 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 10 0 0 0 7 0 0 15 22 15 3 0 0 34 9 9 13 12 9 3 0 70 1 73 220 150 73 1 443 111 n SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS GROUF 123 ALL 108* 199 61 198 116 48 285 445 56 34 123 213 I 363 I 293 I 287 J 943, Registered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL Shipped SHIPPED CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAi SHIPPED GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 2 3 10 0 2 4 0 2 61 45 31 65 162 9 10 42 11 5 6 10 27 7 2 2 29 27 11 24 23 2 3 24 18 IS 7 4 21 2 10 1 8 0 6 2 6 1 1 1 13 0 2 2 4 1 7 0 19 41 1 1 17 16 6 11 76 3 5 68 29 17 71 137 7 28 41 86 6 26 18 29 16 0 10 23 6 4 10 3 15 70 0 1 14 11 10 34 54 3 9 22 8 14 32 7 184 115 278 1 688 39 46 262 1 347 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 123 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 4 27 32 | 63,304 165 63 | 532, 357 478 96 I 931 46 180 282 1_508 96 101 | 215 52 156 29 1 237 12 105 84 | 201; 3 35 18 | 56 237 201 56 [ 494 148 449 55 | 652 '36 200" 207"j 443 GROUP 123 ALL GROUP 123 ALL GROUP 123 ALL 81 112 I 206 95 159 50 I 304 _15_62_88 I 165 13 18 18 22 117 | 157 88 35 97 | 220 14 7 129 | 150 3 49 199 330 1 578 235 350 176 1 761 41 174 301 | 516' 10 0 70 | 73220 150 73 [443 295 115 278 | 688 39 46 262J 347 62 120 j 192 761 516 192 11469,800 1042 429 |2271.121 426 75ril298 �ti, 1M4 SVAFARERS LOG 123rci Lifeboat Class Goes Into Books By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Gulf Seafarers Celebrate Christmas Seafarers on the beach in Gulf Coast ports enjoyed Christmas din­ ners at the hails in Mobile, New Orleans and Houston with family, friends and old shipmates. Another big attraction in this season are the major football bowl games played in coast cities. Smiley Claussen and Bumell Butts were on hand for the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston. There they saw Tulsa Quarterback Jerry Bhome, a completely authentic wizard with a football if there ever was one, lead his team to an upset 14-7 victory over Ole Miss. As SIU guys in other ports were watching this one on television they also were looking ahead to being on band in person at such hometown affairs as Florida State and Oklahoma in the Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.; undefeated Alabama, Southeastern. Conference champs, against runner-up South­ western Conference titlist and once-defeated University of Texas in the Orange Bov/1 at Miami; LSU and Syracuse in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans and undefeated Southwesit Conference kings Arkansas vs. Nebraska. To be sure, the latter game is played at a far inland site, but it will draw its quota of SIU spectators, in person and via video. A familiar figure around the Houston SIU hall and a friend of mai^r Seafarers there is Jeff Davis, a promising young heavyweight, who in about 15 bouts has only a close 10-4 round decision loss to Cleveland This Christinas was truly a red Williams to blemish his record. letter day for the Harrises. After And as everyone who knows any­ a couple of trips in an oiler's job thing about the fight game knows, on the Arizpa, Amado Diaz came Cleveland Williams is a most home to spend the holidays with capable fighter. While not training his wife. Harold P. Ducio'ux is for a fight, Davis keeps in shape home after about a year as chief by working an occasional tugboat steward on the York. He has been relief job. shipping out of the Gulf since Robert Broadus came over to 1940. Houston from Mobile to try to Claude Hayes got off the Alcoa ship out on a good trip before the Runner after about seven months holidays. He sails AB and Bosun as day man. He'll be looking for and last sailed as AB on the another spot on the bauxite run Mankato Victory. His wife and after New Year's Day. Donald young son, Jackie, live in Mobile; Chestnut also is home for a vaca­ Adelin Fruge is home to spend the tion after a year on the Alcoa holidays with his wife and two Mariner. O. E. Ferguson is spend­ children. He got off the Transhay, ing the holidays at his home in on which he was bosun for about Richmond, Miss., after getting off five months, in Mobile and says he the Ocean Ulla. New Orleans will be ready to take the first thing Curtis "Butch" Wheat made it moving after New Year's Day. Harry Houston left the chief home in time for Christmas. He steward's job on the Waiter Rice, is registered in Group 1, Deck one of the Reynolds Aluminum Dept. Chat Gait, same group, same ships that runs regularly between department, is still here; which Galveston, Corpus Chrlstl, the means he is staying alive at the West Coast and Honolulu to spend Fair Grounds. Some of the real Christmas with his wife and chil­ oldtimers who checked in . to dren in Houston. Harry's children register in the Steward Depart­ are well past the Santa Claus age, ment in the last few days include however. His sons are 19 and 22 Ernie Bucano, Arturo Vaiiente, John Hals, Frenchy Herbert and and his daughter is 20. Joe Powers. Mardi Gras falls on Mobile an early date in 1965, so Frenchy After sailing as night cook and and Joe will probably stick aroimd baker on the Transhndson on a until then. Others who plan to trip to India, Theodore Harris is enjoy life in the Crescent City home for the holidays with his until after Jan. 1 are Sal Candela, family for the first time in years. Louis Briant and Tinerman Lee. Crew Security Protected In New SIU Lakes Pact DETROIT—^The SIU Great Lakes District has reached an agreement with the Ann Arbor Railroad Company assur­ ing the security of imlicensed crewmen manning the MV Viking upon its return to 4 — service as a diesel-electric being given to the oldest em­ ployees for their option to receive powered carferry. The agreement provides that employees holding stipulated positions affected by the vessel's modernization, will be able to re­ ceive a lump sum severance allowance according to a regular schedule based on seniority and length of service. Under the agree­ ment, crewmembers with suf­ ficient time in service will receive up to a full year's pay as separa­ tion allowance. The agreement also provides that employees holding the af­ fected positions will have the option of exercising their seniority to other positions in the com­ pany's ferry service. Should they elect to do so, the remaining posi­ tions will be open to employees on a fleet basis with preference the separation allowance. The purpose of this arrange­ ment is to allow older employees to retire, if ihey choose to do so. This is the first time an allowance of this type has been provided to employees when Ann Arbor carferries have been repowered and modernized. The Viking is undergoing a $2.8 million modernization at a Superior, Wisconsin shipyard to turn her into the most up-to-date vessel of her kind on the Lakes. The Viking is the former Ann Arbor No. 7. The modernization includes repowering with four diesel-electric engines totaling 6,000 horsepower; a bow thruster and a "flume" antiroll system. Members of Lifeboat Class 123 pose proudly for their graduation picture after passing the Coast Guard test for their tickets. Newest SIU lifeboat ticketholders are (front, l-r) Donald Brer, Leonard Opremolla, Jose A. Torres, Pedro Pinott; (rear) Carlo J. Stefanado, Paul B. White, Ira Hainick, Ray Rios and instructor Dan Butts. Other graduates of the clasl^ot present for the picture-taking session were Charies McCue and Michael Feldstein. FMC Compromises To Get Dual Rate Data Agreement WASHINGTON—^As expected, the Federal Maritime Commission has "reached , a com­ promise agreement with 15 European countries and Japan in the year old battle to make foreign-flag operators open their books on rate making policies on freight moving in U.S. foreign trade. Even now, after a whole FMC had to make to get even tion, assuring that the documents year of bickering, the FMC is this tiny amount of cooperation and information submitted can­ actually getting very little in­ from the foreign shippers are: • A sort of "Fifth Amendment" formation very late in the game. And squeezing even this out of exemption from self-lncriminathe foreign operators required in­ tervention by the U.S. State De­ partment. The FMC requested the data in November, 1963 under pressure from the Joint Economic Com­ mittee of Congress, to investigate charges that the conferences were practicing rate discrimination against U.S. export items by charging higher freight rates for MEMPHIS — Proposed user goods leaving the U.S. than for taxes on towboats and other river goods coming Into the country. craft represent "a totally'new con­ This in turn has an adverse ef­ cept in federal taxation which al­ fect on our foreign trade and most certainly would have an ad­ balance of payments deficit. verse effect on the national Many Compromises economy. Representative Hale Under the' agreement finally Hoggs (D.-La.) told the annual reached, the shipowners will still meeting of the National Water­ not submit data to the FMC. In­ ways Conference. Plans to impose such user stead, the foreign governments in­ volved will offer us their "good charges on the rivers could wreck offices" to induce their shipown­ the competitive balance of various ers to submit the information to modes of transportation and ham­ the. Orgailization for Economic per economic development in Cooperation and Development In many parts of the country, espe­ Paris, which will pass it on to cially the South, Hoggs said. Secretary of the Treasury Doug­ the FMC. The compromises Involved In las Dillon has formally recom­ the. new agreement ^ are almost mended a waterway user charge endless, and all made by the FMC. in the form of a tax on fuel used The pact provides for production by shallow-draft vessels navigat­ of Information only for 1963 and ing U.S. waterways. The proposal only on tonnage, revenue and is expected to be placed before actual documents pertinent to the the next Congress. Industrial development in many trades of the conferences. The data will be submitted in "aggre­ areas is closely oriented to water gate," or totaled form, without transportation, Boggs pointed out. any details or the names of in­ "Toll-free waterways are a neces­ dividual steamship companies, sity if regional development is 'to continue at the present pace," he agents or shippers involved. Some of the concessions the said. User Tax Seen Hurting Inland Water Carriers not be used in assessing fines or penalties no matter how much wrongdoing might be discovered. • The FMC promised that it would undertake no proceedings without first consulting the coun­ try concerned. • Limited the production of documents and data to 1963 only. If further information or docu­ ments are needed, the whole nego­ tiation process might have to be started all over again. Had To "Explain" Although the FMC is granted the authority to order production of the information it requested under the Shipping Act of 1916, the commission still found it necessary to seek the aid of the State Department to get even such minimal compliance. In addi­ tion, FMC chairman John Harlee found it necessary to make several trips to Europe to "explain" the need for the data. The FMC's original call for in­ formation brought all sorts of out­ raged howls from foreign shippers, who make big money in the U.S. trade, including charges of "uni­ lateral regulation" of internation­ al shipping, "invasion of jurisdic­ tion," and "dictatorship." Britain even went so far as to pass legis­ lation (forbidding British shipown­ ers from complying with the orders. QJmvimiai �SEAFARERS toe Page Eigrht f"'. December 25, 19M Scab-Run Railway Threatens To 'Embargo' Cape Kennedy By Al Tanner, Vice President JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—In a move that makes Commodore Vanderbilt's "the public be damned" attitude sound like the prattle of a 2-year old baby, the strike-bound Florida East and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer. Great Lakes Coast Railway has threatened to put an embargo on all construction material headed for Cape Kennedy where it is-*Lakes Season Ends Officially desperately needed for the trict Court in which it was ordered officials will put their "embargo The navigation season on the Great Lakes officially came to an end United States missile devel­ to abide by its old union contract into effect, hoping to cripple the with the closing of the Soo Locks on December 15. The only vessels country's space program. still in operation are a few tankers, car feiries and the SlU-contracted, However, the railroad has al Ben W. Calvin (Roland & Cornelius) now on the winter run. ready run into trouble with the The St. Lawrence Seaway closed on December 7 and the Jean La Florida Public Utilities Commis Fitte, Waterman Steamship Company, had the distinction of being sion over its "embargo" plans. The the last ship to clear the St. Lambert Lock at Montreal. Four other PUC has told the road to cancel deep sea vessels were not so fortunate and for the first time in its its proposed embargo . on rock seven-year history, the Seaway closed and trapped these ships for the products and pulpwood. Company entire winter. Requests to re-open the Seaway, from lawyers, ship officials had claimed that in the agents and embassies of the countries involved could not change the light of the District Court decision minds of the Canadian Seaway authorities. Of the four vessels, one is to observe the pre-strike contract, tlie American-flag, Flying Independent. We recently received mail from several members concerning the it could not find enough qualified union men to carry the bulk prod­ mention of "ice booms" that appeared in this column during the year. We would like to take this opportunity to explain exactly what an "ice ucts. > Evidently realizing that it wasn boom" is foi" the benefit of those brothers that wrote. The booms are stretched across a river above dams to insure freezing dealing with a typically law-abid ing type of railroad management, of a river surface in a smooth sheet, below which the flow of water the commission backed up its de into the dams can continue unimpeded. This also prevents pile-ups cision by going into Florida Cir­ and clogging of ice in the spring, cuit Court in St. Augustine to ask which is one of the reasons the occasions to shoot the breeze and for a restraining order against Port of Buffalo recently installed always keeps in touch. the ice booms. It is believed these the "embargo." We are happy to report that the booms will allow the port to open The Florida East Coast line has its navigation season much earlier bowling team of the SlU's UIW Local 300, employees of Cinch forced the longest railroad strike next year. Manufacturing Company, have won in U.S. history. Eleven non-oper­ WASHINGTON—U.S.-flag shippers operating in the Great ating unions struck the road Jan. Practically all of our contracted their first two games in a NorthLakes are hopeful about their future prospects in the area, 23, 1963 over company cuts in the vessels are now laid up in their side Chicago league and it ap­ winter berths and with most of the pears they have a top bunch going according to testimony given by SlU-contracted Waterman work force, an end to the union crews gone home for the winter for the season. shop, and other issues. Steamship Company in a months, activity in the halls has The SlU-affiliated Transportation Maritime Administration ex­ trucks and other forms of trans­ The road has been able to main­ slackened some. Services and Allied Workers in amination of American - flag portation. These carriers, prin­ tain its operations by using scab Chicago Chicago continues to receive good service on the Great Lakes. The cipally rails, have continuously re­ labor and showing a consistent Chicago maintained good ship­ attendance at their classes on labor duced their export rates on longdisregard for court orders. The hearings, which are now recessed, are tentatively scheduled to re­ haul business for the Midwest and Federal District Court in Jackson­ ping right to the end of the sea­ education and it is expected that sume on Jan. 12, 1965 in New York have failed in most instances to ville has already held the com­ son. With Highway 16 and the during the Winter months attend­ when more ship operators will publish export rates to the Great pany in contempt because it re­ Tanker Detroit still running and ance will be doubled. Lakes, Waterman said. These land fused to follow a previous court expected to run through the win­ The DUOC. Local 777 Chicago testify. ter, the few remaining men reg­ The proceedings here are a full- carriers have historically carried order that reinstated pre-strike istered can also be assured of at Cabbies are expecting a good turn­ great volumes of the export traffic out this Saturday at the affair fea­ scale review of experimental trade to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts contract rules. least some relief jobs during that turing Dick Gregory and Sammie District Judge Bryan Simpson routes into and out of the Great and are resorting to cutting export time. Davis, Jr. who will entertain the Lakes, whether they should be rates in order to retain the busi­ has held that under the Railway Salvators Vetesse has recently cabbies and their families who Labor Act, the company must em­ made permanent, altered or ness, it was noted. ploy the same number of men it returned as cook aboard the High­ are behind the sponsoring of dropped, and whether there is Waterman has maintained serv­ did before the strike and at the way 16 after spending a couple of "Christmas for Mississippi." At already enough U.S.-flag shipping ice on the Great Lakes since the weeks home with the family. Fran­ the same time, they are all busy there to satisfy needs, or whether Seaway opened to Western Europe same rate of pay. Since this means cis Ferry, who underwent a bout preparing for the Cabbies Christ­ that the railroad will lose much steps should be undertaken to get and, more recently, to the Far with a bad hernia is up and around mas party that will be held Decem­ U.S. operators to service Lakes East. Government generated car­ of its advantage in employing and ready to go to work. Usually ber 23 at Cabbie headquarters at strikebreakers, prospects for a ports. goes, mostly foreign aid and Agri­ settlement look considerably Frank spends the winter working 205 West Wacker Drive. R.R. Rate-Cutting ashore as cook or chef at one of cultural Department shipments, brighter. The beef against Hannah Towing Among the major obstacles to have made up the bulk of its car­ After a futile attempt to settle the better class restaurants in this in the port of Chicago is going ex­ more U.S.-flag service on the goes, Waterman said. the strike early this year. Assistant area. He stops' by the hall on many tremely well and, as of this print­ lakes, Waterman pointed out stiff Among other disadvantages Secretary of Labor James F. Reyn­ ing, Hannah is moving exactly rate competition from railroads, faced by U.S.-flag operators in olds declared that a principle nothing. serving the area. Waterman point­ stumbling block to a contract was Buffalo ed to the difficulty and cost of the "petulant insistence" of com­ The following vessels have laid operating large ships in the limit­ pany management on a philosophy up for the winter; C. S. Robinson, ed depths and lock capacity of the that has "no place in this cen­ Phillip Minch, Henry Steinbrenner, Seaway. Harry Findlay, Niagara Mohawk, tury." Sullivan Brothers, Emory L. Ford, J. B. Ford. The J. Claire Miller will be the last vessel to come in here for lay-up and it is expected OTTAWA — The water leVel around the end of this month. DETROIT — Four ships which problem on the Great Lakes will The Erie Sand vessels, including tried to get in "just one more" be tackled by a newly created or­ the Day Peckinpaugh, MV Lakevoyage on the Great Lakes before ganization, the International Joint wood, MV Scobell and the MV Ni­ winter weather closed in on them Commission reported here. agara are all through for the sea­ have lost their race with the ele­ The IJC announced the creation son. The Peckinpaugh is in the ments and will spend the winter of an International Great Lakes shipyard at Port Weller, Ontario. laid up in Lakes ports waiting Levels Board that will begin tech­ The others are in the Erie Sand for the spring thaw. nical investigations and studies dock at Erie, Pennsylvania. The agents and owners of the Buffalo will be lining up the boys aimed at regulating the often ex­ four vessels fought a yaliant fight who remain in that port during the treme changes in the water —not with the elements, but with heights. winter for the shifting gangs the St, Lawrence Seaway Author­ shortly. Many of the Buffalo reg­ Low levels on the Lakes, es­ ity—to get out of the Lakes. The ulars have already departed for pecially in the last season, have Seaway Authority maintained its cost shippers an estimated 100 their homes and others are head­ insistence however, that reopening tons of cargo for each foot of draft ing out to the Coast for shipping. the waterway would involve a bat­ lost. The situation has gotten so We are-hoping for as good, if not tle with ice conditions which have serious that in some previously a better; season next year and look been described as "murderous," deep and passable channels in the for the return of all our Brothers "dreadful" and "terrible." Lakes there is now danger of in the Spring. Only one of the ships flies the ships running aground. Alpena U.S. flag. The other three are of The Commission said it would - The E. M, Ford and the S. .T. Greek, Danish and Nationalist hold no further meetings on the Crapo were the last Huron Port­ Chinese registry. The four ships problem in January and February, land Cement Company ships to layAfter failing in its attempt to complete that one "last trip' remained at anchorage in the St. so that state gover^jments in the up. This ended the shipping season before the winter freeze-up closed the St. Lawrence Sea­ Lawrence River about eight miles U.S. and Canadian provincial gov­ in Alpena. Alpena reports that way, the Formosan-flag freighter Vanfu is seen trapped in upstream from Iroquois Lock ernments could offer suggestions. shipping in 1964 has been one of ice at the Welland canal. Members of itrcrew survey their while there seemed sonM hope of Public hearings on those sections our best years ever. Since this is unfortunate situation from the ice-shrouded bow. The Vanfu getting the Authority to try open­ of the Lakes directly affecting the - last report to the LOG, the was one of four ships that lost their race with the ,winter ing the locks, but have now gone both sides of the boundary line Alpena office girl extends the best on to various Lakes ports for the elements, being forced to lay up in Lake ports to impatient­ will be held in .the spring, the to you and yours during the holi­ winter. ly await the spring thaw. commission reported. days. . opment program. The Florida East Coast line has managed to keep itself in business by recruiting scab operating per­ sonnel at wages significantly be­ low those in the pre-strike con­ tract. Its fight against a new contract, as well as the union shop itself, has been waged in the worst traditions of the legendary 19th century robber barons of In­ dustry. The railroad made its bla^mt threat against the country's na­ tional security after losing a case earlier this year in Federal Dis­ in effect 23 months ago when the strike by 11 non-operating unions began. The road has appealed this de­ cision to the Federal Appeals Court in New Orleans. While most parties to a lawsuit in this^ country are content to fight their battles with lawyers, the Florida East Coast Railway evidently be­ lieves that its threat against Cape Kennedy will blackjack the judges into rendering a favorable deci­ sion. If the court doesn't heed its threat and upholds the decision of the lower court, then the railroad Bright Shipping Future Seen At Lakes Hearing Ships Lose Race With Lakes ice iroup Formed To Study Lakes Level Problem �pMMAer U, 1M4 SEAFARERS • 'zf,. - , -ii PW« Nfna XO.<? .r.,'-« - ^ ••1'^ rjf 'I' The SEAFARERS' aCQD^Q <3/A\[?. '^he sailor has always been known by his cap •*• —^the Seafarer by his white cap. This distinc­ tive hit of headgear — sometimes called the *'Lundeherg Stetson** after Harry Lundeherg, the late Secretary of the Sailo^rs Union of the Pacific and first President of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union of North America—^was horn in the great union organizing drive of the 1930*s. In the beefs and battles that gave life to the SIU, the white cap marked a friend and brother and set him apart from those who would destroy his union. On a ship or a picket line, hitting the bricks or riding the waves, the white cap became thesymbol of a union battling for the rights of sailing men and all laboring people. It was a symbol that graphically showed that the SIU would protect its own and offer a helping hand to other unionists who needed one. The scenes shown in the photos on this page cover more than a quarter-century of this nation*s labor history. They show Seafarers stand­ ing up for their rights when those rights were . still few and far between, and Seafarers march­ ing proudly in their white caps as part of a union that has broadened and strengthened those rights to what they are today. They show white-capped Seafarers offering a helping hand on the picket line to fellow workers, he they garment workers, clerks in Wall Street offices or telephone workers. Tha white cap is a symbol of solidarity and dignity* �Pafe Ten 4i < < SEAFARERS LOG Deeember 25, 19M Birch Smear Boosts UN Yule Card Sale Vice>Pres!denr, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. MONTEREY, Calif.—The John Birch Society, which has QUESTIONt What are the made a lunatic art of looking for communists under every most attractive features of sea bed, is now seeking them out under cradles. life? • The Birchers, undaunted by the defeat of their hero, there's an opportulnty to do a Albert Brown: I think the main Barry Goldwater, have sent hatchet job on the twentieth cen­ attraction for me in sea life is the fact that I can their smear squads into tury. make more mon­ Of the many letters to come into hb department durinr the last period, we have selected a wide range of shipboard beefs for use in this bsue. Three separate Questions dealing with gangway watches and cleaning holds are covered by the first letter, sent in by Seafarer C. Demers aboard the Midland. Question: "Are the Bosun and Deck Maintenance entitled to stand action against UNICEF — The jjangway watches on weekends?" United Nations Children's Emer­ Answer: Yes. Any member of the Deck Department b entitled to gency Fund. The Inept rightists stand gangway watch. In any event, all overtime is to be divided seem to be foundering in the mess equally as possible. of their own mud-slinging, how­ Reference: Article III, Standard Freightsliip Agreement, Section 10, ever. GANGWAY WATCHES, (a) In all ports when watches are broken a Incensed at the UN—along with gangway watch shall be maintained at all times. A sailor shall be as­ almost everything else in the signed to maintain this watch and 8 hours shall constitute a watch. twentieth century — the Birchers No overtime shall be paid for those watches on weekdays between launched their offensive on the hours of 5 p.m. and 9 a.m. On days of arrival sea watches for men UNCIEF only because it was a NEW ORLEANS — The Port of v/ho are to stand gangway watches shall be broken at midnight when part of the world organization. New Orleans is planning to invest s ay of vessel is to exceed 24 hours. UNICEF provides milk, food Question: "Is a Deck Maintenance required to stand a gangway watch and other emergency relief to the over $183 million in new facilities on weekdays." -f underpriviledged and orphaned and the modernization of its Answer: No, because his work­ Agreement, Article V, Section 7— children of the world. To help pay terminals during the next ten ing hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Working Due to Absent Members: the cost of its work, UNICEF vol­ years to assure its keeping abreast If he were required to stand a "When a vessel is in a continental unteers around the country sell of competition from other U.S. gangway watch after 5 p.m. and United States port and a member greeting cards put out by the or­ ports. New Orleans handled 79 million before 8 a.m., he would be entitled of the Steward Department is ganization. tons of commerce in 1963. Average missing, the men who do the miss­ to overtime. The cards are the work of some annual expenditures on moderniza­ ing man's work shall be paid over­ of the world's greatest artists — tion and new facilities will be in­ Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article III, Section 11. time for actual time worked over Picasso, Chagall and Ben Shahn, creased from $13 million to $19 to name a few—and offer nothing DAY WORKERS, (b) The working their normal eight hours." Question: "When the ship leaves more "subversive" than seasons million a year for the next ten hours at sea and in port for all years. men classified as day workers shall one port in the U.S. and is to ar­ greetings. The Birchers find them Two phases are planned for this rive the following day in another be from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, and subversive," however, since they development program. The first U.S. port, what would apply?" 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through come from the UN—^that supreme­ will run from now to 1967. During Answer: If the vessel sails with­ ly "subversive" organization. Friday. Any work performed by that time expansion of the bulk day men outside of these hours out the messman, the men who In this part of central Califor­ terminal along the new Mississippi perform the missing messman's shall be paid for at their regular nia, the Birch Society has been River-Gulf outlet will take place, overtime rate, except for such work, are entitled to a division of trying to hound the housewives general terminal construction in work as defined in Article II, Sec­ wages of the missing man and the who sell the cards and those who the delta shipyard area will be overtime that the missing man buy them. They reached a small tion 18." pushed, old wharves will be razed Question: "When cleaning tanks, would normally have made on a degree of success when they pres­ and existing ship terminals will be Saturday, Sunday or Holiday. under the Freightship Rules, what Reference: Standard Freightship sured the local Bank of America rebuilt. is the overtime rate when it is all Cuts Distance Agreement, Article V, Section 7 branch to remove the cards from scale and no grain." display in the bank. The new Gulf Outlet is a 76-mile (b): "If a vessel sails without the Answer: If Butterworthing Ma­ That success backfired, however. waterway opened in July, 1963 at a chines are not used, the Hold full complement in the Steward The frightened action of the bank cost of $100 million, which cuts the Cleaning Rate (52c per hour) ap­ Department as required by this officials reached the press and ship distance from New Orleans to agreement, then the men who do plies. stirred the sale of the cards. Nor­ the sea by 40 miles. Reference: Standard Tanker the missing men's work will re­ mally, greeting card sales rank The second phase of the develop­ Agreement, Memorandum of Un­ ceive, in addition to a division of with cake sales and church socials ment program, which "Will take wages of the missing men, the derstanding, dated November 22, overtime that the missing men in civic importance. But this isn't place from 1967 to 1974, will see 1960: so in Monterey anymore. People the rebuilding of existing wharves, 4. Cleaning tanks where grain would normally have made on a are buying the cards not only be­ construction of a new wharf on the has been carried. When men are Saturday, Sunday or Holiday." The next Question comes in from cause of the publicity given them, Mississippi River, general terminal required to sweep up grain and but also to show their disgust for construction in the Delta shipyard, remove it from the tanks or wash Steve Krkovich aboard the Mount the Birchers. and new general cargo and other Washington and deals with servic­ the tanks down with a hand hose, Mrs. H. Paul Riee, wife of a re­ terminal facility construction along ing ship's evacuators. this shall be considered the same Question: "When cargo is being tired Navy Admiral and a national the new deep-water outlet to the as cleaning holds and the hold worked and ship's evacuators are board member of UNICEF, said: Gulf of Mexico. cleaning rate shall be paid as per Close to $44 million wiil be being used, whose job is it to serv­ 1 simply can't get enough cards the Freightship Agreement; how­ to fill the demand now that they've spent on facilities along the ice the machines?" ever, when butterworthing ma­ Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, $45 Answer: This Is considered part tried to pressure us." chines are used and the tanks are About 800 UNICEF calendars million for the Delta shipyard site, of the routine duties of the Pump­ cleaned and mucked, men perform­ have also been sold out, Mrs. $63 million for rebuilding wharves ing this work shall be paid at the man during his regular working Riebe reports. and sheds, and $23 million for a hours. tank cleaning rate. "The whole thing has simply public bulk terminal. Reference: Standard Tanker The following Questions were boomeranged on those poor peo­ Smaller amounts are earmarked sent in by C. E. Henby, ship's dele­ Agreement—Memorandum of Un­ ple," she said. As for the Birch­ for improvements in the public gate aboard the Alice Brown. The derstanding, 3 (a): "It has been ers? Having slipped In the red grain elevator, a refrigeration Questions deal with Messmen's agreed that when the ship's evac­ uators are in use that it will be the paint of their own smear, they facility for the public commodity overtime. warehouse and foreign trade zone, Question: "I would like a clari­ pumpman's duty to maintain these have slunk out of the nursery. and improvements along the Inner Chances are, however, that they machines, such as standing by fication on missing man overtime Harbor-Navigation Canal. (messman) when a vessel is in a when they are running, changing will show up again — whenever oil, greasing, refueling them and U.S. port on a weekend. Also I would like to know is there a divi­ doing general maintenance and re­ sion of wages. What would apply pair work as can be done aboard ship. On ships having electric on week days?" Answer: The agreement provides evacuators, it shall be the pump­ The new Soviet luxury cruise liner Ivan Franko is a classless that when a vessel is in a contin­ man's duty to plug in the electric ship, according to the Russians, except that some cabins have more connections and change plugs dur­ ental U.S. port and the messman is missing, the men who do his ing the regular working hours ^ class than others, cost more, are bigger and have private baths. "On board a Soviet ship," the skipper told visitors recently at work would receive overtime for without the payment of overtime." In submitting questions and I Tilbury, Englaifd, "every passenger will enjoy Russian hospitality the actual time worked in excess a warm reception from the hearts of the Russian people." The of their normal eight hours. The work situations for clarification, more well-heeled passengers will also enjoy their own bathrooms, agreement does not provide for a delegates and crews are reminded apparently. division of wages in this instance. once again to provide as much de­ The'19,860-100 Soviet liner is on her maiden voyage to the MediThe same would apply for week tail as possible setting forth the circumstances of any dispute. Be­ I terranean with 642 Soviet tourists. Air-conditioned throughout, the days also. Ivan Franko has a heated, glass-enclosed swimming pool, five bars, Reference: Standard Freightship sides those mentioned, some of the members who were sent clarifica­ i two cafes and miscellaneous lounges, a movie house and a music tions on various subjects during the salon with a juke box. The juke box has a big supply of decadent past few days included the follow­ I Western "twist" records. ing: John Hoggie, ship's delegate. The vessel will carry British passengers from London to LeninWestern Comet; Elbert Lawson; I grad next summer. First-class will cost $178.22 and tourist class i fare will be $90.62. The 25-day cruise the Ivan Franko is now In order to assure accurate Arno P. Calderari; Earl G. McNab, costing its Russian passengers something like $450. digests of shipboard meetings Lucille Bloomfleld; William S. Al­ As usual with Soviet citizens, the passengers and crew of the in the LOG, it is desirable that len, Producer; James J. Labenz, Ivan Franko spent most of their time in the British port on shop- j the reports of shipboard meet­ Alcoa Commander; James M. Eiings be typed if at all possible. well, deck delegate. Western i ping expeditions. Clipper. New Orleans Planning Port Modernization Classless Commie Cruise Ship Called No 'Common Carrier' Type Minutes When Possible it's good work. ey at sea than I can on the shore. There is some­ thing about work­ ing on the shore that is different. Besides, the sea­ man is well paid these days, and. $1 K. J. MoCullough: The most at­ tractive part of sea life to me is two-fold. In the times I'm not working, through reading and study, I can get a good education. The other feat u r e is seeing foreign ports, and foreign peo­ ple. I like to learn about customs that are dif­ ferent than mine. I learn quite a bit as a Seafarer. 4- 4" 4" Ramon Salas: I have been going to sea for over twenty years. In this time, I have learned my pro­ fession. I like that profession, and I feel a sense of pride in doing my job and doing it very well. That is the reason I sail and will keep on sailing. 4> it August Francois: That is a really difficult question, I think one of the better attrac­ tions is the fact I don't have to travel a long dis­ tance to get to work. I can get up an hour be­ fore I go to work, and there is no flighting traffic and people to get to where I do my work. t 4i a' Earl Pritchett: I like to travel. I am happy as long as I'm moving. If I tried to set­ tle I would prob­ ably go to pieces. So I keep on the move. I am nev­ er in the same place long enough to get tired of it, and when one ship gets boring, I off and catch another. 41 4" 4 Jack Summers: I like the free­ dom of a life at sea. You're never stuck in one spot for very long, al­ ways with a new port to look for­ ward to. I just can't spend any time in one city or town, doing the same job in the same place all the time. I can't live on shore. �Deecmber M, MM SEAFARERS Par* iitflTdr LOG "Knife in the Back n EVERY VOTE DOES COUNT—Summing up the November vote tallies, COPE, labor's political action arm, noted the closeiness of so many of the individual races for Congressional and state seats. These t'ght contests tended to go unnoticed in the shadow of President Johnson's sweeping victory. They serve as an important reminder, however, that every single vote—including yours—counts. Seven senate races ended up as squeakers. They were in Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Oalifomia. In any of these races a handful of votes could have changed the outcome. The same holds true in six governorship races and many Congressional races. As the New Year approaches, some states are still carefully counting and recounting votes to make sure who won. The lesson is, of course, to vote—^because it does count. TRYING TO PULL VICTORY FROM DEFEAT—The John Birchers and other fanatic rightists around the nation are taking comfort from Goldwater's tally of 26 million votes. Despite the polls and surveys, they see in it a reservoir of money and recruits for the exitremidt cause. Birchite organizing activities are on the upswing, they say, as are those of outfits like Billy James Hargis' Christian Crusade. The polls have shown that the bulk of Goldwater's votes came from hard-core Republicans who voted for him because he was the GOP candidate, just as they would have voted for the more liberal Rocke­ feller if he had been the standard bearer. The extreme rightists, the polls show, accounted for only about five to ten million of the Goldwater vote—still a dangerously large-sized bloc, but not representing a consensus of either GOP or national attitudes. RUBBER WORKERS SET FIGHT ON 14-B—The International Executive Board of the Rubber Workers Union has given top priority to a fight for the repeal of Section 14-B of the Taft-Hartley Law, which allows states to enact union-busting, so-called "right-to-work" laws. The URW Board called upon the I^esident and Congress to take Immediate action in repealing the provision. "We believe every union and employer, regardless of what state, should be permitted to negotiate and sign a union shop contract If they mutually agree," URW president George Burdon declared. The law "offends the basic principles of federal-state relationships and should be repealed," he stated. •mi&m ^ V. A . ... •• . .^ ' ' The Electrical Workers Union (IBEW) has asked a Federal Court to stop the city of Jackson, Mississippi from enforcing an ordinance against the distribution of handbiils. IBEW organizers have been arrested for giving out handbills in connection with a unionization drive at the Zinsco Electrical Products plant. The union's court action is aimed at the mayor and other city officials of Jackson. The anti-hand-billlng law was originally enacted to help crush the continuing civil rights drive in ^Mississippi and is only one of such repressive measures enacted there. Two union organiz­ ers and two discharged Zinsco employees have already been ar­ rested under the law. i 4" 4" Drug and Hospital Employees Local 1199 has won wage increases and other benefits for 1,500 lowpaid workers at four North Jersey hospitals. Affected are service and maintenance workers at Beth Israel Hospital, Newark; St. Barnabas Hospital, Livingston; Clara Maass Hospital, Livingstone and the Hospital Center of Orange. The wage hikes range between $13 and $17 weekly over a threeyear period. Benefits include shift differential pay, complete hos­ pitalization, medical and surgical coverage for workers and their families, eight paid holidays and $2,000 in free life insurance coverage. 4 4 4' Wage boosts of $2.10 to $5 a week will go to nearly 11,000 em­ ployees of the lUinois Bell Tele­ phone Company under a contract won by the Electrical Workers (IBEW) System Council T-4. The increases are retroactive to Novem­ ber 22, and include a wage re-open­ er clause to come due next August The settlement was reached after three months of collective bar­ gaining that went down to the strike deadline and was approved by the membership in a refer­ endum vote. 4,4 4 4 4 A 24-honr strike by Carpenters at the Cape Kennedy Space Cen­ ter was called when one of the bnilding contractors at the Instal­ lation was found to be using non­ union labor. The union. Carpenters Local 1685, threw up picket lines around the Moonshot headquarters and at nearby Patrick Air Force Base. About 3,500 workers honored the lines. The strike was ended when negotiations were agreed to on the hiring of the non-union carpenters. 4 Two unions of shoe workers have won increases of 13.9 cents an hour In wages and other benefits gaining almost identical Improve­ ments for 21,600 employees at two leading St. Louis firms. New twoyear agreements were negotiated by the United Shoe Workers and the Boot and Shoe Workers in joint talks with the Brown Shoe Company and the International Shoe Company. 4 4 4 The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has won a major decision on a state's right to issue injunctions in Federal Court in Des Moines, la. Federal Judge William C. Hanson heid that his court had jurisdiction in an injunction brought by the Iowa Power and Light Company against IBEW Local 499. The company wanted the case kept in a state court where it felt it had a better chance to obtain an injunction. The Norris-La Guardia Act, passed during the New Deal era, sharply limits the right of Federal courts to grant injunctions arising out of labor dispiiitefl. One of the goals American labor is de­ termined to achieve during the upcoming session of Congress is repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. dare their real opinion at the polls. Among the states that have rejected union-busting "right-to-work" thus-far are California, Ohio, Washington, Colorado, Idaho, and Oklahoma. Kansas, a predominantly rural The AFL-CIO strongly opposes the unfair, farm state, was the only state where voters anti-labor provisions of the Landrum- actually upheld "right-to-work." , Griflfin law and the Taft-Hartley law, par­ ticularly Section 14(b) of Taft-Hartley, "Right-to-work" is in fact a great fallacy, which authorizes so-called , "right-to-work" and the AFL-CIO has pointed it out as such. laws in the states. State "right-to-work" For the well-being of all concerned-both laws are part of the right-wing, big-business union-busting attack on the free labor move­ management and labor—Section 14(b) of Taft-Hartley must go. Repeal of 14(b) is ment. one of the legislative goals of the AFL-CIO The union-busting, inherent in "right-to- for 1965 and will be pushed to the utmost. work" legislation is easily seen through. The With the new alignment of Congress result­ "National Right to Work Committee" for ing from the crushing defeat suffered by the instance, has been identified as a front for Republican candidates behind Barry Goldthe National Association of Manufacturers, water, many feel that there is now a good the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other chance for repeal of this anti-union clause employer groups. "Right-to-work" is a during the coming session of Congress. The ploy — a misnomer — which actually means SIU and all of organized labor will certainly the right to fire and hire. It gives the em­ do everything in its power to speed the death ployer the right to fire union members and of this repressive, anti-labor, anti-American legislation. hire scabs to take their place. The employer groups pushing "right-towork" legislation have tried in the past to give the impression that such laws are favored by the majority of American people, including the workers themselves. All such claims have been exposed as phony. Amer­ icans have voted against "right-to-work" laws in every single instance but one when­ ever they were given the opportunity to de- Reason'S (flreetingsf tLo mil �Pagre Twelre SEAFARERS By Frank Drozok, West Coast Representative De««m1>er ts, U04 LOG Woodworker Local Defies Anti-Labor Klan Violence LAUREL, Miss.—A grim, armed truce exists here in Mississippi between organized labor and the Ku Klux Klan. S. F. Port Council Supports Strikers It all started when masked, armed night riders of the KKK kidnaped and savagely The Maritime Port Council here threw its full support behind a beat Ottis Matthews, finan--^ strike by the Office and Professional Employees Union against the cial secretary of Local 5-443, creek. When Matthews stopped, a against the KKK, to obey their Bakke Steamship company. The office workers' pickets hit the International Woodworkers, man from the car behind ran up orders in the future and not to try bricks here to further their demands for security, wages and other because the union had complieu and held a gun at his head and to identify them to law officers. benefits. The office worker picketlines, many of them manned by fe­ with federal law to end job dis­ ordered him to- move from under After the beating, Matthews' male typists, stenographers, etc., are being honored by San Francisco crimination at the huge Masonite the wheel. hands were freed and he was longshoremen and halted unloading of frozen beef from the German Corporation plant here. Other masked men then got into warned to forget about the beat­ motor ship Cap Del.gado at Pier 50 here. the front and back seats of Mat­ ing and keep his mouth shut. All Two days later, 16 local union The Military Sea Transportation Union, affiliated with the Seafarers officers met and issued this warn­ thews' car, tied a^ blindfold over except one man then walked away.' his eyes, tied his hands with rope The, last man held a gun at Mat­ International Union, has signed a basic agreement negotiated between ing against the attackers: and drove him about a quarter thews' head and told him not to the Union and the MSTS Pacific Area Command on behalf of executive "We declare that this is the last stewards and unlicensed seamen of all three departments aboard MSTS indignity that is going to happen mile off the public road to a dump move for five minutes, then dis­ appeared into the darkness. vesseis The signing ceremony was held on December 18 on boaixi the to an official or to an employee area. Then they ripped off Matthews' Matthews found the men had USNS General Edwin Patrick at Oakland, California. It was attended of this union, whether it be verbal trousers and pushed him to the pulled several spark plug wires by officials of local unions throughout the bay area. or physical. We declare that the loose on his car, but he managed The SIUNA-affiliated International Union of Petroleum Workers membership of this local is going ground. He was beaten with a heavy to get it started and drove to his and the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers, Local 1-561, have called to run the business of this union for a boycott against Standard Oil Company of California and its sub­ and not the Ku Klux Klan or any strap. During the beating, the" home, where he notifed the Jones masked men also poured a cor­ County sheriff's office of the at­ sidiaries. The unions have asked the public to send in their Standard other outside organization that rosive liquid on his body. tack. Oil gasoline credit cards and refuse to buy Standard Oil products until may exist, regardless of their aims Over and over during the as­ A deputy sheriff drove Mat­ or goals. the company reverses its present-f ^ sault, spokesmen for the group thews to a hospital, where he was policy and agrees to bargain in see the Yaka, which may possibly "We declare we will not be ordered Matthews to stop talking treated for the beating and shock. good faith with the unions. lay up north of here. coerced, intimidated or threatened Oldtimer Paul Kronberg is on without retribution. Nor will we Sta dsri Oil c'l CaliJcrnia and Its subsidiaries have refused to the beach after piling off the Steel allow the fear of verbal denounce­ Architect. He stopped in at the ment, physical assault or even accept agreements reached recent­ hall to say hello and we were death to deter us from following ly between the unions and all the sorry to hear he may have to spend a reasonable, practical, sound rest of the oil industry, designed some time in the hospital soon. course in promoting the welfare to provide new job opportunities Three other oldtimers shipped out of our union membership, the now and in the future. The com­ recently on the Orion Hunter. community, the county, the state pany has refused to bargain and Chief cook L. Lopez, messinan M. and our nation. NEW YORK—nearly unbelievable navigation device that has shown contempt for the Berlowitz and C. Bogucki, DM, This strong stand has the sup­ unions, their employees and the were looking for a nice long run port of President Claude Ramsay allows a captain to maintain the course of his ship without general public. The unions intend and signed on the Hunter. One of the Mississippi Labor Council, shooting the stars or relying on radio beams is being made to continue the struggle on all of the nicest bosuns shipping, Cal an outspoken opponent of the available to merchant ships. levels and have called for the Wilson, is still being plagued by Klan and other extremist organi­ The device, termed an "in^ information on it to 500 sugareconomic boycott to show the bad luck. Cal is back in the zations. cube-sized computer circuits. The Btrength of public opinion for fair USPHS hospital with a bum leg There are 3,500 IWA members ertial navigator," has been circuits make more than 4,000 so costly until recently that it collective bargaining. and we all wish him a change of here, about 30 per cent of them could only be used in Defense De­ computations a second, correlating Shipping has been fair during luck from bad to good for the new Negro. the starting place of the ship with Matthews, Business Agent J. D. partment vehicles—Polaris subma­ the information on movements it the past several weeks at San year. Jolly and other officers of Local rines, guided missies, high-per­ has received. Wilmington Francisco and from the look of 5-443 have been holding a series formance jet-aircr|ft. Shipping activity has been fair­ things should remain about the The figuring done, the navigator But the Sperry Rand Corpora­ came for some time to come. We ly good here for the last period, of union meetings with employees then gives the ship's exact position paid off the Orion Hunter and the and the outlook for the future is on all shifts at Masonite. They tion, manufacturers of the device, to its operator. Iberville during the last period, very good as we expect about eight reported that more than 90 per­ has come out with a model at half The device, which really looks and listed the Ocean Dinny in the ships in transit soon. During the cent of the workers have pledged the former cost. Company officials within itself then to measure out­ past two weeks we had the St. support to the union and the cause predict that the Universal Naviga­ side movement is expected to re­ Bign-on column. tor, as they call it, will be as revo­ "of law and order. Ships serviced in transit during Lawrence, Elizabethport, Penmar, Matthews was on his way home lutionary as was the gyrocompass place sextants and radio signals on the last period included the Marymar and Robin Hood in trans­ thousands of merchant ships. from the union hall after 7 p.m. at its introduction 50 years ago. Elizabethport, Steel Architect, it. Oldtimer Charles Kath came Inertial navigation consists of Monday, November 16, and was Penmar, Robin Hood, St. Lawrence by the hall a few days ago to vote and the Columbia. We expect to and register. While he was here driving on a country road when the measurement of every known Bee several ships in transit dur­ he enjoj'ed the chance to catch up he saw the headlights of a car movement of a ship from a known IFV^?1^/AR5 starting position. Devices held ing the next few weeks, including on news from some of his old behind blink several times. stable by two gyrocompasses sense Another car ahead then pulled the Steel Recorder, San Juan shipmates. Kath, whose last ship Choctaw, Young America, Over­ was the Mount Washington, says out and blocked a bridge over a the movement of the ship and feed IVlAM OhlB COPT seas Joyce. We should also get to (Continued on page 22) New Jet-Age Device Simplifies Navigation RFCEIN/INS MORB Frisco Labor Supports Office Workers \ ' ;• •••.•I'-"' The San Francisco Maritime Port Council is supporting a strike by the Office and Professional Employees Union against Bakke Steamship company. The office workers have put together one of the nicest picketlines seen in many moons. U.S. Farm Workers Sought By Labor Dept. Recruiters WASHINGTON—The U.S. Labor Department has announced a massive effort to seek out and sign up American workers for sea­ sonal farm work. The new drive is slated to be even bigger than tlie drives to. find workers to tend and harvest crops during World War II. The spur behind the farm labor search is the expiration soon of Public Law 78, under which Mexican laborers were formerly allowed to enter the U.S. to do farm work. For many years these seasonal farm workers have come across the border under the "bracero" program. American labor has long charged that the bracero program kept farm wages at sub­ standard levels, and this year. Congress refused to renew the program, although a move has been underway by U.S. growers to continue the practice under an "emergency" provision of the Im­ migration Act. The AFL-CIO has long contended that there is no shortage of doinestii farm workers which cannot be overcome by decent wages and workmg condtions. The easy availability of the foreign labor has kept wages and working conditions of seasonal farm labor at bare minimum levels however. The announcement of the Labor Department drive to recruit U.S. workers for these jobs has raised hopes that wage rates and working conditions for seasonal farm work will be set by the Justice Department at a relatively high level, since a massive re­ cruitment drive would be pointless if the wage floor remained so low that U.S. workers would not sign up. At this time there is no federal minimum wage law for farm work. At the outset of the drive, the Labor Department will have teams in California, Florida, Texas and Arizona to take job orders from growers. Later, these teams will move to states that traditionally supply domestic farm workers in an attempt to recruit them. OF THE SAME CLIP ALL MAII- IABEI3 SO 100 �; 1- ^ •-* •t',- Deeeulier tS, 19M SEAFARERS tagm Thlrtcea LOG SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD This phofo shows an intersection in downtown Dakar. The city, known as the "Paris of Africa," is a leading port on the west coast of that continent, handling more than three million tons of cargo yearly from more than 4,000 ships. One of the many Dakar lobster trawlers which rove the Atlantic coastal waters in search of the popular delicacy. The flourishing seaport of Dakar, Senegal, lies on the tip of the Cape Verde peninsula, a spit of land which juts into the Atlantic from the hump of west Africa. Over 4000 oceangoing ships transit the port yearly to load cargoes of cocoa, coffee and other African commodities. The three million tons of cargo which move through Dakar each year represent not only the commerce of Senegal, but of the other nearby African nations which are landlocked or lack such extensive port facilities. Dakar is a regular stop for many American-flag ships. Among these are the SlU-contracted ships of Delta Lines, which include a Dakar stop on their West African runs. The Cape Verde peninsula was discovered in the 15th century by the Portugese navigator Dinis Diaz. The first European settlement of Dakar was made in the early part of the 17th century. Dakar was only a small fishing village then. Its real history as a colonial port began in 1857 when a French Navy captain claimed Senegal for his own country. The nation, with its population of 3.3 million and a land area the size of South Dakota, gained its independ­ ence from France in 1960, but remains a part of the French Community of nations. Because of the French colonial influence and the fact that it is the most cosmopolitan city in its part of the world, Dakar has been called the "Paris of Africa." The cargo piers lie at the north end of the city and the bunkering piers at the south end. Between them is the downtown area. The busiest thoroughfare in the city is at the Avenue de Barachois and the Avenue Albert-Sarraut. Dakar is a city with a heavy Moslem population and con­ tains many mosques. The largest is on Rue Blanchot. and the faithful may be seen here at prayer on Fridays. Close to the center of town is the Anse Bernard bathing beach. Swimming is popular almost year-round in this part of Africa. The beach is also very close to the cargo area in the southern part of the city. The Seaman's Home, which provides rooms, meals and other facilities, is opposite the Bassin Est (East Basin) dock area. It is the favorite stop for seamen awaiting repatria­ tion. The Home arranges tours of the city and the outlying countryside and gets up athletic events and other activities. This huge cathedral in the downtown area of Dakar serves a large Catholic population. The city also contains many impressive Moslem mosques. Dakar's population—African,"Arab and European—is well over 300,000. The bazaar in the African quarter of Dakar. Woodwork is a specialty of Dakar's arti­ sans, who have stalls in the bazaar. U.S.-flag ships make frequent stops at Dakar to pick up coffee and cocoa sent there from all over west Africa. SlU-contracted-Delta Lines ships, like the Del Mar (above), are regular visitors to Dakar. �Pacv Fonrteoi siEAFARERS ida Russians See 'Profit Motive' Behind Nuciear Sub Disaster After sending her Atlantic trawlers 'fishing' around the site of the Thresher disaster and collecting all available public information on the loss of the U.S. nuclear submarine, the Soviets have come up with their own ideas of why the tragedy occurred. They blame it all on the "capitalist profit mo--*1963. By normal, and abnormal, the Moscow trade union news­ tive." means, they set about to find out. paper Trud published the theories The Russians, who main­ Immediately after tne disaster, of a leading Russian shipbuilder, tain a war fleet of 400 sub­ Soviet trawlers appeared In the A. Narusbayev, and a naval engi­ marines were interested, as search area and were warned neer, G. Lisov. were other naval nations, in what happened to the super-modern Thresher, which went down with a loss of 129 lives off Cape Cod in to stay away by U.S. Naval units. Profit Motive Despite the warnings, the Russians The Russian conclusions on the continued to collect all the data disaster are not that far removed they could on the wreck. Recently, from those advanced by American experts. However, the Reds tend to see the "capitalist profit motive" behind the accident. The Russian theory runs like this: Because of a piping system or other external failure, the sea flooded into the stern section of the Thresher, killing all the crew­ By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director men in the aft section and short circuiting the electrical system (U.S. theories agree generally with As the holiday season approaches, we naturally think of gifts, the idea of a piping system defect). presents, religious activities, Santa Ciaus perhaps, and many of the Then, the Russians maintain, the traditions of Christmas and the New Year. These are usually all ship went out of control, pitching Navy personnel on the U.S.S. Fort Snelling observe a Russian very pleasant even though often times very expensive. over on its bow. The nuclear re­ fishing vessel at the site where the nuclear submarine But what about the "hangover"—not the financial one which Is actors turned off—as they were usually a sufficient headache, but the hangover from the excessive designed to in the event of Thresher sank in 1963. The Soviet trawler, ignoring signals consumption of alcohol during these celebrations. emergency — and the sub lost from the Navy requesting that it leave the area, was typical There has been much progress in the treatment and eradication power. of the Russian fishing craft that have appeared regularly of diseases which have plagued mankind during the centuries. How­ The water pressure through the to make their own investigations of the disaster. Russian ever, there has been little progress in the treatment of the hangover ruptured tail was so torrential that naval officials, using information collected by the trawlers, since man first discovered alcohol. It's like the weather—everybody the crew could no't cope with it. as well as data from public sources, have come up with knows and talks about the hangover, but no one seems to do much The Russians blame this on the their own theory of what caused the tragedy. about it. Although the hangover may not be classified as a disease, design of the vessel (disputed by nor does it kill, although one often wishes it would, the symptoms the U.S.), saying that some means'* of headache, dizziness, thirst, dry mouth and throat. Irritability and should have been included to pump the water out at a quick rate. the sense of self incrimination are well known. Robert Fenton writing in a recent copy of the Diners' Club Magazine Down, Down, Down describes all of this, and thinks that one of the reasons the hangover The submarine was then falling is misunderstood is because of the jokes made about it. As the late straight down through the sea, its John Barrymore said—"A hangover is when your stomach turns to propeller acting like a stabilizer on suede." However, the illness from-f an airplane bomb. This fall was the hangover is no joke. Benson Y. After this, he would think himself very fast, the Russians say, reach­ ST. PETERSBURG—The only good shark is a dead shark, Landis, a New York economist cured and go to the office. This ing speeds of 125 to 186 miles an many people feel, and no one feels so more strongly than the estimates that hangovers cost a worked for a while, but one mor­ hour. The crash at the bottom was billion dollars a year in the United ning during this treatment, he so hard that the sub buried herself, head of a Florida commercial fishing company who fears a States. dropped dead. but not before bits and pieces $4 million loss in this year's catch because of the ravages being used is to fasten a baited Doctors do not give much con­ Many other cures for the hang­ broke off at impact. steel hook on one end of a heavy sideration to hangovers, neither over were described by Mr. Fen­ In their conclusion, the Russian of marauding sharks. Schools of huge sharks, some up wire, the other end of which is do your friends, as they appar­ ton. These include the Turkish experts quote Admiral S. G. Gorently feel that it is self induced bath and exotic concoctions such shkov, chief of the Soviet Navy, as to 25 feet long, are threatening to attached to a large board floating and that you should pay the piper, as clam juice, bugle week, and maintaining that the Thresher ruin south Florida's commercial on the water. What happens here is and also, despite the old wives wild lettuce. While Tiberius, the tragedy was the result of the fishing industry. The shark popula­ that the shark takes the bait and tales, there is no sure cure for Roman Emperor preferred bitter Pentagon's "unbridled determina­ tion in waters off the keys and begins to swim away towing the the hangover. almonds, the Assyrian King Hozos tion at any price to increase the north along the Gulf of Mexico board, which thrashes around in What has happened to you when used a swallow's beak ground in number of nuclear submarines." coast as far as Naples is double the water and frightens the shark into swimming faster and faster what it was last year. you wake up with a hangover is myrrh. In China, a powder made until it is exhausted. Its blood in The sharks are huge, ferocious very definite. Your metabolism has from the Got Fer flower was and hungry. As an eyewitness re­ the water then attracts other been knocked off balance due to thought to be the best. Some resi­ ports: "I have seen a school of sharks which devour the injured excess consumption of alcohol. The dents of the western United States them attack a gill net 600 feet long and exhausted one. alcohol has been distributed use wahoo bark tea, while others The best way to get rid of Headquarters wishes to re­ and 35 feet deep as it was being throughout your entire body where use wild sage leaves for their cure sharks, it has been noted, is to pulled in by a boat crew. They mind Seafarers that men who 95% Is completely oxidized, mainly of the hangover. develop commercial uses for shark in the liver and insulin is required The "hair of the dog" is probably are choosy about working cer­ devoured 9,000 pounds of fish and livers, hides, fins and carcasses so for this oxidation, also thiamine one of the most universal cures tain overtime cannot expect an punched 400 holes in the net that fishing for them becomes and nicotinic acid. As a result of of the hangover. A friend of mine equal number of OT hours with before the terrified crew could do profitable. A few years ago anything about it." the rest of their department. In this rapid oxidation, the glucose thought this the best, but he had Since the nets cost about $3,000 California was faced by a shark insuline balance in the blood is to modify his method. He would some crews men have been turning down unpleasant OT each, the economic loss to fisher­ menace similar to Florida's present disturbed with other end products take it straight, and if the first problem and managed to develop men can be terrific. jobs and then demanding to of metabolism which produce the few bounced, he was not too per­ markets for shark products. Shark Bait "or>-9 up with equal overtime toxic effects experienced the mor­ turbed because when he was able How do you get rid of sharks on when the easier jobs come Im j. ning after. to retain one, he had it made. a large scale? State and federal Although alcohol appears to Probably the most popular cure This practice is unfair to Sea- agencies have already begun a stimulate a person, it is as a matter for the hangover, and a fairly "arers who take OT jobr as they poisoning program in which of fact a depressant or inhibitor. recent vintage is the Bloody Mary, come. capsules of sodium perchlorate are The general objective is to What the average person assumes Screwdriver, or one of the many equalize OT as much as possible put inside large bait fish. 'When a to be stimulation is really the de­ combinations of Vodka, fruit juices but if a man refuses disagree­ shark eats one to these fish, the pressant effect on the inhibitory and bitters or Worcestershire able jobs there is no require­ capsule explodes on coming into brain control of behavior. Thus, sauce. ment that when an easier job contact with acid in the shark's there is an increase of the pulse There is the other school of comes along he can ma''- up the stomach. rate, a flushing of the face and an hangover fadist who believes an overtime he turned down before. Another anti-shark method abolition of inhibitions, with an ounce of prevention is worth a increase in activity both vocal and pound of cure; who load them­ otherwise, so that one exhausts selves with everything from oliv^ himself both physically and phy- oil to steaks and fruit juices. This chologically. Thus the tired and probably at least slows the absorp­ (Continued from page 4) exhausted feeling experienced the tion of the alcohol. giant supertankers and ore carriers, nor can it logical site would be along the route of the present An ice pack and the usual head­ handle modem warships like the latest aircraft canal. But if nuclear methods are decided upon, morning after. According to Mr. Fenton, there ache remedies are all good, but carriers. It ^as also been pointed out that the one of the other routes, through more desolate are at least 2,000 different drinks lets face it, it takes time and present lock-^type canal would be highly vulnerable areas, would be necessary. and equally as many cures for the fluids to repair the damages of the in time of war because bombing or sabotage by The cost of nuclear excavation of the new canal hangover, none of them very effi­ night before, and many good re­ the enemy could easily put it out of action. A sea has been estimated at as little as one-tenth that of cient He describes a young man solves are sworn to during the level canal would be much less vulnerable, and conventional construction methods. For nuclear construction however, a decision would have to be who had a sure cure. The young trying hours of the hangover, but could accommodate ships of any length. man would go Into the bathroom, I'm sure it will happen again. One of the factors which may effect the decision made on how the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty There may not be any pockets on the site of a new canal is whether or not nuclear would apply. The treaty prohibits nuclear blasts turn on the hot water, and as the steam would accumulate, he would in a shrbud, but if you have money explosives are used during construction. If con­ in the air, under water and in space, but makes no jump up and doVvn like a demon. to burn, you "can take it with you." ventional construction methods are' used, the most exception for the peaceful use of nuclear devices.' Holidays And Hangovers Sharks Threaten Florida Fishermen Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $$ U.S. Planning New Sea-Level Canal �DcMmler tt, 19M SEAFARERS Pu:« Fiffeea IPG V,.:/ MASTER NAVIGATOR HE "Brotherhood of the Green ocean to the same little strip of Brazil and is a major breeding Turtle" is worried about the beach on the same tiny pinpoint ground for the green turtle. T green turtle. The United 'States Navy Is amazed by the green turtle. Natives of Caribbean islands miss the green turtle. The green turtle apparently worries about nothing, is amazed by noth­ ing and never misses—and therein lies the story. When Christopher Columbus and other early navigators visited beaches in Mexico, Colombia, Florida and the Caribbean islands they found them teeming with huge green turtles weighing hundreds of pounds. The highprotein turtle-meat formed a large part of the diet of native inhabi­ tants near these beaches. In recent years, however, it be­ came increasingly clear that the species of giant turtle was being threatened with extinction. They had been completely wiped out on many Caribbean shores by hungry natives who caught and ate them faster than they could reproduce. The "Brotherhood of the Green Turtle" was formed to help save them. Later reorganized as the Carib­ bean Conservation Corporation, the Brotherhood got the Navy in­ terested in the green turtle. Since that time, the Navy has. been studying the green turtle and, sponsored by the Brotherhood, the Office of Naval Research and the University of Florida with finan­ cial support from the National Science Foundation, the Navy has been helping to save the species from extinction. Happy Wanderer What's so amazing about the green turtle? Simply the fact that he regularly migrates more than 1,000 miles from his birth­ place, hangs around there for two or three years maturing and grow­ ing in size, and then heads back— across 1,000 or more miles of deep of an Island on which he was born. And apparently he never misses. The Navy classifies the green turtle as a truly remarkable navigator. Ordinary directional sense—or compass sense—is not enough to keep the turtles on course over such great distances, the Navy says. The turtles, like some migrating birds, seem to have a two-coordinate system of position-finding the Navy has de­ cided. In many ways the green turtles are much better navigators than Columbus, who discovered them. Columbus was way off course when he came upon the Caribbean Islands, while the turtles knew exactly wheye they were. Learning more about how the green turtle does it, could help the Navy develop simplified and more accurate navigational equip­ ment. If a turtle can find its way around without a lot of expensive machinery, why can't a polaris submarine? Who knows? At any rate the Navy is wiring turtles for sound as part of their experi­ ments. Wetback Radio Miniature radio transmitters have been successfully mounted to the backs of many of these turtles. Equipped with a whip antenna which reaches two and a half feet above water when the turtle comes up to breathe, the device is intended to help track the course of the creatures across the ocean. Difficulties in main­ taining radio contact over long distances has hampered this ef­ fort so far, but the Navy intends to alter its technique. Instead of trying to track the long distance travels of the turtles. It will cap­ ture them as they arrive at Ascension Island, which lies in mid-ocean between Africa and With the radio transmitters at­ tached, the turtles will be trans­ ported a few hundred miles off­ shore and released. They should then be easily trackable with the aid of a tracking antenna atop "I'll find the water if it takes all day." The direction - finding ability of the giant green turtle hat amazed Navy scientists. 5,000 foot Green Mountain on the island and the Navy could gain in­ formation on how the turtles man­ age to "home in" on the Island. Similar efforts have been made to track whales. Until now the wanderings of the green turtle have been fol­ lowed by the simple method of tagging them at Ascension and then watching for the tagged turtles to turn up somewhere else in the world or return to the Island years later. Turtles tagged at As­ cension have turned up along the coast of Brazil and then three years later at the same beach on Ascension where they were origin­ ally tagged. This feat of swim­ ming over 1,000 miles across the In which they lay about 100 eggs open ocean and hitting a five before filling in the hole. The mile wide island after a three-year adults then return to the sea and absense is what got the Navy wander around for two or three interested in these hard-shelled years before returning to lay more eggs. navigators. The natives who make use of To reestablish the turtles on the turtle for food have devised' many beaches, the scientists are some novel ways of capturing the transplanting baby turtles from huge creatures. A scientist taking their true birthplaces to the longpart in the green turtle studies has abandoned beaches soon after described a turtle hunt in which they hatch, with Jiopes that this will fool them into thinking the he took part. The turtles are caught with the beach to, which they are brought aid of a sucking fish called a is their real home. If this succeeds remora. In place of a dorsal fin, they will continue to return to the remora has a suction device these beaches in the future to enabling it to hitch onto sharks, breed. "Columbus Say .. boats and other moving objects. Preparing for a turtle hunt the Earlier this month a Navy fly­ natives catch remora and tie ing-boat made four flights trans­ strong lines around their tails. porting 18,500 baby turtles from When a turtle is seen, a remora Costa Rica, which is the last re­ is taken from a tub carried in the maining breeding ground for the bottom of the native boats and species in the Caribbean, to a placed in the water. On their dozen beaches in Mexico, Colom­ "leashes" the remora swim in bia, Florida and the Caribbean wider and wider circles around the islands. Looking backward as well boat until they encounter the as forward, the scientists picked turtle and attach themselves to the these beaches by delving back into shell. More and more remora are the records and ships' logs of released until enough are attached ' Columbus and other early ex­ to the turtles' shell to allow the plorers to learn which beaches natives to drag the turtle ashore. were turtle-hangouts in the old Naval Fast Shuffle days. As part of its efforts to save The results of these transplant­ the green turtle from extinction, ing attempts won't be clear for the Navy Is trying to pull a fast some time because it takes five or one on the turtles in spite of their six years for the turtles to grow fantastic navigational and direc­ from four-ounce babies to 400tional ability. It is trying to re­ pound adults capable of repro­ establish the turtles on numerous ducing their kind. Among the Caribbean shores where hungry areas where the green turtle is natives have wiped them out. being transplanted is the Ever­ Once the turtles are killed off glades National Park at the south­ on a particular island it is a diffi­ ern tip of Florida, where they cult matter to get them back be­ were entirely exterminated about cause they always return to breed 100 years ago. They are being on the beach where they were established only in communities born. Once they are wiped out none where local officials have agreed are bom there so none ever re­ to protect the turtles if and when turn. The turtles reproduce by they someday return to lay their digging a two-foot hole in the sand eggs. liliiiiiiii . "Columbus? Columbus? Who's Columbus?" Christopher Columbus was looking for India when he discovered the giant green turtle in the Caribbean. A better navigator, the green turtle would never have gotten so far off course. "Just a minute fellas. I think I'm gonna be sick!" The giant green turtle has been a reluctant par­ ticipant in recent research by the Navy to de­ velop better navigational equipment for use aboard United States warships. "Hey Charlie—I can't find the men's room!" After several years absence, the giant green turtle's amazing directional sense allows it to travel unerringly over thousands of miles to the same beach on which it was born. �Pare Sizfeea SB'AF'XRBnS LOG Deeember U, MM Navy^s First Warship Gets Face-Lifting Caught with her spars showing during rebuilding, the U.S. Constellation, the first warship to be- commissioned by the U.S. Navy, is pictured undergoing repairs in the Boston Navy Yard (above). After refurbishing, the 149-year-old frigate was brought to Baltimore where she was dedicated as a national monument (right). The Constellatipn was launched in Baltimore in 1797 as one of six frigates authorized by Congress for the infant U.S. Navy. BALTIIMORE—Even witliout her towering mainmast, the frigate U.S.S. Constellation is a majestic ship. Her hull painted black with a line of white and buff trim running along her gun ports, she looks every bit as formidable as her ship's log reports she was. The first warship of the U.S. Navy, the Constellation was commissioned on September 7, 1797 in Baltimore, where she was also built. She made her reputation in the Atlantic and^ Horse," as she was called in her do the rebuilding work, $250,000 off the coast of North Africa, she carried the first ,Anierican tory. She has won that battle, too. active days and they made an was raised. The money came After lying for a century In a Marines to Tripoli to fight the doing battle with the war­ Barbary pirates who had been quiet part of Boston harbor the heroic effort to save her. through the sale of 250,000 copper ships of nations who did not ap­ prove of the American Revolution. She sank the La Vengeance and captured the L'Insurgente, and Delapidated - and uncared for, medallions made from the ship's Constellation was decommissioned by the Navy and faced the prospect the Constellation had to be re­ spikes. of being scrapped. But many peo­ furbished before She could pre­ When she was sufficiently re­ ple cared about the "Yankee Race sent a proud face to America. To worked to go on public display, she was towed down to her home port of Baltimore. Tied up at Pier 4, the ship was turned into a float­ ing museum of American history. Visitors were charged 50 cents each to rove through her innards and get a glimpse of how the sail­ By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS ing men of old lived. Enough funds are expected to be $40 in 1956, and $50 in 1947-49. Unlike the appliance, furniture and auto industries, neither consumers nor farmers are getting full benefit raised in this way to complete the The public recently has been subjected to a nationwide bombard­ from automation on the farm, because of the increase in marketing and work on the OonstellaUon. That ment by TV and newspaper ads and store signs proclaiming that "food retailing costs. There are a number of reasons, including higher pack­ work includes the refitting of her is a bargain" and takes "only 19 cents" of the average family's dollar. aging and advertising costs, and the weed-like proliferation of brands. mainmast, which rises 93 feet Many supermarkets have been handing out coupons offering prizes For example, there are 3,400 different brands of salad dressings alone above the deck. The mast is now in st<H>age in a Baltimore ware­ on the market today. if figures adding up to 19 appear when you wet the card. house. 3 The claim that families spend "only 19 cents" of the take-home It's all right to wet the cards. But if you believe "food is a bargain" Historians Dispute Claims because the U.S. Agriculture Deparment, Grocery Manufacturers dollar for food itself will be a surprise to most moderate-income famAssociation and Supermarket Institute say so, you could do some Uies who spend 22 to 30 per cent, and sometimes more. While some historians have The so-called "average" family includes very small families, very serious overspending. Food at retail is not really a "bargain" in com­ parison to other commodity prices, nor as much of a bargain as it could rich families, farm families, etc. In contrast, the Bureau of Labor claimed that the Constellation is not the same ship which rolled off be in view of the low farm prices. You can, however, curb the cost Statistics figures that urban wage-earners and clerical workers spend the ways in 1797, the National His­ an average of 22 per cent of take-home pay for food; those witli more by knowledgeable shopping and preparation. torical Landmark commission is The Agriculture Department and food industry have been doing some than two children even more. Families with Income under $4,000 spend satisfied, after measuring the ship 26 to 28 per cent, BLS figures. Actually, the average expenditure for questionable selecting of statistics in their campaign. In almost every and comparing it to the original speech recently. Agriculture Secretary Freeman and Assistant Sec­ food per person is about $8 a week. For a wage-earner family of four, plans, that it is the real item. earning a typical take-home of about $99 a week, this average bill retary Mehren have emphasized that food has gone up less than other The unbelievers anaong the his­ items; that it now takes only 19 percent of income compared to 26 in would mean spending 32 per cent of income for food, not "only 19". torians have maintained that the That kind of expenditure is impossible if the family wants to keep the 1940's, 30-50 in European countries and almost 100 percent in the Constellation on display now was new African nations. (Canadian Minister of Agriculture Harry Hays up its housing and other living standards. Moderate-income families really built in 1853 and named need to aim for a food budget of $1 a day per person or less. similarly has been claiming that Canadians spend least of any country Despite concern by some families that this is difficult, other readers after the original. Researchers —21 percent. Apparently he failed to check with the U. S. Agricul­ tell have proved, however, that by the how they do it. ture Secretary). Mrs. William Roth (Lorain, Ohio) with two children under four, dimensions of the hull and fittings Here is the oher side of the story; writes that her food bill is running 87 cents a day per person, including found in it dated 1797, 1808 and 1 Food actually has gone up more than almost any other commodity soaps and paper products. Mrs. Roth has kept a record of all her 1812, that there can be little doubt you buy except used cars. When the Agriculture Department says spending since she was married and knows exactly where her money to the authenticity of the Con­ stellation, food has gone up less than-the cost of living in general, the department goes. is including services such as medical care, property taxes, and repair Her below decks compartment, But what about families with older children? Mrs. George Greer, services. But when you compare food with other commodities you (of Newberg, Oregon), has older ones; in fact, five children. Her food though enlarged to accommodate buy over the counter, the 1957-59 dollar's worth of furniture and bill comes to 60 cents a day per person. (Even this unusual achievement the visitors Who wander through household appliances, 99 cents; a dollar's worth of a new car, $1; a requires 30 per cent of her husband's $100 take-home pay.) her, still appear small and dollar's worth of fuel, $1.01. Both these women watch their meat spending especialiy. They cramped, making it hard to believe . Too, retail prices of food have gone up more than farm prices. The usually do have meat or fish every day but limit expensive cuts like she could have carried a crew of farmer now gets 99 cents for the 1957-59 dollar of farm products; the steak to once a week or even less often. In the case of a large family 309 officers and men. manufacturer is getting $1.02 and the retailer is charging you $1.07 like Mrs. Greer's, the occasional expensive cut is balanced by an oc­ She did, however, and by the .2 Despite claims by some food manufacturers that food now takes casional low-cost dish like beans. record they were valiant men Who "only 19 cents" of your dollar because of "better distribution and pro­ Furthermore: "I shop the specials every week," Mrs. Greer reports. served their nation well. It is only cessing", the fact is, food prices have been restrained from more "I avoid high-priced convenience foods and always buy the large fitting that the Constellation drastic rises only by smaller returns to the farmer. Of every $100 you economy size when possible. We eat well. It takes more planning should remain as a reminder of spend for food, the farmer now gets $37 compared to $39 in 1960, and perhaps more preparation but it can be done!" their bravery.' preying on American merchant clippers. Her greatest battle, how­ ever, was the one to remain intact as a reminder of our nation's his­ Methods Of Curbing Food Costs �\- SEAFARERS Dceanber 25, 1M4 LOG Pace SeTentecf Future Major Leaguers By Fred Stewart & Ed Moeney Heodquorters Representatives Many Heroic Acts By Seafarers Seafarers who sail the relatively calm oceans of the world today often fail to remember the terrible days of World War II when an SIU crew could never count on makinc port safely. It was the cou^ace and professional seamanship demonstrated by these crews that has endured to stand as a guiding example for generations of new SIU members. \7hile thousands of SIU members gave their lives for their country while serving in the Merchant Marine during those dangerous days, the heroic, but tragic story of a brave Seafarer illustrates the courage and skill which built this never-to-be-forgotten tradition. The story starts on May 22, 1944, in the yards of the New England Shipbuildiifg Corporation at Portland, Maine, where a crowd had gathered to watch the launching of a new merchant sihip. The on­ lookers cheered as the widow of an SIU hero broke the tradiitional bottle of champagne across the ship's bow, sending it down the laimdhing ramp with the words, "I christen thee Joseph Squires." The widow was Mrs. Joseph Squires of Brooklyn, N.Y. Inunediately before the launching, a representative of the Federal Maritime Com­ Members of the SIU of Puerto Rico, in the San Juan are sure there is plenty of future major mission had presented her. the MercMSht Marine Distinguished Service Medal which had been posthumously awarded to her husband league material on a ball team made up of local youngsters and sponsorea by the SlU-conOne of the Union officials at--f tracted Motorships of Puerto Rico. The team, which is called the "Motorships," is seen pos­ tending the presentation said, the blocks out In a hurry and ing above, with former major league player Cal Ermer, now manager of the professional San "This is the first ship named for pulled away before it could smash Juan Senators Ileft), Jose Martinez, company agent and team coach, and Captain Milton one of the men who sail these ves­ up. It was mighty good seaman­ Williams, general manager of the shipping company (kneeling, center). sels . . . This vessel will always ship. We wondered if we could do carry the tributes of the members as well. of the Seafarers International Detective Agency Seeking New 'Image* Union as well as the high praise , "Our number three boat was of all American seamen in the next, but it was evident that some­ one would have to stay on board Merchant Marine." and handle the lines if we were Thus, the S.S. Joseph Squires was launched as a new addition to get away. "Squires and Harold Whitney, to America's great merchant fleet NEW YORK—The famous and at the same time infamous Pinkerton's National De­ as a commemoration to the hero­ the deck engineer, volunteered. They lowered us away very care­ tective Agency, with a long-time reputation as willing suppliers of management-hired goons ism of an SIU seaman who died fully, timing it so we'd hit the so that his crew mates might live. for violent strikebreaking attempts against early union organizing drives, has decided it is The events that led to this post­ water at the right moment. No time for the company to have humous honor began when the old one seemed a bit nervous or ex­ will most likely continue to haunt ment to provide goons to battle Maideh Creek foundered on New cited. A wave broke over us, but a new image. it however. workers. After the bloody Home­ Starting January 1, 1965 the Year's Eve, 1942. Squires and we didn't swamp. Pinkerton's earned its reputation stead, Pa. steel strike of 1892 how­ "We had to fend the boat off to company has announced, it will be another seaman, Harold E. Whit­ for strikebreaking around the keep from being smashed against ever, even Pinkerton's had enough ney, volunteered to stay aboard known simply as Pinkerton's, Inc. turn-of-the-century when it was to tend the falls and make sure the hull. A few seconds later the The dark record of the old days called on frequently by manage- of management tactics and has the boats got away. In attempting sea earned us away from the side refused, it says, to accept any to save the lives of their fellow of the ship. When Squires and security work that might be in­ SIU crewmembers, the two brave Whitney slid down the falls, we terpreted as strikebreaking. Seafarers sealed their own fate, were too far away, and they had The company's present president since they gave up their own to drop into the water. Whitney refers to Pinkerton's turn-of-thedisappeared. chance for rescue. century capers as "a phase of our "Squires started swimming with The end of the Maiden Creek position that we're not particularly and the heroism of the two sea­ all his might, but he oould't reach proud of. We're delighted to be out us. The captain threw him a line men was recalled by Seafarer of it." Aaron McAlpin, a member of the and tried to maneuver the boat Name's the Same NEW YORK—Shipwrecks and disasters at sea are the last over to him, but the waves were vessel's steward department. Mc­ Name change or no, the 115 year Alpin was one of the 31 survivors too strong. After a few minutes things in the world you would expect a marine insurance old company is rolling up record company to enjoy talking about. of the disaster. He was one of we lost sight of him." In addition to paying tribute to profits. This year saw it doing a three steward department mem­ However one company the brave Seafarer and engineer record $50 million business. In­ bers whose lives were saved. sinking and capturing ships of the cluded in this was a $25 million The Maiden Creek was bound whose skill and sacrifice launched here has decided to get some Yankee whaling fleet. contract for policing the New York for New York with a load of ore the boat, McAlpin also lauded the return from events which With 25 ships already missing, when it ran into a severe Atlantic expert seamanship that kept them cost them money in the past and the owners went to the insurance World's Fair. But its present storm about 20 miles off Block afloat in the heavy seas. "We had has commissioned a series of company and asked if the missing operations actually bear little Island. After taking a tremendous some mighty good sailors on that paintings of famous shipwrecks vessels could still be insured. At resemblance to the mixture of beating from the ocean and los­ ship," he said. "They knew what and disasters at sea to use in its the time there was no notion that glamour and infamy of its past. Founded in Chicago in 1850, ing one of her boats and all of to do and worked like a team." the Shenandoah was operating off Pinkerton's began with a nine-man The men, some of them nearly magazine ads. her rafts, she sent out an urgent The paintings will mark notable New England, and the war, in any SOS on the afternoon of Decem­ frozen, were picked up after four events from the'company's Disas­ case, had been over for several staff. Today it employs over 15,000. days. The other boat was never In those early days, Pinkerton ber 31. By this time, McAlpin ter Book — the roll of all the weeks. Taking the risk, the in­ helped track down such famous remembers, the seas were breaking heard from again. This tale of World War 11 hero­ claims paid out over a century for surance company underwrote the American bad guys as Jesse over her decks and the ship was 25 ships. A few weeks later it was James, Sam Bass and the Younger ism illustrates the tradition that sunken, destroyed or lost ships. settling fast. found that they had been destroyed Brothers. One of the ads will tell the story we Seafarers continuously en­ Another vessel answered the dis­ even before the insurance was pro­ tress call in the late afternoon. deavor to live up to. Today, we of the Confederate cruiser Shenan­ vided. Still, the underwriter had Bad Guys and Scabs doah and the king-size bill it are proud that the SIU Maritime After hoving to, it signalled the to pay off. created for the insurance company From chasing bad guys, the Maiden Creek to abandon ship. Advancement programs are mak­ Another company ad has a story company went to beating up and However, the SIU ship's master ing greater such great strides and because its captain was unaware hoped to bring his vessel to port are qualifying our members to that the Civil War was over. In with a happy ending about the killing workers during its infamous and delayed giving the abandoning continue to be the best profes­ the final weeks of the conflict the clipper ship Neptune's Car. A strikebreaking phase. Intermediate Shenandoah roamed the Atlantic, month out of New York with a exploits included international order. After circling the Maiden sional sailors afloat. cargo bound for California, the hunts for jewel thieves, con men Creek several times, the "rescue" ship's master. Captain Joshua Pat­ and forgers. Right now, industrial ship departed. Later, ther officers ten, had to depose his mate for in­ security is the company's main­ of this ship reported that they subordination. Shortly after, he stay. It provides guards for in­ thought the Maiden Creek had As Seafarers know, copies of each issue ot the SEAFARERS and the two remaining officers dustrial plants in the U.S. and been torpedoed, and that they LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to fell ill with malaria. overseas, operates a school for didn't want to endanger their ves­ numerous clubs, bars and other overseas 'spots where Seafarers Mary Patten, the captain's bride, industrial security and makes elec­ sel by "hanging around." congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves then assumed command of the ves­ tronic alarm and safety devices. It McAlpin relates what happened calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their sel and sailed her safely around also provides guards for many next; "Just about dark, she started ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ Cape Horn and into San Francisco special uses, such as each Hallow­ to go down by the head, and the ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ Bay. Her seamanship—acquired as een, when it provides guards for skipper gave the order to abandon mailed to the iigent in the next port. she went along—^saved the ship bowling alleys and car dealers to ship. The waves were terrific, Simjjarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs and its cargo, worth $10 million at protect merchandise and windows thudding against the deck houses at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer today's prices. For her deed, the from over-exuberant trie k-orand giving the ship a terrible requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ insurance company gave her a treaters. pounding. Worst of all, it was gregate there. generous bonus. In spite of all this, the company freezing, and all of us were soaked As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU The painting for the ad series, is still in the private-eye business by the spray. ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that which will appear in business and in a big way, doing more detective "We used the starboard boats, the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of news magazines, were done by art­ work for American industry than lumber one got away first. It hit its mailing lists. any of its competitors. ist Gordon Johnson. a big sea, but the crew knocked Pinkerfon, Finks No More Ship Disasters To Star In Marine Insurance Ads Notify Union On LOG Mail �PMI« BlifcteM SEAF'ARKnS 10& IMMbcr Mi MM Wilmington Thanksglvng Convention Voting System OK'd gy Quiif Supreme Court Upholds Union Voting Procedure WASHINGTON—A unanimous Supreme Court gave a common sense interpretation to the Landrum-Griffin Act and upheld a convention voting system used by the Musicians and many other unions—and by the AFL-CIO itself. The court said it is "abun-fdantly clear" that Congress a vote of a delegate ... A majority an abuse of democratic rights. In never intended to outlaw a [vote so determined in favor of a fact, the court noted, consideration weighted voting system on dues dues increase is approval by ma­ was given to requiring some sys­ increases in which delegates voted jority vote of the delegates voting tem of proportional voting repre­ the membership of the locals they at a convention." sentation at conventions. represent. The court traced the legislative A union convention, the court Two lower courts had invali­ history of the Landrum-Griffin Act indicated, is properly a form of dated a dues increase voted by the and found that It is quite clear representative union government. 1963 convention of the Musicians. that Congress did not considra- the The law "does not require a town The $C-a-year increase had been common provision for weighted meeting for action by an inter­ approved by delegates represent­ voting at union conventions to be national or national luiion." ing a clear majority of the union's He praised the union's attorney, membership, but it would have Henry Kaiser of Washington, D.C., been defeated if each delegate who argued the case before the had only one vote. Supreme Court. Both a federal district judge and The AFM, Kenin said, carried the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals the case forward on appeal as a conceded that the weighted voting matter of principle. He pointed procedure was thoroughly demo­ out that the dues increase was cratic. But they held that it tech­ reapproved at the 1964 convention nically violated the Landrum-Grif­ Action In the marketplace offers fin Act requirement that a dues a method for trade unionists to as­ by a majority of both individual Enjoying fhe delicious Thanksgiving dinner served by the increase be approved by "a major­ sist each other in their campaign delegates and per capita votes. The Union at the Wilmington SUP hall are SlU-United Industrial ity vote of the delegates" to a for decent wages and better con­ decision, therefore, does not af­ fect the union's finances. union convention. Workers Pacific District member Sergio Monzon, his wife ditions. The Supreme Court's decision Both the AFL-CIO and U.S. So­ and daughter. Monzon is employed by the SlU-UIW-conSeafarers and their families are also backs the dissent of Judge licitor General Archibald Oox filed contracted Atlas Rigging Company. His son who also ate "friend of the court" briefs with urged to support a consumer boy­ Thurgood Marshall from the 2-1 his fill of holiday turkey, was on line waiting for another cott by trade unionists against decision of the 2nd Oircuit Court the Supreme Court vigorously portion and was not present when the photo was taken. challenging such a rigid interpre­ various companies whose products of Appeals. Marshall had voiced are produ'-'-d under non-union strong disagreement with his col­ tation. If the lower court decisions were conditions, or which are "unfair leagues' restrictive interpretation permitted to stand, the AFL-CIO to labor." (This listing carries the of the law. Congress, he said, said, it wouid "wreck havoc upon name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ merely intended to prevent arbi­ established union procedures with­ volved, and will be amended from trary dues action by persons "not answerable in any way to the out promoting any known congres­ time to time.) membership." sional purpose." "Lee" brand tires There was no congressional in­ (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum Promotes Democracy WASHINGTON—Labor, management and government ex­ tent, he sfressed, to "dictate" to & Plastic Workers) AFL-CIO President George union a particular method of con­ perts from the principal industrialized nations are challenged 3) 4" ft Meany, in an affidavit submitted vention voting or to foreclose to find the answers to the human and economic problems of at an early stage of the case, Eastern Alt Lines unions from giving more weight stressed that the federation "has (FRght Engineers) to their large locals on dues automation, Labor Secretary been vitally interested in promot­ ft ft ft questions. 'W. Willard Wirtz stated here recently in a welcoming ing democracy in its constituent H. I. Slegel address to a North American con­ unions." The Musicians' rollcall "HIS" brand men's clothes ference on manpower implications procedure, he said, "clearly fur­ (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) U.S. Surveys Spending Patterns of automation. thers intra-undon democrary." ft ft ft The "really hard problem" in A convention of 14,000 delegates Sears, BoebucK Company charting technological progress, he would be needed if the Musicians Retail stores & products said, is "to see to it that none are were to achieve proportional rep­ (RetaU Clerks) left out." The future, Wirtz de­ resentation of members without a ft ft ft clared, must be "one of our build­ weighted voting system, the AFLStitzei-Welier Distilleries ing and not of the machines'." CIO noted. "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" In a broader area, the AFL-CIO The three-day conference fo­ "Cabin StiU," "W. L. Weller" cused on technological develop­ said, the Supreme Court's decision WASHINGTON—^American city families in recent years Bourbon whiskeys would provide "guidance" to lower have spent more of their increas^ incomes for housing and ments and problems in the United (Distillery Workers) courts on whether the Landrumhousehold operations, medical care and education. At the States and Canada, the two host ft ft ft Griffin Act should be interpreted countries. But participants came same time, they have been-f J. R. Simplot Potato Co. in a "narrow and artificial" con­ also from most of the 19 able to increase their savings, Significantly, the higher average came Frozen potato products text or be given "a sensible and other member nations of the Or­ insurance holdings and their income in 1960-61 also made pos­ ganization for Economic Co-opera­ (Grain Millers) realistic reading." contributions to charity and com­ sible greater family savings and tion & Development (OECD). The ft ft ft " The Supreme Court said the law munity services, the Department almost an 85 percent increase in conference was sponsored by the Kingsport Press requires that those voting at a of Labor has reported. gifts, contributions and personal GEOD's Manpower' & Social Af­ "World Book," "Childcraft" convention be delegates, but "says The increased proportion of in­ insurance. (Printing Pressmen) nothing about the number of votes fairs Directorate. come spent for housing "was the (Typographers, Bookbinders) each delegate may east." The de­ The major expansion in per­ AFL-CIO Vice President A. J. most significant uptrend in family sonal insurance spending was in (Machinists, Stereotypers) cision, written by Associate Jus­ Hayes was one of the conference spending" during the decade of social security and other pension tice Byron R. White, added: ft ft ft chairmen. Vice President George the '50's, according to a Bureau of "Where the vote cast at a con­ Jamestown Sterling Corp. plans, which by 1960-61 accounted Labor Statistics article in the for more than half of the $324 M. Harrison headed a 25-member vention is weighted according to Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. November issue of the depart­ spent by the average family for all U.S. labO'r delegation which in­ the number of people the delegates Furniture and Bedding cluded presidents and research di­ ment's Monthly Labor Review. A personal insurance. represents, that vote, we think, is (United Furniture Workers) rector of international unions. second article, giving a break­ The Monthly Labor Review The opening paper presented to down on family spending patterns and variations by income levels article said the city family's aver­ the conference tackled the prob­ and location, is scheduled for pub­ age income in 1960-61 was $5,906 lem of worker displacement and of —an increase of 51 percent from the "silent firings" in industries lication in the December issue. The article, which covered the 1950 dollar figure of $3,910, which require fewer employes to family spending patterns in 1960- which after allowance for price in­ do the same or greater amount of 61 as contrasted with expenditures creases worked out to a 22 per­ work. • Seymour L. Wolfbein, director in 1950, pointed out that increased cent increase in real family in­ of the Labor Department's Office incomes had made possible in­ come. The average family at the same of Manpower, Automation & Train­ creased dollar expenditures in "each major category of goods and time was able to increase dollar ing, said there is hope that actual spending for consumer goods and layoffs resulting from technologi­ services." But there were declines in the services and to limit its expen­ cal change can be held to a mini­ percentage of spending for food, ditures for current living needs mum. He added: clothing, house furnishings and to "only 91 percent of its after­ 'But a great deal of 'silent fir­ equipment and recreation, where­ tax income, compared with 97 per­ ing'—mot filling vacancies created as expenditures for "shelter, fuel cent in 1950," the article con­ by attrition and not hiring addi­ tional workers as production ex­ and utilities, household operations, tinued. City families spent an average pands—appears inevitable in many medical and personal care, auto­ mobiles ... and education each of $1,600 for housing In 1960-61— plants installing automated or took a larger share" of total an increase of $550 from the 1950 other advanced equipment of a labor-saving nature." family spending, the analysis said. level, the BLS report said. Solve Automation Problems, Wirtz Challenges Conference Families Spending More For Housing �Mk IMl SEAFARERS LOC A Helping Hand William Koflowitch, ship's delegate aboard the Santa Emilia (Liberty Navigation) re­ ports that the crew has found a real friend in Port Said. A merchant, by the name of Sayed Awad, who operates a little shop close to the docks was termed by Koflowitch "a true, brother to the seamen that come to his shop." Awad Carriers). According to meeting galley can't go on making ice in and his father, Abdou, op­ secretary Robert Ferranoliz, the coffee cans forever, Forsberg Arthur Nelson,a member of the SlU Great Lakes District, proudly displays a check for hospital benefits he received from the Union Welfare Plan to his wife, Marvel, outside the Duluth hall. PUERTO RICO (Molorshlps), Nov. IS—Chairman, Martin Fay; Sacratary, Gaorga Andarton. It waa requested that, all unauthorized persons not be allowed aboard ship In New York or Puerto Rico. AU shore gang men who are employed in port to be given a pass by the chief mate to show that they are allowed to have meals aboard while working In port. All extra men to be fed after crew finish their meal. Everything else> Is In order with no beefs. Vote of thanks extended by the crew for the good Thanksgiving dinner prepared by the steward department. Ship's delegate resigning this trip—new ship's dele­ gate to be elected next trip. Motion made and carried that all holidays, if they fall on a day in port, be celebrated on day prior to arrival in port. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Nov. IS—Chairman, Bryan C. Slald; Secretary, C. J. Beck. Little disputed OT in engine department. One man hospitalized in Norfolk and two men ill on stiip to be sent to hospital. VENORE (Venore Transportation), Nov. 23—Chairman, H. F. Munzart; Sacratary, J. C. Read. Three men were hospitalized. Some disputed OT in engine and steward department. Washing machine to be fixed. DEL VALLE (Delta), Nov. 15 — Chairman, Jerome Hackar; Secratary, Ramon Irlzarry. Captain will see that the ship is fumigated for roaches. Ship's delegate and department dele­ gates were given a vole of thanks. Discussion on keeping recreation room clean, and each department to take turn in cleaning it. All foc'sles in deck, engine and steward depart­ ment need painting. POTOMAC (Empire Transport), Nov. 1—Secretary, Andy C. Noah. Brother Charles Craiford is serving as new ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Re­ quest made for list of mattress re­ placements for next trip as they will have to be made up in advance. Steward pointed out the present and future effect that wiU benefit aU SIU seaman through the Steward's Up­ grading School. Request was made to help messman keep messroom clean. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Nov. $—Chairman, John H. Morris; Secretary,' L. R. Eckoff. Few hours disputed OT In engine department. Otherwise SD Is O.K. DEL SOL (Delta), Nov. 22—Chair­ man, R. E. Stough, Jr.; Secretary, Ira C. Bridges. $44.05 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin Line), Nov. 14—Chairman, A. Vasquez; Sec­ retary, B. Warren. One man was hos­ pitalized in Beira and one man in Capetown. No beefs were reported by department delegates. DETROIT (Sea-Land), Dec. 2—Chair­ man, R. Matarangolo; Secretary, A. Sworizowskl. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good feeding and fine Thanksgiving dinner. NORINA (Marine Traders), Nov. 22 —Chairman, E. Wheeler; Secretary, F. R. Farmer. Chief engineer will have an electrician come aboard to check and repair gaUey range. Broth­ er E. Wheeler was eleeted to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made to send letter to headquarters for in­ formation about new contraet nego­ tiations. It was suggested that the crew check stores with the steward before accepting them for the voyage. It was suggested that a list of ciga­ rettes be ordered for slop chest. Crew requested to bring books back to library. MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways), Nov. 1—Chairman, Sam W. McDonald; Secretary, Leo E. Movall. Some of the repairs were not taken care of. New fans have not been instaUed and the ice-eube machine was not re­ paired. Motion was made to install new ice-cube machine in the crew messroom for the crew's use only. Brother Edwin Christian was elected ship's delegate. COLUMBIA (U.S. Stool), Oct. If— Chairman, Guy OlViaio; Secretary, Noll O'Rourke. SIO in ship's fund. Brother Ed Batcho was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Brother Mike Doherty as deck delegate. Brother Guy DiViaio as engine delegate and Brother Bill Brightwell as steward delegate. No beefs reported. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Nov. 15—Chairman, W. G. Hamilton; Secretary, R. Davis. One man failed to join ship at sailing time. $14.58 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. KYSKA (Waterman), Nov. 22 — Chairman, J. Smythe; Secretary, Charles L. Shirah. Few beefs will be taken up with boarding patrolman. Suggestion was made that something be done about the heating system in quarters aft. It was suggested that the heating be controUed from en­ gine room. One man was hospitalized in Southamipton. erate the "Oriental Art Galley" just up the main-street from the landing, Koflowitch says, and the two really make a Seafarer feel at home. "He guided us to the right money exchanges and in his shop gave us fair prices for the goods we pur­ chased," Koflow­ itch says. "Just Koflowitch like a member of his own family." $ $ After considerable discussion, the crew aboard the Bethtex (Beth­ lehem Steel) de­ cided that they needed a new antenna for the crew's television set, reports ship's delegate J. J. Perera. It was also decided that the best way to handle the mat­ Pererd ter was to have the ship's delegate price several antennas, buy the one he thought was best fit for the purpose, and then the crew would take up a col­ lection and repay him for the cost. J. i 4" 3^ The steward department has leen receiving a large amount of praise aboard the Hurricane. (Wa­ terman), reports Stanley Hutchin­ son, ship's dele­ gate. At a recent shipboard meet­ ing, the crew gave the galley gang a "tremen­ dous hand," for Hutchinson their service and feeding. "In the estimation of the crew," Hutchinson said, "the Hur­ ricane is the best feeding i^ip on the East or West Coast." 3^ t 3> 3> 3) 4 3» 3!' Another crew that is more than satisfied with the representation being afforded them by their elected ship's delegate is that aboard the Floridian (So. Atlantic & Caribbean). V. Bryant, the out­ going delegate was given a hearty vote of thanks by the crew "for doing such a fine job for the crew," says F. Alverez, the new ship's delegate. T. J. Forsberg ship's delegate, says that the crew has asked for a new ice machine to be installed on the Duval (Suwannee). There just isn't enough ice aboard, and the 4. Kudos were handed out to the galley gang aboard the Alcoa Voyager (Alcoa) recently, reports meeting chairman W. H. Harrel. During the good and welfare section of a rec e n t shipboard meeting, the crew voted the steward depart­ Harrel ment a vote of thanks, with sipecial mention going to chief cook D. C. Archia and cook and baker P. T. Flores. i crew had asked for means to heat water for tea at night. The steward was able to make the crew happy by reporting that the company had just supplied them with a new 15 cup percolator which would be set aside to keep water hot for the tea drinkers aboard. 3) 3) t Ship's delegate aboard the Seatrain Louisiana (Seatrain) has been receiving some high praise from his fellow crewmembers. Accord­ ing to R. Donnelly, meeting chair­ man at the last shipboard meeting, the crew voted a hearty thanks to H. DeLoS'Santos for the fine job he has been doing on the ship. t Tea and coffee preparation was the point of discussion during the recent shipboard meeting aboard the Longview Victory (Victory LOG-A-RHYTHM: Of Trembling Grass Henri Percikow When early humid breath Clings to the green husk Of our black earth And slowly wakens All seeds, all foliage. Then man yearns To walk upon the trembling grass. protests. 4 4 4 4 4 4 According to George Glennon, ship's delegate aboard the Del Aires, (Delta) a. recent report by the steward has sent some slight consemation rippling through the crew. The steward said there was no peanut butter aboard. "There's plenty of everything else, though,." the steward said. This calmed the crew, Glennon reports. Seafarers aboard the Bienville (Sea-Land) recently extended to the company a heartfelt thanks after receiving a new television set. According to the crew, it was a very fine gesture on the part of the company. 4 4 4 The crew aboard the Del Monte (Delta) recently handed out sev­ eral votes of thanks during the good and welfare section of their last shipboard meeting. One spe­ cial thanks went to ships delegate Howard Menz and the three de­ partment delegates for their fine work in representing the crew. Albert G. Espenada, meeting sec­ retary says. The other vote of thanks was to the 4-8 watch for their efforts in keeping the pantry and crew mess clean. 4 4 4 Charles Tallman, meeting sec­ retary aboard the Puerto Rieo (Motorships of P.R.) reports that during the good and welfare sec­ tion of a recent shipboard meet­ ing, the crew was fully behind a suggestion that a new water foun­ tain was needed for the crews quarters. A motion to that effect was passed by acclamation. They also decided to ask for a new grill in the galley, Tallman reports. 4 4 4 Things have been running very smoothly aboard the San Fran­ cisco (Sea-Land) reports meeting Secretary S. M. Simes. "This has been a very nice voyage, with good cooperation from all hands," he says. "The only fly in the oint­ ment is the fact that the television set is broken." The crew plans to have it fixed when the ship hits New York again. When golden spray Enamels -meadow, mountain And fawn leaps From rock to rock In bursts of life 4 4 4 Then man yearsn A motion was made recently To walk upon the trembling grass. aboard the Steel Worker (Isth­ mian) to buy a motion picture pro­ When arid earth jector and some movies. To do Lies eroded and bare. this according to meeting chair­ With only weeds, man Joe Kramer, each man will Man will plow have to pitch in some money to a Till he fingers ripened wheat— special fund set up for this pur­ Yearning pose. The crew is still discussing To walk upon the trembling grass. the proposal and will decide soon, Kramer said. When blood splashed flowers Droop upon molested earth. And death seeping into fields. Tells of a lost vintage, Then man yearns To walk upon the trembling grass. roWeWlS �Page Twentr SEAFARERS DeoMBlMr n, UM LOG Union's Views Hit By Goidwaterite To The Editor! As a long time admirer of tho SIU, may I advlso you that la my opinion the smears and tirades against Goldwater In recent SIU LOG issues are re­ volting and disgusting—^fc^ides being mainly untrue. Unfortunately the position of the SIU against Goldwater with all the smears against him, Is wholly In accord with tho cur­ rent Communist lino as delivered by Gus Hall In his Hospitalized Seafarers in the Galveston USPHS Hospital had a chorus of thanks for their Union after the SlU donated two television sets to help them wile away their tim^ in the hos}ital. Posing proudly with one of the newly acquired sets, SlU members in Ward I of the lospital are (l-r) Norman A. Longine, John J. Tobin, Willis O'Moncrief, Hugh 'Shorty' Grove, Louis Tlorico, Bill 'Flat Top' Koflowitch, Jacob N. Linscomb, George H. Atcherson, Estuordo Cuenca (seated) and Flora Regalado. All letters to the editor for publication In the SEAFARERS LOO must be signed by the writer. Names xmll be withheld upon request. SlU Donafes TV Sets To USPHS Hospital Union Aids Laid Up Seafarers Drydocked Seafarers, like anyone else who must spend time laid up in the hospital, are always in need of something to get their minds off the dull hospital routine and give them some relief from that cooped-up feeling. SIU men laid up in the Gal-"*" up with the donation of a second director of the hospital wrote the vestdn USHP hospital how­ set. SIU, "Your continued concern for ever, discovered recently that Expressing his thanks for these the welfare of patients at this the television sets in two of the wards were in even worse shape than they were. Fuzzy, floppy, headache-producing pictures were adding eye troubles to their other ailments. The men in the two wards became increasingly dis­ gusted as they became aware that the only place the sets would ever be of any use was in an electronic junkyard somewhere. Help On Way It was at this point that the SIU welfare department stepped in to make sure that the men could get a break from the routine of pills and needles and forget some of their troubles in the nev­ er-never land of video. Word was spread around the Houston hall about the need for a new TV set or two, and before long the wheels were in motion and help, in the form of a brand new TV set, was on the way. The arrival of the set at the Inspital brought a great deal of praise for the quick action by 1 -.e Union—both from Union and :-.on-union patients. The accolades increased when the Union followed SUMMIT (Sea-Land), December 10— Chairman, Jette Marcel; Secretary, Stafford McCormick. No beef re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Stafford McCormick was elected to serve as ship's delegate. To contact patrolman regarding drink­ ing water which is rusty, and repairs that have not been taken care of. A big vote of thanks was extended to the steward department. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), No­ vember 29—Chairman, Roy R. Thomas; Secretary, Jon A. Maslow. Ship's dele­ gate reported that there were no beefs and everything O.K. Brother C. W. Palmer was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Chief electrician to check on air conditioner in San Francisco. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a fine Thanksgiving dinner. JOSEFINA (Liberty Navigation), No­ vember 25 — Chairman, R. W. Simpkins; Secretary, C. Hurlburt. Brother Henry Crackness was elected to serve . as ship's delegate. Motion made to have a letter sent to negotiating com­ mittee about a raise in pay and over­ time. Discussion on crew's coopera­ tion in keeping outsiders out of crew's living quarters and in messrooms while in . India. Discussion on several small matters pertaining to gifts. Dr. Milo O. Blade, medical hospital is greatly appreciated." Seafarer's Last Wish Honored By SIU Crew Seafarers on the Norberto Capay (Liberty Navigation) were saddened recently by the death of Ernest Mosley. As is the custom on countless other SIU vessels where an SIU brother passes away, Mosley's-f ; former crewmembers put some money for school." their heads together to find Raises Fund some way to help the surviving members of hs family. The crew was fortunate enough to have been given some guidance in their efforts by a chance remark that Mosley him­ self had made the day before he passed away in Singapore, Ma­ laysia. According to ship's reporter Albert S. Coles, the departed Sea­ farer had said, "Al, I sure got to send my boy Coles the welfare of the crew. COLUMBIA (Oriental Exporters), November 22—Chairman, Mike Reedf Secretary, John Picou. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Brother William (Dick) Massey wai elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion regarding repairs. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), No­ vember 29—Chairman, Dooley; Secre­ tary, Lonphen. Brother Julio passed away and donations from crew sent to family. $4.89 in ship's fund. Dis­ puted OT in deck department. De­ layed sailing disputed in steward. Armed with the memory of this offhand remark. Coles helped or­ ganize the "Moe's Last Request Fund" among the Seafarers on the Norberto Capay. By the time the ship paid off in Vancouver, Sea­ farers and officers chipped In to the tune of $163 to honor Brother Mosley's last wish, writes Coles. When Mosley's son. Earnest, Jr., receives the check for this donation and the accompanying letter from the crew, he will know, as count­ less others have learned before him, that Seafarers never forget a brother of the sea. ST. LAWRENCE (Sea Tramp Corp.), December 5—Chairman, B. C. Brown­ ing; Secretary, Oustav V. Thobe. Brother Herman Whisnant was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to Brother Frank Boyne for the way he handled payoff. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate. ROBIN KIRK (Robin Lines), November 22 — Chairman, Thomas Markham; Secretary, N. Lambert. WHITEHALL (Whitehall Navigation Corp.), November 15—Chairman, Ma­ rion D. Green; Secretary, E. Kaznowsky. $14.80 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Dis­ cussion on repairs. It was suggested that hot breads be served at break­ fast time. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), No­ vember 30 — Chairman, E. M. Kills; Secretary, A. Ferrara. $22.50 was collected for ship's library. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's fund to be coUected by depart­ ment delegates and turned over to the ship's delegate. $30.00 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Brother J. Blanchard was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Steward re­ ported that holida, nuts and candies were stolen during the storing. He will attempt to obtain more in next port. Crew requested to turn in all soiled linen each week. pamphlet—^The Eleventh Hour —D e f e a t The New Fascist Threat, (copy enclosed). I wish you would take the time and notice how your organization, in this case, is doing exactly what Gus Hall advocates. I would also like to comment on an article "exposing" the John Birch Society. The latest Issue of the LOG (Nov. IS-Ed.)contains an article about the new Committee for Civic Responsibility which is designed to expose JBS. In the first place, why don't you in­ vestigate and find out that many of them have been (com­ mittee members) connected with Communist fronts. In the second place I highly doubt the authenticity of the school incident about a JBS member. In any event It in no way represents a typical JBS member because they are every bit as good a citizen as are SIU members. Frankly you ought to study JBS first hand. I am sure you will be convinced they are In no stretch of the imagination to be considered an enemy or hostile to the SIU or labor in general. They are merely the bulwark against a communist internal takeover that would JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory Carriers), November 29 — Chairman, George Lothrop; Secretary, E. C. Caudill. S13.50 in ship's fund. Motion to have retirement for those with 20 years Union time. Discussion on the unequality of vacation pay—where a rated man makes no mora than a non-rated man. Crew have not. re­ ceived any LOGS since August and will contact patrolman regarding this. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department. Vote of thanks to the skipper for being fair, patient and tolerant. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Decem­ ber 9 — Chairman, W. Cronan; Secre­ tary, V. Syzmantkl. $20.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT was reported by each department. Motion that the membership be informed, prior to new agreements or contracts for new companies, of any proposed changes in current manning scales. This in­ formation should be made available to membership by way of the LOG or special communications. Crew was re­ quested to help keep messroom and panty clean. Vote of thanks to the steward department ' for a good job and an outstanding holiday menu. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), October U —Chairman, V. SzymanskI; Secre­ tary, W. Miles. $20.00 in ship's fund. plac* every SIU memiber und«r slavery. Fred E. Hontter EDITOR'S NOTE—The SIU, along witit the whole labor movement, it proud of the iNui k played in sending Goldwater down to defeat In November and upholding the advances our nation has made imder respon­ sible leadership. The labor movement opposed Goldwater because Goldwater opposed the labor movement—Its policies. Its goals, its very existence. During his years in Congress, Goldwater voted for every piece of anti-labor union-b u s11 n g legislation and against every positive piece of social legisla­ tion—minimum wage, medioare, civil rights, poverty bill and on and on. Moreover, from the SIU standpoint, Goldwater, by his opposition to trade expansion, threatened to further weaken the U.S. Merchant Marine, if not kill it altogether. The writer's attempt to the link the SIU and other oppo­ nents of Senator Goldwater and the John Birch Society Is so patently ridiculous that a de­ fense is obviously unnecessary. The record of the SIU and tho rest of the U.S. labor movement In fighting Communists on the waterfront and elsewhere speaks for Itself. The National Council of Civic Responsibility, mentioned in a L(JG story ("New Group Fights Rightist Agitation") in the November 13 issue and attacked by the writer as being a com­ munist front, offers a good illustration of the absurdity of his charges. The leaders of the Committee, whom the writer charges with connections with communist fronts, include: General J. Lawton Collins, for­ mer Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army; Marion B. Polsom, for­ mer Secretary of Health, Educa­ tion and Welfare in the Eisen­ hower Cabinet; David Lillienthal, former chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commis­ sion; Robert B. Meyner, former Governor of New Jersey; George A. Killian, president of American President Lines; Arthur Lichtenberger, presid­ ing bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church; Al J. Hayes, president of the International Association of Machinists AFLCIO; Jacob Potofsky, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers AFL-CIO; Joseph Beirne, president Communica­ tion Workers of America AFL-CIO, and a host of other respected leaders of American labor, industry, religion and government. Surely their record of opposition to the Communist movement is a matter of record and needs no defense. No' beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. Patrolman should speak to captain regarding passes at Port Suez, as this was the second consecutive trip crew had to wait 3 to 4 hours at gangway. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a good job. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sss-Land), De­ cember 13 — Chairman, H. Beeker; Secretary, A. Carpenter. Ship's dele­ gate thanked all delegates for their cooperation. He resigned and wished everyone happy holidays. $7.22 in ship's fund. One man hospitalized in San Juan. No beefs were reported. Will ask patrolman to see about mail situation as some mail is being re­ turned from company marked "Not on Board." Brother J. Cortes was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Vote of thanks to the steward department. FAIRLAND (SeS-Land), December II —Chairman, Joseph Moody; Secretary, Theodore DIansson, Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly with no beefs. Discussion on mail not being delivered, to ship right away. Ship's delegate to check with captain to find out the reason for the delay. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the well pre­ pared Thanksgiving dinner. �•.V\' DeecnAer it, 1*61 • .'-I- '/•»>•" 'fy •i.- % Vf if SEAFARERS Pace Twenfc-OM LOG Holiday Meah Make The Different Stewards Take Sun Seafarers Mark Holidays On Seven Seas Of World Tile Christmas-New Year holidays have many meanings for Seafarers who are accus­ tomed to celebrating them on any of the seven seas. Not only does the SIU member get the day off, but he can always count on a traditional holiday feast prepared in the finest tradition of the Union stew--*best meal he ever had was this memories of previous holiday ard department. year's Thanksgiving dinner on the meals. Seafarers who spend their Milton Trotman, who sails with holidays at sea often find that the Long Lines (Isthmian) where the best way to distinguish one year's efforts of Steward Dick Grant's celebration from another is the galley crew managed to eclipse all memory of the various Christmas, New Years and Thanksgiving din­ ners they were served. This is evi­ LOG-A-RHYTHM: dent after listening to foiir Sea­ farers relate their holiday experi- a cook-baker rating, looks at holi­ days from a craftsman's stand­ point. As one of the SlU crewmembers who does his best to make holidays a memorable occa­ sion for Seafarers on board, Trot­ man really turns to, putting spe­ cial effort into fruitcakes, pies, bread, rolls and other pastries. Since holidays mean that Trot­ By L. B. Bryant, Jr., man is especially busy turning out I'll tucar the pants out his goodies, At our little house Trotman he doesn't get too And you're gonna like it much opportunity to miss the cele­ Little Miss Mouse brations back home. He recalls that in the last 10 years he has I'm gonna be spent only one Christmas-New The master, yes indeed Years season in the States. While For I'm in possession he's never had a beef against any Of plans to succeed of the holiday preparations on a ship he has sailed on, his vote of You won't have worries unsurpassed excellence goes to a From this and from that huge SIU steward from Texas I'll wear the pants nicknamed "Tiny." According to And I'll be the cat Trotman, there is no steward who You want, around home. can come near "Tiny" at Christ­ Someone to run the show mas time, especially after listening To perk you up to the raves of happy, well-fed SIU When you are low crewmembers on the Trustco (Commodity Transportation) sev­ To share your dreams eral seasons ago. All your troubles, too Another SIU member who finds As master at this home nothing unusual about marking You bet I'll do. the Christmas-New Years holidays at sea is Leroy Temple, who sails This and much more in the deck department. Temple For you Miss Mouse remembers that the holiday spread Since I'll be the master on the Alcoa Voyager (Alcoa) last At our little house year really helped to make Christ­ When I wear the pants mas and New Years a memorable Don't you forget , occasion. What I say or do Temple and his fellow shipmates 'Cause you can bet on the Voyager celebrated Christ­ mas a day out of Karachi, Paki­ It'll be for the best stan. He remarks that Seafarers And dear Miss Mouse grow accustomed to seeing holi­ Remember, only I wear days like Christmas almost totally The pants in this house ignored in the exotic ports of the non-Christian-nations of Asia and Of course, when I'm gone the Middle East. Not only did he You'll be in command and his fellow crewTnembers fail To run the show But when I return, understand to see any celebration of Christ­ mas in Karachi, but they also I'll wear the pants again found that the traditional New And run around the house Year's celebration was virtually And don't you ever forget it ignored when they hit India a few Little Miss Mouse, days later. ril Wear The Pants Relaxing in tKe sun in the port of Karachi, Pakistan are Maurice V. Lockier (left) and WIndei Sanders, both mem­ bers of the steward department on the Hastings (Water­ man). Richard Biomquist, ship's delegate who sent the photo in to the LOS, reports that Hastings crewmembers found old home week in progress at Karachi with at least seven SlU-manned ships calling there. Log Praised By Pensioner Family Lauds Welfare Help To The Editor; I would like to let every one know how much I look forward to receiving my copy of the LOG and how much I enjoy reading it. I am a pensioner and this is one of the ways I keep up with the union activi­ ties and doings. I like the sailing ship yarns very much as I myself sailed square riggers and schooners from 1908 until 1936. After that, I went, steamboating. I hope the LOG continues to To The Editor: My husband and I would like to send our thanks and deep gratitude to the SIU for the assistance it has given us with my husband's doctor bills in the last few months. My husband has been in the hospital for some time now, and 1 don't know what we would have done without your help. I will always be grateful to the SIU. Mrs. Deese Reeves All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. keep up the good work and I will look forward to each issue. Wishing everyone in the un­ ion a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Evald A. Qlsen iS* 4" 4" SIU Family Lauds Welfare To The Editor: I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude and appre­ ciation to the SIU and the Wel­ fare Plaii. Recently, with the arrival of our fourth child, a girl, we re­ ceived not only considerable happiness, but a large medical bill. 1 was forced to enter the hospital .five times after her birth, and on the third time, a hospital employee said, "Your policy will not continue to pay," Well, it did, with efficiency and promptness. 1 would also like to thank the Seafarers for the $25 bond that was given to our new baby. I consider us very fortunate to be a Seafarers fatnily. , Mhs. J. Wayne Adair 4 4> 4 Thanks Union For Pension Plan To The Editor: 1 would like to express my appreciation and gratitude for the pension checks which I have been receiving regularly over the past two years. 1 am also very grateful for the Welfare Plan and the way in which it recently paid all my doctor and hospital bills. The plan is a great comfort to a pensioner. Samuel W. Crouch 4 4 4 Lauds Union Welfare Help To The Editor: 1 want to thank the union for the wonderfui help it has given me and my family during the past four years. We have had so much trouble that 1 don't know what we would have done without the Union's welfare plan. We lost our only son to polio and I have been sick so much of the time. I really can't think of what would have happened if it hadn't been for the SIU coming to the rescue and paying the bills. Mrs. Clyde L. Jamison 4 4-4 Walter Rice Crew Thanked To The Editor: 1 would like to extend to the crew of the Walter Rice my gratitude and heartfelt ap­ preciation for the beautiful floral wreath offering at the death of my brother. Charlie C. Brown and Family Hommen Harper ences which occurred in wide spread corners of the globe. The only exception to these peaceful memories is provided by Sven Hommen who sails as a mem­ ber of the engine department. Hommen picks the Christmas-New Years season of 1943 as definitely the worst one he ever experienced. He recalls that he spent Christmas Day of that year grimly enduring a torpedo attack of a Nazi U-boat pack on the oil tanker he was shipping on In the North Atlantic. Continuous Barrage The Christmas day attack wasn't a special Yule-tide gift from Hit­ ler's submarine wolf pack. Accord­ ing to Hommen, the Germans be­ gan working over the Convoy he was in when it was only one day out of Halifax. By the time the long line of ships carrying sup­ plies for the Allies had reached the coast of Ireland 14 days later, 18 of the convoy's 52 ships had fallen prey to the sinister, elusive enemy. Hommen said that the tankers in the convoy were relatively lucky, since most of the successful attacks were against cargo ships. There was little hope for the men whose ships sustained hits, since the convoy was under strict orders to keep on moving at full speed. Upon reaching the coast of Ire­ land, the U-boat attacks subsided, but the German Air Force ap­ peared on the scene to deliver a treacherous New Years greeting in the form of an air raid. After recalling these grim memories, Hommen is quick to nominate 1943 as the worst Christ­ mas he had spent at sea. On the other hand, he says that the best Christmas gift he ever got was his ship's landing in one piece at the end of the convoy. Hommen declares that he has had his fill of wartime Christmases at sea. "If we ever have another war," he says, "I'm going to do all my shipping on the Great Lakes." Memories of more typical, peace­ ful holidays were recalled by Caroll Harper who has become ac­ customed to celebrating Christmas and New Years at sea. The Christ­ mas of. 1962 really stands out in Harper's recollections since it marked the first time in 15 years that he was able to spend the Yule season on home soil. Harper, who sails in'the engine department, reminisced that he usually found himself eating his holiday turkey while sailing on a iFaf East riin. "He'decfares that the 'Sea Life" 'Unlimited drav/ this time townP ' by Jim Mates This is the ole man's home �SEAFARERS Pagre Twenty-Two December Z5j UM LOG ABXUVAXiS attd All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Lisanne Rivera, born June 28, 18, 1964, to the Cecil B. Wiggins, 1964, to the Robert Riveras, Jersey Theodore, Alabama. City, New Jersey. 4 4 4 James Witherington, born No­ Gina Kennedy, born October 1, vember 7, 1964, to the James With­ 1964, to the Aubrey B. Kennedys, erington, Fairhope, Alabama. 4 4 4 Jr., Mobile, Alabama. Rebeca Perales, born November S* 3« . Janice Foster, born October 20, 17, 1964, to the Roberto G. Perales, 1964, to the Ernest F. Fosters, Bel- Brownsville, Texas. 4 4 4 haven, North Carolina. Joseph Fox, born November 1, 3i $1 4" 1964, to the Norman J. Foxes, Sondra Johnson, born November Whitehouse, Ohio. 15, 1964, to the Neres Johnsons, 4 4 4 Mobile, Alabama. Kathleen Durfee, born October 4 20, 1964, to the Arthur J. Durfees, Tamara Davis, born November Duluth, Minn. 16, 1964, to the Howard B. Davis, 4 4 4 Mobile, Alabama. Hulet Henson, born August 27, 1964, to the Hulet Hensons, Ray4 4 4 Rose Marie Daniels, born No­ ville, La. vember 16, 1964, to the Dixie W. 4 4 4 Mary Joan Mousseau, born Octo­ Daniels, Virginia Beach, Va. James Adaire, born November ber 27, 1964, to the Bernard L. 17, 1964, to the James R. Adaires, Mousseaus, Ossineke, Mich. New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Lawrence Smith, born October 4 4 4 Cecil Wiggins, born November 6, 1964, to the James M. Smiths, Kirkland, Washington. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 • 4 4 4 Francis Lyne Karoly, born Octo­ ber 28, 1964, to the Frank Karolys, Roseville, Mich. Kevin Chambers, born October 4, 1964, to the Martin J. Chambers, Lakewood, Ohio. Paul Kratas, born November 12, 1964, to the William Kratas, Pasa­ dena, Md. " Jennie Donald, born November 28, 1964, to the William J. Don­ alds, Norfolk, Va. 4 ' Raymond Farrell, November 4, 1964, to the Edward Farrells, Houston, Texas. held for the following members by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Build­ ing, 450 Harrison' St., San Fran­ cisco, Calif.: Haik Alexandrian, Joseph Alves, Orla S. Bushoid, Winfred S, 4 4 4 Daniel, Eigll E. Hjelm, Williard R. Timothy McCarthy Layton, Pablo Ojera, Potenciabo Your sister, Mrs. Eileen White, Paculba, Wong M. Sing (3 checks), would like you to get in touch Harold Thomson, Grover Turner, with her at Box 142, R.F.D. 1, Ding Hal Woo. Reeds Ferry, New Hampshire, 4 4 4 03078. David Douglas 4 4 4 Robert L. Houck would like you Adrien Fecteau to contact him at the Florida State D. L. .Adams requests that you get in touch with him concerning Hospital, Chatahootches, Fla. 4 4 4 your P.O. Box at the New Orleans Post Office. He is retiring from John Lawrence Wright service in December, and would You are asked to get in touch like to know what to do with your with your sister, Mrs. Vivian A. box and mail. Taylor. Curt Decker Joseph Thomas would like you to contact him as soon as possible on a very important matter. Write c/o 122 Roosevelt Ave., Norwood, Mass. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Carl Lawson John E. Bertie Donald Mann would like you to Get in touch with your wife im­ write him concerning the money mediately. 4 4 4 Carla Ann Jaks, born November he owes you. Write in care of S.S. 4 4 4 14, 1964, to the Edward J. Jaks, Mount Washington, c/o Victory Clarence Paul Stanley Jr., El Campo, Texas. Carriers, Inc., 655 Madison" Ave., Contact your wife as soon as New York, N.Y. 4 4 4 possible. Matt Moran, born October 17, 4 4 4 4 4 4. 1964, to the Patrick D. Morans, Charles D. Haymond Cleveland, Ohio. You are asked to communicate Lewis W. Roberts with Samuel Segal, Attorney, on a Your mother has asked that you The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare very urgent matter. get in touch with her immediately. Plan (any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of 4 4 4 4 4 4 beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): Income Tax Refunds Checks Held Income Tax Refunds are being Waldo M. Oliver, 51: Heart dis­ Hubert George Goley, 44: Broth­ Herbert Henry Williams, 39: Checks are being held for the er Goley died July 9, 1964, at his ease was fatal to Brother Oliver Brother Williams died July 6, below listed seamen by Lynn D. on July 16, 1964. residence in New 1964, in Bronx, Blackburn of Pardo's Service Of­ A member of the Orleans, of acci­ N.Y,, of natural fice, 2420 First Ave., Seattle, Wash. Union since he The contract department is dental causes. A causes. A mem­ He requests that Seafarers listed joined in 1950, member of the holding checks for the Sea­ ber of the deck contact him so they may be de­ he sailed in the SIU since 1953, farers listed below. Members department, he livered promptly. engine depart­ are advised that their checks he sailed in the joined the Union Damian Alabakiff, Gordon K. ment. Surviving deck department. can be had by writing the in 1963. Burial Anderson, George J. Berg, Chas. F. is a friend, Mrs. Surviving is his contract department at Head­ was in the Long Boyle, Yoko Bradley, Robert A. Ethel Taft. Cre­ wife, Mrs. Jeanquarters. Island National Cage, Jose Canul, Mack D. Carmation was in ette Goley. His F. Carpenter, M. Chandler, Cemetery, Pineruthers, Leonard J. Cox, Rex Lee the Olivet Mem­ place of burial is B. Dunn, J. Gonzales, F. Gor­ lawn, N.Y. No Roger Crum, Edward R. Crehan, orial Park, San Francisco Calif. not known. don, L. Harvey, H. Kopperbeneficiary was designated for the Maxine Curtis, Harold Damon, smith, S. Puntlllo, J. Richard­ deceased Seafarer. 4 4• 4 John Deabreu, Wilbur Lee Everett, 4 4 4 son, C. Scott, H. Sikes, L. Anthony ForgionI, 61: Heart dis­ Marvin Firmin, Erick Hawkins, Le­ 4 4 4 Taylor, H. Treddin, E. ZebHilding L. Palmquist, 43: Broth­ ease proved fatal to Brother Foronard M. Higgins, John V. Howarth, rowski, Vance A. Reid, John James Campfield, Jr., 39: Broth­ gioni on July 18, er Palmquist died July 12, 1964, in Relf Huddleston, Vance Idzal. E. Ross, Roy Raymond Thom­ the hospital in E. er Campfield died July 10, 1964, 1964, in the St. Leslie Jonhston, John G. Katsos, as, Francis M. Greenwell, at his residence Agnes Hoin>ital, Patchogue, N.X., Will I. Kroll (2), Robert N. McAnRichard Heckman, Jose A. in New Orleans Philadelphia, Pa. of natural causes. drew, Lloyd C. Marsh, James Paz, John J. Wynne, James H. of natural causes. A member of the A member of the Mates, Manuel C. Noble, Edward Smith, Earl H. Reamer, Jose A member of the steward depart­ SIU since he N. Napaepae, Albert & Margaret M. Decosta, Michael C. Miller, steward depart­ joined in 1948, ment, he has Oromaner, Sherman Phillips, Walter Smith. ment, he became he sailed in the been a member Philip Rubis, Arthur Rummel, Checks are also being held a member of the of the SIU since deck department. Tommy G. Sawyers, Yuriko Smith, In the contract department SIU in 1964. 1957. Adminis­ He is survived Fredrick H. Taylor, Alexander for the following Seafarers Surviving is his by his wife, Mrs. tratrix of his es­ Thompson, Jr., Gervacio Vinluan, from the Robin Kirk. wife, Mrs. Eula tate is Sophia Fiscaro. Burial was Rita Palmquist. Charles J. Welborn, William West, Nell D. Matthey; Arthur L. Mae Campfield. in the Fernwood Cemetery, Fern- Buriql was in the Holy Sepulchre Charles White, Donald White. wood, Pa. Patterson. His place of burial is not known. Cemetery, Coram, N.Y. Money Due Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Guif, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected hy the membership. Ali Union records are available at SIU headquarterg in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. Ail expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust iund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union hails. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, •Ither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the pro^r mahner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union oificial, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in ail constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. Hie Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one Individual to carry cut this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without suppiying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in aU Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you ofi* any constitutional right or obligation by any' methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabiUty-pensIon benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the beat Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If af any time a Seafarar feals that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall, at headquarters by certified ,mall,..return receipt requested. Pacific Coast (Continued from page 12) he plans to spend the holidays with his family in Pasadena and definitely hang around there long enough to enjoy the Tournament of Roses Parade. Seattle Shipping has been pretty slow here in Seattle for the last few weeks, but if all the ships that are expected to come in do arrive It should pick up considerably during the next period. This last period we had the Robin Hood, Cathy, Anchorage and Alcoa Master in the payoff column. Due to come in soon for payoffs are the Wild Ranger, Choctaw, Yaka, Overseas Rose and Robin Kirk. Among the oldtimers on the beach right now are electrician John Thompson and night cook and baker Bud Williams. Both are off the Anchorage and both have had their fill of winter already, even though it has not yet officially arrived. The first ship heading for warmer climes may very well have these two aboard when it pulls out. �U, 1M4 SEAFARERS Pace Twealy-TfevM LOG EUminatlon Of Firemen Blamed Accident Rate Jump Charged By Railroad Union President WASHINGTON—The charge that railroad safety has been seriously undermined by the elimination of firemen from engine crews was made by President H, E. Gilbert of the Brotherhood of Locomotive-* Firemen and Enginemen on press for restoration of firemen to the AFL-CIO-produced radio all engine crews when the Board program, "Labor News Confer­ ence." Deaths and injuries from rail accidents during the first three months following the Presidential Emergency Board ruling, which cut many firemen from payrolls, jumped 696 over those during the same period one year ago, Gilbert declared. He said the rail unions had "predicted this would happen. You cannot cut down the number of people in a crew without in­ creasing the hazard rate, because every one of them has a function in connection with the safe and efficient operation of the train," he said. Gilbert said that the BLFE will ruling expires in 1966, unless a prior agreement is reached. "It will be the position of the Broth­ erhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen that the 1950 Diesel Agreement will be restored by law and by the award itself, which will require firemen-helpers on all locomotives," he said. Gilbert said that in the mean­ time, his union will continue to press for additional rail safety re­ gulations through the Interstate Commerce Commission. Reporters questioning Gilbert on the weekly AFL-CIO-produced public service program were Neil Gilbrlde, labor reporter for the Associated Press, and William Eaton, Washington correspondent for United Press International. uireczorv oi UNION SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Willlama A1 Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETTARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BiU HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE ..1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Ed Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 1022S W. Jefferson Ave. Vlnewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON ; 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris. Agent ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Nelra, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. John Fay, Acting Agent . DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Paul Gonsorchlk, Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR -.1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Hep Phone 724-2843 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent MAln 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GUIette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent ... .TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen , ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 [lUFFALO. NY 735 Washington TT. I.QO'iQ ICAGO b. Chicago, DL LEVELAND .....9383 Ewlng Ave. SAglnaw 1-0733 1420 West 25th St. MAln 1-5450 DULITTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndoIph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgln 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av._ River Rouge 18. Mich. Vlnewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Flnnerty BALTIMORE ,,..1216 E. Baltimore St. .EAstern 7-4800 BOSTON ...278 State St .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE, Jax ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave Tel 529-7546 NORFOLK lis Third St. ^ Tel. 622-1892-8 -J I f. .r. .1 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St DEwey 6-3838 312 Harrison SL . Tel. 229-3783 GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dradgs Workers Section ASSISTANT DmECTOR Harold F. Yon BOTFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer. Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KlmbaU Trygve Varden. Agent .... ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerse. Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 w. Second St. Norman JoUcoeur, Agent RAndoIph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mail to Brimley. Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent. .BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oiiers ft Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Bums ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 PortUnd St. Tom Bums. Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin. Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range. Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent Export 8-3024 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky. Ohio Harold Rutlisatz. Agent MAln 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ....2723 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller. Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey. Agent ..MElrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAiLWAY MARiNE REGiON HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGtnty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H, Avery BALTIMORE...,1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstem 7-4900 NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4S00 BOSTON 278 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK US Third St Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA ..........2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA ......313 Harrison St. - ^ Phone'329-2788 All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA John G. Brady E. A. LeBlonc, Jr. Elmer P. Braquet Raymond Lewis, Jr. John A. Buttimer Phillip Mendozo Antolne Caraglorglo Hazel F. Morris Joseph G. Carr F. R. Mapstone VlrgU Clement Leon J. Penton C. E. Cummlngo V. P. Plzzltolo R. E. Cumberland Victor F. Placey Celestlne DeSauza Earl J. Price S. A. Detrlo Floro Regaldo Glenn E. Dickens W. R. Simpson Dominic DlGlovannl Otto Sylvester MarshaU Foster Frank S. Venezia Luis G. Franco S. L. Whlttlngton Chadbourne Gait Wright D. Allen Joseph Green George Armstrong Richard H. Hufford Homard A. Bergine Salres Kerajeorglan W. W. Blckford Antolne Landry USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICHIGAN LeRoy Axllne Clarence Lenhart William Gerka Delbert McGee Allen Datt Nell Stewart John Fedor Charles Stone Harlow Holmes Harold Thllhom John Jamleson Gerald Waz Anton Jenko Marshall Wheeler James Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA J. Davis G. E. Kitchens W. MuUlng O. M. Ames R. B. Pardo H. R. White USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON O. O. Ames P. M. Klauben R. E. Broome C. Martlnusson R. W. Brunner D. Ozlel J. DeAbren J. Ryan J. DaCosta USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VraGlNIA Vlto Comerlco Bennett Megglnson Joseph Curtis Dwlght Skelton Johnnie E. Hudglns Thomas W. Smith Gordon Marbury , USPHS HOSPITAL HOUSTOI^ TEXAS G. H. Atcherson T. L. Laningham A. B. Churchill J- N. Llnscomb Estuardo Cuenca Donald R. Long T F Alien, Jr. George Mike L E. Fuller Willis O. Moncrlef Ludoinh Galles Fustavo Osnua Paul Gllstrap Hugh L. Price Hugh C. Grove Joe C. Selby Robert H. High Louis Talarico James L. Hodges Raymond Thomas U. E. LaBarrere Frank TosU USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Yahy Alzlndai Gordon Chambers C. Astyfidls Arthur Cunningham Emmett Avery Sal DlBella Wallace Beeman John Drewes Joseph Blake David Ferrari First Check Max Fingerhut Wm. Nunez Keith Forster Stanley Ostrom C. Foster Teotonlo Perelra Stanley Friedman Winford Powell Chester Gletek Angel Reyes Albino Gomes James Shlber John Gotself Jack Smithy Burt T. Hanback Henry Stanczak John Holmroos Jerome Stokes Asmund Jacobsen Julius Swykert Robert Kuczynski Burton Veno Wm. Logan G. N. Walter Thomas Lowe Richard Waters Wm. McCarthy Charles Watson Wm. McMahon Carl Wayne A. Mazzarlello Fred Wrafter N. Newsome USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Truman Patrlquin USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Wm. M. Barnett Charles W. Lane Roy C. Bru John J. Miller Angelo ClfarelU Chan F. Neu Frank Delos Reyes Vlggo W. Sorenson Charles R. Gilbert USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Edward H. Bayne Robert S. Davis Edgar Benson Thomas FarreU Edmond L. Cain Joe Farrow SIU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York January 4 Detroit January 8 Philadelphia January 5 Houston January 11 Baltimore January 6 New Orleans .... January 12 Mobile January 13 t' t> West Coast SIU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle January 18 January 20 January 22 February 15 February 24 February 26 i 4" 3) Great Lakes SIU Meetings Seafarer Lionel Desplant (seated) receives best wishes as he accepts his first Union pension check from SIU rep. Joe DiGeorgio. Desplant, who was awarded a disability pension, sailed as a night cook and baker. ilse Only One Mali Address Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various opqrators in back wages and disputed overtime should first check whether they have a proper mailing address on file with the company. SIU headquarters officials point out that reports received from sev­ eral operators show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score Is sent from another, thus cre­ ating much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. Frledof Fondila Joseph Pozzeroll Nolan Hurtt Roy R. Rayfield James A. Johnson Gerado Rivera CecU F. Kane Calvin J. Slvels Elmer Koch Samuel Tate William Lane John Thommen Charles Lovell John Thompson Basillo Madlonado Henry E. Vain Frank Nappl James J. Winters James D. Poston USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler George McKnew Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay Charles Young SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny Edwin Harrlman PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin V.A. HOSPITAL NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS Maurice Roberta U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson EAST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL JACKSON. LOUISIANA Donald Sander GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in'the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM, The next meetings will be: Defiroit Jan. 11 Milwaukee Jan. 11 Chicago Jan. 12 Buffalo Jan. 12 tSauIt Ste. Marie Jan. 13 Duluth Jan. 15 t i 3> Lorain Jan. 15 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union (For meeting place, contact Har­ Regular membership meetings old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. for IBU members are scheduled Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland Jan. 15 eaoh month in various ports. The Toledo Jan. 15 next meetings will be: Ashtabula Jan. 15 Philadelphia Jan. 5—5 PM (For meeting place, contact John Baltimore (licensed and unMero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ (iicensed ... Jan. 6—5 PM tabula, Ohio). Houston .'.... Jan. 11—5 PM Norfolk ...... Jan. 7—7 PM 3) 3« 4" N'Orlcans ... Jan. 12—5 PM Mobile Jan. 13—5 PM United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings 3) t 4 for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various RAILWAY MARINE REGION ports. The next meetings will be: Regular membership meetings New York January 4 for Railway Marine Region-IBU Baltimore January 6 members are scheduled each Philadelphia ... January 5 month in the various ports at 10 ^Houston January 11 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings Mobile January 13 will be: New Orleans .. January 12 Jersey City Jan. 11 • Meetings held at Lanor Templa, New­ PhUadelphia Jan. 12 port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Baltimore Jan. 13 Ste. Marie, Mich. ^Norfolk . Jan. 14 t Matting held at Galveston wharves. Regular membership meetings on the Great l.akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings wili be: Detroit Jan, 3—2 PM Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, January 3—7 PM �SEAFARERS LOG DM. SI X»64 1 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SE/»FARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO KNOW^ YOUR * RIGHTS A N INFORMED membership means a strong union. And to keep his union strong, every Seafarer should keep informed by exercising a most important union right — THE RIGHT TO KNOW! The 'right to know* means that every Seafarer has the right to information about every phase of his union's operation. Thus, he is encouraged to use this right by raising questions at and participating in union meetings, questioning his union representatives about any matter of interest to him and keeping abreast of union activities and affairs through a thor­ ough reading of all union publications and documents which are distributed and posted for the purpose of keeping the membership informed. 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Title A name given to the resource December 25, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: BLAST HITS SEATRAIN N.Y. – REPORT NO SERIOUS INJURIES JOHNSON HEARS U.S. LABOR LEGISLATIVE GOALS FOR ‘65 AT-SEA OIL TRANSFER WINS NAVY KUDOS FOR SIU SHIP SIU ELECTION BALLOTING ENDS DECEMBER 31 IN ALL PORTS SEVEN SIU OLDTIMERS JOIN UNION PENSION RANKS DAKAR – EXOTIC PORT OF CALL FOR SIU-MANNED VESSELS FMC GETS DUAL RATE DATA IN COMPRIMOSE AGREEMENT EXPLOSION RIPS SEATRAIN N.Y. – ONE CREWMAN SLIGHTLY INJURED U.S. READY TO NEGOTIATE FOR NEW SEA-LEVEL CANAL FMC COMPROMISES TO GET DUAL RATE DATA AGREEMENT SCAB-RUN RAILWAY THREATENS TO ‘EMBARGO’ CAPE KENNEDY WOODWORKER LOCAL DEFIES ANTI-LABOR KLAN VIOLENCE RUSSIANS SEE ‘PROFIT MOTIVE’ BEHIND NUCLEAR SUB DISASTER Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/25/1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVI, No. 26 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f1a781145c969c13c9c43085fe4a84e9.PDF 5fc9e598ce9aebec4d5f9b350615c3c6 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG DM. 11 1964 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO X �race Tir* SEAFARERS LOG December 11, IfM' By Paul Hall Once again the American Medical Association is girding its loins to do battle with its favorite dragon—medicare. In the past the AMA has been the bitterest enemy of medical care for the aged under social security and has been successful in preventing passage by the Congress of this much-needed legislation. The Associa­ tion has been losing support steadily however. Many have felt for a long time that the AMA did not truly reflect the opinion of most of its membership and the fact is that its mem<bers have been revolting with increasing frequency against the AMA's backward position on many issues—including medicare. The AMA suffered a terrible defeat in the recent naticmal elecUons when Barry Goldwater, who the AMA strongly supported, went down to a humiliating defeat, cairying much of the Republican party with him. The AMA, or "doctor's lobby" as it may more accurately be called, adnvits it lost many of its best congressional friends in the electiMi. It has stated that its chances of defeating medicare legisla­ tion in the next session of Congress is now "considerably less than it was a few weeks ago." But is this well-heeled "doctor's lobby" planning to give up its opposition to what has been clearly demonstrated to be the overwhelm­ ^ SiJ s! m:ii:Ssfe5fSsi;?ssg ing will of the vast majority of the American people? Not on Seafarer Thomas J. Hilburn, his wife Etta Mae and their three children relax in the Houston your life. "The fight must go on," the AMA has decided. hall after polishing off a tasty Thanksgiving feast in the company of hundreds of other The SIU, along with the rest of the American labor movement, has SlU families and their children. Seafarers on the high seas also celebrated Thanksgiving been among the strongest advocates of medicare legislation and has in finest SlU style, feasting on turkey and other traditional holiday delicacies. repeatedly called for and fought for its passage. Pensioned Seafarers are not dependent on m^icare legislation because under the SIU Pension Plan they get unlimited medical expenses, while their wives and de­ pendents continue to receive the same coverage as they did when the Seafarer was shipping. But there are few Seafarers who do not have friends and relatives who would benefit from the passage of this legislation. Medicare is aimed at assuring that our older citizens are able to get the medical care they need in the face of skyrocketing hospital costs ^d doctor's fees. These older citizens are the ones whose toil through years laid the foundation for America's greatness. It is cynical Although the Thanksgiving celebrations are now in the past, the 1964 holiday season the and cruel to continue to shut them out from the medical care they Is still in full swing with Seafarers and their families looking forward to another des^e and need simply because at today's prices any prolonged period traditional SIU Christmas, of hwpitahzation or medical treatment would eat up every penny they received in pensions and would quickly deplete their life savings. SIU stewards began stocking an As in the past, Seafarers tice, trustees of the SIU Welfare and their families at this time assortment of tempting foods and Plan have approved the payment M^icare is necessary and inevitable. A key sponsor of the bill has predicted that the measure could clear Congress by Easter. Whether of the year enjoy holiday delicacies aboard SIU vessels that to all SIU men in any authorized or not it is passed by that time it most definitely will be passed eventuwill be away from home ports on stateside hospital for one or more meals in SIU Halls across the coun­ try, special cash bonuses for hospi­ December 25, in order to have on days during the period from De­ ally—and all the rantings and ravings and scare tactics by the AMA talized men and pensioned old- hand the finest in holiday meal cember 23 to December 25 of a and other backward, reactionary, thoughtless, cruel and cynical op­ prevent its passage. timers and the traditional deluxe trimmings and make Christmas special $25 Christmas bonus pay­ ponents of medicare will not * * * away from home a real Christmas ment plus a carton of cigarettes spread In holiday dinners aboard for SIU crews. The new year of 1965 could well be a critical period for U S marl(or cigars if they- prefer), besides the ships at sea. On shore, planning has been the normal hospital benefit they time. The total American shipping industry continued to lose strength Long in advance of the holidays, during the year which is closing out. The participation of U.S.-flag going full ahead for the holidays may be receiving. For hospitalized men, this in­ vessels in U.S. foreign trade remained minimal at less than 9 percent to provide Christmas dinners with In the coming year our Union will continue its efforts to emphasize all the fixings for Seafarers and volves all those with at least one day of employment during the the need for appropriate governmental action to assure preservation their families in all SIU ports. immediately - preceding 12 - month of a merchant fleet which is consistent with the needs of the nation. The Thanksgiving dinners ar­ period. While the total American shipping did not improve during 1964 there ranged in all ports on November SIU pensioners on the pension was one notable achievement that could well produce a significant 26 were enjoyed by thousands of roster as of December 1 will also i^ult in the da^ ahead. That is, for the first time, the establidiment people — Seafarers, their families receive the extra $25 payment in of a Presidential Maritime Advisory Committee, meeting regularly for and guests. addition to their regular benefits the purpose of developing recommendations that might lead to an overhaiti of our merchant marine policies. Maintaining a traditional prac­ of $150 monthly. Cki^iderable evidence has already been put into the record of the deficienm^ in policies, regulations and practices that effect the WASHINGTON — Unfair labor status of the U.S. fleet. We will continue to submit evidence of this charges filed against the SIU by nature based on our experience, knowledge and research of the prob­ the National Maritime Union have lems, and they should have impact and influence on the ultimate been dismissed by the National i^mn^dations which the Maritime Advisory Committee will make to the Pres'ident. Labor Relations Board. The NLRB here has upheld a Regional Direc­ tor's earlier dismissal of the NMU suit on grounds that there was no basis for the NMU charges. A $40 million damage suit filed by the NMU against the SIU and two shipping companies arising out of the same beef is still pend­ ing. The SIU plans to move for dismissal of this suit as well. 60,000 ILA longshoremen in ports The suits arose from an unsuc­ ttom Mame to Texas may have to hit the bricks again on cessful attempt by the NMU to December 20 over the issue of a proposed cut in the size raid tanker jobs which have beefi of work gangs. under SIU contract since 1952— The ILA .men are preparing President Johnson reported to the first under the Colonial Steamship to vote on a proposed settle­ White House that, despite a con­ Corporation and then under its ment in an election required under tinuing deadlock in the negotia­ successor, the Western Tankers the Taft-Hartley Act. The 80-day tions, both sides are anxious to Corporation, which purchased the anti-strike injunction, imposed by reaich a settlement by Decem­ vessels last year. the Government October 1 when ber 20. When tlie NMU was unable to the longshoremen walked off their The Board's report to the Presi­ force Western Tankers to replace jobs to press their fight for job dent also revealed that the ILA SIU crewmen with NMU men, the security, runs out five days before agreed to a compromise formula NMU refused to sign on board ves­ Christmas. Should the dockers feel proposed by Assistant Labor Secre­ sels of American Export-Isbrandtcompelled to continue the strike tary James J. Reynolds, but re­ sen Lines, with which it has con­ at that time, shipping would come jected by the employers. tracts, maintaining that American to a standstill from Portland, In a letter to the membership Export-Isbrandtsen was the owner Maine to Brownsville, Texas. on the eve -of the baUo.ting, ILA of the SlU-contracted tankers. The major stumbling block to a president "Thomas W. Gleason said: Dressed in her holiday finest. Mona Lisa Bisin, 9-year old After tying up 11 of their own settlement remains the long-drawn- 'The union's position has con­ daughter of Seafarer Slmpllcio Bisin, gets ready to pick up contracted vessels, the NMU de­ out dispute over the size of work stantly been that we must have cided to halt the tactic, and release L n turkey and all the trimmings at the Baltimore gangs and an employer demand to an agreement that will let every­ the vessels and announced that it hall, hdona Lisa was one of the thousands qf children who limit the amount of checkers and one know by contract, what.he was filing the lawsuit and unfair enoyed delicious Thanksgiving meals with their families, clerks on the docks. should expect as a job opportunity labor charges. ce ebrating in true SIU tradition. The Board of Inquiry set up by over the life of the agreement." SlU Halls Host Thousands For Holiday Turkey Fetes NMU Charges Dismissed By Labor Board Gang Size Dispute Stymies ILA Taiits �DMember 11, 19M SEAFARERS Pace Tiire« lOQ Lloyd's Study Points to U.S. Decline U.S. Ranked Fifth in World Shipping The United States is now a fifth - rate maritime nation according to figures released this week in Londpn by Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Based on statistical tables for 1964 published by Lloyd's, the U.S. now has only 9.8 million gross tons of active deep sea ship­ ries a greater proportion of U.S. world. Based on the year-end ping. The U.S. has an es­ foreign commerce. American-flag figures of 1963, the SIU pointed to timated 10.5 million gross vessels now carry less than nine the fact that the U.S. was fifth in Liftle Gabriella Shapiro, 22-month-olcl daughter of Seafarer Bernard Shapiro, is braced for an "ouch" in the comfort­ ing arms of her mother, Helga, as medical technician Rich­ ard Brigman prepares to administer diphtheria-polio-typhus vaccination at the New York SlU Clinic. 51U Clinic Exams Approach 84,000 Since the first SIU Clinic opened its doors In New York in April, 1957, some 83,960 medical examinations have been give<n to Seafarers and their families in ten clinics on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and in Puerto Rico. SIU men have taken the greatest advantage of the clinics, accounting for 73,269 of the exams given. Women accounted for 6,356 exams, and the remaining 4,335 were performed on the children of Seafarer fam­ ilies. The SIU men usually undergo at least one complete physical examination a year under the program of preventive medicine set up by the Union. The Pete Larsen Memorial Clinic in New York, the first and busiest, performed a total of 36,695 examinations on Seafarers and their families. New Orleans, opened in December, 1957, was responsible for 19,435 examinations. Baltimore, opened in February, 1958, gave 11,352 exams. Houston, in operation since June 1959, had 6,956 exams. Mobile, opened at the same time as the New Orleans clinic, performed 6,902 examinations. The Puerto Rico Clinics, with offices in San Juan and Ponce, have given 1,933 exams. Philadelphia, Where SIU men and their families use the International Ladies Garment Workers faciiity as ILG members use the Baltimore SIU Clinic, had 1,480 examinations. The three newest SIU Clinics, in Boston, Tampa and Jacksonville, were opened in August of this year. So far Boston has performed 109 exams, Tampa has given 42 and Jacksonville has given 27. The total of nearly 84,000 examinations cover examinations given to October 31 of this year, the latest complete figures available. The purpose of the clinics is to protect the health and earning power of Seafarers and their families by detecting illness or disease in their early stages, where they can be most readily diagnosed and treated. The centers do diagnostic work only. Those requiring treatment are referred to their own physician, and the Welfare Plan pays the cost under the medicaLhospital-surgioal benefits progiram. tons in the reserve fleet, a substantial part of which is obsolete. The United Kingdom still occupies the number 1 spot, with a merchant fleet of 21.4 million gross tons. Liberia, which continues to surge ahead, is now number 2 with 14.5 million gross tons. In third place, close behind Liberia, is Norway with 14.4 mil­ lion gross tons. Fourth spot be­ longs to Japan with 10.8 million gross tons, trailed by the U.S. The Soviet Union now holds sixth place in the list of principal maritime countries with a total of 6.9 million tons. Greece follows behind Russia in seventh position, followed by Italy, West Germany, France, Netherlands, Sweden and Panama—in that order. The principal gain in gross tonnage in 1964 was scored by the runaway-flag registry of Liberia which added slightly more than 3 million gross tons to her registry. Japan was the second biggest gainer, picking up 837,000 tons during the year. Norway increased by 808,000 tons. The biggest decline in gross tonnage in 1964 was suffered by the United States, according to Lloyd's, which reported a drop of 703,000 tons in American shipping. The preference of Greek owners to register their vessels under run­ away, tax-free flags cost that nation 206,000 tons. Great Britain's loss came to 75,000 tons, due to the high incidence of scrapping activity which outweighed new ship deliveries. The United States' decline Is substantially the result of govern­ ment policies which have been depriving American shipping of its fair share of government-financed cargoes and of its failure to see that American-flag shipping car­ percent of U.S. trade. At the present rate, it is pos­ sible that the Soviet Union, which is engaged in a heavy merchant shipbuilding program, may over­ take and surpass the United States in the near future. In September, the SIU sub­ mitted to the Martime Advisory Committee, created by President Johnson to review the role of U.S. shipping, figures pointing to the critical state of U.S. maritime in relation to the other nations of the number of active vessels with only 913 and barely in fourth position in terms of both gross tonnage and deadweight tonnage. On the basis of the Lloyd's figures released this week, it is apparent that U.S. shipping is still on the skids and unless, as the Union and other interested seg­ ments of maritime have urged, the government takes positive steps to strengthen and improve the posi­ tion of U.S. shipping, the decline will continue. McLaughlin Elected Canadian SIU Pres. MONTREAL—Leonard J. (Red) McLaughlin has been elected president of the SIU of Canada by an almost two-toone margin over the nearest of six other candidates for the post. He has been executive vice-president of the Union named acting President by the gov­ ernment-appointed Board of Mari­ since 1958. The results of the union election, time Trustees. The Board ap­ in which 44 candidates competed pointed Turner after it had taken for the 16 elective offices were over control of the maritime announced officially at the regular membership meeting here on De­ cember 2. The elections were held over a two-month period from September 15 to November 15. Elected as executive vice-presi­ dent was Rod Heinekey. Don Swait was elected secretary-treasurer. Other successful candidates were: Roger Desjardins, vice-presi­ dent in charge of organizing; Nor­ man A. David, Pacific Region vicepresident: Ray Doucet, St. Law­ rence and Gulf Region vice-presi­ dent; John Royce, Upper Great Lakes Region vice-president; Bill Glasgow, Lower Great Lakes Re­ gion vice-president; Fred Southern, Atlantic Region vice-president. Roman Gralewicz, Montreal dis­ patcher; Ed Williams, Thorold Dis­ patcher. Angus Cameron, Montreal pa­ trolman; Alfred Poole, Vancouver Leonard J. (Red) McLaughlin patrolman; Clarence Leblanc, Fort William patrolman; Matt Davidson, unions and had removed Hal C. Thorold patrolman;, and Joe Fry, Banks as head of the Union. The government trusteeship was an Toronto business agent. McLaughlin, a native of New aftermath of the bitter struggle Zealand who went to sea at the waged by the SIU of Canada age of 15 and sailed throughout against Upper Lakes Shipping W.W. II, was an active member of Company when the company the Federated Seamen's Union of locked out Canadian Seafarers and New Zealand. In 1946 McLaughlin signed a contract with a previously began sailing aboard SIU A&G- non-existent union—the Canadian contracted ships until 1948. He Maritime Union. went to Canada in that year and began sailing aboard Canadian ves­ sels as a member of the SIU of Canada. He became a Canadian Dec. 11, 1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 25 citizen in 1953. He was active In the SIU's suc­ cessful fight to break the hold of PAUL HALL, Prcatdent the Communist Party over the HERBERT BRAND, Editor; BERNARD SEA­ Canadian seamen's movement. Mc­ MAN, Art Editor; MIKE POLLACK, Laughlin has been elected to NATHAN SKYER, Assistant Editors; virtually every post in the SIU of ROBERT ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE Canada and in 1954 was elected CARMEN, Staff Writers. secretary-treasurer of the SIU of Published biweekly at the headquarters the Seafarers International Union, At­ Canada and in 1958 was elected of lantic, Guif, Lakes and Iniand Waters District, 675 Fourth Avenue, executive vice-president—which he Brooklyn, AFL-CIO, NY, 11J3J. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600. has held to this time. Second class postage paid at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act McLaughlin will now replace as of Aug. 24. 1912. — 120 President of the SIU of Canada Charles Turner, who had been SEAFARERS LOG On family day at the New York Clinic, eight-year-old Rosita Suarez smiles through physical check-up being given her by Dr. John Shelly while her mother, Rosario, and her Seafarer father, Antonio Suarez, looks on. Almost 84,000 exams have been given to Seafarers and their families. �Fuse Four SEAFARERS By Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Fight For Navy Yard Continues tOG Deeonber 11. U6k Peace Corps Recruiters Seeking Skilled Workers WASHINGTON—The Peace Corps is loo^ng for workers from factories, shops and construction sites who can pass-on their practical skills to the people of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Forty - six nations have ment effort, already under way at ing in small groups with workers asked for American volun­ several industrial centers, has the from the host countries building "wholehearted support" of the schools, homes, roads and clinics. teers who are able to build, AFL-CIO Executive Council. The The top New York state and city politicians had a meeting: last week with Defense Secretary McNamara and Navy Secretary Nitze in an effort to change their minds about closing the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the Army Terminal. While it appears that this effort was unsuccessful, the fight to keep these defense facilities open will repair, grow and make-do with a • In Malaysia, U.S. workers with continue. The SIU stands with the ILA and the other unions in the minimum of equipment and tools. council urged affiliated unions to a variety of skills are teaching in Maritime Trades Department in their battle to protect their jobs vocational A college degree is not required. cooperate in the recruiting drive. government-sponsored Some examples of Peace Corps schools. and their skills for the nation. There is no age limit. And married New York shipping picked up during the last period and is expected couples are welcome if both can missions are: Peace Corps volunteers agree to to continue on a fair to good basis for the next few weeks. Meanwhile serve as volunteers and if they have • Forty volunteers helped Tuni­ serve for two years. During a three voting in the A&G election is continuing at a brisk pace and all no dependents under the age of 18. sia overcome a transportation to four-month training course in members are urged to come in to cast their ballots. The Peace Corps labor recruit- breakdown which threatened the the United States, they learn teach­ In the largest turnout ever, Seafarers and their families enjoyed a nation's economy. With the depar­ ing skills, a foreign language, facts terrific Thanksgiving dinner at the Hall. In the Hall to visit and ture of skilled and semi-skilled about American history and the vote during the holiday period were some oldtimers as well as some French workers when Tunisia be­ history of the country to which new friends. Off the Montpelier Victory was John Mitchell, and from came independent, there was a they will go. the Petrochem, Harold "Mickey" Spillane. Joe Sullivan, just off the desperate shortage of Tunisians Abroad, living conditions are Alcoa Trader, will spend some time in recuperation on the beach skilled in keeping automobiles, simple but adequate and health­ from a hernia operation he just underwent. Anthony Palino has been trucks, tractors, scrapers and grad­ ful. Overseas, the volunteers re­ showing his face around the Hall, as has Ivan Buckley, who is ers in . operating condition. As a ceive living allowances to cover Two more Seafarers from the result, harvested crops were rot­ their needs, including 45 days of watching the board for a Robin SIU Great Lakes district have been ting in the fields and commerce travel leave which can be used to Line ship. Another steady rider, Frank Radzvila, a chief cook, Victor Silva, is waiting for a Chief was last on the Hurricane on the added to the roster of union mem­ had come to a standstill. tour neighboring countries as well Cook or Baker's job on a ship in northern Europe run, visiting ports bers approved to receive a monthly The Peace Corps volunteers in­ as the nation to which the volun­ check for $150 for the rest of their cluded several skilled mechanics teer is assigned. At the end of the the island run. in France, Belgium, Holland and lives. The two additions bring the and others who worked on their service period, each volunteer re­ Boston Germany. He says the crew was Shipping has been on the up­ one of the best he's sailed with, total for the year to 94. own cars as a hobby and were ceives a readjustment allowance of The two new pensioners are Carl able to master a special four- $1800—$3,600 for a swing in Boston and is expected to and, in turn, the crew gave the married get even better in the coming pe­ steward department a vote of W. Johnson, 54, and Raymond E. month intensive course in heavy couple. riod, During the last period, there thanks for the good feeding they Johnson, 63. equipment maintenance and repair. Assembly-line and semi-skilled Carl Johnson Joined the union In When sent overseas, they worked workers with mechanical aptitudes were two payoffs, one sign-on and enjoyed. one ship serviced in transit. Jose Martinez, a 14-year SIU Michigan. He spent his entire time alongside and trained young Tuni­ are needed just as are skilled Edmundo Andrade, a 22-year member, had good words for his sailing in the Great Lakes em- sian workers—and the crisis was tradesmen. And the special train­ overcome. SIU man who sails as an AB, had last ship, the Bethtex. Jose says ing they will receive before start­ to sign off the Mt. Washington to she was a good feeder with a good • In the urban and rural slums ing their assignments will help I go into drydock at the Marine crew. Now he is watching the board of many Latin American nations. prepare them for higher-skilled [Hospital. He says he will wait for for another coastwise run. Peace Corps volunteers are work­ jobs on their return. another offshore run when he Norfolk leaves the hospital. Shipping has been fair in Nor­ John Rubery was last aboard the Trustee. He says he will take folk. In the last period there was the first bos'n job that shows up one payoff, one sign-on and eight on the board. Six months on the ships serviced in transit. The out­ beach has him aching to go to sea look for the next period is good, with several ships due to pay off C. Johnson R. Johnson again. Leonard Ruggero, a quarter- in the port. Thomas Smith, last aboard the ployed by the Ann Arbor Railroad century union man who sails in BALTIMORE—The Globe Explorer (Maritime Overseas), Rebecca, was hurt in an accident Company as deckhand. Johnson the blackgang, had to get off the will now settle in his home in Ben- •which was heavily damaged by a flash fire oh September at sea. He's hoping to be out of Mt. Washington to square away zonia, Mich., and reap the bene­ 11, recently arrived here under tow for major repair work. some business ashore. Now he the hospital soon so he can ship fits of his long years of work and again. The charred bulk carrier says he is waiting for another Henry Horton, in the blackgang Union membership. hotel like the Washington. was towed here from Norfolk had picked up 48 hours earlier. on the Potomac, liked the ship but Raymond Johnson is also a na­ to be fitted with a new aft Seafarers received $500 disaster Philadelphia signed off so he could be home tive of Michigan who makes his section, which was the most heav­ compensation for their losses, paid Shipping picked up near the end with his family over the holidays. home in Frankfurt, Mich. A mem­ ily damaged section of the ship. to them under the terms of the of the last period and is expected Samuel Warren, last on the ber of the Great Lakes district The Globe Explorer was swept Union contract. to be fair in the coming two weeks. Globe Traveler, says he will try to since he joined in Michigan, he There were three payoffs, two hold out until Christmas before spent his years on the lakes sail­ by a fast spreading fire when she sign-ons and 12 ships serviced shipping but sort of doubts he can ing for the Ann Arbor Railroad Co. was only 30 hours out of Norfolk. while in transit. hold out that long. in the deck department. Raymond The flames quickly enveloped the Charles Moss was last on the Andrew Boney, last aboard the Johnson is another Seafarer who stem section, forcing the SIU crewLosmar. He just received his fit Wacosta, will head down to his can now relax with the assurance members to take to the lifeboats for duty slip and is looking to farm in Suffolk, Virginia to do a of a monthly income of $150 ar­ within 30 minutes, in a stiff ship on another Calmar vessel. riving from the Union welfare plan. nor'easter with ten-foot seas. No (Continued on page 23) injuries were suffered in the blaze. Dick Cummings, who found a home on the Robin Locksley, The lifeboat launching was con­ VICKSBURG, Miss. —Demoli­ signed off the ship after more than ducted without a hitch, and Sea­ tion experts have removed live 15 years. Now he is watching the farers in the crew received high shells from the Union gunboat board for a Calmar ship. praise for the good seamanship Cairo which ran afoul of Con­ Fred T. Miller just served a 15and calmness that they displayed. federate mines and sank in the month tour in the Peace Corps in The boats were in the water for Yazoo River near here on Decem­ Peru. His hitch was ended pre­ four hours before the Italian- ber 12, 1862. The vessel was raised maturely because of difficulties at owned, Panamanian-fiag ore car­ recently and is now standing in home. Just off the Mt. Vernon Vic­ rier La Pintata arrived to pick up shallow water. tory, he says he plans to fly south the crewmembers. Army Ordnance men were the for the cold months. The following day the Coast first to go aboard the stern por­ Raul Cabrera last sailed on the Guard cutter Owasco took the tion after it was pulled to the Globe Traveler since coming out Globe Explorer crew off the La bank of the river. After 102 years of the hospital. He says that the Pintata and brought them to New of submersion, many live shells SIU hospital benefits were a God­ London, Conn. Another CG cutter and cannonballs were removed. send to him. picked up a salvage crew consist­ They will be deactivated and Baltimore ing of the skipper, chief mate, en­ later displayed in a museum to be Baltimore shipping was slow in gineer and bosun Horace Mobley, constructed here. the last period but is expected to The Cairo was searching the who returned to their burned out pick up considerably in the next Yazoo for Rebel mines and elec­ ship to take a . tow. period. The Seamar and the PortThe towing operation was con­ tric torpedoes when two mines mar will crew up and the Chilore ducted under highly difficult con­ blasted her ironclad hull and sent and Marore are expected to pay off. ditions since hurricanes Ethel and her to the bottom. All her 160 During the last period there were Dora had whipped up heavy seas. hands escaped safely. The wreck six payoffs, five sign-ons and seven At one point, the cutter had to was rediscovered nine years ago ships in transit. break the tow, stranding the sal­ by three men in an outboard Paul Luteman, last off the Fanvage party in the stormy Atlantic. motorboat. wood, says he had a run-in with a The vessel was raised in stages. The Globe Explorer was carry­ three-wheel rickshaw in Karachi, ing an MSTS cargo of 20,000 tons First the bow, paddle wheel and Pakistan—he fell out of the con­ of coal which was relatively un­ cabin were lifted by cables onto SIU Railway Marine Region director G. P. McGinty receives traption. Paul passes on a warning damaged by the fire. Her crew- a submerged barge and towed to congratulations from Jersey City Mayor Thomas Whalen to his fellow Seafarers on the Far members didn't fare as well, since shallow water. The rest of the East run not to take rickshaws for as he is handed his certification of appointment to the Jersey they lost their personal belongings vessel was raised later by similar grapted,^ < f . 9ity Mayor s Labor Acjvisory Committee.,. , —as well as their pay, which they methods. SIU Veterans Go On Pension Globe Explorer Gets Major Repair Work Live Shells Taken From Old Gunboat Named Labor Advisor �Deoember 11, 19M SEAFARERS Pace Fi^ LOG Dual Rate Practices Injure U.S. Shipping FMC Reaching Compromise On Duai Rate Information By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Thanksgiving Honored By Guif SiU Seafarers' activities along: the Guif Coast were hiehligrhted on Thanksgriving: Day by holiday dinners served in SIU hails in Mobile, New Orleans and Houston. Members turned out in great numbers to celebrate with families and friends at tables that were loaded down with traditional Turkey Day goodies. It was a splendid opportunity for Seafarers to renew old acquaint­ ances and friendships. From all reports, the day was enjoyed to the fullest by all hands. After Thanksgiving, record early season cold weather moved in on the coast. For example, a low of 29 degrees was the coldest December 1 on record in New Orleans. New Orleans The Transyork was put in the shipyard for repairs and the crew laid off after the ship struck a drydock at Todd Shipyard while inbound to New Orleans from the Mediterranean. The ship was damaged on the port side and was beached on the Mississippi River bank until emergency repairs could be made and 14 feet of water pumped out of the engine room preparatory to towing the 12,000 ton cargo vessel into drydock. The repairs are expected to be com­ pleted and a new crew called for in from three weeks to a month. Ground was broken on December f 4 for construction of a huge inter­ ing "deer" in Houston. We don't national exhibition facility on the know what kind of luck he has had, riverfront at Canal and S. Front but at the last report he was ready streets. When completed, the to throw in for the first bosun's facility, which is being constructed job on anything going anywhere under the auspices of the City of for a long trip. Charles A. "Gus" New Orleans Board of Port Lindberg is vacationing with his Commissioners and International family after paying off from the House, is expected to be an im­ Montpelier Victory. Warren Caspressive implement in the promo­ sidy visited friends in New Orleans tion of foreign trade through the over the weekend, but is back in Texas ready to ship out. Eugene Port of New Orleans. Another project which will "Red" Blanchard came ashore change the appearance of the after eight months on the Mt. riverfront is the demolition of part Washington and has been having a of the old Dumaine St. wharf. This ball fishing, hunting and moving will give an unobstructed view of along the freeways in a 1965 the Mississippi from Jackson yellow Ford convertible with a square and a fine view from the black top. There is only one flaw river of St. Louis Cathedral, the in this beautiful way of life, says Cabildo, Presbytere and the upper "Red." He has to ship right back and lower Pontalba Buildings, all out to pay for the convertible. historic structures and French Ernie Berwald, who made his last trip on the Bradford Island, says Quarter landmarks. William "Professor" McKay he is looking for a job on a coast­ dropped in for a visit a couple of wise tanker. Nick Korsak is days ago. He is a fine testimonial making the job calls after a vaca­ tion trip to the West Coast. He to the healthful qualities of ocean stopped off in Arizona to visit with breezes. During our conversation, an old shipmate. Tiny Milesski, we learned that he is 77 years old, who is in ill health. Juan Guiterrez but he is spry and nimble as ever. made the headlines in the Texas His appearance certainly belies papers when he killed a season's his age. He looks younger than record nine-point buck while hunt­ many men more than 20 years his ing in East Texas. He got off the junior. Beauregard Oct. 20 and was hoping Some of the "young" oldtimers to make a job on the Transorleans. to visit the hall recently included Mobile Louis "Baidy" Bollinger, Joe Bob Schwartz who checked in LaBranche and Frank Kouns. here after paying off the Ocean "Baldy" reported he had a great Joyce shipped out on the Inger trip with a full "deck load" of U.S. which crewed up in the shipyard. Marines aboard the Del Sol in Paul R. Simmons registered in the operation "Steel Pike" described engine department after a year on in the LOG recently. the Alcoa Runner and said he was Charlie Rayfuse shipped to a going to spend the holidays with fireman's job on the Steel Fabrica­ his family. Ethan Mercer, second tor. Jake Wood made an oiler's job electrician on the same bauxite on the Bangor. Ivey Cox had to carrier, also hit the beach. Robert get off the same ship after sprain­ Spencer, chief cook for two years, ing his knee and ankle. He is and John L. Munnerlynn, steward receiving daily physical therapy at for nine months, got off the the USPHS Hospital and expects Sacramento and came home for to be fit for duty in a few weeks. the holidays. Harold L. "Buck" Houston Weaver paid off the Our Lady of "Ski" Waleiski paid off from an Peace after two trips as bosun. AB's job on the Transerie in Percy A. Gray registered after Mobile about two months ago and paying off from the Transhatteras says since then he has been hunt­ at the end of a trip to India. SIU Clinic Exams—All Ports EXAMS THIS PERIOD: October 1 - October 31, 1964 Port Seamen Baltimore 238 117 Houston 66 Mobile 106 New Orleans.... ... 456 New York Philadelphia 16 *San Juan TOTAL. ... 1,218 *9/21/64 to 10/20/64 Wives 7 9 8 31 44 21 144 CTiifdren 11 7 0 10 24 32 13 97 TOTAL 256 133 74 147 524 275 50 459 WASHINGTON—A compromise settlement—with the Federal Maritime Commission doing most of the compromising—is reported near in the year-old battle to make foreignflag operators open their books on overseas rate-making information. American - flag operations*^ (lave been hurt in the past by the FMC to stay clear of such formation necessary to end thai the dual rate policy of the meaningless compromises and to practice of dual rates now and in| mostly foreign-flag steamship con­ ferences. These conferences have set a double standard on rates for the U.S. export-import trade, with higher rates being set on the ex­ port of goods from the U.S. The effect of the dual rate policy has been to deprive American workers of jobs and to weaken this coun­ try's balance of payments position. For these reasons, the FMC, backed by maritime labor and seg­ ments of the industry, has been trying to make the conferences reveal information on their ratemaking procedures. The settlement reportedly near in Washington would achieve the principle of disclosure but would not really make the conferences disclose detailed information on rate-making. Considered an "accommodation" and not a true settlement, the formula being talked about would accept only "aggregated" informa­ tion from the conferences—infor­ mation so generalized, in other words, that it would be virtually impossible to spot any violations of U.S. law by individual carriers or the conferences from any exam­ ination of it. An explanation of the term "ag­ gregated" was not even made available, Washington officials said. In addition, the information re­ leased is only expected to cover that which the FMC has been asking for during the past year. The settlement, it is said, makes no provision about similar prob­ lems which arise in the future. Maritime labor has been urging use its power to obtain all the in­ the future. Drifting Lifeboat Vexes U.S. Navy HAMBURG, Germany—A battered, storm-tossed lifeboat! found floating off the coast of Spain, a set of toy electric j trains and two jackets containing the papers of two Greek| seamen. The elements of a aided in the rescue of seamen fromi mystery or of a farce? The U.S. Navy, which the Greek freighter Dia, which! pieced together these clues found by the LST DeSoto County in the Atlantic on November 16, leaned toward the mystery theory. A report issued by the headquarters of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet in Nor­ folk, Va., said the Navy was "puzzled" about the fate of the occupants of the lifeboat. Though the boat, clearly marked, had come from the West German freighter Vulcan, the Navy made no effort to contact the Vulcan's owners. Instead, it seemed content with letting the whole business go by as another well-guarded enigma of the sea. Not being as romantically in­ clined as the Navy, the Komrowski Shipping Company of Hamburg, solved the mystery with a brief explanation that exploded the growing legend of the crewless lifeboat and its weird cargo of toy trains. The Vulcan, a 19,931-ton freighter under the Komrowski flag, had sank off the coast of Cape Finl-| sterre in October. The lifeboat in question pickedl up several of the Dia's crew. High! seas hampered the rescue effort,! however. So, after taking the crew-l men on board, the Vulcan was! forced to abandon the lifeboat,! being unable to haul it up because] of the mounting swells. The little boat drifted off, itsl bottom still filled with the personal! belongings of the Greek sailors—I two jackets, the papers and the toy! train set. Apparently, one of the! seamen had bought the trains for! his kids, but decided at the last! minute that saving himself was! more important than saving his| jacket or trains. A Komrowski official com-l mented: "The only mystery we can! see is why the U.S. Navy didn't! come to us in the first place fori an explanation." The Navy, which! has still not contacted Komrowski,] had no comment. Cigarette Sates Recovery Blots Out Smolcing Report The pall of blue smoke is thick in the air once more in shops and offices all over Amer-| ica. Slightly less than one year after the U.S. Surgeon General's Office published its famous! report linking cigarette smoking with many human ailments, most notably cancer, cigarette] consumption is almost back to*-normal in the U.S., with the an educational campaign against buck to make five. It maintains] smoking—especially one aimed at representatives (lobbyists) in] tobacco industry predicting America's young people. Washington, supports medical re-] record breaking sales for 1965. Last January 12 (called Black Saturday by many addicted to "the weed") the surgeon general's report hit the news. Tobacco stocks took a nose-dive on the stock exchange as millions swore they would never again inhale the satisfying but death-dealing fumes of the thin white cylinders. Smok­ ers' clinics were set up a-la alco­ holics anonymous so addicts could help each other to break the habit. But in the end the weed won. Cigarette sales are almost back to normal and climbing steadily. The surgeon general, who super­ vised the exhaustive studies lead­ ing to the report, is discouraged by the resurgence of the weed, but admits he is not surprised. "It is difficult for people who have smoked for many years to give it up," he observes. Much of the blame for the weed's resurgence has been placed at the door of Congress, a body which is supposedly sworn to up­ hold the welfare of the American people, but has failed to support The American Medical Associa­ tion which must also bear much of the blame for its official policy of ignoring the tobacco-cancer link. It is significant that only about 25 percent of the nation's physicians now smoke cigarettes, against about 60 percent of the rest of the population. Doctors advise their patients not to smoke and have largely quit smoking themselves—^yet the AMA won't take a stand. FTC Retreats The Federal Trade Commission started out on the right foot, but then reneged for some reason. The FTC first ordered that health warnings be printed on every package of cigarettes, but that or­ der, which was supposed to go into effect on January 1, 1965, was re­ cently postponed until July 1, 1965. The tobacco industry is of course interested in keeping the Ameri­ can people puffing away on ciga­ rettes despite any health threat which may exist. It is a rich in­ dustry which intends to stay that way and is not afraid to spend a search projects which, unlike the! surgeon general's study, always] seem to find no definite link be-] tween tobacco and cancer, and] spends millions on advertising to] entice more and more smokers to] smoke more and more cigarettes.] Most informed and interested] sources agree however that al-] though there are many dirty hands] involved in the tobacco-cancer dis-] pute, the smoker himself must] bear the final burden of blame.! Many smokers no longer dispute! the tobacco-cancer link, but have] developed a sort of what-the-hell] attitude. They would rather die] than give up the weed. CHANilUGADDHESSOfU ,l06MAIUN6L»rf �Face Os SEAFARERS Dcflonber 11. MM LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) November 21-December 4 The job situation brightened considerably during the past two weeks as the total number of SIU men shipped climbed to 1,265 from 1,187 during the previous report­ ing period. Most of the increased shipping was on the East Coast, with New York showing an almost 100 percent gain over the previous period. Boston, Philadelphia, Balti­ more and Jacksonville all showed from slight to large increases in the total shipped over the previous period. In the Gulf, shipping remained about the same. Houston shipping picked up very slightly and at the same time, dipped in New Orleans. Shipping also fell off in Tampa, but showed a slight gain in Mobile. Shipping on the West Coast was generally lower than the previous pe­ riod, although it maintained a brisk pace. With the shipping picture looking brighter, job calls increased in all three departments. The number of Sea­ farers in the deck department answering job calls was well over the total in the last reporting period, as were the calls In the engine department. Steward depart­ ment calls returned to previous levels. Although shipping was on the upswing, registrations remained at almost the same level. Total registrations during the two week period were 1,381 as compared with 1,388 in the prior two weeks. The number of men reg­ istered and on the beach, however, climbed somewhat to 3,855, from 3,744 in the prior reporting period. There were no changes in the seniority situations during the last two weeks. Shipping of A cards remained at 54 percent; for Class B men, 33 percent; and for C cards, 13 percent. Shipping activity dropped slightly during the report­ ing period. There were 61 payoffs, compared to 55 the period before; and 39 sign-ons, contrasted to 36 the two weeks previous. In transit visits however, dropped to 205 during the two weeks, as compared with 224 in the prior period. Ship Acfivify Pay SIga la Offt Ont TroM. TOTAL Boston Now York.... Pbiladelphio .. Boltimoro.... Norfolk Joekionviilo .. Tampa Mobile New Orleans.. Houston Wilmington .. San Francisco. Seattle 2 20 9 4 1 0 0 6 8 3 0 2 4 TOTALS ... 61 1 S 7 S 2 1 0 1 9 2 0 3 3 39 1 17 16 7 6 11 6 2 14 12 5 7 1 4 42 32 18 9 12 6 9 31 17 5 12 • 105 205 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS AI Iporf iBoston iNevv York IPhiladelphia iBaltimore iNorfolk Ijacksonville iTampa iMobile iNew Orleans iHouston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle rOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A1 GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 1 1 0 s 2 1 76 30 38 8 2 12 22 36 2 11 4 17 0 0 3 3 9 17 31 0 5 18 5 13 7 2 1 10 0 2 4 6 2 3 1 6 0 4 4 8 7 1 6 0 0 1 0 1 7 12 27 1 8 3 2 6 30 32 9 71 3 24 25 52 7 21 29 57 i Q 11 17 28 5 56 9 69; 1 3 4 8 8 20 4 32 2 4 12 6 4 9 13 1 0 1 2 4 126 236 57 1 419 10 71 104 1 185 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 6 1 0 2 4 0 0 38 87: 2 16 20 18 54 15 10 12; 1 4 5 1 6 5 lli 18' 0 5 6 2 13 3 3 1 2 2 3 0 5 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 4 6 2 6 4 29! 24 23 5 52 3 11 15 10 -0 22! 57 2 7 18 32 l! 0 1 6 0 1 5 0 5 17 1 4 4 11 2 0 0 2 4 9 4 16 2 3 77 171 46 1 294 8 57 67 1 132 i TOTAL Shipped t GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 6 1 18 87 0 10 8 38 1 8 12 10 6 1 2 3 18 11 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 3 0 4 0 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 12 0 6 10 52 0 6 4 29 3 0 1 4 57 22 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 2 2 17 5 0 0 0 16 0 4 3 27 23 1 53 294 132 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL 7 0 6 14 23 0 3 7 3 4 18 143 98 146 27 271 13 42 76 131 30 13 8 23 7 43 0 19 3 16 32 52 58 11 121 3 4 25 34 63 2 10, 15 13 1 29 1 8 11 20 10 4 6 11 20 3 2 11 21 8 0 2 2 12 1 15 0 2 3 5 2 20 36 37 81 1 8 9 18 28 9l! 65 86 15 166 4 34 58 10 96 4 83 68 68 16 152 4 21 38 63 7 0 9 13 3 25' 2 12 14 28 2 24 23 30 4 57 23 30 4 57 0 20 18 23 7 27 16 48 1 44 53 1 479 411 534 106 11051: 55 227 300 1 582 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A poif lioston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Slorfolk racksonville rampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington Ban Francisco Beattle |rOTA£S Kos |JY Pnil 1^1 uor 1ac "am lob HO lou •7<1 y^ii iF iea OTALS Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP1 _1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 0 2 " 0 2 0 1 2 0, 2 0 1 0 1|i 0 0 0 15 30 9 54 8 20 21 68 t 5 19 11 49 10 35 50 8 1 10 4 15 10 1 7 0 2 3 1 10 11 0 0 3 6 13 3 22 0 16 20 5 11 2 7 1 10 1 11 8 1 10 2 13! 0 7 5 3 8 0 6 0 4 3 5 1 0 3 0 3 0 2 1 3 1 3 4 0 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 8 0 14 0 11 2 2 9 13 1 4 3 1 6 4 7 37 4 48 4 21 21 46 9 25 39 37 5 2 22 13 13 35 1 49 5 23 16 45 27 44 10 31 4 6 3 18 0 7 1 6 1 4 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 4 19. 2 3 3 S 1 2 6 8 0 5 3 3 4 5 1 10 0 8 1 8 3 8 1 10 0 3 5 5 56 173 29 1 258 20 91 85 1 196 37 154 25 1 216 13 93 60 1 166 Registered CLASS A I'OIT CLASS B Registered TOTAL Shipped CLASS GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 68 0 11 3 35 0 0 2 2 11 10 1 10 1 0 0 20 2 0 0 2 6 7 2 4 0 0 3 l' 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 13 11 1 1 9 1 10 39 0 37 4 45 27 0 1 3 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 8 0 1 6 0 1 0 1 10 8 3 . 24 15 1 42 216 166 Registered C>n The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 1 10 0 14 3 0 3 2 5 14 117 54 97 11 162 ! 10 45 49 104 2 23 3 20 28 1 5 9 10 20 31 12 1 41 4 57 1 31 20 52 2 15 4 16 1 21 0 8 6 14 9 2 2 7 1 5 0 5 9 3 1 3 2 9 0 11 0 0 1 1 2 26 9 26 38 3 0 11 18 29 86 23 79 12 114 10 4 47 49 100 4 76 21 69 2 92 9 37 34 80 2 3 10 16 3 29 2 10 18 6 15 1 9 38 51 9 38 4 4 51 1 19 5 25 4 34 1 13 7 21 42 1 424 155 451 52 1 658; 38 257 209 1 504. STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2i 0 0 0 2 2; 0 3 0 3 2 8 11 30 9 1 1 14 16 ' 3 8 18 19 48 3 20 1 16 2 3 3 6 14 0 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 7 0 2 3 5 0 5 9 23 1 9 1 8 10 1 5 2 6 14 8 2 0 6 0 3 0 2 5 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 2 2 11 1 1 5 7, 0 2 3 7 12 7 10 3 0 5 9 5 28 47 6 2 39 471 3 6 4 20 33 30 0 0 30 0 13 7 15 35 2 1 13 5 11 34 2 0 14 16 161 3 15 2 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2 2 7 18 0 0 8 8 2 2 7 4 15 0 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 6 10 0 3 1 1 5 1 0 11 12 "20 61 35 79 1 195 15 10 103 1 128 15 56 32 73 176 11 4 101 1 116 I TOTAL Shipped CLASS GROUP B 3 ALL A 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 20' 48 20 1 5 7 0 0 4 4 0 6 14 8 0 6 0 7 7 1 6 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 12 18 33 30 2 1 15 0 2 5 7 34 16 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 Ij 15 0 0 0 0 5 12 3 3 64 1 70,176 116 C ALL 1-s 0 5. 1 20 88 21 16 4 4 6 28 10 7 14 3 10 4 5 1 2 2 0 7 22 18 81 18 7 57) 13 1 2' 8 20 15 1 0 17 6 70 1 362 "112 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL 3 4 3 11 0 3 3 0 40 30 50 141 10 53 9 34 6 4 23 1 9 2 6 9 29 10 25 74 2 0 42 44 7 4 18 1 4 2 10 13 1 1 0 6 2 5 8 1 I4I 0 4 1 7 0 2 2 17 7 7 38 2 1 28 31 30 17 71 136 6 81 5 92 31 19 28 91 4 4 31 39 6 4 10 28 7 0 9 16 76 11 16 34 2 2 14 18 13 2 3 24 11 32 9 52 198 119 251 I 680 44 39 297 1 380 SUMMARY |)fCK INGINE ITEWARD iRAND TOTALS Registered Registered SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS C CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 126 236 57 I 419 56 173 29 I 258 81 35 79 I 195 263 444 165 J 872 10 71 20 91 15 10 45 172 104 85 103 292 1185 77 171 46 j 294 8 57 [ 196 37 154 25 | 216 13 93 [ 128 71 32 73 1 176 11 4 J 509 185 357 144 1686 32 154 67 j 132 60 f166; 101 | 116 228 J 414 3 3 3 9 27 23 j 53 294 24 15 j 42 216 3 " 64 | 70 176 54 102)165 686 132 166 116 414 53 | 479 411 534 106 |105l 42 f 424 155 451 52 j 658 70 f 362 310 119 251 j 680 165 |1265 876 1104 409~j2389 55 227 38 257 44 39 137 ~ 523 300 j 582 209 j 504 297 | 380 806 11466 �DMeoAer U, MM SEAFARERS By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Lakes Freeze-Up Begins For a time, we thouirht the Port of Alpena had seen the last of ship­ ping for this year. However, Huron Portland Cement Company called a orew for the E. M. Ford and we shipped practically everyone on the beach. The E. M. Ford will attempt to make a few more trips before the Lakes freeze over. Buffalo Ever since the opening of the St, Lawrence Seaway, American cities with harbors on the Great Lakes have been bent on getting as rapidly as possible harbor depths that would accommodate vessels transiting the Seaway. Buffalo is one of only two cities on the Lakes Erie and Ontario that can boast, as the 1964 season comes to a close, of the desired depth of 27 feet in its outer harbor. Tlie completion here was not scheduled until next November, but the contractors for the $2.5 million project operated two dredges on an around-the-clock schedule for the last phase of the Federal program in modifying Buffalo harbor so that modern deep-draft vessels might enter. As a consequence. United States and foreign ships can make Buffalo a port of call from the start of the 1965 shipping season. This is one of the gratifying happenings of 1964 having to do with modern development of the Niagara Frontier. It was reported that this year's scheduled with the company at the lay-up fleet in the Buffalo harbor present time. will be the smallest in history and Cleveland it is due to the unit-train program. This is the time of the year to .At present the C.S. Robinson and start off from this port by wishing the Henry Stelnbrenner are in the port preparing to lay-up for the one and all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Winter. The J.C. Miller is ex­ Although the season is just pected to leave here for Duluth, Minnesota for a load of grain and about over, Job calls are still com­ ing but they are hard to fill be­ then return to lay-up. cause everyone is getting himself Evald Mans, "Dutch" as many of lined up for the winter months our members know him, is in the ahead. Meyer Memorial Hospital and has Cleveland had one of the early been confined for about a month. We are not certain of the nature lay-ups (and also just as early a fit-out). The E. M. Ford came in of his illness. to lay-up a few weeks ago and Chicago within 10 days the crew was called This port has continually re­ back for fit-out due to a sudden ported extremely good shipping in demand for cement. every LOG issue and recently men­ Within the next 10 days, Cleve­ tioned that it appeared that ship­ ping would remain good until the land will enter the all year-round end of the season. Our recent pe­ port status with the beginning riod of shipping perhaps cannot be of operation of the carferry Grand considered the best, but Chicago Haven, which will run between did ship 25 men in permanent and this port and Canadian ports acix>ss relief jobs. And a shifting gang the Lakes on all year-round basis. After not sailing all season, Don worked on Gartland's newly ac­ shipped out, firing, on the John quired ship, the Harvester. It should be mentioned that A. Kling, for that one last trip. Gartiand Steamship Company will Harold Carroll dropped into the operate next season two additional hall the other day for a visit be­ vessels in their fleet—a self-un- fore going on to New York. Paul Blaha is still in the hos­ loader, the Gobeille and the straight-decker, the Harvester. The pital in Lorain, Ohio. He is coming along slow but making progress company at present has no knowl­ edge as to how many of its vessels with his broken leg. Detroit they will run in 1965 but in any The shipping season on the event the shipping picture in this fleet for next season looks ex­ Great Lakes is finally over with tremely good. It should also be the exception of a few "Lakers" repeated that any and all unrated down bound from the head of the men should take advantage of the Lakes with their last cargoes. Winter lay-up and get off their The patrolmen working out of this rusty-dusties and' get the rated port are busy servicing vessels tickets necessary to take these ad­ laying up and most of the deck crews have gone home. ditional jobs. The Jean La Fitte was the last Chicago reports that Carlo Lopeparo is out of the hospital and SIU deep-sea ship for the year and happy to be back to work on the old-timers like Fete Ridgeway, Vaughn Harrison, Vern Ratering, Steamer Hennepin. The Illinois State Federation Jinuny McQuald will spend the and the Chicago Federation, plus winter months in India and the "Voice of Labor" WCFL have Burma. The 1964 sailing season was the moved into new offices at the Marina Towers in Chicago. The best enjoyed by SIU members Port Council of the MTD, along since the war years and from all with many other Chicago labor indications 1965 should be as good groups have endorsed James J. or better. Ed Furneis stopped in Medja for Judge of the Circuit to collect his vacation check and Court. We are happy to report will spend the holidays. Ed says' that Medja has been appointed he is heading back to the Sunny and the Port Council will attend South after that. The Ben W. installation ceremonies this com­ Calvin (Boland-Cornelius) will be on the winter run tihs year and ing Monday. At the moment, this port is in a we salute those brave souls who fight against Hannah Inland Water­ will be riding her. Duluth ways, contracted to the Inland The 1964 season at the head of Boatmen's Union, SIU. As of this report, the beef has been totally the Lakes has ended with the last successful, with all local unions of the ore cargoes on their way. respecting pickets and picket The Great Northern Railway has boats. There are no meetings (Continued on page 20) VMge Seve* LOG Vacation Bonanza Narrows Bridge Lights Dazzle Harbor Pilots NEW YORK — Bright, glaring lights on the new Verrazano-Narrows Bridge linking Brooklyn and Staten Island across the New York Narrows are a navigational hazard which could cause a "major ma­ rine catastrophe," if they are not properly shielded, harbor pilots have complained. The plazas at each end of the bridge are lighted by 128 1,000 watt mercury vapor lanvps stand­ ing on eight poles. In addition there are 395 roadway lights, each one 400 watts. Pointing out that during a year they guide more than 2,000 ocean­ going vessels through the Nar­ rows, the pilots say that guiding vessels beneath the bridge, espe­ cially on a foggy night, is now like working with "four big suns shin­ ing straight in your eyes." A Coast Guard investigation is un­ derway to look into the charges. Serious danger from the lights has been charged only during a haze or fog, when the bridge lights "magnify the droplets of vapor in the air, creating a veil, a blanket." Clearance between the supports at each side of the bridge is 4,260 feet, through water 90 feet deep. Although this constitutes a com­ fortable clearance during clear weather, the pilots charge that the risk of collision betwen ships is 'dangerously high" when there is a glare that blankets a pilot's view of the other side (rf the bridge" during haze or fog. The Triborough Bridge and Tun­ nel Authority, which built and op­ erates the bridge, has rejected a request for a meeting to discuss the problem. The TBTA, headed by the controversial Robert Moses, has denied that the lights are a hazard to shipping. w • . ...IIP? SMiiiiliii SIU Great Lakes District member Van Ratering (left) has a big smile for the LOG photographer as he accepts his Union vacation check from Detroit Port Agent Jack Bluitt. Ratering, who recently paid off the Chatham (Waterman) where he sailed in the steward department, collected a whopping $681, the largest vacation check to be handed out in the port of Detroit this year. SIU Ships Praised In Navy Came Role WASHINGTON—^U.S.-flag merchant ships, including the I SlU-contracted Del Sol (Delta Lines) and Clouere D'Alenel Victory (Victory Carriers) which took part in the recent| naval amphibious exercise in^" Spain, have won praise from launchers, trucks, heavy tractors I materials for a tactical air-| the Navy as "an integral and and field. critical element which contributed greatly to the success of Exercise Steel Pike I." Ten American - flag freighters took part in the exercise in which about 60,000 American and Span­ ish assault troops stormed ashore in a mock landing on a beach in southern Spain. The merchant ships hauled some 28,000 marines and their equipment, missile Infamous 'Devil's Island' Now Host To Fishermen CAYENNE, French Guiana—The last agonized scream of a tormented prisoner died some 20 years ago, and today's residents of fabled "Devil's Island" here, are being in­ structed not to talk to stran-"*^ also go mad and sometimes shoot gers about the old prison themselves or become drunkards. camps because "it keeps tour­ It was not a good place for ists away." Today all the prison camps have fallen into decay except the old reception center and solitary-con­ finement blocks at St. Laurent. The cement buildings are being used as warehouses and freezing plants by U.S. shrimp fishermen from Tampa and other Gulf ports. In the last few years the new shrimp industry has doubled the town's population to about 3,000. Many still remember the prison camps however, and do talk about them to strangers. A typically hor­ rible remembrance goes "I remem­ ber as a boy in St. Laurent, up the coast, how those in the blockhouses would keep us awake all night with their screaming. You could hear them ail over the town. The guards, who rarely bothered them, would Changing Your Address? If you have moved, make it a point to notify both the Union and the" Seafarers Welfare Plan of your new address. Do it now! children." Other old residents go even fur­ ther with their tales of the horror of the old days, calling St. Laurent a "palace" compared with other camps along the 250-miie coast be­ tween there and Cayenne, where political and other important pris­ oners were kept. Prisoners who survived their terms at "Devils Island," old resi­ dents recall, were usually too broken mentally and physically by their ordeal to ever go home. They remained there—scratching out a bare subsistence for the remainder of their miserable lives by catch­ ing and selling beautiful butter­ flies. In addition to the economic boost of the U.S. shrimp industry, the "Islanders" have turned their interest to a new French missile base being built outside of Ca­ yenne. The 500 technicians with their families are expected to give French Guiana a further social and economic lift. Modern life is gradualiy trans­ forming "Devii's Isiand." But for many oldtimers the place is still haunted by anguished screams in the night. Vice Admiral John S. McCain,! Jr., Atlantic amphibious force I chief, said he is "most anxious" that the American-flag merchant I ships which took part in the oper-| ation "receive due credit for a jobj well done." In addition to transporting the] 28,000 marines to Spain for the] operation the 10 merchant ships,] plus seven MSTS vessels, carried! 90,000 tons of cargo from five U.S.] ports to Spain in a 10-day cross-] ing. Transportation costs for the] men and material were placed at] about $5 million. It has been noted that a year! ago, when only 15,000 soldiers] with virtually no equipment were] airlifted from Fort Hood, Texas to] Germany in three days for a spe-l cial exercise, it cost the govern-l ment $20 miliion, and most ofl their equipment had to be sent| well in advance aboard ships. The presence of the merchant! ships at the maneuvers empha-l sized the role that a strong and| modern U.S. maritime flee could play in the event of emer-j gencies. Runaway-flag shipping,| operated under the myth of "effec­ tive control" could not be called! upon as quickly—if at all—to aid| our armed forces in a time of crisis. The continuing need for mer­ chant ships in the defense of the U.S. was also pointed out recently! by MSTS Commander, Vice-Ad-f miral Glynn R. Donaho. Ships will not be displaced bj aircraft except in certain special-] ized eases. Admiral Donaho tolc members of the Washington Pro peller Club. The U.S. will stil need freighters and tankers ever if it controls the air over enemy| territory and landing fields, he said. These ships are a must for transporting heavy equipment and backup suppiies over great dis-| tances, he pointed out, and will remain the only practical way of transporting the huge masses of heavy equipment necessary to maiptain U.S. fighting men on for-| eign shores. �rage Eifht SEAFARERS LOG AMA Readies Big Guns For Medicare Showdown December 11, 18M By Cai Tanner, Executive Vice-President MIAMI BEACH—^The American Medical Association set the stage here for a last-ditch, big spending campaign to prevent Congress from passing a social security program of hos­ Automated Tragedy pital care for the elderly. SIUNA International Vice-President Bill Jordan warned recently tributions from workers and em were told: "Our confidence is that any attempt to utilize automation techniques simply to Increase AMA leaders told the pol- ployers," said, "and the em shaken as evidence accumulates the profits of shipping companies would have grave repercussions. His I icy-making House of Dele­ phasis willhe still be on hospital care that the men you have designated gates that the doctors' lobby and post-hospital skilled nursing as spokesmen on economic and so­ words became a grim prophecy shorly afterward when the Israeli lost many of its best friends in last month's election. AMA president Donovan F. Ward said the chance of defeating the King-Anderson bill "is considerably less than it was a few weeks ago." But the Iowa physician heaped scorn on doctors who suggested compromise and declared; "The fight must go on." The delegates voted down even the mildest of state resolutions suggesting a new look at the health care problems of the aged and scheduled a special conference in Chicago Dec. 13 to frame what was termed "a national education program." Earlier Ward had said the House of Delegates might be called into an almost unprece­ dented special session if further action was needed to block the bill. Meanwhile, in Washington, a key sponsor of the hospital care bill saw a "realistic" possibility ! that the measure could clear Con­ gress by Easter. Senator Clinton P. Anderson (D-N.M.) said he and Representative Cecil R. King (D-N.Y.) will again join in IntroI ducing a health care bill. "It will be based on the social ; security principle of payroll con­ care." A newspaper advertisement ad dressed to the AMA delegates by Florida senior citizen groups warned doctors that they are los ing the confidence of their patients by their actions. In the "open letter," the doctors Coast Company Seeks Subsidy For New Ships SAN FRANCICO—SIU Pa­ cific District-contracted Amer­ ican Mail Lines has applied to the Maritime Administration for a construction differential subsidy for four new high­ speed cargo ships to operate between the U.S. West Coast and the Far East. The new ships would replace the American Mail, Bengal Mail, California Mail and the Java Mail. These ships would be traded in and their value applied to the cost of the new ships. American Mail Lines pres­ ently has two new ships under construction—the Oregon Mail and the Canada Mail. By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Welfare Plan Provides Security luxury-liner Shalom collided with the Norwegian tanker Stolt Dagall cial issues are wilfully misleading on Thanksgiving morning with the loss of 19 Norwegian seamen. the American public." No inquiry into the mishap has been completed yet and thfe cause William R. Hutton, information director of the National Council of the disaster is still a matter of conjecture. But one thing is clear. Both vessels were equipped with modem "safety" devices, including of Senior Citzens, told a Miami radar. And yet, they collided. meeting that "powerful public re­ Tlie inference to be drawn from these facts is clear. Radar, although lations forces of organized medi­ it is a valuable safety aid, is still not a dependable substitute for an cine are desperately trying to play down the mandate for medi­ experienced, well-trained, conscientious seaman on lookout or at the care enactment." He said this wheel. Rushing headlong into automation and replacing experienced may deceive some AMA members crevmien with far from dependable automated systems—all for the but it can't reduce the majority sake of increased profits—can only lead to more disasters of this typs. This particular problem is not confined to the maritime industry. for the King-Anderson bill in the new Congress. The railroads too are plugging headlong Into automation for the sake Ward, who had supported Barry of increased profits—eliminating experienced railroad workers and re­ Goldwater in the election cam­ placing them with automated "systems." The fallibility of these auto­ paign, conceded that the result mated systems with the inevitable drastic decline in safety was pointed forces the AMA to "face up to up recently by the death of a little girl, crushed beneath the wheels certain grim realities." He fore­ of an "automated" train. saw a "furious hurricane" for the The train had been automated, the train crew reduced to the bare hospital care bill from the Ad­ minimum. The experienced trainman was no loniger at his usual post ministration, organized labor and as the automated "brain" brainlessly backed the freight cars into senior citizen groups. coupling position and crushed the little girl to death. The AMA president deplored the It is particularly disturbing that so many recent mishaps, both in defeat of three Republican mem­ maritime and in other transportation industries, have involved modem, bers of the House Ways and Means not antiquated equipment. Committee who opposed KingIt has always been a fact of life that cutting corners gets you into Anderson. But he claimed the. trouble eventually, and this is just what the transportation industry election could not be construed as has been doing by pushing automated systems into use. Because of mandate" for new social legis­ their complicated mechanical nature, "systems" have always been lation and in fact indicated that known to break down regularly. And when automated system con­ voters were opposed to any change. trolling powerful machinery breaks down, the machinery, as likely as Hutton termed this "an incredi­ not, will run "amuck." bly twisted election analysis" which At its present state of technology, automation is not ready to be 'demonstrated an extraordinary granted "free reign" over large, powerful, and highly mobile machin­ capability for self-deception among ery. The steady and judicial hand of man is still needed to step in conservative doctors." and take charge when the going gets rough. Liki Tiki's Latest Trip— iron Men in Wooden Ship Many a Seafarer can recall clearly that it wasn't too many years ago when the only thing he could count on from a job was a month's ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.—The battered old schooner Liki Tiki proved to be a little more pay. The idea of monetary assistance . for himself or his family eaky than usual last week, and its six man crew had to be plucked from the sea by heli­ in time of sickness or old age when he could no longer work was copter. *' ' virtually unknown. sank slowly astern of the Liki Tiki skipper breaks a law—and laws Talking about "taut ships" Today's Seafarer, on the other hand, faces completely different last week another eventful voyage governing pleasure craft are few conditions. He knows he can perform his job secure in the knowl­ no one ever mentions the Liki began. A blinding snowstorm and far between—no penalties can edge that his Union has provided a vast welfare plan which will iki. She has run aground quickly engulfed the vessel! Seas be placed on the Liki Tiki or its i help both him and his family in time of sickness and old age, but up to 40 feet high battered her crew. five times in a little over four also will assist his loved ones after he has passed on. sturdy decks! The mainsail, jib SIU members has shown time and again that they are aware of months and has been towed in and gaff went overboard! Mam­ their improved benefits situation. One of the major indications from sea twice. Last week's epi­ moth seas poured down her hatch! of this is that 60 percent of our Union members are married and sode marked the eighth time the Everyone got seasick! [ supporting families. Figures coming into our department show that Liki Tiki has been rescued by Soon a familiar call crackled the number of our brothers who are getting married is increasing every the Coast Guard since July 23. over the radio at the local Coast day. Like the carefree crew of the Guard station. i Veteran coast •This is obviously a good trend. It means that the professional seaman is a man who will make a career out of sailing, rather than legendary "rub-a-dub-dub" tub, guardsmen held their heads and taking a trip and then quitting until his money runs out. the six Liki Tiki crewmen sailed moaned. The Liki Tiki was on the Not only has the Union built up a welfare plan to provide for the gaily out of Atlantic City last week air again with, its well-known dis­ tress signal. The old routine began I married seaman and his children, • but it has also provided propor­ may depend on are hospital ex­ to do some skin diving off Florida. again like a bad dream. The Coast NEW YORK — Some American tionate benefits foir our single penses, which include room and With absolute faith in their able Guard asked for the Liki Tiki's businessmen still cannot accept members. While SIU men who board, the inevitable extras, blood navigator the happy crew ignored position. The navigator had no the fact of free collective bargain­ are married get more in bene­ transfusions, doctor calls, surgical the twin red pennants standing idea—his charts had failed him ing despite 30 years of popular again. It was almost midnight and legislative reaffirmation of fits than our single brothers, it and maternity expenses. stiff in the wind atop the Wood­ before two cutters, guided through this basic right, Frank W. McCulshould be recognized that they Other forms of assistance in­ J have accepted more responsibil- clude medical examinations, opti­ bury, N.J. Coast Guard station the dark and violent seas by radar, loch, chairman of the National Labor Relations Board declared I Ities since they must think in cal benefits, sickness and accident, signifying a gale warning. It was found the Tiki. I terms of providing for the needs special disability, maintenance and definitely a case of iron men in a With darkness and rough here. I of two, three, four or more people. cure and special equipment to aid wooden ship. weather making immediate rescue McCulloch's blast at the reac­ There can be little argument with in recuperation from an illness or Navigating chores aboard the a dangerous undertaking, the cut­ tionary segments of U.S. industry I the fact that the married man's accident. In addition to the $4,000 Liki Tiki were handled by the ters stood by all night. At dawn, came at a seminar of the National dollar must go a great deal fur- death benefit and regular monthly mayor of a small New Jersey town unable to get a line aboard the Association of Manufacturers, and I ther than that of a single member. pension, special scholarships are who is also in the construction schooner, a helicopter was called appeared to be aimed at the We should all remember that awarded to both Seafarers and business. He is usually in charge all the way from Floyd Bennett NAM'S members. The NAM, a J the single Seafarer also has his their children each year. of the maps and charts when the Field in Brooklyn. The six-man collection of the kind of old-line [responsibilities. He may be reFrom this brief survey it can be Liki Tiki puts to sea on one of crew leaped from the Liki Tiki anti-labor businessmen MeCulloch I sponsible for taking care of de- readily seen that an SIU member her more noteworthy voyages and onto a liferaft thrown over by the was speaking of, has battled 1 pendent parents, younger mem- has more at stake in his job than each time the schooner runs Coast Guard while the helicopter throughout its history every law, jbers of his family or step or foster his monthly wages. While many of aground (five times since July) he lowered a basket six times in a policy and union contract that [parents. The Union welfare plan our brothers sometimes take these blames it on sand bars unmarked 40-knot gale to pull them all to would give American labor a fair [also provides assistance for these extensive benefits for granted, it by the Coast Guard. A CG spokes­ safety. shake. [ dependents. should never be forgotten that man has suggested however, that The CG admits it is a little tired If all of industry and businessAmong the typical benefits pro- they are the result of many hard- "there was definitely some naviga­ of the Liki Tiki and its legendary would accept the fact of collective I vided by the SIU welfare plan fought battles which were waged tion problem there somewhere." navigational prowess but they can't bargaining, McCulloch said, the which a Seafarer and his family by you and your Union. As the gale-warning pennants do anything about it. Unless the NLRB \vpul<J,noJongey be needed. NLRB Chief Hits Opponents Of Bargaining �iJiesMAer It iffi SEAFAB^EKS LOG Tag* NfaM SEAFARERS PORTO OF THE WORIJ> Shown here i» the famous "Temple of the Tooth," eontaming a tooth said to have been extracted from the mouth of Buddha. Colombo is a center of the Buddhist religion in the Far East. The Buddhist Keleniya Temple attracts the faithful each January for a celebration which commemorates the Buddha's first visit to Ceylon. The nation has five million Buddhists and a million Christians. wagon is still the most form of transportation for Ceylon's farmers. Colombo, the capital city and chief port of the island nation of Ceylon, is known to Seafarers as a tea and gem port. The city lies on the southwest corner of the large island which is situated off the east coast of India, its fine harbor facing the western portion of the Indian Ocean. The port's commerce is mainly made up of the export of rubber, tea and coconuts and the import of foodstuffs. Among the SlU-manned ships which put into Colombo on a regular basis are those in the round-theworld service of Isthmian Lines. A member of the British Commonwealth, Ceylon, with its lO-million population, is the only country in the world today to have a female prime minister—^Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike. Bill Feil, a Seafarer who has visited Colombo on several trips, says the port's chief attraction is in its shopping. Fine gemstones, for which Ceylon is famous, find eager buyers from around the world. Star or blue sapphires are said to be the best buy. Seafarers wishing to bring home a bauble to the wife or girlfriend are advised, however, that really fine stones com­ mand a good price. Any shopping should be done at the big stores, all of which set fixed prices. Things to beware of in Colombo are pickpockets, phony guides and back alley money changers. English is the nation's second language so that getting around is not too hard. If visiting Seafarers call en the Travel Centre at the harbor's Passenger Jetty they can obtain a Tourist Card which entitles them to play golf at two of the leading clubs, entrance to the Atlanta nightclub and reduced fares on the railroads for any excursion trips into the beautiful countryside. At the eastern end of Main Street, which runs up from the harbor area, the Bazaar known as the Pettah begins. Good bargains can be obtained here on local handicrafts for those who can do a little haggling. The main business and commercial area lies between Church and Chatham streets. A bus that runs along the coastal road will take Seafarers out to the Galle Face hotel, one of the city's better hotels, and the Mascarilla nightclub. The road leading inland from the hotel crosses a picturesque lake to Slave Island, a tourist spot. Beyond the island is the race course (the racing season begins in August) and several fine swimming places and golf courses. Seven miles out of town along the coast road is Mt. Lavinia, where there is an excellent ocean beach for swimming. Well made curry dishes are the local specialty of the many good res­ taurants in downtown Colombo. The most popular hotel near the port area is the Grand Oriental. For Seafarers who want to take in a movie while in town, the Regal, Liberty, Savoy, Majestic and New Olympia theatres show American, British and European films. On the opposite or eastern coast of Ceylon is the city of Trincomalee, the island's second most important port. SIlT-manned vessels occa­ sionally stop at the port, though not as regularly as at Colombo. Trincomalee possesses the only fully sheltered harbor in the whole Indian subcontinent. The Welcombe Hotel in the harbor area is the chief stopping place for Seafarers. Many members have recommended the ABCD Cafe as the best place in Trincomalee to relieve their thirst. toy stand with two young salesmen In the Pettah, the bazaar section of Colombo. Photo shows a section of the garden and patio of the Mount Lavinia hiotel, just outside Colombo. The picture was taken by a Seafarer on a recent visit to the port. The SlU-manned Steel Worker of the Isthmian Lines has been among the many SlU ships which have put in regularly at Colombo to unload and pick up cargoes. �Pave Ten SEAFARERS DeMnber 11, 1964 VOG FMC Retaliates Against Uruguay's Discrimination By Robert A. Matthews, WASHINGTON—The Federal Maritime Commission has QUESTION: When you are on Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall. Headquarters Rep. taken action to protect U.S.-flag shipping from a series of watch in the winter or cold re Here is another group of questions requiring contract clarifications discriminatory regulations passed by Uruguay against U.S. gions, how do you keep warm? that were sent in by SIU crewmen. The first three questions deal ships. (Asked of members of the deck with electrician's duties aboard ship. They were sent in by Clarence protect their fleets by resorting department.) The FMC has made it E. Pryor, ship's delegate on the Oceanic Wave. clear to Uruguay that that to discriminatory procedures. Sev­ . Question: "I am writing to get some clarifications on the Electricians country's ships trading with the eral Latin Nations have restrictive working from 12 midnight to 8:00 a.m., at sea. The Chief Engineer U.S. would have to pay fees on policies in effect that discriminate Keith Intress: I generally wear on the ship seems to think he understands the agreement his way, and their cargoes equal to those against imports carried on ships thermal underwear and a good that is, if he works an Electrician at night, where he o.k's the overtime charged against U.S. ships trading not flying their own flags. An ef­ swagger jacket for the work, he can then work the man all day without payment of with Uruguay. Tit for tat, so to fort by South American nations wdth a hooded overtime, and that the man who worked at night is not entitled to speak. belonging to the Latin American parka. Actually, a rest period. He said that he understood this at sea, because under when you're The Merchant Marine Act of Free Trade Association to extend Article II, Section 41 it does not clearly state about day workers 1920 gives the FMC power to act this practice on a group basis standing on the at sea." bow in cold when other countries discriminate drew a strong warning earlier this Answer: The agreement does not provide for a rest period at sea. against U.S. shipping. Section 19 year from Senator Warren G. weather, you Therefore, you are entitled to the overtime worked between midnight of the act permits the commission Magnuson (D.-Wash.), chairman of wear anything and 8:00 a.m. only. you can get your to take counter action, such as the Senate Commerce Committee. Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article II, Section 41 the imposition of special duties Senator Magnuson's warning hands on to stay (a); "When ship is under port working rules and sea watches have on imports to the U.S. brought in that the U.S. would take retalia­ warm, as long as r.at been set and members of the unlicensed deck and engine personnel by vessels flying the flag of the tory action to safeguard the in­ you can still move. c.T duty are required to work overtime midnight and 8 a.m., they nation practicing discrimination. terests of American-flag shipping shall be entitled to one hour of4 The FMC has been considering followed a plea by SlU-contracted rest for each hour actually Department. The Bosun claims that how to handle the discriminatory Delta Lines for aid from Wash­ Daniel Dean: I keep warm by worked." he and the Daymen have first practices of Uruguay since June. ington in counteracting discrim­ wearing sufficient clothing—such Question: "The Mate calls the choice of this overtime and that no This discrimination has meant that inatory regulations by Latin ship­ as thermal un­ Bosun and the Electrician, to put O.S.'s are to be used. We wish to cargoes imported by Uruguay in owners. derwear and a power on deck and standby raise know if it is a company or Bosun its own ships have been exempted Although some LAFTA mem­ heavy jacket. My anchor, shift ship to mooring ruling that no O.S.'s will be used." from a 50 precent surcharge lev­ bers, such as Uruguay, do not pos­ advice is to wear dolphins in Suez Canal, after that Answer: The contract does not ied against American ships. An­ sess enough ships to give U.S. and anything mooring the Deck Department still provide for the number of men to other exception frees the Uru­ European shipping serious compe­ will keep you vvorks, using winches to bring be used when opening and closing guayan ships from a 6 percent tax tition, they often charter tonnage warm and at the aboard the docking workers boats. the roll-on hatch tops you de­ on foreign exchange transactions to get around this disadvantage. same time is The call was at 1:00 a.m., the dock- scribed. Therefore, the number of used to pay for the incoming In announcing the imposition of comf or tabl e i.ig finished 6:30 a.m., the workers crewmembers used to perform this goods. fees to counter those imposed by enough that you vv.orked till 7:45 a.m. using No. 2 work would be at the discretion of The new FMC regulations Uruguay, FMC head John Harllee don't notice it port winch and No. 5 port winch. the Chief Mate. The contract does against Uruguay become effective noted "these preferences have di­ too much. Please clear this up. The chief provide for equalization of over­ verted shipments to Uruguayan 4" 4" t Engineer said the Electrician time time, therefore, the Ordinary Sea­ 30 days after publication in the* ships, discriminated against Unit­ Federal Register. was up at 6:15." Ramon Morales: I wear good men should have an equal opportu­ Similar action by the FMC has ed States vessels and resulted in Answer: The Electrician would nity to perform this work. conditions detrimental to the free clothes that are heavy, like a heavy been effective in the past to re­ he entitled to overtime up to jacket, a couple In addition, I would point out flow of trade between the two 7:45 a.m. only if cargo was being that when you are opening and move discriminatory regulations countries." pair of pants, worked which was not the case closing these roll-on hatch tops, imposed by Latin American na­ warm underwear tions against the U.S. In 1959 the outlined in your question. and a good pair the Bosun should always be one commission ordered "equalization Reference: Standard Freightship of the crewmembers performing of heavy gloves. fees" against the Ecuadorean / .greement. Article IV, Section 9, this work. If you put on shipping after that country had No. 5 first paragraph: "When enough clothes, Reference: Standard Freightship assessed fees against U.S. shipping c 2rgo is being worked with vessel's Agreement, Article III, Section 2, it doesn't matter electric cargo handling machinery first paragraph — Division Over­ similar to those now imposed by what you do, ;fter 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m. time. "All overtime shall be divided Uruguay. The Ecuadorean Gov­ you'll be warm. week days or on Saturdays, Sun­ as equally as possible among the ernment promptly cancelled its days and Holidays, the Electrician members of the deck crew. In any discriminatory regulations. In the past, Latin American .'hall do any work necessary to event, the Boatswain shall be Ralph Pallidino: Well, I guess keep electric cargo handling allowed to make as many hours governments have often tried to the best way I know of to keep machinery in operation. NEW YORK — The land-locked overtime as the high man's over­ nations of the world—those inland warm is to put i i time hours in the Deck Depart­ plenty of nations without any access to the on The next question, submitted by ment, except where such overtime clothes. sea except by crossing neighboring heavy David Pashkoff, ship's delegate on has been paid for routine' sea nations' territory—may get a big Then when I'm I the Overseas Joyce, concerns wheel watches. The Boatswain shall have watch economic boost through the work standing I duty on a freighter. the right to stand week-end gang­ as lookout, I of the United Nations' "Committee Question: "What is the man on way watch in turn with the rest of think about how on Preparation of a Draft Conven­ I the wheel supposed to do aboard the deck department. If he fails to tion Relating to Transit Trade of hot it gets in the ! a freight ship? The Mate thinks exercise such right he has no claim summer and for Land-Locked Countries." that the man on the wheel is sup- for high man's overtime." WASHINGTON—A phony poll some reason, I The committee has been work­ I posed to paint and a lot of other Article II, Section 20 (a) and (b) conducted by the "National Right just don't feel I things. Please send me something —Handling Hatches, "(a) When to Work Committee" which pur­ ing for some time to set up inter­ as cold. national rules and regulations I on this matter. the sailors are used to remove portedly shows that Americans 4 4 4" Answer: The crewman on the j hatches, strong backs, and tank are two-to-one in favor of state covering the transit needs of all land-locked countries so they can wheel is required to steer the I tops for the purpose of loading or right-to-work" laws has been Charles Bortz: If you protect the ship only. This shall also apply! unloading cargo, or to cover up exposed as a fake by labor and increase their international trade. ears, nose and the toes, along with At present most of these nations when automatic steering equip- hatches when cargo, is in the civic groups. good warm outer are hindered in their trade by the ment is employed aboard a freight vessel, they shall receive overtime clothing, you fact that they must depend on The poll, based on a survey of ship. as per Article II, Section 32, of don't feel the only 1,025 persons, is supposed to their neighbors' cooperation in ; Reference: Standard Freightship this agreement." cold very much. getting their goods and products to represent the feelings of 190 mil­ 1. Agreement, Article HI, Section 8— I wear good "'b) No overtime shall be paid lion Americans—^the same Ameri­ the sea for shipment. Because of I Relieving Helmsman. "No Mate to day men or the watch on deck heavy clothes, a this they are always at the mercy I shall relieve Helmsman except in between the hours of 8 a.m. and cans who have voted against of their neighbors, who for hat with ear cov­ I the emergency. Sougeeing, chip- 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, "right-to-work" laws in every political or economic reasons, ers and put news­ I ping, painting, etc., shall not be for covering up when no cargo is single instance but one whenever could cut off their access to the paper in the toes considered an emergency." in the ship or taking off hatches they were given the opportunity sea and thereby cripple the land­ of my sea boots. to declare their real opinion at the The following question, con- for any purpose other than actually That keeps my locked nation's economy. polls. |! earned with equalization of over- cargo operations." The committee has completed feet dry and they .don't get cold Among the states that have re- its 31 scheduled meetings, has so fast. 1 time for handling hatches comes In submitting questions and I from Cecil Diltz and P. Kennedy work .Siituations for clarification, ected union-busting "right-to- wound up work on a final draft 4 4 4 ! aboard the Sacramento. delegates and crews are reminded work" thus far are California, and report, and is hoping for Hendrey Rucki: I found that if Question: "This ship is a bulk once again to provide as much Ohio, Washington, Colorado, Idaho action soon on its proposals. you take your mind off the fact and Oklahoma. Kansas, a pre­ I carrier and has roll on hatch tops. detail as possible setting forth the Who Is Land-Locked that it is cold, There has always been a beef as circumstances of any dispute. Be­ dominantly rural farm state, was Land-locked nations comprise to what is overtime regarding the sides those mentioned, some of the the only state where voters up­ one-fifth of the nations of the it doesn't seem [ opening and closing of the hatches members who were sent clarifica­ held "right-to-work." world. Most of them, because of so cold when while loading or discharging the tions on various subjects during The "National Right to Work their land-locked character, are you're standing Wear ship and as to how many men are the past few days included the Committee" has been identified as among the less developed nations. watch. required, and who they are. Are following: Robert L. Morrow, a front for National Association The exceptions to this rule include warm clothes — the O.S. to help in this work or is Afoundria; Charles L. Perdue, of Manufacturers, the U.S. Cham­ European nations like Switzerland, enough but not it the Bosun, Daymen and A.B.'s. Kyska; Scotty Weems, Orion ber of Commerce and other em­ Czechoslovakia, Austria and Hung­ too many — then Should it be equally divided be- Hunter, Donald C. Nelson, Robin ployer groups. The so-called ary. Among the landlocked and think of what the ! tween all of the Deck Depart­ Kirk; Albert Lima, Hudson; Fred "right-to-work" laws have brought underdeveloped nations are Laos weather is like ment, then to who has first choice, Tampol, ship's delegate. Steel down wages and labor standards and Afghanistan in Asia, Bolivia in the Persian the Bosun, and Daymen, or should Maker; Van IVhitney, ship's in virtually all the states where and Paraguay in Latin America Gulf. That warms It up at least ten degrees.: • . and many African states.' • they have been enacted. I it be divided up among the Deck delegate, Transglsbe. a, U.N. Eyes Aid For Countries Lacking Coasts R-T'Yf Poll Denounced By Labor �11, ItM SEAFAREttS LOQ To AH Hands, -• tr' ' •- GOP MUST CHANGE TO SURVIVE—The Republican Party wUl have to give up the Goldwater philosophy if it is to survive its election defeat. Samuel Lubell, one of the nation's top pollsters told the International Labor Press convention in Washington. Lubell, who had polled thousands of Americans before the last elections, said, "the American people aren't going to vote our welfare system out." The OOP's only hope for a comeback, he said. Is to emphasize reform and improvement instead of radical change. TRUTH-IN-PACKAGING BILL FACES FIGHT—A report issued by the Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee gave an indication of the bitter fight expected to be waged over the "truthin-packaging" bill. Consumer groups, labor and most Democrats are backing the bill which makes it mandatory for business to tell the truth about what and how much is contained in the fancy titled—king size, family size, etc.—and often partially' empty pack­ ages, boxes and bottles in which they pack consumer items. Republicans have announced their general opposition to the bill. GOP Senate leader Dirksen has said that making manufacturers tell the truth about what they sell the public is "Un-American." Another GOPer Roman L. Hruska of Nebraska has attacked the bill because he thinks it implies that many businessmen are "corrupt." >t< * >«< STRIFE AND CHAOS SEEN RESULTS OF R-T-W LAWS—The latest voice to join the huge chorus denouncing so-called "right-^o-work" lawi is John R. Steelman, veteran labor mediator and former White House trouble-shootei-. In a recent statement Steelman warned this type of legislation "would set back our progress in labor-mianagement relations by half a century." He asserted that laws forbidding union shop agree­ ments "serve no useful purpose" and will lead to "chaos in our industriai relations." Steelman, who is a former director of the U.S. Con­ ciliation Service and served as assistant to President Harry Truman, declared that the enactment of "right-to-work" laws "inevitably brings strife and bitterness into the highly favorable state of labor-manage­ ment relations we have achieved." In a statement released by the National Council for Industrial Peace, the labor mediation veteran pointed to the fact that work stoppages set a new postwar low last year. Commenting on this new record; he said, 'This, togethm: with the fact that more than 71 percent of the contracts between management and labor contain union security clauses as a result of true collective bar­ gaining shows that the present formula for industrial relations is work­ ing well." The Building Service Employees Union has opened a Chicago re­ gional offioe to extend direct serv­ ices of the international union to the midwest. Among the tasks of the new office will be the spear­ heading of organizing activities and the coordination of local and joint council activities in cities and state capitals. The office will be headed up by Eugene P. Moats, since 1960 the director of organization for the union. $1 An improvement of air safety standards, collective bargaining goals and a beefing up of the in­ ternal union structure were the chief items at the 18th biennal con­ vention of the Aid Line Pilots As­ sociation in Miami Beach. ALPA president Charles H. Ruby report­ ed to the convention that the grow­ ing use of fast jet aircraft by the commercial airlines has greatly increased the productivity of pilots and co-pilots while reducing op­ erating costs for the air carriers. Ruby said that in future negotia­ tions the union will seek contracts giving the pilot "his fair and right­ ful share of th'e Increased produc­ tivity." The ALP Stewards and Stewardess Division met in sep­ arate session during the Miami convention. 4" AFL-CIO president George Meany will be presented with the "Freedom Award" of the Interna­ tional Rescue Committee at a din­ ner to be given in his honor on January 27. The award will cite Meahy and the American trade union movement for their "service in the cause of freedom' through­ out the world." Previous recipients of the award include Winston Churchill and Mayor Brandt of West Berlin. i(> t> After 19 weeks on the picket line in one of the longest news­ paper strikes ever held. Printing Pressmen of the Detroit Free Press and News reached a compromise settlement with the publishers and returned to work. The strike had been called July 13 when the union and the News failed to reach agreement on the size of crews to man the newspaper's eight new press units. In addition to the manning compromise between the union and the publisher. Pressmen won an $8.30 weekly wage increase over the first two years of the 45 month contract and other benefits. $• $> Bakery and Confectionery workers at five United Biscuit Company idants across the nation have won a 16 cent hourly pay boost and other major pension and welfare improvements in a new two-year contract. The 2,800 employees af­ fected by the new contract work In plants in Philadelphia, Melrose Park, Ill.,-Denver, Cincinnati and Macon, Ga. a, i The AFL-CIO is sending $5,000 for relief to Die victims of the re­ cent fioods In South Viet Nam. The money will go to the Viet­ namese Confederation of Labor. AFL-CIO president George Meany announced that the money will be sent to the confederation through George Baldanzi, United Textile Workers president who is now vis,iting South ;Vlet. Nam. Traditionally in our nation, the holiday season now upon us brings families and friends together to enjoy the spirit of the season to re-warm old acquaintances. Sea­ farers, because of the special nature of their jobs, are not always able to share in the festivities as are other Americans. Scattered on ships roving all the world's seas, they will celebrate Christmas and New Year's in remote parts of the world. Special holiday meals will be cooked in the galleys and bits of holiday decoration will appear in the foc'sles and lounges. Sea­ farers who cannot be home for Christmas will not enjoy their Christmas in quite the same way as those who are at home, but in the special way reserved to those who choose a life on the sea. To them, to their families, and to all those who make up the SIU family, the LOG ex­ tends warmest wishes for a Merry Christ­ mas and a Happy New Year. Statisiical Evidence? The statisticians at Lloyd's Register of Shipping have been at work again, figuring out their annual "Who's Who" of world shipping. What they have proved again is that statistics are best left to statisticians for statistical use. For instance: According to Lloyd's the U.S. continues to lead the world in total merchant tonnage despite another decrease in the size of its ocean-going fleet during the past year. But to a statistician a ship is a ship whether it plies the oceans of the world with its holds filled with cargo or lays empty and and dead in some forgotten backwater. In short, Lloyds includes in its statistics some 10.5 million tons laid up in the reserve fleet, which must be subtracted from the statistical 22.5 million tons on which Lloyds bases its standings. When thi$ is done the U^S, immediately drops down to fifth place—and a poor fifth at that—behind England, Liberia and Norway. And the U.S. fleet continues to lose tonnage steadily. Unfortunately, there are many in Washing­ ton who tend to take the same statistical view of the U.S. fleet which Lloyds takes. As the active U.S. merchant fleet shrinks, as more and more American-owned ships are allowed to register under runaway flags, they point to the reserve fleet and say "look at all the tonnage we have available." But if the active U.S. merchant fleet is allowed to dwindle and eventually die, who will man this fleet of ghost ships? And what of these reserve ships today! Are they in shape to be thrown into use quickly? How much work and how long would it take to get them in shape again after almost 20 years of inactivity? How many weeks and months of work are necessary to get them in shape? And in what shipyards will they be placed to -revive them? The death of shipyards is part and parcel of the death of the active fleet. The point here is clear. The U.S. reserve merchant fleet is a statistical myth. It exists on paper and in adding machines but not on the high seas, which is the only place where it could count for a hill of beans. The fleet of American-owned ships flying foreign or runaway flags under supposedly "effective control" is another statistical myth. The scraps of paper guaranteeing these ships for American use in the event of an emer­ gency are neither effective nor do they rep­ resent control of any kind. Their availability depends on the whims of foreign governments who are not al all concerned with the security of the United States and could in fact turn against us at the drop of a political hat. The U.S. is the possessor of a mythical fleet sailing on a statistical ocean. Myths should belong to the past and statistics to statisticians. It is high time the U.S. govern­ ment faced some facts. --'-I �Pace Twelve SEAFARERS LOG Deeeiafter 11, UM Lifeboat Class 122 Passes Test f Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative LF. Anti-Scab Ordinance Enacted The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has civen final and nnanimous passace to an "Anti-Professional Strikebreaker Ordinance" coverinc the city and county of San Francisco. The law makes It a misdemeanor for a strikebreaker to offer his services, or for an em­ ployer to accept them during any legal strike or lockout in the city. It sets the penalty for doing so at $500 in fines and 90 days in Jail. An interesting feature of the new ordinance is that it defines a "professional strikebreaker" as anyone who knowingly and willingly has worked at a struck firm two or more times during a period of five prior years. Shipping has been fair during the last period at San Fi-anciseo, and from the look of things It is expected to remain about the same. We paid off the Ocean Dinny, Longview Victory and the Del Aires. The Del Aires has been sold to Pacific Far East Lines, and will be orewed by the SUP from now on. Ships serviced in transit during the last period Included the Overseas Eva, Kenmar, San Francisco, Mayflower, Steel Apprentice, and Marymar. During the coming period we expect to see the Elizabeth, Robin Hood, Ames Victory, Montpelier Victory, Steel Architect, Young America and Choctaw. Olditimer Charles Burns dropped oldtimers who are on the beach hi at the hall here to say hello here are Leroy Schmidt and A! to some of his old buddies. Burns Ringuette, who plan to be around is off the Marymar, on which he until after the Holidays. sailed as, AB. Another AB—B. M, Romanoff — registered here re­ cently after shipping from New York for many years. Romanoff says he decided to ship out of California because he heard so Graduating members of Lifeboat Class 122 pose for the LOG photographer after success­ much about the fabulous sunny fully completing requirements for their Coast Guard lifeboat tickets at New York head­ climate. So far though he hasn't quarters. The graduates are (l-r, front) Louis Davila, James Elliott; (middle) Paul seen any sun—^just heard about it. McMahan, Luther Gadson, Arnold Eagle, J. C. Alvarado; (rear) instructor Dan Butts, ReinIt's been pretty - damp out here. R. W. Ferrandiz just piled off the WASHINGTON—The Consumer aldo Roman, John D. Schlumm, Dennis L. DeSonctis, Thomas W. Parker and James E. David. Longview Victory after being on Price Index edged one-tenth of 1 Not present for the picture-taking session were class members Carl J. DeStefono, Carlos her as steward since March mak­ percent higher in October despite Perez and William E. Parker. ing the run to Guam. Now he says a drop in food costs. The monthly he would like to try a run to Bureau of Labor Statistics survey Labor Fights ^Emergency' Immigration Revision Japan for a while. showed living costs to be 108.5 per­ cent of the 1957-59 average, and Wilmington 1.2 percent above a year ago. Shipping has been slow here, For workers and their families, but we are looking forward to a little faster pace in the weeks the change in the price index ahead. We only had the San Fran­ meant that the market basket of cisco, Fairport and Marymar in- goods and services which cost $10 transit during the last period. The in the 1957-59 period carried a WASHINGTON—Labor and church groups joined in opposing a move to bring alien Zephyr Hills is still in the San $10.85 price tag last month. This ^ was 12 cents above October of farm workers into the United States under an "emergency" provision of the Immigration Pedro yard and no date has been 1963. set for her coming out. Act. > A BLS spokesman said the There is no shortage of do­ bring in foreign workers should cheap, captive foreign workers Oldtimer James Barrett dropped monthly and yearly change was first be required to actively seek has prevented wages from rising to in to cast his ballot in the SIU mestic farm workers which workers, offering them a level where U.S. workers are election and took the opportunity not inflationary. cannot be overcome by de­ domestic As a result of collective bar­ not less than the federal minimum attracted In large numbers." to talk over old times with some cent wages and working condi­ gaining agreements tied to the Oc­ The Labor Department hearings of his old shipmates here. James tober price index, 850,000 workers tions, witnesses testified at a La­ wage, a guarantee of work for a has been on disability pension minimum period of time, free fam­ moved on to Miami and Dallas, bor Department hearing. ily housing and two-way transpor­ and were scheduled to conclude in since 1962. He makes his home are scheduled to receive one-cent The hearing was called to de­ tation for those recruited outside hourly incrases. Of these, 725,000 now in Southgate, California. termine what standards should be the local area, dayman said em­ San Francisco Dec. 7. are in the auto industry, 45,000 Max Greenwald, who sails as California's Governor Edmund G. set for allowing farm workers to ployers should also be required to in farm equipment and 80,000 in enter the country for temporary bargain with representatives of the Brown (D) has advanced a com­ chief steward, dropped in to vote aerospace. However, a dip in the promise proposal for a three-year and register. He says he plans to price index for Chicago will re­ work. Big farm owners, primarily workers. phaseout of foreign farm labor, be around until after the holidays, duce the cost-of-living allowance in California and the southwest, Arnold Mayer, legislative rep­ coupled with an increase in the w"hich he will be spending with his for 11,500 transit workers there are seeking to use immigration procedures to bring in Mexican resentative of the Meat Cutlers, federal minimum wage, starting at family here on the coast. Newal by one-half cent an hour. made similar proposals and added; $1.25 in 1965 and advancing to Merrick is ready to go again as labor for next year's crops. A companion report, on earn­ "The fact is that there have been $1.70 an hour. California labor, AB and Is looking for just about ings, showed a decline In average For many years, Mexican work­ anything that floats. Once he ers were imported under the bra- few real efforts made to attract however, has taken the position makes up his mind to ship, that's wages of factory workers wages U.S. farm workers. The wages that the importation of labor cero program, which labor charged it—^^he grabs the first one out­ during October. The Labor Dept. has kept farm wages at substand­ offered have been low and the should be halted immediately. To bound. Merrick spent some time attributed this to the auto strikes ard levels. Congress refused to re­ working conditions miserable . . . arguments that American workers at Reno, Nevada, recently but still during the month. The take-home will not do the "stoop labor" re­ pay of the average factory worker new the program, and it will expire Test Needed quired for some farm crops, union Jjas to sail for a living. He says with three dependents dropped 80 at the end of this month. he came out about even money"The laws of supply and demand The AFL-CIO Executive Coun­ have been effectively repealed for spokesmen cite instances where wise though, and that's more than cents in October to $92.18. It was farmers paying comparatively high still more than 4 percent above cil, at its Nov. 24 session, said it the agricultural labor market. wages for stoop labor had no trou­ most guys can say after a trip to last year's level. was "appalled" at the effort to use Reno. Bill Hart is on the beach There has not been a real test The price index showed In­ the Immigration Act as a loophole of whether an adequate number of ble finding workers, while nearby right now helping out on the Bal­ grape growers had a "shortage" creases for transportation costs, for continuing the bracero pro­ U.S. workers are available be­ loting committee. He reports he of workers for easier, but lowerhousing and medical costs. In fact, gram. is almost ready to ship again after cause^ the unlimited supply of paying, "stand-up" work. ^ prices wero up slightly In every "It must not be allowed to hap­ a run of bad luck. He Is cur­ pen," the council said. The solu­ rently getting S&A benefits from category except food, gasoline and tion to farm labor shortages, it the Union, which he says "sure household appliances. A drop in meat prices was large­ declared, can be found through make the difference" when you ly .responsible for the lower food higher wages, better housing, un­ have no other source of income. Now that the cold weather is here. Seafarers are reminded that employment insurance, health fa­ He is easy to recognize because costs. "The Bureau of Labor cilities and the right to collective heating and lodging beefs in the shipyard can be easily handled if he sits with one eye on the ship^ Statistics attributed this to season- . al increases in supplies "and bargaining. ping board at all times. the ship's delegate promptly notifies the captain or chief engineer anticipation of Increased beef Workers Degraded Seattle and shows them the temperature reading at the time. Crewmemslaughter following the end of the At the Labor Department hear­ Shipping has been only fair here National Farmers' Organization bers who beef to themselves about the lack of heating but wait ing, Jacob dayman, administrative during the last period, but is ex­ withholding action early in the three or four days before making the problem known to a respon­ director of the AFL-CIO Indus­ pected to pick up soon. The last month." Food prices, however, sible ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. trial Union Dept., contended tliat few weeks saw the Norberto Capay averaged. 1.9 percent above Oc­ The same applies when shipyard workers are busy around living "not one alien worker can be ad­ and the Seattle pay off. For the tober 1963 levels. mitted for farm work In this coun­ quarters. Make sute you know where and when the work was coming period we expect the • Arnold Chase, assistant comtry without furth» degrading the Cathy, Robin Hood, Alcoa Master^ ,missloner of the bureau, said . done so that the SIU patrolman hai thd" facts available in order status of our domestic farm Overseas Rose and the Robin Kirk higher food and car prices are to make a determination. workers." to pay off, which should make' likely to push up the November ' H« said any grower seeking .to shipping pick up somewhat Two price ;(ndex. Price index Moves Up in October Farm Labor Imports Fought At Labor Department Probe Don't Delay On Heat Beefs �DMMnbc# 11, MM Pare Tbirfeea THANKSGIVING DINNER v. Part of the tradition of Thanksgiving includes a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Over the years the SlU has added to that tradition by throwing open the doors of Union Halls across the nation on Thanksgiving Day to Sea­ farers and their families and guests. This year more Seafarer familiesJhan ever enjoyed their holiday dinner with the Union. In SlU Halls from San Juan to San Francisco, Seafarers lined up for seconds on the delicious turkey dinner while their romping youngsters came back for thirds and fourths-especially on dessert. This year, more than two thousand enjoyed the annual holiday dinner. Officials of ILA In Houston (l-r) Henry Cherry and C. King dropped by to join in the holiday festivities. Seafarer Antonio Molis, his wife and six youngsters were among the holiday crowd at the Houston Hall. Seafarer Bill Boiiey and SUP man Robert Lambert dig in at San Francisco Hall. This photo shows part of the holiday ctowd on hand at the San Juan Hall to enjoy their Thanksgiving with the SlU. �SKAFARER9 Paffe'FoarteeB Defeated Kight-Wingers Still Stirring Up Trouble WASHINQTON—Right-wing extremist organizations in the United States were dealt a powerful blow in the November election but, if anything, they may become more dangerous as a result. ganda on television. conclusions: One outfit—the Minutemen lowing • The right-wing took over In • Extremism as a major poli­ —already is talking about the tical issue has been soundly de­ .the Republican party far more necessity for all "conserva­ feated. deeply than most people realize. tives" to join the Minutemen se­ cret underground army for train­ ing as "America's last line of de­ fense against Communism." The post-election issue of "On Target," the organization's official newspaper, declared that "the time is past when the American people might have saved them­ selves by traditional political processes" and told its readers that it was time for right-wingers to recognize that dependence on the ballot has become futile. "Anwng the weak-kneed con­ servatives," said the paper—^which frequently stresses military tactics and guerilla warfare rehearsals— many will be shaking their heads and saying, "we simply must win in 1968." I hope the readers of this newspaper are not naive. We are not going to have a free elec­ tion in 1968. Nor are other right-wing groups, many of which depend financially on the violence with which they attack liberalism, showing any signs of accepting the election re­ turns and retiring gracefully. An analysis of right-wing reac­ tion to the election results, made by Group Research, which follows right-wing activities closely and critically, warns that the extrem­ ists aren't going out of business. "In fact," Group Research re­ ported, "the far-right showed a new high water mark In political activity and is now free to go back to its same old game of reaction, attack, suspicion, organization and division. After all, the right-wing works every day, not just at elec­ tion time . . ." Group Research drew the fol­ • There will be a resurgence of conservatism, if not extremism. Far-right groups, instead ot con­ ceding an overwhelming defeat, are pointing to the 26,000,000 votes that Goldwater got as proof that the conservative viewpoint is widespread and can serve as a base to build on. Young Ameri­ cans for Freedom In Cincinnati, for example, already have an­ nounced a $15 million fund drive to be used for right-wing propa­ Goldwater followers with far-right connections have obtained impor­ tant posts and have no intention of surrendering them. • The "dirty" tactics so com­ mon during the campaign are likely to continue. "With few ex­ ceptions, these tactics will con­ tinue substantially," Group Re­ search concludes, "for they are the tactics of the far-right more than of this specific campaign between Democrats and Republicans." U.S. Seeks To Save Rare Fish Species WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Interior is seeking the help of the nation in an effort to save from ex­ tinction some helpless victims of progress—about 50 kinds of fish, birds and animals. Among the many species in coast ranges of Southern Califor­ danger, for instance, is the nia, with only 40 or 50 of the 20Atlantic salmon, which now can be found in limited numbers in only eight Maine streams—^where once it had been an important com­ mercial and sport fish. Other groups of fish, birds and animals have already vanished completely from the U.S. in the past 150 years, and cooperation is needed to prevent the list from growing. The California condor, for instance, the biggest soaring land bird in the U.S. which once inhabited the entire Pacific coast is now confined to an area around the southern Sierra Nevada and the Japan's Business Boom Keeps 'Office Flowers' Blossoming TOKYO—Like so many other hallowed traditions, the Japanese business custom called "changing the office flowers"—^periodically firing office girls in order to hire a new and prettier crop—has begun to wilt in the face of this booming country's cwitinuing labor shortage. A few short years ago, Japanese office girls were expected to do little more than pour tea for the boss and his oallers and add a decorative but mostly useless female presence to the world of business. Today, because of the exodus of Japanese men to higher paying jobs in industry and the general modernization of offices here, women are expected to pull their own weight, manning type­ writers, calculators and other business machines. The girls have shed the blue smocks that used to be the uniform of the female office worker and are now topping for stylish, western frocks to wear to work. The growing number of women in the labor force—now amount­ ing to 31 percent of the total working populace—^has created, naturally enough, a shortage of menial and domestic workers. Japanese women who once had no future beyond that of working as maids are now going into business and industry. Only a meager 808 of the 410,000 girls who graduated from the Japanese equivalent of junior high school last year chose to go into domestic work. The middle and upper class families who emplo:,- domestic help are feeling the pin^. A female writer in a Japanese magazine wrote recently: "In four or five years, 1 think Japanese wives won't be able to hire housemaids at all." With women going into higher paying jobs, the wage gap between their salaries and those of Japanese men is steadily narrowing. Though men still earn about twice as much as the women, the differenc; is lessening at a rate of about two percent annually. Ano&er fact surprising for Japan is the large number of mar­ ried women who continue to work after they have had their first child. The former custom, as with women of most countries, was for the working female to retire from the work force once she was married and had children to raise. Current reports indicate that women are staying on the job, the reason for this due in part to the rising cost ot living in Japan. DeMmber II, IHft LOG pound birds with 10-foot wingspreads still in existence. . The black-footed ferret, a large weasel with black feet and face mask is also dropping from sight in the Great Plains and the Rockies. Prairie dogs, the weasel's natural prey, also have been greatly re­ duced in numbers with only a com­ parative few in the Dakotas and Nebraska. The plight of American wildlife has been explained by the fact that as the U.S. expanded over the years, virgin land was turned into farmland and oil wells and dams were constructed, destroying swamps, free-flowing streams and tall-grass prairies needed for wild­ life survival. Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall is asking national and inter­ national agencies to cooperate in the "Save the Wildlife" campaign. He has forwarded a list of threatened wildlife to conservation groups and individual experts in all sectors of the country. River Dredging Seen Spurring Chicago Trade CHICAGO—The quick pace of work on the Calumet River dredg­ ing project may mean an increase of foreign conunerce in this port sooner than expected, maritime officials are predicting opti­ mistically. The $1.7 million job of linking Calumet Harbor to Lake Michigan with a deep seaway channel is pro­ ceeding at twice the anticipated pace, the Army Corps of Engineers has announced. The work, begun last July, is^ reported to be almost half completed. On December 8, bids were opened on two more projects to develop a usable 27-foot ship channel into Lake Calumet harbor in time for the 1966 seaway ship­ ping season,. Port officials are now said to be optimistic about the channel opening at that time. The Army Engineers, more cautious, are officially counting on. finishing the job'a.yew; jater. Yoar S3[(/ ly Joseph B. Loglie, MD. Medical Director Apples Among Healthiest Of Foods The old adage "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" nuy Itave more virtue than we have generally considered. Modem scientists have confirmed what our ancestors accepted as a matter of faith— that apples are among the healthiest of foods. Other health values of the food element in apples are still being brought to light according to Health BuUetin. Four researchers report in the current issue of Science that pectin— a substance which apples contain in liberal quantity—^will causa the retardation of atherosclerosis when fed to chickens susceptible to hardening of the arteries. Carried out over many months, the experi­ ment left little doubt that the health of the birds was improved by the pectin diet. Strangely, the chickens fed pectin had more cholesterol in their blood than the control group, but less atheroscle­ rosis. In contrast, experiments with pectin diets for rats and human beings have shown lowering of cholesterol values. The potent ability of apples to promote tooth heatlh is another fairly recent discovery. In 1958, Drs. Slack and Martin reported in the British Dental Journal that children fed apple slices -after meals enjoyed a significant reduction in dental decay and improve­ ment in gum health. They attributed the results not only to the mechanical scouring of the tooth surface by the apple fibers, but to increased flow of saliva. Even more intriguing health benefits from apple eating were revealed by a study conducted in 1960 and 1961 involving over 400 students of the University of Michigan. These volunteers were given several apples a day to eat. Their health was observed over a period of a year and a half of apple eating, and was compared with the sickness record of the student body as a whole. Upper respiratory infections were about 30 per cent lower among the apple eaters. But most striking was the increased ability of the apple group to stand up, to the nervous pressure of college life. They made less than one-sixth as many calls on the college health service for tension-pressure phenomena as the student body as a whole. Despite the instinctive belief that apples are good for you, con­ sumption has been declining steadily in this country for the past several decades. Every year the average American eats one pound less of apples than he did the year before. * • * Health Bulletin's article in the November 7 issue revealing that it is a common practice to sell meat from four-legged experimental animals through normal channels has evoked considerable response. Ninety-seven people have written to the Department of Agriculture protesting new regulations which would allow the continued sale of such meat to unsuspecting consumers. Representative Leonard Farbstein (D-N.Y.) called the attention of the Meat Inspection Division to the Health Bulletin article, saying "The situation should be rectified and labeling . . . required" if the Health Bulletin article is true. Transport Fever' Hits New Congress WASHINGTON—Expectations of increased activity in the field of transport legislation have been raised by the many new faces in the soon-to-convene eighty-ninth Congress and by the many gaps opened on^ key Senate and House Com- "the air, many additional proposals mittees by the Democratic are expected to come from regula­ landslide in the recent election. Changes in the key committees will be unusually large dui-ing the coming session of Congress. The House Commerce Committee for example, will have eight new faces among its 33 members. The House Merchant Marine Committee will have four new members out of 31; House Ways and Means four out of 25; House Labor five out of 31; House Rules two out of 15. Most important in the expecta­ tions of increased Congressional activity is the size of the Demo­ cratic election gains, which could cause a shift in the ratio of com­ mittee seats assigned to Democrats and Republicans with more Demo­ crats sitting on critical committees. In addition, the Presidential Task Force on Transportation has submitted its, report to the Presi­ dent, which could further increase transport legislation during the next session of Congress. Headed by an economist, the task force was reportedly given a "free hand," leaving the "political prac­ ticality" of its proposals up to the President. It must be noted how­ ever, that no outside views from transport interests were sought by the task force. With , toil "transport fever" in tory commissions and other Gov­ ernment departments, from trans­ port groups and from many mem­ bers of Congress. SlU Company Makes 1st Call At Sacramento SACRAMENTO—The Pres­ ident Harding recently be­ came the first vessel of the SlU Pacific District-Contract­ ed American President Lines to call at this inland Cali­ fornia port. Sacramento Port Authority officials sponsored a harbor welcome and held receptions in honor of the cargoliner's visit. The President Harding is a recent addition to the APL fleet and recently completed her maiden voyage. It was purchased with another vessel for temporary service while the company awaits delivery of three new Master Mariner type cargoliners. The 23,000 ton vessels will be among the fastest, largest and most highly automated in the U.S. merchant fleet. �DMember 11, 19M SEAFARERS LOG Face FUteeji Participation in all Union committees concerned with Union business is a right of all Seafarers. Union committees, for which any Seafarer may nominate himself and run, are elected off the floor at membership meetings. In photo at left Seafarers are shown electing a Union committee from among the various candidates for the posts. CTIVE participation in the affairs of their Union is not only a basic right of Seafarers—^but is an obligation as well. The exercise of his rights as an active Union mem­ ber is important not only to the individual Seafarer, but to the Union as a whole because through the maximum participation of all hands the Union bet­ ter reflects the wishes of the membership, and is therefore a stronger Union. Among the rights which Seafarers should exer­ cise at every opportunity in order to maintain a strong and effective Union are: • The right of every Seafarer to nominate him­ self and to run for any elective Union office. • The right to nominate himself and run for any elective Union committee, such as negotiating com­ mittees, balloting committees, credentials commit­ tees, tallying committees, financial committees and the various other committees concerned with Union affairs. • The right to take an active part in shipboard affairs by running for any of the shipboard delegate posts. • Seafarers should always be conscious of an­ other important right, that of having his say and voicing his opinions on any matter of Union interest, in both shoreside and shipboard meetings. Right now. Seafarers are urged to exercise the all-important right to cast their secret ballot in the current election of Union officers. The two-month voting period ends on December 31. The exercise of their democratic rights by all Un­ ion members is the best way to insure continuation of strong and effective Union representation. This is the right and obligation of all Union men. A In photo above. Seafarer casts his secret ballot in Union election, exercising one of the basic and traditional rights of Union membership. Seafarers International Union Atlantic^ Gulf^ Lakes And Inland Waters Disfrkt Expressing their views on Union affairs is the right of all Seafarers in Union shoreside and shipboard meetings, as in the ship's meeting shown above. �Pare Sixteen SEAFARERS ONeieieiiiftw n. UVi t-OO AFL-CIO Official Calh R-T-W 'Qnat FQUOCF' Anti-Scab Law Stings Frisco Scab-Herders Union Shop Cited For Aiding Both Workers And Employers ALLENTOWN, Pa.—Employers who try to weaken unions through so-called "rightto-work" laws are victims of "one of the great fallacies of our time," AFL-CIO SecretaryTreasurer William F. Schnitzler warned. It's harder, not easier, for early in the morning," Schnitzler employers to deal with a weak memit at a meeting recently. union, Schnitzler told the "If you want a hell-raising said, "just take the 'right-to-work' SAN FRANCISCO—An anti-scab ordinance recently enacted by this city's Board of Supervisors is already bringing a stream of anguished cries and tears from employer gi\ntps affected by the new ordinance. The ordinance, which has the complete backing of Bay arealabor, forbids employers from hiring professional scabs during strikes. A fine of $500 and a 90-day jail term for violation of the ordinance is applicable to both the employer and his hireling. The ordinance describes a professional strikebreaker as a person who has offered himself for work during a strike or lockout at least twice in the five years preceding a current offer. It goes on to further describe strikebreakers as "generally of unsavory character and accustomed to association with unde­ sirable elements." Their use, the ordinance says, is "harmful to our citizens and threatens the public peace." The need for the law grew out of an 11-month strike by San Francisco's printers in 1963. Management fought the strike by bringing in herds of professional scabs—outlaw printers who earned their living by scabbing in strikes from coast to coast. The publishing industry has long engaged in the business of scab-herding, a practice so discredited it was abandoned by most industries years ago. Ignoring the situation which created the need for the law, the publicity men for the management groups are now conjuring up pictures of grocers, gas station operators and other small businessmen they claim will suffer from the law. •When the employers say that a grocer, for Instance, can be prosecuted for employing members of his own family during a strike, they conveniently avoid the fact that the law is aimed solely at the professional scab who has engaged in scab work at least twice in the preceding five years. Meanwhile, the scab herds which infested San Francisco last year have gone on to other, more hospitable pastures. Their grazing is getting thinner, however, as more and more municipalities add anti-scab laws to the books. Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Soci­ union, a union that will keep you line. That's what you will get, and ety for Advancement of Manage- up late at night and wake you up that's what you will deserve." The AFL-CIO spokesman stressed that a union shop is "good for the employer" as well as for workers. "A union shop contract," he said, "relieves the union leaders and the active union members of one great anxiety—anxiety over By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney the union's survival. With a union Headquarters Representatives shop there's no danger' that the employer and his agents can weak­ en the union's strength by dis­ couraging membership." A ship's delegate has the key job of looking after the interests of The "most progress" towards Union members who sail with him. We have been publishing a series joint union management coopera­ of columns with important information and advice that is designed tion on mutual problems has been to help ship's delegates handle their jobs as smoothly as possible. In made in industries and trades the last issue of the LOG we covered such topics as the Importance of where unions are strong and se­ the Union education program on shipboard, the proper handling of cure, Schnitzler pointed out. members' beefs and the necessity of cooperation between delegates and He told the management group: er .wmemhers. In this, the concluding column in this series, we consider: "A strong union, secure against The suggestions outlined in this column, if allowed, will very often employer subversion, can afford to prevent beefs. At least, they can help keep them at a minimum. But be statesmanlike. It can afford to supposing you already have a beef. What actual steps should you take take the broad view ... to gamble on the present in the expectation in handling it? Just to show you how simple the procedure is, let's take a specific of a better future." On the other hand, Schnitzler case. One on overtime would be good, since this type of beef occurs warned, "a weak union in an open fairly often. Suppose a crew member- has been ordered to do work that he con­ shop can't take chances. Simply siders to be outside his routine job and makes out an overtime slip as a matter of self-preservation, it (in triplicate). He puts it in within the allotted time and the depart­ must take the position that the ment head disputes it. The man is then to turn his beef over to his boss is always wrong. Faced with department delegate who will approach the department head and at­ challenges and recruiting prob­ NEW YORK—For' the past 20 years underwater obstruc­ tempt to settle it. Here a good, resourceful delegate can do a good job lems, it has to express the maxi­ mum militancy on every question. tions in the navigable harbors, bays and waters along the not only of settling the beef, but clearing the atmosphere with the 'Statesmanship' becomes an epi­ Atlantic Coast have been charted by two wooden craft department head so the same beef doesn't come up again later. taph for ex-officers." called wire-draggers. — But if he is unsuccessful in settling the beef, he then turns it over The AFL-CIO secretary-treas­ to the Union representative who comes aboard and together they urer termed it surprising that the Working together like a the most efficient method of locat­ attempt to settle the matter with the department head. The delegate's proposals to ban the union-shop well-matched team of horses, ing obstructions that might escape presence helps in two ways: 1) he gets first-hand the method the Union would even be seriously discussed the most sophisticated instruments the wire-draggers Wainwright and used in standard hydrographic representative uses to settle the matter, and, 2) he's on hand to give in Pennsylvania. Hilgard have charted rocks, sharp surveys. the full story of what took place. Generally, he said, "what is But if these steps are unsuccessful, the beef is then taken ashore by known as 'right-to-work' has been ledges, coral formations, wrecks, the Union representative and the matter is taken up in a meeting with most popular where there are few­ etc., for the U.S. Coast and Geo­ the company. est organized workers and the few­ detic Survey. The information is If this procedure is followed with every dispute, the delegate is fully est employers having union con­ then forwarded to the Army Corps of Engineers for possible removal aware of the problems that exist on the ship and can give the Union tracts. representative a full and concise report of the exact situation aboard "In short, the less you know or for inclusion on maritime ship when lie comes aboard. It saves time if the patrolman doesn't have about unions the more you lean charts. to get ten different beefs from ten different crew members. Besides, by toward 'right-to-work.'" But, like the old gray mare, the channeling all beefs through the delegate, the officers will be more Union organization "means the Wainwright and Hilgard ain't inclined to respect and work with the delegate. union shop," Schnitzler declared. what they used to be. The two The best policy to follow is to let the delegates and the Union rep­ He said any employer who opposes old wooden vessels have become resentatives handle the problems. The whole works will be slowed down the union shop is "basically anti­ obsolete—^their engines are wear­ WASHINGTON—The Maritime and confused if all hands start hollering and talking at once. ing out and their other equipment Administration has paid $18,500 to union." is showing its age. The Maritime a private company for a study and Administration is looking for re­ cost estimate on the building of Sometimes Diplomacy Pays Off, Too placements so the 'Wainwright and an American-designed ship In You'd be surprised at the results you can get in presenting a beef Hilgard can be turned out to pas­ Japanese yards. if you sail into the situation on an even keel. Rememfber, you're trying ture. Bids have been invited from The study Is part of a continuing to show that something is logically due a man in your department. How U.S. shipyards for a pair of larger, program by the MA to help set you present your case is important. The guy who said you can catch stronger, better equipped replace­ construction differential subsidies more flies with honey than you can with vinegar wasn't shooting blanks. ments. by comparing domestic and for­ If you're headed for the skipper's or department head's quarters, Like Minesweeping eign ship construction costs. Con­ show them the same courtesy you'd expect from them if they were Wire - dragging for i)eacetime struction differential subsidies are coming to your room. By barging in, you're just chalking up two strikes maritime charting is similar to paid by the MA to make up the against yourself before you even open your mouth. the method used in wartime to difference in costs to American When you get down to the issue, talk in a normal tone of voice. And locate and remove enemy mines ship operators between building stick to the matter at hand. In 99 cases out of 100 you'll get twice as planted in ship channels leading vessels in low-cost foreign yards far as you would by shouting and cursing. and in U.S. shipyards. to major ports. Most licensed guys are union men. And we always treat a union The MA conducts periodic sur­ In peacetime wire-dragging, two man as a good union man—that is, until he shows he's not. craft tow a wire stretched out be­ veys to determine the shipbuilding No advice to delegates would be complete without a word on anti­ tween them at a specified depth, costs in the cheapest foreign yards. union disrupters. These disrupters are usually midguided guys who usually from 35 to 50 feet. To The agency however, has proposed think they are helping the company or themselves by spreading rumors maintain its depth the wire is a new system for comparing U.S. aimed at hurting the union, its membership and officials. Alert mem­ hung from buoys which are at­ and foreign costs for construction bers will nail these guys' lies on the spot. tached at regular intervals. When differential subsidies. It has pro­ the wire encounters an underwa­ posed to stop using the single low­ This doesn't mean that criticism is not welcome. Constructive crit­ ter obstruction it gets "hung up" est cost foreign yard as a means icism is not only a healthy thing, consistent with our democratic for comparison. procedures, it Is necessary for a better union. Veteran Seafarer Jerry E. R. on whatever is in its path. When Instead, It would use the average The place for all criticism is out in the open—at the shipboard and Hauser catches up on the this happens the two wire-drag­ gers are pulled toward each other cost of five foreign shipyards to membership meetings ashore, where all can hear. latest shipping news while he as the wire takes the form of a compute the subsidy. This would * • *• Ail in all, a delegate's job is mighty important. A delegate holds the waits for a job call in New giant "V." Once this happens the make the U.S. and foreign ship­ important post of representing the union on the ship and making life York headquarters. Hauser type of obstruction can be decided building costs closer together and, more livable for all—and that's what we are all after in the long run. last sailed as an electrician by soundings and other means. consequently, would mean higher on the Steel Apprentice A good delegate usually means a happy ship. Although basically a very sim­ outlays by U.S. ship owners as the ple device, wire-dragging is about government subsidies are reduced. Good luck and smooth sailing.(Isthmian). Additional Duties Of Delegates: Handling Beefs Intelligently Seek Replacements For 'Wire-Draggers' MA Surveying Japanese Ship Building Costs Catching Up �iNiecmber U, 1964 Aging World War 11 Ships Still Playing Important Role World War II built ahlpe are still playiiDC an active role In the merchant fleets of the world despite the fact that many of them are reaching the 29-year age mark and have had hard and con­ tinuous service. Liberty ships are still commanding prices around the $260,000 level from mostly foreign-flag buyers, and C-2s are bringing about $600,000 on the world market. Among the leading buyers of the Liberties are Hong Kong and Taiwan shipping Interests. Other types of ships that are moving at a good clip In the world market are 14,000 to 15,000 ton turbine steamships, selling for about $1.1 million, and moderate-sized tankers for charter to the big oil companies. Meanwhile, U.S.-flag operators are continuing to take some ad­ vantage of the Maritime Administration's Ship Exchange Program. Under the program, American operators can trade-in old and tired vessels for more efficient types laid up In the Reserve Fleet. Seaway Finishes Busiest Season DETROIT — The St. Lawrence Seaway finished out its busiest season in history on November 30—a season that saw a whopping one-third rise in total cargo tonnage over the 41963 season. Seaway officials said it million tons of cargo on the wa­ would take at least 10 days terway. The figures for last year beyond the closing date to clear all ship traffic along the length of the passage and put the huge op­ eration to sleep for the winter. Many ship operators have been arguing for a later Seaway closing date—by two or three weeks at least—but Seaway officials have maintained that any extension of the season would be dangerous. There is no assurance, they warned, that overnight icing con­ ditions would not sweep away the buoys that mark channels and make the operations of the locks unsafe. The shipping officials had pre­ dicted that at least another 500 ships would have used the Seaway if it stayed open several weeks more. They were seeking to add to their already record tonnage figures. By closing day 6,655 ves­ sels had moved a total of 38.5 Pare Seventeea SEAFARERS ^ 10G were 6,087 ships and 29.2 million tons of cargo. Heavy purchases U.S. and Canadian wheat by the Russians accounted for a large part of the increased tonnage. Shipments of Canadian iron ore to U.S. Great Lakes ports also played a large part in the boost. A running competitive fight be­ tween Montreal, an all-year-round port, and Great Lakes ports is said to be at the root of the battle over extending the closing date. Montreal interests favor closing the Seaway on time since it ends competition by other ports during the winter months. Ports on the Lakes, on the other hand, would Jike to see the Sea­ way stay open year-round so that transiting ships would sail right past Montreal on their way to the Lakes. Lawmakers Blast U.S. Ruling Permitting Foreign Fish Sale Massachusetts Senators Leverett Saltonstall and Edward Kennedy and a score of local legislators have joined the SIU Atlantic Fishermen's Union in blasting a recent U.S. Bureau of Customs decision threatening the livelihood of Atlantic coast commercial fisherman and others in coastal areas of the< United States. biggest problem is finding enough congressmen of all the coastal states for support in getting the The ruling would permit fish to meet demands at home." fishermen of any country to sell fish caught within three miles of any land in the world at American ports. "We will accept and allow to be landed on American shores any fish caught within the threemile limit," the Bureau has ruled. The wave of protests was touched off by the SIU Atlantic Fisher­ men's Union, immediately follow­ ing the decision by the Bureau of Customs. James Ackert, president of the union, said one Canadian ship­ owner has already been given per­ mission to unload his catches in New Bedford and Lubec, Me., and others will follow the same procedure. "This ruling opens the doors for Canadian fleets to move into our market with cod, haddock, scrod, tuna and swordfish," asserted Ackert, adding: "We can't compete financially with their fully govern­ ment subsidized operation." Ackert said that the union will seek to have the decision reversed. The union president pointed out that the new open-door policy will also open southern ports to Mex­ ican and South American fisher­ men and West Coast ports to the Japanese. "All these foreign fis'hermen will make their catches off their own or other shores and run the fish into U.S. markets and undersell us," Ackert warned. He further predicted that the Russian fishing fleet, which has been operating more and more off American shores in recent years would pose a small threat as far as bringing their catches into U.S. ports. "They're not looking for new markets," Ackert explained. "Their But Canadian and Japanese fishermen, he added, are eager to find new markets and will bank­ rupt American fleets if they are allowed to take over markets here. Ackert revealed that the Atlantic Fishermen's Union has appealed to Shipbuilding Decline Hits Great Britain LONDON—Great Britain, which has traditionally been one of the world's major shipbuilders, is beginning to be con­ fronted with some of the problems that are plaguing the ailing U.S. ship construction industry. Faced with the see which is giving the advantage to Britain's competitors. prospect of inactive ship The Government's inquiry came yards, newly elected Prime Minister Harold Wilson has an­ nounced his Labor Government will set up a committee to investi­ gate Britain's shipbuilding business. Observers report that most of the major shipyards in the country have enough work to keep them busy for two years. However, orders for new vessels beyond that time are becoming increasingly scarce. It has been announced that a minister from the Board of Trade is planning to visit Japan and Sweden, countries which are giving Britain a hard fight for shipbuild­ ing business. The purpose of the visit will be to check such factors as managerial efficiency, construc­ tion techniques, steel prices and the question of hidden subsidies to By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Look For Value In Xmas Gifts You can get the most for your money this Christmas by selecting gifts of special value this year. Keep in mind that prices of gift items are highest early in December and that more price-cutting sales show up in mid-month. SWEATERS: We nominate sweaters as an outstanding gift buy this year for any member of the family, because of the attractive styling now available, the improvements in washability and the cur­ rently reasonable prices. Two types of machine-washable sweaters are available: the now familiar acrylic fiber (like Orion) and the newer blend of wool and polyester (Kodel, Dacron, etc.). The blend of 65 per cent wool and 35 per cent polyester provides a sweater that is not only machine washable and dryable, but warmer and more resilient than synthetic fiber sometimes is by itself. However, the wool-and-polyester sweaters, often cost $2-$3 more than the all-synthetic like Orion. All-wool sweaters also cost less than the wool-and-polyester, but most of the moderate-price ones do require hand washing. SCIENCE MATERIALS: There is a dearth of good science toys this year. Some of the commercial manufacturers quit manufacturing science-type toys because they took a bad financial beating on them last year, and are concentrating on war toys and monsters. Unfortu­ nately, the commercial science toys were expensive and sometimes had more attractive packaging than genuine science content. The "Book-Lab" sets have become a standard item for children interested in science and nature. The sets include a book and materials to perform the experiments described. Among the most popular are "Seeds," "Map Making" and "Magnets." Others include "Chemistry," "Jets and Rockets," and "Mathematical Shapes." These have a list price of $3.95 although some retailers sell them for a little less. At $6.95, Brainiac K-25 includes a book and parts to make a simple circuitry set demonstrating the principles of digital computers. These sets are available in stores, or you can get a brochure describing them from Grosset & Dunlap, 1107 Broadway, New York, N.Y. Another standard source for science materials and optical goods is the Edmund Scientific Co., Barrington, N.J., 08007. This company yirill. send a catalog listing optical goods, arts and crafts, constructioq customs ruling overturned. If need be, he said, Atlantic fishermen will travel to Washing­ ton to deliver a mass protest "against an action which could be disastrous to the economy of the American fishing industry." items, magnets, magnifiers, weather instruments, science projects and many other materials. FLAY MATERIALS: Creative Playthings, Inc., one of the major suppliers of playthings and equipment for nurseries and schools, also offers an "economy" catalog for families. This shows durable play­ things favored by educators, but simplified and with less detail to bring down the cost. The catalog itself is a helpful shopping guide to selecting toys by various age groups, from infants and toddlers, to grade-school children. The large wooden blocks and building shapes are standard, durable playthings. But of special interest for infants and toddlers are giant foam rubber building blocks. Transportation and wheel goods also are a lasting group of playthings emphasized by educators in buying equipment for schools. The economy catalog is available from Creative Playthings, Inc., Dept. L, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. UNION DOLL, PUP: The Union Label and Service Trades Council of Greater New York again is offering its specially-priced Miss Union Maid . Doll for $1 plus 35 cents for mailing (postage prepaid in dozen lots). This is a miniature doll dressed in a satin ballroom gown. Another offering by the Council is Pete, the Union Label Pup, a stuffed bulldog type cqvcred in rayon plush and machine washable. Pete costs $2 plus 50 cents for mailing (dozen lots prepaid). The Council's address is 20 East 15th Street, New York, N.Y. 10003. BOOKS: We cannot list here all possibilities but only a few of the newer books that have special interest. Some stores offer discounts from the prices listed here. Among these, for children, are "The Cat in The Hat Beginner Book Dictionary" by P. D. Eastman, ages 4-8, $2.95; "Now You Can Read to Yourself," stories selected by the Child Study Asso­ ciation of America, ages 7 and up, $2.75; "America and Its Presi­ dents," by Earl S. Miers, ages 10-14, $4.95, and "Samuel Gcmpers, Labor Pioneer," by David F. Selvin, ages 10 and up, $3. The "Sam Gompers" book has been widely recommended in the labor press for its simple explanation for children, of trade-union princi­ ples. It is published by Abelard-Schuman, 6 West 57th St., New York, N.Y. on the heels of an announcement that the Peninsular & Oriental Group, which operates one of the largest fleets in the world, had placed orders for three bulk oil carriers in Japan, and only one order for another carrier in Britain. Officials of the company said the Japanese had been given the construction contracts after submitting the lowest bids. British shipbuilders are care­ fully watching the Government to find out if they might receive state aid. One plan the Government is known to be considering is known as the "scrap and build scheme." Under this plan ship operators who scrapped their older tonnage and placed orders for new ones in British yards would be eligible for cheap Government loans. The world surplus of shipping, however, does not make this idea too attractive to shipbuilders. Operators of small ship construc­ tion firms are especially worried about hints of the possibility of a planned contraction of their industry. Huge Fishery To Be Opened MOGODISCIO, Somalia—One of the world's most fabulous fishing grounds, untapped until now be­ cause the people who live near it do not particularly like to eat fish, will begin to yield up its bounty soon. The waters of the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden, known to Sea­ farers who have transited the Suez Canal, are literally alive with fish. Tuna abound in the Gulf and other types of fish are almost uncount­ able. The Somalis, who live along the shores of the rich grounds, are a pastoral people who tend to their flocks and seldom go to sea. They never developed a taste for fish, so that the vast treasure off their shores has been virtually untouched. Two American fishing concerns, however, have joined hands with a specially created Somali company to build a frozen fish plant on the coast. A large part of the cost "f the plant is to be underwritten by U.S. and Somali government loans. The actual fishing will be done by local inhabitants using canoes and small power boats. The visible supply alone insures the success of the venture. �SEAFARERS Page Eigbteem LOG 11, ItM Best Wishes For Pensioner AFL-CIO Helps Develop African Trade Unionism WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO is expanding its efforts In helping Africans build free trade unions and strong economies. In cooperation with labor unions and governments in Africa, working with the U.S. labor movement, the newly-"*" concerned and the African the following countries were formed African - American ions placed: Cameroon, Congo - Leostudents employed. Labor Center will help de­ With the program in its fourth poldville, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, velop economic and social projects in Africa to upgrade Individual skills, increase job opportunities and raise the standards and condi­ tions of workers. The first project under the cen­ ter will be a motor drivers school in Nigeria, scheduled to open next month. Courses in English, as well as safe driving and repairs will form the core of instruction, which is directed at helping to provide a pool of skilled workers for the country. A Tailoring and Cutting School established with AFL-CIO assist­ ance in Kenya two years ago is proving very successful. To date, 120 have completed the tailoring and cutting course with 75 per­ cent of the graduates passing the government "trade tests," which qualify them for higher pay rates. More than 500 applicants are seeking admission to the school, but limitations of staff, equipment and facilities will make it possible to admit only 65. The school has been awarded a contract for gov­ ernment uniforms, which, it is hoped, will help the school finance itself and perhaps even extend scholarships to young African men and women. Many of the African nations are developing vocational education, but because of financial and tech­ nical limitations, they aren't able to mount the kind of effort that is needed. The support of volun­ tary groups such as the AFL-CIO is helping these new countries overcome these obstacles. Student Aid Another AFL - CIO project aimed at aiding the growth of strong, democratic trade unionism in Africa is the AFL-CIO African .Student Summer Placement Pro­ gram which has made approxi­ mately 1,200 jobs available to Africans studying in the U.S. dur­ ing the last four years. The program was established in 1961 with a three-fold purpose: to provide employment opportuni­ ties to African students, to acquaint African students with some of the guiding principles and procedures emphasized by democratic trade unionism, to pro­ vide mutual experience and un­ derstanding among the trade un­ year, 28 APTi-CIO national cen­ ters, 37 affiliates, three central labor bodies and the AFL-CIO headquarters have participated. In addition, C.A.R.E., International Feature Service, Group Health and Myopia Research Foundation have joined. This past summer, students from Navy Plans Deep Ocean Exploration WASHINGTON—A $200 million deep sea exploration project, wbioh a Defense Department offi­ cial said migiht eventually match the nation's space effort, was an­ nounced by the Navy. The five-year project was born out of the long and frustrating ef­ fort by the Navy to locate the nuclear submarine Thresher which disappeared in the waters off Cape Cod last year. The tragedy and its aftermath proved to the Navy that it still had much to learn about the deep recesses of the ocean. The exploration plan was re­ vealed by Assistant Navy Secretary Robert H. Morse to a gathering of government and industry execu­ tives. He said the project will get underway' in fiscal 1966 with a beginning budget of $28 million. The first stage of the project will have as its goal the development of methods and equipment for exploration, salvage and rescue operation at great ocean depths. Morse said the exploration of the ocean's floor would prove just as great a challenge as the ex­ ploration of space. "Just as our country recognizes the need to put man on the distant moon," he said, "it must also recognize the need to put men on the nearby ocean floor." Under the first year program, 13 undersea craft, many capable of attaining depths of 20,000 feet, will be built. The first of the craft to come out of the shipyards will have operating depths of 6,000 feet. The world's oceans cover more than two-thirds of the earth's surface, with 98 percent of all ocean bottoms almost foim miles down. Mali, Malawi, Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia, Sierra Leone, Southern Rhodesia, Tanganyika, United Arab Republic, Gambia and Ugan­ da. Some of the students have been sponsored by their governments, but the greatest emphasis in the AFL-CIO placement program has been Jobs for unsponsored stu­ dents. These are in the greatest need. What the program is accomp­ lishing was illustrated in a letter recently received by AFL-CIO President George Meany from one student who wrote: "My country, Kenya, is present­ ly trying to cultivate and develop the institutions which would en­ able it to emerge systenvatlcally and peacefully to join the Repub­ lics of the Free World. "To achieve this aim, the coun­ try requires trained citizens to shoulder the responsibilities which the task of nation-building de­ mands. We are, therefore, grate­ ful that the AFL-CIO has been kind enough to offer many of us the privilege of receiving this kind of training." SIU pensioner Santiago Pena (left) receives hearty con­ gratulations along with his first Union pension check from SIU rep Joe DiGeorgio at New York headquarters. A vet­ eran member of the engine department, Pena last sailed aboard the Puerto Rico (Motor Ships of Puerto Rico). He plans to jive with his family in Queens, N.Y. and enjoy him­ self hunting and surf fishing. , U.S. Labor Training Aids South AmericanUnionists WASHINGTON—^The eiglitli labor training class of the American Institute for Free Labor Development has been graduated, and with the ceremonies came announcement that the program is being widely extended in Latin claring that "free trade unions are essential for the growth and de­ America. Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other In their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and ttieir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor," (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) it ih Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) i> ti H. I. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4" 4" 4 Sears, Roebucs Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4 4 4 Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4 4 4 J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 Kingsport Press "World Book," "ChUdcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers)' 4 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) The graduating class of 38 in Washington brought the number trained here to 292, while more than 6,500 leaders will have been trained in Latin American Insti­ tutes by the end of the year. At the same time. Executive Director Seraflno Romualdi announced that next year four classes will be held in Washington instead of the pres­ ent three, while additional courses will be given in Latin America. Growth of the training program —^which is supported by the AFLCIO in cooperation with business groups—was symbolized by a warm letter of pongratulations by President Lyndon B. Johnson to AFL-CIO President George Meany, who is also president of the Insti­ tute. The graduating exercises were marked by the presence of Secre­ tary of State Dean Rusk, who com­ plimented not only the graduating class, but the Institute for its work in training young leaders for the free labor movement in Latin America. Rusk told the graduates that the Alliance for Progress program was making striking gains through­ out Latin America. Declaring that there were still problems of Com­ munist subversion and terrorism. Rusk added: "But the democratic peoples of the Western Hemisphere will never be content until their friends, the Cuban people, recover their freedom, resume their prop­ er place in the councils of the hemisphere, and become active partners in the Alliance for Prog­ ress." AFL-CIO President Meany, who presented certificates to the grad­ uates, urged them to put to work in their own countries the things they had learned at the school. He stressed the importance of free­ dom for the labor movement, de­ velopment of countries and their peoples." Other speakers were Venezuelan Ambassador Enrique Tejera-Paris and George C. Lodge, former As­ sistant Secretary of Labor for In­ ternational Affairs. The graduating class consisted of young labor leaders from Ar­ gentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Repub­ lic, Honduras, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. In addition, there were nine members of an international study group from the Caribbean Islands. Earthslide Threatening Canal Zone BALBOA, C.Z. — An earthslide slowly slipping down a hillside about 700 feet north of the Pedro Miguel locks here, is threatening trouble for the Panama Canal. The potentially troublesome slide is not yet hampering canal traffic and isn't exiwoted to do so unless heavy rains increase the rate of slippage enough to carry it into the canal. In all, about 300,000 cubic yards of earth are on the move. While keeping their eyes on the latest earth movements, canal of­ ficials recalled a slide involving 150,000 cubic yards of earth back in December, 1960, several miles north of the present site. Two others, slightly smaller, occurred in the same year. The Trans - Isthmian Highway and the Panama Railroad were blocked for several days by slides in December, 1959, leaving the canal as the only means of surf­ ace travel across the isthmus. �SEAFARERS Seamier 11, MM Pare Nioetcca LOG Soup Time On Penn Explorer When Seafarers make an all out effort to get along together aboard ship, some astoimding results can be achieved, claims Julian Dedicatoria, ship's delegate aboard the Com­ mander (Waterman). As baker aboard ship, Dedicatoria claims that most of the good will comes from the galley. "Our>chief steward, Ramon Obidos, borne coffee aboard the ship, re­ ceived a new washing machine, and the singing chief cook ports Arnold Heatherly, meeting reports M. E. Longfellow, meeting Joe Pagolo, baker aboard the Penn Explorer (Penn Ship­ ping) dishes up a sample of the soup prepared for the big crew by chief cook Mario Cofefo. Calejo flashes camera while waiting to see Ragola's reaction grin for the camer to the savory dish. LOG Receives Congratulations To the Editor: I'm writing this to say how thankful I am and to express my congratulations to the edi­ tor and staff members of the LOG for the much improved articles and fascinating stories that have been appearing in our Union newspaper. In addition to the excellent when a letter from my own family arrives. A good many of my friends have told me how interesting they find the copies of the LOG that 1 pass on to them. And so, I want all nay SIU brothers to know how proud I am, and how proud they should all be about the SEAFARERS LOG. Nikolaos A. Yrettos » Praises SIU For Kindness •To Tlie AH letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. information and news concern­ ing our Union and the whole labor movement, I have really enjoyed reading the interesting stories that have been carried during the last few months. Some of the ones I especially liked were the Port of Call story on Saigon, "Seamen and the Arts," the feature on wheth­ er a ship is a "she" or a "he," and the articles written by our members who visited Russia on the grain runs. These and other articles, penned ty good writers, are all close to the Seafarer and make our life more interesting by adding an extra bit of adven­ ture. They also give ue some interesting and attractive ideas to think about long after we finish reading an issue. I am always very enthusiastic every time I pick up a new copy of the LCXl in a far away port in some foreign country. It gives me the same feeling as To The Editor: I wish to express my apprecaition and gratitude to the SIU for the kindness and sym­ pathy they have shown to ease the sorrow in my heart for the sudden death of my husiband, Herbert Williams. I also wish to thank the SIU for the Welfare Plan and the death benefit that I have re­ ceived. It will be a great help. In addition, I will always look forward to receiving the Sea­ farers Log. It will bring back fond memories of when my husband and I would read it together. The SIU does a great service in providing care, guid­ ance and help to your union members. Mrs. Winifred Williams Crew Praised For Assistance To The Editor: I would like to use this op­ portunity to thank all my crewmates and officers of the SS Transindia for the help and as­ sistance they gave me recently which enabled me to arrive In the States in time to attend my wife's funeral. I thank them from the bottom of my heart. Jose;^ Basch Casimar Szaminski, really do a lot to help keep the crew happy," he says. "One of the means to accom­ plish this is through providing plenty of good food." And the effort to have a crew that cooper­ ates seems to have rubbed off onto members of the other departments, he reports. "And on top of all that, the officers are a really fine bunch." Dedicatoria says. He es­ pecially mentions the captain and the chief mate. "Mutual respect is the order of the day," he says, and we will keep it that way." i 4" it The crew aboard the Arizpa (Waterman) believes in taking care of fellow crewmem b e r s who may become ill during a trip. In fact, they go be­ yond Just getting him medical care, reports Jack E. Wheeles. Recently, Char­ les Watson, AB, Wheeles required medical attention because of stomach troubles. He was transferred to a British liner passing nearby and taken to the hospital in Gibraltar. The crew, in a manner praised by the ship's delegate as being in the finest SIU tradition, took up a collection to pay the small amount of money Watson owed the slop chest. Then the crew sent a letter to the Captain of the British liner, thanking him for bis quick response to the Arizpa's call for medical assistance. Wheeles says they are having a fine trip because of just such cooi)eration, which adds to the delightful weather they have been enjoying. 4 4 4 The "Reds" have it aboard the Walter Rice (Reynolds Metal), ac­ cording to meeting secretary Wallace E. Mason. Red Howse is ship's delegate, and Red King and Red Roberts are also aboard just to keep things salty. "You have to be careful when you haller 'Hey, Red' aboard this ship," Mason warns, "or you'll get all three wanting to hear what you want." 4 4 4 Bartelio Cruz, who recently visited Saigon warns other brothers to be cautious and never go alone into the dty. He did go alone, but he says that not every­ one is ludcy enough to get back to the ship without being mugged. "Stay in a gioup," Oruz warns. Coffee was the main topic of discussion during the good and welfare section of a recent ship­ board meeting aboard the David P. Thompson (Boland and Cornel­ ius). The crew aboard the Great Lakes vessel debated whether or not they should have Hills Brothers coffee or Chase and San- ohalrman. chairman, » » » 4 4 4 Crewmemlbers aboard the Del Hie crew aboard the Alcoa Santos (Delta) have concrete evi­ Master (Alcoa) are quite pleased dence of the ef­ with the repre­ fort their ship's sentation job the delegates have ship's delegate been expending Hugh Hallman has been doing in the crew's be­ half. According for them. Be­ sides voting him to ship's del­ special thanks egate Stanley in recognition Freeman, the four delegates, for his efforts, they reaffirmed were' Instnuncn.Hollmoii Freemon their faith in tal in acquiring a brand new washing machine for Hallman by re-electing him ship's the crew. The entire group got a delegate for the present voyage. rousing vote of thanks from the 4 4 4 Clarence Cousins, aboard the crew, Steel Traveler (Isthmian), has the t. t. t. The Seafarers aboard the Wild highest praise for the ship's Ranger (Waterman) recently re­ captain for his treatment of the ceived recognition from their second mate when he came down captain during the ship's last with kidney stones while at sea. safety meeting, for the excellent The captain changed the course record the ship had in safety of the ship to rendezvous with a matters, according to Wii'iam C. weather ship and get the man proper medical treatment. The Sink, meeting secretary. mate was left with the weather 4" 4" 4" Crewmembers aboard the Beth- ship to be picked up later by a flor (Bethlehem Steel) are pleased passing MSTS vessel. Cousins re­ at the prospect of having to spend ports. less time waiting to get their 4 4 4 Several SIU crews responded laundry done. They recently refavorably to ship steward depart­ ments that give an extra little bit SIU Oldtimer to make their food and service better than normal. With a hearty vote of thanks, the crews of the following ships have given their galley gangs special recognition: Del Alba (Delta); Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); Bienville (Sea-Land); Norfolk (Cities Service); Santa Emilia (Liberty Navigation); Sacramento (Sacramento Trans­ portation) Floridian (South Atlan­ tic and Caribbean); Bethtex (Bethlehem Steel) and San Juan (Sea-Land). Retired Seafarer Jim Rus­ sell recently sent this pic­ ture of himself enjoying the sun on the grounds of the Raybrook Hospital. New York, where he is living. Russell retired in 1961. He has been living on his regular SIU pension checks, he said. .. BURLY, SINCB MAMIE , IWB MEKMAID sLOMMBt^ ON TO you ACTS LIKE SHE OWNS YOU- ' i 4 4 4 4 4 4 Joseph Catalonotto, meeting chairman aboard the Steel Sur­ veyor (Isthmian), reports that the crew felt the new men aboard were doing a fine job in all re­ spects. In appreciation for their good work, the crew gave them a resounding vote of thanks during the good and welfare section of their latest shipboard meeting. ySAH, YOU'RE RtSttT, NUTSY" 1BETTBR LET HER KNOW- Meeting chairman John Gribble, aboard the Sacramento (Sacra­ mento Transport) reports that everything has been running very smoothly and there have been no beefs this trip. 4 4 4 The crew of the Transhartford (Hudson) is glad it has a bosun aboard who likes to accomplish things for the crewmembers aboard, reports V. C. Smith, ship's delegate. The bosun is working to get some new bunks for the crew put into the ship. Smith reports that the bosun thinks the bunks will be put in soon. �Page Twenty SEAFARERS LOG Seafarers Save Pilot In Atlantic; Spends 27 Hours Drifting At Sea The value of SIU lifeboat training in sea rescues was pointed up recently when the Robin Sherwood (Robin Lines) picked up an unexpected, but grateful, passenger from the South Atlantic on November 13. The crewmembers made use of one of the ship's lifeboats to rescue a downed American + pilot 150 miles west of Ascen­ up the weary flyer, who had spent izon every few minutes. At about 27 hours in the small raft. The 10 a.m., he spotted the Robin sion Island. The flyer, Lowell J. Thompson was on a flight from Recife, Braail, to Beehuanaland in Africa, where he has farming interests. At 10 a.m. on November 12, he was forced to ditch his plane in the ocean after an oil line ruptured. Before going in, he radioed an SOS to Ascension. The distress call was relayed to the Robin Sher­ wood, which was then the closest ship to Thompson's last reported position. The story of the effective use of SIU lifeboat training and the skill with which the crew put its Porcari Hoepner lessons to work was told to the LOG by A1 Porcari, OS and Otto Hoepner, ship's delegate. The freighter, which was on her way to Ascension to drop off cargo, set course for the downed plane, reaching the scene about 11 p.m. Because of darkness, the search for the pilot had to be abandoned until morning. Captain Brinoh, master of the Robin Sherwood, did not waste the night hours, how­ ever. He and his officers pored over the wind and current condi­ tions of the area in a study de­ signed to tell them which course Thompson's drifting liferaft was likely to have followed. When the search resumed at dawn, the study paid off. A new course was set, and, at 10 a.m., the raft was spotted. Thompson stood up and waved with relief. A lifeboat was lowered to pick­ lifeboat was manned by Joseph Henault, Glenn D. Miller, Burton A. Rogers and Lee E. Gillian, all of the deck department: Amat B. Sulaiman and Enrico Ceci from the engine department; John Aversa and Martin Sierra, Jr. of the steward department, and offi­ cers Martin V. Bodden, Louis S. Korbely, Edward H, Rogaski and Arthur C. Ritz. Every member of the lifeboat crew had their lifeboat tickets, and many of the Seafarers had re­ ceived theirs through the SIU Lifeboat School, Porcari said. Their cool and efficient work in rescuing the pilot was a testament to the value of their training. Capt. Brinch praised the men manning the lifeboat for a job well done. Once safely on board the Robin Sherwood, Thompson recalled his more than 24 hours in the ocean. He explained how he jettisoned all the luggage and other valuable personal items he had on the plane when he became certain he had to ditch. Relieved of the extra weight, the aircraft had a better chance to stay afloat. He cut off all switches just be­ fore hitting and glided the last few yards into the ocean. I climbed into the raft and watched the plane settling with its nose straight down in the wa­ ter," he said. He sat in the water-filled raft for three hours before spotting the first search planes. They did not spot him, however. After nightfall he saw the lights of the Robin Sherwood, but she was too far off for his cries to be heard. As the night wore on, Thompson said the sharks in that shark-mfested part of the .Atlantic nearly drove him crazy by rubbing their fins against the flimsy bottom of the raft. After dawn he scanned the hor­ Sherwood. "I looked out and there was the most beautiful freighter I had ever seen." The Robin Sherwood left the thankful Thompson off In Cape Town, her next stop. GLOBE TRAVELER (Maritime Over­ seas), November 15—Chairman, M. Lukner; Secretary, A. Leiter. Some disputed OT reported in deck de­ partment. Ship's delegate to pick up mail. Steward requires help to check stores. Ran out of soap powder. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), November 22 — Chairman, James McLinden; Secretary, N. Hatgimisios. Letter was sent to headquarters asking about the new contract and wages and welfare. Captain is happy with crew. No beefs reported. Ship's delegate to find out about getting lower passageways painted. Vote of thanks to the steward department for putting out good food. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin Line), November 21—Chairman, Charles Jennings; Secretary, John Aversa. Deeember 11, MM Notify Union On LOQ Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG Involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. Quintayo. Brother Tex H. Stickland was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Ship sailed short one fireman. Bosun and day man share one room which is too smaU for two people. Suggestion that half of recreation room be made into day man's living quarters. This is the only solution. NORBERTO CAPAY (Liberty Navi­ gation), Nov. 15—Chairman, Roland E. Lanoue; Secretary, Billy Russell. Vote of thanks to the crew members from the ship's delegate for work well done. The crew members wiU take up a collection for departed Brother Ernest Mosley and present it to his son to be used as he sees fit. One minute of silence was ob­ served for Brother Mosley. No beefs reported from department delegates. ANTINOUS (Waterman Steamship), Nov. II—Chairman, John Radecki; Captain thanked the crew for their ability, orderly fashion and seaman­ like manner in the recent search and rescue operation of downed flyer on Nov. 13. 1984, about 133 miles N.W. of Ascension Island. Few hours disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. $20.26 in ship's fund. Steward requested to put out better variety of salads and dressings. Also to put out more night lunch. Vote of thanks to the steward department. LONG LINES (Isthmian), Novem­ ber 7—Chairman, Dick Grant; Secre­ tary, Bill Sanford. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Motion made that fire and boat drill be scheduled so that a man who has Just come off a 12-hour watch will not have to sit up an hour waiting for the drill, as has been the case aboard the Long Lines. Vote of thanks to the steward department. All hands agree that the Long Lines is the best feeder. MONTiCELLO VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Nov. 8 — Chairman, J. Forbes; Secretary, J. Forbes. Brother Phillip Mack was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $14.60 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment, otherwise no beefs. Discussion on getting more boiled eggs on night lunch and getting chocolate milk. HUDSON (Oriental Exporters), Nov. 7 —Chairman, None; Secretary, F. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penn Ship­ ping), Nov. 29—Secretary, S. Roths­ child. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Repair Ust will bo given to patrolman, as to make surs that repairs will be taken care of before ship departs. The following motion was made by the deck dele­ gate: "There should be an extension, whereby 15 days instead of 10 should be the minimum layoff period of the crew." The motion was seconded by A. Bendheim. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard deeportment for a Job well done. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), Nov. 2i —Chairman, R. Hunt; Secretary, Lee Bruce. All repairs for last trip were completed. $6.42 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Suggestion was made for 3 new coolers, one for crews mess and the other for a passageway down below. Brother Archer suggested one hot water urn for making tea or cocoa. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa Steam­ ship), Nov. 24—Chairman, Georgo Pierre; Secretary, C. Turner. Secretary, Prank White. Steve Thayer, ship's delegate, thanks crew members for bringing ship in clean with no beefs. Report accepted with a vote of thanks. $2.40 in ship's fund. No beefs reported from department dele­ gates. Most repairs have been com­ pleted. A vote of thanks extended the steward department for good per­ formance. SEATRAIN N.R. (Seatrain Lines), Nov. 30—Chairman, William Logan; Secretary, A. Giiliiand. Air condi­ tioner needs repairs. Records to be kept so that new ship's delegate can see what is being done. No beefs reported from department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department for Thanksgiving dinner. Porthole gasket in bad shape, needs repair. PENN EXPORTER (Penn Shipping), Oct. 17—Chairman, Odd Samdai; Sec­ retary, Z. A. Markris. No beefs re- Thanksgiving Dinner On Montpelier Victory Everyone was paid 2 days lodging for the time ship was in drydock. Beefs in deck department to be taken up with patrolman. Brother James W. Barnett was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Washing ma­ chine parts have to be replaced, get­ ting new washing machine was sug­ gested. Chairs in messroom should be replaced to make more room. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land), Nov. 22—Chairman, Tony Gurnay; Secretary, Harry Beeker. Brother Lonnie Dooley was elected to servo as ship's delegate. $7.22 in ship's fund. Beefs in deck and engine de­ partment to be taken up with patrol­ man. TAANSBAR (Hudson Waterways), Nov. 10—Chairman, L. B. Moore; Sec­ retary, J. H. Dassei. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Crew requested to return cups and glasses to the pantry. Great Lakes iAiiiiii SIU crewmembers on the Montpelier Victory found they had a belt loosening problem after eating their fill of traditional Thanksgiving clelicacies. Enjoying the holiday chow are (front, l-r) J. A. Maples, FWT; J. Flanagan, chief pumpman; (rear) E. Craddoek, DM; F. Nelson, OS, P. Sheldrake, DM; E. Loosoya. AB, and J. Lewis, bosun. ported from department delegates. Brother Frank E. Parsons is serving as new ship's delegate. AU members were asked to bring aU cups and glasses back to pantry. Vote of thanks to steward department for « Job weU done. Not a Seafarer on the Montpelier Victory dis­ sented from the unanimous praise heaped on the ship's galley crew for their ef-^ forts in preparing one of the best Thanksgiving meals ever tasted on board a ship. Ship's delegate John Flanagan reports that crewmembers dis­ tinctly heard the dining room tables groan from the load of goodies the galley gang stacked on. Two of the crew responsible for the banquet are (l-r) A. Maraiis, stevvard; and M. Maidonado. 3rd. cook. (Continued from page 7) discontinued ore shipments. The DM & IR railroads were using an infra-red oven in an attempt to thaw frozen ore in railroad cars. The Great Northern railroad used their steam plant to loosen the ore. We closed the Duluth hall on December 4 and will re-open for registrations on March 1, 1965. We would like to advise all SIU mem­ bers in the Duluth-Superior area to contact Tommy Dunne at the Duluth hall if they need any assistance from the Union. Frankfort Frankfort is the only SIU Port on the Lakes that operates yearround for shipping. The Ann Arbor Railroad Carferry No. 5 went out of operation suddenly on Novem­ ber 24 and the entire crew registered at the hall so they would be eligible for the Thanks­ giving Holiday pay. It was the first time the registration board was full for many months. The crew has since been recalled and shipping will remain good through the Holiday season. The annual SIU Christmas Dinner in Frankfort will be held December 19 at the Hostess Cafe, serving from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM. ' �SMmW 11, ItM SEAFARERS Coal Burner On Lakes Par* Tir«aify-OM LOG Union Upgrading Course Ups SlU Steward Standards "I have been sailing in the steward department for well over 40 years," says chief steward Sydney Shrimpton, "and I think I can honestly say that the SIU steward de­ partment is given a better opportunity to perform its Job today than at anytime in the hiistory of shipping." This statement was made of chief stewards. "I have always —an Australian also—looked at by Shrimpton, who is known considered myself an average or me and said, 'Blimey, steward, it's Although most vessels in the SlU fleet are oil burners, some coal burners are still sailing the Great Lakes. Above, Mike Fitzgerald dons a heat mask to stoke the huge furnace aboard the Henry R. Piatt (Gartland). NATIONAL SEAFARER (WInward), Octobar IS—Chairman, H. W. Millar; Sacretary, R. DaBolnaara. Ship'a delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Brother Paul L,. Essman was elected to serve as ship's delegate. All hands were requested to be quiet in passageway and to co­ operate in keeping longshoremen out of passageway in Egypt. Also to help keep messhall clean. Discussion about captain owing two men trans­ portation which is to be collected at end of voyage. Vote of thanks to the steward department and to the ship's delegate. KENT (Corsair Transportation), November 8—Chairman, Walter Colley; Secretary, Earl J. Adams. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Motion made to have a meet­ ing with patrolman about the general conditions aboard ship. Ship is short on stores. Discussion about captain refusing to mail crew's mail in Aden and Suez Canal. VORKMAR (Calmar), November 29 —Chairman, C .FIshel; Secretary, P. Devine. No beefs and no disputed OT. Everything is running smoothly. Brother Pat Devine was elected ship's delegate. Discussed safety and other shipboard topics. KYSKA (Waterman), December 4— Chairman, Lowderback; Secretary, cuss with the patrolman about en­ gineers having air conditioning in­ stalled in their rooms only, by the company, and that headquarters should do something about it. Vote of thanks to the steward department for well prepared meals. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas). Nov. 8—Chairman, James H. Naylor; Secretary, Edward Cole. Three men missed ship in Japan. One man taken off ship in Singapore due to illness. Motion made that air conditioning be installed on all SlU-contracted ships. Meat and butter taken on in Japan were third and fourth grade. Meat half rotten. Steward is going to do his best to get better stores in Philippines and Guam. It was difficult for steward to check stores in such short time. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Oct. 25—Chairman, V. E. Keene; Secre­ tary, Karl Babl. One man got off ship in Montreal under mutual con­ sent and one man hospitalized. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Each man asked to contribute fifty cents to ship's fund. HENRY R. PLATT JR. (Gartland), Nov. 7—Chairman, Joseph Dahl; Sec­ retary, John Myers. $6 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. JOHN P. REI5S (Reiss) Nov. 1— Chairman, Michael Lubich; Secretary, John Turnbali. $14.40 In ship's fund. Some disputed OT reported in deck department. DIAMOND ALKALI (Boland & Cor­ nelius), Nov. 9—Chairman, Donald Anderson; Secretary, Jesse R. Beetle. 819.30 in ship's fund. Nothing else reported. Wunderlich. Ship's delegate informed crew a new washing machine will be put aboard. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made that headquarters be contacted con­ cerning the new contract and what to expect in the way of a pension plan. Vote of thanks to the steward department for excellent meals. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), November 26—Chair­ man, M. J. Doherty; Secretary, C. J. Quint. $3.71 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. Motion to have the meat brought up to SlU Feeding Plan standards. Dis­ cussion on having galley range re­ paired and have proper equipment for baking. Also to have proper stores for baker to bake with. FANWOOD (Waterman), November 22—Chairman, Frank Allen; Secre­ tary, Pete Blalack. Discussion on slop chest. Request light for after deck. Books to be locked up while in port. Vote of thanks to the steward department. No beefs reported. OVERS E.*.S EVA (Overseas Car­ riers), November 19—Chairman, Aba Handleman; Secretary, Eugene Boegiy. Two men were taken off ship because of illness. One in Okinawa and one in Hawaii. Some disputed OT in deck and engine de­ partments. Request for subsistance due to water being turned off. TRANSORIENT (Hudson Water­ ways), November 15—Chairman, Thomas J. Hitburni Secretary, Pete Triantafiilos. Ship's delegate report­ ed that all repairs have been squared away. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. It was suggested that all men getting off at payoff 'Should leave their keys in the room and to have rooms in ship-shape con­ dition for the next crew. It was sug­ gested that the 'ship's delegate dis­ MC KEE SONS (Boland & Cofv nelius), Oct. 26—Chairman, Elmer Maskell; Secretary, Richard C. Wolcott. Engine delegate will check to see what can be done about the food. Meals are still unsatisfactory. CreW has been complaining for a period of three months. to his fellow Seafarers as "Aussie" —in New York where he's attend­ ing the SIU stewards recertification and training classes. "I started saElng in 1919 In the approved manner," he recalled, "by running away to sea. My father didn't want me to go, so, of course I did anyway." The first ship the Australian-bom Seafarer caught was' an English passenger liner. He signed on as a bell boy. Luxuries Few "In those days, the galley gang was the best fed part of the crew," he recalled, "but still, turkey and ice cream were real luxuries that the crew re­ ceived only on special holidays, such as Christ­ mas. When I got Shrimpton on my first American ship during the war, I was amazed to see ice cream served twice a week." One of the reasons cited by Shrimpton for the large improve­ ment of conditions in the galley was the initiation of the Union food plan. According to the Australian, it helped to take some of the pressure off the steward. No longer did he have to worry about the cost of the food he served to the crew. Today he measures amounts in poundage, which leaves cost control up to company. "Another of the startling things I noticed when I started shipping American," Shrimpton recalled, "was not only the types of food served, but the amount. When I started to go to sea, every two weeks we reported to the chief steward and were issued—and we had to sign for it, mind you—one can of sweetened condensed milk. This was all we had over a two w.eek period to stir into our tea for milk and sweetening." Another area in which the union is helping the steward department is the training and recertification Indian Scene DEL NORTE (Delta), Nov. 1—Chair­ man, Edward C. Burton, Jr.; Secre­ tary, Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything has gone on pretty smooth during this voyage. $251 in ship's fund and $462.40 in the movie fund. Disputed OT re­ ported in engine department. Brother Peter Gonzalez thanked all brothers who were so good to come to his birthday party and afford him such a good time. FLORIDA STATE (Everglades), No­ vember 1—Chairman, V. Ducote; Secretary, J. R. Edwards. Brother Alipio Trujilo was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $13.40 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates! Few men went through clinic in Ponce and praised Dr. Prada. wet in here, isn't it?"' The luckless crew waited patiently for rescue all day, until, just as it started getting dark, they could see a ship approaching on the horizon. Left Flat "We started cheering immediatly, but it was a long ways away from us," Shrimpton related. "In the failing light, though, we could see from its speed that it was a destroyer, so we knew we didn't have long to wait. Then—I'll never forget this—as the ship pulled along side, we heard this voice with a bullhorn call down to us, 'Are you the survivors of the ship that sunk?' We hollered and cheered and whopped it up for a while until the voice, rich with an Oxford accent said, 'Well, we're after the bugger that sunk you. We'll be back to pick you up in a while.' With that, the ship sped off." AVe were stunned, Shrimpton said. Not all of the humorous ex­ periences related were in the vein of disaster. Though there were several very funny happenings in the galley. "But I'd better not re­ peat them. You couldn't put them in print, anyway," he claimed. Throughout his years of sailing, however, and several times when he worked ashore, he has main­ tained one simple philosophy. "If you have a good sense of humor, you can see the humorous side of even the most serious predica­ ment. If it hurts to cry, just laugh." LOG-A-RHYTHM: Pieta By George J. W. Scott They close the gate Make the countless people waitl Long Winter months, months the throngs will contemplate A look to see God's love light shining forth full From sweet Mother's eyes'. Sorrow-tendered — sorrow-turned face. Yet we must tarry and soon will be too long for some to see A poet sculpture's victory. But close the Gate! Make them wait—grudging seconds Like parsimonious lovers we escalate. Their feet go by Heed not their cry Rather close the sight from eye. Portal o'er eyes of Mary to echo women's e; Softening ever! Love to worship God Sweet thunderbolt, twin eyes Majestic orbs, convoluting love This then, over all, we came to see. PRODUCER (Marina Carriers), Oct. 31—Chairman, V. Weils; Secretary, C. J. Frey. No beefs and no disputed OT in engine and steward depart­ ments. Beefs in deck department will be turned over to patrolman. Chief engineer wrote letter to MEBA regarding relief for cooks. This mat­ ter will be taken up with SlU patrol­ man. $7.31 in ship's fund. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfleld), No­ vember 8—Chairman, H. Rossecrans; Secretary, C. Hemby. $10.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and steward departments. Motion made to have blood type stamped on clinic card. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Motion to get new chairs in recreation room. Com­ pany has been promising to get them for a year. better than average steward," he commented, "and I have a reputa­ tion to back it up. But after just two weeks iin this school, I realized what a great help it was." Shrimpton feels that American flag ships are, without a doubt, the best feeding ships in the world. "And the SIU has helped to make it that way," he added. Although sailing is a serious business, in which one small mis­ take can mean disaster, Shrimpton stiil manages to find the brighter side of some serious problems. "I remember the second SIU ship I sailed on after coming to this country. We had fallen out of convoy with some engine trouble. That made us sitting ducks for a submarine and it took only nine and a half minutes for the ship to sink after the torpedo hit us. Panic Situation "We were lucky. Not a man was lost that time, but I remember some of my actions," he said. "A man in panic will do and say some funny things. For instance, after the torpedo hit, I went to my room to grab my life jacket. I had over $300 sitting in my desk drawer, but when I ran for my lifeboat station, I had a mug in my hand that had been sitting on my desk. "Well, I found the lifeboat was gone when I got to my station, but I could see a raft in the water with a couple of other fellows hanging on to it. So I jumped. "When I came up, I grabbed the raft and caught my breath. One of the fellows holding on the raft Close the Gate? Should I be grateful for down door closed upon my eager eyes? Smug officious priest and helpers grinned as wailing Us were walled without and pious Pieta within. Grinning gaping building empty of all save golden Statue of untold value. A part of the typical street scene in Bombay, India, is depicted in this drawing of a shoe repairman. Sea­ farer Walter Karlak made the drawing after visiting this port many times on SIU contracted ships. Must it be huskered? Spot by spot and space by space? For whom? Moses? While churching forth as from an alabaster tomb Make the public wait. Without the cold, gold gates a fair world's fair awaits. For pity it we must—deprecate for Pieta's wan look from you. Can looking so famed justify, we cry, must Money changers control God's love? Devine Michael why? While people die Cry Pieta! . .. �SEAFARERS Pagr® Twenty-Two Deeember 11, 1884 LOG A:B:BXVAXSS and ^TITRES i All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Thomas Gorden, born October David Ortiz, born September 1, Dianne Becker, born September 11, 1964, to the Howard F. Beek- 1964, to the Albert Ortizs, Galves­ 17, 1964, to the Henry M. Gordens, Philadelphia, Pa. ton, Texas. ers, Iselin, New Jersey. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4" 4 4 4 4 4 4 4» 4» 4 4 4 4" 4" 4 4 4 4" 4« 4" 4- 4 4 Todd Terrington, born Septem­ Teddy Jones, born July 28, Daryl Henry Russell, born Au­ 1964, to the Harold T. Jones, De­ ber 29, 1964, to the Tedd R. Ter- gust 20, 1964, to the Dale H. Rusringtons, New Orleans, La. sells. Highland, Mich. troit, Mich. Lori Melinda Hensley, born Sep­ Robert Eckley, born Septeniber Stacey- Spencer Mcintosh, bom 20, 1964, to the Robert G. Eck- tember 30, 1964, to the Jack A. September 9, 1964, to the Earl N. Hensleys, La Porte, Texas. leys, Philipsburg, Pa. Mclntoshs, Ogdenburg, New York. 4 4 4 Clarence Wolfe, born July 29, Linda Jane Bryant, born Au­ Robert Vanderventer, born Oc­ gust 15. 1964, to the Lauren E. to the Clarence L. Wolfes, Port tober 10, 1964, to the Robert VanHuron, Mich. Bryants, Artesia, Calif. derventers, Bayfield, Wise. 4 4 4 4" 4" 4" 4 4 4 Lori Lynne Willard, born Octo­ Susan Bunting, born Septem­ Jeffrey Smith, born September ber 8, 1964, to the Leslie W. Wilber 8, 1964, to the Donald L. 29, 1964, to the Kenneth P. Smiths, Buntings, Woodbury, New Jersey. lards, Toledo, Ohio. Jr., Toledo, Ohio. 4 4 4 4" 4" 4" Letha Rebecca Morgan, born Au­ 4 4 4 James Lee Lowrey, born Sep­ tember 6, 1964, to the James M. gust 27, 1964, to the Melvin E. Jose Eliaz, born October 20, 1964, to the Donasiono Eliazs, Galves­ Morgans, Jacksonville, Fla. Lowreys, Tampa, Fla. ton, Texas. 4 4 4 Denise Sawyer, born August 8, Catherine Perry, born October David Mark Jurkiewicz, born 17, 1964, to the Arnold Perrys, New 1964, to the Leon A. Sawyers, New May 22, 1963, to the Stanley JurOrleans, La. Bedford, Mass. kiewiczs, Buffalo, N.Y. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Wanda Canady, born October 4, 4 4 4 Irene Bryant, born May 10, 1964, Karan Sue Green, born July 15, to the George H. Bryants, Jr., Seat­ 1964, to the Ronald Canadys, San­ derson, Fla. 1964, to the Eldrigde F. Greens, tle, Wash. Flomaton, Alabama. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Lucia Gay Gamble, born October John Durno, born October 13, 4 4 4 John Kevia Nash, born October 1964, to the Raymond Durnos, Buf­ 12, 1964, to the James Gambles, St. Ignace, Mich. 8, 1964, to the Michael Nashs, Colofalo, New York. nia, New Jersey. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Carl Joseph Howze, born Sep­ Susette Brady, born July 7, 1964, 4 4 4 Kenneth LaFleur, born October to the Eddie R. Bradys, Meraux, tember 11, 1964, to the Carl R. Howzes, Baton Rouge, La. 26, 1964, to the Hennesson LaLa. Fleurs, Oberlin, La. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Angelina Winchester, born Au­ Rollin Willis, born September 28, _ 4 4 4 1964, to the Paul R. Willis, Fiske- gust 8, 1964, to the William L. WinMary Lou Jenkins, born July 17, chetsers. New Orleans, La. ville, R.I. 1964, to the Donald E. Jenkins, So. Webster, Ohio. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Janis Wheeler, born October 5, William Tellez, Jr., born Sep­ 4 4 4 tember 19, 1964, to the William 1964, to the Orien Wheelers, ToomLewis Owens, born September suba. Miss. Tellezs, Playa Ponce, P.R. 25, 1964, to the Lawrence E. Owens, St. Petersburg, Fla. The deathry of the following Seafarers have been reported * 4 4 4 to the Seafarers Welfare Flan (any apparent delay In payment Harold Borup, born October 17, of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary 1964, to the Harold L. Borups, Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas. card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): Schrader Ormand Hunter, 38: William Paul Fritz, 59: Brother Fritz succumbed to heart disease Brother Hunter died on June 3, 1964, in the hos­ on June 15, 1963 pital i n Baton at his home in Rouge, La., of in­ Westwego, La. A juries received in member of the a fall. A member SIU Inland Boat­ of the deck de­ man's Union, he partment, he be­ sailed as captain. came a member Surviving are his of the SIU in wife, Mrs. Mil­ 1945. Surviving is dred Fritz, and his mother, Mrs. his daughter, Myrtle Fritz. Burial was in the Olineil Jonie Hunter. Burial was McDonough Cemetery, Gretna, La. in the Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Lavoiscia Lamar Pickett, 36; James Mitchell, 72: Brother Brother Pickett died June 23, 1964 Mitchell died June 15, 1964 at his in Gulfport, home in HicksMiss., of natural viUe, N.Y., of causes. A mem­ natural causes. ber of the engine He sailed in the department, h e engine departJoined the Union until his retire­ in New York in ment in 1960. No 1945. Surviving is beneficiary was his wife, Mrs. designated. Bur­ Connie Pickett. ial was in the Burial was in Augustine Ceme­ Hattiesburg, Miss. tery, Ossining, N.Y. 4 4 4 Albert Lee Willis, 57: Brother Ray Franklin McVey, 35; Brother Willis died June 14, 1964 at his McVey succumbed to a cerebral home in Morehemorrhage in head City, N.C., Baltimore, Md., of a heart attack. on June 3, 1964. A member of the A member of the Union since 1951, Union since 1953, he sailed as firehe sailed in the m a n-watertender steward depart­ in the engine ment a s messdepartment. N o man. Surviving is beneficiary was his wife Lena designated. Bur­ McVey. Burial ial was in the Bay View Cemetery, was in the Gardens of Faith Ceme­ tery, Baltimore, Md. Morehead City, N.C. All, hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA George Armstrong Phillip Mandoza Claude Bankston BiUy Orbach W. BarrUIeaux Matheas Oswald Howard Bergine Eugene Plahn John Buttimer Charles Pollard David Qulnn Joseph Carr James ChUdress William Rollins Virgil Clement Efrain Rosarlo Clifford Cummlngs Frank Rylance Frederick Edwards Hamilton Seburn W. R. Simpson Amado Fellcano Willie Slater. Jr. MarshaU Foster Adolph Swenson Luis Franco Joseph Whalen Maurice Graham James Whatley Luis Guadamud B. Hugglns S. Whlttlngton Antolne Landry Elton Wilde William Woolsey Oscar Manifold USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Rowland Harper George Moore Joseph HoweU Lawrence Nielsen Bruce Knight Chadwlck Tarenton USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Jose DaCosta Billy Campbell John DeAbren David Hulcey Robert Broome USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Vahv Alzlndanl Arthur Maher Chris Astyffdls Edward May Emmett Avery A. Mazzarlello Wallace Beeman John Morrison John Beklarls R. Nandkeshwar Joe Blake Julio Napoleonls Agustln Calderon Roberto Natal Raymond CoUett William Nunez A. Cunningham N. Owen Sal DlBella Stanley Ostrom Jerry Donovan Wlnford PoweU Bobby Edwards Peter Qulnn George Evans Angel Reyes Max Flngerhut James Smith C. Foster Jack Smithy Stanley Friedman Henry Stanczak Theodore Gerber James Stogaltis John Holmroos Jerome Stokes Keith Hubbard Burton Veno Asmuhd Jacobsen Richard Waters King Sea Koo Leon Webb Robert Kuczynskl Fred Wrafter Thomas Lowe USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. Donald Carney Truman Patrlquin V. Chamberlain USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Anna Bond Carlo Lopeparo USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Robert Alvarado Jacob Llnscomb J. E. Bailey Talma Gene Muse Urbln LaBarrere Hugh Price Charles Collins F. Ouweneel Estuardo Cuenca Floro Regalado Glen Curl Catarlno SUva Edward Douglas Louis Talarlco Clyde Tanner Howard Etzel Hugh Grove Frank Tostl Edw. Kocanouskl USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA O. M. Ames Justice Hughes Darren Doiron R. B. Pardo George Feinman E. B. Prldgeon USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Edgor Benson William Lane Edward Bayne Frank Nappl Edmond Cain Maurice McCoskey Robert Davis James Poston Joe Farrow Roy Rayffeld Frledof Fondlla Henry Rice Joseph Garcia Edward Seserko Wayne Hartman Calvin SevUs Nolan Hurlt John Thompson. Elmer Koch USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Adolf Anderson Charles Gilbert Roy Bru John Miller William Barnett Arthur Skjold Angelo ClfareUl Viggo Sorenson Charles Lane Calvin WUson USPHS HOSPITAL DETTROIT, MICHIGAN Maneh Ahmed Alex Slazer Homer Campbell Kenneth Sleeper Lawrence Grlfffn Harold Thllhorn Clarence Lenhart Jack Wiley Edward Rekst Gerald Was John Santay USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Delbler George McKnew Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny Edwin Harriman PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL NORTHAMPTON, MASS. Maurice Roberts US SOLDIER'S HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson Edward P. Belt Grover C. Maddox Anyone knowing the where­ Contact your wife, Janet, at 212, abouts of the above is asked to Karnani Mansions, Park Street, contact Edgar N. Quillin, Attorney, Calcutta 16, India. Andres Posada Sanchez, 53: at 108 Professional Bldg., 6725 4 4 4 Brother Sanchez died April 28, Claude Ave., Arabi, La. Clyde L. Van Eppes 1964 in Cillero, 4 4 4 Your are asked to get in touch Spain, of natural V. Garvy and E. McCarron with Ray Williams, realtor, con­ causes. A mem­ Walter Shultz has some photos cerning your home in League City. ber of the SIU he wants to give to Victor Garvy since 1943, he and Ed McCarron. If these two The address is P.O. Box 882, 1200 sailed in the deck men will contact him at the follow­ East Main, League City, Texas. department. H e ing address, he will mail the pic­ Phone: League City 932-3563. 4 4 4 is survived by his tures: 20 Ellis Ave., Medford, Bill Turner wife. Carmen Mass., 02155. Any Information in regards to Fernandez. Bur­ 4 4 4 the accident of Walter Karlak ial was in Cillero, Don Mason Spain. would be of great help to him. Your folks have moved to Flor­ Write to him at 35-20 62d street, 4 4 4 ida. Let them hear from you at Woodside 77, Long Island. James J. DeVito, 52: Brother 1005 9th Ave., N.W., Largo Fla., 4 4 4 DeVito died in the Long Island 33540. They don't know where to Vasilios Venetoulis College Hospital, write to you. Michael Weiner, attorney, would Brooklyn, N,Y„ 4 4 4 like to have you contact him at 150 on June 10, 1964 Anestlas Tzabdarldis of natural causes. Thomas M. Breen, attorney. Is Nassau Street, New York, N.Y., A member of the anxious to have you contact him 10038. Phone. RE 2-0843 at your engine depart­ in regards to your case. Write or convenience. It is on a matter of ment, he joined call him at 160 Broadway, New great importance. 4 4 4 the SIU in 1940. York, N.Y., 10038. Phone BE 3Marvin P. Phillips Surviving is his 3740. Your discharge papers, pay en­ son, James John 4 4 4 velope and other papers were left DeVito. Burial Claude W. Pritchett was in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Write to Harvey. He is in the for you to pick up at the New York North Arlington, N.J. hospital at present with heart hall by James I^artin. Pick them 4 4 4 trouble. The address is Box 83, up as soon as possible. 4 4 4 Peter Siclari, 69: Brother Route No. 1, Alberta, Va. Clarence Eubanks 4 4 4 Siclari died July 4, 1964 at his Your family is concerned about Curt Decker home in Arcade, Joseph Thomas would like you you and would like you to contact N.Y., of heart failure. A mem­ to contact him as soon as pos­ them. Write Aunt Nellie at Floma­ ber of the SIU sible on a very Important matter. ton, Ala., Route No. 1. Great Lakes Tug Write c/o 122 Roosevelt Ave., N.Y. Port 'o Call Patrons and Dredge Norwood, Mass. (2). Bartender Henry "Hank" MakRegion since 4 4 4 symowicz is in the hospital and Augustin W. Morales 1961, he sailed as Your wife, Yasu Morales, would would like to get some letters from fireman. Sur­ viving is his wife, like you to get in touch with her friends. Write him at Veterans Hos­ Mrs. Lucille at 78 Futoo-Machi, Kohoku-Ku, pital, Fort Hamilton, Cropsey and Siclari. He was buried In Curriers, Yokohama, Japan, as soon as pos­ 7th Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y., Ward 9 West. sible. N.Y. �DCMBbcr 11. 19M SEAFARSRS Face Twenty-Three LOO Palate Teasers ScHieduie of UNION HALLS SiU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & inland Waters Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and-Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York January 4 Detroit December 11 Philadelphia January 5 Houston December 14 Baltimore January 6 New Orleans ... December 15 Mobile December 16 ^ FRESIDENT Paul HaU BXECumne VICE-PRESIDENT n, West Coast SIU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coasrt ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattte December 14 December 16 December 18 January 18 January 20 January 22 n. ^ Great Lakes SIU Meetings scheduled each month In the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next Regular membership meetings meetings will he: on the Great I.akes are held on Detroit Dec. 14 the first and third Mondays of Milwaukee Dec. 14 each month in all ports at 7 PM Chicago Dec. 15 local time, except at Detroit, Buffalo Dec. 16 where meetings are held at 2 PM. tSault Ste. Marie .. Dec. 17 The next meetings will be: Duluth Dec. 18 Detroit ...... Dec. 21—2 PM Lorain Dec 18 Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, (For meeting place, contact Har­ Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, old Ruthsatz, lis East Parish. December 21—7 PM Sandusky, Ohio). tit Cleveland Dec. 18 Toledo Dec. 18 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Ashtabula Dec. 18 Regular membership meetings (For meeting place, contact John for IBU members are scheduled Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ each month in various ports. The tabula, Ohio). next meetings will be: Philadelphia Jan. 5—5 PM if if Baltimore (licensed and unUnited Industrial Workers (Ilcensed ... Jan. 6—5 PM Regular membership meetings Houston Dec. 14—5 PM for UIW members are scheduled Norfolk Jan. 7—7 PM each month at 7 PM in various N'Orleans .. Dec. 15—5 PM ports. The next meetings will be: Mobile Dec. 16—5 PM New York January 4 t t t Baltimore January 6 Philadelphia ... January 5 RAILWAY MARINE REGION ^Houston ...... December 14 Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU Mobile December 16 members are scheduled each New Orleans December 15 month in the various ports at 10 • Meetings held et Laoor Temple, New­ News. AM and 8 PM. The next meetings port t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault will be: Ste. Marie, Mich. I Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Jersey City Dec. 14 Philadelphia Dec. 15 Baltimore Dec. 16 ^Norfolk Dec. 17 GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memters are File Complete Minutes' Form SIU ship's delegates, meet­ ing chairmen and secretaries who forward the ship's min­ utes to headquarters are urged to make sure they fill out an important section on the back of the form. This portion, lo­ cated at the bottom on the left, relates to the ship's itinerary and the mail situa­ tion, including packages of the SEAFARERS LOG sent to all ships when each issue is pub­ lished. Seafarers who fill out the minute's form can provide headquarters with a handy means of checking the accuracy of mailing lists by completing this particular section before sending in their meeting report. Two members of the galley gang aboard the Coe Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers] are John Gibbons, galley utility and Anthony Molelle, chief coolc, shown preparing an ox tail for the crews dinner. Atlantic Coast (Continued from page 4) little rabbit hunting before ship­ ping out again. Puerto Rico Shipping in Puerto Rico remains good with 26 ships contacted in the last period. The Seatrain Texas, just arrived in San Juan, joined the search for survivors of the Shalom-Stolt Dagali collision on her way down. On the Puerto Rico labor front, the National Labor Relations Board has ordered the Puerto Rico Telephone Company to reinstate approximately 270 workers fired over a four month period during 1962-63. The Board also found that the company had engaged in and was engaging In certain unfair labor practices. Felix Serrano, after ten days in the Presbyterian Hospital, is go­ ing to take it easy for a few more days before shipping out again. Domingo Ortiz is serving on the elections committee while watch­ ing the board for a ship to his liking. Just back from a trip to India on the Alcoa Explorer, Justo Velaz­ quez is now resting up at his home in Ponce. Emillo Ramos, called one of the best firemen who ever han­ dled the steam, is back aboard his fovorite ship, the Gateway City. Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Llndaey WUUami AI Tanner Robert Hatttaewa SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DErROn 1022S W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Droiak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St.. SE., Jaz WUUam Morris, Agent i ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 6-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St John Fay. Acting Agent . DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent . DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR .1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 724-2843 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GUIette. Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, CaUf 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 812 Harnson St Tel. 229-2788 OREAT LAKES TUG 8 DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DraECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DraECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MUler. Agent TR 8-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. Kimball Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerse, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur, Agent RAndolph 7-6223 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brimley. Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent.. BRimley 14-R 8 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers 8 Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Bums, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck. Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND .1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12.948 Edison St. Max Tobin, Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent ... EXport 8-3024 LORAIN. O lis E. Parish St, Sandusky. Ohio. Harold Ruthsatz, Agent .. MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller: Agent .. SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE ...1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey. Agent . .MEIrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim, Agent SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. RAILWAY MARINE REGION EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 TL 3-9259 REGIONAL DIRECTOR CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. G. P. McGinty So. Chicago, lU. SAginaw 1-0733 ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery MAin 1-5450 1216 E. Baltimore St. DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. BALTIMORE EAstpTi RAndolph 2-4110 115 Third St. FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. NORFOLK 622-1892-3 MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th oL HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. DEwej 6-3818 River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....I2I6 E. Baltimore St. .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE. Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS .......eao Jackson Ave Tel 529-7546 NORFOLK lis Third St. Tel. 622-1892-3 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4fh St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. GuU, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detaUed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file audiUng committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senibVity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able In all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU. return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Aopeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are available In aU SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditlonaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September,. 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for XX)G policy is vested in an editorial board whicb consists of the Executive Board of thp Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT DP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless aU official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should Immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. AH members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, . Including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with tha employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he ishould notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which wiU serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which- legislative an4 political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. if at any time • Seafarer fee!* that any of tha above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immadlately notify SIU President Paul Hail at heafiquartara by certifltd mail, return receipt raquasted. �Vol. XXVI No. 25 SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO THE SUN, BALTIMORE, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1964 Letters to the Editor THE Sulf I JVeed A"" r "Of hehaeia ^""^xhoo/ gi^ /«»nocfetf HM give /•'''St what fc fiaw. '» 0 on/oB, "» Water, i injparfiLi . am f. /f "^'00 f41e '®tto sm tfl over Ssnon rhss^'sA's I • / How „f, #/peated /',», :'e yet j /!,- ^' krat^ of ODe^ ^ J- •'wd Wit), same c/v,. We wi/r „ J' is re- to ofthet''i I ofi '"s son./n.f /iteteere ^ '"Wen / later its S, ii/ ^ doctors' fees' fci7Js sw!^^ pelfare ^ere paid /•' ^"'^eons*. /tor hy a,o» f, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource December 11, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: THE UNITED STATES NOW A FIFTH-RATE MARITIME NATION! GANG SIZE DISPUTE STYMIES ILA TALKS MCLAUGHLIN ELECTED CANADIAN SIU PRES. PEACE CORPS RECRUITERS SEEKING SKILLED WORKERS FMC REACHING COMPROMISE ON DUAL RATE INFORMATION INFAMOUS ‘DEVIL’S ISLAND’ NOW HOST TO FISHERMEN AMA READIES BIG GUNS FOR MEDICARE SHOWDOWN U.S. SEEKS TO SAVE RARE FISH SPECIES UNION SHOP CITED FOR AIDING BOTH WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS AFL-CIO HELPS DEVELOP AFRICAN TRADE UNIONISM U.S. LABOR TRAINING AIDS SOUTH AMERICAN UNIONISTS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/11/1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVI, No. 25 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7bf06f611e60979ae004da90fd31c445.PDF 92ee5be0b3cde7de1c8b0d6ad42465d1 PDF Text Text AFL-CIO SETS GOALS FOR 89th CONGRESS -Story On Page 3 SKI Raps Agriculture Handling Of 50-50 -Story On Page 3 C||f PAff Cinn^r Seafarer oldtimer Oscar A. Rosman, 84, picks up his first regular monthly $150 pension check from SIU rep. Leon Hall at New York headquarters. An SIU member since 1938, Rosman's last ship was the Seatrain Texas, on which he sailed In the deck department as an ordinary. II/* _ __ David Allen Manuel, one-yearrtixe WW inner* QM son of seafarer Allen Manuel and his wife Gladys, clutches first-prize cup he won in Better Baby contest held recently at Lake Charles, Louisiana, where the Manuals make their home. Manuel sails in the steward department as third cook. Aufomation Meefing. IZ wuffaS Jordan is shown at right addressing ship automation symposium sponsored by Propeller Clnb of Baltimore. Jordan outlined SIU view that to be successful, ship automation must result in more jobs for American sea­ men and an upgrading of the U.S. merchant fleet. Left to right on dais are Jordan, Maritime Administrator Nicholas Johnson, AMMI President Ralph Casey and Vice Admiral Ralph E. Wilson, USN (ret.). (See Page 3.) �SEAFARERS Fare Tve MTD Raps Army Base Shutdown The new Marymar, first of six former C-4 troopships to be converted by SlU-contracted Calmar Steamship Company, completes her sea trials in Chesapeake Bay. First Of Six Conversions By Calmar Converted Marymar Completes Sea Trials BALTBVIORE—The first of six C-4 troopships being con­ verted by SlU-contracted Calmar Steamship Company, the Marymar, was christened here recently and has already suc­ cessfully completed her sea*'— trials in Chesapeake Bay. The crew quarters. Cargo handling new Marymar and the five equipment is then installed, in­ other former troopships are in various stages of conversion for use as freighters. One of the six ships, the Calmar, Is being converted at San Fran­ cisco. The rest, the Penmar, Seamar, Portmar, Yorkmar and Mary­ mar are undergoing conversion at Baltimore. All of the C-4's were allocated to Calmar Steamship as part of a group of 18 reserve fleet ships that the Maritime Administration made available to non-subsidized United States ship operators for conversion to commercial service. The company is trading in five of its Liberty ships in exchange for the larger, faster C-4's. Delivery Dales Calmar estimates total conver­ sion costs for the C-4's will be about $20 million. Delivery dates for the remaining vessels are: Penmar, January 8; Seamar, February 19; Portmar, April 2; Yorkmar, May 14, Calmar, Decem­ ber 28. Converting the troopships .for use as freighters is a lengthy process. First all excess fittings and structure, including many bulkheads and decks, are burned out. All troop berthing facilities are also dismantled. Next, bulkheads are relocated and superstructure forward of the machinery spaces is removed. Suf­ ficient bracketing is left in the ships to allow them to be towed to another shipyard where the second part of the conversion work is done. During this stage of the con­ version work, a new deckhouse and structural reinforcements below decks are added. The after part of the superstructure is altered to include a new pilot house and cluding winches, booms and king posts in addition to two revolving cranes. New Dimensions Three holds on each vessel are then lengthened—No. 1 hold be­ comes 107 feet. No. 2 and "No. 3 holds become 110 feet. Along with the installation of the revolving cranes, the lengthening of the holds is to facilitate the handling of steel and lumber cargoes, which will make up the primary cargoes the ships will haul. NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.—Attacks by extremists on the in­ tegrity of American institutions and leaders under the guise of fighting communism were bitterly assailed by AFL-CIO President George Meany as* he received an honorary doc­ plex world. tor of laws degree from Zona The college, he said, is built on SEAFARERS LOG i-9-: .-nl U NEW YORK—The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department and the Greater New York Port Coun­ cil have denounced Defense De­ partment plans to close the Brooklyn Army Terminal and the New York Naval Shipyard (Brook­ lyn Navy Yard) here. The MTD and Port Council has challenged the' Defense Depart­ ment contention that the facilities are uneconomical and unnecessary. They have called for the creation of a Committee of Review with both public and private members to evaluate the military needs and the public costs of what would be a catastrophe for thousands of Brooklyn workers. Pl-esent Defense Department plans call for a gradual phasing out of the two Brooklyn facilities over the next year to 18 months. The closings would eliminate nearly 13,000 civilian jobs in the New York area, including about 700 longshoremen members of the International Longshoremens As­ sociation at the Army Terminal. In recent years from 200 to 300 trucks daily unloaded an average of 4,500 tons of freight at the Army Terminal. Lighterage move­ ments accounted for about 2,500 tons a day. The two New York facilities were among 95 bases in 33 states and abroad which were ordered closed by the Defense Department. The closings would directly elim­ inate some 63,000 civilian jobs throughout the United States. Meany Blast Hits Extremist Attacks College. "I can conceive of nothing more divisive of our national strength, nothing more dangerous to the preservation of freedom, no great­ er service to the cause of our enemies abroad," he declared. "If the day should come that they infect enough of our citizens to have a controlling effect upon our choice of national leaders and national policies, we shall be face to face with disaster. Equally dangerous is complacency and in­ difference." Source Of Strength He called on the nation to pre­ serve and build upon "our primary source .of strength" in the struggle for freedom—"our moral values, our concern for our brothers, and our freedom to seek and act upon the truth no matter where it leads." "Let us not in fear and frustra­ Nov. 27, 1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 24 tion, borrow the faults of our ad­ versaries," he urged, "the paranoid delusions, the suspicion and dis­ trust, and the weakness for easy answers and demogogic appeals PAOI HALL, President which vent their hostility not HEBBEBT BRAND, Editor; BERNARD SEA­ MAN, Art Editor; MIKE POLLACK, upon the real enemy, but upon NATHAN SKYER, Assistant Editors; our own representatives and fel­ ROBERT ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE low citizens." CARMEN, Staff Writers. Meany was honored at the 25th Published biweekly at the headquarters anniversary convocation of the col­ of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic, Guif, Lakes and Inland Waters lege, which is operated by the District, AFL-CIO, 67S Fourth Avenue, Irish Christian Brothers. He drew Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaelnth 9-6600. Second class postage paid at the Post a parallel between the objectives Office In Brooklyn, NY, vhder the Act of the college and of the AFL-CIO, f Aug. 34, 1912. and stressed the need for educa- itiOjQ I9 ^.tpijay's^ inCTeasiqgly, fpm- November 27, 1964 LOG ItdeAmMonai fhesiJMtM nEPO RT By Paul Hail The weaknesses in the administration of cargo preference laws, whidh are to essential to the U.S. merchant marine, were stressed by the SIUNA and all of its affiliated seagoing unions at the last Grievance Committee meeting In Washington on November 23. In addition to the position of the International and the Atlantic and Gulf District, the SIU Pacific District unions emphasized their particular grievances, as these affect their members directly. Officers of the Pacific Disitriet Unions—^Morris Weisberger of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, William Jordan of the Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders and Ed Turner of the Marine Cooks and Ste^vards—^presented the positions of our organizations, pointing out how maladministration of cargo preference laws hampers and pre­ vents expansion of West CO'ast shipping. They also pointed out how the West Coast has been virtually ignored in the shipment of grain by the Department of Agriculture under the P.L. 480 program. As a result of the combined efforts of the SIUNA and its seagoing components, the problems of the West Coast were brought to the attention of government representatives, including those of the De­ partment of Agriculture, with the result that a more thorough ex­ ploration of this entire area has been scheduled for the next Grievance Committee hearing. While such meetings may not produce immediately tangible results, this continuous hammering away at the issues could ultimately have a beneficial effect on the future of our merchant fleet and the jobs of seamen. * * * When the American voters went to the polls on November 3, they overwhelmingly voiced their determination to continue cm the course of social and economic progress. They unmistakably indicated that they very strongly favor government programs and policies that will provide the economic opportunities and security for all Americans of which this nation is capable. Now that the American people has expressed the direction in which it wants our country to move, the time approaches to begin implement­ ing their mandate. This week the AFL-CIO laid the groundwork for that implementation. Through the Executive Council, the labor fed­ eration has called for the legislative goals that should be adopted by the Adminisitration and the Congress in order to achieve the kind of American society that President Johnson has envisioned, and which is vital to the well-being of the great majority of the people. As the Executive Council points out, the U.S. is "the richest and most productive land the world has ever known," but there are a great many inequities that must be eliminated so that all may properly share in the abundance of our land. The Federation called for a legislative program covering the major areas affecting the welfare of all citizens, including unemployment, poverty, housing, educational opportunities, social security, medical care for the aged, free collective bargaining, minimum wage and hour standards, health, co.nsumer protection, foreign trade and taxes. This legislative program constitutes a blueprint for the goals we of the trade union movement must work for and achieve in the days immediately ahead. Shortly after the first of the year, the AFL-CIO International unions, state and central bodies will participate in a legislative conference, the objective of which wiU be to press for implementation of the Federation's 1965 legislative goals. The SIU will play its part in this important effort, and as the program develops, we will advise the membership of what they and their families can do to help in achiev­ ing the labor movement's go^als which so vitally affect the well-being of all of us. the proposition that education is a basic need if each individual is to realize his full potential and make his maximum contribution to society. "You have sought to minimize the economic barriers,to a higher education and to make it available NEW YORK—^The American Maritime Assodation has without regard to race, creed, or called for an amendment to the U.S. oil import program re­ color," he continued. "And you have maintained the principle that quiring that any U.S. oil company allocated a quota of more higher education in its true mean­ than 10,000 barrels of crude or *" ing must enlarge the perception unfinished foreign oil a day barrels imported during the first of moral values and personal transport at least 50 percent half of this year, over 137 million barrels were Imported by the responsibility for the course of of it in U.S.-flag tankers. human affairs. The proposal was outlined In a larger refineries—those which "American labor embraces the letter to the oil import administra­ would come under the provisions same aspirations and seeks the tor of the Department of the In­ of the AMA proposal. In calling for amendment of the same goals." terior. The privately-owned. inde­ He recalled that the first unions pendent U.S.-flag tanker fleet oil import program, the AMA made universal free education one would benefit if the proposal were pointed out that the "profit reaped of their prime objectives, and that enacted because the bulk of the by the oil companies from the im­ ever since, organized labor has major oil companies' tanker fleets port quota rights alone would been seeking to extend oppor­ are operated under runaway-flag amount to $153.7 million. tunities for education, improve its registration to take advantage of AMA Proposal quality and quantity, and elimi­ loopholes in U.S. tax laws and to "We are asking, therefore, that nate social and economic barriers avoid maintaining U.S. seamen's the largest crude oil quota hold­ to its fullest utilization. ers give up about 7 percent of wages and safety conditions. "Adequate education is a prime the bonanza they receive by virtue Facts And Figures condition to survival in this com­ The AMA pointed out that dur­ of holding an import quota, a plex modern world," Meany de­ ing the first half of 1964, over 173 bonanza created by the oil import clared. "The future of our democ­ million barrels of crude or un­ program, not by investment or op­ racy and the continued existence finished oil were imported by com­ erations." of . human freedom depend upon panies possessing quotas. The Adoption of the AMA proposal an informed public." quota system was originally set would aid the entire U.S. maritime The changes going on in the up in 1959 after Presidential com­ Industry by making these oil car­ world, he emphasized, call not only mittee findings that the ratio of goes available to U.S.-flag tank­ for the elimination of illiteracy our oil imports over domestic pro­ ers because it would reduce the in its traditional sense, but also duction had reached a point where number of these tankers engaged of "social and political illiteracy, they could endanger the national in the grain trade, thus creating the illiteracy of bias and prejudice security. more cargoes for the U.S.-flag and, ,thf i illit^aey, .of. ^Bdjtffweqoei"., .Qf moiiHB-idl^^n 1173 jmijlion; tramp and ybulkship ,fle%t{i ar.well. Maritime Group Calls For 50-50 Law On Oil Imports �November 87, 1964 SEAFARERS Page Three LOG AFL- CIO Pushes '65 Legislative Program WASHINGTON — The AFL-CIO Ex­ ecutive Council has called for enactment of a legislative program by the forthcom­ ing Congress that will provide a "giant step forward on the road" to the "Great Society" for which President Johnson was given a mandate, by the people on Election Day. "Now it is incumbent upon all who join in that man­ date to translate it into practical reality," the council said. The sweeping program, released at the close of the AFLi-CIO Executive Council meeting here on November 24, outlined a call for action in 14 major areas affecting the well-being of the American people. SIUNA Presi­ dent Paul Hall, a member of the 27-man council, par­ ticipated in the special session. In the area of foreign trade and aid, the council re­ called that the labor movement has demonstrated its comimitmenit to the principle of trade expansion and of the nation's foreign aid "and economic assistance pro­ grams. The council said, however, that we must have "a mechanism to protect workers and business." The council called for expanded use "of Ameri­ can-flag ships In transporting materials used in aid projects and Indeed, in all aspects of our ex­ port-import commerce must be expanded." Legislation to remove the shackles from collective bargaining was declared one of labor's chief aims at the council meeting. AFL-CIO President George Meany told a press conference at the end of the one-day meet­ ing that "The first priority is to restore collective bargaining by seeking repeal of section 14-b of the Taft-Hartley law which allows states to enact so-called 'Right-to-Work' laws." In a statment summarizing its legislative goals, the council said "today we have the opportunity ... to take, in 1965, a giant step forward on Jhe road to a society that will enable all our citizens to realize their full potential. And this giant step forward can be taken through enactment of the measures the AFL-CIO has long urged. "We believe, that government, the instrument of tha people, should use its powers to attack and solve the people's problems," the council said. The major areas outlined by the council in pursuit of it^ legislative goals are as follows: • War on Poverty—^The War on Poverty "is fully con­ sistent with the policy of the American labor move­ ment, for poverty has been our sworn enemy since the first union was established. Virtually every item in this present list of legislative goals is an attack on poverty ... all contribute to the objective. The war on poverty . . . needs more support . . . more money." • Foreign Trade and Aid—The AFL-CIO is committed to the principle of trade expansion which will continue to command broad national support only if accompanied by a mechanism to protect workers and businesses ad­ versely affected by increased imports. "The present law contains a mechanism but it has yet to work. Un­ less it can be made to work it must be replaced by one that does. The foreign aid and assistance programs have had the full support of the labor movement . . . use of American-flag ships in carrying aid cargoes and in all aspects of our export-import commerce must be expanded." • Consumer Protection—^Passage Of the Truth-inPackaging and Truth-in-Lending bills is essential to assure the American people of a fair deal; propose establishment of a federal consumer information ser­ vice to help buyers meet the complexities of today's marketing. • Social Insurance—"Worst threat to old age security is high cost of illness" . . . Urge Implementation of "a SIUNA seagoing unions participated in symposium on automation spon­ sored by Propeller Club of Baltimore. Shown at left is SlU vice-president Earl (Bull) Shepard as he arose to question a view ex­ pressed by one of the speakers. SIUNA representa­ tives urged that ship automation be used to create jobs for seamen. SlU Blasts Agriculture Agency Undermining Of 50-50 Laws— Cails For Ouster Of Freeman WASHINGTON—The 'SIU has charged that the Department of Agriculture has been maladministering the Government's cargo preference program and contributing to the de­ struction of the American-flag merchant marine and the jobs of thousands of American sailors and other maritime administers the Publlo Law 480 carriage of these cargoes, which workers. program (Food for Peace) imder represent such a tiny percentage The SIU also charged that which surplus U.S. farm com­ of our total foreign trade, but the responsibility for the program rests with Secretary of Agriculture Orvillo L. Freeman and has called for his dismissal. The Department of Agriculture SIU Urges Ship Automation Conference Job Increase, Fleet Upgrading Must Be Coal Of Automation BALTIMORE—SIUNA International Vice-president William Jordan has urged that the automation of American flag merchant ships have as its goal an enhancement of the-position of the American flag fleet and an increase in the number of job opportunities avail­ able to American merchant • seeamen and other maritime in size, strength and prestige since destroyed under the guise of workers. the end of World War II, Jordan achieving efficiency. A larger Any attempt to utilize automa­ tion techniques simply to increase the profits of American shipping companies while at the same time depriving thousands of American seamen and maritime workers of jobs would be a short-sighted and self-defeating one which would have grave repercussions, not only on the American maritime indus­ try but on other industries, Jor­ dan warned. The SIUNA vice president, who is also president of the SIUNAaffiliated Marine Firemen's Union on the West Coast, was one of the speakers at a symposium on ship automation held here under the sponsorship of the Propeller Club of the Port of Baltimore. Also present was SIU vice-president Earl Shepard. Noting that the American flag fleet has been declining steadily pointed out that this fleet now numbers some nine hundred active ocean going ships, carries only some nine percent of this nation's total overseas commerce and pro­ vides employment opportunities for only some 47,000 merchant sea­ men. Supports SIU Position "We of the American maritime labor unions," Jordan said, "have frequently been accused of seek­ ing to Impede the introduction of automation techniques of the American flag fleet. This is simply not true. As parties with a direct interest iiT the health and eco­ nomic well being of the American fleet we are as aware as anyone of the need to improve the com­ petitive position of the fleet. "But the purpose of automation will be defeated if in the process we allow Americah Jobs to be national hospital insurance system based on social security principles for those over 65" . . . substantial increases in social security benefits and a realistic reevaluation of the present eligibility age of 65. • Minimum Wage and Hours—An increase in the basic wage to $2.00 an hour and a cut in the standard work week to 35 hours is urged; also a broadening of coverage under the act to include alL workers whose Jobs are affected by interstate commerce. • Education—^A major program of Federal aid to elementary and secondary schools is necessary to help meet all needs, including construction, with substan­ tial aid to schools serving low-income areas and com­ prehensive assistance to college students. ^ • Urban Problems—Must increase federal funds for public housing based on an emphasis on slum clearance, modernization and community planning . . . Reinforce­ ment of the mass transit bill of 1963. . • Resource and Regional Development — Federal Government must take initiatives in water supply and river development, preservation of forests and range lands, regional rather than local or community plan­ ning for development of broad areas like Appalaohia. • Health Problems—Must assure American people of benefits of medical advances . . . calls for federal scholarships to medical students and other assistance to students in health fields; hospital construction and modernization; grants and loans to community mental health centers. • Tax Policy—"Tax structure needs improvement" ... we support an elimination of excise taxes on goods and services used by all people and on income taxes for those families at or below the pove^ level. The AFL-CIO Executive Council also criticized the Federal Reserve Board's action in raising the discount rate from 8Vft to 4 percent, and predicted it would have an injurious effect on the nation's continuing growth rate. American fleet which will increase opportunities for American sea­ men and other maritime workers should be the true goals of auto­ mation." "Far too often," Jordan de­ clared, "American shipping com­ panies, as well as various govern­ ment agencies have Indicated that they view automation only as a convenient method of achieving economies of operation without reference to other imperative con­ siderations which may be in­ volved." As an example, Jordan cited new rules which the Coast Guard has promulgated reducing the man­ ning scale for unlicensed seamen in the engine rooms of automated vessels although the Coast Guard, by its own admission, has stated that it has no operational ex­ perience with such vessels on which to Justify this' reduction; modities are shipped to needy na­ tions. Under the Cargo Preference Act, at least half of these govern­ ment cargoee must be shipped in American vessels. The SIU charges were made at the Nov. 16 meeting of the Mari­ time Advisory Committee here, by SIU President Paul Hall, a mem­ ber of the committee. The Committee was created by Executive Order of President Johnson on June 17 to consider the problems of the American maritime industry. It consists of Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, chairman; Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz, and 17 non-Government members repre­ senting the maritime industry, maritime labor and the general public. The SIU representative is its international president, Paul Hall. The SIU noted in its statement that all Government-generated non-military cargoes now make up about 7% of this country's total foreign trade. Of this 7%, only half—or 3^% of our total foreign trade—is assured to American-flag vessels by the Cargo Preference Act. U.S. Ships Ignored Yet the Department of Agri­ culture, which ships 70% of these Cargo Preference commodities, has methodically attempted to deprive American ships and sea­ men of their fair share of cargoes, the SIU asserted. "It is little short of tragic," said the SIU, "that the Department of Agriculture, under Orville Free­ man, has consistently and persis­ tently attempted to undercut American ships and seamen in tlie which spell the difference between profit and loss for our subsidized liners, and between life and death for our unsubsidized dry cargo tramps and tankers." The SIU noted that Agriculture has often attempted to justify its employment of foreign-flag ships on the grounds that American ves­ sels cost too much and that it must protect the taxpayers' dollar. The Union pointed out that over $15 billion worth of farm com­ modities have been shipped abroad since the PL 480 program began in 1954, and that the extra costs of shipping American during this period have amounted to about $330 million, or slightly more than 2% of the total value of these cargoes. "The Department of Agricul­ ture," the SIU said, "spends over $5 billion a year tp support high prices for American farmers and does this in such a slipshod man­ ner as to have made possible the Billie Sol Estes scandal. When we consider the manner in which Agriculture expends the taxpay­ ers' money, we are appalled by Agriculture's attempts to achieve picayune economies by helping to kill off an industry which is es­ sential both to the nation's com­ merce and to its national defense." The SIU added that "at best. Agriculture complies grudgingly with the minimum requirements of the law. At the worst, it prac­ tices and condones the practice of procedures which make it difficult for American shipowners to obtain these Government cargoes, and which make it virtually impossible to carry them at a fair profit, even if they do obtaki them." �SEAFARERS Page FOOT LOG Six Seafarers Awarded $150 Pension For Life Six more members of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District have been added to the ever­ growing list of Seafarers to receive a monthly pension check of $150 regularly for the rest of their lives. The new additions to the list bring the total for the year to 92. ^ The new pensioners, approved by the Board of Trus­ Grant sailed In the steward depart­ in New York confident of a steady tees of the Welfare Plan are ment. His last ship was the Globe income from The SIU Welfare Noremher t7, IMl By Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantie N.Y. Hails Verrazano Bridge Debut Seafarers sailing in and out of New York harbpr for the last few years have had a ringside seat—even if only a passing one—for the construction of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The span, which crosses the mouth of the Upper Bay and connects Brooklyn and Staten Island for the first time, is the world's longest. Located, as it is, near our Plan. Theodore Phelps, 66; Wilfred E. Explorer. Brother Fortin joined the union Brooklyn Headquarters, Seafarers here have had an interest in the Grant, 67; Henry C, Gerdes, 62; Gerdes Joined the union in the in the port of New York, and bridge and the changes it will bring. In addition to increasing traffic Arthur G. Collett, 53; Theodore on Fourth Avenue, the construction of the bridge may also bring some Fortin, 66; and Lionel Desplact, port of New Orleans early in the shipped in the steward depart­ surprises to the New York maritime picture. Local officials are already ment. He last sailed aboard the history of the SIU and sailed in 54. predicting that the bridge will transform Staten Island into a major Phelps is an the steward department as chief Del Norte. A native of Massachu- port area within a few years. As more docks and other facilities are SIU oldtlmer consitruoted, we can expect more SlU-contraoted ships to put into who began sail­ Staten Island, thus relieving some of the heavy load on the Brooklyn ing 12 years be­ and New Jersey piers. fore he joined Meanwhile, the SIU, along with the rest of the city's labpr move­ the union in its ment, can give a vote of thanks to the union construction workers early days in New whose skilled hands made the bridge possible. The unions most of Orleans. A mem­ these brave men belong to are also members of the Maritime Trades ber of the engine Department to which the SIU belongs. We also give a special tribute department, h e to those men, and there were many, as in all such projects, who made last sailed aboard Phelps the ultimate sacrifice in the course : the Del Aires. A of their hazardous jobs. Bill Carney was last on the India native of Florida, Phelps will take Desplant Fortin Collett Gerdes Shipping has been slow in New run on the Midland. Now he says life easy In his present home in New Orleans, La. steward. A native of New Orleans, setts, he will retire to his present York during the last period but he is looking out for a short haul looks as if it will pick up in the that will have him back in Boston A native of the British West In­ La., he last sailed aboard the Del home in New Orleans, La. Lionel Desplant first joined the weeks ahead. Many members for Christmas. dies, Grant, another SIU oldtimer, Oro. has finished his years of sailing Baltimore A member of the SIU for many union from the port of Baltimore passing through the port have and will now settle down in his years, Collett spent his years at and sailed as night cook & baker. dropped in at the Hall to cast Shipping has been slack in home in New York with the assur­ sea sailing in me deck depart­ Desplant was last aboard the Santa their ballots in the A&G election. Baltimore also. Little improve­ ance that his pension check will ment. He last sailed aboard the Emilia. A native of Virginia, Des­ Among the members doing their ment is expected in the coming arrive each month. After joining Steel Age as bosun. A native of plant and his wife plan to spend duty as good unionists are J. 6. two. weeks. In the last period, Skuba, V. Sanabria and James the SIU in the port of Boston, Canada, he will settle in his home their retirement in. New York. three ships paid off, four signedHand. on and ten were serviced in Drew C. Gay, a Florida Sea­ transit. farer who has been shipping out of Thomas N. Johnson, who just New York for the last 15 years, is paid off the Marore, said he en­ watching the board for the right joyed a very good trip to Brazil. bosun's job. Not only was the port good, he Ken Galney is watching the says, but the crew was good, and board for a good Far East run, as the ship was a good feeder. is E. A. Anderson, who sails as an The SIU Pacific District-contracted Java Mail (American electrician. Andy is good guy to Curtis Southwick enjoyed his Mail Lines), chosen by the Navy to serve double duty as a have around because he is always last trip on the Olga and says she had a fine crew. He is now on the research vessel while plying her regular Far East run proved willing to offer a helping hand lookout for a coastwise run. to the younger members in prop­ her worth as a valuable aid to 4 Viktor Makko, a quarter-century erly filling out various forms and oceanographic research, the In line with that goal, a mobile generally teaching them the ropes. union man, says he is very happy to be sailing under the SIU ban­ Office of Naval Research re­ laboratory the size of a highway van was installed on the Java Boston ner and likes to point to the many ports. Shipping remains on the slow gains the union has made in the The Java Mail was the key ele­ Mail's deck before she left on her Seattle, Yokohama, bell in Bostj)n, but some improve­ years he has been a member. ment of R:oject Neptune, a Navy scheduled operation to test the feasibility of Hong Kong trip. Six marine biofo- ment is expected in the next Norfolk using working merchant ships as gists and oceanographic consult­ period. During the last period, one Shipping has been good in auxiliary research vessels. The suc­ ants from the Navy research ship paid off, five were serviced Norfolk. The Rebecca took a crew branch manned the laboratory, col­ in transit and there were no signcess of the test could lead to a Receiving best wishes on in the last period, virtually clean­ lecting samples of plankton and ons. fleet ot freighters that would col­ his retirement from the sea, ing out the Hall. The outlook for other marine life from the sea lect scientific Information from Kenneth Larose, who last sailed the next period remains good. Seafarer Wilfred Grant while the ship proceeded along the sea while normally engaged in the deck department on the There were two payoffs in the accepts his first Union in moving cargoes on their regular her route. Mount Washington, is getting sea last period, two sign-ons and six pension check. An SIU The project, which presents a fever after five months of work­ runs. member since the early great potential for the U.S.-flag ing on the beach and is looking ships in transit. "The goal of Project Neptune," days of the Union, Grant Roy Cutbrell, in the blackgang merchant fleet, was supported by to ship again. the Navy said, "is to obtain the the House Committee on Merchant on the Henry for the past seven sailed in the steward de­ biology data and also collect re­ Benny Boudreau, a 25-year SIU partment. His last ship search data without interfering Marine and Fisheries. Among the man,'last sailed as an AB on the months, was sorry to see her leave was the Globe Explorer with the routine of the ship's op­ possible uses for the merchant- Cabins. He says he will be glad the coastwise run with a load of research ships are the collection grain for India. He says he did eration." (Maritime Overseas). of marine weather information, to get back to sea after two months not want to be that far from home surveying of- potential commercial of fishing and relaxing up in and he is now looking for a coa'stfishing grounds and charting the Canada. wise tanker run. John Duffy, a 20-year union movement of ocean currents. Thomas Johnson, who joined the The Navy said its findings could man, is just off the St. Lawrence Anchorage in Puerto Rico, spent presage the day when all merchant and says he will stay home with Thanksgiving on the beach before NEW YORK—The opening of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge ships can gather scientific data as the family until the holidays are shipping again in the engine de­ I could be the forerunner to the opening of Staten Island as a major over. He plans to watch out for a partment. they ply normal trade routes. j cargo and passenger terminal. Borough President Albert V. Man- i Besides the test ship Java Mail, coastwise run after that. Bruce Knight, last off the Dej iscalco predicted this week. George Swift, last on the Cabins, Soto, Is in drydock now but' hopes the SIU has regular oceanographic 1 In an appraisal of the island's future now that it has its first and scientific vessels under con­ says he will be glad to get off­ to be able to ship again in the near solid link to the rest of the city, Maniscalco said that Staten tract. The foremost of these is the shore again after six months on future. Island might become the "heart" of New York's maritime activiAnton Bruun of the Alpine Geo­ the beach. Puerto Rico • I ties within the next five years. physical Laboratories which has Philadelphia Maniscalco placed a $20 million figure on the cost of expanding Shipping remains good in done extensive research work in I Staten Island's port facilities so that it could handle bulk and pas­ Shipping has been slow in Phila­ Puerto Rico with 12 ships serviced the Indian Ocean. senger service. He said the island offers facilities unavailable in delphia without much prospect for during the last, period. Qn the ' any other part of the port. improvement in the coming period. maritime front, construction on He said he did not expect improvements to come all at once, In the last two week period, three the first stage of the $80 million ^ but urged city officials to begin by demolishing old piers and deships paid off, one signed-on and Puerto Nuevo shipping and dock­ , veloping marginal waterfront activities. By a succession of quick there were seven" ships in transit. ing complex will end before July J stages, the island's waterfront could be transformed into a modern, Edwin David, just off the Keva 1, 1965. Six piers will be ready ; efficient cargo and passenger handling area. Ideal, says he will stay on the then, with room provided for eight ^ Among the benefits Staten Island offers over other parts of the' beach for a while yet and will more in the future. I New York port area are dockside railroad facilities, a waterfront I Among the old timers on the then try for any kind of run. with a deep upland area and a location at the entrance to the Jimmy Winters, last "on the Spit­ beach here, Ramon Sierra has had I harbor that could cut arrival time and pilot responsibilities. fire, has been laid up in drydock a long rest and is now back in Maniscalco said that passengers using Staten Island as a defor the last four months. He re­ San Juan looking for a choice : barking point could take buses over the bridge to the terminals, ports he is now fully recovered, ship. I avoiding the usually congested west side Manhattan pier area. The Pete Gaivelin, serving as a mem­ however, and rarin' to go. Isame would hold true fbr the movement of cargo by truck to and Konrad Hoffman, after - some ber of the Polls Committee, is also I froiha the Staten Island waterfront, once developed. time on the beach, is looking for keeping an eye peeled on the the first Calmar ship"heading oiit. board for a' ship to" his iikihg. *' S/U Ship Doubles In Research Role New Bridge Seen Expanding Staten island Port Faciiities �Norember ST, M«4 SEAFARERS Pice Five LOO Worldwide Ceremonies Mourn J.F.K. A MERICANS all over the world and on the high seas paused this week on Sunday, November 22, in memory of the late Pres­ ident John F. Kennedy on the anniversary of his assassination last year in Dallas, Tex. Over forty thousand persons came to Arling­ ton National Cemetery on the first anniversary of the assassination and stood on line for hours in bitter cold weather to pay their respects to the late President. Many brought wreaths and flowers to be placed on the grave beside the eternal flame which marks Kennedy's final resting place. Many foreign nations were represented among the visitors to Arlington and the wreaths placed at the graveside. Memorial services for the slain President were held in cities and towns throughout the United States at places of worship and at his­ torical monuments. Similar services were at­ tended by Americans in foreign countries and by foreign citizens in many places, in memory of a man recognized as not just an American president, but a world leader. President Lyndon B. Johnson, who attained the nation's highest office on the death of Ken­ nedy, attended memorial services at Austin, Texas. Also present at the Austin services was, among others, Texas Governor John' B. Con­ nelly Jr., who was riding in the same car with the President and Mrs. Kennedy at the time of the assassination and was himself seriously wounded. The Kennedy family attended services at Washington and at Hyannis Port, Mass. Plans have been approved for a memorial to mark the Kennedy grave at Arlington National Cemetery, which is distinguished now only by a simple white picket fence and the flickerng of the eternal flame. On a direct line with the Lincoln Memorial and the Potomac River in the background, the simple Kennedy memorial would incorporate the eternal flame with a plain gray slate tablet to cover the grave. A NAVY man himself, the late President John F. Kennedy was proud of the United States' history as a naval and maritime power, and was proud of the men and ships which created the nation's seafaring traclitions. Visitors to the White House while JFK was in office grew familiar with the many scale models of famous American vessels, both mer- Plans for the permanent design of the John F. Kennedy grave in Arlington National Cemetery have been approved. .A gray slate tablet wi I cover the grave (foreground), marked by the eternal flame. The site overlooks the Potomac River and the Lincoln Memorial. Above is a portion of the collection of ship models owned by the late President John F. Kennedy, now on display at the Naval Museum at the Washington Navy Yard. The collection includes many merchantmen and warships famous in American history. chantmen and fighting-ships, which he kept on display in his office and in various other rooms. The Kennedy collection is now on display at the newly opened Naval Historical Display Admiral Urges 'Renaissance' Of U.S. Maritime Capacity NEW YORK—-A "renaissance of the American merchant capability" must come about If the United States is to continue its leadership position in the world. Admiral David L. Mc­ Donald, Chief of Naval Operations, declared. The Admiral made the call-* in a major address to the So­ vate U.S. commercial fleet has building workers. He said the Navy was concerned ciety of Naval Architects and declined from 1,258 to 983 ships. Marina Engineers at their annual The Admiral also pointed out that because its members were not only conference here. McDonald warned more than 90 percent of our na­ taxpayers, but had tlie additional of the "massive naval, merchant, tion's export-Import trade was car­ interest arising from America's de­ fishing and oceanographic ship­ ried in foreign bottoms, and that fense needs. "In time of war or building program" undertaken by the U.S.-flag merchant fleet has emergency," he said, "It la the the Soviet Union In recent years, been allowed to "go to pot" three Navy's Job to move troops and sup­ and said that the Russians seem times In the last one hundred plies to places of battle and sus­ to understand the doctrine of sea years. "It seems that each genera­ tain them. It can only be done in power as a factor In world power tion of Americans takes a perverse terms of numbers and time by use better than the United States does. delight in scuttling the merchant of maritime transport. Sufficient ships must be manned and ready The officer quoted a statement marine," he said. to go. Disturbing Note by Senator Warren O. Magnuson "In this Instance, the merchant (D.-Wash.), chairman of the Sen­ "But the really disturbing ate Commerce Committee, that thought," he noted, "is that the marine becomes a 'fourth arm of said Russia is building two me­ plight of the merchant marine is a defense." dium or large merchant ships a challenge to the American system It has to become a unit of the week and has tripled her ocean itself." He warned that the decline nations total fighting sea power tonnage and multipled her tanker in U.lS'. sea power and shipbuild­ almost instantly. Otherwise, in tonnage ten times in the past ing would eventually mean the time of war, the Navy would again decade. The report also noted that closing of shipyards that are vital be in the dubious position in which the Soviets have doubled their to the national defense in the event Admiral Earnest King found it in number of merchant vessels from of conflict and a loss of the valu­ 1941 . . . 'lota of bread but very 482 to 1,124 ships while the pri-< able skills of maritime and ship­ little butter'." Center, a full-scale museum, at the Washington Navy Yard in southeast Washington. Some of the most famous sailing ships ever built are included in the 24-ship model collec­ tion of the former President. Perhaps the bestknown of these is the Flying Cloud, a clipper ship built in Boston in 1851. Clipper Ships The Flying Cloud set a record on her maiden voyage—New York to San Francisco in 89 days, 21 hours. The same record fell again before the Flying Cloud in 1854 when she shaved an­ other 17 hours off her own time for the same run. In that same year the speedy clipper took another record—New York to Hong Kong via San Francisco in 126 sailing days. The 10 greatest years in U.S. maritime his­ tory are represented by a model of the Clipper Sea Witch. Among her records are: New York to Valparaiso, Chile—59 days; Canton, China to New York—81 sailing days with one stop. In 1849 the Sea Witch set the first permanent world sailing record—Hong Kong to New York with the China Mail in 74 days, 14 hours. To continue their record-setting habits, the Clipper Ships underwent a continuous devel­ opment of hull design to bring about greater speed. The development of the Clipper hull is represented by a model of the Anna McKim, launched at Baltimore and the first of the really slim-hulled Clippers. Whaling Ships The whaling ship played a major part in the maritime history of the United States and is represented in the Kennedy collection by a model of the Charles W. Morgan. Built in 1841, the 105-foot whaler made 37 whaling voyages and earned over $2 million for her owners. "The Morgan remained active until 1921 and is still in existence and on display to the public at Mystic, Connecticut. The'proud history of U.S. fighting ships is represented by a model of the second in a long line of naval vessels to carry the name of Wasp into battle. The Wasp in the Kennedy collec­ tion distinguished herself in the War of 1812. Another Wasp, the aircraft carrier, carried the name into World War II and won glory against the Japanese. Not a part of the Kennedy collection, the mu­ seum houses a whale-boat size model of an­ other U.S. fighting ship, the USS Constellation. This model, fully rigged, once actually sailed from Baltimore to Philadelphia under its own canvas. Brooklyn Yard Has Historic Past Navy Yard History Covers 180'Years Over 180 years of U.S. maritime history will die if the Defense Department goes through with its plans to close the Brooklyn Navy Yard. -* The site which later be­ Bennington, Bon Homme Richard, and Franklin D. Roose< came the Navy Yard was the Kearsage velt. home of the first shipyard in Since World War II, the carriers the area, and built many early- Saratoga, Independence and Con­ American merchant vessels. The stellation have taken to the sea first of a long line of fighting ships from its drydocks. During the Civil War the famous built there was the John Adams, which took to the water in 1798 Union ironclad Monitor was fitted and earned a name for itself dur­ out at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to do battle with the Confederate ing the War of 1812. ironclad Merrimack. The battle­ The yard has made big contribu­ tions to U.S. sea power in four ship Maine, whose sinking in wars. The battleship Missouri— Havana Harbor led to the Spanish "Mighty Mo"—was built there. It American War slid down the ways was on her armored decks that the there. In World War I, the yard final surrender In World War II built the battleship New Mexico, among others. was signed. The Brooklyn Army Terminal, The yard had its busiest days between the attack on Pearl Har­ which dates back 45 years, is also bor in 1941 to the end of the war slated for closing. The Terminal, in 1945. In all, it repaired more familiar to many Seafarers, was than 5,000 ships, converted about the landing point for U.S. troops 250 others and built the battle­ returning after World War I, and ships North Carolina, Iowa and was the point of departure for 3.5 Missouri ind the aircraft carriers million G.I.'s during World War II. �• tr,'-'-r r--/ vji' .. .•j.y,..'',- , •• ' 'y -rvtl '{••**• -*1 .M SEAFARERS T»f Ml ]r«veirtn tt, MM LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) November 7 - November 20 The job situation dropped slightly during the past two weeks as the total number of SIU men shipped dipped to 1,187 from 1,388 in the previous reporting period. The decline was mostly on the East Coast, where the greatest decreases occurred in New York, Norfolk and Jacksonville. The Gulf Coast job situation, however, was greatly improved over the previous period. New Orleans registered the sharpest gain, followed by Tampa and Mobile. Houston shipping declined slightly, although the job outlook remained bright. The shipping picture was reflected in both the deck and engine departments. The number of Seafarers who shipped in these departments was higher this period than the previous one. Steward department job calls, however, dipped slightly. With the onset of colder weather, registrations gained Ship Aclfvify slightly. Total registration during the two week period climbed to 1,388, as compared with 1,178 in the previous two weeks. The number of men registered and on the beach also increased, to 3,744, from 3,660 in the prior re­ porting period. The changes in the seniority breakdown were slight during the last two weeks. The share of Class A men shipping slipped one point to 54 percent. While the share of Class B men answering the job calls gained one point, rising to 33 percent. Class C men maintained the same share of 13 percent, as in the previous period. Shipping activity slowed slightly during the past two weeks. There were 55 payoffs, compared with 63 the previous period; and 36 sign-ons, contrasted to 46 in the prior two weeks. In transit visits were down to 224 from 237 in the prior period. Pay Offt Si9i hi Om Tram. TOTAL 6 Boften ...... 1 4 New Yerii.... 13 Philadelphia .. 3 i Baltimore .... 3 4 Norfolk 2 2 Jachsonvllle .. 3 1 Tampa 2 2 MoWfe 4' 0 New Orleoai.. 9 . 11 Hoetton 4 7 Wilmington .. ' 2 1 Son Francisco. 3 3 Seattle ...... 3 3 TOTALS ... 55 36 8 17 7 10 4 12 7 5 18 29 6 8 5 6 34 11 17 • 16 11 9 SB 48 9 14 11 133 224 DfCff DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 23 ALL 0 3 1 2 25 52 13 90, 2 8 19 9 31 11 1 19 10 3 1 6 1 2 2 5 1 0 2 3 8 3 9 20 20 04 31 13 35 25 12 72 0 3 3 7 14 24 24 10 12 Port Boston New York.... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington . . Kan Francisco Seattle TOTALS 130 185 53 I 368 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 0 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 10 18 30 10 2 49 29 10 13 1 4 0 2 4 7 9 24 16 6 1 14 9 17 1 0 2 5 9 6 2 10 0 1 2 0 3 0 2 2 1 5 0 19 13 9 4 27 53 47 17 18 26 3 21 0 42 41 17 19 22 3 3 3 0 1 2 0" 18 11 15 4 9 5 1 26 0 4 4 16 9 9 9 GROUP 123 0 0 3 4 0 4 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 18 21 12 17 4 0 1 4 0 5 3 0 7 8 86 98 | 193 84 152 37 1 273 10 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 2 3 ALL ALL 1 0 0 '• 0 3 4 1 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 71 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1' 0 0 2 4 0 0 l' 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 5 7 13 1 33 0 18 7 11 5 0 5 6 1 0 2 8 0 2 0 0 15, 0 0 «i 58 69 | 137 i 2 TOTAL Shipped CLASS A B C ALL 4 0 0 4 49 9 4 62 13 . 5 0 18 24 7 3 34 17 1 2 20 2 4 2 8 3 5 1 9 19 5 0 24 53 40 13 106' 42 33 18 93 3 5 6 14 18 8 28 2 26 15 0 41 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 7 38 0 19 3 4 7 16 95 147 31 273 12 46 87 145 13 18 6 37 1 6 19 26 40 53 12 105 3 13 35 51 8 15 0 23 1 7 11 19 4 12 3 19 3 8 4 15 2 6 1 9 0 2 3 5 36 29 11 76 0 7 12- 19 58 81 13 152 3 25 55 83 66 66 16 148 4 28 40 72 8- 13 3 24 2 7 10 19 23 30 4 57 3 17 21 41 19 22 6 47 0 30 15 45 20 29 | 51273 137 51 | 461 379 511 110 |1000 32 199 319 | 650 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 0 3 1 4 14 28 2 44 0 0 4 4 3 13 9 1 5 7 1 13 2 2 0 4 0 2 0 2! 5 8 1 14i 8 41 58 9 6 38 2 46 2 5 1 8 4 21 4 29 16 5 2 23 51 184 27 1 262 on _ ^ POST Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS CLASS B Shipped Registered CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 36 5 2 23 11 3 21 29 0 3 3 6. 0 6 5 1 1 8 5 14 1 12 14 1 1 5 6 3 0 2 7 12 0 7 8 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 6 15 5 9 13 1 19 1 36 11 56 19 16 41 2 19 15 36| 3 37 31 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 4 2 6 2 16 4 17 3 24; 0 3 15 5 23; 1 4 3 11 100 63 1 174)35 171 24 1 230 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 1 . 1 17 0 5 12 7 0 4 3 3 7 1 3 0 3 3 6 0 3 1 4 0 3 3 0 6 0 4 2 36 2 23 11 52 1 34 17 0 0 2 2 2 6 3 1 0 5 6 1 8 89 56 1 153 Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS C Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 10 3 14 0 4 2 6 0 5 10 29 5 17 10 56 51 114 16 181 11 52 52 115 0 0 0 0 6 0 13 3 7 18 2 23 1 9 15 25 2 0 0 7 23 12 2 14 2 42 59 4 5 38 21 63 1 3 2 6 12 6 6 24 4 15 1 20 1 7 8 16 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 6 4 5 0 9 1 5 3 9 0 0 3 0 0 6 2 3 0 7 0 9 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 • 19 6 0 25 7 24 35 0 4 13 18 81 0 7 56 4 3 36 99 23 7 61 17 101 1 40 45 86 0 7 12 37 5 52 12 101 23 75 3 101 7 35 20 62 0 2 0 2 8 10 2 4 2 14 2 26 2 7 7 16 0 0 2 2| 24 32 9 6 2 38 51 2 4 5 15 22 0 0 0 0 23 6 0 29 2 26 32 1 4 13 6 26 1 23 17 11 41230 153 41 1 424 151 449 61 1 661 31 228 213 11 472 llyi' STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port fios NY Phil...... Bal Nor Jac Tara v/r ..W Moo NO ••J Hon Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-8 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 5 3 3 25 Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP .1 2 3 ALL 1, 2 3 ALL 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 6 8 10 16 38! 3 10 9 22 3 1 1 5 1 2 2 5 9 0 6 16| 0 0 6 6 1 1 0 3 1 2 5 8 1 1 1 8, 0 2 5 1 1 2 1 4' . 0 0 1 1' 7 2 4 14 1 0 11 12j 20 6 36 65 2 3 41 46 19 13 8 45 3 1 19 23 1 0 2 6 1 0 4 5 6 8 5 22 0 0 6 6 3 1 2 8 1 3 12 16 '79 43 87 1 234 13 23 121 1 157 1-8 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 2 3 16 Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 7 5 8 22 0 11 1 10 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 15 0 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 4 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 2 6. 0 1 3 0 2 2 8 4 14 28 29 3 3 22 9 8 3 12 26 4 24 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 3i 0 1 2 7 0 4 121 0 4 3 2 6 0 14 15 14 1 38 23 89 1 136 6 9 87 I1 102 Shipped TOTAL CLASS C Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 3 ALL A 2 B C ALL 1-8 0 0 0 6 3 0 1 4 1 0 0 9 9 22 11 9 42 23 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 4 0 0 0 15 0 3 0 18 11 0 0 3 3 1 5 3 9 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 5 4 1 0 2 3 5 5 9 5 10 2 0 0 0 6 6 2 0 8 2 0 2 13 15 29 28 15 72 28 0 2 25 27 24 26 27 77 15 0 0 1 1 3 1 5 7 1 0 0 3 3 12 4 3 19 15 0 0 0 0 14 15 0 29! 5, 1 6 57 1 64:136 102 64 302 121 Registered On CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 4 3 5 13 49 24 61 157 8 5 3 20 25 13 22 71 5 17 4 4 3 10 2 1 2 10 1 9 38 18 6 12 15 18 71 132 38 15 23 91 5 4 9 25 11 16 34 76 11 5 4 25 194 113 257 1 685 The Beach CLASS B GROUP 1 2 S ALL 0 0 3 • S 12 54 9 83 7 8 0 1 47 4 1 42 1 4 11 16 0 7 2 5 0 0 2 2 2 1 29 82 3 4 65 72 5 3 29 37 0 10 5 15 2 2 14 18 11 11 43 65 45 38 293 1 876 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A oecK CNemc STEWARD GRAND TOTALS GROUP 123 ALL 130 185 53 I 368 Registered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL 84 152 37 I 273 51184J27 I 262 11 100 63 |174 35 171 24" t "230 104 43 87 I 234^ 13 23 121 |157 54 23 59 I 136 285 412 167 ( 864 33 '209 282|524173 346 120 I 639 GROUP 123 ALL 9 86 98 I 193 SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 10 58 69 I 137 8 89 56 I 153 '6' 9 87'| 102 SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 123 ALL ABC ALL 2 1 1 24 156 212 I 392 4 20 23 6 49 29 I 51273 17 • 41230 57 I 64136 103 1 156'639 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 137 51 | 461379 ' 163 41 I 424151 102 64| 302 315 392 156'11187 i845 511 449 113 1073 GROUP 123 ALL 32 199 319 550 110 |1000 61 6611 31 228 213 472 257 | 685; 45 38,293 376 428 r2346'l08 465 825' 1398 �t tf, INi SEAFARERS gMW LOG PIRACY ON THE HIGH C's •: ;.; :'••$/ri-- : • -'I'. ill||iilii|»a:. T i , ':!!•<.;'WlM :p|;l|||||| > . < /* Radio Coroiino ROTTERDAM — Euroi>eaa radio-pi­ rates, flying the flag of free enterprise high above their seagoing broadcasting stations, are still suocessfuliy repelling boarders although the battle is getting hotter each day. Having already ignored several legal warning shots across their bows, the pirates are sharpening their cutlasses and drying their powder in ex­ pectation of an all-out attack. The latest pirate radio station to stir up a legal dispute calls itself Radio-TV Nordzee. It operates from a Texas-type platform in the waters about six miles from the Nettierlands, not far from the Hague, in competition with the state net­ work operated by the Netheidands gov­ ernment. Easy Do^ It Operating since September 1, Radio-TV Hordzee's signal reaches Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht with a potential audience of 1.2 uaiilion sets. So far, the pirates have gone easy on the state network, coming on the air nwstly while the regular network is off the air. They do overiap during a 18 PM to 11 PM time slot, however, and the government doesn't like it one bit. Advertisers are flocking to the pirate station, which has already filled many of its commercial spots with big name advertisers. Operating in international waters, out­ side the jurisdiction of any government, Radio-TV Nordzee and . other pirate broadcasters have thus far been safe from government interference. But several countries are planning legal action. The lower house of the Netherlands parlia­ ment for-instance, has passed by 114 to 19 a bill bringing Nord^ee's pirate bass under Dutch Jurisdiction. The senate is expected to adopt the bill In late Novem­ ber. A government raiding party could then legally scuttle the whole operation. Smiling Threngh Although they are already looking down the barrels of the government guns, the radio pirates remain strangely opti­ mistic, as if they felt their defense im­ pregnable or possessed some secret and devastating weapon with which to fight back. ^ Most observers feel the pirates will de­ pend on their defenses when the chips are down. Backers of the pirate opera­ tion have put together a complicated company setup allowing them plenty of room to operate and maneuver within the law if the government cracks down. In addition, the Netherlands government would have to step on some toes interna­ tionally, as well as at home, to close down the operation. The platform from which the pirates operate and the broadcasting equipment is owned by a foreign com­ pany. In addition, stock in the venture has been sold to a wide public, which will undoubtedly set up a howl if their profitible platform is arbitrarily sunk. Sound Policy Radio-TV Nordzee is only one of sev­ eral pirate broadcasting stations operat­ ing from the relative safety of interna­ tional waters and beaming their commercial programming at Europe and FMC Determined To End Dual Rate Discrimination WASHINGTON—^The Federal Maritime Commission hasTreaffirmed its determination to exercise its power, to oversee the rate-makhig activities of ship lines engaged in U.S. for­ eign trade, -• Speaking at a meeting of predatory rata cutting practices ticular sections of the Shipping the Washington branch of the can des'troy the shipping services Act. National Defense Transporta­ upon which commerce depends," The steamship conferences lost tion Association, FMC head John Harllee said the Commission will seek out malpractices and dis­ criminatory actions which operate to the detriment of the U. S. The FMC stirred up a storm of protest from foreign ship confer­ ences recently when it Issued orders demanding information from them concerning disparities be­ tween freight rates charged on goods entering and leaving the U. S. which allegedly discriminate against U. S. exports. The orders were issued by the FMC under the Shipping Act of 1916, which gives the Commission the author­ ity to request information and data from, the groups which it regulates. Required By Law In reiterating a firm FMC stand, Harllee stated that the role of the FMC under American law is to eliminate restrictive, unfair busi­ ness practices that could harm in­ ternational trade. "Any steamship line which engages in our trades must have a due regard for the welfare of that trade and the public interest in the continued health and growth of that trade," he said. "Wc know that exorbitant rates will hurt the free flow of com­ merce. We are also aware that Great Britain in competition wilh the various state-operated networks. Some of these stations, like Nordzee, are locat­ ed on platforms at sea. Others are locat­ ed aboard ships. Pirate Radio Vironica for instance, has been a huge commercial success, also beaming her broadcasts at the Netherlands. Sweden and Britain have been cross­ ing swords with offshore pirate stations too. Two such stations have been operat­ ing from anchorages in the English Chan­ nel, in international waters. Calting themselves Radio Caroline, the stations broadcast pop records from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in competition with the state-owned, non-commercial, BBC. Radio Invicta and Radio City, both based on old, abandoned World War 11 antiaircraft lowers off the coast of Kent have also been a thorn in the BBC's side. In recent weeks another pirate station. Radio London, has joined the cacophony of sound aimed at the British public. Based aboard a converted American nunesweeper. Radio London took up a post about 3V^ miles off the English coast with a beam powerful enough to reach over 12 million Briti^ers. Faced with the disturbing fact that the public seems to prefer the listening fare provided by the pirates over the state programming—which many find dulljoint action is planned by the govern­ ments involved. Holland, Britain and Sweden are seeking in the Council of Europe for an international convention outlawing the pirate broadcasters once and for all. By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative U.S. Politics Stiii Concern Of Labor .. The San Francisco Maritime Port Council has unanimously voted to continue its Maritime Committee on Political Activity. Also voted was a proposal to set up a Bay area committee to arrange a- Maritime Dinner on the west coast. The proceeds from the dinner would be used to help support labor's friends and defeat labor's enemies in future Harllee added. another round in court on Foreign ship lines have been charge by the Far East Conference elections. In other Council actions, a request was put on tlie record to using every trick in the book to that the information requested by have locals of all international unions that are members of the AFLavoid turniag over to the FMC the FMC in the order was outside CIO Maritime Trades Department sign up with the Port Council. On the California labor front, the San Francisco Labor Council has information and data concerniug the agency's area of inquiry, con­ their rate-making policies. Refus­ tending that the FMC could only Joined with labor groups throughout the state in asking for an end to ing to cooperate, they have even inquire into procedures between the importation of foreign farm labor. Corporate farm interests are trying to drum up support for a foreign farm labor bill to replace the gone to court in this country, at­ the conference and shippers. discredited Bracero program. In the interest of improving the lot of tacking the FMC on several Inquiries Are Legal grounds. In each caso the court Once more the court disagreed American farm laborers and ending the cruel exploitation of the upheld the FMC. and upheld the FMC order. As Mexican workers who are regularly imported to work on U.S. farms, Conferences Lose part of its functions, the court labor is united in its opposition to any extension of the foreign farm First of all, the conferences con­ decided, the FMC is entitled to labor program. tended that under the 1916 Ship­ find out what requests and com­ Shipping in San Francisco has been only fair during the last period ping Act the FMC could only plaints have been made by ship­ and it is expected to stay that way in the next period. The only ship request information if it was act­ pers to the conferences and what to pay off was the Morning Light, which also signed-on. Other sign-ons ing on a complaint. disposition the conferences have were the Robin Kirk and the Alcoa The court, however, disagreed. made concerning such complaints. Sailor Hall, just off the Long In a 2-to-l decision, the court held "The information is designed to Marketer. In transit during the last Lines, says he plans to spend some period were the Floinar, Steel that the data are "available to aid inform the commission as to this," time on the beach—as long as his the investigation without the need the court said in upholding the Worker, Long Lines, Los Angeles, wallet will let him. Montpelier Victory, Alcoa Mar­ for the support of a charge of vio­ FMC. Around the hall, A&G Seafarers lation of the aot, or belief even The court ruling came in a con­ keter, Keva Ideal and the Geneva. Due in to crew up around New who find themselves in the Bay that such a violation is probable." solidated proceeding involving the Secondly, the conferences con­ petitions of seven conferences Year's is the Kenneth Whiting. Ex­ area are coming in to cast their tended that the information re­ with headquarters in the U.S. They pected in for payoffs during the votes in the A&G election. Mem­ quested by the t^C for perusal are the Far East Conference; the next period are the Longview Vic­ bers enjoyed very much the by its investigative eye was of so North Atlantic-Baltic Freight Con­ tory, Ocean Dinny and the Del Thanksgiving Dinner which was general a nature that no standards ference; the North Atlantic-Medi­ Aires. In transit vessels expected held at the SUP cafeteria on No­ for it could be set, and that there­ terranean Freight Conference; the include the Kenmar, Overseas Eva, vember 20. Wilmington fore the order was not "reason­ North Atlantic-United Kingdom Ames Victory, Steel Apiirentice, able." Shipping has been good in Freight Conference; the North Monticeilo Victory and the Fair' Again the court disagreed. It Atlantic-Continental Freight Con­ port. Wilmington in recent weeks and is maintained that the reasons for ference; the North Atlantic-French Vincent Fitageraid is Just out of expected to get even better. The which it was requesting the in­ Atlaatic Freight Conference, and the USPHS Hospital and says he's St. Lawrence paid off and signed formation were made dear in the the Pacifio Coast-European Con­ feeling good and glad to be out of on and the Zephyr Hills paid off FMC order with references to par­ ference. drydock. (Continued on page 23> �Page Eight SEAFARERS NoTcmber 27, 1M« LOG SEAFARERS (gUKDIL^iaWIP By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer We thought it would be wise to re^ew the Union's Sickness and Accident benefit program (S&A) in response tb several questions which have been frequently brought up by our members. The S&A program is split up into two basic parts: In-patient benefits for SIU men who are hospitalized, and Out-patient benefits for members who are dis­ abled and receiving medical treatment. The Sickness and Accident program was originally adopted in 1962, and then amended to cover all disabilities which may have arisen on or after August 1 ,1963. ' NEW YORK—It is time again for qualified Seafarers and children of Seafarers who In-patient benefits are available to Seafarers who meet eligibility want to compete for one of the five annual $6,000 SlU scholarship awards for 1965 to begin requirements at the rate of $56 per week. These benefits are payable filing their applications. 4— at the rate of $8 per day to a member who is an in-patient in any The first of the scheduled study in any field, is open to 1965 and March 6, 1965. Qualified USPHS hospital, or a private hospital that has received official ap­ are urged to take the proval, in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or Canada. College Entrance Examina­ qualified Se^arers who have a applicants earliest exam possible to avoid any The S&A in-patient benefit can be paid for a period of 39 weeks, and minimum of three years seatime tion Board Tests comes up in last minute rush and allow the test begins on the first day a member is hospitalized. December, and as usual It is in the on SlU-contracted vessels, and to results to be available well in ad­ children whose fathers meet the Members receiving out-patient benefits also are paid $56 per week interests of the applicant to file vance of the Judging. seatime requirement. At least one at the rate of $8 per day. To be eligible, a seaman must be disabled early for prompt consideration be­ annual award is reserved for a Seafarers and members of SIU and receiving treatment within the United States, Puerto Rico, the fore the last-minute rush starts. Seafarer. The SIU college scholar­ families interested in taking part Virgin Islands or Canada. Should an eligible seaman elect to receive The SIU scholarship plan has been operated on an annual basis ship award program is known as in the competition for the 1965 medical care from a private phy-4 for the past 11 years and winners one of the finest no-strings- awards should contact the nearest sician, the welfare plan trustees ment of maintenance and cure can select any college and field attached scholarship programs in SIU port office or SIU Head­ reserve the right to evaluate the payments to the Seafarers Welfare quarters for information. They medical proof submitted to deter­ of study. Fifty-eight awards have the nation. Plan. Award winners are chosen by'a should also make immediate ar­ mine the eligibility of the claim. been given since the program General Rules, (a) Any disability panel of leading university educa­ rangements to take a CEEB test. began in 1953. Of these 36 have If a member has become dis­ occurring during a period of dis­ To register for the tests, write to tors and administrators on the gone to the children of SIU mem­ abled as a result of has own will­ bers and SIU men themselves have basis of their high school records the College Entrance Examination ful misconduct, he will not be ability, and before an eligible ob­ received 22 of the college scholar­ and College Entrance Examination Board at Box 592, Princeton, N.J., eligible to receive the S&A out­ tains a fit-for-duty slip, is consid­ ered to be the same disability. or Box 1025, Berkeley, California Board test results. ships. patient benefit. A member will The maximum of payments in such well in advance. The first of the scheduled Competition for the awards, also be ineligible for this benefit a case is 39 weeks, no matter how Judging for the five anmHR ElU which may be used to attend any CEEB tests for 1965 will take place if he is getting out-patient treat­ eccredited college or university in on December 5, 1964. Additional awards is expected to take place ment outside the U.S., Puerto Rico, distinct the disabilities happen to be. late in May, as in previous years. the U.S. or its possessions, for tests are scheduled for January 9, the Virgin Islands or Canada. (b) A recurrence of a previous A watdng period of seven days, disability shall be considered part starting with the first calendar day of the same disability period even a member is declared not fit for though the eligible obtained a fitduty, is required for eligibility for-duty certificate or accepted em­ to receive the benefit. If the dis­ ployment. ability continues after the seven(c) Disability for unrelated day waiting period, payments can causes shall be considered a new begin, retroactive to the fifth day By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President period of disability provided the from the initial date he was de­ eligible has been pronounced fitclared not fit for duty. for-duty from his original disabil­ Filing Requirement. Claims for ity or has accepted employment. ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland — Pity the poor Japanese. They are having difficulties with an adverse the S&A benefit must be filed (d) An eligible cannot accept balance-of-payments deficit which they attribute, in large measure, to Students attending the recently- within 60 days after discharge the fact that only 49.6 percent of Japan's exports and 46.9 percent of opened Newfoundland College of from a Hospital or the beginning employment and be disabled Fisheries here, are expected to be of the disability period, if no hos­ simultaneously. Anj^ applicant for Its imports are carried in Japanese-flag bottoms. This is enough to bring tears to the eyes of anyone familiar with the able to fish more efficiently and pitalization is required. Each S&A benefits who accepts employ­ plight of the American maritime industry, which carries only 9.5 per­ more profitably then their fore­ claimant is required to submit ment at any time during the period cent of the total foreign trade of the United States. The U.S. also is fathers ever could by the time they medical proof of bis disability. for which he claims such benefits, troubled by a tremendous balance-of-payments deficit. This proof will be evaluated by shall be declared fit for duty with Japan is reportedly planning to help ease its payments balance complete their courses. the trustees of the welfare plan respect to that disability and shall deficit with a plan to double the size of its merchant fleet during the Market Expanding to determine eligibility for pay­ be disqualified from receiving ben­ efits for the cause of alleged dis­ next four years with the financial aid of the Japanese government. This With the North American market ments. The trustees can also re­ they estimate, would boost the peicentage of Japan's foreign trade for seafood products expected to quire further examination of the ability. Any claimant who received carried in Japanese bottoms to about 55 to 60 percent. Japan has applicant by a doctor selected by benefit - payments after accepting already attacked the problem by instituting a "shtp Japanese" program expand by some 30 percent during thq welfare plan, or they may ask employment shall be required to the next 20 years their skills may for a more complete certification. reimburse the fund for all such for Its exports whenever such a device proves practical. benefits received after the first day The problems being faced by Japan and the solutions she has put be put to the test. Once an initial claim has been of employment during such period forward to solve them are ironic in the face of Japan's strong criticism The school opened here a year filed for a disability, it will not of alleged disability. of U.S. attempts to aid the American merchant marine and alleviate ago with 100 students in an experi­ be necessary to file additional (e) Hospital Expense Benefit— the American balance-of-payments deficit. claims for weekly payments for An eligible who is not entitled to mental class under an initial grant When the U.S. maritime industry called for a "ship American" of $1 million. Today, more than the same disability period. It treatment at a USPHS facility and program to aid the floundering-f 200 are enrolled in the college, should be noted that a member is who is hospitalized during any U.S. fleet and help alleviate the which would not discriminate required to submit medical proof American payment balance def­ against American ships and Amer­ learning how to obtain the maxi­ of his continued disability, stating period for which he is entitled to receive the S&A benefit, shall also mum benefits from a life of com­ icit, foreign-shippers screamed. ican export cargoes, brought a its cause, before any subsequent be entitled to receive hospital mercial fishing. Japan's protests were among the storm of protest from foreign payments can be made. benefits according to the Schedule Decked out in dark blue seamanloudest. Then they adopted a sim­ shippers all over the world—in­ Duration of Benefit. An eligible for Dependents' Benefits. type sweaters issued by the school, ilar program themselves. cluding Japan. Yet these same na­ (f) In-Hospital Benefit — If an students may choose from 50 is entitled to a maximum - of 39 When the SIU and other mari­ tions do not hesitate to aid their courses ranging from marine elec­ weeks of payments during any one eligible is entitled to receive the time unions call for strict adher­ own national fleets in every way tronics, to bacteriology to net- period of disability,' including in- in-hospital benefit, the Plan shall ence by the U.S. government to the possible. mending. They learn to use the hospital and out - patient time. pay only an amount which together Japan has been singled out here most modern fishing equipment Where there has been a waiting with such payments shall equal $8 provisions of the 50-50 and cargo preference laws, foreign shippers as an example the double stand­ available and can benefit from the period, the 39-week period starts per day. If an eligible is still con­ waste no time crying "foul." Japan ards used by foreign interests knowledge of fishing experts from when benefits are payable. How­ fined after having received the ever, an eligible shall not receive S&A benefit payment for a maxi­ cries along with the rest—then when it comes to American -mari­ many countries. total benefit payments in excess of mum of 39 weeks, he is still en­ seeks to assure that 60. percent of time. We must remember, how­ Government Helps 39 weeks in any 12-month period, titled to receive the in-hospital her cargoes move in her own ships. ever, that Japan isn't the only for­ eign critic of our shipping policies Students at the school get their and the 12-month period for the Foreign shippers, the Japanese that has shown a remarkable abil­ meals and lodgings free of charge, determination of the 39-week max­ benefit. (g) Failure of an eligible em­ included, complain constantly ity to reverse its field when action plus $7 a week while studying. imum payment begins on the first about the unfairne.ss of U.S. gov­ was necessary to protect its own Under a program shared by the day an employee is eligible for ployee to place himself under treatment promptly or to comply ernment attempts to shore up its fleet and economic interests. Newfoundland government through payment. with medical care or instructions eagging maritime industry with The fact is that any nation the Technical and Vocational If an eligible is receiving or is will be deemed cause for disquali­ subsidies—operating and construc­ which finds its own merchant fleet Training Assistance Act, students entitled to receive maintenance fication from benefits. tion. Then they turn around and in poor condition feels no com­ who have been working until their and cure payments, the Plan shall seek similar support from their punction about adding a nail to the enrollment in the school may pay only an' amount which to­ own governments. Japanese ship­ coffin of the U.S. maritime indus­ forego the expense money and CHAN&H6 ADDRESS CtU pers for instance, are crying for try if by so doing it can improve collect unemployment compensa­ gether with such payments shall equal $56 per week, but the eli­ ^IJ06 miUNSLISTP financial aid from the Japanese its own maritime picture. These tion. The school also pays travel government to help them build nations care nothing about the expenses to and from the college. gible shall be entitled if such pay­ ments terminate before a period more, newer, faster, and more effi­ welfare of American seamen and of 39 weeks to receive a total of The school's major departments cient merchant ships. apparently care little about the include nautical science, naval $56 per week up to a maximum of Recent attempts by the Federal welfare of the United States. They architecture, fish processing tech­ 39 weeks. However, if he may be Maritime Commission to set up don't care if the U.S. balance-of- nology, marine engineering, entitled to receive maintenance equitable shipping conference ar­ payments problem deteriorates— physics, mathematics, electronics, and cure and has not yet received rangements in the U.S. trade so long as their own Improves. English, plus extension courses. same, he shall execute an assign­ Foreign Flag Ships Plague Japanese Newfoundland Offers College For Fishermen �'.-1 J fv'.-' N^iiiM»lT;'lt64 SEAFARERS See Record Salmon Run For Oregon PORTLAND, Ore. — SIUNA fishermen and cannery workers in this area are bracing for a huge anticipated silver salmon run, which, predictions say, may set a record in the state. The reason behind the optimism over this year's catch is the ex­ ploding silver salmon population at Ca.scade Hatchery at the Bonne­ ville Dam on the Columbia River. Hatchery officials reported that at the start of this year's run, they had almost 27,000 adult salmon in their breeding ponds, approxi­ mately four times the 7,000 they had a year previously. Salmon Moved Not only had the number of salmon almost quardrupled, but the huge number ready to spa^/n meant that large numbers had to be trucked elsewhere to relieve the pressure. Hatchery workers trans­ ferred over 5,000 fish to the Grande, John Bay, Hood and Wiilamette Rivers where they were planted. In addition, the Klaskanine River Hatchery found itself with record numbers of salmon capable of taking 20 million eggs. The difficulty here was that the hatch­ ery only has a capacity of seven million eggs,, but was faced with a veritable flood of salmon which continued to arrive by the thou­ sands. The hatchery has been taking emergency measures to deal with the situation, and will make surplus eggs available to other hatcheries throughout the state. The record number of adult salmon are being used to improve the conservation situation in the state. The surplus salmon are being transplanted to streams which have suffered from pollution and other causes reducing spawn­ ing in the past. Th« ill-fated Mariposa sinks stern first after hitting Strait Island Reef (now known as Mariposa Reefl in-the Gulf of Alaska in the fall of 1917. After lying submerged for 47 years, her propellers and other fittings were recently sal. vaged and brought to Seattle aboard the SlU Pacific District-contracted Tafolina (Alaska Steamship Company). Propeller Recovered From Old Mariposa SEATTLE—Nearly 47 years ago, the old Alaska Steamship Line's Mariposa, on a voyage between Alaskan ports, picked up 28 survivors of the steamer Manhattan which had sunk at sea. The survivors were+ naturally overjoyed at their The Mariposa's propeller blades and about 22,000 pounds of her prompt rescue. / Their troubles were just starting however, because soon after pick­ ing them up the Mariposa too got into trouble. Southbound from Juneau she hit a reef, ever since called Mariposa Reef, broke in two and sank, stern first. The luck of the Manhattan's survivors was still holding however, and they, along w,ith the 237 Mariposa passengers and crew were picked up by the Alaska liners Jefferson and Cura­ cao with no casualties. Since that time the old Mariposa has rested there beneath 45 feet of water about 40 miles west of Wrangell. Parts of the Mariposa however are now finally complet­ ing the trip to Seattle, almost 47 years late, but welcome neverthe­ less. MA Revises Cuba Blacklist WASHINGTON—The Mari­ time Administration's black­ list of ships in the Cuban trade has remained at a fairly constant level over the last three months and now com­ prises 237 vessels totaling more than 1.6 million tons. In recent weeks, the Britishflag Antarctica was added to the list, and three British tankers—London Spirit, Lon­ don Valour and Overseas Pi­ oneer — and the Norwegian tanker Polyclipper were re­ moved from the list after their owners agreed to do no fur­ ther business with Cuba. The blacklist forbids any ships participating in the Cuban trade from carrying U.S.-financed cargoes. A re­ cent modification of the boy­ cott policy allows ship owners to haul U.S. cargoes after they promise to end their Cuban trade when their charters with the Castro government run out. This rule has created a sit­ uation where shipping lines with vessels still under Cuban charter and calling at Cuban ports are able, nevertheless, to continue their trade with the U.S. The chief violators of the blacklist are some of Amer­ ica's closest allies and NATO p.'trtners. Britain leads the list ' ith 79 ships on the list, and '"'reece, Italy and France are - -ominent on the list also. bronze, brass and copper fittings arrived recently in Seattle aboard the SIU Pacific District-contracted Alaska Steamship Company motorship Tatalina. The 22,000 pounds of metal al­ ready recovered is expected to bring the salvagers about $4,000 for the several weeks they spent working in the 45 degree water off Mariposa Reef. They estimate that there is about 5 tons of salvage­ able metal parts remaining in the vessel's stern which they ejtpect to return for. After that they will turn their attention to the bow section. Senate Probers Urge Passage Packaging Bill Designed To Protect Housewives WASHINGTON—Which is heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of lead? Which is longer, 36 inches or a yard? Such questions used to be asked by children trying to pull a fast one on each other. That was> before U.S. manufacturers got reflection on the consumer," the subcommittee report points out. into the act however. Nowadays the average housewife must answer many such questions each day at the supermarket. In short, the manufacturer is trying to pull a fast one on her. A better deal for American housewives, confused and cheated by packaging gimmicks, was urged recently by a Senate investigating group in a report released by the Senate Anti-Trust and Monppoiy subcommittee, which urged pas­ sage of a long-needed "truth-inpackaging" bill during the next session of Congress. For instance, which is larger— the large size, king size, super size, economy size, family size or giant size? The subcommittee report points out that in most stores "large size" actually means the smallest size tube of toothpaste. Which is larger, the "giant halfquart," the "half-quart" or the "16 ounce" size? As long as the quart remains 32 ounces, the halfquart will presumably remain 16 ounces no matter how it is labeled. An attempt by the wage-earning consumer to make rational deci­ sions on tiie many items bought every day has become almost im­ possible due to these phony adver­ tising gimmicks. This t'is not a vPag# NIM LOG "Rather, it reflects irrational pack­ aging and pricing patterns in the market place." In addition to such devices, which are merely confusing, the report points to other practices which amount to downright decep­ tion. Such deceptions designed to separate the consumer from his hard-earned wages include the hand-lotion manufacturer who restyled a five-ounce bottle to give "the appearance of being larger than the old ten-ounce size"; the manufacturer who silently in­ creased the price of his product by reducing the number of units in­ side the package: and the many manufacturers who present a huge package which turns out to be only 2/3 full when it is opened. One of the most notorious of the gimmicks practiced by manufac­ turers and advertisers noted by the subcommittee is the package or label that proclaims "cents off." In one instance noted, an instant coffee maker marked his product "7 cents off." Soon competitors began stamping their Jars "9 cents off," and then "11 cents off." In actuality, the price to the con­ sumer remained exactly the same as it had always been. : By Lfndsey Williams, Vice-President Gulf Area Gulf Shipping Continues To Boom Shipping is continuing to boom along the Gulf Coast, creating a short supply of manpower in these ports. The problem is further com­ plicated by the inclination of many Seafarers to wait until after the holidays to ship out. The desire to be home with family and friends at this season of the year certainly is understandable and we know what it means to all concerned. SIU men should be fully aware, however, of the risk they are taking by "sitting it out" this year. As most of us know, the longshoremen have not settled their current contract negotiations. As a matter of fact, members of the Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Union,-AFL-CIO, to all intents and purposes, are now on strike against shipping interests on the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts. The longshoremen are now working because they are required to do so under the terms of a Federal Court injunction imposed under provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act. The court-ordered "cooling oft" period ends on December 20. After this date, ILA members have the legal right to resume their strike in an effort to secure a decent contract. Of course, everyone hopes they will be able to settle disputed points still at issue through the orderly processes of collective bargaining. At this point, however, their seems to be little optimism on the side-f of either labor or management Among oldtimers on the beach that such will be case. in Mobile are D. L. Parker, who The National Labor Relations got off the Alcoa Roamer for a Board is at this moment setting vacation after about a year as up the machinery to conduct what bosun. L. R. Eckhoff is resting at is known as a "last offer" election. his home on Wolf Ridge Road and This means that the last offer of catching up on his fishing after the management to ILA negotia­ leaving the chief electrician's job tors will be submitted to the long­ on the John B. Waterman. R. K. shoremen for their approval or dis­ Lambert checked in off the Erna approval in a referendum to be Elizabeth and registered in Group conducted by the* NLRB. 1 of the Deck Department. Arthur This same procedure was fol­ G. Milne, last of the Alcoa Roamer, lowed when ILA and management is waiting for a new arrival ex­ negotiators reached an impasse in pected in his family within a few their contract talks two years ago. days. He plans to sli p out after The result was that the longshore­ greeting the newcomer. Julian men turned down the "last offer" Kulakowski is resting at his home by an overwhelming majority and in Theodore, Ala., after getting off ILA members went on strike when the Achilles. Emile Hollins is the injunction-enforced "cooling home after a stay of about nine off" period ran out. Shipping was months on the Montpelier Victory. paralyzed. Crews were laid off and New Orleans Seafarers on the beach before the strike were "caught in the switch­ Among those who paid off and es." It was at least six months be­ registered here in time for fore the usual job circulation pat­ Thanksgiving are Joe Rusheed, tern returned to normal. Matthew Eurlsa, John Wimderlich, The moral to this story is this: Bill Evitt, Joe Diosco "and Leon If you don't want to get caught in Franklin. that kind of bind this time around, Houston take one of the choice rated jobs hanging on the board now and Jimmie Prestwood checked In postpone your holiday celebration and registered in Group 1-S after until Mardi Gras. completing the course in the Stew­ Mobile ard's Recertification School in Since the last issue of the SEA- New York. He says he will be FAREaiS LOG we lost one of the ready to ship on the first available SIU's most dedicated and popular job ..after Thanksgiving. Sal Bar­ members when Charlie Stringfel- bara, who was last on the Ocean low died suddenly of a heart at­ Dinney, is looking for a South tack. He wag stricken w.jth a fatal American run to beat the winter. seizure in the SIU hall. Jimmie Winget is fit for duty again Charlie had many friends who after being laid up a long time knew him as more than just an with a back injiu-y. Charlie Saw­ all-around good fellow. A chief yer got off the Penn Challenger steward, he was good at his job, and said he will be looking for a a good shipmate and a man who long trip after the holidays, but always participated to the fullest Bill Traser is looking for his long in the activities of his Union. He trip now. He says he doesn't want never lost sight of the importance to take a chance on getting caught of membership participation in in a longshoremen's strike. Ruben and support of the affairs of the Salazar, who was a top flight pro Union and the rewards of tradi­ fighter before embarking on his tional SIU teamwork. At the time Seafaring career, is enjoying a of his death he was participating vacation with friends and relatives as a member of that day's balloting after seven months on the Trans committee. Orient. SIU C/jfiic fxoms—A// Paris EXAMS THIS PERIODt October 1-October 31, 1964 Port Baltimore Houston Mobile New Orleans.. New York Philadelphia. .. *San Juan ..i. Seamen 238 117 106 456 219 . 1,218 TOTAL.. *9/21/64 to 10/20/64 Wives 7 9 8 31 44 24 21 144 t Children 11 7 0 10 24 32 13 97 TOTAL 256 133 74 147 524 275 50 459 �Pare Ten SEAFARERS November t7, 1961 LOG Gets First Pension Check By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes QUESTION: Which of the benefits under the SIU Welfare Plan do you consider the most important? Why? Layup Siows Shipping in Lakes Shipping in Alpena picked up In the past week with men taking their vacations for deer hunting. We wish the best of luck to all you hunters. The John W. Boardman, a Huron Portland Cement Company vessel, AI Collins: I think that the best has laid up for the season. With the members off this vessel on the plan is the individual hospitaliza­ beach there should be a few card games starting up. tion and care. In the hall waiting for their last relief jobs are Ken Noiles, Richard When. you need Frary and Everett May. medical care you Buffalo know that the Shipping has just about stopped and with layup in the very near union will assist future, none of the men are getting off except for emergency leaves. you with welfare According to the local newspapers, the Ice Boom project here is ex­ benefits. This pected to be completed in about a month. They are hopeful that it will Everything looks good to Tom May (left), who is a member takes a big load improve conditions measurably. off your mind of the SIU Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region, as he accepts Several of our Lakes members from Buffalo are presently on the and allows you to his first Union pension check from Tug and Dredge Region City of Alma (Waterman Steamship Company) and this trip has turned recuperate with­ director Bob Jones in Detroit. May, who sailed for the J. W. out to be longer than expected. Bill Rush, Bill Wesbrook and Donald out worring about high medical Perry, to mention a few, will be spending their holiday season In a / Westcott Company in Detroit, knows that he can spend hisbills. retirement comfortably with the assurance of a regular foreign port. We recently heard that Mike Drewniak, one of our long­ 4" it 4" monthly SIU pension check. time members, has already departed for the Sunny South. Charles Galloway: Without a We wish to remind those men who applied for books and do not have doubt, the most important feature them as yet to check with the Buf- • Labor Leaders Predict Gains of the Welfare falo Port Agent. The Agent in in Superior due to the General Plan, to me, is Buffalo wishes to thank all mem­ Motors strike. The Viking prob­ the medical care bers for their cooperation and as­ ably will not run until next Spring. for dependents. The company had previously sistance this past season and hopes I'm a family man, they all enjoy a good winter as signed agreement to pay severance and I can sail pay for jobs which will be abol­ well as a happy holiday season. feeling much bet­ ished due to automation of this ter knowing that Chicago my family is Shipping for this period was vessel and was to be paid between WASHINGTON—^The outlook for liberal legislation at the protected while very good and it appears that we January 1 and January 31, 1965. will continue with good shipping Because of this delay, the company state level is the brightest in many years as state legislatures I'm away for right to the end of the season. We requested further meetings to re­ long controlled by conservative Republicans toppled to the long periods. I don't worry nearly as much. can only suggest that during the schedule this payment of severance Democrats in a series of elec--* tion upsets. Winter months all unrated men pay. 4" 4i 4" legislatures in Colorado, North Shipping has been good in the should take advantage of the time John Sweeney: The vacation plan Dakota, Pennsylvania and Wiscon­ A nationwide Democratic and Union facilities to upgrade port of Frankfort for relief jobs tide was aided by court-ordered sin. They took the Montana Senate, is the one I think is the most im­ themselves for higher paying posi­ because of those deer hunter vaca­ reapportionment in several states and may have won the Nevada portant. It means tions. We are expecting the same as Republicans lost their majorities Senate. They broke a tie to gain a tions for next season. money in the Bernle Grivas is off the Highway situation at Christmas time with in both houses of six legislatures majoritjf in the Alaska House and pocket when a 16 and hanging around in tiie many vacation requests already and one house in at least seven achieved a tie in the Ohio Senate. Seafarer is on hopes of grabbing the last of the listed. the beach. I think other states. The lone Republican The Brothers and friends of gain was the pickup of the Oregon that every man SIU contracted "Salties" heading this way. Richard Jensen is just Lester Sturtevant were saddened lower house. should have a paid vacation and back from Japan and Korea off the to hear of his passing on Novem­ The victories reverse the trend I think that this Fairport and says he had a great ber 4. Brother Sturtevant sailed of the past six years, which saw feature of the time with a good crew. This vessel aboard the Ann Arbor Carferries most of the Democratic gains of in the Engine Department. Welfare Plan is paid off in Seattle recently. 1958 whittled away by Republican The SIU was represented at the pickups. ohe of the biggest advancements Bill Warrenton is out of the hos­ the union has made. pital after a bout with his stomach ICC hearings in Lansing, Michi­ An AFL-CIO News survey found that laid hiin down for four gan on the proposed abandonment state labor leaders generally 4" i4 4" C. F. Bellarosa: I think the pen­ months. Bill took a relief AB of rail service in Northern Michi­ optimistic about improvements in DETROIT—A searing drought sion plan is the most important. Watchman's job on the Highway gan. According to the newspaoers, unemployment and workmen's 16 and we are glad to see him back the railroad companies have compensation laws, enactment of that has brought forest fires and A man is old and around again in good health. agreed to maintain service in state minimum wage laws or in­ parched land to the nation east of when he reaches Northern Michigan and repair the creases in existing laws, better the Rockies has also driven down 65 years, and Cleveland his The SIU contracted E. M. Ford SlU-contracted Chief Wawatam. schools and other labor goals. In the already dangerously low water sometimes levels on the Great Lakes. body just runs was the first ship to lay up in Another ICC hearing is scheduled Indiana, Democrats pledged to Lak^s shipping has had more down and he Cleveland. Her crew has departed to be held In Washington, D.C. repeal of "right-to-work" won both than its share of woes from the can't work. When for a further review and the date houses of the legislature for the and, according to Company •offi­ first time since 1936 and elected a low levels. Skippers estimate they he is disabled for cials, a bow thruster will be in­ will be announced later. are losing 100 tons of cargo for various reasons, governor. Detroit stalled this Winter. Several other A court-written reapportionment each inch of draft that is lost. The the pension plan Shipping in Detroit remains SIU vessels are also expected to situation is most acute on Lakes gives him a lay up in Cleveland during the good even at this late date. The order helped give Democrats con­ Michigan, Huron and Ontario. steady, dependable Income in re­ trol of both houses of the Michigan SIU Atlantic and Gulf District next couple of weeks. Still around As an example, a Canadian-flag and waiting to finish out the .sea­ deep-sea vessel, Jean LaFitte, paid legislature for the first time since grain ship, drawing only 21 feet payment for his years of hard work. son are Joe Mickalowski and off in Toledo recently. Most of 1932. And new seats added by 4" 4" 4" George Mitchell. We are happy to the jobs were filled out of New reapportionment helped the Demo­ of water, ran aground in the nor­ mally deep St. Lawrence River at Albert Leonard: I think that any hear that George Blaha, who is in York; however, we did ship several crats win the Iowa legislature for Ogdensburg, N.Y. plan that gives a man a chance to the Lorain Hospital, is doing ok. men to this vessel who were reg­ the first time in 30 years and cap­ Watersheds in the Great Lakes improve his job ture the Wyoming lower house istered on the Atlantic and Gulf buluth Basin are showing rainfall defici­ potential is the they had last held in 1958. District shipping board. Shipping has slowed down con­ encies ranging from 8 to 13 inches most important. Partial returns strongly point to The cold weather has arrived on siderably. Ships going into the compared with 1961. Experts see Other facets of the election of all 118 Democratic the Lakes and old-time sailors will Great Northern Ore Docks are no change or improvement for at the Welfare Plan starting to taper off, which is a be glad when their vessels start at-large candidates for the Illinois least the next six months, when are fine as they House, leaving the Republicans sure sign that the layup season is laying up. November and Decem­ melted snow will have filtered into provide security. here. We have quite a few wheels­ ber are bitter-cold months. Storms only the 59 seats remaining for the streams and waterways that But the. upgrad­ the minority party. The unique men registered and a couple of on the Great Lakes during this empty into the Lakes. ing program of statewide election, requiring a period can match some of the watchmen, but no deckhands. Have Meanwhile, the unending the SIU that mammouth special ballot, was a couple firemen in the Engine blows in the North Atlantic. Sea­ ordered by the courts when the drought has brought fire destruc­ gives a man a men all over the Lakes have a Department up on the Board and tion, crop damage and water short­ chance to better his position, either state failed to meet a reapportion­ about 5 porters in the Steward's healthy respect for these storms, ment deadline. Voters could mark ages to many parts of the nation through schooling or upgrading, is and they have good reason. Department. from the Continental Divide east most important to me. The 1913 storm was the worst a straight party slate for 118 to the Atlantic. Grain yields are We will be closing down the port candidates and vote for up to 59 4* 4' 4' of Duluth roughly the first week in Great Lakes history. For five of the opposition slate, or pick and off in the midwest and farmers in Leroy Johnson: I don't think that of December. We hope you will full days the storm raged. Ships choose in whatever manner they the Great Lakes area have suf­ any one benefit is more important of all sizes and shapes were tossed wished. all have a nice holiday season. fered almost $100 million in crop than any other. Dave Tiirnbull, Deckhand on the around like balsa wood and corks They all have It ^was the heavy Johnson vote losses. SS Frank Taplin, CB fladio Oper­ on the heavier waters. Some of which was credited with sweeping Suburban New York communi­ equal weight. I ator, has his radio aboard ship and the ships were trapped in the the Democrats to control of the ties and communities in northern guess it just his call letters are KLF 0022, in troughs between giant waves, lifted New York legislature for the first New Jersey, hit by low reservoir depends upon up and then slammed back down time in 30 years and win both levels, are planning water ration­ whether you need case you want to ham it up. again, breaking in half. Many ves­ houses of the Maine legislature— ing and other emergency meas­ a particular ben­ Frankfort We received word from the Ann sels wound up on. the rocks and a feat last performed in 1910. efit at any partic­ ures. Arbor-D T & I Railroad that the their crews were killed by the No quick let-up of the drought ular time. When Both houses of the Utah legisla­ MV Viking will not enter service battering seas. ture went Democratic and the is expected and snow predictions you need it, the Lake Huron's long, wind-swept Democrats picked up one house Of for the coming winter months benefit is avail­ in December as had been expected from the Fraser-Nelson Shipyard (Continued on page 22) able. They are all good. the previously all Republican have not been encouraging. State Legislatures Found More Liberal Long Drought Lowers Lakes Water Levels �;, vv NifvMalttr tT, IfM SEAFARERS Paf« EI«Tea LOG "Am I On The Right Line?" CONGRESSIONAL REFORM SPOTLIGHTED-nAlthou^ the Demo­ crats have substantial majorities in Congress, many AFL-CIO and Congressional leaders fear the power of nominal Democrats who vote like Republicans and use their key committee posts to block Administra­ tion programs. Representative Riiohard Boiling (O.-Mo.), a leader of his party's liberal wing, has called upon his fellow-Democrats in tiie House "to chase the conservative foxes out of the liberal chicken coop." He has urged that seniority be made second to party loyaltty, especially when it comes to selecting Committee chairmen and making committee assignments. To make the House of Representatives more receptive to President Johnson's legislative program. Boiling has proposed more power foi- the speaker of the House and the Democratic-caucus. Boiling's suggestions are similar to a resolution- calling for reform of Congres­ sional rules that was adopted at the last AFL-CIO convention. LBJ PUSHES MEDICARE, APPALACHIA—President Johnson has put a high priority tag on the social security fw the aged and Appalachia development bills. House Democratic-leaders have been told by the President that he wants early action on these two important pieces of legislation which were both passed by the Senate last year, but were stalled in the House. If committee chairmen cooperate, both measures could be reintroduced and sent to the floor without a repetition of lengthy hearings held during the last sessicm of Congress. President Johnson has made it clear to Congressional leaders that he would like to see a quickened pace of activity during the early days of the session rather than the sluggish atmosphere that usually prevails as Congress gets itself organized. If the legislators follow his advice, the decks would be clear for new legislative proposals that he will submit. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Wilbur Mills has promised to bring the hospital care for the elderly proposal up for consideration in his committee soon after Congress convenes, if the President desires. Mills, who is opposed to including hospital benefits as part of social security, is known to he considering supporting a plan under which the benefits v/ould he provided through a separately-financed fund. Ad­ ministration leaders are virtually certain that they now have the votes to pass the proposed program of large-scale aid to the 11-state Appalaeiiia region. The bill had House committee approval in the last session but wasn't brought to the floor because of doubts about the existence of « majority in Its favor. More than 5,000 Montreal men's clothing workers will receive wage boosts of 11 cents an hour beginning December 7 under a new agreement reached by the Clothing Workers' Montreal Joint Board and the Associated Cloth­ ing Manufacturers of Quebec Province. The contract also calls for another 5 cent hourly increase beginning nexit'June 29. 4 4 4^ The National Aeronautic and Space Agency signed its first con­ tract with a group of its empioyeea at the Goddard Space Flight Cen­ ter at Greenbelt, Md., after nego­ tiations with the Washington Area Metal Trades Council. The new contract means major gains in working conditions and grievance procedures for 225 hourly-paid employees at the center. It pro­ vides for arbitration of grievances, recognition of shop stewards, two dally rest and cleanup periods, rotation of shift work, a promotion plan and two consecutive days off. 4^ $• $> AFL-CIO President George Meany recently led a fraternal del­ egation of American union officials to the merger convention of three Japanese labor central bodies— Zenro, Sodomei and Zenkanko in Toyko. The new confederation, called Domei, represents 22 Jap­ anese unions with a combined membership of about 1.8 million members. The AFL-CIO delegation included President David Duhinsky of the Ladies' Garment Work­ ers; George M. Harrison, chief ex­ ecutive of the Railway Clerks, and President James A. Suffridge of the Retail Clerks. t 4i 4> Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers locals at General Motors LOO- From every state in the union, congress­ men—some newly elected; some incumbent— will soon be heading toward Washington for the convening of the 89th Congress of the Corporation plants have unani­ United States. Beginning in January, the lawmakers will mously ratified new national and local agreements calling for pen­ consider and pass upon the nation's legisla­ sion and wage improvements. tive needs. The lobbies of Congress and the Among the gains in the new con­ offices of the Senators and Representatives tract are a basic pension benefit will be crowded with the pressure men for of $4.25 a month per year of serv­ the various private interest groups—groups ice, with early retirement at age that seek one Federal benefit or another for 60 at benefits up to $400 a month their own private ventures. for 30 years' service. Wages will But overshadowing the next session of also he increased by 2.5 percent, hut no less than six cents an hour Congress, as it always does, will be the in­ in 1964 and 1965, and by 2.8 per­ terests of all the people of the nation and cent with a minimum of seven the responsibility of Congress to meet those cents on Sept. 5, 1966. needs. The people have no lobby, no highprice executives to plead their cause as the 4> 4^ 4> special interests do. A shorter workweek, a lower re­ Instead, each American is his own lobbyist tirement age and a pay raise were when he steps up to the ballot box. He, or among the major gains that the she, votes for men and programs that will Tobacco Workers won for 6,500 benefit all the country. The people have employees of the American To­ bacco Company in three states. made their lobby felt in the November elec­ Union president John O'Hare pre­ tion. They voted for progress and a "new be­ dicted that the new agreement will ginning" and against a return to the "good set the pattern for future nego­ old days" of business as usual. tiations in the industry. He noted Helping to give voice to the people's feeling that the 8.25 percent hourly wage in Washington will be organized labor. Act­ increase has been extended to ing not as a lobby but a reminder of the un­ 3,700 union members at Liggett and Myers plants under a prevail­ finished work of the nation, labor will try ing wage clause in the Tobacco to make the people's voice felt on a sweep­ ing range of Issues. Workers contract. In calling for passage of medicare, for in4> 4?" 4^ ] stance, labor is not calling for special legisla­ Salary levels increased from Z tion to aid its own interests, but for muchto 5' percent for workers holding needed aid"for senior citizens in this nation— clerical, technical, professional and union members and non-union members, administrative Jobs during the businessmen and working men. year ending last February-March, In calling for Federal aid to education the according to a Labor Department American labor movement is not seeking survey. The survey covered more special interest legislation to benefit only the than 1 million employees in pri­ vate industry. It was learned that laboring segment of the population but is increases in salaries averaged 2.8 seeking instead better educational opportuni­ percent for accountants, 2.9 per­ ties for every segment of the American cent for clerical workers and engi­ people. Civil rights legislation, which has the full neers, 3.3 percent for chemists and 3.6 for engineering technicians. support of the American labor movement, is not designed to aid any special class, eco­ nomic or business group, but is designed to promote the welfare of the nation as a whole. Truth in packaging and truth in lending leg­ islation, urged by American labor, would give all Americans a better deal in the mar­ ket place. Labor represents no special group when it urges Congress to pass such legislation. It seeks a fairer shake, a better deal, more op­ portunities for the American people—for all the American people regardless of race, creed, occupation, economic standing or per­ sonal beliefs. American labor will continue to represent the American neople before the 89th Congress as it has before past Con­ gresses. Extremism The danger of reckless, extremist views has been growing in the U.S. in recent years. Under the guise of fighting communism, ex­ tremists have attacked the integrity of Amer­ ican institutions and the loyalty of many of our most honored and respected leaders. The forces of extremism suffered a crush­ ing defeat in the recent national elections. But they have not been eliminated and are still active. They will persist in their views —for no logic can enter the closed and dis­ torted mind of the extremist. These men must be recognized for what they are and their distored views countered with the truth—• not with hopes of converting the extremist, but to point out to the American people the inherent folly of the extremist attitude. Another and more subtle danger posed by the extremist element was pointed out re­ cently by AFL-CIO President George Meany, when he cautioned, "Let us not, in fear and frustration, borrow the faults of our adver­ saries—the paranoid delusions, the suspicion and distrust, and the weakness for easy an­ swers and demogogic appeals which vent their hostility not upon the real enemy, but upon our own representatives and fellow citizens." �Ptre Twelre SEAFARERS 1f<n«mhve »7, MM LOG Newest SlU Lifeboat Class By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. The Beef Box has again received a heavy number of questions on widely different shipboard beefs. The first of the current batch was sent in by Malcolm B. Woode, ship's delegate on the Mt. Vernon Victory. Question: "What maintenance work is to be done by the AB while standing a wheel watch on automatic steering?" Answer: He may be required to perform his normal routine duties, such as chipping, painting, in the area described in Standard Tanker Agre^ement, Article III, Section 8 (a). Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement, Article III, Section 8. Quartermasters, Able Seamen Standing Wheel Watch At Sea. (a) "While a man is assigned to the wheel at sea and when the ship is using Automatic Steering Equipment, he shall perform his regularly assigned duties on the bridge and shall not leave the bridge or paint off stagings, or do any work on the outside of the bridge structures and shall not do maintenance work and general cleaning on equipment other than belonging to the bridge, except in case of emergency. Where the wheelman stands a four-hour quartermaster watch, he shall be entitled to thirty (30) minues coffeetime, after standing two hours of such watch. He shall be relieved by an unlicensed seaman on watch during his coft'eetime pe-* riod." "Cleaning Quarters. One Ordinary 4» 4" t Seaman on duty shall be assigned The following question is also to clean quarters arid toilets of submitted by tankermen—James E. the Unlicensed Personnel of the Elwell and R. Henry—both serving Deck Department. Two hours shall on the Western Clipper. be allowed for this work between Question: "I am writing this let­ the hours of 8 a.m. and 12 noon ter at the request of the Chief daily, both at sea and in port. Mate aboard our ship. He requests Sanitary work in crew's quarters that I ask you if the members of shall include wiping off fans." the Deck Department, on their 4" t 4" regular working hours, are entitled The following two questidns to" overtime for placing and re­ were submitted by A. Joosepson, moving thermometers in tanks. He deck delegate aboard the Trustee. said that he would be guided by Question: "This ship does not your answer. Some of the crew carry a carpenter. There is car­ have put in for this, and it was penter work to be performed disputed." '' aboard ship, and the Bosun does Answer: This is not considered not want the overtime. Who else part of the routine duties of the in the Deck Department has pref­ Deck Department. erence for this work?" Reference: Standard Tanker Answer: There is no preference. Agreement, Article II, Section 10— The Mate may choose the men in Customary Duties. "Members of the Deck Department who are most all departments shall perform the familiar with carpenter's work. r.ecessarj- and customary duties of Reference: Standard Freightship that department. Each member of Agreement, Article III, Section 12 all departments shall perform only Carpenter's Duties — (c) When the recognized and customary members of the Deck Department duties of his particular rating. are required by the officer-inWhen it is necessary to shift a cliarge to perform regular carpen­ man to fill a vacancy, the man so ter work they shall be paid straight shifted shall perform the duties of overtime for their watch below. the rating to which he is assigned." Question: "Is the day man who is With reference to your request for standing watch entitled to all over­ copies of clarifications as they per­ time for butterworthing, or shall tain to the Tanker Agreement, this such overtime be divided equally is to advise you that all ciarifica- by all members of Deck Depart­ tions have been incorporated into ment?" the agreement except the one Answer: This overtime is to be where the crewmembers perform­ divided equally among members of ing sanitary work on a super the Deck Department, as provided tanker, is entitled to four (4) hours for in the contract. to perform this work. The Western Reference: Standard Freight;hip Clipper is considered a super Agreement, Article 111, Section 2— tanker and, therefore, this would "All overtime shall be divided as apply on your ship. equally as possible among the i 4" 4" members of the deck crew. In any The following query from a event, the Boatswain sliall be al­ Seafarer concerns overtime for the lowed to make as many houi's over­ Sanitary OS. time as the high man's overtime Question: "The Sanitary O.S. has hours in the Deck Department, ex­ been receiving four hours to clean cept where such overtime has been quarters. However, last time we paid for routine sea watches. The dropped gear and stowed mooring Boatswain shall have the right to lines, he was turned to on deck stand week-end gangway watch in foi- two hours, for which he re­ turn with the rest of the Deck De­ ceived overtime. Is this o.k. or partment. If he fails to exercise should he have been left on sani­ such right he has no claim for high tary? This was on a Saturday man's overtime." morning." 4 4' 4" In submitting questions and Answer: The Ordinary Seaman should have been allowed to per­ work situations for clarification, form his sanitary duties. On a delegates and crews are reminded super tanker, the Ordinary Seaman once again to provide as much is allowed four (4) hours to perform detail as possible setting forth the circumstances of any dispute. Be­ this work. Reference: Standard Tanker sides those mentioned, some of the Agreement, Article III, Section 19. members who were sent clarifica­ tions on various subjects during the past few days included the following: J. C. Mullis, Alcoa Rang­ I^^MKA/OW... er; William Prip, Atlas; Odd San­ Wwtis TO dal, ship's delegate. Overseas Joyce; Leo Taylor, Jr.; Roy Guild; ship's delegate and crew of the Flomar. . imijoe The newest group of Seafarers to win their lifeboat tickets pose after passing their examina­ tion at New York headquarters. Graduating members of Lifeboat Class 121 are (l-r, front) Kenneth Faulkner, Heriberto Yaiquez; (middle) Harry Haman, James Spezzacatena, Harold Gentile, Lawrence Hammer, Stephen Christensen; (rear) instructor Dan Butts, George Baxter, Gote Tell, Joseph P. Donovan, William Anderson and Iven Gunnarshang. Labor Standards Bureau Marks 30th Anniversary WASHINGTON—The Bureau of Labor Standards marked its 30th anniversary with a proud glance backwards and an optimistic look into the future. Speakers from labor and government predicted a new resurgence of state legislation protecting workers as a result of reapportionment of legis­ Wirtz, Bureau Director Nelson M. year for each worker to promote latures on a one man, one Bortz, several state labor commis­ occupational safety—and Oregon's vote basis. The result of such reapportion­ ment, Assistant Secretary of Labor Esther F. Peterson said, will be "more understanding of worker problems by legislatures more rep­ resentative of urban and suburban populations." AFL-CIO Secertary - Treasurer William F. Schnitzler concurred in part. But in remarks prepared for the bureau's all-day anniversary donference, he warned that the needed improvements won't come about without "great battles." It will take, he said, "attention, ag­ gressiveness and pressure" from labor and its allies. Guest of honor at the anniver­ sary observance was Frances Per­ kins, secretary of labor during the Roosevelt Administration, who be­ lied her 82 years as she recalled vividly the conditions which had prompted her to set up the new unit in the Labor Department—to do a job that no one else was doing. Miss Perkins spoke of workers dying of undiagnosed silicosis, being poisoned by radium and lead, working long hours for low pay, being cheated of wages by employers, living in states with no workmen's compensation laws. While a few states, such as New York and Wisconsin, had effective state labor departments and a body of social legislation, most state agencies had little authority, inad­ equate funds and staff. The establishment of the federal bureau. Miss Perkins said proud­ ly, was "one of the original guns fired in the war on poverty." Labor Secretary W. Willard sioners, former Labor Department O'fficials and experts from labor and industry took part, in the pro­ gram. In panel discussions; • President B. A. Grltta of the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Depart­ ment stressed that states need, in addition to comprehensive safety codes and legislation, "competent staff, including fully trained safe­ ty inspectors who are well paid and not subject to political ap­ pointment or removal." Noting the great gap between states, Grltta cited Mississippi's expenditure of only five cents a $2.33 per worker expenditure. While each safety inspector in Ore­ gon overseas conditions of 9,000 workers, Mississippi has only one safety inspedtor for each 400,000 workers. • President David Sullivan of the Building Service Employes called for both federal end state action to expand coverage of labor stand­ ards, including minimum wage laws, to more workers. The serv­ ice trades, Sullivan pointed out, are both an expanding field and one whose workers "most need the protection of various kinds of min­ imum standards." Tankers And Bulk Carriers Continue To Grow Larger LONDON—^The worldwide trend toward bigger and bigger tanki| ers and bulk carriers is continuing, according to a report issued by the International Union of Marine Insurance. || I lUMl is a clearing house for the exchange of technical data on || marine underwriting procedure for over 40 national associations || ' of marine insurance companies. The report found that at present about 20 tankers of' over 100,000 dwt and approximately 12 bulk carriers of more than ? P 55,000 dwt are on order from shipyards around the world, p The report also pointed out that the average size of new tankers || |i is 57,000 dwt, as compared to the 45,000 dwt tankers which were ' being delivered a year ago. The size of bulk carriers went from an p ' average of 27,000 dwt in_1963 to 30,000 dwt this year. It noted •" if that there is a trend in both categories toward building faster % ships—which in effect increases their cargo capacity because they i can make more voyages in a given period. Also noted was the fact that the bulk carrier fleet set a new i record during the first quarter of 1964 by topping the 20 million % dwt mark. Breaking down this total, it was found that "7.6 million I tons were ore carriers with the remaining 12.5 million tons in | ' i other bulk classifications. PI i ^ HI �NoYaabtr Vt, XfM SEAFARERS Pace Thirteea LOG \ Seafarer Arriiur Vogel signs for his ballot while Boston Balloting Committee members (l-r) William Costa, William Stuart and Kenneth Larose, look on. Voting began Novem­ ber 2 in A&G ports and continues until December 31. George Rohring picks up ballot fust prior to casting his vote at Baltimore. Committee mem­ bers (l-r) are George Litchfield, Howard Rode and George Godwon. Just entering voting booth at rear is Thomas Foster. J • -.v. Balloting in the two-month SIU AGLIWD election is con­ tinuing at a hrisk pace as the half-way mark nears. Seafar­ ers in AGLIWD ports began casting their ballots on No­ vember 2 for the 64 fully qualified candidates who are running for the 45 elective Union posts. Balloting will continue until December 31. Under provisions of the SIU Constitution, the ballot is be­ ing conducted weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from Nov. 2 to Dec, 31. No balloting is held on Sundays and legal holidays. This year's election began Nov. 2 instead of Nov. 1 because the latter date fell on a Sunday. Ralph Subat signs the roster as New Orleans Balloting Com­ mitteeman Vie Mlorana checks procedures. Waiting their turns are Seafarers (l-r) Terrll Raseley, Sal Candela. Jean Lataple, W. S. BIgby and Joseph Bosch. Seafarer Peter Manuel drops his folded ballot in the box at Houston. Balloting is conducted weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon with no balloting on Sun­ days and holidays. Balloting Committeeman Curly Barnes checks book of Seafarer Anstey Minors during voting at New York hall. Checking procedures are other Committee members (l-r) Al Perlnl and Rudy Leader. , • JsSs#; • sv With balloting for candidates in the SIU A&G elections well under way in Houston, Committeemen (l-r) Burness Butts, Douglas "Smiley" Clausseg and Jimmy HIghman watch the procedures as Seafarer Anthony J. VIolante receives a ballot on which he will mark his choices for Union office. First Seafarer to vote at New Orleans as balloting began November 2 was Henry Gerdes (signing roster). Committeemen (l-r) H. J. "Smokey" Schrelner, P. O'Connor and V. Mlorana look on. Next in line to vote with Union Books ready are Sam Hurst (second from right) and Ralph Subat. �Nwrtmber Mf* IMt SEAFARMRB toe Page Ponrfetti School Dropouts Suffer Employment Difficulties WASHINGTON—The heavy disadvantagei faced by students dropping out of school ' ' technological ichnolocric changes and before graduation and looking for work in ap economy where fast automation put a premium on manpower skills, are described in a special report Issued re­ cently by the U.S. Labor De­ partment's Bureau of Labor more likely than dropouts to begin paying laborer Jobs. In 1963, 42 their first full time Jobs in more percent of those who had dropped Statistics. ly Jos«ph B. Logiw, MD, Mtdtedl Dirtctor You Can Prevent Foodborne Illness An estimated one million or more persons in the United States are affected each year by foodborne illness (food poisoning). Why do these illnesses occur? Food poisoning occurs when Individuals who prepare and serve food The report, which is entitled desirable occupations. For instance out two years previously were in fail to apply known food protection measures. this category, a figure close to that in 1968 six out of 10 women who "Empioyment of High School Graduates and Dropouts in 1963," graduated were in clerical Jobs, registered for persons dropping What causes food poisoning? Foodborne illnesses may occur after eating: food containing diseaseoutlines the hard times experi­ and only two out of 10 in factory out in 1962 and 1963. The report was based on in­ producing bacteria (so-called germs), food containing poisons (toxins) enced by school dropouts as con­ or service work. On the other hand, trasted to the advantages of young three out of five male graduates formation collected in toe regular produced by harmful bacteria, food containing parasites which can in­ people with more education in were factory workers or laborers, monthly labor force survey of the fect man (such as worms in meat), food which is contaminated, either and only one out of five held a U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau accidently or carelessly, with harmful chemicals, or food which is getting and keeping jobs. white collar Job. The report con­ of Labor Statistics. It is designed naturally poisonous (such as some mushrooms). The report found that young people dropping out of school cludes from these figures that to provide information on the labor Foodborne illness can be prevented! women are apparently receiving market experience of high school First, prevention starts with the food. A good safe food product must usually ended up with unskilled better training in high school for graduates and school dropouts 16 be used, one that is protected from contamination from producer to jobs at low rates of pay and faced occupations which are in demand, to 24 years of age with emphasis user. (Inferior, unsafe food cannot be magically transformed into a a higher unemployment rate than on unemployment data, part-time safe, premium product.) Then correct preparation, storage and re­ students who graduated. It was such as typing and clerical work. work, and occupation and industry frigeration procedures must be followed. The survey also found that also learned that dropouts fail to upgrade their job skills signifi­ graduates tend to improve their of those employ^. Second, all food service workers should practice good personal hy­ Copies of the report are avail­ cantly after leaving school, unlike job skills within a few years of giene. They should wash their hands thoroughly and often. They should graduation, thus upgrading their able from the Bureau of Labor students who graduate. earning capacity. Dropouts, signifi­ Statistics Middle Atlantic Regional not work if ill; if they have a bad cold; or-have an infected cut or burn The report disclosed that the cantly, showed no similar trend, Office, 341 Ninth Avenue, Room on the hands. A person's hands and spray from his coughs and sneezes total of the January and June, ending up in large numbers in low- 1009, New York, N.Y. 10001. all contain literally millions of germs that can thrive on foods if the 1963 graduating classes was 1.7 right time and temperature, and conditions of moisture exist. million persons. About 80 percent Third, food preparation and serving techniques must be correct. Food of this group who didn't go to col­ should never be touched by the hands of a food service worker when­ lege and approximately two-thirds ever a clean sanitized utensil can be used instead. Potentially hazardous of the 1963 dropouts were in the foods, which include those most frequently involved in foodborne labor force. Thus graduates had a disease outbreaks (meat, eggs, milk, cream pies, etc.) should be stored 14 percent better chance of finding at temperatures below 40*F. or above 140°F. at all times except during employment than non-graduates. actual preparation or service. Dishwashing procedures must also be The survey that the report was effective. A "slipup" in one of these phases of food preparation and based upon disclosed that while can undo all other efforts to provide protection. WASHINGTON—^Many American doctors are apparently service both the graduate and the dropout Food service esablishment operators find that it is good business to faced a high rate of unemploy­ getting fed up with the American Medical Association and protect their patrons, and incidentally themselves, from food poisoning. ment, the latter was definitely the way it has been playing "footsie" with public health by If a person who prepares and serves food asks "Can I be the cause more likely to be out of work at not taking a definite position • of a food poisoning outbreak?" the answer is "yes" whether the person any given time. At the time of the on the hazards of smoking. up a hornet's nest within its own asking the question is a chef, waitress, dishwashing machine operator, survey the unemployment rate for Congressman Frank Thompson membership. homeowner or other person who handles food or food equipment. dropouts was about two times (D-N.J.) recently cited develop­ "More and more doctors are be­ Case studies that for graduates. ments indicating that the AMA's ginning to question the AMA's The following examples are but a few of thousands of recently re­ The report also revealed that position—or lack of a position—on curious reluctance to come right graduates, especially women, were the hazards of smoking has stirred out and say that cigarette smoking ported cases where it did happen. The cases are summarized, and pre­ vention methods are then given. is dangerous to health," he said. Case 1—Seventeen persons aboard a ship became ill within 8 hours Thompson"recalled that earlier this year, a committee of medical after eating a noon meal. Nausea, vomiting, cramps, and diarrhea were scientists, headed by the U.S. Sur­ the symptoms. Macaroni had been cooked prior to the meal, and geon General, issued a report on chopped pimentos, lettuce, boiled eggs, mayonnaise and mustard were their "exhaustive analysis" of hand-mixed by two mess cooks. One of those cooks had several minor numerous studies of the effects of cuts on two fingers. These finger cuts .yielded Staphylococcus aureus, smoking. Among other things, the the same kind of bacteria found in the salad. TOKYO—Japanese ship operators, who have broadcast report pointed out that "the death Prevention: Never use your hands to mix foods when clean sanitized their beefs to Washington at every American effort to rate of cigarette smokers is 70 per­ utensils can be used! Never work with food when you have infected higher than for non-smokers; cuts because the germs causing the infection may be a source of food­ protect the U.S. merchant fleet, are now in the midst of asking cent that cigarette smoking far out­ borne illness! their own government for^ weighs all other causes of lung 2—Following the drinking of punch served in a coffee shop, 14 similar protection and aid. To help accomplish this, the ship cancer, is the most important cause of Case 25 persons drinking the beverage became ill with cramps and diar­ The Japanese have under­ owners have invoked Japan's bal­ of chronic bronchitis, and also rhea. The punch had been prepared in a galvanized iron container, then taken a sweeping program to ance of payments problem and causes acute heart troubles." stored in a refrigerator. Upon investigation, it was shown that the con­ double the size of their merchant have asked for huge government "The AMA's response to that tainer, although new, had been corroded by the action of the acid in loans to get the shipbuilding boom fleet within the next four years. report," Thompson said further, the punch. Chemical analysis of the remaining punch showed that a underway. "was to accept $10 million from considerabie amount of zinc had been dissolved from the container Similar calls for federal assist­ the tobacco industry for a study lining. ance by the American merchant of the relationship between smok­ Prevention: Never use utensils containing toxic materials in the pre­ marine, especially in the field of ing and health, and to oppo.se a paration and storage of foods. Food containers made with metals such cargo preference laws, has drawn move by the Federal Trade Com­ as antimony, zinc, cadmium and lead have been sources of foodborne complaints from the Japanese in mission to label cigarettes as a illnesses. All containers used for storing, transporting, preparing and the past, who said that such U.S. health hazard." serving of food should be made of smooth, easily cleanable, nontoxic aid to our nation's shipping was "Now," he continued, "the AMA WASHINGTON —The Maritime 'unfair' to ships of their own and is out with this remarkable bit of materials. Case 3—Approximately one hour after supper, four persons vomited, Administration has approved the other nations. advice on smoking to our young­ exchange of the SlU-manned Rio The Japanese owners maintain sters. "If you haven't started the became nauseated, dizzy, and had difficulty in swallowing, talking and Grande and Delaware (Oriental that they have been "suffering fi­ habit, you should carefully con­ seeing. During supper they had eaten what they thought were collard greens. Actually, these "greens" were the leaves of a wild tobacco plant. Export) both C-2's, for two C-4 nancially for 12 years" and claim sider the facts before doing so.' Prevention: Always be certain that you know any foods you pick for military troopships. The two C-4's they are in no position to carry "How's that for a ringing dec­ will be converted by Bulk Trans­ out their vast ship construction laration!" Thompson jeered. He yourself. Some plants may look alike, yet actually be quite different. Case 4—Two persons became ill about 15 minutes after eating mush­ port, Inc., a subsidiary of Oriental, plans without the aid of low cost quoted the Medical Tribune as say­ rooms. Symptoms included nausea, dizziness, numbness, and vomiting. for operation as tramp bulk car­ Japanese government loans. ing that this "ambivalence" in the The mushrooms had been picked fresh, refrigerated, peeled, cleaned, riers. AMA message, "will be seized upon As things stand now, Japanese Bulk Transport has acquired the ships are moving slightly under by the teenager," as an excuse to boiled, and fried. Examinatiqn of similar types of mushrooms showed that these were poisonous. troopships Marine Perch and half of their nation's import-ex- continue smoking. Prevention: Never pick mushrooms unless you know the difference Marine Swallow which have been port trade. U.S.-^lag shipping han­ Thompson quoted statements by in the reserve fleet. Since the value dles less than ten percent of other eminent medical men criti­ between nonpoisonous and poisonous varieties. In most cases, only an of the Rio Grande and Deleware total U.S. trade. cizing the AMA for Its pussyfoot­ expert can tell the difference. exceeded the value of the two Case 6—Sixteen persons experienced acute upset stomachs within five To build up the position of ing. Then he said that "the most C-4's, the company was not re­ Japanese shipping the owners have stinging rebuke" appeared in GP tiours after their evening meal. Egg salad was the food suspected. The quired to make any payment to also asked their government for (General Practitioner), the official eggs were boiled and shelled early that afternoon. One of the cooks complete the exchange. Bulk more stringent and far-reaching publication of General Practice, then added mayonnaise and relish to the chopped eggs. After prepara­ Transport will pay the cost of con­ cargo preference laws. The Japa­ which represents 28,000 doctors. tion, the salad was not refrigerated. The cook who prepared the salad version and delivery of the two nese ship operators obviously be­ had tonsillitis. transfer ships. Prevention: Food service workers should not work when they are 111. lieve what is sauce for the goose The company will continue to is poison for' the gander. The Potentially hazardous foods should be refrigerated at temperatures of operate the Rio Grande and the same measures they are now ask­ 40* F. or below, or kept, at 140* .F. or above until serving. Deleware under charter from the ing their government for they It's tip to yon! Government until the C-4's are have repeatedly attacked when As can be seen from the cases described, foodborne illnesses can delivered, between four to six asked for by the U.S. shipping in­ happen if safe food service rules are not followed. Good, safe food dustry from the U.S. Government. service practices will help you to prevent foodborne illness. monthf in the-future. Doctors Protesting AMA Smoking Stand Japanese Request Aid For Maritime MA Approves Ship Exchange �VI, UM I^e SBAFABBBS FORTS OF THB WOBLD Manila, a thriving metropolis in the midst of a building boom which changes its skyline almost daily, is a favorite stop for Seafarers on the FM East run and a real home port for the many Philippine-Ainerican SIU members. The growing port city, with a population of one and onehalf million, is a regular stop for ships of the Isthmian Line. The major Philippine exports shipped through Manila include copra, mahogany and other wood products, and an increasing amount of Manila's own San Miguel beer. Major imports include steel products and machinery. A view of the waterfront along the Pasig River which rum through the heart of Manila. The river carriei most of the city's commerce to and from the ocean'docks that line Manila Bay. The city lies on a large bay on the southern portion of Lu­ zon, the most important Philippine island. Ships entering Manila Bay pass by Corregidor, the heroic fortress island of World War II. The extensive damage suffered by Manila during the war (Our GIs fought a bitter house-to-house bat­ tle for the city in the closing days of the conflict) is respon­ sible for the continuing building boom. Many narts of the town have been completely rebuilt, with the old. run-down waterfront area along Dewey Boulevard showing the most impressive changes. Parks now line the tho'-oughfare and the area has been generally refurbished and cleaned up. The best way of getting around the city is by taxi (the price should be agreed on beforehand) or by one of the hun­ dreds of Jeepney semi-buses that dart through the streets. The Jeepneys, colorfully painted jeep bodies fitted with extra seating room and fringed on top, are a trade mark of post­ war Manila. The handsome building in this photo is the Malacanang Palace, the official residence, or White House, of Philippine presidents. This monument in Luneta Park on the waterfront is to Philip­ pine national hero Jose Rizal. For Seafarers who have to stay close to the ship, the Manila Hotel, located at Dewey Boulevard and Luneta Park in the south port district, has air-conditioned rooms and a full line of services, including restaurants, bars and shops. English language newspapers sold at the hotel will give Seafarers a guide to the various attractions around town. Two blocks up from Dewey Boulevard, along Isaac Peral Street, is A. Mabini Street, along which may be found good department stores (Tesoro's is the major one) and shoos selling fine wood and rattan items and other local wares. Also in the area are some high-priced night spots and the Manila Jai-Alai palaces, where sporting men can wager on the outcome of the games. A makeshift store built'into arch of Intramuros, Manila's old walled city. Ships of the Isthmian Lines, like the Steel Executive shown here, have made Manila a regular stop in recent years. Among the watering spots popular with visiting Seafarers are the Metro Bar and the Shamrock, both in the waterfront district. Bill Morris, a Seafarer who has hit Manila on sev­ eral occasions, especially recommends the Townhouse, a fine restaurant and bar hosted by "Whitey" Smith. Whitey, who has spent the past 40 years in the Far East, is alwavs amiable toward American seamen, regales them with old stories, and runs a most comfortable establishment. Among^the special points of interest in Manila is Intra­ muros, the old walled city which is now mainly ruins. It contains within its battered walls some of the relics of the four hundred years of Spanish rule to which the Philippines were subject. The chief of these is the Santiago Fortress, the setting for many a bloody deed in Philippine history. Seafarer Morris advises any Seafarers with some time to spai-e to travel out to Quezon City, the new capital of the republic. The building boom in Quezon is proceeding at an even faster pace," if possible, than that in Manila. Here may be found the new government offices. The trip to Quezon also offers a look at the local countryside. An old fort and church site along the way served as an internment center during the Japanese occupation. A special friend to all Seafarers in Manila is Mr. Garcia, the Lloyds shipping agent. Seafarers say he has never re­ fused a favor to a seaman and is always looking out for their welfare. The Escolita, in the heart of downtown Manila, with its many department stores, theatres and its heavy traffic shows the strong influence of the Philippines' long and close ties to the U.S. One last point, many Seafarers say Manila is changing so quickly^that they cannot recognize it after an absence of just six months. The only thing that stavs the same, they say, is the friendliness of the Philippine, people. �Plikis sn^tteeii SEAFARKKB i. tOO If, ItM CQngfifufional Procedures Ouillned V ' Nominations Open December 1 For Tug And Dredge Region DETROIT—Nominations for candidates for office in the Tug and Dredge Region of the SIU's Great Lakes District Inland Boatmens Union will be open from December 1 to 15. The report of Regional Director Robert T. Jones, announcing the procedures for nom­ inations and the election of> officers, as set forth in the who is disqualified therefrom by (a) Sending In a dated, written, constitution, was submitted to law. signed statement to the Regional Announcement of nominating procedures tor the election of SlU Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region officials was made by Robert Jones, regional director (standing} at the November membership meeting in Detroit. Shown with Jones are meeting officers (seated, l-r) Reading Clerk Ernest DeMerse, IBU Detroit Dredge Agent; Meeting Chairman Max Tobin, Detroit IBU Tug Agent; Recording Clerk Sheldon Streicher, IBU Allied Marine Section; and Harold Yon, assistant regional director. By Fred Stewgrt & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Additional Duties Of The Delegate and approved by the Union mem- Section 4. Director of his name, his residence, bership at meetings in Great Lake All holders of said office, h i s membership identification District ports on November 9. whether elected or appointed, are number, the fact that he is seeking The Constitutional provisions required not only to possess the nomination, the office which he covering procedures for nomina­ foregoing qualifications, but also seeks, and a statement of his tions and elections of officers to maintain them, including con­ qualifications as set forth here­ which were included in the tinuous good standing, as a condi­ under. This statement must also Regional Director's report, are as tion of the retention of their include the following certificate: follows: offices. "I hereby certify that I am Section ARTICLE IV not now, nor, for the five (5) PORT AGENT OR PRESIDENT years last past, have I been In porta with more than twentyThe Port Agent or President five (25) members, there may be either a member of the Com­ elected will work as an Executive established an Executive Commit­ munist Party or convicted of, Committee member from his home tee, who shall assist the Region's or served any part of a- prison port. All Executive Committee offices in the conduction of local term, resulting from convic­ members at each port shall be business. The Executive Commit­ tion of robbery, bribery, extor­ elected for a period of three (3) tee, who shall assist the Region's tion, embezzlement, grand years, beginning June 1, 1965 and officers in the Section of this or­ larceny, burglary, arson, viola­ shall be qualified in accordance ganization and they shall be elected tion of narcotics laws, murder, with Article VIII, Sections 2, 3 at a regular membership meeting rape, assault with intent to and 4. kill, assault which inflicts by a secret vote. And they may be grievous bodily injury, or vio­ ARTICLE VIII selected by any method that is fair lation of title II or III of the QUALIFICATIONS FOR with the proper notice of the elec­ Landrum-Griffin Act, or con­ OFFICERS & REPLACEMENTS tion given to members in that port. spiracy to commit any such Section 1. The following offices are open crimes." Any member of the Region, in for nominations: Where a nominee cannot truth­ continuous good standing for at Regional Director fully execute such a certificate, least three (3) years, is eligible to Assistant Regional Director but Is, in fact, legally eligible for be nominated for, and elected to —^Tug Section an office or job by reason of the the office of Regional Director. Assistant Regional Director restoration of civil rights originally Any member of the Section elect­ —Dredge Section revoked by such conviction or a ing an Assistant Regional Director Assistant Regional Directot favorable determination by the in continuous good standing in the —^Allied Marine Section Board of Parole of the United work classification covered by the ARTICLE X States Department of Justice, he Section for at least three (3) years, ELECTIONS shall in lieu of the foregoing is eligible to be nominated for, and certificate, furnish a complete elected to, the off ice. of Assistant Section 1. Election of officers shall take signed statement of the facts of Regional Director for that Section. place in March of every election his case together with true copies Section 2. All nominees for, and those year. The election year shall be of the documents supporting his statement. elected to, the foregoing offices 1965. must be citizens of the United Section 2. All of the foregoing must reach Any member qualified to hold Region Headquarters no earlier States of America. office under this Constitution may than December 1, and no later than Section 3. No one may be nominated for, or nominate himself, for no more than December 15 of the year before election. elected to, the foregoing offices one office by: The job of being a shipboard delegate is an important—and not a particularly easy one. For this reason the LOG is publishing the second part of a three part series dealing with information ships' dele­ gates should have at their fingertips to aid the smooth handling of their jobs. In the last issue of the LOG we covered such items as what the delegate must know to handle his job efficiently and what the duties of the delegate are. In this issue we consider: There is no use trying to minimize the job of the delegate. Any way you look at it, it's a man-sized job. A great many of the delegate's duties could be listed, but that would give the impression that he is supposed to memorize what he is sup­ posed to do and what not to do. Instead the union feels that flexibility in disposing of problems is superior to a rigid set of rules. One thing the delegate can keep his eye open, for is good union reading material. Copies of the Seafarers LOG and other union litera­ ture should be available at all times for reading and discussion. Meetings, too are good places for the guys to learn more about their union—and to sound off on issues of mutual interest. So the more meetings the more good can come of them. And if you're a hep delegr.ta you'll see that the poppin' is plenty on your boat. A good way to carry out your union education functions is through the medium of special meetings. Here the guys who know the score can f've straight-forward union talks so that the members may learn what the union stands for. Get all the union literature you can to use as background material for discussion at these sessions. On the subject of meetings, don't forget that copies of the ship's minutes should be made in duplicate. One for the union and one for the ship's file, which should be turned over to the delegate if the re­ cording secretary gets off the ship. Repair lists and unsettled beefs should be recorded with a copy to the department head, one to the union and one for the delegate. So long as there are ships sailing, beefs will be a shipboard factor. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Navy is stepping up its efforts to create a coordinated, effec­ Settling these beefs to the satisfaction of all is one of the primary functions of the union. However, plenty of situations result in beefs tive antisubmarine program. If the Navy succeeds in its protracted struggle to Improve U.S. tiiat are easily avoidable. Keeping down the number of small, petty sub-himting capabilities, Seafarers on merchant ships will be able to sail with greater safety beefs will give strength to the sound, legitimate ones that will be much should they be called upon to-t^ ——— easier to square away. vealed that the various detecting marine defenses as second in im­ serve in a national emergency. Beefs can generally be broken down into two kinds: devices and armaments which have The Navy is putting its been developed for the program portance only to the development 1. Those that involve the company over such matters as overtime, food, quarters, etc.; hopes behind a new effort which have been scattered throughout of a strong Polaris fOrce. 2. Those that come up among crew members. One SIU man put it will attempt to gather up the many the far-flung Naval organization Naval officials emphasize that no neatly, when he said: "Keep those beofs medium and rare." important breakthroughs in antidifferent components of its anti­ with individual elements being produced for specific airplanes and sub warfare is on the horizon. Keeping Them "Medium and Rare" submarine program into a single, Problems such as greatly increas­ This Seafarer had several specific things in mind when he gave his integrated system. One of ttie chief ships. Nitze said the system has been ing the range of sonar underwater advice. Like these, for example: • Personal beefs are just that and no more. They don't involve the goals of the new program will be plagued by uneven" development detection devices are still regarded to upgrade the country's defense as only certain parts have bene­ as a development of the future. union or your shipmates and shouldn't be interpreted that way. • The best way to insure success in your overtime disputes is to be against submarines through better fited from advances in technology certain they're legitimate. Phony overtime is no more substantial than utilization of weapons already in and production. The new contract is designed to interrelate the a $3 bill—and can be just as troublesome. If you have an overtime existence. Navy's antisubmarine equipment be°f get it in at the right time—don't wait until the last minute. The goals of the new program as fully as possible. • Sleep is just as much a necessity for the delegate as it is for any crew member. If you ivake him up in the middle of the night for a petcy are to be accomplished by using An important benefit which will beef, he won't be worth two cents to you in the morning when he might the services of the TRW-Space come from the achievement of this have to act oh something more important. Laboratories which will be work­ program is an advantage of a Let's remember that seamen are men—first, last and always. No crew breathing spell. Observers believe member should attempt to lord it over his shipmates. Union brothers ing under a contract worth over this breathing spell is necessary have a joint purpose. Newcomers shouldn't be bullied nor scoffed at $5 million. The company played before the Soviet Union makes ad­ for their sincere efforts. They have the same rights, and are entitled an important part in the Air Force vances in its own submarine fleet to the same breaks, benefits and protection as any other union memiber. missile program, and the Navy to the point where they pose a If you're in a crusading spirit, channel your ideas to benefit your hopes that it can put its experience serious threat to the U.S. Russia shipmates and union. In the old days, a big wind was used to good ad­ is known to be creating a sub­ vantage. Today, it's a liability. Keep a safety valve on your hot air. to work in knocking the kinks out marine equal to the U.S. Polaris of its antisub defense system. Leave the yata-ta-yata-ta to the gals. which is capable of firing ballistic Cooperation can carry us all a long way. Delegates should cooperate Some of the syste.m's present missiles while submerged. How­ with the men who have selected them as their representatives. But the drawbacks came to light recently ever, the Russians have yet to put crew must also cooperate with the delegates. Joint effort will keep your- in a speech delivered by Secretary Polaris-type subs on duty. of the Navy Paul Nitze. He re­ boat in good shape. ... The Navy has designated antisub­ Navy Starts Upgrading Antisubmarine Program �Nvrember Vt, 1964 SEAFARERS Keeping Track Manned By 5IU Pacific Boatmen Alaska Ferry Fleet Adds Modem Vessel By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS New Fad In Children's Toys Tbis Christmas toy manufacturers have given parents and other gift-givers a choice. If you don't want war toys, you can buy monster toys—this year's fad. These are a by-product oL television shows such as the "Munsters," "Addams Family" and others. Several of the largest manufacturers are featuring dolls based on such characters as Mother .Morticia and Lurch the Butler. Some companies offer kits so a really ghoulish child can put together his own Godzilla and King Kong. The Merry Manufactur­ ing Co., no less, offers a paper doll for little girls, "The Bride of Frankenstein." Another line of plastic toys features "Hat Fink" In various situations, such as Rat Fink with Motorcycle. Many parents and even some toy designers are aghast at the com­ mercial trend to war and horror toys. For example, a toy gun kit for $20 provides a child with comidete armament including an anti-tank rocket launcher, grenade thrower, armor-piercing shell gun, missile pad, repeating rifle, automatic pistol and tommy gun. "The horror toys take advantage of a child's natural tendency towards excitement," comments Frank Caplan, a leading designer of play materials for schools-and nurseries. "The war toys exploit his feeling of aggression. Nobody says children should not have aggression. But they can work it out on an exercise mat." A group of mothers calling themselves "Parents against the En­ couragement of Violence" even picketed a toy manufacturer's show with signs reading "Let's Disarm the Nursery." If the war and horror toys exploit the children, their prices exploit the parents. Today many commercial toys are advertised on children's television shows. In fact, some are produced especially for TV promo­ tion. The high costs of TV advertising have boosted toy prices to a level that has no real relationship to value. A toy with a $10 list price frequently costs $2 ^ manufacture. Tlie manufacturer sells it to the retailer for $5.50 who offers a purported discount of 20 per cent and charges you $8. Note that the manufacturer spends $3.50 to advertise and distribute a toy that costs $2 to produce. Nor can you always consider a retailer's discount on toys to be a genuine value. List prices nowadays often are inflated to permit such discounts. The Federal Trade Commission several times has charged leading toy manufacturers with using such exaggerated list prices, as in the case of a "suggested retail" of $23 for an "electronic rifle range" which the FTC said was in excess of actual retail prices. Too, as this department often has pointed out, novelty toys do not always perform as ads tell children they will. For example, a widelyadvertised "two-way wrist radio" did not receive amateur radio signals and was not sold complete and ready for operation (no transistor-type energized battery), the FTC found. Parents and other gift givers will spend about 2 billion dollars for toys in the four weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. About 80 per cent of all children's playthings are bought during this period. Thus, they need to be chosen with care, for enduring and develop­ mental play value. Caplan points out that a broad variety of experience is important to young children especially. Infancy to age six is the most powerful learning age; a time when children have a tremendous eagerness and will to learn, and IQ develops faster than in later child­ hood. Young children are especially eager to explore and understand their environment. Such "exploring toys" as giant magnifiers and optical toys like color paddles have long-lasting play value and help a child understand his physical world. Caplan suggests these five tips for selecting playthings: 1. Don't buy toys loaded with detail. Leave something to a child's imagination. A toy that looks cute to an adult may have been designed to appeal to an adult's eye for detail. But detailed models may be too fragile for fumbling young fingers, and may restrict a toy's play potential. 2. Make sure the toy will hold interest every day of the following year. There are raw materials of play which serve a child's play needs all year long, and often longer. Some of these are large-size blocks, painting easels, large, well-made play people and animals, transporta­ tion toys that don't break, sturdy olimibing equipment. These are the toys sought by nursery and kindergarteai teachers who have to buy toys that last in interest and hold up under use 365 days a year. 3. Be sure the child can enjoy the toy without a grown-up's help. Don't buy toys complicated in assembly and use, and which don't allow the child to invent or discover for himself. 4. Save some money, for later-on toys. Don't forget you child will be a very different individual in a few months. 5. If yo\i can't resist a gadget, make sure it's in the $1 to $2 range—a stocking-stuffer and not the important all-year toy. FOOD BUYING CALENDAR: Cheap meat this month will help you keep down food costs if you pick the better values. Beef production in recent weeks has been record high. Lower-grade beef especially is In heavy supply, thus making hamburger, stew beef and chuck roast out­ standing buys. Markets also are featuring specials on broilers and many cuts of pork, lamb and veal, especially shoulder lamb roasts and 'loin of pork and hams. Another buy this month is turkey, not only for holiday meals but ordinary dinners. Production is running 7 to 8 per cent above even last year's heavy supply. Heavy birds are especially abundant. These are best buys, not only because prices are lower than for small turkeys but because they yield more meat per pound. But avoid pre-stuffed turkeys if the weight of the meat is not shown separately. Otherwise you may be paying meat prices for bread crumbs with water and seasoning. Too, pre-stuffed turkeys need to be handled with care, and cooked while still frozen, the New York State Extension Service warns. Also watch the prices of the new uncooked turkey rolls with bones re <ioved. If they don't cost more than 79-89 cents a pound, they are not unreasonable. Pane ScTcateoi LOG JUNEAU, Alaska—Looking more like a modern passenger liner than a ferryboat, the Tustumena recently joined the now four-ship fleet of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union of the Pacific-manned Alaska ferry service known as the marine of tourists, the vessel's 200 passen­ gers can take advantage of an highway. Eight - year - old Megdalia Iglesias, daughter of Sea­ farer Raul iglesios, likes to accompany her father whenever he visits the New York hall between voyages. Iglesias, who sails in the deck d e p a.r t m e n t, last shipped on the Bienviilg (Sea Land). Like the other vessels in the Alaska ferry fleet—the Malaspina, Taku and the Matanuska—^the Tus­ tumena is named after an Alaskan glacier. Smaller than the other three vessels, the 200-passenger Tustumena is 240-feet long with a 50-foot beam. A vehicle-carrier as well as pas­ senger vessel, the Tustumena in­ cludes stowage space for nine 40foot trailers and 40 passenger cars. Vehicles are loaded and unloaded with the aid of an elevator with a rotating platform to facilitate stor­ age—made necessary by the 30foot tidal variations of the Gulf of Alaska which require loading and unloading at various levels. Aimed basically at the carriage APL Liner Sale Approved By MA WASHINGTON—^The Maritime Administration has ap­ proved the sale of SIU Pacific District-contracted American President Lines' passenger ship President Hoover to a Pana­ manian corporation for future •*" transferral to the Greek flag. use as a combination passengercargo vessel in the Mediterranean. The ship, which has been in In approving the sale, the MA layup on the West Coast since last April, has two possible uses slated by her new owners. She will either be used as a cruise ship, possibly worldwide, or she may be put to Barges Benefit From Chemical Plant Growth WASHINGTON — The nation's inland waterways are benefitting from a continuing expansion of the chemical industry, a study re­ leased here shows. Chemical companies are taking advantage of the lower transporta­ tion costs offered by the inland carriers by locating new plants or expanding old . plants at locations along the thousands of miles of waterways that criss-cross the continent. The study shows that 27 chemical production plants were built or enlarged along various waterways during the third quarter of 1964. The heaviest concentration of new projects is along the lower Missis­ sippi. The Mississippi area reports 13 new chemical plants in the third quarter of the year. Following in new plant activity are the Gulf Inter-coastal Water­ way with 10 projects; Ohio River, nine projects. Lake Michigan, six projects; Patapsco River and Delaware River, five projects each, and the Columbia^ River and Houston Ship Channel, four new projects each. Taking in all categories of in­ dustry, the totals of plants being built or expanded along water­ ways declined compared to the same period last year. This year 96 new plants were announced in the third quarter, while the figure was 145 in the third quarter of 1963. placed the customary restrictions on the future use of the vessel in relation to U. S. trade. The Hoover cannot take part in trade to or from ports in the U.S. for five years without the written approval of. the MA. The one exception is that she will be allowed to make brief cruise visits. In theory the Hoover would be made available to the U.S. for a period of five years in the event that an emergency arose during that time, according to the MA's usual transfer policy. Also, she may not be used for trade with Communist bloc nations and she may not be chartered to aliens without Navy approval. Effective Control? These are the same so-called "effective control" terms which apply to most American-flag ships sold to foreigners or transferred to foreign registry or runawayflags. This "effective control" has been a matter of much controversy in the past however, with many contending that "effective control" actually amounts to no control at all when political upheavals in-and government changes in these for­ eign countries can make "effective control" agreements worth nothing more than the paper they are printed on. Another former SIU Pacific Dis­ trict-contracted ship, the former Lurline of Matson Navigation, was sold to foreign interests earlier in the year. American interests had tried to buy the Hoover, but were unable to make suitable arrangements to go through with the purchase. APL has ordered three new. Master Mariner type cargoliners from West Coast shipyards. The 23,000 ton vessels will be among the fastest, largest .and most high­ ly automated in the U.S. merchant fleet. Until the three new ships join the APL fleet, the company has purchased two older ships, a C-2 and a C-3, for temporary service. observation lounge, dining room, bar, and sitting room. Sleeping ac­ commodations for 42 passengers are available. Her speed is rated at 15 knots. The Tustumena was added to the Alaska ferry fleet to help meet the demand for accommodations which have greatly exceeded initial expectations. The other three vessels in the fleet are larger, and originally had passen­ ger capacities of 500 persons. They have recently been altered to in­ crease this capacity. All the Alaska ferry vessels are built to the highest possible stand­ ards of seaworthiness" for operat­ ing in the Gulf of Alaska, which includes some of the roughest water in the world. A trip last year by the Malaspina demonstrated just how rough the seas there can be. First the vessel was prevented from docking all night by a 40-mile wind off Ketchikan, Alaska. Then, on the w4y north, rough seas tossed around 200-pound sofas, luggage and tables. After that, dense fog kept her anchored four and a half hours in Wrangell nar­ rows, a 250-foot wide stretch with sharp channel turns. A great portion of the line's passengers are motoring tourists who find the water route to be the quickest and easiest way to the interior of the state. All along the ferries' route, hotels, motels, restaurants and retail business felt the effect in more tourist dollars. Trucks also bring big business to the ferries. Some sawmill own­ ers, for instance, are using the vessels to carry lumber to Haines and the interior. They expect to be able to get kiln-dry lumber into Anchorage and Fairbanks much more cheaply by ferry than by sending it only part way by water and then .loading it aboard rail­ road cars. SIU Crew Safe After Ships Crash SAN FRANCISCO — The SIU Pacific District-contracted Pacific Far East Line freighter Oregon Dear limped into port here re­ cently under her own power after being involved in a collision with the Liberian-flag freighter Monique about 55 miles south of Monterey, California. No injuries were reported aboard either vessel although the force of the collision was enough to demolish a section of the Oregon Bear's bow on the starboard side leaving a gaping hole and an em­ bedded anchor chain from the Llberian ship in the Bear's hull. Enroute to San Pedro from San Francisco at the time of the acci­ dent, the Bear's No. 2 hold was shipping water as she came through the Golden Gate. This caused some worry because the hold was filled with potentially dangerous grain bales, which swell when wet. The Monique reported four feet of water in her No. 1 hold when she reached port. Patchy fog and high winds were reported at the time of the mishap. �Page Hgfeteea SEAFARERS ZOO Mnrwifew tf. IM4 Shriver Call$ Volunteer BHort$ A $v999i9 Consratulates His Congressman Peace Corps lUustrafes Way To Win The Peace WASHINGTON—The Peace Corps show us the way to win the peace in the second half of the 20th Century, Sargent Shriver, its director, declared on Washington Reports to the People, AFL-CIO public service program. "Winning the peace this>'- time is going to be more com­ learned of the death of Kennedy, on# w# hava Jewish volunteers, plicated than winning previ­ and rushed seven or eight miles to and we haven't had an Incident ously, because there is no substi­ shake the haiid of a Corps volun­ yet," Shriver said. tute for peace today and we can­ teer and express their sorrow. Because of the way the volun­ not use the threat of war," Shriver • In Panama, where Panama­ teers are accepted, girls who are told the Catholic Association for nians hid Corps volunteers from members of the corps are "safer International Peace, which gave marauding mobs seeking North In the middle of Africa than they him its annual peace award. Americans. may be in your own hometown, he To the extent that the Peace I In Tanganyika, where (he said. Corps represents the late Presi­ volunteers were invited to Join dent Kennedy's "attitude toward demonstrations against South life, toward our country, and the Africa. Seafarer Louis Cirignano congratulates Representative world, I think it is penetrating • In Lima, Peru, where volun Charles Joelson (D.-NJ.) at victory dinner honoring much deeper and creating better teers live with the poor on the conditions for international peace side of a garbage mountain in the Joelson s reelection to the House. Cirignano makes his tlian many of us ever dreamed it same kind of cardboard and tincan home in New Jersey. could," he said. shacks, and one was eleoted to the He quoted a Bolivian leader's board of directors of the slums. ex )lanation of .the Corps' success: • In Ethiopia, where "it is im­ "It's because they come to help us, possible to go through high school WASHINGTON — "Operators to live with us, to learn from us, today without being taught by a of U.S. flag ships appear to be not just to teach us. They learn Peace Corps volunteer." our language, our culture, our • In Afghanistan, where the depending upon government aid politics, even our religion. And Peace Corps are the first group to cargoes to an increasing exteilt for w'len faced with a problem, they be invited anywhere in the coun­ their revenues," an analysis made t!y to find a Bolivian answer. try, instead of being confined to by the Maritime Administration NEW ORLEANS -In a major efThey don't try to impose American the capital city, as the United Na­ indicates. Action in the marketplace offers ideas on us. In the past, we were tions, the Red Cross and others. The first of its type to be done a method for trade unionists to as­ fort to improve its competitive oi)posed to suggestions from out­ Shriver said he was told when by the MA, the analysis showed sist each other in their campaign position over the next decade, the side, but we open our minds and he assumed the Peace Corps di­ that in 1959 cargoes generated for decent wages and better con­ Port of New Orleans is investing hearts to the Peace Corps volun­ rectorship that the Arab countries from various federal programs ditions. $193.6 million in new cargo han­ teers." Shriver -gave a number of would not accept Jewish volun­ amounted to about 25 percent of Seafarers and ttieir families are examples of Peace Corps recep­ teers. the total U.S. foreign trade urged to support a consumer boy­ dling facilities. tions: ' Today, the Peace Corps is op­ tonnage. By 1962 however, that cott by trade unionists against According to a report Issued by • In Nepal, where Nepalese liv­ erating in four nations connected share had grown to 46 percent. various companies whose products the hoard of commissioners of the ing in the highest mountains. with the Arab League. In everyU.S.-flag ships carried 59 per­ are produced under non-union port, the ten-year modepnlzatioH cent of government-sponsored conditions, or which are "unfair cargoes hut only 5.2 percent of to labor." (This listing carries the and expansion program is being U.S. commercial cargoes in 1962. made to meet the severe and Fifty-five percent of exports car­ name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ growing competition from other volved, and will he amended from ried by U.S. liners, 96 percent of time to time.) U.S. ports and to maintain and exports carried by U.S. tramp "Lee" brand tires develop commerce and traffic. ships, and 74 percent of exports carried by tankers consisted of aid (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum $6 Million Boost & Plastic Workers) and Defense shipments in 1962. The port is now handling 79 The study sounds a pessimistic i, i, ^ WASHINGTON—"Wanted: Men and women over 18 for million tons of cargo yearly. Of note on the future of U.S.-flag Eastern Alt Lines difficult work in grim surroundings. Must be willing to live shipping. "Should there he a cutthat figure, slightly more than 20 (Flight Engineers) in slums. Long hours guaranteed. Pay, $50 a month and hack in government sponsored and million tons is in foreign trade. ^ 4) living allowance." defense cargoes it is apparent that The port's average annual expendi­ H. I. Siege! That's an ad for VISTA, serve. U.S.-flag ships .would he affected tures of $13 million are being in­ "HIS" brand men's clothes Volunteers in Service to Ferguson said that VISTA re­ severely. After years of depending (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) creased to $19 million to cover the America, a kind of domestic cruits wiU be an essential part on such cargoes because of the costs of the improvement plan. Peace Corps. of Community Action programs, usually higher freight rates they Sears, Roebuck Company The development program will VISTA Is an integral part of the working closely with community command, the lower handling Retail stores & products President's war against poverty, organizations set up under the pro­ charges and ease of solicitation he carried out In two phases. The (RetaU Clerks) Glenn Ferguson, a former Peace gram and with local and state pub­ associated with such shipments. It first, to run until 1967, will in­ might he difficult to compete Cirps official now recruiiing for lic agencies. clude expansion of the hulk ter­ it' VISTA, explained on Washington Ferguson said VISTA does not effectively for the purely com­ minal at the nqw Mississippi RiverStitzel-WeUer Distilleries Reports to the People, an AFL- anticipate that its recruits will face mercial cargoes which are pre­ Gulf Outlet, new construction in dominantly carried by foreign flag "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" CIO public service program. physical or other dangers. the delta shipyard area, the demo­ Volunteers in the war against "I think the greatest dan.ger," ships," the study concludes. "Cabin Still," «W. L. WeUer" lition of some old wharves and the p!'erly, lie said, would be high he said, "is the question of adjust­ Bourbon whiskeys rebuilding of existing ship termi­ school graduates aged 18 to 00, ment. Very few Americans who nals. (Distillery Workers) v.lio can provide day-care, assist are not among the one-fifth who Construction Planned t l" 4) elderly citizens, provide recrea­ need help—^wlio are not in the pov­ In the second phase, to run from J. B. Simplot Potato Co. tional or community development erty cycle—understand the reality, 1967 to 1974, ten existing wharves Frozen potato products assistance, teach plumbing, car­ psychology and posture of poverty. are scheduled for rebuilding, a (Graiu Millers) pentry, or other building trades, We will seek in the training period new wharf on the Mississippi is and- teach pre-school youngsters. to give volunteers "from middlet 4) t to he built and new general cargo They would receive training of class America some idea of this Kingsport Press and other terminal facilities are from four to six weeks, serve 12 way of life to reduce the diffi­ "World Book," "Childcraft" to he constructed along a new months, and live in the area they culty of adjustment." (Printing Pressmen) deepwater outlet to the Gulf of (Typographers, Bookbinders) Mexico. / . (Machinists, Stereotypers) Close to $44 million of the $193.6 t 4» 4^ million to he spent will he used Jamestown Sterling Corp. for facilities along the Mississippi Southern Fumitnre Mfg. Co. River-Gulf Outlet, a shorter route Furniture and Bedding from New Orleans to the open sea (United Furniture Workers) which was opened earlier this year. U.S. Shipping Dependent On Aid Cargoes New Orleans Plans Port Modernizing War On Poverty Needs Volunteers Birthday Baby Don't Delay On Heat Beefs The big smile on Norman Gilllken's face is for his first birthday which he celebrated in New Orleans on November 7. Norman is the son of Seafarer Nori- man D. Giiiikin. Now that the cold weather is here, Seafarers are reminded that heating and lodging beefs in the shipyard can he easily handled if the ship's delegate promptly notifies the captain or chief engineer and shows them the temperature reading at the time. Crewmembers who beef to themselves about the lack of heating but wait three or four days before making the problem-known to a responsihld ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. The same applies when shipyard workers are busy around living quarters. Make sure you know where and when the work was done so that the SIU patrolman has -the facts available in order .to.mak$ a determination. �r n, 1N4 SEAFARERS Pace Macteca tO€ 8«affar«rs On Tour Seafarers are always glad to be in the United States after having spent several months abroad, traveling to different ports of the world. The crew of the Oceanic Spray (Ameri­ can Oceanic) being no different. Ship's delegate P. J. Douzat reports that the ship is now headed back to the "good, ol'*USA" after spending seven' dling the ship's delegate job" quarters In New York, the cooler months making an around the and voted him a special vote of was recently received. The cool­ Talcing-advantage of his recent vacation time, Seafarer Ramon Obidos and his wife recently toured the Philippine Islands. Pictured above, Obidos and his wife enjoy the view from the top of the beautifuf Mountain of Bagio, where the Presidents of the Philippines have always made their summer homes. Obidos is presently sailing as- chief steward aboard the Commander (Waterman). OCEANIC SPRAY (Amtrlcan Ocnnic), Novamber 1—Chatrmin, H. O. Lembough; Secretary, F. J. Foley. $6 In ship's fund. Kepair list was turned in but no washing ma­ chine was put aboard. New one needad badly. Very short of fans. Some disputed OT in engine department. Vote of thanks extended to the chief cook, Percival Wicks, and entire steward department. COLORADO (Waterman), October SO—Chairman, P. Ryan; Secretary, C. R. Stack. Ship's delegate reported that one man was taken off ship at Gibralter due to illness. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. Everything is going along O.K. Suggestion made to have ship fumigated. KENMAR (Calmer), November 1— Chairman, None; Secretary, V. Doug­ las. $7 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Crewmembers were requested to keep laundry clean. Steward to ehcck atores more carefully. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), October SO—Chairman, C. Pierre; Secretary, e. E. Turner. Ship's delegate report­ ed that everything la O.K. so far, with the exception of a few items which will be taken up with the port officials. Men on sanitary asked everyone to please help keep the toilets and showers clean. New ship's delegate will be elected after the meeting. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), No­ vember 2—Chairman, W. Davits; Secretary, W. Duncon. There is some disputed OT| in each department. Steward requested to refuse poor merchandise in the Far East. Canned cream is of poor quality and should be replaced. Request made for bet­ ter quality lunch meat. Request that ship be fumigated in New York. Brother W. Duncon was elected to serve as ship's delegate. JEAN LA FITTE (Waterman), Nov. 1—Chairman, T. H. Wright; Secre­ tary H. G. Ridgeway. Ship's delegate reported that everything is O.K. No beefs and no disputed OT. Motion to have patrolman cheek the slop chest and medical supplies before next voyage. STEEL SEAFARER (isthmian), Nov. 3—Chairman, F. E. Smoth, Secretary, C. Palencar. C2.7S in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. DEL ALBA (Delta), Oct. 31—Chair­ man, John Fedesovlch; Secretary, Wil­ liam Bushong. Brother Raymond Hodges was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department. Crewmembers re­ quested to keep messhall clean Also to lock library while In port and not to feed the natives as this causes trouble. FLOMAR (Calmar), Oct. 3S—Chair­ man, Jesse W. Puckett; Secretary, Ray Moore. Brother C. S. Chaffin was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $26 in TV fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. J. L. REISS (Reiss), Nov. «—Chair­ man, Thom E. Brown; Secretary, None. $25 in ship's fund. Deck de­ partment would like a Union official check on OT due men for shoveling spillage. Crew would like Article XV, Section 13 omitted from new contract. Would like deckhand and deck watches have the same deal as a watchman. All men on ship would like their jobs specified in new con­ tract. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), Nov. 15—Chairman, Charles T. Scott; Secretary, Pablo P. Lopez. Brother Paul Frankmanis was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Ship's delegate to notify headquarters about the roaches on the ship. One man was taken off ship in Manila due to Ulness. No dis­ puted OT reported. ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), Sept. 26—Chairman, Walter KruszewskI; Secretary, J. Utz. Ship's delegate to see patrolman about changing stew­ ard department foc'sles. Two hours disputed OT in engine department. Discussion held concerning contribu­ tions for obtaining TV for crew messhall. Ship's delegate to contact Frisco patrolman about having washing ma­ chine replaced, and to see if slop thest is adequate. Nov. 5—Chairman, Roy Pappan; Secretary, J. Utz. Ship's delegate talked to captain concerning men taking ship to San Francisco and pay­ ing off there. Will see patrolman about slop chest situation. $13 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT In deck department. ROBIN KIRK (Moore-McCormack), Nov. 7—Chairman, Sandy Senderlin; Secretary, Red Brady. $29 in ship's fund. No disputed OT and no beefs. All is well. Brother Sandy Sanderlin was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Held general discussion on the voyago to coute up. Projects for a successful voyage are in the offing. world trip. According to Douzat, the Oceanic Spray went first to Pakistan, back through the Suez to Aden, then back to Singapore and Saigon. After that the ship made the cement run to Keelung, Koahsiung and Saigon, then headed for Ma­ nila. After a short stop in that Philippine city, the vessel travel­ Doiizat ed through the Panama Canal to the Gulf. "The closer we get to the U.S., the hap­ pier we get," he reports. Some oldtimers aboard during the trip that are looking forward to seeing old friends again are F. J. Foley, steward; P. Wicks, chief cook; A. Boyd, messman; Roy James, oiler; R. Hathcook, AB; A. Van Severen, FWT; and "Early Puncb, OS. Douzat also includes himself on the list of oldtimers happy to be headed home. thanks, reports meeting chairman A. Michelet. $ $ ^ A. Romero, ship's delegate on the Raphael Senunes (Sea-Land) recently pulled a turnabout on the crew, and gave them a vote of thanks. During the good and welfare section of the regular shipboard meet­ ing, Romero praised the crew Romero for its good work and for "performing as good union men should." He said he wanted everyone to know that he was grateful for their help in making his job of representation easier. Hj, Ji i Coffee was the point raised re­ cently aboard the Los Angeles (Sea-Land). The steward said he is "really amazed" at how much cof­ fee is disappearing, claims ship's delegate Robert Lasso. The crew said, however, that it was being drunk by them and that there wasn't enough to go around. They put in a request that a larger percolater be used during the night so that there would he enough for the men coming off the late watch. The crews of the following ships have recognized the efforts of their galley gang to present them with food in the true tradition of the SIU: Oceanio Spray (American Oceanic); Del Santos (Delta); Com­ mander (Marine Carriers); De Soto 4" J" 3^ (Waterman); Steel Flyer (Isth­ Crewmembers aboard the Steel mian); Delaware (Oriental Explor­ ers); Walter Rice (Reynolds Rover (Isthmian) will have a new Metals). water cooler In the mess room just as soon as possible, reports tit The galley gang aboard the Del ship's delegate Walter Schlect. Oro (Delta) true to the SIU tradi- The crew was informed that , • 5 lion of feeding, thanks to the efforts of SIU head­ is trying to please 'everyone, according to Ralph O. King, ship's delegate. To The Editor: The steward re­ I recently received my first cently announced pension check and I want ev­ that anyone who wanted a special eryone to know exactly how dish could notify pleased and gratified I was to his department see it. It came at a very good delegate. The delegate would pass on the word, the steward said, and he would work the dish into the menu just as soon as he could. Pension, Welfare Plans Applauded s. t t t V SN t A crew that is really thankful for a fine jab of representation is reported aboard the Mount Wash­ ington (Victory Carriers). The crew recently praised the ship's delegate Charles O. Blalack for 'his outstanding ability In han­ ti t> Crewmembers aboard the Steel Executive (Isthmian) recently voted a special thanks to Cap­ tain Moon, the chief engineer and the chief of­ ficer for all their efforts to revive brother G. Stev­ enson when he had a heart at­ tack on board Wells the ship. The crew was grief stricken when it learned he passed away despite the commendable efforts of the offi­ cers, reports Star Wells, meeting chairman. "We extend our deep­ est sympathy to the famiiy and friends of our deceased brother," Wells says. 4" 3^ J" Ralph Przytula, ship's delegate aboard the freshwater Lakes ves­ sel Huron (Wyandotte) recently told the crew he had put in a re­ quest for a new television set and aerial. The announcement was greeted with loud applause, Przy­ tula reports. The set presently aboard the ship is very inefficient and doesn't pick up the neighbor­ ing stations too well. payments for the hospital and .doctor bills for my wife and myself, and again thanks to the union. I have been a mem­ ber of this great union for many years and have always been proud to say that I am a member of the SIU. Edmund H. Johnston ^ t According to J. Sampson, ship's delegate, on the Morning Light (Waterman), the crew Is resting easier these days. They recently had 18 brand new mattresses in­ stalled in the crews quarters and the crew finds sleeping much easier these days. "At least it's more comfortable," Sampson says. t . er presently In the mess room, Schlect informed the crew, will he made serviceable, if possible, and put in the passageway. Schlect also told the crew that two new agitators for the washing machine had been taken aboard and that repairs on the machine would he made as needed. Alt letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. time. My wife and I wish to thank everyone that put their efforts Into making this pos­ sible. It makes me very proud to belong to this great union— one that takes care of its mem­ bers. I also received recently the 4" 4 4" Thanks Crew For Flowers To The Editor: I wish to thank all of my fathers shipmates who were so kind to send the beautiful flow­ ers. And although Seafarer Ot­ to Pollaczek has snipped out on his greatest voyage ever, we know his happy ways will not soon he forgotten. He was proud to he a Sea­ farer and we, his children, will always have a soft spot in our hearts for all of Dad's ship­ mates. Roy & Adeline Pollaczek �Paf« Twentf SEAFARERS LOG Seafarers Accept Life Filled With Tidal Waves, Hard Luck NoremlMr tT, 19M Relaxing On The Co# Victory The Seafarer's job often Involves him in events which would be considered unusual or dangerous by the average beach-bound worker. When they come as a natural part of Sea­ farer's life, however, the chances are he will think nothing special about them. Seafarer Lon gin Tybur"^ pointed out this irony as he When he also put the cover on it, shores of California and Hawaii. Instead h# spent tha night won­ what was up." retold the story of waiting I asked Tybur was then told about the dering If tha wava would hit with nervously for a tidal wave which never came. Tybur was sailing as chief elec­ trician aboard the Steel Appren­ tice last year at the time of the Alaska earthquake. His ship was between the Panama Canal and its home port of San Francisco on the last leg of a round-the world trip. "I was lying In my bunk almost asleep," Tybur recalled, "when the mate came In just after mid­ night to dog up the port hole. EXPRESS VIRCmiA (Marin* Car­ riers), Nov. S—Chairman, Isaac Miller; Secretary, Alex Janes. Ship's dele­ gate reported that a letter wlU be sent to headquarters pertaining to conditions aboard this vessel, and why there was no patrolman present at sign on. Recommendation made by deck delegate and bosun that an­ other dayman be added on board this C-2 vessel as there is too much work for only one day man. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department to be turned over to patrolman. Motion made than any member with 12 years seatime in a span of 20 years on SIU vessels, be eligible for retirement. Pension on retirement to be no less than $200. Each delegate to collect 50c from each crewmember for ship's fund. • HANOVER (George T. Bates), Oct. IS—Chairman, M. Carrasco; Secre­ tary, Robert W. Weldon. Few beefs in steward department that will be corrected. AU other departments Igs;;;;® - of running smoothly. Crew of this vessel wish to extend a vote of thanks to Houston patrolman, William Doaks for securing a washing machine for the ship while doekeJ in Galveston, Texas. $10.25 in ship's fund. DEL MUNDO (Delta), Nov. 1 — Chairman, None; Secretary, J. White. Two men missed ship in Fortaleza. Two men in engine department get­ ting off in Houston. Four men in steward department getting off in Houston. $4 in ship's fund. Motion that steward bo allowed to purchase pasteurized milk in ports where avail­ able. TRANSYORK (Hudson Waterways), Nov. 13—Chairman, Phillip Waters; Secretary, R. E. Kiedinger. $20.54 In ship's fund. Some disputed OT in all departments. Discussion on money draws. New washing machine needed. PENN CARRIER (Penn Shipping), Oct. 19—Chairman, Donald Hewson; Secretary, C. L. Lee. One man missed ship in Bombay. Soma disputed OT in deck department. Ship is short earthquake In Alaska. The quake a big bang or whether ha would had set off a series of tidal waves even be able to feel It. and the Coast Guard was Issuing Forgotten Event radio warnings to all ships that Tha event was soon forgotten might be In the path of the tidal once the danger had disappeared. Heaves. •T Just didn't "The rest of the night I couldn't think it was any­ kleep," Tybur said. "I kept think­ thing special," ing of what it would be like to be Tybur said. "I aboard a ship hit by a tidal wave." guesa If I wera Tybur did not learn until morn­ living on shora It ing, however, that the Steel Ap­ would hava been prentice had been spared by the an important huge waves that plowed Into the event in my life," he added. on stores. Delegat* to se* captain Being on a ship Tybur about getting stores In Sues Canal, during a hard Vote of thanks extended to th* stew­ ard department. luck voyage didn't leave a last­ ing impression on the Seafarer OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Over­ either. "It's a little harder to for­ seas), Nov. 14—Chairman, William Burks; Secretary, Stanlay Schuyler. get than a tidal wave that never Ship's delegate reported that every­ struck." Tybur said, "because it thing Is running smoothly. No beefs reported by department delegates. involved personal Buffering." S30 in ship's fund. Brother Lewis . Tybur was aboard the old N.B. Wanted to know If there was anything done agout getting a galleyman for Palmer In December, 1953 when the steward department. Crew re­ it left Portland, Ore., with a load quested to keep civilians out of ths passageway while in port In Korea. of grain bound for Karachi. "We were supposed to make a stopover COMMANDER (Marina Carriers), for fuel in Yokohama, but we Nov. 10—Chairman, Brlc* Ruggle; Secretary, Joseph Stanton. $4.11 in never made it." ship's fund. No beefs and disputed OT reported by department delegates. Violent Weather Vote of thanks extended to the stew­ The ship ran into,a storm Just ard department. a few days out of Portland that Oct. 11—Chairman, Edmund Abualy; Secretary, Ramon Obldos. S3 In ship's was so violent it cracked the main fund. Ship's delegate reported that deck plates, from port to star­ the payoif in Philadelphia was short and sweet. Ship sailed one man short board and right through the hatch. due to accident. No beefs were re­ Although no other part of the ported by department delegates. One man in steward department hospi­ ship was damaged, the captain talized. turned about and went back to NORFOLK (Cities Service), Nov. 14 the shipyard in Portland. —Chairman, William Morris; Secre­ "The sea was so rough," Tybur tary, Walter Ballon Jr. Ship's dele­ recalled, "the pilot wouldn't come gate stated that there was a question on launch service in Lake Charles. out and the captain had to guide No beefs and no disputed OT was the ship - into the shipyard him­ reported by department delegates. Held general discussion, mostly on self." use of washing machine. Vote of The crew spent Christmas in thanks extended to the steward de­ partment for job well done. Portland, and when the plates had been repaired, they went back to LUCILLE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield), Nov. 8—Chairman, R. C. Creel; sea. "Everything went smoothly Secretary, E. W. Auer. Brother Earl until we got halfway between McNab was elected to serve as ship's delegate. S19 in ship's fund. Midway Island and Yokohama," Tybur said, "except that the BIENVILLE (See-Lend), Nov. IS— Chairmen, Juen Cruz; Secretary, Pete weather was still very rough." A. Serano. Ship's delegate reported Buoking Waves that everything is running smoothly. $40 in ship's fund. Crew requested The ship had been beaded Into to clean foc'sles aft. Vote of thanks the storm all the way across extended to the steward department for good feeding, and Job welt done. the Pacific, Tybur said, and the going was rough and very slow. ATLAS (A. L. Burbank), Nov. «— Chairman, K. Turner; Secretary, Al "The ship ran short of fuel and Hirsch. Some repairs were completed. fresh water, so the Captain turned Company is sending out first allot­ ment on November 15th. Steward is the ship around and went back to putting out good chow with what the Naval station on Midway Is­ stores he has aboard. Everyone is happy. $80 in ship's fund. No beefs land." reported by department delegates. The trip back to Midway took almost no time," he recalled, "since we were then traiveiing with our backs to the storm. We tobk on enough fuel in Midway to g&t to Singapore." The trip finally ended in Kara­ chi, over a month late, after spending a torturous 5B days in "just crossing the Pacific. That was a hard trip," Tybur said. "A Seafarer just passes these things off," Tybur said. "They happen so often that you just for­ get that they might be news­ worthy. After all, this Is the way a Seafarer lives." In The Karachi Sun Get Certificate Before Leaving Two Seafarers aboard the Hastings (Waterman) caught some of the Oriental sun when the ship docked in Karachi, Pakistan recently. Hons Jocobsien, AB, and Dick Bowman, crew mess, pose for the camera of Richard Bloomquist, ship's delegate. k IT- .t— Seafarers are advised to se­ cure a master's certificate at all times when they become ill or infured aboard ship. The right to demand a master's cer­ tificate verifying illness or inJury aboard a vessel is guaran­ teed by law. Three members of the deck department aboard the Coe Victory (Victory Carrieri) are (l-r) William Viliogrom, wiper; Luther Lofton, OS; and Michool Oppenhoim, wiper. The boys are relaxing in the crew's recreation room on the ship's trip back to New Orleans. Seeks Qualified Overseas Doctor To The Editor: Many words have been writ­ ten and spoken in the Interest of safety. Numerous devices and practices have grown from the ideas brought forth In meet­ ings and through individual concern in the reduction of haz­ ards aboard ship. Due to the improvements, we, the men who sail, know that a trip is less likely to end in tragedy than ever before. It is also rea­ sonable to assume that the companies will also show a prof­ it due to a reduction in lost time accidents and medical care. When the lower accident rate has been established, a lowering in insurance costs can be predicted. There is now one great field left where no action has yet been taken. It holds the secret to much loss, not only in time and money, but in the prolong­ ing of the incapacity and suf­ fering of an ill or injured sea­ man. As American citizens em­ ployed aboard ship« of our , Ay TjbeJBUditor liiiSiSillliH All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. country, I* feel we should re­ ceive the same care and medi­ cal treatment as we do when we are engaged ashore at home. When illness or injury strikes in a foreign country, we are sent to a doctor of sometimes questionable ability and stand­ ards. These men are. usually selected by persons whose in­ terests are at variance with the seafarers. Ail of us have at one time, or another seen the resuits of these doctors' lack of ability and care.. Such treatment is dangerous to the individual and expensive to the company. In some ports, men have, because of fear of poor treatment from the rec­ ommended doctor, been forced to seek out and pay for their medical attention elsewhere than the company recommend­ ed physician. The end result is that the Seafarer may trade a poor doctor for a pure char­ latan. I do not believe there is any modern or civilized port where doctors of American or European standards are unavilabie and I think the fees pres­ ently paid by the companiea would interest enough capable men. I recommend that the follow­ ing suggestion be carefully con­ sidered, by the company for the welfare of the men they em­ ploy: a cooperative association of representatives, unions, com­ panies and public health offi­ cials to meet and establish cer­ tain minimum standards of hy­ giene and practice of doctors overseas, and compile a list of such doctors as to meet these standards. From such a list, it should be fairly easy for persons resid­ ing in or acquainted with theso countries to eliminate the mora obvious of the doctors who are allowed to practice a slack and shoddy type of medicine. This part of the program could most effectively be han­ dled through the World Health Organization or the local con­ sulate. They could prepare a list of doctors whose standard of practice most favorably com­ pares with the requirements es­ tablished. This list could be made available to tha various company agents, as well as to visiting tourists and business­ men. This type of list is made available by the American Bar Association, in which the names of qualified attorneys in various cities of the world are listed, and I do not believe that the existence of such a list of doc­ tors would be In confliot with the ethics of reputable practi­ tioners anywhere In the world. J. C. Arnold $1 ^ Pensioner Lauds SIU Welfare To The Editor I do not know what I would have done, when I was recently forced to go the doctor for med­ ical care if it were not for the Welfare Plan of the SIU. This Is a wonderful union. It takes care of not only its active mem­ bers, but keeps its retired mem­ bers in mind. The doctor bills were quickly taken care of by the Welfare Plan. The SIU is the best union in the world—there is none other like it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. John A. Bennet �NvvoalMr tt, 1«M HINNIPIN (Rcdlitltf), N«v. t — •halrmin/ Brni Bpraguaf t«crwtanr< Jarama Sladlacki. M in ihlp'a fund. No beefa reportad by department delecatea. CONSUMER* POWIR (American), Nov. 1—Chairman, Anthony Andryc; •acratary, Oary H. Wrede. No beefe reported by department delegate!. Crew la diiaatiafied with meals and the serving of leftovers too often. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Moore-McCormack), Oct. 15—Chairman, Averiil Bearden; Secretary, Alien Beii. It was suggested that each crewmember donate fifty cents out of the first draw to the ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penn Ship­ ping), Nov. 1—Chairman, H. Connolly; Secretary, S. Rothschild. Brother Ar­ thur Benheim was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. Discussion about crew drawing against OT. ALCOA VOYAGER (Alcoa), Nov. 1 —Chairman, W. E. Harraii; Secretary, E. Canonizado. Motion made to im­ prove retirement plan to 20 years in Union with 12 years seatime. regard­ less of age, at *300 per month. Mo­ tion made to have absentee ballot on all voting in our Union. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done, especially to the chief cook and cook and baker. Soma disputed OT in deck department. Everything else is O.K. PENNMAR (Calmer), Oct. *1 — Chairman, Edward Seierko; Secretary, Robert Carbone. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Mo­ tion made that all members should be able to retire voluntarily with IS years sea time. HURRICANE (Waterman), Oct. 25— Chairman, John Ferreire; Secretary, Eugene Ray. No beefs reported by department delegates. Delegates re­ quested to turn In repair list. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Oct. 10—Chairman, Byron Slaid; Secretary, Robert O. Long. Brother Roy Boyd was elected to servo as ship's delegate. Everything iiillEllllii running smoothly. One man to be hospitalized In Norfolk. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Oct. 25—Chairman, William R. Cam­ eron; Secretary, Rafael W. DcArce. S2.08 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Motion made to see that ship has safe gang­ way. Steward requested that all ex­ cess linen be turned in in order that It may bo cleaned for the next voy­ age. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Nov. 1—Chairman, A. Case; Secretary, Wal­ ter- Nash. Discussion on money draws. No major beefs reported. Everybody lit happy. -Sept. 27—Chairman, Ray Holder; Secretary, Waiter Nash. No beefs re­ potted by department delegates. Brother At Case was elected to servo as new ship's delegate, after Brother Nash resigned. SAN JUAN (Sea-Land), Nov. 8— Chairman, Primo F. Fernandez; Sec­ retary, J. Coyle. No beefs reported. Everything is running smoothly. Mo­ tion made that correct information be posted on sailing board. Discus­ sion heid on gangway watch. Vote of thanks extended to the steward de­ partment. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Nov. 1—Chairman, Jim Rogers; Sec­ retary, Morris Beriowitz. One man was hospitalized just before sailing. Some disputed OT to be taken up with, patrolman. Discussion about changes in menus. BETHTEX (Bethlehem Steel), Nov. S—Chairman, L. Adams; Sscratary. D. Wilson. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Vote of thanks extended to the stew­ ard department for the good food. MOUNT VERNON VICTORY (Vic­ tory CarriersV Nov, 8—Chaiman, Ken Hayes; Secretary, James Sumpter. Brother Woods wks elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate reported that all bag­ gage and other gear left on the ship from last trip, is with the captain. It was suggested that the names be listed In the LOG advising the men where to pick up the gear. FLORIDIAN (United Maritime), Nov. 1—Chairman, V. Bryant; Secretary, S. Alvarez. Brother Alvarez was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Brother V. Bryant was extended a vote of thank's for doing such a good job while he was ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for flne preparation and serving of meals. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. SBATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Nov. S-TQIislrnisni,,,F, Harttborq; Sgei; MEAFARBRi ratary, R. DgniMlly. INM 1B SU*** fund. Ko bggfs NpogMlW meat delegate*. Bvenrtl^ 1* na­ iling amoothly. Vote M tannM to the ship'* delegate foe a due Joh. NORINA (Marine TraderDr-Mev. 1 Chairman, i. Wheeler; Secretary, Frank Farmer. Ship's delegate* re­ ported that most of the repair* are being taken car* of. One man hospi­ talized in Philadelphia. His gear is taken care of. CLAIBORNE (Waterman), Nov. t— Chairman, Homer Starling;. Secretary, James K. Pursell. Everything O.K. She sailed short three men from New Orleans and San Juan.' Ship's dele­ gate resigned and Brother George Lawrence was elected to serve. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. SUMMIT (Sea-Lend), Nov. IS — Chairman, P. T. DiCarlo; Secretary, D. A. Yew. Brother Frank Ackin* was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Few hours dis­ puted OT in engine department. Crew would like to be served steak twice a week. COEUR D'ALENI VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), Oct. S—Chairman, W. Stevens; Secretary, C. M. Rice. Broth­ er George Bruer was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Held general dis­ cussion on several items of interest to crew. DEL NORTE (Delta), Nov. 15 — Chairman, Robert Callahan; Secre­ tary, Bill Kaisar. *249.29 in ship's fund and *99.52 in movie fund. Brother Pater Gonzalez was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks extended to Brother Robert Callahan for getting out the ship's schedule for this trip. Motion made to get new chairs for the engine and deck departments. SANTA EMILIA (Liberty Naviga­ tion & Trading) Oct. 31—Chairman, W. Kofiowitch; Secretary, George Hair. Disputed OT in engine and steward departments. Motion made that the feeding of watchmen in for­ eign ports be paid at the rate of fifty cents per man. Crew requested to keep messhall and recreation room clean. Vote of thanks to the steward department. SACRAMENTO (Sacramento Trans­ port), Sept. 18—Chairman, John D. Gribble; Secretary, John L. Munnar^ lyn. Ship's delegate reported that everything was running very smooth­ ly. Cablegram was sent to headquar­ ters regarding advances to crew be­ ing paid in American money. Nov. 1—Chairman, John Gribble; Secretary, John L. Munnerlyn. Ship's delegate reported this has been a very good voyage. No beefs were re­ ported by department delegates. It was suggsted that more American money be put aboard. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. DETROIT (Sea-Land), Nov. B — Chairman, R. Matarangoio; Secretary, H. Nenicou. Some disputed OT re­ ported by deck delegate. It was sug­ gested that a better grade of bacon be put aboard. Also more fresh grape* desired. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), Oct. 2—Chairman, Charles Scofleld; Secretary, Clarence A. Collin*. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. . S36.S0 in ship's fund. Brother Richard Buie was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Brother C. A. Collins was. elected to serve as ship's treasiurer. TADDEI VICTORY (Consolldatad Mariners), Nov. S—Chairman, Dewey Martin; Secretary, C. Williamson. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Patrolman to be contacted regarding fumigation for rats and roaches. SENECA (Marine Carriers), Oct. 31 —Chairman, Ronnie DeVirgiieo; Sec­ retary, Paul Arthofer. Brother Rafael Padilla was elected to serve as ship's delegate. One oiler injured just be­ fore sailing. Ship sailed short one oiler. FAIRLANP (Sea-Land), Nov. 9 — Chairman, Josaph Moody; Secretary, T. M. Diangson. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is going O.K. Ship's quarters are being painted and the repairs are being taken care of. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Oct. 25—Chairman, Robert Farrendieze; Secretary, Roy W. Corns. Ship's delegate resigned and was given a vote of thanks for a job well done. 82.30 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported by the department delegates. HURRICANE (Waterman), Nov. 11 r-Chairman, S. J. Hutchinson; Secre­ tary, Eugene Ray. One man in deck department was hospitalized. Crew wants wage increase and pension plan now. Steward department given a tremendous hand lor well prepared food. TAMARA G U I L D E N (Transport Commercial), Oct. 31—Chairman, Clif­ ford Pressnaii; Secretary, RomanI Viiorla. Some disputed OT in engine department. Motion made to have mora men in deck, engine and stew­ ard departments. Motion made to have patrolman check slop chest prices. Motion made to have. mat­ tresses. and pillows placed in all foc'sles... ^ . , , . Pac« Tireblir-OM LOG Oldtimer Retells Pre-Union Conditions On Sailing Ships Seamen t(xlay have a consIcJerably better life than old time sailors, says retired Seafarer Fred Frederiksen. "The Union has done a lot to improve shipboard conditions, as well as pay and the general well being of the seamen he said. An SIU oldtimer, Frederik-"^ Frederiksen stayed on English sen has spent 40 of his 80 coast of the Americas, and back to ships until 1917, when he signed years going to sea. He was England." <m his first American ship. "Amer­ born in Denmark ot a family that included 23 other children. He signed on hia first ahip at the age of 14. "The only thing the ship sup­ plied for the crew when I began sailing,"~he said "was an area to sleep In, water, and food. We had to supply our own eating utensils and bedding. If we wanted soap, we bought It from the captain." Frederiksen recalled bis first ship — a fourmasted Danish schooner named Marie Christina. The ship plied between the Sea ndinavian countries of Swe­ den and Norway, and the coal min- Frederiksen land. The vessel generally carried a cargo of pit props (timber used to shore the tunnels in the English mines. "I had signed on as a deck boy for 15 Kroner ($3.85) a month. Fred­ eriksen remembered. After sailing on the Danish ship for almost two years, Frederlcksen switched to an English ahip for a longer trip. "I signed on the Cedar Barque, a four-masted barque sailing out of Glasgow, Scotland," he said. "We sailed to Calcutta, then to the wes't LOG-A-RHYTHU: Peculiar Love L. B. Bryant, Jr. If you love me The way you say Why did you wait Til I went away To search your heart And find it's true You love me now Like I've loved you? Why did you wait So long to say You're wise and realize You love me today? And too, tell me Why you run around If you love me And want to settle down? Your kind of love Gets a man confused To feel his heart Is gonna he abused And man, dig that jazz That you're handing me Saying 'you're being good As I can plainly see That you're treating me right Yet I'd sure bet You're out every night With a honky-tonk, set It's a blunder I-really don't think I could ever forget With drink after drink I throw 'em down my gullet 'Til I'm all wobbly kneed And all hope is gone That wi could ever 'ifacceed. Life was no easier on the Eng­ lish ships, Frederlcksen remem­ bered. They etlU worked a 100 hour week at aea, and a 60 hour week in port. "The only reason we had less watch time in port, was so we'd have more time to work the cargo." There were no longshore­ men In those days to take the load off the sailors backs. "Each and every bit of cargo had to be lifted out of the hold by a hand winch, and unloaded by the crew. It was the same as working for free. We worked cargo In between our watches, so we didn't even get paid for it." Each man had to stand three watches a day, and there were only two watches aboard ship, in­ stead of the three watches of to­ day. A sailor would stand four hours watch, then one hour off, then another four hours, and then a break of 2 hours. After that he stood one six hour watch and then tried to get some sleep. Between 6:00 and 7:00 in the evening, however, was the "all hands" watch in which every man aboard would turn out to tighten the rigging, change the sails for the night, and wet down the deck. "On top of all that, everytlme the ship tacked, all hands and the cook fell out to handle the lines." In port, however. It was a dif­ ferent story. "We still stood the four and six hour watches, but instead of sleeping in between dur­ ing the day, we worked the cargo." The sailors of that time had nights free In port, just like modem sea­ men, but with so little money in their pockets, they could afford to go ashore only once In a long while. "The food offered us wasn't the best either," Fredericsen said. "Three days a week v/e got salt fish, three days we got salt pork, and on Sunday they gave us corned beef and fresh bread." Reader Sings LOG'S Praises ica was offering a top wage to sailors in 1917," he said. They got $75 a month, with the only deduc­ tion for an income tax of two cents on the dollar. After three years on American ships, however, Fred­ ericsen went ashore in South America, and stayed there for over 20 years. "I couldn't get away from the sea, though," he mused. "I worked as a diver in port con­ struction all over the continent." "One day I heard of an opening on an ore ship headed for America. It was the Venore. I joined the crew and went back to sailing." Although he liked the old sail­ ing days, Frederiksen wouldn't like to go back to them. "It's a long way from salt pork and fish to the menus prepared for Sea­ farers today." As for the men he sails with, Frederiksen can find no fault. "The breed of man who sail hasn't changed any," he said. "The young man sailing today is a good sailor. His life has been made easier for him through his membership in a strong union like the SIU. His pay is better, and he has modern equip­ ment to work with; but he still has the same adventuring spirit of the men I started sailing with. "Not only that," he added, "but the young man in the union today makes a very good union man. He has drive and spirit." YoucM"rsFeA< UP IP VbU'RE AlOTTMERE - ATTEND yoOR IMIOM H^N66 RBSZtfARtrl Lauds Clinic In Monrovia To the Editor: To The EdlttH-: After working In and out of 1 was recently taken off th* the port of Yokohama for over Del Alba (Delta) at Monrovia, three years, I am returning to Liberia, with a case of gal! bladder trouble. A doctor from my home in the States for an the Cooper Clinic there In extended vacation. I have been reading your excellent publica­ Monrovia came to the ship and tion these past months at the United Seaman's Service in Yokohama and would like to re­ port that we receive plenty of copies of the paper at a reason­ ably prompt date. The service is greatly appreciated by the many happy readers. Keep up All letters to the Editor for the good work. publication in the SEAFARERS There are just a couple of LOG must be signed by the items of constructive criticism writer. Names will be icithheld that I would Uke to present. upon request. First off, the new series "Sea­ farers Ports of the World" is indeed very interesting and I gave me an examination, then hope that yon will make it a escorted me to the clinic where permanent feature. On the 1 was treated. 1 wish to tell all of my union negative side, the recent stories brothers of the kind and effi­ about Charlie Noble (July 24) and the "Big Peanut Butter cient manner In which I was Shortage" (May 1) are strictly treated while a patient there. baloney. On the other hand, 1 can assure anyone who needs the real sea stories like the re­ medical aid while In that part cent series by Fred Harvey of the world that even in the (July 10 and 12 June) and the States it is hard to find better Anthony Nix-Alcoa Leader arti­ treatment and service than that cle (August 21) provide real which is to be had at the Cooper Clinic. good reading. George L. Baugh Robert Hiatt �Paffe Twenty-Two SEAFARERS November tl, 1964 LOS All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 hond from the Union in the baby's name: All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mall and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: Claudette Emery, bont October to the James Walshs, Jr., WentIdalia Roman, born September 3, 1964, to the Reinaldo Romane, 4, 1964, to the Claude B. Emerys, worth. Wise. USPHS HOSPITAL Detroit, Mich. 4 4 4 Brooklyn, New York. . NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Steven Alex Sommer, born Georg* Armatrone Phillip Mandoza 4 4 4 if if % David Quinn, Sr. July 22, 1964, to the Jaroslav W. Barrllleaux Eva Jean Taylor, born July 1, Barbara Bordelon, bom June John Buttimer William RoUlna Joseph Carr Efrain Rosario 29, 1964, to the Michael Bordel- 1964, to the Robert G. Taylors, Sommers, Brooklyn, New York. James Childress Frank Rylanca 4 4 4 Mathews, Va. ons. New Orleans, La. Frederick Edwards HamUton Seburn CarM Miehtke, bora July 16, MarahaU Foster W. R. Simpson 4 4 4 if if if Galvin Daniel Sommers Tracy Suzanne Adair, bora Sep­ Peter Arness Cooley, born Sep­ 1964, to the Leonard Miehlkee, Frank Wm. P. Garrity Adolph Swenson tember 6, 1964, to the Joseph tember 29, 1964, to the Benjamin Manistee, Mich. Maurice Graham Maximo Tangaiin John GuUdry Clayton Thompson 4 4 4 Adairs, Miami, Fla. F. Cooleys, Citronelle, Alabama. Hicks James Tucker Roberto Maznrek, born Septem­ John Joseph Husza V. D. Venetoulis if if if 4 4 4 ber 16, 1964, to the Joseph E. Ma- Antoiue Landry George Weldy Fred Cooper, born September Cecil Osborne, born October 2, zureks, Baltimore, Md. Ervin LeBianc. Jr. Jamea Whatley 19, 1964, to the Fred C. Coopers, 1964, to the Cecil Osborns, Jr., Leonard Lelonek Guy Whitehurst 4 4 4 Charles Levy. Jr. Squire Whittington Mobile, Alabama. Ecorse, Mich. Henry McKay Wm. Wooisey, Sr. Lesley Mason, bora August 8, if if if 4 4 4 USPHS HOSPITAL 1964, to the Wilson H. Masons, Tammy Ann Quebedeaux, born Connie Sue Tatro, born Sep­ STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK August 27, 1964, to the Ronald tember 14, 1964, to the John R. Kentucky. Chris Astyfidis James McCrea 4 4 4 Quebedeauxs, Grand Coteau, La. Tatros, St. Clair, Mich. John Bekiaris M. Megulssoglou Kathleen Hearns, born Septem­ Wallace Beeman George Meltzer if if if John Morrison Agustin Calderon 4 4 4 ber 24, 1964, to the Daniel F. George David Keith Tremmel, born Crabtree R. Nandkwshwar Luz Alison Enke, born Septem­ A. Cunningham Julio Napoleonls September 3, 1964, to the Ronald ber 20, 1964, to the Lloyd G. En- Hearns, Cleveland, Ohio. Albert Nelson Sal Dibella 4 4 4 P. Tremmels, Toledo, Ohio. Donald Paccio Dimento kes, Duluth, Micfh. Mark Fitzhugh, born Septem­ Biaglo Jerry Donovan H. E. Parsons if if if 4 4 4 Benjamin Pritikea ber 18, 1964, to the Robert L. George Duffy ' Melissa ImhoiT, born July 6, Bobby Edwards Peter Quinn Margaret Gregory, born Sep­ Fkzhughs, Arcadia, Mich. Angel Reyes George Eh^ans 1964, to the Edwin L. Imhoffs, tember 8, 1964, to the Lee An­ Max Flngerhut Anthony Scaturo 4 4 ..4 Baltimore, Md. Crittenden Foster Juan drew Gregorys, Galveston, Texas. Lyndon Marshall Erickson, born Stanley Friedman Henry Soto Stanczak if if if 4 4 4 James Stogatis . September 9, 1964, to the Galen John Gotself David Gibson, born October 2, John Holmroos Jerome Stokes James Walsh, bora July 9, 1964, M. Ericksons, Middle River, Minn. Keith Hubbard Sam Telech 1964, to the Samuel L. Gibsons, Gil'bertown, Ala. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported if if if to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment Paul No. 2 Cemetery, New Orleans, La. Joseph Wilken, born September 20, 1964, to the Pierre R. Wilkens, of elaims is normally due to late filing, laek of beneficiary 4 4 4 card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t Clyde, Ohio. Salvatore Modica, 64: Heart 4 i John Joseph Lager, 64: Brother Arcanjo Crasto, 65: Brother Gary James Olson, born Sep­ Lager died in the Galveston Crasto died on July 17, 1964 at the disease was fatal to brother Modica on July tember 12, 1964, to the Floyd D. USPHS Hospital USPHS Hospital 28, 1964, while he Olsons, Duluth, Minn. in Staten Island on April 25, was in Catania, i 4" 4" of natural causes; 1964, of respira­ •Italy. A member Leonaird Neal Barnes, bora July A member of the tory failure. A of the steward 20, 1964, to the Dalton Barnes, steward depart­ member of the department, he Bushnell, Fla. ment since he deck department, joined the union 4' 4' 41 began sailing, he he sailed with an 1960. No bene­ Hope Marie Denais, born Sep­ joined the union the SIU since ficiary was desig­ tember 28, 1964, to tne Joseph H. in 1947. Surviv1953. He is sur­ nated. Burial was Denais, Crowley, La. Is his wife, Grevived by his in the Green­ goria Crasto. wife, Mrs. Geor­ wood Cemetery, New Orleans, La. Burial was in the St. Michaels gia Joann Lager. Burial was in 4 4 4 the Oak Bluff Cemetery, Grove, Cemetery, East Elmhurst, New York. Texas. Norman Earl McQuire, 85: 4 4 4 4 4 4 Brother McGuire died an acci­ Leo Kleinman Leo Francis Gwalthney, 40: dental death July Harris George Humbert, 50: You are asked to get in touch Brother Humbert died May 13, Brother Gwalthney died on June 6, 24, 1964, while with Danny at the Audubon Hotel 1964 in the South 1964 aboard the aboard the Couer in New Orleans. He lost your sis­ Haven Hospital, Masmar while at D'Aiene Victory ter's address. sea, of a heart Mich., of injur­ in the Mediter­ if if if attack. A mem­ ies received in a ranean. A mem­ Oliver Myers ber of the deck fall aboard ship. ber of the engine You are requested to contact Mr. A member of the department, h a department, h e Gerriets of A. L. Burbank Co., 120 SIU-Great Lakes joined the SIU in became a brother Wall St., New York, N.Y., for District, Philadelphia i n in the SIU in he money and discharges. 1942. He is sur­ 1958. He la sur­ worked in the vived by his sis­ 4t 4 4 vived by his brother, George E. deck department. M. H. Trulock ter, Mrs^ Veronica McGuire. His place of burial is not Sui'viving is his Your wife, Evelyn, would like wife, Mrs. Dorothy Humbert. Ware. Burial was at the Mt. Peace known. you to contact her at 113 West Burial was in the New Garden Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. Green St., West Hazleton, Pa. 4 4 4 Cemetery, Garden, Mich. 4 4 4 Kenneth Fred Lanphere, 19: 4 4 4 John Diamontopouls Roberto Hernandez Perez, 30: Brother Lanphere died of injuries Stuart Citrin would like you to received in a car (Continued from page 10) Brother Perez died on May 22, contact him at 148-25 89th Avenue, accident on May 1964, near Arm­ Jamaica, 35, N.Y. 22, 1964, near reaches from Drummond Island to strong, Texas, of 4 4 4 Gibson, La. A Port Huron claimed at least 8 ves­ Injimies received Turner Taylor Parker member of the sels. Her beaches were littered In an automobile You are requested to call Paul engine depart­ with the bodies of sailors flung on accident. A mem­ Corwin at New York, BE 8-6551, ment, he joined shore as if the swollen waters had ber of the engine immediately with reference to the the union in 1963. rejected them. The list of ships department, h« accident of Nicholas Angelopoulos. He is survived by lost during the storm reads Ilka a joined the imion 4 4 4 his mother, Mrs. page taken from Michigan history: In 1964. No bene­ John Sweeney Cecile Lanphere. The Argus: The James Carruthers, ficiary was desig­ J. F. Wunderlich would like you nated. Burial was Burial was in the Ponchatoula the Hydrus, the John A. McGean, to contact him and give him your the Isaac M. Scott, the L. C. Waldo in the La Piedad No. 2 Cemetery, Cemetery, Ponchatoula, La. address, as he has lost it. Write and Louisiana. A marker was Raymondville, Texas. 4 4 4 5159 Columbus Ave., Jacksonville, erected in a little park near Port 4 4 4 Fla. Nicklos A. Bastee, 68: Brother Sanilac. It reads "For . . . terrible Edward C. Zuhowskl, 59: Brother Bastes died at his residence in hours, galea like cyclonic fury 4 4 4 Curt Decker Zuhowski died June 7, 1964, at hi* Brooklyn, N.Y. on made man and his machines help­ Joseph Thomas would like you home in Jersey June 8, 1964, of less." It was the same "helpless" to contact him as soon as possible City, N.J., of heart failiu-e. A feeling that permeated the Brad­ on a very important matter. Write heart disease. A member of the ley when she was caught in a SIU since 1944, to Joseph Thomas, c/o 122 Roose­ member of the storm in 1958. SIU Railway he sailed in the velt Ave., Norwood, Mass. The Chicago Port Council of the Marine Region, steward depart­ 4 4 4 Maritime Trades Department Is he sailed as a ment until placed Marion P. Edge still supporting Local 192 in their on pension in Red asks that you call him right floatman. Surviv­ various problems. Organizational Aug., 1960. He is away at either of the two following ing is his sister, work is still progressing with eight survived by his numbers: 477-0608 or 477-7296. His Frances Viegodchild, Mrs. Sterling R. Price. additional showrooms signed up address Is 907 Kendrick Drive,. brock. His place of burial Is not -Jcnowm Burial wks in the St. Vincent De sine* our last report. Mobile, Ala. Aimund Jacobioii Fred Travli King Koo Richard Waters Gust Llakos Leon Webb Thomas Lows Frsd Wraltsr Arthur Moher USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA O. M. Ames J. Holsenbeck, Jr. Douglas Wood USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASHINGTON Thomas ConneU Juan DaCosta John DeAbren USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Reuben Berry Gordon Marhury Benjamin Brlnkley George Moore Frank Buck Arthur Wroton Eddie Game USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Clifton Akers John Carey Ruel Barr Vincent Fitzgerald Oscar Briscoe Richard Kohla Paul Brown Charlei Lane Roy Bru Calvin Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Hanna Bond David Lasky Margurlte GiUard Carlo Lopeparo James Hellems Carlton Roberts Charles Hankel USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Joseph Bailey Stanley LaFleur George Baugh Norman Longtime Joseph Booker Willis Moncrief Charles Collins Talma Muse Estuardo Cuenca F. Ouweneel Glen Curl Hugh Price Lucien Eiie John Rawza Hugh Grove Wyndham Shelby Crville Jetton Frank Tostl Edw. KocanouskI USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Edgar Benson William Murphy G. Busciglio N. Newsome Edmond Cain Theodore Nolker Wayne Hartman Norbert Outlaw Herbert Kreutz Roy Rayfield Elmer Koch Earl Rogers Maurice McCoskey Calvin Sivels Joseph Merkel Ashby Southers USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASSAHUSETTS Martin Badger John Harty Robert Burns USPHS HOSPITAL FOR WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Deibler George Mcknew Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGea SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen A. Gutierrez William Kenny PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON. LOUISIANA Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS Maurica Roberta US SOLDIERS HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, DC William Thomson Great Lakes mm �SofuAtr VJ, UM SEAFARERS Wins Ticket Schedule of ALLS SiU-AGLiWD Meetings 4^ ^ West Coast SIU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle December 14 December 16 November 16 January 18 January 20 January 22 if if each month in the vari­ Great Lakes SIU Meetings scheduled ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next Regular membership meetings meetings will be: on the Great I,akes are held on Detroit Dec. 14 the first and third Mondays of Milwaukee Dec. 14 each month in all ports at 7 PM Chicago Dec. 15 local time, except at Detroit, Buffalo Dec. 16 where meetings are held at 2 PM. tSauit Ste. Marie .. Dec. 17 The next meetings will be: Duiuth Dec. 18 Detroit Dec. 7—2 PM Lorain Dec 18 Aipena, Buffalo, Chicago, (For meeting place, eontuci Har­ Cleveland, Duiutb, Frankfort, old Ruthsatz, 118 Easi Parish. December 7—7 PM Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland Dec. 18 •4. 4. 4; Toledo Dee. 18 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Ashtabula Dec. 18 Regular membership meetings (For meeting place, contact John for IBU members are scheduled Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ each month in various ports. The tabula, Ohio). next meetings will he: Philadelphia .. Dec. 8—5 PM if if if Baltimore (licensed and un(iicensed) .. Dec. 9—5 PM United Industrial Workers Houston .... Dec. 14—5 PM Regular membership meetings Norfolk Dec. 10—7 PM for UIW members are scheduled N'Orleans .. Dec. 15—5 PM each month at 7 PM in various Mobile Dec. 16—5 PM ports. The next meetings will be: New York ... ^December 7 4> 4) $ Baltimore ... December.. 9 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Philadelphia December 8Regular membership meetings :tHouston .... December 14 for Railway Mai-ine Region-IBU Mobile December 16 members are scheduled each New Orleans December 15 month in the various ports at 10 * Meatlngs htid at Laoor Tampla, NawAM and 8 PM. The next meetings port Naws. t Meating hald at Labor Temple, Sault will be: Sta. Marie, Mich, t Meeting hald at Galveston wharves. Jersey City Dec. 14 Philadelphia Dec. 15 Baitimoire Dec. 16 •Norfolk . Dec. 17 GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are File Complete Minutes' Form SIU ship's delegates, meet­ ing chairmen and secretaries who forward the ship's min­ utes to headquarters are urged to make sure they fill out an important section on the back of the form. This portion, lo­ cated at the bottom on the left, relates to the ship's itinerary and the mail situa­ tion, including packages of the SEAFARERS LOG sent to all ships when each issue is pub­ lished. Seafarers who fill out the minute's form can provide headquarters with a handy means of checking the accuracy of mailing lists by completing, this particular section before sending in. their meeting report. ?804 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3838 812 Harnson St Tel. 239-2788 PRESIDENT OREAT LAKES TUG S DREDGE REGION Paul HaU REGIONAL DIRECTOR EXECimVE VICE-PRESIDENT Robert Jones Cat Tanner Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DraECTOR VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Llndsey Williams Harold F, Yon" 94 Henrietta Ave. A1 Tanner Robert Matthews BUFFALO Arthur MUler, Agent TH 5-1536 SECRETARY-TREASURER CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU AI Kerr Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-1154 HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES 1420 W. 25th St. Bin HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart CLEVELAND 821-5450 BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 1570 Liberty Ave. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 DETROIT Lincoln Park, Mich. BOSTON 276 State St. DU 2-7694 Ed Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 Ernest Demerse, Agent 312 W. Second St. DETROh 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. DULUTH VInewood 3-4741 Norman Jollcoeur, Agent RAndolph 7-6222 HEADQUARTERS ... .675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brimley, Mich. HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAInut 8-3207 Wayne Weston, Agent. .BRimley 14-R 5 423 Central St. JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax TOLEDO CH 2-7751 WUIiam Morris, Agent ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Tug Firemen, Uneman, Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklln 7-3564 Oilers & Watchmen's Section MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 Tom Burns NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn BUFFALO 18 PorUand St. HYaclnth 9-6600 Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng, S. Chicago Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent ..622-1892 Robert Affleck, Agent . .. EiSsex 5-9570 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. John Fay. Acting Agent . DEwey 6-3818 W. Heams, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent .. DOuglas. 2-4401 Max Tobin, Agent Southgaie. Mich. Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. AVenue 4-0071 SANTURCE PR ..1313 Fernandez Juncos DULUTH Box No. 66 Stop 20 South Range, Wis. Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 724-2843 Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 8-3024 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Ted Babkowski, Agent MAin. 3-4334 Sandusky, Ohio TAMPA 312 Harrison St. MAin 6-4573 Jeff Gillette, Agent 229-2788 Harold Ruthsatz, Agent . MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. WILMINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Joseph Miller, Agent . SHerman 4-6645 Frank Boyne, A^ent TErminal 4-2528 SAULT STE. MARIE ...1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey. Agent . .MElrose 2-8847 Rivers Section SECRETARY-TREASURER ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar Fred J. Farnen L. J. Colvls, Agent CE 1-1434 ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Roy Boudreau Arthur Bendheim, Agent ALPENA 127 River St. RAILWAY MARINE REGION EL. 4-3616 HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. BUFFALO, NY ,....735 Washington HEnderson 3-0104 TL 3-9259 Jersey City 2. NJ REGIONAL DIRECTOR CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. G. P. McGinty So. Chicago, 111. SAginaw 1-0733 ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. R. H. Avery MAin 1-5450 E. B. Pulver Baltimore St. DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. BALTIMORE....1216 E. EAotem 7-anoo RAndolph 2-4110 NORFOLK 115 Third St. FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. 622-1892-3 Mail Address; P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S aih SL HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. DEwey 6-3818 River Rouge 18, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM In the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York Deoember 7 Detroit December 11 Philadelphia ... December 8 Houston December li Baltimore Decembeo-9 New Orleans .. .December IS Mobile Deoember 16 • $1 ffiMW Twm^-TbrM LOG Seafarer James A. Cole dis­ plays a happy smile and his newly received Second As­ sistant Engineers license. Cole said that it was only through the SIU upgrading program that he was able to win his engineer's ticket. Paci7fc Coast (Continued from page 7) and went into layup. In transits were the Los Angeles, Flomar, Robin Kirk, Kenmar and the Monticello Victory. At least ten ships are expected in transit dur­ ing the coming period. Major Costeilo, living on the beach here for quite a while, is getting the urge to ship again, and the word is that many of his old mates may being seeing him soon again. F. J. Fletcher, who last shipped in the steward department on the Coe Victory, plans to spend some time ashore with his family before heading out to sea again. Ira "Kenny" Coats, last on the Penn Challenger where he was an AB and ship's delegate, plans to stay home with family until after the holidays. Seattle Puget Sound shipping has been slow but can be expected to pick up during the next period. Payoffs in the las~t period were the Alcoa Marketer, Fairport and Antinous. Payoffs expected in the next period are the Cathay, Norberto Capay, Alcoa Master and the Overseas Joyce. PHILADELPHIA TAMPA Great Lakes Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. NATIONAL .DIRECTOR EAstern 7-4900 Robert Matthews BOSTON 276 State St. GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Richmond 2-0140 Pat Finnerty HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn BALTIMORE ....1216 £. Baltimore St HYaclnth 9-6600 .EAstern 7-4900 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. BOSTON 276 State St WAInut 8-3207 • Richmond 2-0140 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn ELgin 3-0987 HYacinlh 9-6600 744 W. Flagler St. HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. MIAMI FRanklin 7-3564 WAInut 8-3207 1 S. Lawrence St. JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax MOBILE HEmlock 2-1754 ELgin 3-0987 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St Phone 529-7546 FRanklin 7-3564 NORFOLK 115 Third St. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St Phone 622-1892-3 HEmlock 2-1754 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave DEwey 6-3818 Tel .529-7546 312 Harrison St. NORFOLK 115 Third St. TAMPA Phone 229-2788 Tel. 622-1892-:- know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lake* and Inland Waters District makes speclAc provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union Anances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and Ale auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union records are available at SIU headquarter* In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustee* In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon opproval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund Anancial records are avaUahle at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able In all Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the .Seafarers Appeals Board by certlAed maU, return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Ear) Shepard, Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930. New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are available In aU SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as Allng for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to. protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in the Union, officer or member, it Has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its. rank*, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should Immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, co'ples are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Us contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as weU as aU other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension beneAts have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And Uke all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-Ale functions, including service on rank-and-Ale committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of aUowing them to retain tlieir good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds- through which legislative and political activities are conducted tor the beneAt of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Saafarer feels that any of the above rights hav* been violated, or that ha has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should immediately notify SIU -President Paul Hall at headquartars by certlAad mall, return receipt requested. t A . l:'.' j • • . <- �Vol. XXVI No. 24 SEAFARERS^LOG Nov. IT IM4 ] OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION o ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • APL-OIO \ iT . ' i: • I ir i ii- ' •: The rights and obligations of SIU mem­ bers are clearly defined in the Union consti­ tution. These include the right of a Seafarer to speak out freely, the right to participate in the affairs of his Union and the right to run for office in his Union. Every SIU mem­ ber should be fully familiar with these and all other rights and privileges which are guaranteed under the Union constitution. The constitution is always available to every Seafarer. To make certain that every SIU man has full opportunity to acquaint himself with its provisions, every Seafarer receives a copy twice a year as a supplement to the LOG, in addition to having copies available for the asking. To encourage and facilitate understanding and knowledge of the SIU constitution. Union education classes and forums stress the basic nature of these membership rights. The reason for the wide distribution of the SIU constitution and the education pro­ grams about its provisions, is that a member­ ship informed of its rights is in the best in­ terests of democratic trade unionism and makes for a better union organization. "fie,L. I I L- Hitting the deck and speaking freely, as the brother shown above is doing at a regular membersnip meeting, is a right guaranteed to all Seafarers and encouraged by the Union, these and other rights and privileges are spelled out in the SIU constitution. The' basic rights of members as guaranteed in the SIU constitution are stressed at daily Seafarer education forum classes. The view above of a typical forum class at New York headquarters was taken recently during a discussion of the Union constitution's rights and safeguards. ? � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource November 27, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO SETS GOALS FOR 89TH CONGRESS SIU RAPS AGRICULTURE HANDLING OF 50-50 CONVERTED MARYMAR COMPLETES SEA TRIALS AFL-CIO PUSHES ’65 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM WORLDWIDE CEREMONIES MOURN J.F.K. 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It 1964 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO "W-What Went Wrong***!!!" �Pase Tw* SEAFARERS November 13, 1064 LOG SlU Eleetions Underway, Voting Sets Brisk Pare Balloting committee member Curly Barnes checks book of Seafarer Gerald Brown before sending him on through to the voting booths at headquarters to cast his ballot in the SlU elections. In the photo are (l-r) Barnes, Elmer Clark, Wu Yung Chae, H. Meredith and Brown. Tom Meyer Appointed SlU Washington Rep. Thomas L. (Tom) Meyer, a veteran member of the SIU Pacific District's Marine Fireman's Union, has been appointed Washington Representative of the Seafarers International Union of North America. An-> nouncement of Meyer's ap­ An extremely active rank and pointment was made by file member of the Marine Fire­ SIUNA President Paul Hall. Brother Meyer, who is 54 years old, has had a long and active career as a seaman and elected union officer in the Marine Fire­ man's Union, and in the trade union movement. A native of New man's Union during his sailing days, Meyer served as a delegate on most of the vessels on which he sailed, and on virtually all elected union committees. He had wide experience in contract negotiations, having been a mem­ ber of the MFOW negotiating com­ mittees from 1952 on, and had rep­ resented the MFOW in Washing­ ton on many occasions. SIUNA International Vice-Presi­ dent William Jordan, who heads the MFOW, said: "The Marine Fireman's Union considers Meyer's appointment to the International Washington post an honor for Meyer and the union. We're all gratified to know that a member and former official of the MFOW will be serving the In­ ternational and all of its affiliates in the Important Washington area." By Paul Hall NEW YORK—Balloting in the two-month SIU election for offi­ cers is proceeding at a brisk pace. Seafarers in A&G ports began casting their ballots on November 2 for the 64 fully qualified candi­ dates who are running for the 45 elective union posts. Balloting will continue until December 31 Under provisions of the SIU Constitution covering voting, the ballot is being conducted on week­ days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon from November 2 to December 31. No balloting is held on Sun­ days and legal holidays. This year's election began on November 2 instead of November 1 because the latter date falls on a Sunday. In addition to the candidates who nominated themselves and appear on the ballot, space is pro­ vided for write-in votes. As an aid to voters, the LOG printed a special election supplement in the October 16 issue. The supplement contains photographs and biogra­ phies submitted by all the can­ didates, a sample ballot and the text of the SIU Constitution's pro­ visions governing the conduct of the balloting. The supplement also contains the minutes of the SIU Executive Board meeting of Sep­ tember 9, 1964, on election pro­ cedures. Sanchez New P.R. Governor With the backing of the SIU of Puerto Rico and the trade union movement of Puerto Rico, Roberto Sanchez Vilella has been elected governor of Puerto Rico succeed­ ing Governor Luis Munoz Marin, who did not choose to run for a fifth term. Sanchez was the candidate of the Popular Democratic Party, which Munoz founded 26 years ago. The party won the right to name its choice for residential commissioner in Washington, D.C., and also elected mayors of all towns except this one, where the municipal council selects the mayor. -The island has 76 towns. The final vote for governor was: Popular Democrats 479,479; State­ hood Republicans 277,182; Chris­ tian Action Party 25,095; Inde­ pendence Party 21,905; others 1,364. Pre-Election Confab The elections of November 3 which saw the American People, i:icluding those who are part of the labor movement, ovenvhelmingly repudiate the Goldwater-Miller ticket are most significant. The Republican party presidential and vice presidential candidates were dealt one of the most crushing defeats in political history. So strong were feelings of the American voters on the issues involved that many Republican candidates in the moderate-to-liberal wing tf the Party also were defeated in the wave of support for the policies that would preserve the social advances upon which the well-being of this nation rests. If there had been any question on the American voters' attitude on the role of the government and the policies which it must foster, that question was decisively answered in the election results. The election results clearly indicate that no presidential candidate and no political party program can win acceptance if they do not recogn;'z3 the peoples' determination for continued social and economic progre-:. The election proved that, the overwhelming majority of people of this country will reject a political party which is opposed to free col­ lective bargaining, a strong trade-union movement, aid to education, social security, public housing and equal opportunity and treatment for all citizens. The Goldwater-Miller ticket had made it very clear that it was anti­ union, that It favored national right-to-work laws which would destroy the security of American trade-union workers. The Goldwater-Miller ticket showed contempt for the underpriviiedged, for those without skills and for those who have been deprived of educational opporlunities. Unless the social and economical advances which have contributed to this country's progress are preserved and the human values are re.spected, America cannot be strong. The people as the election results indicate, know this full-well. Trade unionists especially know it. This is why the American labor movement played such a vigorous part in the campaign to elect Johnson-Humphrey ticket. The American labor movement and virtually all trade-union people in this country under­ stood at the very outset the challenge and dangers inherent in the Goldwater-Miller candidacy. American working men and women are determined to keep the security and dignity which they have achieved through trade-union organization, and to continue the fight for a society that is concerned with providing more jobs, better housing, educational opportunity, medical care for the aged and equal treatment for all. The SIUNA unions were very active participants in the American labor movement's efforts to assure election of the Johnson-Humphrey ticket. "Along with the rest of the labor movement the SIUNA unions were concerned with preserving all of the advances that had been made in the past 30 years and with opening the way for further advances In the years Immediately ahead. The unions of the SIUNA were also active across the nation in behalf of candidates on the na­ tional, state and local levels to assure the election of those who would pursue policies and programs that are of concern to their member­ ship. A-nd the record of the SIUNA unions in helping to elect these candidates is a most impressive one. Seafarers can take satisfaction in the part they have played in protecting the future of free and strong trade unionism. • » * The elections apparently have not caused any drastic changes in the composition of the Senate or House committees concerned with maritime affairs. Senator Warren Magnusson, who was not up for election, continues as chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee which has jurisdiction over maritime. In the House, Congressman Bonner will continue to preside over the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. There were few election casualties on either committee. Senator Beall of Maryland was defeated by Joseph D. Tydings who favors a strong merchant marine. On the death of Senator Clair Engel of California, his seat on the committee was assigned to Senator Brewster of Maryland, who is also regarded as~ an advocate of an adequate fleet. Senator Thurmond of South Caro­ lina switched his membership from the Democratic to the Repub­ lican Party several months ago and it is not known to what com­ mittee he will be assigned by the Republicans. On the House Mer­ chant Marine Committee, the casualties were all on the Republican side. The rankjng Republican member, Thor Tollefson of Washington State who had been an advocate of a strong merchant marine, was defeated, as was William Van Pelt (R. Wis.). Tom Meyer York, he began sailing in the MFOW as a wiper. He sailed as an electrician during World War II and continued until 1952, when he was elected the MFOW's Balti­ more Port Agent. In I960, Meyer was assigned as Business Agent in San Pedro, Calif., where he was serving when he was designated for the Inter­ national's Washington office. • Brother Meyer served as a Vice-President of the Baltimore Federation of Labor from I960 un­ til his transfer in 1964 to San Pedro. Among his other trade union activities was a period of service as a member of the Execu­ tive Board of the Baltimore AFLCIO Committee on Political Edu­ cation (COPE). He was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Baltt more Poi't Council of the Maritime Trades Dej)artment in 1959. . | Meany Hails Sweep By Johnson Ticket WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany has sent telegrams of congratulations to President Johnson and Vice President-elect Humphrey (texts below) and issued the 'ollowing post-election state­ get-out-the-vote campaigns. We ment: Yesterday's election was have never doubted that America John Burton, who was successful in his race for the Califor­ nia State Assembly with the solid support of California labor, is shown above at the Marine Cooks and Stewards' Hall in San Francisco, prior to the election, talking with SIU West Coast representative Frank Drozak and MCS SecretaryTreasurer Ed Turner. Left to right in the photo above are Prozak, Turner and Burton. truly a victory by and for the American people—a demonstra­ tion to the world Hiat sound, common sense and faith in the future are inherent elements in our national character. "We in the AFL-CIO are proud of the part our members played in this victory. The major emphasis of AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education, year in and year out, is on our registration and would continue on the progressive road—if only American voters came out in sufficient numbers. Obviously our confidence was justified. * "Now, as I have just said in congratulatory messages to Pres. Johnson and Vice President-elect Humphrey, we look forward to working with them on the legisla­ tive front to achieve the high pur(Continued, on page 18) �---v p.ij 7-1 SEAFARERS Noremlier 18, 1964 Page Tbne LOG Cargo Preference Abuses Slated For Airing Before Maritime Advisory Body WASHINGTON—^The administration of the cargo preference laws will be one of the key items of discussion when the Maritime Advisory Committee created by President Johnson holds its third meeting here on Monday, November 16, to con­ sider the role of bulk car--*^ laws on American bulk carriers. eign flag shipping at the expense riers in U.S. shipping. In preparation for the meeting, of American shipping and the Jobs The committee will also the SIU has drafted a detailed of American seamen. Congressman Porter Hardy Jr., who was successful In hit bid for reelection from the 2nd District of Virginia, it shown above at the SlU Norfolk hall addressing a Special Norfolk Central Labor Union and COPE meeting prior to the election. consider operating and con­ struction subsidies from the standpoint of bulk carriers. In presenting the SIU views at the committee meeting, SIU president Paul Hall, a member of thg 17-man group, will point up the effects of maladmin­ istration of th# oargo preference study of the manner in which the cargo preference laws have been abused by federal ageneies charged with responsibility for their enforcement. The SIU has for many years stressed that Government agencies have been bypassing the Intent of cargo preference statutes and have, in effect, been favoring for- SlU Unions Active Awarded Labor-Backed Candidates Waterman SIX C-4'S By MA Score High In Elections Candidates endorsed by organized labor won from 60 to 80 percent of the Senate, gubernatorial and House races in the November 3 election. The highest percentage of tion which may get a boost during victories for labor-supported the next session of Congress by candidates was scored in the the presence of so many labor- Senate contests, where 25 of 31, or 80 percent, of the aspirants backed by unions won election. In the gubernatorial contests 14 of 22 candidates carrying labor en­ dorsements were victorious for a 63.6 percent result. In the U.S. House of Representatives labor en­ dorsed 360 candidates and 233, or 66.5 percent, were elected accord­ ing to the latest tabulations of the voting as the LOG went to press. See centerfold for break­ down of presidential and congressional election re­ sults. From the landslide victory of Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey over their Republican opponents for the nation's first and second highest offices right on down the line, the high successscore of candidates backed by the AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education during the recent na­ tional elections has raised hopes for passage of much-needed laborsupported legislation during the next session of Congress. SIU affiliated unions across the country were actively engaged in supporting candidates on all levels of the election. The SIU AGLIWD backed 24 candidates in Senatorial races of which 21 were elected. In elections for the House of Repre­ sentatives, the SIU supportecL 112 candidates of which 110 were elected. backed legislators In the halls of government are: the repeal by con­ gressional action of right-to-work laws in 20 states, passage of health care for the aged under Social Security and a boost in the $1.25 federal minimum wage. The success of the Labor drive paid off some really unexpected dividends in many areas where union strength is at a minimum. The victories of labor-backed can­ didates display a growing strength and Influence by the American la­ bor movement throughout the en­ tire nation. The 1964 results showed a con­ tinuing Improvement In the suc­ cess of labor endorsed candidates over the past four years. In the 1960 House elections, labor-backed nominees scored about 55 percent; in 1962 the figure moved up to 60 percent; and this month the re­ sults approximated 67 percent. laid up in the nation's reserve fleet, were obtained in exchange for six of Waterman's smaller C-2's. The C-4's were allocated to Waterman last January as part of a group of 18 ships that the Mari­ time Administration made avail­ able to non-subsidized United States ship operators for conver­ sion to commercial service. Since the value of the C-2's was placed at $2.7 million. Waterman was not required to make any pay­ ment to the Maritime Administra­ tion for the C-4'8. The value of the C-4's was set at $2.6 million. The Waterman Steamship'Com­ pany is owned by Malcolm Mc­ Lean. Four of the vessels are to be converted Into container ships for operation by another McLean subsidiary, the SlU-contracted SeaLand Service, Inc. The two other vessels are to be lengthened by The two enlarged ships are to be operated in the intercoastal trade. Three of the four others are to be used in the United States Gulf-Puerto Rico service, and the fourth will be put on the North Atlantic-Puerto Rico run. Waterman has the approval of the Maritime Administration to transfer title of the newly-acquired ships to Litton Industries Leasing Corporation, a newly established Corporation, which will execute a contract, with the Ingalls Ship­ building Corporation, another Lit­ ton Company, for conversion work at the Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard. The entire program of conversion and related expenditures is ex­ pected to amount to about $44 million. Waterman will he permitted to use the C-2 exchange ships under charter until the conversions are completed. SIU Cabbies Wallop Hoffa Local DETROIT—An overwhelming win over Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters was scored by Local 10 of the SIU Transportation Service and Allied Workers in balloting conducted by the National Labor Relations Board among some 2,000 Checker Cab Company drivers on Monday and Tuesday, October 26-27, to determine the collective bargaining representative for the Checker drivers. Local 10 originally petitioned for the ed. The count id June was: Local ployees' exercise of a free and by a count of 67-2 in separate bal­ election 2% years ago. The 10—391 votes; Teamsters—^269 reasoned choice. Therefore, a new loting two years ago covering balloting produced the following count, according to the official NLRB tally; Local 10, TSAWAmong the long-overdue legisla- SlUNA — 394, "Neither" — 224, Teamsters Local 902—219. In addition, one ballot was voided and there are 129 chal­ Nov. 13,19«4 Vol. XXVI, No. 23 lenged ballots still to be counted. The voting this week actually was a re-run of a similar threeway election conducted here in PAUI HALL, President HEBBEHT BHAND, Editor; BEHNAHD SEA­ June during which Local 10 also MAN, Art Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATILAN SKYEB, Assistant Editors; drew the heaviest vote, but failed ROBERT ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE to secure a majority. Due to the CABMEN, Staff Writers. phony employment records sub­ Published biweekly at the heedquartere mitted by the company, it was of the Seafarer* International Union, At­ lantic, Culf, Laka* and Inland Watera virtually Impossible to check the District, AFL-CIO, <75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11332. Tel. HYaclnth 9-«00. drivers' voting eligibility. As a re­ Second class postage paid at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act sult, when the original balloting of Aug. 24, 1912. ended June 9, there were 312 120 challenged votes left to be count­ SEAFARERS LOG Six C-4 troopships that will be converted for use in the domestic service have been obtained by the SlU-contracted Waterman Steamship Company imder the terms of a ship swap arranged this week with-*the Maritime Administration. the insertion of new mldbodies, to The C-4's which have been 641 feet from 496 feet. One of the more flagrant exam­ ples of this practice led to the tying up of the British-flag freighter Salvada by the SIU and llie Ma­ rine Engineers Beneficial Associa­ tion In Lake Charles, La., in De­ cember, 1961. In dealing with the cargo pref­ erence problem the SIU will detail the roles played by foreign trade missions and shipping brokers whose activities, with the apparent sanction of Government agency officials, have been responsible for depriving U.S. ships of their fair and proper share of U.S. Govern­ ment-generated cargoes, as re­ quired by law. The Maritime Advisory Commit­ tee was appointed by President Johnson last June to study the problems of the American mer­ chant fleet and to come up with recommendations for Improving its position. Secretary of Com­ merce Luther Hodges is chairman of the committee, which repre­ sents maritime labor, industry and the public. The SIU will also submit a num­ ber of grievances arising out of Government agencies' abuse of car­ go preference statutes at the No­ vember 23 meeting here of the Grievance Committee on Cargo Preference Administration. The committee consists of representa­ tives of the Maritime Administra­ tion and the Departments of La­ bor, Agriculture and State and advisors from maritime labor and management. SIU president Hall is the Union's representative on the grievance committee. The SIU will cite the latest in­ stances wherein the Maritime Ad­ ministration and the Department of Agriculture, in particular, have bypassed cargo preference by awarding Government cargoes to foreign ships over requii-ed Amer­ ican-flag vessels. votes; and 189 for "neither." After more than half the chal­ lenged votes were counted. Local 10 had accumulated 470 votes to 318 for the Teamsters, and 226 for "neither." However, the NLRB ruled that it could not proceed further with the disposition of the challenges, and with an expected runoff election between Local 10 and the Teamsters. Instead, the Labor Board upheld a company objection to an "altered sample ballot" used by the Teamster.9 during their pre-election campaign, and threw out the en­ tire election. The wind-up was the new election involving the original three parties all over again. The official NLRB "Notice of Election" said the balloting in June was set aside because of the Teamsters' use "of an altered sample ballot (which) interfered with the em­ election is being held . . The heavy vote this week for the SIU affiliate appeared to have completely eliminated the Team­ sters in the event a runoff is nec­ essary between Local 10 and the company.. It reflects the drivers' disgust with Teamster-company tactics so deliberately contrived to upset the last election. Local 10 began organizing Check­ er Cab in the spring of 1962 after company management took steps to reduce the schedule of commission payments . that determines the drivers' wages. The SIU affiliate carried its election fight all through the procedures of the NLRB here and in Washington. An 8-1 decision by the U.S. Su­ preme Court In another case last March finally paved the way for the voting here in June. Local 10 whipped the Teamsters Checker Cab garage mechanics. Attempts by Local 10 to negotiate a contract for the garage mechan­ ics have been stalemated while the drivers' election was pending. Checker Cab is the largest cab company in Detroit, but a Team­ ster taxi local here had completely ignored the Checker drivers for over a dozen years. Other TSAWSlUNA affiliates in Chicago and St. Louis already represent some 7,000 Checker and Yellow Cab drivers employed by other owners. A whirlwind election campaign by Local 10 covering a IG-day pe­ riod produced the stunning victory for the Checker drivers here. Seafarers, rank-and-file members and officers of Chicago TSAW Lo­ cal 777 participated in the organiz­ ing drive. The TSAW was founded early in 1962 when the Chicago drivers affiliated with the SlUNA. �>\V,° Page Fonr SEAFARERS Iforember IS, ISfi LOG Report Finds Little Change in Deteriorating U.S. Fleet WASHINGTON—The slow decline of the American merchant marine was temporarily halted this month as two more ships in the 1,000 gross ton or over class were added to the United States fleet since September 1. A report issued by the Ma-"^ which are temporarily on the in­ 24 ships that are in the custody of ritime Administration shows active list. Other vessels not in­ several Government departments. that as of October 1 there were cluded in the monthly report are Three veessels, one freighter, •<:'! By Earl (Bull) Shepord, Vice-president, Atlantic Labor's Support Helps Elect Kennedy With the solid snpport of the SIU, along with die ILA Local 1814| The International Union of Operating Engineersk Marino Divisiont and the Leather Goods Workers, Local 111, Robert F. Kennedy has won a decisive victory In his race for the U.S. Senate. Running as the Democratic-Liberal candidate, Kennedy defeated Republican _ 919 vessels of 1,000 tons or more one tanker and another converted incumbent Kenneth B. Keating. Kennedy has pledged to fight for enactment of labornbacked legisla­ in the active American fleet. This tanker were delivered for service was two more than the 917 ships in the nation's fleet, according to tion fi-om strengthening of the American Merchant Marine to passage that were active on September 1st. the report. The MA also revealed of Medicare, civil rights and other vital Issues. New York that 13 freighters and six tankers While this month's MA report WASHINGTON — For the Shipping in this port picked up sharply during the last period were either being repaired or con­ did not show a decline in the num­ first time in Its history, the verted. Forty one other vessels as expected, with the busy fall season taking hold. The outlook ber of active ships, the U.S. mer­ Maritime Administration will remains good. There were 21 payoffs, 6 sign-ons and 20 ships in were on the inactive list. chant fleets deteriorating status is have a full-time labor special­ transit obvious when these statistics are ist on its staff with the recent Freighter Lost Genaro Bonefont, one of 7 brothers sailing with the SIU in a real compared to those of previous addition of John P. Miraglia, Lost to the fleet were a freight­ SIU family is ready to ship and looking for a good slot after spending years. For instance, as of Decem­ a former official the Textile er, which was sold to foreign in­ two months on the beach. M. Olivers reports he is ready to go after ber 31st, 1962 the MA reported Workers. terests, and four tankers which a month on the beach. Olivers generally ships out of Houston, but that there were 985 active vessels The new post Is that of will be scrapped. took some time out here to take in the World's Series. Nick DaAmante, in the American fleet. Labor Adviser and represents last off the Steel Flyer has been seen around the hall here for the The future of the U.S. merchant recognition of the long-stand­ Whole Story Worse last two weeks between tries at-*fleet's health took a turn for the ing need for representation The MA's report of 919 active worse when the Shipbuilders breaking the bank at the "Big A." old days—some good and some of a labor view within the ships in service, however, fails to Council of America reported no John Simonelli is giving the big bad—and the great advances the MA. In addition to his func­ tell the complete story about the new contracts were signed during board at the hall a careful looUng- SIU has made since he first be­ tions as an official of the Tex­ health of the U.S. fleet. Of this the month of September. At the over in his search for an AB came a member. tile Workers Union of Amer­ total, 21 of the vessels were U.S. present time there are 45 vessels spot. His last ship was the Her­ ica Local 1790, Miraglia's Baltimore Government owned, leaving 898 under construction in American cules YIetory. labor background includes a Shipping has been slow in Balti­ Just down from Rhode Island ships in the hands of private oper­ shipyards, the council said. The year as field examiner for the after spending some time with his more for the last two weeks. It ators. ^ report found that only two ships National Labor Relations The report does not Include were launched last month, a tank­ wife and kids, J. Masutam, last off should pick up, however, with the Board. the New Ymker. has been seen Marymar and the Long Lines ex­ statistics for privately-owned ships er and a ferry boat. around the hall here ready to ship pected to crew up. During the last out Pete Gonsales, who has been period, two ships paid off, seven steward on the Steel Director for signed-on and 15 were serviced in four years now, dropped Into the transit. Vernon Ferguson, an SIU stew­ hall to vote recently while the ard department member for about Director was in port. 10 years now, just paid off the Boston Shipping remains on the slow Long Lines after 14 months bell in Boston, but an increase in aboard. He's so pleased with the ship movements during the coming ship, crewmates and officers that period is expected to improve the he says after a little vacation with shipping situation somewhat. Dur­ his family he is going to try sign­ ing the last period there were ing aboard her again when she three ships paying off, with no arrives- here for payoff around the end of the month. Another man sign-ons or in transits. William ("Lay Up") Costa, a 20- who liked his last ship is oldtimer year man, was last on the Fenn Fred Vykmta. He just paid off Challenger. It was the second ship the Santore and hopes his next in two weeks that Costa escorted ship will be as good. He says the food, crew and officers aboard the into the shipyard. Henry Martin, who last sailed on Santore were all tops. Basilic Malthe AchOles as chief cook, says donado is fit for duty again and he had to get off that floating hotel waiting for a ship after an injury to take care of some shoreside forced him to get off the Robin buriness. For his next trip he Trent. Norfolk Graduating members of Seniority Upgrading Class No. Bare all smiles for the camera. The would Hke to latch on to a Euro­ Shipping has been very good out graduates are, bottom row (l-r) Raui lgiesias, James Bingenheimer, Mohomed B. M. All, Ray­ pean runl mond F. Fraser, JIMR J. Mereira, Delvin D. Johnson, Wu Yung Cbae, Hendrey J. Ruckl, CorMaurke Olson, a 25-year SIU of Norfolk during the last period, man who isails as a dayman or and the outlook for the coming beit R. Myrfcfc and Frank Wynans. Middle row (l-r) Arthur EHiott, Helge Hehnstrom, bos'n, has bwn doing shoreside period also looks good. The Re-Gerald A. Brown, Paul Botes, Olov C. Thorsen, Elmer Clarke, Jr., Thoings H. Holt, John painting for the last eight months. becca is due to come out of the Muolo and Edward D. Finnerty. Top row (l-r) Philip S. Ridgwoy, Jr., Charles L. Johnston, Now he says he will be happy to shipyard and take a full crew here Alfred Kostenhuber, Michael J. Donohue, Delmer E. Craig, James S. Monette, Jr., Richard W. within the next week or so. The ship again. Crosbie, Alfert L. Santiago, Anstey Minors and Horry Meredith, Jr. Two other graduates, Remigias McDonald, last aboard last period saw six payoffs, 7 signFrank C. Sonicola and George R. Evans are missing from picture. the Fenn Challenger, was sorry to ons, and 12 ships in transit. Twenty-year SIU member Clansee the ship lay up. Now he is holding down the hall for the first ton Jemigan, whose last ship was deck job that shows up on the the Eagle Voyager, is waiting for the Rebecca to come out of dryboard. dock and crew up. He wants a fire­ Philadelphia Shipping has been fair In the man's spot on her and is willing to Quaker City, with the picture ex­ wait. The first good tanker hitting pected to remain the same for the Norfolk with a wiper's slot open next period. There were three will sail with Walter Pnlliam payoffs, two sign-ons and five ships aboard if he has his way. Last off In transit during the last period. the Wacosta, he's been around the Philip "Jigger" Jeffers, an SIU hall just waiting for that tanker. Just in from Richmond where member since 1938, came off the Globe Progress in time to vote in he is part owner of a filling station, the SIU elections. After enjoying SIU oldtimer Horace Wiltshire, exthe comforts of home for a while, Hurricane AB, ha.s registered here he says he will try for another and expects to be ready to go aboard anything that turns up coal run. within a week or so. James Armstrong, an SIU oldSIU retiree William Howell has timer, has been recuperating on the beach for a while. He is fit been an almost daily visitor to the for duty again, - however, and ball here lately, jawing with his raring to go. He says he would old shipmates. He voted early in the SIU election balloting and has like to get on a Calmar ship. proved the saying "once an SIU Rafael Rames was last on the man, always an SIU man." Alcoa commander. He is now Puerto Rico waiting for her to come by again Successful graduates of Steward Traming and Recertification Class No. 12 ere, front row Shfppihg has' been generally so' he can rejoin her, (i-r), Edward AHen, Festus DeLeon, Duke Gardner, Felix Von Leoey^ Fred Hicks. Luther Leo Gitlls, a retired Seafarer, good oh the Island with 23 ships Godson and GHbert Wrightt and, second row (l-r), Samuel Pattersen, inmes Prestwood, Jack likes to drop around the Hall oc- serviced during the last period. On Crafl;;Slll of i Canada Observer fc'Jatbert, George Austerson, Cloylen Bnicei end Instructor easioniilly to'say hello 'to-his old the labor front,' the! SIU has deshipmates and reminisce about the and Food Program Regional Director, Tony Goncalves. (Continued on page 22) MARAD Hires Labor Expert Recertificatlon And Upgrading Classes Graduate �Navember IS. 1964 SEAFARERS PorpoiseGiving Man Good Race In Brain Dept. Pace Five LOO By Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative S.F. Port Council Active in Eiectibns "Mirror, Mirror on the wall, The San Francisco Maritime Port Conncil staged one of the best who's the smartest of them all?" campaigns in its history during the recent national elections. In support Asked this question, most people of candidates who are friends of labor. The campaign of course also would answer, with some pride, served the purpose of helping to bring about the defeat of some of "Why, man, of course." Undersea labor's enemies. explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau We were successful In electing Phil Burton to Congress in the Sbh isn't so sure however. He might District and his brother, John Burton, as Assemblyman from the 20th vote for the porpoise. District. U.S. Senator Pierre Salinger, who had labor support, was de­ "The brain of a porpoise is the feated however by George Murphy. Tommy O'Toole, who was running same weight and size in compari­ against William Mailliard in the 6th District for Congress, was also son to its body as man's," Cousteau unfortunately defeated. The Maritime Port Council was not successful explained recently. "Man is con­ in its all-out drive to defeat Mailliard. scious of his own existence." This Although O'Toole was not elected to Congress, labor nevertheless is generally considered the decid­ showed Mailliard that it did not appreciate his double-cross on his ing factor in distinguishing Man pledge to vote down compulsory arbitration for the maritime industry from the lesser animals. as contained in Bonner Bill. We of labor will watch Mailliard's voting "But porpoises are so close to record very closely during his next term in Congerss. man they raise some embarrassing It was a proud moment for SlU veteran Robert C. Brennan The Maritime Port Council in San Francisco will continue its Mari­ questions," Cousteau points out. (r) as he received his first pension check from New York time Political activity. We feel that although we lost pur candidate for "They communicate with each other port agent Joe DiGeorgio as his wife, Antonia looked on. Congress, we achieved what we set out to do—to be recognized and to and are known to be able to Brennan, who went to sea 47 years ago, plans to settle down iet the public know that we do not'f — •speak' with 2,900 different signs. in Brooklyn, N.Y. and enjoy a comfortable retirement which stand still for anyone doublePayoffs, In Transits " Tbey are so advanced compared to crossing us without fighting back will be assured by the arrival of his monthly Union pension other sea creatures it becomes The past two weeks saw the as hard as we can. check. confusing and embarrassing to Hercules Victory and Ocean Anna men." pay off here. We had the Wild The porpoise is/ a mammal, not a Ranger as a sign on, along with fish, and is therefore considered the Iberville. Ships in transit were to be a higher form of evolution the Delaware, Overseas Rose, than the normal creature of the Yorkinar and the Columbia. sea in any case. But Cousteau de­ As far as the shipping picture scribes some surprising feats of for San Francisco goes, shipping Intelligence and understanding by has been on the fair side. In the fish as well. He notes the mem­ deck department we shipped 14 The Board of Trustees of the SIU Welfare plan has approved five Seafarers from the men in Class A, 8 in Class B, for ory and learning ability of a giant grouper he and his fellow under­ Atlantic and Gulf district and one Seafarer from the Great Lakes district to receive a a total of 22 men. In the engine sea explorers met while working monthly pension of $150 for the rest of their lives. The new additions to the list brings the department we shipped 8 in Class A and 11 in Class B, for a total beneath the Red Sea. of 19 men. In the steward depart­ The 60-pound grouper was called total for the year to 86. The new pensioners are: J. W. Wescott Co. as captain of a that his check will be coming in ment we shipped 8 Class A and 9 Ulysses by Cousteau and his men. every month for the rest of his Class B, for a total of 17 men. Learning of the fish's big appetite, Thomas May, 78, John A. Mo­ mail boat. life. He last sailed aboard the Sea- The total number of the member­ A member of the SIU for many loney, 66; Rob­ they took to feeding him regularly. train Texas. years, Moloney joined the union ship shipped for the two week ert C. Brennan, Each morning, before starting Jones, a member of the deck period in the three departments 65; Ralph R. from the port of Mobile as an emwork, the divers would carry a department, first joined the union was 58. Knowles, 61; Os­ sack full of bits of meat for from the port of Baltimore. A na­ Registered on the beach for the car A. Rosman, Ulysses. Soon the fish had learned tive of Sweden, he plans to retire two week period was; in the deck 84; Larry Jones, their schedule and turned up every to his home in Baltimore. He last department 12 Class A and 3 Ciass 65. day at the right time without fall. B for a total of 15, in the engine sailed aboard the Alcoa Trader. May is a mem­ They even managed to teach department 9 Class A and 6 Class ber of the Great Ulysses to sit up on his tail while B for a total of 15, in the steward Lakes Tug and waiting for his food. department 14 Class A and 2 Cla.ss Dredge region. After a four-year absence an­ B for a total of 16. Registered He became a other expedition made a stop in total in all three departments was the same area where Ulysses made memiber of the SIU In the port of 46 members. Detroit. A native of New York, his home. As soon as they hit the Knowles Moloney On the beach at the present water, who do you think showed he will now retire to his home in time we have W. C. Sink, one of Detroit. He last sailed for the ployee in the deck department. A up, expecting to be fed? our old-timers who just piled off native of Kentucky, Moloney will now retire to his home .'n Lexing­ BATON ROUGE—Proposed con­ a Waterman ship and decided to ton, Ky., with the assurance that struction of a new 12-foot shipping take an extended vacation. J. M. he will receive his pension check channel into the heart of Louisi­ Carroii just came in from one of the outports and says he's going to every month. ana's rich agricultural area got a stick around here for a whiie. In Brennan is an SlU oldtimer who go-ahead signal from the voters in the USPHS Hospital we have sev­ began sailing 47 years ago. He the recent balloting. eral guys on the mend, including By Cat Tanner, Executive Vice-President has been a member since the early When complete, the new barge Clifton W. Akers, Paul R. Brown, canal would open up for industrial Oscar L. Briscoe, Roy C. Bru, Anexpansion a whole new region in geio Cifareiil, Vincent J. Fitzger­ The United States maritime industry is sick. The fact is unmistakable Louisiana's northern section and ald, Richard R. Kohls and Caivin and has already been admitted by the maritime unions, Congress, the provide a new link with the Missis­ J. Wilson. All say "hello" to their Maritime Administration, the Federal Maritime Commission and mari­ sippi making the state a better and friends and shipmates, and agree time management. better prospect for industry seek­ they would appreciate it if some The latest evidence pointing up the serious condition of decay into ing a new home. of their buddies would drop them which the industry has fallen comes in the form of a report by the Construction of the $450 million a line to let them know how things House Anti-trust subcommittee, headed by Representative Emanuel project calls for heavy Federal are going. Celler (D-N.Y.). The report finds that "American trade routes are aid, with Louisiana picking up $13 Our A & G election started on. permeated by abuses of all sorts." million of the tab. The channel November 2nd, and compared to Jones Rosman The report lists a long series of abuses against which the U.S. marlwould stretch from Louisiana to the last election, voting seems to time industry is struggling for its very existence. The subcommittee's days of the Union, when he joined the Arkansas border and from be running a little slow. We urge findings are not news. The SIU has been pointing to these very same in New York. A native of South Shreveport to Daingerfield, Texas. all members to exercise their con­ factors for years, and has worked to have them removed so that U.S. America, he now makes his home It would be known as the Red stitutional right to vote and to pass maritime can recover its health. For the record, however, here are some with his wife in Brooklyn, N-Y. A River Waterway District. the word along so everyone eligi­ of these latest findings. member of the steward depart­ At the present time plans call ble will get out and votd. / • U.S. firms have registered 409 ships under the runaway flags of ment until his retirement, Bren­ for the Red River to be developed Wilmington Panama, Honduras and Liberia. This figure includes 264 of our vital nan last sailed on the Robin Gray. to handle Mississippi River barge Shipping activity has been very tankers. A native of Maine, Knowles traffic without trans-shipping into good in the Wilmington -area dur­ • According to MA figures, our merchant fleet now consists of 919 joined the SIU when he came to smaller barges. Additional fea­ ing the past two week period, with active ships, down from 930 last year and 1,415 In 1953. The Soviet New York. Although he still tures of the project call for flood a total of 38 men shipped. We had Union, by comparison, has a-f makes his home in Maine, he has control, stabilization of the banks the Mount Vernon Victory pay off merchant fleet of 1,450 ships. ships is only 9.2 percent. By com­ been sailing in the steward depart­ of the river, and water supply con­ and then sign on here, along with • Excluding military cargoes, parison, British ^hips carry 53 per­ ment for many years. He last trol for irrigation and other uses. a sign on for the Ocean Anna. The only 8.9 percent of the nation's cent of that nation's trade, while sailed aboard the Maiden Creek. The results of another state­ Eiizabethport, Alcoa Master, Losmore than 300 million tons of ex­ French vessels carry 62 percent Oscar Rosman has been sailing wide issue which appeared on the mar, Yorkmar and Steel Worker ports and imports, worth $40 bil­ of France's foreign trade. the seas since he first went aboard ballots is still in doubt. This was were through here in transit. In lion, is carried in American-flag • Only 46 ships, totaling 552,- a sailing ship in his native country a proposal to allow the Port of addition, the St. Lawrence is in bottoms each year. Ten years ago 490 gross tons are on order or un­ of Sweden. He joined the union Baton Rouge to" raise jts debt dry dock here and is expected to the figure was close to 43 percent. der construction in the nation's in its very early days, and worked limit. Many feel that raising the come out in a week or 10 days. • Even counting military car­ nine major commercial shipyards. aboard SIU ships in the deck de­ present limit is important because Pensioner Oscar Osmundsen, goes, the total percentage of U.S. , For purposes of comparison, it partment. Rosman now lives in the part's facilities are already who makes his home in this area tjado . carried aboard U.S.-flag (Continued on page 23) (Continued on page 17), ,, New York City, qnd is confident beng taxed by increased use Six Seafarer Oidtimers Awarded $150 Pensions Voters Okay New Channel In Louisiana Maritime Abuses Pointed Out ' Ih v' CjV ••} ^ it »'J •*, it. -ji >'ti. U I vr. �«» J., Pag* ffii SEAFARERS LOG NwrariMT U. (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping- Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) October 24 - November 6 The job situation took a turn for the better during the past two weeks as the total number of SIU men shipping out rose to 1,212 from 1,071 in the previous reporting period. The comeback in job activity on the east coast was led by Norfolk and Jacksonville. Along the Gulf coast Houston registered a sharp increase in the number of men shipping, while Mobile and New Orleans both suffered a slowdown in activity. The job situation on the West Coast was on the slow bell in all three ports. The improved shipping picture during this period is reflected by the increase in jobs fQr all three departments. The number of Seafarers answering deck department jobs calls took a healthy jump, while the engine and steward department categories both showed substantial gains. The brighter job picture also had its impact on the registration situation. Registration totals, which stood at 1,305 in the previous two week period, fell off to 1,178 with engine department calls accounting for a large share of the decline. The number of men registered on the beach also dropped off to 3,660 from 3,706 in the prior reporting period. There were some slight changes in the seniority sta­ tistical breakdown as the pace of activity quickened during the past .two weeks. Class A men accounted for 55 percent of the total number of SIU men shipping, a gain of one point over the previous pei:iod. The share of class B men taTting jobs dropped to 32 percent from the previous report's level of 35 percent. Class C men found the going a bit brighter as they accounted for 13 percent of the total shipping, as compared to 10 percent in the last report. Shipping activity was also on the upswing during the past two weeks. There were 63 payoffs, compared to .51 in the last report and; 46 sign-ons, contrasted to 39 reported two weeks ago. In transit visits were down slightly from 134 to 128 in this reporting period. Ship Activify Pay Oils lostan N«w York.... Phiiadolphin .. Baltimore .... Norfolk Jachsonvillo .. Tampa Mobile Now Orleans.. Houston Wilmington .. Son Francisco. Seattle 3 21 3 2 3 0 0 5 10 10 1 2 3 TOTALS ... 63 Siga In Ons Trans. TOTAL 2 7 3 1 0 3 7 7 2 3 3 0 20 8 IS 8 14 9 5 13 19 5 7 8 3 49 13 24 14 IB 9 13 30 36 8 12 It 46 128 237 0 a DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A1 Port Boston Mew York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk .Tacksonville Tampa Mobile Mew Orleans IToiiston Wilmington '•'an Francisco. Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ACL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B 7 o' 1 6 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2. 0 0 ^0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 41 12 75 7 28 25 22 8 13 46 10 81 1 7 12 20 0 7 10 81 20 3 7 15 0 5 3 5 7 12 2 4 14 0 8 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 14 5 7 29 1 18 4 11 5 5 13 4 22 1 2 6 1 5 3 0 1 22 6 0 13 1 4 9 0 7 11 6 5 2 13 0 10 1 3 5 4 8 13 10 5 3 10 1 7 2 2 4 1 7 1 9 0 2 6 5 1 3 5 1, 7 9 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 16 28 1 3 2 10 13 4 6 13 a 7 0 7 3 0 0 0 5 6 13 13 51 0 25 13 24 11 18 37, 2 4 20 15 11 28 0 8 0 4 4 37 28 19 7 51 4 25 10 15 29 24 38 9 71 3 12 19 34 0 11 71 6 5 34 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 4 3 5 0 0 2- 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 7 17 0 7 1 13 2 5 2 2 4 5 4 5 2 8 0 0 0 0 13 8 2 8 0 6 10 1_ 6 2 . 9 0 3 6 0 3 3 4 3 0 0 0 9 6 90 165 52 1 307 15 52 88 1 155 88 152 48 1 288 12 51 70 1 133 2 19 16 1 37 288 133 Registered On The Beach CLASS A' CLASS B / GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 9 0 20 6 35 "^0 4 7 11 10 111 94 157 35 286 14 46 73 133 19 13 0 13 30 0 4 10 16 26 29 37 1 41 7 85 2 11 35 48 31 10 8 21 32 1 1 8 12 21 17 4 1 13 2 19 3 4 3 10 1 2 0 7 1 10 0 4 4 8 20 34 80 1 0 34 12 4 13 18 69 61 4 78 14 153 1 26 61 88 11 116 49 65 10 124 6 26 34 66 7 8 2 12 1 21 2 7 13 22 21 25 0 24 12 61 0 14 10 24 IS 19 0 27 6 52 0 37 19 56 37 1 458 365 512 111 1 988 30 201 300 1 531 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A1 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk .l.ncksonville Tampa Mobile Tow Orleans Houston Wilmington .'•'an Francisco ."Seattle TOTALS Shipped CLASS A1 Shipped CLASS B TOTAL Shipped Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL A B 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 60 5 13 9 38 58 3 31 0 16 12 33 13 40 5 17 11 9 5 31 14 58 1 12 0 13 1 2 11 0 8 4 0 2 1 4 4 11 1 3 1 3 11 6 14 22 2 3 11 14 2 ;.. 5 1 9 14 4 20 2 3 14 0 4 1 14 5, 14 2 5 1 9 2 11 0 7 0 111 11 2 10 1 7 «l 0 2 3 5 5 0 1 2 0 3 0 5 0 5 1 2 9 0 ,6 0 0 0 5 9 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 3: 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 t 1 2 2 11 15 1 2 2 5 0 3 2 5 0 5 8 8 17 1 0 1 1 5 13 24 43 2 6 17 7 34 1 12 13 26 0 26 16 13 0 1 1 34 31 10 35 2 5 25 5 25 2 32 5 21 22 48 1 7 4 12 32 48 22 13 37 5 2 3 1 6 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 7 1 3 3 0 3 0 9 1 3 13 0 10 1 5 4 7 6| 14 0 0 0 0 10 14 9 1 3 6 2 4 0 6 0 8 14 0 3 1 0 0 0 14 4 6 3 4 2 3 1 4 0 51 150 28 1 229 13 101 64 1 178 38 132 28 1 198 14 83 70 1 167 4 33 171 54 198 167 Registered CLASS A Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jac Tarn Niol) . a .• • NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS B Registered On The Beach .CLASS AI CLASS B GROUP C ALL 1 3 2 0 2 1 12 2 14 103 50 125 17 18 2 3 20 3 33 10 5 34 2 11 29, 3 14 3 14^ 2 0 5 0 0 3 2 0 8 11 8 1 32 3 61 28 1 60 15 12 92 24 52 5 7 11 7 13 2 24 8 0 40 15 .2 0 1 18 3 _ 54 1 419 148~ 442 69 1 GROUP ALL 1 2 3 ALL 15 0 6 3 9 192 10 45 51 106 25 1 9 15 25 46 2 23 20 45 20 0 4 11 15 7 1 1 2 4 10 0 1 3 4 43 0 9 17 26 103 3 50 54 107 81 7 36 30 73 22 1 7 6 14 63 3 15 16 34 32 2 19 8 29 659 30 224 237 1 491 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1-s 2 1 2 3 ALL 0 2 0 3 • 5 0" 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 14 8 15 41 3 2 12 17 4 11 12 24 Sli 3 2 0 6 0 1 i 4 5 1 1 0 4 6 4 5 3 5 17 4 1 5 10, 1 6 1 2 3 0 1 1 5 0 0 3 3 2 4 2 3 11 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 8 9 1 0 7 0 6 2 1 7; 4 8 35 4 3 4 20 2 15 21 6 10 5 12 33 16 5 5 35 2 9 7 21 30 10 10 7 36 9 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 1 7 2 5 4 18 0 0 4 4 1 5 1 2 9 3 4 3 4 14 0 2 10 12 0 1 1 4 6 30 57 33 73 1 193 15 IS 86 1 116 25 54 31 66 1 176 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 1 8 10 1 0 4 5 1 0 6 6 0 0 0 9 9 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24 1 2 21 27 3 1 23 0 0 2 2 0 0 9 9 0 0 1 1 6 4 85 1 95 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped CLASS GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 51 10 0 0 5 0 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 10 6 1 1 7 9 11 9 0 0 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 24 0 2 2 33 1 24 27 1 26 36 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 4 4 9 0 0 0 6 1 2 2 60 1 . 64,176 9JP C 0 15 3 0 9 4 0 0 2 26 1 4 0 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1-s 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 2 1 '4 4 6" 15 1 0 3 4 76 22 55 33 56 166 10 10 33 53 14 4 5 2 6 17 0 1 7 8 16 12 22 13 16 63 2 3 83 38 29 4 6 5 4 19 1 2 9 12 5 1 8 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 2 7 2 2 14 0 1 0 1 7 4 15 7 15 41 1 2''21 24 17 18 56 107 4 59 16 4 71 79 70 7 89 14 25 10 21 8 24 40 4 6 5 5 10 26 4 1 8 13 15 14 22 22 10 61 0 2 6 8 7 6 12 6 8 32 11 9 52 72 64 1 SUMMARY DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered Registered SHIPPED SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 23 ALL 123 ALL 50 165 52 I 307 15 52_ 88 1 155 88 152 48 | 288 12 _ 51 70 | 133 SHIPPED TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS C CLASS GROUP 123 ALL ABC AlA. 2 19 51 150 28 f 229 13_ 101 64 1 178 38 132 28 \ 198 14 _ 83 70 1 167 4 _^33 87 33 73 I 193. 15 15' 86 1 116 79 31 66 | 176 6 4 85 | 9Jr'2 . 2 228 348 153 j 729, 43 168 238 j 449.205 315 142 j 662 32 138 225 J 395, 8 54 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 16 | 37 288 133 37 | 458 365 17 j_54198_ 167 54 | 419 148 60 j 64'l76 _'95^4 | 335 289 93 ] 155 682 395155 |1212.802 512 442 120 1074 111 | 988 30 201 300 | 531 69 | 659 30 224 237 ( 491 227 | 636 42 43 270 | 355 407 |2283 102 468 807 [1377 �"- . '•/ •' "' •"' SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS on the S.S.FANWOOD Pag* Seres . Coining off wafch, oiler Bobby Horrit seems surprised at seeing tfie Fanwood't chief steward in the engine room, camera in hand and already snapping the shutter. No spot on the Fanwood was too inacces­ sible for roving ship's photographer Sidney Garner. Here he catches KenneHi Winters white on engine room watch. Chief Steward Sidney Gamer (r), who took these photos, has his own picture taken with fellow steward department members Thomas Mulfer, chief cook and Herbert Laiche, 3rd cook (I). With the'crew expected for dinner any moment, steward department stalwarts Luis Nieves, messman (left) and Luis Perei, pantryman, pause for a little picture-taking In the crew messroom. Steering a steady course at the helm of the Fanwood during the 4 to 8 watch at sea, Seafarer Leo Thomas, AB, maintains a firm grip on the wheel. Enfoying one of the many fine days which the crew of the Fanwood encountered during the vessel's last voyage, are deck department members (l-r) Leo Monahan, deck maintinancei Timothy Sullivan, AB; Karl Heiiman, bosun and Marvin Flrmin, deck^ maintenance. Chief steward Garner caught them with his . camera |ust before they began rigging the gangway. Crewmembers reported a fine trip. After loading steel at Baltimore for Pakis­ tan and military cargo at New York for Turkey, the Fanwood (Waterman) stopped at the AtOres, Greece and Spain. �-^F-• .y--- ' f FMV Hffbt SEAFARERS NsrciAer 18, MM LOG 2 Rail Tugmen Go On Pension By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Tremurer, Great Lakes Detroit Shipping Remains Active Shipping remains good in tlie Port of Detroit for all ratings. With the expected arrival of two deep-sea vessels, the De Soto and the Jean La Fitte, we will have our hands full trying to fiil jobs.' SIU men in Detroit and all over the Lakes are mourning the death of Mrs. Parker. Mary "Mom" Parker was affectionately known to hundreds of Seafarers on the Great Lakes and their ocean-going counterparts. "Mom" operated a 40-room hotel and the majority of her boarders were SIU members. The 71-year old "Mother" of all sailors used to make yearly visits to ports in every section of the country. She was proud of the fact that she probably knew more seafaring men than anyone else in Detroit and the beloved Mrs. Parker never turned a sailor away from her door because of financial troubles. Mrs. Parker is survived by her husband, Joe Arnold, an old time SIU member. McCarthy Steamship Company has decided to scrap the former SlU-manned Mataafa, which is one of four ships that have been idle this season. The Mataafa carried upward of 100,000 new automo­ biles to Bufflo over the course of a season. McCarthy Steamship Com­ pany lost their once-flourishing trade to the railroads. Vern Ratering is back in town after making a "trip to Europe and the near East on the Chatham.• Vern sails in the Steward Depart­ there are plenty of jobs for this ment and is a professional BR. time of year, especially rated jobs. Most of the good pinochle players Leslie Cook is off the H.N. have shipped out leaving the gravy Snyder on a medical leave. for John Poliwka, who is presently "Hope you will he back abroad keeping ship on the George In- soon, Les." galls. Although the people of Michigan Duluth split their ticket and re-elected Except for ABs shipping is slow George Romney as Governor, the in this Great Northern Port. We Democrats, for the first time since expect a great number of ships 1934, control the Michigan State this month for the final trip down Legislature. This represents a ma­ the Lake. On the beach at this jor victory for the labor move­ time is Bill Duffy and Jack Wallin. ment in this great industrial state. SIU oldtimer Tommy Dunn, per­ The Democrats now have 71 seats sonally escorted every eligible in the House, compared to 39 for voter to the polls on November 3 the Republicans and a 24 to 14 and, if we know Tom, he didn't margin in the Senate. leave a stone unturned. Voters in this State rejected the Cleveland Massachusetts ballot by a whopping Although just as many ships are 2 to 1 margin on the only State­ still coming into this area that wide Referendum in connection were coming in the middle of the with the November 3 election. The season, shipping has finally Referendum was held because dropped off. The only thing that Labor, Liberal and Democratic seems to be in great demand are groups were successful in a ABs. Talk in the marine circles in petition drive held this Summer. Cleveland is that they are hoping to keep the ore cargo coming down . the Lakes until at least the 12th of December, weather permitting, and the self-unloaders long after that. Joe Mickalowski, the night boss around here, is still waiting for that last relief trip on a Boland boat and keeping him company is George Mitchell. Dick Heikns is around again after a three-month trip to India, but is heading for Two more members of the SIU Florida for the winter—no more Inland Boatmen's Union were shipping 'til next spring. added to the roster of pensioners Buffalo last week, bringing to each of With the close of the season just them a regular monthly check of around the corner, shipping in this $150 in return port has finally slowed down. We for their years have several lay-up schedules for of service. - vessels which are due to lay-up The two ap­ with storage grain. We hope this proved for penwill give SIU members work dur­ sion by the ing the winter months. Buffalo is board of trustees holding books for several members of the Seafarer's and it is suggested they contact Pension and the port agent and pick up their Welfare Plan are books before lay-up. Pete Peterson Peterson Chicago and William H, Shipping has held its pace in the Hathaway. Port of Chicago regardless of the Peterson now makes his home lateness of the season and, at this in the Gulf city of Corpus Christi, rate, it appears we will be shipping Texas, after moving there from men up to the lay-up dates. his home state of Michigan. He Bill Carver shipped recently on first sailed with the G. & H. Tow­ the Hastings as an oiler; he ing Co., and he remained with the only recently left another salty. company until his retirement. Arthur Wentworth-has returned to Hathaway began sailing on the the Gypsum from sick leave and tugs of the Curtis Bay Towing Co. said although he hated to be sick Shortly afterward, he began work­ it was great to get home to see his ing for McAllister Brothers as a new son. Joe Veno recently shipped mate and he sailed on McAllister as coalpasser on the Sullivan tugs until his retirement. A native Brothers and, as he says "to take of JJorth • Carolina, Hathaway will off some of the belly." retire to his home in Norfolk, Va., Alpena assured that he will receive a com­ Shipping in this port has slowed fortable pension check each month down somewhat, but even now from the Union. Life Pensions Presented To IBU Veterans Two more veterans of the rail­ road tugs have been added to the list of SIU Railway Marine region pension roster by the hoard of trustees of the Seafarers Pension and Welfare Plan. John Leyendecker and An­ thony V. Herzich will receive a $150 month check as long as they live. L e y e ndecker Herzich spent most of his years in the New York harbor working as a deck hand on the tugs of the Pennsyl­ vania Railroad. He worked, how­ ever, as a bridgeman just before his retirement, after spending a short- time as dispatcher for the company. Leyendecker plans to spend his retirement with his wife at their home in North Bergen, N.J. Herzich also worked aboard the tugs of the New York-New Jersey Harbor. He began working in 1923 * for the Baltimore and Ohio Rail­ road as a deck hand, and contin­ ued to work for the same company until his retirement. A native of Austria, he plans to retire to his home in Astoria, N.Y. Veteran rail tugman John Leyendecker receives congratula­ tions as he is presented his first pension check by G. P. McGinty, director of the SIU Railway Marine Region. Leyen­ decker, who sailed as a deck hand on Pennsylvania Railroad tugs, plans to spend his retirement with his wife at their home in North Bergen, N.J. New Croup Fights Rightist Agitation Automation To Eliminate Light Keepers NEW YORK—Automation is slowly catching up with the quiet and lonely men who i work as lighthouse keepers, i Two New York harbor lights i well known to Seafarers— Romer Shoal Light Station in Lower Bay and Bobbins Reef Light Station—will soon go automatic, the Coast Guard has announced. Although no changes will be made in the looks of the 80-year-old structures or in i their characteristics of 13mile visibility and fog horns, both will be transformed into unmanned light stations as part of a long range plan to reduce costs. Present plans call for the linking by armored under­ water cables of Romer Shoal with the West Bank Light Station off Staten Island and for hooking up Bobbins Reef by cable with Bayonne, N.Y. The lights would be controlled from West Bank and the St. George, Staten Island Coast i| i Guard tBase, respectively. $ William Hathaway, SlU-lnland Boatmans Union oldtimer has a big smile for the LOG photographer as he receives his first pen­ sion check from SlU-IBU rep Stephen Papuchis in Norfolk. Continuing agitation and the use of downright terrorist tactics by right-wing extremist groups in the United States has led to the establishment of a new National, Council for Civic Responsibility, brought • into being for the specific "You have no right to come and purpose of challenging right- make such a request," the prin­ wing extremist tactics. Right-wing extremist, have been characterized in cartoons by the little old ladies in sneakers who check under their beds with a candle every night before re­ tiring to make sure no commu­ nists are hiding there. They tend to see nefarious Communist plots everywhere, never see a tree with­ out feeling there is a communist lurking behind it. Among the Communist "agents" which these hatemongers have "exposed" are Dwight D. Eisenhower, John Foster Dulles, Franklin D. Roose­ velt, and many more. They con­ sider labor unions Communist by definition. Example Of Activity An example of the kind of vio­ lent right-wing extremist activity which has made establishment of the National Council for Civic Re­ sponsibility necessary, follows. It all happened to Penn Jones, editor of a small weekly newspaper in Dallas, Texas and was reported in the Labor World, publication of the AFL-CIO Unions of Duluth, Minnesota. At Midlothian High School, where Jones' son was president of the student body, a mem­ ber of the John Birch So­ ciety appeared as a speaker at a regular weekly assembly. The Bircher told the students that Roosevelt and Truman were both Coitamunists and that America was being betrayed by such leaders at this time. Jones was outraged. Refutes Charges "I went to see ihe principal In an effort to have a respon­ sible person come down and answer these insane charges," he recalled later. "I had pre­ viously contacted Judge Sarab T. Hughes of Dallas, the first lady to be appointed a fed­ eral judge in the United States. She agreed to come if she were invited by the high school." But, de^lte Jones' efforts, the high school principal re­ fused to issue the invitation. cipal said. Jones then tried to discuss the matter with the Birch member. "He stared me right in the face," Jones recalled, "and said. Do you consider yourself a loyal American?" Jones continues the . story: "About 2:30 Monday morning, the fire alarm went off. A piece of concrete tile had been tossed through the door of my news­ paper's office. Then a gallon can of cleaning fluid had been tossed about 18 feet into the shop area. It landed on the floor and was bubbling out and burn­ ing and the fire was just reach­ ing the rafters in the building when we got water to it and saved the plant. The fire did about $7,000 worth of dam­ age . . ." Voters Back Pro-Shipping Congressmen WASHINGTON — Representa­ tive Thomas N. Downing (D.-Va.), a member of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries who plans to introduce legislatiop calling for a boost in U.S. ship­ building in the next session of Congress, won a hands-down vic­ tory in last week's , election. Downing has proposed doubling the number of cargo ships built each year in the U.S. and inci;easing the number of naval ships built yearly from 24 to 60. The program would run for five years. Such a program is needed. Downing said, to offset the decline of the American Merchant Marine and to enable the U.S. Navy to keep its position of world leader­ ship. The plan, which would, be­ gin in the next fiscal year, has been under .study for some time. Downing explained. �irvTHBlMr IS. ISM By Lfndsey Wiiliamt. Vtee-President, Gnlff Ar«a Gulf States Split On Jfohnson Vote SEAFARERS Page Nln* LOG Norfollc ISei: To Overhaul Waterfront SIU Llfeboatmen Graduate NORFOLK—A $16 million pro­ ject to rebuild an idle and delapidated section of downtown water­ front was announced here by the Norfolk Port and Industrial Authority. The drawing up of detailed plans for the project that will cover more than a half mile of waterfront at the confluence of the South and West branches of the Elizabeth River now awaits only the release of plans for a six-lane expressway that will run adjacent to the area. According to Michael M. Mora, general manager of the Port Authority, the ancient wharves— some dating back to the days of sailing ships—that now dot the area will be torn down. Built in their place will be 3,000 feet of marginal piers, constructed with concrete decks on concrete pilings, backed up by the 950,000 square feet of warehouse space. The natianal election wfaleli, as everyone should know by now; was won in a landslide by President Lyndon B. Johnson and his vice presidential running: mate, Hubert H. Humphrey, produced some inter­ esting results on the Gulf Coast. Florida and Texas went for Johnson, but the middle Gulf states of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana returned overwhelming majorities for the Republican nominees. Senator Barry Goldwater and Represenative Wiliiam Miller. Vigorous campaigning by AFL-CIO unions, including the SIU, helped keep such friends of the labor movement as Representative Hale Boggs and Representative Jimmy Morrison from being caught up in the Republican sweep in Louisiana and both were returned to Congress. As majority whip in the House, Boggs Is one of the most influential members of Congress. He has represented the Second District, which includes, uptown New Orleans, for 25 years, and has been a staunch advocate of a strong U.S. Flag merchant fleet and expanded foreign trade. Morrison is from the Sixth District, which includes Baton Rouge. Members of Lifeboat Class 120, the latest group of Seafar­ Speedy O. Long, the Democratic nominee, was narrowly elected ers to successfully pass the Coast Guard requirements at the to Congress from Northwest Louisiana. He is a former member of course given at New York headquarters, pose for the LOG the Louisiana Legislature where he generally voted with labor on photographer. The graduates are (l-r, front) Grant S. issues important to the working Glbbs, Mariin G. Wilt; (middle) Chariet Mlehaeh, Barney people. New Orleans include Pedro VillaHireen, Anthony Tonelll, M. H. Burns; (rear) instructor Dan Texas re-elected Ralph Yarbor- bol, Raul Boque, and Frank Busso. Butts, Robert C. Hanna, Edward Warren. Helge Holmstrom, ough to the United States Seriate. MobUe Thomas E. Carey and Roy Bjercke. Benefiting from energetic AFLVic Brunell, chief electrician on CIO support and from being the Monarch of the Seas, paid a aboard the Johnson bandwagon, visit to the hali. Joe Crawford is he won over strong, well-financed recuperating at home after being and well-organized Republican op­ repatriated from Curacao where position by a bigger margin than he suffered a broken leg while a had been predicted by most poli­ crewmember on the Ema Eliza­ tical analysts. beth. Sverre M. Stokke got off Democrats in Mississippi, Ala­ the Sea Pioneer to spend a vaca­ MIAlvn—Seafarers wlio ran afoul of hurricanes this year have found the gales accom­ bama and Georgia were handed a tion with his family before ship­ panying them as ferocious as ever. However, weather scientists who study the wild tropi­ shocker when Republicans won ping out again. News that the ship cal storms, have concluded that the Atlantic wind patterns controlling their direction have one Congressional seat each in was going to Iceland helped him Mississippi and Georgia and five make up his mind to look for an­ undergone major changes. After a close investigation by Dr. Kurd C. Willett of the marches toward the eastern coast in Alabama. This could be con­ other vessel. Joe Heam Jr. regis­ sidered a plus to labor's legisla­ tered in Mobile after about six of the nine major tropical Massachusetts Institute of Tech­ of the U.S. Evidence that sunspots do cause tive program. The Democrats months in the black gang on the storms occurring in the Atlantic nology, large-scale changes in pat­ terns of winds blowing across the changes in the earth's wind pat­ gained in overall seats in the tanker Achilles. Walter H. Whit- this year, meteorologists of the Na­ Atlantic are caused by changes in terns was found during recent House, nationally. The Southern ten, whose last ship was the Alcoa tional Hurricane Research Center sunspot activity occurring over a space probes. Using space satel­ Democrats who were defeated Ranger, is unfit for duty while here have come up with evidence were ultra conservative and could taking treatments on outpatient that points to significant changes 90 year period. Dr. Willett holds lites, scientists have learned that that since there is a quiet period of energy from the sun has an effect be counted on to vote Invariably status at the U.S. Public Health in large-scale wind patterns. sunspot activity at the present on electrical components which against lit>eral legislation and Service Clinic. He plans to get in Path Traced time, existing wind patterns in the are part of the earth's upper with the Republicans. What was a couple of hunting trips before The weather scientists have al­ Atlantic in the region where hur­ atmosphere. The changes involved really accomplished, therefore, he ships out again. W. E. Harper ready learned that a hurricane is ricanes are created have changed. in this process are thought to be was to put tiie proper label on is vacationing at his home in Mis­ normally pushed west by the pre­ This change would have a sharp responsible for causing shifts in these anti-labor votes. sissippi near here. His last job vailing winds from their tropical effect when the storms start their wind patterns. For the benefit of Seafarers at was chief cook on the Alcoa Mas­ birth-^places. After the storm moves sea, we brought them up to date ter. He is registered in Group along this path, it usuaUy shifts in the last issue of the Log with 1-S. After resting up at his home direction, curving along a track progress of some. of the power­ in Baker, Fla., W. W. Gatewood is bearing north and east. house football teams from Gulf making the jbb calls and is ready The scientists think that this States universities. Here are some to take the first Group 2 job that second phase of the typical hurri­ of the scores from the "big" games hits the board. His last trip was cane's devastating journey changed of last weekend; Alabama just the Oceanic Wave. this year. They have concluded By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer about sewed up the Southeastern that the storms that have previ­ Houston Conference title by beating LSU, William Morris checked in here ously moved out into the Atlantic 17 to 9; Georgia upset ninth- from New York and registered in may now have a tendency to ranked Florida, 14 to 7; Tennes­ Group 2, engine department. His swerve west and smash into Most Seafarers are well aware that they enjoy, along with their fam­ see knocked off eighth-ranked last ship was the Express Balti­ Florida. ilies, the broadest possible protection from the various benefit plans. Georgia Tech, 22 to 14; Arkansas more, a west coast-type C-2. Florida, which usually is hit by Since there are so many, however, such as Welfare, Vacation and Pen­ beat Rice 21-0; Texas took Baylor, James H. "Chick" Fisher paid off an average of one hurricane per sion that cover almost every conceivable type of benefit, there is occa­ 20-14; and Houston squeezed out a the bosun's job on the Petrochem year, shuddered under the impact sionally a need to explain one in particular to a member. In this case 13-13 tie with Florida State. Top- a couple of weeks ago and is ready of hve tropical storms, during we received a question from a brother inquiring about the death bene­ ranked Notre Dame barely held on to go again. William H. Thompson 1964, three of them in the hurri­ fit, and the answer would be interesting and Informing to all Sea­ to win over Pittsburgh, 17-15. registered in mid-October and is cane class. A tropical storm farers and their families. The shipping outlook in Gulf ready to go on the first chief stew­ achieves hurricane status when its The brother asked: "Why, although the death benefit is $4,000, did Coast ports continues good. Rated ard's job available, although he counter-clockwise winds hit 75 the beneficiary of a deceased friend of mine receive a payment of only miles per hour. men in the deck and engine de­ would prefer a trip to India. After studying this year's hurri­ $500?" partments have been in short sup­ Gene Walker suffered scnne real We told him this: In order for the beneficiary of a deceased member ply and jobs have been plentiful hard luck when he fell through a cane record, meteorologists con­ to receive the $4,000 death benefit the deceased member must have cluded that these changes were in all categories. glass door while painting his caused by a major shift in vdnd ntaintained eligibility prior to his death by having sailed 90 days in New Orleans house. His right wrist was severe­ patterns. They theorize that these the calendar year, and also have had one day sea time within the pre­ A series of misfortunes made it ly cut, with main arteries and shifts might continue to direct more vious six months aboard ships of companies tlmt are a party to the necessary for Maurice Duet to get tendons being severed. He was in hurricanes toward Florida, and Seafarers Welfare Plan. Obviously, this is a very simple requirement off tlie Del Mar about three weeks the hospital for two montlis and away from the northern coastal for the professional seaman. For the sailor who does not meet the simple eligibility requirement there is a protective feature in the Weiago. His wife suffered a severe expects to be laid up about six areas. fare Plan by which his beneficiary is assured of a $500 death benefit whiplash injury to her neck when more months before he will be fit Sun Behind It if the deceased SIU member has at least one day of sea time in the her car, halted for a traffic light, for duty to ship out in the deck Meteorologists here regard was rammed from the rear by an­ department again. William I.ee evidence of a shift in wind pat­ year prior to his death. Remember, the payment of the benefits is a big and complicated job other. His sister suffered severe "Slick" WlUiams paid off the terns as support for a theory link­ injuries and three of his cousins Anchorage- (on the Alaskan nm) ing up changes in hurricane cycles and the Union pays considerable attention to it. In this manner the were killed in a tornado that in Seattle and came to the GuU to changes in the level of sunspot membership can be more easily assisted in obtaining all the benefits struck LaRose, La„ during Hurri- to register. It's warmer down this activity. Sunspots, which are to Which they are due—as quickly and as simply as is possible. Each can Hilda in October. Clayton way at this time of the year. furious disturbances resembling week hundred of applications are processed and benefits paid to mem­ Thompson was discharged from storms on the white-hot surface of bers and their beneficiaries. This, as I have so often mentioned, is why our plans offer the the hospital and registered for an the sun, occur in cycles. These AB's job. He should be ready to cycles, in turn, have been thought broadest possible protection to members and their families. It is go soon. Bill Padgett also made to affect the earth's weather pat­ another reason why the Seafarers benefit plans are exceptional. Brothers and kin are reminded that questions are most welcome it out of the hospital and came to terns, although precise informa­ the hall to register in Group 2, tion on how they do so remains un­ and that we will make every effort to see tliat any and all aspects of the benefit plans are clarified. Seafarers can be assured of a proper engine department. Some of the discovered. other oldtimers on the beach in "w .j According to a theory developed answer if it is within our power to do so; Hurricane Watchers Report Storms Shitting Directions Death Benefits Vary With Recipient �Paffe Tea SEAFARERS.LOG Sheet Metal Union Wins Major Cains ROCKFOBD, 111.—The Sheet Metal Workers Union, which is a member of AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, voted unanimously here to ratify, a new contract with the BarberQUESTIONi Do you go to tho ( Colman Co., providing major A wide rang'e of Tarious shipboard beefs come into play in the selec­ gains for 2,500 production tial arbitrator rules on each case. movies when you are in foreign tion of questions sent into the Union over the last period. The first workers following a bitter 20It was agreed that no criminal ports? If so, what kind? By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. proceedings will be resorted to was sent in by Vance Wells, ship's delegate aboard the Producer. week strike. while the arbiter holds hearings. The new contract, first in 63 Question: "We sailed short one Wiper. Would like to know if Engine The union's nation-wide boycott years for the once bitterly anti Tom Holti Sometimes. I usually Utility and Wiper are entitled to split wages of missing Wiper as per union manufacturer of air condi­ and its refusal to bargain charges compare the movies that are play­ General Rules, Article II, Section 27?" tioning components and textile against Barber-Colman will be ing and pick out Answer: The division of wages applies only for those ratings that machine tools, provides wage dropped, and the firm will in turn the one I like dismiss complaints of secondary are required on a vessel's certificate. The rating of Wiper is not hikes of more than 27 cents an best. I under­ boycott and picket-line incidents. hour by May 1966; company-paid required on the vessel's certificate. stand a little of A factor in settling the strike, insurance premiums, major medi­ about five lan­ Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article II, Section 27— cal coverage for retired workers, which started June 5 when con­ guages so I don't —Division of Wages of Absent Members, "(a) When members of the union dues checkoff, a 70 percent tract negotiations broke down, was have to stick to unlicensed personnel are required to do extra work because the vessel increase in shop stewards, more strong support by the AFL-CIO just English and sailed without the full complement as required by "vessel's certificate, seniority benefits, an arbitration and its unions. Federation Presi­ American films. under circumstances where the law permits such sailing, the wages of clause and other objectives of dent George Meany called the I like foreign the absent members shall be divided among the men who perform their Sheet Metal Workers Local 573. walkout in its early days "a classic films some of the work, but no overtime shall be included in such payments. example of a trade union's fight In a memorandum of agreement time since understand what's (b) At sea, when day men are switched to sea watches and promoted, signaling the end of the strike for survival" and the AFL-CIO going on. Executive Council rallied wide for tiie purpose of replacing men who are injured or sick, they shall union and management negotiators $ receive the differential in pay. 4agreed that strikers accused of support. The memo of agreement pro­ (c) When men standing sea work, wirebrushing, chipping or picket-line violence will not be Harry Meredith: Yes, I go see watches are promoted for the scaling without the payment of discharged but their status will be vides that: the movies overseas. I usually All strikers shall return to purpose of replacing men who are overtime." held in abeyance until an imparsail to the mid­ their old job or an equivalent or injured or sick they shall receive dle east, and all Question: "It states in the agree­ higher job by no later than two the differential in pay only. they have there to three weeks from the settle­ is American (d) In no event shall any mem­ ment sea watches shall be broken upon F.W.E. for Oiler^ that is if ment. ber of the Unlicensed Personnel films, so some­ Union and management will work more than 8 hours in any vessel is to stay In port 24 hours or times I see the work to create a climate of im­ first run movies one day without the payment of more. Now, if this is so, an Oiier should receive 1 hour o.t. for secur-' proved relations. overtime." The parties will cooperate in in one of those The following questions were ing engine after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m. as after F.W.E. has been the increased use of company countries before sent in by Robert K. Goodnick, my friends see products. engine delegate aboard the Alice rung on here, we have to close the intermediate stops, secure the Foreman and union stewards them here. Brown. The questions deal with idling generator, the steam stand will meet with the company labor Oilers and FWT duties. 4" 4» NEW ORLEANS —Advise from by pump and put on the port feed relations director and the union's Question: There is a 500 kw. pump and secure the main feed the White House will greatly in­ Cliff Mendell: Yes, I go to the diesel generator that is put into pump which all takes about ^ an fluence efforts by Congress to director of organization to learn of movies overseas. Sometimes, when the responsibilities of both sides operation on different occassions hour after F.W.E., so we are work­ write a new national transportation I have nothing requiring the Oiler on watch to ing after the bell has been rung bill in the next session. Congress­ under the new contracts. Ing else to do, a The Sheet Metal Workers won take care of this item along with off and we are on day work." man Oren Harris (D.-Ark.) has good movie Is bargaining rights here in February his other duties and in addition, fun. I guess I Answer: Under the circumstances predicted. 1963. After long negotiations an while in port, the Fireman-Water- you have outlined, you would be Harris, chairman of the House see mostly interim eight-month agreement tender on watch is required to entitled to overtime for perform­ Interstate and Foreign Commerce American and was signed, after which former take care of this generator on oc­ ing this work. Committee, told the 53rd annual English pictures. management officials sought to de­ casions. Sometimes I see Reference: Standard Freightship meeting of the Association of Port Answer: This would be consid­ Agreement, Article IV, Section 3 Authorities: "I would assume that stroy the union and forced a de­ foreign films, if certification election. ered part of the routine duties of (a)—House of Work. "Working the Congressional approach would they have Eng­ the Oiler and in port, if the Fire- hours in port and at sea for all depend to a large extent on sug­ lish sub-titles. man-Watertender on watch is re­ men classified as day workers gestions that might emanate from quired to take care of the diesel shall be from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and the White House." t 4 4 . generator, it would also be con­ 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Though he said he had no Albert Santiago: Yes, I always sidered part of his routine duties. Friday. Any work outside these knowledge of what the suggestions go to the movies in foreign ports. Reference: Standard Freight- hours or on Saturdays, Sundays, or might consist of, he said that I see American ship Agreement, Article IV, Sec­ Holidays, to be paid for at the President Johnson was interested movies general­ tion 18 (a)—Oilers on Sea Watches applicable overtime rate, except as in the development of a program ly, because most —Steam. "They shall perfoi-m provided in Article II, Section 18. that would serve the public better. of the time that Harris noted that President The year 1963 has gone into the is all that is routine duties, oil main engine (if When in accordance with Article reciprocating), watch temperatures H, Section 44 (c), the meal hours Johnson had appointed a task force record books as a bad year for showing in the and oil circulation (if turbine), oil are changed, the hours of work headed by special deputy White shipping, according to Lloyd's city. They dub auxiliaries, steering engine and ice shall be changed accordingly, pro­ House counsel Meyer Feldman to Register of Shipping, put out by machine. They shall pump bilges vided that when a meal hours is study the question of a balanced Lloyd's of London. Ship losses the foreign lan­ and they shall also tend water changed, it must be changed for national transportation system. through sinking, stranding and fire guages and run guages and checks are in the en­ the entire department. The study followed the defeat of last year were the heaviest since English subtitles on American gine room and no watertenders Standard Freightship Agree­ House Resolution 9903 in the Con­ World War II, the annual Lloyd's films which is strange to me. are carried." ment, Article IV, Section 7, first gress. The task force is expected survey reported. Standard Freightship Agree­ paragraph — Breaking Watches. to have its findings ready in two Greek owners led the list of big 4 4 4 ment, Article IV, Section 23 (d)— "When a vessel is in port as de­ or three months time. losers. Greek casualties came to James Mannette: No. I am gen­ Fireman-Watertender. "When on fined in Article II, Section, 34, and Harris also noted opnosition to 22 ships of 89,273 tons. This in­ donkey watch, they shall be re­ is scheduled to remain in port the bill by port and maritime cluded the cruise liner Lakonia erally too busy doing other things in ports to have quired to keep steam, tend aux­ twenty-four hours or longer, sea groups. The maritime industry is which suffered a disastrous fire time to go to the iliaries and take care of entire watches shall be broken. When concerned that the proposed legis­ and sank at sea. movies. I get plant, without payment of over­ scheduled stay of vessel is less lation might give too much free­ In all, 254 ships or 496,805 gross around to see time Monday through Friday." than twenty-four hours, sea watches dom to railroads. The rail carriers tons were lost during 1963, com­ the sights, and Question: Is the Oiler on day shall be maintained. If .sea watches have been carrying a rate-slashing pared to 249 vessels of 481,098 tons some of the night work required to do lagging work are to be broken, they shall be program aimed at undermining in 1962, Since 1929, the previous life. Why should without the payment of overtime? broken when 'Finished with domestic shipping. Another con­ highs (not counting the war years) I coop myself up Answer: The Oiler on day work Engine' bell is rung." cern is that the bill might dis­ came in 1962 when 124 ships of in a movie house may be required to perform lag­ In submitting questions and criminate against the smaller about 500,000 tons were lost. when I have a ging work without the payment of work situations for clarification, ports. U.S. Leads Scrapping whole city and overtime. This is considered main­ delegates and crews are reminded Harris said that any new na­ The year 1963 also saw more tenance work and part of the once again to provide as much tional transportation bill must tonnage scrapped throughout the just a few days to see it? routine duties of the Oiler if per­ detail as possible setting forth the have neither too much nor too lit­ world than the previous year with 4 4 4 formed in the area specified un­ circumstances of any dispute. Be­ tle regulation, but must reach a the U.S. leading the list for the der the Oilers working rules such sides those mentioned, some of the happy medium that would leave all fourth year in succession. World­ Tony Sparrow: Yes, I mostly go as the Engine. Room. members who were sent clarifica­ contending forms of transporta­ wide, 1963 saw 794 ships scrapped to the movies Just in the English Reference: Standard Freight- tions on various subjects during tion equally regulated or deregu­ amounting to 3.2 million gross ports, like Eng­ chip Agreement, Article IV, Sec­ the past few days included the lated. But. deregulation, many tons, compared to 739 vessels of land, Bombay, tion 19—Oilers on Day Work— following: Glen Lawson, York; feel, would give some forms of .3 million in 1962. and other Brit­ Steam. "They shall assist the en- Standish B. Woodell, ship's dele­ transportation advantages over influenced Of this, the U.S. alone scrapped ish giners in maintenance and repair gate, Choctaw; James Card, ship's others. 127 ships of 807,712 tons—slightly countries. In ^ work in engine room, machine delegate, Cathy; Richard F. RanThe Port Authorities group also more than the 792,148 ton figure those countries, chop, shaft alley, ice machine some, ship's delegate, Mankato heard speakers representing the for 1962 but considerably below the only films room, and storeroom when lo­ Victory; William Ruling, deck dele­ trucking, raHroad and maritime the 1961 figure which came to a you can see are cated in, or adjacent to engine gate, Orion Hunter; Paul L. Whit­ industry. Nicholas Johnson, Fed­ whopping 1.4 million tons. Most American and room. They shall not be required low, Hercules Victory; T. Drze- eral Maritime Administrator, was of the U.S. scrapping was made up English. I don't to do any cleaning of boilers, wicki, ship's delegate. Globe Car­ the representative who spoke on of reserve fleet ships, including like seeing films painting, cleaning paint, polishing rier; William Morris Jr., Baltimore. maritime. many Libertys. in a language I don't understand. Transportation Bili Studied By Congress World Fleet Wrecks Hit Record High �Novefliber IS. UM SEAFARERS Pag* Hevea LOG "This Is Part Of The Picture!" CIVIL RIGHTS QUESTIONS GET MIXED RECEPTION—Although President Johnson and Vice President-elect Humphrey won a resound­ ing national victory after running on a platform calling for complete support for the 1964 civil rights act, state and local civil rights questions got a mixed reception from voters on Election Day. Citizens casting their ballots in California and Akron, Ohio, voted for the repeal of fair housing laws, while Maryland voters backed the extension of the state public accommodations law to every county in the state. In voting tor Proposition- 14 by almost 2 to 1, California voters amended their state constitution, reoealing state laws prohibiting discrimination in the sale or renting of housing. The new amendment forbids the enact­ ment of similar fair housing legislation in the future. The California trade union movement and other groups bitterly fought the passage of Proposition 14. Residents of Akron, Ohio, also voted to overturn a city fair housing law which was similar to the one in California. Enacted by the Akron city council last July, the margin for repeal was in the neighborhood of 4-3 with about three-fourths of the ballots counted. In the only case where a civil rights measure won voter approval, citi­ zens of Maryland approved the extension of the public accommodation. la\,' to every county in the state by a margin of about 30,000 votes. When the state legislature originally passed the bill, 11 counties were excluded from its coverage under a system which permits individual counties to exempt themselves from certain types of state legislation. The law prohibits the denial of service on grounds of racial discrimina­ tion in restaurants, hotels, motels and other places of public accommo­ dation. 4 t t OCTOBER UNEMPLOYMENT HOLDS STEADY 5.2 PERCENT—The national unemployment rate remained steady at 5.2 percent during October, according to the U.S. Labor Department. The unchanging status of the jobless indicates that the newly elected Congress will have iis work cut out for it in order to provide 3.3 million more jobs in the economy. In releasing its report for October, the Labor Department said that changes in employment and unemployment between Septem­ ber and October were "mainly seasonal." The total number of job­ holders increased by 300,ODD to 71.1 million, most of this rise occurring in the non-farm sector of the economy which accounts for a total of 66 million jobs. Included in the employment totals were 1.9 million workers in non-farm industries who were on short workweeks or could not find fulltime work. This total, however, is at its lowest October since 1956. The long-term unemployed—who have been without work for 15 weeks or longer—^remained unchanged at 800,000. The Labor Department noted that this total was 150,000 lower than a year ago, most of the improvement taking place among those who were unem­ ployed for six months or longer. The AFL-CIO Metal Trades Council and the Kittery, Maine, Navai Shipyard have signed a first contract covering over 5,000 un­ graded, non-supervisory workers. The agreement covers hours, leave, safety training and griev­ ances and other areas. MTC president Merle O'Donal said the contract was the product of much "hard work, research and thought." t. t. Frederick O'Neal, Broadway star and [cesident of the AFLCIO Actors Equity, the stage un­ ion, was presented with the an­ nua! James J. Hoey award of the Catholic Interracial Council of New York for his "outstanding contribution to racial justice. O'Neal, a veteran fighter against racial bigotry, is the first Negro elected to head Equity. He shared the award with Mayor Arthur J. Holland of Trenton, New Jersey. By an overwhelming margin of almost 95 peu-cent, pilots of Trans World Airlines have voted to call strike against the carrier should L tw contract talks fail. The Airl)..ie Pilots Association is seeking "i.jlief from excessive flying bo>urs, unnecessarily long daily flight duty periods, and schedules F-roviding sufficient time off be­ tween duty periods and trips" for its 1,800 members at TWA. The Pilots are also asking for "more protection against premature ca­ reer termination." The union's contract with the airline expired November 6. 3^ 4" Three locals of the United Tex­ tile Workers of America have won new three-year agreements pro­ viding gains in wages, fringe bene­ fits and contract protection for workers in the synthetic yarn in­ dustry. Ratifying the new con­ tracts were UTWA Local 815 in Lowland, Tenn., from the Amer­ ican Enka Corp., and Locals 2207 The Papermakers and Paper- and 2614 in Elizabethton, Tenn., workers Union won a 42-25 vic­ from Beaumit Mills, Inc. tory in an NLRB representation 4 3^ election at Boxmakers, Inc., Westfield, Mass. It was the third The Building Service Employees straight win in a coordinated cam­ have elected Arthur T. Hare sixth paign of AFL-CIO unions in the vice president as a replacement for area io organize non-union shops. Thomas Kelly who died recently. The drive, made with the help of Hare was president of BSElU the AFL-CIO Organization De­ Local 6 in Seattle, Wash., and partment, has already won two headed the union's Western Con­ other elections, one at the Crane ference since 1948. Elevated to fill Company, Indian Orchard, (Tech­ Kelly's post as secretary-treasurer nical Engineers) and the other at of BSEIU Local 250 in San Fran­ Tidy Home Product, Holyoke cisco was Timothy Twomey, local president. (Chemical Workers). The elections are over. The American people have repudiated the backward, radi­ cal, extremist anti-labor, anti-progress poli­ cies of Barry Goldwater. At polling places all over the nation the story was the same. With very few exceptions, Goldwater was handed a crushing defeat in almost every state of the union. President Lyndon Johnson can now con­ duct the business of his high office with his own mandate for progress. His victory was a landslide. It can no longer be said that he is merely finishing out someone else's term in office. He won an overwhelming victory running on his own platform for progress. It is now his responsibility to make the dream of "the Great Society" a reality. An important preliminary for bringing about the Great Society is the formulation of a strong U.S. maritime policy designed to rejuvenate the American merchant marine. Progress of the American economy and so­ ciety will never proceed at the pace of which it is capable without a strong U.S.-flag mer­ chant fleet backing it up. , Progress will be slowed if the U.S. con­ tinues to carry only 9.2 percent of its foreign trade aboard its own merchant ships. Prog­ ress will be slowed if we continue to carry only 4.2 percent of our vital oil imports ^qn our own tankers. Progress is slowed every time another American-owned ship is allowed to register under a runaway flag to avoid paying U.S. taxes and U.S. seamen's wages. Our nation's progress hits a roadblock each time a foreign ship conference is allowed to .set higher rates for cargoes of U.S. manu­ factured goods leaving the country than it does for imports entering the U.S. Every time a foreign supply mission uses unfair tactics to discourage U.S.-flag ships from carrying P.L. 480 grain cargoes, America suffers an economic setback. When government agencies waive the 50-50 cargo requirements, when the ICC al­ lows predatory rate cutting by the railroads to kill domestic ship lines, when shipyards close because there are no cargoes for U.S. ships—the Great Society becomes less of a possibility and more of a dream. President Johnson has already amply demonstrated his ability to get necessary legislation and policies approved by Con­ gress, and new maritime policies are more necessary for the well-being of the nation than in almost any other field. The U.S. economy has more potential for growth-than that of any other country. We are already the richest country in the world. We can out-produce other nations many times over. This productivity has already given the American worker the highest standard of - living of any worker in the world and has provided the strength to make the United States the free-world leader. It has brought about the ability to eliminate the last vestiges of poverty and injustice for every man, woman and child in the na­ tion. This would really be "the Great So­ ciety." But a producing nation without a strong merchant marine to back up its productive capacity never has been, and never can be a great nation. A nation cannot fulfill the role of EWorld leadership if it must depend on the fleets of other nations to maintain the trade which gives it the strength to hold down its title as world leader. Shifting and unstable world politics make it easy to knock the crown from any nation which cannot maintain its own trade routes. The picture puzzle depicting the great fu­ ture of the United States is made up of many individual pieces. The section depicting the role of martime may well turn out to be the key around whch the rest of the picture must take ghape. �V Pace Twelre SEAFARERS LOG 4 < « • 'i 1 • »i ^ Nevember II, 19H Mf SUMMARY OF PRESIDENTIAL VOTE • 1948 TO 1964 I ii." h/ Vote in tm Stale and So. of Districts Alabama 3,672 Alpkt Arizona 741 Arkan.ias 2.543 California 31,498 Colorado 1.966 Connecticut 600 Delaware ;i56 Di.ct. of Columbia 91 Florida •2.279 ' (ieorcia 1,257 Hawaii •242 .Idaho 890 Illinois 10,329 Indiana 4.416 Iowa 2,476 Kansas 2.927 Kentucky 2,994 Louisiana 2.224 Maine 628 Marvland 1.521 Massachusetts 2.024 Michigan 5.211 Minnesota 3.800 M ississippi I.S7S Missouri 4,414 Montana 1,065 Kebraska 2,158 Nevada 615 New Hampshire 302 New Jersey 4.603 New Mexico 1,049. New York 12,439 North Carolina •2,164 North Dakota 2,255 Ohio 13,485 Oklahoma 3.085 Oregon 3.256 Pennsylvania 9.286 Rhode Island 469 South Carolina 1.611 South Dakota 1.771 Tennessee 2.742 Teias 5,525 Utah 1,223 Vermont 246 Virginia 2,016 Washington 5.659 West Viiginia 2,668 Wisconsin 3,550 Wyoming 621 TOTALS Electoral Vote 10 DEWEY 4U,'.) ,U (I9.0?i) Vote in 1952 ' STEVENSON TRUMAN EISENHOWER A 1 i:),2:U (35.0"r) • •• T • 2 7,7,0/.i (64.6%) Vote in 1966 STEVEtl.SDN NIXON 195.694 (39.4%) 280,844 (56.5%) • 112,880 (38.9%) 213,277 (52.5%) 2,420,135 (44.3%) 257,997 (39.3%) 405,079 (36.3%) 79,421 (44.6%) 217,981 (41.7%) 30,953 (50.9%) 221,241 (55.6%) 184,508 (43.1%) 3,259,722 (50.1%) 402,242 (54.6%) 565,813 (46.3%) 96,373 (49.0?;) ;;24.0.50 (56.8??) 29.809 (49.1%) 176,781 (44.5%) 215,049 (50.2%) 3,224,099 (49.6%) 330,629 (44.9%) 667.055 (53.7%) 99,590 (50.6%) 480,371 (42.7%) 444,688 (66.4"„) 795,476 (51.5?;) 274.472 (37.4'„) 748,700 (48.5%) 458,638 (62.5";) 92,410 (50.0";) 138.853 (46.2%) 2,377,846 (50.0";) 952,358 (44.6%) 550,565 (43.2%) 363,213 (39.1?;) 521,855 (46.4%) 407,339 (50.4';) 181,159 (43.0%) 565.803 (53.6%) 1,487,174 (60.2%) 1,687,269 (50.9%) 779,933 (50.6%) 108,362 (36.3%) 972,201 (50.3%) 134,891 (48.6"„) 23'2,542 (37.9%) 54,880 (51.2%) 137,772 (46.6%) 1,385,415 (50.0%) 156,027 (50.2%) 3,830,085 (52.5%) 713,136 (52.1%) 123,963 (44.5%) 1,944,248 (46.7%) 370,111 (41.0%) 367,402 (47.3%) •• 3 b 6 40 6 8 3 77,597 . (44.o':a 50,959 (2i.2<:a 1,895,269 (47.4?c) 239,714 (46.7^^) 437,754 (SO.O^r) 69,588 (60.3'c) 95,'251 (54.1%) 149,659 (62.2%) 1.913,134 (47.8%) 267,288 (52.1%) 423,297 (48.4%) 152.042 (58.3";,) 177,155 (43.8%) 2,897,310 (56.3%) 379,782 (60.3%) 611,012 (55.7%) 67,813 (49.0%) 90,059 (51.8%) a 14 12 108,528 (41.7%) 226,300 (55.9%) 2,197,548 (42.7%) 245,504 (39.0^i) 481,649 (43.9%) 83,315 (47.9%) 176,990 (61.0%) 186,287 (45.8"/i) 3,027,668 (55.4%) 394,479 (60.0%) 711,837 (63.7%) 98,057 (55.1%) 26 13 9 1 9 lU 4 K) 14 21 10 7 12 4 .& 3 4 17 4 43 13 4 26 8 6 29 4 8 4 11 25 4 3 12 9 7 12 3 538 KENNEDY Eligible for first time since 1800 194,280 (34.3'r) 76,691 ((8.4';;:) 281,988 (49.8';,) 254,646 (61.2',) 544,0.36 (55.0%) 198,961 (30.3'f) 444,950 (45.0%) 456,823 (69.7"c) 643.849 . (57.2%) 222,778 ' (33.3%) •• 4 4 Vote in I960 EISENHOWER 166,979 (61.2%) 2,623,327 (59.5%) 105,868 (38.8%) 1,775,682 (40.3%) 783,908 (39.7%) 92,295 (50.0",) • 161,597 (53.8?;) 2,368,988 (49.8%) 1,175,120 (55.0?;) 722,381 (56.7?;) 561,474 (60.4%) 602,607 (53.6%) 101,514 107,370 (47.57^) (50.2%) 1,961,103 1,994,715 (49.6%) (50.4%) 821,079 807,833 . (50.1%). (49.3%) 494,018 622,380 (48.0%) (50.8%) 423,039 351,902 (54.3%) (45.1%) 341,210 466,756 (41.7%,) (57.P'%) 72.657 B 136,344 (IT.S'.O (33.0%) 150.234 111,916 (56.9%) (42.4%) 294,814 286,521 (49.9%) (48.4%) 909,370 1,151,788 (43.3%) (54.9%) 1,038,595 1,003,448 (49.7%) (48.1%) 486,617 692,966 (40.2%) (57.5%) 5,043 C 19,384 (2.6%) (10.1%) 655,0.39 917,315 (41.6%) (58.2%) 96,770 119,071 (43.4',) (53.3':;,) 264,774 224,165 (54.2%) (45.8%) 29,357 31,291 (47.2%) (50.4%) 121,299 107,995 (52.4°i) (46.7%) 981,124 895,455 (51.1%) (46.7%) 80,303 105,464 (43.0%,) (56.5%) 2,841,163 2,780,204 (46.3%) 145.4"; 1 258.572 459,070 (32.8'r) 158.3';o) 115,l;i9 9.5,812 (52.5%) (43.7%) 1.445,684 1,452.791 (49.2''i) (49.5'f) •268,817 452,782 (37.3%) (62.7%) 260,904 243,147 (50.3%) (46.8%) 1.902,197 1,752,426 (51.3%) (47.2%) 135,787 188,736 (41.5'%) (57.7%) 5,386 D 34,423 (24.2^;,) (3.8'r,) 129,651 117,653 (51.8%) (47.1%) 202,914 270,402 (37.1':,,) (49.4%) 282,240 750,700 (24.4",) (66.4%) 124,402 149,151 (45.0%,) (54.0%) 75,926 45,567 (61.9%) (37.1%) 172,070 200,786 (41.4%) (48.2%) 386,315 476,165 (43.2%) (53.2%) 316,251 429,188 (42.2%) (57.3%) 590,959 647,310 (46.8^;,) (51.2%) 47,947 52,354 (47.4%) (51.7%) 180,707 95,081 (65.4";) (34.4':i) 2,457,327 2,013,920 (54.8';;.) (44.9%) 801,530 1,136,259 (58.1%) (41.0%) 808,906 451,513 (63.8";,) (35.6%)616,302 273.296 (68.8"c) (30.5%) 495,029 . 495,729 (49.8^;) (49.9';) 306,925 345.027 (52.9';) (47.1'c) 232,353 118,806 (33.8%) (66.0%) 499,424 395,337 (43.8%) (55.4%) 1,292,325 1,083,525 (54.2%) (45.5%) 1,551,529 1,230,657 (55.4%) (44.0%) 763,211 608,458 (55.3%) (44.1%) 112,966 172,566 (39.6%) (60.4"„) 929,830 959.429 (50.7",,) (49.1"„) 157,394 106,213 (59.4%) (40.1";>) 421,603 188i057 (69.2%) (30.8%) 60,502 31,688 (61.4%) (38.6%) 166,287 106,663 (60.9%) (39.1%) 1,373,613 1,015,902 (56.8%) (42.0%) 132,170 105,661 (44.3%) (55.4%) 3,952,813 3,104,601 (55.5'-;) (43.6";:) • 558,107 652,803 (46.1%) (53.9",.) 191,712 76,694 (71.0%) (28.4%) 2,100,391 1,600,367 (56.8%) (43.2%) 518,045 430,939 (54.6%) (45.4%) 420,815 270,579 (60.5%) (38.9%) 2,415,789 2,146,269 (52.7%) (46.9%) 210,9.35 203,293 (50.9^„) (49.0%) 168,082 173,004 (49.3";.) (50.7%) 20:i,857 90,426 (30.7",) (69.3"c) 446,147 443,710 (50.0%) (49.7%) 1,102,878 969,228 (53.1%) (46.7%) 194.190 135,364 (58.9%) • (41.1%) 109,717 43,355 (71.5%) (28.2%) 349,037 268,677 (56.3%) (43.4%) 599,107 492,845 (54.3%) (44.7%) 419,970 453,578 (48.1%) (51.9%) 979,744 622,175 (61.0%) (38.7%) 81,049 47,934 (62.7%) (37.1%) 1,182,811 (59.9%) 729,187 (59.1^i) 566,878 (65.4%) 572,192 (54.3%) 329,047 (53.3',,) 249.'238 (70.9",f) 559,738 (60.0%) 1,393,197 (59.3%) 1,713,647 (55.6%) 719,302 (53.7%) 60,685 (24.5%) 914,279 (49.9",.) 154,933 (57.1%) 378,108 (65.5%) 56,049 (58.0%) 176,519 (60.1%) 1,606,942 (64.7%) 146,788 (57.8%) 4,345,506 (61.2%) 575,062 (49.3%) 156.766 (61.7%) 2,262,610 (61.1%) 473,769 (55.1%) 406,393 (55.2%) 2,585,252 (56.5%) 225,819 (58.3';;,) 75,700 (25.2";) 171,.569 (58.4';) 46'2.'i88 (49.'2";) 1,080,619 (55.3'c) 215,631 (64.6%) 110,390 (72.2%) .386,459 (55.4%) 620,430 (53.9%) 449,297 (54.1%) 954,844 (61.6%) 74,573 (60.1%) 501,853 (40.7%) 296,317 (34.2%) 476,453 (45.2%) 243,977 (39.5";) 102,483 (29.1%) 372,613 (39.9%) 948,190 (40.4%) 1,359,898 (44.1%) 617,525 (46.1?;) 144,453 (58.2";.) 918.273 (50.1%) 116,238 (42.9':;) 199,029 (34.5%) 40,640 (42.0%) 90,364 (33.8%) 850,337 (34.2%) 106,098 (41.8%) 2,747,944 (38.7%) 590,530 (50.7'%) 96,742 (38.1%) 1,439,655 (38.9%) 385,581 (44.9%) 329,204 (44.7%) 1,981,769 (43.3%) 161,790 (41.7?;) 136,372 (45.4%) I22,'288 (41.6"c) 456,507 (48.6",.) 859,908 (44.0':;) 118,364 (35.4?;) 42,549 (27.8%) 267,760 (38.4%) 523,002 (45.4%) 381,534 (45.9%) 586,768 (37.8%) 49,554 (39.9%) 230,980 ('28.6%,) 240.608 (57.0%) 489,538 (16.4%) 976,750 (39.6%) 1,620,423 (48.8%) 757,915 (49.2%) 73,561 (24.7?;,) 962,221 (49.7";.) . 141,841 (51.1';.) 380,553 (62.1%) 52,387 (48.8%) 157,989 (53.4%) 1,363,324 (4922%) 153,733 (49.4%) 3,446,419 (47.3%) 655,420 (47.9%) 154,310 (55.4%) 2,217,611 (53.3%) 533,039 (59.0%) 408,060 (52.6%) 2,439,956 (48.7?;) 147,502 (36.4%) 188.558 (48.8";) 178,417 (58.'2";) 556,577 (52.9"„) 1.1'21,C99 (48.5?;) 205,361 (54.8?;) 98,131. (58.6?;) 404 ,.521, (52.4%) 629,273 (50.7%) 395,995 (47.3%) 895,175 (51.8%) 77,451 (55.0%) 2,556,282 (51.1%) 258.032 (63.6%) 198,129 (51.2%) 128,070 (41.8%) 481,453 (45.8%) 1,167,932 (50.5%) 169,248 (45.2%) 69,186 (41.3%) 362,327 (47.0%) 599,298 (48.3%) 441,786 (52.7%) 830,805 (48.0%) 63,331 (45.0%) 21,970,065 33,936,234 35,590,472 26,022,752 34.108,546 34,227,096 24,105,812 27,314,992 'Democratic party not represented in this election because of States' Rights party. "Became state since 1956. - . r.j VOTE IN 1964 GOLDWATER JOHNSON 454,318 19,846 (36%) 235,424 (50.3"/e) 231,039 (43.8%) 2,769,996 (40.6%) 295,247 (38.5%) 391,685 (32.2%) 78,203 (39%) 28,501 (14.5%) 862,614 (48.9%) 562,602 (54.2?i) 44,090 (21.3%) 142,816 (49.1%) 1,875,600 (40.5?;) 908,421 (43.9%) 449,602 (38.1%) 378,529 (45.6%) 368,934 (35.5?;) 503,545 (56.5%) 119,011 (31.2%) 379,575 (33.6?;) 520,130 (23.6?;) 1,059,862 (33.2%) 555,712 (36%) 359,693 (87.1%) 600,051 (35.4%) 112,733 (40.6%) 261,567 (47.2%) 55,318 (41.6%) 104,204 (36.1%) 948,049 (34%) 133,186 (40.3%) 2,226,804 (31.7%) 631,855 (44%) 101,121 (42%) 1,471,856 (37.2%) 411,272 (44.2%) 273,718 (36?;) 1,613,591 (35?;) 71,893 (19.1%) 311,144 (58.6?;) 130,177 • (UA%) 510,630 (44.5?;) 944,873 (36.6) 182,040 (45.3%) 54,841 (33.7%). 481,932 (46.3%) 427,064 (37.6%) 253,189 (32.3?;) 638,244 (37.9%) 60,810 (44.4"/o) 35,290 (64%) 232,458 (49.7%) 296,390 (56.2%) 4,048,742 (59.4%) 471,131 (61.5%) 825,205 (67.8%) 122,562 (61%) 167,373 (85.6%) 900,417 (51.1%) 475,701 (45.8%) 162,841 (78.7%) 147,955 (50.9%) 2,757,356 (59.5%) 1,162,659 (56.1%) 730,483 (61.9%) 452,384 (54.4%) 669,940 (64.6%) 387,811 (43.5%) 262,616 (68.8%) 749,127 (66.4%) 1,686,047 76.4%) 2,128,301 (66.8%) 987,675 (64%) 53,063 (12.9%) 1,094,591 (64.6%) 164,603 (59.4%) 292,486 (52.8%) 77,750 (58.4%) 184,622 j (63.9%) 1 1,839,993 (66%) 192,824 (59.2%) 4,785,252 (68.2%) 805,731 (56%) 139,882 (58%) 2,489,071 (62.8%) 620,315 1 (55.8%) 485,008 1 (64%) j 2,991,402 1 (65%) 1 304,579 1 (80.9%) 1 219,613 1 (41.4%) 1 163,055 1 (55.6%) 1 636,627 1 (55.5%) 1,633,117 1 (63.4"/<,) j 219,771 1 (54.7%) 1 107,963 1 (66.3%) 568,935 1 (53.7%) 709,527 1 (62.4%) j 530,671 1 (67.7?;) 1 1,047,655 1 (62.1%) 1 76,226 1 (55.6'/«) 1 26,607,815 .12,187,7721 A = 171,433 votes (79.7%) for Thurmond, States' Right* Party. B = 204,290 votes (49.1%) for Thurmond. C = 102,607 votes (72.0%) for Thurmond. O = 167,356 votes (87.2%) for Thurmond. THE ISSUES: Many conclusions are being drawn from the outcome of the 1964 elections. A few are obvious. The American people overwhelmingly repudiated right-wing extremism and the threat to their hardwon social gains that was represented by the candidacy of Barry Goldwater. By the same token, they demonstrated their desire to add to those gains. Goldwater was overwhelmingly defeated, and along with him those candidates for na­ tional and local offices who stood by the Goldwater credo. The labor movement played a key role in the outcome of the election. Through COPE, the political arm of the AFL-CIO, the SIU and its sister trade unions made a nationwide effort to bring the issues to the people and to bring the people to the polls. Goldwater's candidacy repre­ sented the destruction or disablement of the labor movement and the weaken­ ing of the progress* this country has made in social welfare, education, the eradication of poverty and the struggle for equal rights for all. Labor's effort was a highly successful one, Post-elec­ tion surveys show that the great major­ ity of America's working men and women cast their votes for the JohnsonHumphrey ticket. The ranks of the lib­ eral Demoecatic members of Congress were also swelled by the election. A good part of that vote can be attributed to the work of COPE. The role played by the labor move­ ment in the elections was, to a great part, a defensive one. Faced by the challenge of Goldwater, a challenge that would have brought back some of the worst features of the so-called "good old days," labor joined the rest of the nation in defeating—and defeating de­ cisively—^the Goldwater bid. But that was only half the story. Labor, along with vast majority of the nation, has a positive program for the future. The outcome of the elections have helped to pave the way for that program. Included in the country's list of unfinished business are the securing of a social security-backed medicare bill, improvements in the social security sys­ tem itself, a rise in the federal mini­ mum wage and comprehensive federal programs for urban development, trans­ portation and other important items. With a more responsive Congress, it is expected that the major parts of our unfinished business will be tackled at last. To speed this, lawmakers are al­ ready at work on plans to remove the legislative roadblocks created by the inequities in the committee system in Congress. With the roadblocks removed, bills will be able to come to the floor for decision much quicker and will be less likely to "die in committee' as has happened until now. �NoTflttlMr IS, MM 8EAFARER3 lOG Pace TUrfeea •• CONGRESS: The Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress benefited by the Johnson avalanche. In tiie Senate, Democrats picked up two seats formerly held by Republi­ cans, making their majority in the upper house better than two-to-one. Here is the new Senate line-up, as com­ pared with the old: New Old Democrats 68 66 Republicans 32 34 In the House of Representatives, the Democrats picked up 39 new seats, assuring President of the biggest Demo­ cratic margin since the 1936 New Deal Congress of Presi­ dent Roosevelt. The line-up in the next Congress, as com­ pared to the last.^will be: . New Old Democrats 296 257 Republicans 139 178 Here is a state-by-state rundown of the Congressional changes brought by the election. ALABAMA: No Senate contests. Both incumbent Senators are Democrats. In the House, Republicans riding the Goldwater tide in the state picked up five of Alabama's eight scats, all of which were formerly held by Democrats. The new House line-up is 6 Republicans and 3 Democrats. ALASKA: No Senate Con­ tests. Both incumbent Senators are Democrats. In the House, a Democrat was reelected to Alaska's single seat. ARIZONA: A Republican won the Senate seat vacated by GOP candidate Goldwater, keeping the line-up at 1 Demo­ crat and 1 Republican. The House alignment was also unchanged: 2 Democrats and 1 Republican. ARKAN­ SAS: No Senate contests. Both incumbent Senators are Democrats. In the House, Democrats retained control of Arkansas' four seats. CALIFORNIA: The Republicans, with an incumbent Senator, captured the state's other Senate seat, formerly held by the Democrats. The new Senate line-up: 2 Republicans. Republicans gained a single seat in the House. The new California Congressional line-up is 23 Democrats to 15 Republicans. COLORADO: No Senate contests. Both incumbent Senators are Republicans. Democrats captured the two House seats held by Republicans, giving them all four seats. CONNECTICUT: Democrats retained control in the single Senate contest. Both Connecticut senators are Democrats. In the House, the Democrats made a clean sweep, dislodging the lone Republican.. New line-up: 6 Democrats. DELAWARE: An incumbent Republican won the single Senate contest. The contingent remains 2 Republicans. An incumbent Republican also retained the state's single House seat. FLORIDA: The Senate seat up for election was retained by an incumbent Democrat. The line-up remains 2 Democrats. The House picture also remains unchanged at 10 Democrats and 2 Repubiicans. GEORGIA: No Senate contests. Both incumbent Sena­ tors are Democrats. The Republicans, benefiting from the Goldwater vote, picked up one House seat in Georgia. The line-up is now 9 Dernocrats to the lone GOPer. HAWAII: The incumbent Republican Senator won reelec­ tion, leaving unchanged the division of one Democrat and ope Republican. The Democrats also kept control of the island state's two House seats. IDAHO: No Senate contest. One of the incumbents is a Democrat, the other a Republican. The Republicans picked up one of Idaho's two House seats. The other remains Democratic. ILLINOIS: No Senate contests. One of the incumbents is a Democrat, the other a Republican. The Democrats gained a seat in the Hous^ raising their total to 13, as against 11 Republicans. INDIANA: The Democratic incumbent won reelection to the Senate. Both Indiana Senate seats are filled by Democrats. The Democrats added two House seats in Indiana. The line-up is now 6 Democrats to 5 Republicans. IOWA: No Senate contests. Both incumbent Senators are Republi­ cans. The Democrats won six of the seven Republican Iowa House seats, completely reversing the line-up in the last Congress. KANSAS: No Senate contest. Both in­ cumbent Senators are Republicans. In the House, Repub­ licans retained control of Kansas' five seats. KENTUCKY: No Senate contests. Both incumbent Senators are Repub­ licans. The Democrats picked up one seat in the House. The new line-up is 6 Democrats and 1 Republican. LOU­ ISIANA: No Senate contests. Both incumbent are Demo­ crats. Democrats retained control of Louisiana's eight House seats. MAINE: The Democratic incumbent won an­ other term in the Senate, leaving the Maine Senate line­ up at 1 Democrat and 1 Republican. A Democrat won a Maine House seat, making the line-up 1 Democrat and 1 Republican. MARYLAND: A Democrat won the single Senate seat in Republican hands. The line-up now: 2 Democrats. The Maryland House delegation remains at 6 Democrats to 2 Republicans. MASSACHUSETTS: The incumbent Democrat Senator won his bid for reelection. The line-up remains 1 Democrat and 1 Republican. The Bay State House delegation is unchanged, with 7 Democrats and 5 Republicans. MICHIGAN: The Democratic incumbent in the Senate won another term, leaving Michigan with 2 Democratic Senators. The Democrats picked up four more seats in the House, raising their total to 12, as against 7 Republicans. MINNESOTA: The incumbent Democratic Senator retained his seat. The line-up will remain 2 Democratics in the Senate. The Congressional delegation remains the same, 4 Democrats and 4 Republicans. MIS­ SISSIPPI: The Democratic Senate incumbent was un­ opposed for reelection. The line-up remains 2 Democrats. Cashing in on the Goldwater tide in the state, a Republi­ can won one of Mississippi's five House seats. The others are Democratic. MISSOURI: The state's Democratic Senator was reelected. Both Missouri Senate seats remain Democratic. The Missouri House line-up remains un­ changed, with 8 Democratic to 2 Republicans. MONTANA: The Democratic incumbent won reelection to the Senate. Both Senate seats remain Democratic. The Montana House line-up is the same, with 1 Democrat and 1 Repub­ lican. NEBRASKA: The Republican Senator won reelec­ tion. The Nebraska Senate posts remain Republican. The Democrats gained a House seat. The count is now 1 Democrat and 2 Republicans. NEVADA: The incumbent Democratic Senator won reelection, keeping both Senate posts under Democratic control. The state's single House seat also remained Democratic. NEW HAMPSHIRE: No Senate contests. One Senate seat is Democratic, the other Republican. The Democrats picked up one House seat, leaving the line-up at 1 Democrat and 1 Republican. NEW JERSEY: The Democratic Senator won his bid for reelection. The New Jersey Senate delegation remains divided at 1 Democrat and 1 Republican. The Demo­ crats added four Congressional seats to their total in New Jersey. The New Jersey delegation in the next House will comprise 11 Democrats and 4 Republicans. NEW MEXICO: A Democrat captured the Republican-held Senate seat, giving both Senate seats to Democrats. Both New Mexico House seats remain Democratic. NEW YORK: A Democrat defeated the incumbent Republican Senator. New York will now have a Democrat and a Republican in the Senate. The Democrats also picked up a whopping seven seats in the House races. The new House delegation from New York will comprise 28 Demo­ crats and 13 Republicans. NORTH CAROLINA: No Senate contests. Both incumbent Senators are Democrats. The North Carolina House contingent remains unchanged, with 9 Democrats and 2 Republicans. NORTH DAKOTA: The incumbent Democrat was re­ elected to the Senate. The delegation remains 1 Democrat and 1 Republican. The Democrats captured one of the state's two House seats from the GOP. OHIO: The incum­ bent Democrat was reelected to the Senate, retaining Democratic control of both Senate seats. The Democrats added four seats in the House, bringing their total to ten. Republicans retain control of Ohio's 14 other seats. OKLAHOMA: A Democrat, won the Senate seat at stake, continuing Democratic control of both Senate seats. The Oklahoma House was unchanged by the election. There are five Democrats and one Republican. OREGON: No Senate contests. Both incumbent Senators are Democrats. The House contingent remains unchanged, with three Democrats and one Republican. PENNSYLVANIA: The incumbent Republican won reelection to the Senate. The other Senator is a Democrat. The Democrats picked up two seats in the House, bring their total to 15. The state's 12 other seats are Republican. RHODE ISLAND: The Democratic incumbent won re­ election to the Senate. The state's second Senator is also a Democrat. Both Rhode Island House seats remain Democratic. SOUTH CAROLINA: No Senate contests. Both Senator were Democrats but one switched his allegi­ ance to the Republicans just before the elections. The state's six House seats remain Democratic. SOUTH DAKOTA: No Senate contests. One of the incumbents is a Democrat, the other a Republican. Both House seats stay Republican. TENNESSEE: Democrats won both elec­ tions for the Senate. The Tennessee House line-up stays at 6 Democrats and 3 Republicans. TEXAS: The incum­ bent Democrat won another Senate term. The second Texas Senator is a Republican. Democrats picked up the only two Republican House seats out of a total of 23. UTAH: The Democi'at won reelection to the Senate. The state's other seat is Republican. A Democrat captured one of the state's two seats in the House. The other remains Republican. VERMONT: The Republican incumbent won reelection to the Senate. The other Senator is also a Republican. Vermont's single House remains Republican. VIRGINIA: The Democratic incumbent won reelection to tlie Senate. The other Senator is also a Democrat. The House line-up remains unchanged, with 8 Democrats and 2 Republicans. WASHINGTON: The incumbent Democratic Senator won reelection. The state's other Senator is also a Democrat. The Democrats picked up four House seats. The Wash­ ington Congressional delegation is now composed "of 5 Democrats and 2 Republicans. WEST VIRGINIA: The Democratic incumbent won reelection to the Senate, con­ tinuing Democratic control of both seats. The House line-up remains the same, with 5 Democrats and 1 Repub­ lican. WISCONSIN: The Democratic Senator won reelec­ tion. The state's second Senate seat is also Democratic. The Democrats picked up one seat in the House, raising their total to five. Wisconsin's five other seats are Repub­ lican. WYOMING: The incumbent Democratic Senator won reelection. The state's other Senator is a Republican. A Democrat won the state's single House seat from the Republican Incumbent. V �rage Foarteea SEAFARERS Ndveaibw IS. IMl^ LOG Under-Sea Riches Lure 'Blue Chip' Corporations By Joseph B. Logiw, MD, Medical Director America's industrial giants are turning more and more attention to exploiting the un­ touched riches that lie beneath the surface of the seas. Such blue-chip companies as Lock­ Simple Test To Detect Diabetes heed Corporation and Litton Industries are Investing substantial sums in the growing field The week of November 15th has been designated as Diabetic Detec­ tion Week by the American Diabetic Association. The New York of oceanographic research and ocean's floor to satisfy tha earth's world. Thes* include the recovery Diabetic Association and its local affiliates will participate in publicity development. of iron sands off Japan, tin at through newspapers, radio and television urging people to have a needs for a million years. Of course, the party that Corporate giants are now eyeing Sumatra and gold and diamonds diabetes test. continues to evidence the most oceanographic research as one of off the African coast. As recently as 1962, the number of known and unknown cases of interest in tapping the minerals, the last unexplored areas on the Lockheed officials say the corpo­ chemicals, food and other riches globe for future development. This ration's interest in the oceanog­ diabetes was estimated to be 3 million. Today, new data clearly indi­ of the waters covering 70 percent is especially true of huge compa­ raphic Industry originally started cates the number is 4 million or over, according to the Public Health of the earth is the U.S. Govern­ nies active in the aerospace in­ from its projects dealing with anti­ Service, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. ment Last year alone the Federal dustry which is suffering from a submarine warfare. They also The philosophy behind the campaign is simple, and should be under­ Government spent $124 million for limited market for spacecraft and point out that the company has stood not only by the physicians but by the populace as a whole. Dia­ research projects to probe the missiles that it develops. already spent several million betes does not produce symptoms until it has progressed to an ad­ ocean's depths. vanced stage. The early, presymptomatic stage may cover several dollars in the field. Work For U.S. The Government's serious in­ Alpine Geophysical which ope­ years, and is characterized only by a limitation in the amount of car­ For instance, the Lockheed terest in oceanographic research Corporation and the International rates the SlU-manned research bohydrates (sugar) that can be consumed and disposed of without an has rapidly developed since 1959 Minerals and Chemical Corpora- vessel Anton Bruun, is one of the increase in the blood sugar above the normal level. when it allocated only $31 million tionof Skokie, 111., have both been few companies that devotes itself Insulin which is produced by the pancreas is necessary for the body for work in this field. Current esti­ awarded Government contracts to to oceanographic research. It has to properly metabolize sugar. When there is a deficiency of pancreatic mates of Federal spending for investigate underwater mining pos­ conducted surveys for submerged function, sugar cannot be used and there is an increase in the blood underwater exploration are in the sibilities. Although Lockheed's con­ minerals ranging from surveys sugar levels. Later on when blood sugar levels reach a certain height, neighborhood of $2.3 billion during tract, which amounts to about $1 for iron and coal in the sea of sugar is spilled over by the kidneys and shows in the urine. the next ten years. In 1972 it is million in Federal funds, seems Japan, for bauxite in the Gulf of Although anyone may have diabetes, there are certain groups who expected that the oceanographic insignificant when compared to its Paria to hunts for coal off the industry will receive about $350 billion-dollar aerospace projects, coast of England and Scotland and have s higher percentage of diabetes than others. The tendency to get diabetes is inherited. If any one of your parents million per year. corporation officials see It as blaz­ diamonds in the waters off South had diabetes you are a suspect, although it may never show up until Solution For Hunger ing the trail to new avenues of Africa. later in life. business. Operators of the research vessel U.S. Navy Secretary Paul H. Persons who are overweight are more prone to diabetes than those The contract was awarded to the Anton Bruun, Alpine Geo­ Nitze commented on the rapidly growing interest in undersea re­ help the Government discover physical has proved that it is far who are average weight. Persons over forty, especially if overweight, make up a large per­ search and development in a recent methods of mining raw materials from a flash-in-the-pan operation. speech. Referring to explorations from the ocean bottom. Lockheed It has reported earnings for the centage of diabetics. for oil and minerals under the researchers have found there are third quarter of this year that Women "fat and over forty" are more prone to develop diabetes ocean, he pointed to competition many examples of mining opera­ show a $200,000 Increase over the than men under similar circumstances. among European nations for oil tions in shallow waters around the same three months in 1963. Diabetes is a chronic condition and the earlier detected and treated and natural gas fields beneath the the better the chances of control of this condition. waters of the North Sea. Accord­ In the early stage, a simple restriction of carbohydrate intake and ing to Nitze, the solution to the weight control may be sufficient to protect the vulnerable function world's food problems caused by against further deterioration and prevent the progress of the disease. an expanding population, might be Unfortunately, diabetes is detected at this early stage only by finding food farmed from the sea. an abnormally high blood sugar after a high carbohydrate diet. Gly­ Experts are already talking cosuria, or sugar in the urine, may be absent in this early stage, espe­ about cultivating crops and raising cially after middle life. schools of fish beneath the ocean's For the above reasons, diabetes may not be discovered in this early WASHINGTON—^The Administration expects a rising sur­ stage surface. Underwater oil fields are where it can be most easily treated and controlled. Early dia­ already a reality, and mining plus of exports over imports during 1965 to help cut the betes will not be found unless looked for and many of the preclinical operations to exploit the mineral continuing deficit in the nation's balance of payments. diabetes are not discovered until the disease is far advanced. At the wealth on the ocean's bottom are Though imports have advanced stage, some of the following symptoms usually occur. Ex­ regarded as a definite possibility climbed steadily during this kept within the United States. The cessive thirst, frequent urination, excessive hunger, loss of weight, in the future. One estimate is that year and other signs are savings to the country under a failing eyesight, intense itching, pain in fingers and toes, weakness, there is enough copper and alumi­ pointing to a hardening of trade "Ship American" policy would run tiring easily, drowsiness and sugar in the urine. num in the clay making up the barriers in the near future, it is into millions of dollars yearly. The test for diabetes is simple. It requires only a single blood sam­ The problems facing the Ad­ ple taken one hour after a meal supplying about 100 grams of mixed still felt in Washington that the increase in exports will offset any ministration in its search to find carbohydrates. a secure cushion against the bal­ boosts in imports. This is what you do. Have a breakfast of eight ounces of orange The balance of payments refers ance of payments problem are juice, a portion of a cereal with sugar and milk or cream, three slices to the amount of money leaving many. They include our continuing of bread or toast and coffee with a teaspoonful of sugar, and report the nation because of spending by large commitments abroad, which to the clinic for the blood sample one hour after breakfast. A blood sugar count following this meal of 150 mg percent is consid­ Americans abroad against the are considered vital, and the In­ amount of money entering the creasing outflow of capital as U. S. ered abnormal; a count of between 130-150 is suspicious and the test continue expansion should be repeated and followed by retesting at intervals, observation, country from abroad because of companies attention to diet habits and stresses that affect carbohydrate tolerance. American exports. Currently, the abroad in search of markets. country is running a $2 billion CHICAGO—The annual Nation­ annual deficit in its balance of al Safety Congress and Exposition payments, creating a steady drain met for four days from October on the nation's gold reserves. 26 to 29 here. Included in the The SIU has continually em­ program were discussions of mari­ phasized that the balance of pay­ time safety in which the SIU and ments situation could be further other maritime unions took an improved by assigning a proper active part. WASHINGTON—Tlie Appalachia bill, caught in the logjam of unfinished business at share of any increase in exports Sponsored by the National to U. S.-flag ships. The freight the end of the last Congress, should be a priority subject for action when Congress convenes Safety Council, the annual Con­ charges collected by U. S. ship op­ in January, two House members asserted on Washington Reports to the People, an AFLgress and Exposition is held to erators and the wages paid to CIO public service program. promote safety on and off the job, American seamen could be then "This shall certainly be my perous East and Middle West. are well above the national aver­ and to bring together safety di­ Roads are necessary, he said, to objective," declared Represen­ get goods and people in and out. age." rectors and experts on safety from Jennings said the area has "some tative Pat Jennings (D.-Va.). "I Without them industry will not of the most beautiful scenery in all over the country for useful dis­ cussions. think it will be one of the first move in, although there is a huge the world, but there are no roads SIU Safety Director Joe Algina 'musts' since the governors of the labor surplus and agricultural to get to it." and ILA Safety Director Joe "Tourism could In itself be a 10 states (in the area) asked the goods cannot be taken to markets. Leonard took part in the marine profitable operation if we had Record Joblessness government to act in this region section of the exchange, which in­ arterial roads to bring visitors in, Unemployment in the area is he maintained. "We're within one as in Uia Tennessee Valley area." cluded a discussion of new meth­ "We ought to get at this bill highest in the nation, Corbett re­ day's drive of the prosperous East ods of shipboard safety as part of promptly after we come back in ported, because of the automation and West." the section devoted to ship opera­ January," Representative Robert of .coal mines and abandonment tion. In addition, the group went Corbett said the rainfall in the J. Corbett (R.-Pa.) said. "Resources of timber and. other farming. area is the highest in the nation, into safety, problems related to of all kinds—human and natural— Housing and health conditions, as but there is a need of dams, re­ Coast Guard operations, inland meanwhile are lying there going a result, he added, "are abdut the servoirs and artificial lakes to waterways and shipbuilding and to waste in the midst of misery worst you can find anywhere." store the winter rainfall. These, he repairing. Perhaps as many as three- believed, would add to the tourist and poverty." The labor section of the meeting Jennings said that a special fourths of the houses Tack plumb­ attraction. was presided over by John D. Con­ measure to cover Appalachia is ing or have very inadequate The town of Appalachia is lo­ nors, Executive Secretary of the cated in Jennings' Congressional necessary, in addition to the Eco­ plumbing," he said. AFL-CIO Committee on Safety "To make matters worse, there district, although the program is nomic Opportunities or Antiand Occupational Health, which is Poverty Act, because specific ac­ is a shortage of doctors and den­ named after the mountain range a regular committee on safety tivities are needed in this by­ tists. Tuberculosis is widespread, that runs through the ten-state sponsmed by the AFL-CIO in passed region between the pros­ communicable diseases of all kinds area. Washington. Export Surplus Expected To Cut Payments Deficit SlU Attends Marine Safety Conference Congressmen See Appalachia Getting Top Place On Agenda �NotMbcr It, IMi SEAFARERS Fu^-tmetrn'-i lOO SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD . tT-; <••-'- Depicted here is a quiet corner of the busy Yokohama harbor. The vessels in this photo are traditional Japanese "bum boats," which serve as work­ horses around the harbor. This photo shows a Yokohama street bazaar. Seafarers can find good bar­ gains in these sidewalk stalls and in the many fine department stores offering modern merchandise in the city. The photo shows child water car­ riers on outskirts of otherwise modern Yokohama. Many styles of achitecture can be seen when walking through Yokohama's streets. Entrance to barbershop serves as meeting place for Seafarers and Yokohama citizens. A regular visitor to Yokohama is the SlU-manned Wild Ranger of the Waterman Lines. Seafarers visit at home with a Japanese family and enjoy some personal­ ized Yokohama-bfand hospitality. They also pick up pointers on the delicate art of using chopsticks. A key part of the giant industrial and maritime complex that lies along the shores of Tokyo Bay, Yokohama is a port known to many Sea­ farers. The city is only 20 miles from Tokyo and forms part of the "TokyoYokohama-Yokosuka triangle in the heart of modern Japan. Many SIU ships make the Yokohama run. Included among these are the Wild Ranger (Waterman) and the Ames Victory (Victory Carriers). The supertanker Atlas (Tankers and Tramps), a newcomer to Far East service, also makes a regular Honolulu-Yokohama run. The thriving port lies in the shadow of Mount Fujiyama, and Seafarers entering it in the morning hours are greeted with a post card view of the sun gleaming on the snow covered peak. Beneath the picturesque scene is a city that rivals Pittsburgh in industry. Iron, steel, heavy machinery, ships, chemicals, cement textiles automobiles and a thousand other impor­ tant items are manufactured in Yokohama. The port's principal exports are textiles, including cotton and raw silk, coal and other fuels, and wood products. To the Seafarer, Yokohama, offers all the pleasures and recreations of a large, metropolitan area. Modern department stores are within walking distance of street bazaars, and both offer good bargains to the American shopper. Cameras, radios, other electronic equipment and traditional goods and souvenirs of Japan are in abundant supply. Seafarer Jim Hand, who has visited Yokohama several times, says the city's night spots are among the best and most lavish in Japan. He warns Seafarers, however, to prepare for a visit to the city by chang­ ing their dollars only at recognized banks or at seamen's centers since counterfeit Japanese bills are most easy to come by and very hard to get rid of. Yokohama's main thoroughfare is Isezakcho Street. Along it can be be found the best of the city's department stores and restaurants. Among the better eating places are the "Tempura (Fried Prawns) and the Sushi (Fancy Rice Balls) for traditional Japanese food, and the Ocean Restau­ rant for good western food. The city has an extensive Chinatown, which runs along Yamashitacho Street. Good Chinese food is available here for Seafarers who' want a change from Japanese or western cooking. Seafarer A. J. Barrett, another Yokohama hand, recommends the Pilot House and the Copenhagen, both in Chinatown, for seamen who want to parch their thirst. For overnight accommodations. Seafarer Morris Berlowitz says the visitor can choose from a wide range of Japa­ nese-, U.S.- and European-style hostelries. He recommends the Interna­ tional Hotel in nearby Yokosuka and the New Grand Hotel, which is close by Yokohama's Chinatown. A Seafarer who finds himself in Yokohama for more than few days should not miss an opportunity to go up to Tokyo, Jim Hand says. Along the Ginza, Tokyo's Broadway, some of the finest and most spectacular night clubs in the world are to be found. The natural scenery and tourist attractions in the Tokyo-Yokohama area are also well worth visiting. Chief among these in the Yokohama area is Nogeyama Park with its beautiful and careful Japanese landscape gardening. The park also includes a good swimming pool and an open air theatre. Another point of interest is the Kusunokiche Kiln, where traditional Fatsumi pottery is made. Other points of interest are to be found on the map below. A good way to tour the city is by taxi. Seafarer Berlowitz warns, however, to be sure to set the price of the rental before hiring a cab for the day. By doing this, he says, you can avoid hassles at the end of the ride. I. Bluff Hospital Z Christ Church 3. R.C. Church 4. New Grand Hotel 5. British Consulate 6. Japan Travel Bureau 7. Customhouse 8. C.P.O. 9. Bank of Tokyo 10. Missions to Seamen 11._ 12. 13. 14. Acme Dry Goods Store Nozawaya'Dept. Store Matsuya Dept. Store Matsukiya Dept. Store H09KVAUA ^AUK ANO AOO �SEAFARERS Pare Sizteea ...I I Norember U, UU LOO I.. ^'1 New MInl-sub Makes Debut Labor Urges Contract Curbs To End Abuses I'lj More Protection Sought Against 'Lie Detectors'' WASHINGTON—Contract clauses protecting workers from the "indignity" of so-called "lie detectors" are suggested to unions in an article in the current issue of the AFL-CIO magazine, the American Federationist. 'The damage to an individ-^ ual may be an accomplished' be much easier to negotiate a pre­ cants to sign waivers "voluntarily" clause than to convince agreeing to submit to screening fact before a judge or arbitra­ aventive company to end its 'lie detector' tor can rule," says the article, a Collective Bargaining Report pre­ pared by the AFL-CIO Depart­ ment of Research. "Failing a 'lie detector' test fre­ quently brands a worker as guilty not only by the company but, un­ fortunately, also by fellow workers who may have accepted the 'myth of infallibility' created by the 'lie detector' purveyors." The fact that a specific employer has not used the "lie box," or asserts it does not plan to, "should not persuade a union to neglect closing the door" before the oper­ ator seeks to sell his services, the Federationist points out. "It may program," it adds. 'There have been suggestions that unions join with management in working out 'rules of the game* governing the use of polygraph In employment relations. The trouble is that, while some protective guarantees might reduce or even possibly eliminate some of the abuses . . . they cannot remove the basic inadequacies of the poly­ graph in its use as a 'lie de­ tector.' " Users On Rise An increasing number of em­ ployers, the article points out, are requiring workers and job appll- Anti-RoU System Cains Acceptance An anti-roll system for ships that has been used success­ fully on the SlU-contracted Manhattan and other U.S.-flag ships, is starting to find wider acceptance in other maritime nations. Recently, Salen of Stock- dent Cleveland, President Wilson and President Roosevelt of the holm,a Swedish shipping com­ American President Lines and the pany, announced it would equip 20 of its vessels with the flume-type stabilizers that were developed by John McMullen Associates of the U.S. The anti-roll systems will be installed on nine Salen refriger­ ator ships and 11 tankers. The system consists of two large tanks, one on either side of a ship, connected by a pipe, or flume. Water, or other liquids, flow freely through the flume, its shifting weight compensating for any roll of the ship. A simple sys­ tem, it has no valves or other moving part and relies strictly on the fact that liquids seek their own level. The Matsonia, an 18,500-ton liner, was the first ship ever fitted with the flume system. The tanks on the Matsonia, 7V^ feet high, 18 feet wide and 15 feet long, are set below decks amid­ ships. The flume connecting the two tanks is small enough to de­ lay the movement of liquids, thus modifying any roll of the ship. The ballast in the two tanks to­ tals 85 tons, which is the equiva­ lent of one-third of one percent of the total displacement of the ship. Besides being installed on the 110,000-ton tanker Manhattan, the largest ship in the American mer­ chant fleet, the flume anti-roll system is also in use on the SIUPaclflc District-contracted Presi­ Matsonia, which is operated by the Matson Steamship Company. tests and 'lie detector" tests when­ ever the company asks and "grant­ ing" the employer the right to discharge him if he falls or re­ fuses. Government Uses The federal government has been one of the biggest users; among others are major firms in steel, copper, autos, meat packing, food processing, oil, electronics, mail order retailing and super­ markets. The "lie detector" is based on the premise that people have "un­ controlled physiological reactions to feeling of guilt that can be measured electronically" according to the article. Included are changes in blood pressure and pulse,'breathing rate, and the elec­ trical conductivity of the skin. The so-called experts purport to translate these changes Into guilt or non-guilt reactions on the basis that "either the act of lying or the fear of being caught In a lie is upsetting and causes emotional disturbances," the Department of Research says. ". . . It Is a fact that these re­ actions don't occur In all people at all times In the same way," It concludes. Tht new, one-man, experimental mini-sub is seen as it was tested by the General Dynamics Corporation In waters off Bermuda recently. Prooelled by battery motors, the ninefoot craft Is designed Tor exploration, research and rescue purposes. Wide Potential Forecast For New One-Man Sub A iH'ototype one-man subma­ rine, which has a wide poten­ tial for use In deepwater re­ search and rescue work, has been developed by the Meotrlo Boat Division of General Dy­ namics Corporation. The 2,500 iraund, nlne-footlong mlnl-sub, designated Star 1, was tested off Bermuda and San Diego, California, recently with encouraging results, the builders reported. The subma­ rine was described as the forenmner of a family of civilian undersea craft designed for re­ search and the location of un­ derwater objects. Battery-powered, Star 1 has been designed to operate at depths to 200 feet for periods up to four hours. It can also be carried by aircraft to places where It might be useful. s Gruide By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Xmas Club Savers Forfeit Interest Moderate-income families lose millions of doilau-s a year in poten­ tial interest payments by using Christmas Clubs and other types of special-purpose accounts which pay no interest. Homeowners lose ad­ ditional millions in this case involuntarily, through "escrow accounts" required by mortgage-lenders for advance deposits toward payment of property taxes and Insurance. You usually pay these advance de­ posits each month with your mortgage payment. In one state. New York, the attorney general considers this for­ feiture of interest so unfair that he has announced he will ask that state's legislature to require banks and mortgage-lenders to pay at least some interest on club and escrow accounts. New York State Attorney Louis Lefkowitz reports that nationally about 14 million people had Christmas Club accounts last year, with accumulated sav­ ings totaling $1,650,000,000. On this basis, we estimate'that Amei'ican families using Christmas Clubs forfeit about 35 million dollars a year in interest, since these savings usually could earn them 4 per cent or more in regular savings accounts. How much is lost through the failure of mortgage-lenders to pay interest on escrow accounts is not known, but may well be between 50 and 100 million dollars a year. Only a few banks, including severai in the Far West, now pay inter­ est on Christmas Ciub savings. Lefkowitz proposes that they pay in­ terest even if at a somewhat iower (rate to compensate for the greater cost of handling smaii deposits. His proposai wouid cover oniy New York State. While some banks operate their own special Christmas savings ac­ counts, most are franchised by "Christmas Club, A Corporation." In correspondence we had with this firm last year, an official argued that "interest on the money saved in Christmas Club is not the motivating factor for this kind of saving; Christmas Club saving is a safeguard for the weakness of human nature." Many families, to their own disadvantage, have become convinced that they need a Big Sister to compel them to save. Bank tellers have told us that they even have seen depositors draw money out of Interestpaying regular accounts In the same bank to keep up their deposits in Christmas Clubs. In many other ways, families pay millions to have other people discipline their savings. These other ways include those types of life insurance which accumulate cash value; contractual purchases of mu­ tual-fund shares which involve a serious cash penalty if you discon­ tinue payments; passbook loans, in which you borrow against your own savings but pay a higher fee than your savings earn (which has value only if you needed some cash just before an interest-dividend date), and monthly installment and revolving budget accounts. The interest you can earn on your savings, and by saving ahead for purchases, can be a useful tool towards family financial progress. If you save $20 a month at no Interest, at the end of ten years you have $2,400. Buit If these same savings earn 4 per cent compounded semi­ annually, you have $2,950. Even a difference of one per cent or so in the interest rate can make a noticeable difference in savings. One worker we met put $40 every month towards his children's education into a savings account down­ town which paid per cent interest. He could have put these savings. into the credit union right at his plant which paid 5 per cent. He had never even checked on the credit-union rate. At the end of ten years, his savings at 3Vi per cent would total $5,746. At 5 per cent, he would have $6,420. Another couple looking toward retirement sold their house, put the proceeds into a local bank, and rented an apartment meanwhile. The bank paid 3i^ per cent interest while another savings institution on the same street paid 4t^. In five years, the difference of 1 per cent on that sum of $7,000 would mean an extra $400. If you aire mature enough to be master of your own money, you don't need the enforced discipline of club-type savings, whether Christmas Club or the newer "vacation clubs" and "college clubs." Some of these pay no interest while others do. All you need do is start a special ac­ count for such special purpose, and label the book "Christmas savings" or whatever the goal, with your own pencil. Even if you feel you want the discipline of enforced savings, you can have it with no loss of interest by using the widely-available payroll deduction plans for cash savings or E-bond purchases. Usually credit unions pay highest return; frequently, iVi per cent, with a significant number paying 5. Savings and loan associations often pay 4Vi to 4%; some as much as 4.9. Mutual savings banks in 18 states pay, usually, 41^, with some in the Northeast paying as much as 4i%. The commercial banks are more anxious to cultivate small savers nowadays, and many pay 3V^-4. E-bonds pay 3%. Tips on Saving 1—You're likely to carry out a savings program more successfully, and win family cooperation for saving, if you set up separate accounts for specific purposes. People are more apt to save for a specific goal than just in general. 2—You'll save more by getting an early start. One family saves $20 a month for ten years at 4 per cent. It accumulates $2,950. Another saves $40 a month for five years. It has deposited as much as the first family but winds up with only $2,658. 3—For short-term savings, cash accounts are most suitable. E-bonds earn no interest the first six months. Not until the third year do they earn over 3 per cent. But they have an advantage for long-range^savings, as for retirement or as an unemployment backlog, since you can postpone the tax on the increase in value. When you need to cash in E-bonds, cash in first those you bought most recently, to protect the higher yield earned by the older ones. '7 �Nsrciaber IS, 19«4 By Fred Stewart & Ed Moeney Headquarters Representatives Shipboard information For Deiegates Shipboard activity is the heart of the union: Practically every phase of the union's operation is the result of some development aboard ship. Many of our contract provisions are concrete examples.. Certain of our working rules and conditions appear in the agreements because the ex­ perience of SIU crews pointed out the need for them. Similarly, our shipping rules and constitution are amended from time to time to strengthen the organization's structure and improve the gen­ eral welfare of the membership. In many cases, these changes originated in motions adopted at shipboard meetings. Since the crews aboard ships are the union's right arm, it naturally follows that they should be in A-1 shape. If they are, the union will be able to push full ahead. If they aren't—^well, just imagine what a fouled up situation might result. In connection with the importance of the shipboard unit, the purpose of this column is to show how smooth a crew can operate. It highlights the role in our union set-up of a very necessary cog—the delegate. Al­ though intended as a guide for the three department delegates, it is recommended reading for all hands. A working knowledge and under­ standing of the delegates' functions will not only make their job a lot easier, it will make life aboard ship a lot more pleasant and profitable for every crew member. Most important, elect your delegates as soon as possible and main­ tain delegates throughout the voyage. Whenever a crew fails to elect delegates it is the .responsibility of the patrolman to appoint delegates to insure the smooth operation of the crew's affairs. If You're the Delegate If you're fortunate enough to be elected by your shipmates to rep­ resent them as one of the three department delegates—deck, engine or steward—you are justified if you feel a bit of pride. After all it mcjns that besides thinking you're an okay guy, the crew has respect for your ability to handle situations with tact and understanding, and that you know the score. By voting you into your job, your shipmates have made you the crew's and the union's representative while the ship is running. And it's a pretty important job. In the old days, crews weren't so fortunately represented. They were always being shoved around. But with the coming of the union— and the union delegates—^they were able to assert their rights and draw the respect they're entitled to. Without th delegates, shipboard life could be one long siretch of confusion on overtime, repairs, working conditions, food, quarters and everything else. So, delegates are a symbol of progress to seamen. What Do I Have to Know? Answering that question" is simple. Theie aren't many hard and fast lules to worry about. What the job requires mostly is some good oldfashioned common sense. Of coulee you should , be familiar with union rules and contracts, just as all SIU members should. But if you're a bit hazy on some of them get copies of the constitution, shipping rules, job security pro­ gram and contract and keep them on you for reference. They should be available on the ship. If not, have them sent to you from the nearest SIU hall. All this will come in handy to you personally. Meanwhile they'll make your duties as delegate much easier. Anything you do to improve your efficiency as a delegate will also better you as a Seafarer. The advantages of getting the old savvy are two fold: 1) they serve your union, and, 2) they serve you. What Does a Delegate Do? All delegates, as well as their shipmates, should realize that the co•>peration of all hands at all times has been responsible for the union's gains for membership. The SlU's further advance—and the present gains—can be jeopardized by irresponsible crewmcmbers. Thus our strength is tied in with our enforcement of self-discipline. Subservience is not expected of any man. But the membership has the right to demand a healthy respect for the union rules it has drawn up democrat­ ically for the good and welfare of all hands. If the membership can almost unanimously accept this code there is no excuse for allowing a few to operate outside the rules. Delegates should keep these thoughts in mind when handling situations aboard ship. Delegates' Duties Overall, the guidepoints apply equally to all departments. Here's a few of your essential duties if you're a delegate. (If you're not, it's a good idea to know them anyway.) , 1. Check each man's card or book and see that he is in good standing. 2. Bo sure each man has been shipped through the Union hall. Be sure each crewmember shows an assignment card when he boards the ship. 3. Keep a dues record of all men in your department. 4. Be sure all department men turn in their overtime as soon as worked, but in any case no later than 24 hours or 48 hours later, dependjpg on your contract's provision. 5. Instruct members of your department to keep an accumte record of their overtime in the event any dispute arises. 6. Avoid one-sided allocation of overtime work; see that the work is divided as equally as possible. 7. Be sure all overtime is turned in to the department head, whether it is disputed or not. There is no point in arguing with anyone aboard ship about disputed overtime. If the issue can't be settled immediately, turn the facts over to the union representative when he comes aboard. Let him settle it for you. An important job is to prepare the draw list, if they are customary on your ship. Each department delegoite makes a list of the men in his deparlmen'. and how much of a draw he wants. This list is to be turned over to the captain by the delegate, who should also inquire when a draw can be expected. SEAFARERS Pare SevraAei LOG U.S. Reports Medical Costs Outpace Ail Budget Expenses WASHINGTON—In the last 10 years the cost of medical care has risen faster than any other item in the family budget, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. This was revealed at a press conference held by assistant BSL director, Arnold Chase. Asked whether he expected medical costs to continue to organizations pushing for medi­ cars, fuel oil, sugar, household rise, Chase said that "next care as a top priority item in the durables and women's apparel. month we will probably see an in­ crease althougli the rate of the trend may be slowed down." . Based on the 1957-59 cost of liv­ ing index, medical care was listed at 86.6 percent in 1954. By Sep­ tember 1964 it had risen to 119.7 percent. This is an increase of 33.1 percent. The average for all items in the index showed an increase of 14.8 percent over the decade. New Support The rapid rise of medical costs in the last ten years gives new support to the drive by the trade uiiion movement, the Johnson Ad­ ministration and many other Jobs Column (Continued from page 5) may be noted that Japanese ship­ yards have orders for 119 ships, totaling 1.6 million gross tons and Britain has orders for 155 ships of 1.4 million gross tons. The average age of all U.S. ships is 18 years. The average for all the world's fleets is 13 years. Japan and Germany have fleets which average only 10 years of age. Making matters worse, the joint Congressional Economic Commit­ tee has figures indicating that the foreign lines which dominate U.S. trade routes are squeezing U.S. exporters for every nickel they can get. One example cited is the fact that the rate on the shipment of steel pipe from Rotterdam to New York is $18.75 a ton. The rate from New York to Rotterdam is $56.75. This is perhaps a perfect example of why the weakness of the U.S. maritime industry is detrimental to "the entire economy. These are just some of the facts pointing to the poor present con­ dition of U.S. maritime. Among the many abuses bringing about this condition, the House Antitrust subcommittee lists only a few, such as competition-stifling agree­ ments among steamship confer­ ences, anti-Ameiican rate discrim­ ination and "predatory practices." The subcommittee has con­ cluded that the rate-making con­ ferences are set up for the primary purpose of charging "what the traffic will bear." Fur­ thermore, since most conferences are dominated by foreign lines, they have been blamed for the fact that it is usually cheaper to ship from Europe to the U.S. than from the U.S. to Europe. In other words, they see to it that the U.S. gets a kick in the head so their own countries can push their own goods. The subcommittee even cites records indicating instances in which foreign lines indulged in practices which are against U.S. law. These include under-the-table rebates and other less than legal schemes. Perhaps this report of findings by the House subcommittee will generate increased support with­ in our government for attempts by the Federal Maritime Commission to get these ship conferences to disclose data on their rate-making contracts. Up to now, every attempt by the FMC to get these conferences to file such data has met with the absolute refusal of the foreign shippers involved. The subcom­ mittee findings may indicate one of the reasons why. 89th Congress which convenes in January, 1965. Despite the propaganda blitz against the program by the Amer­ ican Medical Association during the election campaign and con­ stant opposition by the GoldwaterMiller ticket, the Harris Poll re­ ports that 68 percent of the American people support the Social Security approach to assist­ ing our elderly citizens on the medical front. The BLS also reported that the cost of living rose 0.2 in Septem­ ber, largely due to higher prices for food, home ownership and ap­ parel. Transportation costs de­ clined, mostly as the result of lower prices for new and used cars. 1-2 Percent Rise At 108.4 percent of its 1957-59 average, the September index was 1.2 percent above a year ago. Prices of most consumer goods and services have advanced since September 1963, except for new The cost of living increase will bring a one-cent-an-hour increase to 28,000 aircraft workers and twocents-an-hour increase to 7,000 electronic workers in New York. Comparisons of the cost of liv­ ing increases in the four years of the Kennedy-Johnson Administra­ tion and the last four years of the Eisenhower Administration are re­ vealing. Living costs rose 4.9 percent during the Kennedy-Johnson four years, compared with 8.3 percent during the second Eisenhower term. The BLS announced, also, that the net spendable earnings and purchasing power of factory pro­ duction workers reached new rec­ ord levels in September. After allowance for Social Se­ curity and Federal income taxes, average weekly take-home pay stood at $92.98 for factory workers with three dependents and $87.17 for workers with no dependents. Fast Action Seen For Medicare Bill WASHINGTON—Hospital insurance for the elderly under social security and improvements in benefits will be the first order of business when the new Congress meets in January and "will pass early" in the-*coming session, AFL-CIO So­ creased benefits. cial Security Director Nelson If the same proportion of wages Cruikshank predicted in a nation­ wide radio broadcast. "You won't be up against the gun on adjournment," he ex­ plained. "If it is made the No. 1 issue, which the President promised, if it is put in that early, you won't be up against the dead­ lock of adjournment which forced the issue . . . this year." Cruikshank's forecast was made on the AFL-CIO public serivce program. Labor News Conference, heard on the Mutual Broadcasting System. He was interviewed by Eve Edstrom of the Washington Post and John Herling of the Na­ tional Newspaper Syndicate. The forces working for enact­ ment of hospitalization under social security in the last session of Con­ gress did not have the "same kind of leeway" they will have in the coming session, Cruikshank said. "Priority was given the tax pro­ vision and the tax-cut," he said. "I don't object to that and I think that most people wouldn't; that was a highly important piece of legisla­ tion to get through. But it meant that this issue came down toward the end of Congress when you faced a deadline and it gave a certain advantage, it put certain cards in the hands of the people who didn't want it enacted. "Now, if it is No. 1 when Con­ gress comes back in January, you will have an entirely different situation." Cruikshank calied it "a fair statement" when asked by Herling if he thought that Chairman Wil­ bur Mills of the House Ways and Means Coininittee "kept Congress from working its legislative will" on hospitalization under social security. He said that "certainly" both the social security tax rate and the amount of wage subject to tax will have to be raised to finance hospitalization protection or in­ were subject to tax now as in 1935, when the Social Security Act be­ came effective, he said, the base would be $12,800 a year instead of $4,800. "And if we kept the tax in the same proportion to wages as in 1935, without raising the rate," he added, "you would have enough to pay for the whole hospital cost." Salvaging Job Raises Sunken 1862 Gunboat VICKSBURG, Miss. — On De­ cember 12, 1862, the flat-bottomed Union gunboat Cairo steamed into the Yazoo River in search of Con­ federate mines and electric tor­ pedoes. She found them. Two Rebel mines exploded against her ironclad hull and sent her to the bottom. All her 160 hands escaped safely. The Cairo, which has been lying in her muddy grave for the last 102 years, will see the light of day again. Operations are now under­ way to raise her. It is an event the people along the Yazoo have waited for since the Cairo's wreck was first discovered nine years ago by three men in an outboard motorboat. Seven cables have been attached to the Cairo and they will lift her onto a submerged barge. In the opening stages of the raising, the Cairo's bow, paddle wheel and cabin were lifted above the water level. Operations were halted, however, when one of the cables tore a gash in the ancient war­ ship's side. After the damage is assessed, the salvage job will be completed. �WsvwdMT li; UM^ 9 Balto. Makes Master Plan For Seaport Nuciear-DusCanalBanned By Atomic Testing Treaty NEW ORLEANS—The use of nuclear devices to excavate a new transcontinental water­ way to replace the Panama Canal is wrapped up in negotiations between the U.S. and Russia on atomic explosions for peaceful purposes, according to the chief of the Army Corps of Engineers. ~ marine engineers to determine Lt. General W. K. Wilson, or three test explostone are nec­ much more p:reclsely where areas essary to evaluate the technique. Jr., speaking at the fifty third The hitch is, aocording to the gen­ with hard materials exist than annual convention of bhe Americin Association of Port Authori(•;s here, said that the Corps of r 'gineers was studying the use . • atoHiiie explosions in large-scale occavations. He said excavations I V nuck-ar devices were especial­ ly laeing considered in digging a r .'W waterway to replace the Pan; ,,ia Canal and the TennesseeToinbigbee link, which is being planned as part of the Mississippi River navigation system General Wilson explained that s'-ientists working for the Corps of Engineers feel that at least two Meany (Conlinned from page 2) poses they set forth during the campaign. These are the goals labor has long sought. The people have given their overwhelming mandate to the Great Society. That mandate can and must be fulfilled." Following is the text of Meany's telegram to President Johnson: "All oX us in the AFL-CIO join in offering our heartiest con­ gratulations to you on your upprecedented triumph. This was truly a national victory, one in v.bich every group in American soc iety joined. The American trade union ^movement, which worked fir you with enthusiasm and detennination, is proud that it placed its Iru.st in you eral, that the test ban treaty con­ cluded last year between the U.S. and Russia, now forljlds these kinds of tests. Waiting Period He estimated that even if the tests were held, it would be at least tliree or four years before nuclear explosions could be used for excavating projects. Research­ ers from the Army Engineers and the Atomic Energy Commission have already devoted five years to this idea. General Wilson felt that the proposed Tennessee waterway would probably be dug using con­ ventional methods of excavation, since a considerable period of time would elapse before nuclear excavations methods were fully worked oul. A new device which aids the dredging ship channels which will significantly decrease construction costs was revealed by the head of the Army Engineers. The general described a new jet probing barge which enables could be d(Mie with previous de­ vice. The jet probing device was used to dredge the 40-foot Dela­ ware River channel and was de­ veloped by the Philadelphia En­ gineer District which controls the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal leading to the port of Baltimore. Engineer's Budget The Army Corps of Engineers is in charge of nMst of the water­ ways construction projects in the country. General Wilson stated it is working on navigation programs worth $6.5 billion. Projects cost­ ing $2 billion have already been completed, and another $3 billion is being spent on work in prog­ ress. Proposed work, totalling $1.5 billion is outstanding, according to the report of the Army En­ gineer's chief. General Wilson said that he be­ lieves that about $4 billion will be added to his agency's program for about 4,000 miles of new and improved waterways as well as harbor improvements and the con­ struction of new harbors. Hovercraft Creates Three-Nation Debate WASHINGTON—Is it fish or fowl? The great "hovercraft" debate is still raging on both sides of the Atlantic. Hovercraft is a vehicle—and that is the safest definition of it at this point—that rides on"*" We now look forward to work- a cushion of air over the sur­ flag ships must be made in the itui with you on the legislative face of either land or water United States. The definition of hovercraft-as a ship therefore pre­ front in ca-rying out the high at altitudes ranging from a few purpose you have eloquently enunciated—in seeking to achieve inches to a few feet. Because, technically, it flies, the that Great Society which the American people so resoundingly Canadian government has classified it as an aircraft. The U. S. Gov­ endorsed at the polls." ernment does not see it the same Following is the text of Meany's telegram to tiie Vice President- w'ay, however. Washington, after deliberations, decided that elect: hovercraft is a ship, mainly be­ "It is a deep personal pleasure to extend to you the warmest con­ cause its primary use will be over gratulations of the AFL-CIO. We water. Botli the Canadian and U. S. a''a deligiited that the American people as a whole share the governments' decisions have raised boundless confidence we have had problems for the manufacturers of iu you since the beginning of your hovercraft. It is feared that career in the Senate. As I have Canada's decision will unleash a wired the President, we are proud pile of legal issues if hovercraft of our part in this great national goes into use on the Great Lakes. victory, and we are looking for- i The U. S. definition of hovercraft ward to joining in the task of j as a ship have brought up even achieving the Great Society for 'ar.ger problems. Under the provisions of the For­ which the voters have given their eign Bottoms Act, all American mandate." I wowM nice to recoivo the SVAfAfC''"' ' j put my fiorme on your moilmg (hint infomafion) \ vents its sale in the U. S. because they .are produced by British com­ panies. British authorities are ui>set by the U. S. action, and call it i>rematuie since the full potential of hovercraft has not been developed yet. So far hovercraft, which is also called .the "ground effect machine" (GEM), has been used mainly in ferry operations, but the indications that it could be used widely in overland 'traffic when some of the kinks are knocked out of it. ILPA Convenes November 19-21 WASHINGTON—The Inter­ national Labor Press Associa­ tion, composed of publications issued by AFL-CIO unions, has announced that its annual convention will be held in the nation's capital from Nov. 19-21'. One of the highlights of the convention is the presentation of awards of merit to trade union publications for achiev­ ing editorial excellence. Noted P o 1 i t' e a I analyst Samuel Lubell, whose news­ paper column appears coast to coast, will deliver the first "A. J, Liebling Memorial Lec­ ture" at the convention. A. J. Liebling, a nationally known critic of the press,, who wrote for "The New Yorker" magazine for over 2() years, died last December.' BALTIMORE — Baltimore port officials are hard at wwk evolving a master plan fw the seaport of the future, according to Joseph L. Stanton, executive director of the Maryland Port Authority. To ac­ complish its goal of installing the most modern type of cargo han­ dling facilities, more than $169 million is being invested la ttie city's waterfront economy. In a message to the 53rd annual convention of the American Asso­ ciation of Port Authorities meet­ ing in New Orleans, Stanton said these improvements included new and expanded piers, cranes, chan­ nel Improvements, as well as in­ jii $ dustrial facilities. Eastern Ait Lines Stanton pointed to the extensive (Flight Engineers) port construction projects as part i 4. t of the port's modernization pro­ H. 1. Siegel gram. These are the complete "HIS" brand men's clothes renovation of the general cargo (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) piers at Locust Point and the addi­ $1 4> 4. tion of three new berths to the Sears, Roebuck Company port's general cargo facilities at Retail stores & products Dundalk Terminal. He cited plans (Retail Clerks) of private interests in ttie city to improve and expand their facili­ Stitzel-Weller Distilleries ties, adding to the port's $2 billion "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" industrial complex. "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" The port authority is also con­ Bourbon whiskeys ducting a study to revitalize the (Distillery Workers) old inner harbor area in order to 4> 4 4> make it one of the city's finest J. R. Simplot Potato Co. business and recreation sections. Frozen potato products Future plans for this project in­ (Grain Millers) volve an International Trade Cen­ 4 4 4> ter, a pleasure boat marina, a Kingsport Press maritime museum, restaurants, "World Book," "Chlldcraft" apartments and shops. (Printing Pressmen) Stanton declared the port is (Typographers, Bookbinders) once again making general cargo (Machinists, Stereotypers) a major portion of its annual $1 4 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. billion foreign ocean trade. He Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. also emphasized that Baltimore is Furniture and Bedding building a reputation for handling (United Furniture Workers) unusual and diversified cargoes. Action In the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) Aid To All Pledged By U.S. Job Service WASHINGTON—The U.S. Employment Service is not only seeking jobs for the jobless but for those who are now employed, not only for the unskilled but for the highly skilled, Louis Levine, director of-*USES, pointed out in an in­ one area may be matched with a terview on Washington Re­ job opening in another area. ports to the People, AFL-CIO pub­ lic service program, heard on more than 700 radio stations. "In recent years, as you know, professional, technical and man­ agerial occupations have become increasingly important in the com­ position of the work force of this nation and in the job opportunities that are emerging," said Levine. "In these occupations, there Is a great deal of labor mobility.- An engineer may seek a job today in California, though he is now work­ ing in Chicago, and tomorrow he may find employment in Connecti­ cut. "In this connection, the public employment service system be­ comes particularly important, be­ cause we have a network of some 1,900 offices throughout the coun­ try. Channels of communications, means of recruitment, means of meshing job market information and job opportunities with the qualifications of the Individual can be carried on over broad geographical bases." Key Role The USES has a natural key role in reducing current high un­ employment, the director declared, since it has complete information on job seekers and jobs available. Through its inter-area recruitment system, said Levine,. a worker, in "The job markets in the U.S. are free labor markets," he continued, "in the sense that an individual exercises, his own decision and Initiative as to the means by which he will seek employment. . . When an individual comes seeking the assistance of the public employ­ ment office, he makes known his experience, education, training, qualifications . . . The object of the employment office is to match the hiring specifications with the qualifications of the job seeker, but the decision to accept employ­ ment on referral is entirely the worker's decision, and hiring is entirely the employer's decision." The USES director said that the decision as to whether the worker may or may not accept the job without being disqualified for un­ employment benefits rests yith un­ employment insurance officials, according to state law, and not with the employment office. In no case is there a fee, Levine pointed out, as in private agencies. "We have gone into the whole sub­ ject of youth manpower services, including intensive counseling and vocational guidance service.9, occupational testing, referral to training and retraining programs," Levine said when asked about the problem .of, high unemployment among youth. �I -l' IS. MM SEAFARERS Piffe NiactecB LOG Sallorsy Not Singers Seafarers are always safety conscious; but when they win an award for having the s^est ship in a company, they have good reason to be proud. Crewmembers of the Steel Architect (Isthmian) are walking around with puffed out chests these days since they were awarded the Isthmian Lines Semi-^" vote of thanks was handed Annual Safety Award. The their fellow Seafarer, and donated other total of $145 to help out during out to the Union headquarters and award is granted twice a year abis~tirae of sadness, reports C. R. tbe LOG for a job well done in Crewmembers of the Ocean Dinny (Ocean Clippers) have their own version of the popular English singing group, the Beatles. Members ot the 4-8 watch in the deck gang, they ere (l-r) Ed Lessor, AS; Lynn Meserole, OS; and C. J. Brouner, AB. James Nash, 3rd Cook, snapped the picture. to the ship with the least number of accidents aboard and the least number of lost man-hours din­ ing a six-month period. To add incentive to the program, the company throws in a whopping big $250 for the crew. According to ship's dele­ gate George Hayes, the mon­ ey was put in fund. The crew has since decided they will buy an ice machine with the money. 4" Benefit Aid Brings Thanks To The Editor: I feel that I am writing to very dear friends when I write to the SIU—^friends that have been with me all the way through my recent period of grief at the loss of my husband. I received the $4,000 death benefit check and it is a great comfort financially. I want to commend the Seafarers Union wm All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names toill be withheld upon request. Welfare Plan fOT the way it takes care of Its members and their families. The care that was given my husband while be was in the hospital and un­ til bis death was the very best. I also want to thank the of­ ficials ot the union in the De­ troit headquarters for the help they so freely gave me during the time of my grief. I know others that feeil the same way I do a'bout the SIU and who appreciate the wonderful serv­ ice it gives. Mrs. Annie McLacfclan Seek Letters For Seafarer To Tbe Editor: I am writing this letter to you in hopes that some of the brothers in the Union will take some time to write to a Sea­ farer and a close friend of mine, James McQuard, who is In the hospital. It is a very lonely thing to be in the hospi­ tal and know that your friends are scattered all over the Wwld. Jim is in the Wayne County General Hospital, Merrin Road, 6 West Wing, 5th floor, Blo>ise, Mioh. I know he would appreciate hearing from some of his friends and union brothers. S. Brezany i 4 Seafarer Gives Thanks For Aid To the Editor: I would like to express my thanks to the crew of the Penn V.anguard ooi Voyage 20 for their help in enabling me to arrive home recently for the biurial of my beloved wife. I would also like to express my appreciation to the Welfare and union officials in the port of Mobile for their assistance be­ fore I arrived and after I ac­ tually got to town. I thank each and every one of them from the bottom of my heart for their sympathy and help. Willie Broggs 4 4« Men on the day watch aboard the Panoceanic Faith (Pan Oceanic Tankers) recently com­ plained that there was too much noise being made at night. H. Sholes reports that when they requested a little more quiet at night, they were told the noise was being made by the shore workers, not the crew. But every­ one promised to help to keep the shoreworkers quieter in the fu­ ture. i Thanks Union For Pension To the Editor: Just a few Hnes from a very happy and satisfied Seafarer on pension to say how I feel about the unicm. After having been at sea practically all of my life and having sailed many years with the SIU, I decided it was not only time for me to retire, but also time to get married. Thanks to the wonderful SIU pension plan, both of my wishes have come trae. Not only can I take it easy now, but I can still afford to support a wife. I sin­ cerely wish to thank the SIU for my good fortune. Joseph A. Leslie Another crew that shows appre­ ciation for a job well done is that aboard the Warktr (Waterman). During a recent shipboard meet­ ing, the crew voted special recognition to the entire deck department for the catwalk they erected during Williams the first days of the voyage. According to ship's delegate George Williams, the new catwalk is a fine piece of work­ manship which everyone is happy to have. 4 4 SIU crews often award the gal­ ley gang aboard their ship special recognitiim for service and feed­ ing in the SIU tradition. The crews, of the following ships have recognized their steward depart­ ments and have given them speciid votes of thanks. Alice Brown (Bloosnfield); Peter Reiss (Reiss); Hurricane (Water­ man); Overseas Joyce (Maritime (Overseas); Globe Progress (Marltime Overseas); Steel Maker (Isth­ mian); Our Lady of Peace (Lib­ erty) Navigation); Seneca (Penn Navigation); Morning Light (Wa­ terman); Steel Vendw (Isthmian); Duval (Suwanee); Mount Washing­ ton (Victory Carriers); and the John C (Atlantic Carriers). ^ ^ & When the fireman aboard the Steel Executive (Isthmian) heard of the death of his son, the crew expressed ita deepest sympathy to Wood, ship's delegate. •4 4i 4> Crewmembers of the Transindia (Hudson) are bragging about the culinary arts of their chief stew­ ard, Howard K. Fierce. They say that he is really a great cook. In recognition of this fact, the crew unanimously gave him a special vote of thanks, and told him per­ sonally that he provided "the best feeding of all the SIU manned ships," according to meeting chairroan William F. Wiemers. 4" 4" !• There was a universal groan among the Seafarers aboard the Young America (Waterman) when their ship's delegate in­ formed them they were only allowed five packs of cigaretts in Bangkok. Tbe ship was due to stop over Der in the city, when the Captain sent down the word, writes John Der, meeting chair­ man. keeping the crew up to date on Union activities. 4 ^ t 4. 4 4 AnoUier appreciative crew that feels special recognition is due, is the one aboard the Kenmar (C a 1 m a r). Ac­ cording to Ver­ non Douglas, meeting chair­ man, during the good and wel­ fare section of a recent shipboard meeting, the Douglas crew gave a spe­ cial vote of thanks to tbe ship's delegate for the fine job he has been doing as the crew's repre­ sentative. Joseph McLaren, meeting chair­ man aboard the Del Valle (Delta) recently gave the crew some ad­ vice about using the shiplmard washing machine. "It is impor­ tant," he said, "to remember that the longer the clothes spend in the machine, the faster they wear out." He folJowed this advice with a request that the crewmembers spend less time in the laundry 4. ^ room and give everybody a chance In the interest of keeping their at the machine. clothes clean the crew of the 4 4 4 Seafarers aboard the Los An­ Del Sud (Delta) is backing ship's delegate T. C. Deale, in request­ geles (Sea-Land) are looking foring a new washing machine and v;ard to pleasanter dreams, reports dryer for the crew. Deale says he Fred Boyne, ship's delegate. The is doing his very best, because crew recently learned that an or­ they need a new machine badly. der for new bunks lias been put in, and everyone aboard is eagerly 4" 4' 4" When the crew aboard the Wa- awaiting the arrival of the new costa (Waterman) gets in a mood beds. to hand out praise for a job well 4 4 4 The captain of the Robin Kirk done, they include everybody they feel has given an outstanding per­ (Robin Lines) reccntl.v heaped formance. Ship's delegate Ramon praise on the crew and thanked Ferrera reports that during the them for all the good work and good and welfare section of a re­ fine cooperation they have been cent shipboard meeting, the crew giving him when he arks for it, voted a special thanks to the Cap­ reports ship's delegate Thomas S. tain, Joseph LaBrecque for a very Johnson. The crew was very gl.ad fine trip. Hiey also recognized the to hear that from the skipper, he fine feeding they have been get­ said, since it makes for a much ting from the gaUey gang. An- happier ship. Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue ot the SEAFARERS LOG are mgiled every two iveeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests It by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. \i6K WELL, LET& CUT CARDS TO SEE WHO- "v \ WHO cAKes? IOS0R &ex& HBRT �Fage Twenty SEAFARERS Nofember IS, 1964 LOG Del Monte Crew Praises Speed Of Seafarer In Rescue Action Fast thinking and quick action in an emergency situation has always been the symbol of the Seafarer in action. An untold number of lives have been saved in this way, although the rescuer has often received little or no recognition. With this thought in mind, the crew aboard the Del D. Kirby, had come on the scene side and went down to help Monte (Delta) wishes to focus and while Padgett held Regan, Padgett. attention on the actions of fellow crewmember, Billie Padgett, for the rescue of another crewmem­ ber, James Regan, In a letter signed by the entire crew, with Howard Menz, the ship's delegate as spoksman, the crew praised Padgett highly for his rescue of Regan, who fell overboard while the ship was docked in Rio de Janeiro recently. Fell Into Bay Brother Regan was preparing to go ashore, Menz said, when he slipped and fell from the gangway into the Bay. It would not have been too seri­ ous, Menz ad­ mitted, but as Regan fell, he Regan struck his head twice—once against the ship, and then against the dock. Billie Padgett, the AB on watch at the time, saw Regan tumble from the gangway, and while giv­ ing the alarm, in one smooth mo­ tion, threw a life ring to Regan. Kirby put a pilot ladder over the LOG-A-RHYTHM: Brotherhood By Tony Toker When man is born To be short or tall His destiny is shaped For each one and all There is no question Who our forebearers were The male was called "Him" The female, called "Her" There was once a time When "Matches" were made One could) not choose a mate Their parents forbade Then came the wars Its ravages and strife Scattering all people To hate and to fight The blacks and the whites And all those in between Victory toas the goal To be rulers, hope supreme Decades since have passed There is still hunger and pain This proves to the world Soldiers have died in vain When will man learn To live with each other Respect their just rights As Brother to Brother Padgett Menz Padgett saw however, that Re­ An animal is an animal gan was not able to reach for the Regardless of its breed life ring, and Jumped in after Humanity is humanity him. Not race, nor color, nor creed. Meanwhile, the Ohief Officer, Regained Senses Some other members of the crew manned a Stockes ladder and the unconscious seaman was lifted to the deck. Kirby immedi­ ately began giving Regan artifical respiration and ten minutes later, he regained consciousness. Regan, however, was still in se­ rious condition and an ambulance rushed him to the hospital, where his condition was reported criti­ cal. "At the hospital, an emer­ gency tracheotomy saved his life, Menz said. It was only through the swift and sure action of Pad­ gett, Menz emphasized the Re­ gan's life was saved. And the en­ tire crew went on recoi-d in prais­ ing the meritorious service that Padgett performed. Regan recovered rapidly in the Stranger's Hospital in Rio and when the Del Monte had complet­ ed its southbound trip and stopped at Rio de Janeiro again, Regan was picked up. He was not fully recovered, however, and at Natal, Brazil, he left the ship once more, this time to fly to the States. "This event could easily have had a tragic ending," Menz said, "if it hadn't been for the out­ standing action of these two men. The crew backed Menz's opin­ ion saying,'"It is with great pride that we sail with such a brother." Changing Your Address? If you have moved, make it a point to notify both the Union and the Seafarers Welfare Plan of your new address. Do it now! Safety Meeting On Steel Maker .... ' 1 •. *. p'l'iH I <•'! f. ^ I kJ : .' ^ • - • I 4 fl f • tary, Jarom* MIchaelson. Letter aent to hcadquartera concerning repair*. Patrolman to be contacted about In­ sufficient money on ship for draw* and also about medical aid* and at­ tention to sick crewmembers. $2.23 in ship's fund. One brother was hospitalized in Tunis. Disputed OT reported by' deck delegate. Delayed sailing and steward department be­ ing restricted to the ship, to b* settled by the patrolman. Will also ask patrolman,, to check heating system. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Oelober 28—Chairman, Joseph Catalonotto; Secretary, Michael S. Cleutat. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's Delegate extends a vote of thanks to the crew for a good trip and Jobs well done. S10.46 in ship's fund. Deck Delegate thanks all the new men for a job well done in ail respects. Motion made to ac­ quire new and smaller port hole screens. DEL SOL (Delta), October 20— Chairman, A. J. Doty; Secretary, Joseph J. Richoux. No beefs report­ ed by department delegates. Brother Ira C. Bridges was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Previous payoff in Philadelphia. Sep­ tember 30th. 1964, was indeed a peaceful one. The Phiiadeiphia boardins patrolman greeted the crew with a big smile and was pleased to see the "Get-aiong-together" of the crew. $4.63 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Motion made for another washing machine. Vote of thanks to the steward department. PUERTO RICO (Motorships of Puer­ to Rico), October 29—Chairman, J. St. John; Secretary, C. Tallman. No beefs reported by department delegates. One of crew, left ship wllhout giving 24 hour notice on sailing day. Motion made that due to fast turn around of ship, it be allowed to payoff hefore coming into port, as dcme in some other ships. Motion made to get new drinking fountain for crew quarters and new grlli for galley. Motion made to have proper repairs made to sanitary and fresh water s.vstem, also drain system. TAOOEI VICTORY (Consolidated Mariners), September 16—Chairman, R. W, Raczka; Secretary, R. Ferebe*. Brother D. Martin was elected to serve as ship's delegate; No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. The chairman stated that the New Orleans P.atroiman assures the crewmembers that communications and LOG.S will be mailed to the vessel. WALTER RICE (Reynolds Melals), September 26—Chairman, Wallace E. Mason; Secretary, H. Huston. One brother was hospitalized in Panama and one in Washington. Balance of $.13.00 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Discu.ssion on clearing messroom after eating. Creivmeinbers requested to DELAWARE (Oriental Exporters), turn in ail ilnen that is not used. October 21—Chairman, John MIi- Vote of thanks extended to the aklan; Secretary. M. Toth. Ship's' steward department. delegate reported that the ca,ptain will not call into • San Francisco for ALCOA MASTER (Alcoa), October men wishing to pay off under mutual 17—Chairman, Hugh Hallman; Secre­ consent. Few hours disputed OT re­ tary, Cleveland R. Wolfe. Brother ported by engine delegate. Hugh Hallman was re-elected to servo as ship's delegate after a wonderful POTOMAC (Empire Transport), Oc­ job on the previous voyage. He was tober 18—Chairman, L. F. Drew; given a vole of thanks by the crew. Secretary, P. G. Vaughn. Some di.sputed OT In engine department. Ship PENN VANGUARD (IPenn Ship­ needs Ice machine. Motion made that ping), August 9—Chairman, G. Park­ ship be exterminated. er; Secretary, C. J. Mitchell. Discus­ sion regarding American cash in ail ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), June 16— ports instead of traveller's checks. Chairman, Thomas H. Sanchez; Sec­ One was put ashore in retary, A. Q. Nail. No beefs reported Adencrewmember due to illness. No beefs and by department delegates. Brother no disputed OT was reported by deRichard Busby was elected to serve parlmeiit delegates. as new ship's delegate. Donation was taken up for Brother Jame.s Dunlop, PENN VANGUARD (Penn Ship­ whose wife passed away. ping), October 11—Chairman, Gilbert ROBIN KIRK (Robin Lines), Oc­ G. Parker; Secretary, Charles J. tober 27—Chairman, J. Blanchard; Mitchell. Chief Cook went home due Secretary, Bob High. Money in ship's to death in family. Some disputed OT fund was spent to send floral wreath in deck department. Motion was to the chef's sister's funeral. Captain made to have the patrolman call a thanked the cre-w for their coopera­ meeting at payoff. tion. No disputed OT reported by de­ partment delegates. SAN FRANCISCO (Saa-Land), No­ vember 1—Chairman, H. R. Nathey; OCEAN ANNA (Maritime Overseas), Secretary, S. M. Simos. Ship's deieOctober 27—Chairman, Beching; Secretary, Noby. Some disputed OT in deck department. Ship needs new washing machine. Motion made to check on stop chest. HERCULES VICTORY (Sea Tramp), October 22—Chairman, Paul Whit­ low; Secretary, Frank Mcintosh. Some disputed OT in the deck and engine departments. Motion made that these ships be stored for four months in­ stead of three months. OiiS' DEL SANTOS (Delta), October 10 —Chairman, Louis Oaluska; Secre­ tary, Alton R. Booth. Brother Stan­ ley Freeman was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks ex­ tended to the steward clcpartment for a job well done—especially the baker for his goodies. gate reported that things are run­ ning smoothly with not much to re­ port except that this has been a very nice voyage with cooperation from ail hands. One man was hos­ pitalized in ,San Juan. One man had to get off in San Juan due to wife's liiness. Some disputed OT in engine INCER (Reynolds Metals), October department to be taken up with 25—Chairman, Richard Newell; Sec­ patrolman. $17 in ship's fund. retary, James A. Hollen. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Brother DE SOTO (Waterman), October 26 Joe Montalvo (Mas electe'd to serve —Chairman, Al Nlinberg; Secretary, as ship's delegate. Ship should be J. F. Castronover. One man was left fumigated. in Bremerhaven and one man was picked up as a replacement. $1.75 in STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Au­ ship's fund. Two cartons of cigarettes gust 30—Chairman, Thomas Oooley; given to injured crewmember who Secrelary, Rotiert Lee. $10.30 in was hospitalized in Bremerhaven. ship's fund. No beefs reported by Vote of thanks was extended to the department delegates. steward department. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), BELOIT VICTORY (Marine Man­ October 12—Chairman, R. O. Schlaglar; Secretary, George Hayei. Brother agers), October 28—Chairman, Ander* I. Elllngsen; Secretary, Zee Young George Hayes was elected to serve Ching, One man was hospitalized in as ship's delegate. Ship won $250 safety award which will be used to^ the Bahamas. No beefs were report­ ed by department delegates. Discus­ purchase ice maker. sion on having the chief engineer put heating system in living quarters SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seafraln), October 28—Chairmgh, P, R, Smith; while ship is in port. Discussion on Improving menus. Crew feel that Secretary, Roberto Hannibal. Every­ when vessel is at sea they should thing is running smoothly except for have feedings than when ship soma disputed delayed sailing in is in better port. Texas City. Members of'the deck department on the Steel Maker (Isthmian) recently participated in the ship's routine safety meeting. A part of the meeting was devoted to demonstrat ng the Lyie Gun shown above.' Seafarers attending the meeting are (standing, l-r) W. Cronan, deck maintenance; chief mate P. Ross; S. Jandora, bosun; M. McKinney, deck maintenance; R» Burton, AB; J. Nolasco, AB; A. Mariiris, OS; C. MIze, carpenter, W. Walker, OS; J. O'Hern, OS, (kneeling) G. Gw^on,.AB; end E. Makedon, AB. , COMMANDER (Marin* Carriers), Octebar 25—Chairman, George R. Leach; Secretary, Ramon Obldoi. , I' e' 4 ' ALOINA (Wall Street Traders), Oc­ BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), October 25—Chairman, Tiny Wallace; Secre­ tober 25—Chairman, J. B. Morton; tary, Fazil All. $8 in ship's fund. No Secretary, Tobe Oansley, Motion was beefs reported by department dele­ made to contact the patrolman about the lee machine. Quite a bit of dis­ gates. All ia running smoothly. puted OT in deck department. Engine STEEL EXECUTIVE nsthmian), Oc­ department want a few clarifications tober 24—Chairman, Star Wells; Sec­ which will be taken up with patrol­ retary, R, Hutchins. Suggestion made man when the ship gets into port. that each brother donate Si to the ship's fund. Sympathy expressed for OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ the loss of'Brother p. Stevens who seas), November 4—Chairman, Oliver; passed away on this voyage. Secretary, Smith. Ship's delegate re­ ported that some repairs are still to GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ be done. No beefs reported. Messman seas), Ociober 26—Chairman, Joseph requests cooperation in messroom. Werselowich; Secretary. N. Hatgim- Suggestion was made to build a new Isios. Ship's delegate reported that rack for coffee pots. everything is fine aboard ship. Brother Werselowich was elected to MARGARETT BROWN (Bloomserve as new ship's delegate. Vote field), October 24—Chairman, N. Plzof thanks to the steward department. zuto; Secretary, E. C. Goings. Brother R. E. Bernadas was elected to serve OLOA (Sea Tramp), September 30 as ship's delegate. No beefs were —Chairman, Waslay Young; Secra- reported by department delegates. '-V ,»1','XWti- i',' Lm m:*y %,• a. K «*«%•* w-fc �"•Ml,"- V- •' i'-- • ••••> November IS. 1984 SEAFARERS Ocean DInny Galley Gang Page Twenty-One LOG Futile Search For Survivors Wins Praise For Marore Crew Stories are often told of heroic rescues af seas and the brave men that risked their lives to save the lives of others. Sometimes, however, the search for survivors of a tragedy at sea is merely a grinding, monotonous chore, that reaps no reward. Recently, as the Marore^ (V e n o r e Transportation) at their posts even when the lights the task admirably, according to sailed through the Mediter­ became extremely hot. the crew. "They did a fine job in The steward department on the Ocoon Dinny (Ocean Clip­ pers) are all smiles after being told by the rest of the crew that they are the best feeding galley in the SlU. Three members of the department shown above in the galley, are James Nosh, 3rd cook; Tony Lalii, chief cook; and Cd RoHiff, night cook and baker. These three men say their chief steward, L. D. Pierson, is one of the finest sailing. DIAMOND ALKALI (Boland A Cor^ nclius). Oct. 13—Chairman, Jack R. Young; Sacretary, Jack R. Young. •19.30 in ship's fund. No beefs raported. REISS (Ralst Bros), Oct. *—Chair­ man, Carl Shircal; Sacratary, Richard Forgayt. Deck delegate retired and Brother Richard Forgays was elected to serye. No beefs reported. TRANSINOIA (Hudson Waterways), Sept. 37—Chairman, J. J. Connors; Secretary, H. K. Pierce. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by de­ partment delegates. Everything is running smoothly. PENH CHALLENGER (Penn Ship­ ping), Oct. 33—Chairman, J. Phillips; Secretary, I. Coats. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. No money left in ship's fund. DEL ORG (Mississippi), Oct. 1« — Chairman, Ralph O. King; Secretary, E. J. Reviera. Brother Ralph O. King was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Brother Valentine suggested that each crewmember donate $1 to the ship's fund. ACHILLES (A. L. Burbank), Oct. 35 —Chairman, Frank Schandl; Secre­ tary, L. Hargesheimer. Brother I,. Hargesheimer was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were re­ ported by department delegates. It was suggested that crewmembers do­ nate to the ship's fund at payoff. sm:smp: GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), Oct. 18 —Chairman, None; Secretary, L. Stelnhardt. One man missed ship in San Juan, and one man was hospi­ talized in San Juan. No beefs were reported by department delegates. WACOSTA (Waterman), Oct. Chairman, Ramon Ferrera; Secretary, C. A. Gardner. One man was left In hospital in Bremerhaven, Germany. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment ' delegates. Few hours disputed OT , in deck department. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Vote of thanks to Captain Joseph La Brecque for a fine trip. Thank head­ quarters and the LOG staff for a job well done. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), Oct. 13 -Chairman, Lou Cevetta; Secretary, Fred Olston. Crewmembers requested to help keep pantry eiean and to put left over pies in ice box. OUR LADY OF PEACE (Liberty Navigation), No date—Chairman, P. D. Gladden, Sr.; Secretary, W. J, Davis. Brother Kudd was elected to serve as . ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Oct. 11—Chairman, Nolan Flowers; Secretary, lluminado R. Llenos. $3.40 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew request­ ed to keep noise down While some of the crew back aft are sleeping. JOHN C. (Atlantic Carriers), Oct. 10—Chairman, Leo Paradise; Secre­ tary, Albert D. Nash. No complaints from Captain or department dele­ gates. Everything is running smooth­ ly. • $14 in ship's fund. Watchstanders request less noise in passageways. Vote of thanks to the steward departmept., . KYSKA (Waterman), Oct. It — Chairman, J. Smyths; Secretary, C. L. Shirah. Brother B. H. I,oji^erback waa elected to serve as shi^s dele­ gate. No- beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land), Oct. 34—Chairman, A. Romare; Sec­ retary, A. Carpenter. Ship's delegate extended a vote of thanks to the crewmembers for performing a good job. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. S7.32 in ship's fund. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Ssatrain), Oct. 34—Chairman, John Cole; Secretary, Joaquin Maldonado. Brother Sanchez was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Discussion on time off and Ipss of OT while in port. Steward re­ quested to put out linen once a week. More linen should be ordered from the company. OAVIO P. THOMPSON (Boland A Cornelius), Oct., 1M4 — Chairman, Arnold Heatherly; Secretary, Paul Schneider, $20 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. E. M. FORO (Huron Cement), Sept. 30—Chairman, James Zamenski; Sec­ retary, Victor Marceau. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Motion was made to have the Alpena hall' open during the winter months. ranean Sea, bound for the Suez Canal, the (u-ewmembers joined In Buch a search for survivors of an airplane that went down at sea 'With 82 persons aboard. The search began late in the evening, when the OS on the 4 to 8 watch. Bob Williams, spotted a flare in the sky. He informed the mate, and the information was re­ layed to the captain. Without hesitation, the skipper ordered the deck gang to stand by THETIS (Admanthos), October 18— Chairman, James R. Rutherford; Secretary, Donald Gore. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. PETROCHEM (Valentine Chemical Carriers), October 34—Chairman, C. Dammeyer; Secretary. F. 8. Paylor. No beefs and no disputed OT. re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Joe DlMaggio was elected to serve as ship's delegate. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE (Cities Service), October 35—Chair­ man, Patrick J. deary: Secretary, Thomas D. Ballard. Some disputed OT to be taken up with boarding patrolman. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penn Shipping), October 3—Chairman, Wilson H. Deal; Secretary, Francisco Fer­ nandez. Everything is running smooth with no beefs or disputed OT. TADDEI VICTORY (Consolidated Mariners), October 18—Chairman, O. Bailey; Sacretary, R. Ferabea. Ship's Delegate reported that 1 man missed ship in Baton Rouge. Oiler hospital­ ized in Rio deJaneiro. but will re­ join ship in Belem. Quarters to be cleaqed and painted according to re­ pair list and sanitary inspection. Discussion held with Mate about equalization of overtime. Mate agreed. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), October 34—Chairman, R. Asmont; Sacratary, B. TIngley.. Meeting held with cap­ tain. steward and chief cook about the food. Everything else is running smoothly. $5.00 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks extended to the ship's delegate. Crewmembers requested not to hog the washing machine, also the fidley. Vote of thanks to the stevrard department.' A patrolman Was re­ quested in New Orleans but nobody .showed, up . . maintaining the measures that had already been put into operation," the crew said. The Marore continued on its voyage early in the morning, when Naval authorities finally called off the search. Once more the sea had taken its toll in human lives. But the officers and crew of the Marore proceeded on their journey with the satisfaction of knowing that they had done their best to up­ hold the tradition of the sea and of the SIU. miri' Hits SIU Ship In Istanbul Harbor Lutoves Downey the lights and lifeboats, and in­ formed the authorities. Upon learning of the tragic accident, he offered his aid in the search that was already in progress. For the remainder of the night, the Marore and other ships of many flags circled the area where the airplane was reported to have gone (iown, their search lights probing the waters. Flares con­ tinued to burst overhead. On the Marore, Seafarers of the deck gang won the praise and re­ spect of their fellow crewmembers and the officers of the ship for the skill and endurance they displayed in maintaining -the vigil. Andy Lutaves, AB, and Herbert (Frenchy) De Boissiere, OS, were especially mentioned in the praise HURON (Wyandotte Transporta­ tion), Oct. 3—Chairman, Ralph Paiytula; Secretary, Roiland Thorln. Crew­ members requested to keep galley clean. Crew would like a new TV set and antenna. DEL MONTE (Delta), October 35— Chairman, Howard Menz; Secretary, Albert G. Espeneda. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the diip's delegate and the department dele­ gates. Also to the 4-8 watch for keeping messhall and pantry clean every morning. As the night progressed, the cir­ cle of searching ships continued to tighten. Navigation became hazard­ ous. All during this period, Jimmy Downey stayed at the wheel, also winning the respect of the entire crew and ship's officers for his handling of the ship. "Superb is the word for his seamanship," one crew member said. Tom Pons and Joe Kalata came on early in the morning to relieve Lutaves and De Boissiere at the spotlights. The two men continued fons Kalata handed out by the crew. For most of the night, the two took turns in handling the big spotlight. With precision, they maintained a steady sweep of the empty seas, staying LOG-A-RHYTHM: The natural preparedness of a Seafarer against a storm at sea is relaxed in the harbor. Here, in the safety of port, the crew and the ship rest, preparing for the next voyage. Some­ times, though, even the har--*" bor is not free from the freak the only damage tho ship suffered, storm known to Seafarers as though. Repeated slamming "whirls." Ramsey Baumgardner, a mem­ ber of the steward department, was aboard the Alcoa Traveler (Alcoa) last month, tied up at Instanbul, in the Bosporus, when a "whirl" hit the strait. "It came up so sudden, no one was prepared for it," Baumgard­ ner said. "It really shook up the ships in the harbor. The Alcoa Traveler was slammed around like it was a stick of wood." By the time the storm has passed, Baum­ gardner said, the harbor was filled with damaged and crippled ships. "I don't think anybody Baumgardner was seriously hurt by the storm, but there was a lot of ship damage." The Alcoa Traveler was one of the damaged ships, he said. "We were well tied up, but the storm was so fierce, even though it last­ ed just a short time, that the Alcoa Traveler broke four of her 24 nworing lines." That wasn't against the dock finally cracked two plates of her No. 3 and No. 4 holds. "We were supposed to go from Istanbul to Sudan and then to India. But we had to unload the entire cargo in Sudan, and head back for the States unloaded. "The Al(H)a Traveler got off easy, though," Baumgardner said, "when you compare it with what happened to some of the other ships in the harbor. There was one brand new Italian ship tied up there that broke loose daring the storm. She was slammed into another ship and a couple of docks and when the seas calmed down, there was a huge gash in her side." Baumgardner didn't know the actual number of ships that were in the harbor, but heard that over 40 ships hal been damaged. "There were ships float­ ing around free for hours after­ wards," he said. The whirl is a freak storm of gale force and is considered quite rare. "But when they come on, they really whip things up," Baumgardner said. The Alcoa Traveler is presently in the shipyard at Hoboken, N.J. Taking A Breather Electronic Voices Henri Percikow I salute man, master Ot the dazzling light And song of the sunrise to come. Champion of life-— Bare your electronic marvel Strike key to. key, fortissimo. Let the bone faced men wince At the lullabies sung • To .rickety children By hungry mothers. Cry out the anguish of my brothers. Mangled for bread— And the moaning of my comrades Strewn on fields of death. Let the sound of their malediction Be like a thunderclap Heard half across the world. Members of the crew aboard fhe Hastings (Waterman) take a breather from their regular duties for a chat on deck. Above (l-r) are Windell Sanders, officers ^piahtry; James Bush, deck maintenance and Pete Kardonis, bosun. �SEAF'ARBnS Pare Twenty-Tir* lOG All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Tonl Louise Cliff, bom June 18, Lisa Ann TVilllama, bom Sep­ Thomas Buterakos, born July 29, 1964, to the Thomas Buterakos, 1964, to ^e Leon H. Cliffs, Wyan­ tember 24, 1964, to tha Josepii dotte, Mich. Willlama, New Orleans, La. Winchester, Va. 4 4 4 4 4 4 » » 4^ Marlon Ernina Rettershofer, Julie Ann Webster, born April 18, 1964, to the John E. Websters, born September 14, 1964, to the Walter Rettershofers, WilliamsAlpena, Mich. town, New Jersey. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Peter & Efrosenia Fomich, born Kevin Patrick O'Dee, born Sep­ July 4, 1964, to the Fredrick Fotember 18, 1964, to the John miehs, Millville, N.J. O'Dees, No. Olmsted, Ohio. ^ 4 4 4 4 3" 4 Laura Baker, born September 28, 1964, to the Elmer D. Bakers, Texas City, Texas. ^ Melvin Zellner, born October 2, 1964, to the Paul D. Zellnera, Houston, Texas. 4" 4 4 4 Laura Jean Wilson, born Sep­ Faye Eranklin, born June 23, John Patrick Sanchez, born Autember 13, 1964, to the L. C. Wil­ 1964, to the Benjamin Franklins, gust 31, 1964, to the Thomas H. sons, Mobile, Ala. Kennel, La, Sanchez', Chickasaw, Alabama. NorenAer IS, 1984 All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA George Armstrong Mathew J. Oswald W. BauUleaux J. W. Patterson Edward S. Brinson Leon J. Penton Donald C. Burke J. J. Redden John A. Buttimer WilUam N. RolUng Joseph G. Carr W. R. Simpson James H. Childress Thomas W. 61ms Anthony 8. ConU Jay Steele Patrick Durkin Adolph Swenson Amado Feliciano Clayton Thompson Audley C. Foster James Tucker MarabaU Foster • Thomas E. Tucker Luis a. Franco V. D. Venetoulls O. 0. Glelczie John Vleura John R. Guidry Jose J. Vigo A. D. Hllderbrand Ernest C. Vitort Victor A. Kennedy Grady E. Watson E. A. LeBIanc. Jr. George M. Weldy Clyde S. Lowe James C. Whalley Leonard Leionsh Guy Whltehurst Philip C. Mendoza L. W. WUIiamson Harry O. O'Brien W. J. Woolsey. Sr. USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA O. M. Ames G. C. TruesdeU B. H. WaddeU USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON J. 8. Blondheim John DeAbreu B. E. CampbeU C. E. Wallick J. DaCosta R. L. Walton J. C. Kemp USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Oscar L. Briscoe " Richard R. Kohls Paul R. Brown Ragnar E. Olsen Roy C. Bru H. P. Plerangellno Arthur N. Butler Edwin C. West Jose Ferrer Calvin J. Wilson V. J. Fitzgerald R. O. Zaragoza USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Charles Hankal Peter Macor James Hellems Armas Soppi David Lasky USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Frank Buck William Mason Joseph Curtis Raymond Miller Clyde Fields WllUam H. Price Eddie 8. Gam< ime Joseph P. Scovel George Goff, Jr. Dwlght Skelton USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK E. Aldahondo Barry Deemer John Allen Salvatore DiBella Angelo Aragona Robert Dillon Peter Arthurs Jerry Donovan Wm. Babbitt George Duffy Wallace Beeman Bobby Edward! W. Blumen Max Flngerhut Geroge Crabtree C. Foster Hamilton DaUey Albino Gomee Karen Wiliard, Imrn August 18, The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported 1964, to the Joseph R. Willards, to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment Toledo, Ohio. of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary 4 4 4 card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) i Jacqueline Douget, born Sep­ Joseph Francis Woods, 57: Elmer Hansen, 64: Brother Han­ tember 23, 1964, to the Lionel Brother Woods died in the Cooks sen died on May 27, 1964, in WeeDougets, Namou, La. -County Hospital hawken, N.J. of 4 4 4 in Chicago, 111., heart disease. A Mark Baughman, bom August of pneumonia, on member of the 19, 1964, to the Robert J. BaughJune 14, 1964. A Union since mans, Elberta, Mich. member of the 1949, he sailed 4 4 4 SIU Great Lakes In the stewan William Bryan, born September Tug and Dredge department. Sur­ 7, 1964, to the Jacob A. Bryans, Region, he viving is his step­ Baltimore, Md. worked as a line­ daughter, Mrs. 4 4 4 man. Surviving Earl Martin HolUe Ann Brantley, born July is his brother Buck. Place of 10, 1964, to the James L. Brant- John Woods. Burial was in the burial is not known. leys, Jacksonville, Fla. Holy Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, 4 4 4 Wis. Alfred Dixon Gordon, 45: Broth­ er Gordon died on May 25, 1964 in San Francisco of natural causes. A member of the union since he Clyde John Gibson (Continued from page 4) joined in 19^, You are asked to get in touch with Mrs. Clyde John Gibson. feated the Teamsters In a collec­ he spent his •4 4 4 tive bargaining representation time at sea in Morris Donald Hall election held recently at Abarca the steward de­ Get in touch with your mother, Warehouses Corp. The vote was partment. No Mrs. O. Fetter, 1801 Jeanette 13 for the SIU, none for the Team­ next of kin was Place, Long Beach, Cal., phone sters and four votes for the em­ listed. Burial was Emll Napoleon Dupont, 65: in the Olivet Cemetery, Colons, 427-7163 or your brother, Robert ployer. Calif. Brother Dupont died In the hoaR. Hall, 1327 Chestnut Ave., Long A decision is pending on a mini­ pital in Marl­ 4 4 4 Beach, Cal., phone 437-9439. Call mum wage within the Puerto Rico borough, Mass., Joseph Denton, 62: Brother or write immediately. sugar industry. The present rate of lung disease, Denton died June 18, 1964, of nat­ 4 4 4 is $1,171^. A labor department on August 19, ural causes. A Warren Federer spokesman said the decision will 1964. A member member of the Contact the Welfare Department be given soon to the Administrator of the union steward depart­ immediately as they have received of Wage and Hours and Public since 1943, he ment, he has information from the Department Contracts Division In Washington, spent his years sailed with the of Public Welfare in reference to D.C. Meanwhile, the Puerto Rico at sea in the SIU since he your children. Musicians Federation has an­ deck depart­ joined in early 4 4 4 nounced that none of its members ment. Surviving 1939. He is sur­ will participate in any future the­ Haik J. Alexanderian vived by his sis­ is his daughter, Edna M., Doyle. Contact your brother, S. atre shows here unless their ter, Lorena Ho was burled in tlie St. Michael's Andranian Ale.xanderian at 165-14 salaries are deposited in advance Stockes. Burial Cemetery, Hudson, Mass. 65th Ave., Flushing N.Y., as soon with the union. was in the Magnolia Cemetery, 4 4 4 as possible. On other fronts, hotels in metro­ Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 politan San Juan are preparing to Arthur Kudolf Kavel, 42: Broth­ 4 4 4 Wilber J. Spicer receive the biggest influx of tour­ er Kavel died on Juno 13, 1964, Wiliard Nathan Bell, 50: Broth­ at his home in You are requested to contact ists in the Island's history this Hoey, Hoey & Hall, Attorneys at winter, with advance reservations er Bell died on June 2, 1964, in Brockton, Mass., Law, 630 Court St., Martinez, already running 10 percent to 25 Armonok, New of a heart attack. Calif., immediately. percent better than last year at York, of acci­ member of dental causes. A 4 4 4 the same time. the steward demember of the Edward Strusimsky p a r t m 6 n t, he The recent elections saw the SIU Great Lakes Mr. Ferranti, manager of Marine first joined the Popular Democratic Party win an­ Tug and Dredge Claims of Hudson Waterways, union in 1946. other victory in the Island's gen­ Region since would like you to contact him re­ He is survived garding your case. This is im­ eral elections. Roberto Sanchez 1961, he worked by a friend, Hor­ Vllella is the new governor and as a deck hand. portant. ace Peloquln. Dona Felisa Rincon de Gautler re­ Surviving is his 4 4 4 Burial was in the Melrose Ceme­ mains as San Juan Mayoress. sister, Lois W. Mike Danguvich tery, Brockton, Mass. After enjoying a few months' Bell. Burial was in the OgdensWelner, Basch, Leher & Ches4 4 4 stay on the Detroit, Pete Gaivelin burg Cemetery, Odgensburg, N.Y. kin. Attorneys at Law, would like Charles Ludlow Berkeley, 42: you to contact them immediately is enjoying a brief rest on the 4 4 4 George Robert Wendel, 60: Brother Berkeley died aboard the at 1420 Walnut Street, Philadel­ Island. Pedro Yiruei makes the long haul from Arecibo every day Brother Wendel died In New Or­ AdhiUes in Ever­ phia, Penn. to the hall to catch a ship he likes. ett, Mass., of leans, La., of 4 4 4 While waiting for that "good ship" heart disease on heart failure, on William Richard Alderman June 22, 1964. A May 18, 1964. A Your mother would like you to to arrive, Pedro is serving on the member of the member of the contact her immediately at Cecelia polls committee. Benigno "Nino" engine depart­ steward depart­ Apartments, 2186 N.W. Glisan St., Cortes has shipped out on the San ment until his ment, he started Portland, Ore., on an urgent Francisco after taking a few weeks off to spend some time with his death, he became sailing with the matter. family. a member of the SIU in 1941. He 4 4 4union in 1946. is survived by John Randolph Hockaday Surviving is hie his niece, Mrs. Your brother requests that you Sylvia Dufour mother, Mrs. Rose Berkeley. Bur­ call him about a' very important Moser. Burial was in the Hope ial was in the Hoi^ Cross Ceme­ Vbf^o'CALL matter at LU 2-8962, Fredericks­ /^YOKK'BAUpMOKe tery, Maiden, Mass. Mausoleum, New Orleans, La. burg, Virginia. Atlantic Coast John Gotselfl Donald Pacclo Jos. Hennessy Ben Pritiken Keith Hubbard Peter Quinn Asmund Jacobsen Angel Reyes Wm. Janlsch Joe Rudolph S. Jurkiewlcz Nick Sasloglou Joe Keating Anthony Scaturro King Sea Koo Juan Soto B. KuUkowskl Ralph Spiterl Thomas Lowe Henry Stanczak A. N. McArthur James Stogaltis Dennis Marcoly Fred Travis M. Megulssoglou Guy Walter George Meltzer Richard Waters Rudolf Mlchalek Leon Webb John Morrison James Williams Julio Napoleonls Joseph Zitoll USPHS HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS George L. Baugh Stanley LaFleur Joseph H. Barker Mack R. Murray H. B. Butts R. A. Jones Elmer E. Campo Frederlk Ouweneel James F. Cleator Hugh L. Price Charles E. Collins John Rauza Estuardo Cuenca Joseph R. Richard Glen M. Curl Wm. J. Stephens H. E. Fairburn Clyde Tanner Hugh C. Grove Joseph T. Vaughn Walter J. Koyn USPHS HOSPITAL BAL-nMORE, MARYLAND 8. Aqula. Jr. Bernard Morlllo Evlt Ardoln Philip Navltsky WlUlam Belfleld N. J. Newsome Edgar Benson Robert A. Outlaw Gaetano BusclgUo Roy Bayfield Frledof Fondila Joseph A. Shea Jack Geller Alexander Smart Walter Hall Ashley Southere W. A. House Andrew Suech Joseph Merkel Chambers Wlnskey USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS Robert Burns John Kulas John Harty USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Delbler George McKnew Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE James McGee PINE CREST HAVEN NtmSING HOME COVINGTON. LOUISIANA Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL NORTHAMPTON. MASSACHUSETTS Maurice Roberts US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. DC William Thomson Harry Levy, 61: Brother Levy died of natural causes in the Len­ ox Hill Hospital, New York City, on June 6, 1964. A member of the SIU Railway Marine Region since 1960, he worked as .a bridgeman - motorman. Surviv­ ing is his wife, Mrs. Fannie Levy. Burial was in the Cedar Park Cemetery, Westfield, N.J. 4 4 4 Elton Marion Poole, 61: Brother Poole died of accidental causes at his home in Tole­ do, Ohio, on May 20, 1964. A mem­ ber of the SIU Great Lakes dis­ trict since 1960, he sailed as a gateman. Surviv­ ing is/his daughter, Wllma B a c h o. Burial was in the Lake Township Ceme­ tery, Walibridge,.Obio. ilOILE^OJ �November 13, 1364 SEAFARERS Schedule of Pacific Coast Membership Meetings (Continued from page 5) SlU-AGLIV/D Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lukes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days Indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: Ilew York December 7 Detroit December 11 Philadelphia ... December 8 Houston December 15 Daltlmore Decembeir 9 New Orleans .. December 16 Mobile December 16 $> West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule November 13, 1964 for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are e.xpected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 19C1. .Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follows; Wilmington San Francisco Seattle November 16 November 18 November 20 December 23 December 18 December 21 4. 4 Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great I.akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are heUI at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit Nov. 16—2 PM Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, November 16—7 PM SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Philadelphia .. Dec. 8—5 PM Baltimore (licensed and un(licensed) .. Dec. 9—5 PM Houston Dec. 14—5 PM Norfolk Dec. 10—7 PM N'Orleans .. Dec. 15—5 PM Mobile Dec. 16—5 PM RAILWAY MARINE REGION. Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City Dec. 14 Philadelphia Dee. 15 Baltimoire Dee. 16 ^Norfolk Dec. 17 GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit .... Dec. 14—2 PM Milwaukee Dee. 14 Chicago Dec. 15 Buffalo Dec. 16 tSault Ste. Marie .. Dec. 17 Duluth Nov. IS'Lorain Nov. 13 (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 Ease Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland ...........Nov. 13 Toledo Nov. 13 Ashtabula Nov. 13 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, .Ohio). ^ ^ United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: New York ... December 7 Baltimore ... December.. 9 Philadelphia December 8 :tHonston December 14 Mobile December 16 New Orleans December 15 • Maeilngt held aT Laoor Tainpla, Naw^ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. t Meating held at Galveston wharves. Pure Twenly-Tliree LOG now, has been reporting to the hall here for the past few days and assisting the Polls Conunittee. After spending a year aboard the Atlas, Tony Vllanova registered here recently and has put in for his vacation. His wife has been ill and he plans to stay on the beach for awhile to help out at home. All hands wish his wife a speedy recovery. Shipping activity for the next two-week period looks fair in this area as we are expecting six ships in transit. Seattte Payoffs during the past two weeks here included the Overseas Bose and the Robin Kirk. In addi­ tion, the Atlas paid off during this period in Hawaii. Several payoffs are expected in the 'near future, including the Falrport, the Over­ seas Eva, the Norberto Capay and the Alcoa Marketer. In general, the shipping outlook . here is a little on the slow side. Two oldtimers on the beach right now are Juan Pagan and Hollis Huff. Both are registered and ready to ship and hope to pick up berths very soon. UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Undsey WUUams A1 Tanner Robert Hatthewa SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Uooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 278 State St. Ed Riicy. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VInawood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ... .673 4th Ave., Bkiyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Nelra, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent .. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. John Fay, Acting Agent . DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Paul Gonsorchlk, Agent . .DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR .. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes speciOc provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able In all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Aopeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, •uch as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect, your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Us coUective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings in ail constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG poUey is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Us ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to he paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is_jgiven such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment he made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, hut feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately he reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as aU other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. EVERY MONTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing dlsahllity-penslon benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the cdhtracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which wiU serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities ars conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above right* have been violated, or that he hes been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 724-2843 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted BabkowsU, Agent MAln 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GUIettc, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif 805 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent ... .TErminal 4r2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETTARY-TREASUREB Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3618 BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, m. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndoIph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address; P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. .Uchmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 875 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-«l!(i0 HOUSTON .. 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W Flaglei St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel .•i29-7.-':fi NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel. 622-1892.3 PHILADELPHIA 26(1" S 4tii DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Tel 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredqe Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yori BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller. Agent TR S-1538 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden. Agent ... ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park. Mich. Ernest Demerse. Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur, Agent RAndoIph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mall to Brimley. Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen. Linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns. Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck. Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25tl) St. W. Hearns. Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin, Agent Southgate. Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson. Agent . EXport 8-3024 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky. Ohio Harold Ruthsatz, Agent . MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MiUer. Agent . SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE . . .1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey. Agent . MEIrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS. MO. 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis. Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR. Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bend helm. Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2. NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE....1216 E. Baltmiciie .-.t. EAstei" • • 0 NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA...... 2604 S 4lli -. I. DEwey fi :'"i8 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-t:."i0 HOUSTON 5804 Canal .St. WAlnut 8-3?^7 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0"- 7 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7 S.SC l MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-17.-4 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7.=43 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-189.?-.1 PHILADELPHIA 2004 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phono 229-2788 �SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNI..Q.N • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO .J, . • KNOW .... • 1 •'/• IvoKii -s mmum LONG with the obligations of union membership, the rights of SlU members, and the safeguard of these rights, are carefully spelled out in detail in the union constitution. These rights and safeguards cover the full range of union and membership activity. So that every member can fully enjoy his rights, the SlU continuously issues reminders as to what the member's rights are and how he can exer­ cise them. For example, in addition to directly distributing the union con­ stitution to all Seafarers every six months as a supplement to the Seafarers Log, the union newspaper publishes a regular feature entitled "Know Your Rights," which highlights the rights of the members and the means of pro­ tecting these rights. Membership rights are also posted in the union halls and are subject of union forums and education classes. The reproduction above is an excerpt from the "Know Your Rights" feature and deals in rights and safeguards with respect to Union finances and funds. Every SlU member is familiar with the traditional, constitutionally required election of the rank and file Union Quarterly Finance Commit­ tee—a seven-man committee, composed of one member elected in each of the major ports. And as the "Know Your Rights" feature reminds Sea­ farers, all Union financial records are available to the membership, as are the welfare, vacation and trust fund records. These are among the rights of SlU members—the right to participate through the elected finance committees and the right of access to Informa­ tion on Union finances. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! (This is one of a series on the basic rights of SlU members) A The elected rank and file Quarterly Finance Committee—one member from each of the major ports—works with certified public accountants in exam< ining Union finances, as in photo above, showing typical finance committee at work. The committee's report will later be submitted to the membership for its study and action in all ports in regular membership meetings. Financial information on all Union and trust fund finances are posted so as to be available to SlU members. In photo above, Seafarers R. A. Barrett (left) and Jose Rivera are shown examining reports posted in head­ quarters port. Posted are the Landrum-Griffin Financial Report, the wel­ fare, pension, vacation and Certified Public Accountants' Report. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource November 13, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NATIONAL ELECTION BREAKDOWN TOM MEYER APPOINTED SIU WASHINGTON REP. CARGO PREFERENCE ABUSES SLATED FOR AIRING BEFORE MARITIME ADVISORY BODY LABOR-BACKED CANDIDATES SCORE HIGH IN ELECTIONS SEAFARERS ON THE S.S.FANWOOD UNDER-SEA RICHES LURE ‘BLUE CHIP’ CORPORATIONS MORE PROTECTION SOUGHT AGAINST ‘LIE DETECTORS’ U.S. REPORTS MEDICAL COSTS OUTPACE ALL BUDGET EXPENSES NUCLEAR-DUG CANAL BANNED BY ATOMIC TESTING TREATY HOVERCRAFT CREATES THREE-NATION DEBATE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/13/1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVI, No. 23 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d79428203b334daa7bafe516b1805dd8.PDF 39d43dffcc7af35ff09597d975ec472c PDF Text Text t'' SEAFARERS LOG Oct. 30 1964 OFFICIAL OROAW OF THl SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Trick Or Treat! Bulk Carriers' Needs Prompt Study By MA -Story On Page 3 SIU Vote Begins On November 2 -Story On Page 3 8 Seafarers Retire On $150 Pensions 1; ri c.-i' r' K' '.:\ -Story On Page 7 •i-; • •Ji- SIU VIest Coast Tanker Collides^ Burns; One Lost -Story On Page 2 Unusual SIU Welfare Benefit .. li.: I»F: . m •' Ir 1^'" It' Ir t One of the most unusual benefits ever paid out by the Seafarers Welfare Plan cov­ ered all the costs of the quintuple tonsilectomies per­ formed recently on the five daughters of Seafarer Wil­ liam Gonzalez and for their period of hospitalization. The girls, shown at right saying "Ah" for nurse Genevieve Byers after their operations, are (1-r) Lydia, 8; Dora, 7; Darlene, 7; Anna, 6; and Cyn­ thia, 5. All five had their ton­ sils out on the same day at the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital at^New Or­ leans. Brother Gonzalez, who is presently at sea aboard the Afoundria (Wa­ terman), expressed apprecia­ tion for "the tremendous help that was given to us by the Plan," His feelings were sec­ onded by his wife and daugh­ ters; Gonzalez sails in the steward department out of the Port of New Orleans. �mm Pare Tw« SEAFARERS LOG October SO, lOM One SUP Crewmember Perishm§ 51UNA West Coast Tanlcer Burns In Alaska Collision For the past 20 years or so, there has been a gradual change in the nature of U.S. trade patterns. Whereas in 1937 bulk cargoes made up a little over half—57 percent to be exact—of all U.S. foreign trade, today almost 85 percent of this nation's foreign trade is in the form of bulk cargoes. This trend has been a gradual, but a sure one. There is nothing wrong in the fact that there has been a change In the character of our foreign trade. What is wrong however, is that despite the change American policy has not kept pace—^with the result was crewman Eugene Hughes, 35, sion, saying he heard the general shows that a remarkable amount that U.S. ships now carry only about 5 percent of these cargoes. This, of coarse. Is of considerable concern to Seafarers and to all who came from Portland, Oregon alarm, got his life jacket and went of her cargo is still intact and will and a member of the Sailors to his station in the boiler room. be discharged. Tentative plans call other American seamen because of the impact of these statistics on Union of the Pacific. The injured "Smoke was coming in thick for towing the ship to Seattle for their job security. It also explains why the SIU has been arguing most vigorously in every quarter for recognition of this problem. The sig­ were Hank Leland of Blooming- through the ventilator," he said. repairs. nificance of this condition extends beyond the maritime industry. It has ton, California and Edmund Oliver a direct bearing on the national economy and security, and so, in the of Long Beach, California. Oliver final analysis, effects every American. suffered two broken heels and It takes no particular genius to understand that with bulk cargoes Leland an ankle fracture in jump­ being the overwhelming dominant type of cargo today, and with Ameri­ ing from the burning Santa Maria, can ships carrying an almost negligible fraction of this U.S. trade, we which was partially loaded with cannot have a strong merchant marine unless something is done to high octane gasoline at the time correct this terrible discrepancy. of the collision. When the SIU began, several years ago, to examine the causes be­ The remainder of her crew hind the decline of the American merchant marine, we discovered a escaped injury and were picked number of factors which are responsible. Among them was the change UT from the water by rescue boats. There were no injuries reported in trade patterns which resulted in the paradox of the bulk carriers— among the crew of the other ves­ this is the specter of huge U.S. bulk shipments along with a steady de­ cline in U.S. bulk ship participation. sel, the Sirrah, under charter to Shell Oil. At every opportunity the SIU presented these facts as vigorously as Hughes was at his emergency it could. We were not alone in our views, which were shared by others station in the boiler room when in the maritime industry. It was apparent that there were some who the word came down to abandon questioned the amount of emphasis which we put on this problem. On ship. Smoke boiled through the the other hand it became obvious that there was merit in the SIU area and other survivors said they position and people began to examine and review the facts a little could not tell what happened to more closely. him. He is still missing and pre­ We feel that our position that bulk carriers, along with tramp ships, sumed dead. must be the backbone of rin adequate American merchant marine is An investigation into the acci­ being vindicated by the gradually changing climate of thought on the dent was being conducted by the subject. The Maritime Administration's recent announcement that it Coast Guard at Anchorage. SUP crewmembers from the ill-fated SlU Pacific Districtwould review the status of the bulk carrier fleet is one example. In ad­ The Santa Maria was heading dition, the subject of bulk carriers will be on the table for discussion contracted Union Oil Tanker Santa Maria pile ashore at Into port when the accident oc­ at the next meeting of President Johnson's Maritime Advisory Com­ Anchorage, Alaska after fire destroyed their ship following curred. The second ship, the Sir­ mittee, which is concerned with the development of a long-range proa collision with the tanker Sirrah. Rescue craft quickly rah. was at anchor. Acting port gram to strengthen U.S. shipping. director Don Walter said that the raced to the scene of the collision, two miles from shore, The fact that these matters are being studied and discussed does Sirrah, which was loaded with jet and picked up the crew after they abandoned ship. The not mean that the solution to the problem has been achieved. We can fuel, apparently dragged anchor disaster claimed the life of one SUP man. expect m^y more days of argument and presentation of facts before and hit the Santa Maria amidship the unrealistic policies which allowed the present situation to develop on the starboard side. crewmembers jumped aboard the are corrected. But we, along with the others who are concerned with . Santa Maria crewmen said that was at my emergency station the need for .a strong U.S. maritime industry, will continue to keep up there was an immediate explosion when the ftrst assistant yelled the fight for an Industry that will assure American seamen of job and flames began billowing from 'abandon ship.'" op^rtunltfes and security, and the nation of a merchant fleet which their stricken ship. Flaming fuel "I was working with Eugene is in keeping with our position as a world power. As an aid to Seafarers serv­ spread along the water for a Hughes in the fire room and said ing on various polls commit­ "rae United States is by tradition and necessity a maritime nation. thousand feet. They said the Santa 'Lets get out of here,' but it was But statistics prove that today we are at best a fourth-rate nation when tees during the upcoming SIU Maria's skipper blew two warning so smokey I don't know if he fol­ it MmM to marine and no amount of raUonalizaUon or employment of General Elections, a Polls blasts when he saw the danger lowed me or not." ^lIciM of exi^en^ which make our merchant fleet expendable can Committee Election Guide ap­ end called for a hard right rudder Santa Maria crewmembers had bide the ugly fact. We either have a merchant marine consistent with pears on page eight of this to swing the ship clear, but it high praise for the tugmen who was too late. the nee^ the American people or our dependency on foreign shipissue of the Seafarers LOG. took them from their burning The Santa Maria crew fought ship, which they expressed in a The steps listed in the guide ®' l"*e™«"onal poUtics and relationships will be the only alternative. the blaze for a few moments, but letter to Anchorage's Mayor. are in accordance with the it soon became apparent that they In light of our needs as a nation and the realities of life today there SIU constitution which de­ One of the tugs which risked were all in extreme danger. The disaster to come to the aid of the are few who would accept the latter position as a proper or sound one scribes the duties of the Polls vessel carried 110,000 barrels of Santa Maria crew moved right ^this county to ^ in. As a union of American workers whose job Committee during the election. aviation gas and stove oil. The alongside the flaming ship and 5 national security is so Inextricably interwoven Members of the Polls Commit­ Sirrah disengaged and pulled out took the crewmembers off while with a healthy and adequate American merchant marine, we can only tee are urged to adhere strict­ of the Immediate area with a hole its right fender was on fire. "We orati^ to press for a cure to the ills which are at the root of the ly to the provisions listed and in her bow and taking water in knew we had to get them out of to remember that in the con­ the foreward ballast tank. there," the tug skipper said, and duct of their work they are to By the time the abandon ship his wife, who was aboard the tug determine their functions in order was issued on the Santa at the time, echoed his sentiment. accordance with the constitu­ Maria, two tugs were on the scene T thought, 'If I could help some tion. to give assistance. Santa Maria of those fellows get off, then ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A few hours after she was involved in a collision with another tanker in the harbor here on October 19, the Sailors Union of the Pacific manned Santa Maria was reported to be a charred, heavily damaged hulk. One Santa Maria cremember was killed and two others in-+-^ — tugs and the two men, Leland and that's where I want to be,'" she jured in the mishap. Oliver, were injured. Oliver later said. The man who was killed described the events of the colli­ Inspection of the Santa Maria Polls Committee Guide III LOG Jim Mitchell DiesEx Labor Secretary YORK—J^es P. Mitchell, who served as Secretary of Uabor in the Eisenhower Administration, died here of a Mart attack at the age of 63. He was highly regarded throughout the labor move--*ment for his concern for the but lost to Governor Richard nation's working men and Hughes in the gcnei-al election. Smoke and flames leap skyward arid spread across the harbor of Anchorage, Alaska, as fire If consumes the Santa Maria following her collision with the tanker Sirrah. The Sirrah, under charter to Shell Oil, disengaged after the collision and escaped without serious damage (extreme left). The Santa Maria, w,hich was loaded with 110,000 barrels of aviation gas and j stove oil, .was left ia charred, heavily damaged hulk. ^''''nn®n. AFL - CIO President George Meany said that Mitchell was "an outstanding Secretary of Labor," and that the trade union move­ ment's "friendship and esteem for Jim. Mitchell grew with the years . . We respected his counsel and valued his friendship; his passing is a great loss to us and the na­ tion." Mitchell became the labor sec­ retary in October 1953, and served in that post for seven years until the end of the Elsenhower Admin­ istration. In 1961, he won the Re­ publican primary nomination for the New Jersey gubernatorial race Before he left the labor secretaryship, Mitchell was tendered a dinner by the trade union move­ ment where he was honored for his "deep understanding of and concern for the welfare of the na­ tion's working men and women." A man of courage and convic­ tion, Mitchell was "vigorously op­ posed to right to work laws. "All hell broke loose from the G.O.P. right in 1958" when Mitchell spoke ouit against national and state right-to-v/ork laws,- a former Mitchell aide recalled. Only last month, Mitchell said he could not support the Goldwater - Miller ticket, "under any circumstances." �October 80, 1964 SEAFARERS LOG Page Three U.S.Bulk Carriers' Cult SIU Man ResGued Needs Prompt After 10 Hours In Sea Study By MARD Survives Fury Of Hurricone Hilda MOBILE—Even though he missed the big finale because his glasses were in his pocket, SIU Inland Boatmen's Union member Clarence Neece is quite happy to imagine what a glorious sight the helicopter was as it pulled him from the chilly, choppy waters of the Gulf of Mexico after he had spent | a grueling 10 hours in the sea about it now, I guess I was better water during which he drifted 10 off in the water. I might have miles out to sea, Neece's tempera­ fighting for his life, WASHINGTON—The increasingly-important bulk carrier segment of the U.S. Maritime industry appears to he on the verge of getting some long-overdue attention. A review of the status of the hulk carrier fleet is already underway by marine, and has, in fact, contrib­ the Maritime Administration, uted to its decline. and hulk carriers and will he Today there are relatively few bulk carriers in the American mer­ discussed at the November 16 chant marine despite the fact that Maritime Advisory Commit­ nearly 85 percent of the cargo Neece relates the events of the been dashed against the rocks and ture was down to 94 degrees when he was first brought into the base night of October 4 so calmly that injured my head. "I was getting a little hazy hospital. A short time later, when you would think it happened to when the helicopter came. But my he was transferred to Mobile someone else. Neece, 57, was a deckhand on mind was still running on survival. General Hospital, his temperature tee meeting here. moving in and out of this country the auxiliary pilot boat Bonnie They lowered a cable with a log was back up to 98 and he was The Maritime Administration's Is of the bulk variety. Fortune operating out of Mobile. attached to it, and I grabbed it. listed in good condition. bulk carrier study was annoimced The only bulk commodities go­ Then came the big question. recently by Assistant Secretary of ing on American ships are aid On Sunday, October 4 the Bonnie With my arm around it, they Was the helicopter a 'glorious sight Commerce Herbert W. Klotz, who cargoes such as wheat and food­ Fortune was proceeding down pulled me aboard." Taken aboard the helicopter to after 10 hours in the water and noted that bulk freight constitutes stuffs, 50 percent of which is sup­ Mobile Bay with her crew of nine after hurricane warnings for hur­ Brookley Air Force Base, Neece with hope fading fast? about 85 percent of today's U.S. posed to move on U.S.-flag ships. "I guess it would have been a foreign trade. ricane Hilda were lowered along was examined by Air Force physi­ The SIU has been arguing that cians who said they were amazed beautiful sight if I could have seen the Alabama coast. The increasing interest in the government agencies have not It was about an hour after night­ by the stamina and strength he it. But I had my glasses in my importance of the bulk carriers been properly enforcing the 50 fall when the Bonnie Fortune was displayed. After 10 hours in the pocket," Neece admitted. was further evidenced by the fact percent rule of the Cargo Prefer­ forced aground on a sand bar near that it is slated for a full dis­ ence Act. the Sand Island lighthouse just Although bulk cargoes consti­ cussion by the Maritime Advisory off the entrance to Mobile Bay. Committee, which was established tute nearly 85 percent of the total The vessel soon began breaking by President Johnson to work out U.S. foreign trade, U.S.-flag ships up under the battering of raging a long-range program of improv­ are carrying only about five per­ seas whipped up by winds of up to cent of these cargoes with the ing the American-flag fleet. 65 miles per hour. About 8 P.M. remaining 95 percent going on Will Discuss Bulk Carriers the order came to abandon ship. foreign-flag and runaway ships. Neece was the first man ordered Discussing the forthcoming com­ Runaway-flag ships carry more Into the Bonnie's boarding launch, mittee meeting, Commerce Secre­ than four times as much U.S. which serves as life-saving equip­ tary Luther Hodges informed SIU foreign cargoes as U.S. ships. ment aboard the pilot boat. President Paul Hall, a member of As a result of its studies of the "I jumped for the boarding boat the committee, that various as­ total shipping picture, the SIU and missed it," Neece recalled pects of the Government's policies has made a number of recom­ later from his hospital bed in Mo­ toward bulk carriers will be dis­ mendations for changes to U.S. bile, where he had been pro­ cussed. maritime policy as a means of nounced in excellent condition de­ For four years the SIU has been reversing the downward trend of spite th'e ordeal he had just gone stressing the need to recognize the the industry. Among these was a through. "I hit the water and prime role being played by the recommendation calling for ap­ drifted away from the pilot boat." bulk carrier segments of the y.S. propriate aid .and enforcement of Fully dressed, with his rain merchant fleet in the nation's com­ existing cargo preference statutes gear and a life jacket, Neece be­ merce. The SIU has maintained to enable the dry and liquid bulk gan his 10 hour battle for his life that failure to recognize the in­ carriers to assume their proper against the eight-foot seas running creasing imiportance of bulk caiv place in today's commerce. off Dauphin Island. tiers, which has been brought As .on previous occasions, the "When I didn't see anyone com­ about by changes in trade patterns SIU's position at the November ing after me in the boarding boat, since passage of the 1936 Merchant 16 Maritime Advisory Committee I knew it was just me, on my Marine Act, has hampered the meeting will be presented by SIU own." From this point on, Neece growth of the American merchant President Paul Hall, "That's the last time i'li try to swim the Gulf of Mexloo," had no idea of the fate of his eight SIU crewmates, and was relieved SIU Inland Boatmen's Union deckhand Clarence Neece to learn later that they had all vowed after spending 10 hours In the water before being been rescued by a Coast Guard rescued by an Air Force helicopter. Mobile General Hos­ launch. pital nurse Olene Stoker was e.n attentive audience as Neece The rest of Neece's ordeal is the related his experiences after abandoning the auxiliary pilot story of a man drifting alone at night in stormy seas. boat Bonnie Fortune when it was forced aground off the "I never gave up," Neece said, entrance to Mobile Bay by hurricane Hilda. "I knew I was going to make it and that they were going to pick Seafarers In all ports will start going to the polls on Mon­ me up if I could keep from swal­ day, November.2, at 9 a.m., as the 60-day SIU elections get lowing too much salt water." underway. On the ballot will appear the names of the 64 "When I drifted down the ship channel I found the breakers fuUy qualified candidates for"* were coming from both ways. I the 45 elective union posts. the election supplement have been would come up and would rub my printed so as to provide each can­ Balloting will continue until didate with 100 copies of the sup­ face to get the water off of it. I Dec .31. swallowed some water. plement. "The waters were chilly. WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany has As an aid to voters, the LOG Under the SIU Constitution's "I told the good Lord, I would issued a strong appeal to union members to exercise their printed a special election supple­ provisions covering voting, the change my ways. If He helped me. ment In its last Issue (October ballot will be conducted on week­ voting rights on November 3. He said that the United States 16). I needed His help. The supplement contains pho­ days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on ^— tographs and biographioal data Saturdays "I saw the Sand Island Light would never have a Congress from 9 a.m. to 12 noon Part of the text of Meany's tele­ submitted by all the candidates, from November 2 to December beacon, and I tried to make for indifferent to the interests of it. At one time I was within 50 working people if 75 percent gram follows: a reproduction of the ballot and 31. There will be no balloting on feet of it, but somehow the cur­ of the labor movement voted in "Only a week remains be­ the text of the SIU Constitution's Sundays and legal holidays. This rent swept me away. When I think national elections. fore the American people will provisions governing the conduct year's election begins on Novem­ In a telegram to all affiliated make their decision in this of the balloting. The supplement ber 2, instead of November 1, be­ national and International unions most pivotal election. The cam­ also contained the minutes of the cause th# latter day falls on a and all state and local central paign is all but over. Probably SIU Executive Board meeting of Sunday. the vast majority of citizens Oct. 30,1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 22 bodies, the AFL-CIO president September 9, 1964, on eleetioa The 45 elective posts are for called for the maximum possible have already decided how they procedures. headquarters officers and for timnout of voters on Nov 3 as a will vote. Now our responsi­ As per the decision of the Ex­ seven constitutional ports — New weapon against "complacency bility is to do all we can to ecutive Board at the September 9, York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mo­ the greatest threat to victory for make sure every eligible citi­ PAUL HALL, President meeting and the approval of the bile, New Orleans, Houston and the candidates we support. zen votes. HERBERT BRAND, Editor; BERNARD SEA­ membarshiip, additional copies of Detroit. "Probably the vast majority of "Complacency, fostered by MAN, Art Editor: MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYBH, Assistant Editors; citizens have already decided how public opinion polls, is the ROBERT ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE they will vote," Meany said. "Now greatest threat to victory for CABMEN, Staff Writers. oiu* responsibility is to do aU we the candidates we support. If Published biweekly at tha headquarters can to make sure every eligible the Johnson-Humphrey ticket of the Seafarers International Union, At­ is to achieve overwhelming tri­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters citizen votes . . . . District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, "Only In that way can we reap umph, and if a liberal Con­ Brooklyn, NY, 11332. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600. Second clais postage pal4 at the Post the benefits of our registration and gress is to be elected, Novem­ Office lit Brooklyn, NY, under the Act education campaigns; only in that ber 3 must produce the great­ of Aug. 24, 1912. 120 way can the security and progress est outpouring of voters in the of America be Insured." nation's history. SIU Vote Begins On November 2 Meany Urges All Unionists To Vote On Election Day SEAFARERS LOG Sia m-BanoH Nov.aicmc3i �Pase Poor SEAFARERS Oatobcr SO, MM LOO By Earl (Bull) Shepord. Vice-President, Atlantic Political Activity In N.Y. The SIU, alonz with the ILA Local 1814, The International Union of Operating: Engineers, Marine Division; and the Leather Goods Workers, Local 111, have endorsed the Democratic-Liberal candidate for the tl.S. Senate—^Robert F. Kennedy. Kennedy has pledged to fight to strengthen the American Mer­ chant Marine by attacking the major obstacles to its Improvement. He cited the need for an oil import quota, elimination of tax havens for runaways, and the enforcement of Cargo Preference Statutes, among others. ' Kennedy has also pledged to work for the repeal of federal ex­ This is the view that Seafarers standing on the Brooklyn side of the Narrows can see of the cise taxes and has endorsed the program of the AFL-CIO in regard to new Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn. Named after a 16th civil rights, Medicare and other major social legislation which the labor movement Is fighting for to make a stronger America. century explorer who supposedly discovered New York harbor, the span is the longest sus­ New York — pension bridge in the world. Built to relieve traffic pressures between Staten Island and the Shipping slowed in the port of in the near future. During ttie - mainland, the structure carries 12 traffic lanes on two decks. It is scheduled to open in New York during the first 10 days last period five ships paid off, November. " of the last period hut has started three signed-on and seven were to pick up again. The forecast for serviced in transit. Francis C. the next period is very good, how­ Chase, sailing in the deck depart­ ever. During the last period 12 ment for the last 15 years, had to ships paid off, five signed on and leave the Alamar because of ill­ 25 were serviced in transit. ness. After a stretch in trie Included among the old timers USPHS hospital, he reports he is seen in the Brooklyn hall are Sam feeling 'fine and again Is ready Phillips, Victor Oruz, George Al to ship. exander BaslUo Estrella. Ail John Nicmiera, who just paid NEW YORK—With the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge rapidly approaching completion say they and are watching the hoard off the Azalea City, says her crew here, spanning the Narrows approach to New York Harbor between Brooklyn and Staten and ready to ship again. and officers were among the best. Island, many New Yorkers and even many strangers to the city are turning to each other Their ships in port here, John Now he says he is only hoping Swiderski, Frank Savoy, Cecil that his nejrt trip will be as good. and asking "Who was Verra-'^— Joseph Stuntebeck, who sails in ways b^n hesitant to commit voyage supposedly continued Rash and John Johnson, stopped zano?" Seafarers passing through themselves on the extent of Ver- around New York and along the in at the Hall to say hello and col­ the black gang, had to pay off the Losmatf on the West Coast hethe Narrows under the bridge may razano's explorations because the New England coast to Newfound­ lect the SIU benefits due them, cause of illness. He says she was Boston have been asking crewmates the historical records are far from land and back to France. a very good ship and that he was Shipping was on the slow hell complete and Verrazano's own de­ Of the four-ship fleet which Ver­ same question, and few are prob­ ably able to volunteer any infor­ scription of his voyage leaves razano led out from France, two in Boston during the last period, sorry to leave her. He is feeling were destroyed in a storm and one with only one ship paying off and better now and is ready to ship mation about one of history's mys­ much in doubt. The best reconstruction of his was ordered to return. Verrazano two in transit. The picture is ex­ again. tery men, about whom little is Norfolk 1524 route sees him going from continued in the Dauphine with a pected to brighten In the next pe­ known at best. Shipping has been poor in Nor­ riod, however. Giovanni da Verrazano is cred­ France to Madeira, across the At­ 50-man crew and finished the voy­ Lindley McDonald, a 25-year folk with the prediction • that it ited with discovering New York lantic to the U.S. coast at about age alone. A Florentine by birth, Harbor in 1524—85 years before Cape Fear, North Carolina, then Verrazano sailed under the French union man who went on an SIU will he only fair in the next pe­ Henry Hudson sailed into the har­ north along the coast to New York. flag on an expedition to seek a pension In 1962, is currently in riod. There were two payoffs, two bor and up the river later named There his ship supposedly an­ northwest passage to Asia. But as dry dock in the Marine hospital sign-ons and five ships in transit. the Hudson. But historians, tradi­ chored and a boat was sent up the it did later for Columbus, the New here. He says hello to all his old On the political scene, a rally waa shipmates and union brothers. held in the SIU hall for Porter tionally skeptical people, have al­ river a short distance. Then the World got in his way. Charles Robinson, a 20-year union Hardy, Jr., a Congressman and He named his discoveries, al­ man who sails as a firenum-water candidate for the Senate seat now though none of the names have tender, was sorry to see his last occupied by Harry Byrd. The survived. New York harbor, for ship, the Penn Sailor, go offshore. turnout was a quite respectable instance, he called the "Bay of St. He is now waiting for a coastwise 400 persons. Marguerite" after the King of run. Jerry Ange, who was laid off the France' sister, and he called the William Costa, another 20-year Marine when she went into dry land he discovered "Francesca." union man who sails as a BR, was dock, took a standby job on the His entrance through the Narrows last on the Eagle Voyager. He was Spitfire. He Is waiting for his old was described this way: "We found ready to make a home of the ship ship to come out of the shipyard SAN FRANCISCO—The SlU-affiliated Pacific Coast a pleasant place below steep little when laid her crew off in Jack­ so he can join her again. Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers Associa­ hills. And from these hills a sonville. Now Bill is holding down Robert King is hoping to catch mighty deep-mouthed river ran the Boston hall and is ready to his old ship, the Manhattan, when tion has scheduled elections beginning November 2, for 16 into the sea." take the first joib that shows up she comes around again. The same official union posts. The 4 What's In A Name? on the big hoard. Harold Fall, is true of Elbert Winslow, who is credentials committee re- Agent: R. N. Sweeney, unopposed. The decision to name the new also a 20-year SIU man, last looking to get back aboard the ported that 35 candidates have Business Agent: Hugh Jones and bridge after Verrazano caused a sailed on the Henry in the deck -Spitfire. qualified to take part in the bal­ Ed Carey. Julian R. Wilsoh, a 17-year SIU mild furor in New York, where department. She went offshore, loting. San Pedro Branch Office Port the hridjges and tunnels are tradi­ however, and now he is looking man who last sailed as an AB on The voting will extend Agent: Bob Sherrill, unopposed. tionally named for their geograph­ for another coastwise job. the New Yorker, Is spending his through Friday, January 29, 1965. Business Agent: John Fick, unop­ ical locations—such as Bronxeighth month on the beach as the Philadelphia Ballots will be available at union posed. Shipping has been pretty good result of a hack Injury. Whitestone Bridge, Brooklyn-Bat­ headquarters, branch officers and Honolulu Branch Office Port tery Tunnel, etc. The Italian His­ in Phllly, with seven payoffs, four Puerto Rico from business agents aboard ship. Agent: James Murphy, S. E. Ben­ torical Society of America re­ sign-ons and seven ships in tran­ The shipping picture has hen Members may also obtain ballots nett, Edward Peters and Stanley portedly had a hand in having the sit. fair in Puerto Rico, with eleven by mail by sending in a written Peterson. Frank Pasaluk, just off the Spit­ men shipped during the last pe­ bridge named as it was and won a request along with their union New York Branch Office Port partial victory In its final designa­ fire, reports that the ship broke riod and eleven ships contacted. book. The candidates for the var­ Agent: Red Ramsey, unopposed. tion—the Verrazano -Narrows down at sea and had to await an On the P.R. labor front, the SIU ious MFOW offices are: Business Agent: Slim Von Hess Bridge. IBU tug to bring spare parts out Puerto Riico Division has won a • President: William Jordan, un­ and Theodore Vorhees. from Norfolk. Investigation re­ representation election at ComThe Staten Island Chamber of vealed the engine had burned out. pania Petrolera . California, Inc., opposed; Vice President: Alex Board of Trustees: The Consti­ Commerce wanted the bridge Frank reports it was a good trip producers of Chevron gasoline. In Jarret, unopposed; Treasurer: tution provides that the President, Cliff Peterson and John Schlie- Vice President and Treasurer are named—of course—the Staten Is­ despite the trouble, with plenty other news of labor, the Puerto mann. members of the Board of Trus­ land Bridge and claimed tradition of oA. for the hands. Rioan Dockworkers Union has re­ Headquarters Business Agent tees, with the remaining four to was on its side. Among other ob­ Frank Smith, who sails in the ceived an ILA charter and will No 1: Bobby Iwata, Richard Hol­ be elected. Running for the four jections Staten Island brought up steward department, is just off the start an organizing drive in non lo way and George Medeiros. positions are: S. E. Bennett, Har­ was that Verrazano is difficult to Norina. He is sorry about the waterfront-connected industries. Headquarters Business Agent No. ry Jorgensen, Red Ramsey, John pronounce and spell, and that few Phillies missing the pennant hut Larry Schroeder piled off the 2: Jack Hatton and C. E. Broad. Schlemann, Bob Sherrill, R. N. people had ever heard of him. One has high hopes for next year. Gateway City after a short voyage Chamber member went so far as to Meanwhile, he is registered and and will enjoy the pleasures of Headquarters Business A,gent- Sweeney and Nick Trivich. call Verrazano a "foreigner" caus­ ready to ship. William MiUison, a Puerto Rico for awhile. Steve Clerk No. 3: Whitey Disley, unop­ SIU Convention delegates ffour posed. Headquarters Dispatchers: openings): S. E. Bennett, Harry ing another member, who had 20-year union member, is just off Marretfo is also doing a little Elmo Shaw, Robert Borland, John Jorgensen, Red Ramsey, John agreed with the Chamber view up the Potomac and on the lookout Puerto Ricah vacationing after a Deegan, John Sur and Nick Tri- Schliemann, Bob Sherrill, R. N. to that point, to resign in protest. for an India run. He had nice round-trip on the intercoastal San The New York Times even got weather during his time on the Franci^o. . . Sweeney and Nick Trivich. vich. Also on the ballot this year is into the act editorially in opposi­ beach and enjoyed part of it at Seattle Branch Office Port Agent: Harry Jorgensen, unop- a proposition that would change tion to the name, citing the stub­ a couple of series games in New josed. Business Agent: Pmbert the election of MFOW officials to bornness of New Yorkers who still York. Baltimore shipping slowed up Truitt, William Blecker, Donald once every two years instead of insist on calling the Avenue of the P"own, .Bernie Carpenter, "Cogi" every year as at present. If Americas by its old name of Sixth during the last two-week period. Ching, Leonard Knopp and Hairy adopted, the new rule would ap­ Avenue. The bridge would always It is expected to improve, how­ ply to those elected to terms dur­ be called the Narrows Bridge said ever, with the Robin Locksley and Ulrich. the Mairymar expected to crew up , Portland Branch Office Port ing the 1965 elections. (Continued on page 18) Verrazano Bridge Named After 'Mystery' Explorer MFOW To Fill 16 Union Posfs �SEAFARERS Ootober SO, 1964 LOG fmpoffonca of Barg9 Industry Discussed Barge Service Provides Cities With iMore Jobs, Buying Power Higher employment and additional purchasing power are the chief benefits to the local economies of coastal and inland port cities serviced by a strong tug and barge industry, de­ clared Braxton Carr, president of the American Waterways Operators in a recent address to the annual convention of> the American- Association of presence of a flourishing inland services, declared Carr. These In­ water transportation system, said clude warehousing, marine sup­ Port Authorities. Carr said Carr, is its impact on the set­ plies, dry docking and boat repair­ port cities could reap these bene­ fits by taking advantage of the in­ expensive, mass movement of freight on the nation's inland waterways. Carr sees the availability of lowcost, shallow-draft water transpor­ tation as the key that makes many ports important distribution cen­ ters. As an illustration, he pointed to the steel industry In the Pitts­ burgh region which ships iron and steel products by barge to Mem­ phis and Houston for reshipment by other forms of transportation to Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and other southwestern states. Port cities find Inland water transportation of crucial Impor­ tance. The chief example In this case, says Carr, Is New Orleans which depends on inland waterway facilities for approximately half of its total commerce. Inland commerce also serves as a spur to the growth of port cities' foreign trade, the Waterways Op­ erators' president asserts. This stimulation serves as a two-way street, since the nation's need for imports as well as its growth of exports has helped to Increase U.S. inland water commerce. The growth of the inland water transportation industry has also had its impact on the growth of the port cities which it serves. Carr pointed to the jump in ter­ minal construction and other in­ vestments by water carriers, pri­ vate and public agencies. This de­ velopment has put idle waterfront property to work, improving land values as well as providing new sources of municipal taxes. In addition to improving a port city's tax base, the presence of barge service wiil also Influence new Industries to locate in these areas, says Carr. This is especially true of company management that wants to take advantage of lowcost water transportation in the movement of raw materials or manufactured goods. One of the most important assets provided for port cities by the ting of truck and rail freight rates. The positive influence of this cheaper form of water trans­ portation on local freight rates af­ fects shippers not only in the port involved, but also throughout the surrounding area. A good example, mentioned by Carr, of an inland port's heavy in­ dustrial growth is Memphis, Tenn. In 1939 Memphis had 378 manu­ facturing plants with 18,225 work­ ers. These statistics had jumped to 872 manufacturing plants em­ ploying 87,000 workers by 1962. The growth of inland water transportation also encourages the development of many auxiliary ing, marine insurance, charter and brokerage agencies, surface and diving contractors and harbor tow­ ing. All of these services help to provide impetus to the develop­ ment of the local economies. Carr estimates that 80,000 men and women are employed aboard 21,000 commercial vessels on the nation's Inland rivers, canals and other channels. The inland water freight industry handle over 418 million tons of freight' each year and provide over 133 billion ton miles of cargo service annually. This represents 9.5 percent of the nation's domestic freight move­ ments. Two SlU Vessels Play Key Role In Navy Games HUELVA, Spain—"Operation Steel Pike," the joint U.S.­ Spain naval and amphibious maneuvers which includes a fleet of ten American-flag freighters in its strike force, got off to an impressive start last-^ week. could not be called upon as quick­ An estimated 60,000 Ameri­ ly—if at all—to aid our armed can and Spanish assault troops stormed ashore in a mock landing on a beach in southern Spain. The troops were backed up by a naval armada that included the SIUcontracted Del Sol (Delta Lines) and the Couer D'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers), along with eight other U.S.-flag merchant ships. Vice Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., Atlantic amphibious force chief, said the Navy, because of its commitments, probably could not have handled the cargo needed for the exercises without the ten pri­ vately chartered merchant ships that took part. The presence of the merchant ships at the maneuvers emphasized the role that a strong and modern U.S. maritime power could play In the event of emergencies. Run­ away-flag shipping, operated un­ der the myth of "effective control" forces in a time of crisis. The success of the operation was marred, however, by the death of nine U.S. Marines, who were killed when their assault helicopter col­ lided with another helicopter over the crowded invasion beach. Both helicopters crashed in flames, in­ juring 13 other Marines. The ten fast, modern and quickloading merchant ships which took part disgorged their heavy cargoes of tanks, trucks and field pieces at a prefabricated dock that was quickly thrown up by the landing forces. Operation Steel Pike Is the largest amphibious operation un­ dertaken by the U.S. since the Ko­ rean War. All in all, at least 94 ships from the U.S. and Spain, along with aircraft and helicopters, took part in the exercises which will continue into next month. By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer SlU Vacation Plan Clarified One of the most popular benefits among SIU members is the $800 annual Seafareirs Vacation benefit. Many newcomers to the Union may not be aware that it was the SIU that pioneered the effort to guarantee regular vacations for the professional seaman. • The gains brought about by the SIU's type of vacation plan can be plainly seen when they are compared with the vacation arrangements contained in union contracts 14 years ago. In those days a typical vacation contract clause ruled that a Seafarer had to work one full year on the same ship, for the same employer, to get one week's vacation. Since the average Seafarer ordinarily works for a number of different employers during a single year, he usually ends up on the short end as far as vacation is concerned under that type of arrangement. Today, more than 13 years after the inauguration of the vacation plan, a Seafarer knows he can collect this important benefit no matter how many employers he has worked for, and regardless of how many ships he has sailed on. This means that the Seafarer doesn't have to worry about staying aboard a single ship for a full year for a single employer in order to receive his vacation benefit. One of the SIU vacation plan's most significant aspects is that a Union member knows he can collect his $800 a year vacation for a year's seatime, or a prorata shared thereof for each 90 days of sea- accumulates on that ship for that time. trip. Since the first vacation agree­ An important requirement which ment was signed in 1951, vacations should be kept in mind by mem­ have come to be a feature of which bers eligible to collect the vaca­ every Union member takes advan­ tion benefit is that discharges nec­ tage. In the first nine months of essary to prove eligibility must be 1964, approximately 12,000 appli­ presented within one year from cations for vacation benefits to­ the date of payoff in order to col­ talling approximately $4 million lect vacation benefits for the time were filed by SIU men. The SIU submitted. vacation plati has paid out over In the event that a member $30 million to Seafarers since the starts a trip holding Coast Guard inception of the plan. discharges that total less than 90 The Seafarers Vacation Plan days of seatime which are less provides an annual benefit of $800 than a year old, they will be hon­ for 365 days of seatime or $200 ored at the end of the voyage, for every 90 days an- SIU member even though more than a year's works for a covered employer or time may have elapsed. However, employers. An important advan­ the eligible member must present tage of the plan is that a member his accumulated discharges with la not required to payoff a ship to his vacation claim within 90 days after the voyage ends, or before coiiect the benefit. The benefit may be paid on a he signs on another ship, which prorated basis for periods of sea­ ever is sooner. Another requirement for vaca­ time less than a year, although a minimum of 90 days is required. In tion plan eligibility that Seafarers the event a member dies or retires who are shipping out should keep on Union pension, he, his widow, in mind occurs when their dis­ or beneficiary can receive the un­ charges representing accumulated collected vacation benefits he has seatime may be more than a year accrued within the previous 365 old by the end of their voyage. In this case, the member must notify days. In order to collect a vacation the Vacation Plan office in writing benefit, a member must present before this seatime is actually his Coast Guard discharges as more than one year old. Vacation proof of his accumulated seatime. payments will then be made when If the discharge took place within the member returns to the U.S. the previous 365 days, the benefit and formally submits his applica­ Is paid for the period of the entire tion for benefits. One last reminder is necessary voyage, provided that there is a minimum of 90 days of employ­ for that small group of our mem­ bers who file for vacation benefits ment. In counting days of seatime to and then for some reason, fail to determine eligibility for the bene­ pick up the benefit checks. If a fits, if a vessel Is laid up for a vacation benefit check isn't picked period of more than 10 days and a up within 60 days after it has been former crewmember signs on issued, it is returned to the plan again when the ship is reactivated, office, Since most of our members this will be regarded as new em­ like to claim the benefits they have coming to them promptly, this ployment. A crewmember who is on a ship doesn't happen too often. How­ for more than a year, will get the ever, when it does, it is necessary full vacation benefit for the first to contact the vacation ulan office 365 days of seatime he puts In, in headquarters to forward the and will be paid a prorated check to the Union office nearest amount for any additional time he to the applicant. Notify Union On LOG Mali U.S.-flag merchant ships participating in the oint U.S.-Spain naval and amphibious exercise "Operation Steel Pike" ere silhouetted on the horizon as the strike force nears the Spanish coast. Over 60,000 American Marines and Spanish troops recently took part in a mock in­ vasion in southern Spain. The naval strike force included two SlU ships, the Del Sol (Delta Lines) and the Coucr D'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers) as well as eight other U.S.-flag freighters. As Seafarers know, copies of each issue ot the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing tlie LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SiU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. �Paic Sis SEAPAREnS LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) October 10-October 23 The shipping situation took a downswing during the the west coast, however, tended to offset the total last two weeks, with most of the below normal situation decline, with all three ports registering good gains. occurring on the east coast. The Gulf coast, however, Registration reflected the slower shipping situation, where activity was on the slowbell during the last period, climbing to 1,305 from 1,267 the period before. The num­ set a quicker pace this period. A total of 1,071 Seafarers ber of SIU men registered and on the beach, totaled shipped during the last two weeks, compared with 1,403 3,706 Seafarers at the end of the last two weeks, compared during the previous reporting period, to 3,622 the previous period. A breakdown by departnrient shows that shipping in The statistics showing the seniority picture also in-the steward department was down considerably, while dicated the lower level of activity, with a larger percent­ the deck department was more active. Engine depart­ age of Class A men shipping than in the last period. Of ment activity was about the same as the previous period. the total shipped, 54 percent, were Class A, compared to Shipping on the east coast was generally lower than 52 percent the period before. Class B men shipped 35 the previous period, with New York and Norfolk showing percent of the total, a gain of 1 point from the previous considerable slowdown. Jacksonville shinning also fell period, and Class C men, dropped to 10 percent, from off. but more men shipped out of Boston, Baltimore and 13 percent the period before. Philadelphia than in the preceding two weeks. Shipping activity statistics remained high, with the On the Gulf coast. New Orleans recovered from a total at almost the same level as the previous period. slump, as job calls began to blossom on the shipping A total of 51 ships payed off during the period. There board. There was also an increase in the number of were 39 sign-ons and 134 in transit movements. Total Seafarers shipped from Houston. Shipping was slightly movements during the period were 224, compared to 225 slower in the other ports on the Gulf. The situation on during the previous period. • Od^txir it, ItM Ship A€fMfy fat Offf lestcHi New York.... Philadelpkia.. laltimore .... Noifaik JackMavilla .. Tompo Mobile Now Oricoiit.. Hoottoo Wiimloqtoo .. Son Francisco. SeoHle 1 12 Si^ IR Om Tram. TOTAL 5 2 1 0 4' 5 7 2 2 2 0 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 11 5 1 2 2 TOTALS ... 51 39 2 25 5 7 5 11 7 4 14 33 5 10 6 134 3 42 18 15 9 12 7 11 30 45 8 14 10 224 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS AI Poet Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS AI Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped 1 GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B 2 0 1 1 l! 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 99 4 24 55 20 32 15 15 13 61 3 13 0 36 10 2 0 0 0 61 13 8 6 6 0 12 0 5 16 211 6 9 0 3 0 9 12 0 1 2 3 9 3 12 12 29 0 13 4 14 7 3 11 14 1 22 2 14 0 0 3 22 3 9 3 14 7 11 0 4 0 7, 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 9 1 0 8 1 1 3 51 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 0, 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 11 0 2 12 10 2 24 0 2 2 4 2 7 9 3 7, 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 9 7 25 32 8 65 1 16 28 7 4.4 2 45 15 22 8 6 14 44 24 18 44 0 44 19 27 9 55 3 17 15 7 47 2 35 17 23 15 8 25 0 3 0 3 47 25 7 18 2 11 0 1 3 13 2 7, 0 7 1 2 0 0 13 6 5 3 0 7 10 27 0 14 3 14 1 10, 1 3 4 3 10 1 4- 5 1 4 6 14 1 10 4 12 21 0 5 11 0 4 5 9 1 6 4 8 0 11 14 6 i 14'' 0 0 0 129 193 54 1 376 11 65 73 1 153 1 19 12 1 32 234 153 72 102 1 185 73 130 31 1 234 15 Registered On The Beach CLASS AI CLASS B GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 21 10 21 8 39 74 90 160 33 283 0 24 16 3 36 16 4 3 39 39 53 10 102 0 3 8 21 10 3 0 4 4 14 1 19 1 3 2 9, 6 1 2 18 31 67 25 11 14 102 53 68 12 133 75 53 3 78 11 142 20 10 0 31 18 3 30 30 27 61 6 4 0 25 19 31 5 55 1 32 1 419 365 527 106 1 998 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 4 10 6 16 48 80 144 23 0 6 17 2 21 41 64 15 0 5 10 2 4 14 8 0 5 3 8 2 9 11 0 32 58 1 91 78 5 30 43 2 4 10 16 1 15 4 20 0 36 19 55 31 210 308 1 549 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Poet Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Bos NY...... Phil Bal Nor Jac Tara Mob..... NO Hou Yxrsi Wil o n* SF Sea TOTALS 1-s 0 8 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 4 2 2 0 24 DECK Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A1 CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 1 0 19 0 16 2 6 3 9 75 50 123 17 190 12 11 48 50 110 20 4 2 25 0 17 4 20 7 13 23 13 0 62 4 43 6 72 34 34 3 2 0 18 0 15 1 17 9 8 3 4 1 7 0 8i 3 4 11 4 3 2 1 0 8 0 6 1 1 2 21 8 4 36 0 27 1 IS 5 10 94 24 5 89 4 51 14 42 51 97 64 24 3 69 9 42 3 46 37 92 16 4 17 2 11 7 e 15 4 2 22 8 1 50 3 35 7 12 23 8 26 5 1 39 2 31 3 18 7 27 35 I1 374 146 424 60 1 630. 39 239 232 1 510 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 1 2 3 12 14 22 56 9 4 1 3 3 5 6 15 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 5 6 1 2 11 7 20 45 15 7 15 6 32 1 3 2 8 4 3 13 4 4 13 4 5 68 47 77 1 216 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1^5 1 0 "1 2 0 2 4 16 22 4 0 1 3 4 0 0 2 7 1 5 0 0 5 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 9 0 2 32 1 35 4 2 2 12 16 2 1 0 3 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 5 8 0 8 17 91 1 116 11 Registered CLASS A E-JGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 2 3 ALL 1 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B 2 ~0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 64 4 44 12 8 33 3 46 3 19 10 39 4 7 8 18 0 ll' 46 18 1 10 7 1 11 0 3 9 1 10 1 4 5 12^ 0 2 4 6;' 0 2 0 6 2 12 9 11 1 2 0 4 5 10 1 12 1 10 1 11 ! 0 11 5 5 0 0 0, 12 10 0 0 5 5 2 4 6 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 o! 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 6 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 li 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0, 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 1 14 0 3 2 6 8 1 10 0 8 1 2 7 0 1 3 7 5 4 10 47 6 29 12 6 47, 6 22 19 37 1 44 4 45 0 23 18 3 2 5, 44 45 29 4 7 20 2 17 11 32 6 32! 0 24 29 0 2 2 18 11 1 3. 32 29 7 2 3 3 1 4 1 7 2 1 0 3 0 3 9 0 4 0 4 3 6 9 4 23 2 3 16 1 7 3 12 4 17 1 2 2 1 4 1 0 0 1, 17 4 1 14 3 18 1 _ 2 7 2 4 15 2 10 0 5 1 0 8 2 6 1 15 10 47 161 31 1 239 21 86 66 1 173 26" 150 19 1 195 11 70 63 1 144 1 15 19 1 35195 144 Registered CLASS A Port Registered CLASS B GROUr 12 3 ALL 129 193 54 1376; 47 161_31 I 239 92 47 77 1 216, 268 401 162 J 8311 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 0 0 1 39 11 9 15 11 4 1 6 12 2 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 4 0 5 36 11 5 16 11 4 25 8 7 1 3 3 1 2 3 6 1 0 2 3 47 26 65 1 149 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 0 0 0 0 8 7 1 0 4 4 0 0 9 10 1 0 1| 0 0 1 fl 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oi 3, 0 3 0 40 4 . 1 35 16, 2„ 2 12 3 0 0 3 5 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 3 80 1 91 8 Shipped CLASS C 1 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 5, 39 8 3 3 11 0 0 4 0 0 0 12 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 9 3 0 0 5 5 36 40 1 13 1 15 25 16 1 0 3 4 7 3 0 1 i; 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 34 1 38 149 91 C ALL 1-B 1 1 0 52 24 5 is! 5 3 9 25 13 0 2 5 1 1 3 0 3 3 4 12 4 81 15 5 56 16 15 14 6 4 12 10 1 4 5 0 38 1 278 no Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 4 6 16 1 5 3 2 0 56 34 66 180 10 47 12 25 9 26 1 6 6 11 1 9 81 6 53 30 14 24 4 43 7 5 4 21 2 17 2 13 10 1 4 3 0 3 1 5 2 2 13 0 6 0 0 0 17 9 12 42 2 18 2 14 96 3 21 16 44 86 5 78 80 6 28 11 25 33 5 22 4 2 7 19 4 0 11 15 53 1 13 10 20 2 8 5 10 4 14 33 4 53 8 41 202 122 236 {1 670' 41 44 264 1 349 SUMMARY Registered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS S SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS fi GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL 1 23 ALL 123 ALL 11" 72 102 | 185 73 130 31 | 234 15 65 "73 I 153 19 12 32 224 153 32 419 365 527 106 998 31_210 308 I 549 21 s'O 66 1 173 26 150 19 t95 11 70 63 144 35,195 144 35 374 146 424 60 630 39 239 232|510 "15 19 ~8 17 91 1 116 58 26 65 149, 8 } 80 91 ' 2 34 38 149 91 38|278 312 122 236|670 41 44 264 349 40 175 259|474157 306 115 578 34'138 216 388 4 36 65 I 105 568 388 105 11071 823 1073 402 ]2298 111 493 804 11408 �M, IfM By Lincisey Williams. Viee-Presldent, Gulf Ar«o SEAFARERS LOG Eight SIU Veterans Join Growing Pensioner Ranks Gulf Seafarers Aid Johnson Seafarera along the Gulf Coast turned to in traditional SIU style to lend a helplng,hand In the Johnson for President Campaign. Volunteers in large numbers went to work in the New Orleans SIU Hall to process campaign literature for mailing In behalf of President Johnson and U. S. Representative Hale Boggs, who has Republican opposition in his bid for re-election as Congressman froraTLouisiana's Johnston Second District. Volunteers also were at work in Democratic Head­ Creel Houland Hardeman Blackledge Fernandez quarters in Houston and Mobile. In Houston the AFL-CIO also was Seven Atlantic and Gulf district Seafarers and one Great Lakes district Seafarer have campaigning for U. S. Senator Ralph Yarborough who has strong Republican opposition. been added to the growing list of SIU men awarded SIU pensions and can now retire In a special convention at Baton Rouge on October 18, attended by with the assurance of a monthly check in the mailbox. The action of the board of trustees an SIU delegation that was one of the largest at the meeting, the brings the number of Sea-"*^' Louisiana AFL-CIO went on record as concurring in the AFL-CIO shipped with the SIU from the the SIU-Great Lakes district la endorsement of the Johnson-Humphrey ticket. The meeting, partic­ farers receiving the $150 a port of Idiiladelphia. Fernandez the port of Detroit. A native of ipated in by more than 600 delegates from throughout Louisiana, month to a total of 80. now makes his home In Baltimore, Michigan, he now plans to settle Voted to support the campaign to the fullest extent. There were signs Md. at his home in Hul^bard, Mich. He The pensioners are Gabriel as election day approached that the Johnson campaign was gaining A member of the steward de­ last sailed aboard the tanker, Colon, 61; James Henry Russell, strength in Gulf Coast States, which had been considered doubtful partment, Johnston first joined Detroit. by some political observers. 61; Thomas L. Blackledge, 62; In Alabama, for example, loyal Democrats reported that John Tyson James P. Creel, 54; Mikael Hovof Mobile, candidate for Congress 4 land, 61; Earl T. Hardeman, 64; from that District, was in trouble spend the holidays with his fam­ Manuel Fernandez, 65; Edmund H. in his race with Republican Jack ily before making the job calls Johnstcm, 64. Edwards as a result of Tyson's re­ again. A member of the steward de­ luctance to come out in support of Hubert C. Cain, who got off the partment, Colon has been sailing the national Democratic party Monarch of the Seas about ticket. Tyson barely squeaked in month ago, is currently promoting with the SIU since he signed on In Representative as the Democratic nominee in a "rock and roll" music shows at New York many years ago. A na­ By Frank Drozak, West primary conducted in the State at the Mobile Municipal Auditorium tive of Puerto Rico, he now makes large prior to redistricting of while he builds up time on his his home in the Bronx, N.Y., restThe top local task for San Francisco labor between now and eleoAlabama. Group 1 deck department card. tlon Day is the drive to guarantee thr political retirement of antiAside from politics, a big topic After nine months on the Montlabor Congressman William S. Mallllard. The Maritime Port Council of conversation around the SIU peller Victory, George P. Saucier in the Bay area went on record against Mailliard, who stands in the halls in the Gulf has been the paid off to spend some time with Goldwater corner of the Republican party, at its meeting last week. ! progress of several power house his family while having extensive The Port Council voted to devote its main energies to tiie election of Gulf States teams which have en­ dental work done. Dan Frazier, Thomas O'Toole, the Democratic candidate for Mailliard's seat. Mail­ joyed national ranking during the one of the real oldtimers, who liard, who has always sought labor's support, showed his true feelings early part of the season. For the sails messman, is vacationing at in Congress by his 'no' vote on medicare, the tax cut, the war on benefit of those who may be out his home in Whistler, Ala., near poverty, social security, medical schools, mass transit, aid to students at sea, here are a couple of scores Mobile. and other labor-supported legislation. in the big games; Arkansas, 14, Mose E. Coleman, who has been Labor's drive to elect O'Toole in place of Mailliard will include Texas 13; LSU 3, Tennessee 3; sailing out of the Gulf since 1938, Russell house-to-house canvassing in the district to bring out the normally Cdon Alabama 17, Florida 14; Georgia paid off from the second cook's Democratic voters and alert them to Mailliard's anti-labor, anti-social Tech 7, Tulane 6; Vanderbilt 7, job on the Montpelier Victory Ole Miss, previously beaten by and registered in Group 1. He will ing easily with his monthly in­ welfare record. The second key issue for California voters—^besides the various con­ Florida and Kentucky, 7. be looking for a night cook and come. He last sailed on the Over­ tests for national and state offices—are the propositions that will As. far as the shipping picture baker's job when he finishes the seas Rose. Russell is a native- of New York appear on the ballot. Many will affect the life of Californians for a goes, it continues good in New vacation he is enjoying with City, although he will now retire long time to come. Here then are organized labor's recommendations Orleans, is booming in Houston friends and family in Mobile. to his home in Mobile Ala. An SIU on the 17 propositions that will appear on the November 3 ballot. and the outlook is fair in Mobile. New Orleans Delegates to the California Labor Federation convention in San Fran­ old-timer, he signed his first Mobile Some of the oldtimers have articles in New York and has cisco last month put their strongest emphasis on defeating Propositions After a year on the Clairborne, been showing their younger SIU sailed in the steward department 14, 16 and 17 and an overwhelming body of unions throughout blie state Homer E. Windham went home to Brothers how to really get the job ever since. His last ship was the are urging a YES vote in Proposition 15. Jackson, Alabama to enjoy the done in doing volunteer work in tanker Bradford Island. No. Subject Recommendation dove and deer season. S, A. Solo- the Johnson for President cam­ 1—$150 million beaches and parks bond issue YES Blackledge first joined the un­ man got off the Del Oro and reg­ paign. Among them are Vic Mle2—$380 million construction bond issue YES ion in the port of New Orleans and istered in Group 1 before going rana, who is like an old fire horse 3—$260 million school building aid bond issue YES spent his years at sea sailing in home for a vacation with his fam­ when somebody rings the bell for 4—Property tax exemption for veterans— ily in Montgomery. A. C, Reed, a political campaign, Willie and the steward department. A native No recommendation. of Mississippi, he now is settled who last was on the Oceanic Earl Hardeman, Manual Traba, 5—Property tax exemption for widows and veterans YES comfortably on his $150 monthly Wave, is enjoying a rest while Phil O'Connor, John "Scotty" 6—Retaliatory tax of insurance companies— pension in Boutte, La. He last building some time on his Group Clark and Bill Tank. The Harde­ No recommendation. 2 engine department card. John man brothers, both of whom re­ sailed aboard ;he Del Valle. 7—Investing retirement funds in corporation stock YES SIU Oldtlmer J. Kane, an SIU member since cently retired on an SIU pension, 8—Re-election of Superior Court judges in counties 1938, will soon be looking for an checked in at the SIU Hall after Creel is a native of Mississippi with populations exceeding 700,000 YES AO's job. He has been vacation­ a vacation trip to Mexico. They wh® now makes his home in New YES ing after paying off the Arlzpa. reported they had a grand time Orleans. An SIU oldtimer, he 9—County supervisorial district boundaries 10—Disposition of school land fund revenues YES H. B. Davis paid off the Alcoa and came back praising the SIU joined the Union in the port of YES Ranger after being on this ship disability pension and retirement Mobile sailing in the engine de­ 11—Municipal contracts with counties, r. 12—Property tax relief in disaster areas YES about a year and probably will plan. They said it gives them a partment. He has retired from his chance to do things they have al­ last ship, the Del Rio, to his home 13—^afeguard against misuse of the California Constitution.... YES 14—Sales and rentals of residential real property NO ways wanted to do but never in New Orleans. 15—Television Programs Initiative YES seemed to have the time. Hovland is a native of the coun­ 16—Lottery License NO After spending more time than NO usual on the beach while recover­ try of Norway, who is now a resi­ 17—Railroad train crews Shipping was on the slow bell in San Francisco during the last period. ing from an illness, Gus Broslg dent of Brooklyn, N.Y. He first The SIU Welfare Services De­ joined the SIU in New York and Only one ship paid off, two signed-on and six were serviced in transit. took the chief steward's job on partment reports that it has had the Del Alba . bound for West sailed in the engine department. The outlook for the coming period is also slow, with only the Ilerculca difficulty locating seamen's African ports. Gus, who is now 64 Before coming to this country, he Delaware, Wild Ranger and the Iberville expected to pass through in families because the seamen's sailed for many years on foreignenrollment or beneficiary cards and has been sailing since 1914, flag vessels. His last ship was the transit. Chang P. King, just off the Wild Ranger, has had a run of mixed luck lately. His wife just gave birth to a fine six and one-half have not been kept up to date. looks hale and hearty for his age, John C. pound baby girl, but he suffered a sprained ankle at about the same Some death benefit payments but he says he is looking forward A member of the deck depart­ time. , have been delayed for some to reaching 65 so he can retire Vincent G. Fitzgerald, an SIU old timer, is coming along nicely in time until the Seafarer's bene­ under the SIU Pension Plan. ment during his years at sea, ficiaries could be located. To Gene Joachim, a veteran Inland Hardeman joined the SIU for the the USPHS hospital. He says he misses the old Bloomfield and his old avoid delays in payments of wel­ Boatman, is wiling away the time first time in the port of New York. shipmates down in the Gulf. Ragner E. Olsen, another old timer, had fare benefits. Seafarers are ad­ visiting with friends at the SIU A native of Augusta, Ga., he now to be flown back from Inchon, Korea, after suffering a heart attack vised to notify the Union im­ Hall while recoverng from an in­ plans to settle down in his home in while serving aboard the Choctaw. .He's improving rapidly now, and that city, confident that his pen­ hopes to be all riglit soon again. Calvin Wilson, who last sailed jured foot. mediately of any changes in ad­ sion check will be in the mailbox as the bosun on the Wild Ranger, is back in dry dock for another graft­ Houstou dress, changes in the names of Philip Quintaya is registered In each month. He last sailed aboard ing job on his leg. His former shipmates wishjiim all the best. beneficiaries or additional de­ Wilmington pendents by filling out new en­ Group 1-S after sailing as chief the Andrew Jackson. Shipping has been very good in Wilmington during the last period. rollment and beneficiary cards. steward on the Wilton to Japan. Frenandez last sailed aboard the The cards should be witnessed The ship was sold there for scrap Flomar. in the engine department The Wild Ranger and the Mount Washington paid off and the Monticello as a means of verifying signa­ and the crew, which was repa­ as fireman-watertender. A na­ Victory, San Francisco, Portraar, Robin Hood and Alamar went through triated by air, paid off in Seattle tive of Spain, he first came to in transit. The outlook for the next period is also good, with the tures. this country 33 years ago, and i (Continued on page 18) (Continued on page 16) Calif. Labor Fights For Election Goals Notify Welfare Of Changes �Page Eiffht SEAFARERS <Mfb«r tfb 19M LOG Polls Committee Voting Guide order and to further preserve the ballot and one plain white envel­ STEP NO. 6 In an attempt to help the as provided for in Step. No. The Committee should then secrecy of the ballot, electioneer­ various Polls Committees in the herein. The duplicate copy shall ope with no markings to the voter. conduct of the General Election be given to the Port Agent for the The Committee should then in­ check to see if all Polls Commit­ ing must not take place within struct the voter that after he tee members have ^jraed all 25 feet of the polling place. In for the years 1965-1968, the follow­ Port Election files. marks his ballot in the area pro­ sheets of the rosters. Ine dupli­ any event, good order and de­ ing suggestions emphasize some of STEP NO. 3 the steps to be taken each voting THE POLLS COMMITTEE vided for same, he should then cate roster sheets for the day corum must be preserved. Any day of the voting period. In any MUST NOT LET ANY BALLOTS fold his ballot, place it In the should be given to the Port Agent, member whose ballot has been so­ event, the provisions of the Con­ BE CAST BEFORE 9:00 A.M. white envelope, seal it and not de­ and the originals of the rosters licited within the prohibited area stitution govern, and in the con­ Before letting any full book mem­ posit it In the ballot box but re­ should be placed in the envelope is required to make this fact duct of your work you are to ber vote, the Committee shall turn with it to the Committee. The provided for that purpose. In ad­ known to the Polls Committee, determine your functions in ac­ make sure that he has his dues Committee will then give the man dition, the Committee should be which shall record the complaint cordance with the Constitution. paid through the Fourth Quarter a brown envelope marked "CHAL­ given the origin_I of the minutes in its report, as well as its find­ of 1964, as well as his 1964 assess­ LENGED BALLOT" and which form for the election of a Polls ings and recommendations there­ STEP NO. 1 on. also has lines for the man's name, The election of a Polls Commit­ ments BEFORE being allowed to book number, port and date. The Committee, with all the blank In connection with this, and as spaces on the form filled in. The vote. There may be some excep­ tee composed of three (3) full book man, in the presence of the Com­ was adopted by membership ac­ Polls Committee should put the members, none of whom shall be a tions based upon a man shipping mittee, shall place the white en­ tion, any member who has a com­ originals of the rosters, the origout, or other valid reason, for not candidate, officer, or an elected or velope into the brown envelope plaint that any of the election and appointed job-holder. Must be paying dues. If you have any and seal the same. The Commit­ ian copy of the "Agent's Receipt balloting procedures of this Union, From Polls Committee," as well doubts as to whether or not a man elected between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 tee will then fill in the man's have been violated, the same pro­ A.M. of the voting day. CANNOT is eligible to vote, you should let name, book number, port and as the original minutes of the cedure as above shall be followed. Special Meeting for the election him vote a challenged ballot in the BE ELECTED AT ANY OTHER date, and on the face of the en­ Obviously, none of this is to be TIME. Five (5) full book members manner v/hich is described in the velope write the reason for the of the Polls Committee, in the en­ deemed to deprive any candidate velope provided for that purpose. last paragraph of this Step No. 3. constitute a quorum for this meet­ challenge and the man will then or member of his constitutional ing. The Committee should then have deposit the brown envelope Into THESE MUST BE MAILED TO rights to observe the conduct of HEADQUARTERS DAILY. STEP NO. 2 the man sign his own name to the the ballot box. The member should the election, the tallying of ballots, The Port Agent shall turn over roster, and one of the Committee not be given his book back until STEP NO. 6 and so on, provided he maintains to the elected Polls Committee the should print the man's book num­ such time as he has dropped his ..Before leaving the building to his proper decorum. port file containing the letter from ber and ballot number on the brown envelope into the ballot handle the mailing required by SECRECY OF THE BALLOT Headquarters showing the num­ roster. One of the Committee box. Before the man votes, one of the Constitution, the Polls Com­ MUST BE PRESERVED bers of the ballots received from should then tear the stub from the the Committee should stamp the mittee shall lock all election ma­ STEP NO. 9 Headquarters, also containing the ballot, give the ballot to the man, date and the word "VOTED" in terial in the ballot box. They shall The attention of the Polls Com­ place the key for the ballot box duplicate copies of the rosters for and thread the stub on the string the member's union book. in the envelope provided for that mittee is directed to the provisions the previous days of voting, as provided for that purpose. The STEP NO. 4 of the Constitution, in particular, well as the stubs of the used member should not be given back At the end of the day's voting, purpose and fill in all the spaces Sections 3, 4, 5 (a) and 5 <b) of ballots, the unused ballots, and his book until such time as he has the Polls Committee shall open on the outside thereof. Then the Article XIII. The attention of the any other election material of the dropped his ballot In the ballot *the ballot box and count the num­ envelope containing the key, as Polls Committee is also directed Port. (The best place for all of this box. Before the man votes, one of ber of ballots from the box. They well as the ballot box containing to the Executive Committee min­ material is in the ballot box.) The the Committee should stamp the should then compare the number all of the election material, shall utes of September 9, 1964, which Polls Committee should check all date and the word "VOTED" in of ballots against the number Is­ be turned over to the Port Agent have been previously publicized, of the above to make sure that all the member's Union book. sued On the rosters for the day, by the Polls Committee. after approval by the membership. voting material is turned over to Challenged Ballots. When a man to see if all ballots issued were STEP NO. 7 The full duties of the Polls Com­ them by the Port Agent. The last action of the Polls mittees are set forth in the Con­ votes a challenged ballot, the Com­ put in the ballot box. The day's After having ascertained that all mittee shall have the man sign ballots cast should then be put Committee each day shall be the stitution. The present list of sug­ of the election material was found his own name to the roster, and in the envelope provided for that mailing of the ballots to the bank gestions is, obviously, not all in­ to be correct and in good order, one of the Committee should place purpose, and all blank spaces on depository, as well as mailing the clusive. the Polls Committee shall execute, the man's book number and ballot the envelope should then be prop­ rosters and minutes of the elec­ STEP NO. 10 in duplicate, the "Agent's Receipt number on the roster and the erly filled in. After all blank tion of the Polls Committee to All Polls Committees may con­ From Polls Committee" — the word "CHALLENGE" alongside. spaces are filled in, the envelope, Headquarters, tact Headquarters by teletype on original of which shall be mailed One of the Committee should then or envelopes, should then be STEP NO. 8 any questions relative to the con­ to the Secretary-Treasurer at tear the stub from the ballot, and placed In the envelope or envel­ As has been the practice In the duct of the election. However, Headquarters at the end of the thread the stub on a string pro­ opes provided for the mailing to past, all candidates may campaign here too, the decision must be that day's voting in a roster envelope. vided for that purpose, give the the bank depository. for office. However, to insure good of the Polls Committee. HEN a merchant seaman takes to the water after W abandoning ship he is faced by many dangers. One of the most fearsome is the possibility ^at the waters are shark infested. To help minimize the peril of sfliarks for swimmers or anyone else who takes to the water, two shark's eyes, neatly wrapped in plastic hags, recently ar­ rived at the University of Miami's Institute of Marine Science. Scientists at the institute hope the plasticbagged eyes will help them answer an important ques­ tion: Is a shark color-blind? Yum-Yum Yellow Seafarers who had their ships shot out from under them during the war might agree with the belief of many that best shark-repellent chemicals available don't do their job too well. Navy pilots have also voiced the opin­ ion that the yellow color of some life rafts and life jack­ ets used by downed fliers may actually attract sharks to the area for a meal. Skin divers have begun to call the color "Yum Yum Yellow" for this reason. The plasticbagged shipment of shark's eyes were ordered so they could be studied carefully to determine if sharks are really color-blind, as had been thought, or are instead attracted by bright colors. The color vision of sharks is only one of the questions about sharks which have been under investigation re­ cently, and the shark is only one of many marine forms which ore under study. Sea scientists are ready to admit that their knowledge of the- sea and its creatures is very small. "Compared to what is known on land, we're about 200 years behind," a noted deep-water fish specialist readily admits. More On Sharks The shark's color vision is still a matter of doubt. It is known however, that sharks have a strong sense of smell. Recent experiments have also proved that sharks have a remarkable ability to "home in" on the source of certain underwater sound waves with great accuracy. It is thought now that this ability to hear underwater sounds is what attracts huge numbws of sharks to a fish, or a man, struggling in the water. Scientists readily admit that much too little is known about the shark. In the following article, the LOG presents some of the shark-lore which is available and describes the continuing search for fur­ ther information about one of man's most ancient enemies. To test the shark's hearing ability, scientists have simulated the sound of a fish or a man struggling in the water. The taped sound was broadcast into the water from a small boat while scientists watched from a plane overhead. In every case, using the proper sound, sharks streaked toward their target—some from more than 200 yards away—with an error of never more than five de­ grees which they constantly corrected as they drew closer. Certain sounds, to a shark, are the signal that "dinner is served." Hears With Skin In addition to its ears, scientists feel the shark also hears through a so-called "lateral line" of sensitive cells along his sides. Experiments are underway to determine if this is so. Experiments have already shown that the shark is no dope. Not only can he distinguish between two sounds as little as half an octave apart, but he can be trained to approach one sound source while ignoring another. Once trained to a certain sound by receiving a morsel of food as reward for his correct response, the shark really gets to like the sound. By placing an electrode near the shark's heart; a sort of electrocardiogram shows that his heart will actually skip a beat or two upon hear­ ing the sound. The shark's hearing is so good that once conditioned, even the faintest sound at low frequencies will bring on a response. From their exiperiments so far, the scientists have given strong support to what seafaring men have always be­ lieved—the shark is a formidable and dangerous enemy. They point out however, that not all sharks are dan­ gerous, although they don't advise anyone to carry on exiperiments of his own to find out which are and which aren't. Fewer than 30 of the 250 different species of sharks have been definitely implicated in attacks on hu­ mans, scientists have found. Some of the biggest sharks, in fact, seem to be quite peaceful. The huge, 40-foot basking shark has only minute teeth and seems to feed only on the smallest of fish and tiny sea organisms. -On the other hand, a slightly smaller variety, the 36-foot white shark, is describel as highly aggressive and capa­ ble of swallowing a man whole. Calling him dangerous would be an understatement and the best rule of thumb for the time being seems to be "stay away from all sharks." Other aspects of sea-life research are ainoed at aiding commercial and sport fishermen. Gallon Of Marlin Any Seafarer who has ever hooked into a furiously fighting blue marlin, tuna or swordfish, which grow to a weight of 2,000 pounds, may find the following state­ ment by a sea scientist hard to believe. "At one time I had a half-gallon jar with 476 marlin in it." He is quite serious however, and the mystery of how an organism which is so tiny at birth can survive in the sea to reach such mammoth proportions is scheduled for some serious study. Some feel the task may take scien­ tists 200 years to complete. To find out more about the life cycle and habits of fish, the scientists all agree that they must learn a great deal more about the sea as well. Oceonographic vessels, such as the SlU-manned Anton Bruun and Robert D. Con­ rad are kept at sea most of the tinoe gathering specimens of sea life, charting ocean currents, measuring sea water temperatures, salt content and density, and the ceaseless, mysterious movements of the sea. ; .< •: • / . > E I > . I • • > "• �SEAFARERS LOG Lifeboat Class 119 Wins Tickets JeSt By Ccrf Tanner, Executive Vice-President U.S. Shipbuilding At Low Ebb According: to the latest flxures released by Lloyd's Reg:l8ter of Ship­ ping:, shipyards around the world were booming: with new orders dar­ ing: the third quarter of this year. The main reason for the boom in new ship construction was given as the low prices available for new bottoms because of fierce competition. The boom, however, did not—and does not—extend to the United States, where shipbuilding activity remains at a level unworthy of what should be the greatest maritime power on earth. We, who have the facilities, the raw and finished materials, the skilled manpower and the technical know-how, rank a pour seventh on the list of shipbuilding nations. Ahead of us are Japan, Britain, Sweden, West Germany, France and Italy, in that order. With the exception of Sweden, all were in­ volved in World War II and had much of their shipyard facilities dam­ aged or destroyed; and two. West Germany and Japan, the losers in the war, had to start from scratch. The, tonnage figures show America's ppor position even more graph­ ically. Japan, the leading shipbuilder, has 2.5 million tons of shipping abuilding in her yards in the third quarter of this year, while the United had only 471,000 tons. The Japanese lead then was nearly six to one. How have we come to such a sad state of affairs when, just 20 years ago, we were building piore ships 4 than the whole rest of the world race. While other countries' were combined? The answer, of course building new and efficient vessels, lies in the continuing decline of our huge, much-vaunted fleet was all segments of our maritime in­ rapidly aging and getting ready for dustry. We ended World War II the mothball fleet. With each pass­ with nearly 30 million tons of ing year, the 'average age of bur shipping, the bulk, of it then in active fleet grew since the amount spanking new. condition, having of shipping did not even come been bum,to meet the emergency close to meeting our minimum re­ While: we rested on our laurels, quirements.'Shii» of 20 years or A/ ^ A 7 /4V the nations of western Europe older became the mainstays of our with the help of American tax dry cargo and tanker fleets and a Members of Lifeboat Class 119 pose after successfully completing Coast Guard requirements dollars, began to rebuild their solid portion of our bulk carrier of the New York headquarters course. The latest members of the Union to win lifeboat tick­ fleet. On the Lakes, the situation maritime industries, realizing the ets are (front row l-r) Clifford W. Men-Dell, John C. Mayo; (middle) Joe N. Brown, Carl important role shipping would was even worse. It has been a long E. Schunk, Lester Stelly, James Dannt; (rear) instructor Dan Butts, Anthony Amendolio, Jr., play in a trade-conscious postwar time since any of the Lakes ports world. Included in those nations have seen a new ship, and almost Raymond Talbot and Raymond Diaz. Other members of the graduating class who were not revitalizing or oreatlng new mari­ all of the Lakes shipyards are out present for the picture-taking session were Stanley Wielgosz, Niel Silver, Charles Feye, Sedeb time industries were those of the of business. The few remaining do Idris, Thomas Anderson, Joseph Formica, M. R. Remko and Luis Bonefont. only repair and reconversion work communist bloc. and see the prospects dim for Through short-sightedness and just plain neglect, the United building new ships again in the States stayed out of the maritime near future. Adding to the problem was the situation of the runaways, which began before the war in a small way but really ballooned in the postwar years. Creating unemployment In the SOUTH KEARNY, N.J.—Tliis small town on the banks of the Hackensack River in American maritime industry and causing a drain on the nation's northern New Jersey is the last port of call in the life of many an ocean-going ship. When balance of payments, the runaway a deep sea vessel ties up at a pier here, there are no gangs of longshoremen to swarm operators added to the problem by aboard to load or unload ordering whatever new tonnage CHiqAGO—SIU cab driver they needed in foreign shipyards. cargo. Instead, groups of pumps, propellers, heat exchang­ line, and then beach or drydock Eleveterio Sepulveda put the As an example, the current Lloyd's workers carrying acetylene ers, steam condensers, switch­ the hull for the final phase of finger on a couple of stickup men Register review of shipbuilding torches, and jackhammers move boards and other electrical equip­ wrecking. The trick to the pier-side demo­ here recently, but it wasn't easy— shows that the runaway flag na­ aboard to literally sound the death ment. Scrap copper, which now lition process is to keep the ship sells for $600 per ton, is regarded knell for the once-proud freighters, not by a long shot. tions—^Liberia and Panama—are Sepulveda, a driver out of SIU in the front ranks of those coun­ liners and warships that once as one of the highest salvage in balance as the work progresses. Lipsett Division officials liken this Transportation Services and Allied tries ordering 'new shipping. plowed mightily across the seven treasures. After the wreckers have carved technique to burning a candle at Workers-contracted Checker Cab Liberia, the prime haven of the seas. A vessel ending up here at the up sections of a ship Into bits and both ends. Any slip-ups in the unit 3, related how he picked up runaway United States oil compa­ two men at about 13:30 A.M.; re­ nies, is the recipient of more and shipwrecking yards of the Lipsett pieces, the remains are then process means that the hulk will cently and drove them to their more new supertankers. Mean­ Division of Luria Brothers & Com­ pressed into bundles. These bun­ sink to the bottom. Work begins first with this re­ destination. But, when they got while, American-flag tankers carry pany, Inc., is destined for a fiery dles are next delivered into the there, one of the passengers grab­ less than five percent of our na­ death in an open-hearth furnace. furnaces where they are melteid moval of the funnel and then con­ While its useful life as an ocean­ down for use in steel for new ships. tinues as a piece is lifted from bed Sepulveda from behind and tion's oil needs. going ship is at an end, its steel Thus, while the Lipsett yard is the the stem, and then another from put a knife to his throat while the As a result of the policies which plates are of high value for use in graveyard for old ships, it also the stem. This technique is fol­ other began to beat him and de­ ignore the needs of America's construction of new vessels for the provides the material for new lowed until the last plate of the mand money. merchant marine and allow our additions to the fleet. keel is removed. Sepulveda proved to be a man ships to desert to runaway flags, U.S. fleet. The art of demoll^ing an ocean­ The Lipsett Division, which is The Lipsett Division yard serves not easily robbed however, and our shipyards have been working going ship has been perfected at the largest shipwrecking organiza­ managed to break away and get at about half of their capacity. The as the graveyard for as many as the South Keamy yard where the tion in the world, has a backlog of 25 ships per year. They range outside the cab, where; although slowdown has forced many hun­ he was still' outnumbered, the bat­ dreds of skilled shipbuilders to from luxury liners to cargo vessels wrecking is done while a vessel is vessels that include the former tle continued. "They worked me seek work elsewhere, their long and world-famous warships that lying beside a pier. This method is school ship Empire State, several over pretty- badly," the driver re­ years of experience and know-how have all outlived their usefulness. used in contrast to other costlier naval and liberty ships as well as Workers at the yard rip into the operations where a ship Is either the superstructure of old Texas calls, "but once we were out of going to waste. superstructure and hull with flam­ beached or drydocked for demo­ Tower Number 3, which was dis­ the cab, I got in some pretty good The problems of Seafarers and blows." shipbuilders are closely connected. ing oxyacetylene torches, hammers lition. Another alternative is to mantled from its perch off the The robbers fled and Sepulveda One cannot thrive without the and other tools of the wrecking cut a vessel down to her water- coast of Massachusetts recently. hailed a policeman. They caught up other, and if one is not doing well trade to salvage every thing of with one of the robbers , a short neither will the other. A govern­ value out of the ve-ssel. An average distance from the scene. The ar­ ment policy that would rebuild Liberty ship, for instance, will yield rested holdup man would not re­ America's merchant marine, and about 3,000. tons of scrap steel veal the name of his partner, but bring it to the level, demanded for which has a value of about $30 per EXAMS THIS PERIOD: September 1 - September 30, 1964 police say the team WM responsible the greatest nation in the world ton on today's scrap market. Port Seamen Wives CTiildren TOTAL Shipwreckers, like their breth­ for robberies of 10 or 12 cab driv­ would bring work to shipbuilders 187 Baltimore 141 22 24 ers in recent months. and to the Seafarers who would ren in automobile junk yards, To help cut down on such rob­ sail the new American ships. To keep a sharp eye out for valuable 10 162 10 142 Houston beries, Sepulveda advises his fel­ that end, the seagoing unions and equipment that has a high re-sale 72 8 6 Mobile low cab drivers to cooperate with the shipbuilders union stand to­ value. Highly prized items include 254 24 15 New Orleans.... .,. . 215 the police by attending showups gether—in the AFL-CIO Maritime and reporting all suspicious look­ Trades Department—in the fight 508 26 37 New York ing ijeople who ride cabs late at to strengthen America's merchant 263 19 29 night. , . , marine—not only for the benefit One stickup team has b^ep i)f Seafarers and,shipbuilders, but 1,446 109 121 pretty well broken up, however. for the nation as a whole. SlU Cabbie's Struggle Nabs Taxi Robbers Shipwrecking Yard Awaits Old Vessels' Last Voyage SIU Clinic Exams—All Ports mts^TmLce, �Pat* Ten By Ai Tanner, Vice President ond Fred Fornen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Lakes Shipping Awaits Big Freeze SEAFARERS LOG OMober 80, 1004 Giant Waves Found In Depths Of Ocean Scientists from Columbia University, supported by the pUESTIONt What kind of gear Office of Naval Research, have measured waves deep below do you toko with you when you the ocean's surface that often dwarf those on the top of the ship out? sea. • Delvin JohiMont I take lots of sea waves were made from instru­ These waves, the research­ ments that resemble underwater winter clothes and also some light ers of Columbia's Hudson La­ space wear for when it satellites. The oceanographic With the arrival of the Hastings and the expected arrival of the De Soto, the shipping picture in Detroit remains good. .The cold weather is starting to set in and general cargo movements on the Lakes are being loaded at a stedy pace before the big freeze. Old-timer, John Poliwka, was in the hall last week and left with boratories have found, run to gets hot. I also most of the pinochle money. Other old-timers on the beaoh are John scientists first made their findings take a transistor depths ranging down to four Schaad, Leo Troy, Carl Green, JoJe Arnold and Pete Fagan. in the warm waters of the Carib­ short-wave radio 1964 was the best shipping season for salt-water Jobs since the open­ miles. The observation of the deep bean and later confirmed them in and a swimming ing of the Seaway. We had seven Waterman ships, one Alcoa and one suit. I always in­ the depths of the Atlantic. Maritime Overseas. According to the reports we received, Waterman clude a swim­ The satellites the scientists used Steamship Company will be back next season with several vessels call­ ming suit in my were instrument packages en­ ing at ports on the Great Lakes. gear, because closed in^^ 13-inch aluminum Chicago swimming is spheres. The spheres are able to Shipping in the Chicago area has again and continues to be extremely great in some of float under the sea at any depth good and there is no let-up in sight, which is amazing for this time of the ports. up to 20,000 feet. The depth the year. The Detroit Edison (Boland & Cornelius) recalled her crew instruments operate at may be set after a three-week lay-off due to the ship being sent to the shipyard 4« it t by the scientists. for extensive repairs to her bottom. Tweny-seven plates were renewed Kenny Desmond: 1 take lots of The data collected by the satel­ after scraping her bottom coming out of the harbor in Muskegon. All WASHINGTON — The Govern­ heavy clothing, auch as heavy hands were happy to get back on the job. ment food stamp program to lites is relayed to instruments on underwear, the surface by sonic pings. The George Stevenson shipped re-* — supplement the diets of needy sweaters, and an cently aboard the Sylvania as spending period In history. How­ Americans will be expanded to 41 instruments were developed and oil skin and some operated under direction of Theo­ medical relief porter and Bill ever, this figure carried on Ameri­ states and the District of Columbia, good work shoes. Toler shipped on the Sullivan can ships accounts for only 11 per­ the Department of Agriculture an­ dore Pochapsky, senior research I always include associate at Hudson Laboratories. Brothers and will stay with her cent of the total grain shipment of nounced. In the Caribbean portion of the a radio in my The program Is now under way through lay-up. Bill Toler, by th.e 544 million bushels. Foreign and project, the satellites were used gear and a cam­ way, was the first SIU member Canadian ships carried the other in 43 areas of 21 states. The in­ era. Sometimes I to register in the Chicago hall 89 percent. All of this means that crease to be put into effect was in pairs under the notion that they take some books would remain in close proximity, when that branch was re-opened shipping will remain good in Buf­ authorized by Congress during the at the extreme depths. The satel­ that especially in June, 1959. falo in all departments for all rat­ summer. The food stamp program lites chose to bob and change interest me. Alpena ings. With the additional grain has been run on an experimental their distance from one another 4" 4 Alpena reports that shipping has elevators now in operation, some basis for three years. instead. The bobbing was found The Department said there will to be in direct reaction to the 'in­ slowed up for the first time this port officials feel this will affect Isiah Gordon: All I have to take year. We were sorry to hear about the size of the winter fleet ex­ be 87 areas in seven different ternal' waves below the surface, as far as work clothes go, are my states and the District of Columbia and consisted of regular up and Brother Norbert Werda's bad luck. pected to lay-up in this area. shoes. I'm in the where the program will go into down movements of about ten His home burned to the ground. steward depart­ Frankfort effect immediately. It also listed Brother Werda is a conveyorman ment and the The City of Green Bay is 13 other states which have asked feet. on the J. B. Ford. company fur­ Later the movements were expected out of the Manitowoc to participate in the program but Cleveland found to be not only confined to nishes everyshipyard any day. The City of Many oldtimers in the port of Grand Rapids is now laying up which have not submitted lists of the Caribbean. In the Atlantic, as thing else. Of Cleveland say that 1964 was the and the crew off this one will help designated areas where the food positions east of Bermuda and at course, I take the Equator, similar bobbing best they have ever seen. Things relieve the critical shortage of stamp plan should be used. some sports Under the plan, needy persons movements occurred. have finally slowed down to nor­ manpower. For the last two weeks clothes to wear mal, and many of the regulars are we have had only three book men buy food stamps from the govern­ around the ship Some of the undersea waves now starting to return to this area. registered on the Board. Lester ment with money they would were found to be monstrous com­ and then some George Karr is back on the beach, Sturtevant was transferred from ordinarily spend on food in stores. pared to those on the surface. dress clothes for when we hit port. as is Vince Carroll, who worked the Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital The government adds free stamps While the largest storm-or hurri­ 3^ 4 4" all season on the South Ameri­ in Frankfort to the USPHS hospi­ to the ones purchased so that cane-generated surface wave will recipients can get more food in can. Paul Blaha is in the St. tal in Detroit. Lester says that he Michael Kindya: I mostly take rarely exceed 40 to 50 feet, waves Joseph Memorial Hospital in would be happy to hear from his better variety. of 100 feet or more were found two or three pairs of dungarees, a The average participant gets $10 beneath the surface. Lorain and we wish him a speedy many friends. couple of pair of. in stamps for each $6 worth he recovery. Paul was seriously in­ work shirts, al The Columbia scientists are Duluth purchases. About 400,000 needy jured in a fall. Shipping remains good in all Americans are now covered by the planning further experiments to work hat and two! Buffalo find ocean areas where the inter­ or three pairs of I departments and book men are Grain shipments have broken still grabbing permanent jobs off plan, the figure to go to more than nal waves do not exist and where gloves. Nothing I four million. By next July, the all existing records during 1964 so heavy though, it I the Board. Old man Winter finally Agriculture Department expects they are at their strongest. They far, as two grain elevators were gets hot in the[ will try to discover the nature of reO'pened in Buffalo last week. arrived in Duluth with sleet, the present total of 400,000 to the underseas breakers which are engine room. ll snow and freezing temperatures reach the million mark. American bottoms carried 61.5 mil­ said to form when the internal also take along al Under the expansion of the pro­ waves wash up against the contin­ tape recorder! lion bushels which is more grain but we don't expect this to affect the shipping picture for at least gram, big cities will be included this year than in any other correental shelf about 50 miles off the and my gear al­ another month Carl Davis, AB, for the first time. They include coast of North America. ways includes my books to study was with us one day and shipped Chicago, Denver, Baltimore, Min­ Through the existence of such for an engineer's license. on a permanent job the next; here neapolis, Cincinnati and Little Internal waves was discovered be­ today, and gone tomorrow. That's Rock. 4 4 4 fore from the measurement of dif­ In areas where the plan is al­ ferent ocean temperatures, the the way it's been ali year. Henry Simmons: I take whatIn case you're around any of the ready in operation, the govern­ present research was the first to ever I need to work in and my bowling alleys in Chicago, there's ment's direct distribution program give demonstrations of the verti­ working tools •— is cut out. Congress has already cal movement of waves at under­ knives and other WASHINGTON — A high- i ; a good chance you'll see SIU granted $60 million to operate the cultelry, since I ij ranking official of the AFL- i : United Industrial Worker's mem­ food stamp program for the fiscal sea depths. bers on the boards. Cinch Plant am a night baker. i i CIO has been named by Presi- ; The scientists also plan to do year 1965. The legislation that put For myself I al­ I • dent Johnson to direct the ; ? Workers, 32 members, have started the food stamp program on a research on underseas tides and a bowling league and we hope ways take my ; community action part of the • underseas 'weather' with the satel­ regular basis has authorized $100 record player j j Government's antipoverty pro- ? they're on top at the end of the million for the fiscal year starting lite devices. Submarinal tidal bowling season. The team is wear­ and a stack of movements have already been I; gram. ing white shirts and blouses with next July 1. records and some studied in the Caribbean, where Jack T. Conway, executive : -I sports clothes. I they moved the satellites up and . director of the AFL-CIO In- ; ; blue lettering that reads "UIW, usually have a down a distance of 100 feet on a f| dustrial Union Department i • Local 300, Seafarers Interna­ suit too, for special occasions. regular twice daily basis. II will take a leave of absence 11 tional Union, AFL-CIO." The Chi­ 11 from his labor post to serve in i I cago MTD is stiil supporting Local Quick shifts in the flow of 4 4 4 ll the antipoverty program as ; 192 Automobile Sales Workers in masses of warm or cold water be­ their beef with Johnson Ford. deputy to Sargent Shriver, low the ocean brings the phenomVictor Bejarano: I take some The newspaper strike in De­ director of the Office of i; enom of underseas 'weather.' In light pants, tee shirts, a hat and ' Economic Opportunity, the I: troit is now more than 100 days certain regions, the movement of some gloves. new agency that wili carry out il old and the unions and publishers water of different temperatures Working In the are still deadlocked with no settle­ ll the aptipoverty program. from the North Atlantic or the engine depart­ In his new post, Conway |; ment in sight. The big Issue in Mediterranean is said to be like ment as long as the movement of air from the I have, I think II will administer Federal grants i ; this strike is automation. The polar regions which change our that is all the 11 to communities and states to H newspapers want to install ma­ surface weather. 11 assist them in local projects, i : chines that can be operated by one personal gear f I More than 250 cities, counties i 1 man. The Printing Pressmen, Changes in local currents under necessary. Of 11 and groups have reportedly i j Local 13, and Paper and Plate the water are also. being studied course I include |J indicated interest in starting i I Handlers, Local 10, are willing with the satellites. Those ques­ some dress I; local projects such as slum ; I to bargain at the tables but the tions which cannot now be an­ clothes in my clearance, pre-school clinics. i| publishers want to go to arbitra­ swered by the present form of the gear and a radio. I recommend a tion. The Union membership voted remedial education classes and satellites may find their answers good pair of protective shoes to unanimously to reject any form of ; work-training programs. from a refined form of the in­ anyone in the engine department, arbitration. strument now under development. too. ' iisl Food Stamp Distribution Is Widened Anti-Poverty Post Goes To Labor Officsal �0«tober S«, 1964 SEAFARERS fage Klerem LOG "Port O'Call TV SHOW BACKS MEDICARE—America's elderly and their sons and daughters presented the case for Social Security-hacked medicare on a CBS-TV network half-hoUr program on Sunday, October 25. E. G. Marshall, star of "The Defenders" video show, was the only professional actor in the program sponsored by the National Council for Senior Citi­ zens. Called "Rx for a Nightmare," the show depicted the often heart­ breaking plight of elderly persons whose illnesses often force them to use up their life's savings for hospital and medical bills. It also showed the financial effect the illnesses of the elderly have on their hardpressed families. Senator Clinton P. Anderson (D.-N.M.) and famed baby doctor Benjatnin Spock, both on the show, spoke in favor of the Medicare bill. ii t LAWMAKERS LAUD EDUCATION ACT—Expansion and improve­ ment of the National Defense Education Act was one of the chief accomplishments of the last Congress, Representatives Edith Green (D.-Ore.) and Alvin E. O'Konski agreed in intgrviews on the AFL-CIO radio program "Washington Reports to the People." The Act, Mrs. Green pointd out, was expanded to include history, geography and English, as well as science, mathematics and engineering. Title III of the NDEA was broadened, she said, so equipment purchased in the three additional subjects would be possible. Since the bill was enacted, O'Konski reported 60,000 able and needy students have obtained loans under its provisions. The interest rate on the loan is three percent, and the loans do not become payable until after the student completes his schooling. t. MORE UNIONS BACK JOHNSON-HUMPHREY—Three more inter­ national unions have endorsed the Johnson-Humphrey ticket—the Lithographers & Photoengravers, Bookbinders and Chemical Workers. For the Lithographers & Photoengravers, it was their first political endorsement. Even before their recent merger, neither union had ever backed a candidate. The Chemical Workers endorsement came at their 19th convention in Miami Beach. The endorsement was made by a sustained, loud and unanimous voice vote of the 500 delegates in at­ tendance. The executive board's note on the elections called the Goldwater-Miller team "hip-shpoting reactionaries" who are so viciously anti-union that "we must urge their total defeat." The Cigar Makers Union, cele­ brating its 100th anniversary this year, is back on an upswing In membership after several years of decline because of the impact of automation and the embargo on Cuban tobacco. The member­ ship rise—now up to 30,000—is thanks in part to the nation's changing ^ smoking habits. More and more Americans arg now en­ joying cigars—to the tune of seven billion cigars smoked yearly. The union's convention in New York unanimously endorsed the Johnson-Humphrey ticket. The workers of the mammoth General Dynamics Electric Boat Division shipyard in Quincy, Mass., have voted by an overwhelm­ ing 18-1 margin to join the Ship­ builders Union. The vote in the NLRB election was 2,098 for Shipbuilders Local 5; 99 for no union; 317 for rival Local 90, and 39 for no union. Union president John J. Grogan, who led the or­ ganizing drive, said the workers "refusal to give credence to the company's urgings to vote "no union" is undeniable evidence of their unflinching resolution to stand united to safeguard their hand-won gains and win their just rights." i t Labor, business education and community groups in Denver have joined together to sponsor a train­ ing program for more than 500 un­ employed family heads and their dependents in the Denver-Puebio area. Head of the project is Herrick Roth, board member of the Teachers Union and president of the Colorado AFL-CIO. The pro­ gram will be called Job Oppor­ tunity Center, Inc., and will pro­ vide training and testing on an In­ dividual basis for those 500 and their dependents in the Denver area who constitute part of the chronically unemployed or are wel­ fare recipients or lack skills. In a major breakthrough in its southern organizing drive, the United Furniture Workers has won the right to represent workers at the White Furniture Company, which has plants in Mebane and Hillsborck North Carolina. The vic­ tory came in an NLRB election in which almost two out of three em­ ployees voted for the union. The final vote was 240 to 139 with 22 votes challenged. The UFW began its organizing efforts at the com­ pany in July, as part of a drive to bring decent wages and working conditions to the heart of the fur­ niture industry in the southeast. 4" A new three-year contract at the Bridgeport Brass Company has guaranteed a full union shop, seveirance pay, wage increases and other benefits to the com­ pany's 1,600 workers, who are members of the AFL-CIO Brass Workers Local 24411. The wage increases will be seven cents an hour, plus inequity increases of from two to five cents for jobs in listed classifications in the first and third year of the contract. Other benefits won by the union are pension fund improvements, better holiday pay and vacation and insurance benefits. 4. A1 Gord of Seattle was elected to a vice presidency of the Up­ holsterers International Union after the resignation of former vice president Reed Stoney. Be­ fore his election, Gord was a busi­ ness agent of UIU Local 6. Seafarers will have a double duty com­ pared with the average citizen in coming days. While most Americans will have only one election to take part in, Seafarers will have two—one for the leaders of their national and local governments and the other for the leaders of their union. The national elections, of course, are of great importance for Seafarers and for the nation as a whole. They will provide the leadership for our nation and for the western world for the next four years, and allow Americans to choose the type of policies that they feel will best serve the interests of themselves, their families and their nation. There is an area, however, where the national and the SIU elections have a great similarity. It is in the sense of responsibility the Seafarer shows toward the society he lives in and works in. A responsible citizen is usually a responsible union member and vice-versa. In both elections the Seafarer has the, same obligation to himself to study the candidates and their records before making up his mind. Moreover, he has an obligation to make up his mind and to vote. Too often we tend to let others do our thinking for us by neglecting to do it our­ selves. That sort of attitude makes a person a poor trade unionist as well as a poor citizen. To aid the Seafarer in making his choice in the SIU elections, the last issue of the LOG (October 16) ran a special election supple­ ment giving the names, experience and posi­ tions of each candidate for union office. The elections will run from November 2 to December 31, and will be conducted at all port offices on weekdays between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. and on Saturdays between 9 A.M. and 12 noon. The Credentials Committee has quahfied 64 candidates for the 45 official union posts up for election. Details on the candidates may be found in the October 16 issue of the LOG, as mentioned previously. Copies of. that special election supplement have been made available to each candidate in equal numbers. In addition, candidates will be doing their own electioneering. Sea­ farers owe it to themselves to acquaint themselves with the candidates who are up for leadership positions in the union before they go to the polling booths. Above everything else, it is important that Seafarers vote in their Union election. You are urged to cast your ballot. Important Election This will be the last LOG editorial on the national elections before they are held. Many Seafarers, who will pick up this issue in some foreign port, will read this after election day. For those who see it in time, however, we hope the message will not be lost. The SIU, and the trade union movement generally, has devoted more time and care to this election than any other in recent history. The reasons for the energy expended by ourselves and our brothers in the AFLCIO are plain. For the American worker more is riding on the outcome of this elec­ tion than any other we can remember. At stake is the future well-being of the trade union movement and the broad policies for social improvement that have marked the progress of our nation. At stake also is the vital business of responsible leadership in a world that possesses the means to destroy itself. In past weeks the LOG has tried to present the issues, as we see them in the SIU, to our readers. Armed with the facts. Seafarers now have their duty as citizens to vote on election day. �Pace Twelre SEAFARERS OoUber M. 1N4 LOG On The Way To Conversion Berth By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Overtime Questions Ciahified A wide range of shipboard beefs are covered in the selection of questions sent into the Union over the last period. The first was sent in by Pete Blalack, ship's delegate on the Mount Washington. Question: "In the case of deck watchstanders, while on watch on Sat­ urday or Sunday, pulling buckets during mucking operations, would Article III, Section 7(c) or Article III, Section 21(c) of the Standard Tanker Agreement apply. To be even more specific, what overtime would be applicable to (for instance) an ,^.B. for pulling buckets while on an overtime weekend watch? Inasmuch as pulling buckets is not one of the exceptions noted in Article III, Section 7(c) 1, 2, 3, or 4, it Is the concensus here that the specified rate for this work is in addition to the overtime payable for the week-end watch." Answer: You are correct. The A.B. is entitled to overtime for pull­ ing buckets while on week-end watch in accordance with the Stand­ ard Tanker Agreement", Article III, Section 7(c). Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement, Article III, Section 7(c): "If a man standing regular watch at sea or in port on ^turdays, Sun­ days or Holidays, for which he receives overtime, is required to work he shall be paid overtime in addition to the overtime that he receives for standing the regular sea watch on Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays with the following exceptions: 4^ — 1. Cleaning quarters as outlined shall be divided Into five areas— in Article HI, Section 19. Pacific Northwest; California; At­ 2. Those duties outlined in Sec­ lantic Coast area, North of Cape tion 6 (d) above. Hatteras; Atlantic Coast area. On her way to Mobile where she will be converted Into a bullc-cargo-contalner carrier for 3. Docking or undocking as out­ South of Cape Hatteras; and the lined in Article HI, Section 13. SlU Pacific District-contracted Matson Navigation, the Marina Dragon passes beneath the Gulf Coast area." 4. Routine work for the safe Golden Gate Bridge In San Francisco under tow by the SlU Inland Boatmen's Union-contracted navigation of the vessel." Question: In cases where men deep sea tug Titan, operated by Mobile Towing & Wrecking. When completed the C-4 will The following question was sent are replaced after the original be re-named and placed in the California-Hawaii trade. in by James Martin on the West­ articles have been signed, must ern Clipper. the decision and the amount of transportation paid depend upon Question: "I would like to have circumstances under which the a clarification of Section 21, replaced seaman have been Paragraph (e). It states that a repatriated? minimum of three men are re Although the Persian Gulf has quired to handle butterworthing not been mentioned as a possible machines. The question is, is the port of payoff it must be given Bosun included in the three men?" WASHINGTON—The SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service Answer: There is nothing in the serious consideration. The previous has protested to the Interstate Commerce Commission the agreement that states that the articles expired, and the replace­ latest of many examples of railroad rate slashing designed Bosun must be used or may. not ments were flown to join the ship there. The doubts expressed at to undercut the position of-^ SAN FRANCISCO — The SIU be used In the butterworthing this point in the discussion are California, to the east coast cities Pacific District-contracted Matson operation. We would like to point most pronounced. domestic water carriers. out that the agreement provides of Boston, New York and Buffalo. The Sea-Land protest in­ Navigation Company has awarded that three men are to be used Answer: No. The time aboard The decreased rates were sched­ volves a decision by the Freight the ship would not be a factor as more than $10 million in contracts when shifting butterworthing ma­ Forwarders Bureau, a railroad uled to go into effect October 28 to the amount or type of transpor­ chines but only one man is to for reconversion work on the two supported agency to chop freight unless the ICC decides to use its tation he would receive, regardless stand by the machines after it has investigatory powers to , block C-4s it acquired under the Ship rates on less-than-earload ship­ .of what port he was flown to In been shifted. ments of rubber and plastic foot­ them. Sea-Land says the reduc­ Exchange Act. Reference: Article HI, Section order to join the ship. His trans­ tions will "equalize or undercut" wear moving from Garden Grove, Work on the surplus former 21(e), Standard Tanker Agree­ portation would be governed as to its prevailing rates and, in some instances, will be lower by 15 to troopships, the Marine Devil and ment: "A minimum of three men his original port of engagement 17 cents per hundredweight. the Marine Dragon, will be done shall be required for the purpose when he was flown from the US. Reference: The same as above. Sea-Land maintains there is no by the Alabama Dry Dock and of shifting butterworthing ma­ competitive justification for the Shipbuilding Company in Mobile. chines. When butterworthing ma­ Question: When the Bosun chines are in operation one man reduction, and also points out that working the watch on deck on The contract calls for completion shall be required to stand by the the forwarders proposed the same Saturday, Sunday or Holidays for machines. The man who is. stand­ of work on the Marine Dragon by rate for New York as for Boston which the watch on deck receives —a greater distance — while the next May and on the Marine Devil ing by the machines shall do no additional overtime, what rate is other work. However, the other water carrier charges a higher by July. men may be required, to perform the Bosun entitled to? TOKYO—Japanese ship opera­ rate for Boston-bound goods. Answer: The Bosun receives the Add 110 Feet other work between 8 AM and On the Pacific coast, water car­ tors, who think America's 50-50 same amount of overtime per hour Both ships will be lengthened 5 PM Monday through Friday." cargo preference laws are unfair, riers are also having their share as paid to a member of the watch apparently take an opposite posi­ of trouble with railroad rate cut­ by 110 feet, making each 630 feet Question: "Are crewmembers on deck, in lieu of his regular ting practices. Columbia River long. The lengthening will be ac­ who were picked up in foreign overtime rate. tion in their own country. The Japanese shippers are up grain haulers have complained to complished by the addition of new ports entitled to transportation to Reference: Article HI, Section in arms over a sweeping revision the ICC suspension Board of an midbody sections. In addition, the their original port of engagement 2, 2nd paragraph of Standard in Japanese maritime policy that upcoming reduction of rail rates ships will be redesigned to handle as slated In the Agreement." Freight Agreement: "If the Boat­ would, among things, allow Japa­ for grain moving along a parallel container, bulk sugar and auto­ Answer: No. The transportation swain is required to work with and nese foreign aid cargoes to be route. "If the rate reductions be­ mobile cargoes. section of the agreement does not supervise the watch on deck on When the vessels join the com­ cover a port of engagement which Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays, allocated on an open-to-all-flags come effective they will divert the basis. Formerly, Japan, like the traffic to the rail carriers." the pany's fleet next year, Matson ex­ is outside of the continental United for which the watch on deck re­ pects to have the capacity for States. United States, had a provision in shipping officials warned. ceives additional overtime, he The water carriers, along with carrying all "containerizable" her maritime procedures that set Reference: Standard Tanker shall receive the same amount of aside 50 percent of foreign rssist- other protesting interests, re­ cargo in the California-Hawaii Agreement, Article II, Section 55 overtime per hour as paid to a ance cargoes for Japanese bot­ minded the ICC that it had found freight run. —TRANSPORTATION AND PAY­ member of the watch on deck, in present rail rates unreasonably toms. The C-4s are now enroute to ING OFF PROCEDURE — (b) "It lieu of his regular overtime rate. The provision was born several low in hearings earlier this year. Mobile under tow by tugs. The is agreed that the Articles shall In submitting questions and years ago when Japan initiated a New hearings were ordered but a trip is expected to take six weeks. terminate at the final port of dis­ work situations for clarification, credit deal with India that origi­ final decision has not been ren­ Both vessels will be renamed when charge in the continental United delegates and crews are remind­ nally consigned 90 percent of the dered yet. they go into regular operation. States of America. If the final port ed once again to provide as much If the ICC does not act to fore­ cargoes for carriage in Indian-flag The Ship Exchange Act, under of discharge is located in an area detail as possible setting forth ships. The Japanese owners, of stall the railroads, the lower rates which the vessels were acquired, other than the area in the conti­ the circumstances of any dispute. course, did not like the arrange­ on the eoast will go into effect allows unsubsidized American-flag nental United States in which is Besides those mentioned, some of ment and campaigned against it October 30. operators to exchange older ships located the port of engagement, the members who were sent clari­ until they won a 50-50 rule. for more efficient ones from the firstclass transportation shall be fications on various subjects dur­ It is doubtful whether the new Government Reserve Fleet. provided to only those men who ing the past few days included policy will succeed, however, since In another Matson development, leave the vessel, plus wages and the following: Morty Kerngood, It goes against the direct intei'cst the passenger liner Matsonia has subsistence to port of engagement Oiga; Rueben Belletty, Del Norte; of Japanese ship operators. Japan, been renamed the Lurline and will in continental United States, or at Paul Arthofer, Dei Soi; James P. a nation which must trade to sur­ become the flagship of the com­ the seamen's option, cash equiva­ Lomax, York; Gecirge Schmidt, vive, is very dependent: on the pany's fleet. The original Lurline lent of the actual cost of first class Cantigny; Antonio R. Russo and health of her huge merchant fleet was sold recently to a British ship­ rail transportation shall be paid." Mike Salcedo, Seatrain Texas; for the maintenance of her cur­ ping concern, the sale being re­ (d) "For the purpose of this Sec­ Edward J. Rogg, Tamara Guiiden; rently booming economy. ported in the last issue of the LOG. tion, the Continental United States Otto R. Hoepner, Robin Sherwood. Sea-Land Protests Freight Rate Slash JapaneseDo Flip-Flop On 50-50 Law Matson Lets Contracts To Remodel C-4s �0«Mw M. 1»M SEAFARERS Pare ThlrfeeB LOG AFL-CIO Sees Johnson Win Aiding Pro-Lai)or Legisiation Accepts First Check WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller predicted that a Johnson-Humphrey victory on Nov. 3 will bring in with it a more liberal Congress which will complete the unfinished business of the 88th Congress. He foresaw, in a network"^ radio interview, enactment of doesn't think there Is any real sion to scrap social security legis­ such labor goals as hospital likelihood of a Goldwater victory. lation this year rather than adopt care for the aged, a shorter work­ week, double time for overtime, a higher minimum wage and ex­ tended coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act. If the election should add 20 or 25 new liberals to Congress, Bie­ miller said, there would be a real chance to make needed revision in the Taft-Hartley Act.. Biemiller, in the Labor News Conference interview, praised the record of the 88th Congress as "the most productive" since 1936. "It is a Congress that has met many needs that had long been overlooked," he said. "It is a Con­ gress that has broken new ground . . . that has passed important labor legislation." Biemiller agreed that if Goldwater were elected President, It would be "the death knell for the basic programs of the labor move­ ment." The Republican presiden­ tial nominee, Biemiller said, would like "to repeal laws protecting the right of labor to organize and have national unions." Biemiller said, however, that he Charges GOP Victory Would Sink Maritime On the contrary, he declared, "there Is every indication that President Johnson will be elected this fall" and that the new Con­ gress will be "an even more lib­ eral body than the current one has been." The AFL-CIO legislative spokes­ man strongly supported the deci­ a program which would likely rule out hospital care for the ,aged. "The most important problem confronting the elderly people of this country is hospital costs," he stressed. The leading senior citi­ zen organizations agreed com­ pletely with this policy, Biemiller noted. NLRB Appeals To High Court Calls Plant Closing Anti-Union Gimmick WASHINGTON — The Darlington Manufacturing Com­ pany had no right to liquidate one of its 102 textile plants to avoid bargaining with a union or to punish its employes Jor voting union, the National^ Labor Relations Board said its administration over 30 years, it continued to justify the sugges­ in a brief filed in the Su­ tion that an employer may "en­ preme Court. It is difficult, the brief argued, "to think of any plainer or harsh­ er form of coercion and restraint than closing down and dismissing all the employees in a unit" be­ cause they have "ventured to se­ lect a labor organization" as their bargaining representative. gage in anti-union discrimination, coercion and restraint." The question here, it declared, is whether an employer commits an unfair labor practice if he liquidates one plant to frustrate union organization in that plant. Such action, it said, "conveys to the remaining employees In the other plants that they too" may lose their employment. Remedy Proposed The board said its proposed remedy was a reasonable one un­ der the circumstances. It directed Deering-Milliken to rehire the Darlington employees at its other mills or to put them on a prefer­ ential'hiring list at those mills; to bargain with the union about the rehiring, and to reimburse Dar­ lington workers for the wages they lost because of the firm's unlaw­ ful practices. The 4th Circuit refused to en­ force the board's order as to re­ hiring, bargaining and lost wages. Veteran Seafarer Arthur Graf (center) recently ended his long career sailing on the high seas when he accepted his first pension check from SlU rep. Leon Hall (r). Graf's wife Nancy looks on. Graf, who sailed In the steward department, last shipped on the Overseas Rose (Overseas Carriers). Davis-Bacon Act Revisions Hit Non-Union Operators DETROIT—^The SIU Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region and other inland water operations have hailed the recentlyadopted revisions to the Davis-Bacon Act which eliminate an unfair advantage previously • enjoyed by non-union oper- operator could submit lower bids ators in making bids on fed­ because he did not have to in­ erally-financed construction proj­ ects. The revised Davis-Bacon Act, passed by Congress and recently signed by President Johnson, pro­ vides that all contractors bidding on federally-financed work must include the prevailing costs of fringe benefits enjoyed by union workers along witti the prevailing wage scale. The SIU was among the union organizations backing the fight to up-date the Act. Many of the union contractors engaged in construction work had been losing a considerable amount of this government work because they had to include the cost of union-won fringe benefits in addi­ tion to wages while the non-union The board a.sked the high court to reverse a ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals at Rich­ WASHINGTON—The election of mond, Va., and to uphold a board Barry Goldwater would "surely order against Darlington, part of sink the American merchant ma­ the vast Deering-Milliken chain rine," the chairman of the Federal owned by Roger Milliken and his Maritime Commission, Rear Ad­ family. miral John Harlee USN (Ret.), de­ Court Ruling I" clared. The Circuit Court had rul^J 3-2 "Left to the tender neglect of that an employer has an "absolute Barry. Goldwater and the people who think like him, our merchant prerogative" to go out of b/isiness marine would disappear from the permanently and no court iV.ay tell trade lanes of the world," Harlee him he cannot. This ruli/ig, the told a group of Texans. AFL-CIO said in a "friend of the Goldwater's oft-repeated views court" brief filed in August, about getting government out of business and his opposition to sub­ "emasculates the language and sidy programs might lead him to policy" of the National Labor Re­ attempt the repeal of the Mer­ lations Act. chant Marine Act of 1936, Harlee It would be absurd, the AFLsaid. CIO said, to hold that a threat The Act is the basis of the gov­ •to close a plant if a union won an NEW YORK—French artist Albert Brenet says he is a ernment subsidy program for the U.S.-flag fleet, a program which election is a law violation but that happy man. He has been able to spend his life enjoying the aids the stricken maritime in­ the actual closing is not. That's wonders of the two things he loves best—painting and the sea. dustry with $200 million yearly in what Darling did, said the labor Brenet has done thousands operating and construction sub­ brief, when it first threatened to His pictures of the French of paintings of ships all over sidies. close the Darlington, S.C., plant if superliner Normandie became The FMC chairman also pointed the workers voted for the Textile the world. Many of his paint­ famous even before the vessel put out that Goldwater has voted Workers Union of America, and ings have been commissioned by to sea. His many paintings of the against 12 of 13 recent trade ex­ then ceased operations just before shipping companies and have ap­ ship, which was eventually pansion bills which had bipartisan Christmas 1956, throwing 500 peared on brochures and advertise­ destroyed by fire in New York in support. The increased trade that workers out of their jobs. ments in addition to hanging on the early 1940s, Included interiors Goldwater opposes means more the walls of many a posh office. and artist's conceptions used in Plant Liquidated cargoes for American ships and But where the picture finally winds brochures describing the vessel. The NLRB brief, meeting a up interests the artist very little. more jobs for American seamen. During World War II, although Harlee, who took pains to say he point cited by the appeals judges, He enjoys painting the colorful he drove a truck in the French was stating his personal views and said Darlington did not actually go canvasses and when one is finished Army, his talent was put to use not necessarily those of the FMC, out of business but simply liqui­ it is time to start another. to publicize the French Navy, a also said that the American voter dated one plant and transferred No shoreside artist, Brenet lias job he did »o well that he was managerial employees to other "will find that there is not one plants or put them on a preferen­ gone to sea to get the flavor and awarded the Legion d'Honneur. word about the American mer­ tial hiring list. Born in the ancient French port mystery of a seafaring life to put chant marine, its problems, its in his pictures. Back in 1930 for city of Harfleur, there were many Whatever the facts may be instance, to capture the wonders of seafaring men in the Brenet family purposes or its survival in the pages of the Republican platform." where an employer liquidates his the rapidly disappearing sailing and many stories of men who In contrast, Harlee said, the entire business, at Darlington, ships, he worked his way through sailed away never to return. Democratic platform "pledges that there is "no serious obstacle to the Caribbean on the threeHe has painted many other the Maritime Administration will framing a fair and effective rem­ masted barque Bonchamp. Much things in his long career—parades, give full time and attention to edy where the same employer con­ of the sight and color of his more foreign scenes, almost anything promoting a vigorous policy of tinues to operate other major units recent paintings still reflects the colorful and exciting—but Brenet strengthening and modernizing of the business," the NLRB said. impressions he carried back from has always returned to his first our merchant fleet." I There is noihing in the law or that 45 day voyage. loves—the sea and ships. Artisf s First Loves Are Sea And Ships clude the fringe benefits costs. In 1931, when Congress passed the Davis-Bacon Act providing for a prevailing wage requirement in work on Federal projects, fringe benefits enjoyed by union mem­ bers under union welfare and pen­ sion plans scarcely existed. Today however, these types of fringe ben­ efits are, in effect, as much a part of wages as the cash payment it­ self. It is for this reason that unions with memberships engaged in aspects of federally-financed construction began a campaign to have the Davis-Bacon Act up-dated to meet prevailing union condi­ tions. Robert Jones, Director of the SIU Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region, said that the revisions in the Davis-Bacon Act "represent an important gain for SIU mem­ bers engaged in various inland waters operations — especially those in the tug and dredge field. "This will keep the non-union operator from enjoying an edge in bidding against union-contracted operators on federal construction jobs," he said. In urging revision of the DavisBacon Act, the unions maintained that up-dating of the law was nec­ essary to protect the jobs and wage scales enjoyed by union members, as well as to protect liv­ ing standards in local communi­ ties. Use Only One Mail Address Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed overtime should,first check whether they have a proper mailing address on file with the company. SIU headquarters olTicials point out that reports received from sev­ eral operators show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score Is sent from another, thus cre­ ating much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. �Pare Foartecn SEAFARERS LOG I/.S. Shipbuilding Dec/ines Despite Worldwide Boom By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director LONDON—The latest statistics on maritimr oonstruction show that while business in the I ^ ^ world's shipyards is booming, the U.S. shipbuilding activity has actually declined in the CIU6S Oil HUHiail Organ Transplants last three months, Lloyd's Register of Shipping, put out by the famed British maritime A radical series of experiments being conducted by a research team at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology may give the elues to reporting society here, re-^ vealed that business in the raising from 779,288 tons in the tons and over. The report covers solving the problems of transplanting human organs. The program involves operations on ovine fetuses (unborn lambs) outside of the world's shipyards hit recorc second quarter to 914,729 in the the nations of the world with the the uterus of the anesthetized mother. The experiments may also exception of the Soviet Union, East levels in the third quarter of 1964. third quarter. provide information on how the adult develops Immunity to infectious The British society's quatrterly Germany and Red China. The same report shows that the diseases and how transplanted organs from one human to another are report disclosed that there was al­ United States is ranked seventh rejected by the recipient body. The studies are being conducted by among world shipbuilding nations most 5 million tone of ship con­ Dr. A. M. Silverstein, a civilian immunologist, and Captain K. L. Kraner, This information will give small struction which was slated for an Air Force veterinarian, for the Army Medical Research and Devel­ either export or registration in comfort to Seafarers and the opment Command, as reported in the U.S. NAVY MEDICAL NEWS other countries than the ones in American maritime industry who LETTERS recently. which the vessels were being built. have been urging Government ac­ U.S. yards failed to attract any The surgical procedure involves removing the tiny fetus from the tion to shore up the U.S. merchant mother's uterus, leaving It attached only to the umbilical cord. While fleet. The American fleet is stead­ significant part of this construc­ DETROIT—^The booming St. out of the uterus, the fetus can be immunized, grafted with tissues ily dwindling because of obso­ tion. Leaders in this category were lescence and desertions by run­ Japan, Sweden, West Germany and Lawrence Seaway—now in the from another animal or have its thymus removed. (The thymus gland France. midst of a record-breaking season is considered to play a major role in developing immunity in the away operators. Maritime experts point to two —^has begun to suffer from growing animal). The fetus is then returned to its mother's uterus and again Lloyd's Register reports that removed at a later date for the investigators to study the response of there were 1,563 vessels totaling major reasons for the upsurge in pains. world ship construction activity. While tonnage is up sharply the fetus to antigenic stimulus—what It will respond to, when, and what 10.6 million gross tons under con­ The 'first is that the fast pace of along the Seaway's length (from 18 type of stimulus. struction in the third quarter of competition among the world's million tons last season to 24 this The values oT the program are at least three fold, namely, by ex­ 1964. This construction set a shipbuilders has resulted in very season), low water levels on the panding the basic knowledge of the body's response to immunization; peacetime record which compared low constructitm prices. The sec­ Great Lakes, pollution and a con­ also it might provide better approaches to immunization of the new­ the same period in 1958, when 1,563 ships were being built for a ond is that the age of the world tinuing traffic jam at the Welland born against infectious diseases and may give plues to some of the fleet is steadily growing older, and Canal are tempering the optimism problems in skip and organ transplantation. total of 10.2 million gross tons. there is a growing demand for re­ of Seaway officials. The most amazing result of the experiment is that the operations do The report disclosed that Japan placement of obsolescent tonnage. not interfere with pregnancy nor impede the development of the fetus. The Welland Canal bottleneck is continued to hold first place among Lloyd's report revealed that the world's shipbuilders, account­ about half of the world's ship con­ the most immediate problem. Traf­ The amazing thing according to Dr. Kraner was that the operations ing for 2.5 million tons. Two other struction is planned for the oil fic on the Canal has risen from could be performed virtually with impunity. At the beginning, they nations also topped the mark of tanker fleet. The increase in the 23.5 miliion tons last year to 30 doubted that the fetuses would survive but they did. one million tons of shipping under oil tanker category totalled 226,638 million this year, and the added According to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, the fetal lamb construction. They were Great tons over the figure for the previ­ shipping is causing serious delays. Is not the only animal that can produce immunity in utero. Their Some vessels have had to wait as study of aborted fetuses has shown that when human fetus develops Britain with 1.7 million tons and ous quarter. Sweden with 1.07 million tons. Total tanker tonnage under con­ long as 60 hours to make the 28 congenital infections such as syphilis and others as a result of maternal The report found that the U.S. struction was found to amount to mile transit of the waterway. For infection, it also attempts to protect itself by immune response. Drs. had 55 ships under construction 5.1 million tons as Oct. 1. Of short-haul Lakes carriers, depend­ Silverstein and Kraner hope the understanding of these processes in for a total of 471,207 tons as of this figure, 1.06 million tons were ent on quicky trips, the delays the fetus may provide clues for improving immunization in the newOct. 1. This was a drop from the scheduled to be registered under mean disruption of saUing sched­ boms. There has been much publicity in the last few years in regard to 487,082 ton figure that was being the Norwegian flag, 988,960 tons in ules. One shipping official warned transplanting organs from one human to another. This interest has built on July 1 of this year. Liberia, 947,393 tons in Great Brit­ that "the purpose of the canal been in part due to publicized reports of successful and often unsuc­ Lloyd's reported that one coun­ ain and 384,755 tons in Japan. system is being defeated by the try, West Germany, experienced an Lloyd's quarterly report covers fact that many new modern ships cessful kidney transplants. These transplants, however, have involved the use of immune suppressive drugs which not only lower the body's upturn during the reporting period merchant shipping of 100 gross capable of handling a large volume natursO; tendency to resist foreign tissue but also the body's resistance of tonnage in the system are losing to other foreign substances as cold viruses. It would be ideal if these valuable time." transplants could be successful without the use of those drugs which Pollution is another growing lower the body's resistance to various diseases. Drs. Kraner and Silver­ problem. "While Seaway regula­ stein are trying td find out if and how this would be possible. tions prohibit the discharge of oil, sludge, garbage or any other flammable or dangerous substance AFL-CIO Looks Ahead into the water, the evidence seems A Carrot-shaped to point out that the rule is not being obeyed. under-ice capsule A recent Congressional resolu­ built by Alpine Geo­ tion has urged Seaway officials physical Associates, and the nations using the Seaway to use any means available to re­ which operates the duce oil pollution on the waterway , SlU-manned research or its adjacent waters. The low water levels on the WASHINGTON—^The AFL-CIO gave the 88th Congress a vessel Anton Brunn, Lakes is a longer-ranged problem | high grade for its two-year record of accomplishment, but has been successfully requiring a comprehensive solu­ listed nine major items of "unfinished business" to be put on depth tested for the tion from the governments of the the agenda of the next Con- > • United States and Canada. Officials AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany National Science of the two countries are now in gress. termed congressional rules reform The 74-page booklet, Labor the midst of making surveys and Foundation's Antarc­ tests, but the end to low water Looks at the 88th Congress, necessary "to prevent the will of tic Research program. level problem still seems far off. analyzes 58 -issues on which the Congress from being frustrated by AFL-CIO took a stand, ranging its own rules," The capsule will al­ The "great record" of the 88th from one man, one vote reap­ low scientists to portionment to conservation Congress, Meany noted, was com­ probe the coldest piled "only after a series of policies. desperate struggles against a de­ Under unfiiiisked business, the seas to do research termined minority, armed with the pamphlet lists the following: on the formation of • Hospital" insurance for the powerful weapons of restrictive rules and the unrestricted seniority aged. '. ice floes, and the liv­ system." Job-creating, full employment ing habits of seals. measures. Meany termed the 88th Congress DETROIT — Construction on a The device, which Repeal of Taft-Hartley Sec. '(even more remarkable" in its ac­ huge new lock to replace one that 14 (b), which authorizes so-called complishments than the 73rd and can carry up to three was built in 1896 between Lakes 'right-to-work"; laws in the! states. 74tli, whicli enacted the bulk of men, is dropped Huron and Superior began recent­ • Fair Labor Standards Act im­ the New Deal program, because ly at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. provement, through a hole in the including broader '*it was not faced with a nation The project will cost $40.3 miliion. coverage, a $2 minimum wage, a prostrated, by depression" and had ice into the ocean be­ The new lock will replace the 35-hour standard workweek, and to reject the temptation to be low. Suspended from old Foe lock built in 1'896 and now double-time for overtime work. "complacent." Improved standards of unThis record of accomplishment, an "umbilical cord" worn out. Initial cost of the con­ struction will be $21.5 million, to I employment benefits. Meany said, "can only be attributed that provides the elec­ be undertaken by the Canadian Federal aid for health, edu­ to the wise, prudent but fdreeful tric power and heat firm, McNamara International, cation and welfare programs. leadership exercised by Pres. • Consumer protection, includ­ Date for completion has been set Kennedy and Pres. Johnson." • to warm the capsule in 1967, and some of the early ing "truth in packaging" and Single copies of Labor Looks at and light up the sur­ excavation is nearly complete. The 'truth - in lending." the 88th Congress are available • Foreign aid improvements. without cost from the Pamphlet rounding depths, the new lock, which is 1,200 feet long, 110 feet wide and 32 feet deep will • Reform of rules, procedures Division, AFL-CIO Dept. of Pub­ craft can be lowered join three other locks now in,use and organization of Congress. lications, 815 16th Street, N.W., to a depth of 22 feet. at Sault Ste. Marie. In a foreword to the booklet. Washington, D.C., 20006. Seaway Hit By Growing Pains Under-lce Capsule To Probe Antarctic Cites Legislation Needing Action By Next Congress New Lock Slated For Lakes Canal �d^ber S'O^ '199i SEAFARERS LOG' SBAPAEERS PORTS OP THE WORLD A typical view of the buildings In downtown Bombay. This old structure, located on the green along Mahatma Gandhi Road, Is styled after the English Parliament building. Other notable structures are located around the "hub" section of the city. This typical view of the western side of the city of Bombay shows the modern style buildings being erected. The water cart, above, was snapped by a Seafarer on a tour through the Indian sec­ tion of the city of Bombay. • i-;jiiSSiWiSis Ships of the Isthmian Steamship Corp. are regular visitors to the port of Bombay. The Steel Scientist, shown above, recently stopped at Bombay to discharge a cargo of machinery and take aboard such items at cotton, oil cake, textiles, and leather. Bombay is known as the "Gateway to India." It is, like several other great cities of the world, built upon several islands. The original Isle of Bombay was given to the English King as a wedding present from Por­ tugal in 1661. A few years later, the English govern­ ment rented the island to the powerful East India Trading Company. Under the leadership of a com­ pany-appointed governor, the island soon became the center of industry in India, with Indians pouring into the area looking for employment. Bombay was onCe the capital city of the Presidency of Bombay, an Indian state. Since 1960, however, the presidency was made into Greater Bombay, in order to decentralize the industries that were choking the city. It is now the capital city of Maharashtra, a state of India. The harbor that leads to the Greater Bombay area is considered one of the best in the world. A nat­ ural harbor, there is room enough for the hundreds of ships a month that make Bombay a port of call. Ships of the SlU-contracted Isthmian Steamship Corp. are frequent visitors to Bombay. The first industry of Bombay was shipbuilding. Not long after a cotton gin was brought to the city. Today Bombay produces paper, flour, rice, oil, ropef leather, cement sugar and tobacco. Imports during 1953-59 totaled 5.8 million tons and exports totaled 3.3 million tons. Most of the imports are machinerv. wheat and other foodstuffs not available in India. Exoorts con­ sist mainly of manganese ore, oil cake and cotton. Seafarers visiting this port are fond of walking through the city, and of taking tours in the beautiful harbor. The city, built by the English, reflects the architecture of the early 18th and 19th centuries. The great influx of population in recent years, however, has created a new building boom. Most buildings are constructed in modeim architectural style. (See photos at left.) Near the harbor, which is on the eastern shore of the city, is the Prince of Wales Seaman's Club. Located on Nichol Road, near Ballard Pier, the club has a wet and dry canteen. Seafarers who make this chab a favorite spot also have use of billiard, table tennis and badminton facilities. Running through the center of the business and com­ mercial district is Hornby Road or Dadabhoy Naoroji Road, as it is now known. On this street is located the beautiful Victoria Terminal, the depot of most of the railroads that run into the city. Next to the Terminal is the Post Office. The southern end of Dadabhoy Road links with Mahatma Gandhi Road and these two avenues run into Churchgate Road. This intersection is considered the hub of the sprawling city. Adventurous Seafarers, however, find more interest­ ing sights further north in the city. By following Mahatma Gandhi Road north, the seaman can find Crawford Market. The neighboring streets of this area form the "bazaar area," where shops are crowded to­ gether, and merchants offer goods of everv de-"r=n" on —from pots and pans to lovely brocades and jewelry. A warning to Seafarers looking for a relaxing drink after a dry voyage—Bombay has prohibition in force. Liquor permits, however, are available to Seafarers through the Excise Official, located on Ballard Pier. Buse^ are plentiful in this beautiful city, and taxis are numerous. It is not customary to tip taxi drivers, and outside of the larger stores, a customer is expected to haggle over the price of merchandise. < _ • �SEAFARERS Fag* Sizfeea By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Proper Attitude Important On Ship ,fa LOG AFL-CIO Blasts Digest Smear Of U.S. Employment Service WASHINGTON—-The AFL-CIO has denounced the Reader's Digest magazine for an article appearing in the October issue smearing the U.S. Employment Service. The Federa­ tion blasted the magazine's imjustified charges against the Federal agency, finding them an attack on both the U.S.-*" Labor Department and on as­ apply for unemployment insurance be better criticized because only benefits automatically are listed 3 percent of Its placements could sistance to the jobless. as job applicants and avail them­ be, placed in this category. A Seafarer can be a member of the crew on the most modern ship, with £ood food, a clean and comfortable foc'sle, good working condi­ tions, balmy weather and the prospect of an hospitable port over the horizon. But these benefits will mean little to him If he cannot get The article, entitled "The Great selves of the free guidance, coun­ along with the other members of the crew or if there is an unneces­ Charge. USES is now finding Manpower Grab," which appears sary amount of bickering between the officers and the crew. selling and placement services new Jobs for more than a quarter in the Digest's October issue, is An old adage says; "Respect a man and he will do the more." While USES offers. Although the USES it applies to every part of life, it is especially true on board a ship. characterized by the AFL-CIO as is now 31 years old. It accounts for million professional and man­ To follow that adage is to live together in harmony as men should. "a compilation of fractured facts only 16 percent of Job placements agerial personnel each year. Truth. The AFL-CIO points out On a ship, where men are confined together for long periods of time, and distorted statistics that result that this charge is the real nub the need for an attitude of mutual respect should be apparent to all. In a wholly false picture of the of the quarrel that the Digest, Sometimes, however, it is not. Performers aM>ear and make life mis­ Federal employment service." Representative Bow and the The article was purportedly erable for other crew members and bring down the standards of our private employment agencies have written by Rep. Frank Bow (R.­ great union. picked with the USES. As an ex­ While we know how to deal with performers if they go beyond the Ohio) who is an apologist for ample, if the Federal agency bounds that are acceptable to us generally, not every bit of disrespect private, fee-charging employment The Reader's Digest and its places a $70 per week stenogra­ or unwarranted action comes from those we would recognize as per­ agencies. However, the AFL-CIO publishers, DeWltt and Lila pher, the fee-charging agencies formers. Often the friendliest man on board might, through simple reveals that Readers Digest staff Wallace, have been leading only lose $140. However, if the carelessness or out of ignorance of our procedures at sea, act in a way writers toiled over the so-called financial "angels" to several USES places a $300 per week en­ that is disrespectful of others; That man must be shown the proper expose since last July. right-wing organizations! gineer, the private agencies will' The AFL-CIO Department of way to act. And the best way to • The Wallaces are listed Ss lose at least $1,00() and maybe show someone is by the proven spect for others. By oiJir records, Social Security brands as "utter, having given $10,359 to Ameri­ mOre. practice of example—acting in a there is no other way to judge a ly without foundation" charges in cans for Constitutional Action. The AFL-CIO notes that It is the article that the U,S. Employ­ way that is never disrespectful of man aboard ship. The Readerls Digest Founda­ riot entirely happy "with the Job others. And the record is this: SIU crews ment Service is ah extravagant. In­ tion reported grants totaling the USES is doing. It points oht" Crewmembe.rs ought to expect have proved that our work per­ competent, power-hunigry bureauc­ $10,509 tO: the, American Eco­ that last year workers paid out respect from officers just as offi­ formance is the best in the indus­ racy that is seeking to dictate the nomic Foundation during the over $100 million to private em­ job assignment of every American. cers expect it from crew members. try and that our men are the most 1959-61 period, and smaller ployment agencies and charges Here are the major charges in But we should go into this a little capable when it comes to fulfilling amounts to such conservative that: this tribute, extracted from the Digest article, compared In their duties. further. causes as Freedoms Founda­ the Jobless, is a failure by our each instance with the truth: The attributes that made sure When a seaman joins a union he tion, Liebmaii's American public employment service. • ^ Charge. The USES budget. is signs, in substance, a contract with that we of the SIU would accom­ A f r o-A s i a n Educational Ex­ double what it was for the fiscal plish such an excellent record are There is a place for private em­ his brother members to the effect change, Harding College — a year 1959. ployment agencies, but they can­ that he will obey the rules and these: center of right-wing propa­ Truth. The agency's budget in­ not and should not substitute for regulations set forth in the con­ • Knowledge of the Impressive crease has been 62 percent since ganda — and the Foundation the USES, according to the AFLtract and constitution of the organ­ and disciplined traditions of the for Economic Education. 1959, most of this going for higher CIO. ization. When the seaman signs Seafarers International Union. salaries and office costs in the articled on a ship, he agrees, fur­ • A sense of fair treatment In 1,900 employment offices — in the U.S. today—far from a suc­ ther, to give up some of his ordi­ relation with others. basically controlled by the 50 cessful monopoly. nary liberty under legally regu­ Charge..The USES has turned states. In addition, 1959 marked lated conditions for a certain set • Conscious organization as a its back on the unemployed. In­ the low point of a ten-year period period of time. way of obtaining good results in stead, it is expanding more and of budget cuts suffered by the the things we do. Through the years, the union's USES. From 1959 on. Congress be­ more into fields where it is Incessant work for its membership • A reliance on facts when it gan to face up to • the national neither needed or wanted. has limited the power of the own­ comes to voicing beefs or stating problems created by automation, Truth. Far from tuming its hack ers in these articles of agreement. positions. faster expansion of the work-force, on the unemployed, 97 percent of The shackles of serfdom, or invol­ • The disregard of rumor and greater demand for youth services the agency's placements are In untary servitude, have been thrown BOSTON—Democratic Lt. Gov. off by the union's victorious fight scuttlebutt that cannot be backed and many other manpower prob­ the jobless ranks. The Digest's un­ lems. warranted charge in this case re­ Francis X. Bellottl says the Mas­ and the 13th Amendment to the up by available facts. Charge. If the USES proves suc­ fers to the 1933 legislation setting U.S. Constitution has been, in ef­ Needless to say, these attributes, sachusetts fishing industry, once possessed by the majority of our cessful, every American working up USES, specifically providing fect, written into maritime law. the state's pride, "is now lagging man and woman will be forced that the Federal job agency's With these rights, the seaman members, are not just things we far behind the nation because of one day to seek work through services are available to employed point to with pride on occasion. has also won the responsibility for the lack of modernization and acting in a proper manner. Self- They are attributes which must be Government employment offices. workers who want better jobs, or basic research." Truth..No employer, no college, jobs more in keeping with their constantly fostered and encouraged respect, interest and duty are the As part of a campaign swing key words here. It is incumbent on each and every quarter and in no high school, no union is obliged skills and preferences. The AFLto use USES services. Those who through southeastern MassaschuCIO feels that the USES might each and every part of our ship­ upon every member of the SIU to setts, Bellotti also pledged new efadhere to these ideas, and to in> board life. They are attributes not forts to assist the industry with elude with them the virtue of re- only for us as members of a union, federal help. but also for us as crew members and as private individuals. "The Kennedy-Johnson Admin­ istration," he said, "has established To help foster these attitudes a policy for protection of our and make them a part of everyday traditional fishing grounds. life aboard ship and at Thome, our (Continued from page 7) union has created programs that "The administration has also August 27. He says he likes to bring out these qualities in our granted tax incentives which will ship out of Houston because jobs membership. The union programs CINCINNATI—America's inland water carriers will encourage modernization of our move at a fast clip and he has also add to the skills of Seafarers, strongly oppose any le^slation to impose new taxes on them fishing trawlers." the best chance at making long thus giving them greater selfBellotti said that the Commer­ Far East trips which he prefers. reliance and self-respect on the that would give unfair advantages to competing railroads, cial Fishery and Development Act James Parker has been on the job. eminent barge industry of 1964 provides grants-in-aid to beach about 30 days after paying The SIU programs for Seafarers spokesmen warned recently. and would be disastrous to barge states to enable them to under­ off the supertanker Ema Eliza­ include the Lifeboat School, which take research, exploratory fishing beth and is looking for another The officials spoke against lines." guarantees the self-reliance and Maritime labor has criticized the and to build new fishing fleets and coastwise AB's job. Tony Violante, the Imposition of a waterway who prefers to sail deck main­ skill of men in times of emergency; ICC for ruling generally In favor freezer facilities. the stressing of safety aboard ship; users" tax and other proposed tenance and, was last on the Beth"In addition," he said "this aet of railroads on rate questions, but Tex, says he is waiting for a job the recertification program for legislation that would lessen regu­ provides financial aid for fisher­ stewards, which raises the skills of has maintained that fair regula­ on a coastwise tanker or an un­ lations of rail rates or allow the men when natural disasters destory employment insurance check, our men and puts them higher on railroads to enter the barge in­ tion of rates must continue to pro­ their livelihood. It has also added the ladder of accomplishment; tect water carriers from unfair fish to the list of commodities "whichever comes first." competition. Ted Jones, who was chief pump­ physical fitness and health pro­ dustry. He said that the greatest prob­ . A strong debate is expected in being sent to other nations under man on the Cities Service Miami, grams, which seeks to make each the Food for Peace Program." Is looking for a foreign voyage. Seafarer sound in body. And, per­ lem facing the water carriers was the next session of Congress on Bellotti added that under tl)e haps the most important of all is He said he is tired of going coast­ lack of public understanding of legislation — including that of act, fishermen are allowed to,, the continuing drive of the Seafar­ wise and he needs a long voyage "user" taxes for water carriers— average their income, which yajries their position and role in the na­ and a big payoff to help pay for ers International Union and all of that would effect the coastal and a new home he has just bought In its districts and sea-going affiliates tion's economy. He hit out also at inland. waterways segment of the widely from year to year, over a,, the railroad-oriented Interstate three-year period to reduce fed­ the country near Houston. George to educate and encourage the high­ maritime industry. eral income tax liability. Commerce Commission. est standards of seamanship among Stropich, whose last ship was the So far. Senator Stephen Young The lieutenant governor also "It is difficult," he said, "to con­ Ocean Anna, a coastwise super­ our membership. All these combined programs, vince many spokesmen in the Ohio (D.-O.) has been the first lawmaker pointed out that in the last ses­ tanker, is looking for another coastwise trip; meanwhile, he is plus the emphasis given by our un­ Valley that relaxation of the ICC's to speak out publicly against the sion of the Massachusetts legis­ staying in shape by working out ion to self-respect for the individ­ authority to serve as an umpire in "user" tax proposal of the Treas­ lature he filed a bill for the teach­ daily in a health club. Berkley ual Seafarer, have worked to keep railroad rate making would un­ ury Department. The tax would ing of marine biology at a stdte Shuler is looking for a night cook us on top. But staying on top Is leash destructive rate wars which be in the form of a two-cent-per- college and for research into new and baker's job on a long voyage. the responsibility of each and every would serve no Useful shipper or gallon levy on fuel used by vthe' 'methods of flshihg boat design, and freezing of fish. consumer purpose in the long run water carriers. His last vessel-'was the Tmstco. Beafatter.- Digest Serves As 'Fat Cat' For Rightists Mass. Fishing Gets Promise Of Assistance Gulf Coast Inland Water Carriers Warn Against 'User' Tax �OflMker S*, 1964 SEAFARERS rir: —: — Pace Seventeca J.OG ! I -vriTT*! ririT.T ATt*«2 lAmunpTi Seafarer's Ouide to Better Buyixxe By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Carpet Scheme Gouges Consumers "Referral selling" of carpeting at several times the normal retail price is one of the most persistent selling schemes, and easily the nation's No. 1 consumer gouge today, both in the extent of its depredations and the seriousness of the financial damage caused famdlies. You can trace the spread of the carpet referral scheme right across the country by the letters coming into this department from victimized homeowners and their lawyers from Florida where the scheme seemed to start, to Pennsylvania, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio, then to Texas and up to New York State. In referral plans, the seller promises bonuses if you refer him to other buyers. For example, one company promises to pay $100 for each five names of prospects. Others promise such fees as $40 or $50 for each prospect who actually buys. But meanwhile you sign an in­ stallment contract and must pay the price for the carpeting, plus finance charges, whether or not there are any referral sales. Often the referral seller closes up shop before you have a chance to make any referrals. Most customers never receive any payments at all, reports George Young, manager of the Cincinnati Better Business Bureau. The way the scheme is worked, the Philadelphia BBB reports, once you sign the contract it is immediately turned over to a finance com­ pany and delivery of the carpet is made quickly. The New York State Attorney General found that the Universal Carpet Co., which had offices in Syracuse, Binghamton and other cities, promised up to $50 in bonuses but closed up before buyers could take advantage of the promise. In some cities, referral sellers even got families to give them mort­ gages on their homes to assure payment. The prices charged by referral sellers often are two or three times as much as you would have to pay for the same carpeting at local stores. In Dallas, Reader D. S. writes, a company selling on the re­ ferral plan charged $16 to $20 for carpeting worth approximately $10 a yard, and in half the homes installed seconds worth about $3 to $4 a yard. In o'her cities, referral sellers charged $20 a yard for carpet­ ing usually sold for $8 or $9. One of the most shocking aspects of the referral schemes is that the referral promoters could not operate their hit-and-run schemes without the cooperation of some very respectable financial Institutions. In Dallas, the referral firm was financed by one of the largest banks there. Similarly, in Akron, Philadelphia and Buffalo, referral schemes and similar installment plan promotions had been financed by large banks who put up the money for the installment notes turned over to them by the referral sellers. Another beneficiary is the telephone company, which supplies the batteries of phones the referral sellers use to get leads on families interested in buying carpeting. Sometimes the referral sellers are traveling canvassers who open up shop for Sveral months and then move on to another community, leaving a trail of disillusioned families holding expensive installment contracts. Some of the salesmen who had worked on the earpet selling referral campaign in Clearwater, Florida, later set up their own opera­ tions in other cities. But in other cases the referral sellers are relatively established local companies. In Dallas, for example, the firm behind the carpet selling scheme that snared a number of municipal employees and other moderate-income families, had been in business in that city for 15 years. How much recourse victimized families have depends on state laws and the attitude of the local authorities. The sales contract may in­ volve the signing of a "confession of Judgment" clause. This waives any requirement that the holder of the installment contract give you notice before filing suit. In Clearwater, Fla., St. Louis and other cities, the families have gotten together to hire a lawyer to counter-sue the referral sellers and the banks or finance companies who financed their activities. One of the most effective crackdowns has taken place in Ohio, which had been the scene of high-pressure referral selling of such items as central vacuum cleaner systems and water conditioners at prices from $599 to $1,000. The Akron Better Business Bureau estimates that re­ ferral selling cost families in that area VAi million dollars in one recent year. Ralph A. Winter, Chief of the Ohio Division of Securities, took the position that certain referral-selling contracts were "securi­ ties." This enabled him to Issue "cease and desist" orders against com­ panies making referral sales, and put a quick end to such campaigns. Winter's action was upheld by the courts during a suit by the Farmers and Mechanics National Banks against several families in an effort to collect for goods sold on referral plans. In another crackdown, a Pennsylvania firm. Products Marketing, Inc., was indicted on a charge of mail fraud. The charge was that purchasers were Induced to buy a built-in vacuum cleaner system for about $799 by becoming "equipment owning representatives," and were promised $100 bonuses if prospects they suggested, also bought. A total of 320 families In New Castle County, Delaware, who had bought vacuum cleaning systems from the Pennsylvania firm, joined in a suit against it and a bank and finance company v^ich had taken over the sales contracts (Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co. and PenMod, Inc.). The families complained that they had signed liens against their hom^ while being told they were only agreeing to become "rep­ resentatives" for the firm, Home Furnishings Daily reported. — loofcl LOOKmi^'tUB UMHOM LMBBL 51U Ship Delivers Raring Shells In Time For U.S. Olympir Virtory SEATTLE —The SIU Pacific District-contracted Japan MaU (American Mail Line) unloaded an unusual cargo at Yokohanta recently when eight sleek rac­ ing shells and four sailboats were hoisted ashore to compete in the Olympic Games at Tokyo. Six of the shells were raced by the U.S. rowing team, two by the Canadian team. The sail­ boats were destined for the Canadian yachting team. The Japan Mail's cargo fig­ ured in impressive upset vic­ tories scored by the U.S. rowing team. The German and Russian crews were favored to take the rowing events easily. But the U.S. rowers scored victories and picked up gold medals in two events — the eight-oared shells and pairs with coxswain. U.S. Team Wins The four sailboats aboard tiie Japan Mail for the Canadian yachting team did not do so well however, mostly because of the skill displayed by the U.S. yachting team whidi won medals in all five yachting com­ petitions with two silver medals and three bronze medals. The sleek but fragile shells and yachts got the kid-glove treatment during their voyage aboard the Japan Mail. Care­ fully crated to protect the thin but strong cedar frames, the U.S. racing shells stretched half the length of the ship's foredeck. The yachts traveled with their sails stowed under the tarp covering their decks, their hulls safetly cradeled in a wooden frame, and their masts securely wrapped and lashed parallel to the deck. Carefully crated to protect its cedar frame, a U.S. racing shell (top photol is loaded care­ fully aboard the SIU Pacific District-contracted Japan Mail (American Mail Line) for delivery to the U.S. rowing team at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The same cargo included four yachts for delivery to the Canadian yachting team (bottom photo). Salvage Men Eye Cargo Of '23 Shipwreck With the price of copper soaring, salvage men are casting covetous eyes at the freighter Kennecott, which was wrecked on the Queen Charlotte Islands back in October of 1923. The Kennecott, which was operated at that time by the now SIU Pacific District-con­ tracted Alaska Steamship Company, was southbound from Cordova, Alaska to the Tacoma smelter in 1923 when she slammed into the rocks at Frederick Island, near the northwest tip of Graham Is­ land. The crew was saved but the ship and her cargo were abandoned on the spot, now known as Kennecott Point, in one of the wildest and most exposed locations on the North American coast. Her cargo of course, was copper—5,000 tons of copper concentrate to be exact — which is still aboard. Now, with the price of cop­ per above all previous highs, salvage interests are studying the possibility of first locat­ ing the wreck and then sal­ vaging the copper. U.S. Opposes Sale Of Seatrain Lines WASHINGTON—Led by the U.S. Justice Department, powerful voices have been raised recently in an attempt to persuade the ICC to bar a large Chicago-based freight for­ warding company from pur-4 chasing control of SlU-con- and others contend that the Inter­ state Commerce Act clearly forbids tracted Seatrain Lines. a freight forwarder from owning The ICC has been urged to dis­ regard an examiner's recom­ mendation that a Chicago truck­ ing company, Lasham Cartage, be allowed to purchase the control­ ling stock interest in Seatrain. Lasham is actually a motor carrier subsidiary of United States Freight, a holding company that owns many of the largest freight forwarders. The SIU has filed an affidavit with the ICC supporting the pro­ posed plan of United States Freight to acquire Seatrain. The affidavit supporting the move points out that the move would be beneficial to American shipping because it would mean an increase in coastal and intercoastal ship­ ping that would result in more jobs fon American seamen. In the latest moves to bar the stock sale, the Justice Department or controlling a motor, rail or water common carrier. They claim that to allow the transaction would permit "freight forwarder interests to gain conrol of an un­ derlying common carrier in direct contradiction of stated language and policy of Congress." The American Retail Federa­ tion, The American Trucking As­ sociations and 10 individual motor carrier companies filed similar ob­ jections to the examiner's ruling. The United States Freight Com­ pany has been a pioneer in piggy­ back service in which loaded truck trailers are carried on railroad flatcars. The company has coor­ dinated piggyback service with "fishyback" service in which mail shipments travel to the Caribbean islands via railroad to Miami and then by boat to the islands. �rv BSMCM SEAFARER8 Senator Vows Fight For Packaging Law HIte Th« Dock WASHINGTON—Senator PhiUp A. Hart (D.-Mich.) says he will continue the fight for passage of a "truth-in-packaging" bill by the next session of Congress. Hart, who is chair­ man of the Senate Anti-Trust sub-committee, has been the hearings by the subcommittee main sponsor of the con­ during the last session, fraudu­ sumer-protecting measure. The "trut!h-in-packaging" bill would require manufacturers to lalrel prominently on their prod­ ucts details of size, contents or weight. The bill has been advo­ cated by labor and consumer groups because of the increasing amount of complaints fixwn housewives about shortchanging and cheating in packaged products. In lengthy, and often graphic. MA Given Hovercraft Jurisdiction lent packaging techniques were demonstrated to the public. They included wedging large amounts of cardboard into packages to make the contents appesu: fuller while using larger containers than necessary. In other cases, the leg­ end disclosing of ^ . . the net . weight , Ootober M. IHi LOO Seafarer James M. Hand hits the deck during the October membership meet­ ing at New York head­ quarters. Brother Hand commented on the SiU Welfare plan during the good and welfare section of the meeting. placed so that it is not easily seen by the housewife moving through a supermarket to do her shopping, or packages printed with mislead­ ing and meaningless labels like "family size" <M: "giant economy size" are used. The Hart-sponsored legislation to end these phony practices was bottled up by the Senate Judiciary Committee last session. The bill was opposed by large manufac­ (Continued from page 4) turers and business generally. Hart pledged to devote "fresh the Times, so why complicate the vigor and new dedication to its issue? Then came the problem of how enactment" in the upcoming ses­ to spell the ancient explorer's sion. Hart also acted on two other name. There was a "one z" faction consumer fronts. In the first case, and a "two z" faction. There was he sent to the Justice Department a "one r" faction and a "two r" and the Federal Trade Commis­ faction. The "two r" and "one z" sion transcripts of hearings by his factions finally won—^but nothing subcommittee on the "conflict of seems to come easily in New York. Several things are definite how­ interest" caused by the owner­ ship of pharmacies by practicing ever. The bridge has been designated doctors. He charged that such ownership caused many abuses one of the seven engineering won­ and he said he deplored the fact ders of the world by the American that "a great and nbble calling Society of Civil Engineers, and such as medicine has members many with less technical knowl­ who are apparently willing to be­ edge have undoubtedly been im­ smirch the public image of the pressed by their first sight- of the great majority of dedicated doc­ structure. tors for the possible extra finan­ The longest suspension bridge cial rewards involved. in the world, it Is 13,700 feet long In the second action. Hart including its approach structures. called on the Senate Joint Taxa­ Its 4,260-foot main span is 60 feet tion Committee to give pronrpt at­ longer than the main span of San tention to loopholes in the tax Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. laws that allow corporations fined It has 12 traffic lanes and 2 decks, for monopolistic and price-fixing with a third, lower deck, to be About 145,000 practices by the courts to deduct completed later. the cost of the fines from their miles of wire was used in the 4 main cables. federal taxes. Australia Studies Legislation To Upgrade Merchant Marine STDBIET, Australia—With her maritime trade facing many <d the same problems being faced by the U.S. maritime induetty, Australia has Introduced legislation including provisions for up­ dating shipping regulations to meet the "down luider" nation's current and future needs. The pending legislation Is designed to come to grips with many changes which have come about In Australia's foreign and domestic trade since the current Australian maritime laws were passed back in 1928. Like the U.S., Australia's trade patterns have changed radically In recent years. Since World War II, the country's trade with the Far East, South America, North America and other parts of the world has been Increasing steadily. Prior to World War II, Aus­ tralia's trade was mostly with the United Kingdom and Europe. Unlike the U.S., which still carries 4.2 percent of Its foreign trade on nationally registered vessels, leaving 95.8 of Us oversea.3 trade to move on foreign-flag ships, Australia's foreign trade moves 100 percent in foreign-bottoms. Another problem Australia is facing up to is the big difference between the legislation needed to aid coastwise and the offshore segments of her maritime Industry. To help solve some of the problems, a new chamber of shipping was formed recently In Sydney, to bring together the problems of the various segments of the Australian maritime .Industry for solution. Verrazano WASHINGTON — Vehicles that operate over land or water on a cushion of air, such as the socalled Hovercraft or GEM (ground effect machines), will be regulated by the Federal Maritime Commis­ sion In the same manner as ordi­ nary ships, the U.S. Government has decided. This latest ruling was based on joint discussions held late in June and July by various regulatory agencies of the Government. Fierce infighting among the agencies had erupted early in the year over just who had jurisdiction over the odd craft. Maritime agencies claimed juris­ diction because the GEM are de­ signed primarily for use over water. The Interstate Commerce Commission also claimed jurisdic­ tion however because the GEM can operate with equal facility over land. Aviation agencies put in their own bid for jurisdiction, claiming that whether the craft are traveling over land or water -they are moving through the air, even if at an altitude of only 12 or 20 inches. In the latest findings, the avia­ tion agencies were ruled out of any direct jurisdiction. The ICC on the other hand found It too early to decide the status of the craft under the Interstate Com­ merce Act because it will prob­ SEATTLE—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun ably be some time before the GEM studying the feasibility of building a 75-mile, $400 million are developed to the point where they can be used on public high­ ship and barge canal that would link the Columbia River Basin with Puget Sound and ways. eventually provide a shel­ ect was made after preliminary The Government statement find­ studies by the office of District ing for regulation by the FMC was tered waterway for ships Army Engineer H. E. Dewey. Un­ intended to avoid any further running as far north as Juneau, der present plans, Dewey said, jurisdictional conflict that might Alaska. The cost estimate of the proj­ the canal would run 4.5 miles hamper development of the craft. from the lower Columbia near As­ toria to Willipa Bay, then 10.5 miles to Grays Harbor and on­ ward through the partially navi­ gable Chehalis River and a series of locks to enter Puget Sound at Olympia. The canal would connect with other inland waterways which reach as far into the heartland as Lewiston, Idaho. By traversing the canal, big ships could avoid near­ ly 200 miles of rough treacherous passage along the rocky Washinging coastline. Used in the Alaska run, the canal would speed ship movements and make them safer. The Corps has been authorized to spend up to $400,000 on nvore thorough studies which will take until 1969 to complete. Another $85,000 was added to the amount' by Congress this year. Washington Canal Planned By US, Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and ttieir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produeed under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) Liner 'Catches' AncientCannon In Anchor Link When a modern luxury liner weighed anchor recently In Portau-Prince Harbor in Haiti, some­ thing more than just the anchor came up. Caught in a link of the anchor chain, a dirty, grayishblack cylindrical object broke the surface and was hauled aboard. Covered with barnacles and cor­ rosion, it was still recognizable as a piece of naval ordnance, a ship's cannon obviously dating back hundreds of years. The cannon was brought to New York where an authority on an­ 4" 4" cient firearms was called in to Eastern Ah Lines identify it. His advice was to put, (Flight Engineers) the cannon back into the water im­ 4i 4" i mediately and keep it there until H. I. Siegel he could examine it, explaining "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) that the corrosive action of salt water had probably caused so much if if electrolytic damage already that Sears, Roebuck Company the cannon would crumble if left Retail stores & products exposed to the air for any lengQi (Retail Clerks) of time. Stitzel-Weller Distilleries Back in Water "Old Fitzgerald." "Old Elk" So after lying at the bottom of "Cabin Still," «W. L. Weller" Port-au-Prince Harbor for hun­ Bourbon whiskeys dreds of years, the cannon was (Distillery Workers) dumped into the muddy watecs of 4» 4* 3» New York's Hudson River to await J. R. Simplot Potato Co. the arrival of the expert. Frozen potato products Hammer in hand, the ordnance (Grain Millers) authority chipped away carefully if i> if at the barnacles and corrosion and Kingsport Press gently uncovered the cipher of "World Book," "Chiidcraft" King George HI, which placed the (Printing Pressmen) cannon firmly . between 1760 and (Typographers, Bookbinders) 1820. (Machinists, Stereotypers) A year-long bath of sodium hy­ 4" 4" 4 droxide and zink was prescribed Jamestown Sterling Corp. as the first step in restoring the Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. cannon to something approaching Furniture and Bedding mint condition. (United Furniture Workers) Pacific Coast (Continued from page 7) Iberville expected to pay off in San Diego, the Mount Vernon Victory expected to pay off and sign-on here and seven other ships due in transit. Francis Gooley has just returned to the Los Angeles area after ship­ ping in the Great Lakes District for several months. He says he is ready to go at any time. Frank Lambert!, who sails as a bos'n, just paid off the Robin Hood and says he would like to spend some time on the beach with his family before shipping again. Seattle The shipping picture still looks good in Seattle and will remain that way if the ships listed here come la to pay off. Payoffs in the last period were the Halcyon Panther and the Anchorage. Expected to pay off are the Overseas Rose, Hercules Victory, Robin Kirk, Norberto Capay, Overseas Eva and the Alcoa Marketer. Clarence Baker, who sails as a fireman-water tender, says he • is lookixzg for the first ship going foreign, Fred England, who just registered .on the beach, says ho will stay on land for awhile .before shipping again. �OtMbOT i*. INI SEAFAREtiS Face fiinefeM LOG Don't Delay On Heat Beefs Now that the cold weather is here, Seafarers are reminded that heating and lodging beefs in the shipj^rd can be easily bandied if the ship's delegate prcnnptly notifies the captain or chief engineer and shows them the temperature reading at the time. Crewmembers who beef to themselves about the lack of heating but wait three or four days before making the problem known to a respon­ sible ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. The same applies when shipyard workers are busy around living quarters. Make sure you know where and when the work was done so that the SIU patrolman has the facts available in order to make a determination. Election Issue Brings Praise To The Editco: I have just finished reading the issue about the union elec­ tions showing a brief history of ell the candidates for. office in the union. Congratulations on a good job in giving equal space to all candidates.'^ It is good to know whom I am voting into the various offices of the union, be­ cause I, for one, do not per- The Editor ir All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. sonally know all of the men on the ballot. I am happy to par­ ticipate in an American free trade union election of free choice through secret ballot. I hope that every brother member that is able to vote during this election period will exercise his privilege and right to vote. A large membership turnout to put our union offi­ cials infiT office, whoever they may be, is nwst important to show that we are a member­ ship indeed, and that we stand behind the men we have cho­ sen to represent us. A maximum membership turnout during these elections, starting Nov. 2, will add strength and unity to all of us when the elected oflPicers are later negotiating for out.wages, working conditions, health, safety, and vacation benefits, and in their other duties. I hope that every eligible member will vote this year at his first opportunity. I know I will. Lawrence H. Chapman 4" * 4" 4" Pensioner Lauds Welfare Help To The Editoir: I wish to take this opportu­ nity to express my deep appre­ ciation to the SIU and the Welfare Han. Since my retirement five years ago, I have found need to call upon the Welfare Plan for doctor and hospital bills twice. Each time I asked, the Plan has paid promptly and fully. I know of no other or­ ganization that does so much for its ntembers as does the SIU Welfare Plan. This is in addition to receiving my monthly pension check. I would like all of my fellow union brothers to know just how wonderful our Welfare Plan is and what they may look forward to when they retire. It's wonderful to have such an organization looking out for its members. James H. Hayes ^ ie ir Welfare Plan Appreciated To The Editoc: I would like to express through the letters department my appreciation to the Welfare department and the officials of the SIU for the check I recent­ ly received. I can tell you it was greatly appreciated and needed. One does not realize the full value of the Welfare Plan and all of its benefits until be has been laid up for as long a pe­ riod of time as I have been,, and the monthly check becontes the only source of in­ come. My thanks to the people in the Welfare department for the help and consideration I have received during the last four months. Alexander McColIough 4" 4" 4- Seafarer Hails Upgrading Plan To The Editor; I would like to take this op­ portunity to thank the officials and the staff of the seniority upgrading school of which class number seven has just gradu­ ated. As a student in this class, I found that it is a won­ derful thing when a union gives their members the oppor•tunity to advance themselves and the lives of their families. I am sure that the other members of class seven join me in expressing our gratitude for the many ways that the staff and instructors helped us to better realize the complex proiblems that face our organi­ zation dailyJoe Fried Praise for the union food plan continues to come in from the ships at sea. llie crew of the San Francisco (Sea-Land) voted a special thanks to the steward department for the especially fine food and service they have been getting as of late, and reported that the food plan's experimental menus were really pepping up the deck department went through the just as soon as they got into port fare. Of course, not every­ rocMns with bucket and scrub- where there was equipment avail­ one liked' everything presented, but "isn't that always the case?" asks ship's delegate Harold B. Natfay. 4i 4" The ship's delegaite of the Wyandotte (Wyandotte Transpor­ tation), Alvin A. Elowsky, reports that the crew is happy and there has been no problems in any of the departments except the en­ tertainment department. The Menz Serono brush, cleaning and polishing. The crew is so happy that they gave the deck department a vote of thanks for the exfra special care they gave to the hard to get ait sections and for the improved gen­ eral appearance. 4" 4" it S. t. t. 4" Accustomed to comfortable liv­ ing on the shore, the crew of the Bethflor (Bethlehem Steel) has passed a resolution asking that more fans be installed aboard ship, according to meeting secre­ tary, James A. Johnson. They want three put in a room where three men are living and larger fans in the mess ball. 3^ The crew or the Columbia (United States Steel) are pleased with the way the Captain, Peter Welsh, treats them, and says he is one of the best they have ever sailed with, according to William Brightweil, ship's delegate. As an example of why the crew feels the way it does, the captain recently told the crew that since they were so near port, he would hold up the normal draw until payoff, but said that if any man really needed a draw, there would be no trouble getting one immediately. Also, Brightweil said, they are getting plenty of overtime, with no dis­ putes about it. Crewmembers of the Del Monte (Delta) are doubly pleased with the performance of members of the steward department. Accord­ ing to Howard Menz, ship's dele­ gate, not only is the service aboard ship in the best of SIU tra­ ditions, but the chief steward went out of his way for the crew and pushed throu^ a request for a new washing machine. The ma­ chine has been installed, and the crew voted special thanks to the galley gang with special recogni­ tion to their leader. 4) able to do the job. The happy crew of the Longview Wyandotte is a Great Lakes ves­ Victory (Victory Carriers) thought sel, and television reception is that their ship's delegate did such really fine, except that the set a fine job of representing them popped its cork recently and the crew is asking for a new one. That is one point the entire crew has agreed on. 4. t 4i Another television set has been the subject of discussion aboard the Detroit Edison (American). The television set was supposed to have been replaced some time ago, and the crew is wondering Brightweil Loin what happened to that set in the forward end that was taken out to be replaced. They haven't yet during the last voyage, that de­ seen the new one, and don't have spite the modest protest coming the old one, either, according to from him, he was re-elected ship's Raymond Cull, meeting chairman. delegate and thanked heartily for his efforts in their behalf, says 4" 4" 4" Robert Ferrandiz, meeting chair­ Along with a plea for less rack­ man. et in the midship section of the 4" 4" 4" Steel Seafarer (Isthmian), the The crew aboard the Fairland crew has made a special request that the messhall be locked up at (Sea-Land) was emphatic on two night. It seems the longshoremen different points during the good in foreign ports have been going in and welfare section of a recent there, and In the morning the shipboard meeting, reports Peter steward department is grumpy be­ A. Serano, ship's delegate. The cause they have to dean up be­ first point was about how fine a fore serving chow. But, not want­ baker they have aboard and about ing to cut the workers off com­ the good tasting baked foods he pletely, the crew also asked that was presenting to the crew. When the spigot be turned on outside not having their palates tickled so they could get a drink, reports however, the crew membeis were tripping over cots left outside at Joe Wagner, ship's delegate. night. They were forcible about 4 4> Wesley Leonard, ship's delegate asking that the cots be taken in­ on the Penn Exporter (Penn Navi­ side—if there is no one in them. gation) has come in for some high 3^ 3^ 4" In the interest of maintaining a praise from fellow crewmemibers. It seems during the good and wel­ cool ship, the crewmembers of the fare section of the last shipboard Ocean Dinny (Maritime Overseas) meeting; the crew voted unani­ have asked that a new water foun­ mous thanks to the delegate for tain be installed, says Anthony representing them in sudh a fine Lain, ship's delegate. The chief engineer, however, went all out fashion. and ordered three new water foun­ t 4" 3^ The crew of the Losmar (Gal- tains for the crew. He also in­ mar) has bright shiny messrooms formed them that all other parts and pantry, reports Alfred Hirscli, of the ship's refrigeration system meeting secretary. It seems the would be completely checked over 4' 4" 4» 4 4 4' There were some green faces recently on the Los Angeles (SeaLand) reports Fred Boyne, meet­ ing secretary, which goes to prove that even Seafarers can feel badly if the seas are especially rough. It seems that the Los Angeles ran into a section of Hurricane Dora, and the seas were so high that even some oldtimers were looking pale. 4 4 4 In the interest of maintaining a professional attitude toward their job, the galley gang of the 0)ga (Sea Tramp) has asked that proper clothing be worn in the messb.nll, "They don't want dinner jackets," Morton Kerngood, ship's delegate, said, "but they don't want B.V.D.'s either. 4,4 4 SIU crews, always appreciative of good food, have given special votes of thanks to the steward de­ partments of the following ships, for their presentation of good food in traditional SIU manner: Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Tr;.nsportation); Globe Progress (Mari­ time Overseas); Margaret Brown (B1 o o m f i e 1 d); Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa); Longview Victory (Victory Carriers). Type Minutes When Possible In order to assure acti taie digests of shipboard meetings in the LOG, it is desirable that the reports of shipboard meet­ ings be typed if at all possible. �Tirenty SEAFARERS LOG Avid Hunter's 'Fish Tales' Brighten Up Trip On LaSalle The telling of exciting tales about their days at sea has long been the hallmark of sea­ going men. Hunters and fishermen also have reputations as spinners of tall tales. So when you get a Seafarer who is also an avid hunter or fisherman, you can bet there will be some whoppers told. *• Seafarer William C. Sellers, "The last time I was in a cast," . Sellere commented that the he began, "that covered my left whole story sounded a little fishy, bosun aboard the La Salle arm and leg, I shot so many doves but that didn't stop him from (Waberman) during her last voy­ we had to have a dove barbeque at agreeing with Prichett and Bartage from the Gulf to the Middle lette in raving about the deer East and back, reports that there the Shriner's auditorium in population in Alabama. The deer Mobile. After that shindig there were more than one of these com­ were still so many doves left, we are great down there. Sellers binations aboard. Some of the crewmembers, he said, complained had an outdoor picnic for all the agreed. So good in fact that last year Hound Dog Bartlette's 12 they were up to their hips in tall Boy Scouts in Mobile." year old son bagged a nice eight Not content to rest on his tales all the way with the tide still laurels, Prichett added "Ot course point buck. coming in when they docked. it took me two days just to move After Lucky Prichett was The trip started In Galveston where suoh Seafarers as Jerry the vension 1 shot In the winter of through, Charles (Whltey) Murrah Sikes and George Yeager signed on. Then a stop at New Orleans added Edgar Nel­ son, Keith Jones and "The Rhode Islartd Renegade" Pierre (Leo) Charrette to the crew list. The La Salle then sailed coastwise Sellers to New York, where the crew attended the fu­ neral of Brother Howard Guinier. Somewhere along the coast Sel­ lers said, the La Salle picked up "Lucky" Prichett, who stars in this story in the role of electrician. Crewmembers aboard the La Salle (Waterman) toss the Outside of New York, Captain ox during an off duty break, with some sea tales and the size (No-Smoke) Harvey asked Sellers of the catch while hunting and fishing the main topics. In If he knew anything about the electrician. Sellers replied, "Well the picture above, taken by William Sailers, bosun, "Lucky" Sir, you probably remember "Hat" Prichett, electrician; Jimmy (Hound Dog) ^rtfett, steward; Jones, "Beetle" Brown and "The and Raleigh (Butterbean) Lewis, crew messman, discuss, Rhode Island Renegade," and how the possibility of an on the beach get-together on Butterthey tell a good story. Well Lucky bean's family farm in Alabama. Below, Charles (Whitey) Prichett is so famous for the sto­ ries he tells that those other three Murrah (far right) weaves a tale for two fellow crewmemjust glide into the background ers, (l-r) Glenn Kirtland, OS and Johnny Jordan, deck when Lucky comes aboard." engineer, with his tales of hunting antelope In the western Things Pick Up states. The voyage was uneventful, Sel­ lers recalls, while the La Salle went through the Suez tp Karachi and back through the canal to Cadiz, Spain. Then, outside of Cadiz and headed for the States, two mourning doves hitched a ride to the States on the La Salle and some comment on same from Leo Gomez, the BR, obviously started Prichett to thinking. Looking at the birds with long­ ing, Leo remarked, "Boy, I'd sure like to have those birds fried for lunch. Then the deck engineer spoke up. "We got so many doves in Alabama," he saidi "the state furnLshes the ammo to shoot 'em with." Adding still more fuel to the fire. Sellers then told of recently receiving a letter from "Hat" Jones postmarked Vermont, where he is recuperating from a fall he took in March, saying he is happily counting the state's tremendous '63 out of the freezer to find my took the floor, telling about his deer population from his back batch of special frozen barbeque hunting experiences on the West sauce for the birds." window. Coast."But," comments SeUers, Then he went on to tell of other At that point Lucky Prichett "Murrah has something to prove exploits while he was drydocked couldn't contain himself any long­ that time. He said he caught so his stories." When he moved to er and took the floor. many fish It got to the point where Dixie from the West Coast, Mur­ his friends wouldn't accept any of rah took along with him his 30-06 them as gifts unless they were al­ Springfield, the head of an ante­ LOG-A-RHYTHM: ready dressed. "And," he added, lope, a couple of mule deer and "so many cats gathered around my many tales about the ones that place that the city officials said I got away. either had to get a veterinarian's But the topper of them all came By Bob Hopp license or open an animal shelter." from William (Curley) Rentz. "I've He claimed that even a cat belong­ been doing a lot of hunting too," The icy tingle of a winter wind, Refreshing cold, the days on end ing to Jim Bartlette's mother he told his crewmates. "Since my joined the party, coming all the luck has been running so good Snowy white that doth descend way from Evergreen, Alabama lately, I've been hunting poker This is winter— over a hundred miles away. games all over the place." The natural wonder. The snow gods' splendor The Frozen wonder. And then the thaw when spring conies in Theri Summer, Then Fall, Then Winter once again. Obtotter M, IMft BITHPLOR (B«Hil«h*mk Oct. 1S~ Chairman, John Mthofov; iacratarv, M. I. Longfaliow. Brother O. Con. zalea waa elected to aerva as ship's delegate. Crew requested to turn In aU linen. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for the good food and cooperation. vard University. Ths captain thankad the crew for their splendid behavior and work. The chief cook thankad the entire crew and officers for their splendid donation In time of need when ha lost his wlfa during the trip. t34.17 In ship's fund. Soma dis­ puted OT In deck department. FORT HOSKINS (CIttss Service), Oct. 17—Chairman, Billy J. Brewar; Sacratary, Gerald Mire. No beefa and COLUMBIA (Ambrose Transport), Sept. J9—Chairman, Bill Brlghtwalif Sacratary, Nell O'Rourka. $10 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Discussion on clarlflcatlon of gangway watch In port. no disputed OT reported. SPITFIRI (American Bulk Carrlars), Oct. <—Chairman, C. A. Walchi Secretary, Frank Pauluk. Two hours disputed OT reported. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. TRANSHARTFORD (Cities Sarvtco), Sept. 30—Chairman, V. C. Smith; Sec­ retary, C. Garner. Brother Smith -was — — DUVAL (Suwannee), Oct. IS—Chair­ man, J. Gouldman; Secretary, Troy Savage. One man missed ship at Aden and his gear was checked and locked In slop chest. Progressing weU with painting of ship's quarters and Job to be completed before end of voyage. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Crew requested to keep outsiders out of crew's quarters while In port. Vote or thanks given to the steward department for the fine chow being served. BANGOR (Bermuda Shipping), Sept. It—Chairman, D. L. Dickinson; Sec­ retary, A. D. Allain, Jr. No beefs smsMSSSs^ reported by department delegates. No disputed OT. Crew requested to cooperate. elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT re­ ported. Bosun Is working on the new bunks for the crew and they wlU ba put In as soon as possible. MOUNT WASHINGTON (Victory Carriers), Oct. 18 — Chairman, A. Michelet; Secretary, P. Patrick. No SENECA (Penn Navigation), Oct. S —Chairman, Ralph R. Maldonado; Secretary, L. A. Mitchell. Five crew­ members were hospltaUzed at various ports during ths voyage. Motion made to have company put more American money on board instead of travelers checks. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward and his de­ partment. Crewmembers asked to keep water cooler clean. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Sealrain), Oct. 14—Chairman, A. Walls; Secre­ tary, N. Richie. $40 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ice machine to be repaired or replaced. Crewmembers requested to keep laundry room clean. major beefs reported, .^ome disputed OT In engine department. Vote of thanks extended to the ship's dele­ gate for outstanding ability In han­ dling the job. Suggestion was made that each man contribute $1 to the ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department for above aver­ age feeding and service. MOUNT VERNON VICTORY (Mount Vernon Tanker), Oct. 17—Chairman, J. Sumpter; Secretary, W. Walton. No beefs and no disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. AU aliens being paid off in Honolulu. Replacements ordered from States. Will contact patrolman concerning gear left on board. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Trans­ port), Sept. 17—Chairman, Charles Klmbel; Secretary, John RIelly. No BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), Oct. IS — Chairman, P. A. Serano; Secretary, Juan Cruz. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Some disputed OT will be taken up with patrolman. $40 In ship's fund. Brother P. Serano was elected to serve as ship's delegate. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), Oct. 4 —Chairman, Fred Shala; Secretary, T. I. Walker. $29.62 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), Oct. 11 —Chairman, Robert Lasso; Secretary, Lao Bruce. $5.42 In ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Discussion held on the water which Is bad for washing and bathing. Oct. 10—Chairman, Luis FIguero; Secretary, Geo. McManus. Brother Leo Bruce was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Brother BlU Van Dyke was elected to serve as ship's delegate. AU hands were requested to help keep the ship clean and to keep up with the repairs. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian Lines), Oct. 3—Chairman, John Albert); Sec­ retary, Walter Newberg. $16.80 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother A. H. Anderson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. SUMMIT (Sea-Land), Oct. 14—Chair­ man, C. A. Yaw; Secretary, George Feinmor. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Brother Arthur GlUe_land was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin Line), Oct. 4—Chairman, Otto R. Hoepner; Secretary, David C. Smith. The ship's delegate reported that the crew messman. James M. Murphy, was paid off In Capetown. South Africa, to fly home to start his scholarship at Har- BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), Oct. 16—Chairman, J. B. Thomason; Secretary, John W. Faircloth. Ship's delegate resigned and Brother Richard McCall was elected to serve In his place. No beefs reported by department delegates. WiLD RANGER (Waterman), Oct. 11—Chairman, Francis Fischer; Sec­ retary, W. C. Sink. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. $79 In ship's fund. Brother Arthur Beck waa elected to serve as slilp's treasurer. Ship's captain ex­ tended a vote of thanks to the crow* members for an excellent safety record. 'Licensed' Seafarer Winter Tfiis little wliite car recently appeared parlced outside lieadquarters in New York. Tlie car's license bearing the official letters "SlU," belongs to Seafarer Anthony (Tony) Tonelll. A resident of Vermont, Tonelli is on thq beach in New York for a couple of weeks to attend the Lifeboat Training School in order to get another license—his AB ticket. �^QgMm Mi 1M4 SKAFARERS LOG Pace Twen^-OM Seafarer On Far East Trips Sees History As It Is Made _ Seafarers make their living in a trade which takes them to the hotspots of the woYId where, often as not, headlines are being made—K)r exploding in front of their very eyes. Today, SIU men shipping for ports of call in the Fart East often find they have box-seats on history-making events, and sometimes, unwittingly end which Turner witnessed was the has been consistently in the news up right in the center of the first of several similar incidents since the country's recent Inde­ which sparked events leading to pendence. incidents themselves. the overthrow of South Viet Nam's Beset by guerrilla attacks wiglSeafarer Ken Turner, who sails government and resulted in Diem's nating from nearby Indonesia, life m the deck department, found in Maylasia can hardly be called himself right In the middle of an assasination. While fate may often take a Sea­ peaceful. Turner is more than earth-shaking event that shook the very foundations of the Republic farer to the brink of history's de­ ready to testify about the political The SlU-contracted Anton Bruun (Alpine Geophysical), of Viet Nam. At the time of the cisive moments. Turner's experi­ turmoil that exists in Singapore, shown above, is considered by its crewmembers to be a fine incident he was a crewmember ence shows that the horror of the since he came face to face with vessel. Carrying a complement of scientists as well as crew on the Ocean Evelyn (Ocean moment may blot out the thrills the deadly work of the terrorists and officers, the vessel conducts oceanographic surveys and normally associated with being an after he had been in the city Transportation) and was killing only a few days. eyewitness to a climatic event that and research in the Indian Ocean. The Anton Bruun is pres­ some time in Saigon in September, He recalls how he was out walk­ stirs the entire world. ently returning to the States for the first time since if first 1963. ing in the city one day when a Ban On Dancing Turner recalls began service, over two years ago. Turner, who spent about six nearby telephone booth suddenly that he "was wan­ dering through days in Saigon, said that he and' blew up, killing several passers the streets o f his fellow crewmembers only came by. 'When the city police arrived, Saigon when he across the more oppressive aspects it was quickly determined that the saw a big crowd of the Diem regime occasionally. phone booth had been boobytrapped by the terrorists who evi­ collecting on a Their chief complaint was against dently h<^d to create chaos the government's ban on dancing streetcorner. The among the city's population by a onlookers were and socializing with Vietnamese series of such hit and run tactics. women. He remembers that any One of the most unusual vessels in the SlU-contracted fleet watching a saf­ According to Turner, the guer­ fron-robed . figure girl-chasing in the capital at the rillas weren't interested in picking is the Anton Bruun (Alpine Geophysical). This ship does not Turner who was quietly time had to be done on the sly, on foreigners, since they thought ply the trade routes from port to port, loading and discharg­ kneeling in the street. Turner ob­ since the Diem regime was espe­ they __could wreak more havoc ing cargoes. The only cargo it*' served that the robed figure was cially hard on any women it caught among the Malaysian people who carries walks up and down' bats for all hands to use. Dolan a Buddhist monk, and, as the hor­ aissociating with foreigners. also reported that as soon as the An incident that has eq[>ecially were going through the last stages the gangplank. rified spectators watched, he of a national election campaign. He The Anton Bruun is • geo­ ship hit the next port they would picked up a nearby can of gasoline stuck in Turner's memory oc­ relates one Incident that took place curred one night when he started physical research ship that is par­ pick up some chess and checkers and poured it over himself. arguing with a Saigon barkeeper on the Singapore waterfront kept ticipating in oceanographic sur­ sets for Seafarers and scientists Vnforgetable Sight who wouldn't permit dancing on Seafarers buzzing for days. veys of the Indian Ocean in con- alike. What followed next was some­ his premesis. The bartender ex­ Fish Fries Common It seems that an Indonesian fish­ Junction with the Intergovern­ thing that Turner will never for­ plained that he was only following ing boat, carrying no Identifying Tom Holt, who sailed as AB un­ get. After putting the can aside, the regulations laid down by the markings, sailed into the Singapore mental Oceanographic Cinnmission. til he was taken off sick earlier The vessel carries a crew of 21 the monk calmly lit a match and Diem government, and Turner re­ hartxir one day and tied up at Seafarers, plus officers and this year, said the food aboard turned himself into a fiaming plied by letting everyone know one of the docks. A party of sev­ scientists numbering between 9 ship was the best that money could torch. Una/ble to watch the silent, what he thought of the restric­ eral men who later proved to be and 20. buy. "And the scientists, Jn the unmoving figure of the blazing tions. guerrillas piled off the boat and course of their research, bring up According to Jack Dolan, ship's suicide. Turner turned around and At this point a policeman en­ prepared to slip Into the city where some pretty good fish, which is walked away from the horrible tered the dispute and abruptly they could wreak their mischief. delegate on the Anton Bruun, and turned over to the galley. We had Tom Holt, who spectacle which has remained told the Seafarer that since he However, the Malaysian custom recently got off some really good fish dinners more etched in his memory ever since. didn't "know the facts," it would guards who maintain barriers at because of ill­ than once," Holt said. He remembers how soldiers who be better , if he kept his opinions the end of each dock spotted the Dolan reported the fish fries ness, the Anton Were controlling the crowds to himself. Aside from instances supposed fishermen and they were are still happening. The scientists Bruun is a very rushed forward with blankets to such as these. Turner remembers quickly arrested. recently caught two barrels full of good ship. Turner who has been an SIU extinguish the flames, but weren't generally friendly relations with The Anton Longustos which was turned over able to make any progress against the people of Saigon, even though man since 1958, usually sails from Bruun starts to the galley. They had a party on political turmoil was brewing In ^n Francisco. He Says"Tie favors the gas-fed blaze. several voyages ship and the Longustos disappeared runs to the Far East, especially to The suicide represented an act the streets. a year from as fast as a prime rib would, ac­ Japan. While he isn't especially Singapore Trouble of . fanatical desperation by Viet­ cording to Dolan. Durban, South Ddan The ocean Evelyn left Saigon interested in being an on-the-spot namese Buddhists against the Dolan reports that Durban is a Africa, and Dieni government. The religious six days after Turner witnessed spectator to the major events that pretty good port to he spending works in the Indian Ocean. There sect charged that the regime was the monk's flaming suicide. This periodically shake that part of the time in. He said that the Durban Is plenty of w(n:k to do aboard world, he enjoys sampling the persecuting their leadership and visit didn't prove to be his only Sailor's Society, which operates the ship. Dolan reported, and there Is depriving its members of religious contact with the hotspots of South­ exotic flavor of the Far East. And, club sends a bus to the ship to no shortage of overtime. as many of his other SIU brothers, east Asia. Only this past April he freedom. take the men into town every day "That doesn't mean it's all work The self-inflicted death by fire visited Singapore, Malaysia, which he knows that these trips will give him a bag-full of storieB to relate and no play, though," Dolan aaid. and then takes them back to the to his grandchildren some day, Recently the Anton Bruun took on ship at night. HURRICANe <Wat«rman), Sapt. 97 reported. Few hours disputed OT In Dolan reported that the crew adding his own personal postscript a Complete set of softball equip­ —Chairman, Anthony J, Palino; Sec­ engine department. to the history books. ment, including gloves, balls and voted to pick up a present for retary, Eugene Ray. No beefs reARIZPA (Waterman), Sept. 90 — •orted. Vote of thanks extended to Sparks when the ship gets to Aden. the steward department for a Job Chairman, Vincent Monte; Secretary, "Sparks has treated us just right," Vincent Monte. The trip has been Well. done. very smooth and pleasant with coop­ Dolan said. He praised the way LOG-A-RHYTHM: PETER REISS (Ralst), Sept. 3(1— eration from crew. Some disputed Sparks has kept the crew in­ Chairman, William Caroshoff; Secre- OT in the engine department. :tary' Richard Crinnltt. Everything la formed on the news and for the ALICE BROWN (Bloomfleld), Sept. running smoothly. Vote of thanks to way he helps the crewmen that the steward department. Motion made 90—Chairman, H. E. Rosegrans; Sec­ retary, G. J. Trotclalr. $10 in thip'g have gotten ill aboard ship. to contact company about deck Crew Calls Anton Bruun Fine Ship, But Different orew's quarters back aft—using spare rooms for crew's quarters. STSGL ROVER (Isthmian), Sept. 13 fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Brothers were advised to keep foc'sle locked in port. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. OUR LADY OF PEACE (Liberty Navigation), Sept. 19 — Chairman, Louie Hudson; Socrotary, Loulo Hudaori. Some disputed OT in engine de­ partment to be taken up with patrol­ man. Vote of thanks extended to the bosun and the' entire steward de­ partment for their cooperation. —Chairman, W.: Biskas; Secretary, W. Seldenstrlctar. Brothor Walter Schlecht Was elected to serve as shlp't delegate. No beefs and no dis­ puted OT. PAIRLAND (Sea-Land), Oct. 19 — Chairman, Joseph Moody; Socrotary, James B. Archie. Brother Joseph Moody was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Everything Is running smoothly aboard ship. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), Oct. 4 —Chairman, N. Swokia; Secretary, J. Birown. .Brother J. Levin was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Oct. IB^Chalrman, Ivan Tarkov; Secre­ tary, W. Danford. Some disputed oT reported in deck department. Two men missed ship in Spain. No beefs reported by-' department delegates. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Oct. 1« —Chairman, V. SxymanskI; Secretary, W. Milts. $90 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a good job. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Oct. 11—Cha)rman, J. Sampson; Secretary, L. Pepper. Soihe disputed OT re­ ported in the deck department. Vote of thanks extended to aU delegates and the steward department for a job well done. Old Jack Frost By R. L. HINSON Old Jack Frost is coming, you can feel him in the breeze He blows his breath upon the world, he causes earth to freeze Old Jack Frost is coming, before the break of day He will nip you on the nose and bite the old blue Jay. Covering mountain and valley, with white he covers gold He kills both full and barren, all are counted as his toll. He falls upon the meadow, on hill tops near the sky Everything feels his chilly ice, all the foliage soon must die. He breathes upon gray squirrel, on the 'possum in the tree He falls upon the hornets nest, upon the honey bee. He frosts upon the shepherd's hutch, upon the shepherd's rod. He falls upon the apples, upon the greenest pod. Like snow on the house tops, the fence and He falls upon the cattle, on sheep in the Find-lng the old jack rabbit, he bites him in Falling upon the reindeer, he turns his the pole fold his bed. old nose red. The icy frost sodh bites both vine and ripe papain The wild grapes droop down, like the ripening black haw. Old jack frost is coming, he falls where e'er he may. The sun will I'.se in the morning, and ivipe his work away. �SEAFA^RERS Page Twenty-Two Ootober S9, 1964 LOG Sm AHRXVAZ.S aad ' '• j] All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's namei Laura Lynn Davis, born May 16, Joseph LeBlen, bora August 4, Jacquilec Coats, born August 14, 1964, to the Jackie Coats, Port 1964, to the James E. Davis, Jack­ 1964, to the Louis D. LeBleaus, sonville, Fla. VlUo Platte, La. Arthur, Texas. J" 4" i 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4" 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Kevin James Mullen, born June Vickie Lose, born September 16, Lisa Edlund, bom June 16, 1964, to the John H. Edlunds, Mobile, 10, 1964, to the Edward F. Mul­ 1964, to the Howard F. Loses, Mo­ lens, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. bile, Alabama. Alabama. Lonny Henry, born June 26, Daryl Henry Russell, born Au­ Dale Dahlstrom, born August 4, 1964, to the Albert B. Dahlstroms, gust 20, 1964, to the Dale H. Rus- 1964, to the Jimmie H. Henrys, sells. Highland, Mich. Channelview, Texas. Marquette, Mich. Stanley Hitchinson, Jr., bom Estamae Bell, born August 14, Paul Bell, horn July 10, 1964, to the Huey L. Bells, Mobile, October 8, 1964, to the Stanley 1964, to the Robert H. Bells, PenHutchinsons, Baltimore, Md. sacola, Florida. Alabama. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Susan Taylor, born September Christine Rae Brown, born Au­ John Thompson Wilde, born Feb­ ruary 22, 1964, to the Keith J. gust 12, 1964, to the Arron V. 8, 1964, to the William E. Taylors, Alpena, Michigan. Wildes, Harbor Springs, Mich. Browns, Norfolk, Va. David Gasey, bom August 25, Jude McFarlain, born July 8, Judith Jones, born July 10, 1964, to the Albert L. Jones, Sault Ste. 1964, to the Jerold D. McFarlains, 1964, to the Clarence B. Gaseys, Smith Creek, Mich." Sulphur, La. Marie, Mich. 4 4 4 The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported Lance Hergruder, born August to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay In payment 1964, to the Dolton Hergruders, of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary Plaquemine. La. card or necessary litigation for the flisposition of estates) > 4 4 4 Margret Anderson, bom May 17, Harris Conrad Smaliwood, 78: buried in the Forest Glade Ceme­ 1964, to the William Andersons, Brother Smaliwood died in the tery, Wakefield, Mass. Pittsburgh, Pa. Boston USPHS 4 4 4 4 4 4 Albert Ives Williams, 51: Brother hospital, a vic­ Robin Leslie Stadelman, born tim of cancer, on Williams was the victim of heart July 3, 1964, to the Robert J. May 5, 1964. failure while In Stadelmans, Baltimore, Md. Sailing in the the Norfolk Gen­ 4 4 4 steward depart­ eral Hospital on Vincent Angotti, born June 23, ment, he became April 5, 1964. 1964, to the Ronald E. Angottls, a member of the Sailing in the Chicago, 111. SIU in 1949. steward d e p a rtEarl Nelson, born April 4, 1964, Surviving is his ment, he has been to the Alton Nelsons, St. Louis, wife, Mrs. Kath- a member of the erine Rose Smaliwood. He was Union since 1949. Mo. Louise V. Norileet was named administratrix of his estate. Burial was in the Rosewood Memorial •SsSiiiS Park Hospital Cemetery, Virginia We are anxious to hear from you— Beach, Va. George Baker 4 4 4 Leona Baker has not heard from Mother. you for seven years and would like Michael Joseph Birrare, 63: 4 4 4 you to contact her at your earliest Brother Birrare • died on May 3, Thomas E. Markham convenience. Her address is: 6201 1964 of heart Your family is concerned about Jacqueline, Wichita, Kansas. disease at his you and would like you to contact 4 4 4 residence in them. Write or call Mrs. Etta Gay, Graymoor, New 3317 Montana Ave., Norfolk, Va.— Philip Korol York. A member Your sister has not heard from UL3-0833. of the deck de­ you for several months and would 4 4 4 partment, he be­ like you to contact her. George Edward Cowie gan sailing with 4 4 4 Contact Mrs. Ellen Cowie Gelss the SIU in 1940. Lloyd T. Callaway at Box 374, Orange Park, Fla., im­ He is survived You are requested to contact mediately. by his brother, your sister on an urgent matter. 4 4 4 J. Birrare. Burial was in the 4 4 4 Juiio Figuerod and Alfonso Rivera Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Jimmie L. "Whitey" Ivy You are asked to get in touch You are requested to get in with Carlos M. Diaz at 107 D-1 N.Y. touch with Mrs. W. H. Cook, route Lltheda Apts., Rio Piedras, Puerto 4 4 4 5, Box 153 A, Hattiesburg, Miss., Rico, on a matter of utmost im­ Favras Jules Mondesire, 73: at once. She is waiting to hear portance. Brother Mondesire died in the from you. Boston City Hos­ 4 4 4 pital on May 17, 4 4 4 R. Atwell, S. Hutchinson, B. Wadell Doc Landry Fred Shaia on the Steel Vendor 1964, of heart You are asked to contact Harry requests Raymond Atwell, Stanley disease. A mem­ H. Darrah at Compass Center, 77 Hutchinson, and Billy Wadell to get ber of the union Washington Street, Seattle, Wash. in touch with the steward on the since 1939, he 98104. Steel Vendor about your gear and sailed in the steward depart­ souvenirs. 4 4 4 ment until he Checks Held 4 4 4 retired on pen­ Checks for the following Sea­ James Bruce Elliott sion in 1961. farers who served on the Penn Contact your sister, Mrs. Peg^ He is survived hy his daughter, Carrier may bo picked up by them R. Pelkey at 204 Commonwealth Mrs. Faith Vaughn. Burial was in' at the Baltimore SIU Hall. Ave., West Mifflin, Pa., as soon as the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Boston, J. W. Short, L. C. Cole, Jr., possible. Mass. James Jerchied, Walter Smith, 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jose M. DaCosta, Michael 0. Mil­ George Lathrope George Collier Hudson, 49: ler, Earl H. Beamer, and James P. Contact Cliff Emmist at 2501 Brother Hudson died May 6, 1964 Bush. West Hamilton Ave., Tampa, Fla. in New Orleans, 4 4 4 or call collect 935-8818. This is La., of a liver Faustino Orjales a matter concerning money due ailment. A mem­ Anyone knowing the whereabouts you. ber of the en­ of the above is asked to contact 4 4 4 gine department, Joseph Lieberman, Attorney, at 15 George S. Neyrey, Jr. he first joined Park Row, New York 38, N.Y. You are requested to get in the union in 10038. touch with Miss Flo Theriot, 521 1961. He -is sur­ Leanine Street, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 vived by his sis­ Lawrence Roy ter, Miss Edith 4 4 4 Salvatore Barbara Let me know if you are all right. Hudson. Burial Contact your sister, Frances Cus- was in the Cedar Hill Cemetery, Was worried when you did not call baek to the Western Union Office. to, immediately. Vicksburg, Miss. •, All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Paul O. Arcenaux Robert M. McEvoy G. E. Armstrong Henry J. Maas J. C. Armstrong Charles C. Mathews B. L. Birmingham Wm. E. Maulden Daniel H. Bishop PhlUlp C. Mendozo James V. Boring James F. Moody John G. Brady Harry O'Brien •M. J. Oswald John A. Buttimer Troy M. Pardue Joseph G. Carr Francis H. Coggins J. W. Patterson Allen Collins. Jr. James J. Redden Thomas Sims Anthony S. Contl Arthur W. Gorman W. R. Simpson Jay Steele James M. Davis Harold W. Sweet Glenn E. Dickens Patrick J. Durkin Clayton Thompson J. C. Thompson John D. Edwards Jose Vigo Amado Fellciano Ernest C. Vitou S. Fertitta L. W. Williamson Luis G. Franco W. J. Woolsey, Sr. Joseph B. Huszar Victor A. Kennedy J. F. Wunderlich Ignatius McCormlck USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Thomas F. Maher John I. Allen James Martin Angelo. Aragona Donald M. McKeon Peter Arthurs R. Mlchalek L. Bartlett A. Minors Jolin Chiorra John Morrison E. Constantino J. P. Cunningham Donald Nash C. F. New Hamilton Dailey C. Mohat B. Davis Wilbur Newson Robert Dillon W. DeFrancisco Kasimir Puchalskl Benjamin Putiken Harry E. Doren R. D. Eisengraeber E. DeGuartel Max Fingerhut F. Reyes C. E. Foster B. Rivera Robert M. Godwin Joseph Rudolph Anthony Scaturro John GotseliT K. I. Hubbard Juan Soto R. Spiteri R. Iglesias Asmund Jacobsen Leon S. Webb J. Stogaitis Wm. F. Janlsch Joseph J. Keating F. L. Travis King S. Koo J. E. Williams B. KullkoWskl Fred Wrafter William Logan Joseph A. Yanik William Lovett Francis Flynn Thomas Lowe George Duffy James M. MacCrea Angelo Ciano A. McArthur H. Callahan USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Frank Buck Raymond MiUer Joseph Curtis Joseph P. Scovel Myron Garrish Dwight L. SkeltoB George Goff Arthur Wroton Thomas Jefferson Harris, Jr., 47: Brother Harris died of ac­ cidental drown­ ing at Norfolk, Va., on March 28, 1964. A menkber of the SIUUnited Industri­ al Workers, he worked In the Norfolk shipyard as a mechanic. Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Bessie E. Harris. Burial was in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Virginia Beach, Va. 4 4 4 Carl Nicholas Petersen, 68: Brother Petersen died of acci­ dental causes on May 8, 1964, at the Seaman's In­ stitute in New York, N.Y. A member of the union since 1949, he sailed in the deck department unftil hds retire­ ment in 1963. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Nicolena P. Norby. Cremation was at the Garden State Crema­ torium, West New York, N.J. 4 4 4 USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILLINOIS James Hellems Robert Pirie Carl Larson Paul W. Schneider David Lasky Armas Soppl Francis Perry USPHS HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS EHmer E. Campo Nels Larson Malvin Chandler J. E. MarshaU James F. Cleator Willis O. Moncriex Glen M. Curl F. E. Nelson Joseph H. Booker James M. Reilly Angel Garcia Tommie R. Sanford Frank Gutierez Joe C. Selby Raymond H. Henry Estanlslas Soils Harry Hei»dry Wm. J. Stephens Orville A. Jetton Joseph T. Vaughn Gerald L. Kersey USPHS HOSPITAL SEAITLE, WASHINGTON Jose DaCosta Cecil Wailick E. A. Ainsworth USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN UlysB Crider Cecil Osborne, Jr. Lonnle Jones Donald Ritcey Ralph Keen John Santay Clarence Lenhart Walder Selzer Edmund Zarecki Arlo Otto USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA J. C. Laseter C. P. Thompson B. S. Swearingen B. H. WaddeU USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND C. Anderson Walter O. Hall Evit Ardoin Lucas Hernandez Wm. Belfield G. C. Maddox Edgar Benson Bernard Morillo G. Busciglio J. Pendergrass Lewie Cook Carlton Phillips Robert W. Duff Andrew Suech J. J. Sypniewski Vernon Ferguson Chamber Winskey Friedof Fondlla USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler George McKnew Abe Gordon Max Olson'' Thomas Lehay SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen A. Gutierrez WiUiam Kenny USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE James McGee PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin V.A. HOSPITAL NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS Maurice Roberts U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. D,C. William Thomson Albert Lee Hernandez, 38: Brother Hernandez died of drown­ ing when the tugboat Wales, on which he was working, over­ turned in the Houston ship channel on April 25, 1964. A mem­ ber of the SIUInland Boat­ men's Union, he was working as mate. He Is sur­ vived by his wife, Mrs. Audrey Hernandez. Burial was in the For­ est Lawn Memorial Park Ceme­ tery, Beaumont, Texas. 4 4 4 Robert Lee Girimmett; 56: Brother Grimmett died on May 2, 1964 aboard ship on the Great Lakes, of heart failure. A member of the engine depart­ ment, he first Joined the SIUGreat Lakes District -in 1960. Surviving is his wife, Juanita D. Crrimmett. He was buried in the Westlake Cemetary, Amstead, W. Va. 4 4 4 Rocco Zioarelli, Sit Brother Seraflm K. Badivanis, 66: Broth­ er Badivanis died April 26, 1964, ZleareUl died on May 5, 1964 at in t h_o Presby­ the hospital in terian Hospital, Crawford, Penn., Phi l adephia. of natural causes. A mem­ Pa., of heart dis­ ease. A member ber of the SIUQreat Lakes Dis­ of the steward department, he trict, he sailed in the steward Joined the Un­ ion in 1960. Surdepartment. He is survived by V i V i n g is his wife, Despina his wife, Mrs. Badivanis. Burial was in his birth­ Lillian Zlcarelli. His place of bur­ ial is not known. place, Athens, Greece. �SEAFARERS October M, 19M Sciiecluke of Membership Meetings Home Bound UNION i§ALLS SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days Indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York .... November 2 Defa-oit November IS Philadelphia ... November 3 Houston November B Baltimore November 4 New Orleans .. November 10 Mobile November 11 Si West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule through August, 1964 for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in Deeember, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 FM local time. The schedule is as follows: Seattle Wilmington San Francisco November 20 November 18 November 16 December 18 December 23 December 21 J- 4" Great' Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great I,akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit Nov. 2—2 PM Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, November 2—7 PM 4" 4 4 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Philadelphia .. Nov. 3—5 PM Baltimore (licensed and un­ licensed) ...... Nov. 4—5 PM Houston Nov. 9—5 PM Norfolk Nov. 5:^7 PM N'Orleans .. Nov. 10—5 PM Mobile Nov. 11—5 PM 4 4 4 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City Nov. 9 Philadelphia ...... Nov. 10 Baltimore Nov. 11 •Norfolk Nov. 12 GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE rage Twentr-Threo LOG Some of the crew of the Hastings (Waterman) take a break on the deck after leaving Karachi. Above (front, l-r) Getis Ligbtfoot, 3rd cook; Chris de Jesus, night cook and baker; (rear) Melvin Boss, galleyman; and Leon Jordan, chief cook, line up for the camera of ship's delegate Richord Bloomquist. PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PBESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindse; Williams Ai Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BiU HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Ed Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10225 W. Jeffer.son Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave., Bkiyn HVacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE.. Jax William Morris. Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent ... FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent . Tel. .529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4tii Ave.. Brookl.vn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. •Tchn Fay, Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent DOugI.os 2-4401 t^rank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR .1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit ... Nov. 9—2 PM Milwaukee Nov. 9 Chicago Nov. 10 Buffalo Nov. 11 tSault Ste. Marie .. Nov. 12 Duluth Nov. 13 Lorain Nov. 13 (For meeting piace, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio), Cleveland Nov. 13 Toledo ...Nov. 13 Ashtabula ....Nov. 13 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, CHiio). SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified m.iil. return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: 4 4 4 United Industrial Workers Earl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, cither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. Regular menibership meetings for UIW members are scheduled each mO'Utk at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: New York ... November 2 Baltimore .. November 4 Philadelphia . November 3 IHouston November 9 Mobile November 11 New Orleans .. November 10 * Mietings htld at Laoor Tampla, Nawperl News. t Mealing held at Labor Temple, Sault Sle. Marie, Mich, t Mealing held at Galveston wharves. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. Ail trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are available in aU SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as fiUng for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has l>een reaffirmed by memliership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, elc.> as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EVERY THREE MONTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees Because tliese oldtimcrs cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of aUowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may he discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. On* of the basic.rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above right* have been violated, or that he has been denied hi* constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, ha should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep Phone 724-2843 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski. Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette. Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent . TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River SL EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, RL SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndo;ph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich. .. 415 Main St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews ^ GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E Baliimore St. EAstein 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-G140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HVacin'h D-eBOO HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St . SE. Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W Flaglei St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. . HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jacksun Ave. TP' • ""--.SJO NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 26 DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 . .- II, ol. Tel 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredie Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Von BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller. Agent TR 5-1538 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ALbsny 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W 25th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent . C21-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park. Mich. Ernest Demerse, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur. Agent RAndoIph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mail to Brimiey. Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent BRimlrv 14-R 5 TOLEDO . 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, linemen. Oilers X Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA O. 1644 W. Third St John Mero. Agent . .. WOodmen 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns. Agent T.A 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck. Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25lh St. W. Hearns. Pro-Tern Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO . . 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin. Agent . Southgate, Mich. AVonue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXporl 8-3024 LORAIN. O. . 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky. Ohio Harold Ruthsatz, Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller. Agent SHerm.m 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE 1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey. Agent MElrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS. MO 805 Dei Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR. Tex. 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS . 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BAi.TlMOiiE.. .1216 E Baltiiiioie St. EAstp'M 7-annn NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4Ui St. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4990 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-t:6tl0 HOUSTON 5804 CamI St. WAlnut 8-3297 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pe rl St. SE ELgin 3-0937 MIAMI 744 W Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA ...312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 �SEAFARERS LOG m I OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-OIO y. I With the first of the scheduled College En­ trance Examination Board Tests coming up in December, it is time again for qualified Sea­ farers and children of Seafarers who want to compete for one of the five annual $6,000 SlU scholarship awards for 1965 to begin filing their applications. The competition for the $6,000 awards, which may be used to attend any accredited college or university in the U.S. or its possessions, for study in any field, is open to qualified Seafar­ ers who have a minimum of three years seatime on SlU-contracted vessels, and to children whose fathers meet the seatime requirement. At least one annual award is reserved for a a Seafarer. The SlU scholarship plan has been operated on an annual basis for the past I I years and winners can select any college and field of study. Fifty-eight awards have been given since the program began in 1953. Of these 36 have gone to the children of SlU members and SlU men themselves have received 22 of the college scholarships. Winners are chosen by a panel of leading university educators and administrators on the basis of their high school records and College Entrance Examination Board test results. The first of the scheduled CEEB tests for 1965 will take place on December 5, 1964. Addi­ tional tests are scheduled for January 9, 1965 and March 6, 1965. Qualified applicants are urged to take the earliest exam possible to avoid any last minute rush and allow the test results to be available well in advance of the judging. Seafarers and members of SlU families who are interested in competing for the 1965 awards should contact the nearest SlU port office or SlU Headquarters for information. They should also rnake immediate arrangements to take a CEEB test. To register for the tests, write to the College Entrance Examination Board at Box 592, Princeton, N.J., or Box 1025, Berkeley, California well in advance. The judging for the five annual SlU awards is expected to take place late in May, as in pre­ vious years. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource October 30, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: BULK CARRIERS’ NEEDS PROMPT STUDY BY MA SIU VOTE BEGINS ON NOVEMBER 2 8 SEAFARERS RETIRE ON $150 PENSIONS SIU WEST COAST TANKER COLLIDES, BURNS; ONE LOST JIM MITCHELL DIES – EX LABOR SECRETARY VERRAZANO BRIDGE NAMED AFTER ‘MYSTERY’ EXPLORER MFOW TO FILL 16 UNION POSTS BARGE SERVICE PROVIDES CITIES WITH MORE JOBS, BUYING POWER TWO SIU VESSELS PLAY KEY ROLE IN NAVY GAMES POLLS COMMITTEE VOTING GUIDE AFL-CIO SEES JOHNSON WIN AIDING PRO-LABOR LEGISLATION U.S. SHIPBUILDING DECLINES DESPITE WORLDWIDE BOOM Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/30/1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVI, No. 22 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/8a3c6af485b32d2d315a31fa499cf75a.PDF 91e040b1d89dd8ba996a34ce4aa72b54 PDF Text Text SlU ELECTION SUPPLEMENT Voting Instructions • Candidates Photos and Biographies • Sample Ballot See SEAFARERS LOG Oct. 16 1964 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO 'One Of Us Cotfa Go! �Fuc Tw* SEAFARERS LOG October 19, 1M4 SlU VESSEL HAULS RECORD CARGO The SlU-contracted Notionol Defender as she is being loaded with record wheat cargo. NEW ORLEANS—Seafarers manning the National Defender have delivered a record 1.9 million bushels of wheat weighing 52,250 t(ms to Paki.stan, India. The tonnage rep­ resented the^ largest wheat cargo ever leaded onto a ves­ sel in the port of New Orleans. The National Defender came very close to topping the alltime wheat cargo hauled by another SlU-manned vessel, the Manhattan. The Nation­ al Defender's previous top load was 48,000 tons of wheat which were leaded here last Spring. The National Defender, in set­ ting the new wheat cargo rec­ ord for New Orleans, utilized an unusual two berths and four belts, compared to the berth and two belt ordinarily util­ ized by loading vessels. The National Defender is owned by the National Ship­ ping and Trading Company of New York City. AFL-CIO President Meany Says Equal Treatment For All Is Fight Of Trade Unions WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany has stated that the attainment of equal treatment for all is the goal for which the labor movement is fighting. "The AFLCIO is for civil rights—without reservation and without delay," Meany declared. The labor federation presi-"*" dent declared that commit­ 1776 are a sacred birthright of all their own experience. Unions created to fight against in­ ment to the cause of equal in America, not subject to modifi­ were justice. They were instruments of rights must go beyond mere lipservice. He said that the U.S. la­ bor movement is committed to make civil rights a reality on the job, in the schools, at the polls, in housing and in the area of public accommodation. Meany asserted that the trade union movement, which has long been in the forefront of the fight against injustice, knows full well that the struggle to achieve equal rights will be a long, hard one. He said that the goal of the labor fed­ eration was to see that all workers share fully in every aspect of American life. The full text of Meany's state­ ment follows: "The AFL-CIO is for civil rights —without reservations and without delay. "The labor movement is de­ dicated to those truths that were self-evident to the authors of the Declaration of Independence. The rights so eloquently affirmed in cation or denial because of race, creed or national origin. "Unfortunately, to the shame of the nation, discrimination still ex­ ists. It must be wiped out if the United States is to be truly the champion of freedom in a world where non-whites are an over­ whelming majority. "Mere acknowledgement, mere lip-service to equal rights is not enough. The labor movement is committed to a positive program for translating principle Into real­ ity on every front. This means on the job, in the schools, at the polls, in housing and in all places of pub­ lic accommodation — restaurants, hotels, everywhere. "Success will not come easily. The record of the last century proves that man's rights do not be­ come established by declaring them to be valid; logic and reason do not automatically prevail over bigotry. "Unions know this well, out of protest, deplored by public officials and much of the citizenry. They were often accused of flagrant civil disobedience. "For example, many trade union­ ists no older than middle age can well remember when local ordi­ nances or court injunctions forbade the hoiding of a union meeting, even on private property owned or rented by the union. The 'right of the people peaceably to assem­ ble' often had no local standing, despite the Constitution. Workers had no alternative; they followed the Constitution. "In the end the law was on their side. Local restrictions on the right of assembly were struck down by the Supreme Court. Civil dis­ obedience has all but vanished as a trade union tactic because the rights of labor are now backed by the force of law. Surely the rights of man deserve no less. "It would be futile to pretend (Continued on page 17) November 3—the day on wlilch the citizens of this nation will go to the polls to vote for the candidates of their choice in national, state and local elections—might well be called show-down daiy for the American working community, at least. For, on that day, insofar as the national election for the office of President is concerned, it will be determined whether our country will continue as a true free society for all citizens or whether it will scrap all of the human values which have made it a great nation. The American labor movement is acutely aware of the American citizen's stake in this election. It is keenly aware that the security and welfare of American workers hinge on the outcome of the election. It is for this reason, the AFL-CIO Executive Board, con­ sisting of the president its member unions as well as the department officials of the AFL-CIO, gave its unqualified endorsement to the candidacies of President Johnson and his vice-presiden'ial running mate Senator Humphrey. And the AFL-CIO has issued an appeal to all trade unionists to vote for the Democratic candidate and repu­ diate the policies and positions of Republican candidates Barry Goldwater and William Miller. Why did the trade union movement decide as it did—for Johnson and against Goldwater? The answer is simple. A look at the records of the candidates clearly shows that there is no alternative to the deci­ sion it made. Never before in modern American political history have the differences in the issues and the positions of national candidates been so sharply defined. Never before have the candidates positions been so diametrically opposed on so many issues of grave concern to the voters. Personal party preferences among the voters are immaterial because the issues override everything else. Every social advancement that has been achieved in this country by the American worker and the rest of the citizenry would be undermined if the Goldwater-Miller ticket is successful. On every issue of importance to the American worker, Goldwater's position is on record. He is opposed to free collective bargaining, social security, medical care for the aged, aid to education, public housing and equal op'portunities and treatment for all citizens. He has demonstrated contempt and lack of concern for the under­ privileged, the unskilled and those who have been deprived of edu­ cational opportunity. What is Goldwater for? He is on record in favor of national rightto-work laws which would wreck union and job security. He is on record favoring military and foreign policies which could destroy millions of lives. He puts profits before people. His entire philosophy is against progress and contrary to every concept which has made this great nation. It is for those reasons that the American labor movement is pushing, as it never before, has to bring voters out in record numbers on elec­ tion day to defeat these concepts which threaten every American working man and woman. For Seafarers, the Goldwater policies have very definite significance. If put into practice, his attitudes on foreign policy, including our for­ eign aid programs, could deal a crippling blow to the American mer­ chant marine and with it destroy the jobs of thousands and thousands of American maritime workers. This factor, along with the others, is why our international exec­ utive board has also endorsed the Johnson-Humphrey ticket. And throughout the nation SlUNA affiliates in the deep sea, fish and cannery, inland waters and other fields have been making an allout effort in conjunction with the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education to have all eligible voters register and vote on election day. The effectiveness of the SlU's voter registration effort was demonstrated recently in the greater New York harbor area. In Hudson County, New Jersey, where the SlU was an active partici­ pant in a (X>PE registration campaign. Over 10,000 eligible but pre­ viously unregistered voters were added to the voter lists as a direct result of our drive. So as the record clearly indicates, it is Important for all Seafarers and their families to protect their own security and well-being by going to the polls on election day and voting for the ticket which is best for them—^the Johnson-Humphrey ticket. At New Jersey COPE Rally Members of Seafarers delegation, posters in hand, join in welcome for Vice Presidential candidate Hubert H. Hum­ phrey at Jersey City Armory. The rally, which drew 23,000 persons, was backed by Hudson County COPE, in which SlU is playing active role. �dotober i^M BEAtARERS Pacre Three LOG SIU fyag Cargo Rreferncp Application$ Food For Peace Bill Gets President Johnson's OK The battle of the SIU and other segments of maritime to extend the Food for Peace program under Public Law 480 without any crippling amendments added on came to a successful conclusion last week when President Johnson signed the bill extending the law for^ ships get their fair share tation in United States flag vessels two more years. As a re­ can-flag of P.L. 480 cargoes. The SIU to be paid in dollars by the na­ sult of the victory a sub­ fought the attempts to cripple P.L. tions or organizations with whom stantial number of American seamen's jobs have been saved. When the I LA hit the bricks in Philly, the SlU coffee wagon provided refreshment for pickets on the waterfront. SlU Port Agent John Fay, (second from left) talks to picket as coffee from wagon is dispensed to pickets. Taft-Hartley Halts I LA Strike Action NEW YORK—A Federal Court judge here has issued a restraining order preventing the AFL-CIO International Longshoremeh's Association from striking ports from Maine to Texas until after Decem."*' sisted on reducing the size of work her 19. gangs. The order extends a tem­ The SIU and its seafaring sec­ porary 10-day restraining order is­ sued previously which would have expired last week. The new order extends the strike ban to the full 80-day cooling-off period called for in the-Taft-Hartley Act procedure. The strike by 60,000 ILA dock workers began in all Atlantic and Gulf coast ports at midnight, Sep­ tember 30, when the contract with the New York Shipping Association expired, because the employers in­ tions, the SUP, MCS, MFOW and AGLIWD District informed the ILA of their solid support. In extending the strike ban to the full 80-day cooling-off period. Judge Irving Cooper denied a re­ quest by ILA attorneys for a stipu­ lation that any wages and improve­ ments in welfare and pensions be made retroactive to the hour of the signing of the original, 10-day in­ junction. The fight to extend the law had been marked by attempts to whit­ tle dovm the role of U.S. ships in carrying P.L. 480 cargoes. These provisions were beaten down through the efforts of the SIU, and other maritime groups. The Union intends to keep a watchful eye on the administration of the bill in order to make certain that Ameri- What'8 Wrong With Maritime? The muddled state of the ^ U.S. maritime industry is ex- j plored in a feature article onj pages 13-14 in this issue of the: ILOG. The article highlights; some of the major problems: I affecting the various segments of the merchant marine, the ; causes behind them and sets I forth the SIU's recommenda­ tions for putting our maritime ; industry on the road to reicovery. The contents of the i article should be read and i discussed by all Seafarers beI cause it concerns their liveli- ; 1 hoods and job security. 480 because of its direct effect upon the employment of Seafarers and other American seamen. Un­ der the provisions of the Cargo Preference law, American flagvessels must carry at least 50 per­ cent of government-generated car­ goes, which includes the flow of surplus foodstuffs that will move overseas under P.L. 480." The newly-extended law calls for $3.5 million in surplus foodstuffs to be distributed overseas. A provision in the Senate-j^assed version of the law that would have done serious damage to the U.S.flag shipping industry and threat­ ened the Jobs of American seamen was overhauled and amended in a conference committee. The provision would have hurt the dollar position of U.S. flag shipping by forcing it to take a portion of their charges for freight movement in unstable or incon­ trovertible foreign currencies. The revised provision says that the "Commodity Credit Corpora­ tion shall finance ocean freight charges . . . only to the extent that such charges are higher (than would otherwise be the case) by reason of a requirement that the commodities be transported in United States flag vessels. Such agreements shall require the bal­ ance of such charges for transpor­ such agreements are entered into." American flag ship operators, faced with costs that must be paid for in dollars, strongly opposed the measure. Maritime labor also op­ posed the provisions because its effect would be to further reduce the amount of jobs in the industry. Other provisions in the approved version of P.L. 480 would bar Yugoslavia and Poland from reach­ ing agreements under Title I of the bill. Both communist countries would still be entitled to receive U.S. surplus commodities under the bill's Title IV. The bill also bars any country whose ships trade with Cuba from making Title I agreements. Such countries, the bill's wording says, will no longer be considered as "friendly countries," but will, as in the case of Yugoslavia and Poland, be able to purchase food­ stuffs under Title IV. The bill, which was extended for a two-year period, rather than three as originally recommended, is seen as a gain for the maritime industry. It had a stormy passage through the two houses of Congress, and was the subject of bitter floor flights. It was battled through com­ mittees and subjected to various crippling amendments, all of (Continued on page 4) Where The Presidential Candidates Stand TAXES PEACE PRESIDENT JOHNSON—"General war is impossible. In a matter of moments you can wipe out from 50 to 100 million of our adversaries, or they can wipe out 50 to 100 million of our people ... So our purpose is to employ reasoned agreement instead of ready agression, to preserve honor without a world in ruins."—Ad­ dress to AFL-CIO Building Trades Con­ ference, July 23, 1963. SENATOR GOLDWATER—". . . There will either be a war, or we'll be subju­ gated without war . . . real nuclear war... I don't see how it can be avoided—^per­ haps five, ten years from now." —Los An­ geles News, April 17, 1964. PRESIDENT JOHNSON —"No responsi­ ble man will insist that we keep the door closed against the opportunities which seem to be opening. It is a tragic per­ version of American leadership-^and a betrayal of American character—to ask the people to greet with suspicion any talk of peace and to greet with applause all talk of war."—Address to Governor's Conference, July 23, 1963. SENATOR GOLDWATER —"The United States should announce in no uncertain terms that we are against disarmament, that we need our armaments—all that we presently have and more..."—Why Not Vicotry? "I suggest that this whole argu­ ment for disarmament ... is an extremely dangerous exercise in complete and total futility."—Address to Wings Club, New York, November 12, 1962. EXTREMISM PRESIDENT JOHNSON—"Let us turn away from the fanatics of the far left and the far right . . . from the apostles of bitterness and bigotry . . . from those who pour venom into our nation's blood­ stream." Message to Congress, November 27, 1963. SENATOR GOLDWATER—"I am im­ pressed by the type of people in it (the John Birch Society). They are the kind we need in politics,"—Remarks in Los Angeles, March 29, 1961. PRESIDENT JOHNSON—"The iin^portant point is that this bill (tax out) . . . means Increasing income for almost every tax­ payer and business in America. And those earning the least, I am glad to say, will receive the most."—Remarks on signing tax cut bill, February 26, 1964. HEALTH CARE FOR THE ELDERLY 1JXDER SOCIAL SECURITY PRESIDENT JOHNSON — "There is no need ... for elderly people to suffer the personal economic disaster to which ma­ jor illness all too commonly exposes them . . . There is a sound and workable solu­ tion. Hospital insurance based on Social Security payments is clearly the best method of meeting the need."—Message to Congress, February 10, 1964. uxioxs PRESIDENT JOHNSON—In every area of human concern, the labor movement can take pride in itself as an instrument to bring a better life to more people." —Address to AFL-CIO Building Trades •Conferefice, March 24, 1964. JOBS SENATOR GOLDWATER—"The immense and ever-growing power of labor unions constitutes a grave danger to our econ­ omy." — Senate speech, September 24, 1962. — PRESIDENT JOHNSON—"We have a commitment to full employment. We must keep it, and we shall." —Address, White House, July 24, 1964. SENATOR GOLDWATER — "The only way business can survive today is to cut expenses, and that means cutting eihployes."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 28, 1963. SENATOR GOLDWATER—"Get rid of the whole graduated income tax."—Wash­ ington Star, December 8, 1961. "Government has a right to claim an equal percentage of each man's wealth, and no more."—Conscience of a Conser­ vative. QUESTION: "Do you really think it's fair that a man with five million dollars a year should pay the same rate as a man with five thousand?" SENATOR GOLDWATER: "Yes, yes, I do."—Interview, Saturday Evening Post, August 31, 1963. SENATOR GOLDWATER—"When you say to Johnny, 'Don't worry about the old man or your mother, we'll take care of them when they get older,' you've de­ stroyed his fredom there, the freedom of responsibility."—Face the Nation tele­ cast, January 26, 1961. (Sen. Goldwater also has attacked hospital care under Social Security as "immoral."—Los An­ geles Times, June 12, 1962). THE POORPRESIDENT JOHNSON — "Unfortunate ly, many Americans live on the outskirts of hope . . , Our task is to replace their despair with opportunity."—State of the Union Adress, January 8, 1964. "To us the old, the sick, the hungry, the help­ less (are) not failures to be forsaken, but human beings to be helped."—Los Angeles speech, June 20, 1964. SENATOR GOLDWATER—"I'm tired of professional chiselers walking up and down the streets who don't work and have no intention of working."—New York Times, July 19, 1961. "The fact is that most people who have no skills have no education for the same reason— low intelligence or low ambition."—New York speech, January 15, 1964. (Continued on page 21) �Page Four By Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Shipping Hits Peak in N.Y. SEAFARiSkS liW tO€i Major Naval Maneuvers % Using Two SIU Vessels Two SlU-contracted freighters will take part in joint American-Spanish naval maneu­ vers off the coast of Spain later this month. The ships, the Del Sol (Delta Lines) and the Couer D'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers), are two of a ten-vessel fleet of American-flag merchantmen that will help^ to move troops and supplies addition to the ten privately-owned convinced of the fact that there is for a mock assault on south­ merchant ships, seven MSTS troop­ no adequate substitute to a mer­ Shipping in New York picked up sharply in the last period, mostly as a result of the ILA strike. The operators were in a hurry to have their ships loaded and cleared from the port before the strike deadline and they moved their sailing schedules up accordingly. The injunction brought by the Federal Government under the "80-day" clause of the ships, freighters and tankers will chant fleet to assure quick reaction Taft-Hartley Act will run out just before Christmas. Whether the ern Spain on (October 26. take part. to unforeseen military circum­ The exercise, called "Operation strike will continue or not after that time depends, of course, on the The operation will help to stances. progress made at the bargaining table. The longshoremen are fighting Steelplke," will be spearheaded by The upcoming naval war games for their jobs and for basic rights, and the SIU, you can be sure, will 80 U.S. and 14 Spanish warships. emphasize the vital need for a A U.S. Marine force of 28,000 men well-maintained U.S.-flag fleet of in Spain are comparable, but only give them all the support necessary to help them win their battle. On the local political scene, the SIU Railway Marine Region joined plus a battalion of Spanish Marines merchant vessels for use as a naval only in a broad sense, to with the members of the Hudson County Labor Council in nearby New will be used in the operation, which auxiliary in the event of war. In "Operation Big Lift" which was carried out by the Air Force last Jersey to give Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate Hubert H. will take 44 days to complete. In fact, many military observers are year. While "Big Lift" saw a Humphrey a hearty welcome to Jersey City. An overflow crowd of 23,whole division of troops transported 000 jammed the Jersey City armory and the surrounding streets. The from the U.S. to Europe in a few rally wrote a fitting close to the massive registration drive undertaken days, the effectiveness of the sol­ in Hudson County by COPE and other community organizations. The diers was dependent on the fact they SIU played a key role in the drive, which saw more than 7,000 new had their heavy equipment (tanks, voters added to the lists. In his speech, which was interrupted by sharp trucks, artillery, etc.) waiting for applause on occasion after occasion, Senator Humphrey told the them when they landed. Airpower fowd in the armory, "I know was, and still is, incapable of mov­ that America will send the 'sick oiler, says he is looking for an­ ing stocks of large equip­ WASHINGTON—In 1943, at the height of the Allied drive mentheavy rnd tired' candidates to a crush­ other coast hugger. on short order. Merchant to rid the sea lanes , of the German submarines which were shipping, on the other hand, allows ing defeat on November 3." The Philadelphia ."•'innesr/.a Democrat was talking preying on our all-important convoy routes, a U.S. inventor the military to move great amounts Shipping has been good in p. 30ut the Goldwater partisans who of supplies and bulky gear along came up with a radar device^ = have taken over the Republican Philadelphia during the last which suddenly tipped the Vibration from a submerged sub-; with the men who will use them. period. There were five payoffs, Party; the men who say they are Ships, moreover, having the free­ marine. •e'ck and tired' of the progress the four sign-ons and four ships in the scales and gave us the dom of the seas, can move troops Prior to the invention of this transit. edge in finding and killing the e luntry is making in education, special radar, submarines could to the world's trouble spots through undersea marauders. Oimas Rivera, who started sail­ c!vil rights and social gains. They Last week, more than 21 years operate beneath the sea free from protected sealanes, while aircraft r e the men, Humphrey said, who ing as an SIU man in 1943 on the later, it was announced that the detection because normal radar and land movement often incurs old Jean, is laid up in dry dock insult the intelligence of our waves will not travel through harrassment in countries they at­ r ople by giving them simple with a shoulder injury suffered Inventor, patent attorney Robert water. What Rines' device did tempt to transit. H. Rines, would finally be granted aboard the Alcoa Explorer. He ex­ answers to hard questions. The ten merchant ships involved a patent for his invention. Up to was to detect modulations created Shipping for all ratings in New pects to be out of the hospital this point the device and its work­ on the surface of the water by in Operation Steelpike are fast, soon, however, and wants to latch York is expected to remain good ings had been kept in striet objects operating beneath the sur­ modern types equipped with quick f :r the future period. Meanwhile, onto an island run. secrecy by the Navy and other face. With the device, vibrations cargo-handling gear. Their speeds Henry J. McCullough liked his this is World Series time and a lot services using the invention. Pre­ caused by submarines were easily range from 19 to 25 knots, as com­ last ship, the Fairport, and said of the fellows were hanging sumably, we now have something differentiated from signals created pared to the 12 knots of World War around the Hall with their eyes she was a good feeder. He had more effective. by shrimp and other sea life. II Liberty ships. to get off for a little work in dry p'ued to the television set. It With the installation of the air­ The equipment, which was in­ An exercise held earlier this dock and, feeling better now, he 1 oked like most of the boys were stalled in aircraft as fast as it borne radar. Hitler's submarines month by the Navy called MERis waiting for a Far East run. 1 . ting for the Cards. Alexander Tuura, who sails as came from the factories back in lost their cloak of invisibility. CONVEX 8, was the first merchant Danny Alvino, just in from a a carpenter, was last off the Los- 1943, bounces radio waves off the Cruising beneath the surface in convoy-type operation carried on 1 )ng trip on the Sea Pioneer, did mar. He says he is now looking surface of the water. The echoes, apparent safety, not knowing they since World War. It included a bang-up job as bos'n, we hear. for the first job that shows up on when analyzed, show clearly any were being shadowed from the air, a run through "submarine infested" Leroy Williams is watching the the board. they would come up at night to waters, simulated loading opera­ fg board for a steward's job and charge their batteries only to find tions, real communications exer­ Norfolk Joe Brown is another fellow on a U.S. or British destroyer stand­ cises between ships and emergency Shipping has been good in Nor­ the lookout for a 'steward's berth. folk and is expected to remaim ing off a few hundred yards ready grouping and regrouping under Three recent up-graders— good for the next period. There to send them back to the bottom. mock attack conditions. The mer­ (Continued from page 3) r bert Di Saruo, Robert Hender- were three payoffs, four sign-ons which were either beaten down or On other occasions the Allied war­ chant ships which took part E n and the "watchman," Ken and six in transits. The town is modified. Many of the amend­ ship, already sent to the right threaded through minefields, (.Slim) Turner—have been holding still talking about Lady Bird ments, it was felt; impinged on spot by the airborne detector, dodged submarines and attempted on to one of the card tables in Johnson's whistlestop visit in Nor­ the President's foreign policy mak­ would pick up the submarine's to avoid fast torpedo boats. the New York Hall waiting to folk. Her motorcade passed the ing powers. telltale signal with its own sonar According to Admiral Harold ship. and destroy the undersea raider P. Smith, USN, Supreme Allied new SIU Hall and there was a After signing the newly extend­ Baltimore Commander Atlantic, the emer­ good turnout of members on hand ed bill. President Johnson issued with depth charges. Shipping has been slow in Balti­ to greet her. Seafarers interested in looking gency shipping exercise" . . . may a statement saying that Acting more but the outlook is good for Dallas Hill, who sails as a 3rd Attorney Gen. Nicholas Katzen- into the working of this radar de­ cast the pattern for war-time ^hip­ the next period. The Hurricane cook, is just back from a Far East vice which saved untold seamen's ping in all strategic coastal ports end Robin Locksley, now laid up, run on the De Soto. He says he bach had advised him that two lives during the war can look it in the United States and those of provisions were unconstitutional rre expected to crew up within the is looking for another 3rd cook's because they would give Con­ up under patent number 3,153,236. its allies in NATO." r 3xt two weeks. In the last period job that will have him back in gressional groups veto power over t -ere were five payoffs, one sign- time for Christmas. Executive actions. c.i and 12 ships in transit. ! John Allman had to pile off the The President said one provi­ LSoyd Zimmerman, ju.st off the ; ggg Pioneer to take care of some sion would give either the House 1 kmar, likes to ride Calmar personal matters. He is ready to or Senate Agriculture Committees s dps because he can also be close ship again, however. Leslie Smith, the power to veto the disposition t.j home always. He says he has last off the Cottonwood Creek, of certain foreign currency ob­ s;?en many gains by the SIU since has been shipping out of Hou­ tained through overseas sales of j Jning and rates the union's wel- ston, but he's back here now. He surplus foods. fu'-e plan as tlie best in the world. says he is going to ship again as The other would prohibit the Louis Firlie joined the Fanwood soon as he breaks his new car in. President from making certain en the. West Coast and signed off low-interest loans under the law Puerto Rico in New York for a little vacation Shipping on the island con­ without obtaining agreement from ti ne. He is ready to sail again tinues good with a total of 12 an advisory committee composed as a fireman-water tender and is ships contacted over the last in part of members of Congress. not particular about where his period. On the labor front, the next ship takes him. strike on the San Juan Star Boston ended last week, bringing wage Shipping has been on the slow boosts ranging from $8 to $13.75 Oct. 16,1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 21 beil in Boston, with a good chance weekly for the newspaper's em­ that it will pick up in the next ployees in a two-year pact that period. There were no payoffs or also guarantees substantial fringe PAUL HAtt, President sign-ons and only three ships in benfits. All segments of the labor HERBERT Editor; BERNARD SEA­ transit. movement on the island gave their MAN, ArtBRAND, Editor; MIKE POLLACK, VitO D'Angelo, a 20-year union backing to the strike. NATHAN SKYHI, Assistant Editors; tr^ n who sails as a bos'n, was last Antonio "El Demonip" Morales ROBERT ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE on the Robin Goodfellow and says is back in town after a Far East CARMEN, Staff Writers. he is sorry to see her laying up. trip on the Pan Oceanic Faith and Published biweekly at the headquarters the Seafarers International Union, At­ jAfter he spends some tirtie with a few coastwise hops on the of lantic, Culf, Lakes and Inland Waters the family, Vito says he would like Raphael Semmes. Tony spends a District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6(00. An SIU champion blood donor, Alvin C. Carpenter, is shown to get a run to South Africa again. good part of. his beach time Brooklyn, Second class postage paid at the Post Office In NY, vnder the Act here with SIU Brooklyn clinic nurse Mary Larson, who made ' George Svennlugson is.sorry to wrestling professionally and has of Aug. 24.Brooklyn, 1912. liire the' bandage was secure after Carpenter donated his MO see his last ship, the Henry, go off been seen on local TV from time shore: George; "who sails" as" Rri to' time.' llth pint of blood to the Union Blood Bank. Sub-Detector Gets Belated U.S. Patent P.L. 480 Bill It Doesn't Hurt A Bit SEAFARERS LOG �OeMfew If, INft By Llndtey Williamt, Vice-President, Gulf Area Johnson Campaigns In New Orleans Lyndon B. Johnson brought his oampaiyn for election to the Freeidenoy of the United States to the Gulf Coast and received an enthusiastlo reception. The President's appearance in New Orleans was the climax of a four-day "whistle stop" speakiny tour through the Sondi hy Mrs. Johnson aboard the "Lady Bird Special." A crowd estimated at 23,000 persons was on hand at the Union Pas­ senger Terminal when the President, who had arrived in New Orleans several hours earlier by plane, met the First Lady at the conclusion of her four-day, 50-speeeh tour. Aboard the "Lady Bird Special" when it pulled into the station were several AFL-CIO officials, including SIU representatives, who had boarded the train at Biloxi, Miss., along with a group of Louisiana political, civic and business leaders. It was estimated that 60,000 persons saw the President between the raiiway station and his hotel where he addressed some 2,000 plus guests at a banquet later that evening. His address was carried on a nation­ wide television hookup and Mr. Johnson left no one in doubt as to his position on even the most controversial issues of the campaign. While his Louisiana supporters had anticipated a big turnout, the 200,000 who lined the route from the airport to the hotel during the afternoon, plus the hugevnight-time audience, exceeded all expectations. It is certain that the appearance of'f the President and the First Lady on crutches, Douglas "Smiley" gave the Democratic campaign Claussen is anxious to ship out. needed impetus and Congressman His foot was badly Injured in an Haie Boggs, who was master of accident aboard the Bethtex. ceremonies for Mrs. Johnson's ap­ "Smiley" is still on crutches, but pearances on the rear platform of his condition is improving and he her special train, confidently pre­ hopes it will not be too much dicted that Johnson would carry longer before he is certified "fit for the South. He based his prediction duty." Charles A. Dorrough, who on the warm and enthusiastic wel­ last sailed as baker on the Pilot come Mrs. Johnson received dur­ Rock, is making the job calls and ing the tour. looking for a Far East trip. Eddie The outcome of this election will Caudill ,a top night cook and baker vitally affect the welfare of all who has been shipping out of the trade union members. We should West Coast for a number of years, make certain, therefore, that our has decided to try the Gulf for relatives and friends are informed awhile and is registered in Hous­ of the importance of voting on ton. George B. Forrest, after two November 3 for President Johnson. trips as AB on the Transorient, His Republican opponent. Gold- got off in Houston for a vacation water, is outspokenly opposed to with friends and family and is unions and the things we stand for. ready to ship out again. H. G. SanAbsentee voting started in Texas ford is making the calls, hoping to last week, and will begin in other land a pumpman's job on a coast­ Gulf Coast states within a few wise tanker. After 10 months as a days. Find out when it begins in fireman on the Mt. Vernon Victory, your state. If you plan to be away R. E. Miller is looking for a Group from your home precinct on 2 engine job on any coastwise November 3, be sure to vote "ab­ tanker. sentee" before you ship out. Shipping was on the boom side After about five months on the in Mobile for the last two weeks, beach in Houston, most of it spent but is expected to tail off to fairly steady pace in the immediate future. Five grain ships paid off and signed on in the port in one week and during the last month about 200 men registered and some 250 shipped. Among those still making the scene at Dauphin and N. Lawrence is W. A. Wade of Chickasaw, Ala., who has just been declared "fit for duty" after being on the sick list for about 18 months. ALBANY—More than a quarter We are glad to hear the good news. million workers in New York state Wade, who is registered in Group will get ten cent hourly wage in­ 1 of the Deck Department, has creases October 15 when the raise been sailing out of the Gulf for on the state's minimum wage law the last 18 years. His last ship from $1.15 to $1.25 goes into ef­ was the City of Alma. More good news of the same kind was received fect. The increase is the second and by Wiley HInton of Lucedale, final step written into the 1962 Miss., who has been laid up for law. A good proportion of the about a year and a half with a leg state's low wage workers are not injury. For a time the medics told covered by the law. They include him he never would be able to sail domestic workers, farm labor and again, but they now say he is fully workers in educational, religious recovered and he Is looking for and charitable organizations, in­ a chief steward's job. His last ship cluding workers in non-profit was the Jefferson City Victory. hospitals. Also excluded from the Walter B. Tobiasson, a charter law are those employees covered member who has been shipping out by the federal minimum wage law, of the Gulf since 1938, is relaxing which carries from $1.15 to $1.25 at his home in Springhill, Ala., for different categories of workers. after a trip to Egypt on the Our State officials said those most Lady of Peace. B. F. Lowery who likely to benefit from the in­ got off the Alcdk Runner after crease were workers in laundries about a year to vacation at his and the retail trade, especially in home in Megargel, Aia., is making variety stores. Governor Rockefel­ the calls and throwing in on every ler is now considering whether to Group 2 engine job that hits the increase the minimum wage to board. T. J. Lundy of Semmes, $1.50, a measure strongly backed by Aia., who has been sailing out of the labor movement in the state. the Gulf for about 18 years and The Governor has appointed an 11- last was on the Monarch of the man panel to look into the eco­ Seas, is looking for a spot on a nomic effects of a ra|se in ^he l^w. Puerto , Rican, ,or. .bfu^x|te ,run. Minimum Wage Hiked Up In N.Y. State SEAFARERS tag* flTl LOG Seven iVIore Seafarers Added To Pension List Four Atlantic arid Gulf district Seafarers and three Great Lakes district Seafarers have been awarded SIU pensions and been placed on the growing list of men who can count on spending their retirement years supported by a regular monthly pension check. The action of the trustees brings the ^ number of Seafarers who have Una who first signed up with the the William A. Reiss. A native of retired on $150 pensions to a union in Norfolk, shipping out in Sheboygan, Wise., he still makes total of 72 during 1964. The pensioners are William W. Walker, 39; Arthur Graf, 54; Luby O'Neal, 71; Santiago Pena, 63; Ver­ non L. Johnson, 65; Walter C. Jahn, 66, and Gillis L Smith, 63. A member of the steward de­ partment, Walker has been sailing with the SIU since he signed on In New York. A native of New Jer­ sey, he now makes his home in Baltimore, Md. Walker last sailed aboard the Bo­ nanza. Graf first joined the SIU in the port of New York, and spent his years at sea sail­ ing in the stew­ ard department. A native of New Walker Jersey, Graf will spend his years of retirement in Weehawken, New Jersey. He last sailed aboard the Overseas Rose. O'Neal is a native of North Caro- 2 Rail Tugmen Go On Pension the engine department. He last his home in that city sailed on the Madeket, before re­ tiring to his home in West Bellhaven, North Carolina. Sailing in the engine depart- Grof Pena Johnson John Smith O'Neal ment, Pena joined the membership of the SIU in the port of New York. A native of Spain, he will retire on his monthly pension to his present home in Lodi, N.J. He last sailed aboard the Puerto Rico. Johnson is a Great Lakes Sea­ farer who first joined the union in the port of Detroit. He last sailed aboard the McKee Sons as a wiper. A native of Wisconsin, he plans to settle on his monthly pension to his present home in Manistique, Michigan. Jahn is another Great Lakes dis­ trict member, who's last vessel was Smith sailed in the Great Lakes for many years before retiring to his home in River Rouge, Mich. He last shipped aboard the George H. Ingalls as an oiler in the engine department, although he sailed for many years as fireman watertender. He is a native of the state of Michigan. C/.S. Square Rigger Is Museum Bound MANILA, The Philippines—The square-rigged barque Kaiulani, the last sailing ship in America's merchant fleet, wilt be retired from active service next year to serve out her remaining life as a floating museum in Washington, D.C. cargo bound for Australia and was Built in 1899, the Kaiulani in the Pacific when war broke out Veteran SlU-Railway rine Region tugman Rock (I) accepts his pension check from rep E. B. McCauley. Ma­ John first SIU Two more veterans of the SIU's Railway Marine Region were added to the list of RMR members that have retired on a monthly in­ come of $150 from the SIU Wel­ fare Plan. The pensioners, John Rock, 63, and Matthew Joseph Duff, 63, are both resi­ dents of New Jersey. Rock served for many years as a motorman upon the Penn­ Duff sylvania Raiiroad Co. tugs until he became a bridgeman in 1961. He has been working for the company since he first joined the Penn in 1920. A native of Jersey City, N.J., He wiil retire to his home in Hoboken, N.J., where he resides with his famiiy. Duff began working on the tug boats of the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad in 1924, working that period as fioatman, mate and deck hand. A native of London, Eng­ land, Duff has resided in Hoboken, N.J. since coming to this country and plans to retire on his monthly income to his home In that city. has operated in recent years as a Philippines mahogany trader. Two weeks ago she was present­ ed to the U.S. in formal ceremo­ nies at the White House taken part in by Philippines President Diosdado Macapagal and Presi­ dent Johnson. President Macapagal gave Pres­ ident Johnson a picture of the vessel, which wiU be restored to its original condition by the Mari­ time Historical Society of Wash­ ington. The society has created a special commission for the pres­ ervation of the Kaiulani. The 225-foot three-master, built by A. Sewall & Company of Bath, Maine, has had a busy if not spec­ tacular career during her 65 years. She was engaged in the HawaiiCalifornia sugar trade until 1910, and was destined from then on to spend most of her time in the Pacific. After leaving the sugar trade, she was acquired by the American Packers fleet for use as a supply barque in the Alaska salmon trade, where she served for the next 19 years. In 1929, she was laid up at Rotten Row in the Oakland Estuary of San Francisco Bay. She lingered there, inactive, for the next ten years. She was reactived in the late 1930's as a lumber carrier. On her first voyage after a decade of in­ activity, she hauled a cargo of northwest lumber from Gray's Harbor, Washington to San Fran­ cisco. In 1942, she made a trip from the Pacific Northwest to Durban, South Africa, by way of Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope. There she picked up a lumber on December 7, 1941. The Kai­ ulani sought refuge from Japanese submarines in the harbor of Hobart, Tasmania, where she re­ mained until being taken over by the Army Transportation Corps. In Army hands, she was dismasted and reduced to the lowly duties of a coal barge. Sold as surplus after the war, she took up her last assignment with Philippine owners, that of transporting mahogany logs from Mindanao to Manila. It was her owners who donated her to the U.S. The Kaiulani, which is squarerigged on the fore and main mast and fore-and-aft-rigged on the mizzenmast, will cost between half a million and a million dollars to tow to Hong Kong for rehabilita­ tion and rerigging. There she wiil pick up a crew to sail her to Wash­ ington by way of the Indian Ocean, the Cape of Good Hope and the Atlantic. Alan D. Hutchinson, president of the society, said his organiza­ tion will launch a fund-raising drive to secure enough money for tiie project. �SEATAR face r-i V-.- oe^'i6;iiil<^ IOC- (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) September 25 - October 9 Shipping took a jump for the better during the last two weeks, remaining very good in most ports, and al­ most excellent in the port of New York. A total of 1,403 Seafarers shipped during the last two weeks, com­ pared with 1,220 the period before. A department breakdown reveals that shipping was more active in the steward department, while just slightly slower in the deck and engine departments. Shipping on the East Coast was mixed again this period, with a healthy increase of jobs in the New York scene, and moderate increases in Philadelphia and Jacksonville. Boston, Baltimore and Norfolk shipping was slightly off from the previous period. On the Gulf Coast, the job situation was considerably lower than the previous periods, with shipping in New Orleans and Houston falling off sharply, and Tampa and Norfolk both dropping somewhat. The West Coast was almost even with the previous period, with Wil­ mington showing small gains in shipping and San Francisco and Seattle dropping slightly. Registrations remained fairly constant, showing only a small gain in the number of job seekers. A total of 1,267 registered as compared to 1,220 the previous pe­ riod. The number of SIU men registered on the beach dropped, with the increased shipping, to 3,622, from 3,722. The change in job situation had some effects on the statistics picturing the seniority situations, which re­ turned to a more normal distribution. The percentage of Class A men shipped during the period, dropped to 52 percent from 58 percent for the previous period, while the percentage of Class B men climbed 4 points to 35 percent. Class C men shipped during the period was 13 percent, two points above the previous period. Shipping activity remained at a good level (see report at right) with a total of 225 movements, as compared to 220 the previous period. Of the movements, 66 were payoffs, 33 were sign-ons, and there were 126 ships in-transit. Ship Attivify r«y Sl«a la 09» Oai Troai. TOTAL •ostoa 0 5 S 2 3 1 4 8 11 1 2 4 0 3 4 1 4 3 1 3 4 4 0 .2 4 3 24 4 12 5 11 10 7 12 21 7 4 4 TOTALS ... 44 33 124 Naw Yorfc.... 18 Philadelphia .. Baltimore .... Norfolh Jachsenville .. Tampa ...... Mobile New Orleaat.. Hoattoa Wilmingtoa .. Son Froncifco . Seattle 3 45 13 18 11 17 12 14 24 34 -N 8 10 12 225 DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered Registered CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 7 0 1 "1 0 2 5 21 18 46 82 7 49 12 21 4 2 6 13 0 6 2 5 4 11 16 21 1 8 12 1 1 2 4 15 1 6 8 1 3 3 • 7 11 1 6 5 0 3 4 1 0 3 0 3 0 6 8 16 36 2 16 16 4 10 11 22 54 1 6 18 30 8 20 9 6 34 3 17 11 4 9 5 0 6 0 5 1 2 8 4 10 4 19 2 5 10 8 18 17 0 4 10 3 107 172 39 1 318 18 76 84 1 178 Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 65 7 93 3 22 16 41 6 7 15 1 6 10 2 3 4 11 3 18 1 11 4 6 4 8 13 2 5 1 2 1 0 8 1 4 4 3 5 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 18 1 34 3 27 12 12 11 26 43 0 26 6 14 12 6 32 44 0 6 13 13 26 2 10 1 5 4 4 2 2 6 8 15 1 10 1 5 4 8 11 5 4 23 0 1 4 90 194 35 1 319 13 81 81 1 175 Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS C Shipped CLASS A1 CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 24 8 42 0 3 6 9 16 93 0 10 6 41 16 150 92 153 27 272, 10 40 70 120 0 2 15 10 1 2 27 14 1 12 1 27 0 2 7 9 0 0 1 18 30 41 11 1 1 53 10 104 2 21 41 64 5 13 5 23 9 1 1 3 5 11 3 23 0 5 10 15 0 0 1 1 8 1 18 4 9 7 0 11 2 3 6 11 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 2 6 0 8, 1 3 4 8 10 34 0 6 27 10 4 71 29 24 11 64' 0 5 13 18 4 43 0 4 0 26 73 53 66 12 131 3 4 39 53 95 0 1 10 44 26 10 80 60 77 13 150 4 9 26 38 68 0 10 0 0 0 5 0 15 13 21 3 37 1 7 12 20 0 3 15 2 1 10 3 28 27 24 4 55 1 10 5 16 0 23 0 0 0 5 0 28 26 26 2 54 0 24 18 42 4 30 21 1 55 319 175 55 I1 549 380 504 94 j 978 24 188 283 1 495 ENGINE DEPARTMENT f% ^ Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 5' 0 5 12 7 64 45 0 7 8 1 0 3 23 26 0 7 0 7 6 2 4 0 0 3 3 0 10 4 0 i1 14 6 17 3 1I 26 8 15 0 1 23 1 1 6 4 6 20 1 27 17 2 12 3 44 172 16 1 232 Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 1 3 2 22 12 38 4 0 7 6 13 9 0 5 14 0 3 7 4 7 3 3 1 0 2 2 4. 0 7 15 8 0 16 11 27 3 12 7 22 0 3 2 5 e 7 3 10 1 6 5 12 9 98 Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 o" 0 0 0 0 1 1 20 31 7 58 3 21 22 46 1 7 0 8 0 3 7 4 17 20 0 1 2 5 9 4 5 8 1 1 2 5 10 4 0 6 1 2 4 8 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 4 12 12 2 26 1 8 13 22 7 24 2 33 1 25 10 14 6 21 28 2 29 4 14 10 1 0 1 7 2 1 2 4 5 11 2 18 1 3 0 4 1 9 4 14 0 3 2 5 70 1 177 57 142 24 1 223 13 87 78 1 178 Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS C Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL A 2 C ALL 1 B 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 15 2 18 0 6 3 9 1 9 19 58 9 46 19 123 48 128 18 195 15 48 51 114 0 0 1 8 1 7 1 16 1 20 4 25 0 4 13 9 0 0 0 0 20 0 29 13 9 43 6 62, 4 33 34 71 0 4 1 5 8 10 5 23, 2 16 1 19 1 0 9 8 17 1 1 2 4 6 10 4 20' 2 6 0 8, 2 0 5 7 0 0 3 3 1 4 3 8 1 5 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 3 26 22 3 51 6 25 0 31 0 9 18 9 0 5 0 5 33 25 5 63 21 65 11 971 3 41 S3 97 0 1 5 29 4 28 62 22 5 75' 5 51 2 50 33 88 0 5 0 5 2 7 5 14 4 10 15 1 1 7 8 16 0 3 3 18 0 4 3 25 8 39 10 571 1 10 11 22 0 0 0 14 0 5 0 10 7 37 _ 0 28_ 2 12 6 18 2 32 19 1 53 223 178 53 1 454137' 451 57 "l 6451 31 231 230 1 492 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jac Tarn Mob NO Hon Wil SF Sea TOTALS Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1-8 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1-8 0 ~0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 20 8 33 68 3 5 11 19 10 2 4 1 2 9 1 0 1 2 0 5 3 4 6 IS 2 2 17 21 3 4 1 1 2 8 2 0 8 0 6 2 4 2 1 S 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 6 0 0 2 2 0 7 16 1 1 4 4 0 5 6 1 4 8 3 12 27 4 2 35 4.1 0 0 3 3 8 14 4 1 8 13 2 2 2 3 2 9 0 0 6 6 0 3 2 4 13 22 0 2 9 11 0 3 1 2 2 8 6 1 9 16 1 32 59 36 88 1 215 23 13 111 1 147 18 Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 56 1 8 20 20 6 13 2 5 9 0 2 0 6 6 3 3 18 3 12 1 1 16 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 0 3 2 1 0 3 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1, 0 16 9 3 20 2 7 1 13 30 8 3 22 33 4 1 25 11 26 4 21: 4 2 15 9 2 3 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 4 4 8 0 0 4 3 1 10, 1 5 1 7 0 4 58 30 79 1 185 14 11 109 1 134 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach 1 Shipped CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A B 1 2 C ALL 1-8 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 5 15 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 27 29 56 20 29 105 17 65 87 60 179 9 9 26 44 5 5 9 0 0 6 5 20 4 6 23 1 4 9 0 7 8 0 18 0 2 2 12 2 32 13 30 14 24 8l' 6 55 .4 45 10 1 0 2 8 3 10 14 5 7 5 21 2 4 18 3 13 1 0 3 4 6 3 13 1 4 2 0 7 0 4 3 2 1 0 & 1 3 13 0 1 4 5 9 4 3 0 1 5 0 0 7 20 0 6 16 1 7 43 2 37 2 12 9 14 1 11 14 0 6 6 33 30 6 69 16 0 21 18 48 103 5 3 79 87 26 0 0 10 21 10 57 16 28 11 26 81 7 4 26 37 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 8 6 6 5 5 22, 3 2 11 16 0 0 2 2 8 4 14 8 2 15 9 18 sol 2 4 7 13 1 0 1 10 5 0 1 16 6 9 4 12 31 5 6 41 52 4 4 73 1 «1 185 134 81 1 400 100 203 129 231 1 663 42 38 269 1 349 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL DECK 107 172 39 1318 18 ENGINE 44 172 16 I 232 9 STEWARD 91 36 88 I 215 23 GRANDTOTALS. . ..,,242 389,143 ( 765 5Q , SHIPPED SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 76 84 j 178 90 194 35 j 319 ~13381~8lTl'5 98 70 j 177 57 142 24 j 223 13 87 78 | 178 13 111 j 147 76 30 79 j 185 14 ~ 11 109 j 134 187,.265 J 502 223 366 I.18. f 727.40 ~ 178 268. | 487 SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 4 30 21 I 55 319 175 55 | 549 380 504 94 | 978 24 188 283 1495 2 32 19 | 53 223_178 53 | 454 137 451 57 | 645 31 231 230 1492 "4_ 4 73 I 8l|l85_134 81 | 400 303 129 231 j 663 42 38 269 [ 349 10~T66 113 .|~189 727~ 487 189<^ |1403 820 1084.383 ^286, 97 457 782 ,|1336 �OoWbOT.M. MM 8BAFAHERS Qreetlnss To First Lady Pag* Gfevea. LOG Conference Expforei Teen-Age Joblessnest Success Of Youth Training RestsOnJobOpportunities WASHINGTON—Programs to help prepare teen-agers for jobs can be fully successful only if there are more jobs to go around, AFL-CIO participants warned at a symposium sponsored by the National Committee on Employment of Youth. AFL-CIO Research Director Nathaniel Goldfinger high school graduates and persons Public works he pointed out, use termed the high rate of youth with qualifications above that relatively large amounts of ma­ This is the sight that greeted Mrs. Lyndon Johnson when her train slowed down at Norfolk on her recent speech-making tour through the southern U.S. Holding up the sign are workers of the SlU-United Industrial Workers contracted Colonna Shipyard who were part of a 200-man delegation on hand to cheer the First Lady when her train passed through the Colonna yard. U.S. Desalting Facility Supplies Apgean island The Greek islands in the Aegean Sea have always been long on sunshine but chronically short on fresh water. Thanks to American technology however, the first has been put to work recently to alleviate :t they are overlaid with sheets of the shortage of the latter. rubber to hold the seawater which A new solar energy distilla­ is pumped Into them nightly. The tion plant opened this week on tht island o£ Syme, Greece near Tur­ key's eastern Aegean coast north of Rhodes. In full operation, the plant will produce between 20 and 40 tons of fresh, drinkable water daily from the seawater surround­ ing the island. Donated to the people of the island by an anonymous American philanthropist, the plant involves some 14 shallow "bays" or troughs, about 230 feet long and 10 feet wide. Formed of sand and gravel, "ViHS^aiSrSks" Advance Notice Seafarers seeking other than emergency care at the US Public Health Service out­ patient clinic in New York have been asked to telephone, wire or write in advance for an appointment to assure bet­ ter care and avoid long periods of waiting. The USPHS facili­ ty, at Hudson & Jay Streets, NYC, says it Is being swamped by "walk-in" patients who have ample time to make ad­ vance appointments. Unless they require emergency care. Seafarers are asked to write the clinic at 67 Hudson St., New York 13, or call BArcIay 7-6150 before they come in. SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Pension-Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Dependent Benefits Optical Benefits Out-Patient Benefits SUMMARY Vacation Benefits TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD. actually needed to do the job simply because they are available. Goldfinger and Friedman warned against moves to exempt teen-agers from minimum wage laws which might provide addi­ tional jobs for youth, but only at the expense of adult employment. No "single-shot panacea" will provide the jobs the nation's economy needs, Goldfinger told the conference. But in the absence of a "vast" expansion In private In­ dustry, he said, "the cornerstone of job-creating economic expan­ sion must be a sustained rise in government Investment." By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Benefit Requirements Outiined Since the Inception of this column. Seafarers have been asked to forward any questions or complaints they may have regarding Uie processing of appiications for various benefits to the SecretaryTreasurer's office. The result has been a small number of complaints about the processing of some types of applications, and we are cur­ rently tightening up areas of administration where these Items seem to crop up. The complaints that have come In, as far as the majority of cases is concerned, have been the result of claims filed Improperly at the time they were originally submitted. Therefore, in an effort to assist the membership in filing complete applications for the various benefits they may be entitled to under the SIU Welfare, Pension and Vacation Plans, we will continue to spell out the steps to be taken In filing for each type of benefit available, and to deal with one of them at a time. Since the dependents benefits are the ones about which we receive the most Inquiries, this area seems a good place to start. A seaman who is filing for benefits must have been employed at least 90 days during the previous calendar year, and at least one day within the past six months immediately preceding the date his claim accrued. All of this employment must have been with an SlU-contracted com­ pany which was a part of the Sea-f farers Welfare Plan during the geon), a marriage certificate, the period the seaman worked for the child's birth certificate (if a chUd company. is involved). For any other person Who Is termed a dependent? whom the member is claiming as The "dependent" Includes an em­ a dependent, he must furnish a ployee's wife, unmarried children copy of his latest Federal tax re­ under 19 years of age, and any turn as proof of dependency. other person whom the member Is In the event a claim Involving a entitled to claim as a dependent hospital or doctor bill has not on his current Federal Income tax been paid, then the check in pay­ return, under the US Internal ment thereto will be drawn in the Revenue Act. name of the member and/or the Copies of legal documents es­ doctor or hospital, whichever is tablishing proof of dependency involved. This then means that status must be filed with the Sea­ the member must endorse the farers Welfare Plan office. check and that the doctor or hospi­ In order to be entitled to the tal must endorse it. This pro­ dependent benefits, a patient must cedure is used, not to create a have been admitted to a hospital, hardship on the member, the doc­ and/or surgery must have been tor or the hospital, but to Insure performed. In the event of sur­ that all hospitals and doctors are gery, it is not necessary that this paid in full so as to maintain a surgery be performed in a hospital good working relationship between September, 1964 In order to be entitled to payment the various hospitals and our CLAIMS AMOUNT PAID of this surgery benefit. The sur­ membership. gery benefit is paid in accordance In one of our recent columns, 8,495 67,894.77 with the Surgery Schedule for De­ the members were informed that if they wanted to obtain duplicates 29 79,450.50 pendent Benefits. Any claim, as well as proof of a of their discharges, they could 602 93,000.00 claim for dependent benefits, must secure same by writing to the 44 8,636.00 be submitted to the office of the Commandant of the US Coast Seafarers Welfare Plan within 100 Guard in Washington, DC. Under 917 112,100.29 days of the performance of such the latest procedure. In order to 90 1,673.55 surgery, or of the patient's dis­ speed the processing of lost dis­ charge from the hospital. charges, one must file with the 5,814 41,548.00 In adidtion, the applicant must Officer in Charge, Marine Inspec­ 15,991 404,303.11 have, on file with the Seafarers tion, USCG, at the nearest princi­ Welfare Plan office, copies of the pal US port. The only means by 1,376 450,566.06 fallowing or originals: An enroll­ which duplicate discharges will be ment card, a claims statement issued is by having the seaman (filled in on both sides and signed himself make personal contact 17,367 854,869.17 by the attending physician or sur­ with otte of the above officers. troughs are lined with a black heat-retaining material and cov­ ered with an airnsupported special­ ly treated plastic film. This film traps enough heat from the sun to cause the seawater to become scalding hot and begin evaporating. Salt-free steam rises to the underside of the plastic cover where it condenses and runs off side gutters as distilled water to flow by gravity to a collection point. From there it is pumped into a municipal reservoir for dis­ tribution. Since only part of the water evaporates each day, the concen­ trated salt water remaining is flushed out to sea at night and a new supply of seawater is pumped in. Even during the few winter months when it is too cold to use solar-heat to distill water the large surface of the apparatus serves a useful purpose by catching rain­ water. While fresh water had to be im­ ported to the island at a cost of 50 drachmas or $1.^ per ton, farming on the island'remained at a subsistence level and the 22 square mile area lost its popula­ tion rapidly during the last dec­ ade. With its own water supply, officials hope the island can de­ velop an economy capable of sus­ taining its population. Cash Benefits Paid — unemployment a "socially-danger­ ous aspect of the general high level of joblessness"—but a "symptom" of an economic illness rather than the ailment itself. A similar point was made by Marvin Friedman, a federation economist, who said that school dropouts and other poorly-educated workers can be trained for a variety of semi-skilled occupations "but because of economic slack there's not enough demand for such workers to absorb many of the unemployed." In today's "loose" labor market, he said, employers are able to hire terials and employ unskilled and semi-skilled workers. Thus "a massive effort in this area of im­ porting public services could quickly reduce joblessness." Along with job-creating public and private investment, Gold­ finger said, there is a need to spread employment through "re­ duction of the amount of working time during a person's life—re­ duction of the standard workweek, later entry into the labor force through an extended period of education and vocational training, the opportunity for early retire­ ment with adequate pensions, ex­ panded vacations and sabbatical leaves." A third labor representative among the symposium's panelists —Ben B. Seligman, education and research director of the Retail Clerks—^said the "modest" rise in labor costs if a 35-hour week be­ came the new standard "could be absorbed quite easily" just as the economy took in stride all previous cuts in working hours. Despite the stimulation of the economy by the tax cut, Seligman pointed out, the Impact hasn't reached "footloose miners, un­ employed packinghouse workers, displaced auto workers, laid-oiff railroad workers and all the others whose skills have suddenly become unnecessary and unwanted." Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz, In a major address to the conference, expressed concern over the nation's Indifference to "a tidal wave of unprepared, un­ trained boys and girls sweeping into the labor market." New Harbor Developed In North Japan TOMAKOMAI, Japan—Hokkaido, the northermosi of tTie main Japa­ nese Islands, has a new, manmade port here, its harbor dug out of the sandy coast by power shov­ els and dredges, transforming what was once a straight, harborless coastline. Touted by local officials as the largest project of its kind in the world, the new harbor figures prominently in plana for building an industrial complex in the southem Hokkaido area. Digging began back in 1951 and the first ships started using the harbor last year. The project so far has cost about 7,200 yen or $20 million. The harbor area, which is almost a mile square, is pres­ ently 28 feet deep and will be dredged out to a 44 foot depth to accommodate big tankers and ore carriers. Next step in the project is a three-mile-long arm of the harbor to extend inland at an angle of about 30 degrees from the coast­ line. With a width of about 450 yards for half its length, this arm will have berths along both sides and will include a large turning basin. Planned to handle large tankers and ore carriers, the arm is expected to take about five years to •complete; �Pace ElcU By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes SEAFARERS OaMw If. INf LOG Big Cargo Loss Recorded As Lakes Level Recedes DETROIT—The alarming effects of low water levels in the Great Lakes has imoosed serious restrictions on the cargo capacity of bulk carriers on Lakes Michigan and Huron. The harmful impact of the reduced draft level on the Lakes was outlined recently Lakes Prepares For Winter Layup by Vice Admiral James A,-*L We are now approaching the last two months of the navigation season Hirshfield, president of the and Huron have found that they the size of the seasonal decline in here on the Lakes and, with most of the membership looking forward akes Carrier Association, must load and unload in waters cargo can be obtained. Thus, for to the lay-up, we are having difficulty In filling rated Jobs such as ABs, Oilers and Firemen. Alpena reports that shipping has slowed down; however, other ports are still shipping men at a steady pace. The J. W. Boardman fitted out again and I imagine most of the boys on the beach in Alpena found berths on this one, including Bernard Cebula, Thomas Daoust, Ervin Bromund and Gerald Nokland. Shipping in Buffalo remains good, according to Port Agent Roy Eoudreau. Dredging work in the poH of Buffalo was held up again due to high winds but I understand they are now back to work and are racing to beat old man Winter. George Keller, who was confined to Roswell Park Memorial Hospi­ tal for several months, passed away. George sailed with Reiss Steamship Company and I know his ex-shipmates will be sorry to hear the news. Shipping in Detroit has picked up again since our last report In the LOG. Waterman Steamship Company is mainly responsible for the many jobs shipped through Detroit this year. A total of six vessels took crews so far; they are the City of Alma, Chatham, Morning Light, Fairport, Yaka and the Maiden Creek. We expect the Desoto and Hastings and probably one or two more before the Seaway closes. Once again, we are asking all members who do not have ratings in either the Deck or Engine Departments to study the material supplied by their Union so they can up-grade themselves into better paying jobs. Many a good job is left hanging on the Board because members do not have the qualifications. George Leski shipped out of Chicago as permanent porter on the Fred Manske and no doubt will finish the season on this one. The Milwaukee Clipper laid up and many of the steadies are grabbing Jobs to get the necessary time in order to qualify for that rocking chair money. The Illinois State Federation Convention is going full blast in Peoria, Illinois. The Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Water District, SlU, has a number of delegates attending and the entire delegation has gone on record to support Johnson and Humphrey. All Great Lakes Ports have been active with local labor organizations in sup­ porting candidates seeking public office in the pending election. All members are urged to register so they can vote on November 3 in this most important election year. who detailed the meaning of the loss in terms of both dollars and tonnage. Speaking at a special seminar, organized by Michigan's Attorney General Frank Kelly and Michigan State University, to discuss the low water levels. Admiral Hirshfield estimated that the situation caused a income loss to association members in the neighborhood of $13 million. The total loss in capacity was put at 6.9 million tons or a figure equal to the total season's load carried by 15.4 ships. Ships plying Lakes Michigan about 12 inches lower than those of the other three lakes. This re­ duction in water levels has cre­ ated heavy limits on cargo capac­ ity. A drop of one inch in the water level of the Lakes means that a carrier loses from 60 to ICQ tons of cargo, depending on the size of the ship. Taking into account an eight-inch drop in the water level since fast year, this means that a carrier will carry any­ where from 480 to 800 tons less per trip. When this cargo loss is multi­ plied out, an alarming picture of Ice-Scarred Nenana Has Successful Trip SEATTLE—Sailing on her first voyage after a dangerous encounter with Alaskan ice last Spring, the SIU Pacific District-contracted freighter Nenana made up for lost time when she arrived here in September with the largest charged 266,000 cases of canned salmon catch in this area salmon, valued at nearly $8 mil­ during the curent season. The 10.000 ton Liberty a larger ship of 700 feet or more in length, the total loss of cargo for a 40 trip season is estimated at 35,200 tons. The cargo lose for an average-size .'essel for a season is computed at 19,200 tons. According to Admiral Hirshfield, the cargo loss for the 234 bulk vessels' in the Lakes Carrier Association is estimated at 6.9 million tons. When this figure is multiplied by the $1.90 per ton rate for ore, the total stands at a staggering $13 million loss in cargo income. It should be kept in mind that these totals only reflect the loss incurred by vessels in the LCA fleet which represents 95 percent of U.S. ships on the Lakes. When the total loss to both U.S. and Canadian fleets are calculated, the seriousness of the low water level situation quickly becomes evident. Shipments of iron ore, coal, grain and stone for both fleets are esti­ mated to have dropped by a whop­ ping 9.4 million tons. Of these car­ goes, the estimated loss In iron ore shipments of 4.6 million tons, was the heaviest. The effects of declining water levels is not confined to cargo re­ strictions alone. Low water levels in the lower St. Mary's River area has meant that the operations of the Davis and Sabin Locks at the St. Marys Falls Canal at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., have been severely limited. Down-bound ships with longer drafts are now forced to use the deeper MacArthur Lock of the canal since there is inade­ quate water to fill the other locks. This has meant traffic congestion at the canals with delays from 2 to 9 hours. Low water levels have not proved a problem on Lakes Su­ perior, Ontario, Erie and the St. Lawrence River. This has given deep sea shipping a good advan­ tage since vessels moving from the iower St. Lawrence River into Lake Erie have good sailing all the way to Detroit. These vessels have been able to carry full Seaway draft, which has been 25V4 feet in 1964. The only drawback in this sit­ uation, says Admiral Hirshfield, is that most of this shipping has been flying Canadian or foreignflags. He pointed out that there are very few LCA ships moving between the lower St. Lawrence and the Lakes. lion. All of the salmon came from dis- Southeastern Alaska. The Nenana's previous voyage did not meet with the same suc­ cess as this one. On May 21, the Nenana left here bound for Goodnews Bay, Nome, Unalakleet and St. Michael. After making her stop at Goodnews, she headed north to Nome and ran into ice while still far out at sea. She be­ came trapped for several hours and the Coast Guard cutter Storis was sent out to aid her. She broke free, however, and the Stprls KINGSPORT, Tenn.—The National Labor Relations Board NEW YORK — The SlU-con- turned back. has upheld NLRB election victories won by unions at the tracted Sea-Land Service, Inc. Forced to Anchor struck Kingsport Press plant here. In making* the decision, plans to put $190 million into a Six days later and only 75 miles major expansion program to build closer to Nome, the Nenana was the NLRB's regional director t its containership fleet. The forced to anchor behind St. Law­ overruled objections made by Regional Director Walter C. up program calls for the conversion rence Island because of the heavy management on certification Phillips of Atlanta said three of six C-4 cargo ships and the con­ ice. Her bow was twisted, three of unions winning bargaining groups of workers at the nation's struction of several new vessels. of her propeller blades were bent largest hardcover book printing rights. The conversion part of the pro­ plant have voted for union repre­ gram will see six C-4s transformed and a 30-foot gash on her port sentation; pressmen and assistants, into truck trailer carriers, each side, near the waterline, had al­ bindery workers, and electro- capable of carrying 600 vehicles lowed six feet of water to pour into the No. 1 hold, damaging typers. with 35-foot-long bodies. The cost cargo. The votes were cast March 10 of the conversion program is esti­ Battling fog, in addition to ice, but were not counted until all ap­ mated to be $46 million. her pumps unable to cope with the NEW YORK — The day peals and objections had been dis­ The company has scheduled new rush of water through her twisted when 50-knot hydrofoils will posed of by the labor board and ship construction totaling $144 plates, the Nenana finally made be speeding cargoes to places the courts. Phillips listed these million. The new vessels are being anchor at the Nome roadstead on results: like Puerto Rico is not so far planned to carry 800 to 900 35-foot June 20. For much of the time, off, according to Rear Ad­ Bookbinders, with 1,504 work­ truck trailers. spotter aircraft had been used to miral John Crumpacker, chief Upon completion of the conver­ guide her through the floes. ers eligible; 863 for, 640 against, of the Navy's Bureau of Sup­ 13 for another union, 6 void, some sion work, Sea-Land will charter plies and Accounts. votes challenged but not enough the six 15,000 ton, 17-knot World Addressing the National De­ to change the result; Electrotypers, War II ships from Litton Indus­ fense Transportation Forum 335 eligible: 44 In favor, 25 op­ tries Leasing Corporation for a here, the officer said the Navy posed, 15 challenged (others voted ten-year period. Litton Leasing is now "deep in experimenta­ NEW YORK—The latest system for transferring cargo at sea in the Bookbinders' unit); Press­ plans to buy the ships from the tion with hydrofoils." He said from one ship to another utilizes the principle on which an ordinary SlU-contracted Waterman Steam­ men, 513 eligible: 242 for, 219 speeds of up to 100 knots are child's yo-yo operates. By copying the motion of a yo-yo rolling ship Corporation, another subsid­ against, 8 not counted. possible with the craft that up and down a string, it was found that the movement caused by The Allied Kingsport Press Un­ iary company of McLean Indus­ skims over the surface of the sea swells can be countered. tries. ions, representing 1.300 union water, and that 50-knot The "yo-yo" system, developed by the Westinghouse Corporation, The six ships will be converted workers, have been picketing the at the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corpo­ speeds would be common­ does away with most of the difficulties usually experienced in cargo plant since March 11. 1963, for ration yards in Pascagoula, Miss., place. A practical limit on and personnel transfers at sea as a heavy ship bobs in the waves. better wages and working condi­ Tlie Ingalls Corporallou is also a size, he suggested, would be Another Important advantage of the system is that it doesn't re­ tions. The NLRB permitted strik­ subsidiary of Litton Industries. about 2,000 tons. quire specially trained personnel for its operation. ers and non-strikers to vote on the Using the run from New Conversion work is planned to The heart of the transfer system is a sensing device which meas­ la.st day of the one-year period begin Jan. 1, 1965 and the first York to San Juan as an ex­ ures the motion of the deck, relative to the crane. This information after the strike started, but im­ ship is expected to be ready for ample, Crumpacker noted that goes to the crane control in the form of an electronic signal where pounded the ballots until all ap­ delivery nine-months later on regular water service at eight it is compared with the crane's position and the load being carried. peals had been disposed of, a pro­ Sept. 1. The other five ships are knots costs about one cent per The system then automatically makes any corrections that are cedure the board said was unusual scheduled for completion at twoton-mile, containerized service necessary. but in keeping with the intent of month intervals. at 18 knots about five cents, The safety aspects of the "yo-yo" system are considered one of Congress. and air freight at least 15 Sea-Land now maintains a fleet its major advantages. The system is so sensitive that it permits a The effect of the NLRB aide's composed of 14 vessels which serv­ cents. Hydrofoil runs at 50 load of cargo being transfered to "be kept at a constant distance ruling is that Kingsport Press "has ices routes from New York to Cali­ knots, with a refueling stop at above a rising and falling-deck within accurary limits of an inch. a legal duty now. to bargain with fornia, Puerto Rico and ports In Bermuda, would cost about The device responds almost instantaneously to changes in the posi­ the unionS)" a labor spokesman Florida and Texas, the west coast nine cents per ton-mile. tion of the deck. , !. said. and Alaska. Containership Union Vote Results Build-Up Set Upheld In Kingsport By Sea-Land Hydrofoil Seen Offering Fast Cargo Service New Cargo Transfer System inspired By Ordinary Yo-Yo �October It, 1N4 By Frank Droiak, West Coast Representative Senate Seat Contested In California SEAFARERS rage ttinfr LOG Soviets Ask Refuge; U.S. Wonders Why CAPE COD—Federal officials are Politics Is still the chief item of Interest In California and tiiat inter­ still puzzling out a request they est is expected to huiid as the campairn goes Into its final weeks. received from several Russian fish­ The Democrats are predicting that toey will carry the state by a solid ing trawlers and a tug from the margin despite GOP claims of strong Goldwater feeling In the Los big Soviet fishing fleet operating Angeles and San Diego areas. Meanwhile, the state has piled up a off New England, asking for refuge record tally of registered voters, with more than «.l million citizens in Cape Cod Bay from the effects signed up to vote in November. Nearly 60 percent of the registered of Hurricane Gladys. Government voters are in the Democratic fold, and 39 percent are registered as officials say that the rights of safe -Republicans. The GOP registration total is their lowest since 1950. harbor were there for the taking, Credit should be given to the COPE registration drive undertaken but when an official request was by the AFL-CIO and its affiliated unions for the Job they did In getting made, U.S. policy forced its refusal. the eligible voters to the registration places. One of the first clear photos of the remains of the sunken The U.S. wasn't being as coldLocally, Senate candidates Pierre Salinger and George Murphy met hearted as it sounded, since ancient Thresher shows the top side rudder of the doomed nuclear face-to-face, but not eye-to-eye, in a statewide television debate Octo­ sea law gave the Russians safe submarine. This picture was taken from the Navy's Bathyber 5. Murphy, an ex-Hollywood inovie star who is making his debut in harbor in a storm without asking scaph Trieste, II at e depth of over 8,000 feet. The Thresher politics with the current campaign, was an early Goldwater supporter formal permission. was lost with its crew of 129 men during a test dive in April, among the movie colony in Hollywood. Salinger, an ex-newsman and Ancient sea custom called "force 1963 off the coast of Cape Cod. presidential press secretary to the late John F. Kennedy, is banking on his experience in Washington with the major affairs of the natim majeure" permits any ship to seek to win election to the Senate seat held by Republican Claire Engle until port in a storm. By making their request, the Russians ran afoul of his death earlier this year. Democratic candidates, on the says he likes it just fine on the U.S. port security policy which for­ national and statewide ticket, are coast and that he is going to reg­ bids entry to Russian vessels into expected to win the votes of the ister here. He says he is ready to our territorial waters without prior authority, according to Coast Guard BOSTON—^After a year of painstaking search efforts, the main estimated 20 to 30 percent of Re­ ship any time as an electrician. and State Department offcials. sections of the ill-fated nuclear submarine U.S.S. Thresher have publicans whom the polls and sur­ George Milhalponlas, who sails Coast Guard officials emphasized been located and photographed by the Navy. veys say will not support Gold- as a fireman-water tender, is an Large sections <rf the stem and conning tower of the Thresher, water. The mass defection from oldtimer in the Union. He was that the Russians could have gotten which went down with all 129 hands on April 10, 1963, were dis­ Goldwater ranks by traditional just discharged from the USPHS out of the weather without asking covered at a depth of 8,400 feet in the Georges Bank area, 220 miles Republicans is laid to the extrem­ hospital, where he underwent a permission by relying on the pre­ east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. ism and peace issues. A solid per­ hernia operation. He is expected cedent of "force majeure." The The photographs, which showed that the submarine had broken centage of California voters, in­ to be fit-for-duty again in a Soviet fishing fleet knew ail about up as it plummeted down for its last dive, did not give any addi­ cluding, it seems, many Republi­ month's time, and is aiready reg­ their rights under the "any port in a storm" custom, since their tional clues to what had caused the tragedy. It Is the common cans, just cannot make heads or istered to ship. trawiers had taken advantage of belief of the Navy that the Thresher suffered a rupture in her tails of Goldwater's views, which L. K. Lapham, also a union old- it when hurricane Dora roared piping system that allowed the sea to pour into the vessel. The seem to flip-flop almost daily. timer, just piled off the Ames across the Grand Banks several disaster occurred as the Thresher was making a series of test dives San Francisco Victory in Seattie where she paid after an overhaul at the Portsmouth, N.H., Naval Shipyard. Shipping in San Francisco has off. He says he plans to spend a weeks ago. The search operation, which began last summer, was led by Fleeing Dora's big punch, 25 Red been only fair over the last period. little time on the beach before deep-diving bathyscaph Trieste, which managed to locate bits and trawlers sped out of the storm's Payoffs during the period were the shipping again. pieces of the submarine. For this summer's search effort, the path and dropped anchor in Cape Choctaw and the Northwestern Wilmington Trieste was modified to overcome some of the limitations in mobility Cod Bay. However, they didn't ask Victory, which also signed on and search that became evident during last year's work. Tlie The port of Wilmington has had permission to enter U.S. waters, again. Ships moving through San bathyscaph did make photographs of the main piece of wreckage Francisco in transit were the Steel very good shipping over the last and government officials saw noth­ but they came out poorly. Traveler, Falrport, Alcoa Marketer, two-week period. The Ocean Din­ ing wrong with the arrangement. The present, more distinct pictures were taken from the former When the Russian trawlers made Los Angeles. Seamar, Geneva, ny paid off, and the Los Angeles, Navy Antarctic supply vessel Mizar. The Mizar was refitted re­ Seamar, Penn Challenger and their request to dodge the affects Penn Challenger. Penmar and the cently by the Naval Research Laboratory with the latest in under­ Montpelier Victory. The outlook Montpelier Victory accounted for of the relatively less fierce effects water search equipment. for the next period is dim. Only the in-transits. The outlook for of tropical storm Gladys, they It was only eight hours after the Mizar lowered her cameras the Longview Victory is due to the coming period is only fair, abandoned their right of protection into the depths at the scene of the disaster on June 23 that the with seven ships expected inunder "force majeure." Instead of payoff. Ships due in the port in photopraphs were obtained. One of the photos showed the tail finding safe harbor they allowed transit are the Young American, transit. section of the Thresher, including the stem draft numbers, the Harry "Popeye" Cronin, who re­ themselves to get tangled up in a Wild Ranger. San Francisco, Steel stern planes and the topside rudder. Navigator, Ocean Dinny and the tired on an SIU pension last year, complicated jurisdictional situation. Another showed tho conning tower—called the "sail" in sub­ dropped by the Hall to see some Steel Artisan. marine parlance—with the Thresher's number, 593, and one of the of his old shipmates and to catch R. W. Corns just blew into the wing-like planes on the conning tower. Bay Area from New Orleans. He up on the latest scuttlebutt. He Commenting on the operation, Paul H. Nitze, Secretary of the says retired life, which he is very Navy, said it had "resulted in a significant improvement of the happy with, is made that much Navy's capability to search out and inspect objects in ocean depths happy by the pension check he approaching 10,000 feet." finds in his mailbox every month. Leroy Donald registered a few weeks ago and was ready to ship right out. Then when getting a bit vP:;;of exercise by playing basketball, he tripped and hurt his foot. He CHICAGO—The SIU United In- has been unable to work since dutrial Workers Local 300 has won then, but hopes to ship out as a a new three-year contract for work­ cook again as soon as the injury ers at the Cinch Manufacturing mends. BALTIMORE—Senator Daniel B. Brewster (D.-Md.), a Ray Austria, who sails in the member of the Senate Commerce Committee has predicted Company here. The pact, already approved by the membership, will steward department, shipped last that the next session of Congress will completely reevaluate guarantee wage increases arid other as chief cook on the Eagle Voy­ substantial improvements for Cinch ager. After suffering a back in­ the government's merchant jury while in the Gulf he had to marine subsidy program, with crease . . . the size of our Ameri­ employees. can-flag merchant fleet. An initial wage boost, retroactive get off the ship. He is ready to "It requires that we examine to June 1, will be followed by a work now, however, and plans to an eye towards revising sub­ carefully foreigri-flag or runaway second wage increase next year. A take the first cook or baker's job sidy laws. wage re-opener clause makes pro­ that shows up on the board. "We will reopen this thing from flag operations. Seattle "It requires that we study closely vision for negotiations for a third top to bottom," Senator Brewster The shipping picture in Seattle said in remarks after delivering an the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 raise in the final year of the agree­ and our present subsidy program. is still slow, and expected to re­ ment. "It requires that we be pre­ Other contract benefits include main that Way for a while longer. address to the Baltimore Port the establishment of a safety com­ Payoffs in the last period included Council, Maritime Trades Depart­ pared to amend, revise or discard programs or policies outdated by mittee with a union observer as a the Young America, Seattle, and ment, AFL-CIO. The Maryland legislator is a changing conditions." The first distinct photos of member, elimination of the 15-day the Ames Victory. Expected to The Senator also declared that escape clause, and a reevaluation pay off in ihe next period are the recent appointee to the Senate the wreckage of the nuclear of the duties of the company's dock Overseas Rosa, Halcyon Panther Commerce Committee, which deals he is opposed to any legislation submarine Thresher were with merchant marine leislation. that would establish compulsory workers. Also the weekly bonus and the Hercules Victory. taken with the complex He said that legislation to change system, as spelled out in the last arbitration procedures in the Hanley Knaflich, an oldtimer in photographic device called contract, will be posted for all the SIU, is on the beach right now, the subsidy program would prob­ maritime industry. He called such the "Fish," shown being workers to see. Formerly workers but is looking to ship again as ably be introduced in the next procedures "completely repugnant had not been informed of how soon as the right job shows up on session but declined to give any to the democratic concept" and lowered for an 8,000 foot details as to its content. warned that compulsory arbitra­ bonuses were computed by the the board. dive. The camera device company. In his prepared speech. Senator tion would "destroy the basic right Carl Johnson, also an SIU" oldwas operated by the Naval Earlier this year, the UIW beat timer. is out of drydock, his mates Brewster said that "the success of to bargain freely—a right which supply ship Mizar which off a raiding attempt at the com­ will be happy to hear. He says he the port (Baltimore) and of the is established and protected under carried the latest in under­ pany by the United Electrical is now ready to ship to just about American position as a trading laws pas.sed by the Congress of the water search gear. Workers In an NLRB election. power requires that ... we in­ United States. anywhere. Thresher's Wreckage Found At 8,400 Feet 5IU-UIW Wins New Pact (ms:vmij06 Sen. Brewster Predicts Sea Subsidy Evaluation •' . �Page Tea SEAFARERS LOG OeMVerlt, ItM Runaways Number Half Of U.S. Fleet WASHINGTON—Over 32 percent of ships owned or con­ trolled by American companies are now flying foreign flags, QUESTION: What was tlie moat according to the latest Maritime Administration study on exciting World Series that yon re­ member? (Asked during tibe 1064 runaway shipping. This huge-*Overtime For Oilers Clarified percentage represents almost as tax havens for U.S. shipowners World Series). • The selection of questions sent into the Union OTer the last period half the number of privately- who wish to avoid providing their By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. covers a wide range of various shipboard beefs. .The first was sent in owned vessels In the U.S. merchant crews with adequate wages and Dave Garrod! The Series that I by tViiiam S. Alien, black gang delegate on the Producer. working conditions showed little can't forget was back in 1950 when marine fleet. the Philadelphia Government officials Justify the change since June, 1963. Liberia Question: "I am the Engine Room Delegate aboard the Producer. It Phillies took on is a T-2 converted to a bulk carrier. The Oilers are to remain on large number of ships in runaway still led the list of runaway registry the Yankees. I'm watch and the question has come up about dividing the overtime and status by pointing to the theory nations with 147 vessels. United a die-hard Phil­ of "effective control," which sup­ Kingdom was second with 111, fol­ how to work the watches." lies fan, and Answer: Equalization of overtime applies to maintenance overtime posedly returns these vessels to lowed by Panama with 87, Nether­ even though they only, not watchstanding. Therefore this section of the contract would U.S. control in the event of a na- lands with 21 and Honduras with lost that year, not apply in the case you cite in your question. If the Oilers stand t i o n a 1 emergency. However, as 14. the thrill of see­ The MA study revealed that watch in port, they may be required to stand eight hours on and 10 recent political upheavals in Latin ing them trying hours off. Any watches stood between 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. are payable American countries such as Pan­ there were 31 ships of 1.1 million for the world ama and Honduras, where many gross tons under construction in at the overtime rate. champion ship Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article IV, Section 2: runaways are registered, have foreign shipyards by affiliates con­ was the thing that made that se­ shown, there is no guarantee that trolled by U.S. companies. This "EQUALIZATION OF OVERTIME. Overtime for men of same rating shall be equalized as nearly as possible." Article IV, Section 7, fourth these nations would permit these statistic contrasts with 49 merchant ries a real standout. 4" 4" t paragraph: "On day of arrival any part of a sea watch from midnight vessels to revert to the "effective ships totaling 606,790 gross tons Angel Rojas: The 1963 Dodgerbeing built or on order in the until 8 A.M. shall constitute a complete watch. This shall not apply to control" of the U.S. The MA report disclosed that United States as of July 1, 1964. Yankee World Series was the most men who are to stand donkey watch. When such arrival occurs on a exciting one in Saturday, Sunday or Holiday, overtime shall only be paid for hours 458 ships owned or controlled by The Government survey showed years. Remember American companies are registered actually worked on such watch.• that there has been a major decline how the mighty in 17 countries outside the United When watches are not broken in restricted to the ship by the pay­ States. There were 968 privately- in foreign shipyard orders since Yankees were port and vessel's stay exceeds 24 ment of overtime for the period owned ships flying the U.S. flag as 1958. In that year there were 165 supposed to rack ships being built abroad, but this hours in port, overtime shall be of the restriction." of June 30th, according to the MA figure dropped to 43 in 1963 and up another Se­ ries victory, but Brother Hoggie is also respon­ report. This means that the run­ paid for all watches stood after h e Dodgers sible for the next question con­ away fleet was just about half as to 31 as of June 30, 1964. 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. after 24 cerning discharging a cargo at sea. Of these 31 foreign-built ships, came through big as the number of vessels reg­ hours. If watches are broken in 28 were tankers and three were and won it four Question: "Discharging cargo at istered in the U.S. a port after Waving been main­ bulk carriers. straight? I'll The total of 458 runaways repre­ sea, to two T-2 tankers at the tained for a period of time, over­ The MA study covered commer­ never forget how Sandy Koufax time shall be paid for all watches same time. One of each side of the sented a decline of Ave from last cial vessels of 1,000 gross tons or struck out 15 men in one game. year's figure, but an increase of 47 ship while going at the spead of siood between time of arrival and over, owned by affiliates of U.S. 4*4 since 1958. 14 knots; each tanker 25 feet away breaking watches. This shall not Tony Token I'd pick another companies. The ranking of countries serving apply when the crew is being paid from us. This is something that Series the Cards played in almost overtime for standing watches. has not been done to any merchant 20 years ago as This excludes men standing don­ tankers that I know of. (Sorry that the one that gels I have no picture of this, it would key watches." my vote for allThe following question about have been worth it to have.) Is it time thrills. Any­ overtime for the day men and the being restricted to ship while in one who watched port was sent in by John Hoggie, watch on deck?" the Tigers take Answer: Several years ago we ship's delegate on the Western the Red Birds reached agreement with the com­ Comet. By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President that year will pany relative to this operation. Question: "Restriction to ship. The refueling operation shall com­ never forget how While in the port of Naha, laying mence when the cargo hoses are Mickey Cochran at anchorage, we did pass quaran­ hooked up and shall continue until ran all the way tine but did not pass Immigration, the cargo hoses are unhooked from More tears were shed for the decline of the U.S. maritime industry hO'me from first on a single by but they were discharging cargo to the vessel. Overtime shall be paid at the recent American Merchant Marine Conference of the Propeller Goose Goslin. a small tanker and a barge to those crewmembers actually en­ Club in New York, but nothing positive came out of it except that some 4 4 4 Bill Weaver: The most exciting to light the ship up so that gaged in the discharge of cargo at of the factors contributing to the industry's plight were acknowleged. it will be able to get to the dock sea between the hours of 0800 and The case in point came in an interview with Maritime Administrator World Series for me was when the in the morning. I claim ttiat it is 1700, regardless of whether or not Nicholas Johnson prior to his appearance before the group on the Pirates sent the overtime for the crew and that we they are on watch. Firemen, Conference's last day, as he squashed hopes for any increase or exten­ Yanks down to defeat in 1960. were restricted to the ship when Watertenders and Oilers who are sion of ship subsidies in the near future. we should have had shore leave, actually engaged in the working of Alluding to the economy-minded attitude of Congress at the present You'll never find under the Tanker Agreement, Sec­ cargo after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m. time, MA Chief Johnson stated "From a realistic political point of view a more dramatic climax of any tion 33 a and g. This was ck'd by on weekdays, shall be entitled to I don't think I can sell it right now." game as the time the Captain. Then the Chief En­ overtime. The fact, of course, is not whether the Government can afford to gineer put his two cents in and Reference: Standard Tanker help stop the decline of the U.S. maritime industry but whether it can when Kubek couldn't handle said that he was disputing this Agreement, Article II, Section 33 afford not to. With the fleet declining steadily and rushing daily toward time for the Black Gang . . ." (a): "Port time shall commence mass obsolescence it is time to stop this kind of false economy which that grounder, giving MazerowAnswer: The port time provi­ when the vessel is properly se­ risks leaving the nation without any maritime industry at all. ski a chance to belt one out of the sions of the Agreement would not cured at a dock or when moored in Later, in his speech, Johnson touched on the fundamental issue park to win it for the Pirates. apply. Based on the information a harbor for the purpose of under­ contained in your question, it going repairs, lay up, or for the in discussing the sad plight of maritime. "Our goal is a more adequate E. R. (JenT) Hauser: I'll go all would appear that the vessel was purpose of loading or discharging and economic merchant marine," he said, but added "we are operating the way back to 1914 when Boston anchored for less than 24 hours cargo to or from pipelines, light­ under a detailed legislative char--f defeated the before proceeding to a berth. ers, barges or other ve.s.sels, ex­ ter which will soon be 30 years are those entrusted with the re­ Philadelphia A's Therefore, Article II, Section 33 cept as provided in this agree­ old." What he referred to is the sponsibility of keeping the econ­ Merchant Marine Act of 1936. for the World omy healthy. Passing the buck and a and e would apply. AVith refer­ ment." Series that I'll "If the experience of those 30 crying over a terrible siutation is ence to the restriction to ship 'e) "Vessels laying at anchorage never forget. which resulted from the delay in after obtaining quarantine clear­ years has not shown us the path not action and will never solve the Boston came all r'earance by Immigration, Article ance shall be considered awaiting of improvement, surely our eyes problem. the way from IT, Section 35 would apply and the berth and port time provisions have been closed," he said. The ineffectual, cynical, and last place on July company will have to furnish the shall apply after the expiration of Actually, the SIU has been pro­ often downright destructive man­ 4th to take the proof described in this section of 24 hours except in cases where the viding eye-openers on what is ner in which supposedly respon­ flag and sweep the Agreement. vessel is unable to proceed to a wrong with U.S. maritime for sible Government agencies treat the A's four Reference: Article II, Section dock or other anchorage due to years now—although very few in the needs of the U.S. maritime in­ straight. That was the year that 35. RESTRICTION TO SHIP. weather conditions or impediments Government would listen and no­ dustry was also clearly pointed up Connie Mack produced his famous body would act to alleviate the at the Propeller Club conference $100,000 infield. "When a vessel has been in a for­ to navigation." eign port where the crew was re­ In submitting questions and problems. The fact that the Mer­ in a speech by Laurence Walrath, 4 4 4 stricted to the ship and the com­ work situations for clarification, chant Marine Act of 1936 is dan­ a Commissioner of the Interstate Joe Brown: Everybody knows pany claims that this restriction delegates and crews are reminded gerously outdated has been repeat­ Commerce Commission, who, in an that last year's series was the most was enforced by the Government once again to provide as much edly pointed out by the SIU. Year attempt to cover up the uncon­ exciting ones on of the port visited, the company detail as possible setting forth the after year however, no action has scionable behavior of the ICC in the record books. regularly supporting cut-throat When the Bums will produce a copy of the govern­ circumstances of any dispute. Be­ been forthcoming. ment restriction order when the sides those mentioned, some of the The legislation under which the rate cutting by the railroads de­ knock out the crew is paid off. A letter from the members who were sent clarifi­ U.S. maritime industry operates is signed to drive competing water Yankees four company's agent will not be suffi­ cations on wious subjects during many years behind the times and carriers out of business, passed the straight, you cient proof of the existence of the past few days included the no longer represents the needs of buck all over the lot. know there will such order. If the company is un­ following: Oliver N. Myers, Om­ the industry. But simply blaming In effect, Walfath blamed the be plenty of able to produce such an official nium Freighter; Frank Hon, Ocean the outdated legislation will not domestic ship lines for the reg­ excitement. But, order from the government of the Dinny; J. E. Elwell, deck delegate. solve the problems. Legislation is ular favoritism displayed toward that pitching, es­ country involved and is unable to Western Clipper; W. L. Holland, passed to serve a purpose and the railroads by the ICC. He urged pecially Sandy satisfy the Union of the validity Seattle; Andrew McCloskey, York, when it no longer serves that pur­ the industry to provide better rec­ Koufax, added up to a stack of of such restrictions, the crew shall and Robert G. Marrero, Orion pose it should be changed. The ords to the ICC to help the reg- thrills that no one is going to for­ be compensated for having been]Hunter. people to bring about that change get in a hurry. (Continued on pag6 18) Action Needed In iVIarltlme �OAMMT in 1H4 SEAFARERS LOG "Aground" FIRST PRESSMEN ENDORSEMENT TO JOHNSON-HUMPHREY— For the first time In their 75 year history the Printing Pressmen's Union has given its backing to candidates for President and Vice Presi­ dent—Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert H. Humphrey. The unprecedented action came at the union's 73th anniversary convention in Washington. The gathering was addressed by AFL-CIO President George Meany, who said: "There can be no doubt what the election of Barry Goldwater would mean to the working men and women of this country. His record speaks for Itself." Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz, who also addressed the Pressmen's convention, said of Goldwater: "The GOP candidate's attitude toward jobs, social security and education give the voter a choice between the whole meaning of freedom and the opposite of freedom." $1 COPE 'FACT SHEET' LIST IMPRESSIVE—Millions of copies of campaign literature prepared by COPE, the political arm of the AFLCIO, have been distributed to trade union members and their families and friends across the nation. COPE has prepared 11 different leaflets for use in th > campaign. They deal with peace, jobs, "right to work," unions, Johnson-Goldwater quotes on 20 important issues, Goldwater's anti-union program, control of nuclear arms and other aspects of the crucial 1964 elections. Also included are copies of the Republican candidate's voting record In the Senate. The literature is being present­ ed to Americans by every available means—mail, door-to-door and distribution at union meetings and other places where American work­ ers and their families congregate. •t i "t TRAINMEN'S CONVENTION BACKS JOHNSON-HUMPHREY— Joining In labor's drive to Insure the defeat of Goldwaterism In November, the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen has given its en­ dorsement to the Johnson-Humphrey ticket. Meeting in convention In Miami Beach, the 1,100 delegates voted to endorse the Democratic ticket and work for it In every possible way. In addition, the convention, through its president, Charles Luna, offered a vote of thanks to Presi­ dent Johnson for his efforts in solving the dispute over work rules on the railroads. Canton, Ohio has become the 38tli city In the United States to enact an ordinance curbing the use of professional strikebreakers in labor disputes. The ordinance was approved after an 18-month campaign in behalf of its passage by members of the Typographical Union and Majority Leader Daniel E. Myers of the Canton City Council. The Screen Actors Guild has signeJ an 18-month contract with Subscription Television, Inc., which operates pay tv stations in San Francisco and the Santa Monica-Los Angeles area. The con­ tract provides for minimums of $100 per day and $350 per week for actors used by the company in filming motion pictures for Its net­ work. Actors will receive a mini­ mum of $150 per program. Nego­ tiations are continuing on a formula for additional compensa­ tion for continued use of films In which the actors appear. The formula will be based on specified periods of use and an Increase in the number of subscribers to STV's service. 4A three-year agreement provid­ ing 18 cents hour in wages in­ creases and more in fringe bene­ fits was reached between Armour & Co., mcatpackers, and its 12,000 employees who are members of the Packinghouse Workers and Meatcutters Union. The n^w con­ tract, still subject to ratification by" the membership, will up pen­ sions and life insurance and pro­ vide a major medical insurance program for workers and their families. Retained in the new con­ tract is a provision for cost-ofliving increases. Most of the af­ fected workers live in the mld- • west • • '• ,• Police and firemen of Waterbury, Connecticut, have voted to unionize under a new state law permitting municipalities to bar­ gain collectively with their em­ ployees. In secret balloting, 82 per cent of the 225 firemen voted to join the AFL-CIO Fire Fighters Union, and 78 per cent of the 250 lawmen chose to affiliate with the State, County and Municipal Em­ ployees Union, the state AFL-CIO reported. i. The Railroad Trainmen, meeting at Miami in convention, called upon President Jidmson to help terminate the long-standing labor dispute on the Florida East Coast Railway and restore service to the level existing before Jan. 23, 1963. The 1,100 delegates authorized a request for Johnson's personal in­ tervention with all dispatch and the full use of the power at his com­ mand. The Trainmen noted that Florida East Coast counties have been deprived of railway passen­ ger, mail and express service by rail management's refusal to come to terms with employes. Nearly 2,000 union workers have been un­ employed since the dispute started. 4f 4* The Railway Patrolmen meeting in New York at their 19th conven­ tion, have approved the chartering of three new local unions in the Minneapolis area and has reported membership gains in two other areas. Members were informed that the union has been certified as bargaining agent for members at the Portland, Ore., freight terminal, and on the Northern Pacific Rail­ way. In other union business dele­ gates from 35 local unions re­ elected Pres. William J. Ryan and Secretary-TreasuCer Cecil Smithson for another tWo-year term and voted to hold the next-convention in Cleveland. I i . I, •• 1 ,I 1 ' The oceans of words and libraries full of studies, surveys and reports offered up by lawmakers and officials in Washington have not helped to pull the U.S. maritime indus­ try from the shoals of neglect and bad pol­ icy. Our fleet still gets smaller in strength and size yearly, while jobs in the industry decrease. Shipbuilding, the backbone of the maritime trade, suffers also, with shipyards working at about 60 percent of capacity. New vessels are highly specialized and highly automated. They are built to run as cheaply as possible on only the most lucra­ tive routes. The tramps are in trouble as always, the bulk carriers are not doing well and the U.S.-flag tanker trade continues its unabated rush to the runaway registries. Government financed or generated car­ goes, intended by Congress to move in Amer­ ican ships, have fallen to vessels of other flags. 1 The parade of ships to runaway-flag na­ tions can and should be stopped by the gov­ ernment. The myth of "effective control" is just that, and the nation must have a strong merchant fleet, manned by American crews, if we are to meet the world emergencies which may lie ahead. On the home front, the Maritime Admin­ istration can do much by straightening out its willy-nilly subsidy program and ade­ quately enforcing the rules on the shipment of government financed or generated car­ goes to see to it that American-flag vessels get their fair share. Such measures would be a beginning for our maritime industry, a beginning that would have as its end a strong and prosperous U.S. seapower. Don't Be Misled As the election campaign heats up in its final weeks, the charges will flow more free­ ly and be of a wilder nature. Already, GoldOur coastwise carriers are beset by the water has accused Johnson of being "soft rate-cutting antics of the railroads, and can on Communism" and of leading a "fascist" find no real relief from the railroad-oriented Democratic party, and it looks as if there Interstate Commerce Commission, which will be more of that sort of talk to come. seems bent on weakening the once healthy The smart voter learns to separate the chaff fleet. of election time smears from the r'^al issues before the nation. Those issues remain when The situation on the Lakes is also deterio­ the name-calling has died down, and the rating. While our fleet grows older and less way we can find out more about them is efficient, its number decreasing yearly, for­ by paying attention to the serious side of eign operators are moving more and more the campaign. Goldwater's record speaks for itself. Goldwater's anti-labor, anti-hu­ cargo in the region. man welfare attitude stands out despite the cover-up of loose talk he tries to mask it What the maritime industry needs at this with. In less than a month's time U.S. citi­ point is not more studies and sympathy, how­ zens will have the chance to show that they ever, it is action—action that can only,/be understand the real issues when they cast their votes. , , taken by the U,S. Government. �Page Twdve O SEAFARER needs to be told that the U.S. mari­ time industry has been in a steep decline since N the end of WW II. Entering any port, he can see this plainly by looking at the names and registries of the vessels around him. Fewer American-flag ships have been putting to sea with each passing year. The U.S. emerged from World War II as the greatest merchant marine power in the world. Our merchant fleet, greater than the fleets of all other maritime nations combined, then numbered some 2,332 privately-owned vessels, of which 1,890 were engaged in foreign trade and 442 in domestic trade. Today our entire active oceangoing merchant fleet numbers less than 900 privately-owned vessels and the percentage of our trade carried on these vessels has declined even further. To the nation this means a weakening of our national eecurity and tremendous gaps in our defense structure. To Seafarers it means all that plus a loss of job security. What is the cause of this situat'ran? A continuing study made by the SlU to help reverse this downward trend of the U.S. maritime industry and protect Seafarer's jobs highlights a number of key issues. THE SUBSIDY QUESTION Today there are about 318 subsidized vessels operated by 15 American shipping companies. In otner words only one-third of the U.S.-flag merchant fleet is being helped by the subsidy program and the whole remainder of the fleet, some 600 vessels, including the increasingly important dry cargo tramps and bulk carriers, are being totally ignored and allowed to wither. Even among the 15 subsidized companies, six of the 15 have received about 76 percent of all the operating differential subsidies given out. The picture is further complicated by the shift in U.S. trade patterns. The total foreign trade of the U.S. during 1962 totalled 293,686,000 long tons. Of this huge volume, U.S. ships carried only 27.945,000, or a tiny 9.5 percent. With the shifts in U.S. trade patterns however, liner type cargoes now make up only 16 percent of all U.S. foreign cargoes, so the subsidized liners actually wound up carrying a microscopic 3.5 percent of all commercial cargoes. For this, they got all of the available subsidy money. Govern.ment-Generated Cargoes The liner segment has also been getting about IV/i percent of the total Government-generated cargoes as well. The cargo preference laws .were passed to help the dry cargo tramp, bulk carrier and tanker segments of the fleet which do not get subsidies. It hasn't worked out that way however, thanks to the Government agencies involved. IWismanagenient by supposedly responsible Government agencies has given the subsidized operators yet another boon denied to other segments of the industry. These subsidized lines can deposit monies in tax-free reserve funds for purposes of ship replacement. But the rest of the industry isn't allowed to do this and their vessels are rapidly approaching mass obsolescence. Subsidies are necessary to help the U.S. maritime industry stand up against low wage, low maintenance foreign competition, and to provide the defense and economic strength necessary to maintain national security. But a realization of changing trade patterns and more intelligent handling of the subsidy program is immediately necessary. Despite the huge expenditure of subsidy money over the years, there is little doubt that the subsidized segment of the industry would still be in financial trouble except for the money it gets from Government-generated cargoes which were Intended to aid the unsubsidized segments of the industry. This disproportionate amount of aid given to liners, actually amounting to a triple subsidy, is going to a segment of the industry which has been steadily declining in importance in the general picture of our foreign trade. It is time this fact was recognized by the responsible Government agencies. SEAFARERS LOG October IC, ISM Obsolete Policies, Governmenial Neglect Are At Base Of US. Shipping Problems THE UNSUBSIDIZED BERTH LINE PROBLEM Under present conditions It Is virtually impossible for the unsubsidized berth line operator to survive. Berth line operators are those which make regularly scheduled sailings on designated trade routes. The subsidized liners are berth line operators which get government subsidy money to help make their operations profitable. The overpowering problems faced by the unsubsidized berth line operators is demonstrated by the fact that thriee of these operations have gone bankrupt within the past year. Many of the inequities of U.S. maritime policy and administration came into play in the death of these companies. Stricter and more reasonable enforcement of cargo preference laws, to put Government-generated cargoes in the holds of the vessels which need them most, would have aided these companies. The Govern­ ment agencies administering these laws failed to do this however. Legislation allowing non-subsidized lines to set aside tax-free funds to help build new ships to replace obsolete vessels would have aided these com­ panies. Such legislation was never passed, however. FMC Regulations Forcing foreign-flag lines to comply with regulations and order of the Federal Maritime Commission, as U.S.flag lines are required to do at great hardship and expense, would have been a big help to these companies. American-flag operators must give the FMC vast amounts of documents, records, financial reports, rate information and other data on their operations. All this paperwork costs the U.S. operators a great deal of money which the foreign-flag operators don't have to lay out. This represents a terrific money drain on the American oper­ ators who are finding it hard to compete with low-wage foreign-flag operators anyway. But the FMC has con­ stantly knuckled-under to the refusal of these foreign-flag operators to supply data on their operations as the American operators must. Giving these unsubsidized companies a better share of military cargoes would have aided them. Instead the intent of the 50-50 laws was thwarted by supposedly responsible Government agencies. All of these and many more factors entered into the death throes of the unsubsidized berth line operators. Changes in maritime policy, change in administration, and up-to-date studies of today's trade patterns are necessary to prevent the entire maritime industry from following the unsubsidized berth line operations into bankruptcy. % THE DRY CARGO TRAMPS AND BULK CARRIERS This is the segment of the Industry on which the sur­ vival of the entire industry possibly hinges. Like the rest of the U.S. maritime industry, the dry cargo tramps and bulk carriers are being faced with annihilation under present policies. In 1937, bulk cargoes, dry and liquid, made up 67 percent of U.S. waterbdrne trade while packaged linertype cargoes constituted 43 percent. But by 1962 U.S. trade patterns had changed so that bulk cargoes rose to 83.4 percent of our overseas trade, while packaged liner-type cargoes had declined to only 16.6 percent. But because our subsidy and maritime policy was allowed to fall so fai* behind modern needs, although bulk cargoes now make up almost 84 percent of our total foreign trade, American-flag ships are carrying only 5 percent of these cargoes, the remaining 95 percent going to foreign and runaway-flag vessels. Runaway-flag Liberian and Pana­ manian ships carry more than four times as much U.S. foreign cargo as U.S. ships; Norwegian-flag ships alone carry one and a half times as much; British and mis­ cellaneous flags between them carry over three times the volume of cargo carried by American flags. Lack of recognition of modern trade patterns ha? led our Ameri­ can-flag dry cargo tramp and bulk-carrying fleet to the brink of obsolescence and bankruptcy. The cause of the steady decline of this increasingly vital segment of our maritime industry can be traced to many factors in our obsolete maritime policy. 1936 Merchant Marine Act Subsidy provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 have been badly administered to deny subsidy aid for the construction of new bulk carriers. Cargo prefer­ ence laws, specifically designed to aid this unsubsidized segment of the industry have not been properly enforced, denying them the cargoes which should rightfully be theirs. Here the Department of Agriculture is the prime offender, and if the U.S. maritime industry does finally pass away completely, it will be the Agriculture Departjnent which has shoveled the most dirt Into the grave. The consistent record of the Department of Agriculture indicates that its main interest is in spending monies on its own program and in conserving funds meant for the American merchant marine by carrying out Its own devious scheme of seeing to it that "no more than 50 percent" of tne cargoes shall move in American-flag ships, rather than the "at least 50 percent" required by the cargo preference laws. Foreign Supply Missions The Agriculture Department seems determined to destroy the U.S. maritime industry. The scandalous oper­ ation of the various foreign supply missions have, with the blessings of the Agriculture Department, imposed terms and conditions in charter parties and used other unfair practices against American-flag vessel operators which are defeating the entire purpose of the cargo preference program as far as unsubsidized American tramp operators are concerned. These Agriculture De­ partment-sanctioned tactics by the foreign supply mis­ sions have caused irreparable Injury to the American merchant marine. The tactics of the Indian supply mission are a classic example. India Is far and way the biggest recipient of Public Law 480 grain cargoes designated by law to be hauled in American bottoms to aid the U.S. maritime industry. Yet the Indian supply mission has done everything in Its power to discourage American-flag ships from par­ ticipating in can-ying these cargoes with the aid of the Agriculture Department. Merchant Fleet Decline Threatens �October 16. 1964 Any Seafarer who has made the graiii run to India has experienced long waits, sometimes of over three weeks, while his ship stood outside an Indian port waiting for permission to unload its cargo of P.L. 480 grain. This is but one of the Indian supply mission's tactics for discouraging U.S.-flag participation in the carriage of P.L. 480 grain cargoes. Hold-Ups, Delays First of all, the Agriculture Department allows the Indian supply mission to refuse to pay the U.S.-flag shipowner any compensatory demurrage rate when his vessel is delayed due to a fault of the chartering party, the Indian supply mission. In many instances the fact is that the Indian supply mission refuses to pay any demurrage at all. This is in complete opposition to the normal maritime pro­ cedure of paying the snips operator for time he loses because of the charters, or, as in this case the Indian mission. Then the Agriculture Department gives the supply mission the option of ordering the vessel to dis­ charge at any safe port on the west coast of India or two safe ports on the east coast. This allows the mission to use this extraordinary leeway to discourage U.S.-flag operators from entering the trade. American-flag vessels are ordered only into extremely congested ports where they have long waits before unloading (without any payment of demurrage) while foreign-flag vessels are ordered Into uncongested ports where they can unload im­ mediately and be on their way profitably. Recently for example, the Indians ordered one American ship Into the strikebound port of Vizagapatam in spite of the fact that Calcutta was strikefree. This made it necessary tor the American vessel to wait in the strikebound port for three weeks without payment of demurrage. Another device of the Indian supply mission which Is sanctioned by the Agriculture Department, con­ trary to normal maritime practice, is the provision that 90 percent of the freight on these P.L. 480 grain shipments shall be paid after the arrival of the cargo in India. This requires the American owner to finance the shipment in advance, con­ trary to normal practice, and wait, possibly months, for payment. The regular, accepted procedure is for the ship operator to be paid 90 percent of the freight in advance. The situation has gotten so bad that several American-flag tramp operators have gone bankrupt while carrying these Cargo ^ Preference cargoes, which were Intended to aid i U.S.-flag tramps. i| THE INDEPENDENT AMERICAN-FLAG TANKERS AND RUNAWAYS U.S. tanker cargoes during 1962 totaled 40 percent of all U.S. cargoes. But American-flag tankers carried only 4.2 percent of this volume. At the end of 1962 this is the situation which prevailed: The U.S. had the oldest tanker fleet afloat; we stood in fourth place among the world's maritime nations in terms of T-2 carrying capacity; more than two-thirds of the U.S. privately owner tankship fleet was registered with foreign-flags —in other words they were runaways. The decline of the American-flag tanker fleet can be traced directly to the skyrocketing growth of the runawayflag fleets operated by the major American oil companies. These companies, for the sake of ever greater profits^ remove their tankers from American registration and hoist the so called "flags of convenience" to take advan­ tage of loopholes in U.S. tax laws, escape from paying SEAFARERS decent wages to the foreign nationals they employ and cut safety and maintenance costs to the bone. The tankships which remain under American registry have been waging a losing struggle against competition for cargoes from runaway operators, overland pipelines and foreign vessels. Yet they are allowed no subsidies and get no help at aU from U.S. government agencies. By 1962 independent American-flag tankers carried only 2.5 percent of the total U.S. tanker cargoes. The Suez Crisis A glut of American-flag tankers is competing for these remaining cargoes. Many of them were built at the time of the Suez Crisis, when the Nasser-inspired Egyptian takeover of the Suez Canal frightened the U.S. Government into paying some attention to the terrible condition of our tanker fleet, and into realizing the dangers of the situation. Our tanker construction program was far behind schedule when the Egyptian seizure of the Suez Canal threatened our oil supplies. We simply lacked the tanker tonnage to carry enough oil for our own needs. A crash program to build tankers was begun, but by the time the first of these tankers was launched the crisis was over. As usual, with the crisis ended, the U.S. Govern­ ment forgot all about these new tankers and left them to shift for themselves. Foreign-flags once more carry our oil supplies. From the standpoint'of national security this is a serious situation. Should Nasser turn on the heat again in Suez we could again be caught short on tankers and therefore on vital oil as well. In their desperation to get any kind of cargo, many independent American-flag tankers have entered the grain trade, further complicating the losing battle already being fought by the dry cargo tramp and bulk carrier fleets. This is a doubly dangerous fact as far as U.S. seamen's jobs are concerned because the graiu tonnage carried by one of the supertankers is equal to that of several C-2s, bringing about a corresponding loss in crewmen's jobs. THE PLIGHT OF COASTWISE AND INTERCOASTAL VESSELS In some ways the plight of the U.S. coastwise and Intercoastal fleet is the saddest of any segment of U.S. maritime. At the end of 1939 the domestic fleet consisted of 805 ships—568 in the coastwise trade, 165 in the intercoastal trade and 72 in non-contiguous operations, such as be­ tween the U.S. east coast and Puerto Rico. At the beginning of WW II, the coastwise and Intercoastal fleets supplied 36 percent of the ships and 33 percent of the tonnage requisitioned by the Government for wartime service. After serving their country bravely and well without complaint for the duration of the war, these vessels returned to find that their position had been so as. SHIPPING tULk ^7% Bvu<gSA% I9g7 r»C« TUrtcca LOG 19^2 undermined by the railroads and other modes of trans­ portation during their absence that they could no longer compete. The natural cost advantage of waterborne cargoes which are cheaper than rail cargoes was nullified by predatory, selective rate-cutting practices of the railroads. The very government to whose aid the domestic fleet had come in time of dire need turned, and continues to turn a deaf ear to all pleas for help. Almost always the Interstate Commerce Commission allows selective and predatory rate cutting by the railroads which has already just about driven the common carrier segment of the domestic fleet off the seas. The railroad-oriented ICC, for example, has consistently supported railroad rate cutting aimed at driving SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines, one of the few domestic operators remaining, out of business. As Seafarers know, Seatrain has already been forced to discontinue service to Savannah and New Orleans, and the railroads are stepping up their ICCBupported drive to destroy the line completely. Domestic Fleet Decline The railroads have been very successful with the help of the ICC. At the end of 1961 the domestic fleet had already declined from 805 to 363 vessels, of which 273 were in the coastwise trades, 31 in the intercoastal trade, and 59 in non-contiguous trades such as Hawaii and Puerto Rico. With predatory and destructive ICC-supported com­ petition from the railroads dealing body blows to what is left of the domestic carriers, the inconsistent and often antagonistic policies of the Maritime Administration do nothing to build confidence in the liiture of domestic shipping for prospective investors. The recent fiascoin which the MA changed horses in mid-stream over C-4 transfer policy is a perfect example of this. Instead of using the ship transfer polieies to help update and modernize the U.S. fleet, the MA instead makes the pro­ cedure as difficult and as costly as possible. THERE IS A SOLUTION A study of the decline of the U.S. merchant fleet leads to two basic conclusions as to the cause—the failure of our maritime policies to keep pace with the changing conditions of this ever-changing world, and the basically anti-maritime attitude of so many of those very govern­ ment agencies and administrators which are charged with the duty of preserving and strengthening the U.S. maritime industry. Through the President's Maritime Advisory Commit­ tee and before the Congress, the SlU has made numer­ ous recommendations for changes in U S maritime policy aimed at reversing the continuing downward trend of the US. maritime industry. • Subsidies, both operating differential and cons.lruction, should be extended to all segments of the maritime Industry, expecially those such as dry cargo tramps and bulk carriers whose relative importance in the total pic­ ture of U.S. trade has expanded enormously in recent years, but whose numbers have continued to dwindle. • There must be stricter and more reasonable enforce­ ment of cargo preference laws which could definitely help American-flag lines engaged in foreign trade were they not undermined by some of the Government agen­ cies administering such laws. • Enactment of legislation permitting non-subsidized lines the same tax benefits now available to subsidized lines should be begun immediately. In this way, unsubsidized lines could create cash reserves for construction or reconstruction and replacement of their rapidly aging fleets. • The loopholes in our tax laws which now make the registration of U.S.-owned vessels under the so-called "flags of convenience" such a profitable business should be closed for the good not only of U.S. maritime but for the good of the entire nation. • Foreign-fiag vessels operating in the U.S. trade should be made to comply with regulations and orders of the Federal Maritime Commission, in the same manner (Continued on page 16) National Security, U. S. Economy �SEdF'ARKnS Pag* F«infeea t04 Predict Jet Power To Turn Merchant Marine Turbines NEW YORK—The merchant marine Indu stry may bo standing on tho verge of a Jet age. Jet power, used to speed airplanes across continents, is now being tried on ships to speed them across the oceans, The Pratt & Whitney Divi­ lighter and taket less spac* in a practicality for marine use. The for the horsepower it delivers FT-4, for instance, required special sion of the United Aircraft ship (The FT-4 is only 29 feet long materials to prevent corrosion by Corporation has confirmed and weighs 13,400 pounds). Con­ salt water. Developed with Navy reports that it is engaging in talks with maritime industry leaders on the application of jet turbine power to the merchant marine. William J. Closs, manager of the turbine power and marine de­ partment of Pratt & Whitney, has predicted tliat within a few years jet travel by ship- will be a com­ mon occurence. The company is already con­ structing jet turbines for use by seagoing vessels, and engines have already been ordered by the mili­ tary for use on some new vessels. The largest project Pratt & Whitney has undertaken to date is in building and fitting twin FT-4 jet engines to the Coast Guard cutter Hamilton, now under con­ struction at Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans. The FT-4 power plants are marine variations of aircraft engines. The jet turbines will provide the 3.50-foot cutter with a speed of 29 knots, and wiil develop the equivalent of 30,000 maximum shaft horsepower. The Hamilton will still rely on a conventional power plant consisting of twin diesels. The jets wili be used for high speed, or boost, operations. In marine application, the hot gases from the jets would not blast out through an exhaust nozzle like in aircraft engines but would be channeled through a free turbine that would drive a conventional propeller. The advantages of a jet-powered vessel are many. Capital costs are lower, and the engine plant is OeMler IIM By Joseph B. Logiw, MD, Mtdieal Director Food Poisoning On Rise One of America's most highly respected scientiflo groups has charged In a recently Issued report that mild food poisoning Is becoming a com­ mon occurrence and that modem food processing methods are most iikeiy reeponsibie, as reported in the HEALTH BULLETIN. A special committee of tho National Academy of Sciences, charged with investigating food microbiology, points out that some of the most trols are simplified. help, the company found that the modern and up-to-date food processing methods are actually creating sulpur in Navy diesel fuel had a The prime drawback of marine food poisoning problems. The committee singled out low heat process­ jets at this time is the fact that tendency to combine with salt ing, freeze drying, packaging, automatic vending, pre-co<rfdng and cater­ they cannot operate on low-grade water, the resulting mixture being ing as possible culprits in the wave of diarrhea and flu-like conditions residual fuels, but require more damaging to the turbine's blades. which are striking with ever-increasing frequency. costly distillate fuels. Continued Special coatings had to be devel­ There has been a growing suspicion in recent years'that the packaged research, however, has qualified oped to protect the blades. foods in American supermarkets are becoming havens for salmonella, the engines for use with special One of the FT-4 marine Jet staphylococci, Clostridium and other organisms capable of causing both Navy diesel fuels and automotive engines was brought to the Naval mild and serious illnesses. The number of food poisoning cases re­ diesel fuel. Boiler and Turbine Laboratory in ported has continually increased, but health officers have realized" that Steam plants on most large ves­ Philadelphia, where it has com­ only a small fraction of such cases become part of the statistical record sels now operate on a fuel known pleted 1,000 hours of endurance of the health of our nation. The just released NAS report points out as Bunker C which is less refined testing under simulated sea condi­ that "individual bouts of gastro-enteritis are a commonplace fact of life and less costly. But big turbines tions. which, though admitted privately, are seldom reported officially unless in use in public service projepts Pratt & Whitney has also re­ the victims seek medical atten-4^— have been made to operate on a vealed that the Danish Navy has tion." Even then, says the report, methods, like dehydration, are less combination of distillate fuels aiid ordered two frigates to be powered specimens aren't taken and physi­ efficient at destroying bacteria. cruder oils, by the jet engines, also for high cians often don't ask questions de­ The NAS report suggests that Closs said, however, "the total speed use as an auxiliary to a signed to pinpoint the trouble. limits could profitably be set for The meager figures that are microbial contamination of the fol­ economics with . . . one [turbine! conventional power plant. The taking less room and producing turbines for the Jet engines will available, however, reveal that lowing classes of food: greater power because of its high be built in Sweden. water causes only three per cent • Frozen or dried foods in which thermal eflficiency give it great Smaller jet marine power of the cases and milk four per hazard has been demonstrated promise." plants, ranging down to 480 maxi­ cent. Ninety-three per cent are at­ (eggs, yeast, coconut). • Precooked frozen foods of a Other qualifications must be mum shaft horsepower, are also tributed to food, and fully half of the food-borne outbreaks reported moist or neutral nature (meat or made in the engine also to assure I in the development stage. since 1956 were traced to meat fish pies, prepared meals, cooked and poultry. The fatality rate of shellfish, cream pies and cakes). food poisoning is low, according • Precooked chilled foods (ca­ to the report—only six deaths per tered meals and commissary foods, thousand cases—but the toll exact­ salads and cream or custard-filled EXAMS THIS PERIOD: August 1 - August 31, 1964 ed in discomfort and time lost bakery goods). Port Seamen Wives Cliildren TOTAL from work is large. The U. S. armed forces have al­ Baltimore 151 33 23 207 The transformation that is ways had the protection of limits Houston 190 9 15 214 rapidly taking place in the way on bacterial contamination of their Mobile 67 11 20 98 food Is processed appears to be at food, but supermarket buyers do New Orleans 272 10 18 300 the root of the problem. Older not have this protection. The new New York 442 30 32 504 methods made liberal use of heat A copy of the National Academy and other steriiants as food preser­ of Sciences Publication 1195 may Philadelphia 212 24 22 258 vatives, so there was little need be obtained by writing to them at *San Juan 21 15 15 51 to worry about the bacterial pur­ 2101 Constitution Ave,, N, W., TOTAL 1,355 132 145 1,632 ity of the raw food used by pro­ Washington, D, C. The cost of this cessing plants. New preserving publication is $2,00 per copy. *7/21/64 to 8/20/64 SlU C/fn/c Exams—A// Porfs Reds Press For World Shipping Lead While the once thriving American - flag merchant con­ tinues on a (Jea(i-en(J course for the runaway backwaters and the doldrums of government neg­ lect, our enemies in the Soviet Union are making a spectacular bid for a leading place among the mari­ time giants of the world. The impressive and far-reaching communist drive covers the broad range of maritime activity—from the acquisition on new trade routes to the construction of a vast fleet of new merchant ships. It coincides with the efforts of the Russians to become a major power in world commerce. The danger of the "phenomenal" growth in Soviet maritime power over the last decade is made greater by the fact that it comes at a time when American-fiag shipping is at a low ebb that many experts expect to get even lower. Red Construction Boom Shipyards in the Western world as well as the communist block countries are booming with orders for new Rus­ sian tonnage while U.S. yards are oper­ ating at 50 percent of capacity. Ac­ cording to Edwin M. Hood, president of the Shipbuilders Council of Amer­ ica, as of May 1, the Soviets had 441 commercial vessels totaling 3.46 mil­ lion deadweight tons on order or under construction. At the same time, the U.S. had only 47 merchant ships total­ ing 725,000 deadweight tons on order or Under construction, . The Red lead in Ship construction tonnage (4i^ to 1) is further high­ lighted by the fact th^t thp. Soviets are spending'$1,3 billion for new ship­ ping alone at a time when total U.S. maritime appropriations amount to $100 million annually, or one-tenth of the Red outlay. In the past 13 years the size of the Russian merchant fleet has doubled. In the years 1961 and 1962 alone, the Reds added more than a million tons of new shipping to their total, accord­ ing to military expert Hanson W. Bald­ win, writing in the Atlantic Monthly. Merchant Vessel Lead The present Soviet oceangoing mer­ chant fleet consists of 1,000 vessels totaling five million tons. "Already the USSR actually operates in oceanic trade more merchant vessels than we do," says Baldwin. The continuing U.S. lead in tonnage (figured at nearly 23 million tons), which the Maritime Administration periodically points to as an excuse for inaction, is more a paper lead than anything else. It is, says Baldwin, "more apparent than real." The ma­ jority of U.S. tonnage is permanently laid up in the reserve fleet. The ships in the reserve fieet, almost all of World War II vintage, are overage and inefficient by modern standards. No one seriously expects that more than a few of them will ever see active duty again. Of our active fleet, which totals just over 900 vessels, about 90 percent of the dry cargo types and 55 percent of the tankers are more than 20 years old. It is a fleet. Hood says, that is "largely assuming a 'rustbucket' char­ acter." It is a fleetj furthermore, that shrinks in size every year at an aver­ age rate. of 310,000 tons, while the Soviet fleet has been averaging yearly increases of about 450,000 tons. In the current Lloyd's Register tally of shipbuilding nations, the U.S. ranks seventh, trailing Japan, Britain, Swe­ den, West Germany, France and Italy. Lloyd's list does not Include Russia or East Germany, the two major ship­ builders of the Red bloc, but the So­ viets would rank high if included. Just as important is the tonnage the Russians have on order'in Western shipyards. In recent months, the com­ munists have let formidable contracts for new bottoms with the shipbuilders of England and Japan. A good portion of the shipbuilding being carried on in Finland, Denmark, Poland, Yugo­ slavia and East Germany, all major shipbuilders, is for the Soviet fleet. Shipping Percentage High The Russians now carry 91 percent of their total foreign commerce in Redflag ships, while the U.S. maritime in­ dustry accounts for only 5 percent of our nation's commerce. Even if the formidable runaway flag shipping of American operators were added to our total, the U.S. world still move less than half of its commerce in U.S.owned ships. Meanwhile, the Soviets are contin­ uing with an expansion of their trade routes. Many world ports which never saw a Red-flag vessel until recent years are now seeing them in increasing abundance. Far from being satisfied with moving their own growing trade, the Russians, most experts agree, seem intent on entering the world shipping market. The Soviets have already made im­ pressive inroads in another vital, poiitically-loaded area that affects mer­ chant power. Rich in oil, they hay» .begun export to the countries of Africa, Asia and Western Europe, charging prices 10 to 20 percent below those on the world market. Their effort has been successful to the extent that Italy, a NATO country, today imports a sig­ nificant part of her oil from the Red bloc. To insure the delivery of this oil the Soviets are in the process of con­ structing over two million deadweight tons of tankers. Want Top Fieet The Soviet maritime push, taken as a whole, bodes nothing but trouble for the United States and the Free World in the years to come. Its "startling objective" is, according to Baldwin, "a seagoing merchant marine totaling somewhere between 20 million and 27 million tons of shipping in the 1975-80 period, the largest maritime fleet in the world." While there is little the United States can do to prevent the Reds from reaching their goal, we can, nevertheless, prevent our own mer­ chant fleet from falling into the second class status it is rapidly assuming. "We do not believe that our concept of the merchant marine should neces­ sarily be one of keeping up with the USSR," says shipbuilder Hood, but . "it should continue to follow the prin­ ciples laid down in the 1936 Merchant Marine Act." Unfortunately, the principles of the 1936 act have not been followed either wisely or well over the last two dpcades. With a good part of the blame failing on the problem of runaway flag operations. While the fiction of "effec­ tive control", is maintained by govern­ ment agencies, the. runaway fleets are growing bigger and running further away. �OeMkr 1#. MM SEAFARERS LOG Pare Fifteen SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD Located In the Persian Gulf, only a few miles from the eastern seaboard of Saudi Arabia, lies the island of Bahrein, the largest of a group of islands that com­ mand the entrance to the Gulf of Silwah and the Quatar Penmsula of Saudi Arabia. Manamah, the capital city of the British protectorate, is located on the northern shore of the island, near the eastern tip. On a site only 20 miles from Manamas is a large oil refinery of the Cal-Tex Oil Co. which is a frequent port of call for SIU supertankers such as the Mount Vernon Victory Md the Mount Washington. Tankers of the Western Tanker Co. also stop at the refinery quite fre­ quently, to discharge crude petroleum and take on re­ fined petroleum products. . The above photo of the downtown section of the city of Manamah shows the western Influence on the city in contrast to the middle east tradition. In the center Is the Friday mosque, one of the landmarks of the city. The two basic industries of the city are fishing and raising dates, although a number of the inhabitants are hired by the refinery. The island is mostly a rocky waste, however, with a few springs scattered through­ out which provides enough vegetation to support some small herds of goats and sheep. The water on the island coming from springs and freshwater springs located s>n <17 + Manamah harbor, is considered quite ill-tasting and takes some time to get used to. Pearl divers bring the fresh water from the harbor to the surface in goatskin bags. Manamah's harbor is quite shallow, and cargo ves­ sels, discharging the foods and other necessities of the ^habitants of the island, must use launches to unload. The refinery, however, has a wharf which is large enough for three or four supertankers and has under­ water facilities for unloading and loading petroleum products directly to and from the ships while anchored in the harbor. Seafarers visiting the capitol city will find a British atmosphere to the city, even though most of the build­ ing in the city are made in the traditional Arabic stvle. The city boasts several hotels, a large market place and various shops and small industries. Seafarers can find many good buys in the market place and some­ times find cameras and radios at a cost below that of the country in which they are manufactured. Manamah also has an airport, where the BOAC Club is located, and where Americans and Britains stop for a cool drink. Recent visitors to the city say that the Inhabitants of the city are very friendly aiid helpful. Dancers outside of the Palace of the Ruler of Bahrein celebrate the end of the Moslem month of fasting. The market place in Manamah will give Seafarers views like the above goldsmith, working his art in the open air. Supertankers such as the Mount Vernon Victory (above) are frequent visitors to the refinery located near the capltol city. Another landmark of the city of Manamah, above, is the Bah al-Bahreln Gate, located in the business sec this sW^cen^e' '"''"ence on the life of the 40.000 Inhabitants of the city is noticeable In �P«g« SIztecB SEAFARERS Ofltober U, im LOG Prop»Hmr CIvh Hman Seairain Offieial Finds Rail Rate Juggling ChokesDomesticShipping NEW YORK—Speaking out strongly against unfair rate manipulation by the railroads, John L. Waller, president of SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines, said that such rate juggling has brought about a stagnation in intercoastal and coastal oceanborne commerce. In an address before the"*^ the subsidized cargo liner* have 38th Annual Convention of the levels, making up for their losses been undercutting the tramps in by raising rates In areas where Propeller Club, Waller out­ there la no competition. The competition for government-gen­ lined the methods used by the railroads to drive domestic water carriers out of business. Ha said the rail lines select items of freight importance to the water carriers and cut rates to very low By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Gov't Heeds Consumer Complaints Housewives, wage-earners and representatives of community organi­ sations have had an unusual opportunity at a series of conferences to tell businessmen their complaints and buying problems. The confer­ ences have been sponsored by Esther Peterson, President Johnson's consumer assistant, in conjunction with local organizations at St. Louis, Salt Lake City and Detroit, with one in Atlanta also scheduled. These conferences have been useful in showing the wide extent of consumer problems, and that businessmen are beginning to regard these consumer complaints as serious and widespread. There has been a long and still sometimes persistent tendency among businessmen to belittle consumer complaints as stirred up by a handful of "profes­ sional consumers," or confined to just fringe rackets. But now the businessmen are getting worried on their own account. At the Great Lakes consumer conference, co-sponsored by the Michigan Credit Union League, which we covered, we counted four repre­ sentatives from the National Association of Manufacturers; two from national and local Chambers of Commerce; three from the largest soap and toiletries manufacturer, who is also the largest national advertiser; three from the local utility company, as well as actually hundreds of others from grocery chains, loan companies, large food manufacturers and distribulirs, advertising agencies and other businessess. For at the conference, the ordinary • consumers among the 1,500 people in attendance, were backed up by well-infoi'med and articulate representatives from labor unions, consumer co-ops, family service agencies and other community organizations. The representatives of the Michigan and Ohio state federation of labor proved to be power­ houses of facts and figures in stating their determination to secure a redress of the high installment fees and other overcharges working people pay out of their hard-won wage gains. water carriers must match the un­ erated cargoes. profitable and unfair rates or be "It is certainly not the intent of forced to abandon operations in our shipping statutes that subsi­ that cargo category. dized lines should be encouraged Another method used by the and allowed to compete with unrailroads, Weller said, was to raise subsidized vessels for the carriage rates on freight moving to ports of cargo preference freight," while lowering rates on routes Smith said, adding that the Cargo running parallel to those of water Preference Act was enacted to carriers. A third tactic used by assist unsubsidized carriers. the railroads is to offer volume In a third address to the Pro­ shippers very low rates if they peller Club convention. Vice Ad­ agree to ship all, or most, of their miral James Hirshfield, USCG freight by rail. (Ret.), president of the Lake Car­ riers Association, noted that ship ICC Relnctant All three devices are forbidden obsolescence was growing steadily BEVERLY, Mass.— The Ameri­ under Interstate Convmerce Com­ on the Great Lakes. He said that can Fisheries Advisory Committee mission regulations, Weller said, while the present fleet grows older held a three-day meeting here re­ but the ICC has shown over the and less efficient, there are no cently, Oct. 5, 6 and 7, to review years that it is most reluctant to new vessels being added to the Lakes fleet and none under con­ national and international prob­ restrain the rail carriers. struction. lems confronting the American "If the water carrier files a fishing industry. It will be useful to you In your own family management to know complaint, months and years are what were the most-frequent consumer problems and complaints re­ The committee also reviewed re­ consumed in commission hearings, ported at the conference by Individual consumers and representatives search and other programs spon­ examiners reports, division re­ of community organizations. sored by the Interior Department's ports, oral arguments and com­ Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. mission decisions. While all this The price of food proved to be a subject of controversy. People from Fishery developments in the goes on, the water carrier either the food industry tried to answer this complaint by quoting the U.S. New England area, in addition, loses the traffic or caiTies it at Agriculture Department to the effect that "food is a bargain," which were also discussed at the com­ unrenumerative rates," Weller is a worn-out promotional slogan used over and over by the department mittee's 18th meeting. The previ­ told the convention. through successive administrations. It was also argued that food now ous session was held in Hawaii The only solution to the prob­ takes a smaller share of wage-earners' income. last January. lem, Weller suggesited, was to ask But consumer representatives pointed out that food prices actually WASHINGTON—The Maritime Committee members include in­ Congress to change the Interstate Administration has approved the have gone up more than other non-food commodities such as appliances dividuals actively engaged in the Commerce Act and create legisla­ sale of SlU-Pacific District-con­ and clothing, and the only reasons food takes a smaller percentage of commercial fishing industry. They tion applying the concepta of the tracted Matson Line's passenger income today than in earlier years, is that (1) wage-earners have man­ advise the Interior Secretary on Sherman-Clayton and Robinson- ship Lurline to a British company, aged to win income increases and (2) farmers have helped restrain matters pertaining to the industry. Patman Acts under which other Chandris Ltd. for about $1.8. The food prices from further advances through currently higher production The committee was set up In American industries regulate their Lurline, renanted the Ellinis, will per acre by means of mechanization, improved fertilization techniques, 1935 under terms o.f the Salton- operations. operate between England and etc. In short, it isn't the food retailers and manufacturers who are Earl J. Smith, chairman of the New Zealand. scall-Kennedy Act which makes responsible for the fact that food prices now take a somewhat smaller Tramp Shipowners money available to the Interior American The MA approved the sale after share of Income, but unions and farmers. Department for research on do­ Association, who also addressed getting the OK of the Defense mestically produced fishery prod­ the Propeller Club, warned that and Navy departments. Approval the U.S.-flag tramp and tanker was given under several condi­ ucts and other programs. ^ The testing and tasting of Ir­ fleets are being ignored in mari­ tions, namely, that the Lurline radiated fishing products also was time legislation while the growth would be made available to the a feature of the three-day Beverly of subsidized cargo liner opera­ U.S. for a period of five years In tions is being fostered. He said the event that an emergency arose meeting. (Continued from page 13) during that time, th^ she would not be used for trade with Com­ as American-flag lines. This would be a big step toward leveling the munist bloc nations, that she competitive advantage now being enjoyed by foreign-flag lines over would not be chartered to aliens their American-flag counterparts. Money spent by U.S.-flag operators without Navy approval and that to produce paperwork required by the FMC cannot be used for oper­ she would not engage in U.S. com­ ating, maintaining or modernizing their fleets and saddle them with merce for five years without per­ extra expenses at a time when they are already barely able to com­ pete with low-wage foreign-flag competition. mission from the MA. • There should be centralized responsibility for administering the These are the same so-oalled "effective control" terms whic(h Cargo Preference laws. Also, the 50 percent minimum must be en­ apply to most American-flag ships forced for these cargoes as was intended, instead of the 50 percent sold to foreigners or transferred minimum which has been practiced. Waivers of cargo preference requirements should be administered so that a minimum of foreign to foreign registry or runaway- vessels are allowed to participate. flags. • To help the U.S.'s vital independent tankship industry the White The true effectiveness of "ef­ House should issue a directive requiring that at least 25 percent of fective control" has been a mat­ our crude oil and petroleum product imports must be carried in ter of controversy for some time American-flag tankers built in American shipyards. The percentage however. As recent events in such should be set to meet our defense needs at all times. Other nations runaway-flag nations as Panama already have such directives. France for example, requires that 80 and Honduras have shown, politi­ percent of its oil imports must be carried in French-flag tankers. If cal upheavals and government just a small percentage of U.S. oil imports were required by law to changes can cast grave doubt as move on U.S.-flag ships it would provide enough cargoes to keep our to the enforcability of the effec­ independent tanker tonnage at work, provide jobs for American crews tive-control terms of such sale and remove the tankers from the grain trade to provide more Jobs contracts. In time of real national for dry cargo tramps and bulk carriers and their crews. emergency, many feel, American • The rehabilitation of the coastal and intercoastal fleets requires ships sailing under foreign regis­ that the ICC be redrganized to provide for representation of a ship­ try might not be available for use ping point of view. The agency's strong leanings toward the rail­ by the U.S. roads must be modified. Attempts, to undermine the provisions of the Under the sale contract allowed Jones Act to allow foreign-flag vessels snto the U.S. domestic trades by the MA, the Lurline, now the must be stopped. As an immediate economic aid to this segment Ellinis, is permitted to make of the industry, the Panama Canal tolls for intercoastal operators Members of Lifeboat Class 118 are all grins as they sit for cruises out of U.S. ports between should be reduced or eliminated. For vessels which shuttle con­ their graduation picture after successfully meeting all re­ June 1 and October 1 during the stantly through the Canal, the tolls they must pay for e»ch voyage five year period when she is not mount to staggering proportions. Just as multiple-trip tickets can be quirements for their tickets at New York headquarters. The supposed to engage in U.S. com­ bought at a discount by regular users of a roll highway, a way should graduates are (front row, l-r) Mfchael Denise, Delvin John­ merce. The company has also be found to ease this burden for our intercoastal carriers. — son; (middle) Luis A. Bonefort, Jqmes E. Travis, George made clear that it hopes to be al­ All of this can't be done overnight. But a step' in any of the rec­ Muaieea, Lewis Lamphere; (rear) German Rios, Mike lowed to use the vessel for a new ommended direction would bring immediate benefits and bring us a Rimka, Neil Napolitano and instructor Arne Bjornsson. Caribbean cruise service as well. step closer to a healthy maritime.. Fish Industry Study Held By Advisory Board Matson Gets MA Approval To Sell Liner The Maritime Muddle Lifeboat Class 118 Graduates �OcMbwl«, ItM SEAFARERS By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Good Feeding Takes Planning Keepinr a crew well-nourished and satisfied with tasty, well-4>repared meals is the task of the steward department. It is an exactinr Job, and not at all an easy one. Seafarers tove every risht to demand yood food prepared and served under the best possible sanitary conditions and every right to demand a clean ship where waste is properly disposed of. Under the Maritime Advancement Program, the SIU Food and Ship Sanitation Program has made great strides in upgrading the dining and sanitation facilities aboard all SIU ships. The Food and Ship Sanitation Department has its headquarters in New York, and it also has Field Representatives in San Francisco, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Baltimore. It is the duty of all the representatives of this Program to assist all stewards and their de­ partments in any way possible in enabling them to provide a better quality, and a better prepared and served meal to all of our SIU membership. All of the representatives of the Food and Ship Sanitation Depart­ ment are full book members of this Union, and each of them has also sailed as a chief steward on our SlU-eontracted vessels for numer­ ous years. The main purpose of this department is simply this: "better food, prepared under more sanitary con-+ ditions for our membership, at control of inventories, the cooks a lower cost to the shipowner or have the raw materials out of operator." which to prepare attractive, nour­ This was an still is a new field ishing meals. The Food Program that the SIU has challenged, but is out to do away with the old in order to accomplish the main practice of cooking large quantities purpose of this department, we of food in advance and then let­ believe the four following points ting the meal dry up on the steam to be the controlling factors; stor­ table. Broiled and grilled foods ing, inventory control, prepara­ are cooked as ordered, roasts are tion and service. carved to order and Individual STORING: The starting point servings of side items such as but­ of an effective feeding program is ter are substituted for "familyproper storing in three areas: style" dishes which have been the quantity, quality and variety. The source of much shipboard waste. Food Program has developed a The storing of pre-packaged, premaster storing list based on 30- cut frozen foods eliminates a great day units for a crew of 50. Using deal of trimming, butchering, this list as a take-off point, field washing and other preparatory representatives, can check on the work and makes it possible for adequacy of stores and see that cooks to prepare dishes to order they are of proper quality. Short- on short notice. storing results in items running SERVICES: The end-product of out while en-route. Excess stores all the preparation should be an lead to spoilage and waste. Both attractively-served meal. A clean, drawbacks can come together, for properly-set table, adequate silver without a master list, some items and glassware, the use of clean may run short and others may be mess jackets, ample side dishes in oversupply. Emphasis is also for vegetables, bread, butter and placed on use of top-quality, pre- other items all help make for cut and pre-packaged frozen meats pleasant feeding. In this area the and produce. Food supplies of this SIU worlqs closely with the Food type are more uniform in quality, Program in training waiters and keep better and have very little messmen who are taught the basic waste. elements of food service. Service INVENTORY CONTROL: Field of this kind goes hand In glove representatives of the Food Pro­ with the concept of "to order' gram assist stewards in checking feeding as in the better shoreside inventories while in port and in restaurants. The relatively small setting up effective controls of sup­ number of men fed on board ship plies while at sea. The port in­ at any one time is the ideal situa­ ventory check-up assures that the tion for individual service of this stores, as received, are of the quan­ kind. tity and type ordered and that all Since the inception of the pro­ voyage needs are covered. The gram, with the membership's sup­ Food Program recommends that port and cooperation we have been while at sea the chief steward is­ able to get for you better quality sues stores at specific times each (U.S. good meats), more variety (in day. Two issues daily are desir­ frozen vegetables and fruits, three able. At these daily issues, the entree menus) and better service steward can keep a running in­ (individually cooked and served to ventory, knowing exactly what is order by trained waiters). Your being withdrawn from the ship's Food Program was also instru­ stores, what these withdrawals are mental in setting up and maintain­ for and how much he has left in ing training for entry ratings in reserve. Without such a running the Steward Department and will inventory, shortages will occur as continue to be active in any future the voyage draws to a close; or ^ training for the betterment of this a rationing measure, menus will department. tend to get monotonous as the An example of this is the Stew­ steward tries to use up items in ard Department Recertification oversupply. Program, which was begun by the PREPARATION: With adequate Union in 1962. It features both stores on board the snip and proper classroom and field work in an attempt to upgrade the skills necessary for a chief steward's rat­ ing. Under the program, all men with class A seniority and who possess the necessary seatime quali­ fications can register for the course, which leads to job preference al­ lowances upon graduation. The Food Program is another SlU benefit and with your contin­ ued support and cooperation, we arie sure that this Program will be able to render a seryice to you, ibe membership. Pa«« LOG Unemployment's Cost Looms Bigger Than Mere Numbers LOS ANGELES—Unemployment has a dampening effect on the American economy far greater than the actual numbers of people out of work would indicate, a University of Michigan economist explained here. Dr. Eva L. Mueller pointed out that national concern group has expressed concern strated impact of consumers' ex­ about job security or has had di­ pectations regarding business about work opportunities rect contact with the unemployed. conditions on large discretionary causes consumers to be cautious about spending and thus retards income and employment growth. She spoke to a section of the American Psychological Associa­ tion. Dr. Mueller, who participates in continuous studies of the na­ tional economy as a study direc­ tor with the Survey Research Center of the U-M Institute for Social Research, said in sum­ mary: "There Is evidence of wide­ spread concern about work oppor­ tunities among the American peo­ ple. Worries stemming from the high unemployment rate are rein­ forced by reports and notions about the Impact of automation. Analysis indicates that awareness of unsatisfactory employment conditions affects economic ex­ pectations. It also appears that the unfavorable impact on expec­ tations is not limited to the rela­ tively small group' who have suffered unemployment or income declines in the past year." She explained that whereas some 20 percent of family heads who are wage and salary earners have been unemployed at least once since 1960, a much larger Equality Is Labor's Goal (Continued from page 2) that the 131i million members of AFL-CIO unions are without ex­ ception devoted to the cause of civil rights. They are a crosssection of America, and they re­ flect the diversity of the nation. But Just as truly they reflect the American consensus. That con­ sensus, expressed by AFL-CIO con­ ventions and by conventions of the affiliated national and internation­ al unions, is the basis for the AFLCIO's determination to abolish all forms of discrimination. It was the basis of our long and vigorous fight for enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and it is the basis of our continuing campaign for the full observance of that law, in letter and spirit. "The AFL-CIO constitution in­ vites (all workers, without regard to race, creed, color or national origin to share in the full benefits of union organization.) We are pledged in equal measure to see that all workers share fully in every other aspect of American life; for our cause is the brother­ hood of workers and the brother­ hood of man." Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU head­ quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ fore paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessiy make the work tougher for yoiir ship­ mates. Among families who have not had unemployment experience since 1960, more than one-fourth report such exiperience during the last few years among friends, neigh­ bors, or relatives. Economic expectations, which have been shown to exert a strong influence on the level ci con­ sumer demand, also depend on a large number of other environ­ mental factors which are more or less important at different times, she pointed out. The cold war for example, in recent years has loomed large in the minds of con­ sumers. The effect of employment con­ ditions on expectations is of major Interest because of the demon­ expenditures, she said. "If there are any fears oir un•ertainties regarding one's eco­ nomic status In this affluent society," she continued, "they concern primarily the adequacy of work opportunities. It is not difficult to understand that, when­ ever these uncertainties grow, many consumecs, even those who are not unemployed, spend more cautiously and delay some postponable purchases. "The dampening of consumer optimism as a result of our high level of unemployment imposes some cautions and restraint on consumer spending which, in turn, reduces the demand for la­ bor. Scientist Invents 'Gill' for Huntans NEW YORK—A man-made rubber membrane that will allow humans to breathe under water as if they had the gills of a fish has been developed by scientists at the Gen­ eral Electric Company. -• Made of silicone rubber ters of a cubic foot of air each one thousandth of an inch hour. To provide that amount, two thick, the membrane was demon­ strated here by Dr. Walter L. Robb, who led the development work. Using a container whose top, bottom and two sides were made (rf the membrane. Dr. Robb put a hamster into the container and lowered it into a tank of water. Had the container been made of any other substance, the hamster would have died as soon as its air supply was exhausted. But the membrane allowed the oxygen component of the water to filter in while keeping the wet part out, and the hamster con­ tinued contentedly at his eating. The membrane also filters out the waste carbon dioxide exhaled by mammals. In operation then, it serves the same purpose as the gills of a fish, but could be brought into many other useful applications as well. Included In these are artificial lungs for those suffering from respiritory diseases, a way of pro­ viding fresh water and air for submarines, a portable oxygen tent that would provide more en­ riched oxygen than present tents do, and providing ventilation for space vehicles. All the proposed uses for the membrane—and there are others, too—depend on the solubility of various gases that pass through the membrane. Both oxygen and carbon dioxide pass rapidly through the membrane, and they are able to pass each other in the membrane if there is more of one gas on one side and more of the second gas on the other. Though both oxygen and nitro­ gen pass through the membrane very quickly, water tends to pass through it slowly. It can turn sea water into sweet water because it does not allow the minerals that make the ocean salty to pass through at all. Dr. Robb noted tliat there was now an excellent chance that a portable gill for use by humans under water could be developed wih the membrane. The average man consumes about three-quar­ and one half yards of the mem­ brane would have to be used un­ less some way could be found to increase the pressure to force more air through the membrane. Another possibility would be to find some way of wrapping the quantity of membrane into a com­ pact package. The method for producing the membrane, which is flawless and contains no holes or pores, is a closely guarded secret of the Gen­ eral Electric. Florida Plans To Construct 1st Inland Port TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The ini­ tial step will be taken soon towai'd the creation of Florida's first in­ land port. The Florida Development Com­ mission hopes that the building of a grain terminal for storage at Blountstown, on Florida's north­ west coast, will lead to the setting up of a major terminal and port area In the rapidly-expanding trade region along the Apalachicola River. In the first phase of the plan, a $111,830 loan from the Area Re­ development Administration will permit the storage, processing and export of increased quantities of locally-produced grains, such as corn, oats, wheat and soybeans. It will also allow the import of large quantities of feed grains needed for cattle and other farm stock. Under present plans the grain produced in the area would be barged by water to many shipping and transfer points, including Mobile, for transfer to large ships. Sppstantial savings over present overland shipping costs are ex­ pected. �SEAFARERS Page Eighteea Oettfbee LOO Morro Castle Disaster Taught Tragic Lesson It was thirty years ago last month, when the luxury pas­ senger liner Morro Castle turned from a happy cruise ship to a flaming hulk in the summer-warmed waters off the resort city of Asbury Park,"*' ~~~~~ New Jersey. Holiday crowds »nd are constantly asking for imlined the beaches of the city provements in now. The safety that night, their faces lit up by provisions written into SIU con­ the inferno just offshore, and tracts are testaments to the les­ watched the horrible spectacle. sons learned in the Morro Castle One hundred and twenty-five of tragedy—lessons always known by tlie ship's 549 passengers and sailors but not necessarily by the shipowners and regulatory agen­ crew died in the blaze. cies. Last month, the SlU-contracted The Morro Castle fire brought collier Globe Explorer (Maritime about a thorough Senate investi­ Overseas) caught fire in the midAtlantic (see story in Sept. 18 gation of safety conditions aboard merchant ships, and Senate report LOG), and though the blaze was serious and quick-spreading one, .184 is still considered in the in­ none of her crew was either dustry as a turning point in ship killed or injured. Fire onboard safety procedures. Thousands of holiday thrill-seelcers gather on the famous beach of Asbury Parle, N.J., to The ten big lessons learned was the only similarity between watch an uncontrolled blaze complete the destruction of the doomed pleasure ship Morro the two disasters that occurred from the Morro Castle have been Castle on Sept. 8, 1934. Over 125 passengers and crewmembert lost their lives in the dis­ incorporated In the set of mer­ almost 30 years apart. For the aster which paved the way for major safety reforms and improvements in regulations govern­ Globe Explorer was a safe ship chant marine safety regulations. They are: ing the construction of merchant marine vessels. and the Morro Castle was not. • Interior bulkheads should be It was the Morro Castle disas­ ter, in fact, that brought about of a fire-retardant nature. • Compartment doors should the reforms, regulations and im­ provements in marine architec­ be self-closing. • Automatic fire alarms should ture that seafarers called for then. be installed throughout a ship. • Fire doors should be able to be closed by remote control. • Stairwells should be com­ pletely enclosed and fitted with WASHINGTON—The social security system will pay out more than $16 billion this year self-closing doors. Self-closing smokestop doors in cash benefits to some 20 million elderly or disabled persons and their dependents, as should divide all long passage­ well as to survivors of covered workers who have died. These facts were revealed recently ways. by Secretary of Health, Edu--*^ — • Emergency generators should cation and Welfare Anthony session of the International Social director of social security, was an DETROIT — The SIU Great be carried aboard all ships. J. Celebrezze at the opening Security Association triennial meet­ observer at the meeting for the Lakes district-contracted railroad Crews should be trained in ing In Washington. International Confederation of carferry Ann Arbor No. 7 (Ann fire fighting procedures. The meeting, held In the Inter­ Free Trade Unions. Delegates Arbor RR) is now undergoing a • What to do in case of fire national Conference Suite of the were guests of the AFL-CIO on a $2.8 million modernization at a should be spelled out clearly to State Dept., drew more than 400 boat trip down the Potomac River Superior, Wisconsin shipyard that both passengers and crew. delegates from 89 countries. Most from Washington to Mt. Vernon. • All escape routes should be will turn her into the most up-toof them represented branches of date vessel of her kind on the clearly marked. government, the remainder pri­ Lakes. At the completion of the Some of the other specific fire vate organizations including a rebuilding work the No. 7 will prevention rules now in effect ban number of trade union pension be renamed the MV Viking. the use of wood in vessels over funds In other countries. (Continued from page 10) Action In the marketplace offers The announcement of the mod­ 100 tons; provide for the use of The association, which was ernization was made by Charles special fire-retardant panels; call a method for trade unionists to as­ founded In 1927 to promote the ulatory agency determine in rate cases which is the true low-cost L. Towle, vice-president for oper­ for an adequate number of escape sist each other In their campaign technical and administrative de­ ations of the Detroit, Toledo and ways from the lowest level of the for decent wages and better con­ velopment of social security carrier, rails or water. Actually,- Walrath's defensive fronton Railroad Company and vessels to the boat deck; provide ditions. throughout the world, reported cover-up was spurred by a sting­ Seafarers and their families are the Ann Arbor Railroad Com­ for draft stops and other means that 112 countries had social se­ pany. to insure the controlled and ef­ urged to support a consumer boy­ curity programs of one kind or ing attack on the ICC made earlier in the conference by John L. Wel­ The new Viking, when com­ fective zoning of a ship's ventila­ cott by trade unionists against another at the start of 1964. ler, president of SlU-contracted various companies whose products pletely refitted from keel to mast­ tion system. Celebrezze In his welcoming Seatrain Lines. Seatrain placed head, will have the latest in safety Control of combustible cargoes are produced under non-union devices and will be designed for is also regulated now and proper conditions, or which are "unfair speech called the U.S. social se­ much of the blame for the decline curity system "the mightiest bul­ of the domestic shipping industry faster, more efficient handling. and effective iifeboat drills and to labor." (This listing carries the She will be repowered with the good maintenance of lifeboats name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ wark of all against economic pri­ right where It belongs, with the four diesel-electro engines total­ and their equipment by shipping volved, and will be amended from vation." It Is being back-stopped, ICC Itself. he said, by a continuing effort to The SIU has for a long time time to time.) ing 6,000 horsepower. A bow companies is also a must. identify and remove the causes of pointed out the favoritism for the thruster wiil give her quicker and "Lee" brand tires The Morro Castle disaster was dependency. railroads practiced by the ICC at more dependable maneuverabil­ turning point for the American (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum Harlan Cleveland, assistant sec­ the expense of U.S. domestic water ity, and a "flume" anti-roll sys­ merchant marine industry. For Sc Plastic Workers) retary of state for international carriers. The favorite railroad tac­ tem that will cut down consider­ the first time, safety standards $> if organization affairs, said that for tic involves drastic, sometimes be­ Eastern Alt Lines ably on the action of waves. were given due attention and the most Americans "social security is low-cost cuts on railroad rates for (Flight Engineers) Her decks v/ill be raised, per­ voice of the seafarers, until-then settled policy and the problem Is shipping a few strategic items. mitting higher loads than were largely ignored, was heard by the if if if where do we go from here." This These rate cuts are maintained H. I. Siegel possible before reconversion. Stub powers that be. Today, according generation has in It within its just long enough to force the in­ "HIS" brand men's clothes masts will be installed and her to the Coast Guard we have the two stacks will be removed In safest merchant fleet in the world. (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) power to "satisfy the basic mate­ herently more economical water rial needs of all our people—for carriers out of business, and then, jj" 4« 4" favor of a single, more efficient The seafarer can. In a great part, the first time in the history of free of any competition, the rail­ Sears, Roebuck Company one. thank his own efforts for it. mankind," he said, adding a pre­ roads raise the rate to any degree Retail stores & products diction that the war on poverty they wish, often much higher than (Retail Clerks) will be won. the original rate. 4" 4» 3^ A feature was the dedication of The SIU has many times, most Stitzel-Weller Distilleries the issuance of a Social Security recently before the Maritime Ad­ "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" Commemorative Postal Card by visory Committee, called for "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Postmaster-General John A. Gro- changes in the ICC to provide for Bourbon whiskeys nouskl on Sept. 6, the 30th anni­ representation by someone who (Distillery Workers) versary of President Roosevelt's re­ knows the maritime industry and if if if quest to Congress for social its problems. Up until now, the J. R. Simplot Potato Co. security legislation, called "equal IOC has traditionally drawn its Frozen potato products in import to the original Social membership from the ranks of the (Grain Meiers) Security Aot." railroad industry, so the Commis­ 4i 4> 3^ Ray Munts, AFL-CIO assistant sion's strong raiiroad leanings are Kingsport Press not surprising. "World Book,*; "Childcraft" The SIU is leading the fight to (Printing Pressmen) remove the U.S. maritime indus­ (Typographers, Bookbinders) try from the hole of step-child of (Machinists, Stereotypers) the transportation field, into which i it i Jamestown Sterling Corp. is has been forced, to the place Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. of importance which it must hold Furniture and Bedding for the good ofi the economy and. • . (TJalted^ Furnltpro Workers) „ the national interqpL ^. «ji , ai \ ^- SlU Lakes Social Security Paying Out $16 Billion in '64 Benefits Ferry Being Modernized Jobs Column /N -JUB HOSPITAL?, CAUStUHAll ' 1 �S-EAPA S Pave 'IfiBcieca L OC Pensioners Sitting in The Sun The long-upheld tradition of SIU members extending their aid whenever and wherever needed, whether on the oceans or the nation's waterways, was reaffirmed recently by mem­ bers of the Great Lakes district. Two crewmembers of the David P. Thompson (B&C) spotted a boat that had cap-'*" sized not far from the ship in was handed out by a happy crew, ship's delegate I. K. Coats. The the Saginaw River near Zil- says meeting secretary Steve crew voted a special thanks for WBukee, Mich. James Corbran, Arthour Dabbs and the. 3rd mate not only rescued the two men that had been aboard the boat, but saved the boat Itself, reports Arnold Heatberly, meeting chair­ man. Waldo Banfcs, meeting chairman aboard the Floridian (South At­ lantic & Caribbean) reports plenty of smooth sailing and lots of over­ time. The outgoing ship's delegate was given a hearty vote of thanks from the crew and from the new ship's delegate. Banks reports. Buttermilk became the main Walter Genco topic of discussion during a recent shipboard meeting of the Raphael Semmes (Sea-Land) according to Gny Walter, meeting chairman. The crew has asked for more but-' termilk to be stocked and the chief steward said he would go along with the request. However, he said, it would take a short time before the extra stocks were received and asked the brothers to be patient until the order came in. Kollna. The crew voted special thanks to not only the ship's dele­ gate during the good and welfare section of a shipboard meeting, but also to the engine, deck and stew­ ard department delegates. 3> 3> The problem of natives aboard the ship in foreign ports is al­ ways a subject of discussion, this time aboard the Del Sol (Delta). The crew has decided to cooperate in keeping the native peddlers and beggars out of the ship's passage­ ways and crew's quarters while in foreign ports. The natives keep getting in the way, according to Louis J. Bollinger, meeting chairnian. ^ ^ ^ In the interest of remain cool, the engine department delegate on the Thetis (Rye Marine) warned the crew to be more careful of the air-conditioner. It seems that the crew has been using the controls too much, and they were told that this only helped the machinery to break down faster, says Joseph O.. Snyder, ship's delegate. 4" l" 3« Arrangements have been made aboard the Wild Ranger (Water­ man) to put an end to the traffic jams at the washing machine, says ship's delegate Arthur Beck. It was arranged that the deck department use the washing machine on alter­ nate weeks from the steward and engine departments. Everyone seemed satisfied, Beck reports. 4 4 4 The Penn Cballanger (Penn Navi­ t i 3. Praise for the delegates of the gation) has shown its appreciation Chilore CVemon Transportation) to the Master of the ship, reports ALCOA TRADER (Alcoa), Sapt. 14 —Chairman, R. Campball; Stcratary, W. H. Rhona. Ship's delegate re­ signed and Brother Glass was elected to serve in his place. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the .steward department for a job well done. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Sept. 13—Chairman, M. P. Cox) Secretary, I. J. Fray. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Brother Vance "Red" Wells was elected to serve at ship's qelegate. - Vote . of thanks to former ship's delegate. Brother Dewey Penton. . THETIS (Admanthos), Sept. S — Chairman, Ray J. Kelly; Secretary, DenSId L. Core. Brother Joseph Sny­ der resigned as ship's delegate and Brother John Dellinger was elected to serve in his place. Delegate requested to have repairs lirts. ready before reaching Pearl Harbor." Minor beefs to be taken up with jpatrolman. OLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), Aug. 14—Chairman, Joseph Tewnsend; Secretary, ' Nicholas Hat- glmlsios. Brother JIggs Jeffers was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Everything Is running smoothly with no beefs or disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward and entire department for a wonderful job. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Sept. 37—Chairman, C. NIckerton; Secre­ tary, V. Shilapln. All major repairs were taken care of. Vote of thanks to aU delegates for their cooperation and job well done, and to the stew­ ard for his extra time and effort in ' supplying crew with mail addresses, and other favors. Some disputed OT in deck and engine department to be taken up with patrolman. SEATRAIN TEXAS — (Saatrain), Aug. 37—Chairman, John Cole; Secre­ tary, James Stickney. Brother John Cole was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Motion made that the Union officials give the member­ ship a progress report on the con­ tract negotiations which began June 15th—what the Union is asking for and What basic improvements we have reason to hope for, to justify this year's fifty percent, raise in dues. The crew backed the Chief Cook to a man disputing the Captain's conten­ tion that he is not performing his duties adequately. Quality of meats and vegetables very poor, and messroom services leave much to be dasired. WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), Aug. 30—Chairman, Ray H. Casanova; Sec­ retary, J. W. Thomas. Everything running, smoothly. Some disputed OT la deck department. Crew requested to be quiet in passageways so that the other brothers can sleep. the consideration and help the captain extended to the crew dur­ ing the nine months of the trip. The crew also handed out kudos to the chief steward and the rest of the galley gang for a fine job during the voyage. 4 4 4 The Seafarers aboard the Eagle "Voyager (United Maritime) are all smiles lately, since the company placed a television set in the crews lounge, reports Vincent Genco, meeting secretary. He also reports that the captain has promised the crew a movie projector jf they will supply the money to buy films. The topic is still un­ der discussion, Genco says. 4 4 4 T^e crew of the Alice Brown (Bloomfield) is viewing the ar­ rival of the ship back into port in Beck the States with more than ordinary anticipation. A $60 arrival pool has been set up, the winner of which will get $50. The other $10 will go into the ship's fund reports Charlie Mazure, meeting chairman. 4 4 4 SIU Thanked For Sympathy To the Editor: We, the family of Anna Sorezza, wish to express our thanks for the very comforting expression of sympathy offered by the Seafarers International 4 SIU crews appreciate the spe­ cial efforts of the galley gang when the feeding aDoard a ship is especially fine. Steward depart­ ments of the following ships have been awardeii special recognition by happy crewmembers: Wacosta ("Waterman); Globe Progress (Mari­ time Overseas); Hastings (Water­ man); Warrior (Waterman); Norina (Marine Traders); Long Lines (Is­ thmian); Beloit Victory (Marine Managers); Del Valle (Delta). 4 The two Seafarers shown above, Julian Mineses and Alex Anapoi (l-r) are sitting in the sun on the steps of the bun­ galow they own in Houston, Texas, catching up with the activities of the union and the doings of their fellow Sea­ farers through reading the LOG. They have nothing but praise for the SIU pension which allows them to spend their golden years free of financial worries. The two Seafarers said they would not trade their bungalow in Houston for a palace anywhere else. 4 The Steel Designer (Isthmian) crew is getting along very smoothly according to Clarence L. White, meeting secretary. The crew is happy with the captain, the captain is happy with the crew, and there is plenty of overtime, he reports. He also said their were no beefs and no logs-during the entire trip. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Edward Cole, ship's delegate on the Ocean Vila (Maritime Over­ seas) quotes shipmate Charley Brown as saying that "the flying fish are bitting real good in the Pacific and the barbershop girls in Japan are out of this world." The rest of the crew seems to agree, Cole says. Nite lunch, a topic of discussion on all ships, has become the target of the steward department on the Choctaw (Waterman). The chief steward said he will improve the lunch and the crew voted to stand behind him In any improvements that can be made, reports Robert D. Smith, meeting chairman. All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. cause the newspapers do not want to lie, but the Department of Commerce's Maritime Ad­ ministration gives figures with­ out explaining the full impact of the figures released. For instance, in the story above, the department did not report that these figures in­ cluded the ships in mothballs and the ships which are no longer used, or obsolete, and are about to be scrapped. The total sum of the information, therefore, is misleading and causes the reader to believe these ships are all in operation. For instance, it is known that the active fleet of the U.S. is only fourth in size in the ranks of the world's maritime fleets. Alfred A. Kushe 4 4 4 Union to us and our beloved family member. These kind words will be remembered with deepest gratitude. The Sorezza Family To The Editor: I I would like to express my 4 4 4 deepest appreciation and grati­ tude to my fellow crewmembers aboard the S. S. Marore for the countless expressions of sym­ pathy and the kindness ex­ To The Editor: Recently I was going through tended to me upon the death of a newspaper here in my home my father. I was notified by radiogram town of Camden, N. J. and noticed a small story which while at sea, and within three hours, a large donation for read as follows: "The U. S. merchant fleet, the flowers and a message with the world's biggest, had a capacity crew's expressions of sympathy of 31,106,000 dead weight tons had been sent to my mother. I can not completely express (2,240 lbs. each) as of Jan. 1, 1963, according to the U. S. my thanks and appreciation to Department of Commerce's the officials and members of the SIU for the way they Maritime Administration." It Is a perfect example of the treated both my mother and I. misleading statements which "We both feel that they are the appear continually in the news­ most wonderful people we have papers and other publications ever had the good fortune to of this country. The statements know. Bobby D. Mangold are not necessarily false, be­ Marore Crew Gets Thanks Misleading Info Hit By Seafarer 1 i BBBN Mmtm f V/6/ow; VOL; DcM)'r'roAsKyou..^]^^'L4X>I^Lll^thlBiA tABRMAWS 1 SBBfsS IN THe MOMIBS. . . �SEAFARERS Fac* TwcBtr Walt 'Til Next Year Harry G. Schockney, 16, son of Seafarer Harry E. Schockney, knows what avid baseball fans his father and the other crewmembers aboard the Alcoa Commander are from listen­ ing to his father's descriptions of life aboard ship. When the outcome of the pennant race became known, young Harry drew this cartoon for the Alcoa Commander's crew, to console the fans of the losing teams and give them a piece of good advice—"Don't cry boys—wait until next year." The cartoon was sent to the LOS and is being reprinted here to console the fans of all the teams that didn't quite make it this year. Seafarer's Ready Aid Wins Crew's Praises Seafarers are well known for being always willing to risk their lives to help a shipmate in trouble. Rudy De Boissiere is one example of the typical seaman. Three times this year he has* been cited by the crew of three learned that Simmons was still in different ships for his quick Bombay, India, and had not been expatriated back to the States, he action in an emergency. The last example of De Bois- went out of his way to find the siere's helpfulness was reported reason. He was told that Sim­ by the crew of the Transindla mons was at that time in no con­ (iludson). Trained as a paramedic dition to be returned to the States, during his seven years in the U.S. and was assured that Simmons Army, De Boissiere who is ship's would be flown back as soon as delegate, used his first aid train­ possible. Just a short time later, De Bois­ ing when shipmate Maurice Schifaiii suffered a blood clot in his siere was sailing the Midland (Clearwater) when it docked in left leg. The crew of the Transindla Alexandria. He returned to the praised De Boissiere's quick action ship one night with his clothes and credited him with saving tattered as though every oat in Seafarer Schifani's life. In a ship­ the city had chewed on him for board meeting, they voted a spe­ awhile. But De Boissiere did not reply cial thanks to De Boissiere. De Boissiere could not keep all to crews impatient questioning, the credit for himself, though. He about his condition and it wasn't praised the crew and the coopera­ until weeks later when the ship tion they gave in moving Schifani returned to Alexandria that they to a hospital and thanked them learned of De Boissiere's heroism. While walking through the streets, for making the trip so smooth. This is not the first example he had seen a house on fire, and in which De Boissiere stepped in dashing through the flames and to help when needed. In April smoke, emerged with three small this year, he was credited by .the children that had been cut oft by crew of the Transorient (Hudsoh) the flames. for saving the life of deck en­ An avid Union man, De Bois­ gineer C. D. .Simmons, when he siere sails in the steward depart­ was injured on ship. De Boissiere ment. He is acclaimed by his fel­ v/as instrumental in treating the low crewmembers as being a injury and seeing that Simmons small piece of the Waldorf, with was put ashore immediately. his spotless white Jacket and im­ Later, when De Boissiere peccable serving techniques. Don't Delay On Heat Beefs Now that the cold weather is here. Seafarers are reminded that heating and lodging beefs in the shipyard can be easily handled If the ship's delegate promptly notifies the captain or chief engineer and shows them the temperature reading at the time. Crewmem­ bers who beef to themselves about the lack of heating but wait three or four days before making the problem known to a respon­ sible ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. The same applies when shipyard workers are busy around living quarters. Make sure you know where and when the work was done so that the SIU patrolman has the facts available In order make a determination. Ootobar 19. U64 LOG Photos Lured Seaman To Sea For First Time Seafarers wiU give many rea­ sons as to why they look to the set for a livelihood in the first place. Some will say to see the world. Others were looking for a good Job. Seafarer David Fair, however began sailing as a result of being shown soma photo­ graphs. In 1938, a friend of Fair's re­ turned from a trip around the world with a pocketful of pictures he had taken of the foreign cities he visited. Fair decided he had to see these cit­ ies himself. Fair d i s c o vered, while work­ ing his way to all,ports of the world, that he Fair enjoyed sailing and loved the sea. After 20 years, he still says, "sailing is a wonder­ ful life, especially for a single man, I'm a bachelor and I like it very much." When asked about the future. Fair said that there were "still two ports that 1 would like to see— Palestine and Yugoslavia." He said he was especially interested in seeing Palestine and the Ara­ bian area because it was the birth­ place of so many great religions. "There must be something about Palestine that exists nowhere else. Otherwise, there would not have been so much fighting over it, both in the time of the crusade and since the last war. Fair is an avid baseball and football fan, keeping up with the sports news wherever he goes. He also likes to spend his off duty hours curled up with a good sci­ ence book. "Science fiction can give a person a larger outlook on his present life," he said. Fair also has praise for the SIU and the progress it has made since it was organized in 1938. "The SIU has provided many benefits for the sailor that make being at sea not only enjoyable, but gives a man pride in doing his Job well, and makes the man realize he will be appreciated for it. ALCOA RANOIR (AI«M), Se^t. 17 —Chairman/ Jack OisMW Sacrafary, A. Q. Nail. Dlaeuaalam bald ragatdlnd kaxa for all man of tha ateward dapartmant aa ataward departmant toUata ara lockad In port No boafa reportod by department dellsatea. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Overteat), Sept. 12—Chairman, William Burke; Secretary, Stanlay F. Schuy­ ler. t30.(X> In ahlp'a fund. No beefa reported by department delesatea. Brother Strickland waa elected to serve at ahlp'a delegate. Crewmembert asked to cooperate and bring coffea cupa back to tha pantry. Also, whUe the vestel ia in port, to keep few vv . • • . , M. , .V. .. n s. JIAN LA PITTI (Waterman), Sept. S—Chairman, T. H. Wright; Sacratary, H. O. RIdgaway. No baafa re­ ported by department dalegataiL Brother 3. nttpatrick waa eleetaa to serve at stiip'a delegate. Crammembera requeitad to keep pantry clean at night. ROBIN ORAY (Robin LIna), Sept. M —Chairman, Thomat Pay; Sacretary, R. W. Cartar. S16.1T in ahlp'a fund. No beefa reported by department delegates. KlecUon of delegates held. Brother T. J. Fay waa elected to serve at ship's delegate. A. R. McCraa as deck delegate. A. Oquendo aa engine -delegate and F. Bradley aa ateward delegate. JOHN P. REISS (Reiss), Sept. IS— Chairman, Joseph Arle; Secretary, John Turnbull. S14.90 In ship's fun^ No beefs reported by department delegates. J. L. REISS (ReIss), Sept. 20—Chair­ man, Tom Brown; Secretary, Nona. t20.60 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Sept. It—Chairman, Luclen E. Butts; Sec­ retary, John Dunn. $3.50 In ship's the natives out of the house. Patrol­ man to check the medicine aboard. CHATHAM (Waterman), Sept. 27— Chairman, T. Llles; Secretary, J. Drewes. $3.68 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. Dis­ cussion on maU delivery. FLOMAR (Calmar), Sept. 20—Chair­ man, H. Cailckl; Secretary, K. V. Christensen. $16.00 in ship'a fund— donations accepted in order to keep TV set operating. No beefs and no disputed OT were reported. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land), Sept. 24—Chairman, Joseph Crawley; Sec­ retary, Arloe Hill. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. DUVAL (Suwannee), Sept. 5—Chair­ man, R. Callahan; Secretary, J. Gouidman. Discussion held regarding launch service in Madras, India. Draws in foreign ports clarified. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Brotiier T. J. Forsberg was elected to serve as ship's delegate. KENMAR (Calmar), Oct. 4—Chair­ man, J. C. Arnold; Secretary, V. Douglas. One man missed ship in Baltimore. Some disputed OT in deck department, otherwise no beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the ship's delegate. VOLUSIA (Suwannee), Sept. 2— Chairman, C. E. Mosley; Secretary, Wm. A. Walsh. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is O.K. The steward reminded ail crewmembers to bring linen to galley and not throw it on deck. COMMANDER ( Marina Carriers), Sept. 26—Chairman, Edmund AhUaly; Secretary, Chester Makuch. Ship's delegate reported that ail is running fairly smooth. AU repairs were taken care of. No major beefs or disputed OT. $7.95 in ship's fund. Ship's dele­ gate is getting off ship and Brother Julian Dedicanturla was elected to serve and will take over at the end of the trip. fund. Discussion held on equali2iiig OT. DEL RIO (Delta), Sept. 13—Chair­ man, Abner Abrami; Secretary, A. Tolention. Ship'a delegate reported that everything ia O.K. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Brother A. Abram waa elected to serve as ship's delegate. All crew­ members requested to close and lock their doors. Also to keep crew pantry and crew lounge clean. VENORE (Venore), Sept. 19—Chairmart, Frank Rakas; Secretary, W. B. Yarbrough. Brother Frank Rakas waa elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Everything is running smoothly. No -beefs reported. Some disputed OT in deck department which wiU be taken care of in Baltimore. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), Sept. 20—Chairman, Jiggs Jeffers; Secretary, Nicholas Hatgimlsios. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing is O.K. Crew requested to turn in all hooks to the library. Vote of thanks extended to the steward and his department for the .good food and service. Vote of thanks to Cap­ tain E. Chaki. KENT (Corsair), Sept. 14—Chair­ man, Paul L. Hunt; Secretary, Earl Adams. No beefs and no disputed OT was reported. Crowmemhors were re­ quested to cooperate with messman. FLORIDIAN (South Atlantic A Carib.), Sept. 29—Chairman, W. Banks; Secretary, A. Aronica. Chief Mate Is, working on repair list. Bal­ ance of repairs will he completed in the near future. Brother Guy Hughes resigned as ship's delegate and Brother V. Bryant was elected to serve in his place. No beefs were reported. DEL NORTE (Delta), Sept. 27— Chairman, Edward C. Burton; Sec­ retary, Bill Kaiser. No major beefs reported. Brother Robert Callahan was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. $154.00 in ship's fund and $136.40 in movie fund. All crewmem­ bers were asked not to throw any­ thing out of portholes. Lakes Music Makers PHote mress mwiisiGe RXiCLSS 'osroy A/e WelcozaedW yotar hi Herb Jacobs and Alex Laqarisak (l-r, above), both members of the SlU's Great Lakes District display the musical instru­ ments they use to liven up life while on board ship. Jacobs, who plays the Japanese string bar, and Lagarasik, a guitar, teamed up in the Lakes two seasons ago for their own enjoy­ ment and ended up entertaining the passengers on two of the ships they sailed, first the John T. Hutchinson, and then, this year, the Ishpeming. When not playing for their audiences, the two Seafarers display other arts in the galley. Jacobs is a 2d cook and Lagarisak sails as a messman. . . , . ^ �ddebw li; 1*M SE AV AltMKiS LOG Vagt 'Twenty-Onv SIU Veteran Recalls Hardships Before Days Of Sea Unions By Fred Harvey, Book H-120 Back In the days when we oldtimers shipped out on sailing ships, life was a rough, endless collection of starvation diets, miserable living conditions, crimps, boarding house masters and slave wages. Those were the days before the sailor had a strong maritime union to make sure he got a fair shake. ^ For those of who have been him and get him a ship. Naturally and as long as^ the microbes sailing since the turn of the the boarding master wasn't doing weren't in sight, it went a long Fred Harvey, an SlU oldtimer, sailed on the barque Palgrave, pictured above, out of Hamburg around the turn of the cen­ tury. His story of the voyage around the Cape Horn to San Francisco; and the accounts of the trails and hardships of sailors in these days, emphasizes the advancements sea unions have made in the condition of the present day sailor. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory CorrlorO, Sopt. 37—Chairman, T. Kalsy: Stcrefary, E .Harris. $3.71 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. TRANSORIENT (Hudson Water­ ways), Sept. 6—Chairman, Thomas J. HUburn; Secretary, Pete Triantaflllos. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother William McDon­ ald was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made that ship's delegate see the Chief Engineer about hose connection on washing machine. Suggestion made bT several brothers that all new men get familiar with George G. Glennon was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks extended to the steward de­ partment for tha good food. DEL CAMPO (Delta), Sept. 37— Chairman, H. Roborts; Secretary, None. Brother Mahaffey was elected to serve as ship's delegate. All crewmembers requested to keep the messroom clean, and to return cups and glasses to messroom. SANTA EMILLA (Liberty Naylflatlon), Sept. 37 — Chairman, eaorga Hair; Secretary, J. M. Byers. Ship's delegate reported that all is run­ ning smoothly. Most of the repairs have been completed. OVERSEAS EVA (Maritime Over­ seas), July 31—Chairman, Abe Handleman; Secretary, Eugene Boegly. No beefs reported by department delegates. No ship's fund. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Sept. 37—Chairman, Joe Kramer; Secretary, R. Barsottl. All repairs taken care of. $43.00 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department. Ship's should be fumigated for rats. timnel on port and starboard side of abip, and to use same in foul weather. NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), Sept. 17—Chairman, C. KempczynskI; Sec­ retary, M. Carlin. Brother Mike Carlln was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. ST. LAWRENCE (Destiny Carriers), Sept. 30—Chairman, B. C. Browning; Secretary, Gustav V. Thobe. Brother Flllppo Carlino was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Mscussion held about- use of washing machine. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment. DEL AIRES (Delta), Sept. 4—Chair­ man, Robert W. McNay; Secretary, Ralph Collier. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother DETROIT (Sea-Land), Oct. $ — Chairman, B. Matarangolo; Secretary, E. R. Rosado. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everything Is running smoothly. OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Over­ seas), Sept. 13—Chairman, O. Samdal; Secretary, John W. PIcou. S9.S5 In ship's fund. Some disputed OT In engine department. Suggestion made to see patrolman about water situa­ tion. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department and all de­ partment delegates. ANTON BRUUN (Alpine), Sept. 37 —Chairman, Henry M. Muranka; Sec­ retary, Jack Dolan. Ship's library was received from SIU. Softball gloves, balls and bats were purchased in Durban for all hands to use. All beefs were settled satisfactorily. All repairs were taken care of. $71 In ship's fund. this out of generosity, since he toward relieving our thirst century and lived through the grabbed the month's salary ad­ way problems. worst of it, the only thing I can vance you got, and whatever you The Palgrave's crew was one of aay is, "Thank the good Lord and had when you landed at his door, the hungriest I ever came across. men like Andy Furuseth, who After spending a couple of The idea of a second helping was started the sailor on a true course weeks enjoying the sights, pleas­ unheard of, and all a seaman could toward decent treatment on the ures and girls of Hamburg, I de­ count on was what he had coming ships they sail. cided it was once again time to to him according to law. Today Back in September, 1904 I paid ship out. I still had no intention ships are always adequately pro­ off the British barque Crown of of taking a job on a steamer, since visioned, and a Seafarer can count Germany in Antwerp. Since I had sailing ships of all nations were to on good chow when he ships out. about $80 in my pocket, I figured be had in Hamburg in those days. Every seaman who signs on for a the best place to keep it was in If they were good enough for voyage today owes a big vote of Andy Furuseth in his sailing days, thanks to unions like the SIU who a seamen's mis­ they were good enough for me. sion since we made sure that their members get sailors were apt I went around to the Board of their proper share of everything. to be taken for Trade office at the British Con­ We made San Francisco at the everything w e sulate and got fixed up with a beginning of March in fine weath­ had while on berth on a ship bound for Frisco. er. As soon as we dropped anchor shore. They gave me a month's advance we were besieged with a huge Back in those of $17.50, the prevailing rate, army of crimps and boarding mas­ days Antwerp got about half the money in cash, ters, but they didr't get any tak­ had many a trap and half in gear which I would ers. Our ship started discharging for the unwary need on the ship. Harvey cargo a couple of days later at the sailor, and the Remember, this was in the days Howard Street wharf. first boarding house I stopped at long before the seamen had strong On Saturday night, every mem­ knew every trick in the book. maritime unions to represent Their favorite gimmick was to them, and the operators furnished ber of the crew was given a $5 have the bartender tell you to their ships with very little for the draw, and we all went ashore to drink all you wanted, and pay up men they hired. We had to supply enjoy ourselves. However, in the tomorrow. The next morning our own "Donkey's Breakfast, following days the ship began los­ when the hung-over seaman would blankets, and even eating utensils. ing crewmembers, who also for­ feited the wages they had earned come drooping down the. stairs, he So, I said goodby to my friends up to that point. would find a huge collection of in Hamburg and signed jon HM empty bottles on the table. Now, Back in 1905 a ship's master four-masted bargue Palgrave for a only a whale could have drunk 36-month voyage to the U.S. West could have a man who jumped what was on that table, but you Coast and beyond. She carried a ship arrested, if he could find him. can bet the befuddled seaman was crew of about 37—22 sailors, 6 ap­ On the other hand, the corrupt going to end up paying for it. prentices, and 3 mates. We had a officials of the city government After getting my fill of Ant­ new crew in the foc'sle, but the very often paid little attention to werp, I took the advice of the captain, who was a Scotchman, the protests which were lodged by British Consul and headed for seemed to be a gentleman. masters of various sailing vessels. Hamburg a couple of days later. There wasn't too much sympathy After an unusually good run to for the captains, since everyone In those days a sailor didn't have to lug a briefcase full of papers Cape Horn, living on the ordinary knew that when it came time to to satisfy every authority in cre­ starvation diet that they fed us on put a ship to sea, men were always ation when he felt like moving on. a "limejuicer" back then, we made to be had when the blood money He was a free citizen of the world. a fair passage of about 140 days started flowing. When it came time to cross a bor­ to San Francisco. As far as feed­ As for me, well, I had enough der, he was never questioned, un­ ing went, the usual practice was to of the bloody limejuicer I had less he was trying to get into have your next day's provision rounded the Horn on. Up until the weighed out along with a ration time the seamen won good wages Russia. Looking back on my stay in Ant­ of water at 4 P.M. every afternoon. and working conditions through werp and Hamburg In 1904, it's Can you imagine living on a the growth of strong maritime un­ easy to see that nothing much has ration that measured out to four ions, the only way we could make changed for a seaman in a foreign quarts of water per man? This sure that we were fed enough to city. No matter what language he had to cover everything, including keep us going along with a living speaks, it's easy to get along in your coffee, tea, soup, drinking wage was to find a new ship. And any sailor town, as long as he has needs and personal washing, when­ so I left the Palgrave and headed enough cash to pay the tab. Back ever you could. We had a big for the Barbary Coast to think In those days, though, if a seaman hogshead under the foc'sle head to about the possibiilty of abandon­ went broke, he knew the boarding store rainwater. We often drank ing those magnificent sailir g ships house master would take care of from this barrel in hot weather. and signing on steamer. Where The Presidential Candidates Stand (Continued from page 8) EDlJCATIOBr. PRESIDENT JOHNSON—"! now call for a goal of higher education for every American with the desire and the ca­ pacity to learn. No one should be kept from knowledge because there is na room, or no teacher, or no library, or because he has no money.—Address, Uni­ versity of Texas, May 30, 1964. SENATOR GOLDWATER—"The govern­ ment has ho right to educate children. The parents, you and I, have that respon­ sibility; The child has no right ,to an education. In most cases, the children will get along very well without it."— Louisville, Ky., Courier-Journal, July 8, 1962. HITMAN RIGHTSPRESIDENT JOHNSON—"Today, Ameri­ cans of all faces stand side "by side in Berlin and Viet Nam. They died side by side in Korea. Surely, they can work and eat and travel side by side in their own country."—State of the Union address, January 8, 1964. SENATOR GOLDWATER—"If the Con­ gress . . . enacts legislation to integrate department stores and restaurant facili­ ties > . . we will have backed states' rights , clear out of the Constitution." —Column under Goldwater by-line, June 27, 1963. ROLE OF GOVERNMENT. PRESIDENT JOHNSON—"Does govern­ ment subvert our freedom through the Social Security system, which guards our people against destitution when they are too old to work? "Is freedom lessened by efforts to abate pollution in our streams, by efforts tti gain knowledge of heart disease or can­ cer? "Is fredom diminished by banning the sale of harmful drugs, by providing school lunches for our children . . . ? "The truth is, far from crushing the individual, government at its best lib­ erates him from the enslaving forces of his environment. For as Thomas. Jeffer­ son said, 'The. care of human life and happiness is the first and only legitimate object of good government'."—Address, Swarthmore College, June 1964. SENATOR GOLDWATER—"I fear Wash­ ington and centralized government more than I do Moscow."—Spartanburg, S. C., Herald, September 16, 1960. "I have little interest in streamlining government or in making It more effi­ cient, for I mean to reduce its size . . . My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new pro­ grams, but to cancel old ones . . ."— Conscience of a Conservative. "The government must begin to with­ draw from a whole series of programs . . . from social welfare programs,, edu­ cation, public power, agriculture, public housing, urban renewal . . ."—Conscience of a Conservative �Page Twenty-Two SI^AFARERS October 16,' 1964 LOO CTeaiule of Membership Meetinss All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Timothy Troy Elliott, bom Au­ Melissa Johnson, born July IS, Mark Joseph Sabatier, born May 29, 1963, to the Charles Sabatier'a, 1964, to the Winston A. Johnson's, gust 23, 1964, to the John W. El­ liott's, Baytown, Texas. Superior, Wise. Galveston, Texas. 4> 4> 4- 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 t 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Joseph Little, born September Leonard Gonzales, born August Sean Patrick Heffeman, bom May 2, 1964, to the Thomas P. 12, 1964, to the Tommy R. Gon­ 10, 1964, to the John Little's, Jr, Bayonne, N.J. zales', Seattle, Washington. Heifernan's, Buffalo, N.Y. Stephen N. Kelley, born Septem­ Kelly Marie Vial, bora Septem­ Darlene Fike, bom August 24, 1964, to the Larry L. Fike's, San ber 8, 1964, to the Erwin H. Vial's, ber 7, 1964, to the Robert N. Kelley's, Jackson, Ala. Sr., Westwego, La. Pedro, Calif. Shelly Cooley, born August 13, James Curley Baudoin, Jr., born Joseph Benson Lujan, bom March 5, 1964, to the Joe E. July 10, 1964, to the James C. 1964, to the Alvin W. Cooley's, Leakesville, Miss. Baudoin's, Abbeville, La, Lujan's, San Francisco, Calif. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jeffrey Allan Runker, born Sep­ Todd Michael Werda, born Au­ Joan Marie Tamiyn, born June 21, 1964, to the Robert E. Tamlyn's, gust 20, 1964, to the Norbert S. tember 10, 1964, to the Lewis D. Bunker's, St. Ignace, Mich. Werda's, Alpena, Mich. St. Ignace, Mich. Kristopher Kirwin, born August Michella Tamara Gibbons, bom Mark & Michael Collins, born August 13, 1964, to the Neal T. June 12, 1964, to the John L, Gib­ 2, 1964, to the Kenneth R. Kir^ win's, Oaklyn, N.J. bons', Jr., B'klyn., N.Y. Collins', Mobile, Alabama. Lyndon Dofredo, bom March 16, Kevin Hunger, born June 13, Sherlena Weaver, born July 4, 1964, to the Lloyd L. Weaver's, 1964, to the Domingo A. Dofredo's, 1964, to the Charles W. Hunger's, New Orleans, La. Seattle, Wash. New Orleans, La. Richard Alan Wilson, bom July Arthur Sails, bom August 22, Tammy McGee, born April 29, 1964, to the Jerry J. McGee's, 4, 1964, to the Russell T. Wilson's, 1964, to the Marion B. Salis', Jack­ sonville, Fla. Virginia Beach, Va. Houston, Texas. Michael Ruth, born July 9, 1964, to the William A. Ruth's, Balti­ more, Maryland. Wendy Burriss, born June 19, 1964, to the William Burriss', Wil­ mington, North Carolina. Joseph Puglisi, born September 3, 1964, to the Joseph Puglisi's, Brooklyn, New York. Karen Lee Oreo, bom August 7, 1964, to the Anthony P. Oreo's, North Cape May, N.J. Wayne Johnson, born August 21, 1964, to the Ronnie G. Johnson's, Alpena, Michigan. Douglas Hovey, born September 6, 1964, to the Douglass P. Hovey's, Essexville, Mich. Gene Stark Your mother has asked that you contact her at Box 736, Baker, Mont., or telephone 778-2691. 4 4 4 Charles Dahlhouse Contact Thelma Treadway at 1427 Polymnia St., New Orleans about a very important matter. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 S.S. Warrior Crews Will the gangway watch on the night of July 12, 1963 in Galves. ton, Texas, who was on duty when Jack Strahan broke his ankle write Mr. W. Jiles Roberts, 617 Americana Bldg., Houston 2, Texas, at once. Raymond Tilley You are asked to contact Thomas Sullivan, P.O. Box 185, Ludington, Michigan 49431. Odel Powell Mr. George Pitour asks that you contact him at 27-34 14th Street, Long Island City. New York 11102. Ponderosa Crewmembers Personal baggage of former crewmembers is being held in the Baltimore Hall for the men listed below. The men are asked to make arrangements to have the baggage picked up as soon as possible. Robert I. Fagan, Frank Ridrigs, Anthony W. Stafford, Robert Doyle, Steve Marconls, Blanton Jackson, Gettes Lightfoot, Howard Flynn. ; SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York .... November 2 Detroit October 16 Philadelphia ... November 3 Houston November 9 Baltimore November 4 New Orleans .. November 10 Mobile November 11 4 4 4 West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule through August, 1964 for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follows; Wilmington San Francisco Seattle October 19 October 21 October 23 November 18 November IS November 20 4 4 4 where meetings are held at 2 PM. Great Lakes SIU Meetings The next meetings will be: Regular membership meetings Detroit Oct. 19—2 PM on the Great Lakes are held on Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago^ The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported the first and third Mondays of Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, to the Seafarers Welfare Flan (any apparent delay in payment each month in all ports at 7 PM November 2—7 PM local time, except at Detroit, of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary 4 4 4 card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) i Edmond Joseph Marcotte, 48: SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Rubin I. MIns, 38: Brother Minu Brother Marcotte died at his home Glenwood Anthony Masterson, Regular membership meetings 68i The victim of a head injury. died on August 16, 1964, the victim in Chicago, 111., for IBU members are scheduled of a drowning of heart failure Brother Mastereach month in various ports. The accident at Ponton March 22, son died in the next meetings will be: 1964. He Joined chatrain Beach, USPHS Hospital Philadelphia .. Nov. 3—5 PM La. A member of the Union in in San Francisco, Baltimore (licensed and un­ the engine de­ 1962, and sailed Cal., on March licensed) Nov. 4—5 PM partment, he as a deck hand in 19, 1964. A mem­ Houston Nov. 9—5 PM joined the Union the Great Lakes ber of the engine Norfolk Nov. 5—7 PM Tug and Dredge in 1960. He is department, h e N'Orleans .. Nov. 10—5 PM survived by four Region. He is sur­ became a mem­ Mobile Nov. 11—5 PM brothers, a sister, vived by his wife ber of the SIU in 4 4 4 Mrs. Doris G. Marcotte. Place of his mother and 1941. He is sur­ vived by his wife, Mrs. Eva J. Molly Mims, his former wife. Burial burial is not known. RAILWAY MARINI REGION Regular membership meetings Masterson. Burial was in the was in Metairie Cemetery, New 4 4 4 for Railway Marine Region-IBU Golden Gate National Cemetery, Orleans, La. Jack Kelly, 65: Brother Kelly members are scheduled each San Bruno, Cal. Virgil R?" Saulter, ^46i Brother was the victim of a drowning accir month in the various ports at 10 dent when the AM and 8 PM. The next meetings Saulter died of drowning when the tugboat Wales, on will be: tugboat Wales, on which he was which he was Jersey City Nov. 9 working, o v e rworking, over­ Philadelphia Nov. 10 turned on April turned on April Baltimore .. Nov. 11 25, 1964. A mem­ George B. Rohan (Rowan) 25, 1964. A memr •Norfolk ... Nov. 12 ber of the IBU, Betty Heiser Atkins desires that ber of the IBU, he worked as an GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE you or anyone knowing your he worked as a REGION engineer. His whereabouts contact here at 403 deck hand. He is Regular membership meet­ wife, Ann Kelly, ings for Great Cedar Hill Ave., Baltimore, Md. survived by h i a Lakes Tug and survives. Burial wife, Annie Mae 4 4 4 Dredge Region IBU memlers are Saulter. Burial was in the Grace Memorial Park scheduled each month in the vari­ Francis Joseph McGarry was in the Galveston Memorial Cemetery, Alto Loma, Texas. ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next Contact the Welfare Plan Office 4 4 4 meetings will be: at Union Headquarters, 675 Fourth Park Cemetery, Hitchcock, Texas. 4 4 4 Detroit Nov. 9—2 PM Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y., at yoim ear­ Elbert B. Brown, 55: Brother Andres Posada Sanchez, 53: Brown died April 8, 1964 while liest convenience. Milwaukee Nov. 9 Heart failure was fatal to Brother aboard the Col­ Chicago Nov. 10 4 4 4 Sanchez on April Buffalo Nov. 11 umbia, of heart A. Korsak tSault Ste. Marie .. Nov. 12 failure. A mem­ The number of Mrs. Louis Qual- 28, 1964 while he Duluth Oct. 16 ber of the stewtiere has been changed to UN 6- was in Spain. A member of the Lorain Oct. 16 7320. ard department, deck department (For meeting place, contact Har­ he has been a 4 4 4 until he retired old Ruthsatz, 118 Easi Parish. member of the Rudy P. De Boissiere In 1963, he joined Sandusky, Ohio). Union since 1939. Contact the Welfare Plan Office the SIU in 1943. Cleveland Oct. 16 Surviving is his at Union Headquarters, 675 Fourth Ho is survived by Toledo Oct. 16 son, Robert Leo Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y., at your ear­ his wife Carmen Ashtabula Oct. 13 Brown. Burial liest convenience. Fernandez P o s(For meeting place, contact John was in the Arlington National 4 4 4 ada. Burial was in the Cillero Cemetery, Fort Myer, Va. Mere, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ Income Tax Checks Graveyard, Cillero Vivere, Spain. tabula, Ohio). Income Tax refund checks are 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 being held for the SIU members Clifford T. Wuertc, 68i Brother Victor Shavroff, 63: Brother listed below by Jack Lynch, Wuertz died at his home in New Shavroff was the victim of heart United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Har­ failure on April Orleans of pneu­ rison Street, San Francisco 5, monia on April 16, 1964 at his for UIW members are scheduled Calif.: home in San each month at 7 PM in various 13, 1964. A mem­ Vasco Barros, Margarito Borja, Francisco. A ports. The next meetings will be: ber of the engine New York ... November 2 Orla S. Bushold, Eugene L. Casmember of the department until Baltimore ... Novembeir 4 tano Jr., Winfred S. Daniel, For­ Union since 1942, he retired in Philadelphia . November 3 tunate Drilon, Donald J. Hampton, he sailed in the 1962, he joined ^Houston November 9 Eigil E. Hjelm, Willard Layton, deck department. the Union in Mobile November 11 Sheffield Nerkitt, Robert W. Oslin, Surviving is his 1956. He is sur­ New Orleans .. November 10 Arthur D. Payton, Jorgen G. Pedvived by his fiancee, Cynthia • Meeting! held et Lasor Temple, New­ erson. Champ C. Smith, Charles Williams. Burial port brother Roger News. E. Switzer (3), Bernado Tombocon, Wuertz. His place of burial is not was in the Chapel of Chimes Cem­ t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Glover Turner, Ding H. Woo. etery, Oakland, Calif. known. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. �SEAFARERS October K. 1964 nr* Twenty-Tiireo LOG Out Of The Galley UNION HALLS All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Felix Miller James Hamilton Waiter Frederick Harry Oliver USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS William Bedgood Milburn Hatley Alfred Bjorsvik Neis Larson Mark Conrad. Sr. George Little Richard Davis J. Lippencott James Edwards Cecil Morris Gilbert Gonzalez Mack Murray Hugh Grove Joseph Pitre Willie Guilott James Reiliy Norman Hadden Felice Ruiacoppo Ottis Hail Earnest Russell William Harris Alfonso Sandino US->HS HOS'-'ITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Ulyss Crider Arlo Otto Deaiie Haswell Thoma" Richards .lames Kelly .*ohn Sanlay Clarence Lenhart -hn Snay Barney Majjesle Walter Selzer Joseph Mrkia USPHS HOS->!TAL HOUSTON. TEXAS Joseph H. Booker Neis Larson Eimor E. Camno James E. farshall Malvin Chandler .lames M. Reilly .'.imes F. Cleater Ruben Reyna rtork Conrad Ernest Russell Roy E. Curtis Earven R. Savoy Hugh C. Grove M. E. Sehifani Ceraid L. Kersey W. E. Walker Edw. H. Kolcnsusky USPHS HOSPITAL ,VEW ORT.EANS. LOUiSIANNA Clarence Anthony Rcbert M. McEvoy James C. Armstrong Henry J. Maas, Jr. John G. Brady .'oyce R. Massey John A. Buttimer Charles C. Mathews Allen ColUns. Jr. Phillip C. Mendoza Peter A. Dufour. Jr. Mathios J. Oswald Fred Fagan. Jr. William H. Padgett Salvatore Fertltta Alfonso Pavon Audley C. Foster Harry C. Peeler Luis G. Franco J.-mes J. Redden Evle E. Kinman W. R. Simpson Wallace J. LaNasa Thomas W. Sims Unionists Aid Handicapped WASHINGTON—The 20th anni­ versary of the first National Em­ ploy the Physically Handicapped Week is being observed in the first week of October, with organized labor playing the same major role it has carried out during two decades of active participation. The observance was the out­ growth of a congressional resolu­ tion calling on the President to issue a suitable proclamation each year naming the first week in Oc­ tober as National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week and urging labor and management to participate in its observance. The former AFL and the former CIO joined wholeheartedly in the effort to make the first week the success it was. The first beneficial effect was a sharp jump in the number of job placements of workers who had suffered physical handicaps. Julius C. Thompson Guy Whiteburst Emest C. Vltorl William J. Wooisey J. F. Wanderllch USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK John Allen A. Maher Peter Arthur Donald McCown E. Bafaloukas Thomas Maher Raoul Cabrera Dennis Marcoly Henry Callahan James Martin Edward Calvillo Anstey Minors William Cameron C. Morales John Chiarra Frank Myatt Angelo Ciano John Natoli John Cunningham Harold Nelson Hamilton Dailey Wilbur Newson Charles DahUiaus Nick Palantzoglou Benjamin Davis Ray Ruppert Henry D^ehl Anthony Seaturro George Duffy Ralph Spiteri E. B. Flowers M. Sharpe Francis J. Flvnn James Shiber Pedro Gonzalez Sydney Shrimpton Bernard Cortner B. Skorobogaty Anton Hansen Juan Soto Christns Houlis J.ames Stogaitis Ellis Jones Fred L. Travis Rufino Lara Vernon Williamson William Logan William Wilson Thomas Lowe Fred Wrafter USPHS HOSPITAL BAI.'^'MOPE. MARYLAND Clarence Anderson Raymond Myers Norman Barb Walter Pachulskl Pdgar Benson Estai Potts Walter J. Ensman Roy R. Rayfield W.-rren Rullard Joseph Richsgers Gaetano Busciglio .'ames Robinson Charles A. CampbeU John Skogiund Theodore Drobins Charles D. Slick Michael Duco John M. Stone Fredlof Fondila WiUiam Stormer Gorman Glare Francis Sturgis Charles Hardesty Andrew Suecb William A. House Samuel Pate Nolan Hiu-tt Harry Wiiloughby Grover C s'addox . Chester B. WUson John O. MUler Chambers Winskey FeUpe Martinez Antoni Wojcichl WUliam C. Murphy USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS John Harty George Spiliotis Truman Patriquin USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA T. E. Allen Raymond Miller Frank Buck Goorge Moore Myron A. Garrish Arthur Wroton USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WAHINGTON E. A. Ainsworth V. M. Johnston H. H. Armfield N. I. Nichols L. Bailey J. A. Laigo A. A. Furst C. E. WaUieh USPHS HOSPITAL .JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA S. E. Walton J. C. Laseter L. A. McLaughlin E. L. Costine USPHS HOSPITAL WILMINGTON, DELAWARE E. E. Edinger USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Roy C. Bru Hubert I. Pousson Donald S. Cogging Richard L. Welch Milton L. Foley Calvin J. Wilson CarroU Harper Richard O. Zaragoza Bemie R. Hylton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Deibler George McKnew Abe Gordon WilUe Young Thomas Lehay Max Olson SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez WUliam Kenny Edwin Harriman USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA WUliam Lovett USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin V.A. HOSPITAL NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS Maurice Roberts U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Cristobd Do Jesus, night baker aboard the Hastings (Waterman) takes a break from the galley for a stroll in the sun on the return to the States from India. PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Llndsey WiUiamz A1 Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Ed Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 1022S W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave., Bklyn BYacinth 9-0600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax WiUlam Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HBknlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA ........2604 S. 4th St. John Fay, Acting Agent . DEhvey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Hsirrison St. Paul Gonsorchlk, Agent ..DOuglag 2-4401 Frank Drozak, West Coast Rep. SANTURCB PB .. 1319 Fernandez Juncos Stop 30 Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakea and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detaUed CPA audit every three months by a rank and flie auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equaUy of union and management representativea and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds aro made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaUable in aU Union halU If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Eari Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4. N.V. Full copies of contracts as referred to are avaUable to you at all times, cither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of ail SIU contracts are avaUable In aU SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live- aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obUgations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. v EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the poUtical purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its coUective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membersbip action at the September. 1960, meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG poUcy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board' may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to he paid to anyone in any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless be is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that be should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any metbods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EVERY MOHTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in ail rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oidtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membersliip has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of aUowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. Ail Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth In the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with tho employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS FOLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. if at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the abov* rights have been violated, or that ha has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediattiy notify SiU President Paul Hail at haadquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. Keith Terpe. Hq. Hep Phone 724-2843 SEATTLE 2505 Ist Ave. Ted BabkowsU. Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GiUette, Agent 229-2783 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent .. TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3610 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9?: » CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, m. SAginaw 1-07. 3 CLEVELAND 1420 West 23th St. MAin 1-5^.30 DULUTH 312 W. 2ncl St. RAndolph 2-4'10 FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baitimoie Si EAstern 7-4SI«i BOSTON 276 State ^ Richmond ' HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brookly.j HVarin'h • HOUSTON 5804 Canal .H WAlnul -" JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. J: x ELgin 3-()r:i7 MIAMI 744 W Flaglei St FRanklin 7-3.''» MOBILE 1 South Lawrence S: HEmiock 2-11'l NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson fi.v TP' : NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel. 622-18?- rPHILADELPHIA 260-= S ii • DEwey b-PS-l TAMPA 312 H.irn.s-jn .'-•1 Tel 229 2-:?3 GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredqa Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave Arthur MUler, Agent TR 5-1533 CHICAGO 2300 N. Kimhell Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-li.'>» CLEVELAND 1420 W. 2.3th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-.34.30 DETTROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park. Mip'i Ernest Demerse, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St Norman Jolicoeur, Agent RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brimiey. Mich Wayne Weston, Agent BHimley 14-r! .3 TOLEDO 423 CentrrI St CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1G44 W. Third St John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8.3.''2 BUFFALO 18 Portl.nnd St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-70r5 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicapo Robert Affleck, Agent . ESsex .3.n.=-0 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 2S;h St. W. Heams, Pro-Tem Agent MA DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison .St Max Tobin, Agent Southgate, Mich. A Venue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No 66 South Range. W a. Ray Thomson, Agent .. EXport 8-3n?4 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky. Ohii Harold Ruthsatz, Agent MAin 6-4.373 MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Or. Joseph Miller, Agent . SHerman 4-fii'''.3 SAULT STE. MARIE . . .1086 MrpJe St. Wm. J. Lackey, Agent . MEIrcse 2-8S'7 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del M i L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR. Tex 1348 7lh St Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery Si. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-nt04 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE....1216 E. BaltiiiioK EAstppNORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-18923 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S -. DEwp- I United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. E.4stern 7-4!l >1 BOSTON 276 Stat- .^t. Richmond 2-6" t HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Eron!: '-:, HYacinth 9 "1 HOUSTON 5804 Cr.n-! St. WAiniit C • •> JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl S ' Z ELgin : •» MIAMI 744 W FlaglPf St. FRanklin 7-" ? MOBILE 1 S. Lawrcn— St. HEmiock 2 • • 1 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jacks-n . Phone E.7,- • i NORFOLK 115 Thir-" • 1. Phone <22-' : PHILADELPHIA 2 04 S 4::i .-.1. DEwey (•: " 3 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2781 , �SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORQAN OFTHE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO FOR SIU PENSIONERS Seafarers who retire, either on the standard pension at age 65 or at an earlier age on the disability pension, receive $150 a month. This, of course, is in addition to their Social Security benefits. Perhaps even more important today is the additional benefit pensioned Seafarers receive in the form of un­ limited medical expenses. And at the same time, the wives and dependents of pensioned Seafarers continue to be covered under the dependent benefit schedule just as they'were while the Seafarer was still working. The unlimited medical expense feature of the Sea­ farers Pension Plan is most important because of the continuing increases in medical expenses over the past years. Statistics compiled by the American Hospital Association show that the cost of hospital care has risen to almost four times what it was in 1946 and is continuing to rise. Retired Seafarer O. C. (name withheld), who went on, pension in 1961 recently required surgery to save hit life. The unlimited medical expense feature of the Sea­ farers Plan paid the $1,200 bill in full. With the unlimited medical expenses available to him, the pensioned Seafarer can use his pension money for living expenses, without worrying about being un­ able to pay for medical treatment and care. Retired Seafarer C. B., on SIU pension since 1956 re­ quires treatment for a heart condition at costs averaging $30 monthly for medicine and $15 monthly for treatment—every month. The SIU Flan takes care of the bills. The unlimited medical expense benefit is available to the pensioned Seafarer at a time when medical ex­ penses can be expected to occur more frequently and to be more costly. Statistics show that people over 65 use three times as much hospital care as people under 65 and spend over twice as much for medical care as the rest of the population. Retired Seafarer F. M., who went on pension in 1958, became unable to take care of himself and had to enter a nursing home nine months ago. The SIU Pension Plan pays the $250 monthly costs. UNLIMITED MEDICAL CARE �iSeAFARERS^LOG 1964 ELECTION SUPPLEMENT SIU ELECTION ' ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES & INLAND WATERS DISTRICT Election Procedures Qualified Candidates with photos and records submitted by candidates Sections of SIU Constitution Sample Ballot Election Procedures: 5IU Executive Board Minutes, Sept. 9, 1964 (The following executive board minutes were acted on and approved by the membership at port meetings held on October 9, 1964.) The meeting was called to order at 3:00 P.M. by Paul Hall, President. PRESENT: Paul Hall, President; Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President; Earl Shepard, Vice-President; A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer; Lindsey Wiliams, Vice-President. ABSENT: Carl Tanner, Executive "Vice-President; A1 Tanner, Vice-President. ALSO PRESENT: Herb Brand, Director of Organizing & Publications; Howard Schulman, SIU General Counsel. The President announced that a quorum was present. He then stated that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the 1964 general election, review the steps taken so far, and to determine whether the Executive Board wished to recommend any additional steps which would, in Its collective judgment, be desirable to comply not merely with the letter, but also, with the intent, of the Constitution, the Secretary-Treasurer "additions to the Voting Procedures" as has been concurred in by the membership, applicable law, and this Union's policy of full and fair treatment for all candidates. The President next stated that the General Counsel was present at his request. He asked the General Counsel If he was aware of the election steps taken to date. The General Counsel replied in the affirmative, that he and other members of his staff had checked the Credentials Committee report and supporting records, and the election material prepared and distributed. The General Counsel stated that, in his opinion, the Union was in strict compli­ ance with the Constitution and applicable law, including, in particular, the Landrum-Griffin Act, and that he now so formally advised the Executive Board. He stated further that, so far as law was concerned, one last affirmative step remained to be taken, that is, the mailing of the 15 day notice required by law, that the Union was aware of this, and was, in fact, in the process of preparing the same for mailing. He pointed out that this would have to be completed on or prior to October 15, 1964. The SecretaryTreasurer stated that this would be accomplished. The President then called for an open general discussion dealing with the purpose of the meeting, after which, the following was decided upon: RE: UNION GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1964 The Executive Board wishes to make the following report and recommendations to the membership, for the purpose of keeping the membership informed, effectuating the Union's policy of completely equal and fair treatment to all candidates, and rounding out the Union's compliance with law, including the Landrum-Griffin Act. A. All steps required up to now to comply with Landrum-Griffin have been taken. There remains one step, the mailing of notices to the members, and recom­ mend this step be taken, in accordance with law, on or prior to October 15, 1964. It need hardly be noted, of course, that, both at regular meetings of the membership, and through the Seafarers Log, all details of the election have already been communicated. Insofar as our Consti­ tutional requirements regarding elections are concerned, not only are copies of the Constitution available at all ports, but also, the LOG prints the Constitution verbatim every six months. , Every member, therefore, should be aware of these requirements. B. 1. The policy of the Union has been, and is, equal electioneering limits and facilities for all candidates. As usual, the Seafarers Log will contain an election supple­ ment, which includes the biographical sketches of each candidate and his photo, together with a sample ballot with voting instructions. The usual distribution pattern will be followed. That is, it is sent to all contracted ves­ sels, is made available in substantial quantities, in all Union halls, and is otherwise distributed. Candidates and members will, therefore, have available to them those materials for electioneering, or any other purpose. In addition to that, the Executive Board recommends the printing of this election supplement in enough copies so that there will be available to each candidate, at his request, 100 copies thereof, to be used for such purposes as the candidate may choose. It is felt that 100 copies for each candidate is reasonable. There must be obviously be some limit to the Union's ex­ penditures in this regard. To insure equal treatment for each candidate, copies of this special material shall be made available in each Union hall. The Port Agent shall deliver the amount requested (up to 100) to each candidate, obtain a receipt therefor, keep a record of the same, and notify the Secretary-Treasurer, A1 Kerr immediately. It will be the Secretary-Treasurer's duty to keep a central tally, and to replenish stocks of this material when, as, and if needed. 2. To insure good order and to further preserve the sec­ recy of the ballot, electioneering must not take place within 25 feet of the polling place. In any event, the Union continues to insist on good order and decorum, which must be preserved. Any member whose ballot has been solicited within the prohibited area is required to make this fact known to the Polls Committee, which shall record the complaint in its report, as well as its findings and recommendations thereon. In addition, the member is required to notify the Secretary-Treasurer, A1 Kerr, at Headquarters, within 24 hours of the occurrence by reg­ istered mail, return i-eceipt requested, of the facts, which notification must be signed by the complainant, together with his book number. In that connection, the Executive Board recommends that the membership also adopt the rule that, in any case any member has a complaint that any of the election and balloting procedures of this Union have been violated, the same procedure as above set forth, shall be followed. While the members have already been notified, through the Log, as to notifications to the President in case of a claimed violation of any rights, it is recommended that the rule set forth herein be adopted with reference to the balloting and election procedures in this election, since the Secretary-Treasurer, under the Constitution, is charged with specific administrative duties in connection with elections and referendums. The member's duty to report violations in this manner should be emphasized. If situa­ tions exist which call for corrective action, that action ought to be taken. It can't be taken if the responsible parties under the Constitution are not made aware of the facts. 3. Obviously, nothing in these recommendations is to be deemed to deprive any candidate or member of his con­ stitutional right to observe the conduct of the election, the tallying of bailors, and so on, provided he maintains proper decorum. 4. In accordance with established policy, the Union, its officers, the Log, and, indeed, the entire membership, should continue to encourage the utmost interest in the election. The Executive Board urges the largest possible vote, and encourages the use of proper electioneering to further stimulate interest in the exercise of this important right. 0. The Secretary-Treasurer states that, in compliance with law he has prepared a membership list, to be avail­ able for inspection by any and all candidates. Again in accordance with law, the list is, and will be kept, available at Headquarters. While this is a valuable record, we rec­ ommend that the Secretary-Treasurer not be required to sit with whoever is inspecting the list, but that arrange­ ments be made for a rank and file committee of three (3) to be elected for that purpose. We further recommend that a proper receipt be obtained from the inspecting candidate. Finally, since many members object to tiie Union releasing their names and addresses, and since it has been a long term policy of the Union to respect these feelings on the part of the membership, we recommend that, while each candidate may have his inspection, no candidate shall be allowed to make copies of the list or any part thereof. D. Without regard to the Executive Board's power under Article VII of the Constitution, the Executive Board specifically requests that the matters herein be brourht to the attention of the membership and acted upon by them, by special meetings held in all ports, subject to tue requirements of the Constitution, commencing on Friday, October 9, 1964, at 9:00 A.M. It is also recommended that these minutes if approved as aforesaid, be included in the Seafarers Log election supplement of 1964, be included in the notice, referred to above, to be mailed to t!-.e membership in accordance with law, and, in addition, be prominently posted in the Union halls for the duration of the balloting. The Secretary-Treasurer was unanimously directed to take all steps necessary to effectuate the foregoing. ADJOURNMENT: Paul Hall, Chairman, then asked those assembled if there was any further business to come before the Board. There being no further business to be trans­ acted, it was then moved by Lindsey Williams and sec­ onded by Earl Shepard that this Board meeting stand adjourned. Carried by a unanimous vote of the Board. Meeting was then adjourned at 5:20 P.M. Fraternally submitted. By: AL KERR, Secretary-Treasurer 120 �OetPbec 10^ 19.04 Supplement—^Pase Two Candidates For SiU Elective Posts For: President For: Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast (Vote For One) No. 1 On Ballot JOHN COLE—Book No. €-8— Defeated Power Elite's Kangeroo Court expulsion and free speech suppression attempts. Holds members' Interests should be leaders' Interests; yet, typically, Executive Board capriciously cancelled New Orleans vote for essential shipping-board; showcasing sculpture in­ stead. Similarly, heaviest-bled unionists, hopelessly trailing indus­ try. Conditionwise, were administratively denied overdue living cost raise while supporting longshore strikers twelve dollars weekly boost. Resent Union levying directly from earnings to assume fol­ lowing management functions: physical examinations, legislative lobbying, safety, lifeboat school, belly-robbing plan. Opposes: ruin­ ous waterfront wars as organizing excuse; pampering shoestring operators at cost of family allotments; skeletonizing manning scales to maritlme's lowest. PAUL HALL—Book No. H-1— No. 2 On Ballot Original member of SIU. Hold all strike clearances. Elected secretary-treasurer 1948. Participated in all SIU organizing cam­ paigns and major beefs since earliest days. Served on all SIU negotiating committees since 1948. Helped initiate Welfare, Vaca­ tion and Pension Plans. Participated in drive for SIU seniority hiring system to save Union hiring hall. Now serving as SIU president. WILLIAM JOHN SMITH—Book No. 8-60-No. 3 On Ballot Started sailing in 1944 as member of the SIU Pacific District. Transferred to Atlantic and Gulf District in April, 1947. Was picket captain in Philadelphia during 1948 General Strike. Was doorman in Philadelphia for short while in 1947. Active during Isthmian strike in 1947. Have sailed many newly organized ships as deck and ship's delegate. Assisted in negotiating working rules for vacuvator machines aboard the SS Producer in 1958. Am a member of the deck department sailing as boatswain, deck maintenance or ablebodied seaman. Am at present sailing as AB aboard SS Portmar. For: Executive Vice-President (Vote For One) CAL TANNER—Book No. T-1— No. 4 On Ballot Charter member of the SIU since the beginning. Sailed actively during the war, seeing service in most combat zones. Active in Isthmian organizing drive both on ship and ashore as organizer. Elected Mobile agent from 1947 to 1960. Participated in various A&G District organizing drives of past years. Active in all SIU beefs and holds clearances for all strikes the Union has engaged in since it was first organized. Now serving as executive vice-presi­ dent, to which I was elected in 1960. For: Secretary-Treasurer (Vote For One) AL KERR—Book No. K-7— (Vote For One) EARL (Bull) SHEPARD—Book No. S-2—No. 7 On Ballot One of SIU's original members. Active in P&O strike and other early Union actions. Directed field work in Isthmian organizing drive. Participated in Great Lakes organizing. Directed N.Y. waterfront activities in 1946 general strike. Appointed New Orleans port agent in 1947. Elected New Orleans agent for 1948, 1949, 1950. Elected assistant secretary-treasurer for 1951. Appointed Baltimore agent in 1951. Elected Baltimore agent in every election since 1952, and elected vice-president in charge of Atlantic Coast in 1960. For: Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast (Vote For One) JAMES L. TUCKER—Book No. T-22— No. 8 On Ballot Transferred from the old AFL Seaman's Union in 1938 in Port of Baltimore when the SIU was formed. Have sailed regularly since then in all ratings in the deck department. Have been both deck and ship's delegate on many ships. Participated in various Union beefs and have a clear strike record. Have served as patrolman and agent appointed in Baltimore, Charleston and Mobile. At present am employed on the SS DEL NORTE as AB maintainence. LINDSEY WILLIAMS—Book No. W-l-No. 9 On Ballot Joined SIU in January, 1942, in New Orleans. Sailed in the deck department during the war in practically every war zone. Served as Gulf area organizer during Union drive to organize Isthmian. Director of organization for Cities Service drive and was responsible for bringing many other new companies under contact. Elected New Orleans port agent in each election from 1950 to 1960, when elected vice-president in charge of Gulf Coast. For: Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters (Vote For One) AL TANNER—Book No, T-I2— No. 10 On Ballot Sailed steward department ratings on SIU ships for many years. Became SIU member December, 1951. Came off ship to manage Baltimore Port O'Call when new hall opened. Participated in Balti­ more HIWD and MAWD organizing including successful drive for harbor tugs. Active in aid to Westinghouse strikers. Also in N.Y. Marine Allied Workers organizing and as Welfare Services repre­ sentative. Now coordinator of Great Lakes organizing for the Maritime Trades Dept. Elected vice-president In charge of Lakes and Inland Waters in 1960. No. 5 On Ballot Joined the SIU on November 6, 1943, in Port of New York. Sailed in all ratings in the deck department. Holds a clear record on all Union beefs and picketing actions since he joined the SIU. Has served the Union in many official capacities since 1945,' including organizer, dispatcher, partolman, assistant administrator of the SIU Welfare and Vacation Plans, as well as secretary-treasurer of all the Union's corporations. At present serves as secretary-treasurer of Un­ ion and its corporations. For: Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement (Vote For One) ROBERT A. MATTHEWS- -Book No. M I— i No. 6 On Ballot Joined SIU when it was chartered. Served as patrolman and port agent in Mobile and later as agent in Jacksonville and San F/ancisco. Assigned in 1946 to NY as hq representative. Served on every Union negotiating committee from 1946 to 1954. Elected assistant secretary-tfeasurer 1948, 1949 and 1950; hq representative for 1951-'52. Assistant secretary-treasurer 1953-'54, 1955-'56, 1957'58. Houston agent from 1958 to 1962, when assumed post of vicepresident in charge of contracts and contract enforcement. Partici­ pated in all SIU strikes and beefs. For: Headquarters Representative (Vote For Three) WILLIAM (Bill) HALL- -Book No. H.272— No. 11 On Ballot Joined SIU, A&G District, in 1944, in the Port of New York. Served actively in many of the Union's major strikes and beefs, in­ cluding the 1946 general strike, the 1947 Isthmian strike, the Wall Street strike and the Canadian beef. Was elected deck delegate and ship's delegate on most of the ships I sailed. Holds clearances for all Union actions. Elected assistant secretary-treasurer for 1953-54. Re-elected 1955-'56, 1957-'58. Serving as headquarters representa­ tive since 1960. THOMAS (Curley) LILES, JR.—Book No. L-230— No. 12 On Ballot Joined SIU in the Port of New Orleans in 1950. Previously had served in U.S. Navy from 1942-1945. Sails in the steward department and has steward's and cook's ratings. Participated in 1946 general strike and the Isthmian strike, and has strike cleairance for both. Continuad on pagt 1 �SifVleniiMii—Paare Tknl» IMIM IC tf(N EDWARD (Eddl*) MOONEY—Book No. M-T— No. 18 On IMIol LUIGI lOVINO^—Book No. Ml— Joined SIU in 1045. Senred at ihip'i delegate or ateward delegate on majority of shlpe. Member of Food and'Housing Committee, for 1946 general strike. Assisted during Canadian beef, and r^resented Union in various beefs in Puerto Rico. Participated in Wall Street strike. Appointed New York patrolman in 1952. Elected NY joint patrolman 1953-'54. Served as headquarters representative since 1955. Played major role in Robin Line beef. First started sailing with the SIU in 1946, and has shipped in both steward and deck departments since that time. Took part in 1946 general strike, the Wall Street strike and was active in the Isthmian organizing campaign. Also helped organize Government workers. On many occasions during the past fourteen years, has taken role in shipboard responsibility by serving as a delegate. Now serving as Joint Patrolman in New York. FREDDIE STEWART—Book No. S-B—No. 14 On Ballot PASQUALE (Pat) MARINELLI- -Book No. M-462— No. 22 On Ballot Was volunteer organizer for SIU when it was founded. Partici­ pated in all major strikes Including bonus strike, Isthmian, 1946 general strike and other actions. Was leader of direct action to secure milk, good provisions and decent shipboard conditions for all Seafarers. Served as steward patrolman in N.Y. in 1947 and joint patrolman in 1948 and 1949. Elected steward or joint patrolman for all years, 1950-1960, and as headquarters representative in 1960. Assisted in drawing up many of the Union's past contracts. For: New York Agent No. 21 On BaUot Have been sailing in the SIU since 1950 when I joined in the Port of New York. Sailed in the deck department as AB and carpenter. Have active Union record and have participated in all major Union beefs and organizing activities since joining the Union. Took part in many successful organizing campaigns in Puerto Rico. Now serving as patrolman in the Port of New York. FRANK MONGELLI—Book No. M-1111No. 23 On Ballot (Vote For One) JOSEPH (Joe DI George) DI GIORGIO— Book No. D-2—^No. 15 On Ballot Joined the Atlantic & Gulf District in 1951 in New Orleans. Served actively in many of the Union's major beefs and strikes in the years since then, including the 1946 general strike, the Isthmian strike, the Wall Street beef and numerous others. Elected Baltimore patrol­ man 1955-1956. Served on numerous rank and file committees and elected ship's delegate and steward delegate on many occasions. Was elected New York joint patrolman 1958-60 and reiected in 1960. Now serving as acting port agent. For: New York Joint Patrolman (Vote For Ten) THEODORE (Ted) BABKOWSKI—Book No. B-1— No. 16 On Ballot Joined SIU in 1941 and sailed in all combat zones during World War II. Was volunteer organizer in Isthmian drive and various tanker drives. Served on NY Isthmian strike committee. Active in 1946 strike. Coos Bay and shipyard beefs. Served on Baltimore com­ mittee aiding shipyard and telephone workers. Elected engine or joint patrolman at each election since 1949. Currently Seattle agent. ANGUS (Red) CAMPBELI^Book No. C-2I7— No. 17 On Ballot Started sailing in 1938 in the deck department. Came ashore to work for SIU in 1952. Has served in numerous capacities including building superintendent for five years. In charge of SIU training school activities including responsibility for lifeboat class, entry training and upgrading. Active in all SIU beefs since coming ashore including longshore, American Coal, Bull Line strike, Robin Line and SS Cleopatra. Has a clear record on all Union beefs. Elected New York joint patrolman in 1960. E. B. (Mac) McAULEY—Book No. M-20—No. 24 On Ballot Have been member of the SIU since 1943. Sailed all zones during World War II in both steward and engine departments. Was an official SIU observer during 1946 Isthmian election. Was acting Savannah agent in 1946. Have been ship's delegate and engine dele­ gate on numerous ships. Was patrolman-dispatcher in Savannah during 1952-53. Served as headquarters organizer in 1953-54. New York Dispatcher in 1954. New York Joint patrolman 1955-56. Elected Savannah Agent 1957-58. Part of 1958-61 worked on headquarters staff. Was West Coast representative in 1962-64. GEORGE McCARTNEY- -Book No. M-948— No. 25 On Ballot Started sailing in 1949. Have sailed in all departments at one time or another aboard freighters, tankers and passenger vessels. Have been departmental or ship's delegate aboard most ships on which I sailed. Came ashore in 1961 to serve as patrolman in New York and Philadelphia. Served as agent in the Port of Wilmington, Cali­ fornia, for 2 years. Was reassigned to headquarters in January of this year where I am presently serving as patrolman. If elected, will rep­ resent the membership to the best of my ability and will at all times abide by the Constitution and policies of this Union. I have been a member of the Union since 1943, sailing in the deck department. I served as a voluntary organizer in the successful Isthmian organizing campaign and the Cities Service organizing campaign. I have been active in practically all Union strikes and have strike clearance in all major beefs. On most ships that I have sailed I have served as department and ship's delegate. Throughout the years I have been elected and served in various constitutional committees such as Union financial committee, balloting commit­ tee. in 1960-63 I served as joint patrolman in the Port of New York. Since 1963 I have been serving as acting agent in San Juan, Puerto Rico. I have been an active member of the Union, In good standing, since 1946. My book was retired from 1954 to 1956, during which time I was inducted into the Army for two years. I returned to sail­ ing upon my discharge. I am 36 years old. My organizational record shall show I have taken part in several actions over the years. WARREN H. CASSIDY—Book No. €-724— No. 18 On Ballot GEORGE (Frenchy) RUF—Book No. R-1No. 27 On Ballot I am presently an active member of the Union and have been since 1947. Presently I sail in the Stewards Department. I have been taking part in all major beefs of this Union since 1947, the only exception being when I was at sea. My home town is Boston, but for the past several years I have made Brooklyn my home, and New York is my "home" shipping port. I would appreciate any and all support from the membership, and if elected will do my best to serve the members in the best way I can. JOHN FAY—Book No. F.363- FRED G. OESTMAN—Book No. 0-41—No. 26 On Ballot Have been a member of the Union in good standing for over 20 years. Have all strike clearances. Worked as a Union official in various .jobs since 1946. Have sailed on all types of SIU ships. Helped on several organizing jobs, both as ship and shoreside or­ ganizer. CHARLES SCOFIELD—Book No. S-186—No. 28 on Ballot No. 19 On Ballot I sailed in both the steward and deck departments before coming ashore in 1957. Since then have been employed by the Seafarers International Union in various capacities. I served as dispatcher, patrolman and welfare representative. I have been active in various beefs and organizing drives such as the American coal beef. Bull beef, Robin Line and most recently the Puerto Rican organizing drive. Have served as Boston Port Agent, and New York patrolman. Joined the SIU in the Port of Norfolk in 1942. Sailed all during World War II and Korean War. Sailed in the engine department and served on many ships as engine department and ship's dele­ gate. Appointed as joint patrolman for the Port of New York in October 1959. Elected by the membership as joint patrolman port of New York 1961-1964. CHARLES STAMBUL—Book No. S-578—No. 29 On Ballot VINCENT GENCO—Book No. G-79— No. 20 On Ballot I have been an SIU book member since March, 1945. I retired my book in December, 1945, and reactivated it again in August 1949. Since then I have had delegates' jobs almost continuously and I also served as . committeeman during the coal beef in the Port of Balti­ more and various other beefs when on the beach. At the present time, I am a crewmember and AB in deck department on the tanker SS Eagle Voyager. I joined the ship on June 26, 1964, in the Port of New York. I believe that I can do a good job for the Union and its member­ ship. As a member for many years, I have participated in many Union beefs which include organizing Isthmian, Wall Street beef, longshoremen's dispute and others. I was on the financial committee many times and was also on the ballotting committee. I was the engine room delegate and ship's delegate on many ships. Contlnuvd en page 4 �Oet<riber 16, 1864 Supplement—Face Four LORENCE E. TAYLOR—Book No. T-79—No. 30 on Ballot EDWARD KRESZ—Book No. K-315—No. 88 On BaUot I became a member of the SIU in 1945 though I have more than 28 years seatime. I have always sailed in the Engine room. My strike clearance record is perfect, have supported the Union in all its actions. I have been active in organizing particularly Dry Trans and Seatrader Co., I made ph.vsical contributions to the Wall Street, Wage Stabilization Board and Isthmian Beefs. If elected, I promise to serve the membership loyally and conscientiously. Since receiving my book in 1953, I believe I've done my utmost to uphold the Union and our Constitution. Serving mostly as deck and ship's delegate, I also believe I'm capable of upholding any Union activities ashore as well as at sea. Hoping you, the membership, will give me the chance to prove this. KEITH TERPE—Book No. T-3- No. 31 On Ballot For; Baltimore Agent (Vote For One) Sailed throughout World War 11. Was headquarters organizer during 1949-51, active in winning successful Cities Service drive. Also served as acting port agent in Lake Charles during 1950-51. Helped organize several other non-union companies. Was New York patrolman, contract negotiator and headquarters repre­ sentative 1951-1952. Elected N.Y. joint patrolman 1955-56, also 1958-60, and again in 1960. Have been serving Union in Puerto Rico. BERNARD TONER—Book No. T.28— No. 32 On Ballot REXFORD (Rex) DICKEY—Book No. D-6— No. 39 On Bullol Elected deck patrolman for the Port of Baltimore for ten terms from 1938-48. Sailed actively on a leave of absence, in the war years, 1942-43. Served as patrolman-organizer during the Isthmian drive and returned to this position on appointment in May, 1952. Was active In the 1946 general strike. Sailed as AB between 1948 and 1952. Elected Baltimore joint patrolman 1955 to present. Elected as Balti­ more Port Agent in 1960. Has been clear in all Union strikes. For; Baltimore Joint Patrolman I have been In the SIU ever since I began sailing. I ship in the deck department as bosun, carpenter or deck maintenance, and have had my share of deck and ship's delegate jobs. STEVEN (Steve) ZUBOVICH- -Book No. Z-13— No. 33 On Ballot First sailed on Seafarers International Union ships in 1944. Re­ ceived full book in 1945. Have clearance for all major beefs while shipping. Was in US Navy in 1946. Then returned to sea. Sail in deck department. Elected ship's delegate or deck delegate on majority of ships I sailed on. Elected joint patrolman in 1960, and have been serving in port of New York. For; Philadelphia Agent (Vote For One) FRANK DROZAK—Book No. D-22— No. 34 On Ballot Joined SIU in 1944 from port of Mobile, Sailed boatswain. Elected ships Delegate on most of contracted vessels. Active in all major beef: Cities Service, Isthmian, Moore-McCormack, NMU,- Railroad Strike, SS Atlantic Beef, Teamster beefs in Puerto Rico and Phila­ delphia. Acting Port Agent in New York from 1959 to 1961. Port Agent Philadelphia since 1962 and Secretary-Treasurer of Maritime Port Council in Philadelphia. For; Philadelphia Joint Patrolman (Vote For Four) W. PAUL GONSORCHIK—Book No. G.2— No. 40 On Ballot I joined the SIU on its inception, 1938. Became dispatcher in New York, 1940, served until 1948. In 1948 became patrolman in New York until 1960. In 1960 appointed agent Port of Norfolk, Va. Beginning in 1962 served as patrolman for the Port of Baltimore, Md., for two-and-a-half years. As of January 1964, appointed agent pro tem till present date. Participated in all the major strikes for the time in New York, Baltimore and Norfolk. ELI HANOVER—Book No. H-313— No. 41 On Ballot Joined the Seafarers International Union on July 23, 1941, in the port of New York. Sails in the deck department. Served on numer­ ous ships as ship's delegate and department delegate. Participated in many major Union actions and is strike-clear on all strikes. Served as dispatcher part of 1953 and 1954 and again in 1956. Elected patrol­ man in 1956 and 1958. Have been an active SIU member for almost 20 years. Elected in 1960 as Baltimore joint patrolman. ANTHONY (Tony) KASTINA—Book No. K-5No. 42 On Ballot Have been serving the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, since June 9, 1950. During that time has served as dispatcher, patrolman and also have handled the Union's Welfare Plan for a number of years. Also have been active in the organizational programs in the Baltimore area, including the American Coal Beef. Have all strike clearances since joining SIU. Elected Baltimore joint patrolman in 1960. BENJAMIN WILSON—Book No. W-217—No. 43 On Ballot (Vote For Two) WILLIAM R. DAVIES—Book No. D-178— No. 35 On Ballpt I have been an active member of the Seafarers Union for 22 years, helped organize on many occasions, and served the Union when needed in many ports, and also as Delegate on many ships. I have always believed in Unions and what they stand for, and will, alwaya will respond to the responsibility of being a Union brother. BELARMINO (Benny) GONZALEZ—Book No. 0-4No. 36 On Ballot Joined the SIU in 1938, in Tampa. Active in organizing P&O Line and in subsequent P&O strike. Helped organize Florida East Coast Carferry in 1940. Was New York dispatcher in 1946-47, steward de­ partment patrolman in 1948. Elected Baltimore steward patrolman in 1949. Served as AFL organizer in Florida. Was patrolman in Tampa, patrolman and dispatcher in New York during 1953-54. Elected Tampa joint patrolman In 1955-56. Now serving as Miami agent. I started sailing with the SIU in 1943." Served as Delegate on various ships, was active in all strikes and in the Isthmian drive. I also worked in the Baltimore hall since 1957. In May, 1962, to the present date, have been working as patrolman and welfare repres­ entative for the Union. For: Mobile Agent (Vote For One) FREDERICK H. JOHNSON—Book No. J-44— No. 44 On Ballot Have been a member of the Union since joining in the Port of New York in June 1942. Active seaman all during war and ever since. Have participated in all Union beefs and am clear for all strikes and beefs. Have been ship and deck delegate on many ships and also ship and shop steward in Mobile. Know what beefs we have on our ships as 1 have been sailing them. Am at present on SS DEL NORTE and have been for several months. LEON HALL, JR.—Book No. H-125—No. 37 On Ballot LOUIS (Blackie) NEIRA- -Book No. N-lNo. 45 On Ballot Joined Union in 1939. Sailed continuously until 1942 when I went into service of U.S. Army, serving until 1946. Returned to sailing on leaving Army. Served as delegate aboard many vessels. Participated in 1946 general strike. Wall Street strike, the Isthmian beef and p.-actically all other major Union beefs. Have worked as patrolman in the ports of San Francisco, Philadelphia and New York. Joined the SIU in the Port of NY in 1943. Sailed in the engine department. Appointed organizer in Mobile in 1945. Organized Mobile Towing Co. and other towboat companies in Mobile and Gulf area. Chairman of strike committee in Mobile for 1946 general strike. Active in 1947 Isthmian strike and numerous other Union beefs. Served as acting SIU agent, patrolman and organizer in Mo­ bile and other ports. Appointed Miami port agent 1958. Elected Tampa agent for 1959-'60. In 1960 was elected as Mobile agent Continued on page S �Sopplment—^Pare Five Ofltober If. 1914 THOMAS (Tom) GOULD—Book No. G-267— No. 53 On Ballot fort Mobile Joint Patrolman (Vote For Four) HAROLD J. nSCHER—Book No. F-l— No. 46 On Ballot Have been a member of the SIU since 1938. Sailed steadily in the engine department during the war until December 1943 when ap­ pointed Mobile dispatcher. Was drafted into the U.S. Army In 1944 and discharged in 1946. Returned to sea. Served again in Mobile as patrolman-dispatcher for four years from 1946 until 1950. Served as SIU West Coast representative and San Francisco agent from 1950 to 1953. Elected Mobile Joint patrolman 1953 to 1964. Served in, and have clear strike record on, all beefs. ROBERT JORDAN—Book No. J-1— No. 47 On Ballot Sailed as a member in the engine department since 1938. Was organizer in the Gulf area for Isthmian ships and tugboats from September 1945, and on. Served as Mobile engine department patrolman in February 1946. Was acting dispatcher and organizer in that Port. Was elected engine patrolman in Mobile in each elec­ tion from the year 1949 to 1956. Elected point patrolman from 1956 to 1964. Active in ail SIU beefs and picketing actions for many years. Have strike clearance records. LEO P. MARSH—Book No. M-9— No. 48 On Ballot I have been a member o? the SIU since its inception and have always sailed in the steward's department, in ail ratings and on almost ail types of vessels under Union contract. Have clearances for ail SIU strikes and beefs since the Union was organized and have taken active part in ail of them. Was appointed steward patrol­ man for the Port of Mobile in December 1951. Elected Mobile steward patrolman 1953-1956. Elected Mobile Joint patrolman 1957 through 1964. Joined SIU in Port of New Orleans on December 23, 1942. Sailed regularly throughout the war years. Active in Union's post war organizing campaigns in the Isthmian and Cities Service fleets. Took part in 1946 general strike and other major beefs through the years. Elected to, various rank and file committees. Served as welfare services representative, dispatcher and patrolman in New York. Also served in Seattle. Elected New York deck patrolman in 1955-1956. Elected Joint patrolman in New Orleans in 1956-1958. Presently serving as Joint patrolman in New Orleans. LUIS GUARINO—Book No. G-520— No. 54 On Ballot Have been sailing since 1946, in the deck department the majority of the time. Last ship was the SS Dei Norte in the capacity of boat­ swains mate. Participated in various beefs and picket lines in and around the Port of New Orleans for the SIU and other unions. Acted as delegate on various ships. Was appointed joint patrolman in the Port of New Orleans in July of 1961 and have been joint patrolman in the Port of New Orleans since July of 1961. Presently Joint patrolman in the Port of New Orleans. ANDREW A. G. McCLOSKEY- -Book No. M-950— No. 55 On Ballot Have all necessary seatime to qualify. Joined in 1947 and shipping steadily since. Have sailed in black gang particularly all my life, with exception of three years in steward department. Know ail problems confronting seamen and can cope with their beefs. Have long been associated with organized labor, dating back to 1939 when I organized and was president of Local 276 Amalgamated Meat Gutters Union. Delegate to state convention in 1940. Organizer for CIO Shipyard Workers. Was on negotiating committee in 1947 in regards T. Smith and some tugboat contracts, Algiers, La. Have served many times as departmental and ships' delegate. Have always done utmost for my Brother members. WILLIAM J. (Red) MORRIS—Book No. M-4No. 49 On Ballot Have sailed since 1939 and through World War II. Appointed acting agent for Jacksonville in March 1945. Later assigned to New York and then to Norfolk as patrolman. Served as acting agent at Charleston, SC. Appointed patrolman for Mobile 1947, served as deck patrolman in Mobile in 1948, Joint patrolman in 1949, deck patrolman 1953 to 1956, and 1958 to 19bu and served as such until Savannah Hall closed. Elected as Joint patrolman in Mobile 19611964 but was assigned Jacksonville Port Agent. Have taken part in Union beefs and strikes and hold strike clearance records. For: New Orleans Agent HERMAN TROXCLAIR—Book No. T-4—No. 56 On Ballot Joined SIU in March, 1941, and has been active in Union since that date in all strikes, beefs and organizational campaigns, serving on many committees. During World War II sailed widely in many combat areas. Always sailed in steward department. Was first elected steward department patrolman for New Orleans in 1948. Was re-elected for 1949 and 1950. Elected steward patrolman in same port for '52, '53, '54. Elected joint patrolman in 1960. Strike clearances for all beefs. PAUL WARREN—Book No. W-3— No. 57 On Ballot (Vote For One) C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS—Book No. S-4No. 50 On Ballot One of the early members of the SIU, Joining in December, 1938. Active in 1939 Isthmian strike, 1939 bonus strike, 1946 general strike and 1947 Isthmian strike when company signed. Served A&G Dis­ trict in many capacities from dispatcher to agent in New Orleans. Sailed in ail combat zones during WW II. Elected New Orleans engine or Joint patrolman since 1947 in every election up to 1960 when I was elected as Port Agent. Have participated in many Union beefs. Joined the SIU in 1938. Sailed in the deck department with all deck department ratings. Sailed during World War II in all theaters of operation. Participated and took an active part in all SIU beefs since the inception of the Union as an active member. Appointed to various Jobs in the Union including Great Lakes organizer, Cities Service and Isthmian organizer and patrolman. Worked as joint patrolman in the Port of New Orleans for the past 15 years. Pres­ ently Joint patrolman in the Port of New Orleans. For: Houston Agent (Vote For One) For: New Orleans Joint Patrolman PAUL DROZAK—Book No. D-180- No. 58 On Ballot (Vote For Four) A. E. (Jerry) CUNNINGHAM—Book No. 718— No. 51 On Ballot Served in World War II as member of 101st Air Borne Division. Started sailing with SIU in 1947 from/ Port of Galveston, Texas, after transferring from SUP. Hold every unlicensed rating in En­ gine Department and have sailed in al'. of them. Have very good knowledge of Union contracts and agr^jements. Clear record in all strikes and beefs in which SIU has been involved. Served as Ship and Departmental Delegate whenever called upon. Now makes home in New Orleans, and have sailed mainly from this Port, but have sailed from all other ports and has many friends up and down coast. HENRY B. DONNELLY—Book No. D-324No. 52 On Ballot Joined SIU in 1947, sailed in Steward Department in almost all capacities on freighters, tankers, passenger vessels. Have approxi­ mately 15 years seatime. Have clearances for all strikes and organ­ izing beefs, one-time editor of the SS Puerto Rico "Advocate" and SS Del Norte "Navigator." Understand working conditions in galley, messrooms, topside and below on passenger vessels, having worked them all, and reasons for disputed overtime. If elected New Orleans Joint patrolman I will try to change saying we have in Gulf about disputed overtime from "Write it down but you ain't going to get it" to "Write it down we'll try to get it for you." Became SIU member in 1945 in Mobile. Active in many major Union strikes and beefs from 1946 general strike down to present. Served as Seattle and San Francisco patrolman from 1951 to 1954. Served a two-year hitch in the US Army, 1954 to 1956, and then was assigned as New York patrolman. Major assignment was on Robin Line beef where I was active for full year from time the ships were sold until SIU won the beef. Has clear Union record. Elected New York Joint patrolman in 1958, and Agent in 1960. For: Houston Joint Patrolman (Vote For Four) MARTIN (Marly) BREITHOFF- -Book No. B-2 No. 59 On Ballot Started sailing with SIU in 1942 and sailed during World War II in the combat zones in both engine and steward departments. Served on grievance committee in Tampa during 1946 general strike. Was shipboard organizer at start of Cities Service drive in 1946. Served as chief dispatcher. Port of New York, in 1951 and 1952. Elected NY joint patrolman 1953 to 1956. San Francisco agent for fqur years. Now serving as Houston Joint patrolman. Continued on page S �beteber ll* 1N4 Sapplement—Page 81s WILLIAM J. DOAK—Book No. D-262—No. 60 On Ballot R. F. (Mlckej) WILBURN—Book No. W-6— No. 63 On Ballot Joined the SIU In the Port of New Orleans on August 8, 1944. Sailed In the deck department and have AB's rating. Have served in ail major Union beefs and organizing campaigns. Participated in the 1946 general strike and have strike clearance. Was active in a great many successful organizing campaigns in behalf of the Union in the tug boat and other inland fields. Presently serving as agent In Port Arthur, Texas. Have been with SIU since 1945 when I Joined in the Port of New York. Sailed in the deck department. Have been active in all major beefs since then, including the Isthmian beef. Served as instructor in the Union's training programs, and on the waterfront In the Port of New York. Have worked as Joint patrolman In the Port of Houston since 1961. ROAN LIGHTFOOT—Book No. L.562—No. 61 On Ballot Began sailing for the SIU in 1952, after serving six and one-half years in the U.S. Marine Corps. Sailed in the deck department and have bosun's rating. Have been active in all organizing campaigns and Union beefs since coming into the Union. Served in various capacities in the Port of Houston and have participated in all major Union beefs since joining the Union. Am now serving as patrolman in the Port of Houston. For: Detroif Agent (Vote For One) OSCAR M. RAYNOR—Book No. R.520—No. 62 On Ballot E. (Scottie) AUBUSSON—Book No. A-8—No. 64 On Ballot Having started with the SIU in 1947 at the port of New Orleans, I have sailed steady from all Ports. I received my full book in 1954 in the port of New York. I have always been in good standing with the Union, as far as money goes. Have served as department dele­ gate and/or ship's delegate on most all the ships I have been on. Have always brought in a clean ship for payoff. Also I lost the last election. I hope I can qualify for this one. Joined the SIU, A&G District, in 1942 and sailed with the Union during World War II. Active in numerous major strikes and beefs of the Union, including the 1946 general strike, the 1947 Isthmian strike and many other beefs since then. Served as dispatcher at headquarters in 1955-60 and also as headquarters patrolman. Served as organizer and patrolman on Great Lkes. SIU Constitution Rules On Elections Article XIII Section 3. Balloting Procedure • (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure die proper and timely I preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. I' Yiie ballots may contain ^neral information and instructive com­ ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon aplhabetically within each category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northerly port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the Continental United States shall then be added.. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have t'.ie number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so per­ forated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the namre of the ballot and the voting date thereof. the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed shall then be removed, plac^ near the roster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the voting site with the ballot. An appropriate notation of the date and of the fact of voting shall be placed in the member's Union book. (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the establishment of a booth or other voting site where each member may vote in privacy. (f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. . (g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sun­ days and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized in the city in which the port affected is located. If November 1st or Deceinber 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a port in the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M., except that, on Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 A.M. and continue until 12 noon. Section 4. Polls Committees (d) The Polls Committee shall permit full book members only • f.® Prior thereto, it shall stamp their book with the word voted and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there­ upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve­ lopes, with their book numbers next to their signatures. The committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or, envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the discretion of the Executive Board, oflicial envelopes may be pre­ pared for the purpoM of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying the fore.going inscribed-thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be •used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, provided the comments are signed and dated by tlie member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or registered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the depository named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Polls Committee shall not be discharged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes, are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys to the boxes in an enveloj^, across the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope securely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may have received, and all the smbs collected both for the day and those turned over to it.-The Port Agent shall be responsible for proper safeguarding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the material placed in his custody. Ihe remaining copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis­ tered mail or delivered in person. (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without com­ pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving or provide meals in lieu of cash. (a) Each port shall elert, prior to the beginning of the voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three full book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an elected or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith­ standing the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any other provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute a quomm for each port, with the said meeting to be held between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com­ mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present during this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purine of eleaing the said Polls (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Secretary- Committee is. called/ and that the minutes of the said meeting are Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. sent daily to the Secretary-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding para­ place un ess a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with f'') duly eleaed Polls Committee shall collect all unused number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots each Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and used, the ballot box or boxes and the ballot records and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer, files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the i who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and the serial number and amounts of ballots used with the verifica­ shall inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the tion list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having both serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between been sent to that port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute what appears on the verifiication list, as corrected, and the ballots and return to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies report shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what any event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received. separate comments thereon he desires, provided they are signed The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall file shall at all times be available to any member for inspection also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer. cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com­ (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at port offices, arid pleted, with recommendations by tlie Secretary-Treasurer. A ma­ shall be secret. No signatures of any voter, or other distinguishing jority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary Section 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying write in the name or names of any member or members, as appro­ contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not make priate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, any determination in these matters. Procedure, Protests, And Port Agent or Patrolman. (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is Special Votes fd) Only full book members may vote. However, immediately locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Comminee in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is (a) On the day the balloting in each port is to terminate, the of the port in which they are voting. The voter's book number set forth in the preceding paragraph with regard to discrepancies shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept in shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to du|iicate) in the space opposite the proper ballot number, and believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. �Ootobw 16, im Bapplement—Pare Seven SlU Constitution Rules On Elections (€ontinued) headquarters (by certified or registered mall), tU the unused ballots, together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of die Committee that all ballots sent to die port and not used are enclosed therewith, subject to the tight of each member of the Committee to make separate comments under his signature and date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all members of the committee, that all the stubs collected by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to the right of each member of the committee to make separate com­ ments under his signature and date. The said Polls Committee members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for­ warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. (b) All forwarding to headquarters called for under this Section 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Gimmittee, at the address of headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent shall have the du./ to forward the material specifi­ cally set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the Union Tallying Committee, which will then carry out the functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Committee to execute those functions. abfe measures to adjust the course of lo proceedings so u to tnable the special vote set forth in this Section 5 (c) to. be com­ pleted within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be made by it unless and until die special votes referred to in this Section 5 (c) shall have been duly completed and tallied. (d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro­ ceed to the jmrt in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi­ ble after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense occasioned by their traveling to and returning from that Port. All members of the committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse­ quent'to their election to the day they return, in normal course, to the Port from which they were elected., The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairihan from among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Con­ stitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme­ diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe custody during the course of the committee's proceedings. The proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation All certifications called for under this Article XIII shall be of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open deemed made according to the l»st knowledge, and .belief of those to any member, provided he observes decoruru. In no event, shall the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the required to make such certification. Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi­ (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com­ members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the issuance New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In the event and Detroit. The election shall be held ac the regular meeting ia a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 5(g) of this December of the election year, or if the Executive Board other­ Article, the committee shall be reconstituted except that if any wise determines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the member thereof is not available, a substitute therefore shall be aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Pa­ that purpose as soon as possible. trolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquarters Rep­ resentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying shall be sent by the committee to each Port Agent and the SecretaryCommittee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete place subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or, detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the less from the close of this committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with applies shall be designated, by date, in the report and shall be detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each referred to as the "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the be permitted access to the election records and files of all ports, report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. Ihis copy which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election discretion. The report shall clearly detail aU discrepancies discovered, Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. and shall contain recommendations for the treatmeiit of these dis­ crepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5(c) of this Article to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted validity of the ballots, with pettinent details. therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and action, if any, in accordance with the Constitution, shall be taken evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect the results dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period Election Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effective, and a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three or more just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of inembers of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con­ Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the closing report of the port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a shall be accepted as final. special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 5(f) must take terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Election and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during Report Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies so aaed the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and vote set by the membership, as aforesaid, the Port Agents in each book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the such port shall have the functions of the Tallying Committee as disposition of the said protest. The committee shall take all reason^ set forth in Section 5(c), insofar as that Section deals with the 'termj of such special vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shaH make « sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately avail­ able to Pott Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Imme­ diately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in ffie same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, but, in any case, to as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certification, made by the Pore Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report containing a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The form of the latter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. Twd (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall be posted. 'The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tally. ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modification. If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of 'and deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. If such recheck and recount is ordered, the Union "Tallying Com­ mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly. Section 6. Installation Into Office And The Job Of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent And Patrolman (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina­ tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President to notify each individual elected. (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall'take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­ vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article XI, Section I. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. Saction 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the preservation and retention of all election records, including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the eleaion procedures as are required by law which directives shall be part of the election procedures of this Union. ADDITION TO VOTING PROCEDURES IN FORTHCOMING ELECTION OF OFFICERS (Under Article XIII, Section 7, of the union's Constitu­ tion, the Secretary-Treasurer of the union, A1 Kerr, pre­ sented the following "Addition To The 'Voting Procedures In The Forthcoming Election of Officers." These proce­ dures were adopted by the membership in the April and May membership meetings and are now a part of the election procedures of the union.) President's Pre-Ballbting Report. Article X, Section 1, "The President," Sub-Section (e), provides that the President's Pre-Balloting Report shall be submitted to the membership at the regular meeting in July of every election year. It is recommended to the membership in this connection that such Pre-Balloting Report be made both at the June and July meetings so as to give more than adequate notice to any prospective nominee for office. Provision for Nomination by Others. Article XIII, Section 1, "Nominations," provides for selfnomination to office. In order to square any ambiguity as to the meaning of this section, it is recommended that a member may place his name in nomination or have his name placed in nomination by any other member and further, that in either event, such member nominated must comply with the provisions of the constitution, as they are set forth, relating to the submission of creden­ tials. This change is an amplification of the existing pro­ visions of the constitution and should not be construed to be an alteration of same. Absentee Ballot. Article XIII, Sections 3 and 4, "Balloting Procedures" and "Polls Committee," of the constitution, provide that balloting shall be manual in nature. It is now recom­ mended that the following absentee ballot procedure be presented to the membership upon advice of counsel as an amplification of such provisions: Full book members may request an absentee ballot un­ der the following circumstances, only. While such mem­ ber is employed on an American-flag merchant vessel which vessel's schedule does not provide for it to touch a port in which voting is to take place during the voting period provided in Section 3 (g) of our constitution, in that event, the member shall make a request for an absentee ballot by Registered or Certified Mail or the equivalent mailing device at the location from which such request Is made, if such be the case. Such request must contain a designation as to the address to which such member wishes his absentee ballot returned. Such request shall be received no later than 12:00 P.M. on the fifteenth day of November of the election year and shall be directed to the Secretary-Treasurer at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11232. Upon receipt of such request, the pro­ cedures as established in Section 3 (d) of our constitution, shall not apply. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible for deter­ mining whether such member is a member in good stand­ ing and further whether such member has, in fact, voted previousl.v. He shall send the processed ballot by Regis­ tered Mail-Return Receipt Requested to the address des­ ignated by such member in his absentee ballot request. The Secretary-Treasurer shall send to such member with his Ballot, instructions for returning the ballot, which instructions must be complied with exactly. The Secre­ tary-Treasurer shall further maintain a record showing the name, book number of the member, his ballot number and the date upon which such ballot was sent, which in­ formation shall be turned over to the Union Tallying Committee, when elected, in accordance with Article XIII, Section 5 (c) of the constitution. The member, after voting, shall return his absentee ballot by Registered or Certified Mail, or the equivalent mailing device at the location from which such absentee ballot is returned, if such be the case, to the depository named in the Presi­ dent's Pre-Balloting Report. These absentee ballots must be post-marked prior to midnight of December 31, 1964, and must be received by the depository named in the President s Pre-Balloting Re­ port, prior to January 10, 1965, regardless of when post­ marked, for them to be counted as eligible vote§. Such ballots will be maintaineh separately by such depository and shall then be turned over to the Union Tallying Com­ mittee, as provided in Section 5 (d) of Article XIII of the constitution. �.1. •• •• 1 • 2• 3 • 4 • 5 • OFFICIAL BALLOT For Election of 1965-1968 Officers SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic, Gulf, lakoi anfl Inland Waters District VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER 2nd, 1964 THROUGH DECEMBER 31st, 1964 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS—In order to vote for a candidate, mark a cro« (X) Itl voting square to the left of name. If you vote for more candidates for office than specified herein your vote for such office will be invalid. YOU MAY WRITE THE NAME OF ANY MEMBER WHOSE NAME DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN THE BUNK SPACE PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE UNDER EACH OFRCE Do not use a lead pencil in marking the ballot. Ballots marked with lead pencil will not be counted. ^"1 ".»<••• AAARK YOUR BALLOT WITH PEN AND INK OR INDELIBLE PENCIL. Vote for Ten • John Cole, C-8 Paul Hall, H-1 William John Smith, S-60 EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Vote for Ono Col Tanner, T-1 SECRETARY-TREASURER Vote for Ono Al Kerr, K-7 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 O 22 • 23 O 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 Q 33 • Theodore (Ted) Babkowski, B-1 Angus (Red) Campbell, C-217 "• Warren H. Cossidy, C-724 John Fay, F-363 Vincent Genco, G-79 Luige lovino, 1-11 Pasquale (Pot) Marinelll, M-462 Frank AAongelli, M-1111 E B. (Atoc) McAuley, M-20 George McCartney, M-948 Fred George Oestman, 0-41 George (Frenchy) Ruf, R-1 Charles J. Scofield,S-186 Charies Stambul, S-578 Lorence E. Taylor, T-79 Keith Terpe, T-3 Bernard Toner, T-28 Steven (Steve) Zubovich, Z-J3 C. J. (Buck) Stephens, S-4 NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROIAUN Vote for Four PHIUDELPHIA AGENT Eori (Bull) Shepard, S-2 Vote for Ono 34 "• Frank Drocok, D-22 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 Q 57 • A. E. (Jerry) Cunningham, C-718 Henry B. Donnelly, D-324 Thomas E. Gould, G-267 Louis Guorino, G-520 Andrew A. G. A^CIoskey, M-950 Herman M. Troxcloir, T-4 Paul Warren, W-3 PHIUDELPHIA JOINT PATROLMAN James L. (Jimmie) Tucker, T-22 Lindsey J. Williams, W-1 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE LAKES AND INLAND WATERS Vote for One 10 • 46 • Harold J. Fischer, F-1 47 • Robert Jordan, J-1 Leo P. Marsh, M-9 49 • William J. (Red) Morris, M-4 Robert A. Matthews,M-1 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OP THE GULF COAST Vote for One 8• 9 Q Frederick H. Johnson, J-44 Louis (Blackie) Neira, N-1 MOBILE JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Four 50 • VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OP THE ATUNTIC COAST Vote for One 7• 44 Q 45 • NEW ORLEANS AGENT Vote for Ono VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OP CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT Vote for One 6Q MOBILE AGENT Vote for One NEW YORK JOINT PATROIMAN PRESIDENT Vota for Ono Vote for Two 35 36 37 38 • William R. Davies, D-178 • Belarmina (Bennie) Gonzalez, G-4 • Leon Hall, Jr.. H-125 • Edward Kresz, K-315 HOUSTON AGENT Vote for Ono 58 • Paul Drozak,D-18D Al Tanner, T-12 HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Voto for Four BALTIMORE AGENT HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Voto for Three Vote for One 39 • Ryford (Rex) Dickey, D-6 n• William Hall, H-272 12 • Thomas (Curley) Liles, Jr., L-230 13 U Edward (Eddie) Mooney, M-7 14 • Frederick (Freddie) Stewart, S-8 59 Q 60 • 61 • 62 Q 63 • Martin J. (Marty) Bjreithoff, B-2 William J. D^k7D^262 Roan Lightfoot, L-562 Oscar M. Raynor, R-520 R. F. (Mickey) Wilburn, W-6 BALTIMORE JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Four 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • NEW YORK PORT AGENT Vote for Ono 15 • Joseph (Joe) Dl Giorgio, D-2 - W. Poul Gonsorchik, G-2 Eli Hanover, H-313 Tony Kastina, K-5 Benjomin Wilson, W-217 DETROIT AGENT Voto for Ono 64 • Frank (Scottie) Aubusson, A-8 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource October 16, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU ELECTION SUPPLEMENT EQUAL TREATMENT FOR ALL IS FIGHT OF TRADE UNIONS FOOD FOR PEACE BILL GETS PRESIDENT JOHNSON’S OK TAFT-HARTLEY HALTS ILA STRIKE ACTION MAJOR NAVAL MANEUVERS USING TWO SIU VESSELS BIG CARGO LOSS RECORDED AS LAKES LEVEL RECEDES MERCHANT FLEET DECLINE THREATENS NATIONAL SECURITY IN U.S. ECONOMY PREDICT JET POWER TO TURN MERCHANT MARINE TURBINES FINDS RAIL RATE JUGGLING CHOKES DOMESTIC SHIPPING SOCIAL SECURITY PAYING OUT $16 BILLION IN ’64 BENEFITS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/16/1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVI, No. 21 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/fac02c3c08ce641a7afcd2cb56971b62.PDF f5f534a5a960a6b41d9f19daeedd8608 PDF Text Text Six-Point Program Proposed By SlU To Curb Runaways Story On Page 8 Senate, House Okay P.L 480 Extension story On Page t SlU Man Rescued After Fall Overboard; Lost For Seven Hours Story On Page 2 (I.S. Labor Aide Calls Runaway-Flag Device 'Deplorable Situation' Story On Page 2 Longshoremen Strike Over Gang-Cut Issues Story On Page 2 Annual Report Great Lakes Tag & Dredge Pension Fnnd / "I'm My Own Man!" Filed With New York State'Insurance Department See Page 9 �Pa;e Tw« 8EApAkltk§ ' Ibb'' Labor-Management Conferfn<?i On Manpewr Training U.S. Labor Aide 'Deplores' Runaway Ship Operations By Paul HQII It is beginning tb look as though toe American Maritime industrFt which for so long> has been bogged down in a welter of archaic prac­ NEW YORK—Ih an address before the first National Transportation and Apprentice­ tices, bureaucratic procedures, and conflicts engendered by narrow ship Conference, John Henning, Under Secretary of Labor, called the foreign flag opera­ partisan interests, may be on the verge of developing a new perspective tions of American-owned companies "a deplorable situation." He said that these operations and understanding of what its role should be If it is to, fulfil its very necessary function in this nation's economy and security. had cau'sed unemployment Up* until very Yeeently, toe tendency whether prompted by the desire ence, President Johnson said "the yard workers — be followed by among American seamen and other segments of American In­ cooperation exhibited by labor to protect special interests, or by the awesome end overwhelming com­ shipyard workers. dustry, unemployment would be and management in the transpor­ plexity of maritime problems—has been to oversimplify the causes of Although he did not specifically considerably worse, Henning tation industry at this first Na­ toe industry's failure to maintain a healthy condition. name the company, the Under added. For many years the answer was limited to a theory that American tional Conference is the type of Secretary said that a very large Under Secretary Henning's re­ mutual effort in a common inter­ maritime unions, in tojeir efforts to protect Amn'ican seamen's wages American oil company, which has marks were made at the final day's only 19 tankers under U. S.-flag session of the three day Nation­ est which faas made and kept our and working conditions, have"been a fundamental cause of the decline registry, operates over 150 tankers al Transportation Apprenticeship country strong and progressive. of the U.S. merchant marine. The persistence of our Union, together with other segments of The President's. message added under various foreign flags. "This Conference at the Hotel New maritime labor, to expose the fallacy of .this line of reasoning was inva­ that "our country is requiring to is a deplorable situation," the Un­ Yorker here. The conference, creasingly greater numbers of riably greeted with cynicism. der Secretary said. which was coordinated by the U.S. Even in the halls of Congress, every effort to deal with the ills [Editor's Note] According to Department of Labor, brought to­ highly trained men to keep pace the latest available analysis of the gether labor and management rep­ with our rapidly expanding econ­ of maritime invariably was focused on toe role of maritime labor. Compulsory arbitration, no-strike laws and the like have frequently world tank ship fleet by .Sun Oil resentatives to explore the prob­ omy and changing technology," been proposed as cure-alls for the industry's problems. Company and U.S. Navy Depart­ lems, objectives and methods of A message from Secretary of Now there is reason to believe that there is an increased awareness ment figures, the Standard Oil apprenticeship training in the Labor W. Willard Wirts said "as of the vast .array of ills which are at the base of the maritime industry's Company of New Jersey and its transportation Industry. representatives of labor and man­ problems. Apparently toe people in Government and elsewhere, are affiliates own 125 tankers, which The SIU and other major mari­ agement concerned with appren­ they operate under foreign flags, time unions were among the par­ ticeship to the transportation in­ ^concerned with the future of the merchant marine and are beginning to including the run-aways. They also ticipants at the conference. The dustry, you are doing important realize that maritime policies, formulated 30 years ago to meet toe operate a considerable number of second day of the conference was work for your industry and for the conditions of that day, are failing to provide this nation with the merchant marine fleet it needs today. vessels under charter arrange­ devoted to panel discussions in country. In this respect, the creation of the Maritime Advisory Committee ments which fluctuate and have each of the four major segments Chairman of the labor division even exceeded the number of ves­ of the transportation industry — of the Conference is J. W. Ramsey, and toe Grievance , Committee on Cargo Preference Administration represent a significant development, in that they provide forums for an sels owned. maritime, railroad, motor trans­ General Vice-President of the In­ expression of all viewpoints with respect to the basic maritime issues, The Under Secretary said that port and airline. Each of the ternational Association of Machin­ many of these vessels had been panels dealt with the training and ists; the management division as a means of ultimately strengthening the industry. There was a time when special interests in maritime, often threw built in foreign shipyards. Should apprenticeship problems peculiar chairman is T. J. Riley, Supervisor well-oiled propaganda machinery into operation to disseminate distorted this example of the exclusion of to their industries. of Maintenance Skills Training for American labor—seamen and ship­ In a message sent to the confer­ the Port of New York Authority. and stereotyped views as to what was wrong with U.S. shipping. The day when this could be accomplished successfully may be past. With all elements of maritime represented around the same conference table, these pe(«)le must be prepared to back up their assertions. They must either put up or shut up. A case in point is toe runaway-flag issue which was discussed at the last meeting of the Maritime Advisory Committee on Sept. 21. Now, when we and toe' other unions who are members of the committee charge, and support with facts, that runaway-flag shipping is inimical to the best interests of American seamen and the American merchant fleet, the runaway operators must be prepared to answer this charge. Seafarer Julio Soils, who spent seven agonizing hours in the shark-infested waters off We, in the SIU, view our role in the operations of the President's Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, is alive today thanks only to his own physical stamina and the un­ Maritime Advisory Committee and the Cargo Preference Grievance Committee with the utmost seriousness. Accordingly, we are exploring relenting efforts of his shipmates to save him from a watery grave. every aspect of merchant marine policy and practice. We believe that An ordinary on the — SlU-contracted Azalea City join in the search. One of the The Lifeboat returned to the every fact regarding toe merchant marine is pertinent to the work (Sea-Land), Solis was repair­ Azelea City's lifeboats was also Azalea City long enough to allow and objectives of these committees. We think, for instance, that it is ing cluster lights near the gang­ dispatched, but both boats had one Solis' gear to be tossed Into it, Important to determine whether or not the essential trade routes then rushed him to land and a designated by our Government need reappraisal. _We think it is im­ way when he fell overboard as the great enemy—darkness. Solis, vainly trying to summon hospital. He was treated for ex­ portant to study the mechanism by which Government cargo is awarded ship was heading out of Mayaguez help out of the blackness about haustion and exposure, kept In the to various vessels, both U.S. and foreign, under our cargo preference harbor bound for the mainland. AB Andrew Lavezoli, who was him, was also faced with enemies. hospital in Mayaguez a few days laws. We think it is important to consider the propriety of having the maritime industry dependent to a large extent on decisions of a Gov­ standing the four to midnight The tropical waters were teeming and released. ernment agency such as the Department of Agriculture, whose primary with barracuda and sharks, and watch with Solis function Is to help the American farmer, not the American sifilor. the sea was pulling him away from when the acci­ We think that toe facts with respect to these and many other ques­ land. He was a strong swimmer, dent happened, •but not so young any more. tions affecting the future of the American merchant marine will throw told the story to He started pulling for land with light on the problem and help to find answers to them. It is for this the LOG. Lave­ slow, measured strokes. . reason that we are proceeding with our intensive research and study zoli, then man­ Meanwhile, the radio officer on of this whole complicated picture that is toe American maritime In­ ning the wheel, the Azalea City tried to contact dustry as It exists today, and the factors which are involved. said Solis made the Coast Gruard. He could not only one brief raise the San Juan station but did cry as he fell. manage to reach Miami. The main­ Luckily, it was Solis land base then notified San Juan SAN JUAN—In what has been heard by an of the man overboard and search referred to here as an "historic oiler who alterted the captain. But the ship had not yet cleared planes were sent out at first light. meeting," the AFL-CIO unions on the channel and there was ho room During the time, the Azalea City the Island have formed thfi Cen­ to maneuver. The Azalea City pro­ had dropped anchor and the life­ tral Labor Council of Puerto Rico. The meeting, which was pre­ ceeded ahead for another half boat had returned from its first mile, but managed to recall the sweep of the area. It was dis­ sided over by Agustin Benitez, NEW YORK—The AFL-CIO International Longshoremen's patched again. AFL-CIO regional director in Association began a strike of all Atlantic and Gulf coast ports, launch transporting the channel After swimming for what pilot back to shore and have her Puerto Rico, elected a slate of seemed hours, Solis finally temporary officers pending the at midnight, September 30. The strike by the 60,000 dock reached a sand shoal. He dragged workers of the ILA was-f^ himself on to it and waited, un­ holding of a convention which will convene as soon as possible. prompted by an attempt by automation. The shipping compa­ certainly, for rescue. The shoal was Keith Terpe, President of the shipping companies to reduce nies are seeking reductions In the so low he was forced to stand on size of work gangs and changes in It, the water lapping at his chest. SIU of Puerto Rico, was elected toe size of work crews. work rules that would pave the President of the Puerto Rico Cen­ [As the LOG went to press, the To make swimming easier, he had White House had already ap­ way for Introduction of more auto­ To familiarize the member­ removed all his clo'thes but his tral Labor Council, Other officers elected were three pointed a federal fact-finding mated cargo-moying machinery on undershirt. ship with the candidates and toe docks. their backgrounds in advance The night passed slowly, the Vice-Presidents. -George Trevino board, to make an immediate re­ The strike came after a one year of the United Steel Workers, port and government lawyers search continuing. of voting, the SEAFARERS study by the Labor Department Ralph Garcia of the Carpenters were expected to obtain an 80 day As dawn broke, the Seafarer was LOG, in the issue to be pub­ spotted by 2nd mate Luciano who Uni<Hi and A1 Giordhno of the In­ Taft-Hartley injunction in a mat­ that was supposed to have re­ lished Oct. 16, will print a spe­ solved the automation, dispute and was searching in the Azalea City's ternational Union of Electrical ter of hours.] cial supplement containing a The strike's Immediate effect create the grounds for a settle­ lifeboat. Tired and exhausted, Workers. picture and a biography of Elected as Secretary was Noble was to tie up all shipping in ment. Solis was dragged into the rescue each of the candidates for In New York, where 28,000 long­ craft. The sand bar where he was Gomez of the Boiler Makers. ports from Portland, Maine to office. In addition, the LOG found was three miles from the Tomas Martinez of the National Brownsville, Texas. About 500 shoremen work, negotiations will carry a sample ballot stalled on the problem of how position of the Azalea City when Maritime Union was elected Treas­ ships are affected. which will be an exact dupli­ "the SlU end its seafaring sec­ many cheeky and clerks would he fell overboard, and two and urer. cate of the actual ballot. Vot­ Luis Montanez, Jr., President of tions, the SUP, MCS, MEOW and be effected by the changes in one half miles off the port beam ing starts Monday, November of the freighter when he Was res­ th^ Puerto Rico Newspaper Guild AGLIWD District have notified work rules the shipping companies 2 and continues through De­ are seeking., There; are 4,400 such cued. SPlis had spent all night in is serving as Fublic Relations Di­ the ILA of their' full support. cember 31. The key issue in the strike is' workers in the 'port. the water. rector of thie Council Seafarer Lost Overboard Survives All-Nighf In Sea SIU Rep Heads First AFUlO Council In P.R. SIU Election Supplement An Next Log ILA Hits Bricks in Gang-Cut Beef �OeWb«r l; 1N« Face ThrM LOG SlU Pushes Anti-Runaway Plan WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Sea­ farers International Union of North America called upon the Maritime Ad­ visory' Cominittee to denounco the use by American companies of ships registered in Panama, Liberia and Honduras, and to recommend to the President, the Congress and the appropriate departments and agencies of the Govern­ ment a six-point program of action against these runaway flags. The SIU call was contained in a heavily-documented presentation submitted to the members of the Com­ mittee, which held Its second meeting here on Sep­ tember 21. The Maritime Advisory Committee was created by Executive Order of President Johnson on June 17 to consider the problems of the American-flag maritime industry. The Committee consists of Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, chairman; Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz, and 17 non-Government members representing the maritime industry, marltime labor and the general public. The SIU repre­ sentative on the Committee is its International presi­ dent, Paul Hall. The six-point program which the SIU urged the Maritime Advlsoiry Committee to recommend is as follows: 1. The President shall reaffirm that It is the In­ tention of the Government to foster the development of an American-flag merchant marine in accordance with the purposes expressed in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. He shall further declare that the op­ eration by American corporations or Individuals of vessels in American commerce under the flags of Panama, Liberia, Honduras and other foreign nations is inconsistent with the purposes of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 and detrimental to the best interesti of the American merchant marine, the American economy and the American people. • g. The President shall, by Presidential Directive, direct that the above policy be fully Implemented ty aH Government departments and agencies, S. In the Implementation of this policy, the De­ partment of State shall cease the support It has displayed over the years, not only of American run­ away operators but of other foreign-flag shipping in­ terests. The Department of Defense shall repudiate the Invalid theory of "effective control" and assist in the rebuilding of the American-flag fleet by imple­ menting fully the provisions of the law which calls for the 100% carriage of military cargoes In Ameri­ can vessels. The Department of Agriculture shall similarly assist In the rebuilding of the American fleet by insisting upon strict compliance with all provisions of the cargo preference laws. The De­ partment of Justice shall recognize the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board over Americanowned foreign-flag vessels In American commerce and cease its efforts to interfere in the exercise of that Jurisdiction. The Department of Commerce, through the Maritime Administration, shall cease ex­ tending Government war risk Insurance to these runaway-flag ships. It shall also end its policy of condoning the transfer of American-owned vessels to runaway flags, from which these vessels can retransfer to other flags which do not even come under the fiction of "effective control." 4. The Congress shall take steps to implement the proposals of the late President Kennedy in 1961 when he recommended elimination of the tax haven device used by the runaway operators and the taxa­ tion of profits earned abroad by American firms operating through foreign subsidiaries. The Congress shall also amend the cargo preference laws to ex­ clude American-owned runaways and other-American owned foreign-flag ships from the carriage of cargoes Mnerated by the American Government and financed by thf American taxpayer. I. Ilia President shall direct that at least 25% of all foreign oil Imported in the United States be car­ ried In American ships. This would reduce the de­ pendence of the United States on runaway vessels for the Importation of this economically and political­ ly strateglo commodity and help to revive the Inde­ pendent American-flag tanker fleet which is essential to this nation's security but which, under the on­ slaught of the runaways. Is now facing obsolescenceand bankruptcy. 9. The United States, through its representative to the United Nations, shall call upon the UN for a more explicit definition of the "genuine link" prin­ ciple, which holds that there must exist a demon­ strable connection between a ship and the country of Its registry. The SIU said that the runaway-flag fleet of Panama, Liberia and Honduras now totals 1,507 ves­ sels, which makes it one and a half times the size of the active oceangoing American-flag fleet. In addition the SIU pointed out that American companies own 409 PanLibHon vessels, which means that the American-owned section is more than one-quarter of the total PanLibHon fleet and is nearly half the size of the American-flag fleet. The SIU emphasized that American-owned tank­ ers now constitute 50% of the PanLibHon tanker fleet, 264 out of 529. Of these 264 American-owned tankers, nearly half are owned by five American oil companies Standard Oil of New Jersey, Texaco, Gulf, Standard Oil of California and Socony Mobil. The SIU said that some 85% of the runaway-flag dry bulk carriers are foreign-owned. This means that America must heavily rely for the importation of strategic raw materials—iron ore, tin, manganese, copper—on foreign vessels which do not even come un^r the fiction of "effective control." Despite this, the SIU pointed out the Maritime Ad(Continued on page 9) Moves To Weaken Bill Fail MARAD Waivers Scored CONGRESS EXTENDS In Grievance Committee PUBLIC LAW 480 WASHINGTON—The SIU has registered a protest against the Maritime Administra­ tion's policy of continuing to grant general waivers of the Public Resolution 17 requirement WASHINGTON—An SlU-supported version of the bill to that 100 percent of cargoes financed by the Export-Import Bank be shipped in American extend the life of Public Law 480 has passed the Senate and vessels. The protest was made that it would submit a detailed in which American shipping seek­ the House and is now slated to go to the White House for at . the September 28 meeting statement with respect to these ing cargo preference shipments here of the Grievance Com­ signing by the President. have been harrassed. mittee on Cargo Preference Ad­ matters prior to the meeting. A provision in the Senate- tions or organizations with whom ministration which was established Emphasizing its long-standing An Agriculture Department rep­ passed version of the law that such agreements are entered Into." by President Johnson last May to position, the SIU supported a pro­ resentative at the meeting said American flag ship operators, consider complaints over the ad­ faced with costs that must be paid ministration of cargo preference for In dollars, strongly opposed the laws. measure. Maritime labor also op­ SIUNA President Paul Hall is posed the provision because Its one of the labor advisors to the effect would be to further reduce Grievance Committee. Attending the amount of jobs in the industry. the meeting with him were repre­ Other provisions in the approved sentatives of the seafaring sections version of P.L. 480 would bar of the SIUNA—Morris Weisberger, Yugoslavia and Poland from reach­ Secretary-Treasurer of the Sailors ing agreements under Title I of Union of the Pacific; William Jorthe bill. Both communist countries dan,~^resident of the Marine Firewould still be entitled to receive mens Union, and Ed Turner, Sec­ U.S. surplus commodities under retary-Treasurer of the Marine the bill's Title IV. Cooks and Stewards Union. The bill also bars any country Specifically, the SIU maintained whose ships trade with Cuba from that the language of Public Reso­ making Title I agreements. Such lution 17 is clear and that MARAD countries, the bill's wording says, has no legal right to grant the will no longer be considered as waivers. The SIU pointed out that "friendly countries," but will, as since the establishment of the in the case of Yugoslavia and Grievance Committee, MARAD Poland, be able to purchase food­ had .granted seven such waivers, stuffs under Title IV. making a total of 13 since January The bill, which was extended for 1 of this year. a two-year - period, rather than The Union protested the fact three as originaliy recommended, that with regard to waivers grant­ Oct. 2, 1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 20 is seen as a gain for the maritime ed to Japan to carry Export-Im­ industry. port Bank financed-cargoes, the It had a stormy passage through Maritime Administration order the two houses of Congress, and provided that third-flag ships could was the subject of bitter floor be used if no U.S. or Japanese PAUL HALL, President HERBERT BRAND, Editor; BERNARD SEA­ fights. It was battled through com­ vessels are available. Although MAN, Art Editor; MIKE POLLACK, mittees and subjected to various the Maritime Administration has NATHAN SKYBR, Assistant Editors; crippling amendments, all of been following this policy for ROBERT ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE which were either beaten down or some time, the SIU pointed out CARMEN, Staff Writers. modified. Many of the amend­ that previously no forum existed Published biweekly at the headquarten ments, it was felt. Impinged on in which to present its objections. of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and inland Waters the President's foreign policy mak­ At the meeting the SIU repre­ District, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tat. HYaclnth f-6t00. ing powers. One, In particular, sentatives requested Maritime Ad­ Second class postage paid at the Post would have limited the President's ministrator Nicholas Johnson to Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act discretion In making grants and continue the discussion on waivers of Aug. 24, 1912. 120 loans on P.L. 480 sales. It too was and the use of third flag ships at beaten down. | the next meeting. The SIU said would have done serious damage to the U.S.-flag shipping industry and threatened the jobs of Ameri­ can seamen, was overhauled and amended in a conference com­ mittee. The provision would have hurt the dollar position of U.S.flag shipping by forcing It to take a portion of their charges for freight movement in Instable or Inconvertible foreign currencies. The revised provision says that the "Commodity Credit Corpora­ tion shall finance ocean freight charges . . . only to the extent that such charges are higher (thain would otherwise be the case) by reason of a requirement that the commodities be transported In United States flag vessels. Such agreements shall require the bal­ ance of such charges for transpor­ tation in United States flag vessels to be paid in dollars by the na- posal by the American Maritime Association for the adoption of a sealed bid procedure to be used in awarding cargo preference ship­ ments, the use of a uniform char­ ter part of contract, and the pay­ ment of at least 90%'of the freight charges to American shipowners as soon as their vessels have com­ pleted loading. Charter parties and foreign supply missions have been among the principal areas - that the department had been working for some time on a uni­ form charter party of contract and that a draft had been completed. If okayed the uniform contract would have to be used by all for­ eign supply missions. However, no one has yet seen the draft and it it is not satisfactory from the standpoint of U.S. shipping, con­ siderable protest can be expected to arise. jmm. SEAFARERS LOG OfFicials of the SlUNA's seafaring sections discussed the SlUNA's position prior to Grievance Committee meeting in Washington. Left to right, are SIUNA President Paul Hall, Ed Turner, Secretary-Treasurer of the MC&S; Ed Jordan, President of the MFOW and Morris Weisberger (back to camera), Secretary-Treasurer of the SUP. �SEAFARERS Tage Tom October l; mt LOG Receives Check Sea-Land Protests Reduced Rail Rates By Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic ELIZABETH—The SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service, Inc., has filed complaints with the Interstate Commerce Commis­ sion against discriminatory rail freight rates which are harm­ ing its cargo traffic, N.Y. Hosts Apprenticeship Conference June 16, permitted activated car­ The charges are aimed at bon to move by "piggyback" from two rail tariffs on activated Texas to New York at the reduced carbon, moving from Mar­ rate of $1.63 per 100 pounds. Sealand, in its second complaint, shall, Tex. to New York City, and charged that the ICC permitted the canned goods moving between reduction of rates on this traffic from $.96 per hundred pounds to Tampa, Fla. and New York. The ICC permitted the two chal­ a tariff of $.81. The $.96 per hun­ lenged rail rales to go into effect dred-pound rate had existed until 1959. after the U.S. Supreme Court hand­ The SlU-contracted Seatrain ed down a decision in the "Pan- Lines recently lost a railroad rate Atlantic Case," which set an anti- fight when a federal judge with­ Veteran Chicago dredgeshipping industry precedent. In drew a restraining order he had man Martin Dohi (r), is all previously imposed which would that decision the high court ruled have prevented rail rate cuts on smiles as he accepets his that the fCC should give greater polyethylene plasties moving be­ first pension check from weight to economic arguments in tween Texas and New York. The Frank (Scottie) Aubusson, rail-water disputes. The opinion Justice Department had interced­ SlU-IBU rep in Chicago. Dahl is a member of the held that less attention was to be ed in the case in support of Seatrain's contention that the rate Great Lakes Tug and paid to the protection of water car­ reduction violated U.S. antitrust Dredge Region of the SlU riers when higher rail rate dif­ laws and were otherwise dis­ Inland Boatmen's Union. ferentials were under consid­ criminatory. eration. Favor Rails The nation's railroads have long counted on getting a sympathetic hearing from the ICC when they have resorted to the practice of discriminatory rate cutting. Rail­ WASHINGTON—The American people "should realize and roads following this practice, which be aroused about" the threat of water pollution to the future Is usually done at the expense of life of the nation. Representative Alvin E. O'Konski (R-Wis.) coastal and inland water operators, declared in an interview on ' make selective rate cuts which Washington Reports to the eral agency to administer the force the competing water carriers People, AFL-CIO public water pollution laws of the United out of business. When successful, service program heard on 700 States and fix standards for control of pollutants and contaminants. the railroads can then raise their radio stations. Previous legislation, on a match­ Representative John D. Dingell rates to any level they please at a ing basis of $4.40 of local money later date without fear of com­ (D-Mich.), interviewed on the to each $1 of federal funds, has same program, said that water pol­ petition. stimulated action on the project, In its complaints on rates for lution today is due to "a series of but some industries, Dingell de­ complex industrial wastes which activated carbon, Sea-Land said it are going into our* streams in clared, prefer to pay the nominal had been forced to publish an un­ thousands of tons," including state fine rather than make needed profitable rate to counter the re­ radioactive wastes, run-off of agri­ corrections in their operations. duction permitted by the decision cultural pesticides and municipal of the regulatory agency. The deci­ sewage. sion, which went into effect on "Last of all," Dingell contin­ ued, "it is detergents and some other substances that get in When the lights go out in through municipal and industrial a modern, automated city it sewage disposal systems." clearly demonstrates the su-1 He noted that detergent manu­ periority of man over ma- i facturers have evolved a new chine, as the following incid­ product which breaks down in WASHINGTON—The Inter­ ent indicates. streams and in sewage disposal state Commerce Commission, On a recent weekend there plants and have agreed to substi­ whose favorable decisions to was a power failure in a Gertute it for existing hard detergents. railroads in discriminatory The automated If they do not, he said, "we will I man city. rate cases are often made at pass legislation to force them to ^ machine which operated the the expense of the shipping 1 generator was prepared for do so." industry, recently had trouble O'Konski termed the condition 1 the emergency however, and in telling the difference be­ in a taped voice immediately of the Potomac River in the na­ tween ships and trucks. tional capital is a "disgrace and a ,,,I called the chief engineer on In approving an .application tragedy, because the federal govthe telephone to inform him by the SlU-contracted Calmar ernment ought to set an example the difficult.v. Steamship Corporation to car­ for the rest of the nation. This |i As it happened the chief en­ gineer's telephone number ry lumber between Pacific most historic river is probably the .had changed and the genera­ coast ports and Cape Canav­ most polluted stream in the United tor operating machine had eral, Florida, the ICC referred States." been informed ^of, the to the shipping company as a Dingell called the water pollu- , ':.never , "motor vehicle" operation. tion problem a health, as well as precaution had been taken however to set up a sec­ After someone presumably economic problem. ond machine to inform callers pointed out to the ICC that "You read of fish kills, both in motor vehicles are operated fresh and salt water, and Intestinal . of the number change, so the disorders, hepatitis outbreaks and /: second machine told the first by motor carriers and steam­ so on that result from water pollu­ p machine to call "Information" ships are run by steamship tion," he said. "Detroit water re­ > to get the new number. companies, the agency took cently saw twfl^ major duck kills >; But, alas, this was beyond pains to confess its error, of about. 20,000 each within less i; the capabilities of the first saying that it wanted its order than 6 months. These were scarce ^ machine. Endlessly and brain- : to "conform to the evidence." lessly it kept calling the chief species like canvasbacks and red The commission's decision ' engineer's old number and heads." was all the more out of the Referring to recent reports that ' jiist as endlessly and just as ; ordinary since Calmar's appli­ Lake Erie is becoming an Ameri­ ; brainlessly the second macation to carry the lumber was can Dead Sea, O'Konski said that , chine kept advising it to call opposed by four railroads: the unless pollution is checked, other ^ "Information." Northern Pacific, Great North­ great lakes, like Michigan and I The lights remained off unern, Union Pacific and the Superior, will become useless and T; til a human being somewhere Chicago, MilwaukeCi St. Paul noticed that it was getting dangerous water wastes. and Pacific. Dingell is sponsor of legislation ii dark. that would set up a separate fed- Congressmen IVorn Of Pollution Perils Who's in Charge Here? Calmar Sails 'Trucks,' Says ICC Examiner *. .** V^ ^ «« ff V A mm V A V mm A MA A The first annual National Transportation Apprenticeship Confer­ ence was held here this week at the Hotel New Yoiiier. Attended by representatives of both labor and management, the conference drew greetings from President Johnson and Labor Secretary Wirtz. The SIU was represented in the maritime sectimi of the conference, and the union threw its fuii support behind the program. Boston Shipping has picked up here during the last period and is expected to remain good for the immedite future. There were 2 payoffs, 1" sign-on and four ships in transit. Robert Frazer, who was last on the Ocean Anna as bosun, paid off her to spend some time with his family. Now he is looking for a ship running offshore. Frederick "Whitey" Meinerth, an AB, ran coast­ wise for six months on the Cantigny. Now he is looking for a ship on the Far East run, having spent sometime with his family first. John Kulas, a 23-year union man, was last on a Summer Boat called the Yankee Oiler. He was happy to see the "lover's run" end, and now he is looking for a trip to Europe or the Far East. Maurice McCatty, who just piled off the Mount Washington, says he was sorry to see that "floating hotel" go offshore. On the beach, he will take his family on a vacation through-f Canada and visit the World's Fair hopes i will be as good as the Transbefore shipping out again. A 3rd eastern. cook, he hopes to get another ship Robert Harwell, who sails on as good as his last one. deck, was taken off the Flomar New York in Costa Rica with a ruptured ap­ Shipping in this port has slowed pendix. Harwell credits the fast somewhat in the last period, work and good judgment of the though the outlook remains good Flomar's master. Captain Doane, with the busier fall season coming with saving his life. He says he's on. There were 24 payoffs, 6 fit-for-duty again and ready to sign-ons and 19 ships in transit. ship. Norfolk W. Kong, on the beach two Shipping has been fair in this months after coming off the Robin Locksley, is ready to ship again port. There were 4 payoffs, 2 and looking for a good slot in the sign-ons and 7 in transits for the steward's department. J. Duffany, last two-week period.Earl Mansfield, George Owens, just off the Steel Artisan where he served in the black gang, is Will Beasley and Joseph Stevens were all on the ill-fated Globe also ready, to ship again. Ernest Scardino, who sails as an Explorer, which caught fire and electrician, lya® last on the Azalea had to be abandoned one day out City. He's watching the board for of this port. Recovered from the a round the world trip. H. Rolen, excitement, the four were all down after spending four months on the at the hall waiting to ship out as beach and enjoying, among other soon as the jobs come up on the things, the World's Fair, just board. Puerto Rico. shipped as an electrician on the Shipping on the island has been Steel Vendor. Fleming Jensen, after spending two months vaca­ generally good in the last period. tion in Virginia, is now ready to On the labor front, 12 internation­ al AFL-CIO unions have unani­ ship on any coastwise tanker. mously approved the formation of Philadelphia a Central Labor Council of Puerto Shipping has been slow during Rico. The president of the body that last period, with Improvement will be Keith Terpe, SIU head­ expected in the very near future. quarters representative in San There were 3 payoffs, 3 sign-dns Juan. The Council claims a mem­ and 8 in transits. bership of 235,000 workers. One Buck Pieszczuk, an SIU mem­ of the first actions of the new ber since 1947 who is now retired Council was to lend a hand in the and collecting a union pension, picketing at the San Juan Star, says "I am grateful to the union; now undergoing a strike by News­ I can now sit back and take it easy paper Guild.smen. All unions in without any worries and enjoy the Council showed up during the course of the strike to help man pensioner's benefits." Alexander Tuum, who sails as the picket lines and show the sol­ a carpenter, says he is looking for idarity of Puerto Rican labor. another wood butchering job on a ship now that he is through vaca­ tioning. Albert Yumal, a firemanwater tender, is watching the board for a job below. He says he will go just about anywhere. Frank Mason, an oiler who says the party time Is over for him on the beach, is waiting to ship as soon as pos­ • TORONTO—The SIU of Canada won unanimous approval as bar­ sible. gaining representative in an elec­ Baltimore ' Shipping here slowed down dur­ tion conducted on the steamer ing the last two weeks but the pic­ Alexander Leslie, owned by Norture looks good for the next pe­ Lake Steamships, Ltd. of Toronto, riod. There were 3 payoffs, 2 sign- Ontario. The members of the crew on the ons and 11 in transit. Rocky Morris just shipped out Alexander Leslie voted one hun­ as an AB on the Alamar, bound for dred percent in favor of the SIU the West Coast. He says he wants to represent theip In collective ^ to visit some friends out there and bargaining negotiations. that he may as well earn some The election was held by the money while he is doing so. Canada Labour Relations Board Rocoo Caruso, sailing on deck for and was conducted by the Depart­ the last 20 years, just piled off the ment of Labour. The results were Transeastem because he injured checked by John Royce an ob­ his arm and shoulder. But he is server for the SIU of Canada arid FFD again and registered. He is M. Horenblas of the Department looking for another ship that he of Labour. Canadian SIU Wins Election �SEAFARERB Ootober t, 19M Pas* flTfl- LOG Class 117 Wins Lifsboat Ticksts By Al KMT, Seercfary-Treasurer Check Welfare Eligibility Graduating members of Lifeboat Class 117 flash big smiles for the photographer after suc­ cessfully completing Coast Guard requirements for their lifeboat tickets at the SlU school at New York headquarters: Members of the class are (first row, l-r) John B. Funk, William J. Winfordner; (middle row) M. S. Loppies, Lorry Sullivan, Alberto Aguior, Ramon Aydoi (third row) instructor Dan Butts, Gon Diviaio. Harry Harrison, Lester Stelly, George A. Jackson, Charley Williams and Richard Lyons. Lifetime Pensions Awarded To Six More SlU Veterans Six more Seafarers have joined the growing ranks of SIU pensioners who can relax in the sun and receive a monthly..pension check from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, The men who have been approved by the SIU Welfare Plan's trustees to receive a monthly stipend of $150 fortthe rest of their lives are timer who Joined the union in New he now makes his home in Cold Emil Herek, 58; Edward J. York In Nov. 1938, sailing in the Springs, Texas, where he will re­ Singletary, 50; Gregorio Mirabueno, 71; Henry P. Myers, 66; Constahtine Dobrovolsky, 70; and Emlle Houde, 65. Emil Herek first Joined the Union in the port of New Orleans, spending his years at sea sailing in the steward department as cook and steward. While he spent much of his time aboard the Del Sud, his Jast ship was the Delaware. Edward J. Singletary is a native of Louisiana who first signed up with the SIU in New Orleans. Un­ til his retirement, he sailed in the engine department, finishing his career at sea as an oiler. He now makes his home In Siidell, La., after last sailing aboard the Penn Vanguard, Gregorio Mirabueno Is an old- steward department. A native of tire with his well earned SIU pen- Herek Singletary CLAIMS Pension-Disability Benefits ..... Maternity Benefits Dependent Benefits 8,129 38 612 64 989 Optical Benefits - 547 Out-Patient Benefits 5,956 SUMMARY Vacation Benefits TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... Mlrabueno Myers Dobrovolsky Houde the Philippine Islands, he now makes his home in the city of San Francisco. He last sailed as third cook aboard the Steel Advocate. Henry P. Myers began his career with the SIU in New York and has sailed since that time In the deck department. Born In India, sion. His last ship was the Ocean Anna, on which he sailed as bosun. Constantino Dobrovolsky is a AMOUNT PAID native of Russia who came to this 72,959.44 country when the war first broke out in Europe. Before Joining the 77,094.96 SIU in 1941 in Mobile, Ala., he 91,800.00 sailed with both the Polish mer­ chant marine and the English fleet 12,885.10 as a deck hand. He plans to settle on his monthly check to his home ' 107,528.23 in the Bronx, N.Y. He last sailed in the Steel Recorder as carpenter. 6,610.01 Emile Houde is an SIU oldtimer 47,648.00 who began sailing as a Seafarer 416,525.74 from New York in 1941. A native of Canada, he now makes his home 453,756.13 in Baltimore, Md., where he plans to live a comfortable life on his pension. He last sailed In the en­ 870,281.87 gine department on the Seafair. Cash Benefits Paid — August, 1964 Death Benefits Increase In Employment Fails To Put Dent In Joblessness WASHINGTON—The economy showed continued strength In August, the Labor Department has reported, even though the increase in non-farm jobs fell short and failed to dent the unemployment problem. The paradox persisted of the month took place in manufac­ the factory workweek run­ turing. This sector showed a rise SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Hospital Benefits During the past nine months we have gone into almost every aspect of the SIU welfare and pension plans to give the membership a clear picture of Hie benefits they have. The reason we have gone Into such painstaking detail Is that It Is our desire to let every SIU man know about the benefits that the Union has won for them. Equally important is the need for every brother to become acquainted with the require­ ments which are necessary to be eligible for these various welfare, vacation and pension plan programs. The thing for every Seafarer and his family to remember is that these benefits havs been won as the result of many a hard-fought battle. It behooves every man in our Union to become fully acquainted with them, and to take the fullest possible advantage of every last one. These last words are hardly necessary, since a quick look at the 1964 welfare and pension statistics shows that our brothers have been keeping the Union welfare representatives on their toes with the claims they have been filing. Since we started writing this column at the beginning of the year, more than 149,056 claims for welfare and vacations have been acted upon by our welfare office. These benefits had a cash value worth over $7,238,277.21. This means that from January 618.12; optical benefits — 4,441 1st to August 31st, 1964, a figure claims totaling $6Q,223.61, and out­ equalling one-seventh of the patient benefits — 53,641 claims, $51,730,449 total that has been totaling $351,696.80. paid out to SIU members since the The benefit we all want to see welfare plan's inception several remain at the lowest figure pos­ years ago. sible, claims for cash benefits aris­ Claims for vacation benefits ing from the loss of our departed alone hit the whopping total of brothers, stood at a total of 229. 11,938 since the first of the year. These claims had a cash value of These vacation benefits have a $593,385.62. total cash value of $3,962,420.49 The statistics we have men­ which, is again, almost a seventh tioned above tell an obvious story. of the total of $30,995,294.19 which After reading them. Seafarers has been paid since the vacation have the plain evidence that thou­ benefit was made a part of our sands upon thousands of their contract agreements. brothers are living easier with the Taking a further look at the help of the SIU welfare and vaca­ 1964 totals of the various benefits tion plans. The figures showing that make up the SIU welfare the cash payments the Union plans , plan, one can quickly get a picture have made to the membership il­ of the magnitude of its operations. lustrate that they are organized to There were 66,521 claims for hos­ take care of every SIU man who pital benefits worth a total of is eligible to make a claim. $603,905.24; diaabUlty benefits— What these facts mean. In so 4,589 claims totaling $688,250; many words, is that the Welfare maternity benefits—519 claims to­ plan exists to serve you. It's up to taling $99,775.23; dependent bene­ you to take full advantage of your fits—7,178 claims totaling $878,- benefits. 16,335 1,381 17,716 ning at very high levela and over­ time setting a rword high even as 3.7 million unemploj^ed sought work and could not find it. This picture is causing the La­ bor Department to undertake a trial survey "to see If shortages exist In certain occupations," ac­ cording to Harold Goldstein, the department's manpower expert. In a separate report, the Labor Department said three major areas—^Pittsburgh, Pa., San Juan, P.R. and Chattanooga, Tenn.— were removed from the Ust of major Job centers with 8 percent or more Jobless In August. This drops the total areas with "sub­ stantial unemployment" to 32 out of 150 areas surveyed monthly, the lowest total since early 1960. It was the first time Pittsburgh has fallen below 6 percent Job­ less in nearly 7 years. The detailed Job report for Au­ gust showed a rise of 240,000 nonfarm Jobs to a record high of 59.2 million. This total Is 1.6 millimi higher than August 1963, with two-thirds of the Job expansion occurring in trade, services and state and local government. The Labor Department de­ scribed the July-to-August Job in­ crease as "close to seasonal ex­ pectation." The biggest Job Increase over of 174,000 to a total of 17.5 mil­ lion. The increase in manufactur­ ing was held down by auto model changeover layoffs totaling 110,000. The auto changover layoffs have grown in recent years along with total auto industry employ­ ment, explained the Labor Depart­ ment spokesman. "Continued strength In the economy," said the report, "was evident In the factory workweek, which rose 0.3 hour to 40.9 hours." "Overtime hours also rose 18 minutes over the month," the re­ port added. "At an August aver­ age of 3.3 houra, factory overtime was at the highest level recorded since the overtime series began in 1956." The average hourly earnings of factory production workers fell by a penny to $2.52 in August. The longer workweek, however, pushed average weekly earnings back up to $103, the report noted. Earlier, the Labor Department's summary report had reported that the seasonally-adjusted Jobless rate moved up to 5.1 percent in August from the four and one-half year low of 4.9 percent in July. The overall unemployment rate rose as teenagers failed to find work, with the teenage jobless rate rising to 15 percent from July's 13 percent. �SEAFARERS Pace Sia Ociaber t, 1M4 LOC (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIV Atlantic,' Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) September 12-September 25, 1964 The job situation remains at the aam.e tarisk pace as it was during the last shipping period, showing wily a narrow margin between this period and the last. The total number of Seafarers shipped was 1,220 as compared to 1,266 the previous period. The increase in departments was mixed, with shipping in the deck and engine departments showing gains, while the steward department job situation slowed slightly. East Coast shipping boomed, with the number of Jobs rising in all ports except New York and Philadelphia, which feU off only slightly. West Coast shipping was down from the previous period, with San Francisco recording a sizeable drop in the number of jobs, which Wilmington and Seattle only slightly offset. Shipping in the Gulf was also on the downswing, mostly caused by a large drop in the number of jobs shipped from New Orleans, the impact of which was compensated by good Increases in Tampa, Mobile and Houston. . Registration kept pace wi^ the brisk shipping situation, with Ship AetivHy a total of 1,220 registered during the last two weeks, as ooii^red with 1,142 the previoua period. This period's total, however, was exactly the same as the number of jobs shipped during this period. As a result, the total number of SIU men registered and on the beach also remained exactly the same, at a total of 3,722. Pay Offs Boctoa ...... 1 New York.... 24 Philadelphia .. 3 iailioiere .... 3 Nerfoik ..... 4 Jackionviiie .. 0 With more men registering, the seniority picture changed some­ what for the first time in several weeks. The percentage of Class A men shipped jumped to 58 percent of the total, as compared to 53 percent in the previous period. The percentage of Class B men shipped dropped, as a result, by 4 points to 31 percent from the previous period's total of 35 percent. Class C registration was down one point to 11 percent of the total shipped, against 12 per­ cent the previous period. 1 Tampa 5 Mobile New Orleant.. 7 9 UoHitea Wllmiagtoa .. 0 Saa Fraacitce . 1 Seattle ...... 2 Ship activity increased during this period, with the total of 220 ship movements contrasting to 193 the previous period. Pay­ offs were up to 60 from 52, sign-ons dropped to 37 from 43 the week before, and in transit movements Jumped to 123 from 108 the period before. TOTALS ... 40 Siga la Oas Traai. TOTAL 4 4 1 49 19 4 18 7 8 14 11 2 14 8 2 11 11 0 9 4 2 13 4 4 83 14 10 88 25 4 4 4 0 5 1 7 8 7 2 87 128 220 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C1 GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 8 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 8 ALL 2 1 2 9 1 6 1 0 0 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 Boston 98 0 44 27 78 2 10 23 39 12 18 84 55 14 2 9 New York 9 3 0 0 7 3 0 6 10 0 8 8 8 7 8 1 Philadelphia 85 1 7 17 12 80 0 9 17 1 11 0 28 8 5 6 Baltimore 8 4 0 4 0 5 9 1 0 0 0 14 4 9 8 8 Norfolk 4 2 0 0 1 0 6 8 1 8 2 0 0 0 4 8 Jacksonville 10 ( ) 8 4 11 0 8 0 8 4 1 2 3 4 4 Tampa .............. 8 18 11 12 27 1 18 i1 9 5 10 4 10 4 6 9 5 Mobile 55 26 44 1 82 82 14 29 4 4 12 16 19 14 17 New Orleans [ 15 14 80 8 29 8 45 8 8 11 22 57 89 4 14 Houston 6 0 8 0 8 ( 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 8 1 Wilmington 0 2 8 1 7 8 0 5 1 12 ( 1 2 5 8 2 San Francisco 9 3 15 0 8' 4 8 19 0 6 8 8 5 12 2 4 Seattle 98 202 42 1 842 18 75 88 1 175 00 152 42 284 11 62 69 132 TOM£S Port 1 I TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS Ai CLASS B ' GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 8 ALL A B C ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 8 ALL 0 6 0 . 7 9 0 0 1 41 0 0 24 8 2 5 7 98 104 149 28 281 4 7 78 13 7 2 5 0 39 84 127 6 1 IS 18 0 1 6 23 45 0 1 4 6 15' 21 0 0 80 6 47 41 2 3 11 51 11 103 1 1 25 38 04 80 11 0 7 4 3 7 9 14 15 30 1 4 7 10 18 3 8 6 3 12 3 0 2 1 8 0 11 3 3 10 16 18 2 2 4! 11 3 4 0 2 6 0 8 1 2 1 4 8 27 16 0 a 46 28 24 9 61 1 5 13 19 0 8 2 0 2 44 0 2 75 50 59 14 123 3 29 33 56 92 11 45 6 1 78 56 81 13 150 3 4 22 11 21 45 69 0 0 2 0 0 24 6 7 12 1 0 8 11 41 1 20 0 0 0 8 0 5 0 13 25 21 48 1 2 20 8 29 0 15 58 0 0 0 0 9 0 20 27 26 5 24 16 40 5 24 15 1 44 284 132 44 1 460 385 511 104 11000 19 194 318 1 520 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 8 ALL 1 8 ALL 1 1 2 2 8 ALL 1 .2 2 8 ALL 5 d 0 0 6 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 89 17 59 1 71 4 10 19 88 4 15 13 29 19 50 2 6 1 0 8 12 i> 5 0 1 5 10 8 4 0 3 1 6 8 14 8 12 1 10 1> 10 0 18 2 14 2 18 0 0 8 (j 8 0 1 1 5 0 5 0 0 2 4 I 8 4 0 7 0 2 0 5 0 4 1 2 0 0 f 8 8 8 I\ 8 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 14 7 9 6 19 8 19 8 10 2 10 8 7 10 1 23 87 5 87 17 80 2 88 41 T 0 13 8 89 84 14 89 12 82 4 48 8 19 17 88 0 81 8 0 4 0 4 7 8 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 4 8 8 12 8 10 0 1 6' 8 9 1 8 0 0 } 8 18 8 10 1 t 4 11 2 13 1 10 1 1 5 7 41 176 21 888 18 08 80 180 51 149 24 1 824 11 80 67 158 Port Boston New York Philadelphia 1 Baltimore Norfolk f Jacksonville Tampa Mobile i New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle i* 1 TOTALS GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 2 1 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 TOTAL Shipped CLASS 3 ALL A B 0 2 0 2 7 9 59 29 0 0 6 5 0 2 18 14 8 5 0 6 0 2 0 0 8 0 5 1 8 19 1 19 0 4 30 23 8 49 0 88 1 1 0 1 0 9 0 8 0 7 0 16 15 1 88 224 158 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP C ALL 1 2 8 ALL 0 4 1 16 13 2 97 51 129 26 206 9 0 11 2 26 82 4 84 18 2 65 39 8 10 2 0 19 22 1 7 1 0 5 0 0 6 12 1 3 5 1 41 9 8 40 . 29 2 57 21 4 68 10 99 94 17 0 51 8 71 7 6 1 19 12 1 0 17 7 28 48 8 0 28 0 3 82 23 88 1 420 142 445 09 1 050 GROUP 1 2 8 ALL 0 6 2 8 17 48 65 180 0 3 8 11 81 80 4 05 1 11 8 20 4 8 4 11 0 1 1 2 0 12 9 21 2 41 52 95 8 44 82 79 2 7 10 19 2 7 10 19 0 12 6 18 85 226 287 1 498 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Regisferetl CLASS A Pert Bos. • • • • • NY. • • •«• Pfafl I'M GROUP 1 t $ ALL 4 1 1 It i 10 39 4 0 6 11 0 10 1 1 f -r Bsla • • • • • Nov* •• • • 0 • •• • • YMA* •• • • Molka • • • • NO- • • • • • Hoii- • • • • Wll- a • • • • SY ••••••< II t • 11 37 33 4 J 7 4 7 1 0 0 56 31 83 I 182 4 23 T 13 t I Sea...... TOTALS Registered CLASS B 12 Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1 2 0 ALL 1-e 1 2 8 ALL 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 8 0 7 11 4 0 20 05 28 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 8 0 11 10 19 2 2 18 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 8 19 1 I 0 2 8 20 00 2 10 8 26 41 1 2 14 7 00 17 1 16 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 10 10 1 2 0 4 1 9 11 77 1 97 17 69 26 83 1 195 0 i Mpped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 8 ALL 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 10 1 0 80 0 20 20 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 8 9 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 87 1 93 8 TOTAL Shipped CLASS 8 ALL A B 0 0 0 2 9 55 9 0 2 5 1 2 0 19 0 0 11 7 9 9 8 1 • 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 0 19 0 10 0 41 26 5 8 80 20 7 0 1 0 0 3 1 5 1 1 4 9 1 45 1 52 195 93 C AT.T. 1-s 0 2 3 70 87 9 2 0 0 6 01 11 11 27 4 8 4 1 6 10 0 0 09 8 5 72 14 08 17 8 0 1 6 9 B 1 7 1 52 1 840' 115 Registered n The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 1 2 S ALL 2 6 4 15 69 45 81 282 9 6 10 00 70 28 11 26 16 7 8 2 0 8 2 0 9 3 4 3 00 7 8 12 19 ^ 58 lis 85 80 11 27 6 4 6 22 42 16 5 12 8 2 12 29 GROUP 12 0 AIJ. 0 0 1 1 01 8 11 42 11 0 2 9 47 0 8 89 0 8 11 14 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 15 2 2 10 80 0 2 72 09 0 8 29 8 2 11 16 ISO 12 0 0 84 40 41 208 845 1 711 36 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINt STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B SHiPPED CLASS A SHiPPED CLASS B SHiPPED CLASS C TOTAL SHiPPED Registered .On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP C ALL 123 ALL 12 8 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 8 ALL 2 8 ALL 1 24 15 ^ 44 284 132 44 | 460 385 8 202 42 I 342 12 75 _88J 175 90 152 42 J84 11 52 69 I 132 41 176 "21 1 238 12 88 86 I 186 149 ill 224 11 80 67~| 158 1 22 15 I 38 224 158 38 | 420 142 3 45 I 52;i95 93 52 | 340 321 68 31 Sr I 182 9 11 "77"| 97 86 ' 26 83 195 4 2 87 I 93 4 10 49 75 1134 703 383 134 |i220 848 297 409 140 J 762 33 174 251 j 458 227 827 149 708 20 134 228 1 883 511 104 11000 445 69 | 650 129 261 I 711 1085 434 |2367 19. 194 313 I 520 35 226 237|498 36 41 2«B'| 845 N 461 81011369 �Oelober t. IHi By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretory-Treasiirer. Great Lakes SEAFARERS LOO Face Sevea Senators CKe Necessity For Health Care Program WASHINGTON—Hospital care for the aged under social security was approved by the Senate because it believed there is an absolute need for the program, Senator Albert Gore (D-Tenn.) and Senator Clifford P. Case (R-NJ.) declared in interviews on Washington Re­ Lakes Shipping Looks Bright Shipping from the port of Alpena has been very good. The SS ports to the People, an AFL-^~ Jdiw W. Boardman, Huron Portiand Cement Co., has fit-out and CIO public service program lated hospital or nursing home prehensive, and less expensive" laid up once again. On the beach waiting for that certain-ship are heard on 700 radio stations. care. way of meeting their needs. Jehn Stevens and Ken Noiles. We hope the wait won't be too long, Both senators stressed that these Case answered the argument "We kept presenting to the Sen­ fellows. ate the cold facts, the pressing benefits would come "as a matter that the wealthy should not be Shipping has been very good In Buffalo for all ratings. It is hoped need," said Gore, who Introduced of right, not as a charity or wel­ covered by saying that all insur­ that it will continue this way for the duration of the season. The SIU the hospital care amendment. "By fare proposition." Gore said that ance systems are based on broad in this port has joined organized labor in the fight to get citizens of 1975 we will have 25 million peo­ the wealthy senior citizens can pay coverage with everyone paying his Buffalo out to register for the coming elections. You must be reg­ ple over 65. An overwhelming per­ for their own hospitalization and share. istered in order to vote. SIU members have been usitig handbills centage will have no significant other such costs, and that the very "We are not attempting to dis­ and sound trucks in this effort. income. We can't walk off and let poor can get such assistance under tinguish between those who have Al Richie quit the Philip Minch recently and announced plans- these old people die. the Kerr-Mills Act, but that the riches or are in poverty," he said. to retire. Jim Connors came by to see us while he was on vacation majority need "this dignified, com­ "I think this is a great social gain." "I think the social conscience of from the Mc Kee Sons. Other men waiting to ship out are Art the nation has been stirred. We Ferry, Donald Goff, John Burns, Leo Trocki and Ed Cook. Shipping in the past two-week period in Chicago has been extremely are the only highly developed na­ good. The Miiwankee Clipper laid up last week and five of that tion on earth that doesn't have crew registered in this port. We have already shipped two of these some progressive, enlightened sys­ tem for health care for the elderly. men on other jobs. Arthur Wentworth, also an OS off the Clipper and the Clipper's We are the" richest nation on earth; we can afford it. In fact, we can­ deck delegate, took a relief Job on the U. S. Gypsum this week. dispatching men oi all ratings in not afford to be withdut it." . The Senate added the hospital This is also his second whack at all departments with the exception BUFFALO—St. Lawrence Seaway officials plan to shut care provision as an amendment a self-unloader. The other men of second cooks. down the Welland Canal on December 15 this year to get an to the social security benefit im­ from the Clipper include a Louis Little, who is an oiler, couple of the wheelsmen. I doubt has been taking all relief jobs in provements bill passed by the early start on work to expand the congested facilities of the whether they will take any other his rating. A couple of days ago, House. The measure provides for waterway. Ship operators job but a wheelsman's: but with be took a permanent oiling job, a prepaid system of health insur­ have long regarded the canal this year's figure represented a ance through a tax of four-tenths the fall setting in, the belt may so there goes our old faithful. gain of more than 36 percent. as a major bottleneck, but tighten to where they will con­ The Overseas Joyce, a salt­ of 1 percent on payrolls, borne Welland Canal- cargo traffic sent to grab a plain old AB job. water vessel, paid off Monday, equally by employer and employee. this year traffic tie-ups worsened jumped to 30 million tons as con­ to the point where ships encoun­ Top news from the Chicago hall September 21, 1964, in the port Out of the trust fund thus set up, tered 60 hour delays while they trasted to 23.5 million tons at the is that our SIU cat had kittens. of Duluth. The only beef aboard any person past 65 may get stipu­ waited for clearance. end of August, 1963. Seaway rec­ It is unfortunate that slie is not this ship was no cold water for ords indicate that nearly 200 more In making their decision to close covered under the SIU Welfare 29 days which was submitted to ocean ships used the waterway the canal, Seaway Authority .offi­ Plan, but in any event she is well New York for clarification. Most during the first, five months than cials have no plans to extend -the cared for by the boys on the beach of the crew are heading back to in 1963. • The number of ocean shipping season beyond Dec. 15, and particularly our branch sec­ New Orleans. The crew was ex­ ships proceeding upbound was despite the fact that weather con­ retary, who brought the thing out ceptional on this ship. The trip ditions might permit continued 158 more than a year ago. of the cold this winter to keep was excellent; they were out about Traffic through the Montrealoperation. The expansion work on tlie mice in check. three months on the Persion Gulf Lake Ontario section of the Sea­ the single lock canal, which links On Friday, September-18, a ^un. The ship is loading general way almost reached 5 million tons Lake Erie with Lake Ontario in during August, an increase of 33 contract was signed between the cargo in Duluth and Chicago for the St. Lawrence system, will be­ percent over the same month in Cinch Manufacturing Company the Far East. WASHINGTON—America's post­ and UI"' Local 300 of the SIU at The City of Grand Rapids men will ring twice in a nation­ gin on Dec. 15 and continue until 1963. The August traffic total for the offices of the Company's is being leased-for use wiiile the wide tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt's March 31 when the waterway re­ the Welland Canal stood at 6 mil­ lawyers. The contract will run City of Green Bay is under­ 80th birthday on Oct. 11 and in opens. lion tons, which is a 20 percent Tonnage Up for three years. An election is going its annual U.S. Coast Guard support of the causes to which she rise over the figures for the month being conducted for Chief Shop inspection in the Manitowoc Ship­ devoted her life. Announcement of the canal's in 1963. Steward and 18 Department Shop yard. We will be putting the crew Seaway statistics also show that A "mailmen's march" of 175,- closing came simultaneously with Stewards for the Cinch plant. The on the City of Grand Rapids 000 letter carriers on Oct. 9 and 10 the latest traffic report of the Sea­ cargoes moving upbound through results will not be known until beginning October 3 and 4. The will deliver to 25 million Ameri­ way. Seaway officials report that the Welland waterway rose by 33 this coming Friday. September 25. City of Green Briy will go can homes an appeal in behalf of 29 percent more tonnage moved percent,' while downbound ton­ Your Chicago agent has attended into the shipyard on October 5, the foundation bearing her name. through the canal in the first five nage increased by 28 percent. several meetings with Cinch man­ and will keep the six senior men Participating will be the AFL-CIO months of 1964, compared to the Traffic totals for the Montrealagement and Local 300 officials. in the deck department as well as similar period last year. Lake Ontario section indicate that Letter Carriers, who helped form­ The meetings were successful, and the other departments. upbound cargoes were up by 28 Almost 24 million tons of cargo ulate the special project. the company has promised full co­ The disputed overtime for the passed through the seaway in the percent, and downbound by 44 Announcement of the unique period covered by the report. In percent. operation with Local 300 of the Ann Arbor No. 7 regarding the UIW. excessive coal spillage when the commemoration was made by the same five month period in Iron ore cargoes rose to over It Is without question that all coal dock was broken down wiJl Adlai Stevenson, U.S. Ambassador 1963, also a record year, 18 mil­ 9 million tons in Montreal-Lake local and Illinois central bodies be paid. The men who were in­ to the United Nations and chair­ lion tons were carried through the Ontario area, while wheat traffic are endorsing Johnson for re­ volved should have this on their man of tlie Eleanor Roosevelt five-month period. In other words. hit a total of 7 million tons. election. It is expected that the pay period ending September 30, Memorial Foundation. coming port council meeting of 1964. Letter Carriers President Je­ tile MTD (which will be held this Richard OPikley, while waiting rome Keating stated that the Friday) will also follow the trend for a ship, gave the floor of the "march" was a voluntary tribute and endorse l^resident Johnson. hall a lot of attention—morning, to Mrs. Roosevelt by the nation's October 5th in Peoria, Illinois, waxing and in so-me areas, reseat­ postmen, made in a resolution the convention of the Illinois State ing. The floor looks much nicer passed unanimously in the union's Federation will begin. Your and we all thank Richard. Frank convention in August. Chicago agent has been designated Brooks stops by nearly every Pledge Help to attend this convention. morning to check on what is go­ •The resolution pledged "all pos­ With the biggest part of the ing on. sible support ^ this one-time cam­ season over the hump and beading The Ann Arbor carferries are paign" and called upon union down the home stretch, shipping on a fall schedule now and this members to give their assistance in Cleveland is still going at a would be a good time, if you to the objectives of Mrs. Roosevelt, terrific pace in this port. One day haven't had your vacation, to see "a great humanitarian 'and a gal­ the registrations boArd has quite the beautiful coloring Autumn has lant lady." ai few cards on it, and the next brought to Michigan. The postmen will deliver en­ day it is clear; and there doesn't Shipping in Detroit remains velopes inscribed "Your mailman seem to be an end in sight. steady; however, the permanent Haven't even got, one of the regu­ jobs are few due to the lay-up rings in memory of Eleanor Roose­ lars around, they are all out to season approaching. We did ship velt," and containing an appeal tor support to the foundation's get their stake before that snow almost a full crew to the SlUprogram of cancer research, world starts to fly. One of the regulars. contracted Overseas Joyce peace, human rights and under­ Red Boul?aiger, is off the David­ which recently paid off in Duluth. son on sick leave and is itching Old-timers shipped aboard the privileged children. Further tribute will be paid to to go back as soon as he can get Joyce were I.-'o Tierney, Bill the OK from the doctor. Doyle, Scotty Borlriud and Bill the former first lady in dinners to Congratulations wera in order all around, when S. P. Quite a few of the'ships that and Eriin Olson—to hame a few. be held throughout the nation dur­ ing the week of her birthday. have been coming into this port The Overseas Joyce will -McGinty, director of the SIU Railway Marine Region, pre­ In Washington, D.C., the com­ regularly are now on the grain run make ports in Korea and Japan. sented their first pension checks to rail tug veterans l^ilz The Maiden Creek, Water­ memorative dinner will also serve to Buffalo, but the old reliable Samot (I) and Waiter E. Norrfs (r). Samot sailed as a mate sandboats keep coniing in and man Steamship Company, is ex­ to honor, among others, AFL-CIO on New York Central tugs since 1926. Norris, who held out. pected to pay off here in Detroit, President George Meany and Vice every rating on a tug, began his career with the Pennsylvania Shipping has been very good in and we will probably clean out- President Joseph D. Keenan, both back in 1918. resident trustees of the foundation. the port of Duluth. We have been the hall on this one. Expansion Slated For Welland Canal Mailmen To March For Mrs. F. D.R. Congratulations All Around �Pa«e Eifht SEAF ARERS LOG October t. UM Senate Approves Survey Of U.S. Fishing Industry WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate has given unanimous approval to a resolution calling for a thorough survey of methods utilized by the American fishing industry, its markets, and its future prospects. The resolution, sponsored by Senator Warren Magnuson (D.-Wash.) is currently awaiting action ^ picturing the declining U. S. fish­ ported from abroad. The fact that by the House. ing industry. The Washington Sen­ these fish have been caught in Magnuson began pushing ator based his support on a report By E. B. McAuley, Wesf Coast Representative Bay Area Labor Backs Johnson On the Bay area political front, the San Francisco Labor Council la going all out for the Johnson-Humphrey ticket. The feeling here Is that all of labor must get out in opposition to Goldwater, who is classed as the number one anti-labor man of the country. He is not only antilabor, but anti-medical care for the aged, anti-civil rights and, in fact, for legislative support for the in­ that every second fish ending up waters, which were under tradl anti all the progressive and helpful laws ever submitted in Congress. vestigation after studying the facts on American dinner tables is im- tional control of American fisher­ The only thing he is not anti is anti-Goldwater, and folks here are men, was also seen as an ominous wondering after some of his 'I am the savior' type speeches how the country ever managed to survive without^him. But we have, and we'll indication of the future. The fish caught by the foreign manage to do so in the future without his help. Meanwhile, Senate candidate Pierre Salinger has been hitting the trawler fleets are processed and Republicans with both barrels. Salinger has been endorsed by the packed by labor from their own S.F. Labor Council, as has Philip Burton (5th district) and Thomas P. countries, and then shipped to the O'TooIe (6th district), who are running for Congress. Burton, who won United States where it is sold for a special election last February to fill out the unexpired terms of a American dollars. Thus, the inva­ friend of labor, John F. Shelley, who became San Francisco's mayor, is MILWAUKEE—"Peter T, Schoemann Day in Wisconsin" sion of the American fish market now seeking his first full term in the House. by foreign fleets is also proving Of special interest to California voters are the 17 propositions which was officially proclaimed by Governor John W. Reynolds in harmful to the U. S. balance of will apepar on the ballot. The Labor Council urges a yes vote on all a resolution praising the Milwaukee-born president of the payments position. execpt 14, 16 and 17. Proposition'14, probably the most bitterly fought Plumbers & Pipe Fitters, Senator Magnuson emphasized over, would kill California's fair4^ The recognition by the gov­ training. Its success in this area that a top-tp-bottom survey of the housing law and bring back the ed to be coming along nicely at ernor was but one of a long is due, the AFL-CIO president American fishing industry was spectre of racial discrimination in the USPHS hospital. series of honors and tributes paid said, to the dedication of Schoe long overdue. He claimed that such that field. Labor groups, as well as Seattle has had just two pay­ Schoemann at a testimonial dinner mann in constantly seeking to up an investigation in addition to an church, civil rights and civic here marking his 50th year as a grade and improve all aspects of international conference on fisher­ groups are united in their oppo­ offs in the last period, the An­ the craft. Meany referred to the ies would go a long way toward sition to the proposition, which is chorage and the Morning Light. member of the union. Heading the list of speakers was annual plumbers' apprenticeship showing how to improve our own being pushed for by real estate There are no more payoffs sched­ uled in the near future, and the AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany, programs at Purdue University and industry's position. He said the interests. shipping outlook is slow. himself a member of the Plumbers pointed out that the union "spends answers his proposed survey was The shipping picture in San Oldtimer Wallace "Mad Bear" and longtime friend and associate more on its apprenticeship train­ hunting are important "whether Fanrcisco has been fair for the ing programs than the U.S. gov we view this problem from a stand­ past several weeks. The Cathy Anderson is on the beach, and do­ of Schoemann. point of our national propriety, paid off and is also included in ing a bang up job in trying to Other speakers were Gov. Rey­ ernment does in the field." Meany drew a standing ovation pocketbook, or only pride." nolds, U.S. Senators William Proxthe sign-on list with the Antinous secure fishing rights for the In­ mire and Gaylord Nelson, Rep. when he concluded by describing The knowledge that the Soviet and the Morning Light. In transit dians. Fred Sullins is also on the beach Clement Zablocki (D-Wis.), Mil­ Schoemann as "a fine Individual Union's commercial fishing fleet ships were the Elizabethport, waukee County Executive John a fine trade unionist and prima­ is about the same size as that of Marymar and Sea Pioneer. Due presently. He's looking for the the U. S., but that its total catch to pay off are the Choctaw and the first steward's job on the board. Doyne, and Milwaukee Mayor rily a fine American." Wilmington has been slow over is higher, is also another cause for Northwestern Victory. In transits Henry W. Maier. More than 1.000 of Schoemann's alarm, according to Magnuson. due are the Steel Traveler, Los the last period. The Elizabethfriends jammed all available halls Along with a high rate of decline Angeles, Young America, Fairport port, St. Lawrence, Penmar and of the Schroeder Hotel to partici­ in the number of Americans em­ and the Ocean Dinny. The outlook Choctaw passed in transit. The pate. Those who could not get into ployed as fishermen and an ac­ is expected to remain fair in th» outlook for the coming period is good with, the Sea Pioneer ex­ the main ballroom saw the pro­ companying drop in the number of coming weeks. gram via huge closed-circuit tele­ U. S. fishing vessels, observers D. S. Cogging, who sails as a pected to pay off and sign on. vision screens. have found that there has been no fireman-water tender, just piled Another six ships are due to arrive Toastmaster George Haberman, change in gear and fishing meth­ off the Longview Victory. He'll in transit. Malcolm Woods, a 20-year mem­ president of the Wisconsin State ods. The only exception to this ship again as soon as he gets out ber of the union who ships in the AFL-CIO, read congratulatory tele­ trend is the tuna industry where of drydock. deck department as an AB, has grams from President Johnson and WASHINGTON—The Maritime employment has remained steady D. N. Boutell, pumpman, just been on the beach for the last few Vice Presidential Candidate Sen. Administration has begun think­ since 1950. got off the Sea Pjo/ieer in Hubert Humphrey. ing about a "sound economic Another danger sign in the fish­ Stockton. Calvin Wilson, former months because of a leg injury. He hopes the doctor will give him an Lauded by Meany program" that would help the ing industry's future is that U. S. Meany praised Schoemann for dry bulk carriers of the nation's vessels are being withdrawn be­ bosun on the Wild Ranger, is back FFD slip within a month. Boh Hunt, who was chief stew­ his "countless services to his fellow merchant fleet through construc­ cause of age or obsolence at a fast­ in the hospital for some more skin grafts. He says hello to all his ard on the Orion Planet for more man" and hailed his stewardship tion subsidies. er rate than they are being re­ mates. than a year, is spending some vaca­ of the plumbers' union, declaring The news was brought out in placed. Richard Welsch, who sails in tion time on the beach before ship­ that no other labor organization the contents of letters sent by the engine department, is report­ ping again. approaches it in its apprenticeship the MA to foiur dry bulk carriers who had applied for such subsi­ dies for the construction of nine new vessels. Three of the four companies— Overseas Transportation, Hudson Waterways and Penn Steam.ship —are manned by SIU members. Overseas wants to build two 3040,000 ton ships, Penn Steamship NEW ORLEANS—The still uncompleted but passable three 24,640 dwt ships and Hud­ son Waterways two 60,800 dwt dry Mississippi-Gulf channel, which now provides a long awaited NEW YORK—For the third year bulk carriers. The fourth com­ second sea approach to this port, has already come under fire in a row,-SlU-contracted Sea-Land pany, Jackson Agents, Inc., wants from some shippers. Service has been awarded the Pub­ to order two 33,000 ton combina­ The charge is that the 33 feet of water. Only four of the lic Health Service Citation for tion bulk-oil carriers. All the new reported any bottom touch­ Fleet Sanitation. bulk carriers would be used in channel is hazardous because vessels The award is given in recogni­ the overseas tramp trade. it has not been dredged deeply ing or dragging. The four.,incidents appear to be tion of efforts by water carriers The letters to the comipanies enough in spots. It was leveled by and crewmen to bring their ships from the MA said the agency's the Hellenic Lines, which claimed minor, Bowen reported, and from depth shown by the recent sur­ to a score of "excellent" when it staff has been "engaged for some­ that one of its ships, loaded to 25 the vey, they apparently consisted of comes to shipboard housekeeping. time in developing for the Mari­ feet, had bumped the bottom. The vessels running through the soft The PHS sanitation surveys cover time Subsidy Board's considera­ company said it would no longer ooze that is found in recently 166 separate items, water systems, tion and review an overall pol­ use the waterway because of the dredged areas. But work goes on, food service, waste disposal and icy recomn>endatlon In regard to incident. officials claim, to make the chan­ rat proofing being among the most subsidy for dry bulk carriers." The charge prompted the New nel as trouble-free as possible. important. "The Maritime Administration," Orleans Dock Board to run a fa­ With the channel, New Orleans The honor was presented by of­ the companies were told, "is en­ thometer test of the new channel. is making a major bid to pick up ficials of Jhe PHS to Captain Roy deavoring to find ways and means The results of the test were an­ more commerce. The port already Taking in the sights on her F. Whitmire, Sea-Land general of establishing a sound economic nounced' by Colonel Thomas J. ranks second. Just behind New first visit to h{ew York manager of marine operations, and progaam which, with the com­ Bowen, District Engineer for the York, in total cargo handled. The headquarters, lleen MoreKenneth G. Younger, vice-presi­ bined efforts of government, labor Army Engineers. Bowen said that channel is expected to improve dent of the company. ira, four-year-old daughter and industry, will result in a lar­ 67.8 miles of the 75 mile channel New Orleans' position greatly and The awards program was first ger, more productive and com­ have been completed to a depth of close the fonnage gap with New of Seafarer Juan Moreira, established in 1962 to promote petitive bulk carrier fleet." 31 feet, with the rest due for com­ York and other Mississippi River poses with her father for good sanitation on vessels. The pletion in 1965. The letters warned, however, ports. the LOG photographer. World Health Organization of the that even if a dry bulk construc­ Since the link-which cdts almost At the completion of the water­ Moreira, who lives in Man­ UN, following the PHS lead, is tion subsidy could be fashioned, 50 miles off the old all-Mississippi way and a new IG-berth pier for hattan, sails in the engine planning to begin presenting a it would "be dependent on the route—was opened in July, 1963, seagoing ships, there is expected department and has been similar honor to .world shipping authorization of an adequate 260 ships have used it, including to be a need for a third access budget" organizations. an SIU member since 1961. 60 to 70 that drew between 25 and route to the sea. Wisconsin Honors Piumbers President MA Considers Subsidies For Bulk Carriers First Visit Sea-Land Cited For Sanitation Gulf Operators Charge Channel Still Hazardous �t, 1^^ SEAFARERS Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1964 Great Lakes Tug & Dredge Pension Fund 17 Battery Place, New York 4, N. Y. To the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York ^otes: (1) All data in the Annual Report is to be copied from the Annual State­ ment. Where a copy of U.S. Department of Labor Form D-2, has been filed in lieu of pages 6 to 14 of the New York Annual Statement, the Summary Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Exhibit B-1) and the Summary Statement of Receipts and Disbursements (Exhibit B-2) of Form D-2 may be substituted for Pages 2 and 3 herein. (2) The Annual Report is required to be filed, in duplicate, not later than Address replies to New York State Insurance Department, 123 William Street, New York 38, New York. (3) The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general informa-tion as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily abbreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the. Annual Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Insurance Department, 123 William St., N.Y. 38, N.Y, $ 19,956.28 216,562.60 236,518.86 67.61 67.61 155.79 497,312.27 —0— —0_ 16,840.64 1,158.00 1,158:60 19,810.10 12. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over dijtbursements (line 6, less line 11) 214,198.00 GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE PENSION PLAN ATTACHMENT TO THE ANNUAL REPORT FORM D-2 YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1964 Page 1 — Item 1 Great Lakes Tug & Dredge Pension Plan is identified with the Great Lakes Tug & Dredge Region Inland Boatmen's Union, Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO and various signatory employers operating the Great Lakes Area. Part III —Item 12 Valuation Certificate Attached Exhibit B-1 Statement of Unrecorded Assets and Liabilities Assets Liabilities Interest Receivable $ 4,165.07 Contributions Receivable 13,734.54 Accrued Expenses $733.23 $17,899.61 497,312.27 497,468.06 > Indicate accounting basis by check; Cash • Accrual •. Plans on a cash basis should attach a statement of significant unrecorded assets and liabilities. SEE ATTACHMENT. •The assets listed in this statement must be valued in column (1) on the basis regularly .used in valuing Investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shall be valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to be Bled with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act. sec. 7 (e) and (f) (1) (B). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown In column (1): Bonds, stocks and U.S. Treas. BiUs-at cost. • If A (s) In Item 13, PART III is checked "Yes," show in this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investments summarized in lines 2c, 3a, and 3b, if such value differs from that reported in column (1). EXHIBIT B-2 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS Receipts 1. Contributions (a) Employer, See Attachment (b) Employees . (c) Others (Specify) ... 2. Interest, dividends, and other investment 377.31 469.99 3,631.13 487,371.95 Liabilities and Funds 18. Total liabilities and funds 6,769.72 5,592.49 Reconciliation of Fund Balances Insurance and annuity premiums payable Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered by insurance).... Accounts payable •. Payrolls, taxes withheld (d) Total funds and reserves 1,811.46 13. Fund balance at beginning of year - —0— 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 12) 214,198.00 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Reserve for future benefits and expenses (214,180.91) (b) Adjustment in Bond Carrying Value —0— from amortized costs to cost (17.09) (214,198.00) $497,463.06 16. Total liabilities 17. Funds and reserves (a) Reserve for future benefits and expenses (b) (c) Disbursements 7. Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance com­ panies for participants benefits . 8. Benefits provided other than through insurance carriers or other service organizations 9. Administrative expenses ' (a) Salaries (Schedule 1)~ (b) Fees and commissions (c) Interest (d) Taxes (e) Rent ^ (f) Other administrative expenses 16. Fund balance end of year 11. Total assets 12. 13. 14. 15. $234,008.10 6. Total lines 1 to 5, Inclusive 11. Total lines 7 to 10, inclusive $ 10,023.50 41,897.93 206,972.03 —0— ;—0— —0— ;. 1,983.08 15,066.73 1,216.75 net income 3. Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets, net 4. Dividends and experience rating refunds from insurance companies 5. Other receipts 10. Other disbursements (a)-Trustees' Meetings Expense (b) EXHIBIT B-1 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Assets 1. Cash 2. Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations (b) Nongovernment bonds (c) Total bonds and debentures 3. Stocks (a) Preferred (b) Common ; 4. Common trusts , *. 5. Real estate .loans and mortgages 6. Operated real estate 7. Other investment assets, U.S. Treas. bills .; 8. Accrued income receivable on investments 9. Prepaid expenses 10. Other assets (a) Accrued interest paid on bonds purchased (b) Tin* mat LOG $733.23 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE PENSION FUND STATE OF New York SS, COUNTY OF New York. and "Trustees of the Fund and being duly sworn, each for himself deposes and says that this Annual Report ia true to the best of his information, knowledge and belief. JJmployer trustee: s/Irving Saunders Employee trustee: s/Robert Affleck $127,663.04 89,061.58 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of August, 1964. g / John /. Raguseo JOHN J. RAGUSEO ! Notary Public, State of New York No. 30-8482865 Qualified in Nassau ^ County Cert, filled in Nassau Co. St N.Y. Co. Commission Expires March 30, 1966 Anti-Runaway Plan Proposed By SlU (Continued from page 3) ministration has refused to assist in the building of an American-flag bulk-carrying fleet, although con­ struction subsidy aid .for this vital segment of tho American fleet is available under the law. The SIU attacked two major contentions of the American runaway operators and said that examina­ tion of these contentions showed them to be myths manufactured by the operators in order to perpetrate a hoax upon the American press, the American Gov­ ernment and the American people, and justify their accumulation of astronomical profits. The SIU said that the first myth was the rtiyth of "effective control" which holds that these runaway vessels will be available to the United States in time of war or national emergency; The SIU pointed to the fact that runaways had been active, in the carriage of Russian oil cargoes during the Cuban crisis of 1960, despite the displeasure of our Government. It further pointed out that the Honduran Government had been overthrown by its armed forces in October of 1963 and that the U.S.. had'suspended diplomatic contacts and removed Government personnel from that country. In January of 1964, the SIU also noted, Panama had broken off diplomatic relations with the United States. The SIU said the second myth that the runaways could not affoi-d to operate under the American flag because of the "high" wages of American seamen. The SIU asserted that American seamen's wages were comparatively low by American shoreside standards and charged that the runaway operators were exploit­ ing foreign seamen by paying them from one-third to one-fifth of American wages. The SIU noted that the runaway operators do not pay taxes either to the United States or to the coun­ try of their registry and asserted that they contribute nothing to the economy of either nation. '-The runaway operator," the SIU asserted, "is a predatory parasite, roaming, the seas in search of profligate profits, meanwhile preying upon the more poorly paid peoples of other lands in the worst tra"4ition» of old-fashioned dollar Imperialism and eco-i, nomic colonialism." The SIU noted that the American oil companies, which operate the largest fleets of runaway-flag ships, are amassing huge profits. It pointed out that Stand­ ard Oil of New Jersey and its foreign affiliates, which operate the largest fleet of tankers under runaway and other foreign flags, during the first six months of 1964 liad record earnings of. $537 million. The SIU further noted that another American runaway operator, Daniel K. Ludwig, who operates some 43 tankers and freighters under the Liberian flag, was reputed to be worth between a quarter and a half billion dollars, and that last year Ludwig had expended $100 million, as a personal investment, for a 15 percent interest in the Union Oil Company of California, the second largest oil producer on the Pacific Coast. "In view of figures like these, it is hard for us to accept with a straight face the operators' contention that they cannot compete in international trade be­ cause of 'high' American wages," the SIU said. "The runaway operators have written a script .worthy of tha best production efforts of Mack Sennett." �Page Ten SEAFARERS Oetebcr t, MM lOG AFL-CIO Attacks Goldwater Policies Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill HoU, Headquarters Rep. Repatriation Provision Discussed WASHINGTON—"The dangerous economics" of GOP Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater "could rip the fabric of the nation's economic strength, lead to mass imemployment and endanger America's lead­ Goldwater's economic philosophy, ership in the struggle for the article continues, would curtail peace and freedom," the the role of the trade unions and Here is another selection of questions about beefs sent in fr<Hn SIU members. The first concerns the question of replacements and re­ patriation. Question: In cases where men are replaced after the original articles AFL-CIO declared last month in "America would be pushed back have been signed, must the decision and the amount of transportation an article in the federation's toward the days when employers paid depend upon circumstances under which the replaced seamen monthly magazine. The American fired whomever they wished and Federationist. dictated wage increases or wage' have been repatriated? Titled "The Dangerous Econom­ cuts without the check of strong Although the Persian Gulf has not been mentioned as a possible port of payoff it must be given serious consideration. The previous ics of Barry Goldwater," the sena­ trade unions or effective collective articles expired, and the replacements were flown to join the ship tor's economic philosophy was as­ bargaining." sailed as "an attempt to return to Gone Are The, Days there. a mythical yesteryear that no "In its early days when America Answer: No. The time aboard the ship would not be a factor as to longer exists." was essentially a nation of farmers the amount or type of transportation he would receive, regardless of The article, prepared by the and small local businesses, it could what port he was flown to in order to join the ship. His transportation AFL-CIO Department of Research, have tolerated the economic philos­ would be governed as to his original port of engagement when he was asserts that if the economic views ophy of Senator Goldwater," the flown from the U.S. of the GOP candidate were to pre­ article declares. "But as this coun­ Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement, Article II, Section 14— vail there would be fewer govern­ try has become industrialized and Repatriation, Upkeep and Transportation, sub-section (a), second para­ graph: "If repatriated on a vessel of the company, he shall be signed ment programs when more are powerful and nationwide corpora­ needed to meet the challenge of tions have emerged, the vast ma­ on as a non-working work-away. > automation and the nation's pub­ jority of the people are now living If repatriated on a vessel of an­ of another company, he shall be other company, he shall be given given the cash difference between lic service needs. Unemployment in urban areas and are dependent compensation would be restricted, on paychecks. The responsibility not less than second class passage. the passage afforded and second In the event he is given less than class passage. The seaman shall the social security system "under­ of the national government to second class passage on a vessel have the option of accepting re­ mined" and there would be no hos­ foster stable economic growth and pital care for the aged under social protect the general welfare is now patriation by plane if such trans­ security. imperative." portation is offered. Repatriation under this section shall be back to the Port of Engagement." Watch breaking at anchor and Robin Lines has notified the before quarantine is brought up SIU Contract Department that in the following query from a it is holding unclaimed wages member. for the period February 1, Question: (Breaking Watches.) 1964 thru July 31, 1964 for "We arrived here in Trinidad to By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Seafarers who may collecting load cargo around 10:30 PM, 5/15. We anchored to await the pilot. them by contacting the com­ The ship shifted from the anchor­ pany treasurer at 2 Broadway, Martime labor in New Orleans is solidly united on two major cur­ age when the pilot came and upon New York. The Seafarers due rent national issues: support of the International Longshoremen's anchoring at the inner anchorage unclaimed wages are: Association in its negotiations with the New Orleans- Steamship Asso­ the mate broke watch. The vessel •W. P. Connery, $100: W. did not pass quarantine until the ciation and endorsement of Lyndon B. Johnson for President and Przlomski, $212.50; David J. morning of 5/16. This is also our Hubert H. Humphrey for Vice President of the United States. Burke, $2.79; Julius B. SchutThe Maritime Council of Greater New Orleans and Vicinity, MTD loading berth." le, $843.39; Gladstone Ford, of the AFL-CIO, which represents more than 50.000 members of 35 Answer: Watches were properly $304.90; John Howard Jr., broken. Since the place where you affiliated unions voted all-out support for the ILA in a recent meeting $1.47; S. S. Silverstein, $1.40; here. The ILA is trying to get a decent agreement from the steamship anchored is also your loading association. Elmer E. Lamb, $277.65; Rich­ berth, watches should have been ard J. Ryan, .$292.28; George At the meeting, the SIU delegation introduced a strongly-worded broken at the inner anchorage. F. Holland, $8.04; Elbert R. motion which committed the affiliated unions to "all-out financial and Solomon, $109.13; Joseph S. Reference: Article II, Section moral support of local unions of the ILA in their efforts to win a decent 34(a) and (b) "COMMENCEMENT and honorable collective bargaining agreement with the New Orleans Smith, $37.97; George L. Hand, $499,91; Robert H. Price, OF PORT TIME, (a) From tbe Steamship Association and to assure the officers and members of the $91.53; Gene C. Gunther, .time a vessel is properly secured ILA of our continued all-out support regardless of the outcome of their $39.62; Preston Ayers, $25.01; . to a dock, buoy or dolphins for the negotiations." purpose of loading and/or dis­ Joseph A. Gomez, $85.65; Otto The council also unanimously expressed its support of the Democratic charging cargo, ballast or stores; R. Mellin, $1.88; Jay W. Sav­ fumigation, lay-up; awaiting ticket in the upcoming elections, including Louisiana Congressmen Hale age, $2.79; Marcilo La Borte, orders or berth, except when a Boggs and Jimmy Morrison, who have Republican opposition in their $174.52. bids for re-election. In a state-4^ — ve.ssel is moored or anchored in or ment published in New Orleans Texas City Refining, Inc., outside the Port of San Pedro for daily newspapers, the MTD Coun­ Mariner because of illness in his Texas City, has notified the the purpose of takipg on bunkers, SIU that it is holding back cil called for support of the Demo­ family in Mobile. He Is registered (b) From the time the vessel is In the steward department and wages for the following Sea­ properly moored or anchored for cratic party in the interest of will be ready to sail again as soon farers, who may collect them the purpose of loading and/or dis­ world peace, expanded world trade as things get straightened out at by contacting the company and and continued domestic pros­ charging cargo, ballast, passengers, perity. home. Eddie L. Walker is about giving them a signed request, or mail; undergoing repairs; recovered from an accident on the social security and Z card After spending a few weeks' taking on fuel, water or stores; numbers and instructions re­ vacation with his family in North Oc:eanic Wave' which resulted in fumigation, lay-up; awaiting Carolina, garding payment. Robert Long hit the the loss of two finger joints, and orders or berth. William S. Allen, Charles beach in Houston and was ready is ready to sail again in a chief Entering tanks for cleaning or to ship on the first chief stew­ electrician's job. Vincent Cuomo, Robert H. maintenance is the subject of the ard's job to hit the board. He said A. W. Saxon is ready to go after Frazer, Edward Johnson, Pauli last question. C. Johnson, Franklin D. Ken­ to say "Hello" to the "fine crew visiting his family in Mobile. He Question: "Does entering tanks of the Del Mar" which was his last shipped on the Alcoa Runner nedy, Donald E. Mackey. and is looking for a deck depart­ that have contained latex, for the last ship. The union has received from ment job. Among the men we saw purpose of removing plugs from Among the oldtimers that at­ tlie American Embassy in at the Mobile membership meet­ the port and starboard tanks fall tended the last monthly member­ Saigon allotment checks for ing was George McCurley, who re­ under Article III, Section 32(.b). ship meeting was "Trader" Horn ti)e following former crewAnswer: Yes, since latex is a who we used to see a lot of around cently married and lives in Port members of the Anji. Seafar­ vegetable and when members of New Orleans. Ruby de Boussiere Arthur. He's looking for a coast­ ers who served on the Anji the crew are required to enter is registered in Houston and look­ wise tanker, but says he is allergic may collect the checks by con­ to grain dust which makes things tanks that have contained, animal, ing for a third cook's job on any­ tacting their port agent. difficult as we have a large vol­ vegetable, petroleum oil, or creo­ thing going to Japan. He recently ume of grain cargoes in the Gulf. •Clarence -E. Anderson, Si paid of the Transindia. Roy E. sotes including bunkers or mo­ gurd Gronli, Vernon M. John­ Curtis, who paid off the Globe Also on hand for the meeting were lasses, this .section is applicable. ston, William James McNelly, Autrey Johnson and Kenny Lewis. Reference: Standard Freightshipi Explorer a few weeks afeo,- has Herman Miller, Calvin T. A couple of real oldtimers in Agreement, Article III, Section! been in and out of the USPHS the steward department on the Price, Vance A. Reid, Calvin hospital here and is presently 32(b)—TANK CLEANING. "When Jones Sivels, Roy Raymond waiting for his fit-for-duty slip. beach in New Orleans are Scotty Thomas, Miguel A. Viera, Gil-. members ef the crew are required Jimmy Fernandez, who has been McDiarmid and Richard "Salty" to enter tanks that have contained bert M. Wright, Johnnie D. .sailing out of .the Gulf for more Martinez. Also, Bob Creel who has animal, vegetable, petroleum oil, than 15 years dropped by The been vacationing with his family Green, Bernard C. Jordan, or creosotes including bunkers or Houston Hall recently. Vernon is back in the hall looking for an Harrln Macip, James W. Mc­ molas.ses, including use of Butter- Barfield, who has been shipping electricians job. Oldtimer Chad Donald, George Fazenos, John worth System for the purpose of out of Gulf ports for about 20 Gait recently checked through the E. Ross, Thomas D. Spangler, years, recently got off the Alcoa hall before leaving on vacation. (Continued on page 17) and Sopioklia J. Tzertzakis. New Orleans MTD Supports ILA QUESTION: When you're overseas, do you eat ashore? If so, what type of food do you prefer? • George Chea: Sometimes I do. I am especially fond of the fish in Rotterdam. Of course I'm fond of fish in general, although I do not care for shellfish. Most of the world has a different way of preparing fish, especially around the large ports, so I have no trouble finding good spots to eat. 4" 4" John Tallarlco: Yes, I eat ashore as much as possible. I'm a steward and I find it very relaxing to have someone serve me for a change. My favorite food is Italian; but I am also very fond of the high­ ly spiced foods of India. Curry is quite a favorite of mine. 4 4 4 John Patino: Yes, I eat ashore. Why not ? L think the best foreign dish comes from Japan. Sukiyakl is a real lipsmacking dfsh, and besides, you can watch it pre­ pared. I guesa that t e m p u r a shrimp prepared the Japanese way is my second favorite dish. 4 4 4 Julio Valentino: No, I always eat aboard the ship. Why should I go around spending my own money for food when the company and the SIU steward de­ partment p r 0vides all the food can eat, and better food than I can find In any foreign port? There is no reason to eat ashore. 4 4 4 Gordon Owen: Yes. I think the best dish I have ever eaten in a foreign country was. in Beirut, Lebanon. On a re­ cent trip I had Shiskabob, cook­ ed the way the Arabs cook it and it was delicious. Of course there is always the Asian countries for food. I eat a lot of eggroll there. 4 4 4 Gene Iverson: Sometimes, I eat ashore. I guess it depends mostly on where I am; but I always eat ashore in Eu­ rope. My favor­ ite food is Ger­ man. I go strong for those German foods like Wienerschnitzel and Sauerbraten. Of course there is always Bratwurst to go along' with good German beer. �OttelMT 2. laM SEAFARERS LOG OU Hat i AMERICA IS OFFERED IMPORTANT CHOICE—President Lyn­ don B. Johnson has warned the American public that the American way of life is under attack and said that "those who love it must go forth now to save it." Speaking to several Union conventions by both personal appearance and closed-circuit television, Johnson said that "Americans are faced with a concerted bid for power by factions which oppose all that both parties have supported. It is a choice between the center and the fringe—between the responsible main­ stream of American experience and the reckless and rejected extremes." He told the unionists that America is entering a new era of great­ ness because this country is comprised of~men of vision instead of frightened "cry-babies; because you know it takes a man who loves his country to build a house instead of a raving, ranting den»agogue who wants to tear down one." He later warned the Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers that Americans are not faced with a choice of parties in the next election but- between factions which would not provide for the general welfare of the individual and the country, and the mainstream of the American way of life. i t MEDICARE SUPPORT URGED — AFL-CIO President George Meany has asked members of the House and Senate joint conference to agree on a "long overdue" program of Social Security hospital care for the aged. He told the members of the conference that they have in their hands "the future well-being of millions of their fellow citizens." The 12 members of the joint committee have the task of reconciling a House-passed bill raising cash benefits under Social S^iurity with a Senate-adopted amendment adding the labor-backed and Administration-sanctioned hospital and nursing home program. Meany expressed hope that the conferees "will be able to come up with a "realistic, humanitarian and effective" proposal to insure the hospital costs of the aged citizens of this country in a decent and moral manner. President Johnson, addressing the Machinists conven­ tion minutes after it became clear the measure would go into a joint committee, supported the Medicare measure with strong language. Breaking into a prepared text he addressed his words to "all Ameri­ cans everywhere" saying that "if you believe in medical care under Social Security, now is the time to stand up and say so." 4" 4" 4" KEFAUVER MEMORIAL—A foundation established to carry forth the ideals to which the late Senator Estes Kefauver devoted his life has received the endorsement of the AFL-CIO, president George Meany has announced. The Estes Kefauver Memorial Foundation has among its objectives the construction of a memorial wing to the Uni­ versity of Tennessee library and a program dedicated to advancement of human freedom and world peace. Among these will be political science scholarships and awards to Americans who best exemplify the Kefauver characteristics of cpurage and freedom from prejudice, bigo­ try and extreme sectionalism. Suppoirt to the foundation is the second labor recognition to the late Tenneesee senator this year. In May, Mrs. Nancy Kefauver, his widow, was presented the 1963 MurrayGreen 4ward and a check for $5,000 in honor of her late husband's service to the people of America. The Philip Murray-William Green Award was originated by the AFL-CIO Executive Council to honor those whose achievements In the areas of health and welfare inspired othen to work for the common good. At the time, Meany described K0fauver as "one of a rare handful of statesmen who emerge in each generation to fight for principle, regardless of political risk." AFL-CIO vice President A. Philip Randolph and 29 others have been awarded the nation's highest civilian honors by Presi­ dent Johnson — the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Randolph is president of the Sleeping Car Por­ ters and a long-time leader of the civil rights movement. In present­ ing the awards President Johnson said they were "great Americans" who "have fnade freedpm stronger for all of us in our time." He went on to say that America's path to greatness has been marked by "outstanding achievement by out­ standing individuals." It's future, he said, will be dependent upon "the individual who envisions more, aspires to more, and who achieves more for all of us." 4 4 4 A tripartite technical meeting for the clothing industry, con­ vened by the International Labor Organization in Geneva, Switzer­ land* is examining labor and social problems and working conditions at. a two-week meeting. Workers pi the United States are repre­ sented by Jocob Potofsky, presi­ dent of the Clothing Workers and Lazare Teper, research director of the Ladies' Garment Workers. Clothing Workers research direc­ tor Milton Fried is their advisor. 4 4 4 Electronic workers at the Stromb^rg-Carlson division of General Dynamics, Rochester, N.Y., h\ive voted the Electrical, Radio da Machine Workers as their bargaining representatives over the Rochester Independent "Work­ ers. An additional 1,000 workers at the Ro^^hester Electronics Cen­ ter will vite this month in a run­ off electiqn between the lUE and the indeiiendent. The RIW has represented most workers for the company for the past 25 years. 4 4 4 AFL-CIO unions won 60.1 per­ cent of the representation elec­ tions where they were on the bal­ lot in the month of July, according to the National Labor Relations Board. The percentage was some­ what higher than the AFL-CIO average for the preceding six months. The board listed 437 unipn representation elections in July. AFL-CIO unions won 263, other, unions won 17, and in 157 elections no .union was chosen. The U.S. economy is booming and business is having a record year for sales and profits. Part of the impetus behind the strong show­ ing of the nation's economy can be attributed to governmental policies designed to stimu­ late its growth and maintain its strength. The signs of progress are all around-us in the U.S. Scientific progress has allowed us to reach for the moon. Social progress is working toward the elimination of poverty and slums. Industrial progress has given Americans the highest standard of living in the world. Progressive, flexible, forward - looking governmental policies have played a great part in bringing about this progress. But in" one area of the economy government policy has actually hindered progress. Bogged down in a morass of ancient, often contradictory, backward-looking governmen­ tal policies, the maritime industry has lost ground steadily to its foreign competitors and to the railroads at home. The whole maritime industry, including deep sea, intercoastal, Great Lakes ^d inland waterway shipping has been floundering for years, growing steadily weaker through administra­ tion after administration. It has made no difference whether the party in power was Republican or Democrat, maritime policy al­ ways turned out to be the same old hat. The SIU and other maritime unions have been fighting for years to get the govern­ ment to adopt a more modern, consistent policy with regard to the U.S. maritime in­ dustry. Still, the abuses have continued. American vessels have been allowed to drop their U.S. registry and hoist the runawayflag instead. Contrary to the intent of con­ gress, government-financed cargoes whiqh shoul^ have .moved, in American bottom? have been allowed to fill foreign holds in­ stead. Domestic shipping has reeled under ICC-sanctioned rate-cutting competition by the railroads on the one hand, and the fact that- foreign vessels have been steadily forc­ ing open the doors barring them from the U.S. domestic trade. Inland carriers have for years been fighting ICC-aided rate-slash­ ing competition from the railroads and have recently been faced with user tax proposals aimed at nullifying the competitive advan­ tages inherent in inland water shipping. The Merchant Marine Act of 1936, a fine act in its time, has been left far behind by recent developments in the industry and is in dire need of revision. The SIU has been pressing the fight for new government policies which will give the maritime industry a fighting chance for survival. In the face of indifference, obstin­ acy, laxity and even-hostility on many levels of government toward the problems of maritime, progress has been slow. Recently some rays of hope have been seen. High level representatives of govern­ mental agencies responsible for maritime policy have been meeting with representa­ tives of maritime labor and management to discuss the situation. Recommendations have been made by men who know the industry and its problems—maritime labor and man­ agement—and have at least been heard by the government representatives. This admis­ sion on the part of the government agencies that a problem does exist in maritime repre­ sents no small victory. The voice of maritime is at last being heard. The SIU, which has been carrying on the fight for years, is now once more redoubling its efforts. Maritime policy must be revised if the United States, is to have the Merchant marine which her position requires. �Pagre Twelve SEAFARERS LOO October 9, 1964 Credentials Committee Report We, the undersigned Committee on Credentials duly elected at the regular business meeting at Headquarters on August 3rd, 1964, In accordance with the Constitution, have examined the credentials of the candidates for elective office or job in the Seafarers International Union of North AmericaAtlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, for the years of 1965-6-7-8, as per Article XI, Section 1, and submit the following report: We qualified or disqualified'" VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST The SEAFARERS LOG issue of name of the Port in the event those men'who submitted for Qualified Credentials in order. the position sought is that July 10th, 1964, on Page eighteen, Earl Shepard, S-2 office by the rules of our Con­ Carried the President's Pre-Ballotof Agent or Patrolman. u. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE GULF COAST stitution as contained In Articles ihg Report, which report gave the "(e) Proof of citizenship. James L. (Jimmie) Tucker, T-22 Qualified Credentials in order. Xrr and XTII. Article XII is known "(f) Proof of seatime and/or depository required by Article X, Qualified Credentials in order. as Qualifications For Officers employment as required for Section 1 (e) of the Union Consti­ Lindsey J. Williams, W-1 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE LAKES AND INLAND Headquarters Representatives. Port tution. In addition to which it car­ candidates. Agents, Patrolmen and Other "(g) In the event the member ried the Addition To The Voting WATERS Elective Jobs. The Article reads is on a ship he shall notify Procedures of the forthcoming A1 Tanner, T-12 Qualified Credentials in order. as follows: the Credentials Committee election of officers that the Sec­ SECRETARY-TREASURER what ship he is on. This retary-Treasurer had given in his "Section 1. Anv member of the Qualified shall be done also if he ships report to the Regular Membership A1 Kerr, K-7 Credentials in order. Union Is eligible to be a can­ subsequent to forwarding Meeting at S.I.U. Headquarters on didate for, and hold, any office HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES April 6 and May 4. his credentials. or the .1ob of Headquarters William Hall, H-272 Qualified Credentials in order. The official records of the Sea­ Thomas (Curley) Llles, Jr., L-230 "(h) Annexing a certificate in Representative. Port Agent or Qualified Credentials in order. farers International Union of North the following form, signed Patrolman provided: Edward (Eddie) Mooney, M-7 Qualified Credentials in order. and dated by the proposed America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Frederick (Freddie) Stewart, S-B "ta) He has at least three years Qualified Credentials in order. Inland Waters District show that nominee: of seatime in an unlicensed NEW YORK AGENT "I hereby certify that I am not the Pre-Balloting Report of the capacity aboard an AmericanQualified Credentials in order. now, nor, for the five (5) years President was given in the head­ Joseph (Joe) Dl Georgio, D-2 flag merchant vessel or vessels. quarters meetings of June 8th and last past, have I been either a NEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN In computing time, time spent member of the Communist July 6th, 1964, in conformity with Theodore (Ted) Babkowski, B-1 Qualified Credentials in order. in the employ of the Union, its Party or convicted of, or Article X, Section 1, Paragraph (e) Leo Bruce, B-158 Disqualified Was not in continu­ subsidiaries and its affiliates, served any part of a prison of our Union Constitution and the ous good standing for three (3) or in any emrloyment at the term resulting from conviction Secretary-Treasurer's "Additions years previous to nomination. Union's direction, shall count of robbery, bribery, extortion, to Voting Procedures." This same Angus Campbell, C-217 Qualified Credentials in order. the same as seatime. Union embezzlement, grand larceny, Pre-Balloting Report was acted on Warren H. Cassidy, C-724 Qualified Credentials in order. records, Welfare Plan records burglary, arson, violation of in all constitutional ports holding' Eugene Dakin, D-9 Disqualified Was not in continu­ and/or comoanv records can narcotics laws, murder, rape, regular membership meetings dur-' ous good standing for three (3) be used to determine eligibil­ assault with intent to kill, as­ ing the month of July, 1964, as was years previous to nomination. ity: and sault which inflicts grievous the Secretary-Treasurer's "Addi­ John Fay, F-363 Qualified Credentials in order. "(b1 He has been a full book bodily injury, or violation of tions To The Voting Procedures." Vincent Genco, G-79 Qualified Credentials in order. member in continuous good title II or III of the Landrum- The Pre-Balloting Report and the Luigi lovino, I-ll . Qualified Credentials in order. standing in t^e Union for at "Additions David Irvine, 1-25 Griffin Act, or conspiracy to Secretary-Treasurer's Disqualified Was not in continu­ least three f3) years immediTo The Voting Procedures" has commit any such crime." ous good standing for three (3) , ately prior to his nomination; been reproduced verbatim in the years previous to nomination. Dated: and Disqualified Was not in continu­ Signature of Member June 12th and July 10th, 1964 is- Evaristo Jimenez, J-32 "fcl He has at least four f4) ""sues of the SEAFARERS LOG as ous good standing for three (3) months of seatime, in an un­ Book No mentioned previously. In addi­ years previous to nomination. licensed capacity aboard an "Printed forms of the certi­ tion to the foregoing, the Secre- Pasquale (Pat) Marinelli, M-462 Qualified Credentials in order. American-flag merchant vessel ficate shall be made available tar.v-Treasurer's "Additions To The Frank Mongelli, M-1111 Qualified Credentials in order. or vessels, covered by contract to nominees. Where a nomi­ Voting Procedures" was carried in E. B. (Mac) McAuley, M-20 Qualified Credentials in order. with this Union, or four (4) nee cannot truthfully execute May 15. 1964 issue of the SEA­ George McCartney, M-948 Qualified Credentials in order. months of employment with, such a certificate, but is, in FARERS LOG. Fred G. Oestman, 0-41 Qualified Credentials in order. or in any office or job of, the fact legally eligible for an of­ We find, that by referring to George (Frenchy) Ruf, R-1 Qualified Credentials in order. Union, its subsidiaries and its . fice or job by reason of the the issues of the SEAFARERS Charles Scofield, S-186 Qualified Was qualified sujiaffiliates, or in any employ­ restoration of civil rights orig­ LOG mentioned above, and to the ject to his furnishing the Sec­ ment at the Union's direction, inally revoked by such convic­ minutes of the regular membership retary-Treasurer a duly exe­ or a combination of these, be­ tion or a favorable determina­ meetings in all the A.G.L.I.W. Dis­ cuted certificate prior to the tween January 1st and the time tion by the Board of Parole of trict ports, that every possible ef­ making up of the ballot. Failure of nomination in the election the United States Department fort was not only made to advise to do so was to result in his year; and of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the membership of the qualifica­ being disqualified. "(d) He is a citizen of the the foregoing certificate, furn­ tions to run for office but in addi­ Charles Stambul, S-578 Qualified Credentials in order. United States of America; and ish a complete signed state­ tion, a plea was made that any Lorence Taylor, T-79 Qualified Credentials in order. "(e) He is not disqualified by ment of the facts of his case man who thought he may be cap­ Keith Terpe, T-3 Qualified Credentials in order. law. together with true copies of Bernard Tqner, T-28 able of holding any elective office Qualified Credentials in order. "Section 2. All candidates the documents supporting his was urged to submit his credentials Van Whitney, W-11 Disqualified Was not in continu­ for, and holders of, other elec­ statement. for same. ous good standing for three (3) tive jobs not specified in the "All documents required We, this committee, as well as years previous to nomination. preceding sections shall be full herein must reach headquar­ our rank and file members are Steven (Steve) Zubovlch, Z-13 Qualified Credentials in order. book members of the Union. ters no earlier than July 15th aware of' the fact that copies of PHILADELPHIA AGENT "Section 3. All candidates the Constitution, wherein all the and no later than August 15th Qualified for and holders of elective Credentials in order. of the election year. qualifications for submitting for Frank Drozak, D-22 offices and jobs, whether "The Secretary-Treasurer is office were contained, were and PHILADELPHIA JOINT PATROLMAN elected or appointed in accord­ charged with the safekeeping have been made available to all of Robert N. (Joe) Air, A-61 Qualified Withdrew ance with the Constitution, of these letters and shall turn tile membership of our Union. In William R. Davies, D-178 Qualified Credentials in order. shall maintain full book mem­ them over to the Credentials this Constitution, we, as good Un­ Belarmino (Benny) Gonzalez, ,G-4 Qualified Credentials in order. bership in good standing." Committee upon the latter's ion members, know that it fully Leon Hall, Jr., H-125 Qualified Credentials in order. (End of quote from Constitu­ request." (End of quote from outlines all qualifications neces­ Edward Kresz, K-315 Qualified Credentials in order. tion) Cwistitution). sary for office 'and the steps and Charles D. G, Stansbury, S-856 Qualified Withdrew Article XIII is known as Elections It is to be pointed out to the the manner in which to qualify for BALTIMORE AGENT For Officers, Headquarters Repre­ membership that the SEAFARERS office. Disqualified Was not in continu­ sentatives, Port Agents and Patrol­ LOG issue of June 26, 1964 earned The following is a complete list­ Edward Cantoral, C-606 men. The Article reads as follows: the Constitution of the Seafarers ing of all men who submitted their ous good standing for three (3) years previous to nomination. International Union of North credentials to the committee. The "Section 1. Nominations Qualified Credentials in order. America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and men's names and jobs for which Rex E. Dickey, D-6 "Except as provided in Sec­ Inland Waters District, in which they submitted such credentials are tion 2 (b) of this Article, any JOINT PATROLMAN Articles XI, XII, and XIII give the listed in. the order which this com­ Paul Gonsorchik,BALTIMORE full book member may submit G-2 Qualified Credentials in order. terms of office, the qualifications mittee feels they should be placed Eli Hanover, H-313 his name for nomination for Qualified Credentials in order. for office and the manner in which on the general ballot. That is, in any office, or the job of Head­ Tony Kastina, K-5 Qualified Credentials in order. credentials are to be submitted. alphabetical form under the offices Warren (Smoky) Messenger, M-613 Disqualified Was not in continu­ quarters Representative, Port We further point out to the Agent or Patrolman, by de­ for which they run, and that the ous good standing for three (3) membership that the full notice of ports, following the headquarters livering or causing to be de­ years previous to nomination. opening of nominations necessary offices, beginning with Boston, be Benjamin Wilson, W-217 livered in person, to the office Qualified Credentials in order. qualifications for same, and an ap­ arranged on the ballot geographi­ of the Secretary-T'reasurgr at peal for all interested members to cally as has been done in the past. Headquarters, or sending; a MOBILE AGENT qualify themselves are contained Following each name's name and Charles Faircloth, F-416 letter addressed to the Creden­ Disqualified Was not in continu­ in the SEAFARERS LOG. in the book number is his qualification or tials Committee, in care of the ous good standing for three (3) issue of July 10th, 1964 on Pa^e disqualifications, followed by the Secretary-Treasurer, at the years previous to nomination. three. address of headquarters. This reason for same. Did not send in a certificate letter shall be dated and shall and a complete letter of nomi­ PRESIDENT contain the following: nation. John Cole, C-8 Qualified Credentials in order. "(a) The name of the can­ Paul Hall, H-1 Qualified Credentials in order. Qualified Credentials in order. Frederick H. Johnson, J-44 didate. Disqualified Was not in continu­ William John Smith, S-60 Qualified Credentials in order. Derwood Y. Mann, M-96 "(b) His home address and ous good standing for three (3) EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT mailing address. years previous to nomination. Cal Tanner, T-1 Qualified Credentials in order. Howard Kempt Pierce, P-287 "(c) His book number. Disqualified Was not in continu­ "(d) The title of the office or VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT ous good standing for three (3) ENFORCEMENT other job for which he is years previous to nomination. Qualified CMdentials in order. Louis Neira, N-1 candidate, including the Robert A. Matthews, M-1 Qualified Credentials in order. �October 2, 1964 SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen Results Of Credentials Check For SlU Election MOBILE JOINT PATROLMAN "(e) "The Credentials Commit­ Harold J. Fischer, F-1 tee, in passing upon the Qualified Credentials in order. Robert Jordan, J-1 Qualified qualifications of candidates, Credentials in order. Leo P, Marsh, M-9 Qualified shall have the right to con­ Credentials in order. William J. (Red) Morris, 'M-4 Qualified clusively presume that any­ Credentials in order. one nominated and qualified NEW ORLEANS AGENT in previous elections for C. J. (Buck) Stephens, S-4 Qualified Credentials in order. candidacy for any office, or NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN the Job of Headquarters RepA. E. (Jerry) Cunningham, C-718 Qualified Credentials in order. representative, Port Agent Henry B. Donnelly, D-324 Qualified Credentials in order. or Patrolman, has met all Peter Gonzalez, G-749 Disqualified Had not had a full the requirements of Section book in continuous good stand­ 1 (a) of Article XII." ing for at least three years. In compliance with Article XIII, Thomas E. Gould, G-267 Qualified Credentials in order. Section 2, Paragraph (b) of our Louis Guarino, G-520 Qualified Credentials in order. Constitution and in an attempt to Andrew A. G. McCIoskey, M-950 Qualified Credentials in order. give every nominee every consid­ Herman M. Troxclair, T-4 Qualified Credentials in order. eration and to try to prevent any Paul Warren, W-3 Credentials in order. disqualifications, Alexander Brodie, Qualified HOUSTON AGENT B-433 or Donald Gagnon, G-759 of Paul Drozak, D-180 Qualified Credentials in order. this Committee, the Credentials Committee, remained at the en­ HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Jim (Bat-man) Batson, B-713 Disqualified Was notjn continu­ trance of the headquarters build­ ous good standing for three (3) ing of the Union until midnight of years previous to nomination. August 15th, 1964, to receive any Martin J. (Marty) Breithoff, B-2 Qualified Credentials in order; credentials that might have been Gilbert Delgado, D-581 Disqualified Was not in continu­ delivered either by mail or by ous good standing for three (3) hand after the closing of business years previous to nomination. hours by the Union. William J. Doak, D-262 Qualified Credentials in order. The Committee would like to E. C. Goings, G-215 Disquaiified Was not in continu­ point out to the membership, that ous good standing for three (3) although the President clearly spe years previous to nomination. cified in his Pre-Balloting Report .Roan Lightfoot, L-562 Qualified Credentials in order. the exact offices for which nomi­ Ira W. (Butterbean) Griggers, Jr., Disqualified Was not in continu­ nations were to be made, some G-573 ous good standing for three (3) credentials were receiyed for office years previous to nomination. other than those carried in the Oscar M. Raynor, R-520 Qualified . Credentials in order. Pre-Balloting Report. The follow­ James C. Whatiey, W-620 Disqualified Was not in continu­ ing are the names of the nominees ous good standing for three' (3) so involved as well as the job titles years previous to nomination. for which they actually submitted: R. F. (Mickey) Wilburn, W-6 Qualified Credentials in order. Charles Stambul, S-578, Engine Donald Woods, W-355 Patrolman. Disqualified Was not in continu­ ous good standing for three (3) William R. Davies, D-178, Patrol­ man. years previous to nomination. Edward Krecz, K-315, Patrolman. DETROIT AGENT Charles D. G. Stansbury, S-856, Ernest (Scottic) Aubusson, A-8 Qualified Credentials in order. Patrolman. William John Smith, S-60 failed to of file qualifications for office. Edward Kresz, K-815 also failed •end his credentials to the Cred­ to date his letter of nomination. entials Committee as per Article However, since the registered stamp XIII, Section 1 of our Constitution. put on the outside of his envelope Instead, Brother Smith sent them by the Philadelphia Post Office was to the Bank Depository that was August 4, 1964, and it was stamped mentioned in the President's Preby the Brooklyn, New York Post Balloting Report. This was an Office on August 5, 1964 and re- error, that the Committed thought, received by the Credentials Com­ could have been made by any of mittee on August 5, 1964 this us seamen. The bank forwarded brother's credentials were quali­ the credentials to our Secretaryfied on this point of the qualifica­ Treasurer, A1 Kerr, who received them on July 31, 1964. Therefore, tions for office. Charles Oscar Faircloth, F-416 your Committee has qualified also failed to even submit a letter Brother Smith as previously men­ of nomination. However, since tioned in this report. Candidate John J. Cole was ex­ the registered stamp put on the Uutside of the envelope by the pelled from the Union pursuant Mobile Alabama Post Office was to the provision of the Constitu­ dated July 27, 1964 and it was tion around February, 1963. He stamped by the Brooklyn, New thereafter brought a law suit and York Post Office on July 29, 1964 by court order in June, 1964 was and received by the Secretary- directed to be reinstated to mem­ Treasurer, A1 Kerr, on July 30, bership provided he paid all mone­ 1964, the credentials were accepted tary obligations to date. He there­ and processed but, this was one of after paid all of his monetary the points on which this brother obligations and although the mone­ was disqualified. In addition, he tary obligations were not made on had further reasons for disqualifi­ the due dates, because of his ex­ cations by your committee which pulsion and order of the court, have been given previously in this we find that such failure to pay report. his monetary obligations on the E. C. Goings, G-215 also failed due dates does not disqualify him to date his letter of nomination. as a candidate, and we find him However, the post mark on the qualified. outside of his envelope by the The Committee also received Galveston, Texas Post Office was telegrams of withdrawal from August 12, 1964 and it was received Robert N. (Joe) Air, A-61; and by the committee on August 14, Charles D. G. Stansbury, S-856, on 1964 and this brother's credentials August 17th, 1964. Although both were qualified on this point of the of these brothers had been quali­ qualifications for office. However, fied by your Committee prior to he was later disqualified by your receiving the telegrams of with­ committee for the reason given drawal, we have indicated in a previously in this report. previous part of this report their Peter Gonzalez, G-749 also failed withdrawal. to date his letter of nomination, Telegrams were sent to each however, since the stamp on his man who was disqualified by the As will be noted in the foregoing Your Committee wishes to bring George H. Ruf, R-1, Patrolman. sections of the committee's report, to the attention of the membership, Robert N. (Joe) Air, A-61, Patrol­ letter put in Barbados was August Committee, tellinjg him of his dis­ 12 ,and it was received by your com­ qualification as well as a detailed man. the provisions of the SIU Constitu­ the fact that the Union Constitution tion governing election procedure in Article XII, Section 1 (b) re­ Gilbert A. Delgado, D-581, Field mittee on August 15, this brother's letter being sent to each man so credentials were qualified on this disqualified, all in compliance with Patrolman. made it mandatory that several of quires that a nominee have at the men who had been nominated least four (4) months seatime, be­ A. E. (Jerry) Cunningham, C-718, point of the qualifications for of­ our Constitution. In addition, each be disqualified. The Committee is tween January 1st and the time of Engine Department Patrolman. fice. However, he was later dis­ man disqualified received a copy bound by the Constitution and had nomination. During the course of Jim (Bat-man) Batson, B-713, Deck qualified by your committee for the of our Constitution, so that the reason given previously in this re­ disqualified nominee would have Patrolman. to decide on the basis of the Con­ examining the various credentials stitution. It has no other choice. of those members who had sub­ available the procedure to be used However, your Committee did port. George Ruf, R-1. Although we in appeal from the decision of the The committee feels that the cases mitted for office, it was found that not feel that a man should be dis­ of disqualification cited above are some of our brothers had failed to qualified on such small technical­ were unable to read the date of Credentials Committee. especially regrettable because of submit sufficient seatime in the ities as given above. Each nominee the post mark on the outside of- The membership can readily see the fact that the Union, this year, current year to meet the require­ listed above had specified a patrol­ the envelope we were able to de­ from the foregoing report, that as in every election year, went to ments of the Constitution. How­ man's job of some department in termine that it had been mailed in your committee has made every such lengths to set forth the pro­ ever, in siding in their letter of the port for which he wished to be Wilmington, California. It was re­ effort possible within the confines cedures and requirements to be acceptance of their nomination, nominated. Inasmuch as the Pre- ceived by your committee oh of our Constitution to qualify followed by those seeking a place they had made mention of the fact Bailoting Report only listed Joint August 13, 1964 and this brother's every nominee. on the ballot. All credentials were turned over that they were presently employed Patrolman in each port, this Com­ credentials were qualified on this In light nf' these circumstances, aboard ship and due to the voyage mittee therefore processed the point of the qualifications for of­ to the Committee in good order the Committee wishes to call to not being completed, they were aforementioned credentials for the fice. at 9:00 A.M., Tuesday, August 4th, William J. Doak, D-262. Al­ 1964, or have been received by the attention of all members, the unable to secure a discharge cover­ Joint Patrolman's job in .the port necessity of following all require­ ing the time. In some cases where for which they had nominated though we were unable to read the mail since that date. All creden­ date of the post mark on the out­ tials have been examined in strict ments and procedures, which are they failed to mention in their let­ themselves. In checking the credentials of side envelope we were able to accordance with the Constitution. established by our Constitution to ter about being aboard ship, the govern eligibility to candidacy to Committee in checking their cred­ the various nominees, this Commit­ determine that it had been mailed Any defect in the credentials dis­ Union office. entials was able to determine that tee had disqualified Warren H. in Houston, Texas. posed of by the Committee has Charles D. G. Stansbury, S-856, been the sole responsibility of The Committee particularly de­ they were aboard ship. In each of Cassidy, C-724 a nominee for New sires to point out the provisions of these instances, your Committee York Joint Patrolman; Charles also failed to date his letter for the sender and no person ad­ Article XIII, Section 2 (c) of the verified such employment with Stambul, S-578, a nominee for New nomination, however, since the versely affected by such defect has Constitution, wherein is spelled out the steamship company operating York Joint Patrolman; William stamp put on the outside of the denied this to the Committee. in detail the right of a disqualified the particular vessel. The men John Smith, S-60, a nominee for envelope by the Philadelphia Post It is your Committee's final rec­ candidate to appeal from a decision and the vessels they are on, that President. A telegram was sent Office indicated that it had been ommendation that the member­ of the Credentials Committee and had this type of seatime verified to each of these brothers by your mailed in the A.M. of August 14, ship of the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes how he does it. Committee, notifying them of their 1964 and was received at 11:00 and Inland Waters District of the are as follows: disqualifications as per the Con­ A.M. on August 15, 1964, by your Seafarers International Union of MAN'S NAME SHIP TIME EMPLOYED stitution. However, your Commit­ committee, this brother's creden­ North America make every possi­ Peter Gonzalez, G-749 SS Del Norte 4/27/64 to 8/15/64 tee heard from each of the afore­ tials were qualified on this point ble effort to vote in this general Howard Kempt Pierce, P-287 SS Transindia election, as every good union man 6/24/64 to 8/15/64 mentioned brothers either by tele- of the qualifications for office. Your committee had one (1) should. Donald Woods, W-355 SS Ames Victory 7/22/64 to 8/15/64 grant or in person. Based on the Jim (Bat-man) Batson, B-713 SS Seatrain Georgia 7/29/64 to 8/13/64 information that was furnished by nominee that failed to submit the •This Committee having com­ John Cole, C-8 SS Seatrain Texas 7/19/63 to 8/15/64 these brothers, it was then possible certificate that is called in Article pleted its duties, hereby adjourned Bernard Toner, T-28 SS Coe Victory 4/29/64 to 8/11/64 for this Coinniittee to qualify them. XIII, Section 1, Paragraph (h) of at 8:15 P.M. on August 17th, 1964, At that time, they were sent an­ the Constitution whom the report in the Headquarters offices of the In the checking of the continu­ know, it has always been the prac­ other telegram by the Committee, indicates has been qualified. This Seafarers International Union of ous good standing for the three tice of the Union to consider any­ informing them that they had been Committee has notified the Brother North America, Atlantic, Gulf, year period previous to nomination one who has been unable to pay qualified. involved, Charles Scofield, S-i86, a Lakes and Inland Waters District, of the various candidates, your dues due to being on a voyage, Your Committee had eight (8) nominee for New York Joint 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, Committee found that numerous to be in good standing until the letters of nomination submitted Patrolman Inat he has been quali­ New York. candidates had paid their dues time of their pay-off. More impor­ that were undated: fied, subject to his furnishing the late. The Committee found in tant, the Constitution so provides, Paul Gonsorchik, G-2 failed to aforementioned certificate to the Date: August 17, 1964 most instances, however, with the in Article III, Section 3 (e). Alexander Brodie, B-433 date his letter of nomination. How­ Secretary-Treasurer prior to the exception of those that will be Chairman In the course of doing its work, ever, since the post mark on the making up of the ballot. Failure dealt with later in this report, that the Committee took action in ac­ outside of the envelope was on his part to furnish the certifi­ Aide Perini, P-83 the member so affected had been cordance with the provisions of stamped July 27 and received by cate by the time mentioned, is to Donald Gagnon, G-759 on'a ship during the period, there­ Article XIII, Section 2 (e) of the the Secretary-Treasurer's office on result in his disqualification. Edward Poiise, P-74 by preventing him from paying his Constitution which reads, as fol­ July 29, 1964, this brother's cre­ This Committee would like to Jerry Pow, P-480 duea. As we the membership lows: dentials were qualified on this point point out that one of the nominees. Johannes Kari, K-6 vft. '- �Page FoartMn SEAFARERS OMbta%.tm l&a Plan Lai^e Scale Trial For Water Desalinlzatlon SAN JOSE, Calif.—A newly discovered method of converting sea water into fresh water will receive its first large scale test when the FMC Corporation of San Jose begins con­ struction on a new $565,000 plant at WrightsvUle Beach, North Carolina. In its search for an inex-^ pensive sea water desaliniza- in the process, the cost is still nounced in Washington by Presi­ tion process, the U.S. Depart­ small compared with conventional dent Johnson and in Tel Aviv by By Cd Tanner, Executive Vice-President Great Strides Made In Sea Safety Last month marked the thirtieth anniversary of the Morro Castle disaster. It was also a month that saw the SlU-manned Globe ^xplorei^ (Maritime Overseas) gutted by a fire in the Atlantie. The Globe Ex­ plorer incident, coming as it did on almost the same day as the Morro Premier Eshkol. Castle fire 30 years ago, served to remind us of the great strides in ment of Interior signed a contract desalinization proeesses. with the California firm that has The end product is pure fresh A team of three U.S. technolo­ safety the maritime industry has made in the last three decades. It made a significant breakthrough water, even though oil has passed gists is now in the small nation would do well to compare the two disasters to examine more closely in desalinization by injecting hot through it. Scaling iis prevented discussing with their Israeli coun where we have come from and where are we going in the vital business oil into the brine. by eliminating contact between terparts the economic and techni­ of ship safety. Until FMC's latest process, the the hot sea water and the metallic cal feasibility of the project, When the Morro Castle caught fire In 1934, 134 lives Were lost. oldest and most widely used de­ surface of a boiler or other heat the talks are successful, a joint Including passengers and crew. Her builders had called her the salting method was considered in­ sources. • study by engineers will follow. "safest ship afloat," but the disaster proved otherwise. The Morro efficient because of the prohibi­ In a related development, the The U.S. is interested in the Castle was neither a safe ship nor a happy ship as far as the men tive costs involved. United States and Israel have be­ project because it is the necessary who served on her were concerned. The crew worked long hours (18 In usual desalting methods, sea gun a joint study looking toward intermediary step between the hours a day) at miserable wages ($35 a month). Safety standards were water is piped into« a tank and the .building of a $100 million nu­ small plants which now exist and either entirely absent or lax. Without a strong union and the promotion vaporized. The vapors then run clear powered desalinization plant the giant plants that would be of safety and demand for good working conditions that comes with it, off into an adjoining tank where, in Israel. The project was an­ needed to irrigate a desert. the crew were unprepared to meet the emergency. It was not their when condensed by cooling, they fault; the ship had seen several abortive strikes, including one by the become fresh water. The FMC radio men at the very start of the trip. process is begun by introducing Merchant sailors had been com­ hot, bubbling oil into the lower plaining • about the unsafe and the SIU Lifeboat Training School part of the tank containing sea miserable conditions on American yet, and, if not, when he will do water. As the oil rises to the top, ships for more than a century. The so. A lifeboat ticket should rimk the water is heated into vapor Morro Castle disaster gave the with his seaman's papers in im­ while the oil is cooled. The cooled necessary shock emphasis to their portance to the Seafarer. oil, then at the top of the tank, By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director words. A Congressional inquiry He should ask himself if he is is drawn into the fresh water tank committee was formed that came paying the prefer attention and where it absorbs the heat from through with solid recommenda­ giving his full roncentration at the condensing vapors, turning Air conditioning and central heating are overused In the United tions for laws regarding ship lifeboat and fire drills onboard them into fresh water. The oper­ safety. Major improvements were ship. Further, he should ask him­ ation is, thus, cyclical, and though States and may be responsible for the increasing incidence of colds heat has to be applied to the oil and other respiratory diseases, claims the noted scientist and anthro­ made in naval architecture to make self what he is doing to make his ships more safe. pologist Dr. Ashley Montagu, as reported in the Health Bulletin. ship saf^, both in his respective But most of all, the sailors them­ In the current Issue of fc<e Arcnives of Environmental Health, Dr. selves decided to do something department and in his quarters. Montagu presents abundant evidence that Americans are abusing both about the awful conditions prevail­ He should be alert to infractions forms of temperature control and, as a result, are experiencing "a much ing then. The Morro Castle dis­ of safety rules and be ready to larger share of disabling symptoms than is at present recognized or aster coincided with the rise of report them to the proper authori­ ties. adequately appreciated by physicians." strong seagoing unions. The lessons of the Morro Castle "It is probably that the majority of the patients seen by ear, nose When the Globe Explorer ran have not been lost on the Ameri­ and throat specialists are suffering from diseases that originated in into trouble 350 miles southeast physiological failure of the respiratory mucous membrane induced by of New York, her crew was ready can maritime industry. It has be­ excessive drying as a result of artificial temperature control," he says. and able to handle it. They had come the safest maritime industry in the world, with the lowest acci­ Dr. Montagu believes that the way is paved for respiratory infections the benefit of safety regulations dent rate anywhere. But Seafarers WASHINGTON—The Maritime Administration will survey the every time Americans set their thermostats above 70 degrees F. At that mitigated the immediate ef­ cannot rest on their laurels, they prospects for U.S.-flag shipping this temperature, humidity is reduced to the vanishing point. Without fects of the blaze; they had well- must make it safer still. from Great Lakes ports in public adequate humidity, which. Dr. Montagu points out, should range be­ maintained .emergency equipment hearings over November and De­ tween 40 and 70 percent, the mucosal cilia dry up and cannot perform to help fight the fire and to, at least, contain its quick spread imtil cember, Senator Philip A. Hart their important function of filtering infectious bacteria. (D.-Mich.) reported. During World War II, Fuel and Oil Heat Magazine conducted a all hands were out of danger; they The prime task of the hearings sampling of oil heating service departments and discovered that the had lifeboats that were in good will be to determine if the Lakes average temperature in American homes during the winter months condition along with their launch­ region is getting its fair share of was somewhere between 72 and 73 degrees F. More recently, Dr. Mon­ ing gear. government shipping subsidies, tagu completed a similar study showing that the average domestic The Globe Explorer's lifeboats the lawmaker said. He called sub­ temperature in the middle Atlantic states is about 74 degrees F. In the were launched without a hitch, sidies one of the real keys to an New England states, temperature varies between 68 and 70 degrees F, despite bad weather and high seas increase of St. Lawrence Seaway while the south Atlantic states average about 77 degrees F. Humidity The abandoning ship operation traffic. in these homes is a far cry from what Dr. Montagu considers adequate. proceeded almost as smooth as if ST, LOUIS—The SIU Transpor­ In order to qualify from sub­ The U.S. Public Health Service reports that winter relative humidity it were a drill. The payoff for the tation Services and Allied Workers sidies, carriers operating from skill, training and good safety Lakes ports must serve routes de­ in American homes average between 12 and 18 pecent. Dr. Montagu's conditions came with the fact that Local 5 here has signed a contract with the Marcella Cab Company studies show that it is often pushed down to as low as five per cent, clared essential by the MA. At there were no injuries to any of that will bring a new Health and producing not only the dry mucous membranes, but also a winter skin present ther.e are eight routes the crew. Welfare plan, as well as other im­ ' which fall into the essential cate­ disease known as "winter itch." provements, to the company's So the differences between the (Other researchers have drawn the same conclusions. Dr. A. H. gory. They include South Amer­ more than 400 employees. Morro Castle and the Globe -Ex­ Andrev/s, Jr., in his book Clinical Cardiopulmonary Physiology, states ica, the Far East, the Persian Gulf The .agreement, reached after and all of Africa except its north humidity of 40 to 50 per cent "reduces the incidence of respiratory plorer fires, as we see, were like lengthy negotiations, provides for the differences between night and infections and speeds recovery from the common cold." The Medical coast. Europe and the Mediter­ the establishment of a Health and ranean are not on the priority list, Journal of Australia, August 30, 1958, pointed out that the increase day. Safety standards, almost non­ Welfare Fund, paid by the com­ existent at the time of the Morro in colds and the increase in dryness due to artificial heating run though the volume of traffic from pany and administered by the Great Lakes ports to the two areas closely parallel. K. H. Kingdon, writing in the April, 1960, issue of Castle fire, are strongly enforced company and the union. Under its now. A sailor then had almost no­ the American Review of Respiratory Diseases, went so far as to suggest is not inconsiderable. terms, management will pay $7 per Senator Hart reported that at a relationship between the 1957 epidemic and a particular pattern or where to turn if he spotted an cab into the Fund each month. unsafe condition; today a Seafarer relative humidity.) hearings held earlier this year by The company will also place into brings his beef to the delegate the Senate Commerce Committee, Air Conditioning abuses are mentioned only briefly in Dr. Montagu's the Fund rebates on gas bought where it is corrected. The SIU many Michigan manufacturers and report. However, the chilling which results from uneven temperatures by qnion members. port groups emphasized the need and drafts in air conditioned rooms has much the same effect as drying has always recognized and given The three-year contract also prime concern to the question of for an extension of subsidies to upon a respiratory musoca. "Summer colds as a result of improper contains a union shop clau.se, a job give a boost to declining Great air conditioning are becoming a common thing and it is not unlikely safety on ships and has taken on security clause and grievance ma­ itself the responsibility of im­ Lakes operations by U.S.-flag that air conditioning has played a role in increasing the incidence of pressing our members with the chinery. According to its' terms, ships. other respiratory disorders," Dr. Montagu concludes. importance of good seamanship owner-drivers will now be able to In the hearings, which will be and giving them a chance to learn pay their monthly operating fees held in Washington and in Mich­ in two instalments rather than in it igan, the MA will consider wheth­ one, as was the practice. Operating Yet no matter how much stress fees will be reimbursed if cars er to extend essential trade routes the union puts on safety proce­ are unable to operate. —notably Europe and the Medi­ EXAMS THIS PERIOD: July 1 - July 31, 1964 dures to members, and no matter terranean—to Great Lakes ship­ The contract will spell the doom Port Seamen Wives CTiildren TOTAL ping, and will examine traffic what safety advances are made in of the driver-supervisor system Baltimore 157 32 13 202 potentials on present routes with the construction of vessels, the previously practiced. Drivers saw Houston 167 12 12 191 a view towards making the present ultimate safety device remains the the old system as a spy operation Mobile. 72 11 12 95 temporarily designated routes individual Seafarer — a Seafarer created to harass them. more permanent. New Orleans. 255 6 31 292 who is professional in his attitudes The TS&AW won a certification The designation of essential on and well-trained in safety prac­ election at the company against the New York 486 33 24 543 the eight Great Lakes routes ex­ tices. A Seafarer who knows Teamsters on January 16 biit filial Philadelphia.. 141 27 27 195 pires at the end of the year. Hart exactly what to do when any decision was held up by the.'NLfeB *San Juan, w . 34 9 19 62 says, he would like to see all cur­ emergency arises. for months due to a Teamster rent routes kept up, and have TOTAL. ..... 1,312 130 138 1,580 Each Seafarer should ask him^ challenge of the electiori results. others added to the essential list .self if he' is such fl man. He should The challenge was turned down *6/21/64 to 8/20/64 as welL ask himself if he has enrolled in by the NLRB, Twentieth Century Miseries MA To Probe Prospects For Lake Shipping New Benefits Won By SIU Taxi Drivers SIU Clink Exams—All Ports �OcMcr t, IfM SEAFARERS Page Fiffeea LOG SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD An aerial view of the port of Singapore shows the port facilities of this ma or commercial center. In the middle of the picture, near the water, Is Raffles Place and the majority of •the central government offices. 'TTI W wSe Seafarers visiting the port of Singapore who take a walk over the Cavenagh Bridge to the Raffles Hotel for'a cool drink will get this view of the river life of the city. Singapore, the hustling, rushing, crowded center of com­ mercial trading in Southeast Asia, is located at the southern tip of the Malayan Penninsula, on the eastern side of the Malacca Strait. The city of Singapore is located on the southern extremity of the Island of Singapore, an in­ ternally governed free port under the nominal control of the British Commonwealth, The city is wholly dependent upon its international trade, exchanging the goods and produce of the Far East for neces­ sary textiles and machinery of the European and American worlds. Located one degree from the equator, Singapore enjoys the warm, damp climate of the equatorial countries. In a year's time, 95 inches of rain may fall, but the temperature will rarely vary more than a degree or two from the average temperature of 82 degrees. The bustling port is one of the busiest in the world. Ships arrive daily, providing the major industry of the city, and the largest source of income to the majority of the over one million residents. Seafarers visiting this city will first notice the 75 percent Chinese population and will contrast this fact with the western atmosphere and British influence in the center of the city. The city was settled early in the 19th century by a man named Raffles, who was looking for a site to locate the East Indies Trading Company. The name Raffles is still honored in the city, with Raffles Place, the Raffles Hotel and various other buildings and sites around the city bearing his name. A seafarer with time on his hands in Singapore has many ways to enjoy the several recreations provided for the oc­ cupants of the city and those especially instituted for the seaman by the city government. A short walk from the docks, across the Cavenagh bridge to the northeast of the waterfront is the Raffles Hotel, where seafarers of many nationalities gather to enjoy a cool, relaxing drink. Another spot of interest to the Seafarer is to the south of the docks on Ansom Road, where the Connell House is located. Provided especially for seamen, the Connell House provides movies, bar, restaurant, library, billiards-room and accommodations. Twice monthly dances are arranged, with partners provided by The Mission to Seamen (a tie should be worn). Located near the docks is Raffles Place, which faces on Change Ally and Collyer Quay where the seafarer can hag­ gle over prices of trinkets and souvenirs. The seafarer is warned, however, about the possibility of dishonest merchants cheating the tourist to the city with in­ ferior goods. A tourist must also be wary of transportation costs. Taxis, as well as buses and trishaws are available. The cost of a taxi is 40 cents per mile and should be equipped with a meter. Be certain you fix the price of renting a tri­ shaw in advance; the normal rate is 40 ceftts for 15 minutes time. "• Hungry visitors to the city can try-many authentic oriental restaurants like the one pic­ tured above. Seafarers wandering the street may see just such a scene, in which cooks are preparing food for the day's business. • •• • Seafarers sailing on Isthmian ships are regular visitors to the port of Singapore. The Steel Worker, above, is shown docking to unload a cargo of textiles and machineryi �Page Sixteea SEAFARERS Virginia Ports Report Sharp Rise in Shipping NORFOLK—Ports across Virginia are showing a sharp Inoreaaa in ship movement totals and overall volumes of foreign trade for the first quarter of this year, the Virginia State Ports Authority reported. Vessels arriving at Hampton Roads rose from. 1,879 for the first three months of 1963 to 1,494 for the similar period this year, a rise of more than eight percent. Foreign general cargo commerce was. up 22.5 percent across the state, as compared with last year's totals. Exports showed a 26.6 L percent increase and imports were 18.1 percent higher. The total foreign bulk and general cargo trade* for all Virginia i)orta was up 20.3 percent for the first quarter of 1964, with total tonnage at 10,554,317 tons. |;5 The value of Virginia's foreign trade went up 24.1 percent to a ^ value of $357,291,693 for the first quarter of this year. Hampton " Roads ports handled commerce of 10,470,918 tons, worth $352, 148,770. The Hampton Roads tonnage rise amounted to 1,781,951 tons, with exports up 22.4 percent or 1,644,271 tons, and Imports up , -, 9.7 percent or 137,680 tons. Export tonnage of state ports totaled 8,995,730 tons in the first |i quarter, with 7,992,631 tons comprising coal and 698,378 tons mak­ ing up grain and soybeans moved through Hampton Roads. Import totals were 1,558,587 tons, of which 1,021,061 tons were petroleum and 280,883 tons were ores and gypsum. Cargo Preference Tighfeningllrged WASHINGTON—Representative Edward A. Garmatz (D.Md.), charging that government agencies, including, most notably, the Agriculture Department, have "done everything possible to bypass the Cargo Preference Act," has wel­ declare that each government comed the tightening up of agency shall ship at least 50 per­ the regulations of the act, Garmatz, who Is the ranking member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, called the additions to the law "necessary and vitally important." The new regulations now being considered by the General Services Administration cover the proced­ ures and policies to be used by government agencies in moving cargoes covered by the act. The GSA is holding up approval of the changes until it consults with other federal agencies on their views about them. Included in the regulations is a requirement that each federal agency using the Cargo Preference Act "establish and maintain a register to reflect adherence to the act." "Such registers," the proposed regulations say, "shall contain per­ tinent details of the shipments, including, but not limited to, the origin and destination of the ship­ ments, commodity descriptions, and gross weight maintained sep­ arately, by category of vessel. "Registers shall be maintained on a current basis and organized so that adherence to cargo prefer­ ence can be ascertained at all times." Neglect and abuse of the act by federal agencies has been a sore point to the maritime industry, which has seen too many govern­ ment-backed cargoes find their way intfl foreign bottoms. The proposed regulations also ^R.ALL MAtlbSIU ORTblUeiOS USBZIPCODB 1123t AP©?ACpRfiJS cent of all cargo tonnage in U.S. owned ships without regard to deductions of tonnage because of unavailability of American bottoms at fair prices. Representative Garmatz voiced hope that when the regulations are put into effect they will "be strictly enforced by the GSA, not only to assist our merchant marine, but also to decrease our balance ofpayments deficit." Oeiabarliiil LOG Employer Finds Work' I Represent Step Backwards PHILADELPHIA—The industrial growth of states that have adopted so-called "rightto-work" laws has "gone backwards," Abraham Savitt, executive director of the Philadel­ phia Apparel Producers Association, declared in a warning prompted by the efforts of a Washington-based management group to enact such and I find there la no need for their differences and solve prob­ a 'rlght-to-work* law," he said. lems . . . gives each side the right legislation in Pennsylvania. "The system of collective bar­ "The claims mads by advocates gaining that has prevailed in the and opportunity to present their of thls^ law that it would bring United States whereby manage­ grievances and settle them. "If, by law, this system is dis­ industry to these states has proved ment and labor can sit across the rupted, labor and management to be false," he added. "Neither bargaining table and Iron out both will be the losers." has it prevented work stoppages.' Pres. Johnson in seeking reelec­ tion has taken a strong stand against "work" laws and the Democratic platform pledges re­ peal of that section of the TaftHartiey Act which authorizes them. In direct contrast. Sen. Barry Goldwater, the Republican presi­ SAN FRANCISCO—^The SIU -Pacific District-contracted dential candidate, introduced a national so-called "right-to^work' American President Lines has purchased another freighter law in the present Congress and for use until it takes delivery on three cargoliners which are — has consistently urged state laws still being built. The freight-; that would destroy collective bar­ er, a C-2 type formerly called inspections and modifications to gaining. the Gulf Shipper, joins the fit her to the Pacific trade, she "I believe that collective bar­ APL fleet as the President Hard­ will be placed into immediate service. gaining has proven to be one of ing. APL now has three Master the best and most democratic The Gulf Shipper, in service un­ systems in our great country—it der its former owners between Mariner type cargoliners on is the American way," Savitt said Gulf and South American ports, order or under construction in in a statement made public by is the second freighter acquired West Coast shipyards; The Presi­ the National Council for In­ by APL in recent months. In dent Polk, first of the three, will dustrial Peace, which was found­ June, APL bought the C-3 be launched next month. She will ed by the late Mrs. Eleanor Hawaiian Educator from SIU be followed by the President Mon­ Roosevelt and the late Sen. Herb­ Pacific District-contracted Matson roe and the President Harrison. Company officials say that the ert H. Lehman to oppose "R-T-W" Navigation. in the public interest. Under the APL flag, the Presi­ three 23,000 ton vessels will be Savitt said that as a representa­ dent Harding will operate between among the fastest, largest and tive of management in the second West Coast ports and Japan, most highly automated in the largest industry in Philadelphia, Korea, Okinawa, Taiwan, Hong United States merchant fleet. and also a "very important" in­ Kong and the Philippines. The Built at a cost of $37 million,' dustry in Pennsylvania, "I am need for the second freighter was when they join the APL fleet they definitely opposed to the so-called brought about by the retirement wili bring to 13 the number of 'right-to-work' law. from service of the liner Presi­ cargo vessels entering service with the company in the past ten years. "I have been a student of labor- dent Hoover. After undergoing routine dry- The APL fleet now totals 24 management relations and collec­ tive bargaining for many years docking in this port as well as vessels. Second Freighter Acquired By APL By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Cost Of Living Shows Upswing Led by food and housing prices, your family has to cope with higher living costs this fall, except for appliances and clothing which are still selling at relatively low prices. The price problem calls for close attention to selecting the better values, particularly in food. The Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food index recently hit its highest levels of the year. This is a warning of higher food prices from now untii winter. The recent rises in the cost-of-living index already have pushed living costs to a new high plateau, and have wiped out at least a little of the benefit you got from this year's tax cut. As well as food, a number of durable commodities are moving into a price upswing that can affect the prices of many goods you buy; Especially noticeable is the sharp upswing in copper,prices. Higher prices ot copper and other metals used in housing affect home building and renovation costs, and the cost of housing already is the most serious living-cost problem. Joseph P. McMurray, Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Boiard, reports that the average selling price of a new house has gone up $1,500 in the past year to a new current average of $23,474. This means the average worker can't af­ ford the average new house being built today. In fact, he can afford just about half of one of these new dwellings. The usual yardstick is that you can afford a house about 2V^ times your annual income. On an income of $5,000 a year (typical industrial wage today if you work all year), you can afford a house priced at about $12,500. Here are suggestions for coping with this fall's high housing and food prices: HOUSING: There are four trends that can help moderate-income homeseekers: 1—Mortgage interest rates have dropped to the lowest point in recent years. The lower rates generally in existence today are one of the real achievements of the Kennedy-Johnson Administration on be­ half of consumers. Average mortgage rates now are. 5 and % percent for new homes, and a little under 6 for older houses.' In some areas, especially the West Coast and South, rates are higher. But in New England, the East and the Midwest, rates usually are less. Both interest rates and closing fees tend to be lower at banks than at savings and loan associations, which often assume the longer, and in sothe eases, the riskier mortgages. The three kinds of mortgages usually. available to ybut are "con­ ventional/'' FHA and V.A. In FHA and V.A; motigages^ these agencies, 1 insure the lender against loss, but as with the conventional type, you arrange the mortgage directly with local lenders. In the case of de­ velopment or tract houses, the builder already may have obtained an FHA commitment or V.A. appraisal. Sometimes your choice of which kind of mortgage may be restricted by the availability of the different types locally, or by a builder's Insistence that you use the tyi^ he has arranged for. When there is a choice, which kind you .seek may well depend on the amount ot down payment you can put up, and hoW much you can pay each month. On conventional loans, the repayment period often is shorter— usually 20-25 years, depending on the lender. Too, a larger down payment usually is required. Often 10 to 25 per cent. An FHA mortgage can cover up to 97 per cent of the first $15,000 of FHA-appraised value, plus 90 per cent of the next $5,000, and 75 per cent of any remainder. A V.A. loan, still available to some war veterans, can cover up to 100 per cent of appraised value. Either type allows up to ^0 years to repay, and up to 35 on FHA, If the house was FHA or V.A.-inspected • during construction. On FHA and V.A. mortgages, lenders may charge no more than the maximum set by the'government (although there may be a variation, in some "extra fees such as closing costs). The current FHA rate is 514 per cent plus one-half of 1 per cent for FHA insurance guarantee­ ing the lender against loss, or-a total of 5 and % per cent. The V.A. rate is 514 per cent. 2—Another help to homeseekers is provided by the 1964 Housing Act just signed into law by President Johnson. Among other benefits, the Act provides for direct home loans to the elderly, as well as for farm housing. The Act also provides for home-improvement loans at an interest rate of only 3 per cent for low-income families in urban renev/al areas, to bring their homes up to local standards. 3—Another help is that while prices of new houses are still climbing,' prices of older houses have leveled off. 4—For renters, one help is that an over supply of new apartments has developed in some cities—not a real oversupply but an oversupply at the current high asking prices. The result is . that more concessions are being offered in the new buildings, and rentals in older houses are being pushed down. FOOD BUYING CALENDAR: The major pciee problem is proteiU foods. Turkeys are the buy of the month. They are in especially heavjt supply this Fall. Among red meats, beef, although it has gone up, still offers dome relatively good values. Cheese is in heavy supply, and cai| be. used'to substitute for or supplement meat in many savory dinner, dishes.' .• �Ostobcr t, IfH SEAFARERS By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Seafarers Take Pride In Work WMf ScTOiteeB LOG Says Barges Hold Key To Area Growth I 1 / Syery member of the SIU has heard of the old aaying: "The things WASHINGTON — The nation's we do best are the things we like to do best." These words were spoken by some old philosopher years and years ago, bnt today, we. In the SIU, Inland barge industry will thrive wonld rephrase them like this: "The things we do best are the things we as long as river valley residents Ikie best to do and do better with proper, suitable tools and necessary remember that water carriers are the key to industry expansion, the equipment." 4 Even the youngest Seafarer, who has only made one trip, knows American Society of Traffic and that the best way to do a job on board ship is to have the proper Transportation was told recently by Capt. Donald T. Wright, editor knowledge, the proper Interest and the proper tools. of Waterways Journal. No one can deny the importance of these requirements if a job is to "Railroad competition will not be performed in the excellent traditions of the SIU. The necessity of appropriate tools and equipment is obvious to anyone who has ever hurt the barge industry," he said, "as long as the people of the river done a lick, of work—^whether on sea or land. Can you imagine a doctor at work without his stethoscope? A fisher­ valleys understand that the barge man without red, reel, hooks and bait or a carpenter without saw and lines are the geese which lay the hammer? We eould give endless examples, but the lesson is obvious. golden eggs of industrial expan­ Every Seafarer on each and every ship which sails under a SIU sion." contract, should—and does—have adequate, safe working gear and Bulk Cargoes clothing of good quality. This is a requirement that every SIU official Speaking at the annual meeting will insist upon until the last ship sails. of the Society, Capt. Wright said: These requirements are the es-f The giant 125-ton crane, recent+y installed by SlU-con"Industry in-this country—or any­ sential factors that fulfill the basic We all know that we have the where else for that matter—^will tracted Seatrain Lines at its new San Juan terminal, strad­ needs of a seaman in the success­ right to demand the money which not readily spend substantial sums dles the Seatrain New York as it prepares to begin unload­ ful performance of any given task. our services are worth. On the for industrial manufacturing ex­ ing operations. The crane is capable of lifting cargoes And, since they are so basic to other hand, an employer some­ pansion unless they have both rail the work from which we make our times feels that he has the right and water transportation avail­ weighing as much as a quarter of a million'pounds at a time, living, their importance cannot be to offer less than what we consider able." as well as railroad box cars. ignored if our society is to con­ a just wage. "They use water carriers for tinue to progress and prosper. The actual wage which we get The significant thing to realize paid, consequently, is somewhere hauling large quantities of bulk is that a man's worth is based upon between what we have asked for materials and railroads for fast de­ the knowledge and experience with and what the employer has livery, but they want to be sure which he does his job, the willing­ offered. The precise figure is of water-compelled railroad rates." The editor said that competition ness he displays in its performance, usually arrived at as the result the actual results of his work, as of hard bargaining by experienced with barge lines has not apparently well as his use of adequate work­ Union representatives. The point hurt the railroads, but did not SAN JUAN—A huge 125-ton crane at SlU-contracted Seatrain ing gear. to remember here, is that collec­ mention the effect on water car­ Lines' new terminal in the harbor here has speeded up cargo opera­ An important point which every tive, not Individual bargaining, is riers of railroad rate cuts. He tions by permitting the unloading of railroad box cars as well as Seafarer who is aiming at better the method through which a set­ pointed out, however, "the barge trailer truck containers. lines are able to produce trans­ conditions and wages should never tlement is reached on the money The giant piece of machinery, the biggest dockside crane in forget is that: No one must ever we collect on payday. This is the portation far more cheaply than Puerto Rico, can handle heavy industrial cargoes weighing as much expect more wages than he is traditional method used by all any means of transportation which as a quarter of a million pounds at a time. The crane is part of worth—or more than he ean pro­ labor unions at the bargaining pushes, pulls or lifts on land." Seatfain's $1.6 million terminal which is located on the Isla Grande duce. table. Low Bridges in. San Juan Harbor. The Island's newest marine terminal has , Keeping this in mind, it should Never let it be said that anyone been in operation just over a month and has four miles of railroad In another important part of his be obvious to every SIU man, can deny the professional seaman, track. Its marshalling yards can handle up to 220 railroad cars at young or old, to perform his duty equipped as he is with the long address, Capt. Wright issued a call a time. for caution in planning bridges productively. experience and knowledge of his Seatrain has been operating its Puerto Rican service for over a across inland waterways. He asked work, hi? Interest and pride of year, but had been limited to handling only trailer truck containers that such bridges not be built so accomplishment and appropriate, by the facilities previously available. The new terminal adds rail­ tools, the monetary rewards which low that they obstructed waterway road cars, large-sized sealed containers, liquid cargo in tanks and traffic. he so justly deserves. heavy industrial equipment to the shipments which the company "We should not foreclose the Even though the Union never can handle. ability of whole regions of the -(Continued from page 10) lets anyone remain in doubt for With the addition of the new facilities, the shipping company is cleaning or making repairs therein, long when it comes to making our country to compete by closing off offering an expanded schedule of two sailings to Puerto Rico rivers with shortsightedly low the watch on deck during straight reasonable demands known, there every week. time hours shall be paid at the are still a few operators around bridge clearances," he cautioned. rates of $2.24 per hour for those who will stoop to anything in their ratings receiving a basic monthly attempts to combat our efforts. wage of $357.47 or below; $2.28 per For instance, the few scattered hour for those ratings receiving performers in the Industry (who $364.50 but not more than $416.07 number no more than are tolerated and $2,33 per hour for those rat­ in any other line of work) are ings receiving $424.07 or above. regularly mentioned by these in­ On Saturdays, Sundays and Holi­ dividuals every time tlie Union HELENA, Montana—A fruitless appeal to Montana radio and television stations to pro­ days or between the hours of 5 makes a demand for more money. p.m. and 8 a.m. weekdays, the rates This age-old dodge is nothing vide their audiences with alternatives to a mass of radical-right programs has led the for such work shall be $4.47, $4.57 more than an attempt by employ­ Montana State AFL-CIO to ask the Federal Communications Commission for assistance. and $4.65 per hour respectively, ers to put their workers behind James S. Umber, executive 'dependent upon the monthly wage the eight-ball when contract ne­ unsuccessful correspondence and Montana and featuring experts on ranges specified above. gotiation time rolls around. Some­ secretary of the state federa­ visits, some station managers even such issues as the educational Three hours overtime at the rate times this phony argument is used tion, has asked the FCC to refused to disclose whether they needs of the state, Indian affairs of $2.24, $2.28 and $2.33 per hour by management as nothing more help obtain a balance to the right carried radical right programs. and government - participating respectively, dependent upon the than a subterfuge to evade the wing radio and television pro­ health care programs. The appeal to the FCC included monthly wage ranges specified facts or to save them the trouble grams now carried throughout the the names of five nationallyAsk Time above, shall be paid for this work of making an out-right denial of state with "practically no opposing broadcast radical - right programs Pointing out that the laborin addition to the overtime actually our requests. We have shot these viewpoint presented." which account for nearly 100 quar­ offered programs would provide worked, provided however, t,hat ridiculous charges full of enough Fairness Doctrine ter hours each week over 18 of far fewer than the present out­ these three (3) hours overtime holes to sink a battleship in the Umber said his request was be­ shall be paid only once when tanks past, and, you can be sure, we ing made under the provisions of the state's 36 radio stations. These pourings of the radical-right. Um­ are being cleaned on consecutive will continue to shrug them right the FCC's "fairness doctriner" 18 stations are within the listen­ ber asked the FCC to help achieve working days." off the bargaining table in the which requh-es broadcasters to ing area of virtually the state's "at least some dilution of these entire 700,000 population. straight opinion programs." In submitting questions and future. maintain fairness and balance in The radical right broadcasters Every responsible ship operator their programming. work situations for elarification, At issue' is not a particular at­ cited were: 20th Century Reforma-" tack on organized labor, though delegates and crews are reminded in the industry knows that the SIU For nearly six months. Umber tion Hour with Carl Mclntyre; there are many. Umber told the once again to provide as much represents the best trained, best stated, attempts were made to dis­ Christian Crusade with Billy FCC, but rather the ex'tremely re­ detail as possible setting forth the equipped, best self - disciplined, circumstances of any dispute. Be­ well conducted and healthiest sea­ cuss with radio and television sta­ James Hargis; Lifelines; Manion actionary-viewpoint on a broad tion the highly controversial views Forum and America's Future with range of issues regularly present­ sides those mentioned, some of the men in the world. members who were sent clarifi­ This is true because the SIU broadcast by right wing extrem­ R. K. Scott. Nationally, these pro­ ed with no similar programming cations on various subjects during has traditionally been considered ists. The Montana State AFL-CIO grams account for much of the of a liberal viewpoint. the past few days included the a great and militant union by received only "stalling and delay­ 6,000 radical - right broadcasts The FCC appeal by the Montana ' made each week. following: William E. Thompson, everyone in the eountry—both iu ing" replies, he said. State AFL-CIO has received the "Stations which . carry these Ridgefield Victory; E. Lane, and out of the maritime industry. Umber told the FCC that the unanimous support of all local ' Whitehall; L. P. Hagmann, Aldina; It would- be a matter of great programs without any programs Montana AFL-CIO had unsuccess­ central bodies and was undertaken ; Augusto P. Lopez, Steel Artisan; shame if we dropped our high, presenting and opposing view do fully- offered to stations "Montana following a special meeting of all Tforwood E. Gene, Del Alba; John professional standards to the point not provide a balanced viewipoint Looks to the Future," a once-aweek, 15 minute public service state labor affiliates during the P,ennel and Antonio Alfonso, Sea where anyone could consider us to their listeners," he stated. Pioneer. . in terms other than these. Umber s^id that in addition tp, program, produced in Missoula, state convention in August. Giant Seatrain Crane Aids Cargo Handling Beef Box Righfwing Programs Spark Protests By Montana Labor 1% �SEAFARERS Pace Eigfateea OvUkw LOG Submerged Booty Off Florida Brings Treasure Hunt Boom TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Seafarers look beneath you into the waves! The people who know estimate that there is about $400 million worth of various kinds of treasure holding down the ocean's floor off the coast of Florida. The hoards of gold doubloons, jewels and precious metals represents imes vague maps and hit-or-miss two employees from the state au­ the spilt milk of three 'lunting, so that they usually re­ diting department. Though, sin­ hundred years of ^ conquest turned disappointed. The machine cere, the trio could hardly tell a and exploration — mainly by the Spaniards, but by others also—in Latin America and the Caribbean. The treasure got there as the re­ sult of ship wrecks and messy pi­ rates who, too often, allowed their prizes to sink away by pouring one too many cannon balls into them. A good part of it came from the fabulously rich cargoes of a fleet of homeward bound Spanish mer­ chantmen that foundered in a vio­ lent storm off Florida's coast 300 years ago. For generations fortune hunters have dreamed about dredging up sutne profitable part of the ocean's haul. Bits and pieces have been brought up, but just enough to tempt others. In olden times, treas­ ure seekers had to rely on some- Canal Study Gets Okay From House WASHINGTON—The House has passed, by a vote of 320 to 23, a bill authorizing $17.5 million for a study of a new sea level link to replace the Panama Canal. The House bill, passed September 1, is considerably different from a measure approved earlier by the Senate. The principal criticism of the bill came from Representative H. R. Gross (R.-Ia.), who felt Con­ gress should be certain of the legality of the possible use of nuclear energy to help dig the new canal. The limited nuclear test ban treaty of 1963, Gross said, might bar any atomic-digging of the waterway. The House version directs the President to appoint a five-mem­ ber civilian panel to study the project. The bill would require the panel to complete its study and make its recommendations to the White House and Congress by mid-1968. The Senate "bill would create a seven-member panel, including the secretaries of State and Army and the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, and would let the study run until early 1966. The Johnson administration has supported the study for a new canal. The support is based on recognition of the problems with Panama over the existing canal and the belief that the existing canal will reach the end of its economic life by the end of the century. I kdilor, ^- age brought automation, however, and hunting methods have become more refined and, correspondingly, more profitable. Just several weeks ago. Real Eight, a Vero Beach-based treas­ ure-seeking corporation latched onto a haul estimated at more than a million dollars. They had an in­ vestment in equipment of $150,000 just to do the looking and hauling. About $1.6 million has been pulled up from the offshore Flori­ da bottom in the past two months alone. Real Eight, meanwhile, is continuing its dredging in a shroud of secrecy reminiscent of the Abomb project. Besides competitors, they are, it appears, a little anxious about the Florida state government. And here, for all potential treasure-seekers, lies the rub. Florida demands 25 per cent of any haul brought up from Davy Jones locker. And the state's offi­ cials are tiffed because they have not been receiving it. Except for licensing salvaging firms, the state has little control over them, with the 25 per cent— which amounts to $400,000 already —coming Into the state treasury on an almost voluntary basis. The last time the state looked into a treasure haul, it assigned to the task a state trooper and Discover Fish Unharmed By Radiated Diet BOULDER, COLO.—There ap­ parently Is no significant biological change in fish that have been fed relatively large amounts of radio­ active substance, it was disclosed in experiments at the General Electric's Hanford Laboratories here. The experiments were described by Dr. R. E. Nakatani, manager of aquatic biology at the labora­ tory, in a presentation to the Eco­ logical Society of America. Groups of trout were fed zinc-65 daily, explained Dr. Nakatani, over a four-month period and actually had a faster growth rate than those fish that did not receive the zinc-65 —and there was no change in blood or tissue. He said that trout with more than 10,000 times the amount of zinc-65 observed in Columbia River fish showed no apparent change in behavior during swim tests. piece of eight from a doubloon since they lacked the necessary expertise. Now, with the treasure business on the upswing again, Florida has hired a treasure seeker of its own. He is Claude Clausen, a Gaines­ ville archeologlst. His job will be to go around examining other people's treasure and eictracting the state's cuf. He will have to know his business since many of the coins and articles found are worth many times their intrinsic value, and he will have to be able to tell their real worth. He will start work by looking over two salvage operations now going on, one on the Gulf side of the Florida peninsula and the other on the ocean side. If treas­ ure hunters fail to give him cheery welcome when he shows up it will be understandable. Meanwhile, the great salty coin collecting hobby is booming In the sparkling waters off Florida. See No Relief In Sight For Tanker Excess Excess capacity, a major prob­ lem of tanker operators, will be around for at least another three years, according to a survey taken by a London maritime research group. The main reason for the imbal­ ance between the total number of tankers and the world require­ ments for oil shipment is given as the continuing upswing in tanker building, which over the past years has exceeded the need for oil carriers. The survey, covering the years 1963 to 1967, was issued by Inde­ pendent Sea Transport Research, Ltd. The result of the excess ca­ pacity, the survey said,_wll be a generally weak freight market for tankers. The survey has dimmed year-old hopes that the tanker sec­ tion of the maritime industry was on the verge of reaching a balance between the laws of supply and demand. One of the chief reasons for the steady growth in the size of tanker fleets has been the low prices of­ fered on new vessels by the world's shipyards. Many tanker owners simply cannot resist the bargains being offered by the shipbuilders. As an example, an order was recently placed for a large tanker wiMi the cost at a modest $92 per deadweight ton. Since 1963, when some observ­ ers predicted an evening-out of the tanker situation if building were kept within necessary limits, new orders for tankers have reached a. whopping 12 million deadweight tons. Taking such factors as tanker orders on hand and estimates for oil demand, the study found that there will be a tanker cargo poten­ tial of 942 million tons in 1967, with only about 898 million tons of oil having to be transported. Tanker operators, it is said, have learned to live with the ex­ cess capacity problem where they can afford to. The major oil com­ panies, of course, benefit from the problem since it tends to keep rates low. Action In the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and -better con­ ditions. Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade uniqnists against various companies whose products are * produced under non-union conditions, or which* are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers^ ittt Blast Navy On Foreign Boat Order BROOKLYN—Navy Yard work­ ers, angered by a $6.3 million deal the Navy Department has made with Norway for the construction of patrol boats, have wired their protest to President Johnson. Th# contract, announced in Oslo, had an especially telling effect on the workers since it coincided with the layoff of another 94 skilled ship­ builders in the Yard. The . Brooklyn Metal Trades Council, AFL-CIO, which repre­ sents the 9,950 workers at the in­ stallation, asked in the wire why the work was sent overseas when t 4 "these vessels could have been Eastern Ait Lines built in the Brooklyn Navy Yard (Flight Engineers) or any other of the Navy yards, all 4" t of which are desperately seeking H. I. Siegel more work to avoid closing or cut­ "HIS" brand men's elothes backs." (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) James Dolan, president of the BMTC, also charged the Adminis­ » ^ ^ tration with "promoting prosperity Sears, Roebuck Company in Norway and poverty in Brook­ Retail stores Se products lyn." He said the Norwegian order (Retail Clerks) could have provided four years 4i work for the workers who were Stitzel-Weller Distilleries laid off. "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" The Yard is planning to dismi.s3 "Cabin StiU," «W. L. Weller" another 77 workers by October 6. Bourbon whiskeys All the men laid off, Dolan said, (Distillery Workers) are family men, some with 30 years of government service. 4. The agreement with Norway J. R. Simplot Potato Co. calis for the construction in that Frozen potato products country of eight, 80-foot torpedo (Grain Millers) boats for the Navy. 4» 4i Commenting on the deai and the Kingsport Press layoffs. New York City Labor "World Book," "Chiidcraft" Commissioner Louis Broido fore­ (Printing Pressmen) casted despairingly that the (Typographers, Bookbinders) Brooklyn installation "was doomed (Machinists, Stereotypers) to close under present Naval pro­ 4^ $1 curement policies." Jamestown Sterling Corp. He warned that if the Yard did Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. close it would mean a $1 billion Furniture and Bedding loss to business in the city and (United Furniture Workers) the area around it. 'Hot Cargo' Stand Upheld By NLRB WASHINGTON—Building trades unions may lawfully use economic force to seek agreements with prime contractors that they will use only union subcontractors on construction jobs, the National Labor Re-*** lations Board has ruled in a Taft-Hartley law in light of NLRB reversal of prior board ruL doctrines set forth in the Colson ings. President C. J. Haggerty of the AFL-CIO Building & Construction Trades Dept. hailed the ruling as one upholding the department's position In a legal dispute over picketing. He said the decision showed "courage" because "it is a rare thing for the NLRB to admit error." The ruling, Haggerty said, will "give real meaning to the en­ actment by. Congress permitting the building trades to seek agree­ ments requiring prime contractors to take on only union subcontrac­ tors." It will, he said, "protect our union security" and stabilize the construction industry. The decision involves the Northeastern Indiana Building 8c Construction T fa d e s Council, eight of its aAiliated local unions, and Centlivre Village Apartments, a $7 million construction project in Fort Wayne, Ind. A trial examiner ruled in Feb­ ruary that picketing by the un­ ions at the job site, where a sub­ contractor was working with mem­ bers of an unaffiliated union, violiated Sec. 8(b)(4)(A) of'the and Stevens .ease, decided in 1962. The board's opinion in Coison and Stevens was that Congress in­ tended to legalize voluntary agree­ ments on contracting at construc­ tion sites but that the use of eco­ nomic iforce to compel an employ­ er to enter into a "hot cargo" agreement violated the law. Since the ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals in three separate cir­ cuits has ruled the board was wrong, holding in one leading case that "secondary subcontracting clauses in the construction indus­ try are lawful under the proviso to Sec. 8(e), and economic force may be usej to obtain them." All five board members, in the Northeastern Indiana case, reached this conclusionj In view of the unanimous court rejection" of the Colson and Stevens rationale, the board has "re-examined its posi­ tion and now agrees with the court interpretation." Therefore they overruled that portion of the former decision on which the ex­ aminer relied and dismissed his finding that the unions violated: one section of the law. �SEAFAMER9 October t, 1N4 Vac* lOMfMB LOG Hastings Crew Takes Ceffee Break SIU crewmembers who were sailing on th® Rio Grande (Oriental Exporters) when th® ship went to the rescue of the failing Greek liner Lakonia in December last year, have re­ ceived a special bonus from one of the passengers of th® ill-stricken vessel. According to Hugh D. Cur--* ran, ship's delegate of the Rio meeting was made to have an air ley gangs aboard the following Grande, the Captain recently conditioner installed in the crew's ships have been given kudos by messroom eo they could at least their crews: Chatham (Waterman); Floridian (South American and eat in comfort. Caribbean); Columbia (US Steel); XXX ' T. A. Jackson, meeting chair­ Seneca (Marine Carriers); Haleyon man aboard the Seamar (Calmar) reports that the crew recently dug Into its pockets and donated $1 apiece to have the television set repaired at the next port. At the same time he reported the wash­ 3^ t l" The Captain of the Del Aires ing. machine needed repairs. Both (Delta) has asked the cooperation of these items were taken care of of the drew in keeping the ship a quite satisfactorily, he added. XXX safe vessel by reporting every in­ A scarcity of keys for lockers jury, no matter how small, says Righetti Jackson Basile (Tiny) Pala^, ship's dele- and rooms has ben plaguing the Gateway City (Sea-Land) because Panther (Halcyon); Andrew Jack­ the men keep forgetting to leave son (Waterman) Midland (Clear the keys behind after" payoff, Water); Del Monte (Delta) and says ship's delegate Joseph San Juan (Sea-Land). Righetti. As an added incentive to XXX leave the keys behind, the mate is The crew aboard the Steel King asking each man to "donate" $1 to the key fund, which will be re­ (Isthmian) is up in the air, or turned when the key is returned. rather off the air, these days be­ cause of the long hours in which XXX Many Seafarers aboard the Sparks operates his ham set. Summit (Sea-Land) are worried Seems to cause so much static Curra® Deal® about their clothes not being clean that no one else aboard the vessel gate. He also asked the crew to enough, and have asked that the can listen to their radios, nays continue with their safe practices agitator in the crew's washing Clyde Parker, ship's delegate. and to keep accidents at a mini­ machine be replaced. They think it XXX mum. really needs it, says meeting chair­ The two electricians aboard the 4i t man F. T. Di Carlo. Halcyon Panther (Halcyon) did a magnificant job in rebuilding the XXX The crew of the Steel Maker (Isthmian) has been very pleased Always appreciative of good recreation room, says meeting sec­ with the service it has been get­ service and fine cooking in the retary Frank Kustura, and the ting from the galley gang as of SIU manner, crews are always crew showed its appreciation for late and singled out the two mess- ready to sihow their appreciation the work during the good and men as being the target of their to the steward department. Gal- welfare section of a shipboard praise. According to,ship's dele-^ noeeting by giving them a heart­ gate Fred Tampol, messmen Duffy felt vote of thanks. and Sepata were given a special LOG-A-RHYTHM: XXX vote of thanks by the crew during Again the troubles that revolve the good and welfare section of around shipboard washing ma­ a recent shipboard meeting. chines have arisen, this time XXX aboard the Robin Sherwood i Rob­ Crewmembers of the North­ in Lines). The crew has been western Victory (Victory Carriers) asked to cooperate in seeing that have been having some trouble the natives in Beira did not use remembering their watches while the machine while the ship was Charles L. Hosier relaxing in the crew's lounge, rein port there. The brothers were 'ports meeting secretary Edwaird The rains come down also warned not to overload the The wihifs blow hard J. Wright, and for this reason have machine themselves, David Smith, asked that a clock be installed. The seas rise high meeting secretary reports. Ships roll from side to side They probably want to know when XXX Sailors brave live and die to quit relaxing and go to bed. H. K. Pierce, meeting chairman Upon the mighty sea 4" t ii aboard the Transindia (Hudson) Upon the mighty sea. reports that the galley gang re­ During the good and welfare cently went on an economy drive section of a recent shipboard meet­ To sail a ship centred around the request for ing aboard the Del Sud (Delta) a Through a stormy sea a new grill and a slicing machine. motion was made and unamiously The open door of heaven They feel they can do a very good passed to dip into the ship's fund A slight glimpse to see job of cutting expenses this way. and have the movie machine re­ He is proud to be called paired at the next port. The fel­ A sailor of the sea XXX lows feel the need for a little A sailor of the mighty sea In an all out effort to prevent diversion in the form of movies, A sailor of the mighty, mighty sea. yawns and red eyes of men going saj's ship's delegate F. C. Deale. on watch, the crew of the Alcoa XXX A sailor he'll always he Runner (Alcoa) has been asked to For thus he is meant to be keep the noise down in the pas­ The crew of the Pena Exporter sageways as much as possible. (Penn Export) would be having a Take away the sailing names And not e'en his soul remains They were reminded that at all very happy trip, according to hours of the day or night there Wesley Leonard, ship's delegate, if Let him be a sailor Let ,his hands rest on the tiller is someone asleep who needs his it weren't for the fact that it is rest, says Charles E. Turner, meet­ usually too hot to sleep at night. As a sailor of the sea ing secretary. A sailor of the high, high sea. A suggestion at a recent shipboard gave them a tape recorder, for the crew's use, which he said was a gift from a doctor who was aboard the Lakonia during the rescue. The crew is quite happy about this, Ourran says, and "he notes that there are stiiU seven men abdard who took part in the rescue operation. Crewmembers of the Hastings (Waterman) relax from tlieir duties for awhile to enjoy a good cup of coffee from the galley and to chew the fat before returning to their jobs. Pictured above are (l-r) Pete Kordenls, Bos'n; Jomes Bush, deck maintenance; and John Bertte, deck maintenance. The picture was taken aboard the-Hasting by ship's delegate Richard Bioomquist. Family Thanks SiU For Check Seeing Europe On SiU Pension To the Editor: I want to thank the SIU for all it has done for me since I retired. For the first time I have really been able to see Europe. Right now I am visiting at the Ostseebad-Geamite on - a holi­ day in West Germany. I am spending ten days here and it has only been made possible for To the Editor: My wife and I wish to take this opportunity to send our thanks and very deep gratitude for the financial assistance ex­ tended to my father during his recent stay in St. Vincent's Hospital, Staten Island, N.Y. We will always be grateful for the checks that were sent to help us out of a situation that was made easier by the helping hand of SIU. Walter Gustauson X All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the. writer. Names will be withheld upon request. me by the SIU and the pension I get through the SIU Welfare Plan. _ I am really glad to say that I have been and still am a member of this wonderful Union. Charles J. Grant Famiiy Thanks SIU Ship Crew To the Editor: The family of Jan V. Rooms would like very much to express our sidcere and heartfelt »ppreeiation for the donation that was given ^ to us by the crew ot the S.S. Colorado, Voyage 8. With this money a beautiful wreath was sent to Belgium and placed upon the grave of Jan's mother, Elizabeth Rooms. The Rooms Fantily / X X Asks Visitors While Laid Up To the Editor: I just wanted to say a big hello to all my old shipmates in the SIU. I've been laid up in Colbert's Nursing home, 2445 Esplanade, New Orleans for the last few months. I'm gradually recovering after a stay of many months at Marine Hospital. The medics tell me I'm coming along nicely, but I'm still an out­ patient. They've got me coming into the clinic there twice a week for treatment and exercise. Even though I have a lot of ti-ouble getting around, I'm real­ ly showing these nursing home people that it takes more than a couple of sawbones and nurses to stop an old time SIU man like me. I sure do hope that any of my former shipmates in the New Orleans neighborhood come over and pass a little time with me. I would really appreciate seeing some of those old faces again. In closing, I want to wish for •mooth sailing and pleasant voyages for the SIU and all its members everywhere. Dosha "Spider" Korolia ff OFF lUC 1-bRT TH-THERg S. A MrME^A/P/ The High, High Sea \/ A MERAAAt^ ^ YAIEAAJ OAIE OF THEM f£MAt£ ckE/KTU/ZBS OFTUES£Af C'MON — A ^ NOTOH^ COMPANY TJMBJJL. �SEAFARERS Paffe Twenty LOG WW II Mishaps Didn't Dampen Sailing Spirits Of Seafarers After listening to a veteran Seafarer spin yarns about his wartime experiences, a listen­ er often gets the idea that the only way to survive in the business is to have double the nine lives of the proverbial cat. The true-blue SIU man, of course, doesn't spend his time worry­ ing about how many lives he's"^ the Soviet Union. It was three tion, however there was neither blessed with. All he knows, months before they could get fire nor explosion. is that it will take a good deal transportation to Glasgow, where Rose, who lives in Balitmore, has more than a mere maritime mis­ hap to make him earn his keep shoreside. Three SIU members who were recently interviewed in Balti^more are living examples of the typical Seafarer's determination to keep sailing despite previous unlucky trips. Pete Losado, a black gang member, and James Rose, a deck department veteran, are both sur­ vivors of disasters occurring dur­ ing the treacherous World War II period. Lloyd Short, who almost Losado Rose went down with his ship ten years ago, only regrets that he didn't begin his career as a professional seaman earlier. Death and disaster were the con­ stant companions of the Seafarers on the lonely World War II con­ voys through the U-Boat Infested waters to Russia. Even though they were faced with this threat, SIU members kept riding the cargo ships that provided our war­ time allies with vitally necessary supplies. Losado, who holds a firema n- watertender rating, was sail­ ing on a Water­ Short man ship bound for Murmansk when it was tor­ pedoed by the Germans. The crew abandoned their stricken ship, but were luokiiy picked up by a Canadian naval vessel. The torpedoed crewmembers were transferred to another ship which was also heading toward Oetober •, 1M4 Notify Union On LOQ Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itiheraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOQ, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailingr The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. they were put aboard the Queen been shipping for 20 years. He Mary for a trip in wartime style has acquired quite a reputation as to Boston. a designer and builder of model sailing ships. In building his Wins Citation Losado, who is a native of models, he restricts himself to Puerto Rico, Is now 63, and has using only discarded dunnage and been sailing with the SIU for 23 trash which he finds on deck for years. As a result of the World his replicas. In the tradition of War II Incident, he is the proud age-old model craftsmen, he uses recipient today of a citation signed tiny pegs whittled from toothpicks, by President Harry S. Truman. rather than glue. For some time in the past, Seafarers have heard quite a bit Lloyd Short Is the last of the Now a resident of Baltimore, he of information from the Union about the Maritime Advance­ trio of Baltimore Seafarers who expects to retire in two years. ment Program and what it can do for the individual Seafarer. kept faith with the sea despite a Rose is also a veteran of the serious near-miss some ten years It has promised a bright, bet--*^ — U.S. Merchant Marine during World War IL Unlike Losado, he ago. Short was taking it easy ter future for those taking menu and meal planning. He managed to get through the shoot­ while the Alcoa Runner (Alcoa) advantage of the various visited large produce houses and meat packing houses to see how ing part of the conflict without a was crossing Chesapeake Bay services of the program. various kinds of food are handled. scratch. Instead of coming to grief "when a Liberty ship came com­ Vernon Douglas, however, is with the enemy. Rose almost was pletely through the foc'sle with Seafarer who had to see for himWhen he finished, he returned me in the bunk," as he puts it. sent to the bottom by the Navy. yself. Douglas, to the sea to help make the ships The ship's log said it was a good "I didn't get hit until the war chief steward, is he sailed become 'good feeders'. was over, and then the U.S. Navy thing I wasn't in my bunk, but I now singing the Douglas reveals that since he praises of the attended the class, he has received came out and did it," said Rose was," he wryly comments. He Maritime Ad­ the plaudits of his fellow crew­ as he recalls his close scrape. remembers that the oiler in his vancement Pro­ members. When he first graduated Seventeen years ago he was work­ room had three bottles of hair gram, and, in ing on a tanker out of Norfolk, 'tonic which broke and soaked him from the training school, Douglas letter to the went to Norfolk and shipped bound for New York, when his thoroughly. LOG, hae given aboard the Henry (Progressive). Holding a fireman-oiler's rating ship collided with a Navy vessel. some very sound He says he immediately began to 'First they hit us on the bow, and before he retired in May, Short reasons for do­ apply his training, and the crew then backed off and wacked us originally started out as a rail­ Douglas ing so. again on the stern," he sadly re­ roader. However, the Great De­ responded with ^ warmth and He attended the Stewards Train­ gratitude he had not seen in many members. pression made work scarce, and By ail laws of chance neither he started sailing in the late 1930's. ing and Recertification course years. When he left the ship later ship should have survived the col­ Now living on his SIU pension. offered by the MAP where he to take a rest on the shore, he lision. Rose's ship was laden with Short lives in Balitmore where he learned about the up-to-date meth­ "left the ship in the MAP school's petroleum, while the Naval vessel can spend plenty of time garden­ ods of the food industry in food maqner—no beefs." storage and also took lessons in was reportedly carrying ammuni­ ing, his favorite hobby. After receiving such a warm welcome on the Henry, Douglas shipped out aboard the Kenmar AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), August fine voyage with cooperation from department delegates. Brqther Law­ (Calmar) where he is sailing now. 29—Chairman, J. Kennedy; Secretary, all hands. No beefs were reported. rence ConticeUo was elected to serve R. Morrow. Ship's delegate reported Vote of thanks extended to the deck as ship's delegate. By the end of the first trip he that everything Is running smoothly and steward departments. $21 In could report smooth sailing in the with no beefs. $6 in ship's fund. ship's fund. COEUR D'ALENB VICTORY (Vic­ Crew requested to keep messrooni galley and a vote of thanks from tory Carriers), Sept. 13—Chairman, clean at all times, and to dress prop­ BiENViLLE (Sea-Land), September Raynor; Secretary, Powaii. Few hours the "Old Man." erly when entering messhall. General 21—Chairman, R. Risk; Secretary, disputed OT in deck and engine de­ But Douglas wants to mak? sure discussion held on ice problem and Juan Cruz. No beefs reported. Every­ partments. Request for ice machine. the crew was asked to be conserva­ thing is running smoothly. Brother July 19—Chairman, Raynor; Secre­ that everybody knows he is not tive with Ice at all times. D. G. Chafin was elected to serve as tary, Powaii. Letter to be sent to tooting his own horn. He is just new ship's delegate. Discussion re­ headquarters requesting clarlflcatlon of restriction to ship. FAIRLAND (Sea-Land), September garding mail delivery. Crew claims It pointing out how effective the IS—Chairman, John J. McHale; Secre­ Is not delivered when It should be. MAP training was. tary, Joseph Moody. No beefs and no LONCViEW VICTORY (Victory Cardisputed OT reported by department I am patting the MAP Steward tiers), Sept. 12—Chairman, Carl LawRAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land), delegates. son; Secretary, Robert W. Ferrandii, September 23—Chairman, Thomas J. School on the bacjc," he says, "be­ No beefs reported by department cause those two ships were run delegates. Brother Mike Burns was STEEL EXECUTIVE (isthmian), elected to serve as ship's delegate. September 13—Chairman, Ken Cann; the way the school taught me." Secretary, Star Welis. Ship sailed Douglas is the first to admit he LUCILLE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomshort one fireman who paid off in field), Sept. 12 — Chairman, C. L. Hinolulu due to son's death. $143 misunderstood the plan when the Moody; Secretary, R. W. Birmingham. was collected and donated by the union first introduced it several $19 in ship's fund. Brother Arthur crew. $10 in ship's fund. No beefs Rudnicki was elected to serve as years ago. "I thought it was just reported. It was suggested that the ship's delegate. No beefs reported. men leaving ship should be sure to making more paperwork for the leave their bunks and lockers clean chief steward," he claims, "but it JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), for the new men. Sept. 19—Chairman, John H. Morris. was mainly because I did not Secretary, None. Repair lists turned HASTINGS (Waterman), September really understand what they were in by department heads. Some dis­ 13—Chairman, James R. Boone; Sec­ puted OT pertaining to delayed sail­ retary, J. E. Welis. Some minor beefs talking about. ing from Baltimore. BNerythIng else to be straightened out at payoff. Dis­ tanks. Vote of thanks to the ship's "The steward school teaches you delegate and the steward department seems to be running smoothly in all cussion regarding watchmen in Paki­ for job well done. departments. Discussion held on safe­ stan and how to keep them out of how the food plan should work ty. Vote of thanks extended to deck crew's washrooms, quarters and froip as well as many other subjects on LONG LINES (Isthmian), Septem­ department watch from Brother using drinking fountain. Vote of ber 14—Chairman, Richard Grant; W. H. Simmons, steward, for the fine thanks extended to the steward de­ how' to run a steward department. • Secretary, Herbert Libby. Crew re­ partment. way they kept the messroom and The chief steward can never know pantry, and thanks to the ship's DEL NORTE (Delta), August 9— quested to cooperate in keeping mess­ crew for the fine cooperation. Chairman, James L. Tucker; Secre­ hall and laundries clean. Vote of enough about preparing food for a ; thanks to the steward department for tary, Biii Kaiser. No beefs reported ships crew. The steward training LA SALLE (Waterman), Aug. Itby department delegates. $96.66 in fine menus and service. Chairman, Jimmie Bartlett; Secretary, and recertification course offered ship's fund and $111.90 in movie SPITFIRE (American Bulk), Sep­ Claude Garnett. Ship's delegate In­ fund. Brother Reuben Belletty was gives the chief steward a chance tember 13—Chairman, Curtis Nelson; formed crew of the death of Brother elected to serve as ship's delegate. to refine his skills and to learn Crewmembers requested to dress Secretary, Charles Hensclha. All re­ Jose Gonzalez who passed away just pairs being taken care of. No beefs before sailing from Brooklyn Army properly when coming in messhall. newly-developed methods In food reported by department delegates. Terminal on August 17. Brother Gon­ planning and preparation. Driscoll; Secretary, John J. Naughton. zalez is sadly missed by all his ship­ DEL NORTE (Delta), Septembar 13 mates aboard the La Salle. $2.80 in —Chairman, James L. Tucker; Secre­ $7.22 in ship's fund. No beefs report­ The food plan is doing a great Everything is running tary, Bill Kaiser. Few hours disputed ed. Crewmembers requested to re­ ship's fund. job, in serving this purpose, Doug­ turn cups to the pantry, and to smoothly in all departments. OT in deck, and steward departments. $133 in ship's fund and $429.90 in donate change to the ship's fund. las feels, by giving the chief ste­ SEA PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers), movie fund. Motion made to have a wards the low-down on how to BELOIT VICTORY (Marina Man­ shower installed in the locker for­ Sept. 19—Chairman, G. WUes; Secre­ agers), August 30—Chairman, William ward of the aft mast table for shore tary, John Penneil. $7 in ship's fund. make the ships they sail even bet­ gang and stevedores in Buenos Aires Lennox; Secretary, Harold M. Karl- Some disputed OT in each depart­ ter feeders. and other ports so as to keep them sen. Discussion regarding water in ment. Vote' of thanks extended to from using the deck department the steward department for a Job He also urged everyone that showers. PENN CARRIER (Pann Shipping), well done. sails with an MAP steward to let Sept. 5—Chairman, Donald Hewson; Secretary, C. E. Lee. Brother Thomas SACRAMENTO (Sacramento Trans­ the Union, and the other members WACOSTA (Waterman), Aug. 14— port), September 18—Chairman, John J. King was elected to serve as ship's Chairman, Charles Johnson; Secretary, through the LOG, know how they D. Gribbie; Secretary, John L. Mundelegate. No beefs reported by de­ Ramon Ferrers. Few hours disputed feel about MAP and how It is nariyn. Held general dlscus.sion. No partment delegates. Vote of thanks OT in deck and engine departments. major beefs reported. to the chief steward. Teddy Kross, No beefs reported. Vote of thanks working on their ship. and steward department for a Job extended to Ramon Ferrers for sav­ "They put Ranger Seven on the well done. SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), Sep­ ing a man's life while at sea. Vote tember 23—Chairman, H. R. Nathey; of thanks to the steward department moon—that was progress for the Secretary, S. M. Simos. Ship's dele­ FANWOOD (Waterman), Sept. <— and a very good steward. Thanks to country. They put MAP stewards gate reported that everything is Chairman, K. Winters; Secretary, Sid- headquarters and the LOO staff for running smoothly. This has been a nay A. Garner. No beefs reported by a Job well done. on the ships—that is progress for the SIU," Douglas concludes. Chief Steward Praises AdvancementProgram �^Oc i's^r^B^S'Ti ^"x $-•"& 'J? »ni( " •" , ''®M, "e tfone''; «« .?®'e». J*Po«ed "o^e. ""Part'enf ^"'ar 0E(_ ' ^ "" «nd „ * »• ° A', ew B ^'frsw .a'»Haf) . '''"ne. ijj ' .is, "-*rf-«e/r*iC: .%f;SK.;;f; "^''^P s •.-•••.V-V-Sv i«Wmm «SP ^"tfer* ®Pf /A *34.30 ?„"'• ®eere,t"C/,a/^'ani/ « , ' iirpi;T ^««s/oj,®"*^ «onUre. Of ih •"P'/; i 2!b« « ' *^ea ^^S'-essJ ^rote I '^anj^a ir , ^epe/^ r «4..',^' XtyJ-p's oet „ ^ / "aj '7^!""r"'«n.''%'Oe/f,; ;i W?O';?««S7J,'««» ft, iX».iXfetX'?ss; , •« t.sSS^'iS, «, WMMM r A«n ''"-»»«b.,' «< / b« * *««' a'taSf"""-. B„ !"• ""d '**™ /^uta^ •^2i.'^r£c 'Sffai-aa-u-; """acS", •'«'°ST neffl.^'/ v3S;-w «2?Sf --••» 1 '"•)' «• .e'j *" "0 'Wyfioot' • "»»' '"y ^lu h.!,-""<hct *Ojp j "w;yyV • �T SEAFARERS Pue '^wenty-fw* sro AJEUEavAi:.s and Know Your Righfs All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Mercedes Rod|riquez, born Au­ Sherrie Bryan, bom April 17, Thomas Burke, born May 20, 1964, to the Gordon T. Burkes, Al­ 1964, to the Harvey T. Bryan's, gust 1, 1964, to the Sixto Rodriquez's. Ponce, P.R. Baltimore, Md. pena, Michigan. t i Patrick McBrlde, born April 22, 1964, to the Bernard J. McBrides Toledo, Ohio. ^ Claire Michelle Lippa, born June 27, 1964, to the Joseph E Lippas, Baltimore, Md. t t , 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4. 4 4 4 4 4 4 ' Robert Davis, Jr., born June 19, Beth Myrtle Sadis, born July 17, 1964, to the James R. Sachs', Phil­ 1964, to the Robert Davis', Galves­ ton, Texas. adelphia, Pa. Sandy Joseph Huval, bom May Janine Elizabeth Kline, born June 16, 1964, to the Alvln F. 24, 1964, to the Joseph R. Huval's, Breaux-Bridge, La. Kline's, New Orleans, La. Joanne Bischoff, born June 18, Allen Dirk Higham, born July Patricia Ann Laughlin, bom June 2. 1964. to the Kenneth G 6, 1964, to the Armon Higham's, 1964, to the Walter R. Bischoff's, Arcadia, Mich. Houston, Texas. Laughlins. Marrero, La. J* i" Oatober t, MM LOG Melanle Mignano, born July 7, Henry Kugler, born August 2, Burchette Chandra Purifoy, born May 8. 1984, to the Eddie Purlfoys, 1964, to the Henry Kugler's, New 1964, to the Benjamin Mlgnano's, Garden Grove, Calif. York, N.Y. Mobile. Alabama. 3» 4» i i 4. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4- 4" t 4 4 4 4 4 4 4. 4> 4. Maureen O'Dee, born July 18, Thomas Rogers, born June 29, Frank Reed, born June 19, 1964, to the Guy O. Reeds, Frankfort, 1964, to the Floyd T. Rogers', 1964, to the Robert A. O'Dee's, Falrview Park, Ohio. Laurel, Del. Mich. Joyce Stewart, bom July 4, Peggy Robinson, born July 4, Angela Marie Franks, born June 9, 1964, to the Robert B. Franks', 1964, to the John A. Robinson's, 1964, to the Bobby W. Stewart's, Splro, Oklahoma. Toledo, Ohio. Portland, Oregon. Antonio Tonelll, born July 5, Robert Peter Bekier, born July Craig Power, born June 12, 1964, to the Joseph Power's, Phila­ 12. 1964. to the Robert Bekier's, 1964, to the Anthony Tonelli's, Dorchester, Mass. Toledo, Ohio. delphia, Pa. FINANCIAL RBFORTt. Tha eonitltutlon of tho SIU AUanUe. Gulf, LakM and Inland Watera Dlatrlct makaa apeciflo provlaloa for aafeguardlns tha membership'! money and Union finance!. Tho conaUtuUon require! a detailad CPA audit every three month! by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union record! are avaUable at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust fund! of tho SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provision! of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shaU consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are avaUable at the headquarters of tha various trust funds. IHIPPINO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union gnd the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaU­ able In aU Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU. return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard, Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at aU times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Aopeals Board. CONTRACTg. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in aU SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you worl; and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, •falls to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG has traditionally refrained from pubUshIng any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ UshIng articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This estabUshed policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings In aU constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG poUcy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of tha Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responslblUty. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is -given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless ha Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member Is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should Immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In tho SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then tha member so affected should Immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing dIsablUty-penslon benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. Ail Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth In the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAJ) are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. if at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of eceess to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported Andrcana Evans, born June 15, to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment 1964, to the William Evans', Jr., of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary Philadelphia. Pa. 4< 4* 4* card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t Pamela Hull, born June 17, Victor Modesto Gonzalez, 44: Harvey Lee Thomas, 64: Brother 1964, to the Daniel Hull's, Alpena, Thomas died of natural causes in Brother. Gonzalez died of natural Mich. ca uses In the New Orleans, 4> 4* 4> Tampa General La., on Jan. 7, Eric John Connor, born July 15, Hospital on 1964. A member 1964, to the Enrique Connor's, San March 29, 1964. of the Inland Francisco, Calif. A member of the Boatman's Union, 4> 4> 4 ' IBU since 1963, he sailed In the Barrie Anerino, born March 23, he was a mem­ engine depart­ 1964, to the William Anerlno's, ber of the stew­ ment. He is sur­ Philadelphia, Pa. • ard department. vived by his wife, 4> 4* 4* His wife, Mrs. Mrs. Bertha Pedro Juan Reyes, Jr., born Au­ Socorrito Gon­ Thomas. Burial gust 4, 1964, to the Pedro J. zalez, survives., Burial was in the was in the Greenwood Cemetery in Reyes', Brooklyn, N.Y. Colon Cemetery, Tampa, Fla. Louisiana. 4> 4* 4 4 4 4 - r Henry Bonnette, Jr., born May 4 4 4 Harry Daniel Cameron; 52: A 31, 1964, to the Henry C. BonWilliam Howard Olds, 35: A nette's, Baltimore, Md. heart attack was fatal to Brother victim of cancer. Brother Cameron died in the Olds In the New 4 4 4 USPHS Hospital Jon Todd Bradley, born May 19, Orleans USPHS in New Orleans, 1964, to the Donald L. Bradley's, Hospital on Feb. La., on April 25, East Carondelet, 111. 5, 1964. A mem­ 1964. He has 4 4 4 ber of the Union been a member Lynda Cornelius, born May 13, since 1947, he of the IBU since 1964, to the Carlton D. Cornelius', sailed in the 1956. His wife, Belhaven, N.C. steward depart­ Ernesto V. Erazo Mrs. Irene B. 4 4 4 ment. His wife, Please get in touch with Alex Cameron, sur­ Frank R. Charneco, born July Mrs. Gertrude Ablesser, Brooklyn, N.Y., UL 9vives. He was 23, 1964, to the Francisco Char- Marie Olds, sur­ 2097. Very important. neco's. New Orleans, La. vives. His place of burial is not burled in the Rocky Creek Ceme­ 4 4 4 tery, Green County, Miss. 4 4 4 known. Clifford Newton Kenneth Latour, born February 4 4 4 4 4 4 You are asked to contact your 18, 1964, to the Charles Latour's, Eleuterlo H. Magboo, 57: Broth­ son, Benjamin Newton, 90-47 209th Julius Valdamar Ekman, 61: New Orleans, La. Brother Ekman died of a stroke in er Magboo died aboard the Los street. Queens Village, N.Y. 4 4 4 Angeles while at the USPHS Hos­ 4 4 4 Karen Corbiere, born June 26, sea on March 13, Charles Collins and John Rouan pital in Nola, 1964, to the Gordon Corbiere's, 1964 of heart Fla., on March You are asked to get in touch Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. failure. He with Peter Kreisel, 341 East 80th 14, 1964. A mem­ 4 4 4 joined the Union Street, NYC, (UN 1-8683), who ber of the engine Steven Nance, born June 1, in Baltimore in shipped with you on the Rion department, h e 1964, to the Roy L. Nance's, New 1938 and was a (Actium Lines) in 1956. Joined the Union Orleans, La. member of the in 1951. He is 4 4 4 4 4 4 engine depart­ survived by a John Frank Kozar Marie Myra Reliant, born June ment. He is sur­ friend, Leo You are asked to get in touch 2, 1964, to the Francis J. Bellant's, vived by h i a with your wife, Mrs. John Kozar Lehtonen. Burial Epoufette, Mich. was in the Metairie Cemetery, brothers, M. H. Magboo and E. H. at 540 New York St., Dunmore, 4 4 4 Magboo. Burial was at sea. Metalrle, La. Pennsylvania. She Is anxious to get Michael Bernard Cazalas, born 4 4 4 in contact with you. 4 4 4 July 26, 1964, to the James P. Caz­ Ramose Narclse Elliott, 61: David R. Underwood, 55: Broth­ 4 4 4 alas', Mobile, Ala. Brother Elliott, e victim of heart er Underwood died in the St. Joe Louis Johnson 4 4 4 disease, died in Joseph Hospital, Your wife, Mrs. Charlie Mae Cynthia Kennedy, born July 31, the New Orleans Baltimore, Md., Johnson, would like you to contact 1964, to the William Kennedy's, USPHS Hospital of cancer on Aug. her at Box 170, Pine Hill, Ala. Eight Mile, Ala. on March 31, 17, 1964. A mem­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 1964. A member George B. Rohan (Rowan) ber of Inland Inaclaire Larce, born July 7, of the steward Betty Helser Atkins desires that Boatmans' Union, 1964, to the William Larce's, New department, h e you or anyone knowing your since 1956, he Orleans, La. became a mem­ whereabouts please contact her^at worked as a ber of the SIU in bargeman. He is 403 Ceder Hill Ave., Baltimore, Md. 1949. Surviving survived by his 4 4 4 is his wife, Mrs. William Brack wife, Mrs. Alma Josephine Elliott. Burial "Was in G. Underwood. Burial was ,in the Robert Stack has a check for the St. Vincent Cemetery, New Snow Hill Methodist Church you in the amount of four fig­ Orleans, La. Cemetery, Lucia, N.C. ures! I I I from Electric Insurance Co. left by a Mr, Partlcello. Con­ tact us at 475 Bergen Blvd., Ridgefleld, N.J., 945-5003 within 60 days or this check will be withdrawn. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 John W. G. Inglebek Your are asked to get In touch with your sister, Mrs. Olga Inglebretsen, 119 Armstrong Ave., Staten Island, N.Y.; or your broth­ er Jack J. Wlnley, 3102 Mayfalr, Victoria, eTxas, as they are anx­ ious to get in touch with you. Ex-Maiden Creek Crewmembers "Mac," Mike Broadus and Gary Shanyfelt are requested to contact Douglas K. McLeod In care of the SIU Hall In Wilmington, Cai. Raymond Queen Contact your mother at once as your brother Is slek and In the hospital and wants to see you. Call 304-849-2123 at night around 8:00. John Remski You. are requested to contact your sister Veronica immedlatefy concerning premium that has fallen due on your life insurance policy. Mark Jon Palmer Your brother, Robert Palmer, asks that you get In touch with him: Robert Palmer, S.N., U.S. Navy, USS Alagash AO 97, c/o FPO, N.Y.Y^ N.Y, �Tag* TwaaijrThrt*' % Membership Meetin&rs "•! All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The loiiowing is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL NISW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA CUrene* Anthony Wm. H. Fodgott. G. S. Axmotroog L. J. Plaicanca J. C. Armitrong Jamca Reddon Thoinai W. (Bernaeo .Chester Seymour . J. B. Childress W. R. Simpson. James M. Davis Thomas WiiUam Malria W. Ellis Oayton W. Spoon Foster J. Jnnean NorviUe O. Sykes Mount McNobb Maglmo Tangalln Henry J. Maos. Jr. Clayton Thompson Joyce R. Hassey ^lius C. Thompson Charles C, Mattaew Angel Valdes Philip C. Uandozo Guy Whlt^urst Francisco Nadal J. F. WunderUeh J. W. Patterson Wm. J. WooUey ' USPHS HOSPtTAL. BALTIMORB, MARYLAND Edgar Benson James- Mitchell Walter Boman William Oswinkla G. BuselgUe WaHer PaehuIsU Theodore Drblfins Estal Potts Freidot FondiU Roy R. Rayfleld CUfton Goodwin George Register Edgar L. Gore Joseph Richsgers Chas. L. Hardesty James Robinson Jefferson Harrison John M. Slone' Nolan Huntt Francis Sturgis John O. MlUer Chas. Torgerson Blmoro F. Miller Chambers Winskey USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. ttKW YORK N. R. Alderman Donald McCown Dennis Marcoly Hamilton Dally Thomas Maber John CulUnson John Cunningham Anstey Minors John NatoU Angelo Ciano Harold Nelson Wra. Cameron N. Palantsoglon Henry Callahan David Paahkoff Raoul Cabrera E. F. Simms EiUs Bishop James Shiber Vincent Astorlno Anthony Scaturro John Allen Raymond R'uppert J. Fediow Ernesto Rubio N. Garcia Alfonso Pavon Charles Johnson ' Juan Soto Anton Hansen James Stogaltis Arvid Gylland A. A. Karcxewskl . Fred Travis James WilHams Rufino Lara Leonard Kropp Osbomo millams V. WUHaidson George Kitchens WOliam' Wilson C. Leader Jean I..ong'nurst Fired Wrafter USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Francis Burley Gene Jachim Harvey Fairbum Thomas Kirby, Jr. Hugh Grove J. B. Lippencott Milbum Hatley George Little Timothy Ivcrs . Cecil Morris Director UNION SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Bhepard Lindsey Williams A1 Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 SUte St. Ed Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROh 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. Vinewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ... .675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE : 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. AgtotHBmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Ageht Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent .. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. Frank Drozak. Agent ......DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 E B. McAuley. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR .. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 724-2843 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent ,.MAln 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GiUette, Agent . : 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif S<» N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent THh-minal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA*..... 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO ...; ...9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago. HI. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndoiph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich. 415 Main St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18, Mich, Vinewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty ' BALtlMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St. .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St .Richmond 2-G140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn i . HYacinth 0-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canai St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILX,£ 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St . - FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE .....1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave Te' NORFOLK PHILADELPHIA TAMPA 520-7.148 115 Third St. Tel. 622-I892-S 2604 S 4ln St DEwey 6-3828 312 Harnsun St Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG A DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller. Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygva Varden, Agent .^..ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Geitity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerse, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur, Agent RAndoiph 7-6222 SAULT STE MARIE Address mail to Brimley, Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent. .BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St CH 2-7751 Tog Firemen, linemen. Oilers A Wcrtchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Bums ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Hero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 PorUand St. Tom Bums, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St W. Heams, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St Max Tobin. Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenue 44)071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent Export 8-3024 LORAIN, O ...118 E. Parish St Sandusky, Ohio Harold Ruthsatz, Agent .... MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ,...2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE ...1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey, Agent . .MElrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 POllT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendbeim, Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2. NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St ^lAstern 7.4<vw NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPH1A......2604 S 4th St DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE .... .. 1210 B. BalUmore St EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON ........ 276 State St Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE , 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI ....744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE .....1 S. Lawrence St. HEmldCk 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS .......630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK . .... ........ 115 Third St Phone 622-IB92-3 PHILADELPHIA . 2604 S. 4th St. . DEwey 6-3818 TAUPA .......SIS' Harrison St Phone 229-2788 Mack Murray M. Schifanl Carl Nelson Arthur Sigler James Reiley ElUt Strait F. Ruiacoppo Winon Walker USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON E A. Ainiworth J. A. Laigo' Arthur Funt R. Potorski Vernon Johnston C. E. WaDich USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Frank Buck Charles Phelps T. W. Forrest Lloyd Robcrsoa George Moore Julian Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS James Hellems George Mareotte Gordon Llerman USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA L. McLaughlin Leon Webb Sam Wailuu USPHS HOSPITAL, BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS John Harty T. Patriqnin Daniel Murphy USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Roy Bru H. Silverstein Milton Foley Richard Welch CaroU Harper Richard Zaragoza Hubert Fousson Calvin Wilson James Shorten William Lovett USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Samuel MiUa Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay WiUie Young George McKnew SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Albert Gutierrez William Kenny Edwin Harriman USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE Jamez McGee PINE CREST HAVEN NxmSING HOME COVINGTON, LOinSIANA Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS Maurice Roberts US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, DC WUIiam Thomas SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected TO attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York ... .. October 5 Detroit October 9 Philadelphia .. ... October 6 Houston ' October 12 BaItunor« .... . October 7 Detroit . October 16 Mobile October 14 West Coast SIU-AGLIWD MeeHngs STU headquarters has issued the following schedule through August, 1964 for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the b^efit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board, resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follows: Wilmington San Francisco Seattle October 23 October 19 October 23 November 16 NoTcmber 18 November 26 ^ ^ Great Lakes SIU Meetings United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled on the Great I.akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month at 7 PM in various each month in all ports at 7 PM ports. The next meetings will be: New York October 5 local time, except at Detroit, Baltimore October 7 where meetings are held at 2 PM. Philadelphia .... October 6 The next meetings will be: Detroit Oct. 19—2 PM ^Houston October 12 Mobile October 14 Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, New Orleans ... October 13 CicTcland, Duiuth, Frankfort, October 5—7 PM * Meetings held of Laoor Temple, New­ 3) 4" SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Philadelphia .. Oct. 6—5 PM Baltimore (licensed and un­ licensed) ...; Oct. 7—5 PM Houston .... Oct. 12—5 PM Norfolk ... Oct. 8—7 PM N'Orleans .... Oct. 13—5 PM MobUe Oct. 14—5 PM WASHINGTON—The House and Senate have warned the Depart­ 4 4) 4 ment of Agriculture to restrict its RAILWAY MARINE REGION new Market News service wire to Regular membership meetings market reporting. The admonish­ for Railway Marine Region-IBU ment was contained in a confer­ members are scheduled each ence report in which the House and month in the various ports, at 10 Senate adopted the agriculture ap­ AM and 8 PM. The next meetings propriations bill. will be: The committee warned the Sec­ Jersey City Oct. 12 retary of Agriculture to "see to it Phlindclphia Oct. 13 that the leased wire information Baltimore Oct. 14 which carries market news infor­ •Norfolk Oct. 15 mation be limited to market re­ porting and marketing information OREAT LAKES TUO AND DREDGE REGION and the routine administrative in­ Regular membership meet­ structions which were carried on the leased wire system prior to ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memters are August 1, 1963." Criticism of Agriculture Depart­ scheduled each month in the vari­ ment incursions into the realm of ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next private industry has been growing meetings will be: Detroit ...Oct. 5—2 PM ever since the government agency Milwaukee Oct. 12 began competing against a private Chicago Oct. 13 ferry line between Orient Point on Buffalo Oct.l4 Long Island, NY, and the USDA's tSanit Ste. Marie .... Oct. 15 Plum Island laboratory. The pri­ Duiuth Oct. 16 vate ferry line was eventually Lorain Oct. 16 forced to suspend its operations because of the USDA competition. (For meeting place, contact Har­ The Market News Wire Service old Ruthsatz, 118 Easi Parish. Sandusky, Ohio); followed soort after. Cleveland Oct. 16 Speaking before Congress, reToledo Oct. 16 resentatives of the newspaper pub­ Ashtabula ......... Oct. 16 lishers association charged that through the news service, "the (For meeting place; contact John government has gone into the Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ business of news dissemination in tabula, Ohio). combination with the American Telephone & Telegraph Co., by­ passing the regular news media." They also charged that the gov­ ernment, through the Agriculture Department, was footing the bill CHECK THB PROVI5/ON5 for the cost of gathering and edit­ ing the market news , whila AT&T is reaping the benefits. Agriculture Warned Again On News Wire VemN6 port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. t Meeting held .at Galveston wharvag. U.S. Allies Bid For Red China Ship ^ntracts Red China is making long range plans to build up her still Insig­ nificant merchant fleet—and she's counting on America's allies in western Europe and Japan to help her. Shipbuilders from Britain, Nor­ way, Denmark, Holland, France and Japan have been chasing each other to Peking to talk about chances for buildii-g new tonnage for the Chinese. The latest traveling salesman to visit China was James Lenaghan, managing director of Britain's Fairchild Shipbuilding and Engi­ neering Co. It was emphasized that Lenaghan was representing all of Britain's shipbuilders, who are suffering from a sharp decline in new business. Though Lenaghan refused to talk about his mission, there were persistent reports in London that China was thinking of placing orders for six 15,000 dwt. generalcargo ships. Earlier in the year, a Red Chi­ nese trade missidn toured British, Dutch, German and other Euro­ pean and Free World shipyards. At the time it was said the Chi­ nese were seeking ships in order to improve their trade links with Cuba. * peffiWBBZI&ViTrt! �Vol. XXVI No. 20 SEAFARTO^JLM OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION > ATLANTIC, QULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SIU Cllnio Opens in Puerto Rico Labor Stand Upheld Senate Attempt To Block Reapportionment Order Fails WASHINGTON—The Senate has shelved a labor-opposed attempt to block court-ordered reapportionment of state legislatures oil a one man, one vote basis. It substituted a nonbinding "sense of Congress" resolution asking the courts to give legislatures a fmal chance to reapportion before stepping • Permit the next election of lowing its consideration, and a in to do the job themselves. state legislators to be held in ac­ subsequent two-thirds vote to The compromise was accept­ cordance with existing laws. (In adopt the constitutional amend­ able to Senate liberals who had waged a six-week filibuster against any legislative interference with federal court jurisdiction. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (D.-Mont.) sponsored the substitute resolution after with­ drawing his support from the con­ troversial court-curbing proposal initiated by Republican Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen (111.). Time to Adjourn Mansfield told the Senate that the time had come to end the stalemate and "bring down the curtain on the 88th Congress." The compromise resolution — a substitute for Dirksen's proposed "rider" to the pending foreign aid bill—passed by a 44-38 vote. It was supported by 37 Democrats and 7 Republicans; opposed by 23 Republicans and 15 Democrats. Its key provisions are a request that federal courts: • Allow one session of a legis­ lature plus 30 days—but not to ex­ ceed six months in all—to pass be­ fore courts take over the reappor­ tionment of a legislature. most states, legislators will be chosen in November). • Reapportion legislatures through court order in accordance with constitutional standards where malapportioned legisla­ tures have not acted within the time limits. Dirksen told the Senate he could not go along with the "sense of Congress" resolution "because it does not have the force of law." Door Still Open The compromise did not, how­ ever, shut the door on further re­ apportionment controversy at this session. Pending in the House is a proposed constitutional amend­ ment which would permit states to apportion one house of a legisla­ ture on a basis other than popula­ tion. The Rules Committee took the unusual step of taking the pro­ posal away from the Judiciary Committee and sending it to the floor. Two votes would bo needed for it to clear the House—a ma­ jority vote approving the rule al- ment proposal. If passed, it would also require a two-thirds approval in the Senate to be submitted for ratification by three-fourths of the states. Time-Tactio Dirksen, in pressing for a man­ datory delay in court reapportion­ ment actions, made it clear that his desire is to win time for adop­ tion of a constitutional amend­ ment that would forestall one man, one vote reapportionment. Heavy absenteeism, as the con­ gressional session encroached fur­ ther on the election campaign sea­ son, made it increasingly difficult to predict votes on close issues. . f • 'jiii; iij Ribbon cutting ceremonies (above) marked the official in­ auguration of the new SIU clinic in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Left to right are Santiago Igleslai, Jr., ton of the founder of the Puerto Rico Labor movement (handling the ribbon cutting chore)] Bishop Aponte of Poncet Protestant Reverend Roman of Ponce; Keith Terpe, President of the Puerto Rico SIU; and Luis Martin Jiminez. Pictured below it the new, $250,000 SIU clinic. SIU Lakes Disfritt Fills Elettive Posts DETROIT—^The SIU Great Lakes headquarters Committee on Elections has announced the results of elections held for district officers. Fred J. Farnen was re-elected to a two-year terms as Sec­ retary-Treasurer and Roy Boudreau was re-elected as Assistant Secretary-Treasurer. Winning election as port agents were Stafford "Mac" McCormick, Buffalo; Frank "Scottie" Aubusson, Chicago; Stanley Wares, Cleveland, and Donald Bensman, Duluth. Floyd R. Hanmer was elected to the post of Lake Michigan Carferry Agent. The voting had been conducted from August 1 to August 31. The report of the Committee on Elections has been posted in all union halls and approved by the membership at port meetings on September 21. All elections were for two year terms. Elected members of the Committee on Elections were Virgil Fitch, John Poliwka, William Doyle, Joseph Arnold, George Telegadas and James H. Marcum. Members of the SIU Lakes District Committee on Elections are (l-r) James H. Marcum. John Poliwka, Joe Arnold, William Doyle. Virgil Fitch and George Telegadas. i Warren Commission Issues Findings Oswald Killed Kennedy; . No Evidence Of Conspiracy After 10 months of intensive investigation involving a massive sifting of evidence involving much fact and even more rumor and heresay, the Warren Commission has issued its summary report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on Nov. 22, 1963. Set up by an Executive Order of the new President Lyndon B., Johnson, the commission headed by Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren was empowered to examine every aspect of the event. Its just-relea§ed report contains nearly 300,000 words to document and explain its findings. In capsule form, the Warren Commission findings are: • The shots that killed President John F. Kennedy and critically wounded Governor John Connal- ; ly of Texas were fired by Lee Harvey Oswald. • It was the act of a "loner." There is no evidence that Oswald was part of any conspiracy, either domestic or foreign, or was assisted by anyone in either planning or carrying out the assassination. • Tliere is no evidence of any relationship between Oswald and Jack Ruby, the man who later killed Oswald. • There is also no evidence that Ruby was part of any conspiracy, either domestic or foreign, to kill Oswald, or was assisted by anyone in either planning or carrying out the act. In tracking down the facts and separating them from the speculations and rumors which surround any event of this nature, the Warrep Commission questioned 552 witnesses and gathered millions- of i words of testimony. The complete report of the commission findings makes up 24 volumes of 500 pages each. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource October 2, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIX-POINT PROGRAM PROPOSED BY SIU TO CURB RUNAWAY SENATE, HOUSE OKAY P.L. 480 EXTENSION SIU MAN RESCUED AFTER FALL OVERBOARD; LOST FOR SEVEN HOURS U.S. LABOR AIDE CALLS RUNAWAY-FLAG DEVICE ‘DEPLORABLE SITUATION’ LONGSHOREMEN STRIKE OVER GANG-CUT ISSUES ANNUAL REPORT GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE PENSION FUND MARAD WAIVERS SCORED IN GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE SEA-LAND PROTESTS REDUCED RAIL RATES SENATORS CITE NECESSITY FOR HEALTH CARE PROGRAM SENATE SPRROVES SURVEY OF U.S. FISHING INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE REPORT PLAN LARGE SCALE TRIAL FOR WATER DESALINIZATION SECOND FREIGHTER ACQUIRED BY APL SUBMERGED BOOTY OFF FLORIDA BRINGS TREASURE HUNT BOOM SENATE ATTEMPT TO BLOCK REAPPORTIONMENT ORDER FAILS OSWALD KILLED KENNEDY; NO EVIDENCE OF CONSPIRACY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/02/1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVI, No. 20 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f889aa27151ec31848a4275684bbe395.PDF 97f41126874ee734dc861e99b0c5eebd PDF Text Text Z2L$5% Fire SweepsExplorer; Crew'sCourage Cited -Story On Page 3 In This Issue: SIU Calls For Action On Runaway Shipping Story On Page 3 1 I 62 Seafarers Qualify As Election Nominees —Story On Page 2 Fire On Globe Explorer. sm headquarters in New York, Seafarers Walter Mueller (right) and Chester Hughhart point to spot on map to show area where SIU crew of Globe Explorer took to lifeboats in heavy seas off Virginia coast, after raging fire went out of control and prompted an abandon-ship order. Skipper praised seamanship of SIU crewmembers. In photo above, is view of the Globe Explorer (left) with the SS La Pintata standing by after she had taken aboard the Explorer crew. (See story on page 3). Senate, House Meet On P.L 480 Measure -Story On Page 3 Eight SIU Men Retire On $150 Pensions Story On Pages 4, 5, 7 Abidjan-Port of Call For SIU Crewmen Story On Page 15 Annual Report Great Lakes Seafarers Welfare Plaa I Filed With New York State New Orleans AFL-CIO Campaign K/eko//.dInt°ltadsey^'Sams (left) talks with New Orleans Mayor Victor Schiro (center) and Rep. Hale Boggs (D.-La.) as the Greater New. Orleans AFL-CIO kicked off campaign in support of Johnson-Humphrey ticket at "Friends of Labor Night" in SlU Hall. (See story on page 2). Insurance Department See Page 8 i ii i �Pare Twm SEAFARERS September 18, 1964 LOG New Orleans AFL-CiO Launches '64 Campaign Drive In SlU Hall By Paul Hall NEW ORLEANS—The Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO launched Its campaign in sup­ port of the Johnson-Humphrey ticket at the fourth annual "Friends of Labor Night" in the SIU hall here on September 4. More than 800 persons from organized labor, civic, politi­ cal and community life of New*Orleans heard representative president of the Greater New Or­ V. DlRosa and Daniel Kelly; State Hale Boggs (Dem.) of Loui­ leans AFL-CIO; Victor H. Bussie; Senators Adrian Duplantier and All over the nation today there are signs of the American labor movement's tremendous effort to bring out the maximum possible vote to assure the election of the national ticket that, on the record, most closely reflects the alms and ideals of the labor movement and its members. , The AFL-CIO Is. urging the election of the Democratic candidates. President Johnson and his running mate for Vice-President, Senator president of the Louisiana AFL- Michael O'Keefe; Assessor Richard Hubert H. Humphrey, and is vigorously calling for the defeat of the CIO and Victor H. Schiro, Mayor Burke; former State Central Demo­ cratic Chairman Camille Bravell, Republican candidates, Goldwater and Miller, because the Republican of New Orleans. and Judges Thomas M. Brahney, candidates are virtually committed to the destruction of the trade Among the political figures in union movement. the crowded hall were City Coun- Frank J. Shea, Joseph Bossetta and At the recent meeting of the AFL-CIO General Board, at which all cilmen James E. Fitzmorris, Joseph Lambert J. Hassenger. national and international unions. Including the SIU, were repre­ sented, this position was unanimously endorsed and adopted. It was not a difficult decision to make. The record of the candidates, and the respective platforms and positions of the major parties on the essential issues affecting all trade unionists and all Americans, simplified the task of making this decision. WASHINGTON—Two heroic Seafarers who risked their own The position of the AFL-CIO in this case was in keeping with the ; lives to help rescue four survivors of a sinking ship were lauded historic philosophy set forth by Samuel Gompers, the first president for their bravery on Edward P. Morgan'a AFL-CIO sponsored of the American Federation of Labor, more than 50 years , ago. With radio news program recently. respect to political activity and the support of candidates for public office, Gompers' position was simply this: Reward your friends and The radio comment said: defeat your enemies. "A sailor's work can be interesting—^but often it involves great Basic Trade Union Position personal danger. Emergencies on the high seas demand skill and ' This has been position of the trnde union movement since the turn courage. Such a test faced the crew of the American tanker Titan, of the century and still is the basic consideration in making political , attempting to rescue crewmen from a sinking Chinese ship during endorsements and supporting candidates for all public offices. . heavy weather in mid-ocean. John W. Mullis and Horace Sikes, ""However, it is well to remember that in supporting any one can­ members of the Seafarers International Union, risked their lives to didate or group of candidates, we must not forget our prime re­ |i save four of the Chinese from certain death. Their bravery has sponsibility to the trade union movement. Our support of candidates J earned them the Merchant Marine Meritorious Service Medal" (one of the highest honors the United States can bestow on a merchant does not mean we endorse every policy and action they may take II seaman). "The AFL-CIO salutes these trade unionists—and their while in office. It will not and does not preclude us from being " heroic acts." critical, or from demanding recognition and attention to the problems of any particular group of workers whom we represent, such as our The heroic acts that won the awards for Mullis and Sikes came members in various segments of the maritiihe industry. in the Pacific in December, 1961, when the Titan received an SOS We cannot cease our policy of criticism and vigorous protest of from the foundering Chinese motor vessel Combined One. On any action by any elected official, or by the agencies within their reaching the scene of the disaster. Titan crewmen found only administration or jurisdiction, if those policies are harmful to the debris in the storm-tossed waters. Then a few survivors were welfare of American seamen and American workers generally. If any spotted and the rescue effort began. Unable to lower lifeboats one in public office pursues a policy that is inimical to the interests because the tanker's decks were awash, the me'n of the Titan of American seamen and their families, we will speak out and crit­ threw lines to the Chinese sailors In the water. A Jacob's ladder icize in the loudest manner possible—and we will make every effort was put over the side and,- with total disregard for their own safety, to see that such Injurious policies are corrected. Sikes and Mullis descended the ladder and pulled four men from This is in keeping with the labor movement's traditional position the raging seas. as originally enunciated by Gompers. It is the only proper position The awards were presented to the two Seafarers this year in for a trade union to take because it is our responsibility as trade separate ceremonies In their home towns—Mobile for Mullis and unionists to protect and uphold the interests of our union men and New Orleans for Sikes. Representatives of the Maritime Admin­ women and their families at all times. Our support of a candidate istration and of the Maritime Trades Department of the AFL-CIO for any office does not alter or compromise our adherence to this basic were on hand to honor the men. trade union position. siana's Second Congressional Dis­ trict stress the need for support of the Democratic presidential and vice-presidential candidates. SIU Gulf Region Vice President Lindsey Williams, who Is chairman of the Greater New Orleans AFLCIO Committee on Political Edu­ cation, served as chairman of the "Friends of Labor Night" meeting and addressed the turnout. Bo.ggs Remarks In his address Representative Boggs, who is the majority whip in t!ie House of Representatives, said that the people of this nation "ought to understand what the is­ sues really are." Boggs said some one told him he was for Goldwater. "What Goldwater do you mean?" Boggs asked the man. "Do you mean the drop-the-bomb Goldwater or the don't-drop-the bomb Goldwater? "Do you mean the anti-space program Goldwater, or the prospace Goldwater? Many Faces "Do you mean the anti-social security Goldwater or the volun­ tary social security Goldwater? "Do you mean the reduce-government-expenditure Goldwater or the against-tax-cut Goldwater? "Do you mean the for-labor or the against-labor Goldwater?. "Do you mean the pro-Civil Rights Goldwater or the anti-Civil Rights Goldwater? "Take your choice; you can find him anywhere you look," Boggs said he told the man. Jobs Threatened Boggs said that the jobs of 26 thousand workers in New Orleans who are employed directly or in­ directly as a result of the national soace program are threatened by Goldwater's position. "If Goldwater means what he says these local jobs will be abolished and the The Credentials Committee report on candidate for the 1964 local contracts will be cancelled," found qualified to appear on the ballot. Boggs said. Other speakers introduced by The committee's lengthy and detailed report was submitted Williams were A. P. Stoddard, and at LOG presstime was-*-" News Show Lauds SIU Men 64 Seafarers Quality For Ballot MA Chief Calls For New Look At Subsidies LONG BEACH, Calif.—Nicholas Johnson, administrator of the Maritime Administration has re­ vealed in a speech here that he did not believe that the U.S. ship subsidy program as it is presently operated was achieving the ob­ jectives of the nation's maritime program. The MA Administrator said that he was "firmly committed" to the principle that the American mer­ chant fleet's cost disadvantages must be made up with subsidy payments. "The economic spur to effi­ ciency is less shai'p than it mi,ght be" Johnson continued. "Can we nat consider a system that will provide a built-in incentive for subsidized lines to cut all costs as much as pos.s'ible and which will g'.ve the highest award to the most proficient." Maritime observers have noted that the SIU has long called for a reappraisal of the subsidy pro­ gram as presently applied to the U.S. Merchant fleet. SIU elections has announced that 64 Seafarers have been to the regular September membership meetings for action in the process of submission August 3, as required by the union out that two candidates who had years prior to nomination. constitution. been approved subsequently ad­ Telegrams were sent to those in the Port of Mobile. (The full text of the credential's committee's report will appear, in the next issue of the Seafarers LOG). Voting in the Union's general election will begin on November 2. Normally voting begins on November 1, but this year that falls on a Sunday. The balloting will-continue for two months through December 31, exclusive of Sunday's or holidays legally recognized in the city or state in which the port is located. The polls will be open between the hours of 9 AM and 5 PM daily and 9 AM-12 noon on Satur­ days. The qualified candidates will compete for 45 elective posts in the SIU AGLIWD. To familiarize the membership with the candidates and their backgrounds in advance of»the voting, the LOG will publi.sh in the October 16, 1964 issue, a spe­ cial supplement containing photo­ graphs and biographies of the can­ didates for officb. In addition, the LOG wil carry a sample ballot, which will be an exact duplicate of the actual ballot to be used. The credentials Committee was elected at the regular head­ quarters membership meeting on The six-man committee con­ sisted of two men from each of the three shipboard departments. They are Aldo Perlni and John Kari, deck department; Edward Polise and Donald A. Gagnan, engine department, and Jerry Pow and Alexander Brodie, stew­ ard department. The Committee Report pointed vised the committee of their with­ drawal. With the exception of one man who was disqualified because he had not been a full book mem­ ber for three years prior to nomination as required by the constitution, all those disqualified failed to meet the constitutional requirement that they be In con­ tinuous good standing for three who were disqualified because they lacked eligibility under the constitution, and the wires were followed by detailed letters setting forth the reasons for disqualifi­ cation. The committee recommended that all Seafarers make every possible effort to vote in the union general election. U.S. Shipping Ignored As Aid In Problem U.S. Dollar Outflow Increases WASHINGTON—The U.S. balance, of payments deficit for the first half of the year was running at a whopping $1.9 billion annual rate according to preliminary second quarter figures recently released. This is a much higher figure than had been expected by Govern­ ment officials, who had hoped to start cutting into the tre­ gold reserves in the process of U.S. products traveled on U.S.making up the balance. flag shipping because shipping mendous deficits. The balance of payments repre­ sents the amount of^money leav­ ing the country to pay for U.S. purchases abroad, opposed to the amount of money entering the country as payment fpr foreign purchases of U.S. goods. The big deficit in U.S. balance of paymonts means that money is leaving the country faster than it is coming in and is therefore reducing U.S. 0 A breakdown of the separate components of the payments bal­ ance deficit published by the Commerce Department showed, among other things, a worsening trade balance as a large factor in the poor U.S. payments balance picture, as imports went up and exports went dovm. The SIU is among those who have long pointed out that a great portion of the payments balance deficit could be made up if more fees, and seamen's wages, would be kept within the U.S. As things stand, even the shrinking U.S.flag fleet of today contributes much toward aiding the balance of payments problem. By taking a stronger line against rimawayflag ships and by upholding the 50-50 cargo preference laws, the U.S. government could do much toward further alleviating the pay­ ments balance problem, the SIU has pointed but. �September 18, 1984 SEAFARERS SlU At Advisory Committee Session Runaways Cited As Major Problem WASHINGTON, D.C.—With foreign flag shipping as a key Item on the Maritime Advisory Committee's second meeting, on September 21, the SIUNA will focus attention on the impact of runaway operations on the US maritime industry. have harassed American shipping The 17 members of the and deprived US vessels of their Committee, appointed by President Johnson in June from among labor, management and the public to consider ways of strengthening the US merchant marine, will be­ gin an all-day session at 10 A.M. in the Department of Commerce Building here. Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, chairman of the com­ mittee, has announced that the agenda will deal with, in addition to the foreign flag shipping, ship construction policies of the gov­ ernment, operating subsidy poli­ cies, and cargo preference. The SIUNA representative on the Committee is President Paul Hall, who will submit an extensive documented study of US-owned runaway flag ship operations and the harmful effect they have had on the condition.of the American shipping industry. SIU Urged New Policy The first meeting of the Mari­ time Advisory Committee was held on August 10 at which time SIU President Hall urged the formulation of a new national maritime policy that would de­ velop a balanced merchant fleet for the US. The other labor representatives on the Maritime Advisory Com­ mittee are Thomas W. Gleason, president of International Long­ shore men's Association; Joseph Curran, president of the National Maritime Union; Russell K. Berg, president of the Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Shipbuilders, and Lane Kirkland, executive as­ sistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany. Grievance Committee Meeting A week from the day tne Mari­ time Advisory Committee holds its second meeting. Maritime Admin­ istrator Nicholas Johnson will convene on September 28 another session of the Grievance Commit­ tee on Cargo Preference Admin­ istration. In compliance with request from Johnson, SIUNA President Hall has asked that the agenda include further discussion of the Maritime Administration's policy of granting general waivers of the Public Resolution 17 requirement which states that 100 percent of cargoes financed by US government lend­ ing institutions be shipped in American bottoms, unless such are not available. Hall also urged that the agenda include "a discussion of chartering practices, particularly with refer­ ence to the activities of foreign supply missions and brokers, which share of P. L. 480 cargoes.'' With respect to the granting of waivers. Hall noted that the Mari­ time Administralon had apparenly granted all waivers requested dur­ ing the current year, with .seven waivers involving four nations and applying to cargoes worth a total of ^18 million. "If there have been any rejec­ tions of waiver applications during this period, we are not aware of them," Hall said. Senate, House To Confer On P. L 480 WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives has overwhelm­ ingly approved a three-year exten­ sion of P.L. 480. The vote, 359 to 6, came a short while after the Senate approved a different ver­ sion of the bill. The discrepencies between the two are now being ironed out in a Senate-House con­ ference. Two amendments to the bill, on which the House reversed itself, were beaten down. The first would have barred communist countries from purchasing U.S. food and fibers with their own currencies as provided for under Title 1 of the law. In the second, the House reversed its vote of the day before and restored the President's dis­ cretion to make grants and loans on foreign currencies accumulated by P.L. 480 sales of food-stuffs in affected countries. The chief bone of contention be­ tween the two versions remains, however, a provision in the Senate passed bill banning total payment by the government of freight bills for P.L. 480 cargoes hauled in U.S. flag bottoms. The Senate provision would, instead, require U.S. ship­ pers to accept at least partial pay­ ment in foreign currencies that are often unstable and inconverti­ ble. 'Maritime labor and industry groups are strongly opposed to the provision, which they said would have "disastrous" effects on the U.S. merchant marine. The effect of the proposal, they maintain, would be another severe body blow to the already ailing marine indus­ try. When the Senate passed the proposal, labor and industry lead­ ers, Including SIU President Paul Hall, wired House legislative lead­ ers to ask them not to include the Sept. 18, 1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 19 damaging provision in their ver­ sion. The House came through in that respect, and now it is up to the PAUL HALL, President conferees to remove the provision HEBBEHT BHAND, Editor; IBWIN SPIVACX, from the final language of the act. Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art Editor; MIKI POIXACK, NATHAN SKVCR, Senator Warren G. Magnuson (D.ROBERT ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE Wash.), chairman of the Senate CARMEN, Staff Writer*. Commerce Committee, who is op­ posed to the provision, said he will Published biweekly et fhe headquertere try to have it killed. of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic, Quif, Lakes and Inland Waters Other differences in the two District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600. versions to be ironed out include Second class postage paid at the Pest Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act the fact that the Senate version of Aug. 24, 1912. of the bill limits its life to two 120 years while the House version is for three years. LOG Pare Three Fire Hits Expiorer; SIU Crewmen Safe NEW YORK—The SlU-manned Globe Explorer (Maritime Overseas) was swept by a flash fire September 11 while 350 miles southeast of this port. Her 37-man crew, which was forced to take to the lifeboats in a stiff nor'easter with ten-foot seas, suffered no Injuries. The vessel was thirty hours ~ out of Norfolk and botmd for ing the vessel's noon position and said that If the lifeboats were the second giving an estimate of launched just ten minutes later Rotterdam with a 20,000 ton her present position. Leaving the cargo of MSTS coal when the dis­ aster struck. The quick-spreading key on automatic SOS, Rittman fire broke out in the engine room joined the others in the lifeboats. The lifeboats had to be launched and soon enveloped the aft section fast, Mueller and Hughart said, be­ of the ship. Both the master of the vessel. Captain Carl Jurgensen, cause they were so near the blaz­ and company officials had high ing engine room. Both Seafarers praise for the cool courage and discipline of the crew. The story of the disaster was related to the LOG by two crewmembers, Walter Mueller, deck delegate, and Chester Hughart, former ship's delegate, who had just been returned to shore by rescue vessels. Blaze Started At 2:50 PM Hughart said he had just come out on deck and Mueller said he was working near the 'midships hatches when the fire broke out at The SIU has long recognized 2:50 p.m. Hughart said he looked that proper and adequate training up to see smoke everywhere. At are essential to good seamanship. first he thought it was coming from a blaze in the stack but soon Besides being an aid to Seafarers he realized it was much more in the performance of their job, proper know-how can often mean serious. the difference between life and The black gang made ^ an effort death at sea. to control the blaze. When they This was one of the key consid­ saw their efforts were in vain they erations behind the institution of sounded the alarm. With the flames raging out of the SIU Lifeboat Training School, control. Captain Jurgensen gave several years ago. Since then the order to abandon ship. Three hundreds of Seafarers in all de­ lifeboats were launched smoothly, partments have taken the training despite the heavy seas. At the and are graduates of the Lifeboat time the area was still feeling the Training School. The Globe Explorer crew's con­ effects of Hurricane Ethel, then duct recalls the performance of wreaking her havoc far to the the SlU-manned SS Rio Grande south. Meanwhile, the ship's radio offi­ early this year when Seafarers cer, Marlin Rittman, was mak­ carried on lifeboat rescue opera­ ing a brave effort to send out tions saving 76 persons who had an SOS. The radio shack, located abandoned the burning Greek directly forward of the engine liner Lakonia in the Atlantic. A number of the Seafarers in­ room, was filled with smoke and the radio operator had to keep a volved in the lifeboat rescue towel over his face to stop from operation had only shortly before inhaling it. Mueller and Hughart completed their SIU Lifeboat confirmed the fact that the ship's Training and credited the course natural draft had wafted smoke in with the role they played. The typically efficient manner nearly every direction. Since the ship's powerplant had in which Seafarers perform their already been closed down to pre­ functions in lifeboat operations is vent spreading of the blaze. Sparks shown in the photo below and had to rely on the battery-powered those on page nine, taken aboard emergency transmitter. He sent the Steel Maker (Isthmian) during two quick messages—the first giv­ the always important shipboard ^flre and boat arlill. SIU Training Valuable In Sea Mishaps they would have already been damaged by the fire. Earlier the same day, the crew had gone through a well-executed fire and lifeboat drill, ^ow they were doing it for real—and it went just as well as the practice run. Hughart and Mueller had high praise for the SIU lifeboat crews' performance. By 3:30 p.m., the boats were in the water and the men watched with heavy hearts as they drifted away from their flaming ship. Once in the boats, there was some anxi­ ety among the crewmembers, Hug­ hart and Mueller explained, when Sparks said he did not have the time to wait for an acknowledge­ ment of his distress signal. There was fear, quickly overcome, that they would be left unnoticed in the heavy seas. Heavy Seas But their distress signal was heard, and as the lifeboats tossed in the building seas. Coast Guard aircraft were setting out on the rescue effort. The first plane was spotted at 6 p.m., and flares were fired to mark the position of the lifeboats. Soon more planes ap­ peared, hovering over the three boats until the La Pintata appeared on the scene. An Italian-owned, Panamanianflag ore carrier, the La Pintata had heard the SOS also. Sighting the lifeboats she called to them to come alongside, and by the light of flares dropped by the Coast Guard during the twilight hour, the res­ cue work began. It was 7 p.m. The men were taken off the boats, the last man climbing aboard the rescue ship at 8 p.m. The res­ cue effort had been slowed by the mounting seas, which were already reaching the 15-foot level. After taking the men aboard, the La Pintata lifted up the life­ boats with her boom and took them aboard. The whole operation, from the discovery of the fire until the completion of the La Pintata's (Continued on page 8) Fire And Boat Drill Aboard The Stool Maker SEAFARERS LOG Seafarers above are engaged In a fire and boaf drill aboard the Steal Makar (Isthmian). Many of the crewmembers aboard SiU-manned vessels are graduates of the SIU Lifeboat School and possessors of Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. The skills they learn In the school are practiced aboard ship so that If an emergency arises, Seafarers can act quickly and efficiently to protect their ship, themselves and their crewmates. For more pictures of fire and boat drill aboard the Steel Maker turn to page 9. �Paee Four SEAFARERS LOO gyd TWg DfTcft* RepfacBinenf' 2 SIU Tugmen Go On Pension New Canal Roufe By Al Kwr, Secretary-Treasurer Prepare Now For SlU Scholarship Two more menibers of the SIU Inland Boatman'a Union were added to the roster of pensionera last week, bringing to each of them a regular monthly check of $150 in return for their years of service. The two approved for pension are Thomas St. Gernoain, 70; and BiUe Anderson, 65. St. Germain is a resident of the gulf city of New Orleans, where Study Bill OK'd WASHINGTON — Congress has passed and sent to the Seafarers all over the country have been watchln* flieir children President a bill to provide for a $17.5 million, 3^ year study troop back to school daring the last few weeks. Many wise SIU men of the best sea level route to link the Atlantic and Pacifio who are parents of teenagers are already turning their eyes toward next June and beginning to make plans for their children's education oceans and replace the 50beyond the high school levei. These are the members of the union year-old lock canal through private life." The Senate version who rightfully want to do their utmost to make sure that their sons would have had seven members, Panama. and daughters can take every advantage that the future has to offer. President Johnson, whose ad­ but three of Hiese would have It is to SIU parents such as these, that we once again point out ministration has wanted such a had to be the Secretary of State, the wonderful opportunities available through the union Scholarship measure, was expected to sign the Secretary of Army and the chair­ Benefit. For parents who want the best possible Insurance for their bill into law shortly. The admin­ man of the Atomic Energy Convgraduating teenagers, it Is never too early to begin planning to istration has a survey team In mission. Ihe Army Secretary is compete for this benefit. the stockholder of the govern­ Colombia now. Five scholarships are awarded each year to Seafarers themselves The bill was significantly ment-owned present lock canal. or the children of union members. The scholarship awards are each amended In the House and aoceptVarious routes will be explored •worth $6,000 for four years of study at any college or university in ed by the Senate. The final ver­ from the extreme northern tip of the U.S. or Its possessions in whatever academic field the winners sion—^which was the House ver­ South America—in Colombia—^to decide to major in. Competition for the scholarships Is conducted sion—^would authorize the Presi­ a long route across Mexico. The by the Maritime Advancement Program. dent to appoint a commission of bill as finally passed placed no five persons from private life. restrictions on the routes and In the last issue of the LOG, a feature article described the char­ St. Germain Anderson Ihe-se five would make annual urged consideration of the use of acteristics of the winners of the 1964 SIU scholarships. The survey he was bom. His first job was progress reports and no later than both c<mventional and nuclear showed that all five displayed high academic ability, willingness or an applicant's father, must have with the Crescent Towing and June 30, 1968, would make a final power to make the needed exca­ to go all out to achieve the hi^ at least three years actual covered Salvage Company, and, he has re­ report and recommendations to vation. Nuclear means may not be ready In time and also may goals they set for themselves and employment with companies signa­ mained with the company until the President. The final bill gave the study be prohibited under the limited the desire to be of service to tory to the SIU Welfare Plan in his retirement, which became commission more time than would test ban treaty. their own communities and the addition to having ninety days effective Sept. 1, 1964. Construction of a new canal has the earlier Senate version, but Anderson began working on nation. employment time in the year The SIU Scholarship Benefit prior to applying, as well as one tugs in 1922, and retired after the House basically altered the been estimated to take as much was set up to help young people day in the six month period being employed by the SIU-IBU composition of the commission by as 15 years. The present canal contracted Merrit, Chapman, & reducing its number from seven in the politkally-troubled Canal like these. The union feels that prim: to applying. Scott Company, working as either to five and, more Importantly, to Zone was believed adequate for it is its obligation to make sure A Seafarer roust be under the specify that its roemibers be "from another 85 years of operations. that both its own members and age of 35 but this age limitaticm a diver or tender. their children have the maximum may be waived for ttie active'sea­ to develop their talents to the man having completed one or point where they can make the more years in an accredited col­ world a better place to live. lege or university during the Now Is Time three-period immediately preced­ One of the most important rea­ ing his application for this bene­ sons for starting to think about fit and provided he has main­ applying for the scholarship ben­ tained an average in high school efit at this time is that all appli­ or college in the top one^hird of cants are required to take the his class. Applicants who are de­ college entrance examination pendent children of Seafarers which is given several times a must be Unmarried when they ap­ year all over the country. Since ply, otherwise they are not con­ these tests are one of the crucial sidered dependent. Marriage, aft­ factors in making the awards, ap­ er the scholarship is awarded will plicants would be advised to not effect the scholarship. Adopted children of eligible make their arrangements for tak­ ing them well in advance. Teen­ seamen are also able to apply for agers can check with their high the benefit, provided they have school counseling offices for in­ been adopted for at least five formation about the tests or years prior to making applica­ should write Educational Testing tion. Service, Box 592, Princeton, N.J. Extra Study Seafarers or SIU parents inter­ The Scholarship awards may be ested in making application for used for post-graduate study in the Seafarers Scholarship Benefit those instances where the Schol­ should write to the Maritime Ad­ arship award winner completed vancement Program, 17 Battery his under-graduate work prior to Place, 19th Floor, New York 4, having used the full four years of New York. his scholarship award. However, To briefly review the require­ in each case of this type, where ments for eligibility for the schol­ the Scholarship award is to be arship awards, a Seafarer himself. used for post-graduate work, the Trustees must agree in advance to the award being used for that purpose. In addition, eligible dependent children of pensioners The SIU Contract Depart­ are eligible to participate in the ment is holding checks for - scholarship award program. the following Union members;! In the event that a seaman wins from the settlement of various one of the Scholarship Awards his beefs. Members with money welfare eligibility is automatically Members of Lifeboat Class due may either write the 1 extended for the effective period 1 16 pose for their class |i; Contract Department at head­ of the scholarship, based on the photo at New York head­ quarters or can come in eligibility he had at the time of person. quarters after passing all his application for the scholarship. Cash Benefits Paid — July, 1964 Alfred Hanstvedt, Jauies H. :! In the selection of the scholarship the requirements of the winners, the following persons, all Smith, Harrington Alexander, Coast Guard course with CLAIMS AMOUNT PAID Robert C. Bujan, James L.; of whom are connected in some flying colors. The success­ Grant, Richard Heckman, i official capacity with a university, Hospital Benefits 7,531 54,348.91 ful graduates, all now hold­ Albin Samoska, E. Bailey, F. ~ are the trustees: 19 40,921.92 ers of lifeboat tickets, are Dr. R. M. Keefe, Dean of Ad­ Death Benefits Carpenter, M. Chandler, F. ; Gordon, L. Harvey, H. 1 missions of St. Louis University. Pension-Disability Bonefits ..... (front, l-r) Michael Ken­ 599 89,850.00 Dr. C. D. O'Connell, Director of i Koppersmith, G. Steele, H. nedy, Jinmiie E. Johnson. 41 8,012.47 Admissions of the University of afiatornity^ BonoHt^ ........... : Treddin, W. Walker, L. Kyser. Roger Lucas, Ronald Chicago. Marvin F. Kramer, William Dependent Benefits . 770 115,663.28 Owens, Ramon Ayahs: mid­ Dr. F. D. Wilkinson, Research I J. Walker, Jose E. Mi^Ireath, dle row, Glen James, Jack Optical Benefits .... i....... . 562 6,918.78 Associate, Howard University. I John W. Gibson, Francis M. Wong, Martin J. Lynch, Dr. B. P. Ireland, Northeast Out-Potient Benefits : Greenwell, Jose A. Pas, John 7,218 45,596.00 Regional , Director, College En­ J. Wjmne, B. Biinson, C. John G. Gross, Sol Vecchi­ trance Examination Board. SUMMARY 16,740 361,311.36 Cedotal, J. Gonzales, H. one; ba^ row, Richard , Miss Edna Newby, Assistant Graham, J. Joyner, S. FanGibbons, Roy W. Jaeger. 1,588 Vacation Bonafils ............ 536,458.02 Dean of Douglass College. tilio, C. Scott. S. Stone, J. A. J. Borek, Cbaties L I^. E. C. Kastner, Dean of RegVieria, E. ZebrawsU and W. Cuny, William Agee, in­ TOTAL WELFARE. VACATION istri^on and Financial Aid, New StofcM. York University. structor Arno Bjornsson. 18,328 •97,769.38 BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOO... Graduation Day For Lifeboat Class 116 m SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans �Settombcr 18. IfM SEAFARERS By Earf (Bull) Shepord, Vice-President, Atlantie Important Election Year The New York shipping: picture remains strong:. Because of the na­ tional elections, this is a year in which politics is getting up a full head of steam, here in New York as well as elsewhere in the nation. Much Is at stake for working men and women and the AFL-CIO unions, in­ cluding the SIU, will be active in order to protect the social gains which have been made over the years. Dave PashkofT (his mates call him "Shim"), is just out of the Staten Island USPHS. He's on the lookout for a Far East trip. Stanley Johnson, tired of life on the beach, is waiting for a chief steward's job and William Powers is after a pumpman's berth on a ship running coastwise. William Dunham, a retired member, was around the New York hall recently. He came up north from Fort Lauderdale to visit with his ailing mother. William Smith, a second cook and baker, is on the beach biding his time until a round-the-world trip comes through for him. Bill Home, also on the beach, is waiting to ship as a bosun. Boston shipping is slow for this period, but it is expected to pick up shortly. There were no sign-^ ons, payoffs or in transits. barge traffic is on the upswing. John Gala, a 20-year union man who sails as an oiler, was sorry to The Gatco Alabama, came in re­ see that floating hotel, the Mount cently with an 8,700 ton barge Washiiig:ton, go offshore. He's load of soda ash. A few weeks looking for another one like her. ago, the Peggy Sheridan came° in Joseph "DIno" Garello, a chief with a barge load of creosoted steward last aboard the Trans- logs. Puerto Rico globe, was sorry to see her go On the island labor front, the offshore. He couldn't stay with her because of family considera­ SIU Puerto Rican division has tions, and he's looking for another completed negotiations with the coastline job. William Stewart, Shell Oil Refinery. As in the a wiper last off the Penn Sailor, Esso negotiations, sizeable wage had to get off her when she got increases and improved working laid up in Tampa. He's holding conditions will go to Shell em­ down the hall for a Far East run. ployees as a result of the bar­ George Blackmore, who sails as gaining. an AB, misses the Transhudson The strike of Glass Workers now that she has joined the off­ against the Puerto Rico Glass shore fleet. He wants another Company has been very effective, coastiiner. causing a shortage of bottles Philadelphia which may force the rum makers Philadelphia shipping slowed to close down for awhile. somewhat during the last period. A 42-hour minimum work week Prospects look good for the next for workers in Puerto Rico and part, however. There v/ere three the Virgin Islands, newly covered payoffs, two sign-ons and six in- by the Fair Labor Standards Act, transits. went into effect September 3. John Chaplinsky and James Time and one half will be paid McLinden are on the beach after over 42 hours, and coverage will making a couple of trips on the now include certain retail and St. Christopher. Both are Phillies service industry. fans and will sit around enjoying In other news around the island, the comforts of home until the a massive $27.5 million program pennant race is cinched. for the construction of public " David Sorenson, just off the housing and low cost homes will Fairport where he sailed in the be getting underway in a few blackgang, is ready to take any weeks time. kind of run again but an Atlantic A $20 million International one. Jack Arillanes, off the deck Trade Centec to serve Puerto department on the Commander, is Rico, the United States and the another Phillies fan; He'll wait Caribbean will be built in the for the Series before shipping out San Juan metropolitan area. It again. will cover 15 acres of ground and Balliinore and Norfolk should be ready by 1966. Baltimore shipping has beCn Stanley E. Duda, just off the good and is expected to remain Elizabethport, spent a few days on that way. Over the last two-week the beach to enjoy the sun and period there were six sign-ons, the local attractions and then seven payoffs and 32 in-transits. shipped out on the Seatrain Texas. Norfolk shipping has been slow "Red" Donahue, who just came during the month of August. Its off the Fairland, is planning to beginning to pickup, though. take it easy on the beach until There were three payoffs, three the right ship comes along. sign-ons and three in-transits. Lacy Walker, an AB and a 15 year union man, is just off the Achilles. He'll spend a couple of weeks at home in North Carolina SIU ship's delegates, meet­ before looking for another berth ing chairmen and secretaries on a tanker. who forward the ship's min­ David Jones/ also just off the utes to headquarters are urged Achillies, vacated her because he to make sure they fill out an was afraid somebody might think important section on the back he was trying to homestead the of the form. This portion, lo­ ship. Now he's looking for another cated at the bottom on the good tanker. left, relates to the ship's Auston Atkinson, working on Itinerary and the mail situa­ the beach the last four months, tion, including packages of the is registered again and is hoping to make a job on the Keva Ideal SEAFARERS LOG sent to ail ships when each issue is pub­ when she crews up. John Harris had to leave the lished. Seafarers who fill out Hurricane when his son became the minute's form can provide hospitalized and had to be op­ headquarters with a handy \ means of checking the \ erated on. The lad is better now, however, and John is ready to accuracy of mailing lists by ship again. completing this particular Puerto Rican shipping has been section before sending In fair over the last period with 12 their meeting report. ships In-transit. Stateside tug and File Complete Minutes' Form Pare Pive LOO Officer Says Navy Ignores Future Convoy Protection The lessons of convoy protection, learned the hard way by the Navy during World War II when U-boat packs and merchant raiders roved the seas preying on shipping, are being forgotten, an article in an official U.S. magazine has warned. American merchant ships-*^ will be easy targets for an towards protection of our mer­ serve escort and anti-sub fleet is made up of vessels of World War enemy in any future war un­ chant vessels." less the Navy dusts off the old files on shipping protection and begins to give more attention to the prob­ lem, the article by Lt. Cmdr. Ed­ ward R. Summerfield, USN, in U.S. Naval Proceedings asserted. As things are now, a large pro­ portion of the merchant fleets of the United States and her allies would be lost before effective steps to protect them could be organized, Summerfield says. He argues that the Navy is con­ centrating too much on offensive and strike capability strategies and not enough on the less spectacular but vital duty of protecting mer­ chant shipping. The officer's main criticism Is that the Navy is not providing enough leadership and emphasis to take care of the situation. "The number of officers in the Navy with primary duties In naval con­ trol and protection of shipping can be counted on one's fingers," the article says. And though there are two offi­ cers assigned to a matter like postal affairs, there is not one officer in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations with primary duties In the merchant ship pro­ tection field, the article added. Summerfield called for the as­ signment of an officer of captain rank "with a voice at the Navy Department level" to take charge of the pioblem. "Until then," he warned, "there may be piecemeal efforts made at lower command levels, but no concerted movement The Navy is not entirely un­ aware of the problem, however. In the same issue of the magazine In which Summerfield's article was featured, there was a review of anti-submarine warfare, "An ap­ proach to ASW," by Lt. Cmdr. Allan N. Glennon, USN. Summerfield also warned in the article that submarine capabilities have outpaced protective measures. The Russians, our probable enemy in any large conflict, already pos­ sess more submarines—many of them very modern—than our navy, their numbers even outrunning the amount of anti-submarine and escort vessels in our active fleet. Many of these Soviet subs are equipped with surface-to-surface missiles that could be used against shipping, in addition to their con­ ventional torpedo armament. Much of the United States' re­ II vintage that are too siow to be effective against the nuclear-pow­ ered and other up-to-date U-boats the Soviets keep building. Nuclear-tipped missiies and longrange aircraft have added to the dangers merchant ships would have to face in any war. "The convoy strategy has yet to be proved with nuclear weapons," the officer wrote, "but history suggests that it will continue to be the best way of getting the ships through safely." He also cautioned against an over reliance on the high speed of many of our new freighters as a protective measure. Submarines are now even faster than such freighters, and the very speed of the merchantmen may accomplish nothing more than identifying them as particulariy choice tar­ gets, he said. Agreement Settles Judy Bond Dispute An agreement ending a dispute between the Ladies Gar­ ment Workers and the United Garment Workers over bargaining rights at a "runaway" plant in the South was announced by AFL-CIO Pres. negotiated by a subcommittee George Meany after a meet­ composed of AFL-CIO Vice Presi­ ing of the federation's Execu­ dent George M. Harrison, Paul L. tive Board. Phillips and Paul Hall of the Meany said the agreement was SIU. It resolves a dispute be­ tween the two unions involving Brewton Fashions, Ltd.; maker of Judy Bond clothing for women. Charged Runaway The dispute arose after the ILGWU struck the Judy Bond firm in 1962, charging that Judy Bond, after 28 years of confractual releations with the ILGWU in New York City, "ran away" from the union and its employes during contract negotiations. The firm adopted a new corpo­ rate name in Alabama, the ILGWU charged, resumed operations there and signed a contract with the UGW in spite of the fact that the ILGWU had struck Judy Bond and was conducting a nationwide Landa Morales "don't patronize" campqj^n. Gabriel Stringfellow The ILGWU asked the Execu­ Four veteran Seafarers have joined the growing ranks of tive Council for permission to the SIU oldtimers who have retired to dignity and comfort "raid" the UGW, claiming justifi­ with the help of a regular $150 monthly pension check. The cation for the raid under the "dis­ putes" section of the AFL-CIO four new pensioners bring the^' constitution. The council voted to total number of pensions Stringfellow took his last trip grant permission. awarded to Seafarers during aboard the ..^Icoa Runner. He makes his honhe in Mobile, Ala., Subcommittee Named 1964 to 59. All four of the men will receive in the state of his birth, with his Later the ILGWU brought fur­ a regular $150 pension; and all wife. Pearl. ther charges against the UGW and Morales ended his many years have spent their years in the SIU the Executive Council appointed of sailing as an SIU member in sailing deep sea. the subcommittee which nego­ the engine department as a wiper. The latest pensioners are Dalton tiated a settlement in meetings A. Gabriel, 70; Charles L. String- He first became a Seafarer when with ILGWU Pres. David Dubinhe joined the Union during the fellow, 44; Jose C. Morales, 65; sky and UGW Pres. Joseph P. War in the port of New York, and McCiirdy. and Thomas Landa, 65. spent his last sailing time aboard Gabriel became a member of Harrison I is chief executive of the SIU when he signed- up in the Overseas Joyce. Morales was the Railway Clerks. Phillips heads Boston in .Jan., 1939, just after born in Puerto Rico and makes the Papermakers & Paperworkers. the Union was first formed. He his hbme in Ponce. Puerto Rico, Hall is president of the Seafarers. ended his days as an active sea­ with his sister, Sofia Morales. The ILGWU's dispute with Judy Landa is an old Seafarer with farer when he made his last trip on the Cities Service Norfolk. A many years of sailing time on Bond has been waged since De­ native of the British West Indies, the logs and has been a member cember, 1961, when the employer he presently makes his home in of the SIU since he joined in broke away from the employers' Roxbury, Mass. He spent his time New Orleans in 1^39. During his association, and set up a new plafit at sea sailing in the steward de­ years of sailing he became a chief in Alabama, leaving long-term em­ cook and last sailed aboard the ployes jobless. Since then the firm partment. Stringfellow is an SIU member Del Sud (Delta) in that capacity. has been ordered by the dress in­ that held his rating as a steward. A native of Spain, Landa will dustry arbitrater to pay damages of A long time member of the Union, make his home in New Orleans $108,762 to the union and its em­ ployes for breach of contract he joined in 1938 in Mobile, Ala. with his wife and children. Four SIU Veterans Retire On Pensions �Tag* tSta SEAFARERS •qrtcmbcr II; IHt LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) August 29 - September 11 Although the job situation took a slight downswing during the last two weeks, shipping remains very good, with the figures showing activity only slightly below the highs recorded some weeks ago. A total of 1,266 Seafarers shipped out as compared with 1,319 the period before. The decrease in the number of job calls was reflected evenly in all three job departments. Shipping on the East Coast was mixed, with the largest declines in Boston and Baltimore. Philadelphia and Jack­ sonville also slowed somewhat, but this was offset by large gains in New York, Norfolk and Tampa. On the West Coast the trend was generally down, with Wilmington and Seattle showing declines, while San Fransisco bounced back from a slump period to ship almost twice the number of jobs. Effects of the previous two weeks of active shipping has been felt in the number of registrations during this reporting period. A total of 1,142 registered, compared with 1,252 the previous period. The total number of SIU men registered on the. beach also took a downturn, drop­ ping from 3,774 to 3,722. The change in the job situation had a slight effect upon statistics picturing the seniority situation which has changed for the first time in several weeks, although the variations were slight. The percentage of Class A men shipped dropped two points to 53 percent, compared to 55 percent in the previous reporting period. Class B regi­ stration went up 3 points to 35 percent, changing for the first time in several weeks. Class C registration dipped to 12 percent during the period as compared a point higher the period before. The number of payoffs recorded during the period dropped considerably, recording 55 during the last two weeks as compared with the previous period figures of 64. At the same time however, sign-ons took a healthy jump , to 43, as compared to 37 the period before. Ship A€fivify Pay Offt Sign In Ons Trans. TOTAL 0 14 3 3 3 0 1 5 13 5 0 2 3 0 4 3 5 3 0 0 5 15 4 0 2 2 1 21 7 6 8 11 8 3 12 18 3 0 4 1 39 13 14 14 11 9 13 30 27 3 10 9 TOTALS ... 52 43 108 193 Betton N«w York.... Philadelphia .. BalHmora .... Norfolk Jacksonville .. Tampa Mobile New Orleans.. Houston ..... Wilmington .. San Froncisea . Seattle DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B 1 Port Boslon New York Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 0 1 3 0 3 0 .1 2 0 0 0 0" 0 0 0; 20 49 9 1 78i 3 10 23 36 14 38 12 34 64 1 18 15 1.^ 5 0 12 i 0 7 7 6 7 6 3 16 0 1 4 5 3 8 1 12i 1 6 8 15 5 25 -0 5 7 18 2 2 3 5 1 9 1 7 2 4 8 2 11 2 15 1 3 12 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 6 0 1 2 3 0 2 2: 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 28 0 11 9 3 2 5! 5 4 2 11 2 10 7 19 25 31 14 70 3 23 15 41, 28 86 0 51 7 50 19 31 14 33 48! 1 1 4 10 15! 10 23 10 43 2 7 18 9 3 2 4 9, 1 1 2 4; 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 5 0 9 1 13 16 3 2 12 19 0 5 4 9 14 8 4 3 15 0 2 11 1 6 11 0 0 9 4 5 5 95 ~164~ 43 1 302 12 81 80 1 173 77 173 4V| 297 6 81 80 1 167 i * Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston V/ilmington Fan Francisco Seattle TOTALS TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A B 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 18 64 34 9 0 1 2 16 1 5 1 25 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 1 15 12 0 0 0 0 •2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 11 19 13 17 86 2 2 50 0 2 2 4 43 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 19 0 1 0 14 0 0 0 11 5 3 28 14 1 45 297 167 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL 0 0 7 27 8 42 1 0 3 5 8 18 116 102 149 2.4 275 5 43 71 119 2 23 15 18 37 4 1 5 12 18 33 44 1 58 8 110 0 17 21 38 1 28 14 33 0 17 2 11 12 23 0 4 3 5 0 2 7 8 17 0 2 5 6 4 15 1 2 4 7 1 31 34 37 80 0 9 6 20 26 17 153 50 60 15 125 3 35 62 100 .75| 52 4 75 19 146 2 17 50 69 4; .11 - 21 38 1 0 6 8 12 21 22 43 2 1 341 20 1 15 12 29 0 24 5 160 0 34 17 16j 31 51 45 1 509 388 519 105 1 1012' 17 203 306 1 626 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered Registered Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP _1 2 3 ALL ' 1 2- 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 48 1 3 32 6 10 23 14 40 8 35 3 46 0 10 ! 0 8 0 6 4 3 5 4 2 6 5 5 1 11 i 1 8 3 5 12 0 15 2 0 6 1 7! 1 1 3i 0 5 1 3 8 0 2 0 2i 0 4 6, 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 4' 0 0 0 0. 0 5 0 5 4 10 3 8 6 15 I 2 3 4 9 17i 1 11 27 5 .43 2 27 20 49 I 10 41 2 53 30i 1 9 19 2 18 11 30 1 12 24 3 39 2 1 1 4. 0 3 2 5 1 1 0 2 13 2 16 1 1 3 5 11 18 9 3 4 2 8 0 . 10 1 3 ^ ? 6 0 10 9 1 46 129 28 1 203 11 100 70 1 181 39 152 22 1 213 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 19 19 42 2 15 46 4 9 42 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 6! 0 2 4 0 .1 15 1 6 0 8i 0 4 4 4 0 4 8 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 3 7 0 4 0 4 9 7 48; 2 1 29 18 23 6 31 53 48 0 21 35! 1 5 39 1 1 3 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 1 1 3 4 18 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 2 2 0 85 65 1 159 6 40 20 1 66 213 159 9 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1.2 3 ALL 0 2 0 16 0 12 2 7 4 11 15 103 53 117 21 191 10 54 57 121 8 2 0 10 4 16 0 9 7 16 22 13 1 45 8' 66; 3 16 25 44 20 3 4 20 1 24 2 10 12 24 5 1 2 3 0 4 1 5 2 8 0 5 2 8 11' 0 1 2 1 3 20 11 4 31 3 45 1 17 19 37 31 132 23 70 13 106 3 49 46 98 79 26 5 56 3 85 3 36 36 75 0 2 9 11 3 23 3 7 9 19 30 8 4 30 7 45 2 10 8 20 0 12, 7 31 2 40. 1 18 11 30 66 1 438 160 444 68 1r672l 29 240 237-1 506 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A n • Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jac Tarn Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-s 1 5 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 8 0 1 4 28 Registered CLASS B Shipped CiASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1-s 2 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 b 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 13 6 19 43! 1 3 13!' 3 . 9 14 20 9 46 2 1 6 9 0 0 1 0 1 2 li 0 I 3 0 6 9 2 0 3 5 0 3 1 5 9 1 0 1 3 0 1 5 6 0 2 2 2 6 1 2 0 4 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 4 3 1 9 1 1 3 5 1 4 0 4 9 5 6 24 40 5 2 30 6 20 37 i 5 9 40 10 2 8 28 1 2 15 18 4 7 4 9 24 2 0 2 4 2 1 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 7 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 4 8 14 2 3 1 10 1 1 8 10 0 0 0 3 3 47 23 73 1 171 13 14 85 1 112 15 41 28 74 1 158 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 1 2 15 18 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 6 6 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 3 3 38 44 2 0 15 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 1 11 Q. 10 6 103 1 118 9 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 2 1 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 46 18 0 0 6 6 2 2 0 0 5 5 9 2 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 0 9 3 1 10 14 40 44 1 0 3 17 4 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 14 9 0 0 0 0 3 11 4 1 38 1 43 158 118 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 C ALL 1-s 2 2 3 ALL 2 5 13 0 0 2 4 0 0 3 3 10 71 37 55 190 7 74 27 4 31 42 5 7 13 6 10 4 29 0 1 5 6 22 13 21 68 2 5 16 12 2 24 28 5 4 0 1 21 0 12 11 2^ 20 22 .5 0 2 2 0 1 4 1 2 2 A 2 4 5 13 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 6 8 19 41 2 0 15 8 1 19 22 20 23 59 118 4 14 98; 16 4 75 83 86 7 • 4 27 19 10 24 45, 33 4 38 6 5 6 0 22 3 2 10 15 1' 5 6 6 16 42 1 3 26 14 2 7 10 0 9 2 11 30 6 55 14 8 10 39 43 1 319 143 175 126 234 1 678 32 34 262 1 328 SUMMARY DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 12 3 ALL 95 164 43 302 46 129 28 203 75 23 73 "171 216 316 144 676 36 195 235 SHIPPED CLASS A SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS C CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A I CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A C ALL 1 2 ALL 1 2 2 B 2 3 ALL 77 173 47 1 297 6 81 80 I 167 28 14 1 45 297 169 45 509 388 519 105 11012 17 203 306 526 '39 152 22 I 213 9' 85 65 I 159 66^213 159 "66 438 16^ 444 68 I 672 29 240 237 506 40 20 56 28 74 158 9 6 103 1 118 4 1 38 I 43 158 118 "43 319,318 126 234"i 678 32 34 262'j 328 72 353 143 668 24 172 248'I 444 13 69 72 j 154 668 444 154 |1266l866 1089 407 |2362 78 477 805 |1360 �'ar:v-, •cflHHber IS, IfSt By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Steward Dept. O.T. Clarified Among a number of questions received from crewmembers Is one from a steward that is a beef about beef: Question: I have been butchering half a cow without the payment of overtime. They weigh from 70 to 90 pounds. Please send clarifica­ tion on the butchering of same. Answer: When carcass beef, in eighths or larger, is carried, the man required to butcher this beef shall be paid a minimum of six hours overtime weekly for butchering. Reference: Article V, Section 20, Standard Freight Agreement: "OVERTIME FOR BUTCHERING. When carcass beef In eights or larger is carried, the man required to butcher this beef shall be paid a minimum of 6 hours overtime weekly for butchering. This shall not apply jvhen a butcher is carried." Many questions coming into Headquarters seem to be concerned with watch time. Here are a couple. Question: An A.B. on the 4 to 8 watch became ill and could not stand his watch. The Captain shifted an A.B. from the 8 to 12 watch until the sick A.B. returned to work. The Carpenter thinks he should have been put on the 4 to 8 watch rather than the 8 to 12 because on the 4 to 8 watch he would have made more overtime. Answer: The Captain has the-*right to assign the Carpenter to "On day of arrival any part of a the watch that he the Captain, sea watch from midnight until decides is best. 8 a.m. shall constitute a complete Reference: Article III, Section watch. This shall not apply to men 4(A) of the Standard Freight who are to stand donkey watch. Agreement: "BOATSWAIN OR When such arrival occurs on a CARPENTER STANDING Saturday, Sunday or Holiday, WATCH, (a) If the Boatswain or overtime shall only be paid, for Carpenter is required to stand hours actually worjced on such watch due to a shortage of men, watch. When watches are not such watches stood between the broken in port and vessel's stay hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m., Monday exceeds 24 hours in port, overtime through Fridays, and from mid­ shall be paid for ail watches stood night to midnight on Saturdays, after 5 PM and before 8 AM after Sundays or Holidays, shall be paid 24 hours. If watches are broken in for at their regular overtime rate. a port after having been main­ However, all such watches shall be tained for a period of time, over­ in addition to their regular duties time shall be paid for 'all watches as Boatswain or Carpenter. In stood between time of arrival and such cases, there shall be no breaking watches. This shall not division of wagesl apply when the crew is being paid Question: The situation: Vessel overtime for standing watches. arrived in Galveston, Sunday at This excludes men standing 7:48 A.M.; as it was due to shift to donkey .watches." Houston and sail from port prior The job of the bosun in t\TO to midnight of the following day specialized situations is clarified the Chief Engineer broke and set in these two questions. sea watches for FWT at midnight, Question: This vessel does not Sunday, in accordance with the carry a Carpenter; just a Bosun agreement. After numerous delays and two Daymen. The Bosun and vessel finally sailed from Houston Daymen while working in the at 6:15 P.M. Thursday, the FWT's messhail after 5 PM were required remaining on sea watches the to lay a section of the deck with entire stay in port. Fireman- Magnicite cement. Time it took to , Watertenders claim overtime for put in this work v/as turned in at all watches stood (day and night) the rate of overtime and one-half. after 24 hours (midnight Monday) Mate disputed it, claiming there is until the vessel sailed (6:15 PM nothing covering it in the contract Thursday). Overtime has been and will only pay straight o.t. until okayed for watches stood only he is shown otherwise, considers after 5 PM and before 8 AM from it routine deck work. midnight Monday until vessel Answer: It is our opinion that sailed (6:15 PM Thursday). the section quoted by you is cor­ Answer: Based on the foregoing, rect and that all work performed the Company is correct. Overtime during the regular working hours for the Fireman-Watertender would be paid at the straight would be payable only for those overtime rate and overtime and watches which were stood after one-half would be paid for all 5 PM and before 8 AM from mid­ work performed after 5 PM and night, Monday, until the vessel before 8 AM. sailed at 6:15 PM, Thursday. Reference: Article III, Section Reference: Article IV, Section 7, 12(c) of Standard Freight Agree­ Standard Freight Agreement: ment: CARPENTER'S DUTIES, "BREAKING WATCHES. When a (c) When members of the deck vessel is in port as defined in department are required by the Article II, Section 34, and is officer-in-chargp to perform scheduled to remain in port regular carpenter work they shall twenty-four hours or longer, sea be paid straight overtime for their watches shall be broken. When watch on deck and overtime and scheduled stay of vessel is less one-half for their watch below." than twenty-four hours, sea In submitting questions and watches shall be maintained. If work situations for clarification, sea watches are to be broken, they delegates and crews are reminded shall be broken when "Finished once again to provide as much de­ with Engine" bell is rung. tail as-possible setting forth the "When the vessel arrives in circumstances of any dispute. Be­ port and is to depart prior to mid­ sides those mentioned, some mem­ night of the following day, sea bers who were sent clarifications watches for those men who are to on various subjects during the past maintain donkey watches shall not few days include the following: be broken. James J. Boland, ship's delegate, "When the vessel arrives in port Robin Kirk; A1 Maisonet, ship's and is scheduled to depart after delegate. Oceanic Tide; Paul L. midnight of the following day, sea Whitlow, ship's delegate, Hercules watches for those men who are to Victory; Joe Scaramutz, Alcoa stand donkey watehes shall be Mariner; Leo Paradise, Eldorado; broken at midnight on day of Rene J. Aslin, Monticello Victory; and F. Ouweneel, Niagara. arrival. LOG S Pace Sevoa Two Railtug Oldtimers On Pension NEW YORK—Two more vete­ ran members of the Railway Ma­ rine Region have joined the growing list of pensioners that have been approved by the trus­ tees of the retirement program. Both tugmen, Fritz Samot, and Walter E. Norris, will receive a regular $150 pension' check monthly as long as they live. Samot sailed in the deck de­ partment throughout his career. Norris Samot He last sailed as mate aboard the Carl Olsen (left) daughter of SIU New Bedford Fishermen's New York Central's Tug 32. He Union member Magnus K. Olsen, is shown above being plans to settle down in his home crowned queen of the 1964 Scallop Festival. Doing the in Brooklyn, N.Y., and spend honors is the 1963 Scallop Queen, Arlene Dutra. some time with his daughter and six grandchildren. Before starting his career on tugs, Samot spent several years sailing deep sea. Norris sailed for the Pennsyl­ vania Railroad for ntany years, and has worked in all depart­ ments, retiring after working as a railroad bridgeman. Norris has been sailing tugs around N.Y. Harbor since 1918. He plana to By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area settle down in California with his daughter, spending his time with The weekend Labor Day holiday was kicked off in New Orleans his five children, 11 grandchil­ with a big rally at the SIU Hall. The affair was the Fourth Annual dren, and two great grand-chil­ Friends of Labor Night sponsored by the Greater New Orleans AFLdren. CIO and attended by trade unionists and civic, business and political leaders, including many parish, city, state and federal officials. The principal speaker was Hale Boggs, U.S. Representative from Louisiana's Second Congressional District. Democratic Whip in the House, he is one of the most influential members of Congress. His address launched the AFL-CIO campaign in support of Presi­ dent Lyndon B. Johnson, vice presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey and Democratic candidates in the state who have opposition in the general election. Boggs is one of those who has Republican opposition. The election will be held on November 3. It is of vital importance to every SIU member and his family and everyone should take steps, NORTHUMBERLAND, Pa. — when in his home port, to make certain that he is registered to vote, SlU-United Industrial Workers along with his family and friends, all of whom should be advised of the importance of this election. Acquaint yourself with absentee member Charles Spruell, a imion voting procedures so that you can make certain your vote will be chief shop steward at the Paulsen- counted, even if you are at sea on election day. Shipping has continued to maintain a lively pace in the Gulf, It Webber Cordage Company plant in nearby Sunbury, is talking has been better than fair in Hou--* proudly about his 17-year-old ston, despite the continued tie-up Theodore "Red Griff" Griffith, an­ of grain elevators there. It has daughter, Ann Marie, who just been booming in New Orleans and other of the real oldtimers. Red spent his time between ships vis­ graduated high school, taking a good in Mobile. iting with friends and relatives load of honors with her into the Among those who recently hit around his home neighborhood in world of business. the beach in Mobile is George the Defuniak Springs and Panama Ann Marie, who completed Bales who has been sailing out City, Fla., area. Another "Florida Northumberland High. this spring. of the Gulf in the deck department Cracker" who made the Topa Topa since 1938. After eight months on was Jake Wood who came over the Montpelier Victory he got fro;n Tampa to ship out. Wally off, registered in Group 1, and LaNasa, who registered late in plans to catch up on his fishing July, is still 'on the beach, but while enjoying life witli his family probably will be ready to go soon. Among those on tlie' beacli in in Mobile for awhile. Bernard Graham, another oldtimer, got off Houston are Earl McKaskey who the Topa Topa when she paid off paid off t'ne Peim Sailor in Jack­ in New Orleans and registered in sonville after a trip to India. He Mobile. Graham, who lives with is ready to go again and says he his sister in Theodore. Ala., plans will take a day man or bosun's Charles & Ann Marie Spruell to stay ashore about three monllis ^ob on any long trip. Vernon Hal!, and pass the time, perhaps profit­ who quit the chief cook's job on won a typing award and four ably, shrimping. John M. Lamb, the Margarett Brown for a rest is shorthand honors from the Gregg who has been shipping out of the making the job calls, ready to grab Shorthand Company. She will use Gulf for more than 20 years, quit the first cook's job that comes up. her skills in a position with the the electrician's job on the Alcoa Clarence Heinly, wlio last sailed First National Bank of Sunbury. Voyager so he can be on the beach as chief electrician on the Alice Her father, Charles, has been for a big ev^it—the marriage of Brown, hopes to make an Isthmian an SIU member for seven years his daughter in October. Eddie job. Charles Demers who made and a chief steward for four Bowers who was last on the Coun­ his last trip as an AB on the Trans years. He is employed as an elec­ cil Groves has been home with Hatteras is registered in Group 1 trician at the Paulsen-Webber his family in Mobile for awhile and is looking for a .long voyage. plant, which is a major manufac­ and says he is ready to take any Jessie .Metcalf is ready to go again turer of fiber ropes and canvas baker's job that hits the board. after a long rest. He last sailed A visitor in New Orleans for deck maintenance on the Alice products for marine use. All seven Paulsen-Webber plants are a few days before he shipped out Brown. Jerry McCarthy paid off as a« AB on the Topa Topa was the Producer after a trip to Egypt. under SIU-UIW contract. Labor Day Rally Held in New Orleans SlU Man's Daughter Wins Honors �SEAFARERS Page Eight Annual Report for the Period of April 1 to July 15, 1963 Great Lakes Seamen's Welfare Fund 17 Battery Place, New York 4, N. Y. To the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York Notes: (1) All data in the Annual Report is to be copied from the Annual State­ ment. Where a copy of U.S. Department of Labor Form D-2, has been filed in lieu of pages 6 to 14 of the New York Annual Statement, the Summary Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Exhibit B-1) and the Summary Statement - of Receipts and Disbursements (Exhibit B-2) of Form D-2 may be substituted for Pages 2 and 3 herein. (2) The Annual Report is required to be filed, in duplicate, not later than Address replies to New York State Insurance Department, 55 John Street, New York 38, N.Y. (3) The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general informa­ tion as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily abbreviated. For a, more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Insurance Department, 55 John St. New York 38, N.Y. EXHIBIT B-1 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Assets 1. Cash 2. Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations (b) Nongovernment bonds (c) Total bonds and debentures 3. Stocks (a) Preferred (b) Common 4. Common trusts 5. Real estate loans and mortgages 6. Operated real estate 7. Other investment assets 8. Furniture and Equipment 9. Less: Reserve for Furniture & Equipment 10. Other assets (a) Contributions Receivable (b) Due from Other Funds (c) Miscellaneous Receivables . $ 43,321.58 —()—• —6— —0— —0— —0— —0— —0— —0— —0— —0— $ 76,332.89 2,763.48 781.57 11. Total a.ssets September 18, 1864 LOG EXHIBIT B-2 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS Receipts 1. Contributions (a) Employer Per Schedule Attached (b) Employees (c) Others (Specify) 2. Interest, dividends, and other investment net Income 3. Gain (or.loss) from disposal of assets, net 4. Dividends and experience rating refunds from insurance companies 5. Other receipts $177,409.58 Disbursements 7. Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance com­ panies for participants benefits 8. Benefits provided other than through insurance carriers or other service organizations 9. Administrative expenses (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) 29,524.11 ('b) Fees and commissions 5,821.20 (c) Interest —0— (d) Taxes 2,351.95 (e) Rent 2,547.84 (f) Other administrative expenses 10. Other di.sbursements (a) Trustees' Meetings Expense .. (b) Travel atid Auto Expenses .... —0— 5,242.84 (5,242.84) 1,114.90 233.68 1,348.58 256,676.83 12. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 8, less line 11) (79,267.25) 13. Fund balance at beginning of year 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over bursements (line 12) .. 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Elimination of Reserve for those receiving the special disability benefit and welfare benefits to them and their dependents 143,305.93 —0— (79,267.25) 143,305.93 ' $64,038.68 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GREAT LAKES SEAMEN'S WELFARE FUND 79,877.94 STATE OF New York SS. and Trustees of the Fund and being duly sworn, each for himself deposes and says that this Annual Report is true to the best of his information, knowledge and belief. Employer trustee: s / Max Harrison 59,160.84 —0— 64,038.68 64,038.68 18. Total liabilities and funds Employee trustee: s/ Al Kerr $123,199.52 Fire Hits The Globe Explorer rescue operation had taken just 4V2 hours. The next day, the Coast Guard cutters Owasco and Cherokee met the La Pintata, and the Owasco removed the crew, taking them to New London, Conn. Captain Jurgensen, the chief mate, engineer and bosun Horace Mobley were taken onboard the Cheokee, where they proceeded to the Globe Ex­ plorer, now riding dead in the water, to effect salvage operations. Members of the crew volunteered to join the salvage mission but Captain Jurgensen declined their offer. The fire had been an especially bad one as far as the crew was concerned. Though there had been no injuries, the men had lost all their personal belongings — and their pay. The ship had paid off in Norfolk less than 48 hours earlier and the crewmen had their , salaries with them. The cash was lost to, the blaze. In New London, the survivors 52,385.75 16. Fund balance end of year —0— 47,252.51 10,422.91 1,485.42 (d) Total funds and reserves (Continued from page 3) 12,140.65 11. Total lines 7 to 10, inclusive Liabilities and Funds 16. Total liabilities 17. Funds and reserves (a) Reserve for future benefits and expenses (b) Fund Balance 202,942.50 Reconciliation of Fund Balances $123,199.52 Insurance and annuity premiums payable Benefits Payable Accounts payable & Accrued Expenses Payroll taxes Payable 300.00 6. Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive COUNTY OF New York. 12. 13. 14. 15. $177,109.58 —0— were fitted out with clean clothes. Hughart and Mueller came to SIU Brooklyn headquarters where they told their story. In New York, company officials had high praise for the conduct of the SIU crew during the aban­ doning operation. "The crew was well-disciplined, showed absolutely no panic and demonstrated real good seamanship," said one com­ pany official. Crewmembers, in turn, said all safety equipment on the ship was in good working order, and they lauded the SIU safety program for helping to maintain the high standards. Meanwhile, Captain Jurgensen and his three men, aided by five Coast Guardsmen who had been dropped on the Globe Explorer by heliocopter, were struggling to take a tow line from the Cherokee. After much work, the line was made fast, but heavy seas, whipped up by hurricanes Ethel and Dora, whose dying remnants were still a danger to shipping, forced the cutter to break the tow on Sunday, September 13. As the LOG went to press, com­ pany officials reported that the Globe Explorer was under tow again and expected to make port in Norfolk by Sunday, Septem­ ber 19. When she arrives she will be surveyed by underwriters, and rep­ resentatives of the American Bu­ reau of Shipping to determine the extent of her damage and whether or not she is salvagable. The 20,000 tons of coal she was delivering to the Netherlands is believed to be in good shape and untouched by the fire. The cargo is expected to be reloaded on an­ other vessel. Seafarer Mueller, 62, who has spent 42 years going to sea, told the LOG that the Globe Explorer fire was his second bout with disaster. On January 6, 1942, he was aboard the William S. Rosecranz when she was torpedoed off the Italian coast by an Axis sub. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9ih day of January, 1964. s / John J. Raguseo JOHN J. RAGUSEO Notary Public, State of New York No. 30-8482865 Qualified in Nassau County Cert, filled in Nassau Co. & N.Y. Co. Commission Expires March 30, 1964 New Deep-Diving Sub | To Seek Oceans' Secrets BERMUDA—What the astronauts are doing for the exploration if i of outer space the Aluminaut is expected to do for the exploration of "inner space" according to her designers. At this point some definitions are probably in order. The term ; "inner space" is often used to refer to the unexplored depths of , I the world's oceans. The Aluminaut, launched recently, at Groton, : i Conn., is a 50-foot long submarine designed to go down 15,000 || i feet into the ocean depths with its three man crew and travel |i I at that depth for 100 miles. |i The Aluminaut should prove to be an advance over previous : vehicles designed to descend to great depths because of her I superior mobility underwater. Trials of the new craft are expected to begin soon in the i Bahamas because of the need for very deep water. Here, a tongue i of the ocean provides & great depth just a mile offshore. Many groups are reported to be interested in the new underi water craft including the U.S. Navy, various government agencies I and private firms. The mobility and versatility of the craft -are expected to be of value in many forms of underwater work. Exploration of the ocean depths, of course, is one endeavor i in which the Aluminaut may prove exceedingly useful. Underwater I salvage work offers many possibilities as does drilling for oil on the bottom of the ocean. Underwater mining may also prpve i feasible with the aid of the Aluminaut, especially mining for i manganese. There are places on the floor of the Pacific Ocean; [for example, which are covered with manganese "nodules" worth i an estimated $1.4 million a square mile. �SEAFARERS LOG Fure NIm F Getting ready to abandon ship during life­ boat drill, (l-r) diaries Sopeta, pantryman; Jim Hand, electrician; and Ronald Canady, decic department, stand by to start low­ ering the lifeboat on the Steel Maker (Isthmian}. oper fire fighting techniques and knowledga of lifeboat handling often spell the difference between life^and death for a Seafarer in times of disaster. Well trained SIU men on the Steel Maker (Isthmian), many of whom got their training in the union lifeboat school, had a chance to demonstrate these vital skills recently during one of the periodic fire and lifeboat drills held on hoard ship, Crewmembers broke out the fire fighting gear to put out a simulated blaze and then quickly and efficiently, took to the lifeboats. The drill came off without a hitch, and demonstrated that Seafarers on the Steel Maker, as are their SIU brothers everywhere, stand ready to deal with any threat or eventuality that might occur at sea. (Photos taken by Seafarer Joe Fried.) This trio of Seafarers (l-r), G. Alindato, oiler; Fred Tampd, firemen, and Charles Sopeta of the steward department, found that the hose at their fire station was in excellent working order when the drill alarm went off. , FIRE AND w II . Mill 1 ^ ^ -mm W Wm l» : BOAT DRILL Seafarers moved through the boat drill like clockwork. Here, a crewmember inspects davits prior to lowering away. Periodic drills give the crew e chance to demonstrate skills they learn In SIU lifeboat school. After a fire drill, one of the most important |obs for Seafarers is make sure all equipment is stowed properly where it will be ready for an emer­ gency. Replacing hose (l-r) are Seafarers Tompol, Alendato and Sopeta. After crewmembers ran through the lifeboat drill without a hitch, they began to put equipment back in place. Cranking a lifeboat up are (l-r) Wilbur Miles, second cook; Thn Holt, AF; and William Duffy, messman. Nothing is left to chance as these SIU crewmembers (l-r) Holt, Temple, Duffy, and Robert G. Bour, AB; check every fastening to make sure the lifeboat they were handling is secure after the drill was completed. �Page Ten SEAFARERS By E. B. McAuley, West Coast Representative California Politics Steal Scene LOO Sqrtember 18, 1864 Domestic Shipping Hit In Court RR Rate Ruiings WASHINGTON—In two separate actions involving SIUcontracted Seatrain Lines, and the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union-contracted Sheridan Transport Lines, discriminatory rate cuts by railroads were-* again condoned by federal part of their phosphate tonnage, court decisions. or would force water freight rates QUESTIONi A recent article In a French magazine reported There was plenty of fiery oratory on Labor Day in California as that French touriitt dislike the Governor Edmund G. Brown and Senator Pierre Salinger joined forces to attack Proposition 14 and its backers. The proposition, which U.S. and New York City in par­ will appear on the November ballot, would amend the state constitu­ ticular. As an American sea­ tion by repealing the Rumford Housing Act which now bans racial In the Seatrain action, the do­ down to "levels below full cost in man, what Is your opinion of discrimination in the sale or rental of housing in California. mestic shipping Industry suffered order to remain competitive." France? Governor Brown spoke at the Catholic Labor Institute in Los The phosphate shipments In­ blow when a federal judge in Angeles, and Salinger, who is running for election, made two speeches on the issue. He appeared before the Retail Clerks' Union Labor Day New Jersey dropped a restraining volved are carried by thq seaborne Mike Dohertyt I can take it or Picnic at the Orahge County Fairgrounds and at the annual picnic order he had imposed preventing lines from Florida porta to Balti­ leave it. Just after the war, more and Canton, Maryland. To­ rail rate cutting on polyethylene of the Alameda County Labor Council in Pleasanton. France was a Bids were recently opened for the construction of three 24-knot, plastics moving from "Texas to the tal charges for the phosphate ship­ pretty good New York area. ments average about $5.90 a ton twin-screw containerships by the American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. place, but since via the water route. The original federal court action The General Dynamics Corp. submitted the lowest of the four bids the early 1950'3 Rail rates had been set at $7.85 for the vessels which the shipping line intends to place in intercoastal preventing the 30 percent rate cut there has been a followed the intervention of the a ton. Now the roads are setting operation. The MA must approve 50 percent mortgage insurance build-up of antiJustice Department in the action a $6 a ton rate, applicable to min­ before construction of the new ships can begin. American feel­ begun by SlU-contracted Seatrain imum shipments of 75 tons moving General Dynamics bid was $20,849,000 for each of the ships. Three ings, especially Lines' appeals case before the In­ in hopper cars, or a minimal total years ago American-Hawaiian asked for bids for the ships, and the in the port cities. lowest was $21,374,383 per vessel. The company now has gainerf a terstate Commerce Commission. movement of 75 tons per day from The people have The Justice Department supported ? single point to a single con­ saving of more than $1.5 million: become very signee. Seatrain's claim that the proposed by calling for the new bids. Amer­ hail. He last sailed on the Montirude, and in general have no use The sea carriers have main­ rate reduction violates Federal ican-Hawaiian plans to use the cello Victory as bosun and says he for the Americans. This makes It new ships to restore its inter­ plans to stick around for a short antitrust laws and are otherwise tained that they need at least _ hard to like any country. discriminatory. one dollar per ton differential to coastal service which it dis­ time before shipping out again. Recently however, the judge remain in competition. The op­ 4. 4. continued 10 years ago. Arloe Hill has been taking It Forty leading experts from nice and easy around Wilmington ruled that he has no jurisdiction tions open to the water carriers Frederick Oliver: I like it. The government, industry labor, law, for the summer. However, he to continue ^lis original Injunction now lie in reducing their own people treat me nice there. I'll rates even lower or carrying the and dropped it. This apparently medicine and higher education figures that he's had a long admit there are discussed the establishment of enough lay-off and claims he'll allows the railroads to put the new fight to a higher tribunal, if pos­ places I'd rather guidelines to ensure the future of jump for the first chief steward's rail rates into effect whenever sible. go, but when I'm collective bargaining in the U.S. opening that comes across the they choose. there I find it The Justice Department had at a conference held on the board. quite enjoyable. called Southwestern Lines Freight Berkeley campus of the University Of course, I have Traffic Bureau's proposal to re­ of California. The conference, some friends duce the cost of shipping plastics sponsored by the Brotherhood of there and tlhat by railroad from Texas to New Railway Trainmen, was attended always helps to York by 22 to 33 percent "clearly by West Coast maritime labor and make any port discriminatory and violating the Industi-y leaders. more Interesting. policies and standards of the anti­ 1 don't think they should have a Shipping Steady trust laws." As usual however, bad opinion of New York, though. pleas to preserve the domestic Shipping has been steady In the It's a good city. shipping industry by preventing San Francisco area for the past WASHINGTON—The Maritime two weeks and looks like it will 4 4 4' LOUISVILLE, Ky A power­ the railroads from engaging in Administration has tightened up continue fair in the future. Three ful, modern SIU Inland Boatmens discriminatory rate cutting fell on its U.S. ship transfer policy some­ C. I. Navarra: Nobody can beat ships crewed up, the Wild Ranger, Union-manned towboat took to the deaf ears at the ICC. what in a recent move revising its New York. It is the best city in Seatrain Lines has already been eight year old policy governing Longview Victory and the Iber­ water here recently with the the World. I like ville. The C. S. Long Lines finally christening of the Hugh C. Blaske forced to abandon services from the sale of U.S.-flag ships to Paris but its day sailed for the Far East after being at ceremonies attended by more New York to Savannah and to New foreign buyers. is past and- the Orleans because railroads cut laid up for several weeks in the than 400 spectators. The biggest change in the new Frenchman does rates on a few key commodities Wilamette yards. The vessel will be operated by that form the backbone of its revised policy was to bring ail not want to ad­ L. Lopez, an old familiar face, SIU-lBU-contracted Inland Tugs, types and ages of vessels within mit it. The peo­ has been seen around the San Inc., for the owners, American traffic. the policy. In the future any ple are really no In the second, and similar case, Francisco hail lately. He recently Commercial Line. transfer, no matter how old the more friendly coastwise carriers Marine Trans­ got back from the Far East after there than New The new 170-foot, 4,800 horse­ port Lines and the SlU-lBU ship, will bo looked into carefully shipping out as chief cook on the York, but living power vessel will go into service manned Sheridan Transportation before approval is granted, yntil Wilton. The Wilton is about to end now, applications to transfer ships is much better up on the scrap pile, but the on the Ohio and Mississip-pi Riv­ Co. failed in their attempt to get more than 20 years old or under in New York. France has its good company donated all the grub left ers. She is capable of pushing the Interstate Commerce Commis­ 3,000 grbss tons were approved points, but I don't think it can in the galley to hospitals out that tows of 20 to 30 barges with up sion to suspend and investigate almost automatically. stand up to the Big City. way. F. R. Hattaway, a black gang to 30,000 tons of cargo. Although published rail rate slashes on the Another change in policy makes not the most powerful vessel on shipment of phosphate rock the 4 4 4 oldtimer, has come In for a while the economic life of ships 25 years after a long trip on the Longview the rivers, the Biaske is designed water carriers depend upon for a instead of 20 years, which was the P. J. Garray: I don't like France to deliver the greatest efficiency substantial part of their bsuiness. Victory. at all. The people are very snob­ previous cutoff point. In addition, with the minimum of mainte­ Both the ICC's suspension board Another old hand, J. Pasko, is bish, especially and its Division 11 have brushed another five years will be added in the port cities. looking for a ship bound for the nance. to what Marad considers the SlU-lBU crewmen will also aside the complaints of Marine East Coast in the hope of taking in The communists the Worlds Fair before it closes benefit from the vessels design. Transport Lines and Sheridan economic life of vessels which are building up have been converted or jumboized. All quarters are fully air condi­ Transport (barges) that the rail­ for the year. He says he wants to considerable In the future the same case-by- a see the changes back east after tioned, including the galley, pilot­ roads—Seaboard Air Line and amount of anticase determination of transfer ap­ house, engineer's control room, Atlantic Coast Line — rate cuts spending so much time out this American feel­ way. While making the rounds of and two lounges for off-duty re­ would either divert a substantial plications for ships imder 8,000 ings in the port gross tohs will be made as for the San Francisco USPHS hospital laxation. larger ships under the new policy. areas, and of route we found Hubert Pousson However, the smaller ships will not course this does and John Tierney who is in dry _ be subject to the transfer condi­ not help anyone dock with an injured knee. like the country. Most seamen tion that they by made available to Things are moving pretty slow the U.S. in the event of an only see the ports and the areas up Seattle way with no changes near them because they don't have emergency. on the horizon. Payoffs during the time to get into the interior of Some 800 U.S.-flag ships have couple of weeks included the been transferred to foreign the country, so it is especially bad Beloit Victory, Seattle and the registry since 1949 under the pre­ for them. Antinous with the Morning Light vious policy and its earlier ver­ 4 4 4 expected in shortly. Melvin Kleisions. These vessels supposedly ber has shown up on the beach in Henry Kuglert I don't like it remain under the "effective con­ Seattle. He's been doing a lot of that much. There are other places trol" of the U.S. Government work on his "stump ranch," but is I would prefer under the terms of the MA's trans­ more than willing to grab the first to go. The peo- • fer policy. bosun's job that comes along. John pie of France are As for its new, revised transfer Indorf, who usually ships as night getting to be • policy, however, MA stresses that cook and baker, is sweating it out pretty urifriendjit will continue to consider in as he tries to nail down a job on ly toward the^^ each case the type, size, speed, the Seattle. American. Their general condition and age of the Shipping is moving on the cities are tidier ship, the acceptability of the slow bell In Wilmington lately. in general than foreign buyer arid country of The San Francisco, Kenmar and some sections of registry, the need to' retain the Robin Kirk have all stopped inNew York, but if The latest SlU-manned tug to take to the water, the Hugh C. ship under U.S. laws for reasons these Frenchmen had a complaint transit, but the future doesn't look of national defense, maintenance Blaske, operated by SIU Inland Boatmen's Union-contracted that Americans are unfriendly to­ to bright in the next few weeks. of an adequate merchant fleet, ward them, at least the New York­ Inland Tugs, Inc. for American Commercial Line, is shown Richard (Mac) McConnell has been foreign policy and national inter­ er is not downright rude on pur­ getting re-acquainted with his old above. ^ The modern tug is designed for maximum efficiency est before it aUows the vessel to pose. Nevertheless, 1 have friends " friends around the Wilmington with minimum maintenance. transfer foreign. there. New SIU Tugboat Is Christened MA Tightening Regulations On Ship Transfers �B^tember It, Iftt SEAFARERS LOG Pare EleveB "Can't Seem to Put My li/lind to Work.," PLASTERERS FIRST ENDORSEMENT GOES TO JOHNSON— The 100-year-old Plasterers and Cement Masons Union, which has never before backed a presidential candidate, has endorsed the Johnson-Humphrey ticket. The unprecedented and unanimous action was taken at their 40th convention in Philadelphia. AFL-CIO Presi­ dent George Meany, who addressed the deiegates, warned them that the "preservation of the free way of life and our type of society" depended on the defeat of GoldWater in November. Meany also told the delegates that Goldwater's record of opposition to labor's rights, minimum wage, medicare and social security means that the GOP candidate's defeat should become more important to labor than any local or contractual issues "we could talk about." Tlie delegates of the 66,000-member union also heard national COPE director A1 Barkan talk about the importance of "grass roots" political activity for labor. 4" MRS. FDR REMEMBERED—Nationwide observance of Eleanor Roosevelt's 80th birthday will take place Oct. 11 at commemorative din­ ners across the United States, including Washington, D.C. where AFLCIO Pres. George Meany and Vice Pres. Joseph D. Keenan will be among those honored. United Nations Ambassador Adlai Stevenson, chairman of Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation, of which Meany and Keenan are resident trustees, announced the dinners will pay tribute to the memory of the "first lady of the world" and will serve as stimulus to the foundation's work in human relations. In addition to Washington, dinners will be held in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Mil­ waukee. The Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation was inspired by the late Pres. John F. Kennedy and chartered by Congress in 1963 to carry on Mrs. Roosevelt's work in the fields of human rights, world peace, cancer research and aid to underpriviledged children. The AFL-CIO has endorsed the foundation and has contributed finan­ cially to its work. 4" 4* 3^ JOHNSON RECORD IMPRESSIVE—If any one word can sum up the performance of President Johnson in office,- that word is achieve­ ment. A look at the legislation enacted this year alone gives eloquent testimony to President Johnson's leadership. The Congress approved the administration's $11 billion tax slash, which meant the equivalent of a ''Vi cent an hour lake-home pay increase for the average American worker. Major human rights legislation was signed into law to provide constitutional guarantees for all citizens. The President launched a war on poverty in America, and Congress approved a $1 billion measure to begin the battle to help replace despair with opportunity for mil­ lions of poverty-ridden families. On another field of battle against poverty, the temporary food stamp program initiated by President Kennedy was made permanent. Under its provisions, needy families buy for a small fixed amount stamps worth nearly twice as much when exchanged for food. Four million needy persons will benefit from this measure. An expanded student loan program wUl enable 70-90,000 addi­ tional students from low income families to attend college each year. Under the Vocational Education Act, facilities to train yotmg people in needed skills will be expanded and modernized. The act provides job training for high school students and for thousands of workers— young and old, unemployed and the underemployed. Hiis is the record, then, of the present administration, a record <rf prosperity, and progress, and peace — a record which deserves the energetic support of aU working people, and their families when they go to the polls November 3. The problems facing the US maritime in­ dustry are legion. They include the steady decline of the domestic shipping industry, the hostile policies of government agencies, which should be bending their efforts to strengthen U.S. maritime, but have instead adopted policies which are aiding its de­ cline. Waivers of the 50-50 requirements of government-financed overseas cargoes is another problem crying for solution. On the horizon is the spectre of increased mech­ anization and automation aboard ship. The SIU and other maritime unions have been attacking these problems with vigor, and although the difficulties are many and varied, they have been making progress toward solving them. Delegates to the Postal Clerks Union convention in Miami have listed as the "paramount objec­ tive" of their program a demand for premium overtime pay for 50,000 substitute clerks. Union president E. C. Hallbeck called the denial of overtime to the sub­ stitutes, who make up one-fifth (ff the PO work force, "a stone age labor practice." He said that the substitutes often have to work as much as 70 hours a week at straight-time rates. Other legis­ lative demands of the Postal Clerks Union include retirement rights on full pension after 30 years, a 35-hour week, full pay­ ment of health and life insurance for government workers and union recognition guaranteed by law. it % The Justice Department has thrown its Siupport behind the Musicians' Union and the AFLCIO who are asking the Supreme Court to strike down an Interm'etntion of the Landrum-Grlfflth Act which would prevent delegates to union conveo^mis from casting the full vote of the members they represent. U.S. Solicitor-General Archibald Cox sees the. rollcall system of balloting used by the Musicians and other unions as "markedly more democratic" than the one prescribed by a lower court under the act The lower court decision now being fought by the union movement and the Justice Department held that each delegate to a convention should have only one vote, regardless of whether he represents 50 or 10,000 unionists. The Justice Department has filed a "friend of the court" brief on behalf of thie unions. "4" it Charging that General Electric broke a national contract, the Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers have served notice on the huge corporation that it faces a nationwide strike "unless it halts its unilateral attempt to eliminate incentive work" am<mg members of Local 301 ait 6.E.'s ^henectady plant. Talks between the union and management were resumed after Labor Day, with the lUE ask­ ing the company to reinstate the incentive plan. The loss of in­ centive pay had cut the income of the 3,000 Schenectady workers by 35 percent, or more than $1.60 an hour;' One very basic problem faced by mari­ time however is very little nearer to solu­ tion today than it has ever been. The prob­ lem of runaway-flag operations is ifot only one of the biggest difficulties faced by mari­ time, but is also a major stumbling block in the solution of many of the other problems. It not only has an adverse effect on the maritime industry, but both directly and in­ directly is a threat to the security of the entire nation. tered under the flags of foreign nations, could be called back for use in the event of a national emergency. The "effective con­ trol" principle is a nice theory, but as recent political upheavals in Panama and Hon­ duras have shown, "effective control" may prove to be no control at all. Panama and* Honduras of course are two of the major runaway-flag nations. The U.S. maritime unions were formed to improve seamen's wages and working conditions at a time when they were so. bad as to be considered a crime against decency. Runaway-flag operators are now being allowed to turn back the clock on wages and working conditions, undermining the hard won gains of labor. Seamen's lives are again being endangered by lax safety and main­ tenance procedures—a laxitv which would not be tolerated by the SIU and other maritime unions. After lining their pockets with money saved on taxes and lax safety and maintenance procedures, the runawayflag operators complete their "silver lining" by cutting seamen's wages to the bone— often back to the bare minimum levels eliminated by the rise of strong maritime unions nearly 30 years ago. There are solutions to the problem of runaway-flag operations. The SIU and the Maritime Trades Department of the AFLCIO have pointed out many times to the highest levels of government that a pos­ sible solution to the problem would be to remove the tax loopholes which make run­ away-flag operations so lucrative to the shipowner. This is one very promising solu­ tion to the problem. The basic spur to increasing runawayflag operations is simple greed. U.S. ship "operators remove their vessels from Ameri­ can registration and register them under the so-called "flags of convenience" to avoid the necessity of paying U.S. taxes and to avoid paying the decent wages and main­ taining the decent safety and working con­ ditions which have been brought about on ^. Nothing can be done however, until the U.S.-flag ships only after a long, hard fight government can be made to act—and up till by the U.S. maritime unions. now it has seemed that no force on earth This tax dodging is only one way in was capable of moving the supposedly which runaway-flag operations undermine responsible" departments of the government the security of the n.:;tion. More directly, it out of their lethargy and indifference. The undermines national security because it is SIU has maintained and will continue the problematical whether these vessels, regis­ struggle to get action to end this evil. �Pace Twelve SEAFARERS LOG September 18, 1964 Faced by perhaps the most critical issues since the 1930's, the AFLCIO unions are making a major effort to register every eligible voter in communities across the country. The SlU is playing a part in this very important effort. Typical of the SIU's participation in the AFLCIO voter registration drive is the highly successful role being played by the AFL-CIO unions in Hudson County, New Jersey, where the SIU Hall is the center of the current drive by the AFL-CIO's Commit­ tee on Political Education. Directing the COPE drive is G. P. McGinty, Regional Director of the SIU's Railway Marine Region. ] i < I I ( J I i 1 « < ] ] 1 f t c £ 1 % £ 1 I 1 f S I c i \ c Teams of union volunteers in the SIU Hall are seen going over lists of Hudson County citizens eligible to vote in coming elections so they can be visited by COPE canvassers and urged to register. £ Boarding stationwagon that will take them to canvassing areas are (left) Franklin Williams, Chairman of NAACP Voter Reg­ istration Committee, and (right) John Reilly,. coordinator of Hud­ son County COPE drive and William French, SIU member and volunteer driver. In photo left, Hudson County Senior citizens who are working to secure the passage of the Medicare Bill, get brought up to date on the legislation's progress in Con­ gress. The senior citizen's group has also lent substantial help to the COPE Registration drive. 1 I t f S s \ t r £ d I I A closer view of some of the COPE volunteers—which include many Seafarers—as they go over the country's voting lists to determine which eligible citizens have not been exercising their franchise. Sign car, with volunteer in the driver's seat, about to go on assignment among the Spanish-speaking residents of the area who make up part of the va­ ried population of Hudson County. Sign on car's rear window is in Spanish. �Beptember IS, 1964 SEAFARERS LOO Par« Tbirteca WSi By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Lakes Shipping Picture improves Shipping in Alpena remains steady with rated men still in demand. The membership was extremely active on distribution of campaign literature for the 1964 firimary elections. All members are urged to register and obtain absentee ballots and vote in the coming election and to encourage their family and friends to do likewise. Alpena's harbor improvement project which will cost an estimated $700 million has been approved by the Corps of Engineers. The project includes deepening the Harbor and River shipping channels and con­ struction of a 700 to 900 foot turning basin at the mouth of Thunder Bay River. The SIU Inland Boatmen's Union-contracted tug B. H. Becker (Becker Towing), took a real Visiting us the past week was Harry Tolzdorf, Wheelsman off the classic in tow recently when she docked the Norwegian sailing vessel Christian Radich at De­ Huron on vacation, and Manley Bedford, OS off the J. B. Ford on vaca­ troit. The 205-foot, all-steel, three-masted, square-rigger serves as a training ship for Nor­ tion, which they say is not long enough. Among those waiting for that wegian Merchant Marine cadets. Carrying 13,000 square feet of sail, the training ship's certain ship ,to fit out are Robert Allbright, Ken Noiles, Mike Phillips, complement includes a crew of' IO, six officers and 88 trainee cadets ranging in age from 15 Ken Lamb and Julian Budnlck. Among those convalescing are Leo to 18. Detroit played host to the sailing vessel for two days while thousands of visitors Derry, Jr. and Ted Purol. went aboard. We are sorry to have to report that Timothy Mousseau, winner of the 1964 SlU Scholarship, and son of Kenneth Mousseau, was severely injured in an auto accident. All the fellows in the port are pulling for Tim on his recovery. Within the last few weeks, ship­ Trainor and Sam Stawisky off the ping has improved considerably in Columbia, and Deszo Gazsi, Alton Buffalo. The Wm. H. Wolf is on Boyd and John Shortledge, who its way to Toledo to the shipyard rode the Ste, Clair all season. for its five-year inspection and is We recently signed a contract expected to be fitted out shortly with Pringle Barge Lines, which thereafter. operates two tugs and two barges Some of our Canadian Brothers on a steady shuttle-run between MIAMI — Gull Charlie is a good friend to have during the hurricane season. Gull are working on the American side Detroit- and Toledo. CrewmemCharlie is the Atlantic reconnaissance route flown regularly by Air Force hurricane hunters of the border on the ice boom bers ratified the contract and, in project, which is coming along on addition to a fine contract they during the hurricane season. At this time of year, during the hurricane season, when Gull schedule and, according to a re­ are now covered by the Job Secu­ Charlie talks, the east and'^cent report w|iich appeared in rity Program and the Seafarers gulf coasts and all the ships ferred to as "she" and are desig­ describe a hurricane was in a book the local Buffalo papers, it will Welfare Plan. nated alphabetically with female published in 1941 called, appro­ in the area listen. probably hasten the shipping sea­ Our river operations in Algonames — Agnes, Betty, Caroll, priately, Storm. At any rate the The hurricane watch is a com­ son next Spring. nac is now back in full force and bined military and civilian effort Dora, Ethel, etc. The same names practice became common in WW Shipping Normal will be servicing the membership credited with saving many lives are used every four years, but if a II and the official method in Shipping has cooled oft here in via the service launches "Speedy and millions of dollars in prop­ particular storm is severe enough, 1953. As mentioned before, there Detroit: however, this is normal Marlene" and "SIUNA II" from erty damage since it was started the name is retired for a 10 year are four permanent lists. this time of year as most of the now until lay-up. after WW II. The Air Force's Air period. As a point of information, Provided sufficient warning, seniority men are now back to The voting of Union Officers Weather Service flies more than there are no names used beginning with hatches battened down, ships work after taking their regular for the Great Lakes District is six million miles a year over reg­ with Q, U, X, Y or Z. are usually able to ride out these season vacations. now over and the duly elected ular routes and employs more than Why Women? storms. Damage along the coast is The Bob-Lo Company had an­ election committee is hard at work 11,000 military and civilian perHow hurricanes began to be often heavy however, from flood­ other record breaking year carry­ tallying the ballots, the results sonel in three weather centrals, 14 designated by female names is an ing of coastal lands by the sea ing passengers from Detroit to of which will be published in the forecast centers, 36 forecasting unanswered question. Originally and from heavy winds. Much dam­ Bob-Lo Island. According to re­ Seafarers LOG. stations. 57 observing stations and they were named for the saint on age is also caused by flooding ports we received, the Amusement We expect several Atlantic & 192 observing-forecasting stations whose feast day the hurricane from rainfall, which often meas­ Island played host to more than Gulf SIU vessels in the Lakes be­ in 28 countries and islands around occured. Those In the know say ures more than 30 inches near the one million people 'for the three fore the season closes. The first the world. the first use of a girl's name to center of the storm. month season from Memorial Day three are Waterman ships—Yaka, Hurricane Center through Labor Day. The Bob-Lo Maiden Creek and Hastings. We A great deal of activity is cen­ Company, which operates the SIU- recently signed on the City of tered in Miami at the national manned Columbia and Ste. Clair, Aima and the Fairport, also of hurricane center, which is staffed carried more than 800,000 passen­ Waterman SS Co. by Weather Bureau specialists gers to the Island and on Moon­ Shipping remains steady in Du- working closely with the Air light cruises. luth for all ratings. AB's are Force's Weather Service. Here's WASHINGTON—SlU-contracted Calmar Steamship Line Bob-Lo Island boasts some of needed in this port as jobs in the what happens when a tropical has completed its ship exchange program with the Maritime the most exciting amusement rides deck depai-tment are coming in storm is spotted. First the center goes on a 24- Administration and has come away with six C - 4 former in the world. In addition to the steadily. We are looking for por­ rides, there is a beautiful marina ters and firemen. The primary hour, watch. The staff is increased troopships from the reserve that can accommodate 100 pleasure elections for County and State in by some 30 percent and all vaca­ fleet in exchange for older in the company's regular trade boats and there is talk that the the Port of Duluth are over and tions are canceled. Data begins to wartime-built Liberty ships from Philadelphia and Baltimore marina will be expanded to ac­ in District 60, Arne Wanvick led. come in by radio from Air Force to Long Beach, San Francisco, commodate 200 boats. A 100-room the ticket. He is a very good and Navy reconnaissance planes. traded in by the company. Portland and Seattle, carrying The C-4s have 50 percent more motel is now on the drawing friend of labor. This data is gathered largely by cargo space than the traded in steel and general cargo west­ boards and some people are even Dave Turn bu 11 was off the dropsondes, which are weather- Libertys (15,000 deadweight-ton bound and lumber from Califcp:talking about a race track being Frank Taplin on a vacation relief. sensing devices dropped by para­ nia, Washington and Oregon eastbuilt on the island sometime in Dave is a citizens band radio op- chute into the center of the storm. to 10,800 tons), with a speed of bound. 17 knots compared with about 11 the future. ertor and he took his radio back The dropsonde contains a minia­ Calmar traded in 10 older war­ Some of the old-timers now on on the Taplin with him. His call ture radio transmitter which sends knots for the Liberty ships. time-built Libertys for the six Conversion of the former the beach are Bill Cowan, Henry numbers are KLF0.022, so if any­ back temperature, pressure and C-4's. troopships for use in the interone has a band, give him a call position readings. Until it hits The bids were In and many of when the Taplin is in your area. land, the storm is tracked by air­ coastal trade is presently under Our old standby relief, Lou Little, planes. Later the tracking is way. Calmar's Investment in the the vessels were already allocat­ is still around and one of our old- handled by shore based radar in­ ship swap plus the cost of the ed when the MA changed the conversion work on the C-4s is evaluation policy toward the timers, Tommy Dunne, is still giv­ stallations. expected to cost the company over C-4's early this year, boosting the Issues Warnings ing a hand when needed. Earl Arcost of acquiring and converting seneau, full book Second Cook Well armed with reports on $20 million. the vessels by about $300,000 per Conversion work on the vessels registered on the Board, is in the temperature, pressure, humidity, hospital for a checkup. We all winds, cloud structures and other to ready them to enter the do­ vessel. wish Earl a clean bill of health. The SIU hit the MA revalua­ technical data, the Miami center mestic trade includes installation issues four advisories on the storm of dehumidification and heating tion as a plan to destroy the ex­ The SIU is sanding four men to "the Electrical Engineering daily for civilian use, 12 and 24- facilities in the cargo areas, change program. Ship operators School at LaGrange, Illinois at hour forecasts to the Navy and the lengthening some hatches to 75 also objected to the revaluation company's expense. The first class Air Force, and dally outlooks for feet, and the installation of new because they feel it does not take cargo-handling equipment includ­ into consideration the large out­ started September 10. Those who the Defense Department. A "depression" or low pressure ing two 23-ton cranes. lay the companies must make to are attending are Edward Ward, Calmar expects the first con­ convert the ships. Harry Johnson, Frank Chorley area becomes a storm officially and Karl Kage. The Roen Steam­ when Its counterclockwise winds verted vessel to be delivered in The six vessels assigned to Cal­ ship Company's Tug John Purves reach 40 miles an hour. When the November. The full conversion mar are the former Generals and Barge Lillian laid up in Stur­ winds reach 75 miles an hour, she program is expected to be com­ H. L. Scott, G. O. Squier, Omar geon Bay on September 9. The becomes a hurricane officially. pleted near March of 1965. The Bundy, J. R. Brooke, T. H. Bliss Tug Purves may fit out again. Like ships, hurricanes are re­ converted vessels will be assigned and O. H. Ernst. Gull Charlie-Early Warniiig Against Hurricane Danger Calmar Gets Six C-4s; Conversion Work Begun �Paee Foarteen SEAFARERS By Joseph B. Logue, MD. Medical Director Health Benefits In Fresh Food 0 LOG Sepienber 18, 1864 Medicare Bill Stymied; AMA Unwraps Big Guns The AFL-CIO has warned America's union members of a "million dollar propaganda campaign" reported ready to be launched by the American Medical Association in opposition to health care for the aged through social security. Meanwhile, the fate of the"^' bill is uncertain in this session We expect the ads will follow Second, clip out each AMA ad the pattern of previous AMA of Congress, where it has been campaigns—shot full of distortion, and send it to us. Report each ad Accordingr to the Health Bulletin of recent date, how • person's health may be associated with the food he chooses to eat Is becoming a fertile field for investigation. A study recently completed by Dr. Purnell Benson, head of Consumer and Personnel Studies, Inc., Madison, N.J. showed that selection of modern processed food may be related to consumer sickness. Financed by the Soil and Health referred to a joint conference misrepresentation and innuendo, you see on TV. We need to build Foundation of Emmaus, Pa., the study surveyed the food selection committee of both houses. charging the bill interferes with up a complete record for those of 700 farm and small town residents living between Reading and In a letter to the 819 AFL-CIO doctor-patient relationships, at members of Congress who sup- • Lancaster, Pa. Interviewers asked many questions about the type of state and city central labor bod great and needless cost to the port the hospital insurance pro­ food eaten by subjects in the previous 24 hour period. Questions about ies in the United States, Nelson taxpayers. This, of course, is non­ gram. their state of health were asked also. Cruikshank, Director of the AFL- sense, but it cannot be allowed to Meanwhile, of course, be sure The data was processed on an electronic computer and advanced CIO's. Social Security Depart­ go unchallenged. there is a steady flow of letters, techniques were used to attempt to insulate findings from the effect ment, called attention to newspa Strike Back telegrams and phone calls to the of extraneous variables. According to Dr. Benson, the most significant per reports that the AMA planned We in the labor movement can­ Senators and Representatives conclusion produced was that people who ate farm-fresh foods visited a television-newspaper advertis their doctors less often than people who ate foods purchased from ing campaign aimed at defeating not match the million-dollar out­ from your area. Time is short. The House may stores. Foods significantly associated with less frequent visits to the the Senate-passed hospital care lay of the AMA, but we can reply doctor included raw fruits and vegetables, home grown potatoes, home for the aged provision. He noted in other ways. This is what we have already acted on the mea­ sure which passed the Senate last urge you to do: raised meat, home raised fish, dark bread and milk. that House action on the measure First, answer each AMA ad as week. If this desperately-needed In explaining his findings. Dr.. Benson 'theorizes that those who is possible in mid-September. program is to become law at last, expect to eat what they grow may make less use of dangerous insecti­ Cruikshank told the union or­ soon as it appears by a statement, cides. Contaminants or additives introduced during commercial han­ ganizations it was anticipated that press release or in whatever way we must throw our full resources dling of food are absent. Also, higher nutrient values go with greater the AMA would place ads in daily is most suitable in your locality. into the fight right now. The proposed anti - medicare fieshness of foods, Benson contends. Purpose of the study was not newspapers in cities of more than Write to the newspaper, or TV to demonstrate iron-clad cause and effect relationships but to show 100,000 population and in more station, pointing out the errors drive by the AMA comes on the in the ad and pointing up the heels of the first big breakthrough liie type of information that can be obtained by applying computer than 7,000 weekly newspapers. truth about the hospital care pro­ for the Social Security hospital techniques to food selection studies. Copies of Dr. Benson's com­ "We expect the ads will follow plete report can be obtained from The Soil and Health Foundation, the pattern of previous AMA cam gram. Ask others in the commu­ care bill in Congress. The 49 to Emmaus, Pa. paigns — shot full of distortion nity to do the same. Truth is on 44 vote for medicare in the Sen­ Dr. H. Kraut, Director of the Max-Planck Institute for Nutrition misrepresentation and innuendo, our side. Just tell the facts about ate was applauded by labor, which Physiology in Dortmund, Germany, also concludes that many house­ he declared, "charging the bill in­ the needs of the aged in your own has given its full support to the Administration measure. wives are failing to provide the right type of food for their families. terferes with doctor-patient rela area. He reported recently that his studies of the food intake of individual tionships, at great and needless families revealed "a striking shortage not only in the balance of cost to the taxpayers. one or two nutrients, but with many nutrients and often with all "This, of course, is nonsense, nutrients." He notes that housewives are today accustomed to making but it cannot be allowed to go food selections according to taste preferences, without realizing that unchallenged," said Cruikshank. food manufacturers now have the ability to make all foods taste good, The AFL-CIO letter urged each even though they may be of low or undesirable nutritional value. group to answer the AMA ads as Reporting on his study in the German newspaper Kieler Nachrichten, soon as they appeared by a state­ By Col Tanner, Executive Vice-President Dr. Kraut states that housewives guilty of poor meal planning pro­ ment or a press release. He said vided far less milk, cheese, meat, fish, whole wheat bread, potatoes, the labor movement could not vegetables and fruit than the more successful diet planners. He "match the million-dollar outlay noted that some families simply lived on the type of food that happened of the AMA," but he urged union Attempts by railroad operators to drive their competitors out of to be in season in their area, without regard to balancing the diet. leaders to "write to the newspa­ business are hardly new in U.S. history. Typical tactics used by the Recently, Health Bulletin reported that Dr. Frederick Kilander, dean per or TV station pointing out of the graduate school of Wagner College in New York and former the errors in the ad and pointing rail interests include discriminatory rate cutting or all-out legislative professor of health education at New York University, made the up the truth about the hospital support for new laws that can cripple other forms of competing same point. "Housewives make their choices on the basis of food care program," he stated. "Truth,' transportation. The latest wrinkle in this sordid record of attempted legislative preferences first and only secondly on nutritional value," Dr. Kilander he added, "is on our side." destruction of their competition by the railroad lobbyists is full-blown said. Using taste to guide them, housewives are coming home with The text of Cruikshank's letter support for a bill which would put a new user tax on all fuels utilized more and more sweets, high starch and other high calorie foods follows; by inland water carriers. Inland water operators know that if passed, the same foods responsible for the American overweight problem with This is a warning of a new, this levy could very well drive them out of business, thus leaving its resultant diseases, Kilander said. million dollar propaganda cam­ the bulk of freight business to the railroads.. paign about to launched. The user tax bill, which is now before Congress, was first set forth According to reliable newspa­ in President's budget message of January 21st. It was formally per reports, the American Medt- submitted to the legislative mill by Secretary of the Treasury Douglas cal Association will spend that Dillon and would Impose a two-cent-per-gallon tax on fuels used on the EXAMS THIS PERIOD: June 1 - June 30, 1964 amount on a new advertising inland vessels having a maximum 4Port Seamen Wives Children TOTAL campaign against hospital insur­ draft of 15 feet or less. Baltimore 161 34 17 212 lic assets. Young also commented ance for the aged as part of So­ Inland waterway operators have on this barely camouflaged assist Houston 187 14 16 217 cial Security. bitterly protested this so-called Mobile 78 4 13 95 These ads, the reports say, will user" tax which, they claim, will to the nation's railroads in their New Orleans 283 14 18 315 be placed in daily newspapers in eventually drive them out of ex­ attempt to get the lion's share of New York 587 45 22 654 every city of 100,000 or more, in istence. The operators charge that the nation's freight business. He Philadelphia 202 36 19 257 some 7,000 weekly newspapers, the new levy will boost their fuel told the Senate that the proposed and on whatever television sta­ costs by about 20 percent. It is bill would "severely dislocate • es­ tablished competitive and commu­ TOTAL 1,498 147 105 1,750 tions will accept them. obvious to people who know the nity relationships and discourage inland barge business that a economic growth. Inflicting serious healthy increase in operating costs, hardships on communities in de­ such as this, could mean the cru­ pressed areas whose future pros­ cial margin of remaining solvent. pects depend directly on full de­ The operators have pointed out velopment of their water re­ that while the first application of sources." the tax would be on boats operat­ Young concluded with an appeal ing on the country's rivers, there to his fellow-senators to preserve WASHINGTON—Proposals in Congress to impose a so-called "user" charge on fuel is nothing to prevent the same the economic life of the country's used by U.S. inland waterway carriers, a proprosal which would tip the scales of inland taxes from being applied to harbor inland waterway system. "Let us cargo competitions sharply in favor of the railroads, has been blasted on the floor of the craft and deep sea vessels eventu­ not hamper the use of oiu- lakes, Senate by Senator Stephen ally. If this fuel tax were to be rivers and all waterways by our Pointing out that such a tax on Ways and Means Committee. The extended, it would be another people whether engaged in busi­ Young (D.-O.). by Senator Young major drawback in the U.S. fleet's ness or using their waterways for Imposition of taxes of tariffs waterway carriers would dis­ statement marked the first formal political long struggle for survival. recreation and pleasure," he said. courage waterway use and waste "of any sort" on inland water The first major defense of the statement of opposition to the Other segments of the trans­ carries would be "unconscionable" priceless public assets. Young inland water carrier industry came proposal and promises a hard fight portation industry also are facing Young told his Senate colleagues. charged that such a tax would also recently when Senator Stephen the threat of new "user" taxes by He was referring to an administra­ "severely dislocate established against the bill in Congress. Passage of the proposal would Young (D-Ohio) declared that taxes the government. The Administra­ tion backed proposal by Treasury competitive and community rela­ give a big boost to the nation's or tariffs of any sort on inland tion has already asked Congress to Secretary Douglas Dillion which tionships and discourage economic railroads at the expense of the in­ water operators would be "uncon­ extend the current five percent would assess a two-cent-per-gallon growth, inflicting serious hard­ land waterway carriers. It has long scionable." In a long speech on the excise tax on amounts paid for air fuel tax on inland barge lines. ships on communities in depressed been the device of the railroads to Senate floor. Young stated that Waterway , carriers have been areas whose future prospects de­ eliminate water competition by user tolls on inland waterways passenger traffic and has also re­ quested a five percent air freight strongly opposed to any such tax pend directly on full development selective rail rate cutting which would represent a reversal of long­ tax. Observers in Washington also and have said so loudly. The rail­ of their water resources." forced the water carriers out of standing policy. expect that Congress will be as'^ed roads have of course lined up ..Lengthy debate over the pro's business and then allowed the The Ohio senator charged that if to hike truck use taxes when th? strongly behind the bill which and con's of the user tax proposal railroads to raise the rates once the tax were imposed, it would would place them at a-competitive is expected during the next ses­ more to any level th^ pleased, weaken the use of the nation's Treasury Department completes i s review of the nation's highway pi* advantage... sion of . Congress in the House without fear of competition. waterways and waste priceless pub­ gram. Inland Carriers Fight 'User Tax' SlU C/fnic £xofns—A// Ports Viaterway 'User' Tax Proposal Blasted On Floor Of Senate I �September 18, 1964 MEAFARERS LOG Pare Fiffeea SBAFARBRS POBTS OP THE WOKLD Abidjan Is the capital city of the free republic of the Ivory Coast. One of the largest and best ports of the West African Coast since the port was opened In 1951, It has become a ma­ jor trading and commercial center for the interior of equa­ torial Africa. The city Is a regular port of call for the ships of the Delta Lines, and will be visited by Seafarers that are sailing aboard the Del Valle which will be docking in the beautiful Ebrie Lagoon on Sept. 23. Located on_ a small promentory that juts into the Ebrie Lagoon, Abidjan is linked to its southern quarters on an is­ land In the lagoon by means of a long bridge. The Ivory Coast was at one time a geographical division of the French colony of French West Africa. Abidjan be­ came the capital city of the Ivory Coast in 1934, when it was decided to locate a long sought for port in the Ebrie Lagoon at that city to meet the rail terminal which links the coastal areas to the many island cities. In order to locate a port at Abidjan, it was necessary to first cut-the huge sandbar that forms the ocean side of the lagoon. The project was begun in 1937 and completed in 1951. The canal, named the Vridi, is 2 miles long, 49 feet deep and 400 yards wide. The entrance to the canal from the ocean is well protected by a log rock breakwater. The city of Abidjan reflects the European influence of the French and is laid out with broad avenues lined with tall trees, which crisscross the highly industrialized metropolis. Gardened squares dot the city. Around these squares is growing a modern city, built mostly by the government to house the necessary govern­ mental offices and courts of a growing young republic. The city is the industrial and commercial center of the portion of the West African coast which extends almost due 'east and west. Since the Ivory Coast achieved its independ­ ence in 1960, industries have grown around the city which include large sawmills, soap manufacturing facilities, and breweries. Abidjan is located just a few degrees from the equator, and has four seasons each year, which include the greater rainy and dry seasons and the lesser rainy and dry seasons. _ Seafarers visiting this port can take tours of the city, using either bus^or cab. There are also several large parks, ex­ hibits and museums of which the city residents are proud. Of course, the market place, in the city's southern quar­ ters, is a favorite spot for a keen-eyed Seafarer looking for a bargain in the form of some intricately carved ivory, or some carved hardwood artistically shaped into a local god or devil. An esrial view of the port of Abidjan on the Ebrle Lagoon shows the excellence anchorage facilities that have made it a major trading and commercial center in West Africa. r 'S W V \ Abidjan, capital of the republic of the Ivory Coast, reflects the influence of the French who formerly controlled it as part of French West Africa. Pictured above is Place Lapalud which is surrounded by government buildings, business establishments and apartments. The Ivory Coast government has financed the construction of more than 4,000 homes such as the ones above. These dwellings house the government workers who provide the man­ power for the offices, courts and other services of the growing young republic. J W • Seafarers sailing on Delta Line ships are regular visitors to the port of Abidjan. The Del Aires, seen above, is shown unloading a typical cargo of heavy machinery and textiles. I �MMBtarIC SMi IOC Face SIzteea Sponsored By PropeJler Club flmw OriMM Mmmtershlp Mmmlliis Merchant Marin# Conference To Discuss Maritime Woes "A New Look at the Merchant Marine" will be the chief topic of the Propeller Club's annual American Merchant Marine Conference to be held at the end of September. The selection of the topic pear at one of the sessions to was promulgated by recent defend the Government's attitude, developments in the maritime and a speaker for the government industry, most of them harmful in some way or other to U.S.-flag shipping. Some of the other recent de­ velopments that will be discussed by the Club's conference are the controversy between the various steamship conferences and the Federal Maritime Commission over more stringent regulation of seaborne freight rates, and the investigation by Senator Paul Douglas (D.-Ill.) and a Joint con­ gressional committee, on supposed disparities between export and im­ port rates on the same com­ modities. Lunch at World's Fair The bulk of the Conference's business will be done at the Wal­ dorf-Astoria in New York between September 30 and October 2. A highlight of the convention will be, however, a luncheon at the World's Fair. John M. Will, form­ er commander of the Navy's Mili­ tary Sea Transport Service and now a shipping executive, will give the main address on the role of shipping subsidies and their rela­ tion to the national defense. Mr. Johnson of the MA will ap- , LBrkMk^av.., side from the Federal Maritiihe Commission is also expected. According to John Hilly, presi­ dent of Bush Terminal and con­ vention chairman, the forum will be one of the liveliest ever held at the annual conferences. Maritime service organizations, such as insurance for shipping, banking and freight forwarding will be the subject of the first forum. Henry W. Farnums, vicepresident of the Insurance Com­ pany of North America, is one of the speakers. Congress' views on recent mari­ time legislation will be discussed by Representative John M. Murphy (D.-N.Y.). The broad problem of subsidies will be taken up by a panel of shipping officials. A broad panel discussion will take place on the lot of unsubsidized shipping, and the final con­ ference on closing day will take up the problems of inland water carriers. In a related development. The Propeller Club declared their con­ tinued opposition to any govern­ ment cutbacks on the Marine Hos­ pitalization Program, declaring that a strong American merchant marine means the necessity of having seafarers in good health. The hospital program for seamen is supported by maritime labor. Government and shipping groups. Regular monthly membership meeting held recently at New Orleans brought out a capacity crowd -of Seafarers, part of whidi It shown here during discussion of good and welfare. Anti-Union Views Aired By Florida Bail road Boss WASHINGTON—The feudal baron of the Alfred I. duPont estate and the strike-bound Florida East Coast Railway had his day before a Congressional Committee—and it may take a while for some of the members to recover. They received firsthand from Edward Ball, a trustee to the railroad, include 31 banks, tended that his power complex of the duPont estate and mas­ a major paper company and vast was small indeed, compared to the termind of the antiunion policies of the Florida railroad, an indoc­ trination into 19tti century econ­ omics and philosophy. Th House Banking and Cur­ rency Committee called Ball to testify on a bill introduced by Chairman Wright Patman (D. Tex.) to require the duPont estate to divest itself of its numerous busi­ ness operations which, in addition real estate holdings. Leon Kyserling, former chair­ man of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, had estimated that the entire industrial complex controlled by the estate was worth about $2 billion, mostly concen­ trated in Florida. To Ball, however, this is a "small leaf" being harassed by the Federal Government. He con- unions. Ball was mad at Sen. William Proxmire (D.-Wis.) for saying on the floor of the Congress that the duPont estate, itself, did not pay any Federal taxes. He cited the thousands of dollars paid by the entire complex. It took lengthy questioning by Patman to get Ball to admit that the estate, alone, did not pay any taxes—which is what ProxmiiT had said all along. The bitter Florida railroad strike, now in its 18th month, was the subject of a number of ques­ tions for Ball. He flatly rejected the suggestion of several Committee members that a Presidential panel be named to resolve the issues. Said Ball: "No management of any company should be left in the hands of dis­ interested persons." He accused the unions of un­ willingness to negotiate on a giveand-take basis, yet flatly stated that he would never permit a striker to take the job of a strike­ breaker. Ball didn't try to cover up his philosophy that men have the right to strike ("walk off the Job") but management has the right to break the strike. One full morning of the hearing was occupied when the Tfi-year-old Ball insistd on reading every word of a 74-page statement, although Patman had lu-ged him to Insert it in the record and answer,questions, as most witnesses do. Representative Robert G. Ste­ phens (D.-Ga.) said that he was "confused." Representative Rich­ ard T. Hanna (D. Calif.) Inferred that Ball was a sly old "fox" and that as far as be was concerned be was "greatly entertained but not too enlightened." By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS rebates or discounts. Another important saving is provided by the Savings On 'Property Insurance' "homeowner" policies now available in most states. Recently a family bought a house and arranged for property There are several kinds of homeowner policies, but they usually insurance from the company that had provided the mortgage. Later comibine a number of different types of coverage, formerly provided the family discovered it .could buy the same insurance from another by separate policies, into one policy. Basically, fire, windstorm and large company for 35 per cent less. But with one pretext or another other "extended coverage" is combined with burglary insurance and the mortgage company refused to accept the other firm's insurance. comprehensive personal liability insurance. Finally it did agree to accept a policy from a third company that gave •The liability insurance is very important but often neglected by at least a discount of 10 per cent from standard rates. homeowners. Liability insurance covers you against a damage suit Many homeowners are in this position. They took out fire or other by a visitor accidentally injured on your premises or by your family property insurance through a mortgage lender or real-estate dealer even while away from home. without comparing rates. Sometimes they even bought insurance By combining these several kinds of insurances into one policy, this way in the mistaken belief that they had to do so to get the the homeowner's policy provides broader protection at less cost than mortgage. And because insurance payments often are lumped in with if you bought these policies separately. mortgage and tax payments, in a single monthly payment, families A number of insurance companies now also offer « "tenant's sometimes may not realize the full cost. Thus, many families pay policy," similar to the homeowner policy but without the insurance more than necessary, and also tend to underinsure their homes or on the dwelling itself. leave large gaps in their Insurance protection. There are several types of homeowner policies, called "A," "B" or Today a trend to keener competition among insurance companies "C," or as they are called in some states and by some companies, and the development of more comprehensive policies have provided "1," "2," or "3." In the "Homeowner's A" policy, usually the contents increased opportunities to reduce this expense or get more complete of yoiu- home are insured at 40 per cent of the insurance on the coverage at little or even no more cost. house itself. For example, if you carry ^14,000 of insurance on your There are three major ways to save on property insurance. For house, the contents automatically are insured for $5,600. The insur­ one, many mutual companies and other rate-deviating insurers offer ance covering "off-the-premises" losses is set at 5 per cent; or, in this example, $700. The comprehensive personal liability insurance is set at $10,000 for damages arising from lawsuits because of Injuries, and $250 for medical payments. Other coverages similarly are set at percentages of the insurance on the house. However, if you feel you need more insurance against some risks, you usually can add a rider increasing those coverages. Some mortgage lenders may require that you take out the "B" version of the homeowner's policy, which gives protection against, QiilitliigSiiip? additional hazards at a higher cost. The "C" version covers practically all risks but is very expensive and sometimes hard to get. Notify llftloii But while a lender can require you to have a "B" policy, keep in A reminder from SIU head­ mind that he can't tell you where to buy it. quarters cautions all Seafarers The third important way to save Is io take the largest "deductible" leaving their ships to contact provision you feel safe with, and that your state laws permit. For the hall in ample time to allow example, various companies may permit you to buy a homeowner's -the Union to dispatch a replace­ policy in which you pay the first $50 or $100 of damage, or even the ment. Failure to give notice be­ first $250. In such policies, you would have to give up minor claims fore paying off may cause a de­ as for a cigarette burn on a rug. But you protect -yourself against layed sailing, force the ship to the real risks that you could not insure yourself, which is the only sail short of the manning re­ valid reason for insurance, and the savings are considerable. quirements and needlessly make For example, taking a $100-deductlble policy instead of a full the work tougher for your ship­ coverage can save as much as 25 per cent of the cost of the home­ mates. owner insurance. �September 18, 1964 SEAFARERS Page Seventeea LOG Radiation Treatment Of Fish To Create Wider Sales Areas By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives GLOUCESTER, Mass.—An innovation in the processing and preservation of seafood products is scheduled to get underway here this month which promises eventually to greatly enlarge the market for fresh seafood to include the central portion of the U.S. and help SiU Safety Program Gets Results The subject of shipboard safety has always been of top importance the U.S. fishing industry meet the growing competition from longer. The longer lasting quali­ kills many of the bacteria within to every member of the Seafarers International Union. Not oniy have foreign trawlers operating in ties of the irradiated fish, it is It. No radioactivity is produced Seafarers made reguiated safety measures one of their major con­ in the food by the process. Preserves Flavor The radiation process does not remove the need to refrigerate the food, but goes a long way to­ ward insuring its freshness and greatly extending its "shelf life," thus enlarging the marketing area for it. It has been found, for in­ stance, that the storage lifetime of Pacific crabmeat can be ex­ tended from seven days to 35 by the use of the radiation process with no loss in quality of flavor. THULE, Greenland—Seafarers who think it's a tough job The Gloucester plant, which I chipping ice from the decks of their ships during the winter will be operated by the Bureau I should consider the plight of the icebreakers assigned the task of Commercial Fisheries of the 1 of keeping the ship supply routes to Thule open during the Interior Department, is designed summer. to process about a ton an hour During the winter no attempt is made to keep the sea lanes of flounder and haddock. How­ I to America's northernmost military base open. This year however, ever clams, oysters, erab and 1 it proved to be a pretty tough job even in the summer. shrimp are also to be experi­ Two Navy and coast guard icebreakers, the Atka and the mented with. i Westwind, are assigned to the fight against the summer ice, which A floating radiation processing . usually starts early in July and ends late in September. For the plant is scheduled for dedication rest of the year you couldn't budge the ice with dynamite. Normally, when the resupply of the base begins, the summer : sometime next year which it is ; sun has reduced the intervening ice to the point where the big, I hoped will help to meet the com­ ^ specially equipped icebreakers can get through easily, with the i petition exerted by foreign fish­ ing fleets working the Grand I supply ships following. This year however, both vessels, equipped Banks accompanied by process­ I with welded double hulls with over an inch and a half thick steel I plating have had a real job on their hands battering their way ing ships which freeze the fish as ' through. soon as it is caught. On many occasions, they had to face ice fields as thick as 1 Although there has been a i four to six feet. On one occasion, getting a supply vessel through| great deal of experin>entation with I to the base required clearing a path through 250 miles of ice 1 radiation treatment for food, only that averaged four feet thick. To complicate matters, at some! a few products have been ap­ ij places along the route ice floes collided and overlapped, doubling proved for general consumption I up to as much as 15 feet in thickness. The icebreakers, with special in the U.S.—among these canned ice-crushing notches on the bottom of their prows, are designed bacon and wheat products. to slice through ice floes of six to nine feet. In addition to the unusually heavy summer ice, fog, heavy snow and cold Arctic winds also hanmered the operation. The 250 mile trip took nine days to compete. A possible shifting of the Greenland Current, which helps to I naelt the ice, and the exceptionally cold winter and spring weather last year are blamed for creating this summer's deep freeze. or near U.S. waters. This month a plant opens in Gloucester which emiploys radia­ tion to kill bacteria which cause spoilage. The process will make fish, clams and other seafood not only taste fresher when it reaches the consumer's table but also last hoped, will bring about heater consumiption of fresh fish. The radiation used in such processing is discharged by cobalt 60. In the processing the fish is first packaged to prevent the en­ try of outside bacteria and is then given a dose of radiation that U.S. Icebreakers At Thuie Have One Of Worst Years Yet Bill Offers Bait To Lure Medicos To Small Towns WASHINGTON—Ninety-nine U.S. cotinties haven't the services of a physician, Senator Norris Cotton (R-N.H.) de­ clared as he argued for a bill that would offer incentive to young dentists and doctors to"^ ' ^ settle in communities that service often must depend on men who are 65 years of age or need them most. • Cotton was interviewed with Senator Quentin N. Burdick (DN.D.) on Washington Reports to the People, AFL-CTO public ser­ vice program heard on more than 700 radio stations. Burdick said the situation is extremely serious in his state of North Dakota. "We have 7 or 8 cities, medium sized, without a doctor of any kind," he declared. "When some­ one becomes ill or is stricken with an attack, all he can get Is first aid, and then travel 100 or 200 miles in an ambulance. It means death in some cases." Cotton explained, the bill would grant a forgiveness of 10 percent a year, up to fiVe year, of the loan provided dental and medical stu­ dents under the Health Profes­ sions Educational Act if the young man or woman settles in a com­ munity designated as in special need of such service. Both senators pointed out that the situation in rural areas is growing worse, since most medical and dental graduates today settle in metropolitan areas. Small com­ munities that now have medical older. Cotton said a survey showed that 11 counties in Nebraska have no doctors; 60 towns in the state have no doctors, 10 have one, and 30 doctors over 65 years old. The situation is growing worse, he asserted, since people fear to live in a community that does not have a doctor. "You can't get people to buy old faiin houses or stay in them," he smiled. "Wealthy people don't want to take over an old farm house as a summer home or permanent residence anymore, since one of the first things they ask is the availability of medical care." Small communities, as in North Dakota, are most desirable loca­ tions for living, Burdick declared. The measure was originally a part of the Health Provisions Edu­ cation Act, which authorizes loans to doctors, dentists and nurses to help them through college. As it stands now, as a separate bill, it would forgive up to 50 percent of the loan if the dentists and doctors settled in designated small towns and rural areas. Reds Plan Two Atomic Icebreakers GENEVA — The Russians will build two atomic-powered ice­ breakers to join the one they al­ ready have, the Soviet delegate to the UN's International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy announced here. The delegate, A. M. Petrosyants, chairman of the Soviet's atom energy committee, said his coun­ try would concentrate on building more icebreakers rather than nuclear-powered merchant ships. He said his nation's decision to confine atomic power afloat to ice­ breakers, however, was the result of special problems faced by the communist country, a great' part of whose coastline is icebound much of the year. He said it was more practical to build atomic icebreak­ ers because such ships were con­ stantly on the move and had need of the tremendous cruising ranges offered by nuclear power. Mer­ chant ships, he said, which must constantly load and unload car­ goes, and are consequently able to refuel regularly, would not ben­ efit from atom power that much. The Soviet icebreaker • Leni.n, built several years ago, was the first atomic-powered vessel in the world. It has seen constant serv­ ice keeping Soviet arctic shipping moving from harbor to harbor through the ice. The first of the new Russian ice­ breakers will go into service in 1971, the second to follow shortly thereafter. The new icebreakers will each have two reactors to drive the engines. The Lenin has three. The new reactors will be so reliable, Petrosyants said, that only two will be needed. cerns, but they do everything in their power to make sure nothing is left to chance in this vital area. The results achieved through the SIU safety program have been Impressive. For instance, the U.S. Coast Guard has declared that American merchant marine vessels have now become the safest in the world. Proof of this accomplishment is the number of safety award plaques that have been received and are prominently displayed aboard countless SIU ships. The achievements of the SIU safety program didn't come about overnight. Unfortunately, it took years of ship disasters before a turning point was reached. After losing too many ships and seamen through needlessly unsafe practices, the Union and the Federal Government began to enforce protective measures and reforms in the construction of vessels and their operation. SIU members were also doing their share to insure the proper standards of safety were maintained. Union crewmembers continuously insist that necessary repairs be given prompt and speedy attention to make sure that they sail on safe ships. The SIU Safety Department op­ Although every SIU member is erates as part of the Seafarers constantly reminded through the Welfare Plan and has been in op­ LOG and other Union literature eration for several years. Offi­ that "An SIU ship is a safe ship," cials of the department have es- the Safety Department has been tablisihed advisory relationships established as a joint-undertaking, between the Union and the com­ with the Welfare plan, but has panies, with personnel on vessels established its own identity by directly concerned with safety, turning this slogan into reality. and with various agencies in the In addition to its information maritime industry specifically program the SIU Safety Depart­ dealing with the promotion of ment also engages in the follow­ better safety. ing activities: Safety Facts • To assure competitive inter­ After analyzing safety statistics est in safety among crews, a based on accident reports fur­ certificate of award has been pre­ nished by the companies for the pared and presented to those past several years, the Union vessels meeting the department's Safety Department has come to standards and requirements. two basic conclusions: • A letter from the department 1. Lost-time accidents occur­ ring aboard ship represent one was sent out to every SIU ship out of every three accidents re­ requesting a survey be taken among crewmembers to get their ported. 2. One out of every five acci­ ideas and suggestions to improve dents reported took place while the safety program. In addition the crewmember was on "off the survey determined how often safety meetings are held, and how duty" status. the safety program in working out Safety department officials re­ on individual ships. The letter gard these two conclusions as the also stressed the importance of areas wihere their efforts must submitting safety meeting minutes be directed. However, it will take to the safety chairman. the cooperation of every member • A centralized permanent file of the Union if they are to make has been established on every SIU any progress in their campaign. The Safety Department also i vessel. which contains j . correspond. *. in,portn„t by 1"?, ''I!.,!"''"":"™';, checking accident reports. They meeting minutes, etc. Regular can learn the major areas aboard checks are made of this file peri­ odically to determine whether ship where accidents occur, the safety meetings are being held. ratings of the men involved, the This checking permits department areas of the body commonly in­ personnel to keep up direct con­ jured and other significant data. tact with the vessels. These investigations by the de­ • Regular visits to vessels have partment are all aimed at one very important objective: to re­ become an integral part of the duce the potential for accidents department's program. These and injuries with the intent of visits help establish personal con­ avoiding their recurrence wher­ tact and discussio'n of important safety matters with tlie ship and ever possible. In order to achieve this objec­ company personnel. • An extensive information ex­ tive, the Safety Department has created a four-fold program change program has been devel­ which is summed uip by the word oped to keep up to date on tlm "L-I-V-E." Each letter of this latest safety activities and im­ word stands for an important area provements throughout tiic mari­ of the department's activities. The time industry. • Tlie n e p a r t ni e n t attends areas are Liaison—with {'ompanies and safety agencies; Inspec­ meetings and conferences held by tion of Vessels to certify that the the Marine Section of the National" proper standards of safety are Safety Council and otlier similar maintained; and Education — of bodies for the purpose of exchang­ all personnel to achieve the best ing ideas and essential informa­ tion. The department makes full safety record possible. In short, to insure the contin­ use of the materials and fads ued good health of every Union which are collected at these member. Seafarers are urged to functions. "L-LV-E with the program of the The promotion of shipboard Safety Department." The use of safety is the number one concern this slogan on all literature is­ of every SIU member. To ma!>c sued by the Department serves this objective a reality, every Sea­ as a constant reminder of the farer is urged to do his utmost to aims and objectives of this pro­ keep the L-I-V-E program con­ stantly in mind. gram. �SEAFARERM Plag* Eighteea SevteiA* It. IHi IO0 Catch Limitations Fail; Whaling Industry Dying SOUTHAMPTON, England — Th^ international whaling. industry is on tha tiireshhold of death, according to one of tha four scientific advisors to the moribund International Whaling Commission, If the great whaling fieets whaling Industry. Recently, the down of the Whaling Commission Japanese bought out the only might tempt nations to disregard of Norway, Japan and Russia other large fleet, that of the cannot be urged to limit their Netherlands. A fleet. In whaling fisheries agreements like those in Great whales like tha one above shown being hauled aboard a modern whaling ship, are close to extinction. Failure on the part of the major whaling nations to agree on limiting the number of whales taken yearly is leading to the death of the international whaling industry. Study Tax Status Of Riglttist Croup WASHINGTON—Congressional investigators are probing tha tax-exempt status of a foundation set up by Texas Oil Billionaire H. L. Hunt which has poured out a steady stream of right -wing propaganda ~ through radio and television Life Line's revenue now comes programs, books, pamphlets primarily frona eomhiercial sponand newspapers. Hunt, described by Time maga­ zine as "the big daddy to many a far-right crusade," set up Facts Forum in 1951 and was the prin­ cipal financial contributor to its broadcasts and publications por­ traying the nation in the grip of a Communist conspiracy and the income tax as the fount of all evil. In 1958, Hunt changed its name to the Life Line Founda­ tion, a self described "patriotic, educational and religious pro­ gram." Representative Wright Patman (D.-Tex.), who is directing a House Simail Business subcom­ mittee investigation of tax-exempt foundations, drew from Internal Revenue Service ofi'icials an ac­ knowledgment tiiat an IRS exam­ iner three years ago recommeiided revoc-.ition of Life Line's tax-exempt status, althougn the agency has not yet acted on it. Patman put into the hearing rec­ ord data sliowi'.ig that: • Direct contrihutions to Hunt's foundations — presumably deducted from taxa'n'e income of the donors totaled ."53.03 million in fi.scal years 1951 through 19G0, of whic'ii I-Iu.it cnntrihuted $2.9 million. GutC Oil was another big contributor. Business Contributions • During a three-year period in the I950's, 114 corporations and individuals contributed $274,000 for subscriptions to Facts Forum News. In addition to Hunt, who gave $100,00-0 of the total, major donations were made by the First National Bank of D.dlas, with $33,000, and the Continental Sup­ ply Co. of Dalla.s, a division of Youngstown .='beet & Tube Co., $35,000. Other corporate donors of subscriptions included Sears, Roebuck & Co. From this House committee hearings, this picture emerges: The House hearings show that sorsihip of its broadcasts with the largest group of sponsors com­ posed of companies owned or controlled by Hunt. According to Group Research, Inc., an authority on a network of right - wing organizations, the shift in emphasis appears to bear out Hunt's frequent urging that business use its $11 billion-ayear advertising budget to coir.fjat the viewpoint of "the mistaken." Group Research pointed out that by Life Line's own definition, "mistaken" is the title which Life Line has fixed in the public mind as a specific, but non-Iibelous designation for all enemies of freedom — Communists, fellowtravelers, etc., leaving them to classify themselves. Thus, in Life Line propaganda quoted in a Senate speech last year by Senator Maurine Neuberger (D.-Ore.), statements such as these are imde: ".A.S anti-Commuaist sentiment grows .scronger in the United States, the 'mistaken' farces seek­ ing ta end freedom feel the dam­ age to their cause . . . The Sec­ ond World War was but another step in the progiram of the 'mis­ taken' to canqucr the entire world." As Mrs. Ncuberger pointed out, the u.se of the phrase "is Hunt's not-so-subtle way of accusing anyone who disagrees with him of being a Communist, without risk­ ing a Hhel suit. But the vicious innuendo is no less vicious be­ cause it is put into this kind of transiperent code." The Oregon senator painted out that the Lax-exempt status of ex­ tremist foundations means that other taxpa.vei-.s must pay a larger portion of the nation's tax bill. "There is prolaably no one who gets mo-e radical riglit-wing prop­ aganda value for his tax-exempt dollar than Haroldson Lafayette Hunt," she declared. catches in the Antarctic this sea­ son, the scientist, John Gulland predicts the industry will soon become economically impractical its potential worth of $140 million a year wrecked by overexploltation. The blame is laid to the fact that the IWC failed at its meeting in Norway two months ago to reach agreement on catch limita­ tions. The result of this, Gulland said, would be the "virtually un­ restricted" killing of whales next season. Citing the reason for the failure of whale conservation, Gulland said it was that "like other wild­ life resources, the whale belongs to no one and therefore it is in no one's direct interest to look after them." The blue whale, the largest creature on earth, is already believed close to extinction. Catches of fin whales, cousins to the blues, have diminished from annual hauls of 28,000 to less than half that figure. This despite the fact whaling efficiency has Im­ proved tremendously in recent years. The Japanese, with seven deepsea whaling fleets, the Russians and Norwegians, with four each, now comprise the total world Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) t- t Eastern Ait Lines (Flight Engineers) ^ ^ ^ H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated -Clothing Workers) 4* i i Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stiizei-Weiler Distilleries "Old Filzserald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4. 4. 4' 4> J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4- Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4i 4> 4* Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) terms, is made up of 18 vessels, including factory ships. Quotas Ignored Gulland also said he had "very strong suspicions" that previous International quota agreements had been violated and that whales had been caught out of season and outside of the agreed catch­ ing areas. Ho also warned that the break­ the Atlantic and Pacific. The crisis in the whaling in­ dustry will be on the agenda of a United Nations Food and Agri­ culture Organization meeting next month. The four scientists who made the futile recommendations to the IWC were, besides Gulland, Sidney J. Holt of the UN group. K. R, Allen of New Zealand and D. G. Chapman of Seattle. A New Idea For Power; Uranium From Seawater GENEVA—A British scientist has told the International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy here that a new method has been discovered to extract virtually limitless quantities of urani--*um from seawater. with glass fabric or musliu coated Dr. Robert Spence, newly wUh titanium hydroxide and car­ named chief of Britain's Atomic Energy Research Center at Har­ well, told the conference that the method has been tried success­ fully on a small-scale but major engineering problems must be solved before it can add signifi­ cantly to the world's uranium supply. According to scientists at the conference, the world will need one to two million tons of uranium for atomic fuels and other uses before.this century is over. If "breeder reactors" — which create new fuel as they burn the old—do not come into sufficient use, the requirement for uranium will be more on the order of three million tons. The source of the ocean-mined uranium would be the ocean cur­ rents that replenish the waters around some of the major mari­ time nations. Dr. Spence said that the Florida current, for example, that comes sweeping out of the Gulf of Mexico carries about two million tons of uranium past Key West each year. The British researcher has been trying for sometime to find a sub­ stance that would attract the uranyl Ion—a combination of one uranium atom paired with two oxygen atoms — from seawater. The best substance found to do the job has been titanium hydrox­ ide. Tests have been carried out U.S. Share Of Lakes Cargoes Still Dropping CLEVELAND — Altiiough bulk cargo shipments of iron ore, coal and grain have reached a fouryear high on the Great Lakes, only 9.6 per cent of one of the more important commodities, grain, was carried by U.S. vessels. According to the Lake Carriers Association, shipments of the three main cargoes over the first half of 1964 totaled 50,777,603 net tons, up from "42,329,394 tons a year earlier. Of 2,621,493 shipped tons of grain—a record—251,663 tons sailed in American holds. Total iron ore and coal shipments remained static because of current lower water levels on the Great Lakes. ried by a ship In ocean water off the coast of England. Eventually, a 'system is seen that would screen uranium-laden water entering or leaving tidal lagoons with the titanium hyroxide attracters. Costs for tha new process are still fairly high, outstripping even that of uranium itself, which is depressed on the world market because of overproduction. En­ gineering refinements that will come with development of the new process would reduce ultimate costs, the scientist said. Chatahooche River Canal Operating COLUMBUS, Ga. — Deep draft Inland tugs and barges, making use of the new nine-foot Chatahooehe River canal, have begun plying their way from Columbia, Alabama to this inland port and Phenix City, Alabama across the river. The deepening and channeling project, iust completed by the Army Corps of Engineers, con­ nects for the first time inland Georgia and Alabama with regions as far away a.s the southwestern industrial areas of Texas and Louisiana through the Intracoastal Waterway. The first barge to use the canal was one carrying 225,000 gallons of imported blackstrap molasses for delivery at the 500,000 gallon molasses storage tanks in Phenix City. The Alabama State Dock De­ partment has spent more than $1 million in waterfront Improve­ ments in Phenix City, including a new barge dock, warehouse, paved open storage areas and a rail spur connected the pier area with in­ land points and a molasses ter­ minal. The pier area is backed by a 140 industrial park, and state offi­ cials hope that a chemical industry firm will find the site and its facilities to its liking. * Columbus facilities include a new barge dock and an inland warehouse. The canal, before improvement by the Army Engineers, was a two'^ foot waterway. �11; MM SEAFARERS Page Wlaeleai LOG Notify Union On LOG Mail Aa Scafaren know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to nnoicrous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG Involves calling all SIU steamship compimies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies ot the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there.. . As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mall is not delivered so that th«^i Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. Sympathy, Aid Bring Thanks To the Editor: I am sending this message as thanks to everyone in the Un­ ion for the Seafarers Welfare Fund check which I have re­ ceived as a death benefit for my dear brother John DzinJrck, who recently passed away. The money will help to cover a lot of expenses and will en. able me to fulfil many of my brother's last wishes. Thank you all for your kind offer to assist me and I will call on you should I need help. Mary Dzlnjrck 4 i 4. Mt. Washington Crew Praised To the Editor: I want to write a few words to express my feeliqgs for the crew of the S.S. MoUnt Wash­ ington, and also the Captain, Chief Mate, Mr. Collins, the 2d Mate, and the rest of the offi­ cers. I have never sailed with a better crew in the 17 years I have been a seafaring man. I especially want to thank the chief cook, Darrell Chaphin and the baker, Paul Reed for the wonderful job they did while I was sailing with them. I know they and the rest of steward depa4-tment are still doing the same. Tell the fellows I am still laid up in the hospital and coming along as well as can be ex­ pected. I hope I will soon be sailing with them again. I also want to say hello to my friends. Bosun McCune. Gaetano Busciglio 4 4 4 Brother Guinier Is Great Loss To the Editor: I just got back from a trip and heard the sad news that Howard Guinier had left on his last voyage. He was one of my greatest friends, and an out­ standing Union Brother. I have known him for a long, long time. We all know he gave every effort he had to the SIU and was a valuable asset to the Union, as our President Paul Hall and the membership will attest. I am writing, in the knowledge that you will pub­ lish this in the LOG, so that his family and the host of friends he had will know that we have lost a good friend and brother, as well as one of the best men in the organized labor move­ ment. Lambert k^prtindale All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Most Americans are beginning to breath a sigh of relief with the end of summer and the departure of the season's accompanying hot weather. But the Seafarer can never tell what the weather will be like in their ship's next port of call. For instance, there is the example of the Overseas Joyce ^ (Overseas Carriers). After a And with relief front heat and Gnaooth sailing has been report­ smooth and cool trip, Odd sea air in mind, tSie crewmembers ed aboard the Jefferson City VieSamdal, ship's delegate, reports that when the vessel reached the Suez Canal Zone, the tempera­ ture soared to about 116* with no relief in sight. "Bet it doesn't get that hot to New York," he challenged. Thanks Welfare For SIU Benefit To the Editor: I would like to ex/press my appreciation to the Seafarers International Union and its welfare plan for death benefit chedc I received as benqficiary after the death of my brother, James F. Thompson, and for the very kind expressions which accompanied the cheek. I would also like to express my appreciation for the man­ ner in vmhich the Union and the welfare department han­ dled the benefit. John J. Thompson 4 4 4 Proud Widow Lauds Welfare To the Editor: I want to give my thanks to everyone at the Seafarers Un­ ion who have been so kind to me since the death of my hus-, To the Editor: I have just this week re­ band, John A. Hudgins. I also ceived notice of payment of want to express my appreciation some doctor bills I accrued for the check that cleared up the hospital bills that came as a when I was given some slight, but necessary medical emer­ result of the time he spent in gency treatment lately. Al­ the hospital after his accident. I am very proud of my hus­ though I was treated at a lo­ band's record in the SIU and cal clinic here to Galveston, the days that he sailed. He and by my own doctor, the loved the SIU and he loved the welfare plan still paid the bills. sea. • I could have put many This is really a wonderful things on his tombstone, but I program and I am smcerely know he would have wanted me grateful for the help and con­ to put the inscription I did—A sideration to me by the wel­ member of the Merchant Ma­ fare department. I thank ev­ rine. Sailing was his life's eryone that made this possible work. He was 15 years old from the bottom of my heart. when he first went to sea. He Laurence F. Slekhaltz survived the sinking of four ship 4 4" 4 he was on during the war, and after the war, _one ship—the Valiant Effort—also sunk. I want to again express my thanks for the help and the sympathy To the Editor: The family of the late Ben­ extended to me. Mrs. Hazel B. Hudgins jamin Bailey wishes to thank Dr. Logue and the rest of the 4 4 4 SIU for the kindness which was so graciously extended to us. The "invalid , walker" was a great help to us and we hope To the Editor: that its use will be enjoyed by I would like to offer our some other member in the fu­ thanks to each and every one ture. in the Union for the payment We all hope and pray for the sick benefit checks I received members and staff of the Union when I was laid up with a to be allowed to continue your broken leg. The assistance was good work. Again, we can only of my hospital bill and the say "thank you" for everything. timely and very helpful. Mrs. Eva Bailey Donald Brown Welfare Praised For Medical Aid Union Is Praised For Assistance Thanks Sent For Aid Checks of the Steel Recorder are cele­ brating Hie Installation of their new ice .machme. J. A. Shortell, meeting chairman reports they not only received the kemachine, but their icebox has been com­ pletely renovated. 4 4 4 tory (Victory Carriers). Accord­ ing to., ship's delegate James M. Fisher, the trip has been smooth and the crew has had no com­ plaints. "Everything is fine and dandy," Fisher reports. 4 4 4 The day gang aboard the Transindfa (Hudson) are walking Crewmemibers of the Ridgefield around bleary eyed from lack of Victory (Columbia) have been sleep. It seems the shore workers heaping praise lately on their gal­ ley gang. It seems that though they were short handed for a while, but the cook and baker really came through in the pinch and did some fine work and the crew has given them a special vote of thanks, says Cecil Diltz, shto's delegate. 4 Fisher Diitz in India raise such a racket, no one can sleep. They have asked ship's delegate A. (Blackie) Bankatone to do something about quiettog them down. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Sandy Crawford, the messman aboard the Losmar (Calmar) has been the subject of muoh praise from the crew lately for his espe­ cially fine service, reports Ed­ ward J. Ponis, ship's delegate. The rest of the galley gang got some of the praise also, as they were given a vote of thanks during a recent ship's meeting. SIU crews that have gotten es­ pecially good service from the 4 4 4 steward department never fall to show their appreciation. Crews The crew sailing aboard the that have honored their stewards Western Comet (Western Tank­ with votes of thanks for fine food ers)' feels it has the roughest run and service to the best SIU tradi­ tion include the Transindia (Hud­ son Waterways); Hastings (Water­ man); Transhatteras (Hudson Wa­ terways); Saint Christopher (Des­ tiny Carriers); Steel Age (Isth­ mian); San Juan (Sea-Land); Steel Architect (Isthmiam); Inger (Rey­ nolds Metal); Penn Exporter (Penn Shipping); Transorient (Hudson Waterways; and the Transglobe (Hudson Waterways). . The steward department aboard the Bienville (Sea-Land) is an­ xious to maintain a smooth run­ ning ship. In order to do so, says meeting secretary Bill Stark, the galley boys have asked for sug­ gestions from the crew on ways to improve service. They asked for continued cooperation in keep­ ing everything ship-shape. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Jealousy . By ROY FLEISCHER I've seen them in Hong Kong, Bridgeport, Galilee — And women on waterfronts Sit with their backs to seas. I never could understand it. Don't they want to be free? Or perhaps the answer is: — They are jealous of the sea. Ponis Hoggie of any ship in the entire SlUmanned fleet. As a matter of fact, J. Hoggie repoits with tongue in cheek that the crew thinks that any man that spends a full year on their run should be awarded a full book at the en^i of the trip. 4 4 4 A happy crew is sometimes cre­ ated all through the hard work of the ship's delegate in performing his duties constantly and tireless­ ly. Aboard the Transorient (Hud­ son Watei-ways) the ci-ew has given ship's delegate R. DeBoissiere a special vote of thanks for the smooth trip they have been having and for the special care he gave Seafarer Harold Kammet when Kammet was sent to the hospital with a shoulder mjury and then flown back to the States, DeBoissiere said he could not have done It without the good co­ operation he received from the crew, reports R. Bridges, meeting secretary. �SEAFARERS Page Twenty September It, Ittt LOG In The Tradition Of The Sea SIU Crew Keeps High Spirits Despite Lady Luck's Desertion While Seafarers on a long voyage don't get down on their hands and knees to pray for Lady Luck's kind attentions, they are always more than appreciative of any jinx-killing blessings that she might bestow upon them. However, when there is no evidence that the Good Lady has remembered a ~ I sure wouldn't end up being ship, crewmembers have the the time the ship departed from deck, In addition, he says that a bosun today." choice of either resigning Pakistan. there are two mates limping, a themselves to a hard fate or spend • their time looking for the bright side of those dark clouds passing overhead. One SILT crew following the lat­ ter course of keeping its spirits up while Lady Luck gallivants around elsewhere on the ocean, is on the Venore (Venore), which is heading back to the U.S. after traveling around the world. In a letter to the LOG, Frank (Hawkeye) Rakas, ship's delegate, describes some of the ups and downs experi­ enced by the SIU men on the Ven­ ore. "We have had everything from dandruff to broken feet," he Rokos claims. But, true to the traditions of the Brother­ hood of the Sea, Rakas still has a lively sense of humor and a healthy share of optimism. "All in all," he Yarbrough Martin writes, "with our trials andlribulations, we have had a fine voyage." Without Lady Luck to watch over them, both officers and crewmembers on the Venore have suf­ fered more than their share of mis­ haps. Rakas reports that a total of six men have had to be left behind because of sickness or illness by KCCBiyiNG MORE THAM OWE COPY C OF THE SAME CLIP ALL MAIt-AgELS BCbM quartermaster on crutches and three more crewmembers who are complaining of aches and pains. But, everyone on board i^ looking forward to landing at Durban where a doctor can take a look at these unfortunate shipmates. Two crewmembers who keep the laugh muscles of the Venore's SIU men well stretched are "Smiling" Wilson Yarbrough, ship's steward, and Blackie "Quinine" Martin, the bosun. According to the ship's del­ egate, the basis of Wilson's nick­ name is that when he smiles, you can hear him all the way to the bridge. On the other hand, Rakas says that Blackie Martin is really down on the world, and when the two of them get together, there are enough, laughs to go around for everyone on board. Rakas relates a sample of the good-natured dialogue between the steward and the bosun that he happened to overhear not long ago: Steward: "Heil-o, Friend." Bosun: "You ain't no friend of mine. I didn't get a think to eat all day." Steward: "If I had a laundry bag hanging on me like you have, I wouldn't eat for the next three days straight." Bosun: "Yeah? Well, six months ago you couldn't even spell 'stew­ ard'—and now you end up feed­ ing us." Steward: "If I'd have stayed on STEEL EXECUTIVE (IsUimian), AugusI 9 — Chairman, R. Hutchlns; Secretary, C. Wood. Ever.vthins is moving niceLv. $10.00 in ship's fund. Each crewmember requested to coonerate and help keep laundry room clean, also to turn off washing ma­ chine when job is finished. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food and. service. Vote of thanks to all department delegates for doing a good job. BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), August 24—Chairman, Fazil Ali; Secretary, Jose A. Silva. No beefs were reported by department delegates. ROBIN HOOD iRobin), August 23 —Chairman, .1. Wade; Secretary, C. Sypher. Brother R. Gannon was elected to serve as .ship's delegate. Some disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. lAgElS so we Use Only One Mail Address Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies duo from various operators in back wages and disputed overtime should first check whether they have a proper mailing address on file with the company. SIU headquarters officials point out that reports received from sev­ eral operators show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score is sent from another, thus cre­ ating much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. pieSisSSW Pete Blalack was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on keeping spare head unlocked. Crew requested to be quiet in passageways. $7.04 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. ALCOA VOYAGER (Alcoa), August 11 — Chairman, Celanski; Secretary, None. Some disputed OT reported in deck and engine departments. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), August 22—Chairman, J. Miller; Sec­ retary, lluminado R. Llenos. Records of the safety meeting were read by the ship's delegate. The ship's dele­ gate advised ail "B" book men to take advantage of the Upgrading Program. $4.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department deie- Seafarers aboard the Globe Carrier (Maritime Overseas) pay their final respects to Fred G. Davis, Jr. as the vessel's master (r) conducts the burial service. Davis was buried after last respects were paid in the finest tradition of the sea. A victim of a heart attack, he was laid to rest at sea according to the wishes of his family. Montpelier Victory Crew Pleased By Good Payoff Seafarers everywhere brag that their's is the best maritime union in the world, but SIU men aboard the Montpelier Victory (Victory Carriers) have the proof of their own,eyes and pocket-books that there is"*" through which most no substitute for strong, effec­ aof settlement the disputed overtime was paid. tive ""union representation. In The remainder went into arbitra­ fact, crewmembers have nothing tion. Company officials had disputed" but high praise for the success the SIU in the Port of Houston overtime payments for pumpmen achieved in dealing with a particu­ larly difficult payoff when their ship docked in Corpus Christl. At issue were several hundred hours of disputed overtime. How­ ever, after only a day's wait, effective representation in the best SIU tradition, brought about OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), August 73—Chairman, James H. Naylor; Secretary, J. W. Samsel. Discus­ sion in regard to new fans being put aboard as the present ones are worn out. No beefs were reported. Motion made that ail SiU ships be air-con­ ditioned. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Au­ gust 15—Chairman, Charles B. Jen­ nings; Secretary, John Dinardo. Ail repairs have not been completed. No money in ship's fund. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Septem­ ber 6—Chairman, E. Kelly; Secretary, J. E. Hannon. No beefs reported by department delegates. Discussion on water tanks. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land), August 20 — Chairman, Angeio Ro­ mero; Secretary, Buy Walter. $7.22 in ship's fund. Donations will be ac­ cepted at payoff. No beefs reported by department delegates. NIAGARA (Oriental Exporters), August 30—Chairman, D. Sacher; Sec­ retary, E. Viliasol. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. One man was hospitalized in SaXonica. Greece. Everything running smoothly. , SEAMAR (Calmar), June 27—Chair­ man, L. Barch; Secretary, C. B. J. B.'own. Ail repairs were taken care or. $3.15 in .ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department deieg.nte.s. Brother N. Pru.scka was elected to .serve as ship's delegate. ROBIN GRAY (Robin), August 9— Chairman. J. Sutherland; Secretary, J. Graddick. $23.17 in ship's fund. No hocfs reported. Everything is running smoothly. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Aug­ ust 16—Chairman, W. Davies; Secre­ tary, J. A. Shorten, No beefs were reported by department delegates. Discussion on getting a standard brand of tea aboard. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), July 26—Chairman, J. Gallagher; Secre­ tary, J. Baker. Disputed OT from last payoff is to be checked in New York. Brother Wade B. Harreil was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew re­ quested to return cups to pantry and cots to be brought in when not in use. MT. WASHINGTON (Victory Car­ riers), August 9—Chairman, Peter Pat­ rick; Secretary, Pete Blalack. Brother gates. Crew requested to bring ail soiled linen midship. Also to keep the recreation hall clean at ail times. FLOMAR (Calmar), August 9 — Chairman, H. Gaiecki; Secretary, F. L. O'Laughlin. Ship's delegate resigned and Brother Karl V. Christensen was elected to serve in his place. Dis­ cussion on linen and stores being taken care of for ship's return voy­ age. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. MARGARETT BROWN (Bloomfield), August 16—Chairman, Nobs; Secre­ tary, Fred Sullins. A vote of thanks was extended to department dele­ gates and the entire steward depart­ ment for a Job well done. DEL MUNDO (Delta), August 30— Chairman, William H. Field; Secre­ tary, Joseph Tagur. Brother D. J. Burnett was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $5.00 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported. OLGA (Sea Tramp), September 7— Chairman, Wesley Young; Secretary, Jerome Michaelson. Motion made to put suggestion boxes in ail shipping halls for suggestions by members concerning .operation of the Union. Donations to ship's fund was dis­ cussed and encouraged. Vote of thanks to. the galley force for good food. ALAMAR (Calmar), September 6— Chairman, Edward C. Rulay; Secre­ tary, Diego Martinez. Few hours di-sputed OT in deck department to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Di.scussion on repairs. Holsenbeck Henley Smith Wilson MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Sep­ tember 7—Chairman, John Kucharskli Secretary, F. Marvin Rose. Repairs being taken care of. No beefs re­ ported in deck and engine depart­ ments. Beef about food going to waste in steward department. DETROIT (Sea-Land), August 20— Chairman, J. McLaughlin; Secretary, L. Dooley. .$3 00 in ship's fund. No beefs r-nortod by deoarlment dele­ gates. Food Plan representative to he contacted in regards to getting a better qu.ality of bacon. SEAMAR (Calmar), June 14—Chair­ man, L. Barch; Secretary, T. A. Jack­ son. Crew's washing machine and TV were renalred. $6.15 in ship's fund. No beefs reported bv department delegates. Vote g>r thanks to the stowui'd depai'tineiit. —AMD BETURM Bosun: "What would you be?" Stewart: "Why, I'd be the skip­ per." Bosun: "Just how do you figure that?" Steward: "Because I can read and write." With characters like "Smiling" Yarbrough and Blackie Martin on board, the Venore's crew doesn't have much chance to worry about the absence of Lady Luck. "Yes sir," declares Rakas, "everything is running smoothly. We are not all fat as pigs, but we are doing all right. If the red beans and rice hold out, we will be in Baltimore smiling on September 21st." RIO GRANDE (Oriental Exporters), August 29—Chairman, Leon Foskeyt Secretary, none. Crew received tape recorder from the Captain which was donated to the ship by a doctor who was aboard during the Lakonia res­ cue. Some disputed OT in deck de­ partment. $3.00 in ship's fund. Crew requested to be quiet in passageways. PANOCEANIC FAITH (Panoceanle Tankers), August 23—Chairman, Ken­ neth Collins; Secretary, Kenneth Col­ lins. Crew were informed that the first draw will be In American cur­ rency and any other draw made In ^port will be in local currency. $13.63 'in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Everything running smoothly. LOS ANGELES (Sea Land), Septem bar 10—Chairman, Fred Boyne; Sec­ retary, Ken Turner. No beefs reported by department delegates. $2.42 in ship's fund. Brother Bob Lasso was elected to serv,e as ship's delegate for next trip. Discussion on food. ,A few sea-sick sailors due to Hurricane Dora. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Au­ gust 30—Chairman, Clarence White; Secretary, Frank Rodriguez, Jr. No beefs. Ship is running smootiily. $16.80 in ship's fund. Captain is happy with crew. Vote of thanks extended to all departments for their cooperation to each other. who operated ship's evacuators •which were used to discharge cargo during their off-duty hour.s. After meeting with the Union rep­ resentatives, crewmembers were paid the money in question. Firemen who provided steam for tank blowers, claimed overtime for night watches and weekends. Maintenance men had put in for OT for breaking cement around rose boxes and cleaning them. Smaller amounts of disputed OT for deck and engine departments was paid to crewmembers accord­ ing to 'the settlement. Overtime claims by firemen and deck main­ tenance workers which the com­ pany disputed finally went to arbitration. Ship's delegate L. C. Wilson and department delegates Lee Smith, engine; Joe Holsenbeck, deck; and Virgil Henley, steward, all had high praise for the SIU efforts. Both Uiey and several other members of the crew expressed their grati­ tude at a special shipboard meet­ ing following the payoff. Seafarers in the crew received special com­ pliments from the patrolman for their record and for living up to their end of the contract. Some of the other well known SIU oldtimers who were part of the Montpelier Victory's crew ineluded James Dixon, Bosun; "Bug­ ger" Jones, chief cook; Red Burke,, chief steward; George Bales, day­ man; and Red Wilson, AB. �it, MM i'MAr AUkMk^ Old Saffors Saw Hard Times When Panama Canal Opened ' Captain R. J. Peterson, author of the followinp story of the barque Devonby, is no stranger to LOO readers. A veteran oldtimer, Capt. Peterson eon leoh back on years of experience as master on sailing vessels, motor and steam Mps. A veteran of both world wars,, he served as column leader in World War II convoys. He is a long time contributor to the Seafarers Log. The world may celebrate the Golden Annivwrsary of the opening of the Panama Canal, but there was little celebrating when it was first opened among the sailors that suddenly found themselves without jobs. To the sailors, the men who-*sailed around the Cape Horn Dovenby in Newcastle, Australia. eargo of guano shot into the air it was a sad day the "Pan- He had just left the fine, 4- like a geyser of mud, and the crew Captain R. J. Peterson sailed en « barc|ue such as the one pictured above at the time the Panama Canal was opened. His description of a fatal voyage ho made on the Dovenby, which ended when she was deliberately rammed by a liner in the opening days of World War I, appears at the right. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), August <—Chairman, L. J. Pate; Secretary, B. Huszar. Ship's delegate reported no beefs and no disputed OT aboard. Fine crew and all has gone well. Vote of thanks was extended to ' departing rtiip's delegate for a Job well done. Brother Raul Maitin waa elected to serve as new riiip's dele­ gate.. Vote of thanks to' the steward department for fine food and a Job wen done. ROBIN KIRK (Robin), August 30ehafrman, Joseph Bianehard; Secrwtary, Lovie B. Thomas. Brother Thomas was elected to serve as ship's PENN CHALLENGER (Penn Navi­ gation), September 3—Chairman, J. Tanner; Secretary, L K. Coats. Vote of thanks to the steward and three re­ maining men for doing a fine Job under prevailing conditions. Vote of thanks to Union officiais at head­ quarters for the prompt reply to all inquiries during voyage. Vote of thanhs to crew for making ship's delegate's Jab easy. Vote of thanks to the captain for his cooperatton and conaideratton during laat nine months. SIO.OO in ship's fund. No heefir and no dUmuted OT. LOS ANOCLES (Sn-LamU, August IS—Chairman, P. Boyne; Soeroihry,. R. H. Simpson. Brother F. Boyne was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $3.40' In Hiip's fund. No beefs were reported Bverything is running smoothly. MONTICBLLO VteTORY (Victory Carriers), May 17—Chairman, Oliver Hodgo; Secretary, Lucas Arzmlon. $32.60 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported. Dfaeuadon on the refrigerat_ system. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. DEL MAR (Delta), September «— Chairman, T. D. James; Secretaryi Fred Carpenter. Everything running smoothly. $13.00 left in Movie PHind. Brother Clark C. Wood, Jr. was elected to serve as ship's delegate; No beefs reported. EAGLE VOYAGER (United Marltime), September 3—Chairman, V. Genco; Secretary, None. It was re­ ported that the Company put a TV set aboard and the crew really appre­ ciates it. Captain will let crew have movie projector if crow wUJ buy films. $17.00 in ship's fund. No beefs ' were reported. OLGA (Sea Tramp), August 12— Chairman; M. J. Kerngood; Secretary^ W. Young, Crew asked to start ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT. Crew were requested to keep messroom and recreation room clean. DEL RIO (Delta), August 23—Chair­ man, A. Abrams; Secretary, W. Wi MItchelL $3.00 in ship's fund. Soma disputed OT in deck department to be taken up with patrolman. Discus­ sion on food. Crew requested to help keep lounge and pantry clean. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), August TG—Chairman, Carl Lawson: Secratapy, Robert W. Ferrandlz. Eighty-six cents in the ship's fund. Some disputed. OT in the deck department; Vote of thanka extended to the steward, and department dele;gates for a Job well done. SRITFIRE (Amerlcsn- Bulk); August 30—Chairman, Curtis E. Nalsonp Se» retsry,. C. A Welch. Some disputed OT ill' iTeck and' engine departments otherwise everything is going welt Grew requested' to turn In all extra linew te »>ewg»di . COLUimiA (Unltsd StsHw Steal), August 37'—Chairman, W; Brrghtwsll; Saersfsry, M. S. Sasplns. SIO.OO in ship's fund. Everything running smoothly with no beefs. Brother G. Fargo was elected' to serve as ship's delegate. SPITFIRE (American Bulk), August 30—Chairman, C. Nelsen; Secretary, C. A. Welch. Some disputed OT In en­ gine department. Crew requested to turn in extra linen to steward, ^ip's library requested. STEEL. NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), August 30—Chairman, Hurshel A. Orlando; Secretary, Charles Scofleld. No beefs reported. Everything is run­ ning smoothly. $44.50 in ship's fund. M'otlon made to have company issue American money instead of travelers cheeks. Exterminator needed for roaches in rooms and messhalis. COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), August 29—Chairmon, Frank B. Cake; Secretary, Chester Makuch. Most of the repairs have been completed. Others will be taken care of shortly. No beefs reported. NEVA WEST (Bloemfield), Septem­ ber 2—Chairman, Johnny Hunter; Sec­ retary, Robert L. Wells. $13.20 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for the best cooking, baking and service during the entire trip. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Owerzeas), August 30—Chairman, A. Nottumo; Secretary, F. Webb. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother F. Gustav was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Ship needs fumigation for roaches. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. HERCULES VICTORY (Marine Mam agers), August 18—Chairman, Fauf L. Whitlaam Swcretary, Leroy Gulley. AU: members requested to donate' $1.00 towards ship's fbnd. Sbme disputed OT in each department. Discussion held on money draws and Niortage- of cigarettes. Can" opened. Rates on freight dropped on that day by 50 per­ cent. Exporters and importers shouted in glee, while sailors mourned the loss of the trade route around the Horn and the loss of their ships that followed. I was on the barque Dovenby at the time, and with us was an old sailor named Brixham. He was a fine sailor, with a ruddy face and curly hair that gleamed with silver. He had done most of his sailing around the Cape of Good Hope, at the tip of Africa. When the Suez Canal' was opened, he suddenly found himself without a job and strug­ gling to stay at sea. He cursed the day de Lesseps had dug the Suez with cheap Peterson Egyptian lalmr. It too, had cuPfreight rates by 50 precent. ThousandE of sailors were thrown - out of their jobs and ended up on the beach to go hungry. Brixham joined us on the LOG-A-RHYTHM: Hail Autui By J. CioodBell Autumn is icumen in. I welcome it with open arms. Summer's just an old has-been. I've groum weary of its charms. Happily, I bid. farewell To outdoor grill and charcoal smoke. To leafy glen and woodsy dell, Lushly stocked with poison oak. Without regret, I bid adieu To bracing dip in icy lake; To gay al fresco barbecue With warmish beer and frigid steak. I've lost my zest for gardening. Pm sick of battling weeds and thrips; Water skiing's lost its zing. So luvoe weekend camping trips. I remember, back in June, When summer beckoned, full of cheer. Now I sing a diffrent tune. Pve had it—up to here! I pine to dine In a dining room With bright electric light; I long for food, Unbarbecued, And damask gleaming white. I dream of nights In my inglenook, AU snug and warm and dry. With the fire aglow, And the lamps turned low. And the thermostat turned high. I've had my flil Of summer fun At mountains, lakes and shores. I yearn to lead a life of ease; Be sedentary as I please. And safe from- ants and gnats and' bees .In the_ great indoors! masted barque, Affon Alow, which means Musical Waters in the Welsh language. . That was back tn 1913, during the days the sailing ship waa queen of the seven seas. The barque Dovenby, princess of the ocean, had just sailed from Lon­ don, stopping at Santos, to New­ castle to take on a load of coal, bound for Mexillones, Chile. Brixham, who had lost his job sailing around the Cape of Good Hope sought refuge on the route around the Horn. We on ^the barque Dovenby, loaded to the simppers with a cargo of coal, sailed for Mexillones, on a sea filled with "graybeards," the storm, waves of the deep. They almost swamped us one cold day. Had we gone down no one would have known it, and the ship insurers, who were betting we would never make our destination, would have grown fatter on eur disappearance. We unloaded our cargo at Mexil­ lones by hand, and took on ballast of sand to make the trip up coast to Iquique, Chile, where we were to take on a load of nitrate bound for the European continent. Then we heard, to our great sor­ row, that the PanCan had opened. Freight rates dropped like an anchor, and the steamers, old tramps, rushed in to grab the rich nitrate trade, using the canal. There was suddenly no cargo left for us. We sailed next for Callao, Peru, to be provisioned lest we starve, and sailed straightway to Lobos de Tierra to take a load of guano for Antwerp. We were going to circle the Horn, of course. We spent two months at Lobos de Tierra, working by hand to load the guano to the scuppers, so the ship's owner could make a pound or two profit We sailed in July of 1914, home­ ward bound. After bracing the Dovenby's yards to the So'east trade winds, we headed for the Horn. A month of smooth sailing followed, and we found ourselves in the Cape Horn latitudes. The weather was clear and cold, but the wind was straight from out of the east, falling on us like a curse. We spent a full month rounding the Horn. We almost ran aground on Staten Island, while searching for some fresh water and provi­ sions of hard tack for the Atlantic crossing. We were 127 days out, near the choppy sea of the English Channel, when we were hailed by a British cruiser, her guns ready to fire. War had broken out In Europe, and our destination, Antwerp, was now in the hands of the enemy, Ger­ many. We were ordered to T<ondon. The 111 fated trip was not over yet, however, for on the morning of Nov. T, just 17 miles off Gravesend, the morning mist lifted and we were sighted by the Sindaro, a Dutchman. "The Java-bound liner had fallmi into' bands of the enemy, and she rammed- the Dovenby, leaving her orwv In swim for their lives iot tbe eeltf ocean. Wiitttr fiilV steam behind her, the Sndsni! rammed the Dovenby so hard the bow of 131e liner went half through the barque's hull. The jumped into the sea to escape in­ jury. All except Brixham, the old sailor. He was at the wheel when the ship was rammed and never left his post Steel Maker's Crew Praised For Tearnwork An exciting account of the fast and courageous action by Seafar­ ers aboard the Steel Maker (Isth­ mian) following its collision with the Texaco Wisconsin on the Dela­ ware River has been sent to the LOG by Fred Tampol, ship's dele­ gate on the SlU-manned ship. A story of the collision appeared in the August 21 issue of the LOG. As the crew came running, Cap,tain Gibbons oriJered life jackets donned and fire hoses manned. The ship's delegate says that the crew reacted spontaneously, and seconds later members of the deck and steward departments where hosing down the area where the crash occurred to prevent the in­ flammable cargo from igniting. Tampol reports that the crew, following the able directions of bosun Stanley Jandora, was able to get number 3 hatch opened in a matter of minutes. Meanwhile, the captain was barking orders from the bridge as if the ship were under enemy attack, according to the delegate. Well aware of the fast, efficient action of the SIU men in the crew at the time of the collision, the Steel Maker's master expressed lavish thanks to crewmembers for their spectacular performance. The Captain said that after wit­ nessing the teamwork the crew displayed, he couldn't ask for a better bunch of seamen to man his ship. Tampol says that the Steel Maker's crew is staying on while their ship la In dry dock at the Sun Shipyard in Chester, Pa. Gettrng • good look at th* damag* the dary after the SiMi Maker (isthmian) collided witii. the tanken Texaco- Wisconsin,, Fvod shi|3's delegate,, is taking notes for aw account for the EOG-. �i^agre Twenty-Two SEAFARERS Beptembw 18, 19W LOO SIt7 ikRRIVAZ.S ma Know Your Rights All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's namei Kenneth Dale Wendorf, bom Cynthia Hapoleonis, born March Fred Woodrow Hoover, born De cember 10, 1963, to the Aldon February 29, 1964, to the Robert 7, 1964, to the Julio Hapoleonis', Wendorfs, Petoskey, Mich. Brooklyn, New York. Hoovers, Hammond, La. ti t> 'Sti 4 4 4 4 4 4 i 4" 3» 4 4 4 4 4 4 Phillip Smoke, born October IS, Joyce Jordan, born March 27, KalllopI Voyiazls, born Decem­ 1964, to the Philip Jordans, Jersey 1963, to the Charles Smokes, Mo­ ber 17, 1963, to the Demetrios bile, Ala. City, New Jersey. Voyiazls', Brooklyn, N.Y. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakea and Inland Waters District makes specifio provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Biooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shaU consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPINO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaUable in aU Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, cither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In'aU SlU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and Uve aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, falls to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. • EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG . has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless ho Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or U a member Is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should Immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as aU other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabiilty-pensloB benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role la ail rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-flie committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of aUowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed.. color, national or geographio origin. If any member feele that he is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the baslo rights of Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their famUles and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers PoUtlcal Activity Donation was established. Conations to SPAB are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time e Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied hie constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquartera by certified mall, return receipt requested. Martin Barras, bom November Richard L. Gauthier, born Feb­ Beverley Sue Vaughn, born ruary 8, 1964, to the Robert L. 24, 1963, to the Stanley J. Barrae' August 21, 1963, to the Bradley Slidell, La. Gauthiers, Manistee, Mich. Vaughns, Jonesville, Va. 4> 4> 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Michael Joseph Moran, born Michael Coffman, born February Melinda Tucker, born February 7, 1964, to the Ulas Gene Coff- January 13, 1964, to the Raymond 4, 1964, to the Joseph A. Tuckers, Morans, Cleveland, Ohio. mans, Houston, Texas. Chickasaw, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Lori Jaye Saranthus,' born Oc­ James Rounds, born September Hilda Marlene Moreno, bom 26, 1964, to the John C. Rounds', tober 20, 1963, to the J. B. Saran­ February 1, 1964, to the Luis thus', Wilmer, Ala. Sulphur, La. Morenos, Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Diane Landreville, born FebmWilliam Coyer, born February 4 4 4 27, 1964, to the William F. Coyers, ary 27, 1964, to the Luclan LandreKaren Duncan, born February villes, Hessel, Mich. Oswego, New York. 26, 1964, to the James K. Duncans, 4 4 4 Jr., Fort George, Fla. 4 4 4 Richard Troxclair, born June 24, William Jackson Weckler, born 4 4 4 January 17, 1964, to the Antone 1964, to the Calvin J. Troxclalrs, Edward Bramble, born March 6, New Orleans, La. Wecklers, Sturgeon Bay, Wise. 1964, to the Charles H. Brambles, 4 4 4 4 4 4 Atlantic City, New Jersey. John Thayer, born February 24, Trudy Debra Prescott, bom Feb­ 4 4 4 ruary 23, 1964, to the Dennis P. 1964, to the Thayer V. Thayers, Robert Allen Rahldeau, bom Manistique, Mich. Prescotts, Orlando, Fla. January 1, 1964, to the Albin RabiThe deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported deaus, Cheboygan, Mich. 4 4 4 to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment Carole Ann McHale, born Janu­ of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary ary 14, 1964, to the John J. Mccard or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t Hales, New York, New York. James Melvin Van Santen, 20: Robert H. Conway, 70i Brother 4 4 4 Conway died of heart failure in the Brother Van Santen died Aug. 9, Rohln Roberts, born January 81, 1963, of acciden­ 1964, to the Henry Roberts', Se­ South Chicago tal electrocution. attle, Washington. Hospital on After joining the March 29, 1984. 4 4 4 SIU Great Lakes A member of the Klnherly Joy Gohl, bom Decem­ District in 1960, Great Lakes Tug he sailed in the ber 26, 1963, to the Charles H. and Dredge deck department. Gohls, Alpena, Mich. Union, he sailed 4 4 4 Place of hurial as a tug lineman Randall Allbrlght born February was in Ridge until his retire­ Lawn Cemetery, 4, 1964, to the Robert Allbrights, ment in 1963 Gary, Indiana. Alpena, Mich. Surviving ia his 4 4 4 son, Robert H. Conway, Jr. Burial Iver E. Evavold was legally ap­ Alfred Smith, born December was at the St. Joseph Cemetery in pointed administrator of the estate. 21, 1963, to the Alfred Smiths, River Grove, Inn. 4 4 4 Somerdale, N.J. George A. Zalensky, 52: Brother 4 4 4 4 4 4 Edison Walker, 47t Brother Zalensky died April 4, 1964, of Pamela Ann Lahaye, bom Oc­ Walker died aboard the Aldina in natural causes tober 16, 1963, to the Lew Nolan while in Sopot, Bombay, India, Lahayes, Nederland, Texas. Poland. After on March 16, 4 4 4 joining the SIU 1964, of natural Paul Covington, born January in 1951, he sailed causes. A mem­ 10, 1964, to the James E. Covingin the deck de­ ber of the stew­ tons, Prichard, Ala. partment. He is ard department, 4 4 4 survived by his he joined the John Roberts, born January 12, sister, Mrs. Ma­ Union in Dec., Edsrar R. Goulet 1964, to the John A. Roberts', rina Roszkowski. You aro asked to get in touch 1938. He is sur­ Woodlawn, Va. Place of burial vived by his wife, with your daughter, Barbara, at 98 4 4 4 was not reported. East Brookline St., Boston, Mas*. Mrs. Catherine J. Ruth Esther Espanol, bom Walker. Burial was in Prichard, 4 4 4 4 4 4 March 6, 1964, to the Jose M. EsMalcolm MacArthur, 46: Brother Ala. Jerry McCarthy MacArthur died of natural causes panols, Bronx, New York. 4 4 Get in touch with your daugh­ 4 4 4 on Oct. 19, 1963, John F. Santos, 60: Brother San­ Stephen Llsenhy, born February ter, Kathleen McCarthy or her in the Detroit tos died of a heart ailment in the mother, Esther, at 703 East Fifth U. S. Public 9, 1964, to the Stephen Lisenbys, St., South Boston, Mass., Tel., USPHS Hospital Seattle, Wash. Health Service in Portsmouth, 268-5798, on an urgent matter. 4 4 4 Hospital. He was R.I., on March 4 4 4 James Francis Gravelle, born a member of the 20, 1964. A mem­ John J. Houlihan February 11, 1964, to the Eugene IBU-Great Lakes ber of the deck Your sister, Christine, of 27 WilTug and Dredge Gravelles, Brimley, Mich. department, h e mot Road, Waltham, Mass., re­ 4 4 4 Region and joined the SIU D1 Ann Valle, born January 21, quests that you contact her. sailed as a in 1939. He is 1964, to the Thoms P. Valles, Mel4 4 4 dredge deck vlndule, Mich. survived by his Edward Casey hand. He is survived by his wife, wife, Mrs. Mary Contact your wife Frances, at 4 4-4 M. Santos. Ho Mrs. Margaret MacArthur. Burial Regena Plante, born February 343 Melrose St., Brooklyn, N.Y. was buried in the St. Johns Ceme­ was in Our Lady of Hope Ceme­ 12, 1964, to the Francois M. 4 4 4 tery in New Bedford, Mass. tery, Brownstow Township, Michi­ Plantes, Komak, Texas. gan. Former SS Bonanza Crewmembers 4 4 4 4 4 4 Andy Anderson has lost a blue August .Joseph Princen, SO: 4 4 4 Douglas ClliTord, born January Brother Princen died at the Brook­ Benito Candamio, 77i Brother 30, 1964, to the Robert Cliffords, zipper bag with important papers inside. Anyone knowing its where­ lyn Army Termi­ Candamio died of natural causes Taylor, Mich. abouts is requested to write him at nal of accidental in the Jackson 4 4 4 causes on Jan. .2, Memorial Hospi­ Walter Johnson, born February 117 Giffin, Pittsburgh 10, Penn. 1964. Joining the 4 4 4 tal, Miami, Fla. A 11, 1964, to the Riley Johnsons, SIU in 1944, he Joseph E. Bailey member of the Belhaven, N. O. sailed in the deck You are urgently requested to SIU since 1938, 4 4 4 department. Hie he sailed in the William Wolcott, bom March 12, contact your wife at GR 2-0393, stepmother, Mrs. steward depart­ 1964, to the Richard C. Wolcotts, Tacoma, Wash., concerning an immediate ooeration for Jill. L e t a Stoeling, ment. He is sur­ Wayne, Mich. survives. He wae vived by his wife, 4 4 4 4 4 4 Susan. Burial was buried in the Daniel Dryden, born June 12, Edward Mooney Long Island National Cemetery in in Miami Memo­ 1964, to the James L. Drydens, Your wife, Josephine Mooney rial Park, Miami, Fla. Farmingdale, L.L San Pedro, Calif. would like you to call her at ill imHi. mi'i HE 6-8816 or write her at 652 Ocean Ave., Jersey City, N.J. and let her know your whereabouts. 4 4 4 Jameg B. Morton You are asked to contact Gloria Thedbald, 48, 60, 52 George St., Apt. J, Port-of-Spaln, Trinidad, on an urgent matter. 4 4 4 Ralph Kendorski You are requested to get in touch with Joe (Peanuts) Schaell at 9808 Linden Ave., North, Seattle, Washington. 4 4 4 Adrien Feoteau You aro asked to get in touch, with D. L. Adams, 4224 So., Derbigny Street, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Tax Refund Checks Income tax refund checks are being held for the SIU members listed blow by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco 5, Cal.r Margarioto Borja, Eugene L. Castano, Jr., Winfred S. Daniel, Fortunato Drilon, Wiliie Edwards, Orlando Fre^raa, Donald J. Hamp­ ton, Eigil E. Hjelm, Frank LaRosa, Sheffield Nerkitt, Robert W. Oslin, Arthur Da. Payton, Jorgen G. Pedersen, Champ C. Smith, Henry R. Smith, Charles E, SwRzer (2), Bernardo Tombocon and Yung Ploy Woo. �Sei>teinber 18, 19M SEAFARERS SIU-AGLIWD Meetings Pve Twentr-ltK* LOG All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: ' Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days Indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York October 5 Detroit October 9 Philadelphia October 6 Houston October 12 Baltimore October 7 New Orleans .... October 13 Mobile October 14 USPHS HOSPITAL Dan Jenkins NorvlUe Sykes DETROIT. MICHIGAN Victor Kennedy U. B. Tangalin Bill Cowan Barney MaJJesla Mont McNabb J. C. Thompson Albert Henke Arlo Oho Henry Maas Angel Valdes James Howes H. Sanchez Warren Manuel Jerry Vinson Hubert Kangas Charles Stone Joyce Massey Milton WUliams Arthur LeBear Sidney Templeton Charles Matthews Wm. Woolsey, Jr. Clarence Lenhart Clayton Ward C. McMuIIIn J. Wunderlick Gordon McLaren USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON FORT WORTH, TEXAS E. Ainsworth Howard Monteton George McKnew Charles Coburn Freddie Davocol Edward Sager Samuel Mills Arthur Collett Arthur Furst Henry West Raymond Ruppert Benjamin Deibler USPHS HOSPITAL Abe Gordon James Webb STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Burl Hairc WUUe A. Young William Aldoman Jean Longhurst Thomas Lehay John Allen Thomas Maher SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR Vincent Astorino Denis Marcoly aj $ t STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Ellis Bishop Donald McCowrn Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Arnesto Callgiura Anstery Minors West Coast StU-AGLIWD Meetings Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny Henry Callahan John Natoli Edwin Harriman SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule through C. CampbeU Harold Nelson USPHS HOSPITAL Gabriel Colon David PasshkoS August, 1964 for the monthly informational meetings to be held in MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE Thomas Correll Alfonso Pavon James McGee Clifford Umfleef West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from WilJohn CuIIinson M. Reyes John Cunningham Gerald Rivera PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME mingtonTSan Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from Hamitlon Dailey Jamie Rivera COVINGTON, LOUISIANA the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, Carlos Diaz E. Rubio Frank Martin Howard Faulkiner Anthony Sc.iturro in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, VA HOSPITAL Natanll Garcia James Shiber NORTHAMPTON. MASSACHUSETTS 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on H. L. Gardner Edward Simms Maurice Roberts Arvid GyUand Juan Soto Wednesday and Seattle on Fridav, starting at 2 PM local time. VA HOSPITAL Leroy Hanlon A. Stracciolini MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA Anton Hansen V. Torregosa The schedule is as follows; Arthur Sigler US SOLDIERS HOSPITAL Wilmington San Francisco Seattle WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson Paul StowaU October 19 October 23 October 23 USPHS HOSPITAL •* November 18 November 16 November 20 NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA James Armstrong Philip Mendoza J" 4" i Bernsee Francisco Nadal where-meetings are heia at 2 PM. Thomas Guy Casey Harry O'Brien Great Lakes SIU Meetings The next meetings will be: Joseph Clement Harry Peeler S. Clinkscales James Redden Regular membership meetings Detroit . . . Sept. 21—2 PM James Davis Salbata Serio John Edwards W. R. Simpson on the Great l,akes are held on Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cline Galbrenth Thomas Sims SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes the first and third Mondays of Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, Avery Galloway E. R. Smallwood Benjamin Hudgins Charles Smith each month in all ports at 7 PM September 21—7 PM & Inland Waters PRESIDENT local time, except at Detroit, Ji 3< 5« ' Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner SIU Inland Boatmen's Union VICE PRESIDENTS Regular membership meetings Earl Shgpard Lindsey Williams A1 Tanner Robert Matthews for IBU members are scheduled SECRETARY-TREASURER each month in various ports. The A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES next meetings will be: BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart Philadelphia . Oct. 6—5 PM BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 Baltimore (licensed and un­ BOSTON 276 State St. licensed) Oct. 7—5 PM Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DALLAS — Membership in the Ed DETROn 1022S W. Jefferson Ave. Houston .... Oct. 12—5 PM VInewood 3-4741 AFL-CIO American Federation of NEW YORK—A six months trial Norfolk ... Oct. 8—7 PM HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave., Bkiyn Government Employees has in­ by the U.S. Coast Guard to deter­ N'Orleans .... Oct. 13—5 PM HYacinth 9-6600 creased by about 30,000 since HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. mine the feasibility to mark the MobUe Oct. 14—5 PM Drozak, Agent WAinut 8-3207 1962 to 140,000 arid at its present Paul entrance of New York Harbor with JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax l" 4" 3^ rate of growth the union's rolls WUliam Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 a single light structure was re­ RAILWAY MARINE REGION MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. cently begun. FRanklin 7-3564 Regular membership meetings will reach the 250,000 mark with­ Ben Gonzales, Agent in four years, delegates to the MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. The Coast Guard will reposition for Railway Marine Region-IBU Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 union's 19th convention were told. Ambrose Light Vessel about 2.5 members are scheduled each NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. In his report to the Dallas par­ Buck Stephens, Agent ......Tel. 529-7546 miles to the southwest erf its pres­ month in the various ports at 10 NEW YORK 676 4th Ave.. Brooklyn ent position. Scotland Light AM and 8 PM. The next meetings ley, President John F. Griner HYacinth 9-6600 stressed the union's continued up­ Vessel, 5 miles southeast of Sandy will be: NORFOLK 115 3rd St. swing in membership and the Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..622-1892 Hook, N.J., will be removed dur­ Jersey City Oct. 12 2604 S. 4th St. need for expanded services and PHILADELPHIA ing the trial. Ambrose is the Frank Drozak, Agent DEwey 6-3818 Philadelphia Oct. 13 activities to take full advantage SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. world's most powerful light vessel Baitimore Oct. 14 of the collective bargaining rights Paul Gonsorchik, Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 with a 2.5 million candlepower E. B. McAuley, West Coast Hep. •Norfolk Oct. 15 now available to federal workers SANTURCB PR ..1313 Fernandez Juncos light during periods of low GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE under an executive order issued Stop 20 visibility. REGION Keith Terpe. Hq. Hep. ... . Phone 724-2843 by the late President Kennedy in SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. This will be the fourteenth time Regular membership meet­ Ted BabkowskL Agrart MAin 3-4334 the position of the light vessel ings for Great Lakes Tug and 1962. TAMPA 312 Harrison St. About 250 AFGE locals have Jeff GUIette, Agent marking the main entrance to Dredge Region IBU memters are 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. New York Harbor has been moved scheduled each month in the vari­ been recognized for bargaining Frank Boyne, Agent TErminal 4-2528 purposes at government installa­ NION AFGE Union Reports Rise In Members CC Studies Beacon For N.Y. Harbor since a light vessel was first estab­ lished there in 1823. On Thursday, the Coast Guard buoy tenders Firebusih and Oak will establish three new buoysi relocate a buoy, and remove a buoy at the harbor entrance im­ plementing this trial. In December 1964, the Coast Guard will hold a public hearing to determine if the temporary position of Ambrose Light Vessel is suitable for the erection of a fog signal, and radio beacon to mark the harbor entrance. The four legged tower, with a 9 million candlepower light, will be approximately 120 feet high and may be built by 1966 at an estimated cost of one million dollars. YOUCM'fSFEA< UP IF VOU'RE fJOTTWERE AtreHQ YOOR UNIOH WUtARLYl ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will Le: Detroit Oct. 12. Milwaukee Oct. 12 Chicago Oct. 13 ' Buffalo Oct.l4 tSault Ste. Marie .... Oct. 15 Duluth Oct. 16 Lorain Oct. 16 (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland Oct. 16 Toledo Oct. 18 Ashtabula Oct. 18 ' (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). 4i 4 4) United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: New York October 5 Baltimore October 7 Philadelphia October 6 ^Houston October 12 Mobile October 14 New Orleans ... October 13 * Meetings held sT Lacor Temple, New-, port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. tions throughout the nation, Griner declared. They represent about 175,000 federal employes including some who have thus far failed to join but are nevertheless In the bargaining units. Griner cited the recently-enact­ ed federal pay hike as a key un­ ion legislative accomplishment. Delegates were s^eduled to vote later in the convention on a number of proposals to increase the union's 75-cent per month per capita tax. Griner said the in­ crease is needed to expand or­ ganizing activities and' improve service to locals. Griner also urged the convention to call for a number^ of changes in the gov­ ernment's' labor-nianagelnent pro­ gram. Speakers early In the conven­ tion included Senate Civil Serv­ ice Committee Chairman Olin D. Johnston (D.-S.C.), Senator Ralph Yarborough (D.-Tex.), - Represen­ tative Joe Pool (D.-Tex.) and Rep­ resentative James Morrison (D.­ Ala.). Interior Secretary Stewart Udall, who was accompaning Yarborough on a visit to Texas, paid an unscheduled call on the convention and addressed the delegates. . Great Lakes Charles Haymond F. L. Travis Martin Hormer Charles Uribe Charles Johnson Thomas Vain L. G. Kropp Julio Valentin Cecil Leader F. Warner Chang Ling James Williams Gus Lopez Vernon Williamson USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Larry Armstrong T. W. Forrest Rubin Berry George Moore Jesse Brown Charlie Phelphs Frank Buck Julian Wilson William Burnett Arthur Wroton Clyde Fields ^ USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASSACHUSETTS Gilbert Edwards Harold Robinson Robert King Walter Schuitz Robert O'Brien G. Spiliotis T. Patriquin USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Lu Eari Giiiain Leon Webb Sam Walton Jack Nelson. Jr. Calvin Martin Miguel Hipolit Grover Maddox Lionel McLaughlin USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Hoy Bru Fred Reimolt Paul Clarke Harry Silverstein Abdo Hussein George Saucier Raymond Knoles -John Tierney Hubert Pousson Richard Zarragoza MLLS GREAT LAKES TUG S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer, Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent .... ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerse, Agent DU 2-7694 DULITTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur, Agent RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brimiey, Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Fro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin, Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range. Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent Export 8-3024 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky. Ohio Harold Ruthsatz, Agent . . MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE .. . 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent . SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE .... 1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey, Agent . .MElrose 2-8847 SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Rivers Section Roy Boudreau ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar ALPENA 127 River St. L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 EL. 4-3616 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington Arthur Bendheim, Agent TL» 3>9250 CHICAGO 8383 Ewing Ave. RAILWAY MARINE REGION So. Chicago, HL SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. HEnderson 3-0104 MAin 1-5450 Jersey City 2. NJ REGIONAL DIRECTOR DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. G. P. McGinty RAndolph 2-4110 ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS FRANKFORT, BUch 415 Main St. R. H. Avery MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 E. B. Pulver HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. BALTIMORE. ...1215 E. Baltimore St. EAstern V-anoo River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 Inland Boatmen's Union PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR United Industrial Workers Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE 1216 E. Balllmore St. BALTIMORE ,...1216 E. Baltimore St. EA.stern 7-4900 EAstern 7-4B00 BOSTON 276 State St. BOSTON 276 State St Richmond 2-0140 .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELgin 3-0987 ELgin 3-0987 744 W. Flagler St. MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St MIAMI FRanklin 7-3564 FRanklin 7-3564 1 S. Lawrence St. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St MOBILE HEmlock 2-1754 HEmlock 2-1754 630 Jackson Ave. NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave NEW ORLEANS Phone 529-7.546 Tel 115 Third St. NORFOLK 115 Third St. NORFOLK Phone 622-1697-3 Tel. 622-1892-:PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4lh St. PHILADELPHIA 26J-i S nf: M DEwey 6-3818 DEwey C-3828 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. TAMPA 312 Harrison St Phone 229-2788 Tel. 229-2788 �SEAFARERS LOG S«pt. It 1964 ] OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO HE AFL-CIO officially endorsed President Lyndon B. Johnson ing the SlU, are making every effort to bring about the highest and his Vice Presidential running mate Hubert H. Humphrey possible vote for the Johnson-Humphrey team. The labor move­ for election on November 3rd, giving clear and positive reasons ment is mpking this effort so that every citizen in the country for its call to union members across the country to give the Demo­ may have the opportunity to express themselves on the issues cratic ticket their whole-hearted backing. when they cast their ballots. Never before has the presidential candidate of a major party T At the same time the Goldwater-Miller ticket was rejected by the labor federation as representing everything opposed to leg­ islation and policies which are considered important to the wellbeing of working men and women of America. Both of the compiled such an anti-labor record. In this year's Senate session alone, Barry Goldwater has demonstrated his anti-union posi­ tion by voting against such labor-backed bills as medicare for their inception. To best defend the working man's interests in Amerka over the aged, the expansion of social security and the civil rights act. An example of the AFL-CIO drives to bring out voters in communities across the country is the effort of the Hudson Coun­ ty, New Jersey, AFL-CIO unions in which the SlU is playing a major part. For a look at this typical union campaign, turn to the next four years, the AFL-CIO and its affiliated unions, includ­ page 12. Republican candidates are committed to the destruction of the rights and gains which have been made by labor unions since � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 18, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FIRE SWEEPS EXPLORER; CREW’S COURAGE CITED SIU CALLS FOR ACTION ON RUNAWAY SHIPPING 62 SEAFARERS QUALIFY AS ELECTION NOMINEES SENATE, HOUSE MEET ON P.L. 480 MEASURES EIGHT SIU MEN RETIRE ON 150 PENSIONS ABIDIJAN – PORT OF CALL FOR SIU CREWMEN ANNUAL REPORT GREAT LAKES SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN U.S. DOLLAR OUTFLOW INCREASES NEW CANAL ROUTE STUDY BILL OK’D DOMESTIC SHIPPING HIT IN COURT RR RATE RULINGS LABOR’S DRIVE TO REGISTER ALL VOTERS MEDICARE BILL STYMIED; AMA UNWRAPS BIG GUNS ANTI-UNION VIEWS AIRED BY FLORIDA RAILROAD BOSS RADIATION TREATMENT OF FISH TO CREATE WIDER SALES AREAS CATCH LIMITATIONS FALL; WHALING INDUSTRY DYING Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/18/1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVI, No. 19 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b92eb354b83a7d54f26a848a16d3ed5e.PDF 3023f35d62c2248e872c764ecc6a8803 PDF Text Text \ 644 SBAFARBRS~;a:-·LOG I ~ Vol. XXVI No. 11 1 • . . I OFFICl·AL ORGAN o·ft _THI: SEAf'ARERI INTERNATIONAL UNtQ~ • ATL~N.TfC .. GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WAlERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Senate Threatens U.S. Vessel's Share In Surplus Cargoes / - - - - - - - - - - - ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Story On Page 3 SIU ·W ins $4,000 For Pioneer Crew - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - S t o r y On Page 2 ••ESSO SI r1ae. Color was added to the Esso picket lines in Puerto Rico recently when the SIU mascot "Chucklehead," a 250 pound jaguar joined the lines with nearly 100 SIU Esso employees. Keeping a firm grip on the leash (above, right) is President of the SIU of Puert°'-Rico Keith Terpe. Picket sign in Spanish and English reads "I'm tired of being in the tank." Similar strike action was taken against Shell and Texaco on a beef over a clause which threatened. Union members' jobs. • . Pens1oner. AFL- CIO Endorses Johnson, Humphrey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - itory On Page 2 Seafarer Constantine Dobrovolsky (right) is shown. above receiving hi• first regular $150 monthly pension check from SIU headquarters representative Joe DiGeorge. Dobrovolsky, who makes his home in the Bronx, N.Y., started sailing wlth the. SIU in 1941. Shipping in the deck department as a carpenter until' his retirement, Dobrovolsky hopes to spend some of his leisure time this winter visiting relatives in sunny Florida. . ' ,.. • The SIU was cited at the recent convention of the Texas State ·AFL-CIO at Brownsville, Texas for its support of the Texas State Committee on Political Education (COPE), AFL-CIO. The citation was presented _by Alexander Barkan, International Director of the Political Education Committee. Sherman Miles (above, -left), Director of the Texas . State COPE and Drozak, display the plaque for the photographer. · ·"'1lal1on. �.... Two- BE .t4 I' "4-R ER S t 0 Q l _eptember f, ltH Democrats Select Humphrey-As Johnson's Runiling Mate By Willard Shelton, Managing Editor, AFL-CIO Ne~• Service There waa a development thl1 week involvlna a most Important aegment of American-flag ahlpplng-one that la of extreme Importance to Seafarers. As Seafarera know, thla union bas been loud and vigorous in lta protests for many, many years against the dtscrlmlnatory railroad rate-setting practfce1 which have been allowed by the Interstate Commerce Commission, to the detriment of our domestic shipping induatry, and the Job 1ecurity of American seamen. four-year Kennedy-Johnson Ad- another Democratic convention had other anteroom.s of the huge conThia ·week, a decision was issued .in a Federal Court In Newark, N.J., ministration and a stinging count- started the vibrant John F. Ken- vention hall as national committee which la in effect, a vindication of the SIU's position that the railroads; er-attack on the Republican nom- nedy on his way to the White ·officials met with key leaders of with the support of the ICC, have been determined to destroy domestic !nee, Senator Goldwater, and the House. There was a time and a ..atate Democra_p_~ parties to plan shipping. A three-man court handed down a unanimous decision finding GOP platform tailored to the place at this convention for mourn- the coordination ·of the upcoming three railroads guilty of discriminatory rate-setting practices in a case Ing Kennedy's loss-and a film of local and national campaigns. . involving SIU-contracted Seatrain Lines. candidate's personal record. National Committee Oh~irman The court's opinion referred to a long line of decisions in which . the The President had already as- great emotional thrust recalled h!s .sumed leadership of the party- thousand days as the nations John W. Balley and Johnson• per- United States Supreme Court has consistently overruled the decisions nominated for ~e nation's highest leader. sonal representative on the com... of the ICC", because the agency failed to protect water carriers against office for a full term in his own Pastore set the theme when he mittee, Cliff Carter, worked day discriminatory rate-setting ·by the railroads. The case involved the rlght_:_and he broke precedent to recalled that Kennedy himself had after day with "workshop". aroups rates on the movement of aluminum ingots from Texas to Pennsylvania appear before the delegates Imme- selec~.~ . Jo.~nson four years. ago. on state leaders and cand~dates- and was a classic example of the railroads' selective rate-cutting pracdiately after the event to announce The VJSion of the late President, discussing the ~resid_ent s own tlces, the purpose of which la to knock the competing water carriers out that Humphrey was his personal the Rhode Island senator said, schedule of campaign trips, the use of the trade. Once the competition has been knocked out the railroads "lives on in the character, the cap- to be made of Humphrey'• con- have Invariably come right back to charge whatever they feel they choice as running mate. Humphrey was the delegates' ability and the courage of the cededly enormous campaign ener- can get. clear choice, too-supported by a teammate of bis choice." gies, the raising of funds and diviIt ts intere.sting to note that when Seatrain first registered ita beef ground-swel~ across the country Even wftfle the delegates were sion of duties and function. over the railroads rate-cut, an ICC examiner originally found the prothat had bull~ i~to what amounted posed rate to be discriminatory against the shipping company, but that to a party majority consensus. SIU Talces Action the ICC itself overruled the examiner's position. This ts a classic UlusThe c?nve?tion here m?ved by tratfon of our own charge before Congressional committees and other accl~mabon m its four mghts of 1roupa that the ICC ts railroad-oriented and that its activities border sessi_ons, preceded by Intensive on collusion with the rail industry to the detriment of American daytime labor on platform, rules shipping and credentials. It managed, de' spite the self-evident fact that it We also have maintained that this body should include representation would nominate the President and of a shipping point of view and that its membership must consist of that it reached its decisions by people who will be fair and equitable in keeping with the intent of Congress when it enacted the law prov-iding for the lCC. ratifying reports rather than by rollcalls, to maintain an atmosIt is regrettable that it is necessary for the courts to refer this case phere of vitality. The SIU Contract department has announced settlement back to the ICC to determine the kind of relief that is to be granted For this, the delegates probably of a shipboard beef that put $4,000 of extra pay in the pockets the ahfpping company because, in the process, this type of case has could thank the Republicans. The of SIU men who manned the Sea Pioneer on the voyage affected the job opportunit_ies of Seafarers and many other maritime workers. In the interest of job security and a fair shake for an imporkeynote speech of Senator John O. which ended in Boston last+ Pastore of Rhode Island made it week. tlant segment of American shipping, we will continue our fight until the the Sea Pioneer, a 28,000-ton, T-5 conditions which led to such a situtation are corrected at the proper clear that the Democratic Party As a result of the Union's tanker, called at Aruba on June level. gladly accepted the ·GOP challenge to the nation's leadership In the action, the Sea Pioneer crewmen 26. The vessel laid on the hook * * Kennedy-Johnson years and the will receive ·overtime penalty pay- for four d a Y s from June 28 The organized labor movement ls concerned about the forthcoming Republican all-out assault on social ment for the time they were im- tlfrough June 29, during which reforms that Democrats believe properly restricted to t'1e vessel time the crew's requests for shore national elections from the standpoint of its effect upon all citizens and, particularly, on American workers. It is concerned because the have transformed the nation In the in Aruba during the latter part leave were refused. past 32 years-for the better. of June. When the v es s e 1 arrived in social gains ~ade by the . workers of this country are on the line. The convention had its somber The contract dispute arose when Boston for payoff on August 28 The Republican party candidates for president and vice p'!'esident, the crew wbmitted the beef to Goldwater and Miller, are virtually committed to policies that would the SIU representatives. The Un- :bold back and pel'haps destroy every social and economic gain that Signs Anti-~overty Bill ion then demanded the payment of American workers and their families have achieved through their trade penalty overtime for the period unions since the great depression. in which the crew was denied At stake in this election will be the future of our Social Security shore leave and restricted to the program, the right to trade union representation, equal opportunity for vessel. However, the company conolder citizens, and vital housing; edutested the right of the crew to any all, appropriate medical care compensation, and the Boston SIU cation, tax and social welfare legislation. And last but not least is this agent referred the dispute to the overriding question of the very physical security of every citizen, Contract department at Union which would be threatened by _the reckless attitudes of the Republican candidates on foreign policy and military matters. Headquarters. This then means that every Seafarer, every member of his family and Maintaining that the manner In which the crew was restricted to everyone in his community he can influence must be ready and eligible the vessel was a violation of the to vote in the November electiohs. But before you can have your say c on tract, Headquarters truiisted at the ballot box, you must be registered. Make sure you are registered upon the payment of the penalty In your community so that you can protect your o~ and your families vital interests at the ballot box. overtime pay. ATLANTIC CITY-Brimming with confidence, pleased with its platform and civil rights decisions, the Democratic National ·c onvention sent a ticket headed by President Johnson &nd Senator Hubert H. Humphrey into the upcoming election campaign. The themes were set here-an affirmation of the foreign notes. The delegates were deeI?,lY meeting, there was hard, brisk and economic policies of the conscious that four years earlier work done in the ballroom and Sea p,·oneer Beef Nets er·ew $4,000 * for AFL-CIO Board Endorses Johnson And Humphrey WASHINGTON-The 166-member general board of the AFL-CIO has endorsed the candidacies of President Lyndon B. Johnson and his Vice-President running mate, Hubert H. Humphrey in the November 3rd election. The board's statement urged union members to give the Democratic ticket their whole-hearted support. Meany, quoting from the general the labor oft'iclaas that he was proud to have the AFL-CIO enThe labor federation's gen= board's statement, re!l~ tile fOI- dorsement and "would wear 1t AFL;cro President George Meany ·lleftJ co~gratulates President Johnson -at Whi~e House ceremonies ·marking the signing of the Anti-Poverty. Bill · last month. The op.en-air proceeding launched the ,new labor-supported program emphasizing ;ob training for the nation's yo~th, literacy trains ing for adult•, part-tinle work for needy studen"ts, and It volunteer national service "corps. .. \ t ~ "r . f• .. 1 .,,.. _, .,, / ~ t .' ., , • ' • ' ;.. .. ;.;,; .• ), loWing paragraph to Piresident Johnson: -''When tragedy thrust upon him the duties of Presiderut, he undertook with unsurpassed vigor the task of fulfilling t h e pro8I'am launched by Jahn Kennedy. '.Dhe legislative achievements of President Johns911·' s 10 months in office are the greatest since the first Roosevelt administration. The unflagging concern of LyndonJohnson for the poor and the deprived has in · all truth aroused the conscience of all Americans." AFL-CIO President G. e o ~- g e In reply, President Joh~~~~ told eral board, which is made up of the presidents of lits membet" unions as well as department ojficia.Js of tihe AFL-Cio, made Its emJorsement decision witJhout a dissenting vote. After the vote was taken, the board members went to the White House to inform President Johnson of · their decision. Paul Hall, SIU president and a vice ..president Of ·the -AFL-cIO, participated in the General )Joard meeting and the meeting with the President. · · · proudly" both during and after the campaign, He told the members of the general board that he welco~ed them to the White House as the "only Presidential candidate of a major party who believes in strong and free unions." T-he federati"n's general board was sharply critical of GOP Presidential ~ominee Senator Barry Goldwater and the Republican Vice· Presidential· choice, ·: Rep. William E. Miller. The board's statement characterized Senator Gold' (Continued ;on .page 14) ' • i;: ...... ' "~ . �•, . Pace Sepiember '· 198' S·e at·r ain Upheld· In RR Rate Case Urging Strong U.S. Merchant Marine NEWARK, N.J.-A major victory for intercoastal shipping was scored on September 2 when a Federal Court found three railroads guilty of •1discriminatory" rate-making practices and ruled that the SIU-+ contracted Seatrain Lines was decisions of the l.C.C. for failing entitled to some form of relief to protect water carriers against in compensation for the railroads unfair rate setting tactics. A three man court headed by Circuit Judge Anthony T. Augelli, handed down a unanimous decision finding three railroads guilty of "discriminatory" _rate- practices. Refers Case The court referred the case to the Interstate Commerce Commission to determine the form of relief to be granted Seatrain. Seatrain has been charging for the past five years that railroads have manipulated rates unfairly to discourage waterborne competition. Seatrain filed a complaint against the Missouri Pacific, the Texas Pacific and the Rockdale, Sandow and Western Railroads in Federal Court here after the I.C.C. refused to act on the issue. Asserts Jurisdiction The I.C.C. later asserted its jurisdiction and once again, by a vote of six to three, decided that Seatrain was not entitled to relief. The line took the case to Federal Court once more in September 1963. The new court opinion upholding Seatrain's charges against the railroads, cited a long line of decisions in which the Supreme Court has consistently overturned railroad tion. rate-making discrimina- Aluminum Rates The case involved rates on aluminum ingots m o vi n g from Sandow, Tex., to Cressona, Pa. Railtoads, seeking to obtain all of this traffic which at one time accounted for a huge part of the water carriers revenues progressively reduced their rates. Present rail rates between the two points are $1.19 per hundred pounds. The rail-water-rail rate, which is $1.15, involves rail transportation from Sandow to Texas City, where Seatrain vessels pick up the cargo and discharge it at Edgewater, N.J., where it is carried by railroad to Cressona. Discrimination Found From the 186 miles from Sandow to Texas City, the railroads charge 44 cents a 100 pounds if the aluminum is than hauled by Seatrain. If the ingots are destined for import, the rate is 29 cents. Although Seatrain accounts for 85 percent of the mileage, it receives only 37 percent of the present rail-water-rail rate. Originally, an I .C.C. examiner found the rate to be discriminatory against Seatraln, but the commis-· sion overruled his decision. Five SIU Oldtimers OK'd For Pensions ·:·:• ... . ) .; ;~;,~::Sr·. : \~~ The need for a strong U.S. merchant fleet was stressed by SIU President Paul Hall, shown here as he addressed the Democratic Party's Platform Committee prior to the party's national convention at Atlantic City, N.J. Other AFL-CIO trade union leaders appeared before the Platform Committee to · emphasize the need for • stron9 labor plank 9eared to meet the pro~lems of the present-day wor~ force. Senate Move Threatens Role Of U.S.-Flag Ships In P.L. 480· Program WASHINGTON-The SIU, the AFL-CIO's Maritime Trades Department and other segments of the maritime industry have joined forces in fighting a provision in the Senate-passed version of P.L. 480 that w~uld have "disastrous" effects on the American• • • d tr be placed in an impossible financial rying P .L. 480 cargoes accept mereh ant marme m us Y· situation." a major portion of their freight The provision would re- The disruptive amendment le costs (50 to 100 per cent) in forpart of Title 1 of P.L. 480, which eign monies. quire U.S. ships operators is before the Congress for a three- The maritime industry, with opmoving grain under P.L. 480 year extension, or untll December erating expenses, taxes and wages to· accept at least partial 31, 1967. The title covers the sale for seafarers that must be paid of surplus farm commodities for freight charges in unstable and in- foreign currencies. convertible foreign currencies. . Under the 50 per cent rule, at The House version of the bill, least half of the cargoes shipped already reported out by the Agrl- overseas under P.L. 480 must be cullure Committee, does not con- in American-flag vessels. tain the damaging amendment. The freight costs for the P.L. 480 The SIU and other maritime la- cargoes have, unttl now, been paid bor organizations, along with· ship- in U.S. dollars by the Commodity owners, joined in wiring their pro- Credit Corporation, a government test to Rep. Mahon CD.-Texas), agency. chairman of the House AppropriaThe new Senate amendment says tions Committee, and calling on that the C.C.C. "shall finance ·him to see to it "that under no freight charge.a • . . only to the Garretson \ Schroeder Fortine Dunham circumstances will this [Senate] extent that such charges are higher provision be inc1uded in House (than would be the case otherwise) NEW YORK-Five veteran Seafarers, have be~n awarded consideration." by reason of a requirement that pensions by the SIU and will enjoy retirement with the help The telegram .to Mahon warned the commoditie1 be transported in of lifetime $150 a month pension. that inclusion. of the provision States-fta1 vessels." The five, Frederick H. Gar- '+··- - - - - - - - - - - - - would mean, if passed, that the United The effect of the amendment retson, John Aha, Karl W. ington has nearly 40 years of sea "entire maritime industry would would be to make shipowners carSchroeder, William H. Dun- time, his last ship being the Transham and ·Steve Fortine, bring the bay. He is currently living in total of 1964 pensions granted by the SIU-employer tr'ustee panel to Houston, Texas. John Aha, a Filipino-American, · 55. The monthly flow of checks , wjll insure the men of security in ington, D.C., first shipped out in their retirement years and will 1925, and served on many vessels give them an excellent opportunity has been sailing as an AB since to enjoy life on the beach more 1929. He joined the Union in 1941, fully. Garretson, 58, a native of Wash- ·and is now making his home on shore in New York. Karl W. Schroeder, 69, a native of Germany, has covered the world's ports as a seaman since Sept. 4, 1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 18 1916. An. AB, his last ship was the San Francisco (Sea-Land). When last heard from, hu was eujuylng his r~tirement in sunny Spain. William H. Dunham, 68, has been PAUL HALL, President . . an active SIU man since the war. HERBERT BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SPIVACK, Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art A chief steward, he last sailed on Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYER, the Adams. A native-born New ROBERT ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE Yorker, he served in the Army CARMEN, Staff Writers. during World War I and in the Navy and the Merchant Marine in Published biweekly at the hHdquart1r1 World War II. · of the Seafarers International Union, At· lantfc, Guff, Lakes and Inland Waters Steve Fortine, 54, his sailing days District, AFL·CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9·'600. ended by the amputation of his Seafarer veteran John Aba ( rl9ht) Is shown above pf eking Second cllliS$ postage paid at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act left leg, is a Great Lakes sailor up his first regular $150 monthly pension chHk from headuf Aug. 24, 1912. · who · has been in the Union since 120 quarters representative Joe DiGeorge. Abe, .who ' makea ht1 1941. He makes his home in Michigan. home In New York, hu been sailing with the SIU 1fnae 1941. . SEAF AREkS LOG r Three in dollars, would be placed in severe hardship by the requirement. P .L. 480 is expected to reach action on the House floor sometime before Labor Day. SIU Extends Clinic Plan To Boston, Tampa \ NEW YORK-Seafarers in Boston and Tampa are now able to take full advantage of the SIU's free medical examination program as new clinics opened ,recently in both ports. 'Jlhe new medical facilities are located in clean, well equipped buildings staffed by experienced doctors. They will enable Seafarers and their dependents to enjoy the benefits to which they are entitled. The SIU medical examination program in Boston is being conducted at the clinic of Dr. Anthony S. Ripa, which is located at 108 Meridian Street, corner Of London Street in East Boston. Dr. Ripa ls an industrial surgeon who 'also does physical examinations for airlines operating in the Boston !!re!!, Hi11 well-equipped nffire is conveniently located to the Union hall. The Union's medical program in Tampa wi11 be directed by Dr. Gilbert M. Echelman, at 505 South Boulevard, Tampa. 'Jlhe Tampa facility is located in ~ new building which was specially built for a clinic. The clinic is located within a 10 minute ride from the Tampa hall and is near the facilities of the Public Health Service Hospital and the Tampa General Hospitail. Dr. Echelman is an internal medicine specialist and (Continued on page 7) �r o '• · ·• • • 1' Page ·Four Fishing Fleet Boosted By Construction Subsidy Bill WASHINGTON-The United States fishing industry got ·a healthy boost recently when President Johnson signed a $10 million subsidy bill to help rebuild a.n~ moder~ize this country's fishing fleet. + . . The new bill authorizes the fish has plummeted from 13 to 7 Americans are eating ip.ore foreignexpenditure of $10 million an- percent. During the 11ame period caught imported fish than that nually for construction-differ- the country dropped from its posi- landed by U. S. fishermen. Sin ce th e pos1't'ion of the Amerlcan fishing fleet has been declining during the .P·ast several years, the increase in consumption In fish products in this country works to the benefit of. foreign fleets. A report prepared by a House of Represent.atives committee found .that since 1947 the Soviet Union more than doubled jts total catch. Fur.thermore, Japan, Peru,· China and several other countries had increased their annual fish catches significantly. The continuing weak position of SIU Railway Marine Region pensioner Thomas C. Logan the United States fishing fleet was found to be rooted in the require(right J gets congratulations on his retiremen,. from RMR ment that American fishing vessels Regional Director G. P. McGinty. Logan i'ntends to continu.e must be built In U. S. shipyards. his active interest in the Boy Scout movement now that he The report found that construction can devot~ his full time to t_his a·c ttvity. costs in this country are 50 percent higher than in foreign yards. Retired- But Still Busy. Congressional sponsors. of the tiill said Its passage would enable This column reviews the various benefit programs for SIU members' American 'f ishermen to successto help our brothers obtain those which they are eligible without un- fully compete with foreign fleets necessary delay. We realize that the wide ran&'e of benefits available on waters which have long been under the SIU welfare program make it hard for many of our member& considered traditional fishing to keep track of specific plans. In response to many questions, we will grounds for United States fisheragain review the maternity, hospital and optical benefits which are men. provided for member~hip use. In a statement made while the MATERNITY BENEFIT. Those seamen who have 90 days of sea- construction subsidy bill was still SIU railroad tugman Thomas Logan is not the least .bit time in the calendar year prior to the birth of a child and one day's before the House, James Ackert, seatime in the six months prior to the birth of a child, are eligible president of the SIU-affiliated .A t- concerned about keeping busy, now that he is retired on under the Plan to a $200 maternity benefit when their wives give birth, lantic Fishermen's Union, said, provided they present proper proof and claims within one year of the ''This ls the shot so badly needed SIU $150 monthly pension. In fact, Brother Logan's days wiU birth. In those cases where there are multiple births <twins, triplets, to revive our American fish.ing be pretty full ones, for he i s + - - - - - - - - - - - etc.>, there is provision for an individual maternity benefit of $200 for fleets. He noted that fishing boat turning to on the community associated as a ·s cout and later; as each child. construction would also help U. S. activities which had been his a scout leader for · almost a half century. He'll back this up· with For births occurring on and after August 1, 1962., delivery by ceasa- shipyards and · their workers to hobby in the off hours from his his church's community work. rean section shall be reimbursed in accordance with the hospital and keep .busy. job as a bridgeman wi.th the Erie- . Brother Logan started with. the surgical fee as specified in the Schedule of Dependents~ Benefits. In addition an applicant must present proof of marriage and a. photof:.ackawanna Railroad. Lackawanna Rallroad's marine · ops· static copy of the baby's birth certificate. 'fhe bli;th certificate must During a · recent visit to the SIU eration forty-five years ago and contain the names of both parents.• · headquarters In Brooklyn, he de- continued at his job as bridg~ inan ~n eligible seaman'~ wife ~s an $8.00-a-day hospital · benefit, scribed with enthusiasm· "this new when the ·c·o mpany merged and phase of my life." Most of Brother became know as . the Erie-Lacka·~nt1tled to the m~termty. benefit which is k11own as the In-Hospital Jf her husband dies dunn.g her Benefit. Each of these is dealt Logan's activities, now that he is wnnna, six years ago. pregnancy, and may also claim the with separately below in retirement, will be devoted to As a Y0'1ngster in Brooklyn his "first love" - the boy scout where he was born and now lives ~aternity benefit. if her hu~ban.d $1.oo-a-Day Hospital· Benem is at ·sea at the. tim: ~he child ~s Eligibility for tl}is benefit requirE:s movement with which he has with his wife Helen, Tom became born .. A sean:an is eh~ibl_e for th.is one d<ly's seatime in the. year prior WASHINGTON-As of June 30, a member of the' boy scout move,rnent in 1910 when It was charbenefit oi:ily 1£ the C~lld IS born m to admittance to the hospital. This the United St.ates ' Govern.me.Qt was tered in America. "Because of the Continental Umted States or benefit h;is been in effect from its territories - Puerto Rico and the day that the Seafarers -welfare insuring $529 million worth of _ · • what it had done for ' me, in term~ the Virgin Islands. The only ex- Plan cam·e into existence. mortgages for 78· ships and three of k~eping .~.Y ~nterest and prqyi,dception to this is Canada, which $3.00-a-Day Hospital Benefit _ barges, tJhe Ma1·itime Administraing me w1t}t . an opportunity for is also covered under this benefit. The eligibility rule for this benefit tion a·nn.oi.mc.ed. constmctive activ_ity as a yoµqgLastly, if an eligible seaman dies requires a seaman to have had 90 ster," Brother lognn said, ·" l .de. 'f g· b' th th Srtill pend.i ng are apn.lications b e fore h is cided to devote ··as· much time ns · "' 1 e ives ir ' e days of employment in the calen.,.. benefit slrnll he paid even though dar year prior to his admittance for mortgage .loans on 28 ships . possible to the scouting movement the child is born more than 90 to the hospitai, as . .well as one amounti.ng to $96.5 million. in my adult 'years.' 1 And, he 'i1as The mortgage program is auSAN JUAN-Keith Terp~, Pres~- done so, effectfve[y and with ' dlsdays after the deceased em- day's employment in the six":· tinction. · ployee's last employment. month period preceding his ad- thorized under Title 11 of the Meri·1 • • OPTIC.l\L BENEFIT. Eli gibility mission. He will then receive $ 3.00 chant Marine Act of 1936, and al- dent of the SIU of Puerto Rico, Honored . Scout . I for · this ben efit is the sa me as per day for the period of time that lows the MA to insure mortgages has been appointed to a U.S. 'Defor the maternity benefit. The he is hospitalized. up to 87~ per cent of the actuai partment" o.f Lab 0 r committee The SIU railtoad · mah was .. re:. program provides for the fol16w$8.00-a-Day Hospital Benefit _ cost of construction or rec-0nstTU(!- which .c onside'r _m inimum wage c~ntly honored with the highest irig: One pair of · eyeglasses every This payment actually falls under tion of ships over 3,500 gross tons scouting award given to a vohmtwo ·years, except in cases requir- the s & A benefit program but is and capable of maintaining a 14 rates for five industries in. Puerto t ary scou t wor k er, the · Civil Rico. The . announcement of Terpe's Beaver merit a w ·a rd'. Broth·e r ing_glasses more frequently due to paid in . the hospital to the individ- knot speed·. pathological reasons, in which ca ~e ual. Many eligibles become conSmaller shiips or those built or designation as an employee repr e- Logan is 'a member' of the' Brookthe additional glasses may be au- fused and . feel that this is an rebuilt under . government subsidy sentative. was made by · Secretary lyn "Council of the 'Boy Scoufs of thOiized by ·the trustees. The un- $8.00-a-day· h 0 spit a 1 ·in-patient oan hav'e their . mortgages and Of Labor · W. Willard Wirtz. America and · is an · active partici:. derstanding that ·the frames will benefit. Under the hospital benefit loans insured· up to 75 per cent by The committe·es' consideration of pant in the -District Committee. ' be · thos'e known as · "Shell Ful- sectfon of the Plan it is, but it the MA, minimutn wage rates is autliorized be. spit~ ·the f~ ct that · he is ' .bi' s : c.o~mum · 'tY · •·s Vue," w"i.th lenses of the required·' falls under th'e' ·s &..' A. rules. Freighters b'uilt or under con- tJnder · the Fair Labor Standards plung1'ng · . . Jn.to . Prescription. The co_st of fancy A pat1'ent· ' Is ent.1't.led to th1's : ruction for s'u bsidized steamship' A"t Membership on the comm'it' t· ' t" B th · L · " · - .ac ivi ies, . r,o . Elr . . ogan do~si;i.'t ftames, tri-focal lenses, sunglasses, benefit during the time he or 'she st companies account. for 45 of the tees consists of representatives of have the . 11light~st. intJ!.n tion ... of and - · -·the - like, .shall · be paid by the i~ a P.atient 'in any USPHS Hospi· 81 shiipS' ·being· insi.J.red by the MA. .employees,' emp]oye_rs and the pub- losing · · . · oontac .. · · ', t, wlth • - -· .th e SIU. o,r h'is t!ligible. The optical benefit iS tal or an appr oved pr·1'vate hosp1' tal lie'. Hearings will be held to· con- Union bro"hers· "I a g · g t · .. · ..it'.,. •my ·b- u ·. m . tom t o availabll'! and extended to eligible in the US, Puerto Rico, the Virgi·n This means the g'overnment is pay- sider "the ·· ·followin·g industries! make ·· · i'ng up to ·55 ·p·e r cent of 't he total , · , " su~ ~s~ 0 . · ~ PP dependents under the same rules Islands or Canada. This benefit is button; 'jewelr.y ' arid ·lapidary work; around periodically at the ' Un.ion as those governing the eligible payable .f rom the first day of hos- cost- of construction, plus insutriilg artificial flower, decoration, and hall ·and to visit · my fellow ·si'\'j seaman. Safety glasses for de-. pitalization but not for a period to the mortgages . an'd loans up to party favot;·- communication·s, 'Util- me·n 'on · the 0 Jd' . job" B·r~ther pendent" children · also niay be pro- exceed S9 weeks. 87¥.z pereent. The subsidies· for !ties, and · transportation; ·alcoholic I::oogan sai~.. As a .. matter ~ of , ~~ct', vided, however. Tiie h0spi~al beneffts of ·$1.00-a- construction· represent t}le differ- beverage and industrial alcohol; as he left the . h.a~l, ~rothEli, ~ogan HOSPITAL BENEFITS FOR day and '. $3:00-a-day are paid to ence in · cost between doing the and bankhtg', 'insurance and fi- headed out to tell the boys - at ELIGmL:ES. Eligibility for hos- patients whO qu~lify for as long a work in U.S. rath'er than· cheaper nance~ · ·. Erie-Lackawa.nna, with whom · he p'itai benefits is the sam·e as out- period as they remain a patient In foreig·n shipyards. ·serving with Terpe as · employee · worked, t~at ""tlie SIU pension i~ lined above. The hospital benefit the hospi~41, · regardles.S of the A substantial _' portion ~f tJI:le repl'esentatives on 't he committees responsible foi· ·enabl~n'g ..' ine ' 'fo Jfio_gz:am is ·a·ct~atly broken .down length of.stay. "In. 's'ome C?Ses, par- ori~inal loans , h~ve. al.ready .been are Irving· Beiler nf' the. AFL-CIO spend my time now doing what I tiito three Jtems, ·c onsisting Of ·a· ticillarly t~o~e .ot chronic iflness, repaid . so '•tliat the · actual amoi:ni't Depattroent.· <!f lt~s~arc'h, 'and' l>ru- want. 'Anybody "w~o has the ben~­ $t.OO-a-day--- ·hosp1tal · benefit, · a . thiS pertoa" has extended for as being· backe·if· ·is ·something ' less eencio R"ivera··M'ar'tinez, Sari ··Juan fit" of s ·IU' me'inbersnip 'is Jn .. t"ile $3.(}0-a-day " hos.Pitai benefit, ·· arid long as seven and eight years. ·than ·$529 millfon.' · · · · · , · ; i-bor consultant. .... ···" ··· · : · fight 'lidat." · · ' ·· " ' · · " "· ential subsidies over a five-year period. Under the terms of the legislation a maximum Federal subsidy of 50 percent of the cost of construction of modern fishing vessels In U. S. yards is authorized. · The measure ls expected to greatly benefit · SIU fisherman on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts as well as those In Alaska. Since 1956, the United States share of the total world catch. of tion of second place ainong the fishing nations of the world to fifth plac~, This decline has occurred despite the fact that consumption of fishery products in the United States has more than doubled in recent years. Imports of fish products Into this country has Increased 900 percent In quantity since 1940 (this represents a rise of more than 41h billion tons). For the first time SIU Benefit Programs Discussed SIU-RMR Pensioner Active In Boy Scouts ·a Gov't hi·p Mortgages ·1ncreaS1•ng s·ea'far·e·r .Re·p Named J0 p•R• pay R.ate uDI•t will is 1 j �S. E .4 F A.·B. E·B. S Pqe 1...&G- Flv~ Seafarer Hero.Awarded Maritime Bravery Award . • If Isl (lull) Shepard; Vice-President, Atlantic R~ertlflcatlon 1 For SIU Stewards Ail we reported In the last Issue of the LOG, sblpplnr still loolul ve17 cood In New York, and that happy condition probably to ·sta:r around for awhile, The demand ,for firemen and ABs remains stronr. We also 'don't mind reporting that a new group of atewards have graduated from the SIU's Steward Recertification Program. And on August 26, 13 members passed the lireboat examinatlQn after attending the SIU's Lifeboat School. All members who have only entry ratings · are urged to enroll in the lifeboat school. Lonnie Buford, who ships out of Baltimore and is a daddy of three, dropped by Brooklyn to pick up his $523 vacation check. He's just off the Fairland . and is headed back home to cheer on his favorite Colts when the football season opens. Eddie Puchalski, on the beach and passing time watching the Mets, Js ready to take a trip most anywhere. He's on the lookout for a bosun's slot. Boston, with only fair shipping in the last period, has begun to move and the forecast is now -good for the next period. There were 4 payoffs, 1 sign on, 4 in tra~it, and a total of 27 men who shipped during the last period. Frank Donovan, a quarter-century union man, has just gotten off the Achilles so he could get a ship run-• ' . . . NEW ORLEANS-A second seafarer, Horace W. Sikes Jr., has been awarded the Mer·chant Marine Meritorious Service Medal, one of the highest honors the U.S. can bestow on a merchant seaman, for the part he played in a sea rescue while serving on the former Bull Line tanker Titan. • when, during a violent storm with lines were thrown to the men in In a ceremony in Mobile mountainous seas, their ship re- the water, however, and a jacob's several weeks . ago, John W. ceived an SOS from the MV Com- ladder wavut over the side. With Mullis, a shipmate of Sikes', was given the same honor. The story appeared . in the August 7 Issue of the Log. Sikes and Mullis were serving on the Titan December 8, 1961, bined One. Two survivors were spotted in the water amid much debris from the already sunken vessel. The seas tossing her and her decks awash, the Titan was unable to ~ower lifeboats. Life- total disregard for their own safety, Sikes and Mullis descended · the ladder and rescued one of th0 men. During the operation, an aircraft joined the rescue effort, dropping flares so that more survivors were spotted in the water. Only four of the more than 30 Chinese sailors could be saved, three throug·h the effort of the two honored seafarers. Q • The award was presented to Sikes by Captain Thomas A. King, A collection of awards issued to merchant seamen for acts Gulf coast Director, u.s. Mariof heroism and valor has been pre~ented to- the Smithsonia;n time Administration, . at a IunchInstitution's Dep a rt men t of N ava1. H"IS t ory b Y the Man•t·Ime Orleans eon given by the·Trades Greater New Maritime Departning off shore. Arthur. Ahearn was around town to carry him, over the Administration, U.S. Depart-• ment. Rep,resentatlves of 31 AFLsorry. to see the floating hotel he summer. He's just about ready to ment of Commerce. tion and is scheduled to open next CIO unions, members of the MTD, . . Spring. The Maritime collection were at the luncheon. The award was last on. tbe iw;ount Wa.shlngton, ship again, and is looking for ang.o off shore.- H~ s sp.e~dmg some other good job on a tanker. The collection consists of will be a noteworthy part of the was created by Congress and is tune at home with his family beFred Hicks last on the National medals, emblems, se~vic_e bars, permanent decorations and awards given through the ,authorization ol fore he ships again. Defender in 'the steward depart- combat bars, plaques, citations and · exhibit. the Secrefary of Commerce. Truman Patriquin, last on the ment, has just finished remodeling letters of commendation, as well + Transeastern, is in the USPHS in his home and says he's ready ·to as reprints of executive orders, · · related laws, and other publicaBoston. He says hello from drydock ship again. to all his shipmates, and hopes to Puerto Rico reports light damage tions. The awards have been issued by be back in service soon. from recently rampaging .hurricane William Cista, afte1· three months Cleo, the only part of the island to the Maritime Administration and of fishing and laying around his be significantly hit being the_south- its predecessor age n c i es since summer home, is ready for a long east. Battening down was thorough , 1937, for acts of heroism on the trip again and says he will be glad and a vole of thanks goes to the high seas. According to Maritime to get back to sea. Weather Bureau and the Coast Administrator Nicholas Johnson, Shi1>ping in Philadelphia has Guard 'for their fine tracking of such awards are part of the .iMarlbeen fair. Larry Campbell, a sea- the storm. time Administration's continuing farer since-- 1938, is just off the On the P.R. labor front, the program of recognizing, officially Globe Carrier. He's enjoying the strike against the Puerto Rican and tangibly, noteworthy acts by Phillies during his time on the Glass Corporation. ended when the American merchant seamen .. beach and is as sure as shooting company and the Glass Workers' - A total of 7,297 medals and they are going to win the.. series. Union agreed to submit their dif- other decoraflons has been 'apHarry McCullough, whose last ferences to the b'inding decision of proved to date. The 'highest award, ship was the Massmar, is waiting a joint grievance committee. . for gallantry beyon.d the call of for the Seamar to come in. His dad All captains, mates and en- ·duty, the Distinguished Service is on it. Danny Piccerelli, another gineers at Puerto Rico Lighterage Medal, has been app.i;oved for Phillies fan, is waiting for a first hava signed Puerto Rico Division award to 150 seamen. The second steward's . job to hit the shipping pledge cards. A preliminary cnn-' highest award, the Meritorious tract discussion was held with Service .Medal, has been authorboard. Baltimore shipping has been these people and · progress ized in 496 Instances for actions picking up and is expected -to re- although slow, has been made. A~ of heroism in the line of duty. main good for the next period. unoffichl count from the N:ition:il The Mariner's Medal, equal In There were 3 pay offs, 3 sign ons Labor Relati-:ms Board names the distinction to the Order , of the and 17 in transit. SIU Puer~o Ri:•o Division to repre- Purple Heart issued to members Seafarer Horace W. Sikes, Jr. (center) is presente.d the Frederick - W. Edgett, sailing sent the Volkswagen employPes of the armed services for combatabout 20 years, just paid off the again. This was another SIU received wounds, has been authorMerchant Marine Meritorious Service Medal, one of the Kyska, which he called a pretty victory over the Teamsters. ized for award to 6,635 seamen of highest awards the nation can bestow on a merchant seaman good ship. After some medical atGenaro "Shipping Board" Gon- many nationalities who were by Capt. Thomas A. King (right) of the MA. New Orleans tention that will make him fit for zales is back home on Ponce for a wounded while serving aboard SIU port ag~nt Lindsey Williams looks on. duty again, he plans to ship out. bit of vacation after a long stint on U.S.-flag ships during World War Henry E. Fosset, after ·waiting the Seatrain New York. II. for a 3rd cook's job on the MaryAntonio "Chino" Gonzales, . who's Sixteen merchant ships have mar, was victim of an assault and on the beach after serving a year received official . recognition as robbery attempt as he was report- on the Florida State as bosun, is Gallant Ships, while 340 crewmen ing to work and was beaten so also taking it easy In Ponce for af seven ships have been authorbadly ne had to go into drydock at awhile. ized to wear the Gallant Ship Unit the USPHS hospital here. When Oldtimers: Elfrain Sierra is in Citation Bar. he's fit for duty again in the very town to open up his new J1ome. Other decorations which have near futm·e, he says he will take Sierra., has been holding down d h f · 1 been awarde to mere ant seamen WASHINGTON-A bill vital to the survival of the U. $. the lrst JOb t,hat comes a ong. various Sealand ships for th~ past are the Victory Medal, service Robert A. Stokes plans to vaca- few years. H~ just co.npleted a bars for the Atlantic, the Pacific domestic fleet, which would provide subsidies to ship opertion for a month before shipping few months on the Los Angeles. a n d t h e Mediterranean-Middle t · th d t" t d h s b e d b th S t out again. His last ship was the .Adrian Texidor is restin·~· up with a ors m e omes IC ra e, a e n approve y e ena e East War Zones, Combat Bar, DeS b "tt M h t• ., Alcoa Marketer and he served . on a bad foot, but stil: looking hard u comm1 ee on ere an · · "It Is of th e u t mos t na t"1onaI her for • a four-month trip to the for another Se:itrain. He ·jm;t did fense Bar, Phjlippine Liberation M arme an d F'ISh er1es. . far east. He hopes his ne'x t trip six-month ;;tin~ on tile Savannah. Bar, PhiHppine Defense Bar; MerThe measure would provide concern that the domestic indus· t ame · d" Harold McVay piled off the chant Marine Emblem, and Kore- subsidies similar to those pres- t ry be mam • he sa Id · "C onwill be as good as the last, and ti M k t . an S e r v I c e Bar. In addition, · 1 I . t . h gress must determine and . 1 . t gave spec1a p1·a1se o 1e ar e - Deiroit- last trip for a brief rest. Letters of Commendatt"on have ently avai ab e to opera ors m t e th t d d. t · ti • f · t ·d Th b determine soon whether or not • d er s crew an e s ewar epar - . The Detroit was a good ship, says been issued to 26 seamen and na on s ore1gn ra e. e su . ment which did a real good job of McVay, and he'll welcome. the sldies would make posible {he the United States is to have any · t·tc mere 11an t marme · keeping. all !Jands happ,v. chance to get back aboard. Bob officers on 25 ships. construction of new ships !}Rd for d omes a t a ll Norfolk shipping has been slow, Lasso, after a few months of towMany of the decorations · issued the conversion, reconditioning and that it recognizes that such a but is expected to increase in the boating in the area, will be ready for service during World War II and . modernization of existing 'fleet is vital to the United States. coming period with a couple of to ship ·very shortly. There are a were given posthumously to mem- vessels. This bill ls a major key to surships due to pay olf. In the last few household chores to hers of the family of .merchant The SIU and other maritime vival." period, ther~ was 1 sign on and squared away before shipping out. seamen who died serving the unions and groups interested in Vessels included under the prn5 in transit. The town of Guanlca ha<; re- Nation. the strengthening of the U. S. visions of the proposed legislation Ronald A. Chandler, head of domestic . fleet have long called would be over 1,500 gross tons, Dwight Skelton has . been, boning turned . to normal after the beach up for a third mate's license: He front section was evacuated \\ihen Seamen Services Branch of Mari-· fot~ such legislation. Passage of built in U.S. shipyards and doct1has registered, however, so he can a gasoline and acid laden ship time's -Office of Property and · the 'ineasure was called "vital" for mented under U. S . regulations~ ship out in case there .Is no mate's threatened to blow up thf> harbor. Supply, assembled the collection 'the survival of the nation's d1)- They · would also have to be of a job available. His last ship was the The vessel Darrlel Pierce was at the request of Dr. Melvin M. mestic a'rid intercostal fleet by type; size and speed approved by Globe .Progress. beached by its crew when-it sprang .Jac~son; .As~ociate C~rator of. the Sen. E. L . Bartlett (D-Alaska) who the Secretary of Comnierce and · Nelson .Steadman, last on the a leak after sulphuric · ·acid ate •Sn11thson1an s naval ·history umt. i!ltroduced the bill l,nto the Sen- certified · ·by the Secretary of the Henry,' tias got himself a truck ·and through the steel plating on the· The hall that will house the ate and also conducted hearings Navy as being of benefit to tha wa1 doing a few odd pick~p jobs· ship's bottom. collection is now under construe- on it. nation in an ep1ergency. D• •· •h Sm.,, s_o n1an .1 0 ISP /·a y • M ed I$ M er11h ant M ar1ne I Domestic Subsidy Plan Cet's Senate Group's OK a he �....... -.. . •., (Figure! O.n Thu Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, LakH an_d Inland Watera l)istrict.) S.hip Adiv,i,Y August 15 ·August 28 ...... ...... .......,..... Seattle was the only port on the Pacific coast that reported an improvement in the shipping situation over the previous ·period. San Francisco saw a sharp drop in fhe .. ., O• '&-.TOTAL 3 1 N.w Yoat •••• 21 I loltlMor• • ••• 3 Norfolk 0 Jacbo•vllle •• 0 Ta:-pa •. • • • • I .Mobile · •••••• NewOrleeM •• 10 Ho11ttM ••••• WH•llH}to• •• 1 San Fra11clsco • 3 Seeltle •••••• 3 10 23 7 12 I 15 6 • 12 I D ' 3 16 4 ' ' 41 25 3 17 2 2 3 1 ..... The improved job situation failed t o have much effect on statistics picturing the seniority situation which has remained stable for the past several w~ks. The percentage of Class A men shipping went up a point to 55 percent, compared to 54 perc~nt in the previous reporting period. Class B shipping remained pegged at 32 percent, while the share of Class C men who shipped out rose by a single point to 13 percent. a si.- 099 J As the job picture began to brighten, total registration fell off slightly, droppin·g to 1,252 from 1,308 in the previous period. The number of SIU men in the registered on the beach category also showed a downward trend, standing at 3,774 as compared to 3,815 in the previous two weeks. Shipping on the East Coast showed a mixed pattern as Baltimore- and Boston posted the ~ost impressive gains. New York ~how ed a very slight decrease, while activity took a sharper dip in Norfolk and Philadelphia. Job calls showed sharp increase in New Orleans following a slowdown in the pr~vious reporting period. D 3 2 37 I u I - -TOTAU ••• M 50 17 24 . 24 7 7 3 142 - 143 DECK DEPARTMENT • Registered Register~d Shipped CLASS A CLASS 8 CLASS · A GROUP POff .., number of men signing on, while activity Jn Wilmington declined to a lesser extent. . The shipping situation bounced . back during the past two weeks after a ocief downturn in the previous reporting period. A total of 1,319 Seafarers shipped out as compared to 1,174 in the previous two weeks: The increase in the number of job calls was reflected in all three departments; with the deck category experiencing t.he sharpest rise in the number of jobs filled. -GROUP - - GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 0 --1 -·3- ,- 4 1 1 3 4 22 22 26 37 152 0 2 6 81 1 5 0 7 9 16 11 19 4 o1 z o 7 7 3 2 6 o I 9 , ·1 4 1 6 4 1 2 . o I 21 o o o I ol o 1 9 4 I 2• 1 1 6 6 13 7 12 28 20 sz 27 42 28 7 I 51 4 1 15 18 H j 10 36 36 6 · I 52 2 1 1- 3 o 2 4 · 6· o 4 3 2 I 91 2 5 3 10 ! 4 2 5 1 I '. 10 o to, s 15 1 4 155 41 I 284 13 109 104 I 22~ 95 168 1 1 25 4 11 4 2 349- ll oston . . ..• . ..... .. New York . ... .. .... . . P hil adelphia ... . . ... . E altimore . ......... . .. . .... . . .. . Norfolk J ;icksonville . . ... . . . . a Tampa . . . ...... . ... . o :M obile . . .. . .... . . . . . 7 New Orleans . ; .. . . . . . 16 Houston . -. .. . . . . .. .. . 10 Wilmington . . . .. .. . . o San Francisco ...... . . 4 Seattle ... .. . . .. . • ... 4 TOTALS 89 3 ALL 67- , 11 71 34 1 11 21 I Shipped CLASS 8 481 t4-'I I GROUP ti I 1 o I 5. o .6/ 2 l 5 CLASS A. B C I o ·• o I 9 o 2 ·2 3 ALL o oI 10 3 3 11 1 2 1 0 2 o o 1 5 o 3 0 1 1 ALL 1 2 3 ALL .o-5--6- 0-1- 11 1 -----~ 43 28 7 8 72 43 21 u' 103 141 23 269 37 8 11 4 .za Hi 17 ·4 36 14 6 56 44 58 8 111 1 36 20 e1 6 1 o· 7 15 12 8 17 6 1 1 5 0 9 2 ·1 o 2 I · 3 5 6 0 11 'H 30 8 1 20 13 1 34 33 74 13 142 11 1 '.78 35 11 124 , 55 154 49 - 25 3 'Z7 j 55. 76 23 • 5 1 o. , i 9 21 4 34 z. 6 9 2 ni 25 31 . s3 II 59 52 29 18 1 IS: 30: H: I 348 529 .Joe ut33 4 5 o o l~ \ 30:! 2~ 5~ 9~: 16: ~ 2~ .2~ GROUP GROUP I .211 o CLASS I CLASS A Shipped GROUP 3 •ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 C l- 5 1- - 1- -2-- 3- ,- ·6 o s '72 11 2 14 27 u o 2 I 8i o 3 8 11 o 6 361 4 4 6 H 1 1 1 ' o 1 o o 0 5, 4 0 2 6 0 o 1: o o o o o 1 20 3 3 7 u .o 9 78 3 12 20 351 1 3 I 49 1 9 1~ 25 ! 0 . Registered On The 8ead1 TOT Al Shipped CLASS C s: 31 5~ 5:~ . 1 ·. 2 .3 ALL 7 3 1 3 48 69 122 5 13 1 3 9. ·38 17 21 0 28 12 16 0 18 8 7 3 5· 1 1 7 22 30 1 1 29 71 JOI 2 25 41 H 8 12 20 0 15 15 I 34. 4 18 14 I H 2 ·21 194 305 120 , ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered Registered ClASS 8 CLASS A Port Eoston ... .......... . New York . .·... • ... , .. l?hiladelpbia ·..... Baltimore ·....... Norfolk ....... .. ... J acksonvilie .... ..... ' Tampa Mobile ..... ...... ... New Orleans . .. . . .. .. Houston . . . . ... .. . . . Wilmington . .. . . .... San Francisco ... .. ... Seattle .... ....... .. .... ...... .. ........ .... TOTALS Shipped CLASS A G"Rolfp_ _ __ G"ROUP GROUP GROUP I 2 3 ALL . 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3, ALL 3__!LL," 1 - 0- 2 1 - 1- 2 1 . 5 1 3 1 2 5 0 1 2 I 0 61 ·35 3 : 49 11 4 36 ~ 4 16 16 45 ·6 I 55 3 11 11 I 25 1 10 r 10 0 6 7 2 3 9... 2 . 12 1 1 4 6 21 19 .. 4 %5 1 2 8 10 19 i 29 4 • 34 0 20 11 4' 1 1 1 0 6 0 1 5 5 10 0 0 3 4 2 3 0 5 0 1 5 1 0 I 4 5 1 3 0 2 0 2 2 0 ·o 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 1 20 0 9 15 5 11 H 6 0 15 0 6 9 18 36 6 17 16 33 10 32 51 . 1 9 l-7 16 34 60 1 0 5 21 2 28 2 18 22 22 42 8 3 ,,~ 33 2 12 30 2 3 5 .o 8 0 2 4 1 2 2 5 0 3 l~ 3 3 2 5 4 2 8 4 2 7 13 2 2 1 5 21 l ~I • tol 4 0 51 1 I 5, 0 163 . 22 I 23§ ' 10 I 2 1 92 ·8s I Shipped CLA SS C Shipped CLASS 8 3 0 12 _3_1_ 15 0 · -tso 36 175 33 I 244 1 8 o I 66- 6S- l t 1 GROU p 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 8 0 o. 1 0 4J! , 3 Registered On The 8eaclt CLASS I CLASS A CLASS GROUP . GROUP 3 ALL A B C ALL - 1 2 s ALL 1 2 s ALL i 5 1 2 8 1 l 13 1 15 .0 6 .li 5 9 21 55 25 21 1!4 53 117 17 ll'Z 13 53 60 126 ·o 9 · 25 2 18 .4 24 l 4 - 9 10 7 4 12 '1 34 4 20 7 61 13 45 66 3 8 16 25 ' 4t 0 1 1 4 ' 1 6 3 20 3 26 1 10 14 25 2 s .6 3 3 12 3 5 0 8 2 5 3 10 f) 8 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 2 4 2. 2 Hi 15 2 33 10 26 1 0 11 18 !9 'Z 51 4 34 92 24 fi7 99 3 7 8 44 38 85 8 15 33 30 15 'ZS 31 9'1 6 63 3 40 37 13 0 3 5 3 11 11 3 13 2'1 . 3 4 3 9 11 1 4 22 7 . 34 5 .13 7 ti 4 12 7 13 150 16 6 1 0 . 18 33 s 42 0 12 32 I '13 2H 148 73 r ·455 11s 462 ·61 I ·188 36 222 228 . flll 11 5 3 'O TOTAL Shipped • 3 ' " '1 o, 3 0 38 ., "STEWARD DEPARTMENT legisfered · Registered CLASS 8 CLASS A -~~ GROU P - - "CfROUP Port Bm1. • • • • • . NY . . . . . • . Phil . . . . . . Bal. . . • • • Nor . . .. · • · Jae . . · · • · T am ... · • Mob.···· NO · · · · • · Hou.···· · Wil.. . ... SF . . . . . . . Sea · · · · · · T01AlS 1-:S 0 5 0 2 1 . 0 0 2 3 4 l 2 1 21 2 S ALL 1 0- ,- 2 13 10 41 v 3 3 6 8 2 7 19 2· 1 0 j 4. 2 1 0 3! 0 2 O 2! 3 0 1 6' 9 11 26 49 1 13 ti 12 35 1 1 2 1 5 2 0 4 8 1 1 4 7, 55 43 68 I 18'7 1 1 13 I 1 O 3 0 1 O 0 0 1 o 3 0 l 3 12 ~hipped CLASS A . GROUP---1-G=R ="= o =u=p: - - -3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 3 ALLI 1-s 1 2 O 0 O O 3 O 2 12 17 2 12 10 0 4. f 0 () 2 ·3 10 .1 4 11 1 3 O 6 6 · O 1 O l 2 s 1 "3 1 O ·O l · 11 O O O 0 8 9. 4 0 1 3 32 35 l 9 4 5 2 20 25 9 3 4 0 0 I 0 0 f) 0 0. 3 4 1 2 1 1 6 10 3 1 2 12 104 I 12s 42 28 211 I .2 I 5 17 41 4 fi 11 %6 O 1 O 4 O 8 4 .9 22 40 15 31 1 1 2 6 5 11 83 I 181 TOT Al Shipped Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS I CLASSGROUP 2 3 ALL A B 1 0 0 0_ _ 0 _2 _1_ % 8 I 13 .2 3 ~ 5 0 0 0 H O· . 0 14 0 o O 0 0 1 0 0 1 O O 1 0 ·1 0 fi 6 0 ·O 0 36 0 2 34 0 24 0 1 1 22 1 1 0 0 0 () 2 z 0 0 4 6 0 1 1 8 98 I 111 0 5 .., 0 0 0 16 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 o _45 • 5 16 41 2 0 13 16 3 6 5 3 6 26 14 8 ·O 1 0 0 3 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 9 6 0 2 40 36 2 12 31 24 12 1 l' 1 1 i 6 2 1 0 11 6 0 45 181 111 45 • I c Registered O!f The 8eaclt CLASS A ClASS I GROUP 1-9 1 3 7 1 29 70 64 4 14 4 6 12 . 22 5 1 12 1 8 0 1 2 4 7 15 9 20 'Z 8 22 15 6 7 32 fl 3 2 8 9 20 7 17 . 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MINNEAPOLIS-In an address to the 1,200 delegates of the 21st convention <>f the AFL-CIO Brotherhood of Painters here, SIU President Paul Hall said that despite the increased trend of the trade union movement, the stiffening of who baa been shipping out of the minute supply of air in his tanks. employer resistance to unionizawindy city for the past two years, Working with wire clamps, Foster tion of workers and union-busting ts an ardent scuba diver. He had managed to :untangle the wire with tactics are among the .many pectblems. facing organized labor. the oppor tunity to put his hobby only minutes to soare. He cited as an example the "vlto good use when the W. E Fitz-. . The w: E. fltzgerald proceeded Seafarer Patrick Foster was up to his neck in deep water cioll.I activities" of .the Barber-Colgerald ran Into trouble Just eight on to Manistee after Just a fourwaiting to come b•ck aboard the SIU-contracted W. E. man Company of. Rockford, Ill., hoUJ'S out of port. hour delay. Were it not for FosFitzgerald a~er clearing the vessef's fouled prop near Chi. · ter's quick work, jhe would have against whom the Sheet Metal cago. Foster's talents as a scuba diver were presse~ into A wire stowed on deck bad had to wait for a specially charWorken Union has been conductslipj)ed overboard and fouled Itself tered seaplane'. to bring a profesing a three-month old strike beHrvice to get the ship going on her July run from Chicago. Jn the ship's screw, stopping her stonal diver. For saving the com· cause of the company's flat refusal . dead ln the water. Chief Mate Carl pany on costly time and labor, to negotiate any agreement. Holmes knew Foster was a diver Foster received a $100. bonus in Study Of Puerto Ric.an Trench Ends Hall also cited the massive antiand he asked him to go over the addition to the overtime he earned. unio)l activity and lockout tactics side and check for damage. Foster of supermarket employers against Inspection in Manistee revealed promptly agreed. He put on his no damage to the ahip's screw. the Retail Clerk's Association in S!!Uba gear and, secured by safety; Company ·officials greeted Foster Baltimore and the e.x periences of lines handled by deckhand George at the dock to give him their perthe SIU in the Great Lake.s area, Teplich, on the ship, and AB Bob sonal thanks. The young diver was as additional examples. Ullom, who was stationed along- more interested In preparing ft>r He stated that. many unions are side In a small boat, Foster dove another emergency where his servup against this tYPi! ·of problem but SAN JUAN-The first men to reach the bottom of the 27,- that It can be meL effectlvely. under the fantail. ices might be needed, however. He 500-f oot Puerto Rico Trench, the deepest known spot in the Hall said that it is of extreme ImHe made a quick survey of the went to the local police department trouble and decided he could ftx and had his air tanks refilled. · Atlantic Ocean, ~ave reported on what they saw. The report portance that· the tr.ade union movement Impress upon governcontains many surprises. + ment officials and politicians that Woods Hole Oceanographic Instl· - 0 n lo separat e occasions, tutio11 lit Massachrsetts and the labor · must be recognized and its teams of three men at a time United States Navy Electronics Re- problems considered sincerely and descended into the wark depths search Laboratory at San Diego, seriously by all gove.r nment agencies which have day-to-day jurisat three feet a· second for Calif. the two to three ·hour trip to the diction over their interests. . bottom. The trench is an enormous In regard to the coming nationIf cell Tanner, Executive Yice-Pr~ident undersea chasm that runs about al elections, the SIU President 450 mile5 east and west, a hundred said the Goldwater-Miller ticket is miles or so north of San Juan. the American . labor movement's number one problem ·and must be Unltetl States marltlme officials have long been forced to listen to On the 10 differen~ trips do~n. given top priority. "I believe a chorus of outraged protests from foreign nations everytlme this coun- a pilot, engineer and scientist partr7 Vte8 to do something to invigorate the health of Its fleet. However, ticipating in what has been called this,'' Hall said, "because Gold-: U. · 8. shipping officials have long recognized that when these same "Operation Deepscan" boarded the water has made it quite clear· that nations lend a hand to their own fleets, their cries and complaints are French-owned bathyscaph ArchlIf he were in the driver's seat ... suddenly replaced with loud statements about the necessity of protect- mede. At the bottom they could he .would lead the charge to de- · ing their own national Interests. peer through the one inch wide MOBILE- A $4.31 million con- stroy. the American labor moveThus, when our government decided to aid the U. S. merchant fleet porthole! of the bright yellow- struction project to double the ment." The 1,200 delegates, representth1·ouglt such legislation as· the Cargo Preference and 50-50 laws, our painted vehicles at never before capacity <>f the public grain eleeau were immediately deafened by the howls set up by other countries seen ocean depths . illuminated by vator here is under way, one of Ing 200,000 members, unanimously the first steps in making the Port elected S. Frank Raftery President whlch claimed we were taking an unfair competitive advantage. When 12 one-kilowatt searchlight9'. U. S~ maritime. interests point out that this country Is doing no more What surprised the scie~tists of Mobile the "premier port on to · succeed his father who WH named Preside.n t Emeritus. The· than Its competitors, their st-atements generally fall on unresponsive most at the 27,500 foot depth, the Gulf Coast." ears. The State Docks Department haa elder Raftery _is a vice-president where pressures ran about 12,000 Any dou·bls about the truth of such statements were finally laid to pounds a square inch, was the shifted into high gear after net . of th,e AFL-CIO. The Painters· rest recently when the Maritime Administration released a report de- great abundance of life at that earnings of the state docks were Union is amllated with the Martailing -the various fµrms of assistance which maritime industries re- depth. Not a square meter -of the .heading- toward an all-time low, itime Trades Department of ceive around the world. The conclusion of the repo1·t, that almost every ocean floor seemed without some and grain elevator operations which H.all is President. inar~tlme nation in th.e world grants some kind of government aid to suggestion of sea-life activity. lagged behind general cargo and Peering out of the portholes they bulk material handling volume. ,fts steamship fleet, came as a surprise to no one. When the new elevator is comgrew accustomed to always seeing The importance of the study is+---- -- - - - - - - - pleted next year, however, ~~ is something-a furrow, . a hump, a that the next time the chorus of these nations for helping their tiny -shrimp scooting out Of the thought that Mobile will be able to f()reigri complaints arise when our merchant marine ue hardly un- bright light, or a sea . cucumber compete with New Orleans, HousGovernment . lends a helping hand usual. '.!'hey include justifications wriggling its tentacles at the scl- ton, Pascagoula and Destrahan' for to its shipping industry, the MA o( national defense, balance of entists. · gt·ain shipments. report will provide the plain hard ~ayments position_. national presThey were also surprised that facts that will demonstrate just W ~SHINGTON - Congress has how hy·p ocritical these protests tl~e,. an~ protection against. ?is- the number of particles suspended pass~d a compromise appropriaern~1mallon by othe~ maritime. in the water did 1110 t diminish as tions blll covering tt\e IOO:J budget are. n~t~ons. While a foreign country the craft descended, but seemed of ·tl)e Marltlme ·Administration The MA study shows that seven g1vu~g o.ne of these reasons for to remain constant all tha· way to (Continued from page 3) countries, Italy, Norway, Sweden, helpmg its merchant. fleet does so the bottom. What these suspended ha!I served M the stafT of the and the Federal Maritime Com·m ission. England, France and the U.S. as if its very survival hangs in . The bill gives the · MA slightly P rovide operating subsidies for at th e 'h,.,a1anc~ th ey a 11 h ave an a· 11 particles are· no · one is prepared Public Healibh Service. · · t least part of their fleets'. Five too-familiar ring in world trade to say at this pomt. As in the other ports, visits o less than it asked, including $187.5 nations, France, Italy; Japan, .Swe-· and shipping circles. Gaint Stalr~ay both cllnlcs can be arranged by milllqn· for · operating· subsidies and den arid. the U.S: ;~rant various.. : As far as the enactment of cargo The scientists were also· sur- appointment m.a~ through the lo- approved $2.7 million to ·enable construct1oq subs1~1es to ~ffset p reference laws go abroad, the MA pr ised by a totally ut&expected cal Union hall. 'l'hi11 ...Procedure is the FMC to regulate shipping in Iow~r costs of foreign competitors, study found that the U.S. hardly phenomena they encountered o·n followed to allow for . orderly the U.S. foreign trade. or ID . some cases, as a special J.tas a monopoly on th.eir existence. the way down. This is the terracing scheduling of examinations. The · $187 million ftgu-r e for oplncentwe. For instance; West Germany re- which they saw on bdth . the no1th Expansion of the SIU medical erating subsidies was the ditTer..: Aid to shipping fleets often quires domestic cargoes be carried and south walls of the trench. Qn program services to Bm~ton and ence between the $190 mlllion retakes the form of s pecial · benefits fn its own coastal ships except in their trips down the scientists Tampa is P!!rt of a long-standing quested by the Ad!Jiirtistratlon and which offer substantial tax reliet certain circumstances. · F rance r e- bumped and scraped down a fan· objective of the Union's medl.ca-1 later approved by the House ancl Eight nations, Greece, Italy, Ja- serves two thirds of ii:s oil imports tastic undersea stairway, with steps plan. The SIU's medicad program the $185 million that- the Senate pan, Norway, Sweden, England for in ships flying its own flag hundreds of miles long, moi;e than OPi!rates its own clinics in · New recommended. and the U.S. offer this kind of or in approved foreign flag char- a hundred miles wide and at least York, Baltip1ore, Mobile, New OrThe $2.7 million r eceived by the FMC represented considerably less tax benefits. At other times this. tered vessels. Greece has a re- 10 feet high. No explanation was leans and Hou.ston. relief co~es through sp.e~ial de- quirement that its domestic car- put forward to explain ttie formaIn Philadelphia Seafarers utilize than the $3.3 million requested by preciatiQn funds which have been goes move in tits own ships. tion of this remarkable feature of the facilities oI bhe UniQn Health the FMC to handle an increasing established by Denmark, France, H should be remembered that t he undersea landscape-this mam- ,Center of the AFL-CIO Intema- regulatory load.' Both houses of Congress agreed~ West Germany, Italy, Ja·p an, the . our own cargo preference statutes moth stairway apparently scaled tional Ladies Garment Workers Ne.therlands, Norway, Sweden, ·continuously come under attack for use by some undersea gaint. · Union. This service is rendered on allowing the full $124 million England and the U.S. These same from foreign shippers, many of The joint Franco-American sci- on a reciprocal basis to the ar- which was requested for constructen oat.ion~ also give as:>istance whom do' a remarkable flip-flop entific expedition which ended in rangemen~ in Baltimore where tion subsidies. This amount will through' loans and _interest co~ce~- when it comes time to ·do some- August had begun in April. Par,. ILGWU members and · their . faml- probably cover the ·constructioa of sion.s .to thejr flf;et.s'. . ; . ,tl\ing about i~uring.' the health of ticipan~ included the French ·Navy, 'lies take. advantage.. of the Sea- .about 15 ships this fiscal year, f()~ Tlte reasons usually ...given by their own ahlps. . · · ·the· ,National ·Center of France, ·farers olinic ·in. the .SIU. hall thore. the l!J subsidized lines .... ·- '1 ncover Mysteries In Undersea PrObe Foreign Nations Subsidize Shipping New Elevator To·Up Mobile's Grain Capacity Announce.·1965 Marad Budget SIU Clin.ics �SE A. F ·:.4 RE RS '£ 0 G .8eJttember C. UH , Lifeboat Class 115 Celebrates Graduation Day . : -. -~~ ;~. By E. B. McAuley, .W est Coast Representative Cal. State Labor Convention Ends · Hard working delegates to the biennial convention of the California State Federation of Labor resting up after a long week's work spel}t hammering out a vigorous program for Golden State unions to follow In the coming year. One of the convention's major accomplishments was a call for a "thunderous" defeat of a referendum on the Nov~ ember 3 ballot which is aimed at wiping out California's fair housing Jaws. The proposal, backed by the real estate industry, would override existing state laws against racial or religious discrimination in the 1>ale or rental of housing. Appearing as Proposition 14 on the ballot, the proposal would write a permanent prohibition . of anti-bias legislation into the state constituilon. Also high on the convention's agenda were major campaigns against the GOP presidential nominee Barry Goldwater and a so-called antifeatherbedding proposition. The convention delegates also approved a broad legislative program which deals with the many special problems that have cropped .. . .....-::···:.. /· . ..:· up in the state's bµrgeoning economy. Specifically, the convention·. ~~;·A .PUA.TINO calJed for a rate of economic growth capable of providing enough "UG'./..t•r l.i'.·.191!».ijobs to reduce the state's above-average unemployment rate, and take account of a continuing sharp r i s e + - - - - - - - - - - - - - After passing all the requirements of the Coast Guard course w!th flying colors the successjn its la•bor force, as well as off- since only two vessels have inful graduates of Lifeboat Class 115 pose for their class photo at New York headquarters. The setting technological displacement transit visits scheduled. new batch of lifeboat ticket holders are (front, 1-r) ~erson H. Beltran, Robert L. Balgenorth; of its present work force. Benny Mignano passed through middle row, Gonzalo C. Lamboy, Celso Rodriguez, Roberto Escobar~ Frank Robertson Primi· Other policy pronouncements the WiJmington hall after four Tuybr, Carlos •· Soto: rear, instructor Dan Butts, David McKinle~. War· tivo Muse, Stanley months on the Transhatteras. ap)'.>roved at the meeting included ren Mcintyre, Th~as Whalen, Clifford R. Herring, Ralph Hernandez, Ronald Femandez a call for unemployment pay equal Benny, who has been in the SIU Marvin Firmin, Joseph Riley. _ . ' to two-thirds of average weekly for the past 20 years, plans to wages, with a corresponding boost head for home and get his nine in taxable pay levels and repeal children ready for the coming of merit ratings. The convention school year. After he takes care asked for state curbs on the use of this man-sized chore, he'll be ()f anti-labor injunctions and re- ready for a bosun's job. Malcolm peal of the so-called "Jurisdic- Cross, who just piled off the tional Strike Act" which the con- Elizat.hport after 81;2 months as a vention charged was being used to day man, is also on the beach impede legitimate union activities. here. He wants to visit for a while The convention advocated a $2 with his wife before getting ready WASHINGTON-A bill to provide construction subsidies for Great Lakes and coastal per hour minimum wage, double to ship out again•. Shipping is on the slow bell in water shipping has won approval from the merchant marine subcommittee of the Senate time for overtime, and a 35-hour Seattle right now. Ships paying off Commerce •Committee. -+--------------------------workweek without reduction in take home pay. The biennial meet- during the past two weeks were The proposed Ieg:.slation Lakes District contracted-Gartland in vast areas of that region. ing took a new tack on the prob- the Anchorage, Delaware and would help plug a loophole in Steamship Company, said that deSenator Phil Hart <D.·Mich.), a lems of agricultural labor, calling Beloit Victory. Gus Skendelas, the Merchant Marine Act of cline of shipping on the lakes had supporter of relief measures for for a new charter of rights. This who recently paid off the Young 1936, which does not mention sub- caused ·widespread unemployment Great Lakes shipping, has pointed new approach is based on the as- America as steward, told the gang sidies to Great Lakes shipP,ing out that 34 per cent of U.S. ex- . sumption that responsibility for at- in the Seattle hall th11t he will be specifically. Covered by it will be ports of manufactured goods origichecking into the hospital for a tracting and maintaining an adenew construction and modernizaI nate in the area surrounding the repairs. Another familiar face few quate and stable labor supply rests tion of deep sea and Great Lakes Great Lakes. on the employer, and not on the that has turned up in Seattle is ships of more than 1,500 tons. "At a time when the United Andy Reasko . who recently got off recruiting of "bracero'' labor by The bill requires that the ships States · is in the midst of a major the National Seafarer which went the government. export drive," he said, "we must into Jay-up. Andy says he is ready be American-built and American The convention adjourned after to go as soon as a steward's pob registered, be of the size, type and open the £St. Lawrence] seaway speed authorized by the Commerce to American-flag ships so that they re-ele-cting Thomas L. Pitts as shows up. Executive Secretary-Treasurer of Department, and be designated as may place these goods in foreign WASHINGTON - A P u b 11 c mark e t s a t a cos t th a t will aHow the Federation. necessary to the national defense by the Navy. Works bill providing more than American business to compete." San Francisco re-ports that the Not all Great Lakes operators $1.2 billion for ~hannel and barThe industry considers subsidies shipping situation will probably support the bill. Tug and batge bor improvements throughout the as the only way they can survive continue fair for the next several owners feel it would discriminate in the once thriving domestic and weeks. The Western Planet crewed against them because their shallow United States will be signed soon continental trade routes. Whether up while the Steel Apprentice, draft vessels are excluded. by President Johnson. they will also require operating " Steel Recorder, Steel Architect, Selective rate cuts by competing An election-minded House and subsidies, in addition to the conSteel Admiral, Los Angeles, DeleLENINGRAD . - The Soviet railroads have cut deeply into Senate took pains to add $ 49 mil- struction subsidies called for in ware and Yorkmar all visited the port intransit. The only pay-off to Union, a long-time exponent of coastal and Great Lakes seaborne lion to the President's or:ginal the bill, is a question only time can answer. take place was the Wild Ranger. commercial airlines, is consider- commerce in the years since World War II. Steamship companies, in budget request. The extra. funds Meanwhile, the present blJI is ing entering the passenger shipThe Lon~ Lines delayed signing-on many cases, l)ave either been will go into shipping projects also: not expected to be acted upon and will probably be in port for ping business in North America. forced out of business or have Only the Port of New York until the next session of Congi·ess A trans-Atlantic service between the near future. · Leningrad and Movtreal is in the transferred their activities to more fared poorly, relatively speaking, in January. Among the old faces around the discus.sion stages, Russian suurces San Francisco hall lately was Eddie reveal. pr~~ab~a:e~ut~~ve been parti~u.: ~~ !1i~li::P~~~~i:~!~n:df~=~\o ~~= ~¥KQ-W$.lS N;@?@:tWi'@K¥~;<:MMN-".'il~~*t'k%~~,w~"'':i Ho who came off the Choctaw If the prop<>sed Montreal run is larly hard hit. The opening of the President's request fol' $3.2 mil-' ~ ~~ after building a fine reputation as a money-maker; there is a possi- St.. Lawrence Seaway has brought lion for the completion of the r#. cook and baker. After spending bility that the passenger line in much foreign-flag compe.tition , ~ . . @. a whole year on the ship, Eddie . 11 f C d' h 0 deepening of the Hudson River k.: WASHINGTON-Jn its an- !.!'~ ana ians w channel to Albany did not quite "'' lrns d ecided to stick around fo r an might be extended to New York. especia Y rom 0. nual report to the President, ~..,.. This, coupled with negotiations benefit from a broad subsidy pro.extended vacation. George Saucier, between the USSR and the United gram of the Ottawa government. offset the ·cutting of $. 4 from the 10. the St. Lawrence Seaway D.e - t.' originally called-for $1.7 Butter- ~ ~· who has sailed out of New Orleans States for non-stop air service · The ship total in the U.S .. flag milk Ghannel project. Army en- [~ velopment Corporation an., @ for years, is now in drydock after between Moscow and New York fleet on the Lakes has declined gineers said, however, they could nounced that 66 fewer shipt! an eye operation, but is coming wou Id provide for the first time ' from 420 to 269 in the last 10 %.,: used the seaway in 1963 than M complete the job despite the re• .,, I .,. along very nicely. Nichol{ls Peters. direct connection on both land years. Four shipyards have gone ductlon. Other New .York projects ~ n 1962. . ~ who has an engjneer's rating, has and sea with the Soviet Union. out of business, and none of ·the got the amounts recommf'l! .!ed by ~ . ~verage .gross tonnage of ~~ also been laid up for a while. ·The trans-Atlantic ship service remaining five have reported any the White House. The fact New ~ ships mak.mg the passage, ~ However, •all his frien'ds around would prob ab l y compete with orders for l~rge lake carriers. however, mcreased by 14.1 ®.,;,, the hall were happy to · hear. t.h at other Jines by reducti&ns in fares In testimony before the Senate York did npt do as . ,well as some , per cent. Canadian bottoms "-" iM he'JI be up and around within the and shipboard services and facil- committee last spring, A.C. Sulli- other ports .was laid to the .smal.l· ~l led the list of users with 60.B . ~:! next three . we~ks. ities. · Other Soviet shipping lines van Jr., president of the SIU, ness pf those r~commendat~ons. ~~ per cent of all cargo tonnage. {f The shipping picture for Wil- present an attractive bargain to. · Of more tuan roi.~tine import.a nce ~ Ameri~an flag ships accounted J~ to the tanker industry was the in- ~J for only 8.3 per cent of car- K rnington shaped up fair during travelers, with fares prices 10 to sertion . by Congress. of a $1.5 mil- ~ goes . passing . through t h e the last · couple of weeks: Five 15 p~r •ent below thOiie of comships came in on intransit visits peting companies. · lion appropriation for the Sahine- ~ canal. . .. . t;\ and helped to clear 21 jobs off the Soviet pasiienger. lines are pres. Neches . Waterway ·In .Te-_xas . .Pres~ . ~ . Iron ore and wheat. · ac- f;'.".. rotary ofihipping . boal'd. -T he.··. Jber- . (!ntly . operatir,g 1~· vesgels on . ide~t .Whnson did not · a~k .for the 'j <:ounted for -n~arly . 70 per. ~~ •Ille paid off in · San Diege ·at ·the regularly ·scheduled .,routes · in· ·the. -1>r0Ject .but after. .• special.appeal . ::· cent· C)f· cal'.goes, ··followed · by ~ · end ef ·,August. · ·The · vutlook·· .for .Far ,East, Black Sf!-a,. Mediterra- . .. by tan~er . group11 'th• lawmaken . ', :eo110, . fl,le-l oil and l!Oft coat '. t~ coming . ,11eried appears. a;low .nean, Baltic and North, Sea. . . .. , . passed. 1t anyway. . , ·· · ~--~ ··. -&~_ANDREW FURUSETH , . . .~~. TRAINING'. SCHOOL·J~.~:~- L/~£ 8 fJA 7;,(!l. AS'-! ·.://-115 .s. Great Lakes Building Aid Approved ·By Senate Unit nUarbor ,,.,, p Q $ $ ed. By congress Soviet Eyes Liner Trade m m eaway Has ' . Fa1·r Season w 1• as 3 i·· ' �PM• Nine . j ~ ·' ' : .. .. Caatro'1 Water-War falls On Its face By Robert A. Matthews, Yic:e·P~esident, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarten Rep. Transportation Clause Clarified Guantanamo Water Plant Delivered By SIU.Vessel GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba-Thanks to the SIU Pacific District-contracted President Headquarters has been receivin~ several questions on transportation Grant (American President), sailors at the U.S. Naval Base here were able to toast with durinl' the last few months. Several of theae queries and examples were answered in ttmi column In a previous LOG; For~ the benefit of those plenty of fresh water·the resounding flop of Castro's plan to put heat on the base by cutting brothers who didn't see this issue, we have decided to include some of down on its water supply. these' questions in order to review this important contract matter. The base personnel had The big problema of this tech- boilers at Its plant and will ship The. questions came from Brother Charles W. Lane, ship's delegate their water rations slashed in nique are· corrosion · and scaling. them fully assembled to the base on the Orion Hunter. . Scientists at the Point Loma plant, here. In addition, about 125 tons Question No. 1: In the sentence "However, if you are paid off in Japan, half when their commanding offi- however, discovered that by chem- of parts are to be flown here by , cer cut the pipeline in reply to the r.rew will be repatriated to the origin.al port of engagein~nt, as per ically treating sea water before it military transport. Thus, Guantanacontract," does the "original port of engagement herein stated refer to Castro's order to · close its valves. ls fed into a flash distillation plant, mo is expected to have ready in To fill the gap, a dismantled water the 't ime and place the vessel signed the original articles <Dec. 28, 1962, operating temperatures of the sys- record time a plant that might take in New York) or to the port where the individual seaman was hired to desalting plant was· rushed here tem can be raised by 200F to 250F, four years to build from scratch. aboard the President Grant from engage the vessel? there ls a 40 per cent gain in fresh Cost was a minor factor in the Aaswer: The port of engagement would be the original port that the Point Loma, Calif. It ls one of water capacity, and corrosion and Guantanamo move, the Navy says; three such plants that will supply seaman actually shipped from to go aboard the vessel. In other words, if scaling decrease substantially. industry has cooperated completeyou shipped on ~ vessel at the port of San Francisco and signed ·foreign the base with more than 2 million Speed and availablllty were the ly and deliveries coine ahead of gallons of water daily, ·using the articles in the port of. Wilmington, your port of engagement would be flash evaporation technique for de- chief reasons the Navy picked the schedule. the Pod of San, Francisco. Point Loma plant to be dismantled It used to cost 22.5 cents per 1,Reference: siandard Agreement, Article II, Section 56-Return to salting sea water. and moved piece by piece to Cuba. 000 gallons to buy raw water from Getting the desalting plant to The p·l ant had provided the De- Cuba, but this had to be purified Port of Engagetnen't-sub-section (b): "The port of engagement of the seaman is the p.ort in the c o n - + · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cuba in a hurry ·was .quite a feat. partment of Interior with needed for use. The desalted water will tinental United States where he Agreement, Article II, Section 14- according to salin~ ·water experts, research data and wu soon to be cost about 89 cents per 1,000 galwas first employed by the com- Repatriation, Upkeep and Trans- because the $1.6 million unit orig- replaced by a larger demonstration lons, but the Navy figures that by pany for the vessel involved. It is portation, sub-section (a), ·second inally took over a year to build. unit. In addition, it could be ex- coupling the power and desaliniThe flash distillation technique panded to a larger capacity with- zation plants its net cost should be agreed that where a seaman quits paragraph: "If repatri~ted on a to be used here has been known out much trouble. and a 'replacement is obtained in vessel of the company, he ·s hall be somewhat less than for buying and the continental United States port; signed on as a non-working work- since the days of Aristotle. Under To save still more time, Westing- processing Cuban water and runthe replacement's port of engage- away. If repatriated on a vessel of low pressures, water will boil at house Electric Corporation 11 as- ning an independent power station ment shall be the same as the another company, he shall be given correspondingly low temperatures. sembling huge, 100-ton, three-story or stations. If salt water is enclosed In a seaman he replaced except that not less than second class passage. chamber in which pressure is lowthe replacement would be entitled In the event he is given less than to transportation to his port of second class passage on a vessel ered below the normal boiling engagement if the ship is laid up of another company, he shall be point of the saline solution, part and he is laid off." given the cash difference between of the water will "flash" to a vapor, which can be condensed to fresh The delegate raises a second the passage afforded and second water. The warmer the salt water question by stating the following class passage. The seaman shall the greater the reduction in presexample: · have the option of accepting resure, the greater the flash evaporaExample: Seaman John Doe Is patriation by plane if such trans- tion will b.e. hired at his home shipping Port portation is o.ffered. Repatriation of San Francisco on · June 1, 1963, under this section shall be back to replacing- an original. crewmemb r!r · the Port of Engagement." paying off at mutual consent. He Another question from James C. is floWJl, t.o JaJ?.an to. en_g age ves.s el St~wart, engine department dele. . and at the termination of the arti- gate on the Del Campo, deals with cl~~ 'is . ~e!>atriatec{ to an ,east coast overtime ior electricial)S On weekport (N.Y.), Is .he entitle~ to trans- ends when shore . equipment . is . po~t,aticin to San· frar;icisco? being used for discharging cargo. .NEW BEDFORD-A 700-pound An&wer: Yes, his origiH&l p cir l of Question: We arrived in Mndras, bronze statue of Italian Admiral engagement 'would be San Fran- India, on Friday, July 31, 1964, and Andrea Doria has .been recovered cisco inasmuch as he replaced . a were due to sail on Monday morn- from the luxury liner which sank man who left the ship in a foreign ing, August 3, 1964. According to in July, 1956, after colliding with SIU Pacific District-contracted President Grant is shown port instead of a continental' Article 38 of the General Rules, the Swedish liner Stockholm 40 above enroute to the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, United States port. the sailing board should be posted miles south of Nantucket. Cuba with a ~omplete .water desalting plant aboard. The Skipper D·an Turner of the Question No. 2 actually is this: on Friday, 5 p.m. but it wasn't In ·the event the ship pays off in posted until Sunday at 11 a.in. The salvage boat Top Cat and his crew plant was shlpped aboard the SIU-contracted vessel in r•Japan and the crew is repatriated board stated that the vessel would recovered the tarnished ..life-size sponse to Castro's cut-down of water for the Base. to· San Francisco, is ·J ohn Doe en- sail at 6 a.m., Monday morning. bronze of the admiral on the ocean titled to k.-tnsportation to the shi}l's Please advise .if ·there is overtime floor in 225 feet of water · last or;iginal part of engagement (N,Y.>? involved for the Deck and Engine ·Saturday night after a series of . . 50 div b f b diver · · l t Departments. Answer: Yes, A.s h.is origma p:>r . 'Answer: According to the infores y our scu a s. of" engagement was New York', he ·mation you have furnished, there ·How much the statue · is worth would· hnve to be brought back is no overtime involved. dollarwise has not ·been deterto. that port; Reference: Standard Freightship mined, but rumors persist that Reference: The same as above. Agreement, Artie.le II, ·section 38 Turner _has been offered $1 mflQuestion . No. 3:.. Must -crewmem- (a) paragraph 2: "Whien a vessel lion for his newly-found treasure. bers .. at the 'termination of the arrives on ·a weekend :between 5 "He's not f_o r sale,'' Turner comWASHINGTON-An average five articles in .a fpreign port acc<?pt p.m. Friday · and 8 a.m. Monday, me nted Whe n ·- f i·rst questioned ; - percent pay raise for · the coinpany's means of transpor- and is . scheduled to sail prior to Later, he admitted he might sell 1.7 million federal employes, retroactive to early July, was tcttlpn.)f a ~eaman : decir;les to stay 8 a.m. Monday, a sailing board with it tl> the Italian government. signed into lay/ by ·President Johnson at a White House Rose abroad for an extended vacation, the estimated _sailiQi time shall be In order to get Admiral Dorla Garden ceremony attended+--- - - - - - - - - - - - - etc., and has necessary documents posted not later than two (2) hours to the surface after eight years on by leaders of AFL-CIO Postal employes recei"ed into satisfy all authorities? Can the after arrival, provi·ded, however, it the ocean floor. the scuba divers . l creases averaging 5.6 percent. For· and congress1ona man demand ' cash in lieu of trans- ls" underst~g'd that any change re- were forced to saw tb rougll, its unions employes paid under the Classifi.: portation? . suiting in weekend s'a'ilirigs as set' legs, just .. above ~he ankle~. The sponsors of the legislation. cation Act-the basic white collar, Answer: No; They are not re- on ·s aid 'sailing' board, may be .made seven dives Were spent sa~mg off The · measure, designed · to make technical ·and professional category pay scales. "comparable" · quired to pay you cash. . All the wit'hollt ·penalty as long 'a s stich the .feet of the statue ' which was federal . -increases will average· 4:·3 perwith private Industry rates, also cent within a range of 3 to 22 percompany . is required to do, as per change is madi? no lt!'ss than eight bolted to the prome~ade deck. the contract, is to bring you back (8} ·hours prior to actual'' sailing. Turner, a nativ~ of Florida, and. contains substantial increases. for cent. to your origin~L port of· engage~ The above P.rovision ·shall a~ply 'to his .~t·ew make their home in New top-:anking government e~l'.cubv~s, The biggest hike-$10,000 a ·y ear ment, in. the US, ·either. by nothing all vessels scheduled to · depart Betlford. The divers . are Navy C_a~met members, the feder~l JU- -goes to the Cabinet members;" less than .second class. -passage, if during a weekend." . ., , . me·n. Three are !!till on ,active duty diciary .... mem~ers _ o! Congr~ss . and whose pay has been raised· to $35,repatriated on another vessel other ·In submitting questions and at New Lon~on, Conn., and pla'n their. legisfative a_ides. The ~on­ 000. ·Congressional salaries, the than . one. owned -by .that- particular work situations for clarification to j'o~n Dan's crew fulltlme wnen gressi.o nal and t~p-bracket leg1slaa chief point of controversy during .. "' t~ve pay hike, . howeve~, do~s not consideration of the bill, Will adcompany, or nothing .less than the delegates ·and crews · are reminded discharged. · equivalent .to a ..r.e gularly-scheduled once agarn to provide · as much deThe. '. happy div~.r( and . th.eir take effect u,ntn the co~vemng of vanc~ $7,500 in January ·to $30,000; flight , by. plane• •-.T he· member has tail· ·:as · possible ·:·setting 'fdrth -tlie skipper c.a rried the six~foot figure the s9th ~?ng~~s~ nex~ .:.~nuary. A ' bill which would have raised his \c,h9ice. . "'"" . circuniStances· of 'any ·dispute. Be-· into the National Soc;ial Clu~" a ., Pay.. Rewarm,, . . congressional' salaries· by $10,000," Reference:" ·Standard · Tan k '•H ~ides· those mentioned;· some ' mem~ popular, lounge riear_' _S fate Plei: . Johnson, who had urge<I higher effecave immediately, was deb.ers . who. were sent clarifications here, and tied it to tile bar for all executive pay_ to .. preyent an exo- feated in the House last March. :ol) vai:ious subjects during the. past to see after returning to port. dus of top level p~ople from govAFL-CIO President _ G e o i· g e few. days include th~ following: "I had " the ,··best diving team I ernment, ~aid the , bill will enable Meany was a member of the Ran~6-f ~M ~o...V.~..... ,Otto R •. JJoepner, .ship!s.,del.e gate, ever had· on ~~ jQb," the jubilant the nation "to rewf ard . and r~tai~ dall Commission which had strong'"WRl'JI: . ;Robin Sh~rw_ood; Pat Ryan. Colo- Turner said;, a diver for 20 years, excel~enc~ jn our . _ede,ral serv.ice: ly recommended .a substanUal in-.. 10 .. ...rado: i. Kfs~r... ~a1,1h,Uan: ..Har.old . tol~ th~ -$.itr~ris~~~~ '. ga~~ere.~ to ~e. t.er~ed, it <.;.ne~~ the. top. of~ tQ.e er.ease in executive salaries and .the . ~................, 11¥ 1 ~ ., ,.,, .. • ..,, ..1- -~ ..,.,.,. . .• · ~E~, -~~ell,. .,£.1,em.1.r : .. JiJD: .S hodell,. ad~!te.::;::~li'e. . ~.ta~e :: now ~.cqv~red l~t, m il,ll.Portam;e ·'iJl . the. le_gISJA- feder~tiim. " test~ied,·: in., f.avw- • of, . , . ... "' . ., ,., ,... ~ ...... ;'. :S;tt;~~~- i8e~ord~; ~·,J~ .._ . Sla;v,. wit),i» ~-.. tJiiA.-iSa~,-.c~or.e~"}~i:ust ti,9n -PaiBed this· y~ai::. :It c~i,:ries .a largef, increasg~ .than.. :the. legisla-.1 {· ...;''-'·"·t.,,,,: .. , ,.:, •..-.. ,,•.""'"··~~~- .., ...,u,..,..,t' ~ort Hoskins. .. . . :... . , •i·.· ' · ,. ., aftel\-tlt'!l !.in'any years Clown -below .. $556.8 IP.illio..n prica ..tag,.... ·~ , _,. , tion .p rovided., ·' , ·' _ ~. !" Andrea·. Dor1·a Statue R·a1se • d Gov't ·Employees Win Wage Boost , · t �Pa&'e Tea S E .4. F .4.. R E.R .. S '\ L0 G Senate Unit Probes Doctor-Drug Racket A senate anti-trust subcommittee has exposed a neat racket being practiced by a small 'but growing number of doctors +. throughout the country: Good Shipping For Gt. Lakes The doctors purchase stock the patients. A. G. Brain, Jr., president of With shipping remaining very good In the port of Detroit over the last two weeks and rated men still In demand, several of our in pharmacies and drug re- Brain, Kay, McQuarrie, Inc., of members went for their firemen and oiler tickets In the engine de- distributing companies, and Salt Lake City, utah, told the sub- a By Al Tanner, Vice President ". , ' and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes ;i.&. ·· partment and five men got their AB tickets In the last two weeks. Presently, the following salt-water ships are in the Lakes area: Fairland and the City of Alma (Waterman Steamship Company) and the Alcoa Marketer of Alcoa Steamship Company, Several replacements were put aboard these ships out of the Detroit hall and it is anticipated that additional jobs will be going off the board for these vessels before they depart from the Lakes area. The Morning Light is due in somewhere around the 18th of September, but to date, we have no information on her itinerary. Recently the port of Detroit played host to the sailing vessel, Christian Radich, Norwegian cadet-training ship. The Christian Radich was greeted by a host of pleasure craft, tugs and Great Lakes bulk carriers. The Norwegian sailing vessel docked at Detroit's Cobo Hall, remaining for a two-day stay. The 205 foot, all steel training ship was open for public inspection prior to her leaving for Toronto, Montreal and other ports enroute to the Atlantic Ocean. The Radich was met in Lake St. Clair by US Coast Guard cutters to clear a path through+ countless pleasure craft which went IBU brothers to work. miles out into the Lakes to sail in Joe Sovey, who ls off on a medwith the foreign visitor. Several ical due to a bout with a hatch SIU members paid visits, cameras winch on the Henry R. Platt is in hand, during her stay in Detroit. coming along fine and is due to Utilizing the Algonac and Port return to his job in about a week. Huron Service Centers, all vessels Shipping again in Ohicago has transiting the St. Clair River have been extremely good with no let been voted. It was necessary to up in sight. With the closing of vote vessels not coming down the the month of August, however, ft Detroit River, in outlying ports. is expected that most of the vacaIt was also necessary to carry bal- tions will have been taken and lot boxes aboard some vessels more things will level off a little. than once in order to assure that On the local scene, Local 192 all members were afforded the op- of the Automobile Salesmen's portunity to cast their ballots. By Workers Union have pulled down using the Service Center and catch- their picket line at Johnson Ford ing the vessels under way in the in order for talks to begin relative St. Clair River, a greater oppor- to Union recognition. With the tunity to vote was afforded the Chicago MTD Port Council pickets crewmembers of these vessels. supporting the line, Local 192 T'allying committees will be elected officials were released from the shortly. line and successfully signed up Shipping is still good in Alpena, three additional sales rooms in the with relief and steady jobs coming Chicago area. in daily. Anybody who wants to Chicago reports that the dredggo to work can do so on almost ing of the Calumet River to the any job call. We are still in short Harbor is well ahead of schedule supply of rated men in the deck and all is going well on that and engine departments. At this project. Joe Shefke returned to time, SIU members who have the his porter's duties aboard the required seatime are urged to ha ve Detroit Edison after taking a vacatheir ratings upgraded. tion home and said he had a restMerrit-Chapman and Scott's Tug ful two weeks. "Alpena" and Dredge "Gotham" After six months of terrific have arrived in Alpena for an in- shipping, th 1 n gs h a v e finally defiinite stay as part of the big slowed down to normal but book twenty million dollar expansion men still have only a short wait program by Huron Portland Ce- to ship out. ment Company to increase producCleveland had a naval week tion, which should mean a more with the Norwegian Windjammer steady run for all Huron Cement "Christian Radich," which drew vessels. Included in this program 18,000 people in her two day visit. is lhe conversion of another ship Next came the U.S. Submarine to a cement carrier, conversion from / the Atlantic fleet "The taking place in a Chicago, Illinois, Runner" and finally the "LST ship yard. USS DeSoto County" for a week's We have had visits by Ted Purol slay and open house inspection. off the E. M. Ford; Adolph Lalisch Still on the beach and waiting and Clayton Fee off the S. T. for that certain ship are Joe MickCrapo; Frank Burski off the P. H. alowski and George Stevenson. No Townsend - all off on medical matter how many times they ship leaves and hoping they will soon out, you can always depend on be back on their ships. August them coming back. Schillard and Paul Schneider off Shipping has held at a steady the D. P. Thompson on vacations- pace in this port. Again in demand which they claim don't last long are ABs. Within the last week or enough-stopped by for a visit be- so, we have had many ~ engine defore returning to their ships. partment jobs - Wipers, Oilers, James Scott and Gustaf Schiller and Firemen. The vacation relief off the SS Huron for a vacation jobs have let up and Duluth is were also by for a visit. Julian beginning to get permanent job Budnick is here waiting for that calls once more. Joe Kelly just got off from a certain ship. · Due to the grain strike which relief trip. In the Winter, Joe was recently settled, the shipping spends his time teaching Junior in the port of Buffalo had come High School. Archie McCormick, to a stand still; however, in the Wheelsman, is back in Superiorpast few days, it has picked up his old fortress. Shipping has remained good in slightly and we are looking for it to improve considerably in the the port of Frankfort with three or four Ann Arbor Carferries next few weeks. The "W e s t e r n Hunter" has running. Ballot boxes have been started work on deepening the brought aboard all' the Carferries Buffalo harbor and is expected to at least twice to assure that goth be completed ahead of schedule. shifts had an opportunity to cast ·Thia has put many of our local . their ballots. when they write out prescriptions oommittee that two years after his firm was organized a competitive for their patients they have a cap- firm was formed which sold stock tive - and relatively helpless - to some 250 doctors. clientele. "Th.e stook was sold to the docSen. Philip A. Hart <D-Mich.), tors with the general understandchairman of the subcommittee Ing" Brain sai~, "that the doctor which has been conducting the would prescribe the pharmaceutical hearings, says this is "unfair trade products distributed by the compractice and restraint of trade." pany." "These companies, in which docAccording to Brain, it paid big tors own stock, buy generically dividends. Some $2,000 worth of (by drugs) and then relabel or re- stock in the firm, purchased five package under the company trade years ago, now has a market value name," Hart pointed out at the of $44,000 plus dividends. hearings. "In some cases a com- · · One argument offered in defense mon drug also may be manufac- of this practice is that when doctured and sold under the company tors have a financial interest in a trade name." drug firm they will be in a better A spokesman for the American position to make sure that the . 'd t th drugs are pure. Medical Association sai , a e This was contested by Joe H. hearings, that his group "recogT nized that there is nothing intrinsi- Arnett, secretary of the exas State Board of Pharmacy. He cally immoral or improper in a placed in the record a letter he physician owning a drugstore" pro- wrote to Don Anderson, assistant vidit'lg he follows certain AMA executive secretary of the Texas guidelines. Medical Association. It read in For example, he should not steer part: a patient to his own drugstore. "Some companies like Merit (a The AMA has a much stronger firm in Houston, Tex., owned by position on drug houses, he qe- 300 doctors) have been formed by clared, stating: "It is unethical for selling stock to practitioners. One a physician to own stock in a such is Pharmafac Co. of Austin, pharmaceutical company which he Tex. Some of our pharmacists have can control or does control while refused to handle Pharmafac prodactively engaged in the practice of ucts because they state they do medicine." not feel that the medication is of What the heartngs disclosed, the same high quality as the major however, ls that the AMAl ls doing manufacturers produce and they little, · if anything, to stop the know that a number of products practice. have not been stable." Republican Senate Leader EverWitness after witness appeared before the subcommittee to testify ett McKinley Dirksen has charged that the trend is on the upswing, that the hearing is not appropriate even if still relatively small. The and that it is delving into the Washington representative for the ethical conduct of a very small National Association of · Retail number of doctors. Druggists estimated that there are To this Hart replied: about 2,200 MD-owned pharmacies "This could be labeled preventa-about double ~he number there tlve medicine and If, indeed, this were Jn 1961. is a minor factor, 1t ls. increasing There are specific areas of the in number and degree. ..Perhaps country-where even small numbers these hearings may enable the of such operations have an impact states to act in timely fashion and on the industry and, of course, on we will not have a major problem." :rnrntiW.W.ttf.f.l.@'[J.if}ti@W@n@Et'ffe.4'~$H:t!.iWWBlilliff@it1.<W.i%'tmr1BK%'W!WffaH!i'iEW:1W.ii@~&i$:i!MI ;. Call For Great Lakes Water Level Survey ~ I 1 I QUESTIONr How do you spend y'our off-duty hours while you are at sea 1 • John McNerney: I like to read lot, and alnce there ls always good fiction books in the LOG library, I read as many as I can. Whenever we are near enough the land to pfcJ{ up the radio, I like to listen to that and sit around in the sun and get a tan. Alber& Santla&'O: I generally read some good ftctlon. The LOG libraries I have seen are all pretty good, with range of subjects t h a t fl ts Just about every man's ta st e. I also like to listen to the radio, and watch TV If we have one on board ship. Marvin Furman: Whenever I can find a partner, I like to play chess, but I do a lot of reading. There is not really much to do in such a small ·a rea as the ship, but the Union's p 1 a n. of supplying books and games aboard every SIU-contr acted ship helps a lot. I play cards quite a bit too, I guess. Ramon .Ayala: I am studying all I can about electricity and about the electricians position and what he does. I want to become an electrician if I can. This k e e p s me pretty busy because I am interested In it, but whenever I can find a good novel, I go ahead and read It. $ Egan Stage: I am a pretty CHICAGO-The ten-state Great Lakes Commission has called fp friendly guy, so mostly I sit :@ on the State Department to make a thorough-going survey of the ~ around and talk ~f water resources in the Great Lakes region. with the other if.! The request was made to the department August 18 by a seven ~ guys or play ~ membei: delegation fron:i the commission, headed by Chicago lawyer :~ cards with them. ~ Albert J. Meserow, chairman of. the group. ~ ~co u rs e, the ~ In an interview Meserow said the study should include more W library is pretty ~ than the immediate problem i~ the Great Lakes of low water levels. good, and I read WHe said the International Jomt Commission-made up of the US g quite a bit, too. ~ and Canada-should make a "comprehensive survey of the manage~ i~ I think that with ment and regulation of the waters of the Great Lakes for all :m the g o o d · selecp•urposes." . ff~ tion of books the W Such a survey would include, he added, the problems of navi- y SIU provides for us, most every@gation, power, recreational use of the waterways, shore lines and ~j body reads quite a lot while they $. consumption of water for industrial and human purposes. }~ at aea. Sometimes, ihough. I ffi Meserow said it was his understanding, after a talk with a depart- ii are just lay on my bed and dream. !a ment .legal ad~iser, that the State Department had alrea~y started ~ H negotiations with Canada on the terms of the study, which would m Ji! take about two years tO · complete. ft )[ High in the order of consideration will be a Canadian plan to l,t %'. divert water ·from the Hµdson . BaY.. area to the Great Lakes. The ~~ [@. plan, called formally the Great Lakes Replenishment and Northern ij di Development Canal, would cost about one billion dollars. IB % A boon to inland watermen, its most immediate effect after co.in- }~ !~ pletion would be to raise the low water levels in the Lakes. The ili~ you ~AN'i SPEA~ ~j problem has become so acute that the Lakes Carriers' Association t~ Mestimated last month it might suffer as ·much as ·a_ $13 million loss b] UP IF '(ou'~E Nor "'J).f E~E .. Wf this season alone because of low water and the ensuing inability l~ ATTIHP YOUR UNION Wto load iron ore ships to normal draft. · ~ ~ r: I n# *tt'~~ffllfftfftztM~r%~m:~..r~~~~if~&wa.*?".src~21JW~f%%f;ZSf3Atl~~w1ttrm~rmw~wJ.t;~~:%W~@. Mlfl'I~ ~~LY! J• �. . . :.. . SB.4P.4RBRS . . /. Pqe Elevea L<JG "The-·B-ig-Idea!" LABOR LAUNCHES VOTE DRIVE-The AFL-CIO ls making a major effort this year to improve the nation's poor voting record-a record that saw only 64 per cent of ali eligible voters casting their ballot in the 1960 presidential elections. Even more dismal than the voting, or non-voting, habits of the majority of Americans, is the fact, according to a University of Michlgan study, that the bulk of our people know and care little about government and politics. "A majority of Americans," the study shows, "do not know which political party controls Congress, are indifferent to many of the issues that the parties and candidates see as major, and are not even clear as to the key differences between conservative and liberal candidates." Professor Philip E. Converse, director of the study, said that during the 1958 elections only 43 per cent of the American public was willing even to take a guess at which party controlled Congress. Many of these, he said, were wrong, even though they had a 50-50 chance of naming the proper party. The AFL-CIO has been mobilizing, through its political education arm, COPE, to get the_voters to polls and . to help them to better understand the issues. Both tasks have become paramount in the '64 national contest, a contest where the issues are clearly divided betwe·e n liberal and co.-!].s ervatiye concepts. · t 't t HOUSE VOTES COURT CRIPPLING BILL-A conservative-backed drive to· cripple the Supreme Court's power "to enforce its "one manone-vote" decision for the fair apportionment of state legislatures has been jockeyed thro·ugh the House but held up-at least for the time being_:_by a determin'e d group· of liberals in the S-enate. AFL-CIO P~esident George Meany called the House;s action "unconscionable," in that it seeks to block the high ·c ourt's power to see that all citizens, whether they live in the city or the country, have equal voting power. The Senate version of the bill, backed by Republican Minority Leader Everett Dirksen, would limit the tribunal's right to rule on reapportionment until 1966, giving Congress and the various state houses time to vote on a constitutional amendment that would allow one house of a legislature to be apportioned on a base other than population. The AFL-CIO denounced the Senate proposal as a "revolutionary" interference with th'e courts and with democratic · processes. t· t t GOLDWATER IS·- "NO JOKE"-T.h e . 1,700 delegates to the fifth California "AFL-CIO convention in San Francisco heard Gov. Edmund G. (Pat) Brown· warn · that Gold\\'.ater 'ls "no joke" for Americans. "He wiped the smiles off our faces in a hurry," Brown said, "with his San Francisco acceptance speech-one of the most dangerous statement ever ma'de by· an American, let alone a candidate for the highest post i:t The 1964 national elections are shaping up the government of our people." COPE National Director Al Barkan as the most important for Americans in urged the delegates to "drop· everything else for the next 12 weeks" and concentrate on election work. "Nothing Is as Important as the out- many years. The issues, at home and abroad, -are serious and far-ranging enough so that come of the coming election," he said. , .c.- J. · "Curly" McMillan, a longtlllie member of.. the executive :b oard of the International ·B rotherhood of Electrleal Workers, died in Louisville recently· at the age of 74. ·He had been retired for three years at the time ·of his death. i t · ' .t. More than 1~5 nillllon organized workers will get an average wage lncrease of 3.2 per cent as a result of major collective bargaining settlements made dUrinir the first half of 1964,; tlte Labor Department reported. About 550,000 of the workers involved are in manufacturing plants which agreed to average wage boosts of 3.6 per cent. The settlements · are mainly iri the women's garment Industry, where ·120,000 workers liav" won .t heir. first increase in three : years, ·. The other million are · i.n , "non;ma·n u'facturing trades. Included in this category are railroad yard crews, New York transport workers, retail and r~ilway clerks ·and · conimunications workers. · t t t Members of the Photo Engravers and Llthpgraphers unions have overwhelmingly, . approved a constltution clearinir the way for the of'liclal merger of the two graphic arts groups on Labor Day, Septemher 7. Last January, members of both unions voted for the merger, · the first in the field in more than fifty years. Kenneth J. Brown, president of the Lithographers will head up the new . union, and wnliam"J, ·HaU, president of the Photo ·· Engravers. -will become executive vice-president. The new union will be called · the Lithographers 'and P Ji o to Engravers International Union. ·t t i John R. Stevenson, 77, has , retired after 5'1 years as an officer of the Carpenters Union. His most recent post was first general vice~ president of the union. A resident of Chicago, he came to this country from Scotland in the early _years of the century. He was presi-dent of his local union for many years and business agent and president of the Chicago District Counell of Carpenters. they will affect _pur lives and thm;e of our families for a long time to come. Among the most immediate are automation and jobs, civil rights, medicare and aid to education for our youngsters. And th:ere are others too many to mention. We all have a big personal stake in how these issues are decided and "t d · · · / ac; e . upon. · Seafarers are even more directly concerned than, most, of their fellow citizens with the problems of U.S. foreign policy. The events in varied places like Cuba, Cyprus and Southeast Asia, the problems of h· · f runaway s ippmg, cutrate oreign competition, and the U.S. overseas aid program, all mean money and jobs in or out of the pockets of seafarers. The _maritime industry, a vital part of America's defense effort, must look to Washington for aid, support and rational policy. It will succeed only if Americans can be roused from their political lethargy long enough to go down to the corner registration place and sign up. And if they remain aroused enough to study the issues and go out and vote in their own best interest. That means, most especially, laboring men, including seafarers, who have so much riding on the outcome of the November contest. Registration requirements-never hard, except in a few states-have been simplified, and special registration times, in addition to the regular ones which begin about now, have been set up. In short, it has never been easier to register-and never more -important. Now its up to YOU! Union Label Week "Its usually a small thing-but its worth finding." That's the way AFL-CIO secretarytreasurer William -F. Schnitzler describes the ;t, t t Deciding ~h~c~ of the two major. candi- Union Label. - The strike of Sheet ·Metal Work- dates that will give the best answers to all September 7 through 13 will mark Union ers against the Barbe~ - C~lm~' of ~hese probl~ms . is now up to the people of Label Week. The little mark to be found in · Company of Rockf~rd, Ill., manu- America. The SIU, through SPAD, its politimanufactured goods and thousands apparel, factµrers of air conditioners, ma- cal . activities department has been active in chine tools and other equipment, k . f ' . . . . of other products, and the Union signpost is continuing. International presi- eep.i ?g sea arers aware of activ1ties m that hangs in a myriad kind of shops and dent Edward F. Carlough has ap- Washmgton as they affect not only us but. offices, have a long and honorable tradition. pealed to 10,000 local and national the nation itself..COPE, the political arm of union contractors to .stop buying the AFL-CIO, has also had its role in keeping They are placed only when the goods and services offered mean a fair wage and decent Barber~Colman merchandiSe until. Washington informed on what Labor is th~ strike-now in its third month .thinking and telling Labor what the poli- working conditions for American labor. -1s settled. t• · t The labels also mean a quality product or t.. ;t, o\'. · l~Ians are ~p O. . . . service offered by union craftsmen. 'New York's Public· Service ColnBut the issues, the candidates and the acCombined with the "Don't Buy" campaign mission has ordered railroads oper- ·tivities around them will mean little to Laating in the state- to ·c~mply witli bor if it is not ready to make its decision on of Labor, which alerts union men to scab the "full crew" law, which has Election Day. And we cannot be ready if we goods and those made under unfair condibeen challenged In the courts by are not registered to vote. tions, the Union Label has done much to rail management. The r~ling upA national register and vote campaign raise the living standards of all Americans, held a complaint by the Locomo• ' ttve Firemen and 'E nglnemen fully backed by SPAD and COPE, IS now, It should be. looked for in the inside right which charged the New York Cen- underway. Hs aim is to increase the nation's pocket of a man's suit jacket or on any gartral with dropping a ftremari on pitiful 64 per cent average voting record in ment or product you come across when ·you trains running from Niagara Falls national elections, a record that falls below go shopping. It's a common-sense insurance of quality of high standards. to the Canadian border. even ·that figure in off-"year elections. �SEA.PA.HERS Pi&"e Twelve Equal Pay. For Women Encountering Few Sn.a gs LOO r~ · ~~~ocmi~~~...r . To la,. r-.chnofoglc~I Unemployme,nt 11 ~ --p::::p~":n:!: - Study -Cites Barg~ining, For Rescue ID.~:tr-:::,i;.-~~~ ·~~,:::~:i.;: I Public Works As -Butfers ~ WASHINGTON-Assistant Secretary of Labor Esther ~~ Peterson expects employers to comply without difficulty with the equal pay for womeit law. Interviewed on Washing- M Mall (American Mall Line) W ton Reports to the People,+ f~ was presented with the Ship ~ WASHINGTON-Collective bargaining has helped ease AFL-CIO public service pro- women in the plant or office are cy Safety Achievement Award of 1% the imJ?act of technological change for millions of Americans, gram heard on 700 radio doing the sam.e job for less: The 1~ the Marine Section of th~ ·'. stations she noted that many em- law also provides that merit in- nNational Safety Council, here . ' but it must be supplemented by government programs to ployers ' complied even before the creases and seniority shall not be ti r~cently, tht! hi~h.est ?onor Wj create new jobs for a growing+~----------­ Wgiven by the maritime mdus- ~ labor force, an AFL-CIO to older workers, setting up reaffected. law went into effect. She predicted that about 8 mil- fii! try to U.S.-flag vessels per- ill • tral~ing programs, and reducing "Many persons have written me analysis points out. and said, 'Look, Mrs. Peterson, I lion of the 24 million women now ii' forming feat.s of .safety at sea. ~ the work-year through extended The Labor Federation's Econom- vacations and a direct reduction in have had a raise,' " she reported. working would be affected by the m The award was given in Wi ~ "Most employers want to comply. act. Up to now, "women doing exthe same work were paid actly there should be a rate for thi; $8 and $20 a week difbetween job." ference and we found that even She said many employers "are college graduates were pa id less over whelmed by the prospect of for performing the same work," having to analyze and re-evaluate she said. "However, once the new jobs,'' but, in the long run, "we principle is established, this conexpect that many new opportuni- dition will no •longer prevail." ties will be open for women." At present, she said, millions of Mrs. Peterson said that previ- women are in so-called women's ous experience under the War jobs, as stenographers, secretaries. Labor Board, when women took teachers, nurses and in the service jobs in war plants during World occupations. War II, through civil service op"At the same time, many are erations in the U.S. government, moving into other areas, including and under equal pay law opera- administrative positions, the protions in the states have he.lped in fessions and into operation of putting the ·new federal law into automated equipment, computers operation. and the like," Mrs. Peterson said. She noted that the law forbids "Women seem to be particularly cutting the wages of men if clever in this work." It is now a national principle that ~ Ji~ recognition of the vessel's ~ ¥ rescue of nine crewmembers £: t! of the sinking Chinese &; Tu:;; freighter Hai Ziang. The ~ \\ Philippine Mail sent to the ~ : ~:: assistance of the sinking :;t vessel on March 29, 1963. !~ [~ After pulling the nine men to ffe, :q safety the ::HU Pacific Dis- W! !;\~ trict-manned ship stood by f\ W until a Navy ship arrived on ~ mthe scene to take off the re- ill ~:~!e:mbe~~. w Chinese ~I the At ceremonies In Seattle M ji* each crewmember who was ~M A aboard the Philippine Mail at. ~1 @ the time of the rescue was % jfil presented with individual ~] j) certificates of honor by Rear ~~1 ji~ Admiral R. D. Schmidtman of 7 the Coast Guard. f;:\:~~~~;r.~@~=:~~~i:~r.@r::~~*~:;:m~~:~:m:~~}.~~~~t~~~~{:~~~~·~~1~~~li~r ... · g [i his clerkship to go sailing. He later wrote in Moby Dick, "Whenever I find myself growing grim ab o u t the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul ,. hours. A5 a result, the article points out, "the jobs of hundreds of thousands of workers have been preserved, their Incomes sustained In whole or at least In part and their opportunities for other employment expanded because a union was on the scene when technological change threatened to ride roughshod over those whose services were no longer needed." The analysis notes, however, that "the problem of creating enough jobs for a growing and more productive labor force iB not a problem which can be solved at the plant or company level. It is a national problem, requiring national action to supplement the private decisions." & JN the beginning part of the 19th century a restless Herman Melville quit . .. then I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can." Herman Melville, among the Thousands of years earlier a Greek called Homer was moved by the very finest of American writers, spent five years (1838-43) at sea, same feelings . ·serving on merchantmen and whal-. The sea has al\\:ays had t~e ing ships. His novels were filled power to draw cr~ati v e men to it,- with the majesty of the ocean, and .and ~o make c_rea~1ve the men that also with the majesty in the souls ply it for a livelihood. Seafarers, of men . In Billy Budd, Melville _perhaps because they must pass so showed his love for Freedom and many lonely hours, or maybe be- his tenacious morality. He had an cause they are really a breed apart, understanding and respect for the h ave gi ve n more than their share ways of others, something seafarof art and literature to the woi;ld. ers because of their wealth of Before there was written language ex~erience in widely different sailors were creating poetry, chants parts of t11e globe, still tend to and lyrics that were passed by have in greater abundance than mouth to mouth down th r ough land-living folk. In Typee and history. Homer's epi cs (and fe w Omoo and other tales fr om t he believe they were Written by j ust South Seas he gave Americans one man) were born and spread in their first clear but still romantic that way. look at the people of Polynesia. Shanties Queequeg; ·one of the great heroes The sailing- men of the 1700s of Moby ·Dick, -was more than just and the 1800s raised th.e sea a savage to Melville; he was a man sonnet to a high art. They had with a deep consciousness of . life. shanties, ballads and tales for Moby Dick endures as the greatest evc1·y conceivable occasion, be story of the sea, and perhaps the it work, beefs, drinking or greatest novel, to come out of playing. The songs, taken toAmerica. · geth er, form a history of Jife Before The Mast before the mast, of its special Contemporary with Melj oys and its cr uelties, of h eroic ville was Richard Henry Dana, m as t er s and mean ones. a "common sailor" . whose Linked with the ballads are autobiographical n ar r a ti v e, the talcs of !!"reat storms and Two Years Before the Mast, schooners_ that disappeared. the only major work he ever The authors of the tales, like wrote, has become another those of the ballads and shanAmerican classic. Dana gave America a view of the meanties, were plain sailing men and their names, . If .ever ness and lonliness of life on a merchantman that helped to known, are now lost. All that remains are the heroic names .begin the long struggle for ·at the characters-Jason, ·~ully improvement of the seafarer's ..aYff. and Paddy West. : lot. . Through Dana, many ic Review feature in the August issue of the American Federationlst, AFL-CIO magazine, terms automation "a serious human problem with potentially explosive consequences,'' but stresses that it ISMt insoluble. "In thousands of agreement·s of workers,. covering million employers have unions and adopted measures which give workers a share In ·the gains of increasing productivity, cushion the Impact of layoffs and, In some cases, even eliminate entirely layoffs due to technological change," the article notes. It cites contract provisions prohibiting technological displacement except through attrition, offering .early retirement benefi~s learned that &'Oing to sea was - not all romance and adventure, but was, for most of the time, a hard and unduly cruel way to live out a man's life. Jack Lolldon was a sailing ·man and an incurable freebooter. He roam~d the world seeking fresh images to put into the fifty noYels he wrote. He was the first "best selling" author in this century. Like Dana, he was Concerned with the lot of. the common mariner. In the Sea Wolf, which later became a play and a film, he wrote of Wolf Larsen, the cruelest master who ever stood on a bridge. The Cruise of the Snark, and .T ales of the Fish Patrol were among his better-known sea yarns. London was a writer who, because of his vast output and his often feckless Ways, tended to be underrated by the critics . .. but never by the thousands of seafaring men Who . read his books. After reading Victor Hugo's Toilers of the Sea, Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski, a young Polish immigrant then living in Paris, became so Intrigued by the sea ·that ~ ., : ' i . ! began and lt still survives. Simply, it is whittling, only the results are often more serious. Ishmael in Moby Dick described 1t so: "Carve you out a bit of bone sculpture, not quite as workmanlike, but as close packed hi its maziness of design as the Greek .savage Achilles' shield; and as full . of barbarie spirit and suggestiveness as the prints of the fine old :Qµtch savage, Albrect Durer." Not content to just whittle, even if the whittling ranked among the he decided to ship out. During best of the world's folk art, sailors his 16 years as a sailor he changed . were wont to decorate their veshis name to Conrad. ·and learned sels and, very often, their homes to use the EngHsh language bette·r on land. In New Bedford and Sag and with more beauty than many Harbor, on Cape Cod and in NanEnglish-born novelists. He pro- tucket the houses of whaling and duced eleven novels and a personal merchant men still stand, wiU1 record. Lord Jim, the most famous, their intricate and beautiful joinhas been read by millions. His el'y, carving and decorative facings. other major works include Nos- · Seascapes Many artists have gone to tromo, Victory. and many others. He had the eye of a lookout and sea to capture its face for his books are rich. in detail and their p·a intings. Turner, the careful insights. His stories were great English painter, had always adventurous . but never himself lashed to a mast durmaudlin or sentimental. Ing a blizzard when he worked War At Sea on his famous Boat in a SnowThough World War II prostor m. Jean Louis Gerlcault, duced many works about the a French seaman anti art!oit, put to sea in a raft, it was Navy and fighting sailors, except for a very few, like said, before he painted ~he Nicholas Monsarrat's Th e survivors of an infamous shipCruel Sea and some of the aewreck in the early 1800s. The counts of duty in the North work produced was the classic Raft of the Medusa. Atfantic merchant convoys, they could not really be called The American Winslow Homer books about the sea and those caught the tempestuous sea of who sail it. The !!t.o ry of the winds and sharks in Thi! Gulf · sinking · by a Japanese deStrea.'11, probably th•~ best known stroyer. of PT 109 and tile of Ameri ca n works of ar t. Winston Cln1rchill, who lked to refer fight for survival of h.er crew, led by Lt. Cmdr. John F . Kento himself as a "fo rmer naval pernedy, should be classed, if only son" found painting seascapes a for the significance the surredeeming form of relaxation from the cares of state. · vival of that crew had on history, among the most telling If one were to take all the works, stories of sailormen. literary. and artistic, of sP.afaring There have been a few less fine men they would fill a giant-sized artists than fine writers among mµseum , a museum that would seafarers. !But then writing ~s include some of the m.:.sterpieces ea·sier, from a purely practical of the mind of m&n. Whet.her sea !!tand~oint, than painting or sculp- inspire.s . men or whether mspired ~uri~g . :op . b.Q.iµ:d, ship. , ·H.u,ndr.eds ·. o~ men so often.. go. to seli ·tY.''il··r er#.llin years ·. lne·: art ' of ·s crimshaw ':a . timeless questtt>n. ;y ..~ ·' ',•. ago.- · , ' ,. •• • I ,• ~ l .l .· �......_t,ltH s .E AP .4:R B ll S £0 G SEAFA·RERS PORTS OF.T·H E ·W ORLD .l " A coconut .seller in the market of Saigon offers her produce for about 2 piastreei each (about i cents American) .• · · · Farmers from the provin~e bring their crops to Saigon to sell them in the large food markets. Above a farmer unloads pineapples from his boat. . . SIU-man·n~d ships like:the Steel of. S•·igon. . ~ · Rover er• regular callers at the exotic port Saigon, the second largest port on the Far Eastern trade routes, is the capital city of the war-torn country of South Vietnam. A regular port of call for ships of the SIU-contracted Isthmian Lines and Victory Carriers, Seafarers make regular stops at this European influenced country. In the next two weeks, both the Steel Apprentice and the Steel Recorder will be making the city a port. of call. The city is located 75 miles from the South China Sea, on the Southeas~ern coast of the Indonesian Penninsula. The city proper lies on the right bank of the Saigon River, which wit~ the Donnai River, form the northern part of the Mekong River Delta. The part of the city known as Cholon is across the river from the capital city. Ships that ply the trade route through the Strait of Malacca from India to Japan bring machinery and western goods to this exotic port, and carry away such native cargoes as coconuts and pineapples. Saigon was named the capital city of South Vietnam after the Geneva Convention in July 1954, which divided the country · between the South Vietnamese and the Communists of the north. Vietnam was at one time a part of tl~e French colony of Indochina, or as it was also known, CochinChina. After the war, the country was divided into three parts which also included Cambodia and Laos. Fr~nch control of the area began in 1862, and since that time;· the city center has been relmilt to exp.ose the European influence. The interesting ~ombjnatiori of wide boulevards that traverse the city and the narrow twisting. streets of the older secfions of the city present a ·unique view of the busy metropolis. ·Tl).e city ·i s spaciously laid out, the boulevards and avenues wide and airy, with parks and squares dotting the scene. The trees, which have been .growing along the streets for years, have grown so that the branches touch, making the streets into iarge cool, leafy tunnels. Otte of the main thoroughfares of the city is Phan-thanh-Gian, named after General Lize. The other two main arteries of the city are Hongthap-Tu (Chasseloup Laubat) and Tran-hung-Dao (Gallieni) which link the city to the provinces of the· Donnai and the Mekong River Delta area. Before 1932, the city of Saigon was separate from its sister city of Cho Lon (Cholon) which lies on the left bank of the Saigon River. On Jan. 1, 193.2, however, the two cities were joined for political and economical reasons. The resulting name, that of Saigon-Cholon, may still be found on maps printed at that time, although the name has since been changed back to just Saigon. I The location of Saigon, which sits 75 miles -from the sea, protects the port from the savage typhoons and storms of the area during the monsoon season, providing safe, storm-free docks all year around for the many ships that ply their trade in the area. Although the city is torn from time to time by political struggles, and by the current war raging between the South Vietnamese and the Viet Cong, in the main, life in Saigon is little affected by the battles. Farmers continue to bring their crops of pineapples from across the river to the large food markets of the city in their tiny boats. Coconuts, which are a treat for many of the inhabitants, in other parts -of the country have become a necessary staple in addition to the traditional rice. Above· ~re pictured the huts and living boats of t he natives of Saigon on , the Donnai River in the Cholon section. �s ~",, ".4-• , Pap Fourteea By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area - I '\ f \ ...-s '4' £ 0" - (" .• . . _..;,. l ....w ... ttUH Court.Upholds FMC .Right TO 'Probe Freight Rates •. WoA.SIDNGTON-A Federal Maritime Commission ord.e r that seven steamship conferences produca:- riite .data has been upheld by the District Court of Appeals for the District Old Warhorse Put To Rest of Columbia in spite of bitter complaints from ha conferences, who called the FMC request With an SW-IBU manned tug assisting in the tow, the battleship USS The FMC order demanded inAlabama was proceeding last week from the Panama Canal to its final information a "witch- particular sections . of the Shippin1 the court said in upholding th• FMC. _ anchorage in Mobile Bay. The once mighty super-dreadnought which hunt." Act. The steamship conferences lost for The court ruling came in a confc;>ught in virtually every major naval engagement in the Pacific theater The FMC order demanded inanother round in court on a charge solidated proceeding involving the in World War II, is destined to be a state shrine and the feature attrac- formation fr.om the steamship contion of a new state park being created along the Mobile Bay causeway. feren·c es concerning disparities by the Far East Conference that petitions of seven conferences A channel forty feet deep is being dredged from the main ship chan- between freight rates charged on ,the information requested by the with headquarters In the U.S. FMC in the order was outside the They. are the Far East Conference; nel to accommodate the Alabama. The material dredged from the chan- goods entering and leaving the agency~ s ar~a of Inquiry, contend- the North Atlantic-Baltic . Freight nel is being pumped alongside the causeway to create land for the park U.S., which allegedly discriminate l_ng that the . FMC could only in- Conference: the North Atlanticagainst U.S. exports. ll'he orders site. quire into prqcedures between the Mediterranean Freight ConferAmong the members of the crew is Seafarer Frank E. Edmonds, who were issued by the FMC under the conference and shippers. ence; the North Atlantic-United ordinarily sails AB or bosun, but took the · job of chief mate on the Shipping Act of 1916. . Once more the court disagreed Kingdom Freight Conference; the The steamship conferences had Margaret Walsh, a Mobile Towing and Wrecking Co. tug, which is assis tfought against complying with the and upheld the FMC order. As North Atlantic-Continental Freight ing with the tow. order on several grounds. First of part of its functions, the court Conference; the North- AtlanticShipping was booming in New Orle.ms and Mobile during the last all, the conferences contended decided, · the FMC ls entitled to French Atlantic Freigbt Confertwo weeks as ships were diverted from Houston and Galveston to grain that under the 1916 Snipping Act find oµt what requests · and ·com- ence, and the Pacific Coastloading facilities in Mobile, Pascagoula, Miss., and along the Mississippi ihe FMC could only request· ·in- plaints have 'b een made by shf.p- European Conference; River from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. All but one grain elevator in formation if it was aeting on a pers to the conferences and what' Section 21 of the Shippil)g Act disposition the conferences have the Houston-Galveston area were shut down by labor disputes. ot 1916 gives the FMC the authorcomplaint. Continued progress in the inland field was reflected in the victory The court however, disagreed. made concerning such complaints. ity . to request htformatlon and won by the Inland Boatmen's+ In a 2-to-l decision, the court held "The information ls designed to data from the groups that It Union of the S.I.U. in the Galves- has been vacationing with his wife that the data are "available to aid inform the commission u to this," r~gulates. ton Marine Fueling Service, Inc. and two young children but, as the investigation without the need This company employs four men the Log went to press, was making for the support of a charge of vio- Ten· Year Downswing Brolcen -_ , in its ship fueling operation in the the job calls and was ready to lation of the act, or belief even Sabine Pass area of Texas. This take the first steward's job fo hit that such a violation is probable." win is more important, however, the board. Secondly, the conferences conthan the numbers indicate. This tended that the information re~ James Rawlins, who usually quested . by the FMC for perusal was the only remaining non-union fueling operation in this area. All sails as bosun, has been working by its investigative eye was of ashore in Houston for the last 11 others are under contract to the months as a pile driver. He ,is now so general a nature that no standS.l.U. ards for it could be set, and that WASHINGTON - The employment situation gained On the labor front in Texas, our ready to ship and i& looking for a therefore the order was not on a Bloomfield ship or any "reasonable." t rength for the e ighth s t ra1g · ht mon th f n J uI y, w1"th th e s good friend Willie Wells of ILA spot other job on the European run. Local 1273 was elected vice presi- He joined the union in PhiladelAgain the court disagreed. It recent lower jobless rates apparently breaking a 10-year updent of the Texas State AFL-CIO phia in 1945 but has been shipping ma~ntal~ed that the .reasons for trend in unemployment, the+---------------at that organization's convention out of the Gulf for a number of which . it was requestmg the in- Labor Dept~~,has. reported. by 70,000, a little less than exin Brownsville, recently. Wells years. He is married and has two formation were made clear in the T.h d tail:....J · b t· ·f 0 r pected, to 17.3 million. Primary e t:U JO repor i ed h also is a member of the executive sons and a daughter, all of whom FMC order with references to July ~ Showed .- t J>etter-than-seasc:>nal µietai. cont nu strong, t e reboard of the West Gulf Ports are attending Junior High School ,,.. ·wfrm.H:r&WM~~i§itfN!J~~ttMilml'~~t~I strength in :illl industry divisions -port noted, 1ince the expected Council of the Maritime Trades in Galveston. His oldest son, James .except. _(~v~~ent,'' the depart- ·drop did not occur. Auto plant Department, AFL-CIO. M. Rawlins plays on the school's P ment sar&· Aa'. a result, non-farm shutdowns for model changeovers J. H. Cole, who has been sailing football team. It is Rawlins' ambiemployme nt fell by 200,000, in- and cutbacb In aircraft and shipout of the Gulf for the last 15 tion ·t o see all of his children n. 'stead of the usual June-to-July building caused a Job Ion of_30,years and last shipped as oiler acquire a college education. He t.1 ROME, Italy-Italian trade dr:op of to a total o_f 59 .0 c_>OO in tran~portation equipment. , on the Monticello Victory, is on h m. unionists on the country's million, 350 0001 .; opes th ey a re able to Compete "" Factory employment, after adthe beach in Mobile studying successfully for the SIU college %. railway system have developed ~ ._ t fo al infl under upgrading provisions of the scholarship which he thinks is one Wa new weapon of protest, the:. Earlier, the Labor Dept.'s sum- hµs~'j'en edl." ~eason .uenllces, Maritime Advancement Programs. of the top benefits of the Sea- ~ '.'hiccup strike.'' mary Job report showed a drop in i81 nJcreas othne-quartetr mledlon ·«the key seasonally adjusted Job- 8 nee· anuary, · e repor not · He is preparing to sit for a marine farers Welfare Pl·a n. ~% This form of strike provides engineer's license. James M. Nelthat workers shut down the less rate from 5.3 percent In June The major developments In the son, who has been sailing out of " d f h t to 4.9 percent I~ July-the ft.rst .July report, ' Stein said, were the it\m time. railroa Wherever s or two the ours trains a a time I..u 53 mon'""and ·on·l y the apparent "break In the pattern of the Gulf since 1938, left the chief· ..... steward's job on the Seatrain New ~ are, the strik.i ng trainmen second· time in nearly 'I .years · It Joble11 · rates aetUing at everJersey to take a vacation at his stop them, thereby blocking had· fallen ·. below· 5 percent. · higher lev.e h" · and the continued (Continued from page ! ) home in Grand Bay, Ala. Lucien - ~ Qther traim m~nned by non- : Backing- up the report of a . labor force ll'Owth. B. Moore is resting at his home in water as "an impulsive man, not W' striking crews. stronger· job picture wu a report Birmingham, Ala., while building given to deep thought or careful which said the nation's industrial some time on his group 1-S regis- consideration, unversed in the hisoutput spurted ahead in July by . tration. His last ship was the torical background against which a full point to 132.7 percent of Its . Whitehall. E. R. Goodwin is regis- every national leader must func1957-59 average. Gains occurred · tered in Group 2 of the deck de- tion, seemingly unawa-r e of basic 0 partment. His last trip was on the human needs and wholly urirereported tug Titan. sponsive to the subleties of intera drop of 400,000 in the labor force national relations upon which the Joe Vigo spends the daylight -"about the expected seasonal hours visiting with friends at the survival of mankind depend." 1 0 0 New Orleans Hall while recuperatSpeaking of the Repulblican ing from surgery performed on Vice - Presidential nominee, the said, the labor force has grown · his knee. The doctor tells him it ,;tatement said, "To put it in the by an average of nearly 1.4 million BALTIMORE - Two new oceawill be about three months before kindliest way, Congressman Miller compared to the same period of nographic survey ships now being he will be fit for duty. After about has been the whee1horse of the 1963, about 250,000 more than had built for the U.S. Coast and a month ashore with his family, least enlightened wing of the Rebeen forecast by long-term pro- Geodetic Survey will be outfitted Whitey Plunkett has been making publican party.. There is nothing Jectlons. with electro_n ic computers to proall the job calls, probably looking in his record to _suggest that he Is Robert Stein, Labor Dept. man- cess scientific data and keep ·check for a spot on a Delta Line passen- equip1ped to be the nation's No. 2 power expert, said a decline or on navigation a n d aufomatic ger ship. The Brothers Hardeman, officer-much less to assume 1!he 430,000 was recorded In the labor engine-room controls. William and ·Earl, have been regu- Presidency itself." force in July · when a drop of some . irhe ships; the Oceanographer lar visitors at the New Orleans On the other hand, the Demo300,000 had_ been e~ected. The ~nd the Dlscoyerer, are under Hall. Willie retired recently on the difference was not viewed as sig- construction at Aerojet-General Seafarers pension and his brother cratic Vice-I.Presidential candidate rilflcant,' Stein explaining th,at Sll:ip~ards, Inc., Ji1cksonville, Fla. ha1' applied for retirement. The Senator Jiubert H. Humphrey, was school teachers and oth er state The Oceanographer w·a s clirlstenec,t Hardeman brothers are real old- described as "a vigorous and arand local public employees appar- last Apr il and the Discoverer wlll timers and will be missed by their ticulate spokesman for hum\ln ently dropped out of the labor be. chriStened October 24. shipmates. They usually sailed on r ighits and huma.n ~ress" in force. · the same ship; Willie in . the black fJhe board's statement. The board The advanced - electronic gear Clutching her bunny ·balThe ·July report sliowed state will be installed early next year by gang and -Earl In the deck depart- said it found him qualified to fill Is JoAnn Hammock, loon the Presidenicy in the event the and local payrolls down by 360,000 the underseas division ·-of ~he ment. two years old, shown_.h ere over the month, reflecting the Westinghouse Defense arid Space One of the real oldtimers on the occasion should arise. with her dad, Seafarer W. shutdown of schools. But all other Center here, It was announced by beach in Houston is Maxwell Board members expressed their areas should showed improvement. project dire.c tor Melvin L. Hiller. L. Hammock. JoAnn came "Jake" Longfellow, an original deep eoncern over Sen·a tor G<>IdContract construction rose by 127,member of the SIU who)oined water's attitude toward the labor along when dad stopped Sorting and an-alyzing informa000, an extra-seasonal gain, to a tion on oceanography and weather in Mobile. He has been living in movement, noting that In the 12 by New York SIU headrecord high of 3.5 million. The gathered durfog cruises by the reHouston about eight years now years he served "in the Senate, the quarters to pick up his report said trade, services, trans- search ships will be speeded by and s~ps · steward. _ He last GOP candidate failed to approve vacation check." · Ham· ·portation and finance · gained some the equipment, freeing scientists sailed · as chief · steward on the , ~ny of the 53 pieces of legislation mock's last ship was the 120,000 jobs in all. · · Del Sol but was ·l aid off when that that · unions con&idered to be of from much Qf the lengthy and St..i -Rover - (ls-thmian). · The manufacturing sector fell routine work~ ship· went Into the . shipyard. He vital importance, Employment Enjoys Continued Uptrend Strikes I 'Hiccup' Hit Italian RRs Ji AFL-CIO Support * New Ocean ac;~: ~~~ ~!partment Study Shi.PS ::r;-!:ni:~ o:n~ ~~~· th! :ep~~~ Get Computers ,, as �. SIU Ship Damaged ~tember C, ltM . l•A.PA.R.BR.I £00 Pensioner By Bering Sea lee SEATTLE - The SIU Pacifio District-contracted Nenana (Alaska Steamship Co.) limped into port here July ·16 after a turbulent run to Nome that saw her battered by the latest breaking ice in the Bering Sea in 30 years. took eleven day1 and orewmen The 10,000 ton freighter left enjoyed a ab.ort breather In Nome. here May 21, bound for Goodnews Bay, Nome, Vnalakleet and St. Michael. After m11king her stop at Goodnews, she headed north to Nome and ran into the lee while still far at sea. She became trapped for several hours and the Coast Guard cutter Storis was sent out to aid her, She broke free, however, and the Storis turned back. Six days later and only 75 miles closer to Nome, the Nenana was forced to anchor behind St. Lawrence Island because of tKe heavy ice. Her bow was twisted, three of her propellor blades were bent and a 30-foot gash on her port side, near the waterline, had allowed six feet of water to pour into the No. 1 hold, damaging ca~a~·tling fog. in addition to lee. her pumps unable to cope with deluge -sweeping in through her twisted plates she finally made anchor at the' Nome roadstead o~ June 20. For much of the time spotter aircraft had been used to gu;~~::~a:;r~~~~i;:ew~~:s·made, A company 1pokesman, noting that the cargo for Unalakleet waa badly mauled, aald it waa "real rough because the Nenana was the first ahlp of the year for the vlllage." The last ship to' visit Nome before the Nenana was the Ta·l keetna, also operated by the Alaska Steamship Co., which left the port October 13, 1963. On her return to Seattle, the Nenana was ient to the Todd Shipyard for repairs. Company officials bffered no estimate of the damage or the time tht Nenana would be laid-up. Pue l'lf&eea New,, Wage Floor Goes Into Effect WASHINGTON-New wage minimums for 3.6 million workers become effective September 3 when the third phase of the 1961 amendments to the Fair Labor ·Standards Act goes -lfito force. Their wage floor, now $1 an tember I neld yur they will plll"ity with other covered hour, will rise to $1.115. In achieve workers who are now protected Retiring SIU rail tug veteran Arthur C. Nelson (left) receives his first regular $150 monthly pension check from RMR regional director G. P. McGinty at New York headquarters. Nelson retired after 27 years with the Bush Terminal Railroad. ·addition, premium pay of time and a half will start after 42 houri a week instead of the present 44 hours for those who are covered by the overtime provision. The 1961 amendments made the 3.6 million eligible for wage-hour aot pr.otection for the first tlme, but on a graduated basis. The ftrst year they benefited only by the $1 an hour wage minimum. Last year those eligible for _hours protection got the 44 hour week, with overtime thereafter. On Sep- Marad Reports To Congress~onaf Commiff.ee F·1nds A·1d To Sh.1pp·1ng Is Worldwide • · . · f h Id · f WASHINGTON-Practically all the maritime countries o t e wor give some sort o government aid to their steamship industry. This is the conclusion drawn in a report compiled by the Maritime Administration which took a careful look into the various forms of assistance given to the ship· ping industries of the world. of the Joint Economic Committee the vast numbers of American Eleven major maritime·na· of Congress which has been criti- runaway operators whose tonnage by a minimum wage of $1.25 an hour and, Where eligible, by time and a half .a fter 40 hours a week. '!'here la no change in minimum rates or length of workweek for workers covered by the act before the 1961 amendments. '!'hose affected by this year's step in the upgrading of the minimum w.age Include an estimated 2.2 million In retail trade · and servjce work; 1 million in con1truction; 100,000 seamen; 93,000 in suburban and interurban transit; 86,000 gasoline service station employes; 33,000 1n fish processing; some 30,000 telephone workers; and about 100,000 employes of firms where other workers were previously covered and whose annual sales total $1 million or more. Exempted for the hours provision were some of the retail and service trades workers, the seamen, the transit and ~as station employes and the fish processors. At its last convention the AFLCIO strongly urged extension of wagehooc coverage to "all workers in industries engaged i~ or affected by interstate commerce" with a wage floor of $2 an hour and a 35-hour workweek. In 'testimony last March before . a House Labor subcommittee on FLSA coverage, AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller specifically urged extension of protection to 2.7 million workers in 11 o.c cupational groups-647,000 in retail trade; 424,000 in restaurants; 274,000 in hotels; 173,000 in laundries; 500,000 hospital employes; 55,000 in theaters; 200,000 in miscellaneous services; 200,000 in non - profit institutions; 87,000 in small logging operations; 90,000 in the processing of farm products and 34,000 in cotton ginning. He also called for repeal of the overtime. exemption for about 2 million workers. her master, Christen Trondsen, said, with concrete being used to tlona were covered in the report, c'"ally examining freight rates in the MA has allowed them to regiplug the rip in her side. The work compiled by the MA at the request the U.S. foreign trade for nearly ster under these "flags of convenience" in their attempt to two years. The report dealt with many of avoid paying U.S. taxes and to the same nations · which complain avoid the wage and safety standbitterly about U.S. government ards enforced by American mariattempts to protect the American time unions. Also not included in merchant marine by means of the the study was the Soviet Union. The study pointed out that helpCargo Preference or 50-50 laws passed by the Congress and sup- ing a country's merchant marine, By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medlcal Director ported strongly by the SIU and for reasons of defense, balance of other American maritime unions. p a y m e n t s, prestige, protection · Of these same nations, the re- against shipping discrimination or whatever, is a long familiar feaSarah Parsons was allergic to oats. She had been for years, and as port found: • Seven provide operating sub- ture of world trade and shipping. lonl' as she stayed away from them 1he had little trouble. But 1he The state of U.S. shipping today didn't stay away. She professed to love oats, and was unable to resist sidies for at least some national flag shipping services. They are becomes painfully clear in the them. The management of her allergy was not satisfactory. All attempts to Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden, study. Although the U.S. had by educate her, to get her to cooperate and take care of herself wu of no United Kingdom, France, and the far the lar~est foreign trade of the 11 countries studied, and so avail. Her asthma was becoming more severe to the point of permanent U.S. • Five pay construction sub- should presumably have by. far the da"mage to her lungs. A chance remark in the office one day gave a clue to the real trouble. sidies in varying degrees to offset largest number of ships, it has She and her mother didn't get along very well. When 1ht became lower costs· of foreign competitors actually dropped from a close angry, she would hunt up the nearest kitten in the neighborhood, where or as special inducement. They are third in number of privately she had them all spotted, and rub her nose in the fur to produce an France, Italy, Japan Sweden and owned ships in 1955 to fourth in 1963. the U.S. attack. So much for Sarah. Of the 11 'nations studied the • Eight grant special tax beneWalter Marble was a diabetic. Over the years he had been able to U.S., in spite of its vast .foreign fits. They are West Germany, take care of himself, he knew when he required more or less insulin, Greece, Italy, Japan, Norway, trade, was one of only four which and could tell when he was going to have a reaction or shock. experienced an actual decline in His trouble began when things were not going right at home and he Sweden, United ·Kingdom and the the number of its ships during the U.S. would take a few drinks to spite his wife. When he drank, he didn't eat. · • Ten provide special deprecia- last decade. The results were frequent trips to the emergency room in shock or As for the cargo preference tion f unds. They are Denmark, coma. So much for Walter. France, West Germany, Italy, laws, which draw such indignant Marie Martin had a boil on her thigh. Under routine treatment it was Japan, Netherlands, Norway, cries from foreign shippers when clearing up· for a time. Then she began to have other boils over her Sweden, United Kingdom and the enforced by the ,U.S., the study . NEW ORLEANS - A 350-ton body. Local treatment seemed to clear these also, but there were alfound that some, such as Greece, steel container designed to house U.S. ways more. · • Ten, the same 10 as above, reserve their domestic trades to a large floating nuclear power It soon became evident that Marie was deliberately transmitting the p r o v i d e special monetary in- their own ships. West Germany plant has been installed in the forinfecting material from one sore to another by scratching. Her reason centives in the form of loans and .reserves domesti'icargoes for Germer Liberty ship Charles H. Cugle was that her parents planned a vacation that would have left her with interest concessions. man coastal ships except in cer- at the Avondale Shipyards here. an uncongenial relative. Permanent scars were the result of her sucThe MA did not include in its tain circumstances. France reThe 10,000,000-watt re a c to r, cess. So much for Marie. . study what it considered the "spe- quires two-thirds of its oil imports which will supply enough electricThese cases were described by William A. Maccoll, M.D. of Group• cial cases" of Liberia and Panama. to move in French flag ships, or ity for a community of 20,000 peoHealth Association writing in the M.D. column. · These countries have become approved foreign flag chartered ple, will be able to operate for a Dr. Maccoll in continuing states that these three persons were not artificial shipping powers t~rough ships. year without support. It will be sick physically, at least their condition could have easily been conused by the Strategic Army Corps trolled. They are not malingerers, in the strict sens·e of the word, as a floating power plant to supfor they actually have a real disease. They aren't really neurotic, ply electricity for military operaeither, for these episodes can be turned off or on at will. But they do tions near ports or along navigable have proolems. . EXAMS THIS PERIOD: May 1 - May 31, 1964 waterways. The borderline between normal and abnormal behavior is someThe container was brought down Port Seamen Wives Children TOTAL times difficult to defines. Instead of throwing tantrums, dishes, or the Mississippi River by barge to brick bats, they play a far more dangerous game, with definite .r~sk Baltimore. . . . . . . . . . . 139 38 13 190 Avondale, while the former Libto themselves. No one knows how many serious accidents or fatallbes Houston............ 123 6 2 131 erty ship was towed from Mobile. arise from this kind of spitefulness. Mobile .. ...... ..... 75 5 .o 80 Now that the container has been Many -or us when angry or frustrated will do things such as drive New Orleans. . . . . . . . 253 13 7 273 installed, workmen must cut its too fast drink too much throw objects, or play this little game of New York . . . . . . . . . . 465 32 29 526 base to fit the contour of the vesroulette' realizing all the 'while that there is some danger to it, but Philadelphia. . . . . . . . 165 48 24 237 sel's hull. saying to ourselves that, "If I get hurt, they will be sorry!" Too often San Juan* ..... .... . 29 18 26 73 The entire plant later will be we do and they are. . towed back / to Mobile for final Psychiatrists tell us that the urge to self-destruction is not too deeply 160 101 . TOTAL .......... .· .. 1,249 1,51"0 work, and the unit will be delivburied in man's nature. There are many ways we flirt with this urge. *5/21/64 to6/20/64 ered to Fort Belvoir, Va., next July Russian Roulette is only one. Our three' friends described above by 1 for installation of the reactor core. Dr. Maccoll had their own methods. What is yours???? Playing Roulette With Your Health Start Floating Nuclear Plant· . SIU Clinic Exams-All Ports '------------------------------------------ �SE .4. P ..4 R,.1,.8 ..9:; ,. £·o G ,. Pace Sldeea . . ; Red Seamen :.i n· GibraltarStilI Puzzle The' Populaee hPlemher..~ , ~~· . "'. Breather On Deck · GIBRALTAR-The Reds have come to the Rock. An ever-increasing number of Soviet ships-of every type and description-have been calling at the British-controlled gateway to the Mediterranean. And while the Gibraltans have been profiting by the influx of free. spending Russian sailors, who+ buy up Western goods to take concentrate their energi~s on eat- local police, a trait learned in. their back to their communist Ing huge meals in restaurants and hOmeland. 'fhey are usu a 11 y homeland, they have also been kept wondering about the ·strange bebavior of the Reds. Last year 320 Soviet ships used the port, and the Russians were second only to Britain, with 906 ships paying calls. The Red fleet includes huge trawlers, supertankers, training schooners, all kinds of freighters, passenger liners and even tugs and floating docks. "Technicians" Aboard Many are on their way to and from communist Cuba, especially the . passenger liners, which are often filled with . Soviet "technicians" and Cubans fresh from schools behind the Iron Curtain. The passengers usually remain mysteriously confined to the liners during the stop at the Rock but Soviet crewmen do come ashore. In fact. according to a local shipping -official, the Red sailors. "seem to ha ve all the time in the world." They lounge around the port and buying up Western-made consumer friendly, however, and are reputed goods. as big tippers. Their purchases Their ships do not operate as consist mainly of clothing, liquor economically or efficiently as West- and house furnishings such as bed. ' ern vessels, even though they are spreads and carpets. usually new-looking and wellAccording to local bar.keeps, they maintained. After taking on fuel, consume a stupefying amount of Russian ships will sit in the har- alcohol of all kinds, and their bor for three or four days before taste in food runs to thick steaks, leisurely proceeding on their runs. a rarity in Russia. Gibraltar merMany of the Soviet passenger lin- chants believe the Russians sell ers, except those on the Cuba ruQ, most of the goods and liquor they appear ·to have few or no passen- buy in the port at blackmarket gers on board. prices in the Soviet Union. They to keep explain this is why the Russians Bes1'd es us1'ng the Rock . up the flow of ~en and supplies are willing to pay premium prices Taking a short breather on deck between chorea on a recent to their Cuban satellite and for for the goods. trade with Free World nations, the ·Red Trawlers voyage of the Orion Hunter (Colonial Tanker) are {1-rl Soviets use the Gibraltar straights The heaviest traffic comes from Seafarers Ed Woods, BR and Tony Nutturno, AB. A short and the Mediterranean to move huge trawler.a that operate in the rest, a cup of hot coffee from the galley, and they were vessels from Bal~ic _to Black ~e~ fishing grounds off the U.S. coast. ready to get back in ·action again. ports and to_ mamtam a ~ea lmk Whaling ships from behind - the b~tw~en European Russia and ·Iron Curtain also cali at Gibraltar. Siberia. Many of the ·~hip$ are equipped The Soviet sa.ilors on shore leave with advanced electronic gear that in "Gibraltar seem wary of the could be useful _in ~pying missions. Meanwhile, back in the Soviet, the communist newspaper Pravda Ship Blacklist Holds L~vel has been complaining about a WASHINGTON-Three ships have been added and three ships shortage of beer in the mother have been removed from the Cuban blacklist, the Maritime Admincountry. Few stores or restaurants SAN FRANCISCO-This port and its neigJ::ibor to the north, istration announced August 18. stock it, according to Pravda, and The three additions to the list of western and Polish ships having barrels of beer are piling up un- Seattle, are both- in the midst of far-ranging building and called at Cuban ports after January 1, 1963,. fly British, Italian and used at the breweries. Pravda says mod·e rnization programs that will boost the flow of ships and Lebanese flags. Of the three ships removed from the list, two the . Russians should drink more beer and less of that dynamite cargoes on the West Coast. • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . were British and the other was French. The Port of Seattle, with a logs, coal and bananas, . are , alThe French ship, the Guinee, has been sold to a Formosan comcalled Vodka. But · the folks of pany, G1•eat Pacific Navigation of ·Taipei, and renamed the Comfort. Moscow can't seem to take the hint: $41~5 million major improve- ready working. :, ,. The delelions raise to 41 the total number of ships taken off the The restaurants and food stores ment project behind it, ls in the Ames Terminal, home for SIU. · blacklist. prefer to sell the stronger stuff middle of .a new $35 million contracted· Sea-Land's contaii:ler- · · because it brings a higher mark-up. ,waterfront development plan. Sev- ship service to Anchorage, Alaska, Currently, there are 240 bottoms ori the blacklist, comprising a And it takes m·ore than beer to er al new super-piers, including has had more . than $1.5 million 'in . total of 1.7 million gross tons. The blacklist is periodically revised make the average Russian for~ those to handle specialized car- _modernization · ' poured · into it · as ships either enter into or le1we off trading with Cuba. get his troubles. goes like grain petr°oleum, fish ·. oil, ·converted C-4s, each with their' · . . I own crane and each able· fo "load 166 vans, are using the expand~d berth facilities. The terminal also · includes the port's new 200-ton capacity heavy lift crane. When acquisition of new land is completed, Piers 20 and ·21 will · be merged into a giant complex· By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS that will provide continuous berth- · Consumer Courses Available To All economists are the "teachers." They attend special classes and bring Ing · for 12 ships. All seaborn·e ' .. . back the information and demonstration techniques to their own groups. trade between the Orient · and· • 9ne of the. best opportunities widely available to you to get up-to- You can find out such groups in your own locality by calling or .writing Seattle will move through : the date Information on family money management, food .and nutrition and .the county home extension economist at the county government build- facility. . · , and other vital Information on homemaking, is the classes and work- ing at the county seat (check your phone book). The Seattle Port . of Embarka_. , 2. If no group is availa-ble nearby, or you prefer t~ participate on tlon (Army) is also being acquired , shops arranged in your locality by county home-economics extension agents. your own, you can join as a member-at-large. The membership fee by the port for commercial cargo . Last year some 14 million homemakers attended at least one such typically is $1, •and brings ·you copies of information bulletins published use. · More than $6 million. w.ill l>e workshop or meeting, and well . over a million took complete courses, by the extension service and notices of public meetings or forums on spent· on the POE and . in t~e , usually at .no or practically no cost. home-management top~cs. · future it may ~ouse the .Project~d For today, the Federal-State cooperative extension service-originally 3. Or you can ask your county home extension service· to help prepare Foreign Trade Zone .and ~ ~tef!l . . ' developed as an aid to rural families and now observing its fiftieth. year or give programs for a group you already belong .to, such as your union.- ·distribution point. of activity-is working more and more with suburban and city families. auxiliary, co-op or credit union. The program or classes might ·center 'l'he Port of San Francisco, fn . i.t~ Now you are as likely to find a consumer information class· being on a topic you feel is especially needed in your area, such as "credit and second century of state operatloµ, taught by an extension home economist in a housing development In installment buying, buying best values In food, budgeting, retirement is undergoing $26 million worth. of boston, or a union hall in Detroit, as in a Minnesot~ farming ~o~uhity. problell}s. etc. "If enough .people request help on a topiiC, a program is waterfront improvements, with in_itiated," Dr. Oppenheim reports;. "This might include a conference the current project scheduled . for . Extension home-economists now are trying especially to bring .c.on- or a series of meetings and print,e d materials." For example-, the Wayne completion in 1966. Construction of the Army Street sumer and home-management in{ormation to l.imited-income . families, County, Michigan AFL-CIO Education Committee . iast- ·year gave a reports Margaret C. Browne, home economics division director of the series P.f six classes . on shopping . for food, home ·furnishings, credit, Terminal is well under way. S~t Federal Extension Service. The aim is tQ help limited-income families etc., in cooperation with . the Michigan State University Extension on a 60-acre aite in th~ Isl~is get the greatest total satisfacti!'.)n from limited resources, Mrs. ~ro,wne Service.. The. consumer co1,1~ses -given in recent yea·rs by the AFL~CIO Creek tideland area, it will have says. In one such program for mothers bringing up fa.milies alone, Com_m unity. Services .representatives also often· have used the services eJg~t t deepi wat~r ber.lhs, three conducted by two Milwaukee extension home economists, the sa~bigs in of. ex.tension _specialists. cargo ra1,1s _t. she~ and . more acres public aid for some of the families was more than. the entire annuai cost of open a d f d 8t d h dl~ .r oo e · orage · ~n . of the extension program in that area. The training the.wom~n r eceived .Any P.oup also c~n cet a free sub~crlptlon· to "Senice," a new month· ·. '. ly consumer new~letter .published l,Jy the Office of Information of the carg_o, an __ ng spa~~· · as "homemaker.-aides" ~elped a.number find part-:time jc;>bs. : U.S. Depa~t_rµellt of ,Agri~ulture, Washington;D.C.-, 20250 . This interest- hAa.rfsub~lltrucb_tµreb, .steawaldl . and a · Many ol the state home-extension services findlng noticeable · · "· ·. · . '' · W Wi e Ul1 an near1y interest in consumer education amorig wage-earner families, and. expand- m~ 1}~~h~abol! te~s yo~ a~~~t ·· 9e~l ~sear~h, and ·p rogram . m~t~rials four million ions of ~ud and. sand ing tlieir programs ·tol-wage-eamers, reports Dr. Irene Oppenheim, of :;~ il~ese 0 you. c;>wey~r•. ,i i_s av~t a e on Y to groups, not mdi_vidual will b_~ . dreqged out of the ,.creek . . New York University, who has .helped train many extension specialis.ts. y · · L!lSt y,ear, San Francisco bani · '' ·· ' · · ··· ·· · 1 · .S he finds that the topic that has evoked greatest interest is the use ··of ·4·· ~u sm~pi1Y ·_can wr _te to your -State Extens~pJ.l, .Servic~ .at y,our died 5:3 'million to~ of carg~· and. ·· r• . state univerSi y," or the. county extension serv.tce ,at the county seat had · · ··' · d . : · credit. "In view of the problem families have encountered, an!l the for a list of ~he free . or ,small-cost publications' t}ley have on almost mi·11·i.aonrecF0 r ., ._ ipcollmie dqfi. .P.t~~rly .$tlh.5 ·u se .of credit by younger age groups,. a number of state home-extension t f' h ·· · · h i · · · ex rom a t n., ca. 'uions • . e. e~ery aspec Ot .ome _ m~nagement, ~ OPP. M for.,furJ.11.t ure and eqµ~p- trend ected ~erv1ces h.~~e .,.Pr.ep~red program , kit~ and materials for various .age ment, . food . bu"ying, .etc. T~_~se publications iµcreasinli{~.Y ' have ~f!·come. ward V ... - o con . nue _µp levels, describm~ . curr~nt credit_ practices, the _legal re~ula~.ions ,govern- concerned with som~ of the most difficµlt progra~~ of. faqtily fin;mcial . ~--:-:-..::-..-.-.-_-:,----,.-,,..,,,-., .,,. . - . ,,.,..., ing:;credit; ·and ·how·. t~ -~~!'" ~i;e~~ . 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J : £0 G , Official Study· Denounces Hong Kong Crimp Joints··· By Freel Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives HONG KONG-Aid is in sight for the approximately 30,000 Asian seamen who ship out of this .port under conditions which_passed from the American shipping scene many years How To Conduct A Meeting (Part Ill) ago with the rise of powerful maritime unions. This is the third and final part in tlie series we have been carrying in The Government · of the+·~~~~~~~~~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ this column on the proper methods. of conducting a meeting either British colony is considering An attempt is now being considered British ships for some time but is aboard ship or ashore. The do's and don't listed here and in the ti f still well established In Hong Kong. Id d ways to reSl!ue the Hong to end a w esprea prac ce 0 Officia1s report that "it has never first two par·ts of the series are important to every Seafarer, who may Kong merchant seamen from ex- forcing seamen. t? pay exc.ess.ive been possible to prosecute any of- be called upon to conduct a meeting at one time or another. They p1oltation In their jobseeking Hong fees and commissions to shippmg fender. No seaman has ever been are of special importance to ship's delegates who may want to clip out · Kong has been criticized as· "pos- compani~s and crew con.tractors wll1ing to act as a witness." The the entil:e series to keep it on hand for a ll!seful guide. Up to this i:oint, we have dea1t with suc-!1 problems as the rules of sib1y the last remaining p1ace in for the right to ship out. inference here of course Is that apthe wor1d where seamen are still Crlmpin~ pearing as a witness against the order, the quorum, meetings on ship, time of meeting, masters at ar ms., recruited through contractors who · At present, recruiting practices crimpers who exploit him wou1d the agenda, e1ection of officers, the right to speak, making a motion , demand a large s1ice out 6f wages take two basic forms-direct hir- spe11 the end of a seaman's ship- the chair's authority, discussion, amendments and substitutions. Jn. conc1uding, we wili deal with: in exchange for the right to work." Ing and hiring through 1nterme- ping days in Hong Kong. About 100 registered shipping diaries. But on1y about 20 shipping There are at least 13 crew-sup- Limits companies recruit seamen In Hong operations maintain departments p1ying organizations and about 40 On points of sharp debate where the matter is liable to con ume Kong for ships operating under for the direct hiring of crews. Most seamen's boarding 13ouses which the entire meeting if unhampered , a motion can be made to Jimit the more than 12 different flags. At seamen have to find work by pay- a1so derive a major source of in- number of speakers and the time allowed to each. any one time, between 25,000 and ing contracting agencies or mid- come from this trade. To Table30,000 men are employed outside die-men who range from c1erks of Those profiting from the pr\SA motion to ''tab1e" means simply that you do not desire to take the colony on· oceangoing vessels. s~ipping companies to boarding ent system of exp1oitation of Hong action at that time on the subject being_ discussed. It may be because house masters. 'Kong's seamen have defended the · The exploitation of the seamen system as a commercially efficient information is inadequate or because it is not an immediate issue. which results from this situatiop is method of providing crews. The This should never be used to kill action or discussion on any matter a reminder of the old days in committ~e studying the situation but merely to postpone It for later consideration. It can be moved American shipping when crimpjng with an eye toward alleviating the to table temporarily or to table until the next meeting. was prevalent, before the rise of situation is taking a different view To Refer Another way of stopping too much tonsil bursting on any subject the American maritime unions. however. It rejects the present Payments for the tight to work system as "indefensible morally is to move to refer • it to a committee. The committee ls elected and vary from a few do1lars to, in some and· socially Jn view of the exploi- reports on the entire matter at a Jater time. cases, as much as- the whole first tation of a particu1arly vulnerable Point of Order . month's wages for a voyage. section of the working population This is the headache of the chairman-the most misused privilege This practice has been illegal on to which .it inevitably gives rise." of all meetings anywhere. A "point of order" can never be used as WASHINGTON - A proposed a pretext to gain the floor. It is simply what it calls for. A "point of order" is a question on procedure. For example, a motion is amendment to the foreign aid bill under discussion and a speaker starts to discuss something else. A which would have placed all "point of ' order" can and should be called for to have the chairm c; n Government-aid cargoes aboard c1arify' the rules of order so that the business in issue can be handled. foreign-flag s h i p s has been This hold"s good. in all matters where there is a question as to whether dropped by its sponsor, Sen. Wilor not proper procedure is being followed. liam Proxmire !D.-Wis.>. -WASHINGTON - While the American fishing industry To Postpone - · The announcement that the continues on a downward path, foreign· fishery products-to If something comes before the meeting which you think is unwise proposed amendment would be the tune of more than 500 million dollars a year-have been to have brought up, you can make a motion to postpone the matter dropped came out of Washington flooding into our country. +, Indefinitely. shortly after strongly-worded te1eThat means that "every secate Commerce Committee. The Special Privilege grams attacking t•he amendment "Privilege" is the right of any Union member but must never be were· sent to President Johnson ond fish reaching American Washington state Jawmaker made used except where it .benefits the members as a whole. If the room and the members ·of the Senate tables today ls imported · from the comment as his committee re- is too hot, a point of "privilege" can be called for to have the ·fans Foreign Relations and Commerce abroad," according to Chairman ported out a resolution to the fu1l turned on or the portholes opened. If some drunk has slipped past Committees by the SIU, the Mari- Warren G. Magnuson of the Sen- Senate that wou1d authorize a com- the doorman, then it is in order to ' call for a point of "privilege" to time Trades Department and the prehensive survey of American have him removed from the meeting. In plain words, "special privi.American Maritime Association. fishing grounds, methods, .markets lege" is a point · to be used in any event where the entire . ;issemblage and prospects for improvement. · can be aided and never used as a pretext to stifle any point of business. The te1egra~s charged that the Magnuson said the survey, if amendment would favor the lewer Jinked with an international con- Good and Welfare. freight rates quoted by foreignGood and welfare is that part of the meeting where you can get ference on fisheries could "go far fJag ships over the American-flag 1 our fisheries proup and ta1~ about what you think should be done by the Union and improying in vessels on all Government-aid gram." in the Union, and for the benefit of the Union. cargoes, and would lead to all This is a good place for the oldtimers to darify issues and give Government-aid cargoes moving The SIU has long called for a the score to the newcomers. on foreign-flag ships. No motions can be made or action taken during good and .welfare. thorough appraisal and improveThe present Cargo Preference ment of the wor1d position of the It is strictly a discussion period where the membership can clear the W .SHINGTON-A plan to enAct provides that at least ' one-half American fishing industry, •and for air, and give and get information. roll 100,000 to 150,000 yo~ths in a program that wou1d reverse the of all G o v e r n m·e n t-financed Prepare Your Talk cargoes must move on American- wo/k training programs within two declining trend. to three months was announced An old and wise philosopher once wrote: flag bottoms. U. S. fisherman had their best recently by Labor Secretary W. year in 1950 when production of "It is not enough to know what we are to say. We must say Jt the In ordering the Maritime Ad- Willard Wirtz. The Labor Secreright wa.y ." ministration to examine freight tary said that the enactment of edible fish reached a peak of 3,307 In other words, an of Roberts Rules of !)rder will not put your rates for all such cargoes and if the program depends on the coop- million pounds. In recen·t years the point across to the membership. The rules will only provide for an total has fallen be1ow two-anci-onethey are hig·h er on U.S.-flag ships, orderly meeting so that you can be heard. How effective you are half million pounds annually. put the cargoes aboard foreign- eration of local authorities. when given the floor-depends upon· yourself. The administration of the work flags, it was felt that th·e move training section of the adminisMeanwhile, the consumption of wou1d actually tend to place all trations antipoverty program is fish has increased in the U. S., and And Remember Keep to the point. such cargoes aboard foreign-flag in many products, including tuna, Convince with facts. ships because of the higher stand- the Labor Department's responsi- groundfish, ocean ·.fish blocks, filDon't become persona]. ard of living in the U.S. bility. Jets and shrimp, the rise has been Keep it short. The program J~ geared so that more than spectacular. The growA pint of tact ls worth more than a case of scotch. ~iHi;':.W.iJ}~foWiffit#Wrnr:::(<-<;Wli%@M:iiNi@i#i%'.+Wii in the .first year of the program ing demand bas been filled by for-~1:) Matson Floats @ 200,000 teen-agers and poor fami- eign producers who, after catching :l:· =:i:~ lies ar·e to be given \\ ork · at Fed- f " h ff t · 'th ~ Mammoth Inkwell ·:;~., eral expense w1'th state·• local or cheap is o our coas • process it w1 1!:labor in their own countries ! SAN FRANCISCO - The :ii private noµ-profit agencies. and then export it to Americ<1. ; SIU P a c if i c Dlstrlct-con- ~~ The purpose _of ~he_ program Is During the past ten years the ~ tracted Ha w al i an Citizen ~ to he1p some remam m school, to deficit resulting from the decline · ! (Matson Navigation) has been &1 ennbl.e ·other~ to r~turn to . sch~ol 'or u. s. fish exports and the inf( turned into the "World 's W and · to provide still others with crease of foreign fish imports into ~\ Jiirgest .inkwell,'' acc~rding· to work experience to . fit them for the u. s. has meant a three billion M Matson. · i<1 later job training. dollar drain on the nation's fif.~ The Citizen recently ·initi- ti V ~· The· S!?cretary of Labor said that nances. ~; ated a n~~· ~peciallzed service ~ there were between i .2 million The fact that foreign fishermen ~iMInk to . .Hawau with a 5.000-gallon ~ti and .1.5 million teenagers in this have been flocking to the tradicontainer capable · of ~ . @supplying . all ·the newsprin~ -@ country. who "were sel'.iously i~ tionally American fishing grounds Wink· for· Hooolulu's "Ad-·W need of work. training for one kind off our coast proves the grounds Mvertiser" and · "Star Bulletin" ·tfj or . another and · who n·eed ~his are among· the ''richest in the· ft in three shipments every two ~i kind of · s~cond chance very much. world," Magnuson . pointed out. A . C months. · .. · · · . ·. ~i He adqed thabwol'~.."ft:elning proJ- expert . ·program for · the languish\~-!··· Previously such· 'Shipments ~} .e.c ts and other programs under the: ·ing .domestic fleet would "enable · . .- -b ·were · baµled · in ~5~gallon ~ a~ti-po"verty •act ·· ':VIII : reach 500;•. ·the · U.. S .. ·to 'en}Qy its rJ.ght.ful .. , .~; drums . . ·-, · · . : ... · . · . · : ' f.~· ·OOO·· .of'· the- · ~ouths ·· m -:·the · :next ·shaire'-' m the gr~unds now bemg w~~~~~· twelve- months.' , .. .... .. .· worbd ·by a dozen nations. · . ... Drop Proposed Foreign-Aid Cargo Charges Foreign Fish Flood U.S. As Local Industry Declines Antipoverty Bill Youth ·rraining. Se .~ · to Start 1 I '. . . !i �:1-•• SCholat~hip i•~•:.1. · ···· . SIU SIONA W.C. Sugar Worke~s Win New Pact CROCKETT, Calif.-Forced to strike despite efforts to _reach an early agreement, members of SIUNA-affiliated Suga.r Workers Union No. 1 at the California and Hawaiian Sugar· Refining Corporation here have won improvements in several major contract areas as part c>f a new ttu·ee-year agreement wifJh tihe company. Mere Money (Continued from palf• h) ·graduaily became lier :prlma17 tn- dlo operato~ pertu~PI by the Mil · .lettera.JtlUZZ. ;Th• aoa .t s..r.er m•," Larq Jaope11, ..I HD complete ter•t. W:hea • tlllr4 Interest WU add.. )[enneth MOUNU whe ...- ..... a PhO AM ·flUaltfy .for a professorsbfp. I might have never reached to th• ttrst two by her success u an oiler w:tth the SIU .inc.. that goal. With th• scholarahfp of and lnterHt in the study -ol. hl4'a 1H8. ThlmotbT probabl)- bacl the $8,000, JllT ohanoes are very good. school Latin. the two .....- teachllll Two primary interesta have stood and Latin-were welded together' hardest ffaht to wage to achieve : side by aide through the life of Into the shape she hopes her fu- the high qualifications nece11Sa17 SIU scholarship winner Christine lure will take. Her goal finally be- to be.c ome an ,SIU scholarship winKalke, dauebter of. Seafarer Wil- came clear-the teaching of Ian- ner. Suffering .the amputatloa ()f liam Kalka of Detroit, who sails in guagea. Toward tbt. end Christine his lower limbs aftel' a tragic train. · the deck department. These inter- continued her activities in · the Fu- accident Jn 1959, he went OD to . esta are music and teaching, and ture Teachers of America group successfully complete ht. senior one of. these interests-teaching~ and Joined their Cadet Teaching year at Alpena. High School, ancl ls slated to play an important role Program Jn which ·she served u then went on to begin his higher leader of a special interest group education at . the Unfve.r slty of. in her future. Way back In elementary school, consisting of children from a local Michigan wliere he Li taklRg an Christine began to atudy the violin elementary school. Later Christine electrical- engineering program . . An enthusiastic athlete 'before as part of th• public school pro- taught creative writing at the his. accident, with a letter in school gram. Her Interest in teaching school. !-Time Pre.Iden& football, a member of the track came later when she became active Twice · electecl president of the and -baseball teams and active in Jn the Future Teachers of America. It was as an FTA member that FTA, Christine's activities also lll- Little League. -baseball, he conshe got her first practical experi- cluded teaching a clus in music tlnued his interest in gymnastics After graduating even after his accident. In his ence in working with children J~ appreciation. from high school, she worked as a sophomore year at high ieh<tol the kindergarten and primary grades. In high school, although paid student assistant and part Timothy became State A-AU Chamkeeping up her keen interest In time volunteer in the summer pro- pion on the· parallel bars fn· the music by playing Jn the chamber gram at the scho<tl, combining her junior. division, · and went. on ta and symphony orchestras, teaching busy schedule with beth summer win the State High School Cham·and winter ·. sports, doing some pionahip on ·t he parallel bars amt slghts~ing in New York City and still rings. Active in the student attending some concerts. council at high school, and mainEntering the college of liberal tainlng his- interest in "ham" raarts at Wayne State University in dio, he graduated with honors in Detroit will bring Christine's teach- 1963. At Michigan State College ing goal another step closer. For- ft· didn't · take him long t<J let on. eign languages are to be her major the ·freshman . gymnastics team ~31!11mbmm=m::i----!!J .subjects, always with an eye to- where he competed regularly. ~ ward teaching these languages Timothy ls· enthusiastic about ltia Action lo the marketplace offers either here or abroad, or possibly SIU scholarship. "This aebolarship a method for trade unionists tG as· in it career in the foreign service has enabled me to devote m)rsell of the United States. "Without the entirely to my studies without the sist each other in their campaign aid that the SIU scholarship has financial worries I have had, and for decent wages and better provided," she says, "this could not enabled my parents to devote more ditions. have been realized." . attention to . my younger brGther Last, but by oo means least and sister, who are freshmam · ari<I · Seafarers and their families are urged to support a coµsu1ner boy- among the 1001 SIU schol,arshlp junior high school itudents respectcott by trade unionists against wlnners is Timothy T. Mosseau, ively, Each .is planning a CQllege various companies whose products bette,r known to his fellow ham ra.. career." are produr"'d .under non-union conditions, or which ' are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions involved, and will be amended from time to time.> Seafarer Jay Cohen took a According to a r~port on the bit of time out while ashore conclusion of the C&H negotiain Houston recently to tions by Alvin L . Silva, presicjent c~tch up on his reading of Local No. 1, the Sugar Workers and letter writing at the 1·ece ived an increase in wages plus SIU hall there. an increase in company payments to the health and welfare plan and various improvements in the pension-reti rem~n.t program for local membe rs. The increase in company payments to the health and welfare plan lowers the cost to employees of this important protection. In addition, the contJ:act package included a m~chanization opWASHINGTON . - A waterway tion plan which enables employees enabling ocean-going vessels to go to elect ea rly retirement benefits under certain conditions. from New York harbor to the Great Lakes via the Hudson Pension Plan River through Lake Cham.plain, Silv'l s11id the contract settlement also provided for an im- thus saving 1.400 miles in transpro ved pension plan, which has porting goods from Altantic sea· always been a · tough bargaining ports to Great Lakes-. states has been proposed. issue on both sides. He pointed The waterway plan would proout that .great strides have b~n made in th e pension plan, as com- vide for deepening and widening pared to pensions that were paid the Richelieu River in Canada, years a~o. althotbgh lihe. union is dredging a deep channel through constantly seeking improvements the length of Lake Champlain and deepening and improving the in this area ()f negotiations. barge canal connecting the lake to Oth er gains under the new con- the Hudson River. tract involve the negotiation of Strongly favored by the Ver"Lee" brand tires sevet,al vital · fringe benefits, along mont dairy · and poultry · industry with ohanges in contractual lan<United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum guage that are expected t!> pro- because it would mean savings in & Plastic Workers) the cost of shipping Midwest feed duce ad ditional benefits for local grains to that state and lower me mbers. costs for shipping marble · and Eastern Alt Lines The union's negotiations with stone to Florida and other markets (Flight Engineers) C&H were stuted la st year in from Vermont, the proposal also June, aLlh!>ugh the contract did has the support of New York and not expire until ·February 1, 1964, New England businessmen. B. I. Sieg~I in an effort to produee a settleA strong voice opposing the "HIS," brand men's clothes ment by the time the contract ex- plan, however, has come from conpired . This did not prove to the servationists who con tend that <Amalgamated Clothing Workers) case, Silva slated, as both sides bringing ocean-going vessels ;\;. ;\;. ;\;. were still far apart when the through Lake Champlain would ag reement expired. convert the lake into a "giant "Judy Bond" Blouses However, a strike was author- cesspool." Cint'l Ladies Garment Worker~) An $80,000 feasibility study by ized by. !Jhe meml>ership after a r ecommendation by the executive the U.S. Corps of Engineers is Sears, Roebuck Company board, he noted, and had the de- expected to be completed late this sired res ult. year. Retail stores & products <Retail Clerks) Propose Ship Route Through LakeChampl.ain WinnerS_· con- I SIU Welfare, Vacation -Plans Cash Benefits Paid-June, 1964 . .. . . . . . . . . . .............. Hospital Benefits Death· Benefits Peniion-Disability Benefits• .•.•• Maternity Benefits Dependent Benefits Optical Benefits Out-Patient Benefits ,. ........... • e e • e ••• e • I CLAIMS AMOUNT PAID 5,270 $ 72,857.19 34 601 94,323.19 90,150.00 61 881 449 10,126.60 100,553.93 ............. ......... ................. 6,556 7,048.07 42,130.00 13,~52 417,181.98 Vacation Benefits- ••••........ 1~746 586,222.41 SUMMARY · · TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION · _ · aENEFITS PAID -ftffS· PEllOD ••• · ·' "'15;591 . ~! ·~ ~.~... •. • • . : " • i : : . • •• . .. : - • " • . • •'I._ ' 1 f 'r l . . . , Construction on a $10,000,000, 2,000-uni:t ·housing project for Argentine workers is scheduled to begin. ':th~ project is being . financed by _a loan from AFL-CIO welfare a~d pension funds 6f affiliated unions, which has+------------b e en ·guaranteed by th~ and Ht-1~ ftoor elevator ·apart- . Agency for International De- .ments will range from $S,SZjJ- velopment (AID) and also by the $5.017. , Argentine Government. · Baranano handled the negotla. . tions and prepared all of the docuOn .A prtl 1() President ArturG ments for the consideration Gt Illia m~t wito .~e leaders of four AID, the Argentine Government, . Argent~ne UillQns (Postal , ~nd the- National Mortgage Bank and T~legraph Workers Federation, the local unions. Ltght and Power Workers~ Rall·The housing shortage in Argeu.-·· road Workers. ~nd the Municipal tina is extremely acute and cct11~orkei·s ), officials of the Na- structiori ·activity for low-income tional Mort.gage Bank, and reglnn- g.roupa_ has • been very llmlteci· in al SPD direct<tr Edt1ardo Bara- recent years, due primarlty tit the nado. lack of public· and private rePresident Illi~ promised t() ex- .sources for 'Iong-te1·m financing. Stitzel-Wel~er Distilleries peditu the project and remarked Many of the workers of the fGur that "one of the remarkable facts- unions ·ul!ted .above are now living . "Old Fitzcerald," "Old Elk" · of thJs program is that the North in sh.inis· or. o.v ercrowded dwell"Cabin StHI," "W. L. Weller" Americam worker is helping his ing~. ' ·· ,,. Bourboa whiskeys ~rothe-r . .worker In Argentina by ·: · ' <Distillery Workers> means provided. by the American· W~~N~~H~1SU1liiil- ' .Institu~e ,for Free Lab()r DeveIOp. n1ent." J. R. Simplot Potato Co. The AFL-CIO funds are loane<I Frozen potate products at li.25% Interest; the AID in.Seafarers with beefs regard<Gl'ain Millers) vestment guaranty charge ls 1%; Ing slow 'paymtint of monies due the National Mortgage Bank from various operators in back charge for guaranty and fiduciary . wages · and · d·i sputed overtime Kingsport Press services comes to . sm;n e . 2%. Thus Sh!)uld first check whether they "World Book," "Cbildcraft" a worker can purchase a home have a mailing addreiis with a 10% down payment and on file with the company. SIU !Printing Pressmen) the balance financed over a 20headquart~'rs. '~fficials point out <Typographers, BGokbinders) year period at approximately 8.5% that reports received from sev<Machinists, Stereotypers> interest. . eral ope~~~orii,show checks have Approximately 2,000 units. will . been . maile~ . to one address be buil.t on J,,,'1 sites, 12 in Bueuu!f . :whHe a. h.e ef :.Ori the same score Jamestown Sterliq Corp. Aires and five in other cities. · ls sent from .another. thus ereSuidher11 Flll'11Hure Mic. Co. . Three ty.pes of housing wUl be ·· a~ipg ~ru'.Jc~, dJ~iculty .In keep~~ll 'u,rntiu.re. an~ . Bet1•in1 · .., built; siogle famijy •unitrf; iju.ee ' "cc.~u~ts . st~~ght,. . .( ,· <United Fur.niture Workers) aad four.-ftltO~. garden, 'aputJqenta; ftitiiiliifM114i'illlli:&liltiliiliii'iilB~liilllllRlllllll llill II Use Only One·" Mail ·Aildress . proper t,003,411.S9 _, AFL·CIO Helps Argentina· Build Homes For Workers > ,• �............ the Jn the ttue's:ni tradithm, veteran".seafarers aboard Norfolk (Cities Services) have passed a resolution to help the rl.ewcome,xs to learn their duties and to.learn the traditions of the sea. The resolution was ·passed during the good and .Welfare portion of a recent shipooard meetirrg, according to+ . Jeltn ·w. Altstatt, meeting aslled the crew to weM the· proper <Sea - Land); Elbabetb Port (Seacliairman. The ·new man is clothing when in the mess room l.and); Del Aires <Delta); Seatrala always appreciative of any help and to take proper eare of the New York <Seatrain); Penn Ex- en eld-timer givee which enables lineup, according to -meeting ehair- JH>rter · (Penn Shipping); Norberto -him to learn the duties of a 11ea- man Tem Lller. farer 1'etter. ;t. . ;t. Seafarers aboanl the ZQhyrhiHs ""' ;t. '11'le chief cook aboanl the Bie•-, <Marine Carriers) have given the vUle (See-Land) is all smiles· these ships delegate a vote of confid~nce days be<!ause the galley · is · JllUCh for tbe outstanding job he has been <!t>olft. He recently got his . wish doing iq settling the crews beefs a11d a port fan was installed, ac- with Uie Chief M~te. The delegate' ct>rding to ·s hip's delegate' Martin answered with his compliments to Sierra. ever:Yone for_ sticking behind him ;t. $ ;to on all Union business, food, good The Chief Engineer· aboard tile cooks and s.erVice and just genera11y TraHbat&eraa _,(Hudson W a -t er- being an outstan<ling erew, says ways) was treen by · some ._of the 0. P .. Oaklet, meetfng chairman. · · ;t. ;t. ;t. t.TeWmembers shootin.g at birds, ttries and porpises and woundAt reeent safety meeting aboard i11g th~ acconling w J. · J. Flana- the Choctaw <Watecman), tJhe safety l'•n .ahip's delegate. '. I~ aeeme...the ·cominittee reported that everYt.hirig CFeW ·i ll upset about this,. and eaHs was okay "safety wise." Their inthe ehlef, 1st and 2d engmeers the spedion !revealed that eve-rything was satisfactory and everything that might t>e unsafe- had been taken care of. At anotiher , safety meeting the safety COIP'mittee aiboard the Hastings '(Waterman), said the good housekeeping rule, were being observed, aH safety markings were in ord~. and all the ladden and steps had been properly marked. The Captain in return thanked the Altstatt department heads and the crew "Great White Hunters," Tihe crew. for the 'low aceid'ent rate aboard has .obServed that it" is, a shame the ship, and said that. It reftected the goQd cooperation Of everythe animals can not :&hoot baek. one involved. ~ ~· ft- t ' a ;to . Louis J. Cayton, the · meeting chairman aboard the City of Alma Capay (Liberty Nav.); and the Steel Exeeuthe <Isthmiam). . ~ -~ t tt- . ;t. erew ~- · t .. 'nle of th~ Chllore (VenOi'e) ·were walking . around·· long..· faced for a while wlien -they found · out the ship had been .ordered to Kendla Instead of Bombay. Seems they had their heads set on seeing this Indian port, a~ording to •bed Meadewroft, the meeting d1ainnan. They were happy later, tliough, when . tih' thought· . ocCU!fed te them that any port · ·i s· beter than no po~ · · ·. Hair . ' Oalde' . tihe crewmembei-1 of the · Robfa Sherwood C:Robin Linea) .We-re re-. minded. . recently that when the ship docked in aey of these. ports, I if the laws_ were not CH~ful1y ob- ! s~rved, they -could get a . whoppmg big fine. They were reminded that tihey have to have their &bore "pass with them at all ·' times, aceor~·ing to David Smi~h, mee.t ing chairman. $ ~'hen $ $ the ~Unary art& of the galley gang is of extra flne quailizy, ..a'n d 'w heu . the crew 1ets exi)eetionally fine service from the messma.n, : they are qu.iek to give ~ ~ .. ~ . : Ji~tice ~ · the ~et. , Urewe whieh Seema the stewaJjds ef the Cli~t-. h~ve .liven •tiheir- atewud ~'part- . . ham tWaterman) want to ,Jteep tJbe· ments speeial votes of tllanks· inmannera ef the CffW'Jllen at a high ·elude those aboard tale ·John B. 11'8ndard. The galley gang lies• ·Waterman< <Watemian; · Fairland ~ $. K. G. Harlitt, ship's delegate aboard the Aldina <Wall Street Traders) reports that the galley giang has just a-bout given uip on the icebox they have. The last time it went out of order, it took over ten d.ays to get it ftxed. The chief steward Sal"! he wants a new Qne. .. ·$ t The galley gang eftered an exchange propesition to the crew of .the La Salle <Waterman) which was quickly taken up. The stewards promised to turn out improved night lunches if the crew· would promise te wrap u.p the bread loaves when they were used, reports · James Abrams, ship's delegate. · South and East A.frican ports have d-itferent ·custom laws and <Waterman) reports that everything . is A-ok. All the beefs have beeB squared away, the orew is hapt>y about its new ·washing. machine, and tihe sailing baa been :re.aJJy smooth, he says. Well-fed erewmembers &1board the Sa•ta Emlla (L.b,erty, Nav.) during. the good and . welfare section . of a recent ship's · ~eeliili gave a vete of thanks to the steward de-. partiment fcir a ftne job of cooking Hid lerviee, and then put special emphasis behind a' voie· of thanks .to give ttie e<rew g00d ·se':rvice1 saya meeilng secretary Georse E. Hair.. t Leap .Year has special significance for Seafarer Phil .Jordan. All t~ree of hi~ children have been born in a. leap year. The .picture above- shows Mary Ann, th-. oldest, who was born in '1956, and is now 8 ye~rs old; Phillip, who was born in 1960 and is ~ years old; and ·in case you've forgotten this year is a Leap Year, Joyce who is only 5 months old. Jordan, who sails in the Steward Department, lives with his wife, Mary Ann, and three children In Jersey City, N.J. DAVID P. THOMPSON <Boland & Comellus), June U-Chalrman, Paul S!=hneider1 Se~retary, Garry LH. Brother Arnold Reatherby WBl!I elected to 1erv~ H 1blp'1 delegate. Motion made that each crewmember donate fifty cents to 1hip'1 fund each month. · passed away, was handed over to Brother Campbell In San Juan. t:a8.00 In Coca-Cola fund. No beefs reported. John Turnbull. SU.50 In ship's fund. · Food beef eettled. Electrical wlrlnS in deckhand'• room to 'l>e checked. ROBIN KIRK <Robin Lines), July 26-Chalrman, E. A. Fahy; Sec~ retary, E. a. Batcflo. One. man hospitalized ln Okinawa. S23.06 In •hip's fund. Chief engineer ,donated ss.oo- to this fund from arrival pool which he . won. Few hours disputed OT In &teward department._ ., _ _ PENN CHALLENGER <Penn Navl· oatlonl. July 29 - Chairman, B. A. Baa; Secretary, s. Znarowski. 110.00 in ship's fund . Vote or thanks ex· tended to the ship's delegate. · Mem· beu living Jn Japan would like to have agent in Japan . HALCYON PANTHE• <Halcyon), July 23-Chalrman, Charin Locke, Secretary; Frank Kalhira. Brother Wilbur Taylor WH elected tn eerve : STEl:L MAKER (Isthmian), July 25 H 1hip'1 deleaate. No beeft1 reported -Chairman, Fred Tampol; Secretary, by department dele11ates. Vete of Y. Szymanski, S30.00 In ship's fund. thanks extended to tw11 electricians W .00 was given to the bereaved for hulldlng recreation room. Vote family of Broth~r Jerry Mucll:elrath. of t~nks. to the steward department. CANTIGNY <Cltln Service), July 26-Chalrman,- J. Tillbot1 Secretary, F. E. Nelson.· Seme disputed OT In deck dep..11rtment. Brother T. Faulkner was elected to eerve aa ship's dele11ate. DEL AIRES (Delta), Auqust 9Chalrman, Ralph Collier; Secretary, James Juzang. Ship's delegate reported that ever:vthinJ! i~ running smoothly. S11me disputed OT in en· J!ine department to be brnuJ?ht to the attention or boarding patrolm:>n. Vote of thanks to the "t.ew:>rd department for a ver:v good job. HERCULES VICTO•Y <Marine Managers), July So-Chairman, Paul L. Whitlow; Secretary, Wilfred J. Moore. Crew requnted to conserve water so that none will have to be bou11ht in Saigon. All men to cooperate In dumping prba11e on tbe 1tern and not by midshlp house. Also to keep stevedores etc. out of crew's Quarters and mld•hip house. Dl1puted OT In deck and en.ine departments. Few hours disputed OT in each de· partment. Vote of thanks to Brother Duffy and Brother Sepeta, messmen, for job ·:well done. Motion made that tre welded plugs on the .. main dttk pasu1eway· outside be removed so . that the sta1nant water can run · (!ff overboard. CHOCTAW <Waterman), July 16Chlllrman, Lewi• Sl'.lltttl; Secretary, Robert Hommel. No beefs reported by department dele11ates. Motion made that the ball:er ' be alloted a . oneman foc'ale . MoUon made that carao not be woFked In forelp ~rt• 'until crew pa&Sea are !limed. Vete of thank.• ~xtended · to the ship's dele11ate. ,Brother S. B. WoOclell. · . SUMMIT (Se•Lalldl, July 19Cha lrmJn, P. T . DiCarlo; Secretary, R. Huret. Most of the repairs have . been completed. No beefs reported by department delegates. YOUNG AM•RICA <Waterman), June 21-Chalrman, John Der1 Sec· retary, •alllfl Smith. Penalty meal hour disputed 1n deck department. Captain Instructed the •hip'• dele1ate that five packs of ciprette• are allowed to each crewmember In llangkoll:. Ship'• dele1ate relliped and Brother J. Ho11gie w&11 elected to serve. S63.50 in @hlp'1 fund. No beef• reported by department '5ele1ates. Vote of thanks to the •teward depart· ment for aood work. .. SEA PIONEER <Pioneer Tankers), July 11-Chalrman, Herbert Skyles1 Secretary, None. Discussion on havinll t he medicine chest check on this vessel by some medical authorit:v as there ~"ems U> be in11Ufficlent supply ol medicines and drugs to treat the sick or injured men . .COLUMBIA <U.S. Stffll July 11Chalrman, W. Brightwell; Secretary, . M. a. Sospina. Ship'• delesate re:. ported that everythinl 11 going along ~ery Bt11oothly with no beefs: Brother William Brl11htwell was elected to ;erve 8IJ new ship's delegate. Vote of :hanks to the steward d eparbnent for l job well done. T•ANSHATTERAS <Hudson Water· ways>, _June 21-Cttalrman, .lahn J. Flanagan; Secretary, M. E. Green· waltl. 142.98 In iihip's fund . No beefs reported by department delegates. Some disputed OT In deck department to be taken up with patrolman. . Vote of thanks to the steward · a11d · entire irteward department. Stew.rd thanked the crew for being one of the best crews aaillng SIU ships. PRODUCER <Marino Carrlersl1 July 11-Chalrman, M. P. Cox; Secretary, · B· Wllllam1. Brother Penton wu elected to serve al •hip's delegate. Repair lll!tlr sobmlttetl. No beef1 were reported by department delegates. Sl[fAi•.AIN T•XAS (Sutraln), iuly 25-Chalrman, It. Llparh ·Secretary, H. Kugler. lloney collected on board for Brother Serrand whoM metber .. JOHN ... ~halrman, REISS (Reiss), July 4Harald Neal; Sec;retary, SPITFIRE <General C" " r"" C'.t>rp.), July 26'-Chairman, J. GlllP.r: Secretary, J. Zhemeck. Some di sputed OT in dec:k depArlment to be faken up at pay off. Fans needed in h o"o;1,.1. To see patrolman ab1mt getting LOGS to the ship. also to see . "bout h;ivinl( money aboard for more tn;in one draw. · ELIZABETHPORT !Sea - Land), Au· gust 16-Chalrman, F. Nilsen: Secretary, W. W. BlckfGrd. Ship 's rie legate reported thAt everythinJ! i" running smoothly. Discussion :>bout retting sea ehest aboard ship. Vote llf thank" to the st.eword department for good food and service. WILD R NGER <Waterman), AuflUSt 16-Chairman, Luke Ciamboll; Secntary, w. c. Sink. 162.00 in l'!hip's fund . Some di sputed OT in ea<'h department. DEL SUD <Deltal, Auqust "-"""'Ir· man, H. Crane; Secretary, E. Rihn. $300.41 in s hip 's fund and $278.70 Jn movie fund. Few hours disput·ed OT in deck department otherwi'>e ever:vthinll is e .K. Motion was made to draw money from ship's fund · for spare parts for movil\ machine. Vote of thanks to the steward department. SEATRAIN NEW YORK <Se11trainl, August 17-Chairman, Eugene R. Cec· cato; Secretary, Kenneth E. Gainey . . Some disputed OT ill deck department. Mo~lon made to have company Install phone .on ship or at • crew's gate s-0 that those crewmembers who live in San Juan can call ship to Set &ccurate Nlling time. Discus!don on having an unlicensed personnel'• quarter11 painted. Vote or thanks to the · steward department . I'D ALREADY ·~/¥NTIT/ ~ �Pac• Twen~ £00 Model Shipbuilding Hobby Draws CoIDIDents FroID CrewDielllbers When .fellow crewrnembers of Seafarer Jim Adams stop by his foc'sle to chat for a while, one of the questions that usually pops up is, "How is your ship coming?" And Jim takes them over to his desk and shows them. Jim Adams spends part of• his off hours scaling, carving, grade white pine. ,,"T~e . harde.~t expensive hobby also. Jim estiand putting together exact part Is the rigging, Jim says. I mates he has about $2,000 invested . . have to steal my wife's tweezers in carving tools and other precimodels of famous sailing. t o t'1e some of th e fi n Is hi n.,,,, k no... vrephca .. sion jewelers Instruments. 1 es~e s. . . . .. and to do some of the more JnSince the bulk of the work ls Jm~ says it ts no~ very d1ft1cult tricate work." Jim usually worka done at sea, in order to keep the to build a !11odel ship, but stres~es on a scale of one-sixteenth or one- re(1Tlcas from being damaged !hat there is, no use in even ~rymg thirty-second of an Inch to one when the ship Is riding a high sea, 1t if yo_u don t have much pat~ence. foot for most of his models. Jim fasteM the hull of the model And Jim has . plenty of patience, Finding the blueprints in the he ls working on to a plate by because since he started building th em as a child many years ago. first place is a burdensome chore. means of two .screws through the In fact he has built more ships Sometimes it requfres much c?r- plate into the bottom of the hull. than he can remember. respondence and a long waitmg Then the plate ls easily clamped to . · · r f th · I time until he can find the right the desk Jn his room. This way It J 1m is scorn u 1 o e vanous t t b · source for the prints and purchase ls also quite easy to remove. . k' t h 1 l d 1 mo e s P s P~ ou Y various th Then comes the task of Jim was building model sailing e~ . . companies, labeltng the m as .. ama t eur. .. •·Th ey d on 't 11ave a scaling the blueprmts down to ships long before he went to sea in 1938, and has seen no reason real challenge in them," he says. size. Jim goes about it in a different Jim stressed the point that he to quit so far. He joined the SIU way. First, he locates the blue- built the models only as a hobby. in 1943, and has recently been prints for the vessel he intends to "There are more manhour's put sailing as bosun. His last ship was build. scales them down to a con- into the models than they are the Flomar (Calmar) and he paid venient size, and then spends really worth," he says. "The only off in New York. As soon as he many arduous hours carving and reason I build them is as a hobby catches another ship, he will be headed back to hl1 home on the shapin.g the basic hull design, the and for show pieces." fi gureh ead. and the other intricate And it can sometimes be a very West Coast. scroll work and details of the old- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - time s ailing vessels. Time Out On The Arlzpa Jim hC1 s models he has built in hi.s home in Tacoma, Wash., of such famous sailing ships as the Constitution and the Bounty, as well as other sailing vessels, fishing boats. schooners. tug boats and barks. ''I have stuck pretty much to sailing vesscls in the past," he· reports, " but one of these days I'm going to get the blueprints for a mod e rn ship and build a model of it." Since Jim has never sailed a r•:1Ss·enger liner, he wants to build a model cargo vessel. Also, the more detail, the better Jim likes it. "I go for the fine detail," he statE"s. "All the equipment on the cargo ship should make some interesting work." Since Jim does most of his shipbuilding while at sea, most of the crew gels a chance to see the model s under construction, and they always draw some kind of C'>mment from the crewmembers. "I don't .see where you get th.e patience to do all that small work," is a typical comment. Also admiration is evidenced by crewTwo Seafarers of the galley gang aboard the AriqNll (Watermembers who feel they have little talent for such type labors. "I man I take some time off from their cook.ing duties In the sure wish I could do something galley to relax for a chat and to pose for the camera. Piclike that," they say. • tured above on the left is ·florenc:lo (Chop Chop) Suarez. Jim builds the hulls of his pantryman aboard the Arixpa who ls receiving some of the models from balsa wood, and the finer points of being a steward from Cleveland Wolfe, who masts, spars, and other wooden parts are constructed from a good was the steward aboard the Ariipa. SANTOR• (Yenor• Tnn1POrt8ffon), Au1uat t - Chelrmen, '· lllvedull., secretary, c. Wrt1ht. Brother Ed· ward MoNemer WH elected to 99rve H abJp'a deletate. No beefa were reported b)' department deletatea. Patrolman to aee about fau In room•. HASTIN•I <Wate~ Autult I -Ch1lrm1n, e. Ll1h ' lecret1ry, '•hn •· Well1. A new tblp'• del• •ate WH elected. Crewmeanbers r.que.ted to keep meiuoom and panb7 clean. No beef1 reporte.d ' b)' depariment deletatH. BITHFLOR (Bethlehem · lteel), AU• gust 16-Chelrmen, None1 . lecretery, JamH Johnson. No beef• reported by department delegates. Everything l• running smoothly, Motion made to have three fans put In rooma where there are three men llvlnt. Also to have larger fan• placed In meuhalls. Crewmembers would like patrolman to see captain about putting out larger draw. FAIRLAND (IH • Lend), 'uly , _ Chairmen, Peter A., Seran,1 SIC,.. tary, Joseph Moody. Brother Peter Serano waa elected to serve aa new ship's dele&ate. No beef• were r• ported by department dele1ate1. Steward requested that all cot• be taken In off deck when not bel.ns used. Vote of thanks to the steward department and special thank• to the baker. TADDEI VICTORY (Consolldeted Mulnersl, 'uly IS-Chairman, George Alexend•'1 Secretary, R. Ferebee. Some disputed OT froln laat payoff In engine department. Motion m~d• LONGVl•W VICTORY (Victor'( Carriers), July 26-Chalrman, Carl Lew· 1on1 Secretary, R. w. l'errendlr. Mott of the repair• have been completed. Crew reque•ted to keep llbrar)' locked while In port. No beefs were reported. . I DEL VALLI <Delta), August 9Chalrman, Joseph N. McLaran1 Seer• tery, Zee Young. Disputed CYl' reported In deck and engine depart: ments. Motion was made to have three sinks In pantry; two for dlshe1 and one for food . Ship needs fumigation for roaches. that the company provide Individual dust respirators to all handa doing hold cleaning or other work Involving heavy dust. Motion made to have Ice machine Installed on the ship, NORBERTO C:APAY (Libert'( Nevi• getlonl, August 16-Chelrmen, None1 Secretary, None. 110.10 In ship 1 fund. No beef• reported by depart· ment delegate. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. 0 PENN EXPORTER <Penn Shipping>, August 14-,Chelrman, None1 Secre· tery, Z. A. Markrls. Everythlng's ls going along smoothly with no beefs. Vote of thanks to former ship's dele· gate. Charles Scott. for a Job well done. Brother. Wesley Leonard was elected to serve as new ship's dele· gate for this trip. Motion 111ade to see patrolman about having air con· ditloner Installed in messhnll. Vote of thanks to the sleward department for a job well dolfe. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), August 19-Cl)alrman, Edward . Morrl11 Secre· tar'(, CherlH E. Turner. Few hours disputed OT In deck department. Brother Mercer resigned as ship's delegate and Brother George Pierre was elected to sene In his place. Vote of thanks to the steward de· partment for a Job well done. DEL SUD <Delta), June 7-Chalr· man, H. Crsne; Secretary, E. Rihn. Brother Deale was elected to serve as ship's delegate. S223.43 In ship's fund and $36.70 In movie fund . No beefs reported by department dele· gates. Discussion about getting wash· ers and dryers for crew. . ' DEL SOL (Delta), August 2-Chalrman, L. J. 8olllnger1 Secretary, R. E. Stough, Jr. S30.00 Jn ship's fund . •Brother Tom Saunders was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Suggestion made to try and keep peddlers and other shoreslde people out of crew's quarters in foreign ports. No beef1 r,eported by department delegates. RIDGEFIELD VICTORY (Columgle), July 29-Chalrman, Wm. H. Thomp. 1on1 Secretary, R. Shermari. No beef1 and no disputed CYl' reported. TAM A R A GUILDEN <Transport Commerclal), August 2-Chalrmen, F. I'. Reid; Secretary, R. Vllorla. S12.35 In ship's fund. Captain agreed to have ship sprayed for roaches. Matter of Cadets doing unlicensed men'• work to be discussed with patrolman. ·Vote of thanks to the steward de· partment for eo.od food. .•NORTHWESTERN VICTQRY <Vic· tory Carriers), August t-Chelrman, D. DISeh Secretery, - • d w a rd '· Wright. S3.71 In ship'• fund. No . beef• reported. Motion made to have clock Installed In crew'• lounge. LOS ANGEi.ES <See-Land>, July JI -Chairman Torsten Lundkvlst; Seer• tary, Al Whitmer. Brother John Mc· Hale wa• elected to serve as ship'• delegate. $2.42 In ship's fund . Beef In deck department conce1·nln11 delayed 1alllng In Long Beach, California, and beef about chipping after 8:00 P.M. near quarters. CHILORI! <Venore>, June 21-Chalrmen, F. J. Smith; Secretery, Steve Kollne. Ship's ~legate reported that everything is running smoothly. Crew requested to keep natives out of the passageways when in port. Brother F. J, Smith was elected to serve a• new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks was extended lo all delegates. RAPHAEL SEMMES CSH· LandJ, July 21-Chalrmen, H. Waller1 Secr.tery, Guy Welter. S7.22 In ship's fund. Donations accepted. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Brother Angelo Romero was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discus· sion about keeping dec:'ks clean around the gangways. EAGLE VOYAGER (United Merl· time>, August 1.,_:..chairman, V. Gen· co; Secretary, None. Ship to pay orf In Norfolk. Repairs and painting will be done as soon as possible. Few hours disputed OT in each depart· ment. Patrolman to he conlacted about u n sa f e working conditions: Vote of thanks to th e ste ward de· pa1·tmenl. STEEL ADVOCATE Clsthmianl, Au· gust 9 - Chairman, Walter Nash1 Secretary, A. Case. Brolhe1· Walter Nash was elected to serve as ship'• delegate. No beers were reported. One m a n hospitalized In Panama Canal and one in Honolulu . One man paid off , In New Orleans. FLORIDA !Everglades), August 9Chalrman, Luther Roberts; Secretary, Alfred Kastenhuber. Brother Ton )' Dominguez was elected to serve a• ship's delegate. Discussion on shortage ot milk. This matter to be taken up with patrolman. 8 E L 0 I T VICTORY (Marine Menagersl, July 12 - Ch..irman, H. M. Karlsen/ Secretary, A. W. Morales. Second electrician was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beef• were reported by department dele· gates. One man was hospitalized In Yokohama. • Discussion on keeping recreation room clean. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), 'uly 24-Chalrman, J. Morrl11 Seer• tery, C. Gerner. Ship's delegate re· 'ported th a t everything Is runnlnt smoothly. Some disputed OT wlll be taken up with boarding patrolman. Vote ot thanks extended to the stew· ard department. PENN JAILOR (Penn Shipping), August I-Chairmen, Herbert Gr•YI Secretary, John P. Belldey. Some disputed OT Jn each depal'lment. Everything else la. 1·unnlng smoothl)'. I Says SIU Son Sets Example To the Editor: ~ what is happening to seamen all over the world, even if I do live on a farm, far away frotn the nearest port. Your paper ls one of the best I've ever read. Keep up the good work, and maybe someday I can tell all my friends that my family 11 100 percent SIU. Mrs. Pauline Johansen will be able to answer everyone personally, so I am taking this oppportunlty to e~press my gratitude to ·them through the LOG. The grief and ooncern, ex-. I just got a copy of the LOG from my son, Carl Amundsen, Jr., and I really think its a great paper. Carl ships out of the SIU hall in Hou$ton, and I am very proud to know that he is a ;t. ;t. ;t. member of such a fine Union. My greatest hope is that my Condolences husband, who has been sailing . for eigh.t years, would follow Bring Thanks · All letten to the EditOT: for Carl's example and take out an To the Editor: publication in the SEAF A}lERS SIU card. When the SIU was I would like to express my LOG must. be signed by the conducting an organizing drive deepest appreciation for the writer. Names will be withhe.ld. · in Port Arthur, we let them use countless . expressions of sym- upon request. .' our Hi Hat Bar to meet seamen. pathy and kindness which I - - - - - - - - - - . . . . , . . . - There are four sisters in my have received from SIU mempres·s ed by those he knew and family, but I .am the only one bers and officials after the reworked· with in the more tqan who knows what the SIU stands cent death of my husband, 25 years he was in the Union·, for, and I'm willing to go out Howard Guinier. Justifies his faith in the SIU of my way at· any time to help SIU membe.rs f<rom aU over and its membership .. I am grate- . have written hundreds · of let- fu.l for this wonderfwl tribute. to it out. .: ters to tell me of their sense. Howard by .qfs br~thers 9f the . I hope .I can keep getting of Joss at How.ard':; µassing. It sea. copies o~ y,9ur · newspaper. I .,, really do love : to keep up with seems impossible tha·t I . ~ver, ~adel,Jle puinier. '· ~ ol ; ' were paid recently and in the p·ast, and for the Welfare checks which came through every month while I was laid up last To the Editor: summer and the past. spring. I am writing this letter to tell I would like to give my speall the SIU members how much cial thanks to the SIU officials I owe to the Delta Steamship Lines and e•.,eryone connecte<l 'Jn Norfolk for their time and with the SIU for helping me help Jn the face of .my difficullocate my father, C. W. Gabriel. ties. I am proud. to belong to He has been a member of your· ·an organization such aa the SIU. Sammy C. C~eef. w on d er f u 1 organization for many years, and, through the ef;t. ;t. ;t. forts . of the Union, we were re:. unil~d afler '* period of sixteen years. Thank you · again for , Welfare Benefits your kindness and your help . . Aid SIU Widow Nancy Elizabeth Gabriel Deason To tlae Editor: I want to thank the SIU ;t. ;\;. ;t. the· death benefit I received- for Welfare··Plan Gets my husband Renne Alburius Purainen. . Ray was sent to the · . 1ghest Praise · .Hospital in 1963 and spent s·o~e To the Editor: · time there. I and his two 'brothI w(mld l.ike to express ..mY ers will miss him, and we th11nk sincere. appreciation to the Sea- · ihe Union for the sympathy they , farers .W elfare Plan for thl' hu:e . ex~ended to us in . our. prompt and courteous way all grief. ' the do~tor .and . hos~ita(.J~ills . .· ... Mrs. Viena rar~in~.• ' Father Located Through SIU for H•' . . 1 �Page :'hrenf)'-One He Or She?·Seafar.ers Seek Source ·Of Ships' Femininity .. . ' It is the habit and the custom of Seafarers to refer to .their ships as "she'' or "her." Sometimes, when especially good memories are associated with a particular ship, the vessel is .referred to as "that grand old girl"; ~nd when tl;le merpories are not .so go<;?d, th~ terms used to describe the ship, ,, . ,. while not printable, are al- had ·b een aroused and some re- love, such as •given by a mother, ways in the feminine gender. search was iri'Cfrder. They discov- or wife." Last week, Seafarers J. D. Reyes and Edward Bogguess ,w ere chatting i~ the New .York hall when the subject turned to the question of: ·Why a ship is always mentioned in the feminine sense? A fe w opinions were immediately presented.. Boggues,, who sails in the deck department as d ayman, said that it was because of the similarity in the tempera- Bogguess Reyes ments of women and ships. They are both the "most perverse, well cared for, demanding objects in the world.' Women and ships are so much alike, it is only natural to associate them in this manner, he .s aid. Other seafarers offered to the dis,cussion that ships matched the . diffe~ent moods ·of women. "One minute they erupt into action, one remarked; while another said that "you dress a woman up to show her off, and you do the same for a ship." B.ut by this time their curiosity ered that the question had been asked of newspaper editors all over the U.S. and the answers that came back were start~lng. Especially when evidence was produced to show that a · ship has not Always been referred to · in feminine terms. Here are some of the answers the editors received: - Some--.of the reasons for calling a yessel a "she" is based on her "dressings," common female apparel, ·that a ship also wears. A ship has a ·w aist (amidship section); bonnets (the engine cover on/ a boat or added strips of canvas on a saill ;. laces (rigsing fastenings>; stays (ropes); combing (the edge of a hatch) jewels (small blocks on signal yard); and earrings (short pieces . of sail rope). So~ebody said it was because of the great deal of "bustle" around · a large vessel and that while in port, the agent handling her business Is called a "husband." One captain said the feminine was added because of the sails. The sails represented the vessel as dressed like a woman. A student with a mother complex felt the reason was that while at sea, the sailor · felt his ship was the "woman . . . the seaman . . . saw her as home; He found in her ·h is protection and the representation of female' warmtp and :Y·o ur Gear • •• • for ship • • • for shore Whatever you need, in work or dress .gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at ·substantial savings by buying at your Union-owned and Unionoper.a ted Sea .Chest store. ,• 'I... ' • • "Sp'ort Coats. . Slacks Dress Shoes · Worlc Shoes Socks .. ·: Dungarees f risko Jeens C~P .~hirts Dress Shirts . Sporf. Shirts ,' Belts Khakis Ties · Sweat Shirts T~Shiris .. Shorts Brie~s . . . . , Swim .Trunl<I. Sweaters ·' Sou'wester• Raingear Caps Writing Materlol1 Toiletries Electric Shover1 Radios Telev·ision J~·w,lry ·. cC.merQs luggage . SEACHEST . ,, the.. · A Texan felt It ·was because, "'first, there is always a· gang of men arou~d her, second,, it takes a lot of paint to keep her looking good, and third, she's cranky unpredictable; and hard to get . along ·w ~th. Those are three v D u ,A L (IUW•MHh Junt . 27- . gate1. Some d1'5Puted OT In • deck Ch•lrm•n, Troy l•v.11•1 lecretuy, I. department. Ship badly in need of Nooney. Shlp'1 deJeg•te religned •nd fumigation. Vote of tha n ks ex tended WH 11ven a vote of thanks. Brother to the ship's delega te and t he stew· .I. Jf. Bry•nt WH elected to 1erve ard depar tment . In hl1 place. No beef1 were reported by department delegates. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian ), Ma y 11 -Chairman, W. M. Hand; Secretary, . Robin Hood <Robin l,lne> July W. L. Hammock. Brot her Ya tes was 30 - Ch•lrman, R. L. 0 1Brlen1 elected t o ser ve as ship' s delegate. lec r:etery, c. c. Sypher. 142.23 in $41.00 In ship's fu nd. Ship sa il e d ehlp's fund . Ship's de legate r e ported s hort one AB fr om New Yor k. No no beefs and e xtended a vote of beefs were reported by d c partm '.!nt thanks to all h and s for t heir cooperadelega tes. tion . Vote of tha nks was e xtende d to the lteward department. Water from PENN TRADER <Penn Shippi ng), domestic tanks la II.ill very rusty. August I - Chairman, Artli ur BendPoor mall delivery .liY the compa n y. heim; Secretary, Da vid E. Edward~. ANTINOUS <Waterman), August 2 Ma jority of repairs have bee n completed a nd the r est will be don e d u r -Chairman, J:. Paskowski1 Secretary, ing voyage. No beefs we r e r c nort.e d. Ship's delegate r esigned a n d Br oth er A rt h u r Bendhe im w a~ f'fe ct ed t o serve. $4.45 in ship's fu nd . 0 and good r easons." : Yet, with all this evidence to the feminine side, the masculine points must be brought up. Some of the facts supporting the 'He' argument · include the fact that: The prows of ancient Egyptian and Phoenician ships were decorated with male ahimals, not femfoine f I g u re h e a d s. The word "ship" is mascttllne in gender f'n trench, Italian; ·Spanish and Portugese. The word has no sex' "in the Teutonic languages, German, and English. During the 17th and -18th centuries. ·vessels ·. were called "manof-wars," Merchantmen, Indiamen, and the Uke. -· And to make the masculine side more convincfog, consider this evidence: An account of the Battle of Agincourt, written in 1426, includes the line, "Every ship wayed his anker.i• A treatise · published 150 years later stated ' tha·i, "in a shyppe, tne rudder ought to be no Jesse tha.n may suffis~ to· direct hys course." . · Most . men who sail the great ships,· ~gree, however, tbat it could only be referred to as a women. "They're tempermental, unpredictable, · hard to keep up, hard to live with, and we can't do without them," just about sums it up. LOG-A-RHYTHM: FANWOOD CWaterma n l, August 2 -Chairman, Karl A. Hellman; Secre· tary, Sidney A. Garner. Br other Rob· ert Statham wa s ele ct ed to serve as ship 's delegate . No beers a nd no disput ed OT reported . Vote of t ha nks to the s te ward a nd e n tire stewa rd department for a job well done . . ' F. White. $2.40 1n 1hip'1 fund . Brother Steve Thayer was elected to serve as shlp'1 delegate. Former ship's delegate, Brother C. Mehl, was extended a vote of thanks. No beefs reported by department delegate1. YORKMAR (Calmar>. August 2Chalrman, Cliff' Bellany; Secretary, CharlH L. Fishel. Brother James Corder was elected to serve as ship's de1e·11ate. No beets reported. Vote of thanks extended .to the steward depa.rtment. WIL'J'ON IMarine Carriers), August 2-Ch•irm•n, J. Nicholson; Secretary, V. Hudlng. Ship's deleaate reported that the draw will be made Jn traveler' s · checks. ' Tlie' · master will Issue a slip to each man for the benefit of unemployment should this ship be sold. There will also be statements of wages and OT Issued to each man before -leaving Japan. Department delegates reported that everything Is running smoothly. Vote of thanks w~s extended to the chief steward and his men for good service and fine meals. · viCTORY (Victory CuMANKATO rlers), June 2'--Ch•lrman, . R. F. Ran1ome1 Secretary, B. Slald. No beef1 were reported by de11artment dele- ALCOA RUNNER CAlcoal, July 21Chairman, J am es W. Barnett; Secretary, C. E. Turner. Brother Mercer was elected to serve as sh ip 's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Motion made to ask captain to post new li st of prices for slop chest items. Ship's delegate to see patrolm a n about having ship fumigated . Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job welJ done. SEAMAR (Calmar), April 26-Chair· man, L. Barch; Secretary, T . A. Jack· son. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Br other L. Ba rch was elected to serve as sh ip's . d elegate. Each m a n request ed to donate Sl.00 towards cost of TV repa ir. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY <Sea· train), August 31-Chairman, F. Bonefont/ Secretary, E. Bonefont. Ship'• delegate repor ted tha t e very trung Is running fine. No beefs were reported by department delegates, Few hours disputed OT to be taken up with boarding patrolman. _ PUERTO RICO <Motorshlps Inc.), August 27 - Chairman, Dimas Men· do:ra; Secretary, A. Aragones. Brother Richard Delaney was elected to serve as new ship's delegate . It was suggested that crewmembers donate at least ilfty cent1 to the ship's fund. Seafarers Lauds USPHS Hospital As World's Best NEW Y9RK-The United States Public Health Service Hospital in.Staten Island, has been receiving some high praise lately, particularly from Seafarer Phil Frank, who is pr-esently an out-patient at the• hospital. American and to live in a democ- seaf arer F ran k racy," he said. "This is the greatent ere d t h e est country in the world and m y greatest hope is that it will continue to grow and prosper. I am very proud to pay taxes in this country. This is my contribution fo the country that has done so as the fin.e st he has ever been in. much for me." "I have been in different hospiGroups with vested interests h ave By Henri P~rcikow tals throughout the wor ld," he said, recently been applying pressure in C ongr.ess in an effort to put an Must I keep si.lent walking among "and that 1 n c 1 u d es two other _ USPHS hospital · end fo the issuance of fit-for-duty . young men slips by US Public Health Service Who through the season s have facilitiE!s, · and· I Hospitals. Although plans to dro.p found· t hat the · been driven USPHS hospitals the service have been postpon ed, On to Calvary to be crucifiedwere head and the SIU is en gaged in bl ocking the For whom, for what? shoulders <!bove . efforts of "selfish parties" tha t them all." would ·· eliminate this" important How can I"kelip si lent w hen tr eadF r a n k comfuncti on th at the USPHS hospitals i ng on dew dr ops mended the hosprovide for seamen. A m ong fields streuJ.n wit h w hite The SIU has traditionally foug ht pital staff for its crosses Frank any attempt to alter, 'modify, 0 1· kindness in treatThat t ell of youth: c-Ut 'down Ing the patients . reduce the services per forri1ed by ,Of st ill-born dr earns ana f<Jith and. he .said that ·" it. did more- for ·the ·USPHS in the be.s t inter : s'. s dissolved~ me than any medicine in the world of Ameri can seamen . Pcriodicall.v. For w hom , fo~ what? · could do." . He paid a special trib- attempts are made to curtail servute to the doctors that treated · ices that are essential to the wellHow can I stroll throitgh lover's him. "They .were kind and con- being ·-of Seafarers and oth er ·lane · ... siderate to me· at "all times" Frank American seamen, and the un ion and be deaf to the whispering said. ' has ·kept up a running fi ght in vows . of love . ., · · opposition to such moves. Lauds DoctOrs That nc;he to genninat e lif e·~~\l~~~]~~*=~~~~~~'ti~~~~~i~~,~~n~~~:~~~~-::1~~~~:.~:~~)~~~l~n:~\~:i~*=~~~:~:~ For whom, f.or what? Seafarer Frank lauded the un- . How . can I wat~h silet1tlY th<? un- flaggi ng foyaity .. of the doc.t ors Sign Name On fledged . toward their duties. He ci t~d an That live ~je c te d and Jnstance where a SUP member brutalized. wpo was p~tient ' a't the hospital For obvious. reasons the LOG Pray for tom~rpw's death-: suffer.e d a sudde!l heart. attack. The , cannot print any letters. or For whom,_ for what? cloctors at the hospital rushed from other communications sent m their meal to treat the ailing pa- tiy Seafarers unless t i1e aut hor How can I re1ruiin silent Un signed tient and with the aid of heart ~ig11s his n ~ m e. When '31our childreti, my mass~ge save_d his life. l]¢ortu- . anonyinuus letters will 'only . chi.ldr ert - . - . wind up in the waste-tlasket. pately ~~ die<,I s.everal days later. Clustered. on · tii'e tree of life .. Seafarer Frank is a natura.Jized If · circµ.!Dstances justif}'.. the ~itii~n ot the United States ha~ing LOG . will' withhold a signaturP .Mav be 9a,th.e red and con· .. sumedcome to this co\intry from ·Lithu- on .request. . For whom, fen what? ania. -"I am very proud to be an ~~..,~~~~~~~~,..~<;.~1~~fil<fil~'@j ·Must I Keep Silent hospital on June 15 to have some . surgery performed and since : his release to an out-patient status he has been praising the hospital a LOG l.etters �IV ARR:EVA:LS DBPARTURB owing SIU families have received maternity b lus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's James Paul Barnette, Jr., born March 31, 1964, to the Jame1 P. Barnettes. New Orleans, La. t ;\:. t James William Anderson. born June 21, 1964, to the William T. Andersons, Broomall, Pa. t t t Mary Lou AszteborskJ, b o r n June 3, 1964, to the Wladyslaw Aszteborskis, Erie, Pa. t orn February Miriam :rado~ bo7n July 10, rles LaTours, 1964, to the Victor Prados, Flush;t. ing, New York. I ~ern~, orn June 11, Melody L;nn born May Lopers, Jr. , 30, 1964, to the Harold G. Werns', Milwaukee, Wisc. ;\; ;\; t ;\:. Rebecca Ayala, born February 27, 1964, to the Jes us Ayalas, Bronx, New York. ;t. ;\; ;\; June 3 , Thomas Le Maire, born July 16, Schultzs, 1964, to the George T. Le Maires, Elkridge, Md. thard, born The deaths of the foil owing Se· he John E. to the Seafarers W elfarc Plan (any Park, New of claims is normally due to late card or necessary litigation for th Theodore Edward Shupick, 59: Brother Shupick died April 29, 1964, In the St. Marys Hospital, dwards and Supreme, Wisc., ards, born the victim of a e David E. liver ailment. He ,barn a. was a member of the SIU Great L a k e s District, sailing in the galley department. He is survived by hi§ sister, Mrs. Linda Randolph. Burial was .in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. , boon July . Herberts, ;\; ;\; t Harold Lee Smith, 40: Brother Smith died Nov. 14, 1963, of natural causes while in the Hancock General Hospital, Bay St. Louis, Miss. After joining the IBU in 1957, he sailed in both the d e c k and stewart departments. He is survived by his brother R. V. Smith, Jr. Burial waa in the Bethlehem Cemetery, Notasulga, Ala. ;t. ;\; ;\; Frank Jacob Sutliff. 66: Brother Sutliff died Dec. 4, 1963, in the Pelham Bay GenJuly 25, eral H o s p i t a l , Reeves', Bronx, N.Y., of natural causes. He joined the SIU as a member of the RMR in 1960, and sailed as a deckhand. He is surviv~d by his wife, Mrs, Elizabeth Sutliff. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn. t ;\; t Lloyd Perry Sheffield. 50: Brother Sheffield died Aug, 26, 1964, In the Me m or i a 1 Hospital at Sarasota, Fla., of a Myocardial Infarction. He sailed in the Engine Department after joining the U n i o n in Dec., 1938, in Tampa, Fla. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Isabelle L. Sheffield. Burial was in the Manasota Memor ial Park Ceme1 tery, Manatee County. Fla. �rq•' Twenty-Two ·' ~ ' ' Jf A. P A. R ·Jf R S £00 land Thelma Rudd, bl'orrest Patrick Cryderman, born 1964, to the Williay 28, 1964, to the Forest CryderHouston, Texas. ms, Sault Ste, Marie, Mich. t t t Linda Long, born Joe Alan Shell, born June 27, to the Horace C. Lo~4, to the Joe Shells, Jr.• Houscisco, Calif. ' 1, Texas. t ;\:. t ;\". ;\". Margot Reyna , b::arrie Rhea Toups, born June 1964, to the Ruben 1964, to the John H. ['oups', veston , Tex::_s. >ine, Pass, Texas. ~ t . • NIONiALLS All of the folenefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, Jll&me: ;\:. mrector · or 1 •1£ s t ~~ptember 4 ··leu ;\". ;\". t Kenn eth LaTour, b.rngene Emil Milanes I , born 18, 1964. to the Cha1e 30, 1964, to the Eugene MllNew Orl eans. La. t t ~sis, Brooklyn, N.Y. Jacqueline Loper~ 1ary Sut!.lan.t. bo~ March 22, 1964: to the Collie 4, to the Raymond Suterlands, Mobile , Alabama. :y, Ind. ;t. t ;\". ;\; ;\". ~ Claudette <?rr, bornlichael Earl Longfellow, July 3, to the Charlie Orrs, 4, to the Maxwell E. Longbama. t t ows. Houston , Texas. ;\:. ;\:. ;\:. Edward Shultz, . bceannie Marie Salls, born Febru1~6~, to .t he Loms 29, 1964, to the Erwin C. Tiffin , OhJO-i, t .s', Jacksonville, Fla. Jeffrey Joseph Soi f h h d June 24 , 1964 , to 1, arers ave ee.n reporte southards Edgewater apparent delay 1n payment Jersey. ' filing, lack of beneficiary t t ! disposition of estates) t William Fox, born J to the warren F. Fox'1omas W. Carmlch.ael, Sr., 43: Md ther Carmlchael died July 20, · t t 1963, of accidental causes in the Katheryn Reenee 1 · Middleton HospiKenneth Andre Ed tal, Middleton, June 28 1964 to t ,,,;:H',,....,,. Ohio. After joinEdward s:, Mobile, Ala{fi·i' ing the Union in ;t ;t ;~\ ; 1956, he sailed Michael Todd Kni>'' in the deck deJuly 4, 1964, to the ~· partment. He ls Knlghtens, Paducah, l survived ey ;t ;t ~ . Thomas W. CarJenny Sue Penton, 1 1 Jr., son, and Barbara 18, 1964, to the Leon ~e 't daughter. Burial was Jn 1 Harahan , La. d ~dr ' Cemetery, Middleton, ;\; ;\; ~ SI e David John Hebert· 22, 1964, to the Paul l ;\". i ;\:. Ne w Orleans, La. !ec Raymond Clary, 58: Brother t t '1y died of natural causes on Chirstopher Alan . 2, 1963, . July 20. 1964, to thee enroute to •'-"""'""""'!!'! Pooles, Texas City, Tc h 0 9 pit a I. t t -;\ng the Union Cheryl Gibbs, born J 953 Brother to the Siegfried Gibb~ ~ailed in New Jersey. deck depart;\; t -;\ u n t 11 hi! Annette Cambroner'h He is sur24, 1964, to the Isai<li .by his wife, Cla Y eros, New Orleans, La. S t ;'t ,, ue , r . . R b, J:was buried in Beda Cemetery, El mor o11 , orn ~ to the Joseph Rolls, N A 1a. ;\:. ;\:. ;\:. La. ;t ;\; ~onard Davis, 53: Brother Davis L 1sa Ann Reeves, be June ~. 1964, in the Sinai 1964, to the William Hospital, BaltiMobile , Ala. more, Md., of t ;'t heart disease. He Glen James, Jr., b 9 ailed in the 1964, to the Glen Jam steward departleans, La. ment after joint t ing the SIU In John Bruno Kakrlge 1948. He is sur19, 1964, to the Joh1} vived by his wife, Phila, Pa. . Mrs. EI v 1 r a C. t t 0 Davis. Burial was Richard Kelsey, 'b ~t. Auburn Cemetery, Balti1964, to the Tom E. K. Md City, Calif. " . ;t i ~ ~ '--' Nancy Grim, born Mlquln C. Bamio, 50: Brother to the Vincent G . Giio died Dec. 6, 1963, Jn HousTexas, of City, New Jersey. t ;t ;\ heart disOtto Steven Marj After jolnOctober 25, 1963, to Uhe Union in Martinezs, New Orlean, he sailed ;\:. t ;\'he deck deApril Scardis, born Jnent. He is to the John R. Scar\ved by his City, New Jersey. Doris F. ;t. ;\". ;tio. Place of Michael Stephen Wli a 1 was in June 17, 1964, to tt Park Cemetery, Wazalis', Hilltop, New s. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul H all EXECUTIVE VICE·PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard L indsey WlllJam1 Al Tanner Robert Matthew• SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE .. . .. .. 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent ..... . . . EAstern 7.4900 BOSTON ............ . : . . . . . 276 State St. Ed Rlley, A gent . . .. ... Richmond 2·0140 DETROI'l ....... 10223 W. Jeffers on Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS .... 6711 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacinth 9·6600 HOUSTON .... .. . . ...... . . 5804 C anal St. Paul Drozak, Agent . . .. . . W Alnut 8·3207 JACKSONVILLE . 260S Pearl St., SE., Jax Wllllam Morris, Agent . . . . . ELgln 3-0987 MIAl\U .. ....... .. . .. .. 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent .. . . FRanklln 7-31164 MOBILE .. . . . .. .. . 1 South Lawrence St. Loul1 Neira, Agent . .. .. . HEmlock 2-17114 NEW ORLEANS . . ... .. 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephen1, Agent . . . . . . Tel. 529·7546 NEW YORK ..• . .. 675 4th Ave .. Brooklyn HYa cinth 9·6600 NORFOLK . . . .. . . . . ... . . . . . . . 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Actlni A gent . . 622-1892 PHILADELPIUA . . .. ... . 2604 S. 4th St. Frank Drozak, Agent . . . . . . DEwey 6·3818 SAN FRANCISCO .. .. . . . 450 Harrison St. Paul Gonsorchlk, Agent . . DOuglas 2-4401 E. B. l\fcAuley , West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR . . 1313 Fernandez Juncos Slop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. . .. . Phone 724·2843 SEATTLE .. .. . . . . . .. . . .. ... 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowskl, Agent . . .. . . l\1Ain 3.4334 TAMPA . . . . ...... . . .. .. 312 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette, Agent .... . . . . . . . . . 229·2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent .. .. TErminal 4·2528 Great Lakes GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIBECTOR Robert Jone1 Dredge Work.rt Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon· · BUFFALO . . . . .. . .. . . . 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller, Agent . .. .. . .. . . TR 11-1~38 CIIlCAGO . . . . .. . . ..... . 2300 N. Kimball Trygve Varden, Agent . . . . ALbany 2·1154 CLEVELAND .. .. . . .. .. . 14?.0 '{, '.!5th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent ... .. . . . . . . . . 621·5450 DETROIT . . . .. .. . . . . . . 1570 Lib erty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Erne st Demerse, A ge nt ..... . .. DU 2·7604 DULUTH . .. . . . . .. . . . . 312 W . Second St. Norman Jolicoeur, Age nt RAndolph1·6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address m a ll to Brimley, Mich . Wa yne Weston, Age nt . . BRlmley 114-R 5 TOLEDO . ... . . ..... . . . .. . 423 Central St. CH 2·7751 Tug Firemen, linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, O. , . . . 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent . . .•.. WOodman 4·8532 BUFFALO . ... . . . . . .. .. •. 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent . . . ... . . . ... TA 3-7095 CJDCAGO . . .. . .. . 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Robert Allleck, Agent . . ... Essex 5·9570 CLEVELAND . .. . . . . . ... 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tern A gent MA 1·5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO ... .. 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin , A gent ..... . Sout h ga te, Mich. AVenue 4:0071 DULUTH . . . . . . . ..... ... .. . .. Box No . 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent .. .... EXport 8·3024 LORAIN, 0. . .. . ... . . . 118 E . Parish St. Sa ndusky, Ohio Harold Ruthsatz, Agent .... MAln 6·4573 MILWAUKEE .. . . 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent .. SHerman 4·66411 SAULT STE. MARJE .. . . 1086 Maple St. Wm. J . Lackey, Age nt .. MEirose 2-8847 SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. F a rnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Rivers Section Roy Boudrea u ST. LOUIS. MO . . . . . .. . .... . 805 Del Mar ALPENA .. . ........... . . . . 127 River St. L. J . Colvls, Agent . . . . .. .. . . . CE 1-1434 EL. 4·3616 PORT ARTHUR, Tex . ..... . 1348 7th St. BUFFALO, NY • ••• • , •.. . 735 Washington Arthur Bendheim, Agent TL 3·9259 CHICAGO . .. ..•• , • , .•. . 9383 Ewi ng Ave. RAILWAY MARINE REGION So. Chicago, W. SA g inaw 1·0733 CLEVELAND ..••••.. 1420 W est 25th St. HEADQUARTERS . .. . 99 Montgomery St. HEnderson 3·0104 MAln 1·5450 Jersey City 2, NJ REGIONAL DIRECTOR DULUTH .. .. ........ .. . .. 312 W . 2nd St. G. P. McGinty RAndolph 2·4110 ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS FRANKFORT, Mich. . . .. .. .. 415 Main St. E . B. Pulver R. H. Avery Mall Address: P .O. Box '28'7 ELgin 7·2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W . Jeflerson Av. HALTI M OnE . .. . 1216 I!:. Baltimore :s·t. EA !<t e rn 7-4""0 River Rouge 18, Mich. VInewood 3·4741 SORFOLK . . . .. .. • • • .. . . . . 115 Third St. 622·1892·3 PHILADELPHIA .•••.. 2604 S 4th :St. NATIONAL DIRECTOR DEwey 6-3818 Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE . ..... . 1216 E . Baltimore St. BALTIMORE •••• 1216 E . Baltimore St. EAstern 7·4900 .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 State St. BOSTON ................. . Z76 State St Richmond 2·0140 . Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 6711 4th Ave .. Brooklyn HEADQUARTERS 6711 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9·6600 HYaclnth 9·6600 HOUSTON •....... . . . . . . . . 5804 Canal St. HOUSTON ... . . .•. . . • . . . . . 5804 Canal St. W Alnut 8·3207 W Al nut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE, Jax JACKSONVILLE ..••. . 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgln 3·0987 . ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI •••••••••••••. 744 W. Flagler St. MIAMI ... . ........... 744 W . Flagler St. FRa nklln 7-3564 FRanklin 7-35114 MOBILE .......... 1 South Lawrence St. MOBILE ..•..•••••••• . 1 s . Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 .HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS ...... 630 Jackson Ave . NEW ORLEANS ..... .. 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529·7546 T e l 529-7546 NORFOLK • •••••• , • • • • • • • • 1111 Third St. NORFOLK .. . . ••••••••• . . . 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 Tel. 622-1892·3 PHILADELPHIA , •• , • • 2604 S . 4th St. PIIlLADELPHIA ••••••••. . 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6·3828 DEwey 6·3818 TAMPA •••••••••••• .. 312 Harrison St. TAMPA ... ....•••••••• . 312 Harrison St. Phone 229·2788 Tel. 229-2788 Inland Boatmen!s Union United Industrial W~rkers EVERY THREE MONTHS. If any SIU ship has no library or needs a ~ew supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR s,11 SI' SHIP'S LIBRARY . . . ..__ �SE.4F.4RERS 1 .!c1ie3Ule' c;rllllll l LOG . Hake Sought ~~~~~-~~w~!.~i'! For Source Sl"·AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held .regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at ·2:30 PM 1n the llsted SIU porta below. All Seafarers are expecte4 w attend. Those who wish to be excused should request perml.aslon by telegram Cbe sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York ...... Septem~!.. 8 Detrol& •.....• September 11 Philadelphia .... September 8 Houston ....... September H Bait.I.more ...•.. September 9 New Orleans .. September 15 Mobile .. ...... September 16 West Coast SIU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule through August, 1964 for ~e monthly i~formational meetings to be held in West Coast port.a for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil· mington San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on ' w"ednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follows: Seattle WUmlndon San Francisco September 11 September H September 16 October 31 October 23 October 19 ~ Great Lakes SIU Meetings GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGI Regular membership meetings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memt er.s are scheduled each month in the various ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will Le: Detroit ........... SepL 14 Milwaukee .•. . . . ... sept. U Chicag-o .......... . Sept. 15 Buffalo .. . ......... Sept. 16 tSault Ste. Marie .. .. Sept. 17 Duluth . . .. . . . . . .. . Sept. 111 Lorain . .. . . . . .... . Sept. 18 (For meeting place, contaN HarSIU Inland Boatmen's Union old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Regular membership meetings Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland ....•••... Sept. 18 for IBU members are scheduled Toledo ... .......... Sept. 18 each month in various ports. The Ashtabula ........._.Sept. 18 next meetings will be: (For meeting place, contact John 1 Pbllade pbia .. S"ept. 8-s PM Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, AshBaltimore (licensed and untabula, Ohio). licsnsed) . . . . Sept. 9-5 PM Houston . . . . . Sept. 14--5 PM ~ Norfolk . . . . Sept. 10-7 r~ United Industrial Workers N'Orleans ... Sept. 15-5 PM Regular membership meetings Mobile ...... Sept. 16-5 PM for UIW members are scheduled each monU. at 7 PM in various RAILWAY MARINE REGION ports. The next meetings will be: Regular membe:l'shtp meetings New York . . . . September 8 .. for Railway Marine Region-IBU Baltimore . . . . September . . 9 members are scheduled each Philadelphia . . September 8 month in . the var ious ports at 10 :f:Houston ........ . . . Sept. 14 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings Mobile . .. . ..... . .. Sept. 16 will be: New Orleans ...... . Sept. 15 Jersey City ...... . Sept. U • Meetings held at L•llor Temple, New· PblladeJ.pbia .. . . . .. Sept. 15 port,..News. ·. Baltimore ...... . . . Sept. 16 t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. •Norfolk .. .... . .... Sept. 17 i Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Regular membership meetings on the Great Lakes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit. where meetings are beta at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit ... September 8-2 PM Alpena, Buffalo, Chica&'O, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, September 8-7 PM Alex R. Vasquez You are requested to contact E. Burke of the Medical and Dental Service Bureau, 404 Jesse H. Jones Library Building, Houston 25, Tex., in regards fo- the . affairs of your late wife. ;t. ;t. ;t. Harry Anacista You are asked to get in touch with Ge·orge C. Warren, U.S.P.H.S. Hospital, Staten Island, New York, in regards to some gear left on the old A & J Mercury. ~ ;t. _;t. Oliver- S. Flynn You are asked to get in touch with your daughter, Mrs. ·Louis Wilhelm: 25 E. Nevada St., Glendale Heights, Glen Ellyn, Ill., by mail or phone.· She is anxious to know where you are. ;t. ;t. ;t. Bobby -Gene McMlchael Contact your Mother. and Daddy at 441 Newnia·n St., i Hattiesburg, Miss. David Meehan Your ·mother has some of your papers and would like tQ know what your mailing address is. ;t. ;t. ;t. Thomas Henry Roxy was injure~ in Houston in July, 1962 and has just gotten out of the hospital. He saw Jim in July and would like you to w.rite him care of Walter Neumannm 8340 Penelope Ave. , Middle Village, 29, N.Y. t ;t. ;t. . Antoni Wojcicki You are requested to contact John J . O'Conner, Jr., attorney, 425 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, Md. 21202, regar ding Eugene G. Senff, deceased. O'Conner will accept collect person-to-person -telephone call, MU 5--1500. Of Fish Meal All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and _ _ visits whenever possible. The following is the latest The hake, a fish that was once discarded from the net.a of comavailable list of SIU men in the hospital: mercial fishermen, has been apUSPBS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK cmcAGO, ILLINOIS pearing in thick ·new schools off E. Bishop .. A. Leo Olaf Bjerken S. Hollingsworth the northwest Pacific coast and the E. E. Buuell Chans Lin• Walter Frederick Robert McLachlan A. Calialura P. Liotta Jerry Kadlec James Roebuck Bureau of Commercial Fisheries H. Callahan Gua Lopez John Schmidt says the find could bold "tremen- C. Campbell Donald M. McCowm USPHS HOSPITAL E . Care,. G. Mihalopoulos JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA dous economic significance" for the Thomas J. Culllnson A. Minors A. C. Sproul S. L. Silcox H. Nelson production of fish protein concen- Thomas Correll C. P. Martin J. W. Morris A. Czerwinlkl. C. W. Palmer L. I!:. GIJlaln P. B. Bland trate. H. Dalley A. Pavon J. Nelson, Jr. W. T. Shierling R . Danielson J. Pereira S. E. Walton The concentrate may be used C. H. Faulklner M. Reyes USPHS HOSPITAL R. A. Reye. some day, the Bureau added, to John Fedrow NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA E. B. .nowera H. L. Rhoden W. BernseeMont McNabb, Jr. provide a rich source of protein Gladstone W. Ford Jaime R. E. Rubio Thomas Kenneth E. Blair Jayce R. Massey Fuller M. R. Santiago Gregory J . Bruno Charles C. Matthews for the underfed of the world. WoqJlfow Nata niel Garcia Antboey Scaturro James Merritt DavisPhillp C. Mendoza Work is now going on towards the H. Glotzer K. Scbopfen John D. Edwards • Henry J. Maas, Jr. Jualia Guglaa J, P . Scovel A. Fabricant Jack Oosse development of "mldwater trawl" Leroy Hanlon M. Sharpe William H. F llllnglnTheodor e Philps J . SbJben net that will be able to r ake in the C. Haymond Orio Claude FranceJames J. Redden R. Hendersoa Julio Valentin Cline S. Galbraith W. R. Simpson hake. M . Henehen Ray Wagner Carle C. Harris Charles E. Smith J.Hernandez . • P. Wagner Justin P. Hushes Finis Strickland The new net would operate at A. S. Kasslnl F. Warner Henry H. Jackson Norville Sykes mid-ocean depth. In just one ex- G. N . Kosanovlch G. Warren Willlam A. Kirby Julius C. Thompson W. Kowalczyk Jame. E. Williams F. R. Klttchner Jose. J. Vl~o perimental run in the Pacific, 60,- C. Leader George Lltchtleld Leon J. Webb USPHS HOSPITAL J. N. Macalousa Earl K. Whatley 000 pounds of hake were caught in HOUSTON, TEXAS C. D. McMullin Wm . J . Woolsey, Sr. one hour with the trawls. Richard V. BeadllnsNels Larsen USPHS HOSPITAL M. GonzalesGeoree B. Little SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Though both the Russians and Gilbert Hugh Grove .James M. Reilly . Robert C. Brock Hubert I. Pousson the West Germans have developed Willie P. Gulllott Earnest V. RuHell Sixto Escobar George Saucier Willlam Harris Alfonso Sandino Howard Fowler Harry D. Silverstein similar trawls, the U. S. type is Milburn L. Hatley A. E. .Johan11on Richard 0. Zaragoza USPBS HOSPITAL Nicholas R . Peters expected to be cheaper and more NORFOLK, VIRGINIA USPHS HOSPITAL effective. · Farney H. Bowen Elwood T. Liverman BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Frank Buck Raymond Miller Edgar Anderson Gilbert Edwards Once a method of producing a Herbert M . FentrenCharlie W . Phelps Eugene Dakin Truman Patriquin fish protein concentrate for human Clyde Fields .John T. Short USPHS HOSPITAL T. W. Forrelt Arthur Wroton BALTIMORE, MARYLAND consumption is perfected by. gov- Billy Hender1on Edgar Benson ·Jacob R. Gnagey ernment and private industry reUSPHS HOSPITAL John J. Breen George R. Graham SEA'M'LE, WASIDNGTON Gaetano Busclgllo Sam Hacker searchers, the catching of hake Louis P . Bernier Edward F. Sager Herman Carney Charles W. Hall Thomas L. Farrell Vernon E. Keene would increase vastly, making Arthur H. Furst Henry A. West Carl" R . .Johnson WUliam L. Wllliams I John J. Ferreira Herbert R. Kreuta more jobs for fishermen in Oregon Ephriam R. Muse Friedof Fond.Ila Leon Lockey and Washington. ~ii~illr,%~1"'£ . ;:~~~~j~~&.~~B~l~i:~$..t.\$~W.i:;~~~~JDi%'"~a~~~t1;.:1~l:f~:~~~~%~tl~~&"ffME;?.fiii.~ a KENMAR <C•lm.rl, July 2' Ch•lrm•n, V. Douglas1 Secretuy, D. Clncore. Everything running smoothly with no beefs. Vote of thank• ex· tended to the ship's delegate. SENECA <Marine Curlers), July 11 -Ch•lrm•n, R•lph Maldonado; Sec· retuy, L. A. Mitchell. Ship's dele· gate reported that everything Is running 1moothly so far. One man was taken off the ship at Key West, Florida, by the Coast Guard, to be hospitalized. Brother L a w r e n c e Mitchell was re-elected as ship's dele· gate and extended a vote of thanks by the crew. Vote of thanks to the Steward Department. HASTINGS <Waterman), June 28Ch•lrman, Edward Cantoral; Secretuy, Leo Bruce. Ship's delegate reported that most of the repairs h ave been taken care of, and the rest will be done in port as material is needed to complete the work. Few a Know if W,i•.·: , ({i r1 I Your Rights ~ FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gull. Lake1 and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three mont hs by a rank and file auditing committee elected ~:T:~::~:::~l:ll ~r:s~~~::s fj '"''• t~ A:~:t:::eG::f. ~,t·;.·~; r:::::s S::e S:ke:e:::::e:; Waters I>Utrict are administered in accordance with the provisions of !.!,,,',·.i.. v ariohus trust futhnd agrfeements. All these agreements specify that the trustee1 , 1n c arge o 1 ese unds shall consist equally of union and management lW representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of "·' trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All [) trust fund financial records are av ailable at the headquarters of the various ~ . ':;, fffe g ,,.,, @.t.;··x;,: , I IB~ tr~:,:~~:: RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected ,,..,,: e:u•lusively by the contracts between the Union and the shJpowners. Get to !?! '" W know your shipping rights. Copi<,s of these contracts are posted and avail- ~~] :~J;P:~g a! ~~C:,~it~a~fght~ is0~o!~!fn!~ef;; tt~s c~~~~ac~~Yb;t~~:~o~h:f u~!! 11 I ::~.~-.:~~:~f;~;:~;:.~~:~i;;n;~~;:f!~:~·"··· m··· 1 ,t.:~l,i el ~~~;~::~~~g;::::~::t::~~:~~~-::t:::::e :~:a::::;::: :::~l~l~o!:~:: ,:·'[~ . '_.:t ·'.'· ·"'.r,,.:: ..:.• . ,! .: m These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and l.~.~.~.~.l live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, ~~ ~t 1any tim~, ~DY SIU patrolma.nhor other Union o~ic:~l, in yo~r S~inloni t'= a~~~t~o pro ec your contract rig ts proper1y, contac e neares por )i] fl ~·: ,.:~ .: hours disputed OT in deck dep2rt· ment. Vote of thanks to . the steward department for a job well done. Vote of thanks to all delegat es for th eir efforts in keeping tile st'.ip running smoot hly. ROBIN TRENT (Robin), July 5 Chairman, Salvador Candela; Secre· tary, Richard Steward. Ship's dele· gate reported that e verything is run· ning smoothly. No beefs were re· ported. $10.50 in ship' s fund. Brother Antoine Johnson was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. TRANSINDIA (Hudson Waterways), June 14-Chalrman, A. F. B•nkston; Secretary, L. A. Brown. Ship's dele· ga t e ·reported no major beefs. The lodging dispute will be tak~n up with the patrolman. Thank'?d unlicensed personnel and depart ment del egates for their fine cooperation. Vote of thanks to the steward depa r t ment . Ship needs fumigation badly. TRANSORIENT <Hudson Wate r· wavs>. June 29 Chairman, Peter Prokopuk; Secretary, Brother William Stevens was elected to serve as ship's delegate. The ship's delegate was asked to see the chief engineer about the safety and sanitary conditions In the laundry room. Crew to cooperate wl th the watchman in keeping all longshoremen · out ?f messhalls end re·cr eation room while discharg!ng at Rio. ' TRANSINDIA (Hudson Waterways), June 21-Ch•lrman, H. K. Pierce; Secretary, H. Hollingsworth. Brother R. DeBolsslere was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew requested to Ic.eep unauthorized personnel out of passageways and messhalls while in pqrt.. Vote of . thanks extended to the steward, H. K. Pierce, and the steward department for .-ixcellent .reeding. Ji: ,:~ ' . .:,·: EDITORIAL POLICY-SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally ·-::, refrained from publishing any ai·llcle serving the polillcal purposes of any .,. individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pubU~hing articles deemed harmful to the Union or it s collective membership. f.:~. · This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the >: September, 1960, meetings in all constitut.ional ports. The res.ponsibility for ,.. LOG policy Is vested In an· editorial boud which consists of the Executive % Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delega te, from among Its fu,~"~· ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. fa r , .. .fil1 W ,· J.j! ti ~~ ' • official PAYMENT OF InMOhNIES. monies paidreceip to atny1sone. In afny capacity t e SIU No unless an are offici.u Uben 1on given or % sa me. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any k reason unless Ile ts given such r eceipt. In the event anyone a tte mpts to ~;.:1; r equire any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but '\ feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes :,~..•~.:,:i., every six months In th e SEAF ARER S LoinG a llveruba tim hc op Y ofA1·ts consbtitu1 11 1 1 11 11 ;,: addition, copofes this are constitution ava ab e a s.rize themselves mem en ~* tRion. hould Inobtain copies soa as non to fa milia d with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting ~.f'.·..t!: to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligati on by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the ''~' member so affected should immediately notify hea dqu a rter~. l~.:·l RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing di sability-pension , . benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union acti vities. ~,'.,.i{ including attendance at member ship meetings. And like all other SIU mem· '~· bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In ~{ a lJ r a nk-and-nte f unctJons, lncludi ng service on ra nk-a nd-file committees. ~ Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employme nt. the mem b2rshlp \t' has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain ~ their good stand.inM through the waiving of their dues. ~.· EQUAL ·RIGHTS. All Seafarer s are guaranteed equal r ights In employment ~ and as members of the SIU. These rights are clea rly set forth In the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the ,,. t;mployers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated a gainst because of race, creed, color, national or geogra phic origin. If any member feels ~ that he Is denied the equal rights to whic h he Is entitled, he should notlfY ,., headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights l1!i of Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which lf! will serve tbe beat interests of themselves, their families and their Uriion. ~ To achieve these objectlvrs, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was ~'ii eRtablished. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the fill funds throueh which legislative and political activities are conducted for ~ the bene8t of the membership and the Unloll. l1'< If at •ny time a SHfuer feels that any of the above rl11ht1 h•ve been ~ violated, or th•t he hH been denied his constltutlonal right of ucess to @~ Union records or lnform•tlon, he should lmmedl11tely notify SIU President ~ P•ul Ha"ll at hHdqu11rters by certified mall, return receipt requested. :;..·t~':\,· ' .~:, W i:*k%f:.i,·'~,":·, ,t: ~;] .... .,., * l\ !!ii ® £1 ~-~ .~,,.•,·.:., ·*·'' .',",..'·.,..·:·,' :.'.~,;~:.',; : f'i ,",~,.~ " .' ·' ·:;, ·:! ~~ , · ],l ., ~~ ~"'l . lf\ \\ t\ M t~ ~· f~ iii 1! ~ ;@ M ~ @ Im ~~-m~~~.._~~~~~~~~~~~~"t~~~~~~~'i:~1:.%'k~ �Vol. XXVI No. 18 OFFICl.AL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ·• ATLANTIC, GULP', LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • Al'L·CIO . WHAT are the characteristics of an SIU scholarship winner? In general they are the same traits which mark successful men and women e\7erywhere. Studying past and present SIU scholarship winners shows up these traits clearly. • They share a determination to get ahead in the world and to be of service to their community and their nation. • They share a thirst for knowledge and curiosity enough to probe for a deeper understanding of the world around them. • They are not afraid of hard work to achieve the high goals which they have set for themselves. • Their interests are not confined to narrow, conventional tracks but range far and wide. They are definitely not afraid of a new thought or a new idea. • They are good citizens of their own community and of the nation. They are active in civic affairs and are always ready to pitch in and help when help is needed. The winners of the 1964 SIU $6,000 college scholarships share all of these characteristics with past SIU sc.holarship winners. The SIU scholarship plan · has been operated on an annual basis for the past 11 years and is recognized as one of the most liberal, no-strings attached programs of its kind. Seafarers and their children are eligible to compete. Of the 58 SIU scholarships which have been awarded in the past 11 years, 36 have gone to the children of SIU member• and SIU men themselves have received 22 of the college scholarships. An example of a Seafarer who went "from AB to MD" with the aid of an SIU scholarship award is former Seafarer, now Doctor Seymour Wallace, who -· was one of the 1954 scholarship award winners. Other former Seafarers are now engaged in professions ranging from medicine to engineering to teaching, thanks to SIU college scholarship awards. Bruce Carroll, son of Seafarer Edward F. Carroll, of Jersey City, N. J. is one of the five 1964 SIU scholarship winners who displays the many familiar characteristics of all of the past and present winners. Bruce Carroll graduated from public school and high school in Jersey City, N. J., where he was born and where his father · has worked as deckhand Lawrence Carleton, son of Seafa.rer Monroe R. Carleton. Christine Kalke, daughter of Seafarer William Kalke. sights~eing with her parent. throughout the 11tates of Alabama,. Mississippi and Texas as well u her native Louisiana. Her interest In many parts of the world has been whetted by the many stodes her father, Seafarer Stanford A. Smith Jr., who has sailed with the SIU in the steward department since 1938, brings home from his many voyages. Although already well 11tarted on h;r college career, Elaine expects the SIU scholarship award to be of great help in helping her to further her_educatiQn and achieve her goals. "It has eliminated the financial worry and has set a goal of maintaining a B average which I must achieve. Without the scholarship I would -have had to borrow money to finish college and the worry of being able to pay it back would have been a burdl!n to both myself and my parents. Please . let me take this opportunity to thank all the members of the SIU for making this .w onderful scholarship program possible," she writes. High scholastic standing, athletic excellence, community service, wide ·r~nge of interests-these are applicable to all SIU scholarship winners and Larry R. Carleton, son of Seafarer Monroe R. Carleton, of St. Clair, Mich., is no exception. With the Intention of someday ·being able to teach mathematics on the college level, Larry started early to prepare himself with a wide range of interests and activities, all of which . would help in some way to make hiB dream a reality. 1'1terested in athletics, he played ball in the Little League and was on his high ~ aboard Erie-Lackawanna rail tugs for the ·past 37 years. One of six children, Bruce was active in school and community activities. He served on the executive council of the National Honor Society and was sports editor of his high school year book, the Gnome. In his junior and senior years at high school he acted as class representative for student participation and served as treasurer of the Math Club, in which he was active. Bruce served standby duty as an alternate of t,he TV show "It's Academic," for which he was well qualified with a rating of sixth in a class of 530 with a four year high school average of 93 percent. During his senior year Bruce attended City College of N. Y. one day a week on a National Science Foundation grant in higher mathematics, with which he took courses in analytic geometry. His SIU scholarship winner Timothy Mosseau, son of Seafarer Kenneth Mosseau, has a long-standing interest in ham radio operation. · Scholarship l wiriner Bruce Carroll, another ham radio hobbiest, is shown •bove with his father, Seafarer Edward F. Carroll. interest and ability in mathematics and languages .won for him the Camille A. Toussaint Memorial Prize in Mathematics and the Barbara Czarecki Memorial Prize in Latin. These are awards given to the student who receives the highest marks for four years in each subject. Also active in sports, Bruce enjoys playing basketball and his interest and ability in the sport raises his hopes of being able to make the teani in college. With the aid of his $6,000 SIU scholarship award, Bruce will enter Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N. J. this fall where he intends to study engineering. Grateful for the big boost which the SIU scholarship is giving to his academic studies and to his future. Bruce writes "The generous scholarship which has been awarded to me will make it possible to devote my efforts toward maintaining good scholastic grades without financial worries. Whatever success I may have in the future my parents and I shall always be grateful for this award and wish to thank the Seafarer's International Union." Already well started on her college career with the aid of her $6,000 SIU sch~larship award, Elaine Smith, daughter of Seafarer Stanford A. Smith, Jr., of Metairie, La. is presently attending Louisiana State University. Elaine's goal is to teach English on the junior high school level in the future, and toward that end she is presently majoring in Secondary Education and including as many courses as she can carry in Library Science. Active in college activities, Elaine is a member of the Newman Club chorus, wh~ch reflects her long-standing interest In music and singing. This fall she is slated to become a Freshman Advisor, In which capacity, as an "old timer" at the college she will help with counseling and orientation Of new students just entering the University. · Service to her fellow students and to her community is nothing new to Elaine. In high school at Metaerie, La., she was an active member of the Future Homemakers of America, Newman Club, _the Science Club and the vocal club and chorus. During he5- junior and senior years at high scho61 she participated in the Junior Achievement Program and actively pursued her hobbies of read:ng, sewing and singing. Somehow she also managed to find time to do a good deal of dancing, which she enjoys, and some Former Seafarer Seymour Wal• lace, became Doctor Wallace with the aid of his 1954 SIU scholarship award. school baseball team. Track was another of his high school sports achievements, with a little football thrown in on the side. · Co-editor of the ·~student page" of his local, home town newspaper, the St. Clair Independent-Press, he contributed articles on a regular basis and even had several original poems printed. He also found time to play the trumpet in his school band. The Boy Scout movement is a long-time interest of his and Larry is presently junior assistant scoutmaster of Troop 59 in St. Clair. Church activities ' rounded out his busy schedule of activity as it did for many of the past and present scholarship winners. In the academic field he showed his skill by ranking near the top in the Michigan Math Prize competition and by winning honors in scholarship competitions. Larry also learned something about our country during trips to Washington, D.C., Georgia, Wyoming, South Dakota and ranged as far north as Ontario. For the future, Larry Oarleton plans to attend the California Institute of Technology where he can study mathematics toward his goal of instructing future college students in math subjects. He has high hopes, with the aid of his SIU scholarship, to earn his Bacelor of Science as soon as he can and then go on eventully to earn a PhD. as well. "With the scholarship the SIU awarded (Continued on page 18) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 4, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SENATE THREATENS U.S. VESSEL’S SHARE IN SURPLUS CARGOES SIU WINS $4,000 FOR PIONEER CREW AFL-CIO ENDORESES JOHNSON, HUMPHREY SEATRAIN HELD IN RR RATE CASE SENATE MOVE THREATENS ROLE OF U.S.-FLAG SHIPS IN P.L. 480 PROGRAM FISHING FLEET BOOSTED BY CONSTRUCTION SUBSIDY BILL SIU-RMR PENSIONER ACTIVE IN BOY SCOUTS SEAFARER HERO AWARDED MARITIME BRAVERY AWARD GREAT LAKES BUILDING AID APPROVED BY SENATE UNIT SENATE UNIT PROBES DOCTOR-DRUG RACKET COURT UPHOLDS FMC RIGHT TO PROBE FREIGHT RATES NEW WAGE FLOOR GOES INTO EFFECT OFFICIAL STUDY DENOUNCES HONG KONG CRIMP JOINTS AFL-CIO HELPS ARGENTINA BUILD HOMES FOR WORKERS 1964 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/04/1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVI, No. 18 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/58749744b6f14643b22e14f11b1ccd4e.PDF ad2e7aa18e038ff8eef770060b023423 PDF Text Text In This Issue: Howard Guinier Dies; Veteran SlU Official Story On Page 2 SIU Offers Program For Balanced Fleet, Cites Soviet Buildup story Oh Page 3 Tanker Collides With Steel Maker Story On Page 2 * SlU Urges Democrats Adopt Maritime Plank Story On Page 3 Medicare Dill Hits Snag in Senate Story On Page 5 ' Foreign Flags Hauling Dulk Of U. S. Cargoes Collision starboard side of the SlU-manned Steel Maker • (Isthmian) when the vessel was involved recently in a collision with a tanker in the Delaware River is clearly visible in the photo above. No Seafarers were injured in the mis­ hap which occurred on August 7 and left the SIU vessel holed from the main deck to below the waterline, (For complete details on accident by an SIU crewmember who was aboard, see Page 2.) Story On Page 5 Seven More Seafarers Get SiU Pensions r Stories On Pages 7, 8, 9 Cochin-Port Of Call For SIU Crewmemhers !• t s • i:*,> Story On Page 13 * National Telecast Set For AFL-CIO Film • Story On Back Page ficerflfICOflOII. ^ *^® ^^^ttlme Advancement Program, finds Class No. 9 of the Stewards Training and Recertification Program lined up To!!''?® n"" certificates. In the photo are (front,1-r) Walter Newberg,, Orville Payne, QTTT v' Terrill York. At rear are instructor Tony Goncalves, Angel Seda, blU President Paul Hall, who presented the certificates, Juan Reinosa, Rex O'Connor, Frank J. Meggie and instructor Erie Kingwall. Brother William McNelly was not present when the photo was taken. (See Page 3.) ^ f �Two' I ?!' I i SEAFAREAS L^G Anti-Poverty Legislation Gets Congressional OK Atfiut SI. 1914 By Paul Hoi! Congress delivered to President Johnson a big first installment on legislation he requested to wage war on poverty. The package sent to the White House included the broad-ranging It has been very apparent for a long time that there is a lack of anti-poverty bill which had ^en sharply denounced by Sen. Barry Goldwater, GOP presi­ awareness on the policy making level of this nation of the vital role that the American merchant fleet plays in the welfare of this country. dential nominee. With it went This is important not only to the thousands of workers in maritime a food-stamp plan which will of Representatives Aug. 11. gram. In 1959, a permissive food enable needy families to buy Enactment marked the victori­ stamp provision was passed as part trades who are dependent for their livelihoods on U.S. shipping, but more with their food dollars. ous end of a long crusade by Rep. of a broad farm bill, but both the condition of th; industry is of tremendous concern from the The key anti-poverty bill, when Leonor K. Sullivan (D-Mo.), who Pres. Eisenhower and his Secre­ standpoint of the nation's defense and it's economic stability. We have tried to impress upon every group in a position to correct backed with appropriations still to for years had advocated a revival tary of Agriculture, Ezra Taft the indifference that has hampered the maintenance of a strong be voted, will provide $947.5 mil­ of the New Deal food-stamp pro­ (Continued on page 14) American merchant fleet. lion in federal funds for major new programs including: These were among the points that we stressed before the Democratic • Work training in conservation Platform Committee on Monday in Washington, when in behalf of the camps and home-town projects for Maritime Trades Department, I urged the committee to adopt a plank youngsters 16 through 21. that would aid this nation in developing a merchant fleet that a world • Federal granU to help local power such as this nation requires. communities mount their own pro­ As was pointed out to the committee no nation in world history grams to eradicate poverty. has long enjoyed the position of a world power unless it was a strong • Basic education in reading, maritime nation supported by a strong merchant fleet capable of writing and arithmetic for adults meeting it's commercial and military needs in war and peace. whose illiteracy has barred them Howard A. Guinier, a veteran Seafarer who was active as The dangers of overlooking the importance of the American merchant from both jobs and vocational training. an SIU official and member for more than a quarter of a fleet is evidenced each time this country meets a national crisis. In • Sudsidized part-time jobs to century, died suddenly of a heart attack on August 12 in the two World Wars and the Korean conflict it was demonstrated each time that this country's merchant fleet was short on the shipping help needy stud^ents finance their Brooklyn. He would have-*that was essential to the success of our military efforts. In each crisis college education. been 56 year? old next month. A* a* rank-and-file member of it was necessary to engage in a panic program of shipbuilding and • Expanded vocational training Born in Panama on Septem­ the Union, he served as a vol­ for unemployed fathers on welfare ber 14, 1908, Brother Guinier unteer organizer in a number of replacement. As soon as the crisis was over, U.S. shipping was allowed to founder. rolls. was an original member of the organizing campaigns and was ac­ Fortunately the high level of American technology and the skill • Loans to individuals and co­ SIU Atlantic & Gulf District, hav­ tive in all SIU strike actions. and determination of American workers has always enabled this operatives to help poor rural fami­ ing joined in November 1938 in In the SIU's general strike in nation to overcome this handicap. But to settle upon this as a policy is lies purchase farmland and equip­ the Port of New York, after the 1646, Brother Guinier was chair­ a dangerous way to meet a crisis or emergency, and equally it is ment, and federal help in providing man of the important food and shortsighted and uneconomic from the standpoint of economic stability health, housing and welfare pro­ housing committee in the port and growth. grams for migrant farm families. of New York. • Loans to establish small busi­ In explaining these facts to the platform committee, we pointed out The veteran Seafarer was several areas which would stimulate and promote the expansion of nesses or enable small businessmen elected as a union patrolman in the American merchant marine. We called for legislation to eliminate to provide work opportunities. for New York in 1946, and had been tax loopholes which encourage American-owned runaway-flag opera­ long-term unemployed. a successful candidate in all tions; full compliance with the Cargo Preference Law by the several • Creation of the Volunteers in Union elections since. Service to America, often described government agencies; a requirement that at least 25 percent of oil as a domestic peace corps, to work Brother Guinier also par­ imports into the United States be carried on American-flag tankers; in areas of social service need such ticipated in a range of trade union stimulation of bulk carrier construction to assure availability of the as mental hospitals, among migrant activities to which he had been type of vessels best suited to carry our foreign trade; and the granting families and in Indian reservations. assigned at various times by the of construction differential subsidies for the highly essential coastwise, President Johnson has already International. intercoastal and Great Lakes ship operations. announced that he will name Peace These are minimal steps if we are to have the kind of merchant A requiem Mass for Brother Corps Dir. Sargent Shriver to head Guinier was celebrated in St. marine America must have to maintain her position as a power in tlie new Office of Economic Op­ Johns R. C. church in Brooklyn the world. Obviously the United States cannot allow the indifference portunity which will direct the on August 17. Burial was in St. and apathy which have marked its attitude toward the American anti-poverty program. Raymond's cemetary in the Bronx. merchant marine to continue. The omnibus bill, the major new A large delegation of SIU mem­ Because of the aggressive position taken by our Union in concert' domestic measure advanced by bers and officials attended the with other trade unions and segments of the maritime industry, there Pres. Johnson, has passed the services. appears to be an awakening to the urgency of the situation in regard Senate easily, 61-34, despite a Brother Guinier is survived by to the role of U.S. shipping. And while the movement of the government Howard Guinier warning by Goldwater that the his wife Madeleine; his mother, to effect the necessary changes is often ponderous and confused, we youth program would further "the District was chartered by the In­ Maria; three brothers, Hemsley, have at least succeeded in focusing attention on the situation. erosion of the institution of the ternational. also a veteran member of the The objective of a strong merchant marine sought by the SIU and American family." At his death. Brother Guinier SIU, Roy, and Ewart; four sisters. other groups who also understand the need for an adequate merchant In the House, where the vote was serving as Headquarters Beryl Blondell, Marjorie, Muriel was expected to be hairsbreadth Joint Patrolman, the post to and Joyce; 'three children by a fleet, requires a continuing effort. Indifference can not (be countered with indifference. Our program for revitalizing American shipping to close, the President staked his per­ which he was elected in the last previous marriage, Carlos, Andre the degree that it meets our nations needs, is a positive one. We must sonal prestige in the search for union elections. and Serge, and two grandchildren. continue to push for its adoption. support—and won. The closest vote was the 225197 defeat of an amendment by All Hands Safe Rep. Howard W. Smith (D-Va.) which would have killed the bill by striking out its enacting clause. A watered-down GOP substitute was rejected, 295-117, and the bill then passed by a comfortable 226The SlU-manned cargo ship Steel Maker, bound for Phila­ 184 margin. delphia after a European run, was involved in a collision with The legislative momentum of the the tanker Texaco Wisconsin in the Delaware river, near anti-poverty victory carried to final Eagles Point, August 7. There ^ enactment the food-stamp bill, were no injuries. main deck. Immediately after the which authorizes $375 million for a three-year expansion of the pilot The Steel Maker suffered a collision, the Captain ordered out program launched by President 20-foot gash in the starboard side the firehoses in case a fire de­ Just forward of the midship house, veloped aboard the tanker. At the Kennedy in 1961 by executive or­ der. Kennedy started the program running from the main deck to time of the accident, the Texaco below the water line. Fear that the Wisconsin was outbound and run­ with a portion of customs revenue vessel would turn over brought ning light. available under an almost-forgot­ tugboats from the area running to Seafarer Mike Ard was one of the ten New Deal law allowing such hold the vessel upright until the men on the deck and saw the ap­ funds to be used to distribute sur­ -ship could take on ballast and proaching ship. "We didn't have plus farm commodities. Both Ken­ right herself. The tanker suffered much time after we saw we were nedy in 1963 and Johnson early a 10-foot gash in either s)de of the going to collide," he said. "But the this year asked Congress to au­ bow. crew was just great. The warning thorize an expanded program but the legislation had an uphill battle The tanker proceeded without was given, and when the firehoses in the House Agriculture Commit­ trouble to Eagles Point, just north were ordered out, the crew really tee which, at one stage, voted to oi the U.S. Naval Base, which is pitched in, even though the ship .t.nble the T)ill, apparently killing it. located on the river near Phila­ was listing to starboard so bad we It was revived as southerners delphia. The Steel Maker was though it would tip over. Even the sought northern Democratic sup­ grounded in the river just off the stewards were in there helping port for farm legislation and it base with the crew still aboard. out." passed the House 229-189 last April By the time the two ships col­ At the time of the accident, the Seafarer Mike Ard, who was aboard the SlU-manned Steel over almost-solid Republican op^ lided with each other, the warning Steel Maker was bound for Phil­ Maker (Isthmian) when she was involved in a collision re­ position. The Senate approved it had been given by the crewmen on adelphia with a cargo of jute, bur­ cently in the Delaware River, describes the events just prior June 30 by voice vote with minor the deck, and the entire crew was lap and hemp. There were also amendments accepted by the House to and following the collision to LOG reporter in New York. aft of the collision area and on the (Continued on page 14) Veteran SlU Official Howard Guinier Dies At 56 Steel Maker, Tanker Collide In Delaware �SEAFARERS AUffnkt Zl, U«4 LOG Paga Him Hall Bids Democrats SlU Vote Maritime Plank WASHINGTON—The Platform Committee of the Demo­ cratic National Convention was urged this week to adopt a maritime program "aimed at restoring the United Statea merchant fleet to a level worthy of a leading world tee to include a plank calling for a strong U. S. merchant fleet. Hall power." The recommendation was made by Paul Hall, president of the AFL-CiO Maritime Trades Depart­ ment composed of thirty national and international AFL-CIO unions who have memberships engaged in maritime and related crafts. Hall, who also heads the Seafar­ ers International Union of N. A., said that an adequate Merchant marine is vital to the national de­ fense and the nation's economic growth and stability. He pointed out that throughout history, no nation without a strong merchant fleet has been able to retain the position of a world power. Ho cited the experience of the United States wherein it has been necessary for this country to initiate a panic shipbuilding program to meet de­ fense needs in World War One, World War Two and the Korean crisis. No lesson was learned, he said, and in each case the merchant fleet was allowed to deteriorate as soon as the emergency passed. In urging the platform commit­ recommended the following: 1. That construction-differential subsidies be granted coastwise, intercoastal and Great. Lakes ship operation. 2. That action be taken to stimu­ late construction of bulk carriers so that this country will have the type of vessel best suited to carry our projected foreign trade. 3. That the Executive branch of the Government move to require that at least 25 percent of the oil imported into the United States be carried on U. S.-flag tankers. 4. That Government agencies be required to comply fully with car­ go preference laws to insure max­ imum participation by U. S.-flag vessels in the carriage of govern­ ment-sponsored cargoes. 5. That Congress enact legisla­ tion designed to remove tax havens under which U. S. ship operators register their vessels under foreign flags so as to avoid the payment of taxes to the United States Gov­ ernment. Urges Nation Adopt New Policy For Ship Buildup WASHINGTON, D. C.—^The Seafarers International Union of North Amer­ ica has called for a new national maritime policy to provide this nation with a balanced American-flag merchant marine which would carry at least half of this country's overseas cargoes, ^ Labor W. Willard Wirtz, and 17 while liner-type cargoes had de­ as do the national-flag non - Government representatives clined to 16.6%. fleets of the other major of labor, management and the Linsr-type vessels, despite the public. The SIU representative on assistance of the subsidy program, the Committee is President Paul now carry only about 5% of this Hall. nation's o^arseas trade, while unHall called upon the Committee subsidized dry cargo tramps, bulk to urge upon the President and carriers and Independent tankers the Congress the adoption of a between them carry less than 5%. new national maritime policy This means that the U. S. is based upon the following points: dependent on the- runaway-flag 1. Recognition of the altered ships of Liberia and Panama, as pattern of American foreign well as on other foreign vessels, commerce since enactinent of for 95% of the importation of the Merchant Marine Act pf such strategic raw materials as 1936, and enunciation of a mari­ iron ore, aluminum ore, tin and time policy committing this manganese, as well as oil. nation to the development and Fleet Diminishing maintenance of a balanced as As a result of past and present well as adequate U. S.-flag mer­ maritime policies, the SIU said, chant fleet. This would mean the American fleet — which con­ steps toward the promotion of sisted of over 2,300 oceangoing U. S.-flag dry cargo tramps and vessels after World War II — now bulk carriers, independent numbers only some 900. More­ tankers and domestic vessels, over, only the liner-type segment as well as the liners and gen­ eral cargo ships which are at of the American fleet, representing present the only beneflciaries of about one-third of the 900 U. S.flag deep sea vessels now afloat, the subsidy program. has prospered to any degree — 2. Reiteration and clarifica­ and even here it is problematical NEW YORK—The latest class in the Steward Department Recertification Program was tion of our cargo preference graduated last week, culminating a six-week refresher course in the latest methods of food laws to make clear the manda­ if these ships would have been able to do so without the carriage handling and service, at ceremonies attended by SIU officials, shipping representatives tory nature of the Congression­ of Government-aid and defense al dictum that at least half of cargoes. and government officials. refresher course was graduated in stewards which is maintained here all U. S. Government-generated Ten stewards were pre­ November 1962. Meanwhile, two-thirds of the cargoes must move in American in New York. fleet — dry cargo tramps and sented their certificates by vessels, and that the "at least Instruction in the school centers Job Preference bulk carriers, independent tank­ SIU President Paul Hall for having around the duties the steward per­ 50%" requirement of our pres­ ers and domestic vessels — faces completed the course, which was A ruling by the Seafarers Appeals ent legislation is a minimum originated foiur years ago as a re­ Board in June of this year made It forms aboard ship and includes and not a maximum. Up until only obsolescence and bankruptcy. sult of a rank and file committee possible for stewards who have re­ such subjects as preparation of now, the SIU pointed out, tlie The SIU noted in its presenta­ recommendation. The stewards that cently completed the course of in­ menus, food preservation, inven­ intent of Congress has often tion that Russia is building up its graduated from the class include struction to be covered by job tory maintenance, proper storage been flouted and the effective­ merchant armada with awesome Angel Seda, Rex O'Coimer, Juan preference under the shipping techniques, and over-all super­ ness of these laws has fre­ speed and urged that the United J. Reinosa, Frank J. Meggie, Wal­ rules. This means that stewards visory details in the cooking and quently been watered down by States do the same. ter Newberg, Orville Payne, Eloris who are registered at any Atlantic serving department that are part the manner in which they have "If we cannot compete with the Tart, Juan Oquendo, Jr., William or Gulf port will be given shipping of the chief steward's job. The been maladministered by the Russians on the high seas," the McNelly and Terrill York. preference in accordance with the course has a duration of 30 work­ Government agencies charged SIU said, "we had best forget The refresiier course features shipping rules. Under the ruling ing days. with the responsibility for their about competing with them in Since the class is held in New both classroom and field training stewards with Class A seniority in space, on the battlefields or any­ implementation. In an attempt to Improve the skills all the Gulf and Atlantic ports who York, the appeals board had pre­ where else." Cargo Promotion necessary for a chief stewards rat­ are registered in job group 1-S can viously ruled that this was the only During the course of the meet­ ing. The first class to complete the enroll in the school for SIU chief (Continued on page 10) 3. The formulation and im­ ing, a statement expressing the plementation of a vigorous car­ aims and purposes of the Comitgo promotion program — in tee was submitted by the labor which appropriate segments of representatives with a recom­ the Government, management, mendation for adoption by the labor and the public should entire committee. participate — looking to the The labor representatives atcarriage by U. S.-flag vessels of teding the meeting, in addition to at least half of this nation's Hall, were Joseph Curran, presi­ commercial as well as Govern­ dent of the National Maritime ment cargoes. The American- Union; Thomas W. (Teddy) Gleaflag fleet, the SIU asserted, son, president of the Internation.al should not only be capable of Longshoremen's Association, and carrying the major share of Russell K. Berg, president of the this country's total cargoes, (Continued on page 9) but should, in fact, carry it. The SIU noted that when the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 was passed, U. S.-flag ships were car­ Aug. 21,1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 17 rying about 30% of this country's cargoes and the intent of Con­ gress at that time was to boost this flgure to at least 50%. To­ PAUL HALL, President day, however, U. S.-flag ships are HERBERT BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SPTVACK, carrying only 9.5% of this coun­ Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art try's overseas cargoes — or just Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKViai. ARONSON, ROBERT HEATHabout the same percentage they ROBERT COCK, ALVIN SCOIT, Staff Writers. did prior to World War I. Moreover, the SIU noted that Published biweekly et the headquartere the Seafarers International Union, At­ when the Act of 1936 was passed, of lantic, Culf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, iTS Fourth Avenue, liner-type cargoes constituted 43% Brooklyn, AFL-CIO, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth *.<*00. Graduate JiMll Relnosg receives congratulations from SIU President Paul Hall after com­ of U. S. foreign trade, while bulk Second class postaae paid at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act pletion of training under the Stewards Training and Recertification Program. Looking on is cargoes, dry and liquid, made up of Aug. M, 1»12. ClifF Wilson, director of the Maritime Advancement Program which conducts the steward 07%. By 1962 bulk cargoes made up 83.4% of our overseas trade. training courses. maritime nations of the world. Statement Issued The SIU call was issued in a 25,000-word Statement of Posi­ tion submitted to the members of the Maritime Advisory Committee which was created by Executive Order of President Johnson on June 17 to consider ways of strengthening the U.S. merchant marine. The committee held its first meeting here on Monday, August 10. The Committee consists of Sec­ retary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, chairman; Secretary of SIU Stewards Complete Job Refresher Course SEAFARERS LOG �SK^AF^ABtl^S By Al Kerr, Secrefary-Treosurer S&A Benefit Program Reviewed rod f 1^ wtHf! AFL-CIO Raps Strata Move To Block Redistricting Order WASHINGTON—^The AFL-CIO called on the Senate to reject a new "compromise" pro­ posal which would block court enforcement of the Supreme Court's "one man, one vote" doctrine for redistricting of state legislatures. The original proposal was • advanced by Senate Repub­ change for modifications made to apportionment of state4egislaturea lican Leader Everett Mc- meet Justice Dept. objections, M before 1966 except in "highly un­ We thought it would be wise to review the Union's Sickness and Accident benefit program (S&A) in response to several questions which have been frequently brought up by our members. The S&A program is split up into two basic parts; In-patient benefits for SIU men who are hospitalized, and Out-patient benefits for members who are dis­ Kinley Dirksen (111.) as a "rider" won admittedly reluctant co-epon- usual circumstances." Courts also abled and receiving medical treatment. Majority Leader would be instructed to allow leg­ on the foreign aid bill. In ex- sorship from The Sickness and Accident program was originally adopted in 1962, Mike Mansfield (Mont.). islatures an undefined "reasonable and then amended to cover all disabilities which may have arisen on In a telegram to all senators, opportunity" to redistrict following or after August 1, 1963. AFL-CIO Legislative Director An­ a court judgment that legislative In-patient benefits are available to Seafarers who meet eligibility drew J. Biemiller charged that the districts violated the principles of requirements at the rate of $56 per week. These benefits are payable new proposal, like its predecessor. the Supreme Court decision. at the rate of $8 per day to a member who is an in-patient in any Dirksen had originally proposed Is a "revolutionary" measure which USPHS hospital, or a private hospital that has received official ap­ Is clearly "derogatory" to the con­ a flat bar on court reapportionment proval, in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or Canada. stitutional separation of powers. orders for two sessions of a state The S&A in-patient benefit can be paid for a period of 39 weeks, and WASHINGTON—A fleet of U.S. It would bar court-ordered relegislature—a four-year delay in begins on the first day a member is hospitalized. vessels, haunted by Axis subma­ many states. This, he contended, Members receiving out-patient benefits also are paid $56 per week rines during convoy runs in the would allow Congress and the at the rate of $8 per day. To be eligible, a seaman must be disabled last World War and relegated to states to consider his proposed and receiving treatment within the United States, Puerto Rico, the the status of a "ghost fleet" after constitutional amendment allowing Virgin Islands or Canada. Should an eligible seaman elect to receive its services were no longer need­ one house of a legislature to be medical care from a private phy-'f ed, is rapidly vanishing—and be­ based "on factors other than pop­ sician, the welfare plan trustees gather with such payments shall ing reincarnated as modern cargo ulation." reserve the right to evaluate the equal $56 per week, but the eli­ liners and scrap metal. Fifteen prominent law school medical proof submitted to deter­ gible shall be entitled if such pay­ In 1957 the U.S. Government be­ deans and professors had warned mine the eligibility of the claim. ments terminate before a period gan to offer the mass-produced that the original Dirksen proposal If a member has become dis­ of 39 weeks to receive a total of Victory and Liberty ships that fer­ "dangerously threatens the integ­ abled as a result of his own will­ $56 per week up to a maximum of ried men, machines and supplies rity of our judicial process." They The recent outbreak of hostili­ said it would result in "drastic in­ ful misconduct, be will not be 39 weeks. However, if he may be in the Allied war effort for scrap eligible to receive the S&A out­ entitled to receive maintenance and to shipping lines in exchange ties between U.S. forces and North terference" with the "power and patient benefit. A member will and cure and has not yet received for older commercial vessels. Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin has duty" of courts to enforce the also be ineligible for this benefit same, he shall execute an assign­ Now, over 700 ships of the sur­ not reached the state where the Constitution. if he is getting out-patient treat­ ment of maintenance and cure plus fleet have been disposed of. Government is taking any special Biemiller wired senators that it The ships in the National De­ action in regards to commerical was "unthinkable that Congress ment outside the U.S., Puerto Rico, payments to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. fense Reserve Fleet, tied up in shipping. the Virgin Islands or Canada. Also, there is no indication the should deem a suspension of con­ General Rules, (a) Any disability eight fleets on boHi coasts, have A waiting period of seven days, stitutional rights to l>e in the starting with the first calendar occurring during a period of dis­ been bought by steanvship lines in Military Sea Transport Service public interest" and strongly pro­ will charter any commercial ves­ day a member is declared not fit ability, and before an eligible ob­ a swapping program by which the tested Senate consideration of the for duty, Is required for eligibility tains a fit-for-duty slip, is consid­ shipping industry acauires the sels, or put Into service any addi­ proposal "without any committee tional vessels from its own reserve to receive the benefit. If the dis­ ered to be the same disability. vessels and converts them in pri­ fleet. hearings whatsoever." ability continues after the seven- The maximum ol payments in such vate shipyards to modern cargo At its recent meeting in Chicago, MSTS has taken the standard day waiting period, payments can a case is 39 weeks, no matter how liners. However, the majority of measure of making a survey of the AFL-CIO Executive Council begin, retroactive to the fifth day distinct the disabilities happen to the old ships, mostly of the Lib­ commercial shipping available in called on Congress to "stand firm erty class, has been sold for scrap. from the initial date he was de­ be. the area and of looking to the for the principle of one man, on* (b) A recurrence of a previous The Maritime Administration re­ physical security of ships now vote" and to *reject all efforts to clared not fit for duty. ports that, in addition to the 700 Filing Requirement. Claims for disability shall be considered part Operating. These steps do not diminish or dilute the true proc­ the S&A benefit must be filed of the same disability period even already sold, 255 are scheduled to foretell any Intention to move in esses of democracy in this coun­ be scrapped. within 60 days after discharge though the eligible obtained a fittry." Most of the "ghost fleet" has a particular line of action. from a hospital or the beginning fw-duty certificate or accepted Also, there have been no warn­ Blocking court-ordered reappor­ been used as floating grain eleva­ of the disability period, if no hos­ employment. ings to commercial operators to tionment would enable rural-con­ tors for surplus wheat during re­ (c) Disability for unrelated pitalization is required. Each steer clear of the Gulf of Tonkin trolled state legislatures to stay In claimant is required to submit causes shall be considered a new cent years, at one point reaching as was the case in the Cuban power—and. If Congress approved a peak total of 22 million bushels medical proof oi his disability. period of disability provided the crisis when all vessels were warned a Constitution amendment, pre­ This proof will be evaluated by eligible has been pronounced fit- of grain. not to come near the Island or serve their control by ratifying It. These wartime-built merchant the key passages in the area. the trustees of the welfare plan for-duty from his original disabil­ The AFL-CIO telegram urged to determine eligibility for pay­ ity or has accepted employment. ships are tied up in New York at Work has been stepped up, senators to reject the foreign aid (d) An eligible cannot accept Jones Point, in Virginia and at however, on the passage of the bill rider and "exert every effort to ments. The trustees can also re­ quire further examination of the employment and be disabled Wilmington, N.C., Mobile, and presently before the senate to assure adequate hearings on this applicant by a doctor selected by simultaneously. Any applicant for Beaumont, Texas. On the West change the terms of present Gov-* highly important question." the welfare plan, or they may ask S&A benefits who accepts employ­ Coast, the surplus fleet is located emmenf war risk insurance to give "The most elementary consider­ for a more complete certification. ment at any time during the period in Suisun Bay, Calif., Astoria, subsidized operators the same ations of due process," the tele­ Oregon, and Olympia, Oregrni. compensation in case of loss of Once an initial claim has been for which he claims such benefits, The funds brought in from the their ships as nonsubsidized oper­ gram said, "require that interested shall be declared fit for duty with filed for a disability, it will not sale and trade of the ships to ators now recieve. At present, the citizens be granted an opportunity to present their views" at commit­ be necessary to file additional respect to that disability and shall Federal agencies has reached the amount of construction subsidy Is claims for weekly payments for be disqualified from receiving ben­ $45 million mark. Vessels pur­ deducted from such compensation. tee hearings. the same disability period. It efits for the cause of alleged dis­ chased by the American merchant In the general area of the South should be noted that a member is ability. Any claimant who received marine have been kept in a state China Sea and the Gulf of Tonkin, benefit payments after accepting required to submit medical proof of readiness in case of a national there are three essential trade of his continued disability, stating employment shall be required to emergency, permitting the trans­ routes on which seven U.S.-flag reimburse the fund for all such its cause, before any subsequent benefits received after the first day formation to commercial use to subsidized lines have operating payments can be made. of employment during such period be made with less difficulty than rights. These cover trade routes Duration of Benefit. An eligible of alleged disability. the remainder of the mothball between the U.S. Atlantic, Gulf is entitled to a maximum of 39 and Pacific coasts and the Far East. (e) Hospital Expense Benefit— fleet. weeks of payments during any one An eligible who is not entitled to period of disability, including in- treatment at a USPHS facility and hospital and out-patient time. who is hospitalized during any Where there has been a waiting period for which he is entitled to period, the 39-week period starts receive the S&A benefit, shall also when benefits are payable. How­ be entitled to receive hospital Cash Benefits Paid—Moy, 1964 ever, an eligible shall not receive benefits according to the Schedule total benefit payments in excess of for Dependents' Benefits. CLAIMS AMOUNT PAID 39 weeks in any 12-month period, (!) In-Uospital Benefit — If an 8,389 and the 12-month period for the eligible is entitled to receive the Hospital Benefits $ 78,808.06 determination of the 39-week max­ in-hospital benefit, the Plan shall Death Benefits 32 85,030.51 imum payment begins on the first pay only an anmimt which together day an employee is eligible for with such payments shall equal $8 Pensian-Disabilily Benefits SCF 85,050.00 payment. per day. If an eligible is still con­ Maternity Benefits 46 8,658.10 If an eligible is receiving or is fined after having received the 930 119,960.50 entitled to receive maintenance S&A benefit payments for a maxi­ Dependent Benefits and cure payments, the Plan shall mum of 39 weeks, he is still en­ Optical Benefits There's a first time for 461 5,857.20 pay only an amount which to- titled to receive the in-hospital everything, and the August Out-Patient Benefits 6,687 43,600.00 benefit. membership meeting at (g) Failure ol an eligible em­ SUMMARY 17,112 426,964.37 SIU headquarters was the ployee to place himself under first for little Phillip Padilla Vacotion Benefits 1,488 514,928.79 treatment promptly or to comply who attended with dad with medical care or instructions ^sebio Pqdilla who sails will be deeined cause for disquali­ TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION in the deck department. BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 18,600 941,893.16 fication firom benefits. Reserve Fleet Numbers Drop See Hostilities In Vietnam No Ship Hazard First IMeeting SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans �AvfMl f1, IfM SEAFARERS Pag* Fiv* LOG^ Speaking Out By Eewl fBuli) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantie Foreign-Fl^s Hauling Bulk Of U.S. Cargoes WASHINGTON—Nine of the leading maritime powers that have so vociferously protested U.S. subsidies that enable the American shipping industry to begin to compete with low-cost foreign lines carried^ 47.5 percent of all United' petition on 96 percent of the total States commercial overseas United States trade, carry about N.Y. Shipping Sets Fast Pace Things have been pretty good here in New York, with the demand high for ratings in the engine department and for AB's. It looks 'like It's going to stay at the same brisk pace for a while, too. Ed Polise is ready to ship now after spending some time on the beach doing a real swell job on the Credentials Committee. Ed has been a cargo in 1962—while United States five times as much as this coun­ member of the Union since 1944 and sails in the Engine Department. flag ships carried less than 10 try's foreign trade. This trip he is looking for a run to Europe. percent. The nine merchant fleets in the Gene Flower has been In drydock for the last couple of weeks, and is now waiting for his fit for duty slip to ship out on an Far East trip. The countries, headed by Nor­ order of the carryings are Nor­ He was last sailing as Bosun on the Steel Admiral. Gene says he col­ way and Great Britain, are the wegian, British, Greek. Italian, lected his vacation mon^y and he is sure glad that its available when chief critics of American laws and West German, Netherlands, Jap­ it's needed. Gene sends his warmest regards to his many friends on regulations designed to bolster the anese, Swedish and Danish. Maintain Lobbies the West Coast. country's sagging merchant ma­ James J. McNeely was recently upgraded to a third mate after com­ rine, specifically Public Law 664 These leading countries main­ pletion of the Union Program bf training for licenses. Jim is a Union and Public Resolution 17 which tain a powerful lobby in the U.S. Seafarer Mike Regan, who man from 1945, married and has six children. "I am really appreciative require half of all aid cargoes to that seeks to influence the Depart­ fails in the deck depart­ to the Union for the chance it gave me to upgrade my position," Jim U.S. flag ships and 100 percent ment of State, Marad and other said. "And with six kids, believe me, I need it." of cargoes financed by the Export- Government agencies to issue ment, hit the deck during a The shipping outlook in the eity of Boston looks only fair for the Import Bank to move in American waivers and circumventions apply­ recent regular membership next period, but is expected to look up from the last period which has vessels. ing to the few preferences that meeting at SlU headquar­ been fairly slow. There were two 4According to figures released by the American merchant marine has ters in New York to give payoffs, with two ships in transit, expectations that it will stay the the Maritime Administration, the been able to gain after long, costly his views on a question and no sign-ons. A total of eight same for a while at least. Nine chief opponents of aid and sub­ battles. which arose during the dis­ men shipped from here during the ships paid off here during the last The Maritime Administration sidies to American shipping, who period. cussion of good and wel­ period, eleven signed oii" and 34 at the same time benefit from a has not turned a deaf ear to their Thomas Brennan is glad to be ships stopped intransit. A total of fare. U.S. policy permitting open com- pleas because that regulatory arm back with his folks after spending 341 men shipped out during the of the Commerce Department per­ a year sailing in the Far East. Tom, last period and there is no reason sists in a policy of granting who has been a Union member for for the trend to drop. "general waivers" of Public Reso­ 20 years, sailed as an AB in the lution 17 that has allowed foreign The SlU-United Industrial Work­ deck gang aboard the Orion ships to carry cargoes under the ers have two companies in contract Planter. terms of Export-Import loans. Another long-standing Union talks right now. General Window During 1962 the nations with and the Automotive Sales and member, with 25 years under his Service Co. We expect to complete which the U.S. competes for waterbelt, is John Rubery, last working trade carried 138.3 million negotiations soon and get the con­ WASHINGTON — The Senate will have to return here borne as Bosun aboard the Trustco. tract approved. Also, Adeil Plas­ tons on cargo, compared to the John has been working on the tics Company signed their first after the Democratic Convention to act upon President John­ United States share of 26.4 million son's program to provide health for the elderly. The Senate tons. Total exports and imports beach for the last while, but his contract on July II. Finance Committee recently • totalled 291.7 million tons; of itchy feet have put him in the hall The Inland Boatman's Union is which II.9 million tons was gov­ looking for a good long trip to gave the program a serious surance or increased benefit In presently in talks with Western ernment sponsored cargoes. wash the city air from his lungs. Maryland Railroad to negotiate the setback by failing to approve the form of more cash. This pro­ The remainder—96 percent of the King-Anderson bill, and by re­ posal was also soundly beaten by Joseph Disanto is another 25 next contract. The present one ex­ the total American trade—was left year Union man, who was sailing pires at the end of September. jecting a hospital insurance pro­ the Committee. Both proposals were attached open for bidding by these same as oiler in the Blank Gang of the The IBU also signed a contract posal. Mt. Washington, before it was laid with Wilson Lines of Washington, At the same time", the committee as riders to the House-passed complaining nations, which shared up. He was very sorry to see the D.C., recently, which includes unanimously passed a 5 percent Social Security bill which will in the actual total of almost 266 ship laid up. He is now sitting provision for hydrofoils. increase in social security benefits. increase benefit payments by $1.5 million tons of trade carried by all increase since foreign maritime nations. around the hall looking for an­ The Administration- and labor- billion—the first Although shipping in Norfolk Government sponsored cargoes 1959. other "hotel" like the Mt. Wash­ has been a little slow during the backed King-Anderson bill pro­ (not including Military Assistance Nelson H. Crulkshank, acting ington. vides for 45 days of hospital care, past couple of weeks, it is expected Program shipments) made up only Also off the Mt. Washington, and to pick up quite a bit in the next nursing-home payments, home as spokesman for the AFL-CIO, 6.9 percent of the total shipments looking for another ship is Wil­ little while with three ships due nurse visits and out-patient serv­ emphasized labor's backing of the medical care program, and sup­ carried by U.S.-fiag ships in for­ liam Biskas. Bill said he was sorry to payoff here. During the last ices. eign trade. to see the old girl laid up, but is period, two ships signed on, one Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff ported his statement by stating Of those nations that have led glad in a way, because it gives him paid off and there were four in- (D-Conn.) introduced a substitute that private insurance programs in opposing aid to the merchant a chance to visit with his folks transit. are almost totally inadequate for proposal which would allow those marine. Norway carried the most before he starts looking for an­ Joseph Wallace, a long-standing to receive social security the the aged, and called existing Fed­ "gift" tonnage, 46 million tons. other ship. He wants a coastwise Union member with 18 years, has choice of either hospitalization in- eral programs "charity." , vessel this time. Ribicoff, has not given up his paid off the Henry where he was The situation in Philadelphia is an AB in the deck gang. Before fight. He said before the riders about the same as it has been: very he ships out again he is going to were killed by the Committee, that good. And there doesn't seem to be do a little deep sea fishing. he would introduce the proposal any indications of a slowdown. on the Senate Floor if necessary. | Vernon Hopkins' last ship was There .were six payoffs during the the Globe Carrier. He sailed as AB last period, with nine intransits, until he was laid up in the hospital and one sign-on. A total of 78 men for 10 days. Out again, he is look­ shipped out of this port during the ing for a good Far Eastern trip. last two weeks. Last sailing aboard the Taddel Yaswanti Soman! is sitting on Victory, Eugene Core is now look­ The Deaprtment of Commerce oceanographic survey ship, Sur­ the beach for a spell looking to ing for a job as a pumpman. Eu­ WASHINGTON — Indications veyor, has been equipped with a new device which will allow sign on as a pumpman. He paid off gene has 12 years in the Union that the Defense Department is scientists to measure the ocean's depths and map the floor of the in New Orleans after sailing for a and has been sailing as oiler. becoming - more aware of U.S. seas with pinpoint accuracy. while aboard the Chatham. He says Alfred Hargis has been in dryThe Surveyor is one of the agency's major laboratory ships he was a little sorry to leave be­ dock, and can hardly wait for his shipping's role in national defense engaged in exploring the ocean floor. The device is expected to cause he thought the last trip was fit for duty slip to come through. were emphasized by a report that give a significantly more precise picture of the nature of the great and really "enjoyed sailing He last sailed the Columbia as a substantial number of merchant ships will be included for the first bottom than has been previously employed. The builder of the 1 with the crew. night cook and baker. He wants an­ device claims it will be able to map the ocean's contours and Augustine Caldron just got off the other good ship with the same type time in the Navy's next round of maneuvers. depths to the greatest'depths known to man. Alcoa Explorer and says the whole of job. Spokesmen for the merchant Scientists have been hampered to date by the very wide "sound- s trip was real fine and so was the During the last two weeks 22 ing" area of devices which have been in use previously. The sound i crew. As a matter of fact he is men shipped out of here, and dur­ marine industry expressed pleas­ cone leaving the ships has a beam measured at almost 60 degrees. waiting fur a chance to get back ing the month of July a total of ure and approval at the announce­ ment which came about after This means that a very large area of underwater surface is cov-| on as soon as possible, he enjoyed 114 men were shipped. conferences between maritime i ered at one time, and the resulting "echo" includes both valley -j: it so much. Charlie Carey, after a three floors and mountain heights, and giving the scientists only enough i; Robert Mills is an old timer wait­ months trip on the Steel Recorder, union leaders, steamship opera­ information to make a rough estimate of the depth. ing on the beach for another Cities is back in Puerto Rico where he tors and Military Sea TransportaThe device has a beam width of only slightly less than 3 degrees. Service ship or anything coastwise. always feels more at home. Charlie Hon Service officials. The number of commercial *1 At a depth of 12,000 feet, the 60 degree beam covers an area of He sailed last on the Miami, but says that several ports and cargoes was forced into drydock for a had to be cut out of the schedule vessels to be involved was not re­ I 25 million square feet. With the new device, only an area of 51,600 while with an illness. He's up now, during the last trip because of the leased at this time. The Depart­ I square feet is covered at a time, which also gives scientists a better ment of Defense is expected to and wanting to get back to s r. critical political situation in the release details about one month I picture of the water depths. i The manufacturing company claims the device can be used to Melville McKlnney; Jr., is on Far East right now. before the maneuvers begin this ^ a maximum depth of seven miles. This is the deepest at which the the beach for awhile "rootin' for Another old timer presently on fall. ^ ocean depths have ever been measured. At 24,000 square feet. the Phillies," he says and waiting the beach is Max Acosta, who is Only two fherchant vessels were for a chanc?. to sail a good ship as back after a fling at the Persian involved in the last SEATO ex­ I the s.vsteni is claimed to have an accuracy of one plus or minus one Bosun or dayman. He was last Gulf. Max has had enough of this ercises on June 4, involving a total I fathom, or six.feet. Electronic stabilization of the system allows aboard the Alcoa Trader. run for a while and says he will of 75 navaltships from the U.S., ^ fo'- compensation of the roll and pitch of the ship in providing preShipping in Baltimore has been settle in the country for a while New Zealand, Australia, France icise topographical information. very good, and there remains the for a rest. and the Philippines. Medicare Bill Hits Roadblock In Senate Navy Includes MerchantShips In Maneuvers New Sounding Device To Map Ocean Bottom �rw ». Mff SM^rAmEUS If ; ll 7 (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) August 1 - August 14 E^: After a good upturn during the previous period, shipping declined since the year's record high six weeks ago. The total number shipped during this period was 1,174 as compared with 1,441 during the previous period. The only ports which did not conform to the general downtrend were Jacksonville and Tampa. Jacksonville is still behind the average shipping level, but recovered considerably, while Tampa, which had dropped the previous period to a very low point, rebounded to normal levels again. New York shipping dropped again this week, after the near record number the previous period. New Orleans, Houston, and Mobile are all lower than the previous period, and San Francisco recorded a genuine slump. Registration, however, also continued its downward trend which started in early July. Total registrations were 1,308, compared with 1,401 during the last period. The number of men on the beach also showed a drop to 3,815 compared to the last period total of 3,914. The downward trend in the number of men in shipping was reflected in shipping activity (see right). Payoffs dropped during the two weeks, sign-ons were down from the previous period by almost half and intransits dropped only slightly. The seniority situation remained at the same level it has been for several months. Class A men totaled over half of the number shipped, with 54 percent, contrasting to 55 percent the previous period. The number of Class B men shipping slipped another point from the previous period to 32 percent, while Class C shipping remained the same with 12 percent of the total shipped being in this category. Ship Acfiviiy fmf SIga la Ofl> Oaf Traafl.TOTAi I 0 1 2 Naw York 16 3 24 43 niiiadalpbla.. 8 2 12 22 ialliaiara 3 3 12 18 Norfolk 1 1 8 10 JaehtoavHIa .. 8 0 9 9 Tam|M 8 1 9 16 Mobil* 4 4 9 17 Now OrlooM. .10 6 14 38 Hointoa 6 5 22 33 Wilmington ..1 0 4 5 Son Froncifco .3 3 6 12 Setrttle 1 1 5 7 TOTALS ... 54 29 135 >18 DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York.... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk .... Jacksonville . Tampa IVtobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington Fan Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 12 3 ALL 3 5 1 1 23 65 8 96 16 9 5 2 7 21 32 4 2 11 9 0 3 2 0 1 4 7 1 2 7 9 17 1 18 26 11 55 25 31 6 62 4 1 1 6 11 12 1 24 2 7 5 14 112 194 42 I 348 Registered Shipped CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP ALL 123 ALL 1 2 2 3 6 0 1 0 1 1 40 14 59 39 17 21 6 2 14 6 17 10 1 0 4 10 13 5 17 5 2 0 8 24 2 6 0 3 1 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 2 0 5 1 0 6 0 1 1 1 1 8 7 11 5 11 3 19 1 3 22 32 10 40 8 1 13 18 15 21 37 22 70 40 1 8 5 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 10 16 7 1 11 4 20 3 3 2 0 7 2 9 1 0 8 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 1 0 0 1 1 16 12 29 0 11 2 9 16 2 8 6 1 2 0 0 4 1 2 3 3 1 6 5 2 7 13 3 13 241 8 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 4 0 0 2 2 87 97 I 192 75 160 35 I 270 14 J 62 63 I 139 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 123 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 20 6 14 1 5 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 10 11 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0" 1 TOTAL Shipped CLASS ABC ALL Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 8 29 4 6 5 I 42 2 12 99 143 26 I 268 4 40 82 126 14 17 4 35 1 5 11 17 73 45 8 126 1 17 20 38 15 18 4 37 1 6 10 17 8 8 16 2 0 7 8 17 5 5 6 4 0 10 1 32 30 7 69 1 25 20 66 86 15 1671 1 19 77 97 42 84 19 155' 3 22 51 76 23 5 40 0 12 7 10 17 26 22 50 1 12 14 2 27 31 21 60 2 18 14 8 34 1 10 2 59 29 20 108 17 11 5 S3 24 16 1 41 3 3 0 6 15 0 6 8 8 1 17 19 12 0 31 40 22 2 64 70 24 11 105 5 2 0 7 20 4 3 27 3 2 0 5 24 18 I 43 570 139 43 | 452 409 463 103 |1075 20 162 327 | 509 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 0 4 20 54 10 84 1 13 4 18 14 23 5 4 2 2 4 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 2 3 3 9 14 2 26 36 5 5 11 21 36 4 1 2 2 5 7 4 5 161 3 15 0 181 57 170 38 11 2651 Registered Shipped Shipped CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 'o 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 34 11 38 13 14 2 51 1 12 9 22 9 2 0 7 2 20 3 25 0 5 6 11 17 4 0 6 n 9 0 13 1 2 8 11 2 2 0 4 1 2 1 4 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 6 0 1 3 4 8 12 3 11 17 0 0 4 3 13 16 3 4 26 10 40 6 27 2 35 3 18 12 33 1 21 12 34 9 23 38 3 14 14 6 31 0 0 1 1 4 2 2 8 1 3 1 5 2 7 2 11 3 8 3 14 0 2 5 7 1 3 7 13 1 5 9 3 3 2 0 3 16 100 62 1 178 46 156 26 1 2281 10 76 62 1 148 Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach 1 CLASS C Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A C ALL 1 B 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 . 0 1 0 0 1 2 13 18 0 3 3 5 8 2 10 12 97 53 137 22 212 17 24 51 22 24 49 66 132 1 2 2 5i 25 1 5 41 2 17 24 0 5 9 3 12 0 4 "l 5 13 5 11 29 15 54 10 79 2 19 25 46 0 1 2 3 4 2 3 9 2 17 3 22 1 8 10 19 0 0 1 1 3 7 3 1 2 8 3 6 0 4 10 3 0 1 2 S 6 4 3 13 1 6 10 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 17 16 2 35 8 25 36 0 3 12 16 28 0 ' 0 8 35 33 0 68 22 0 75 10 107 3 44 44 91 0 0 1 1 38 70 25 31 1 92 4 61 6 32 28 64 0 0 1 1 8 5 1 14 9 11 2 22 3 14 3 8 0 0 2 2 14 7 23 8 2 34 2 44 4 12 7 23 0 0 1 1 13 17 7 3 1 28 3 38 0 9 5 1 14 3 20' 25 1 48 228 148 48 1 424 156 487 69 1 712 37 205 223 1 465 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port fios NY 'Phil Bal Nor...... Jac Tarn Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1-s 1 2 2 3 ALL 7 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0, 53 3 3 19 11 20 4 16 9 5 17 1 3 5 4 1 3 5 19 1 10 1 7 1 0 7 8 5 0 0 0 1 4 1 5 6 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 9 1 0 3 4i 33' 2 6 4 18 3 26 5 31 1 28 1 2 13 4 9 2 13 16 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 5 3 4 9 211 1 5 1 6 8 111 3 3 4 1 1 2 12 15 . 1 64 36 87 1 211 11 14 89 1 114 24 Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1-8 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 6 13 26 1 2 12 15 2 6 1 2 11 1 8 10 1 4 1 2 6 13 1 5 7 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 4 1 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 7 12 2 0 3 0 1 9 1 18 29 , 2 0 20 22 0 10 2 10 1 10 12 22 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 3 2 8 2 7 13 0 5 1 0 2 4 1 5 7 1 1 11 44 17 72 i 144 9 8 77 1 94 Shipped TOTAL 1 CLASS C Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1-8 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 20 21 26 15 21 62 33 0 0 6 6 11 10 6 27 4 0 0. 3 3 13 7 3 23 12 0, 0 1 1 3 3 7 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 7 1 1 3 2 4 9 4 0 13 1 9 0 2 0 2 12 5 2 19 8 1 0 2 3 29 22 3 54 20 0 0 11 11 22 12 11 45. 13 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 5' 5 0 0 2 2 13 7 2 22 11 0 0 0 0 - 7 4 0 11 6 5 4 51 1 60 144 94 60 1 298 120 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 5 4 8 18 .0 0 2 2 67 43 78 221 6 8 46 54 5 5 11 25 0 2 8 6 23 15 27 76 1 0 24 25 6 9 3 23 0 1 17 18 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 13 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 10 50 1 9 23 1 21 23 25 18 57 120 2 4 77 83 .33 16 27 89 5 2 28 35 3 3 8 19 3 1 9 13 19 4 24 58 0 2 12 14 7 5 6 24 5 5 28 38 212 1321276 1 740! 24 26 264 I 314 SUMMARY DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered Registered SHIPPED SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 87 97 192 75 160 35 I 27^ 14 112 194 42 I 348 8 62 63J 139 76 "62J' 148 57 170 38 I 265 16 100 62 178 46 156 26 1 228 10 14 89 114 55 17 72 1 144 9 8 77 ! 94 88 36 87 I 211 11 257 400 167 1 824 35 201 248 I 484 176 333 133 I 642 33 146 202 I 381 SHIPPED TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 24 18 I 43 270 139 43 452 409 563 103 11075 20. 162 327 I 509 • 20 25" 1 48 228 148 48 "424 156 487 69 I 712 37 205 i223 f 465 44 94 60" 298 332 132 276 1740 , 24 4 51 I 26 264 I 314 48 94 1 151 642 381 151 |1174 897 1182 448 |2527i 81 393 814 |>288 �tl, uu SEAFAMEMS Headquarters Visitor LOG r»t» 8«v«i Begin Channel Deepening For Calumet River^ Lake CHICAGO — The long-sought deepening project for the Calumet River and Calumet River Lake was begun here recently with ceremonies aboard the SIU Great Lakes Districtcontracted Merritt -Chapman and Scott dredge William Denny. The occasion was hailed by Chicago officials as thealong the river. "realization of a dream." neer District is similarly engaged The river dredging is the The initial contract for $1.7 in deepening the oute'r Calumet million has been awarded to Harbor and the river entrance Merrjtt-Chapman and Scott Con­ channel under contracts totalling struction Corp., with a deadline $8.^ million. A 27-foot channel set for Sept. 1965. extending deep into the river is Congress recently passed a $4.3 planned to be completed by June billion public works bill which 1965, permitting use by vessels included $2.5 million for the from Lake Michigan. Deptlrs of 29 deepening of Calumet Harbor, a feet in the approach channel from million dollars more than had Lake Michigan to .the outer harbor been asked for. The appropriation and of 28 feet in the harbor are was spurred by the fears that being provided, with contracts to Calumet would become a ghost be completed by June 1966. Standing by the map of the world in the research depart­ harbor unless the channel was Also, three railroad bridges that ment at SIU headquarters in New York, visitor from the deepened to the same depth as the obstruct the channel at the pres­ Philippines Rodolfo C. Solidum of the General Maritime St. Lawrence Waterway. ent time will be replaced to per­ and Stevedore's Union, shows headquarters representative Also planned in' the dredging mit more clearance for vessels. John Yarmola his home town of Manila on the map. project is a further deepening, Under the project, . two new south of the present work, into the vertical lift bridges wiil be con­ lake to provide a usable channel structed at a cost of $17.5 million which would Include d 3,000 foot which will have a clearance of extension of the channel within 200 feet between abutments and a Lake Calumet, at a width of 1,000 vertical clearance of 125 feet. feet. This project depends on Officials of the Chicago Re­ provision of further funds by gional Port District have hailed Congress. the dredging work as "the realiza­ By 1970, necessary widening and tion of a dream." straightening of the river and "The 27-foot depth for the NEW YORK—^Three veteran Seafarers, John B. Garrison, Chester Anti and Daniel Rose widening of turning basins Nos. 3 Calumet River channel will ex­ have ended their careers as active seamen and all have been placed on lifetime pensions and 5 should be completed. The pose all the major terminal eleva­ total federal cost for deepening tors in the Chicago area to deep by the joint Union-employer trustee panel and will receive a monthly $150 stipend. Calumet River is about $9.1 water for the first time fn his­ million. A total of 51 SIU veterans tory," asserted Maxim M. Cohen, In addition, the Chicago Engi­ general ntanager. voyage aboard Seati-ain New York. report that they are looking for­ in 1964 have been guaran­ Rose was born in North Carolina ward to those peaceful days of teed benefits from the Pen­ and will spend his retiring and lounging around, pursuing hob­ sion plan, per­ relaxing years in the Miami area bies and doing almost anything mitting the men with his wife Obra. they feel like with the Pension to retire without All of the retiring Seafarers plan benefits. fear of financial consequence. The checks com­ By Cat Tanner, Executive Vice-President ing in once each month for the rest of their lives will insure a life that is not It looks like the health of the U.S. shipping industry might take a MOBILE—A recent spurt in the economy of the state of turn Garrison for the better if the Government's prediction comes true about built around Alabama has included a large boost in the number of inland the successful settlement of the foreign nation freight rate making money worries. Garrison, 53, joined the Sea­ water ports, based mostly upon the increased need for hard­ problem. Our Government has long been dissatisfied with rate discrim­ ination which U.S. shippers have encountered when moving Americanfarers in New York and sailed to wood pulp in the naner--*^paper made goods to European nations and Japan. almost every port in the world making industry. 300 miles north to the highly In­ during a long and colorful sea In an effort to make sure that American shippers get a fair shake, The inland water operators dustrialized Birmingham area. career as a bosun working in the the Federal Maritime Commission had demanded certain information One of the important features' of and documents which deal with freight rate making from ten European deck department. His final voy­ will be moving a large share of age was aboard the Mobile (Sea- the transportation needs of the the river ports is that cargo can nations and Japan. This data is needed to enable Federal shipping land). Garrison plans to retire at over $100 million of industries be loaded directly from the river agencies to investigate and approve freight rates in U.S. trade. his home in Kissimmee, Florida, that have moved into the area in bank. The FMC's demand for data, which was made at the direction of The Tennessee River which Congress, has created a storm of controversy abroad. At the center of with his children and wife, Daisy. the last short while. Barges are SIU veteran Anti, 62, sailed needed to transport the hardwood joins the Ohio River gives north­ this heated opposition are a number of shipping conferences which are for many years aboard SIU ves­ pulp and other chemicals and sup­ ern Alabama a vital water con­ voluntary associations made up of foreign and U.S. steamship lines. nection to the navigable water These organizations are established by lines on the same trade routes sels after joining the Union in plies in and out of tlie area. Over the past few months, at ways of the nation's mid-continent. and who intend to impose identical freight rates and other shipping the Port of Baltimore. He sailed out of both the engine and stew­ least 10 ports have been developed On the Tennessee are three of practices. ard department before his recent north of Mobile, Alabama's only Alabama's major riyer ports, The shipping conferences have been repeatedly charged with dis­ retirement. A native of Boston, deepsea outlet. Huntsville, Florence, and Decatur. criminating against U.S. exports. It has been alleged that these organi­ Anti last sailed on the Wacosta Before the state's move to create zation charge higher rates for out-4-^— The new ports include Colum­ (Waterman). The oldtimer plans bia, Eufaula, and Phenix City on river ports in an effort to attract bound than inboard on similar to take liL; easy on his assured the Chattahoochee River, Demop- more industry into the area, Flor­ items. For instance. Sen. Paul H. the rate making data. It further required that these steamship com­ flSO monthly income. oliSi Tuscalusca, Cordova, Bir­ ence was the site of an impassable Douglas (D.-III.) found that paper­ panies utilize contract terms it back books cost $39 a ton to be Rose, 52, sign'.-d SIU out of mingham on the Tombigbee River shoal where even navigation by shipped to England from the U.S., approved in making agreements rowboat was impossible. and Warrior River. while the rate for English books with shippers. Now, with the. completion of being imported into this country The latest company to move Into The development of determined die area, .Allied Paper Co., Is ex­ channel work, it Is estimated that is $28 per ton. opposition by foreign shipping pected to need considerable trans­ a million tons of water freight is Examples, such as these, point operators and their governments portation northbound from Jack­ moved through the channel month­ to the serious situation faced by has led to the postponeiq^nt of son, via the Tombigbee River, ly. A regular movement is bulk U.S. shippers and the whole Amer­ several deadlines set by the FMC Mississippi and Illinois Rivers and fertilizer trucked to the docks at. ican maritime industry. Not only for receipt of the data it de­ into the Midwest. The plant U Florence, then barged to its desti­ Is the foreign trade potential of manded. "The campaign of opposi­ the U.S. economy seriously en­ tion reached a climax recently presently contemplating a ship­ nation in the Midwest. ment of 3,000 tons of woodpulp In Decatur, upstream from Co­ dangered, but the discriminatory when Great Britain passed a bill to Canada which will be shipped lumbia, cast iron pipe is mJnufaa- freight rates mean that foreign authorizing British sliipowners to JtOM Aari via the Mobile port. tured, then sent by barge upstream shippers will use ships flying the ignore the FMC's contract require­ To meet the needs of the new as far as Minneapolis. Also, alumi­ flag of their home countries, thus ments. According to the British, Baltimore and held ddwn a bo­ the FMC- demand constituted an Allied plant, the Alabama State num ignots and coils arrive in cutting into American shipping infringement on their national sun's rating in the deck depart­ even further. ment during a long career span­ Docks is opening a dock at Jack­ Decatur regularly, destined for The 1916 Shipping Act requires sovereignty. ning the four corners of the son on the Tombigbee River, con­ the truck trailer manufacturing in­ the FMC to regulate the opera­ After making their reluctance of earth. He ended his days as an sisting of a 28-acre complex in­ dustry located in that area. tions of steamship conferences as complying with the U.S. demands Also on the Tennesse«River is well as the dual rate contracts known loud and clear, the Euro­ active, sea-going Seafarer with a cluding barge canal and dock. The Tombigbee - Warrior River Huntsville, just a stones, throw, which shippers sign, pledging to peans agreed to release the in­ system provides Jackson and tfie from the nation's largest miasle use' only the ships of a conference formation on- the inbound con­ other parts with a nine-foot nav­ center, IMstone Arsenal. Missiles member: In performing its legal ferences, but tacked on enough igable barge channel 100 ihiles of all sorts ,are shipped up and duties, the-FMG requestied alt for­ conditions to make the data virtu­ CAtlSIU HAU, / south of the Port of Mobile atid down the river by barge to and eign and American shipping com­ ally useless as far as the FMC's the Gulf Intereeastal Canal, and from the Arsenal. panies in the U.S. trade to submit purposes aro concerned. first part of a program which will ultimately provide a 27-foot channel for the entire length of the river and well Into the lake, providing at last a harbor in which Ships can load to full ocean draft, and which will boost the economy of the port area and the Great Lakes shipping. The project has had the full support of the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Department. This channel, which will retain its 300 foot width, will allow full draft ocean vessels to reach the terminals of the Regional Port District in Calumet Lake as well as port facilities of industries Three Veteran Seafarers OK'd For Lifetime Pensions Alabama Business Jump Aids Inland Wafer Ports iNve ^ Showdown Due On Foreign Rate Data �tUc Eftht By E. B. McAuley, West Coast Representative S.F. Hosts Labor Convention SEAFARERS LOG Annul *1. 1N« 'Big Ditch' Celebrates its Golden Anniversary Since the time nearly 400 years ago, when bearded, steel-helmeted explorers under the San Francisco is once again playing its role as the convention city of the Golden State. This time we're playing host to the fifth biennial banner of the Queen of Spain fought through the poisonous jungles of the Isthmus of convention of the California Labor Federations, and it's obvious that Panama in search of the Pacific Ocean, the importance of a waterway connecting the a great deal of effort will be spent making plans to combatting the Atlantic and Pacific steadily campaign strategy laid down by the Republicans during their stay enough to handle ships that are through the canal are U.S.-flag has increased. here in July. ships and 70 percent of cargo ton­ The Biennial convention was kicked off on Monday at the Civic Au­ The 50th anniversary of the increasing in size. The primary political uproar has nage transiting the canal involves ditorium with more than 2,000 delegates, representing labor unions realization of a canal that joined from the entire state in attendance. One of the featured speakers at two oceans was observed last week been over the bounds of U.S. ter­ U.S. imports or exports. And the the opening session was to be Governor Pat Brown, whom California (August 15) by the world, espe­ ritory, 500 square miles ceded to present lock canal, with antici­ labor helped to elect in 1962. cially the maritime Industry, with America on a perpetual long-lease pated improvements, cannot serve efficiently too much longer. , The delegates to the convention have their work cut out for them an eye to the Panama Canal's treaty. Dissatisfaction arose when Pan­ Progress, the two-edged sword clearly. There are at least 17 ballot propositions that will be placed future strengths and weaknesses. ama claimed it was not receiving that it is, will continue to cut as before the Federations for approval. When a canal was actually built The Maritime Administration has passed the word that it is looking in 1914, after years of trial and a fair amount of money for the It did for Balboa, the leader of for five steward department members who played a heroic part in a error, death and hardship, the lease, and in January of 1964, that first band of conquistadores. rescue at sea. The five men were part of the crew of the Philippine world settled back to enjoy the riots flared up. Mail in March, 1963. Their bravery earned their vessel a citation as benefits that this new trade route ^ And at present there are 50 commercial ships in the world a "Gallant Ship." would provide. And, although the The five are Bibencia Palma, cook; John G. Diroe, messman; Frits Panama Canal has solved many of which are too large to use the Canal, and an additional 556 com-' Lang, messman; Andrew Nicker-4—— the problems of seagoing traffic, mercial vessels that cannot make eon, messman, and James Wil­ Seattle right now. The Young liams. MA officials want to per­ America p{iid off recently and the new dilemmas have arisen, per­ a transit fully loaded. Therefore, sonally present the citations to Delaware is expected to pay-off haps of the nature to make the the Canal is apparently headed NEW YORK—Jesse E. Brooks, existing canal inadequate. these men. Their friends are in the near future. for obsolescence. 66, is the latest in a long line of French Fall asked to have them contact the Among the oldtimers who have Defense veteran members of the SlU-InThe French, under the promo­ MA, 311 Alaska Building. 618 put in appearances in Seattle are Another factor is the nuclear Second Avenue, Seattle, Wash­ Demetios Calogeros, who holds a tion of deLesseps, who was also age. It has been said that two land Boatmen's Union anie to re­ tire in comfort ington. bosun's rating, who says he is instrumental in construction of sticks of dynamite could knock and security with Union members in Oregon were ready to hop the first good thing the Suez Canal, undertook the out the vital waterway for as long a regular $150 heartened by the failure of a that comes along. Clarence J. first steps to build a canal. But as two years (saboteurs might de­ per month pen­ campaign of a state "right to Baker, who sails as deck engi­ rock slides, floods and one small stroy Gatun Dam and it would sion for life. The work" law to get off the ground. neer, has just showed up. after insect caused so much havoc that take that long for repairs to be the project had to be terminated made and for the water level to joint Union-em­ Supporters of a state constitution­ signing off the Olga. ployer trustee after seven long years. al amendment to outlaw the union Wilmington Improves be built up again). A proposed panel recently shop could muster less than 1,000 The major villain was the mos­ sea-level canal to replace the ex­ voted to award signatures of the 46,000 required. "The job situation in Wilming­ quito anopheles, female of the spe­ isting lock-style canal would be ton has been fair in all depart­ the oldtime tugThe backers of the amendment cies. More than 5,500 lives were relatively safe from atomic attack, man a hardwere further hobbled by an Ore­ ments during the last few weeks. taken by yellow fever,"carried by Brooks in that a large explosion would earned and wellgon Supreme Court decision Jobs for FWTs and ABs have the deadly mosquitoes. Although deserved lifetime pension after a which barred the use of the been popping up almost as fast as yellow fever today has been al­ only make the channel larger. Since January's disturban|Ces. long career of dedicated service. phrase "right to work" on the pe­ they are filled, and the situation most completely wiped out, one tition. The decision branded the is very good for both ratings. The of the bays on the Atlantic Coast in Panama the U.S. Governm'ent Brooks joined the Union in phrase as "false . . . misleading outlook for the coming period of Panama stands as a tribute to has been spurred to action to Philadelphia and served for many search for an alternate canal. Two . . . and prejudicial description of continues to be fair years as an oiler in the engine During the past few weeks the the fear caused by the fever and routes have been given serious department before his retirement. a proposed measure which doesn't its host—Golfo de los Mosquitos. consideration—one in Northwest­ He was employed by the Delaware guarantee any employment for Robin Hood has paid off in Wil­ U.S. Takes Over ern Colombia and the other in Ferry Company. Born in Pennsyl­ mington and the Elizabethport, anyone." The U.S. took over the project, Panama. The shipping outlook in San Losmar, Montpelier Victory and vania, the senior tugman is an Nuclear excavation has received army veteran with a considerable Francisco is good right now and Tortmar have arrived in-transit. laid anopheles in her grave, and speculation, but number of years spent in the U.S. Edward C. Atkins has just reg­ completed the canal through 40 considerable looks like it will continue to make after spending nine miles of jungle and spanned the atomic scientists say that it will Armed Forces. steady progress. The Orion Plan­ istered years before et is getting ready to crew up months on the Massmar. Atkins Continental Divide. The twin- be at least five IBU pensioner Brooks expects to has many kind words for the help screw steamer Ancon officially enough experiments have been sometime next week to start on retire with his wife Louise to the the shuttle run. The Long Lines the Union gave him while he was opened the Canal August 15, 1914. conducted to make this process couple's Pennsgrove, N.J., hom€. in drydock during 1963. He was safe and reliable. Most of the problems that have is still in port, but presumably The U.S. has, like almost every will sign-on in the near future. injured while on board the Mon- plagued the canal since that date Future prospects look very bright ticello Victory in January, 1963 have been political rather than thing else in the world today, a with the Los Angeles, Young and couldn't ship for seven mechanical but the future outlook large stake in the Panama Canal. is that the canal Just isn't large Almost 25 percent of all voyages America, Wild Rainger, Loiigview months. Victory, Steel Recorder and Steel WASHINGTON — A three Admiral all coming in during the year extension of Public Law next week or so. 480 has been OK'd by the full Several old faces have passed House Agricultural Commit­ through the San Francisco hall tee and will soon be acted lately. Brother Woodell, who just upon on the floor of the recently paid off the Choctaw, House. Public Law 480 is the picked up an FWT job on the authority for overseas dis­ Northwestern Victory. C. A. posal of U.S. surplus farm C'hristensen has been telling the products. brothers around here all about The bill is expected to move the big changes that have taken quickly through thfe legisla­ place in cable laying operations ture and be passed before the since he shipped as- a Cable AB end of this sesion. It reduces 20 years ago. He recently signed the length of the extension on the Long Lines which recent­ from the five years asked by ly opened up a brand new transthe Administration to three Pacific cable link to the Orient. years and includes some other Brother M. Olenchik who sails minor changes, but is basi­ with « bosun's rating, piled off cally the legislation which'| the Keva Ideal and took off for the Administration had re­ Reno to learn about the laws of quested. chance the hard way. He's back Such goveiiiineiit-spousored in the hall now, sitting on a flat cargoes have gradually be­ wallet and waiting to ship out. come the mainstay of U.S. Gilbert Wilson, from down New oceanborne foreign trade. In Orleans way, got off the Eliza1962, American-flag ships bethport, but has run into some carried 11.9 million tons, or trouble in trying to convince the 59 percent of the 20 million " medics to give him a fit-for-duty tons of Government spon- ' slip. However, the doctors insist sored cargoes, excluding Posing for their pictures here at New York headquarters after passing all the retfuirethat he stay on the beach until Military Assistance Program the stitches along his eye come ments of the Coast Guard course arp the successful graduates of Lifeboat Class I 14. The cargoes. American-flag ships ' out. Clarence Oliver, who just new group of lifeboat ticket holders are (front, l-r) Neri Echevarria, Francisco Nodal; i however, carried only 14.1 •completed 20 months as chief second row, A. H. Oldham. Pedro Perex, Michael O'Brien, Tom Bohr, Julio Reyes, Clarence million tons, or 5.2 percent of| cook on the Northwestern Victory, Collins, Sandy Crawford; third row, instructor Dan Butts, VincenfTorregrosa, James the 271.1 million tons of total| passed through town headed for commercial cargoes in 1962. J Hayton, Thomas Nooico, Robert Bunch, Kennetfi Peden, S. Hommen; rear row. Warren a well-earned vacation. Builard, J. L. Gomes, Richard Sawyer, William S»do. Shipping is on the slow bell in, IBU Man On Pension House To Act On P.L. 480 Graduation Day For Lifeboat Class 114 �Mmtaaiih 1H4 SEAFARERS Bi By Robert A. Matthews, Viee>Prestdeiit. Contracts, & BiH Hall, Headquarters Rep. LOG Pu» NIM SlU-Contracted Sea Land Gets New Terminal Building PORT ELIZABETH—SlU-contracted Sea Land Service is operating out of a new, $22 million terminal building at Port Elizabeth, N.J. The modern new terminal was built for the company under the aegis of the New Pumpman O.T. Provisions Discussed Headquarters recently received two interesting questions from Ed­ York Port Authority and is^^ ward E. Lyie on the Transorleans. The first asked which department was part of an 11-building com­ responsible for painting the engineers quarters. The second concerned pound embodying many new concepts of harbor facility design. overtime in the event the chief pumpman transferred fuel oil. They are located on a 92-acre site Question No. 1: "Whose job is it to paint the Engineers' Quarters? at the port. The Chief Engineer and Chief Mate say that it is the Deck Department's Port Elizabeth is the heart of job. I've always had the impression that the Wipers were supposed to the company's operations which paint the Engineers' Quarters, and the Deck Department took care of ship trailer-containers between ports in the continental U.S. and the Mates and Stewards Department Quarters." Puerto Rico. Besides delivering Answer: This work is considered the customary duties of the Deck full package shipments, Sea-Land Department. When members of the Deck Department perform this assembles less than truckload shipments at the new facility and work, they are'entitled to overtime on or off watch. at 22 inland terminals. Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement, Article III, Section 17. US­ At the new home office, each ING PAINT SPRAY GUNS. ". . . The licensed officers' quarters wash­ movement, all day long, is checked rooms and toilets, also messrooms, galley. Steward Department store­ and plotted to its destination by rooms, hospital, slop chest and all enclosed passageways on the Cap­ electronic computer which keeps tain's Deck when brush painted, shall be overtime for Deck Department track of the trucks and trailers which are constantly arriving and Unlicensed Personnel whether on or off watch leaving the port delivering and Question No. 2: "Is it overtime for the Chief Pumpman to transfer picking up cargo. Here is how it works: Arriving fuel oil? The Chief Engineer says it is not, for the simple reason that trailer trucks go at once to the the transfer pump is In the forward ^ truck operations building, a twopumFroom." pulled into Sasebo about story structure flanked by truckSlU-contracted Sea Land's new $22 million headquarters Answer: This is not considered P.M. The ship dropped the hook, and terminal at Port Elizabeth, N.J. Is seen here through a the duties of the Pumpman. This pratique was granted at 5:45 P.M. porthole of the Sea Land containership San Francisco. work is performed by The Engi­ Everyone not working was ashore neers. In the event the Pumpman by 6 P.M. So we put down 1700 Ing lanes equipped with electronic of the trucks, Sea-Land makes is required to perform this work, to 2000 port time and it was dis­ scales which weigh the cargo. each truck go through an inspec­ he shall receive overtime. puted. The ship was at safe an­ (Continued from page 3) Reference: Standard Tanker chorage awaiting to berth and pra­ International Brotherhood of Boil­ Pneumatic tubes at stations along tion before it ieaves the com­ the lanes transfers the pound. Agreement. Article II, Section 10: tique was granted. ermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, side truckers papers and other docu­ The cargo assembly building, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers. Question No. 2: "On Thanksgiv­ CUSTOMARY DUTIES. "Mem­ ments to the main office. where the company assembles less The fifth labor representative. bers of ail departments shall per­ ing Day 11/28/63, we pulled into Marine Operations than truckload lots into container form the necessary and customary Yokosuka about 5:30 P.M. The Lane Kirkland, executive assis­ size shipments, lies across a wide Immediately behind this build­ tant to AFL-CIO President ship was cleared, pratique was duties of that department. Each access highway from the main­ ing is the marine operations George Meany, was not present member of all departments shall granted at 6:30 P.M. It was o.t. tenance building. building, situated right on the because of illness. day but the next morning, Friday perform only the recognized and channel, overlooking the area in Other buildings in the complex At the conclusion of the meet­ customary duties of his particular 11/29/63 0400 to 0800 we put down which ships receive their cargo include one for marine storage, a ing, the Committee as a whole o.t. and it was disputed, another rating." from the trucks. car-carrier terminal, a long shore­ issued the following statement: case of the ship safely anchored We also received a good "The President has established Along side of these two buildings man's shelter, a teamster's and question from Jim Shortell on the awaiting berth and pratique this committee to 'consider such is a repair station for trucks, with longshoremen's cafeteria, a refrig­ granted the previous night. She Steel Recorder concerning which matters of policy and administra­ facilities to handle anything from erator truck terminal, a refrig­ section of the Standard Freight- shifted to a berth at 1300, Friday noon." tion of government programs af­ a broken headlight to a complete erator maintenance garage and ship Agreement covers cleaning Answer: in answer to your fecting the maritime industry as overhaul. And to insure the safety the main office building. tanks. it deems to be in the public in­ Question: Would the men in­ questions, this is not considered terest'. good overtime as port time pro­ volved in cleaning tanks be en­ "At this time with America's titled to the three hours that are visions do not apply until the ves­ commitments in the world so far specified in the last paragraph of sel has been awaiting a berth for reaching and the International a period in excess of 24 hours. Article III, Section 32(b). Reference: Standard Tanker situation so tense, as evidenced 32(b). today in Cyprus and Southeast Answer: The men Involved would Agreement, Article II, Section 33 Asia and other areas, the need be entitled to three hours over­ — Port Time. Commencement of for fulfillment of the purposes of time in addition to the overtime Port Time, (e) "Vessels lying at the 1936 Act is more pressing than NEW YORK—The list of SIU-Railway Marine Region oldactually worked. However, this is anchorage after obtaining quaran­ ever before. tine clearance shall be considered timers able to retire with an assured income for life was in­ payable only once. Public Interest Served awaiting berth and port time pro­ creased by three with the granting of pensions to Arthur C. Reference: Standard Freightship visions shall apply after the expira­ "This committee, therefore, de­ Nelson, John J. Moran and"*^' Agreement, Article III, Section tion of 24 hours except in cases clares that the public interest with ending his sailing days aboard the 32(b). (See quote above). respect to the Merchant Marine Thomas Logan. where the vessel is unable to pro­ Pittsburg, Moran headed out West Another question from Johnnie ceed to a dock or other anchorage requires the fullest practicable The joint Union-employer Hoggie on the Western Comet in- due to weather conditions or im­ development of an adequate .bal­ panel of the SIU pension plan has to spend his retiring years with his wife. anced American-flag Merchant quires about the overtime due a pediments to navigation." awarded lifetime Marine — American-owned, citi­ fireman and oiler on watch while Logan, 65, terminated his active We received an inquiry from pensions that will shipping career as a bridgemen zen-manned and American-built— discharging cargo at sea. Edward Cole, ship's delegate on pay $150 per aboard the tugs of the ErieQuestion: "Is it overtime for the Ocean Ulla, concerning work­ to serve as an auxiliary to our month to the armed forces in any emergency the 8 to 12 Fireman and Oiler ing hours in the Persian Gulf. veterans. The and to carry a substantial portion while on watch, discharging cargo Question: "Some of the men say grants raise at sea. This happened on this ship there is only one half of a day of our waterbome foreign com­ to 21 the num­ merce as intended by the Mer­ while we were at sea and discharg­ work while in the Persian Gulf. ber of RMR ing cargo to another ship which We would like for you to clear chant Marine Act of 1936. This vets placed on Committee will strive to cariy out is and was a navy tanker." that up for us." its responsibilities in this re­ pension in 1964 Answer: Overtime would be pay­ Answer: There is no provision spect." Logan brings the able only between the hours of in our Agreement to allow for half The Maritime Advisory Com­ number to 69 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. and only to those a day's work in any area or for mittee was named by the Presi­ since the plan came into being. men who are actually engaged in any reason. dent to "consider such matters of Nelson, 57, entered the Union the discharging of cargo. In submitting questions and policy and administration of Gov­ Moran Nelson Charles Croft'ord aboard the Jef­ work situations for clarification, ernment programs affecting the in New York and worked for many ferson City Victory had this ques­ delegates and crews are reminded maritime industry as it deems to years as a deckhand aboard local Lackawanna Railroad. He was em­ tion concerning the rate for clean­ once again to provide as much'de­ be in the public interest, includ­ railtugs until finishing his active ployed by the company since 1919. career. The Bush Railroad termi­ ing holds. tail as possible setting forth the ing policies and practices which nal Company was Nelson's em­ The oldtimer, born in Brooklyn, Question No. 1: "What is the rate circumstances of any dispute. Be­ may be followed by labor, man­ ployer for nearly 24 years. A na­ plans to continue his activity in for cleaning holds? The Mate con­ sides those mentioned, some mem- agement, or the Government for tive of Brooklyn the RMR veteran community life with his wife, tends it is .50c, and I believe it is bers who were sent clarifications strengthening the trade, national served in the Army Air Force. He Helen, in Brooklyn. on various subjects during the past defense, manpower and labor re.52c per hour. """ Answer: The correct hold clean­ few days include the following: ...jo^ progra™, „ .H. James La Ga^,Ponderosa; William industry." ing rate is .52c per hour. ; A deckhand with the Pennsyl­ H. Thompson, ship's delegate,! The next meeting of the MariTwo questions have arrived Ridgeficld Victory; Samuel Case, time Advisory Committee will be vania Railroad since 1924, Moran frbm Frank Gonzales on the Eagle Elemir; ship's delegate Jack Dolan, held here on Monday, September also signed with SIU-RMR but of Voyager concerning a dispute over Anton Bruun; Eric Joseph, Alice 21, starting at IQ A.M. The SIU the port of New York. "The Jersey poi-t time. j Browii; and Augusto P. Lopez, is presently preparing fbr this City-born rail tugman is a Navy Question: "On 8/29/63 we 1 Steel Artisan. meeting; veteran-of World War I. After Ship Policy Three HMR Men On Pension List �Par* Ten SEAFARERS Aornst tl, 1964 LOG Lakes Shippers Losses Rise As Water Level Falls By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Expect Tonnage Record On Seaway CHICAGO — Losses to American operators on the Great Lakes as a result of continuing low Great Lakes water levels could reach as high as $13 million in the iron ore trade alone this season, according to the '• QUESTION! What type of Lake Carriers' Association. Is equivalent to the season carry­ readirrg material do you usually select from the Seafarers log The seriousness of the situ­ ing capacity of 15.4 ships. But the smaller cargo capacities Libraries which the Union puts Predictions that tonnage on the St. Lawrence Seaway wouid set rec­ ation was made clear recently by being brought on by the low water a spokesman of the association who ords in all categories were strongly supported when cargo surpassed 21 aboard all SlU-contracted million tons with the waterway only half-way through its season. Joseph pointed out that a deficiency of levels is not the only thing that ships? McCann, Administrator, calling it an "amazing season" for the route, one inch in the water levels means is giving the Lakes carriers head­ predicted that tonnage conceivably may even top the 40 million ton the loss of from 60 to ICQ tons of aches. With the water level drop­ mark, and . at least will be 7 to 9 million tons more than last season's cargo which can be carried, de­ ping, congestion at the deeper l^eter Thomson: As a rule, I try pending on the size of the ship. MacArthur Lock at the Soo is 30,900,000 tons. growing steadily because of the to read some of the material that Levels this year are eight inches The Senate has approved 12 million dollars in appropriations for Inability of many loaded ships to is of a wide and Chicago area harbor and waterway developments. Sen. Douglas (D.-Ill.) below what they were last year. use the other two locks In opera­ general interest. The season deficit for the entire announced. The appropriations are the same that were approved earlier I read some bio­ LCA fleet, estimated at 865,000 tion. by the House. Locking delays of from two to graphical novels tons per inch, comes to a whopping The largest single amount appropriated for a Chicago area project total of over 6.9 million tons. This nine hours are common. One com­ and historical is 5 million dollars for continued work on the Calumet-Sag Canal, pany reports delays totaling 85 biographies. I es­ which links the port of Chicago with the Mississippi River system. hours to 16 vessels, and another pecially enjoy 48 hours delays to 12 vessels total­ the books of The other funds earmarked for local projects include $2.5 million for ing 90 hours. The average cost orossword p u zdredging to a 27-foot depth the Calumet River and Lake Calumet Har­ of operating a lake ship are esti­ zles. Sometimes bor, $2.5 million for dredging a 29-foot outer harbor for the Calumet mated at $150 an hour. facility, $1.3 million for moving Calumet River bridges and $700,000 it is pretty difficult to get hold of (Continued from page 3) Lakes Erie and Ontario and the them because they seem to be so for construction of the Chicago Harbor breakwater off Navy pier. port where the job preference pro­ The following saltwater ships are due in the Detroit area within the vided for in the shipping rules St. Lawrence River have had bet­ popular with the crews. ter levels than the rest of the next week: Fairport, City of Alma'^ ^ Lakes area this season but this (boon of Waterman Steamship — and in many cases — assisted could be put into effect. The recertification program has has been a very little help to U.S.Company) and Alcoa Marketeer non-rated men in upgrading their Joe Riley: I. can get a fairly (Alcoa Steamship Company). tickets from entry ratings to rated recently been expanded to include flag Great Lakes shipping. Foreign- good selection of things that I Scheduled for the first week of endorsements. Book men, sitting larger groups and, besides the class flag and Canadian ships trading like from the September is the SS Yaka: and back in the gap and stalling, are just graduated, includes two other from foreign countries, or from books supplied groups of stewards presently in the lower St. Lawrence River into sometime after that, the Morning urged by Aubusson to get rated by the Seafarers Lake Erie, and as far as Detroit, Light. Both of these vessels are tickets and grab these rated jobs. training. Log Library. I have been able to carry full Sea­ For purposes of seniority, train­ owned by the Waterman Steam­ like a wide George Hopkins, oiler from the way draft of 25V^ feet. U.S.-flag ship Company. range of books Fitzgerald, just returned from ing time is considered as seatime, Great Lakes shipping has only a A meeting date of September 3. vacation and Is back on the job. so there is no penalty for coming and other mate­ 1964, has been set with Ann Arbor George spent most of the time on ashore and remaining on the beach few vessels in this trade however. rials. Sometimes Railroad Company to resume con­ picnics with the kids and had a to attend the school. Satisfactory I read science tract negotiations. ball. Harold Murphy, deckhand, completion of the course is based fiction paperContract negotiations are still also off the Fitzgerald, returned to on standards of technical efficiency, backs such as Isaac Asimov, An­ conduct, sobriety, sea experience going on with Pringle Barge Line. the ship after a brief rest. thony Boucher and others. The The last meeting was held on Aubusson recently rode the and other qualifications. books in the Seafarers Log library ANNAPOLIS — One of the August 12, 1964 and the negotiat­ Milwaukee Clipper for the purpose Beside regular classroom instruc­ are very good for those off-duty nation's major forums for the ing committee reports that certain of voting the ship and settling tion from a handbook specially hours at sea. exposition and development of company counter-proposals will be beefs. The Clipper is having a top- prepared for that purpose, the class United States oceanographic referred to the membership. An­ notch passenger year. While riding work includes outside work in the » 4^ policy. The Governor's Con­ other meeting is tentatively set the Clipper, Aubusson reports, form of field trips to a meat pack­ Charlie Wilson: I feel that the ference on the National for the week of August 17. there were some 700 passengers, ing center and to a produce ware­ books in the Seafarers Log Li­ The City of Detroit will be including kids "by the droves." house to provide on-the-spot in­ i Oceanographic Program drew brary are a pret­ I delegates from a wide range honored by the presence of Presi­ Aubusson reports that "Lake struction on methods of storing, ty good assort­ of area at its initial meeting dent Johnson who will review all Michigan looks like the North ordering and grading of foods. The ment. But to be recently at the U.S. Naval labor unions participating in the stewards also learned the relative (Continued on page 18) truthful, I don't Labor Dav Parade on September Academy. nutritional values of different have much time 7. 1964. Ceremonies will be held Leading scientists and ma­ foods. to read them be­ at Tiger Stadium, Detroit: starting rine specialists discussed a The job preference ruling will go cause I like to time is set for 9:30 sharp in the variety of topics, including into effect Sept. 6, 1964 in all At­ listen to my rec­ Checks are being held in morning. All Seafarers are asked shipping; fish and minerals; lantic and Gulf ports, in accord­ ord player the Port of Detroit for the to participate, meeting at the hall pollution abatement; instrui ance with the shipping rules. aboard ship. I in River Rouge at 8 AM. following Great Lakes Seafar­ mentation and equipment im­ Steward department personnel like to listen to Jazz records—like ers. They are requested to The SIU-GLD, as a member of provement and the advancewho have at least three years of Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charlie the Central Labor Body of Detroit contact the Detroit Hall by .ment of basic sciences. seatime in a rating above third and Wayne County AFL-CIO, has Mingus and most of the rest. But mail or in person. Governor Millard Tawes of cook can obtain further details by been asked for political support by it is nice to know there are good Alf B e n s m a n, $24.48; Maryland was instrumental in contacting Earl Sheppard, chair­ various candidates running for books around, and occasionally I Charles Jones, $24.48; Gil­ establishing the conference, a man, Seafarers Appeals Board, office in the coming city and state will read a novel. bert Sergent, $24.48; Everett feat for which he received Suite 1930, 17 Battery Place, New elections. As in past elections, we Haugen, $21.36; Gilbert Cada, wide-spread praise. 4^ 4> York, New York. . will give assistance and support $21.30; M o B h e n Ahmed, -•fls to such candidates who are en­ Macario Caampued: Most of my $21,30; Bernard Branham, dorsed by the AFL-CIO. reading material comes from news­ $21.30; John Klinke, $7.46; Shipping still remains very good Lawrence Tremblay, $24.48; papers, m a'g ain Alpena, where the John W. Harvey Dinoff, $21.30; Wil­ zines and other Boardman, Huron Portland liam Bateman, $25,44; Royal news periodicals Cement Company, was fitted out. McClintock, $8.29; Edwin De of that nature. I Elmer Maskell, who was injured Tamble, $21.30; Roy Samuels, like to know on the Mckeesons this Spring, $25.44; Lawrence Meier, what is going on will soon return to work. Waiting $21.30; Robert Griebel, $21.30; in the world so in this port to ship, among others, Robert Bekier, $21.30; Edward I read the New are John Fletcher, Don Piper and Atkinson, $24.48; John T. El­ York Times, Frank Rajkovich. lison, $24.48; Richard Wright, Newsweek, Time A recent visitor in the port of $24.48; Anton Sandberg, and US News & World Report. Alpena is Herbert Jacobs, second $26,02; James Little, $21.30; Aboard ship when I want to relax cook on the Ishpeming. Herb Basil Taylor, $25.44; Harold a bit I pick up a novel or other stopped in for a visit while his Howell, $21.30; John Howard, light reading from the books the ship was in port loading clinkers $192; John Howard, $120; Union puts on tlie ship. for Duluth. We hope to see more John Howard, $56; Gerald of the straight-deckers here. Warner, $5; Messaid Elsabm, Harold Yon and other members $3.48; James Graham, Jr., Fete Mirabello: I have foimd of the Tug Goode, owned by Dun­ $100.61; Dewey Himes, $1.50; some pretty good books here in bar and Sullivan, are laying in Thomas Hanson, $3.83; Rob­ the SIU Union Alpena because of the weather. ert Tolsma, $9.70; Aleksandris hall. Right at They are on their way to Duluth Lasinski, $56; H. Michals, the moment I'm with two scows which they will $16.01; G. Budlnger, $1.52; interested drop off at the Soo. They will Robert Gauthier, $55.36; John in psychological bring the Dredge Niagara back to Hendry, $16.34; Floyd John­ novels, of the Lake Erie. Also cooking on the son, $2.99; Joseph Milula, "Catch 22" and tug are Joe Arnold and Harry $6.30; Ohristos Tryfanas, "Lord of the Following a complete checkup at the SlU clinic in New Buccilli. $13.90; W. Noon, $16.38; Flies" variety. I Chicago Port Agent Scottie York, little Jackeline^Cabain, six months old, gets in a little James. Farrell, $73.86; James do a lot of read­ Aubusson reports extremely good bouncing on dad's knee. Seafarer Rafael Cabain, who sails Farrell, $28.62; Fred Hanson, ing any tinie so I like to take full shipping in that port; and with in the engine department, and his wife Margarita stopped $5; William Barrett, $17.90; advantage of the Seafarers Log vacations still being taken, it is in at the SlU hall after visiting the clinic to show the baby Paul Onufer, $42.43. Library plan when I am at sea. expected to stay at a good and around. Mostly novels, I guess. steady pace. Aubusson has urged SlU Stewards Oceanographic Forum Meets Money Due Family Time $1 �'I Awwt n, IHt SEAFARERS Pace EleveB LOG "The Anfs At The Picnic" ASKS GOLDWATER DEFEAT—AFL-CIO Vice-President Lee W, Min­ ion, a Republican who helped on the labor committee for Rockefeller during the primaries, has commended those Republicans who fought against the party platform adopted in San Francisco, and has called for the lefeat of Senator Barry Goldwater in November. Minton declared that the Republican Party'has fallen into the hands of "extreme reac­ tionaries," and stated that the adopted platform is "tragic for America in the Space Age." Minton also said that from the lack of specific men­ tion of policies toward the stand of the trade union movement, he must assume that "the extremist position of the standard bearer (Barry Goldwater), who has advocated and introduced into Congress a national 'open shop' law, prevails." t t NAMED COPE DIRECTOR—Walter L. Davis, who led the coordinat­ ing organization in the fight against the so-called "right to work" amend­ ment in Ohio back in 1958, has been appointed director of the AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education for Area 2. Davis has been active during the last six years as education director of Retail Store Employees Local 880 in Cleveland, and for 15 years previously had been associate editor of the Cleveland Citizen, the nation's oldest labor newspaper. The area in which he will direct COPE activities consists of Ohio, Pennsyl­ vania, Maryland, West Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware and the District of Columbia. He will succeed Hugh J. MuUin, who retired after serving in the post since 1955. 4" 4" 4" HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM KILLED—The AFL-CIO has urged the Senate to add hospitalization insurance to the package of social se­ curity benefits passed by the House, terming hospital care as the "Num­ ber One problem of the aged." AFL-CIO Social Security, Director Nel­ son H. Cruikshank and Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiiler told the Senate Finance Committee that neither charity or private organiza­ tions or insurance can provide a substitute for a social security program which would provide hospital benefits without a means test. Cruikshank stated that labor is "deeply committed" to the social security hospital care approach, and went on to stress that the AFL-CIO was open-minded on the exact formula for incorporating the program into the social se­ curity bill. A proposal to offer hospital insurance as an option in pdace of cash increases in benefits might prove feasible, the AFL-CIO spokes­ man said, if the proper safeguards were incorporated. Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Celebrezze told the committee that the House passed bill provides for a 5 percent increase in benefits, but fails to meet the most critical need—hospital care for the aged. The Senate Committee later rejected the bill by an 11 to 6 vote. The Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers have reached a contract agreement with nearly all of the major oil firms on the basis of a 4.5 percent benefit package. The settlement provides a 2 percent wage increase, an additional week annual vacation and fringe bene­ fit improvements. Early this year, the OCAW launched a country­ wide drive to get an equivalent 5 percent increase in benefits. The first settlement concentrated on earlier retirement, but later settle­ ments included some wage in­ creases. The OCAW bargaining committee has approved a settle­ ment with Texaco, Inc., and simi­ lar agreements with Gulf, Conti­ nental, Atlanta, Skelly, Union Oil, Pure Oil, Mobil, Standard of Ohio, Shell, Marathon, American, Rich­ field, and other firms at key loca­ tions. erendum, grants a general increase in the base rate of 6 to 14 cents an hour for installers and $2.25 to $3.50 a week for clerks, for an overall average of 10 cents an hour. However, hikes in base re­ classification and wage structure changes will raise the average to 11.5 cents an hour with the equiv­ alent of another 3 cents going for such fringe benefits as pen­ sions and workman's compensa­ tion. 4' 4^ 4> The Meat Cutters and the Pack­ inghouse Workers have presented identical proposals for new master agreements to major meat packers in Chicago. The proposed agree­ ments call for substantial wage increases, protection against sud­ den plant closings, reduced work­ week, double time for overtime and other improvements in bene­ fits. Union negotiators contend 4> 4' that the meat industry's 90,000 Mansfield, Ohio Mayer Charles workers have been processing an H. Scott, a veteran member of increased output at a reduced cost Electrical, Radio & Machine Work­ during the past several years. ers Local 711, was killed in an i. X 4> airplane crash near Harriman, Union building trades workers N.Y. recently. Scott helped or­ ganize the Westinghouse plant. He saw their wage scales rise an left the plant when he won the average of 11 cents an hour, or mayoralty election in 1961, and 2.7 percent during the second still kept his lUE membership quarter of the year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis­ card. tics, The rise was 9.1 cents or 2.3 4' 4' 4" percent in the corresponding quar­ An agreement reached between ter of 1963. Plumbers recorded the the Communications Workers and great gain, averaging 14 cents; the Western Electric Co. has guar­ next were bricklayers, 12.3 cents, anteed an average of 11.5 cents and the carpenters, 12 cents. The an hour wage Increase under con­ Bureau said the statistics are the tract provisions which allowed results of spring bargaining, as wage reopening. The agreement, well as deferred increases under subject, to approval by mail ref­ continuing contracts. Labor Day was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882, to honor the working man. It was made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. This year, Labor Day falls on September 7. This year, as on past Labor Days, tributes will be paid throughout the nation to the men and women who built the American labor movement and to the men and women who keep it a strong and growing force to­ day. Speeches across the country will pay tribute to the great economic and social ad­ vances achieved by American workers through their trade union movement, which have so significantly strengthened and pro­ tected the welfare and security of American workers. • But the American worker must guard against being lulled by tributes and speeches into believing that the gains he has made in the past will now always be with him, auto­ matically, or into the belief that gains will come in the future as a matter of course. What the American worker has gotten, he has gotten by his own hard-fought struggle and his determination to make a better fu;ure for himself and his family. There are many forces abroad in the land ioday which woUld weaken the security and gains of American labor. There are those who, for the sake of greater profits, would automate the American working man out of lis job and destroy his hard-won security. There are those who, for the sake of greater irofits, would initiate so-called "Right-toWork" laws to destroy the vitality of the American labor movement and return Amer­ ican workers to the wage levels and workng conditions of the not so distant past. There are those who, for the sake of profits, would promote the passage of anti-union egislation to so shackle the labor movement that past gains could be gradually whittled away and the possibility of future gains destroyed. These forces must be fought and defeated by the working people of America, banded together into a strong labor movement. The problems of working men and women will change as time and conditions change. But the basic necessity for maintaining a strong union movement will remain—to continue the struggle to attain a more secure and better way of life for all American workers. Redistricting Urged A new "compromise" proposal which would block enforcement of the Supreme Court's "one man, one vote" doctrine for redistricting of state legislatures has been blasted by the AFL-CIO, which called on the Senate to reject the proposal. Advanced as a "rider" on the foreign aid bill, the proposal would bar court-ordered reapportionment of state legislatures before 1966 except in "highly unusual circum­ stances," and would allow legislatures an un­ defined "reasonable opportunity" to redistrict following court judgment that legisla­ tive districts violated the principles of the Supreme Court decision. It is unthinkable that Congress should even consider pa.ssing legislation which would so suspend constitutional rights, dangerously threaten the integrity of our judicial process and interfere with the power and duty of courts to enforce the constitution. Blocking court-ordered reapportionment would enable rural-controlled legislatures to stay in power—and, if Congress approved a constitutional amendment, preserve their control by ratifying it. Congress must stand firm for the principle of one man, one vote and reject all efforts to diminish or dilute the true process of democ­ racy in this country. �X SEAFARERS Pa** TweW* Old Slow-It oke Now a Speedster SlU Lakes Steamer Brought Up To Date SUPERIOR, Wise.—The SIU-Great Lakes contracted Dia­ mond Alkali, once an ordinary steamer plying the trade routes in the slow fashion of many an old inland waterways vessel, is now the pride the ship and greater efficiency of the Great Lakes. machinery operation. After undergoing a success­ Cargo carrying capacity was in­ ful conversion from steam to diesel, the Diamond Alkali (Amer­ ican Steamship Co.) now bears the distinction of being the most pow­ erful motor vessel in the U.S. flag Lakes fleet. Wiicreas 12 mph was tlie toj) speed before the old power machinery was removed, the ship's new 4,320 horsepower diesel engine enables it to operate at a speed of 16 mph in a light condition and 15 mpli fully loaded. New Engine Room The conversion operation on the 47-year-old ship took place here at the Fraser-Nelson shipyard.. The Diamond Alkali's engine room was arranged for the greatest de­ gree of centralized control yet found in a Great Lakes bulk car­ rier. It is now possible for the engi­ neer on watch to have complete surveillance of practically the en­ tire engineering plant from this one central station, resulting in economy savings in the number of engineering personnel needed on creased by about 400 tons per trip and turn around time in port has been greatly reduced because the bow thruster and more powerful engine response reduces the ship's dependence on harbor tugs. The added speed on runs is expected to bring an increase of 27 percent (or 23 trips) in efficiency during the season and may add as much as 300,000 tons to the Alkali's an­ nual capacity. The new power plant and ma­ chinery installed to bring about the upsurge in performance in­ cludes: a Nordberg 4,320 H.P. main propulsion diesel engine to­ gether with reduction gear, shaft­ ing, controllable pitch propeller and all necessary auxiliary equip­ ment and piping, control and mon­ itoring systems and three 350 K\9 450 volt A.C. diesel generators. After the former engine, boiler and coal bunker spaces were cleared out, two package boilers with all necessary piping and equipment were installed. Aiwoat tl, ItM LOG Village 'Hippies' Go Union NEW YORK — Militant trade-unionism is on the march In famous Greenwich Village here. While wide-eyed visitors from such "un-hip" places as Akron and Duluth take time-off from seeing the wonders of the Woi-ld's Fair to visit the fabulous Village, independent Local 212 Coffee House Employes Guild and Its members have taken their low-pay grievances to the New York State Labor Depart­ ment. Beards and accusations flew thick and fast. Disclosures by the Coffee House Employes union and its waitress members may precipitate a slate investiga­ tion of the employment prac­ tices of some Village coffee­ houses. The waitresses have charged that they were paid less than the minimum wage of 90 cents an hour plus tips. Spokesmen for the accused coffeehouses countered, how­ ever, that the waitresses had been paid $1 an hour, a dime over the minimum. Meanwhile, under the in­ credulous eyes of the un-hip out-of-towners — many of them sympathetic union-mem­ bers themselves — barefoot, long haired girls and sandaled, bearded boys car­ ried picket signs outside coffeeshops charging manage­ ment with refusing to negoti­ ate with their union. Manpower Training Act Makes New Fishermen GLOUCESTER — Thirty-seven unemployed worker* are now being trained here to become professional fishermen under provisions of the U.S. Labor Department's "Manpower Development Training" pro--*-^ ; — gram. started in Boston a year ago, a The workers, some of whom total of 18 unemployed workers formerly worked in factories and in construction, are being given on-the-job training aboard a num­ ber of boats in the Gloucester Ash­ ing fleet, testing their sea legs while learning the facets of their new occupation. The 16-week program will in­ clude four trips to sea on the Ash­ ing vessels, plus on-shore train­ ing in the twine loft, learning to splice wires and mend twine, while being Indoctrinated in the overall fundamentals of catching fish for a living. Fishermen Shortage James Ackert, president of, the SIU - affiliated Atlantic Fisher­ men's Union, said an acute short­ age now exists for experienced fishermen and the problem will grow worse once pending legis­ lation is approved In Washington. Ackert and others envision the need for more fishermen when a bill calling for 50 percent subsi­ dies from the government to con­ struct new fishing vessels wins approval. The legislation is con­ sidered vital by the fishing in­ dustry in order to rebuild the obsolescent fishing fleet in the U.S. The training of fishermen under the Manpower Redevelopment Act passing the training program and taking regular Jobs in fishing boats operating out of the Hub. During the 16-week training, the workers are subsidized by the Federal government while learn­ ing their new skills. "This program Is ideal for the dropout group, the fellows whose jobs have been eliminated by au­ tomation and who now need to be retrained for a new occupation,* said Ackert, who has received scores of letters from officials from throughout the country as to how the retraining program oper­ ates. Vacation Pay As a result of Instructions from an insurance represen­ tative covering the Union for possible theft or forgery of vacation payments to mem­ bers, a change in the method of payment of SIU vacation benefits has become neces­ sary. All payments will now have to be made at an office of the Union and proper iden­ tification must be given at the same time. The lack of rain in the Great Lakes Basin has shipowners, port officials, conservation workers, boaters, industries and water lovers looking at the skies these days. There has been a distinct shortage of water in the basin for the last three years, and the water levels of four of the five Great Lakes have dropped to an alarming low. Lakes Ontario, Erie, since records were first started water reduction may have on carries 14,000 tons of coal was raise the water level in Huron Michigan and Huron have in 1860. carrying 12,700 to 12,800 because and Michigan only one tenth of a the St. Lawrence Seaway. Lake Superior, however. Is of the low water situation. This foot. dropped between one and Many Problems year they are running 12,000 two feet. This may not at first seem alarming, but in many eases, a one foot drop nie;ms Ili.it pier.s and docks are isolated from the valer, ships carrying cargoes to deepwater ports iiave to lighten their loads considerably, and ildlife sanctu­ aries that never iiave been under more than one foot of water are dried up. the water life dying out. As a matter of fact, the situ:ition is so alarming that the Great I.akes area is putting pressure on the governments of Canada and the U. S. to begin a giant, muitibillion dollar project to control the erratic ups and downs of these huge bodies of water. Steady Drop The lakes have been de­ clining for tiic last three years. During the 39 months previous to Marcli of this year, rainfall has been seven Inches below normal on Lr.kes Superior, Huron and Ontario, and about II inches below normal on Lakes Michigan and Superior. Lake Ontario and Lake Erie levels are down 1.2 and 1.3 feet, respectively, from the ten-year average level. Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are both 2.3 feet below the average, which is the lowest level either lake has been about one inch above the average, due to the locks which control the eastern end of tlie lake at Sault Ste. Marie. No Help Seen And the forecast is no better tiian the past. Authorities expect tile levels to continue dropping at tlie same rate for at least six montlis. .\s far as relieving the situ­ ation. several suggestions have been made. The foremost effort is to raise enough mon­ ey in Canada amd the' U. S. to built a series of canals and locks which would not permit wild fluctuations in the water level. Only 12 years r^o, the lakes flooded, causing S61 million damage. Another so­ lution, which would give more immediate relief is to divert water from the Hudson Bay in northern Canada^ But no mat­ ter what plans are made, as one official said in Detroit, "More rain is the only answer we know of." But there has been a lack of rain to this area. Lakes Huron and Erie, which are the hardest hit, have received even less rain this year than last. And, ship operators, espe­ cially deep draft vessels, are worried about the effect the Most Authorities agree that To date, there seems to have tons." more must be done if the Great been no effect on the water sys­ Some experts say that a 20,000- Lakes are to be controlled satis­ tem; and income on the river is ton ship that trims draft by one factorily. 30 percent above last year. But foot loses $100,000 a year in reve­ The Great Lakes Commis­ if the water levels continue to nues, which would come out to sion and leaders in Ontario drop in the lakes, it may cause a about $3.8 million for the big and Quebec are pressing the reduction of shipping, as well as boats operating on the lakes this United States and Canada to reduce the amount of water avail­ season. have the joint commission able to the Waterway itself. Some undertake a study to see what This Is not only a problem officials have predicted that if could be done about con­ for ship operators, but also things continue the way they trolling the lakes fluctuations. for industrial companies that have, the cost of living in areas They favor, at the least, con­ operate their own ships. One that have in the past been serv­ struction of a lock and dam at such company said that their iced by the shipping industry may the northern end of the St. ships are carrying 950 tons be forced to, much higher levels Clair river to control levels per load less this year than due to the lack of shipping facil­ in Lake Huron and Michigan. last year. This means tiiey ities. The Corps of Engineers, which have to make five extra trips The total economic impact of Is studying this idea, estimates this year to carry the same the shrinking water supply is amount of cargo as last. this would cost "hundreds of not possible to forecast, but millions" of dollars and the Recreational facilities are also ship operators are alreaidy cost could approach $1 bil­ feeling the impact. Resort owners beginning to lose money. lion. For instance, the Chicago and and marinas are spending large A more visionary scheme would amounts of money to. provide ade­ Northwestern Railway has had involve developing power sources quate boating facilities. Many to lay out more than $1 million and water supplies for an antici­ in order to keep boats coming boat owners are moving their pated growth in Great Lakes area into its docks at Escanaba, on craft nearer to deep water. population while at the same time Lake Michigan. Stop-Gap controlling lake levels. Light Hauls The International Joint Com­ This calls for reversing the All over the-lakes, ships that mission, a U. S.-Canada agency Harrikanaw River, which now haul 175 million tons of dry cargo that controls Great Lakes affairs, flows North into the Hudson Bay, a year are being forced to re-' recently released 10,000 cubic and diverting it southward into duce their loads to avoid running I feet per second of additional' Georgian Bay and Lake Huron. aground. A member of the Brown j water from the Soo locks to help Authorities estimate the initial County Harbor Commission, j the situation, but said that if the portion of this project would cost Green Bay, Wis., reported that flow continued at same rate for $1 billion and take 30 to 40 years "last year, a vessel that normally i the next six months, it would to complete. �Aufut ti, im SEAFARERS LOG Pare TUrtees SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD , f ' ' f t rf/ / ff , ' ^ COCHIN SlU-manned Isthmian ships, like the Steel Rover (above) are regular callers at the exotic port of Co­ chin. A Seafarer who hits port armed with a camera, like the one pictured at left, soon finds that a little bit of bargaining will get enough cooperation from the natives to provide an album full of memorable snapshots. Cochin fishermen dip nets for sardines and shrimps. Such nets are widely used In the Kerala area. Above ere pictured some of the fleet of fishing craft which ply the nearby waters. ^ OCHIN, sometimes called the Venice of the East because of its ^ intricate system of canals that wind among stilted houses, lies sprawled along the Southwest Coast of India, a favorite port of call for Seafarers on the long run to the Orient through the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. This week the SlU-manned Steel Navigator arrives in the exotic port and the Steel Worker is scheduled to drop anchor a few days later. One of the three largest ports on the West Coast of India, Cochin is equipped with deep water wharves, transit sheds, warehouses and through railway connections. More than a million and a half tons of cargo is carried yearly to and from Cochin through the Arabian Sea. Ships ply up and down the Malabar Coast with cargoes of tea, peanuts and cocoanuts which are brought to the port of export. SlU-contracted lines and other world-wide shippers pick up the local products and drop off cargoes of machinery and allied industrial goods. T OCATED on a sandy tongue of land extending about 12 miles ^ into the Arabian Sea, Cochin is flanked by two sister cities, Ernakulam and Mattancheri. Cochin's large protected docks allow shipping even during the monsoon season when most of the Far East becomes one huge flood and quagmire. Rising on stilts amidst a labyrinth of canals and small lagoons can be seen many of the city's homes and places of business. The architecture is an interesting and unforgettable blend of styles that indicates some of the long and colorful history of this seaport town. Mingled haphazardly among Portuguese churches and mosques are Jewish synagogues, Dutch homes and Chinese fisheries. Just a few minutes away from Cochin are Hindu temples and palaces, including the palace of the maharaja where the famous "snake boats" with 32 rowers may be observed cutting through the backwaters as they have done for uncounted centuries. A slight distance further by taxi is a game sanctuary where elephants, tigers and water buffalo roam freely. Seafarers can take excellent photo­ graphs of the beasts because they come within very close range of the taxis that make the trip. Seafarers visiting Cochin sometimes ride the slow moving, narrowgauge railroad that passes through picturesque terrain near the city. Rickshaw rides are a favorite of SIU men in Ft. Cochin, which resembles an English country town with its village greens and colonial houses. Ft. Cochin is believed to be the oldest European settlement in India—the first settlers having arrived around 1500. All cities are proud of their history but Cochin has a past that borders on the unbelievable. The Jews came to Mattancheri, South­ west of the harbor, in the 4th Century B.C. and later in the 1st Century A.D. following persecutions by the Romans. An entire village, Anjuvannam, was dedicated to the early Jewish inhabitants "so long as the world and moon exist." The harbor of Cochin is dotted with tiny islands and small inlets and lagoons are everywhere. Motorboat tours of the harbor have been recommended by Seafarers that have visited the port. Other tips that might prove helpful; taxis are available at reasonable rates, and even though you should attginpt to ba;:gain, remember that you are considered Sahib and should pay more money than the very poor—but don't get fleeced. Seafarers report that among the best bargains of the town are Intricately carved ivory artifacts — from elephants to cigarette .cases. The main bazaars are in Ernakulam three miles away on the mainland, which is reached by a system of bridges. The people of Cochin and the surrounding areas are more un­ inhibited than their con:patriots in other parts of India, Seafarers report of this once mysterious seaport of the world. And like Bali, the inhabitants share with great pride an affection for all of womanhood. �SEAFARERS Pag* Fonrfeea SlUShipSeU South Sea Trip By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Gulf Shipping Picture Bright Shipping: is still booming: in New Orleans and Houston and b good in Mobile. This is the bright side of the picture. Anybody iHro wanta to go to work can do so on almost any Job call. The dark side b thai rated men in both the deck and engine department have been in short supply. Aagwl %1. im LOG SAN FRANCISCO—A cam­ era and a light meter will be standard equipment for pas­ sengers aboard the SIU Pacific District-contracted ship Mari­ posa when It leaves here on August SO for a six-week South Seas cruise. The cruise will mark the annual South Seas camera cruise of the 21,000 ton linnwhich calls at Bora Bora, Ta­ hiti, Rarotonga, New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, Fiji, Niuafo'rou, Samoa and Hawaii. Daily lessons in camera tech­ nique and picture-taking will be given free to all passengers on the cruise by Hollywood photographer, Vincent Pincetich. The photo course is of­ fered In addition to the reg­ ular cruise program at no extra cost. Will Hit Runawwi Tighter Safety Code Set For Next Year WASHINGTON—^An improved international code of mar­ itime safety will go into effect next May 26, the US Coast Guard has announced. The new regulations pro­ at Sea with the Intergovernmental vide stricter standards for Maritime Consultative Organiza­ sub-divisions, stability and tion In London. This raised the At August membership meetings in each of the key Gulf ports, Sea­ water-tightness. Are prevention number of acceptances to 15, the farers who have accumulated the required amount of sea time were and extinction. Also revised were minimum for the code to be put urged to immediately take the necessary steps to have their ratings requirements for life-saving gear, into effect. The United States de­ upgraded by the Coast Guard. Any ordinarj' seaman with one year of radio communications, the carriage posited Its acceptance on Aug. 2, sea time or wiper with six months' sea time is qualified to take the of certain bulk cargoes, the safety 1962. examination for certification as either a blue ticket A.B. or a firemanof navigation, the transportation .. Liberian and other "runaway oiler-watertender. If you have the required time, check with any of the of dangerous goods and the safety flag" ships have long been prime union halls and the Port Agent will be happy to assist you in preparing of nuclear-powered vessels. offenders when it came to poor for the Coast Guard oral and written examination. This is your chance safety standards and dangerous The service reported that last to increase your job opportunity and earnings potential. May 26, Liberia deposited her ac­ conditions aboard ship. Operating Volunteers are needed to replenish S.I.U. blood banks around the ceptance of the 1960 International without the watchful eye of sea­ coast. Available blood in the banks at Houston and Mobile Is at a low Convention for the Safety of Life men's unions to insure safe con­ ebb but the need is most critical in New Orleans. ditions and with the spur of greed To give you an idea of the importance of the blood bank to Seafarers to make them cut comers on man­ and their families (this includes Inland Boatmen), 14 pints of blood were ning and safety, the runaway oper­ required to save the life of thef ators often operated what amount­ wife of a member who underwent ment. Henry Gable who last sailed ed to floating death-traps. With major surgery recently in New as chief cook on the Lucille the Liberian government now be­ Orleans. hind the new safety code the run­ Bloomfield, says he is ready to Check with your Port Agent take the first Group 1 steward de­ WASHINGTON—^Union shopcraft employes on 147 U.S. away operators may have to pay a and he will make arrangements partment job that hits the board. railroads are entitled to better protection against the job- little more attention to the wel­ so you can donate to the blood fare of their ships and men. Paul Franco is making the job bank at the least possible incon­ calls in Houston after vacationing destroying effects of automation and technology, a special venience to yourseli And remem­ at his home In' Chicago. Frank emergency board has reber, the blood you give may save Blandino, who hails from Brook­ jorted to President Lyndon with the AFL-CIO Railroad Em­ ployes' Dept.—^Boilermakers, Rail­ the life of yourself or a member lyn, got oft the Steel Flyer in 3. Johnson. of your own family. The board, named by the Presi­ way Carmen, Intl. Brotherhood of Houston and is looking for a cook's (Continued from page 2) The monthly union meeting in job. Tony "Tony Nash" DlNlcola dent last March to make recom­ Electrical Workers, Machinists, New Orleans brought out Harry an old time New Orleans Delta mendations in a dispute between Firemen & Oilers, and Sheet some vans containing household Wolowitz who showed up suffer­ Lines stiff, has been making the the railroads and six shopcraft Metal Workers. goods for servicemen returning ing with the gout. We were always meetings in Houston where he unions representing some 150,000 Emergency Board No. 160, which from duty in Spain. under the impression that this registered. Bill Traser got off the workers, made 13 proposals for held a series of hearings on the The gash in the side of the ves­ was a rich man's disease resulting Mount Washington a coastwise cushioning the Impact of what It dispute last spring, included sel flooded the number three hold from an overabundance of rich supertanker, and after six days on called a "most shattering" drop in Chairman Saul Wallen, Boston and part of the cargo was lost. food and fine beverages. Wolo- the beach, is looking for a Euro­ rail jobs. arbitrator; Arthur M. Ross of the While the crew was busy hosing witz's condition speaks well for pean trip. Wimpy Hampton, who The parties have 30 days to University of California; and Jean down the tanker, there were some the fare on the Del Norte. Harry last sailed as chief pumpman on negotiate an agreement based on McKelvey of Cornell University, tense minutes aboard. Ard said, was on this ship when he became the Henry, a T-2, at last report the recommendations. After Labor arbitrator; Arthur M. Ross of the ill and had to be hospitalized in was ready to take any pumpman's Day the unions could strike or the the first woman member of an "The list was so bad, I was afraid a South American port and re­ job. H. P. Lopei, who last sailed employers could put work changes emergency board under the Rail­ it was going to turn over. We were all wearing life Jackets, of course, patriated on another Delta Lines as AB on the Transbay, is looking into effect. way Labor Act. It recommended but it still would have been ship. Another oldtimer at the for a job on the ''romance run" Involved are unions affiliated that: dangerous." meeting was Bert Manifold who to South America. L. W. Feurtado • Any employe adversely af­ quit the electrician's job on the got off the Steel Fabricator in An emergency called brought fected by work transfers, abandon­ tugboats to the aid of the stricken Chatham in Toledo, Ohio. Bert Houston and Is looking for any ment or consolidation of facilities said he had wanted to make a AB job. Harry Houston, chief stew­ ship. They lined up on the star­ or services, discontinuance of con­ (Continued from page 2) trip through the St. Lawrence ard on the Walter Rice, dropped tracts or other job cuts caused by board side and held the ship erect Waterway ever since it was open­ by the hall to attend the August Benson, refused to put it Into technological or operational until the engineers could pump effect and It expired In 1961. ed, but one was enough and he meeting In Houston. enough ballast to bring the ship Both houses of Congress put changes should get the benefits of to an even keel. By this time, the does not care to make another. partisanship aside to approve — the Washington Job Protection vessel had sunk Into the water so Some other familiar faces at the 416-0 In the House and 88-2 In the Agreement of 1936—dismissal pay, much, she grounded on the river New Orleans meeting included Senate—a resolution giving con­ fringe and relocation benefits and bottom. Polly Arena, Benny Lowderbach, gressional approval to "all neces­ other measures. Bemie Guarino and Charlie Pol­ Ard, who is an AB, described • The general chairman of the sary measures" that the President lard. J. L. Diosco got off the Del the whole accident this way: "We affected union shall be given a 90may take to repel any armed at­ Sud and registered in Group 1 tack" against U.S. forces and "to day notice containing a "full dis­ had just been called out to pre­ of the engine department. prevent further aggression" in closure" of all facts and circum­ pare for docking so the deck de­ In Mobile we saw F. M. Hazard southeast Asia. The resolution was stances bearing on the discontinu­ partment was already on the deck. who is registered in Group 2 of viewed as strengthening the Presi­ ance of a job for technological It was about 10:30 in the morning. the deck department. He has been WASHINGTON—A bill has We were going to collide and reasons. sailing out of the Gulf since 1938 been introduced into Congress to dent's hand in the Vietnam crisis. yelled the alarm. Somebody must Foreign Aid Cut • In any dispute over job and makes his home in Mobile provide unemployment coverage The foreign aid debate — even changes, the burden of proof as to have gone below and gave the with his wife and children. His for Great Lakes seamen during last ship was the Neva West, the winter months, with the call apart from the controversial rider the cause of the change shall be warning, because by the time the O.B.D. "Butterbean" Thompson to end this "severe discrimina­ offered by Sen. Everett McKinley on the employer, and unsettled two ships hit each other, the entire Dirksen (R-Ill.) to postpone the grievances shall go to an expedited crew was aft of the collision area got off the Walter Rice to spend tion" against the seamen. effective date of court decisions arbitration procedure. and on the main deck." It all took a vacation with his family in These benefits have been denied about a minute and a half." Mobile. He is registered for an to seamen under the Internal on legislative reapportionment — The board also proposed a clause brought a setback to the Adminis­ Ard described the impact of the AB job and says he is looking for Revenue Code which states that asserting that the railroad has a an air conditioned supertanker. tax credits of maritime employers tration as the Senate hacked right to introduce technological collision as "a jolt, very much like Thompson has been shipping out be withheld in states where the $216.7 million from the authoriza­ and operational changes "except an earthquake." Ard said the of the Gulf since the S.I.U. was state law docs not confonn to the tion bill reported by its Foreign where such changes are clearly captain called out the hoses and Relations Committee. This would chartered and is one of the real intent of federal regulation. everyone fell to. Even the stew­ bring the spending ceiling more barred" by existing rules or oldtimers in this area. E. H. Fain ards were helping out. The crew Backers of the bill claim that than $66 million below the amount agreements. checked in at Mobile to register many of the Great Lakes states It recommended that when an was like a very good team. It was the House actually appropriated, in Group 1 of the engine depart­ have changed their laws to the employe is transferred to another great." with the possibility of further ment after getting off the LaSalle, intent of the federal rules, but Senate cuts in the appropriation work location, his seniority shall It was while the crew was hos­ He said he was going home to that Ohio has not done so. Also, process. be dovetailed with the seniority of ing down the bow of the tanker Louisville, Ala., and intended to since the law to cover seamen The Senate turned down, 44-27, other workers at the new location. that the list developed. stay there long enough to cool does not have an enforcement pro­ an amendment strongly supported On contractlng-out of work, the "The engineers got to work as off from his last trip which he vision, there is no way to get by the AFL-CIO, Its government board proposed a procedure for soon as the list developed," Ard said was a hot one. Oscar Lee uniform treatment for seamen. employe affiliates and veterans' arbitrating disputes and said, the said. "And started pumping bal­ decided he had "had it" after The new bill introduced would organizations to eliminate a sec­ national interest "would be better sailing a couple of years in the amend the Internal Revenue code tion in the bill allowing the served by maintaining the capacity last. They really worked hard." The Steel Maker was raised black gang on the Transeastem. in the favor of seamen. Also, Agency for Intl. Development to of the railroad Industry to keep Its He Is trying his hand at operating backers of the bill report that the fire employes without regard to equipment in good working order from the river gottom and pro­ a service station while he builds same provision has been intro­ civif service procedure and appeal and to expand Its operations" as ceeded to the Sun Shipyard in Chester, Pennsylvania. She was some time on his Group 2 reg­ duced as an amendment to the rights. needed. scheduled to have repairs finished istration. J; M. Nelson is vaca­ Administration bill. However, they The board said that while tech­ Pensions for veterans, wtih re­ tioning at his home in Grand Bay, said they should act separately to lated eligibility requirements for nological change has affected all and at her berth in New York Ala. He was last on the Seatrain "remove this inequity which has those 63 or over, were liberalized classes of railroad workers, the Im­ yesterday. She Is presently sched­ New Jersey and is registered in resulted in great hardship for in a bill which passed the House, pact on shopcraft employment has uled to leave for a run to India on Aug. 27. Group 1-S of the steward depart­ Great Lakes seamen." 388-0. It now goes to the Senate. been the "most shattering." Rail Board Cites Need For Greater Job Security Steel Maker Anti-Poverty Bill Bill To Give G.L. Seamen Jobless Pay �SEAFARERS Aatttrt tl, 1964 Ear Lowering LOG Paee fifteen Divers Report On 7 0-Day, 192-Foot Dive Talked Like Donald Duck; Became Very, Very Sleepy BERMUDA—What happens to four men who spend 10 days 192 feet beneath the Atlantic Ocean? Well, for one thing they begin to talk like Donald Duck. Four Navy men who spent 10 days underwater near here •reported when they came up ing periods of work with Ite at­ The French underwater explorer compressed at the same Jacques Yves-Costeau established that at first they had great mosphere pressure as the sea outside—a difficulty 'in understanding each other. This odd quirk in their speech patterns was attributed mostly to the atmosphere which they were breathing underwater, a mixture of 80 percent helium, four percent oxygen and 16 percent nitrogen at 86 pounds pressure, the same pressure as the ocean depths out­ side. When Hutchinson, the oiler aboard the Orion Hunter The record dive amounted to (Colonial Tanker) decided It was time to get hit ears the longest men have lived at such lowered a bit before hitting port on a recent voyage, Bob depth and under such pressure. It Stevens, OS, was fust the man for the {ob. was accomplished near the Navy's oceanographic research tower Argus Island, 26 miles southwest of Bermuda at Plantagenet Bank. The Navy divers used scuba gear (self contained underwater breathing apparatus) for under­ water work and returned to their "home" to eat and rest. Home amounted to a three-quarter inch GENEVA, Switzerland—^Workers affected by automation steel structure called Sealab, a device 40 feet long by changes should be given as much protection as possible by cylindrical 9 feet in diameter. management, in the opinion of top international delegates to Living and working for long periods at such great depth and an automation conference held here under the auspices new—often more remunerative— pressure had other strange effects on their behavior in addition to of the International Labor posts." the guttural, high-pitched speech Lord Robens said that unions Organization. which they reported. For one Management must make a major should assist by organizing work­ thing, the men reported that they effort to help workers displaced ers' education courses to explain became very sleepy after meals by technological change, said Lord that only modernizing techniques and a nap after eating became a Robens, chairman of the United can insure constantly rising stand­ necessity. Kingdom National Coal Board. ards of living. Worked Slowly Governments, he said, sOiould This Includes providing them with They also reported that they suitable alternative employment Insure that management and labor through retraining and relocation are performing these Jobs ade­ worked much more slowly than as well as through understanding quately, while studying the prob­ normally and "did not like to be of their personal problems, such lems of better education for an rushed." The rapid heat transfer­ as moving and changing their age of advanced technology to ence properties of their high train unskilled workers "for whom helium content atmosphere re­ children's schools. there is no longer any place in a quired the use of electric heaters "This," he said, "is to win the to maintain the temperature in modern society." cooperation of workers by show­ Sealab at about 82 degrees. Jean Mori, secretary of the ing them that technological change The underwater test was just does not mean they are working Swiss Federation of Trade Unions, one of many undertaken by the themselves out of a Job but Into outlined the reasons for which Navy since the loss of the""nuclear workers attach great importance submarine Thresher, designed to to the problems arising from tech­ explore the ocean and to increase nological change. "Labor unions throughout the man's capability of doing useful world," he said, "are deeply con­ work at great depths. The original plan called for the cerned with the new situations men to stay at the 192 foot depth arising from automation. While unions understand the enormous for three full weeks. But a tropi­ opportunities opened up by scien­ cal storm that threatened to be­ tific and technological progress, it come a hurricane brought them is quite natural that they should up after only 10 days. The power WASHINGTON —The Interna­ insist on a gradual implementa­ for their steel capsule was sup­ tional Labor Press Association, tion of the new methods of pro­ plied from the surface by a spe­ composed of publications of AFL- duction and upon previous con­ cially equipped lighter moored di­ CIO unions, has renewed its Warn­ sultation with the labor unions." rectly above Sealab. ing to the nation's labor press The Navy sees great advantages "It is also quite understand­ about the activities of the Trade able," he added, "that they insist in establishing an undersea "base" Union Courier, a racket sheet that upon an equitable distribution of combining work quarters and liv­ has plagued the labor press for the new riches among all who ing quarters on the ocean floor for years. help to produce them, by means working underwater at great Latest pitch is a tie-in with of a reduction of prices to con­ depths. When working at great Labor Day, which the paper says sumers, improvements in the depths and pressures, very little coincides with its 30th anniversary. standard of living, and in social of a divers total dive time is actu­ To celebrate, it is issuing a holi­ benefits." ally spent in useful work. Most day commemorative edition and About 80 delegates from 20 of his time is spent instead in long soliciting greetings from unions, at countries attended the conference, sessions of decompression to pre­ prices ranging from $60 to $1,000 which was financed by the Amer­ vent the danger of the "bends," a page. ican and British Foundations on which occur when gas is absorbed into the bloodstream. An example of their current Automation and Employment. Mayor Robert F. Wagner of New Under normal diving conditions, soliciation is a letter to the direc­ tor of a union suggesting tliat iie York City was to have been guest each hour at the bottom at 200 prepare an article of about 300 of honor at a dinner given by ILO feet requires two hours of decom­ words, with a recent photo. The Director General David Morse, pression during which time the letter was signed by Burt Raddock, but was unable to attend because diver is hauled slowly to the sur­ who was fined $5,000 in 1960 for of the civil rights disorders in face dangling at the end of a line. criminal contempt for continued Harlem and Brooklyn, which called while the gradually diminishing pressure allows the high-pressure violation of a 1955 Federal Trade him home. gasses under which he.has been Commission order and a 1956 court working to find their way out of order to stop misrepresenting the his bloodstream. A rapid accent i paper as an official AFL-CIO would cause a painful and almost organ. At the same time Burt's certain death for the diver. brother. Maxwell, was fined $20,But if he has an underwater 000 and the Trade Union Courier base to which he can return duritself was fined $35,000. Automation Group Says Workers Need Protection Unions Get Warning On Fake Paper ^titi ro-MslOS' place where he could sleep, eat and rest underwater, he could get a great deal more done because he would have much more actual working time. HO would have to be decompressed only once, when he finally returned to the surface after one, two, three or even more weeks of work. This is not the first time that men have lived beneath the sur­ face of the sea for long periods. a shallow research station off Mar­ seilles. Later two men lived at a 90-foot depth under the Red Sea for a week. Another group stayed under the sea at a shallow depth for four weeks. In a U.S. attempt called Project Genesis, three men lived in a pressurized atmospheric laboratory in New London under 200 feet of pressure for 12 days. This was on land however, with the ocean depth merely simulated. By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Dispose Of Spray Cans With Care If you have an aerosol dispenser of any kind in your home, as you probably do, please take a few minutes to read this article. It may not only save you trouble but may save a life, according to "The Flame," as reported in the Navy Medical News Letter. All types of products are now put In aerosol dispensers, from paints and varnishes, to whipped cream. They Include bug and animal repel­ lents, hair sprays, cleaning fluids, shaving cream, toothpaste, deodor­ ants, polishes, air fresheners waxes, de-icers and ether car starters. You probably have at least one or more in your home. They are very useful and do a good job, but can be dangerous. The reason is because when a product is put into the container, a "propellant," usually liquified gas, is sealed in with it. Some of the liquid immediately vaporizes, filling the space inside the container, not occupied by the product. This vaporized gas builds a pressure inside the container, so that when the valve is opened, usually by pressing on a button, it forces the product out. As the product and some of the gas are dispersed, more gas vaporizes inside the can, keeping the pres­ sure up. Most home product aerosol spray cans are packed to generate 40 pounds at 70°F. The cans are tested to stand pressure three or four times this amount of pressure. Under normal conditions, these yg^d threw an abandoned can on containers are not dangerous, but his fire of burning leaves. It ex­ extreme heat may build up the ploded and a piece severed an pressures until the can can ex­ artery in his leg. He died before plode like a bomb. The great dan­ help could arrive. ger is in disposing of the can • At the apartment where I after the product is gone. There live, some one dropped a can into is always more propellant or gas the incinerator. The can exploded, put in the container than is re­ severely injuring the attendant quired to expel the product, so that there Is sufficient pressure in fireman; thus the danger of mis­ the can to get all the product out. handling these containers. Some of the products them­ That means that there Is usually selves are dangerous. Many con­ some of the gas left when all the tain oil or ingredients that are product is gone. flammable and may catch fire from Often, the supposedly empty an open flame or hot surface, can goes into the wastebasket and causing an explosion. Paints and eventually is dumped in the in­ lacquers, some oil type sprays, cinerator. When the can hits the and even some hair sprays are heat in the incinerator, the gas of this type. Some are toxic to expands, bursting the can. The breathe and others are toxic if can may take off like a rocket or ^j^^y ggj. yg^j, ^outh or on explode, spraying pieces of metal your skin. like shrapnel. There have been Most people do not take the many cases of injury and occa- ^ ^j^g instructions and sionally death from this cause. this can be their undoing. Read Just to keep positivistic think­ and heed all instructions on aero­ ing that "they can't be really sol containers. dangerous" in the proper prospec­ • Keep them away from exces­ tive, the author quotes a few ac­ sive heat as stoves or radiators. cidents. • Be careful where you spray A woman in Willow Grove, and what you spray on. • Never throw cans in wastePennsylvania, tossed an empty bug spray can on a wastepaper baskets, incinerators or trash cans, fire and turned back toward her without puncturing them. The author's ideal way is to kitchen. There was a dull thud and a piece of ragged metal struck bleed the container, then wrap it her in the neck, severing the i in a newspaper and place it in the jugular vein. She was dead fifteen! refrigerator overnight to cool. This lowers the pressure, if there minutes later, • A youngster spraying his is any. The next morning take the Christmas tree with liquid snow,' can, stiil wrapped in paper, turn heated the can in hot water to ^ the bottom of the can away from 'pep up" the propellant. He shook you, and puncture with a beer can the can and lost an eye and part ^ opener. That may seem like a lot of his lower jaw. of trouble, but it is the safest • A fellow cleaning up his i way. m 51 �Pn& sixteen SEAFARERS LOG Disputes Plan Success Score Continues High By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Govt. Seizes Anti-Wrinkle Products The U.S. Food & Dniff Administration has moved swiftly and de­ CHICAGO—The disputes media­ cisively to seize several brands of anti-wrinkle creams recently broii«:ht tion machinery of the AFL-CIO out by cosmetics manufacturers with what the Government charges are constitution continues to function exaggerated claims. successfully, with 60 precent of all In rapid succession, the FDA already has seized shipments of "Helena complaints resolved by mutual Curtis Magic Secret Wrinkle Smoothing Skin Lotion" and also "Sud­ agreement without need for deter­ den Change," an "anti-wrinkle face lift" manufactured by the Lanolin Plus Laboratory of Hazel Bishop, Inc., and "Line Away Temporary mination by an Impartial umpire, Wrinkle Smoother," distributed by the Coty Division of Charles Pfizer the federation's Executive Council & Company. has reported. This energetic action has startled the 2V2. billion dollar cosmetics The Internal Disputes Plan— industry which has been enjoying its most profitable- era as the result known as Article XXI of the fed­ Charies Garreft of Yellow Unit 5, who leads the team with of television saturation advertising of lotions, deodorants, rinses, hair eration's constitution—was adopt­ a .400 batting average, slides safely into the plate after dressings and other products. Now other manufacturers who had been ed at the 1961 AFL-CIO con­ connecting with a long home run to centerfield. The blow planning to bring out similar "anti-wrinkle" products are reported to vention and went into effect Jan. 1, was the longest of the game. be delaying. 1962. The Government's action may have come just in time to protect the Since that time a total of 322 rest of us. Helene Curtis now is preparing to bring out a similar wrinkle Sponsored By SlU Taxi Workers new complaints, or claims of "jus­ cream for men, who up to now may not have been worried particularly tification" for action that would about wrinkles. otherwise violate Article XXI, As this department reported last January before the new lotions were filed with the office of Fed­ came on the market, most have as their supposedly amazing new in­ eration Pres. George Meany. gredient, a protein derived from the blood of cattle. The council reported at its meet­ The FDA acted because it considers the new lotions should be classi­ ing here that the case load was as fied as new drugs, not merely cosmetics, and as such, they "are not follows: 155 cases filed in 1962, generally recognized as safe and effective by qualified experts for pro­ CHICAGO—^Tha Seafarers baseball team, like another another 98 in 1963 and, for the longed, continued use for removal of wrinkles and no New Drug Ap­ Chicago product—the major league White Sox, is involved in first seven months of this year, plication has been approved," as required by law. The FDA also charges that the three products it seized are mis- a fierce battle for the pennant. Sponsored by DUOC Local an additional 71. branded because their labeling "is false and misleading when read by 777 of the SlU-affiliated t Of these 322 cases, 190 were the ordinary consumer." In the case of "Magic Secret," the FDA argues Transportation Services & in a very tough league, and I see resolved by mediation and another that the labeling gives middle-aged women the impression that "this is Allied Workers, the hard­ no reason why we can't go all the 14 are still in the process of a newly-discovered article produced after years of research which will hitting Seafarers lead the Stan way. We have speed, crafty pitch­ mediation. immediately and dramatically eliminate all her wrinkles . . . and that In 101 cases, impartial umpires Musial League and are battling ing and our boys can hit the long this improvement can be accomplished in minutes and will last for for a playoff spot in Chicago's ball with the best of them," White made determinations. In addition, hours especially if the drug is applied regularly for a week to ten the umpires submitted seven fact­ said. Park District "World Series." days . . Statistics bear witness to the finding reports to the council on Featuring an attack built around The FDA says that in actuality, the product has only a temporary sound pitching and a collection manager's observations: The Sea­ cases arising under Sections 4 and effect on wrinkles, and that regular applications do not provide any of powerful hitters, the Seafarers farers, composed mainly of cab 17 of Article XXI. Two cases are permanent benefits. end their regular 1964 schedule drivers, have at least four team pending before the umpires. The Government agency made similar complaints of exaggeration Of the 101 determinations by with a 4:30 PM game, August 23, members who are the tops in the against Hazel Bishop's "Sudden Change" and Pfizer's "Line Away." at Jane Addams Park. the umpires, violations of Article league. Tlie FDA said that the labeling on "Line Away" also suggests that the James (Long Distance) Carson XXI were found in 73 cases. In 28 Team Manager Carl White, a user will feel a 'tingling sensation' which is natural and indicates the driver out of Checker Unit 1, be­ terrifies opposing pitchers with his cases, the umpires found that the 'Line Away' is at work." lieves that his ball oluh has the long clouts and a .388 batting aver­ action involved in the complaint Helene Curtis also sells a similar lotion called "Soft Focus" through necessary combination to reach age and his teammate Charles did not violate Article XXI. its door-to-door subsidiary company. Studio Girl. One Studio Girl Garrett, a driver out of Yellow A subcommittee of the Executive the Park District City Finals. representative told us that the protein in this lotion "works with the "We've managed to get this far Unit 5, has hit some of the longest Council has received 32 appeals protein in the skin." She didn't explain how this takes place. homeruns In Stan Musial League from umpires' determinations with As this department previously reported, the price of these wrinkle history. Garrett also boasts an these results: Appeal denied, 28; lotions sold to worried women, and about to be sold to men who want impressive batting mark that has withdrawn, 1; referred to Execu­ to keep their skin smooth, is $5 for one-fifth-of-an-ounce, in the case tive Council, 2; pending, 1. hovered around .400 all season. of "Magic Secret." The reason given for this new world's record In A top-flight hit-and-run man, Twenty complaints of noncom­ lotion prices is that it takes 1,000 head of cattle to produce the protein James Bavaro maintains a .300 pliance with umpires' determina­ for 50,000 fifth-of-an-ounce-bottles. average and dazzles the opposi­ tions were received by the sub­ Helene Curtis argues that if its lotion is classified as a drug, it will tion with speed and timely hits. committee, which reported it took have to "expose its secret formula," while now, we explain that 'Magic Jimmy Johnson, a Checker Unit these actions: compliance acheived, Secret' is a pure natural protein lotion that works only on the surface 8 driver, drives in a good share 10; noncompliance found, 6; pend­ of the skin . . ." of RBIs and sports a .288 average. ing, 4. But Helene Curtis also is trying to attribute political motives to the SAN FRANCISCO — The SIUFDA action. Its president has charged that the agency is seeking to Pacific Coast - contracted ship, use this case to convince Congress of the need for new drug legislation. Java Mail (American Mail) and For consumers, the real significance of the FDA actions is the deter­ the Navy have worked out an mined effort FDA is making to check lavish claims which mislead con­ agreement by which an experi­ sumers about the effectiveness or uniqueness of such products. mental venture will be. made to It is a fact that heavy television advertising has increased family see if private shipping can help spending noticeably for not only skin lotions, hut a host of other sur­ in the Government's growing prisingly expensive products, often sold with high-pressure claims. program to explore the ocean. Teen-agers have been shown to be especially susceptible to TV pro­ Later this month or early in motion of such products. SAIGON—A program backed by the AFL-CIO in order September, the Java Mail will As a result of the increased spending, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, take on two scientists and the to strengthen free trade unionism in Vietnam will get under which used to allot a weigiit of 2 per cent of a typical moderate-income equivalent of a _trailer-truck load budget to personal care expenditures, which include such products, of special equipment, to see If, way soon in this strife-torn country. The movement has been rallying the Viets in popular gradually has raised the allotment to 2.75 per cent. while making a regular eastern support against the Vietcong. in which General Nguyen Khanh run, privately-owned vessels can Irving Brown, international took power, the Trade Union Fed­ collect any material of worth to representative for the Federation eration has been allowed to re­ oceanographic research. form and membership is now up Existence of the agreement said the organization was seeking to 50,000. support of the Vietnam Confedera­ and the forthcoming pilot test Anti-union employers continue to come up with wild and wooly ^ tion of Labor, from both the American diplomatic sources re­ - schemes to aid their union-busting activities. The latest in a long f was announced by Representative United States and Vietnam gov­ port a growing strong support of Herbert C. Boner (D.-N.C.,), line of employer ploys to stop union activity is contained in a re- 1 ernments to assure a "key labor the union In urban areas and the port from Grand Junction, Colorado, of a boss who thought he |chairman of the House Merchant movement in the national countryside. Marine Committee. The Commit­ ' could avoid reaching an agreement with a union by quoting I tee has been interested in ocean­ struggle." Brown said the confederation f scripture. g Brown also said the Federation was "one of the rare examples In ographic research for some time i In this instance, the halLowner of a meat packing plant quoted 1 Bonner referred to the use of would help the imionist movement South Vietnam of a mass organiza­ I several verses from the Sixth Chapter of II Corinthians: Pl commercial vessels to be used In by supplying financial assistance tion which can command loyalty P "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: | addition to the growing and ex­ to the Confederation and might in the'country side." Getting any § "For what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? |pensive fieet of special oceano­ station a delegate here to help out popular support from the people, "And what communion hath light with darkness? I graphic vessels as "ships of op­ as a trade union-consultant. in their fight against communist "And what concord hath Christ with Belial? s portunity." The Confederation of Labor infiltrators, has been a continuing "Or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?" ^ Bonner also praised the mer­ claims a membership of more than problem in this country. The members of Amalgamated Meat Cutters Local 634 were repchant marine for its help and 300,000.' This is despite that fact The AFL-CIO reported it has resented by negotiators who consider themselves just as good said what was being done to aid that the Trade Federation of chtirchgoers as their employer. But it suited his position to de- : ocean studies "adds important Peasants with a strength of 300,- received pledges of cooperation with union organizers from I Scribe them as "unbelievers," "unrighteous," and as "infidels." emphasis to the.function of the 000 was ordered to disband by the Premier Kahn, American' Am­ The trial examiner of the National Labor Relations Board found i American merchant marine as an government during the regime of bassador Maxwell D. Taylor, and thd firm guilty of an unfair labor practice." ' indispensable ingredient in our Ngo Dinh Diem. However, since the United States aid director, national seapower. the coup d'etat earlier this year James Killen. 51U Baseball Team Fights For 'Pennant' SlU Vessel To Undertake Scientific Role AFL-CIO Program To Aid Vietnam Trade Unionists Bible-Quoting Union Buster Hit By Quotes From NLRB | ^ �tl, 1N« SEAFARERS Page SeTenfeoi LOG Soviet Trawler Invesfigafion Demanded By SIU Fish Union By Fred Stewart & Ed^ Moeney Heodquorters Representatives BOSTON—The SIU Atlantic Fishermen's Union is pressing investigation of the appear­ ance of Soviet fishing fleets near the American Coast and reports that the Russians are using suction pumps to fill their holds. How To Conduct A Mooting (Part 11) James Ackert, president of As an Important part of the functioning of the SIU, regular meetings the union, is again demand­ attract schools of fish. When the by the Russians In the Gorges of the membership, both at sea and ashore, should be handled in an ing the application of a 200- fish get near the light, the pump bank area, off Cape Cod, showed discharges an electric shock and they caught between SOiOOO and efficient, businesslike manner. As an aid to the membership, most of whom at one time or another will serve as ship's delegate, we are printing here the proper methods of conducting such a meeting in a fair and equitable manner, to achieve the most useful airing of opinions and the most complete information on which to base decisions. This is the second part of a series which began in this column in the last issue of the LOG. When it is completed it will supply a com­ plete outline of the do's and don'ts of conducting a meeting. In the last issue we dealt with the rules of order, the quorum, meetings on ship, time of meeting, masters at arms, the agenda and election of officers. We begin now with: The Right to Speak — The chairman is the conductor and regulator of the meeting. Every member has a right to speak but no member has the right to infringe upon the rights of any other members. For that reason no one should speak until he has been recognized by the chair. He may obtain this recognition by holding up his hand or by rising, as the chair shall direct. Making A Motion — The method of bringing anything to the attention of the member­ ship or crew for action is to make a motion. This is an orderly way of initiating action by a proposal, written or verbal. If everyone started flipping lids and sounding off at once every time a report was made, nothing would ever be accomplished. The making of a motion is the way to initiate discussion on any giver point of the agenda or any issue that arises. Discussion can only take place after a motion 1ms been made and seconded, except in that part of the agenda entitled good and welfare. A motion is "in order" when it has something to do with the fixed order of business, such as motions "to accept" or "to reject" a report. The same holds for resolutions which should be acted upon with motions "to concur" or "to non-concur." If you are in doubt as to the content of any report you are always in order to make the motion. "1 move to refer this matter to new business." The object of such a motion is to permit the regular business of the meeting to continue according to the agenda or order of business, and then later to discuss the issue. No motion is valid until it has been "seconded." The procedure is to be recognized by the chair and then to rise and say, "I second the motion." Chair's Authority — It is the chairman's duty at all meetings to decide whether or not a motion is in order. It is well to remember, however, that a chair­ man may be wrong and therefore the voting member always has a right to appeal the decision of the chair. If any member disagrees with the decision of the chairman all he has to do is to rise and state, "I appeal the decision of the chair." After this motion is made and seconded, the chairman turns the gavel over to the recording secretary. No discussion is permitted ex­ cept by the maker of the appeal and the chairman, who are allowed to explain their points. The recording secretary then takes a vote a.-; temporary chairman by asking, "Shall the decision of the chair be sustained?" The vote is taken by "ayes" and "noes" and if the chair is sustained by an "aye" vote majority, the appeal is lost and the meeting continues under the decision of the chairman. Discussion — A motion is open to discussion only after it has been seconded and entered in the minutes by the recording secretary. Before any discussion takes place the chairman requests the record­ ing secretary to read the motion as entered and then opens the floor for discussion. Discussion should continue only so long as the pro and opposite viewpoints are clearly expressed by the member­ ship and then a motion "to close discussion" should be acted upon. Discussion on the motion can also be closed by any member being recognized and saying, "I call for the question," meaning that it's his wish that the motion be acted upon by the membership at the meeting. Generally, motions are acted upon by those in favor answering with "ayes" when called upon, and those opposing answering with "noes." In close counts where the voice is uncertain, a show of Union books can be called for at the discretion of the chair. The chair determines the result by announcing that "The ayes have it—the motion is carried," or if the motion is lost, "The noes have it—the motion is lost." Amendments — A motion may sound good but it may be weak because It does not clearly express its intent. In this event an amendment to the motion is in order. No amendment is in order, however, if it destroys the meaning or the force of the motion. In other words the amendment must in no way replace or change the priginal intent of the motion as the vote on the amendment carries the motion automatically. In addition there can always be an "amendment to the amendment" which is limited simply to clarifying the wording, to add clarity or to broadening the scope so as to lend force to the original motion and amendment. Substitutions — Often a motion will be made, seconded, amended and the amend­ ment will be amended. This creates general confusion and can be eliminated by some member taking the floor and incorporating the whole thing into a single motion not conflicting with the original motion or amendments. The vote is taken on the substitute and if it ia carried it becomes the regular motion, replacing the regular mo-, tion offered at first. (Continued In Future LOG Issue) mile territorial limit to protect U. S. fishing industries. The investigation which was spurred recently by the appear­ ance of 65 Russian fishing ships about 100 off the coast of Cape Cod, has been intensified by re­ ports from a Gloucester fisherman that a Soviet trawler near the north end of Georges bank had a pipe about 12 inches in diameter extending over the side and into the waters a considerable distance away. Doubled In Size The Coast Guard in Boston re­ ported that the Soviet fleet had doubled in size over the last short while and now numbered 125 or more trawlers and large fishprocessing ships. Ackert said the Soviet build-up in recent weeks had been gradual, but "There is no question they in­ tend to fish as close to our coast as the government will let them." The union president reported that the U. S. fishing industry hopes Congress will pass a bill extending the U. S. territorial waters to a 12-mile limit. "But for the good of the fishing in­ dustry in New England, we need a 2fi0-mile limit. If things keep going like they have, we won't have an industry in another five years." John A. Skerry of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, the fed­ eral agency investigating the in­ trusion, said, "The Russians were experimenting with suction-pump fishing of sardine-sized fish in European waters last year. We have to presume they are still ex­ perimenting with this over here now." Ackert reiterated his demand for a territorial water extension say­ ing that the "banks only produce so much fish in a season and with those big Russian trawlers catch­ ing everything in sight, the Amer­ ican catch is bound to go down." Explaining the type of " pump probably being used, Ackert said a light is placed in the water to the catch is sucked up into the 95,000 tons of whiting, but a re­ vessels. vised report now ups the catch to First reports of last years catch between 160,000 and 170,000 tons. To Facilitate Hydrofoil Operations Baltimore Harbor Raises Speed Limit A change in the speed limit regulations in Baltimore's inner harbor has paved the way for the operation of a hydro­ foil tour service after more than a month of delay. The Maryland Port Au-+" thority Commission, at a spe­ also could be an enforcement cial meeting, has repealed the agency. old seven-mile—an-hour speed lim­ it and replaced it with a law which states boats should be op­ erated in a "safe and prudent" manner according to conditions which exist at the time. The change has opened the way for a Baltimore real estate man and restaurateur to operate his 32-foot hydrofoil in the harbor area, from noon to 8:30 p.m. seven days a week. He will operate from the foot of York Street every half hour. The old speed regulation was adopted by the Port Authority at its creation in 1956, when it ac­ cepted municipal regulation which existed at the time. The old speed law has been on the books since 1909. The hydrofoil arrived in the Bal­ timore harbor near the end of June and was scheduled to go into operation on July 2. Then the owner discovered the restrictive speed law and was forced to post­ pone operations. Law Limited The new regulations contain no provisions for enforcement or pun­ ishment for violations, but the Port Authority pointed out that the Police Department could enforce the law and that the Coast Guard Solid Support SIU Chicago port agent Frank "Scottie" Aubusson (right! takes time out from hitting the bricks to discuss progress of the strike by Local 192, Automobile Salesmen and Miscel­ laneous Workers Union, against Johnson Ford, one of the biggest automobile dealers in the Chicago area. Local 192 set up picketlines when the auto dealer fired five salesmen who had signed , union pledge cards. The strike drew the full support of the Chicago Maritime Trades Department Port Council. The State agency had originally planned only to change the law by adding a provision which would have granted hydrofoils permission to operate in the Harbor, but would not have changed the speed limit. However, at the last minute, the authority decided to repeal the speed limit and abandon the idea of issuing permits for operation. The new regulation states that no boat may be "moved recklessly, or so as to endanger the property or limb or life of any person, or at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard to the conditions thefi existing . . ." Shipbuilding Gains SlightlyU.S. Ranks 7th LONDON — New, comparatively heavy orders for nine ships has brought the United States ahead of two nations on the registry of ranking world shipbuilding powers. The U.S. moved from ninth to seventh place in Lloyd's Register of Shipping, surpassing Spain and Norway. The new orders received during the April-June period—totalling 131,081 gross tons—boosted - the American total of 57 ships under construction to 487.082 tons, the yardstick used by Lloyd's in de­ termining ranking. Japan continues to hold down the number one rating, with 147 ships of 2.3 million gross tons under construction. The figure represents a decline from the 160 ships the maritime giant had on March 31, but an upsurge in the tonnage. Second-ranked Great Britain and Northern Ireland (rated together) had the greatest number of ships, 171, under construction but trailed Japan in gross, tonnage with 1.5 million tons. According to the quarterly re­ port by the international classifi­ cation society, 4.3 million gross tons of the world's total of 1,454 ships of 9.6 million tons are being built in nations other than the country of registry. The Soviet Union, China and East Germany are not included in Lloyd's figures, which show Sweden, West Germany, France. Italy, the United States, Norway, Spain, Poland, the Netherlands. Yugoslavia, Finland and Denmark following in that order behind the two leaders. �faea ElsMeea SEAFARERS Social Security Benefits Top $35 Billion Mark WASHINGTON—More than $35^ bimon In monthly So­ cial Security benefits has been paid out to wage earner's dependents and survivors during the past 25 years, Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of^ Health, Education, and Wel­ family security instead of only in­ fare, said today on the 25th dividual old-age security to the anniversary of the amendments to workers in insured occupations. In the the Social Security Law adding addition to the worker himself, protection for the families of millions of widows and orphans workers. will now be afforded some degree Tlie original Social Security of protection In the event of his Law, enacted in 1935^ provided death whether before or after his only retirement benefits for work­ retirement." ers with only a lump sum payable The 1939 amendments also pro­ to the worker's estate in case of vided benefits for the wives and his death. children of retired workers and Following up on recommenda­ for the aged dependent parents of tions of the Committee on Eco­ deceased workers. Further, the date nomic Security, appointed by for the first payment of monthly President Roosevelt in 1934, and benefits to retired workers and to taking note of the experience the newly added categories of sur­ gained in administering the retire­ vivors and dependents was moved ment benefit program, the Con­ ahead two years—^from 1942 to gress. in the summer of 1939, en­ 1940. larged the scope of the Nation's Since 1939, more than $13.5 bil­ social security program, making it lion has been paid out to young a program for the whole family. widows and children. "These bene­ Signing the legislation on August fit payments," , Secretary Cele­ 10, 1939, President Roosevelt de­ brezze said, "meant food on the scribed it as "Another tremendous table, shoes and school supplies, step forward in providing greater and a chance for the children to security for the people of this live at home instead of in the country." The expanded program, county'orphan asylum or scattered he said, would now give "Lifetime among relatives." AFL-aO Tells High Court Landrum-Criffin Rulings Need Realistic Approach WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO has asked the Supreme Court to give a "common sense" reading to the LandrumGriffin Act and overturn a lower court decision invalidating a dues increase voted by the^1963 convention of the Mu­ "provide guidance" to lower courts on whether the Landrum-Grtffin sicians. Most international unions and the AFL-CIO itself use a conven­ tion rollcall system similar to that of the Musicians, with the voting strength of delegates based on the number of members they repre­ sent. Two lower courts, although con­ ceding that such, voting methods are thoroughly democratic, found the procedure a teclmical violation of a Landrum-Griffin Act require­ ment that a dues increase be approved by "a majority vote of the delegates." This, the courts held, means that each delegate is entitled to one vote, whether he represents a local of 50 or 10,000 members. If this decision were permitted to stand, AFL-CIO attorneys con­ tended in a "friend of the court" brief, it wouid "wreck havoc upon established union precedures with­ out promoting any knov/n con­ gressional purpose." In a broader area, the AFL-CIO said, a Supreme Court ruling will Act should be Interpreted in a "narrow and artificial" context or be given "a sensible and realistic reading that will assure every individual union man his proper membership rights without inter­ fering with the practices and usages freely adopted by his organization." Although the AFM re-enacted the contested $6-a-year dues in­ crease at the 1964 convention, union attorneys are pressing the appeal as a matter of principle and beoau.se of its potential im­ pact on other unions. The AFL-CIO brief pointed out that the alternative to a system of weighted voting for many unions wouid be "a convention so large" as to be "overly cumbersome and expensive." In the case of the AFM, a con­ vention of 14,000 delegates would be needed if proportional repre­ sentation of locals were to be achieved through increasing the number of delegates instead of a weighted voting system. HM lOQ P0ac« Asks Guarantees For Volunteers WASHINGTON—Th« Peace Corps has asked unions and management to negotiate agreements guaranteeing re­ employment, with seniority and pension rights, and ap­ prenticeship credit to work­ ers who take two years off their Jobs to serve in the Peace Corps. The guarantees are needed for a stepped-up program of recruiting volunteers qualified to teach on-the-job skills to workers In developing na­ tions, Peace Corps Director Sargent Shriver said. Shriver, in a memorandum to the President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Manage­ ment Policy, asked "the as­ sistance of both management and labor to help the Peace Corps establish a new pro­ gram so that thousands of American blue collar workers can serve their country as volunteers." Sea Level Canal Gets House Boost WASHINGTON — A study that could lead to a sea-level replacement for the present Panama Cdnal has come a step closer to reality in recent action by the House Merchant Ma­ rine Committee ordering re-4 — ported a bill directing the changes in the bill as It was passed President to name a five-man by the Senate. The Senate bill commission to begin considering the most satisfactory route. The commission would be made up of five persons "from private life," authorized to spend up to $17.3 million for the study, which could be completed no later than June 30, 1968. The House committee made Tanker Score: U.S. Is Down, Soviets Are Up called for a seven-man commis­ sion named by the President and including the Secretaries of State and Army and the head of the Atomic Energy Commission. It also called for completion of the study by 19661 A geographic restriction in the original bill which would have confined the study to routes across the Central Aiherican Isthmus has been dropped because subsequent testimony brought out certain problems involving use of atomic energy to blast the needed pas­ sages in view of the limited atomic test ban treaty and other political considerations. In other action recently, the House Merchant Marine Commit­ tee cleared legislation to give SIU Pacific District-contracted Amerlcan-JHawaiian Steamship until Dec. 31, 1965 to begin new construction with money it has in a ship con­ struction tax free reserve fund. American-Hawaiian is still waiting for a decision on its application for a Government-insured mort­ gage on three high speed intercoastal containerships. The Merchant Marine Commit­ tee also cleared for consideration by the House a measure to allow subsidized operators to receive government war risk insurance re­ imbursement for the loss of ships built with construction subsidy to the extent of the full value of their vessels without subtracting the amount of the subsidy. ;. WASHINGTON—While the U.S. tanker fleet continues to decline, the Soviet Union tanker fleet has shown the fastest growing capacity of any country in the world, mov­ ing from the "all others" category to 12th In the world, within ten years. The Sun Oil Company, In its Action In the marketplace offers 22d annual analysis of the world a method for trade unionists to as­ tankship fleet, reported that the Soviet Union has, throughout the sist each other In their campaign last decade, shown the "fastest for decent wages and better con­ growing carry capacity" relative to the size of its fleet. The coun­ ditions. Seafarers and their families are try was reported to have averaged urged to support a consumer boy­ an annual rate of increase of 29.1 cott by trade unionists against percent since 1953. The authoritative analysis, pro­ various companies whose products are produced under non-union duced under the direction of tiie conditions, or which are "unfair manager of Sun Oil Co.'s eco­ to labor." (This listing carries the nomics department, said that the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ outlook, as far as the U.S. tankervolved, and will be amended from fleet is concerned, for the U.S. to regain the position of leadership time to time.) (Continued from page 10) it held until 1957, is very "bleak." "Lee" brand tires Atlantic" and, along with most The Soviet tanker fleet added (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum as many as 29 tankers of T-2 of the passengers, had trouble keeping his sea legs. 8c Plastic Workers) equivalents during 1963, while the The shipping boom which carrying capacity of the United started in Cleveland nearly a t it States during the same period of month ago is still going strong. Eastern Aft Lines time declined by six T-2 equiva­ Book men wanting to ship make (Flight Engineers) lents. it out anywhere from one to three The 16,765-deadweight ton T-2 days after registering. 3) it tanker, which has a cruising speed After being out for the past H. I, Siegel of 14.5 knots, is used by the indus­ couple of months on the Boland "HIS" brand men's clothes try as a common denominator for ships, Joe Michalowski is back in (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) comparison of the widely divergent this port for an extended stay. ship sizes, weights, carrying capa­ -Another who has been niaking ^ ^ cities, and speeds. Cleveland his stamping grounds "Judy Bond" Blouses The Soviet tanker fleet, however, is Andrew Tresehak, who just got (Int'l Ladies Garment Workers) still ranks under the United States into town to visit friends and rela­ in total carrying capacity. The tives before shipping out again. $ it Russians have, in terms of absolute And last but not least, we got a Sears, Roebuck Company tonnage, 2.1 million deadweight report that J. J. Foley Is heading tons compared with the U.S. which this way to try his luck in making Retail stores & products ranks fourth in the world with 8.9 a good ship out of this port after (Retail Clerks) million deadweight tons. he rests up a little. 3> 3) The study also demonstrated Shipping has been extremely that United States-flag vessels un­ good in Detroit over the last two Stitzel-Weller Distilleries' der construction or on order at the weeks here. Rated jobs have heen "Did Fitzgeraid," "Old Eik" end of 1963 totaled just five ships, available to all members. Registra­ "Cabin StiU," "W. L. Weller" for a total of 189,000 tons, while tion and shipping figures indicate Bourbon whiskeys the Soviet Union's total of 51 ships that a considerable number of men under construction or on order have taken advantage of -their (Distillery Workers) aggregated 1.2 million tons. vacation clause in the contract, 3» 3» t The study also showed the especially engine room personnel United States tankers were the during the hot days of this past J. R. Simplot Potato Co. oldest in the world with an average .Iiiiy. The shipping outlook for Frozen potato produote age of 13 years seven months. The the remainder of the season Is (Cirain Millers) country with the newest ships was very good.. Japan with an average age of four 3^ 3i 3> Shipping in Duiuth is very good years 11 months, followed by the for all rated men. We have quite Klngsport Press Netherlands with five years; six a few men registered on deck; "World Book." "Childcraft" months, the Soviet Union with five only a few members in the engine (Printing Pressmen) years, nine months, and Great department and also a few mem­ Britain with five years, eleven bers in the steward's department. (Typographers, Bookbinders) months. The SIU. Inland Boatmen's Un­ (Machinists, Stereotypers) At the end of 1963 the world ion, Operating Engineers Local 25 t>. 3) 3) tank-ship fleet numbered 8,279 and the. Ashbach • Construction vessels with a total of 76.2 million Company reached an agreement. Jamestown Sterling Corpi deadweight tons,, the report said. The I Ashbach , Construction Com­ Spnthern Furniture Mfg. Co. This represents an increase of, 5.8 pany agreed to employ members of Furniture and ttedding. percent over the previous: years the.'IBU and Local 25 dn the Ar^na (United Furniture Workers) figures^: . . -V ' Auditorium work in Duiuth. • Gt. Lakes Report �n, MM corroNwooo SEAPAREMS CRnic (Orimtai •ayerfart), Juna 14—Chairman, R. M. Kaliy> Sacrafary, J. f. AIMNH. SUp'a delegate reported that all haa gooe well with tus beela. There were no foul up# this trip and the erew was right an the ball. Discuaalon held on dirty and rusty drinking and wash­ ing water. It was suggested to let the oiler explain to the patrolman how bad this Mitdatlon Is. Also, something should be done about the Ice machine as when the ship rolls it won't make Ice. Ship had no ice for about ten days. OMNIUM PRHIOHTIR (guwannee), June II—Chairman, M. Phelps; Seeretary, R. Hodges. Motion made to have ship's delegate contact agent on arrival about Ineome tax rates. Mo­ tion to have boarding patrolman In­ spect crew hospital for sanitation pur­ poses on arrival in Galveston. Some disputed OT In each department. ARIZPA (Waterman), July S—Chair­ man, Clyde L. Van Epps; Secretary, Walter Brawn. Ship's delegate re­ ported that slop chest prices will be brought up to date..Ship has a real good crew. Few hours disputed OT in PUERTO RICO (Motarshlps of Puerto engine department to be brought to Rica), June 13—Chairman, C. Tall- attention of boarding patrolman. man; Secretary, A. Aragones. S4.75 In ship's fund. Major repairs were taken care of. rew hours dis^ puted OT In deck department. Xarger electric fans should beeplaced In gal­ ley. Exhaust in galley barely pulling heat. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Scalrain), June 21—Chairman,'J. Soto; Secretary, A. Sanchez. Deck department beef was settled in San Juan. Chief en­ gineer agreed to fix the air condi- . OVERSEAS EVA (Maritime Over­ seas), July 12—Chairman, J. L. Mor­ ris; Secretary, Maurice Culp. Some disputed OT was reported in engine department. Motion made that the Union be notified of the robbery of the ship's safe in Saigon. It was sug­ gested that aii investigation be made to find out if there is some way pos­ sible for the brothers who suffered the loss to be reimbursed at payoff. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for a good job. TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson Water­ way-), July 13—Chairman. John J. Flanagan; Secretary, M. E. Creenwald. $4.7.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. X.«tter to be sent to headquarters re contract pertaining to grain ships. Vote of thanks to the steward and his entire department for doing an excellent job even though shorthanded. TRANSHARTFORD (Hudson Water­ tioner as soon as ship airives in New ways), June 28—Chairman, E. Ander­ sen; Secretary, R. McCuHoeh. Brother York. J. R. Boiling was elected to serve as THETIS (Admanthoi Shipping), June ship's delegate. No beefs reported b.v 26—Chairman, Sidney Segrec; Secre­ department delegates. Motion made tary, Donald Gore. No beefs reported to have larger bunks and mattresses by department delegates. Brother installed on this vessel. Joseph Snyder was elected to serve as ship's delegate. PENN EXPORTER (Pcnn Shipping), July 5—Chairman, Charles Scott; Sec­ LONCVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ retary, Z. A. Markis. All repairs have riers), June 27—Chairman, F. Ot|as; been taken care of. It was requested Secretary, Robert W. Ferrandlz. Aside that the ship's delegate see the cap­ from minor beefs, (he trip has l>een tain or the chief engineer about very good. Some disputed OT in deck cleaning tanks as drinking water Is very rusty. Everything running and engine departments. smoothly in all departments. BANGOR (Burmuda Shipping), June 14—Chairman, John Dietsch; Secre­ tary, C. R. Wenczkowskl. A sugges­ tion was made by various crewmembers that a safety committee consist­ ing of officers and crewmembers should be arranged. Some disputed OT in deck department. INGER (Reynolds Metal), June 20— Chairman, Pete Scroggins; Secretary, J. R. Prestwood. $24.95 in ship's fund. Pete Scroggins was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward and entire department for-job well done. Special thanks to the cook and the baker for tasty food. SAN JUAN (Sea-Land), July 7— Chairman, E. Caudill; Secretary, J. Coyle. Brother E. Caudill resigned as ship's delegate and Brother H. G. Jones was elected to serve. Discus­ sion regarding transportation to and from airport in Elizabeth, N.J. Request was made for telephone booth in office for ship's personnel in San Juan. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. Ship's delegate and department delegates also received a vote of thanks for doing a fine job. HASTINGS (Waterman), June 28— Chairman, Edward Cantoral; Secretary Leo Bruce. Ship's delegate reported that most of the repairs have been completed, the rest will be done in port, as material is needed to com­ plete the work. One men in steward department was hospitalized in Port F.iid and later rcpalrialed to the States. Vote of thanks- extended to ROBIN TRENT (Robin), June 13— the steward department and to all Chairman, W. Kohut; Secretary, C. delegates for doing a good job and Trosclair. Ship's delegate reported keeping the ship running smoothly. that he will have the patrolman clarify the contract. Disputed OT in all de­ MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ partments will also be taken up at man), July 12—Chairman, L. J. Pate; payoff. $9.50 in ship's fund. Secretary, Brown Hutzar. Brother CITY OR ALMA (Waterman), June Carl Limeberry was elected to serve •—Chairman, Louis Cayton; Secretary, as new ship's delegate. No beefs re­ L. Durarber. Brother Jack Bates was ported by department delegates. All elected to serve as ship's delegate. All hands requested to help keep messbeefs were squared away. Everything room clean. running smoothly. DEL ALBA (Mississippi), May 2— Chairman, Ted Jernlgan; Secretary, H. Weslphall. $5.86 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT. r=)mooth trip. Food Is excellent. Brother Oliver Lee was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. ST. CHRISTOPHER (Destiny Car­ STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), riers), June 28—Chairman, Robert K. June 29—Chairman, A. Carpenlcr; Holt; Secretary, James J. McLlnden. Secretary, R. Hutchlns. $12.00 in One man missed ship in Rotterdam. ship's fund. Disputed OT in deck and No. beefs reported by department del­ engine departments , to be taken up egates. Ship's fund to be' started. with boarding patrolman. Vote of Vote of thanks to the steward de­ thanks to the steward department for partment for good feeding and a well good food and service. run department. STEEL DIRECTOR— (Isthmian), July HASTINGS (Waterman), May 3— S—Chairman, R. M. Niclson; Secre­ Chairman, Ed Contoral; Secretary, J. tary, Edward Dale. Brother James L. Wells. $3.80 In ship's fund. Motion Grant was elected to serve as ship's was made to send letter to headquar­ delegate. No beefs or disputed OT ters regarding water condition aboard reported. ship. Discussion held about rationing water. Vote of thanks to the steward DEL AIRES (Delta), June department. Brother Oan^oral was Chairman, Anthony Ducote; Secretary, elected ship's delegate. Ralph Collier. Everything running smoothly in the three departments. ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), Juno Brother Basil (Tiny) Polazzo was 28—Chairman, Donald Dickson Secre­ elected to serve as ship's delegate. tary, R. E. McNaH. Check for SllO.Vote of thanks \o the steward depart­ 000, ship's fund, to be deposited with Captain for safekeeping. ment for doing a fine job. -fag* Wmataam LOG Bible-quoting seafarers are not exactly commonplace aboard SlU-manned ships, but when one appears, just mentioning references, -without explaining what they are, they completely mystify the crew. Crewmembers aboard the off the ship and out of the crews (Sea-Land), according to H. R. Steel Recorder are bewild­ quarters and messhall. The prob­ Nathey, meeting chairman. It ered, because Jim Shorfell, lem is especially serious in the seems that somebody hasn't been deck maintenance man and ship's Near East where the Arabs infil­ delegate, looks In the icebox trate.. Aboard the Midland (Clear everyni^t, takes one look at the Water), the crew has asked the patrolman about a way to keep the Arabs out of the messhall, at least. "They overrun the whole ship," says R. H. Simpson, meet­ ing secretary. ti Alexander Shorten night lunch and starts to exclaim "Hebrews, Chapter 13, Verse 8." According to William Davies, when Shorten is asked what it means, he Just answers, "Look it up in the Bible," ii Edward Cantoral, ship's dele­ gate aboard the - Hastings (Water­ man) reports nothing hut smooth sailing. He says it is all due to the excellent cooperation he has been getting from all the depart­ ment delegates and was backed up by the rest of the crew when he asked for a vote of thanks for them. The crew also mentioned the stewards in the kitchen for their fine performance. turning the machine off after using it. There have also been com­ plaints that the agitator has been tearing clothes. Some members of the crew feel the agitator should be replaced. St St St Some of the members of the crew aboard the Del Alba iDelta) are walking around slightly groggy during the day. It seems that too much steam has been piped to the pantry sink and the racket it makes when used is echo­ ing all the way through the ship, according to meeting • secretary Harold Wespball. Stewards have been asked to use it a little more slowly. St St S- Hard luck hit a crewmember on Speaking of happy ships, the the Orion Comet (Western Tank­ Crewmembers aboard the Kent crewmen of the Commander (Ma­ ers) when he learned that a mem­ (American Bulk Carriers) must rine Carriers) have a password of ber of his family died, causing him to payoff the ship in Guam to have been on their best behavior get home in time for the funeral. when their ship made a call in The crew extended their sympathy Egypt to unload cargo. Captain and voted to donate .$33 from the Tedesco applauded the crew's be­ ship's fund according to Johnnie havior during their stay at Alex­ Hoggle, meeting chairman. andria at the ships meeting called shortly after leaving the port, ac­ St St s. cording to A. G. Alexander, meet­ ing chairman. At a recent safety meeting aboard the City of Alma (Water­ man), crew members were re­ The galley gang aboard the minded that every man on board Westplrali Cantoral Nova West (Bloomheld) has the must remember the old saying, engine department mesmerized with good service they have been "Get Along Together." They must "One hand for the ship, one hand providing. In fact, the black gang be taking this slogan to heart be­ for himself." In other words, it has given the messmen a special cause ship's delegate Julian Dedi- was explained, every man must be vote of thanks. The entire erew catorla reports that the ship is on the lookout for a dangerous followed it up with a rousing running smoothly. "The vessel is situation and take the necessary precautions for himself. The warn­ cheer for the entire steward de­ ship-shape," he says. ing was made after one deckhand iSSt partment, writes ship's delegate reported that a crewmember had Another ship that reports Vern T. Gibson. slipped and hurt himself on a smooth sailing and a happy crew ^ freshly oiled deck. It was recom­ Toilet papter was the subject of is the San Juan (Sea-Land). Sea­ mended that safe pathways be left farers there recently gave a vote much discussion on the Monticello for walking on deck, or that sand Victory (Victory Carriers) reports of thanks to the steward depart­ be spread immediately after oiling. ment for the fine feeding job and meeting chairman Chester McKugh. During the good and wel­ excellent service they received, fare section ot a recent ship's writes E. C. Caudill, ship's dele­ meeting, a complaint was raised gate. ^ about stocking some soft toilet Speaking of fine food and paper aboard, and the steward The SIU Welfare Services De­ promptly replied that soft paper service. Seafarers are still quick to had been in stock all the time. acknowledge their thanks for that partment reports that it has had difficulty locating seamen's special touch that signifies that a Both parties went away happy. families because the seamen's steward department is operating 4) 4 enrollment or beneficiary cards The erew of the Transerie in the best SIU tradition. have not been kept up to date. Ships whose steward depart­ (Hudson) are amazed that food had Some death benefit payments been served at all, since they ments have received special votes have been delayed for some learned from the steward depart­ of thanks recently are the Keva time until the Seafarer's bene­ ment that the hot water heater, Ideal (Keva), Steel Surveyor ficiaries could be located. To the icemaking machine and the (Isthmian), Elizabethport (Sea- avoid delays in payments of welplate on the galley range were Land), Penn Vanguard (Penn fare benefits. Seafarers are ad­ not working. R. W. Simpkins, Shipping), Cities Service Balti­ vised to notify the Union im­ meeting secretary reported that more (Cities Service), San Fran­ mediately of any changes in ad­ ship's delegate John J. Quinter cisco (Sea-Land), Yaka (Water­ dress, changes in the names of promised he would get them fixed man), Eagle Traveler (United beneficiaries or additional de­ Maritime), Coe Victory (Victory pendents by filling out new en­ right away. Carriers) and La Salle (Water­ rollment and beneficiary cards. ^ t. The cards should be witnessed One of the age-old problems of man). as a means of verifying signa­ t 4^ 4 crewmembers while the ship is Washing Machine troubles have tures. unloading, cargo in a foreign port is to keep the native longshoremen cropped up on the San Francisco t. $1 $1 Notify Welfare Of Changes SO W^4VAlf4'r Jr4l^J'r^ C:>CXX> PIFB! J �'Pal* l^e'nity' tV SEA'F'ARER'^ LOG AOMM ti; MM SIU Man 'Rides' Toy Horse Bearing Message Of Peace Joseph Moody has just finished "riding" a horse over the coastal run from Houston to New York. While this may seem to be a strange feat for a seaman, Moody's shipmates aboard the Steel Seafarer (Isthmian) were very impressed with his accomplishment. The cause of their respect wasn't t had picked up during his wander­ Brother Moody's riding style, the way to Oklahoma City in ings. series of four jumps that took but the message of peace and place in a two-week period. Five months later, Roddy was good will that his steed, "Gold Moody found that Gold Dust V ready to send Gold Dust II out Dust," carried. caused quite a stir on board the Into the world carrying his mes­ "Gold Dust" wasn't the kind of sage, "My business Is to make horseflesh that some of Moody's Steel Seafarer. He reports that friends." Gold Dust II jumped both the captain and his wife ex­ brothers are apt to place a small from continent to continent, going wager on when they are waiting pressed their admiration of 12- from the capitals of Europe all the year-old Roddy's efforts. He said for a ship shoreside. Moody's way to Japan. It became quite a mount, in this case, was a hand­ that the toy horse was the center celebrity, appearing on radio and of interest in each of the ports of made stick horse which carries a TV, and the subject of several plastic env.elope containing a call his ship made on its voyage newspaper features around the to New York. "World Friendship Wreath." "Everyone on broad thought world. Honors Heritage Somewhere between Sidney, Aus­ Gold Dust was a great Idea," The card attached to the wreath Moody declared. "No one took It as tralia, and Rome, Gold Dust II says that (ts missio.i is to honor a joke. I was really surprised how vanished from sight, and Roddy all men who have contributed un- impressed all the Seafarers were wrote the LOG for help after hear­ ing a merchant seaman refer to .selfishly to our great American with it." heritage. Prospective riders of When one of Roddy's toy horses his globe-traveling steed via the Gold Dust are asked to "Take me is returned to him, he can trace grapevine. with you as you in your imagina­ its travels by checking its log book. Although faced with this dis­ tion ride down memory trails re­ Gold Dust I came back from Jo­ appointment, Roddy keeps hoping membering that this great coun­ hannesburg, South Africa, in that someone will take a member try that we enjoy was bought by March, 1961 after a five-continent of his Gold Dust family to Russia "blood, sweat and tears" of men trip loaded down with souvenirs, and get it an audience with who dare to fight for what they be­ clippings and various honors he Khrushchev. It is his hope that the Soviet premier will heed Gold lieved. The message concludes: Dust's plea that he work for peace "This one request: after a brief for the boys and girls of Russia visit with me, pass me on to an­ LOG-A.RHYTHM: and the rest .of the world. other who can be touched with my magic." Moody hoped that he could set the wheels In motion to make Gold Dust is the creation of 12Roddy's wish come true. He was year-old Roddy Reynolds of Put­ looking for a Seafarer who was nam, Texas, who designed the headed for Northern Europe, horse to celebrate the 100th anni­ where Gold Dust hadn't put in an versary of the Pony Express and appearance up to that point. .By Charles W. Gothran. build friendship and good will Gold Dust's new rider would throughout the U.S. and the world. Oh, that I was what I could be? have to be someone who was de­ The story of Roddy's project ap­ Then what I am. you'd never pendable and would heed the mes­ peared in the March 6th issue of see. the LOG which carried an appeal But, what I'm not, I'll be some­ sage Roddy's steed of good will carried, according to its last SIU to Seafarers from Roddy's father day. rider. asking for help in discovering Gold Because I will create a way. . "The most important thing is Dust II who was last seen in Sid­ that the next rider has to promise ney, Australia. The will to win in any game to pass it on to another rider," Moody made his first acquaint­ From the word "incentive" Moody declared as he started for ance with Gold Dust when he was came; standing on the deck of the Steel For without a cause or reason the New York hiring hall to find a Seafarer who would guide Gold Seafarer when a stranger ap­ nigh Dust to his next transoceanic proached him with a paper bag. There'd be no goal for which station. The stranger handed the astounded to try. SIU man a paper bag containing Gold Dust and asked him to "ride Without a "try" I'd never gain— it a while and then pass it on to A goal in life would be in vain; somebody else." So fight I shall with brain and When Moody opened Gold Dust's might— saddle bags, he learned all about Eventually. I'll win the fight. young Roddy's globe-trotting coy YOUCM'XSFBAyi. horses from the news clippings And when the fight is won, I'll be UP IP yOU'RE HOtTHERIa pasted in Gold Dust's log book. He The master of my destiny. found that he was in possession Then words like these someday of Gold Dust V that had traveled I'll say; MfHTMdS FgRMARLr! from Roddy's home in Putnam all "What I would be, T am today." My Destiny's .Master ArreNo YOOR wiion Praises Union For Assistance To the Editor: I am sending you this letter to let all my SIU brothers know how great the Union welfare plan and the hospital benefits are, and how they helped me out when I needed it the mo.st, I wish to express my deepe.st thanks to the Union for this timely assistance. God only know.s what I would have done if there wasn't such a thing as the SIU Welfare plan to lean on when trouble hits. The bene­ fits really came in handy in keeping my wife and child go­ ing while I was laid up in the hospital and until I got back to work. I know that I will never be able to pay back the Union the amount of the benefits I re­ ceived with such things as mere dues. However, I do know that from this point on I can and will give my Union my fullest support in every way and ask all my brother members to do the same. I also want to put in a good word for the fine work that the welfare plan representatives for the kind attention they gave me when I needed it the most. Harold (Jimmle) Nelson 3. 4. 1. Welfare Benefits Aid SIU Widow To the Editor: I wish to express my heart­ felt thanks for the check that I received from the Seafaiers Welfare Plan Fund. The kind letter that accompanied it meant so much to me after the death of my husband. Otto E, Skomrock. I am grateful, also, to know that I have the Union death benefit to help in meetmy financial obligations. I can only tell you of my deep feeling of admiration and gratitude toward the SIU and what it has meant to me and the late Mr. Skomrock. I am so happy to know my husband was a member of such a fine organization. Mrs. Otto E. Skomrock piiigiiBiiMliilli All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. 'Perry Mason' Fan Hits Deck To the Editor: All the crew menobers aboard M/V Floridian certainly enjoy reading the many books that are sent to the ship through the SIU Library Plan from the Brooklyn office. Some of the gang on the ship are great fans of Perry Mason, the detective of TV and paper­ Gold Dust V is tho center of attraction of two SIU men from Steel Seafarer (Isthmian). Bosun Enrico Torelli (1) examines the "World Friendship Wreath" attached to his harness while Joseph Moody, night cook and baker, steadies the globe trotting pony. Gold Dust is the creation of Texas schoolboy Roddy Reynolds who has sent a herd of the toy horses around the world bearing messages of peace and goodwill. STIIU ARCHITICT (Itthmlan), July II—Chilrman, Roy R. Thomair Saeratary, Bruca Wright. S17.B0 in ahip'a fund. No beefa reported by depart­ ment delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the fine holi­ day menus. STEIL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), July It—Chairman, Barnard J. Shultzi Secretary, Thomas Johnson. S13.9S In ship'a fund. Engine delegate to lea patrolman about sub.sl8tenfa for chipping around crew's quarters. WHITEHALL (Whitehall Naviga­ tion), Juno It—Chairman, Pate Marclanta; Secretary, Jim Davis. $3.99 In ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Some dis­ puted OT In deck department. PLORIDIAN (South Atlantic), July It—Chairman, Waldo Banks; Sacrotary Tony Aronlca. Brother Nick Sabin resigned as ship's delegate and Brother Guy Hughes was elected to serve in his place. Brother Sabin was extended a vote of thanks by the crew, for a Job well done. No beefs were reported. Everything running SAN JUAN (Sea-Land), June 30— Chairman, Jonas) Secretary, J. Coylo. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. Discussion held on new lockers. Crew refuse to accept lockers without legs—must bo raised from deck. ST of C~ WILTON (Marino Carriers), May 31 —Chairman, Starland; Sacretary, Quln- tayo. One man was hospitaUzed in Port Said, Egypt, and one man in Bombay. India. Few hours disputed OT in engine department. Officers and crew extended a vote of thanks to the chief cook and 3rd cool^ for good Job and cooking. Captain very cooperative in all matters. : STEEL AGE (Isthmian), May 30— Chairman, Egbert Coulding; Secre­ tary, Cleophas Gray. No major beefs reported by department delegates. ' Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Over­ seas), July 9—Chairman, E. P. Leon­ ard; Secretary, John W. Plcou, Brother O. Samdall was elected to serve as ship's delegate. AU is well in the three departments. VENORE (Venore), June 21—Chair­ man, Pate Blanco; Socrotary, James Brock. Brother Stanley Sek was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beef and no disputed OT. ALCOA TRADER (Alcoa), July 20— Chairman, John Chapllnsky; Secre­ tary, Jimmy Jones. No beefs and no disputed OT. Discu.ssion on milk being issued. Suggestion made to contact patrolman in Puerto Rico for clarifieation. back fame. If it is at all pos­ sible, we would like to see more "Perry Masons" in the book parcels that are sent to the ships. I'm sure that all the crew members, including myself, will enjoy reading both Perry Mason and the rest of the fine selections from the SIU library. Nick Sabin 4« 4" 4. Wilton Reports Smooth Sailing To the Editor: , We are writing this note to let the whole Union know that the crew of the Wilton has just completed about as pleasant a trip as any Seafarer could ever ask for. We were really impressed with the treatment we got from the captain, Frank Orton and the chief engineer, Wesley Basford. The crew gave them a big vote of thanks it our last ship'a , smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward department for serving a balanced diet and also for good food and service. ROBIN GOOOFELLOW (Robin Lines), July 2S — Chairman, R. F. Vaughan; Secretary, Oresto Vela. $9.00 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks was extended to the ship's delegate. SEAFARER (Isthmian), July 29— Chairman, Frank Panette; Secretary, Fox Lewis, Jr. Ship's delegate,. Joe Wagner, reported that all is in order. S3.50 in ship's fund. It was requested that the messhall he locked in port to prevent its n.se by long­ shore gangs in foreign ports. ALOINA (Wall Street Traders), July 19—Chairman, L. Hargeshalmer; Sec­ retary, B. A. Homlett. One man hos­ pitalized in Greece. Ice box has been out of commission for 10 days. Ship could use a new one, .Some disputed OT in deck department. meeting for the wonderful way they operated throughout the whole voyage. No one on board ever was heard to have a single beef about the chow on the Wilton which was served up in the highest of SIU traditions. While we could only give the steward department a vote of thanks, we want everyone in the Union to know that chief cook Toni Lopez and baker Frank Judak are the best galley team sailing anywhere. ^ There have been no beefs and no disputed overtime, so we can really say that this has been a great trip. Everything on board Is going well. We're scheduled to unload in Korea and then head for Japan where we'll hop a plane for the States. The story around here is that Marine Carriers is having three more ships outfitted and that they will be r^ady to starj; sail­ ing in the near future. William Van Dyke �Aamit M, MM* SBJrP A timR'9 STKL ARCHITECT (bthmlan), July 4—Chairman, Roy Thomas; Saeratary, Bruce Wright. $17.80 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delecates. Vote of thanks ex­ tended to the steward department. DEL NORTE (Delta), June 21 — Chairman, Francis E. Calne; Secre­ tary, Bill Kaiser. The resolution for new working rules for the steward department with 42 signatures has been turned in to Union hall to be acted upon by membership at next meeting. Information on absentee voting for SlU oflFiclals for the next election has been posted. Brother Peter Gonzalez was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $123.17 in ship's fund and $90.90 in movie fund. No beefs reported. MAYFLOWER (Mayflower), July 2S —Chairman, M. J. Danzay; Secretary, Tom Maher. Brother Earl Kinman was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Motion made to check on transportation for men that boarded ship on West Coast. Few hours dis­ puted or in engine department. FAIRPORT (Waterman), July H— Chairman, Anthony J. KuberskI; Secrstary, Clifton J. Oullatt. Brother was oldcted to gate. One man Arthur and one in Port Arthur. serve as aUp** dolemlsaed ahi^ in Port man was hospitalized No beefs reported. DEL CAMPO (Delta), July IF — Chairman, H. Knowleu Secretary, R. Habort. Brother Joe Zeloy resigned as ship's delegate and was extended a vote of thanks for doing a fine Job. Brother McFaul was elected to serve in his place. No beefs were reported by department delegates. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), July 17—Chairman, Joseph Catalanotto; Secretary, Michael S. CIsutat. Broth­ er Earl A. Fancher was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $10.46 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. ANN ARBOR NO. S (Ann Arbor), July 21—Chairman, Floyd Hammer; Secretary, Al Bailey. Brother William Cerke was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion was made that a patrolman be appointed in the Fort of Frankfort, due to the fact that the Agent is working out of town so much. HENRY LA LIBERTB (Buckeye), July 20—Chairman, Larry Johnson; Secretary, Robert Vanderventer. $2.40 in ship's fund. Motion made to have a man at the rails to signal when the rail controls are in operation. DIAMOND ALKALI (Boland A Cor­ nelius), July 14—Chairman, Jack Young; Secretary, Gerald Martin. S28.80 in ship's fund. Discussion in the deck department regarding the duties of the watch on the forward end. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. T'fjnvjiri F. Foster was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $4.85 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), July 23—Chairman, Chester Makuch; $ecretary, Chester Makuch.. $8.70 in ahlp's fund. No disputed OT and no beefs reported. Everjrthing running smoothly. New ship's delegate elected. JO$EFINA (Liberty Navtgatlen), July 2fr—Chairman, Ernest J. $auls# $r.) gecretary. None. No disputed OT and no beefs reported. Every­ thing is running smoothly. Ship needs to be fumigated. A2ALEA CITY (Sea-Land), July 21 —Chairman, Leu Cevette; Secretary, Leon Ryzop. Crew requested to turn In all books at payoff. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. SPITFIRE (Oeneral Cargo), July 24 —Chairman, J. Oilier; Secretary, R. Salem. Repairs being taken care of except for a few items which will be brought to attention of the patrol­ man. Some disputed OT in deck de­ partment. DEL NORTE (Delta), July 24—Chair­ man, Francis E. Calne; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Some disputed OT in deck department. $98.6$ in ship's fund and $416.90 in movie fund. Mo­ tion made that the New Orleans agent for Delta have their agent In Rio De Janeiro make better arrange­ ments fey the feeding of crewmembers who come out of the hospital there. Brother Mike Gatto thanked the crew for their radiogram of con­ dolence to his family at the death of his father. Joe Qatto. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Oriental), June 28—Chairman, C. James; Jecratary, J. F. Austin. Brother Helly was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Held general discussion regarding re­ pairs. No beefs were reported by department delegates. ALDINA (Wall Street Traders), July 18—Chairman, T. Dantley; Secretary, N. Evans. Brother E. N. Cartwright BEN W. CALVIN (Boland A Cor­ nelius), July 5—Chairman, M. Levinson; Secretary, L. Enke. $4.S0 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department deiegates. FLOMAR (Calmer), July 14—Chair­ man, S. Barnett; Secretary, H. Callcki. Few beefs topside to be brought to attention of patrolman in Baltimore. Crew requested to donate to ship's fund for TV repairs. Fresh water tanks need cleaning. MASSMAR (Calmer), July 11 — Chairman, B. Abualy; Secretary, Sher^ man Wright. Deck and engine depart­ ments extended an exceptional vote of thanks to the steward department for the good feeding and service. BBTHTEX (Bethlehem), July SO— Chairman, A. Dams; Secretary, C. CHI. $13 in ship's fund. Brother J. J. Perera was elected to serve as ship's delegate. All hands requested to keep pantry clean. It was requested that each man donate $1 each to­ wards TV repair. Vote of thanks to the steward department. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), July 14—Chairman, 6. Delgado; Sec­ retary, D. M. Woods. Disputed OT In deck and engine departments. Mo­ tion made to have patrolman talk with captain and the chief mate about the deck gang working over the side of tbe ship while the ship Is loading and unloading cargo. Also to ask the captain why he will not put out an advancement upon arrival in the first American port. CHATHAM (Waterman), July Chairman, Tom Lller; Secretary, John Drewes. $8 In ship's fund. Disputed OT in steward department for re­ striction to the ship. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), July 24—-Chairman, Frederick Blankenberg; Secretary, llumlnade R. Llanos. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly in all departments. Some overtime to be cleared by patrolman upon ship's asrival In New Orleans. Crew re­ quested to dump garbage back aft and not to throw it over the aide midship. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a good Job. Pace T^eia^oe; bO G Seafarer Watched Our Navy Sink 'Lucky' WW // Ship Many a Seafarer can tell adventure filled stories of their thrilling voyages during World War II, and of the hardships they endured during their perilous passages. But Seafarer Anthony Nix tells another story, one with an ironic twist. Nix sailed aboard the Alcoa" Leader between the U.S. and England, with daiiy bombings, her, and the Alcoa Leader set sail England, when it successfully barrage balloons over the English for St. Laurent, one of the hottest avoided the fierce wolf packs and bombing attacks, only to wind up being sunk on purpose at the beachead at St. Laurent. Nix was sailing an old Sun Oil tanker at the age of 20, when a torpedo hit, and the young sea­ farer found himself on the beach again, with an "allergy" to tankers. So he went to Baltimore, where Paul Hall, was dispatcher at the time, and was shipped out aboard the Alcoa Leader, a Hog Islander type, built in 1918. Happy to be sailing, and not aboard a tanker. Nix did not find out for five days what kind of cargo the Leader was carrying. "It was like jumping out of the frying pan into the fire," he said. "The old girl was carrying depth charges and 5-inch sheila, bound for the Naval base that the U.S. had at the time in London­ derry, North Ireland." But Nix did not worry about the possibility of disaster, "be­ cause if she took a torpedo or a Stuka dropped one on us," he re­ called, "there would have only been a wisp of smoke left." But the Alcoa Leader made that trip and many more, successfully plodding back and forth across the Atlantic to ports all around the British Isles. And Nix was very pleased to be sailing her. "This old girl, even in the, treacherous Atlantic never faltered," he said. "The Liberties and Victories, which were new at that time, couldn't keep up speed when faced with a large head sea, but the Alcoa Leader never had any trouble. She just maintained a steady ten knots." Convoys were hard hit at the time. Nix reported, by the wolf packs of German submarines, which sought out Jind sunk as much Aliied shipping as they could aim their torpedoes at. The Alcoa Leader emerged as one of the lucky ones of the Battle of the Atlantic. Nix remembers the days in Rigging Hose For Rainwater * fe. • Crewmembers aboard the Ponderosa, formerly owned by the SlU-contracted America-Asia Line, made sure that there wera'Sio leaks in the hose used to collect rainwater when the ship visited Bombay recently. Checking hose fittings (left photo) are Howard Aiberson (I) and Brother Kanogios. After the job was successfully completed, Aiberson (I) received congratulations from deck engineer Frank Holland (right photo). • harbors, Christmas tree lights in English pubs, commodores, escorts and convoys. On one convoy. Nix recalls watching one German U-Boat being destroyed by a Canadian Corvette. "It was during Sept. 1943," he said, "and the Corvette located a sub, and forced it up by using depth charges against it Once it was on the surface, the Corvette rammed the U-Boat until it sunk." The Alcoa Leader made a trip to Oraii, Casablanca, during the early months of 1944, surviving a "terrific" bombing, and was re­ turned to the Atlantic run evad­ ing enemy Stukas and outwitting the U-boats. Bombing Attacks "The bombing attacks were an everyday pccurrance in London, Hull, and Liverpool," he said, "and nobody really paid to much atten­ tion to them. Then the buzz bombs started coming over. You could never tell where tiiey were going to hit. They just kept coming until they ran out of fuel, then dropped suddenly." The day after D-Day, the Alcoa Leader was laying at anchor at Loch Eve, Scotland, a gathering center for a convoy going to Mur­ mansk, Russia, when the ship was diverted to Plymouth, England. There the Navy boarded her and stripped off everything of value. A skeleton crew was kept aboard of the invasion sites, and was placed in line with other ships that were already there. It was here that Nix learned the ship was going to be sunk as a block ship. Block ships were used to keep enemy vessels from sneaking up behind the Allied forces, by nar­ rowing a channel to the width of only one or two ships, a position easy to defend. "The remainder of the crew was taken off the ship in a laundry boat," Nix tells, "and a Navy demolition team boarded her, placed the charges, and while we watched in dread fascination, pressed them home." The ship was scuttled in such a way that she maintained an even keel, until she rested on the bot­ tom with her decks awash with three feet of water. 'Some of the crew had been aboard for as much as two years, and not many eyes were dry," Nix recalls, "as they watched the Navy send their 'lucky' ship to her watery grave." "I don't know what kind of service she performed during the first World War," Nix admits, "but I know that during World War II, she carried over a million tons of cargo for the armed services, and I am proud to say that if she were still afloat today, that as old as she would be, I would still be rid­ ing her." Your Gear... tor ship . •. tor shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SlU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sport Coafa Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras Luggage SEACHEST �SEAFARERS' LOG STC7 ARRrVAXsS and DEPAXlTXm&S UNION SiU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey WilUama A1 Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE . 1216 E. Baltimore St. Ri'x Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St, Ed Riley. Agent .. Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS . 673 4th Ave., Bklyn HVacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2600 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris. Agent ' ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI . 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent . FRankiin 7-3564 MOBILE . 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neir.T, .Agent . . HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS ... 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent TeL 529-7546 NEW YORK . 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 113 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA . . 2604 S. 4th St. Frank Drozak. Agent . DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent DOuglas 2-4401 E. B. Mc.Auley. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. .. . Phone 724-2843 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent . MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette, Agent 229-2788 WIL.MINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2328 Great Lakes Ailcusl »1. 1964 All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: - GREAT LAKES TUG S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon Mary Ann Stuart, born March Sharron Lee Buxton, horn Janu­ Joseph Krynicki, born May 10, 12, 1964, to the David B. Stuarts, ary 14,1964, to the Vernon Bux- 1964, to the John J. Krynicki's, Frankfort, Mich. tons, Starks, La. Jersey City, New Jersey. BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller, Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU 'Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerse, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur, Agent RAndoiph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mail to Brimley, Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent.. BRimley 14-R 8 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7781 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers A Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7098 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-0570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin, Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range. Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN, O .....118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Ruthsatz, Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey, Agent ..MElrose 2-8847 SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Rivers Section Roy Boudreau ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar ALPENA 127 River St. L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 EL. 4-3616 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington Arthur Bendheim, Agent TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. RAILWAY MARINE REGION So. Chieago, 111. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. HEnderson 3-0104 MAin 1-5450 Jersey City 2, NJ REGIONAL DIRECTOR DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. G. P. McGinty RAndoiph 2-4110 ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. R. H. Avery MaU Address; P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 E. B. Pulver HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. BALTIMORE....1216 E. Baitlmore St EAstern 7-4900 River Rouge 18, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 NORFOLK 118 Third St. 622-1892-3 Inland Boatmen's Union PHILADELPHIA 2804 S 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR United Industrial Workers Pat FInnerty BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St, EAstern 7-4900 .EAstern 7-430O BOSTON 276 State St. BOSTON 276 State St Richmond 2-0140 .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 678 4th Ave., Brooklyn HEADQUARTERS 678 4tli Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HYacinth 9-6600 5804 Canal St. HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. HOUSTON WAInut 8-3207 WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE, Jax ELgin 3-0987 • ELgin 3-0987 744 W. Flagler St. MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St MIAMI FRankiin 7-3564 FRankiin 7-3564 1 S. Lawrence St. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. MOBILE HEmlock 2-1754 .HEmlock 2-1754 630 Jackson Ave. NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. NEW ORLEANS Phono 529-7546 Tel 529-7546 115 Third St. NORFOLK 115 Third St. NORFOLK _ Tel. 622-1892-3 Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3828 DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 Phone 229-2788 EVERY MONTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contacf any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY t t 4 4 4 4" 4" i 4 4 4 4 4 4 Michael Lee Frary, horn January Julia Elizabeth RItter, born Rebecca Freeman, horn May 21, 4, 1964, to the Michael Lee Frarys, April 22, 1964, to the Chester L. 1964, to the Richard F. Freeman's, Mio, Mich. Ritter's, Farmington, Mo. Cottageville, South Carolina. 4 4 4 Katherine Klein, born April 18, Michael Carmlchael, born May Robert Kellyt^ horn May 6, 1964, 1964, to the Clair R. Kleins, Hub­ 3, 1964, to the Francis M. Carto the Floyd I. Kelly's, Houston, michael's, Ridgewood, N.Y. bard Lake, Mich. Texas. 4 4 4> 4 4 4 4 4 4 Richard Rodriguez, born June 9, Charles Wadswoirtb, Jr., horn Marta Bonilla, horn May 18, March 29, 1964, to the Charles E. 1964, to the Richard Rodriguez's, 1964, to the Jose A. Bonilla's, BayHouston, Texas. Wadsworth's, Gretna, La. amon, Puerto Rico. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Wayne Wekwert, born May 24, Ronald Kelly, born May 21, 1964, 4 4 4 to the Ronald B. Kelly's, Toledo, 1964, to the Roy M. Wekwert's, Denise Delia Bradley, born Alpena, Michigan. Ohio. March 12, 1964, to the Monte M. Bradley's, Philadelphia, Pa. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Steven Stachniewicz, horn May Wesley James Stevens, born Oc­ 4 4 4 8, 1964, to the Norman Stachnie- tober 14, 1963, to the William R. Linda Marie Verdon, born wicz's, Bayonne, New Jersey, Stevens', Berwick, La. March 30, 1964, to the Alvin J. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Verdon's, New Orleans, La. Denise Marie Marks, horn Feb­ Loretta Lynn Clark, horn March 4 4 4 ruary 27, 1964, to the Albert 14, 1964, to the Marcel L. Clark's, Randall Bryan, born May 16, Marks', Toledo, Ohio. Port Neches, Texas. 1964, to the Tilghman F. Bryan's, 4 4 4. 4 4 4 Glen Burnle, Md. Evelyn Mary Corden, horn May James Hyde, horn April 23, 1964, 4 4 4 8, 1964, to the Charles Corden's, to the Michael C. Hyde's, Cresskill, Terr! Marie Savoie, horn May Bayonne, New Jersey. New Jersey. 13, 1964, to the Thomas J. Savole's, Sr., Westwego, La. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported 4 4 4 to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment William Hale, horn February 25, of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary 1964, to the William C. Hale's, Slidell, La. card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t William Joseph M o I s e, 54: Brother Moise died April 2, 1964 of heart disease at his home in Metairie, La. He Joined the Union inl941 and was a member of the steward depart­ ment until placed on pension in 1962. He is sur­ vived by his mother Ernestine Moise. Burial was in St. Joseph No. 1 Cemetery, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Elmer Hansen, 65: Brother Han­ sen died May 27, 1964 in Weehawken, N.J. of heart disease. He sailed in tha steward depart­ ment after join­ ing the SIU in 1939. He is sur­ vived by his stepdaughter, Mrs. Earl Martin Buck. Burial place is not known . John Phoenix Williamson, 61: Brother Williamson died of a lung cancer on De­ cember 24, 1963, at the Coral Ga­ bles VA Hospital in Florida. Sail­ ing In the stew­ ard department, he has been a member of the Union since 1943. He is survived by his sister Dorothy Elizabeth Launius. Burial was In Arlington Na­ tional Cemetery, Arlington, Va. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Randy Belland, horn May 19, 1964, to the William Belland's, Al­ pena, Michigan. Charles Boone, horn April 29, 1964, to the Charles P. Boone's, Pasadena, Texas. Maurice M. Henry, horn April II, 1964, lu the Donald J. Henry's, Northhoro, Mass. John Chris Vidrine, horn May Frank W. Soileau, 28: Brother 29, 1964, to the John E. Vidrine's, Soileau died of injuries received OpelousRs, La. in a car oollision 4 4 4 Cheryl Ann SherpinskI, horn on September 22, April 28, 1964, to the Charles 1968 in Lake Sherplnski's, Poughkeepsle, New Charles, La. Sail­ York. ing In the stew­ ard department, 4 4 4 Robin Lynn Bradshaw, horn No­ he had been a vember 11, 1963, to the Howard member of the G. Bradshaws, Portsmouth, Va. SIU since 1955. He is survived by 4 4 4 Brian Dean Haken, horn Feb­ his wife, Geraldine Soileau. Burial was in Mamou ruary 24, 1964, to the Dean E. Hakens, Alpena, Mich. Cemetery, Mamou, La. 4 4 4 Victor Julius Paetznick, 39: 4 4 4 Brother Paetznick died of fatal Durwood D. Story, 63: Brother heart disease at Story died of heart disease at his the Harbor Emer­ home in New Or­ gency Hospital, leans, La., on De­ San Francisco, cember 16, 1963. Cal. Sailing in An SIU member the engine de­ since 1938, he partment, he sailed in the deck joined the Union department until in 1956. He is placed on pen­ W survived by his sion in 1954. He mother Mrs. Lata is survived by a iiiSiiiii Paetznick. Burial was in Fort Sam friend, Mrs. Ma­ Houston National Cemetery, San vis Clark. BurlaLwas in Metairie Antonio, Texas. Cemetery, Metairie, La. 4 4 Lillian Janetta Ortez, horn June I, 1964, to the Oliver V. Ortez's, Wayagues, Puerto Rico. 4 4 4 John Ally, 67; Brother Ally died Edward J. Szaryihe, 43: Heart of natural causes on March 17, disease was fatal to Brother 1963 at the Kings Szarythe on County Hospital, March 21, 1964 Brooklyn, N.Y. while he was Sailing in the aboard the Our deck department, Lady of Peace he had been a rWaterman). Join­ member of the ing the Union In Union since 1941. 1939, he sailed In Burial was in the the engine de­ Heavenly Rest partment. Surviv­ Cemetery, Han­ ing is his sister, over, N.J. Surviving is his wife Florence Heaberlin. His place of Trina Ally. burial Is not known. John Charlaris, born March 4, 1964, to the Evangelos Charlaris' Phila., Pa. Christopher Hughes, born Feb­ ruary 4, 1964, to the William M. Hughes', New York City, N.Y, Ursula Spiers, horn January 28, 1964, to the Billy Spiers, New Orleans, La. John Farelli, born January 20, 1964, to the Angelo C. FarelUs, San Pablo, Calif. Jeffrey Hartford, horn March 6, 1964, to the Richard Hartfords, Oregon, Ohio. Sandra Ann Benenate, born Feb­ ruary 19, 1964, to the Nathan Benenates, New Orleans, La. Kelt Jo Sequin, born January 29, 1964, to the Thomas J. Sequins, Alpena, Mich. Teresa Henry, born January 19, 1964, to the Jesse Henrys, Sulphur, La. �AiM tl, 1M4 Tag* Twentr-TbrM SEAFARERS'IOC Seheaiile oi All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Hendley Heaven Herbert Kreuti Edgar Benaon Carl McDanlel Jamea MitcheU John Breen G. BuscegUa Roland Muir William Murphy Robert S. Doyle Frederick Edgett George C. Reglater Freldof FondiU Robert Sheffield John French Edgar Smith W. Gontarski Andrew Suech Charles Torgeraon George Graham Charlea Hippard D. R. Underwood Skinner Wolff Larry Jonea USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILLINdkS Olaf Bjerken John A. Schmidt B. A. Rehbeln Walter Frederick USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASHINGTON Arthur A. Furst Frederick Rex John E. Kennedy Edward F. Sagen Charlea F. Rles Wm. L. Willlami USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Vernon Hopkins F. H. Bowan Frank Buck Joseph Howell Raymond Delhi L. F. Hudgina Raymond Leonard H. M. Fentreaa Clyde Fields Raymond Miller J. W. Forrest Lloyd P. Roberson Frederick Hansen Carle C. Harris Paul D. Harris R. H. Hufford Justin P. Hughes WUllam A. Klrby C. D. McMuUln Mont McNabb. Jr. Henry J. Maas. Jr. Hugh L. Meacham PhlUip C. Mendoza Troy Pardue Jose J. Vigo Edward V. Webb Earl K. WhaUey Wm. J. Woolaey. Sr. James J. Redden Ciaude O. Stroud J. C. Thompson Roy C. Washburn USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Salvatore Alpedo Anthony Leo E. Bishop Gus Lopez Myles Bowen . F. McKenney Elvyne Busaell A. R. MeUln A. Caligiura Frank Myatt Henry Callahan H. Nelson Clifford Campbell A. Pavon Thomas E. Carey T. Perelra M. Coffey M. Reyes Thomas Connell R. Reyes R. Danlelson Harvey Rhoden John Fanning E. Rublo H. Faulkiner A. Santoro G. Fleseland Kuno Schopfen E. B. Flowers M. Sharps Woodrow Fuller J. Shlben Victor Garcia S. Stevens A. Gylland J. V. Wulllvan C. Haymond P. A. Switch R. Henderson E. Temes Julio Hernandez V. Torregrosia J. Hundley Julio Valentin J. Kershner Ray Wagner Ralph Knowles Franklin Warner W. Kowalczyk George Warren ( Cecil Leader USPHS HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Willie O. Adcock Arthur McCalg Mark W. Conrad John J. Miller Edwin C. Cooper Wliliam G. Moody Edward L. Collier John Rauza John J. Croswell Alfonso Sandlno Otis Gllles M. J. Stevens Hugh P. Grove Patrick J. Stevens Willie P. Gulllott J. F. Wunderllch Mllburn L. Hatley USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA P. B. Bland W. T. Shlerling L. E. GlUaln A. C. Sproul S. P. Morris USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Luclen H. AUalne H. S. Chrlatensen Thomas W. Bernsee A. Fabrlcant Gregory J. Bruno Wm. H. Filling USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA W. M. Glover Hubert I. Pousson A. E. Johansson Norman D. Tober Nicholas R. Peters Richard Zaragoza Know Your Rights USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASSACHUSBFTa Edgar Anderson Daniel Murphy Eugena Dakln USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICHIGAN George Axtewlcz Wm. HoUla A. Chrlatensen Clarence Lenhart Ulyn Crider Gordon McLarin Cecil Crowder Barney Majjisie Konrad Frovag R. L. Nedea Leon Furman James Nessinger E. 0. George Albert Pfisterer John Grant F. M. Prlmeau Robert R. Green Glllis Smith Charles Hankel Charles Stone Waliaca Harden USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Charles Cobnm George HcKnew Arthur Collett Samuel Mills B. Deibler Raymond Ruppert Abe Gordon James Webb Burl Hal re Willie Young Thomas Lehay SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen A. Gutierrez William Kenny Edwin Harriman USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE Clifford Umfleet Jamea McGee PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON. LOUISIANA Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL NORTHAMPTON. MASS. Maurice Roberts VA HOSPITAL MARTINEZ. CALIFORNIA Arthur Slgler US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. DC William Thomson Paul Stovall Ist Communion FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All Uiese agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contract g between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these eontracts are posted and avail­ able In all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified malL return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times. •Ither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in aU SIU balls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. Th.a LOO has traditionaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The re.sponslbility for LOG policy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this Should Immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the morabcr so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing dlsablilty-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment •nd as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth In the SIU constitution and In the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels -tbat he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers Is the ri^t to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. ' If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. Fatima Hernandez, daugh­ ter of Seafarer Emilio (Baby Miller) Hernandez, U seen celebrating her first communion. Fatima, who Is seven years old, lives in Tampa. Fla. British, French Split Costs Of Tunnel Survey LONDON—The British govern­ ment and French railroads will split 50-50 an estimated $3.5 mil­ lion on a geological survey this summer for the proposed railroad tunnel under the English Channel. Ernest Marples, British Trans­ port Minister, announced to the House of Commons that the sur­ vey will be to determine whether the tunnel should be bored through rock or placed on the floor of the sea as a huge tube. A study^roup has been formed, consisting of four companies. The French Tunnel Company, Techni».'al Studies, Inc., of New York, Britain's Channel Company and the Compagnie Financiere de Suez will work under the general super­ vision of the British and French governments. SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days Indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM In the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York September 8 Detroit September 11 Philadelphia .September 8 Houston September 14 Baltimore Septembers New Orleans ..September 15 Mobile September 16 i 3. West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule through August, 1064 for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follows: WUmington San Francisco Seattle September 14 September 16 September 18 October 23 October 19 October 31 A) Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great I.akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are heia at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit.. .September 8—2 PM Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Dnluth, Frankfort, September 8—7 PM 4 ^Houston MobUe New Orleans Sept. 14 Sept. 16 Sept. 15 * Meetings held er Lanor Temple. Newpert News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple. Sault Ste. Marie. Mich, t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Eduardo Bernard Dovila The above named is requested to 4" 4" get in touch with his grandmother, America R. Arce at Lapez SIU Inland Baatmen's Unian Mrs. Landron 1552, Santurce, Puerto Regular membership meetings Rico on a very important matter for IBU members are scheduled before returning to New York. each month in various ports. The 4' 4« 4» next meetings will be: Joe Wagner Philadelphia .. Sept. 8—5 PM Your daughter is very ill in Montivideo, Uruguay, and you are Baltimore (licensed and unlicsnsed) ... Sept. 9—5 PM asked to get in touch with her or Houston Sept. 14—5 PM your wife right away. Norfolk .... Sept. 10—7 PM 3^ 3^ N'Orleans ...Sept. 15—5 PM John Carter Levack Mobile Sept. 16—5 PM You are requested to let your sister, Mrs. John Dunlop, Sheguian4« J4« dahj Ontario, Canada, know where RAILWAY MARINE REGION you are. Regular membership meetings 3j' 4" 4« for Railway Marine Region-IBU Arthur A. Bianchette members are scheduled each Contact Ted Phillips, c/o Rico's month in the various ports at 10 Tavern, 150 Richmond St., Boston, AM and 8 PM. The next meetings Mass. will be: 4" 4" 4JI Jersey City Sept. 14 Rudolph R. Cefaratti Philadelphia Sept. 15 Your sister Rita says your gov­ Baltimore Sept. 16 ernment refund check, payable to •Norfolk Sept, 17 you, is at home and wants you to GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE pick it up or else contact your REGION mother and let her know what to Regular membership meet­ do with it. ings for Great Lakes Tug and 4" 4« 4' Dredge Region IBU memlers are Leslie (Squench) Briiihart scheduled each month in the vari­ You are requested to contact ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next Carl MeCranie, at 840-14th Street, meetings will be: Apt. 3, Beaumont, Texas, phone Detroit Sept. 14 TW 2-4022. Milwaukee Sept. 14 4« 4» 4" Chicago Sept. 15 "Rocky" Buffalo Sept. 16 Maxie L. wants you to call her tSauIt Ste. Marie Sept. 17 at TE 4-3674 collect or write 929 Duluth Sept. 18 N. Lakme, Wilmington, Calif., as Lorain Sept. 18 soon as possible on a very im­ (For meeting place, contaci Har­ portant matter. old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland Sept. 18 Toledo Sept. 18 Ashtabula Sept. 18 A reminder from SIU head­ (For meeting place, contaci John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact tabula, Ohio). the hall in ample time to allow 4^ 4> 4^ the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings fore paying off may cause a de­ for UIW members are scheduled layed sailing, force the ship to each month at 7 PM in various sail short of the manning re­ ports. The next meetings will be: quirements and needlessly make New York September 8.. the work tougher for your ship­ mates. Baltimore ....' September. 9 Philadelphia .. September 8 ' Quitting Ship? Notify Union �SEAFARERS^LOG ug. B] Aufl. tl 1944 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SEAFARERS INtfRNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO When the Day's Work is Done" The AFL-CIO produces documentcHy film en Labor's role in U.S. com- munities life for showing nationally on television. r The AFL-CIO documentary film "When the Day's Work is Done," dealing with the way in which American trade unions and their members participate in action programs in their communities, is being featured on many local television stations throughout the country in conjunction with Labor Day. The community service activities of the Seafarers International Union and its affiliates will he among the highlights in the new motion picture produced by the AFL-CIO for showing over tele­ vision on Labor Day. "When the Day's Work is Done" is a half-hour film honoring unions and union members who devote leisure time to programs of community betterment. Leisure time until a generation ago was a privilege enjoyed by only a fortunate few in America. But in recent years, trade unions have succeeded in winning shorter hours for American workers, giving them more and more time away from jobs that once consumed their whole life. What are we doing with this leisure time? The film illustrates the worthwhile use union members are making of their after-work hours. It shows how American workers and their unions are meet­ ing their responsibilities as citizens and neighbors. The SlU, as a member union of the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment, is cited for providing the means of loading and shipping drugs and medicines to Cuba as ransom for the Bay of Figs prisoners. The SIU's New Bedford Fishermen's Union is featured for its participation in the urban renewal program of New Bedford, Massa­ chusetts, where a former SIU official, Howard Nickerson, is a member of the city's urban renewal committee working with other civic leaders on a slum clearance project. Many other union-sponsored activities are highlighted in the film, including Boy Scout troops, construction of community health facilities, concerts, recreation programs, senior citizen and youth programs. The documentary also relates the cultural and humanitarian achievements realized from the millions of dollars unien members have contributed to united fund and community cheet campaigns. The interest of unions and their members in community life is broad. Not only does labor donate its manpower to a host of social welfare agencies, but it hacks this up with dollars. Union funds go toward college scholarships, cooperative housing projects, retirement centers, special projects, etc. But important as they are, dollars are only one measure of labor's citizenship role. For instance, the film highlights: * The rebuilding of hurricane-shattered communities with donated free labor. * The contribution of more than half-a-million manhours of free labor to build hospitals and health clinics just on Long Island. * A special program to train teenagers in social welfare service, helping to build a bridge between the world of the child and the world of the adult. * Labor-sponsored programs of mass inoculation against polio. * Labor-management cooperation to furnish mobile health clinics to provide medical checkups in isolated Pennsylvania com­ munities. Seafarers and their families are urged to watch for the showing of this AFL-CIO documentary film when it is presented in their area. When And Where To See AFL-CIO Film The following if the laletl available lilting of the televiiion itationi throughout the. nation whith are teheduled to tarry "When the Day's Work li Done." Seafarerg are advited to theek their local listing! for addition! to thu Iht prior to labor Day, State & City ALABAMA Birmingham Birmingham Florence Montgomery ARIZONA Tucson CALIFORNIA Sacramento San Francisco COLORADO Denver CONNECTICUT Hartford FLORIDA Jacksonville Tampa ILLINOIS Moline INDIANA Evansville South Bend IOWA DCS Moines KENTUCKY Louisville LOUSIANA Alexandria MARYLAND Baltimore Salisbury MASSACHUSETTS Boston Worcester MICHIGAN Cheboygan Kalamazoo Saginaw MINNESOTA Alexandria Duluth St. Paul MISSOURI St. Louis St. Louis NEBRASKA Lincoln NEW MEXICO Albuquerque NEW YORK Albany Binghamton New York Utica-Rome NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte OHIO Akron ' Cleveland Dayton PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg Pittsburgh SOUTH CAROLINA Greenville TENNESSEE Chattanooga TEXAS Houston VIRGINIA Harrisonburg WASHINGTON Seattle WISCONSIN Milwaukee Station Date Time WBRC WBIQ WOWL WAIQ (6) (10) (15) (26) Sun.. Sept. 6 10:30 a.m. Check Local Listing Check Local Listing Check Local Listing KVOA (4) Check Local Listing KVIE (6) KQED (9) Mon., Sept. 7 Mon., Sept. 7 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. KLZ (7) Sun., Sept. 6 2:30 p.m. WTIC (3) Check Local Listing WJCT (7) WEDU (3) Tues., Sept. 8 8:30 p.m. Check Local Listing WQAD (8) WFIE (14) WSBT (22) WHO (13) WHAS (11) KALB (5) WBAL (11) WBOC (16) WHDH (5) WJZB (14) "WTOM (4) WKZO (3) WKNX (57) Sat., Sept. 5 & Sun., Sept. 6 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Sun., Sept. 6 1:00 p.m. Check Local Listing Sun., Sept. 6 1:00 p.m. Check Local Listing Sun., Sept. 6 10:15 a.m. Check Local Listing Check Local Listing Sun., Sept. 6 Wed., Sept. 2 12:00 noon 10:30 p.m. Check Local Listing Check Local Listing Check Local Listing KCMT (7) KDAL (3) KTCA (2) Sun., Sept. 6 Mon., Sept, 7 Mon., Sept. 7 12:00 noon 12:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. KET'C (9) KSD (5) Fri., Sept. 4 Sun., Sept. 6 9:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. KUGN (12) ^ Wed., Sept. 2 & Tues., Sept. 8 7:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. ' KOAT (7) Check Local Listing WAST WNBF WOR WKTV (13) (12) (9) (2) , Sun., Sept. 6 4:30 p.m. Check Local Listing Check Local Listing Check Local Listing WSOC (9) WAKR (49) Sun., Sept. 6 SOO p.m. WEWS (5) WHIG (7) Sat., Sept. 5 & Sun., Sept. 6 Sat., Sept. 5 Sun., Sept. 6 WTPA (27) WHO (11) Sun., Sept. 6 Sun., Sept. 6 4:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. WFBC (4) Sun., Sept. 6 4:00 p.m. WTVC (9) Sun., Sept. 6 2:00 p.m. KPRC (2) 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Check Time Check Local Listing WSVA (3) Mon., Sept. 7 7:00 p.m. KCTS (9) Fri., Sept. 4 8:00 p.m. WISN (12) Tues., Sept. 8 6:30 p.m.*" ~l � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource August 21, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU OFFERS PROGRAM FOR BALANCED FLEET, CITES SOVIET BUILDUP HOWARD GUINIER DIES; VETERAN SIU OFFICIAL TANKER COLLIDES WITH STEEL MAKER SIU URGES DEMOCRATS ADOPT MARITIME PLANK MEDICARE BILL HITS SNAG IN SENATE FOREIGN FLAGS HAULING BULK OF U.S. CARGOES SEVEN MORE SEAFARERS GET SIU PENSIONS COCHIN – PORT OF CALL FOR SIU CREWMEMBERS NATIONAL TELECAST SET FOR SFL-CIO FILM ANTI-POVERTY LEGISLATION GETS CONGRESSIONAL OK STELL MAKER, TANKER COLLIDE IN DELAWARE SIU STEWARDS COMPLETE JOB REFRESHER COURSE AFL-CIO RAPS SEPARATE MOVE TO BLOCK REDISTRCTING ORDER BEGIN CHANNEL DEEPENING FOR CALUMET RIVER, LAKE SIU-CONTRACTED SEA LAND GETS NEW TERMINAL BUILDING SIU LAKES STEAMER BROUGHT UP TO DATE TIGHTER SAFETY CODE SET FOR NEXT YEAR BALTIMORE HARBOR RAISES SPEED LIMIT SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TOP $35 BILLION MARK Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/21/1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVI, No. 17 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/0736c3915eab3e2e0a818fff882459be.PDF 5e971c8b679316600e89a7ca681bb99e PDF Text Text SEAFARERSA^LOG OFFICIAL ORQAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO In This Issue: Seatrain Lines Wins Stay Of Railroad Rate Cut Story On Page 2 MTD Cites Need For Ship Buildup, Blasts Goldwater -Story On Page 3 MA Awards Three C-4s To Sill Contracted Lines -Story On Page 4 Board Decision Boosts Waterman Subsidy Bid Story On Page 5 Europeans Tack Conditions On Dual Rate Data Demand AFL-CIO Council Maps Labor Alms On National Issues -Story On Page 3 Story On Page 7 Five SlU Oidtimers Join Union Pensioners -Story On Pages 8, 9 Credentials Committee Begins Candidate Check -Story On Page 3 Djibouti-A Port Of Call For SlU-Manned Vessels -Story On Page 13 SlU Pensioner Gives Tips For Retiring In Mexico Seafarer's Heroism At Sea Wins Top Government Award —-—— Story On Page 2 -Story On Page 20 * The Union Label-How It Protects The U.S. Worker Story On Back Page SlU Shipping Aid Proposals Put To Grievance Committee -Story On Page 2 �SEArARERS AairtHt 1, If 64 X09' Maritime Grievance Group Hears SIU Proposals For Resolving Shipping Beefs f? F, P O f? T ly Paul HaN Early next week in Washington the Maritime Advisory Committee recently named by President Johnson will hold its first meeting. This WASHINGTON—The Seafarers International Union renewed its attack here last week meeting will bring 17 representatives of management, labor and the on the Maritime Administration's practice of granting so-called "general waviers" of the public together with Cabinet officials of the Government to discuss Public Resolution 17 requirement that states that 100 percent of cargoes financed by the Ex­ a broad range of maritime issues. As we understand it this committee is to delve Into the problems port-Import Bank must move* in American vessels. confronting U.S. shipping and the maritime industry, ascertain the Alcoa stated In a presentation to carriers. The SIU action was in the the committee members that it On Monday, July 27, a meeting reasons for its decline and seek ways and means to restore and re­ form of a protest to the Maritime objected to the waiver because the was held at the SIU office in vitalize the American-flag fleet. Administration which late in government of Venezuela discrim­ Washington to plan for the meet­ As Seafarers know, this is the second committee which the Govern­ June received requests from Chile inated against American shipping ing of the Grievance Committee to waive the Public Resolution 17 in the carriage of cargoes to that the following day. This was at­ ment has set up in recent months as a result of the Unions' fight to requirement and permit Chilean- country. tended by the representatives, of correct many of the inequities which have been hampering U.S. ship­ The Alcoa protest was filed in the deep sea unions of the Inter­ ping and reducing the ability .of American seamen and other maritime flag ships to carry 50% of two cargoes to be shipped to Chile its behalf by the American Mer­ national—Hall of the AGL&IW workers to earn their livelihood in this Industry. under loans financed by the Ex­ chant Marine Institute. AMMI District, Weisberger of the Sailors The first of these was the Grievance Committee on Cargo Preference stated in its submission, however, port-Import Bank. Union of the Pacific, Turner of The protest was submitted to that the Institute was taking no the Marine Cooks & Stewards, Administration which so far has held three monthly meetings. the Grievance Committee on position on the waiver request. Jordan of the Marine Firemen, It is now obvious, after three meetings, that this Grievance Com­ The SIU stated that it was sup­ and Lanpher of the Staff Officers Cargo Preference Administration, mittee is falling far short of what we expected it to be when we and which held its third monthly porting the Alcoa position, not on Association. other maritime and waterfront unions ended our boycott last winter the basis of discrimination, but meeting here on July 28. The SIU is currently preparing The SIU was represented at the because Public Resolution 17 gives a position for presentation at the of foreign-flag ships that were scheduled to carry U.S. wheat to Russia. meeting by SIUNA president Paul the Maritime Administration no first meeting of the Maritime Ad­ It is to be hoped that the Maritime Advisory Committee will prove Hall; executive vice president authority to grant general waivers. visory Committee, which will be more effective than the Grievance Committee. We are mindful of The SIU also protested the com­ Morris Weisberger, and vice pres­ held here on August 10. the fact that the SIU and other segments of maritime labor felt that idents Ed Turner, Bill Jordan and position of the Grievance Commit­ The Maritime Advisory Com­ the President's committee had obvious shortcomings from the stand­ Burt Lanpher, representing all tee, which can act only in an mittee was set up by an Executive point of its composition, as we pointed out at the outset. advisory capacity, and the manner deep sea segments of the Inter­ Order of President Johnson on A committee of this sort, to be truly effective and thorough, should in which Marad mishandled the national. June 17 to "consider such matters represent every segment of American shipping. For example, we felt During the course- of the meet­ C-4 exchange program. The Union also filed a protest of policy and administration of that the committee lacked representation from coastwise, intercoastal, ing, the SIU supported a protest Government programs affecting made by the Alcoa Steamship over the slowness with which the maritime industry as it deems tramp and independent tankers, as well as the important shipbuilding Company, which asked that the Marad processes applications for to be in the public interest, in­ industry which has a very vital stake in the future of American mari­ Maritime Administration reject a construction subsidies — particu­ cluding policies and practices time. We were therefore glad to see the addition to the original 14-man ' request from Venezuela for waiver larly the application of the SIU- which may be followed by labor, committee of Russei K. Berg, president of the International Brotherhood Penn Steamship of the Public Resolution 17 re­ contracted management or the Government of Boilermakers and Shipbuilders, and Joesph Kahn, president of the quirement on an Export-Import Company for subsidy aid to build for strengthening the trade, na­ Transeastern Shipping Corporation, who represents the tramp segment three modern American-flag bulk of the industry. Bank shipment to that country. tional defense, manpower and If this committee will attempt to meet the problems of the maritime labor relations programs of the industry head on, in a determined manner, it is possible that we may maritime industry." The committee consists of Sec­ finally be on the right path toward finding the solutions, which are retary of Commerce Luther attainable, to this long-standing dilemma. Hodges, who is the chairman; Sec­ The committee's actions should quickly indicate whether it will serve retary of Labor Willard Wirtz, and the interests of this nation and her maritime industry. The SIU, for 17 non-Govemment representa­ its part, will make every effort and contribution that it is capable of tives of management, labor and making to promote the advancement of the American merchant marine WASHINGTON—SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines won a the public. The SIU representative in the interest of the maritime workers who are dependent upon it for a living and to strengthen it in the national interest. major victory in its fight against discriminatory rate cutting is President HalL U.S. Court Upholds Soatrain Rate Fight by the railroads with a recent Federal Court decision tempo­ rarily restraining the rail--* ; roads from instituting the designed to attract the total proposed rate cuts on poly­ tonnage shipped by the Monsanto Highest Maritime Medal Won By Seafarer Hero ethylene plastics moving from Chemical Company. Catch-All Texas to the New York area. Reduced rates would apply if The Federal court action pre­ venting the 30 percent rate cut Monsanto shipped 50,000 tons of followed the intervention of the various commodities by rail over MOBILE—Seafarer John W. Mullis was presented with the Merchant Marine Meritori­ Justice Department in the steam­ a one-year period. The petition ship company's appeals case be­ noted, however, the freight could ous Service Medal in ceremonies here. The medal is the highest award the U.S. can bestow fore the Interstate Commerce be offered on single-car lots at on a merchant seaman. Commission. The Justice Depart­ regular intervals. Mullis, who was sailing as that he risked his life during a During this operation an aircraft A company spokesman said ment supported Seatrain's claim storm on the high seas to rescue joined the search and dropped that the proposed rate reduction Seatrain would have to abandon bosun on the former Bull several Chinese seamen from a Hares to direct the vessel toward service to TeJfas City If the rates Line tanker Titan at the time violates Federal antitrust laws and go into effect—since the plastics the award winning incident oc­ ship which sank. More than 30 of two other persons in a lifeboat. are otherwise discriminatory. the Chinese crewmen lost their "The Titan was again maneu­ curred was cited for bravery in (Continued on page 8) In a rare appearance before the lives in the disaster and only four vered into position and in a very ICC, the Justice Department were saved—^three of them with short time these survivors were asked the government regulating the help of Mullis. helped aboard with the use of lines agency to suspend a proposed A. C. Hoffman, U.S. Maritime and the ladder. The outstanding reduction in rail- rates that would Administration representative in courage and complete disregard have been a disastrous blow, not Mobile, presented Mullis the for his own safety shown by Mr. only to Seatrain, but to the entire medal,'with a citation, at the SIU Mullis in descending the Jacob's shipping industry. The proposed Hall, 1 S. Lawrence St. The cita­ ladder under extremely hazardous rates were to have gone into tion states: conditions to successfully effect effect August 1. the rescue of survivors from the "In the early morning of Dec. 8, Railroad Rapped ocean, are in keeping with the 1961, the Titan, while en route to The Justice Department, In a Sasebo, Japan, received a brief highest traditions of the United petition filed here, called South­ SOS message from the Motor "Ves­ States Merchant Marine." western Lines Freight Traffic sel Combined One. Late that after­ The citation is signed by Mari­ Bureau's proposal to reduce the noon, the Titan radioed the given time Administrator Nicholas John­ cost of shipping plastics by rail­ position amidst a heavy rainstorm son and authorized by the Secre­ road from Texas to New York by tary of Commerce. and mountainous seas. 22 to 33 percent "clearly dis­ "Two survivors were spotted in On reading the document to the criminatory and violating the the water among much debris. Sea Seafarer this morning, Hoffman policies and standards of the anti­ conditions had tossed the Titan into congratulated him and advised the trust laws." Seatrain Lines earlier a rolling and pitching motion that award is the highest a merchant had been forced to abandon had her main decks completely seaman can get. It was authorized services from New York to Savannah and to New Orleans awash and prevented the launch­ by Congress. because railroads cut rates on a ing of a lifeboat. Mullis' only reply: "I, just did few key commodities that form "Life rings, with lines, were what anyone else would have done the backbone of its traffic. thrown to the men in the water under the circumstances. Someday Seafarer John W. Mullis (center) Is presented the'Merchant The proposed rates, said the and a Jacob's ladder put over the I may be in that same fix and need Marine Meritorious Service Medal, the nation's highest Justice Department's brief, are a side. With complete disregard for help." award that a merchant seaman can receive, by A. C. Hoff­ tie-in arrangement that would The 34-year-old Seafarer has their own safety, two members of man, Mobile MA representative (r). Looking on with ap­ tend to rail monopolization of the Titan crew descended the lad­ been going to sea for 18 years. He significant traffic flows and were proval (I) is Mobile port agent Louis "Blackie" Neira. der and rescued one of the men. (Continued on page 18) �Atvokt 1,1»M SEAFARERS LOG' rag»Tltng'. MTD Executive Board Urges Maritime Fleet Equal To Nation's Need Members of the newly-elected Credentials Committee make a preliminary check of the qualifications of candidates run­ ning for office in the upcoming SlU elections. Seated (l-r) are Edward Polise, Jerry Pow, Alexander Brodie, Donald Gagnan, Adele Perini and John Karl.. SlU Credentials Committee Checks Candidates' Eligibility CHICAGO—^A strong national maritime program aimed at restoring the U.S. merchant fleet to a level worthy of a leading world power was among many resolutions of vital interest to Seafarers and all American labor adopted at the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ partment Executive Board-^ meeting held here during the vessels in recent years has raised to solve the ills of the American serious questions concerning the Merchant Marine was hit by the last two days of July. adequacy and defense capability Board for a lack of representation Other resolutions adopted at the of the U.S. merchant fleet. The for many vital segments of the meeting called for a revitalization MTD urged the adoption of a na­ maritime and for having of the American shipbuilding in­ tional maritime program aimed at as its headindustry Secretary dustry, denounced waiver by the restoring the U.S. merchant fleet Luther Hodges, "whoofinCommerce the past Maritime Administration of the to a level worthy of a world has shovra a fathomless disinterest 50-50 requirements on U.S. fi­ power. Called for specifically in the problems of maritime nanced cargoes to Italy, called for were: a better cross section of the mari­ • Construction-differential sub­ labor." Cites Gaps time industry among representa­ sidies for coastwise, intercoastal The conunittee contains no rep­ tives to the President's Maritime and Great Lakes operators. resentatives of intercoastal, coast­ Advisory Committee, urged the • Building bulk carriers capa­ wise, Great Lakes and Inland preservation of the Alaska salmon ble of hauling our projected shipping, tramp and independent industry for the U.S. and blasted foreign trade. ship operators, the MTD charged. the anti-labor stand of the Repub­ • Requiring Government agen­ Also ignored were three major lican candidate for President. cies to see to it that at least 25 organizations—^the American Mer­ Rape GOP percent of the oil imported under chant Marine Institute, the Amer­ Blasting the Republican Na­ oil import quotas be carried on ican Maritime Association and the tional Convention in San Fran­ U.S. tankers. Pacific American Steamship As­ cisco for adopting a platform • Legislation removing tax sociation, and 'both management which "goes out of its way to havens where U.S. runaway opera­ and labor of the American ship­ be obnoxious to the trade union tors go to avoid paying U.S. taxes. building industry. More Shipbuilding movement" and nominated a The Board rapped the Governor Presidential candidate whose Citing the continually dete­ of Alaska for allowing Japanese "record has been 100 percent riorating condition of the U.S. nationals to buy raw salmon and hostile to the policies and pro­ shipbuilding, conversion and re­ process the product with Japanese grams of the labor movement," pair industry, the Board set up a labor while negotiations between the MTD denounced the Repub­ committee to explore positive individual American salmon ways to re-establish our ship­ packers and the Cordova Aquatie lican Presidential candidate. Noting that the Democratic building and repair industry to Marketing Association regarding platform will not be adopted un­ prevent the block obsolescence of prices to be paid for raw salmon til later this month, and that our merchant fleet. remain deadlocked. The MTD Executive Board cited while labor "has not always been This action by the State of in accord" with President John­ the granting of a general waiver Alaska has caused the loss of Jobs son's positions, the MTD Board to Italy by the MA under which and - employment to American said that it felt "there is no point 50 percent of $200 million worth workers already and will cause in waiting to announce its choice." of merchandise purchased in this additional Job losses in the future, The Board expressed the belief country with funds borrowed it was charged. The MTD urged that progressive elements of the from the Export-Import Bank will passage of S. 1135, the Fisher­ Republican Party and "even the be shipped in foreign-flag vessels men's Bargaining Bill, and called moderate" elements, would not as clearly in violation of the for federal legislation to pre­ support the Republican nominee. explicit instructions of Congress. serve the salmon resource for Senator Barry Goldwater. "Neither It called on the government American citizens, for the benefit can we . . . We repudiate his agencies to respect and obey the and use of the American people. extremism, his Jingoism, his cold­ law and called on Congress to In other action, the MTD Execu­ ness and his whole antediluvian "clip the discretionary powers of tive Board; attitude." The Board also en­ federal agencies which • openly • Announced a big step for­ dorsed Johnson's annoimced de­ flout the express will of Con­ ward in coordinating the effective cision to exclude memlMrs of his gress," and promised to press operations of MTD Port Maritime cabinet from consideration for further action on this matter. Councils. Area conferences held nomination for vice president. The 14-man Maritime Advisory recently were well attended, 11 The MTD Executive Board Committee named by President was announced, with many views noted that the decline of U.S.-flag Johnson to carry out his promise I (Continued on page 10) A membership-elected Union Credentials Committee has begun checking the qualifications of candidates for the 45 elective posts which will be balloted on In this year's SIU AGLIWD elections. ^ As required by the Union full member of the Union in good s o n stit ution, the six-man standing for three years prior to Credentials Committee was elected nomination; n»ist be a United at the regular headquarter's mem­ States citizen and have completed bership meeting on Aug. 8. Com­ a statement attesting to the fact mittee members, two from each that he is not prohibited from of the three shipboard departments, holding union office under the are: Aldo Perini and John Karl, law. To assist members interested in deck department; Edward Polise and Donald A. Gagnan, engine de­ filing for a place on the ballot, partment, and Jerry Pow and Secretary-Treasurer A1 Kerr pre­ Alexander Brodie, steward depart­ pared printed copies of this state­ ment which are available in all ment. SIU port offices. The printed Aid In Qualifying The committee began processing form may also be obtained by con­ on Aug. 4 the candidates' creden­ tacting SIU Secretary-Treasurer tials that had been received up to A1 Kerr in Headquarters for a that time. Credentials of candidates copy by phone, mail, telegram or received after that date are being in person. processed as they are received so Sign Statement that eligibility can be determined The Secretary-Treasurer advised as soon as possible. Should a can­ all interested members that it is didate lack eligibility under the re­ permissible for candidates to quirements set forth in the Union write out the statement, as con­ constitution, he will be notified in tained in Section 1 of Article XIII the quickest possible way so that of the Constitution, in his own he can furnish any needed docu­ handwriting, and that it wUl be ments or information in time to accepted if signed by the candi­ qualify before the deadline of mid­ date and includes his booknumber night, Aug. 15. and the date. Candidates are reminded that This year's balloting will begin nominations and the necessary doc­ on Nov. 2 and will continue uments setting forth their qualifi­ through Deo. 31. Normally elec­ cations should be delivered in per­ tions begin on Nov. 1, but this son or by mail to the Credentials year that date falls on a Sunday Committee, in care of the Secre­ so voting will start the next day. tary-Treasurer, so that they are in headquarters no later than mid­ night of Aug. 16. Requirements Any member may submit his name, or be nominated by others, CHICAGO—The AFL-CIO Executive Coimcil has pledged "the complete hacking of the American labor movement" to as a candidate for Union office. In order to qualify each candidate President Johnson on his ordering U.S. retaliation to the North Vietnamese attacks this week on American Naval vessels must meet the following constitu­ in international waters in the Gulf of Tonkin. The Council informed the President that it endorsed his "message of strength tional requirements: must have at to the free world" after he ordered U.S. air strikes on North Vietnamese torpedo bases. least three years of seatime in an AFL-CIO President George Meany said the President's action against the North Vietnamese aggressors was "the only unlicensed capacity, at least four action" he can take. months of which must be between January 1 of this year and the On the final day of its three- adopted recently in San Francisco Republican platform and Its selec­ The House measure Increasing time of nomination; must be a day meeting, which began was attacked by the coimcil as "an tion of candidates Is the "bread benefits and coverage in the social insult to the intelligence of the and butter issue of the survival of security system, does not contain here on Aug. 3, the AFL-CIO voters" and should be rejected, the the trade union movement." any program to meet the health Council, in which SIU President council said, because It offers The Council adopted a major needs of the elderly under the Paul Hall, a council member, par­ "nothing to meet the problems of five-point program to make the social security system. Aug. 7 1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 16 ticipated, also called for additional 20th Century America." The • Urged Congress to lay the Government measures to stimulate unanimously adopted statement 1964 Civif Rights Act "a living the economy and create more Jobs, was coupled with two others shairp- reality in every phase of American groundwork now for the enact­ pointing out that the decline in ly assailing the Republican Party's life." The program will be pre­ ment early In the next session of unemployment in recent months handling of the issues of political sented to a national AFL-CIO Civil a comprehensive new housing and pAtn. HAIX, President Rights Conference in Washington community developmet program. HznBEBZ BRAND, Editor; IBWIN SFIVACX, has been "welcome but all too and of presidential on Sept. 2. The Council charged The Council noted that one fifth Manattinp Editor; BEBHABD SEAMAN, Art small." The private, profit-making "extremism" the conference with the respon­ of the American people are still Editor: Mnca POLLACK, NAIHAN SKYSB, of the economy is providing control of atomic weapons. ROBERT AHONSON, ROBERT HEATH- sector sibility of implementing a broad living in substandard or deficient Hits Extremists fewer full time Jobs than it did COCK, ALVIN SCOTT, Staff Writers, ten . years ago, the Council said. It Declaring that the attempt to range of activity to carry out the housing. PublishBd blwaakly •» the headquarters urged "increased Government In­ make "extremism" a synonym for purposes of the Civil Rights Act. • Wired every member of the of the Seafarers International Union, AtIn other actions the Council: House of Representatives urgently ° AI'I '"'!?«• Wafers vestment in human and natural patriotism is "obivous nonsense," District, Al^-Cig, 47S Fourth Avenue, • Asserted its intention to con­ requesting a vote for the adminis­ Brooklyn, NY, lUM. Tel. HYaclnth 9 UOo' resources ... to create Jobs in the the council said that "extremism Second clau pottase paid at the Poet Improvement of our schools, hous­ means the death of the labor move­ tinue the fight for hospital care tration's antipoverty bill declaring ing, community facilities, and the ment and the death of liberty it­ for the aged while welcoming the that "for the 20" percent of Amer­ ?"A5g.'s4,"lflT'"' ***' """" 120 development of natural resources." self." Federation President Meany increase in social security benefits ica now living in poverty this meaThe Republican Party platform said that the issue posed by the in the recently-passed House bill. (Contlnued on page 10) AFL-CIO Supports U.S. Vietnam Policy SEAFARERS LOG �-•••J!. 'siAFlik'iMs- ' MA Awards Three C-4s To SlU-Cohtracted Lines WASHINGTON—SlU-contracted Calmar Steamship and Bulk Transport have been al­ located three of the last five C-4 troop transport ships involved in the Administration's exchange program, the Maritime Administration has announced here. The five vessels are the ones-* ^ acquiring five of the ships because tion the large outlay the companies rejected by the original bidof excess cost. make to convert the ships. (ders -when the MA pulled its The SIU contracted Waterman must Calmar has estimated it will cost By Eari (Bull) Shepord. Vlee-Prasldeiif. Atfcmtle New York Shipping Excellent Shipping In and around the Port of New York haa been excellent during the last perlpd, and from the way it looks here, it wlU continue to follow that same pattern for the next few weeks. Into the hall to exchange a few firiendly words while resting on the beach for awhile was oldtimer Wilfred Chapman, who started sailing sudden switch In evaluation policy Steamship Corp received alloca­ $3 million to convert one C-4, the SIU in 1944. Originally from Port of Spain, BWI, Chapman Is looking forward to retirement and thinks all things in the SIU—contract, wel­ at the first of this year. The about- tions for six of the original 18, General H. L. Scott, Into a 15,000 fare and all benefits—are 100% in favor of the professional Seafarer. face is one of the five grievances Calmar has accepted five and Mat- deadweight-ton carrier of non- He says he is a professional salon pantryman and is not particular as containerized break-f>ulk cargoes to what type of ship he sails. aired by the Grievance Committee son Navigation accepted two. for intercoastal common carrier on Cargo Preference Administra­ Requested More Waiting for a round-the-world voyage on a freighter or tanker is tion at its monthly meeting which Waterman also bid on the re­ service. Jose L. Gomes, a bosun and deck maintenance man. Joe is married Bulk Transport estimates it will began July 28. maining five, requesting six for cost $1,450,000 each to convert the and has three grown children. One son is now a 2nd Lieutenant in The MA hit the shipping indus­ a total of 12 ships, but the MA two ships allocated to the com­ the Army. A staunch Union man from way back, he says: "Be a try in the face early this year rejected the bid. Waterman has pany booster of the union, and hold onto ^our criticism unless It is con­ into bulk carriers for world­ structive." when it changed the evaluation not yet signed the formal exchange wide trade under the U.S. Flag. policy toward the C-4s, a move agreement on the first six ships. The shipping outlook for the Hub City, Boston, looks very good as which boosted the cost of acquir­ Bulk Transport previously ob­ it has been that way for the last period. There were two payoffs and ing and converting a C-4 troop jected strongly to the MA's valu­ five in-translts, 45 men in all shipped out. vessel to a bulk carrier by about ation policy, but the Administra­ Oldtime Leo Gallagher, 25 years in the Union, checked into the hos$300,000. tion held to the plan and gave the plUl after returning from Greece on the Aldlna. He says when ho Original Plan companies that accepted the gets out he is going to try to go back to Greece. Remeglus MeDonald, The original plan, announced change additional time to pick up an AB with the SIU for 20 years, will take it easy ashore for the rest last fall allowed qualified tramp the options. of the summer. His last ship was the Mfc Washington, described by and domestic operators to upgrade The exchange plan has been many a Seafarer as a top-notch vessel on which to sail. Mac got off because the ship went offshore. their fleets by trading their older hailed by the MA as the first positonnage for newer C-4s from the Mve step taken to try to help Registered on the beach and waiting for another coastwise run is National Defense Reserve Fleet. domestic operators, but the SIU veteran Steven Williams. "Starline" was sorry to leave the Mt. Wash­ A total of 18 were allocated to has hit the revaluation as a plan •The Japanese government. In re­ ington. He spent a little time with his family while ashore. Pensioner seven companies, but the action to destroy the exchange program. vamping its maritime policies, has LIndley MacDonald drops Into the hall to see his former shipmates forced four tramp operators Ship operators have also objected given a boost to the entry of and to play cards with the boys. Sailing in the steward department —^two of which were SlU-con- to the revaluation because they Japan into the bulk and tanker for 30 years, he says he is thankful to the Union for the pension that tracted—^to abandon the idea of feel it does not take into considera­ international fieet. Tanker and tramp- owners will he receives—it sure helps him and his wife. be granted government aid, with Shipping in Philadelphia has been good and should hold that way. paid off three ships, signed on one and had seven intransits. A total those chartering tonnage to for­ We of 63 men shipped during the last period. eign ports having revenues de­ Retirement Paradise rived on the same basis as for L. P. Drummond was in to give an enthusiastic report for Seafareni cargo liners. Japan is already considered a thinking about retiring: "On a recent trip to Greece, 1 learned the fol­ major power in cargo liner trading lowing facts: The natives of Greece are very friendly to citizens of By A1 Kerr, Secretory-Treasurer and the movement of bulk goods the U.S.A. and a small home may be purchased for $2,500 to $3,500. The Greek Government will cancell all taxes during the lifetime of an for the country's use. American citizen who buys a home and becomes a permanent resident As a result of the governmental How To File Dependents' Benefits policy, the 20,176 deadweight ton of this friendly country. Fifty dollars per month for food, fuel, clothing To assure speed in handling and prompt service, it is important that Eiwa Maru was chartered recently and amusements is ample to provide the best of living conditions. The Seafarers filing for dependents' benefits be familiar with the qualifi­ to the Socony Mobil Oil Co., for Greek Government welcomes American citizens who wiah to retire In seven years. Also, Mitul O.S.K. Greece as permanent residents. The Social Security and SIU retire­ cations and the information necessary to process these claims. A seaman who if ling for benefits must have been employed at least Lines has signed a contract with ment checks stretch real good in Greece." Edmund Aboaiy is ready to go again after laying up the Massmar SO days during the previous calendar year, and at least one day within Marcona Mining Co., to carry ore at BalUmore. Ed is thinking of framing the sounding rod he used to pellets for a period of five years. the past six months Immediately preceding the date his claim accrued. soundings every four hours around the clock when his ship faced All of this employment must have been with an SlU-contracted com­ The line intends to build a 55,000 take the danger of sinking after a collision. ton carrier for this purpose. pany which was a part of the Seafarers Welfare Plan during the period Two other Seafarers dropped by the hall, William Porter and Oscar Owners Reluctant the seaman worked for the company. Up till now, Japan ship owners Oser. Bill just got off the Globe Pr<^rress and said that he had a good Who is termed a dependent? The "dependent" Includes an employee's trip. Oscar is on the beach and waiting to ship out again with a wife, unmarried children under 19 years of age, and any other person have been reluctant to enter inter­ steward's Job. national "cross trading" because whom the member is entitled to claim as a dependent on his current BalUmore still U going at full speed In ship acUvity. Shipping has they have been unable to compete Federal income tax return, under the US Internal Revenue Act. been very good and prospects for the next period look the same. We against companies that have estab­ Copies of legal documents establishing proof of dependency status lished international agencies and paid off five ships, signed on six and had 15 Intranslt. AU beefs were , must be filed with the Seafarers Welfare Plan office. more complete knowledge of the settled at payoff. In order to be entitled the dependent benefits, a patient must have field. Japan has also had a prob­ Owen Herring has finally had the cast from a broken wrist removed, been admitted to a hospital, and/or surgery must have been performed. lem getting crews for ships be­ received while aboard the Steel Executive. He says laying around In the event of surgery, it is not necessary that this surgery be per­ cause of the long period of time waiting for a fit for duty slip is killing him and he can't wait to get formed in a hopsital in order to be entitled to payment of this surgery international trading requires. hack aboard ship again. Bill Donnigan is ready to go again after benefit. The surgery benefit is paid in accordance with the Surgery Ship owners agree it will be having to leave the Alcoa Explorer due to an illness in the family. BUI Schedule for Dependent Benefits. > some time before the impact of said it really hUrt to have to get off the Explorer because It was a fine Any claim, as well as proof of a ship on the member, the doctor Japanese ships in the trade field ship. Everything seems to he going well with Bill now. Compliments to the SIU crew and ship's officers of the Yaka were claim for dependent benefits, must or the hospital, but to insure that will be felt, but they point out be submitted to the office of the all hospitals and doctors are paid that Japan's entry into the market paid by William Oswlnkle, who just paid off the ship. He says the crew Seafarers Welfare Plan within 100 in full so as to maintain a good will utimately add considerably to was one of the best he's ever sailed with and the fact the officer^ were days of the performance of such working relationship between the a situation where there are already tops made the voyage even more pleasant. Clyde Clarke has returned surgery, or of the patient's dis­ various hospitals and our member­ too many ships for the tonnage from a "change of pace" voyage to Honolulu aboard a freighter. After ship. charge from the hospital. eight months as a cahleman and ship's delegate aboard the Longlines, available. he decided to try the new experience and reported it interesting and In addition, the applicant must a good ship. Clyde is registered and expects to ship soon. have, on file with the Seaferers Norfolk Slows Down Welfare Plan office, copies of the Shipping has slowed down a little in Norfolk, hut the outlook for following or originals: An enroll­ the coming two weeks is good. We had two payoffs, two sign-ons and ment card, a claims statement Cash Benefits Paid — April, 1964 (filled in on both sides and signed six ships intranslt. by the attending physician or sur­ Some of the oldtimers on the beach in Norfolk are: Charlie Jones, CLAIMS AMOUNT VAID Robert Beale, Clayton R. Bruce and Raymond Leonard. Charlie is now geon), a marriage certificate, the child's birth certificate (if a child Hospital Benefits 8,727 $ 79,986.14 in Carolina spending a few days before shipping out. Bob is waiting Is involved). For any other person for another good Cities Service or other tanker. After eight months 28 80,500.00 as chief cook on the National Defender, Clayton is taking a vacation whom the member is claiming as Death Benefits a dependent, he must furnish a 583 87,450.00 in Florida. Ray, sorry to say, is in the hospital and hopes to he fit for copy of his latest Federal tax re-, Pension-Disability Benefits ..... duty soon so he can ship out. turn as proof of dependency. Maternity Benefits 47 9,252.05 Shipping may drop off slightly in Puerto Rico. However, August is still a normal vacation time and we may keep the July pace. Shipping In the event a claim involwng Dependent Benefits 724 85,255.36 increased over the previous month by 18 jobs. This month we shipped a hospital or doctor bill has not 668 9,594.39 60 men and 25 jobs went out short. been paid, then the check in pay­ Optical Benefits .'. ment thereto wiil be drawn in the Out-Pafient Benefits The local membership is still waiting settlement of the unemploy­ 7,549 48,488.00 ment name of the member and/or the compensation beef. Sealand and Seatrain are New Jersey cor­ doctor or hospital, whichever is SUMAAARY 18,326 400,525.94 porations and New Jersey and Puerto Rico do not have a mutual com­ Involved. This then means that pact regarding unemployment benefits. This item is pending head­ 1,446 463,180.30 quarters action through political help in the New Jersey State Legis­ the member must endorse the Vacation Benefits check and that the doctor or hospi­ lature. Vacation checks were a probelm to get cashed, but the problem tal must endorse it. This proce­ TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION has been resolved by the Union through an arrangement with First dure la used, not to create a hard­ BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 19,772 863,706.24 National City Bank, Japan Pushes Chartering Of Bulks, Tankers SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans �MtaalX im SEAFARERSi LOO Board Decision Boosts NLRB Beset By Affaoks Waterman Subsidy Bid From Anti-Labor Forces WASHINGTON—The National Labor Relations Board has been under attack recentl} on several fronts by anti-labor forces. The Goldwater Platform adopted by the Republican Party at its San Francisco convea-| WASHINGTON—An SlU-contracted Waterman Steamship tion called for "reorganizeLines request for a subsidy on the Atlantic Coast-Far East cause the Board is making de­ decisions on this point shows na trade route has been given a shot in the arm by a recent Mari­ tion" of the National Labor cisions "on the basis of the current such thing. Employers still havs Relations Board to assure its political realities." wide latitude in blasting unioo time Subsidy Board ruling. "impartiality." "The Board's functions, he said, during collective bargaining can The board, which recently sidy on outbound as well. In addition. It accused the pres­ "should be confined to determining palgns. Only recently the Board The board did note, however, completed hearings on the objection to granting additional ent Board of "defiance of Con­ whether a majority of a firm's em­ dismissed a complaint against en subject, reported that section 605 subsidy on the trade route as be­ gress" and called for an end to ployees want union representa­ plo.ver activity in an electionj (c) of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 did not bar the granting of an operating subsidy on Trade Route 12 which generally covers the area between the Atlantic Coast ports and purls in the Phil­ ippines, Japan, Korea, Formosa and Hong Kong. Waterman is not presently a subsidized operator on the route, but previously requested subsidiz­ ing of a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 30 sailings but for inbound traffic only. An early board ruling stated it could find no bar to the subsidy and Water­ man subsequently requested sub­ ing contrary to the general trend of consolidation of steamship serv­ ices on a world wide basis. The Board refuted this objec­ tion with the argument that it would increase competition among the U.S operators. The basis behind the subsidy board ruling was the report from the hearing chairman that found that the route was inadequately served by U.S. registry vessels within the meaning of the Mer­ chant Marine Act, section 605 (c), and that granting subsidy to Waterman would serve the pur­ pose of that section of the act. a series of decisions under the Kennedy-appointed Board that businessmen have been criticizing as "pro-labor." Picking up the same theme, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has renewed its own recent efforts to cripple the NLRB as it now stands. Latest attack was made by William C. Treanor, senior attorney for Union Carbide Corporation, on "What's the Issue?" a radio pro­ gram sponsored by the Chamber. Treanor declared that considera­ tion should be -given to turning over the judicial functions of the NLRB to the federal courts be­ tion." Treanor was particulariy an­ noyed with the current Board's position on employer "freedom of speech." Under the Eisenhower Board, the right of an employer to. indulge in anti-union propaganda was greatly widened to the point that almost anything went. The present Kennedy Board has curtail^ this "freedom." Treanor said that "in recent years, the Board has, in effect, held that the employer has no right to say any­ thing in connection with the union campaign." Actually, analysis of many Board bringing a sharp dissent fron Member Gerald A. Brown, who said that the decision gave em-| ployers far too much leeway. Treanor also complained that] the present Board had reversed the Eisenhower-appointed Board in the "Fiberboard" case which is now before the Supreme Court. The earlier Board had held that a company didn't have to consult! the union if it wanted to contract-] out work. The present Board has held that the employer could noij make a unilateral decision without at least talking in advance witti the union. The Cursed Scharnhorst-j^s:4iii^ The battleship Scharnhorst was planned to be the pride of Adolph Hitler's navy. Her 40 thousand tons were designed to outrun thel fastest of the heavier British dreadnoughts. She carried long range guns to hurl tons of death and destruction far over the horizon [ with pinpoint accuracy. The most modern electronic gear was built in, allowing her to find and finish her opponents while keeping her-| self hidden in a cloak of^^^ found her and bombed her ruins of the once magnificent glimpse of the Scharnhorst'a that day however, knew the darkness. Into junk. Getting In the way real secret of the Scharnhorst Bremen, then northward along the shadowy fom hurrying by, l!h« of a jinxed ship can be dan­ Norwegian coast the Scharnhorst lost it again in mountainous war Nazi technicians put —the secret of the jinx. everything they had into this new battle wagon. But somehow, some­ thing got in that was not planned for. Somewhere beneath her armor plated bridge, beneath the thick deck plates, lurking in her massive hull, was a jinx which would spell her doom. The trouble with the Scharn­ horst started early, while she was still being built, and her toll of death and destruction began. She was only half com­ pleted when suddenly, with­ out warning, the giant hull grated against the supporting timbers and rolled over on the side, crushing sixty work­ men beneath her and Injuring a hundred and ten more. It took months to raise her again, and once more upright, work crews had to be drafted to complete her because word had gotten around that the Scharn­ horst was hoodooed, jinxed, and no one wanted to be around when the jinx took its toll. Finally completed, the day came for the launching. Mindful of the propaganda value of a deadly new battle wagon sliding down the ways proclaiming Nazi defiance of the world, a big celebration was planned. Hitler himself would be there, and all the top Nazi officials. All went smoothly except for one thing.. The celebration had to be held without the star attraction because the Scharnhorst had broken loose and launched herself during the night, smashing through two huge barges as she lurched drunkenly towards the channel in the dark­ ness. Hitler's propaganda ma­ chine went to work on a coverup immediately. Germany had a new and secret method of sliding their warships into the water, they said, and the lauuchlng had been caj(Tied out during the night to pre­ serve the secret. Many present gerous business, the Bremen The troubled world got its first learned. look at the Scharnhorst In action Thus far the Nazi's giant dealer when the' giant killer lay in the harbor at Danzig, pumping hun­ of death and destruction had dreds of tons of death and de­ taken many lives—most of them struction into the helpless city. German. By the time the Scharnhorst German propagandists flooded the world with pictures of the Scharn­ was ready for battle again the horst In action, belching flame and Nazi cause was already going rapidly down hill. The British fury against the shore. They failed to mention however, fleet had finished off the battle­ that at the height of the demon­ ship Bismarck; the Tirpitz had stration, one of the Scharnhorst's been blasted with torpedoes. Jinx big guns exploded, while the air and all, the Scharnhorst ventured system suddenly quit In another forth again. turret smothering the twelve-man She drew what was thought to be the easiest of assignments— gun crew to death. After that, the Scharnhorst be­ plying the North Atlantic by gan to lose her crews regularly night to plunder the fat allied through unexplained deaths and convoys waddling along on their way to Russia. The destroyer es­ desertions. More Bad Luck corts would be no match for the The Scharnhorst saw action Scharnhorst. A sudden lunge out again against the forts of Oslo, of the darkness, blasting the con­ Norway. In that fight the Scharn­ voy to pieces, then quickly to a horst took more hits than all the hidden fjord to await darkness rest of the Nazi fleet combined. again and another fat soft-bellied Afire in thirty places, the warship convoy. Gneisenah finally had to leave at SIU Manned Ships the height of the battle to pull There were many SIUher to safety, out of range of the manned ships on the run to shore batteries. . Russia—ships like the Alcoa Limping toward home, crippled, Rambler, Alcoa Cadet, Alamar, hiding from British bombers by Topa Topa, the olo Bayou day and creeping along the coast Chlco, the Massiuar, the Beau­ by night, the Scharnhorst finally regard and more. Up to March made it to the mouth of the Elbe of 1943, 3.2 American ships out river which would lead her to of 143 setting out for the Ba­ safety. Limping up the river under rents Sea had been lo.st. Many cover of .darkness her radar some­ of these, and not a few of those how failed to pick up the shadow lost later, were manned by of a giant ocean liner, the Bremen, men of the SIU, for the num­ which lay in her path in the nar­ ber of ships crewed by Sea­ row channel. farers on the legendary run to The watch sounded a last Russia was almost legion. minute alarm, then died a few Nearly every ship setting out for second later as the Scharn­ Russia was given a load of explo­ horst rammed into the side of sives to carry; anywhere from sev­ the Bremen, pride of the Ger­ eral hundred tq, a thousand tons. It man luxury liners. The was "sudden death" that could— Scharnhorst backed off and and more than once did—send continued slowly upstream to ship and crew to kingdom-come in safety, but the Bremen sank a sudden fearful roar. slowly into the mud where British planes eventually | Down the Elbe, past the blasted hurried. In the darkness of the North Atlantic a British pa­ trol boat lay dead in the water, mechanics working feverishly to repair the dis­ abled engines. Suddenly the silence was broken and the astonished crew of the patrol boat saw the dark bulk of the Scharnhorst thunder by at top speed only a few hun­ dred yards away. Lying low in the dark waters, no one on the Scharnhorst, no elec­ tronic mechanism, had picked up the presence of the tiny British boat. Sounds Alarm The British crew waited until the marauding battleship was over the horizon, then flashed its alarm over the entire north sea. A Ger­ man battle wagon is on the loose hurrying northward at full speed. Bearings were flashed across the dark waters and minutes later a British fleet was wheeling about, converging at full speed toward the most likely point of intercep­ tion. The German cause was a des­ perate one. But a single battle­ ship with so vast an expanse of water in which to hide could smash hundreds of thousands of tons of shipping, take hundreds of vital seamen's lives and disrupt the tenuous allied supply lines if she were not found atid destroyed. In the total darkness of the northern night, the British made contact with the Scharnhorst, fought for a few minutes, and then lost her again as the swift German battleship easily outdistanced them. Onward she thundered, churning the cold water to white froth on a direct path toward the fat, lumbering convoy. The British commander how­ ever, had spread his ships In a giant fan shaped formation, comb­ ing the rough waters for the German raider. A destroyer got a Then came a call from a cruis with a little better fix on the elusive target. Gun crews had been at the ready for hours and now definite range was computed and flashed. The Scharnhorst was tak-| ing evasive action, the British commander knew. But which wa would she turn—left or right? Instinct led him to a decisiooJ orders were barked in the darkJ ness and tl^e British guns roaredJ Miles away in the black night the German commander also made his decision and the Scharnhorst swung about sharply In the icy waters. Directly into the path of ton^ of high explosive the Scharn­ horst turned. Explosions ripped her apart. She shud­ dered and reeled under the impact as shells tore into the depths of the ship. Fires broke out all over the vessel. Speed was cut in half, then cut again as thousands of tons of water poured in through gaping, jagged holes ripped In her hull. In only minutes the Scharnhorst rolled over and plunged to the bottom of the sea about sixty miles off the Norwegian coast. Only a few of her crew sur-| vived to be picked up by thai British. Most of the men aboard! died in the explosions, fires ami finally the icy waters before thai British arrived. The Scharnhorsfj was no more, but strangely lht| jinx of the Scharnhorst lived an. Two of the German crew some-l how managed to reach a tiny rockyi island. They made a windbrct^j of their raft and counted thent-| selves lucky to be alive and f«l have eluded somehow the cuma| of the Scharnhorst. But years later they wei* found — dead — killed in tlx explosion of their little cnma gency oil stove — standard survival equipment from the Scharnhorst. �S£ArAMKti4t * (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) July 18-July 31, 1964 Seafarers found job calls were more plentiful on the rotary shipping board in the last two weeks as shipping activity jumped upward.. A total of 1,441 jobs was filled, compared with 1,166 in the previous reporting period. SIU men shipping in the engine department fared best in the upturn, while the engine and steward ratings also showed healthy improvement over the previ­ ous two weeks. East Coast ports registered the most substantial gains during the reporting period. Boston and Philadelphia led the improvement with heavy increases in the number of men shipping, followed by New York. The job situ­ ation in Houston bounced back to a point well beyond the number normally shipping, although other Gulf ports failed to show similar progress. San Francisco was the only West Coast port to report an appreciable in­ crease in the number of men shipping over the previous two weeks. The quicker pace of job activity had its effect on registration statistics. Total registration fell to 1,401 from 1,466 in the last reporting period. The number of men registered on the beach on the other hand, failed to show much change, standing at 3,914 compared to last period's 3,922. Shipping activity (see right) was also at a higher level, reflecting the improv^ shipping picture. Payoffs and in-transit ship visits were both significantly higher, while sign-ons also increased, helping to clear many cards off the board. There was little change in the seniority situation since the previous reporting period. Class A men accounted for 55 percent of the total number of men shipping, con­ trasted to. 52 percent two weeks ago. The percentage of class B men shipping slipped a single point to 33 per­ cent, while class C shipping dropped from 14 to 12 percent of the total number of jobs filled. Ship AcffWIy Pay Si«a la Offi Oo* Traoi. TOTAL •atton . 1 0 N«w Yorli . 24 4 Pliiladalpliia .. . 4 1 •aitimcia 4 Norfolk .. ... S Jacfcfoiivillo ... 0 0 rampa . « « Moblfo . s s Now Orloaos .. . 7 • Hoiittea .. _ .. . 10 10 WilMioytoa ... . 0 0 Son Proocitca . . 2 2 Seoltlo . 2 2 TOTALS 44 43 4 23 4 IS 14 10 '. 4 S3 11 24 24 10 fl I 5 13 23 72 4 9 • 52 4 S 4 ISS • 244 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Off ioston Few York.... 'hiladelphia . laltimore . .. forfolk acksonville . 'ampa . .... lobile Few Orleans. Fouston Wilmington . an Francisco eattle OfAlS Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 2 10 0 12 28 31 10 69 13 22 40 5 6 24 33 3 6 7 C 13 2 3 0 5 2 0 0 2 6 10 20 1 19 27 5 51 39 72 20 13ll 5 7 4 4 15 2 211 10 2 1 13 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 2 0 3 2 2 2 5 8 1 11 1 1 2 30 1 11 17 29, 26 44 13 83 2 16 12 1 5 14 20! 9 15 3 8 14 2 26 3 0 8 11 20 31 1 5 7 13 19 5 6 1 3 7 4 5 5 4 11 0 1 9 0 0 10 1 4 0 0 1 9 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 d 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 4 6 3 0 1 4 6 5 32 3 24 13 25 11 19 12 9 12 49! 1 5 8 37 50 34 51 13 98 11 22 26 59 0 0 2 3 5 2 3 6 0 1 1 1 13 0 5 6 3 13 3 19 0 6 7 1 6 0 2 3 5 2 1 7 2 2 2 4 145 230 51 I 426 11 1 61 116|188104 200 59 78 84 I 184 • TOTAL Shipped 1 GROUP CLASS 1 3 ALL A B 2 0 0 1 1 11 5 0 22 83 11 11 30 2 5 3 10 26 14 2 3 7 31 2 13 0 6 11 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 5 1 1 14 0 4 5 49 32 1 5 2 8 98 1 59 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 19 0 0 0 13 0 2 3 7 1 6 9 Registered On The Beach CLASS A1 / GROUP ALL 1 3 ALL 2 17 7 28 40 5 135 98 131 24 253 50 17 20 43 6 51 51 81 14 146 22 15 14 33 4 7 7 9 1 17 3 5 7 0 12 20, 31 84 73 8 86 66 89 12 167 165 116 73 21 140, 7 11 25 7 43 32 23 22 4 49 30 15 49 4 C 1 22 10 7 6 0 1 1 5 8 0 0 3 CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 7 4 3 39 85 127 1 4 16 21 18 40 1 59 5 8 15 2 3. 10 10 23 2 4 13 7 0 5 20 25 3 18 85 106 3 18 41 62 0 10 11 21 28 2 14 12 3 18 12 33 33 22 I 64 363 184 64|611407 548 110 |1065 24 165 .351| 540 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Oft oston ew York hiladelphia altimore orfolk acksonville ampa [oblle ew Orleans fouston Wilmington an Francisco eattle . Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS; A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C i GROUP GROUP1 GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 5 0 6 1 5 0 7 0 2 4 1 3 2 2 1 8 37 8 53 3 54 5 40 24 15 42 11 35 8 21 14 3 18 4 25 1 17 8 15 15 16 1 8 24 0 1 8 3 15 3 21 1 20 2 15 26 9 10 4 21 1 12 13 0 14 4 18 1 5 8 6 15 0 6 10 0 3 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 2 5 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 1 9 0 8 11 5 0 7 19 0 5 0 2 5 7 31 2 40 2 23 14 39 7 35 3 34 25 3 21 10 3 24 30 1 3 11 11 32 3 46 1 22 17 40 23 11 1 3 0 4; 0 2 4 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 13 15| 0 1 2 3 5 2 15 3 20 1 5 2 2 1 3 1 5 0 5 3 8 1 5' 1 7 0 2 4 6 31 174 27'1 10 106 97 1 213 36 162 27 1 2251 12 98 78 1 188 OTAiS TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 3 ALL A 2 B 0 3 7 3 0 4 0 8 40 11 19 54 0 5 0 5 16 17 1 2 5 8 21 26 0 3 5 10 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 5 7 0 5 34 4 9 35 0 8 1 9 46 40 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6, 20 0 5 2 0 3 7 1 6 3 40 22 1 65 225 188 C 3 19 5 8 5 0 1 3 9 9 0 0 3 65 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B 1 GROUP GROUP ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 14 1 11 16 0 4 2 5 7 113 45 128 16 189 13 47 71 131 38 4 21 5 30 1 6 12 19 55 14 79 7 100 0 29 27 56 20 2 18 3 23 2 6 9 17 4 1 7 0 8 2 6 4 12 K 13 2 1 0 14 0 7 2 15 9 25 35 0 1 4 19 1 33 78 23 81 12 116 2 43 54 99 95 25 60 5 90 6 24 31 61 3 10 11 3 24 4 5 7 16 25 11 33 10 54 2 8 10 20 16, 8 41 1 29 4 12 6 19 1 478 154 516 70 1 740 33 204 260 1 497 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A_ Oft OS Y hll al or ac am ob 0 oo Fil F ea OTAIS Registered CLASS B 1 Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1-8 1 0 2 5" 8 10 0" 1 1 5 11 15 20 51 1 3 17 21 5 6 13 1 1 3 3 1 11 1 9 2 4 4 13 23 0 1 10 11 2 3 1 3 2 9 0 © 8 8 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 12 1 2 7 0 6 7 0 3 18 6 15 42 0 0 28 28 3 6 12 33 1 1 14 4 13 18 2 3 6 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 8 2 1 11 0 0 2 2 0 6 1 2 2 11 1 5 1 7 0 64 47 92 1 221 ' 7 18 13 101 1 121 15 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 1 3 ALL 2 0 1 2 4 58 12 12 29 5 6 13 1 7 8 6 18 2 2 1 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 11 6 18 38 10 35 9 14 0 0 1 1 1 1 11 13 1 2 _8 11 49 37 100 1 201 GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 2 2 13 1 2 10 0 0 5 5 0 0 13 13 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 28 1 27 27 2 2 23 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 5 8 89 1 1021 Shipped CLASS C 1 TOTAL Shipped GROUP 11 CLASS 1 3 ALL A 2 B 1 0 2 4 1 2 0 2 12 14 58 13 0 0 6 6 13 5 0 0 6 6 18 13 0 1 2 3 6 6 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 28 1 1 38 0 0 9 35 27 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 13 0 2 0 1 3 2 4 11 3 2 44 1 49 201 102 1 C ALL 1-8 2 8 1 14 85 34 6 24 4 37 14 6 15 5 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 5 8 67 17 1 71 9 9 3 4 1 0 15 9 4 17 5 49 1 352 113 Registered On The Beach CLASS A 1 CIASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 4 2 6 13 0 0 3 52 39 69 194 4 61 9 48 7 6 10 27 0 11 2 9 18 17 28 77 2 38 4 32 9 6 4 24 0 2 13 15 2 2 0 5 1 3 1 1 5 14 0 4 3 0 0 0 13 6 25 52 1 2 20 23 33 15 68 133 1 2 88 91 32 15 23 79 6 8 27 36 6 5 6 3 8 21 0 11 21 3 24 57 0 2 11 13 8 6 8 1 27 6 6 32 44 210 126 274 1 723' 21 36 292 349 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK iNGINE mWARD BRAND TOTALS Registered • CLASS B GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 12 3 61 116 145 2.30 51 1 426 11 31 174 27 t 232 10 106 97 13 101 82 47 92 1 221 7 258 451 17(rr879 28 180 314 SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP ALL 12 3 1 188 104 200 59 1 213 36 162 27 37 100 1 121 64 1 522 204 399 186 SHIPPED CLASS B 789 SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1_ 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 407 548 110 11065 24 165 351 I 540 478154 516 . 70|740; 33 204 260 I 497 352 323 126 274 I 723 21 36 29^1 349 474 178 11441884 1190 454 |2528| 78 405 903 11386 �I , jJ- 1, i9Ci LOO New Bill Would Liberalize Meaning Of Obsolete Ship WASHINGTON—A bill to change the definition of an "obsolete vesael" for the purpose of trade-in by government subsidized steam­ ship lines has been introduced into the Senate. At the present time, ships must be at least 17 years old, more than 1,350 gross tons, and must be declared obsolete or inadequate for domestic or foreign trade for the vessel to be traded in for replacement. The new bill would require only a declaration by the Commerce Secretary that a ship's replacement would be in the public interest. The bill was introduced into the Senate by Senator Warren G. Magnunson (D.-Wash.) at the insistence of the Commerce Depart­ ment's Maritime Administration. It is believed that the new bill would remove a major inconsistency in the government's trade-in policy for subsidized lines, in that at present, ships only 17 years old could be traded in, while other vessels of the same type would continue to serve on the same route for a much longer time. Also, it wouid remove any uncertainty that vessels traded in by the subsidized companies could be traded to non-subsidized domes­ tic or tramp operators for their older ships. Although the Maritime Administration desires the bill to be passed during this session of Congress, It is uncertain whether there is sufficient time to do so. Rotterdam Retains *Busiest Port' Title ROTTERDAM—^The port of New York lost its long-held title of the world's leading seaport to Rotterdam in 1962 when the Dutch port handled 96 million metric tons of oceangoing cargo, as against 93,666,000• tons for New York. about 35 percent of the port area From tentative figures in 1945. Today the harbor boasts available for 1963 it appears that the Dutch port's lead is safe again this year with New York running a close second and London holding down third spot. Rotterdam made a miraculous comeback after WW II when the retreating Germany army gutted Survives Five Months Adrift in Open Boat PAGO PAGO, Samoa— An up to dat« version of a story familiar to many Seafarers who shipped on the convoy routes during the war came to light here recently wtien natives on Tau Island, 70 mifes east of Pago Pago found a small, disabled outboard motorboat washed up on a remote beach with an unconscious man abroad. Taken to the Samoan capital, the man, Demanihi Tepa, told a •tory of over five months adrift In tho open, flat-bottomed boat, dur­ ing which time it drifted more than 1,400 miles across the Pacific Ocean. Another" man, who was with him, died two weeks before the end of the m-deal, Tepa said. Tepa said he and his companion started on February 2 fiwn their home on the small Tahitian isle of Maupiti on what was to be a short trip to Bora Bora, when the out­ board motor broke down and they found themselves adrift with no oars, paddles or sails. They carried a cargo of water­ melons and tropical apples and bad a snoali quantity of bread, watermelon seeds and two large containers of water. When this food ran out, Tepa told author­ ities, they caught fish with a spear fashioned from a pair of scissors and wood strips from the boat. Their warier supply was replen­ ished by rain. Tepa started the trip' weighing ^ 23» pounds, he reported, but 135 days and 1,406 miles later he was down to 160 when the boat finally washed up on Tau Esiand on July 6. Authorities checked . his story and - received confirmation that Tepa had been reported niissing •from Maupiti in~ Tahiti' since' February 2. some of the most-up^to-date cranes derricks, docks and other facilities in the world. Two hundred thou­ sand tons of bulk cargo can be transshipped every 24 hours. Average turnaround time for a ship in Rotterdam is slightly less than 30 hours, compared to an average of three days in New York. A big factor in Rotterdam's favor Is its excellent geographical position on the delta of the Rhine, which is the main artery of the European network of Inland waterways. Almost 80 percent of the cargo coming in from the sea goes out again on barges bound for the interior of the Continent. Oil is a big item in the cargo handling of the port, making up about half of the cargoes shipped into Rotterdam. The facilities there can handle 100,000-ton tankers. In addition to handling the oil cargoes, shipyards in the city are equipped to build tankers in the 100,000 ton class and acHne 'of the biggest oil refineries in Europe are located there. Congratulations Europeans Tack Conditions On Dual Rate Data Demand WASHINGTON—Attempts by the Federal Maritime Commission to get documents information concerning freight rate making in the U.S. trade from 10 European maritir nations and Japan took another turn recently, but it is difficult to decide whether it was | turn towards or away from-*success. diction over outbound conferences Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Norwa The FMC has been attempt­ which are headquartered in the Denmark, West Germany, Franj ing to study disparities in freight rates by shipping conferences which allegedly discriminate against U. S. exports. It has been charged that certain rates are higher outbound than inbound on similar items. Extreme Reluctance Thus far, FMC attempts to ob­ tain the necessary documents from the foreign nations involved have met with extreme reluctance on the foreign shippers' part to make them available. Several deadlines have been set by the FMC for pro­ duction of the documents, all of which have been extended to allow the foreign shippers more time. The latest development in the hassle is a report that the Euro­ pean nations have agreed to turn over the information on the in­ bound conferences — but with enough limiting provisions to sink one of their own ships. Latest word is that they will make the information available providing; • The freight rate information and documents can be produced "voluntarily" so they cannot be used to pro.secute any of the lines or conferences or used to assess penalties against them. • They are given assurances that the documents and informa­ tion will not be published or made known to any private person or made part of any public record. This means that the FMC could not use any of the information in investigations it might hold or turn over any of the information to investigating Congressional committees. • The FMC stipulates that it will not use any of the Information received for rate flxing or rate adjusting. If all of these stipulations are adhered to It would almost com­ pletely nullify the purpose for which the FMC wanted the docu­ ments and rate Information. One condition which the foreign shippers have demanded for some time is that the FMC not use any of the Information In legal pro­ ceedings against the lines or con­ ferences. Voluntary Association A steamship conference is a voluntary association made lip of American and foreign lines serv­ ing on the same trade route and Interested in maintaining the same rates and practices. Dual rate contracts provide that sign­ ers of dual contracts pay rates up to 15 percent lower than those paid by shippers without such con­ tracts. Not all shippers are con­ ference members. In the past the FMC has main­ tained that it has complete juris­ Greece and Japan. The latest attempts at "co promise" by the foreign shii followed a recent blast by Paul H. Douglas (D.-Iii.) agair introduction of a bill into the Br| ish House of Commons which, effect, would authorize Brit shipowners to ignore the FMC contract requirements. British lines, he said, are frightened by the consequences suiting from the re-evaluation additional facts that they ha lobbied the British government take this unheard of action agaiij its most friendly ally. Chairman Emanuel Celler (l{ N.Y.) of the House Judiciary Co mittee called the British action attempt to encourage dedanca U.S. shipping laws and urged FMC to "resist to the fullest" e| attempt by the British or oth steamship lines to violate Am^ lean law. By Col Tanner. Executive Vice-President Administrators Should Know Industi The tough, uphill struggle for survival being fought by the Americ maritime industry is complicated by many factors. One of the les] understood of the many reasons for the poor showing of U. S. marltli in our otherwise burgeoning economy was painted up recently in marks made by Commerce Secretary Luther Hodges. As head of the Department of Commerce, the Secretary has a gre deal to say of the overall problems of the maritime industry. Decisia made today by the Commerce Department will affect the U.S. maritin industry not only in the near future but for years to come. Yet it came obvious that the head of this powerful section of the governmc has no special knowledge of the maritime industry or its problems. Many in the industry have accused the Commerce Secretary of nev having been "pro-merchant marine or even solidly behind maintalnil a strong American fleet." In a recent speech the Secretary disptayl an unfamiliarity with the workings of the maritime industry—a spee| which has been variously described as a "quite unbelievable mass mistakes." For instance, the Secretary stated that only 9 percent of goods lea Ing American ports do so In American bottoms, showing that the su sidy program is not working as it should. Industry leaders were quick t64 point out however that Maritime derstandlng of the maritime ir Admiuistration statistics show that tr.v. 29.2 percent of the commercial This then. Is one of the serk cargo moving in the U.S. trades on problems which maribkne mij liners moves on U.S. liners, three face. Can these various Gove fourths of which are subsidized. ment administrators and agenci| The Commerce Secretary's figure with the best of Intentions in is so low. of course, because it world, do anything to help includes the non-subsidized industry out of its present dilemd tramps, tankers and bulk carriers when they have such, little rj which have difficulty competing understandings of the industry. with low cost, low wage foreign They can, of course, but oil vessels. if they are witilng to. sit doi •This obvious mistake came, up. with those who are familiar wj It seems, because the entire ques­ the problems, to really learn so tion of ship subsidies is not too thing about the industry and clear in the Commerce Secretary's the process reach, some constril m mind. tive decisions. The maritii] Ignorance of or disinterest in unions are familiar with the prq tlie wofkliigs and'problems of the lems of the industry as are maritime industry is not restricted ship operators. What is needl Seafarers with beefs regard­ to the Commerce Department. The now is a real willingne.ss on ing slow payment of monies due Interstate Commerce Comm'ission, part of the government agenc| from various operators in back a powerful regulatory agency of and administrators to beco wages and disputed overtime the U.S. Government, which often familiar with the industry so should first check whether they makes life or dehth decisions re­ cisions can be made on the baj have a proper mailing address garding shipping operations, has of knowledge instead of gue on file with the company. SIU always displayed an ignorance of or worse. headquarters Officials point out maritime problems: This ignorance Wtien the head of a power^ that reports received from sev­ is coupled at times with a strong government department can eral operators show checks have bias in favor of U.S. railroads; who as the Commerce Secretary bepn mailed to one address are in turn trying to eliminate recently, "The'more'we subsidy while a beef on the same score competiticm from water carriers the leM we haul, it seems," Is sent from another, thus, cre­ wberever. they can! then go' on to di^ay a commie ating much difficulty la keeping ' The - head • of the Maritime' A'd- lack of understanding of the entij accounts, .straight. mtnlstfation Itself Is » msin not subsidy' setup, i^otnet6i'ng ts drasfc equipped with any long-term uA- ally wi ong. Use Only One Mall Address SiU-Groaf Laicos vataran George GicHiiarelos (r) roCaives congratulations anol bast wishes as ho gats his first pension check from Frad. Farnan, sacrdtary-traasurar of tho Groat Lakes District. Giomaralos, who sailed as an oilar on' MacQarthy iStaamshlp. vasselsi also shipped deep sea. U.S. and would not compromise on the matter of documents located here. If the Commission now agrees to the stipulation demands, it would represent an about-face on its past jurisdictional claims. The requests by the FMC for information on the dual rate setup created an immediate outcry from the 10 leading European maritime nations and Japan, which accused the U.S. of trying to regulate and control what was not its business. Interfering with international af­ fairs, and brought threats of re­ taliation against U.S. ships call­ ing at their ports. Many compromises have already been made by the FMC, such as the deletion of much language sti'essing tlie control of the FMC and the 1916 Shipping Act, which protects U.S. shipping, from the dual rate contracts. The foreign nations involved are Belgium, Holland, the United �fHf HtM SEAF A EE EE ' LOG' j^tim Columbia Crew Takes A Breather |iw E. B. McAuley, West Coast Representative C. Mourns Sen. Clair Engle X lireat loss lo the United States was felt here on the Pacific Coast— IS veil as across the Nation—when the news came that Sen. Clair Sii^B had died in Washington. He served in the Senate for six years . fter 21 years' service in the House of Representatives. With Pat Brown unning for Governor of California, and Engle for Senator, the two oiindly trounced the Republican "big boysj' Goodwin Knight and Wiliam Knowland a few years ago Thit late senator was stricken by a brain tumor 11 months ago and withdrew his name from the state Democratic primary won by Pierre lalinger. Some of the backers of Goldwater at the Convention in San Franis;o were quite a line of Birch Society leaders, to name just a few: lejft Courtne.v—operates the "Independent American" from New Or?ans: Gen. A. C. AVedemeyer, retired, addressed a pre-convention rally, fe was an early Bircher but left the group. Another supporter was dmiral Ben Moreel. retired, who heads the Americans for Constituional Action, an interlocking group with the JBS. Crewmembers on the Bob-Lo excursion boat Columbia are caught by the LOG photographer during one of their off duty moments after the passengers have left for the night. Seated One can't blame a candidate when certain political groups attach (l-r) are Adolph Toxl Lang, Tony Pace. Leo Troy. Aram "Blaekie" Avedisian and Ben Van lemselves to him—good or bad. But in Goldwater's case this is a Derpool; rear, Herman Neiison, second mate; Bob Engleman and Bobby Williams. The Co­ latter of working hand-in-glove with the "Group." By the way things lumbia and her sister excursion vessel, the St. Claire, are expected to carry more than 700,ave gone at the Republican Con-t( OOP passengers this season on the Great Lakes' oldest surviving boat attraction. ention. I ll bet next week's din- j the beach. Maguad is an oldtimer er that this presidential campaign in the SIU and was a former mem­ ill turn out to be a campaign of ber of the old ISU. 0 holds barred, hit-and-run. and Sheffield Merkitt. another oldame calling. The smearing of timer, who generally sails the gal. laracters will predominate and ley is waiting for a berth to Japan. Wre will be plenty of disturbances He is anxious to see his wife there y the polls. —getting the jitters here lately . Shipping has been good the last and bugging the counter. After a I'veral weeks, with a few changes long time aboard the Choctaw, YORK—The names of three more SIU oldtimers have beeii added to the growing fi the cable ship Long Lines. The S. B. Woodell piled off, looking 1atlook for the coming two weeks for rest and recuperation from his list of Union members who are assured $150 month for life. A total of 48 Seafarers has '•oks fair, with several transient hard labors—but it seems his fam­ benefited by joint Union-shipowner action permitting them to retire without fear of finan­ Issels expected. The port has ily won't give him much of a vaca- j cial worry which would nor-^ |id three payoffs, the Ames Vle- tion. Sixto Escobar, old time stew-' mally be the case had they ing years in the New Orleans area. seaman, and made his last trip ^ry, Choctaw and Transorleans. aid, is back at the USPHS here Hermo sailed with a bosun's rat­ aboard the Del Norte (Delta). Mar,e have had two sign-ons, and in- after .being on the Northwestern stopped working without the ing in the deck department. He Jajiitlts were: San Francisco, Port- Victory for a spell. He is coming assistance of a pension. New Pensioners along nicely. jar and Seamar. became a Seafarer many years ago The three veterans are Kenyon in the Port of Baltimore. A native ,Le» A, Strautins, former crew Not too much to report from F. Parks, 58; Jose P. Hermo, of Spain, he later became an Amer­ ember of the Long Lines, was Seattle and Wilmington. The .iured aboard and is coming shipping outlook for the Port of 64; and Willie ican citizen. Hermo's last ship was ong nicely. He wanted to get Seattle is very slow. We have paid T. Hardeman, 65. the New Orleans rSealand). He in­ It the other day but the doctor off the Fanwood and the Anchor All three are re­ tends to retire in Baltimore with a id "No!" On the beach for some age. Around August 12 we expect sister, Mrs. Candalaria Garcia. tiring on pen­ on# and anxious to ship out is to pay-off the Delaware. Hardeman, born in Georgia, sions which pay iiief Cook M. S. Maguad. And, Oldtimers on the beach here came to New York to join the SIU. $150 per mo'nth. ; all things, he was married four are John Indorf and Phillip Cbgley, Hermo Hardeman Parks has been He was an engineer, fireman, onths ago. Wonder If this had taking It kind of easy but still oiler, watertender and ordinary a member of the rero. La., will be the place he iytlhing to do with his staying on ready to ship out. SIU since he se^an In his many years as a spends his post-working days. joined in New Parks Orleans. A na­ tive of Wadena, Minnesota, he sailed for many years with the steward department before illness forced him to end his sailing davs. Parks shipped aboard the Transi ^ bill that would set up a panel to study york (Transwestem) on his final WASHINGTON—Congressmen from states where Naval ae effects of automation on the American economy and voyage. He will spend his retlr- Three More SIU Oldtimers Retire On Lifetime Pensions iytomation Effects Study >et Up In House Measure opu ation, has been passed by the House of Representatives he 14-man panel would be'*' elected partially from both • Identification and descrip­ ibor and management. tion of the impact of technological The bill was passed 259 to 75 id sent to the Senate where impanion legislation is high on le list. Tfee program was suggested by le late President Kennedy during le rail labor dispute in 1963, but jas blocked by another important ;SUs up before the house at the 'iw. I^ifcident Johnson pursued the latter further in his State of the niiU message, and later urged bti/fl on the bill saying that the ichiiical revolution we live was iroviding us with the highest aiidard of living in the world" lit that the accompanying J,.',discations and loss of jobs" might lease "a specter of poverty in e midst of plenty." Tie bill would establish a 14eft:4^er panel selected by tbcL eeident. The members of the roup would be outside the govrsjilent, and subject to Senate ppioval. Tke .panel's assignment would tinnde the following: and economical change of produc­ tion and employment, including new job requirements and the major types of worker that would be displaced in the next 10 years. • Identification and assessment of the past effects and the cur­ rent and prospective role and pace of technological changes. • Specific identification of the industries and type of jobs and geographic areas that would be most effected, as well as the social and economic effects of the de­ velopments on the nation's econ­ omy, manpower communities, families, social structure and human values. • Assessment of the most ef­ fective means for channeling new technologies into promising di­ rections where accelerated techno­ logical advancement would pro­ vide general benefits. The Commission would report to the President and Congress by the .end of 1965, but could pub]i.sh interim reports at any time. Congressmen Fight Shipyard Shutdowns Uphold Seatrain In Rate Fight I Continued from page 2) traffic represents more than onehalf of the line's northbound cargo volume. Without the Mon­ santo freight, Seatrain would be unable to keep its vessels on the run, carrying only a limited num­ ber of other commodities that are currently shipped under low-cost rates. Should service be discontinued, the SlU-manned line—an unsubsidized domestic ship operator — would be left with only one route that railroads cannot employ rate slashing tactics against—the run to Puerto Rico. shipyards are located have formed a special committee to thP 11 Administration to close any of the 11 naval shipyards located'*' on both coasts and in Hawaii, that it will ruin the economy of Headed by Representative the communities in which the ship­ Emanuel CeMer iD-NY), the spe­ cial bi-partisan committee is ex­ pected to ask that any move to change the present status of the yards be first sent through both houses' Armed Forces Committees. The AFL-CIO backed move has been sought as an economy meas­ ure. The Navy presently operates the same number of shipyards as it did during the last war when it had as much as 10 times as many ships under its operation. Also, it has become a govern­ ment policy to give about 35 per cent of the Navy's repairs, con­ versions, and modernizations to pri­ vately owned yards. In addition, the private yards have received a large proportion of new construc­ tion. It is thought that the Congress has already weakened its argu­ ments against any closing of the yards by its continuing screams for less spending in the govern­ ment. The special committee has attacked the do,sure on the grounds yards are located. It also says that the national defense position would be affected. In testimony earlier this year before a House appropriations sub­ committee, Defense Secretary McNamara denied rumors that as many as six or seven naval yards would be closed. The number would probably be nearer to three. Private yards have long worked to reduce the number of naval competitors on the grounds that it would cost the government less if all naval work were performed in privately-owned yards. Representative L. Mendel Rivers (D-SC), a member of both the Mer­ chant Marine Committee and the special committee, warned the group that they had already weak­ ened their position by not sup­ porting the naval shipyards in the past. He alsQ accused organized labor, which through the AFLClO's metal trades department spearheaded this effort, of not helping, any because it has mem­ bers in both kinds of shipyards. �SEAfAKE^S^S^ LOC By Robert A. Mofffcews, Vlco^resldent, Centraets, & BlU Hdl, Headquarters Rep. Bosun's Duties On A tanker rac» iNM, Binding Grievance Rulings Urged By Railroad Unions WASHINGTON—-U.S. railways are frustrating settlement of disputes with their em­ ployes for as long as 9 years by appealing virtually every arbitration award to the courts, four union men testified before the House Subcommittee on Transportation & Aeronautics. Workers have no such^ choice open to them when the latter a member of the Na­ all awards by the four divisions they lose, said Legislative tional Railroad Adjustment Board, of the board enforceable without A ancstion ooneerning overtime for the unlicensed deck department ndiea • 'company' boeim performs carpenter work durine resular work Iny hoars aboard a Cities Service Tanker in the rrain trade came In to headqaarters reoently from Seafarer James N. Bryant aboard the Rep. A1 H. Chesser of the Rail­ Dlv. II, which hears disputes In­ retrial on the merits. Council Grove. road Trainmen. Intl. Rep. Robert volving nonoperating employes— Grlevant Testifies Qnestion No. 1: "On a Cities Service Tanker in the grain trade, can a E. Stenzinger of the Machinists— spoke in support of a bill to make The two other witnesses were 'company' Bosun perform Carpenter work during regular working hours Fred A. Hardin, BRT general or does this constitute overtime for the unlicensed Deck Department." chairman on the Southern Rail­ Answer: On service tankers, the Bosun is not considered part of the way's eastern division, and A. E. unlicensed Deck Department for purposes of this agreement. Therefore, Anderson of Selma, Ala., a BRT if the Bosun Is used to perform Carpenter duties instead of members member who has a dispute pend­ of the unlicensed Deck Department, the Deck Department crewmeming before the board's Div. 1, the bers who ordinarily would have performed these duties are entitled "to tribunal for operating employes. overtime. Anderson said his grievance Reference: Standard Frelghtship Agreement, Article II, Section 10— with the Southern Railway has Customary Duties: "Members of all departments shall perform the nec­ essary and customary duties of that department." NEW YORK—The hue and cry raised by the nation's two been pending since 1958. A train­ Standard Frelghtship Agreement, Article III, Section 12—Carpen­ largest railroads that they must merge in order to make man on that road for 23 years, he ter's Duties: "(a) Routine duties of the Carpenter shall include the money was dimmed somewhat when they released their was fired and filed an appeal. The board ordered him reinstated with following: -f latest profit figures. full seniority and pay for all time 1. Painting, chipping and clean­ Trade, No. 5: "During regular reached between the two railroads lost, but the road refused. Mean­ The Pennsylvania Railroad ing the windlass. working hours it shall be the duty and 18 - railway labor unions on while Anderson took the only job 2. Sounding bilges, fresh water of the deck department to set up and the New York Central May 20. he could get, that of hotel clerk and shift the ship's evacutors in­ have reported earning during the and ballast tanks daily. ICC Says No at $160 a month, he said, while cluding attaching the first section first half of this year that would 3. Shoring-up cargo. The ICC turned down a request waiting for the courts to rule. 4. Standing by the windlass of suction pipe and to do any rig­ make last year's reports look pale, for hearing from the Transporta­ Chesser told the subcommittee ging necessary for operation and when necessary. tion Workers Union of America, that under present law, awards and this In the face of the fact 5. Maintenance work such as re­ repairs. However, hooking up ad­ an AFL-CIO affiliate, for addi­ requiring the payment of money pairing locks, installing porthole ditional sections of suction pipe, they are basing their pending tional hearings on the possible ef­ gaskets, fixing and fastening steel shifting suction lines or going into merger case on the fact that they fects of an arbitration award in are not final and binding on both the tanks to hook up or unplug suc­ have been losing so much money. the work rules dispute between parties, but all others are. This lockers, and all blocks. means, he said, that if the unions 6. Such other work as is custom­ tion lines, shall be considered long­ the union and the nation's ra3- lose a case the decision is final Hearings on the merger are be­ shore work and shall be paid for ary for Carpenters to perform. roads. and binding—there is no provi­ ing continued by the Interstate (b) No overtime shall be paid to at the longshore rate.' The ICC turned down the re­ sion for appeal, even though a In, addition, the Contract De­ Commerce Commission. The latest quest on the grounds that any evi­ members of the Deck Department number of such decisions are er­ who are. required to assist the Car­ partment reports on the following hearing is to receive evidence dence of changes in the railroad roneous. penter during their regular hours. Items: solely limited to the agreement cost because of the award "is only In contrast, he added, "when 1. Taddel Village—Clothing Al­ (c) When members of the Deck indirectly related to the merger the railroad loses, and the deci­ Department are required by the lowance — We are still holding proposal, and the evidence sought sion of the board requires the pay­ officer-in-charge to perform regu­ checks for the following crewmem­ to be entered is not of such signifi­ ment of money, no matter wheth­ lar carpenter work they shall be bers, and we would appreciate it, cance to justify further hearings." er large or small, it can have the paid straight overtime for their if any of you know the men in­ The agreement reached between issues retried" by the simple proc­ watch on deck and overtime and volved, that you should have them the two railroads would give a pro­ ess of refusing to comply with contact the Contract Department, one-half for their watch below. jected $81 mUlion a year savings, the board's order. The unions (d) Routine soundings shaU be and we will be happy to forward which the railroads claim is neces­ then must drop the case or instltaken on Saturdays, Sundays and the checks. sary in order to survive in the face t u t e enforcement proceedings. Name Amount Holidays at sea. Except in an emer­ of other competition. They may not use economic force, Manuel A. Silva $500. gency, only members of the Un­ However, Pennsylvania Railroad he declared, under a recent Su­ Claude B. Jessup 500. licensed Deck Department shall Charles Kempczynski 500. * NEW irORK—The joint Union- reported an earned $8,460,200 preme Court decision. take soundings in the absence of 2. Niagara—Oriental Exporters- employer trustee panel of the SIU profit during the second quarter All three BRT witnesses also the Carpenter and Boatswain. After this year, and a total of $11,628,500 testified in support of another 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m. weekdays Disputed Overtime—We reported proposed bill to establish regional and on Saturday, Sunday or holi­ previously that we had settled a pension plan has awarded two during the first six months. Profits High adjustment boards to resolve dis­ days, they shall be paid at their dispute on this vessel in connection veteran members of the SlU-Inregular overtime rate. with tank cleaning. We are stiU land Boatmen's Union lifetime The New York Central reported putes without referring them to (e) When no Carpenter is car­ holding checks for the following: pensions which will pay $150 per profits three times better than last the board in Chicago. Name ried, the Boatswain shall stand by Amount month. The two IBU tug old- year, with earnings of $9,753,575, Div. I will decide some 125 Richard Anderson the windlass and shall take sound­ ? 73.40 timers can look forward to a com- against about $3 million last year cases this year out of a total back­ Robert C. Bujan ings. An Able Seaman may be re­ during the second three month log of 4,000 cases, said Chesser. 22.73 John W. Gibson quired to relieve the Boatswain at period. Total earnings for the first He estimated that at the rate of 32.04 James L. Grant the windlass during the regular half of this year was $10,788,751. 104.20 150 cases a year, 27 years would working hours. Francis. M. Greenwell 5.63 The labor agreement reached be required to clear the docket (f) When no Carpenter is carried, Richard Heckman 27.38 May 20 between officials of 18 rail even if no other cases were filed. Jose A. Paz driving wedges and chipping, 58.96 imions and the Pennsylvania and Stenzinger testified that Div. II 30.14 Albin Samoska painting or cleaning the windlass, the Central provides that in the requires about 2.5 years to process John J. Wynne repairing and maintenance of all 32.04 event of a merger, reduction in a grievance. blocks, shall npt be considered Car­ 4. Elemlr — Oceanic Petroleum employment of those on the pay­ penter work. Carriers — (Marine Carriers) — roll between Jan. 1, 1964 and the (g) When the Carpenter is re­ Transportation Differential — This merger date would be limited to quired to remove old paint or var­ vessel was sold for scrap several Dahl Robertson normal reduction through resigna­ nish preparatory to repainting, months ago In Japan, and the crew tions, deaths and retirements. It sand, and repaint the same, he repatriated to the United States. fortable retirement supported by requires, also, that force reduc­ shall be paid overtime for such At the time, the crew was flown regular pension checks after a life tions would not exceed 5 per cent work performed. back tourist class. This_ beef has of hard work. a year. (h) When a Carpenter becomes now been settled, and the Union Oldtimers 111 or injured, a deck maintenance is holding checks in the amount of Thomas M. Robertson, 61, man may be assigned to perform two hundred thirty-nine doUars joined the Union in Philadelphia carpenter work for which he shall and sixty cents (239.60), which rep­ and Martin Dahl, 75, signed with be paid his regular overtime rate. resents the difference between IBU in Chicago. If the Carpenter remains incapaci­ first class and tourist class, for the VENICE, Italy—^A strike by the city's 400 world-famous singing A $150 pension was awarded tated for a period in excess of following crewmembers: inland boatmen, the gondoliers, who at one point threatened to to Dahl, who was employed three (3) days, the deck mainte­ Samuel Case burn their gondolas, has been successful. by the Merritt Chapman & Scott nance man may then be promoted Robert L. Birmingham For more than a year the gondoliers have protested the city's Corp. of Chicago until his and shall receive the differential Charles Furedi licensing of motor boats to operate on the worid-renowned canals. career came to a close. A native of in pay only." Elmer Clarke According to the gondoliers, the motorized taxis not only left Norway, he is now a U.S. citizen Question No. 2: "Do members of Keither C. Smith the fragile gondolas awash and dented; the clattering motors and and will spend his retiring years the Deck Department receive over­ Harold E. Spell with his wife, Igne, at the Dahl's gasoline fumes also took all the romance out of Venice for tourists. time for handling evacuators.". Harrington Alexander Chicago home. The gondoliers had gone on strike before, but although they seemed Answer: If Deck Department William Koflowitch to win their strikes, somehow the motorboats always came back. Robertson, a 61-year-old tug crewmembers are required to add Alfred Hanstvedt This time the men decided they would couple their strike with captain with' the Interstate Oil additional sections of suction pipe, Marvin F. Kramer more drastic action. Fifty of them stacked up their boats on the shifting suction lines, or going into Transport Co. since 1942, was James H. Smith main gondola-landing near the famous Doge's Palace and threatened the tanks to hook up or unplug forced to retire because of ill Robert F. Montville to set fire to them; and after them, they threatened, would come suction lines, they are entitled to William J. Walker health and will receive a regular 50 more. Horrified city fathers, visualizing their profitable tourist the long shore rate. monthly disability pension. Born Donald R. Oliver trade evaporating, quickly surrendered, and ordered the motor Reference: .Standard Tanker in Bivalve, Md., he will live with Louis F. . Greaux" taxi licenses rescind^. Agreement, Memorandum of Un­ his wife, Florence, in Salisbury, Neres Johnson derstanding—^Tankers in the Gfain . Jose E. .McElreath / , Md. . Rising RR Profits Dim Merger 'Need' IBU Pair Awarded Pensions tCHOVII, Venice Gondoliers Win Strike After Threat To Burn Boats �«Paf*-Teii SEAFARERS .LOG MA Chief Hints Wider Subsidies NEW YORK—A hint that the Maritime Administration Is QUESTION: How fraquenriy giving serious consideration to including the domestic fleet, do you apply for your SIU $800 foreign commerce tramps and tankers in future subsidy au­ annual vacation benefit? Great Lakes Shipping Remains Good thorizations was given recent-> ^ • . The shipping picture on the Great Lakes remains good, especially ly by MA chief Nicholas John­ sidy setup, he said that the MA Victor Bonet: I usually manage for firemen and able seamen. son at a speech here at the is seriously considering if aid to pick it up at fairly regular inter­ Frankfort reports that the Ann Arbor Carferry No. 7 went into the By Al Tanner, Vice President end Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes vals, maybe after should be given to other than the Merchant Marine Academy. shipyard last week for conversion to diesel electric. The car decks will I get off a ship general cargo segment of the mer­ Johnson hinted that some dras also be raised and it is hoped the job will be completed before the and if I've accu­ chant fleet and if passenger ship tic changes may be in order to Locks close for the Winter. mulated enough create a more balanced, adequate support should be continued. Agent Hanmer recently attended the ICC hearings in Cheboygan, and economic merchant marine. time. But I al­ At the present time, the govern­ ways let some Michigan, concerning the SlU-manned Carferry Chief Wawatam which simply refuse to accept the as­ ment is spending some $50 million the railroads have been trying to eliminate. The discontinuance of this sertion that the present system a year to subsidize nine passenger ride until Christ­ mas time, about year-round water ferry has caused quite an uproar in the State of is the best of all possible worlds ships, he pointed out, while the $200, to buy my Michigan, especially in the Upper Peninsula. and that it cannot be improved, remaining $150 million aids some family presents. Steve Fortine is home after spending many months in the USPHS he said. 300 other dry cargo ships. I also pay my expenses with the Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, walking around on his new artificial leg. Considering Changes Specifically barred from receiv­ money. The plan is one of the Frankfort oldtimers are all glad to §ee him getting along so well and While he did not spell out what ing subsidy under the present law best. It certainly helps to be able I wish him the best of luck. changes are possible in the sub- are ships operating in the domestic to benefit from it when I need According to Chicago Port Agent Scottie Aubusson, shipping has coastwise, intercoastal and offshore cash. been so good in his port that he has been staying one jump ahead of services, foreign commerce tramp 4" 4* t the registration board. Walter Dominic, bosun off the Detroit Edison, ships and tankers. Less than oneWarren J. Mclntyre: As soon as took his annual 15-day vacation and headed for the hills of Pennsylvania third of the U.S. merchant fleet is I can get it—^which is about every now eligible for subsidy. for a well earned rest: Anyone knowing Walter or having sailed with three or four him can well believe he deserves the break. A nice guy and a good months. I pickup Issue Still Open SIU man. Curtis Clark shipped last week as crew messman on the Johnson made clear that the around $200 each Chatham, Waterman Steamship Company. Chicago says that the crew (Continued from page 3) time and use it Is getting a top-notch guy who is a professional chef, both ashore and ewhanged and long-range goals question of continuing aid to the while waiting be­ passenger ships is still open. "We'll aboard ship. It is said that Clark can make a salad out of a block of discussed. tween ships. I have to find out what the Depart­ don't actually ice sprouting wings. • Pledged 100 percent support ment of Defense thinks about "Alameda Red" Wulzen shipped aboard the Highway 16 after trying for the Sheet Metal Workers take any vaca­ his luck as bartender on the beach. Red says the temptation was too strike against the Barber-Colman building new passengers, whether tion. I use the ^ great for him and he decided to return to sea. Bob Crowley, oiler, just Company in Illinok. The Sheet or not it is economically necessary money for living returned from vacation and is back aboard the Detroit Edison. Bob is Metal Workers were forced to call to have American-flag passenger expenses while I'm staying on the rnow looking toward the lay-up and is glad to get back to the grind. a strike against this Company liners and whether the prestige beach. I don't think the $800 vaca­ of having such ships dictates con­ tion benefit should be taxable. . Bob is a nice guy and a fine engine department delegate, after 98 percent of the employees tinued support," he said. 4" 4" 4" i Gartland Steamship Company will be operating another self-unloader had rejected a management offer "The $50 million now going' for Clifford Herring: I collect the fin the Spring of 1965. They recently purchased the Steamer Gobeille, of contract terms which the em­ /which is presently in the shipyard undergoing extensive repair and ployees considered an Insult to the passenger ships could be used checks when I need money. About every three or conversion work. There was some hope that she might 6e out by this their intelligence and dignity. The to build five of the most modern bulk carriers and possibly be given four months, I r October or November, but it looks like she won't be ready until fit-out Company^ was described as would guess. The fOf 1965. Some of the conversion work includes, additional crew accom- "classic illustration" of a "re­ away to the industry," he esti­ benefits are a jmodations which will make this a good job. If Gartland runs all of her actionary corporation bent upon mated, adding, however, that the good thing, but question of subsidizing the liners the denial of the rights of its iivessels next season, there will be quite a few permanent jobs offered is still wide open." it might make ion the Gobeille and we suggest that men with entry ratings who have employees." things easier for "The issue is not saving sub­ jthe necessary sea time go up and get their endorsements for deck and • Called the decision of the seamen if the •engine room ratings if they are interested in making a permanent job U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sup­ sidy dollars but using it in its money could be porting the ILA in the Tulse Hill best form," he said. aboard this vessel. left with the case an important victory for all The grain strike continues in the twin ports of Duluth-Superior, and union for a longer time. It would Dakota farmers are looking elsewhere for markets. Federal mediators of organized labor and a landmark be held in a safe place, and easy to guide many other unions when have now stepped into the picture and negotiations resumed last week. to get at whenever we wanted It. Although the grain business is practically nil in the twin ports, shipping confronted with pressure to 3^ 41 i supply labor under circumstances ^^remains good in the deck and engine departments. Leo St. Peter, who Joseph Larity: After a 90 day conflicting with their patriotic ,Is registered as porter, says he is going elsewhere because of the slow trip the vacation benefit checks convictions. /ghipping in the steward's department. come in pretty • Paid official tribute to the (Continued from page 8) I j Buffalo is another port the grain strike in Duluth has not affected ILA for the courageous stand it handy. It's also ,to any great degree. Regularly scheduled vessels are arriving at this took in boycotting wheat ship­ sure is of the most crucial import­ nice when you •port, and departing, without any delays. get all of the ments to Soviet Russia last ance." i In the port of Detroit, we are now negotiating with Pringle Barge February. • Approved a statement of prin­ ^$800 at one time, JLines and expect to sign an agreement within the next couple weeks. • Threw MTD support behind ciples on pre-F'ayment dental although I never J SIU-GLD is now voting all contracted vessels by referendum ballot the Oil, Chemical and Atomic health programs' drawn jointly by wait that long. jfor Union officers. Patrolmen working in the St. Clair River at Algonac, Workers negotiations for wage the AFL-CIO and the American You can take the ^Michigan, are taking ballot boxes aboard vessels and voting the crews. increases from the major U.S. oil Dental Association setting out ten money when you .Polling places are set up in all Great Lakes SIU halls and the voting companies. driving principles to assist affil­ want it. I think [period will continue through August 31. • Resolved that the MTD, of iated unions in establishing such our SIU vacation plan is a very good setup because you have the ; Labor Movements. The Chicago MTD Port Council is manually sup- which District 2 Marine Engi­ plans. money at your immediate disposal 'porting the Automobile Salesmen and Miscellaneous Workers Union, neers' Beneficial Association is a » Expressed support for the at the Union hall. Lbcal 192, which is affiliated with the Distillery Workers Union. MTD member, supports in every respect •pickets are on the iine at this moment with support signs and 4t is Bills H.R. 9121 and 9130 which strike by the Sheet Metal Workers t 4» 4'' at the Barber-Colman Co. in RockFrankie Rodriguez: Everytime I (hoped that the assistance to Local 192 will help them win their beef. would require the inspection of ford, 111., which has been In pro­ get enough accumulated time I The MTD is also supporting the Grain Workers strike in the port certain towing vessels. gress since June 5. The union pick up my check ,of Duluth. Here in Detroit, the newspaper strike is now into its third • Supported the International won an NLRB election at the com­ and usually take .week with no settlement likely in the near future according to labor Leather Goods, plastics and pany in Feb., 1963 but has been a vacation in '[and management negotiators. Novelty Workers Union in their Puerto Rico. The Legislation. Great Lakes ship-owners in the iron-ore trade expect to opposition to the excise tax placed unable to negotiate a satisfactory money also -lose as much as $13,000,000 this season dde to low Lakes-water levels. on handbags, wallets, luggage etc. contract. comes in handy Trend Reversed • This has been a serious problem for the last couple years and is grow• Stated its gratification of when I'm on the , Ing worse each season. A Great Lakes Conference of ship owners met official action naming a . U.S. President Meany reported that beach — I'm able (In Lansing, Michigan, on July 28th and according to reports the defi- Navy destroyer-tender the U.S.S. the AFL-CIO has shown a gain of to live on it until i ciency of one inch in water levels means the loss of 60-100 tons of cargo Samuel Gompers to honor the more than 360,000 members in the there's a ship which can be carried, depending on the size of a ship. Water levels memory of the founder of the first six months of 1964, indicating were eight inches below last year and could mean a total loss of American trade union movement. a reversal of the trend that has out. The SIU plan is very good. 7,000,000 tons of cargo. This is equivalent to the season-carry capacity The action followed from a resolu­ existed for the past few years." I like it because you can collect of a company operating 16 ships. tion adopted by the MTD Execu­ He said the average per capita $200 every 90 days. 4" 4" 4" Vessels loaded to capacity at the Soo Locks must by-pass two smaller tive Board last February. membership reported at the 1963 Thomas Riley: I never want to • Expressed MTD pleasure AFL-CIO convention was 12,469,locks and use the deeper MacArthur Lock. This causes locking delays from 2 to 9 hours in some cases and a cost to the ship-owner of ap­ with the appointment of George 000. From that time through June get the full $800 benefit, and the proximately $150 per hour. Henry Hearn to be a member of 30 of this year, the figure has risen amount that 1 do collect depends The only areas not affected too seriously by low water levels are the Federal Maritime Commission. to 12,830,000. naturally on the Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. However, this is The next meeting of the coun­ length of the of little help to U.S.-fiag operators for only one company operates a few cil will be held on the morning of voyage. I think vessels on the lower-St. Lawrence River. Sept. 1 in Washington prior to the the SIU vacation General News of the Great Lakes. Great Lakes shipments of the meeting of the General Board, benefit plan is three principal bulk commodities — iron ore, coal and grain — have which consists of the presidents of great—It's some­ reached a 4-year high so far this season. Shipments to July 1 totaled all AFL-CIO national and inter­ thing to look for­ 61,000,000 net tons compared with 42,000,000 in the same period of national unions. The meeting will ward to. I occa1963. June grain cargoes of 2,500,000 tons were the highest recorded deal with endorsement of can- sionally take a short vacatibiT in for any June; however, only 9.06% of the grain was carried In U.S.-fiag diates in the forthcoming Presi­ Philadelphia with some of the vessels. dential elections. money that the checks provide. MTD Board Sets Maritime Goals AFL-CiO Exec. Council Meets �nli it ArAli:iR^ ' tOG "Mar Tha Er-Btsf Mon-Winf" SENATOR BARRT GOLDWATER has proved over the years that he is anti-anjrthing that would provide benefit for the common man. In the past two or three years, and in his new book, ho has struck out against unions, social secbrity, general welfare, health care, taxes and, of .all things, the federal government. First of all, Goidwater would ban union-political activity. He said in his book "Conscience of a Conservative," "I strongly favor enact­ ment of state right-to-work laws." He also "favors" putting unioiu under anti-trust restrictions. Last year he introduced a bill to place « whole new set of regulation^ on snions, an open shop law among them. In a senate speech in 1962, Goidwater said, "The immense and ever-growing power of labor unions constitutes a grave danger to our economy." In the area of social security, he is quoted as saying that the gov­ ernment spends millions recklessly on social security. He is opposed to any type of social security in which the government provides funds. In his book, Goidwater said that the govei-nment must withdraw from a whole series of programs, and listed.among them social wel­ fare, education, public power, agriculture, public housing, and urban renewal. He goes on to oppose health care by saying it would "destroy free­ dom." He fights health care for the elderly on the grounds that "the ideals of free enterprise and voluntary action meet head on with the radical liberal dogma of the welfare state." And as for the federal government, that which gives him the op­ portunity to speak as he does, on the Senate fioor, he said, "I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow." The John Birch Society is one of the few pets Goidwater has. He said in Los Angeles in 1961 that he was impressed by the people in it. "They are the kind we need in politics," he said. And the Birchers repaid the compliment. Robert Welch, leader of the Birchers, repaid the compliment to Goidwater by stating he would love to see Goldwater President. Welch is on the--record as saying former President Eisenhower is "a conscious dedicated agent of the Communist con­ spiracy." In the Committee on Political Activity roster of official voting records, he has voted wrong on 50 roll call votes, for a batting average of zero. His running mate, William Miller, voted right on only 8 of the issues, for a team batting average of .074 percent. Goidwater voted in every case against the conunon man, and against effective legislation. He was against any tax extension or reduction; against highway construction, against civil rights laws and the grant­ ing of power to enforce them; against federal aid when the individual would benefit; and against parity price supports on basic farm crops. He said that President Johnson is "the greatest faker in the United States" and claimed President Kennedy's advisers we not democrats, but socialists. Four major lumber firms have been charged with nnfair labor charges hy the National Labor Relations Board in locking out 13,000 employees as a result of employees of two other producers going on strike. The four com­ panies—^Wyerhaeuser, Crown-Zellerbach, Rayonier, and Interna­ tional Paper—were charged with not having a legal joint bargaining group and therefore were not en­ titled to claim that a strike against one was a strike against all. The case is important in that it is ex­ pected to set a precedent on what constitutes a multi-employer bar­ gaining group and will probably have an effect on the number of lockouts by major producers. if if if mise permitting most office em­ ployees to. remain in the union while accepting the "agency" shop, ended the strike which affected some 4,500 workers in unions re­ lated to the woodworking industry. 4" 4" l" Striking pressmen and paper handlers in Detroit are stilt press­ ing their demands against Detroit's two major newspapers. The strike, which is into its third week, has been given full support from the Detroit Newspaper Council of Unions, which represent 14 craft unions. Federal and state medi­ ators have been called in to help settle the dispute. if if i. Charge of unfair labor prac­ tices have been filed by (he New York Typographers Union against .Seven of the City's newspapers. The unions charge that the news­ papers should not bargain as a group and have filed the charge to force the newspapers to bargain separately. The publishers, which form a formidable group, said they will fight the charges. The U.S. District Court of Appeab in Washington ha9 granted 1,300 striking union mem­ bers a motion to dismiss the Kingsport Press' ai^eal to pre­ vent the National Latxa- Relations Board from counting votes cast last Mar. 10 at the plant in Kingsport, Tenn. Five unions, which if if if have been on strike at'the plwt Stewardesses and Pursers of for fifteen months, petitioned last January for new representations Nbrthwrat Airlines have ratified, a eontract n^otlated last month In elections. whidi pa^ WM raised $45 to $90, flight hours reduced, taxi and The striking workers at the Of­ meal allowances improved, uniform fice Employees ihttenatiohal Union payments pritvided and a hospital, Bave reaehed an agreement with SU^GM ihd Ufe insurance plkh McMillan, Bloedet and Powell Initiated. The; agreement is i^etroRiver. Ltd.. ending a strike which aetlve to May 196S and the eonhag liMed seven weeks. A tract mot to April 30, 106& When the Interstate Commerce Commis­ sion came into being, it was hailed as a total­ ly imbiased body that could and would regu­ late the Nation's commerce with a fair land impartial hand. The maritime industry, how­ ever, has learned otherwise. Instead of being treated in an unbiased manner, U.S. water carriers have been dealt one knockout punch after another by the ICC's action in allowing discriminatory rate cutting by the railroads. A case in point is Seatrain's current battle with ICC which recently approved a railroad freight reduction that threatens a phase of Seatrain operations. Over the years, the shipping industry has suffered setback after setback in its bid to overcome rail freight discriminations and it appears that only the intervention of the Justice Department is responsible for a temporary victory for the SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines. Only one of a number of steamship lines forced to abandon links be­ tween certain cities because railroads cut rates on a few key commodities, Seatrain re­ quired the Justice Department to give Fed­ eral notice that proposed rate reductions violated antitrust laws and would tend to rail monopolization of significant traffic flows. The ICC had not acted on Seatrain's appeal, which eventually ended up with a Federal Court issuing a restraining order preventing railroads from cutting rates on plastics shipped between Texas and New York. From the Great Lakes, to the Pacific, New England and the South, the nation's railroads have established a nationwide pattern of discriminatory rates when competition with water carriers is involved, forcing some competing water carriers out of business. In areas that are served by inland wator or ocean carriers, the railroads have maneuvered to slash rates while maintaining artificially high costs in areas without water carriers. And when competition is eliminated in those locations served by water trans­ portation, the rates go back up again. Thus established that damago ^e economy of the country.^ < The ICC makes the majority of its rulings allowing the rail industry to fatten up on domestic shipping on the basis of loopholes in the Interstate Commerce Act, which was designed to bar discriminatory rates. The ICC has ascertained that if water competition exists in one place and not in the other, these are circumstances "of a different nature" and the rails must prevail. In order to halt the ra'Jroads' reckless drive to regain some of their lost power (which still exerts a great deal of pressure on Capitol Hill) at the expense of the maritime industry, the Interstate Commerce Com­ mission must govern the transportation in­ dustry as a whole by the same rules on dis­ criminatory pricing which are applied by antitrust measures. And this control must be exercised in such a way that the Justice De­ partment is not requir^ in every dispute to identify or define the meaning of the Fed­ eral antitrust laws. Now Is The Time Seafarers who have been following the latest political news know that both they and their families have an extremely high stake in the national elections this fall. On other pages in this issue, the LOG carries statements by the Executive Board of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department and the Executive Council of the Federation blasting the anti-labor platform passed at the recent Republican National Convention in San Francisco. Not only did the Republicans approve a platform obnoxious to the goals of the labor movement, but it also nominated a man whose record has been completely at odds with the purposes and programs of organized labor. Seafarers who are rightfully concerned with the future of the country's labor move­ ment, have the opportunity of furthering their common cause by making certain that they register to vote, and then, with their families and friends, vote in November on Election Day. �P»f Twrir* SEAFARERS See Diversification No Bar To Subsidized Operations AaffOft T, MM LOG India's Charter Regulations Called Unfair By Shippers WASHINGTON—Commerce Secreary Luther Hodges said here recently that he does not oppose, as a matter of policy, plans put forward by several subsidized steamship lines to diversify their operations by branching out into non-ship­ with Its subsidy contract or in NEW YORK—^Two associations of American-flag shipowners have jointly announced some way violate the Merchant that they have asked for Federal action to correct the contract conditions "imposed" by the ping activities. Marine Act or other laws, he said. Indian Government which tend to make it non-compensatory for American ships to carry Each such proposal should be Several shipping lines have considered separately to decide if been considering diversification U.S. Government - financed 4such diversification moves would moves retently because they feel grain to India. chartering American - flag ships, In effect to finance the freight ship­ hinder the line's ability to comply that by branching out into fields have not seen the results of ments and requires him to discount Charging that the charter "we Agriculture's efforts . . . nor have the charter party in order to meet Uncle Sam To Pay Hydrofoil's Repair Costs WASHINGTON — The U.S. Government, with some re­ luctance, will repair the dam­ aged hydrofoil ship Denison, an ocean - going experiment that cost five million dollars. Since an early spring acci­ dent in which the vessel's foils were ripped from the hull and other damage • sus­ tained, the government has been undecided whether to lay up the vessel and collect insurance on the hull or re­ sume experiments to deter­ mine the worth of hydrofoils as ocean - going transporta­ tion. The decision to make an es­ timated $340,000 worth of re­ pairs and return the Denision to service v as made by Under­ secretary of Commerce for Transportation Clarence G. Martin. Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp., which built the vessel at its Bethpage, N.Y., plant will get the job. The Denision ran aground on an uncharted shoal in the Brunswick River, below Wil­ mington, N.C., In March. not so radically affected by the natural and unavoidable general business fluctuations as the ship­ ping industry, they can provide the whole corporation with a greater margin of stability. They feel that the shipping in­ dustry is the first to be hurt by bad business conditions and the last to recover when business im­ proves, and that more diversifica­ tion would help reduce this hazard. Under the very tentative pres­ ent diversification plans, such companies would continue their present shipping operations under the same management, but would also acquire other, non-shipping operations which would act as a buffer against hard times for the corporation as a whole. For the subsidized lines, per­ mission from the Maritime Sub­ sidy Board is necessary before any such acquisitions can be made. Recent diversification proposals submitted to the Subsidy Board are pending a decision by the Commerce Department. IN lhlBH05PITALP^^<\] CALlSmkll "7 party (the contract setting forth the terms and conditions under which the ships operate) imposed by the Indian Supply Mission is "unfair," the shipping associations urged prompt action by the Griev­ ance Committee on Cargo Prefer­ ence Administration to correct the conditions they cited. The American Maritime Associ­ ation and the American Tramp Shipowners Association, represent­ ing jointly more than 90 per cent of the U.S.-flag tramp fleet, also urged the Maritime Administration and the Department of Agriculture to consult promptly with the indus­ try and prepare a fair and uniform charter party for use by all for­ eign supply missions. The request for action to protect the earnings of American shipping was contained in a joint letter from the associations to Nicholas Johnson, Maritime Administrator and chairman of the Grievance Committee. The AMA and the American Tramp Shipowners also criticized the Department of Agriculture for "failure to eliminate the unfairness and inequities" in the charter parties. They said that although Agriculture has been working for at least three years on a uniform charter party that would be used by all foreign supply missions for we even seen a draft of their uni­ form charter party." The associations pointed out that while the charter parties with vir­ tually ail the foreign missions are "imposed without negotiations and comment" from American owners, India receives more surplus grain than any other nation, and the India trade Is the most Important in which American-lag tramps engage. The associations stated that in theory the shipowner is allowed a compensatory rate for his vessel when the ship Is delayed through the responsibility of the charterer, and claimed the India rate "is not compensatory." "In many in­ stances," they added, "where the vessel is delayed through the fault of the Indian Government, the In­ dia Supply Mission refuses to pay at all. The AMA and the Tramp Ship­ owners also called for revised pro­ cedures for the payment of freights. Under existing condi­ tions, freights are not considered earned until the ship arrives at Us first port of discharge, at which point the owner receives 90 per cent of his fee. Payment of freight f>n arrival is unfair to, American shipping, the associations charged, "since it re­ quires the U.S.-flag vessel owner Ocean Evelyn Pays Off In N. Y. The SlU-manned Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Transporta­ tion) recently paid off at New York after a trip to Europe, stopping at Bremerhaven, Southampton, and Le Havre, to bring back cargo including a large ship­ ment of small cars. Upper left, Carl Hansen, oiler, sits in the sun and watches Bill Slater, wiper, call the en­ gine room to check on bunkers. Upper right. Slater, with 1st Engineer Arnold Evans (white shirt) gives two crewmen from a harbor tanker a hand while the ship takes on bunkers. Lower left, crewmembers relax in the messhall and shoot the breeze with Union patrol­ men while they wait for the paymaster. At the left is Ray James, AB, and Bill Jayce, messman. The entire trip lasted 31 days. f: k • '• J; • I-- j: V " his current obligations such" as pay­ roll expenses, bunkering, etc. "W® suggest," the associations said, "that 90% of the freight should be paid after the vessel has completed loading and sailed from a United States port." The associations also proposed changes in a charter party provi­ sion which gives the India Supply Mission the option of selecting the ship's discharge ports and which spells out when the ship will not be paid if its discharge is delayed by congestion or Indian Govern­ ment action. "In the past," the associations said, "this provision has worked to the severe detriment of th® American-flag vessel owners. On one recent occasion, the Indians ordered an American vessel into a strikebound port when another lightening port was strike free and required the American-flag vessel to wait in the strikebound port for approximately three weeks without any compensatory payment." When Calcutta is congested, the associations added, American ships are kept at anchorage at Sandheads, an area outside the port's geographical limits, for several days or weeks until the local In­ dian authorities assign a pilot to bring the ship into a discharge berth. �Aa«wftT. ItM SE4FARE.R9 Fag» TUrtMB LOG SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD DJIBOUTI Djibouti, nettled in a remote cor> ner of Africa, stands at a metro­ polis and stop-over point for SlU ships bound for India. The capital of the overseas territory of French Somaliland, the port contains up-todate facilities with six cargo berths. Top photo shows an aerial view of the city, built on a horse­ shoe shaped peninsula made up of mudflats spanned by causeways. Djibouti is an international pert with a large harbor that serves as the main outlet for the country of Ethiopia. The city shows the influ­ ence of the Muslim religion by its many mosques (right). Iff iSSliiiiS:! An unexpected sight in the middle of the desert is a city with a cool, prosperous appearance. Djibouti's European section looks like any typical French city, with white houses, good hotels, cafes, movies and tree-lined avenues. The native market place, each bazaar protected from the blazing sun by canvas and thatched canopies, buzzes with sound—and flies. Seafarers can pick up good bargains in liquor, perfumes and tobaccos in the duty­ free port. J Djibouti, one of the trade crossroads of the world and a far away exotic sounding name on the map to most people, is an interesting port of call for Seafarers making the hot, dusty run thrugh the Suez Canal. SlU-manned vessels are callers at the,seaport tucked away in this remote corner of Eastern Africa, the Coeur D'Alene Victory having pulled into the harbor this week (Aug. 3) and the Coe Victory sched­ uled to arrive August 22. Located on the Western shore of the Gulf of Aden, the port con­ trols the entrance to the Red Sea and serves as the primary sea outlet for the country of Ethiopia. Djibouti (or Jibuti as it is sometimes known) is linked to Addis Ababa by a railway which brings Ethiopian produce for shipment. SlU-manned ships stop at the port, which is also the capital of French Somaliland, to replenish dwindling food supplies or drop off or pick up an occasional cargo. An international port with a large landlocked harbor, Djibouti's im­ portance to shipping was greatly increased when, in 1949, it was made a free territory with its customs largely eliminated. Facilities include six cargo berths and two bunkering berths, all of which are fitted with bunkering apparatus. Although it is primarily a way point, the port has an annual average tonnage of about 800,000. After having been subjected to barren desert wastelands, swelter­ ing tropics and the endless glare of the open sea. Seafarers coming into Djibouti are met with the sight of a typically pleasant French town of some 40,000 persons. In spite of the heat, the European quarter has a prosperous appear­ ance—white houses and laurel-lined avenues. And more important, visiting seamen find the inhabitants to be very friendly and courteous to strangers. The town is built on a horseshoe shaped peninsula partly consisting of mudflats spanned by causeways, and deep sea sailors are never at a loss for things to do. Djibouti has a good share of cafes, movie houses and boats, four good hotels. The favorite meeting places of off-duty Seafarers are the night clubs situated around the central square and the small,, friendly bars in the native district. For the Seafarer who likes to keep track of his journeys with ar camera, Djibouti is a perfect place to record the colorful scenes and happenings of the Middle East. French Foreign Legionnaires parade through the streets in their gaudy uniforms andlhe market olace is alive with sounds and smells (sensitive noses stay in this area for only a short time, since it is also an open-air livestock yard). Look for the town to close down in the afternoon—the time-honored custom of the siesta is observed. Since customs duties are virtually non-existent, SIU men usually stock up on personal supplies and gifts for their families or friends back home. Good liquor, perfumes and tobaccos are available at low cost, as well as curios of the local area such as rugs, herbs and jewelry. A few tips from Seafarers calling in the port regularly: Although it is a nice stopping over point with an abundance of friendliness, the taxi drivers are sometimes treacherous, the water supply is slightly brackish and the local clinic is not the most up-to-date. A great deal of Djibouti's life centers around the sea—its people grow vegetables and dates for the stores of ships, the small industries make minor repairs fsr sputtering freighters and the port's main wage-earners are the dockers. Djibouti is no longer quite so exotic to Seafarers making port regularly, but is still a quiet oasis in one of the hottest parts of the world's oceans. SlU-manned Victory Carriers vessels are frequent callers at the port of Djibouti, with the Coe Victory scheduled to be in the African way point Aug. 22. Longshoremen draw the highest wages, and the city's shops cater to shipping. �- - '.iii'.-- t, MH Pilfl* By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Labor-Backed Candidates Win i-f I (i IK i hi New Orleans Optimistic Over Shipping Boom Accepts Death Benefit NEW ORLEANS — Waterbome Candidates endorsed by the Greater New Orleans APL-CIO made « commerce in this SIU port is enjoying such a boom that strong showing in a Democratic Primary July 25. In Orleans Parish, Traffic Court Judge Lambert B. Hassinger made shipping volume Is reportedly five a runaway of his race, while incumbent Judges S. Sanford Levy of years ahead of itself. The Port of First City Court and Edwin A. Babylon of Municipal Court won Demo­ New Orleans handled more than cratic nomination (tantamount to election) with Labor's support. A. W. 70 million tons of cargo in 1963 "Wes" Wambsgans, seeking election to a newly-created civil district and new developments for the judgeship in nearby Jefferson Parish faced a runoff to be decided on first six months of this year have made predictions based on 1959 the last Saturday in August. estimates seem grossly inaccurate. In the Second Congressional District, Congressman Hale Boggs, Total tonnage was up 11 per­ Democratic Whip In the House and long-time friend of the SIU, won renomination without opposition. He, along with Congressmen Jimmy cent from last year and its exiports Morrison and Ed Willis and newcomer Speedy O. Long will have Re­ were up about the same, leading publican opposition in November however. Both Representatives Mor­ observers to believe that the port's water business will double in ten rison and Willis and candidate Long will have the support of Labor. years. Long, who was regarded as friendly to Labor when he served In the Frances VieBrock, sister of th* lat* railtug veteran Edward New Orleans credits these re­ Louisiana Legislature, defeated his distant cousin Congressman Gillis markable ZuhowskI, accepts a death benefit check from G. P. McGinty, to intensive port Long, also a friend of trade unionists, in a hotly-contested campaign. promotion strides director of the SIU Railway Marine Region. Zuhowski was programs and the deci­ Representative T. A. Thompson, a ranking member of the House sion by the State of Louisiana to a veteran tugman for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Regina Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, and also a friend of the go about attracting industry here VieBrock, another sister, looks on. SIU, won re-nomination to Con-4 in a big way. gress from his Southwest Louisi­ three-year agreement with a wage The result has been an increase ana District, which includes highly- increase on each anniversary date in trade with European countries, industrialized Lake Charles, site of of the contract and a one-step in­ Asia and with the new nations of a big Cities Service refinery and a crease in the companies' contribu­ Africa. New developments In port well known to Seafarers. tion to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. chemical plant constimotion have Labor also was in the news in Some familiar faces seen around also contributed to burgeoning Houston where the Harris County the New Orleans hall in the last waterway operations. South Amer­ AFL-CIO Council was urged by 10 days included Joe Vigo, Bill ica, which had been the port's state leaders to step up its politi­ Padget (now fit for duty after a primary promotional target, is no cal program for the November cam­ session in the hospital), Bert longer New Orleans* top trader, WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Commerce has paign. Officers of the Council were Eckert, Gus Brosig, Arthur Va- replaced by American and other forecast a sharp gain during W64 for U.S. exports to Western re-elected and SIU Port Agent liente, Sam Bailey, Johnny Ward foreign interests - lured by the Paul Drozak was among 14 candi­ and Nolan DuBois, who was at the port's persuasive powers. Europe, South America, and the Far East. dates nominated for a place on the hall to attend a meeting of the Florida Bown West Europe's market for-^— organization's executive board. Also Maritime Council of New Orleans Another of" the South's growing manufactured goods and in­ offering U. S. exports a bright in Houston, the West Gulf Ports and Vicinity, MTD, AFL-CIO. Du­ seaports. Port Everglades, is ex­ Council, an affiliate of the AFL- Bois is a delegate to the Council periencing a minor boom. Ship­ dustrial raw materials is con­ promise of good future markets. In Africa, the Commerce depart­ CIO Maritime Trades Department, from the Bartenders and Culinary ping in the Florida port rose stantly expanding, buoying the re-elected C. E. DeFries of the Workers Union, of which he is an seven percent over the com­ hopes of U.S. trade observers. With ment said, U. S. investors would a littie more aggressiveness, they have to be more aggressive to MEBA as president and Drozak as elected official. parable six months in 1963, up forecast, exports to that part of further open this huge potentiaL executive secretary-treasurer. W. Harvey Graham who returned to from 3,174,891 tons to 3,407,430 the world are capable of reaching H. Hopkins, an international vice Mobile for a rest after sailing for a tons. a new $8.5 billion high this year. president of the ILA, was elected Port Everglades also handled while as bosun on the supeVtanker vice president and the following And, since European economies more than 800,000 tons of water were elected to the executive Manhattan now has his license and for the U.S. Naval Base at are continuing to expand, inflation board: W. C. Wells and'C. N. Hea- is on his first trip as a mate on the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, giving the has been no deterrent to U. S. ex­ ton, ILA; Bob Jones, MM&P; Don Monarch of the Seas on the Puerto port Its highest half year total in porters trying to create a good competition market for U. S. goods. Hofer, Retail Clerks; Alma Her­ Rican run. Roseoe Alfred left the shipping in history. ring, Office Employees, and James chief steward's job on the Eagle Also, the French and German nonIncreased export business was Traveler and is on out-patient inflation policies are helping to Kennedy, MEBA. responsible for huge cargo han­ The Port Council also formed a status and unable to ship for the dling gains in the Port of San boost exports to these two coun­ FORX' WORTH. Tex.—The pos­ committee to protest to the Hous­ time-being. C. W. Hoard, veteran Diego. An overall gain of 67 per­ tries. sible passage of federal legislation ton Port Commission that lives of electrician, got off after a couple cent was reported for fiscal 1963Outlook Good which would inhibit the use of workers would be endangered in of years on the Claiborne and is 64, up 888,400 tons of revenue Recent developments in Vene­ event of a disaster because of the vacationing on the beach in Mobile. cargo from a inrevioua 531,679 zuela, Brazil and Argentina have barges on inland waterways was rapped recently by the president Commission's policy of keeping Bill Wallace, who last sailed as tons. increased the export outlook to of the American Waterways only one gate on the north side of bosun on the Alcoa Runner, is San Diego's high speed bulk those countries, and these three, the port open to graveyard shift rounding out a long vacation and handling facility handled 313,136 plus Mexico, Colombia, and Peru Operators, a -management group, is hoping to ship soon. in a speech before the Fort Worth workers. tons of export cargo as compnred afe expected to continue buying Chamber of Commerce. In Houston, Norman A. Longtine Progress was made in the inland to only 42,044 tons in 1962-63. strongly from the U. S. during the Braxton Carr called for a fight field when the SIU's Inland Boat­ paid off the Overseas Eva and last six months of this year. against "subtle forces at work" to men's Union completed negotia­ shipped back out on the Transyork Exports to Chile, on the other stymie the barge industry. Spe­ tions of a first contract providing bound for India with grain. Eddie hand, are not forecast especially cifically, he hit out at recommenfull union representation, job pro­ E. Davidson, who paid off from the good because 'of a lack of money datlcHis made by the Federal Ad­ cook and baker's job on the super­ tection, wage raises, improved and a general business slowdown ministration for several years now working conditions and full cover­ tanker Mayflower is ready to go in that country. that the Interstate Commerce again and is looking for another age by the Seafarers Welfare and Hong Kong, Thailand, Australia, Commission be stripped of its Pension Plan for the some 150 em­ tanker's job. He says he's shopping ployees of Slade, Inc., and South­ for an air-conditioned job. SAN FRANCISCO — SIU New Zealand, and possibly Japan authority to regulate railroad Joe Ciehomski and Charlie Con­ Pacific District-contracted Pacific are expected to continue a high rates on bulk commodities and ern Towing Co. (formerly known as Higman Towing Co.). The Inland ner paid off the Halcyon Panther Far East Lines has been author­ rate of buying from the U. S. be­ agricultural products. Rate Cutting Used Boatmen's Union won the right to and are looking for any firing or ized by the Maritime Admlnistra- cause of the sharp rate of growth represent these employees in a oiling job, preferable one destined ti(m to ccmstruct an additional these countries are showing. Last This would lead to rate cutting recent election conducted by the for a long trip. Marlon Beeching mariner type v^sel for its trans- year, sales to the Far East had a by the railroads, the head of the total dollar value of more than 3.5 barge association said, which National Labor Relations Board. made a job on the coastwise tanker Pacific trade. billion, and during the first three would endanger inland water Pending construction, it will be The Initial pact provided for a Transeastem, necessary to withdraw the Canada months of this year, exports were operations. In the past, rateBear from the Guam service and 16 percent above the same period cutting has been a method used last year. utiilze her trans-Pacific. by the railroads to force com­ Notify Union On LOG Mail A not so favorable outlook was peting water carriers out of busi­ In order to maintain the con­ As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS tinuity of PFE's Guam service and predicted for the Philippines, Ko­ ness. When the water carrier LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to provide the maximum service for rea, and Indonesia. Recent legisla­ competitors are eliminated, the numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers Guam shippers, the line for tion. to discourage foreign buying rates go back up again. congregate ashore. The-*procedure for mailing the LOG involves chartered the Hawaiian Crafts­ and tariff problems are blamed Another danger to the inland calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their man, to depart San Francisco July for cutbacks in U. S. buying in the water industry was pointed out in ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ Philippine Islands. 5 for Kwajelein and Guam. Federal proposals that would ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ PFEL has also obtained the Near East Promising assess conimerclal users of water­ mailed to the agent In the next port. Longview Victory under a long- The prediction for exporting ways in the form of a tax on fuel. term charter contract. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs goods to the Near East and South The fight over this proposal is ex­ at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer Asia, while not as rosy as the pected to come sometime' next requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ other parts of the globe, are still year, he said. gregate there. considered promising. Local crops The key to the attractiveness of As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU have been good in these regions barge service is its cost to the •hips whenever the LOG and ship's mall is not delivered so. that and oil revenues are continuing shipper, the speaker pointed out, the Union can maintain .a day-to-day check on the accuracy ol to rise,, especially in. India and and both of the proposals under­ . its mailing listsr. Pakistan. new markets being scored in his talk would hit at this eHMN tM«M»tiwiu IIM 0in«Micio developeid.Also, in Kuwait and Iraq are key sector of barge operations. us Agency Predicts Sharp Export Jump ht r 1r t I 'J a r.t I*: fh> :1" I» |l( i IK ' In •i hh F h. 1^1 Is |u |M W !l« Blast New Regulations For Barges MA Okays Ship For PFE Line �^EAFA^SRS I.QG Wilderness Bill Is Backed By House WASHINGTON—^Tha House of Representatives has passed the controversial "Wilderness" Bill after years of contro­ versy. The measure that would set aside 9.1 million acres of Government land to be pre-"*" served in Its primitive state only Senate approval, which is ex­ pected, to become law. for the benefit of future gen­ Under the bill 54 areas in 12 erations of Americans now needs states would be set aside to pro­ Urge Channel Deepening For HamptonRoads NORFOLK—The Army District Engineers here have recommended a deeping of channels for the ports of Hampton Roads to meet the needs of large grain and coal ves­ sels. The engineers made the re­ port upon completion of a compre­ hensive study of port needs. The recommendation is to deepen the main channels leading Into the ports of Norfolk and New­ port News from 40 to 45 feet. The channel 6f the southern branch of the Elizabeth River, leading to large export grain elevators, would be increased to 40 feet from 35 feet if the report is eventually accepted by Congress. The engineers made their rec­ ommendations in letters to the Hampton Roads Maritime Associa­ tion, the industrial port commis­ sion of the city of Chesapeake, and raih'oads that serve the port. Review Due The recommendations must be reviewed by the Engineers' su­ periors, the North Atlantic Army Engineer Division headquarters in New York, by the Defense Depart­ ment and then by Congress. Actual deepening of the chan­ nels may not be accomplished be­ fore 1966. The Hampton Roads port ex­ ported 29.7 million tons of coal last year. However, there have been complaints from ship owners because ships had to come into the port area at less than capacity load to keep from running aground In the 40 foot channel. The engineers feel the economi­ cal benefits from the channel deep­ ening will come from tanker traf­ fic to and from oil terminals on the river and grain ships serving the elevators in the port area. SlU West Coast Ships Modified Three new ships have been modified for the SlU-Pacific District-contracted Amer­ ican Mail Lines, and the changes have been approved by the Maritime Subsidy Board, it was recently an­ nounced in Washington, D.C. The modifications, completed by Todd Shipyard, Inc. of San Pedro, result in an increase in the contract price of $493,990. Out of this total, $239,495 is for the Government account, and $254,495 is for American Mail Lines account. The modi­ fications relate to reducing stations, modification of in­ terior design, ton booms and rigging, scantling plans, time extension and penaities for late delivery. Subway To Uncover Old Gold Rush Ships Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and tneir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in-* volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) vide hunting, fishing, camping and recreational facilities and to pre­ serve the nation's natural beauty from commercial exploitation. Fishermen, hunters and natur­ alists who find their special do­ main becoming cluttered by beer cans and neon signs wiii be able to enter under permit large areas of almost complete seclusion where commercial establishments and permanent roads and automobiies are forbidden. i i Grazing that is now permitted Eastern Ait Lines would be continued only if (Flight Engineers) deemed "necessary," the use of iS" 4* J" aircraft and motorboats could H. I. Siege! continue where now established "HIS" brand men's clothes and prospecting for mineral and (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) other resources would be allowed 4> 4« only if their operation did nothing to destroy the wiiderness environ­ "Judy Bond" Blouses ment. ilnt'l Ladies Garment Workers) Provisions Added 4> 4« These latter provisions were in­ Sears, Roebuck Company cluded on behalf of Representa­ Retail stores & products tives from areas where ranching, (Retail Clerks) mining, and the petroleum and 4" 4" 4" lumber industry might be seri­ Stitzel-Weller Distilleries ously "threatened" by virgin wil­ "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" derness. "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" The wilderness project would Bourbon whiskeys be built from lands now classified (Distillery Workers) by regulation rather than by law 4-4 4 as "wilderness," "wild," primitive and "canoe." The areas, none con­ J. R. Simplot Potato Co. taining less than 5,000 acres, are Frozen potato products in Arizona, California, Idaho, Mon­ (Grain Millers) tana, New Mexico, Oregon, Wash­ 4 4 4 ington Wyoming, North Carolina, Kingsport Press Nevada, Colorado, Utah, New "World Book," "Childcraft" Hampshire and Minnesota. (Printing Pressmen) Conservationists have been press­ (Typographers, Bookbinders) ing for such a program since (Machinists, Stereotypers) 1957. In seeking such legislation, 4 4 4 they warned that if the areas were Jamestown Sterling Corp.not sealed soon, they would be Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. lost forever. President Kennedy Furniture and Bedding was a staunch supporter of the (United Furniture Workers) "Wilderness" legislation. Japanese Shipbuilders Develop Powerful Diesel And 'Brake' TOKYO—Japan, which has lately been pressing toward becoming one of the world's shipbuilding powers, is also putting its efforts toward developing more powerful engines and marine aids, Two such new develop­ split rudder that is hinged at the rear vertical edge, and a pump. ments are a small, high- During an emergency, the rudder horsepower diesel engine and a brake" for small ships. The diesel engine has until re­ cently, been considered inferior to turbines in the matter of size and output and limited to use on ships of 70,000 to 80,000 tons deadweight, and less. This is despite the fact that the diesel engine is more economical with fuel. Develop Small Diesels At least two Japanese companies, however, have developed small djesel engines that develop from 2,300 horsepower per cylinder to 2,560 hp from each cylinder. One such engine, developing 2,300 hp in each of 12 cylinders is presently being placed in a 96,000 ton liner being built for a Japanese steam­ ship company. Another company is scheduled to place a 27,600 hp diesel with 12 cylinders into two 96,500 ton tankers under construc­ tion now. The braking device consists of a can be opened to a position 90 de­ grees opposed to the ship's keel. The propeller helps the braking ac­ tion by pumping water against the flat surface of the rudder. Prolonged Effort Marine engineers have been put­ ting their efforts behind devel­ oping a diesel engine that could deliver output of 2,500 to 3,000 hp per cylinder for some time. At present, one company has succeed­ ed in boosting the output of one diesel from 2,300 hp per cylinder to 2,540 horsepower. The engine is a Babcock-Wilcox & Goldie-McCulloch type diesel. The new ship brake, which was developed in cooperation with the Maritime Safety Agency, has been successfully tested and is termed a "revolutionary type ship brake" for small ships. Until now, ships have been siowed by reversing the propellor, but this method is slow and makes steering difficult. SAN FRANCISCO—Several old ships, relics of the gold rush days in this port, may be uncovered soon when work is begun on a new subway here. The Callao, Byron and Galen were three sailing ships vessels suffered the same fate, thw that sailed around the Horn Callao, Byron and Galen may be to the West Coast in the days of the gold rush carrying eager gold hunters to San Francisco. Like many other ships of the day they never made the trip back around the Horn but were abandoned on the West Coast. For a while, the Callao and Byron were used as warehouses, and the Galen was used as a home by Pilot Commissioner E. W. Tra­ versa and his family in 1850. After a while though, the ships sank and were covered with debris and sand. Now they lie in the heart of down­ town San Francisco, the first two at the intersection of Pine, Davis and Beale Streets. The latter ship has been traced to the south side of Market street between Main and Spear Streets. Although scores of other sailing uncovered soon. All three lie in line with a new rapid transit sub­ way being built under Market Street. The San Francisco Mari­ time Museum has pin pointed the location of the three ships and said if the ships are still below the water line they may be in somewhat of a preserved condi­ tion. In the early days the water came up to First Street six biocks from the present shore line. In the days following the gold rush; a forest of tall ships lay idle in what was known as Yerbe Buena Cove. Many were hauled up on the beach to become hotels, offices and prisons. The piers soon surrounded them, and fill from the nearby hills eventually covered their remains after all valuable material had been stripped from them. By Joseph 8. Logue, MD, Medical Director Food Spoilage-Summer Danger Recent outbreaks of typhoid fever In Switzerland and In Scotland have focused the health authorities on the possibiiity of these out­ breaks occurring. The likely cause of these two was a broken sewer in Zermatt and possibly some outdated com beef in Scotland, Writing in the medical column of the Group Health Association of America publication, William A. MacCall, M.D., points out that these episodes make one wonder why there are not more of these outbreaks. Reports in the papers and various health reports indicate an increase in epidemics of food poisoning from the various types of Salmonella, which are closely related to the typhoid group and thrive under many of the same conditions. Strict Control Modern food processing is under strict regulation and control. But, as new methods of freezing, precooking, partial cooking and preserv­ ing are developed, foodstuffs may appear on the market before adequate regulations are written or enforced. Fortunately, most food processors are careful and conscientious in their methods of food preservation. ^However, almost every month we read of seizures of large lots of foodstuff by responsible authori­ ties because of high bacterial count, or other forms of contamination. The public sees or hears little of these hardworking civil servants. We owe them a daily vote of thanks for their work in the field of prevention of disease. Bacteria thrive in most foodstuffs and since most of us do not produce our own food we eat, the problem of food processing becomes ever more important. Meat, milk, eggs, fish, fowl, vegetables, fruits and cereals form most of our diet. Big Job A thinly spread corps of veterinarians, sanitarians, and inspectors is charged with the supervision of the vast volumes of foodstuffs processed and shipped daily throughout the United States in order that we may eat. Volumes of regulations have been developed as guides for the manufacturers and shippers, and in general, they are observed. Food spoilage is an economic as well as a health problem, and great effort goes into prevention of loss in equipment. In spite of all the effort, periodically something gets through and an outbreak of food poisoning occurs. It is a tribute to the combined work of the processors and the inspectors that there are so few slips in the system. The problem is compounded for the consumer by what he does with the food after it passes Into his hands, beyond the control of anyone else. Once the can is opened, the top of the bottle removed, the frozen food package partly thawed, or leftovers created, the problem is ours. Care at Home There is a growing suspicion among health authorities that many of the minor episodes of vomiting and diarrhea in many families may be traced to improper storage or handling of foods after they leave the market. * It is particularly important at this time of year that all foods for picnics and camping trips be adequately preserved and protected, for these are the dangerous situations when we are away from our ordinary cooking and storage facilities and we are less careful than usual. We can stay out of trouble if we exercise the same care in food handling at home as do the processors and inspectors, never forget­ ting that bacterial contamination is a constant threat. Typhoid, dys­ entery, staphylococcus, botulism and streptococcus all can be foodborne. Be watchful! �SEAFAnliRM rl' > Is h ll li Buying Calendar For August EOa Aaipirt f. im Huge Senate Majority Passes Antfpoverty Bill WASHINGTON—After several hours of last minute bitter debate, the U.S. Senate has August is the big month for home furnishings sales, with reductimjs passed the controversial Antipoverty Bill, which has been strongly supported by American available on furniture, bedding, rugs, household linens, enrtains and labor imions including the SIU. drapes. Also look for cut-price specials on tires Just before Labor Dag. The legislation was the But shop food values closely this month. Prices are rising, especially first major action sponsored federally-flnanced antipoverty pro­ The grants were changed to on meats. completely by President ject eponsored by a i^vate insti­ loans. Also eliminated, but August also is the month factories and dealers trim price tags Johnson which has passed through tution or .organization. against administartlon will, was a The administration also backed program by which federal loans on current model cars to clear them before the new ones arrive this either the Senate or the Hoiue. fall. Even sharper price cuts will be available in September. Economy The bill passed by a vote of 62 an amendment to change a pro­ would have been made to cor­ minded drivers who prefer a relatively simple, compact car may to 33. Other major bills passed gram which would give small farm­ porations to acquire property and find the late Summer-price concessions a double-barrelled opportunity. this year including the tax cut ers a $1,500 grant to Improve their develop it Into family-sized farms for sale to low-income families. For one reason, on approximately the same size and model you typi­ and civil rights bills were spon­ income. cally save about $150 at the close of the model year. For another, the sored originally by President Ken­ forthcoming 1965 models are going to be longer, more powerful nedy. The bill now goes to the House and more luxurious, with consequently higher operating costs. of Representatives where its future Bigger Cars In general, the manufacturers are planning to push larger cars is uncertain. However, it is felt with expensive optional features such as bucket seats. Because the that the unexpected strong sup­ auto industry has just completed a record sales year. It is convinced port received in the Senate, the the public wants more size and power, and that the demand for bill has a very good chance. The bill was passed by an unex­ compacts has dwindled. The industry made much the same mistake pected large margin when 22 Re­ MOSCOW—Russia, faced with sagging morale among col­ in 1959-1960, and had a recession as a result. While Detroit is pushing big cars, sales of imported small cars have Increased 22 per cent this publicans swung their support to lective farm peasants, has decided to bring its "pie in the sky" the measure. program down to earth with a "war on poverty" of its own. year. . The measure did not, however, In a land where poverty^^ • Here are tips on other August buying opportunities: escape the Senate practice of shav­ • FURNITURE: In shopping the August furniture sales, we advise ing as mueh off spending as is theoretically went out with attracting more youths into these comparing values at three stores at least, including one department possible. the Revolution in 1917, the professions and allowing the group store, one so-called "discount store" and one independent specialty Originally asking for $962.5 mil­ Kremlin will begin its own modi- to catch up on the status scale furniture store. Department stores are especially sales-minded and lion dollars, an ameiidment cut fled war on poverty with old-age with industrial workers previously often offer sizable reductions in the August sales. Discount stores the bill to $947.5 million. An ad- pensions for collective farmers and given raises. What will the Russians do with often sell furniture for about 10 per cent less than standard prices. 'ditienal last minute proposed pay increases for teachers, doc­ But specialty furniture stores, especially when pressing for volume amendment to cut another $100 tors and retail and service work­ all <a the newly-found opulence? Buy more fashionable clothes, million from the bill was de­ ers. or in need of cash, sometimes are the biggest price cutters of all. feated. Other major changes to Red China, Intent on remaining make a downpayment on an. auto­ Package Deals Are Tricky the bill included a states' rights a true workers' paradise, promptly mobile or acquire a television set, Beware the stores that emphsize installment terms, and especially measure that would give Gov­ denounced the action as "phony ever-developing signs of the capi­ those that promote large groupings such as "15-piece suits." Often ernors veto powers over certain Connnunism." talistic syndrome. the additional pieces consist of cheap lamps, pictures, etc., thrown projects. The Supreme Soviet, Russia's in to build up the appearance of value. Often a complete set, such As the bill stands, it would set parliament, will Instigate the pro­ as a full bedroom set, does offer more value than assembling separate up a Job Corps with the purpose gram at a time when the 1964 pieces, if you do need all the pieces. But at sales you somethimes can- of training and educating some harvest is about to come in. Mo­ find individual pieces sharply reduced, that can be assembled into 40,000 young women and men; rale In rural areas was Shattered a set. a work training program to keep following the 1963 crop disaster Maple usually gives you more for your money than most other some 200,000 teenagers from drop­ and Nikita Khrushchev doesn't hardwoods. But you need to make sure whether you are being sold ping out of school; and a $340 want farm workers thinking of genuine maple, not gumwood finished in maple. Solid maple is closely million federal fund Jo aid com­ deserting their collective home­ grained. Gumwood may be satisfactory for your needs, but don't munities to wage war on poverty steads. pay a "maple" price for it. Also examine the finish carefully to make themselves. Another provision of Beginning later in the year and sure it has depth and smoothness without the shininess characteristic the bill called for a "domestic expanding to total coverage in WASHINGTON—Senator War­ of poorly made furniture. Oak also often is used in moderate price peace corp" to be known as 1965, nearly 25 million Russian ren Magnunson of, Washington, Early American furniture, and is closely grained, strong wood. Walnut "Vista." people will receive more than $5 chairman of the Senate Commerce is the most widely used furniture wood today, and makes strong, In order to gain solid Demo­ billion In annual beneflts. Committee, recently introduced a stable furniture although often a little more expensive. Mahogany cratic support, an amendment was The pay hikes for doctors and series of bills that if enacted would usually is the costliest furniture. Pine often is the least expensive, and passed which would allow gov- professional: workers — averaging liberalize the ship exchange pro­ is satisfactory if carefully selected. ernors to veto, within 30 days, any | 21% — are designed as lures for gram for Great Lakes operators, One simple way to compare values is to compare the same size chest make the Coast Guard responsible in different offerings. Be sure the chest is the same size in depth as for marking wrecks or obstructions well as height and width. Some inexpensive chests may be only IS to navigation, and establish a inches deep; others 16, and the better qualities 17 to 18. cabinet level National Oceanographic Council. Examine Construction Also examine the construction details. Look especially for corner The ship exchange liberaliza­ tion was aimed at helping Great blocks, dust-proofing (a thin sheet of plywood between drawers) and operators by eliminating the the center guides on drawers. Dovetail joints, which have wedge-shaped WASHINGTON—Shorter workweeks negotiated by unions Lakes projections, are stronger than lock joints, which have square pro­ present provision in the 1936 jections and holes, the New York State College of Home Economics have increased employment and slowed the loss of jobs to Merchant Marine Act which re­ automation, Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz told Congress quires that an operator ex­ points out. recently in calling for legis--*^^ changing his ship for a better one • RUGS: Prices of nylon rugs have been reduced this year and lation raising the penalty pay they seek at the same time as ex­ in the US reserve fleet must turn offer good value. But "nylon" rugs can vary tremendously in quality, even rugs bearing the name of the same fiber manufacturer, such as for overtime work to double- tensive overtime Is being worked. in a World War Ilrbuilt ship. In 1948, he said, when railroad The act effectively rules out the Du Pont. You need also to compare the closeness of weave, thickness time. This would have a similar Impact of the job situation, h« shop workers could be employed Great Lakes operators which have of pile and weight of the rug. • predicted. up to 48 hours at straight time pay, few or no war-built ships. Mag­ • TIRES: There are few really standard prices on tires. Gas Sta­ Wirtz told a House Labor sub­ tions, tire specialty dealers and discount stores all cut prices of the committee that the Administration the average hours worked a week nunson introduced the new meas­ national brands in varying degree, while the large retailers such as is willing to drop its controversial was 46.2. In 1950, with premium ure at the request of the Depart­ consumer co-ops and mail order houses feature their own brands, proposal for tripartite boards to pay required after 40 hours, the ment of Commerce. The proposed made by the same national brand manufacturers, at low prices. The determine whether overtime rates average dropped to 40.8. There is legislation would also extend the "a strong presumption," Wirtz ship exchange program from June price juggling gets especially hectic just before Labor Day. should be raised in a particular in- said, that the reduction in hours 5, 1965 until July, 1970. dusty—a proposal criticized by the prevented the loss of 140,000 rail­ The second measure introduced AFL-CIO. He suggested as an al­ road jobs. by Magnunson would vest the ternative that employers might be Wirtz said studies by the Dept. Coast Guard with the responsi­ allowed two or three hours of of Labor on "moonlighting"—the bility for marking wrecks or simi­ overtime a week at time-and-one- holding of two jobs by the same lar navigational obstructions. At half rates to meet "emergency sit­ worker—"convince me that an in­ present there is no provision in uations, with doubletime required crease in the overtime penalty law relating-to marking of a wreck for additional hours. would not affect the extent of dual one a decision has been made not jobholding." 9 Hours OT to remove. The legislation was Noting that a Labor Dept. sur­ As for the predictions by indus­ introduced at the request of the vey shows that the average em­ try and business groups of dire Treasury • Department. ploye on overtime works 9 hoUrs effects on the economy if the over­ Magnunson's third proposal over his regular workweek, Wirtz time penalty rate were raised, Wirtz would establish a cabinet level added: had a caustic rebuttal. National Oceohographic Council. "More overtime hours were He submitted to the subcommit­ The Council would be given one worked in manufacturing during tee a long list of similar manage-, year to submit to Congress an ex­ June of 1964 than in ahy June dur­ ment prophecies of disaster-^made panded and comprehensive marine ing the past decade; yet the sea­ when Congress was considering science program and would "keep sonally adjusted unemplojrment the original Fair Labor Standards a sharp and watchful eye over the rate was 5.3 percent^ It doesn't Act and other pioneering social scientific capabilities and merit, make sense to .have 4.7 million; men legislation. Including social secur­ efficiency and econdihy,"' of kll and women tmabi* to' find work ity and the Walsh-Healey Act. dceanographlc .operations. SoviefWorker'sParadise' Planning War On Poverty Broader Poffcy Asked On Lakes Ship Swapping Shorter Workweek Making More Jobs �Amt i 'i»t4 SEAFARERS Pace 'ScTcateea tOG Lifeboat Class 113 Passes Course i/'', f' ' ' By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives How To Conduct A Meeting Regular meetings of the membership, both aboard ship and ashore are an important feature of the regular functioning of the SIU. At these meetings issues can be discussed, beefs aired and settled, and future action planned. At one time or another, every SIU man should take his turn at the important job of being ship's delegate, and knowing, how to conduct orderly, constructive meetings will be part of his job. Whether the meetings consist of a gathering of 30 men on ship or 1,000 in port, they are all part of the same process and serve the same purpose. It is at these meetings that Seafarers bring their opinions and experiences directly to bear on the functioning of the Union. In turn, the decisions of the meetings have considerable effect on the lives of every Seafarer. The way in which these meetings are conducted is all important, and knowing the rules can count for just as much in the Seafarer's life as knowing the skills his rating calls for. The Union wants every Seafarer to become thoroughly familiar with the standard meeting rules, so that he is fully competent at bitting the deck and chairing a meeting. A heads-up membership and a wide-awake crew is a guarantee of business in a truly democratic fashion. Rules of Order — Robert's Rules of Order are the accepted rules governing meetings of all types throughout the English speaking world. Special rules are adopted to fit special needs. The Quorum — Successful graduates of Lifeboat Class I 13 pose at New York headquarters after passing all The word quorum simply denotes the number of members in good the requirements of the Coast Guard course. The new owners of lifeboat tickets are (front, standing necessary to constitute a working attendance at a meeting. (l-r) Jeffrey Greqorle, William Kane; middle row, Jay Fritx, Leo Buqe, Nfeholoos Vcettos, Due to the fact that the majority of our membership is away at sea, Edgar Mitchell, Scott Heymcm; rear, instructor Dan Butts, Kurts Binemanis, Riclwird Buie, the quorum established at shoreside meetings is fifty members. Aboard ship the quorum is no problem inasmuch as all crewmembers Thomas Smith, David Perkins and Anthony Robert. not on watch attend the meieting. Meetings on Ship — Aboard ship, meetings should be held regularly to take care of the ship's routine Union business. Special meetings should be called when any disputes between individuals or departments arise that cannot be settled by the departmental delegates. If the dispute is entirely within one department, a meeting of the personnel of that department only should be called and should not involve the other two departments. There is no special meeting time aboard ship. The usual procedure SEATTLE—A new hydrofoil craft has been developed for is to fix an hour at which the greatest majority of the crew is off duty. A network of enormous mud the Navy to make enemy submarine captains think twice Time of Meeting — rivers has been discovered flow­ Meetings ashore are now held on a once-a-month basis with a call ing like mercury across the ocean before attacking U.S. ships near the shore. to order at 2:30 p.m. local time for the port concerned. floor. The largest of these under­ The 110-ton hydrofoil, the* All SIU men are allowed to attend meetings. All have a voice, but sea rivers is reported to carry 25 first to be put into operation the existing sipeed law to allow only full members in good standing have a vote. times more water than the Missis­ by the Navy, has logged bet­ hydrofoils to operate. All officials are required to attend all meetings unless occupied on sippi River. Anxious to develop hydrofoil ter than 50 miles an hour across official Union business. service on Baltimore harlmr, the The discovery was made by sci­ Cape Flattery, according to the Masters-At-Arms — MPA plans to revamp existing As many master-at-arms as are necessary may be appointed to act entists aboard a floating laboratory Boeing Co., who built the craft. laws that call for a maximum of engaged in making studies of the The hydrofoil High Point is as ushers, doormen and to keep order at all meetings ashore. U.S. coast and of the ocean depths. undergoing additional tests before seven mph, enabling the speedy The Agenda — craft to thrive. The agenda is simply the order in which the business of the meet­ The gigantic mud rivers discovered delivery to the Navy. in the Bay of Bengal, off the ing is conducted. At shoreside meetings it runs as follows: The purpose of the craft is to Indian coast are apparently caused hunt and kill the fast submarines 1. Call to order. by underwater avalanches, scien­ that will prey upon the merchant 2. Election of meeting officers. tists believe. 3. Action on minutes of previous port meetings. marine ships in case of war. Dr. Robert Diaz, who was aboard 4. Presentation of financial reports. Driven by gas turbine engines, the research vessel, said that there the High Point is designed to 5. Branch agent's report. are at least 20 of these monstrous "fly" at more than 50 miles an 6. Reports by committees, patrolmen, auditors; other reports. mud channels originating in that hour through 5\^ foot waves, on 7. Communications. area which flow "with compelling her foils. She can travel at 14 8. Charges and appeals. force" for some 500 miles or more. miles an hour as a surface craft. 9. Action on written motions and resolutions. 10. President's verbal report. Four Miles \Vide The Navy is also building a 32012. One minute of silence. The largest, located at a point ton, 212 foot hydrofoil to be WASHINGTON—A faltering sur­ 13. New business. where the bay is more than two launched next April. Speed of the vey for construction of a new canal 14. Good and welfare. between Lake Erie and Lake On­ miles deep, was about four miles craft is classified information. 15. Adjournment. tario has brought a request from wide and 300 feet deep. The sci­ Offshore Menace Shipboard meetings, too. need an agenda to keep the meeting entists said the river carried a Walter J. Mahoney, New York During World War II, Ameri­ State Senate Majority leader, to going on an even keel. Since many things that are taken up at shore- volume of water more than 25 side meetings will not occur aboard ship, the following agenda should times larger than that,of the Mis­ cans were given a ringside seat to approve $200,000 to continue the the Battle of the Atlantic by Ger­ study. Mahoney made the appeal fit the bill: sissippi. man submarine captains w h o while testifying before the House 1. Calling the meeting to order. <ship's delegate). The sea bottom rivers of mud torpedoed tankers three miles 2. Election of officers—chairman, etc. create their own levees or walls. appropriations subcommittee here from the Jersey shore. They even 3. Action on previous minutes. Dr. Dietz said, just as the Missis­ this month. torpedoed liberty ships at the 4. Ship's delegates; reports, reports of committees, .safety report sippi does on land. They are The Republican state Senator and discussion, etc., and action thereon. created initially by great rivers, mouth of the Houston Ship Canal told the congressional group that because of inefficient protection. 5. Old business. such as the Ganges and Brahma­ the proposed waterway would 6. New business (motions and resolutions only). putra in India and the Irrawaddy The new hydrofoil craft are ex­ break up a bottleneck to the full 7. Good and welfare. in Burma, which deposit mud on pected to deter this type of action development of the St. Lawrence 8. One minute of silence. the continental shelf. Once or in the event of another war. Meanwhile, the same speed that Seaway and Great Lakes shipping 9. Adjournment. twic/r a century, the oceanographer makes hydrofoils such effective routes. Congress had appropriated Election of Officers — explained, these deposits are The meeting is called to order by a temporary chairman or ship's churned up by some unknown submarine-killers is giving com­ $250,000 last year for such a study delegate, who calls for the nominations for chairman. He recognizes force and slide off the shelf with mercial hj'drofoil operators head­ during the fiscal year which ends June 30, but President Johnson did only those who raise their hands. Names shouted from sections or avalanche force, carving out the aches. Government vessels can not ask for any money to continue zoom around pretty freely but the the assembly are not recognized. To nominate a brother for chairman sea bottom channels. private h.vdrofoils are confronted the survey. after you have been recognized, you rise and state, "I nominate Mahoney, chairman of the New with harbor speed limits below 10 Brother . . ." miles per hour, while the ves^ls York Joint Legislative Committee After a suitable number of nominations have been made, the nomi­ require speeds approaching 20 on the Lake Erie-Lake Ontario nations may be closed by a motion. mph to begin to operate with Canal said that to discard the sur­ The temporary chairman asks for acceptances or declinations. Those vey now would waste the money minimum efficiency. who accept are voted upon by a hand vote and the one receiving Seafarers shipping out of Balti­ which has already been spent on the largest number of votes is declared chairman. more may soon see one of the the project. He. asserted that the The chairman then follows the same procedure in the election of new craft skimming across the waterway would create thousands other meeting officers. inner harbor if the Maryland Port of new jobs in an economically de­ iCvntinued in Future LOG Issue) Authority has its way in amending pressed area. Mud Rivers Flow Over Ocean Floor Hydrofoil Tested For Sub-Killing N.Y. Seeks Aid For New Canal To Link Lakes �^EArAmmmB £»« ^ t • SlU TusLMMlftAHMMt ii Senate Subcommitli— NkJkmt Chaiat '1 ¥ >' Health insurance Industnr Distorting Medicare Facts WASHINGTON—The commerical health insurance industry has been "distorting" and "manipulating" facts in an effort to create an impression that Congress need consider no further action to meet the hospital insurance needs of the elderly, a Senate subcommittee has charged in urging Con--*grass to enact a social security qualify all but tihn poorest appli­ sion funds and pension rights program of hospital insurance cants under, stringent means testa. against bankruptcies and the Proponents of the King-Ander­ for senior citlaens. Only one out of four aged son bill are deeply concerned that Americans has even reasonably attitudes expressed in the Repub­ adequate hospital insurance, and lican Party program and reflected nearly half have no protection at by Senator Goldwater will make all, the subcommittee said in an­ it much more difficult for enact­ swer to claims by the Health In­ ment of the measure, placing surance Association of America greater pressures on senior citi­ that 10.3 million of 18 million per­ zens. Need Real Protection sons 65 and over were covered by| •deifuate insurance. The National Council of Senior Citizens insists on protection In A Squeese Since older persons who hold through the time-tested social private health insurance And them­ security and railroad retirement selves squeezed between higher systems, decent housing for older premiums and shrinking benehts, people at reasonable prices and the subcotnmittee urged lawmak­ reductions in the prices of drugs. In urging the Senate to add a ers to act quickly in providing a program of hospital insurance fi­ social security-financed Medicare bill to the social security amend­ nanced through social security. The present Kerr-Mills Act has ments expected to pass the House been attacked by many groups and of Representatives, the NCSC alsn factions who point out that the suggested other points that must program is entirely ineffective. be considered iyr legislators; Statistics frequently bear this • Elimination of job disci'iminacharge out. Most states which have tion because of age and fixed re­ Kerr-Mills Act programs of med­ tirement policies. ical assistance for the aged dis­ • New ways of protecting pen- See Polar Uses For New Craft A long sought after vehicle that could carry men and equipment across the ice-choked and crevice-marked wastes of Greenland at high speed and yet maintain, a gpod speed on the open highway may have^^ : been found in the new by three down-blasting fans pnw"'ground effects machine" aircraft engine. (GEMi. The machine; named the Carar bao, is a type of craft that rides on a cusluon of air between 12 amd 13 inches from the ground. It is moved by tiltiag the craft in the dwection desired or by a fan like an airplane propellor. The GEM, which by a recent ridiRg of several federal agencies, has been designated a marine craft and subject to maritime control, i.s being tested by the Army to determine if it could be developed into the equivalent of a two-man jeep. Over The Ice In a demonstratioa, the Carabao ha-s. skimmed aver the ice-clogged Potonaac River at speeds up to 40 miles an hour, although ice floe.s stuck out of the river as much as two or three feet. The Army has also been test­ ing the vehicle in the Everglades, and is impressed by the way it travels over the swamps and mora.sse.s of that area-. There are several drawbacks to the GEM. Because no part of the machine touches the ground, it is often quite difficult to stop when going downhill. Also, in a strong crosswind, the craft will drift from its path. Over Mud & Grass Canada has long been interestea in a machine which could travel across the soggy muskegs and tuntra.s that cover most of that coun­ try. If practical and economical the craft could revolutionize the Canadian transportatioa Industry. The major drawback to the ground ^teot Jnachine • is 'the •Baopnt of fuel it uses iii wder to> ksap Itself airborne. It is lifted. This feature is only stigt»tly offset by the fact that there is nn friction to overcome. Other uses for the machine may be found in transporting passen­ gers across bays and harbors. OtAMONO ALKALI (Bolanii A Cornslius). May II—Chairman, Jack Vaung; Sacralwy, Jarry Martin. Discussion suid motioa mado assesa inetnlxrrs $d tu build up ship'a fund due tu a depletiua at Kit fur Ituwer* saut tu deceased, shipmafe. Balance in ahip'.r fund iir »».»». D>.scu.ssioa an rei»4Mr.sL J. i. OOLANO (Ooiand'Cornalius). April 1/—Chairman, Jahn Karnish; Sacralary. John Ludwicxak. No taeeCa were reported by department dele­ gates. Discussion held to find out atMUt scraping aitd painting Lunnet. ANN ARBOR MO. T (Ann Arbor), May 12—Clzairman. C. Oraaoa; Saera­ tary, Saarga Pilz. Contract proposala that conrpauy ban. agreed to were cMscassed and voted usi. changes in employment caused by automatton and other technologi­ cal changes. • Passage and expansion of the food stamp plan so that surplus foods, in a wider assortment and variety, can b« made available to the low income families among the aged. • Comprehensive programs of retirement preparation education. N.Ye Institute Will Research Sea Resources CONEY ISLAND, N.Y. — The Laboratories of Marine Sciences, a unique complex designed to bring forth real­ ization of the see's resources, will open here at the New York Aquarium In 1965. Dr. Ross F. Nigrelli, head of the New York Zoological Society's Department of Ma­ rine Biochemistry and Ec«^ogy, will direct an initial staff of II scientists working with pharmacology of drugs from the sea, the genetics and endo­ crinology of fishes and other related research. Grants for the institution, designed by tht archrtectural firm at Gnldstone and Dear­ born, Include $330.00 from ttia Natimial Science Foundation, $266,400 from the John A, Hartford Foundation, Inc., $250,000 from the Health Re­ search Council of New York City, and additional monies from the Damon Runyon Me­ morial Fund, the National Cancer Institute and the' Of­ fice of Naval Research. GtOBB EXPLORER (Maritimn Over­ seas), May 11—Chairman, W. Draw/ Saeratary, C. Hughart. Ship's delegate reported that the repair.s from pre­ vious voyage were not entirely com­ pleted. Few hours disputed OT in (teck and engine (tepartments. LUCILLE BLOOMFIELD (Blaamflatd). May IB—Chairman, WBHaih Tillman; SMratary, Leo Ktaaman. Bretlrer William Tilbnan was elecded) to serve aa ship's delegate. S3t.3T fr» sliip's fund. Np beefs reported. WILTOt* (Marina. Carriers), May 31 '.-Chairman, F. F. Slasland; Saera­ tary. F. OuintaVa. 'Two. crewmenOiera were hospitalized, one ta Fort Said; Fg.vpt and'one In Bombay. India.' ra*F Ports Fear DiscriminationOppose Meat Import Quotas WASHINGTON—A meat importation quota bill which was passed hy the Senate last week has been hit by the American Association of Port Authorities as setting a precedent which could open the way to possi--*" hle discrimination of one U.S. ports with (Rild storage lackers— New York; Wilmington, Del.; port against another. The bill, which passed the Senate by a vote of 72 to 15, would give the Pre.sident the right to control the importation of beef, beef products, veal, mutton and Iamb through individual ports. This means there could be dif­ ferent impart quotas put on each port, instead of making a single quota for the whole country. House Must Act . The bill mpst now return t» the House for action. The Port Au­ thorities Association is opposed to the entire bill which would legislate the quotas ot meat products after 1964. The association has claimed that the foreign countries involved liave already made voluntary cut­ backs in these imports and that the legislation is therefore un­ necessary and unwarranted at this time. The association stated that the houi'i disputed OT to be taken up witla patcoliuao. Crew and uOicers extend vote of thanks, tn the chief coafc and 3ad cook tar the sood codlt' ln» Captain verjc cooperative in all matters. cepted at payoff to purchase TV for meSshall. No beefs reported by d#^ partment delegates. Ship's delegate thanked everyone for doing a good job and reftecting a good light on the Union. MAVFLOWBU (Mayftawart, June H —Chairman. Jahn Tabin: Saeratary ffahart Sanchez. Discussion held on tran.spartatioa. Some di.sputed OT in engine department to- be turned over to patroliuatk. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), June 11 —Chairman, Jota Coriaz; Saeratary, R. Bowman. No beefa reported by department delegates. Di.scussinn on seeing patrolman about transportation from dock to bus Mop at airport. KEVA. IDEAL (Kara), June T — Chairman, IT. W. Oeilino; Secretory, P. Spruill. BH) in sliip's. fund. IPew WILD RANGER (Waterman), March I—Chairman, Luke A. CiamboH; Secratary, W. C. Sink. Ship just cama out of 13-day layup in San Francisco, and Is in good shape. Cooperation requested bv the ship'a delegate on every day matters such as cleanUig laundry, library, quarters, menu suggestioiis and heating of quarters. PETER REISS (Reias). May IT— Chairman, Williona Corofh Sacratocy, Gaorge Dasjardins. Deck department repuest.s patrolman ciwne alaoard to straigliteit out OT disputes. SaJely committee elected one man from each, department. EMORY L. FORD- (Gartland), May IS—Chairman, Thamaa Alien; Saera­ tary, WiHrad B; Milk N» beeft. re­ ported. Reguest for 25c frona each man to be apniied In ship's fund. Discussion on having saillna laoard posted. Th» master of the ferry Capo May watchei the SlU-lnland Boatmen's Union-contracted tu^ Elwina (McAllister) mane­ uver to free hit vessel after tho ran aground recently in Delawara Bay- OLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Overseat). May 24—Chairman, T. Drzawicki; Secretary, Ralph Tondeil. Brother T. Drzewicki was elected to . serve as. new ship's, delegate. Vote of thanks extended to oUtgolait ship'a delegate. Motion made to include time-off clause in contract. hours disputed OT. Ha lieefs. Eherythinsf runnin* smootlaly. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Saatrabi), June 21 — Chairman, W. H. Thampsoh; Saeratary, Jamae ML Nelzan. Ship'a delegate reported, that all is O.K. The ship's fund wixt raffled off and wae won hp BrotherJohn F. Otckerson. Ship laying up. MANKATO WICTORV (Victory Car­ riars). Juna 14—Chairman. R. Ransama; Saeratary, J. Craft. No beefa reported b.v department delegates. Brother .B. Bamnnae: was et^ad to serve a« ship's driegate. Bequest exterminators abowrd after payoff. Discusaton waa held regardbig re­ pairs and A ciose check vvill be' nada t» see if thep are completedi. WILB RAMOER IWatariMBk), June B—ChairiBa'a; bake Jh. CtambalU Sec­ retary. Wilhut C. WMr. E51 la ship's fund. Volunteer costrihutlo^ ao- COE VICTORY (Victory Carriars), Juna. 2—Chairman, O. A. Wila; Saera­ tary, A. Burko. S20 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vota of thanks to the steward department for job well done. HENRY (Frograsilva), Juna 14 — Chafrman, Jimmie Bullack; Saera­ tary, Janes Tampla. Shipfa delegate reported that the captain wUt see about getting an awning and some cots. Everything going along fine. No beefs reported. Motion made to see patrolman about chairs for mesa room. ALCOA ROAMER (Mcaa), May M— Chairman, E. Katty; Sacretay, J. E.I4annan. Ship's delegate reported that all is OiK. Kepaia list turned in and alt will ba: taken- care- of. Vote of thinks to the-steward de­ partment. ' ' Charleston; Los Angeles sncl Galveston—would be directly hit by restrictions on the amount of meat imported, but because of the nature ot tho bill, all ports could eventually ba affected by presi­ dential power to control cargoes through individual ports. The Senate Finance Committee report on the bill said the "quotas of meat shall be suspended in, periods of national emergency and whenever the President deter­ mines that domestic supplies are inadequate because of a natural disaster, to meet-demand at rea­ sonable prices. Seafarer Wins Highest Award (Conanued from page 2) is presently bosun aboard the Alcoa Runner. He identified tho other Seafarer aboard the Titaa, who assisted In the rescue, as Hor­ ace Sikes, "a neighbor of mine," who is presently at sea. Hoffman said a similar award will be presented Sikes on his re­ turn to this country. Questioned about the rescue, Mullis said when the Titan reached the area where the Chinese ship had sunk, "there were waves 25 to 40 feet high. There were lo^, cargo and dunnage all over the place and it looked like a Chinaman wad oh every piece of It. We got to the first two ai^ Sikes and I were on watch, so we went down the ladder to help them up. One was already ftead. "I got hold of one of them and passed him over my head to Sikes; luring the transfer, a big wave knocked all three of us from the ladder. I was washed on deck by ainother wave.' Sikes missed the the deck and a second wave started Washing hlrn in and I managed to grab bis hai^ and helped htm on rtev>k. Somehow, I'm not sure boW; biit we had gotten the seaman aouard.'^ Other men in the water were already drowned, he said. This was the second time Mullis receivedi recognition for work above and. beyond the call of duty. Irt 1959 he and- all the crewmen of the Alcoa Pioneer received a unit citation for rescuing five Tampa men from.a .disable(i yacht in the Gulf of Mexico^ �LOC WQ'A^YTHM: A Prayer By M BornWiii 0«dfc»ted «• 4tac memory of J.F.K. ("And so.my fellow Americans: Azfc not tohot your ooun^ try con do for you—osfc whet you con do for your country." Jotin F. Kenneily. Inauguml address, January 20, 1961, delio«recl on the Oopitol steps, Woshinyton, D.C. The Fiocf of Freedom, the slare and stripes Long tnay it taive o'er the land and tea. AB a haven and shelter for the oppressed America, may vie always sing that of thee. Keep hate and false creeds from us Keep their false doctrines from our shores; Keep ours as a iiirtd of internal peace Here let freedom linger evermore Let not worldwide conflegvalions Destroy that feeling in our land Come . . ..come all ye good and- faithful Lend us a willing and helping hand. ^ (Tlic Log-a-Rhytlim this issue is a poem written i>y « tSeofsrer in memory of the hate President John F. Kennedy. The poem has received eonsideraiile interest in tnany areas. A New York City CouncUman introddced a resolntion recommeniiny the poem for «se in the schools. It has also been printed in the Conyresslonal iiecord.i Hails Seafarers As Best Crew To the Editor: I am taking this opportunity to congratulate the Seafarers International Union and its officci-s for the fine organisation which it is today. In my forty-two years at sea, of which T have sailed 2S years OS Master, this ship, the SS Saint Christopher, stands out as having the finest bunch of men I have sailed with. This state­ ment holds true for every de­ partment on the ship. J. Boje Master. SS Si. Christopher as a merchant seaman with « couple of true-blue Seafarers. Paul C. Stovall 4-^ 4^ Welfare Citecks Are Big Help To the Editor: I wish to thank everyone to the SIU who was involved in making it possible to get the care I received durii^ my re­ cent illness. I am truly grateful to the 4- 4> 4' S1U Oidtimer Asks For Mail To the Editor: I'd just like to say hello again to all my old friends in the SIU who I sailed with right from the very start of the Union. I'm laid up now in the U.S. Soldier'B home hospital in Washington, D.C., ao I can't get aiound to chew the fat with my old enipmaics anymore. I've been in drydock here since February wKh a broken hip, and I'm likely to be stuck until at ieast next spring. I keep in touch with my old brothers through the LOG, but I really do miss them. If any of my old sailing friends are in the neighborhood, I sure do hope that they can drop in. If Washingtoo is too far, I would ap­ preciate a few words vie Uncle Som'a mail service. The reason I miss my old bud­ dies from the Union is that I'm surrounded with nothing but service veterans. While they're all a good bumb, there's noth­ ing like chewing over old times All letteis to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the •writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Union for the aid which was extended to me. Mrs. Frieda Paschal t 4^ To the Editor: I'd like to tell each and every Seafarer in the SIU how grate^ ful I am after having received the Union death benefit check for my husband, Harvey L. Thomas. I just can't get over how kind the SIU Is. The SIU representatives here in New Orlean gave me immeasurable help all during my time of grief. I think that everyone ehould know what a grand thing it is to belong to such a strong, faith­ ful family of union men. iMie. Bertha Tbomaa 4. » i To the EdHor: I am writflag to th*nk the Seafarers International Union for the Welfare fund cheek of There is nothing like a few timely improvements to turn a "tub" into the "best ship afloat" in the eyes of a Seafarer who has returned for a new voyage. Seafarers aboard the Beleit Victory <Marine Managers) are making ear-to-car giins the fashion this trip after taking in a series of im-^ in the Keva ideal (Kevo) recently provements that will make heard the steward offer to pur­ th«r lives on board a good deal easier in die future. Not only were their requests for new mattresses honored, but the black ganf can breathe easier now since ventilation holes have been burned into the roof of the engine room. According to 3. W. Crowley, ship's delegate, this is a real im­ provement since the engine room flight has been blocked off since World War n. Crowley reports that credit lor getting the Improve­ ments goes to Marcus Evans, former ship's delegate • and ®1U reps in New Orieans. 4 4 4 Doftlcy •raehc The Wild Ranger (Waterman), just out of a 15-day lay-up in Saa Francisco, is reported to be in fine diape, according to Luke A. Ciomboii, ship's delegate. He doesn't anticipate any feeding problems on this trip, since the steward department Is under the capable hands of W.. C. Sink. Cap­ tain James Schepis, who is well known to West Coast and Water­ man "stiffs," has relieved Captain Hunt, Ciamboli writes. steward department. The galley gong has been doing such « great job that everybody has been com­ menting on the cleanliness, good service and friendly smiles. Ship's delegate Edward flooley says that 44" it has made for a much happier Crewmembers aboard the Nor- crew. berto Capay "Liberty Navigation) 4. 4. 4. are really raving about their new 4 4 4 C. Quinnt, ahip's delegate on the Oiga (Marine Managers) thkiks Some Seafarers find that a good that he's never had it so easy as cup of coffee is worth its weight X delegate. The reason, according In gold. This is the reason why$4,000 which I received after to him. Is that all hands go out the erew on the John A. Kiing the death of my brother, of their way to keep beefs to a (Reiss) was happy to learn that the George Zalensky. 1 would have minimum. Quinnt thanked SIU writlen sooner, but it ie itill men in the crew for their coopera­ hand tor me to beloeve that my tion and told them that consider­ brother is dead. ing the length of the trip, every­ I would like to thank the Un­ thing was running smooth. ion again for its generous offer of assistance and for all thiat it 4. 4. 4i hae done for me in the past. Seafarers aboard the Eagle Marina RosskowskI Traveler (United Maritime) are 4. 4. 4> ticked off about not being allowed off the ship during anchorage in Petisloii Check Tliibodeaux Poyier Poland recently. Joseph O. ThlboBrings Thanks deaux, ship's delegate, reports the ship's captain received a letter taste of their java was going to To tlie Editor: from the Polish government re­ take a turn for the better since I am writing to gratefully ac­ stricting the seamen aboard while the thermostat on the coffee urn knowledge the first check for the ship docked, thus depriving had been replaced. However, Emit my disability pension that I re­ them of getting a first hand Elowsky, steward delegate, in­ ceived a short time ago. I would glimpse of this behind-the-lron- formed them that the urn has like all the brothers to know been placed in the galley, creating Curtain-country. just what kind of wonderful re­ another problem. Not only is the lief it is when you know that 4. i 4 urn's new location hazardous to that there will be a check com­ And speaking of pantry prob­ men during meal hours, but it is ing in every month when your lems, during the good and welfare also inconvenient to the porter working days are over. If it section of a recent ship's meeting who busses the officers' mess, ac­ wasn't tor the SIU and bene­ on the Fetrochem (Valentine cording to Elowsky. fits like these, I dcmt know Chemicals), the crew made it plain 4 4 4 where I would be today. that it wants to make sure that Another "ship-shape" vessel is I also want to aincerely thank there is enough milk aboard, espe­ everyone in the Union who cially when extra workers are be­ the Cottonwood Creek (Oriental gave me assistance when I ing transported topside. Accord­ Exporters). Reports from ship's needed it so much. Not only did ing to Frank Paylor, meeting sec­ delegate O. M. Brooke say that the I get help which could never retary, every time milk runs short vessel is running very smoothly be duplicated during my recent t(^i^, the crew finds itself run­ and the crew is working together sickness, but I also received ning short before reaching port. and right on the ball. They do have a problem io the pantry though. prompt action when I filed for 4 4-4. When the ship begins to roll, the my pension. Finally, I want to let every­ Thirsty crewmembers on the kemaker refuses to deliver. Penti Exporter (Penn Shipping) one know that I really enjoy 4 4 4 were up in arms at a recent ship's reading the LOG. I really look Somebody aboard the Wilton meeting. It eeems that someone Carrier (Marine Carriers) ha? ap­ forward to getting the paper "liberated" a water cooler used by parently been loading too much every two weeks to find out the deck repartment, and there clothing in the machine so that the what my old buddies end for­ were several demands that a dele- agitator has had to be replaced mer shipmates are doing now gaition be sent topside to "requisi­ several times on this ship. Robert that I can't get to see them as tion" it back, reports Z. A. Markfs, Broadus, ship's delegate has ad­ frequently as I used to. I es­ meeting secretary. vised the brothers to be careful pecially like to see the UntonVi about overloading. The crew gave progress, since I know that It 4 4 4 While Seafarers don't spend all the stewaird department a vote of will go on giving assistance to day lounging in deck chairs as do thanks, and and in return, the people like myself. passengers on luxury liners, they steward said they could do a good flaxen Schneider do «)joy their own comforts when Job If everyone helped in keeping they are off watch. Crewmembers the pantry clean. usren-WHV. VON'T SOMEJHIH'i T chase more deck diairs if they would make a donation for them, reports Tex Strickland, ship's delegate. �SBAFAHERS Nvi T#eiify Ami Lt>G Coffee Time Retirement Tips For Mexico Revealed By SIU Pensioner i' Seafarer Howard E. Rode has suddenly found himself an expert on retiring in Mexico. Seeking the place where he could settle down most comfortably on his Union pension, Rode headed south of the Rio Grande where he found his American dollars did double duty. Rode found living in Mex-^ ico so enjoyable, that he very good," the Seafarer writes. inexpensive. A private room with "A person can eat very well on meals in one of the very best wrote the LOG, and an article about $20 a month. They have hospitals costs $10 a day. Medicine appeared in the May 1st issue tell­ ing of his experiences. In addi­ many large supermarkets around is about the same price as in the tion to describing how much town, just like the ones in the States, but you can go into just any drug store and buy anything farther his SIU pension dollars Slates. you want. "The drinks are cheap. A bottle went in Mexico, he had high praise "The best way to get your mail," of beer costs 8 cents and all the for living conditions and the qual­ ity of hospital care available there. other local booze is very cheap. he reports, "is in care of the Amer­ ican Consulate. The Mexican mail Since then he has been flooded Imported stuff is expensive. service is about the same as it is "You can find a servant very with cards and letters from old Taking a few minutes off in the States, except for pack­ friends, and seafarers about to easily and the price is very low. from tending the boilers ages. They wili take a long time, retire, people who have already A good housekeeper and cook will especially if they are coming from on the Longview Victory retired and even one from a per­ only cost between $16 and $25 a the States. (Victory Carriers), K. Allen son who was in business in the month. Transportation is good. You "To finish this up," Rodes said, States and wants to close up shop can ride all over town for 4 cents." en{oys a cup of coffee dur­ "Mexico is a great place to live, and move to Mexico. ing the pause that re­ As an added note, Rodes says, whether you want to live here or "I was very glad to hear from "You don't need to speak Spanish, freshes. The Longview just coming for a visit. Guadala­ all of them," he says, "but I can­ but it sure helps. Victory is currently headed jara is one of the best cities in not answer all their questions in­ "Hospitals are very good and the country." for the Far East. dividually, so I will give you what­ ever information I can through the /STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), May 30 tained salt and was not flt to cook thanks was extended to outgoing LOG. —Chairman, James R. Thompson; with. A few hours disputed OT in ship's delegate for a job well done. "First, to get into Mexico, you Secretary, Fred Shain. $40.20 in deck department and engine depart­ siiip's fund. No tjeefs reporled by ment. ELDORADO (American Asia Lines), don't need a passport, only some department delegates. Appointment June 28—Chairman, Cyril A. Scott; proof of birth. You can get a of .safety delegates discus.sed. ANTINOUS (Waterman), May SiSecretary, Robert Carbon*. Some dis­ Chairman, D. Forrest; Secretary, H. tourist permit good for six months, puted OT in engine department. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (ScaLoll. Ship's delegate reported that Ship's delegate was notiRed by the or th? now two-year permit which traini. May 24—Chairman, James M. the ship had a clean payoflF with no Union that the crew's wages are Nalson; Secretary, hi. Bishop. $19.97 has to be stamped every six beefs and disputed OT. All repairs secured. No beefs reported. ill ship'.s fund. No beefs reported by were consummated. $2.40 in ship'-s monfhs--bv the local officials in department dele.gate.s. One man fund. Brother C. Mehl was elected LA SALLE (Waterman), Juna 13— the town where you are living. nii.sscd ship in Belle Chasse. to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote Chairman, Wm. C. Sellers; Secretary, of thanks was extended to the out­ Leo J. Comes. $2.40 in ship's fund. "It is very hard and takes a SPITFIRE (American Bulk), June going ship's delegate, Brother F. Few hours dLsputcd OT in engine long time to get permanent resi­ IS—Chairman, L. Low; Secretary, Snow, for his eiforts during last department. One crewmember was K. P. Schluter. Some disputed OT in vo.vage. hospitalized In Nassau. Vote of dence here," he wrote. "But if deck department and steward depart­ thanks to the steward and the entire you really want it. the American ment. Crew requested to turn all TOPA TOPA (Waterman), June 7— .steward department for a Job well beefs over to boardiii.g patrolman. Chairman, H. Schmitt; Secretary, Consulate will give you all the done. C. C. Brissett, Sr. Brother E. B. help and information you need. ALCOA MASTER (Alcoa), June 7— LOSMAR (Caiman, June 17—Chair­ Chairman, J. Tilley; Secretary, J, R. Also, you don't need shots to get man, Clifford Bellamy; Secretary, Johnson. Several bours disputed OT John Carber. Ship's delegate re­ into the country. You only need in deck department to be referred to ported that one man was hospitalized patrolman. Crew requested to leave a smalloox shot to get back into in San Pedro. Some disputed OT all ke.vs with delegates or depart­ in deck and engine departments. the States. ment heads. Vote of thanks to the $.3,65 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks "You can bring all the clothing steward department. to the steward department for serv­ ice and general feeding. Special men­ you need, your car, television set FAIRPORT (Waterman), May 24— tion for Sandy Crawford, crew mess(portablei and just about anything Chairman, Steve T. Hayer; Secretary, men, for fine service. A. J. Kuberski. Ship's dele.gale re­ else you need, as long as you don't ported that all Is in order with no COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), want to sell them. Each piece has heefs. $4.85 in ship's fund. Ship's June 2—Chairman, C. A. Wile; Sec­ delegate McAleer resigned and Broth­ to be registered at the border, and retary, A. Burke. $20.0(1 in ship's er .Steve Thayer was elected to serve. fund. No beefs reported by depart­ each time you cross the border, Saunders was elected to serve as ment delegates. Vole of thanks to ship's delegate. No beefs reported DEL VALLE (Delta), June 7—Chair­ like if you leave the country or the steward department for the good by department delegates. man. Frank Rowell; Secretary, Zee food and service. get a oermit renewed, you have to Y. Ching. No beefs were reported b.v COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), DEL SOL (Delta), May 24—Chair­ department delegates. Vote of thanks take it with you. June 27—Chairman, G. A. Wile; Sec­ man, Pets Valintine; Sscratary, Mark was extended to the ship's delegate retary, Toner. One man missed ship "But you don't need much in the Mosaley. $23 in ship's fund. Every­ for a job well done. in Pusan and boarded in Japan. $13.00 one was reminded to donate $1 to wav of clothes. Mexico has many in ship's fund. No beefs reported by same. No beefs were reported by OLGA (Marine Managers), April 21 department delegates. good and large clothing and house­ the department delegates. —Chairman, M. Klieber; Secretary, hold goods stores and its is prob­ C. Quinnt. Ship's delegate reported CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Juna tliat considering the length of this (Citias Service), June 19—Chairman, ably better to travel light and buy 7—Chairman, J, Duffy; Secretary, trip, everything seems to be running Petar V. Hammel; Secretary, Sey­ what you need after you've set­ Francis R. Naloli. S9.46 in ship's smoothly. mour Helnfllng. Ship's delegate re­ fund. Soma disputed OT in deck March 3—Chairman, C. Quinnt; tled in. ported that the ship may make two and steward departments. Otherwise, Secretary, J. Moore. Ship's delegate more trips coastwise before going to "Your best bet. when moving everything is running smoothly. Vote thanked all h inds for keeping beefs shipyard. Motion was made to have of thanks to the steward department at a minimum. A vole of (hanks to Mexico is to move into a hotel air compressors moved from sleep­ for a joh well done. was extended to entire crew for their ing quarters. $5.32 in ship's fund. for about a week while you look interest in running a smooth ship No beefs reported. Vote of thanks PANOCEANIC FAITH (Panoceanic thu.s far. for an apartment to rent. You can to the steward department for a job Tankers), May 23 —.'Chairman, Sam well done. rent a small furnished apartment Drury; Secretary, Kenneth Collins. ALCOA MASTER (Alcoa), April 13 $14.15 in ship's fund. This will be for between $25 and $100 a month. —Chairman, A. ttanese; Secretary, SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), July turned over to some one who is W. Messenger. $.8.40 in ship's fund. 2—Chairman, H. R. Nathey; Secretary, A very good two-bedroom fur­ staying for next voyage. Disputed OT No beefs reporled by department S. M. Simot. Ship's delegate re­ nished apartment in the best part in deck departments. Ship i.s badly delegates. Motion made to elect a ported that delayed sailing In New in need of new gangway as present ship's delegate. York is to be taken up with patrol­ of town will cost around $50 to $80 one is very dangerous. Vote of thanks man. Two hours disputed OT for a month. Sometime you can find extended to Brother Sam Drury in EAGLE VOYAGER (United Marleach man In steward department. his elToils to gel all topside rooms time), June 6—Chairman, W. Johnthem even cheaper. Vote of thanks was extended to the formerly used for passengers, not san; Secretary, N. Merrick. Ship's deck department. "Food is very cheap as well as being used, to be used for crew. delegate reported that .ship Is clean '•• Fn9® Complete IViinutes' Form SIU ship's delegates, meet­ ing chairmen and secretaries who forward the ship's min­ utes to headquarters are urged to make sure they fill out an important section on the back of the form. This portion, lo­ cated at the bottom on the left, relates to tlie ship's itinerary and the mail situa­ tion, including packages of the SEAFARERS LOG sent to all ships when each issue is pub­ lished. Seafarers who fill out the minute's form can provide headquarters with a handy means -of checking the accuracy of mailing lists by completing this particular section before sending in their meeting report. with no b.eef.s. He wilt s-.-e patrolman about night's lodging. ®^EEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), June 7—Chairman, George Finles; Secre­ tary, Eugene J. Baegly. $2 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department for job well done. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin Line), April 23 — Ch.airman, E. E. Lamb; Secretary, James Sullivan. $2.15 in ship'.; fund. .No b.=crs were reported by department delegates. DEL ORO (Delta), May 24—Chair­ man, B. M. Moye; Secretary, F. F. Fraone. S9..50 iii shio's fund. No beef.s reported b.v deparlnieiit dele­ gates. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), May 21—Chairman, L. Alexander; Secre­ tary, T. Weems. $5.80 in sliin's fund. •Siiip's delegate r.>poi:cl no beefs with the exception of a f>w hours dispuled OT which v/ill be .straight­ ened out liefore ship g.-ts in. All hands requested to strio hunks and •urn in linen. II. was siiggesled that all room keys be turned in. SENECA (Marine Carriers), June 7 —Chairman, R. R. Mold.-mado; Seeretary, F. A. McGrath. Repairs from last voyage were not completed. Water taken on in Freeport con­ WILD RANGER (Waterman), Juna 7—Chairman, Luka A. Clamboli; Secratary, Wilbur C. Sink. Ship's dele­ gate reported that crew is very Coop­ erative. $51 in ship's fund. Volun­ teer contributions will be accepted at payoff which will be added to this amount to purchase a TV for me.sshall. No beefs or disputed OT reported. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), Juna 9 —Chairman, Jasper Anderson; Secre­ tary, Jasper Anderson. Most repairs have been taken care of. $2.42 in ship's fund. Motion made to put reefer men to take eare of deisel on trailer ships, or put oiler on OT for working out of engine spaces carry­ ing reefer cargo-both ways. WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals), May 19—Chairman, Manual E. San­ chez; Secretary, Thomas J. Moora. delegates. Vote of thanks extended to tlie steward department. COMMANDER (Marina Carriers), June 21—Chairman, Roy Alslon; Sec­ retary, Raymond R. Obidos. Ship's delegate reported that all repairs were tak.gn c.are of. $9.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported and every­ thing is running .smoothly. Brother •Julian DeDicatoria was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of Honest Guide Proves Boon To SiU Men Many a Seafarer leaving ship at a foreign port for a look around, has found himself lost and con* fused. Not able to understand tha language, unsure of the customs, and not able to tell the real valuo of items he wants to buy, he often wishes for someone he can trust to give him a helping hand. Recently, the Producer (Marine Carriers) docked at Port Said for a three week stay. And SIU crewmen found themselves a real friend. Sayed Abou Rehab, better known as "Billy the Kid" and his Rehob friend "Chuck" spent a lot of time in the company df several crew members who wanted to see Cairo. "Several of us made the tour of Cairo and thei pyramids at prices way below cost thanks to Billy," said M. P. Cox, ship's delegate; Joseph A. Blake, William F. Randall, and Edward C. Yeamans. In fact, they were so pleased with "Billy" that they have asked for copies of the SEAFARERS LOG to be sent to Billy's office for distribution to other SIU crewmembers The Seafarers praised Billy in the highest terms possible. "Wo found him to be honest, sincere, unselfish and jolly at all times," they said. The members of the tour were saved coiisiderablo money by Billy and he insured that the merchandise they bought was of a good, high quality. 'We recommend hhn highly t(» all men calling at the port for anyone who may want a friend, as well as a licensed guide that will not cheat them for everything," they said. Sayed (Billy the Kid) Rehab has his office at Sharkawl Stores, 10 Fouad Street, Port Said. tfSOOASiB MORe TT^AM OA/E COPY OF-^E^AMe LOG.. CLIP ALL jMAli- ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin Line), June 28 — Chairman, H. J. Johnton; Secretary, N. J. Mafonte. $2.13 in .ship's fund. Several hours disputed OT In deck and engine de­ partments. One man hospitalized in Ascension Island. One man hospital­ ized in Lourenco Marques. . PETROCHEM (Valentine Chemical), June 11 — Chairman, Johnny Orlmet; Secretary, Frank Paylor. Motion made to have something done about work­ ing hours of galley force on this .ship. Steward requested to have prop­ er amount of milk on board. Dis­ cussion on having starboard passegeway painted. $2.62 In ship's fund— $1.00 spent on telephone call—$1.62 balance. EAGLE TRAVELER (United Marltime), June 28—Chairman, M. C. Bar­ ton; Secretary, J. O. Thiltodeaux. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing is running smoothly as far as the crew and topside are concerned. Steward to be hospitalized upon ar­ rival. Ship is going to the shipyard and entire crew will be laid off. Ship's delegate and patrolman to see the captain about letter from Polish government relative to restriction to ship while at anchor. Vote of thanks to the department delegates and ths steward department for job well done. LABEIS SO m GP^AVJUi �-'3 SM%FAtLEnS ' LOG More Kudos For Del Sud Crow . Th« SIU crew aboard tiie Del Sad -^elU) hai grown accuitoined to receiving high praise for the high standard ia service It maintabled In feeding the more than 15.000 Latin American: guests who visited the vessel when It sailed as the; first U.S. Trade' Exhibition Ship. J. W. Clark, the president of Delta Line, has recently added his voice to the chorus of kudos Del Sud crewmembers have received. In a letter to Llndsey Williams, SIU-Gulf Area vice president, Clark said, "I want to express our sincere appreciation for the splendid cooperation received from the crew of the SS Del Sud during the rather unusual voyage. I know that the circumstances, with large numbers of visitors aboard for. receptions and luncheons at each South American port, placed a heavy''burden Oh the men, but we can all be tremendously proud of the able and ef­ ficient services provided by ttie crew. I realize that a great deal of credit must go to the SIU for the preliminary briefings which were prepared prior to the voyage. "This special voyage of the SS Del Sud, the First United States TradeoExhibition Ship, represents a substantial Investment in time and money. We can only hope that our confidence in the trade potential between U.S. Gulf ports and Brazil, Uruguay and Ar­ gentina will justify the effort. In any event, we feel the voyage was eminently successful and a great contribution to our National Export Expansion Program. "Again, thanks for a Job well done." An account of the enormous task which SIU crewmembers on the Del Sud carried out so successfully appeared In the July 10 July 24 Issues of the LOG. //ome Town Envies Traveling SiU Man Louis Cirignano is a shining example of what distinguishes the Seafarer from the humdrum existence of his landlocked, stay-at-home neighbors. Around his home town of Passiac, N.J., Cirignano has the repu--^ tation of being the world infamous Jersey mosquitoes that fly in nightly from the nearby salt traveler. He reports that his friends back marshes. In Passaic never fail to turn green The Passaic Seafarer believes with envy when he starts regaling his work as a professional seaman them with his adventures in such gives him a better chance to see exotic places as Kurtardja, Baclnt, the countries of the world, along Pnang, Samarinda and other ports with a much truer picture of life of call which his Union brothers overseas than the average Ameri­ can tourist gets. As far as he Is art certainly no strangers to. concerned. It's not only what you Sea Passport to see in a parttcular coun­ The difference happen try that counts, but the way you between Cirig­ go about taking In the sights. nano and his Cirignano feels that the average friends, however. Is that his SIU American tourist Who seldom trav­ card enables him els anything but first class and to hop a ship to throws his money around like It the other side of was minted yesterday, can't help the world, while but give foreign citizens tho Idea the closest his that everyone in the U.S. has a buddies come to goldplated Cadillac, a mink-lined Cirignano the sea will be swimming pool and Is a first the bites they scratch from these cousin of the Rockefellers. Licensed Teacher Although he is a graduate of Montclair State Teachers College and holds a New Jersey teaching license, Cirignano still prefers the life of a Seafarer. In the event he ever does end up In a classroom, he wants to make sure that his students don't end up being in­ fected with the "Cadillac" philos­ ophy—looking at .everything..In term-i of its value in dollars and cents. The way to get around this kind of thinking, according to him. Is the need of Americans to see our­ selves as others see us and to actu­ ally learn about others Instead of simply reading about them. Cirignano started his shipping career when he shuttled between the English aind French coasts dur­ ing World War II where he sailed with SIU oldtimers such as Red Campbell aiid Marty Breihoff. He joined the Union in 1945 and ships In both the engine and steward departments. After shipping on the dredge Senzlbar for several monffis, Cirig­ nano says that It's about time he visited foreign shores again. It looks like his friends back In Pas­ saic soon will be turning green again as they folow him vicariously through those far-off^ ports that are mere way stations to the aver­ age Seafarer. Pacf. TirentstOiM YAKA (Walsrman), JWIM IS—Chafr> man, M. MaArthuri Sacralanr, M. 1. Tanart. Diaputcd OT In engine and ataward departmanta. Vota of thanka to tha sallejr eiaw, aapedally tlia baker. DEL NORTE (Delta), June 7—Chair­ man, Jamas L. Tucker; Secretary, Bill Kaltar. Ship's delegate reported that one man was hoapltalized In Buenos Aires and another In Curacao. Both brother were given $25.00 each from ship's fund. Resolution submit­ ted to contract negotlatins commit­ tee was read to the crew. Resolu­ tion pertained to new working rules for the steward department on Delta Line passenger ships. Everything run­ ning smoothly with no beefs. SI23.17 in ship's fund and S443.70 in movie fund. DEL MONTE (Delta), June 11— Chairman, Howard Manx; Secretary, Francis Zygarowski, son of Seafarer Sylvester Zygorevrski demonsfrates his skill with an accordion which won him a place on the all-Navy band. Albert C. Espeneda. Brother Essen A. Johnson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. So far everything la running smoothly. No beefs have been reported by department dele­ gates. NORBERTO CAPAY (Liberty Navi­ gation), June 14 — Chairman, W. P. Cogglns; Secretary, P. p. Lukatii. Ship's delegate reported that aU la running weU with no major com- Seafarer's Son Scores A Hit In Navy Band NEW YORK — Although Sea­ farer Zygarowski has been putting to sea with the SIU since 1944, he readily agrees with his son that he has never had » trip like one his offspring was lucky enough to re­ ceive while serving Just one hitch in the Navy. But, then, per­ haps it was not so much luck but just hard work which landed 22year-old Francis Z y g a r o wski a place on the allNavy band, and \ - 'M which ended with his performing rowski In a Navy quintet on the Ed Sullivan TV show. Francis, whose chosen instru­ ment is the accordion, was as­ signed aboard the Canabera with the unit band on board. His hitch took him to the Mediterranean Sea, where the. band played in sev­ eral ports. His Navy career cul­ minated in a concert at the Brus­ sels World Fair held there in 1061, and the Sullivan appearance a short time later. Now 22, Francis has continued his musical career In civiilan life. He is teaching the accordian tech­ nique to students at the Burling­ ton School of Music in Burling­ ton, Mass. ^ plaints. $18.00 In ship's fund. An ap­ preciated comment was made on the cleanliness, good service, congeniality of the new steward department. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory Carriers), June 30 — Chairman, Harvay Hill; Secretary, Jamat Fish­ er, Jr. Brother James -Fisher. Jr. was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Everything Is running smoothly. Few hours disputed OT in engine depart­ ment. Some repair work to be done before ship gets Into port. PENN EXPORTER (Penn Shipping), May 7—Chairman, Robert Aumlller; Secretary, Z. A. Marklt. Motion made to sea patrolmen about getting a water cooler in the deck passage­ way. Also, to negotiate for ratia In pay for messmen. Vote of thanks to the steward department and a spe­ cial vote of thanks ,to the steward for being a fair guy. TRANSORIBNT (Hudson Water­ ways), June f—Chairman, R. O'Rourke; Secretary, R. Bridges. One crewmember injured his shoulder and wae sent to hospital then flown to States. Captain praised crew on excellent trip. Motion to contact negotiating committee to have garbarge disposal barge available every four daya when ship is in port for a week or more. Garbage is unaafe and unaanitary. Vote of thanks to Brother Robert Grant, steward, and his entire de­ partment for excellent feeding. Spe­ cial vota of thanks to ship's delegate. Brother R. DeBoisslere. for smooth trip and his taking care of injured man. MONTICILLO VICTORY (Victory Carriere), June SI—Chairmen, P. Sernyk; Secretary, S. Plereen. Few houre disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. Request that Food Plan rcpre- aeotatiaa ehack fruit order. More of freali fruit la desired. DBTROIT (Sea-Land), June 35— Chairman, D. Meehan; Secretary, T. Scerdells. Everything is running flne. Sbip should be fumigated for roaches. 83.00 In ship's fund. Three hours de­ layed sailing beef in engine depart­ ment. Sailing board was never changed and company should pay penalty for this. TRANSCLOBE (Hudson Waterways), June It —Chairman, Van Whitney; Secretary, Patrick Macklin. No beefi were reported. One man missed ship in Brooklyn and was replaced in Bremerhaven. Brother F. Harvey was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Suggestion made to have mall de­ livered to crew as soon as It arrives aboard. Vote of thanks was extended lo the steward department for a job weU done. SEATRAIN GEORGIA fSeafraIn), June 20—Chairman, p. smith; Sa«r«tary, R. Whitnay. No major beefs re­ ported. Small repairs attended to. •1.05 In ship'f fund. Crew complain about monotony of manu. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping). June 14—Chairman, Glen Vinson; Secretary, Charles J. Mitchell. Brother G. Weaver had to get off In Fort Said. Egypt, to return to his sick wife. Ship's crew contributed S310.00 to wards his transportation home. Mo­ tion made to have grades of meats to be used included In contract and to have Food Plan publiahed periodically In the LOG. Motion made for an in­ crease in pay due to the Increase In dues. Patrolman to be notified about condition of the sinks In the crew pantry and galley; and also about the chief mate doing deck department work. Ship needs fumigation. Vote of thanks to the steward department for Job well done. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), June 38— Chairman, McChetney; Secretary, Bill Stark. Brother Martin Sierra was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate and a vote of thanks was c.xtended to retiring ship's delegate, McChesney. Chief cook expressed appreclatlon for installation of port fan in room. BELOIT VICTORY (Marine Man­ agers), June 37—Chairman, M. N. Evans; Secretary, H. M. Karlssn. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. New mattresses were received in New Orleans, also a new gangway, thanks for the support of the Union officials in Mobile and New Orleans. Ship's delegate resigned and was given a vote of thanks for a Job well done. Brother J. W. Crowly was elected to serve In his place. An arrival pool to be made for San Fran­ cisco and part of the pool money So be used for a shrimp boil to end the voyage. SEA PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers), June If—Chairman, Herbert Skylesi Secretary, John Penneli. Brother Jerry Ange was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crewuiambers agreed ta donate fifty cents to start a tbip's fund. No beefs were reported by de­ partment delegates. Patrolman at Norfolk advised crew that ahlp wlU get bigger bunka upon arrival In the States at the end of this trip. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Watsrman), March 31—Chairman, J. H. Morris; Secretary, W. B. Yarbreugh. Ship's delegate reported that everything Is running smoothly. Thanked entire crew for their cooperation. Discussion hrid OB iflianglng rooms. Members were asked to write letters to head­ quarters regarding same. Vote of thanks extended to the rtilp's dele­ gate. Seafarers Rave Over Remodeled Delaware VRAWit^ mi£s 'oerdY inQ yf/eTcozaedhf your (Oriental Exporter) have men aboard nothifig but praise for their newly renovated ship which recently came out of an 18-month layup in New Orleans^ Ship's delegate Dick Massey (right photo) reports that tha vassal Is one of the fastait C-2s ho ever sailed on. His enthusiasm for tha remodeled Dela­ ware, formerly the Francis, is shared by two other Seafarers in the crew (left photo), John Long, chief electricfan III and WIHie Hole of the steward department |rl. Massey writes that the craw's quarters, mess hall, showers and heads all got a thorough face lifting during the repair work. "It's a swell old ship with a good crew, good officers and plenty of OT," he declares.- The Delaware is now on a voyage to the Far East via the West Coast. �iVenty-Twi All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefitg from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Karen Fay, born April 22, 1964, to the Martin V. Fays, Brooklyn, New York. 4" 4" it Esther Gonzales, born February 29, 1964, to the Ramiro Gonzales', Houston, Texas. 4ii 4> Avgwl T. 19M S'EArARERW' loa Samuel Wade Buck, born Feb­ ruary 28, 1964, to the John W. Bucks, Jr., Blounta Creek, N.C. 4 4 4 Edith Anne Orville, bora April 22, 1964, to the Charles W. Orvilles, Wantworth, Wise. 4 4 4 Susan Hill, bora March 27, 1964, to the Ronald S. Hills, Lansing, 111. 4 4 4 Tony Bryan, born April 9, 1964, to the Dewey R. Bryans, Jackson, Alabama. Felix P. Amora You are asked to contact V. Salting, 1510 82nd Avenue, Seat­ tle, Wash., regarding yoiur New York life insurance policy. 4 4 4 Joseph E. Bailey Mrs. J. E. Bailey asks that you get in touch with her at 3630 East L Street, Tacoma, Washington, 98404. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Charles Slanina Headquarters is holding your W-2 form for the wages you re­ ceived while working on the Eldorado. The form is in your membership Jacket. 4 4 4 Charles Oglesby You are asked to get in touch with your wife. Immediately, about an emergency matter. Telephone her at CH 1-5491. 4 4 4 Frank Higgins The above named, who is be­ lieved to ship out of NewYork, is asked to get in touch with his sis­ ter, Mrs. Ellen Eefstrom, 11 Lee St., Old Bridge, N. J. James B. EUiott Gineo Isaac Gordon, born April Randall Allen Ruthsatz, born Jacqueline Larkin, bora April Your mother requests you to 22, 1964, to the Isaac Gordons, New April 1, 1964, to the Kenneth H. 2, 1964,. to the James E. Larkins, contact her as quickly as possible Ruthsatzs, Sandusky, Ohio. Orleans, La. Clayton, N.Y. either by phone or letter. She says 4» 4" 4 4 4 4 4 4 that it is very Important that you Leary Dlehl, born March 28, Christine Schultz, bora May 3, John Finnerty, born March 16, 1964, to the Robert L. Diehls, 1964, to the Henry E. Schultzs, 1964, to the George Flnnertys, sign an important paper, Bronx, New York. Ecorse, Mich. 4 4 4 Cleveland, N.Y. Francis J. O'Neill 4 4i 4" 4 4 4 4 4 4 Denise Joyner, born April 2, Rickey Burch, born February 6, Anyone having any information Donna Broadus, born March 8, about 4 4 4 1964, to the Jay F. Joyners,, New 1964, to the George A. Burchs, the where-abouts of the 1964, to the Edward Broadus', Mo­ above-named Orleans, La. Tickfaw, La. individual is asked E. G. Britton bile, Alabama. to contact his sister, Mrs. Ann P. Your suitcase is at 14444 Green­ 4 4 4 4' 4' 4 4 4 Kimberly Brothers, born Janu­ Suzanne Sites, bora May 27, Coyle, 3305 Howard Street, Phil­ ville St., Cloverleaf, Tex., and the Leonard Hugh Talevich, born adelphia, Pa., 19140. 1964, to the Norlan Sites', Passaary 7, 1964, to the Harry Brothers', plane ticket was left in the baggage March 19, 1964, to the Leonard dena, Texas. Chesapeake, Va. room of the International airport 4 4 4 Talevichs, Kemah Gen. Dely, Texas. 4 4 4 in Houston. Milton lost your ad­ 4 4i 4 James Morton Chester Makuch, Jr., bom April Diane Jacobs, born May 13, 1884, 4 4 4 dress, or he would have delivered Ray Leonard is on the beach Richard Andrew Gouldman, born and would like you to send money it to you. 9, 1964, to the Chester Makuchs, to the Herbert L. Jacobs', Akron, Ohio. Wilkes Barre, Pa. April 14, 1964, to the James Gould- as quickly as possible to him at 4 4 4 mans, Metairie, La. 4 4 4 4 41 4" 903 Pine Street, Henderson, N.C. Tax Refund Checks Karl Senff, born March 9, 1964, Johnny Rogers, born April 24, 4 4 4 4 4 4 Income tax refund checks are to the Edward Senff, Roger City, 1964, to the Earl S. Rogers', Balti­ Charles Spiers, born February Thank You Notice more, Md. being held for the following SlU Mich. 23, 1964, to the Token H. Spiers', The family of the late Joseph members by Jack Lynch, Room 4 4 4 4 4 4 Columbus, Miss. Denton and the Rev. and Mis. 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Jeffrey Rainier, born February Deborah Jean Mills, born May 4 4 4 Oscar Stokes gratefully acknowl­ Street, San Francisco 5, Calif.: 3, 1964, to the Harold M. Rainlers, 20, 1964, to the Cecil H. Mills', Patricia Karen McNeil, born Portland, Oregon. Mathews, Va. Marparito Borja, Roy C. Bru, April 6, 1964, to the Archie Mc­ edge the kind expressions of sym­ pathy received from members of Eugene L. Castano, Jr., William 4 4 4 4 4 4 Neils, Kalena, Maistee. the SlU. Michelle Kram, born March 4, Lyle Ray Cox, bora July 20, F. Doran, Orlando R. Frezza, Don­ 4 4 4 1964, to the Matthew W. I^iams, 1963, to the Jimmy D. Cox's, Long ald J. Hampton, Eigll E. HJelm, 4 4 4 Kerry Ann Warhols, born April Beach, Calif. Maplewood, Mo. Harold Kottwltz, Robert W. Oslln, John P. Hickey 14, 1964, to the Paul Warholas, 4-4 4 4 4 4. You are asked to get in touch Potenciano Paculba, Arthur D. Middle Village, N.Y. Juliana Duet, born March 4, Donald Paul Gebhia, born June with Sternfels, Garzotto and Sla- Payton, Jorgen Q. Pedersen, Mi­ 4 4 4 1964, to the Maurice C. Duets, 13, 1964, to the Peter Gebbia's, Jr., Jinunie Mullins, born March 11, vlch, 1040 Maison Blanche Build­ chael Romalho, Champ C. Smith, Folsom, La. Kenner, La. 1964, to the Henry C. Mullins,' ing, New Orleans, La. about a Henry R. Smith, Charles E. Switmatter being handled by your zer (2), Bernardo Tombocon and Baltimore, Md. The deaths of the following Seafarers hpve been reported attornies. Willie Walker (2). 4 4 4 to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment D u a n e Jay Cudworth, bora of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary March 7, 1964, to the John M. Cudworths, Wanchese, N.C. card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t Donald A. Peterson, 49: Brother Louis A. Belin, 39: Brother Belin died of brain Injuries on August 29, Peterson died of natural caiises at the San Fran­ 1962, in Cook cisco USPH 8 Coiuity Hospital, Hospital January Chicago. A mem­ 12, 1964. Ha ber of the deck sailed as a mem­ department, he ber of the engine Joined the Union department and in 1960. Brother had been a memr Bella's last ship ber of the Union was the Omnium since 1963. Sur­ Freighter. Burial viving is a son, was in Warren, Arkansas. No beneficiary was re­ Donald R. Peterson, of Minne­ apolis, Minn. Burial was at the ported. Golden Gate National Cemetery in 4 4 4 San Bruno, Calif. Aubrey Lavern Sargent, 57t 4 4 4 Bronchial pneumonia took the life Albert A. Pruden, 28: Brother of Brother Sar­ Pruden died at Bellevue Hospital gent on February in New York City 2,1964, in Central December 10, Emergency Hos­ 1963, as the re­ pital, San Fran­ sult of injuries cisco. A member sustained in of the deck de­ an accident. He partment until Joined the SlU placed on pension in 1956 and in 1963; he Joined sailed as a mem­ the Union in 1955. Ho is survived by a sister, ber of the deck Lela Reeves, of Gardens, Calif. department. He Burial was at Olivet Cemetery, had no survivors. Burial was at the Pinelawn Cemetery, FarmingColma, Calif. dale, L.l. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Leonard A. G. Smith, 65t Brother Thomas Wilson Ker ser, K8t Brother Smith died of heart failure Keyser died of bronchial pneu­ on November 21, monia on Maroh 1983, In San 6, 1964 in the Francisco USPH USPHS Hospital, Hospital. He had New Orleans, La. been a member He Joined the of the Union Union In 1938 and since 1956, and ha sailed in the sailed In the en­ engine depart­ gine deparhnent. ment. He is sur­ Surviving is a vived by his wife, son, Roger 0. Theresa. Burial Smith, of Boothwyn, Pa. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, Slidell. La. WM in West Haven, Conn. 4 4 4 Anna Nottage, born March 9, 1064, to the Anthony F. Nottages, San Francisco, Calif. 4 4 4 Janet Maikovits, bora February 27, 1964, to the Steve Markovits', Aurora, 111. 4 4 4 James Murray, born January 9, 1964, to the Robert Murrays, Jr., Woodbury, New Jersey. 4 4 4 Michael Paul Aikens, born April 11, 1964, to the Ronald G. Aikens', Lachine, Mich. 4 4 4 Mary Ellen Quinn, born March 10, 1964, to the David Quinns, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Peter Dayid Knechtel, bora Feb­ ruary 10, 1964, to the Victor W. Knechtels, Alpena, Mich. 4 4 4 Duana Lee Richards, bora March 29, 1964, to the John W. Richards', Jr., Gretna, La. 4 4 4 Marvin Bishop, born April 8, 1964, to the Hollis Bishops, Bayou La Batre, Alabama. 4 4 4 Juan Gana, bora April 8, 1964, to the Juan A. Garzas, Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 Gissella Canales, born Maroh 81, 1964, to the Servando J. Canales', New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Seberlna Johnson, born Maroh 25, 1964, to the Robert Johnsons, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Lorraine Canalejo, born Maroh 21, 1964, to the Mario Canalejos, Sr., Tampa, Fla. 4 4 4 Peter Psanls, born November T, 1963, to the Christos Psanis', Bronx, New York. Your Gear... for ship • • • for shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SlU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sport Coafa Slack* Dress Shoe* Work Shoe* Sock* Dungaree* Frl*ko Jeen* CPO Shirt* Dress Shirt* Sport Shirt* Belt* Khaki* Tie* Sweat Shirt* T-ShIrt* Short* Brief* Swim Trunk* Sweater* Sou'we*ter» Ralngear Cap* Writing Material* Tolletrle* f/ecfr/c Shaver* Radio* Televhion Jewelry Camera* luggage the SEACHEST �Avfkait f. 1914 SEAFARERS PMT* Tirea^-ThrM LOG Scii^dule of Membership Meetings SlU-AGLiWD Meetings All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those whb wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York September 8 Detroit September II Philadelphia .... September 8 Houston August 10 Baltimore September 9 New Orleans August 11 Mobile August 12 USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND Roscoe L. Alford James Mitchell Carl V. Biscup William C. Murphy Herman V, Carney Richard Nelson George C. Register Tom R. Danzy John Ross, Jr. Hector Duarte WUliam H. Sawyer Friedof FondUa Robert Sheltield Clayton Frost Charles Toroersoo George Graham James TutwUer Herbert Kreats Robert L. Twigg Ben Lawson Skinner Waff Peter t-osado Leo Yodock, Jr. John McDaniel Paul Meth USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA ^ i. Daniel H. Bishop Hugh L. Meacham James V. Boring Philip C. Mendoza West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings George E. BurlesonRobert R. Merritt Bobby J. Butts Clean Mixon SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule through Joseph Carr Clyde Mudd August, 1964 for the monthly inforpiational meetings to be held in H. S. Christensen Troy Pardue Oscar Cino Francis Fastrano West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ Leon J. Pcnton Claude R. Deane mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from John J. Powers Henry C. Gerdes Claud O. Stroud John F. Gersey the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings. Caesar A. Guerra Ray L. Strength In accord with an Executive Qoard resolution adopted in December, Frederick Hauser Finis Strickland Claude Lee HoIUer Julius C. Thompson 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Richard Huffnr-? o. C. Thorseil Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Daniel A. Hutto J. J. Vigo Walter A. Johnson Roy C. Washburn The schedule is as follows: James Lala Edward V. Webb Jean Latopie James L. Webb Seattle San Francisco Wilmington Audley C. Foster Earl K. Whatley Harry K. Long Robert White August 19 August 21 August 17 Henry J. Haas, Jr. Hubert S. WUson September 16 September 18 September 14 John Manen Wm. J. Woolsey, Sr. Mont McNabb, Jr. if if USPHS HOSPITAL ^Houston August 10 SEATTLE. WASHINGTON Great Lakes SiU Meetings Mobile August 12 H. J. Piszalowski John E. Kennedy Regular membership meetings Edward F. Sager Cecil E. Wailick New Orleans August 11 R. H. Shaffner WUliam L. Williams on the Great I,akes are held on * Maclings held at Laoor Temple, New­ USPHS HOSPITAL the first and ihird Mondays of port Newt. BRIGHTON, MASS. t Meetlns held at Labor Temple, Sault each month in all ports at 7 PM Ste. Edgar Anderson Daniel Sheehan Marie, Mich, Harold Robinson local time, except at Detroit, t Meetlna held at Galveston wharves. USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA WlllUm B. Barber Harvey King F. H. Bowen Jesse Lester Frank Buck Jessie Painter James R. Delhi Prue Vaughn Robert Gregory HUdred White Darius Jones Julian R. Wilson O. M. Jones where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit....August 17—2 PM Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago,. Cleveland, Duiuth, Frankfort, August 17—7 PM PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey WUUams A1 Tanner Robert Hatthelvs SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1316 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Ed RUey. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROll 10223 W. Jefferson Ave. Vlnewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ... .678 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE.. Jax WilUam Morris. Agent ELgin 34)987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent "rHEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 673 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent . 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. Frank Drozak, Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Papl Gonsorchik. Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 E. B. McAuley, West Coast Rep. SANTimCE PR .1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 724-2843 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski. Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GiUette. Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif 305 N: Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent ... TErminal 4-2528 i> SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phiiade'phia . .Sept 8—5 PM Baltimore (licensed and unlicsnsed) . Sept. 9—5 PM Houston .. August 10—5 PM Norfolk ... Sept. 10—7 P.^1 N'Orleans ... Aug; 11—5 PM Mobile August 12—5 PM ^ RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City August 10 PhUadelpbia August 11 Baltimore .August 12 ^Norfolk August 13 GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit August 10 Milwaukee August 10 Chicago August 11 Buffalo .August 12 tSault Ste. Marie. .August 13 Duiuth August 14 Lorain August 14 (For meeting place, contaci Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland August 14 Toledo August 14 Ashtabula .August 14 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). ^ t t United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: New York .... September 8.. Baltimore .... September. .9 Philadelphia .. September 8 Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gui#', Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detaUed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AR Uhion records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AH trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trusi funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your sldppiug' rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Unioq and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are avaUable to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are avaUable in aU SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL FOLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from pubUshing any article serving the poUtical purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its coUective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibUity for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this rcsponsiblUty. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately bef reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are avaUable in aU Union haUs. AU members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to famiiiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as deaUng with charges, trials, etc.. as weU as aU other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disablUty-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union poUcy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may bo discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and poUtical objectives which wiU serve the best interests of themselves, their famiUes and their Union. To achieve these obiectives, the Seafarers PoUtical Activity Donation was estabUshed. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Peul Hell et heedquerters by certified mall, return receipt requested. USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Erasmo Arroyo Walter Kowalczyk John Buenday Walter Lester Raoul Cabrera K. McAvoy Arnesto CaUglura Amstey Minors Henry Callahan I. Miyares Clifford Campbell Harold Nelson MaUory Coffey Santiago Pena Thomas CorreU Trotonio Pereira Eugene Plahn Alek Czerwinski Hamilton DaUey Bliguel Reyes J. DiPietro Frank Sanicola Antonio Faleo Marion Sharpe John Fanning WUber Splcer Ormel Fleet Stanley Stevens R. Garofalo Joseph SulUvan Arvid Gylland Paul Switch Robt. Henderson Evelio Temes Julio Hernandez A. Toker John Hudley Thomas WaboUs James Jones George Warren John Kershner H. A. Warren Ralph Knowles USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICHIGAN Gordon McLorend CecU Crowder Edward Carlson Barney MaJJesie Ulyss Crider James Noffsinger Kondad Frpvag Albert Pfisterer Frederick Primeau WUUam HoUls Wallace Harden Herbert Robinson Lyman Sheridan Wm. L. HoUis Andrew Schuschu Frank Konisko Clarence Lenhart G. Smith USPHS HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Milbum L. Hatley Glen R. Adams Benjamin Huggins John W. AlsUtt Arthur A. McCaig Jackie H. Coats Roscoe T. Milton Hark W. Conrad Robert D. Phlfer O. R. Cranford W. C. Craven, Jr. John Rawza Joe T. Eder 'Alfonso Sandino Alphan Fruge William R. Simpson OUs GiUes Patrick J. Stevens Jacinto Guevara R. WUson WUlie P. GuUlott J. F. Wunderlich USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Lyle Baumgertner Robert Schlagler Arthur Cash Leo Strautins Roland Wheeler CharUe Gedra John Young Tiburcio tbabao Richard Zaragoza Harcelo Maguad USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Thomas Haggerty Harry OUver UNION i^ALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & InlaniJ Waters Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3016 BUFFALO. NY ,...735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, m. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18. Mich. Vlnewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E Baltimore St EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 673 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON -.. 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave Tel .529-7548 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St DEwey 6-3828 TAMPA >12 Harrison St Tel. 229-2788 MEAT LAKES TUG t DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer. Agent TR 8-1538 CHICAGO .2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden. Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity. Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park. Mich. Ernest Demerse. Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman JoUcoeur. Agent RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Addrese mail to Brlmley. Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent. BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Rremen, linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Bums ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETTROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin, Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Ruthsatz, Agent .... MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MiUer, Agent .. SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE ...1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey, Agent ..MEarose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO L. J. Colvis, Agent PORT ARTHUR, Tex Arthur Bendheim. Agent 805 Del Mar CE 1-1434 1348 7th St. RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGlnty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE 1216 E Baltimore St. EAstern 7-anoo NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. ElAslern 7-4900 276 State St. Richmond 2-014O HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLB 2608 Pearl St. SE BOSTON EXgin 3-0987 MIAMI MOBILE NEW ORLEANS NORrOLK PHILADELPHIA TAMPA 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 312 Harrison St. Phono 229-2788 �Vol. XXVI No. 16 P SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT-# AFL-CIO I] I iV H 1:'- TU UHION LABEL September 7 to 13 has been designated as Union Label Week by the AFL-CIO. The union label on a product is the sign of merchandise which is produced by union labor, is of top quality and worthy of purchase by AFL-CIO members. Th« union label oq a product is a sign that the merchandise is produced under decent working conditions by American workers enjoying the benefits of collective bargaining and the wages, welfare and job security that go with union representation. The basic objectives of the Union Label program are spelled out in the constitu­ tion of the Union Label Department r>i' the AFL-CIO. They are to promote a greater demand for products made and services performed by union people; to devise and carry into effect methods for the advertisement of these goods and services; and to educate the members of trade unions, their families and the general public to the economic, social and moral gains resulting from a strong trade union movement. The first half of this year has seen accomplishments by the Union Label cam­ paign never before recorded in the history of the Amercan trade union movement. Massive publicity and promotional drives built around "Don't Buy" and "Do Buy" campaigns have resulted through direct action in the marketplace by the American public, in an overwhelming number of favorable decisions at the bargaining tables for AFL-CIO unions. Supporting the AFL-CIO "Don't Buy" campaigns against unfair or non-union management, the SEAFARERS LOG and other union publications carry "Don't Buy" lists as a regular feature. These lists are revised as needed, whenever a given em­ ployer realizes how badly he is being hurt by the "Don't Buy" campaign and decides on a decent settlement with his workers—or on the other hand whenever a Boss makes the mistake of thinking that he can buck-the-union and the name of his product must be added to the list. A great many favorable decisions brought about by the "Don't Buy" campaigns of the AFL-CIO Union Label Department have been recorded. Proabably the most dramatic accomplishment in this vital field has been the recent success of the United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union in gaining a good union con­ tract with Union Label provisions from the management of Texas-Miller Products. A nationwide consumer boycott of the company's products, promoted by the Hatters and supported by the Union Label Department of the AFL-CIO, is credited with giv­ ing Texas-Miller management a change of heart after nine months of refusal to bargain in good faith with the union. The philosophy of the union label.really took hold with the formation of the American Federation of Labor in 1881. It became evident that there were only two basic ways of improving wages, hours and working conditions—through broad organ­ ization and collective bargaining, and by creating a demand for the products and services of union people. The Union Label and Service Trades Department, the third oldest department in the Federation, was formed in 1909 with the realization that the union label was a powerful economic force for the good of the American labor movement. The Union-Industries Show, which provides a national showcase for products and services produced by union people, is sponsored each year by the AFL-CIO Union Label Department. The 1964 Show, held in Louisville, Ky., last May saw a strong showing by the SIU and the MTD with displays and exhibits of products and services produced by SIUNA-affiliated unions, such as Cal Pack and Breast-O-Chicken tuna, produced by SIUNA West Coast cannery workers, which bears the well known "ship's wheel" symbol, which has become the Union Label of the SIUNA. The SIU urges Seafarers to look for the Union Label on every product they buy. Doing so assures you of quality products made by union men and women protected by union standards and conditions. 'Ap' The Seafarers International Union had three booths at this year's Union Industries show displaying many of its consumer items, such as Cal-Pacic products and Breast-O-Chiclcen tuna, both from the West Coast. Tlie MTD set up its display in a fourth booth. Together, the displays give the public a good idea of the scope and activities of the SIUNA in action. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource August 7, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MTD CITES NEED FOR SHIP BUILDUP, BLASTS GOLDWATER AFL-CIO COUNCIL MAPS LABOR AIMS ON NATIONAL ISSUES CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE BEGINS CANDIDATE CHECK SEAFARER’S HEROISM AT SEA WINS TOP GOVERNMENT AWARD SIU SHIPPING AID PROPOSALS PUT TO FRIEVANCE COMMITTEE SEATRAIN LINES WINS STAY OF RAILROAD RATE CUT MA AWARDS THREE C-4S TO SIU CONTRACTED LINES BOARD DECISION BOOSTS WATERMAN SUBSIDY BID EUROPEANS TACK CONDITIONS ON DUAL RATE DATA DEMAND FIVE SIU OLDTIMERS JOIN UNION PENSIONERS DJIBOUTI-A-PORT OF CALL FOR SIU-MANNED VESSELS SIU PENSIONER GIVES TIPS FOR RETIRING IN MEXICO THE UNION LABEL – HOW IT PROTECTS THE U.S. WORKER NLRB BESET BY ATTACKS FROM ANTI-LABOR FORCES EUROPEANS TACK CONDITIONS ON DUAL RATE DATA DEMAND BINDING GRIEVANCE RULINGS URGED BY RAILROAD UNIONS JAPANESE SHIPBUILDERS DEVELOP POWERFUL DIESEL AND ‘BRAKE’ HEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRY DISTORTING MEDICARE FACTS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/07/1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVI, No. 16 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/282fc64093c7f599c5b2d17b4ac9c5e4.PDF 5a8d52857b65cdfb6727f55fa631b9c7 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORQAW Of THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL (JNIPN • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO •r;V .. I 1." , r Best Wishes For Pensioner Veteran Seafarer Victor Tube receives a hearty handshake of con­ gratulations and best wishes as he is presented his first pension check by New York port agent Joe DiGeorgio. Tubo, who sailed in the steward department, has been an SIU member since 1939. He ended his long career as a Seafarer with a voyage on the Fairland. In This Issue: -'^- ii * SIUNA Steps Up Political Action, Maps State, Regional Programs Story On Page 2 SIU Urges Grievance Committee Action On US Shipping Beefs Collision Lays Up Transglobe Seafarer Mark Flanagan, a deck gang member, inspects demolished lifeboat of Transglobe (Hudson Waterways) while vessel undergoes repairs in^Hoboken's Bethlehem yard. The Transglobe collided with a West German vessel,the Tubingen, In dense fog off the coast of New York. A gaping hole in the bow (top photo) was the major damage sustained by the Transglobe after the mishap. No Injuries were reported from the accident but crewmen were roused from sleep by the emergency alarm to maintain a night-long vigil. Electricians worked silently to prevent fire while other crewmembers checked to see if the vessel had sustained structural damage below the waterline. One Seafarer had a bird's-eye view of the collision at sea—his 12-4 AM bow watch permitted him to see the German ship coming straight out of the murky darkness toward the Transglobe. (See Page 3.) Story On Page 8 Nominations For Elective Union Offices Close Ang. 15 Story On Page 3 Sen. Douglas Hits British Befiance Of US Effort To Regulate Ship Rates Story On Page 24 �Pwe Two SBAFARERS^ LOG SlUNA Conference In San Francisco By Pwil Hdi Representatives of SlUNA unions are shown'here as they participate in the July meeting of the International's Fisherman and Cannery Workers Conference. Legislation and planning of coordinated action were among the key subjects discussed. SlUNA Steps Up Political Action, Maps State, Regional Programs The SlUNA is stepping up its program of political activity and participation in the work of COPE (AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education) though the establishment of an apparatus that will coordinate and correlate the political action program of the Interna+;/-.vioi onri i+c affiliated His-"*tional and its affiliated dis­ will be brought together and fbeir committee in each SlUNA affiliated trict and local unions. activities coordinated on a regional union who will be responsible for The plan will provide the machinery for more effective and broader implementation of the SIUNA's and that of its affiliated unions participation in COPE ac­ tivities. The International fully participates in the national COPE program and affiliated unions are active in their particular area. In addition to coordinating the political activities of the Interna­ tional and those of SlUNA affili­ ates, the SlUNA program will pro­ vide a means of participation for those affiliates not yet fully active in the political action and educa­ tion area. The decision to institute the po­ litical action apparatus followed discussions at a conference cf SlUNA affiliated unions in San Francisco on July 11. The meet­ ing stressed the necessity of such a program because of the impor­ tance of the 1964 national, state and local elections to every trade union member and trade union or­ ganization. SlUNA President Paul Hall has caUed on all SlUNA affiliated dis­ trict and local unions which have not yet done so to set up COPE committees in their own organi­ zations. The next step, Hall pointed out, is the establishment of state­ wide COPE organizations of the SlUNA affiliated unions. Finally, the state-wide SlUNA COPE group basis, such as the West Coast, At­ lantic Coast, Gulf Coast, Great Lakes and other major regions. Steps toward the full implemen­ tation of the SlUNA program are already underway. Chairmen are being' designated for the COPE Ticket Near Bottom Of COPE Ratings Sen. Barry M. Goldwater and Rep. William E. Miller, the 1964 GOP candidates for president and vice president, have consistently voted against the programs and pol­ icies of the AFL-CIO in their years in Congress. Goldwater, who is finish­ ing his second six-year term in the Senate, Is listed by the AFL-CIO Committee on Po­ litical Education (COPE) as voting "wrong" on 53 rollcalls. He does not have a "right" vote on any of Hie ksues listed fn the COPE voting records—tissues rang­ ing broadly over domestic and foreign. policies. In his 14 years in the House, Miller has voted "wrong" or against AFL-CIO' positions on 47 rollcalls aad "right" on 8 issues. the program in their own organiza­ tion and who will serve as liaison between their local union and the SlUNA regional COPE group and the International. State-wide and regional COPE groupings for the East and Gulf Coast will be set up at meetings to be held on August 3. The Pacific Area state-wide and re­ gional grouping will be set up at a cOTiference of SlUNA affiliated unions in San Francisco on August 15. It is quite evident that this year's elections on the national, state and local levels will be especially important to trade union members. Vital issues which will Influence their lives and those of their families will be decided in the coming contest. To Seafarers whose livelihoods are so directly affected by Federal legislation and regulations, the 1964 elections are of special significance. TTio same holds true for the membership of the many other unions affiliated with us, the Seafarers International of North America. All of the district and local unions affiliated with our International are acutely aware of the direct relationship between the outcome of elections and the well-being of their member^ip. The 1964 elections underscore the importance of this relationship. The need then is for maximum effectiveness of all efforts in this important area of union activity. Our International, although it is already an active participant in the national COPE program, is now embarked on a program to broaden SlUNA political action and education. The program, already in the process of implementation, calls for the establishment of COPE committees within each of the SlUNA unions and the development of state and regional groupings of the COPE unit of the SlUNA affiliates, all of whose activity will be coordinated by the International. Obviously there is a considerable effort involved but it is an effort upon which hinges, to a considerable extent, the welfare of Seafarers and their families, along with that of the memberships of the other unions afflliated with us in our International. • * * Coming up next week is the third meeting of the Maritime Grievance Committee, which properly constituted and determined to improve the condition of the American merchant marine, could render a distinct sovice to the shipping community and to the nation. Un­ fortunately, the evidence is still lacking that the committee will prove constructive. In fact, there appears to be some doubt whether the Maritime Grievance Committee has serious intention with respect to improving the state of ttie American merchant marine, which basically is the purpose behind its formation. The SIU will discuss at the committee's next meeting a number of grievances which are among the many plagueing the' industry. The most important is our often-repeated complaint that the com­ mittee as presently constituted cannot provide clear-cut resolution of the issues confronting it because it has no prescribed authority. In our opinion, the situation can be corrected. We have made two specific suggestion whereby this committee could derive the necessary authority to resolve maritime grievances either by legislation which would give members of the committee, both government non-govemraent, such authority, or by executive order. Action in either of these two ways would make what is now merely a discussion group, a meanin^ul instrument for intelligently and effectively providing the answers to the problems before it. Goldwater Nomination Marks Power Shift For Republicans By Willard Shelton, Managing Editw, AFL-CIO News Service SAN FRANCISCO—The Republican Party in a historic shift of emphasis, tone and di­ rection nominated Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona as its presidential candidate for 1964, The Arizona senator underscored the change in direction by picking Rep. William E. Miller of New York as his"^ vice-presidential running tien work building a solid base of said that in a campaign "a few support in the South aifd Rocky brickbats will be thrown. mate. To Goldwater, the self-described conservative champion of the Re­ publican Party, the victory was a personal triumph won by four years of hard, slogging organiza- Maritime Administrator Visits SiU Headcfuarters Federal Maritime Administrator Nicholas Johnson (third from left) talks wlth SIU represen­ tatives during his recent visit to the Union's headquarters. From left to right,'SIU Inland Boatmen's Union representative Martin Gould, SIU vice-president Lindsay Wllliamsi Johnson, and SIU vice-president Al Tanner. ' Mountain states, climaxed by de­ cisive victory in the June 2 Cali­ fornia primary. Miller, who had planned to re­ tire from Congress this year, served as chairman .of the Re­ publican National Committee that set up the convention where Goldwater won. He has been con­ servative wing among eastern Re­ publicans and has long been at odds, politically, with most New York GOP leaders.. The prospect as leading Re­ publican figures fulfilled their function of closing party ranks in the bitterly fought convention here was for a hard, bruising race for the White House leading up to the Nov. 3 election. Goldwater, the freshly nomin­ ated candidate, said in a soft-spoken late-night news conference that he would battle Pres. John­ son in the campaign in a "vigor­ ous" way, without "delving into gossip and'rumors," and that he hoped the people would be given time to think on the issues. Asked what he meant in. a news­ paper interview by terming John­ son the "biggest faker in the United. States" and the "phoniest individual whoever came around" on dvil rights ksues, Goldwater "I've known the fellow. I have nothing against him," said the Re­ publican nominee. The Goldwater victory, scored on the first ballot, came by a smashing vote of 883 to 214 for his closest rival. Gov. William W. Scranton of Pennsylvania, and 114 for New York^s Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller. Michigan's Gov. George W. Romney held on to most of hk own state's delegates for 41 votes. Scranton took the dpty of ap(.Continued on page 4) SEAFARERS LOG July 24, 1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 15 PAOL HALL, PresWenS HERBEBI BBAMD, Editor; IBWIM SPIVACK, Managing Editor; BGBNABD SEAMAN, Art Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYEB, ROBEBT ABONSON, ROBEUT HEATHCOCK, ALVIN SCOTT, Staff Writers. Publithad biwaekly at tha haadquartara of tha Saafarars iRtarnaNonal Union, At­ lantic, Quit, Lakes and Inland Watara pistHct, AFL-CIO, -675 Fourth Avanua, Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tal. HYaclnth 9-6600. Socofld dast postasa paid at tha Post Offico in Brooklyn, NY, undar tha Act ot Aus. 24, 1912. 120 �' itdQ 5IU Nominations SIU Urges Grievance Close On Aug, IS Committee Action On flplon EleetIon§ Nominations for union office in the 1964 SIU AGLWD elections which opened on July 15 will continue until mid­ night August 15. A total of 45 elective posts will appear on the ballot,' with voting to be"^ conducted from November 2 that it will be accepted provided it is signed by the candidate and through December 31 of this contains his book number and the year. Normally elections begin on Nov. 1, but this year that date falls on a Sunday and the balloting will commence the next day. Qualifications To properly qualify nominees must have their credentials in headquarters by midnight August 15. The requirements for nomina­ tion are set forth in Article XII and Article XIII of the Union con­ stitution. Among the requirements, Article XIII of the constitution provides that each candidate must submit with his credentials a signed statement testifying that he is not prohibited from holding union office under the Law. The text of this statement is contained in Section 1 of Article XIII. In order to assist members in­ terested in filing for a place on the ballot, Secretary - Treasurer A1 Kerr has prepared printed copies of this statement and they are available in all SIU port offices. Members may also obtain the printed form by contacting the SIU Secretary-Treasurer; A1 Kerr, by telephone, mail or telegram for a copy. The Secretary-Treasurer points out that in the event the printed form is not available it is permis­ sible for a member to write out the statement, as contained in Section 1 of Article XIII of the Constitu­ tion, in his own hand writing and date on which it is made out. Any member may submit his name or be nominated by others as a candidate for Union office. In order to qualify each candidate must meet the following constitu­ tional requirements: at least three years of sea time in an unlicensed capacity, at least four months of which must be between January 1 of this year and the time of his nomination; has been a full mem­ ber of the Union in good standing for three years prior to his nomi­ nation; is a U. S. citizen and has completed the form referred to above. Credentials The necessary documents setting forth each candidate's qualifica­ tions should be delivered in per­ son or by mail to the Credentials Committee in care of the Secre­ tary-Treasurer so that they are inheadquarters no later than mid­ night of August 15, 1964. In accordance with the Consti­ tution, the Credentials Committee will be elected at the regular membership meeting in the headquarter's port on August 3, 1964. The Committee will process all credentials received up to August 3 and will continue checking on all credentials received up to mid­ night August 15, and wiii submit its report as soon as possible thereafter. 4 US Shipping Beefs WASHINGTON—Four grievances submitted by the Seafarers International Union are among the five items slated for discussion at the third monthly meet­ ing of the Grievance Committee on Car go Preference Administration which will be held here on July 28. course of action, and are thus requirement. The announcement of merely advisors. The maritime The Penn Steamship application the meeting's agenda was labor and management repre­ for a construction subsidy, to en­ made here by Maritime Ad­ sentatives, who were originaUy able that company to build three ministrator Nicholas Johnson, designated as "advisors" to the modem American-flag bulk car­ the Grievance Committee committee, are thus in reality riers, was submitted to MA some chairman. The four grievi.nces which the SIU will air before the committee members are as follows: • A protest over the composition of the Grievance Committee. • A protest over MA's policy of granting waivers on the re­ quired use of U.S.-flag vessels in the carriage of cargoes financed by the Export-Import Bank. • A protest over the MA reevaluation policy with respect to the exchange of older tonnage for C-4s from the reserve fleet. • A protest over the slowness with which MA has been process­ ing an application of the SIUcontracted Penn Steamship Com­ pany for a construction differ­ ential subsidy. The SIU has contended, since the Grievance Committee was first set up, that its members have no authority to r^olve griev­ ances. The Government repre­ sentatives on the committee, the SIU has noted, have no authority to commit the departments or agencies they represent to any only advisors to advisors. The SIU's protest on the C-4s is based oh the fact that the MA, after announcing that C-4a would be broken out of the reserve fleet to assist domestic and tramp operators, switched its evaluation of these vessels. As a result of the boost in price, all four tramp operators, including two SIUcontraoted companies, who were slated to get newer tonnage, were forced to drop out of the program. The SIU's protest over waivers of the Export-Import Bank car­ goes is based on a request re­ cently made to the MA to permit Chilean-flag vessels to carry 50% of two cargoes slated for Chile under the terms of a loan granted to that country by the ExportImport Bank. The SIU has noted that Public Resolution 17 requires that 100% of American cargoes financed by the Export-Import Bank be shipped in American bottoms. MA has consistently been follow­ ing a policy of granting so-called "general waivers" of this statutory 15 months ago, and as yet there has been no definitive- action on it. The SIU pointed out In a brief to the committee that the Mer­ chant Marine Act of 1936 does not preclude construction subsidy aid for bulk carriers, but that the MA has consistently followed a policy of granting such aid only to linertype vessels. The SIU further pointed out that bulk cargoes now constitute almost 85% of all U.S. foreign trade and that of this amount only 5% is carried by U.S. vessels which are almost all war-built and which are on the verge of obsoles­ cence. The SIU pointed out that ap­ proval of the Penn Steamship application would be a significant first step toward the creation of a modern American-flag bulkcarrying fleet which this country vitally needs, particularly for the importation of strategic raw ma­ terials which are now carried almost exclusively in runaway and other foreign flags. SIU's SS Transglobe^ German Ship Collide NEW YORK—The SlU-manned Transglobe, bound for Germany with a MSTS cargo, collided with the West German vessel Tubingen early Tuesday (July 21) off the New York coast. Both vessels suffered some damage, but no injuries were reported. Early reports that the Ger-^* man ship might have sunk Bethesda, Md., was the Seafarer to the slapping of waves beneath sent four U.S. Coast Guard who had the best — or perhaps the ve^el and gave the matter The smashed remains of a lifeboat belonging to the SIUcontracted Transglobe are tangible evidence' of the force of the collision between the ttudson Waterways vessel and the German-flag Tubingen in dense fog near Ambrose Light this week. Deckhands are seen removing the contents of the wrecked boat as the Transglobe lays up for repairs in Bethle­ hem shipyard, Hoboken, N.J. Company officials estimate that repairs will be completed within five days, and the vessel's departure for Bremerhaven has been rescheduled for next week. craft speeding to the scene of the more correctly, the worst — seat little thought. Members of the engine depart­ collision about seven miles south­ in the house for viewing the east of Ambrose Lightsliilp. The collision. Sullivan was standing ment on duty at the time experi­ Transglobe (Hudson Waterways) the 12-4 AM watch on the bow enced the bump but in the short radioed that the accident had when suddenly a massive shape time it took for the news to spread taken place in murky fog and the loomed in front of him from the that there had been an accident and for the blackgang to get up other vessel involved had dis­ darkness. "It was about 1:30 In the on deck, the other sliip had dis­ appeared. The Transglobe hove to with morning, and so foggy that I appeared into the darkness. During the time of the alert, moderate damage to her bow and couldn't see 30 yards ahead. All side while the Coast Guard of a sudden this other ship comes which lasted for some three hours, searched the waters for signs of in front and we hit. I took off the Transglobe's crew conducted the missing Tubingen. After two running a few seconds before the an extensive check to see if the hours it was discovered the Ger­ collision and then junk started vessel was damaged below the man vessel was also standing by flying all over," Sullivan said, waterline or had incurred other and signalling, but the poor visi­ shaking his head. serious structural damage. Elec­ A huge, jagged hole in the bow, tricians made certain there were bility had made contact impos­ looking like an ugly wound, backs no loose connections or frayed sible. Speculation that a maritime up the young seaman's testimony wires that might cause fire. disaster had occurred was dis­ that he vacated his post "not a The ship limped into Hoboken persed when the two vessels came moment too soon." to get a more thorough check-up After the initial contact the and have necessary repairs made. into port and indicated there had been only slight to moderate Tubingen drifted around to the In addition to major repairs on damage to each. The Tubingen port side of the Transglobe and the bow, the Transglobe sustained preceded to the Gowanus Canal banged into the American ship piers In Brooklyn and the Trans­ again. By this time the emerg­ damage to the main deck area and globe went to the Bethlehem ency horns were blaring, rousing will need replacement of a life­ sleeping crewmen from Iheir boat that was' demolished when Steel Hoboken yard. A LOG reporter went aboard bunks below to maintain their the German ship smashed into her side. Ironically, the lifeboat had the 11,278 ton Transglobe shortly stations. "I felt a slight bump," said been completely re-outfitted and after she docked to get a first­ hand account of a collision at sea. Mark Flanagan of Washington, repaired only the day before. After a five-day repair job, the Although there were no injuries D.C., who was in bed reading a reported, and no major damage magazine. "I didn't think anything Transglobe is expected to get un­ sustained, the incident could of it and went to sleep. Then the derway again for Bremerhaven. Coast Guard authorities, mean­ easily have claimed many lives general alarm sounded and we all while, are sifting through reports because of the darkness and heavy rushed to our stations." Other Seafarers below decks and eye-witness accounts to deter­ fog. Edwin Sullivan, O.S. from attributed the feeling of contact mine the cause of the accident. �M Jnif S4,' Catching Up Japanese, AFL-CIO Sign Pact To Upgrade Job Standards WASHINGTON—^Unfair competition by Japanese industry that is able to manufacture goods with the help of workers receiving substandard wages will be corrrected if enough support can be gained for a recently signed pact between the AFL-CIO and a newly-formed Japanese trade union federa-"*" U.S. labor federation in an attempt would request Washington that the tion. to rectify a problem that has been flow of goods from industries vio­ The Japanese Confedaration of great concern to some Ameri­ lating the agreement he termi­ New Ship Bid APL Gets Hearing SAN FRANCISCO — Hearings were recently held here by ths Maritime Subsidy Board on an ap­ plication by the SlU-Paeific District contracted American President Lines to add three new vessels to Its subsidized freighter services. The hearings also covered a request by APL for an Increase in the maximum number of sail­ ing permitted in its trans-Pacific, and 'round the world service. Representatives from APL ex­ plained that the line Is seeking greater flexibility in its operation in order to compete with foreignflag lines. They pointed out that American-flag lines as a group have been substantially full on outbound voyages, and argued that greater participation in foreign trade is not possible unless they can provide additional cargo. The three new vessels would be used as a "mobile task force," enabling APL to take advantage of peaks in trade. of Labor will cooperate with the can labor unions, particularly in nated until the situation was rec­ the clothing and electronics in­ tified. dustries. The Japanese Confederation of Inexpensive Japanese imports Labor was formed by the merging into the U.S. have plagued the un­ of three smaller groups in an at­ ions and industries mentioned, al­ tempt to wrest some of the power though the problem has lessened away from Sohyo, the main Japa­ Seafarer John Williams re­ nese labor federation. To show in recent years. laxes in the New York hall, support of the fledgling movement, At the conclusion of talks be­ as he catches up on the the AFL-CIO will send a delega­ tween AFL-CIO and Japanese of­ latest Union news in the NEW YORK—Raising of tolls ficials, a joint statement was is­ tion to Its formal founding con­ LOG. oh the St. Lawrence Seaway, an sued, calling for the correction of vention in November. irritating thought to the maritime "instances of unfair economic com­ petition as a result of unjust labor industry, may not be necessary conditions" should they occur. after all if the sudden and dra­ Both Seji Amaike, general sec­ matic upsurge in traffic on the retary of the Japanese Confedera­ waterway continues. tion of Labor, and AFL-CIO pres­ This optimistic prediction was ident George Meany have indi­ made by administrator of the St. cated that the expansion of free Western Europe's counterparts of the Volga Boatman, the Lawrence Seaway Development trade is a vital necessity for the Corporation, Joseph H. McCann, attainment of prosperity by each men who sail on the vast inland waterways, are rapidly cast­ in a speech before the semi­ of the two countries concerned ing away most of the old trappings that made Europe's rivers and canals more romantic annual meeting of the Great with the agreement. Lakes Commission. than practical, and assuming Rtrieted by the depth and width Fair Conditions < Continued from page 2) a new role aided by American of its channels and locks. McCann told delegates the sea­ pearing before the convention to "But to be sound and equitable, technology. Dravo'e project Involves two declare that its platform, which he way had just completed its second The new look finds Ck>nUnental 1,030 horsepower vessels powered had fought hard to liberalize, "is successive 5 million ton month such prosperity must assure fair and that traffic for 1964 could labor conditions for the workers transportation authorities adopt­ by two reverse geared diesel broad enough for all of us to stand reach as high as 40 million tons in each country," Mr. Amaike said. ing U.S. operational techniques engines. Because of the numerous on," and "we can all build upon if the rapid acceleration in traffic "In the event that there should and utilizing equipment developed low bridges on the Seine, the it." were to maintain its present pace. occur instances of unfair economic along the Mississippd and Ohio upper half of their pilothouses are The problem now is to "get rid constructed as to provide a means of the Democratic Administration" _He noted the current season, two competition as a result of unjust Rivers. A French inland waterway for lowering them to provide which has "no foreign policy and months along now, as being ahead labor conditions, then the two or­ of 1963 by more than 4 million ganizations can exchange infor­ operator has asked the Dravo clearance. a bad domestic policy," he de­ A key element in the towboats, clared as he promised to fight for tons and foresaw a 50-million mation and agree on joint efforts Corporation for designs and en­ to correct the situation." gineering advice for two big diesel which are designed to push rather Republican victories "at every yearly tonnage mark by 1968. In cases where American unions towboats - to be used in moving than pull barges in the traditional level." He closed: "Let us work "Because of these favorable traffic developments, emphasis feel their members are being sand and gravel filled barges manner, is the Kort nozzle. The within our party." The campaign tone had been should no longer be placed on the harmed by Japanese imports, the along the Seine and other rivers. nozzle controls the amount and Many Experiments direction of water flow to the previously set, to a high degree, adequacy of tolls but on the ade­ AFL-CIO would contact the Japa­ Extensive experimentations in propellers, giving the vessel from by approval of a Goldwater plat­ quacy of facilities," McCann said. nese labor group to ascertain the form characterized by an intense "If I a;i; right our study of tolls validity of charges of substandard the past few years by European 25 to 40 per cent more power. operations have given rise to the "indictment" of the Democratic during the next two years will wages or working conditions. A-dministration and a GOP pro­ If such charges could he proven enthusiasm for American meth­ bear us out and tolls will remain gram carefully framed to fit the then the U.S. labor federation ods. The Dravo Corp. has been constant," he predicted. one of the major factors in pro­ senator's conservative background. viding designs for propulsion sys­ The convention's deeper mean­ tems of smaller boats operated by ing was clear: French, Dutch and West German • The Goldwater. victory over­ concerns. turned a Republican pattern of Europe's inland waterway net­ three decades, in which predomi­ work extending from the Alps to nant influence in selection of GOP the North Sea, has always been presidential nominees was exer­ WASHINGTON—The growth in cised by the northeastern moder­ an important part of continental By A! Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer transportation, but has been re- jobs in 1963 failed to match the ate party wing. increase in the labor force, result­ Goldwater forces this year splin­ ing in higher unemployment over tered and shattered this predomi­ • the year than in 1962, the Labor nantly moderate influence in party Most Seafarers are well aware that they enjoy, along with their fam­ Departments Monthly Labor Re­ affairs. The center of balance ilies, the broadest possible protection from the various benefit plans. vue declared. Since there are so many, however, such as Welfare, Vacation and Pen­ moved to the South, the Midwest "Hie special labor force report, and the Mountain states. sion that cover almost every conceivable type of benefit, there is occa­ published in the June issue of the sionally a need to explain one In particular to a member. In this case • A major instrument in the magazine^ analyzed the major em­ we received a question from a brother inquiring about the death bene­ DETROIT—Michigan will share ployment and unemployment de- shift was the emergence of a pow­ erful southern Republican Woe fit, and the answer would be interesting and informing to all Sea­ in the more than $1 billion in veloimients in 1963. It points out farers and their families. funds that have been set aside that joblessness increased over organized intensely for Goldwater. The southern state bloc disposed The brother asked: "Why, although the death benefit is $4,000, did from the recently approved $4.3 the beneficiary of a deceased friend of mine receive a payment of only billion public works bill for work the preceding year desfute aver­ of 269 delegate votes, approxi­ age employment of 69 million. mately 40 percent of the 655-vote $500?" on rivers, harbors and flood con­ The 1963 employment gains convention majority needed to We told him this: In order for the beneficiary of a deceased member trol projects. were described as significantly to receive the $4,000 death benefit the deceased member must have The House Appropriations Com­ larger than the average annual nominate. When the Arizona sena­ maintained eligibility prior to his death by having sailed 90 days in mittee approved monies for con-- increase in Jobs of 700,000 regis­ tor was rated weeks before the the calendar year, and also have had one day sea time within the pre­ struction at Charlevoix harbor, tered between 1955 and 1962, but convention as within "striking vious six months aboard ships of companies that are a party to the Gladstone harbor. Great Lakes con­ were not as large as the 1.2 mil­ range" of the first-ballot nomina­ tion he won, well over half bis Seafarers Welfare Plan. Obviously, this Is a very simple requirement necting channels, Saginaw River, lion for recovery year 1962. solid strength was his southern for the professional seaman. For the sailor who does not meet the St. Mary's River, Rouge River and White collar empioyment rose simple eligibility requirement there is a protective feature in the Wel­ various building projects in the about 300,000 In 1963 and blue delegates. fare Plan by which his beneficiary is assured of a $500 death benefit harbors of Ludington, Manistee, collar jobs gained 700,000, all of jf the deceased SlU member has at least one day of sea time in the Marquette and Muskegon. it taking piace among skilled and Any SIU member who feels year prior to his death. Funds amounting to $400,000 are semi-skilled workers. Most of this there is sa anhecesSary delay Renqember, the payment of the benefits is a big and complicated job earmarked for construction of gain was attributed to the contin­ In the processing of any wel­ and the Union pays considerable attention to it. In this manner the Wayne County's lower River Rouge uing upswing of the economy fare er penaloB claims ahotild membership can be more easily assisted in obtaining all the benefits flood control project. Leland har­ from the last recession. Immediately call this to the to which they are due—as quickly and as simply as is possible. Each bor, Ontonagon harbor and the The labor force expanded by 1.1 attention of the SCcreiaryweek hundred of applications are processed and benefits paid to mem­ Saginaw River will get a total of million in 1963, a gain in line with Treasurer at headquarters, hy bers and their beneficiaries. $141,000 for planning. In addition, long-term projections. certified mail, return receipt This, as I have so often mentioned, is why our plans offer the Charlevoix harbor, Clinton River, However, the special report sa.v6 requested. Any delay in the broadest possible protection -to members and their families. It is Grand River basin, Harrisville har­ that this increase was not suffi­ processing of a claim is usu­ another reason why the Seafarers benefit plans are exceptional. bor, Huron River Lake Erie coast, cient to make up icr the smallerally due to the absence of neeBrothers and kin are reminded that questions are most welcome Manistique and Indian Rivers, St. than-expected gain in 1962; as a cssary information or docn-^ and that we will make every effort to see that any and all aspects of Joseph River and the shore of Lake result the labor force remained meats which are required hethe benefit plans are clarified. Seafarers can be assured of a proper Huron will receive funds for about 600,000 below ^ the level fore a claim can he processed. projected previously for 1963; answer if It is within our power to do so. surveys. Higher Toils For Seaway Seen Fading European Boatmen Modernize With Aid Of U.S. Know-How Goldwater Unemployment Outpaces Rate Of New Jobs Death Benefits Vary With Recipient Gets Waterway $ �Mr M, atM Metal Trades Unite To Save Navy Shipyards iy Earl (Bull) Shapord. Vlce-Prcsidtnt, Ariantie East Coast Shipping Remains Active New York, on the shippinr front, continue* to run at a fair pace. From all indication* it will probably be this way for the next couple of week*, flad to say. Still short of ABs, FWTs and Oilers. All Wipers who have six month* *eatime are urged to get FWT endorsements. Some oldtimers on the beach here are: William A. Ryan, an SlU-member since 1952, whose last ship was the Puerto Rico. Frank "Jelly Bean" Nelson came into the hall to say hello and reg­ ister for a coastwise run on any tanker as deck maintenance man or bosun. Frank's last ship was the San Francisco. He has been shipping SIU since 1948 and makes his home with his wife in Savannah. Up in Boston shipping is still a little slow but I expect it to pick up soon. There are 101 men registered on the beach and waiting to sail. We shipped 14 men out during the last period and there was one pay­ off and three ships in-transit Charles Robinson, a 20-year man witk the Union, Is Just out of the hospital after six months. Charlie is holding his own at the hall and wants to get a long trip. He had a tough time with his leg but is OK DOW. Another SlU-oldtimer, Leonardo Ruggiero, who has been main­ taining Union ships for 25 years, is also on the beach for awhile. "Nick" says he was sorry he had to get off -f the hotel Mt. Washington, but had waiting for a ship to crew. to spend some of the summer Herman is registered after being months with his family. He on the Transeastem for four promises to try to make it back. months. He was the ship's dele­ Business matters forced Con­ gate and everyone reports that he stantino Ruggiero, 23 years with did a bang-up job. the Union, off the Mt. Washing­ Also on the beach are Woodrow ton. "Tweet" says the same as his Moore and James Corcoran. brother, that he was a little bit Woodrow has returned to Balti­ sad to leave the ship, but the more to register after a spell of business and the fact that he want­ a couple of years shipping out of ed to spend some time with his Houston. Brother Corcoran has family came first. He will try to finally left the Robin Goodfellow make a job back on her. and the Africa run after eight Martin Hitchcock, a Seafarer months. Jimmie says that the for 25 years, is spending time up Goodfellow was one of the best in New Hampshire after getting ships he ever was on. married. Marty declares that he is Norfolk shipping has been good glad to get back from his last for all departments and the out­ voyage to India aboard the look for the immediate future Trusce. After his honeymoon he looks the same. The Manhattan will wait, for a coastwise trip. finally left the shipyard after Shipping is on the slow bell this being there for 17 days. This ship month in Philadelphia. No sign- just about cleaned the hall out ons. nine in-transits and only two completely. The Globe Carrier payoffs reported. and Bradford Island have paid off. Some of the comments of SIUThe IBU was successful In members- on the beach in Philly: knocking out the United Mine Thomas Drzewicki: "I have been Workers in their raid in the with the SIU since 1944 and have Curtis Bay-McAllister fieets. been sailing In the deck depart­ After a two month organizational ment since 1942. My last ship was drive the UMW was unsuccessful the Globe Carrier, running coal in getting sufficient pledge cards. to Rotterdam. This was my first On the beach in Norfolk Is trip across the Atlantic since '46 i William Donald, an SlU-man for and the weather is still as miser- j ig years. Bill was hospitalized In able as ever. I prefer the nice Brazil and flown back to this city. warm runs of Calmar Lines." He is now an outpatient and Newton Paine is down from hoping to ship soon. Hubert Boston and dropped into the hall Lawrence, whose last vessel was for a few words. "Thought I'd the Marine Oiler, is looking for a renew some old acquaintances — pumpman's job. Chief cook aboard besides I'm tired of Sealand and the Cottonwood Creek, Joseph want to try something different. Stevens, is also on the beach and Got to get on something that registered for another chief cook's gives some part time so I can berth. catch up on my love life in the Shipping In Puerto Rico con­ land of rum and coca cola," New­ tinues to run on an even keel, ton says. ^ with 19 men registered on the A member of the steward de­ beach and 13 having shipped dur­ partment, Abe Handieman, has ing the last period. just got his lifeboat ticket and The SlU-Puarto Rico Division, recently completed the upgrading after a one-wefek strike at Pepsicourse at the New York hall. Abe Cola, wound up with sizeable says that he belongs to the best wage and commission increases union in the world and has plus extensive fringe benefits. In always found an SIU crew to be other action on the labor front, the best. Oldtimer Vincent Stan- the Boringuen Bag Mfg. Com­ kiewicz. Seafarer since 1942, is pany, Inc., has been accused by on the beach and waiting for a the U.S. Labor Department of ship out. He has sailed as a Bosun violating the minimum and over­ and carpenter. time compensation provisions of Down in Baltimore shipping the Fair Labor Standards act. has been very good the past two Costa Rlcan President, Fran­ weeks and the outlook for the cisco Orlich, said he would sup­ next two weeks looks very much port Puerto Rico's membership in the same. We expect to crew the the Organization of American Yorkmar this week and the Eagle States if Puerto Rico met O.A.S. Traveler next week. The Santore entrance qualifications. paid off, and after three months, Two oldtimers on the beach In there were many replacements. Santurce are F. Munoz and RayDuring the two-week period we mon Ayala. "Freddy" is back at paid off four ships, signed on four the hall looking for a choice job and Had 18 ships in-transit. All after spending a year on the beefs settled at payoff and noth­ dredge Crest. After a few trips to ing left pending. the West Coast on the ElizabethHerman Whisnant is now hold- port, Ramon is back in town wait­ ing down the hall very close, ing for a shorter run. Par* ItTf, SEAFARERSxL0E WASHINGTON—The metal trade* labor union* have joined force* in organizing • nine-state congressional bloo In an effort to keep in opera­ tion the nation'* 11 naval shipyards which employ a to­ tal of 88,000 workers. Emanuel Celler, Democrat of Brooklyn, who has been working to prevent the clos­ ing or reduction in size of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, is heading the effort, the Metal Trades Department of the AFL-CIO has announced. Because the bulk of new Navy ship construction is now handled in private yards, the Defense Department is con­ ducting a study to determine whether any or all of these yards should be kept in op­ eration. Retires On Pension NEW YORK —A special disa­ bility pension of $150 has been awarded tug captain Aldophus A. Morgan, 56, a veteran rail tugman whose legs were amputated as the result of an accident aboard his carfloat. The joint Union - employer panel of the SIU pension plan voted the life pension for Capt. Morgan. The grant is the 18th for SIU-Railway Marine Region Morgan members this year and the 66th since the plan's inception. Capt. Morgan suffered the acci­ dent when a freight car aboard the Chesapeake and Ohio's carfloat broke loose and rolled onto him. He had joined the SlU-affiliate in Norfolk and served as both captain and engineer until the accident. Born in Newport News, Virginia, Morgan will convalesce with his wife, Minnie, and three children, Arthur, June and Ruth at the family's Yorktown, Va., home. Water Carriers Charge Rail Rate Discriminatioii The Common Carrier Conference of Domestic Water Car­ riers has charged the nation's railroads of establishing a nationwide pattern of discriminatory rates when competi­ tion with water carriers is-*-^ — involved. there i* water competition in one The conference, an associ­ place and not in the other, the ation of leading regulated water carriers operating on the Great Lakes, inland rivers, and coast­ wise and intercoastal trades, made the accusation in * 70-page book­ let analyzing rate making In the nation. Some of the more striking ex­ amples of discriminatory rates cited in the booklet are: Maine poultry farmers are charged twice the rate of their Georgia competitor* for the same amount of transportation for corn for their chickens. Kan., pay three time the rate of Grain exporters at Garden City, their competitors in Peoria, 111., to ship to the Gulf. Newsprint, shipped 1,135 miles from Oregon City, near Portland, to Los Angeles, costs one half the rate Salt Lake City buyers pay, although Salt Lake Is 130 miles nearer. The Georgia chicken farmer, the Peoria exporter and the Los Angeles newsprint buyers are not getting cheaper rates because the railroads like the area, the booklet said. They are reaping the bene­ fits of of what are called "watercompelled rates" because Inland waterway carriers or ocean car­ riers serve those cities. Artificially high rates do exist on the railroads to those areas not served by water carriers, and, the booklet claims, the railroads could "reduce tliese Interior rates tomorrow if they so desired." The association said that extensive re­ search into the subject had un­ covered "a nationwide pattern of discriminatory rates." When railroads charge higher prices "for a standard imit of service in one part of the country than they do In another, they erect regional trade barriers which retard the free flow of interstate commerce and distort the economic development of the country, the booklet said. The Investigation also un­ covered two loophole* In the pro­ visions of the Interstate Com­ merce Act barring discriminatory rates, the water carriers said. If Locomotive Engineers Mourn Grand Chief Roy E. Davidson Roy E. Davidson, Grand Chief Engineer of the Brother­ hood of Locomotive Engineers, died July 6, 1964, two days after his 63d birthday. He was elected unanimous­ While working a* a locomotive ly to the top BLE post by the fireman, Davidson attended the 1962 convention, the first University of UUnois at Cham­ chi^f to be chosen without opposi­ tion since 1942. He also served as a member of the executive com­ mittee of the Railway Labor Exe­ cutives Association. Born the third of flve children of a coal miner and farmer, he grew up wanting to become a railroader. Dividson attended school in Oakwood, 111., and graduated from Oakwood Township High School. He started as a fireman on the New York Central Illinois division from Chicago to Danville at 16 years of age. He joined the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineermen in 1918, and became gen­ eral chairman for the Firemen on the NYC's Illinois division, Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad, when he was 21. paign and latter, attended night classes at the University of Chi­ cago. Surviving are his widow, Cecile; three sons, Louis, Roy and David; a daughter, Mrs. Marilyn Ksir; 4 grandchildren and a great-grand­ daughter. Along with his other positions, Davidson was also a director of the Railway Labor Political League, president of the BLE Building Association and the Locomotive Engineers Mutual Accident and Insurance Association. Perry S. Heath succeeded David­ son as grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood. He was sworn into office on July 9, 1964. C.J. Couglin became the first assistant grand chief engineer. "circumsrtances" are different and substantial dlsorimination i* al­ lowed. The water carriers agree there are inequalities in rate regula­ tions, the booklet stated, and that too many exemptions were al­ lowed. They have urged that the regulations be extended to cover all modes of transportation. But if this cannot be done, the associ­ ation said, an alternative must bev to adopt antitrust curbs on dis­ crimination. "The domestic water carriers have long recommended that the transportation industry be gov­ erned by the same rules on dis­ criminatory pricing which are applied generally by antitrust laws. The key problem is to con­ trol discrimination which is de­ structive of competition and which restricts the free flow of interstate commerce." Oregon Effort For Work Law Left At Post SALEM, Ore.—A proposed state constitutional amendment to out­ law the union shop failed to gain a place on the Oregon election ballot this November. It didn't even come close. An initiative petition, which re­ quired 46,600 signatures by July 3, had fewer than 1,000 names on file when the deadline passed. The repudiation of the anti-union shop proposal was described by the Na­ tional Council for Industrial Peace as "the most emphatic on record." Before the signature drive got under way in May, the Oregon Su­ preme Court barred the use of the phrase "rlght-to-work" on the petition. The court upheld a labor protest that the phrase is a "false . . . misleading . . . prejudicial" description of a proposed measure which "does not provide or guar­ antee any employment for any­ one." George Brown, State AFL-CIO director of legislation and political education, told the AFL-CIO News that Oregon employers' organiza­ tions discouraged and refused to support the attempt to ban the union shop. A local John Birch Society leader publicly proposed a "rightto-work" petition campaign early this year, buf the only one who picked up the idea was Mrs. Mar­ garet Fields, a housewife who was defeated in a primary contest for the state legislature. She set up a headquarters In Portland and launched the unsuccessful state­ wide petition campaign. The failure In Oregon was the second successive defeat for the "right-to-work" movement In a two month period. In May, Oklahoma voters decisively rejected a "work" amendment In a statewide vote. in "rusnosptTAL?^-^ C/Ul&UHML I/UMEPMTBY/ �^ V- ».* ' 4- » .» 14 sijtrAkkm^'iiD€ Tv fSti Mr U, INI (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) July 4- July 17 Shipping activity slipped again from the year's high which was hit four weeks ago. As the summer lull took effect, the total of number of Seafarers shipping out stood at 1,166 during the past two weeks, compared to 1,450 in the previous reporting period. The number of engine department jobs dispatched underwent the small­ est change of the three departments, as the deck and engine categories suffered sharp decreases since the last report appeared. As job activity began to level off, a decrease in total registration also took place, dropping from 1,486 in the previous two weeks to 1,466. The slow down in the pace of job activity is being reflected in the number of SIU men who are registered on the beach. The number of men now on the beach has risen to 3,922 from the previ­ ous reporting period's fif?ure of 3.644. The shipping picture was brightest in Baltimore where the number of jobs dispatched more than doubled from the low figure appearing two weeks ago. Norfolk also witnessed an increase in activity while other East Coast Ports encountered a general slow down. The job situa­ tion on the West Coast showed a mixed pattern with Wilmington posting a sharp increase in the number of men shipping. San Francisco remained virtually un­ changed in comparison to the previous period, while things were slowing down on the shipping board in Seattle. The slower job situation also meant several changes in the seniority picture. The percentage of Class A men shipping jumped back over the 50 percent mark and now stands at 52 percent as compared to the low of 46 percent registered in the last report period. Class B registration went up a point to 34 percent, while the share of class C men dispatched dropped to 14 percent from the 21 percent mark of two weeks ago. SAfp AcfiV/fy r«y Oflt Siyi l» OH Tran. TOTAL letten T 0 New Ycrli 11 4 Philadelphia..31 leltimere .... 4 4 Nerfelk 2 2 JochseaviH#.. 0 1 Tampa 1 i Mebile 7 I NewOrieont.. 9 t Heattea 3 1 Wihnhiftaa ..0 1 San FraaciMa.. 4 3 Seattle .3 1 TOTALS ... 40 34 4 24 T 14 4 12 0 4 14 22 4 B 4 S 43 13 24 10 13 1 14 34 24 7 12 0 132 214 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered Registered Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 1 5 0 6 0 0 2 2' 0 1 0 1; 36 58 12 106 2 13 20 35 24 29 11 641 6 11 19 0 8 4 2 2 6 5 1 10 23 30 8 61 0 8 16 12 16 8 8 36 6 4 2 12 0 1 1 2 5 6 0 11 2 3 0 5 2 3 7 12 5 7. 2 0 0 3 2 5 3 6 1 2 1 2 0 3 10 9 3 22 0 6 11 17 12 n 1 2«|i 24 41 13 78 1 15 28 7 44 24 ' 27 M 20 34 6 60 2 10 15 27 7 7 9 23i 5 1 0 6 1 3 3 7 0 4 1 5 8 9 3 20 1 4 3 8 6 3 2 11 7 10 18 1 1 5 2 8 6 8 15 1 145 221 52 1 418 13 72 107 1 192 106 121 39 1 266i Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Shipped Registered On The Beach Shipped TOTAL • CLASS B CLASS C Shipped CLASS Ai CLASS • GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 1 0 28 5 41 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2i 8 3 1 7 11 3 11 12 26 0 14 3 17 64 26 17 107 102 136 28 266 8 51 80 139 0 3 1 36 1 1 18 2 2 1 4 10 3 4 4 3 IS 9 1711 1^ 3 7 10 20 2 65!! 47 5 2 20 64 11 122 1 9 36 9 13 29 43 7, 0 2 3 5 7, 11 23 1 2 2 7 7 25 12 10 16 1 4 5 6 10 0 1< 7 2 2 0 13 20 3 1 10 1 2 3 10 18 j 5 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 8 0 11 2 4 5 11 3 4 33 10 76 0 2 9 0 1 23 32 33 5 19 1 0 9 1 24 39 0 0 6 58 19 20 5 1 39 6 103 70 88 19 177 0 26 85 111 3 8 0 1 0 0 23 8 31 58 83 20 161 3 31 44 4 0 0 78 6 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 5 37 6 0 11 11 21 5 0 10 10 20 3 0 1 1 1 4 2 6 11 20 24 26 7 57 5 35 3 6 17 13 2 2 4 8 0 0 6 15 6 6 5 46 4 25 11 8 29 22 19 48 55 64 1 140 3 21 42 12 1 57 266 140 57 I 463 409 547 117 ! 1673: 29 195 327 1 851 ENGINE DEPARTMENT ran Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston .. Wilmington San Francisco...;.... Seattle TOTALS Registered Registered Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROlip GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 0 3 "0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11 1 18 52 78 4 8 19 15 38 11 33 5 49 4 20 5 11 8 3 1 12 0 4. 4 8 0 4 5 0 1 2 2 4 7 19 28 0 2 11 16 27 j 2 22 7 31 1 26 10 9 5 0 1 6 0 3 5 4 0 5 0 7i 1 3 4 0 0 1 1 1 7 0 8 1 4 7 0 2 5 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 12 16 0 2 2 4 8 15 2 12, 2 9 4 10 3 5 32 9 5 46 2 22 22 46; 4 30 5 20 6 21 17 43 20 13 35 1 2 21 10 32 3 0 21 4 18 8 8 20 1 2 1 4 1 3 0 4 3 3 7 0 1 1 1 2 18 4 24 2 2 5 2 9 3 14 1 18 0 7 5 2 3 15 2 20 0 5 9 14 1 5 3 9 1 7 10 2 59 189 27 1 275 11 108 87 1 206 31 137 30" 1 198 18 78 55 1 151 Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS C Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 20 1 1 15 3 2 8 11 0 4 6 12 22 49 20 22 91 47 135 20 202 17 50 70 137 0 0 0 0 5 9 2 4 0 30 0 24 4 5 11 16 0 4 3 7 31 88 12 20 7 73 0 54 7 24 23 47 18 1 0 4 6 5 7 2 6 7 10 1 2 3 4 8 0 0 1 1 7 13 2 5 1 6 8 2 0 5 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 10 0 11 0 2 3 5 0 2 6 15 10 31 8 4 6 35 0 26 1 10 13 33 0 8 4 12 30 43 12 85 23 72 12 107 3 44 48 95 0 2 0 2 21 20 43 30 2 65 5 100 6 80 33 41 0 0 ll 7 10 10 1 2 1 3 26 5 13 6 5 16 3 1 3 7. 18 32 12 7 7 35 54 2 7 7 8 17 0 3 0 3, 9 10 3 22, 8 32 2 42 1 11 13 25 5 35 29 1 67 198 151 67 1 416 158 494 66 1 718 38 202 250 1 490 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT CLASS A Registered CLASS B Sea GROUP 1-8 12 3 ALL 0 0 1 0 1 11 7 25 65 22 0 1 1 5 3 8 10 8 8 34 3 7 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 . 2 « 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 7 14 5 8 5 34 52 5 33 13 4 11 1 3 0 1 1 3 11 20 1 5 12 4 4 3 1 GROUP 12 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 IS 1 0 3 4 0 1 20 21 1 0 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 13 0 0 0 26 24 0 1 10 11 1 0 3 4 0 2 5 7 0 3 12 TOTALS 36 5 Registered Port Jlos jfy Phil Bal Nor Jae Tam.... Mob.... NO Hou Wil SF 73 36 107 | 252 Shipped CLASS A 1-8 12 106 | 123 14 GROUP 123 ALL 0 0 0 0 11 7 19 41 0 2 1 3 3 10 20 4 2 0 2 4 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 5 5 35 6 20 13 4 1 7 1 0 1 2 2 7 1 4 5 1 6 13 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 0 0 0 3 0 11 8 0 0 1 1 15 5 1 9 0 8 1 7 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 34 0 34 0 0 6 6 0 1 4 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 5 5 0 37 22 75 | 148 9 3 88 I 100 TOTAL Shipped Shipped CLASS C Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS 123 ALL ABC ALL 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 67 34 41 11 15 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 3 0 9 4 ! 20 15 39 15 4 0 14 9 8 0 2 2 4 2 14 2 1 0 5 4 4 5 9 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 5 0 9 0 14 6 0 0 0 35 0 34 0 69 18 0 3 3 13 0 6 0 3 22i 10 7 3 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 10 10 0 1 7 1 e 5 7 7 0 7 13 25 8 1 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 7 13 1 4 57 38 89 218 8 4 12 27 20 19 27 81 13 4 2 2 2 2 0 6 2 4 4 14 13 5 21 45 25 12 74 129 80 33 16 21 16 4 4 5 18 6 25 59 5 9 11 33 GROUP 1 2 3 0 0 3 10 40 4 1 1 7 5 3 39 1 2 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 14 2 89 1 8 4 33 3 2 7 0 3 13 6 9 32 0 38 |..39148 100 39 | 287 119 198 122 295 | 734 30 3 B4 9 47 12 1 1 17 92 45 12 16 47 40 286 | 356 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAiB GROUP 1 23 1_45 221 52 59' 189 "27 i09 ' 36 107 313 446 186 Registered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL I 418 13 72 107 1 192 106 121 39 | 266 _2J^ .55_64 I 140 I 275 11^08 87 I 206 31 137 30" 198, 18 78 58 i 151 12*106 I 123, 51'_ 22 75 148, 9_ 3 88 1100 i 252 "5 I 945 29 192 300 I 621 188 280 144 i 612''48 136 210 I 391 SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP 1 2 3 3 42 12 5 33 29 0 38 1 8 "75 79 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS ALL A B C 57 286 140 57 I '67 198 151 67 39' f 39.148 100 39 J 163 612 391 163 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CiASS B GROUP GROUP ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 I ALL I 463 409 547 117JI073 29^ 195 327 I 551 416'l58 494 66 718 38 202 250 I 490 t 287 317 122 295 ,I 734 .... "30 40 286~ I 356 |1166l 884 1163"478 |2S25 97 437 863 [1397 �loe p«c« anem Aid To Shipbuilding Ok'd By President WASHINGTON—A one year extension of the 55 percent ceiling on ship construction subsidies has been signed into law by President Johnson. The House of Representatives had urged a two year extension, but Senate and Administra­ the extension, claim that had it tion pressure cut it back to not been approved it would cost one. As an off-shoot of tlie basic 1936 Merchant Marina Act providing that shipbuilding costs, up to 55 per cent, be paid to maintain par­ ity between certain U.S. flag op­ erators and their foreign competi­ tors, the law will insure the con­ tinuation of subsidies of up to 55 per cent on new cargo ships and 80 per cent for the reconstruction of passenger vessels for a one year period. The legislation is intended to offset the higher labor and conMruction costs in this country as compared to foreign shipping yards. The amount of subsidy on each ship is determined by the Maritime Administration and then authorized by the Secretary of Commerce. Subsidies to date have been running about $250 million a year. Shipbuilders and operators, who had appealed to the Senate for them from $500,000 to $600,000 more per ship. In the meantime, the Maritime Subsidy Board has proposed stiffer requirements for the sale or transfer of ships by subsidized operators. It plans to detwrmine whether the prospective buyer has the experince and money to op­ erate a ship before it approves a sale and releases the seller from any of his obligations under the construction subsidy contract. The MA also has proposed a new system for comparing US and foreign costs for subsidy purposes. It proposes to stop using the sin­ gle lowest cost foreign yard as a means for comparison. Instead, it would use the aver­ age cost of flve foreigu shipyards to compute the subsidy. This would make the US and foreign shipbuilding costs closer together and reduce the subsidy outlay to the government. By Col Tanner, Executive Vice-President Rail Discriminatory Rates Exposed An extensive investigation into the nation's railroad practice of dis­ criminatory rate slashing reveals more clearly than ever the true pic­ ture of practices that are Injurious to the health of inland water industry. Research by' the Common Carrier Conference of Domestic Water Carriers shows that the railroads have established a "countrywide pattern" of unfair rates and regional trade barriers that restrict the free flow of interstate commerce and made shipping their number one victim. Some typical examples of the rate barriers the railroads are setting up are; the Georgia poultry Industry draws its corn from Buffalo graineries. Georgians pay only $4.17 a ton for the 654-mile haul. To Maine, the best rate poultry farmers can get is $8.60 a ton. Inland barge lines compete with the rails in Georgia, therefore the lower rate. The freight rate charged by the railroads to move newsprint to Los Angeles is one half that charged to move the newsprint to Salt Lake City, a totally landlocked area. Grain exporters in land-locked Garden City, Kan., are charged at least three time more to get their commodities to Gulf ports than are shippers from Peoria, 111., where inland water carrier ply their trade. The railroads have the nerve to 4turn right around and attack the to make up the deficit, charge reregulations that are supposed to strictiveiy high rates to inland put an -end to discrimination that areas. would hurt competition. In a full The railroads coutd effortlessly page newspaper ad recently, the reduce their rates to inland areas railroads charged that the Am"rIcan public "will go on being tomorrow if they so desired and cheated out of billions of dollars trucking companies, whose rates annually from freight rates artifi­ run almost double that of rail car­ cially high by regulation which riers cannot effectively keep rates lower. kills off real competition." The water carriers have long de­ The rails are merely using two loop holes the Common Carriers manded that regulations which are Association uncovered in the In­ favorable toward the rails be ex­ terstate Commerce Act which ac­ tended to cover ail modes of trans­ tually allows rates discrimination if portation. Restrictions are con­ there are water carriers in one stantly being placed on the water area and not in another. These carriers while control of the rails are supposedly different "circum­ appears to be getting more and stances" and the railroads can more lax. legally cut the water carriers If these regulations cannot put throats. an end to the restrictive and un­ The Association, after some In­ fair rate discrimination, the water tense research published a 70-page carriers urge extension of anti­ analysis of rate making in the na­ trust laws to fit the situation and tion. put effective curbs on competition The conference found that al­ cutting. though railroads set rates colluThe key problem is that until siveiy, through price Axing bu­ some effective curbs are put on the reaus, substantially different railroad's rights to set rates as they charged charges are allowed for well please, the American public similar service when different rail­ will continue to pay biilions of roads were involved. doliars annually to the railroads, Also, the railroads are employ­ and the water carriers will con­ ing cut-throat practices in rate tinue to be subject to regulations making in areas where water car­ which will not allow at least equ.al riers are effective competition, and rights. The SlU-contracted Cable Ship Long Linos (Isthmian) U seen heading out to sea to lay the lines which will provide another link in the international telephone system. The Long Lines pays out deep-sea cable through her stern chute while traveling at speeds up to eight knots. The vessel is owned by the Transoceanic Cable Ship Company, a subsidiary of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, and is operated by Isthmian Lines, Inc. The Long Lines recently completed laying a 5,300 submarine cable between Hawaii and Japan to open a direct telephone link between the United States and the Orient. SlU Cable Ship Provides New Orient Phone Link A milestone in global communications was achieved earlier this month with the open­ ing of a 5,300-mile stretch of submarine cable between Hawaii and Japan whch, in conjunc­ tion with the existing cable between California and Hawaii, provides, for the first time, a direct telephone link between the United States and the subsidiary of tho American Tele­ The British have reported sim­ phone and Telegraph Company. ilar experience since completing Orient, Isthmian Lines operates tho ship parts of their around-the-world Seafarers Credited Instrumental in the laying of the cable was the SlU-contracted Long Lines, a 17,000-tan. $19-million vessel owned by the Trans­ oceanic Cable Ship Company, a Prelate Calls For More Aid To Fish Fleet GLOUCESTER—thousands of persons cheered here recently as Richard Cardinal Gushing •- of Boston blessed the fishing fleet as the final event of religious pageantry and merrymaking in the annual three-day fiesta. His Eminence called for great­ er federal aid to the fishing in­ dustry and said upon his return from Denver, Colo., he would visit U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy and urge his support of pending legi.slation. The Cardinal said he would in. pitalized in Boston with serious injuries suffered in a plctne crash, of the honor paid his brother, the late President, by the naming of a new fishing vessel bearing his name. The naming of the vessel after John Fitzgerald Kennedy Is being done wth the approval of his ; widow, Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy, Altogether, 10,000 persons turned out for the celebration. Both Governor Peabody and form­ er Governor Volpe arrived by helicopter and at another point 16 fishermen carried on their shoulders a 600 pound statue of St. Peter, telephone network. When the for AT&T. With the Long Lines, a specially Commonwealth cable (as it is designed ship that carries 2,000 called) finally brought static-free miles ol cable and lays It at a telephoning to Australia, for in­ steady seven or ei^t knots, lay­ stance, calls from that country ing the cable seems almost routine, doubled almost immediately. More To Be Done although hurricanes and typhoons AT&T plans to lay some ll.MO prevent it from being completely additional miles of underwater so. The major operations are auto­ cables this year, at a cost of about matic. A huge machine, using $143-miIlion. This rate will slow what looks like two tractor threads ! down after next year, however, as facing each other, plays out the most of tho major global networks cable. Instruments keep an eye on will be completed, according to the tension, as uneven stresses Long I^ines. A total of six such cabies, in­ during the laying operation can change the transmission charac­ cluding Long Lines and British teristics of the thin copper con­ and Canadian facilities, will link North American and Europe by ductors inside the cable. the end of 1965. Five already are Foresight Essential A tremendous amount of plan­ in service, and a sixth, from ning goes into laying out the route Tuckerton, N.J.. to St. Hiiaire, next the Long Lines will follow in lay­ France, will be finished ing cable. In addition to typhoons summer. Tivo major links lie under the and hurricanes, undersea volca­ noes and deep valleys—many of Pacific — the recently completed which have never been charted— U.S.-Japanese cable and the Com­ monwealth cable from Vancouver, also present a major problem. Even tho slightest suspicion B.C., to Sydney, Australia, with that a volcano might lie on part way stations in Hawaii, Fiji and of the route Is enough to make New Zealand. Long Lines also is sinking in Long Lines detour. For example, the final length of Pacific cable the Pacific a supplementary cable -f^m japan to Guam-had to be which will hook up Hawaii and laboriously threaded through a San Luis Obispo, Calif. In addi­ chain of undersea volcanoes and tion, existing cable links with South America will be augmented ocean deeps. Both the United States and by a new cable, due for comple­ Great Britain are engaged In lay- tion by yearend, stretching from ^ global network of such tele- • Florida to St. Thomas and thenca phone cables. The recent Hawaii- ; to Caracas, Venezuela. This spurt o' intercontinental jgpan link, with way stations in Guam, Wake and Midway, is part cable-laying started less than 10 of an $80-million, 128-clrcuit sys- years ago with the first trans­ tem built jointly by Hawaiian and atlantic telephone cable which Japanese telephone companies and links Newfoundland and Scotland. That was 90 years after the first the AT&T. During its first week In service, successful transatlantic telegraph the volume of calls out of Japan cable was opened. Alexander Graham Bell .sur­ shot up some 30 per cent. (Radio previously was the main source mised when he first tried to send (Continued on page 17) of such calls.) �Pflfe Eirht SEAWAREMfl^ "LOG Submei^ed Atom Reactor Runs Navigation Devices Stocking Up By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Controcts, & Bill Hall, Heodquorters Rep. A nuclear generator, sitting beneath 15,000 feet of water, on the ocean floor, is being used to power navigational aids 750 miles off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla., the Atomic Energy Commission has announced. house in Maryland. The small isotopic genera­ light The Generator has been placed tor was built for the AEG by in the "Systems for Nuclear the Martin Co., of Baltimore, which also developed a power storage system for the generator and a pressure housing for the electronic equipment. Measuring only 91^ inches in diameter and 14% inches high, the generator is capable of pro­ ducing seven watts of continuous power for about two years. The device is similar to that being used to produce power for two Department of Defense satel­ lites, automatic weather stations in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, and in the Gulf of Mexico and for a navigational bouy and Auxiliary Power" category by the AEC and designated SNAP-7E. It is powered by four cylinders in the center of the unit, each con­ taining pellets of stronium 90 alloyed with titinate in a relative­ ly insoluble solution. Heat gen­ erated by nuclear decay is con­ verted into electricity by 60 sets of thermocouples grouped around the fuel. The long life of the fuel, plus the fact that there are no moving parts in the unit insures long, trouble and maintenance free op­ eration. The AEC cited uses for the power unit in oceanographic research. GrainUnloading Provides Pumpman O-T, When -the Oiga (Sea Tramp) stopped in Balti­ more, Moi^ Kerngood, who sails in the deck de­ partment, headed for his favorite store, the SlU Sea Chest. After chewing the fat with several old friends, he returned to his ship with a load of purchases. Seven Seafarers Receive Lifetime $150 Pensions NEW YORK—Seven veteran SIU men—Victor Tube, John W. McCaslin, Alvah F. Burris, Frank S. Brooks, John F. Elliot, Faustino Orjales and Martin Pederson—have been awarded $150 monthly pension checks to insure that their retirement years might be spent financially worry-free. and H. Towing Company. He The latest awards bring to District and worked for the Ann G. Arbor Railroad. He became a took his last deep sea voyage on 45 the number of Seafarers re­ union member in Frankfort, Mich­ the Del Valle (Delta). Elliot makes tired in 1964. igan. Alvah Burris, 60, ended his active days as a Seafarer as Chief Electrician aboard the Robin Trent (Robin Lines). He joined the union in Balti­ more and sailed Tube McCaslin in the engine dePederson Victor Tubo, 65, joined the partment. A World War II veteran, union in New York and worked Burris was born in North Carolina and will spend his retirement there with his wife. Pearl. Elliot sailed for many years as a member of the steward depart­ ment after joining the SIU in Mobile. He later switched divi­ sions and became a member of the SlU-Inland Boatmen's Union when he went to work for the Burris Brooks his way up through the ranks to the post of chief steward. A native of the Philippines, Tubo became a U.S. citizen and estab­ lished residence in Brooklyn. He Elliot Orjoles last sailed deep sea aboard the Fairland (Sea-Land) before illness forced his retirement. World War II veteran John W. McCaslin also is terminating his calling career for medical reasons. He became a member of the steward department after joining the SIU in Norfolk. McCaslin, 60, was born in Tennessee and will make his home with his sister, Mrs. J. E. Roberts, of Paris, Tenn. A special disability pension was awarded to oldtimer Frank S. Brooks, 67. Brother Brooks was a member of the SIU-Great Lakes his home in Mobile. Orjales is another veteran member of the steward depart­ ment. He became a member of the SIU in Houston and ended his sailing days when he shipped on the Hercules Victory (Sea Tramp). A native of Spain, he is now a resident of Baltimore. Pedersen, 67, was born in Nor­ way and became a U.S. citizen. He shipped in the deck department and ended a long career as a Sea­ farer aboard the Del Norte (Delta Steam Ship Co.). Brother Peder­ son joined at Galveston and will reside in Philadelphia. Alaskan Dam Project Seen Dangerous To Fish Industry SEATTLE — The proposed Rampart Canyon Dam and Reservoir project on the Yukon River in Alaska, which was brought under critical discussion at the recent SIUNA Fish and Cannery Workers' Special Legislative Confer­ the subsistent Ashery and commer­ ence in Washington, has be­ cial Ashery of the Yukon River come the object of an ever-in­ creasing controversy, with the conservation aspect a major fac­ tor. Some observers contend that construction of the dam would be disastrous to the Ashing industry in the area, as the river carries, in addition to resident Ash, huge migrations of Ave species of PaciAc salmon, some of which mi­ grate seasonally. These are the Chinook or king, the chum or dog, the coho or sil­ ver, the pink or humpback and the sockeye or red. Resident Ash include pike, arctic grayling, white Ashes, ciscoes and Inconnue. The dam would block salmonspawning runs, they say, which would result in a loss of catch in JAiru, 1M« system. Opposition Publicized The Alaska Conservation Soci­ ety, the main opponent of the pro­ posed dam, has distributed copies of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife report to the Army Corps of Engineers on the destructive effects the dam would have on Ash and wildlife resources. In view of the senseless exter­ mination of wildlife in the area, the ACS urged that the "Rampart Canyon Dam and Reservoir not be authorized for construction." The scope of the dam and waters must be known for one to fully appreciate the gravity of the prob­ lem, Acs points out. The con­ crete dam would rise 530'feet with a top length of 4,700 feet. Two questions pertaining to evacuators were recently received at headquarters. They come from George E. Phillips, aboard the Penn Carrier, who asks if the company can use shoreside personnel to main­ tain diesel evacuators after 5:00 PM to avoid paying overtime. Question No. 1: "The ship is a tanker, carrying grain. We have six diesel evacuators. According to the Agreement the Pumpman takes care of them. Can the company knock us, or one of us off at 5:00 P.M. and let shoreside personneLoperate them to keep from paying over­ time." Answer: No. As these are ship evacuators and the Pumpman is re­ quired to maintain same during his regular working hours as part of hit routine duties, he is entitled to the overtime after 5:00 P.M. and be­ fore 8:00 A.M. for maintaining the evacuators. Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement-Memorandum of Understand­ ing, Tankers in the Grain Trade, Paragraph 3 (a): "It has been agreed that when the ship's evacuators are in use that it will be the Pump­ man's duty to maintain these machines, such as standing by when they are running, changing oil, greasing, refueling them and doing general maintenance and repair work as can be done aboard ship. On ships having electric evacuators, it shall be the pumpman's duty to plug in the electric connections 4^ — and change plugs during regular bers are required to stand by after working hours without the payment butterworthing machines are in of overtime." operation?" Question No. 2; "The Fireman Answer: One (1) man is re­ requests overtime when diesel quired to stand by machines while evacuators are in use." Answer: Since ship's power is they are in operation. In the event not being used to operate these the machines must be shifted, a evacuators, the Fireman Water- minimum of three (3) men must tender would not be entitled to re­ be used to perform this work. Reference: Standard Tanker ceive overtime. Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement, Article III, Section Agreement, Memorandum of 21 (e), which reads as follows: Understanding, Paragraph 6: "(e) A minimum of three men "When evacuators are being used shall be required for the purpose to work cargo, after 5 p.m. and be­ of shifting butterworthing ma­ fore 8 a.m., the Areman water- chines. When butterworthing ma­ tender on watch is entitled to over­ chines are in operation one man time the same as he is on a freight- shall be required to stand by the ship when the ship's winches are machines. The man who is stand­ being used to work cargo. This ing by the machines shall do no would apply whether they are other work. However, the other working one or more of these men may he required to perform evacuators." other work between 8 a.m. and Standard Freightship Agreement, 5 p.m. Monday through Friday." Article IV, Section 29—Working A question from William R. Cargo (b) and (c), which reads as Stone of the Ocean Ulla concern­ follows; ing 2nd Cook and Baker's duties (b) "When cranes or other shm-e was also received and answered equipment is employed exclusively by the Contract Department. in the handling of cargo, and if Question: A tanker normally ship's gear and deck machinery is not being used, no overtime will be carries a 2nd Cook and Baker. paid to men on watch Monday When a Tanker hauls grain and goes under the Freighter Agree­ through Friday." c) "When cranes or other shore ment, does the 2nd Cook and equipment is employed for the Baker become a Night Cook and handling of cargo and the ship's Baker and perform his duties dur­ gear and deck machinery is used ing the hours set forth for Night to trim cargo, conveyors, etc., and Cook and Baker in the Freighter ship's steam furnishes the power Agreement? Answer: The Freightship Work­ for such operations, the Watertender, Fireman Watertender or ing Rules apply in this case: the Fire-tube Fireman on watch shall Tanker Wage Scale applies. receive overtime after 5 p.m. and Reference: Standard Freightship before 8 a.m. Monday through Agreement, Article V, Section 4. Friday." Night Cook and Baker, 2 a.m. to An interesting query was re­ 10 a.m. In American ports, the ceived from Clyde L. Van Epps, Night Cook and Baker shall work ship's delegate on the Arizpa con­ on a schedule between 6 a.m. and cerning overtime for wipers on 6 p.m. as set forth by the Steward weekends. except on days of arrival. In all Question: "Please let me know ports, the Night Cook and Baker if the Wiper that is turned to on shall work on a schedule between a week-end to blow tubes, and 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. as set forth by after finishing with blowing tubes, the Steward except on days of he still has a few minutes before arrival. one hour is up, may the Engineer In submitting questions and require him to change the fuel oil work situations for clarification, filter, or strainer. Is he entitled to delegates and crews are reminded an extra hour of overtime, being once again to provide as much that it is a different job, although detail as possible setting forth the he did it within the first hour." circumstances of any dispute. Be­ Answer: The Engineer may re­ sides those mentioned, some of the quire the Wiper to change the members who were sent clarifi­ fuel oil filter or strainer without cations on various subjects during the payment of additional over­ the past few days included the time provided this work was per­ following: Oscar Cooper, ship's formed within the hour allocated delegate, Marore; F. L. David, for blowing tubes. engine delegate, Transhudson; J. W. Canard, Midland ship's Joseph Magyar, engine delegate, delegate, asks a question concern­ Oceainic Wave; J. R. Thompson, ing butterworthing operations. Eagle Traveler; Nolan J. Savoic, Question: "How many crewmem- ship's delegate. Steel Surveyor. �-iMr-M. UM 1 too »-;v 'fak* Nlaa 'Jinxed' Texas Towers Vanishing into History The last of three Texas Tower radar stations was silenced this month bringing to a close an eight-year history that included the death of 28 men who drowned after one of the slapanese Set New Shipbuilding Trend towers collapsed during a severe storm and sank in the ocean depths. Aa interesting sidelight on current trends in world shipping was Constructed in 1956 and"*". given by a Japanese shipbuilder on a recent visit to New Orleans. 1957, the three Texas Towers The visitor, Takeichi Matsumoto, an ofHcial of the giant Mitsubishi were to give the United States Heavy Industry Co., said his firm and the government of Japan will By Lindsay Williams. Vice-President. Gulf Area begin construction in November of tankers in the 150,000 deadweight tons class. . His company is now completing the deck design for vessels of this class. To give you an idea of the size of such ships, the Queen Mary is 81,000 deadweight tons. The SlU-manned super tanker, Manhattan, the world's largest merchant vessel, is 106,000 tons. These huge ships represent technological development of the highest order which displaces competing ships on a wholesale basis. For ex­ ample, the Manhattan can carry the equivalent In dry or liquid bulk cargo of 11 Liberty ships or eight T-2 Tankers. , Shipbuilders and shipowners the world over are going in for further automation and other technological advances. All this adds up to the fact that the SIU is engaged in a constant battle to maintain its favorable job ratio which for many years has been the best in the industry. The shipping boom seems to have subsided slightly in Mobile but the dispatchers still are doing a "land office" business at job calls in New Orleans and Houston. -f The Noberto Capay, a Liberty caught a plane to the Alabama Navigation C-2, took a full crew port to take the job. A. W. "Red" in Houston. The Del Sol Delta Hansen made the bosun's mate Lines crewed up after a lay-up in job on the Del Mar off the board New Orleans. In addition, a num­ in Houston. Blanton "Mac" . Mcber of pay-offs and sign-ons kept Gown, who last sailed AB on the the job turn-over moving at a Etna Elizabeth was making all brisk pace. the calls in Houston and should Among the old timers who be "long gone" by now. Freddie turned out for the July member­ Johnson, who last was chief cook ship meeting in New Orleans was on the Seatrain Louisiana, is look­ Philip Coica who retired on the ing for any chief cook's job. After SIU pension plan about six sailing chief steward on the Trans months ago. He asked that he be Orient, Red Grant is registered remembered to all his friends and for a chief cook's job. former shipmates, who, he says, Among those registered in he misses. Mobile and expected to be ready "Tell 'em all tliat 1 wish them to ship soon are W. W. Christian, smooth sailing," Phil said. "You getting acquainted with his fam­ can also say for me that this is ily again after spending about 10 the best Union anywhere, with the months as steward on the Halcyon best conditions and the finest Panther; Guy Whitehurst, who health and welfare and retirement last was on the Alcoa Master, programs." down from the East Coast and looking for an oiler or fireman's Phil visits the hall in New Or­ leans once or twice a week to look job; Norman Hall, who has been up old acquaintances. We hope he sailing out of the Gulf since 1939, enjoys his well-earned retirement usually as chief cook or steward, taking a breather at his home In for many years to come^ Mobile; Kenny Lewis, who last Another oidtimer on hand was Baldy Bollinger. Baidy had the sailed as bosun on the Del Santos, opportunity to celebrate his birth­ C. J. Beck, waiting for an elec­ day after the meeting. He wasn't trician's job after getting off the telling his age, but take it from Alcoa Runner for a rest and a chance to sea his son, who also us; he is old enough. sails SIU, and Emie Odom, fit for On meeting day in Houston, duty and raring to go in Group 1, Jay Cohen made an oiler's job on deck department, after checking the Neva West. The ship was in in at the homtital for a hernia Mobile where the branch was un­ repair. Hia last ship also was the able to fill the rating and Jay Alcoa Runner. EVERY If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR eight minutes of additional warn­ ing time in which to prepare for an enemy attack. But the towers, whose mricin function was to forewarn an Im­ pending tragedy, ironically be­ came instrument of tragedy them­ selves. Supported on three pilings driven deep- Into the ocean floor, the towers were, captives of any capricious whim of either the wind or the ^a. Launched In 1955 When the first 6,000 ton steel platform was launched in June, 1955, it jammed on the ways of the Bethlehem Steel Company. Workmen had to await high tide before tugs could drag it out to sea. Tower Two was then posi­ tioned about 100 miles east of Boston; Tower Three about 25 miles south of Nantucket Island and Tower Four about 100 miles southeast of New York City. Tow­ er One was never built. The radar posts sported three bubble-domed antennae, and were awarded the monicker Texas Tow­ er because they resemble pump­ ing stations erected in the Gulf of Mexico to tap submarine oil deposits. However, that was where the resemblance ended as the radar platforms were meant to be per­ manent; they were staffed by up­ wards of 80 men, and they were in open ocean above water many times deeper than that found off the coast of Texas. Tragedy Strikes Tragedy on Tower Four struck on the night of January 5, 1961, when after a severe slashing by winds and waves, the $21 million structure collapsed and all aboard were drowned. During the latter part of 1962, the Air Force decided that the Towers offered little protection against the high velocity missiles that were being developed, and sold them for scrap. During the salvage operation on Texas Two another mishap oc­ curred. Its platform was filled with a buoyant substance and its pilings were blasted out from un­ der it. Two seagoing tugs attached cables and began towing the twostory structure toward shore. But the Tower promptly capsized atop a wave and sank, costing the con­ tractor $150,000. Movlns? Notify SIU, Welfare Seafarers and SIU families who apply for maternity, hos­ pital or surgical benefits from the Welfare Plan are urged to keep the Union or the Wel­ fare Plan advised of any changes of address while their applications are being proc­ essed. Although payments are often made by return mail, changes of address (or illegible return addresses) delay them when checks or "baby bonds" are returned. Those who are moving are advised to notify SIU headquarters; or the Wel­ fare Plan, at 17 Battery Place, New York 4, NY. . The last of the three "Texas" towers, erected by the Air Force to function as a radar station, is seen as it maintained its solitary vigil 100 miles off Cape Cod in the Atlantic. A similar station collapsed and disappeared In the high seas 80 miles southeast of New York City on January 15, 1961, taking the lives of 28 men who were aboard the structure. The artificial islands were supported on three pilings driven deep in the ocean floor and were designed to give the coun­ try eight minutes of warning time before an enemy attack. West Coast Shipbuilders Hit MA Chief Johnson SAN FRANCISCO—West Coast shipbuilders don't see eye to eye with Federal Maritime Administrator Nicholas John­ son on Pacific Coast shipbuilding conditions, and Americanflag shipping procedures as a "Despite this built-in disadvan­ whole. The Western Shipbuilding tage, West Coast yards bid on vir­ Association's president, Arthur A. Farr, criticized Johnson's remarks before the San Francisco Propel­ ler Club, declaring the Adminis­ trator's comment on martime sub­ sidies could have lasting detri­ mental ramifications on the In­ dustry. On Johnson's prediction that the subsidy program would sky­ rocket In cost from a present $350 million a year to $2 billion by 1985, Farr said in a letter to the MA chief: "If In 20 years the to­ tal subsidy package is to go up 5.7 times . . . then one would ob­ viously presume that shipbuilding costs are going up at an alarmrate. "But In reality." Farr said, "the opposite is true. According to an MA survey for 1957-63, new ship selling prices in the U.S. have dropped 18 per cent while the consumer Index went up 8.3 per cent." The WSA president expressed concern about Johnson's statement that Pacific Coast yards should be­ come more competitive and get in additional bids if they wanted to Increase their share of contract awards. "We feel," Farr's letter said, "that we should again point to your own agency's determination last year that shipbuilding costs are more than 4 percent high­ er on the Pacific Coast." He pointed out most of the price differential could be attribute to higher steel and transportation costs that were beyond the realm of the shipbuilders. tually every job that is offered and on where there is any hope at all of Pacific Coast participation," Farr remarked. But it is no easy matter attempt­ ing to overcome the cost differen­ tial, the shipping executive claimed. "After all, four per cent plus of a $10 millioa shipbuilding contracts is a substantial item." Radio Aids Chesapeake Bay Traffic BALTIMORE — A direct radio communications service for ves­ sels moving In Maryland's Chesa­ peake Bay, installation of which is expected to be completed by the middle of this month, has been in­ augurated by the Port Authority here. The new two-way system makes it possible for Bay pilots aboard inbound and outbound vessels to talk directly with each other as well as with shore stations. In addition to portable transis­ tor sets which pilots wiU carry with them, the system requires construction of three repeater sta­ tions along tha center and upper Bay. • Cost of the system, estimated at $125,000, will be underwritten by three groups—the Maryland Au­ thority, the Association of Main­ land Pilots and the BAltimore Maritimo Exchange. �Pac* Ttfi By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Fnrnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes SEArARBRS JrOf ti, 1M4 LOO Better Jobless Benefits Urged For Lakes Seamen WASHINGTON—Senator Eugene J. McCarthy (D-Minn.) has called for new legislation to eliminate "severe discrimina­ Busy Season On Great Lakes tion against unemployment benefit rights of Great Lakes Shipping in the port of Cleveland continues to be good and has seamen. only a few book men registered on the Board. "For many years," Senator during the winter months when After working six seasons on the sandboat, MV Scobell, Mike DrewMcCarthy said, "Great Lakes their need is greatest." niak finally piled off and is on the beach waiting for a wheelsman's 'Broadside' By Carrier Routs Red Trawler PORTSMOUTH, England— A Russian trawler used for surveillance in the North Sea off Denmark got a "broad­ side" from the giant Amer­ ican aircraft carrier Essex— and left the scene of the bat­ tle unscathed except for major injuries in the dignity department. The Red vessel was running back and forth across the bow of the U.S. carrier, taking photographs and creating a nuisance when Capt. William Rhett Meyer order his helms­ man to turn the Essex upwind of the trawler, and then gave the order to; "Blow tubes!" Amidst a cloud of greasy, foul gases and smoke, the smog-covered Russian ship beat I hasty retreat. Minnesota, the Senator said, have been denied unem­ job on one of the big Lake boats. Jcdm C. Robinson came out of re­ seamen ployment compensation coverage and several other Great Lakes tirement long enough to make a couple trips and la talking about re­ states have adjusted their unem­ tiring again. George Kohler is back on the beach again after making ployment compensation laws to a trip as passenger porter on the Steamer James Davidson. conform to the intent of the fed­ Chicago Port Agent Scottie Aubusson reports that shipping has been eral law. extremely good and is not expected to change with many vacation "Ohio has failed to do so, and relief jobs now being offered. Carlo Lopparo and Joe Sadorowskl were because the federal law extending recently discharged from the hospital and both men returned to work. unemployment compensation cov­ Arthur tVentworth, Ordinary Seaman on the Milwaukee Clipper, was off erage to seamen does not have an for a week,and stayed home baby sitting with his son while his wife enforcement provision, there is no was in the hospital having their second baby. They now have another way at present to get uniform boy and our congratulations to the Wentworths. treatment for seamen. Action is Gilbert Blasek recently shipped as a permanent AH aboard the long overdue to correct this in­ Steamer J. Clare Miller to help pay for a new home he bought in North­ equity," Senator McCarthy said. ern Michigan where he intends to do some extensive hunting and fish­ NEW YORK—Two veteran tugThe McCarthy bill (S. 2986) ing during the off-season. would amend the Internal Revenue men, members of the SlU-Inland Duluth reports quite a few that the Teamsters want to pick Code to withhold unemployment entry-rated men registered; how­ up these cars at the very edge of Boatmen's Union, have been as­ tax credits of maritime employers ever, there is a shortage of rated the unloading ramp, which the sured lifetime pensions. in states where the state law does men in this port. SIU old-timer ILA won't go for. Joining the growing number of not conform to the intent of the Tom Dunne went aboard the Chicago Port Council officials names receiving $150 per month federal statute. Steamer Otto Reiss at the coal attended all day sessions last Senator McCarthy also intro­ docks last time in. and we heard week on this issue and pledged pensions after their retirement duced the same provision as an his new checked suit was charcoal total support to Local 19, ILA. amendment to the Administration grey by the time he got back to bill (S. 1542) which provides for a I am sure the American tax­ The St. Lawrence Seaway has the hall. Lou Little, Duluth's pro­ payer would be happy to learn major revision of the unemploy­ turned out to be a real bonanza fessional relief oiler, shipped on that the champagne used when ment insurance system. a vacation relief job. "It appears unlikely that Con­ for Canadian and foreign flag launching a ship must be of the Shipping in the port of Alpena gress will act in this session on operators, while U.S. flag opera­ remain good with a shortage of domestic variety. Under the terms the Administration bill," McCar­ tors on the Great Lakes have men registered in the Steward's of the Merchant Marine Act of thy said. "In that case, I believe reaped little benefit from the Department. The Steamer J. B. 1963, only products of domestic we should act separately to re­ waterway. This view was ex­ Ford, Huron Portland Cement manufacture and origin can be move this inequity which has re­ pressed by Lake Association Pres­ Company, recently went to the used in the construction of sub­ sulted in great hardship to Great ident James A. Hirshfield in Jarvis Dyus testimony before a Senate sub­ shipyard for repairs and many of sidized shipping, which includes Lakes seamen." committee studying transportation from a life of hard work on the the crewmembers are taking ad­ the champagne. McCarthy, a member of We are happy to report that the inland waterways are IBU old- theSenator vantage of the time off. This Senate Committee on Finance, on the Great Lakes and the Sea­ vessel is expected to be back in following beefs have been settled: timers Louis D. Dyus and Harry which deals with tax and social way. Boland & Cornelius Steamship "The Seaway has made it noanoperation within a week. security legislation, said the Ad­ datory," the LCA spokesman said, Detroit is still leading all other Company: Steamer D. P. Thomp­ Jarvis. ministration supports enactment of A chief engineer with the ports in shipping both permanent son: Checks for double-time wages legislation along lines of his pro­ "that sooner or later Great Lakes vessel operators be given the and vacation relief jobs. The SIU- were mailed to all departments, Sabine Towing Co. of Port Arthur, posed bill. means of acquiring modern, Atlantic & Gulf District con­ representing grievance settled Texas, Brother Dyus recently re­ efficient vessels at competitive tracted Chatham, Waterman when crew worked Saturday-Sun­ tired at age 65 and will receive a costs. This cannot be done under Steamship Company, recently day during fit-out. normal pension for the rest of his present conditions without Fed­ paid off in Toledo and we shipped The Clarification Committee re­ eral assistance." a full crew to this vessel. Vern cently ruled that overtime submit­ life. He was born in Mobile, Ala., The Lake's shipping official Ratering, the SIU's professional ted by crew-members of the D. P. but has worked for the Texas tow­ said that the Canadians have been 'BR' who was registered on the Thompson for work performed on ing company since 1937. Dyus also eminently successful in capturing beach only one day, made a job June 1, 1964, would be paid at makes his home in Port Arthur the international trade in bulk aboard the Chatham. Yes, that's the regular time and one half with his wife Charlotte. commodities between the United right, he got the 'BR' job. rate, in addition to double time. States and Canada. He said that Senator Warren G. Magnuson, Memorial Day fell on Saturday, Jarvis, a 55-year-old tug Cap­ Democrat of Washington, recently May 30, 1964, and as per contract, tain with the Curtis Bay Towing WASHINGTON — While the the Canadians now carry more introduced a proposed amendment is to be observed the following Co. of Philadelphia, was forced to world's merchant marine set an than 80 per cent of this trade. to the current Vessel Exchange Monday, which was June 1. abandon his career because of 111 all-time high in 1963 in tonnage He noted that Canadian operators, are given a 35 per cent vessel Law in the Senate to enable Great Vacation pay for the 1963 season health and will receive a $150 and number of ships, the United construction subsidy. Lakes ship operators to trade-in States shipping fleet slipped a monthly disability pension. From 1950 to 1961, the LCA antiquated vessels for more mod­ was collected for James Thomp­ Capt. Curtis commanded the tug few notches, decreasing by two ern vessels in the Defense Re­ son and Fred Mull. Bonus money Sewell's Point before his retire­ per cent in the tally recently re­ spokesman said, only 26 new ships was collected for Anseim Kenny j serve fleet. leased by the Maritime Admin­ and 11 conversions were added to ; ment and had been with the com­ istration. the Great Lakes Fleet. Of the 37, Frank J. Kelley, Michigan At­ ($216.52). pany since 1946. Born of a seafar­ Reiss Steamship Company: only six will carry 25,000 tons. torney General, and the Depart­ As of the first part of 1964, ing father in North Carolina, he ment of Resource Development of Bonus and vacation pay was col­ now makes his home with his wife the world total stands at 18,033 In terms of lifting capability of Michigan State University, will lected for Clarence Lenliart Adair in Haverton, Pa. Capt. Cur­ ships and 194.2 million dead­ tonnage, during the period of meet on July 28, in Lansing, ($313.00) who sailed on the C. C. tis is the father of three children weight tons over the same period 1950 to 1965, the Canadians will have built ships that have a trip Michigan to discuss the low water West. of 1962. Huron Portland Cement Com­ —Ronald, 16; Donald, 11 and levels affecting the municipal The Maritime Administration capacity of 1.2 million tons as Gayle, 2. water supplies, harbors and com­ pany: A day's wages was collected continues to rank the U.S. first, against 754,300 for the U.S. Great for Orval Hopkins and W. Doyle mercial terminals. but the listing may be slightly Lakes bulk fleet. "Growth of the Canadian fleet The Grain Millers are still on because of duplication of jobs. Ed tarnished. Two-thirds of the fig­ stJ-ike in Duluth with no sign of a Santamour was mailed additional ure credited to the United States is all the more phenomenal," settlement in the near future. vacation pay ($94.38). is in the reserve fleets on inactive Hirshfield said, "when it is real­ Kinsman Marine Transit Com­ Headquarters wishes to re­ status and much of it is even ized that only 9 per cent of all Five of Duluth's six elevators are Great Lakes traffic is domestic to shut down and all five grain pany: Transportation was collected mind Seafarers that men- who considered obsolete. are choosy about working cer­ elevators in Superior, Wisconsin for Frank Kasperski. Out of 2,656 vessels listed for Canada. Obviously the expansion Gartland Steamship Company: tain overtime cannot expect an the U.S., 1,682 are government of the Canadian fleet is aimed at are inactive. The Grain Workers are holding out for substantial Bonus and vacation pay was col­ equal number of OT hours with ships. Of this .figure 1,639 are in capturing the international trade lected for Ray Chrlsti. the rest of their department. In the reserve fleet — 43 ships on in bulk commodities. fringe benefits. Erie Navigation Company: M. V. some crews men have been active duty. Only 974 vessels are "Our vessels, because they can­ In Chicago, we are now engaged in contract negotiations with the Lockwood: J. Ventresca recently turning down unpleasant OT privately owned. In actuality, not meet this and other foreign jobs and then demanding to tlien, the U.S. active merchant flag competition, have been virtu­ recently won Cinch Manufactur­ collected 30 hours overtime for ally eliminated from the trade," ing Plant and Industrial Precision operating the bow-thrust equip­ come up with equal overtime fleet totals 1,017 ships. Company in the UIW division of ment. The company installed, a when the easier jobs come -lor t,. Second-ranked Great Britain, he said. the SIU. We have submitted pro­ bow-thruster during the offseason This practice is unfair to Sea­ with 2,206 ships, has more vessels posals and are now awaiting word and the Union had to negotiate a farers who take OT jobr as they plying the sailing routes than from the company when we can new work clause covering the op­ come. America. eration of this equipment. The The general objective is to sit down and talk. The 5 per cent growth rate of Local 19 of the International pumpman will be paid the over­ equalize OT as much as possible world merchant marine can be at­ Longshoremen's Association are time rate when operating the bow- but if a man refuses disagree­ tributed to a tonnage increase of in a dispute with the Teamos con­ thruster after 5:00 P.M. and be­ able jobs there is no require­ 12.3 million .during 1963. Some was scrapped, cerning the unloading of foreign fore 8:00 A.M. Monday through ment that when an easier job 3.7 million tons cars and their delivery to the Saturday and at all times when comes along he can maV- up the 406,000 tons removed through pick-up plaza that is a short dis- required to operate this equip­ overtime he turned down before. losses, and approximately 280,000 tons converted tq..inland trade.' tanc* from the dock. It seems ment on Sundays and Holidays. IBU Lists Two More Pensioners Foreign Ships Dominating Seaway Traffic U.5. Fleet Lags; World Shipping Up Turned Down OT? Don'i Beef On $$ �S^E d PA R Bn S' & tf "Aofienee^ffe's SfiH On NumW One REAPPORTIONMENT STANDARDS. Recent Supreme Court rulings which directed nine states to redistrict may give a good chance to a bill, presently before Congress, which would set standards for apportion­ ment of House of Representatives seats. The bill, introduced by Repre­ sentative Emanuel Celler (D.-N.Y.) and supported by the AFL-CIO, would provide that no congressional district within a state may vary by more than 15 percent from the average population of the states districts, and provides that districts must be compact, to prevent shap­ ing of the districts for political reasons. The bill gives form to the Supreme Court ruling which held that congressional 'districts should be equal in population, but gave no guidelines to follow. J. CONGRESS FACES BUSY SESSION. Congress face a heavy work load in the wake of civil rights legislation which may keep the two houses in session until after Labor Day, with time off for the Demo­ cratic Convention. Among bills still pending are: health care for the elderly which is still in the House Ways and Means Committee; mass transit bill to help urban transportation problems which has passed the Senate and been reported by a House committee; a special $238 million program to aid the poverty-i-idden Appalachia area which is still in committee in both the Senate and the House; minimum wage .coverage extension which is. in the House committee; and establish­ ment of an automation commission, still in a House Committee. 4" 4" 4 INDEPENDENT STAND. Republican senators for eight states have taken a stand directly opposite that of Presidential nominee Senator Barry Goldwater, declaring themselves In support of the. United Na­ tions, a stronger social'security program, and civil rights legislation. The senators issued a "Declaration of Principles" which stated that "Extreme proposals are not within the scope of these (Republican Party) principles, do not meet the issues of our times, cannot survive the sweep of history and are not in the interest of the Nation or our Party. Signers of the declaration were J. Glenn Beall (Md.); Clifford Case (N.J.); John Sherman Cooper (Ky.); Jacob Javits and Kenneth Keating (N.Y.); Thomas Kuchel (Cal.); Leverett Saltonstall (Mass.) and Hugh Scott (Pa.) Talented young string Instru­ mentalists' from throughout the the US and Canada we now par' ticlpatlng in the sixth annual Con­ gress of Strings summer school. The 100 finalists selected through commundty auditions are receiving Instruction from noted oonduotors at the school sponsored by the American Federation of Musif^ans at Michigan State University, June 21 through August 15: The conductors are Mishel Piastro, Alfred Wallenstein, Richard Burgin and Victor AUesandro. The union pays all expenses of- the students, who will appear in a series of public concerts. 4 4^ 4' A seven-week strike by 4,000 Electrical, Radio and MacUne Workers against Philco Corp. has won improved economic benefits, stabilized working conditions, and preserved work rules and- condi­ tions won step by step over a 30year period. Members of lUE Lo­ cals 101 and 102 ratiffed a threeyear pact with the Ford Motor Co. subsidiary that gives workers wage hikes of three per cent a year and a minimum of seven cents an hour. Other benehts gaiped in­ clude an increase in pension bene­ fits, improvements in insurance and seniority protection. 4" 4 4" The Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers have negotiated a twoyear agreement with the Sinclair Oil Co., the first settlement in contract talks between the union and some 600 companies. The pact provides early pension Incentives and vacation benefits In a con­ tract package said to be the equivalent of a 4.5-peroent wage increase. The agreement covers workers at Marcus Hook, Pa., East Chicago, Ind., Houston, Tex., and Sinclair, Wyo. • Over two months have passed since the Maritime Grievance Committee held its first benefits for more than 40,000 meeting on May 13. Another meeting was members after workers struck for held in June and that has been the extent 16 hours at Firestone. Goodyear of the activities of a committee that was and General Tire & Rubber Co. formed by the Government for the purpose negotiated imtil a final agreement was reached. The three-year of dealing with grievances arising out of agreement provides an increase administration of the cargo preference law in monthly pension benefits from and other shipping problems. $2.40 to $2.50 times years of serv­ The committee, whose purported function ice -to $3.25 per year for those was to deal with these problems on a day who retire after Aug. 1, 1964. to day basis, has certainly not lived up to 4^ 4 4 The Baltimore City Council has what was expected of it. The government unanimously passed a labor-sup­ is still taking its head in the sand position ported minimum wage bill, but when it comes to enforcement of the Cargo Mayor Theodore R. McKel^ is Preference Law, and the other grievances taking his time in deciding of the maritime industry have been met with whether to sign the measure or not. either apathy or indifference. McKeldin has passed the legisla­ The formation of the committee is an out- tion to the city solicitor's office: growth of the boycott by AFL-CIO Maritime for ruling as to whether the city •Unions of grain shipments to Russia. The has the authority to regulate wages. The state of Maryland has unions called off their boycott with the un­ derstanding that all problems concerning fu­ no minimum wage law. The bill would set a $l-an-hour ture grain shipments would be openly dis­ wage fioor for some 2,000 workers cussed with the unions fully participating. not presently covered by the fed­ Thus, the Maritime Grievance Committee eral Fair Labor Standards Act. was formed and was intended to be a vehicle Dominic Fornaro, Baltimore AFL- where the problems of the maritime indus­ CIO president said labor had sought a much broader bill, which try could be given a full hearing and could included a $1.25 wage limit and be acted on promptly. But the Grievance Committee has fallen overtime premium pay, but none­ theless backed the legislation far short of the goals that were originally adoptefi as. a first step. projected for it. Instead of prompt attention 4 4 .4 to maritime's problems, the record shows Nearly 2,350 steelworkers at six that no action of any consequence has been Kennecott Copper Corp. refineries have gone on strike in the face of taken to alleviate the problems that plague what union officials decree an "un­ the Maritime Industry. If there is to be any realistic" company wage dffer and solid achievement it is hoped that the Griev­ a company modernization and ex­ ance Committee will give its serious and pansion program that will prob­ thoughtful consideration to square away the ably eliminate about half of the many problems that have for so long been USWA jobs in three years. •The union stopped work July 1 crying for action. at four plants in Utah and two plants at Ray, Ariz., after negoti­ ations bogged dbwn and contracts had expired. The shutdown and observance of the USWA picket lines by other unions, brought the 4 4 4 Rubber Workers have iwoii im­ closing of copper' mining opera­ proved pension and Insurance' tions affectin^sonie 7,500 workers. farers manning the ship that had just col­ lided with a West German vessel off Am­ brose Lightship, but the men were still dis­ cussing what might have happened had cir­ cumstances been slightly different. An inescapable thought, though it may not always be voiced, that enters the mind of sailors and anyone at sea is: "What would 1 do if my ship went down?" Seafarers on the Transglobe were faced with this possi­ bility and reacted in a manner that demon­ strates the preparedness and efficiency of SlU crews. Seconds after- the emergency alarm sounded crewmen were at their sta­ tions, checking, re-checking, testing and in­ specting the vessel from stem to stern to see if. the ship was in danger of sinking. This mishap once again points out the fact that the greatest insurance against the loss of life at sea is a crew well prepared in the techniques of survival. Register Now! Now that Republicans have chosen their candidates for president and vice president, political battle lines are beginning to harden all over the country. Even though, it will be another month before the Democrats offici­ ally choose their nominees, members of both parties are starting to organize for the fierce fall campaigns. Since the nation is going to be served up a steady diet of political brick­ bats until election day in November, this is probably the best time to remind SIU mem­ bers that you can't cast a ballot for the man of your choice if you aren't registered. Although registration requirements vary from state to state, almost every city, town and village in the country will make time available for registration before November rqlls around. A quick call to your local board of elections will give you all the in­ formation you need to register. By follow­ The Transglobe is now in drydock, forced ing this easy procedure, you can make sure into the repair yards by a gaping hole in your voice will be heard when it comes time her bow caused "by a collision at sea. There to pick the man who will chart your coun­ were; no injured crewmembers of the Sea­ try's course for the next four years. Preparedness Pays �OCEAN TOMORROW The seas have been called on to perform two basic functions in the past. Seafarers are well familiar with one function, serving as a means of commerce in trans­ porting goods from place to place. SIUNA members are now becoming familiar with the second classic function of the sea—as a provider of food in the form of fish. In the future however, scientists predict that the oceans will have to serve many more purposes, some_ of them critical to the life of mankind. At the same time, some of the present uses of the sea will have to be stepped up dramatically to provide the needs of future generations. Oceanies Oceanics, the study and exploitation of under­ water regions for scientific, luililary and commer­ cial purposes, grows more complex and more chal­ lenging every year. Exploration of the watery three quarters of the earth is seen by many as a challenge as great as the exploration of outer space, and one which holds greater promise of heneiits to mankind. Many Seafarers have had first hand experience with the latest techniques of oceanic exploration from sailing aboard the SIUcontracted researeh vessels Anton Bruun (Alpine Geophysical) and Robert D. Conrad (Maritime Operation). Estimates by the United Nations show the present population of the world at about three billion, and food is already scarce in much of the world. A century from now the population should stand at some 20 billion. Long before that, scientists believe, we will have .to turn to the sea for animal protein, which is essential to healthy development. Animal Protein Properly managed, the land can supply enough carbohydrate foods for as many aas 30 billion peo­ ple. But it takes a lot of land to grow beef, chicken, lamb and pork—and the land just won't be available. SuBicien't animal protein will be obtainable however, in the form of fish and other products of the sea. It is possible to "plow" the oceans, redistributing plant nutrients on which the fish feed, thus increasing the supply of fish. Extending the range of fish that man finds tasty (only about a dozen of the hundreds of edible fish are commercially exploited today) would further increase the animal protein potential of the seas. New sound devices are being developed to help trawlers locate schools of fish. Far reaching plans for herding schools of fish. In much the same way as ranch­ ers herd cattle have also been discussed. These tech­ niques could eventually supply more than twice the total animal protein requirement for 30 billion people. Beefsteak Too There is hope for those who fee! they will never be able to tolerate a fish meal with the thought of a big, juicy, rare beefsteak in their minds. Beef, chicken, iamb and pork will someday be fattened on hay made from marine plants or land plants adapted to grow in or near salt water, therefore permitting increased meat production on a dwin­ dling amount of forage acreage. Tidewater drilling for oil beneath the sea bottom is already an extensive enterprise. Deep sea oil ex­ ploration is just around the corner with the develop­ ment of a deep-sea robot that can not only "see and hear" but has finger tip dexterity that will permit drilling at depths of up to 1,000 feet. The robot is operated from a fioating platform and has twin propellers through which it "hears," and tele­ vision eyes for seeing. Its metal fingers are sensitive enough to adjust valves and screws on wellheads far beneath the sea. Need More Fuel But even with these developments to get the last ounce out of the fuel reserve buried within the earth, the world is rapidly exhausting its fuel sup­ plies. The oceans on the other hand offer two potentially tremendous sources of power in the movement of the tides and the atomic fusion mate­ rials which sea water contains. The pending dam project at Passamaquoddy Bay, Maine is an example of how ocean tides can be har­ nessed to produce power. What happens, in effect, is that the huge amounts of water entering and leaving Passamaquoddy Bay with each high and low tide will be channeled through dams to turn large electric generators. At best, however, tidal movements can produce only a tiny fraction of man's enormous future power re­ quirements. Atomic fusion will eventually have to fill this need and the sea is the only place where adequate fusion materials are available. More and more, industry is looking to the sea to supply its demands for raw materials. Strangely enough, one of the biggest demands industry will probably make on the oceans is for fresh water, which is neces­ sary in large amounts for the production of many commodities, notably chemicals. Supplying fresh water for drinking and industry has been a problem in many areas recently. Seawater, however, contains all the fresh water anyone could possibly use, providing of course the salt and other mineral content were removed. Atomic Heat Many methods of desalting seawater are al­ ready available, some utilizing the Immense heat generated by atomic- reactors. The problem has been that the process was expensive. In this field, future generations will be able to kill two birds with one stone. The high initial cost of de-saltting seawater will be offset by the millions of tons of salt, magnesium, potassium, bromine, iodine, radium and other minerals which will be released from the seawater in the purification process. The mineral wealth of the oceans is not all sus­ pended in the seawater itself however. The floor of the ocean in certain spots is covered with naturally formed' nuggets of such metals as nickel, manganese, cobalt, etc. The amount of metals available in this form by dredging is thought to exceed all land re­ serves. Tools For Exploration Sound, high pitched or low, is the basic tool for exploring the depths and characteristics of the sea. The shape and slope of the bottom, the temperature, salinity, depth and plant content of the water can all be learned if we know how to properly interpret the way sound reacts at any given spot. Deafening Sonar, which is nothing; but a method of emit­ ting a signal and then waiting for It to bounce back Jto you again, has been the most used tool in underwater exploration. But bigger and big­ ger sound generators are in the works. The Navy has sound transmitters mounted beneath ships* keels which belt out signals so loud they knock limpets off the hull. New instruments and techniques for undersea ex­ ploration are coming along at-an ever-increasing rate to match the growing Interest man is taking in the watery portions of his planet. The years ahead will see many new developments on, in and under the sea. Seafarers who man the oceanographic ships are al­ ready functioning as an integral part in the explora­ tion of this vast potentially unknown storehouse that will have such an Important bearing on the life of all mankind. �JnlT U, liNi« SEAFARERS LOG '^7' '' MAN SHlfiS STUDYING OCEANS OF THE WORLI^ OPERATION.- DEEPSCAN Seafarers who sail as crewmembers aboard the research vessel R. W. Conrad are another example of SlU members who are helping to chart and un­ derstand the oceans of the world. The vessel recently completed on oround-the-world journey while performing valuable research on the con­ tours of the ^cean floor, tides, marine animal and plant life and sea water analysis. After leaving San Juan, major ports of call included Capetown, South Africa, Freemantle, Australia, Christchurch, Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand and the Panama Canal. Seafarers in the crew reported that one of the highlights of the trip occurred when they glimpsed their first penguins when the ship passed through the Ant­ arctic Ocean. Mernbers of the Conrad's engine department line up for the LOS photographer. Stand"9 engineers McDaniell and Hearn, and Seafarers Graham, Mullen, Rochewczyk, Pollard and Segentedt. The black gang reported the only hitch in the ship's 'round-theworld voyage took place when she had to put into Wellington for repairs. Chief Steward A. Wasaluk Frank Presti stow provisions. Tom McNeills takes charge of deck winch. The SiU-confracted research vessel Robert W. Conrad lies in her berth in San Juan harbor as crewmembers begin preparations for another cruise. Deck department mem­ ber James Spencer is seen working over the side to get the vessel ready for Operation "Deepscan." (r) and Black gang member Mullen (I) checks controls with the first assistant. Bosun James Spencer works over side. Soup tastes good to Pete Mallozzi. Crewrnembers aboard the Conrad tell San Juan port agent Angus Campbell of the pen. rlom i while taking it easy with a cup of coffee in the dicing MX; Rochowciyk, McNeills, Segerslodt, CampbelL Wiww." .h.t5T;cK"'' �SEA FA M rit'A' ft 018» PhiittM Mass. Rejects M Attacked By Fish Union By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Lightning Can Be Menace To Life Unlike the well known saying: that ligrhtning never strikes twles In the same place, it often does strike the same place many times. A tall structure like the Empire State building Is struck many times yearly. However, one strike is often sufficient to produce death, injury or property damage. It is estimated that a million thunderstorms occur throughout the world yearly, and lightning strikes an average of 30-60 bolts per year within a square mile of any location. The loss due to fires caused by lightning in the United States is estimated at $123 million yearly. Even more serious is the loss of 400 human lives annually and ap­ proximately 1000 cases of injury in this country. Many of these cases could have been avoided if people- knew how to act during a thunder­ storm. Many people are afraid of lightning and many more do not iCeeping up with the latest progress of the Philadelphia Phil­ understand this phenomenon of nature according to John C. Kacharian lies, James Aniislrong (I] and'John Schaller (r) watch a writing in a recent issue of TODAY'S HEALTH. television |}all game while they wait for a job call at the Lightning is caused by vertical winds: even in a limited area the activity of these winds can cause thunderstorms. In a thundercloud, Philadelphia hall. Armstrong sails as a steward and Schaller ascending winds carry positive electrical charges while descending holds a baker's rating. winds carry negative charges. The action which takes place is amazing. Basically, there are large amounts of vapor from which the > cloud produces snow, ice and rain. over. Never get under a lone tree These elements are m constant in the open, it's better to lie down state of motion, swirling and mix­ until the storm passes. If you are ing through the action of ascend­ swimming or boating, leave the ing and descending wlnas. This water immediately. Avoid all high­ friction of motion caused a build­ est places; if on a mountain go to up of electrical charges and when the lower level. If driving, it's WASHINGTON—SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines has urged there is a sufficient quantity, the best to pull off the side of the the Interstate Commerce Commission to suspend or strike cloud must equalize itself. It does road until the thunderstorm out proposed rail rate reductions on volume shipments of this by passing the electrical passes. plastics from Texas City,-* charge to another cloud or to the If you are at home avoid open Tex., to Kenilworth, N. J. Edgewater, N. J., and the Texas earth itself where an opposite In its petition, Seatrain port. charge exists thus producing windows, bathing or use of elec­ The new rail rates, to become lightning. The details of this pro­ trical appliances. Many homes ana charged that the reductions not duction of lightning is somewhat buildings are protected by light­ only are illegal and discrimina^ effective August 1, are called "in­ tory but will be a serious blow te centive rates," in the tariff filed complicated. Suffice to say that ning arrester systems. If a person is struck by light­ •the ship line's service between with the ICC. They call for a re­ the forces dT lightning between a duction from $1.33 per 100 pounds cloud and the earth may be as high ning, immediate first aid should be given by any one In the im­ to $1.04 per 100 pounds for a min­ as one billion volts. imum shipment of 100^000 pounds Directly concerning us is the mediate vicinity. First aid treat­ of bulk polyethelene, and for 90 possible devastating effects on our ment is the same as that for any cents per 100 pounds for a mini­ lives of these thunderstorms. The electrical shock. As it may cause mum shipment of 115,000 pounds. greatest number of injuries and temporary paralysis and breathing Appeal To Courta deaths occur to persons in nmal failure, mouth to mouth resuscita­ President of Seatrain John Welor open places. Campers, golfers, tion should be commenced at once. ler also i^id that if the ICC did swiiiiiiiei's or any one who happens This is vital or the brain may be not act on the line's request, Sea­ to be in an open area during a severely damaged by anoxemia. train would take its. plea to the thunder-storm are vulnerable. Do not delay resuscitation even Federal courts. He noted that sim­ Lightning strikes the highest ob­ long enough to summon help. If WASHINGirON — Some 20,000 ilar spot rail rate reductions on ject and people who run under there is another person available, a tree when caught in a storm send him for a* doctor. Continue men and women—most of them pulp board from Savannah, Ga., to federal this port had forced his company are exposing themselves to danger the mouth to mouth breathing un­ young—^have accepted as lightning often strikes lone til it is clearly evident or a doctor govemmenit's challenge to help to suspend that service last year. In the petition, Seatrain said trees. Also, a person standing in pronounces the patient dead. disadvantaged youtli find a place an open area where there are no Other first aid measures as cover­ in the nation's economia Ufa- and the rates: are not true "Incentive tall objects is in danger. A wire ing the body for warmth and rais­ have taken examinations to qual­ rates," that they are designed to fence is an excellent conductor of ing the legs higher than the head ify for appointment as advisers give the radlroajds a monopoly on all plastics, ^pped from TexsB lightning and should be avoided. should be instituted. When the and counselors. Many of them fresh • from col­ City to the detriment of the rfiip Passengers in boats and swim­ person is revived do not allow him mers are excellent targets, for to walk until you are certain there lege classrooms, they poiu-ed into line, and that they will benefit Federal-State Employment Serv­ Monsanto Chemloal Co., which is lightning. Lightning can enter a Is no leg paralysis. house by striking a power line and The great power and destructive ice offices in such numbers that located in Texas dty, and dis­ follow the lines into the house or force of lightning also h?is its it was impossible to handle their criminate against other plastic not located in that strike the house directly. beneficial effect, namely the pro­ applications in advance of the manufacturers port. examinations, which had to be A person is protected if in an duction of nitrogen fertilizer. Plastic products involved in the automobile if the shell is all steel. Lightning causes the nitrogen and held in two sections instead of the rail rate cuts constitute about 27 A convertible does not afford this oxygen in the air to combine in the anticipated one. per cent of the traffic carried by protection. Aircraft have safety form of nitric oxide gas which is Only about 2,000 of those who Seatrain from Texas City to Edgefeatures to protect vulnerable carried to the earth by the rain pass the tests will be selected to water. Loss of that traffic would areas and radar so the pilot can forming nitrate. It is estimated, help fit young people without put the shop operation in the red. spot and go around the thunder­ according to Mr. Kacharian, that skills into jobs or training courses. storms. approximately 100 million tons of Secretary of Labor W. Willard If a thunderstorm develops fixed nitrogen settles to the earth Wirtz, whose department admin­ while you are out in the open, head annually thu% giving a natural isters the program, said nonfor the nearest building and re­ fertilizer so necessary for the collegians with experience in counseling or working with under­ main there until the storm is growth of crops. Seafarers seeking other than privileged youth also are eligible. emergency care at the US Those who do receive appoint­ Public Health Service out­ ments will undergo training at 25 patient clinic in New York cooperating universities in all have been asked to telephone, parts of the country. Plans orig­ EXAMS THIS PERIOD! April 1 -April 30, 1964 wire or write in advance -for inally called for training at 20 an appointment to assure bet­ Seamen Wives Children TOTAL Port institutions. Wirtz said the addi­ ter care and avoid long periods 57 164 21 242 Baltimore... tional facilities "will aid us sub­ of waiting. The USPHS facili­ 8 134 8 150 stantially in conducting a crash Houston ty, at Hud.son & Jay Streets, training program." 11 10 75 54 Mobile NYC, says it is being swamped 15 15 At the time he announced the 232 262 New Orleans. by "walk-in" patients who program, Wirtz asked the- aid of have ample time to make ad­ 62 52 370 484 New York the AFL-CIO in recruiting pro­ vance appointments. Unless 16 23 164 203 Philadelphia spective trainees. Qualifying exthey require emergency care. 17 13 61 31 San Juan* amihations were held last week in Seafarers are asked to writa Federal-State Emplojrment Serv­ the clinic af 67 Hudson St., 142 1,477 TOTAL .......v.... ice offices. Training in most cases New York 13, or call BArclay will begin July 13 and continue 7-6150 before they come in. *8/21/64 to 4/20/64 uptU Sept. Seatrain Challenges Rail Rate Reduction 20,000 Apply For U.S. Youth Training Jobs BOSTON — Strong opposition from the SlU-affiliated Atlantie Fishermen's Union has resulted in legislation being killed this ses­ sion in the state legislature that would hava allowed the Metro­ politan Distriet Commission to op­ erate seagoing incinerators for dumping refuse in Greater Boston communities. The bill sailed smoothly through three readings in the leglegislature before protests from James Ackert, president of the AFU and the state marine advi­ sory commission resulted in it be­ ing pigeon-holed for^the session. Ackert was joined in ptrotesting also by Manuel Lewis, executive director of the Gloucester Fisher­ ies Commission. Telegrams were sent in protest by several water­ front imions to Governor Peabody and Ackert appeared personally tofight against the measure on the grounds that the dumping of ash and other material at sea posed a serious problem for the filing industry. Last fall, two Harvard profes­ sors, Lester Silverman and Melvln W. First, proposed burning refuse aboard a converted World War II Liberty ship, and dumping the ash at sea. Burning would begin out­ side the three mile limit. The residue would have been dumped 20 miles out. Ackert said he understood unburnable items, such as car bodies, would be dumped. "That would ruin the nets of our fishing boats. The nets are dragged along the bottom, and they would become snagged on these junk cars," he explained. The union leader emphasieed that his group: was not against anything that will benefit the pub­ lic "but we want to know first what the bill is aU about." RECEiviNe Mors THAMONB COPY OF THE SAME * •• CUPAllMAiU p«wr PHS Clinic Asks Advance Notice SlU Clinie Exams-All Ports —ANDratUBN lABElSSOUe �July Mi 'im * P«(« liftec* ,.'f- S E AFA R E*RTB:. l.O*?. ^ ^ Aid In Most States Limited To Very Poor By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Ship's Delegate Has Responsibility Kerr-Mills Medical Plan Neglects Needs Of Aged "Courage that grows from constitution often foresakes a man when WASHINGTON—Most states which have Kerr-Mills Act programs of medical assistance he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts for the aged disqualify all but the poorest applicants under stringent means tests, accord­ in a uniform manner." A good ship's delegate—that is, a good trade unionist—does not hesi­ ing to an analysis in a Department of Health, Education and Welfare publication. tate to see to it that his Job is well done, because he has the courage An article in the depart-"*" of his convictions. to $1,000. A life insurance imposed by 21 other states, pri­ ment's monthly publication. amount A non-courageous, diluted state of complacency appears to be char­ policy has a cash surrender value marily because the income is acteristic of some members aboard ships at sea today, however. In Welfare in Review, explores of $500. The only close relatives above that permitted in the state state eligibility rules as they are a family of four whose annual means test. As of April, 19 states short, we find that: • Many will not take ship's delegates jobs. would affect typical individuals, income is $6,000. These facts are had no MAA program in effect. • There is a lack of interest. Even the 10 states with the retired on an income barely ade­ matched aginst the medical assist­ • Shipboard meetings are not held regularly. quate to meet ordinary living ance for the aged (MAA) regula­ most generous eligibility rules • Beefs seldom are settled at sea. costs. In only a few states would tions In the 31 states and four differed greatly in benefits pro­ • Beefs are not turned in within 72 hours. (This is not a must, of the person of modest means be other jurisdictions which had vided: course, for "automatic overtime" or delayed sailings.) eligible for assistance. In the Kerr-Mills programs in effect as • Florida—The individual's in­ • The attitude is leave it up to the boarding patrolman on arrival. great majority of states, he would of last April. come is too high to qualify for The responsibilities of delegates at sea are similar, generally, in all flunk the means test. Stringent Requirements benefits. The couple qualifies and respects to those of official delegates ashore: they are designed to pro­ Examples used to Illustrate the In only five states would both will get the full $375 in hospital tect the rights and benefits of seafarers everywhere. problem of hospital and medical oases be eligible for some degree costs, but nothing for physician This calls at all times for a genuine desire, conscience, courage, con­ care for the elderly include a of MAA assistance, and only in services. viction, action, ability and determination on the part of delegates to single elderly person with an an­ Pennsylvania would all bills be • Idaho—The individual qual­ see that the job is done well. nual Income from all sources of fully covered for both the single ifies for full payment of all ex­ The following are long-standing SIU rules for ship's delegates that $1,850 a year and an aged couple individual and the couple. In penses, but the couple's income should be redigested: with an income totaling $3,000. four other states, only the couple is too high to receive any. Overall, the guidepoints apply equally to all departments. Here's a Other elements are the same In would be eligible for benefits and • Louisiana—Both the individ­ few of your essential duties if you're a delegate. If you're not, It's a both cases. The hospital bill Is in one other state, only the single ual and the couple qualify for good idea to know them anyway. $375; the doctor's bill is $125. individual would qualify. Neither full hospital payment, but neither 1—Check each man's book and see that he is in good standing. Savings and other liquid assets case would meet the qualifications meets income requirements for 2—Be sure each man has been shipped through the union hiring hall. doctor bills. Be sure each crewmember shows an assignment card when he boards • Massachusetts — The single the ship. person will receive $325 of the 3—Before entering a pay-off port the delegate should prepare a list $375 hospital cost and the full of those men who wish to pay dues and what amounts they will be $125 doctor payment; the couple paying. These lists are helpful to the patrolman who will be paying— will be eligible for $75 towards off your ship and then his time can be devoted to settling those items hospital costs and the $125 doctor under dispute or that need cleaning-up. fee. 4—Be sure all men in your department turn in their overtime as soon The boycott wall around Fidel Castro's Cuba, built and • New Hampshire—The single as worked, but in any case no later than 72 hours later, depending maintained by American hands, threatens to crumble as more person is not eligible for any on your contract's provision. benefits; the couple will receive 5—Instruct members of your department to keep an accurate record and more U. S. allies yank their fingers from the dike. Government policy since • the full amount. of their overtime in the event any dispute arises. 6—Avoid one-sided allocation of overtime work; see that the work the Caribbean island fell into and the case went to the National • New Jersey — Single person Communist hands has been to Labor Relations Board which ruled receives $363 towards hospital bill is divided as equally as possible. 7—Be sure all overtime is turned in to the department head, whether dry up all normal trade channels the longshoremen must end their plus full physician fee; couple It is disputed or not. Any overtime that is not submitted cannot be from Free World countries, but refusal to work or face unfair labor receives full payment. . „ the ^ ILA _ Individual mfjivKiuai recollected. There is no point in arguing with anyone aboard ship about the darkening cloud of rising ocean practices. Subsequently New York — re-ooi, for hosoital exnensea disputed overtime. If the issue can't be settled immediately, turn the shipping and industrial aid to Cuba won the right in higher courts to j . ^^5 of the physician's fee; facts over to the union patrolman when he comes aboard. Let him by the countries friendly to the refuse to assist a vessel that trades; United States points to further ^ ItH C'dStFOt settle it for you. the couple receive $50 for each. An important job is to prepare the draw list—if they are customary serious weakening of the block- -That there has been a major • Oklahoma — Individual not I failure of U.S. policy is graphicalon your ship. Each department delegate makes a list of the men in ade. eligible; couple gets full payment The latest figures from the Marly illustrated in a breakdown of his department and how much of a draw he wants. This list is to be • Pennsylvania—Both individ­ turned over to the captain by the ship's delegate, who also should in­ Itime Administration reveal a total the blacklist statistics. Of the 227 ual and couple get full benefits. of 227 ships from allied countries ships on the survey, 84 are British, quire when a draw can be expected. • West Virginia — Individual Each department delegate should see to it that no member of his stopping at Cuban ports. And the' 43 Greek, 51 Lebanese, 10 Italian department leaves the ship until his relief or replacement is aboard. United Kingdom, in addition to' and five Spanish — all supposedly not eligible; couple gets full pay­ ment. The delegate should also be notified by a crewmember when he gives having the largest number of ships j staunch U.S. friends, his 24-hour notice of quitting or asking a relief so there will be no on the U.S. blacklist, has made fur­ dispute later. These matters always are especially important to insure ther moves to crack the blockade with the announcement that nego­ against sailing shorthanded. That an "SIU Ship Is A Clean Ship" has basis in fact. Your depart­ tiations have commenced for the PITTSBURGH—A coal barge on the Ohio River is one of the ment living quarters should be clean and livable from sign-on to sign- construction of two specialized most unlikely settings for selling culture—least of all symphonic off. Everyone growls when he comes aboard a dirty, disorderly ship. tankers for the transport of sul­ music—but Robert Boudreau and his American Wind Symphony Remember this and turn over the ship to your relieving crew in a good phuric acid to the Communist is­ I Orchestra are doing just that along the Ohio as they float down­ condition. Patrolmen have been instructed to check rooms periodically land. stream from Pittsburgh to Paducah. during their visits. CASTRO'S CREDIT RATING Boudreau and his seagoing orchestra are in the midst of their There is no use trying to minimize the job of the delegate. Any way Premier Castro, h i s country's you look at it, it's a man-sized job. eighth season of admission-free concerts, played aboard a con­ economy on a most uneven keel, A great many more of the delegate's duties could be listed, but that still is able to buy trucks and verted coal barge, Point Counterpoint, to Ohio River communities. would give the impression that he is supposed to memorize what he is buses on credit, and shipyards in This year's cruise includes nearly 90 concerts and takes them to supposed to do and what not to do." Instead, the Union feels that Spain have offered to sell him ad­ 35 river and lage towns. flexibility in disposing of problems Is superior to a rigid set of rules. ditional vessels on credit. The The orchestra plays long-hair music to crowds assembled along­ One thing the delegate can do is keep his eyes open for good union tanker work in Scotland is esti­ side the barge on the docks, but sometimes listeners gather round reading material. Meetings, too, are good places for the men to learn mated to cost $1.9 million. on river boats also. Children come to listen to children's concerts more about their union and to sound off on issues of mutual interest. There is little doubt that the and get a close-up view of instruments and find out how they work. So long as there are ships sailing, beefs will be a shipboard factor. blacklist program, which came into The rains come, too, and then the musicians invite the audience Settling these beefs to the satisfaction of all is one of the primary being after the 1962 missile crisis. to come aboard the converted barge to wait it out, as in Pitts­ functions of the Union. However, keeping down the number of small, Is heading toward complete fail­ burgh recently when one concert ended in thunderstorm. petty beefs will give strength to the sound, legitimate ones that will ure, at least in the direction of That the strains of contemporary symphonic music flourish in be much easier to square away. foreign shipowners. In fact, the such an unusual setting largely is due to Boudreau's combination Personal beefs are just that and no more. They don't involve the number of ships trading with Cuba of talents as a musician, innovator and practical entrepreneur. Union or your shipments and shouldn't be interpreted that way. is rising at a rapid rate. All of Symphonic wind ensembles are by no means unknown. But the The best way to insure success in your overtime dispute is to be the ships on the list have made Wind Symphony that plays up and down the Ohio—made up of certain they're legitimate. If you have an overtime beef, get it in a total of 570 port calls since the 57 pieces combining woodwinds, brass, precussion, piano and harp at the right time—don't wait until the last minute. action was initiated in January of —largely Is Boudreau's creation. Let's also remember that seamen are men—first, last and always. 1963. A new government policy allow­ No crewmember should attempt to lord it over his shipmates. Union The players include music students, teachers and professionals brothers have a joint purpose. Unrated men and newcomers shouldn't ing vessels in the Cuban trade to from the U. S., France, Holland, Japan and Ireland who get a fixed be bullish nor scoffed at for their sincere efforts. They have the same be delisted if owners pledged not stipend for the season. rights and are entitled to the same breaks, benefits and protection as to use the ships after long term This year the symphony, together with the music department any other union member. charters expire has not generally of Carnegie Institute of Technology, undertook something new If you're a crusading spirit, channel ideas to benefit your shipmates helped to decrease the number of during its Pittsburgh stay—the first international symposium for and the Union. In the old days, big winds were used to good advantage. ships being added to the blacklist. wind symphony. The International Longshore­ Today, they're a liability. Keep a safety valve on your hot air. Guest soloist—among them bassoonist Thom de Klerk of Hol­ Cooperation can carry us all a long way. Delegates should cooperate men's Association recently won the land—gave individual and group instruction and played in con­ with the men who have selected them as their representatives; But right to refuse to work on the certs. Composers, including Alan Hovhaness' of the U. S. and the crew must also cooperate with the delegates. Joint effort will keep delisted British freighter Tulsc Toshiro Mayuzuml of Japan, also took part. your boat in good shape. And what's more, all hands will find tliat Hill. Dockworkers boycotted the shipboard life can be pleasant and worthwhile. vessel for more than five months US. Allies Hinder Cuba Blockade Policy Coal Barge Goes Longhair / �raki stxtbea * . Ml .T| Labor Dept. Reports On 'Average' Worker SEAFJtnKRl^tOa .JU|t ,M. INi Lifeboat Class No. 110 Qraduatos WASHINGTON—A new Department of Labor manpower study on the working life of the average employee shows several interesting trends reflecting the changing nature of the country's economy. One-* of the highlights of the study tinning need for a retrainable and was that the average- em­ highly diversified work force." "The ability to adjust to change ployee will make six job changes and continual training have be­ throughout his working career. The new figures, the Depart­ come requisites for workers In our ment stressed, "bear out the con- modem industrial society." The report shows a reversal in a long term trend. The work life of men declined between 1950 and 1960 by one-half year. At the same time, life expectancy for males rose by one year. The one-half year decrease is in contrast to a six-year Increase between 1900 and 1940 and a 31'i-year increase between 1940 and 1950. The reasons for a decline in the work life include a longer training WASHINGTON—Claims that the period prior to entering upon a private shipyard Industry is up work career and a drop in the age against an unfair economic threat of retirement. from the U.S. Navy were made re­ The percentage of males re­ cently by the president of the tiring before their 65th birthday Shipbuilders Council of America. has risen to 25 percent in 1960 Edwin M. Hood, In a letter from 10 percent in 1950. to a top Navy official, claimed The Increase In early retire­ that just as private yards can build ships more cheaply than navy ment Is due, the study points out, yards, they can repair and alter to the continued liberalization of social security benefits and cover­ titem more cheaply too. age, an Increase in private pension The shipbuilding executive plans some with compulsory re­ pointed out that less material and tirement provisions, and the mora labor is involved in repair decline In farm employment and work than in new construction. non-agricultural self-employment. Ha cited other factors in his at­ Some other facta mentioned in tempt to emphasize this "oddity" the report were: In the free enterprise system: • Labor force participation for • Naval shipyard costs range to men reaches a peak in the^early 20.3 per cent higher than private 30s and remains relatively stable yards on repairs and alteration. at a level of over 93 percent until • Nearly twice as many people age 50. are employed In the naval yards • At age 40 life expectancy has as in the private yards. declined to 31 years and work life The Department said the Re­ expectancy to 24 with seven years port "again demonstrates that still expected in retirement. Private Yards Rap Costs Of Navy Shipyards Successful graduates of Lifeboat Class 110 smile happily for the photographer upon com­ pletion of the Coast Guard course conducted at New York headquarters. The picture was originally scheduled to appear in an earlier issue of the LOG, but engraving difficulties held it up to the present time. Members of the graduating class are {front, l-r) Richard KripaItis, Ivanhoe Johnson; middle row, Arch Busby. Emile Lang, Shukur Mohammed, Jake Tucker, H. C. Burnsed; rear, Christos Aspiotis, Tom Lados, Herman Rogge, James B. Shamburger, Jack B. Davis, Hrafn Valdimarsson and instructor Arne Bjornsson. Get Certificate Before Leaving Seafarers are advised to se­ cure a master's certificate at all times when they become ill Or injured aboard ship. The right to demand a master's cer­ tificate verifying illness or InJury aboard a vessel is guaran­ teed by law. New Marine Engine Produced By British LONDON—British enginers have unveiled a new, power­ ful marine diesel engine which may well outperform those of Swiss and Scandinavian design which have long dominat­ ed the maritime industry. Called the Doxford 76 J.9, the new unit is the first of By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS mlttee. The bill always had been opposed by the chairman, Senator A. Willis Robertson (D., Va.). He was joined in voting against it by The "truth in lending" bill proposed by Senator Paul A. Douglas several Democrats—John Sparkman (Ala.), Edward Long (Mo.), and (D., Hi.) was killed by one of the most powerful assemblages of busi­ Thomas Mclntyre (N. Hamp.). Long himself has investments in Mis­ ness organizations that ever set out to beat a bill intended to protect souri banks and loan companies, and the St. Louis Dispatch had urged the living standards of moderate-income families. him to abstain from voting because of his self-interest in the outcome. The Douglas bill, as you know, would have required lenders and But the surprises turned out to be Senator Mclntyre who had been stores to tell the true annual Interest rate they charge you on loans expected to favor "truth In lending," bill and Senator Harrison A. and Installment purchases. Except on mortgages, no lenders or stores Williams (D., N.J.) who did not appear for the final vote despite pre­ now state the true annual rates. They may state their charges as a vious support in a sub-committee vote. monthly percentage on the declining balance; for example, 3 per cent Republicans who voted against the bill were Senators Wallace Ben­ a month on a small loan, or II/2 per cent a month on a department nett (Utah), John Tower (Texas), Milward Simpson (Wyo.) and Peter store revolving credit account. But they do not disclose that the 3 per Dominlck (Colo.). Senator Bennett, one of the most vociferous fighters cent a month is 36 per cent a year, or that the lYz per cent a month Is against the "truth In lending" bill, is the brother of a Salt Lake City 18 per cent annual interest. department store executive who also Is a leading official of the Na­ Or, they may state the rate as a dollar charge on the original amount. tional Retail Merchants Association. But a credit fee of $10 per $100 for financing household appliances or a Voting for the "truth In lending" bill were Douglas, Joseph Clark used car, is really a true annual rate of close to 20 per cent. (D., Pa.), William Proxmire (D., Wise.), Maurine Neuberger (D., Ore.) The deceptive ways in which finance charges are stated have made and Jacob Javits (R., N.Y.). a fertile ground for overcharges. Working people and the nation's You still can have the last word: economy Itself, have been harmed in two ways: (I) by outright gouges, 1. Senator Douglas has announced he will reintroduce his bill. Con­ with many families Induced to pay such true interest rates as 30 to sumer spokesmen are urging that families write to both the Senators 100 per cent and even more when buying on installments, and (2) the who opposed (to urge them to reconsider), and to the Senators who steady erosion of family purchasing power through constant use of In­ favored the bill (to thank them and ask their contlnQed support). stallment credit even at relatively moderate charges of 12 per cent. 2, Learn the facts about how to shop for lowest cost credit, how to The Douglas bill to require disclosure of true annual rates was use credit judiciously, and tell these facts to other families. backed by labor unions, co-ops, credit unions, savings banks and con­ You need to know two points particularly: First, If the finance charge sumer organizations. But It was bitterly—and successfully—fought by a Is stated as a monthly percentage, the true annual rate Is 12 times the massive array of business associations. Including the National Retail monthly rate. Secondly, If the finance charge is a dollar amount on the Merchants Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National original balance, the true annual rate is approximately double. Foundation for Consumer Credit, the National Finance Association This happens because the dealer or lender figures the finance charge (finance companies) and the American Bar Association. on the original balance you owe. But since you pay back each month, The leading antagonist of the bill proved to be John Hazen, Wash­ your average debt Is only about half the original amount. On a debt ington lobbyist for the National Retail Merchants Association. The of $100 to be repaid In 12 months, the first month you owe $100; the department stores that make up the association, in recent years have second, $91.67, etc. If you add up the remaining balance each month been heavily promoting revolving credit or "budget charge accounts," and divide by the number of months you repay, you will find that your which often require true interest of 18 per cent a year. average debt (in this example) is $54.16. Say the finance charge is $6 The Bar Asociation Is believed to have joined the fight against per $100. Divide the $54 average balance Into $6. The true rate Is 11.1 "truth in lendine" because some lawyers on its credit committee have per cent. If the term of repaying Is shorter or longer than one year, ties to finance companies. the rate has to be adjusted correspondingly. For example, if a dealer After squeaking through a sub-committee vote by 5 to 4. the "truth charges you $6 on a debt of $100 repaid la six months, the true annual la lending" hill finally was killed by the full Senate Banking Corn- rate would Jump to> 21 per cent.. 'Truth In Lending' Bill Killed a range extending to 23,000 b.h.p. and is claimed to be lighter, smaller and cheaper than any other existing propulsion unit of comparable horsepower. William Doxford & Sons, build­ ers of the unit, said it Is lighter by 160 tons, about six feet shorter in length and costs up to 13 per cent less to manufacture. The com­ pany presently is carrying out testbed trials with the new engine. As an example of the engine's reduced size, Doxford said It could be Installed in an existing ma­ chinery space and increase horse­ power by some 30 per cent. Another special feature which will be of tremendous advantage to shipowners Is that It has been agreed with overeeas licensees to build all engines to the Doxford pattern, thereby facilitating a uni­ versal interchangeabillty of spare parts. The new engine uses cheap heavy oil as fuel and is the only large marine diesel in the world operating with opposed piston systems. . It has nine cylinders with three exhaust gas-driven turbo blowers, has a continuous service rating of 20,000 b.h.p. at 115 r.p.m., and is arranged'for re­ mote control. A number of shipowners al­ ready have expressed Interest in the new engine, including tanker operators and berth line com­ panies. Inquiries have been re­ ceived from British, Portuguese, Spanish, Belgian and Rumanian Interests, the company said. The first engine will be used in a 64,000-ton deadweight tanker owned by Doxford and scheduled for completion in May, 1965. It •will bo chartered by Shell Tankers Ltd. �fwrff4, 1M4 SElKAtLERi . P4C* pcTfBteea LOG COPE Director Outlines labor's Election Goals By 1.1. McAuley, West Coast Representative S.F. Convention Provides Excitement The Republicans started off their Convention at the Cow Palace, here In San Francisco with a iot of noise and excitement. The youngsters, at least are not Republican supporters, since the Party bought up most of the TV stations In the evening hours. Ail you could get on all chan­ nels was the convention—no drugstore cowboys. Governor Rockefeller doesn't care for the Grand Old Party too much either right now. He was allotted ten minutes on the platform to talk against the right extremist and was booed 22 times. It was evident that the Goldwater crowd had control of the convention right from the beginning. According to the Republicans they were never at fault for starting any of the wars but sure blame the Democrats for all of them—wonder to me they didn't blame the Democrats for all the fog on the West Coast. Shipping has been good for the past several weeks although we are running short of ABs and Black Gang men. It looks excellent for the next several weeks, too. Payoffs during the week were the Longview Victory; S. T. Wilton; Alcoa Marketer; Iberville; and the new cable ship, the Long Lines. Intransits were: Los Angeles; Ocean Dinny; Pennraar; and Antinous. Expected for the coming week are the Ames Victory, a possible payoff; and the-^ Choctaw. years as Bos'n on the Fairport Is On the beach we have J. M. taking a vacation, and John RosRogers, who sails as a wiper, with kamp, who is keeping a steady eye long standing in the Union. He on Long Acres these days. just piled off the Steel Worker after a round-the-world-trip. He is now waiting for a ship to just the Far East. He wants to see the Geisha Girls in Japan. Vince Palmer just piled off the Arthur Huddell when she laid up. The former cable feeder for the Long (Continued from page 7) Lines in the Pacific waited for the a telephO'ne message over the Long Lines to come in and made telegraphic cable in the 1870s that the Engine Utility on her. telephone signals lose too much Richard Spencer is out of the power after a 3,000-mile trip Gulf area and is trying his hand through a cable. Hence, when shipping out of this area. Harold transatlantic telephone did Fowler is an old timer, just out emerge in the late 1920s, its ad­ of the hospital and doing nicely. vent came by radio, not by cable. He is headed for Seattle, figuring In the early 1940s, Bell Labora­ to ship out of there for a change. tories and others began testing One of our members went to amplifiers (repeaters) that could the U.S. Coast Guard here on be placed along a cable under the Sansome Street for the records of ocean. his discharges. And what do you Repeaters Prove Successful think was asked of him? "If he These repeaters proved their cared to have them in a book?" worth in the early 1950s on two Seems like the attempt will be to push the old Copeland books cables laid between Florida and which we have went on the record Cuba. This led to joint planning as being against in 1939—even and finally laying in 1956 of the first transatlantic telephone cable picketed against—What Next! Shipping picked up somewhat in by Long Lines, the British Post Wilmington during this period Office and Canadian Overseas with 29 jobs shipped to the Penn- Telecommunication Corporation. The pot-bellied repeaters, which mar, Los Angeles, Beloit Victory, make the whole thing possible, Ocean Dinny and Seamar, intransit; and the Longview Victory are among the most reliable.elec­ which paid off coastwise and tronic instruments ever built. So signed on foreign here. The out­ far, not one has failed. Spliced look for the next two weeks is fair into the cable every 20 miles, they with six ships scheduled to arrive. keep hoo.sting the telephone signal Pat Coiiley who was last on the back up to full power. The cable itself, just slightly Losmar, has had several weeks rest and relaxation and is ready to thicker than a garden hose, is go. He would like to take a Sea- relatively .simple. A small steel Land ship because he says they Wire core gives it strength. Two are the best. Carmine Mancino, thin tubes of copper, one inside who last shipped on the Beloit the other but separated by a Victory, got off at Wilmington for plastic insulator, carry the signals. a few weeks vacation and a honey­ A tough outer jacket keeps out the water and corrosive salts. moon. He just got married. All these miles of cable might Edward C. Caudill, gut off the San Juan on the East Coast Just appear to make satellite commu­ a few days ago although he would nication unnecessary, but a Long like to have stayed on since it Lines spokesman disagrees. Some was coming back to the West 5.3 million overseas telephone Coast. But he had an important calls were made worldwide last date on July 17 that just wouldn't year, and by 1980, "we'll be count­ wait, lie had a date at the altar ing the calls by tlie-'tens of with the new Mrs. Caudill. It seems millions," he said. to be honeymoon season in Wil­ This premise is based on the mington these days. .fact that as soon as dependable In Seattle, payoffs have been overseas service is available its made on the Fairport, Seattle, use increases tremendously. Satel­ Antinous and Pilot Rock so far lites, however, will provide an allthis month. Expected payoffs are important alternative, says Long the Anchorage and Transorleans. Lines. The reason, says Long Lines, Oldtimers on the beach are Steve Theyer, who, after three is that, although technical de­ velopments have increased the capacity of cables—including one whereby extra conversations can be interspersed into the pauses of other conversations — satellites offer many more times the cir­ cuits of cables. Cable Ship Links Orient COPE Needs Foot Soldiers To Achieve Election Success By Alexander E. Barkan, National Director AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education Tension, excitement and suspense—these are staples in year is no different. Indeed, it may pale its predecessors, for electrifying political drama is present: 1:—A President thrust unexIn view of the impending pectedly into his role follow­ ing a shattering national Presidential and Congression­ tragedy. 2—An out-party with a free-forall going for its presidential nomi­ nation and with a stepped-up pro­ gram to capture votes in its tra­ ditional weak spots, the big cities. 3—A group of liberal Senators —The Class of 1958—up for re­ election. 4—A House of Representatives needing only 20-25 more liberals to break out of the horse latitudes and achieve a legislative record of greatness. 5—Accelerated political activity by the business and medical com­ munities, and by right wing ex­ tremist groups. These are the elements. Let's see how they shape up with roughly four months to go before election day, November 3. THE PRESIDENT — All the professional polls show President Johnson running well ahead of any so-far mentioned Republican can­ didate. Month after month, the polls show 70 percent or more of TTMITATTI i|i|P iliiiil 34^X1. DO NOTBU^ Action in'the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are producpd under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) J. 4. 3. S, S. S. 3;> 4' 4' Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4) i i. "Judy Bond" Blouses (Int'l Ladies Garment Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzserald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4' 4< 4< J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4i 4 4> Kingsport Press "World Book," "Chlldcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4« 4' 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) al elections in the Fall, the LOG is printing this article hy Alexander E. Barkan, the Na­ tional Director of the AFLCIO Committee on Political Education (COPE). the people like the way the Presi­ dent is doing hie job. Even in tra­ ditional GOP strongholds in the farm belt. President Johnson's popularity ie striking. Recent polls in Iowa and the Dakotas reflected from 65-70 percent approval among the people of Johnson's per­ formance in office. But he still has a long path to travel hetween now and election day, and the specter of 1948 is enough to haunt any candidate seemingly so favored. That was the year everyone had the people voting for Thomas E. Dewey— everyone but the people. They voted for Harry Truman. Taking nothing for granted. President Johnson can be expected to wage a hard campaign for re­ election. He has promised he will. THE "OUTS'—A donnybrook is going on for the Republican presi­ dential nomination. Inconclusive primaries have left several major contenders, any one of whom could grab the nomination. And there is always the possibility of a dark horse candidate galloping late onto the scene to snatch the prize, as Wendell Willkie did in 1940. Stepped-Up Activity To boost the chances of their presidential candidate — and con­ gressional and senatorial candi­ dates as well-Republicans are step­ ping up their activities in major industrial cities, heretofore their areas of greatest weakness. They're throwing $9.5 million into a campaign in 10 big cities in states which control 220 of the 270 electoral votes required to elect a President. In short, they are invading traditionally Democratic areas in hopes of siphoning off enough votes to supplement usually strong outstate Republican voting, and thereby to achieve victory. THE SENATE — Thirty-five senate seats are at stake, 26 held by Democrats, nine held by Re­ publicans. The present split is 6733 for the Democrats. Of particular interest is the fate of members of the "Class of 1958," mostly liberals who, if re­ elected, will acquire the seniority necessary to attain responsible committee leadership positions. It is committee chairman who flash the "stop" or "go" signs on key legislation. The logical conse­ quence of more liberal committee leaders is more liberal legislation. THE HOUSE — The big stum­ bling block to progressive govern­ ment is, and has been for years, the House of Representatives, where a conservative coalition has tripped up liberal legislation with frustrating regularity. Democrats currently control the House, 255 to 178 (there were two vacancies at the time of writing). But all too often good proposals are thwarted by the coalition mustering enough votes to defeat the combined strength of liberal Democrats and Republicans. The possibility exists, however, every election year, and this everything that contributes to that enough additional liberals can be elected to break the strength of the coalition on key measures. BUSINESS. lyiEDICINE, THE RIGHT WING — Looming as potent political forces are the vocal, militant, richly - financed right wing, and the newly-organ­ ized political arms of business and medicine. This year will provide the first major political test for the right wing extremists—^the John Birch Society, Americans for Constitu­ tional Action, and other groups dedicated to reactionary govern­ ment. In 1962 they scored some alarming successes in their few areas of concentration. This year, they will be involved in more cam­ paigns with better organization and greater know-how. And they have marked for elimination the same liberal Senate Class of '58 mentioned earlier. Big Business Active In addition to the right wing, big business more than ever in the past will be up to its neck in politics. BIPAC, the BusinessIndustry Political Action Commit­ tee, enters the scene for its first full-blown campaign effort. Spawned by the National Associ­ ation of Manufacturers, BIPAC is shooting for a $1 million fund to throw into the campaigns of con­ servative candidates. There is AMPAC, too, the American Medical Political Action Committee, political arm of the American Medical Association. Effective and well-heeled, it has the 1962 campaign under its belt and no longer can be viewed as a novice in the field. COPE What about labor? What can we do in this election? Once again, there are no guarantees, and no prediction can be made without hedging it. But laSor has a big political job to do, and in COPE an organization to do it. It is generally agreed that only by adding some 20-25 new liberals — regardless of party — to the House of Representatives can we assure passage of progressive leg­ islation needed to curtail unem­ ployment, put steam into the economy, aid our elderly citizens, protect consumers, increase job security, build a better future for our children. If we are to do this job, we have to get every union member reg­ istered. We have to get his family and friends registered. Then, we have to get them to the polls to vote November 3. We need even more than that. We need not just a few, but hun­ dreds of thousands of union mem­ bers to be COPE foot-soldiers — promoting C C P E register-andvote programs, supporting COPEendorsed candidates and building support for them in the general community, giving their dollars to COPE and collecting dollars for COPE so liberal candidates can get the financial help they need to conduct effective campaigns. Only with these foot-soldiers, infantrymen and women, can we capitalize on the golden opportun­ ity this election year presents, an opportunity to elect a staunchly liberal Congress acting on a pro­ gram of progress for the benefit of all Americans. �SEMFAKMRt' L00> Pas* EicMeMi Taklnc Flv0 Prescriptions Need Not Be So Costly, Congress Told Congress was reminded last week by Senator Maurine Neuberger of the efforts of the late Sen. Estes Kefauver to protect consumers of drug price gouging pointing out that drugs sold under the manufacturers' brand names are much higher than the same drugs sold under their generic (chemical) ^ scriptiooa to three pharmadee, printed <« the package or bottle names. This is a fact that Detroit had them filled and eon^wred the label in letters at least half as Labor News revealed in a front page article May 5, 1960, in re­ porting on a talk by Bernard Shulman, head of Regal Drug Stores before the Wayne County AFL-CIO Consumers Counseling Class. Mrs. Neuberger told Congress that an aide to Kefauver got pre­ scriptions enabling him to buy four widely used drugs, both under their brand names and their generic names. He took these pre- Metal Workers Win Decision On "Hot Cargo" NEW ORLEANS, La.—A "hot cargo" union contract clause, valid under the construction in­ dustry proviso of the Taft-Hartley Act, can be enforced in the courts regardless of the act's blanket ban on "coercion" to force an em­ ployer to refrain from doing busi­ ness with any other person, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The decision upset a judgment of a U.S. District Court in Ala­ bama that court action constitutes coercion which is barred by the act. The dispute involved Sheet Metal Workers Local 48 and the Hardy Corp., a construction industry firm under contract to the union. The agreement required the company not to subcontract any work per­ formed at the jobsite to,any other contractor who failed to live up to provisions of the union contract, including hiring, wages, union se­ curity and other matters. The com­ pany subcontracted certain work to the Backus Engineering Co. without requiring it to comply with the contract. Local 48 took up the matter as a grievance. The circuit court noted that there was disagree­ ment as to whether a binding decision resulted, but shortly afterwards the union sued for damages, charging breach of contract. One section of Taft-Hartley makes it an unfair labor practice for a union to threaten, coerce or restrain an employer when the purpose is to force or require him to cease doing business with another person or firm. Another section outlaws as an unfair labor practice a "hot cargo" clause in which the employer agrees to cease from using, selling or trans­ porting the products of any other employer, or to stop doing busi­ ness with another — but specifi­ cally exempts agreements In the construction Industry relating to subcontracting to be done at the jobsite. YOUCAj4'rSFEA< IF vbu'RE NoT-mstzs - YOUR ONION pioniMs matMuy j prices. The average price at the three stores for an arthritis and asthma drug under its brand name Metlcorten was $12.73. The average prices for the same drug under its generic name prednisone was $3.38. For an anti-infection drug under its brand name Tetrex the average price was $11,83; under the generic name tetracycline, $7.50. A tranquilizer under brand names Equanil and Miltown av­ eraged $5.18, compared to $3.87 under generic name meprobamate. A heart disease drug branded Digitaline and Nativelle averaged $1.96, compared to $1.25 under generic name digitoxine. A law put through by Kefauver requires the name of a drug to be SEA PIONEER (Pioneer Tankeri), June 1—Chairman, Alfred Mirth; Seerefary, Nona. Brather C. J. Gibson waa elected ta aerva as ship'a dele­ gate. steward John D. Penneil stated that this ship will store for the for­ eign voyaco at Norfolk. Va. Addi­ tional apace Is being made to accom­ modate these stores. No beefs were reported by department delegates. KENT (Amrlcan Sulk Carriers), June 1—Chairman, A. S. Alexsndari Secratary, Gerald A. Brown. One brother was left in hospital in Alex­ andria. Egypt. Captain compUmented crew for their conduct In Alexandria. No beefs were reported. Everything is running sraoothly. Motion made re use of portable evacuators on ships to unload grain and company to supply room and board ashore due to the tremendous amount of grain dust. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), May 14—Chairman, Navln' Ellis; Secretary, Jimmy Long. Motion large as the numifacturer's brand name. Shulman told local labor lead­ ers that generic names are sim­ ply the chemical name for a brand name product and since the government controls the standards and quality of all drug products the drug item must be the same regardless of nunufacturer. He cited as an example, a pre­ scription that would cost $35 using a brand name, whereas it could cost as low as $5 using the generic name of the same item. "However," said Shulman, "the use of generic names in prescrip­ tions must be ordered by your physician, since the druggist and pharmacists are bound by law to fill prescripttions exactly as the doctor orders." L. Cribban. S19.4S in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. MARGARET BROWN (Bleomfleld), May a—Chalrmsn, Pete BlaUck; Sec­ retary, S. Rethschild. Ship sailed minus two men from New Orleans. AU repairs wera taken cars of and everything la running smoothly. Brother Nick Pizzuto resigned as ship's delegate and a yote of thanks was extended to him. Brother L. Lee was elected ts aerva as new ship'a delegate. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Saatrain), May 17—Chairman, G. Chandler; Secre­ tary, N. Earlay. S2S in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. (Bilef Cook was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. ROBIN KIRK (Robin Lines), May 10—Chairman, Lea DaPalllar; Secretary, Henry Cralnas. SIS in made that a fireman and oiler be called out to relieve men on watch for supper meal at ail times when ship is maneuvering. Vote of thanks to the steward department far a job well done. Few minor beefs and few disputed hours OT. Otherwise, every­ thing is running smoothly. * MONTPELIER VICTORY (Victory Carriers), May 14—Chairman, Ian D. Wilson; Secretary, John S. Burke. Few minor beefs and a few hours disputed OT te be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin Lines), May 14—Chairman, Oresta Vola; Secratary, Luther Gadson. $17.50 in ship's fund. Few hour.s disputed OT in deck and engine de­ partments. Discussion on having the Union delegate request the Master to make up the launch schedules with ship's delegate concerning shore leave time for ail crew members. Vote of thanks to Baker Michael Haukland. and a vote of thanks to the purser, Kevin Lynch for his co­ operation with the crew. ANTINOUS (Waterman), May U —Chairman, Donald Stough; Secre­ tary, Donald Forrast. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Motion was made to have San Fran­ cisco agent renegotiate room situa­ tion midship house, giving particular attention to deck maintenance status. S2.4S in ship's fund. Vote of thanks was extended to the ship's delegate and the steward department for their due performance. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), May 24—Chairman, Gunnar Grahne; Secretary, Roberto Hannibal. S1.05 in stiip's fund. Brother R. Whitney was elected to serve as ship's delegate. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), May 3—Chairman, Joe Kramer; Secretary, D. Hathaway. S43 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the radio operator for the daily news reports, etc. Vote of tliauks to the steward department, also captain and mates for keeping unwanted salesmen off the ship. Some disputed OT wilt be taken up with patrolman. ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa), May 10—Chairman, James Long; Secra­ tary, John O'Teola. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Charles Gregson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Patrol­ man to be contacted regarding Ice chest. TRAN5YORK (TranswesternI, Feb. t—Chairman, M. McCluer; Secratary, Taking a short pause from his maintenance job on deck, Thonrat Walker shows a big smile for the camera. The picture was taken on the JesM La FItte (Waterman). Thomas Sponcar; Secratary, Prank J. Smith. Brother Robert Spencer re­ signed ar ship's delegate but was re­ elected te aerva again. SIS.SB In ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Motion was made te try and speed up mail from Company office In New York. SANTA EMILIA (Liberty Navigaflan). May 14—Chairman, Andrew Ollvart Secretary, Caorga Hair. No beefs raparted by department dele­ gates. Lots of repairs needed. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job vreU done. WALTER RICI (Reynolds Metals), May II:—Chairman, Manual E. San­ chez; Secretary, Ttiamas J. Moors. No major beefs r^orted. Vols of thankf to the steward department and especially the galley department. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), May It—Ctialrman, Jamas Gaorga; Secratary, llumlnado R. Llanos. Any­ body that goes to the pantry at night please put your clothes on. Ship's delegate states that anyone that has a minor beef, please go to your own department delegate and let him set­ tle it with the head of that depart­ ment. it the beef is still not settled then the Milp's delegate will see the Captain about it. No beefs reported by department delegates. OCEAN ANNA (Maritime OvarsaasI, June If—Chairman, 5. A. Olmagglo; Secretary, W. Crassmsn. No beefs ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Crew requested net to pay off until ap­ proved by ship's delegate. DEL MONTE (Delta), May IE — Chairman, Lea Snodgrass; Secretary, D. Robinson. Ship's fund was turned over to one crewmeniber who had to leave ship dua ta illness. ROBIN TRENT (Robin Line), April 18—Chairman, W. Kohut; Secratary, O. Trosclair. Brother W. Kohut re­ signed as ship's delegate and Brother R. Almojera was elected to serve. No beefs reported. All disputed OT was taken care of. $9.25 in. ship's fund. AZALEA CITY (Saa-Lsnd), April IS —Chairman, T. D. York; Secretary, Louis Cevatla. Ship's -delegate re­ ported everything running smoothly. One man missed ship in San Juan. Motion was made to turn o(f radio and television set during the meal hours. SAN JUAN (Sea-Land), May 3— Chairman, J. Feti; Secretary, N. Lam­ bert. All repair lists were in and captain will try and get all painting, etc. done as soon as possible. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. New ship's delegate to be elected. Larger variety of cold drinks desired by crew. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good preparation and service of meals. OCEANIC SPRAY (American Oce­ anic), April 12—Chairman, Paul J. Franca; Secratary, F. Fagan. No shore leave beef to be taken up with patrolman. Held discu.ssion regarding better mail service from home office. Vote of thanks extended to the stew­ ard department. MORNINO L I e N T (Waterman), March 2»—Chairman,' W. J. BuHerton; Secratary, W. A. Walsh. Ship's delegate reported that there are sev­ eral beefs that will be turned over to the patrolman at payoff. SACRAMENTO (Sacramento Trans­ portation), April 19 — Chalrmsn, reported by department delegates. New ship'a delegate was elected, W. Fruba. Matiea was made to call Union Hall, for an payoff at sea. MAOAKET (WsUrman), Juno f— Chairman, John E. McCrano; Sacra- tsry. Nana. Everything running smoothly. All repairs needed to be submitted by delegates of respective departments. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks for steward department. WILD RANGER (Waterman), June 7—Chalrmsn, Luke A. Clambali; Sec­ retary, Wilbur C. Sink. This is a very good and cooperative crew. Wa hava received a very good reaction from our arrival pools of which SIO is always put into the ship's fund. Wa now have S51 In the ship's fund. Vol­ unteer contributions at the payoff will be added and a TV will be bought for the messhall. No reported beefs by the department delegates. DEL NORTE (Delta), June 7—Chair­ man, Jamas L. Tucker; Secratary, Bill Kaiser. We have $133.17 In the ship's fund and S443.70 in the movie fund. PANOCEANIC FAITH (Panacaanic), May 2i—Chairman, Sam Drury; Sec­ retary, Kenneth Collins. The S14.1S which Is in the ship's fund will be turned over to someone who Is stay­ ing next voyage. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), June 7—Chairman, J. Duffy; Secretary, Francis R. Napall. There is $9.48 In •ship's fund. Crew asked to be a little more quiet at night in the passeiigerways. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done, for good food and service. KEVA IDEAL (Keva), June 7 — Chairman, R. V. Ceiling; Secretary, F. Spruill. Vote of thanks to the steward department :or doing very good job. Steward made an offer to purchase more deck chairs if each man will donate for same. MAYFLOWER (Msyflowar), June 11 —Chairman, John Tobin; Secretary, Robert Sanchez. Some repairs com­ pleted. Repair fan in crew pantry wind chutes to be replaced. Traffic Seen At New Hi^ In Canal Zone BALBOA, C. Z.—^Traffic through th« Canal Zone may set a new record when the count for the fiscal year endB this month—and with little or no worry about traf­ fic jams—Canal spokesmen have reported. The record of trips per year is 12,147 vessels, set in 1966, but canal transits set other records the first three months this year; March saw 1,110 ships through the canal, and in a single day that month 47 vessels made the 50mile trip—record for a single day. Several improving projects, some begun years ago, have in­ creased the efficiency and traffichandling capacity of the water­ way, Channel WMened One such improvement was the widening of Gaillard Cut, the great channel carved across the Continental Divide, Although 309 feet wide when the canal was com­ pleted, it is 500 feet wide in many sections now, enabling two-way traffic for big ships. The cut also has been lighted at night so that night transits are now common­ place. Other time-savers include a new, two-way radio system and 59 new, faster towing locomotives. The locomotives replace older ones that towed a ship at two miles an hour—two-thirds the speed of the new ones. About 25 of the new locomotives are required on duty, and eight can handle the biggest ship, a job that required 12 of the older engines. New Radio System The new radio system is designed to replace hand signals between ship pilots and locomotive drivers, and pilots also will use the radio to talk with the lockihasters, an­ other vital link in the transit system. With the radio, the speedier transits made possible by the faster locomotives are expected to be as safe as slower ones have been. Navy Going To Nuclear Run Ships PENSACOLA, Fla. — Nuclear scientists have produced for sea­ going vessels an atomic power plant which will double the power and life of present plants, accord­ ing to Cyrus R. Vance, Deputy Secretary of Defense. Noting that the world's first nu­ clear-powered ship, tiie submarine Nautilus, was launched 10 years ago, Mr. Vance said the Navy has submarines that can steam under water faster than most merchant vessels can move on the surface. He also pointed out that tlie atom­ ic-powered carrier Enterprise has maneuverability exceeding that of destroyers. Power To Spare "We can note with pride that in the past several months those working on the development pro­ gram for' reactors to be used in surface ships have produced a de­ sign which will be twice as power­ ful and run more than twice as long without refueling as the units of the Enterprise," he said. Although Mr. Vance made no specific mention of it, the Navy reportedly is seeking to increase its fleet of nuclear-powered surface vessels because of the signiflcant improvements in atomic reactor design and core life. �SlBAPAitMMg r MM Pace PauM That Refrashaa Althou^ Pennsylvania's Governor William Scranton was recently criss-crossing the country trying to win friends and influence voters in a last- minute bid to win the Republican Presidential nomination, he didn't seem to have made a dent in the crew on the La — Salle (Waterman). At a re­ > cent ship's meeting, crew- with when they are trying to many hands fiddling with the con­ members voted unanimously sleep. Mincing no words,, they trol valve. to sign a protest condemning the have demanded that JamcB Ott, 4 4 4 bill backed by Scrantcm gnd G.O.P. legislators, slashing Jobless pa0r benefits for unemployed workers In Pennsylvania, reports WHliam C. Sellers, meeting secretary. » 4. 4. Taking a briaf braak from his dirtias in tha gallay, J«M ScMtiofa (r) an{oyt a cup of coffoo with Clfftoa JMIUOH on the Ponmor (Calmar). The scene occurred when the vessel recently visited New York on its way to Philadelphia with general carge. LUCIL* BLeeMeUte (BiMmflaM), May 17—Chairman, William TINmani Sccratary, Lae Klaaman. Sai.37 reVortea in ahip'a Aina. William TiU•nan waa recently elected ahlp'i delelate. WILTON (Marine Carrier*), May SI —Chairman, T. P. Iterlandr Secre­ tary, F. Ottlnlato. One man waa kospitalizcd In Pert Bald. BgypL Anethe* aaan waa heapitaliiad In Bernbay. India. Ship'a delegate reporta trip le running smoothly, would like to keep It that way. No baefi* re­ ported iimm departmeet heads. Crew and oirtcers give yote of thanks to ROeiM KieiC (llebin Lines). May SI—Chairman, Harry Jaynew Secretary, Levis B. Thomen Bdward A. Vahy was etoeted new ship's dele­ gate. No basis reported from de­ partment heads. It was refmrted that S18 was In ship's fund. STBBL CHIMIIT (tsHtmlan), June 7—Chalcman. Oeerpe PInktoat; Seeralary, Bupsne J. Oaaply. U was reperlad' that IS la new In ship'* fund. The patrolman to contact the mate In reference to hospital slip. A vote of thanks te the steward department. ALCOA MASTER (Alcea Steam­ ship), April 13—Chairman, A. Hanese; Secretacy. W. Messenser. A new treasurer was elected. It waa re­ ported that there Is now SS.W tat the ship's fund. W. Messenger was elect­ ed new ship'a delegate. Ship's run­ ning smoothly. Cleaa valve te drain before leaving washing machine. OLOA (Marlnw Msnagars), Maroh • the Chief Coek and 3rd Cook for n Job woH dono. •AOLB VOYAOBR (Unltod Marino), June ft—Chairman, W. Jahnaan; Sa«ratary, M. Marrlck. No reported beefa from tha department heads. A few times hav* ran out of various dishes befor* maal hour was over. BOBiM LOCKSLiV (Rebiir Linos), April 2ft—Chairman, R. B. Lamb; Secretary, Jamas Sullivan. Motion to get new washing machine. Ship's treasurer reports t3.1S in ship'* fund. No beefs reported from department heads. Motion made to start new ship's fund and build It up. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Saaland garvfea) June 13—Chairman, Bob Fish; Socrstary, Guy Walter. It was re­ ported that 319.03 was in ship's fund. Bob Fish was elected new ship's delegate. Thanking retiring ship'a delegate for Job well done. No lost time due to accidents. PENH EXPORTER (Penn Exporter), May 1ft—Chairman, Durall McCarnay; Sacratary, Z. A. Markis- All major repairs have been taken care of. Fete Gaiza has been elected as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for a Job well done. LOft ANGELES (Saaland), Juna 9 —Chairman, Jasher Anderson; Soaratary, Jasper Anderson. Most of ropairs taken caro of on old repair Bat. It waa raportad that S3.43 la In •hip's fund. Clean out wash water tanks a* rust has bean found. —Chairman, C. Quinnt; Sacratary, J. Moarst Thanking alt hands' for keaping baafs at a minimum which makes for an easiar delegates Job. No beefs rspartsd from the dopartment heads. Asking all hands- to cooperate to keep doors closed and locked while in India. A vot* of thanks to all de­ partments for thoir Interest In run­ ning a smooth ship thus far. April 33—Chairman, M. Ktiabar; iscratary, C. Quinnt. Considering length of trip everything seems to be running smooth. No reported beefs from the department heads. More at­ tention must be paid to the sanitary condition of tha crow's messroom. DEL SOL (Delta), May 34—Chair­ man, Pat* Valiptinai Sacratary, Mark Moialsy. Evaryona waa ramindad tn give one dollar to ship's fund. It was raportad that tharo la now g33 In tha ship's fund. TOPA TOPA (Walorman), Juno 7— Chairman, H. Sehmit; Sacratary, C. O. Briststt. E. B. Saunders was elected new MUp'a delegate. No beefs re­ ported by the department heads. ANTINOUS (Waterman), May 31— Chairman, D. Farrest; ftacrotary, H, Loll. F. Snow the outgoing ship's delegate was extended a vote of thanks for his efforts last voyage. F. Snow reported the ship had a clean payoff with no beefO and no SENICA (Marina Carriers), June 7 -Chairman, R. R. Meldonade; ftacro­ tary, P. A. McGrath. Everything go­ ing good so far. Washing machine keeps breaking down. GLOBE CARRIER (Marino Ovorsoas), Juna 30—Chairman, T. Dnawlcfcl; ftacratary, H. Mantatan. All repairs taken care of. Now washing macMn* Installed. SIU crews, who have been let­ ting their belts out recently, con­ tinue to make known their grati­ tude for fine chow and service from their steward departments. Ships whose steward departments are on this week's honor roll In­ clude the Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa); Northwestern Victory (Victory Carriers); Robin Hood (Robin Line); Transeastern (Transeastern); Oceanic Wave (American Oceanic); Ocean Evelyn (Mari­ time Overseas); Santa Emilia (Lib­ erty Navigation); Chatham and Aniinoua (Watn-man), and the Manipelier Victory (Victory Car­ riers). js » » The old hands on the Ocean Dinay (Maritime Overseas) are determined to put an end to the disturbances they have to put up LOG-A-RHYTHM: Gift Of Gab By C. Ange Some folks have a gift of gab. If you believe them. You've been had. You're no sport if you cut them short. To them, you're no friend— Just someone to gab with, now and then. To tell you~all their troubles And what they're going to do. Makes you wish they would go home Since you have your own trou­ bles too. If they don't talk about their own, You can bet your life your name Will be next on the phone. Let them have their lark As they lose their spark— In your eyes you can see a fake. tha ahip's delegate, makes sure that some fellewa quit slamming doors while tb^r fellow crewmembera are trying to log some sack time. * X X Seafarers aboard the Wilton (Marine Carriers) recently ex­ pressed their appreciation to the vessel's skipper for his cooperation in earing for a sick crewmember during the last voyage. A letter to the Leg from former 4 4 4 Seafarer Gully Silver In Savannah, Everyone got into the act en the Ga. contains news of several old Dei Aires (Delta) at a recent ship's meeting. After receiving a rousing vote of thanks from crewmembers, the steward responded by saying he was more than happy te sail with such a fine crew and thanked everyone for the excellent cooper­ ation he received during ttie voy­ age, writes W. H. Simmens, ship'a delegate. 4 4 4 SIU men on the Aldina (Harri­ son Traders) have found that it pays to play ball with the steward. Not only does it keep him happy, but it also can pay off in better food and service. Crewmembers in the 4-8 watch were recently singled out for special praise by the steward for leaving the mess hall in such a clean and orderly condition, according te L. P. Hagmanii, meeting chairman. SIU members gnd their friends. Silver is now operating a eombination poolroom-luncheonette called the "Q-Stik" en State Street, and Fletcher WiilianM new is the pro­ prietor of Fletcher's Bar on Price Street. Both men invite any SIU men passing through to drop in and say hello. A sad note from Silver is that Lois Porcher, known 4 4 4 to many an SIU man in Savannah, Sometimes a steward finds It's passed away in February after a almost impossible te satisfy the liver ailment. particular palate of a Seafarer. On the Seatraia Georgia iSeatrain) 4^4 As every ship's delegate knows. one crewmember has demanded It's easier to make beefs than work­ less salt and pepper be used in the ing to settle them. Jack Dalan, soup of the day, according to Rob­ ship's delegate oa the Antan Brunn ert Hannibal, meeting secretary. (Alpine), recently asked a certain 4 4 4 department which had made 36 The crew on the Sea Pioneer of the 37 beefs on the ship since jPioneer Tankers) had a real rough New Years, to put up a candidate for the delegate's job. Unfortu­ nately, he reports, he couldn't find any takers. 4 4 4 The crew aboard the National Defender (National Transport) was saddened recently by the death of George Zalensky who passed away in Poland. Crewmembers and offi­ cers collected $100 In his memory, half of which was spent on flowers, and the balance going to his rela­ tives. As a special gesture, the ship's flag that flew at half mast In his honor was sent to. his family as a memento from the crew. Ciomboli Ccwdm time when they sailed from Pert Arthur recently. According to Alfi-ed Hirsh, ship's delegate, the Pioneer broke down on the way out of the port and had to be And when they make a big mis­ 4 4 4 towed back. The crew was pretty take. It's been smooth sailing on the unhappy about the incident since The best thing to do Mt. Vernon Victory (Victory Car­ there weren't any lights, water or Is to tell them to "shoo" riers). J. P. Chambers, ship's dele­ heat until repairs were made. And stay out of your home. gate, writes that the skipper went 4 4 4 out of his way to thank the crew Crewmembers on tha Pan Unless you like to hear them sing for keeping a good ship. Oceanie Faith (Pan Oceanic) have the blues. come up with a suggestion de­ 4 4 4 Put a word in now and then; The onset of hot weather has signed to relieve the space prob­ And see it start all over again. brought a heat problem back aft lem on the shop. They have urged So if anyone talks about their own on the Fairport (Waterman). After that all unused topside rooms considerable discussion at a recent formerly occupied by passengers Just let them alone. ship's meeting, it turned out in­ be made available for members of And they might get smarter stead of the sun being the cause the crew, reports Jim (Batman) Than those biddies who roam of the trouble, there were Just too Batsen, ship's delegate. From home to home. WFU-.I'M SLAD you DiPN'Tsse iTsmsz-WHO tVOULDytgEUEtfeP USfl! �9B4r'ARERi < XO« hif* Twenty Del Sud Stewards Feed15,000 The story of the skillful efficiency and cooperation provided by the eteward departnent on the Del Sud (Delta) which helped insure the suoceH of her voyage ae a floating rade fair to Latin America was related in a recent letter to the LOO by Harold Crane, ihip's storekeeper. An account of the Del Sud's myage as United States Trade Sxhibit Conference ship appeared n the last issue of the LOG, and Crane's account gives additional letails of the gigantic effort In/olved in the project. An idea of the extensive de­ mands, met successfully by the Del Sud's steward department, can be seen from the more than 15,000 extra meals it served up to visiting Latin American digni­ taries who came to view the trade fair. A total ot 18,000 vlsitora oama aboard the Del Sud during tha trip. Crane has high praise for the SIU stewards wlio took on this huge culinary challenge so suc­ cessfully. "The perfection of all food and hors d' oeuvres served came under the direction of the chief steward, Clyde Lanier and his superb chef, Hans Spiegel, who did an excellent job In all phases of food preparation In all ports," Crane writes. Sam Mitchell, Delta Lines port steward, Icentorl congratu­ lates Hans Spiegel, chef (left) on tha Del Sud (Delta) and Domenick Di Giovanni, third cook (right), in front of one of the lavish buffets they prepared at Montevideo, Uruguay. "The second steward, Leslie Gulllot, and his staff of waiters did a magniflcent job of catering to the wishes of all the guests," he reports. At several of the Del Sud's ports of call, government leaders came aboard to see the exhibits and sample the expert cooking of the ship's SIU steward department. For Instance, In Montevideo, Uru­ guay, President Giannattaslo and his nine-man ruling council at­ tended a handsome cold buffet with 140 other guests. President Illia of Argentina and leading members of the national congress took part in a special luncheon on the Del Sud when she docked in Buenos Aires. The Del Sud's floating trade fair was sponsored by the Mississippi Valley World Trade Conference. It featured 41 exhibits weighing over 20 tons and worth more than $100,000. The exhibits showed the latest developments In products ranging from agricultural ma­ chinery and television to drugs and paintings. Taking part in the project were the United States Department of Commerce, and the ports of Hous­ ton and New Orleans. A special feature of tha trade conference was a scale model of the new In­ ternational Trade Mart, now being built in New Orleans. A ceremony with special mean­ ing for the crew's men from the Gulf Area occurred when the ship reached Rio De Janeiro. A bottle full of Mississippi River water was cracked open and poured over tha side to symbolize Ol' Man River shaking hands with the waters of Guanabara Bay, according to Crane. noeiN KIRK (R*MN Linen, in. Ha try Jaynati iy it—Chtlrmin Thonii r, vvia e. Tnomai, Brothar A Tabjr waa alaotad to aarra I dalaj|ata. In ahlp'a fund. ware rtportad br dapartinaat deUiatee. iMfcuuioii hall " aid on drawa. E'.Sj^ZVasL OLOSi OARRIIR (Maritime Overaaaa), Juno 10—Chairman, T. Drxawlekt; Sacratary, H. Montaton. Naw waahlng machine waa inatallad. All rapalra were taken eara of. Motion made tp have talaphonaa brought aboard in Amari.oan porta. RAPHAiL 0IMMiS (foa • Land), Juno II—Chairman, Bob PUki Sacra- 11 ill worked an aama for four dajra. lawaaat now one. Motion naada to hat ^ot eook. nifht cook and bakor M aook In (allay. Chlof oook aakar doing a good Job. "3 HARRY L. PIHOLRY (Klntman Ma. rino). May IS—Chairman, Charlaa V. Rallardi facratary, Rdward A. Lorani. Brothar Kenneth W. Olaon waa alaot­ ad to aerva aa ahlp'a delagata. SS.SS waa oollacted for the ahlp'a fund. Deck delegate requeita vlHt by Roy Boudreau to hold meeting of orawmembera. No baefa reported by an­ gina and ateward delegataa. Cooka and portera are doing an axcellant Job. Notice waa posted on buUatln board requastlng aU members ot watch to attend meetings. Dlscuaaton on repairs. MADAKET (Watermen), Juna 9— Chairman, John R. McOrano; Soerotary, Nona. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Vote of thanks to tha steward de­ partment. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), May 10—Chairman, James Gtorgs; Secretary, lllumlnsdo B. Llanos. No beefs were reported. Everything seems to be running O.K. tary, Guy Walter. Brother Bob Flak was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to retiring ship's delegate. (10.03 in ship's fund. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Citisi Service), July 1—Chairman, John W. Allststti Sscrstary, Anthony L. Polumbo. Discussion to be held with patrolman about having to work around the clock to gas-free the tanks before the ship enters into the shipyard in Virginia. Crew would like TV for recreation. PORTMAR (Cslmsr), June 16 — Cheirman, W. J. Smith; Secretary, N. Kondylas. Ship's delegate reported that everything is O.K. $7 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Motion made that the voting of Union officials be mada by voting machines and absentee bal­ lots by maU for the members at sea. RIOGEFIELO VICTORY (Columbia), April 10—Chairman, Cecil Olltz; Sec­ retary, E. Synan. Crew refrigerator not working although engineer PENN EXPORTER (Pann Shipping), May 10—Chairman, Oursll McCarnayi Secretary, Z. A. Markies. AU major repairs have been taken care of. Brother Pete Garza was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Disputed OT on delayed sailing. Ship needs to be fumigated for roaches. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate who resigned. Brother John Maher, for a Job weU done. OCEAN ANNA (Msritlma Overseas), June 19—Chairman, S. A. OlMaggloi Secretary, W. Cressman. Brother W. Fruba was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Motion made to caU Union halt for clariflcatlon on payoS at sea. No beefs reported by de­ partment deiegales. HENRY STEINBRENNER (Kinsman Transit), May 9—Chairman, Carl i. Stevens; Secretary, Charles Simpson. Brother BUI Dean was elected to serve as ship's treasurer. The chair­ man suggested 2Sc per man be do­ nated to ship's fund for calls, eta. Discussion on repairs. Drydocked Pair In India Assisted By SIU Crew A Seafarer who ends up in drydock is never exactly com­ fortable. However, if a Seafarer is stranded flat on his back in a foreign country far from anything that tastes, smells, sounds or smacks of anything American, he slowly begins to believe that he has been aban­ doned on another world. To an SIU member caught in these unfortunate circumstances, any contacts with his home, his Union brothers, or for that mat­ ter, any thing or person from his native land, develops into a rare moment to be treasured in his memory long after the actual In­ cident occurs. Two Seafarers who were laid up for some time In a hospital In a small town In southern India have written the LOG to express their gratitude for the kindness shown to them by another SIU crew. William Padgett and Kenneth R. McAvoy were patients at the Bava Memorial Hospital at Cochin in The Del Sud's galley crew line up before one of the sumptloui buffet spreads they prepared the state of Kerala, India after for more than 15,000 Latin American guests that visited the trade fair exhibits on the vessel. having been taken off the Oceanic Posing for the camera are (l-r, front row) Henry Gonzales, Domenick Di Giovanni, Clyde Tide (Oceanic Ore). Their long Lanier, chief steward; Sam Mitchell, Delta Lines official; Hans Spiegel, Mike Dueusin, Eddie stay in the hospital was pleasantly Viera, Leslie Blanchard and August Panepinto. In the rear are Richard Ramsberger and interrupted when a group of Sea­ farers from the Steel Apprentice Harold Crane. (Isthmian) came to their aid. Padgett and McAvoy begin their praise of the SIU men from the Steel Apprentice by paying trib­ ute to their homeland; "America Is known, as the 'land of the free and the home of the brave'. To this wo should like to add an adjec­ m: lis? tive or two." "For us, two stranded seamen at wiiPiiliPiiiPPiB Pliil the Bava Memorial Hospital in liii iilisigsMiiife Ernakularn-Cochin, America Is the ii :••• .S: mmm land of the kind, generous and considerate men. IP:® "After our ship, the Oceanic Tide, went on its way, we lay in the hospital, watching the days I - turn Into weeks, American ciga­ rettes soon gave way to Indian straw which is locally advertised Service was the by-word from the steward department on the Del Sud as thousands of guests as tobacco in this "Land of Ro­ were served when the vessel visited six major Latin American ports carrying, the floating mance and Mystery." Our diet of trade fair. Waiting for guests to arrive are (l-r) Clyde Lanier, chief steward; Milton Thlflsh and mutton, and then mutton bodeaux, Joo McCarty, Mike Lonergan, Leslie Guillot, second steward; Sam Mitchell, com­ and flsh went from boring to mo­ pany official; Jack Burton, John Thrombino and Jerry Correlli. notonous, especially when they ilii Jnir txatct • Padgett McAvoy managed to serve us flsh twice on Sundays. "All of this took a decided change for the better with tha ar­ rival of the good ship, Steel Ap­ prentice. As soon as we heard she was in port, we got word to her skipper through the local agent. The response to our plea can only he described as magniflcent. Upon hearing of our plight from Cap­ tain Blandford, the steward de­ partment took quick and bountiful action in the best SIU tradition. "The ship's delegate, Bill Clegg, and his worthy Cximpanion, Joseph Fidalgo, filled a hunch of marketbags until they overflowed. Wa don't have to tell you how wel­ come all those goodies were to us. Losing no time at all, we dug into those groceries like food was going out of style the follow­ ing morning. "This, we believe, is all the evi­ dence that is needed of the rich traditions of our American Mer­ chant Marine and the SIU. We can only say 'God bless the men who sail the seas under the Stars and Stripes and the SIU banner.' In our book the Seafarers and Cap­ tain Blandford on the Steel Ap­ prentice are the greatest." Padgett, who has been a mem­ ber of the Union since 1948, sails In the engine department. McAvoy has been sailing with the SIU since 1958 as a member of tha engine department. �Page Twenty-OM"-'' « »• ^Charlie Noble ^ Snares Curiosity Of Crew By William Calefato C-9SC If a "Charlie Noble" could talk, the one on the Longview Victory (Victory Carriers) might pass the word that the average seaman pays more attention to the little mishaps that occur at sea than the big disasters that make headlines around the world. For those of our brothers^ who aren't acquainted with Noble, it turned out to be a lucky The big problem confronting the term, a "Charlie Noble" accident since many of the crew chief cook Bill Frezza was a strong Is the galley stove pipe on a ship. began to wonder why the galley gale that was blowing down the When a winter storm blew the vent stove pipe had such an outlandish ship's Charlie Noble, nearly killing his oil ilres. Not only did this re­ off the Longview Victory's Charlie nickname. lentless dovyn-draft affect the work of the galley staff, but it also spelled bad news for the crew. Since the cooks couldn't produce any hot meals, as long as the gale blew, it looked like the crew was going to have to make do with sandwiches. The accident also gave the crew a chance to see a chief cook in a role that could never be dupli­ cated in an ama­ teur theater. It was a scene that probably never had occurred be­ fore in the annals of modern mari­ Calefato time history. The frigid weather forced the chief cook to dress up in a cos­ tume that would make the theat­ Bill Frezxo, chief cook on the Longview Victory (Victory rical director with the wildest Carriers), goes into action as he begins to prepare lunch. imagination in the world turn Frezza startled Seafarers in the crew when he appeared for green with envy. work dressed up as if he were going on a polar expedition The news of Bill's predicament when the galley's "Charlie Noble" was disabled. Freddie came from a seasoned AB who Dovocol, third cook, is seen working in the background. couldn't restrain his laughter when The contented expressions on the faces of the Longview Victory crewmembers seen above is largely a tribute to chief cook Bill Frezzo's fine cooking. Seated (l-r) are A. Turlington, K. Allen and J. Szenthiralh. Ernesto Lopez is seen demonstrating the prompt service that the crew can count on. Chief cook Frezza made sure crewmembers got hot chow despite the fact that the galley range wasn't operating properly because of the troubles created by the "Charlie Noble." Welfare Help Is Appreciated To the Editor: I would like to thank the SIU for the $4,000 benefit cheek that I received following the death of my brother, George C. Hudson. I really have no words to express my gratitude for your very kind expressibns' about my brother which ap­ peared in the letter accompany­ ing the check.' I would also like to express my appreciation for the prompt manner in which the Union handled the payment of the benefit. Needless to say, it was, and' is a wonderful help to me in a very dire time of need. I suppose it seems like a strange Idea , but I do hope and believe that my brother knows that this amount has been paid to me, because after he knew heartfelt offer of assistance and words of sympathy. Edith Hudson i i Offers Tribute To Joe Voipian All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. he would be unable to ship again, he was very worried about the future. I would like to express my appreciation for the Union's To the Editor: I was deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of Joe Voipian. I believe that every Seafarer who knew Joe loved him. Joe Voipian under­ stood the seamen with whom he dealt, and everyone of us knew it. I know that those who sailed away before Joe's unfortunate passing will all be out on deck to welcome him now. God bless Joe Volpinn. Jim Barrett Relaxing before the dinner hour begins on the Longview Vic­ tory, M. Orcine, galleyman (I), and Ernesto Lopez, crew messman Ir], pose for author's William Calefato's busy camera. According to Calefato, Orcine, who is in his late seventies, loves the sea so much that he won't consider retiring his card. he told us, "Thirty years of my upon for advice. Our old, genial life in this work, and I've never "boats," who had spent most of seen anything like this." After he his years at sea, could only an­ calmed down, he reported, "It's the swer, "Yeah, 1 wonder. Why is it chief cook. He's dressed like he called Charlie Noble?" The crew's curiosity grew and wants to climb the Alps—overcoat, ear muffs, and even long johns. grew, but it wasn't until we hit And there he stands, cooking for the States again that 1 managed to discover that the Charlie Noble a hot stove. This tops them all." As soon as they heard of this was named after—Charles Noble. improbable scene, crewmembers It turned out that he was a captain began to find excuses to walk past in the British Merchant Marine the galley to peep in and see the around 1840 who always insisted spectacle. Bill being a man of a that the copper stove pipe on his few words, didn't have much to ship had to have a brilliant polish. say. He just felt cold, but no mat­ Captain Noble's ship with its ter what, his job was to make sure gleaming stove pipe became fa­ that the crew got their hot meals. mous in every port of call it made. 'Shoot Charlie Noble' It was for this reason that his opinions and reactions ended up Of course other sea phrases were coined many decades ago as his own secrets. Wind Is Villain and have remained part of our The cause of all his troubles, as language over the years. A re­ mentioned, was the smoke stack lated example is the command to on the galley stove, which has "shoot Charlie Noble.' Rather been called the Charlie Noble for than understanding this phrase to the past 100 years. Tbe principle mean taking a pot shot af^ ffie" behind its operation is that a draft captain, it is commonly translated enters the stove through the to "take a sight." Another way dampers and travels up the galley, the same phrase is used is to fire stack. In order to produce this a pistol through the stove pipe to effect, all doors leading to pas­ clean out the soot. All this speculation about the sageways and the galley were left open to make sure there would be care and feeding of Charlie Noble and its origins came about because a draft. When a high wind produced a the galley staff on the Longview down-draft through the stack, it Victory faced the disaster of being meant that the fires in the stove forced to serve sandwiches rather than hot meals. However, the tech­ couldn't burn. Veteran Seafarers like to pass nical proficiency of the chief en­ on an old joke which is _all too gineer, his first assistant and the true. One after another will tell chief electrician averted this This skillful trio you that a Victory ship was badly emergency. designed and that the first thing solved the problem quickly, quiet­ the builders slipped up on was ly and with astonishing efficiency. when they put the galley in the Nobody else on board knew that wrong place . . . and of course, the job had been done or the dif­ ficulties that had to be overcome, our old "friend," Charlie Noble. Since the skipper was forced to so their success was unknown and share his mastery of the Longview unrewarded. Victory with the hard, cold winter Quiet Tribute wind, the troubles in the galley When the news of their accom­ and the other so-called peculiari­ plishment finally leaked out, they, ties of the ship's design became in turn, never knew that they had more and more noticeable and the; won the respect and admiration of subject of much scorn. And so, the whole crew. For the tributes Charlie Noble became one of the that they received were the kind major subjects of conversation on that were passed on quietly at the long trip across the Pacific. coffee break time or during the Something To Ponder off-watch leisure hours. At first some of the less-knowl­ Pots and pans and a cookbook edgeable crewmembers thought are the only interests in the lives that Charlie Noble was the round- of certain cooks. Others, like Bill slotted rotating ventilator which Frezza who is a "natural" at his the gale had blown off the ship. job, maintain that things which However, they were quickly cor­ are too often taken for granted by everyone else have their own im­ rected. As more and more attention was portant aspects, especially for the devoted to the disabled stack, one people they affect directly. inspired seaman asked how it got The Charlie Noble on the Longits name. Since no one could shed view Victory was such an example. any definite light on the subject, For it showed that the little things the boatswain, who is supposed to on shipboard have their own vast be the expert on sealore as well importance that affect every crewas on a ship's rigging, was called member on the ship. �h ' Ptire Twfcnty-Tw» JnllKti: 1964 Proud Papa All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's namei 3Iary Sue Ross, born March 12, 1964, to tho Ernest J. Ross', Al­ pena, Mich. ^ ^ Donna Wrenn, born March 22, 1964, to the Ronald A. Wrenns, Jersey City, New Jersey. 4 Lisa Pryor, born November 12, 1963, to the Francis B. Pryors, Ogdensburg, New York, Camacho Fructuoso has good reason to be. proud of his two daughters, Josephine, who Is a high school senior (II, and Carmen, who has just graduated from Junior High School In Brooklyn (r). Fructuoso, who has been an SlU member since 1939, retired In 1961. irectorvISI UNION SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey WDIIami AI Tanner Robert Matthewi SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 278 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10223 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS .... 673 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St.. SE.. Jax William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent ... FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louia Neira, Agent HLmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7548 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent .. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. Frank Drozak, Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 E. B. McAule.v, West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR .1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 724-2843 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent MAIn 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GiUette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 503 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent ... TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes MLLS GREAT LAKES TUG A DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jone* Dredge Werkert Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MlUer, Agent TR 3-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ....ALbany 2-1134 CLEVEL.4ND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrlty, Agent 621-3450 DETROIT 1370 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerse, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur, Agent RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Addresi mall to Brlmley, Mich. Wayno Weston, Agent. .BRlmley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7731 Tug Firaman, Linemen, Oilers A Wotchmen't Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burnt ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7093 CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin, Agent Southgate. Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent Export 8-3024 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Ruthsatz, Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE ....1088 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey, Agent ..MElrose 2-8847 SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Riven Section Roy Boudreau ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar CE 1-1434 ALPENA 127 River St. L. J. Colvis, Agent EL. 4-3616 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim, Agent BUFFALO, NY ..J 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. RAILWAY MARINE REGION So. Chicago, IlL SAginaw 1-0733 99 Montgomery St. CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. HE.4DQUARTERS HEnderson 3-0104 MAin 1-5450 Jersey City 2, NJ REGIONAL DIRECTOR DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. G. P. McGinty RAndolph 2-4110 ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. R. H. Avery Mail Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 E. B. Pulver HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. BALTIMORE....1218 B. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 River Rouge 18, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 NORFOLK 113 Third St. 622-1092-3 Inland Boatmen's Union PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR United Industrial Workers Pat Fiiinerty BALTIMORE .. 1218 E. Baltimore St. BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St EAstern 7-4900 .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. BOSTON 276 State St Richmond 2-0140 .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 673 4th Ave., Brooklyn HEADQUARTERS 673 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HYacinth 9-6600 5804 Canal St. HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. HOUSTON WAlnut 8-3207 WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE . 2608 Pearl St. SE JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE. Jax ELgin 3-0087 ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI ..,.744 W. Flagler St. MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklln 7-3564 FRanklin 7-3584 1 S. Lawrence St. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St MOBILE HEmlock 2-1754 HEmlock 2-1754 NEW-ORLEANa 630 Jackson Ave NEW ORLEANS . ....830 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 Tel 529-7546 115 Third St. NORFOLK 113 Third St. NORFOLK Phone 622-1892-3 Tel. 622 1892 3 2604 S. 4th St. PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St PHILADELPHIA . DEwey 6-3818 DEwey 6-3828 TAMPA ..,.312 Harrison St. TAMPA 812 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 Tel. 229-3783 Shonda Jemlson, born January 7, 1964, to tho William P, Jemlsons, Mobile, Ala. $ Beth Byrne, born March 31, 1964, to the John P. Byrnes, Chi­ cago, III. ^ ^ Chadwick Turner, born Febru­ ary 16, 1964, to the Paul R. Tur­ ners, New Orleans, La. ^ Steven A. Hebert, born Febru­ ary 29, 1964, to the Vincent A. Heberte, Carriers, Miss. t> i!> Linda Farreli, bom May 3, 1964, to the Edward F. Farrells, Clif­ ford, N. J. Brian Keith Baker, April 21, February 8, 1904, to the Harry E. 1964, to the Keith O, Bakers, Bear Christians, Tenafly, N. J. Lake, Mich. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Michael Joseph Babln, bora Laura Vazaguea, born May 11, March 29, 1964, to the AMn M. 1964, to the Juan Vazgueas, Balti­ Bablns, Jr., Plaquemine, La. more, Md. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Arlle Jay Brown, born April 19, Harvey Brown, born May 1, 1964, to tho Arlle J. Browns, 1964, to the Harry L. Browns, Houma, La. Ocean Drive, S. C. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Bonlta Ann Pitre, born April 3, Elizabeth Bryant, born Decem­ 1964, to the Ladlls W. Pitres, Obber 17, 1963, to the James T. Bry­ erlln. La. ants, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Llndell Bennett, bom April 28, Jose Perez, Jr„ born May 29, 1964, to tho Garland M. Bennetts, 1984, to the Jose D. Pereas, New Jesup, Ga. York, New York. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Dwayne Davis, born March 18, Danelle Marie Dnbose, born 1964, to the DonneU M, Davis', May 19, 1964, to the Vincent A. Freeport, Fla., Tivldads, New Orleans, La, Cherle Walsh, bora AjHril 12, 1964, to the John J. Walshs, Cleve4 4 4 Kyle Jones, born October 27, land.Iand, Ohio. 1963, to the Willie K. Jones', Boga4 4 4 lusa. La. Robert Thomas Willis, born Feb­ 4 4 4 ruary 20, 1964, to tho Thomas Peter Lewis Christian, bora Wills', Wlnnsbore, Texas. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment Ronald O'TooIe Jr., born May of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary 6, 1964, to the Ronald O'TooIes, card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): Wyandotte, Mich. Floyd S. Ackerman, 46: Brother John Henry Hannay, 58: Brother t it if Lisa Utiey, born May 9, 1964, Ackerman died of heart failure on Hannay died of pneumonia on January 6, 1964, to the Richard P. Utieys, Galves­ F e b r u a ry 17, 1964, In St. Fran­ In Baltimore ton, Texas. USPHS Hospital. cis Hospital, Esit canaba, Mich. Ho He had been a Robert Stacker, born February Joined the SIU member of the 19, 1964, to the Vaughn E. Stack­ In 1960 and SIU since 1948 ers, Detroit, Mich. and in the stew­ sailed as a mem­ t> ber of the engine ard department. Paul Joseph Williams, boim department. Sur­ He is survived May 1, 1964, to the Walter H. Wil­ vivors include by his wife Ruth liams', Gretna, La. his wife, Helen, Hannay of Balti­ of Gladstone, Michigan. Acker­ more. Place of burial was not re­ it 4" 4" Carla Jean Lopeparo, born man was buried In the Garden of ported, April 14, 1964, to the Carlo Lo- Rest Cemetery, Wells, Michigan. 4 4 4 peparos, Chicago, III. 4 4 4 Benjamin J. Martin, 65: Brother Nils Harry Lnndqulst, 58: Martin was the victim of an acci­ 3^ 4" 4" dental death on Christine Ellen Wright, bora Brother Lundquist died of natural causes on Janu­ September 29, March 30, 1964, to the Richard ary 12, 1964, at 1963, in Houston, Wrights, Alpena, Mich, the Staten Island Texas. He joined 4 4" 4' USPHS Hospital, the Union In 1952 Charles Peck, born February 19, A member of the and sailed as a 1964, to the Harvey W. Pecks, Al­ deck department, member of the pena, Mich. he joined the engine depart­ 4 4" 4 Union In 1941. ment. Burial was Walter King, born November 4, Burial was at in Arlington Na­ 1963, to the Paul Kings, Houston, tho Greenwood tional Cemetery, Texas. Cemetery, Brook­ Arlington, Va. No survivors were Shelly Brenda Powell, born May lyn. There were no surylvors. listed. 20, 1964, to the William H. Pow­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 ells. Philadelphia, Pa. Monroe C. Gaddy, 58: Heart John Zohill, 67: Brother Zohill i t 4 4 4 Sabrlna Bergstrom, born April failure was fatal to Brother Gaddy 17, 1964, to the James F. Berg- in Houston, Texas, on Janu­ stroms, Houston, Texas. ary 22, 1964. H« 4 4 4 joined the Sea­ Roman Harper, born March 21, farers In 19 5 2 1964, to the Roman Harpers, Ja­ and sailed In the maica, L. I., N. Y. steward depart­ 4 4 4 ment. Gaddy is Quillian Forrester, bom April survived by his 29, 1964, to tho Marvin S. Forrest­ wife, Frances, of ers, Savannah, Ga. Tampa, Florida. 4 4 4 Burial was In the Garden of James Riley, bora May 2, 1964, Memories Cemetery, Tampa. to the James F. Rlleys, Ashland, 4 4 4 Wise. Carney Q. Daw, 68: A heart at­ tack took the life of Brother Daw on February 23, 19 6 4, at his home In Norfolk, Va. Ha sailed as a member of the engine depart­ ment and had joined the Union in 1961. He was placed on pen­ sion In 19 6 3. Surviving is his wife, Florence, of Norfolk. Burial was at the Rose­ wood Mertiorial Park Cemetery, Virginia Beach, Va. died of pneumonia In Yugoslavia, Dec. 24, 1963. Ha became a mem­ ber of the Union In 1953 starting In the deck de­ partment and later transferring to the steward department. A native of Austria, Brother Zohill was placed on pension In 1962. He Is survived by a son, Joseph, of Philadelphia. Place of burial was not reported, 4 4 4 Humella Fluence, 50: Brother Fluence died of natural causes on February 29, 1964, in Staten Island USPHS Hospital.^A mem­ ber of trio Union a 1 n c e 1952, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment. Ho Is sur­ vived by his wife, EIVIe, and five childen In Los Angeles. Burial was In Rural Cemetery, Los Angeles. �SRAF'AH^S All hospitalized Seafarers would f^preciate mail and visits wlienever possible. The following is die latest available list of SlU men in the hospital: USPHfl HOSPITAL BTATEN ISLAND. NEVP YORK •ramo Arroyo Walter Lester John Boanday A. Hazzariello George Meltzer Raoul Cabrara Banry Callahan Amstey Minors Clifford CampbaU Haakon Mourn Antonio Corral Harold Nelson Sdward Cleary S. Paczkowakl Jolut ColUnion Nick Palantzoglou Hamilton DaUey Santiago Pena John Fanning Feotonlo Pereira FhlUlp Frank Eugene Plahn William GlUespla Stanley Stevens Sanford Gregory Walter StovaU Charles Haymond A. Stracciolinl Erwin Jennings Paul Switch Walter Kowalczyk Anthony' Toker Ralph KnowU John Wltted Joe Laffredo Gilbert Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS John Alstatt Roscoe Martin Walter Cutter John Rawza James DUlion BiUy RusseU Alphan Fruge Hamilton Sebum John Shamel Howard Gray Patrick Stevens Hugh Grave Julius Swykert Milbura Hatlcy Robert L. Helper Claude Walker E. L. Lawson Ranson Wilson Daily Vzena Charles Martin USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Ernest Anderson Claude Lomess George Armstrong Harry Long Dewey Bell Henry J. Maas, Jr. WUbert Burke Mont McNabb. Jr. Tiorge. Burleson Claude McNorton Oscar Cino Hugh Meachan Salvatore Detrio PhiUip Mendoza John Flinn Robert Merritt Audley Foster Cteon Mixon John Gersey Clyde Mudd Ceasar Guerra George Neyrey Waiter Johnson Troy Pardue George Keneday Francis Pastlano James Lala Leon Penton Jeaii Latapie Theodore Phelps John Fow«r JuUus Thompioa Carloi Baavedra Olav 'rhoraen Ray Strength Howard Watera USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND James Mitchell Roaooe AUord W. C. Murphy, Jr. Carl Beard Carl Biaeup James Roach William Sawyer Walter Boxmair Henry Schwartz Groover Cobbler Robert Sheffield Joaeph Feak Charles Torgerson Frledof Fondlla Crittenden Foater Robert Twlgg Skinner Waff Charles Hippard MOUNT WILSON STATE HOSPITAL MOUNT WILSON, MARYLAND Hector Duarte USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON John Kennedy Richard Shaffner Henry McCuUough Harry Silverstein Henry Piszatovikl CU.el WlaUck Edwar l Sager Wm. L. WilUama USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA WilUam Barber Raymond Miller Frank Buck Jessie Painter James Deibl Lloyd Roberson Robert Gregory Julian Wilson John McLemore USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA N. Blanchard William Padgett Goorget Chance Arthur WiUert Patrick Grennan USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Edgar Andcraon Harold Robinson Alfred Duggna USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA WHUam Lovett Gordon Mkrbury Pastor Ablln Nicholas Peters Hoinard Fowler Richard Zaragoza Charlie Gedra USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Reuben Bach Barney Majjesle Edward Carlson Frank May Charles Comstock Joseph Mrkua Kenneth Glass Walter Petere B. Gogolewski Sichard Pedersen Robert Green Frederick Prlmeau Clarence Lenhart Gillis Smith USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Thomas Lehay Charlee Coburn George McKnew Arthur Collett Benjamin Deibler Samuel HiUs Raymon Ruppert Abe Gordon Willie A. Young Burl Haire USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE Joeeph Berger James McGea SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isakseh Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny Edwin Harriman PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL NORTHAMPTON, MASS. Maurice Roberts US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, DC William Thomson Paul StovaU Schedule of Membership Meetings SlU-AGllWD Meetings A. Da Costa and O. Babb Antonio Da Coota and Otho Babb are asked to contact Hayt & Hayt, attornieys-at-law, 99 Wall Street, New York, New York, 10005. 4: 4. Floyd R. Johnson Anyone, knowing the whereBboiits of the above-named is asked to get in touch with Alice E. Johnson, 1122 Garfield Avenue, Marinette, Wis. 1. Emmitt A. Connell You are asked to contact your attorney, Herman N. Rabson. 15 Park Row, Hew York 38, N.Y., telephone WO 2-5250. $ 4^ 4^ Jim Davis Norma has the information you requested about Jeff. She died June 28 and was buried July 1. Norma will give you further de­ tails when she hears from you.. % t, % Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 FM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to he excused should request permission by tele­ gram (he sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York August 3 Detroit August 7 Philadelphia August 4 Houston August 10 Baltimore August 5 New Orleans August 11 MobUe August 12 4 4 4 West Coast SlU-AGLtWD Meetings STU headquarters has issued the following schedule through August, 1964 for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 FM local time. The schedule is as follows: Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Augusit 17 August 19 August 21 September 21 September 23 September 25 t 4 4 Great Lakes SIU Meetings Norman Cbstell* Regular membership meetings You are asked to get in touch with Robert Bennett, 347- 20th on the Great I,akes are held on the first and third Mondays of Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. each month in all ports at 7 FM 3^ 4" local time, except at Detroit, Riohard Feddern The above-named, now on the where meetings are heia at 2 FM. San Francisco, is asked to contact The next meetings will be: Detroit August 3—2 FM Daniel Finnegan about an urgent Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago^ matter before leaving New York. Cleveland. Dulutta, Frankfort, 3* 4> 4> August 3—t PM John Liberato You are asked to contact J. G. 4 4 4 Green, c/o General Delivery, Highlands, Texas. Lynd is very SIU Inlond Bootmen's Union Regular membership meetings sick and needs an operation. i for IBU members are scheduled 4> 3^ 3> each month in various ports. The Bill Hutohinson You are asked to telephone next meetings will be: Philadelphia .. Aug. 4>-5 PM Penny McGarty, person-to-pereon Baltimore (licensed and uncollect 81*^03 1-3217, Inglewood, lioensed).... Aug. 5—5 FM Calif., If you haven't already an­ Houston .. August 10—5 PM swered her notice. She would Norfolk . .August 6—7 FM appreciate hearing from you as N'Orleans . . Aug. 11—5 FM quickly as possible. Mobile . ..mgust 12—5 PM 3< 4> 3!> 4 4 4 Friends of Robmt Bnrdick RAILWAY MARINE REGION Bob Burdick is temporarily out Regular membership meetings •of circulation. His current address is P.M.B. 59025 - Pine 4, Angola, for Railway Marine Region-IBU La. Any shipmates owing him members are scheduled each money are asked to forward it to month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings him at this address. ' will be: 3« 3)i 4 ' Raymond Tilley Jersey City August 10 . The above-named is asked to Pblladelphia August 11 write Tom Sullivan, P.O. Box 185, Baltimore August 12 *Norfolk ........ .Apgust 13 Ludingtpn, Micb. 6RBAT LAKES TUO AND REGION ISare Twenty-ThVM VaG DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 FM. The next meetings will be: Detroit August 10 Milwaukee August 10 Chicago . August 11 Buffalo August 12 fSauIt Ste. Marie. .August 13 Duluth August 14 Lorain :. .August 14 (For meeting place, contaci Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). r Cleveland August 14 Toledo August 14 Ashtabula :. .August 14 (For meeting place, contact John Mgro, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Oliio). 4 4 4 United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings: for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: New York.. August 3 Baltimore August .5 Philadelphia August 4 tHonston August 10 • Mobile . .i.. . .August 12 New 'Orleaiis . . . . - August 11 • Meatingi hald at Latibr Tampia, Nawport Naws. t Maating held at Labor Temple. Sault: Sta. Maria, Mich. t Maating held at Galveston wharvoa. Descr/fre Hard Life In Depressed Areas WASHINGTON—"No one has a job. The man lives with his family in a completely dilapidated shack. They have no central heating, plumbing or lighting, and, of course, no one ever heard of a telephtShe.-*— The' road there is, in most War on Poverty program will aid Appalachia, the region also needs cases,"just a foot path. Even special programs. Before industry a jeep can make It only part of the way. The family usually has a small potato patch; potatoes are their major staple of diet to carry them through the winter." Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., Un­ der Secretary of Commerce and cbainnan' of the President's Ap­ palachian Regional Commission, thus began his description of s typical part of the 10-state ares that comprises Appalachia. Interviewed on Washington Re­ ports to the People, AFL-CIO public service program carried on 700 radio stations, Roosevelt said that most of the people in the area "live on food surplus com­ modities and sometimes a relief check. They are miles from any hospital. Children are often with­ out shoes and cannot walk the miles to school in the winter, and that school is often a one-room shack with a leaky roof and draughty walls." Roosevelt said that although the and business will come in, he said, roads must be built, sewerage plants and other facilities in­ stalled. He recommended replen­ ishment of the once plentiful timberlands, development of the vast recreational facilities of the scenic areas, and aid to agriculture. Roosevelt declared that Appa­ lachia should be a concern of all Americans for humanitarian rea­ sons and also because the im­ provement of the area and aiding the people to get jobs will make it more productive. "If we can up-grade the standard of living, the purchasing power, then they will foe able to buy more dresses made on Seventh Avenue in New York, more cars made in Detroit, and other goods made all ov«- the nation," he asserted. At present, said Roosevelt, un­ employment in Appalachia is dou­ ble that in the rest of the nation, and the per capita income is far below the national average. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Watera District makes specific provision for safeguarding the ^mbership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed p»A audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. GuH, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shaU consist equaUy of imion and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of - trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are avaUable at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union Md the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU, return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are avaUable to you at aU times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are avaUable in aU SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and Uve aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obUgations, such as filing for OT on the proper abeets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union oSicial, in your opinion, fails to protect vour contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from pubUshlng any article serving the poUtical purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pubUshing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its coUective membership. This esUbiished policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, I960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responslbUity for LOG poUcy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this cesponsibUity. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt ts given for game. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment he made without supplying a receipt, or If a member is required to make a payment and li given an official receipt, hut feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAF.4RERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. AU members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to famiUarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials.,etc., as weU as aU other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including atlenduneo at mciubcrship meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in ail rank-ond-filc functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership bos reaffirmed the long-standing Union 'policy of aUowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in emplojmient and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal riglits to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve These ohiectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds' through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union'records or information, he should.immediately notify SIU President Paul Nail at haadquartars by certified mall, return receipt requested. �Vol. XXVI No. 15 SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Sen. Douglas Hits British Defiance Of (/S Ship Law WASHINGTON—Sen. Paul H, Douglas (D.-Ill.) has called "extraordinary" and "un­ precedented" a move by the British government to oppose what it called U.S. attempts to apply American regulations to British shipping. The senator, chairman of "*" the Senate-House Joint Eco­ ing direct action, it has sought sta­ extraordinary event in interna­ nomic Committee declared tistical information and documents tional law also is obvious." Sen. Douglas called for a clear that the British action "may oblige from steamship carriers and con­ the United States to abolish the ferences carrying American com­ understanding that the U.S. Ship­ conference system of ocean trans­ merce ... to make doubly certain ping Act is" sound and necessary portation and rigorously control that no real justification exists legislation and that the proceed­ from this discrimination against ings of the FMC under it have ocean freight rates." throughout its history been mod­ His statements were prompted the U.S." He further said that the action erate and indulgent, to say the by the introduction in the British Detroit's Local 10, SlU Transportation Services and Allied House of Commons a bill which, of the British government indicates least. Concessions Made in effect, would authorize British that it is willing to order its lines Workers was saddened recently by the passing of George shipowners to ignore the Federal to defy American law rather than He pointed out that "conces­ Battel, president pro tem. Battel Ir) is seen as he appeared Maritime Commission's contract produce the information requested sions have been made in the pres­ with John Weaver, secretary-treasurer pro tem, to tell the , requirements. According to the by the FMC. ent controversy at the request of story of Local 10 on UAW radio program during the success­ British lines, h? added, are so bill, the British regard any such the same government that now ful drive to organize the Checker Cab Company. Checker orders as an infringement upon frightened by the consequences re­ seems about to challenge our ele­ sulting from the revelation of ad'- mentary jurisdiction over our. own drivers voted for representation by SlU-TS&AW by a 3-2 British jurisdiction. ditional facts that they have lob­ margin on June 8-9. The British action was sparked bied the British government to take commerce." These concessions by efforts of the FMC, under or­ this unheard of action against its compromise the efficient adminis­ tration of the law, he added, and ders from Congress, to obtain most friendly ally. even these have not been deemed documents from foreign shippers Ccller Speaks Up sufficient, he said. concerning freight rates in trade Speaking even more strongly, To go further would be injurious with the U.S. The documents are needed to enable Federal shipping Chairman Emanuel Celler (D.- to the national Interest and to in­ agencies to review and pass on N.Y.) of the House Judiciary ternational principles of fair com­ Committee called the British ac­ petition, Douglas declared. freight rates in U.S. trade. tion an attempt to encourage Some of the instances of dis­ Rates Discriminatory defiancy of U.S. shipping laws crimination cited by the senator DETROIT—Members and officers of Local 10, SIU-TransSenator Douglas, who in the and urged the FMC to "resist to involved paperback books which past year has led a probe aimed the fullest" any attempt by the cost $39 a ton to go to England portation Services and Allied Workers, paid tribute this week at ferreting out freight rate prac­ British or other steamship lines from the U.S., while it cost $28 a to George Battel, president pro tem, who died on July 13, tices that discriminate against U.S. to violate American law. ton to ship English books to this 1964. exports, said the irrefutable evi­ He also said that the British country. Battel,- who assumed the Labor Relations Board announced dence presented to his committee action is "fraught with a great To ship American electrical ma­ presidency of Local 10 in there were 312 challenged votes indicates that on 65 to 80 per'cent deal of danger to American for­ chinery to England costs $57.25 a made mostly by its own staff, the of American exports, ocean freight eign commerce and to the Amer­ ton, compared to $33.11 a ton to January, was fatally injured in an Teamsters and the company. The automobile accident on July .11 rates are substantially higher than ican Merchant Marine." ship English electrical machinery and passed away in St Mary's Board has still not made final on comparable Japanese or Euro­ Sen. Douglas termed "extraordi­ to the U.S. Hospital, Livonia, Mich. He is determination of the chalienges. pean exports to this country. nary" the British government's survived by his wife, Mildred, Company Tactics While discrimination is more willingness to risk "an interna­ and three children. Although the Teamsters have a acute in the Japanese-U.S. trade tional crisis" rather than reveal in­ Employed as & driver for the taxi driver local in Detroit, they than in the European-U.S. trade, formation concerning rates charged Detroit Checker Cab Company never had made an attempt to the senator said that in all trades by British carriers on the trans­ for 15 years. Battel played a start an organizing campaign the U.S. is at a competitive dis­ portation of American commerce. prominent role in organizing his among Checker employees. advantage. "I am not prepared at the mo­ fellow-employees during the last Throughout the years in which "After many years of inaction, ment to develop in full the implica­ three years. The organizing cam­ the TS&AW representatives la­ the FMC finally has taken steps tions of such defiance," he said. paign was successfully climaxed bored to organize the company, to alleviate freight rate discrimi­ "That they may be grave is when Checker drivers voted by a nation," he sJid, "but prior to tak­ obvious. That this constitutes an DETROIT— The SIU Great decisive 3-2 margin for the SIU- management resorted to every maneuver in the book to prevent Lakes District Credential Commit­ TS&AW on June 8-9. an election. At one point, the tee's report on nominations for the Despite determined opposition company claimed multi-ownership 1964 union elections was con­ from the Teamsters and the com­ of the cabs was a bar to a bar­ curred in at all regular member­ pany, Local 10 organizers were gaining election. The Supreme ship meetings of July 20. The re­ able to roll up their impressive Court turned down this claim, port was submitted in compliance majority. However, inunediately and the NLRB then ordered an with the • Secretary - Treasurer's after the election the National election. Pre - Balloting Report and the Union constitution. Credential Committee members were John Poliwka (Book No. WASHINGTON—The House Merchant Marine Committee 3525), Chairman; Frank Szopko has begun hearings in Washington to determine whether the (Book No. 12671) and Jack Wiley act sponsored by Representative Herbert C. Bonner (D.-N.C.) (Book No. 9966). three years ago on regula-"*The committee's report showed tings steamship conferences Also scheduled to appear are G. that of those nominated for the should be changed. Griffiths Johnson, Assistant Sec­ posts to be filled, three were dis­ Steamship conferences have retary of State for Economic Af­ qualified for failing to meet the condemned the legislation as un­ fairs, as well as the chairmen of constitutional requirement that candidates must be in good stand­ workable and dangerous to the the various conferences. conference system of rate setting. A spokesman from the House ing in the six months period prior Britain and Holland have made Merchant Marine Committee said to nomination. One candidate was laws which prohibits their com­ that rumors of dissatisfaction with disqualified for failing to submit panies from obeying certain por­ the law had been heard and the the necessary credentials as called tions of the Bonner Act. hearing was called to discuss the for in the constitution. All other The first person to appear be­ bill. The hearings were sched­ nominees were qualified. fore tbe committee was "Admiral uled three years after the law was In addition to having been sub­ John Harllee, chairman of the enacted to give industry time to mitted and approved at the mem­ Maritime Commission, the agency adjust to it, the spokesman said. bership meetings, the Credentials responsible for enforcing the act, The most criticized section of Committee report has been posted who yesterday urged continuation the law has been the part that re­ in all Great Lakes District Union of the Bonner Act. He testified quires all conference records to halls, in accordance with Article that the U.S. must regulate rates be made available to the Maritime XIII, Section 2 of the constitution. Inspecting qualifications of candidates for the 1964 SIU to protect its private shipping. Commission for checking, whether In determining the eligibility of Great Lakes District union elections are credential commit­ Senator Paul Douglas (D.-Ill.), the records are kept in the U.S. all candidates, the Credentials tee members (l-r) Jack Wiley, John Poliwka and Frank whose committee is presently in­ or in a foreign country. Other Committee checked the seniority Szopko. The committee's report has already received ap­ vestigating differences in ocean countries claim the provision is shipping records and the welfare proval at all regular July membership meetings held In the freight rates, has also asked to an invasion of their country's plan records, as well as the union Jurisdiction. appear. Great Lakes District. records. George Battel Dies; SlU Taxi Local Head Gt. 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Title A name given to the resource July 24, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: BEST WISHES FOR PENSIONERS SIUNA STEPS UP POLITICAL ACTION, MAPS STATE, REGIONAL POGRAMS SIU URGES GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE ACTION ON US SHIPPING BEEFS NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTIVE UNION OFFICES CLOSE AUG. 15 SEN. DOUGLAS HITS BRITISH DEFIANCE OF US EFFORT TO REGULATE SHIP RATES GOLDWATER NOMINATIONS MARKS POWER SHIFT FOR REPUBLICATIONS SIU’S SS TRANSGLOBE, GERMAN SHIP COLLIDE JAPANESE, AFL-CIO SIGN PACT TO UPGRADE JOB STANDARDS WATER CARRIERS CHARGE RAIL RATE DISCRIMINATION AID TO SHIPBUILDING OK’D BY PRESIDENT SIU CABLE SHIP PROVIDES NEW ORIENT PHONE LINK SUBMERGED ATOM REACTOR RUNS NAVIGATION DEVICES ALASKAN DAM PROJECT SEEN DANGEROUS TO FISH INDUSTRY ‘JINXED’ TEXAS TOWERS VANISHING INTO HISTORY THE OCEAN OF TOMORROW – OPERATION: DEEPSCAN SEATRAIN CHALLENGES RAIL RATE REDUCTION KERR-MILLS MEDICAL PLAN NEGLECTS NEEDS OF AGED NEW MARINE ENGINE PRODUCED BY BRITISH COPE NEEDS FOOT SOLDIERS TO ACHIEVE ELECTION SUCCESS GEORGE BATTEL DIES; SIU TAXI LOCAL HEAD Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/24/1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVI, No. 15 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/18b083928e672ab869f2b6e8924aaba9.PDF cadf437fdcfd90e0cdfb2948e8a9743a PDF Text Text SEAFARERSM06 OFFICIAL ORQAW Of THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO MA Switch On C-4s Crimps U.S. Shipping -Story On Page 3 NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 45 SlU POSTS -Story On Page 3 New For Norfolk Dedication ceremonies on July 1 for­ mally marked the opening of new SIU hall for Port of Norfolk, with large gathering of rank-and-file members, trade union representa­ tives, and government and civic leaders in attendance. The dedica­ tion fete followed a separate Eastern Regional Area conference of the Maritime Trades Department, which was held two days earlier as part of a series of labor events in the Hamp­ ton Roads area. The new Seafarers hall in Norfolk is a vast improvement over the old SIU hall in the port, and features ample room to service a variety of membership needs. (See stories on pages 2, 4; Picture feature in centerfold.) Honor ILA's Alston SIU President Paul Hall, president of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ partment, addresses dinner in Nor­ folk given by Hampton Roads MTD Port Council in honor of ILA VicePresident I^vid D. Alston (second from left), i^ictured on rostrum (1-r) are A. Mennella of Eastern Area MTD; Alston; Norfolk NAACP Pres. Robert D. Robertson; Clyde Dodson, Marine Engineers; Virginia State AFL-CIO Pres. Harold B, Boyd; Ray McKay, Marine Engineers; MTD NatT Exec. Sec'y-Treas. Peter McGavin; Bill Armstrong, Sailors Union of the Pacific; ILA Vice-Pres. John Bowers. More than 700 guests from labor, government and industry at­ tended the affair. For other photos, see centerfold.) �SikAFAREkS pace Tin LdG Job f*, ltf4 By Paul Hall Evidence continues to pile up of the need for a consistent and posi­ tive government policy to supplant the confusion and lack of decisive­ ness which characterizes our nation's approach to the needs of the vital American merchant marine. Despite the fact that the government agencies responsible for implementing policies to improve the condition of U.S. shipping are repeatedly professing concern over the state of American shipping, their actions do not square with their talk. Still awaiting a concrete sign that the government means business when it says that it is determined to provide a badly needed lift to the maritime industry, U.S. shipping has, instead, been treated to another sorry spectacle of the kind of government action that is very clearly obstructing revitalization of the American merchant marine. It now appears that the Maritime Administration's C-4 ship exchange program, which was supposed to have given an opportunity for an up­ grading of two of the most critical segments of American shipping— the domestic and tramp fleets—is on the skids. This situation is a direct result of Marad's switch in its valuation policy after a number of shipping companies had applied for vessels Working group during four-day legislativo conferanca at SlUNA's Washington officas in­ under the exchange program and awards were about to be announced. cludes (facing camera, l-r) Lester Salinger, conference chairman, of the Cannery Workers Under terms of the switch, the tramp ship operators and sections of and Fishermen's Union of the Pacific—San Diego; Cong. Edwhrd Garmatz of Maryland; Sen. the domestic fleet have been forced to abandon their interest in ship E. L. (Bob) Bartlett of Alaska; George Johansen, Alaska. Fishermen's Union; Austin Skin­ replacement. The change in the Maritime Administration's valuation ner, New Bedford Fishermen's Union. Back to camera (foreground) are George Issel, United policy apparently made it impossible for the domestic and trajnp ship­ ping companies to upgrade their vessels—a move which would have Industrial Workers—Pacific District, and Duane Vance, counsel for SlUNA fish and cannery given them a boost because it would have enabled them to better workers' unions. Many of the problems of the fishing Industry were discussed. compete. Even the Maritime Administration acknowledged that the coastal and intercoastal lines and the bulk carriers in foreign tramp operations require vessel replacement "if they are to continue to be truly competitive in these vital areas ..." Why the Maritime Administration would, in effect, change the ground rules on its C-4 exchange program after a number of companies had applied for vessels on the original terms, is another one of the enigmas plaguing the maritime industry and thwarting the efforts to improve its position. To those of us who are sincerely interested in, and concerned with, WASHINGTON—^In a two-pronged attack on the problems of American fishermen and the American merchant marine and recognize its important and critical cannery workers, the SlUNA Fish and Cannery Workers' Special Legislative Conference, role as a vital element in the total American economy and national defense picture, this latest action by the Maritime Administration is meeting here June 22-25, drafted a strong legislative program and called upon the Execu­ a disturbing development. It is most disturbing because it indicates tive branch of the Govem--tthat while the government agencies involved are quick to acknowledge ment to "foster, expand and examination of aU fish legislataon Education (COPE). The Conference participants the need for positive action to improve the American merchant marine, improve" American fisheries. pending before both Houses of The SIUNA Legislative Confer­ Congress. In the course of their elected SIUNA Vice-President they have been derelict in their obligation to back up their words with ence made a detailed study and •tudies, delegates to the Confer­ Lester Balinger, head of the Can­ the required action. ence discussed the legislation with nery Workers and Fishermen's key Congressional representatives Union of the Pacific, San Diego, as and Government agencies with Conference chairman. Conference participants were Jurisdiction in the areas con­ sidered. (Continued on page 16) The Conference urged top prior­ ity for S. 1135, the Senate bill SIUNA Hits State Dept. which would amend the Fisher­ men's Marketing Act by allowing a imion to bargain on fish prices NORFOLK—^The new SIU hall was officially dedicated here last week, in for independent fishermen. The bill ceremonies attended by SIU President Paul Hall, SIU members in the area, rep­ would give imion fishermen the rights enjoyed by other trade resentatives of the trade union movement including the MTD Hampton Roads Port tame union workers whose wages and conditions are negotiated through Council and the Norfolk • visions for full servicing of the to the busy pier area than the the collective bargaining process. Central Labor Council, as membership and the handling of Colley Street location. A novel The Conference also delved into WASHINGTON — The SIUNA feature of the one-story building a range of other legislative mat­ well as representatives of Union business functions. has called on Secretary of State Just off the Front Street docks, is that it Is so constructed that ad- ters, both pending and contemplat­ the government. Dean Rusk to provide for labor (Continued on page 16) ed, that have bearing on the wel­ representation on his Depart­ The modem, all new-struc­ the new structure is much closer fare of the fishing and cannery ment's Fishing Industry Advisory ture at 115 Third Street, off industries, and recommended ap­ Committee on International Fish­ Woodis Avenue, is designed to proval by Congress of several ery Affairs. The action was taken handle all Union functions in the measures considered to be essential after the SIUNA Fish and Cannery Hampton Roads area. It replaces to a prospering industry. the old hall at 416 Colley Avenue Workers Special Legislative Con­ here. In calling on the Administration ference noted the absence of fish In a dedication speech, SIU to aid American fisheries, the workers' representatives on the President Hall noted that the SIUNA Legislative Conference State Department advisory body. building is a symbol that the U.S. adopted a policy position in the In a message to Secretary Husk, seaman has come "out of the form of a resolution which noted SIUNA Vice-President Lester Bal­ wilderness." He quickly noted that U.S. production has "remained inger who served as Conference however, that "this is not the end static" and that the U.S. fishing chairman, pointed out: "While of oiur struggle." The assembly fieet and employment have dras­ there are several representatives gathered at the dedication cere­ tically declined despite the dou­ of the industry on this committee, monies also heard addresses oy bling of U.S. fish consumption in there are no representatives of the Harold Boyd, president of the recent years. The policy resolu­ workers . . . We request that such Virginia AFL-CIO state federation tion pointed out that the increased representatives be appointed, and Congressmen Porter Hardy, U.S. consumption "benefited only equal in number to those repre­ Jr., and Pat Jennings. foreign fisheries al the expense of senting industry." A part of the SIU's continuing American workmen." The SIUNA communication said building program in aU ports, the The conferees devoted consider­ that many of the industry people new Norfolk hall is a direct con­ able attention to the necessity for are engaged directly or indirectly sequence of the increased deeppromoting expansion of the domes­ in the importation of fish products sea cargo movements and the tic fish and fish cannery industries which are to direct competition parallel rise in the membership and in this connection planned for with American-caught products. of the SIU and its affiliates a campaign to promote fish prod­ "Since the Importation of such throughout the Hampton Roads ucts bearing the SIUNA label. products is one of the major causes area through a number of or^n• Because of the importance of of the loss of employment and toizing successes. legislative support for the objec­ come to American workmen," the The new fully air-conditioned tives of the SIUNA Fish and Can­ communication said, it is apparent building includes an expanded AFL-CIO Director of COPE, Al Barkan (left), discusses nery Workers' Conference, the con­ that the interests" of these workers hiring hall, ample space for union ferees reviewed the political situa­ are not being represented. policy resolution adopted by SlUNA Legislative Conference meetings to a general meeting hall tion as it applies to the welfare of Vice-President Balinger towitli SlUNA representatives. Pictured with Barkan are Lester capable of handling 300 persons, the workers involved. In this con­ formed Senators E. L. Bartlett of Balinger of the Cannery Workers and Fishermen's Union of new recreational facilities, accom­ nection the SIUNA group discussed Alaska, Warren G. Magnuson of the Pacific—San Diego, who served as legislative confer­ modation for a snackbar-cafeteria, the various aspects of the situation Washington and Labor Secretary ence chairman; George Johansen of the Alaska Fishermen's a 4b-car parking lot, landscaped with Al Barkan, director of the W. Willard Wirti of the SIUNA terrace and other necessaiy pro­ Utiion, and James D. Ackert, Atlantic Fishermen's Union. AFL-CIO Committee of Political protest. SlUNA Conference Spurs Fisheries, Cannery Program New Norfolk 51U Hall Dedicated In Ceremonies Ask Labor Role For Fish Panel �w fair It. ItM SEAFARERS SlU Action Nips New Try to End Fit-For-Duty Slips The SIU's action to nip revival of pressures to halt issuanca of fit-for-duty slips by USPHS hospitals has brought assur­ ances that the present system will continue. SIU president Paul Hall last month notified Inembers Hall said, "of this ohango wu then postponed. However, wo of the Senate Committee on understand that the pres­ Labor and Public Welfare and the House Committee on Education and Labor that.pressures were be­ ing revived by vested interest groups to scuttle the fit-for-duty slips, despite the fact that imple­ mentation of the proposed change had been postponed because of Union opposition. Committee members responded to Hall's urg­ ing for action to assure continua­ tion of the fit-for-duty slips. This week Congressman Hugh Carey of Brooklyn, a member of the House Committee, informed Hall that he had been advised by the Medical Director of the Pub­ lic Health Service Division of Hos­ pitals, Dr. Linden E. Johnson, that there would be no change in the position to delay action on a trial study of the proposed action until maritime labor and management had an opportunity to give further consideration to the matter. In a communication to members of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare and the House Committee on Education and Labor, on June 15, SIU President Paul Hall said, "I do not believe that the narrow, selfish interests of those who are seeking a cessa­ tion of the issuance of the slips should in any way be permitted to interfere with or cause the aban­ donment of a valuable and neces­ sary service by a highly re­ spected and competent govern­ ment agency." The SIU communication stressed that the traditional functions which have been performed by USPHS Include "that of providing reports on seamen patients indi­ cating whether or not they are fit for duty aboard U.S. merchant vessels." Respected. Agency Hall pointed out that because of the impartiality and integrity of the USPHS personnel, both maritime labor and management have accepted the USPHS deci­ sions with respect to seamen's fit­ ness for duty where disputes have arisen over this question. The §IU President's message said that a move is under way by groups with vested interests such as insurance companies and others, to have the- USPHS cease issuance of the fit-for-duty slips. Hall said that the SIU and other sections of maritime la­ bor "were, absolutely opposed to the scrapping of so vital • service. Implementation," sures originally responsible for the proposed change are being revived." In bringing this Issue to the at­ tention of the legislators. Hall said "we are calling this matter to your attention as a member of a Congressional committea with an interest and concern in such matters." The SIU President urged that the committee members use their good offices to "assure the con­ tinuation of the fit-for-duty slips by the USPHS in the interests of American seamen and the U.S. maritime Industry, with which it has been traditionally concerned." Extend Rules On Stewards' Job Preference NEW YORK—^The Seafarers Ap­ peals Board has authorized exten­ sion of the Job preference rules to cover qualified SIU chief stew­ ards in all Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports who successfully complete refresher courses under the Stew­ ard Department Recertificatlon Program. Under a ruling issued by the ap­ peals board last month, stewards with class A seniority who are registered in Job group 1-S at any Atlantic and Gulf port can now enroll In the refresher school for SIU chief stewards which Is main­ tained here in the Port of New York. As of September 6, 1964, stew­ ards in all Atlantic and Gulf ports who successfully complete the course will be given Job prefer­ ence in accord with the shipping rules. Since the school is conducted only in New York, the SAB had previously ruled that this was the only port where the Job preference provided for in the shipping rules could be put Into effect. The earlier ruling said that chief stew­ ards shipping out of the Port of New York would receive Job pref­ erence after June 15, 1964 if they successfully completed the re­ fresher course under the recerti­ ficatlon program. This ruling still applies. Meanwhile, the recertificatlon program also has been expanded, to ^povids for several enlarged SEAFARERS LOG classes to be conducted at the July 10, 1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 14 same time. Three separate groups of stewards are engaged in refi-esher training at present. The Steward Department Recertifieation Program was initiated in PAut HALL, President HERBERT' BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SPIVACK. 1962. It features both classroom Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN. Art and field work in an attempt to Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYER, upgrade the skills necessary for a ROBERT ARONSON, JUAN MARLOWE, ROBERT chief steward's rating. HEATHCOCK, Staff Writers. Steward department personnel Published biweekly at the headquarters who have at least three years of of the Seafarers International Union, nl At. lantic, Culf, Lakes and Inland Waters seatirhe in a rating above 3rd cook District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, can obtain further details by con­ Brooklyn, NY, 11231. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600. Second .class postage paid at the Post tacting Earl Shepard, chairman, Office In Brooklyn, NY, unOler the Act Seafarers Appeals Board, Suite of Aug. 24, 1912. — 120 1930, 17 Battery Place, New York 4, New York. Para Three LOG MA Switch On C-4 Trade-ins Crimps US-Flag Shipping WASHINGTON—Despite pious pronouncements about the need for reviving the ailing American-flag merchant marin e, the Maritime Administration has now pulled another about-face and virtually destroyed a program designed to give a shot in the arm to two of' and Matson, which was sup­ signed to four tramp companies, the sickest segments of five, posed to get two. of which two—Oceanic Petroleum maritime — the domestic The other five C-4i were as­ (Continued on page 4) fleet and the bulk-carrying tramp fleet. Upgrading Essential The program is the C-4 ship exchange program which MA announced last fall, and which would have permitted qualified domestic and tramp operators to upgrade their fieets by trading older tonnage for C-4s in the re­ serve fleet. The SIU and other segments of the maritime have urged, upgrading of the US fieet as essential to the attainment of an adequate merchant marine. MA said at the time that ". . . all segments of the country's ship­ ping Industry currently are having their troubles but the owners most severely affected are those oper­ ating without subsidy—the coastal and intercoastal lines and the bulk carriers in the foreign tramp trades. Replacement of the vessels engaged In these trades—^most of them war^built—^is essential If they are to continue to be truly com­ petitive in these vital areas." Heartened by this expression of officii^ concern for their welfare, some 18 steamship companies last fall asked MA for a total of about 50 ships, and on January 31 the MA announced the award of 18 ships to seven companies chosen on the basis of "their operating ability, their financial responsi­ bility, their interest and record of participation In the American mer­ chant marine and their record of performance of obligations with the MA." The seven selected companies included three in the domestic trades, all under contract to SIUNA-affiliated unions. These were Waterman (Sea-Land) which was supposed to get six C-4s; Cal­ mer, which was supposed to get SIU Protects American-Asia Crewmembers As a result of the SIU's prompt action, crewmembers on four ships operated by the insolvent Ameri­ can-Asia Line have received all of their wages or advances on wages due, pending sale of the vessels. The Union acted after learning that the Company was unable to meet its financial obligations. American-Asia's difficulties arose when a charge of falsifying mani­ fests was leveled against the company's President, M. A. Aadah. The manifests allegedly showed that more cargo was aboard one of the vessels, the SS Eldorado, than was actually carried. It was on this basis that an indictment was presented against the com­ pany official. ^ The ships involved are the SS Eldorado, SS Yukon and the SS Bonanza which are presently in the Port of New York, and the SS Ponderosa which is in Bombay. Nominations Open On July 15 For 45 SIU Elective Offices NEW YORK—Nominations for a total of 45 elective posts, one of the largest number of positions ever to be placed on an SIU ballot, will open July 15 and continue through Au­ gust 15. In the last elections, 74 Sea­ November 2 this year since No­ farers competed for the 43 vember 1 falls on a Sunday. It posts on the ballot. The number of po^ to be filled and their distribution was ap­ proved by the membership at meetings in headquarters and in all ports during June following presentation of the president's pre-balloting report and recom­ mendations. This report also is being pre­ sented at all July meetings, .and appears again in the SEAFARERS LOG, on Pago 18, along with a separate report to the member­ ship on voting procedures by the secretary-treasurer. Both these reports were also carried previously by the LOG. Under the SIU constitution, candidates will be elected to posts in the seven constitutional ports and headquarters. Other ports maintained by the SIU, which are not specified In the constitution, will continue to operate but will be serviced by Joint patrolmen as­ signed from a constitutional port. The only change on the ballot since the previous election is an increase that will provide for four Joint patrolmen to ba elected for the Port of Houston instead of two. This reflects increased ship­ ping throughout the Gulf area. Under the constitution, any member may submit his name or be nominated by others as a cattdidate for office provided he has at least three years of seatime in an unlicensed capacity, at least four months of which must be between January 1 and the time of his ^nomination; has been a full member of the Union in good standing for three years prior to his nomination; is a US citizen, and has completed a certificate that • he is not now, or has not been for the last five years a member of the Communist Party or convicted of a felony. The necessary documents set­ ting forth each candidate's quali­ fications should be delivered to the office of the secretary-treas­ urer or sent to the credentials committee in* care of the secre­ tary-treasurer at headquarters, no earlier than July 15 and not later than August 15. A rank-and-file credentials com­ mittee will be elected at the head­ quarters meeting on August 3 to check the qualifications of all nominees. Voting ^will commence will continue through December 31. New Group Starts SIU Upgrading NEW YORK—A new group of 20 Seafarers with class B seniority began participating in the sen­ iority upgrading program this week here in the Port of New York. The program was established by the Seafarers Appeals Board last winter. The fourth group of 31 men to take part in the seniority upgrad­ ing completed the program on July 3. All of the participants received certificates attesting to their new class A seniority under the rules of the SAB. The appeals board is a joint SlU-shipowner panel governing the shipping rules set up under contracts for SIU ships. All together, 113 men have com­ pleted the Seniority Upgrading Program since it began. The program was inaugurated following a Union-management survey of manpower needs in all ports and the number of men shipped to fill jobs on SlU-contracted vessels during 1963. The action was a move to assure the availability of qualified Sea­ farers to meet current maniiing needs. In separate action, the SAB took action last month to tnalntain the upgrading program for an additional six months commenc­ ing on June 26. Qualified class B men who wish to apply for, an upgrading applica­ tion, or who wish further informa­ tion on the program, should write Earl Shepard, chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board, 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, NY. Members of the SAB Seniority Upgrading Committee include Shepard for the Atlantic Area; Lindsey Williams, Gulf Area; A1 Tanner, Great Lakes Area; and E. B. 'McAuley, West Coast Area. �SEAPARlSRS Page Fov MA Budget Cut Hit By Commerce Dept. WASHINGTON—A $600,000 cut in the Maritime Adminis­ tration's budget in the next fiscal year will bring about "serious consequences" in maritime research and develop­ ment, Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges said recently on this new construction—a total in a plea to the Senate Ap­ of $314.9 million. propriations Committee, asking the body to reconsider the House of Representatives budgetary slash. The reduction came in the re­ quest for maritime research and development, which includes an increase of $250,000 for the ad­ ministrative expense limitation. The House voted to give MA the full amount it sought for operat­ ing and construction subsidies and the acquisition of ships traded in C-4 Exchange (Continued from page 3) and Penntrans—are SlU-affiliated. Each of these companies was to get one C-4. Meanwhile, however, on Janu­ ary 30—a day before the ship awards were made — MA announced that it was revising its valuation policy on C-4s—a move which tramp ship operators esti­ mated would add some $300,000 to the cost of acquiring a C-4 and converting it to bulk carrier use. As a result of this MA action, all four tramp companies which might have benefitted from the exchange program have been forced to abandon the idea, as has Sea-Land, which had planned to convert the C-4s into containerships -for use in the intercoastal trades. Only Calmar and Matson have accepted the ships alloted to them, thus accounting for only seven of the 18 ships which were to be broken out. The C-4 exchange program, of course, is not the only case in which MA has paid lip service to the idea of a strong American merchant marine, then taken ac­ tions which bring about the op­ posite effect. It was, for instance, MA's policy of issuing waivers on the use of US-flag ships which last winter led the ILA, SIU, NMU and other American maritime unions to sup­ port a boycott of foreign-flag ships scheduled to carry American wheat to Russia. Moreover, the MA has consist­ ently been following a policy of issuing general waivers - of the Public Resolution 17 requirement which stales that 100 percent of cargoes financed by the ExportImport Bank must move in Ameri­ can bottoms. The approval of such a request for a waiver, from Italy, was the subject of a vigorous protest by the SIU and other maritime unions to the Grievance Commit­ tee on Cargo Preference Adminis­ tration, which was set up as an outgrowth of the agreement leadied last February between the White House and AFL-CIO Presi­ dent Meany, and on the basis of which the maritime unions ended their boycott of the Russian-wheat ships. Despite the protect of the unions, MA conditionally approved the Italian waiver and is currently considering a similar request from Chile. This Chilean applickibn, along with the C-4 exchange program, will be subjects of further protests by the SIU at the next meeting of the Grievance Committee, Which is scheduled to be hmd In Washington oh July 28. \ ;) Since $7.5 million of the $9.5 million allowed by the House for research will be needed for oper­ ation of the nuclear ship Savan­ nah, only $2 milion will be left for two vital areas of non-nuclear research, according to Secretary Hodges. These involve studies in reducing the cost of ship, port and terminal operations. The cut in Maritime funds will leave about half the amount of research monies allotted in 1963 and 1964. Mr. Hodges told the Senate committee that restoration of the full amount asked was also needed in part to meet administrative ex­ penses of the Savannah when the Atomic Energy Commission turns over to the MA next October full control of the atomic power plant on the vessel. Secretary Hodges did not ask for restoration of a $450,000 cut from the Maritime Administra­ tion's proposed budget for salaries and expenses nor a $10,000 reduc­ tion in state marine schools. Maritime Administrator Nicho­ las Johnson also made a plea to the Senate Appropriations Com­ mittee to restore the $600,000 cut in the MA'S 1965 budget. MTD Area Parley Held In Norfolk NORFOLK-^The AFL-CIO Mar­ itime Trades Department held its Eastern Regional Area semi-annual conference here on June 29, wjth approximately 50 delegates in at­ tendance. Murray Pierce of the Operating Engineers, who is presi­ dent of the Hampton Roads Coun­ cil, presided over the session. The Eastern Regional Area em­ braces the ports of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Hampton Roads and delegations from each of the MTD councils in these ports participated. The conference agenda was de­ voted to coordination of the activi­ ties of the various port councils within the area. MTD President Paul Hall dis­ cussed the work of the councils and noted their effectiveness as vehicles for coordinating the ac­ tivities of their affiliated unions on the trade union, community and political levels. Reports were also given by MTD Executives Secretary Peter McGavin, Eastern Regional Area Di­ rector Anthony Mennella, and Council President William Kirchhoff of Baltimore, William Durkin of Philadelphia and Murray Pierce of Hampton Roads. Mennella re­ ported for the Greater New York Harbor Port Council. "YOUCAf^'rSPEA^ UP IF YOU'RE NOTTMERE - YOUR UHUM HediiLARLr! J«Dr 11^ 1N« LOG More Coffee Than Strikes WASmNGTON—So peace­ ful are things on the labormanagement front, saya the Federal Mediation and Con­ ciliation Service, that people are spending more time on coffee breaks than in strikes. The agency's statistics showed that 1963 labor disputes on the average removed only 15 workers for every 10,000 from jobs. Officials also paint a saccharine picture for 1964, pointing out that only 10 men will be idle due to labor dis­ putes for every 10,000 at work. New Navy Ship Is Named For Sam Gompers WASHINGTON—The first de­ stroyer tender to be built by the Navy since 1945 will be named the USS Samuel Gompers in tribute to the founding president of the former AFL, President Johnson has announced. It will be built by union labor under the first agreement signed by a local metal trades council and a naval shipyard—the pact reached in July 1963 by the Bremerton, Wash., union group and the. Puget Sound Naval Ship­ yards. AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany, Sec. of Labor W. Willard Wlrtz and other government and tmion officials attended ceremonies July 9 at which the keel was laid. Worked for Peace "It Is fitting," said Johnson in making the announcement, "that a U.S. naval vessel bear the name Samuel Gompers. A man who be­ lieved in and worked for peace, he knew its best guarantee is 'the power of self-protection.' "Few men represented mi^re effectively the American idea of individual right and responsibil­ ity. A leader in the struggle for recognition of workers' rights, in­ cluding the right to organize and bargain collectively, Gompers set the course for American labor by rejecting outright the concept of ^e 'class struggle' so prevelent at the time. He determined that working men and women would achieve social justice within the free enterprise system and under the shelter of democratic institu­ tions—^not by throwing them down but by improving them. "The social and economic posi­ tion of American workers today is to a large extent attributable to the efforts of Samuel Gompers. This ship will bear his name and our nation's flag well." Elected In 1881 Gompers, bom in England, was member of the Oigarmakers when he was elected president of the AFL at its founding conven­ tion in 1881. He held the post until Lie death in 1924. He was a guiding force In the founding of the Intl. Labor Organization and was a-member of the Commission on Labor Legislation that drafted part of the Versailles Treaty end­ ing World War I. The vessel which will cany his name will be 644 feet long, have an 85-foot beam, and displaces 20,500 tons. Its crew will be com­ posed of 135 officers and 1,668 enlisted personnel. It will ac­ company the fleet, and when out­ fitted will be able to make repairs on destroyers including nuclear power plants and missiles. Con­ struction is expected to take two years. ....... Building Subsidy Extended 1 Year WASHINGTON—The Senate has passed a bill calling for a one-year extension of federal subsidies for construction and reconstruction of American-flag cargo and passenger ships. The original proposal, as approved by the House of Shipbuilders and operators, who had appealed to the Senate for Representatives and the Sen­ the extensimi, claim that had it ate Commerce Committee, called for a two-year extension of the subsidy program, but the Senate cut it to one year. The measure will insure the continuation subsidies of up to 55 percent on new cargo ships and 60 percent for the reconstruc­ tion of passenger vessels for a period of one year as of June 30. Continuing Study Senator Frank J. Lausche (D-Ohio) offered the amendment to trim the bill's two-year exten­ sion to one. He said the subsidy bill is an area of continuing study and that Congress can take anotlier look at it next year. The legislation is intended to offset the higher labor and con­ struction costs in this country as compared to foreign shipping yards. The amount of subsidy on each ship is determined by the Maritime Administration and then authorized by the Secretary of Commerce. Subsidies to date have been running about $250 million a year. not been approved it would cost them from $500,000 to $600,000 more per ship. In the meantime, the Maritime Subsidy Board has proposed stiffer requirements for the sale or transfer of ships by subsidized operators. It plans to determine whether the prospective buyer has the experience and money to operate a ship before it approves a sale and releases the seller from any of bis obligations under the construction subsidy contract. New Cost System The MA also has proposed a new system or comparing U.S. and foreign costs for subsidy purposes. It proposes to stop using the single lowest cost foreign yard as a means for comparison. Instead, it would use the aver­ age cost of five foreign shipyards to compute the subsidy. This would make the U.S. and foreign shipbuilding costs closer together and reduce the subsidy outlay to the government. By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Benefit Action Requires Data Although the Union has gone to considerable effort to cireate varions benefit plans, members who are careless about filing ail the required information often find it hard to take advantage of them as fast as they normally could. As we have pointed out before, members who follow the simple steps in sending the necessary information when filing to collect their payments, often avoid long unnecessary delays. If a member piakes certain that every bit of information that is asked for on an application form is filled out, he knows he can count on his Union officials to promptly process his claim for welfare, vaca­ tion or pension benefits. For instance, a Seafarer^ who has become permanently disabled and wants to apply for a $150 per month disability pension must fulfill certain requirements. He has to have 4,380 days of seatime on SlU-contracted ships in addition to a statement certifying his dis­ ability. In filing for a disability pension, a Seafarer would have to furnish the following information: (1) A permanent not-fit-for-duty certificate, stating the nature of the disability. This certificate must be issued by one of the United States Public Health Service Hos-pitals or one of the SIU clinics. this wise course of action can then (2) In order to prove that he has be assured that his application the necessary seatime, he must will be acted upon in the normal furnish copies of his Coast Guard length of time, instead of being discharges ag-a record of his past forced to wait while officials of employment. the pension plan make repeated We often hear many Seafarers requests for further information. complain that they can't locate SIU pensions have long been their old discharges. If a member considered among the best, when happens to be in this kind of a compared to other similar plans fix, we would like to remind him around the country. The important that duplicates of old discharges thing to remember is that the can be obtained by writing to the quicker a brother files all- the in­ Commandant, United States Coast formation that is required, the Guard, Washington, D.C., request­ quicker be can start collecting ing a listing of all of your Coast those $150 checks which arrive Guard discharges. every month. If a brothel does make this kind of a request to the Coast Any SIU member who feels Guard, he is required to furnish there is an unnecessary delay his Z-number, his Social Security in the processing of any wel­ number, the approximate dates fare or pension claims should when he sailed, and the names of immediately cali this to the as many of his former ships as he attention of the Secretary-. can recall. Treasurer at headquarters, by When -all this information, in­ certified mail, return receipt cluding the permanent not-fit-forrequested. Any delay in the duty certificate, the record of, past processing of a claim is usu­ discharges and the application for ally due to the absence of nec­ a disability pension, is submitted essary information or docu­ to the joint Union - shipowner ments Which are required be­ trustee panel of the pension plan, fore a claim can be processed. prompt processing will then take place. A brother who has followed �SEAFARERS fdr 19, 1999 Blood Bank Donor OK Money Bill to Modernize ChicagoHarbor CHICAGO—In a move which had the full backing and support of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department here, the House Ap­ propriations committee has ap­ proved and sent to the floor a $4.3 billion public works appropriation bill which Includes $2.5 million for the deepening of Calumet harbor. The amount is a million dollars more than was asked for by the administration and a vote on the bill is expected to take place shortly. The appropriation was spurred by fears that Calumet would be­ come a ghost port unless the har­ bor and the Calumet River are dredged to a depth of 27 feet from their present 19. Reluctance of ocean ships to use the Calumet River has brought estimates that the Chicago Re­ gional Port District's may decline to almost 50 percent this year, the revenues coming from tenants ma­ rine terminal facilities on Lake Calumet. It has also been pointed out that the St. Lawrence Seaway now has a depth of twenty five-and-ahalf feet and soon will be deep­ ened to 27 and that the shallower channel and turning basin in Calu­ met Harboc discourages ships from using it. Until this year an aver­ age of 20 ship lines used the port every shipping season. But this year only six lines have signed up. The committee, in approving the appropriation, noted that local in­ terests have invested about $32 million in terminal facilities at the harbor. The work was author­ ized by the River and Harbor Act of 1962, but no money had been appropriated. The committee also approved another $2.5 million to complete dredging the channel to 29 feet and continue dredging the outer harbor to 28 feet. In addition, the committee pro­ vided $5 million for the first part of the Illinois Waterway from 12 miles above Lockport to turning basin No. 5 near the entrance to Lake Calumet. TMf F1T« LOG Four Seafarers On Pension List NEW YORK—Six veteran Seafarers have joined the grow­ ing list of SIU oldtimera who have retired in dignity and comfort with the help of a regular $150 monthly pension check. The six new pension : awards brings the number of engine department. A long-time Seafarers who have retired member of the SIU, he joined the Seafarer Andrea A. Pesce has been donating blood to the SlU blood bank since he fir$t started sailing with the SlU. A recent donation brought him to the gallon mark and the LOG photographer hustled over to commemorate the occa­ sion with the photo above. Pesce last sailed aboard the Summit (Sea Land) in the engine department. Nurse Mary Larsen is at right. Low Great Lakes Water Rapidly BecomingCritical TORONTO—Rain, rain and more rain must fall on the rapidly shrinking Great Lakes. This is not only the plea of conservationists in the region fearing for fish and fowl, but a frightfully realistic*thought in the minds of men merce, the prolonged absence of amounts of rain has pro­ concerned with commercial large duced a situation far beyond the navigation, hydroelectric power and small boat docks, who are faced with an abnormally low water level on the inland waterways. The monthly mean level of Lakes Michigan and Huron for the past four months has been at or below the lowest levels ever recorded. And Lakes Erie, Superior and On­ tario, although not below record levels, have shrunk far below their long-term average levels. While the problem does not spell Imminent disaster for Lake com- U.S. income Average Hits Aii-Tlme High WASHINGTON—The median income of U.S. families jumped 9 percent, or $293, to an all-time high of $6,249 between 1962 and 1963, the Census Bureau reported on the basis of a population survey conducted in March. At the same time the number of families under the Johnson Administration's "poverty line" of $3,000 declined 1 percent. However, not all of this Increase In Income constituted a gain In purchasing power, as the cost of living went up about 1 percent during the year. The "median" income is the half-way point, with the Incomes of an equal number of families or persons above and below. The survey was conducted among the non-institutional population and members of the armed services living off-post or with their families on-post In the United States. The study covered cash income only before tax deductions. The number of families with Incomes of $7,000 or more In­ creased by about 10 percent, or 2 million, from the previous year and accounted for 42.4 percent of the country's 47.4 million families, the Census Bureau summary showed. At the other end of the economic scale 8.8 million families, or 1.3.5 percent of all families, had incomes in cash of less than $3,000 in 1963. This was about 500,000 fewer than the year before. Incomes between $3 000 and $5,000 were reported by about 8.4 million families, or 17.7 percent, while 21.3 percent, or 10.1 million families, had Incomes between $5,000 and $7,000. The median income of male heads of families was $6,561 and of families headed by women was $3,211. Families in which both husband and wife worked had median Income o^ 7,789. Those with non-working wives averaged $6,039. A median of $6,935 was reported for families whose heads were employed. Largest family Income in this group was $13,302 and was earned by self-employed heads of families. Medians for famiiy heads in other job classifications included: salaried mana­ gers and officials, $6,895; craftsmen and foremen, $7,367; and laborers, $5,081. - "pain-in-the-neck" stage. Hydro­ electric plants are short of water, navigation is suffering and small craft moorings are nakedly ex­ posed. Partly-Empty Holds Because of the low level of the Lakes, ships with cargoes of ore from Duluth, Milwaukee, Detroit and other ports are forced to sail with partly-empty holds. Even the St. Lawrence Seaway, which has a fluctuating level, faces future peril if the Lakes continue to lose their contents. If future rainfall is not forth­ coming the Great Lakes will con­ tinue to shrink; with a period of normal precipitation the levels should start a slow upward rise. It would require a veritable deluge, however, to restore the Lakes to anywhere near 1964's predicted normal level. Seek Aid Acute concern over the declining water levels resulted in a recent conference of the Canadian and American officials Involved. Dele­ gates to the International Confer­ ence on Water Levels held in Toronto have decided to seek help from their respective governments. Officials of Ontario, Quebec and eight American states will ask the International Joint Commission— which has jurisdiction over border waters—to initiate a special and comprehensive study of the prob­ lems of fluctuating levels on the Great Lakes. The conference Included repre­ sentatives from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. There are not many reasons for the Lake shore populace to show optimism at present. According to estimates indicating seasonl lows for the next six months—Lake Superior slightly below its 10-year average and tbe other lakes very much below, people from Ashtabula to Sault Ste. Marie will soon be sitting high and dry. union In 1938 In Tampa. Sheffield this year to a total of 40. took his last trip on the Marine All of the six will receive dis­ ability pensions which pay $150 (U.S. Si>ipping Corp.). He makes his home in Mobile, Ala., where he lives with his wife, Lexie, and their two children. Loeffer is ending a long career as a Seafarer with many years of experience in the deck depart­ ment. He became an SIU member in New York and ended his sailing days with a voyage on the Alamar (Calmar). Loeffer lives in Balti­ more with his wife, Ann. Schneider Sheffield Wuchina Is an engine departper month for life. One of the six is a member of the SIU-Great Lakes district and the remaining five sailed deep sea. The latest pensioners are Hazen Schneider, 58; Lloyd Sheffield, 50; Gustave Loeffer, 60; Nicholas Wuchina, 49. ^ Schneider became a member of the SIU-Great Lakes District when he signed up In St. Ignace, Mich. Loeffer Wuchina He ended his days as an active Seafarer when he made his last ment veteran who also signed up trip on the Chief Wawatam. A with the Union in New York. He native of Macinaw City, Mich., he ended his sailing career with a makes his home there with his trip on the Columbia. He plans wife, Irene, and their child. to spend his retirement with his Sheffield is a Seafarer oldtlmer wife, Monika and their two chil­ who held an FWT rating In the dren at their home In Ligonier, Pa. By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President MA Chief Cites U.S. Ship Probiems Maritime Administrator Nicholas Johnson recently gave a speech befoire the Propeller Club In San Francisco in which he reviewed many of the serious problems now being faced by the U.S. merchant marine. Included in his comments were an acknowledgement of the steady decline in domestic shipping in the United States. He also acknowledged that it will be very difficult to revitalize the domestic shipping Industry "so long as it remains possible for the railroads to cut water rates to a point where It becomes un­ economic for even the most enterprising water carriers to stay in business. However at this point the MA chief delivered the punch line. He quickly pointed out that "the Maritime Administration has the re­ sponsibility under the Merchant Marine Act to promote domesis water carriers, but we have no regulatory authority over either the water or the connecting land carriers." This appears to be the same old game of passing the buck. Every­ one talks about the decline in U.S. shipping, but seems to think that the blame lies at someone else's doorstep. The truth is that most U.S. government and regulatory agencies have been lax in their efforts directed toward improving the status of American shipping. The U.S.-f Senate recently chopped a year I Perhaps the MA chief provided off the extension of the 55 percent the answer to some of the prob­ ship construction subsidy bill and lems that the U.S. shipping indus­ said that they would look into any try is facing without even know­ further extension at a future date. ing it. During his speech to the The Federal Maritime Commis­ Propeller Club, he outlined the sion has made a feeble attempt to progress made by both Russia and enforce dual rate regulations for Japan in building up their mer­ foreign .steam.ship conferences, chant marines after World War II and after a promising start the and he said that "if other nations document haV been watered down can do this job, so oati we. Indeed, to such an extent as to make it we should be able to do it as well useless. And to top it off, the 10 or better than any." leading European maritime na­ Indeed we should. But the tions and Japan are still .not buildup of the fleets of such coun­ satisfied and are asking for a tries as the Soviet Union, Jaipan further weakening of the dual and many others was no accident. rate regulations. These countries realize the im­ The Interstate Commerce Com­ portant role that their merchant mission has allowed the railroads fleet plays both ecohomically and to practice discriminatory rate militarily, and they have appro­ cutting, which, as Maritime Ad­ priated "massive sums of money ministrator Johnson said has and attention to keep their made it possible "for the rail­ merchant fleets strong. Quite the roads to cut water rates to a point opiwsite is true in the United where it becomes uneconomic for States, and the current state of even the most enterprising of the U.S. merchant fleet tells its water carriers to stay in business." own story. �mc 0B SEAfARERS jmy If, IfM LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) June 20-July 3, 1964 The shipping situation remained at a high level for SIU men during the past two weeks despite a slight de­ crease in the total number of Jobs filled. A total of 1,450 Jobs moved across the shipping board during this report­ I ing period as compared to 1,505 in the previous two weeks. The total number of Jobs dispatched in the deck and steward departments remained virtually at the same level as in the last period, while Job calk in the engine category fell off. The Job picture on the East Coast remained fairly good with Philadelphia and Boston both showing gains and New York falling off only slightly. Baltimore suffered the biggest drop in the number of men shipping of any port. Mobile and Houston marked up substantial in­ creases in the number of men shipping in the Gulf area while New Orleans also reported an improved Job situa­ tion. Seattle was the only West Coast port to register an increase in the number of men who shipped as Wilming­ f ton and -San Francisco both showed Job declines com­ pared to the previous reporting period. Registration figures rose to 1,486 from last period's 1,324, reflecting the drop in job activity. The number of Seafarers registered on the beach al^ showed an in­ crease, rising to 3,644 from 3,597 in the previous two weeks. Shipping activity (see right) registered an increase over the period covered by the previous report. Payoffs and in-transit ship visits remain^ almost steady, but the number of sign-ons rose over the last reporting period.The seniority situation also underwent a change during the past two weeks. The number of class A men ship­ ping dropped five percentage points to 46 percent of the total number of men shipping. Class B shipping re­ mained at 33 percent, while the Job picture for class C men improved, as they accounted for 21 percent of the total Jobs filled, compared to 16 percent in the last re­ port period. Ship Acfivify fmr Si«a hi Off! On* Trent. TOTAL 4 4 •oston 0 49 5 20 New York... . 24 8 0 4 PMIodalpWa.. 4 4 13 20 laltimr* .... 3 10 2 4 Norfolk 1 10 11 Jocktenvllle . . 0 8 • 0 Tompo 7 19 4 Mobile 14 32 New Orleooi. . 6 10 55 28 20 Heeitoo .... 5 5 0 Wilmington .. 0 1 4 9 Son frondico.. 2 10 . 4 4 2 Seattle TOTALS .... 40 53 129 242 DECK DEPARTMENT f Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A 1 GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 2 3 ALL i 7 2 23 , 1 4 8 5" 16 2 3i 1 5 0 l7 1 12 0 2 .1 3 1 3 0 0 0" ' 4 5 3 0 1 10 2 53 71 130 66 3 35 66 90 2 23 22 47 14 40 >2 10 10 23 0 23 35 124 85 118 28 23i|1 6 44 12 18 17 34 15 36 1 15 1 35, 12 3 3 '11 18 1 8 1 21 Philadelphia 11 1 1 3 5 3 8 4 7 12 15 8 12 « 3 4 4 41 66 10 116 2 15 4 9 30 7 26 12 8 4 8, 0 Baltimore 5 14 3 14 29 3 3 0 8 1 24' 40 1 1 1 15 13 5 7 Norfolk "..... 6 12 0 6 2 1 5 0 8 5 5 1 2 0 11 1 3 4 1 8 14 14 12 2 28 1 1 2 4 8 6 17 f 0 5 0 27, 3 Jacksonville ......... 5 5 11 1 11 • 1 4 3 0 8 15 2 1 6 4 2 6 5 3 16 10 1 2 5 2 2 Tampa 0 0 0 1 14- 1 0 1 0 4 4 2 2 1 2 0 9 i 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 26 37 1 8 16 6 67 1 Mobile 15 10 5 2 21 1 39 24 34 4 21 14 11 7 6 14,1 0 1 3 4 21 14 9 4 38 89 123 43 14 53 3 New Orleans 57 1 30 20 21 44'' 0 0 4 101 76 73 12 161' 0 22 20 19 28 10 9 4 4 53 44 63 3 63 Houston 28 15 36 20 27 12 28 31 20 16 17 59 12 17 19 48 4 37 59 71 19 1311 4 24 9 48 37 144 41 9 18 7 0 Wilmington 1. 2 3 3 0 0 9 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 11 20 5 36, 0 2 4 0 30 San Francisco 5 10 5 4 1 4 6 15, 5 7 0 7 14 7 6 3 14 1 3 3 5 7 28 22 25 49, 3 12 15 2 2 Seattle 7 3 20 1 .12 10 19; 16 6 60 24 45 5 18 12 _ 85 6 32 1 16 0 7 S • 12 32 16 12 16 5 14 2 9 TOTALS 125 179 61 1 365 28 142 145 1 285 i 90 154 50 1 2941 26 73 77 1 176 7 €8 55 1 134 294 176 ISO 1 400 368 496 100 1 964 28 193 306 1 627 Port Boston New York ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A 11 POIT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 7 0 0 3 4 1 1 2, 0 0 "0" 0 0 2 0 2 18 54 6 78 4 35 9 35 7 18 13 18 5 30 24 2 0 10 0 1 9 3 5 8 0 1 5 6 11 12 ' 0 11 1 18 1 20 3 11 13 27 i 3 5 0 8 0 3 • 7 4 2 5 1 8 0 4 1 5 0 2 2 4 2 0 6 4 2 4 2 8 0 3 0 3 0 0 4 4 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 ®i ® 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 13 0 9 6 5 4 13 3 20 ; 0 10 6 16 10 32 8 50 3 29 19 51 1 8 25 38 ! 0 5 26 16 42 30 14 4 48 6 22 21 49 11 28 7 46 4 23 15 42 3 1 1 5 2 2 2 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 7 18 1 4 3 2 6 3 6 2 11 1 A 2 1 6 10 3 19 1 9 4 14 5 7 0 0 5 6 li 65" 184 35 1284 20 111 87 !1 218 43 126 22 1 1911 14 101 "ei 1 176 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 16 8 24 35 30 0 3 1 4 12 11 0 6 8 4 2 7 0 0 2 6 2 4 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 o; 0 0 0 5 20 2 3 16 7 0 0 7 38 42 1 19 7 27 46 42 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 4 11 4 1 2 5 12 2 11 3 56 28 1 87191 176 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A 1 GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 2 C ALL 1 5 1 11 3 31 0 4 15 0 2 86 12 140 18 89 42 44 58 120 24 20 27, 2 23 3 28 0 8 12 4 21I 8 57 8 41 6 73 2 20 19 7 2 121 2 10 13 0 1 6 1 2 10 4 10 3 17 2 8 4 14 0 1 3 5 0 7 0 8 0 2 30 0 18 5 41 9 19 2 9 9 87 19 50 52 106 7 65 15 99 4 83 8 72 27 115 20 60 3 21 43 15 0 26 4 6 2 12 12 2 5 58 2 22 4 19 13 41 4 8 12 40 2 6 20 5 28, 7 29 4 12 87 1 454 139 430 61 1 630 42 190 233 1 465 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A w Port Bos tjy Phil Bal Nor Jac Tarn Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 , 2 3 ALL 1-s 0 1 ' 0 1 2, 0 0 0 0 0 10 15 12 25 62 1 3 6 10 1 0 2 1 6 9 0 0 4 4 1 4 6 2 10 22 3 3 15 21 0 1 3 1 1 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 5 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 l' 0 2 1 3 10 16 1 3 8 12 2 8 12 2 21 43 2 4 35 41 5 5 7 32 6 9 11 5 21 32 6 2 0 0 2 4 1 2 2 5 0 4 4 1 6 15 0 0 2 2 0 4 3 6 7 20 1 3 10 14 0 40 58 39 101 1 238 15 25 106 1 146 16 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 0 0" 0 6 3 12 6 4 2 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 8 2 8 12 4 21 9 8 14 0 0 1 3 2 5 1 3 12 53 27 79 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 0 0 0 1 1 22 0 14 3 11 0 3 3 13 0 a 7 7i 0 li 0 0 3 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 ii 0 13 201 1 1 11 42 3 0 46 49 37 8 4 23 35 1 1 0 0 1 10 0 2 0 2 16 0 1 5 4 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 123 ALL ABC ALL 1-s 0 0 0 1 0 1| 1 Oi 0 0 0 31 31 22 67: 30 14 31 0 7 8, 13 24 3 1 3 8 0 0 7 7 22 12 7-I 8 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 3 0 6 4 5 1 1 111 0 0 0 2| 0 1 1 6 1 0 2 0 35 6 2 20 13 2 0 3 42 1 94 19 49 2? 37 4 1 16 35 21 931 7 0 2, -4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 14 8 2 10 2 2 0 0 6 27 7 S 6 6 16 Registered On The Beach CLASS A I CLASS B GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 3 0 3 6 0 3 0 2" 60 50 38 86 204 4 10 46 1 11 12 9 4 12 28 0 30 23 21 13 25 71 4 13 12 8 3 4 20 0 5 3 3 3 1 7 0 1 0 3 3 6 12 .1 18 41 1 15 11 5 19 29 18 60 126 2 3 114 119 5 28 25 15 20 67 8 41 16 ? 2 4 6 2 7 12 18 10 30 13 66 0 2 11 7 4 10 39 28 6 6 27 2 78 I 87 175 134 87|396 102 189 120 281|692, 29 37 300 j 366 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A "EROUP DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS 1_ 2_ 3 ALL 125 179 " 61 I 365 65 184 35 I 284 flfi ">9'l0l'| 238: 288 4^ 197 I 887 / Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP 1 2_ 3 28 102 105 I 235 90 " 154 50 20 111 87 I"218 43;^_126 22 '15_ 25*106'I 146 69 27 79 63 238 298 |599 202 307 ISl ALL I 294 I 191 I 175 1660 SHIPPED CLASS-B GROUP 12 3 ALL "26 73 77 I 176 SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL Registered On The Beach SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL ABC ALL 128 ALL 123 AlA 7 68 55 I 130 294 176 130 I 600!368~i&6 100 I 964 28 193 306 I 527 3 56 28 I 87 191 176 87 I 454139 430 61 I 630 42 190 233 I 465 2 78 87.175 134 87 1396 291 120 2811692 29 37 300 I 366 14 101 61 I 176 13 11 110 1 134 53 185 248 1 486 17 126 161 I 304 660 486 804 J1450|798 1046 442 |228«r99 420 839 jl358 �SEAFARERS Mr M.1MI Pace- Serea LOG Father's . Footsteps Are Passe By Earl fBall) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Good Shipping Continues In NY I Here in New York things have been pretty good on the shipping front. And it looks like things may continue this way for quite awhile. In from Texas City on the Transerle to say hello was Kenny Cann, who was off on his way to see the Wdrld's Fair and take in a ball game. Lewis (Red) Roberts, who came in on the Gateway City.-stopped by the hall to collect his vacation cash and then try his luck at Aqueduct. Red plans to catch up on some missed baseball time, with frequent trips to the Met or Yankee games. Other Seafarers in to collect money and give their regards were Chrlstos Tsambis, Enrique Alvrcez, Louis Basta, Frank Hemandei and Brothers James, Morales and Asinas. Shipping in the port of Boston has been slow during the past period, sorry to say. However a good number of the registered men are sailing aboard the excursion boats operating in and around Boston Harbor. The remainder of the members are back in Boston for vaca­ tion and don't plan to ship until after Labor Day. Some of the men presently on the beach are Gene Daktn, John Kulas and the Ruggerio Brothers. They have all Just paid oif the Mt. Washington. The word for shipping in Philadelphia this period is good. Things have picked up considerably, and -f ^ will continue to do so, from aii time away from shipping but not indications. This is especially true from the water, Clyde, who's last for rated men. ship was the Bosun Marore, is President of Firefighters l!,Aal going to stay home for a couple of 22, James J. Fort)es, passed away weeks and do some fishing. on June 21. The SIU and IBU, Another nvan resting up is Roy along with local maritime officials, Rayfield, 21 years with SIU, who paid their respects. The port of suffered a slight heart attack Philadelphia had 10 payoffs, four aboard his last ship the Marore. sign-ons and 17 intransits during Roy has gone home to recuperate the past period. before shipping out again. On the beach here is Estelan Waiting To Ship Oquendo, who's been shipping Both John Brown and Danld with SIU "for over 21 years with Nelson are looking for work out the steward department. Estelan has recently returned from Russia of Norfolk. John last made a short on a wheat run and says he is very run on the Taddei 'Victory and is glad to belong to the SIU. He be­ waiting for a fireman's berth on lieves the SIU has the best condi­ something that will be gone for tions' in the maritime industry. a good while. Daniel, who has Estelan is also proud to ship out been manning SIU ships for 20 of Phiily, where he says he's never years, is back in town after a year's absence, registered for a had any trouble shipping out. bosun's post. Edward Brett is itching to get a Down in Puerto Rico -Gov. ship that feeds as well as his last one, the Globe Progress. Edward Munoz has recently signed_^a bill sailed on the Progress coai run that authorize? the Pwts Author­ to Holland and is hoping to go ity to take out $300,000 of its own back on the first one available. funds for dredging in front of the Planning to ship again very shortly new San Juan Tourism pier. A four week seminar on co­ is Charles C. Fritz. Charles has high praise for his last vessel, the operatives jointly sponswed by Mt Vernon Victory, on which he the - Caribbean Organization and sailed for over a year in- the International Labor organization ended recently. Representatives Persian Gulf. . from U.S., British and Frendi Sees Russia Caribbean islands and Briti^ Russia ha§ changed quite a bit, Honduras attended the meeting. according to Roosevelt Robbins, Old timers seen around the who came in to teli about his last voyage on the Norina. Roosevelt union halls were Joe Reyes, who spent 60. days in Odessa in 1943 is hanging around for awhile after and says that the people were very spending six months' on the San freindiy then. Now everyone seems Francisco. This was Joe's second to be afraid to talk, and he doesn't time on' this ship, and he has nothing but compliments for all want to go back. bands. Shipping in Baltimore, as it ap­ Although Roberto Principe is pears to be in most ports for the holding down the Steward's job next period, is doing well. Nine vessels have paid off and there seven days a week on the dredge have been 9 sign-ons and 32 in Cartagena, he manages to get transits. Only complaint is that around the hold to keep in touch there'are not enough middle rat­ with the boys. Johnny Galdinez, one. of our finest old timers has ings to fiii all the jobs. just completed a five month trip On the beach in Baltimore is on the Steel Worker. He dropped Jiles Wbamm, a 12-year man with SIU who last sailed aboard the by the hall with Mrs. Galdinez. Penn Carrier to Russia. Jiles left It's always a pleasure to know that the Carrier on the West Coast and Johnny is available to "cherang' returned here to register. He will a ship. Jooe Suarei, another old timer take any ship going any place but from the engine department, was India. . The Port of Norfolk has seen explaining to a few of the boys good shipping during the last that 30 years ago the "good old period and expects mm-e of the days" were not so good as com­ same for the next couple of wceics. pared to conditions, wages, wel­ There are exceptionally good op­ fare and pensions of today. portunities for all rated men. It was a busy time in the area with the grand opening of the new union hall. Many SIU members and their families attended this affair, as is.evident from some 800 meals served at the opening cere­ monies. Everyone is very well pleased with the building. Clyde Mariner is taking a little While his wife Susan loolcs on with approval, veteran rail -tugman Jacobin F. Niiveistyii (center) accepts his first retirement check from SlU-Railway Marine Region director G. P. McGinty. Nuvelstyn retired after 37 years service on Erie-Lackawanna railtugs. Two RMR Men On Pension List / NEW YORK—^The joint Union-employer panel of the SIU pension plan has added two veteran rail tugmen to the everincreasing number of SIU-Railway Marine Region members who have been able to retire"*" to live in comfort with the than 23 years on th« railroad's tugs as a deckhand. He took bis aid of a $150 monthly pension last trip as a rail tugman on the check. The action of the trustee panel brings to 17 the total number of SIU-RMR members who have re­ tired this year. Sixty-five rail tugmen have been awarded pensions since the plan was started. The two railtug veterans are Andrew Carcich, 65, and Jacobus F. Nuvelstyn, 65. Both are ErieLackawanna Railroad veterans and have been awarded disability pen­ sions which will pay them $150 per month for the rest of their lives. Nuvelstyn Is a veteran rail tugman with over 37 years service with the Erie-Lackawanna. A mem­ ber of the deck department, he last sailed on the Utica. Nuvelstyn was born in Holland and now lives In Jersey City with his wife, Susan. He plans to spend his re­ tirement by "taking it easy" and working around his home. Carcich is another -Erie-Lacka­ wanna veteran who worked more Erie - Lackawanna railfug veteran Andrew Carcich (left) accepts best wishes for the future as he collects his first pension check from SlU-Railway Marine Region director G. P. McGinty. After more than 25 years of service with the rail­ road, Carcich plans to spend his retirement fish­ ing, gardening and taking care of his home. Hernell. Carcich owns his own home in Astoria, N.Y., where he lives with his wife, Mary. His family includes two married daughters and six grandchildren. Commenting on his plans for the future, he says, "I'm going to retire in dignity and live like a gentleman." Unemployed Youth To Get Aid From U.S. WASHINGTON — A nationwide plan to train 2,000 men and women as shock troops in an attack on the problems of unemployed youth has been launched by Labor Sec­ retary W. Willard Wirtz. After intensive recruitment and training as counselor aides and youth advisers, they will staff youth opportunity centers for as­ sisting young people without skills or jobs which Wirtz described in testimony before the Senate Labor Committee. The crash program is necessi­ tated by a shortage of qualified personnel. Eligible for training are college graduates or those with ex­ perience in counseling, psychology, sociology, educati(Hi, the social sci­ ences, social work or related fields, and who are at least 21 years of age. They will receive eight weeks of training, beginning July 13, in some 20 universities and colleges in all parts of the country, and must be unemployed at the time training starts. Wirtz appealed to AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer William F. Schnitzler for aid in finding volun­ teers. "Your help in getting people to apply who have empathy for and collegiate training or experi­ ence in services for disadvantaged youth would be deeply appreci­ ated," he said in a telegram de­ tailing the recruitment program. Unemployment among teen-agers has been high for. years and is expected to become worse as post­ war "baby boom" children grow up and enter the labor force. Fewer than six per cent of Amer­ ican white collar workers follow in their fathers' occupational foot­ steps, according to statistics re­ leased by the U.S. Department of Commerce, At the other end of the scale are professional and. tech­ nical workers, who follow along family lines 41 per cent of the time. This pattern points to the fact that, while in the past^ sons fre­ quently chose the occupation of their fathers, only one fourth of the workers in the United States today has the same kind of job as did his father. The Commerce Department's re­ port reveals that 23 per cent of American men 25 to 64 years old follow in their fathers' footsteps. After professional and technical workers come managers, officials and proprietors with 35 per cent, craftsmen, foremen and similar workers nearly 30 per cent, and operatives and other like workers with 26 per cent. Sons of clerical workers, sales and service workers and laborers followed their fathers' occupation only between 3 and 15 per cent of the time, while farmers showed and unusual pattern. Only 20 per cent of younger fanners descended from farmers, while about 40 per cent of older farmers were the sons of farmers. Almost one in every four of the older farmers began as such, while one in nine of the younger men started work on a farm. Great Lalces Cargoes Up Water" carriers on the Great Lakes are enjoying their best traf­ fic in four years, with grain, coal and iron-ore movements running eight million tons ahead of last year's movements, the Lake Car­ riers Association announced re­ cently. More grain was shipped over the lakes last month than in any other May on record, with cargoes totaling 2,791,872 tons. The great bulk of the cargoes. 66.8 per cent, was transported in Canadian-flag ships. Overseas ships moved 24.'7 per cent of the grain and United States carriers had 8.3 per cent. Oliver T. Burnham, vice presi­ dent and secretary of the associa­ tion, credited thd heavy grain movement to increased export de­ mand. Shipments of iron ore in May amounted to 9,068,540 gross tons, an increase of more than 750,000 tons over the amount carried in May, 1963. This brought the total movement this year's season to June 1 to 13,028,259 tons, highest for the period since 1960. Coal shipments dropped slightly, to 6,597,578 tons. The combined total of the three commodities moved this year to June 1 totaled 31,533,878, the highest since 1960. Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU head­ quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hail in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ fore paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship­ mates. �". ssuKaxjneFBnKT'T' SEAFARERS Pace Elsht. Newspaper Publishers Hit Tug Line Sues In Agricuiture News Service Collision ' — JI J rtll OV/^AC* OVlH WASHINGTON—Already under attack from all sides and undergoing a probe of its legality, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new Market News Wire Service was scored recently by the American Newspaper Publishers Asso­ Department, was footing the bill the cost of gathering and edit­ ciation which recommended for ing the market news while AT&T to Congress that the services be terminated immediately. ANPA representatives have spe­ cifically asked the Senate Agricul­ ture Appropriations Subcommittee to deny the Agriculture Depart­ ment the right to use federal funds for the news service. The House has already passed an amendment to a National Food Commission resolution which Termits the commission to study the constitutionality of the USDA wire. Criticism Growing Criticism of Agriculture Depart­ ment incursions into the realm of private industry has been growing ever since the government agency began competing against a private ferry line between Orient Point on Long Island, NY and the USDA's Plum Island laboratory. The pri­ vate ferry line was eventually forced to suspend its operations because of the USDA competition. The Market News Wire Service followed soon after. Speaking before Congress, rep­ resentatives of the newspaper pub­ lishers association charged that through the news service, "the government has gone into the business of news dissemination in combination with the American Telephone & Telegraph Co., by­ passing the regular news media." They also charged that the gov­ ernment, through the Agriculture is reaping the benefits. "Under this new plan the bene­ fits flow first to AT&T and the few subscribers to the new wire service," ANPA spokesmen charged. "They are given privi­ leged status and all others are rele­ gated to second class status because the important market news goes first only to those who can afford and choose to buy the privilege from AT&T. All other farm or­ ganizations and news media get the information later." Senators Karl Mundt (R-S.D.) and Roman Hruska (R-Neb.) both joined ANPA representatives in characterizing the Agriculture De­ partment wire service as a poten­ tial news censorship threat. The attack was continued with the charge that the news service was begun in spite of very limited customer demand and in the face of disinterest and outright critic­ ism from many state farm agencies connected with USDA's original federal-state market news service, which they felt better served the interests of the nation's farmers. The USDA-AT&T wire currently enjoys a preferred position on ex­ cise taxes, the ANPA charged, but added that according to reports, the Internal Revenue Service is currently investigating the situ­ ation with an eye toward possible action. MOBILE — SlU-Inland Boat­ men's ' Union contracted-Sabine Towing and Transportation Com­ pany has filed suit in federal court seeking $100,000 for dam­ ages sustained by its tug, Vulcan, in a collision near here May 5, with the cargo ship. Prospector, owned by Lib-Ore Steamship Company. The petition claims that LibOre should be forced to pay the damage cost because of negli­ gence. The Prospector's radar, Sabine charged, was inoperative and "she had failed to provide a lookout." "Furthermore, the cargo ship entered a smog bank or area of restricted visibility when she either could have returned to dock or dropped anchor in a place of safety," Sabine asserted. Sabine contended that the Vul­ can, which was pushing three barges at the time, was "properly manned and equipped and had her radar in operation." Sabine filed the suit shortly after Lib-Ore asked U.S. District Judge Daniel H. Thomas to order Sabine to pay it $275,000 for dam­ age to the Prospector. At the time of the accident, the Vulcan was towing three loaded gasoline barges from Smith Bluff, Tex., destined for the Pure Oil Company and Cities Service here. The lead barge caught fire, throw­ ing flaming gasoline about the harbor. A U.S. Coast Guard investiga­ tion was inaugurated the day after the collision to determine the cause. Introduced By SlU Company Modern Refrigerated Barges Increase Ammonia Shipments HOUSTON—SIU Inland Boatmen's Union members were participants in a revolution in the transportation of ammonia recently when two gigantic refrigerated barges completed their maiden voyage up the Mississippi River, filled with a total of 5,000 tons of liquid am­ monia. This represented the'*^ ; largest single delivery of the of more than 100 vessels, includ­ ft. in length and carries two lowproduct at atmospheric pres­ ing towboats, barges and tankers temperature steel tanks of 1,250sure ever attempted. The barges, incorporating the most advanced design systems for the transport of anhydrous am­ monia or propane, are the latest additions to the IBU-contracted National Marine Service fleet. National Marine operates a fleet on the Mississippi River, Great Lakes and inland waterways of the Gulf Coast and East Coast. Advanced Refrigeration Designed by Breit Engineering, Inc., of New Orleans and built by Port Houston Shipyards, Inc., at Houston, each barge is over 280 Consumer Prices Remain Unchanged WASHINGTON—^Declines in the cost of food and housing offset small increases in the prices of most other goods and services and left the May Consumer Price Index Unchanged from April's record level of-*107.8, the Labor Dept.'s Bu­ clerks will get 8-cent boosts reau of Labor Statistics re­ based on the annual change in ported. June Rise Seen The reading was 1.5 percent higher than in May 1963, with food prices up 1.2 percent over the year and housing 1.1 percpnt higher. Sidney A. Jaffa, BLS as­ sistant deputy commissioner, pre­ dicted a slight rise for June. Under union contract escalator clauses about 90,000 aerospace workers and 80,000 meat packing employes will receive wage in­ creases of 1 cent ah hour on the basis of the national index. Some 2,500 Los Angeles drug./^tore { that city's index, while 2,600 Washington, D.C., transit workers will get one-half a cent because of the quarterly change. A separate but related BLS survey showed that the takehome pay of factory production workers re.ached new all-time highs in May of $92.18 for those with three dependents and $84.40 for those with none. The rise from April was 75 cents and 72 cents, respectively. This represented a clear gain in purchasing power, as the cost of living remained un­ changed. ^ IV. ItN LOG ton capacity. Cargo vapors and freon are used in an advanced refrigeration sys­ tem to maintain the ammonia at a constant temperature of minus 28 F. Each tank is insulated with six inches of foam glass to contain the ammonia at the low tempera­ ture, and is' carried within the barges in saddles cushioned with foamed polyurethane. The fioatiifg ammonia craft each carry two identical refrigeration systems, one as a standby for the otjier. A third refrigerated barge for ammonia and propane, as well as a new towboat and two additional chemical barges with coated tanks, is under construction. National Marine carries the am­ monia from Houston to Marseilles, 111., for Tenneco Chemical Com­ pany, a subsidiary of Tennessee Gas Transmission Company. The ammonia is converted to nitrogen fertilizer at the Illinois plant. David A. Wright, president of National Marine, predicts that new methods of transportation will revolutionize the nitrogen fer­ tilizer industry. "The entire industry is under­ going a revolution in transporting ammonia in large quantities to reach broader markets at a dis­ tance from the ammonia produc­ tion plants." Wfight said. ,, By LIndsey WilliamSi Vice-President, Gulf Area Kudos For Del Sud Crew The Del Sud returned from its Pan-American trade promotion voyage and everyone concerned had nothing. but praise for the contribution of the SlU crew to the success of this unusual venture. The crew did a bang-up job in traditional SlU style and certainly deserves to be commended. This is just another example of how Seafarers alwaye meet the challenge when faced with a difficult assignment. On another front, maritime unions in New Orleans gave moral sup­ port to longshoremen who refused to load cargo on a Brazilian ship which was destined for Tampico, Mexico, but scheduled for trans-ship­ ment to Cuba. Arqund the Gulf the various port councils have been assuring the ILA of the full support of the many MTD affiliated unions in the Long­ shoremen's current negotiations with the employers. In Houston, Judge Jack Pope was elected as Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Judge Pope had the support of the West Gulf Port Council and has visited the SlU Hall on several occasions and ap­ peared before a meeting of the Council. Other good news to Houston trade unionists was the action of the National Labor Relations Board in ordering the noanagement of the Ben Milan Hotel to negotiate with the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union in a good faith effort to conclude a collective bargaining agree­ ment. In another decision, the Board ordered Mirapak, Inc., a Houston manufacturer of packing machines, to stop discouraging its employees from joining Sheet Metal Workers Union 54. Mirapak also was or­ dered to reinstate two employees wj^th payment of lost back wages after they were found by the Board to have been fired for union activities. The news from Mobile is that this port is still enjoying a mild ship­ ping boom and having difficulty filling jobs on ships bound for India. Beginning of operations at the new California Standard Refinery at Pascagoula, Mississippi, has stimulated tanker shipipng through the Mobile branch. The outlook in Mobile as well as in the rest of the Gulf is for continued good shipping in the immediate future. Frank Pastrano is on the beach in New Orleans. This reminds us that two of the world's top light-heavyweights, both of whom have an SlU background, have signed to fight an over-the-weight bout soon in San Francisco. The boxers in question are Bobo Olson, who once shipped as an AB in the Sailors Union of the Pacific, and Frank Pastrano's son, Willie, who is the world's champion in this division. Joe Powers is vacationing in New Orleans after a trip to Russia. Rufus "Eddie" Stough, Jr., was discharged from the New Orleans USPHS Hospital, slimmed and trimmed by about 40 pounds, and is look­ ing for a ship. Norman DuBois is working as business agent with the Hotel and Restaurant Employees in which he maintains nvembership along with his SlU book. It was like old home week when the Del Sud was in port with Tom Garrity, Whitey Lanier, Dominick DiGiovanni, Bobby Garn, Hans Spiegel, Henry Ponson and several other crew mem­ bers visiting the hall. Among the familiar faces on the beach in Mobile are Johnny Hunter, who has been sailing out of the Gulf since 1940 and is registered in Group One after leaving a deck maintenance job on the Wairior to take a vacation with his wife and children; Edwin C. Craddock, who got off the Whitehall after spending several months on the European run; James A. Cole who left the Council Grove to shop for a Group Two job on an air-conditioned supertanker; Carroll E. Martin, who has been sailing out of the Gulf for the last 20 years and left fihe chief cook's job on the Penn Exporter to spend some time with his family in Silver City, Mississippi, and Henry L. Laired,' who has been working as a welder in the Mobile Ship Repair Yard since getting off the Tamara Guilden. Johnny "Bananas" Zieries is waiting to throw in on any bosun's Job Uiat hits the board in Houston. Gene Taylor is sweating out an AB's job on a coastwise tanker. Others who have been on the beach in Houston who may have shipped out by the time the LOG goes to press are George McCurley, Nevil Ellis, C. C. Lyle and Ben Ladd. R. L. "Red" Fer­ guson checked in at the hall the other day after resting for a while at his home in Arkansas and shipped almost immediately on the Hurricane bound for northern Europe. Tampa Loads A Brewery Bouiid For Nicaragua TAMPA—A "once-in-a-lifetime" shipment—a complete brewery i —took to the sea from this port June 9, en route to Nicaragua, aboard the Nicaraguan vessel El Salvador. The shipment, which departed from Southport Terminal here, was "one of a kind," according to John Imparato, owner of Southport. "1 don't expect ever to see another one," he said, "and I've never seen one before this." Coordination of assembly at dockside and the actual loading of the vessel was accomplished through a monumental sheaf of papers detailing size, weight and general shape of each piece of equipment. Although not heavy, the brewing tanks were bulky and pre­ sented a problem because of the small hatches of the El Salvador. Southport, however, is equipped with several 45-ton cranes that operate on tracks, hence the crane operators were able to maneu­ ver the tanks into the hatch,openings. Originally, the brewery was set up and functioning here by the National Brewing Company. When National sold it, it was dis­ mantled and removed from the three-story building that housed it. The building was completely stripped, with every existing con­ nection, pipe, brewing tank and storage vessel removed, marked and taken to Southport Terminal for storage until it could be loaded aboard the El Salvador. S �•y r :.: . •:_ ' skJPAk^kir Loa^ Pdgt) Nia Lifeboat Class 112 Earns Tickets By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Vegetables Come With High Price Tags That man on television keeps asking: "Why should vegetables be the quiet corner of your plate?" We have discovered why. It's because the noisy vegetables cost actually two to three times as much as the quiet ones. And that Is what the Green Giant really is ho-ho-ho-ing about. The noisy vegestables, in case you haven't observed the latest tele­ vision campaigns, are frozen vegetables already creamed, or with butter sauce added, or additional ingredients like bits of mushrooms or green peppers, or all mixed up and almost ready to serve, like rice with peas. As shown on TV, when you serve these to your family, orchestras play in the background and you draw admiring glances. But wait till you see the glance you get from your husband when he sees how much your food bills have gone up. Nor will the sounds you hear be those of an orchestra. The new, almost ready-to-serve vegetables are one of the most revealing examples yet of the drive of food manufacturers to convert inexpensive ingredients into costly processed foods. For example, Seabrook's chopped broccoli an gratln costs yon 9 ounces for 31 cents, or 3.4 an ounce. Ordinary frozen chopped broccoli costs you 14 cents for a 10-ounce package, or 1.4 cents. Seabrook creamed spinach is 9 ounces for 29 cents, or 3.2 cents an ounce. In contrast, ordinary frozen leaf spinach costs as little as 10 ounces for 11 cents in stores' own brands, or 1.1 cents an ounce. Green Giant broccoli spears in butter sauce are 39 cents for 10 ounces; 3.9 cents an ounce. Ordinary frozen broccoli spears cost Just Graduating members of SlU Lifeboat Class 112 have big smiles for the camera after suc­ 1.8 cents an ounce. cessfully completing the Coast Guard course which has earned them lifeboat tickets. The Birds Eye cut green beans in butter sauce come to 3.4 cents an graduates are (front, l-r) Juan R. Colon, AH Le Sold; middle row, Jim Quinn, Theodora ounce; ordinary cut green beans, 2.1 cents. Cotheiine, Chris S. Cipriono, John J. Ashley; rear, instructor Dan Butts, Michel S. Somech, Or take frozen beans. Birds Eye peas in butter sauce come to 3.1 Roiph W. Poiiodino, D. A. Gognen, Don Butts, Jr. and Abe Hondiemon. cents an ounCe; ordinary frozen peas in 10-ounce cartons, 1.6 cents; frozen peas in two-pound polyethylene bags, 1.4. The same doubling and even tripling of price occurs in all the other versions. Ordinary frozen eut corn or mixed vegetables are about half the price of the same, items prepared with butter sauce and packaged in foil bags, and even less than half the price in the twopound poly bags. < You can make it a mpdern shopping law, that the more manufac­ turers mix things together, the disproportionately more they cost you. When Birds Eye mixes rice and peas and adds a sprinkle of mush­ BOSTON—The reappearance of a big Russian fishing fleet 50 miles east of Cape Cod rooms, the package costs you 35 cents for 7 ounces, or 80 cents a pound. Or when Birds Eye mixes peas and potatoes with cream sauce, the has drawn a hot protest from local SIU fishermen who want the Soviet vessels kept 200 result costs 55 cents for an B-ounce package. That's $1.10 a pound. miles from U.S. shores. Even if you don't want to cook, you can buy canned cooked potatoes At the same time, it was ing everything in sight, the Amer­ sians to use this type of pump for as little as .12-14 cents a pound. ican catch is bound to be down." outside the continental limits," Nor is the cream sauce as expensive as at least one manufacturer's learned the U.S. Bureau of Ackert disclosed that John Ackert stated. "But the fact that package seem to indicated Seabrook Farm advertises on its frozen Commercial Fisheries is in­ Skerry of the U.S. Bureau of they may be using such equipment creamed-spinach package that "Choice spinach is expertly blended with vestigating the possibility that the Commercial Fisheries at Glouces­ is bound tu increase their catch, heavy cream, farm fresh butter and the perfect touch of seasoning." Russian fishermen are using "a ter is now in the process of in­ possibly even double it. And this* But on the side panel, the legally-required list of ingredients shows suction pump" to better their vestigating the reported use of a won't help our fisherpien and the that in order of relative amount, the ingredients are "Chopped spinach, record catch in local waters of a "suction pump" by the Soviets-off U.S. industry." . reconstituted whole milk, vegetable shortening, wheat flour, heavy year ago. Explaining the Soviet suction the Cape. cream, rice flour, butter, salt, sugar (and other spices)." Thus there This type of pump is used by pump, Ackert said a light is The Coast Guard in Bc^h re­ fishermen of foreign nations in plac^ in the ocean to attract is not as much heavy cream as plain milk or even flour, and not as ported that the Soviet fie^ had Europe, but not locally as far as schools of fish. When the fish get much "farm 'fresh butter" as vegetable shortening. doubled in size in the waters off near the light, the pump dis­ Your best buy in ordinary frozen vegetables is the two-p.ound poly the Cape during the past week, it's known. It's perfectly legal for the Rus- charges an eleotric shock and the bags .now sold by many stores. These are not only cheaper than frozen now numbering 125 or more catch Is sucked up into the vegetables in the familiar small boxes but even more convenient. You trawlers and large fish-processing vessels. can pour out the amount you need for a particular meal and return ships. A week ago, n Coast Guard The big Russian stern ramp the rest of the bag to your freezer compartment, thus eliminating left­ check showed 65 of the Soviet trawlers can take up to 40,000 overs. fleet in water 100 miles from Cape pounds of fish in their nets aut Watch the weights marked on the packages, when buying packaged Code. one time, mora than most U.S. Larger Than Ever frozen vegetables. You can't assume that all are 10 ounces. Some are trawlers can take in an entire trip only 8 or 9. In fact, some of the 9-ounce packages may look bigger "We're afraid the Russian fish­ PORTLAND, Ore.—The "needle of four or five days. The largest to you than the 10, because they have a larger face but they are ing fldet will be greater than ever in the haystack" problem took on of the Red ships wei^ up to 15,narrow in depth. Too, some of the packages have the net weight 'this summer and will exceed the new meaning for firemen here 000 tons and are over 500 feet printed against a dark background which obscures the figures. 300 ships they had in waters off when the SlU Paciflo District-con­ long. The same law that says prices increase In disproportion to the num­ the coast last year," reported tracted Hawaiian Planter docked Huge Catches ber of ingredients added, applies of course to many ^)ther modem James Ackert, president of the recently with a fire "somewhere" Ackert said the first reports of processed foods. As One of many examples, the recently-introduced SlU-affiliated Atlantic Fisher­ aboard. last year's Soviet catch in flavored cottage cheese, which has vegetables added, comes to 52 cents men's Union here. The vessel was some two hours George's bank, off the Cape, a pound compared to ordinary cottage cheese at 32-39 cents in cartons, Ackert said the Soviet buildup south of the Columbia River light­ showed they caught between 90,or as little as 24 cents in bulk. in recent weeks has been gradual. ship when fire was discovered in 000 and 95,000 tons of whiting but You can also expect to see more and more processed foods in "But," he said, "there's no ques­ the No. 2 hold area. At first the a revised report now ups this various convenience packages to lure your eating dollars. Now under­ tion they Intend to fish as close to fire was thought to be in the 2,500 catch to between 160,000 and going marketing tests is frozen boneless roast turkey packaged in a our coast as the government will tons of grain In that hold. 170,000 tons. The Russian herring catch, he disposable aluminum roasting pan. The prices at which this item are let them." The ship headed for Portland being tested range freni $3.G0 tu $4.23 fur 2 pounds, S ounces, in The uuloii president said the where she was met by nreboats said, was even larger. Last year's record Soviet oatcti comparison, a small turkey providing about the same yield of meat, U.S. fish industry is hoping that aiid Coast Guard vessels. At the costs you about $2.40 If you cook it yourself. Congress will pass Senate bill dock, Portland firemen took over, off the New England coast com­ pares with 68,000 metrio tons of Even If you don't use the fancy versions of frozen vegetables but 1988 which would establish a 12- and the search began. fish caught by them in 1961 and stick to the staple forms are frozen vegetables as good valne as fresh mile limit on idl foreign fisher­ They started digging out the or canned? Most often, fresh produce in season is the best buy, fol­ men, replacing the three-mile tons of grain to get at the fire. 207,000 in 1962. During these periods, the Soviet lowed by canned vegetables and fruits, while frozen tend to be the limit now in effect. Many, hours and many tons of "But for the good of the fishing grain later, the source of the fire vessels have been spotted, also in more expensive. The relatively best buys in frozen vegetables usually industry in New England, we need was discovered. It wasn't the the Gulf of Maine, along the Con­ are reported. to be" peas and lima beans. tinental Shelf and in the big The U.S. Senate has authorized an investigation of food marketing a 200 mile limit," Ackert said. grain burning at all. It was the mackeral bed off the coast of "H things keep going like they refrigeration insulation In the costs. The high cost of modern processed foods should provide at least New Jersey. one revealing answer to the growing spread between the prices farmers have, we won't have an industry bulkheads that was burning. In 1963, the U.S. catch taken In another five years. are getting and those consumers pay/ Sometimes it doesn't pay to slide from George's bank dropped down the firehouse pole when the drastically, with the Boston Fish Fish Dwindle It is also interesting to see how different manufacturers manage to charge exactly the same prices to the penny for the same processed ^The banks produce only so bell rings, many firemen decided. Pier reporting last: fall that the catch was down 10 million pounds spinach, or other items of this type. They can't, of course, have mUoh fish in a season and with Oh yes, damage was slight. exactly the same costs. compared with 1962. those big Russian trawlers catch­ SlU Fishing Union Protests New Russian Trawier invasion Damage Small In Fire Aboard Hawaiian Planter �Pagre Ten By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall. Headquarters Rep. SEAFARERS JtOj U, MM LOG Fringe Benefits Bill Is Passed By Senate WASHINGTON—The Davis-Bacon fringe benefits bill, a QUESTION: What remedy do major legislative goal of the AFL-CIO, has been passed by you suggest for anyone suffer­ the Senate and sent to'the White House to be signed into law. ing from sea sickness? O.T. For Sleepless Nights^ • It requires contractors on Headquarters recently received an interesting question from Joe Jeff Gregorle: Sea sickness large­ Similar bills had been introduced Scaramatz on the Alcoa Mariner concerning the payment of room allow­ federally - financed construc­ in every Congress since 1955. ly Is a state of mind; however, I ance. He reports that crewmembers were not able to get much sleep tion projects to match prevail­ because of the use of air hammers from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM while the vessel is at sea. Question: The Beef is the deck department has a practice aboard this ship of chipping with the "air hammers" from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM at sea. So far we have been unable to get much sleep. I am on the 12-4 watch. Is the section of the agreement dealing with chipping, welding, riveting and hammering in the vicinity of the crew quarters applicable at sea as well as in port? Answer: Yes. If this work is performed between 8:00 PM and 6:00 AM, in or about the crew quarters, the crewmembers affected would be entitled to room allowance in accordance with Article II, Section 43 of the Standard Freightship Agreement. Reference: Article II, Section 43. ROOM AND MEAL ALLOWANCE. "When board is not furnished unlicensed members of the crew, they shall receive a meal allowance of $1.00 for breakfast, $1.50 for dinner, and $2.00 for supper. When men are required to sleep ashore, they shall be allowed $6.00 per night." and— Article II, Section 47. CREW'S QUARTERS. "All quarters assigned given the Steward Department for the use of the unlicensed per­ when the meal hours are to be sonnel are to be kept free from shifted, and in no event shall this vermin insofar as possible. This is notice be less than two hours in to be accomplished through the advance. In the event the two hour use of extermination facilities pro­ notice is not given the meal hour vided by the Company, or fumi­ shall not be shifted." gating the quarters every six Question: "Ship is at sea, com­ months with gas. Room allowance as provided in Section 43 shall be ing from foreign ports or inallowed, when . . . work such as transit between coastwise ports. chipping, welding, riveting, ham­ Can meal hours be changed be­ mering, or other work of a sim­ fore ship's arrival in port (dock or ilar nature is being performed in anchorage)?" or about the crew's quarters be­ Answer: Yes. tween 8 PM and 6 AM. Reference: Standard Freightship "Such work as outlined in the Agreement, Article V, Section 4— above is being performed in or last paragraph and Section 12. around the quarters of the men "Section 4. WORKING HOURS. who stand donkey watches, such When meal hours are changed for men will be provided with other Deck ind Engine Department in quarters or room allowance will be accordance with Article II, Section allowed." 44, the Steward Department's Several questions on the chang­ working hours may be changed ac­ ing of meal hours have been re­ cordingly provided, however, that ceived from C. E. Turner on the they be given 2 hours' notice prior Alcoa Runner. The questions deal to the time necessary to prepare with the changing of meal hours meals." on sea and in port as well as the "Section 12. SHIFTING MEALS. payment of overtime resulting When meal hours are extended for from changes in chowtime. any reason Snd all of the Un­ Question: Proper notice of meal licensed Personnel are unable to hour has been given to everyone. eat within the required prescribed The change is to be 4:00 PM to 5:00 time, all members of the Steward PM for the supper hour. Department required to stand by (a) Can the meal hour be to prepare and serve the meais changed again back to the original shall be paid at the regular over­ and regular meal hour? time rate for the time the meal is (b) Can the meal hour be extended. As much notice as pos­ changed while ship is in port at sible shall be given the Steward 1:30 PM? At this time all of the Department when meal hours are Steward Department is off duty. to be shifted, and in no event shall Answer: (a) Yes, provided the this notice be less than two hours Steward Department is given suf­ in advance. In the event the twoficient notice on the preparation hour notice is not given the meal of the meal. In no event can the hour shall not be shifted." notice be less than two (2) hours Question: "Home Port Overtime. prior to the meal hour. Most Chief Cooks start their days (b) Yes, the same applies. work before 8:00 AM. Are the Reference: Standard Freight- Chief Cooks entitled to Home Port ship Agreement, Article V, Sec­ Overtime for turning to before tion 4—last paragraph and Sec­ 8:00 AM?" tion 12. Answer: The Chief Cook would "Section 4. WORKING HOURS. not be entitled to overtime unless When meal hours are changed he was required by the Steward to for Deck and Engine Department turn to prior to 8:00 AM. in accordance with Article II, In submitting questions and Section 44, the Steward Depart­ work situations for clarification, ment's working hours may be delegates and crews are reminded changed accordingly, provided, once again to provide as much de­ however, that they be given 2 tail as possible setting forth the hours' notice prior to the time circumstances of any dispute. Be­ necessary to prepare meals." sides those mentioned, some of "Section 12. SHIFTING the members who were sent clari­ MEALS. When meal hours are ex­ fications on various subjects dur­ tended for any reason and all of ing the past few days included the the Unlicensed Personnel are un­ following. Leo Calderon, Chief able to eat within the^ required Steward, Steel Traveler; James J. prescribed time, all members of Boland, ships delegate, Robin the Steward Department required Kirk; Paul Arthofer, Del Oro; Al­ to stand by to prepare and serve fred H. Duggen, ships delegate, the meals shall be paid at the reg­ Topa Topa; Bernard Swartz, The­ ular overtime rate for the 4ime tis; C. J. Quinnt, ships delegate, the meal time is extended. As Olga; F. L. David, engine delegate, much notice as possible )ihall be Transfaudson. ing area standards of fringe bene­ fits as well as wages, or add the cash equivalent to hourly pay. The Administration-backed meas­ ure was approved by voice vote as the Senate dug into the backlog of bills which had piled up during the three-months civil rights fili­ buster. The House passed the bill in January by a 357-50 vote. President C. J. Haggerty of the AFL-CIO Building & Construction Trades Dept. hailed the fringe benefit bill's final passage as "the greatest legislative victory for the building trades in the past decade." Tube Hill Sails From Baltimore BALTIMORE — The British freighter Tulse Hill left this port recently for th» Bahamas after standing idle for 137 days while longshoremen refused to work on the Cuban blacklisted ship. ^ The departure of the Tulse Hill followed a ruling by a Federal Court last month upholding the right of International Longshore­ men's ^Association Local 1355 here to refuse to work the vessel. Rules For ILA The '4th Circuit Appeals Court at Richmond, 'Va. handed down a 2-to-l decision which denied the National Labor Relations Board a cease-and-desist order requiring the Longshoremen's Local to end their refusal to work the ship or face unfair labor practices char'ges. The Appeals Court hear­ ing on the case arose when the State Department lifted a black­ list against the vessel in Decem­ ber, 1963, when the vessel's owners promised to end their trade with Cuba after the existing charters expired. . The Government's decision to lift the ban on ships in the Cuban trade brought a strong protest from the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment of the AFL-CIO. . Moral Right In upholding the longshoremen's right to refuse to work the ship, the majority opinion stated that if the union members wish to voice their moral revulsion against Castro by refusing to as­ sist a vessel that trades with him, they are at liberty to do so. Nothing in _our labor laws speaks to the contrary. It is not within our province or that of the Board (NLRB) to require the men to en­ gage in work they find obnoxious because the ship has trafficked with a political regime they con­ sider loathsome." The case was originally brought to the NLRB by the Maryland Ship Ceiling Company after the ILA refused to send carpenters to prepare the Tulse Hill for a grain shipment. Type Minutes When Possible In order to assure accurate digests of shipboard meetings in the LOG, it is desirable that the reports of shipboard meet­ ings be typed if at all possible. AFL-CIO President George Meany wrote each senator before the vote that the bill "is essential to protect local wage rates and local community living standards." Meany pointed out that in 1931, when the Davis-Bacon Act was adopted, "fringe benefits such as health, welfare, insurance and pension plans scarcely existed." Currently, he said, there are "more than 5,000 health, welfare and pension funds covering more than 70 percent of the building and construction trades workers . . . These fringe benefits are as much a part of the wage structure as the cash wage payment itself." Meany stressed that the em­ ployer who does not pay fringe bene:fils "clearly has an unfair ad­ vantage in bidding on federal con­ struction contracts over a con­ tractor who does provide such benefits for his workers." Under the new legislation, which takes effect gradually over a year, the Secretary of Labor is in­ structed to include in prevailing wage determinations the pattern of employer costs for benefits in­ cluding: medical or hospital care; pensions; life, disability, sickness and accident insurance; vacation and holiday pay, unemployment benefits, and apprenticeship or similar training programs. Other benefits may be included if they are the pattern in the area. If benefits are not matched In kind, their cash vaiue is added to the hourly wages for straight time, although not overtime, work. The bill had been sponsored in the House by Rep. James Roosevelt (D-Calif.). Its Senate sponsors in­ cluded Democratic Whip Hubert H. Humphrey (Minn.) and Repub­ lican Whip Thomas H. Kuchel (Calif.). Humphrey told the Senate that the existing law was "an open invitation to outside contractors to bring low wages and cheap labor into higher wage communities be­ cause these lower labor costs give them a successful bidding advan­ tage on government work." En­ actment of the fringe benefits bill, he said, "will place all construction contractors on equal competitive terms and protect local contractors from unfair competition." New Tug For SlU Company BALTIMORE — The Hawkins Point, a 1,750-horsepower tugboat considered one of the most power­ ful in the harbor, has been placed in service her# by SlU-Inland Boatmen's Union-contracted Curtis Bay Towing Company, The tenth tug in the Baltimore Fleet of Curtis Bay, which also operates tugboats in Philadelphia add Norfolk, the Hawkins Point is powered by diesel electric engines and equipped with a new, very high . frequency radio-telephone which permits it to talk directly with ships far down the bay. Capt. H. C. Jefferson, Curtis Bay president, said the acquisition of the Hawkins Point is another step forward in providing safe, economical handling of the in­ creasing numibers of huge ships calling at Baltimore. would recom­ mend liquids and plenty of rest. Also avoid lots of greasy ^oods. I understand from old timers that the Pacific is the worst place for becoming sick, probably because of the surround­ ing mountain ranges. 4" 4" Enoch "Buster" Collins: The best way is to ride it out, just wait until you're feeling better. I remember once off Bermuda in 1933, we had to lay off the coast for a whole night. I got pretty sick, the only time that it's ever happened. Bermuda is one of the worst places for sea sickness that I've ever been, and that in­ cludes Europe too. 4" 4" 4" Yaswant SomanI: I would say that fresh air is one of the best cures — get out in the open when you start to feel ill. There's noth­ ing better than a big whiff of cool sea breeze to wake you up when you're feel­ ing low. 'Walk around the deck until you feel bet­ ter. I don't know too much about the pills for sea sickness — I've never been sick in- the years that I've been sailing. t> ti ti Regino 'Vasquez: Some people, I understand, use lemons and chew­ ing gum to help themselves out. Me? I've never been sick in all my 23 years of sailing. I think this is due to the fact that I was born on the beach in Puerto Rico. This has helped me out quite a little. I don't feel that I need anything else to cure sea sickness. 4" 41 4" Tom Embody: I can't remember ever being -sea sick, even on short voyages before I first started shipping out regularly as a seaman on all types of vessels. I didn't get sick then. The best advice that I could give to anyone suffering sea sickness, would be to get up topsides to the rail as fast as you can. John Abrams: When you get sea sick, the best thing to do is to ride it out until you get used to the feeling of the sea. Fresh air and lots of of wind will usu­ ally do the trick. Once you've be­ come adjusted to sailing and the ocean waves, you seldom become sick. • . '-• ' • �1*, 1N« SEAFARERS LOO "No Hard Pag* Eferea If a REDISTRICTING. Nine more states have been ordered by the Su­ preme Court to elect both houses of their legislatufes solely on a popu­ lation basis, giving further impact to the High Court's recent "one man—one vote" decision. A total of 15 states have been told to reap­ portion on an equal population basis, reducing the disproportionate voting power of rural citizens at the cost of voters in the more populous cities and suburban areas. The Court referred the nine cases back to lower courts for more proceedings, anticipating a settlement of the issue on the "equal protection of the laws" clause of the 14th Amendment. States involved are Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma and Washington. "FOOT SOLDIERS" NEEDED.^ i^Jexander E. Barkan, national director of the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, urges all unionists to get into the political swing by promoting COPE registerand-vote programs, supporting COPE-endorsed candidates and building support for them in the general community, giving their dollars to icOPE and collecting dollars so liberal candidates can get financial help. Barkan stresses the need to elect from 20 to 25 more liberals to the House of Representatives—^regardless of party—to assure passage of progressive laws beneficial to working people and their families. The COPE director warns that right wing extremists and business and medical political organizations loom as potent political forces that wiU be working to elect reactionary candidates. 4" 4" t EQUAL PAT LAW. Only one third of the 23.3 million women in the national work force will benefit from the new law banning wage dis­ crimination because of sex, says its author. Rep. Edith Green, liberal congresswoman from Oregon. Rep. Green urges that the law be extended so that it will have meaning for those women on the lowest rung of the economic ladder. The equal pay law will affect some 7.4 million working women who previously had been paid less than men doing the same work—in some cases from $8 to $20 per week below the wages of their male counterparts. The act orders equal wages for women "doing equal work on jobs requiring equal skill, effort and responsibility and which are performed under similar conditions." A training program sponsored by Local 2125 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is turning out qualified workers for Southern Callfomia'a booming electronics Industry. Two classes of women are undergoing instruc­ tion in the union's headquarters in Santa Ana in the mysteries of electronic wiring and soldering— a program which got imderway last November. The union pays the full cost for each trainee who takes the full 40 hours of academic and mechanical instruction. 4> 4> today (July 10). Negotiatiooa on the agreements began M^. 31 wiitb an April 30 or May 1 expira­ tion date. The union has reported that no great progress had been adiieved when the talks were re­ cessed eight weeks ago. 4 4 4 The National Labor R^ations Board has ruled that a New Eng­ land pipeline company must give backpay at union rates rather than its own lower wage scale to 50 workers the company refused to retain when it took over a gov­ ernment contract and hired non­ union employees. The NLRB or­ der awarded more than $165,000 in backpay to the former em­ ployees. of New England Tank In­ dustries, Inc. who were members of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers and an independent guards' union. Lodge 1142 of the American Federation of Government Em­ ployees has obtained exclusive recognition as ooiiective bargain­ ing representative for civilian em­ ployees of the U.S. Army Engi­ neers at the Cape Cod (Mass.) canal. The Union is negotiating a 4 4 4 general agreement and will com­ Raymond Clark, a member of plete additional contract details within 30 days, according to the executive board of the Stone William Pires of AFGE Lodge and Allied Products Workers of Carlsbad, N.M., has been appoint­ 1142. ed to the New Mexico State Wel­ 4" 4- 3^ fare Board by Governor Jack M. The jobs of eight members of CJampbell (D). A long-time resi­ the Aluminum Workers were dent of Carlsbad, Clark is also a saved and a month-long strike of district representative for the 2,400 membem of The AWIU at union. He succeeds Mayor Henry Alcoa's Massena, N.Y., plant was G. Hutson of Carlsbad, secretaryhalted when the strikers ratified a treasurer of . Machinists Local settlement that preserves all work 1?65. Clark's term will expire Jan. crews and jobs. The agreement 1, 1967. calls for reclassification and re­ 4 4 4 assignment of some workers in the Backpay for wages lost in a , union bargaining unit, but guar­ strike 10 years ago was ordered for antees that no jobs will be lost. 166 employes of a New Orleans Union negotiators at the St. Louis clothing manufacturer by a Na­ mediation meeting were headed tional Labor Relations Board aide. by AWIU President Eddie R. Stahl. Workers of the J. H. Rutter-Rex 4 4i Mfg. Co., Inc., are entitled to col­ Negotiators for the Rubber lect $160,849 in backpay, aver­ Workers who are attempting to aging $969 per employe. Execu­ ' get agreements on pension and tion of the order, however, may be welfare contracts at Goodyear, delayed by appeals to the board General and Firestone Tire plants and the courts. The strike by •have returned to the bargaining Clothing Workers ended officially table armed with strike authority in 1955, and the backpay claim if agreement is not reached by has been under study since 1857. > The American maritime industry is very much like the weather—everyone tallu about what bad shape it's in and how des­ perately it needs hrip, but no one does any­ thing about it. The latest description of the sad plight of U.S. maritime came from no less a personage than the head of the Maritime Administration, Nicholas Johnson. Speaking before a meeting of the Pro­ peller Club in San Francisco recently, John­ son ^numerated many of the obstacles the maritime industry must face to maintain itself in the U.S. today. His talk covered both the domestic shipping industry and off­ shore shipping. The Maritime Administrator demonstrated very well his grasp of the problems faced by U.S. maritime. He cited railroad rate cutting practices as the major contributor to the decline of the domestic fleet, for instance. This is undoubtedly true. The SIU and many others have said the same thing on many occasions. After pointing to the difficulty however, the Maritime Administrator then proceeded to "cop a plea" by explaining that the Mari­ time Administration has no regulatory au­ thority over the railroads and therefore can­ not do anything about the unfair rate cut­ ting. On this and other occasions, the MA chief has shown clearly that he also knows very well what is wrong with the offshore indus­ try. Abuses of the 50-50 laws by govern­ ment agencies, sidetracking cargoes which should go on American vessels to foreign bottoms in the name of "expediency" or "national interest," the tremendous growth of foreign fleets since the war, the passage of bills allowing foreign vessels to compete in the American lumber trade, etc. We know all this. Everyone involved in any way in the shipping industry knows all this. But when it comes time to do some­ thing about it, everyone with the authority to do something to alleviate the situation "cops out." "We dont* have the regulatory power" says one. J'We have other problems to consider,' says another., "We must pro­ tect the national interest," say a third—ad nauseum. And the American maritime in­ dustry continues its decline. The voices of the SIU and other maritime imions have been raised often and loudly to spur some action to save the U.S. merchant fleet from complete desication. The unions' demands for action have met with much suc­ cess in the past and are being listened to much more seriously as time goes on. The question now is whether the necessary ac­ tion will come in time. More lip service will not help the merchant marine or the country. A nation unable to maintain its own supply lines in time of emergency is a helpless nation, and that is what the U.S. is rapidly becoming. And a helpless nation in this day and age is prac­ tically doomed. Yes, Mr. Johnson, we know what the prob­ lems of the maritime industry are. We told you, remember? And we told your prede­ cessor—and his—and Congress. We've been telling everyone who would listen, for years. What we would like to know now is whatis going to be done about them. Medicare Shelved All hope for passage of the Medicare bill during this session of Congress went down the drain when the proposal was shelved recently by the House Committee. Thus, the Congress of the United States con­ tinues its crass and cruel disregard for the needs of the nation's elderly for at last another • year. With elections coming up, every American voter should let his or her congressman know once and for all that the American voter will not stand for this neglect of important and much needed legislation forever. Let him know by letter, wire or any method available that if he expects the continued support of his^ constituents, he must reflect their wishes in Congress. Make your support of Medicare clear to him and demand favorable action. on this proposal immediately. . �t--r-7r~if7rgiitfar Page Twelve SEAFARERS Jnlr 10. 1084 LOG PORT OF NORFOLK The Porf of Norfolk wos the scene lost week of several events of- interest to Seafarers and other maritime workers in the Hampton Roads area. This included the dedication of the new Seafarers' Hall in Norfolk and the Semi-Annual Eastern Regional Area Conference at the new hall of unions in the Maritime Trades Department (oppo­ site page). A separate occasion (below) was a dinner given by the Hampton Roads MTD Port Council in honor of David D. Alston, vice-president of the International Longshoremen's Association and a veteran trade unionist in the Norfolk area. * New Hall For Seafarers Dedicated * MTD Unions Hold Area Conference * Honor ILA Vice-President Alston |1 Norfolk NAACP Pres. Robert D. Robertson ad­ dressed , MTD dinner for David D, Alston of ILA. -f| David D. Alston, guest of honor at Hampon Roads Port Council affair, expresses thanks. In foreground (l-r) are Clyde Dodson and Ray McKay of Marine Engineers, Bill Armstrong of the Sailor's Union of the Pacific, and Frank Drozak, SlU Port Agent for Philadelphia. Dais guests listen as Harold B.-Boyd, President, Virginia State A1FL-C|6, offers remarks to guests at Alston dinner. The MTD Port Council affair brought together more than 600 guests representing the trade union movement, government and civic groups. 1 Guest of honor David D. Alston, vice-president of the In ternational Longshoremen's Association (center), with ILA iai �Jolr If. IfM Virginia Stata AFL-CIO pres. Harold B. Boyd gave dedica­ tion address. SEAFARERS State legislator Henry Howell, Jr., was among honored guests at ceremonies. LOG Fva Thirteea Anchor chain links Norfolk SlU agent Spencer, Nat'I. MTD Exec. Secy-Treas. McGavin, Eastern Area MTD Dir. Mennella, Philadelphia SlU agent Drozak, Pres. Pierce of Hampton Rds., MTD and Pres. Kirchhoff of Baltimore MTD. Delegations representing maritime ports councils throughout the Eastern Regional Area attended the semi-annual conference held in the new SlU hall. ILA delegate Raymond Williams rises to discuss items of conference business while fellow Longshore delegates from Hampton Roads Port Council, Brothers Gill, Goldstein and Jones note his remarks. Area conference brought delegates from Boston, N.Y., Phila., Balto., and Hampton Rds. In foreground (l-r) are V. Motzel of Operating Engineers; B. Durkin cf Carpenters, Pres., Phila. Port Council; and F. Drozak of SlU. Coordination of Port Council activities with Eastern Regional Area was the major topic of discussion at the MTD semi-anntial.conference for the ; delegates from the variQiis ports. . t , Eastern Regional Area Dir. A. Mennella gives report to semi-annual con­ ference. On rostrum (l-r) are MTD Exec. Sec. P. McGavin, Hampton Roads Port Council President M. Pierce and MTI> President Paul Hall. �SE AFAR Bits Pare Foartem Many Maritime Woes Cited By MA Chief SAN FRANCISCO — Maritime Administrator Nicholas Johnson reviewed many of the serious problems being faced by the U.S. merchant marine in a speech here recently before the Propeller Club, covering• everything from the steady to the threat of the Russian mer­ decline of domestic shipping, chant marine, and the tremendous Two More IBU Men On Pension NEW YORK — The names of two more veteran tugmen have been added to the growing num­ ber of members of the SlU-Inland Boatmen's Union who have been awarded life-time pensions. The action of the joint Union-em­ ployer trustee panel of the SIU pension plans assures both IBU oldtimers that they will receive $150 per month after their retire­ ment from a life of hard work. Both IBU veterans have been awarded normal $150 per month pensions. They are Dewey Q. France, 65, of Baltimore, Md., and William C. Bruce, 65, of Houston, Tex. France is a tug veteran who has been employed by the Baltimore growth of the Japanese fleet since World War II. He pointed out that it will be very difficult to revitalize the do­ mestic shipping industry "so long as It remains possible for the rail­ roads to cut water rates to a point where it becomes uneconomic for even the most enterprising water carriers to stay in business. He quickly pointed out, how­ ever, that "the Maritime Adminis­ tration has the responsibility un­ der the Merchant Marine Act to promote domestic water carriers, but we have no regulatory author­ ity over either the water or the competing land carriers." In gen­ eral, this is a function of the In­ terstate Commerce Commission. New Proposal? Again on the subject of domes­ tic water carriers, the MA chief said the Agency has before it "an imaginative proposal" for solving the problem faced by Pacific Northwest lumber producers. Johnson did not say, however, what the "imaginative proposal" presently before the MA for solv­ ing the Pacific Northwest lumber problem was. A bill allowing the use of for­ eign-flag ships to move lumber in the U.S. domestic trades was passed in October 1962, for one year. That bill, which expired in October 1963, was tlie first time that the laws restricting the coast­ wise trade to American-flag ships had been suspended to allow for­ eign-flag ships to participate In the trade since 1920. The Maritime Administrator was optimistic, however, on the future of the off-shore segment of the U.S. shipping industry, for which a great potential exists, he asserted. After outlining the progress made by both Russia and Japan in building up their merchant ma­ rines after World War II, he said. What I am saying, in effect, is that if other nations can do this job, so can we. Indeed, we should be able to do it well or better than any." July If. 1964 LOR Matson Adds Japanese Touch SAN FRANCISCO — The SlU-Pacifio District-contracted Matson Steamship Company, has added a special Japanese touch to their Hawali-toCalifomla cruiseshlp, the Lurline. Due to the fact that in­ creased numbers of Japanese are expected to be traveling between Hawaii and California now that Japan has eased travel allowance restrictions, a Japanese menu has been added to the regular cuisine aboard the Lurline. Another homey touch for Japanese voyagers aboard the Lurline will be the distribu­ tion of complimentary kimo­ nos and slippers for all Japa­ nese passengers boarding the ship in Honolulu for the trip to San Francisco or Los Angeles. SIU Company Asks Bids On 3 Containerships By E. B. McAuley, West Coast Roprosonlativo S.F. Host To Republican Convention San Francisco will be the focal point of all eyes when the Republloans have their convention here on July 13. Welcoming speakers wUI be San Francisco Mayor John F. Shelley, and the former Mayor George Christopher. Also attending will be Senator Thomas H. Kuchel, Rep­ resentative William Malliard, San Francisco; and J. Arthur, San Mateo. Governor Mark Hatfield of Oregon is also expected to attend the convention. In the San Francisco Labor Council, the big Issue was the Typo­ graphical strike that we're having out here. The Labor Council had a special meeting on June 26 and the international representatives of this body were well represented. There were two outstanding issues on the floor—^the Typographical and Pressman's strike and the labor scabs that were imported into the San Francisco area. The San Francisco Labor Council has given its full support to the strike. Shipping in San Francisco has been fair and the outlook for the future is for fair shipping. Some of the ships that were in-transit here last month were the Robin Hood, Montpelier Victory, San Fran­ cisco, Steel Navigator, Flomar, Northwestern .Victory, Eiizabethport, Kenmar, Coe Victory and Transeastem. The Wild Ranger and the Iberville paid off in San Francisco recently. Several SIU Pacific District members are hospitalized in the San Francisco area. Ed Cronin, one ot our retired members, expects to be out in the near future, and Bill Lovett, another oldtimer who sails in the steward department, was drydocked for a while but expects to be able to ship again in the near future. Charlie Gedra has also been in the hospital for quite some time and he expects to get out shortly. On the beach here and ready to ship is C. Harper from Baltimore. He and two other former easterners, Amado Diaz and Kenny Singh are crazy about the weather here and may decide to 'make their homes here. Representative Glenard P. Lipscomb of California has asked the Department of Commerce whether Russia is reselling American-sup­ plied wheat to Rumania at a profit. In a speech prepared for delivery on the House floor recently, Lipscomb said that a Commerce Depart­ ment report disclosed the fact that $12.5 million worth of American wheat was reexported from the Soviet Union to Rumania. Shipping for the past few weeks in Wilmington has been on the slow bell with the Eiizabethport, Montpelier Victory, Kenmar, Transeastern and Steel Worker in transit. The outlook for the next two weeks is also on the slow side with five ships scheduled to arrive in transit. Mike Ohanneslan is registered on the beach in Seattle and is in no particular hurry to ship. He got off the San Francisco and is taking a short vacation before shipping again. G. A. Allen registered in Seattle this week and plans to stay on the beach for a couple of months for a much needed vacation after 27 months on the Steel Navigator. Arloe Hill is on the beach and just received a fit for duty after having to be repatriated from the Penn Challenger a few weeks ago and is hoping that a steward's job will eome up soon. SAN FRANCISCO — The SIUPacifio District contracted-Ameri­ can-Hawaiian Steamship Company has asked for bids on the con­ struction of three 24-knot contain­ erships for intercoastal service. The company said that it was also seeking bids for a large number of van containers and companion chassis. However, the ultimate construc­ tion of the vessels hinges on the approval by the Maritime Admin­ istration of American-Hawaiian's application for Federal mortgage insurance covering 50 percent of the construction cost of the ships. In 1961, American - Hawaiian asked for Federal ship mortgage Bruce France insurance covering 87Vi per cent of the ship construction costs, but Towing and Lighterage Company Secretary of Commeice Luther since 1960. He began his sailing Hodges upheld the MA's rejection career on tugs in 1939 and sailed of the company's application. with a fireman's rating. A native of Virginia, France now makes his Blames Railroads home in Baltimore where he lives At the time, a spokesman for the with his wife, Loretta. company attributed the rejection France worked on tugs for the of the mortgage insurance appli­ G & H Towing Company in Hous­ cation to the railroads, who he said ton, Texas from 1924 untU he had effectively marshalled their retired this year. He sailed with a opposition to the application be­ DETROIT—-Procedures for the biennial election of officers chief engineer's rating. Born in cause they were fearful of losing of the Great Lakes SIU are now underway under the terms Galveston, he now makes his home a substantial share of their busi­ in Houston. ness to the more-economical, high of the Union's constitution. The procedures require the comspeed containerships. The com­ letion of nominations by*" pany spokesman added that there uly 15 so that actual voting members, except oarferrymen. is sufficient traffic moving be­ can be held during the month The oarferrymen will use the sec­ ond ballot, which will carry the tween the East and West Coast of August. Seven Great Lakes posts are to names of nominees for Frankfort areas for the survival of both WASHINGTON—The American Merchant Marine, as accustomed oontainership operations and the be filled by a secret ballot vote of Port Agent, as well as for Secre­ as it is to the neglect of the Federal Government, never expected the Lakes SIU membersihip in ac­ tary-Treasurer and Assistant Sec­ transcontinental railroads. this neglect to extend to the World's Fair in New York. After the rejection of their appl- cord with the Secretary-Treas­ retary-Treasurer. As in 1962, since the SecretaryBut Maritime Administrator Nicholas Johnson said here recently cation in 1961, American-Hawaiian urer's pre-ballotting report. The that he is making a personal investigation to detremine why the applied for 50 per cent federal report recommends the number Treasurer of the Lakes SIU is nation's merchant marine is not represented in the Federal govern­ mortgage insuranee. A new appli­ and locations of ports and the stationed in Detroit, no position of ment's exhibit at the New York's World's Fair. cation was submitted in March of nuniber of Assistant Secretary- Port Agent for Detroit is included this year, but a spokesman for Treasurers and Agents to be on the Lakes SIU ballot. His comment was prompted by a report by members of his staff A credentials committee of the MA said that processing has elected. who had gone to the Fair in hopes of seeing a governmentA notice spelling out the offices three rank-and-file members will been withheld pending further ac­ sponsored exhibit telling the story of the U.S. merchant fleet and tion by the line. The MA spokes­ to be voted on and the eligibility check the qualifications and were appalled when they found nothing. requirements for nominees was eligibility of all nominees and see The exhibits at the Federal Pavillion were assembled and| man added that once American- sent to all Great Lakes members. to the preparation of the ballots. Hawaiian has up-to-date cost esti­ arranged by the Department of Commerce. Although the Maritime| The actual voting will take mates, the MA can then study It provides for a July 1-15 nomin­ Administration is a branch of the Department of Commerce, it ations period during which nom­ place throughout the month of the application. Secretary of Com­ did not rate a mention among the exhibits at the pavilion. || inations can be made by maU, in August at Lakes SIU halls in However, another Federal agency, the United States Coast Guard,|merce Luther Hodges has the final person or at the regular port Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleve­ say on whether the present appli­ was favored with a $200,000 exhibit by the Department of Com-1| meetings of the Lakes SIU during land, Detroit, Duluth and Frank­ merce. The Coast Guard opened the first of their three World's i cation is approved or rejected. the first haH of July. fort between the hours of 9 AMThe proposed vessels would be Fair exhibits at the Hall of Science recently. It will shortly open Posts to be filled during the 5PM, Mondays thru Saturday. In about 900 feet long and 101 feet other at the World's Fair marina and at the Transportation Pavilion, in the beam. They are designed election are those of Secretary- addition, the constitution estab­ depicting the Coast Guard search and rescue work on the high ses. to carry 888 40-ft. highway trailer Treasurer and Assistant Secretary- lishes a specific procedure for The 1936 Merchant Marine Act calls upon the Maritime Admin- p vans. Treasurer and for Porf' Agent in shipboard balloting during the istration to develop and promote the American merchant marine. % Four years ago the 20,000-ton Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Du- voting period in August. The failure to do this at the World's Fair exhibit was explained 1 container ships could have been luth and Frankfort. Accordingly, all members are thusly by an unidentified source. He explained that the govern­ Two ballots will be used in the urged to carry their membership built for a total of $20.8 million ment only wanted to exhibit those projects in which it is making || each, or a total of $62.4 million. election. The first one will be for books with them at all times dur­ progress. The U.S. merchant marine has been allowed by the gov- ' Today it is estimated that the all offices except the post of ing the month of August and to ernment to deteriorate. The Motto: Always advertise your success; lowest bid will be about $23.3 mil­ Frankfort Port Agent, as provided inform themselves on the constitu­ never your failures. lion each or an estimated total in the constitution. This first bal­ tional .procedures covering ballot­ lot will be used by all Lakes SIU ing. of $70.1 million. , 4I •. .! »' i' U.S. Exhibit At Fair ignores Roie Of Maritime Lakes SIU Sets Balloting On Officers For August Jr " �If, If 64 SEAFAKBK8 Seafarer Officiates LOG Pactt nflec* |W So/»fy D/rgffof Attends Aleetingf Experts See Technologies Needing New Safety Standards WASHINGTON—^The problems of protecting workers from becoming victims of today's complex industrial machines and processes occupied the attention of 3,500 labor, manage­ ment and government safety experts here recently. The representatives included SIU safety director Joe Algina, who attended both the AFL- agreement on a need for broad re- stepping up job safety efforts to CIO Conference on Safety examination of current safety turn back a rising tide o.f •workand the President's Conference on Occupational Safety which followed. In the one-day AFL-CIO Con­ ference on Safety and In the Pres­ ident's Conference on Occupa­ tional Safely there was general Seafarer Louis Cirignano (center], a former student, offi­ ciated recently at a dinner for Dr. Philip S. Cohen, Profes­ sor of Social Studies at Montclair (N.J.) State College (right). At the left is Dr. Daniel Jacobson, chairman of the geography department at the college. FMC Extends Deadline On Filing Dual Rate Info. WASHINGTON—The Federal Maritime Commission has extended the deadline by which steamship conferences must disclose their printed form dual rate contracts until Septem­ ber. The previous deadline^ agencies to review and pass on had been July 3. The FMC is seeldng docu­ freight rates in U.S. trade. The FMC deadline- Extension ments from the foreign shippers concerning freighC rates in trade was the result of what the com­ with the U.S. The documents are mission described as "telegraphic needed to enable Federal shipping requests from some eight major steamship conferences requesting the extension." The commission said it was complying with the deadline extension requestiS^ be­ cause of complications resulting from changes made by the FMC in the ^so-called "jurisdictional clauses" Jh the contracts, clauses which the foreign shippers had considered objectionable. Contracts Modified OTTAWA—The United States Much language stressing the and Canada have agreed to a two- control of the FMC and the 1916 year postponement in any change Shipping Act, which protects U.S. of tolls that are levied on ships shipping, was eliminated com­ and cargoes moving through the pletely from the dual rate con­ St. Lawrence Seaway. tracts. Then the conferences Both countries will wait until claimed it would be physically July 1, 1966, to take any action impossible for them to have the en a possible change in the St. contracts printed in final form, Lawrence Seaway toll structure. distributed to local and overseas The Canadian St. Lawrence Sea­ shippers, have lists on contract way Authority and the United shippers prepared and distributed States St. Lawrence Seaway De­ to member lines and their agents velopment Corporation have been by the July 3 deadline. negotiating for several months on A steamship conference is a a common proposal for a new toll voluntary association made up of structure—with the Canadians urg­ American and foreign lines serv­ ing a 10 percent increase and the ing on the same trade route and U.S. trying to maintain the present interested in maintaining the same level. rates and practices. Dual rate con­ Under international agreement, tracts provide that signers of dual both U.S. and Canadian Seaway rate contracts pay'rates up to 15 authorities are pledged to pay off percent lower than those paid by the multi-million dollar indebted­ shippers without such contracts. ness for the seaway within a 50- Not all shippers are conference year period. While it generally was members. agreed that a toll hike was neces­ Outcry Raised sary to meet the joint debt, it was The requests by the FMC for also felt that to increase tolls by information on the dual rate setup even as much as 10 percent would created an immediate outcry from not only discourage use of the 10 leading European maritime na­ Seaway by shipping lines, but tions and Japan, which accused would wipe out some of the ad­ the U.S. of trying to regulate and vantages Seaway backers claim the control what was not its business, waterway has over deepsea ports. interfering with international af­ An encouraging sign. Seaway of­ fairs, and brought threats of re­ ficials said, is the 10 percent rise taliation against U.S. ships calling in general cargo which up to now at their ports. has lagged far behind estimated The nations involved are Bel­ forecasts. Shoul(| this tonnage gium, Holland, the United King­ pace continue, both Seaway groups dom, Italy Sweden, Norway, Den­ w:ould be able to wipe out much mark, West Germany, France, of the financial problems Greece and Japan. Seaway Tolls To Hold Firm For 2 Years practices, particuarly in view of the growing use of new materials, machines and methods. Speaking before the AFL-CIO conference, Hunter P. Wharton, president of the Operating Engi­ neers, said America's unions are By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer. Great Lake^ Calumet Dredging Gets Approval The big news in this area is that one of the most Important pieces of legislation affecting the maritime industry on ttie Great Lakes got the green light in Washington last week. The House of Repre­ sentatives finally gave'its approval to spend $2.5 million to dredge the Calumet River in the port of Chicago. Approval of the project by the House Appropriations Subcommittee means that when the job is completed, grain carriers and ocean­ going freighters will be able to sail the Calumet with full loads for the iirst time. At th'e present vessels heading for Calumet Harbor must come in with a half load because of the river's low level. Officials of the Greater Chicago Port Development Association were gravely concerned oyer the growing demise of Calumet Harbor be­ cause of the poor draught situation on the river. A total of $4.8 million had originally been requested, but the appropriations subcommittee only recommended the $2.5 million figures. The total cost of the project to deepen the channel to 27 feet is estimated to be $6 million. When the work is completed in 1970, it is expected that ships will be able to carry 40 percent more cargo than they are now carrying in the present 21-foot channel. A sharp decline in shipping activity at Lake Calumet this yOar was probably the biggest reason V for the appropriation. All the grain men registered on the board for elevators in the port are located shipping at this time. on the river. A previous dredging Alpena reports shipping is very project in 1959 which cost $18 good with no let-up in sight. A million ran out of funds before it number of men registered there was completed. That job was per­ are waiting for the John W. Boardformed by the SlU-contracted man to fit out again which is ex­ Roen Steamship Company. pected to be in the very near Dredging is schedu)pd to begin future. this month when two SIU-IBU Cleveland is another port where companies, Merrit-Chapman' and rated men have no trouble in Scott and Fitzimmons-Connell picking their jobs. In town to try Dredge and Dock Company, begin his luck recently was George operations. The Maritime Trades Stevenson, one of Chicago's reg­ Department, Port Council and ulars. Jim Gibson just got off the other interested maritime unions Lakewood to try catching another all played an important part in ship, preferably a "straightgetting the appropriations form decker" so that he can get to the Congress. All-out assistance from head of the Lakes again. city and state officials also helped The number of men shipped to get the project rolling. from the port of Detroit is run­ When completed, Chicago should ning far ahead of this period last begin to take its place again as year. In addition to the many the number one inland grain port. Lakes jobs, we recently shipped a We have been bragging about crew to the deep-sea Morning the excellent shipping situation on Light which will be hitting portsthe Lakes this year, and we are of-call in the Mediterranean Sea happy to report that the job situa­ and India. tion continues to look extremely good, particularly for those men with ratings. Chicago reports a shortage of rated men in all departments with very few book men registered on the beach. SIU oldtimer Herb Rostock recently signed on as a porter on the Richard Reiss. Kane Brush, who was recently released from the hospital after a bout with ulcers, has returned to his old job on the Milwaukee Clipper. Duluth reports a shortage of AB's, with many relief jobs being offered. Shipping in the port is expected to reach an all-time high in the coming months. According to Floyd Hanmer, Frankfurt port agent, shipping has been tremendous since the carferry Ann Arbor No. 5 fitted out. Frankfort reports only two book connected deaths and injuries. Finding the best approach is the first hurdle, he said. Wharton, who was a conference leader in the AFL-CIO meeting and vice chairman of the Presi­ dents' Conference, said the prob­ lems of industrial use of nuclear energy, the rising problem of noise and outdated workmen's compensation laws are major safety issues to be resolved. "In most states there are a great deal more game 'wardens to protect animals than there are safety inspectors to protect our citizens," Wharton stated. In a panel discussion of the Walsh-Healey Act's safely stand­ ards, which affect contractors who provide government goods, there was strong objection to "farming out" inspection duties to the states. Delegates at the opening of the President's Conference o^n Tues­ day were told by President John­ son that "there is a common denominator between your work and mine." His number one job, he explained, is to preserve human safety in the nation and in the entire world. Among those to address the President's Conference delegates was Cornelius J. Haggerty, presi­ dent of the AFL-CIO Building & Construction Trades Dept., who scored the "apathy and dis­ interest of the public in prevent­ able accidents. The entire nation was shocked by the Alaska earthquake and rushed immediate assistance, he declared, yet by contrast Ameri­ can workers face a far more serious loss of life, injury and property destruction each year which could be prevented by an interest in planned safety. Haggerty told the conference that little is being done to prevent the continued high accident toll in bridge, dam and building con­ struction. He urged joint em­ ployer-union safety programs, to be recommended to workers by the union. He also urged pre-job safety conferences where the entire job is mapped out and every participating worker briefed. The AFL-CIO Conference on Safety and Occupational Health. Chairman is Richard F. Walsh, president of the Theatrical Stage Employes. Moderator for the con­ ference was John D. Connors, executive secretary of the com­ mittee. �fait* SizieM SEAr'ARER3 Iflir !•; tHU 109 Liberian 'Hell Ship' Crew Has High Praise For SlU Lathe Man HONOLULU—Crewmembers of the beleagured Liberian freighter Pomona have ex­ pressed gratitude and appreciation to SIUNA President Paul Hall and" Executive VicePresident Morris Weisberger for a continuing battle for better conditions and a better life at. sea. •*" On many occasions, the SIU because the ship was greatly wish to conunend Paul Hall and Morris Weisberger, SIU, leaders In has thrown it's support be­ undermanned. The attorney representing, the the gallant flght for us men for hind seamen of all nations in their struggle for decent wages and crew of the rust encrusted Liberty better conditions and a better life at Honolulu said that crew mem­ at sea. working conditions. "Dated at Honolulu May 81, The statement was Issued just bers told him he should "make before the crew left for home, certain the Coast Guard makes a 1964." More Troubles leaving behind the unsolved axe safety survey of the Pomona be­ murder of the Pomona's skipper, cause it has only two lifeboats, After the Pomona left Honolulu Jacob Natvig, at sea. Remaining rotten to the core, that wouldn't with her new crew of 25 Chinese with the ship is a new captain— last an hour." recruited in Hong Kong, the ship Crew Statement former first mate Alf Olsen—and caught Are about 100 miles east of SIU man William Weodsix other officers. Just before 17 members of the the Islands and all but three of IngtOR is shown abova turn­ The owner of \ the vessel have unlicensed crew left Honolulu for her crew abandoned ship. A re­ ing a new tug shaft at the hired a new crew through a crew their different homes around the porter flying over the sgene said SIU United Industrial Work­ world, they issued the following that one lifeboat was so full of broker in Hong Kong. men it appeared swamped. The ers Union-contracted Curtis The Pomona's crew had refused statement: "We, members of the crew of the Chinese crew were sitting on the to work further aboard the under­ Bay Shipyard at Norfolk. manned vessel and had sued in SS Pomona, appreciate everything boat's gunwales, he said, while the Federal Court for loss of wages, done for us by the United States, lifeboat's oars were floating in the transportation home and damages State of Hawaii, and the City of water nearby. for shock and confinement. The Honolulu, and do state that having The three crewmen who re­ entire $2,500 court award for dam­ experienced a terrific ordeal be­ mained aboard extinguished the ages went to the attorneys who cause our Captain was killed on Are, and later tugs arrived at the negotiated an out-of-court settle­ the high seas, and hardship by scene and hauled the Pomona back ment to the satisfaction of all sailing under foreign flag registry, to Honolulu. concerned. The murder case aboard the ship has been complicated by inter­ NEW YORK—Russian shipping national law. Whether the United strength is growing steadily and States had jurisdiction was ques­ is expected to jump ahead at un­ tionable, as the slaying took place paralleled speed, it was reported on the high seas in a Liberianregistered freighter owned by here recently by authorities on the By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Norwegians with headquarters in Soviet economy. Headquarters Representatives Brazil. The case was further com­ As the Soviet's present "sevenplicated by the fact that the crew year plan" goes into its final two was made up of nationals of many years, ap increase in the number nations. The Seafarers Appeals Board has announced that chief stewards who of ships for foreign trade as a step Fonled-Up Ship have completed refresher courses under the Steward Department Re- toward reduction of the flow of "Not everything was run right on foreign currency to charter foreign certification Program will be given preference in shipping out of the the ship," said one crewman in un­ ships, has been seen as inevitable. derstatement. There were no life­ Port of New York. Soviet vessels will be used to the boat or fire drills, no medicine or It has been nearly two years-since the refresher school for SIU chief maximum in carrying Russia's for­ equipment in the ship's hospital, pay was irregular, and the crew stewards started as part of the Steward Department Recertification eign trade, with a goal of 90.4 per­ cent of all cargoes for this year had to work excessively long hours Program. Among the qualities of the trained, certified stewards are; and 93.1 percent by 1965., In the • The ability to estimate the required quantity of food preparation next two years, Soviet merchant for a given number of men. marine planners expect Russian • The ability to supervise the preparation of well planned menus. shipping to compete in the world trade market. (Continued from page 2) • The knowledge and ability to judge the capabilities of the men Increased Trade Seen James D. Ackert, president, Atlan­ in his department. tic Fishermen's Union; George Increased trade with Asia, Afri­ • The ability to estimate the quantity of space in the storeroom, cold Issel, Pacific Coast director, SIU ca, and South America, refiecting storage, chill boxes, linen lockers, the proper methods of storage and United Industrial Workers and Fish the growth of Soviet Industry, is Cannery Workers of San Francis­ the requisites of cleanliness and orderliness. anticipated, along with grain from co; George Johansen, secretary• Knowing how to handle requisitions properly. Canada and various raw materials treasurer, Aiaska Fishermen's from other areas. • Keeping proper inventory records. Union; Austin Skinner, secretaryShipping is expected to total 6.1 • The ability to supervise all preliminary planning of foods so that million tons in 1964 and seven treasurer, New Bedford Fisher­ men's Union; John Hawk and Ed the menus include savory combinations of nutritious foods. million in 1965. Increased traffic Wilson, SIUNA International rep­ • The prevention of spoilage and excessive food wastage. is expected to produce increased resentatives; Phil Carlip, legisla­ financial returns. Import-export Following step-by-step planning'^ ' tive director for SIUNA fish and traffic is predicted to produce rev­ enables the qualified steward to such a fuss about this because, cannery workers, and Duane enue up almost 20 percent this Vance, of Seattle, counsel for execute good management and ac­ they say, if anything runs short year and 23 percent in 1965. By curate preparation of food. Using they can always fill their needs SIUNA fish and cannery workers' careful planning, varying recipes, in some other port. Unfortunately, the end of the "seven-year plan," unions. portion sizes, etc, will keep left­ this doesn't work out well for a the total increase will be threeCongressmen Attend overs to a minimum. If leftovers variety of reasons. For one thing, quarters of all revenues from Members of the Senate and seem excessive, the reason is the ship purchasing in some transport in 1958, with profits in House of Representatives who at­ usually that too many portions are foreign port is a one-shot buyer. convertible currency rising to al­ tended the Conference and dis­ being prepared. If the correct Chances are the supplier will most four times those of 1958. cussed various fishermen's prob­ amount of portions are prepared never see that steward again, so lems and legislation were Sen. E. and the food is interesting, varied he will stick him with inferior L. Bartlett of Alaska, Congressman and tasty, leftovers will be no quality merchandise. Thomas Pelley of Washington, Con­ problem. Recipes, of course, should Secondly, despite the great gressman Edward Garmatz of be accurately followed and the strides made in many foreign Maryland and Congressman the raw materials of the meal countries, the selection available Charles Wilson of California. should always be of top quality. can't compare with what the ship TAMPA—Tampa's municipal Others who addressed the Con­ A good steward should be able buys at home. Further, methods docks, once owned and oper­ ference were Joseph Lewis, secre­ to know with reasonable accuracy of packing, storing and preparing ated by the city, have been tary of the AFL-CIO Union Label the quantities of stores remaining foods are not what Americans are transferred to the Tampa Port Department; Samuel Meyers, vice on board ship at any stage of a accustomed to. The cuts of meat, Authority, thus placing under president. Retail Clerks Interna­ given voyage. He should also be for example, are probably entirely one jurisdiction the control of tional Association; Lonnie Young, able to produce facts and figures different from what cooks are ac­ all the city's public Water­ vice president. Brotherhood of at the end of the voyage to show customed to handling. The results front footage. Boilermakers shipbuilding division; where the food went. Proper in­ can hardly be satisfying. The move, hailed as a war­ Peter McGavin, executive secre­ ventory controi sounds like a The Steward Recertification ranted one by Authority Chair­ tary, AFL-CIO Maritime Trades mouthful, but all it means is that Program offers a vast amount of man William Foe, will allow Department; William C. Foster, he knows exactly how much of good substantial knowledge to the for eventual improvements of each item he has in stock and staff counsel to the Senate Com­ interested, ambitious steward who mittee on Commerce, and Charles what he will need to order stores is willing to learn the proper way : the city's dock facilities, he Butler, of the Department of In­ for the next voyage. of doing things and is willing to I said. Some men don't see why we stir follow through on what he learns. terior research sta£f. Soviet Fleet Power Rising Steward Refresher Courses Pay Off Fish Conference Port Agency Rules All Tampa Docks Urge Lakes Subsidy Bill NEW YORK—The future of the Great Lakes shipping Industry lies in the enactment by Congress of such leglsiatlon as the pending Bartlett Bill, declared Vice Ad­ miral James A. Hirshfleld, Presi­ dent of the Lake Carriers Association, as he addressed the Marine Historical Society here recently. The Bartlett Bill, S. 1773 in­ troduced by Senator E. L. Bart­ lett of Alaska, calls for a construc­ tion differential subsidy for Lakes vessels, the right to set aside earnings before taxes in a construction reserve fund, and authority to trade in obsolete ves­ sels to the government as a down payment on new construction. Found Wanting Addressing the Historical So­ ciety, Admiral Hirshfleld, said that the Maritime Administration's present practice of using reserve government vessels to upgrade the lakes fleet, has been found wanting after years of testing. "Vessel owners have concluded that easy make-shift substitutes will in no way take the place of a serious government effort to assist the industry," Admiral Hirshfleld said. "They (the owners) insist th{;t only a sound long-range building program, such as envisioned in the Bartlett Bill, could restore the fleet to its for­ mer proud position in which it demonstrated time and time again an ability to deliver emergency cargoes promptly, efficiently and safely." Norfolk Hall (Continued from page 2) ditional floors oan be added at a later date if expansion of the facility becomes necessary. In his dedicatory remarks. Pres­ ident Hail charged that "Every day our enemies are trying to destroy our living . . . We have to have a union capable and rigged to fight ail the time." Speaking of the past, he said that this new building was made possible through the sacrifices "of sailors, some put in jail, some killed and some who, literally starved to death ... If 25 years ago you had suggested that we would have all this people would have thought you were out of your mind." The new hall in Norfolk is just the latest in the SlU's continuing building program in the major ports. In addition to the Norfolk facilities, buildings opened in re­ cent years for the use of Seafarers in various ports include Houston,, which was opened in 1962; the New Orleans hall which opened in 1961, and the Philadelphia building launched in 1960. Be­ sides these, a number of tempor­ ary locations have been estab­ lished over the years for organiz­ ing and servicing the membership in several areas. Actually, Seafarers began ship­ ping out of the new Norfolk hall in November 1963. This was just a year after ground was broken on October 29, 1962, right in the middle of a Norfolk Housing Authority project. In addition to Seafarers, mem­ bers of various SIU ailiates in the Hampton Roads area will utilize the services and facilities (ff the new hall. 'Telephone numbers for the new location are 622-1892 and 622-1893. �SEAFAJHERS fiOr f, 1964 Pace SeTcntecQ LOG SeO'lovel Route Wanted U.S.-8ovlet Maritime Pact Would Protect Seamen, Shipe WASHINGTON—The U.S. and the Soviet Union are preeently negotiating a pact designed to protect each othera' aeamen and alhipping interests while ahiipe of one nation are in porta or other territory belonging to the other nation. A Senate Consular Convention containing articlea which mutually protect the maritime interests of both nations has been referred to the Senate Committee on Foreigh Relations by President Johnson. The pact would apecifically exempt warships and apply only to merchant vessels. It provides that when the courts or authori­ ties of the receiving nation plan action against vessels sailing under the flag of the sending state, the consular officials of the sending state are to be notified so that they may be present when the action is taken. Consular officers would be given permission to provide assist­ ance to such vessels and conduct investigations into any incidents which occurred during the voyage. Another article of the pact would deal with natural disasters such as sinkings, strandings and shipwrecks. The pact provides: "If a vessel sailing under the flag of the sending state suffers shipwreck, runs aground, is swept ashore or suffers any other accident within the territorial limits of the receiving state, the competent authorities of the receiving state shall immediately inform a consular offer and advise him of the measures which they may have taken to rescue persons, vessel and cargo." US, Action Hits Fake Labor Paper WASHINGTON—A bogus newspaper that claimed to be in the higher echelons of the labor press will be stripped of all its phony labels by order of the Federal Trade Commission. Joseph Lash and Eugene Serels, co-partners of the torial Excellence Award"), na­ Trade Union News of New tional advertising awards ("Win­ York City, were told by the FTC to st*^ representing their publdcation as being endorsed by, af­ filiated with, or an official organ of a labor union. The order also will apply to any other periodical falsely claiiming labor's backing. Fake Representation The FTC charged that the Trade Union News was falsely represented as the winner of international editorial awards ("Winner of International Edi- Hydrofoil Speedster Comes Back FUGET SOUND, Wash.—Fresh I, the world's fastest hydrofoil vessel, soon will begin a new series of tests here, the U.S. Navy has announced. Out of operation since last July 18, when she capsized during a high-speed run, the $1.5-million craft is designed to attain a speed of 115 miles an hour.. She now is undergoing final installation and checkout of equipment. The vessel's name. Fresh, stands for "foil research supercavitating hydrofoil." The 15-ton, 47-foot craft is equipped with foils-winglike planes attached to the hull by a strut system-^which, at certain speeds, lift the vessel free of the water's surface. Limited Damage The Navy said las^ summer's mishap had not affected the craft's cabin, her two hulls or the foils. Electronic equipment and machinery sustained some damage from salt-water immersion, how­ ever. These items plus a .iet engine have been replaced, the Navy said. ' Fresh I also has undergone some modifications as a result of the accident, the Navy said. Small stabilizing fins have been added below the aft foils, and the control system has been modified. She was built for the Bureau of Ships by the Boeing Company. ner of the National Trade Union Advertising Award") and that both Lash and Serels placed un­ authorized advertisements in the publication and then sought to take payment from such adver­ tisers. False, Misleading Five "cease and desist" recom­ mendations were adopted In the FTC's order: • "Representing, directly or by implication, that said newspaper is endorsed by, affiliated with, or an official publication of, or otherwise connected with a labor union or trade union. • "Representing that said news­ paper was the 'Winner of the National Trade Union Advertis­ ing Award' or 'Winner of Inter­ national Editorial Excellence Award,' or otherwise misrepre­ senting that any of respondents' publications has been presented with an award or distinction as a result of a competitive contest. • "Misrepresenting in any man­ ner that a survey had been conructed by impartial and qualified individuals to determine the rela­ tive quality or merits of any of respondent's publications in com­ passion with competing publica­ tions. • "Placing, printing or publish­ ing any advertisement on behalf of any person, firm, or corpora­ tion, in any of respondents' pub­ lications without a prior order agreement . . . • "Sending bills, letters or no­ tices to any person, firm, or cor­ poration, with regard to an ad­ vertisement which has been or is to be printed, inserted or pub­ lished fin behalf of said person, firm, or corporation, or in any other manner seeking to exact payment for any such advertise­ ment, without a bona fide order or agreement to purchase said advertisement." The order places into action a decision made last year by Hear­ ing Examiner Loren H. Laughlin, and climaxes a case brought to the Commission by the Inter­ national Labor Press Association. The ILPA campaigns to protect the reputation of legitimate labor papers and to combat unscrupu­ lous competition. Spot Happy Sea Serpent NANTUCKET—Tha crew of av New Bedford fishing boat has re­ ported seeing a "friendly sea ser­ pent" splashing about in the At­ lantic nearly 30 miles east-southcast of Round Shoals buoy here. When ffie crew first spotted the creature, according to engineman Alf Wilhelmsen, they thought it was a whale and gave chase. "But when we got close enough, we could see it was not a whale," he said. The crew described the serpent as black, at least 50 feet long, weighing 35 to 40 tons, with an alligator-like head rising some 26 feet above the water. Its body had several "humps" and a blow hole on top of the head, they declared. The fishermen said that for about five minutes the serpent skimmed along the top of the water, keeping pace with the boat about 50 to 100 feet starboard, at about eight miles an hour. The creature then swam away to the north, according to Mr. Wil­ helmsen. The weather was clear and the sea calm, he said. Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and tbelr families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against Various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) 4i 4" Eastern Ait Lines (Flight Engineers) Urge Congressional Study To Replace Panama Canal WASHINGTON—CJongress has been tirged to author­ ize a study of possible sea-level alternatives to the present lock-type Panama Canal which rapidly is becoming obsolete. The proposal, made by Ad--*^" ministration officials at a suggested elimination of the dead­ hearing of the House Mer­ line as a final point making it a chant Marine & Fisheries Commit­ tee, encountered unexpected criti­ cism as well as a different proposal from a long-time critic of the pres­ ent operation, Rep. Daniel J. Flood (D., Pa.). Attacks Approach Commenting on a Senate-passed bill (S-2701) to authorize such a study. Rep. Flood said the bill's approach, which would have the President name a seven member commission, including the Secre­ taries of State and Army and Chairman of the AEC, "will not do it properly." As an alternative, he urged that the President name a "predom­ inantly civilian" 11-member com­ mission to include persons with ex­ perience and training in engineer­ ing, administration, transportation, international trade, shipping law, geology and nuclear sciences. Includes Military His plan, embodied in various pending legislative bills, also would include specific provision for ap­ pointment to the commission of an officer of wide experience from the Navy, the Army and the Air Force. Army Secretary Stephen Ailes, speaking for his department and the State Department, said the bill's January 1, 1966, deadline for studies and recommendations to the President was too short and any results by that time could only be "preliminary." He subsequently agreed to a benchmark by which time prelim­ inary reports should be made, fol­ lowed as soon as possible by a final determination. In prior Senate hearings, these same witnesses, including Assist­ ant Secretary of State Thomas Mann, submitted cost estimates for five possible routes which have been examine'd cursorily in the past. Three Possibilities In the House hearing, however, they said present intentions were to examine only three: the SasardiMorti route in Panama; the AtratoTruand in Colombia, and the pos­ sibility of a sea-level canal virtual­ ly alongside the present lock canal through Panama. Mr. Mann said nothing definite concerning the touchy political sit­ uation in Panama and gave no idea how the U.S. might avoid a similar embarrassment in the future. He did say, however, that he had had "soundings" that private sources might be interested in fi­ nancing a sea-level canal. He also said unspecified "foreign interests" had also been reported as inter­ ested in the sea-level link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. No decision had been made on how a new canal would be fi­ nanced, he said, but added, with­ out specifying, that he would ex­ pect any future sea-level canal built would be amortized in a "very short time" and that the venture "could be a very profitable operation." By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Never Aggravate A Shark Many years ago, it was a moot question whether sharks actually made attacks on swimmers unless the swimmer was injured, the shark apparently being attracted by the blood of the injured victim. In re­ cent years, there have been many authentic cases of unprovoked 4> 4 attacks on swimmers by sharks. H. I. Siege! The advice to "never swim or dive alone" should be rigidly observed. "HIS" brand men's elothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) It's pointed out that five out of a total 12 bathers attacked by sharks were swimming alone or at considerable distance from their com­ panions. It also has been well-established that sharks are attracted 4 4 4 to wounded or bleeding fish speared by skin divers, even that the "Judy Bond" Blouses shark danger zone is near the surface, where movements are less (Int'l Ladies Garment Workers) likely to be rhythmic and coordinated. 4 4 4 The following guide has been recommended for bathers and swim­ mers based on the best information available. It must be remembered Sears, Roebuck Company that sharks are unpredictable and relatively little is known about Retail stores & products their behavior pattern and the conditions that stimulate them to (Retail Clerks) attack. 4 4 4 Advice to bathers and swimmers. Always swim with a companion. Stitzel-Weller Distilleries Do not become a lone target for attack by swimming away from the ^'Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" general area occupied by a group of swimmers and bathers. If dan­ "Cabin Stiii," "W. L. Welier" gerous sharks are known to be in the area, stay out of the water. Bourbon whiskeys Since blood attracts and excites sharks, do not enter or remain in (Distillery Workers) the water with a bleeding wound. Avoid swimming in extremely turbid 4 4 4 or dirty water where underwater visibility is very poor. Advice to survivors of sea and air disasters. Do not abandon your J. R. Simplot Potato Co. clothing when entering the water. Clothing, especially on the feet and Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) ^ legs, is your only protection against the rough skin of a shark. Place wounded survivors in a life raft. All should use the raft if there is 4 4 4 room. Remain quiet and conserve energy. If you must swim, use Kingsport Press regular strokes, either strong or lazy, but keep them rhythmic. "World Book," "Childcraft" Do not trail arms or legs over the side of the raft. Do not jettison (Printing Pressmen) blood or garbage, for this attracts sharks. When sharks are nearby, (Typographers, Bookbinders) do not fish from a life raft. Abandon hooked fish if shark approaches. ^ (Machinists, Stereotypers) When a shark is at close range, use "Shark Chaser" (U.S. Navy re­ 4 4 4 pellent) if it is available. The black dye will repel many species. If your group is threatened while in the water, form a tight circle and Jamestown Sterling Corp. face outward. If approached, hit the shark in the snout with any in­ Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. strument at hand, preferably a heavy one. Use your bai'e hands Furniture and Bedding only as a last resort. (United Furniture Workers) �Paf» ElKfateea SEAFARERS LOG loly 1% INt Text of President's Pre-Balloting Report "I quired tinder Article X, Section 1 (e) of our Constitution, that the following offices be placed on the next refer­ endum ballot of the Union for the election of the officers and other elected representatives of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Districts, The President's pre-balloting report, sub­ mitted in advance of this year's union elections in accordance with the requirement of the SIU Constitution, is in the process of submission to the membership for its action at the July regu­ lar membership meetings in all constitutional ports. The report, which specifies the number of union officers that are to appear on the bal­ lot, the requirements for candidate eligibility and other balloting details, was adopted at all port meetings in June, as recommended in the Secretary-Treasurer's report below. The report will be submitted and acted on at July regular membership meetings. HEADQUARTERS: 1 President 1 Executive Vice-President 1 Secretary-Treasurer 1 Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement 1 Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast 1 Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast 1 Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters 3 Headquarters Representatives The text of the report follows: PRESIDENT'S PRE-BALLOTING REPORT Under the Constitution of our Union, the Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, Article X, Section' 1 (el, the President shall submit a pre-balloting report at the regular meeting in July of every election year. The Constitution of our Union also calls for seven (7) Con­ stitutional porU of the Union, which -are; New York, Philadelpiiia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. As your President, In consultation along with the Ex­ ecutive Board of the Union, a careful appraisal has been made as to what- we feel will be the needs of the organization in all the Constitutional ports, including the port of New York and Headquarters, for the coming term of office of the officers and other elected representatives of our Union. Since the Constitution provides for seven (7) Constitutional Ports It was felt that it was advisable to place on the ballot the elective jobs of those ports. Where necessary, the personnel for other than the Con­ stitutional Ports may be assigned as needed from those Constitutional Ports, where possible. As the membership is aware, it is necessary for the Union to keep abreast of the changes in the shifting of the job requirements of the companies with whom we have contracts, as well as in being prepared to meet the opportunities for ex­ pansion through the means of organizing. This will enable the Union to maintain maximum services to the member­ ship, and to meet the needs of the organization resulting from the changing character of the industry. As a result of the foregoing, it is the recommendation •f your President, in this, the Pre-Balloting Report, re­ NEW YORK: 1 Agent 10 Joint Patrolmen PHILADELPHIA: 1 Agent 2 Joint Patrolmen BALTIMORE: 1 Agent 4 Joint Patrolmen MOBILE: 1 Agent 4 Joint Patrolmen NEW ORLEANS: 1 Agent 4 Joint Patrolmen HOUSTON: 1 Agent 4 Joint Patrolmen ' DETROIT: 1 Agent Vour President also recommends, pursuant to Article X, Section 1 (e) and Article XIII, Section 4 (e) of the Union's Constitution, the depository to which the Polls Com­ mittee's shall deliver, or mail, by certified or registered mail, the ballots after the close of each days voting in the coming Union election, be as follows: Mr, Harold Bach, Chairman of the Board The Royal National Bank of New York 20 W. 48 St. N.Y., N.Y. It will bt the function of the depository to receive aU' the envelopes delivered, or mailed in, as aforesaid, to safeguard them properly, in the bank, and to surrender them only to the duly authorized Union Tallying Com­ mittee In accordance with Article XIII, Section 8 (d), of our Union Constitution, on or about the first business day in January, 196S, Proof of authorization shall be a certification by the Vice-President in charge of the Min­ utes, Robert Matthews. The Union Tallying Committee shall be authorized to sign a receipt for the said envelopes. The depository shall be requested to certify that all the envelopes received by the depository have been properly safeguarded, have been surrendered only to the said Tallying Committee, and that no one, other than appro­ priate bank personnel have had access to them. The Polls Committee is especially urged to insure that, whether delivered or mailed, the envelopes are properly addressed, properly stamped if mailed, and certified as per the Constitution. / It is the further recommendation of your President that, in addition to the regular Constitutional requirements, each candidate for office be requested to furnish a regula­ tion passport picture of recent taking as well as a state­ ment of not more than one hundred (100) words, giving a brief summary of his Union record and activities, such picture and statement to be run In the Seafarers Log Just prior to the commencement of voting. This is' to be done in accordance with previous membership action to familiarize the memibership with the names, faces, and records of all candidates for office. As provided for In Article XIII, Section 1, nominations open on July 15th, 1964 and close August 15th, 1964, All documents required for eligibility of candidates for Union office must reach Headquarters no earlier than July 15th, 1964 and no later than August 15th, 1964, Your President wishes to point out that this PreBalloting Report provides for one of the largest number of elective posts to be placed on the ballot since the inception of the Union, It is strongly recommended that the maximum number of qualified members, who feel they can be of assistance to the Union in an official capacity, should submit their credentials. In this connec­ tion, the membership is reminded that the SecretaryTreasurer, A1 Kerr, is available to assist them in properly filing their credentials for nomination to Union office, if th^y desire such assistance. Fraternally submitted, Paul Hall Secretary-Treasurer's Report To The Membership: FORTHCOMING ELECTION OF OFFICERS-ADDITfONS TO VOTING PROCEDURES (The following is the text of an excerpt from the Secretary-Treasurer's report to the regular member­ ship meeting at SIU headquarters on April 6 and again on May 4 entitled, "Forthcoming Election Of Officers —Additions To Voting Procedures," The report was also forwarded to other constitutional ports for action at their meetings in April and May. The report was concurred in at all meetings.) Article XIII, Section 7 of our constitution reads as follows: "The Secretary-Treasurer Is specifically charged with the preservation and retention of all election records, including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such Other and further directives as to the election procedures as are required by law, which directives shall be part of the election procedures of this Union." Therefore, in accordance with the above-mentioned sec­ tion and after consulting with and being advised by coun­ sel, it is found that additions to our voting procedures for the election of officers are required by law. Therefore, under the powers delegated to me by our constitution. In the aforementioned section, I am setting up the follow­ ing additions in our balloting procedure for officers. President's Pre-Balloting Report. Article X, Section 1, "The President," Sub-Section (e), provides that the President's Pre-Balloting Report shall be eu.imitted to the membership at the regular meeting m July of every election year. It is recommended to the membership in this connection that such Pre-Balloting Report be made both at the June and July meetings so as to give more than adequate notice to any prospective nominee fur office. Provision for Nomination bf^ Others. Article XIII, Section 1, "Nominations," provides for selfnomination to office. In order to squarq any ambiguity as to the meaning of this section, it is recommended that a member may place his name in nomination or havo his name placed in nomination by any other member and further, that in either event, such member nominated must comply with the provisions of the constitution, as they are set forth, relating to the submission of creden­ tials, This change is an amplification of the existing pro­ visions of the constitution and sliould not be construed to be an alteration of same. Absentee Ballot. Article XIII, Sections 3 and 4, "Balloting Procedures" and "Polls Committee," of the constitution, provide that balloting shall be manuals in naturb. It is now recom­ mended that the following absentee ballot procedure be presented to the membership upon advice of counsel as an amplification of such provisions: Full book members may request an absentee ballot un­ der the following circumstances, only. While such member is employed on an American-flag merchant vessel which vessel's schedule does not provide for it to touch a port in which voting is to take place during the voting period provided in Section 3 (g) of our constitution, in that event, the member shall make a request for an absentee ballot by Registered or Certified Mail or the equivalent mailing device at the location from which such request is made, if such be^the case. Such request must contain a designa­ tion as to the address to which such member wishes his absentee ballot returned. Such request shall be received no later than 12:00 PM on the fifteenth day of November of the election year and shall be directed to the Secretary- Treasurer at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, New York. Upon receipt of such request, the procedures as established In Section 3 (d) of our constitution, shall not apply. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible for deter­ mining whether such member is a member in good stand­ ing and further whether such member has,-in fact, voted previously. He shall send the processed ballot by Regis­ tered Mail-Return Receipt Requested to the address des­ ignated by such member in his absentee ballot request. The Secretary-Treasurer shall send to such member with his ballot, instructions for returning the ballot, which Instructions must be complied with exactly. The Secretary-Treaurer shall further maintain a record showing the name, book number of the member, his ballot number and the date upon which such' ballot was sent, which in­ formation shall be turned over to the Union Tallying Committee, when elected, in accordance with Article XIII, Section 5 (c) of the constitution. The member, after voting, shall return his absentee ballot by Registered or Certified Mall, or the equivalent maiiing device at the location ~ from which such absentee ballot is returned, if such be the case, to the depository named in the Presi­ dent's Pre-Balloting Report. These absentee ballots must be post-marked prior to midnight of December 31, 1964, and must be deceived by the depository named in the President's Pre-Balioting Re­ port, prior to January 10, 1965, regardless of when post­ marked, for them to be counted as eligible votes. Such ballots will bo maintained separately by such depository and shall then be turned over to the Union Tallying Com­ mittee, as provided in Section 5 (d) of Article XIII of the constitution. �•w •<f- A V •» • /. . Mr 1#^ MM SEAfARERS Tmgm Nioeteca LOG Hits The Deck LOG-A-RHYTHU: • World's Fair Seafarers on the beach soon get used to being hit for a donation for particular charities and other worthy causes. A Seafarer who stays at home for any length of time is sure to be hit by fundraising appeals by mail, phone, doorbell solicitors and an occasional friend. At sea, however, the quickest way to get some cash is to set slon to resign at a recent meeting, man). The iniftallation of a new they felt he was doing such a great washing machine has done wonders up an arrival pool. ____ By Boy Fleischer J traveled to many countries In many parts of the world On the World's Fair grounds Where these words were often heard: "Peace through understanding" —The hope of the human world. And there they were—the people— Displaying what they could do. Their friendship and achieve­ ments, Their relationship to you —Peace through understanding —A better world for you. They were all put on this earth To get along as best they -can And yet, be true to themselves In a brotherhood of man —Peace through understanding —The hope of every man. DEL CAMPO (Oalta), April 3t— Chairman. Joiaph Woolay; Sacratary, Roland Habarl. Some disputed OT in steward department. Brother Joe Zeloy was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Steward extended a vote of thanks to crew for helping to keep crew messroom clean. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), May 24—Chairman, J. H. Morris; Sec­ retary, E. Delaney. One man was Seafarer Harry Banner teek the microphone during the good and welfare portion of the last regular month­ ly membership meeting at the Port of New York to give his views on the mat­ ters under discussion. Brother L. Dooley waa elected to serve aa new ship's delegate. PANOCEANIC FAITH (Panoceanle Tankers), April 23—Chairman, Sam P. Drury; Secretary, None. Motion made that new coffee urn be placed In crew pantry. Discussion on check­ ing stores before signing on. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. hospitalized in Bremerhaven. Ger­ CLAIBORNE (Waterman), Marcli 2* many. No heefs were reported by —Chairman, Homer Starling; Secre­ department delegates. Vote of thanks tary, James Pursell. No beefs were extended to the steward department reported by department delegates, for a Job well done. .•brother W. N. Rollins was elected to serve as ship's delegate. A new washing machine was received this TRANSCLOBE (Hudson Waterways), May 2*—Chairman, J. Balmy; Secre­ trip. tary, H. R. Dombrowskl. No beefs were reported by department dele­ YUKON (Amarlcan-Asla), May 10— gates. Donation given to a crewmem- Chairman, Richard Nelson; Secretary, ber for the death of his mother and John Mercer. No beefa were rean acknowledgement was received. LOSMAR (Calmer), May 19—Chair­ man, Jiggs Jeffers; Secretary, Larry Hill. $3.65 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT was rencrted. Vote of thanks to the «tiward department. TADDEI VICTORY (Consolidated Mariners), June 2—Chairman, C. C. Gates; Secretary, Chuck Demers. No beefs and no disputed OT was re­ ported. Motion was made to install new water fountain aa the old one is totally gone.) Motion was made to have ship fumigated. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. DE SOTO (Waterman), March 28— Chairman, J. Conrad; Secretary, J. Castronover. Captain reported that he enjoyed sailing with the crew. Steward requested to put out more canned fresh milk. Vote of thanks to the steward department. HERCULES VICTORY (Marine Man­ agers), May 30 — Chalrmgn, John Carey; Secretary, Paul L. Whitlow. Brother Carey was acting ships' dele­ gate and the crew voted that he con­ tinue the Job with a vote of thanks. Motion was made to have the draw­ ing on legitimate OT included in the contract as part of wages which crew can draw on. Negotiating committee to see that this is included in the contract so that there will be no further question in the future. No beefs or disputed OT was reported by department delegates. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), June 7— Chairman, J. Pose; Secretary, Bill Stark. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Everything is running smooth­ ly. Brother W. McChesney was elect­ ed to serve as new ship's delegate and a vote of thanks was extended to former ship's delegate. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land), May 10—Chairman, G. T. Bacon; Secre­ tary, W. W. Bickford. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is fine. $25 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Crewmembers of the Transylobe (Hudson Waterways) are offering their prayers for the survival of their washing machine. In the opinion of one Seafarer, although the ship's washer is servicable now, there is no guarantee on how long it wiil continue to operate. Since it was two years old, the crew thought it was time to start think­ ing about getting a new one, writes H. R. Dombrowskl, meeting chair­ man. Success can sometimes be pain­ ful. When John J. Harty, ship's delegate on the Volusia (Suwan­ nee) requested the crew's permisSecretary, John W. Butler. Ship's delegate reported that allowance for failure to have fresh water in lavato­ ries and showers would be settled at the payoff. The personal effects of Brother J. Gardner, who failed to Join ship at New Orleans, were In­ ventoried by the chief mate and wiU be turned over to the Union at the payoff. Motion made that the patrol­ man be asked to hold a shipboard meeting before payoff with a view to getting various repairs made and unsanitary conditions corrected. S4.30 In ship's fund. TRANSHARTFORD (Hudson Water­ ways), May 10—Chairman, Lyle L. Hipp; Secretary, R. LaBombard. Two men taken off ahip in Kandla. Indie, due to illness. Hen to put in for no shore leave In Bahrein as Govern­ ment there allows shore leave but ship's agent says the Company as­ sumes no responsibility for crewmembers going ashore. Delegate re­ ceived no letter furnishing proof of orders by Government for no shore leave. Lodging for all crewmembers to br, put in for , certain number of days in Kandia,' as chipping and scraping took place after 8 PM and before 6:00 AM. AXALIA CITY (Sea-Land), May 17 —Chairman, Fred C. Oestman; Secre­ tary, R. Funk. No beefs reported by department delegates. Repair lists turned in and repairs are in progress. ported by department delegates. Brother A. Henderson was elected to serve as ' new ship's delegate. MONTPELIER VICTORY (Victory Carriers), April 2<—Chairman, J. Dixon; Secretary, J. S. Burke. Broth­ er Darley wished to resign as acting ship's delegate and Brother I. Wilson was elected to serve in his place. Vote of thanks was extended to Brother Darley. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for a job well done. PENNMAR (Calmer), April 19 — Chairman, J. FurtOn; Sacratary, J. Bond. $36.07 In ahip's fund. Couple of hours disputed OT In engine de­ partment was made good at payoff. One man missed ship in Baltimore. Brother Martin Yager waa elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of ANTINOUS (Waterman), May 1<— thanks extended to the steward de­ Chairman, Ronald Stough; Secretary, partment for fine service and food. . Donald Forrest. No beefs reported by department delegates. Most of ALCOA MARINER (Alcoa), May 14 the repairs have been completed. —Chairman, Oscar. B. Smith; Sacra­ $2.45 in ship's fund from last vo.vage tary, William Turpln. It was sug­ was turned over to present crew. gested that two lOKVA MG sets A.C. Vote of thanks was extended to the sets be put aboard to operate air ship's delegate and the steward de­ conditioners when ships are in Per­ partment for fine performance. sian Gulf or similar climates. Vota of thanks was extended to the stew­ ALDINA (Harrison Traders), May ard department for the good service L. P. Hagemann; Sec­ rendered to crew. No beefs were 19—Chairman, retary, Robert Hamelett. No beefs reported by department delegates. were reported by department dele­ gate. Brother Mack Fortner was ST. CHRISTOPHER (Destiny Car­ elected to serve as ship's delegate. riers), No data—No beefs were re­ Steward thanked the 4-8 deck ported by department delegates. Vote watch for leaving messhall in a clean of thanks extended tp the steward and orderly condition. Ship's dele­ for giving milk to the Children's gate wiil make check on salty con­ Home in Southampton, England. dition of water in Freeport, Bahamas. NEVA WEST (Bloomfield), May 10 —Chairman, V. D. Gibson; Secretary, W. R. Geis. $16 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and steward departments. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department. PENN TRADER (Penn Shipping), May 12—Chairman, G. G. Parker; VENORE (Venore), May 9—Chair­ man, Browning; Secretary, Jakubsak. Some disputed OT in deck and en­ gine department to be taken up with patrolman. Motion made to find out why ship has not received any mail from Company office. Brother J. Walsh was elected to serve as ship's delegate. for the morale of the crew. Re­ membering past wash day hard­ ships, crewmembers have vowed to take especially good care of the new machine, reports Ralph Taylor, ship's delegate. 4« 4» 4« Still on the subject of mess halls. Seafarers aboard the Steel Director (Isthmian) seem to be having their Dombrowskf Harty own problems. A good and welfare motion at a recent meeting urged Job that he was overwhelmingly that the ships officers quit using re-elected. In case he waff disap­ pointed, crewmembers gave him a big vote of thanks to let him know that his efforts are really being appreciated. The gang on the Beloit Victory (Marine Managers) recently put an arrival pool to an especially orig­ inally use. Crewmembers have set up an arrival pool to peg the time they land in San Francisco. Pro­ Evans Carey ceeds will be used for a gigantic shrimp boll to climax the end of the mess hall for their poker the voyage, reports Marcus Evans, games, writes ship's delegate Frank R. Martin. ship's delegate. 4> i Smooth sailing has also been the byword on the Columia (U.S. Steel). Describing a recent satis­ factory trip, ship's delegate Wal­ ter LeClair says that men in the deck department have been kept busy with plenty of overtime, which everyone thinks should last for one more voyage. Although Retired Seafarers have been the Columbia's steward had to known to put their old sea skills leave the ship on the West Coast to many uses, but only a very few because of sickness, the chief cook have tried to turn a dollar by rely­ stepped into the breach and took ing on a seaman's traditionally care of both jobs to the whole salty vocabulary and unique sense crew's satisfaction. of humor which can only le devel­ 4« 4" it oped during those long nights at The steward department on the sea. Hercules Victory (Marine ManUtilizing a fertile and whimsical agers) also has a problem in the i imagination, a retired SIU memgalley, now that the hot weather ber who goes by the pen name of has arrived. A suggestion made "Dr. Rutherford B. Flinn" has during the good and welfare sec- produced a book called "Strained tion of a recent ship's meeting was Relations," which has just been that perishables should be put back | published by the Carlton Press in into the refrigerator after they' New York. The Seafarer-author, were used, and not left to spoil | who was a LOG contributor for in the heat, according to "John J.'many years, does not wish his Carey, ship's delegate. identity to be disclosed to save J. 4. t his family embarrassment from Both the crew and the steward 1 the treatment it receives in his department are happy on the Oce- book. anic Spray (American Oceanic). The short, hilarious book conAfter receiving a vote of thanks tains a series of essays about varifor a job well done from the i ous eccentric members of the aucrew, steward Frank J. Foley thor's family and his wildly impointed out that as far as he was • probable experiences as a youth, concerned, everything in his de- all told in the explosive language partment was A-OK. The mem- of an uninhibited,^ articulate Seabers of Foley's department decided i farer. There are side-splitting acto get into the act by tendering ^ counts of mis-adventures of such him a big vote of thanks as a | family characters as Uncle ^nniit "nice guy to sail with and work Snarlfrocket, .^unty Misery and for," writes B. Moradilla, steward Lady Alfred Crotchworthy. "Strained Relations" is available department delegate. ; at local bookstores throughout the 4 4 4 The clothes cleaning problem ap­ country at $1.95 per copy, which pears to have taken a turn for the is a fair price to pay for the laughs better on the Clairborne (Water-[ it gives. Salty Essays Published By SIU Oldtimer wALxee., soo'Rs THE A REAL TEAM HAS EVER HAPgEST CATCHERJHIS SHiPSr AND AT THE NEST fDRT { CATCHSa'S WE'RE SONMASETVlX)' V. iiiii Siiiill —> i ^ 1 �pare Twenty SEAFARERS LOG July It, ItM In Th« Tradition Of Th# 8oa Steward Finds Letters Pay Off In Washington Seafarer John Jellette is an excellent example of why it pays to write to your representatives in Washington. Having written officials in our nation's capital on legislative matters ranging from Russian wheats shipments to the tnedical care Magnuson (D-Wash.). The SIU for the aged program, he can letter writer had contacted the display a sheaf of replies from the senator on the Russian wheat sales office of the President, a senator and legislation setting up certain physical requirementa for U.S. and a congressman. In a letter to the LOG, Jellette seamen. One of the most important rea­ declares, "Many people scoff at the idea of writing their congressmen, sons for Seafarers to write their saying 'What's the use? They congressmen, according to Jellette, won't answer. But, as is clearly is that their letters help back up demonstrated by my pile of replies, the views presented by the Union our representatives do take no­ in Washington. "Legislation *such as the Bonner bill, medicare and tice and answer other proposals that affect us as promptly'." Following the timeless traditions of the sea, crewmembers and officers of the Alcoa Explorer Seafarers must have the support of Jellete says the Union as a whole and of its (Alcoa) stand at attention on the stern to pay their last respects to the wife of a company that his reason membership. The best way a Seaemployee. Following a brief service by the ship's master, her ashes were scattered at sea, for writing to his •Ifarer can let his representatives according to the wishes of her family. H. L. Lanier, ship's steward, snapped the photo representatives is in Washington know how he feels to let them know above which shows brothers Rlgney and Brlghtful at the right. on an issue affecting him is to his feelings on write a letter," he declares, bills before Con­ Jellette has sailed as a member gress that will of the steward department since have an effect on Jelletts 1942 when he joined the SIU. the maritime in­ dustry as well as the rest of the Five months after becoming a mem­ ber, he was torpedoed on the Alcoa nation. Among the replies which Jellette Pathfinder (Alcoa) and was later received was one coming from a hospitalized in Durban, South special assistant to the President Africa. A native of England, he A tale of service and devotion to duty far above the work normally required from a about some suggestions the Sea­ now makes his home In Brooklyn where he lives with his wife, Olsa. ship's steward department unfolded as the Del Sud (Delta) returned to New Orleans farer had made for Improving the country's economy. on June 23 after completing her first voyage as United States Trade Exhibit Conference One piece of Congressional cor­ ship. The SlU-manned Delt" respondence to Jellette is a letter Sud, operating as a floating thousands of Latin American busi­ visitors came aboard to see the from Rep. John J. Rooney, Demo­ nessmen and government officals latest products ahd developments trade fair in which over 40 at cratic Congressman from Brook­ each of these ports. in U.S. technology. U.S. companies , displayed their lyn's 14th Congressional District. Products on display aboard the Equal to Task products, toured the major ports Rep. Rooney informed him of his vessel included oil rigs, television The large number of guests that of three Latin Amerlan countries. support for the medicare bill and equipment, farm machinery, visited the ship to view the ex­ The sea-borne trade exhibit met civil rights legislation about which paints, furniture, candies, drugs an enthusiastic response at every hibits meant that the Del Sud'a and many of the special services Jellette had written him. steward department was con­ suP'paRr port of call, including Buenos Jellette's folder of Washington of the ports of Jlew Orleans and Aires, Rio de Jaheiro, Santos and fronted with a gigantic task which Houston. correspondence is rounded out by it proved more than equal to. For Montevideo. It played host to two letters from Sen. Warren Q. First of Many instance, when the trade ship "This Is the first of what we docked in Rio de Janeiro, crowds of visitors came aboard where they feel sure will be many other Nursing Home in New Orleans home are on Thursdays, Satur­ were served hors d' oeuvres and mobile trade fairs," an organizer after a very long stay in the days and Sundays. fancy french pastries as well as of the enterprise stated,' pointing Marine and Charity Hospital I want everyone In the Union cold buffets and special luncheons to "the enthusiastic and warm­ here since November first. I to stay steady as sihe goes, as I To the Editor: hearted reception it'has received for visiting digni­ I am writing a few lines to was drydocked there after an say "adios." everywhere." taries. Dusha "Spider" Korolia tell what a great Union the SIU accident on my last voyage. The Del Sud stopped for two Commenting on is. Even though I'm no longer I'm still considered unfit for days each at Rio, Santos and how members of t sailing, it still gives me a great duty after all these months. Montevideo, and for three days the steward de­ The medics here have just deal of pleasure to recall the at Buenos Aires, receiving busi­ partment stood many pleasant memories from finished putting another cast ness and government leaders of up under all the the days I shipped with my SIU on my left leg and foot. This the countries. demands which brothers. As far as I'm con­ makes the third one they have To the Editor: U.S. exhibitors indicated they were mads on I wish to express my thanks cerned; it was the one union given me since I entered the feel the exhibit helped strengthen them, Anthony for any man who follows the hospital. I had to use a wheel for the check I received from business and commercial relations Rodriguez, ship's Rodriguex chair for a while, but I'm now the Seafarers Welfare plan sea. with the Latin American nations, delegate, writes, and the very nice letter which I was a Seafarer for five on crutches. "The way they performed their and that whil* the technique is According to the sawbones accompanied it. years, sailing in the steward duties under abnormal and strenu­ now in its infancy, it will undoubt­ department with a night cook The death benefit check ous conditions was really unbeliev­ edly grow. and baker's rating. It always which has come to me has able. The morale of the cooks, made me real happy to see how really been of great help to me, bakers, waiters and ship's butcher pleased my fellow crewmem­ especially after the passing of never broke down despite the fact bers were when they saw the my husband, Harris C. Smallthey had no shore leave and were baked goodies I set out for wood. under severe tension throughout them. I always worked extra Mrs. Rose Smallwood the trip." hard at coffee time, since that Not only were members of the 4» t was when the boys really All letters to the Editor for Del Sud's steward department able To the Editor: appreciated that special some­ publication in the SEAFARERS to meet these unusually stiff re­ I would like to express my thing. LOG must be signed by the quirements, but the standards they deepest appreciation to the SIU Although I haven't shipped writer. Names will be withheld maintained were of the highest for the wonderful kindness and since 1953, I still wish and upon request. SIU traditions. "I have never seen the timely assistance on the hope to take one more short in all the time I've been saiiling trip. But, until that moment here, I may have made my last death of my son, William J. so many Seafarers working so comes, my thoughts are with voyage, but I'll know for sure Moore. harmoniously together. I really Mrs. Ernestine Moore everyone in the SIU, especially sometime this month. I sure congratulate them with all my when I'm reading about the hope that he doesn't know ^ heart. I must say that their ac­ Union in the LOG. I always get what he's talking about, since To the Editor: complishments are something the a lot of enjoyment from read­ I want to make two more I would like to thank the Union should really be proud of," ing the Union newspaper, voyages before calling it quits Seafarers International Union Rodriquez declares. especially when I find out what with the sea. for the time and assistance I All Pitched In my old friends and shipmates I have two requests for my received at the time of the SIU men who were members of are doing these days. former shipmates in the SIU. death of my mother. The other departments on the ship Arthur Brazil First of all, if any of my old gracious help which was ex­ also performed their duties ad­ J, i t friends are in the area, I wish tended to me in the hour of my mirably, according to Rodriguez. they would drop in to say a few dire need helped take care of "I want to thank these men for the many bills caused by her words. However, if they can't their cooperation in working so come in person, I sure do hope illness. faithfully and at top speed so that To the Editor: they write to me. The address I am really proud to belong the exhibit was always ready for I'm writing this to send my is Coberts Nursing Home, 2445 to an organization which is visitors. personal greetings to every Esplanade Avenue, New Or­ willing and able to take care Some idea of the magnitude of leans, La. brother in the SIU. of the welfare of its members.. the trade fair opeartion can be Right now I'm in the Coberts Visiting days at the nursing M. Eurisa gained from the attendance statis­ tics wiiieh show that over 25,000 Trade Fair Ship's Challenge Doesn't Faze SIU Stewards A GOOO ISA GOOD , CmZBN/ gPAD Recalls Happy Days In SIU Welfare Help Brings Thanks iijiiil^lllill Laid-Up Seaman Wants Visitors �SEAFARERS jilr 1*, im Tag* Tfrenlar-lta* LOG Steamers Couldn't Sway Sailor's Loyalty To Clippers By Fred Harvey, Hook H-120 EDITOR'S NOTE—The LOG is presenting the second part of SIU oldtimer Fred Harvey's account of his days aboard the clipper ships at the turn of the century. In the first installment which appeared in the June 12th edition, Harvey described his experiences on the whaler Andrew Hicks and a trip to China on the clipper W. F. Babcock. Even though there were plenty of jobs open on steamers back in 1904, I never even considered signing on one after my experiences on sailing ships. After you've stood on a foot rope in a gale with nothing • around you but the angry sky apprentices and three mates. They used the old two-watch above and the roaring sea system. Every day your provisions below while trying to control a big stretch of white sail which is trying to slam you off your peroh, sailing on a steamship • sounds pretty tame. After returning to San Francisco from China in 1904, I decided to get a ship for Europe. A local agent got me a berth aboard the British four-on-bark Crown of Ger­ many which was bound for Antwerp. Foreign ships always had a problem of losing several sailors in West Coast ports. Euro­ pean seamen were always apt to jump ship when they founds that wages on Ameri­ can vessels were at least seven to ten dollars per month higher. U.S. seamen at that time were getting around $25 per month or Harvey higher on the West Coast. European sailors got from $15 to $18 per month. As I have said before, sailing life was hard and wages were low back in those days. In addition to the bad pay, you had to carry your own "donkey's breakfast" (mat­ tress), blankets and eating uten­ sils. V I Joined the Crown of Germany with alwut six seamen. She sailed with a crew of_22 sailors, 11 to a watch. There were also four would be weighted out for the next day's use. Provisions that we got on a once-a-week basis were sugar, marmalade, lime juice, canned milk, margerine and a few other items. Since there was no re­ frigerator on board, we had to eat up the margarine as quickly as possible. British ships, or "lime juicers" as we called them in those days, didn't have a reputation as hard ilforkers, but you often went to bed hungry on them. Bark British Barques Trhe Crown of Germany be­ longed to a British line which ran regularly between^ the West Coast and Europe. It was, a nice, big steel four-masted barque with a main shysail yard. We called them Bark British Barques in this coun­ try. Around the 20th of May we weighed anchor and sailed through the Golden Gate for Europe. The ship had a fairly fast passage down to Cape Horn and. our time was spent mostly in the rigging. There was quite a bit of work involved in changing our sails before we got down to the Cape. The weather around there is not very pleasant, even in the summer, and when we arrived, it was July and the middle of the winter. When we hit those cold, stormy latitudes, we were mostly on stand-by. We rounded the Horn, passing through a few snow storms and Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then airfailed to the agent in the next poirt. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. The clipper ship Crown of Germany, her projd sails furled, rides at anchor off the coast of California. SIU oldtimer Fred Harvey took his first trip around Cape Horn on the British vessel which made the voyage from San Francisco to Antwerp in 138 days in 1904. Harvey describes the Crqwn of Germany as a big steel four-masted barque with a main shysail yard. After gaining all his early knowledge of the sea on sailing ships, such as the one above, he spurned the idea of shipping on steamships high gale winds. This is the kind of weather when sail canvas gets pretty tough to handle. It takes strength, guts and will power to beat that canvas down in a gale. Usually the call for "all hands on deck" came just when the sailor had dropped off to sleep after an exhausting day in the rig­ ging. Picking up our still-soaking wet oilskins, we would go topside and up into the rigging for an­ other battle against the wind. By the time we were finished, it was about time to go back on watch again. There were life lines stretched fore and aft, but despite this safe­ guard many a poor sailor was washed overboard when a deep loaded ship wallowed in the sea and the water poured over the low-lying bulwarks, sweeping everything before it. "Holy Stoning" We sailed until we reached calmer weather in the Atlantic and then proceeded to change sail again. Once this was accomplished, it was time to get down to the business of cleaning up the ship. This meant using "holy stones"— working on your knees with a hunk of sand stone, along with a supply of sand and water. After the first holy stoning got most ard department. No beefs reported by department delegates. CHATAM (Waterman), May 10 — Chairman, Oscar H. Manifold; Secre­ tary, William H. Newson. Some dis­ puted OT in engine and steward de­ partment. Took up collection for flowers for deceased member. Brother Jessie Joy. Vote of tlianks extended to ttie steward department for a job well done. A A J MERCURY (Pacific Saafar•rt); May 17—Chairman, John Kucharskl; Secretary, Leo E. Movall. Ship's delegate reported that three men were hospitalized in Calcutta and later sent home by the Company. $13 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT In each department. Crew would like to have fresh milk in all ports. CATHY (Sea Tramp), May 2S — Chairman, C. Wrgiht; Secretary, L. Santa Ana. Ship's delegate reported that exterminator, washing machine and new mattresses were put aboard. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. Crew request clarifi­ cation on draws in foreign ports or Suez Canal. OMNIUM FREIGHTER (Suwannee), May 17—Chairman, S. Holden; Secre­ tary, D. Owen. Ship's delegate re­ ported there were somb minor beefs only. Some disputed OT in each de­ partment. Vote of thanks extended to the messman and pantryman. ST. CHRISTOPHER (Destiny Carriers), June 7—Chairman, Wm. Bllger; Secretary, P. Devlne. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Bill Koltonuk was elected to, serve as ships' delegate. Brother John Chaplinsky, former ship's dele­ gate was extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. Vote of thanl f also extended to the steward depart­ ment. MASSMAR (Calmar), May 24—Chair­ man, John Sullivan; Sacratgry, Edwin Brown. $6.35 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Edmund Abualy was elected to serve as ship's delegate. VOLUSIA (Suwannee), May 17 — Chairman, W. Ferwood; Secretary, J. J. Hardy. Ship's delegate, John J. Harty had requested to resign but was denied. He was re-elected and extended a vote of thanks. Vote of thank^also extended to the steward depar^ent. YAKA (Waterman), May 14—Chair­ man, Lawrence P. Contlcello; Secre­ tary, Frank Allen.' Brother: Bob Sigwart was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Some disputed OT in stew- VENORE (Marvin), June 1—Chair­ man, B. Browning; Secretary, P. Jakuluk. Two men were repatriated due to injury in deck department. Some disputed OT in deck and en­ gine departments. Crew requested to cooperate and report all beefs to delegates. ' SAN JUAN (Sea-Land), June 4 — Chairman, Edward Caudlll; Secretary, John Coyle. A very happy crew aboard ship. No beefs and ever.vthing is running smoothly. Vote of thanks to the stewarcJ. department for fine job, good food and fine service. PENNMAR (Calmar), May 24 — Chairman, T. Frailer; Secretary, J. ' S*i|iSSS of the dirt off, we washed the ship down and began painting her. By this time we were in the Doldrums where there was lots of rain, but little wind. After a while we were able to catch the North East Trade winds, which meant that it was about time for another holy stone session to get the ship ready for port. Approaching the English Chan­ nel with a fair wind behind us, we began passing steamer after steamer headed the same way. We entered the North Sea at the end of September and dropped anchor in Antwerp, ending my first trip around the Horn. James R. Prestwood. $26.73 in ship's fund. A few beefs to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Motion was made to see if a pantryman and third cook can be put aboard. Vote . of thanks extended to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. TAMARA G U I L D E N (Transport Commercial Corp.), May 10—Chair­ man, C. Pressnall; Secretary, R. Vilorla. Brother H. Hammond was elect­ ed to serve as ship's delegate. $13 in ^ship's fund. One O.S. mis.sed this voyage in New Orleans and a replace­ ment was picked in Haifa. No beefs were reported. Vote of thanks to the steward department for preparing and serving gool chow. PUERTO RICO (Motorshlps), May 24—Chairman, J. Mucia; Secretary, A. Aragones. Brother William Seltzer was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. $4.75 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks lo (he steward de­ partment for good menus and good service. . ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Landi, May 21 — Chairman, Alfredo Carmoega; Secretary, W. W. BIckford. Brother L. B. Dooley was elected to serve as ship's delegate. All repairs are under way and will be taken care of at sea. $15 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. Bond. Ship's delegate reported that all repairs have been completed. $34.96 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Motion was made to contact head- R GLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Over­ quarters to see If transportation can seas), April 24—Chairman, T. Drzebe obtained to and from Fenwood wlckl; Secretary, Ralph Tindell. No dock to bus line. beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Motion made to have time off TRUSTCO (Commodity Transport), for all departments, put in contract. May 14--Chalrman, B. Padgett; Sec­ Brother T. Drzewicki was elected to retary, L. Melanson. Ship's delegate serve as ship's delegate. Vote of reported that everything is running thanks extended to outgoing ship's smoothly and the crew really did a delegate. Vote of thanks to the good job. Some disputed OT in the steward department. engine department. TRANSHARTFORD (Hudson Water­ ways), May 31—Chairman, James T. Walker; Secretary, Ray LaBombard. NATIONAL DEFENDER (National Transport), April 24—Chairman, E. Anderson; Secretary, D. B. Garrod, INGER (Reynolds Metals), May 2— Chairman, Santos Garcia; Secretary, ANTON BRUUN (Alpine), May 3— Chairman, Jack Dolan; Secretary, Paul Willis. $81 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates.' Beef on lodging and restricted shore leave will be taken up with patrol­ man. Discussion on ice machine which is inadequate for ship's needs. A new automatic cube machine is needed. Crew request that all re­ pairs not taken care of as promised to be taken up at payoff. Discussion on -manning scale for this type ship. . It was recommended that port offi­ cials be questioned on this matter. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. One hundred dollars was donated by officers and unlicensed personnel for flowers for deceased brother, George Zalen.sky. Fifty dollars will be util­ ized for flowers arid the remaining money will be sent to relatives. A speeial vote of thanks was extended by the crew to the captain for his outstanding interest in all matters coricerning the crew. �Par* Tireiitr-Tw« SEAFARERS July 1*. M«4 LOO Speedy US Cargo Ships Face Foreign Competition American steamship lines which have pioneered the use of super-fast cargo ships on world trade routes may soon be John Jenkins, born August 31, experiencing sharp competition, according to reports from Nancy Wax, bora December 13 Mark Andrew Scroysins, bom 1963, to the Jessie Jenkins,' Har­ overseas shipbuilders. February 5, 1964, to the Evelle 1963, to the Gerald Wazs', Detroit vey, La. Michigan. Reports from European and and In the African services, and Scroggins, Houston, Texas. U.S. lines are hoping to receive 4 4 4 4 4 4 Japanese shipyards indicate Government i approval for even All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Dawn Sharon Thomas, born Jan­ that foreign shipowners plan to faster ships. Lisa Marie Cross, born February Thomas George Shepeta, bom January 9, 1964, to the Henry She 22, 1964, to the Glen Cross', Caho- uary 26,, 1964, to the Wilson G. give U.S. operators a run for their A number of European yards Thomas', New Orleans, La. kia. 111. money in the area of fast passage, petas, Baltimore, Md. are understood to be working on not to mention newly-developed 4 4 4 4 4 4 4" 4" i designs that compare favorably Carolyn Frances Hall, born Janu­ automated features. Carl Collins, born January 18, Terry Lenn Broadus, bom De­ with the fast American vessels, ary 12, 1964, to the Francis J. 1964, to the Robert H. Collins, Vir­ However, American operators and Japanese shipbuilders, who cember 14, 1963, to the Johnnie Halls, Superior, Wise. ginia, 111. have a head start in the construc­ are obtaining an increasing share Broadus', Mobile, Alabama. 4 4 4 tion of speedy cargo vessels. The 4 4 4 4 4' 4< Ken Chrlstensen, born February 20-knot-plus U.S. cargo vessel had of European ship orders, have Connie Marie Dash, born Janu­ Dianne Carol Weaver, born Feb­ been approached to build similar ruary 14, 1964, to the Gus Weavers ary 25, 1964, to the Freddie W. 27, 1964, to the Christian A. Chris- its origins in the 1950's when the vessels for the Europeans. tensens, San Francisco, Calif. Dashs, Abita Springs, La. SIU West Coast District contracted Mobile, Ala. Japanese and European opera­ 4 4 4 American President Lines intro­ 4 4 4 4 4> 4' tors, aiming" at speeding up their Colleen Ann Eastman, bora Steven Anthony Alfonso, born duced its mariner class vessels on KIrt Alan Gaspard, born Febru­ ships, appear to be attempting a ary 13, 1964, to the Jeronie Gas- January 15, 1964, to the Salvadore March 15, 1964, to the Bernard the round-the-world route. This compromise between speed itself Eastmans, Jr., Cheektowgh, N.Y. Alfonsos, New Orleans, La. type of vessel also was put into pards, Netairie, La. 4 4 4 service by several other lines and economy of operation which 4 4 4 4 4 4 is being fostered by the use of Rochell Louise Alexander, born Patricia Deviin, born April 8, shortly thereafter. Brenda Thatcher, born February diesel propulsion. The fast new March 9, 1964, to the Cecil Alex­ US Leads 19, 1964, to the James D. Thatchers, 1964, to the Rovert Devlins, Brook­ American ships that are already anders, Fruitport, Mich. lyn, New York. New Orleans. La. American vessels are presently built, and those that are still in 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 by far the fastest in the Far East the drawing board stage, are all Lisa Butts, born November 3, Gricelda Villagran, born March Suzanne Gauthier, born Febru­ trade, on the trans-Atlantic route steam tufEine vessels. ary 13, 1964, to the John A. Gau- 1«, 1964, to the Ruben Villagrans, 1963, to the Herman Butts, Hous­ ton, Texas. New Orleans, La. thiers, Chicago, 111. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Renee Frary,- born February 18, Michael Gaines, born January 10, Margaret O'Connell, born Febru­ 1964, to the Frederick D. Frarys, 1964, to the Ellis B. Gaines', Moary 14, 1964, to the Lawrence biie, Ala. Alpena, Mich. O'Connells, Bklyn, N.Y. 4 4 4 Candice Saunders, born Febru­ Sandy Taylor, bora February 29, Sandra Murray, born February ary 26, 1964, to the Windell Saun­ 1964, to the Gene Taylors, 21, 1964, to the Robert Murrays, Daphne, La. ders,' Baltimore, Md. Darby, Pa. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jerold Scott Ferrell, born Feb­ Dana Richards, born February 2, James Reeves, born February IS, ruary 28, 1964, to the William B. 1964, to the John Richards', Man­ 1964, to the James Reeves', Mobile, istee, Mich. Ferrells, New Orleans, La. Alabama. 4 4 4 Sharon Venita Paylor, born April Robyn Ann Barrlal, born Febru­ • Jute Smith, born December 9, 1963, to the Earl J. Smiths, New ary 4, 1964, to the Pablo Barrlals, 15, 1964, to the Frank S. Paylors, New Orleans, La, Houston, Texas. Orleans, La. 4 4 4 The dealhd of the following Seafarers have been reported Melinda Place, born August 29, to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment 1963, to the Melvin Places, Sault of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary Ste. Marie, Michigan. card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t 4 4 4 Thomas Everett, born February Alvin Joseph Whitney, 58: Benjamin J. Martin, 64: Brother 28, 1964, to the Louis R. Everetts, Brother Whitney died of natural Martin died Septemiber 29, 1963, Norfolk, Va. of accidental causes on No­ 4 4 4 causes In Hous­ vember 19, 1963, Kenneth Joseph .Quails, bom ton, Tex. He had aboard the Del January 17, 1964, to the Joe B. been a member Norte (Delta) at Quails', Ecorse, Mich. of SIU since 1952 sea. He joined 4 4 4 and sailed as a the Union in -Dara Mallory, born February 8, member of the 1952 and sailed 1964, to the Albert Mallorys, Nep­ engine depart­ in the steward tune, New Jersey. ment. Surviving department. Sur­ 4 4 4 is his wife, Fior- viving is his Darrell Dodd, born March 1, ence Martin, of wife, Mary Grace 1964, to the Curtis M. Dodds, Covina, Caiif. Buriai'was at Ar­ Whitney, of Marrero, La. Burial Chesapeake, Va. lington National Cemetery, Arling­ was at Lestlawn Memorial Park, 4 4 4 ton, Va. Jefferson Parish, La. Ronald Marcus, born Febmary 4, 4 4 4 '444 1964, to the Robert W. Marcus', Wallace O. Burnett, 37: Brother Gustar A. Nicholson, 62: Brother Baton Rouge, La. Nicholson died of pneumonia on Burnett was killed accidently on 4 4 4 April 25, 1963, October 28, 1963, Leigh Anna Hartley, born Janu­ aboard the Choc­ at his home in ary 22, 1964, to the Thomas Hart­ taw (Waterman) New Orleans, La. leys, Mobile, Alabama. in Kunsan Har­ Sailing in the 4 4 4 bor, K u n 9 a n. deck department, Agustin Vazquez, born February Korea, Sailing in ha had been a 27, 1964, to the Agustin Vazquezs', the deck depart­ member of the Bklyn, N.Y. ment, he joined Union since 4 4 4 the Union in 1937. Burial was Daniel Lee Zervas, born Febru­ 1962. Surviving at Metairie Cem­ ary 21, 1964, to the George Zervas', is his son, Mietery i n Me­ Toledo, Ohio tairie, La. William P. Hagerty of cjhael O. Burnett, of Inglewood, 4 4 4 Solomon Gleaton, born March 10, New Orleans, La., was legally ap­ Cal. Burial was at Inglewood Park 1964, to'the James Gleatons, Bklyn, pointed administrator of his estate. Cemetery, Inglewood, Cal. New York. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Willie A. Wells, 52: Brother Vladislavs Kelpss, 54: Heart 4 4 4 Anthony Gutierrez, born Febru­ disease was fatal to Brother Wells died of heart failure on ary 18, 1964, to the Tomas Gutler- Kelpss on Dec­ Septemiber 6, rezs', Houston, Texas. ember 15, 1963, 1963, en route to at his home in Naval Hospital at 4 4 4 Cliff Johnson, born January 23, Brooklyn, N.Y. Gulf of Mexicof 1964, to the Hazel Johnsons, Bronx, Joining the Un^ Fla. A member ion in 1952, he New York. of the Inland was a member of Boatman's Union 4 4 4 Byron James Bumstead, bora the deck depart­ and an SIU tugFebruary 2, 1964, to the Roger ment until placed man since 1957, Bumsteads, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich­ on pension In he was employed 1957. He is sur­ by Coyle Lines igan. vived by a sister, Waleria Kelpss, of New Orleans. Burial was in 4 4 4 Brenda Zimmerman, born Janu­ of Latvia, SSR. Burial was in St. Augusta, Ga. John D. Goff of ary 5, 1964, to the Richard A. Zim- Mary Magdaline Cemetery, Easton, Tampa, Fia., was legally appointed Pa. administrator of his estate. mermans, Cleveland, Ohio. Membership Meetings SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York August 3 Detroit July 10 Philadelphia August 4 Houston July 13 Baltimore August 5 New Orleans Jul/ 14 Mobile July 15 4 4 4 West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule through August, 1964 for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follows: Wilmington San Francisco Seattle July 20 July 22 July 24 August 17 August 19 August 21 4 4 4 Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great I,akes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit July 20—2 PM Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, 6REAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memters are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will be; Detroit July 13 Milwaukee July 13 Chicago July 14 Buffalo July 15 tSault Ste. Marie July 16 July 20—7 PM Duluth July 17 1 4 4 4 Lorain July 17 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union (For meeting place, contaci Har­ Regular membership meetings old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. for IBU members ajre scjieduled Sandusky, Ohio). each month in various ports. The Cleveland July 17 Toledo July 17 next meetings will be: Ashtabula July 17 Philadelphia ..Aug. 4—5 PM (For meeting place, contact John Baltimore (licensed and un­ licensed).'.. .Aug. 5—5 PM Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). Houston July 13—5 PM Norfolk Aug. 6—7 PM 4 4 4 N'Orleans .. .July 14—5 PM United Industrial Workers Mobile July 15—5 PM Regular membership meetings 4 4 4 for UIW members are scheduled RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings each month at 7 PM in various for Railway Marine Region-IBU ports. The next meetings will be: New York August 3 members are scheduled each Baltimore August 5 month in the various ports at 10 Philadelphia August 4 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings tHopston July 13 will be: Mobile July 15 Jersey City July 13 • Meetings held et Laeor Temple, New­ Philadelphia .July 14 port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Baftimore ..' July 15 Ste. Marie, Mich, *Norfolk July 16 t Meeting held at Galveston whSrves. �My i9, 19M SEAFARERS tv Twenty-nrM LOG Know Your Rights PINANCIikL RBPORTS. Tbe conatitution of the SlU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakea and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU AtUntic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get, to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able In all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your •hipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, • return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Aopeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obUgations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional porta. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or' if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obiigation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In ail rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights ef Seafarers Is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union, To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute this funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. Eldon CuUerton Your mother would like to hear from you as quickly as possible about an important family matter. ^ 4 Del Rio Crewmembers I would like to extend my thanks and graditude to the entire crew of the Del Rio for the kind attention and thoughtfulness shown to my husband, Leon J. Perton, following his injury aboard ship. Mrs. Leon J. Perton it $• William A. Kirby The above-named is asked to contact Avnet and Avnet, attor­ neys, 602-3 Knickerbocker Build­ ing, 220 East Lexington Street. Baltimore, Md,, 21202, as quickly as possible. 4" it it W. E. Hart You are asked to contact your father immediately about an urgent matter. ^ it Tax Refund Checks Income tax refund checks are being held for the following SIU members by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco 5, Calif.: , Julian B. Arzaga, Vasco M. Barros (3), Morris Berlowitz, Marjarito Borja, Roy C. Bru, Eugene L. Castano, Jr., Orlando Frezza, Waldo M. • Oliver, Potenciano Paculba, Jorgen G. Pedersen, Sammy Rogamos, Michael Romalho, Henry R. Smith, Charles E. Switzer, Bernardo Tombocon, Ray­ mond A. Triche and Willie Walker (2). 4 4 t Cottonwood Creek Crewmembers The following crewmembers of the Cottonwood Creek are asked to contact Levinson and Friedman, 1602 Northern Life Tower, Seattle, Wash.,. concerning a back injury sustained by Edward Cichorek on March 27, 1963 when he fell from a ladder while chipping a forward boom: Arturo Villamar, Edward F. Mullin, Jr., Billie J. Koontz, Rob­ ert Blako, Kenneth D. Douglass, Darrell DeWhitt, and James T. McDevitt. Any of the above having infor­ mation about Cichorek's injury is asked to telephone collect to MA 4-8844, area code 206. 4 4 4 Jim Davis You are asked to get in touch with Norma at 5546 Little Lake Street, Bellaire, Texas about an important matter as soon as possible. 4 4 4 Samuel C. Lawrence Your brother is fatally iU. You are asked to get in touch with Mrs. John Lawrence at 306 North New Jersey Ave, Tampa, Fla. All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible, The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Salvator* Alpedo G. lUhalopoulo* Erasmo Arroyo Irwin MUler C. Bonefont «A. Minori John Buenday Frank Nelion Juan Burgoa Harold Nelson Henry Callahan N. Palantzoglou Raoul Cabrera Pedro Plnott Clifford CampbeU SanUago Pena Ronald Christian Tom Ranley Edward Cleary James Ray John Culllnson Miguel Reyes Hamilton DaUey William Sargent Herbert Dierking Frank Schandl AUen Durgin ' -"is Schimmer PhiUip Frank Henry Sieber Lynwood Gregory uobn Skuba Ctaarlea Haymond Elbert Solomon Martin Homer Walter StovaU Edwin Jenningi A. Stracclollnl Walter Kowalczyk Evelic Temes Derek Lamb Tonis Tonisson N. Lambert Carl Wayne Walter Lacter John Wbltted George Meltzer Robert WUllami USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA James Allen Robert Merrltt James Boring. Jr. Cleon Mixon WUbert Burke George Neyrey George Burleson John O'Hern. Jr. Oscar Cit\g Troy Pardue Edward FarreU Kenyon Parks John Flinn Leon Penton Theodore Fortin Theodore Phelps Audley Foster Calvin Rome John Geisey Arthur Smith Otis Harden Austldes Soriano W. A. Johnson Carlos Saavedra Fred Klein Adolph Stitzfaden James Lala Alvin Turner Claude Lomers Roosevelt Walker Henry Maas. Jr. Howard Waters Charles Matthews Robert Weeks Mont McNabb Fred Witt USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Pastor Ablin Gordon Marbury Charles Cook Wm. Oppenhorst Howard Fowler Richard Zaragoza Charlie Gedra USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Frank Buck Joseph Perry R. Gregory. Jr. Lloyd Roberson MaxweU Hudgins McDonald Slada Raymond MUler Hildred White Jessie Painter USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND Bernard Beavers C. Foster. Jr. Walter Bzman Ferdinand Forte Ralph Bradshaw Edgar Gore Grover Cobbler Charles Hippard Friedof FondUa Lafayette Howard Chas. Forgerson Jacobus Huisman Wirtz Speaks At ILO Parley GENEVA — The worldwide "drive for human dignity cannot succeed without full development of human resources," U.S. Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz told the annual conference of the In­ ternational Labor Organization here. Addressing the 48th session of the ILO conference, Wirtz ob­ served that "history has taught that unless there is development of a nation's resources for all its citizens there will be economic discrimination which leads to social discrimination." He urged the government, worker and employer delegates to the 110-nation organization to ap­ prove a U.S. resolution calling on the ILO "to take the lead" in de­ veloping human resources. The resolution calls for a study of work being done in the field by all the United Nations agencies, in-: eluding the ILO, to arrive at a "co-ordinated strategy." AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany and the federation's European economic representative, Bert Seidman, are members of the con­ ference committee dealing with the proposal. In other developments, the en.tire slate of worker candidates backed by the International Con­ federation of Free Trade Unions was elected to the conference's key steering committee, despite an attempt by Soviet bloc delegates to bargain for seats on the com­ mittee. The conference elected Andres Aguilar of Venezuela as president, without opposition. Worker dele­ gates chose British trade unionist Harold Collison as their confer­ ence vice president John Jones John Ross. Jr. Charles LoveU William Sawyer John McDanlel R. Sheiffleld James MltebeU John Stone Donald Murphy Robert Twlgg Orlando Rosales Joseph Williams USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASHINGTON Robert Beevers Harry Silversteltt Joseph Brazden CecU WalUck John Clapp USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Homer CampbeU Barney Majjesie Ulyss Crlder James Mossinger Patrick Healy David Newlin Clarence Lenhart F. Priraeau. Jr. Joseph Mrkua GUlls Smith USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. Alfred Duggan Harold Robinson GUbert Edwards USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Grover Maddox Angel Garcia N. Blanchard Dan Brannen Ralph King John MitcheU . USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS William Aplin James DiUon Alexander Becker Harry Glrolr Thomas Clough Hugh Grove Walter Cutter MUburn Hatley Jerome Jaskolskl Frank Reese Ernest Kolenowsky Hamilton Seburn Archie Naone John Shamel James Parker Patrick Stevens Peter Frokopuk F. Szohlik USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Thomas Cassldy BiUy Lynn Charles Cobum George McKnew Arthur CoUett Samuel MUIs Benjamin Deibler Raymond Ruppert Abe Gordon James Webb Thomas Lehay Willie Young SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen A. Gutierrez • William Kenny Edwin Harriman USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE Joseph Berger James HcGee VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY, MASS. Raymond Arsenault PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin VA HOSPITAI. NORTHAMPTON. MASS. Blanrice Roberta US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. DC William Thomson DIPScTSFy oi UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams A1 Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1316 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10223 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ... .675 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 0-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent ..^... WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2606 Pearl St.. SE. Jax WUllam Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence-St. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. Frank Drozak. Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent .. DOuglas 2-4401 E. B. McAuley. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR ..1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep Phone 724-2843 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowskl. Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GiUette. Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. CaUf 505 N. Marine Aye. Frank Boynq, Agent TEi-minal 4-2528 Great Lakes GREAT lAKES TUG t DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon ^. BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MUler, Agent .-...TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park. Mich. Ernest Demerse, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman JoUcoeur, Agent RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brlmley, Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent.. BRimley 14-R 8 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Bums ASHTABULA. 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 PorUand St. Tom Burns. Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck. Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Heams. Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin. Agent Southgate. Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson. Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN. 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky. Ohio Harold Ruthsatz, Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MiUer. Agent . .SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey. Agent ..MElrose 2-8847 SECRETARY-TREA SURER Fred J. Farnen Rivers Section ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER ST. LOUIS. MO 805 Del Mar Roy Boudrcau CE 1-1434 ALPENA 127 River St. L. J. Colvis. Agent 1348 7th St. EL. 4-3616 PORT ARTHUR. Tex BUFFALO, NV 735 Washington Arthur Bendbeim, Agent TL 3-9259 RAILWAY MARINE REGION CHICAGO 6383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago. IlL SAginaw 1-0733 HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. Jersey City 2. NJ HEndcrson 3-0104 MAin 1-5450 REGIONAL DIRECTOR DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. G. P. McGinty RAndolph 2-4110 ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS R. H. Avery FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. E. B. Pulver MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 BALTIMORE.... 1216 E. Baltirriure St. EA.=trrn 7-.inno HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. 115 Third St. River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 NORFOLK 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 NATIONAL DIRECTOR " Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St EAstern 7-4900 • EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. BOSTON 276 State St Richmond 2-0140 .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HYacinth 9-6000 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAInut 8-3207 WAinut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELgin 3-0987 ELgin 3-0987 744 W. Flagler St. MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St MIAMI FRanklin 7-3564 FRanklin 7-3564 ........I S. Lawrence St. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St MOBILE HEmlock 2-1754 HEmlock 2-1754 630 Jackson Ave. NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave NEW ORLEANS Phone 529-7546 Tel 529-7.540 115 Third St. NORFOLK 115 Third St. NORFOLK Phone 622-1892-3 Tel. 622-1892-3 2604 S. 4th St. PHILADELPHIA 2604 S tt i St PHILADELPHIA DEwey 6 3818 DEwey 6-3828 TAMPA 312 Harrison St TAMPA 312 Harrison St Phone 229-2788 Tel. 229-2788 Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers »! �SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, S AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO AFL-CIO Department Of International Affain At$9$$0$ Russian Policy What Is Khrushchev Really Up To? The following article by Jay Lovestone, director of the AFL-CIO Department of International Affaire, appeare In the July ieeue of the AFL-CIO Free Trade Union News, published by the AFL-CIO Department of International Affairs. The department keeps a sharp eye on inter­ national developments and assists the Federation's officers in their analyses and statements expressing the policies of the AFL-CIO on inter­ national affairs. ,4. ^ • The Soviet publication Kommunist of May 1964 features Khrushchev's preface to an Italian edition of a collection of his speeches published in March, 1964, by Einaudi Giulio under the title, "Prob­ lems of Peace." This preface sheds much light on Khrushchev's real inten­ tions in his campaign for "peaceful co­ existence." At the outset, he tells usi "Peaceful co-existence presupposes re­ jection by states of attempts to use force to solve international disputes—of the very idea of destruction by military means of another socio-economic sys­ tem. We can see a gradual approach to an understanding of this requirement by certain ruling parties and leaders of ma­ jor capitalist states, who are beginning to realize the absurdity of the concept of repelling Communism." This policy statement cannot be viewed in a vacuum. Within the last two decades, the Soviet rulers annexed their Baltic neighbors and part of Germany. They turned a number of East-Central European and Balkan states into Russian satellites. The annexations and aggres­ sions were in violation of agreements solemnly arrived at by the Soviet and Allied governments at Yalta. When Khrushchev now proposes that no "mil­ itary means" be used for the "destruc­ tion ... of another socio-economic sys­ tem," he seeks to have the very govern­ ments with which he signed the afore­ mentioned agreements accept as legal and final the fruits of Soviet aggression after World War 11. Khrushchev knows that no Western state is proposing to use "military force" in order to compel the Soviet govern­ ment to carry out any of the many treat­ ies it has violated. He knows very well that neither NATO nor any of its mem­ bers is planning the "destruction by military means" of what he calls states with "another socio-economic system." Khrushchev, more than any other world statesman, remembers how the West­ ern democracies stood idly by when the Soviet government suppressed by "mil­ itary means" the Hungarian revolution, imposed military occupation in Hungary, and soaked the streets of Budapest with the blood of those who fought for the national independence and freedom of the Hungarian people. And all of this under the flag of "peaceful co-existence" as planned and practiced by the world's foremost Communist regime! Deep Discontent More than any other world states­ man, Khrushchev realizes that the peoples of the satellite and annexed lands are deeply discontended with the fruits served them in his "so­ cialist paradise." He, therefore, in­ sists that the Western democracies should again stand idly by in the event that another satellite 'nation revolts against Soviet domination. Actually, the Soviet dictator waves the flag of "peaceful co-existence" in order to get even more than that. He wants Western help, through trade and longterm credits, to facilitate his wielding of dictatorial power and capacity for aggression at a time when he is in seri­ ous economic and political difficulties. He wants particularly the United States to sustain and maintain in power the sundry satellite regimes that were con­ ceived and born in consequence of the Soviet rape of the East European na­ tions. After being defeated in his confronta­ tion with the late President Kennedy over the Soviet-Cuban missile adven­ ture, Khrushchev tried to make the best out of his badly-bungled reckless adven­ ture. The first thing he did was to claim that ho retreated not because he was impressed by Amer&an power but be­ cause he was a great lover of peace. Then, on this assumption, he sought more considerate and friendlier treat­ ment—as if to be paid for the failure of his adventure by the very country which he hoped to destroy with his Cuban-based missiles. Greatly encoiu-aged by the fact that some American and Western molders of foreign policy have swallowed hook; line, and sinker his evaluation of the events of October 1962, Khrushchev has more recently been acting as if he, and not the late President Kennedy, was the victor in the Caribbean confrontation. Thus, in his Italian preface, Khrushchev insists that the United States and its allies must speedily realize the "absurd­ ity of repelling Communism." To him, "peaceful co-existence" means that the free peoples, the democratic societies and states, must give up every idea of repelling Communism. Wars Not Excluded Of course, in his entire afore­ mentioned preface, Khrushchev never fair a moment excluded the resort to wars of so-called national liberation or the use of "military means" by his agents for subver­ sion and sabotage. The "peaceful co-existence" Khrushchev preaches and practices provides for his right to foment devastation and chaos In Cyprus and Laos, support increas­ ing gueirrilla warfare against Viet­ nam, foment the flames of hatred and war in the Middle East, per­ petuate the enslavement of Cuba and train and organize gangs of arson­ ists, kidnappers and murderers in Venezuela. This great "lover of peace" seeks to hide his own crimes against peace and national freedom by resorting to the time-dishonored tactics of the burglar crying "Stop Thief!" He goes on to blame the United States for propagan­ dizing and waging local wars. He writes: "This is not understood by the propa­ gandists of local wars . . . They are still being waged by the American military in South Vietnam. In the United States, the 'wildmen,' as they are called by the Americans themselves, are propagating plans for the forcible suppression of revolutionary Cuba." In the same vein, he reproaches our country and its allies for continuing world tensions by block- , ing general disarmament and the uni­ fication of Germany, because they do not accept the Soviet position on those vital issues. The Soviet dictator says; "Not infre­ quently, the question is raised whether the strengthening of the Soviet Union's defense does not contradict our line of struggle for peace. No, it does not." And why? Pursuing his "stop thief" tac­ tics, Khrushchev answers: "As long as aggressive forces exist in the world ws shall maintain our defenss on « high level. .. But for the might of the USSR war would have flared up long ago throughout the world." Hera it is signifioaiit to note that while making this claim, Khrushchev finds it necessary to stress that "in strengthening peace, a large role belongs to International trade." In this connection, the Soviet dictator recognizes that the "necessity of main­ taining" what he calls "the defense of the USSR at the present level" does "constitute an obstacle to improving the people's well-being . . . Rockets and guns are not butter, milk, meat, bread, or porridge. Were it not necessary to furtheir the might of the armed forces, we could raise tremendously the living standard of our people and very quickly make it the highest in the world." Bluff and Bombast Boasts, bluff and bombast are fre­ quently used in the Soivet arsenal of "peaceful co-existence." While strain­ ing every effort to "further strengthen the might of the armed forces in the Soviet Union," he has been compelled to buy wheat from our country and to beg throughout the Western world for long-terra credits for the development of the Soviet chemical industiy. Despite the serious agricultural and other eco­ nomic difficulties gripping the USSR, he does not hesitate to brag that: "It is the peculiarity of current Soviet devel­ opment that we now have resources at our disposal that allow us to simultane­ ously develop the national economy, re­ tain our defense might at the necessary level, and insure, the well-being of the people." The AFL-CIO punctured this Communist claim when its Execu­ tive Council declared on May 19, _ 1964 that "Khrushchev wants the West to help him satisfy the con­ sumer needs of the Soviet people while he continues to build up the Russian arsenal of missiles and nu­ clear weapons. He wants the free world to do for his dictatorship what the Communist system can not do." In this preface for the Italian pe<9le, Khrushchev really has his shrimps whistling, as can be seen from the fol­ lowing bombastic claim: "We are as confident of the world-wide triumph of Conununism as day- follows night . . . The principle of peaceful co-existence and the practice of developing relations on the basis of this principle excludes any understanding of it as preserving the status quo and preventing further development." This is the Soviet dic­ tator's concept of a modus vivendi with the democracies. Those who would build bridges to him as a modus vivendi had better do some re-thinking about some new and odious myths. No matter how much Khrushchev em­ phasizes that "peaceful co-existence" is only "a form of class struggle" and that it even "assumes intensification of the struggle of the working class," some ex­ perts in wishhful thinking as a guide to national policy persist in peddling the fallacious notion that nobody in the West should take seriously or-attach any significance to these words. These experts use their heads like ostriches. Burying their heads in the blinding sands of self-deception, they are incapa­ ble of seeing any meaning to the Soviet rulers consistently emphasizing loyalty to their basic aims. What is more, these ostrich-minded analysts of Soviet intentions and behav­ ior stubbornly refuse to attach any seri­ ous meaning not only to Soviet words but also to Moscow-directed deeds and operations in countries like Cuba, Cy­ prus, Vietnam and Venezuela. To Khrushchev, such Soviet deeds constitute "an active struggle for the reduction of tension." No matter what the Soviet rul­ ers say or do, their words and deeds are of no consequence and have no evil ef­ fects on world tension — according to these analysts. Clearly, those who seek an accommoda­ tion with Moscow at all costs shut their ears to all Soviet words and close their eyes to all Communist deeds. It is pre­ cisely such a deaf, dumb and blind ap­ proach that encouraged Hitler to perpe­ trate his worst crimes against mankind. Soviet Premier Nilcita Khrushchev put on this display of unbridled aniger at a press conference in Paris in I960. Similar outbursts followed later that year at the United Nations in New York. At Khrushchev's left, above, is Soviet Defense Minister, Marshal Rodion Malinovsky. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource July 10, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MA SWITCH ON C-4S CRIMPS U.S. SHIPPING NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 45 SIU POSTS SIUNA CONFERENCE SPURS FISHERIES, CANNERY PROGRAM NEW NORFOLK SIU HALL DEDICATED IN CEREMONIES NOMINATIONS OPEN ON JULY 15 FOR 45 SIU ELECTIVE OFFICES MA BUDGET CUT HIT BY COMMERCE DEPT. BUILDING SUBSIDY EXTENDED 1 YEAR LOW GREAT LAKES WATER RAPIDLY BECOMING CRITICAL NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS HIT AGRICULTURE NEWS SERVICE MODERN REFRIGERATED BARGES INCREASE AMMONIA SHIPMENTS SIU FISHING UNION PROTESTS NEW RUSSIAN TRAWLER INVASION FRINGE BENEFITS BILL IS PASSED BY SENATE MANY MARITIME WOES CITED BY MA CHIEF EXPERTS SEE TECHNOLOGIES NEEDING NEW SAFETY STANDARDS LIBERIAN ‘HELL SHIP’ CREW HAS HIGH PRAISE FOR SIU URGE CONGRESSIONAL STUDY TO REPLACE PANAMA CANAL WHAT IS KHRUSHCHEV REALLY UP TO? 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AFL-CIO Union Calls For Better Procedures F|: s PV.i President Names Hall To 14-Man Maritime Advisory Committee Story On Page 8 SlU-UIW Nips Raid Try, Wins Chicago Election Story On Page 2 Officers Are Elected By SlU Railway Tugmen GRIEVANCE SETUP IS SCORED BY SlU AS INEFFECTIVE -Story On Page 3 Story On Page 2 Seatrain Lines Starts Runs To Puerto Rico Story On Page 15 AFL-CIO Hails Sehate For Civil Rights Bill Story On Page 2 SlU Urges End Of y/aferfronf Commission -Story On Page 2 Complete Text Of Constitution Seafarers International Union Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District (See Supplement) Bobo Olson. weight champ, who shipped with the SIU Pacific District, trained at the SIU headquarters gym for his recent Madison Square Garden bout with Johnny Persol. Many Seafarers and neighborhood children turned out regularly to watch him work out. (See Page 9.) �Page Two SlU, MTD Urge End Of Wfront Commission NEW YORK—The Seafarers International Union of North America and the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, along with other segments of the organ­ ized labor movement, have"*called for elimination of the way of life. "There Is no more convinc­ Bi-State Waterfront Commis­ ing evidence of the undemo­ sion in the Port of New York. cratic character of the Com­ The move to eliminate the mission than its arbitrary and crude abuse of longshore Waterfront Commission, or workers' rights," Hall as­ curtail its powers, is being spear­ serted. "The loose and broad headed by the International Long­ powers with which the Water­ shoremen's Association headed by front Commission is armed President Thomas Gleason, and is enable It to deprive a long­ being supported by the AFL-CIO, shoreman of his right to a the New York State AFL-CIO, livelihood. In any case in­ the New York City Central Labor volving the job rights of a Council, and individual AFL-CIO longshore worker, the Com­ unions. mission acts as the complain­ The SIU and MTD positions ant, prosecutor, judge and were presented during hearings jury, and there is no appeal held here on June 22 by a sub­ from the Commission's committee of the New York State arbitrary decisions except Senate, which has pending before through long and expensive it two bills introduced by State litigation by the Individual, Senator Thomas Mackell of who obviously does not have Queens. One of these measures the means which such a pro­ would end the practice of having cedure requires." the Waterfront Commission regis­ Hall further noted that the ter longshoremen and would close the Commission-operated Waterfront Commission is not longshore employment centers. curbed in its activity by any The other measure would termi­ statute of limitations. Thus long­ nate the Commission completely. shore workers are deprived of a The SIU and MTD endorsed fundamental right enjoyed by all passage of both measures, but other American citizens, and may pointed out that they strongly be subjected to continuing harass­ favored completely ending the ment by the Commission. Waterfront Improvements activities of the Waterfront Com­ The SIU and MTD president mission, which was established by the states of New York and New also pointed out that the Water­ Jersey in 1953, as a temporary front Commission has been seek­ measure, but which has since been ing to perpetuate itself as a constantly seeking to entrench bureaucratic and parasitic organ­ and expand its authority over ism despite the vast improve­ longshoremen and other water­ ments on the waterfront here during the past 10 years, wrought front workers in this port. Testifying before the subcom­ primarily by the ILA. These, he mittee, Paul Hall, president of noted, have included the estab­ the SIUNA and MTD, pointed out lishment of a seniority system, the that the Waterfront Commission, provision of greater welfare bene­ by acting as a police agency, has fits, the establishment of medical become a threat to our democratic and dental clinics, the provision of equal employment opportuni­ ties for all workers, the institution of educational and training pro­ grams, and plans for the function­ ing of a cooperative credit union to free longshoremen from dependence on loan sharks. G. P. McGinty has been re­ "By the best trade union elected regional director of the standards, and by any com­ SIU Railway Marine Region. Re­ munity standards, the ILA sults of the balloting among SIU has produced solid evidence railroad tugmen were announced that the waterfront of 10 on June 19. years ago, of five years ago, Elected as assistant regional and even of yesterday, is not directors were Edward Pulver for the waterfront of today," Hall the Jersey City regional office, said. and R. H. Avery, Jr., for the Nor­ Labor's point of view was sum­ folk regional office. marized in a letter from AFLAlso elected were chairmen for CIO President George Meany, the railroads under contract to who is now abroad. the SIU Railway Marine Region. "The establishment and main­ The chairman and the railroads tenance of a system of far-reach­ whose tugmen they represent are: ing state controi over the details Howard Brower, Baltimore and of employment in this or any Ohio; Ed Simms, Erie-Lackawan­ other private industry is not com­ na; William Relyea, New Haven; patible with the concepts of a Woodrow Fuller, Bush Terminal; free society," Meany said. "It can Joseph Fadde, Brooklyn Eastern be justified, if at all, only as a Di.strict Terminal; Edward Pulver, temporary expedient." Pennsylvania; Val Albert, New Other labor spokesmen who York Central, and James Waters, supported the measures were Jo­ New York Docks. seph Ciirran, president of the Na­ Balloting was conducted for two tional Maritime Union; John days in each of the RMR offices Bowers, executive vice president on the following schedule: Jersey of the ILA; Anthony Scotto, pres­ City, June 15-16; Philadelphia, ident, Local 1814, ILA; Raymond June 16-17; Baltimore, June 18- R. Corbett, president. New York 19, and Norfolk, June 18-19. State AFL-CIO, and Harry van The newly elected officers will Arsdalc Jr., president. New York serve three-year terms. Central Labor Council. SIU Rail Tugmen Elect Officers SEAFARERS June t9, MM LOG S/U-UM Nips Raid Try, Wins Chicago Vote CHICAGO—The SIU United In­ dustrial Workers Local 300 turned back an attempted raid at the Cinch Manufacturing Company here in a National Labor Relations Board election held on June 23. The SIU won 290 votes out of the 495 valid ballots cast. Local 300 has represented the plant workers at Cinch Manufac­ turing for several years, but an in dependent union, the United Elec­ trical Workers has been .attempt­ ing a raid In recent months. The independent Local was ousted from the plant, and was expelled from the CIO In 1949 for Communist domination. The election results gave the SIU-UIW Local 290 votes to 200 for the Independent and there were five challenged votes that could not effect the outcome of the election. In addition, there were 11 void ballots. Although Local 300 won an earlier election on June 4 by a large margin, the tally was just short of a majority of the valid ballots cast. In that election, the SIU affiliate was engaged in a three-way race Involving the United Electrical Workers and the com­ pany. After the election the NLRB ordered a run-off election in which only Local 300 and the United Electrical Workers were involved. The independent union had filed for an election just prior to the start of contract renewal talks be­ tween Local 300 and the company. In a separate election here. Local 300 won an election at the Industrial Precision Products Com­ pany on June 5 by a 3-1 count. In addition. Local 300 won bargain­ ing rights on June 8 for employees at Maher Auto Parking here. By Paul Hall The Grievance Committee on Cargo Preference Administration, which was set up by the Government as a result of the beef of the SIU, ILA and other maritime unions over the shipments of wheat to Russia, has now held two monthly meetings. These two meetings have made it evident that the grievance ma­ chinery established by the Government falls far short of our under­ standing of what it would be when the boycott of wheat ship destined for Russia was called off in February. So far, the committee has considered three grievances. The first grievance was a protest filed by the SIU and ILA, in advance of the May meeting, against approval by the Maritime Administration of an Italian request for waiver of the Public Resolution 17 requirement that one hundred percent of cargoes financed by the Export-Import Bank move in American bottoms. The other two grievances were brought up at the June meetings by the Pacific American Steamship Association, and consisted of protests over the Agriculture Department's refusal to apply the cargo preference requirements to certain exports of agricultural commodities. The SIU supported the PASA In regard to these two grievances, since it has always been our position the at least half of all exports, in which pur Government is involved, must move in American ships. The Maritime Administration has conditionally approved the Italian waiver, despite the protests of the SIU and ILA. As the committee operates now, the labor and management repre­ sentatives are in a position where they can do little more then bring their grievances to the attention of the Government people on the committee. The Government people, on the other hand, have no real authority to commit the departments or agencies they represent to a course of action. The definitive action must still be taken by one of the Government departments such as Agriculture, Commerce or State. And, as you know, it has been the unwillingness of these departments to press the enforcement of our shipping legislation, particularly our cargo pre­ ference legislation, which has been a fundamental cause of the decline of the American merchant fleet. Last week, after a lapse of four months since the ending of the Russian wheat boycott. President Johnson announced the composition of the 14-man Maritime Advisory Committee to deal with maritime problems at the Cabinet level. It is to be hoped, of course, the deficiencies apparent in the pre­ sent grievance committee set up will be remedied, at least to a degree, through the functioning of the Maritime Advisory Committee at a higher level of governmental authority. Further comment on this, however, will have to be reserved pending a more detailed study of the committee's scope and purposes, as well as an opportunity to observe the attitudes of the committee with regard to the American merchant marine. AFL-CIO Hails Senate Passage Of Civil Rights Legislation WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany has hailed Senate passage of the civil rights bill as "a truly historic legislative victory." The Senate had adopted the bill by a 73 to 27 vote on June 19. Meany extended credit to in order to serve the national in­ state commerce with 100 or more workers, dropping over three years the leadership of both parties terest." In conclusion, the AFL-CIO to cover finns with 25 or more in the Senate, saying that President said that "one battle is employes. State laws would first America could be "proud that this was not a partisan victory. But let us recognize that a law is the beginning of jus­ tice. not its fulfillment," he said. "To translate the principles of a civil rights bill into the daily life of the nation more than a law is needed," Meany said. "There must be from this point on a far more intensive effort, in every phase of community life, to build new bridges of community understanding, so that the law re­ flects the affirmative will even of those who feared it. "If this effort is to succeed," Meany continued, "other steps must be taken. We in the AFL-CIO have repeatedly insisted that for equal opportunity to he realized we must have full opportunity. And full opportunity means jobs and good wages for all. Credit Shared Meany added that "it seems to me entirely right that the credit be shared by Senators Mansfield and Humphrey, on one side of the aisle, and Senators Dirksen and K'achel on the other; and not only by them, but by the many others who stead­ fastly supported them. And while the Senate victory is fresh in our mind, we must never forget the great leadership of Congressman Celler and Congressman McCullough in the House of Representa­ tives who rose above party rivalry all but won; the even greater one lies ahead. All of us must enlist for the duration and I pledge to you that the AFL-CIO will never abandon this fight." Ill the form in which it was before the Senate for passage, the civil rights bill included these main provisions. • Registrars are prohibited from giving more difficult literacy tests to Negroes than to whites, or other­ wise using discriminatory stand­ ards. Voters could not be rejected for minor errors on applications. Anyone with a 6th grade education is presumed literate in the absence of evidence to the contrary. The government is given new power to speed court action on voting cases. • Virtually all major establish­ ments serving the general public are barred from discriminating against customers because of race or religion. If a state or commu­ nity has a public accommodations law, federal action can not occur until the local law has had a chance to operate. • Effective one year after en­ actment, employers, employment agencies and unions are prohibited from discriminating because of race, sex, religion or national origin in hiring, firing, promotions, job referrals and admittance to union membership or apprentice.ship grograms. This would initially apply to establishments in inter­ be given a chance to function, a federal Equal Employment Com­ mission would seek to bring about voluntary compliance, and then court action could be taken if voluntary methods fail. Other sections of the bill author­ ize cutoff of federal funds for state and local programs which discrimi­ nate, give the Attorney General power to bring suits to end school segregation, permit an appeal to higher courts if a federal judge refuses to take jurisdiction in a civil rights case removed from state courts, and permit the Attorney General to sue to open city or state facilities to Negroes. SEAFARERS LOG June 26, 1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 13 PAUL HALL, President HERBERT BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SPIVACR, Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art Editor; MIKB POLLACK, NATHAN SKYER, ROBERT ARONSON, JUAN MARLO, ROBERT HEATHCOCK, Staff Writers. Published biweekly at the headquarters of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 1123J. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600. Second class postage paid at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. 120 �SEAFARERS im* 29. 1964 LOG At SlU Headquarters In NY Pare Three Grievance Setup Is Ineffective, SIU Maintains WASHINGTON—^The ineffectiveness of the procefdures established by the Grievance Comniittee on Cargo Preference Administration "could lead to the same kind of crisis as that ^ makes the labor and management which as that attended the representatives only "advisors to grain shipments to Rus­ advisors," Hall said. ililifcisi: Significantly, only two days before the June 17 meeting, the Grievance Committee chairman. liiiilflffiipi Maritime Administrator Nicholas 11. The Union's position was pre­ Johnson, had announced the "un­ Unorganized canneries are the subject of discussion between Andrea Gomez, SlUNA Intersented by SIU President Paul Hall, animous" decision of the commit­ and was supported by the ILA tee to permit Italian-flag ships to national vice president, and head of SlU cannery Workers of the Pacific, SlU members who and NMU. The Grievance Com­ carry half of $200,000,000 worth of reside in the island, Keith Terpe, president of the SlU of Puerto Rico, and SlU-CWU busi­ mittee was established by the cargoes to be purchased by Italy ness agent Arne Miranda, at Union headquarters In New York. Sister Gomez was In New Government after American mari­ with an Export-Import Bank loan. York prior to leaving for San Juan to contine a survey of the island's unorganized canning time workers had Immobilized SIU Protests plants. In the photo are (seated l-r) Jose A. Torres, Sister Gomez, Ray Alamo and Louis vessels destined to carry grain to The committee's action was Perez; (standing) Ramon Bonafont, Miranda and Terpe. Russia and other communist-bloc taken despite the fact that the countries. The maritime unions SIU, as well as the International ^ f.. charged that the lion's share of Longshoremen's Association, had these cargoes was being given to vigorously protested the Italian foreign-flag ships despite a pledge request, on the grounds that our to the .contrary nude by the late shipping legislation calls for 100% NORFOLK—The SIU hall President Kennedy when the grain of Export-Import Bank cargoes to in Norfolk will be formally sales were announced last October. move on American-flag ships, and dedicated in a ceremony on The SIU has taken steps to protect the Seafarers aboard The boycott of these vessels was gives the Martime Administration 2, beginning at 2 PM. called off in February upon an no legal authority to grant a gen­ five of the vessels operated by the Georgells interests whose July Harold Boyd, president of the allotment checks were returned for Insufficent funds as a Virginia AFL-CIO state fed­ understanding by the maritime eral waiver of this requirement. unions involved that adequate The SIU-ILA protest had been result of the company's in-> eration, will deliver the dedi­ machinery for the airing and submitted to the committee for solvency. Rafael Caraballo, Hani O. cation address. Congressmen resolution of their grievances consideration at the committee's Porter Hardy and Pat Jen­ The Union has asked those GoUschllich. would be established, and that the first meeting on May 13. Thomaa F. Doran, Franola nings will also speak at the crewmembers who are Involved to maritime unions would hence­ Hall, during the course of the F. Sheehan, Ronald Goralskl, ceremonies which will be at­ execute forms designating the forth be given an opportunity to June 17 committee meeting, noted John Llston. tended by SIU members in Union as their attorney so that it present their views in those mat­ that the various Government de­ the area, representatives of may prosecute their claims in the The SIU had previously taken ters affecting the well-being of partments and agencies concerned the trade imion movement in­ various admiralty courts. In order action to protect the wages of the the maritime industry and the with U.S. shipping, notably the cluding the MTD Hampton for the Union to represent the crews following announcement of security of their memberships. Department of Agriculture, have Roads port council and the crewmen, the law requires that it the insolvency of the Georgells Labor Only Advisor been continuing "to play the have their power of attorney to interests. Arrangements were made Norfolk Central Labor Coun­ Hall noted that under the shell-and-pea game" with Ameri­ do so. cil, as well as representatives to return the men to their ports of Grievance Committee structure, can maritime workers. Agricul­ The SIU is therefore calling on sign-on, and the SIU advanced of the government. All SIU the labor and management repre­ ture, Hall noted, has been notori­ the affected Seafarers to execute funds to the crewmembers pending men in the area are Invited to sentatives are merely advisors, ous for its attempts to evade the the necessary forms which have the payment of wages as deter­ be present. The AFL-CIO while the Government representa­ spirit and Intent of the Cargo been made available in all SIU mined by the courts. The wages Maritime Trades Department tives on the committee have no Preference Act, which provides port offices. In addition to making will be paid out of the proceeds will hold its Atlantic Coast power to commit the Government that at least half of Governmentthe forms and necessary instruc­ of the sale of the company's vessels Conference in the Norfolk departments they represent to any generated cargoes move In Ameri­ tions available in the Union halls, which is reported to be imminent. hall on June 29. course of action. This, In effect. can bottoms. These cargoes in­ the SIU has forwarded the docu­ clude the surplus agricultural ments to each of the men involved commodities whose disposition is at their homes. administered by the Department Affected men who had sailed of Agriculture. aboard the five ships involved, but States Beef who have since shipped out and During the June 17 meeting, are presently aboard other SIUtwo grievances were presented by contracted ships, are urged to com­ the Pacific American Steamship municate immediately with the Association. These dealt with the Legal Department, Seafarers Tnterfailure of the Agriculture Depart­ national Union, AGLID, 675 Fourth WASHINGTON—President Johnson, on June 18, named a 14-man Maritime Advisory ment to apply the cargo prefer­ Avenue, Brooklyn 32, New York, giving a return address where they Committee, including SIU President Paul Hall, to consider at the Cabinet level matters ence requirements to exports un­ may be contacted for instructions of policy and administration relating to Federal programs affecting the US maritime der the Commodity Credit Corpo­ ration program and to shipments in filing the necessary power of industry. ~ of powdered milk to Japan under attorney form. ILA President Thomas W. nees Included no representatives the school lunch program. During The committee—represent­ Hall, of major areas of maritime which Gleason, NMU President Joseph Following is the list of men to ing the Government, manage­ the life of this six-year program, Curran and Lane Klrkland, execu­ have been in a precarious posi­ whom this notice applies (those ment, labor and the public — is tive assistant to AFL-CIO Presi­ tion for many years, Including in- some 736 million tons of pow­ who have already been contacted dered milk h^s been shipped, al­ tercoastal, coastwise. Great Lakes most all of it to Japan, and not a. by the Union and who are in the the outgrowth of an agreement dent Meany. reached last February between The management members are and inland shipping. Representa­ pound has moved in Americanprocess of completing the form, need not contact the Legal Depart­ President Johnson and AFL-CIO Joseph Andreae, manager of the tives of tramp and independent flag ships, it was pointed out. The President George Meany. It was marine department of the Humble operators are also omitted, as are ment again): on the basis of the understanding Oil. Company; H. Lee While, pres­ representatives of three major PASA position was supported by Ronald Pedrys, Edward F. the SIU and ILA, which have reached at that time that Ameri­ ident of Marine Transport Lines; organizations — the American consistently maintained that there Costin, Glen Stanford, Concan maritime unions agreed to J. Paul St. Sure, president of the Merchant Marine Institute, Amer­ stantmos Gavalas, James Mc­ call off their boycott of foreign- Pacific Maritime Association, and ican Maritime Association and Pa­ must be at least 50% participation Donald, Henrj' J. Broadus, flag ships destined to carry US William B. Rand, president oi cific American Steamship Associ­ by US flags wherever therb is Bela Szupp, Reginald New­ Government involvement in ex­ wheat to Russia. United States Lines. ation. bury, Armando P. Luparl, ports. Secretary of Commerce Luther To represent the public at Hall said that he was "aston­ Alger R. Sawyer. The Maritime Administrator H. Hodges was designated as large, the President designated ished" that the committee to after the June 17th meeting, said Andrew II. Reasko, Jesse J. chairman of the Maritime Advi­ James J. Healy, professor of in­ solve merchant marine problems that the only grievances thus far Mosso, Thomas D. Foster, Isaao sory Committee, while Secretary dustrial relations at Harvard Uni­ included a high official of one of presented to the committee had L. Raborn, Jr., Tclesforo of Labor W. Willard Wirtz, was versity; Lewis A. Lapham, former the nation's biggest foreign-flag been the grievance on the Italian Punio, Peter Myers, Vance designated as the second Gov­ president of Grace Lines and operators—the Humble Oil Com­ waiver and the two PASA griev­ Reid, Salvatore Messina, ernment representative on the now president of the executive pany of the Standard Oil of New ances. The grievance of the Ital­ Johnnie Green, Curtis Mccommittee. Other Government committee of the Bankers Trust Jersey. Cullum, Miguel Viera. ian waiver, he said, had been dis­ department or agency heads, or Company in New York; Deane W. Bernard C. Jordan, George "Standard Oil controls more posed of and the two PASA their representatives, will attend Malott, president of Cornell Uni­ than 100 I'unaway o^r flags-of-con- grievances had been heard and Prixenos, William McNeeiy, the committee meetings as ob­ versity, and Theodore W. Kheel, venience ships and is in a posi­ would be dealt with. "We are con­ Clarence Anderson, Edward servers and advisers. Achee, Robert A. Beevers, New York lawyer and arbitrator. tion to benefit most from the fident," he stated, "that the com­ Walter L. Wicks, Robert D. The four labor representatives The SIU and other segments destruction or depression of the mittee will be able to function as Eisengraebcr, George Schmidt, named by President Johnson are of maritime noted that the nomi- merchant marine," Hall said. Intended." sia," it was pointed out by the SIU at the June 17 meeting of the committee here. SIU Moves To Collect Monies Due To Crewmen Norfolk Hail Dedication Set President Names Hall, 13 Others To Maritime Advisory Committee �Fare '^onr '' SlU Men Recall Sandanger Fire Talking over the long hours crewmembert of the Penmar (Caimar) spent searching for survivors of the Norweigan freighter Sandanger, John Ford, steward delegate, and John Ciesfelski, engine delegate recall how their ship circled the burn­ ing vessel for 12 hours on May 19. Ten persons, in­ cluding the freighter's eaptain, lost their lives liv in the fire, while 41 crewmembers were rescued. Seafarers on the Penmar spent the day day participating in a fruitless hunt for survivors, but only found an empty life jacket and unoccupied liferaft. The Penmar served as the communications link between ships in the search party and a Coast Guard plane flying overhead at the scene of the disaster off the coast of Baja California. The ship's radio was the only one on the scene that could operate on the frequencies used by both the ships and aviators. Although the Penmar was released from the search for survivors on the evening of May 19, the Sandanger continued to burn. She was towed to the Navy amphibious base at Coronado, Calif., where she was grounded after a bad list developed. After the fire was extinguished. Navy firefight­ ers concluded that the fire started in the midships section, probably in the galley. It was learned that the Norwegian ship was carrying almost $1 million worth of metals, including $290,000 of silver ingots, which were recovered. The valuable cargo has since become the subject of a series of legal actions. SEAFARERS LOG M^1M« ' Farm Labor Most Exploited, Needs Help, Experts Agree The most impoverished and exploited segment of the American labor force, farm labor, continues to toil in the sweatshop of the fields much in the same manner as it did during the Depression. Although there have been cans employed In agriculture are growing surplus of domestic farm labor due to technological prog­ token improvements in living migrants. ress causes other burdens. conditions and wages by em­ No Protection The Federationist places a ma­ ployers, farm laborers remain Farm workers are atlll denied victims of a tragic Job insecurity minimum wage coverage provided jority of the blame on prosperous, without benefit of almost all for In the Fair Labor Standards selfish growers and their allies, welfare and labor legislation that Act of 1938. When they attempt and public apathy. Three points are urged by the permits economic and social to organize to improve wages and stability for the rest of American working conditions through col­ AFL-CIO Journal to enlighten a dark problem: Farm workers must workers. lective bargaining, agricultural be given equal status with other "If the war against poverty in laborers are often ruthlessly Americans under the terms of all the United States is to be waged opposed and defeated because federal and state social welfare and won, the desperate plight of they are denied the protection of and labor laws. 2.) Migratory farm those who work for wages on the National Labor Relations Act. laborers must be helped to enter America's farms no longer can be Another obstacle is the importa­ the mainstream of American life ignored. Their conditions are a tion of hundreds of thousands of by enactment of prudent legisla­ national scandal," warns an foreign workers which creates tion. 8.) All - foreign worker im­ article in the June issue of AFL- further unemployment and a port programs must now be CIO's "The American Federation­ lowering of wages. In addition, a terminated. ist." A Poor Reward In the United States today there is the greatest abundance of food and other agricultural commodi­ ties in the history of men, yet the worker that has contributed most to this wealth find a reward By A1 Kerr, Seeretory-Treosurer scarcely sufficient to provide even food and lodging for him and his family. The average hourly wage of all Jnne Is traditionally the time for graduation. Now when Seafarers domestic farm laborers in 1963 are making last minute arrangements for the purchase of their chil­ was less than 90 cents pw hour. In dren's caps and gowns for the diploma ceremonies, is an excellent the South, where the majority of workers are employed (and also time to consider the advantages of the SIU Scholarship Benefit. This unemployed), the wage was 68 is a particularly important financial aid fmr teenagers who will be per hour. On the Pacific READING, Pa.—Like any group of workers who have to cents Coast farm workers received $1.30 applying for college next year, as well as for those college students deal with their employers, newspaper boys In this Pennsyl­ per hoiur. who need assistance to continue their higher education. vania city have learned the need to organize to get better Poverty and insecurity walk As outlined in previous issues of the LOG, the Scholarship Benefit treatment. ^ hand-in-hand with the domestic has been established by the Union and is administered by the Mari­ The teenagers are news car­ both published by the same com­ farm worker, particularly with the time Advancement Program. Seafarers themselves, who are planning migrant lalxHer. About 380,000 of riers who distribute the Read­ pany. •When Ronald Haan, 17-year-old the estimated 8.B million Ameri-- to enter college next year are ing Times and the Reading Eagle, also eligible to compete for the hers. The awards are each worth Reading High School Junior, was $6,000 for four years of study at fired from his Job as a newsboy, scholarship awards. any college or university in the the move for collective bargaining It is especially important to con­ US or its possessions in the aca­ began. No reason for the dis­ sider applying for the Scholarship demic field of the winner's choice. missal—^which came at the same Benefit at this time since all appli­ The Scholarship program is Just time as that of his two younger cants are required to take the one of the benefits available to brothers—v/tm given, but ap­ college entrance examination. Seafarers and their families under parently stemmed from Ronald's Since these tests are one of the the Maritime Advancement Pro­ protest against imfair practices in crucial factors in making the gram. the paper's circulation depart­ scholarship awards, applicants who ment. feel they need additional studies Asks AFL-CIO for them would be wise to spend Any SIU member who feels SAN FRANCISCO — A proto­ Through knowledge of unions SEATTLE—The SIU West Coast- the summer months making the type steel livestock container is gained in school, young Haan de­ there Is an unnecessary delay necessary preparations. Applicants being tested by SlU-Pacific Dis­ cided to seek aid in forming a contracted containership Nadina should be reminded that they are In the processing of any wel­ trict-contracted Matson Naviga­ labor movement among the news­ (Alaska Steamship) has sailed on responsible for paying their own fare or pension claims should tion Company in its Pacific Coast- boys. He wrote to AFL-CIO her first voyage as a containership examination fees. since her conversion which began Immediately call this to the Hawaii freight service. President George Meany for in March. Seafarers interested in making attention of the SecretaryMeasuring the same as the advice. The Nadina has been put on the application for the Scholarship Treasurer at headquarters, by company's standard container—24 A representative was dispatched Seattle-Alaska Railbelt run. She i.s Benefit for themselve.s or their feet long, 8 feet wide and certified mail, return receipt to Reading, and Ronald mean­ children, or who seek further in­ feet high, the new container com­ while had gained the sympathy the second Alaska Steamship Com­ formation about the program requested. Any delay In the pany containership on the run, fortably houses eight and can and help of local trade unionists. should write to the Seafarers In­ along with the Tonsina. Together processing of a claim Is usu­ easily accommodate 10 cattle. The Labor Temple was used for a ternational Union, 675 Fourth ally due to the absence of nec­ The first containerized ship­ grievance meeting attended by they provide a containership sail­ Avenue, Brooklyn, 32, N.Y. essary Information or docu­ ment of eight cows went to Hon­ the paperboys, their parents and ing from Seattle each Tuesday for The SIU scnoij.rsnip plan has olulu this month aboard the SS by the exclusive board of the Read­ Whittier, Alaska. ments which are required be­ The Alaska Steam freighters. been in operation for the past 11 Hawaiian Farmer. Ninety other ing & Berks County AFL-CIO and fore a claim can be processed. years, benefiting the children of Fortune and Iliamna, each with cows were aboard the freighter the Reading Building & Construc­ capacities for 90 vans as well as 36 Seafarers and 22 Union memin conventional wooden stalls, tra­ tion Trades Council. conventional cargo, are also as­ velling "second class," so to speak. Questions concerning low pre­ signed this route. One sails from At present, slatted wooden miums on papers, a high deposit Seattle each Friday. stalls are constructed on deck to fee, insurance, taking away of With the second containership transport dairy cows on conven­ routes gained after hard work and in service, Alaska Steam now has tional freighter voyages. These fines against the newsboys were Cash Benefits Paid — March, 1964 the capacity to handle more than conventional stalls were found to raised at this initial meeting. 137,700 containers annually to the CLAIMS AMOUNT PAID displace up to 36 of the 98 con­ The group of young leaders Anchorage-Fairbanks region. tainers normally carried on deck. have taken their case to their Hospital Benefits 9,475 $ 82^521.67 Home berth for the Alaska conWhen cattle are "containerized" former employer, by appearing in tainerships is Pier 46, Seattle, Death Benefits 22 59,450.00 and properly positioned on deck, the circulation department with where is cargo is lifted on and Pension-Disability Benefits 564 84,500.00 however, other containers can be signs bearing such slogans as off by 50-ton capacity cranes that stacked above the livestock car­ "Printers and Truckers Had to have been installed especially for Maternity Benefits 69 13,532.95 riers. Organize to Get Better Treat­ this operation. Dependent Benefits 803 108,401.88 "The experimental container is ment—You Can To." When the first containership be­ Optical Benefits 549 7,609.03 ventilated, has built - in feed Local union leaders have given gan to take shape, the unique deck troughs filled with hay, and a wa­ full support to help the boys learn cells with bright yellow and black Out-Patient Benefits 6,786 45,631.12 ter tank with four individual collective bargaining and settle touch plates led spectators to dub Vacation Benefits 1,446 462,133.45 drinking troughs which fill auto- their grievances. Other com­ the Tonsina the "lolUpop ship." in,»tically when the animal dips munity groups also are lending a Now there are two that rate this TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION !• for a drink. hand. quip. BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 19,714 863,780.10 Consider SIU Scholarship Now Newspaper Delivery Boys Organize For Square Deal Matson Tests New Container For Livestock Coast Boxship Premiers SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans �Jidw 19, 19M SEAF'ARERB rw win LOO Monthly Mombership Mooting At Now York By Ccri Tanner, ExecuHve Vice-President Foreign Nations Croon New Tune Seafarers were filled in. on Union business which transpired during the past month at the regular monthly membership meeting at New York headquarters. Above Is e shot of the membership listening to discussion of good and welfare. No Changes Being Planned In Shipping. Act, FMC Says WASHINGTON—^The Federal Maritime Commission does not plan to recommend any changes in the 1916 Shipping Act when it reports to the House Merchant Marine and Fisher­ ies Committee on July -21, John Harllee, chairman of the FMC, told maritime lawyers here recently. The reason for the decision, and procedure for rate filings also ternational ocean shipping. The foreign shipping officials hope that he told the group, is that the is incomplete. important 1961 amendments to that law—which legalizes dual rate systems in ocean steamship con­ ferences with additional shipper safeguards—have not yet been "fully Implemented." "We believe there should be fur­ ther experience before we get into a position of talking about chang­ ing it," he told the body repre­ senting various steamship interests, foreign and US-flag. Some shipping Interests have been convinced that once House Committee Chairman Rep. Herbert C. Bonner (Dem.-NC) held hear­ ings on the progress of FMC that he would propose changes, but Rep. Bonner has given no indication that he plans to press for changes this year. "As far as we're concerned," Mr. Harllee reassured the group, "the law seems good to us so far." The reasons for holding off on any changes, he said, are: • New dual rate contracts with their protective features and terms haVo not yet been put into effect. • The commission and the con­ ferences have not begun working out details of conference selfpolicing, such as "neutral bodies." • The entire matter of the form Both US and foreign maritime circles have been hoping for a new look at the dual rate amend­ ments to the 1916 Shipping Act which were enacted into law by Congress in 1961. The FMC an­ nounced the form that dual rate contracts were to take to be used in US foreign trade in April this year and immediately elicited an outcry from 10 leading European maritime nations and Japan, all members of steamship confer­ ences. A steamship conference is a voluntary association made up of American and foreign lines serving on the same trade route and inter­ ested in maintaining the same rates and practices. Still Not Happy A meeting here in mid-May be­ tween Commission Chairman John Harllee and foreign , shipping attaches resulted in a compromise of sorts in which the FMC agreed to remove "jurisdictional" lan­ guage from the contracts which was objectionable to the foreign nations. The foreigners are still far from satisfied, seeing US dual rate reg­ ulations as yet another attempt of the FMC unilaterally to police in- Japan Passes Own Version ' Of Cargo Preference Act Ij- WASHINGTON—Doing an about face worthy of the most preelse Marine Corps drill sergeant, the Japanese government has ordered that its own ship lines will carry 100 percent of the i' freight Japan is financing for Thailand under a war reparation I grant signed in 1962. The announcement represents a classic turnabout for the Japai nese, who have been among the most vociferous in protesting the ', 50-50 cargo preference policies in U.S.-financed Foreign Aid programs. Helps Own Flag \ What may be good for the American goose, however, doesn't II appear to be so good for the Japanese gander, and that country has now embarked on the same kind of policy to help its national || flag line- which it loudly opposed when applied by the U.S. Until as late as last month, the Japanese, along with other • foreign shipowners were hollering about Federal Maritime ComII mission efforts to establish equitable shipping conference arrangei ments by requiring foreign lines to furnish shipping documents I explaining their rate structures and other details covering only I vessels in American trade. At the same time, these same coun; tries, including Japan, have been calling "Ship American" pro: posals interference with the freedom of the seas. "Ship Japanese" With the Japanese apparently beginning a "Ship Japanese" program however, the "flag discrimination" shoe is on the other foot. • Actually, some of the most active overseas critics of U.S. shipII ping policies are benefiting from the same type of governmental aid programs they complain about to the U.S. The Japanese gov­ ernment, for instance, recently announced plans to begin a sub­ sidized freighter service between New York and Japan. Bonner's hearing will give them a chance to go on record against such US policies. The countries Involved are Bel­ gium, Holland, the United King­ dom, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Den­ mark, West Germany, France, Greece and Japan. Because not all shippers are conference members, a dual sysr tem of rates exists and it is these dual rates on which the FMC is attempting to fix its reguWtory eye. Harllee left for Paris on June 19 to confer with the representatives of the 11 maritime nations in an effort to establish boundaries of FMC jurisdiction that will be ac­ ceptable to European rate-making conferences. Those of us who are continuously fighting to increase the job op­ portunities for the American seaman, finally had a good chance for a horse laugh last week. We would have been glad to enjoy the oc­ casion, if it hadn't been for the irony of witnessing a government which has been persistently critical of US shipping policies get tan­ gled up in its own hyprocrisy. The country performing this ironical flip-flop was Japan, which has screamed "discrimination" every time the US Government has at­ tempted to shore up its sagging merchant fleet. The Japanese been sharply critical about such limited measures as stronger enforcement of the 50-50 cargo legislation and the Ship American program. Last week, however, Japan went out of its way to prove once again that what was wrong for America was right in Tokyo and vice versa. After suddenly deciding that a healthy national fleet is a definite asset to national security, the Japanese goernment decreed that from this point on, only its own ships would be permitted to carry cargo that Japan was sending to Thailand. The shipowners are being fi­ nanced under a war reparation agreement signed in 1962. Japan's sudden determination to protect the position of its mer­ chant fleet is definitely ironical when her bitter attacks on Washing­ ton's decisions to expand and up--*-grade American-flag shipping are interest payments for shipping considered. Her sudden policy re­ companies participating in the gov­ versal can only be taken to im­ ernment - sponsored constructionplicitly acknowledge the wisdom of program. This plan was designed to our own Government's desire to defray the interest charges on half improve the US merchant fleet, the ship operators' debts to the thus providing more jobs for US Japanese Development Bank. seamen. We should all remember that This isn't the only time when Japan isn't the only foreign critic the Japanese talked out of both of our shipping policies that has sides of their mouths when it shown an amazing ability to reverse wanted to insure the position of its itself when it came time for action own fleet. Last month Tokyo to protect its own fleet. For in­ popped up right on schedule to stance, Italy, which only recently criticize efforts of the Federal secured a bitterly contested ship­ Maritime Commission to set up ping waiver on an Export-Import equitable shipping conference ar­ Bank cargo, has a strong govern­ rangements. At issue was an FMC ment program of assistance to de­ request asking foreign lines to hand velop its national fleet. over information explaining their Among the legislative help Ital­ rate structures and other data cov­ ian shipping Interests have received ering ships used in trade with from their government in the past the US. Two^ears ago the National Diet, has been grants totaling well over the country's governing body, or­ 104 billion lire and shipbuilding dered a five-year moratorium on all credits which would provide financ­ ing of $320 million worth of new vessels. Four 51U Oldtimers Long Range Retire On Pensions Mecf/cos Aid NEW YORK—The names of four more SIU oldtimers have been added to the growing list of Union members who have been able to end their sailing careers secure in the knowledge OMAHA, Neb.—All of us have that they will be supported heard stories of the old "Doc Gordon is a veteran member of by a regular $150 monthly Brown" in someone's home town pension check for the rest of the steward department who be­ who was so good he could diagnose Ailing Mate their lives. The action by the joint Union - shipowner trustee panel brings to a total of 34 the rtumber of Seafarers who have retired on pension this year. The pensioners are Patrick Ibordolasa D'Amico Vieria, 50; Leon Gordon, 53; Pedro Ibardoasa, 45; Angelo D'Amico, 51. Vieria has been a member of the SIU since he joined in New York. He has had many years of experience in the steward de­ partment and ended his sailing days with a voyage on the Elizabethport (Sea-Land). A native of the British West Indies, he now lives in the Bronx, NY with his wife, Cecilia, and their three chil­ dren. came a n»ember of the Union when he joined In New Orleans. He made his last trip as a Sea­ farer on the National Defender (National Transport). Ibardolasa sailed with a chief cook's rating in the steward depart­ ment. He joined the SIU when he filled out his first member­ ship card in New York. Ibabrdolasa was born in the Philippine Islands and now makes his home in New York City. His last ship was the Steel Advocate (Isthmian). D'Amico is a veteran Seafarer with many years of experiences in the deck department. A member of what ailed you just by looking at you. Well here's a story about a couple of modern day doctors who go him one better. Radio call The mate aboard an unidentified tanker somewhere off the coast of Chile fell ill, and the ship's radio operator sent out a distress call. The call was intercepted by the emergency radio station of a Nebraska chapter of the Red Cross, and "patched" into the phone line of a local doctor. From the in­ formation given him the doctor was able to diagnose the mate's ail­ ment as an allergy reaction from cleaning chemical tanks a few days before. Consultation While the doctor was listening to the symptoms, another Omaha doctor, a ham radio operator, hap­ pened upon the conversation and tuned in. The two then held a con­ sultation over the airwaves and decided on what medication to recommend. A short-wave call the next day to check on their patient's progress Gordon Vieria confirmed the soundness of the the Union since World War II doctors' diagnosis and treatment. All's well that ends well. But when he joined in Tampa, he end­ ed his sailing career with a voyage how do you send a bill by short on the Alcoa Planter (Alcoa). wave? �SkAFARERS LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) June 6-June 19, 1964 SIU men found a steadily improving job situation in the past two weeks as total shipping jumped to 1,505. a new record for 1964. The total for the previous re­ porting period was 1,211. The increased shipping activ­ ity was especially apparent in Philadelphia, Jackson­ ville, New Orleans and Seattle, with Houston showing the most impressive gain over the previous two weeks. Jobs calls continued to rise in New York and Bal­ timore, although Boston and Norfolk experienced a. slight clip in shipping activity. The job situation in the Gulf area improved considerably with every port with the exception of Mobile registering gains. Shipping fell off in both Wilmington and San Francisco during the reporting period. Registration figures continued to fall as the shipping picture improved. Total registration stood at 1.324, compared to 1,340 for the previous reporting period. The deck department was the only one to show a rise, while the engine and steward departments showed a decrease in registration. As the total number of jobs dispatched continued to increase, the number of men registered on the beach dropped to 1,324 from the previous period's total of 1,340. Shipping activity (see right) fell off slightly from the previous reporting period, indicating a higher rate of turnover. Payoffs and sign-ons declined slightly, while the number of in-transit visits took a more significant drop. Statistics reflecting the seniority situation show -that the total of Class A men shipping rose a percentage point to 51 percent from the previous two weeks. Class B men had a smaller share of the total number shipped with 33 percent, and the percentage of Class C men rose to 16 percent from the previous figure of 14 per­ cent. Ship Ac#fW#y Pay Sign In Oth Ons Trans. TOTAL Bofton ...... 0 0 4 4 3 15 28 N«w York.... 10 4 7 17 Philadelphia.. 6 5 12 22 Baitimera .... 5 2 8 14 Norfolk 4 1 8 11 Jacksonville .. 2 0 « « Tampa 0 3 6 13 Mobile 4 9 14 31 New Orleans.. 8 7 33 53 Houston 13 Wilmington .. 1 1 5 7 2 8 13 Son Francisco.. 3 4 4 11 Seattle 3 TOTALS ... 59 41 130 230 DECK DEPARTMENT. Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk •lacksonville Tampa ?.tobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 6 10 1 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 22 53 14 89 5 18 21 38 7 59 4 32 44 14 15 13 4 4 0" 8 0 2 3 5 2 5 8 0 0 1 4. 1 * 13 18 3 7 11 13 35 1 1-32 1 4 52 0 13 2 11 7 4 13 1 2 1 2 4. 5 8 4 1 14 0 1 3 3 8| 1 4 1 3 5 3 6 3 5 1 2 1 2 10 3 4 0 7 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 ^.. 8 17 0 9 0 13 5 5 8 11 17 1 3 2 6 1 37 16 4 57 2 17 19 38 26 36 67 15 17 33 5 1 27 27 6 60 3 50 17 14 34 19 33 4 56 10 20 20 2 5 3 1 10 1 6 0 1 1 2 0 1 4 2 2 4 9 10 3 22 2 5 10 5 3 13 22 0 5 4 9 4 8 18 0 9 1 11 9 10 6 16 5 6 0 19 2 8 122 193 36 1 351' 17 79 90 1 186 105 193 31 1 329 21 74 88 1 183 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A B 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 16 59 0 11 5 32 0 3 8 2 1 4 13 3 5 9 52 1 6 14 0 3 3 4 1 6 0 0 10 1 4 3 2 1 1 2 7 17 6 1 4 2 5 67 0 33 4 1 5 50 1 15 21 56 0 1 4 1 2 2 11 22 0 8 3 9 0 1 OJ 1 19 16 6 55 25 1 86 329 183 C 0 16 3 9 6 1 4 7 5 21 2 11 1 86 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A 1 GROUP GROUP ALL 1 2 3 ALL „ 1 2 3 ALL 4 5 32 2 3 6 11 21 6 107 79 119 24 222 7 48 75 130 15 13 32 2 20 16 3 5 13 74 28 87 54 5 4 17 22 1 24 15 10 11 2 28 1 3 6 17 7 15 23 2 4 6 12 1 10 2 2 1 3 9 , 4 16 0 30 30 30 64 1 24 4 2 21 40 103 144 105 72 77 11 160 1 127 49 70 18 137 3 31 33 67 8: 12 9 7 18 34 0 16 4 52 2 21 18 42 22 25 5 41 47 4 33 36 27 18 11 15 5 1 598 363 481 90 1 9341 26 ISO 317 1 533 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port n M Boston New York '.... Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Franci.sco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 0 5 11 39 2 4 1 19 0 2 1 6 0 4 3 11 8 24 7 33 5 3 5 14 0 17 43 181 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 7 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 4 54 8 31 17 37 54 7 23 12 56 11 6 42 0 6 0 2 10 1 8 1 10 0 8 4 9 13 2 22 1 361 1 3 23 6 4 8 7 9 5 15 0 2 0 2 3 1 05 0 3 2 5 1 4 8 0 1 6 4 4 8 0 2 0 2 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 18 1 8 1 4 4 1 13 1 5 7 9 4 35 3 3 17 14 21 11 35 12 31 45 3 34 2 0 40 2 22 15 33 23 19 39 7 2 42 4 46 1 9 0 3 1 5 1 1 4 3 1 2 1 4 3 7 0 6 7 22i 1 2 4 1 3 2 6 1 6 3 10 2 12 2 16 0 8 9 17 0 i 17 1 20 1 244 17 103 75 1 195 49 165 '23 1 2371 18 100 77 1 195 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 1 2 B 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 12 54 42 1 3 4 10 0 3 1 13 8 36 3 4 15 1 3 7 5 5 0 4 0 2 2 4 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 13 7 0 1 8 12 45 34 2 2 6 10 42 46 0 4 5 5 3 4 1 X 8 7 5 1 6 2 2 • 7 16 0 5 17 37 35 1 79 237 195 7 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B 1 GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 18 1 0 2 1. 3 11 4 4 7 12 12 108 38 108 51 58 128 9 155 19 27 2 3 23 0 4 18 19 9 10 57 2 8 59 6 7 44 10 10 22 17 10 16 2 7 3 3 7 7 16 12 2 14 2 16 4 11 1 8 6 7 0 1 1 1 6 0 3 5 2 1 21 9 23 2 34 0 . 12 10 22 12 • 91 19 66 15 100 3 54 61 118 98 15 10 42 5 62 3 22 41 66 14 13- 11 28 2 6 5 4 4 12 8 -2l| 15 . 40 5 60 2 10 10 22 40; 9 34 2 7 23 2 6 20 12 79 1 511135 413 60 1 608 38 206 234 1 478 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Hos 'JY Phil Bal Nor Jac Tam Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-s 1 8 1 3 0 1 0 2 6 2 1 1 2 28 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 0 2 4' 17 12 16 53 j 4 2 4 8 5 6 221 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 6 1 0 3 4 0 10 2 14 7 20 9 42 5 5 8 20 1 1 2 5 7 2 8 18 2 4 5 13 60 41 85 1 214 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1-8 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A B 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 17 24 4 17 4 16 41 2 18 41 13 1 10 13 0 3 15 0 0 4 4 1 3 10 0 5 1 2 4 0 5 3 4 10 5 0 0 0 6 6 4 4 11 28 0 0 15 15 0 9 0 11 11 28 15 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 6 2 1 6 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 12 15 0 6 8 3 1 10 1 10 0 0 2 2 10 10 1 1 0 30 31 7 7 48 11 5 25 21 0 1 17 1 6 21 48 3 3 1 21 25 4 7 4 6 24 0 21 1 3 20 0 21 21 21 24 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 1 4 5 2 3 0 10 0 0 3 3 0 5 0 5 5 10 3 2 1 7 10 3 3 2 8 0 12 14 . .0 16 2 3 16 1 2 14 9 11 114 1' 134 26 59 28 83 1 196 10 7 97 1 114 1 6 79 1 86 196 114 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL C ALL 1-8 2 5 12 0 1 4 3 4 0 1 2 2 57 37 76 196 4 65 18 72 26 10 51 10 27 3 11 2 12 1 9 4 19 3 58 3 0 10 13 19 11 20 54 8 11 6 3 18 0 5 16 1 15 6 11 4 3 3 2 1 8 0 1 4 3 11 2 6 0 1 2 9 1 0 1 6 0 4 15 18 5 18 47 1 2 12 22 6 2 31 19 63 130 4 3 132 139 7 76 17 68 6 38 5 27 23 13 21 66 11 21 5 2 4 14 3 1 6 10 6 3 2 15 20 10 27 66 0 2 13 5 18 9 26 5 33 33 5 3 13 5 23 3 5 28 33 96 200 113 270 1 365 1 679 304 86 1 396 SUMMARY DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered Registered SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 122 193 36 I 351 17 79 90 j 186 H)5_193_31J 329 43 181 20 1 244 "17 103 75 I 195 49 165 23 I 237 "88 41 85 I 214 9 11 114 I 134 85 28 83 I 196 253 415 141 I 809 43 193 279 I 515 239 386 137 i 762 SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 21 74 18 100 10_ 7 49 181 88 I 183 77 I 195 97], 114 262 1 492 SHIPPED Registered On The Beach TOTAL CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B SHIPPED GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 S ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 86 329 183 86 I 598 363 _481 90 I 934; 26 190"317 I 533 6 55 25 79 237 195 79 j 511 135 413 60 I 608 _38 206 234 [ 478 "7 37 6 79 86,196 114 86 396 296 113 270 1679 28" 33 304" I 365 14 98 139 251 762 492 251 11505 794 1007 420 j2221i 92 429 855 |1376 �|«M tC, ItM SEAFAREBS Rail Tug Trio On Pension Roster By Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic NEW YORK—Three railtug veterans who are members of the SIU Railway Marine Region have been awarded lifetime pensions which will assure them $150 per month. The action by the Pension plan trustees permits the three rail tugman with his wife, Katharine. They to retire without fear of fi­ plan to retire to the Catskill N.Y. Shipping Sets Fast Pace . Shipping has been very rood here in New York during: the last month. From all indications this optimistic outlook will continue throughout the next several weeks. On the beach here in New York is Patrick Ryan who last sailed as chief electrician aboard the Steel Rover and is waiting around the New York Hall for a Far East run. Otho Babb is also on the beach in New York waiting for a Isthmian or Robin Line' run and Anthony Malelio, who last sailed as chief cook on the Mt. Washington, says he's ready to ship out rtght av/ay. Summer boats should be calling for their crews soon, putting r little life into Boston shipping that has been very slow. We expect a few payoffs during the next period. Charles Berkeley, who has been sailing SIU ships for 20 years, is registered and waiting for a foreign run. His last ship was the Cantigny. Charles says h*e is glad to be back home and is going to spend some time with his family and make an occasional trip to the racetrack. John Chermesino, who's been with SIU for 25 years, is just in from a voyage to Russia on the Transeastern. John, too, is glad to be home, and plans to take his family to the World's Fair, relax awhile and then get a foreign run. Lawrence Melanson, a 23-year SIU man. Is In from India. Law­ rence registered and then went to-f Canada to visit his family and is in store for Vernon Hopkins to get in some of that good fishing just coming off the DeSoto. Ver­ time. Robert Bennett, who has non says he will look for another helped to man SIU ships for the Far East run after the rest. Ver­ past 25 years, is off the Wash­ non Porter, a SIU man for 20 ington for awhile. Bob says that years. Is going to take the sum­ he Is sorry that ha had to get off mer off and go home. His last this floating hotel. He is now on ship was the DeSoto, recently re­ the run to Nantucket from Woods turned from the Orient. Hole for the summer, and will try Bert WInfleld, last aboard the to make It back to his former National Defender as 3rd Cook, ship. plans to make the trip to New Shipping his been slow in Phila­ York to see some friends and delphia during the last period, but then ship out again on a Far East­ is expected to pick up during the ern trip. Bert spent nine months next couple of weeks. Three pay­ on the Defender. offs are scheduled. The port re­ Seafarers in Norfolk are now ported six payoffs, four sign-ons very much involved in assisting and six intransits during the past COPE in its efforts to elect city, period. Alfred Fry, who has been sailing SIU since 1943, Is aboard state and federal officials sympa­ the Columbia at present. He tells thetic to union needs. A break­ of a rather lengthy stay in the through in negotiations with the Philadelphia area and the many Old Dominion Marine Railway changes noticed in Boone Street. has been made after the company Alfred is anxious to shove off had steadily refused to make a satisfactory wage offer or go along again for the West Coast. with the SIU United Industrial George Fargo is enthusiastic Worker's Welfare Plan. After five about shipping possibilities in New n^onths of negotiations, however. York. When he was in the port Old Dominion has offered satis­ recently he visited the hall and factory wage rates and has agreed said he was tempted to ship out to contribute to the UIW Welfare of here. Plan. We are almost certain that Television and Radio Broadcast­ this contract will be ratified by ing Studio Employees Local 804 the employes. has expressed thanks for the hand Puerto Rico is having lots of lent to them during the days of action on the labor front, while their strike. SIU men were quick shipping activity is proceeding to offer their services on the along at a normal pace. picketline for Local 804. Julio Soils, after a long stay on Things are looking good down in the beach, finally got his O.S. job Baltimore. Shipping has been very on the Azalea City. Issac Brown good during the past period and decided he had had enough beach the next couple of weeks shapes time and shipped Ordinary Sea­ up as good also. The British man on the Clairborne. -Danny freighter Tulse Hill left this port Mejias just arrived back in town recently for the Bahamas after after a three-month trip through standing idle for" 1.37 days while the Mediterranean and Persian longshoremen refused to work on Gulf. Danny has fine praise for the Cuban blacklisted ship. The his shipmates who made the voy­ departure of the Tulse Hill fol­ age on the Alcoa Masffer. Now lowed a ruling by a Federal Court that he's had his vacation, Rob­ last month upholding the right of erto Escobar is all set to ship out International Longshoremen's As­ again. Roberto spent four months sociation Local 1355 here, to re­ on the Puerto Rico Division-con­ fuse to work on the vessel. tracted dredge Crest. The American Lead Products A major Item of interest to Sea­ farers in Norfolk will be the ded­ Company has been ordered by the ication of the new hiring hall, Public Service Commission to July 1. In the nick of time, too, stop transporting strikebreakers since shipping has been tremen­ to and from their jobs in a closed dous in this port. We are short of van. Disaster loans for small rated men in ail departments and businesses affected by the current the boom looks like it will con­ drought are available from the Small Business Administration. tinue. The Penn Trader, Henry, Globe 4,000 tons of cattle feed have be­ Progress and Globe Carrier all gun moving into the dry, stricken paid off, and there were three south coast area. An eight-inch thick nylon moor­ sign ons — the Penn Trader, Henry and Globe Carrier. In all, ing snapped on the tug Puerto 15 .ships were in transit. Charles Nuevo of the Puerto Rico Light­ Deiners, who has been shipping erage Company, June 16, while out of Houston for the past cou­ undocking the French passenger ple of years, is looking for a ship Antilles. Two of the Puerto Bosun's job. His last ship was the Nuevo's crewmembers were killed Taddel Victory. A short vacation (Continued on page 14) P«C« Sevea LOO SlU-Railway Marine Re­ gion member William Minkler receives the best wishes of RMR director G. P. McSInty as he re­ ceives his first pension check at N.Y. head­ quarters. Minkler sailed on New York Central tugs for 38 years and is now look­ ing forward to a retire­ ment of ease. Come Claim Lost Property The following Seafao-ers are notified that they have lost property being held for them at the Records Section of New York Headquarters. Seafarers appearing on this list are urged to contact the Records Section to claim their prop­ erty as soon as possible, i Ackroyd, Philip F. ^ Allen, R. H. ; Barclay, P. I Bentley, F. D. i Carey, Riley i Desmond, Robert i Dever, E. i Dolye, Edward P. i Duffy, James W. i Duron, M. I Forte, Ferdinand I'Garnett, C. I Garrlgues, Dale I Gianicco, F. i Goins, Mike (Deceased) ^ Gordy, H. S. I Gorman, Jas, Joseph ^ Hassan, R. f Higgins, Jas. ^ Lillard,. F. E. ^ Maxey, J. H. ^ McGuinn, Eugene ! Mones, J. H. i Morillo, B. : Ottowski, Edward J. : Pasinosky, J. i Pureed, Thos. Shaffer, E.G. Simonds, T. Smith. F. C. Solomon, Wm. Springer, J. L. Stover, C. V. Trost, John Vega, A. Walrath, V. I Weaver, G. Wilson, Herbert C. : Wiseman, R. nancial consequences which would normally hit them If they were forced to stop working without the protection of a pension. The three new pensioners bring to a total of 15 the number of RMR members who have retired on pension this year. The num­ ber of rail tugmen who have been able to collect pensions since the plan was started now stands at 63. The three rail tug veterans are William Minkler, 58; Metro Palubniak, 42; and George Biy, 65. All three are retiring on disabil­ ity pensions which pay $150 per month. Minkler Is a railtug veteran with more than 38 years of ex­ perience with the New York Cen­ tral Railroad. A men»ber of the SIU-RMR since 1960, ha sailed as a deckhand. His last tug was New York Central No. 8. Mink­ ler lives In Cllffslde Park, NJ Mountains in New York state where they intend to purchase a home. BIy is also a New York Central veteran who became a RMR member in 1960. He went to work for the Central in 1925 and sailed as a deckhand. His last tug was New York Central No. 32. Before he tried his hand at railtugs, Bly shipped deep-sea from Gulf ports. Bly is a resident of Weehawken, NJ. He plans to "take it easy" for the next few months, and then looks forward to travel­ ing in Mexico. Palubniac sailed on Pennsyl­ vania railtugs since 1948. He be­ came a member of the RMR in 1960. He ended his career on railtugs when he took his last trip on the New York as a deckhand. He makes his home In Ridgewood, NJ where he plans to spend his retirement with his wife, Ann and their three children. It's smiles all around as two veteran rail tugmen accept their first pension checks from SIU Railway Marine Region di­ rector G. P. McGInty. Standing ll-r) ard'George Bly, who sailed for the New York Central Railroad, McGinty, and Metro Palubniac, who is retiring from the Pennsylvania Railroad. After putting in many years of active service, both will be receiving their $150 pension benefits by mail every month from now on. Port Of New York Hits Record Low In Cargoes NEW YORK—The Port of New York slipped to a new and record low last year in its share of the national total of general cargo exports and Imports handled over its piers and wharves, accord­ ing to S. Sloan Colt, chairman of the Port of New York Authority here. Analysis of Federal Bureau of Census compilations shows that while the national volume of general cargo foreign trade in­ creased from 61.5 million long tons in 1962 to 68.3 million tons In 1963, the New York Harbor volume declined from 13.9 mil­ lion tons in 1962 to 13.4 million tons In 1963, Mr. Colt said. The Port of New York had 2.9 per cent less ocean-borne gen­ eral cargo moving through it last year, compared with 1962, and the port's share of national voluine of general cargo dipped 2.8 per cent below the 1962 level. Although last year's general cargo movement for the port was 3.9 per cent above 1961, Its share of the national total has declined progressively since 1963, the report indicates. The New York-New Jersey Harbor traditionally has been a general cargoport. A century ago it handled 75 per cent of the nation's general cargo trade. In World War II it almost equaled this figure, but following the war a decline set in. The survey points out that the decline in the area's share of the national total Is due largely to the growth of semi-manufac­ tured and raw materials shipped through competitor ports, in­ creased promotional and development activities of Atlantic, Gulf and Great Lakes ports and the rapid growth of industry in the southern and western sections of the nation. m �SEAFARERS Fige Eifht Three More IBU Tugmen On Pension An IBU Baby Picture By Llndsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area SIU Tugs to Haul Floating Monument NEW YORK—The joint Unionemployer trustee panel of the SIU pension plan has awarded three veteran members of the SIUInland Boatmen's Union life-time pensions which will pay ' $150 per month. The three IBU oldtimers have all been awarded disability p e nsions, and can look forward to SIU Inland Boatmen's Union member Forrest Finch is shown a comfortable rehere with his wife Betty and daughter Jeannine at home in tlrement sup­ Valusek St. Louis, Mo. Jeannine, now four months old, is an IBU ported by regular pension checks after a life of hard baby and received a $25 bond from the Union, both com­ work. memorating her btrth and giving her future a little boost. Two of the pensioners, Fred J. Finch works for IBU-contracted Bernhardt Bros., which op­ Valusek, 65; and Mayo Brasseaux, erates tugs out of St. Louis. 62, hail from the Gulf area, while the third, Frank Novak, 62, sailed out of Baltimore. Valusek became a Union mem­ ber in 1960 when he signed up in Galveston. He was an employee of Galveston Wharves, Inc. since 1929 where he worked as a chief weigher. Valusek makes his home WASHINGTON—President Johnson hailed the nation's in Galveston where he lives with first federal equal pay for women bill as a landmark in his wife, Alice. Brasseaux has been an IBU "America's progress toward a society of decency." member since 1963 when he re­ The law, passed last year,"*" ceived his first membership card Clarence T. Lundquist, went into effect June 11 and trator in Port Arthur. Sailing as a cook whose staff has the responsibility for the Sabine Towing and Trans- several hundred persons took for enforcing the statute. part in an all-day conference of Earlier Rep. Edith Green (Dthe National Committee for Equal Ore.), a principal sponsor of the Pay before assembling at the equal pay bill, called for exten­ White House to hear the President. sion of the Fair Labor Standards Johnson told the group that Act, with both its minimum wage America has been made "stronger and equal pay provisions, to addi­ —^not softer as we have laid aside, tional groups of workers "so it gradually one by one, the old will have meaning for those wom­ biases and ancient prejudices en who are on the lowest rung of against the equality of women." the economic ladder." Noting that fewer than one out The new law, which applies to Brasseaux Novak employers and workers covered of three working women are cur­ portation Company since 1942, his by the Fair Labor Standards Act, rently covered by the law, she last tug was the Vulcan. Brasseaux requires that men and women called for action to help "the mil­ lives in Port Arthur with his wife, performing equal work be paid lions of women who make 70 and equal wages. It prohibits lowering 80 cents an hour working in laun­ Letha. Novak is a veteran tugman who salaries for men in order to equal­ dries, department stores and do­ mestic work." held membership in the IBU since ize rates. Lundquist assured the group President James A. Suffridge ot 1957 when he Joined in Baltimore. He was employed by the Balti­ the Retail Clerks served as a mem­ that the new law will be admin­ more Towerage and Lighterage ber of a panel discussion on admin­ istered vigorously and he urged Company and sailed In the deck istration of the new law, which fol­ women whose employers do not department. He is a resident of lowed an address to the confer­ adhere to the law to report the Glen Burnie, Md. ence by Wage and Hour Adminis­ violation to the Labor Dept. New Law Guarantees Women Equal Pay AfL-CIO Highlights Automation Problems 'Misery' Lurks In Progress WASHINGTON—Progress can mean "misery" for millions of workers, the AFL-CIO stressed in House testimony urging establishment of « National Commission on Automa­ tion and Technological progress. Legislative Director An­ Biemiller said, should be Until recently, he said, there drew J. Biemiller said that amission, broadly representative group, has been "an almost single-minded rapid technological change, specifically including persons from concern for the advancement of instead of bringing " a golden age of undreamed of abundance," has contributed to persistent, high un­ employment. "Men have been displaced by machines, skills acquired over a lifetime have become obsolete, entire communities have been turned into islands of depression reminiscent of the 1930s and the frustrations of the Negro people and the youth and the poor of all races have grown in intensity," Biemiller said. His statement to a House Labor subcommittee urged quick approv­ al of the -automation commission bill sponsored by Representative Elmer J. Holland (D-Pa.), chair­ man of the subcommittee. The proposed 14-member com­ U, 1N4 LOG both labor and management. In addition to the commission, made up of persons outside the govern­ ment, a federal inter-agency com­ mittee would be established by the bill to provide technical assist­ ance and advisory services. Both groups are needed, Biemil­ ler said, and would lend encour­ agement to the hope "that the nation will soon begin to meet the enormous social problems created by the revolution in technology with the same zeal which has marked our pioneering efforts in the physical sciences." Much of the problem of adjustment to automation, Biemiller declared has resulted from "a fundamental im­ balance in American policy dur­ ing the past decade." technology and productive effi­ ciency" with "little attention to the serious human problems cre­ ated by rapid technological change." Biemiller cited investment cred­ its and accelerated depreciation allowances "to subsidize the spread of automation . . .whiie little was done to aid in the development of adequate adjustment of people and communities to radical tech­ nological change." He contrasted the modest funds available to the Dept. of Labor for its research programs on automa­ tion's social impact with "the ex­ penditure by the federal govern­ ment of billions of dollars on re­ search and development in the physical sciences." Soon,' Mobile will have its own floating monument to rival the battleship Texas now resting at the San Jacinto Monument near Houston. The USS Alabama, one of the last of the United States Navy's super-dreadnaughts will be towed from Puget Sound, through the Panama Canal and to a flnal dock site in Mobile Bay. The towing, to begin as soon as the ship is fitted out for the operation, will be done by IBU-SIU men aboard tugs of the Mobile Towing and Wrecking Co. Money for establishment of the monument was raised largely by public subscription prompted in the beginning by coins pitched in by Alabama school children. The Alabama is expected to start moving toward her final destina­ tion in about 30 days. Things have been lively on the labor front in New Orleans since our last report. Two unions, both affiliates of the Maritime Council of Greater New Orleans' and vicinity, MTD, AFL-CIO, won beefs involved in, contract negotiations after brief strikes. The first in­ volved a strike of a brewery workers local against a local brewery. The second ended in victory for Grain Workers Local 157A whose members^ picketed the giant Bunge elevator in a successful effort to conclude a contract with the Des--f^ —-— trehan. La., Board of Trade after Texas, after registering in the en­ months of fruitless contract ne­ gine department. He hopes to gotiations. make a Reynolds ore carrier, The maritime labor movement which will enable him to get home has been making steady progress more often, Ray Perry has been in the Gulf as a result of the sweating out a place on the top splendid cooperation that exists of the list in hopes he can makebetween the organizations affili­ a chief steward's job. ated with the various port coun­ One of the real oldtimers en­ cils of the Maritime Trades De­ joying a vacation with his family partment. after registering in Mobile is Os­ Shipping continued to boom car Stevens who has been sailing during the last two weeks and the from the Gulf area since 1934. He outlook for the immediate future was one of those who took part continues to be bright. in American Coal beef. J. C. Trosclar got off in Mobile for a rest Problem There seemed to be a tendency with his family after staying on on the part of rated men in all the Achilles for about a year. J. C. departments to hang back wait­ Stewart is getting ready to move ing for the choice runs rather into a new house. He paid off the than to throw in for the many Steel Surveyor and is registered available jobs. All hands should for an electrician's job. Ethan M. Mercer is ready to bear in mind that the Union has available electri­ an important responsibility to take the first cian's job. His last ship was the man its contracted ships. One of the greatest safeguards we have Neva West. E. J. Riviere, who for protecting our job opportuni­ makes his home in Mississippi, is ties and our many economic bene­ recuperating from a minor illness. fits is through manning the avail­ Darius L. Knapp who last sailed able jobs, promptly and as night cook and baker on the Monarch of the Seas is looking efficiently. During the New Orleans meet­ for another job on the Puerto ing we noted some real oldtimers Rican run. on hand to assist in conducting^ the Union'ii' business. Among them were such familiar faces as Baldy Bollinger, Dick Birming­ ham, Scotty Clark and Sam Hurst. Joe Cave is on the beach and expects to ship toward the end of the summer vacation. He paid off the bosun's job on the Tamara Guilden in order to be MOBILE Construction has beon hand to vacation with his fam­ ily while Joe Jr. is out of school. gun here on a new bulk-liquid Joe Vigo is taking it easy while handling facility which will allow waiting for a Delta Line passen­ vessels to load liquids simultane­ ger ship. Vincent lacono is an­ ously while loading and unloading general cargo. other one on the vacation list. New Yorkers will remember Do The new facility, which will be L. Chen who has been shipping located at shipside in one of the out of Houston- for the last cou­ general cargo piers of the Ala­ ple of years and now is registered bama State Docks, will accommo­ In the steward department. Some date shipside storage of vegetable of the others on the beach in oils as well as drumming or di­ Houston include Fred N. Mitchell rect loading of bulk liquids. who is looking for a pumpman's Bulk liquid cargo previously Job on a T-2 after paying off the could be pumped directly into a Cities Service in Nodfolk. He ship's deep tanks from tank cars says he has had enough of the big on dockside rail tracks or- from supers for awhile. Paul Proko- trucks, the director explained, puk, registered in Group 2, Deck but added that "shippers seldom Department, filled a needed Va­ took the chance of the tank cars cancy for a rated man for an out­ and vessels arriving at the same side trip on the G & H Towing time." Co. tug Grampus. The facility will consist of four Roscoe T. Milton, who has been storage tanks with a capacity of shipping in the deck department more than 5.4 million gallons, he since 1939, was injured in an ac­ said. It also will be able to pump cident ashore and at present is liquid cargo, such as soybean oil collecting out patient benefits. He and peanut oil from barges, tank expects to be fit for duty soon and cars or trucks, to the storage says he will grab the first thing tanks, the drumming plant, or di­ moving. Jose M. Montalvo went rectly into the deep tanks , of home for a vacation at Robstown, .ships. New Mobile Facility To Double Up �M; 1964 SEAFARERS LOG Pare NIak Former Middleweight Champ Bobo Olson Trains At SiU Gymnasium Bobo Olson, who shipped with the SIU Pacific District, had some questions about the SIU Lifeboat School which is lodged in the SIU headquarters at New York. Shown in the photo above are (l-r) SIU rep. Dan Butts, Olson, Robert Ducote, Rudolph Odom and Jimmy Summerall. Plenty of questions were fired at Olson in return. Seafarers check out Bobo's footwork as he shadowboxes during his training session at the headquarters gym. Every seat was packed as SIU men turned out to see the former middleweight champ of the world get in some really heavy training for his recent fight with Johnny Persol at Madison Square Garden. Olson lost a split decision. Former middleweight eliomp Bobo Olson, hard open the comeback trail, utiliied the faciilHes of the SIU headquarters gym to train for his fight with Johnny Persol lost week at New York's Madison Square Garden. Olson, who shipped with — —— the SUP OS on AB in back bid for a shot at the gym wero a big draw for the days before ho won light heavyyveight crown, Seafarers around head­ the middleweight crown worn right now by Willie quarters and for neighbor­ from Randy Turpin. lost a Postrano. The closo loss hood kids, who turned out hard-fought split-decision to Persol come In Olson's to see the former chomp, squeaker at the Garden. 103rd fight as a profes­ who has fought such names Going into the fight sional. His lifetlmo rec­ as 'Sugar' Ray Robinson, heavyweight match with ord shows on Impressive Q7 Archie Moore, Walter Persol, Olson hod a string wins, 14 losses and two Cartier, Joey Maxim, of eight straight victories draws. Rocky Castellanl. Joey Gigoing for him in his come­ His workouts at the SIU ambra and Pierre Langoir. Bobo Olson shows the proper method of throwing a power punch to Rudolph Odom during a break. Neighborhood kids flocked to the gym in droves as soon as word leaked out that Olson was there. During & breather from his rigorous training sessions Olson patiently signed autographs for all askers—and there were plenty. Synthetic Lines For IVIooring And Towing Synthetic lines are made of propylene, polyethylene and Polynylon, Dacron, Esterlon, poly­ plus—85 per cent of manila. lu other words. If a manila propylene, polyethylene, Poly- line with a three-inch circum­ plus or other combinations of ference has a tensile strength synthetic fibers. Their ad­ of 100 per cent, then tensile of synthetic lines of vantages over manila include strength the same size would be: Poly­ lighter weight, greater flexi­ ethylene—160 per cent; Poly­ bility, durability, toughness, propylene—175 per cent; longer life, lower cost and— Esterlon—180 per cent; Polyplus—185 per cent; Dacron— indisputably most important 220 per cent; and nylon—299 —greater strength. per cent. Because synthetic lines are For lines of less than a threestronger than manila, smalldiameter synthetic lines can be Inch circumference, however, it is used for many applications instead recommended that equal-size syn­ of larger-diameter manila, par­ thetic lines be substituted for ticularly on heavy-duty assign­ manila for ease of handling and to ments such as mooring and towing. provide reserve capacity, as small­ Small-diameter lines are, of er-size lines exhibit a greater loss course, lighter and easier to handle of breaking strength as the result than large-diameter lines, and most of fractures, cuts and other synthetic lines also are lighter in abrasive action. In addition, larger synthetic density than manila, w^ich further sizes provide more working area makes them easier to handle. Because of the comparatively and result in less concentration of greater tensile strength of syn­ bearing pressure when in contact thetics, smaller sizes of various with stationary fittings or moving synthetic lines may be substituted capstans. This larger area mini­ for large manila lines, as recom­ mizes wear from abrasion and .creates less frictional heat. Hence, mended by the ABS. the added longeivity and extra Rule Of Thumb safety factor gained by using equalAccording to the ABS formula, size synthetics for manila in the a rule of thumb may be used to smaller .sizes more tiian justify approximate manila lines of a their use. three-incli circumference and ' Highly Elastic larger; nylon—75 per cent; DacSynthetic lines also possess a •ron-r-80 per cent;. Esterlon, poly­ higher degree of plasticity under Because they offer numer­ ous advantages over manila lines, the use of synthetic lines for mooring purposes has been approved for U.S.-flag vessels, with studies now being pre­ pared on the use of such lines for towing. With much of the SIU membership vitally inter­ ested in this innovation, espe­ cially members of the deck department, the^Log has gath­ ered pertinent information on the characteristics of these synthetic lines, which it is printing here as a service to the membership. load than manila and exhibit re­ markable elastic recovery; hence they can be stretched repeatedly without fracturing component fila­ ments. Oilier peculiar characleristics of synthetics are that they ..exhibit a permanent elonga­ tion (the increase in length gained after the first loading) and a working elongation (the recoverable stretch that can be expected from broken-in lines). Because of this exceic tional extensibility, synthetic lines recover with sudden force when they part, and men handling them should exercise Utmost caution.. Under severe weather conditions, which manila and synthetic lines for example, when the elongation greatly differ. of synthelio mooring lines proves Chemical Resistance excessive, it is advisable to double Whereas maniia has poor chemi­ up the lines, and extreme care cal resistance, is subject to mildew should be exercised when easing attack unless treated, requires more out the lines from around bitts, cleats or other holding devices un­ attention and must be dried be­ fore storage, all synthetic lines der stress. Also, due to he high degree of have excellent chemical resistance stretch under load, rapid recovery to acids and alkalis and a.ra in­ upon release of the load and a low herently rot and mildew resistant. coefficient of friction, synthetic In addition, manila guy and lines may slip suddenly and be­ mooring lines must be loosened in come hazardous to the line handler. To best control a line while easing wet weather due to shrinkage, but out, two or three round turns synthetic lines are not affected by should be taken on the bitt before moisture and require little atten­ figure-eighting the line, and the tion due to weather changes. Some, line handler should always stand in fact, are impervious to water, hence they will not freeze. clear of the bitts. Synthetic lines under heavy Nylon and polypropylene are the worst offenders of stick-slip when strain may develop glazed areas easing out under stress. Poly­ on the surface where they have ethylene, on the other hand, may been worked against bitts, chocks require two or three extra turns or cleats. This condition may be because of its extreme lubricity cau.sed by either fusing of surface fibers or removal of paint from and low amount of friction. metal surfaces, but the effect on When nylon, polypropylene line strength is negligible. or Poly-plus lines are used on Surface yarns of soihe synthe­ capstans for heavy towing or tics, particularly nylons and poly­ impact loading. It Is advisable esters, became fuzzy as a result to take six turns on the cap­ of chafing and abrasive action. This fuzziness is natural and acts stans plus two turns overlaying as a cushion to retard additional the last four turns. This re­ abrasion, and unless lite wear has duces the hazard of sudden . penetrated well into the line surges when Tendering out. structure, the loss in tensile . There are several other ways in strength, here too, is negligible. �SiEAW ARERS Pare ten J^ t9, UM< LOG Called Most Secretive Commfsiion In Washington RR Rate Cutting Called A Drag On Whole Economy WASHINGTON—The railroad industry, through its policy of discriminatory rate cutting, has erected "regional trade harriers which retard the free flow of interstate commerce and distort the economic de-"*^ troversial legislation In this area, velopment of the country," so far It has not been able to ac­ the regulated water carrier in­ complish Its goal. dustry charged here last month. The charge was contained In the Common Carrier Conference of Domestic Water Carriers' new publication described as a "cata­ log of typical current rate com­ parisons." In a lengthy analysis of alleged rail freight rate discriminations throughout the US, the water car­ riers declared that railroads maintain inordinately low rates on water competitive services and unduly high ones on Identical services to' interior, noncompeti­ tive points. Dispute Continues This was the latest volley fired off by the water carriers in the two-year-old controversy between the railroads, which have Admin­ istration support for rate de-regulatory legislation, and water car­ riers which oppose such a move. The regulated water carriers, representing barge lines which operate under Interstate Com­ merce Commission jurisdiction, have called instead for increased ICC controls of unsupervised water and truck operations in the bulk and agricultural commodities areas. A similar bill sought by the railroads was defeated in April by the House Rules Committee. Al­ though the Administration subse­ quently has been attempting to write new and hopefully noncon- FMC Promises to End Past Policy Of Secrecy WASHINGTON—The Federal Maritime Commission has adopted a "more liberal" pol­ icy on disclosure of information concerning its operations, John Harllee, chairman of the agency, which regulates oceangoing shipping, has announced. Speaking before the Mari-^ time Administrative Bar As­ man stressed the commission's new $39 billion—of the total world sociation June 12, the chair- policy of full disclosure, saying: trade, which, in turn, generates Llfeboat Class III Qualifies Members of Lifeboat Class 111 have good reason to be satisfied after completing the Coast Guard course at New York headquarters. Graduates of the class, all of whom have received their lifeboat tickets, are, (l-r) Curtis Jorgensen and Harry Ormiston; middle row, Richard Behan, Conrad Gauthier, Charlie Hanscom, Chen Yu; rear, Steve Kelly, Bob Byrnes, Audry Fleming, Robert Krolok and in­ structor Ami Bjornsson. "Open Windows" "We view our Office of Informa­ tion Service and our public room as open windows. Their purpose is to assure full access by the general public, the press and all parties doing business with the agency to all pertinent material regarding our work." In his remarks, Mr. Harllee told the admiralty lawyers that there would be "no iron curtain or subtle silken veil" on the activities of the commission. He was referring to charges made last year that the commission was "the most secretive in Wash­ ington." The allegation was part of testimony given to a Senate Judiciary subcommittee in October by Mark P. Schlefer, an admiralty lawyer here. "But," Mr. Harllee added, the commission would "refuse to con­ sider" for public disclosure "any matter which is not contained in the official record." He said the only reason for withholding such information was that disclosure "would only confuse the public or misrepresent the commission's action." ^ Important Role The commission's regulatory role is one of great magnitude, extend­ ing to about 400 common carriers using US ports, of which 335 are foreign-flag operators represent­ ing all the major maritime nations. Foreign commerce in the US rep­ resents about 25 per cent—or about By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Especially beware of high pressure dealers who advertise such offers as "$1 Down," "$5 Down," "No Money Down," "We finance July Is one of the best months for shopping, with many sales and anyone," etc. The St. Louis Better Business Bureau reports that a clearances offering yon an opportunity to save 10-30 per cent on survey found that almost never was the customer actually given such important family needs. terms but often was compelled to negotiate a side loan to make up Among the sales this month are standard brands and styles of shoes the substantial down payment finance companies actually require. It is to the discredit of the daily newspapers that they permit such for all members of the family; women's dresses and sportswear; men's shirts and other furnishings; refrigerators; curtains and drapes; and, advertising. In a similar racket reported from Canada, some used late in the month, the annual furniture sales. Used cars take their car dealers got buyers to sign agreements to purchase without any traditional drop right after July 4. This month, fuel dealers also written reference to financing, but gave the buyers the verbal im­ offer special concessions to fill your tank or bin, and storm window pression that financing would be available. But when finance com­ panies refused to accept some of the purchasers, they had to produce installers, now between seasons, offer low quotations. Here are tips to help you take advantage of this month's buying the rest of the purchase price themselves or forfeit their deposits. CLOTHING CLEARANCES: You get most for your money in sepa­ opportunities: rates, wliich can be mixed, or matched, and market reports by Re­ USED CARS: Prices of used cars havC/been higher than usual this search Director Lazare Teper of the Ladies Garment Workers Union, year, averaging $866 compared to $832 last year and $302 the year indicate that wage earners nowadays are buying wisely. Women are before, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association. tending to select the more versatile suits and separate blouses and But with more price concessions expected in July, a good used car is skirts, and when they buy dresses, are choosing better quality ones. still an excellent investment if it is thoughtfully selected and financed. UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE: The quality of upholstered furniture A late model used car avoids the big first year depreciation of 30 fabrics has developed into a major source of conflict between con­ per cent and sometimes more, which can amount to $6G0-$750 on mod­ sumers and retailers, according to Home Furnishings Daily. The re­ erate price cars. But used cars do need to be bought with care. In tailers in turn blame the manufacturers, and report that even ex­ general, it is usually safer to put your money into a smaller, late pensive fabrics sometimes don't live up to consumers' expectations. model car than a larger, older one. Most frequent mistake of used The chief complaints are premature wear, fading and staining. car buyers is to buy without a test drive. Second mistake is to con­ We have several times recommended buying upholstered furniture centrate on the price rather than the condition of the car. (Make treated with soil-resistant and liquid-repelling finishes such as sure the dealer has an adequate service department to back up his Scotchgard and Syl-Mer. They are worth the extra cost, often $10claims of reconditioning and guaranty). A third mistake is to over­ $20, for furniture that will get hard use in a large family. pay for the financing. However, these finishes merely protect against soil and some stains The fact is, auto finance companies usually charge more for financing (not all). They will not add durability to a thinly woven fabric, even used cars than new ones. You may get a reasonable price on a car though they are offered on some low quality furniture coverings. itself but pay $100-$200 more than necessary for the financing. Credit Salesmen may become over enthusiastic about such finishes, and may unions and banks have a clear advantage here. They usually charge make greater claims than warranted even for their stain-resistance. no more, or sometimes very little more, for financing used cars than FOOD BUYING CALENDAR:' Some meats are going up in price, new ones. A credit union or bank rate generally is never more than especially pork and lamb, but beef remains relatively reasonable for $6 per $100 and sometimes less. But various state law permit rates July, and there are other low cost alternatives to help keep down ranging from $10 per $100 for cars less than two years old, to $13 per family good bills this summer. Both broilers and oven ready turkeys $100 for older cars, and sometimes more. This is equivalent of almost currently are excellent values (useful for lunch boxes and salads 20-26 per cent per annum. In the Southern States that have reg­ too). Canned tuna fish is so cheap it is not only the buy of the month ulatory laws, lenders and finance companies are permitted to charge but the buy of the year. Canned pink salmon also is in heavy supply and relatively reasonable, due to good catches and' large stockis. effective per annum rates oft25-30 per cent on older cars. July Is Month Fo.r Good Buys freight revenues of about $5 bil­ lion a year, according to the com­ mission. As a result of Mr, Schlefer's allegations of secrecy, an antisecrecy bill designed to limit the government's authority to withhold information from the public was approved by the Judiciary subcom­ mittee and is now before the full committee. Because of widespread publicity on the measure, the full five-man Federal Maritime Commission studied the charges and authorized Mr. Harllee to take corrective ac­ tion. Early this year, he chose Richard W. Kurrus, a practicing admiralty lawyer here, to form a committee on public disclosure of information. The committee, a 13-man group made up of eight journalists and five admiralty lawyers, met with Mr. Harllee on May 20. In a letter reviewing the discussion held at the meeting, Mr. Harllee said the commission had studied the charges and recommendations of the group and agreed to the dis­ semination of circular letters dis­ closing the commission's legal opinions and policy positions. Ironically, Mr. Harllee's remarks to the MABA almost were kept off the record. Maritime lawyer War­ ren W. Gardner, chairman of the group, protested he thought the meeting was to have been off the record. A spokesman for the commission said, however, he had cleared the presence of newsmen, only one of whom was present. The reporter was allowed to stay. Lakes Iron Rail Rate Cuts Rapped DETROIT — Great Lakes ship­ pers last week launched an all-out offensive in an attempt to frus­ trate the continuation of reduced multiple-car rail rates on scrap iron and steel moving from seven Michigan origin points to consum­ ing areas in West Virginia, Penn­ sylvania and Ohio. The Great Lakes Ship Owners Association has appealed to the Interstate Commerce Commission not to continue the rates, which approximate $7 per ton, to be continued September 15 of this year. A pending railroad tariff would enable the extension, which would be the third continuation of the reduced rates since they were put into effect last year on a "tempo­ rary" basis. According to the association's argument, which the ICC so far has ignored, the Great Lakes water lines have "lost all of these tonnages" of scrap iron and steel since the rates took effect. The rates are a "cancer which has spread and brought down the entire rate structure and has de­ stroyed the dock at Saginaw (Mich.) as well as the vessel ton­ nage from that point," the asso­ ciation told thi ICC. �9a«» SI» m SEAFARER3 LOG Page E)»^^u Toil Have Nothing To Fear A$ Long As I'm Around' POLITICAL EDUCATION. A special fund for political education has been created as the result of an increase in per capita tax by the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, the first move of Its kind by a northern in­ dustrial state federation. The tax will increase from four to seven cents per month for each member beginning July 1. The fund will be used for voter registration of all union members arid their families and other citizens in the community; get-out-the-vote activity and a continuing campaign on issues. State legislative action that riddled a jobless pay program and the "right-to-work" threat were some of the reasons for the Pennsylvania decision to create the fund. The action was unanimously approved at the recent state AFL-CIO con­ vention. m t, ^ a. VOTE EQUALITY. Four states have acted to carry out the Supreme Court's February decision that reduces the disproportionate voting power of rural citizens at the expense of voters in populous areas. Georgia, Connecticut, Colorado and Michigan have all reapportioned congressional districts on the "one man, one vote" doctrine. Present population of congressional districts runs from a low of 177,431 in Michigan's 12th District to a high of 951,327 in Texas' Fifth. As a result of the High Court's ruling, Georgia legislators consolidated two rural districts and created a second from an Atlanta district that had a population of 824,000. Connecticut created six districts with more equal population. Some gerrymandering by Republican legis­ latures in Colorado and Michigan nearly equalized districts, but either placed more GOP voters into Democratic districts or put Democrat Representatives into the same district. Federal courts in Texas, Maryland, Kansas and Alabama have ordered reapportionment after the 1964 elections and court suits are pending in a number of other states. t it NATIONAL MANPOWER POLICY. President Johnson urges es­ tablishment of a national manpower policy through cooperation of labor, management and government. The President told the annual convention of the Communications Workers of America (AFL-CIO) that a coordinated policy is needed because the economy of the US faces "vast and troubling changes" In the forthcoming years. Auto­ mation, the decline in Jobs for the unskilled and the growth of the national labor force were three reasons given for the formulation of the ntanpower policy. A recently appointed Cabinet committee and existing labor-management committees will help to put the program Into motion. U Two bills have been introduced into the New York State Senate whose early passage is vital to the health of the New York wa­ terfront and maritime labor. They are In­ tro. 1967, which would abolish the Water­ front Commission, and Intro. 1968, which would amend the Waterfront Commission Act and provide for the closing of the long­ In an emotion-filled meeting at amidst charges of unfair practico, Suffolk, Va., 1,600 members of wera unsucessful. Tho third elec­ shoremen's register and the termination of Retail, Wholesale & Department tion saw the union defeated 216 the Commission employment centers. Store Local 26 ratified a new two- to 188, d)ut tlie National Labor The Waterfront Commission was never year contract with the Planters Relations Board set the result Peanut Co., to end their week- aside on UPWA protests. On the Intended to be anything but a temporary long strike against the firm. The fourth vote the union emerged as apparatus. It has, however, determined that union won Its chief demand, a victor. it shall be a permanent agency. We have $1.50 hourly minimum for the low­ $ seen continued effort by the Commission, est pay category of workers. This means a 17-cent an hour wage Backpay for wages lost In a some of it successful, to perpetuate and ex­ increase for 900 women workers, strike 10 years ago was ordered for pand its powers and jurisdiction on the wa­ while the other plant employees 166 employes of a New Orleans terfront. Unfortunately, with few excep­ won 8 cents an hour each year. clothing manufacturer by a Na­ tional Labor Relations Board tions, only the organized labor movement 4aide. Workers of the J. H. Rut- has called attention to the dangers of this Equity, the actors' union, has ter-Rex Mfg. Co., Inc., are entitled police agency and the threat it poses to our elected Frederick O'Neal as its new president to replace Ralph to collect $160,849 In backpay, democratic institutions. averaging $969 per employe. Ex­ Bellamy, retiring after 12 years There is no more convincing evidence of ecution of the order, however, service. O'Neal, an officer and may be delayed by appeals to the the undemocratic character of the Commis­ Equity council menober for 14 of his 20 years as an actor, is the board and the courts. The strike sion than its arbitrary and crude abuse of union's first Negro president. He by Clothing Workers ended offi­ longshore workers' rights. The loose and was elected in a membership refer­ cially in 1955, and the backpay endum after several years as first claim has been under study since broad powers with which the Waterfront vice president. O'Neal had listed 1957. Commission is armed enable it to deprive a $ $ •$ union objectives as contract im­ longshoreman of his rights to a livelihood. provement, particularly the soonTalented young rising instru­ In any case involving the job rights of a to-be-negotiated production con­ mentalists from throughout the tract; extension of employment op­ longshore worker, the Commission-Acts as portunities, merger study, consoli­ US and Canada are now partici­ the complainant, prosecutor, judge and jury, dation of pension and welfare pating In the sixth annual Con­ gress of Strings summer school. and there is no appeal from the Commis­ funds, pay TV and others. The 100 finalists selected through sion's arbitrary decisions except through community audiences are receiv­ 4'' 4* long and expensive litigation by the individ­ Packinghouse Workers In ing instruction from noted con­ Minnesota scored a clear victory ductors at the school sponsored ual, who obviously does not have the "means in a four-year-old battle to win hy the American Federation of which such a procedure requires. union representation in plants of Musicians of Michigan State Uni­ The existence and activities of the Water­ the Tony Downs Food Company, versity, June 21 through August June 10, when employes voted 189 15. The conductors are Mishel front Commission point up a most interest­ to 168 to form a bargaining unit. Piastro, Alfred Wallenstein, Rich­ ing paradox. As the International Long­ In 1960 the UPWA launched the ard Burgin and Victor Allesan- shoremen's Associatioh continues its steady organizing campaign in plants at dro. The union pays all expenses St. James and Madelia, Minn., but of the students, who will appear improvement of conditions on the waterwas rejected. T^wq, ,otl;ier vot^s. in a seijies of pqb^ic concerts. , v. ,front and. of its. effectiveness as a trade un-? ion, the Waterfront Commission goes mer­ rily on its way, building a bigger and bigger bureaucracy and seeking greater and greater powers. The Waterfront Commission has been on the back of the longshore industry now for 10 years. Yet in all that time, with all of the obvious improvements which are the result of the ILA's efforts, as well as those which may be attributed to the Commission itself, not once has the Commission given any hint that the time is near to begin withdrawing and liquidating its functions—as the law in­ tended. It is becoming ever more clear that in spite of the obvious changes which the New York Waterfront has- undergone in the past 10 years, the Waterfront Commission will not admit that the conditions which led to its imiplementation no longer exist. The Waterfront Commission will never say that its job is done. This is why it is up to the New York State Legislature, which cre­ ated it, to conclude the work of this police agency. The Legislature, as one of the im­ portant guardians of the democratic way of life, has a responsibility to make certain that no police agency with arbitrary powers, and inconsistent with .our democratic process, is retained a moment longer than is necessary. As far as the Waterfront Commission is con­ cerned, that moment is long past. The need for it no longer exists and it must be legis­ lated out of existence. Both bills presently before the New York State Legislature are good bills. Of the two however, it is Intro. 1967 which is far and away more deserving of passage. This bill would abolish the Waterfront Commission entirely and completely eliminate the dan­ gers inherent in such a self-perpetuating, police agency. This bill, at one stroke, would eliminate countless abuses of Waterfront labor, eliminate a constantly growing bur­ den to the taxpaying public, and safeguard the spirit and practice of democracy and . democratic principles in. America. �Far« Twelve By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President. Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. SEAFARERS Jane U, 1964 lOO Senate Committee Ok's Ship Building Subsidies WASHINGTON—A two-year extension of federal subsidies for construction and reconstruction of American-flag cargo Penalty IVIeai Hour Interpretation and passenger ships has been approved by the Senate Com­ Several interesting questions have been sent In by Seafarers. One, merce Committee. concerning penalty meal hour, was sent In byJames Lee, who sails Already passed by the the program two years beyond on the Hudson. Question; Will you please get us straight on the 12 to 4 watch. We House, the measure continues June 30, Is Intended to offset the are. topping booms and we are half finished. The man going to the wheel is getting on for lunch at 11 AM, but they want the other two men to work until 12 o'clock and take to 1 PM for lunch. Is there a penalty meal hour involved or not? Or, do the two men Just work till 12 and take lunch till 1 PM and start at 1:00 again? Answer: Based on the information contained In your letter, and assuming vessel is at sea, the following would apply: There appears to be no violation of the Agreement. Interpretation: The contract provides that the dinner hour is from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM. It provides further that the 12-4 watch on sailing day is to be knocked off at 11:00 AM and to be ready to go on watch at 12 noon. It provides still further that the meal hour may not be changed in excess of one hour either way, provided that one unbroken hour shall be given or an hour's overtime shall be paid in lieu thereof. The change of meal hour for the two men involved was not in excess of one hour. They were-*given a full, unbroken hour for ting of watches Is at the option dinner so they are not entitled of the Chief Engineer. However, to a penalty meal hour. Reference: Standard Freight- Headquarters has contacted the ship Agreement, Article II, Section Company and notified them that 44. MEAL HOURS. Relieving for they are to instruct the Chief En­ Meals. The meal hours for the gineer to be consistent in the unlicensed personnel employed in future: Either stand watches in the deck and engine departments all ports, or day work In all ports. In the event you have any further shall be as follows: Breakfa.st— 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM difficulty, please let us know. Reference: Article IV, Section Dinner— 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Supper— 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM' 7: BREAKING WATCHES—When (a) At sea the 4 to 8 watch a vessel is in port as defined in Article II, Section 34, and is sched­ shall relieve itself for supper. <b) 12 to 4 watch on sailing uled to remain in port twenty-four days is to be knocked off at 11 (24) hours or longer, sea watches AM in order to eat at 11:30 AM shall be broken. When scheduled and to be ready to go on watch at stay of vessel is less than twenty-four hours, sea watches 12 noon. (c) These hours may be varied, shall be maintained. If sea watches but such variations shall not ex­ are to be broken, they shall be ceed one hour either way pro­ broken when "Finished with vided that one unbroken hour Engine" bell rung. When vessel arrives in port and shall be allowed at all times lor dinner and supper when ves- is to depart prior to midnight of - sel is in port. When watches are the following day, sea watches for broken, if one unbroken hour is those men who are to stand not given, the man involved shall donkey watches shall be broken at receive one hour's overtime in midnight on day of arrival. lieu thereof. This penalty hour On day of arrival any part of a shall be in addition to the actual sea watch from midnight until 8 overtime worked during the meal a.m. shall constitute a complete hours. watch. This shall not apply to men (f) When the watch below or who are to stand donkey watch. men off duty are working on over­ When such arrival occurs on a time at sea or in port, they shall Saturday, Sunday or Holiday, be allowed one unbroken meal overtime shall only be paid for hour. If one unbroken meal hour hours actually worked on such is not given, the men involved watch. When watches are not shall receive one hour's overtime broken in port and vessel's stay in lieu thereof. This penalty hour exceeds 24 hours in port overtime shall be in addition to the actual shall be paid for all watches stood overtime worked during the meal after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m. hour. The provisions in this sec­ after 24 hours. If watches are tion shall be applicable at all broken in a port after having been times at sea or in port to men maintained for a period of time, I overtime shall be paid for all on day work. Question: What is the rale for watches stood between time of cleaning holds? The Mate contends arrival and breaking watches. This it is 50c, and I believe it is 52c shall not apply when the crew is being paid overtime for standing per hour. Answer: The correct hold clean­ watches. This excludes men stand­ ing donkey watches. —and— ing rate is 52c per hour. Section 18 fg) OILERS ON SEA F. L. David, sailing aboard the Transhudson, sent in the following WATCHES (STEAM) — In port question asking for clarification of when sea watches are maintained and cargo is being worked after oiler watches. Question: .We arrived here at 5 p.m.. and before 8 a.m. Monday Bombay yesterday, Sunday May 17. through Friday, the Oiler on We got F.W.E. at 10:42. We as­ watch .shall be paid overtiipe in sumed that we were to continue accordance with ARTICLE IV, on as before, with port watches Section 29, of the Agreement. for the Oilers to be maintained as —and— Section 29. WORKING CARGO. in the past voyages. But, the Chief Engineer says 'NO,' due to the fact —(a) The Watertender, Firemanthat the port is congested with Watertender, or Fire-tube Fire­ ships and we may be several weeks man detailed to look after the before we go to a berth to start plant shall receive overtime while unloading our cargo of grain cargo is being worked with ship's where he, the Chief Engineer, says winches between the hours of 5 that we shall resume standing our p.m. and before 8 a.m. Monday port watches. In the meantime, through Friday. (b) When cranes or other shore while at anchors in this road stead, he wants us to be on day work. equipment is employed excluAnswer: The breaking and set­ (Continued on page 17) subsidies of vtp t6 55 percent on new cargo ships and 60 per cent for reconstruction of passenger vessels. The legislation, which extends Experts Urge Standard Size For Containers HAMBURG, Germany—A tech­ nical committee of the Inter­ national Organization for Stand­ ardization, meeting here, has recommended the adoption of nine freight containers for uni­ versal use in shipping operations. The recommendation will now go before the 50-nation ISO, which is expected to approve the meas­ ure as an international standard by next year. Concerns under contract to the SIU which have container-ships are Sea-Land Service and the South Atlantic and Caribbean Lines. Sea-Land has six such ships, while South Atlantic has one. Size Difference Sixteen delegates from 13 na­ tions and the US finished the draft recommendation for three metric and six American-type containers. Basically, the Ameri­ can sizes are eight feet wide and eight feet high, and range in length from five to 30 feet, with one in the 40-foot class. The three metric-measured European sizes are four to nine feet in length. Progress also was made on a standardized system for handling the containers, but delegates de­ ferred final approval until the September, 1965, meeting sched­ uled for New York. The ISO committee reportedly planned to consider not only the actual size and manner of handling containers to be approved, but also the definition of "containers" as well as methods of marking and testing them. The committee was appointed at the request of US industry leaders and the American Stand­ ards Association of the ISO to consider world-wide standards for containers. Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $$ Headquarters wishes to re­ mind Seafarers that men who are choosy about working cer­ tain overtime cannot expect an equal number of OT hours with the rest of their department. In some crews men have been turning down unpleasant OT jobs, and then demanding to come up with equal overtime when the easier jobs come Torg. This practice is unfair to Sea­ farers who take OT jobs as they come. The general objective is to equalize OT as much as possible but if a man refuses disagree­ able jobs there is no require­ ment that when an easier job comes along he can mak" up the overtime he turned down before. higher labor and construction costs in this coimtry compared with foreign shipping yards. The amount of subsidy on each ship is determined by the Maritime Ad­ ministration and then authorized by the Secretary of Commerce. Subsidies to date have been run­ ning about $250 million a year. Shipbuilders and operators, who had appealed to the Senate for the extension, claim that had it not been approved it would cost them from $500,000 to $600,000 more per ship. In the meantime, the Maritime Subsidy Board has proposed stiffer requirements for the sale or transfer of ships by subsidized operators. It plans to determine whether the prospective buyer has the experience and money to operate a ship before it approves a sale and releases the seller from any of his obligations under the construction subsidy contract. New Cost System The MA also has proposed a new system for comparing US and foreign costs for subsidy purposes. It proposes to stop using the single lowest cost foreign yard as a means for comparison. Instead, it would use the aver­ age cost of five foreign shipyards to compute the subsidy. This would make the US and foreign shipbuilding costs closer together and reduce the subsidy outlay to the government. A final decision on the new cost scheme is expected within two months. Davy Jones Still Keeps A Secret SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick —Treasures raised from a sunken, 18th century ship which was only discovered last January in the Bay of Fundy off this city's coast, were unveiled last week in an ex­ hibit at the museum here. The 150-foot wreck was discov­ ered by skin diver Reginald Rich­ ardson, Jr., of nearby Deer Island. It has resulted in a series of ex­ plorations to recover a variety of items which have been carefully examined, authenticated and cata­ logued by personnel of the New Brunswick Museum. But the real secret — who she was, where she was bound to and what type of mission she was slated for—is still hidden in -the deep recesses of the sea which has washed around her for two centuries. The vessel is, to a large extent, obscured by silt and clay. Documentation' of objects sal­ vaged from the floor of the Bay of Fundy pinpoints the ship's date as the latter part of the 18th cen­ tury. Further exploration was author­ ized by the Minister of Education of New Brunswick, and was spon­ sored by the museum. Diver Richardson and several assistants have returned to the sunken vessel repeatedly, in search of more treasures and foipossible clues as to what ship she was. QUESTION; Has tfie Surg­ eon General's report on the harmful effects of cigarette smoking affected your smoking habits? Regino 'Vasquez: The Govern­ ment report doesn't affect me since I only smoke one cigar­ ette a day. I started smoking 13 years ago, but it's a rare day when I have more than one cigar­ ette. I think that heavy smokers better pay attention to what's in that report. Since it doesn't apply to me, I haven't paid too much attention to it. 4' 4" James B. Shamburger: The re­ port hasn't made me do anything to change my smoking habits. Why on earth should it? I can't quit and I can't find anything to make me stop lighting up. The effect of the re­ port is mostly mental. When people read it, they start worrying. I once sailed with an 84-year old fireman who smoked all his life. Believe me, he wasn't worrying about cancer. 4 4* 4 Jerry Miller: Before they is­ sued that report, I was a two or three pack-a-day man. Once I heard what could happen to you, I cut down to a pack a day. I'd cut it out alto­ gether, but I'm afraid I'd gain too much weight, once quit smoking for eight hours, but I almost flipped in the process. My wife, is real proud of my eight-hour record. 4 4 4 Anthony Roberts: The Govern­ ment report made me cut down to a pack a day. I used to smoke about two packs; in fact, I've been smoking for most of my life. I be­ lieve what they said in the re­ port since any­ thing could be true. I quit smoking for a day or two a few times, but it didn't take long to get me started again. 4 4 4 Steve. Bergeria: I mostly smoke cigars and a pipe, so the Surgeon General's report doesn't affect me that much. I only take a cigarette once in a while. I'd probably smoke more of them, but the burning paper bothers me. When I'm reading, I usually enjoy a good pipe. I|m not short-winded or anything like that. I know be­ cause I work out in the gym regu­ larly. WRTOTS �' - JuM t6, 1984 SEAFARERS Pace ThlrteeB LOG „ 'A Seafarers and scientists watch a big one being landed. An average day's catch might include six hundred pound swordfish, marlin, sailfish, shark, albacore, yellowfin tuna, moonfish, lepisorus, and many other beasts of the deep, taken with special lines. Far out at sea. the Anton Brunn had a visitor in this baby whale, which popped out of the water unexpectedly and played alongside the ship. Scientists on board estimated its weight at about 15 tons. No attempt was made to catch it. ^ i Bosun Ed Cwynos Ileft) teamed up with chief scientist Shomura in landing a shark. The deep sea killer was hauled aboard In the Indian Ocean in April for study by the fish specialists on board, who are unlocking the secrets of fish activity. OCEANOGRAPHERS EXPLORE INDIAN OCEAN m • A. 'I 1 <-^1 Hoisted aboard and weighed, this swordfish tipped the scales at a cool six hundred pounds. Cruise #5 of the SlU-contracted research vessel carried eleven scientists from all over the world, one weatherman and seven professional Ha­ waiian fishermen in addition to technicians and crew. Chief steward 'Saki' Jack Dolan, who made with the cam­ era and pencil to make this LOG re­ port possible. SEAFARERS MAN THE R^V ANTON BRUUN • The map below shows the route of the SlU-contracted research vessel An­ ton Bruun's cruise No. 5, which is reported here in photos forwarded to the LOG by chief steward 'Saki' Jack Dolan. The major ports of call included the Seychell Islands; Port Louis, Mauritius; Amsterdam Island; St. Paul Island; Can Island; Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands; Cochin and then back to Bombay over a four month period. The vessel's full ^complement of scientists from all over the world were studying the sea and the life it supports. At the first port of call, the Hawaiian fishermen threw a 'Luau' for everyone aboard. Here the main dish, a pig, is being prepared. This is a bit of play, but a normal day's work aboard the ship Included intensive data gathering by the biologists, oceanographers, and other scientists aboard. Enjoying the refreshments at the 'Luau' are (l-r) an uniden­ tified scientist and Seafarers DeQuartel, AB, and Leight, BR. The photos on this page were taken and forwarded to the LOG by chief steward 'Saki' Jack Dolan, who reports that all hands enjoyed the beach party. Immensely. �SEATAtlERS Page. FMirt^ laE Spinner Mariner Types On Way APL Buys Matson Ship To Fill Temporary Gap ly I. i. McAulcy, WMt Coast Roprosentaflvo S.F. Labor Advocates Anti-Scab Bill SAN FRANCISCO—SIU Pacific District-contracted Ameri­ can President Lines has announced its purchase of the freighter Hawauan Educator from Matson Navigation Com­ pany, also an SIU Pacific Dis--*through, which la expected, the trict-contracted company. vessel, which probably will be re­ The purchase is subject to the approval of the Maritime Sub­ sidy Board and the Maritime Ad­ ministration. The C-3-type ship will be used on an interim basis in APL's Trade Route 29 service, the company said. Purchase price of the vessel was not disclosed. A spokesman for APL said the company plans to survey the ship and lay the groundwork for man­ ning her, and when government approval of the purchase comes Probe Legality Of Agriculture News Service named the President Harding, will be integrated Into APL's sailing schedule this month. American President Lines also began construction last month on one of three new Master Mariner cargoliners with the keel-laying of the SS President Monroe at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company's shipyard in San Diego. The President Monroe Is sched­ uled to be launched in February and delivered to APL In August next year. A keel for the third Master Mariner, the President Harrison, will be laid in November this year, at which time the first vessel, the President Polk, will be launched. All three liners will be in APL's trans-Pacific service by early 1960, the company said. The 23,000-ton APL freighters will not bo ordinary cargo freight­ ers, the company said. Special in­ novations and design features will be built into the ships, and the three vessels will rank among the largest, fastest, and most highlyautomated cargoliners In the American merchant marine. The new freighters, under con­ struction at a cost of more than $37 million, are part of APL's fleet replacement program, and will bring to 13 the number of cargo­ liners that have entered service with the company in the last decade, APL reports. WASHINGTON — An amend­ ment to the National Food Com­ mission resolution has been passed by the House, which will permit the commission to study the Department of Agriculture's new market news wire. The reso­ lution was passed on a voice vote here last week. The amendment, which calls for a thorough investigation of the constitutionality of the USDA wire, follows on the heels of a blast against Agriculture by Rep. Paul Findley on the house floor. Find ley said the market news wire service was an attempt to disseminate news in competition with private wire services for the (Continued from page 7) first time in history. Calling on President Johnson to and several others were injured. put an end to the government Another ship, the Scandia went sponsored news service, Findley aground in San Juan harbor re­ declared in a speech that inagura- cently. The vessel was refloated tion of the service "strikes at the 16 hours later with the help of heart of our constitutional sys- the tide atlU seven tow boats. The tetn." Scandia was the sixth ship to go The market news service, Find­ aground in or near the harbor in ley continued, "could weaken the the past year. press freedom guaranteed under J. B. Figueroa, Secretary of the the first amendment." Puerto Rico Penal Guards Union, The resolution, made by Repub­ will meet with Governor Munoz to lican H. Allen Smith, now goes to seek a substantial wage increase the Senate-House Conference to for the penal guards. An increase iron out differences between the from $185 to $223 is being sought. two bodies on the amount of time The Industrial Workers Union of and funds to be used by the com­ Puerto Rico voted to strike against mission in making its study. the Seven-Up Bottling Company The California congressman because of disputes arising over p-i-oposed that the "di.ssemination of market news" be included wages, vacation and Christmas among the government services bonuses. Nearly 160 workers at and regulatory activities which the Puerto Rico Iron Works plant the resolution says shall be in Ponce have walked out, alleg­ studied and appraised by the ing tiie company had laid off 31 workers who refused overtime. commission. Smith told the House that his These workers are represented by amendment would permit the the Metallurgical Workers Union. Puerto Rico's planning board commission to look into this par­ recently predicted a record tour­ ticular a.spect of government serv­ ices involving the food industry if ist season for the island this fis­ cal year, with 236,004 tourists the commission wishes to do so. The National Food Commission, registered in hotels. This figure which is designed to study the compares with 176,078 for the food industry from farmer to first ten months of fiscal 1902-63. consumer, would be comprised of The National Labor Relations five members of the House, live Board has impounded the ballots from the Senate and an additional cast by tlie workers of the Hotel five to be appointed by the Presi­ Pierre as a result of charges of coercion levelled against the dent from outside Congress. ' The Department of Agriculture Teamsters Union by the Gasfrohas undergone severe criticism in nomical Union. Croupiers, Gasrecent months when it started tronomical Union members, at the competing against a private ferry Hotel Americana walked out in line between Orient Point on Long protest against persecution by ho­ Island, NY and its Plum Island tel officials in the firing of 15 croupiers recently." laboratory. Atlantic Coast i Operating the control panel of a telephone wire spinning machine above, at the SIU United Indus­ trial Workers - contracted British Ropes Ltd. in New Jersey, is SlU-UIW mem­ ber Joseph Korecky. Korecky is a deft hand at op­ erating the ,rig, which is one of the most advanced in use today. DO NOT Buy Action In the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions In­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) , "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) J. Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) $> H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (.Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4- S* i "Judy Bond" Blouses (Int'l Ladies Garment Workers) 4- 4 4- Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4" 4' 4' Siitzel-'A'eller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) " 4» 4' 4< J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4* 4' Kingsport Press "World Book." "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbindei^) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) Tho San Francisco Labor Council Is pushing for passage of a bill In the California State Xeglslaturo that would prohibit tho Importing of strikebreakers from other states. Action stems from a nlne-month-old strike involving ^an Francisco Typographical Union #21, in which scab labor imported from Florida, Colorado, Massachusetts, Louisi­ ana, Texas and other states is being used. This maneuver by printing plant management has tho appearance of anti-union conspiracy and SFTU #21 is ready to prove the existence of out-of-state scabs. ' Any legislation to stop importation will Im. op­ posed—so the move will be a testy and cautious one. Shipping on the West Coast looks very good, with the possible ex­ ception of Wilmington, where the outlook for the next couple of weeks Is slow and no payoffs in sight. Both Seattle and San Fran­ cisco ports have a rosy shipping outlook for the near future. An increaso of 50 transits over April through the Golden Gate during May points to a good shipping outlook for San Francisco. In general, a decline in foreign-flag shipping activity over May, 1963, was noted. The 397 vessel arrivals last month were 15 fewer than 1063, but the ships' net registered tonnage was up some 124,000 tons over the same period last year. Arrivals and in the last period paid off Wa have had above average the Wild Ranger. The Massmar, number of arrivals, 225 of the 397 Eagle Voyager, Steel Artisan, being American vessels. In all, Monticelio Victory, Robin Rood, 21 different nations came into Montpelier Victory, San Francis­ port. Japanese ship arrivals were co, Steel Navigator, Flomar and below normal, part of a trend of Northwestern Victory all were in declining ship activity from that transit. Walter Cousins, after be­ nation to Bay and River ports this ing on the beach several weeks year. Coastwise shipping activity from the National Seafarer (a run job of 92 days), shipped on the was moderately up. Political talk on the Coast has Steel Navigator and hopes that quieted down since Pierre Sal­ his luck wil); run better this time. inger upset the applecart in the Phil Livingston, who sails as 3rd Democratic primary. The Poll­ Cook and is a regular go-getter, is sters really flopped when they starting to get itchy feet while picked Alan Cranston, the State waiting for a ship to the Far East. Controller who was Gov. Pat Phil figures he has taken his va­ Brown's personal choice. Goldwa- cation and it's time to get back to ter's win in the Republican pri­ work. Our old-timer, Walter Reedy, mary was also slightly miscalcu­ who is the dispatcher in San lated. Over in the Sacramento delta Francisco Hall, has been laid up and valley areas, where a large for four days in the hospital here. amount of the nation's rice and Walter has a huge, ingrown car­ other grain is produced, there buncle on his back, near the low­ will be a new rice storage and er part of the ribs. He must take loading facility and rehabilitation penicillin evtery day and heat of old grain storage facilities. At treatment for several hours. Wal­ a recent meeting of the Port of ter claims the therapy isn't hurt­ Sacramento Commission, a con­ ing, but only very Inconvenient. The National Seafarer, Jeffer­ tract was awarded for the expan­ sion, totalling $2 million. The son City Victory, Transhartford grain storage addition is to be and the Mobile have all paid off completed within six months and up in Seattle. Expected payoffs the rice facility within nine. Rice, are the Transeastem, Transhatmeanwhile, will continue to move teras. New Orleans and the Longby the temporary method now In' view Victory. Demetrios Calogeros, bosn'n off the Chilore, has use. Slow is the word for Wilming­ decided to end his stay on the ton, which had four ships in beach here and Is registered and transit during the last period and ready to go to work again. And paid off only the Eagle Voyager. W. Christlanson is going to do The Voyager then signed on six- just the opposite — stay on tiie month tramp type article to pay beach in Seattle and get In a lit­ off again on the West Coast when tle fishing and sun. they expired. Don Bartlett has been on the beach here for the past six months. He was taken off the Orion Hunter not fit for-duty and remained in that condition for about two months. He is anx­ SAN DIEGO- -The 14,800ious to ship now and would like ton cargo ship Canada Mail to make a bosun's job on a tanker. was launched May 30, 1964, at New Book the yards of the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company Don Gilbo just received his here. book a few weeks ago after com­ pleting the upgrading program in Built at a cost of $11,346,New York. He has nothing but 000, the vessel Is the first of two sister ships under con­ praise for the manner in which struction at the yard for the the program is being run, and American Mail Line of Seattle, feels that it was an exceptional Wash., an SlU-Pacific Districtexperience to ,see how the union contracted company. and welfare services operate. In The 563-foot, 20.5 knot sickbay at the US Public Health steamship is the fourth new Service Hospital in San Francisco vessel to be launched for the is Lester Wolfe, who was just re­ company as • part of a longpatriated from the Penn Chal­ range, eight-vessel replace­ lenger because of a broken wrist. ment program under a federal He still keeps in touch with the operating subsidy contract. hall here through his wife, Nel­ The line maintains schealie. She says that he will be home uled service from the West soon and sends his regards to all Coast, to the Far East and his shipments on the beach. Southeast Asia. We're running short of black gang men here in San Franciscq,, American Mali Gets New Ship �SEAVAKtKS JnM t6/ 196f Pace tOG Cita 50 PTcenf Tonnog# (iiypff SlU-Contracted Seatraln Line Begins New Puerto Rico Service EDCrEWATER, NJ—Twice-a-we«k rail car aervice to Puerto Rico began June 19 when the SlU-contracted Seatrain Linea made Ita first nin to the island. The aervice, part of a two-phase program, opened the tJM. Territory to rail aervice for the first time, Seatrain's specialized vessels now carry rail cars as well as highway containers. Working with the Puerto Rico Economic Development Adminis­ tration and the Puerto Rico Ports Authority, the Edgewater-based company last year began a weekly trailer aervice to San Juan. Seatrain's six specially designed ships have been carrying 40-feet riexi-Van dry trailers. Fruit Growers Express refrigerator trailers and the firm's own Seamobiie Highway containers. Terminal Operating A $1 million railroad car and trailer facility at Isla Grande, whose construction began in 1963, is now in regular operation. The beginning of the new rail car service to Puerto Rico comes at the same time Seatrain will discontinue sailings between New Orleans and New York. A recent announcement by company officials said that the sailings were cancelled because of recent heavy losses suffered from dis­ criminatory rate-cutting by the railroads. Seatrain's action in dropping the New Orleans runs parallels steps taken several years ago by SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service, which at that time was the only other general cargo coastwise service. Floating Offshore Terminals Aid Supertanker Unloading A floating tanker terminal that can be used for the loading and discharging of large tankers in the class of the SIUmanned supertanker Manhattan, has been put into use in many ports around the world. Developed by a Swedish sea water, and will float on the marine construction com­ surface as the water is blown out pany, Imodco International Ltd., the floating terminal is especially useful at harbors with restricted channel depths or at coastwise points with no port facilities what­ soever. The Imodco Company was recently acquired by American interests. Basically, the floating terminal is a large circular buoy-sized vessel, firmly secured to the sea bottom by a rotating mooring arm connected to a mooring ring, al­ lows ships to moor quickly and safely and to swing completely around the terminal. Rotating Unit A multi-p r o d u c t distribution unit holds a rotating cargo mani­ fold from which the hoses are passed to the tanker. The unit has the capacity to handling several different cargoes simultaneously through parallel lines. The buoy-like terminals vary In size, the largest being about 45 ft. in diameter. The weight of the 45 ft. terminal is approximately 14 tons. The buoy is compartmented and contains equipment to operate fog signals, lights, and compressed air apparatus to raise and lower the float-sink hoses where used. Several terminals are already operational in the waters of the Spanish Sahara, Sicily, Spanish Guinea, Italy, Japan and South Korea. At the terminal in Ulsan, Korea,, tankers can discharge at a rate of about 3,000 tons per hour through two 12 inch hoses. The cargo hoses are continuously float­ ing lines, each 800 feet in length. Another floating terminal at lita, Japan can accommodate tankers up to 100,000 dwt. The terminal Is fitted with two 12 inch, float-sink cargo hoses. Disappearing Act Special floats on the hoses maintain them at almost neutral buoyancy. The hoses rest on the bottom of the sea when filled with CHMGIHSAVISRESSON' ^l06MAlUN6LISrP by compressed air through an air hose contained within the cargo hose. In this way an area is kept free of floating hoses when the termi­ nal is not in use and therefore does not interfere with local shipping and consequently there is less wear and tear on the cargo hoses. Only 20 minutes is required to float two 755-foot lengths of 12-inch hose. With an increasing trend toward the construction of mammoth size tankers and a worldwide lack to harbor facilities capable of handling them, the floating tanker terminal could be a practical and economical solution to a pressing problem in the maritime Industry. Big City Bans Barge-Borne Billboard Ads NEW YORK —Brightly Illumi­ nated auto agency billboard ads which have been towed by barges around Manhattan Island for the past several months have been banned by the City Planning Com­ mission here, although It may have a legal battle on its hands. Allied Waterways Spectaculars, the only firm now using the bargeborne ads, has questioned the right of the city to regulate activi­ ties on navigable waterways, usu­ ally the concern of the federal government, and has received a one-year grace period. House flags and other marine Insignia were exempted from the amendment to the zoning code, which becomes law in 60 days if approved by the Board of Esti­ mate. The Planning Board contends its ban is based on the need to main­ tain highway safety and the value of waterfront property. Motorists on waterfront high­ ways had complained that the multicolored barge display was a distraction, and real estate inter­ ests complained it threatened property values, the Board said. U.S.-Canadian Authorities Nix Seaway Toll Hike Plan DETROIT—Based on a 50 per cent rise In cargo tonnage handled during the first two months of this year. United States and Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Authorities have re­ commended to their respective governments that there be no toll Increases on the new in­ ternational waterway for the-*next five years. month the Seaway, by Increasing has lagged far behind estimated It is now up to the govern­ the cargo flow, has been able to forecasts. ments of both countries to make the final decision. Should the two governments go along with the recommendations, it would mark a victory for the U.S. agency, which has held out for a status quo on the tolls against a reported proposal by the Canadian entity that they be hiked by as much as 10 per cent. The increase in cargo tonnage handled on the waterway thus far this year has encouraged both U.S. and Canadian seaway groups to forecast a 35 million ton cargo handling this year. The seaway, in fact, celebrated its fifth anniversary by breaking all tonnage records, according to Joseph H. McCann, administrator of the St. Lawrence Seaway Corporation. Tonnage figures in­ dicate that the waterway topped the five-million-ton mark for the first time in its history and in­ creased its lead over last year's record pace by more than two million tons, he said. Should this tonnage pace con­ tinue, both Seaway groups would be able to wipe out much of the financial problems that have left them in the position of being un­ able to make their financial agree­ ments with their respective gov­ ernments hold up. Pay Off Pledge Under international agreement, both U.S. and Canada Seaway authorities are pledged to pay pff the multimillion-dollar indebted­ ness for the construction of the waterway v'ithin a 50-year period. The agreement also called for a review of the tolls structure at the end of the first four-ypar period to determine if tolls were suf­ ficient to meet the financial agreement. Any change in tolls was to have become effective with the opening of the 1965 shipping season. While nothing official has come from the Commerce Department in Washington, it is believed likely that the U.S. Government will go along with the no-tolis recommendations. Consensus has it that every Eibow-On View From the crook of his elbow, shipmates may be .able to recognize SlU In­ land Boatmen's Union mem­ ber Thomas Breslin. As relief cook aboard the IBUcontracted McAllister tug Theresa, operating out of Philadelphia, he's poured many a cup of hot java in his day. wipe out much of the earlier deficit in cargo which put the tolls return far below the anticipated level. While It generally was agreed that a tolls hike was necessary to meet the Joint debt, it also was felt that to increase tolls by even as much as 10 per cent would not only discourage use of the Seaway by shipping lines, but would wipe out some of the advantages Sea­ way backers claim the waterway has over deepsea ports. An encouraging sign. Seaway officials said. Is a 10 per cent rise in general cargo which up to now The Canadian Government this year reimposed tolls on the Welland Canal, the all-Canadian link in the Seaway between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, after a year's lapse. The government presently is working on twinning tlie locks to speed up the handling of shipping via this one-time bottleneck which hampered vessel movement Final ruling on the tolls is ex­ pected by July 1, 1964, but it has been agreed that any change made would not become effective until the beginning of the 1965 season on the Great Lakes. By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Lakes Job Outlook Optimistic The shipping picture for the Great Lakes continues to be bright and clear as most ports report the job situation is holding steady. Shipping in Chicago is reported to be exceptionally good, while Duluth and Buffalo also send word that the job situation remains at a good level. Detroit and AJpena also report that shipping remains at a good, even keel. The big news in the Lakes area was the decisive 3-2 margin the SIU-Transportation Services and Allied Workers rolled up among the Checker Cab drivers in Detroit on June 8-9. The SIU-TSAW vote was especially significant since the vote represented a definite setback for the Teamsters, right in Jimmy Hoffa's backyard. However, there were 312 challenged votes, which will be settled in the near future. The NLRB election was the climax of a campaign which began two years ago when a group of Checker drivers came to the SIU-TSAW for help in establishing a union. The company used almost every device in the book in its attempt to repulse the organizing drive. It only accepted an NLRB decision for an election after a supreme court decision rejected its claim that multi-ownership of the cabs barred the drivers from coverage by the Taft-Hartley Act. •* Another bright spot on the labor shipped out. Al Morgan recently front was the news that we finally signed on the Milwaukee Clipper received certification from the as a lookout. Al has shipped on the NLRB in the Pringle Barge elec­ Clipper in previous seasons, and tion. A proposed contract has been we're sure the gang there will be prepared and will be submitted to happy to see him return. He has the company shortly. The Pringle developed quite a reputation for Barge Line operates two tugs and the concerts he gives with his con­ two barges, employing about 40 certina on balmy evenings when everyone is sitting around the fanunlicensed seamen. SlU men on the beach in Alpena tail. Paul Frovo is also another had bright smiles recently when steady who has returned to the they learned that the John W. Milwaukee Clipper. After being in Boardman, a cement carrier, dry-dock for a year-and-a-half wouldn't be laid up, as previously with a broken leg, he is really hap­ reported, because of a shortage of py to get back to work. As he puts cement. The vessel is expected to it, "It'll really be good to get some fit out again within the next 10 fresh air back in my lungs." Jimmy Hamilton has found a job on the days. Several Seafarers are aboard the barge Marquis Roen. Jimmy was new carferry Tustuniena, according really .sorry to ship out, but he to a report from Frankfort. They came around the hall recently to will be making the long, 10,000- tell everyone that he has found a mile voyage through the St. Law­ new home. According to St. Lawrence Sea­ rence Seaway, via the Atlantic Coast, through the Panama Canal way authorities cargo traffic dur­ ing the first quarter of 1964 was and on up to Seattle, Wash. Shipping has slowed down a bit 74 percent higher than April, 1963. in Clevealnd during the past few The increase was attribqted to the weeks, but book men are still heavy grain movement and the signing on without liaving to wait early opening of the canal. The for long periods of time. George Montreal-Lake Ontario section of Koelher, former porter on Reiss the seaway carried 2.9 million tons Line ships, and Dominic Oliver, during April, compared with 1.6 who recently left the El Ford, are million tons a year ago. The Welboth on the beach, enjoying a well- land Canal handled 3.4 million tons of cargo, which was a healthy rise earned rest. The excellent job situation in from the 1.96 million tons which Chicago has meant that several moved during the same period in "regulars" around the hall have 1963. • -1 •If: �Fu» SiztecB SEAFARERS LOG Jmu U, U64 Union 'Don't Buy' Campaign Makes Boss See The Light NEW YORK—A company which felt the pinch of a nationwide consumer boycott aban­ doned its union-busting campaign and agreed to a contract with the Hatters providing sub­ stantial gains for nearly 800 workers in Corsicana, Tex. Hatters Pres. Alex Rose"*" in resolutions, in articles in union ns* th* Hatters union label when credited the turnabout by the newspapers, in volunteer help in 97 percent of th* workers are mem­ management of Texas-Miller passing out leaflets at plant gates bers of the union. (Texas law pro­ Products, Inc., to the "solidarity" and at entrances to stores selling hibits union shop contracts.) of union members across the coun­ Texas-Miller brands. Pickets at In addition to Adam hats, the try who insisted on the union label major retail outlets carried con­ company's brands include Ashley, and refused to buy Adam hats, the sumer oriented appeals. Bianchi, Bonar Phelps, Dorsey Jay, company's biggest-selling brand. The company saw the handwrit­ Hampshire Club, Repell-X and Express Gratitude ing on its balance sheets. It ac­ Leo Spray. "We are deeply grateful," Rose knowledged the effectiveness of said, "to every union and central the boycott and asked the union to body which helped publicize the resume , negotiations. Company. dispute and to union members who Pres. Benjamin Parill called to­ protested the sale of the hats in gether the workers in the Corsicana stores in their communities." plant, emphasized the need for the Working for nine months with­ union label for the success of his out a contract, after the company company's hats and stressed the Jly Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director had refused to agree to any im­ importance of union-management A lifeboat which took provements, union members in harmony. crewmembers from the Corsicana pinned their hopes on Reach Agreement Brazilian-owned, Liberianthe success of the union label In New York, negotiations moved The swimrning, boating and vacation season la her* again, and flag Pomona after sKe campaign. The union lost a de­ rapidly. Agreement was reached on with it comes the reminder from Today's Health that you can do a certification vote by a narrow a four-year contract including: caught fire at sea, is visible lot to protect your health and safety this summer by keeping in mind margin, but the National Labor Re­ above, riding alongside the • A retirement program fi­ a few simple tips. ' lations Board last month set aside fust-encrusted hull of the nanced by employer contributions Artificial Respiration the vote after testimony that com­ vessel. of 3 per cent of payroll. Your can help save a life if you know when and how to give artificial pany officials had threatened to • Wage increases ranging from respiration. When breathing has stopped, don't wait to call for help. close down the plant rather than Begin artiificial respiration at once. Don't stop to loosen the victim s 32.5 cents to 44 cents an hour. "submit" to union demands. clothing or to look for a blanket. There are two methods of arti­ • An additional paid holiday. •Meanwhile labor support for the ficial respiration now in'use, the manual method and mouth-to-mouth Corsicana workers grew, expressed • Permission for the company to breathing. Any recent first aid manual will tell you how to apply them. In mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration, the rescuer simply breathes Rides On Cushion Of Air air into the lungs of the victim. Ciear the victim's throat, tilt his head back, hold the chin forward, pinch his nose, take a deep breath and breathe into his mouth. Repeat fifteen times per minute and keep it up untii the victim starts breathing again. Pool Safety HONOLULU — The Liberian The backyard swimming pool has become commonplace in many death ship" Pomona, whose crew neighborhoods. If you swim in a private pool, a few precautions lived in terror for more than three should be observed. The pool should be fenced to protect wandering weeks last month after the axesomeone who knows the technique of lifesaving should murder of their captain on the WASHINGTON—A strange hybrid transportation vehicle toddlers,beand present. Never swim alone. Require that your pool users high seas, caught fire and was that had federal regulatory agencies up in arms because they always know how to swim. Make sure your pool and water are clean and abandoned by most of her crew couldn't quite put a finger on its species has been classified sanitary. Enjoy it in safety! 65 miles southwest of here June as a seagoing vessel subject Vacation Travel 10. to marine laws. or water on a cushion of air forced Planning a trip this summer in the family auto? When traveling, Coast Guard planes and cutters eat lighter than usual and avoid highly seasoned or heavy foods. Be rushed to the scene when they re­ As a result of the ruling, beneath it by large blowers. A recent joint meeting of ih$ prepared with suitable clothing for possible changes in weather. Go ceived the vessel's terse SOS say­ an airline company which had in­ tended to put its new craft into Civil Aeronautics Board, the Fed­ to bed early and cover the miles in the morning to avoid the heat ing that fire had broken out and service on passenger hauls in the eral Maritime Commission and the of day. 'Stop often during the afternoon to let the kids stretch. If the 33 officers and men were San Francisco Bay area was denied Interstate Commerce Commission, you need a physician in a strange community, phone the nearest taking to the lifeboats. The blaze, permission to operate the vehicle with the Federal Aviation Agency, hospital or the County Medical Society. whose origin was unknown, appar­ because it is manufactured by a Treasury Department, Coast Guard Sun Safety ently broke out in the engine foreign company. Under marine and the Bureau of Customs sitting That first day in the summer sunshine can be a lot of fun. But room. laws no foreign-built sliip is per­ in, raised these questions to de­ don't spend all the next week recovering from a sunburn. Here are Three men were reported, to mitted to carry passengers between termine its identity: some ideas that may save you a painful burn. If you're going fishing Is it a boat because it travels or boating, wear a hat and light protective clothing. Cover exposed have remained aboard the ship to United States ports. over the water? Is it a truck be­ skin with a good suntah preparation. If you're going out for your fight the blaze, and hours later an­ What Is It? cause it travels just as well over first sun bath, limit your first full exposure to 15 minutes. Then in­ other Liberian-registered ship, the The craft in question is a Rio Manamo, reported the blaze "ground effects machine" or land? Is it an airplane because it crease exposure by 10 or 15 minutes every day. People who burn under control and all 33 of the travels above both ground and easily, can sun bathe in the late afternoon. After 4 P.M. the sun's Pohsona's company accounted for "hovercraft," so called by the British fir.-n which manufactures water, if only at a height of 12 to rays no longer beat straight down. Exposed skin should always be and uninjured. covered with a good suntan oil or cream. Giye extra protection to it. The vehicle travels over land 18 inches? Blood-Soaked Cabin The hovercraft is now technically the face, legs and the skin in front of the elbows—areas especially The Pomona, dubbed "death a marine ve.ssel and the legal sensitive to the sun's rays. ship" and "hell ship" by her hor­ thought is that the applicant. San Poison Ivy Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Poison ivy and other poisonous plants grow along fences, paths rified crew, reached Honolulu May S; Airlines, would have no trouble and roadways. Know them and avoid them. Symptoms of poisoning 18 with the axe-hacked body of with regulatory bodies if the ex­ are itching and burning of the skin within a day after contact, fol­ Capt. Jacob Natvig still. lying in perimental service was started with lowed by a rash, swelling and blisters. If you touch a poisonous plant, his biood-soaked cabin. . US-built equipment. Bell Aero- wash five or six times with soap and hot water. The body was found May 15 by Betting is big business in systems Company of Buffalo, N.Y., First Mate Alf Olsen. TerrorBritain. So much so, in fact, Insect Bites has done considerable research ' that the banks in London are Got a mosquito bite? Don't scratch it. Insect bites can become stricken, Mr. Olsen locked the with the vehicle, although British infected after scratching breaks the skin. Itching of minor bites can cabin to conceal the heinous deed ' crying the blues oyer the loss engineers are the leaders in the be relieved by sponging them with alcohol and applying them with and preserve some shreds of dis­ of their highly trained clerks field. cipline aboard and then headed to better paying clerking alcohol and applying a soothing lotion. 50-60 M.P.H. for Hutiuluiu. Here, the ship lay ; i positions with local bookmaking joints. Youths of 19 who docked with an unknown murderer Cruising at 50 to 60 miles an earn about 9 pound a week aboard, in an atmosphere thick hour at 12 to 18 inches off the sur­ •| (one pound is $2.81) are be­ with fear, until her departure face, the 20-passenger craft would ing offered 12 to 15 pounds June 9. be able to clear waves three-feet EXAMS THIS PERIOD: March 1 - March 31, 1964 a week as starting salary with high, take advantage of direct Twenty - five Chinese seamen Port Seamen Wives Children TOTAL the bookies, with bonuses. routes regardless of tides or shal­ from Hong Kong were flown in to - And experienced senior hank Baltimore 153 34 24 211 low water, and cut turn-around replace the original brawling crew ; clerks have received offers :0 time because it can load and un­ Houston 176 10 11 197 of Norwegians, Finns, Spaniards , of up to 25 pounds a week. , load on land with nO difficulty. and West Indians who had pulled Mobile 71 11 7 89 ' That's a good bet when it i Interest in the vehicle as a massknives on officers during the New Orleans 339 17 7 363 is considered that a salary of 1 transit carrier is high. The Port cruise. The eight Norwegian offi­ New York.. /. 514 35 26 575 1,150 pound a year is reason- i| of Oakland Authority has applied cers agreed to stay aboard the Philadelphia 182 24 26 232 able in London^ Bookmaking, i| to the Federal government for a grim ship only long enough to de­ San Juan* 22 18 13 53 of course, is all legal and i| $1 million grant to be added to liver her cargo to Formosa. Mr. above board in England, and || $500,000 in city funds in setting Olson was in ccmmand. a guy has to make a buck— i up a pilot project to demonstrate TOTAL. ...1,457 149 114 1,720 US authorities refused to accept I quick or not—^some way. the mass transit potential of such jurisdiction- in the murder, as it *3/21/64 to 4/20/64 air-cushion craft. bad occurred on the high .seas. Health And Safety Go Together Liberian-Flag 'Murder Ship' Burns At Sea New-Fangled Craft Classified As A Ship London Banks Losing Out To ; Local Bookies SlU Clinic Exams—AU Ports �Tv Sereateca 10& tff. Iffi American Expoifs Up Europe Using More Coal By Fred Stewart & Id Meeney Headquarters Representatives WASHINGTON—An increased consumption of coal in Europe, the Far East and Latin Shipboard Morale Important Factor America is being interpreted by exporters here as an indication of a rising tide In coal "The qualities of mind and body that were needed in the seamen of exports in the years ahead. ; the earliest times are yet needed—and there can be no real seaman In addition, such factors as a government-Industry program -to ments of large volumes of hard where these qualities are not." coal to achieve maximum economy. the trade. depletion of mines in Europe, stimulate These are the words of Andrew Furuseth, and what he is talking Stimulating hard coal exports Although the anthracite export along with rising labor costs drive is not formally tied to the would be worth a great effort, a about is morale. and a scarcity of labor in Euro­ pean countries to work the mines is working In the favor of in­ creased coal exports from the U.S. European nations, in an effort to meet the expanding needs of industry, will become more de­ pendent on coal as a fuel. Other factors signifying a rising trend in coal exports over the next several years include: e An increase in coal demand in Japan and a corresponding in­ crease in the import of US coal. e A growing demand for coal in Latin America and other devel­ oping areas to meet increased con­ sumption resulting from steppedup industrialization. • The relatively low price and high quality of American coal com­ pared to coal mined in many other countries. • Reasonable ocean freight rates which are not expected to rise unduly in the near future. Total US exports of bituminous coal to Europe and Japan rose precipitously in the first quarter of 1964, but exporters expect a leveling off in the next few months because of stockpiles of heating materials, including coal, that have been built up in these countries. The US government has been actively engaged in a program to step up the export of anthracite coal in this country due to the beneficial. effects such trade could have on the US balance of pay­ ments problem. Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall recently named a coal export coordinator and three special committees re­ cently to help carry out a Joint Cutbacks Hit Norfolk Navy Yard PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The be­ ginning of the Norfolk Naval Ship­ yard's largest Job cutback since the end of World War II was launched here April 16, when sep­ aration notices were handed 591 employes representing an annual payroll of more than $4,000,000. But according to the yard's com­ manding officer. Rear Adm. James M. Farrin, who apparently is un­ shaken by reportedly mounting problems at the yard, there likely will not be a chapter in history de­ voted to the demise of the Navy's largest and oldest shipyard here. Ship Repair Center Reasons for this, he said, are that Norfolk is the home port for 50 per cent of the Atlantic fleet And does more ship repairs than any other in the world. In addition, the yard is able to "respond instantly" to the needs of the fleet because of its $160 mil­ lion in stock, the admiral said. No private shipyard, he contended, "could sink $100 million in stock, but we've got the stuff here." Defending his position, the ad­ miral said, "We take the jobs the fleet wants and 'turn to' on them." The yard also is geared for "high-quality work, timeliness and responsiveness to the fleet," added Adm. Farrin, who thinks his yard is an "exceptional yard and stacks up with the best." administration's anti-poverty drive, it is considered definitely related because the hard 'coal region of the US is one of the worst of the depressed areas of the country and has a high priority for federal help. To Increase exports of hard coal two immediate problems must be overcome, among others. These are the frequent insistence by foreign buyers of precise size and quality qieciflcations and the need to coordinate rail and ship move­ combined union and trade asso­ ciation group in Pennsylvania has agreed, because not only would it aid the economically depressed hard coal mining regions, but would contribute toward Improve­ ment in the US balance of pay­ ments. The group agreed that there was adequate skilled labor and enormous reserves of anthra­ cite, and that production and transport problems should be eliminated by a strong cooperative effort. Bill Aiding Hospitals Called One Of Finest WASHINGTON—Rep. John B. Bennett (R-Mich.) termed the Hill-Burton hospital construction act, "one of the finest federal aid programs in my many years of experience here" as he urged enactment of-*^ House-adopted legislation to expansion, where needed, to per­ extend and improve the act. mit hospitals such as the 40-bed Bennett was Interviewed on Washington Reports to the People, AFL-CIO public service program heard on 700 radio stations, with Rep. John E. Moss (D-Calif.), who said that the Hill-Burton act al­ ready has increased the propor­ tion of hospital beds from 50 percent of the nation's needs to 85 percent. Bennett added that the legislation has provided "much needed hospital facilities for com­ munities that otherwise wouldn't have them." Wide Scope The amendment passed by the House, Moss reported would pro­ vide $250 million a year in as­ sistance for modernization, con­ tinue federal participation In underwriting costs of hospitals, increase the authorization for long-term care facilities from $40 million a year to $70 million, aid in establishment of rehabilitation, diagnostic and treatment centers. Moss said he hoped the Senate would Improve the amendment by making modernization funds avail-able in 1965 instead of 1966 and by setting up a formula to aid in long-term financing of non-profit hospitals. Bennett pointed out that areas get funds on the basis of need, with each state surveying its needs and submitting requests to the U.S. Public Health Service, which determines priorities. He de­ scribed the measure as non-parti­ san, noting that the act was initiated by a Democrat, Sen. Lis­ ter Hill (Ala.) and a Republican, former Sen. Harold Burton (Ohio), later an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Needs Have Changed During the early years of the act, Moss said the need was to provide and develop hospital facilities in remote areas. Now, he said, the need could reduce hospi­ tal costs to communities. "Another means of reducing costs," he said, "would be to im­ prove methods of financing the portion of the cost not met by federal or state grants," perhaps through long-term loans at low interest rates. Modernization, in Bennett's opinion, would include facility in his hometown on Michi­ gan's northern peninsula to pro­ vide greater service. Long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes, will be of in­ creasing importance. Moss said, because of the growing proportion of persons in the higher-age brackets. Beef Box (Continued from page 12) sively in the handling of cargo, and if ship's gear and deck ma­ chinery is not being used, no overtime will be paid to men on watch Monday through Friday. (c) When cranes or other shore equipment is employed for the handling, of cargo and the ship's gear and deck machinery is used to trim cargo, conveyors, etc., and ship's steam furnishes the power for such operations, the watertender, Fireman-Watertender or Fire-tube Fireman on watch shall receive overtime after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m. Monday through Friday. In submitting questions and work situations for clarification, delegates and crews are reminded once again to provide as much detail as possible setting forth the circumstances of any dispute. Be­ sides those mentioned, some of the members who were sent clarifications on various subjects during the past few days included the following: John Rupeikia, Port "Reading, N.J.; Ira K. Coats, ship's delegate, Penn Challenger; Jasper R. Thompson, ship's dele­ gate, Alice Brown; Tony Wasilok, ship's delegate, Robert D. Conrad; Mike J. McCormick, deck dele­ gate; Sacramento; John P. Cham­ bers, ship's delegate, Mt. Vernon Victory; Arthur C. Harrison, Taddel Village and Richard G. Harris, engine delegate. Midland. c/usmmL ^ High morale aboard ship la essential to promote efficiency and per­ formance of duties. It is the factor that makes the difference between an organization that merely cerates and ime that cooperates to do the best possible Job in everything it undertakes. The morale aboard SIU ships is high. This fact is attested to every day in letters from the membership expressing the appreciation of them and their families for the many benefits Seafarers and their families receive by belonging to a strong union which has their welfare as its prime concern. Many factors are involved in the development and continuance of high morale among Seafarers. Some of these morale-building factors are: • Good physical health. The Union protects and maintains the health of Seafarers and their families through the system of SIU clinics operating in the major ports, providing modern facilities for diagnostic medicine to prevent illness and to catch incipient illness while it will still respond to treatment. • Good mental health. Worry is the prime cause of poor mental health with the low morale that goes along with it. Through the many benefits the Union makes available to Seafarers and their fam­ ilies many of the nagging worries which haunted the working man in the past have been removed. The Seafarer has job security, strong con­ tracts, good working conditions, a secure future, and the knowledge that he and his family will be provided for in the event that he is unable to continue working for any reason. • Effective seamanship. A man who knows his job thoroughly and takes pride in his work is almost automatically a good worker with high morale. Through the many programs available to the membership through the Union, such as the upgrading program, education program, informational meetings, etc.. Seafarers are kept abreast of the latest developments in their chosen line of work and are secure in the knowl­ edge that their abilities will be recognized, developed to their highest potential, and that they will be able to keep progressing toward their highest capabilities. • Pride in impressive traditions. Seafarers know they are part of a strong, militant union which has played a key role in improving the standards of all American workers. From the time of the organization of the union through the early strikes which established it as a force to be reckoned with to the present day, the SIU has maintained a tradition of leadership in the labor movemeftt of which every Seafarer can be proud. • A sense of fair treatment. Fair treatment is guaranteed to Sea­ farers through the Standard Freightship Agreement in which his duties and responsibilities are defined in black and white, the SIU Contract Department'which will interpret and safeguard the rights of Seafarers in the event that a beef arises and the SIU Constitution, which assures the democratic operation of the Union and is reprinted periodically in the LOG so that Seafarers can keep informed on their rights within the Union. • A sense of brotherhood. Brotherhood is a reality in the SIU and not just a word. The Union wull not tolerate discrimination of any sort and promotes the Brotherhood of the Sea in everything it does. All Seafarers are guaranteed fair and equal treatment by the Union's contracts with the operators, by the SIU Constitution, and by the system of regular membership meetings at which any Seafarer can get up and air his views before the entire membership. This is just a partial list of the factors which make for high morale. Also included are a knowledge of the results of each individual's and the whole group's progress, the knowledge that good performance will be recognized, participation in the results of the efforts of the Union, confidence in the success of the Union's undertakings, conscious assumption of responsibility by every member, the support of favorable home and community conditions, and many others: Interest in his job is not enough to promote morale. Each worker can be interested in his own Job, and morale still be poor. It is only if he is also interested in his relation to the entire organization that morale begins to develop. A good shipmate, who does his work efficiently, honestly, with pride and fairness, is the best morale-builder in the world. �Pafff Eiciiteca SSAFARERB iqG ISM tf; IN# Text of President's Pre-Balloting Report The President's pre-balloting report, submitted in advance of this year's union elections in ac­ cordance with the requirement of the SIU Consti­ tution, is in the process of submission to the membership for its action at the July regular membership meetings in all constitutional ports. The report, which specifies the number of union officers that are to appear on the ballot, the requirements for candidate eligibility and other balloting details, was adopted at the headquarters meeting of June 8, as recommended in the Secre­ tary-Treasurer's report below. The report will be submitted and acted on at the other regular membership meetings to be held this month. The text of the report follows; PRESIDENT'S PRE-BALLOTING REPORT Under tha Constitution of our Union, the Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, Article X, Section I (e>, the President shall submit a pre-balloting report at the regular meeting in July of every election year. "The Constitution of our Union also calls for seven (7) Con­ stitutional ports of tha Union, which are; New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. As your President, In consultation along with tha Ex­ ecutive Board of the Union, a careful appraisal has been made as to what we feel will be tha needs of tha organization in all the Constitutional ports. Including the port of New York and Headquarters, for the coming term of office of the officers and other elected representatives of our Union. Since the Constitution provides for seven (7) Constitutional Ports It was felt that it was advisable to place on the ballot tha elective jobs of those ports. Where necessary, the personnel for other than the Con­ stitutional Ports may be assigned as needed from those Constitutional Ports, where po.ssible. As the membership Is aware, it is necessary for tha Union to keep abreast of the changes in tha shifting of the job requirements of the companies with whom we have contracts, as well as in being prepared to meet thp opportunities for ex­ pansion through the means of organizing. This will en'abla the Union to maintain maximum services to the member­ ship, and to meet the needs of tha organization resulting from the changing character of the industry. As a result of tha foregoing, it is tha recommendation of your President, In this, tha Pre-Balloting Report, re­ quired under Article X, Saotlon 1 (a) of our Constitution, that tha following offices be placed on tha next refer­ endum ballot of tha Union for tha election of tha offloan and other elected representatives of tha Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Districts. HEADQUARTERSi 1 President 1 Executive Vice-President 1 Secretary-Treasurer 1 Vice-President In Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement 1 Vice-President In Charge of the Atlantic Coast 1 Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast 1 Vice-President In Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters 3 Headquarters Representatives NEW YORK: 1 Agent 10 Joint Patrolmen PHILADELPHIA: 1 Agent 2 Joint Patrolmen BALTIMORE: * 1 Agent 4 Joint Patrolmen MOBILE: 1 Agent 4 Joint Patrolmen NEW ORLEANS: 1 Agent 4 Joint Patrolmen HOUSTON: 1 Agent 4 Joint Patrolmen DETROIT: *• 1 Agent Your President also recommends, pursuant to Article X, Section 1 (e) and Article XIII, Section 4 (e) of the Union's Constitution, the depository to which the Polls Com­ mittee's shall deliver, or mail, by certified or registered mall, the ballots after tha close of each days voting In the coming Union election, be as follows; Mr. Harold Bach, Chairman of the Board The Royal National Bank of New York 20 W. 48 St. N.Y., N.Y. It will be the function of tiw depository to receive ell tiie envelopes delivered, or mailed In, as aforesaid, to safeguard them properly, in the bank, and to surrender them only to the duly authorised Union Tallying Com­ mittee in accordance with Article XIII, Section S (d), of our Union Constitution, on or about the first business day In January, 1M8. Proof of authorization shaU be a certification by the Vice-President in charge of the Min­ utes, Robert Matthevra. The Union Tallying Committee ghall be authorized to sign a receipt for the said envelopes. The depository shall be requested to certify that all the envelopes received by the depository have been properly safeguarded, have been surrendered-only to the said Tallying Committee, and that no one, other than appro­ priate bank personnel have had access to them. The Polls Committee is especially urged to irusure that, whether delivered or mailed, the envelopes are properly addressed, properly stamped if mailed, and certified as per the Constitution. It is the further recommendation of your President that, in addition to the regular Constitutional requirements, each candidate for office be requested to furnish a regula­ tion passport picture of recent taking as well as a state­ ment of not more than one hundred (100) words, giving a brief summary of his Union record and activities, such picture and statement to be run in the Seafarers Log just prior to the commencement of voting. This is to be done in accordance with previous membership action to familiarize the membership with the names, faces, and records of all candidates for office. As provided for in Article XIII, Section 1, nominations open on July 15th, 1964 and close August 13th, 1964. All documents required for eligibility of candidates for Union office must reach Headquarters no earlier than July 15th, 1964 and no later than August 15th, 1964. Your President wishes to point out that this PreBalloting Report provides for one of the largest number of elective posts to be placed on the ballot since the Inception of the Union. It is strongly recommended that the maximum number of qualified members, who feel they can bo of assistance to the Union in an official capacity, should submit their credentials. In this connec­ tion, the membership is reminded that the SecretaryTreasurer, A1 Kerr, is available to assist them in properly filing their credentials for nomination to Union office, if they desire such assistance. Fraternally submitted, Paul Hall Secretary-Treasurer's Report To The Membership: FORTHCOMING ELECTION OF OFFICERS-ADDITIONS TO VOTING PROCEDURES (The following Is the text of an excerpt from the Provision for Nomination by Others. Secretary-Treasurer's report to the regular memherArticle XHI, Section 1, "Nominations," provides for selfship meeting at SIU headquarters on April 6 and again nomination to office. In order to square any ambiguity on May 4 entitled, "Forthcoming Election Of Officers as to the meaning of this section, it is recommended that a —Additions To Voting Procedures." The report was member may place his name in nomination or have his also forwarded to other coiistilulional ports fur action name placed in nomination by any other member and at their meetings in April and May. The report was further, that in either event, such member nominated concurred in at all meetings.) must comply with the provisions of the constitution, as Article XIH, Section 7 of our constitution reads as they are set forth, relating to the submission of creden­ follows: tials. This change is an amplification of the existing pro­ "The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged visions of the constitution and should not be construed with tha preservation and retention of all election to be an alteration of same. records, including the ballots, as required by law, and Absentee Ballot. is directed and authorized to issue such other and Article XIII, Sections 8 and 4, "Balloting Procedures" further directives as to the election procedures as are and "Polls Committee," of the constitution, provide that required by law, which directives shall be part of the balloting shall be manual in nature. It is now recom­ election procedurea of this Union." mended that the following absentee ballot procedure be Therefore, in accordance with the above-mentioned sec­ presented to the membership upon advice of counsel as an tion and after consulting with and being advised by coun­ amplification of such provisions: sel, it is found that additions to our voting procedures for Full book members may request an absentee ballot un­ the election of officers are required by law. Therefore, der the following circumstances, only. While such member under the powers delegated to me by our constitution, is employed on an American-flag merchant vessel which in the aforementioned section, I am setting up the follow­ vessel's schedule does not provide for it to touch a port ing additions in our balloting procedure for officers. in which voting is to take place during the voting period President's Pre-Balloting Report. provided in Section 3 (g) of our constitution, in that event, Article X, Section 1, "The President," Sub-Section (e), the member shall make a request for an absentee ballot provides that the President's Pre-Balloting Report shall be by Registered or Certified Mail or the equivalent mailing submitted to the membership at the regular meeting in device at the location from which such request is made, July of every election year. It is recommended to the - if such be the case. Such request must contain a designa­ membership in this connection that such Pre-Balloting tion as to the address to which such member wishes his Report be made both at the June and July meetings so as to absentee ballot returned. Suoh request shall be received give more than adequate notice to any prospective nominee no later than 12:00 PM on the fifteenth day of November for office. of the election year and shall be directed to the Secretary- Treasurer at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, New York. Upon receipt of such request, the procedures as established in Section 8 (d) of our constitution, shall not apply. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible for deter­ mining whether such member is a member in good stand­ ing and further whether such member has, in fact, voted previously. He shall send the processed ballot by Regis­ tered Mail-Return Receipt Requested to the address des­ ignated by such member in his absentee ballot request. The Secretary-Treasurer shall send to such member with his ballot, instructions for returning the. ballot, which instructions must be complied with exactly. The Secretary-Treaurer shall further maintain a record showing the name, book number of tha member, his ballot number and the date upon which such ballot was sent, which in­ formation 'shall be turned over to the Union Tallying Committee, when elected, in accordance with Article XIII, Section 5 (c) of the constitution. Tha member, after voting, shall return his absentee ballot by Registered or Certified Mail, or the equivalent mailing device at the location from which such absentee ballot is returned, if such be the case, to the depository named in the Presi­ dent's Pre-Balloting Report. These absentee balloU must be post-marked prior to midnight of December 31, 1964, and must be received by the depository named in the President's Pre-Balloting Re­ port, prior to January 10, 1965, regardless of when post­ marked, for them to be counted as eligible votes. Such ballots will be maintained separately by such depository and shall then be turned over to the Union Tallying Com­ mittee, as provided in Section 5 (d) of Article XIH of the constitution. �•>W.! h i A'F In ids 't 6 c Tanning Session In the past few weeks there have been several accounts of what Seafarers have seen when the grain ships they were working landed in Russia. While reactions to the world's top Communist power differed from man to man, not one SIU itiember reported that he had found the Soviet Union to good and welfare section of a ing fountain in the passageway. be a "worker's paradise." meeting on the Penn Trader O. H. Mainfold, meeting chairman, The feeling of the crew- ship's (Penn Shipping) carries a word of • Getfing a good tan while relaxing In the sun on t'he deck of the Penmar (Calmar) are (l-r) "Puff Puff" Kersak, Tony Nix and Brother Keenon. The photo was taken on a recent intercoastal run to New York. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Spend Now By J. Goodsell Don't save dollars. Don't save dimes: Thrift uxis all right In olden times, But thrift is out of style today; Extravagance Is A-okay. Hoarding cash Is a big mistake. Throw* it around for your coun­ try's sake — 'Cause if we spend it, What'll we get? We'll get another tax cut yet! Forget Ben Franklin's Warning words. Saving money is for the birds. Don't let it sit, collecting dust In coffee cans, in banks, in trust. We've got to go On a spending spree For the sake of the country's economy. In contradiction To what you've learned, A tax cut spent is a tax cut earned. So throw it around Like a drunken lord. Extravagance is its own reward. Hey nonny nonny! Off we go. Scattering money to and fro. Pooh to stew meat! Let's buy steak! Bread is cheaper, so let's eat cake! Spend your tax cut Fast and loose Or else you'll kill the golden goose! Type Minutes When Possible In order to assure accurate digests of shipboard meetings in the LOG, it is desirable that the reports of shipboard meet­ ings be typed if at all possible. ANJI (Pacific Seafarers), April 10— Chairman, Saivatore Messina; Secre­ tary, John E. Ross. Brother Wheeler resigned as ship's delegate and a vote of thanks was extended to him. Brother A. Held was elected to serve In his place. No beefs were reported and aU is running smoothly. TRANSGLOBE (Hudson Waferw ways). May 3—Chairman, W. Raxalski; Secretary, A. Coram. No beefs were reported. Some disputed OT in engine department to be taken up with patrolman on arrival. One oiler was injured while working below and was taken to the Army Hospital, then was put back aboard ship for the journey home. Motion was made to have a stretcher placed outside of hospital. Motion made to have rails Installed on the wings of the bridge when ship goes to shipyard. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), March IS—Chairman, Herd Ehmsen; Secretary, Al Pionter. Ship's delegate reported that the baker was injured and taken oft ship in Midway Island, one fireman was left in Baltimore, one AB missed ship, two firemen hospitalized in Los Angeles, and one BR was hospi­ talized in Yokohama. ' $4.76 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well done. PENN TRADER (Penn Shipping), March 21—Chairman, H. E. Roseoruns; Secretary, D, E. Edwards. $4.45 in ship's fund. No Imefs reported by department delegates. Delegate to see engineer about having larger than 25 watt light bulbs in passage­ ways and living quarters. Vote of thanks to steward department for good Job. DEL NORTE (Delta), May 3—Chair­ man, James L. Tucker; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. No beefs reported by department delegates. $86.06 in ship's fund and $217.70 in movie fund. Motion made that the clinics in all SIU halls give men their medi­ cal cards the same day they go through the clinic. Brother James L, Tucker was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew requested not to throw garbage, boxes, papers etc. out of port holes and windows. MADAKET (Waterman), April S— Chairman, C, DaJesus; Secretary, A. M, KInsslla. $11.50 in ship's fund. One oiler missed ship in Norfolk. Virginia. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department. members on the Council Grove (Cities Service) seem to be typical advice that should be heeded by of many of the SIU crews that everyone. A crewmember requestmade the grain runs to Russia. Robert Gannon, ship's delegate, reports that the two weeks crewmembers spent in the Soviet Union can be summed up by an incident which occurred as the Council Grove headed home. As the vessel passed through the Russian sub net into' the Bosporus from the Black Sea, a happy Seafarer in the crew was seen chalking the word Hodge Gannon "free" on the ship's bulletin board. ed that trash collected after the A suggestion made during the holds were cleaned out as well as all other garbage on the ship should be taken aft while the ves­ ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), March 1» —Chairman, E. Kelly; Secretary, J. E. sel was in port and not dumped on Hannon. No beefs reported by de­ the deck near the foc'sle ports, ac­ partment delegates. Discussion on cording to John W. Butler, ship's putting door from topside to crew quarters from saloon deck ;to main delegate. deck. Also to see if rollers can be acquired for taking stores in Mobile. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. THE CABINS (Texas City RefininB), April 7—Chairman, Anderson Johns; Secretary, Thomas Cummings. Letter was sent to headquarters requesting some clarifications concerning the pumpmen and sougeeing of passage­ ways. Ship's delegate contacted pa­ trolman in Puerto Rico regarding launch service and was told that there was no launch service in that port. Also contacted the patrolman in Boston asking him to meet the ship. Deck delegate reported that the gear of- the man who missed the ship in Texas is stiU aboard but he will endeavor to put it ashore when ship returns to Texas. Men asked to donate to the ship's fund. Vote of thanks extended to the steward de­ partment. OLCA (Marina Managers), April IS —Chairman, M. Klieber; Secretary, C. Quinnt. Ship's delegate reported that considering the length of this trip, everything seems to be running smoothly. 'The draw at Saigon will be in American money and wiU be put out on time, for a change. MOBILE (Sea-Land), April 4—Chair­ man, P. L. Miranda; Secretary, Allen P. Raymond. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the messman for a job well done. Discussion held on milk being sour. ST. CHRISTOPHER (Destiny), March 31—Chairman, F. Pasaluk; Secretary, John Chapllnsky. Ship's delegate re­ ported all is well with only a few minor beefs. Matter of oiler doing engine utility work will be brought to attention of patrolman. FANWOOD (Waterman), April (— Chairman, Lawrence P. Contlcello; Secretary, Richard R. Makarewicz. Ship badly In need of fumigation for rats. Captain Intends to have ship fumigated upon arrival. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department. NEW ORLEANS (Sea-Land), April 13—Chairman, J. Maytum; Secretary, J. Maytum. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. $20 in TV fund, turned over to the steward for pur-' chase of TV antenna. Discussion on securing TV speaker in messhall be­ fore arriving in port. Crew requested to turn in all extra Unen to steward. HENRY (Progressive), March II— Chairman, Vernen Douglas; Secre­ tary, Ray L. Cuthrell. Expected pay­ off in Norfolk, Virginia, March 22nd. Brother Joe Wallace was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Sugigestion made to see patrolman about paying eff each trip or keep money on board for draws. 3^ 4" 4" With the onset of warm weather, members of the 12-4 deck watch on the Madeket (Waterman) have de­ veloped a real heat beef. They re­ port that the inboard bulkhead of their foc'sle is excessively hot be­ cause of an uninsulated steam pipe that runs behind it. J. E. McGrane, meeting chairman, writes that the ship's delegate has promised to see the captain about getting the pipe insulated before the men get de­ hydrated. writes that if this isn't possible, some of the crewmembers want each man given his own water jug. 4' 4- 4- Crewmembers on the Alcoa Mariner (Alcoa) recognize fine gal­ ley work, especially when it's pro­ duced under difficult conditions. A recent resolution praised the, steward for the good service his department was rendering the crew, writes Oscar B. Smith, meet­ ing chairman. The gang on the St. Christopher (Destiny Carriers) also have publicly voiced their thanks tp the* ship's steward for making. a donation of milk to a children's home in Southhampton, England, according to Frank Pasa­ luk, ship's delegate. 4. 4. i Crews that have honored their steward departments for fine chow prepared in true SIU tradition in­ clude the Neva West (Bloomfield), Pennmar (Calmar), Cathy (SeaTramp), John B. Waterman (Water­ man), Elizabethport (Sea-Land), 4) t 4; A report from Edward Contoral on the Hastings (Waterman) says that everything on the ship seems to be in order. He sends assurances that the Hastings is in the hands of good delegates who include F- C. Tatum, deck; Leo Bruce, steward, and Lew Warner, engine. Con­ toral says that the ship is heading for Karachi with stops on the Mediterranean and everybody is looking forward to a smooth trip. 4" 4" 4" The crew on the Monticello Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers) has decided that they want the sharpest look­ ing ship afloat. Two motions passed at a recent ship's meeting call for curtains for the crew's port-holes and a big effort to sougee the messhall, pantry as well as all door knobs, reports Oliver Hodge, ship's delegate. 4i 4. 4. While most Seafarers are be­ coming accustomed to the warm days of late spring, a report from the Hudson (Victory Transport), dated May 17th, complains about cold weather. The Hudson is on its way to Calcutta with a load of grain from Galveston. 4^4" Speaking of warm weather, there are some days when a seaman would like to have a water foun­ tain at his elbow while he's on watch. Seafarers on the Chatham (Waterman) will settle for a drink­ Pasaluk Manifold De Soto (Waterman), Volusia (Suwanee), St. Christopher (Des­ tiny Carriers), Walter Rice (Reyn­ olds Metals), Globe Carrier (Mari­ time Overseas), Puerto Rico (Motor Ships of Puerto Rico), Tamara Guilden (Transport Commercial) and Losmar (Calmar). i> i- i- Speaking of traditional standards when it comes to chow time, the crew aboard the Andrew Jackson (Waterman) feels pretty strongly about how a seaman should be dressed when he goes to the messhall, whether on duty or off. At a recent ship's meeting they strong­ ly voiced their support for a re­ quest that anybody going to the pantry at night should have their clothes on, according to Jajnes E. George, meeting chairman. Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address as­ sures speedy transmission on all messages and faster service for the men involved. �Par* TireBtr SEAFARERS Seafarer Finds Value In Minute of Silence LOG Compliments HENRY (Progressive), Feb. 9 — Chairman, Vernon Dougias; Secre­ tary, James Davis. Letter was re­ ceived from Company stating that new fans are on the way. Brother Ted Densmore was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks extended to resigning ship's delegate. John Flaharty. TADDEi VICTORY (Consolidated Mariners), March 1—Chairman, C. C. Gates; Secretary, Chuck Demers. No beefs and no disputed OT. Motion was made to put new water fountain on board as old one ts totally gone. Ship to be futnigated. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), March 12 —Chairman, A. H. Duggan; Secretary, C. G. Brissett, Sr. Brother A. H. Duggan was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. It was re­ ported that there was no hot water in crew quarters. FLORIDIAN (South Atlantic A Caribbean), April 28—Chairman, P. Dunphy; Secretary, A, Aronica. One oiler missed ship at San Juan, Puerto SANTA EMILIA (Liberty Naviga­ tion), May t—Chairman, Hans Peter­ sen; Secretary, George Hair. Brother Hans Petersen was elected to serve as ship's delegate. It was reported that the ship ma.v tie up, and it so, transportation will be paid to crew. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. Everything is run­ ning smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Special vote of thanks to crew messman. Ralph Alexander, for a fine job serving the crew. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), May 10 — Chairman, Radich; Secretary, Alit Irrahim. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Motion was fnade .to get better food and menus, and fresh stores when avail­ able in foreign ports. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), May It—Chairman, James M. Glann, Jr.; Secretary, Herbert C. Justice. No beefs reported. Ship is running smoothly. $8.67 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in each department. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), May 22—Chairman, Joseph Sanfiiippi; Secretary, R. Spanover. No beefs were reported b.v department delegates. $10 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks was extended to the stew­ ard department for a job well done. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), May 18—Chairman, Joseph Duffy; Secre­ tary, Francis Napoii. Some delayed sailing is disputed and will be turned over to the patrolman at payoff. $10.46 in ship's fund. Rico. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. Brother Nick Sabin was asked b.v crew to keep ship's delegate job for another month, as he is doing a good job. Captain will write to the Company in New York requesting that wash­ ing machine be replaced with a new one. HASTINGS (Waterman), May 3 — Chairman, Ed Contoral; Secretary, J, Wells. Brother Ed Contoral was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made to write letter to head­ quarters in regards to the water sit­ uation. $3.89 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well done. ELDORADO (American Asia), May 24—Chairmen, Leo Paradise; Secre­ tary, Cyril A. Scott. Disputed OT in deck and steward department to be taken up with patrolman upon ar­ rival in Baltimore. Captain sent let­ ter to the Company regarding water problem. Held discussion on safety and suggestions were submitted to the ship's delegate. COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), May 31—Chairman, Roy Alston; Sec­ retary. Raymond R. Ohirins $9 in ship's fund. Motion made that the ship's delegate see the captain about ordering better grade of toilet tissue. No beefs reported by department delegates. HUDSON (Victory Transport), May If—Chairman, Jimmy Lee; Secretary, E. J. Berg. Brother A. 'H. Schwarts was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. No beefs were reported by de­ partment delegates. Everything is running smoothly. WHITEHALL (Whitehall Naviga­ tion), May 28—Chairman, J. Baudoin; Secretary, W. Fisher. Motion made that crew wilj, not pay-olf until pay­ roll is prepared under new tax scale. Discussion was held on various subject. One man was hospitalized in Suez. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. STEEL KING (Isthmian), May 20— Chairman, C. Parker; Secretary, E. J. Linch. Few minor beefs and some disputed OT to be taken up with atrolman. Discussion on having the hion to try and get a better quality of food and fruits on board. FLOMAR (Calmar), May 31—Chair­ man, John Nash; Secretary, James Barnette. $4.60 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Crew requested to take better care of washing machine and to keep noise to a minimum. S Notify Union On LOQ Mall As Seafarere know, eopiei of each Issue of the SEAFARERS LOO are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOO involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOO, the headquarters report and min­ utes forms are then airmailed to the agent In the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOOs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOO office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOO and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of Its mailing lists. Worthwhile customs are too often observed in a routine manner with little care or thought. For instance, at the con­ clusion of every Union meeting, whether on sea or land, Seafarers traditionally rise for a minute of silence in question was put to me by an ob­ memory of their departed vious newcomer to our way of life. "At first this query annoyed me, brothers. The traditional minute of silence but after a while it caused me to has particular meaning for oldtime start evaluating it for my own sat­ Seafarers who have been shipping isfaction, especially since it hap­ for years. It gives them a chance to pens to be one of these things cherish the mem­ thai; we Seafarers take for grant­ ory of their de- ed. "I cannot answer for everyone parted friends else, however, I'm inclined to be­ and acquaint­ ances who have lieve their thoughts ran parallel sailed on life's to, if not exactly like my own. "During this moment of medita­ final voyage. However, young­ tion, I beseech our Maker to keep er SIU men, who calm the seas of the other world, have only recent­ that all our brothers departed may ly joined the Un­ at last know peace. I also recol­ Phelps ion, are in a lect fond memories of my own more difficult position, since they shipmates of the past who are no are less likely to have been longer with us. "This simple, yet significant act acquainted with their brothers who helps point out the dignity at­ passed on. tained by men who are dedicated These are some of the thoughts to their profession. Men, who by which have caused Milton J. their unity, have made tremendous Phelps, ship's delegate on the Om­ strides through their sacrifice and nium Freighter (Suwanee), to de­ determination in the past few score scribe what the time-honored min­ years. ute of silence means to him. "And it goes without saying Phelps has been a member of the that, with the same determination SIU since 1954 and saiis in the and leadership as then, we will steward department. continue to progress. We will go His remarks on this traditional forward until no one has a doubt SIU custom follow: that in addition to Brotherhood, " 'Why siiould I stand one min­ we contribute a most important ute in silence for our departed commodity \.<f this world that we Brothers, when I have not person­ sail over, for we are the backbone ally known anyone of them?' This of world commerce." Jon* t9» 1964 Ship's Delegate Relates Experiences In Odessa Walter Brown, chief cook on the Arizpo (Waterman) is all smiles as he listens to the compliments thrown his way by Freddie Hunter, ship's cfelegate. Hunter believes that there is noth­ ing like a little praise to keep a steward department turning out chow in fine SIU style. Widow Praises Welfare Action To the Editor: This letter is to gratefully acknowledge the check that my family received from the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan following the death of my husband, Theo­ dore E. Lee. Our entire family The Editor Alt letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Chester Hughart, ship's delegate on the Globe Explorer (Maritime Overseas), has joined the growing ranks of Sea­ farer correspondents who have written the LOG of their experiences when they visited Russia as part of the US grain tours in the city were made by a representative, of the Odessa In­ shipments program. ternational Sea­ After staying in the port of Odessa, USSR for a week, Hughart reports that his visit was one of the nicest he enjoyed in any foreign country. He writes that arrangements for sightseeing Their unsurpassed generosity helped considerably to lift the heaVy weights in our hearts. Since appropriate words of thanks fail, perhaps the only way to express our gratitude is to try to imitiate your spirit and deeds when tragedy strikes. We all know that we could certainly never duplicate what you did for us. What "we do know and can say Is that our brother, George McCartney, is most fortunate in having such great friends and associates. We also know that our dear mother, who is now in heaven must be both pleased and happy for George, her youngest son. The McCartney Family 4* 4* t SIU Brother's Death Mourned would like to extend its thanks for the cooperation of everyone involved in this act of kindness, To the Editor: We also would like to express On Easter Sunday, March 29, our sincere thanks for the 1964, Sidney E. Thensted, one beautiful floral arrangement brothers with that was sent in sympathy on of the finest whom I ever sailed, passed tliis unliappy occasion. away at the age of 65 years. After receiving these heart­ Brother Thensted is survived felt acts of kindness from the by his daughter, Mrs. Audrey mgn my husband sailed with, Chetta of New Orleans. I'll always be proud to say that During the last war he sailed he was a member of finest out of New Orleans on Missis­ maritime union in the world. sippi Company vessels as a Mrs. Myrtle Lee chief steward. His unfortunate passing re­ if ie if calls to mind these lines by Samuel Elliot Morison: "The ocean knows no favorites. Her bounty is reserved for those To the Editor who have the wit to learn her At a time of truly great grief secrets, the courage to bear her for the tremendous loss of our buffets and the will to persist, Ijeloved mother, we would like through good fortune and all, to thank our dear SIU friends in her rugged service." for their countless kindnesses. A. A. Lopez Can't Duplicate SIU Kindness man's Club who visited the ship. The Seaman's Club official also arranged for tick­ ets to opera and ballet perform­ ances for crewmembers who were interHughait ested. The Globe Explorer crew soon found out that the Russians had arranged a busy round of activi­ ties, most of them on a group basis. Members of the crew toured Odessa on a Saturday afternoon, and then attended a ballet performance in the evening. The next day the Seaman's Club featured a concert which was fol­ lowed by a jazz band for a lighter change of pace in the evening. Later in the week the Seafarers had the opportunity to attend a presentation by the city's opera company. Two days later a spe­ cial tour of a Soviet ship was ararranged. Similar Experiences Hughart's description of his ex­ periences in Odessa are similar to those of other Seafarer corre­ spondents. After reading them, it becomes obvious that while the Russians are eager to display their local sights to group tours, an individual Seafarer will have to go to considerable effort to strike out on his own. This ar­ rangement has the effect of cutting down Individual contacts with local citizens to a minimum. Despite the organized nature of their tours, Hughart reports that the crew had the freedom of the city to come and go as they pleased. The only exception to this situation was that foreign ^eaiiicii must be back on board their ships by the 12:00 PM cur­ few. He also reports that he was very impressed with the friend­ liness of the citizens of Odessa. IF YOU ARE RECEIVING MORETHANONE Copy OF THE SAMEZO^... ;S:iiSiS;L •SiiKisSS. 'mm liliii Ci-IP ALL MAIL LABELS FROM THE PROHT PAGES... AND RETURN LABELS $OlNE CANADJUSTLiSr. �gEAFARERS JOB* M, IfM LOG Far* Twentr-Oa* ij:v8?as;..TMrHi!m rafary, Nona. Broth«r 0. t. OllbM WM alaotad to Mtvo ililp'o ml«« gato. Ship broka down aomiu out it Port Arthur and had to ba towad back Into port. No boefa wara raportad by dapartmant dalagataa. Ship will atore for foraign voyaga at Norfolk. Virginia. MADAKST (Walarman), April tf— ChBlrman, J. B. McOrana; Sacratary, Nona. Brother J. Hisman waa elected to aerva aa sblp'a delegate. Dlscusalon on muddy and greasy wash water. To sea patrolman about aame. S4 In ahlp'a fund. IMsputad OT In angina and steward departments to ba taken up with patrolman. DEL AIRES (Delta), May 10—Chalf^ man, W. H. Simmons; Saaratary, Prancis J. Connolly. Brother WlUlam B. SwlUey waa elected to servo aa payoa uaat on TarloUi and auny baafa aboard thla rials. Involving dlaputad 6T and working oondltlona. FLORIDA STATE (Evargladai), May as—Chairman, A. Oanulax; Sacratary, J. O. Vllatli. S10.95 In ahlp'a fund. Brother Q. Knowlea waa elected to aerva aa ahlp'a delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Kverythlng la running smoothly. DEL VALLE (Delta), May IS — Chairman, McOuttayi Sacratary, Z. Y. thing. Few hours dlaputad OT in deck and angina departmanta. Mo­ tion waa mada to dlacontlnua tba usa of yellow soap for cleaning pots and dishes on aU SIV-contractad ships. Ship needs to ba fumigated for roaches. DEL VALLE (Dalts), March SiChairman, Prank E. Rowall; Sacra­ tary, Zaa Y. Chlng. Brothar Joseph N. McLaren was alected to sarva as saw ship's dalegste. All bands raquestad to kaap all soraan doops locked In foreign ports. No beefs reported by department delegates. new ship's delegate. Soma dlqmtad OT In the deck department. Vote of thanks extended to the steward de­ partment for a Job well done. Stew­ ard then thanked all members of tho crew for a line trip and fine coopera­ tion from all. S20 In ship's fund was turned over to the captain when ship was laid up. CATHY (Sea Tramp), April Chairman, J. P. Gavin; Sacratary, R. E. Kiadlngar. Soma disputed OT In deck and engine departments. New washing machine to be ordered. Safe gangway condition to ba taken up with patrolman. Medical supplies to bo checked. Request that ship bo fumigated for roaches. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. CLAIBORNE (Waterman), Fab. IS— Chairman, Homer Starling; Sacratary, Jamas Pursail. Ship's delegate re­ ported everything Is running smooth­ ly. Motion was made to have two hours minimum OT after 5 PM or before 8 AM. or anytime In port, for deck department. Included In new contract. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Saatrain), May II—Chairman, Jamas M. Glenn, Jr.; Secretary, Herbert C. Justice. No beefs reported. Ship Is running smoothly. 88.67 In ship's fund. Some disputed OT In each department. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), May If—Chairman, Angel Maldonado; Sec­ retary, John J. Relnota. No beefs reported by department delegates. S12.50 in ship's fundO. Brother A. H. Perez was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion was made to have food plan representative visit ship, about brands of pams, marmalade etc. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), May 16—Chairman, E. Bates; Secretary, H. R. Haliman. Ship's delegate re­ ported that two men were left In Crew Donation Brings Thanks To the Editor: I am writing to publicly a<> knowledge my gratitude to the crew of. the Penn Sailor for the check it so generously sent to us following the death of my son, George S. Lynch. I wish to take this oppor­ tunity to thank James A. MacKenzie, the ship's delegate, and all his shipmates. Union broth­ ers and friends who all took the trouble to make donations. Both I and the members of our family all consider the gift a very nice token of thoughtfulness. Stephen J. Lynch SIU Members Receive Thanks To the Editor: I've been putting off writing this letter of thanks to the friends of my beloved husband. Bill Olds, because I could never find the suitable words. Now I would like to thank the SIU and its members for the sym­ pathy and kindness given to me and my three children at the time of the sudden passing of my late husband. I am also ELIZABETHPORT (Sas-Land), May 10—Chairman, Gene T. Bacon; Secre­ tary, W. W. BIckford. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything Is run­ ning smoothly. Brother Doolay was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ' STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), May t—Chairman, O. Mulholiand; Sacra­ tary, J. Gillian. It was reported that the wash water Is rusty. One man was hospitalized In Alicante, Spain. Some disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. S16.S0 In ship's fund. PENN CHALLENGER (Pann Ship­ ping), May S—Chairman, R. J. McConnall; Sacratary, I. K. Coats. SIS In ship's fund. No* beefs wars re­ ported by department delegates. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), May 3—Chairman, Wm. Hightowar; Secretary, D. M. Woods. No beefs reported by department delegates. ROBIN HOOD (Robin), May 1— Chairman, R. L. O'Brien; Secretary, L. E. Mayers. Everything Is running smoothly. Brothar R. L. O'Brien was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks extended to the stew­ ard department. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), April 24—Chairman, Joseph Gouda; Sacra­ tary, Fred Shala. Few minor beefs aboard which will ba taken up with patrolman. Otherwise, everything has been O.K. 828.20 In ship's fund. Mo­ tion was mada to discontinue travel­ lers checks and Issue American money In all foreign ports. Motion made to raise the price of extra meals to 81. Motion mada to supply liquid soap or some other hard water soap for doing a batter dishwashing Job. Motion to ask companies to allow draws on good OT, such as weekends. The steward thanked the entire crew for tho concern and care they showed him while he was sick. Brother Frank Travis thanked the craw for the help that was shown to him when his father passed away. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. grateful for the assistance I received from the SIU Welfare representative. I am most grateful to all the griends of our family from the Del Sud, Del Norte and Del Mar who sent us such a gener- All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. ous donation. Because of their generosity, I was able to pay for our family tomb which has been erected in Lockport, La. This beautiful monument will stand as a permanant memorial of our true friends. Now that my husband Is gone, I hope I can keep up with what the Union is doing and also keep track of his many friends by reading the LOG. My closing wish Is for con­ tinued success and smooth sail­ ing to everyone in a wonderful Union. Mrs, WUllam Olds Aussie Shrimpten, chief sfeward on the JosefiiM (Liberty Navigation), claims that all he does these days is sit back and say "thank you" for all the compliments that his depart­ ment garners from grateful crewmembers. Members of his department are (front row, l-rl Hollis Huff, Ernie Newhali, Eddie Edinger, Ray Ramos and Shrmipton. In the rear are Victor Garcia, Sixto Charenco and John Coriey. Nothing Afloat Can Equal Josefina's Steward Dept. By A. Pete Waters and Earl E. Minard There is nothing that can get a Seafarer to start spinning out superlatives on the ship's typewriter than the successful efforts of a grade A-1 steward department. While the LOG is happy to print many of the raves various SIU steipard departments earn, the editors are hard put to remember when they came across such glowing praise as in the letter appearing below, written by A. Pete Waters, deck delegate, and Earl Minard, engine delegate on the Josefina (Liberty Navigation). In case any sceptics might scoff at their laudatory words, the two delegates also got T. G. Terjersen, the ship's master, to sign the statement. One of the top ten restaurants in the world is located on the edge of a forest in France. It has a completely unpronouncable name, and unless you know where it is, you will most likely pass it by every time you go looking for it. From the outside it appears to be a ram­ shackle, weatherbeaten old-t rolls, cakes and pies (not to say chateau that looks as if it is better chow if you ate in the first anything about the pizza for the class dining room of a French lux­ about to collapse under its ury liner with every famous cook poker players). Because he is own weight. However, once you get inside, the first morsel of food that you eat is enough to tell you that the food being served t<> your table is straight from the kitchen of the gods. Well, we the crew of the Jose­ fina are proud to report that we have a maritime duplicate of this same situation right on board our ship. On the outside our "Josie" looks like just another 20-year-old Lib­ erty ship. Should you come aboard and sit down either in the messhall or saloon, you couldn't find Benefits Keep Member Afloat To the Editor: I would like to tell every member in the SIU how grate­ ful I feel after receiving my hearing aid through the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan. It has im­ proved my hearing very Itauch. If it had not been for this timely benefit, I could not have continued to sail at my rating as an AB. In fact, after a few years would have passed, I wouldn't have been able to ship out at all. You all remember that in the old days, the com­ panies would have thrown a Seafarer like me on the junk pile without the slightest hesi­ tation. Thanks to the Union's wise policy of both looking ahead and looking out for its mem­ bers, many of us can feel se­ cure that we can continue to do our jobs and pull our own weight. One thing I know for sure: the SIU has the most for­ ward looking welfare plan for its members of any union in the nation, no matter which way you look at It. I am glad to take this oppor­ tunity to give my thanks to each and every one of the in the world working in the galley. Gastronomical Delight The Josie's galley force, which is headed by chief cook Hollis Huff, goes out of its way to put out menus that are nothing short of gastronomical delights. When "Uncle" Hollis comes up with its breaded veal cutlets with country gravy, the closest thing that you'll ever hear to a beef ip some worrywart crying, "What's Dr. Logue going to say when he checks my weight?" Eddie Edinger, as night cook and baker, puts out the bread. trustees of the SIU Welfare Plan. Frank Wenzel 4" 4; 4^ SIU Praised On Good Job To the Editor: I just thought that I would drop you a few lines to let you know how much I enjoy receiv­ ing the LOG. Since I'm retired now, I don't get a chance to make too many union meetings, so I rely on the LOG to keep me up to date about the Union. My neighbors think you're doing a great job. They keep coming around and borrowing my copies, so that I hardly have a chance to read them myself. One of my neighbors, who is a welder, says tne siu weiiare plan Is the best In the world. Naturally I couldn't agree with him more, even if he belongs to another union. Recently I had to make use of the welfare plan when I went into the hospital. In less than a month, the plan paid all my bills. When you stop to con­ sider it, you have to agree that this is really wonderful. I hope all the younger brothers get a chance to read this and see what they really can expect when they retire. Charles F. Ridley, Sr. something of a thwarted perfec­ tionist, he seldom is satisfied with the luscious pastries he produces. Eddie claims that any man who cannot regularly put away a dou­ ble order of his breakfast buck­ wheats, smothered with butter and honey, is either a sissy or must have been raised by an under­ nourished family. Rounding out the cooking staff is Ernie "Curly" Newhali, who, when he is not producing such epicurean vegetable wonders as baked stuffed tomatoes or chateau potatoes, is learning to bake in his spare time to get his endorse­ ment when we hit Stateside. Unbeatable Service Since good service goes hand in hand with good food, the Josefina crew has really got the whole feeding game made. Saloon messman Sixto Charenco runs his mess with ease, speed and know-how, plus a mind reading act by which he knows what the officers want before they even sit down. In the dish-diving department, we have "Professor" Ray Ramos of Seattle, whose iced drinks and salads are as cold and cool as his coffee is hot and strong. As for bedroom steward Victor Garcia, the skipper proclaims him to be one of the best in the business. In charge of this "once in a lifetime" steward's department is Aussie "I've-Got-Horse" Shrimpton, who claims all he does is to accept compliments from a con­ tented, satisfied and well-fed crew, lie told us that another one of his most important responsibilities is writing letters to Duncan Hines, trying to get the Josie on their approval list so that we can fly the Gourmet's ensign of the Rust Bucket fleet. YoafiU^s^aJ/'s UNION UIEI AND SERVICE TRADES DEPT., AFl-OO �Pagre Twenty-Tw»' SEAFARERS LOG All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Christopher Dorgan, born Janu­ Georgre Anthony Borup, bom Lourdes Felix, born January 16, February 3, 1964, to tha Carl Bor- ary 20, 1964, to Marion Dorgan, 1964, to the Hector Mena Feiixs, Miami, Fia. ups, Houston, Texas. Fairhope, Alabama. 4" 3^ 4 4 4 4 4 4 Robert Falco, born February 2, Jason Wood, born November 9, Donna Stelly, born February 8, 1964, to the Francis V. Falcos, 1963, to the James L. Woods, 1964, to the Robert Lee Stellys, Arenzville, Illinois. Bayonne, NJ. Port Acres, Texas. 4> 4 3> 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Douglas Merckx, born January Joan Marie Schaeffer, born Jan­ Patricia Romero, born March 2, 23, 1964, to the Norman Merckxs, uary 27,1964, to the Gerald Schaef- 1964, to the Antonio Romeros, Bellmawr, NJ. fers, Detroit, Mich. Staten Island, N.Y. Marcy Cherry, born February, Yvetto Susan Douttit, born Jan­ Brenda Colette Beadling, born 13, 1964, to the John Thomas uary 18, 1964, to the Charles Dout- February 13, 1964, to the Richard Cherrys, Jr., New York, NY. tits. La Salle, Mich. V. Beadlings, Channeiview, Texas. 4 4 4 Steven Faunt, bora December Robert Cessford, born November Sheryl McGill, born February 17, 23, 1963, to the John Faunts, Sault 14, 1964, to the John Cessfords, 1964, to the Robert McGills, Port Ste. Marie, Mich. Lake Charles, La. Arthur, Texas. 4 4 4 Allaina Sliger, born January 30, Connie Wolfe, born July IB, 1903, Philip Terry Cazallis, born Octo­ to the Allen E. Sligers, St. Louis, to the Clarence L. Wolfes, Port ber 16, 1963, to the Harvey P. Mo. Huron, Mich. Cazallis', Chicago Heights, 111. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Victoria Dycus, bora January 5, Luis Molina, born February 6, Nonle Veronica Sullivan, born to the Jerry W. Dycus', Sr., Caho- 1964, to the Rafael Velex Molinas, February 8, 1964, to the Thomas kia, Illinois. Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Suliivans, Miller Place, N.Y. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Rebecca Susan Keech, born Jan­ Eileen Moennich, born January Terence Stephen Levy, born Feb­ uary 23, 1964, to the Grady L, 10, 1964, to the Norman E. Moen- ruary 4,1964, to the Charles Levys, Keechs, Pinetown, NO. niches, Cleveland, Ohio. New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Sabrlna Hatgimislos, born Janu­ Deedra Sanders, born February George Joseph Saddy, born Sep­ ary 11, 1964, to the Nicholas Hat- 9, 1964, to the John Sanders', Ft. tember 14, 1963, to the George glmlsios', Philadelphia, Pa. Lauderdale, Fla. Saddys, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 William Fulford, born Septen»Basilisa Maldonodo, born Febru­ Ronald Anthony McNab, born ber 14, 1963, to the Junious H. ary 24, 1964, to the Francisco R. February 19, 1964, to the Sydney Fulfords, Lowlands, NC. Maldonodos, Brooklyn, N.Y. McNabs, Texas City, Texas. 4 4 4 Jennifer Lois Stubbs, bora No­ Marilyn Ann Shook, born Octo­ Barbara Billek, born February vember 29, 1963, to the Henry O. ber 14, 1963, to the Dennis O. 20, 1964, to the George E. Billeks, Stubbs", Jr., Highlands, Texas. Shooks, Maumee, Ohio. Mantua, New Jersey. Jima 20, 196« All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible: The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPH3 HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK S. Alpedo George McGinnla Fomey Bowen Victor Menor E. Bullk Georgs Meltzer Juan Burgos G. Mlhalopouloa Henry CaUahan Amstey Minors Edward Cleary Abdel Mohamed Clarencs Collins Harold Nelson John CuUinson Edward O'Beirna Hamilton Dailey N. - Palantzoglou Jos Denton A. Panagopoulos Lionel Desplant Wlnford PoweU Herbert Dlerking Miguel Reyes John Frangett Joseph Roy Lynwood Gregory William Sargent Etik Jensen Elbert Solomon W. Kowalczyk Walter StovaU Derek Lamb Georgs Tamlln Nell lysmbert Evello Temes Walter Laster Tonls Tonissoa Paul Llotta Julian Vista Charles LaRosa Carl Wayne M. Maldonado Harry Whits USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Jamea AUen Duska Korolia H. Arceneaux Henry J. Maas Jamea Boring Fleas Martin Jamaa Bourgeois Samuel Martin Wilbcrt Burke Charles Matthews Georga Burlcsoa John McKenna Salvator Candela Mont McNabb. Jr. Adron Cox Philip Mcndoza Robert Edmonds Cieon Nixon Edward FarrcU Charles Monks John Fontan Earnest Odom Theodora Fortln Earl Porta Audlev Foster Chas. Simpkins Jamea Gardiner Robert Smith. Jr. John Gersey A. Soriano Byrd Gold Rufus Stough, Jr. Jesse Green WUliam Stone Otis Harden Bobby Trosclair Ramon Aizarey Raymond Vaughan Howard Waters Jamea Jackson Robert Weeks Foster Juneau CscU Kerrigan Malcolm Woods Wm. Kivasnlca USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND Moisss Asinos F. Hoffman Lafayette Howard Grover Cobbler Friadof FondiU Charles LoveU George Foote Jamas MitcheU Gorman Glaze James Redden Protasio Herrira Carl Smith Robert HarwsU Bela Szupp 4 4 4 Lorraine Reyna, born August Laura Ann Sachse, born October Tassie Ann Walsh, born January 10, 1963, to the Ruben Reynas, 12, 1963, to the Robert J. Sachses, 24, 1964, to the George D. Walshs, Galveston, Texas. Milwaukee, Wise. Holland, Michigan. William Hutchinson Penny MoCarty needs your help The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare urgently. She asks that you write, Plan (any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of sending your address care of Bar­ beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): bara Andersen, 8708Vi W. 104th Wong Yau, 66i Brother Yau St., Inglewood, Calif. George Stephen Lynch, 26: Selfert Hamilton, 88: Brother died of natural causes on Decem­ Severe burns were fatal to Broth­ Hamilton died of natural causes 4 4 4 ber 8, 1963, at Robert W. Pappas er Lynch aboard «t the USPHS the Staten Island It ia imperative that you con­ the 8S Penn Hospital In New USPHS Hospital. tact your parenta at the following Sailor in Greece Orleans, La. A member of the addressi BB2 Academy St., New on April 4, 1964. Sailing in the steward depart­ A member of the engine depart­ York 84, NY. ment until placed engine depart­ 4 4 4 ment, he had on pension In ment, he Joined Jefferi McGee been a member 1960, ha joined the Union in The above-named is asked to get of tile Union the Union In 1953. Surviving in touch with Mr. Johannes Neilsince 1954. He is 1952. He Is sur­ is his father, survived by his sen at the Danish Seamen's Union vived by a cous­ Stephen J. Lynch, mother, Ethel in reference to your immigration in, Wong Loy, of New York City. of Philadelphia, Pa. Burial was Conway of Gulfport, Miss. Burial status in the United States. Immi­ Burial was at Cypress Hill Cem­ in Greece. gration officials want to know if was at the Floral Hill Cemetery, etery in Brooklyn, N.Y. 4 4 4 you are a Canadian citizen or an Handsboro, Miss. 4 4 4 Orvall A. Nail, 36: Brother Nail alien, as well as your registration 4 4 4 number. Jesse John Cabral, 81: Heart died of brain Injuries on Novem­ John A. Hudgins, 59: Brother ber 15, 1963, in failure was fatal to Brother 4 4 4 Hudgins died accidentally on Mizell Memorial Thomas Henry Cabral on Janu­ January, 17, Hospital, O p p , Roxy was injured in Houston in ary 18, 1964, at 1964. He joined Ala. A member July, 1962 and has just gotten out the San Francis­ the SIU in 1952 of the engine of the hospital. He saw Jim last co USPHS Hos­ and sailed as a department, ho summer and would like you to pital, Sailing in member of the joined the Un­ write him care of Walter Neu­ the steward de­ deck department. ion in 1959. He mann, 8340 Penelope Ave., Middle partment, he had He is survived is survived by Village 79, NY. been a member by his wife. his mother. of the Union, 4 4 4 Hazel Hudgins of Pearl S. Nail, of Robert Miller since 1956. He is Savannah, Ga. Wing, Ala. Place of burial was survived by a You are asked to get in touch Burial was at son, Wayne R. Cabral, of Almeda, not reported. with your family at 943 Sagwa St., the Bonaventure Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa, 4 4 4 Cal. Burial was at Holy Cross Savannah, Ga. Robert L. Barbot, 85: Brother Cemetery at Coima, Cal. 4 4 4 Barbot died September 21, 1963, 4 4 4 George Meltzer as a result of in­ John T. Malone, 35: An acci­ You are asked to contact tha juries sustained dental death claimed Brother Ma­ Diocesan Bureau of Social Service, in a fall aboard lone on March 1, Archdiocese of Hartford, 56 K y s k a (Water1964, in Spring­ Church St., Waterbury, Conn., as man) at Le field, La. He soon as possible. Havre, France. joined the Union 4 4 4 He joined the in 1962 and Joseph W. Johnson Union in 1953 sailed as a mem­ Contact your wife, Carolyn Sue, and sailed as a ber of the stew­ immediately since there may be a member of the ard department. birth in the family very shortly. deck depart­ Place of burial 4 4 4 ment. Burial was at sea. Cecile was the Newman Neut Williams M. Barbot of Washington, D.C., Cemetery, GilsYou are asked to contact your was legally appointed administra­ burg, Miss. There were no sur­ wife. Marguerite, as soon as pos­ trix of Brother Barbot's estate. vivors. sible. Arnold HeinvaU Samutl Walton, Jr. Charlea Hlppard MOUNT WILSON STATE HOSPITAL MOUNT W1X.SON. MARYLAND Hector Durata USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS C. Anderson J. Lea Rogers Jamee Dillon Ernesto Ramirei James Gates Frank Reese Otis Gilles Clifford Renebar Harry Giroir Theodora Spencer Randolph Georga Alfonso Sandino Milburn Hatley L. Springer J. Jaskolskl James Sammon Walter Koyn Patrick Stevens David Murphy John Shamel Charles Martin S. E. Walsh L. Pretious Charles Young Homer Paschall USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Frederick Alter David Newlin Reuben Bach J. Noffsinger Homer CampbeU Rueben Skytta Robert Green S. Templeton Patrick Heaiy Donald Tucker C. Lenhard John Kennedy Gordon Llerman Juan Laigo Barney Majjeaia Robert Nielsen Frank May Werner Pederson Joseph Mrkua H. Silverstein USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA N. A. Blanchard R. Johnson, Jr. Grover Maddox USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Robert Bailey Joseph Perry Frank Buck John Thomas Patsy Frango Hildred White USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CAUFORNIA Howard Fowier Warren Lane Charlie Gedra Anthony Nix, Jr. John Guard Richard Zaragoza Emmett Humbird USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASHINGTON Gordon Bradford Fred Riemolt John Kennedy Cecil Wallick Joseph Malyszko Woodrow Spivgy Robert Meioy WUUam WiUiams Robert Nielsen USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Alfred Duggan Newton Paine Giibert Edwards Chas. Robinson Wm. Kouzounas USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Thomas Cassidy George McKnew Charles Coburn Samuel Mills Arthur CoUett Max Olson B. Deibler Raymond Ruppert Abe Gordon James Webb Thomar Lehay Willie A. Young Billy Lynn SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas laaksen A. Gutierrez WUliam Kenny Edwin Harriman VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS R. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Sanford Gregory IRON MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL IRIN MOUNTAIN, MICHIGAN Arnold Johnson PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, DC Wm. Thomson Paul C. StovaU VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NEW YORK 8. Frankiewicz �SEAFARERS JOB* 16. 1964 fMge Twenty-Hire* LOG Japanese Seen Maintaining Membership Meetings High Rate Of Shipbuilding Scheaule oi SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic," Gulf, Lakes.and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days Indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York July 6 Detroit July 10 Philadelphia July 7 Houston July 13 Baltimore July 8 New Orleans July 14 Mobile July 15 t West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule through June, 1964 for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follows: Seattle Wilmington San Francisco July 24 July 20 July 22 August 21 August 17 August 19 1 I'j 3; J. 4, •*-Great Lakes SIU Meetings CHEAT LAKES TUO AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit July 13 Milwaukee July 13 Chicago July 14 Buffalo July 15 tSault Ste. Marie ....July 16 July 6—7 PM Duluth .July 17 i» 5" t Lorain July 17 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union (For meeting place, contact'Har­ Regular membership meetings old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. for IBU members are scheduled Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland July 17 each month in various ports. The Toledo July 17 next meetings will be: Ashtabula July 17 Philadelphia . July 7—5 PM (For meeting place, contact John Baltimore (licensed and un­ Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ licensed) .. July 8—5 PM tabula, Ohio). Houston July 13—5 PM Norfolk July 9—7 PM 4" 4 4". N'Orleans .. .July 14—5 PM United Industrial Workers Mobile July 15—5 PM Regular membership meetings 4" ft 4> for UIW members are. scheduled RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings each month at 7 PM in various for Railway Marine Region-IBU ports. The next meetings will be: New York July 6 members are scheduled each Philadelphia July 7 month in the various ports at 10 Baltimore July 8 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings 4:Houston July 13 will be: Mobile July 15 Jersey City July 13 • Meetings tield at Laeor Temple, New­ Ftailadelpbia July 14 port News. Baltimore July 15 t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, •Norfolk July 16 t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Regular membership meetings on the Great Lakes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit July 6—2 PM Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, NEW YORK—Japan's shipbuilding industry will continue on a high rate of production over the next two years, despite some signs of a possible levelling-off in the current pace of construction. This forecast comes from prefer to study the electronic sys­ 1966. The ship wiU be In the further. 6,000 gross ton class and is sched­ shipbiiilding executive Koichi tems The government of Japan plans uled for use as a floating oceanoToyama of Nippon Kokan to have an experimental nuclear- graphic and meterological labora­ K.K., who says that Japanese ship­ powered vessel afloat by early tory. builders today have about a twoyear order backlog on their books. Although new orders by Scan­ dinavian and other European shipping lines may slacken in 1965, Japanese lines will be able to take up most of the slack, and the large number of orders on hand should maintain output at well above a yearly two million SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes Inland Boatmen's Union gross ton mark for the next 24 NATIONAL DIRECTOR & Inland Waters Robert Matthews months. PRESIDEa«T GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Experimental Ships Paul HaU Pat Finnerty IXECUnVE VICE-PRESIDENT BALTIMORS ....1216 E. Baltlmor* St. In the field of experimental ves­ Cal Tanner .EAstem 7-4900 sels private industry and the Japa­ VICE PRESIDENTS BOSTON 276 State St. Llndiey WllUama .Richmond 2-0140 nese government are working to Earl Bhepard A1 Tanner Robert Matthews HEADQUARTERS 678 4th Ave., Brooklyn keep up with the pace set by SECRBFARY-TREASURER HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Al Kerr American and European shipbuild­ WAlnut 8-3207 HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES ers. In some cases Mr. Toyama BUI HaU Ed Hooney Fred Stewart JACKSONVnjJS 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax feels Japan has grabbed a slight BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. .ELgin 3-0987 Rex Dickey. Asent EAxtern 7-4900 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. lead. FRanklin 7-3564 BOSTON 276 State St. Nippon Kokan naval architects Ed RUey. A(ent 1 South Lawrence St. Richmond 2-0140 MOBILE DETTROn 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. • HEmlock 2-1754 are presently studying designs for VInewood 3-4741 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. the construction of liquid petrole­ HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave., Bklyn Tel 529-7.548 115 Third St. HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK um gas carrying vehicles and have Tel. 622-1892-3 HOUSTON . 5804 Canal St. also introduced a refined elec­ Paul Drozak, Asent 2604 S 4th St. WAlnut 8-3207 PHILADELPHIA DEwey 6-3828 tronic cargo handling system for JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax TAMPA 312 Harrison St. WUUam Morris. Asent ELsin 3-0987 tankers. Tel. 229-2788 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Asent FRanklin 7-3564 Operators Enthusiastic GREAT LAKES TUO & DREDGE REGION 1 South Lawrence St. REGION.AL DIRECTOR Japanese shipowners are enthu­ MOBILE Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 Robert Jones 630 Jackson Ave. siastic about the possible time and NEW ORLEANS Dredge Workers Section Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 labor-saing potential of the newv NEW YORK ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn Harold F. Yon automated cargo system, which HYacinth 9-6600 BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Arthur MiUer. Agent can be installed in ships already Gordon TR 5-1536 Spencer, Acting Agent .. 622-1892 CHICAGO N. KimbaU operating as well as those now PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. Trygve Varden. Agent 2300 ALbany 2-1154 DCwey 6-3818 under construction. European Frank Drozak, Agent CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. 621-5450 lines are not fully convinced and Paul Gonsorchik, Agent .. DOuglas 2-4401 Tom Gerrity. Agent UNION SALLS E. B. McAuley, West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR .. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 724-2843 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GiUette. Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, m. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAln 1-5450 DIH.UTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atianlic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AH Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brookiyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these eontracts are posted and avaUable in aU Union haUs. If you feel there has been any violatluU uf your •iiipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU. return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to tho Union or to the Seafarers Aopeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of ail SIU contracts are available in aU SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union oificial, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in ail constitutional ports. Th^ responsibUity for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may deiegate. from among iti ranks, one individual to carry out this responsihiUty. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and It given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are avaiiable in aU Union haUs. AU members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to famiUarlze themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as weU as aU other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabilitv-penslnn hcnefits have always been encouraged to conthiue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And Uke all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and poUtical objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. •W DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerse, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur, Agent RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brimley, Mich. Wayne Weston. Agent. BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns. Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent . . ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin. Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Ruthsatz, Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent . SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Wni. J. Lackey, Agent .. MEfirose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS. MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS . . . 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2. NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltinmre St. EA.stei-n NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4ili si. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 276 St.nte St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-09S7 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-35G4 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7543 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 BOSTON i �Vol. XXVI No. 13 SEAFARERS LOG Juno 2« 1964 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO 'mm iiil »«w»| wAsa ratTima i roTlUl 1i)« 11 w I U lAesh^ A.. - fngs J in Srf »t foutsltw s* * -U nmrrtM S V'ASHJSGTPW ^P> Tj»vm —, on iiil V «Wp t, /or iosJan!^ -ta ^welteoosWerOietea P to bo Buil and veid" j ^fiepay eecJu, ia» legai S'C'E^KAT ^Oi ^0 ant i < ral ,j,77 ittakinifdF'^A^ asrs-xsF -RnofeTief on Ocean May! " <0 I lAre Trichy .- , vixwajr ^iiii iii ^ASJffKOTCN (AP) m YhA R F'a/efV LTacn h,,^, ZT4 f' '""STJS Mrnlna ht Io,«.. T^K »« •0»'« <" w#"/!**!;?] KJoi B& Ttci^t £nou9 i')Sii:fids!I§^;i;jS" iiii !>• 01''/-. aiwie IjgjSSBWlfisiw^ hd th«av$«jv«J ii illi ySi.-W: Jiiili SgisSSiiSsS i»sm.. EU.CIUJWOE S UP) ~ z- |i 30orc - , fAP' - ai , I 'IS a >v'ritJ h"7< "ho ffn ' »jUc JO gof I'ne ocean-j; •0 mora , Jlet tblfi captai I^PJ ft) iftc tJ LOG STORY A HIT COAST-TO-COAST find ffiJ ''«yn« SOB w? >0% ' - (T3<f^ OOM >1 ">;•> ^apLi, =>••- . i-'e n,;,!. "kaj Jj.-.l d-f-.nyt j;gO iS heodquoHy 5." i foiow )1 sp Smbow had foHowl... J, , M™ . I A feature story in the May 29 edition of the LOG made the nation's press sit up and take notice of the perils of marriage at sea. The feature, which questioned the legality of tying the knot in mid-ocean, was spotted by one of the country's leading wire services and found loaded with sufficient human interest to be relayed to newspapers all over the land. Summaries of the LOG morrioge-at-sea feature even­ tually appeared in more than 300 newspapers from Maine to Cailfornia. Some of these reproductions are printed on this page to give regular readers of the LOG on idea of the extensive interest stirred up by their Union newspaper. The wide coverage received by the LOG's story of shipboard nuptials lllustrnTes orice again, that articles on the sea are the subject of neverending interest to the nation's newspaper readers, whether they live in the port of New York or a land-locked city like Denison, Texas. tgiij ill? i i "-•""SlSriL i !^h »T) »>''./» & -'"W/i: Oft hai i wot^4, �ti-S, -T' H •., t t <• f VC I SID DOSSTITDTItl For SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes And Inland Waters District ' I �r'l SI:AFARERS SoppIemftiii^Pftse Two LOG CONSTITUTION THE SEAFARERS JNTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT /• Affiliated with American Federation of Labor — Congroat of Induatrial Organizaliona ^ (Ai Amended Mey 12,1960) PREAMBLE As maritime and allied workers and realizing^ the value and necessity of a thorough organization, we are dedicated to the form­ ing of one Union for our people, the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distnct, based upon the following principles: All members shall be entitled to all the rights,-privileges and ^arantees as set forth in this Constitution, and such rights, privi­ leges and guarantees shall be preserved in accordance with its terms. We declare that American seamen are entitled to receive their employment without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government. We affirm that every worker has the right to receive fair and Just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. We proclaim the ri^t of all seamen to receive healthful and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest. We defend the right of all seamen to be treated in a decent and respectful manner by those in command, and. We hold that the above rights belong to all workers alike. Irrespective of nationality or creed. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are con­ scious of corresponding duties to those in command, our employers, our craft and our country. We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious relations with those in command by exercising due care and dili­ gence in the performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assistance to our employers in caring for their gear and property. Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use our influence individually and collectively for the purpose of maintain­ ing and developing skill in seamanship and eflfecting a change in the maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development of a merchant marine and a body of American seamen. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of mari­ time workers and through its columns seek to maintain their knowledge of, and interest in, maritime affairs. To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of organi­ zation and federation, to the end of establishing the Brotherhood 6f the Sea. To form and to assist by legal means other bona fide labor organi­ zations whenever possible in the attainment of their just demands. To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, that our work takes us away in different directions from any place where the majority might otherwise meet to act, that meetings can be attended' by only a fraction of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from what might be the results of excitement and passions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those who are present may act for and in the interest of all, we have adopted this Constitution. Statement of Principles and Declaration of Rights In order to form a more perfect Union, we workers in the maritime and allied industries, realizing the value and necessity .of uniting in pursuit of our improved economic and social welfare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the fol­ lowing principles: In promoting our economic and social welfare, we.shall ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and obliga­ tions as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace of communism and any other enemies of freedom and the democratic principles to which we seafaring men dedicate ourselves in this Union. We shall affiliate and work with other free labor organizaitons; We shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations to the fullest extent consistent with our duties, obligations, and law. We .shall seek to exert our individ­ ual and collective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor and other legislation and policies which look to the attainment of a free and happy society, without distinction based on race, creed or color. To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them all over the world, that their rights must and shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to be inalienable. I No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. If Every qualified member shall have the right to nominate himself for, and, if elected or appointed, to hold office in this Union. ill No member shall be deprived of his membership without dtie process of the law of this Union. No member shall be compelled to be a witness against himself in the ttail of any proceeding in which he may be charged with failure to observe the law. of this Union. Every official and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member in accordance with &e princi­ ples set forth in the Constitution of the Union, IV Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members. V No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. VI A niilitant membership being necessary to the security of a frM union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. VII The powers not delegated to the officers, job holders, and Execu­ tive Board by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to the members. CONSTITUTION Article 1 Name and General Powers This Union shall be known as the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and executive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, sub­ ordinate bodies and divisions, corporate or otherwise, the forma­ tion of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enter­ prises for the benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. This Union shall exercise all of its powers in aid of subordinate bodies and divisions created or chartered by it. For convenience of admin­ istration and in furtherance of its policies of aid and assistance, the Union may make its property, facilities and personnel available for the use and behalf of such subordinate belies and divisions. A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless otherwise specified in' the Constitution or by law. This Union shall at all times protect and maintain its jurisdiction. Article II Affiliation Sacilon I. This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Federation of Labor—Congress of Industrial Organizations. All other affilia­ tions by the Union or its subordinate bodies or divisions shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the Executive Board. Sactlen 2. In addition to such other provisions as are contained herein, all subordinate bodies and divisions seeking a charter from and/or affiliation with this Union, shall be required to adopt, within a time period set by the Executive Board, a constitution containing provisions as set forth in Exhibit A, annexed to this Constitution and made a parr hereof. All other provisions adopted by such subordinate bodies and divisions as part of their constitutions shall not be inconsistent therewith. No such constitution or amendments thereto shall be deemed to be effective without the approval of the Executive Board of this Union, which shall be executed in writing, on its behalf, by the President or, in his absence, by any other officer designated by it. Such approval shall be deemed to be recog­ nition of compliance herewith by such subordinate body or division. Where a subordinate body or division violates any of the fore­ going, and, in particular, seeks to effectuate any constitutional provision not so authorized and approved, or commits acts in violation of its approved constitution, or fails to act in accordance herewith, this Union, through its Executive Board, may withdraw its charter and/or sever its affiliation forthwith, or on such terms as it may impose not inconsistent with law, in addition to exercis­ ing any and all rights it may have pursuant to any applicable agree­ ments or understandings. . Section 3. This Union shall also have the power, acting through its Executive Board, and after a fair hearing, to impose a trustee­ ship upon any subordinate body, or divisions chartered by and affiliated with it, for the reasons and to the extent provided by law. Article III Membership Section I. Gindidates for membership shall be admitted to memMrship in accordance with such rules as are adopted from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Membership classifica­ tions shall correspond to and depend upon seniority classifications established in accordance with the standard collective bargaining agreement of this Union. In addition to meeting the other require­ Jane *6, UC4 ments duly promulgated pursuant hereto, no person shall becomo a full book member unless and .until he has attained the highest seniority rating set out in die said collective bargaining agreement. Only full book members shall be entided to vote and to hold any office or elective job, except as otherwise specified herein. All mem­ bers shall have a voice in Union proceedings and shall be entided to vote on Union contracts. Saction 2. No' candidaite shall be granted membership who is n member of any dual organization hostile to the aims, principles, and policies of this Union. Saction 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended,, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall not run: (a) While a member is acmally participating in a strike or lockout. (b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. (c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good standing at the time of entery into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues, because of employment aboard an American flag merchant vessel. Saclien 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time speci­ fied in Section 3 shall not run. It shall be the right of any member to present, in writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with regard to the application of Section 3, in accordance with procedures established by a majority vote of the membership. A majority vote of the membership shall be necessary to decide such questions. Saction 5. The membership shall be empowered to establish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues and assess­ ments may be excused where a member has been unable to pay dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the common welfare of the membership, all members of the Union shall uphold and defend this Constimtion and shall be governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. Soction 7. Any member who gives aid to the principles and policies of any hostile or dual prganization shall be denied further membership in this Union to the full extent permitted by law. A majority vote of the membership shall decide which organizations are dual or hostile. Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation with the Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union. Mem­ bers may be required to show their evidence of membership in order to be admitted to Union meeting, or into, or on Union property. Article IV Reinstatement Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated in accord­ ance with such rules and under such conditions as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Article V Dues and Initiation Fee Saction I. All members shall pay dues quarteriy, on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment. Saction 2. No candidate for membership shall be admitted into membership without having paid an initiation fee of three hundred . (1300.00) dollars, except as orherwise provided in this Constitution. Saction _3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be waived for . organizational purposes in accordance with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the Executive Board. Article VI Retirement from Membership Saction l. Members may retire from membership by surrendering their Union books or other evidence of affiliation and paying all unpaid dutfs for the quarter in which they retire, assessments, fines and other monies due and owing the Union. When the member surrenders his book or other evidence of affiliation in connection with his application for retirement he shall be given a receipt therefor. An official retirement card shall be issued by Headquarters, upon request, dated as of the day that such member accomplishes these payments, and shall be given to the member upon his pre­ senting the aforesaid receipt. Satiioii 2. All the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of membership shall be suspended during the pqjiod of retirement, except that a retired member shall not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of his right to reinstatement. Saction 3. Any person in retirement for a period of two quarters or more shall be restored to membership, except as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as all assessments accruing and newly levied during the period of retirement. If the period of retirement is less than two quarters, the required pay­ ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said period of retirement, including those for the current quarter, and all assess­ ments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such payment, the person in retirement shall be restored to membership, and his membership book, appropriately stamped, shall be return^ to him. Saction 4. A member in retirement may be restored to membership after a two-year period of retirement consisting of eight full quarters only by majority vote of the membership. Saction 5. The period' of retirement shall be computed from the first day of the quartet following the one in which the retirement card was issued. �U, 1»C4 SEAFARERS Anlicfo vn Syiftm of Oitianlutroii LOG I) Hit President duU bt ciuilrmaii of At Exeeatire Board cast cat vote in Aat body. J(g)may He shall bt responsible, within At limits of his powers, SoMriemeaf^Me Xbrea die ports, and the pnsonnel Aeret^ on die lakes and lotioJ Waters, including Aeir organizing activities. In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and authorize to retain any technic^ or professional assistance he deems necessary, subjea to approval of Ae Executive Board. ttction 1. Thts Union, tnd all officers, headquarMi^f npreieatM for me enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of Ae Union, all rules and rulings duly adopted by Ae Executive Board, and tires, port agents, patrolmen, and members shall bt goreraed ia and those duly adopted by a majority vote of Ae membership. WiAin dils order by: .Aese limits, he shall strive to enhance Ae strengA, position, i.id Saelien 8. Diracter of Organizing and Publications. (a) The Constimtlon; prestige of Ae Union, The Director of Organizing and Publications shall be appointed (b) the Executire Board. (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to Aose other and may be removed at will by Ae Executive Board of Ae Union. (c) Majority rote of the membership, duties lawfully imposed upon him. He shall be responsible for and supervise all publications and (i) The responsibility of the President may not be delegated, public relations of the Union and shall serve as co-ordinator of Saction 3. The headquarters of the Union shall be located la New York and the headquarters officers shall consist of a President, but Ae President may delegate to a person or persons Ae execution all organizational aaivities of the Union. In addition, he shall and Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of of such of his duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by Ae Executive Board. Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one to the limitations sec forA in Ais Constitution. (j) Any vacancy in any office or Ae job of Headquarters Repre­ Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President Section 9. Hesdqusriers Representatives. in Charge of the Gulf G^st, and one Vice-President in Charge sentative, Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by Ae President The Headquarters Representatives shall perform any arid all by temporary appointment of a member qualifi^ for Ae office of the Lakes and Inland Waters. or job under Article Xll of Ais Constitution, except in Aose duties assigned them or delegated to Aem by Ae President, Execu­ Saction 3. The staff of each port shall consist of such personnel cases where the filling of such vacancy is oAerwise provided for tive Vice-President or the Executive Board. as is provided for herein, and the port shall bear the name of the by this Constitution. Section 10. Port Agents. city in which the Union's port offices are located. (k) The President is directed to take any and all measures and (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of Ae administra­ Saction 4. Every member of the Union shall be registered in one employ such means which he deems necessary or advisable, to tion of Union affairs in the port of his jurisdictioii subject to the of three departments; namely, deck, engine and stewards depart­ protect Ae interests, and further the welfare of the Union and its direction of Ae area Vice-President. (b) He shall, wiAin the jurisdiction of his port, be responsible ment. The definition of these departments shall be in accordance members, in all matters involving national, state or local legislation for Ae enforcement and execution of the Constitution, Ae policies with custom and usage. This definition may be modified by a issues, and public affairs. (1) The President shall have authority to require any officer or : of Ae Union, and the rules adopted by the Executive Board, and majority vote of the membership. No member may transfer from one department to another except by approval as evidenced by a Union representative to attend any regular or special meeting if, in by a majority vote of Ae membership. Wherever Aere are time his opinion, it is deemed necessary. restrictions or other considerations affecting port aaion, the Port majority vote of the membership. Agent shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. - Section 2. Executive Vice-President. (c) He shairbe prepared to account, financially or otherwise, The Executive Vice-President shall perform any and all duties for the activities of his port, whenever demanded by the President,, Article Vlfl assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In the event the Vice-President of the area in which his port is located, or by Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents the President shall be unable to carry out any of his duties by reason of incapacity or unavailability, the Executive Vice-President Ae Secretary-Treasurer. and Patrolmen (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to Ae Secretaryshall take over such duties during Ae period of such incapacity or Section T. The officers of the Union shall be elected as otherwise unavailability. Upon the deaA, resignation, or removal from office Treasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly provided in this Constitution. These officers shall be the President, for any reason of the President, the Executive Vice-President shall income and expenses, and complying with all other accounting an Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of Con­ immediately assume the office, duties and responsibilities of the directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. tracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one Vice- President until the next general election. (e) The Port Agent may assign each port Patrolman to such President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in The Executive Vice-Presiddht shall be a member of the Executive duties as fall within the jutisdiction of the port, regardless of the Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge of the Board and may cast one vote in that body. departmental designation, if any, under which the Patrolman Lakes and Inland Waters. was elected. Section'3. Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and (f) The Port Agent shall designate which members at Aat port Saction 2. Port Agents, Headquarters Representatives, and Patrol­ Contract Enforcement. may serve as representatives to other organizations, affiliation wiA men shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ which has been properly authorized. Constimtion. ment shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated Section 11. Patrolmen. to him by Ae President. In addition, he shall be responsible for Patrolmen shall perform any duties assigned them by Ae Agent all contract negotiations, the formulation of bar^ining demands, Article IX and Ae submission of proposed collective bargaining agreements of Ae Port to which Aey are assigned. Other Elective Jobs to Ae membership for ratification. He shall also be responsible, Section 12. Executive Board. except as otherwise provided in Article X, Section 14 (d) (1), for The Executive Board shall consist of Ae President, Ae Executive Saction 1. In addition to the elective jobs provided for in Article strike authorization, signing of new contracts, and contraa enforce­ VllI, the following jobs in the Union shall be voted upon in the ment. He shall also aa for headquarters in executing the adminis­ Vice-President, the Vice-President in Charge of Contracts' and' manner prescribed by this Constitution: trative funaions assigned to headquarters by Ais Constitution wiA Contract Enforcement, the Secretary-Treasurer, the Vice-President A. Delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or party in Charge of the Atlantic Area, the Vice-President in Charge of thereto, in which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his the Gulf Area, the Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Union of North America. place. In order that he may properly execute these responsibilities Waters, and the National Director (or chief executive officer) of B. Committee members of: he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help as he each subordinate body or division created or chartered by the (1) Trial Committees deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwise, subject to approval of Union whenever such subordinate body or division has attained (2) Quarterly Financial Committees a membership of 3,200 members and has maintained that member­ the Executive Board. (3) Appeals Committees The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ ship for not less than three (3) months. Such National Director (4) Strike Committees (or chief executive officer) shall be a member of Ae respeaive ment shall be a member of the Executive Board and may cast ( 5 ) Credentials Committees subordinate body or division and must be qualified to hold office one vote in that body. (6) Polls Committees under the terms of Ae Constitution of such-division or subordi­ (7) Union Tallying Committees nate body. Saction 4. Sscretary-Traaiurar. (8) Constitutional Committees The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less Aaa The Secretary-Treasurer shall perform any and all duties assigned Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by him or delegated to him by the President. He shall be responsible once each quarter and at such other times as Ae President or, a majority vote of the membership. Committees may also be ap­ for the organization and maintenance of the correspondence, files, in his absence, the Executive Vice-President may direct. The Presi­ and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound dent shall be the chairman of all Executive Board meetings unless pointed as permitted by this Constitution. accounting and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and mainte­ absent, in which case the Executive Vice-President shall assume nance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; the chairman's duties. Each member of the Executive Board shall Article X the proper collection, safeguarding, and expenditure of all Union be entitled to cast one vote in that body. Its decision shall be determined by majority vote of Aose voting, providing a quorum Duties of Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port funds, port or otherwise. He shall submit to the membership, for of Aree is present. It shall be the duty of the Executive Board to each quarterly period, a detailed report of the entire Union's finan­ Agents, Other Elected Job Holders and cial operations and shall submit simultaneously therewiA, Ae develop policies, strategies and rules whiA will advance and Miscellaneous Personnel Quarterly Financial Committee report for Ae same period. The protect the interests and welfare of the Union and the Members. ^retary-Treasurer'j report shall be prepared by an independent It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer, or in his absence, Section 1. The Preiident. Certified Public Accountant. He shall also work with all duly elected an appointee of the Executive Board, to keep accurate minutes of (a) The President shall be the executive officer of the Union finance committees. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible all Executive Board meetings. ITie Executive Board shall appoint and shall represent; and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all for the timely filing of any and all reports on Ae operations of one ijerson who shall be designated Director of Organizing and matters except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Con­ the Union, financial or otherwise, that may be required by any Publications. The Executive Board shall determine per capita tax stitution. Federal or state laws. In order that he. may properly execute his to be levied and other terms and conditions of affiliation for any (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, except responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and auAorized to employ- group of workers desiring affiliation. The Executive Board may any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting, or oAerwise, direct the administration of all- Union affairs, properties, policies as otherwise herein expressly provided. and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifically pro­ (c) The President shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all subject to approval of the Executive Board. vided for in this Constitution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the "The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of Ae Executive Union property, and shall be in charge of headquarters and port Executive Board may act wiAout holding a formal meeting pro­ Board and may cast one vote in Aat body. offices. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of Ae vided all members of Ae Board are sent notice,of Ae proposed affecting Union action, the President shall take appropriate action Credentials and Ballot Tallying Committees. In addition he shall action or actions and the decision Aereon is reduced to writing and to insure observance thereof. make himself and the records of his office available to the Quarterly signed by a majority of the Executive Board. (d) In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities, Financial Committee. In the event that death, resignation or removal from office for he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ any help he deems any reason should occur simultaneously to Ae President and Execu­ necessary, be it legal, accounting or otherwise. Section 5. Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast. tive Vice-President, Ae Executive Board by majority vote shall, (e) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, The Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast shall be a name successors from its own membership who shall fill Aose the President shall designate the number and location of ports, the member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one vacancies until the next general election. If Ae Executive Vice-President duly assumes Ae office of Ae jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may close or open- vote in that body. such ports, and may re-assign Vice-Presidents and the SeaetaryHe Aall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or is incapaci­ Treasurer, without reduction in wages. He may also re-assign Ae ports, and the personnel thereof on Ae Atlantic Coast, includ­ tated for more than 30 days during the remainder of. Ae term, Ae Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, aud Patrolmen, to ing Aeir organizing activities. The Atlantic Coast area is deemed Executive Board shall elect a successor for Ae balance of the term other duties, without reduction in wages. The Ports of New York, to mean Aat area from and including Georgia through Maine and from its own membership. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Oilcans, Houston and shall also include the Islands in the Caribbean. In order that he Saction 13. Dolegates. Detroit may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment. may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the Where ports are opened between elections, die President shall authorized to retain any technical or professional assistance he Union and its subordinate bodies or divisions who are elected in designate the Union personnel thereof. deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive Board. accotdance with Ae provisions of Ais Constitution, to attend Ae Ihe President shall designate, in. the event of the iiicapacity of convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Section 6. Vka-Prasidant in Charge of Ae Gulf Coast. aw Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or any (b) Each delegate shall attend the convention for whiA elected officer other than the President, a replacement to act as such during The Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast shall be a the period of incapacity, provided such replacement is qualified member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one and. fully participate. Aerein. under Article XII of the (institution to fill such job. vote in that body. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and oAerwise, support Aose At the regular meeting in July of every election year, the Presi­ He shall supervise and be-responsible for the activities of all Ae policies agreed upon by the majority of Ae delegates to Ae dent shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting report. In his Ports; and Ae personnel Aereof on Ae Gulf Coast including their Convention. report he shall recommend the number and location of ports, the organizing activities. The Gulf Coast area is deemed to mean the (d) The President shall assign to each subordinate body or number of Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrol­ State of Florida,- all through the Gulf; including Texas. division Aat number of delegates to which Ais Union would have men which are to be elected. He shall also recommend a bank, a In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he been entitled, if its membership had been increased by the number bonded warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other simitar is empowered and auAorized to retain any technical or professional of members of Ae subordinate body or division. In accordance depository, to which the ballots ate to be mailed or delivered at assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of Ae Executive wiA Ae formula set forA in Ae Constitution of the Seafarers the close of Mch day's voting, except that the President may, in Board. International Union of North America, except Aat Ais provisioa his discretion, postpone the recommendation as to the depository shall not be applied so as to reduce the number of delegates to Sacilen 7. VIca-frasltlaiil in Charge of Aa Lakes and Infami Waters. until no later than the first regular meeting in ^ober. wfaiA Ais Union would oAerwise have been entitl^ This recommendation may also specify, wheth« any Patrolman The Vice^Presideat in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters Section 14. Committeot. and/of Headquarters-Represci-itative, shall be designated as dej»rt- shall be a ntembpr iof the Executive Board and shall be cntided mental ,or othrtwise. The r^ort shall be subject to ippro^ or to one lit' Aat body.M Trial CommiHoe. mbdifiatida by a ihajority Vote of (he tnembetd^..^ He shall taperyise and be responsible foe the activitiet of !BU The Trial Cximmittee shall conduct Ae trials of a person charged. �r'l fiogplement—^Paire Four and shall submit findings and recommendations as prescribed in this Constitution. It shall be the si^cial obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the requirements of this Constitution with regard to charges and trials, and their finding and recom­ mendations must specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded. (b) Appeals Committee. 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial Judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in this Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership not inconsistent therewith. 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week after the close of the said hearing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions of this Con­ stitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership not inconsistent therewith. (c) Quartsrly Financial Committee. 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make an examina­ tion for each quarterly period of the finances of the Union and shall report fully on their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, separate recom­ mendations and separate findings. 2. Th6 findings and recommendations of this committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all ports, as set forth herein. 3. All officers. Union personnel and members are responsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, etc., by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. The committee shall also have available to it, the services of the inde­ pendent certified public accountants retained by the Union. 4. Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a majority vote of the membership. 5. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall consist of seven (7) members in good standing to be elected as follows: One member from each of the following ports: New York, Philadelphia, Balti­ more, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee. Committee members shall be elected at the regular meeting designated by the SecretaryTreasurer. In the event a regular meeting cannot be held in any pott for lack of a quorum, the Agent shall call a special meeting as early as possible for the purpose of electing a member to serve on the Quarterly Financial Committee. Such committee members shall be furnished transportation to New York and back to their respective ports and they shall be furnished room and board during the period they are performing their duties in New York. Com­ mencing on the day following their election and continuing until they have been returned to their respective ports each committee member shall be paid for hours worked at the standby rate of pay but in no event shall they be paid for less than eight (8) hours per day. (d) Strike Committee. 1. In no event shall a-general strike take place unless approved by a majority vote of the membership. 2. In the event a general strike has been approved by the mem­ bership the Port Agents in all affected potts shall call a timely special meeting for the purpose of electing a strike committee. This committee shall be composed of three full book members and their duties shall consist of assisting the Port Agent to effectu­ ate all strike policies and strategies. Arlicle XI Wages and Terms of Office of Officers and Other Elective Job Holders, Union Employees, and Others Section I. The following elected offices and jobs shall be held for a term of four years: President Vice-Presidents Secretary-Treasurer Headquarters Representatives • Port Agents Patrolmen The term of four years set forth herein is expressly subject to the provisions for assumption of office as contained in Article XIII, Section 6(b) of this Constitution. Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions thereof, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the membership or segment of the Union, which­ ever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one .or ones serving. Saction 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of any office or other elective job shall be determined from time to time by the Executive Board subject to approval of the membership. Section 4. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by the Executive Board shall be followed. Article XI! Qualifications for Officers, Headquarters Representa­ tives, Port Agents, Patrolmen and Other Elective Jobs Section I. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the Job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: (a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime in an unlicensed capacity aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or vessels. In computing time, time spent in the employ of the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, shall count the same as sea time. Union records, Welfare Plan records and/or company records can be used to determine eligibility; and (b) He has been a full book member in continuous good stand­ ing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination; and (c) He has at least four (4) months of sea time, in an un­ licensed capacity, aboard an Americau-flag merchant vessel ot SEAFARERS vessels, covered by contraa with this Union, or four (4) months of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination in the election year; and (d) He is a citizen of the United States of America; and (e) He is not disqualified by law. Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and jobs, whether elected or appointed in accordance with this Consti­ tution, shall maintain full book membership in good standing. Article XIII Elections for Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolmen Section 1. Nominations. Except as provided in Section 2(b) of this_Article, any full book member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be delivered in person, to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the SecretaryTreasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following: (a) The name of the candidate. (b) His home address and mailing address. (c) His book number. (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candi­ date, including the name of the Port in the event the posi­ tion sought is that of Agent or Patrolman. (e) Proof of citizenship. (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for can­ didates. (g) In the event the member is on a ship he shall notify the Credentials Committee what ship he is on. This shall be done also- if he ships subsequent to forwarding his cre­ dentials. (h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and dated by the proposed nominee: "I hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for the five (5) years last past, have I been either a member of the Communist Party or convicted of, or served any part of a prison term resulting from conviction of robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narcotics laws, murder, ra^, assault with intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury, or violation of title II or III of the Landium-Griffin Act, or conspiracy to commit any such crimes." Dated: Book No Jane M, USi LOG Signature, of member .• Printed forms of the certificate shall be made available to nomi­ nees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such a certificate, but is, in fact, legally eligible for an office or job by reason of the restoration of civil rights originally revoked by such conviction or a favorable determination by the Board of Parole of the United States Department of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing certificate, furnish a complete signed statement of the facts of his case together with true copies of the documents supporting his statement. All documents required herein must reach headquarters no earlier than July 15th and no later than August 15th of the election year. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the latter's request. • Section 2. Credentials Committee. (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the regular meeting in August of the election year, at the port where-head­ quarters is located. It shall consist of six full book members in attendance at the meeting, with two members to be elected from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or candi­ date for office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In the event any committee member is unable to serve, the committee shall suspend until the President or Executive Vice President, or the SecretaryTreasurer, in that order, calls a special meeting at the port where Headquarters is located in order to elect a replacement. The Com­ mittee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting called for that purpose at that Port. (b) After its election, the Committee shall immediately go into session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his application correctly and possesses the necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a report listing each applicant and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each appli­ cant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the findings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "disqualified", the reason therefor must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of tha membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and be completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meeting after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the bulletin board in each port. On the last day of nominations, one member of the Committee shall stand by in Headquarters to accept delivery of credentials. All credentials must be in headquarters by midnight of closing day. (c) When an applicant, has been disqualified by the commit­ tee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at the addresses listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He shall also be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualification by air mail, special delivery, registered, to the mailing address desig­ nated pursuant to Section 1(b) of this Article. A disqualified applicant shall have the right to take an appeal to the membership from the decision of the committee. He shall forward copiet of such appeal to each port, where the appeal shall be preseifted and voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting after the committee's election. It is the responsibility of the appli­ cant to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, without prejudice to his written ap^al, the applicant may appear in person before the committee within two days after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct his application or argue for his qualiThe committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it within the time set forth in this Constitution and still rwch the ports in time for the first regular meeting after its election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any disqualification classification by the Credentials Committee, in which event the one so pre­ viously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifi­ cations of candidates, shall have the right to conclusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candi­ dacy for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, has met all the requirements of Section 1 (a) of Article XII. Saction 3. Balloting Procodurot. (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. The ballots may contain general information and instructive com­ ments not inconsistent with the ptovisidns of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon aplhabetically within each category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical pattern, comniehcing with the most northerly port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so per­ forated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting date thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the SecretaryTreasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding para­ graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute and return to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or jhall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any. event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspec­ tion of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer. (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at port offices, and shall be secret. No signatures of any voter, or other distin,guishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appro­ priate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. (d) Only full book members may vote. However, immediately prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Committee of the port in which they are voting. The voter's book number shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate) in the space opposite the proper ballot number, and the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed shall then be removed, placed near the roster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the voting site with the ballot. An appropriate notation of the date and of the fact of voting shall be placed in the member's Union book. (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the establishment of a booth or other voting site where each member may vote in privacy. (f) Upon completion of voting the membqj shall fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shall then drop^the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. (g) Voting .shall commence on November 1st of the election year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sun­ days and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized in the city in which the port affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a port in the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such pott shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M., except that, on Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 A.M. and continue until 12 noon. Section 4. Polls Committees. (a) Each port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three full book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an elected or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith­ standing the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any other provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute a quorum for each port, with the said meeting to be held between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com­ mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present during this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are sent daily to the Secretary-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes and the ballot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and ainounts of stubs with the number of names and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and tlien compare the serial number and amounts of' ballots used with the verifica- �M. 1964 tion list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, both serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verifiication list, as corrected, and the ballots used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which report shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what separate comments thereon he desires, provided they are signed and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com­ pleted, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A ma­ jority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Constitution, the Executive Boafd shall not make any determination in these matters. (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding paragraph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. (d) The Polls Committee shall permit full book members only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall stamp their book with the word "voted" and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there­ upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve­ lopes, with their book numbers next to their signatures. The committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre­ pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying the foregoiag inscribed thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper or envelope^ which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or registered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the de^sitory named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Polls Committee shall not be discharged from its duties uiitil this mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys to the boxes in an envelope, across the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope securely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may have received, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be responsible for the proper safeguarding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis­ tered mail or delivered in person. (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without com­ pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving or provide meals in lieu of cash. Saclion 5. Ballot Collaetlon, Tallying Procedura, Prolailt, and Spacial Vela*. (a) On the day the balloting in each port is to terminate, the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to headquarters (by certified or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the Committee that all ballots sent to the port and not used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the Committee to make separate comments under his signature, and date. The certification shall spcLifiLally identify, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all members of the committee, that all the stubs collected by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to the right of each member of the committee to make separate com­ ments under his signature and date. The said Polls Committee members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for. warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. (b) All forwarding to headquarters called for under this Section 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifi­ cally set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the Union Tallying Committee, which will then carry out the functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Committee to execute those functions. SEAFARERS LOG Supplement—Pare Five All certifications called for under this Article XIII shall be terms of such special vote. The Secreury-Treasurer shall make e deemed made according to the best knowledge, and belief of diose sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately avail­ required to make such certification. able to Port Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Imme­ (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book diately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in and Detroit. The election shall be held at the re^lar meeting in December of the election year, or if the Executive Board other­ the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means but, in any case, so as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer wise determines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the practicable, in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Pa­ Section 5(g). An accounting and certification, made by the Port trolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquarters Rep­ Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be resentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. report containing a combined summary of the results, together In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying with z schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots Tallying form of the latter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete Two (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the meeting after the Election Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each ' numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tally­ total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final be permitted access to the election records and files of all ports, without modification. which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, Union Committee, shall be similarly disposed of and and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis­ deemed Tallying accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership crepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof If such recheck and recount is ordered, the Union "Tallying Com­ to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly. validity of the ballots, with j^rtinent details. The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and Saction 6. Installation into office and the Job of Headquarters evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effective, and highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina­ just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President of the port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a to notify each individual elected. special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these (b) The duly_elected officers and other job holders shall take terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during next regular mjeting, depending upon which meeting the results the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall as to Mch of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­ include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the disposition of the said protest. The committee shall take all reason­ contrary contained in Article XI, Section 1. This shall not apply able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5(c) to be com­ is at sea. pleted within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied. of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the (d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro­ provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply ceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi­ until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume ble after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election membership. year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in Section 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, preservation and retention of all election records, including the meals, and lodging expense occasioned by their traveling to and ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue returning from that Port. All members of the committee shall also such other and further directives as to the eleaion procedures as be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse­ are required by law, which directives shall be part of the election quent to their election to the day they return, in normal course, procedures of this Union. to the Port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subjea to the express terms of this Con­ Article XiV stitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes, Other Elections protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, Saction 1. Trial Committee. which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the A Trial Committee shall be elected at a special meeting held at sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme­ 10:00 A.M., the next business day following the regular meeting of diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe the Port where the Trial is to take place. It shall consist of five custody during the course of the committee's proceedings. The full book members, of which three shall constitute a quorum. No proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Port Patrolman, of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open or other Union personnel may be electd to serve on a Trial Com­ to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event, shall mittee. No member who intends to be a witness in the pending the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the trial may serve, nor may any member who cannor, for any reason, Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi­ render an honest decision. It shall be the duty of every member to ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com­ decline nomination if he knows, or has reason to believe, any of mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the issuance the foregoing disqualifications apply to him. The members of this and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In the event committee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 5(g) of this as are adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Article, the committee shall be reconstituted except that if any Saction 3. Appeals Committee. member thereof is not available, a substitute therefore shall be The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven full book members, elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the port where that purpose as soon as possible. headquarters is located. The same disqualifications and duties of (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient members shall apply with regard to this committee as apply to copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies the Trial Committee. In addition, no member may serve on an shall be sent by the committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary- Appeals Committee in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take Committee decision, if the said member was a member of the place subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or, Trial Committee. in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or Saction 3. Delegates. less from the close of this committee's proceedings, then at least As soon as the President is advised as to the date and duly five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting authorized number of delegates to the convention of the Seafarers applies shall be designated, by date, in the report and shall be International Union of North America, he shall communicate such referred to as the' "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these facts to the Port Agent of each Port, together with recommendations copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the to generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. These report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. This copy as facts and recommendations shall be announced and read at the shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election first regular meeting thereafter. Unless changed by a majority vote Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. of the membership during that meeting, the election rules shall (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall Lc taken up apply. These rules shall not prohibit any full book member from the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5(c) of this Article nominating himself. The Ssults of the election shall be communi­ and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted cated to each Port Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and an­ therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what nounced at the next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election action, if any, in accordance with the Constimtion, shall be taken hereunder may include provisions for automatic election of all thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of qualified nominees, in the event the number of such nominees does a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect the results not exceed the number of delegates to be elected. of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the Article XV Election Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three or more Trials and Appeals members of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con­ tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the closing report Section I. Any member may bring charges against any other shall be accepted as final. member for the commission of an offense as set forth in this Con­ (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 5(f) must take stitution. These charges shall be in writing and signed by the lace and be completed within seven (7) days after the Election accuser, who shall also include his book number. The accuser shall _Leport Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies so acted deliver these charges to the Port Agent of the port nearest the place upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the of the offense, or the port of pay-off, if the offense took place aboard vote set by the membership, as aforesaid, the Port Agents in each ship. He shall also request the Port Agent to present these charges such pott shall have the functions of the Tallying Committee as at the next regular meeting. The accuser may withdraw his set forth in Section 5(c), insofac as that Section deals with the charges before the meeting takes place. ^1' �••ppIement^Pare Six SEAFARERS LOO Ian* U, MM ••etieii 2. After presentation of the charges and the request to evidence to support such a finding and, in such case, Ae Appcab (c)' Misconduct during any meeting or other official Unloa At Port Agent, the Port Agent shall cause those charges to oe read Committee shall not make in own findings u to At wei^t ot proceeding or bringing Ae Union into disrepute by condua not at the said meeting. evidence. provided for elsewhere in Ais Aru'cle; If the charges are' rejected by a majority vote of the port, no , (b) In no event shall increased ^nishment be tecommehded. (d) Refusal or nedigent failure to carry out orders of Aose further action may be taken thereon, unless ruled otherwise by a duly auAorized to piake suA orders at any time. (c) A new trial shall be recommended if As Appeals Committee majority vote of the membership of the Union within 90 days finds—(a) Aat any member of the Trial Committee should have faction. 4. Upon proof of Ae commission of any of Ae following thereafter. If the charges are accepted, and the accused is present, he shall be automatically on notice that he will be tried the fol­ been disqualified, or (b) Aat Ae accused was not adequately offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including a fiiM of informed of Ae details of Ae charged offense, whiA resulted in $50*00; lowing morning. At his request, the trial shall be pos^n^ until the morning following the next regular meeting, at which time the his not having been given a fair trial, or (c) Aat for any oAer (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-offs; Trial Committee will then be elected. He shall also be handed a reason, Ae accused was not given a fair trial. (b) Wilful failure to submit Union book » Union representa­ (d) If there is not substantial evidence to support a finding of written copy of the charges made against him. tives at pay-off; If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall immediately guilt, Ae Appeals Committee shall recommend Aat Ae Aarge on (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sigh-on; cause to be sent to him, by registered mail addressed to his last which the finding was based be dismissed. (d) Refusal to cooperate wiA Union representatives in dis­ known mailing address on hie with the Union a copy of the (e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser punishment. charging Aeir duties; charges, the names and book numbers of the accusers, and a noti­ Saetion 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its decision and fication, that he must appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the (e) Disorderly conduct in Ae Union hall; morning after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the dissent, if any, to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies (f) Gambling in Ae Union hall;to be published and shall have them sent to each port in time to Trial Committee will be elected. (g) Negligent failure to join ship. In the event a majority of the membership of the Union shall reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. Headquarters vote to accept charges after their rejection by a port, the trial shall shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at Aeir last Saetion 5. Any member who has committed an offense pisnalized take place in the Port where Headquarters is located. Due notice known address, or notify Aem in person. by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his rights thereof shall be given to the accused, who shall be informed of the Section 15, At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of this Article, under this Constitution subject to Ae provisions of Article XV, name of his accusers, and who shall receive a written statement the membership, by a majority vote, shall accept the decision of Ae Section 19 and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to Ae duly of the charges. At the request of the accused, transportation and Appeals Committee, or the dissent therein. If.there is no dissent, authorized representative of Ae Union. subsistence shall be provided the accused and his witnesses. the decision of the Appeals Committee shall stand. Section 6. "This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed to If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the portSection 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent evidence waive any claim, of personal or property rights to which it or its where headquarters is located, in the manner provided for in and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence required by courts members are entitled, by bringing the member to trial or enforcing of law but may receive all relevant testimony. The Trial Committee Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so providing for a new trial a penalty as provided in this Constitution. may grant adjournments, at the request of the accused, to enable shall contain such directions as will insure a fair hearing to the Section 7. Any member under suspension for an offense under him to make a proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee accused. falls beneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quorum does exist. Section 16, Headquarters shall notify the accused and each accuser, this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, members, officials, and job holders. Section 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the accusers are either in person or in writing addressed to their last known present. The Trial Committee shall conduct the trial except that the address, of the results of the appeal. A further appeal shall be accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, allowed as set forth in Section 17 of this Article. AriUle XVII and the witnesses, as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of the pro­ Publications may select any member to assist him in his defense at the trial, visions of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union provided, (a), the said member is available at the time of the of North America, and the rights of, and procedure as to, furAer This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, newspapers, trial and (b) the said member agrees to render such assistance. appeal as provided for therein. Decisions reached thereunder shall magazines, periodicals and general literature, in such manner as If the accused challenges the qualifications of the members of the be binding on all members of the Union. may be determined, from time to time, by the Executive Board. Trial Committee, or states that the charges do not adequately inform Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the Union to him of what wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and dis­ take all steps within their constitutional power to carry out the Article XVIII posed of, prior to proceeding on the merits of the defense. The terms of any effective decisions. Bonds guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven by the weight Section 19. Every accused shall receive a written copy of Ae of the evidence, and the burden of such proof shall be upon the charges preferred against him and shall be given a reasonable time Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed as well accuser. Every finding shall be based on the quality of the evidence to prepare his defense, but he may thereafter plead guilty and as all other employees handling monies of Ae Union shall be and not solely on the number of witnesses produced. waive any or all of the other rights and privileges granted to him bonded as required by law. Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make finding as to guilt by this Article. If an accused has been properly notified of his or innocence, and recommendations as to punishment and/or other trial and fails to attend without properly requesting a postpone­ Article XIX Union action deemed desirable in the light of the proceedings. These ment, the Trial Committee may hold its trial without his presence. finding and recommendations shall be those of a majority of the Expenditures committee, and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Article XVI committee shall forward its findings and recommendations, along Section 1. In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in Offenses and Penalties with any dissent to the Port Agent of the port where the trial took existence, the President may authorize make, or incur such ex­ place, while a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the accused and Section 1. Upon proof the commission of' the following offenses, penditures and expenses as are normally encompassed within Ae the accusers, either in person or by mail addressed to their last authority conferred upon him by Article X of Ais Constitution. known addresses. The findings shall include a statement that the the member shall be expelled from membership: Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to (a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating the rights of the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ the routine accounting and administrative procedures of the Union guarded. The findings also must contain the charges made, the date overthrow of the Government of the United States by force; of the trial, the name and address of the accused, the accuser, and (b) Acting as an informer against the interest of the Union. except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. each witness; shall describe each document used at the trial; shall or the membership in any organizational campaign; contain a fair summary of the proceedings, and shall state the Section 3. The provisions of this .Article shall supersede to the (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent of, the company against findings as to guilt or innocence. If possible, all documents used at the interests of the membership or the Union; . extent applicable, Ae provisions of Article X of Ais Constitution. the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations shall be (d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy to rn^deiS' iiart of the regular files. destroy Ae Union. Arficle XX Section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, upon receipt Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of Ae following Income of the findings and recommendations of the Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations to be presented, and entered offenses, the member shall be penalized up to and including a penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event Ae penalty of Section I. The income of this Union shall include dues, initiation into the minutes, at the next regular meeting. expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the penalty shall not fees, fines, assessments, contributions, loans, interest, dividends, as Section 7. The Port Agent shall send-the record of the entire exceed suspension from the tights and privileges of membership well as income derived from any other legitimate business operation prcKeedings to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies for more than two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00 or both: or other legitimate source. thereof to be made and sent to, each Port in time for the next (a) 'Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union property of Section 2. An official Union receipt, properly filled out, shall be regularly scheduled meeting. the value in excess of $50.00. given to anyone paying money to the Union or to any person auth­ Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall be dis­ (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, seals, orized by the Union to receive money. It shall be the tiuty of every cussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority vote of the mem­ etc., for the purpose of personal gain; person affiliated with the Union who makes such payments to bership of the Union shall: (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, within the demand such receipt. (a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or Union for the purpose of personal gain, financial or otherwise, or Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after • ballot the wilful refusal or failure to execute Ae duties or functions conducted under suA general rules as may be decided upon by a (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or (c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommendations, or of the said office or job, or gross neglect or abuse in executing majority vote of the membership, provided that: (d) Order a new trial after finding that substantial justice has such duties or functions or other serious misconduct or breach of (a) The ballot must be secret. trust. The President may, during the pendency of disciplinary not been done with regard to the charges. In this event, a new proceedings (b) The assessment must be approved by a majority of the under Ais subsection, suspend the officer or jobholder trial shall take place at the port where headquarters is located from exercising the functions of the office or job, with or without valid ballots cast. and upon application, the accused, the accusers, and their witnesses pay, and designate his temporary replacement. shall be furnished transportation and subsistence. Section 4. Except as otherwise provided by law, all payments (d) UnauAorized voting, or unauthorized handling of ballots, Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any punishment stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or election files, or by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied suc­ cessively to the monetary obligations owed the Union commencing so decided upon shall become effective. Headquarters shall cause election material of any sort; with the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of notice of. the results thereof to be sent to each accused and accuser. (e) Preferring. charges with knowledge that such Aarges are' accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall be calculated Section 10. An accused who has been found "guilty,- or who is -false; accordingly. _under effective punishment.may appeal in the following manner:' (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false reports He may. send or deliver a notice of appeal to Headquarters or communications whiA fall within Ae scope of Union business; Article XXI -within 30 days after receipt of the notice of the decision of the (g) Deliberate failure or -refusal to join one's ship, or mis­ membership. Other Types of Union Affiliation conduct or neglect of duty aboard Aip, to Ae detriment of Ae Soction II. At the next regular meeting of the port where Head­ Union or its agreements; To Ae extent permitted by law, this Union, by majority vote quarters is located, after receipt of the notice of appeal, the notice (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, ot deliberate and of Ae membership, may provide for affiliation wiA it by IndiviA shall be presented .and shall then become part of the minutes. An malicious villification. With regard to Ae execution of Ae duties uals in a lesser capacity than membership, or in a cajpacity oAer Appe^ Committee shall then be elected. The Vice-President In of any office or job; than membership. By majority vote of Ae membership, the Union charge of contracts is charged with the duty of presenting the (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment aboard a may provide for the rights and obligations incident to such capaci­ before-mentioned proceedings and all available documents used as ties or affiliations. These rights and obligations may include, but vesMl, exclusive of proper earnings and Union payments; evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as 'well as any (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for the are not limited to (a) Ae applicability or non-applicability of alT written statement or argument submitted by the accused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he so desires. The purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to Ae Union, or any part of Ais Constitution; (b) Ae terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of Ae Union to peremptory termination of such appeal shall be heard at Union Headquarters on the night the or unauAorizedly transferring or receiving evidence of Union affiliation and, (d) Ae fees required for such affiliation. In no committee is elected. It shall be the responsibility of the accused affiliation, wiA intent to deceive; event may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation to insure that his written statement or argument arrives at head­ (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out Ae order of Aose duly equivalent to that of members, receive priority or rights over quarters in time for such presentation. auAorized to make suA orders during time of suike. members, or be termed a member. (1) Failure or refusal to pay a fine or assessment wiAin Ae time Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the app^l as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration of the evidence limit set therefor ciAer by the Constitution ot by aAon taken in Article XXII and arguments before it. It may grant adjournments and may accordance wiA Ae Constitution. request the accused or acfcusers to present arguments, whenever Quorums Saciion 3. Upon proof of Ae commission of any of Ae following necessary for such fair consideration. offenses, members .shall be penalized up to and Including a sus­ Section I. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise sjpecificolly provided, Soction 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall be by pension from the rights and privileges of memberAip for two (2) Ae quorum for a special meeting of a port Aall be six full book years, or a fine of $50.00 or boA: majority vote, and shall be in the form of finding and recommen­ members. (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union property dations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions and dissaits shall be in Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port shall be writing and signed by those participating in such decision or di^nt. of the value under $50.00; In making its findings and recommendations, the committee shall (b) Auuming any office or . Jqb^ whether elective or not wiA fifty (50) members. be governed by Ac ifollowlng: knowledge of Ae lack of ^siisiak of Ae quaUficatiooa f«iuired Section 3. Unless cgherwise specifically set forA herein, Ae ' , • !findiag of j^jlt fball be reversed if mj^^tial therefor; decision, cej|;!Oi;tt^ oAer fuactioiis of SOT: �Jiae M. U64 SEAFARERS wgment of the Union tequiring a quorum to act oificiall^i shall be a majority of those voting, and shall not be official or effective unless die quorum requirements are met. Ssctien 4. Unless otherwise indicated herein, where the require* ments for a quorum are not specifically set forth, a quorum shall be deemed to be a majority of those composing the applicable segment of the Union. Article XXIII Meetings LOG Article XXV Amendments .This Constitution. shall be amended in the following manner: Sartion 1. Any full book member may submit at any regular meeting o( any Port proposed amendments to this Constitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amendment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. Saction 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by a ma­ jority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constitu­ tional Committee in the Port where Headquarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six full book members, two from each department and shall be elected in accordance with such rules as are established by a majority vote of that Port. The Com­ mittee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a report on the amendment together with any proposed changes or substimtions or recommendations and the reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then be submitted to the membership by the President. If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Section 3(b)' through Section 5, except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote of the membership at the time it gives the approval necessary to put the referendum to a vote, the Union Tallying Committee shall consist of six (6) full book members, two from eacH of the three (3) departments of the Union, elected from Headquarters Port. The amendment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on'the ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all ports and made avail­ able at the voting site in all ports. Saction 3. If approved by a majority of the valid ballots cast, the arriendment shall become effective immediately upon notifica­ tion by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the President that the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the amendment. The President shall immediately notify all ports of the results of the vote on the amendment. Section I. Regular membership meetings shall be held monthly only in the following major ports at the following times; During the week following the^first Sunday of every month a meeting shall be held on Monday^—at New York; on Tuesday—at Philadelphia; on Wednesday—at Baltimore; and on Friday—at Detroit. During the next week, meetings shall be held on Monday at Houston; on Tuesday—at New Orleans and on Wednesday—at Mobile. All regular membership meetings shall commence at 2:30 P.M. local time. Where a meeting day falls on a Holiday officially designated as such by the authorities of the state or municipality in which a port is located, the port meeting shall take place on the following business day. Saturday and Sunday shall' not be deemed business days. The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all regular irieetings in ports in thier respective areas. In the event the Area Vice Presidents are unable to attend a regular meeting of a port, •they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other elected job holders, to act as chairman of the meetings. In the event a quorum is not present at 2:30 P.M. the chairman of the meeting at the pertinent port shall postpone the opening of the meeting but in no event later than 3:00 P.M. Stction 2. A special meeting at a port may be called only at the direction of the Port Agent or Area Vice President. No special meeting may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Notice" of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours in advance, on the port bulletin board. The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all special meetings in ports in their respective areas. In the event the Area Vice Presidents are unable to attend a special meeting of a port, they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other elected job holders, to act as chairmen of the meetings. Article XXVI The contents of this Section 2 are subject to the provisions of Article XllI, Section 4(a). Transition Clause Section 3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all regular Saction I. It is the purpose and intent of this Article to provide meetings shall be governed by the following: for an orderly transition from Union operations and activities as governed by the Constimtion in effect prior to the adoption 1. The Union Constitution. of this amended Constimtion, to operations and activities conducted 2. Majority vote of the members assembled. in accordance with this amended Constimtion. Accordingly, the following sections are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate the foregoing purpose and intent. Article XXIV Saction 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and other similar Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions procedures and processes of this Union, in _ effect immediately Relating Thereto prior to the adoption of this amended Constimtion shalt-jse deemed Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with to be permitted heruender and shall continiie in effect unless or herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any illness or situation until changed, in accordance with the provisions hereof. preventing the affected person from carrying out his duties for more Saction 3. All methods and means of collecting and disbursing than 30 days, provided that this does not. result in a vacancy. Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, rules of order However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to generally followed, bonding procedures, reinstatement procedures, prohibit the execution of the functions of more than one job and any other praaices or procedure, in effect immediately prior and/or office in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to to the adoption of this amended Constimtion, shall be deemed exist with regard to the regular job or office of the one taking over to ^ permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect unless or the duties and functions of the one incapacitated. The period of until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof.incapacity shall be the time during which the circumstances exist. Saction 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, including those Stction 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediately term "vacancy" shall include failure to perform the functions of any prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or suspension from to be permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect unless or membership or expulsion from the Union with no further right to until changed in accordance with the-provisions hereof. appeal in accordance with the provisions of Article XV. of this Saction 5. All officers and other jobholders elected as a result of Constitution. the balloting held by this Union during November and December Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole the term, of 1958, who are serving at the time of the adoption of this "majority vote of the membership", shall mean the majority of all amended Constimtion, shall continue to serve, without reduction the valid votes cast by full book members at an official meeting of in salary, in the office most closely related to the one held prior to those ports holding a. meeting. This definition shall prevail not­ that adoption, and for a term not to exceed that for which he withstanding that one or more ports cannot hold meetings because was elected in the balloting held in 1958. For this purpose the of no quorum. For the purpose of this Section, the term "meeting" following table sets out the new office and job, the present nearest 'shall refer to those meetings to be held during the time period equivalent in terms of functions presently performed, and the within which a vote must be taken in acfordance with the Con­ identity of' the person occupying it. The adoption of this amended stitution and the custom and usage of the Union in the indicated Constimtion shall constimte ratification of this table. priority. Individual Old title . • Section 4. When applicable solely to port action and not con­ New title Secretary-Treasurer PAUL HALL cerned with, or related to, the Union as a whole, and not forming President part of a Union-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of the mem­ Executive Assistant Secretarybership", shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the Vice-President Treasurer CAL TANNER full book members at any meeting of the Port, regular or special. Vice-President in . Saction 5. The term, "membership action", or reference thereto, charge of Contracts shall mean the same as the term "majority vote of the membership". and Contract Assistatit SecretaryTreasurer CLAUDE SIMMONS Saction 4. Where the title of any office or job, or the holder Enforcement thereof, is set forth' in this ConstimtiOn, all references thereto and Vice-President in the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be equally Assistant Secretarycharge of the applicable to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. Treasurer EARL SHEPPARD Atlantic Coast Saction 7. 'Hie term "Eleaion Year" shall be deemed to mean . Vice-President in that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected offi­ charge of the Assistant Secretarycials and-other elected job-holders are required to assume office. Gulf Coast Treasurer LINDSEY WILLIAMS The first eleaion year hereunder shall be deemed to be I960. Boston Port Agent Vice-President in Saction 3. The terms, "this Constitution", and "this amended charge of the Lakes and Administrative Constitution", shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shall and Inland Waters Direaor of Great AL TANNER refer to the Constitution which tefces the place of the one adopted Lakes nistrict by the Union in 1939, as amended up through August, 19!36. (To be filled by the Saction 9. The term, "member in good standing", shall mean a President in accord­ member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears ' ance with Constim­ for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expul- Secretary-Treasurer tion) VACANCY (ion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless other­ Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters wise expressly indicated, the term, "member", shall mean a member Treasurer BILL HALL Representative in good standing. Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters Saction 10. Unless plainly otherwise required by the context of Treasurer ED MOONEY their use, the terms "Union book", "membership book", and "book", Representative shall mean official evidence of Union membership. Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters Treasurer JOE VOLPIAN Saction II. The term "full book" or "full Union book" shall mean Representative only an official certificate issued as evidence of Union 'membership Since no elected officer or jobholder currently performs the which, can be attained only by those members who' have first funaions of the new office of Secretary-Treasurer, that office shall acquired the highest seniority rating set forth in the standard be filled by the President pursuant to Article X, Seaion l(j) of colleaive bargaining agreement. this Constimtion. From the date of the adoption of this Constim­ Saction 12. The term, "full book member", shall mean a member tion, the officers, as above described, shall execute the powers and to whom a full book has been duly issued and who is entitled to funaions, and assume the responsibilities of the said offices as set tctain it in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. forth ia this Constimtion. Sappleilieiii—Pake Sevea EXHIBIT A Minimal requirements to be contained in Constitution of subordinate bodies and divisions chartered by or affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. I All members shall have equal rights and privileges, subjea to reasonable rules and regulations, contained in this Constimtion, including secret election, freedom of speech, the ri^t to hold office, and the right of secret votes on assessment and dues increases, all in accordance with the law. / II No member may be automatically suspended from membership except for non-payment of dues, and all members shall be afforded a fair hearing upon written charges, with a reasonable time to pre-, pare defense, when accused of an offense under the Constimtion. III This Union is chartered by (and/or affiliated with), the Sea­ farers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and this Constimtion and any amend­ ments thereto', shall not take effect unless and until approved as set forth in the Constimtion of that Union. IV An object of this Union is, within its reasonable capacity, to promote the. welfare of, and assist, the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. The charter (and/or affiliation) relationship between this Union and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall not be dissolved so long as at least ten members of this Union, and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board wish to continue such relationship. VI No amendment to this Constitution shall be effective unless and until approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the membership in a secret referendum" conducted for that purpose. In, any event, the adoption of this Constitution and any amendments thereto, will not be effective unless and until compliance with Article II of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America —Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District is fir«t made. VII The Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Wafers District shall have the right to check, inspect and make copies of all the books and records of this Union upon demand. VIII This Union shall not take any action which will have the effect of reducing its net assets, calculated through recognized accounting procedures, below the amount of its indebtedness to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, unless approved by that Union through its Executive Board. IX So long as there exists any indebtedness by this Union to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, that Union shall have the right to appoint a representative or representatives to this Union who shall have the power to attend all meetings of this Union, or its sub-divisions, or governing boards, if any; and who shall have access to all books and records of this Union on demand. This representative, or these representatives, shall be charged with the du^ of assisting this Union and its membership, and acting as a liaison between the Seafarers International Union of North America —Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District and this Union. So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebtedness of any sort, is owed by this Union to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distria, such indebtedness shall constitute a first lien on the assets of this Union, which lien shall not be impaired without the written approval of the Seafarers International Union of North America— Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board. XI The per capita tax payable by this Union to the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall be that which is fixed in accordance with the terms of the Constitution of that Union. Xli This Constimtion and actions by this Union pursuant thereto are subject to those provisions of the Constimtion of the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District pertaining to affiliation, disaffiliation, trustee­ ships, and the granting and removal of charters. XllI This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America through the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict. It shall share in, and participate as part of, the delegation of that Distria to the Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America in accordance with the provisions of the Con­ stimtion of the Seafarers International Union of North America— Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distria. - *1 •l| .'M �^Z •• \ ^•> Iv > EVERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED Protection of the rights and privileges guarantee'd him under the Constitution of the Union, • The right to vote, • The right to nominate himself for, and to hold, any office in the Union. • That every official of the Union shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member be deprived of his rights and privileges as a member without due process of the law of the Union. The right to be confronted by his accuser arid to he given a fair trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members if he should be charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. • The right to express himself freely on the floor of • any Union meeting or in committee, • The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union, • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource June 26, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: GRIEVANCE SETUP IS SCORED BY SIU AS INEFFECTIVE SIU URGES END OF WATERFRONT COMMISSION PRESIDENT NAMES HALL TO 14-MAN MARITIME ADVISORY COMMITTEE SIU-UIW NIPS RAID TRY, WINS CHICAGO ELECTION OFFICERS ARE ELECTED BY SIU RAILWAY TUGMEN SEATRAIN LINES STARTS RUNS TO PUERTO RICO AFL-CIO HAILS SENATE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS BILL FARM LABOR MOST EXPLOITED. NEEDS HELP, EXPERTS AGREE BOBO OLSON TRAINS AT SIU GYMNASIUM FMC PROMISES TO END PAST POLICY OF SECRECY SENATE COMMITTEE OK’S SHIP BUILDING SUBSIDIES APL BUYS MATSON SHIP TO FILL TEMPORARY GAP U.S.-CANADIAN AUTHORITIES NIX SEAWAY TOLL HIKE PLAN UNION ‘DON’T BUY’ CAMPAIGN MAKES BOSS SEE THE LIGHT JAPANESE SEEN MAINTAINING HIGH RATE OF SHIPBUILDING TEXT OF SIU CONSTITUTION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/26/1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVI, No. 13 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/8e81430b4c88ffe1f6e701b82f102d13.PDF 2602e15088e59d0a3011edaa78f9b875 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORQAMOFTHE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO Union Urges Congressmen To Act SIU Inland Boatmen's Union tugs, team up with Coast Guard tugs above to hold the listing Steel Fabricator against Norfolk dock after last month's fire aboard the SlU-manned vessel. The Fabricator is presently at Jacksonville for repairs. (See Page 2.) Sfeel Fobr/cofor. $IU HITS RENEWAL OF SCHEME TO END PHS FIT-FOR-DUTY SLIPS FOR SEAMEN Story On Page 3 US Charges Price Pigs By Cargill Story On Page 3 Kara photo shows smoke still pouring from piers of the SlUcontracted Pennsylvania RR in Jersey City. SIU Railway Marine Region members gained praise for heroic action during the blaze which gutted piers and equipment. (See Page 2.) ^ VI Union Action Settles Ship Beefs; $25,258 Gained For Seafarers Story On Page 3 2,400 VfC Seamen Come Under Banner Of SlUNA-MSTU Story On Page 3 0f«ccs#wn miiaaaa§ Newsmen from all over the world turned out in force fltfaaffOfl WWnCO¥» when the SlU-manned Globe Explorer arrived at Odessa, Russia recently with a cargo of 23,000 tons of U.S. wheat for the Soviet as part of the U.S.-Russian wheat deal. For an account of a trip to Moscow by a Seafarer aboard another SIU vessel which called at Russia with grain, see page 20. Pre-Balloting Report See Page 4 �SEAFARERS Tagm Twm SIU Supports ILA Picketing Some of the SlU crewmembers who won praise for heroism during the Steel Fabricator fire are shown here on deck. They are (kneeling, l-r) Charies Johnson, AB; John Ohonnosion, AB; Emmonouil Holkios, MM; Andrew Kinney, OS; Charles Wilson, MM. Standing (l-r) are Hans Schroder, 3rd mate; Jay Street, 3rd mate; Manfred Leuschner, AB; Henry Moffett, OS; Alfred Hsndyvedt, bosun; Lysle Fuertado, AB; Lawrence Chrisinger, cook and Claronce Pryor, AB. Steel Fabricator Under Repairs JACKSONVILLE—The Steel Fabricator (Isthmian), which suffered severe damage during a fire in Norfolk on May 15-16, has been transferred here for repair work by Jackson­ ville Shipyards, Inc. Isthmian Line officials expect the re­ gen breathing apparatus. pair job will keep the Fab­ Going Into the hold for short ricator In layup until July 6th. The fire, which started during cargo unloading operations, caused heavy damage in number 3 hold. Company officials estimate that the complete repair job will cost between $340,000 to $350,000. Needs Plates The main part of the repair work will consist of renewing plates, restoring the bulkheads in the hold, and installing new wir­ ing from the winches to the en­ gine room. Following completion of the repairs on July 6th, Isth­ mian officials have scheduled the Fabricator to begin loading cargo In Galveston on July 10th. Sixteen SIU members in the ship's crew won high praise dur­ ing the fire when they coura­ geously volunteered to enter the 'tween decks area of the burning hold to unload smouldering rolls of Hessian cloth. The teamwork and skill displayed by the Sea­ farers as they performed this risky work was lauded both by company officials and Norfolk firefighters. The successful unloading oper­ ation allowed city firemen to un­ cover a hatch where the core of the fire continued to burn. Utiliz­ ing the skills they learned in Union training programs, the volunteers worked with gas masks and oxy- periods of time, the volunteers unloaded 104 rolls of cloth from the smoky hold. They began the job at 9:30 PM Saturday evening and continued until 6 AM the following morning. Firefighting operations on the ship were hindered by an eightdegree list. RMR Vote June 15-19 JERSEY CITY—Election of of­ ficers for the SIU Railway Marine Region under procedures set forth in the Union constitution will take place during this coming week from June 15 to June 19th. The 12 offices which will be filled In the election are those of regional director, assistant regional director in Norfolk and Jersey City, as well as nine chairmen for each of the railroads covered by RMR contracts. Candidates elected to regional offices will serve threeyear terms. The election will take pla.ce over a two-day period in each of the four cities which have an RMR office. Balloting will take place on the following dates: Jersey City, June 15-16; Philadelphia, June 1617; Baltimore, June 17-18; and Norfolk, June 18-19. Hours of voting on the first day June 12,1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 12 will run from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM and from 9: AM to 5: PM on the second day. Members who are pre­ sent to cast their ballots before the closing hours of the voting, will PAUL HALL. President be eligible to vote. HEBfiEBT BBANO, EditOT; IBWIN SPIVACK A special meeting will be called managing Editor; BEBNABD SEAMAN, Art Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYEB, in each city between the hours THOMAS LAuquLiN. ROBEBZ ARONEON, of 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM on the Staff Writers. day when voting commences to Published biweekly at the headquarters select an election committee. The of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters committee will be chosen by ma­ District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, jority vote of those members pre­ Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600. Second class postage paid at the Post sent. Offlea In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act Notice of the election procedures •f Aus. 24, 1912. ~ 120 have been mailed to each RMR member. SEAFARERS LOG Ju* U» JffM LOG MORRISVILLE, Pa.—Seafarers aboard the SlU-contracted tanker Columbia are respecting picketlines set up here by the Inter­ national Longshoremens Associa­ tion. The ILA Is protesting the use of Steelworkers Instead of Longshoremen* In loading prod­ ucts aboard the ship here. The Columbia was returning from San Francisco Bay on the final phase of its maiden voyage as a steel products carrier for United States Steel when the ILA established picketlines at the company's facilities here. SIU members on the vessel then re­ fused to work behind the ILA picketlines and paid off the vessel. The Columbia, a converted T-2 tanker, is the first of two tankers which have been converted for carrying steel products from the East Coast to the Pacific. Job Raid Fails; NMU Sues SIU For $40 Million By Paul Noll This week your Union, the SIU, found it necessary to urge the appro­ priate committees of Congress to take a look at a situation which threatens to affect American Seamen. I am referring to the behindthe-scenes campaign which is being revived by the insurance com­ panies and other vested interests who are anxious to see the Public Health Service cease its practice of issuing fit-for-duty slips. As Seafarers well know, this has been a traditional function of the Public Health Service Hospitals, which are universally respected in the maritime industry for their fairness, objectively and professional competence. Because of these qualities of the Public Health Service, both labor and management in maritime have come to abide by the decisions of the Public Health Service, when questions arise concerning a seaman's fitness for duty. Most certainly, the Union would not necessarily accept a company doctor's decision in such cases. In fact, the SIU contract provides that in the event of a dispute over the fitness of a Seafarer for employment, the determination of the Public Health Service shall be binding. This system has worked effectively and satisfactorily. But now we find that there are those who have a special interest and who are determined to put a halt to the issuance of fit-for-duty slips by Public Health Service Hospitals. Obviously, the Union will not permit any group with a narrow, selfish interest in this matter arbitrarily to decide that a seaman is medically unfit for employment. We have fought too long and too hard to win a fair and equitable method of determining the seamen's fitness for employment. We will not revert to any system under which Seafarers could be made the victims of an insurance company's selfish objective. Although this proposal to halt issuance of fit-for-duty slips was suspended as a result of Union opposition, the interests who initiated this scheme have not given up in their efforts to bring it about. We will, however, maintain the same vigilance with respect to this attempt, as we have with respect to other attempts to whittle down services of the Public Health Service Hospitals. The Public Health Service Hospitals and their vital services are issues over which the Union has fought throughout its industry. Al­ most with clock-work regularity, there have been attempts to close hospitals, reduce and curtail services and otherwise diminish the effectiveness of these important institutions. It is reasonable to expect, in this day and age, that an institution such as the Public Health Service, with such a high degree of pro­ fessional competence, and the technical and scientific skills so val­ uable to the health and well-being of the community, would be in the process of expansion of its services. But such is not the case. Instead, we find ourselves having to fight for the maintenance of these serv­ ices. It is unfortunate that we must do it, but we will continue to do Just that. Having failed In an attempt to raid SlU-contracted jobs by picketline and other pressure moves, the NMU changed Its tactics and Instituted a $40 million damage suit and unfair labor practice charges against the SIU and two shipping companies. The NMU raid attempt was aimed at tanker jobs which have been under SIU contract since 1952—^first under the Colonial Steamship Corporation and then under its successor, the Western Tankers Corporation, which pur­ chased the vessels last year. When the NMU was unable to force Western Tankers to replace SIU crewmen with NMU men, the NMU refused to sign on aboard vessels of American ExportIsbrandtsen Lines, with which it has contracts, maintaining that American Export-Isbrandtsen was ^ JERSEY CITY—^Rail tugmen from the SIU-Railway. Ma­ the owner of the SlU-contracted rine Region played a major role in saving equipment worth tankers. millions of dollars recently in a disastrous fire which de­ After tying up 11 of their own stroyed two piers of the Penn-^ contracted vessels, the NMU de­ sylvania Railroad in Jersey cial praise for the role they played cided to halt the tactic, and release City. The fire, said to be the in the operation. The crews on the vessels and announced that it was filing the law suit and unfair "greatest" waterfront blaze in the numbers five, six and seven city's history, raged over a bridges also were cited for their labor charges. quarter-mile of the waterfront admirable performance. here on May 27. The assistance provided by the $5 Million Damage SIU tug crews has received high The fire caused damage to the praise from the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania's equipment tenta­ Railroad. In a letter to the tug­ tively estimated at $5 million, men, W. C. Rockcy, assistant company officials said. Nineteen superintendent of the road's ma­ fireboats worked to control the rine department, said, "I wish to blaze which broke out shortly be­ express my personal thanks to all DETROIT—The National Labor fore 10 PM. The fire was declared of our employees who partici­ Relations Board certified the under control five hours later. pated in combating the disastrous RMR crewmembers who were fire at Harsimus Cove last week. Seafarers International Union Great Lakes District as the exclu­ working on the middle and last The successful control of that sive bargaining agent for the watches on the Pennsylvania's serious situation without a per­ Pringle Barge and Towing Com­ tugs Pittsburgh, Jersey City, In­ sonal injury being sustained to dianapolis, New York, Altoona, any of our employees was, indeed, pany last week. The SIU had won an earlier Cincinnati and Harrisburg all most gratifying and you should election at the company on April provided invaluable help as they feel proud of having done an ex­ 16. Pringle represented one of responded to the emergency. The ceptional job. "The assistance and cooperation the last-unorganized companies on railroad's tug Trenton, which is berthed in Greenville, NJ, was I received while directing the the Great Lakes prior to the elec­ brought to the scene of the fire operation, under extenuating cir­ tion. by an urgent call to provide help. cumstances, makes me real proud NLRB hearings arose when The chief job of the tug crews to be part of an organization of the company filed nine separate was to pull every piece of fioat- men such as we have in our Ma­ unfair lahor practice charges ing equipment they could reach rine Departnaent." against the SIU. After more than out of the path of the fire and In addition to the destruction 50 days of inestigation, the NLRB into the harbor where it could be of two piers, the fire also de­ threw out all the charges. docked safely. The crews were stroyed three float bridges used The election was won by the instrumental in saving carfloats to carry railroad cars between SIU on a 20-14 count, with one and tugs moored at the blazing barges and tracks on land as well vote void and one challenged. piers worth millions of dollars. as three freight cars. Piers L Pringle Barge operates two tugs Bridgemen and .motormen work­ and M, both coal docks, suffered and two barges and employs about ing on number eight and nine complete destruction, while Piers 40 unlicensed seamen. bridge were singled out for spe­ H and K were severely damaged. SIU Rail Tugmen Star In Pier Fire NLRB Certifies Lakes SIU Win �fin* Iti ItM SEAFARERS^ « EOft Pag* Thre* i' •t\ SlU Settles Beefs, Nets Crews $25,258 NEW YORK—The SIU Contract Department has settled a num­ ber of outstanding beefs with ship operators that will benefit the Seafarers Involved to the tune of $25,258. The ships Involved in the beefs were the Steel Fabricator (Isthmian), Taddei Village (Consolidated), and the Niagara (Oriental Exporters). The dispute on the Steel Fabricator arose as a result of the fire which blazed in her hold on May 15-16 while she was docked in Norfolk. Even though longshoremen were offered the premium rate to unload the cargo, they refused to go down into the hold. The unloading work was then performed by a group of 16 Seafarers who volunteered to do the Job. The contract provides that if sailors are required to work cargo, they are entitled to be paid at the longshore rate. Since long­ shoremen would have been paid $9.21 per hour for performing this work, the crew claimed this rate of pay. After discussion with the SIU Contract Department, company officials agreed to pay the crewmembers who worked the smoulder­ ing cargo at the rate of $9.21 per hour. The 16 SIU men put in a total of 200 hours which brings the total amount of money the crew received to $1,842. The Contract Department also reports that it has settled two beefs resulting from the loss of the Taddei Village. The ship has been declared a total loss after hitting a reef off the coast of Japan. Since the wreck occurred without any loss of life, the entire crew was repatriated to Los Angeles on a tourist class jet flight. The first beef on the wreck involved the difference between tourist class and first class jet fare. Since the ship was considered a total loss, the Union was able to collect $265 per man, the amount of the difference. The total for the 30 seamen involved came to $7,940. The second dispute involving the ship's loss dealt with the con­ tract requirement that the company pay $500 per man as a clothing allowance for personal possessions lost in the accident. The com­ pany has settled this claim which totaled $15,000. The majority of the crewmembers have already collected their clothing allowance checks, but the Contract Department is still holding checks for the following men: William H. Hutchinson, Manuel Silva, Claude B. Jessup, Walker E. Ward, William Essler, Charles Kemczynski and Peter Krupinski. The third beef which has been settled by the Contract Depart­ ment this month deals with a dispute about overtime for tank cleaning aboard the Niagara. The company agreed to pay a total of $465.84 to the men involved, and the Contract Department is hold­ ing checks for the following men: Christo T. Anastasiou, $24.50; Richard Anderson, $73.54; Robert C. Bnjan, $22.73; John W. Gibson, $32.04; James L. Grant, $104.20; Francis M. Greenweil, $5.63; Richard Heckman, $27.38; Herbert Mills, $54.68; Jose A. Paz, $58.96; Albin Samoska, $30.14; and John J. Wynne, $32.04. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of these men is urged to have them contact the contract department to pick up their checks. SIU FIGHTS REVIVAL OF MOVE TO END PHS FIT-FOR-DUTY SLIPS The SIU has called on the appropriate Senate and House committees to prevent the pressures of groups with vested interests from achieving abandon­ ment of the issuance of fit-for-duty slips by US Public Health Service hospitals. Although plans to drop'*^ ——• House Committee on Education "the revival of pressures to this service have been and Labor, SIU President Paul the change." temporarily postponed, the effect In a communication to members Hall said, "1 do not believe that SIU held that immediate ac­ of the Senate Committee on La­ the narrow, selfish interests of tion is necessary in light of bor and Public Welfare and the those who are seeking a cessation SIU Moves To Safeguard Crew Wages On 3 Ships The SIU has filed liens and taken other actions to protect the wages of Seafarers on three vessels operated by the Pacific Seafarers company. The Union's actions were taken against the Jian Baltimore, the A and J Faith in Cleve­ liens against the three ships to land and the A and J Mercury protect welfare, pension and vaca­ in Port Colburne, Canada. The company has filed a petition for reogranization in the New York courts. Arrangements were made by the Union to return the crews to their ports of sign-on and the SIU has advanced funds to the crew-mem­ bers pending the payment of wages as determined by the court. Liens in behalf of their mem­ bers were also placed against the vessels by the MEBA, ROU and MM&P, The Seafarers Welfare and Vacation Plans have also placed US Says Cargill Rigs Wheat Prices Cargill, Inc., a major US grain shipper, has been cited in a complaint issued by the Commodity Exchange Authority in Washington on a charge of manipulating wheat prices. Cargill was one of the firms handling the huge sale of US wheat to the Soviet Union and was a center of the dis--^ pute arising out of insistence thority complaint charged Cargill the height of the dispute over the by the SIU and other unions with "attempted manipulation and Soviet wheat shipments, SIU Presi­ that 50 percent of the cargoes go In American ships. Cargill sought to bypass the use of US vessels despite President Kennedy's pro­ nouncement that half of these cargoes would go in US ships. The Commodity Exchange Au­ manipulation" of wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade in May, 1963. Cargill has frequently been the object of Government charges re­ garding price manipulation, illegal trading and other malpractices. At Certify SlU-MSTU For 2,400 Seamen SAN FRANCISCO—The SIUNA-affiliated MiUtary Sea Transport Union has been certified as the exclusive bargain­ ing agent for 2,400 West Coast seamen on Military Sea Trans­ port Service ships. Weisberger authorized an organ­ Notice of the certification izing drive among MSTS seamen was received by SIUNA on the Pacific Coast, and appointed Executive Vice-President Morris Weisberger, who is acting admin­ istrator of the SlU-Military Sea Transport Union. The certification covers all civi­ lian marine personnel employed by the Military Sea Transportation Service, Pacific Area, in the nonofficer ratings. It culminates a campaign that • began two years ago when SIUNA President Paul Hall and Executive Vice-President William Handelsman to direct the campaign. The MSTU-SIU also represents all unlicensed personnel in the MSTS Hawaiian Command, and holds exclusive recognition for all chief stewards, second stewards, troop and third stewards in the four MSTS passenger vessels, and all chief stewards in the MSTS freight vessels in the Pacific Com­ mand. dent Paul Hall cited the company's long record of irregularities in grain dealing, dating from 1940 up to the present time. Denied Trading Privileges Hall noted that the company had only been reinstated as a member of the Chicago Board of Trade on October 24, 1962, after having been out since 1940, when it was denied trading privileges. Hall's reference to Cargill's rec­ ord were made after the company had attempted to justify its bypass­ ing American ships in the grain trades by saying it was doing so in the national interest. Hall said that the company was "waving the flag in order to mask its gluttony for greater profits at the expense of this nation's interests in the carriage of grain products to the Soviet bloc." The complaint lodged this week by the Government agency alleges that Cargill demanded and re­ ceived prices that were "arbitrary and artificial" and that, as a result, cash wheat was traded at artificial prices in violation of the Commod­ ity Exchange Act. A hearing before a referee has been set for August 19 in Minneapolis. The Government agency's com­ plaint came on the heels of Cargill's latest attempt tp manipulate (Continued on page 17) tion payments. The controlling interests in the Pacific Seafarers company also operate three other ships—the A and J Mid-America, the Anji and the A and J Doctor Max. Through arrangements made by the Union, the crew of the MidAmerica was repatriated from Saigon, Viet Nam, where the vessel is currently being protected by the US Government after being looted by a roving mob. The Union has advanced money to these crewmen and taken steps to process their claims against the vessel. Also as a result of the Union's efforts, the State Department has agreed to guarantee the wages and allotments of the Anji crewmem­ bers if they agree to remain aboard the vessel when It arrives in Saigon and to continue the voyage. In the case of the A and J Doctor Max, which is under time charter from Waterman, the Union has obtained assurances that Waterman will guarantee the wages and allotments of the crew­ men. of the issuance of the slips should in any way be permitted to inter­ fere with or cause the abandon­ ment of a valuable and necessary service by a highly respected and competent government agency." The SIU communication stressed that the traditional func­ tions which have been performed by USPHS include "that of pro­ viding reports on seamen patients indicating whether or not they are fit for duty aboard US mer­ chant vessels." Hall pointed out that because of the impartiality and integrity of the USPHS personnel, both maritime labor and management have accepted the USPHS deci­ sions with respect to seamen's fit­ ness for duty where disputes have arisen over this question. The SIU President's message said that a move is under way by groups with vested interests such as insurance companies and others, to have the USPHS cease issuance of the fit-for-duty slips. Hal! said that the SIU and other sections of maritime la­ bor "were absolutely opposed to the scrapping of so vital a service. Implementation," Hall said, "of this change was then postponed. However, we understand that the pres­ sures originally responsible for the proposed change are being revived." In bringing this issue to the at­ tention of the legislators. Hall said "we are calling this matter to your attention as a member of a Congressional committee with an interest and concern in such matters." The SIU President urged that the committee members use their (Continued on page 23) SIU Tops Teamsters In Detroit Cab Vote DETROIT—The SlU's Transportation Services and Allied Workers rolled up a decisive 3-2 vote margin over the Teamsters in an NLRB election among Checker Cab drivers here June 8-9. However, the Board announced that there were 312 challenged votes which could affect the final results of the election. The challenges will be disposed of after a five-day voting period, the Board said. Virtually all of the 312 challenges were made by the company, tlie Teamsters and the NLRB. Hailing the election turnout by Checker drivers, despite the efforts of the company to discourage voting, SIU TS&AW representatives are advising all Checker drivers whose votes were challenged that their votes will remain secret. They pointed out that the challenges by the company and the Teamsters were designed to reduce the total vote and to discourage drivers from voting. Although the Teamsters have a taxi local in Detroit, they never made any effort to organize the Checker cabs or get them an election. The NLRB vote was the result of the efforts of a group of Checker cab drivers who came to the SIU TS&AW two years ago for assistance. During the two years which followed, the company used every devic* to prevent an election, including the claim of multi-ownership of tha cabs. The Board ordered the election after a Supreme Court decision that multi-ownership systems are not a bar to an election. �Page Four SEAFARERS Jwe 18. Ifil LOG Russia Quietly Seeking Further Grain Purchases By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Gulf Shipping Outlook Bright The last two-week period has been a profitable one along the Gulf Coast from the viewpoint of Seafarers. Jobs have been plentiful in Mobile, Houston and New Orleans and the outlook for the immediate future is bright. With seven payoffs, four sign-ons and six ships in transit, the mem­ bership enjoyed what amounted to a shipping boom in Mobile which at times has had its lean days in recent years. ington as well as Ottawa. Wheat still not expected to come up to be in small amounts. Progress was being made in the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union too. purchases from Canada by Russia the Soviet's consumption. The grain transactions are con­ Bargaining began at Orange, Texas, on a first contract for the em­ bolster world grain markets and Because of last year's failure, tributing to a reduction in the ployes of the newly organized Slade, Inc., and Southern Towing strengthen the balance of pay­ the Russians were forced to pur­ critical US balance of payments Company. These companies are best known to Seafarers from that ments position of both Canada chase close to 12 million tons deficit. The USSR has to sell gold area as Higman'Towing Co. About 150 new members are involved in and the US, because Canada is from Canada and the US. They to get the necessary currency to this fleet. the largest single customer of the contracted for $500 million of pay for the Canadian and Ameri­ From Mobile comes news that R. L. "Lucky" Pritehett is asking his US, and she pays for American grain in Canada, then pieced out can wheat. The bulk of the gold friends to change his nickname as a result of his recent experiences. goods with nroney received from their requirements by placing sales are made to the free world He got off the Alice Brown after making several trips as chief elec­ $138 million of orders in this gold pool in London, and the US trician to do some work on some land he has acquired at Mobile. This the Soviet Union. collects part of the gold as a turned out to be his first mistake because he stepped in a hole and Although the Russians have not country. Indicated the size of this year's Administration officials ex­ member of the group. broke his ankle. Despite advice from the Mobile staff that it wasn't desired purchase, it is believed pressed hope that some of the The pool transferred $178 mil­ necessary for him to come to the Mobile SIU hall to bring in his that it will again be substantial. wheat purchases again will be lion of metal to the US treasury medical reports, he Insisted on-*in April. doing so. This wasn't such a man P. McNulty left the chief While the Soviets have come good idea, either. He fell on the electrician's job on the A. & J. under considerable pressure to stairs and fractured an arm. Faith to spend some time with his boost exports to earn money to Now, he has both an arm and a family. pay for the food she must buy leg in a cast. At last reports he In New Orleans it looked like abroad, Canada and the US are was playing It safe and both old home week with such famil­ receiving a powerful, unexpected breaks were healing normally. iar faces as Stan Zcaglcr, Andrew boost in bolstering their own pay­ Some of the oldtinrers on the Mir, John Luther, Leo Crawford, ments positions. beach in Mobile include H. M. Bill Tank, Bernie Guarino, John There is mounting European Gilmore, who is taking a rest with Picou and John Mina being seen NEW YORK—The SIU Seniority Upgrading Program was interest in granting credit to the his family getting off the around the hall. sailing at full speed ahead this week when the latest group Russians. American officials are Del Ore, on after which he was second Payoffs of class B Seafarers began participation June 8 in the pro­ not quite so afraid of selling cook. William R. Stone came W. G. Trice went to Houston gram inaugurated this past"*-^ "strategic" goods to the Commu­ ashore from the Ocean Ulla after to register after paying off as February by the Seafarers Battery Place, Suite 1930, New nists, and a slow growth in trade sailing as first cook for about a night cook and baker from the Appeals Board. could be underway. York 4, N.Y. year. He went into the hospital Council Grove in Mobile. The Twenty-six Seafarers are en­ Members of the SAB Seniority However, a sharp rise in US- to have a hernia repaired and is ship laid-up temporarily after a rolled in this fourth group of class Upgrading Committee include Soviet trade is unlikely because looking forward to a "fit for B men to take part in the pro­ Shepard for the Atlantic Area; there are few US export items duty" slip soon. C. H. Williams, trip to Russia with grain. Arthur Sulla decided to hit the beach in gram. Lindsey Williams, Gulf Area; A1 the Russians can sell to earn the on the Alcoa Ranger in an AB's Houston for a rest after several Announcement of the upgrad­ Tanner, Great Lakes Area; and currency that they must have to job for about two years, got off trips on the Walter Rice, Reynolds ing program was made in Feb­ E. B. McAuley, West Coast Area. pay for American goods. to study for a mate's license un­ Aluminum ore carrier. Bob Lam­ ruary by the SAB, a joint Unionder the upgrading program of bert got off the Inger, sister ship management panel governing the the join SlU-management ad­ to the Walter Rice, to recuperate shipping rules set up under the ministered Maritime Advance­ from an illness. He is now fit for contracts for SIU vessels, follow­ ment Programs. He lives in Mo­ duty and looking for a long trip. ing a Union-shipowner survey of bile, with his wife and children. Jimmy Foster paid off the Yaka manpower needs in all ports and H. H. Hurlstone, who has been and says he will be ready to go the number of men shipped to shipping out of the Gulf for 20 soon. He is another one looking fill SlU-contracted vessels in years, got off the Monarch of the for a long voyage. Steve Craw­ 1963. By Cai Tanner, Executive Vice-President Seas and registered in Group 1 ford, one of the Pearl River bo^s, The action was a move to assure of the Deck Department. He paid off the newly-contracted the availability of qualified Sea­ came ashore to help his mother SIU ship Ridgefield Victory and farers to meet current manning get settled in this country after went over to Houston to register. needs. In a recent exchange of letters between President Johnson and the he was able, with the help of the He says he plans to rest awhile The third group of 25 men to participate in the seniority up­ head of the Federal Maritime Commission, Adm. John Harllee, a mat­ Union, to get her admitted from before he starts pitching for a grading completed the program ter of great importance to everyone in the shipping business was dis­ the Grand Cayman Islands. Bow­ fireman's job. cussed. The balance of payments of the United States is in a very May 29. All participants received cer­ precarious position at this time, and one of the most thorough ways of tificates verifying their new class bringing about a better balance is to insure that more goods for export A seniority under the rules estab­ from the US travel in US-flag ships. Specifically, the balance of payments is the measure of payments lished by the SAB. Applications for the seniority into and out of the country by government, business and individuals. upgrading program are open to In the recent past, the payments out of the country have reached an qualified Seafarers. Class B men alarming figure over the amount this country is taking in. HAMBURG, Germany—technical committee of the Inter­ who wish to apply for an upgrad­ In his letter, Johnson appealed to the FMC to step up its activities national Organization for Standardization is meeting here ing application, or who wish fur­ which would help to wipe out the nation's adverse balance of trade to decide on a world-wide common size for cargo containers. ther information on the program, position. Johnson said that while "we have recorded substantial should write Earl Shepard, Chair­ progress" since the late President Kennedy announced such a program Concerns under contract to-*-^ — man, Seafarers Appeals Board, 17 in July of last year, "it is imperative that we restore equilibrium in the SIU which have container- and are said to be reluctant to our international accounts." ships are Sea-Land Service approve the metric series. "I am sure," President Johnson continued, "that you are entirely and the South Atlantic and Carib­ No votes have yet been cast by aware of the national importance of achieving balan(?e-of-payments bean Lines. Sea-Land has six such Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, Is­ equilibrium. I ask you fully to take into account this urgent national ships, while South Atlantic has rael, Italy, the Netherlands, Nor­ problem in carrying out your-^ one. way, Poland and the Soviet Union. mandate as head of an independent no unwarranted discriminations Recommended dimensions for Delegates to the meeting, how­ regulatory agency of the United against this nation's exports. eight container sizes—five Ameri­ ever, are optimistic about the NEW YORK—Local 1814 of the States." "The most important program can and three European—are be­ chances of at least a compromise International Longshoremen's As­ Economists realize the im­ being undertaken by the com­ ing considered at the meeting. version of the container issue sociation recently celebrated its portance of the American merchant Basically, the American sizes are tenth anniversary with a dinner- fleet as a major contributor mission is an investigation into eight feet wide and eight feet prior to adjournment. The recom­ mendation would then go before ocean freight rate disparities; in dance at the Americana Hotel toward efforts to effect an our most important export trades, high, and range in length from the 50-nation ISO for final con­ Mayor Wagner recently honored equilibrium between outgoing and the export freight rates are sub­ five to 30 feet. The three Euro­ sideration. the local, the largest in the ILA, incoming funds. Revenues earned stantially higher than the import pean sizes are in metric measure­ That means that final accept­ by proclaiming June 6th as "Local by American ships for carrying rates on the same or similar ments, and are four to nine feet ance of the global standard is at 1814, ILA Day" in New York. Over foreign passengers and freight commodities," Harllee said. in length. least a year away. 2,000 guests attended the dinner- came to about $600 million on the US Favored The committee meeting here "As pointed out by the Joint dance, including SIU officials. favorable side of accounts in 1963. Economic Committee of the Con­ Most countriess at the confer­ plans to consider not only the Anthony Scotto, president of the The Federal Maritime Com­ gress such disparities can have a ence have given at least tentative actual sizes to be approved, but 8,000 member longshore local, com­ mission "regards that goal as profound and detrimental effect approval to the American sizes, also the definition of "containers" pared its strong present condition perhaps its most important re­ on this nation's export capacity but the European sizes have yet itself, and methods of marking, with its modest beginnings ten sponsibility," Harllee replied in a and, consequently, upon its bal­ to be worked out by the com­ testing and lifting them. years ago when a small group of return letter to the President. To ance of payments situation." mittee. The proposed container The committee was appointed members met in a dilapidated that goal, he said, his agency is There has been an improve­ sizes have the votes, already cast, because of a request by US in­ storefront in a Brooklyn slum. In engaged in an intensive effort, ment in the balance of payments of the US, Belgium, France, Ger­ dustry leaders and the American those days, Scotto said, Brooklyn involving informal and fact-find­ since the beginning of this year, many and Switzerland. Australia, Standards Association of the ISO longshoremen earned, an average ing investigations and formal but it is not enough, and it is not Portugal and Sweden have en­ to consider world wide standards dorsed only the American sizes, for containers. hearings to ensure that there are (Continued on page 14) annual wage of $2,500. WASHINGTON — Another disappointing wheat crop in the Soviet Union has led Rus­ sian officials to begin new but quiet negotiations to buy a large additional quantity of Canadian wheat to be shipped later this year and during the first half of 1965, Word of the Russian desire to buy is being received with Russia has reportedly started a made in this country, but they great satisfaction in Wash­ better harvest this year, but it is anticipate that any such sales will New Group Starts SiU Upgrading Class US Ships Aid Balance Of Payments Croup Seeks Standard Of Cargo Container Size Local 1814 10 Years Old �U, UM SEAFARERS Vacation Bonanza fV Hft LOa t Operators Rap Mid-Sale Rule Change MA Sticks To Revised C-4 Evaluation Ruling WASHINGTON — The Maritime Administration has affirmed its method of evaluating Government reserve fleet C-4's used in exchange for older ships from private shipowners. The decision announced by MA Administrator Nicholas Johnson came after the shipowners had blasted the MA's evalua->trans, received one apiece. to $500,000 on the C-4s on an "as tion method. Johnson, in rendering his Maritime Administrator Nicholas is, where Is" basis. Credit is given Those happy smiles are all for Seafarer Frank S. Bosmenfe who is seen accepting a whopping $848.22 vacation check from SlU rep. John Dwyer. Posing for the check presenta­ tion are ll-r) Dwyer, Bosmente and his wife, Ramona. Bosmente was at sea for more than a year, most of the time as a night cook and baker on the Hercules Victory I SeaTramp). decision said that he is satisfied that the valuation policy of the C-4 military type vessels is fully supported by the statutory lan­ guage of the Ship Exchange Act, it's legislative history, and the intent of Congress. Of the 18 C-4s released by the Navy from the reserve fleet last year, the MA allocated 13 to SIUcontracted companies. Of these. Waterman drew six, Calmar five, and Oceanic Petroleum and Penn- Work Begun For 2nd APL Two More Seafarers Mariner Type Get Pension Benefits Two more Seafarer oldtimers have been added to the ever­ growing number of Union members who are collecting monthly pension checks. The joint Union - shipowner trustee panel announced its-t^ approval of $150 disability SIU A&G District in Norfolk pensions for Carl McCranie Sailing as a member of the engine and Fred Murphy. The action of the trustees brings the number of SIU members who can spend a secure retirement, supported by a regular pension check, to a total nearing 600. Carl McCranie, 70, became a member of the SIU when he signed up in New Orleans. He sailed as a messman in the steward department. McCranie ended his career as a Seafarer when he made his last trip on the Transeire (Hud­ son Waterways). Prior to becoming McCranie Murphy a seaman, he worked as' a railroad switchman. He makes his home in Port Arthur, Texas where he lives witli his family. Fred Murphy, 65, joined the Group Studies English Channel Traffic Rules For the first time in history, open-sea traffic control for ships was recommended at a conference in London in order to cut down the excessive amount of ship collisions be­ tween Dover, England and Cap Oris Nez, France. Repre­ sentatives from 14 maritime nations at the five-day con­ ference considered a set of rules to alleviate the dangers involved in the 21-miie-wide English Channel cro.ssing. Sta­ tistics compiled by Britain showed that 53 collisions oc­ curred in the area in a 21month period. department, he ended his days as a seaman with a trip on the Maiden Creek (Waterman). Murphy makes his home in Norfolk and intends to spend some of the com­ ing months traveling to visit mem­ bers of his family who live in Oklahoma. Labor Urges Conservation Legislation WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO has urged the House Interior Committee to approve a wilderness preservation bill which the Senate passed more than 13 months ago. AFL-CIO legislative director Andrew J. Biemiller, in letters to Chairman Wayne N. Aspinall IDColorado) and other committee members, termed the Senatepassed bill the "best" of the wilder­ ness protectiion bills pending in the committee. The Senate bill, backed by the Administration and conservation groups, would place 8.2 million acres of undeveloped national forest land permanently in the wilderness system and add an ad­ ditional 57.2 million acres of pub­ lic land conditionally to the system, subject to review. Over a 10-year period, other "primitive" areas could be added on the rec­ ommendation of the President, subject to a veto by either house or Congress. He urged that mineral leasing in wilderness areas be restricted to those situations where the Presi­ dent has ruled that a special need exists for mineral development. Labor's position, he emphasized, is that any legislation enacted should include "adequate protec­ tions to assure preservation of our wilderness heritage for the benefit of future generations of American citizens." SAN FRANCISCO —Construc­ tion was begun last month on the second of three Master Mariner cargoliners for SIU Pacific Dis­ trict-contracted American Presi­ dent Line when the keel for the President Monroe was laid at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company's San Diego shipyard. The 23,000-ton American Presi­ dent Lines freighters will not be ordinary cargo freighters. Special innovations and design features will be built into the ships, and the three vessels will rank among the largest, fastest, and most highly-automated cargo-liners In the American merchant marine. The President Monroe is sched­ uled to be launched in February and delivered to the company in August of next year. A keel for the third ship, the President Harrison, will be laid in November of this year at which time the first ship, now under construction, the Presi­ dent Polk, will be launched. All three liners are expected to be in American President's trans­ pacific service by early 1966. The ships will incorporate an engine room central control system so that one officer may check the entire plant for general perform­ ance and safety without leaving the central control console. The new freighters, under con­ struction at a cost of mora than $37 million, are part of American President's fleet replacement pro­ gram, and will bring to 13 the number of cargo liners that have entered service with the company in the last decade. Eight additional cargo liners are in the planning stages and are expected to enter service by early 1968. Moving? Notify SIU, Welfare Seafarers and SIU families who apply for maternity, hos­ pital or surgical benefits from the Welfare Plan are urged to keep the Union or the Wel­ fare Plan advised of any changes of address while their applications are being proc­ essed. Although payments .are often made by return mail, changes of address (or illegible return addresses) delay them when checks or "baby bonds" are returned. Those who are moving are advised to notify SIU headquarters or the Wel­ fare Plan, at 17 Battery Place, New York 4. NY. Johnson, following the shipowners prodding, agreed to consider the complaint. The shipowners asked for a re­ view of the evaluation method be­ cause after the bids for the vessels were in and the allocations an­ nounced, the MA dropped a bomb­ shell by announcing that it had changed the manner in which the value of the C-48 was to be judged. The new system could add an esti­ mated $250,000 to the cost of each of the ships. Exchange Called 'Sale' Under the MA's new Interpreta­ tion, the ship exchanges under the Ship Exchange Act is considered a "sale" in which the traded out ship miLst be assigned a value "at least equal to the value of the ship to be traded-ln." This, the ship owners charged. Is subverting the entire program which Congress intended as a means to upgrade the non-subsidized US fleet. Under the old Interpretation of the "Vessel Exchange Act, a ship­ owner could receive a ship virtu­ ally free if the cost of converting the vessel amounted to more than $1.2 million. Under the new in­ terpretation, the MA has set a fixed price ranging from $400,000 on any ship turned in under the provisions of the plan, but the shipowner must pay the difference. The shipowner's association is seeking to make the government rescind the new policy and revert to the older formula which was used in the past, and charging that the MA should certainly not bo permitted to change the rules for this program after bids have been tended on the old policy. The Maritime Administrator also said in his decision that the five applicants for the 11 uncommitted C-4's will have 15 days within which time to advise MA whether it accepts the values placed on the C-4's and the ships they intend to turn in. Those agreeing will have a further 30 days to negotiate exchange contracts. Calmar Steamship, has already began conversion of one of the C-4c at Baltimore along with SIU Pacific District-contracted Matson Navigation. The rules change by the MA did not affect Calmar and Matson because the value of the trade-in vessels was equal to the price of the C-4s. Calmar was allocated five of the newer type vessels, for which It plans to trade-in the Pennmar, Marymar, Yorkmar and Portmar. By Ai Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer SIU Welfare Plan Makes Life Easier Many a Seafarer can recall clearly that it wasn't too many years ago when the only thing he could count on from a job was a month's pay. The idea of monetary assistance for himself or his family in time of sickness or old age when he could no longer work was virtually unknown. Today's Seafarer, on the other hand, faces completely different condi­ tions. He knows he can perform his job secure in the knowledge that his Union has provided a vast welfare plan which will help both he and his family in time of sickness and old age, but also will assist his loved ones after he has passed on. SIU members have shown time and again that they are aware of their improved benefits situation. One of the major indications of this is that 60 percent of our Union members are married and support­ ing families. Figures coming into our department show tiiat the number of our brothers who are getting married is increasing every day. This is obviously a good trend. It means that the professional sea­ man is a man who will make a career out of sailing, rather than taking a trip and then quitting until his money runs out. Not only has the Union built up a welfare plan to provide for the married seaman and his children, but it has also provided propor­ tal expenses, which include room tionate benefits for our single and board, the inevitable extras, members. While SIU men who blood transfusions, doctor calls, are married may get more in bene­ surgical and maternity expenses. fits tiian our single brothers, it Other forms of assi.stance in­ should be recognized that they have accepted more repsonsibil- clude medical examinations, opti­ ities since they must think in cal benefits, sickness and accident, terms of providing for tlie needs special disability, maintenance and of two, three, four or more people. cure and special equipment to aid There can be little argument with in recuperation from an illness or the fact that the married man's accident. In addition to the $4,000 dollar must go a great deal fur­ death benefit and regular month­ ther than that of a single member. ly pension, special scholarships We should all remember that are awarded to both Seafarers the single Seafarer also has his and their children each year. From this brief survey it can responsibilities. Ha may be re­ sponsible for taking care of de­ be readily seen that an SIU mem­ pendent parents, younger mem­ ber has more at stake in his job bers of his family or step or foster than his monthly wages. While parents. The Union welfare plan many of our brothers sometimes also provides assistance for these take these extensive benefits for granted, it should never be for­ dependents. Among the typical benefits gotten that they are the result of provided by the SIU welfare many hard-fought battles which plan which a Seafarer and his were waged by you and your family may depend on are hospi­ Union. �SEdFAREnS rase Sis It, lift LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) Ship Activify May 23-June 5, 1964 The SIU shipping situation continued to show improve­ ment during the past two weeks as a total of 1,211 men were dispatched. The total for the previous reporting period was 1,198. The improved job picture represented increases in the number of openings in the engine and steward departments. Registration also showed a healthy rise, increasing to 1,340 for all three departments from last period's total of l]226. Every department showed evidence of the increase which has "been brought about by the optimistic job pic­ ture. The number of men registered on the beach also went up to 3,644 from the previous reporting period's total of 3.351. The improved job situation was especially reflected in Baltimore and Norfolk on the East Coast. Although the number of job calls in New York declined from the figure of the previous two weeks, activity there continues at a high level. Mobile showed the biggest improvement among the Gulf ports while San Francisco was the only place on the West Coast where activity picked up sig­ nificantly. The rising number of available jobs was further re­ flected in the shipping activity statistics (see right). Both the number of payoffs and in-transit ship visits rose over the previous reporting period's total, while the number of sign-ons remained pegged at the same level. The seniority totals indicate that the total of Class A men shipping slipped to 50 percent from the previous total of 53 percent. The percentage of Class B men re­ mained the same at 36 percent, while the Class C totals rose slightly to 14 percent. Pay Sign la Olh Ont Traof. TOTAL 3 4 0 letten 1 40 22 A N«w York 20 1A 3 Philodolphio.. 2 11 24 4 lalHmero .... 6 14 S Norfolk 2 12 2 I 0 Jocktonvlilo .. 1 * 19 0 20 Tampa 1 17 4 A Mobllo 7 20 A Now Orloani.. A 1A 34 Hooitoa A 4 24 WilmiagtoM .. 0 0 10 10 0 Sa« Fraaciico.. A 4 10 B Soattio 4 3 12 TOTALS A2 3A 154 252 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa lUobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 3 2 1 3 5 0 51 4 26 10 4 5 5 19 1 7 11 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 10 11 2 28 21 5 28 3 11 6 3 2 8 6 4 10 6 0 113 182 28 GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 1 i 8 2 • 81 6 17 23 5 1 19 0 5 1 25 0 10 12 3 1 20 0 4 1 3 5, 0 2 1 0 0 0 I 1 1 23 1 9 15 19 1 s*, 0 ! 42 1 10 16 4 1 11 0 3 3 1 18 1 4 9 1 16 1 8 i 323 12 83 106 Shipped CLASS A GROUP ALL 1 2 3 6 2 2 ~0 1 35 6 1 46 10 5 2 1 10 1 19 7 1 22 6 8 1 1 7 3 1 1 1 5 1 oj 1 0 0 ! 6 0 1 "1 5 23 1 34' 18 8 25 2 1 27 16 4 2 1 7 0 4 1 «, 9 11 5 2 1 181 4 1 201' 76 144 35 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 3 2 1 1 1 4 11 8 0 1 0 0 9 7 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 1 4 1 19 13 2 11 11 1 4 1 1 9 8 0 5 5 79 64 12 ALL 1 "4 1 51 1 8 1 ! 32 12 1 1 3 1 1 1 ! 11 49 43 6 24 11 1 255 ALL 3 23 1 16 6 1 2 12 33 1 24 1 6 1 18 1 10 ! 1551 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 0 0 6 1 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 20 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 4 3 0 7 7 21 8 36 2 3 6 11 16 51 23 16 9 90 77 89 16 182 6 49 72 127 1 3 8 1 3 12 15 20 9 44 1 5 17 23 2 5 32 16 5 53 30 60 7 97 0 15 34 49 2 5 12 6 5 23 19 3 9 31 0 3 5 8 1 1 3 1 5 1 7 16 1 24 1 7 8 16 1 3 1 3 2 6 3 8 3 14 0 1 2 3 5 11 4 12 5 28 27 28 5 60 1 1 13 15 2 3 49 33 3 85 81 79 12 172 0 85 94 129 0 1 43 24 68 46 1 74 16 136 3 33 37 73 0 1' 6 6 13 14 1 13 32 0 7 5 8 15 2 3 24 18 3 45 20 29 5 54 3 6 15 24 0 1 11 10 1 20 5 18 12 36 22 29 54 6 24 1! 47 255 155 47 1 457 375 466 95 1 936] 23 185 321 1 529 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 2 1 5 1 12 41 13 2 18 1 2 6 1 4 0 1 8 4 7 27 11 24 6 3 11 2 14 1 50 175 3 1 7 2 5 2 0 0 0 6 2 3 2 1 31 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 71 0 1 ! 1 5 1 6 0 ' 60 7 25 22 1 54 9 22 6 7: 15 ; 1 5 1 17| 2 14 1 24 1 6 1 21 ' 1 29 3 0 i 10 1 0 7 7 4 1 ! 51 1 4 2 2 1 7 0 1i 0 1 1 0 3 1 4 0 5 1 12; 0 5 5 1 10 4 16 12 1 33 3 1 40 5 19 ' 37 2 5 9 16 1 27 14 1 12, 2 3 6 0 6 1 I 1 15 2 4 3 1 9 7 15 ' 16 0 3 7; 0 8 4 1 256 22 94 90 ' 206 30 133 Shipped CLASS B ALL ! 11 1 36 ; 1 6 1 34 ! 8, 1 21 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 4 1 0 1 4 3 1 4 1 23 1 1 9 7 1 26 .ri 1 0 26 22 1 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 1! 0 6 17 11 1 34 0 1 01 l! 1 12 111 24 i 0 3 51 8 1 111 2 0 2 111 3 ; 0 9 311 12 1 5 16 101 31 6 16 6 1 28 2 7 2 3 1 3 5 5 1 13 8 1 5 1! 14 24 92 62 1 178 L ® 1 186 ' Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 0 1 2 13 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 6 1 0 2 0 2 5 39 TOTAL Shipped CLASS 3 ALL A B 0 1 1 1 6 21 36 34 1 2 6 1 2 6 34 24 2 5i 8 8 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 3 41 ^ 1 12 5 1 26 1 31 0 1 22 28 6 13 7 7 1 3 26 13 0 14 2, 9 22 1 66 186 178 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 8 1 1 3 5 1 97 13 21 1 91 39 2 1 9 2 25 5 6 1 64 12 46 7 5 1 21 5 13 3 2 1 6 3 14 0 4 1 2 11 0 4 1 25 10 25 1 5 1 62 22 58 14 1 1 51 16 70 8 8 13 1 27 13 5 3 1 42, 10 35 5 2 1 25, 10 23 3 66 1 430 148 424 65 GROUP ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 7 11 1 14 1 46 56 121 1 149 19 23 1 32 1 10 12 39 1 65 2 15 22 8 7 17 1 21 2 20 1 17 2 12 6 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 9 10 19 1 36 40 62 104 1 94 2 72 1 94 6 21 45 7 4 14 1 26 3 7 16 6 1 50 3 21 1 36 3 12 6 1 637 45 186 248 1 479 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port 1-s Bos NY Phil Bal . .... Nor Jac Tam Mob NO 1 7 0 2 1 2 0 2 3 0 0 1 2 Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS 21 Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 3 0 1 18 10 26 3 2 4 5 8 4 5 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 10 9 4 24 9 6 13 7 1 1 2 5 10 2 1 6 2 82 39 90 GROUP 1 2 3 0 0 3 4 3 19 0 1 4 3 0 9 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1 1 25 2 1 15 0 4 1 3 18 0 2 3 2 11 0 1 232 14 8 100 ALL ! 5 1 61 1 9 ! 19 ! 11 1 4 ' 2 1 22 1 40 1 26 1 1 1 : ALL 1-s 3 0 1 1 26 6 1 5 0 1 12 4 1 8 0 1 0. 0 1 0 0 1 11 2 1 27 1 4 1 18 1 1 4 0 5 1 1 3 1 1 I 122 19 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 3 14 9 32 0 0 1 1 7 2 10 23 9I 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 11 10 2 29 45 12 4 10 27 0 0 2 2 5 3 1 10 2 0 1 4 52 14 '79 i 164 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL Shipped CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A B c ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 16 12 3 60 20 0 13 0 11 12 32 16 1 0 3 4 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 17 4 17 8 9 49 9 2 11 1 0 9 23 6 7 22 4 1 4 6 0 6 7 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 10 10 j 0 0 3 3 11 3 24 6 1 9 0 61 17 15 1 0 15 ! 0 0 1 1 ' 45 ,2 13 54 13 18 18 1 0 0 9 1 27 9 0 9 2 16 4 3 10 4 4 4 4' 0 1 4' 2 0 0 7 8 10 6 8 24 9 0 0 6 61 0 1 7 4 4 4 4 4 12 0 0 0 4 4 0 8 84 1 100 3 2 55 1 60 164 100 60 1 324 18~ 8 GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 2 13 1 5 7 6 1 4 1 53 50 33 73 176 5 6 42 14 3 11 5 10 28 0 9 29 66 3 2 24 21 '11 25 15 3 6 19 0 6 2 13 7 3 8 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 3 6 1 0 3 0 10 48 1 0 9 20 7 15 34 22 66 139 6 4 121 131 80 6 5 31 42 32 13 22 8 4 5 5 17 3 1 3 66 0 8 3 11 6 35 16 36 33 6 5 25 8 4 14 35 297 1 364 208 114 279 1 699, 32 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS "GKOUF 123 ALL 113 182 28 I 323 50 175 31 I 256 103 39 90 I 232 266 396 149 r 811 Registered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 12 83 106 201] 76 J44 35 T_255 22 94 90 206 30_ 133 23 I 186 8 100 122 71 14 79 I 164 14 48 185 296 j 529 177 291 137 | 605 SHIPPED CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL ABC 47 255 155' 47 20 24 12 79 64 155 'l86 178 66 39 22 '24 92 62 178 60 164 100 60 2 55 8' "8 84 100 3 44 179 210 | 433 11' 61 101 i 173 605 433 173 Registered On The Beach CLASS 8 CLASS A GROUP GROUP ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 457 375 466 95 I 936 23 185 321 I 529 430 148 424 65 | 637 '45 186 248 | 479 I 324'306 114 279 6991 32 35 297~r364 |1211>829 1004 439 12272,100 406 866 |1372 �It. IMt SF Authorities Planning Dock Redevelopment SEAFARERS LOG Baltimore SlU To Get Lifeboat Training Program BALTIMORE—Plans are underway for the extension of the SIU Lifeboat Training Program to this port in the near future. The SIU already offers a Lifeboat Training Program in New York. The purpose of the school is to prepare SIU members for the Coast Guard's examination in lifeboat handling. The program here is expected to get started in the summer and will be patterned SAN FRANCISCO — The Port after the course now being conducted in New York. Authority here has announced The SIU Lifeboat School in New York is the only school of its plans for the -redevelopment of the kind on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and it provides a minimum abandoned Ferry Building slips. of 15 hours of classroom work and 30 hours of actual experience Cyril Magnin, the Authority in the water. Films, booklets and charts plus dry runs in rigging, chairman, said that In addition to boat-handling, procedures and commands provide background for the dock redevelopment, the sur­ the actual testing and work in the water. plus property area north of Ferry Experience in the boat is designed to weld the trainees into Building Is to be rebuilt. a crew of Seafarers able to give and execute the commands that "We still need the good piers may, one day, save lives. The program was expanded several yet," he said, noting that Piers 1, years ago to Include instruction covering Inflated lifeboats, which 15, 17, 29, 31, 33, 35 and 45 still are now Coast Guard approved. have a long life ahead of them. The SIU's Lifeboat Training Program Is fully accredited by the The natural trend Is to the south CG, and trainees need only three months' seatlme for a lifeboat of Market, Magnin said, explaining ^ endorsement instead of the usual year. Seafarers make up the that the Authority Is spending '• largest group of seamen passing, due to the effectiveness of the most of Its development money in training they receive. that area. In addition to the new Classroom work for the Baltimore Training Program will take Army Street Terminal now under place In the Baltimore SIU Hall and work in the water will be construction, another giant new conducted at a site still to be determined. terminal will be needed In that area and Pier 50 needs expansion, Magnin declared. The biggest problem facing the House Committee To Act port Is finance, the Authority chief said. "At best we're happy to break even, since ours Is the only local facility In the United States that doesn't receive a subsidy." He pointed out that the Authority has cut expenses by $1 million for the past four years and that the Army Street bonds will be paid for out WASHINGTON—Hearings by the House Merchant Marine of the Increased revenues. Although the new facilities will and Fisheries Committee on the Federal Maritime Commis­ Increase revenue, Magnlh does not sion's implementation of 1961 dual rate legislation has been foresee the port regaining the sta­ set by chairman Herbert C."^" tus it held In the bay area back Bonner (D-NC). The long protects US shipping, is to be in the 1920s because of the number awaited action will begin on eliminated completely from the of subsidized ports In the area. dual rate contracts. July 7. It has been Magnln's belief that Even at this. It was made clear Both US and foreign maritime the City of San Francisco should that the foreign steamship compa­ circles have been hoping for a take over the port. "But there are nies and shipowners may not ac­ problems here. The city would new look at the dual rate amend­ cept the agreement once It is ments to the 1916 Shipping Act have to take over the bonded In­ outlined to them by their govern­ debtedness or the legislature which were enacted Into law by ment spokesmen that they still Congress in 1961. The FMC an­ would have to pay for it from gen­ nounced the form that dual rate retain the right to object to any eral fees" he said. contracts were to take to be used in Interference by the US with the US foreign trade In April this freedom of their shipowners and year and immediately elicited an shipping. outcry from 10 leading European maritime nations and Japan, all members of steamship confer­ ences. A steamship conference is a voluntary association made up of American and foreign lines serving on the same trade route and inter­ ested in maintaining the same . SAN FRANCISCO — The color­ WASHINGTON — Secretary of rates and practices. ful boat-trains of the late 1920s Still Not Happy Commerce Luther Hodges has ap­ proved a Maritime Subsidy Board A meeting here in mid-May be­ and 1930s, which carried Hawaiidecision deferring action on the tween Commission Chairman John bound passengers to dockslde to SlU-contracted Bloomfleld Steam­ Harllee and foreign shipping board the SlU-Paclflc District ship Company's request for a 20 attaches resulted In a compromise contracted Mat.son liners, will run year agreement on an operating of sorts In which the FMC agreed again between Los Angeles and differential subsidy on trade route to remove "jurisdictional" lan­ San Francisco next fall. 21. Matson Lines has arranged with guage from the contracts which Bloomfleld had requested the was objectionable to the foreign Southern Pacific Railway to run Secretary of Commerce to review nations. special trains from the Los and reverse the Subsidy Board de­ The foreigners are still far Angeles Union Station right to cision handed down In February, from satisfied, seeing US dual Matson's Pier 35, passing over the which extended Bloomfleld's sub­ rate regulations as yet another tracks of the State Belt Railroad, sidy operation on Trade Route 21 attempt of the FMC unilaterally which serves the San Francisco for only one year. Bloomfleld to police international ocean Embarcadero. The special cruise-boat train had sought a 20-year-pact for shipping. The foreign shipping of­ operations on the US Gulf-Unlted ficials hope that Bonner's hearing will pick up Lurline passengers Kingdom/European Continent will give them a chance to go on at Glendale, Santa Barbara, San route. At the time of its decision, record against such US policies. Luis Obispo, Salinas and San Jose the Subsidy Board had stated that The countries involved are en route to shipside. It is sched­ the subsidy extension was granted Belgium, Holland, the United uled to arrive at dockslde at 7 PM, so that the Board could study in Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Norway, In time for cruise passengers to greater detail its present subsidy Denmark, West Germany, France, have dinner aboard the ship, which sails for Honolulu at 10 PM. contract with Bloomfleld. Greece and Japan. The Lurline will visit each port The Subsidy Board action was Because not all shippers are the first time that the board had conference members, a dual sys­ at the peak of Makahiki festivities, deferred a decision on renewal of tem of rates exists and It is these including the colorful whaling a subsidy contract in order to grant dual rates on which the FMC Is spree at Lahaina on Maui. After visiting the Islands of an opportunity for comment and attempting to fix its regulatory Oahu, Hawaii, Kauai and Maul, possible public hearing. eye. Bloomfleld has already advised With the FMC still seeking the Lurline will sail to Los the Maritime Administration that "voluntary compliance" with Its Angeles to arrive Nov. 13. The it wishes to withdraw its applica­ regulatory orders, the foreign boat-train will be alongside Mattion for an operating differential shippers continue to drive a hard son's terminal at Wilmington, subsidy to operate on TR 13, which bargain. Consequently, under the waiting to carry San Francisco covers an operation from the US recently reached "tentative agree­ bound passengers and their bag­ Gulf to the Mediterranean, and ment," much language which gage up the coast. The entire Makahiki Festival on TR 12 from the US Gulf to the stresses the control of the FMC and the 1916 Shipping Act, which cruise is scheduled for 15 days. Far East. Dual Rate Hearings Set For Early July Defer Action On Bfoomfield Subsidy Bid Boat-Trains To Run On West Coast By Earl (Bull) Shtpord, Vice-President, Atlantic East Coast Shipping Looks Good The shipping situation in New York has been extremely good in the first part of June. During the last two weeks there were 20 pay­ offs, six sign-ona and 22 ships in transit. Kenny Singh was on the beach for a short time in New York after paying off the Detroit. However, the big city evidently doesn't im­ press him since he didn't waste much time before he signed on the Ellzabethport as ship's electrician. C. Gauthier who recently paid off the Thetis where he sailed as a BR, came around to the New York Hall the other day to say a few words of greeting. Taking it easy while he enjoys a couple of weeks with his family is A. Scaturnie, who just got off the Afoundria. The shipping picture in Boston has been shaping up fairly slow for the past few weeks, although the warm weather Is expected to perk things up in the near future. Summer boats should start making their crew calls In the next two weeks, and this should clear a good number of our Beantown brothers off the beach. Joe Garello dropped around the Boston hall to say how glad he Is to be back home after paying off the Chilore. .Joe is looking for a steward's job on a coastwise ship, since he wants to stay close to the mainland for the summer. Bill Connerty who just got back from Russia on the Fort Hosklns, sayshe is really happy about getting for all ratings In every depart­ back home to see his family. He ment, and in some cases there plans to get a ship bound for haven't been enough men available Europe as an FWT. John Roblee to answer the calls. Norfolk has is also getting re-acquainted with seen two pay-offs, two sign ons his family after a voyage to Rus­ and eight In transit visits during sia. John has big plans for the the past two weeks. The job situ­ summer and wants to ship out ation for the future continues to when the fall rolls around. John look very good. Kulas has been telling his friends Seafarers around the Norfolk In the Boston hall how sorry he hall have been listening to Ferlton was to leave the Mt. Washington Mears tell about his big vacation which he claims Is just like a plans. After paying off the Jean hotel. He expects to sign on one LaFitte, he picked up a whopping of the summer boats making the .$.500 cheek which was compensa­ Provincetown runs. tion for losing his gear when the Shipping down Baltimore way Taddei Village went on the rocks looks very good after slowing down off the coast of Japan. a bit for a few weeks. A total Back From Russia of 89 men shipped out and there Edward Blevlns is another Sea­ were six pay-offs, four sign ons and 14 in transit visits. The ship­ farer who is happy to be back ping outlook for the next few in the States after returning from weeks is expected to continue Russia on the Marore where he shipped as quartermaster. Jack good. .Mauldin has turned up in Norfolk Some Seafarers just can't seem to look for a good BR job. Jack to get enough of a ship. Mike iisuallyNships out of Balltmore, but Angino who has just spent six has decided to try his luck further months on the Bethtex is In town south. Walter Butterton is also on for a short vacation. He has been the beach looking for a bosun's passing the word around the hall job to come through. He has re­ that he's going to try and get the covered from an ailment which same run again. Dan Cherry is laid him up when he was sailing another familiar face that has on the Morning Light. shown up In Baltimore lately. Dan Shipping in Puerto Rico is mov­ reports that chief engineer Fisher ing along in the same steady on the Alcoa Voyager was the best fashion. Twelve men shipped out chief that he ever sailed with. He in the past week and there ap­ sailed on the Voyager as second pears to be a shortage of wipers electrician. to fill engine department calls. Shipping fell off In Philadelphia Island officials have been studying during the past month with a total a plan with officers from Sea-Land of 34 jobs being filled off the to make Puerto Rico into a huge board. The port recorded a total shipping hub which would Include of two pay-offs, three sign ons Europe, Latin America, the Carib­ and 11 in transits in the last two- bean and the mainland. week period. Delmar MIssimer Luis Carbone came down for a took a few weeks' vacation to make couple of weeks of relaxation after a scientific survey of the situation spending almost a year on the New at neighboring tracks. It seems Orleans. He reports he is about that science couldn't provide him ready to ship again. Enrique with the answers he was looking Rosado, who spent the last six for since he says, "I fed the horses months as a steward on the De­ at Garden State and Delaware. troit Is also taking a vacation in So now I have to ship to get more San Juan for a while. oats." P. Dorrian says that he enjoys sitting around the air conditioned hall In Philadelphia. He says that he'll ship on the first air condi­ tioned ship that comes along, and until then, he'll keep on rooting for the first place Phillies. Charles Palmer reports he picked up his pumpman's card during this stretch on the beach. Charles de­ clares that he's looking forward to using his new rating at the very first opportunity. Frank Fasaluk who Is taking a while on the beach after finishing eight months on the St. Christopher as an AB, has these timely words of advice for his SIU brothers. "Support the union label in everything you buy." The shipping situation in Nor­ folk has taken a decided turn for the better. There are job openings �rte Eifht SEAFARERS Ju* U, INI LOG :sst; IS: Text of President's Pre-Balloting Report quired under Article X, Section 1 (e) of our Constitution, that the following offices be placed on the next refer­ endum ballot of the Union for the election of the officers and other elected representatives of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Districts. The President's pre-balloting report, submitted in advance of this year's union elections In ac­ cordance with the requirement of the SIU Consti­ tution, is in the process of submission to the membership for its action at the July regular membership meetings in all constitutional ports. The report, which specifies the number of union officers that are to appear on the ballot, the requirements for candidate eligibility and other balloting details, was adopted at the headquarters meeting of June 8, as recommended in the Secre­ tary-Treasurer's report below. The report will be submitted and acted on at the other regular membership meetings to be held this month. The lext of the report follows: HEADQUARTERS: 1 President 1 Executive Vice-President 1 Secretary-Treasurer 1 Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement 1 Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast 1 Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast 1 Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters 3 Headquarters Representatives PRESIDENT'S PRE-BALLOTING REPORT Under the Constitution of our Union, the Seafarers NEW YORK: 1 Agent International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, 10 Joint Patrolmen Lakes and Inland Waters District, Article X, Section 1 (e), the President shall submit a pre-balloting report at PHILADELPHIA: the regular meeting in July of every election year. The 1 Agent Constitution of our Union also calls for seven (7) Con­ 2 Joint Patrolmen stitutional ports of the Union, which are; New York, BALTIMORE: Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston 1 Agent and Detroit. 4 Joint Patrolmen As your President, in consultation along with the Ex­ MOBILE: ecutive Board of the Union, a careful appraisal has been 1 Agent made as to what we feel will be the needs of the 4 Joint Patrolmen organization in all the Constitutional ports, Including the NEW ORLEANS: port of New York and Headquarters, for the coming term 1 Agent of office of the officers and other elected representatives 4 Joint Patrolmen of our Union. Since the Constitution provides for seven (7) Constitutional Ports it was felt that it was advisable - HOUSTON; 1 Agent to place on the ballot the elective jobs of those ports. 4 Joint Patrolmen Where necessary, the personnel for other than the Con­ DETROIT: stitutional Ports may be assigned as needed from those 1 Agent Constitutional Ports, where possible. As the membership is aware, it is necessary for the Union to keep abreast Your President also recommends, pursuant to Article X, of the changes in the shifting of the job requirements Section 1 (e) and Article XIII, Section 4 (e) of the Union's of the companies with whom we have contracts, as well Constitution, the depository to which the Polls Com­ as in being prepared to meet the opportunities for ex­ mittee's shall deliver, or mail, by certified or registered pansion through the means of organizing. This will enable mail, the ballots after the close of each days voting in the Union to maintain maximum services to the member­ the coming Union election, be as follows: ship, and to meet the needs of the organization resulting Mr. Harold Bach, Executive Vice-President from the changing character of the industry. Commercial Bank of North America As a result of the foregoing, it is the recommendation 1400 Broadway of your President, in this, the Pre-Balloting Report, re­ New York City, New York It will be the function of the depository to receive all the envelopes delivered, or mailed in, as aforesaid, safeguard them properly, in the bank, and to aurrendtf them only to the duly authorized Union Tallying Oom« mittee in accordance with Article XIII, Section B (d), of our Union Constitution, on or about the first businesf day in January, 1965. Proof of authorization shall be g certification by the Vice-President in charge of the Min­ utes, Robert Matthews. The Union Tallying Committee shall be authorized to sign a receipt for the said envelopes. The depository shall be requested to certify that all the envelopes received by the depository have been properly safeguarded, have been surrendered only to the said Tallying Committee, and that no one, other than appro­ priate bank personnel have had access to them. The Polls Committee is especially urged to insure tha^ whether delivered or mailed, the envelopes are properly addressed, properly stamped if mailed, and certified as per the Constitution. It is the further recommendation of your President that. In addition to the regular Constitutional requirements, each candidate for office be requested to furnish a regula­ tion passport picture of recent taking as well as a state­ ment of not more than one hundred (100) words, giving a brief summary of his Union record and activities, such picture and statement to be run in the Seafarers Log just prior to the commencement of voting. This is to be done in accordance with previous membership action to familiarize the membership with the names, faces, and records of all candidates for office. As provided for in Article XIII, Section 1, nominations open on July 15th, 1964 and close August 15th, 1964. All documents required for eligibility of candidates for Union office must reach Headquarters no earlier than July 15th, 1964 and no later than August 15th, 1964. Your President wishes to point out that this PreBalloting Report provides for one of the largest number of elective posts to be placed on the ballot since the inception of the Union. It is strongly recommended that the maximum number of qualified members, who feel they can be of assistance to the Union in an official capacity, should submit their credentials. In this connec­ tion, the membership is reminded that the SecretaryTreasurer, A1 Kerr, is available to assist them in properly filing their credentials for nomination to Union office, if they desire such assistance. Fraternally submitted, Paul Hall Secretary-Treasurer's Report To The Membership: FORTHCOMING ELECTION OF OFFICERS-ADDITIONS TO VOTING PROCEDURES (The following is the text of an excerpt from the Secretary-Treasurer's report to the regular member­ ship meeting at SIU headquarters on April 6 and again on May 4 entitled, "Forthcoming Election Of Officers —Additions To Voting Procedures." The report was also forwarded to other constitutional ports for action at their meetings in April and May. The report was concurred in at all meetings.) Article XIII, Section 7 of our constitution reads as follows: "The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the preservation and retention of all election records, including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the election procedures as are required by law, which directives shall be part of the election procedures of this Union." Therefore, in accordance with the above-mentioned sec­ tion and after consulting with and being advised by coun­ sel, it is found that additions to our voting procedures for the election of officers are required by law. Therefore, under the powers delegated to me by our constitution, in the aforementioned section, I am setting up the follow­ ing additions in our balloting procedure for officers. President's Pre-Balloting Report. Article X, Section 1, "The President," Sub-Section (e), provides that the President's Pre-Balloting Report shall be submitted to the membership at the regular meeting m July of every election year. It is recommended to the membership in this connection that such Pre-Balloting Report be made both at the June and July meetings so as to give more than adequate notice to any prospective nominee for office. Provision for Nomination by Others. Article XIII, Section 1, "Nominations," provides for selfnomination to office. In order to square any ambiguity as to the meaning of this section, it is recommended that a member may place his name in nomination or have his name placed in nomination by any other member and further, that in either event, such member nominated must comply with the provisions of the constitution, as they are set forth, relating to the submission of creden­ tials. This change is an amplification of the existing pro­ visions of the constitution and should not be construed to be an alteration of same. Absentee Ballot. Article XIII, Sections 3 and 4, "Balloting Procedures" and "Polls Committee," of the constitution, provide that balloting shall be manual in nature. It is now recom­ mended that the following absentee ballot procedure be presented to the membership upon advice of counsel as an amplification of such provisions: Full book members may request an absentee ballot un­ der the following circumstances, only. While such member is employed on an American-flag merchant vessel which vessel's schedule does not provide for it to touch a port in which voting is to take place during the voting period provided in Section 3 (g) of our constitution, in that event, the member shall make a request for an absentee ballot by Registered or Certified Mail or the equivalent mailing device at the location from which such request Is made, if such be the case. Such request must contain a designa­ tion as to the address to which such member wishes his absentee ballot returned. Such request shall be received no later than 12:00 PM on the fifteenth day of November of the election year and shall be directed to the Secretary- Treasurer at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, New York. Upon receipt of such request, the procedures as established in Section 3 (d) of our constitution, shall not apply. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible for deter­ mining whether such member is a member in good stand­ ing and further whether such member has, in fact, voted previously. He shall send the processed ballot by Regis­ tered Mail-Return Receipt Requested to the address des­ ignated by such member in his absentee ballot request. The Secretary-Treasurer shall send to such member with his ballot, instructions for returning the ballot, which instructions must be complied with exactly. The Secfetary-Treaurer shall further maintain a record showing the name, book number of the member, his ballot number and the date upon which such hallot was sent, which in­ formation shall be turned over to the Union Tallying Committee, when elected, in accordance with Article XllI, Section 5 (c) of the constitution. The member, after voting, shall return his absentee ballot by Registered or Certified Mail, or the equivalent jnailing device at the location from which such absentee ballot is returned, if such be the case, to the depository named in the Presi­ dent's Pre-Balloting Report. These absentee ballots must be post-marked prior to midnight of December 31, 1964, and must be received by the depository named in the President's Pre-Balloting Re­ port, prior to January 10, 1965, regardless of when post­ marked, for them to be counted as eligible votes. Such ballots will be maintained separately by such depository and shall then be turned over to the Union Tallying Com­ mittee, as provided in Section 5 (d) of Article XIII of the constitution. �Ian* 12, 1964 SEAFARERS LOG rate NiM i i The Seafarers International Union had three booths at this year's Union Industries show displaying many of its consumer items, such as Cal-Pack products and Breast-O-Chiclcen tuna, both from the West Coast. The MTD set up its display in a fourth booth. Together, the displays gave the public a good idea of the scope and activities of the SlUNA In action. The 19t1i annual AFL-CiO Union industries Show in Louisville, Kentucky played host to thousands of visitors during its six-day run last month. The title of this year's show, produced by the Union Label and Service Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, was "Americans At Work." The SlUNA played a prominent port in the show with displays of SlUNA consumer products, exhibits explaining the functions of the Union and a special booth devoted to the Maritime Trades Department. Shown here are several of the SlUNA activities at the show. I-'':.'.- yi-Av A Louisville orphanage received gift of Breast-O-Chicken tuna, made by SlU cannery workers and bearing the Union label. Shown above are (l-r) AFL-CIO asst. reg. dir. Arthur Potter; AFL-CIO sec.-treas., William Schnitzler; SlU sec.-treas. Al Kerr; Union LabeLDept. pres. Richard Walsh; Union Label Dept. sec. Joe Lewis; and Labor Undersec. John Henning, who made the presentation to the delegation from the Catholic orphange. Formal opening of the Union Industries Show, at left, shows AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer William Schnitzler at the micro­ phone with officers of the Union Label & Service Trades De­ partment and guests on the platform with him. Thousands viewed exhibits of union made products and learned about union services. NAMB AMOUNT DUB Ingalls. R. B. Reibus, A. Feinstein. A. Tukey, S. N.. Jr. Hunt. E. R. Ryan. W. Jf. Fernandez. C. Lapham. E. J. Smith. L. H. Probert. R. Rivera. J. Wing. C. H. Gonzalez. A. Arancibia. A. Morey. P. T. Roesch, W.. Jr. Perez. C. R. Rodriguez, L. ' Volketrs, R. A. Delvalle. P. Garofalo. A. Padro. P. Rons. S. Velazquez. J. Wesley, J. Fulton. W. Glass. K. J. Whitney. V. Kamm. E. Yeiinerod. A. H. Jacobs. A. E. Rueda, S. J. Jansen. ~D. R. Soto, J. Reinvelt, R. K. Badyk, J. Irvine. M. D. Cortes. J. Anderson, C. J, Cobb. P. C. Rosado. T. A. . Silva. A. J. Coyle. J. Gonzalez. 6. Sanchez, M. Marie. A. J. Cruz. E. McLaughlin. A. J. 1.4a 5.21 1.97 4.63 4.44 2.43 8.34 3.61 6.81 .19 2.96 4.42 7.17 2.93 8.06 3.72 2.09 4.70 3.14 10.88 > 4.79 3.33 8.88 2.26 7.48 2.96 4.81 2.25 3.04 2.58 4.23 4.67 9.08 7.78 2.49 3.68 3.55 2.74 7.29 10.62 2.14 8.08 6.91 2.04 2.03 10.54 4.91 12.00 NAMB AMOUNT DUB Sarmento. 1^. St. John,. J. Rodriguez, R. O. Aguiar, J. Carbona, L. Peiz, S. H. Moraiea. R. Gogias, A. J, Ayaia, J. Fiores. J. Deigado, M. Lopez. O. J. Martinez. C. Berena, R. Q. Adamson, R. Valentin, J. Serrao, J. Meade, J. R. Thompson, O. Soils. F. Blanch, N. Muniz, F. Tibbetts, R. B. Smith. J. W. Nelson, A. T. Reyes. J. Eland, K. De Sa. J. A. Harford. H. R. Echevarria, A. Werner, J. C. Pacheco. F. J. Brown. K. E. Rosado, R. E. Kirs. O. Sierra, R. R. Latorre. P. • Luiidkvist, K. T. Boniila, E. J. Nieves, J. Riecheison, H. Nielsen. R. Vidai. M. R. Medina, L. Diaz. M. C. Molina, J. Miliar, S. j. Righetti, J. 3.43 4.92 4.32 5.18 3.60 9.00 2.18 4.89 6.90 3.99 2.19 5.06 2.34 12.33 5.22 5.66 9.01 1.11 5.53 1.13 8.60 2.19 4.30 2,78 4.62 2.59 4.82 6.09 2.43 4.75 1.71 3.34 7.15 3.73 3.55 2.30 2.20 9.58 4.34 6.26 2.89 1.99 4.81 5.64 5.38 2.91 2.84 4.04 SEA-LAND Money Due The names listed here of Seafarers vjith money due from SlU-contracted Sea Land Service are in addition to those printed in the May 29 issue of the LOG. The names appearing here were received after the last LOG went to press and are printed now in their entirety. NAMB A.MOUNT DUB Garrison, B. J, Loorents. H. Kariak, A. S. Lewin, P. Rivera, B. Cortes, E. Mojica, C. Case. A. Zaieski. A. Vonis. J. V. Mucia. J. Broomhead, W. R. Powell, E. Meie, A. A. PadiUo, E. 2.62 12.78 11.23 2.60 4.40 .87 2.16 2.06 3.69 18.46 8.69 3.35 5.11 5.49 3.21 NAMB AMOUNT DUB Cunningham, L. J. Cruz. J. Bonefont, E. Passapera, A. Quinonez. G. F. Daniiuk, A. Franklin. E. W. Mersereau. E. W Fernandez, J. Gill. L. Reyes. J. Campbell. R. D. Boggs, C. Hetterlch. P. W. Zaragoza, R. 4.59 3.79 3..37 1.17 3.11 2.19 6.28 17.29 7.56 1.13 10.34 2.22 10.67 2.14 8.61 NAMB AMOUNT Blyth. R. Gonzalez. T. D. Gorsh. N. Tokarchuk. F. Di Sarno. T. R. May, J. J. Passo, L. Averiil, D. A. Andrew, C. Bullock, J. Burlingame. L. Berens. G. R. Beye. J. J. Jr. Biss. E. Blacklock. R. L. Bozricki. C. Boyne. F. Brown. J. Q. Callazo. W. Campbell. L. D. Carlson, J. W. Carpenter, A. Cartwright, L. W Cuda. P. Chang, G. Collins. E. Cook. J. 1. Krisch. C. I. La Boberte, M. Linden, C. Loper, J. Lord. F. A., Jr. Murphy. J. J. Mazuk. F. C. McAlpine, G. Mills. G. Morales. C. I. Morales. I. Morin. H. Mazaris. J. . H. C. Nelson Woi. J. A. White Williams. E. Wright. R. J. Vakavonis. V. J. Zabala. F. C. Zablozkl, S. DUB NAME 10.86 8.42 10.52 3.29 8.00 9.47 1.70 2.66 1.01 2.19 2.08 2.09 2.92 4.30 .55 .25 .46 .90 1.71 .23 1.63 1.98 3.31 .87 4.38 .18 2.89 1.15 .27 1.03 1.28 .12 2.49 3.04 .98 .21 1.39 1.08 .36 1.50 2.18 1.74 .99 .02 .38 .13 .53 2.39 Zal. C. K. Strand. W. Nelson. R. Campbell. D. Usher. U. .4berson, C. Schaiter. V. Morgan. E. Hoke. J. Lewine. A. Smith. W. Woods. R. W. Rogers. B. Blades. P. Lewin. P. Streeter. M. Chisler. E. Hethington. E. Russell. F. Brotherton. F. Hall. D. Sniyln. J. Bonna. P. Hetterlch. W. Biair. J. Derboghosian, J. Hruz. H. \^>n. K. Sheppard. L. Shields. K. Alkire. J. Deigado. M. Wingfield. J. Campbell. D. Reed. R. C. Swanson. G. Kreitler, J. Matir I. Campbell. D. I.ewin. P. Gil Simpson, B. 1. Given. N. 0. Gibson. B. J. . Dillon. R. Kane. E. V. Rivera. A. Tones. P. J. AMOUNT DUB 1.39 157.56 14.65 18.21 8.44 43.45 26.40 14.15 5.45 9.86 70.11 8.95 11.12 37.4j> 9.42 32.77 31.77 9.27 18 51 53.15 13 48 23.48 12.14 57.66 18.41 28.63 21.00 49.42 98.33 727 10.28 34.82 .68 63.01 23.11 13.80 261.15 5.78 39.04 105.95 29.64 3.62 47.25 13.08 .12 2.47 81.13 2.77 �SEAFARERS Paf« Ten Speaking Out By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Sea-Land Increases Puerto Rico Service ELIZABETH, NJ—The SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service Inc., has announced a new weekly service from all points in Puerto Rico to Jacksonville Fla, The service is part of SeaLand's expanding trade with-*— Puerto Rico and began on pany'a Increased US-Puerto Rican June 6 with the arrival of the service which now includes regu­ Beware Cheap Health Policies Rising costs of hospital and medical care are leading moderate-income families—young as well as older people—to buy seemingly cheap health policies which actually provide little worthwhile insurance. Deceptive practices of some insurance sellers were spotlighted by hospital administrators in recent hearings by the U.S. Senate Sub­ committee on Frauds Affecting the Elderly. The deceivers sometimes use names similar to those of reputable companies; they advertise heavily, urging you to "Protect Yourself"; often they use the mails to invade states in which they are not licensed; sometimes they avoid paying any benefits at all, and when they do, the benefits often are pitifully inadequate. Jack Owen, Director of the New Jersey Hospital Association, told about one man who was hospitalized and told the admitting desk he had insurance in a large insurance company for complete hospitalization, and had paid the premiums for the past two years. He thought he had insurance with the well-known Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U.S. But scrutiny of the policy revealed it was with a smaller com­ pany which also had the word "Equitable" in its name. It turned out that it was not a complete hospitalization policy, but limited payments to $15 a week. The patient's hospital bill came to $603, of which the Insurance company paid exactly $27. In another case, a patient had been paying $124 a year in premiums to a small company for what was claimed to be complete hospitalization insurance. When he had to be hospitalized, the insurance company was contacted but refused to respond either to the hospital or the patient. The patient's family finally paid the hospital bill without ever hearing from the insurance carrier. Another hospital filed a claim in November, 1963, on behalf of a patient. The claim still has not been acknowledged. Letters to the company have been returned and phone calls have gone unanswered although premiums still can be paid to the address. In a subsequent interview, Owen told this reporter that such deceptive policies hit not only older people but younger ones; that in general it is lower-income people anxious for health protection who get caught by the Insurance deceivers. The hospitals are concerned because often patients believe the hospital is collecting from the insurance company and trying to collect from them too, for the same bill. "When an unscrupulous agent tells a prospective client he will have full hospitalization and then only pays $10 or $15, the patient doesn't understand why he received an additional bill," Owen says. His group of hospitals has been having trouble with seven companies In particular at this time; three in New Jersey, one in Michigan, one in Massachusetts, one in New York, another in Delaware. Others have been reported, by other agencies, and Senator Harrison A. Williams (D., N.J.) chairman of the subcommittee, reports receiving many com­ plaints from people who are sometimes "hopelessly confused" about policies they bought. Often these policies have failed them when they most needed hospital or medical insurance. Senator Williams noted. One of the most active mail sellers is Guarantee Reserve Life Ineurance Company of Hammond, Indiana which advertises that "only three cents puts this great hospital sickness and accident insurance in force for 30 days to protect you and your family." The Better Business Bureau of Akron, Ohio reported that many inquirers expressed skepticism about this company's claim of "America's greatest insurance value." After a study, the bureau said "the advertising has the capacity to deceive the average, trusting reader—making the protection appear to be much greater." The BBB pointed out that the policy is highly limited in its coverage of only specified types of accidents and illness, and "the policyholder is likely to find that he has no protection for the ordinary, common accidents or the usual illnesses." The Federal Trade Commission recently cited this company for "misrepresenting the benefits provided by its policies." For example, benefits are provided for "confining sickness disability" only if the Insured person is wholly prevented from transacting any and every kind of business or labor. As for claim that three cents puts the policy in force for one month, the FTC pointed out that in reality, the policy provides no indemnifica­ tion for loss from sickne.ss until it has been in force for at least 30 days from the issuance date. Especially revealing to people who may be tempted to buy insurance by mail is the FTC's comment that while this company is licensed to do business in 20 states, as the result of its mail solicitation, it has policyholders in many others. Consequently, the misrepresentations are not regulated by state law in states where the company is not licensed. Some other mail sellers are not even licensed in as many as 20 states. Several other mail sellers recently active in promoting seemingly cheap policies are domiciled in Ml.ssouri, Nebraska and Illinois. But if seemingly cheap insurance sold by some of the mail-order and other fringe companies is so limited as to be almost useless, the more adequate policies offered older people by the reputable eompanies are so costly as to be virtually financially impossible for the average retired person. Latest in the Senior 65 plans 'a pooled effort by major insur­ ance companies), is "Western 65." Sacramento City Councilman Richard H. Marriott, who also is a labor editor, reports that California unions have been disturbed about the way this plan has been represented. This plan, which is the insurance industry's answer to demands for some degree of hospital insurance under Social Security, shows the Impossibility of such plans for most oldsters. The Western 65 "com­ prehensive" medical and hospital policy costs $23 a month, or $46 for a couple. In comparison, half the older families have incomes of under $2600 a year. Thus, this policy would take about 22 per cent of the total income of these senior citizens and they still would have to pay out of the pocket for dental and eye care, minor illnesses and that portion of their major illnesses not included in the 80 per cent coverage of the policy. Depending on which policy is selected. Western 65 pays up to $20 or $25 a day for up 31 days for hospital care. In comparison, actual hospital charges in major- California cities are about $32 a day. Am* U, IfM LOG Seafarer Lee Arnett hit the deck at a recent regu­ lar monthly meeting in the Port of New York to say « few words on the benefits he recently received from the SlU. freighter Summit from Puerto Rico. The Summit will serve north­ bound Puerto Rico shippers every other week, departing from San Juan on Thursdays and arriving in Jacksonville on Sundays. On alter­ nate weeks, a Sea-Land VP^PI which calls at San Juan on Fri­ days, will deliver cargo destined for Jacksonville on Monday. Regular Service Sea-Land announced that the new service is part of the com- NLRB Examiner Rules Union Need Not Bargain With Management Gronp WASHINGTON—A union has the same right as manage­ ment to withdraw at an appropriate time from bargaining with a group and instead to bargain individually with each employer in the group, a'*^ National Labor Relations Detroit Newspaper Publishers As­ sociation, notified the publishers Board aide has found. Upholding Detroit Printing Press­ men's Local 13 in its right to bar­ gain separately with the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News, examiner Paul Bisgyer recom­ mended that the newspapers be ordered to bargain collectively with the union in separate bargaining units and, if an understanding Is reached, sign separate contracts. Same Right The decision said Bisgyer, "turns on the novel question whether a labor organization should be ac­ corded the same right as that en­ joyed by employers to withdraw at a proper time from an established multiemployer unit. He concluded that it should, noting that the issue has not been settled by the NLRB or the courts and that the Supreme Court expressly reserved a decision on the point in its Buffalo Linen case permitting emplo.vers to de­ fend themselves against union "whipsaw" strikes. The dispute arose when Local 13, after 25 years of bargaining with the publishers jointly or with their last Dec. 27 that it wanted to nego­ tiate contract changes and asked that negotiations be conducted "separately and Individually," but not jointly. The association refused, and the union filed unfair labor practice charges last Feb. 25. Bisgyer noted that under past board decisions, employers have had to meet two conditions for withdrawing from group bargain­ ing' one, the withdrawal must be timely; second, It must not be a "mere sham or pretense." In this case, he said, Local 13 met both conditions. The examiner pointed out that the newspapers want to maintain group bargaining because this per­ mits them the use of the lockout weapon but "there is certainly nothing fundamentally unlawful" In the union's attempt to strengthen its bargaining position and to re­ gain the iMihampered right to sti'ike. lar Puerto Rico-New York service from San Juan, Ponce and Mayaguez. Sea-Land, which is a pioneer in transporation by ocean-going trallerships, recently started its long planned expansion of trailership operations in Alaska. Alaska Trade Two of the company's C-4 trailerships, the New Orleans and the Mobile, have entered the SeattleAnchorage trade. The two ships have been taken from the Balti­ more-Puerto Rico run and switched to the Pacific coast service. Fol­ lowing the transfer of the two C-4s, two converted C-2 freighters, ths Bienville and the Raphael Semmes, have begun servicing Baltimore, New York and Puerto Rico. Sea-Land has been operating regularly scheduled intercoastal service ' with specialized jumbo containerships since September, 1962, when the first of four ships was brought into service. Previous­ ly, the company had maintained an interim service with modified C-2s. Sea-Land inaugurated its Seat­ tle-Alaska service with a special sailing of the New Orleans from Seattle on May 3, 1964. The vessel arrived In Anchorage May 7 and returned to Seattle May 12. Regular weekly service be­ tween the two ports began May 14, again with the New Orleans, and thereafter a Sea-Land vessel sailed from Seattle every Thurs­ day. Bookings on the new Alaskan service are quite hcavj', according to the company, and are expected to increase as a result of the vast reconstruction program going on in Alaska as an outgrowth of the recent earthquake damage. As a result of the changing pat­ terns of Sea-Land trade routes, the company also said it has applied for permission to change the names of the vessels now assigned to the Alaska route. The New Or­ leans would be changed to the Anchorage, and the Mobile would be called the Seattle. Lifeboat Class #109 Graduates Cuba Blacklist Grows & Grows WASHINGTON — The government's blacklist of free-world ships ineligible to carry aid cargo because they have called at Cuban ports has increased steadily since the li.st was issued more than a year ago, according to the Mari­ time Administration here. The roster for May, issued by the MA, bears the names of 215 ships of 12 nations that have called at Cuban ports with commercial cargoes since the government ban was established in January, 1963. Last month, 209 ships were on the list, in March, 200, and in February 195. In April, 1963, only 60 ships were blacklisted. The list also names 35 vessels of seven countries that have been transferred to the eligible list under agreement that they will not trade with Cuba for the dura­ tion of the US boycott. Another successful group graduating from the SlU's Lifeboat school has photo taken in New York recently. All of the men in the class earned Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. They are (front, l-r) Charles Husted, Andre Merrltt; middle, Oliver L Nqsh, John B. Abroms, Ediiure Edstrom. Peter Dyer, Rus« sell Sultan; standing, instructor Dan Butts, Orville Payne, Chester Lobfr Vo^n Anderson^ end instructor Arne Bjornsson. �Jn« 12. IM4 SEAFARERS PM» LOO We//, Well—Is November That Near? MORE ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS URGED. The AFL-CIO has urged Congress to provide more adequate safeguards for workers at Hartford, Wash., and other atomic installations ^here government operations are being reduced or turned over to private industry. Labor voiced its plea in opposition to a proposed new section of the Atomic Energy Act on disposal of property which fails to provide protection for workers who may be adversely affected "if certain activities now carried on by the AEC are turned over to private business." 4. i 4^ REAPPORTIONMENT LEGISLATION HAILED. Wisconsin AFLCIO ieaders have hailed the action of the state supreme court in reap­ portioning the state's 33 senatorial and 100 assembly districts as the culmination of labor's long fight for such action. Wisconsin AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer George Hall pointed out that labor for many years bas been in the battle to bring about redistricting "to restore the prin­ ciple that one man's vote is equal to any other's." Specifically, the redistricting gave urban areas more seats, hence workers will be more equitably represented. 4" J" 4^ PLANT PIRACY HIT. The practice of plant piracy must be stopped immediately by appropriate legislation according to two representatives, Henry Reuss (D-Wis) and Florence Dwyer (R-NJ). Mrs. Dwyer de­ scribed the practice as one in which a manufacturing company "pulls up stakes from an established industrial community and moves to a less-developed area because of the availability there of non-union labor, lower wages, new buildings at reduced costs, local and state tax exemptions, free or reduced rates for public utilities and frequently some form of federal benefits." t 4. t MEDICARE NEEDED. The country's desperate need for a health Insurance program under the Social Security system was emphasized recentiy by a US Pubiic Health Service report that said that approximateiy 7.7 million Americans past 65 years of age have no health insurance. The USPHS also reported that almost half, or 3.6 million citizens, have incomes of less than $2,000 a year and fall in the Govern­ ment's definition of poverty-stricken. In addition, the agency states that many peopie, mainly the unemployable and those on low fixed incomes, "are unable to afford insurance protection." Reports such as these, also demonstrate again the need for every SIU member to write his representatives in Washington demanding prompt action on the Medicare Biii. >11,'111.II itoiU j s...' ... ^ y.^< . ^ The average American citydweller lives more comfortably on an Income of nearly $6,700 a year, but the US stUl has a "substantial proportion" of low-income families able to "eke out only the barest existence," the US Department of Labor reports. In 1960-1961, an estimated 54 per cent of city and suburban families had incomes between $3,000 and $7,500, but 21 per cent earned less than $3,000, the department said. In the lowincome group, 2.4 per cent were under $1,000, 8.7 per cent between $1,000 and $2,000, and 9.9 per cent from $2,000 to $3,000. 4" 4" 4 The US Court of Appeals for the pistrlct of Columbia has agreed to speed up the process of deciding if the National Labor Relations Board may open and count ballots cast by strikers and strikebreakers at the Kingsport, Tenn., plant of the Kingsport Press. Denying a company request for a restraining order to prevent the NLRB from counting the bal­ lots, the court agreed to expedite the ca.se and directed the court clerk to set as early a date as possible for oral arguments on the appeal. Five unions struck the plant March 11, 1963, in a con­ tract dispute: the Bookbinders, Machinists, Pressmen, Typogra­ phers and Stereotypers. 4 4 4. The first strike of the Teachers Local 1220, East St. Louis. 111., has won for the Illinois Fededatlon of Teachers its first written local contract, whereby the school board •greed to Increase wages by $306,- f x • K\j.r teachers, attendance officers and supervisors. More than 500 union members stayed away from school four days, until the board agreed to sign a contract, referred to as a "memorandum of understand­ ing." The "total victory" for the union and its members was won, the IFT said, despite efforts of 200 non-union teachers to break the strike by walking through the lines at many of the city's 35 school buildings. 4 4 4 The first major hotel contract in Texas has been won by a group of 125 low-paid workers, back on the job after a 54-week strike against against the Plaza Motor Hotel, El Paso. Culinary Local 628 of the Hotel & Restaurant Employees succeeded in getting a contract from new management of the hotei. The new management not only agreed to the return of all strikers to their jobs with no loss of seniority but also provided wage increases ranging from 5 cents an hour for some workers up to $87.50 a month for cooks. 4 4 4 The Communications Workers of America won important economic gains as they concluded a success­ ful 141-day strike against the Gen­ eral Telephone Company in Santa Monica, Calif. The union assured the right of all strikers to return to work as the final major point in the dispute, the third longest in the history of the union. The settle­ ment included a 3.54 percent wage hike for 8,900 company workers, as well as q reduction in the Social Security deduction' from pensions, plus improved vacations and dis- liiiiiai & C AT It's hearts and flowers time along the cam­ paign trail again. Politicians are once again taking to the hustings to remind their con­ stituents that the day of truth, election day, is not far off, and that their support at the polls is once again requested. No doubt, many of our elected officials do a conscentious job in attending to the needs of their constitutents and the public at large. However, many arise from their lethargy only at election time, and stump their district espousing beneficial policies that they have allowed to remain entangled in legislative cobwebs throughout their term. A democracy, unlike other societies, has inherent in its structure the right of citizens to retain or dismiss their elected representa­ tives according to their wishes. This is a good time to do a little research on how your elected representatives have voted on the crucial issues that have come before the House and Senate this year. How did your representatives vote on the various allotments that have been made to aid the impoverished in our country? What are their stands on medical care for the aged, on federal aid to schools and. hous­ ing and the multitude of other issues that effect our everyday life? The instrument of protest is guaranteed for US citizens under the constitution. It is the citizens who have used this right judici­ ously who have brought beneficial legisla­ tive and social change in this country. The average citizen, although he may be remotely removed from the legislative process in Washington, can make his rep­ resentative know his feelings on an issue either through correspondence or the ballot box. I- li .W •n, There is plenty of time between now and election day in November to find out how your representative has voted on important issues. The fact that their are still over 5 million unemployed people in this country is proof enough that there is much to b» done in Washington legislatively. Elected representatives must give their constituents much more that hearts and flowers before this problem and many others that are confronting us can be solved. Figures Speak In the April data sheet issued by the Marltime Administration, more concrete evidence of government apathy towards the decline in the size of the active US merchant fleet was documented. The MA reported that there were 13 fewer vessels active than iA the month preceding the April statistics. There were only 914 ships of 1,000 gross tons and over, the agency said, and they added that there were no new contracts placed and no ships delivered at the start of April 1. These statistics speak for themselves. There has been a lot of hp service tendered in Washington on the subject of aiding the American merchant fleet. Obviously, more than lip service is needed. Meaningful legislation in the form of in­ creased subsidies and other aid are needed if the American-flag fleet is to be a vital and useful arm of this country. It seems odd, that at a time when every industrialized society in both the East and the West are concentrating on building up th^ir merchant fleet, the United States, the most affluent and powerful on earth, is let- �Paee Twelve By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. O.T. Guidelines On Grain Ships SEAFARERS Jne 12, 19M LOG U.S. Merchant Fleet Registers New Drop WASHINGTON—In the latest monthly data sheet issued QuesHoil! If you were to re­ by the Maritime Administration, more concrete evidence on ceive a million dollars, what the continuing decline in the size of the active US merchant would be the first thing you marine was documented. The would do? agency added that there were temporarily inactive and some 28 vessels in custody of the Depart­ no new contracts placed and ments of Defense, State and In­ Two questions about the interpretation of the contract have been received from J. R. Thompson who sails on the Eagle Traveler, in­ teresting points are raised by both questions, one of which deals with the replacement of butterworth plates, and the second of which is con­ no ships delivered at the start of Odel Powell; The first thing I terior and the Panama Canal Com­ cerned with the breaking of watches. April 1. would do would be to invest in pany. QUESTION No. 1: What rate of O.T. are crewmembers entitled to MA reported that there were 13 homes and real There were 12 fewer active ves­ if they are required to replace Butterworth Plates through which fewer vessels active than in the estate. That is openings grain has been loaded? This occurred when we loaded grain month preceding the April statis­ sels in the privately-owned fleet. about the best in New Orleans and proceeded down the Mississippi to sea. tics. There were only 914 ships of One bulk freighter was transferred investment today, to ocean from Great Lakes service. ANSWER: Crewmembers engaged in this type of work are entitled 1,000 gross and over, the agency the safest, and I to the Longshore Rate provided this work was done for the purpose said. It was broken down to nine Two freighters were transferred would be think­ of unloading cargo or covering up when cargo is in the vessel. This government-owned and 905 pri­ foreign and a tanker was registered ing in terms of applies only if cargo was loaded through Butterworth Plate openings. vately-owned ships in active serv­ as a marine loss. This made a net rent property loss of two, for a total of 972. Of REFERENCE: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article III, Section ice. rather than real the 67 privately-owned inactive ves­ 20: HANDLING HATCHES, "(a) When the sailors are used to remove However, the list excluded the estate specula­ hatches, strong backs, and tank tops for the purpose of loading cargo, privately-owned vessels which are sels, several were being repaired or overhauled. The remainder were tion. 1 don't think 1 would be very or to cover up hatches when cargo is in the vessel, they shall receive either laid up or temporarily idle. interested in getting into the ship­ overtime as per Article II, Section 32, of this Agreement. The Maritime Administration's ping business in any form. "(b) No overtime shall be paid to day men or the watch on deck own active fleet decreased by one between the hours of 8 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday, for t t t while the inactive fleet decreased covering up when no cargo is in>Roy Hinkson: The first thing I by 11. Thirteen ships were sold for the ship or taking off hatches for BREAKING WATCHES AND would do would be to take care scrap and the Hydrofoil Ship Deniany purpose other than actual WORK IN PORT, "(a) In all ports, of the needs of sion was placed in the reserve fleet cargo operations. watches shall be broken except in pending survey. The total govern­ my family and "(c) No member of the Unli­ those ports where stay of vessel ment fleet decreased by 12 to 1,785. see to it that censed Personnel shall be re­ will not exceed 24 hours, then The total US merchant fleet de­ they would be quired to perform this work watches shall run consecutively. creased by 14 from March 1 to well taken care where it conflicts with the long­ Any part of a sea watch from of in the fu­ WASHINGTON — Government 2,757. shoremen and the longshoremen midnight until 3 a.m., on day of ture. Of course, have contracts covering such arrival, shall constitute a complete officials were charged here late 1 would give last month with trying secretly to work. AND — Standard Freight- watch. When arrival occurs on a part of it to the ship Agreement, Article II, Sec­ Saturday, Sunday or Holiday, over­ continue railroad rates that dis­ Union, because I criminate against St. Lawrence tion 32: LONGSHORE WORK BY time shall only be paid for hours believe It is a good outfit doing Seaway carriers. CREW. In those ports where actually worked on such waters. a good job for us. Senator Philip A. Hart (D-Mich), there are no longshoremen avail­ "(b) In port when sea watches accused the government of "skul­ ij. J" 4" able, members of the crew may are broken, the hours of labor shall be required to do longshore work be from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 duggery" and using "cover up" Lawrence Murphy: I'd go right or drive winches for the purpose p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through tactics which permit railroads to out and hire the best investment of handling cargo. For such work Friday. Except as otherwise pro­ carry Government shipments at counsel 1 could NEW YORK — A program to performed they shall be paid in vided herein, any work outside of rates much lower than those get my hands on, addition to their regular monthly these hours or on Saturdays, Sun­ charged to private shippers, sub­ train specialists for the fishing in­ because 1 don't dustry has been started at the wages $2.24 per hour for those days and Holidays shall be paid for ject to review by the Interstate have the knowl­ Suffolk County Community Col­ ratings receiving a basic monthly at the regular overtime rate for Commerce Commission. edge to handle lege here. The college is present­ Proposes Bill Wage of $357.47 or below, $2.28 the respective ratings that kind of ly the only educational institu­ per hour for those ratings receiv­ Hart is the author of a bill that tion planning to supply trained money and 1 cer­ "(c) When watches are not ing S364.50 but not more than broken in port and the vessel's would authorize the commission tainly wouldn't personnel for the Department of $416.07, and $2.33 per hour for stay exceeds 24 hours in port, to determine whether the Gov­ attempt to do so. those ratings receiving $424.07 or overtime shall be paid for all ernment rates are discriminatory, the Interior's lO-year program to I am going to revitalize the nation's fishing in­ above. The watch below shall be watches stood after 5 p.m. and be­ preferential, or prejudicial. The college now, and some of the paid at the rate of $3.35, and $3.49 fore 8 a.m. after 24 hours. If measure was introduced, he said, dustry. The two-year college program money certainly would go to pay per hour respectively, dependent watches are broken in a port after in response to complaints that is called Trident, because of its off my tuition costs. upon the monthly wage" ranges having been maintained for a rails were hauling Government three-pronged attack on marine4> 4> specified above. period of time, overtime shall be shipments at less-than-cost rates industry problems through re­ lower than those charged by the After 5 PM and before 8 AM paid for all watches stood between Hector Revara: The first thing I and on Saturdays, Sundays and time of arrival and breaking of Seaway, thus depriving the inland search, development and services. would do would be to buy my Many Problems Holidays, the rates shall be $4.47, watches. This shall not apply when waterways of doing business with Walter L. Smith, associate pro­ mother a house. $4.57 and $4.65 per hour respec­ the crew is being paid overtime for the nation's largest shipper. fessor of biology at the college, She is the one tively, dependent upon the month­ standing watche.s." Government officials who testi­ and the man primarily responsi­ person I love ly wage ranges specified above. Kenneth E. Blair, sailing aboard fied at Senate Commerce Sub­ ble for the curriculum, said the most in this This section shall not apply the Overseas Eva, sent in the fol­ committee hearings earlier said problems confronting the indus­ world, and I when longshorem.en are not avail­ lowing questions asking for con­ Government shipping agencies had try "involve cultivation, plant would make cer­ tract clarifications. neither the staff nor the know- sanitation and problems associ­ tain she would able due to labor trouble. Question No. 1: Can members of how to weed out unfair railroad ated with insuring a continuous live the rest of QUESTION No. 2: We proceed­ rates, but later they shifted their supply of marine raw materials her life on this the Deck Department turn down ed down the Mississippi River and policy and notified Hart that they such as fish, shellfish and sea­ earth without got as far as Pilot Town, where overtime and later on during the opposed having any financial needs or the legislation. trip demand that overtime be weed." they refused to take us across the equalized? worries. "T h e Government agencies Technicians will be provided bar due to the ship being loaded Answer: No. Once a crewmem- which could not defend preferen­ through the program who, too far down by the head, and 4» 4" 4* therefore unable to clear the bar. ber turns down overtime, he is not tial, prejudicial, and discrimina­ "through the application of prac­ Ken Westervick: 1 really don't We then went back to New Or­ entitled to equalization of overtime tory rates at a public hearing tical knowledge will gain insight know. It's difficult to say, but I were very much in favor of such as outlined in the contract, pro­ into the problems that confront leans and anchored. We arrived probably would deals at the meeting in which the the industry," Smith said. at 0100 and the Mate did not vided, of course, that the crewtry to go into press was not present. It is time member did not have a legitimate New Slant break sea watches until 12 Noon. some sort of to ask who is trying to cover up reason such as illness, etc. Professor Smith said that the We stayed there that time for business. 1 would Question No. 2: Can the mate these deals. The time has come few existing marine curriculums two days and 23 hours. Accord­ also probably in­ to end this skulduggery," Hart in other colleges or institutions knock off men who have not ing to Freightship Agreement, vest part of the told the Senate. turned down any overtime in are either four-year or graduate Article III, Section 6 (c), if money in slocks "I call upon the officials of the oi'der to bring the men who have watches are broken after being turned down overtime up with executive agencies to reconsider courses of study geared primarily and bonds, per­ for "blue water or deep sea tech­ maintained for a period of time high men? haps some real their private statements and to ad­ niques." Buch as our situation, from 0100 estate and other Answer: The crewmembers who here to their public testimony," The program involves, in addi­ kinds of sound investments. to 12 Noon, our overtime would did not turn down overtime should Hart concluded. tion to general education courses, be for the watches stood from ar­ be allowed to continue to work. 4> 41 4' modern biology, technical math, rival to 0800, or from arrival 0100 Overtime as equalization no long­ commercial fishing techniques, to time of breaking watches at er applies once a crewmember has Marcel Romano: Are you jok­ plant layout, technical chemistry, ing? It would never happen. But Noon. Are the crewmembers turned down overtime, provided microbiolog.v, navigation, econom­ if it did, 1 would who stood watches between the there was not a legitimate reason ics, shellfish, plant sanitation, be the same. I'd time of arrival and Noon- entitled such as illness, etc. Seafarers overseas who want commercial marine products, ele­ really have to ^to overtime? Reference 1 & 2: Standard to get in touch with headquar­ ments of marine ecology and ele­ think about it beANSWER: If the crewmembers Freightship Agreement, Article HI, ters in a hurry can do so by were required to stand watches Section 2. DIVISION OF OVER­ cabling the Union at its cable ments of applied marine electron­ for 1 could say ics. what, I'd do, but between the time of arrival and TIME. All overtime shall be di­ address, SEAFARERS NEW A spokesnoan for the college 1 guess one of Noon, other than Gangway vided as equally as possible among YORK. Use of this address as­ things Watches, they would be entitled the members of the deck crew. In sures speedy transmission on all said that graduates of the course the first will receive Associate of Applied to overtime. any event, the Boatswain shall be messages and faster service for Sciences degrees that will enable I'd do would be to take care of Reference: Standard Freightship allowed to make as many hours the men involved. them to serve as marine techni­ my folks and see that they would Agreement, Article 111, Section 6; (Continued on page 22) cians. have a secure life. Gov't Secretly Anti-:Seaway, Senator Says N.Y. College Course Aids Fish Industry Union Has Cable Address « t V. { �JOB* If. MM SEAFARERS Pace Thirteea LOG In the wildest traditions of Captain Kidd, 69 heavily armed men stole aboard the Portuguese cruise ship Santa Maria on a dark Venezue­ lan night some time back, and eleven days later, took over, lock, stock and barrel. Shocked over the sudden seizure of the vessel by opponents of the regime of Portuguese strongman Juan Salazar, nations represent­ ed on the 600 passenger list^' cerned Is a highwayman of the question whether or not it was national shipping, merchant ves­ rarely seen act today? Several re­ moved into action. The seas, a robber, one who attacked, legal for another state to interfere sels on the high seas are exclu­ ports have recently brought atten­ kidnapped, ransomed, and mur­ in what was essentialiy a crime sively under the administrative, tion to an area of the world where United States* was repre­ dered for personal gain. sented by 42 passengers on the Santa Maria. So, the US Navy was called out in a fanciful search which saw US ships and planes take over three days to spot the luxury liner—off the coast of Brazil. But, Captain Kidd antics or not, the sudden takeover, originally planned as an attempt to touch off a political explosion in Portugal against Salazar was not, in the strictest sense, piracy. Geneva Convention The commiting of an act of piracy according to the Geneva Convention, say international law authorities, is based on the plan to take over the ship for personal gain or vengence. That separates piracy from a political or warlike act of talking over of a ship. The piracy law itself dates back to the days of marauding buc­ caneers of the Barbary Coast and the Spanish Main and is badly outdated. The law just does not fit the antics of rebels against their own governments. The pirate with which these old laws are con­ More recently, Halls Inter­ national Law, the most respected study on the subject, says the test of piracy is whether the grab was performed for personal gain or rather for public. The hijacking of the Santa Maria was essentially for publie gain. The pirate Is one who is primarily interested in satisfying personal greed or vengence in places heyond the jurisdiction of the state and any political bias on the part of the hijacker rules out the crime of piracy. For the pirate is a stateless person according to international law. Piracy is a crime against international law, along with slave trading and mis­ use of the national flag, among others, but International law does not include such crimes as mutiny. Again, sometime later, another ship was hi-jacked when a group of Communists took over the Venezualan freighter Anzoategui. And from this second hi-jacking, where there was no breach of international law (no passengers from other states) there arose the against the state under whose fiag the vessel originally sailed. It was noted in legal pronouncements that the ship hi-jacker was a threat only to the country against which he was revolting. This makes ship hi-jacking very much like the crime of mutiny. Legal Point The legal authorities point out that to act otherwise, that is to accept the right of intervention of international shipping on the high seas, several problems would be created. The most dangerous, au­ thorities say, is the often hazy distinction between the rebel and the rebelled against. In other words, there lies in such a philos­ ophy the problem of just who one Is going to back in a sudden up­ rising. The rebel of today is often the Prime Minister of the country tomorrow. It could also lead to encourage­ ment of interested foreign powers to intervene in a domestic controversery by seizing the vessel of one group or another on the claim that it had been hi-jacked. For the protection of inter­ criminal, civil, and protective jurisdiction of the flag state. Only in cases of crimes under inter­ national law may all nations exercise concurrent jurisdiction. However, a flag-state may avail itself of the opportunity of asking for help from other nations. For a sovereign to request help, it may state the terms of the help re­ quested, such as inviting only certain nations to participate. The sovereign may also limit the help from these nations to search, without allowing that nation to seize the hi-jacked vessel. Hence, in the case of both the Anzoategui and the Santa Maria, the US was invited to search for the vessels (In both cases US Navy planes found the vessels after be­ lated searches) hut prosecution of the insurgents was reserved by the nations under whose flag the Anzoategui and the Santa Maria sailed — Venezuela and Portugal. The Portuguese hi-jackers, how­ ever, sought and received political asylum In Brazil. Is the crime of piracy, then, largely an old-fashioned and small shippers are constantly in danger of what was thought to be pirates. Off the North Borneo coast, a British naval rating was killed recently in a pitched gun battle with Indonesians, thought to be pirates. British insurance officials, how­ ever, have raised the question of piracy or political action. They cited that these recent attacks— some 32 — involved 10 ships mounting machine guns used to prey on shipping in the Straits of Malacca were given to the Indo­ nesians by the Russians. Political Tag With politics as involved as they are today, it's getting tough for a self-respecting pirate to lay claim to his hard-won title. They're all being stuck with political motives. Pity the poor pirate in the con­ fusing political world of today, whose simply out to make an easy and dishonest buck, but who is constantly being tabbed as a mal­ content fighting his own govern­ ment. Ah, for the days of the wild and wooly buccaneers. SlU Great Lakes Bob'Lo Excursion ln30fhYear DETROIT—The SlU-Great Lakes contracted Bob-Lo ex­ cursion boat enterprise opened its 65th season on the Detroit River on the traditional day, May 30, Over 700,000 passengers are expected to pile aboard the veteran steamers of the Bob-Lo fleet, the Columbia, 62 years old, aiid the St. Claire, 53, this season to mark an all time record in Bob-Lo traffic. Since the enterprise's present owners bought the Great Lakes longest surviving and strongest boat-trip attraction in 1949, the excursion has carried 8 million passengers and tripled its popularity. Back in 1949, the excursion 18 miles down river to Bob-Lo (actually spelled Bois Blanc) island, the passenger load was 300,000. By 1955 the total was up to 500,000. Last year's top was 700,000, and it is expected to go well over that figure this year. Indications that this year will well surpass last are in the advance group bookings. Last year over 1,000 groups held special picnic excursions. Only 300 groups were served in 1949. The Columbia and the Ste, Claire, the company's tvvo boats, have a combined capacity of 4,980 passengers. Built as coal-burners, they have been converted to oil and now are almost completely steel as the result of careful mainten­ ance and replacement. Maintenance costs for the two ships and the island (also owned by the Bob-Lo Corporation) are estimated to be about $150,000 a year. This year a 182berth marina on the west side of the island has been built at a cost of $175,000. Browning Lines, owners and operators of the enterprise, bought the package of the two boats and the island from a family's interests in Alpena who had operated the boats and park for 50 years. At that time Browning lines was a growing force in Great Lakes shipping; it operated nine ships. The Bob-Lo operation, however, now represents its entire shipping activity. Getting the Columbia ready for the '64 sea­ son, Forrest Riser mans the sougeeing machine above. The vessel got a thorough cleaning out and wash-down during the fit-out. Seventy men were shipped from the SlU Detroit hall as shore gang to get the Bob-Lo boats in shape for the May 31st deadline. The season got underway June 1st. I 81^ The Columbia was {ust about ready to begin its runs when this picture was taken. Another Bob-Lo boat, the St. Clair was also fitting out at the same dock. Spic and span and in tip-top shape, they will carry hundreds of thousands on memorable trips. \ SlU Great Lakes Dis­ trict member Paul Servinski is shown above giving the Columbia a good scrub-down. �rare FonrteM SEAFARERS Jiwe u, im LOG New License IVesf Coast To Port Canavora! By E. B. McAuley, West Coast Representative Nation Focuses On Coast Politics ICC Examiner OKs Calmar Lumber Hun WASHINGTON—An Interstate Commerce Commission The bir news out here, of course, is the recent Republican primary, Examiner recommended here last week that the ICC grant In which Goldwater walked off with the honors. Actually, though, approval of the SlU-contracted Calmar Steamship Corpora­ of more importance to us out here, is the win of Pierre Salinger, former press secretary to the late President Kennedy over state comp- tion application to make intercoastal lumber delivery avail­ 700,000 board feet moving every troler Alan Cranston. Cranston seemed to be the strongest in the beginning, but as the able from the West Coast to three weeks. With the new vessels. White campaign rolled on, it becan>e apparent that Salinger was gaining Port Canaveral. added, Calmar expects to reduce Calmar, already an intercoastal In popularity and power. His forces were so strong that we felt sure he would win, even be­ water common carrier of lumber, transport time between West Coast fore the election, as reported in this column in the last issue of the made application last year to the ports and Cape Canaveral from ICC to extend service from the 24'days to 15 days so that 8-day LOG. West Coast to the ports of Cape schedules may bo establish^ In Another shipping official has come out for the importance of more Canaveral, In connection with lieu of 10-day sailings. help for US flag vessels from the Maritime Administration. "It is anticipated," the ICC ex­ George Killion, president of American President Lines, stressed Calmar's routes between presently the growing power of Russia on the seas. In a speech in Honolulu, served Pacific Coast and Atlantic aminer said, "that not only will transit time be cut by one-third Killion reminded the Propeller Club there that Russia is well on her Coast ports. Railroads Oppose but also the capacity of the ves­ way to out-stripping all other nations as a shipping power. Opposition to the application sels will be increased by 25 per­ Here in San Francisco we paid off the Mankato Victory, Antinous, Seafarer Harry (The Hat) the additional waterway cent." Ha added that Calmar is Orion Comet, Orion Clipper, Penn Carriers, and the Beloit Victory. for Byrd, his chapeau firmly in In transit were the Ames Victory, Choctaw, Keva Ideal, De Soto, Sea- service was raised by several "fit and able, financially and place, is shown here proud­ mar, Fortmar, Massmar, Elizabethport, Mayflower, Steel Traveler, West Coast railroads, including otherwise" to perform the pro­ Great Northern Railway Company; posed operation. Robin Kirk, and the Longview Victory. ly displaying his newly won The route followed by Calmar Hans Skaalegaard, the skillful "sea-scapist" is now on the beach Northern Pacific Railway Com­ third assistant Engineer's and working temporarily as a rigger in one of the local shipyards. pany; Union Pacific Railroad is along the East Coast through license in New Orleans. Hans sails as bosun and does quite a bit of his work in oils while at Company, and the Chicago, Mil­ the Caribbean and Panama Canal Boyd studied and got his sea. His painting are much sought after and he is considered a master waukee, St. Paul and Pacific Rail­ up the West Coast of Mexico to license through the SIU West Coast ports and return along in painting seascapes. Just back in SF after a few nmnths aboard the road Company. the same route. In the report made to the Com­ Upgrading Program. iKTankato Victory is Joe Carroll, a 20-year SIU man. Joe is looking forward to seeing a .workable pension plan that will benefit the ma­ mission, the examiner. Warren C. jority of the membership and not some short-sighted plan that will White said that at present Cal­ take away from what is already the best plan in the business. How­ mar is operating ten modified ever, Joe, a native Easterner but now strictly West Coast, is still a Libertys which were obtained In young man and is not planning to leave the sea for several years 1944 from the US government and subsequently converted to accom­ to come. Walter Cousins is back in the city by the Golden Gate after a sup­ modate over-size lengths of lumber posedly short run from Japan to the states. He flew from here back and steel products. The vessels, in February on what was to be a 25-day run and just paid off. He are owned by Bethlehem Steel enjoyed the many weeks in the Kobe and Yokohama shipyards, but Corporation and chartered by Cal­ WASHINGTON—^Federal legislation to protect the publia hated those long hours at the end of a tow line while on the National mar from the steel company, its and particularly the elderly—against misrepresentation by Seafarer. More about that later. As a consolation he at least had parent corporation. Calmar is in the process of ex­ land speculators and real estate promoters has been proposed enough time to file for his vacation pay and will spend a few weeks > changing six Liberty ships for six by the AFL-CIO. on the beach for a much needed rest off the lovers' run. The Federation called for C4 troop transports, which are to form filed with the SEC and In a And Victor Harding just paid off the Beloit Victory as AH. Known be converted into fast break-bulk regulation of interstate adver­ prospectus furnished each person as Scottie, he is quite a singer of old sea chantys. tising and sales-by-mail of homes solicited. Also, Alex Witchen, the culinary specialist who used to sail the merchant ships. In the report. White said that and home sites by the Securities Delta Line ships out of New Orleans just joined the Choctaw as "The legislation we propose la baker. Alex is well-known for his cooking and baking abilities and there was a market for some six & Exchange Commission in the urgently needed," the AFL-CIO the crew of the Choctaw is most fortunate in getting his services. million board feet of lumber an­ same manner that the SEC now statement said. "It would provida Alex just passed the 50-year mark and says his dogs are beginning to nually through Port Canaveral, regulates stock sales and offerings. for fair and reasonable regulation with shipments of .some 500,000 to bark a little after the years he has spent working around hot stoves. Ads 'Misleading' in the public interest, convenience Riley Carey finally made the round trip on the Beloit Victory after The AFL-CIO statement, sub­ and necessity, of offerings for sale, a long shuttle run hauling cement to Saigon and Formosa. He is now mitted to the subcommittee by through the mails or otherwise making the rounds down in the "Tenderloin" and is getting to be Legislative Director Andrew J. in interstate commerce, of land well-known to most of the SF innkeepers. Carey, a former New York Biemiller, cited "misleading" ad­ subdivisions and of other real es­ (Continued from page 4) sailor, has been around here for several years now and says he pre­ vertisements "designed to entice tate." fers it here. Byron Slaid, alias "Jimmie," now bosun on the Mankato coming fast enough. The Depart­ elderly citizens to purchase, sight' In a covering letter, Bie­ Victory passed through town last week to say he had a most enjoyable ment of Commerce sources said unseen, real estate purporting to miller praised the subcommit­ trip on the Mankato because of the real professional sailors he had in recently that the adverse balance be suitable for retirement living." tee's investigations into "wide­ his deck gang. It made the trip very pleasant because everyone in the of payments was improved by a After the sale is made, it was spread exploitation" of elderly whole deck department knew his job and was a credit to the SIU. !>51 million pick-up in sales and pointed out, the buyer often finds citizens — including hearings on Jim suffered a broken leg last year and still hobbles a bit during rainy a $155 million drop in foreign that the sites lack such essential health frauds, quackery, and de­ weather, but otherwise is feeling fine on sunny days. Jim is a real obligations during the period utilities as water and electricity, ceptive sales practices for health professional Seafarer and he says the SIU, with all things consid­ from Jan. 1 to May 15. As a re­ and sometimes even access roads. insurance. "The people most like­ ered, has the best set-up for the man who wants to make his living sult the adverse balance for the He urged the subcommittee, a ly to be victimized" by misrepre­ first quarter of 1964 was down by going to sea. unit of the Senate's Special Com­ sentation in land sales "and the In Wilmington, an American flag and plaque was presented to Wil­ to $41 million. mittee on Aging, to require com­ main target of the unscrupulous The agency also reported that plete disclosure of pertinent infor­ speculators" are retired persons liam (Bill) Bassett, Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles Central Labor Council on behalf of Paul Hall, MTD president and Pete it was engaged in eliminating mation regarding the property of­ or elderly persons near retire­ McGavin of the Maritime Port Council. The plaque and flag were pre­ "foreign discriminations against fered for sale in a registration ment, Biemiller pointed out. sented by Blackie Ellis, President of the Port Council, and Frank our merchant marine" that reduce the dollars earned by the Ameri­ Boyne, Wilmington port agent. Over the last two-week period, shipping has been very active, with can-flag shipping companies, 10 ships in transit. Wilmington is short on oilers, FWTs and ABs. Harllee assured the President. We are hopeful that, in the The outlook for the coming two-week period is also expected to be face of so many Government good as they expect some 10 more ships to be in transit there. Frank Feld, last off the Orion Comet, plans to stay on the beach for agencies so often trying to slip awhile after he collects his vacation pay. He said this was a rather something by American shipping short trip for him but he will have to check with his boss, the wife, concerns, some relief may be before he ships out again. He was glad to hear shipping has been achieved. It is obviously so im­ active in Wilmington and that the outlook is good. Bob Morales, who portant that the balance of pay­ was last off the Ames Victory as chief cook and has been on the beach ments deficit be straightened out, since last March not fit for duty, just received his okay and is ready the President is taking personal interest in seeking any and every to get anything smoking. way possible to even it up. And Pete Prevas is registered in Wilmington, but isn't ready to ship out one the ways is certainly that at the present time. He wants to stay with his mother for a few weeks moreofUS-flag ships be utilized in as he has been out for several months and feels he is due a vacation. our trade. It could turn out to be The Maritime Trades Council of Seattle endorsed the re-election of an effective way to bring other Governor A1 Rosellini and also Pat Sutherland, committee member of government agencies to observing the Washington State Public Utilities Commission for a place on the the ietter of the law, and at the Federal Maritime Board. same time vastly impoove the The Longview Victory, Robin Kirk, Mobile, Choctaw, New Orleans, economy of the United States. Young American and Trustco all paid off in Seattle during recent Johnson himself made such a weeks. The Trustco took 20 replacements. The Mobile is being re­ warning in the letter when he named the Seattle and the New Orleans is changing to the Anchorage. said that "the job is not yet The turn-over has been pretty good- on the two Sea-Land C4s, how­ finished." We're behind any such ever it is expected that the. homesteaders will eventually start making program which will not only help Seafarer John Ross, who sails in the deck department, was this coast-wise run into Alaska. alleviate the balance of payments caught by the LOG . camera recently catching up on some The National Seafarer paid off after a hectic voyage fsom .Tapan. problem, biit also will give" a of his writing in the hiring hall at NY headquarters. His What started out to be a run job turned out to be a lovers' stay in the much-needed hand to the Ameri­ can seaman. last shi>„wos tho,j;oblB. G^^fRlloWv JRoJaia X'neJ, f M,,,, Labor Seeks Protection For Elderly In Land Deals Jobs Nice Form �|taM It, if«4 SEAFARERS LOG Fuge Ftfteea fwmwt SchBdule Still Delinquent Seaway Corp. Studies Toll Hike WASHINGTON—Pressure for a toll structure change on the St, Lawrence Seaway has become more severe following closed-door testimony given recently to a House Appropria­ tions Subcommittee by officials of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. The toll structure of the Panama Canal was also stu­ rates and charges. I think that if centers such"- as Pittsburgh and died by the committee be­ our rate of increase in the last Youngstown, is a definite possibil­ cause of the increase of the an­ nual payment to Panama of $3 million. Behind On Payments Joseph H. MeCann, US Admin­ istrator of the St. Lawrence Sea­ way, admitted the possibility of a rise in tolls for the waterway to help it catch up in its delinquent payment schedule to the US Treas­ ury, already $9 million in arrears In interest alone. Both United States and Cana­ dian toll committees are expected to make recommendations to their respective governments by July 1 to keep the seaway solvent. Seaway traffic has not as yet come up to original expectations, although, McCann said, it "is ad­ vancing at a satisfactory rate of growth." The break even point on the Seaway is about 42 million tons a year. In 1963, 30.9 million tons were moved. It was originally anticipated- that the break-even point would be reached last year. Sentiment Against Rise There is strong sentiment against raising the tolls on the Seaway. The arguments are that the rise is too early and would only boost the cost of using the waterway and cause diversion of traffic to railroads. McCann said that another rea­ son put forward against a toll in­ crease is that "we have first to find our competitive level ... of three years is maintained for an­ other three years there will be no need to even talk about raising tolls." McCann claimed flatly that diversion of traffic to other areas, notably the importation of iron ore to Baltimore and on to steel SlU Company Sues Over Rail Rate Cuts DETROIT—The SIU-Great Lakes contracted T. J. McCarthy Steamship Company has filed suit here against the New York Central Railroad for what the shipping concern calls discrimi­ natory rate-cutting and refu-"sal to establish ship-and-train can beat them between Detroit rates for cars shipped to East­ and Buffalo any day of the week." ern markets. The $6 million suit for damages alleges that McCarthy's business has been "destroyed" by the rail's violation of the Interstate Com­ merce Act. The shipping firm has announced that it will not be in operation this year. The McCarthy company has four freighters which are special­ ly built with ramps and "flight" decks allowing about 500 automo­ biles to be driven on and off. "We're still competitive on the water," T. J. McCarthy, chairman of the board of the firm said. "We SiU Lakes Carterry Operates As Barge ST. IGNACE, Mich.—For the first time since 1888 railroad cars were ferried across the Straits of Mackinac May 25 by a "barge" towed by a tug. The "barge" is the SIU- hooks onto the Wawatam to per­ Great Lakes District-con­ mit the tug to operate alongside tracted Chief Wawatam, a vet­ it. eran carferry operating between the Straits of Mackinac and serv­ ing as a railroad link between Up­ per and lower Michigan since 1911. The Wawatam's Coast Guard certificate expired May 24, and Coast Guard inspectors, who had given the certificate two exten­ sions, finally issued orders to the Mackinac Transportation Com­ pany to repair her boilers or cease running her. The Wawatam's owners want to abandon the service, together with rail service to the northern end of the Lower Peninsula, but they cannot do so without permission of the Interstate Commerce Com­ mission. At the request of Attorney Gen­ eral Frank J. Kelley, Judge Noel Fox issued a temporary injunction blocking the abandonment of the carferry until ICC hearings, which have been scheduled for July 8. Must Operate Judge Fox told the company it was up to them to find a way to keep operating with the con­ demned boilers, so until the issue is settled the 351-foot ferry will be towed by the 142-foot tug John Purves of Sturgeon Bay, Wis. The tug was chartered from the Roen Steamship Company, owner of three large lake tugs. It is a 1,800 horsepower diesel, twin screw, extremely maneuverable craft. Workmen welded two - large ity if freight charges are right. One consequence of higher Pan­ ama Canal tolls, Fleming said, may be that West Virginia-mined coal, moving through the Canal, might cease being competitive with Australian coal in some for­ eign markets. The Chief Wawatam can carry 22 raii cars and is the only car­ ferry in the US equipped both as a rail ferry and icebreaker, which is necessary to operate 12 months a year at the Straits. The company faces the prospect of disposing of the four ships or converting them to other trade, involving extensive conversion. The $6 million figure is the es­ timated damage to McCarthy earnings and assets. The latter consists of the ships and two ter­ minals, here and in Buffalo. Charge Discrimination The company charges that the rail company is pursuing "dis­ criminatory rate-making" in a continuing fight to eliminate wa­ ter carriers from domestic trade routes. In the suit, the Central is also accused of refusing to establish a ship-rail combination rate. This, if proved, would be in direct vio­ lation of existing interstate com­ merce legislation. The steamship company says that in 1962 and 1963 railroads set "a new level of greatly re­ duced all-rail rates" from Michi­ gan auto plants and that these rates were so low they knocked out ship-truck transportation of oars. McCarthy said it had offered to establish a Detroit-Buffalo ship rate that would have given the railroad "at least as much com­ pensation" for rail service beyond Buffalo as it received from its allrail rates. SIU Visitor By Al Tanner, Vice President and Frod Fcrnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Lakes Shipping Picture Active The outlook for shipping in the Great Lakes Area continues to be exceptionally optimistic,' with tonnage expected to remain, at least, on an even or rising keel. Cleveland, Buffalo and Frankfort have reported unusually good shipping, Chicago reports that shipping ac­ tivity has been very good and steady with no decline expected, while Alpena has reported shipping at an "unprecedented" high. Nearly all the Buckeye ships lately are coming into the Cleveland Port pretty regularly. At least two each week can be seen in port. The boys who had the Hearts game going so hot this spring have all shipped out now, but they promise to start the game again where they left off. Harold Carroll just got into town to spend some time on the beach here. George Mitchell has had his rest and now is ready to go. Louis Stein, after spending a short time on the beach, has just shipped, leaving very few book men on the board. Book men certainly don't have long to wait in Cleveland. The Chicago Port Council MTD has sent letters of strong protest to Chicago's Mayor Daley, urging him to support a very badly needed dredging of the Calumet River from the break wall to Calumet Har­ bor, which die at low draft. This condition is costing the port thou­ sands of tons of business each 4year, and we hdpe the Mayor will vision. Except for sailing on the get behind this move and put Cal­ Coast during World War II, Mel­ umet Harbor back into its usual vin was with Mackinac on the Wa­ full capacity. watam from 1944 to 1962. From Our "professional p o r t e r," 1942 to 1944 he sailed as oiler George Stevenson, finally has on the William Cullen Bryant, shipped out as a permanent coal deck engineer on the Bryant, oil­ passer on the Gypsum, which he er on the Angeline, and deck en­ feels now will be "it." But every­ gineer on the Benjamine Chew. body in Chicago Is betting the Fit-out of Bob-Lo is now com­ Gypsum uses hard coal and he'll pleted and their vessels are in be back shortly. Joe Yukes still operation. From all indications, is around, his usual jovial self. the company expects a very busy He recently passed up a job on season. the South American to remain Stanley Wares attended the home with his wife, who is ill. Ohio AFL-CIO convention in As Joe puts it, "I'll never have to Cleveland, the main themes of worry about a job in the SIU." which were politics and the War Willard Tolbert has shipped as on Poverty. We supported a reso­ relief deck hand on the tanker lution on unemployment compen­ Detroit. This is one Chicago ship­ sation for Great Lakes Seafarers, per that will never pass up a which was passed and given full chance to work, and we always backing by the Federation. We can rely on him to take the pier also supported Senator Frank W. heads off the board. King as president of the Ohio Bill Toler has shipped as per­ AFL-CIO. He was elected by a manent deck hand on the Piatt, three-to-one margin. where he no doubt will stay until The rocking-chair days of Ed­ layup. He has a party fishing boat ward "Shy" Ryan should be much in California, where he works more comfortable from now on. during the winter. Bill, as many On his recent retirement, Sea­ will remember, was the first man farers on the Huron Fleet pre­ to register at this hall when it sented Shy with a luxurious plat­ reopened in June, 1959. form rocker in appropriate cere­ Mackinac Transportation Com­ monies, with Capt. Ray Stafford pany, in compliance with Coast of the J. B. Ford doing the hon­ Guard specifications, currently is ors. The gift was a token of the making the repairs on the boilers esteem in which his fellow crew­ necessary to continue operation of men hold Shy, who has sailed the Chief Wawatam. The repairs with the Huron Fleet for over 30 are taking place while the vessel years. Happy rocking. Shy. When Robert Sheffield, sailing is being towed back and forth across the straits by the tug, John as an oiler on the A & J Mercury, Purves, so it now is official that was transferred from the vessel this ship will continue to operate to the Buffalo General Hospital, at least until the Interstate Conv this office contacted Dr. Bruck­ merce Commission makes a deci­ ner, head of the USPHS in this sion on the company's request to area, who arranged to have the patient transferred to the USPHS abolish her. Veteran Seafarer from the \Va- in Baltimore, Md., where he haswatani, Melvin L. Wheeler the relatives. This is an example of first SIU Seafarer employed by the exceptionally fine cooperation Mackinac to go on disability, is which we have always experi­ spending his time watching tele­ enced with Dr. Bruckner. mm rnwmmtimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmitmmmmmmmmmmt ooMyn32. NY The rotary board system of assigning jobs to Seafarers was explained recently to a high official of a German labor union when he visited the SIU hall In New York. Right is Heinz Kluncker, vice-president and negotiating secretary of the huge Federation of Public Service, Transport and Communi­ cations Workers. Explaining the system to him and Richard C. Kriegel, center, Department of Labor, is SIU Representa­ tive Jehn Yarmolav I �Pace Sixteea sBAfdnMns xof Jvn« It, UM Part Of Antipov0rty Program Expanded Job Retraining Waiting For More Funds SlU Provides Upgrading Opportunities By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives WASHINGTON—Although the Senate Apropriations Committee approved a $24.3 mil­ lion supplement to the Federal manpower training program recently, the Senate has not had the opportunity to act upon the additional funds because of the civil rights filibuster. This program, centered on-*equipping unemployed work­ by a committee to tide over a President Johnson's favored antiers with new skills, is thought number of Federal agencies for poverty bill, with all 19 Democrats With more and more stewards signing up for the SIU's Recertification Program, and more and more of them completing it, it may be Important at this point to stop and take a good look at all of the many programs a Seafarer has access to in order to improve himself aboard ship. Of course, the Stewards' recertification is only one of many programs to be essential to any serious at­ this fiscal year. The measure in­ on the committee voting for it available. But quite a number of stewards that have attended the tack on poverty in America. It cludes 46.9 million In emergency and all 12 Republicans against. school boast of their hard won certificate as a mighty proud possession. has been languishing since early funds for Alaska, but about nine- Although the Democrats had made It will become more Important to have the certificate as time goes on. The stewards who are not in tune with the importance of selfin the year because of lack of tenths of the deficiency measure concessions in the bill, the Repub­ funds. In the last four months, is for military pay increases and licans had called the changes improvement, take due notice and act quickly. You don't want to be programs to train an average of maintenance and funds for match­ merely technical. The bill's next left behind. The doors are open, so to speak, for the new member to perpetuate only 3,500 participants have been ing grants for public assistance. stop is the House Rules Commit­ The House denied any supple­ tee, where no serious trouble is a solid union by signing up for the Seniority Upgrading Program. approved each month, about a However, a look before you leap attitude is necessary for the aspirants However, a heavy mental appropriation for the expected. third of the previous rates. training program but authorized schedule of other controversial for this program. Later in this column, the necessary attributes for Using Balances The program, administered by eariy spending of funds allocated. bills may well hold the bill up on successful completion of this program are listed and explained. Many new Seafarers can be trained or older members retrained to In other action on a related bill, the House floor until after the the Labor and the Health, Educa­ take their places in our Seafarer society as full book members by tion and Welfare Departments, the House Labor Committee freed GOP National Convention. joining the Seniorty Upgrading Program. has been using unexpended bal­ However, too many men have"*" ances from completed programs adopted a status quo attitude with Seafarer must be physically fit, and reassigning money from no real desire to better themselves. have an attitude to get along and states that have not used it to The SlU-manned cable ship Long Lines (Isthmian) is celebrating They are not only hurting them­ have a good general conduct back­ states that have used up their in­ her first year in service hard at work on the high seas, laying the selves, they are damaging the ground. itial allocations. last section of a 5,500-mile underwater telephone line connecting future of a strong union. The kind The last classes will attest that The additional appropriation, if Hawaii and Japan by way of Midway, Wake and Guam Islands. of man with this attitude does not they have gone through the mill fin,illy approved, would be enough The trans-Pacific cable is scheduled to be finished this summer. have the basic interest pre-req- in the various courses the right to allow the Labor Department to A joint project of American Telephone & Telegraph Company, ulsite for retraining for the Union's way and they are now ready to go go ahead with training for 30,000 Radio Corporation of American and a Japanese company, Kokusal upgrading program. out as real assets to the Union and jobless workers under programs Denshin Denwa, the $80 million system will provide the equivalent All of the training programs to themselves. that it has approved but for which 128 voice circuits with additional capabilities for handling data are designed to protect the hard funds are lacking. • Ambition. The Seafarer must telephones and other more specialized communications. won gains we now enjoy, plus have the will to improve himself. -The House had earlier cut the According to present plans, the Long Lines will be spending her seeing that every Seafarer has the This means real will, not merely Administration's request for the next few anniversaries at sea in addition to her first. Plans now best possible chance of Improving a vague or intermittent desire. It manpower program for the fiscal call for completion of a second cable link between Hawaii and Cali­ himself individually. year from $411 million to $327.9 must be a drive to get ahead. fornia this fall and a Guam-Philippines telephone cable after that. million. To be eligible for any of the Then, after putting the finishing touches on the Pacific cables, • Industriousness. This attribute, retraining programs the Seafarer coupled with ambition, gives the Hope For Approval the vessel will be all set to lay a cable between Florida and must know the history of the Seafarer the ability to drive him­ St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and then begin work on trans-Atlantic Advocates of the retraining Union, have a lifeboat ticket, know self steadily toward improvement. Cable Number Four, which will link New Jersey to France. bill hope that the Senate will ap­ how to conduct meetings and know The Long Lines is operated for AT&T by SlU-contracted Isth­ prove the supplemental $24.3 mil­ • Dependability. This is impor­ the functions of the Union. mian Lines. The 511-foot vessel is equipped with the newest lion, and that, when the Senate tant for the Seafarer. He must be cable-laying machinery, capable of laying cable at a rate of 7 to 8 goes into conference with the Other qualifications demand that able to take orders from others, knots, even in rough weather. The effectiveness of older type House, the lower body will be the Seafarer know tlie work aboard and be relied upon to carry out cable-layers was often cut drastically because they had to hove-to persuaded to go along with the ship, general conduct, the con­ the orders with little or no super­ and quit laying cable during bad weather. additional funds. stitution, rights, the labor move­ vision. In addition to her job of laying new cable, the Long Lines' is The training program funds ment, educational programs and • Forcefulness. The Seafarer also .scheduled for a lot of repair work, maintaining the company's were part, of a $1.3 billion defi­ production incentives and working must give people the impression 23,000 miles of ocean cable already in service. ciency money measure approved methods. Generally speaking, the that he is capable and self-con• Dependability. This is impor­ tant trait. • Seif-Confidence. The Union man should never forget the things he does of which he can be proud, and he should always carry himself proudly and exude self-confidence. • Friendliness. Criticism of tha actions of other people can lead not only to strained relations, but WASHINGTON—A fleet of 23 research ships from five nations has provided the first picture of the Indian Ocean floor to a fall-off of shipboard efficiency. • Tact. It is essential that the and unveiled what appears to be one of the most remarkable of the earth's features, according to Dr. Bruce C. Heezen of Seafarer work in iiarinony with his Columbia University's Lamont Geological Observatory. shipmates. The Lamont Observatory," • Good Judgement. The Seafarer which sponsors the SIU- tending some 3,600 miles along ridges are lines of activity Is de­ flow of heat from the earth's In­ must regularly examine himself, the 90th Meridian east of Green­ noted by the frequent occurrence terior. manned research ship Conrad, particularly as regards initiative It was found, that some ridges and resourcefulness and the ex­ is participating in the survey as wich and is thus called the "90- of earthquakes along those lines and the abnormally high upward extending into the Indian Ocean ercise of good judgment. Ha part of the 1962-65 International Degree Ridge," he reported. Ridges that bisect the Atlantic do not display such activity, and should make resasonable sugges- ' Indian Ocean Expedition. Other Dr. Heezen believes they are dif­ tions to his Union. nations participating in the sur­ and Pacific Oceans enter the In­ ferent in origin. He thinks they vey are Britain, South Africa, dian Ocean from the south, form­ • Neatness. It is important to be ing an inverted "Y," the survey resemble elongated fragments of painstaking in regard to personal Australia and the Soviet Union. revealed. These ridges are divided continents and calls them "micro- appearance and taking care of Deep Trench by a deep cleft, and where they continental." shipboard equipment which is used One of the most drantatic dis­ cross fault lines (breaks in the Others suggest that soma of by the Seafarers. coveries is a trench in the ocean earth), they have apparently been the ridges might be similar to the • Health Habits. Seafarers should floor that is twice as deep as the displaced by lateral movements of mid-ocean ridges but inactive in ask themselves whether their hab­ Grand Canyon and at least 60 the ocean floor. the manner of some volcanic its are those that make for or miles long, Dr. Heezen said. It mountain chains. While much of the floor Is against good health, and how those has been named the Vema Trench Plains habits tell on working ability. for the Lamont Observatory re­ mountainous, there are abyssal plains, usually associated with In addition, the Indian Ocean Mental attitude is greatly affected search ship that found it. mapping disclosed great abyssal by physical health habits, and a near-by continental rivers, the Dr. Heezen de.scribed this and researcliers discovered. plains similar to those found in good attitude is all-important. other recent discoveries relating recent years carpeting other • Capacity to Delegate Work. Ridges to the earth's crust at the annual ocean floors. Dr. Heezen associ­ This quality is especially important meeting of the American Geo­ Four ridges that, unlike the va­ ates them with turbidity currents for those who are, or hope to be­ physical Union here. riety found in mid-ocean, are not —masses of silt or other niaterlal come, the key men. Some men in The Indian Ocean, although one centers of earthquakes and other that race across the sea bottom the key positions on board ship fall of the three great water areas of activity, have been identified, in­ at great speed. short in this category because they the world, until now has been little cluding the "90-Degree Ridge," Usually the material, having col­ lack persistence of a certain kind, Lloyd O'Neal Sr. of the known, but the soundings and the researchers said. lected off a river mouth, suddenly or because of vanity or selfishness SlU United Industrial other observations have thrown The ridges are thought by Dr. Is dislodged. The progress of such which will not allow them to Workers is shown above new light on the world-wide sys­ Heezen and others to be related catastrophic currents has been delegate authority. assembling a tug fender tem of mid-ocean ridges. Dr. to the basic forces responsible for observed on occasion when they Of course, it goes almost without at the UlW-contracted Heezen said. the existence of continents and were set in motion by an earth­ saying that a member must have a Curtis Bay Shipyard in The floor of the ocean Is marked oceanic basins. quake and undersea cables were great amount of pride in the fact that he is a qualified Union man. severed in quick succession. by a strikingly straight ridge ex­ The fact that the mid-ocean Norfolk, SlU Cable Ship Celebrates Birthday Study Of Indian Ocean Floor Shows Mountains, Valleys, Plains Rope Weaver �fii U.IH« SEAFARERS Cost Of Living index Takes Another Jump Catching Up weekly take-home pay stood at $91.22 for the factory worker with three dependents and $83.49 for the worker with no dependents. In each case, the April figure represented a new high, with an increase of 83 cents over the pre­ vious month. The unusually large over-the-year increase of $5.50 in spendable earnings was influenced by increased hourly earnings as well as the reduction in the Fed­ eral income taxes. Consumers found that overall food prices were unchanged be­ tween March and April but up 1.3 per cent above a year ago. Prices of meats, poultry and fish reached their lowest level since February 1960 and egg prices were down by 51^ per cent from a year ago. Prices of milk declined seasonally and sugar prices dropped nearly 4 per cent. The big food increase was in potato and tomato prices, but fresh vegetables declined in April, the first time in 1964. By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Mammography For Breast Tumors To Aid Nation's Needy Urge Passage Of 'Food Stamp Plan' WASHINGTON—With medical fees and hospital service charges zoon^g, the cost of living rose 0.1 per cent in April, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics has announced. hourly aamings accounted for the Cost of many consumer increase. After deduction of Social cervices, as well as used cars Security and Federal income taxes, and meii's apparel, were factors Jn the Increase, but medical care —up 0.3 per cent over the month —figured prominently. The cost of medical care has risen 2.2 per cent eince April of 1963. A similar in­ crease was registered for recrea­ tion costs. Up 1.5 Percent At 107.8 per cent of Us 1657 average, the April Consumer Price Index was 1.5 per cent higher than a year ago. Prices of most coneumer items had advanced over the year except for meats, eggs and fuel oil. As a result of the in­ crease, some one million workers will receive a one-cent-an-hour pay increase. They include 800,000 auto workers, 100,000 farm and con­ struction equipment workers, 65,eOO aerospace workers, and 45,000 miscellaneous metal workers. The Bureau foun'd that net spendable earnings of factory pro­ duction edged up slightly between March and April. A small gain in Page Seveofeea LOG WASHINGTON—Senator Eugene McCarthy (D-Minn.) and Senator George D, Aiken (R-Vt.), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, have called for the passage of the Food Stamp Bill. The food stamp measure, vide better diets for 25 million passed by the House, would persons. He said he expects the While waiting for an en­ gine department dot to come up recently at the SlU hall in Philadelphia, Seafarer Teddy Wheeler took the opportunity to catch up on the latest news with a copy of the LOG. Teddy's last ship was the Alomar (Calmer). DONOTBUy Action In the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and tneir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) Soft tissue radiography has received considerable publicity as an improved, reliable method of diagnosing cancer of the breast, and possibly as a useful screening procedure in periodic health checkups. As a diagnostic tool which helps determine whether biopsy is necessary, a well-made radiograph is sometimes valuable. But its usefulness for routine "screening" of the asymptomatic female population is less certain, according to The Medical Letter on drugs and therapeutics. In two series of cases by Dr. R. L. Engan and Harvey Geller reported in The Cancer Bulletin, University of Texas, there were as high as "Lee" brand tires 12% false positive readings (benign lesions mistaken as cancerous). Although this error was on the safe side, it could lead to unnecessary (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) operative biopsy. The number of false negatives (actual cancer missed on mammography) is less certain with claims of accuracy ranging 3) 4" t from 79 to 97 per cent in various studies. Eastern Air Lines Dr. Egan's excellent results are evidence of a real breakthrough in (Flight Engineers) the diagnosis of cancer of the breast by radiology. However, if these results cannot be duplicated by radiologists in other communities and other radiological laboratories then further studies will be necessary. H. I. Siegel Thus there is no practical importance of Egan Mammography to cancer "HIS" brand men's clothes control, unless there exists in local communities the ability to reproduce (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) his results. The National Cancer Institute has contracted with the Health In­ t surance Plan of Greater New York (HIP) to conduct a large scale, "Judy Bond" Blouses carefully controlled study which will help determine the reliability, (Int'l Ladies Garment Workers) safety and long term value of mammography as a screening procedure 4* 4" in breast cacer. The study is intended to show whether mammography combined with physical examination results in earlier detection of Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products breast cancer, and if so, will the mortality be reduced. About 20,000 (Retail Clerks) women over 40 years of age wiil be initially screened with an annual follow-up for two years unless the pathology found requires earlier 4' 3^ 4follow-up. An equal number of women will be used as controls. Stitzel-Weller Distilleries The reproducibility of Dr. Egan's findings are also being carried out "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" by 24 radiologists at University and Medical Centers throughout the "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" country. The report of this study will be available within a few months. Bourbon whiskeys Thus the result of the HIP study and other studies may establish soft (Distillery Workers) tissue mammography as a standard screening procedure for breast cancer. Until the reproducibility of Dr. Egan's work has been proven it 4 3> 4should be realized that surgeons with special experience in the diagnosis J. R. Simplot Potato Co. of cancer seldom find it necessary to use mammography in deciding Frozen potato products whether or not to perform a biopsy. (Grain Millers) Mammography does however have special usefulness in the diagnosis 4 4" 4" of some conditions, as fibrocystic disease and primary carcinoma of the Kingsport Press second breast after mastectomy. It is also valuable in lesions of the "World Book," "Childcraft" ducts which might otherwise escape detection. The duct tumors are (Printing Pressmen) small but often contain calcium deposits which make them visible on (Typographers, Bookbinders) x-ray. Mammography may also be useful in diagnosing lesions in the (Machinists, Stereotypers) obese breast. It is hoped that with improvement in technique and with greater 4 4 4 experience, mammography will eventually become a standard part Jamestown Sterling Corp. of the examination of women in whom there is reason to suspect breast Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. cancer, and in women with a family history of breast cancer. Whether Furniture and Bedding It is reliable and safe enough to become a routine screening procedure (United Furniture Workers) like the "Pap" smear for the detection of cervical cancer remains to be determined by further investigation and study. permit communities to use the pro­ gram to help persons on relief ob­ tain more balanced and nutritious diets, instead of the com meal, flour and powdered products now distributed. The stamps, which would be purchased by welfare recipients, might be cashed in gro­ cery stores for almost any foods, except soft drinks, luxury frozen foods, intoxicating liquors, tobacco or imported items. Pilot Project McCarthy reported that the pro­ gram is now operated as a pilot project in 40 counties and three large cities in 22 states. He said 180,000 persons are now partici­ pating, and that "studies have shown that those who take part do Improve their diets. Something over 80 percent of the increases were accounted for by purchase of livestock products, fruits and vege­ tables." Both senators agreed that the food stamp program aids not only the recipients, but producers and business as well. Aiken recalled that he and Sen. Robert La Follelte, Jr., introduced a food stamp program in 1943, called then the food allotment bill. McCarthy noted that the program was u.sed by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II, and he pointed out that the current pilot program was one of the first executive orders of Pres. Kennedy to aid distressed families. Aiken estimates that the pro­ posed legislation would help pro- Cargill (Continued from page 3) the shipment of the Russian wheat cargoes. Last week it cancelled the charter of a US-flag tanker, the SlU-manned Transeastern, to car­ ry 43,000 tons of wheat to Odessa. The Transeastern had originally been fixed to carry two 43,000-ton cargoes to Russia, and had com­ pleted the first voyage. However, when it arrived at a Canadian port to pick up the second cargo, the company abruptly cancelled the charter. Cargill was apparently in­ tent on either chartering a foreignflag vessel or getting a lower rate than had originally been agreed upon. The SIU immediately com­ plained to Assistant Secretary of Labor James Reynolds and Mari­ time Administrator Nicholas John­ son, charging that the company was by-passing earlier agreements on the use of US vessels in the ship­ ment of these cargoes. Shortly thereafter, Cilargill an­ nounced that it had chartered the US National Defender, also manned by the SIU, to carry the cargo, but Increasing it from 43,000 to 54,000 tons at $13 a ton, as com­ pared with the original rate of $14.10. Meanwhile, the Transeast­ ern has been chartered by the Mil­ itary Sea Transport Service to car­ ry oil. The SIU will press its complaint over Cargill's action before the Maritime Grievance Committee which was set up by the Govern­ ment after the wheat dispute to deal with issues of this nature. The next meeting of the Grievance Committee is scheduled to be held in Washington on June 17. Agriculture Committee to take up the bill early in June. McCarthy predicted that after a day or two of hearings the Senate would approve the bill overwhelmingly. Grain Surplus We have had considerable sur­ pluses of grain in this country for years," Aiken pointed out. "When people consume grain through this program they will do away with much of this surplus, which is ex­ pensive to store, and rather em­ barrassing at times. Milk, eggs, meat; fruits vegetables and oils and fats would be added to the diet. It is not estimated that the con­ sumption of bread will be affected." McCarthy said that the food stamp program can be an important part of the "war on poverty" since "the fundamental objective is to provide food for those who are suffering from malnutrition and under nutrition, and who, because of poverty, are unable to purchase needed food for themselves and their children. Strengthening the farm economy is important, but secondary to aiding the needy," he concluded. U.S. Union Membership On Upswing WASHINGTON—Between 1961 and 1962, membership in national and international unions swelled by 283,000 to a grand total of 16,586,000 members, according to a study made by the Bureau of La­ bor Statistics. Based largely on reports of la­ bor organizations, the bureau's bi­ ennial tabulation is considered the most reliable basis for ap­ praising trends in union member­ ship. It will be published in the next issue of the Monthly Labor Review. After rising to 17,490,000 in 1956, union membership in the US dropped slightly, but the La­ bor Department's new survey indicates a reversal of the trend. One of the principal reasons for the increase in membership be­ tween 1961 and 1962 was a gain In the number of union members in government service. Kennedy Order This significant gain was large­ ly in the federal service and is attributed to the stimulation of the late President Kennedy's Ex­ ecutive Order of 1962 which rec­ ognized the right of federal em­ ployees to organize. YOU CAN'T SFBA\<UP IF YOU'RE NOT THERE - ATTEMP YOOP �IS, IMS LOO Certificate Of Achievement fAtony Hops 'Avfontatit Oppo$itlon' Cooperate More With Labor Chamber Of Commerce Urged WASHINGTON—Organized business has been challenged by AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany to cease its "automatic opposition" to labor's programs and to cooperate in helping make the nation's economic system work for the benefit of all Americans. , At the same time Meany, member of a discussion panel He noted that, while the labor position" to this and other labor at the 52nd annual meeting of force rose by 8.9 million persons proposals, such as extension of Secretary-treasurer George Munroe (right) of the SIUaffiliated Trinidad Seamen & Waterfront Workers' Union is shown above receiving a certificate of achievement from John Steglmaier, director of the US Aid Mission to Trin­ idad. Munroe and other Trinidad labor leaders were the guests of the SlU at NY headquarters in the summer of 1962 while on a USAID-sponsored labor training program in the US. The man in the center was not identified. Big Business Profits Skyrocketing in '64 WASHINGTON—Corporate profits skyrocketed to historic new highs in the first three months of the year, signalling a record-shattering 1964, a New York newspaper recently re­ ported. — ployment in industry Is expected to The earnings reports domi­ increase by about 8 percent from nated the business and finan­ cial press and spilled over to page one of the "New York Times" as the General Motors Corp. symbol­ ized the situation by reporting the largest quaterly profits ever achieved by an American corpora­ tion—$536 million, or a 29 percent spurt over the same quarter in 1963. Amid the increasing profit re­ ports came a survey from McGrawHill, major business publisher, that U.S. busine.ss as a whole ex­ pects to spend $44 billion on new plant and equipment in 1964, or 12 percent more than in 1963. About 20 percent of the total will be spent for automated equipment, an increase over the 18 percent allocated in 1963. Peacetime Record The profits and spending re­ ports came also as the national economy in April chalked up a peacetime record of 38 months of uninterrupted expansion without rece.ssion. The outstanding factor, economists noted, was the stability in wholesale prices and. according to the Times, "an unusually small upward movement of consumer prices averaging about 1.3 percent a year." The Times summed up the profit outlook after surveying first-quar­ ter reports from 355 companies showing a 33.2 percent increase over the same quarter of 1963. It commented that "the rate of in­ crease and the total corporate profits easily surpassed any other within a comparable period of his­ tory." Labor economists noted that the McGraw-Hill survey supported con­ tentions concerning the speed oi technological change. The survey asserted that if both employment and sales expectations are realized, it would mean annual productivity increases in the next four years of about 3.7 percent, a rate consid­ erably higher than the historical average. Labor has noted that the 3.5 percent annual productivity in­ crease of the past three years was not merely a reflection of cyclical changes. The survey pointed out that em­ the end of 1963 to 1967. This is below the estimated 12 percent rate of growth in Jobs which is deemed necessary if the economy as a whole is to achieve full em­ ployment by the end of 1967. STEEL FABRICATOR (ifthmlan). May 3—Chaiiiiiaii, J. Arnold; Secre­ tary, J. Ohannasian. One man hos­ pitalized in Djibouti and one man hospitalized in Calcutta. Beef on preparation of foods and service from the galley. Motion made to have the chief steward attend SlU steward department school before he Is al­ lowed to ship. Ship should be fumi­ gated for roaches. THETIS (Rya Marine), April 23— Chairman, C. L. Jones; Secretary, C. A. Collins. Brolher W. Cassidy, ship's delegate, is leaving ship at payoff and Brother C. L. Jones was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Discu.ssion on steward inspect­ ing all oranges when taken aboard as some have been rotten. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to depart­ ing ship's delegate. the United States Chamber of Comnoerce, reiterated his firm op­ position to the idea of Wage-price "guidelines" or of government in­ tervention in the collective bar­ gaining process to "assert the public interest." "I do not believe in the regula­ tion of wages or prices," Meany said to strong applause by 1,500 Chamber members. "Where does the process stop? The final step is that you regulate industry as a whole, and I'm opposed to it." It was Meany's first appearance at a national Chamber of Com­ merce meeting. He gave his opinion on the panel subject, the Changing Scene in ManagementLabor Relations, and answered questions of the panel moderator, Dean Nathan A. Baily of Ameri­ can University's School of Busi­ ness Administration. Other panel members were past Chamber of Commerce Pres. Richard Wagner, vice chairman of the Champlin Oil & Refining Co.; and Director William E. Simkin of the Federal Mediation & Con­ ciliation Service. Presiding at the luncheon meeting was M. A. Wright, executive vice president of Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey) and chairman of the Chamber's labor relations committee. The AFL-CIO president told his business audience that he is "disturbed" over the health of the private sector of the economy. A. Aragonas. Crew extended their deepest sympathy to Brother Abra­ ham Aragones. steward, for the death of his youngest son. $4.75 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew asked to take better care of washing ma­ chine, and to make sure It is turned off after using. Vote of thanks ex­ tended by the steward to the unli­ censed personnel and officers for moral support and cooperation after death of his son. Vote of tjianks to the steward department for the good menus and good food cooked and served aboard. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), April 1'—Chairman, Melvin Keafer; Secre­ tary, Fred Tampol. Books and maga­ zines were given to ship by the American Seamen's Friend Society for which 85 was donated in appre• -1 COLORADO (Waterman), March 21 —Chairman, S. J. Cieslak; Secretary, T. J. Kearns. Some delayed sailing from Oran is disputed. Crew re­ quested to return all books to the library, and all linen to be turned in to steward at payoff. LA SALLE (Waterman), April S— Chairman. Jimmie Bartlett; Secretary, Leo J. Gomes. Ship's delegate re­ signed and brother Arne Boekban was elected to serve. $3.4Q In ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck de­ partment. Held discussion about per­ manent telephone on bow, which In­ volves various safety items. COLUMBIA (Oriental), March 30 — Chairman, O. Fargo; Secretary, C. Johnsson. Brother Walter LeClaire was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Held discussion on getting transportation to and from ship in Morrisviile. Crew requesied to keep me.sshall clean. Vole of thanks to Union officials for their interest in crew during their stay in Morrisviile. JIAN (Pacific Warerways), May 2 Chairman^ T, Clough; Secretary/ A. Rudnlcki. .Some disputed OT in each department. Discussion on putting Canal Zone water in domestic tanks. Vote of thanks extended to the stew­ ard department for a Job well done. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), March 6 —Chairman, Edward Kelly; Secre­ tary, J. E. Hannon. No beefs were reported by department deiegate.s. Vole of thanks extended to the stew­ ard department. The steward thanked the crew for helping to keep messhall and pantry clean. PUERTO RICO (Motorshrps), April 24—Chairman, P. Muccia; Secretary, ciation for same. $5 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made that Brother Fred Tampol be re-elected as ship's leiegate. Crew request mora night lunch be put out. Steward requests all hands to cooperate with the crew messman and crew pantryman to keep both messhall and pantry clean. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), April 12—Chairman, Frank Arana; Secre­ tary, Jasper Anderson. $2.42 in ship's fund. Request made that $1 be contributed to fund at payoff. Mo­ tion made to have headquarters form a quarter committee to Inspect liv­ ing conditions on new ships. In the future. Ship's delegate offered con­ dolence to Brother H. Doweil on behalf of the crew, on the death of his wife. Discussion regarding trans­ portation for the crew from ship to bus station. Vote of thanks to en­ tire steward department. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), April 25—Chairman, A. Quinn; Secretary, Gus Lopez. Ship's delegate reported that all disputed OT will he referred to the patrolman. Crew request new 16 or 12-inch fans be put aboard ship before next voyage. $3.91 In ship's fund. List of personal property that from 1953 to 1963, and the num­ ber of those employed by 6.6 mil­ lion, the number of those working full time in private employment, which excludes government jobs, dropped by 400,000. Asks More Cooperation The finest thing that could happeitr he declared, would be to "build up complete cooperation between organized labor and or­ ganized business" on strengthen­ ing the economy because If labor and management do not work to­ gether to make our system work, "there will have to be some other answer, and this means the fed­ eral government." The unemployment situation, has an Impact on every American problem, he emphasized, declar­ ing: "It's at the heart of the civil rights problem, because Negro unemployment Is twice the na­ tional average. It's at the heart of the delinquency problem be­ cause Juvenile unemployntent is three times the national average. When Wagner, representing business on the panel, said the 35-hour week would "harm our ability to compete," Meany fired back: "This is the same argument we heard when we reduced the workweek from 60 to 48 and 40." Declaring ".we've got to come to" a shorter workweek, the AFLCIO President predicted that at its annual meeting the Chamber would again take "automatic OP- was damaged diia to breaking of water pipe over two crewmember's lockers was, given to the captain but he refused to accept same. MIDLAND (Clearwater), April 26— Chairman, Richard J. Malay; Secre­ tary, Richard Simpson. Ship's dele­ gate took the matter of disputed OT to the captain. This and a few other beefs will be referred to* patrolman at payoff. Chief engineer Is pleased with efficiencies and cooperation of hiackgang throughout the voyage. Motion made that membership vote on new agreements to be signed June 13. Coffee urn In pantry should be replaced. Ship needs fumigation for roaches. ORION CLIPPER (Western Tankers), March 22—Chairman, S. Bergeria; Secretary, Frank Nakllckl. Ship's delegate informed crew that the ship is going to Honolulu and will arrive there about the end of May. Also Informed crew that the Union has a school for Bosuns now, and the dues increased to $160 per year. Let­ ter will be gent to Union regarding treatment of sick men aboard. Motion made to have the doctors that come aboard these ships appointed by the American Council as some of the doctors that now come aboard seem to be quacks. Motion to write to headquarters in regards to cutting out the use of fish oil in engine room, or clothing allowance given when used. $13.63 In ship's fund. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), April 27—Chairman, K. J. McCulloughi Secretary, K. J. McCullough. Ship left Texas City short one wiper. Brother Gunnar Grahne was elected as ship's delegate. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. ERNA ELIZABETH (Overseas Navi­ gation), April S—Chairman, J. Nolsen; Secretary, $. Doyle. One man missed ship In engine department due to ship sailing before time posted. Motion made for 12 to IS years sea time for retirement, re­ gardless of age. Vote of thanks to the entire steward department for Job well done. Crew request that this ship be placed among the best feeders. ORION COMET (Wsstarn Tankers), Feb. II—Chairman, J. Hoggia; Secre­ tary, M. Burns. Brother J. Hoggia was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Discussion on prices of slop chest which are way out of line. $29 out of ship's fund was donaled to men In Marina Hlspital. Request made for $1 per man to be put to­ wards ship's fund. Rusty water to be checked. Shortage of fans—only two were put aboard. minimum wage protection to laun­ dry workers earning 40, 50 and 60 cents an hour. Several million workers, he said, are "not in the market as consumers because they are pri­ soners of a low wage economy." Business, he asserted, "ought to look at this for the benefit of the entire economy" and not Just that "of a few employers who happen to be your members." Canada Hooks Into AMVER Radio System NEW YORK—Twelve Canadian marine radio stations along the east coast of Canada linked with eighteen US Coast Guard and Navy radio stations on May 1 to provide a total of thirty stations in the North Atlantic region which relay messages at no cost for merchant vessels of all nations. The extension of the radio net­ work is a new development in the American Merchant Vessel Re­ port System (AMVER), which is located at Coast Guard head­ quarters in the Custom House, here and serves as a receiving center for all messages that are received from ships that utilize the AMVER system. The AMVER system is an inter­ national mutual assistance program which provides, with the aid of electronic computers, a develop­ ment and coordination of search and rescue efforts in the offshore areas of the Atlantic Ocean, Carib­ bean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Merchant vessels of all nations making voyages in these areas vol­ untarily send sailing and position reports via the radio hookup to AMVER headquarters here. In­ formation from these reports is then entered into a electronic com­ puter which generates and main­ tains dead reckoned positions for the vessels. The memory of the computer also stores certain char­ acteristics related to about 15,009 merchant vessels sailing the Atlan­ tic from time to time. Normally the AMVER computer is plotting about 900 vessels simul­ taneously. This represents about 60 percent of the vessels of 80 na­ tions within radio range of tha AMVER communications network. The predicted positions of tha vessels are accurate to a probabla error of 25 to 50 miles. Over 2,500 separate vessels are plotted making 5,500 separate messages each month, and participation continues to grow each day. When an emergency occurs at sea, the computer is asked to pro­ vide certain infonnation concern­ ing vessels near enough to assist. This Includes the identity, loca­ tion, course, speed, radio watch and frequency guard, availability of doctor, radar and radio tele­ phone and destination. iNlHB CALL SlU HALL/ �• I n. is«4 SEAFARERS LOG rag* Niactcai Galley Experts Seafarers never had much of a reputation when it comes to worrying about the com­ plexion of their hands or deciding what kind of fragrance their soap cakes should have. A seaman who has just come up from a hot four hours in the engine room or has completed a paint chipping job in the teeth — of a raw wind isn't too likely which was directed his way when Health Service is considering drop­ ping its practice of issuing fit for to care whether his skin is his father passed away. duty slips, drew strong condemna­ 4 4 4 going to end up "softer than soft" One reason why chow on the Arizpa (Waterman) often draws raves from crewmembers is the care taken In its prep­ aration by the galley staff. Carl Churke, third cook, II) and Felix Tate, ship's baker, (r) are caught by the camera as they work on the dinner meal. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Sailor's Request By Tony Toker Looking hack to one score and eleven, Onr pgthioay of life was 'tween Hades and Heaven. Until I realized that all was not right; I tried very hard vxith all of rhy might. Setting a pace that was easy to follow. Enjoying the oceans and watching the swallows. To me you are still the same girl I wed; Others may say not, just believe what I said. Keep faith in me always; don't ever despair. Even when gossips may foul up the air. Remember the good that I may have done; Never conderhn me, even in fun. Even though often tve are too long apart. Endless are my thoughts from where I depart. Coming to this phase or part of my poem. Understand darling, that I'm far from home. Relying upon your trust in me; Knowing my actions, judged/ they «nll be. Even when I'm angry or just a plain bore. Yes, I still love you. of that I am sure. ALCOA MASTER (Alcoa), AprU 11 —Chairman, A. Howit; Sacratary, W. Massenger. $3.40 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department deleeates. Brother Messenger was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew re­ quested to close drain valve in laun­ dry room before leaving. Ship is Tunning smoothly. smoothly. Motion made that food plan be discontinued. Ships are not stored sufficiently and it Is a waste of Union funds for personnel to operate same. Vote was 100 percent in favor of motion. Motion made that instant coffee be put aboard ship and coffee urn repaired. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), April 12 —Chairman, Marshal C. Cooper; Sec­ retary, Charles E. Turner. Ship's delegate reported that everything is in order. Some minor disputes in deck and engine department to be taken up with patrolman. Entire crew requested to keep pantry and messroom clean. Vote of thanks to the steward department. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), April 32—Chairman,, Harry K. Kauf­ man) Secretary, Fazll All. $64.10 in ship's fund. Motion made that qual­ ity of stores and meats be checked. $10 was given to chief electrician for carrying men In his car to SlU hall to vote. All men requested to turn In room keys. PENN CARRIER (Penn Shipping), April 5—Chairman, R. Harp; Secre­ tary, J. Padelsky. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything Is running I PENN CARRIER (Penn Shipping), May 2—Chairman, Lonnle Cole; Sec­ retary, Michael C. Miller. Motion made that SIU Food committee make sure that the ship has the right amount of food. Ship's delegate re­ ported no beefs but quite a bit of disputed OT in deck department. Everyone asked to be careful with smoking. MASSMAR (Calmer), May 8—Chair­ man, Joe Air; Secretary, John A. Ykeiow, Bumy, THAT SOAP POVVPgK OF VOUI2S su/se OlOMV , lAUNPPYi / The crew aboard the LaSalle when he lathers up. (Waterman) think they have a so­ Crewmembers on the Del Norte (Delta), therefore, weren't too lution to the age-old problem of surprised when A. J. Tremer de­ getting Into locked crew quarters manded that a more masculine brand of soap be put out for the crew's use. Tremer told his ap­ proving audience that Lux, Camay and all the other toilet soaps that are advertised to keep a woman's skin pure were just "too sweet" for his liking. t 4 4. The crew aboard another Delta Line ship also was forced to wrestle with a cleaning problem recently. Since the Del Compo has a limited amount of space where crewmemers can hang their laundry to dry, a definite problem had developed with what could be done with the wet wash. Ev­ eryone agreed that when laundry became dry, it should be prompt­ ly removed from the line. Naviga­ tion on the ship could also be improved if crewmembers would stop hanging their laundry out­ side crew quarters and in the al­ leyway, reports Joseph Zeloy, ship's delegate. Sullivan. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Crew beefing about the very bad food on the ship. This matter to be taken up with patrolman. partment. Brother Ralph O. King resigned as ship's delegate. Ven­ tilators in engine room need repair­ ing. Each crewmember requested to protest removal of radio operators. ROBIN 600DFELL0W (Moorc-McCormaek), March 22—Chairman, Lu­ ther Cadson; Secretary, Thomas J. Heggarty. Two men missed ship in New York. Radio operator requests that all wires be paid in cash. $17 In ship's fund. $10 was donated to Seamen's Library In New York. Brother Oreste Vola was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. All de­ partments requested to keep laundry room clean. TRANSINDIA (Hudson Waterways), March 29—Chairman, A. F. Bankstron; Secretary, L. A. Brown. Brother Bankstron, acting ship's delegate, re­ ported things running smoothly. Ship sailed short an electrician. Brother Bankston was elected ship's delegate before end of meeting. Crew re­ quested to leave crew messroom open while at sea. Ship's delegate reported that two men missed payoff in Philadelphia and two men missed ship in Phila­ delphia. Some disputed OT in deck department. Captain will have ship fumigated for roaches in Rotterdam. SACRAMENTO (Oriental Export­ ing), April 5—Chairman, Robert Spencer; Secretary, Robert E. Summerford. Brother Slade was elected to serve as ship's treasurer. $19.50 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department and deck de- 4 4 4 Seafarers on the Raphaer Semmes (Sea-Land) have decided iti about time to improve the recep­ tion on their TV set. A recent reso­ lution asked that each crewmember donate $3.00 to the ship's fund for repairs to the set and also set up a committee to buy a new antenna, reports Guy Walter, meeting sec- its, Ott U Clair after the crewmember has left the ship. Crewmembers voted to set up a deposit system to avoid hav­ ing their shipmates leave ship with the keys in their pockets, 4" 4" Vance' Reid, ship's delegate on according to Leo James, meeting the Anjt (Pacific Seafarers), sends secretary. this message to his Union broth­ 4 4 4 Seafarers on the Penn Trader ers: "Wish us luck on this slow trip to China. But, this is what I (Penn Shipping) might have been like since we've got a good crew. under the impression that their eyesight was going bad until they All is fine." heard an anguished complaint at 4 4 4 " The crew on the Steel Vendor a recent ship's meeting. Crew­ (Isthmian) know how to comfort members. quickly backed up a de­ an unfortunate brother when he mand that the engineer come up is in need. At a recent ship's with brighter light bulbs which meeting, the ship's steward, Fred would produce more than 25 watts Shaia publicly stated his thanks both in passageways and living to the entire crew for the concern quarters, reports John W. Butler, and care they gave him while he ship's delegate. was sick. Frank Travis also ex­ Reports that the US Public pressed his gratitude for the help ST. CHRISTOPHER (Destiny Car­ riers), March 15—Chairman, John Bergeria; Secretary, Thomas Farrell. tion at a ship's meeting on the Transindia (Hudson Waterways). A. F. Blankston, ship's deiegate, states that it is the crew's feeling that such an act would represent the first step in completely ending the care of seamen by the USPHS. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), March 22—Chairman, None; Secretary, James W. Galloway. Ship's delegate re­ ported some disputed OT. Crew told that each department should order their own sanitary gear. Motion made io request clarification on shore leave for Ascension Island. COLORADO (Waterman), March 1— Chairman, Vincent Kohl; Secretary, T. J. Kearns. No beefs reported by department delegates. Discussion on more food being put out for night lunch, tables being set up correctly, and crew desire to have more coffee served at all meals. This will be corrected. Coffee time is proving a prob­ lem on the Council Grove (Cities Service) where there seems to be a shortage of cups to drink the Java. Despite this inconvenience, the crew was more than ready to vote their thanks for the fine work the steward department was doing. 4 4 4 Contented seamen who know they can look forward to meals prepared in finest SIU style con­ tinue to give high praise to their steward departments. Among the ships whose steward departments have receii'ed votes of thanks lately are the Steel Recorder (Isthmian), Transorient (Hudson Waterways), John C. (Atlantic Car­ riers), Fairport (Waterman), Montpelier Victory (Victory Carriers), Del Monte (Deltal, Midland (Clear­ water), Steel Architect (Isthmian), Transhatteras (Hudson) Water­ ways), Baltimore (Cities Service), Losmar (Calmar), Madeket (Water­ man) and Florida State (Ever­ glades). 4 4 4 Crewmembers on the City of Alma and the Fairport (Water­ man) are really beaming about the company's decision to provide watch focsles for the engine de­ partment since passenger opera­ tions were cut back. Sentiment for the move was very high before the decision i\as announced. 4 4 4 Former shipmates of Bill Olds on the Del Norte (Delta) were sad­ dened to hear of his recent passing. Many of those who remembered him were happy to contribute to the collection which raised $200 for his family in New Orleans, re­ ports ship's delegate Harry Wolowitz. 4 4 4 It's been all smooth sailing on the Marine (US Shipping). F. J. Johnson, ship's delegate, recently gave a vote of thanks to W. Drake, deck delegate; George Williams, engine delegate, and F. Davacol, steward delegate for their excel­ lent cooperation. The crew gave a rousing vote of thanks to Eddie Miller, chief steward, for his good menus, fine food and A-1 service �Fag* Twenty SEAFARERS U, INf LOO SlU Shutterbug Takes Trip To Moscow NEW ORLEANS—When the York (American Bulk Carriers) visited Odessa recently as part of tha US wheat ship* ments to Russia program, Seafarer Eric Joseph took the initiative to go sightseeing in Russia. Joseph's visit to Moscow repre-" sented the second time he had seen streets, and a great real of new the city. He had visited Moscow apartment construction. five years earlier when he had also However, Joseph strikes a more toured Kiev, Leningrad, Riga and somber note when he mentions the fact that he was followed by plain­ Moscow. He reports that he noticed sev­ clothes security police during his eral changes since his last visit to Moscow visit. Even though he was the Soviet capital. He noticed that faced with the uncomfortable situa­ the people on the streets were bet­ tion of being shadowed, he states ter dressed, that there were a that he had the freedom to go any­ larger number of small cars on the where in the city. 4 These views of Moscow were taken for the LOG by Seafarer Eric Joseph who recently made his second trip to see the Soviet ca­ pital. Joseph made hit visit when the York (Amer­ ican Bulk Carriers) de­ livered a load of wheat to Odessa as part of the grain shipments. The top photo shows the huge state-run GUM department stores in Moscow. The photo at the right depicts St. Basil's Cathedral. IsBiii'' -A.. - •• SlU-lifeboat training dramatically proved its value as It prevented an accident from turning into a tragedy when a Seafarer lifeboat crew successfully completed the transfer of an injured crewmember from^' the Oceanic Wave (American that they got a free ride since Oceanic) to a waiting doctor they couldn't keep tha boat going under its own power. When this became evident, oars were struck and "the Vikings could have taken lessons from the way the SIU boys PRODUCER (Marin* Carriers), April 19—Chairman, M. Poole; Secretary, T. Adami. Ship is running smuuthiy. Wiil pay oil April 24th. No beefs reported. Motion to install airpipes from pas­ sageway to each foc'sle. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. HASTINGS (Waterman), April I9-. Chairman, Leon Jordan; Secretary, John Wells. Nothing much to report. Everything is running smoothly. Draw will be put out before arrival. Pantry­ man hospitalized in St. Nazaire. France. $4.00 in ship's fund. Discus­ sion on repairs. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatratn), April 26—Chairman, A. Gylland; Sec­ retary, W. NIhem. Disputed OT lor OS wiU be taken up with patrolman. No major beefs reported by department delegates. Use Only One Mail Address from ship to bus station. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Motion made that headquarters form a committee to inspect living condi­ tions on new ships, in the future. CANTIONY (Cities •ervlce), April 23—Chairman, None; Secretary, A. Hebert. No beefs reported. Boarding patrolman to appoint deck delegate. Held discussion about food and prep­ aration of same. NORINA (Marine Traders), Feb. 2S —Chairman, John D. McLemore; Sec­ retary, Wallace O. Perry, Jr. Brother Wallace G. Perry, Jr. was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department per­ taining to oilers standing watches. Crew requested to keep crew mess clean at aU times. OCEANIC SPRAY (American Oce­ anic), April 26—Chairman, John C. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), April S— Chairman, W. T. Roach; Secretary A, Q. Nail. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. missed ship in steward department. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everything Is running smoothly. Brother Vincent Young was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Miller Brown sent the lifeboat across the water," declares Brown. When the transfer had been completed. Walker was turned over to the Hanover's doctor who turned out to be a young German who had just completed his train­ ing in the US. The German medic told Miller that he was only too glad to do something for an Amer­ ican after the wonderful treatment he had received in this country. The doctor was forced to am­ putate two of Walker's fingers, but after the operation was completed and he had returned to his ship, the brave electrician offered thanks to everyone in the lifeboat crew who had worked so hard to help him. While the operation was in progre.ss. Miller held the lifeboat alongside the Hanover. The Sea­ farer's wait for their injured brother was made more comfort­ able by the hospitality of the Ger­ man crew which gave the Seafarers cold beer. DEL NORTE (Delta), April 19— Chairman, Harold Crane; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate reported that one oiler was flown to New Orleans froih Barbados for being undesirable and a telegram was sent to New Orleans hail to that effect. One man was hospitalized in Buenos Aires. Letter received from Buck .Stephens .stating that the movie fund money $400 (.short $34) was returned. Brother Stephens was thanked for his trouble in recovering the fund. At present movie fund on board is $205.80 and $86.00 in ship's fund. Motion made to have negotiating committee negotiate for two days off a trip. This to be included in con­ tract. RIO GRANDE (Oriental Exporters), April 12—Chairman, Hugh D. Curran; Secretary, S. T. Araies. Brother Hugh D. Curran was elected to serve as ship's delegate. One man missing in deck department. No beefs re­ ported. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), April 12 —Chairman, Frank Arana; Secretary, Jaspar Anderson. Letter sent to head­ quarters regarding conditions on lioard ship. $2.42 in ship's fund. .Sliip's delegate offered condolence to Brother H. Dowcii on behalf of the crew on the death of his wife. Dis­ cussion about transportation for crew Seafarer Joseph poses in front of tha Lenin Museum on his recent visit to Mos­ cow while a group of Rus­ sian school children line up in the background. Al­ though Joseph reports he was followed by security police, he says that he could go anywhere he wanted. and how movies shall be purchased. Crew requests a different brand of catus and chill sauce as present brand explodes. Crew also requests that wash water tanks be repaired as water is now mixed with paint. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), April 12—Chairman, George Hayes; Secretary, Edward MIshanskl. Ship's delegate reported that one fireman was missing duo to illness. No re­ placement was available. This ship won the Safety Award. Crew told to prepare rooms for spraying. Poor grade of toilet tissue aboard ship. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for preparation and serving of food during voyage. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land), April 4—Chairman, J. Byrnes; Secre­ tary, Guy Walter. Brother Richard Brown was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $15.08 In ship's fund. No beefs reported. Motion made that each man. donate $4 to fund in order to pay for repaPs on TV. OVERSEAS EVA (Maritime Overseat), Feb. 4—Chairman, C. B. Lee, Jr.; Secretary, T. Jonet. Brother C. E. Lee. Jr., was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew re­ quested to keep mc.ssall clean nnd to take care of washing m.achinc. WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), April 4—Chairman, Walter Marcus; Secre­ tary, Paul B. Gladden, Sr. One man MARGARET BROWN (Bioomfield), April 12—Chairman, P. Blaiack; Secre­ tary, S. Rothschild. One man mi.ssed ship and later rejoined in another port. Vote of thanks extended to stew­ ard department for excellent service. so upset the people of the USSR as the death of President John t, Kennedy. "They had extraordinary respect for the man," he declared. "Practically everyone I spoke with," he continued, "expressed the opinion there would be no war so long as Kennedy were President. Today they shrug their shoulders and say: Now we don't know; any­ thing can happen." 04-;, Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies duo from various operators in back wages and disputed overtime should first check whether they have a proper maUing address on file with the company. SIU headquarters officials point out that reports received from sev­ eral operators show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score is sent from another, thus cre­ ating much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. SIU Lifeboat Crew Saves Injured Brother aboard a passenger liner on the high seas. The incident began when ship's electrician Eddie Lee Walker was stoning a commentator on a gener­ ator, according to a report by ship's meeting secretary Ira Brown. Walker's hand slipped while he was working, and the top of two fingers of one hand were severed when his Walker hand was pulled Into the generator. A quick call for medical help was sent out on the ship's radio, and two minutes later the German liner Hanover answered the dis­ tress signal. The German ship radioed that it had a doctor on board and would turn about to meet the Oceanic Wave. Since the Hanover had gone through the Suez Canal at the same time as the American ship and was only a few miles ahead of it, a rendevous was quickly arranged. When the Hanover came into sight, the value of SIU lifeboat training soon showed itself. Brown writes that bosun, Frank Miller took command of number one life­ boat which was launched "with a bunch of real good sailors at the oars." In describing the transfer oper­ ation, Brown says that the lifeboat crew did a fine job in traditional SIU style. Although two engineers were aboard to work the boat's motor, the meeting secretary notes During his tour, Interpreterguides, "all women, most of them pretty" accompanied his party. He reports that he met several beauti­ ful Russian girls and found that getting acquainted with them was definitely an Individual matter. On the whole Joseph discovered So­ viet citizens were "friendly, polite and curious about anything Ameri­ can. On the other hand, it is obvious that both he and his fellow crewmembers on the York were not too pleased with the way a Russian patrol boat circled their ship for two nights while it awaited clear­ ance to dock at Odessa. Another unpleasant Soviet practice was the assignment of armed soldiers to patrol all the ships in port, he adds. According to Joseph, nothing has Hunt; Secretary, P. J. Foley. Held discussion on draws. Ship sailed from Galveston, Texas, short one oiler and one fireman. One fireman boarded at Freeport. Brother P. J. Douzat, Jr. was elected to serve as ship's delegate. DEL RIO (Delta), April 19—Chair­ man, Leon J. Penton; Secretary, Alf M. Toientino. Brother Norman W. DuBois was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Ship sailed one man short from Beaumont, Texas. $9 in ship's fund. Discussion on food not being cooked properly. Poultry is not cooled long enough. SENECA (Marine Carriers), March 27—Chairman, L. A. Mitchell; Secre­ tary, F. A. McGrath. Motion made to have the laundry room cleaning alternated each week between tha deck and engine crew. Motion to have recreation room clean and that the last stand-by help clean up the crew mess. Crew requested to be properly dressed when entering the dining area. No beefs reported by department delegates. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Feb. 24—Chairman, Edmund J. Len; Sec­ retary, James Gilliam. Ship's dele­ gate reported no beefs and ship is off to a good start. Few hours dis­ puted OT in deck department. Stow­ away is being returned to Massawa, Ethiopia—this being his third try. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), March 29—Chairman, T. Johnson; Secretary, K. Ryan. $13.55 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Discussion on movie projector LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March 29—Chairman, Rob­ ert W. Ferrandiz; Secretary, F. Ches­ ter. Brother E. O. (Tex) Warren was elected to servo as ship's delegate, and it was agreed that ha take care of the ship's fund. $7.15 in fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), April 5—Chairman, D. N. Dickson; Secre­ tary, W. P. Anderson. Brother D. N. Dick.son was elected to serve as ship'.* delegate. Deck delegate reported that he has a check for $110.38 to be deposited in ship's fund for movies. Said chock to be caslied In Sun Francisco and kept for safe keeping by the Captain. It was suggested that the ship's library be locked In port and the key kept In messhall. TRANSERIE (Hudson Waterways), April 23—Chairman, George W. Alex­ ander; Secretary, Richard W. Simpkins. One man hospitalized in Odes­ sa. Another man paid off in Odessa due to death in his family. Brother George W. Alexander was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to Brother John J. Quinter, former ship's delegate, .for a Job well done. Crew requested not to smoke on deck while carrying gaso­ line as cargo. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), May 2—Chairman, J. Karl; Secretary, R. F. Mackert. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything Is going well. Praised crew's behavior. One man missed ship in Nola. One man to get off in Canada for operation. Will see the captain about replacements. �U. 1M4 SEAT ARE BS' rag9 LOG Oldtimer Describes Thrills Of Days On Sailing Ships By Fred Harvey, H-120 EDITOR'S NOTE—Fred Harvey is an SIU oldtimer whose sailing career stretches all the way back to the days before steam ships replaced the clippers on the high seas. LOG readers will remember the ac­ count of his days on the whaler Andrew Hicks which appeared in the December 28, 1962, edition. i ni :.i"9;i i r^i It r: ? I^ \U I< Iv h. A drawing of the three sky sail W. F. Babcock under full sail shows the graceful majesty which inspired the loyalty of sailing oldtimers such as SlU member Fred Harvey. After having his fill of whaling, Harvey signed on the Babcock which sailed from San Francisco to Weesong, China. Seafarers Not Charity Cases To the Editor: I was reading a newspaper from England the other day when it struck me just how lucky the American seaman is to have such a strong Union as the SlU to represent them. The paper was the "London Observer," and in the classi­ fied pages there was a small advertisement asking for do­ nations to something called the "Royal Alfred Merchant Seamen's Society." The soci­ ety's pitch was that it never ignored a "distress signal from an aged or disabled seafarer." If American seamen weren't protected by unions like the SlU, they would also have to depend on charity handouts from organizations like the one advertising in the "London Observer." However, we do have the SIU, and I know we can all sleep that much better since we know that our Union will take care of us both while we are sailing and afterwards when we are forced to stay on the beach permanently. Today a Seafarer can hold up his head with pride and not worry about becoming an ob- To The Kditor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be tcithheld upon request. I ject of charity and whether or not somebody is going to an­ swer a "distress signal." Carl Cowl l" S* Mourns Passing Of Joe Voipian To the Editor: I was very sorry to hear that Joe Voipian passed away. All the oldtimers in the Union will really miss him, especially the ones who are now receiving pensions, not to say anything about the members who are about ready to start collecting their pension checks. tF You ARE RECEIVING MORETHAN ONE COPY OF THE In his job as head of the SIU's Department of Social Security, he was always fighting to make pension conditions bet­ ter for our Union's oldtimers. This is one of the reasons why the SIU has the best pension plans of all the maritime unions. He never gave up working for a better social security plan and an improved deal for SIU pensioners. Let's all hope that the good work that Joe Voipian dedicated his life to will be carried on. Leo Gillis. Seaman Lauds Care By Crew To the Editor: I am writing to tell you of the wonderful care and atten­ tion that I received on my last voyage on the Steel Vendor. During the trip I was taken ill with a kidney stone ailment which knocked me off my feet. I was laid up in bed for eight long days until the pain from the sickness cleared up. When I first got sick, the pain was so much that I really got scared, especially since I didn't know what it was. What I. really want to talk about is the class A treatment that the entire crew gave me. Even though they were all busy, every one of them told me how concerned they were about my poor condition. Dur­ ing the time I was flat on my back, there was always some­ one in my room watching over me. I got this attention for the eight days I was sick, every hour of the day or night. Since everyone on board the Steel Vendor went out of his way to make sure that I would pull through, I really find it very hard to single out any one or two men to give my thanks to. When I say every­ one, I mean right from Captain K. N. Greenlaw to the greenest seaman in the crew. Every last crewmember was ready and willing to do anything that I asked when I needed some­ thing. I want everyone in the SIU to know that as far as I'm con­ cerned, there isn't a ship sail­ ing that has a crew that can top the Steel Vendor's. Fred Shaia A ship flying across the water under full sail is a beautiful thing to see. Back in the days when I first started sailing, the notion of signing on a steam ship never even occurred to me. Sailing ships were good enough for me, just as they were for Andy Furuseth in his time. Back in 1903 when I was on the Andrew Hicks, we caught in the ice which was be­ crew consisting of 18 sailors, a sailed to the Arctic Ocean to ginning to move south. It was sailmaker, carpenter, cook, stew­ get Bowhead Whale. I remember going ashore on Middleton Island, in the Gulf of Alaska, south of Valdez. We found an old Scan­ dinavian captain who lived alone there raising blue and silver fox for their fur. Fresh Eggs After learning that we wanted fresh provisions, the old man told us where we could find sea gull eggs. We headed for some high cliffs and started gathering eggs using long "man helpers" with spoons attached. Til never forget how thousands of gulls descended on us, screaming their protests as they watched their nests being robbed. We managed to get several baskets of eggs which changed our menu on the Harvey ship considerably. We started eating eggs until they came out of our ears. For days we were served nothing but boiled eggs, and fried eggs, but we never did get a slice of ham with them. Our ship's captain gave the old skipper on the island a bolt of canvas for helping us out, and we proceeded to the Bering Sea. When we arrived there, there wasn't any wind. While we were be­ calmed, we started to fish, catch­ ing cod by the hundreds with an occasional halibut. This meant that we finally were able to stop eating eggs. Our diet, which now consisted of fried fish, boiled fish and fish served in every other way we eould dream up, still was a welcome change from our usual fare of salt "horse" (pork). McKenzie River After sailing through the Ber­ ing Strait, we eventually arrived at the mouth of McKenzie River where the crew got its first bowhead whale in the vicinity of Herochel Island. We didn't have much trouble in killing him, and after he was stripped down, we got about 1,000 pounds of bone out of him. This was sold back in the States for around $3 per pound. I guess the shipowner made a good profit out of It, but $3 is all the money that we ever got out of it. Continuing on, we sailed until we reached solid ice, and even though it was summer, I was able to go out on the ice pack with a hunting party. We bagged a polar bear later on and managed to get two walruses. Since the Andrew Hicks had to depend on her sails, she had to turn around toward Point Barrow in order to avoid getting during this time that we got ard, cabin boy and five officers another bowhead, collecting about aft for a total of 28 men. Although 1,500 pounds of bone and some the Babcock had a reputation as oil. After sailing through the a hellship only ten years before, Bering Sea, we killed Sperm we managed to do fairly well. In Whale which gave us about 80 those days we didn't stand the usual afternoon watch in fine barrels of oil. when we reached San Fran­ weather. This meant that every cisco in the early part of Decem­ second day everyone worked the ber 1903, I decided it was about whole days every 48 hours. time to do some sailing on another We made a fast passage to the part of the ocean. Up to that mouth of the Whampoa River in time, most of my trips were on about 45 days. Although Shanghai the Pacific and the waters north lies about 14 miles up the of the Arctic Circle. Whampoa, we dropped anchor at Barbary Coast Weesong on the Yangtze where Meanwhile, 1904 rolled around, our cargo was unloaded into and the old Barbary Coast looked junks. Since we were some distance as fine as ever. Business was really booming at the Thalia and to Shanghai, our skipper promised Hippodrome dance halls, and that half the crew at a time could things were roaring along Bart- get into the city for a weekend. lett Alley and other areas in the As was the custom in those days old Red Light district. along the Chinesse coast, a big Even though I was only 17 at junk would anchor off the stern the time, I felt strong as an ox of a ship whose crew couldn't and considered myself a good 1 get to shore. Crewmembers would boat man. After all, I had been j then have the opportunity to draw serving as a stroke oarsman in i a certain amount from the junk's a whale boat full of gear which ! proprietor out of the $25 a month carried a crew of six. Trying to wages that they were paid. Of run down a whale in one of those course, this didn't amount to too boats is a long way from the much since we all got a month's training SIU men get in lifeboat advance in San Francisco. How­ handling. I still say there is ever, things were very cheap in nothing like practical experience the Orient, and all the average in a whale boat in the long seaman wanted was wine, women swells of the Pacific or fishing and song, all of which could be purchased from the junk so con­ down on the Grand Banks. When I went to the shipping veniently anchored off our stern. Went Ashore master, I found out there was an The first Saturday after our American three sky sail yarder, the W. F. Babcock, loading oil for arrival, I went to take a look at the lamps of China. When he Shanghai with the port watch. I asked me if I wanted to sign on arrived there with $10 in my as third mate (about the equiv­ pocket and promptly bunked In a alent of a bosun's rating), I house that the agent had recom­ immediately accepted and went mended. After about 24 days, the coolie down to meet the skipper, a typical 'Down Easter.' He liked gangs finally got us unloaded, my looks and physique, so I got and we began to take on fresh provisions. Two men left ship for the berth. After we finished taking on jobs on the beach, and the cargo, the ship was towed down agent's shipping master replaced from Richmond and anchored to them with a couple of seamen pick up a crew. We signed on who were tired of staying in 20 men, most of them from board­ China. We beat a fast passage ing masters. Only about half of back to San Francisco, arriving them had ever seen a ship before. in the first, part of May. As soon We left for Shanghai in the as I hit shore, I began thinking middle of January, 1904 with a about getting a ship for Europe. HURRICANE (Waterman), May 3— Chairman, K. K. Brittain; Secretary, J. C. Thompson. Repair lists were made up and turned in. A nice trip. A couple of minor beets aboard. Vote of thanks extended to the ship's delegates for a Job well done, and a : special vote of thanks to the steward department for making it a wonder­ ful trip, OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overteas), March 1 — Chairman, A. Mlchelet; Secretary, L, Pierson. Ship's delegate didn't have much to report. There are a few beefs and some dis­ puted OT, CLIP ALL MAIL LABELS FROM THE fROHT PASES... AND RETURN LABELS EOINE CANADJUSYLlSr. WILD RANGER (Waterman), March 1—Chairman, A. L, Clamboll; Secre­ tary, W. C. Sink. Ship just came out of a l.l-day lay-up in San Fran- Cisco, and is in good shape. Brother Ciamboli was elected to serve as .chip s delegate. Motion made to have supply of stamped envelopes sent to ship for forwarding crew li.sts and ship's minutes to headquarters DEL MAR (Delta), March 29—Chair­ man, E. McCloskey; Secretary, Rich­ ard Stewart. One man missed the ship in Santos, Brazil, but was re­ placed by anotlier man who had missed the ship there. One man was hospitalized in Curacao, N.W.I. $.128.08 in movie fund. Motion made that the 4-8 FWT and Oiler be re­ lived while maneuvering by the 8-12 watch as customary and this to be entered in the eiariBrations at the next negotiations of the SIU con­ tract. DEL SOL (Delta), April 3—Chair­ man, Pete Valentine; Secretary, E. P. Sahuque. $5 in ship's fund. Motion was made that each man donate $1 to ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deek and engine departments, otherwise everything is running smoothly. MAYFLOWER (Mayflower), April 2S —Chairman, A. Rummel; Secretary, R. Sanchez. Brother F. Pehler was elected tq serve as ship's delegate. All delegates requested to make up repair list as soon as possible. No beefs reported. �• . Twenty-Tfr* SEAFARERS All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Patrick Cranford, born January, Chesapeake, Va. 21, 1964, to the Quincy R. Cran4 4 4^ Melanie Lewingr, born December fords, Chickasaw, Alabama. 23, 1963, to the Clarence Lewings, 4. i Wendy Koss, born December Many, La. 21, 1963, to the James A. Koss', 4 4 4 Alpena, Mich. John Grlmmett, bom January i 4" 3, 1964, to the Richard Lee GrlmTina Marie Cairns, born Janu­ metts, Atlanta, Georgia. ary 14, 1964, to the John V. 4 4 4 Cairns', Sault Marie, Mich. Susanne Morris, born August 4* 4" 4« 12, 1963, to the Mortimer Morris", Orrin Dawson Wicker, born De­ Mobile, Alabama. cember 18, 1963, to the Ben L. 4 4 4 Wickers, Jr., Groves. Texas. Tanuny Wall, born December, 4- 4« 4" 4, 1963, to the James H. Walls, Felicia Mary Pitre, born Novem­ Jacksonville, Fla. ber 9. 1963, to the Raymond Pit4 4 4 res, Marrero, La. Sara McGrew, born December 4' 4* l" Diane Vickery, born January 6, 29, 1963, to the Lloyd McGrews, 1964, to the Walter Vlckerys, Phil­ Leltchfield, Mich. 4 4 4 adelphia, Pa. Scott Alan Louis, born Decem­ 4 4 4" Will Beasley Jr., born January ber 11, 1963, to the John N. Louis", 1, 1964. to the Will D. Beasleya. Manlstlque, Mich. Lisa & Denlse Johnson, born November 18, 1963, to the Ray­ mond Johnsons, Detroit, Mich. 4 4 4 Tammy Frazier, born November 27, 1963, to the Thomas E. Frazlers, Elkton, Va. 4 4 4 Thomas John Buzalewskl, born January 29, 1963, to the Joseph Buzalewskls, Reading, Pa. 4 4 4 Jacqueline Caban, born Febru­ ary 8, 1964, to the Rafael Cabans, New York, New York. 4 4 4 Roxann Waters, born November 23, 1963, to the Phillip M. Waters", Dallas, Texas. 4 4 4 Helen Louise Bowers, born No­ vember 4, 1963, to the Raymond S. Bowers', Algonae, Mich. 4 4 4 Beth-Ann Colllngs, born Decem­ The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported ber 25, 1963, to the Charles F. Colllngs, Philadelphia, Pa. to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment 4 4 4 of elainis is normally due to late filing, laek of beneficiary Linda Trevisano, born February card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) i 4, 1964, to the Domlnlck TrevlMariano Seano, 74: Brother sanos, Brooklyn, New York. Clement Stann, 43: Brother Staim died of natural causes on Seano was a victim of heart dis­ 4 4 4 ease on August September 14, Houston Thomas, born January 31, 1963 at the 21, 1964, to the Houston Thomas", 1963 aboard the American Hospi­ Mobile, Alabama. Transhudson tal, Manila, The (Hudson Water­ 4 4 4 Philippines. A n ways). A member Gena Williams, born January 30, SIU member of the Union since 1939, he 1964, to the Gene Williams', Ports­ since 1957, he sailed in the deck mouth, Pa. sailed in the department be­ steward depart­ fore going on ment. He is sur­ vived by his pap> pension in 1956. ents, Alelde and Luclen Stann of surviving is his niece, Eufracla GalX r New Orleans, La. Burial was in lano of Manila, The Philippines. New Orleans. La. The place of burial is unknown. Marion P. Edge 4 4 4 You are asked to get in touch 4 4 4 John J. Donahue, 63: Heart dis­ with Red at 477-0606 In Mobile, ease was fatal to Brother Donahue Jose Alonzo, 40t Brother Alonzo Ala. on April 14, 1964 died accidentally when his house 4 4 4 in Jersey City, caught fire in Rudolph CifarattI NJ. A member of Tampa, Fla. Sail­ Your sister, Rita advises you to the SIU-Railway ing in the stew­ get In touch with your mother who Marine Region ard department, Is recovering from a broken arm. since 1963, he he was a member 4 4 4 was a tugman of the SIU since Marion McClure with the Erie 1952. He is sur­ Tha above named is asked to Lackawanna Rail­ vived by a friend, contact Lindsey Ogletree, care of road. He is sur­ Sydney D. Pat­ Airport Parking Company of Texas, vived by his wife, terson of Mobile, Sky Harbor Airport, 3000 Sky Har­ Margaret Donahue of Jersey City, Ala. Burial was bor Drive, Phoenix, Arizona. NJ. Place of burial was not listed. at Colon Cemetary, Tampa, Fla. 4 4 4 Joseph Boulanger, 67: Brother Boulanger died of natural causes on December 23, 1963 at Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, NY. He was a member of the SIU-Great Lakes Tug and Dredge District since 1961 until he re­ tired on pension in 1962. Surviv­ ing are three daughters, Rosemary Young, Margaret Dallman and Elizabeth McAndrew, and a son, Joseph Boulanger, all of Buffalo. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetary, Buffalo. 4 4 4 Tony A. Abella, 74: Brother Abella died of brain disease on January 21, 1964 at King County Hospital, Seattle Wash. He joined the SIU in 1961 and sailed as a member of both the engine and steward depart­ ments. He is sur­ vived by a daugh­ ter, Canida Asuncion of San Jose, Calif. Burial was at Holyrood Cemetary, Seattle, Wash. 4 4 4 Ferdinand J. Bruggner, 52: Brother Bruggner died of natural causes on No­ vember 2, 1963, in the Staten Island USPHS Hospital. He joined the Un­ ion in 1952 and sailed as a mem­ ber of the en­ gine department. Surviving are his sons, Andrew and Robert Brugg­ ner of Bradenton Beach, Fla. Bur­ ial was at St. Charles Cemetery, Farmlngdale, N.Y. 4 4 4 Translndia Crewmembers Seafarers in the New York area who sailed on the last voyage of the Translndia are asked to get in touch with Bob Aronson in the LOG office. 4 4 4 Charles (Dutch) Delhaus Tha above-named, who was a crewmember of the Del Valle, Voyage 81, is advised that his ra­ dio, suitcase and souvenirs are now in the purser's possession. 4 4 4 JteM It, ItM ihif Tax Refund Checks Income tax refund checks are being hold for SIU members listed below by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, 4 4 4 Henry Davis, Jr., 43i A heart San Francisco 5, Calif.: Julian B. Arzaga, Vasco M. Barattack claimed Brother Davis on ros (3), Eugene W. Bent, Marjarito January 24, 1964, Borja, Joseph Camp, Eugene L. en route to the Castano, Jr., Elgll E. Hjelm (2), Johns Hopkins Joseph Luberlch Waldo M. Oliver, Hospital. Sailing Jorgen G. Pedersen, Sammy Roin the steward gamos, Michael Romalho, Henry department, he R. Smith, Charles E. Swltzer, Ber­ had been a mem­ nardo Tombocon and Willie Wal­ ber of the Union ker (2). since 1950. Bur­ ial was at Mt. 4 4 4 Calvary Cem­ Eddie Candel! etery In Anne Arundel County, You are asked to contact Jlmmie Md. Isidore E. Levin of Baltimore, D. Coker, 2824 N. W. 59th Street, Md., was legally appointed ad­ Seattle 7, Wash., about an urgent ministrator of his estate. matter. All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following U the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Arvo Antilla R. A. Kennedy Joseph A. Baron* R. Klrsohenmann Daniel H. Bishop Duskn P. Korolla Gary J. Bryant M. M. Locklear WUbert Burke Henry J. Maas. Jr. George E. Burleson Mont McNabb. Jr. Adron Cox Claude McNorton Billy Dean Phillip C. Mendnza R. F. Edmonds Cleon Mixon John Fabis Charles Lee Monks Edw. S. Fairfield Ralph H. Newcomb O. R. Farrara Robert Odom John S. Fontan Earl J. Porta Theodore Forlin Vincent A. Quinn Audley C. Foster O. E. Richardson Richard Gallegoo J. P. Shaiigliiiessy James E. Gardiner Louis C. Storie John F. Gersey R. E. Stough, Jr. Jesse L. Green Win. D. Thiemonz* Otis J. Harden B. L. Trosclair Ramon Drizany John Valladares James O. Jackson Louis C. Vanacoer* Frank F. James John D. Vidrine Foster J. Juneau Roy R. Young Ben J. Kazuba USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND J. C. Arnold William Milter Tom Danzey James Mitchell Hector Durate Donald E. Murphy Arnold Heinvall S. Orkwiszewski Protasio Herrera Antonio Palmes Charles Hippard Ralph Pardue Emile Haude James Redden Lafayette Howard James Selmon Edward F. Lamb Carl W. Smith Charles Lovell Paul Strickland James Lyness Samuel Walton Jerry Miller USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS John W. Alstatt Chas. C. Martin John Aruanites F. Ouweneel Samuel E. Aviles Joseph P. Pettus James Bencic L. J. Pretious J. A. CichomskI Ernesto Ramirez T. H. Fitzgibbons Frank F. Reese James C. Flanagan J. Leo Rogers John W. Gibson Alfonso Sandino Otis Gilles John E. Sbamel S. H. Harrison Charles M. Silcox Milburn L. Hatley T. A. Spencer Walter J. Koyn L. Springer Michael Machusky Charles B. Young USPHS HOSPITAT. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS John J. May Harold G. Werns Ray Kiersten USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK John Aba Nils Larson E. S. Alvarez George McGinnis Forney Bowen Warren Mclnlyre Lawrence Byrne Ambro.se Magdirila Henry Callahan G. Mihalopoulos Anthony Carrano Haakon Mouin Ed Cleary Clifton Nelson Clarence Collins Harold Nelson John Cullinson Francis Neves Hamilton Dailey N. Palaulzoglnii Joe Denton Winford PoweU Lionel Desplant Tom Rainey James Fisher James Ray Robert Godwin Win. Sargent Lynwood Gregory At StracciolinI Ralph Hayes Tunis Tcnisson Erik Jensen Julian Visla Ellis Jones Harry White Derek Lamb USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE. FI.ORIDA G. C. Maddox E. S. Bagley H. J. Roef USPHS HOSPITAf. BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS Gilbert Edwards Charles Robinson Wm. Kouzounas Harris Smallwood Newton Paine Claude Valladares USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Pastor B. Ablin Edwin L. Kane Charlie A. Gedra Roland E. Parady Emmet C. Humbird R. O. Zaragoza R. J. Henningcr A. Bell USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA G. C. Atherton M. L. Hamilton Robert Bailey Wm. Harris Innes Blankcnship Joseph Perry Frank Buck Otto Sylvester Barron D. Daniels Hildred V. Whit* USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICHIGAN P. M. Novak Edward L. Baats Wm. Wheeler USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASHINGTON E. Le Bourveau John E. Kennedy Sam N. Bowser J. F. Malyszho G. E. Bradford Robert Maloy R. F. Nielsen CecU •. V/aUloh Antonio Penor Wm. L. Williams ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL DULUTH. MINNESOTA WUlard Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Gerald Algernon Billy C. Lynn Thoraa* Cassion George W. McKnew Arthur Collett Samuel Mills B. F. Deibler Max Olson Ab* Gordon Jamea Webb John GotseR Willie A. Young Thomas Lehay SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez Wm. D. Kenny Edwin Harriman VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NEW YORK S. Frankiewicz Harvey Rhoden VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Sahford Gregory IRON MT. HOSPITAL IRON MT. MICHIGAN Arnold Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee PINE CHEST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON. KENTUCKY Frank Martin US NAVAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA Henry Stone US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. DC Paul Stovall Wm. H. Thomson VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY, MASS. R. Arsenault Beef Box (Continued from page 12) overtime as the high man's over­ time hours in the Deck Depart­ ment, except where such overtime has been paid for routine sea watches. The Boatswain shall have the right to stand week-end gang­ way watch in turn with the rest of the Deck Department. If he fails to exercise such right he has no claim for high man's overtime. If the Boatswain is required to work with and supervise the watch on deck on Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays, for which the watch on deck receives additional overtime, he shall receive the same amount of overtime per hour as paid to a member of the watch on deck, in lieu of his regular overtime rate. When the Boatswain is working alone, or with men on watch below only, on Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays, he shall receive the reg­ ular overtime rate prescribed." In submitting questions and work situations for clarification, delegates and crews are reminded once again to provide as much de­ tail as possible selling forth the circumstances of any dispute. Be­ sides those mentioned, some of the members who were sent clarifica­ tions on various subjects during the past few days included the fol­ lowing: Charles Crafford, deck delegate, Jefferson City Victory; Albert H. Schwartz, ship's delegate, Hudson; Jack Dolan, ship's dele­ gate, Anton Brunn; Mike J. McCormick, deck delegate, Sacramen­ to; and Richard Almojera, ship's delegate, Robin Trent. SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN �SMAFdREnS Jiwet 12, 1964 IOJG Fir* Twellty-Tl^«• Senrice Industries Show Job Gains rOTSSfSPTBT HALLS NEW YORK—According to recent figures released by the Department of Labor, Ameri­ can workeris earning their livelihood in industries which provide services rather than those involved in producing goods now are now leading the latter in the number of jobs held by three-to-two. two-fifths to reach a record total The figures which were tries have lost ground. of 36V6 million last year. Since 1949, when the number compiled by the Department It represented 59 out of every of jobs first topped its counter­ part in goods, the Department 100 persons on a public or private said, employment in the service payroll, and it was almost 11 mil­ industries has increased by nearly lion greater than the 25.6 million with a job in the goods-producing industries during the year. The Institute of Life Insurance said in a statement that "the strength and persistence of the ex­ pansion trend in the service in­ dustries and the new job oppor­ tunities they have been creating SlU-AGLIWD Meetings are of major importance in view Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, of the unemployment problem and Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a our rapidly growing labor force, month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the combined with the impact of auto­ listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. mation and technological change Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ on the goods-producing industries, gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU notably on manufacturing and meetings will be: agriculture. New York July 6 Detroit July 10 "To this a new factor is being Philadelphia July 7 Houston July 13 added by the tapering off in de­ Baltimore July 8 New Orleans July 14 fense expenditures and the re­ Mobile July 15 adjustments already taking place," the insurance group continued. i. They also reported that the serv­ West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings ice industries, led by public utili­ ties, are the leaders in capital in­ SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule through vestment outlays which are such June, 1964 for the monthly informational meetings to be held in a force for economic growth. West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. (Continued from page 3) The schedule is as follows: good offices to "assure the con­ 'Seattle Wilmington San Francisco tinuation of the fit-for-duty slips June 19 June 15 June 17 by the USPHS in the interests of July 24 July 20 July 22 American seamen and the US maritime industry, with which it has been traditionally concerned." Cleveland June 19 Great lakes SIU Meetings T h e SIU has traditionally Toledo June 19 fought any attempts to alter, mod­ Regular membership meetings Ashtabula June 19 ify or reduce the services per­ on the Great Lakes are heid on the first and third Mondays of (For meeting place, contaci John formed by the USPHS in the best each month in all ports at 7 PM Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ interests of American seamen. Periodically attempts are made to local time, except at Detroit, tabula, Ohio). where meetings are helo at 2 PM. curtail services that are essential 4" 4' i The next meetings will be: to the well-being of Seafarers and United Industrial Workers other American seamen, and the Detroit July 10—2 PM Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Regular membership meetings Union has kept up a running fight Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, for UIW members are scheduled in opposition to such moves, The current effect marks' the June 15—7 PM each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: first time that an* attempt has been made by vested interest t i" New York July 6 groups to knock out the important Philadelphia July 7 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union fit-for-duty service which is ren­ Baltimore July 8 Regular membership meetings dered by the USPHS. 1:Houston June 15 for IBU members are scheduled Mobile June 17 each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: * Meetings held aT Laoor Temple, New­ eBNp'^M port News. Philadelphia ..July 7—5 PM t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Baltimore (licensed and un­ t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. licensed) .. July 8—5 PM Houston June 15—5 PM Norfolk July 9—7 PM N'Orleans ....June 16—5 PM Mobile June 17—5 PM ohow that service industries have dominated the expansion in em­ ployment over the post-war period, while the goods-producing indus­ icneauie o Membershi Meetings III 'K,' Hospitals II f uokj SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, HI. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. . RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. Mail Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 2604 S, 4th St DEwey 6-3828 312 Harrison St Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUO A DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 04 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer. Agent TR 5-1538 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent .... ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Genity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Erne.st Demerse, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St Norman Jolicoeur, Agent RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mall to Brlmley, Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent . .BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent . . ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin, Agent Southgate, Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range. Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Ruthsatz. Agent ... MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE .. . 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent . SHerman 4.6645' SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey, Agent ..MElrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendbeim, Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2. NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE I2I6 E. Baltimore St. EA.stprn 7-jnno NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th SI. DEwey 6-3818 Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Llndsey WilUama A1 Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. BM Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ... .675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent . .622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S, 4th St. Frank Drozak, Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN fHANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent .. DOuglas 2-4401 E. B. McAuley, West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR . 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 724-2843 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes PHILADELPHIA TAMPA BALTIMORE 1216 E. BalUmore St. NATIONAL DIRECTOR EAstern 7-4900 Robert Matthews BOSTON 276 State St. GRE.AT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Richmond 2-014O Pat Finnerty HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn BALTIMORE ... .1216 E. Baltimore St HYacinth 9.6600 .EAstern 7-4900 5804 Canal St. 276 State St HOUSTON BOSTON WAlnut 8-3207 Richmond 2-0140 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn ELgin 3-0987 HVacinth 9-6600 744 W, Flagler St. HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. MIAMI FRanklin 7-3564 WAlnut 8-3207 1 S. Lawrence St. JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE, Jax MOBILE HEmlock 2-1754 ELgin 3-0987 630 Jackson Ave. 744 W. Flagler St NEW ORLEANS MIAMI Phone 529-7546 FRanklin 7-3564 NORFOLK 115 Third St. MOBILE , ,1 South Lawrence St Phone 622-1892-3 HEmlock 2-1754 2604 S. 4th St. NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave PHILADELPHIA DEwey 6-3818 Te' 529-7.')afi 312 Harrison St. NORFOLK 115 Third St. TAMPA Phone 229-2788 Tel. 622-1892-3 Know Your Rights 4» 4* 4" RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membei-shlp meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City June 15 Philadelphia June 16 Baltimore June 17 •Norfolk June 18 GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit June 15 Milwaukee June 15 Chicago June 16 Buffalo June 17 tSault Ste. Marie June 18 Duiuth June 19 Lorain June 19 (For meeting place, contaci Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 Ease Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). FINANCIAL REPORTS. The eonslUution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes speciOc provision, for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU AtlanUc. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and dishursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are avaUable at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able 111 all Union halls. If you feel there bag been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In aU SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pubUshing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested tn an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from a* :>ng Its ranks, one. individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event aiiyuue attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are avaUable in all Union haUs. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to famiUarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabUity-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem- . hers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role is all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain tlieir good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and poUtica] objectives which will serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any tima a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. �SEAFARERSli^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC,.GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO The AFL-CIO International Affairs Department For Democracy •At Home And Abroad The American labor movement has a deep and serious interest in international affairs, because it recognizes the interdependence of trade union workers throughout the free world. The labor movement recognizes that for a country to be truly free, it must have a strong, flourishing trade union movement. Restrictions in the freedom of workers anywhere constitutes a threat to our own free society. Thus American labor works to pro­ mote democracy everywhere. American labor's active partici­ pation in international affairs is not of recent origin. From its incep­ tion, the United States labor move­ ment dedicated itself to the cause of free trade unionism all over the world in recognition of the obliga­ tions v/hich workers in America freely assume to aid their brother trade unionists of the free world and of the common interests of all workers in their aspirations for economic progress, social justice, peace and freedom. The role of the American labor movement in today's serious world crisis, as AFL-CIO president George Meany has put it, is to en­ able our country to develop an effective democratic foreign pol­ icy and to strengthen the interna­ tional free trade union movement, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), as a vital factor for promoting human dignity and security, a strong free world and harmony among nations. By understanding American la­ bor's role in this struggle, Meany declares that our effectiveness will be improved in helping our coun­ try vigorously pursue an interna­ tional policy which will speed the day when all mankind will enjoy the blessings of human freedom, peace and prosperity. In order to foster labor's objec­ tives internationally and to imple­ ment its policies for international cooperation among trade unions in the free world the AFL-CIO has a Department of International Af­ fairs. Under the directorship of Jay Lovestone, the department keeps a sharp eye on international developments and assists the Fed­ eration's officers in their analyses and statements expressing the policies of the AFL-CIO on inter­ national affairs. The department also issues publications, setting forth views of the AFL-CIO on various international problems in foreign countries through the English, French, German and Italian editions of the AFL-CIO Free Trade Union News. Among its many activities, the International Affairs Department promotes the American Institute for Free Labor Development which provides vital training for effective union leadership for representa­ tives from Latin and Central American countries. The Institute is a projection of the AFL-CIO's keen interest in the development of free labor in Latin America and the Caribbean. Last year 150 LatinAmerican and Caribbean area trade union leaders successfully completed courses at the institute in Washington. Most of these leaders are now active in the labor movements in their own countries, and as such are a link between U.S. and Latin-American workers. Members of the SlU are in an especially good position to under­ stand the objectives of the AFLCIO in international affairs since their jobs enable them to see con- The AFL-CIO Department of International Affairs is vitally Interested in worldwide labor issues. Young union leaders from 10 Latin American nations are shown here being welcomed to a recent class of the Ameri­ can Institute for Free Labor by AFL-CIO President George Meany. The AFL-CIO, through Its Department of International Affairs, upholds the realization that if freedom and democracy are not maintained throughout the world, then the entire free world is in danger. Helping those in lands threatened by communism, like this child in war-torn Vietnam, is important to the security of every American. ditions at first hand in virtually all ports in the free and Communist worlds. Recent articles in the LOG carrying the observations of SlU members who visited Russia as part of the US grain shipments program are a case in point. The articles by Seafarers aroused considerable in­ terest in Congress and throughout the country. After personally see­ ing how a totalitarian government stifles the rights of labor. Seafarers are in a far better position than most American workers to ap­ preciate the necessity for labor ac­ tivity in promoting democracy and the need for such efforts as those of the AFL-CIO in international affairs. The American labor movement's desire to see the concepts of free­ dom, economic and social justice established throughout the world is exemplified by the situation in wartorn Vietnam. On a recent ABC radio program, "As We See It," sponsored by the AFL-CIO, Tran Quoc Buu, president of the Con­ federation of Workers of Vietnam, told of his organization's struggle to raise the standard of living of the Vietnamese workers against the grim background of an eco­ nomically weak, underdeveloped nation. Acknowledging the politi­ cal disagreements, misery and poverty which confront Tiis country, the Vietnamese union leader stressed, nevertheless, that the workers in South Vietnam "are far better off than those in communist North Vietnam .. . also above all, we have our freedom." It is obvious thot the American labor movement cannot stick its head in the sand and ignore the crises throughout the world which threatens the freedom of workers in many areas, because a threat to their freedom is a threat to our freedom. No effort must be spared to spread the freedom and prosperity which we enjoy in the US to the four corners of the earth. This is the goal of the American labor movement. And it is to this end that the AFL-CIO International Affairs Department carries out its vital functions day to day. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource June 12, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU HITS RENEWAL OF SCHEME TO END PHS FIT-FOR-DUTY SLIPS FOR SEAMEN US CHARGES PRICE RIGS BY CARGILL UNION ACTION SETTLES SHIP BEEFS; $25,258 GAINED FOR SEAFARERS 2,400 WC SEAMEN COME UNDER BANNER OF SIUNA-MSTU TEXT OF PRESIDENT’S PRE-BALLOTING REPORT STEEL FABRICATORS UNDER REPAIR SIU RAIL TUGMEN STAR IN PIER FIRE NEW GROUP STARTS SIU UPGRADING CLASS RUSSIA QUIETLY SEEKING FURTHER GRAIN PURCHASES MA STICKS TO REVISED C-4 EVALUATION RULING AFL-CIO UNION LABEL SHOW SEA-LAND INCREASES PUERTO RICO SERVICE U.S. MERCHANT FLEET REGISTERS NEW DROP SIU GREAT LAKES BOB-LO EXCURSION IN 30TH YEAR ICC EXAMINER OKS CALMER LUMBER RUN LABOR SEEKS PROTECTION FOR ELDERLY IN LAND DEALS SIU COMPANY SUES OVER RAIL RATE CUTS COST OF LIVING INDEX TAKES ANOTHER JUMP BIG BUSINESS PROFITS SKYROCKETING IN ‘64 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/12/1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVI, No. 12 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log